#just been super sleepy and a bit sad & stressed is all

[hatake]

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[just-slightly-chaotic]

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[starhvney]

𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝟑 | 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟖: 𝐒𝐋𝐔𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐘

𝐂𝐖: lots of cussing(reader is done with the bs), a bit of violence, nothing else though? kind of a fluffy and slice of life chapter after that!

𝐀/𝐍: new chapter! i hope you guys enjoy :) it felt a bit rushed but it's out nonetheless

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𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓 ☆ 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 | 𝐀𝐎𝟑 | 𝐅𝐈𝐂 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 | 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒

“a sleepover?”

“yeah! i’ve never had one, but don’t you think inviting a few of our girl friends over would be really fun?” aphmau chirps.

how does she manage to be this energetic so early every morning? especially when you both were up so late last night.

“plus… i was talking to my mom about everything that happened and she thought it would be a good idea. you know, to get close with supportive friends and take our minds off… everything.” she continues, lacing her fingers together behind her back as we walked.

you nod slowly, eyes drifting down to the pavement. it was so easy to get caught up in all of the drama you’ve been subjected to that it makes you forget the actual friends you’ve made—which was a much higher number than you had been expecting when you got to this school. a little reminder wouldn’t hurt, that’s for sure.

��that’s… a really good idea, aph.”

“i know! i wasn’t super sure who all to invite though, so i figured i’d ask you, and then maybe katelyn?” she asks, a bit unsure. “i’ve never had a slumber party though, so i was stressing over both the gene situation and trying to think of activities to do last night.”

to be honest, with your morning brain, you didn’t hear most of that. “kate’s cool. she’ll know what to do.”

“i thought so too!”

“hey guys!”

you both turn to see laurance jogging up to you two, lips curled up in a fond smile as he waves you down. 

“oh!” both you and aphmau stumble as he wraps an arm around each of your shoulders, dragging you with him as he slows to a walk.

“well good morning to you, too,” you snort. “you didn’t say you were walking this morning. we would’ve waited.”

“yeah, i didn’t know until the last minute either. cadenza has been fighting off some bad senioritis this year, so she decided right as we were supposed to leave that she was gonna skip today.” he sighs.

“if i was allowed to skip i would too. i don’t blame her,” you muse.

“same.” aphmau blows away a strand of hair from her eyes and sags her shoulders.

“woah, you two. you’re a sophomore and you’re only a freshman, aphmau. you guys can’t talk like that when you’re not even halfway done.” laurance squeezes both of your shoulders before letting go, walking between you two.

“oh come on, like you’ve never wanted to fake sick for school,” aphmau jabs.

laurance shrugs, light chuckles falling from his lips. “…i guess i have on occasion.”

he glances over at you, his expression slightly falling. he tilts his head, poking your cheek.

“hey, you look really tired.”

“gee, thanks.” you deadpan, causing him to chortle out a sudden laugh.

“no! i don’t mean you don’t look good, you just look really sleepy. your eyes are all…” he tilts his head, squinting his own eyes and giving you a sad puppy look. “…like you’re gonna fall asleep standing up.”

your eyes roll as you shake your head, gently pushing his face away with a scoff. “surely i don’t look that pathetic. but i did have trouble sleeping last night.”

“same.” aphmau sighs again.

the three of you are at the school’s steps by now, making your way up to the school doors just as the first bell can be heard from inside.

“crap, i can’t be late again!” aphmau turns to you and laurance, giving a small wave as she already starts to take off. “bye guys! see you at lunch!”

and she’s running through the doors, her purple hair ribbon bouncing as she rounds the corner.

“she does know there’s five minutes until the tardy bell, right?” laurance muses, eyebrows raised as you both watch her disappear through the halls.

“she’s being proactive, laurance,” you say, bringing your hand to your chest with a sentimental expression. “not too long ago was baby’s first detention, and now look at her go. they really do grow up so fast.”

laurance brings his hand to his face as he cackles. “this again! that’s so,” he takes in a breath, “dumb!”

“i'm impressed at how fast those little legs can run. soon it’ll be baby’s first track meet. aren’t you so proud?”

“shut up, i’m begging!” he rests his hand on your shoulder as he silences his giggling, before suddenly straightening up and staring at you with a solemn face. “not funny.”

“rude! last time i try to keep an inside joke with you!” you huff, crossing your arms and sending him a scornful look back. 

“no no! i was kidding!”

“my biggest hater, for real.” you shake your head in disappointment.

laurance draws out your name with a pout, leaning into your side dramatically.

“ok fine i forgive you!” you bump him back into standing straight. “you sure you should be captain of the soccer team? i’m thinking drama club is calling your name.”

“what are you trying to say, huh?” he narrows his eyes.

“you’re a,” you cup your hands around your mouth. “drama. queen.”

laurance sticks his tongue out at you. “if you can’t handle it when i sass you back, just say that.”

you hold up a hand, rolling your eyes as you rush ahead of him to get into homeroom first. 

“hey, wait,” laurance says, suddenly sounding serious as he pulls you back by your arm.

you turn to look at him, nervously side stepping out of the way as some girls give you a once over before going inside. laurance still hasn’t let go of your arm.

“what is it?”

“just… you’re good, right?” he looks a bit worried, briefly glancing around at the other students as his hand subconsciously tightens. “i know i’ve kinda been annoying you about this whole situation with… you know. but-”

“it’s fine. i’m not going to talk to any of them anymore.” you stop his rambling, patting his hand.

seeming to realize how urgent he was sounding, laurance straightens his back and clears his throat, letting go of your arm. his expression shifts to relief and a slight twinge of sheepishness.

“…you’re not?”

“no. i…” you sigh. “almost got in a bad situation because of them, so. i’m cutting them off, even if they spread rumors.”

“can’t you just tell me what they’re using against you?”

the halls still lingered with other students, many of which could likely be in earshot of your conversation. based on laurance’s popularity and the girl and boy who conveniently just stopped to lean on the wall next to him, you were sure your discussion was not private here.

“i will. but, it’s too complicated to explain here. just know you don’t have to worry about it anymore. okay?”

he nods, sighing before giving you a brief smile. “…okay.”

“and you aren’t annoying me. i really appreciate you looking out for me, laurance.”

“yeah, of course. you’d do the same for me, right?”

“of course.”

☆

is it criminal to use the bathroom in this school or are you haunted by some sort of ghost that sends bad side quests your way anytime you needed to take a piss?

you genuinely needed to use the restroom, but the universe apparently forbids you from doing so as you stare down gene him-fucking-self standing in your way.

you suppose you have to go through with what you agreed with aphmau and told laurance, anyways. avoiding him would only prolong this confrontation. it was still intimidating though, especially with how he towered over you, leaning in and pressuring you to agree on his every whim without even needing to say a word.

“are you ever in class or do you like staring at the school’s hallway floors that much?”

“kitty! i’ve been looking for you all day.” he completely ignores your jab. “we’re going to skip again.”

the face you make is involuntary, lips curling into a grimace and eyebrows turning up. “didn’t you promise you wouldn’t ask me to do that again?”

“i changed my mind.”

“like hell you did. i’m not skipping.” you quip back, crossing your arms.

“what was that?” gene cups a hand around his ear, leaning in. “you want a certain picture to—”

“hey, gene!” a familiar voice interrupts your lovely conversation.

you look over to see zane, his face looking really hopeful considering his usual lack of excitement. he looks so young right now, with his round freckled cheeks and icey eyes widening as he notices you. in just the month it’s been since you had met him, you swear he’s gotten just a bit taller.

no. he doesn’t look up to gene, does he?

gene’s face shifts to something genuinely scary. you could tell it was anger, or maybe just annoyance, but his face didn’t contort or wrinkle. instead his jaw sets, dark blue eyes eerily flicking over to the boy.

“not you again.” he takes a long stride closer to the boy, before putting full force into shoving him over onto the floor. “i told you to stay away from us.”

“what the fuck?!” you interject, hand clasping onto his blazer and trying to pull him back from zane. he doesn’t move much from your efforts, though he does look back at you and grabs onto your wrist.

a small groan of pain can be heard from the ro’meave. it looked and sounded like he fell hard.

“c’mon. we’re going.” he says, attempting to walk away with you in tow.

“no the fuck we aren’t.” you snap, ripping your hand from him and stepping back.

you watch as gene’s eyebrows fall, his tongue running across the inside of his lip.

“excuse me?” his voice is even and low, and it makes your stomach turn.

“i couldn’t give less of a damn what you do with the picture or what you tell people. i’m done with your shit.”

your hands are shaking. pins and needles.

his chin lifts, jaw shifting before setting back in place as he looks down at you. “…fine.”

“…what?”

“you and your little freshman win. fighting with you would be a bore. so if you’re done, you're done.”

you stare at him, eyebrows pinched together and mouth cracked open. “just like that?”

“yep.” he raises his hands before swinging them by his sides, backing his way down the hall. “enjoy class. i’ll see you later.”

he disappears off down the hall, but the tense air he created doesn’t leave. you have a hard time believing that, but it’s not your biggest concern as you turn and rush over to zane. he was now sitting up, still grimacing in pain.

“zane! are you okay?” you ask, holding a hand out for him to take.

he whips his head up to you with a glare, slapping your hand away as he stands up on his own, taking a few steps away from you.

“you made me look like a fucking loser in front of gene!” he says, voice cracked and face twisted in an ugly snarl.

you stare at him in complete bewilderment. “you were hurt.”

“obviously, i was! but i don’t need your help!” he snaps.

oh, this little… a tense angry chuckle leaves your lips.

“i just stood up for you, you little brat.” you grit.

he starts stepping backwards as you slowly start to advance on him, his upset and twisted expression turning into worry.

“yeah. i know your brothers, your dad, and your mom, you little shit. get over here.” you quicken your steps, fists clenched.

he turns around, sprinting down the hall with a yelp. you sprint after, still shaking from adrenaline. zane is still faster, and he doesn’t look back as he sprints off down a corner far away from you.

“i know where you live!” you shout after him, slowing down and stopping, catching your breath.

around the corner turns aphmau, who looks between you and most likely zane still running away with widened eyes and pure confusion on her face. “um…”

you place your hands on your hips. “restroom?”

“y-yeah?”

you spin on your heels, clasping your hands together in thanks that finally one thing can be easy for you, with the girl’s restroom being right there. “debrief.”

“…wh- okay.” aphmau sighs, following after you into the swinging doors.

pausing by the sinks, you both stare at each other with blank looks.

“so…”

“gene’s not going to bother us anymore.”

“what?! how do you know?” she leans forward, thin eyebrows shooting up. 

“i essentially told him to fuck off.”

“what—”

“and he said he was done since i fought back. i don’t know how much i believe that, but. it’s what he said.”

aphmau’s mouth is open and attempting to form words, but only confused noises come out. “o…kay? so what about zane just now…?”

“he just pissed me off but he’s fine.”

she blinks. “if you weren’t my friend i think i’d be scared of you.”

you scratch your head. “me?”

“yes, you! you told gene hyun to eff off and then chased another boy down the hallway as he ran away in fear! and both of them are scary and tall.”

you snort. “you shouldn’t be afraid of zane, he’s a dork.”

“a mean one!”

you shake your head, and after a moment you quietly start laughing and bring a hand to your eyes.

“what?”

“it’s only october.”

aphmau goes quiet, her lips pressing together. with a sigh she leans forward, going limp against you like a sack of potatoes and groaning.

you grunt at the sudden weight but quickly steady yourself, taking the opportunity to hug her back. closing your eyes you calm your nerves from the moment, wrinkling your nose when you feel tears threateningly prick against your eyelids.

the squeak of the bathroom door opening and the comforting deep voice of your blue haired friend cuts into the moment.

“woah, what’s going on here?”

you peek open an eye, extending one of your arms out towards her. katelyn raises an eyebrow but doesn’t ask, the taller girl walking over and wrapping her arms around the both of you. 

a few seconds pass. “so, why are we hugging in the girl’s bathroom at ten in the a.m.?”

“because we want to,” aphmau says.

“well okay then,” she wheezes. “sorry for asking.”

all three of you break out into giggles, leaning against the other before finally pulling away. realization dawns on you as you stare up at katelyn, and you shoot a pointed look to aphmau.

“what?…ooooohhhhh katelyn!” she spins and grabs onto katelyn’s arms.

“oh goodness,” she snorts. “yes?”

“sleepover. you, me, her… and who else?”

“a sleepover? that’s exciting.” katelyn smiles, looking between you two. “you’re asking me who else to invite?”

you both nod, and she chuckles before humming off in thought for a second.

“well, there’s teony and nicole! they’d be fun to invite… and i guess lucinda too.” she sarcastically rolls her eyes before looking back to aphmau. “how does that sound?”

aphmau nods with a bright smile. “perfect! i wanna make all the invitations asap!”

“like, physical ones? we can just ask them or send them a text.” you raise an eyebrow.

aphmau’s face falls sheepishly, and she taps her fingers against each other. “yeah…”

immediate guilt hits you at her disappointment.

“physical invitations! a perfect idea!” 

“yeah! it’s gonna be so cute you should totally do that!” katelyn rushes to say after you.

aphmau’s eyes light up again, making you and katelyn huff in relief.

“you think so? ahh!” aphmau squeals, clapping her hands together. “i can make them by tomorrow so they’ll have enough time to plan if they can come or not on friday! this is my first sleepover so i wanted to make the invitations extra cute. also, what should we do when…”

☆

“i accidentally invited someone else instead of nicole.”

“…huh?” you and katelyn lean across the lunch table.

“what do you mean you invited someone else on accident?”

aphmau wiggles in her spot across from you two, face sheepish and shoulders raised defensively. “i put the invitation on the wrong desk… i thought it was nicole’s but it wasn’t.”

“ugh, aphmau! you had one job!” katelyn groans, rolling her head forward. you reach out to keep her hair from falling in the school’s mediocre meal. “why didn’t you just say it was a mistake and take it back!

“i’m sorry! but i couldn’t! the girl i gave the invitation to is super duper sweet and she was so excited that i noticed and gave her the invitation i couldn’t tell her no!”

“who was it?” you question.

“nana ashida. she offered to bake for us and everything.”

you recall the pink-haired meif’wa you’d come across a few times before, the girl always soft and cheerful anytime you greeted her. “aw, i’ve met her before! she’s super cute.”

katelyn blows a strand of hair from her face. “well, we can still invite nicole, right?”

the girl taps on her tray nervously. “yeah… my mom might scold me for inviting too many girls but i’d feel bad if we didn’t invite her.”

“ask for forgiveness and not permission, that’s my motto.” katelyn nods, crossing her arms and pressing her lips.

“…that’s an awful motto.”

“hey! i’m still a good girl! sometimes you gotta work around the stupidly strict rules adults have.” katelyn quips back, pointing her fork at aphmau. “and you’re the one who got detention on the first week, so you’re one to talk…”

“hey!”

“what’re you three squabbling about over here?” garroth sets his tray down next to you, laurance taking the spot across from him.

“these two planned a little sleepover this weekend with some of the girls. aren’t they the cutest?” katelyn says, pulling you into her with one arm and reaching over to pinch aphmau’s cheek with her other.

“aw, well that’s nice.” garroth smiles, giggling and poking your cheek when you attempt to wiggle out of kate’s arm to no avail. damn she was strong. “any occasion, or just cause?”

you shrug, groaning when katelyn’s arm shifts into a faux headlock. “just—ugh!—just cause.”

garroth smiles that perfect grin, not seeming even slightly fazed by katelyn’s behavior. “well i hope you have fun. i’ve been meaning to plan a hangout at my house but i haven’t gotten to it yet.”

katelyn releases you with a cackle when you start pointing at her arm, going back to eating her food like nothing happened when you shoot her a glare.

“i know this is random,” garroth adds, twisting his chocolate milk carton around on the cafeteria table. “but speaking of you and aphmau i heard my mom talking about the both of you on the phone when i went downstairs the other night.”

great.

“oh, did you?” you fix your hair with a small laugh, glancing at aphmau from the corner of your eye. she’s staring with her cheeks stuffed, jaw frozen.

“yeah, sounded like drama or something with a boy.”

“uh oh…” katelyn leans in with a teasing tone. “were you two fighting over a guy? and i didn’t know about it?”

laurance is resting his chin on his hand, silently staring with an unreadable expression.

you wave your hands at everyone in a panicked dismissal. “no, no! it was nothing like that!”

garroth looks at you with a guilty smile, nudging katelyn away gently by her shoulder. “sorry, i didn’t mean to embarrass you. i just suddenly remembered and wanted to make sure you were okay. she sounded upset, so…”

“i just got into an argument, is all. aphmau, too. and you know how our moms are! they were just wanting to tell each other about it. but it’s all taken care of now, so no worries.”

please just drop it, sweet garroth.

he slowly nods, scratching the nape of his neck. “okay, good. sorry, that was an awkward time to bring it up.”

you shake your head. “you’re fine, garroth. thanks for checking.”

he shrugs with a relaxed grin. “if someone bothers you though, you should tell me.”

“mhm… i’ve realized i should open up more, so i will…”

“good.”

☆

aph: i’m nervous can you come earlier pls pls pls

you: omg hahaha

you: it’s just our friends

aph: i know but still T-T i’m just nervous idk what to do

you: i’m just teasing

you: i’m already packed and changed so i can go over rn

aph: yayayatatheiowocoajkdl

aph: ok i’ll be waiting :,)

“mija! you look so cute in your little pj’s! look at you!” sylvanna squeals, pulling you into the house and spinning you in a hug.

“thank—! you—!”

“mom! stop trying to steal my friend!”

“she’s my friend now, yo!” sylvanna giggles, sending a wink to the girl standing bewildered on the staircase before running and dragging you with her to the kitchen.

“that’s so not cool! you are so not my homegirl right now.”

sylvanna gasps like she just took a bullet to the chest. “i’m making snacks for you and all your little friends and you say this to me?!”

“word, yo.” aphmau crosses her arms, tapping her bunny slipper against the tiled floor.

the two burst out in laughter, and you can’t help but follow at the contagious sound.

“no, but seriously.” aphmau deadpans, and sylvanna shuffles over to the speaker she has set up on the counter.

“i’m just trying to hype you both up! ah! my mija is growing up so fast!” she flicks on the play button and single ladies by beyoncé comes on. “oh girl, i have tons of games you and your girl friends can—!”

“mom.” aphmau huffs. “this is my sleepover. not yours, remember?”

sylvanna starts swaying her hips and shaking her shoulders in a little dance. “well, i just—”

“mom!”

“…you’re right. sorry mija.” sylvanna sags her shoulders, but even aphmau’s rejection can’t seem to completely dampen her need to dance along to beyoncé.

you can’t help but feel bad, even though aphmau was kind of in the right here. shimmying up to her side, you start to imitate her dance moves, circling around the woman.

“ahhhh!” she cheers, clapping her hands and dancing around with you. “yes, girlfriend!”

aphmau stares at the both of you in horror, which only fuels her energetic mother as she starts to sing along and direct you to spin with her around the short girl.

“put your hands up!”

“i can’t believe you two right now! i’m going upstairs to finish getting my room ready!” aphmau groans, dashing from between the both of you to the staircase.

sylvanna leans into you, gold jewelry clinking as she claps her hands onto your shoulders and giggles.

“oh, isn’t she just the cutest? you are too, sweetie.” she coos, before spinning away from you and shuffling back towards the stove. “i’m going to finish up these snacks. why don’t you go upstairs, too?”

“okay, enjoy your jam sesh,” you muse, smiling as she points a finger up in the air and pops a hip.

“you bet i will, yo!”

aphmau wrinkles her nose at you when you shuffle into her room, sticking her tongue out. she’s shuffling through some magazines she has spread out on her carpet, most of them being from teen vogue, cosmopolitan, and seventeen. there’s a little basket of nail polishes beside her and near her tv you see a small dvd case opened to what looked like a few chic flics and rom-coms.

“you’ve got everything set up and planned, huh?”

“yeah… i’m sure everything will flow nicely once we’re all here and talking, but i wanted some things for backup just in case things get awkward or we don’t know what to do,” she says, pumping a fist with a determined face. “i’m going to make sure my first sleepover is the best sleepover!”

you set down your bag next to her bed, smiling at her explanation. “i think this is gonna be great.”

“i think so too!” she beams, before scrambling up from where she sat and running over to her desk. “and! i also have this camera i got recently and we can have a little photoshoot… if we wanted. and i also got this speaker so we can all listen to some music while we talk!”

you clap excitedly. “bravo! aphmau is the best sleepover planner in all of phoenix drop high!”

she takes a few bows while giggling, before brushing off fake dust from her shoulders. “no biggie, easy work for me!”

“i love your pajamas, by the way. they’re adorable.”

pastel pink flannel pants paired with an off-the-shoulder white sweater and bunny slippers to match? she really looked like a cute protagonist from a teen romance movie.

aphmau gasps, setting her hands on her hips as she looks down. “o-m-g, thank you so much! i love yours too!”

“thanks–” a knock from downstairs interrupts you two, and aphmau doesn’t waste a second before sprinting to her door and to her staircase.

“hold on!” you giggle elatedly after her, sprinting down the staircase as she flings open the door.

lucinda and teony wait outside, the latter clicking the lock button on a yellow volkswagon beetle that now sat in the driveway.

“is that yours, teony? it’s so cute!” aphmau squeaks, leaning into her doorway to get a better peek.

“yep! i got my license at the beginning of this month after i turned sixteen in september!” teony excitedly smiles.

recently she had gotten her hair styled into knotless goddess braids, the light brown color she chose perfectly contrasting against her skin and framing her round face. lucinda looked like a total bombshell as she always did, her skin glowing and ginger hair blown out into perfect curls.

“i’m so jelly! i want a cute bug when i get my first car! oooh, and it’s a convertible? you have to take me for a ride in it sometime.”

“well since you asked, of course i will.”

the four of you snack on the fruit kebabs with caramel dip and churros that sylvanna had prepared for everyone in the kitchen, and another knock on the door comes not long after. nana came in, the meif’wa sporting the sweetest eager smile on her face as she held up a red velvet cake she baked for everyone. after hoarding all of the snacks upstairs into the bedroom there’s a knock on the door again, and aphmau dashes back downstairs to let in katelyn and nicole.

“so, cutie,” lucinda shuffles next to you, nudging your shoulder with hers and playfully fluttering her eyelashes at you. “do you know what aphmau has planned for tonight?”

teony and nana sit across from you two, leaning in anticipation as they shuffle through the magazines laid out.

“oh, i don’t know!” you shrug your shoulders. “she has some movies, music… these silly magazine quizzes.”

“i think they’re fun!” nana giggles, picking one up. “don’t you want to know what love language you are? or when you’ll meet your next love?”

teony breaks out into an amused grin, picking up a few herself. “perfect kiss tips you have to try? and am i in love with my guy best friend? ooh la la, why does aphmau have these?”

the girl in question comes back in through the door, the final two guests following in behind. they both looked cute, nicole sporting a tank top with basketball shorts, and kate with some flowy pants with suns and moons on it and a form fitting blue tee.

nana shifts in place when she sees nicole, the two awkwardly waving at each other as the girls join the circle on the ground.

“what’s up guys?” katelyn inquires, tapping her hands on the carpet.

“we were just wondering what was on little aphmau’s agenda.” lucinda coos, looking over to the freshman with a small tilt of her head.

“oh, uh.” aphmau starts, tucking her legs up under her chin when everyone looks over to her. “we could all watch a movie! have you guys seen twilight?”

everyone nods.

“oh, aphmau, darling, dearest.” lucinda playfully tilts her head. “everyone’s seen twilight, what rock have you been living under?”

“homeschool.”

“i think jasper is so hot.” nana giggles behind her hand, and katelyn groans.

“can we not talk about twilight? it is such a horrible movie.”

“says the one who has a poster of it in her closet…” lucinda teases.

“and has a copy of the book on her shelf…” nicole adds with a snicker.

“ugh! both of you, i swear—”

the group starts to giggle, and teony speaks up in her student council tone before the three can start squabbling again. “okay, you three. i don't want to see any fighting between the two of you. it's little aphmau's first sleepover, so let's make it a good one.”

aphmau giggles nervously. “sorry guys, i’m not too sure what happens at sleepovers.”

“well, we can start with a bit of gossip.” lucinda wiggles her eyebrows. “you know, just a little way to get to know each other more and talk about stuff.”

teony comically purses her lips, crossing one leg over the other and placing both hands on her knee. “i love gossip. do tell.”

“okay, fine.” katelyn says, before standing and striding over to the open window. “but first let’s shut this. don’t want any secrets getting out.”

“who’s gonna hear us from the window?” aphmau questions, eyebrows raised.

“you never know.” she slides the window shut, flicking the lock before returning to the circle.

“i’ve got something. why don’t we talk about ivy?” lucinda raises a brow, her nose wrinkling in distaste. “did you guys see her hanging all over garroth the other day?”

your eyes dart to aphmau, before inconspicuously turning to glance at everyone. there seems to be a collective grimace on everyone’s faces, even nana who quietly nods with a little frown. aphmau stares back at you for a split moment, seeming surprised.

“she’s so pathetic. she does that bitchy thing where when you say something she looks at you like you said something stupid or wrong.” katelyn rolls her eyes. “like give me a break and get over yourself. so glad she didn’t end up joining the volleyball team, i might’ve strangled her.”

“for once, i agree with you there.” lucinda sassily nods. “her nice girl act is really irritating.”

“well, garroth is super hot!” nana says, the sweet freshman seeming unaware of ivy’s existence.

“no need to play devil’s advocate, nana. ivy sucks.” lucinda says. “but, you can say that again about garroth. laurance is pretty hot, too.”

“ew!” katelyn fakes a gag in disgust. “teony can you believe this?!”

“i’m personally not into them, but you can’t deny they’re cuties, kate.” teony chides, shrugging her shoulders.

katelyn rolls her eyes. “ugh, fine. they aren’t ugly, i’ll give them that.”

“jeffory is cuter, huh?” lucinda snickers, mischievously prodding at the blue haired girl.

“lucinda!” she shouts in offense, her pale skin turning pink against her cheekbones.

there’s a collective ooh and giggle in the group, before nana pipes up again.

“jeffory, like, the senior? i can totally see katelyn with him! i ship it!”

aphmau gasps. “wait, nana. you ship things too?!”

glancing over at teony, you happen to make eye contact with her. the poor academic looks completely confused, eyebrows pinched as she glances back over to the younger girls.

“um, ladies? what does a boat have to do with this?”

nana grins at her, seeming excited to explain. “shipping is when you want to put two people together who you can see in a relationship. get it? it's usually just for fun!”

“seems innocent enough.” katelyn supposes with a shrug.

you, nana, and aphmau laugh at the same time.

“have you ever been in a shipping fandom, katelyn?” aphmau asks.

“…nope. this is the first i’ve ever heard of this.”

aphmau nods solemnly. “you sweet child.”

a part of you cringes internally.

“i’m older than you?”

“in any case, i ship a lot of people together at school! and i definitely ship katelyn and jeffory.” nana gushes.

lucinda leans back on her hands. “well, you don’t have to, becau—”

katelyn suddenly jumps up from sitting cross-crossed onto her knees, looking like she may leap across the group to knock out the ginger with her bare hands. “lucinda, that’s nobody else’s business!”

aphmau awkwardly laughs, looking over at you.

“geez, fine fine. but you know, it's not a secret. you make zero effort to hide it at school.” lucinda giggles.

“i honestly thought it was public knowledge…” you add, and katelyn deflates onto the floor with a huff.

“uh…” aphmau rocks in place as she finds a subject change. “nana, you said you ship a lot of people together at school?”

nana nods with a cute little smile. “mhm! even you!”

“oh no…” you mutter, remembering your first encounter with the meif’wa and her giggling over aphmau and that aaron guy.

“really? who?” aphmau questions, her eyes drifting off in thought. “like… someone like gar—”

“with that one scary guy you’re always arguing with!” nana chirps, and aphmau’s jaw drops.

“what?!”

“scary guy?” katelyn questions, looking to lucinda who clarifies.

“the tall one that doesn’t talk to anyone?”

“with the scratched up face?” teony adds.

aphmau looks horrified.

“oh yeah… now i know who you’re talking about! what’s his name?” katelyn looks between them.

“yeah, i know who that is. aaron lycan right? has a ton of detentions?” nicole leans in, elbows resting on her knees.

“you can’t be serious, nana!” aphmau huffs.

“i’m totes serious! i’ve seen it!” nana insists, pointing at you. “she has, too!”

aphmau whips her head at you with an accusing glare and you turn to stare at the posters on the wall. 

“i just like what i see! he stands up for you and stares when you’re not looking!” nana adds on, trying to drive home her point. 

“ugh! no way! that guy is a complete jerk! not in a million years would i ever even consider being with that guy!” aphmau fumes, crossing her arms.

“what about that cute little freshman with the braces that’s been crushing on katelyn?” lucinda teases.

“you mean travis?” you ask, glancing over.

“ugh, no…” katelyn groans.

“aw, i think he’s sweet,” you say, aphmau nodding along.

“and already the best of friends with dante,” nicole adds in with a grimace, clearly having distasteful feelings for the boy in question.

nana is suddenly quiet, biting at the inside of her cheek and ears flat against her hair, ruffling the cute pink bows tied near them.

“and that’s all i need to know to say hard pass.” katelyn says.

“oh.” you press your lips together, eyes darting to nicole. “were you one of the ones he dated and…”

“yep.” she deadpans, popping the p. “and poor nana here was the other one. we’re cool though.”

nana nods sheepishly. “yeah… nicole and i had no idea the other was dating him. it was very much a middle school summer fling for him i think. he has a lot of maturing to do.”

“it’s that damn older brother of his.” nicole rolls her eyes. “i was pissed at first, obviously. and even nana was, too. but she talked me out of getting back at him, which i’m glad for. i feel more mature from it.”

teony brings her hands up to her cheeks. “aw… well i think a sweet girl bond formed out of that experience.”

“and nana is right,” lucinda adds. “don’t put much faith into a fourteen year old boy with a delinquent older brother.”

“you can say that again,” katelyn scoffs, before leaning over to pick a movie from the case. “anyways. how about we watch a movie instead of talking about boys?”

aphmau nods eagerly, jumping up to her feet and dashing to her closet to pull out a bunch of blankets and strew them out on the floor behind her. “let’s make a big sleeping pallet and we can all sleep together!”

“there’s a perfectly good bed right there that could definitely hold three of us.” katelyn says, raising her eyebrows.

“well,” aphmau huffs, walking to her bed and throwing the pillows down onto everyone’s legs. “i want to have a big cuddle session on the ground with everyone. if you wanna be lonely up there, you can.”

katelyn scoffs and rolls her eyes, faking an angry cat meow before grabbing one of the pillows. “okay, fine! i’ll mind my business then.”

you crawl closer to katelyn, leaning over her shoulder as she flips through the dvd album. “what are we feeling? looks like most of these are romance, huh?”

katelyn hums, blowing some air out of her lips. “yep. there’s some comedy and chick flics too. white chicks, mean girls, ooh ten things i hate about you.”

“you know you kind of remind me of kat from that movie.” teony suddenly says, appearing on your side, munching on a fruit kebab and giving katelyn a little look.

“don’t they literally describe her as a heinous bitch?” katelyn deadpans at the two of you.

teony starts to cackle, leaning into you and consequentially dog piling onto the girl. katelyn groans, arm reaching around you to lightly slap onto teony’s back.

“i think kat’s cool! it wasn’t an insult. but–” she giggles. “–you immediately proved my point anyways!”

“yeah, she’s iconic.” you add, groaning from being sandwiched between the two. “now please get off…”

teony apologizes, though it sounds pretty half-assed with her continued laughter as she rolls off of you onto the now freshly made pallet of blankets on the floor. katelyn rolls her eyes and helps you up as she randomly chooses a movie from the case and pops it into aphmau’s dvd player.

soon you’re laying between lucinda and nana as the movie plays, though it’s barely paid attention to as the girls quietly giggle and chat. the fairy lights aphmau has hung throughout her ceiling is the only thing besides the tv that lights up the room, and you quietly stare up at them as you listen to the chatter.

it’s one of those moments you want to be able to go back to when you know you’ll inevitably have to be stressed again. it’s like listening to music in the car at night, or swinging in a hammock when there’s a perfect breeze.

you hear your name softly called from your side, and you turn to see nana looking at you with her round eyes, the gold color in them shining against the twinkling lights above your heads.

“yeah?”

“you were the other one besides aphmau to plan this sleepover, right?” she asks, her ears twitching.

“yeah, i mean, i didn’t do much but i guess i helped a little.”

“thank you for inviting me, this was a lot of fun! it’s the best sleepover i’ve ever been to.” her voice is quiet and full of genuine gratitude. it makes your heart squeeze a bit in your chest and you have to resist the urge to awe and pinch her cheek.

“yeah, of course, nana. i’m glad you’re having a good time. thank you for bringing that cake, by the way. it was delicious!” you grin back.

her eyes light up, and you feel her feet wiggle next to yours. “really? i’m so glad you liked it!” she quietly squeals. “i love to bake!”

“really? maybe we can bake together sometime.” you suggest.

“o-m-g, can we, please?” she whispers, tapping her hands excitedly against her shoulder.

“yeah, definitely!”

lucinda shifts next to you, her head leaning to rest on your shoulder. “will i get to taste test?”

you hear nana quietly huff, as she shimmies closer to you. “are you trying to steal my baking buddy?”

“maybe i am, what about it?” lucinda coos, quietly snickering.

“that’s not fair!” nana pouts, hugging onto you and reaching up to playfully pat your hair in an act of possessiveness.

“did you guys already meet before this?” you ask, confused by their very sudden casualness with each other.

“she’s my rival in magicks class.” nana points a small glare at lucinda as she starts to play with your hair. “we both keep swapping like every other week on being the top student in that class.”

“more like one sided rivalry. i know i’m the best.” lucinda preens.

“ugh, you!” nana starts, before turning her attention back to you. “can i play with your hair? we can match ribbons!”

“um, sure?” you agree, and lucinda rolls her eyes in amusement before continuing to cuddle on your shoulder, turning her attention back to the movie.

the meif’wa quietly cheers as she pulls one of her ribbons from her hair, her fingers gently reaching back up to your head. she grabs a lock of your own hair, nails ghosting against your scalp while you hear the ribbon fold between her hands. your eyes flutter shut as you go back to listening to the others, the tv light softly flashing across your eyelids. a deep breath has you sinking against the blankets, and your mind begins to float away into a much more peaceful slumber than you had been experiencing for a while.

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Save Yourself - Chapter 18

So We Won't Have To Keep Them All Inside

Dean Winchester x Female Reader

Helllloooo! I am so sorry for the super long hiatus. I hadn't planned that, but life got very bleh and uninspiring and stressful. Despite the next few chapters being the main part of the story I've been wanting to write I had a bit of self doubt in my ability to keep going. But it's here and hopefully on a slightly more consistent bases. If you haven't read this series then I will simply say I'm writing such a big fic because it's very much my Dean Winchester story. It's the one that has lived in my head so long, that has been thought about and rethought about so much that it makes the whole thing daunting. But my brain is back on this fic train and I'm hoping to finish it off by the end of the year. As always shout out to my tag list, you've been so patient and I hope you're as excited to read the next chapters as I am to write them. Much love 💙💙💙

Series Summary: “I promise.” Those two words would trap you in a life you never wanted. You are an artist, a hunter, a Winchester. And yet the pain in Dean’s eyes as demanded you live the life he wants you live, you couldn’t say no. You met the Winchesters by chance, found out they were real people. And you figured it was a once in a life time thing, but then Dean called you, and so did a new job. Both leading to the life you wanted, a family that didn’t begin or end in blood and a once in a life time love. And he said leave it and him behind, forget. But you can’t. Chapter Summary: The family trip to Dodge city was meant to be fun for the whole family… And it was, until it wasn’t. With Dean finally coming around on the idea of Jack not being outright evil, a bystander getting killed threw a monkey wrench into everything. And then there’s Claire; determined to be a hunter, to do it all alone until she realizes that having someone by her side is helpful. Warnings: Cannon typical violence, some fluff, some sad feels

A few days later

You all had managed to make it home in one piece. Jack was distraught and none of you knew how to help him. Death was an unfortunate part of living, and an unavoidable part of hunting. And how could you even begin to explain that to someone who’s been alive for a matter of weeks?

“I understand why you like the kid.” Dean says softly, “but I think we need to cool it with the training for a minute.” He gently slides his hand into yours, giving it a small squeeze.

“I just want him to see the world we fight for. To see what you and Sammy do is important.” You give him a meek smile.

“I know, sweetheart.” He kisses your temple, pulling you into his arms. “And you will. You make Sam and I believe in the Family Business all the time.” He chuckles.

You watch as the sleepy little town of Lebanon, Kansas rolls by; the sun is shining, crows flying through the air and baby roaring down the road. It’s amazing how the world rambles on, no matter the tragedy or joy that’s happening… Your phone buzzes in your pocket and you quickly fish it out to see a string of texts from Sammy.

“Jack isn’t taking it well.” You sigh, rubbing your eyes. Dean glances at you everyone once in a while, watching as you pull your lip in between your teeth and biting at the skin.

That’s not good. Dean thinks to himself.

“We’ll work through it.” He reassures you as he pulls up to the bunker. He swiftly glides the Impala into the garage, parking her right next to your little blue Subaru. He turns to open the door when he feels your hand on his thigh.

“You mean that?” You ask. He fully turns to you, eyes searching yours as much as yours are searching his.

“Ya.” He nods, taking a deep breath. “This case,” His gaze moves past you, eyes looking at something you can’t see. “It’s dug up a lot of memories of people I couldn’t save.”

“Dean-”

 “Not— not in a bad way sweetheart, just a reminder.” He gently cups one of your cheeks, thankful you are not one of those people. Not yet. He shakes the intrusive thought from his mind, bringing his other hand up to your cheek. “And we’ll help Jack get past this.” He brings his lips to yours, pouring every ounce of love he can into the kiss. The heat of your lips warms his body head to toe, a little bit of hope seeping back into his bones. Hope that this small bump in the road is all it is.

“And as fun as Dodge City was, I think you and I need some time alone.” Dean hums in your ear, placing a gentle kiss on your neck.

“Okay Romeo.” You giggle, playfully swatting at him. Your phone rings out and you gently pull away, earning a pitiful whine from your husband. “It’s Claire.” You sigh.

“Fine.” He playfully rolls his eyes as he slides back to his side of the car.

“Hey what’s up?”

“I need you to come help me with this case.” She blurts.

“I’m doing fine. Little stressed, how are you?” You roll your eyes. Dean flashes a smile as he gets out of the car, grabbing the bag of groceries and walking inside.

“Hi (Y/N). How are you? You wanna come on a hunt with me?” She pointedly repeats. “I could use the girl power, and a Winchester. Which you happen to be both…” A sudden wave of voices drowns out her words.

“Where are you?” You frown.

“Bar, about an hour away from Omaha.”

“Nebraska?” You scrunch your nose, sliding out of the car. “We’re kinda dealing with that baby situation still, and Dean’s finally….” As you put your hand on the door the lights in the garage flicker.

“(Y/N)?” Claire asks.

“Let me call you back.” The words slowly tumble out as you hang up, feet moving faster than your brain as you appear in the doorway to the war room. “What in sam hill happened?” You ask, running over to Dean.

“Jack’s gone.” Dean grunts as he stands, turning to help Cas.

“What?” You frown.

“Jack thinks he’s a monster.” Cas sighs as he plants himself in the nearest chair.

“What did Claire need?” Dean asks, leaning against the war table.

“Wanted help on a case.” You check him over as you direct your question to Sammy. “How are we going to find him? He can’t be out there alone.” Your mind starts to race with all the possible ways he could get hurt, or how he could accidentally hurt someone.

“Baby.” Dean pulls you back to face him.

“There’s so much that could happen.” You whisper, the terror rising in your voice. 

“Sweetheart.” He says firmly, squeezing your hands to get you to take a breath. “Go to Claire.” You open your mouth to protest but he shoots you a look, happy when your mouth snaps shut. “You help Claire, I’ll find Jack.”

“Call me -”

“When I find anything.” He nods, pulling you into his chest. “Gotta keep the kids alive.” He whispers in your ear.

“And you thought we didn’t have any kids.” You laugh.

“Should have known you’d get your way.” Dean chuckles, placing a kiss in your hair. “Be careful.” He whispers.

“I’m not the one who gets visits from Death on the norm.” You slap his back. “I will though… as long as you are too.”

“Promise.”

_______

The diner bell dings as you enter; It’s a little busy, but not much more than any of the ones back home. You wave to the waitress and pick up a couple of menus, sliding into the booth where Claire is sat. The waitress brings two mugs and a fresh pot of coffee, pouring each of you a cup before attending to the other patrons.

“We’re dealing with a nest of Vamps.” She begins.

“Why yes, the drive was good. Not much traffic, lot of semi trucks though.” You cock an eyebrow at her. She gives you a nod, letting a small sigh escape.

“Good. How’s the old man?” she asks, managing to keep the eye roll small. “ And Sam?”

“They’re good. Trying to track down that baby… who’s not actually a baby like we thought.” You frown, pouring a couple of creamers into your coffee.

“You guys always have the weirdest cases.” She shakes her head, taking a large gulp of her black coffee.

“Last name is Winchester. Pretty much a magnet for weird.” You pick the menu up, trying to read the specials but your eyes can’t seem to read any of the words. You check your cell. Nothing.

“Your volume is on-.” Claire grits her teeth as a notification dings. “If they found anything you would know.”

“Ya, well, if you ever disappear like this I would worry just the same.” You sigh. “Why did you need me on this hunt anyways?” You ask, taking a sip of your coffee.

“Can’t believe you drink it like that…” Claire looks at your mostly cream coffee in utter disgust.

“If I wanted criticism on how I take my coffee I would go find Lucifer.” You mutter.

“Like I said, I need a Winchester.” Claire reiterates. “Being a young female hunter has it's disadvantages.” Her eyes move to the door. “And Dean always tells the two of us to travel in pairs…”

You turn to see a pair of men walk in; they look like brothers, maybe a few years apart, dressed in standard issue hunter FBI suits. Ah, that’s why she didn’t want Dean.

“Brought a friend.” The older one smirks, sliding in next to you.

“(Y/N), Jason and Nick Clayton.” Claire gestures to the two. "We ran into each other while tracking one of the vamps."

“Pleasure.” You stick your hand out to Nick, the older one. “(Y/N) Winchester.” Before your name has even fully left your mouth both their jaws hit the floor. You glance at Claire, who simply shrugs.

“(Y/N) Winchester... like the one who killed Rasputin?” Jason asks.

“Killed– Dude she’s the one who took on the Devil AND GOD.” Nick exclaims.

“And freed so many trapped spirits in that haunted college–”

“And had an angel wipe her memory only for it not to work!”

You and Claire look at each other, the same look of bewilderment on your faces.

“Ok, cut the crap. It’s not like she’s famous.” Claire rolls her eyes.

“Not famous?” Nick scoffs. Claire looks over at you, her jaw clenching so hard that she’s about to break all her teeth.

“It’s because I’m Dean’s wife.” You shrug.

“What?” The brothers say in unison.

“No way. You’re not his wife. He’s your husband.” Jason clarifies.

“Lucky bastard.” Nick winks. You scoff at the absurd notion that you are more famous than Dean.

“Wow… Let’s move on from the fangirling ok?” Claire scrunches her nose in irritation.

"Now I know how Dean felt when we first met." whisper to her. "But yes, let's get this show on the road." You gesture for her to take the floor, letting her explain the current vampire problem in the area.

_______

“(Y/N)!” Claire yells as a vamp pins her to the floor. She squirms underneath him, her vision blurring as his hands close tighter around her throat. In the blink of an eye his head is gone, blood splattering her in the face.

“Thought you said you could take him?” You grin, offering your hand to her.

“Shut up.” She slaps your hand away, jumping to her feet.

“You ladies move fast!” Nick shouts as he takes out another vamp.

“Looks like it’s a party now.” You announce as the rest of the nest files inside.

“Let’s do this.” Jason grins. One vamp rushes Claire and in one clean swing his head is on the floor. Another rushes you, taking a swing of your pipe to the stomach before getting their head chopped off. 

“Pipe!” Claire yells, holding her hand out. You slap it into her palm, unsheathing your machete for another vamp as she takes the head off another. The four of you stand back to back, waiting for another wave or for someone to move.

“You know, this thing is really handy.” She breaks the silence, spinning the pipe in her hand before handing it back to you.

“Winchester original?” Nick asks.

“Saw it in a video game, thought I would give it a try.” You laugh, wiping some of the vamp guts off the knives taped to the top of it.

“We’re fucking awesome.” Claire scoffs as she slowly turns in a circle to look at all the dead vamps..

“Hell ya.” You hold your fist up and she bumps it.

“Where to next?” Jason asks.

“How about food? And sleep?” You grab Claire by the neck and lead everyone out of the barn. “And a shower. The vamps seemed extra bloody today.” You attempt to shake off some of it, but to no avail.

The two boys get in their car and you and Claire climb into hers.

"You ok?" You ask.

"Are you Kidding? We just had the coolest fight." She snorts, leaning against the steering wheel with a grin on her face.

"I meant about the fan club." You correct. "This was meant to be your hunt, not a Winchester spectacle." Not that I ever expected to be a spectacle...

"Kinda why I wanted you here." She mumbles, glancing at your sky high eyebrows. "It proved that I know what I'm doing... and that I have back up." You nod, watching as the trees whip past.

"Prove to who?" You ask, looking down at the dry vamp blood on your thighs. You see her body go rigid, hands firmly gripping the wheel.

"Me..." She answers after a moment. "... Jody."

"We all know you're a great hunter." You say softly. "It's just... not really the life that anyone wants their loved ones to have." You look over at her; she's got a bloody lip and a small scratch across her cheek but she still looks too young to be wanting this life. "But we all understand the choice." You smile at her. She smiles at you, relaxing into her seat as she speeds back to the motel.

_______

“Ya… thanks man.” Jason hangs up the phone, turning to the group. “Looks like we got the main nest. Hunters in the next county found a few stragglers but nothing else.”

Claire and Nick nod, talking about where else they could look. Their voices fade into the background, you mind racing with possible answers as to why-

“(Y/N?).” Claire whispers, gently touching your arm.

“Ya?”

“You ok?” Jason asks, sharing a look with his brother.

“I haven’t heard from Dean–”

“They’re fine.” Claire reassures, standing up from the table.

“It’s been three days… something’s wrong.” You sigh, looking out the window.

“This is why you shouldn’t fall in love. All you end up doing is worrying.” Claire glares.

“Little worry is good.” Jason smiles.

“You don’t worry about anyone?” Nick prods, earning an icy glare.

“I haven’t heard from Cas or Sam either.” Your frown deepens. 

“Wait, what?” Claire frowns. Dean tends to be hyper focused on hunting, but all three of them not keeping in touch? Definitely weird. She watches as you stare out the window, your expression flipping between worried and reprimanding yourself. “Maybe they don’t have cell service. Or they jumped in a lake with their phones again.” She shrugs. 

“I’m sure they’re fine.” Jason pats your shoulder. “Unfortunately we have to head out.”

“Family calls.” Nick agrees. You quickly exchange info, telling both of them if they need anything to call. You walk them to the door, watching as they drive off in Nick's 1967 Mustang.

“They seemed nice enough.” You shrug, taking a seat next to her on the bed.

“They were.” Claire nods. You wait for her to elaborate, watching as she studies her fingernails.

“So why call for backup?” Claire sighs, slamming her laptop closed and looking at you.

“Jody and Alex bond over helping people in normal ways.” She takes a deep breath in. “And I haven’t had that with anyone except you and Dean.”

“Sounds like you wanted some family-”

“I don’t need a family.” She states, the walls behind her eyes slowly building.

“Maybe not, but you have one.” You point out. “I don’t know what it’s like to be you Claire. But I do know you can’t keep everything inside.” You gently take her hand. “If Sam and Dean show you anything, it's that family can put you through hell, but they can also pull you out.”

Her phone buzzes loudly, you can’t see who’s calling but by the eye roll you have a good guess.

“Jody?”

“Ya. Although she already called in her weekly attempt to make me come back…” She mutters, moving her hand over the ignore button.

“Answer it.” You shout.

“Why? I already know what she-“

“Please.” You whisper. Her big doe eyes study you for a moment, and she answers.

“We’re on our way.” She tells Jody, grabbing her backpack and dragging you with her.

_______

24 hours later

“You ate a lizard?” You scrunch your nose in disgust.

“Not much else over there.” Dean chuckles against your neck.

“Claire should have stayed out here, your PDA would make her sick and she’d be back to herself in no time.” Alex playfully jabs as she grabs all her work stuff.

“Haha.” You give her a small wave as she leaves. When the door clicks shut Dean moves you into his lap, hands caressing your legs.

“Dean…” You half heartedly push his hands away. His finger ghosts over the big bandage on the side of your leg. You helped the girls save him and Sam, managing to limp away with only a gash in your leg. 

“Missed you sweetheart.” He mumbles, bringing his lips to yours.

“Missed you too.” You mumble back. He breaks the kiss, keeping his forehead against yours.

“Too close for both of us.” He states.

“Still thinking about you eating lizards.” you poke back.

“I mean it.” He takes a deep breath in, slowly letting his heart beat slow down. “To think about what could have happened.” He wraps his arms tightly around you, burying his face into your hair.

“I would rather not think about it.” You gently rub his back. “Spend too many hours doing that already.” You look out the screen door, watching as Donna, Sam and Jody laugh about something.

“Ugh, Alex was right. You two are gross.” Claire groans from the hall.

“Glad to see it puts your usual attitude back in place.” You chuckle, unraveling from Dean to look at her. She shrugs, plopping into the recliner. “You heading out?” you tentatively ask. Her eyes are puffy, hair scraped back into a ponytail.

“Think I might hang around here for a while… for Jody. And Alex.” She flashes a small smile.

“Good.” Dean nods.

“Embrace your people while they’re here.” You smile at her. 

“No good to keep everything inside.” She nods, picking at her nails. The screen door screeches as Sam walks in, taking a seat next to you and Dean.

”Well on a completely unrelated note, I am apparently more famous than you among hunters.” you poke Dean in the chest.

Dean whips his head back so fast he hits the wall behind the couch.

“Nice.” Sam chuckles.

“How?” Dean frowns. You just laugh, shaking your head and giving him a kiss.

“I mean… you are the prettiest Winchester.” Dean chuckles.

“Dean! You can’t say that when Sam is here!” You laugh.

“Ok, you guys are the worst.” Sam shakes his head and walks back outside.

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Sooyoungxfemreader

Genre:fluff

Warnings: none

★ After a regular day at work sooyoung was exhausted and burdened, lots of meetings and paperworks she had to organize and file down before going back home to you. She didn't feel like doing anything she was clearly stressed out by her work and even worse her boss keeps criticizing her work not even appreciating a single bit of her hardwork.

Sooyoung slowly entered the house removing her shoes and setting it aside along with her other office items, she sees you sleeping on the couch with the tv on playing she felt guilty and sad that you had to wait for her up until 2am just so you could be with her. She immediately went to you kneeling down to your sleeping face giving it lots of smooches which slowly woke you up.

You slowly shifted in your sleep fluttering your eyes open seeing sooyoung smiling at your sleepy figure, you smiled out in joy half asleep sitting up to hug your girlfriend "hmm sooyoungie I missed you!!" You shouted out loud in joy seeing her once again she laughed softly shushing you to quiet down. "Shush it's already 2am baby don't be loud, besides you shouldn't have waited for me you know I was tasked to work over time today."

You pouted at her cutely, "but I really miss you!! Plus I'm so lonely the whole day.. I miss you and your cuddles" Sooyoung kissed your forehead and sighed, "well next time don't wait okay? I'll always be here for you baby. Now you'll get all the cuddles you want since we have this whole week to ourselves." Sooyoung then smirked slowly scooping you in her arms bridal style which made you squirm, she found it adorable how you would whine and complain of being carried.

She then lays you carefully down onto the bed laying down beside you before you leaned in for a cuddle letting her spoon you, she always loved spooning you it made her feel safe and happy being around you. your presence was enough to fill her already dark and sad day, "anything else you'd like to do my princess?" You smiled loving the nickname she gave you, "hehe nothing just you I only want you by my side.." you sighed and smiled peacefully as you drifted to sleep.

Sooyoung also drifted to sleep making you both fall into a deep slumber, hours had pass by it was already morning! sooyoung had woken up first so she got out of bed and prepared breakfast in bed for the both of you, while cooking she thought of your beautiful sleeping figure seeing how angelic you are while sleeping it was an image she couldn't shake of her mind. After making breakfast she slowly entered the bedroom and placed the breakfast table down onto the bed.

She slowly kissed your lips as you were asleep a way to wake you up which you immediately did. You woke up for a special kiss from your love which you gave back to her the both of you kissing so tenderly "good morning my princess, how was your sleep?" "Hmmm.. it was good because your with me!" Sooyoung smiled, "I'm glad now I made breakfast for the both of us let's enjoy this week together my love." And so you both enjoyed the delicious breakfast sooyoung had made for the both of you.

After spending the whole morning together you both had went outside to have a little date of course it was sooyoung's treat she loves spoiling her little princess seeing you all happy and excited made her feel butterflies in her stomach all over again as if she we're a kid. She felt like her old childlike self whenever she was around with you that's why she loved you for your childish behavior.

Sorry it's super short anonie but I hope you like it!!

-wendyslegalwife🩵🩵

[drfirefly08]

OKAYYY IM BACK TO SHOW MY TEAM (AND MY PROTAG!!!)

MY PROTAG IS CALLED SAGE, PRONOUNS THEY/THEM!!!! SUPER IN LOVE WITH DAMIAN (MY PKMN INSURGENCE BLORBO!!!!) AND NBLM/WLW SOLIDARITY WITH NORA!!!!

ALSO THE DATES I GOT MY POKEMON MIGHT BE INCORRECT CONSIDERING I DID IN FACT MESSED WITH MY COMPUTER DATE DURING THAT TIME

THIS IS THEM!!! THEIR SIGNATURE POKEMON IS UMBRA THE DELTA AMBIPOM!!! UMBRA IS VERY PROTECTIVE OF SAGE BECAUSE SHE IS THE ONE WHO'S SEEN THE MOST OF WHAT THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH SINCE SHE'S ALWAYS OUT OF HER POKEBALL!!! VERY WARY OF STRANGERS AND WILL SHIELD SAGE IF SHE DEEMS THE STRANGER AS UNTRUSTWORTHY

NOW ONTO SAGE'S STARTER, ROSEBUSH!!! A BIT SHY BUT VERY AFFECTIONATE ONCE SHE IS CLOSE TO YOU!!! OF COURSE THAT MEANS SHES VERY VERY AFFECTIONATE TO SAGE SINCE THEY'RE HER TRAINER AND SHE'S THEIR STARTER!!! SHE'S ALSO VERY CARING TOWARDS THE WHOLE TEAM!!!! WILL ATTEMPT TO GIVE SAGE AFFECTION NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEY INSIST THEY'RE FINE (THEY'RE LITERALLY NOT, THEY HAVE AMNESIA AND DEALT WITH DEATH AND CULTS AT THE AGE OF 15)

NOW ONTO OUR COOLEST FEMININE GUY, SUBZERO!!! HE'S CHILL WITH A HINT OF PLAYFULNESS!!! HE'S A STRONG AND RELIABLE FIGHTER!!! JUST KNOW THAT HIS THUNDERBOLTS AND ICE BEAMS ARE SMTH TO WORRY ABOUT (IF ITS TARGETED AT YOU OR YOUR POKEMON >:3c)

NOW ONTO THE OUR OTHER FIGHTER, TORTILLA (NAMED AFTER THE HURRICANE KATRINA VINE, PRONOUNCED EXACTLY HOW THE BOY SAID IT)!!!!! A BIT TOO EMPTY-HEADED AT TIMES,, ROSEBUSH HAS TO REMIND HIM NOT TO JUMP INTO THINGS TO QUICKLY HAHA!!

NOW ONTO OUR GOOD SLEEPY PAL, GRAIN!!! JUST LIKE TORTILLA, A BIT EMPTY HEADED, ROSEBUSH REMINDS HER TO THINK A BIT BEFORE SHE DOES SMTH!!! USUALLY NAPPING WHEN OUT OF BATTLES AND OUT OF HER POKEBALL, SHE JUST BECOMES A PILE OF SAND LOL

ONTO SAGE'S LAST MEMBER, DAYSTAR!!! SURE, HE MAY BE THE SLOWEST IN BATTLE (VERY HELPFUL THO) IN BATTLE BUT HE DEFINITELY KNOWS HOW TO MAKE THE TEAM AND SAGE LAUGH!! ALWAYS TRIES TO BRIGHTEN UP THE TEAM AFTER STRESSFUL OR SAD EVENTS!!

GEGAGEJGEAJGHEJHG AND HERE'S ALL OF THE TEAM TOGETHER!!

THIS IS SAGE'S TEAM!!! (OUTSIDE OF THE STORY I MADE, I SOMETIMES SWITCH OUT MEMBERS WHEN THE SITUATION REQUIRES IT, I WOULDN'T MIND SOMEONE ASKING FOR ME TO SHOW THE THREE)

the urge to replay pokemon insurgence for the third time is real and a struggle

the fact is that i'm most likely gonna use the same exact team

im attached to them, okay!!!!

[txdoroki]

cuddling with bakugou, todoroki, and kirishima hcs!

dedicated to: @frxggie ily <3

genre: tooth-rotting fluff

gn reader | warnings: none

a/n: i could’ve sworn i’ve already written this, but i somehow haven’t so .. here is it <3 tbh the todoroki one is lowkey angsty asf wtf happened

bakugou

-actual traditional, what you’d think of when thinking about cuddles cuddling aren’t very often

-he prefers to just have a lazy arm slouched around your shoulder, likes his space and wouldn’t want someone to see him cuddled up against you anyways

-even tho y’all have literally been dating for over a year ok bakugou ?..

-the only time he truly truly cuddles fr is whenever one of you are sad

-or if he woke up in the middle of the night and you somehow convinced him to cuddle .?

-i know that sounds weird but it’s happened a few times

-anyways, whenever one of those two exceptions are happening, he’s way more affectionate than usual

-lets you lay against his side as you both cuddle under his super fluffy allmight blanket that he tells everyone he doesn’t have, or he lets you sleep in his lap if he’s working on homework late

-sometimes acts like he’s subconsciously cuddling into you further, or gripping your hand in his tighter, but it never is

-mans is just scared of being seen as soft and for what

-everyone already knows he is for you 🙄🙄 so why hide it sheesh

-sometimes whenever you fall asleep during cuddles at his dorm, he wakes you up by flicking you in the head just to piss you off

-but if he’s sleepy he kisses your forehead and is like “dumbass, gotta wake up”

-only lets you sleep in his dorm if he ABSOLUTELY has to. or if he really wants to

-i mean he always wants to fall asleep with you next to him, but he isn’t about to get his ass whooped by aizawa just for some cuddles he gets while fuckin asleep

-which is why he never falls asleep when you’re over. he doesn’t wanna miss a moment of your mindless sleep talking, or your short moments of stirring awake that you don’t remember later when you wake up for good

-likes to rub and massage your back, knows that sometimes you undergo a lot of stress, and he always loves when you rub his back, so he returns the favor

-if he’s 100% sure you’re asleep, he’ll whisper that he loves you or that he’s so proud of you in your ear

todoroki

-loves getting to cuddle with you, but only does when you say you do first cuz he doesn’t want to ask for things from you

-at first he was a bit awkward and stiff cause he had never cuddled with anyone before

-poor guy he just doesn’t know how to handle affection :(((

-you taught him tho, and also made him work on initiating contact and such

-kind of have a system where if one of you do a certain face you just nod and you cuddle lmao

-prefers being big spoon because he likes knowing you’re safe in his arms and that he can protect you if something happens

-would def be happy with being little spoon too tho because whenever you run your hands through his hair he gets goosebumps and his heart just.

-you make him feel so loved it’s so sweet

-whenever you yawn in his arms and your grip on his finger tightens he’s like wnshshwisnd <3

-yup. you hold his finger instead of his whole hand because he’s always been scared that he’d accidentally burn/freeze your hand if he had a nightmare or something :[

-you insisted he wouldn’t, but he said he’d be more comfy if you just held his finger instesd of hand so ye

-honestly it feels natural nowadays tho so, both of yall are comfy it works out

-doesn’t usually fall asleep when you’re cuddling, unless he’s super duper comfy

-prefers to feel your body get heavier as you sleep, it kind of just ensures to him that he’s keeping you safe yk.

-sometimes he likes to hum different love songs that remind him of you whenever you’re fast asleep in his arms and he’s just like ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

-mans is so pure i’m sobbing

kirishima

-let’s be real here .. he is practically a cuddle machine

-likes cuddles whenever possible

-dating him got you used to pda in a snap. he loves to cuddle with you anywhere.

-the common room, lunch, your dorm, his dorm, bakugou’s dorm, denki’s dorm, anywhere he can

-his cuddles >>>>

-he’s always so warm and cuddly. it’s like he was a cuddling prodigy as a kid or sum. knows the best ways to get you all comfy and content

-prioritizes your comfort more than his own. making you happy makes him happiest, so of course he lets you lay/sit however you want.

-big spoon a lot of the time

-but will also melt in your arms if you hold him. it makes him feel so loved. do it.

-loves it when you run your hands through his hair when it’s down. esp when you do kinda back and forth and make it ruffley

-likes kissing all over your face whenever you’re smiling at him

-digs his face into your neck a lot. really likes how safe it makes him feel, and your giggles when he accidentally tickles you

-doesn’t really give a shit about the teachers, you spend like two thirds of your nights in his room tbh

-likes when you sit facing him on his lap and have your legs around his waist and your face on his neck.

-watches movies like that a lot, you usually nap while he watches them though

-sometimes if you fall asleep while cuddling and he wants kisses, he’ll kiss all over your face for minutes straight just so you’ll be like

-“kiriii what do you need, i’m sleepy,”

-then he’ll just point to his lips and you’re like

-wow.

-ofc he gets a kiss or two tho, but then you fall asleep cradled in his arms once more

-all cuddles with him get a 10/10 in my book

taglist: @todoroki-shoto-is-life

[eyndr-stories]

The Stranger The Better (FNAF SB fanfic) C13 - :)

Read the intro to Chapter 1 (Enter A Sleepy Bitchard) for more details! I'd start reading there anyways else things won't make a whole lot of sense lol

In Summary: Reader is a forever exhausted young adult who has social difficulties doing their best to pay the bills, so when they get hired at the well-paying, almost entirely automated Freddy Fazbear's Mega Pizza-Plex, they don't really hesitate to think things through before stumbling headfirst into a horror mystery surrounding this company and its crew of quirky (and surprisingly kind) animatronics.

Things To Know (lmk if I should add anything):

There are some horror elements in several chapters! This chapter is Very Spooky! Lots of shit goes down in this chapter! Feelings of fear, being hunted, being grabbed, being attacked, attempted murder, feelings of stress, a taser is used, we're just getting super spooky for a bit here!

Eventual romance, minorly important to the plot.

Reader has paranoia.

There is much swearing.

Reader is also addicted to energy drinks, and not fantastic at self care. As of this chapter forward, however, they do start getting better.

Reader is nonbinary (and also trans masc) though it's not vital to the plot and only comes up once or twice.

Reader is from the south, is protective of their friends, and if you threaten their friends then I'm afraid you've yee'd your last haw and yes that is important to the plot

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C13 - :)

     You knew by now that you didn't really have to be here to supervise Moon. He was sweet and gentle and quiet, and all the kids loved him. You weren't complaining though, you got an extra couple hours to hang out with Sun and Moon, and you were being paid for it.

     Sun and Moon seemed happy as well, and they were always sad to see you go. You promised to be back tonight and waved goodbye to the kids. Sally wanted you to stay and keep playing games with her, but you managed to convince her that not only would you be back again tomorrow, but you really did have to go and attend to your knightly duties in the kingdom (clock out from your shift before management got upset with you).

     You were almost to the breakroom when you spotted Monty coming down the hall.

     You smiled at the gator. "Ah, a foe approaches! Have at thee, Montgomery!" You jumped into a fighting position.

     Instead of squaring off with you like he usually did, Monty just kept walking, barely glancing your way. He shoved past you like you weren't even there.

     You frowned and watched Monty turn the corner. Maybe he was upset about something? You resolved to check in on him tonight.

     You clocked out and sang along to songs in your car on the way home. You were off from the deli both today and tomorrow and you could not be happier.

     You worked on the fence for a few hours. It was nearly done. You were excited to finally finish the project, but decided to take a quick break to eat. You thought that Moon and Sun were maybe wearing off on you a little. You'd made an effort to sleep in, and you were taking breaks and taking care of yourself. To your pride, you had so far resisted drinking any of the energy drinks in your fridge.

     You checked your phone as you finished an early dinner. To your surprise, you'd gotten another email from management.

     'This is an official notice of a same-day schedule change. You have been requested to come in as soon as able, and will remain until 6am. Head of security staff employee 'Vanessa' will brief you on the security issue. Thank you, Management.'

     That wasn't a lot of information to go off of. Had something bad happened? What security issue??

     You tried not to worry too much as you quickly got ready. You considered drinking an energy drink on the way to the plex, but decided against it last minute. You grabbed a water bottle instead and locked the door behind you as you left for the plex.

     There was half an hour left until closing, yet there wasn't a soul in the halls. The parking lot had been empty except for one other car, which you recognized as Vanessa's, with its little bunny charm on the antenna.

     The lack of people having fun in the arcades and slowly making their way to the exits did nothing to ease your worries. You clocked in and hurried back out of the breakroom, not even noticing that your map was no longer on top of the minifridge.

     You wandered around looking for Vanessa for five minutes before you decided to give up and figure things out for yourself. Rockstar row was right around the corner, and there was bound to be someone in one of the rooms.

     You knocked on Monty's door first, since you wanted to check in with him anyways. To your surprise, the door swung open on the first knock. As you stepped inside, you realized why.

     The door was busted and scraped to hell. The handle was entirely missing on the other side, and there wasn't anything really keeping the door closed to begin with. The rest of the room was in a similar state. You swept your flashlight over the darkened mess.

     Stuffing and broken glass and bits of wooden furniture littered the floor. There were claw marks everywhere, buckets of paint laying around with the paint itself splattered everywhere, even the ceiling, and the vanity's mirror had been entirely torn off its desk. Strangely enough, there was a green book sitting neatly on the desk, right in the middle, spared from the destruction surrounding it.

     You lifted the book and looked inside. Monty's name was written inside the cover, and a lot of pages had been torn out, leaving just a few doodles and scribbles and otherwise blank pages. The doodles were just little drawings of the other animatronics, or Monty making cool poses. There were a few bunny heads, and some angry ink blotches and tears in the pages where he had bared down too hard and ripped the paper.

     This had to be the journal Monty said he was keeping. But what the hell happened to it? And the rest of his room? You tucked the book under an arm and decided to leave. You weren't going to find any answers here.

     As you turned towards the door, someone stepped inside. I was Vanessa- she startled when she saw you standing there.

     Vanessa's startled expression turned into irritation. "What are you doing here??"

     You were not in the mood to deal with her shit. "I was looking for my friend Monty. Management told me to come in early and said you'd tell me what the hell is going on."

     Vanessa scowled. "Watch the tone, kid. Management is just overreacting. Their prized star of the whole plex bugged out during the show tonight and lots of people got upset, and they had to close early. He's down in parts in service now. There's one kid left in the building somewhere, a little boy, management is upset and wants him out of here. If you see the kid, tell me immediately."

     That explained why there was no one here, the plex was closed. "There's a kid still running around the plex? Where's his parents??"

     Vanessa huffed. "Don't get me started. This is not the night for this bullshit." She turned and stormed out of the room before you could question her further.

     "What the hell?" you muttered. You got out your phone and texted Sun and Moon via the group chat you three shared.

     'Hey uh?? Yall know anything about what's going on? Management called me in early, Vanessa says the plex closed early and theres a kid lost somewhere in the building, bear guy had some kind of malfunction, and Monty is missing and his room is all torn up'

     You didn't want long for a reply, both Moon and Sun had started typing nearly instantly after receiving your message.

     'Oh dear, that is concerning. There's a lost child??' Sun replied.

     'We knew the plex closed early but none of the rest' Moon said.

     'I'm omw to the daycare now' you typed, then left Monty's trashed room. You knocked your boots on the side of the doorframe as you left, making sure you weren't tracking broken glass or anything through the building.

     You kept your eye out for lost children along the way, but didn't spot anything out of the ordinary, really. Security bots were rolling along their usual routes, custodian bots had started to sweep up the day's debris and mop the floors. There was a lot going on, it felt like, and you were eager to reach the daycare and talk to Sun and Moon.

     The two of them were waiting for you when you arrived. They both asked you concerned questions, but you could only elaborate so much.

     "I just got here around fifteen minutes ago. Management only said there was some kind of security issue and Vanessa would tell me more. She didn't tell me a whole lot before storming off," you explained.

     "Oh goodness. A lost child… I hope he's not too scared." Sun's hands fidgeted as he nervously glanced out the daycare's window.

     "Don't worry, that's top of the list. Soon as we find this kid and get him home to his family, the sooner we can figure out the rest of whatever's going on," you said.

     "What's that book for?" Moon asked.

     "This is Monty's diary, I found it in his room. All the pages are torn out," you said.

     "You snooped in Monty's diary??" Moon raised a brow.

     "Well-! I'm concerned about him. Shut up. We have work to do," you said quickly.

     Moon 'tsk'ed at you. "Nosy."

     "Wait, you guys are… leaving?" Sun looked away. "I mean… yeah, of course you are. Uh…"

     "Are you okay, sunflower?" you asked.

     Sun smiled a very small smile. "Don't worry about me, sunshine. You two need to find that lost child."

     You suspected Sun was hiding something, but you knew he was right. "We'll be back as soon as we can, okay? Maybe try to take a rest so the time goes by faster."

     "Call us if you see anything or need anything," Moon said.

     "Right." Sun nodded.

     You and Moon left the daycare, leaving Sun behind.

     "Where should we start looking first, sheriff?" Moon asked.

     "Uh…" You reached for your map, but it wasn't there. "Shit. Forgot my map somewhere. That’s okay, I'm pretty sure I've got everything memorized by now. Lets start by the main stage and work our way out."

     "Okay." Moon nodded.

     You walked together quickly and quietly. You wanted to move quickly, but you also wanted to be extra diligent and not miss anything.

     Your paranoia worked in your favor tonight. Not only was the adrenaline keeping you alert, but the months of checking every little nook and cranny of this place and double checking behind that meant that anything out of the ordinary stood out starkly.

     You squinted at a crumpled up piece of paper sitting atop an ATM machine at the other end of the cafeteria. You made your way over and grabbed it.

     "We don't have time to be cleaning up litter. Leave it to the staff bots," Moon said.

     "It was sitting so perfectly in the middle, like it had been placed there," you said, carefully unfolding the paper. You noted that the ATM machine appeared to be malfunctioning. it's screen was a dark purple hue and the words were illegible through the glitchy screen.

     Moon gave you a look. "That's silly."

     You stared at the page. You got a few sentences in before realizing that Monty had written this. You quickly opened up the diary and set the page against the others remaining in the book. Same size and style as the other pages.

     "This is a page from Monty's diary," you said, then looked back at the ATM machine. "…I think it was left here on purpose."

     "…Oh." Moon stepped next to you to read over your shoulder.

     "Who's the silly one now??" you teased.

     Moon rolled his eyes. "Alright, alright, you're a brilliant mastermind. Now hush, I'm trying to read."

     You read the page as well.

     'Another episode last night. I was standing in the access tunnels by the security room when I suddenly realized I couldn't remember how I'd gotten there. Last thing I remember was heading back to my room after the show. I was awesome, by the way, my base got a tuning upgrade and it sounded AMAZING.

     Writing this shit down doesn't help. I dunno why I keep writing. I guess I haven't ripped a security bot's head off in a while. Y/N was right, I think it helps with stress to get all this shit out of my head and onto paper.

     I wish I could SLEEP! My fucking systems keep overheating. My paint has even started cracking and peeling, I'm so goddamn warm. I have to keep paint in my room now and touch it up every night. I'm gonna put in a request for a complete routine maintenance exam. Enough is enough. I don't care if Chica and the others find out anymore.

     …Alright, I kind of do. But not enough to keep me from trying to fix this anymore.'

     "Poor Monty… where do you think he is?? He told me his exam was in a few days." You frowned at the page.

     "I haven't seen him." Moon shrugged. "We'll find him. Let's find this kid first."

     "Right." You tucked the page into the diary and carried on, now keeping an eye open for more crumpled pages.

     You weren't making a lot of progress. You hadn't seen any kids, animatronics, or notes.

     You stopped and turned to Moon. "Maybe we should split up. I'll check out the access tunnels and you keep at it up here and see if you can't find anyone. Call me if you see anything."

     "Sounds like a plan, sheriff." Moon looked nervous. He hesitated, then pulled you into a hug. "Be smart, be safe."

     You hugged him back. "You too."

     Moon let you go and hurried off, tugging his nightcap down lower over his face. You thought it was sweet that he was worried about you, but it wasn't like you were in danger or anything.

     You found a door leading to the access tunnels and tapped your watch to it. You grabbed the handle and walked right into the door, which had not unlocked itself for you. You scowled and swiped your watch again, making sure the sensor read it this time. The door remained locked.

     "What…" You fiddled with the watch. You couldn't even get it to pull up the cameras. All it would do was display the time and the Freddy Fazbear Mega Pizza-Plex logo when you turned it on. It was a few minutes after closing.

     You called Moon. He picked up before the first ring was over.

     "Are you alright?" Moon asked.

     "I'm fine, Moony. My watch won't work. I can't open any security locked doors," you said.

     "That's not good. Is the system down??" Moon wondered.

     "I wouldn't know how to check." You thought for a moment. "Oh, hey! Sun said the security desks have those cards, right??"

     "That's right! Good thinking. Try not to loose any that you find," Moon said. "Oh- Roxy? What are you-"

     The call ended abruptly. You frowned and tried to call Moon back as you made your way to the nearest security desk. There was no answer. You were about to call again when you got a text from Moon.

     'Don't call. Hiding.'

     'Why r u hiding??'

     'So Roxy doesn't know I'm still following her. She's acting weird' Moon said.

     One thing at a time. You had to find that kid. You took a deep breath and used your shiny new security card to get into the access tunnels.

     All was silent in the tunnels. It was just as dark and dingy as it had always been. Your steps echoed off of concrete walls stained with neglect as you made your way down a stairwell.

     You stepped into the warehouse. It was dark, though if you got close enough to the wall you could make out very faint scratches from all the lightbulbs you and Monty had smashed. You really hoped he was okay. The bear bot too, he'd had some kind of malfunction, and now Roxy was acting weird as well…

     You huffed and picked up the pace.

     You made it to parts and service. Maybe the bear bot was still here and you could at least assure yourself he was doing alright.

     You pushed open the doors, stepped inside, and froze.

     The bear was here, alright. He was laying on the table in the main machine, his entire head disconnected from his body, and there was a child standing next to him.

     "What the fuck??" you exclaimed.

     The child darted forwards, whacking a button by the inside edge of the machine. A giant metal door lowered, sealing the kid and the bear bot inside the centermost part of the machine.

     You walked up and peered inside the window. The kid scurried to hide behind the bear, who you could just barely hear through the glass, asking what was going on.

     "Hey!! What are you doing, kid?? Don't hurt him!" you yelled. You were very concerned that the bear's entire head was just not on his body.

     "What?? I'd never! I'm trying to help him!" the kid shot back.

     You glanced at the inactive computer. "I think you need to do it from here," you said.

     "I couldn’t get it to turn on," the kid said. He was still hiding behind the bear.

     You paused. This was a child. He was lost. He was probably scared of you. He sure did look scared. "Hey, listen. My name is Y/N. I'm a security guard, I work here at the pizza-plex. I wanna help you, okay? I won't do anything to hurt you. What's your name?"

     "…Greggory." The kid eyed you suspiciously.

     "Okay, Nice to meet you Greggory. Listen, I'm gonna try to help out my bear friend, okay? You can stay in there if you want, just keep your distance from the table, alright? There's a lot of tools and mechanical bits in there and I don't want you to get hurt."

     Greggory considered this for a moment, then stepped away from the table.

     You gave him a smile and a thumbs up, then went to the computer.

     Step one, turn it on. Check.

     Step two, get it to fix the bear bot.

     You called Sun. Sun didn't answer. You called again, then realized he was probably recharging. You called Moon.

     "Are you safe?" Moon whispered through the phone.

     "Yeah, and I found the kid. Also the bear guy. But the bear is sorta… damaged?? We're all in parts and service and I don’t know how to work the computer to fix the bear."

     "I'm not in a position to come help you right now. Roxy seems so intent on… something. I'm not sure what she's doing. Maybe I can talk you through it, what do you see on the screen?"

     "Uh… there's a lot of files and icons. A lot of them aren't labeled or just have numbers under them…"

     "Is there any sort of search bar feature?" Moon asked.

     "Oh, yes!"

     "Search for the automatic general repair program," Moon said.

     "Automatic… General…" You were halfway through typing when search results started popping up. You found what you thought you were looking for and clicked on it. An error message popped up.  "Oh. Uh, It says error, incorrect program sequence selected."

     Moon cursed. "It's not just a general repair then. What's wrong with him?"

     You glanced back up at the bear bot through the glass. He was having a talk with Greggory that you couldn't hear. "Uh. His head is sort of… disconnected from the rest of him??"

     Moon muttered to himself for a moment. "What automatic programs would… repair is only automatic for general issues… maybe… no… Oh! Search for the automatic parts replacement program."

     You did so, and the computer seemed much more satisfied with this. The program loaded quickly, and you saw the lights come on inside the machine. "It turned on… how come it's not doing anything?"

     "Did you select 'start program'?" Moon asked.

     "Oh." You coughed and hit the 'start' button.

     Moon snickered through the phone.

     "Ok thanks for the help bye," you said quickly, avoiding your embarrassment by hanging up.

     You went to the window and watched as the machine started moving. The bear's head lowered into place, and small welding tools and wire connectors darted this way and that, re-connecting everything and sealing things into place. Greggory also watched, keeping his distance like you'd recommended.

     The repairs were done in no time, and the door automatically opened as the machine turned itself back off. The bear bot sat up and stretched.

     "Thank you, Y/N! I sure am glad to see you." The bear smiled at you.

     "Are you okay?? I heard you had some kind of malfunction earlier?" you questioned.

     "Yes, I suddenly overheated in the middle of the show and collapsed as my systems shut down. I rebooted in safe made and found myself in parts and service, the automatic scan complete and reading no error. I headed back to my room, but then…" The bear glanced at Greggory. "Oh, where are my manners?? Let me introduce the two of you. Greggory, this is my friend Y/N. Y/N, this is my new friend Greggory."

     "Nice to meet you." You smiled and held out a hand.

     Greggory eyed you suspiciously for a moment. He glanced at the bear bot, then back at you. He shook your hand.

     Now that you could get a good look at the kid, you realized he was a little… scruffy. He barely came up to your ribs. His dark brown hair was messy and dirty, and his striped blue shirt was worn and torn around the collar and ends. His cargo shorts were messy and the pockets were crammed full. His shoes looked like they might have been red once. And there, sticking out of his pocket, was a very familiar map.

Your map.

That explained a lot. No wonder no one could find him, he had a convenient mapped out list of all the best hiding places and all the areas the cameras didn't see.

     "So how did you two meet again?" you asked.

     The bear nodded. "Right. Greggory had snuck inside my chest cavity, and-"

     "What?? That's not a safe place for kids! It's for birthday cakes and pinatas and whatever!" you scolded.

     "Yes, but… well…" the bear awkwardly shuffled his feet.

     "I have to hide in there cause everyone is out to get me!" Greggory said.

     "What??" You looked at the bear.

     "He says that the other animatronics have tried to attack him. But that goes against our programming!" the bear said.

     You nodded. "That's true. But… apparently everyone's been acting strange lately. I dunno, I don't think anyone would hurt a guest. Especially a kid."

     "I'm telling you, everyone is trying to get me!" Greggory insisted.

     "I'm not trying to get you," the bear said.

     "I'm not trying to get you either," you said.

     "Well you're different," Greggory said to the bear. "And you're on thin ice." Greggory squinted at you and folded his arms.

     You held your hands up. "Alright. Well for now, let's just figure out where to go from here."

     "Greggory, would you mind waiting right here while I have a talk with Y/N?" the bear asked.

     "Sure, whatever." Greggory sat down in the old office chair in front of the computer and started spinning around in it while you followed the bear to the other side of the room.

     "What's up?" you asked.

     "It is Greggory… he does not have a guest profile. Or any files," the bear whispered.

     "So… that means he snuck into the plex? What do you mean 'any files'?"

     "He is an unaccounted for citizen. There is no record of him anywhere," the bear elaborated.

     That slowly sunk in. Your face fell into a frown as you realized what that meant. "Oh. So… no parents to return him to. He snuck in… off the streets."

     The bear nodded. "I think so."

     You glanced back at the kid, who was still spinning around in the chair. It looked like he was having fun.

     "Right. We'll take care of him till we can figure out what to do. For right now, lets get him to Sun. You and Sun can keep an eye on him while Moon and I figure out what the hell is going on," you decided.

     The bear smiled and nodded. "I am glad you also want to help him. I have promised to protect him, but I fear my systems are still suffering. I haven't had any issues since I rebooted, but I'm still close to overheating. I don't think I'll make it through the night without needing a rest to cool down."

     "Right. Let's get moving then," you said.

     You tried calling Moon again, but he didn't answer. Sun was equally unresponsive. You talked Greggory out of hiding in the bear's chest cavity. You really didn't think it was safe. You and the bear both promised to keep Greggory safe, and he eventually settled for riding on the bear's shoulders. You stored Monty's diary in the bear's chest cavity instead.

     You had a bad feeling in your gut. Something felt horribly familiar, but you couldn't place what. You lead the way up out of the access tunnels, getting your taser out and ready just in case.

     The bear's footsteps were so loud, it was impossible to sneak down the halls. You would have rather tried to sneak, but you instead tried to ensure yourself that there was nothing to sneak away from.

     That's when you realized why this felt familiar. Your dreams felt like this. But you weren't being hunted… right?

     You stopped and looked behind you. You weren't sure what you were expecting. You weren't sure how to feel about the fact that your instincts were right, you weren't alone.

     Chica was at the other end of the hall. She'd spotted the three of you and was hurrying over.

     "Chica, are you alright??" you asked. Her paint was cracked and peeling. As she charged closer, you could feel the amount of heat she was radiating. Her eyes were fixed on Greggory.

     "Run! Don't just stand there! Run run!!" Greggory yelled, fearfully tapping the bear's head.

     Chica shoved past you and leapt for Greggory. The bear caught her as you hit the wall. They grappled, mechanical limbs straining and creaking with tremendous effort. Chica kept twitching and jerking awkwardly.

     You got up. "Sorry about this," you muttered.

     The bear quickly shoved Chica back towards you, and you tased Chica.

     She screamed and collapsed on the floor, twitching and shaking.

     "Sorry sorry sorry," you said as you motioned to the bear, ushering him and the kid away.

     You and the bear ran for the daycare, not stopping until you got there. Your card wouldn't open the door, but the door opened for the bear bot. You shut the door behind you, hearing the automatic lock click, and leaned against it, trying to catch your breath.

     "That was close," Greggory said as the bear set him down.

     "I can't believe… what's wrong with Chica?? Why would she…?" You shook your head.

     "This is very troubling. I am afraid… Greggory may be right about the others," the bear said with a miserable sigh.

     "We'll figure this out. At least Sun and Moon are both okay." You got out your phone and tried to call Moon once more.

     He picked up and started speaking before you could even take a breath to say hello.

     "Where are you?! Are you safe??"

     "I'm fine, we're fine. We're at the daycare. Are you okay??" you asked.

     "Roxy… she mistook a wet floor sign with a discarded sweater on it for the kid. She attacked it, tore it to pieces. That’s what she's been doing, that's why she was acting weird… She's been hunting. I think the others are too."

     "Yeah… I know."

     Moon was silent for a moment.

     "It's okay, we're all fine, just… uh, I had to tase Chica to keep her from attacking Greggory," you explained.

     "Greggory? The child?" Moon asked.

     "Yeah."

     "I'm coming to meet you. Do not leave the daycare," Moon said.

     You agreed to wait here, and pocketed your phone as you told the bear and Greggory that Moon was on his way. At Greggory's concerned expression, you explained.

     "Don't worry, Moon is like our bear friend here. He won't hurt you," you said. "Neither will Sun. Speaking of…" you peered around the daycare. "Where is he?"

     You tried to check the camera through your watch, but it still wasn't working. You scowled and peered around. Everything was silent and still. The lights were on, so you had no trouble seeing to the other end of the daycare.

     You looked back to see Greggory had climbed up on the office chair behind the security desk. You looked at the bear, who smiled and spoke before you could.

     "I will watch him. You find Sun and fill him in," the bear said.

     You nodded and set off through the daycare.

     "Sun?" you called. "Sunflower, its me! Where are you??"

     You paused. There was a faint scratching noise coming from one of the plastic play houses. It was the one you'd hid in a few weeks ago, during that game of hide and seek.

     "Sun? Are you okay?" You approached the house.

     Sun's voice came from the house, though it sounded strained. "Come in, play with me. I have some candy… you'd like it, it's got caffeine in it…"

     "…Is that why you wouldn't let me have any before??"

     "You can have some now. Come in, come in," Sun said.

     "Why don't you come out? There's not really time for games right now, I'm afraid. We found the kid and I thought you could look after him while we figure out what's wrong with everyone. The other animatronics are acting weird and trying to attack the kid..." You crouched in front of the door. "Sun?"

     The door opened. You could barely see Sun inside, all twisted up on himself. It was dark in the little house. You could make out the red of his eyes, staring at you. He twitched and shuddered.

     You stared at Sun for a long moment, trying to deny the horrible feeling building in your gut. His paint was cracked.

     "I'd rather play a game. Wouldn't you?" Sun moved forwards, reaching out with twitchy hands to crawl out of the house.

     "Not right now, Sun. Please…" You took a few steps back. Sun straightened up. God, he really was tall. You took another step back.

     Sun stepped forwards. "Don't leave. I want you to stay, stay, stay. I'm so lonely… can't we play a game together? Can you read me a story??"

     You swallowed a lump in your throat. "A story? Sure…" You pulled out your phone, much to Sun's delight. Your hands were surprisingly steady, despite what you were about to do. You swiped to the camera, turned on the flash, and snapped a picture of Sun's face.

     Sun yelped and stumbled back in surprise. You had already turned and started running.

     "HEY! STAY BEHIND THE DESK!!" you quickly hollered, halfway across the daycare. "HE'S NOT ALLOWED BEHIND THE DESK!"

     The bear and Greggory looked at you, concerned. Then, they both looked with surprise at something behind you.

     Not a moment later, you felt something hot wrap around your ankle, and you flew face first into the ground, just barely breaking your fall with your hands. You were yanked backwards and grabbed at the sides, then lifted up into the air. Sun's hands were hot and tight. His faceplate filled your vision, his expression strained and unreadable in a familiar way.

This was not Sun.

     "That was tricky, very naughty." Sun shook his head disapprovingly at you.

     "Sun, please." You were having trouble breathing. You had your taser in your had, but you couldn't make yourself lift it. "Please."

     Sun tilted his head at you. "You can't get out of punishment by begging, dear."

     "I-I didn't break the rules. I haven't broken any rules," you said quickly. "I don't want to have to hurt you, Sun."

     Sun frowned at you. "My my, a threat? What horrible behavior."

     Sun's hands were starting to burn. You were sweating just being this close to him. "Put me down, you're overheating."

     Sun's hands only squeezed you tighter. "But you'll leave me all alone again… I don't want to be alone. Stay with me. Stay, stay please stay." Sun's grip got tighter with every word.

     You squirmed uselessly. "Sun-! Shit, that hurts!"

     Sun went still. Realization washed over you, quickly followed by dread.

     You lifted the taser.

     Sun moved with alarming speed. He dropped you and snatched you arm before you could tase him. Electricity sparked loudly from the end of the taser, reaching nothing but air. Sun made a horrible noise and tackled you to the ground, pinning your arm down with a hand.

     You couldn't do anything but stare up at him as he lifted a twitching fist to bash your skull in.

     "No swearing in the daycare," he said, voice low and strained and slow. It was his voice, but it wasn't him.

     Sun's fist moved, just as a blur of motion rammed into him full force. Sun went flying off of you, and every part of you told you to fucking run.

You got up, but stopped. You turned back to see where Sun had gone.

     Moon had tackled him. The two were toppling over one another, locked in an intense grapple.

     You lifted your taser, but you paused, realizing you couldn't tase one without tasing the other. They were both metal.

     "Moon-" you started.

     "GO! I'll hold him! GET OUT! RUN!!" Moon screamed.

     Sun wailed and shook violently. "NO NO NO STAY!! DON'T GO!!!"

     "There's no way I'm gonna leave you two," you said forcefully, pushing down the last of your fear, shutting up the voice in your head yelling at you to run.

     Before you could do anything, however, you were lifted once more. The bear bot had a fearful Greggory on his shoulders, and both arms around you.

     The bear turned and ran for the door just as you saw Moon's suspension cable lowering.

     "No, put me down!!" you yelled, squirming and kicking.

     The bear bot was way too strong. He carried you easily to the doors and out of the daycare, your protests falling on deaf ears. The automatic lock on the doors clicked behind you.

     You heard the sound of glass shattering, and all the lights in the daycare went out. Then the bear rounded the corner, and the daycare was out of sight.

[dreamkidddream]

So my birthday is on April Fools, (how deserving 🤪) and I decided to be self indulgent again and write something! These are short and reader is gender neutral!

WARNING: Lesson 16 spoilers in Beel and Belphie’s part (nothing too heavy but read their sections at your own risks)

The Brothers Celebrating your Birthday!

Lucifer

Expect the most grandest/high class celebration you’ve ever seen MC!

As much as he’s not a morning demon, he’s got a noticeable pep in his step this morning because it’s your special day

Expect him to be one of the first people to text you at midnight because he’s still up doing paperwork

But don’t worry, he won’t be doing any work when it’s time to celebrate

Little messages throughout the day, hinting at something big to come along with small gifts (atleast to him) such as: new outfits, lunch at Ristorante Six with him, basically stuff that he pleases you both and that he would love to see you in (not that he would ever tell you)

Expect his gifts to be high quality too (ie. very expensive)

You expected a huge party, but you didn’t expect him to get so sentimental

After everything ended, you ended up in his room, with him just holding you in his lap, unconsciously caressing you with his mind deep in thought

The impact that you made on his brothers- the impact that you made just on him- it’s far bigger than you could imagine. And that scares him

He’s gotten so close to you that he forgot that you can’t stay here forever, both in the Devildom and mortality. What would he do when you have to leave his brothers? When you have to leave him? It makes his chest pang with pain every time the thought crosses his mind, but he refuses to let it ruin the moments he does get to spend with you

You’ll never know how grateful he is for deep down, and he never wants to lose you. Who would have thought that the mighty firstborn would fall so deep for a mere human?

Mammon

ITS PARTY TIME

Get ready to have the best birthday ever with no one other than the Great Mammon!

Tries to be the first one to tell you, fell asleep and immediately felt bad

Celebrates your birthday like a national holiday but is still somehow tsundere about it. He’s only being like this because you don’t know how to party, and he doesn’t want to hear you complain later, got it?!

Has his crows bring you small gifts leading up to the big party. Bracelets, candy, mini love letters that he swore that he threw away...

Definitely snuck off during your party, because he wanted to hand you his gift personally (and he didn’t want to hear his brothers say anything about it). Prays (how ironic) that you don’t hate it, tears up when you say that you love it

Definitely got some kisses as thanks and can expect some more later

He just really appreciates and loves you okay? You’re important to him, and today’s the day that you were brought into the world, the reason that he’s able to look forward to something everyday. You’ve made a change in everyone’s lives, even that grouch Lucifer, and he has to say thanks somehow

Plus, you’re important to him- so he does see this as a special day regardless of what comes out of his mouth. He still gets embarrassed about being emotional, but he makes sure that you know that he loves you

He always will

Leviathan

It’s just another day normie, nothing special...

Hey quit trying to figure out what he’s hiding behind his back! He doesn’t have anything okay?! It’s nothing! And ignore that he called you, he just butt dialed you and didn’t expect you to answer! And he just decided to say happy birthday because everyone else was, not because he actually cares!

He is so stumped on how he’s going to celebrate your birthday, he hasn’t stressed about something non-otaku like this in decades. He’s so anxious that he’ll ruin your big day. What if he gets you something and you hate it and then hate him?!!

This day is making him more nervous than it should, but he can’t help it! You’re his best friend, a person that he can confidently say that he’s fortunate enough to know and that he loves-

OKAY he can’t exactly say it out loud yet without turning 50 shades of red, but he really does. He just needs a way to show it

Believe it or not, he was too excited to wait to tell you his gift after the party, so he told you after he said happy birthday. Free range to his manga collection??? What could be better than that?! The perfect gift if you asked him

Plus he rather you be holed up with him in his room than being anywhere else. That’s how it should be: just his Henry, his anime/manga/game collection, and Henry 2.0

It’s the least that he can do for how much you’ve been there for him, and even though he still has a hard time saying how he really feels, he hopes that this atleast gives you a glimpse into his true feelings

Ugh this feels like he’s a love interest in an otome game or something...

Satan

Honestly is the chillest of them all

Don’t get me wrong he’s super excited like everyone else, but he has a very detailed itinerary that you both need to follow for today, starting with breakfast.

Get down here before Beel eats your breakfast!

He made it with all of your favorite activities and places, along with things that he just knew you’ll love (and him too, but seeing you smiling is more than enough to make him content). He put a lot of effort into this whole day, especially with your gift

He put thought into it (no surprise there), he didn’t want to give you just anything and he has to one-up Lucifer and he needed to give you something to show you how much of a change you’ve been in his life. How much you influenced him to make better choices when it comes to channeling his anger and rage

He got you a magic photo album last year, and the way that you reacted to that (which was obviously positive), the pressure is on this year to impress you even more

Which he ended up doing! But he won’t lie, he was just a tad bit nervous in disappointing you, but everything worked out well, so you didn’t need to know!

Although, he did feel a bit shy in handing you his gift, he felt relieved in seeing you accept it so quickly

Also invited you to read any of his books, and even offered to teach you some spells, both safe and simple enough to where it won’t cause any real damage to anyone. Might teach you a spell to spite Lucifer to make the LYS club proud

You don’t know how much you mean to his brothers, how much you mean to him. You’ve made a bigger impact that you think, and while he knows that nothing he does will ever show you how eternally thankful he is for your presence, he at least wants to show you a sliver of his appreciation. What better way than the day you came into the world?

Also expect him to try and fluster you the whole day. You’re too cute for him to leave you alone, and your reactions are better than that brand new cat cafe

Actually he might have to test that theory, and the only way to do that is if you both visit the cafe. Either way he’s not complaining! Cats and you? A match to die for

Asmodeus

You’re the only reason he’ll interrupt his beauty sleep

Wants bragging rights to say that he told you happy birthday first

Today is a big day after all! It’s the day that you came into the world, and that you’re able to even be down here with him- I mean them!

Will be your designated fashion designer. All your outfits already have to not only be on point, but they have to be iconic. No exceptions! Doesn’t matter if you’re just going to Purgatory Hall, you’re going there in style!

Gifts are in style too! He got you stuff that you would absolutely fall in love with. He’s not that self centered, give him some credit MC!

After the big celebration with everyone, of course you’re going out to The Fall! He has to show you off of course, it would be a crime if he didn’t

But once everything is over and you guys are home, he takes his time in doing his nightly routine on you both. Honestly just basking in your glow and just enjoying you. No sharing, no interruptions, just you and him

He catches himself thinking that there’s no way he can love someone more than he can love himself, it’s impossible, it has to be

But he loves you so much that he’s starting to doubt that theory

But would that really be a problem?

Beelzebub

He’s so excited! And he takes today VERY seriously

He’s gonna make sure you eat SO GOOD today that Lord Diavolo would be jealous

As soon as you get up you guys are hitting every restaurant and I mean EVERY

You’re getting the best of the best because you deserve the best

And as a gift he got you so much food that you’ll probably have enough to last you both for the rest of the year...if he doesn’t eat it all

He knows that food is his thing, but he got you so much because he knows that it makes him happy, and he wants you to feel the same way. It makes him feel all warm inside, and when you’re with him it’s like he’s eating all of his favorites at once, but even better

And you guys eating food together?? It makes him feel like he’s back in the Celestial Realm again

But I feel like with Beel, another way he shows love is through acts of service and quality time. For him, even if you guys are doing absolutely nothing, he’s 100% in bliss

So his gift to you was in the way of snacks to share and having him at your mercy (not that you would ever take advantage of him like that). Also promising to take you wherever you want, it’s your day!

You see past his sin, and enjoy Beel for Beel. You don’t just see him as Gluttony, you helped bring his twin back to him, you even sleep and listen to him after his nightmares of Lilith. It’s only right to show gratitude for all that you’ve done on your birthday

And all of his brothers love you, especially him. You’re basically family at this point, and no takebacks either

Just don’t leave him MC, you’ve became a big part of his life now, and he honestly would be very sad without you

Belphegor

There’s no way that this sleepy king can stay up until midnight so you’ll get your happy birthday when he sees you in the morning (if he’s up)

No but fr in the game he DOES NOT CALL YOU OR EVEN TEXT!!! LIKE I STAYED UP THINKING HE FELL ASLEEP AND HE JUST STRAIGHT UP- okay sorry back to the headcannons 😭

He’s very optimistic on the inside trust me, he just doesn’t show it very well on the outside, but he’s trying!

He can’t help it that he’s sleepy but...you put some energy back into him, and he is ecstatic about celebrating with you, he just has a hard time showing it

His brothers were a little peeved about his nonchalant attitude AND not getting you a gift, but Beel already knows what his twin is doing, he just didn’t want anyone else to know because he wanted everything to be perfect

After the party, he snuck you away to the planetarium, which is designated as your sacred spot. This was nothing new, but you still laid in awe cuddled with Belphie looking up at the sky

But tonight was different, as the stars up above spelled out...your name? And did that star basically let out miniature fireworks? And are those stars over there shaped as a cow and mooing?

Seeing your eyes light up meant that it was worth it to skip out on some of his naps to talk to Solomon and practice out some new spells (but you won’t ever know that)

Belphie really cares about you. Really cares about you. No matter how much he may be sarcastic or act like things aren’t a big deal, they are to him, especially when it comes to you. After the ill-fated events in the attic, he would have not been surprised if you hated him and want nothing to do with him ever again; it was his fault after all, he couldn’t be upset with you. But you were willing to forgive him, and start over

MC, you will never know how much indebted he is to you. You’re the reason that he’s out of the attic and reconnected with his twins again, the reason that he’s apart of the family and not separated. Yes, he still has some issues that he may need to work on for himself, but he’s able to take the right step because of you

He doesn’t really have a choice in celebrating your birthday (at least to him but he’s gonna celebrate either way), because without you, he doesn’t know where he would end up at, he would be lost. He owes you enough to see you safe and happy, and he swears that he will keep you that way. A happy and safe MC means a satisfied Belphie

And having you curled up in his side, going on about the show he planned, has him feeling very light, and he can’t help but wonder if this is how his sister felt

If it is, he can’t help but start to see everything a little clearer now

[obeymeluv]

How would the brothers react to MC biting their nose and running away afterwards?

I’ve never really heard of anyone biting another person on the nose. Like, person to person. Our Jack Russell bit my dad on the nose. Saw that :0 When people do this, is it mean? Is it funny? Playful? I’m not sure. I’m assuming you/MC are in a platonic relationship with all the bros or in that ‘maybe something more but we don’t know yet’ state. At any rate, have some brief headcannons: Lucifer:

Beg pardon? You’re biting him?

This is probably the one and only time you got the drop on him at his desk

He’s tired, sees you out of the corner of his eye, and secretly gets excited inside because you’re leaning in! Are you about to kiss him? Probably.

Being the Avatar of Pride, Lucifer doesn’t out-and-out brag (actions speak louder than words with this one), but he really does think he’s the best in the house. Why wouldn’t he be? He keeps everything running! Without him this place would burst into flames and crumble!

Lucifer’s propped his chin up on his fist just so, just slightly, because he thinks he’ll get a peck on the lips AND YOU BITE HIS NOSE!

His face slips straight off his fist and Lucifer doesn’t know what to do. He definitely banged his elbow though.

And his knee. Startled himself into kneeing the desk.

Can’t form a coherent sentence, hardly even a thought, and you’re already out the door

Boy can’t even yell at you. He’s too busy trying to figure out when the last time was anyone bit him (it was Satan...pretty much from teething years to the human equivalent of 7) 

Mammon:

The second you’re in his space, JUST HIS, Mammon is so stoked. He’s 100% ready to receive all your affection and will legit lounge back on his bed and let you do whatever

He prefers full-body snuggling, playing with his hair, kisses, cupping or rubbing his face, and just having his arms around you (in no particular order)

Boy legit has his hands behind his head, waiting for you to do something. Get in his bed, give him kisses, whatever.

He gives a lazy crunch to heft himself up to a slouch, already whining that you’re not moving fast enough and how DARE you make the great Mammon wait when you start climbing onto his bed.

Mammon’s in a half-crunch now, resting back on his elbows with a little pink in his cheeks and a playful demon chitter in his throat. He slowly sinks back into the bed as you draw nearer, totally content to cuddle you.

Mammon’s got one arm around you and is in the middle of rolling you onto your side so you guys can be face to face when you strike

Boy is so startled he flings himself off the other side of the bed. That didn’t work too well because you were kind of on his arm so he swings out in this graceless lump and tumbles to an awkward sit on the floor

His face is super red and about the time he realizes he’s a strong DEMON who can take his arm from beneath a HUMAN, you’re already out the door and he’s yanking his arm back into his body like you tried to run off with it

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!

He’s definitely going to bite you back. He’ll bide his time.  

Levi:

Don’t do this to this baby, please. He’s not going to understand.

Levi is a shy, gentle creature and it takes so long to earn his trust, for him to let you in and shed layers of insecurity,

When you’ve earned a free pass into Levi’s sanctuary of a room, you have a privilege few can imagine. 

It’s an even greater privilege for him to be platonically affectionate with you since he’s only ever really had virtual people skills. 

Also: doing this is dangerous

More than likely, you’re in his lap while he’s gaming. Levi’s very tactile and enjoys your presence. He’s convinced you’re his good luck charm so you have to be nearby or it doesn’t work. Eventually he just gets comfortable looping his arm around you or just resting against you.

Levi game’s away, chin on your shoulder, when you bite his nose.

Levi gives a big yell, tries to freak out and doesn’t know which way to go. He’s sitting down and his first thought is to skitter away but he can’t (you’re sitting on him).

So he does the next best thing: flailing. You might get hit with a controller. Maybe tangled up in cords.

Levi actually made an angry demon noise at you, not realizing how far out the door you were (it was mostly because he’s startled)

You two make up eventually but you have to stress to him that it was a joke and apologize if he felt more hurt than you intended. It was so foreign to him that he didn’t know how to take it.  

Satan:

You’re going to bite this guy? Okay, suit yourself.

Having older brothers and being the Avatar of Wrath, he’s definitely reactive. You’re lucky if you just get a demon screech of indignation and not a book to the head.

More than likely, you’ll get a book to the head. 

Satan will tell himself it wasn’t on purpose but maybe 2% of it was on purpose. The rest of it was literally being a knee-jerk reaction to swing back with whatever he had on hand.

On the bright side, he didn’t hit you like he’d hit Lucifer if given the opportunity. It was the closest thing to a tap he could give with the book but that may still be a wallop for a human.

Satan gets all flustered, then sad when you run away. He immediately thinks the worse: he hit you too hard, or he scared you with his reaction

He immediately goes to find you and check up on you

Did you tell him it was a joke? It’s good you explained yourself but you ARE talking to the president of the Lucifer Sucks Club, who champions their pranks. Be careful for the next week or two.

Asmo:

Of all the things he’s been through over the centuries, being bitten on the nose is not one of them

Cutely confused but it quickly turns into being a little grossed out

Sweetie, his nose? Really? There are better things to bite

Also, don’t bite him on the nose. That’s gross. His nostrils are RIGHT THERE.

A funny petty bitch about it. If you catch him in the “daytime” (for the Devildom), “How’d my foundation taste?”. If you get him at night, maybe while his hair is away from his face in a cute headband, he’s asking you if you can tell which skincare item he just put on.

Definitely invites you to bite him elsewhere as you’re running away from him

Will retaliate with cute things like little pinches to your side of sneaky hugs the next time he sees you. 

Takes it the best out of all the brothers.

Beel:

Are you even going to get to his nose? Boy’s so tall!

Think about it: if he’s not standing up and away from you, he’s eating. His nose will be kind of obscured by food. Do you really want to get that close to his active jaw and teeth? He does have a top row of them, you know

Your best bet is to get him to pick you up and try from there (even though it cuts off your escape)

Beel’s only ever been ‘kitten bit’ by Belphie when they were younger so he really doesn’t know what to do about this

Confused. What does this mean in human terms?

It’s obviously not enough to break the skin; your teeth can still be gently in his nose and Beel will just look straight into your eyes. “Are you hungry?”

You’re trying to nibble on him. Clearly you have to be hungry.

When you tell him it was a joke and look a bit deflated that you couldn’t run off, Beel just laughs a little and bounces you in his arm. 

Belphie:

“You’re going to bite this guy? Okay, suit yourself.” #2

This brother is the easiest to attack considering he naps all the time, but your risk is the greatest. Maybe. Possibly second or third-greatest.

Worst case scenario: Belphie narrowly misses biting you back out of reflex and gets a mouth full of air that dries his throat out and makes him wake up with a cute sleepy-angry face

Best case scenario: you get an angry hiss-purr and he unfolds himself long enough to wrap your head in a section of blanket, eyes still closed and a furrow in his brow. Don’t worry, if this happens he definitely won’t hold you there. Just long enough to make you panic and think about what you’ve done (it was five seconds tops)

Doesn’t care that it was a joke or whatever dumb human thing you say as he hoists you into the bed (you never had a chance to run). Your consequence is being his cuddle buddy.

He has to make up for the sleep you stole. Doesn’t matter if it was just a few minutes, he’s going to need a few hours.

You could ask him to let you up, threaten to get one of the brothers, everything under the sun and he’ll simply tell you that you shouldn’t have messed with him if you didn’t want to end up like this.

You will be shushed. Pillows don’t talk.

[hetalia-reacts]

I was wondering if I could have the waking up ask but axis version please.

Sure thing~

Germany

Good luck waking up before Ludwig honestly

He’s a pretty calm sleeper so you and him will stay covered and in place even if you’re a crazy sleeper

He’s got an iron grip on you the whole time so that’s why you or him aren’t going anywhere

Ludwig snores but it’s only lightly and only when he sleeps in certain positions

If you do wake up before him you will be blessed with his beauty

Ludwig easily looks like the babiest baby when asleep

No tension, stress, or annoyances to make his face go all >:|

Just relaxed, peacefully sleeping away

When he wakes up and sees you still in bed he reaches out for you immediately

He’s a softie and just wants to hold and caress you in this moment of raw openness and vulnerability

Not a man of many words in these moments

He will listen to you talk, but will likely only respond in varying grunts to convey interest or yes and no

Even though Ludwig is a big get up and go at it guy, he’s reluctant to leave the bed during mornings like these

He just wants to cuddle with you, even if it’s just for a minute longer

Literally carries you with him when he finally gets up

Like sorry honey you’re up already so might as well join him for breakfast and maybe some morning exercise

Italy

You will always wake up before him, always

It’s like he knows how long you sleep and refuses to wake up and start his day before you do

C O V E R T H E I F

Always takes all the covers in his sleep

but it’s acceptable because he cuddles you in his sleep so you end up being kind of covered in the end anyways

Speaking of which you aren’t leaving him when you wake up, Feliciano’s grip on you is scarily strong

Feliciano sleep talks but it’s all nonsense and he doesn’t respond to outside interactions

He smiles in his sleep, this makes it really easy to tell if he’s having a nightmare or a sad dream because he’ll either have no expression or a frown

When he wakes up I think he has a little ritual that he does with you

Like he wakes up, kisses you, says something sickeningly sweet to you in Italian, and then cuddles with you for like 10 more minutes

Wants to talk in the morning, but he's still sleepy so it's all soft-spoken and a bit slurred

Just some soft cuddles, talking about the plans for the day, and some little smooches here and there

Feliciano will do just about anything to not have to get up so y’all can continue cuddling

Like even if it means having to go out and exercise for the rest of the day just please allow him another 30 minutes of soft cuddle time

Eventually, though he’ll get up so he can make breakfast for you (or lunch depending on when you guys finally got up)

Japan

The middle man in getting up super early or sleeping through his alarm for a bit

So you could often wake up before him

You might end up pushed to one side of the bed, Kiku is weird about cuddling some days

he could either hold you in his arms while he sleeps or could end up pushing you entirely out of bed because sleep brain is not happy with the contact

if Kiku is in one of his cuddle moods you could get reactions out of him while he sleeps

like petting his head or a light kiss makes him smile while he's sleeping

When he wakes up to you still in bed I feel like no matter how long you've been together he will always be a bit embarrassed or self-conscious

He just hates the thought that maybe he was drooling or snoring loudly and you saw him like that

Kiku likes to spend the morning with you I’m bed

Not necessarily lazing around, but maybe making an easy, mess-free breakfast to eat in bed while each of you do your own thing

Hand holding

Kiku likes to do whatever it is he’s doing while holding your hand

If you can’t do your thing without both hands he might make you scoot closer to him so he can be shoulder to shoulder with you

Kiku won’t want to get up out of bed

He really wants to stay like this with you, but he knows you both have things that need to get done

So he’ll kiss your forehead and coerces you out of bed to join him

Romano

You will wake up before him more often than not

Very clingy in his sleep, you won’t be stuck in his arms but he will constantly move with you so you will never be without him

Opposite of a cover thief, you will wake up with all the covers most days, especially if it’s particularly hot that day

Lovino just doesn’t vibe with covers

Snores lightly

Lovino enjoys waking up to you still in bed with him

Not a man of many words in the morning

Will likely tug at your arm or clothes with a pouty look on his face until you come snuggle back in his arms

He would really appreciate it if you spent the morning talking to him and showing him affection as he hugs and kisses you

Good luck convincing him to get up

He’s not leaving that bed or letting go of you unless it’s urgent

He will get up relatively quickly if you mention how hungry you are tho

Lovino really wants to take care of you so he’s always ready to make you food or do things for you

Prussia

Much like Germany, good luck waking up before him

He sleeps in more than his brother, but not by a whole lot

You won’t get pushed in your sleep but you will wake up with an arm in your face and half of his body draped over yours

Cover thief to the max, and he doesn’t even end up covered by them

Snores like a jet taking off like omg

He looks hella cute in the morning tho

When Gilbert wakes up and sees you waiting for him he gets kinda soft

Like he has a sleep dazed pouty look as he sits ups and reaches for you

His hair is absolutely crazy looking in the morning so maybe pet it or try and smooth it out for him

Gilbert won’t keep you in bed for too long

as a matter of fact he’s pretty much ready to get out and start the day after about 30 minutes

But he might relent if you wanna cuddle a bit more because he’s soft for you and he’s really not that hungry or eager to start work

100% will force you out of bed and make you get ready with him because he gets lonely and you’re awake so act like it please

[cheegu3]

yooo i just thought of something else i don’t know where i’m getting these ideas from and i’m sorry if i’m being super annoying you don’t have to write it or you could wait like six years to write it if you don’t want to right now but i have another idea for yandere jay 🥴🥴

basically his s/o tries to be saved by pretending to order pizza for them but actually calls the police and tries to tell them her situation by pretending to order pizza, but he figures it out and stops her 😶

sorry if i’m pressuring you by bombarding you with ideas you don’t have to write them if you don’t want to 😭 you’re a queen and i hope you have a good day :)

Noo it’s okay cutie I only appreciate you!! I hope u have a good day too ;-; also sorry for lowkey writing smut again and then soft asf lmao

~ Trapped pt. 4 - yandere Jay ~

sooo i’ve like finally figured out how to end the series, can’t drag it out forever. Buuuut I can’t spoil wether it’s a happy or sad ending just throwing it out there :p

TW / trigger warning: yandere themes, abusive relationships, violence, gore, blood, murder, cursing, sexual themes

word count: around 2k

Summary: y/n is a stupid ass bitch who won’t give up

“ Get off me! “ you shrieked, still trying to kick him off. You heart was already beating a thousand times per minute thinking of his punishments that would follow this time. They only got worse as time went on. And now that he knew your soft spot, you were fucked.

You were met with a blank face when you were turned over to lay on your back. He was still holding your wrists in a firm grip but his expression baffled you.

‘‘ You’re..you’re not mad ‘‘ your voice sounded small, ready to flinch at the slightest movement in order to protect yourself.

‘‘ It was a fun game. That’s all it was ‘‘ he responded and got up, pulling you up with him and heaving you over his shoulder.

‘‘ Hey! Let me down ‘‘ you shrieked.

‘‘ Behave ‘‘ he hit your butt which made you shriek again and from your place you could see that he had started to move. The world was bouncing up and down. Your boyfriend went up the stairs and then towards your shared bedroom, throwing you down aggressively on the bed. 

You held your breath and watched him pace back and forth in the room, still with a blank expression on his face.

‘‘ My punishment? ‘‘ you said slowly, like a question thinking that it’d be better to just get it out the way.

‘‘ You won’t get one this time- ‘‘ you looked up at him in surprise having stared at your hands ‘‘-BUT, if you try even the smallest thing I will make you feel pain like nothing you’ve felt before ‘‘ he smirked, knowing that it would probably happen very soon and the thought of punishing you again turned him on.

‘‘ I haven’t seen you cry in a while ‘‘ he suddenly said, lost in his thoughts and you saw the growing bulge in his jeans as he said this making you feel disgusted but also well..intrigued. You couldn’t deny that he was good looking he looked almost ethereal having his back turned gazing out into the garden through the window. His shoulders were so...

No stop stupid y/n! you thought to yourself and physically gave yourself a light smack on the head. You suddenly realised what he had said.

‘‘ What? ‘‘

He turned to you and sat down on the edge of the bed.

‘‘ Don’t worry. I’m sure it won’t be long until I do...’‘ Jay was speaking more to himself now than to you and when he trailed off he put his hands up to your face slowly stroking your cheek.

You smiled at his rare display of affection willingly letting yourself get pulled into a hug.

‘‘ I love you ‘‘ he whispered and rested his chin on your shoulder like a little kid clinging onto its mother.

‘‘ I love you too ‘‘ you ran your fingers through his hair.

You two sat like that for a while. It was peaceful like this, only the sound of your breathing filling up the room. Without noticing, he had pulled you down on the bed and now he was more holding you than you were him. The sleepiness had crept up on you and when he noticed, he started rocking you a little bit giving soft kisses to the top of your head. You tried so desperately to keep your eyes open but failed and the last thing you felt was the kiss of the person who loved you most.

When you woke up it was dark outside, assuming it was evening and you had just taken a nap. You listened for sounds and caught a few voices and clattering. The possibility of it being food made your stomach growl loudly so you made your way out of the bedroom. On the top of the stairs you saw that the dining table was decorated, several dishes peeking your interest. Jay was sitting on the chair on the furthest end facing the stairs. He was expecting you and gave you a warm smile when you met his eyes and made a gesture to the seat next to him.

‘‘ Morning sleepy ‘‘ you hurried down the stairs practically running and sat down next to him.

‘‘ Ha ha ‘‘ you said sarcastically and poked your tongue out at him.

Not giving it a second thought you started diving in not noticing your boyfriend watching you closely.

‘‘ What do you want to eat for dinner? I have some work to do, from home ‘‘ he asked once you had basically cleared the whole table, saying the last few words sharply. He could only refer to when you’d tried to escape when he was away at work...twice.

‘‘ Pizza ‘‘ you tried to ignore his tone, clearly he was still pissed and thought you would try it again.

‘‘ You call when you’re hungry yeah? ‘‘ he stood up and waved at one of the guards who called in a server to clear the table.

You only nodded and suddenly it dawned upon you. Another escape opportunity. He had told you to call which means that you could try the pizza method when you’re calling 911. Only what he said next would prove to be a slight hinderance to your plan.

‘‘ But you will have guards following you all day. Don’t try anything ‘‘ he smirked a little and left it at that, walking up the stairs and disappearing into his office.

Dammit

You could still try it, surely you still had a chance?

A hand firmly grasped your arm making you jump.

‘‘ Miss, Jay requested that you be in your room ‘‘

It was a guard, and another one in a black suit joined you on your other side. You felt trapped and so small. 

‘‘ What the hell ‘‘ was all you could whisper out. 

They had started pulling you up the stairs and when by the bedroom door, you were harshly pushed inside and the door slammed in your face. You had tried to turn around and push down the handle but a click sound told you it was too late. They had locked you in. And sure enough when you tried to push it open, the door didn’t move an inch. 

You sighed and laid down on the bed staring up at the ceiling. You imagined that this day would be quite eventless, being locked up in your bedroom like Rapunzel you’d have nothing to do. You spent the day looking out of the window, thinking about freedom, just hating Jay in general, planning your escape, then hating him a little bit more and reading a book while taking a bath. When hours had passed by, as you could see on the large clock hanging above the door, you decided to put your plan into action. Clearing your throat and trying to come off as innocent as you possibly could you leaned against the door and said,

‘‘ Heyy, I’m uh hungry now. Jay said that I could call for pizza. ‘‘ 

Some rustling and grunts were heard, the door rattled and then the lock was turned. You were met with the grumpy face of one of the guards and also...

‘‘ Sunghoon?? ‘‘ you bursted out.

One of your boyfriend’s bandmates was standing there. Real and breathing. You had never met any of them since Jay was very possessive and protective, well more jealous in your opinion. He thought they would ‘’ steal you away from him ‘’. He bit his lip nervously, looking around as if waiting for someone to pop out at any moment.

‘‘ Listen we don’t have much time “

You couldn’t help but feel bad, he looked so stressed but also you were curious. How the hell did he even know about you? From what Jay had told you, no one close to him knew about your existence. The fact that his bandmate was here, talking to you was a mystery in itself.

“ what? What do you mean? “

The only reason you knew it was Sunghoon was because you had memorised all their names, because you were home alone one day and very bored. Jay had been at work and it was safe to say that he was pissed and suspicious of you learning their names, punishing you for it that very night.

“ I will help you escape “ he said as if it was obvious.

You suddenly were aware of the guards’ presence now and came to the realisation that they didn’t care. They were within a distance which meant they would be able to perfectly hear everything that was said. Yet, they didn’t seem worried or angry, maybe he had some good guards after all.

“ How? “ you no longer cared about how he knew about you or your situation. The thought of someone finally helping you even in the slightest way made you excited.

“ The pizza thing, you know that method when you pretend to order a Pizza but you call the police? “ he explained.

“ yes, I was gonna do that “ you answered a bit disappointed, thinking he’d come with something easier or revolutionary.

“ Okay good. I’ll try to distract him, the band is meeting here tonight and I think he had plans of hiding you in this room all night “

You nodded in agreement. Then he gave you a small encouraging smile and looked to the guards, slowly backing away and walking down the stairs. You were alone now and everything was on you, no time for mistakes. When Sunghoon had disappeared downstairs to the library you assumed, one of the guards handed you a smartphone.

Your hands were slightly shaking as you put the number in. The signals seemed to never end, before a spark was heard and a voice spoke, relieving your anxiety slightly. But then, the door to Jay’s office opened which made your heart skip a beat.

He was coming over here, he knew what I was gonna do. He’ll kill me, you thought and swallowed, trying to speak as casually as you could. No one had come out of the office yet but you heard voices from inside.

“ Hi, uh..I would like, I- “ you caught sight of your boyfriend, walking out with two other men behind him and he looked at you. He stopped for a moment turning his back to you and started chatting to the men again.

You cleared your throat, trying to not let the anxiety win. Everything was gonna be okay.

“ I would like to order a pizza “

You sounded a little bit more confident than before but on the inside you were screaming. You weren’t even sure if this was gonna work.

“ What? Ma’am this is the wrong number “

“ No, no no no! “ you shrieked, making Jay turn around and give you a curious look.

“ Oh yeah, the address it’s umm...it’s “

He was still watching you closely, and the fact that he hadn’t turned around to continue to talk was worrying you.

Instead he was moving, straight to you. And when you saw his eyebrows furrow and the look in his eyes you knew that he knew.

Paralysed with fear you couldn’t move and could only watch as he snatched the phone out of your hands. Everything became a blur, the voices fading out but amidst the chaos you could make out what would be the signal of the end of your escape attempt.

“ Yeah sorry. My wife is mentally ill, she often calls 911 to prank call or accidentally thinking it’s another number- “ he continued but you couldn’t hear at all now, only feel the tears that slowly traveled down your cheeks.

You didn’t even feel it when his guards dragged you into the basement as you stared hopelessly into  nothingness. Only realising what was about to happen when the sound of the door being slammed was heard and the darkness surrounded you. Footsteps came closer and closer.

You were terrified. He was coming.

[4stars-uswnt]

Found Love and Chosen Family [Lindsey Horan x Reader]

requested by anon: can you write lindsey horan x reader and lindsey is really protective because reader has a bad past?

warnings: mention/description of abuse and homophobia

“C’mon, (Y/N)! I was wide open.” Megan shouts from across the field. Although you had seen her, before you could turn to make the pass, Kelley had easily stolen the ball from you, leading to a breakaway goal for the other team.

“Sorry.” You sheepishly apologize, as you make your way back into position.

“Get it together, (Y/N). Let’s go!” Tobin snapped.

You wince at what seems like the hundredth scolding you’d received from your teammates. The USWNT had a huge Olympic Qualifying match coming up, so each and every training session was important, but for some reason, you couldn’t get it together today. It seemed like you couldn’t do anything right, every one of your touches and passes going awry.

“Damn it.” You mutter under your breath, as Alyssa saves your shot.

Once Vlatko blows the whistle, signaling the end of practice, you see a bunch of your veteran teammates approaching you.

“Dude, what the hell?” Megan yells.

“What?” You shrink under the gaze of the other women.

“Why’d you never pass? I was wide open all of practice.” The older forward runs her hand through her hair.

“Ha, and I stole the ball way too easily from you.” Kelley quips.

“(Y/N), you gotta be on top of your game for our match this weekend, so whatever’s going on, you better get a grip.” Tobin huffs, walking past you towards the bus, visibly agitated.

You swallow the lump in your throat, pushing down the impending panic attack and the memories of your parents that were about to resurface.

Alex gives you a sympathetic look, while Christen pats your shoulder, as the women in front of you head to the bus. You quickly gather your stuff, the tears beginning to sting your eyes.

Once on the bus, you slide into your window seat, pulling your hood up and putting your headphones on. Too lost in your thoughts, you don’t notice your girlfriend plopping down in the seat next to you. Seeing you shut off and your tear-brimmed eyes, Lindsey makes a note to check up on you once they reach the hotel.

———

A couple of hours later, once the team has showered and changed, everyone piles in for dinner, everyone except you. Noticing your absence, Lindsey furrows her brows. The blonde midfielder scans the room, still looking for you, pursing her lips, confused. You had been your usual self this morning, dancing, smiling, and bubbling with laughter. What had happened at practice? Determined to get to the bottom of this, Lindsey stands up from her seat.

“Hey!” She shouts, grabbing the attention of the entire room. “Does anyone know where (Y/N) is?”

“What? Can’t keep track of your girlfriend?” Kelley teases.

Lindsey rolls her eyes, ignoring the defender’s comment, as she looks over to Mal, your roommate.

“I dunno. She was still in our room when I left, and said she’d be down in a few.” Mal shrugs.

“Well, did it seem like anything was wrong?”

“She looked a little down, maybe like she’d been crying.”

Lindsey frowns, looking over at the rest of her teammates.

“What happened at practice? Did you guys say something to (Y/N)?”

Megan and the rest of the veterans sheepishly wince, remembering the events of this morning. Shifting in her seat, Tobin hangs her head under the gaze of her good friend.

“Well, uh, you see…” The older forward sputters. Lindsey raises her eyebrow, daring the woman to explain.

“We might’ve snapped at her a little bit this morning.” Tobin relents.

“What!?”

“It wasn’t that bad.” Megan interjects, trying to clarify. “She just wasn’t playing the best, and we were getting a little frustrated.”

“What exactly did you say to her?” Lindsey snarls.

The two forwards shrink, not used to seeing this side of the Great Horan. Knowing you since high school, your girlfriend has always been particularly protective of you.  

“Well?” Lindsey crosses her arms, waiting for an answer.

“I kinda yelled and cursed at her a little, but Tobin told her to get a grip.” Megan confesses.

“Kelley teased her about stealing the ball from her!” Tobin rebuts, as Kelley’s eyes widen.

“Hey! I was only playing” The freckled woman defends, which starts bickering amongst the veteran table.

“You guys!” Lindsey shouts, causing the team to stop their argument. “Why the hell would you say that to her?”

“It wasn’t that bad, Lindsey. Just the heat of the game.” Christen tries to calm the midfielder, who was now getting pretty riled up.

“You all need to get a grip and be ready to apologize to (Y/N)!” Lindsey exclaims.

“What? It’s nothing to get her panties in a twist about, let alone apologize for.” Kelley scoffs, not seeing the big deal.

“You don’t know her story.” The blonde snaps. At that, the entire room goes silent.

“What do you mean? What happened to her?” Alex whispers.

“I can’t. It’s not my story to tell.” Lindsey sighs before storming out of the room to go check on you.

———

Silently closing the door behind her, your girlfriend enters the hotel room, tiptoeing over to your bed, where you’re buried under the covers. Pulling the blankets off your face, Lindsey’s heart practically breaks upon seeing the tear tracks stained down your cheeks.

“I can’t…I’m sorry…so sorry.” You mumble in your sleep.

“I’m here, love. Don’t worry.” Lindsey soothes, climbing into bed, cuddling next to you. She places a kiss to the top of your head, running her hand through your hair, as if she could make your nightmares go away.

You snuggle into Lindsey’s hoodie, sensing her presence and comforting scent. With your girlfriend’s gentle hand in your hair, you find yourself peacefully falling asleep.

———

About twenty minutes later, there’s a soft knock on the door. Before Lindsey could get up to answer it, the rest of the USWNT floods into the hotel room, led by the veterans.

“Is she asleep?” Tobin whispers guilty, as she sees your saddened state.

Your girlfriend nods. Christen hovers at the end of the bed, gently rubbing your feet.

Stirring slightly, you rub your eyes, before opening them to see your teammates crowded around the bed.

“Oh, hey guys.” You croak, hiding your face into your girlfriend’s chest.

Climbing up fully onto the bed, Christen sits next to you. “Sweetie, would you look at us, hm?” She gently coaxes.

You slightly peek your head out to look at the team, as Tobin and Megan approach the side of the bed.

“(Y/N), I am so sorry. I shouldn’t have yelled at you this morning. It was totally out of line.” Megan apologizes.

“Yeah, I’m sorry, too, kiddo. We were totally out of line. I think we’re just super stressed about this upcoming match, but we shouldn’t have taken it out on you.” Tobin adds.

“’S okay.” You mumble, now fully sitting up but still leaning against your girlfriend.    

“No it’s not, (Y/N/N).” Kelley insists. “We want you to know that we’re always gonna be here for you.”

You shift, a little uncomfortable at all the attention. “Guys, really. It’s okay. I forgive you all.” You reassure.

“(Y/N), what’s going on? You know we love you, right?” Tobin asks, sitting on the edge of the bed. You nod in response.

“We just wanna understand and help you.” Alex kneels down next to you.

Hesitantly, you look to Lindsey, who nods encouragingly.

“Um, well.” You start shakily, trying to stay composed.

“Take your time, babe.” Lindsey comforts.

Taking a deep breath, you start telling your story. “For as long as I can remember, my parents were always be fighting. I would often hide in my room, even skipping dinner, to avoid the constant arguing. That’s actually how I found soccer; I used it as an escape from my hell of a home life.”

By now, a couple of your teammates are holding their breaths, knowing the worst part of your story has yet to come.

You look down at your fidgeting hands, as you continue. “It wasn’t till about my 10th birthday that they started to take their anger out on me. First, it was just yelling and verbal insults, but it soon turned into hits and kicks.”

You quickly wipe a couple of tears, as do some of the other women in the room.

“When I was 16, and I came out to my parents, they screamed horrible things and called me terrible names that I will not repeat. They told me that no daughter of theirs would like girls and live under their roof. So, after a few slaps, they gave me ten minutes to pack a bag and leave. I was living on the streets for a couple of weeks, before Lindsey discovered my situation after practice one day. Thank goodness I found her; she and her love saved my life.”

You intertwine your fingers with your girlfriend, bringing her hand to your lips. Lindsey gives you a soft smile, kissing your cheek.

Turning to face the rest of your teammates, you give them a sad smile. “So, yeah. That’s kinda why I reacted the way I did this morning. Though I totally get your frustration and stress, your yelling just triggered some bad memories, sorry.” You explain.

“Hey, hey,” Tobin hushes. “There’s no need to apologize. We’re the ones who should be sorry.”

The rest of the women nod in agreement. “Even if we are frustrated or stressed, we shouldn’t yell or shout or even make jokes.” Kelley affirms.

“We all love you, (Y/N).” Alex coos. “Thank you for telling us your story.”

“Do you forgive us?” Megan peeps.

You smile, nodding. “Of course I do. You guys are family. Just try and keep the harsh yelling to a minimum please.”

“Of course.” The pink-haired forward replies.

“Group hug!” Sonnet exclaims, already moving to jump on your bed. The next thing you know, all 23 women are piled around you, crushing you with a giant loving hug. You smile, thankful for this chosen family you had found.

———

Later that night, you curl up next to your girlfriend, who’d managed to switch rooms with Mal.

“I love you, Linds.” You whisper, tilting your head to give her a small kiss.

“I love you too, (Y/N/N).” She leans into your kiss.

“Thank you.” You lazily mumble.

“For what?” Lindsey murmurs, feeling sleepy herself.

“For telling the team off.” You slightly smirk. “For standing up for me. For always being there for me. For loving me. The list could go one.”

Lindsey kisses your forehead. “I’ll always be here, (Y/N). I’m not going anywhere. Thank you for being you.”

Snuggling further into your girlfriend, you fall asleep, feeling more loved than ever before.

[whatifxwereyou]

Lightning Part 23: Prince Charming

Fandom: Mortal Kombat 2021

Pairing: Kung Lao x Reader

Summary: You'll be his prince charming instead.

A/N: Thinking of maybe slowing my schedule down a little bit? Not because I'm less passionate about it or anything (I'm not, I'm still super jazzed about them all) but because I have some big projects going on right now? How would people feel about alternating weeks for firestorm and lightning with the occasional surprise sprinkled in? Also still open to suggestions. I will be starting up a monthly original story with voting and such too. Info to follow.

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You sat on the bed next to where Kung Lao remained asleep, hand still on his stomach. His lips were slightly parted, the lightest snore escaping them. How should you do this? You didn’t want to risk lying down next to him and falling asleep before checking in with the infirmary. The longer you were awake the more exhausted you were. Your limbs were heavy, like weights had been tied to them. You could have slept for a thousand years and therein lay the worry.

How to wake him then? He was so peaceful.

You could tickle his face and get him to smack himself. Or you could cover his nose and make him gag himself awake. Both of these seemed on brand for your relationship but at the same time, if he’d been lying next to your unconscious body every night for a month then maybe you should consider being sweeter.

You could picture him making a joke about you being his sleeping beauty and how much that would make you roll your eyes. Maybe you’d play on that and be his prince charming. That would be fitting and he would hate it. He had so much scruff. You hoped that he’d been taking care of himself and not stressing too much over this. You couldn’t even scold him if he had been neglecting himself. You would have been falling apart if the tables had been turned.

Gently brushing his messy hair from his face, you placed a soft kiss right at the corner of his mouth. The scruff on his face tickled your lips and you shivered. If he didn’t wake then you might end up going back to plan b which was one of your more nefarious ideas.

But he stirred, shifted, and cleared his throat. Then he opened his eyes with a heavy sigh. The look on his face made your heart hurt. Like it was just another day. Another day where he would have to keep waiting and going through the motions. You’d never felt so important as you did in that moment. Finally, he realized you were sitting there and his expression changed. Brow furrowed, eyes wide, mouth in a deep scowl like he couldn’t accept that you were there.

Then suddenly he shoved himself into a sitting position. You yelped and adjusted yourself so you wouldn’t fall off the bed. Not that he would have allowed that to happen because a second later, his arms were wrapped around you. He lifted you into his arms, held you in his lap, and buried his face against your shoulder.

“Lao…” You laughed but he shifted and held you tighter, one hand in your hair, grasping it as if afraid to let you go. His hands were shaking and you fought the sudden butterflies in your stomach and the threat of hot tears behind your eyes.

“Not yet.” He managed in a sleepy, sad voice. “Just a minute.” You would give him that. No objections. No teasing. Just a minute in his arms. Besides, they were a relief from the weight of your own body. It was surreal to be held and the reality of it was crashing on you like a ton of bricks. This was the Kung Lao you’d lost. Your best friend. Things had been so chaotic since you’d woken up in Raiden’s Temple that it was easy to forget how huge that was. And you’d almost died. You’d been so caught up in a childish bet on who your heart belonged to that you’d forgotten to properly appreciate what you had.

You were alive.

And so was he.

He was holding you. A man whose arms you had dreamt of for years. He’d found you again and you had clicked as though no time had passed at all. You weren’t those same people who had connected as children but it was better than if you had been. Getting to know him all over again was a gift and falling in love with him had been more than you’d ever hoped for.

“You’re really awake.” His grip relaxed on you just enough. Then he urged his hands down your arms instead of around you. Those dark, familiar eyes were tired. There were shadows beneath his eyes as if he’d struggled with sleep.

“Do you need me to pinch you?” You tried to tease but it was hard to joke in such a serious moment. He scoffed.

“I wasn’t sure you’d ever…” He drifted off, those big puppy dog eyes admiring you. Oh no. “Raiden said not to get my hopes up but I… I had to…”

“That doesn’t matter, Lao, because I’m awake.” You rested your hand on his cheek. The way he melted into your touch and leaned entirely into your palm made your heart ache. His breath was warm against your fingertips. “You’re alive.” You couldn’t help it. You’d spent so much time in your head in that memory of losing him. It wasn’t the best time to bring it up but you had to let him know how relieved you were to see him. He was confused at first. Clearly, he’d only been thinking about how close he’d come to losing you but his expression softened. Grasping your wrist, his thumb brushed against you, his large masculine hand dwarfing yours in comparison. He placed a soft kiss right at the base of your palm.

“I’m sorry that I left you alone back then, Y/N.”

“I’m not.” Why were you suddenly so emotional? It was eating you apart. Trying not to cry on repeat was exhausting and your body was already beyond tired. But this had been a lot. You didn’t need the tears on top of it. And you knew it would be hard for Lao to see you shed tears. Even when you’d been kids, he’d gone above and beyond to get you to stop crying. You fought tears the best you could. You couldn’t be blamed for being emotional, not after all you’d been through. You kissed his cheek. Maybe you liked the scruff a little bit. It was cute on him. You may have been a little biased though.

“Why?”

“Because it brought me back to you eventually.” You shrugged. “Yeah, it was difficult but… you found me again. Like you said before. You always find me.” It was nice to think that you couldn’t help but find each other again. That no matter what sorts of lives you lived you’d end up in each other’s arms again someday. But you knew that wasn’t really how life worked. It was funny.

Of all the gin joints in all the world.

“It was hard to believe you were ever coming back to me this time.”

“I’m sorry, Kung Lao.”

“No, no… I don’t want you to feel guilty. You were suffering, Y/N. I didn’t want you to suffer for my sake.” He couldn’t take his eyes off of you and you found yourself avoiding them. They made you feel vulnerable suddenly and that was definitely going to be enough to make you cry. “It felt cruel to have you after all these years and then… have you ripped away again.”

“I get it. I thought about that I don’t know how many times…” You smiled but it was strained. Something about knowing you both felt that way made it easier to deal with. You’d felt selfish to complain and had told yourself over and over that you were lucky to have any time at all. But you wanted more time. A chance to really find happiness together. A chance to just be. “I feel better than before this. I think at least, it’s hard to tell. I need to see someone in the infirmary.”

“I need just another minute with you before I share you with Chen.”

“Oh, you finally learned her name, huh?”

“We bonded a little over worrying for you. We’re not friends but we’ll tolerate each other for your sake.” Kung Lao grinned, eyes sparkling with mischief and confidence. You’d watched it crumble a handful of times but to see it back again after so long felt wonderful.

“Were you with me every night?”

“Yeah. Your bed sucks by the way.” He tapped it with his knuckles and then placed his hand to your cheek and tilted you so he could kiss you.

“Oh, no, don’t do that. I haven’t brushed my teeth in like a month now.” You stiffened up. He laughed.

“…don’t care.” Kung Lao’s hand caressed slowly along your cheek, knuckles gracing the side of your neck. You got goosebumps as his lips met yours. Your best friend. Your other half. He tasted like sleep but you were sure that you were far worse off. It hurt a little even, to be kissed. Your lips that hadn’t been doing much at all for so long. But it was a good kind of hurt. And it was far better than that pinch had been to reassure you that this wasn’t a dream. “Not as bad as I expected but yeah, you should probably brush your teeth.” Kung Lao teased. It was wonderful to be teased by him. You wanted to swat his shoulder like you normally would but your arms were exhausted.

“Like you said… in a minute.”

“You know… you should just stay with me.” His fingers lazily brushed over the side of your neck and pushed your hair back.

“Hmm?”

“In my room. No point in pretending this isn’t happening. It can be our room. My bed is way better.” He suggested, hand brushing lightly down your shoulder. Then he rested it on the side of your neck. You watched him checking your pulse and this time you did swat him. “What do you say?”

“Yeah… yeah, I think that I’d like that.”

“It means telling everyone.”

“I don’t care, Kung Lao. I’m surprised you didn’t already tell everyone.”

“…it may have slipped a few times.” He smirked and you couldn’t help but feel your heart skip a beat. The truth was you had no idea if what you’d tried had worked. You wouldn’t have any idea until time passed and you either recovered or declined again. You prayed. Prayed that it was gone for now at least. Give you time to find the truth. Give you time to be happy with Kung Lao. Even as warriors for Earthrealm who were destined to put your lives on the line to keep your world safe, you wanted more time. The chance to get that far.

“Good.” You were glad. You wanted him to be proud. You were proud, that was for sure. It still stung to let go of Liu Kang and to be without him. But you had Lao and that was incredible. And you were awake. You didn’t feel feverish. Your body was weak but not useless. Even the mark on your shoulder didn’t hurt so bad. You barely noticed Kung Lao touching it. He was less careful than Liu Kang was about those things. “I promised Liu that I’d go to the infirmary.”

“You already saw Liu?”

“He came to check in on me as I woke up. We talked for a minute before I woke you.” You hoped he wasn’t going to still be on that jealousy nonsense. There was nothing to be jealous of. You’d chosen him. If anyone had any right to be jealous it was Liu.

“Of course he did.” No jealousy, no disdain. Understanding. What a relief. Lao wrapped his arms around you again and muttered into your hair. “One more minute. Then I’ll take you. I just want you to myself for… one more minute.”

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[gaymershigh]

Hello! I saw your askbox and open and read your rules and you are right, it's not often I see Male×Male reader inserts in the TWST fandom. So, I'd thought I'd request some to help the cause! If I may, can I request some headcannons of dorm leaders of TWST×Male!Reader who is in their dorm and has been noticeably stressed in their schoolwork and one night is seen super stressed out and the dorm leader's fellow students pull the reader aside and hand the reader over to the dorm leader because the reader refuse to listen to anyone else?

Of course you may! Tbh, this is such a nice request, I enjoy doing multiple characters, but it's so difficult for me to write for Azul and Vil in this hc for some reason??

REMINDER: Don't overwork yourself just because you don't think it's enough! The fact that you're trying is already amazing! Please remember to take care of your health because you matter! 💜

Triggers: None!

Dorm Leaders dealing with a stressed Male!Reader

Ever since Riddle got a text from Trey and its about his boyfriend doing his schoolwork on ungodly hours he was worried, very worried.

He wants to come to you and make a 2 hour speech about how you shouldn't overwork yourself but he barely has anytime as well, he's a very busy man as well.

So he decided to order your friends, Ace and Deuce to tell you to not overwork yourself. Hell, he even prepared a script for them.

Of course, it didn't work. It was so obvious it was from a script because Deuce sounds so robotic and Ace kept correcting Deuce. Your stubbornness makes it even more awkward and worse.

He ordered Trey and Cater this time, with a whole new script too.

They did a good job and all, but it also failed because your ass is so stubborn and Cater is pretty impatient and kept using his phone.

This only made you stressed out even more because these mofos probably dont understand how you feel.

Deuce's dense ass noticed this and told Ace about it. And that's how Ace got a big brain idea.

You were screaming, usually, the ADeuce duo usually stays at your dorm to chill while you do your work and NOT drag you to their dorm.

They shoved you to Riddle's room and what you're not expecting was your boyfriend showing a very worried face.

He immediately hugged you tightly before you could say a word. He cupped your face and caressed your cheek.

“My sweetheart, please don't overwork yourself, it's unhealthy for you. From now on, only work yourself for 2 hours max. Come now, let's drink some tea together.”

He knows that something's up when you haven't been hanging out with him for a while.

He misses his herbivore so much, he misses cuddling his boyfriend but he's too prideful to admit.

When he found out you've been doing your schoolwork 24/7 by Ruggie, his response is indecisive but on the inside he's bothered.

Since he's too lazy to move on his very comfortable position, he threatened ordered his dorm members to convince you to stop overstressing yourself.

Knowing Savanaclaw, of course they failed, there was no hope to begin with. It was a disaster. They tried but they're way too intimidating for you to even listen to their words. Thank god Ruggie was there to bail them out so it wasn't too awkward.

This made Leona very moody. Not only he cannot snuggle with you, his plan failed and he now forces himself to sleep alone in pain. Boohoo.

Ruggie can't stand this man's temper tantrums so he just snatched you away from your dorm and toss you to a sleeping Leona.

The lazy lion woke up immediately when he recognized your scent. Since he's still sleepy however, he just pulled you to his bed and hugged you close with his tail wrapped on your leg

“Hmph, you chose your schoolwork over me and had the audacity to not meet up for the entire week? You're not going anywhere this time, especially with you in my arms.”

He won't blame you to be honest. He overworks himself too and ignore your warnings multiple times. However, that doesn't mean he's not going to do anything about it.

He at least has time to spend with you but you didn't. Of course that made the octopus upset and he's not gonna five up when it comes to you.

He stalks you everytime he gets the chance. Your stressed expression really displeases him. He wants to do something about this so bad but he doesn't want to disturb his already stressed boyfriend.

Jade caught on to Azul's bizarre behavior and he cam up with an idea to surprise both of you.

“Kidnapping shrimpy? Ok!” of course Floyd would say yes, it's Floyd.

You're screaming in distress and confusion. Just a second ago you were messaging your temples because you couldn't mesmerize what Mr. Trein taught you and now you're getting kidnapped by the Leech twins, what a surprise. An unwelcome one at that.

Azul was shocked when he hears your cries as the twins dropped you off his room, still tied in ropes and leaving like nothing happened.

Azul untied you, explaining theories as to why they would do such things, but when he does got the right answer, he blushed in embarrassment. He caused this.

He placed a soft kiss and holds your hand gently.

“I apologize for causing a huge ruckus. It's just I missed you when you barely replied to my calls and texts and you kept working and that made me worried sick! I'm sorry that I sound selfish but.. Could you stay here a bit longer, please?”

Oh dear. How could you say no to that?

Ok first of all how could you even ignore him? He always keep coming to you and basically screaming at you.

Your stress may could have took the you over and may accidentally snapped at him for being too noisy.

This made him sad and left the room. BUT HEY AT LEAST YOU GOT SOME PEACE AND QUIET AM I RIGHT?

But if you think that's gonna make him upset??? You're his wonderful boyfriend! His treasure! No matter what, just seeing thinking of you makes him happy again.

This didn't last as you kept ignoring his daily chat with you and his messages and calls. This wasn't okay.

This genuinely made him stressed as well, he probably doesn't even exist to you anymore. Despite it just being 2 days if felt like forever since you talk to him or even looking at him with a smile.

Kalim wanted to spend fun times with his boyfriend like always. Not just sit there and look at him groaning at the worksheet every now and then.

He missed you so much. Even though he sees you, it just doesn't feel the same.

He got less happier as the days go by, everyone got worried sick. Even Jamil felt disturbed about it, usually he would be living the life when Kalim's quiet.

Everything's the usual today. Kalim visiting you and he's quiet again. You of course felt bad but you really need to pass this test.

But out of nowhere, you kept getting text messages from Jamil screaming to you about talking to Kalim and how pathetic he looks when sad.

When you turned around, your heart shattered to pieces. There it is, a sad Kalim in tears, curling himself on your bed to at least have your scent on him.

You stopped what you're doing and hop on tour bed and press his face against the crook of your neck, muttering sorry.

“Ahhh! I miss you so much,habibi!(my love) please don't overwork yourself and ignore me! I love you so much and seeing you date your homework then dating me hurts me! Please dont leave me! I'll be the best boyfriend ever!”

Who do you think you are, to ignore your lover's calling just for a paper of misery? How foolish.

Vil understood that your future is important to you, but do you really need to worry when you're dating the Vil Schoenheit? The beautiful, rich man who spoils you every single day?

Not only that, stress causes wrinkles and you're also ruining your sleep schedule?! Unacceptable.

He kept ranting to you about how greasy your hair and how big the bags under your eyes are.

To the point you have to lock your door to refrain him for entering and rant. You're already stressing out and there's literally no way you're going to hear about your dramatic boyfriend moan about your appearance.

He kept calling and texting you and you also ignore that. If anything you gave good morning texts or either leave him on read.

And he's not tolerating that.

His job was easier to handle than the others. He can just ask Rook to kidnap you and he would oblige and do so in an instant.

And he just did that.

Unlike the others, you know exactly what's going to happen when Rook is violently dragging you to Pomefiore. He's going to put you in Vil's room, listen to him rant for a few hours and do beauty things or whatever.

Well, have of that did happen when Rook closed Vil's door. He did rant but what your not expecting was him being very gentle and sweet.

“I knew it, you got increasingly worse. Oh well, I will refix this mess later. But for now, you should rest right beside me. No leaving no matter the circumstances, you understand, potato?”

I mean, of course you're gonna ignore him, he's just a gross, weeby loser. There's no way he can impact your life positively in any single way. If anything, he probably causes trouble to his you anyway.

He doesn't really wanna stop you, he really cherishes you and your choices even if they're not good and losing someone like you is probably gonna take years to move on to.

Poor Ortho, he needs to hear his brother rant about his boyfriend not being able to see nor play games with because he's busy working himself.

But this made Ortho worry. Not only id his brother is sad but you're risking your health to do schoowork! That's no good.

This made you confused. Ortho kept muttering about your health status to himself everytime you pass by the hallways.

And everyday, your stress levels increase and your health is deteriorating.

He needs to make you rest at all cost but he knows your stubborn. So he has to do one thing that makes your knees weak.

His very own special puppy eyes.

Ortho innocently dragged you to Idia without either of you guy's knowledge.

When Idia finds out, he immediately apologized for the inconvenience he caused and you might have to be the one to comfort him.

“I'M SERIOUSLY SO SORRY! I just really wanted to play games with you and hangout with you like usual.. Eh? You will?? REALLY!?”

At first, the fae didn't even realise you are stressing despite showing a few signals.

Until you start ignoring him. Then you got a pouty Malleus. (aw)

He doesn't understand why you're struggling with Mr. Divus' homework, it seems so easy to him, why is it so hard for you?

That made you upset and he still doesn't know why.

He never had a boyfriend like you before so of course he's not gonna understand gen z struggles. Spare him please.

Lilia gave him some tips, only for it to be tricks and make you more upset. snide mf

Seeing a sad Malleus made Sebek upset, then mad.

He asked Lilia what's wrong with his young master.

And when he found out you're replacing him with your schoolwork and then for some reason 'stressing' about it??

How rude!

Sebek kept nagging at you to stop working and pay attention to your damn boyfriend but you couldn't care less about Sebek and his shenanigans.

You only start sweating when he suddenly yanked your arm and dragged you to Diasomnia.

And what you see is a pouty Malleus playing with his little game.

When you sat next to him, he immediately wrapped you in his arms.

“My darling, I plead for you not to pressure yourself in something that only destroys you even more. What progress you have done is enough for today but as of now, you need rest. Release all your negativity away, love.”

This is literally my second work but I already feel like a failure.

-𝕸𝖎𝖗𝖎

[lunar-writings-love]

College!AU - Hongjoong (ateez)

ahaha so i’m baaaack ;; super sorry for all the inactivity babes life has been weighing down on all of us i’m sure and i needed some time! This is the next installment of the college!au ateez series, and although i had planned to have hongjoong last, y’all requested him so much i wrote him next and changed the order around! 

Author’s note: Bullet fic, 

Warnings: like a drop of angst if u squint ?? the word sh!t appears one time i think

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Hongjoong:

he’s so cute i’m Sad

ok so Joongie is just so loved, so treasured by everyone ,, every time he enters into a room everyone just 🥺

he’ll walk into a room looking all sleepy in overalls or something and literally everyone’s parental instincts awaken from the depths of college emotional indifference and suddenly ,, 

there’s world peace it’s a sight to see 

so, our Hongjoongie is actually a double major!! 

he’s a world lit major, and he’s minoring in gender studies so his emphasis is on analyzing feminist texts 

more often than not, the best way to find hongjoong is to just go to the library on the south side of campus at odd hours at night and you’ll usually find him buried underneath a pile of books ;; (and more often than not he’ll also be sleeping because baby can’t stay awake to save his life ://) 

But he really does love his major ,, and If u let him ,  he’ll rave hours and hours about literature; analyzing them through historical context, societal reflection, the role of women, writing style..... 

....he just loves what he does and it makes everyone around him love him for it too!! 

He always has extensive talks with Yeosang (an english major who took a lot of lit classes with hongjoong hint go read the yeosang!au) on american 19th century feminist writings

they started their own book club and it’s literally just them two, no other members allowed, and all they do is eat finger sandwiches and shit on misogynistic men we sTAN

HoWEVer, although hongjoong’s work in literature is impressive and respected, he’s probably better known for his second major: 

music composition!

music is the love of his life ,,, no buts there’s nothing he’ll love more than his art (except maybe you aha ha ha ;)

and people knew him around campus becaaaauseeeeee ,,,,, he would usually ,,, dj at frat parties... 

it wasn’t something he particularly liked, but hey money is money.

in all seriousness though, when hongjoong wasn’t reading or writing papers, he was glued to his mac producing tracks and writing lyrics 

the only thing was ,,, he didn’t actually sing any of what he wrote 

he never thought his own voice suited his songs, and would much rather sit on the sidelines moving along the creative direction 

and although the boys usually are the ones to sing his demos,, joongie always felt like something was still ,,, missing 

this is where u come in wink wonk 

you’re just a lowly econ major who surprisingly !! doesn’t !! want !! to start your own fortune 500 company :DD !! wow so rare :) 

anYWaYS,, you’re just doing it cuz your parents pressured you into pursuing a career with stable job opportunities and you’re kinda good at math and graphs soooo 

....why not 

but to be honest, you always felt trapped 

you were never able to stop that feeling of impending doom when you’d open your macro-econ textbooks ,,,

or how your heart hurt when you think about the fact that your life is headed straight to an incredibly mundane future :

a desk job, an overpriced apartment that barely has enough room for you, living in constant air pollution from the city’s high carbon emissions, never finding true love, dying alone with 50 cats,  taxes...you get the drift

you usually pushed those thoughts to the back of your mind, negativity isn’t productive and right now you had a world economics midterm to study for

but..

not that you’d ever admit it, your true passion had always been music 

you weren’t the best composer, you knew just enough piano to get you but; but you had a set of PIPES dAmN

your friends could usually find you at the dorm’s music rooms ,, and whenever you felt stress or needed to unwind, you’d usually head over to those rooms

now ,,, these rooms are soundproof // but the trick is you actually have to close the door cuz if u don’t......

everyone can hear you 

and by everyone I mean the entire floor

you were doing your usual thing at the music room one night when one of your friends came in to let you know everyone would be heading over to dinner soon,, u promised only one more song before meeting them upstairs on your dorm floor 

hoWEVeR, U DIDN’T REALIZE THAT WHEN YOUR FRIEND WALKED AWAY THEY LEFT THE DOOR OPEN 

and soo ,, when u started singing again  //// everyone heard 

and by everyone i mean ???!?

hongjoong :))

and it was love at first sight ,,, or rather 

,, love at first listen??

he won’t ponder over the semantics, all Hongjoong knew was that he had been looking for a voice like yours and needed you on his tracks 

this man barged into the room and begged you to lend your voice for his songs 

...on his knees :00

you were in shock like what were you supposed to do?

this random man stormed in and got on his knees ,, 

what was next ??

marriage ????

u didn’t really say anything for a while just kinda looked him in his eyes 

but then your uwu instincts kicked in--u don’t know what it is about this dude but u just wanna like give him candy or something 

and so you hesitantly asked for his name 

and that’s when hongjoong realized he was an IDIOT 

because not only was your voice heavenly, but of course you were cute too and he just presented himself like a complete and utter maniac and He Didn’T eVEN bOTHER To TelL You hIS NAme!

he wanted the ground to swallow him up but alas 

he got off his knees and shyly stuck out his hand and told you his name 

you looked at him once again ,, and surprisingly 

you took his hand with a small smile on your face 

you ended up totally forgetting about dinner with your friends at the dining hall 

because hongjoong sat beside you on the piano bench and showed you his songs and lyrics, and you....fell in love <3

you’d never connected with anyone on this type of emotional level before and it was almost sort of overwhelming 

it also kinda gave you hope too ,, because here was Hongjoong ,, someone who managed to get the best of both worlds : a music and a lit degree

and you thought that maybe ,, you could do something with music too 

you guys exchanged numbers and scheduled to meet at the university’s recording studio that weekend 

Hongjoong composed a track and you added your own lyrics with his help--after two weeks of mixing, mastering, producing, and recording ,,, you guys officially released a single!!

you really weren’t expecting it, but hongjoong was a bit of a social butterfly and so the song became a hit on campus 

people were uploading it to their social media, sharing it with friends, playing it while they worked out, it was kinda ridiculous to you 

the student paper even wrote an article about it (and later you found out that the journalist was one of hongjoong’s friend’s girlfriend ,, (hint go read the yunho!au)

And when the song reached 10,000 streams, that gave you the confidence to do what you had always wanted to do 

you called your parents up on a Saturday morning to tell them you were picking up a vocal performance major 

you were extremely anxious for this conversation, so Hongjoong decided to stay by your side for moral support 

As both of you waited with baited breath for your parents’ response, Hongjoong was also right there just ,, holding your hand so sweetly,, and that was driving YOU INSANE 

(because in these past couple of months you had gotten to know Hongjoong you had mostly definitely, absolutely, completely fallen head over heels for him)  

after a long moment of silence, your parents agreed 

they weren’t too happy about it, but they also weren’t as against it as you thought they’d be--the only condition was that you’d continue with econ and instead double major 

it would honestly be hard considering the amount of mandatory classes and performances required of the vocal performance major, but you were too happy to care 

after your goodbyes with your parents, you looked over to Hongjoong with the biggest smile on your face 

and it just,, absolutely melted his heart 

before he could stop himself he just wrapped his arms around you and twirled you around

and then :) he gave you the softest kiss on your cheek 

of course, after it dawned on him what he had done, he instantly turned red and started chucking nervously as he stuttered his words 

but for you, the newfound confidence and ADRENALINE after your successful phone call with your parents, you grabbed both sides of his face and asked him if you could kiss him 

Hongjoong was wide-eyed but LIKE HELL he would pass up this up 

so after muttering out a shy yes, y’all kissed awwww :))

and after that, you guys became a couple! 

you’d show up to the frat parties he would DJ at and would always dance like an idiot with wooyoung in the corner of the room 

and you and hongjoong would always partner up for music composition and performance projects: Hongjoong would write the tracks and you’d sing for them

you guys were honestly such a soft couple 

you also picked up the habit of studying sleeping at the library with hongjoong because double majoring was hard and it required a lot of work

and it just, now became a thing for people to always find you along with Hongjoong sleeping under a pile of books 

you guys kept on releasing more singles after that, and are currently working on an EP!

and honestly, you were so incredibly happy 

you had the most amazing boyfriend, and you were pursuing your passion 

and you felt just a little bit better knowing that your future was unclear

you no longer pictured yourself at a desk job, living out an absolutely dreadful life 

instead, you finally realized the multitude of opportunities at your disposal

and with Hongjoong by your side, you just knew everything in life would work out in the end!

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Love you guys! Stay safe and healthy!!

- Luna