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harlequinoccult · 2 months
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Cold is legit so scary man😭😭
Cold x MC who's terrified of them
[looks at cold's route turning out to be more brutal and horror focused] um.
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coleszzzworld · 3 months
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Baby daddy Eijiro Kirishima (red riot) x fem reader (she/her pronouns.)
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TRIGGER WARNING,~ ✰cussing , like one paragraph of nsfw , kinda of yandere ish?… kiri is a kinda of a douche in this~ ✰POSITIVELY DO NOT READ IF EASILY TRIGGERED. ✰~Enjoy the fall. ✰~🐇♦️🖤
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- ✰“Please…. I don’t wanna be alone…”✰-
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✰-Baby daddy! Kirishima who loves you and your twin boys very much! , he would die for you and his boys , he would burn the whole world down for you and the boys if you guys asked him , he would even stop being a hero , if you and the twins asked!.
✰-Baby daddy! Kirishima was so sad when you broke things off with him , “it’s not working.” You said to him , he’d question him self … what’s not working?! , you broke things off before the twins were born , you thought shared custody was good enough… nope … kiri didn’t move out . He claims it’s good to have a “man” in the house , to raise the boys …. To do all the hard work ……to provide for you.
✰-Baby daddy! Kirishima who will never let you go…no matter what… he’ll never let you go. It’s suffocating. You feel like you can’t breathe…. You guys aren’t married… when you got pregnant, it was after U.A , now you both are in you’re twenty’s … you want to explore your options… have hook ups … just live your life ! … he always says “till death do us apart.” It’s funny cause you guys aren’t married…the only way he’ll let go …. Is if you died . Or he dies …
✰-Baby daddy! Kirishma who buys you the house in the suburbs, with a huge pool in the backyard, and a huge porch, he’ll give you whatever you want , you want those 900$ heels ? … Done! He bought them for you ! , you want a new car? , he’s on his way to the dealership… and don’t get me started on the twins , he’ll buy them whatever they desire! , they want that new basketball hoop? , he’ll do it better!… he’ll get them they’re own basketball court ! … they want that signed jersey from leborn James?… he’ll buy it no matter what the price ! … they want the newest shoes ? , consider it done !! , they now have a whole closet dedicated to they’re new shoes and signed jerseys!.
✰-Baby daddy! Kirishima, who puts the twins in sports , they do basketball, baseball , soccer, football! , he wants them to be “achiever’s“ just like him ! , you tell him they’re to young , I mean they’re only six years old , when he put them in all these sports , but the boys don’t seem to mind ! , they definitely have a favorite sport , it’s basketball, they don’t mind the other activities, but they like basketball the most . Sometimes , bakugo’s daughter comes over to the house and plays basketball with the boys ! .
✰-Baby daddy! Kirishma , who doesn’t like when you go on dates , he’ll invite himself, im not kidding, he full on invites himself , so here you are on a date with a guy you met on tinder , and your baby daddy , kiri staring at the man , cold stone face … the look on his face looked like he wanted to hop over the table and strangle the dude … so you stopped going on dates with people. That and it was embarrassing… how do you explain to someone that your baby daddy is insane and has no sense for boundaries.
✰-Baby daddy! Kirishma who holds your hand , and kisses your check , at your son’s basketball games , he wants to let the whole world know you two are still together… so when the paparazzi rudely interrupts your boys game , he’ll smile and hold your hand as the cameras click … flashing lights every second…. You feel nauseous… you two aren’t together… ‘click.’ …. This isn’t real… ‘click.’ ….. you’ll try to pull away from his hand . He won’t let go. He keeps a tight grip on your hand…’click.’ ….’click.’ …..’click.’ You space out … you just mindlessly smile … then he pulls your face near his …. Kissing your cheek …. ‘Click.’ ‘Click.’‘Click.’‘Click.’‘Click.’…… you can feel your mind go numb. The next day you see , the newspaper in the grocery… the header reading , “worlds best couple!!!!, Y/n L/n & Eijiro Kirishima!” You roll your eyes .
‘Click….’
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[Nsfw.]
✰-Baby daddy! Kirishima , who fucks you till you’re crying… he’ll have you in the bed , face down ass up … as he slams into you . Smacking your ass every thrust … you can’t help but moan . “F-fuck you like that baby?…” he stutters out… “fuck You feel so good.” He says as his hips stutter too. You know he’s close .
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A/N - ( sorry yall I was going to add more smut but writers block hit me , then my adhd started to act up lol , but I’ll write a part two to this . And it’ll be smut!!!)
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can...can we know about the four ocs shipped with levi? like the differences in their relationships....if it's okay with you!!!
I’ll be making more info on them later, but I can give snippets here about them and about them and Levi!! Starting from healthiest to least healthy.
Felicia Bovino - Lambo’s older sister by 17 years. She’s not an active figure in her little brother’s life, most because she was already busy getting settled in as Dino’s lightning guardian when he was born, but she absolutely adores him. She’s even a little overprotective of him at times. So when she learns Levi fought her little brother post ring battles, she’s reasonably upset at him. So! They met when she tried fighting him.
What happens though when take two trained fighters who are also clumsy and make them fight though? The ever cheesy, Shojo like trope of them falling on each other of course! Felicia however misunderstood it as Levi trying to stop her from falling, just falling as well in the process. This results in her deciding he’s not half bad, just needs some more positive influence in his life. So now she takes any chance she can to spend time with him. This includes taking him on shopping trips or making him join her in baking.
For Levi, it’s a little annoying at times. But it’s also hard to hate someone so unashamedly kind and sweet to him. Plus, he doesn’t really hate the time he spends with her.
Next oc - Serafina/Fina Amato - This is the one with a power imbalance. As Fina is his subordinate. However, she is one of the higher ranked members in the Lightning Division. This is because she’s also head of IT and Tech Support for the Varia. Fina has a love-hate relationship with her boss. There’s moments where she admires Levi for the actions he does for the Lightning division and finds him to be a great leader. There’s other moments where she wants to just strangle him though. She’s also not afraid to get snippy and snide with him over these moments.
One big part of Fina as a character is she’s nonverbal autistic and communicates with an AAC device and sign language. And she has a chronic illness with chronic pain. These are all parts of her Levi respects and doesn’t demean her for. He’s even gotten good at spotting when she’s growing overstimulated in a situation, so he can order her to take a step back from it and handle it himself if he can.
The main conflict with them as a ship is the power imbalance of boss-subordinate and her occasional abrasiveness towards him.
Next oc - Laelia “Angel” Orchidea - Laelia here is the one who needs to work on herself first before she tries seriously pursuing anything with him lol. Laelia is Aria’s Mist Guardian and basically a mafia influencer. Mostly promoting her gothic lolita-jirai kei kinda style and things like that. She’s kinda a tsundere, but the type where you’re like “Oh, this girl has issues.” As she’s really selective on who she drops her walls around and shows genuine softness to, mostly because of things from her past. Levi at first was just one of her many followers on mafia social media and someone she didn’t really know. But through some slight shenanigans (namely Celeste and my headcanon of Aria and Xanxus being childhood friends lol) she met him and the rest of the Varia.
Levi was his usual awkward self, but this was “stupidly” charming to her. Though she warmed up to and befriended Lussuria first. Because she wanted to know more about Levi though, she started convincing Lussuria to take him on their outings together. Which turned into her convincing Levi to go with her places or do things for her. Her hesitance to soften up to him though resulted in her being really critical and sometimes even just rude to him. Things that dug under Levi’s skin a bit because she’s not someone he’d be willing to take that treatment from for long. So when he started to pull away, Laelia panicked and basically shut down contact with him herself to try avoiding the pain of him being the one to cut her off.
Needless to say, she needs to work on herself and apologize to him first for her actions before they make any actual progress.
Final oc - Margherita Laute - The final one and the least healthy one! So Margherita here is my Varia Cloud Guardian oc. She’ll be getting her own post eventually, so I can give proper content warnings with her, so this’ll mostly focus on her dynamic with Levi. If you looked her dead in the eyes and asked her how she felt about him, she’d shrug her shoulders and say she’s pretty neutral on him. However Levi would argue and say that she treats him like prey, which he isn’t wrong. However the moments she’s like that with him are exclusively when he’s showing extreme bouts of envy.
They’re not really good for each other, as they literally bring out the worst parts of each other. However they’re still fun to play around with lol.
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wouldnt P.E need to like... accommodate a disability like asthma
It's status as a disability around here is... debatable. I'll admit, I'm not sure if I feel comfortable calling my asthma a disability. It does impede my life, yeah, but it's one of those things that's a weird area. My asthma has been labelled "moderate" and it's not really considered one unless it's labelled "severe" around here. Basically, I don't feel like I have a right to use that label for myself, and critically it also means that legally they don't have to give a fuck.
Long blurb ahead about shitty HS experience lmfao
I got diagnosed around age 12-13, although I had been showing symptoms as early as age 10. It just got brushed off by the clinic as allergies at the time [dude literally said 'it acts exactly like asthma, looks exactly like asthma and we're giving you an asthma inhaler, but it's just allergies.' Like okay dude. Even 10 year old me felt that was weird] but my then family doctor was finally able to take a look and he gave me the diagnosis. Also he took me seriously right away, since he's known me since I was born. Literally, he delivered me as a baby.
The first year of gym was only not an issue because my ankle was broken for 75% of it. It was that long because it ended up re-injured thanks to a shitty teacher. [My mom was VERY close to bloody strangling that woman. Only reason they didn't charge in was me insisting they not and that I was fine. Also mom had a busy job but ngl she would have blown off the Prime Minister at that point;;;;] I also got diagnosed near the end of it so I didn't know until later.
Second year was where things got. Dicey. Originally was assigned to a male teacher; don't remember his name because we barely saw him. When I asked him if he could hold on to my inhaler or if I had a safe place to put it down, since I wanted to participate without holding it getting in the way [girl's pants not having pockets, I had to hold it in my hand] and the dumbass told me to put it in my gym locker. I, then 13-14 years old, had to explain to this fucking clown in a greasy wig why that was stupid. I told him by the time they recognized I was having an asthma attack, found the locker room key, figured out which locker was mine, either unlocked it or broke it open, found my inhaler and came back to me, I would be LONG dead. I just held it from then on. Thankfully, someone threw a dodgeball at his head and he got a scratched cornea, so he was out for the rest of the semester recovering. Ngl I like to pretend that kid did that intentionally, lmao. Unsung hero, that kid 🫡
Third year, the main issue wasn't the inhaler itself, but expectations to push myself WAY harder than was safe. I was kinda chubby then, still am, and they believed I was lazy. Truthfully;;; I just didn't like the activities they did, so I wasn't invested. On the mechanical bikes [which I actually didn't mind] the teacher there would come up and turn the tension WAY up, trying to force me to work harder. I'd get shouted at to "do better" and "put in more effort". I was putting in effort- I was trying, despite hating it- but like I said in that post's tags;;; it's a tightrope. I need to put in enough effort to actually get the benefit of exercise, but not SO hard that I ran myself into an asthma attack. My main triggers for an attack are allergies [which is basically outdoors, so it's dangerous as fuck in allergy season], illness [thus the special inhaler for when I'm sick], and heavy exertion.
I've run myself into an asthma attack several times- but only once when not in school. It's very scary, but it wasn't scary enough for the teachers for them to care. Also, it was autumn, so whenever we were outside it was even harder for me because of the cold, dry air. I really struggled, and became timid, because asthma attacks happened so often it was starting to hurt. I wouldn't be surprised if my asthma actually got worse in that time, because it was really, really rough. But them pushing me to "work harder" was a problem through everything, even if that last year of gym was much worse for it. There was a constant mantra of me being "lazy" and "not trying" even when I was. But they expected you to run until you puked your guts out. I was so, so lucky my parents told me "as long as you do your best, we don't care what grade you get" and made sure I didn't even try that. My brother had done that before me and that was devastating enough, my parents and brother didn't want me doing that too. Especially with asthma.
And really? Those teachers didn't care about any of us. One even told us all not to rough house [directed this at the boys but said it to everyone] because "I could get sued if someone gets hurt". The attitude was so bad that even kids who didn't like me- or even who didn't think I could speak because I was so quiet- would make sure I was okay after asthma attacks. The teachers never did. It was kind of wild, because the same people who pulled out your hair, grabbed your chest, called your slurs and slammed your face into lockers would also be the only ones on your side during a health emergency.
They didn't like me. I wasn't one of them, but they didn't want me to die. They did tone things down after that [not stop mind you] but still. It kinda brought people together. Alongside the whole "pedo teacher" thing; the mean girls may spread rumours about you but they still protected you from Mr. Pedo.
Basically, it was a weird experience. The teachers didn't care at all, and weirdly, it unified the kids. Even the ones who really did awful shit to the others. They still wouldn't watch as other kids got hurt. A dysfunctional kinship, really. But I find it sad how kids that literally yanked my hair out were also bigger defenders of me in gym than any teacher ever was.
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trying to balance my fumble and floyd strangle last time. How about boyfriend inviting Jade on a date to go mushroom picking or just surprising him with mushrooms?
Mushroom Date
Uhh in this reader befriended a pig that accompanies them for a truffle hunt. Kinda the same MC from my cooking series that has to forage cause Crowleys a deadbeat dad
"The forest around Ramshackle is huge and has plenty of mushrooms. It may not be much of a hike, but it is a great place to forage! … If you'd like, I can show you around."
It wasn't hard to get Jade to agree, he would get to do one of his favorite activities with you. The next day, he was there in his gym clothes, ready for your foraging date.  You both walked out to the edge of the forest surrounding Ramshackle, leaning into each other. That's when you revealed a little surprise to him.
"Jade my dear, we're gonna have someone join us on our date today." Before Jade could even process what you said, let alone respond, he watched you walk behind a giant stump of an ancient tree. Your footsteps echoed wetly as you walked through mud. He followed you, noting this stump was the same height as him and very wide, yet hollow. 
He was snapped out of his thoughts by seeing you kneeling by a large opening in the stump. There was a small makeshift trough for water and food besides the opening and the inside looked as though it had bedding from old blankets and leaves. You must have made this yourself, he realized.
"Watch this, she'll come out with a bit of coercion…" You said, revealing an apple in your hand. Just like that, a spotted pink snout stuck out of the entrance. The snout sniffed around before poking its head out to reveal a pig, obviously in its senior years.
"There she is, she knows the drill by now. She helps me find truffles on my walks." Jade raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "Oh, you have a pig now? There must be a most interesting story behind this. Mind telling me?"
With a rub to her chin and pat on the pig's head as she ate from your hand, you told the story. "I actually don't know, I found her living here. She was skin and bones though so I fed her, next thing you know she's getting me gifts… ah come on now, she's done with her apple."
And just like that Jade was not only accompanied by you, but also by a pig trailing behind you both. 
"There are truffles around Ramshackle?" "Apparently! I guess there are enough oak trees further down for them."
You continued to guide Jade along the path you made yourself. He noticed your trail among the grass that was flattened from walking it and the branches cut out of the way. He never noticed just how big this forest was. A broken greenhouse, a few rusted sheds, a small river, tiny ponds, and occasional stumps left behind from the old dorm before.
It would be a perfect place to farm his mushrooms, he thought before being snapped out of them by a squeal. The old pig from before was trying to dig into the dirt near a stump intensely, grumbling all the way. "She found one!" You kneeled beside her and helped her dig down before pulling out a small truffle from the earth.
"See, Jade! Pretty cool eh? Take it!" You said, a bit embarrassed. If this was anyone else, they would have probably mocked you, but Jade looked at you with both amusement and adoration in his eyes. "Ah, but you're the one who dug it up, it would be rude of me to take it." "No no, I insist, we'll find more, trust me!."
The path was filled with all sorts of plants. Flowers, moss, vines, and more, all of which would make for a fine terrarium. You both occasionally stopped to gather some together, sneaking flowers into each other's hair when you thought no one was looking. You both knew though. The pig occasionally took small breaks on her legs and demanded attention, nudging Jade's leg to demand pets and belly rubs.
The atmosphere around the forest seemed to change as you went deeper, mist floating in the air and plants glowing to illuminate your path. Suddenly there was a clearing ahead. An open grass field surrounded by trees. Stumps, boulders, and a few collapsed, decaying trunks were scattered about. 
Taking a closer look, he realized that you really were not kidding about the number of mushrooms here. Along the giant decaying logs had colonies upon colonies of them growing in it. Some grew outside, others inside the hollowed stump. The trees surrounding the clearing had bioluminescent fungi hanging from the branches. Stumps had rare ones that were most likely grown from the previous students that used to live in the dorm. It truly was the best place to gather a lot of mushrooms at once.
Jade was a difficult person to read, but you can see the twinkle of delight in his eyes as he surveyed the clearing, before locking eyes with you. The small smile upon his lips was genuine as you linked your arm around his, your hand finding him and dragging him off to forage.
While carefully picking them along the trees and logs, you listened intently as your boyfriend lists all sorts of the facts about the ones you're harvesting. From recipes to history, he goes on unapologetically. It's so rare that someone listens to his passionate rants, let alone enjoys them. 
He appreciates this. The way you look at him with interest and an occasional 'yes, go on,' has him soft for you. He chuckles a bit at the flowers he put in your hair, momentarily forgetting about the ones in his before pulling you into a kiss.
Now you both sat on stumps, facing each other, going through some of the mushrooms and other plants you gathered. Some are edible, some are pretty, some Jade wanted for his terrariums, and so on. You didn't even notice how Jade began to use his charcoal sticks to sketch out the scenery around him, trying his best to include you and your companion as well.
Some snorts pull his focus away. The pig from before oinking away at the ground below her. Stubby legs dug into the dirt below. "This place is a hotspot for truffles. Here, I brought a hand shovel. Want to dig some up with me?"
If your bags and arm weren't full before, they were now as you both hauled off truffles on your way back. The date didn't feel like it was over when you went back to the dorm. The sweet pig followed you both inside, grumbling for her share of food as you all walked into the kitchen.
It felt domestic to wash ingredients and plan a meal to cook together. Jade, ever the gentleman, decided on a simple recipe with you. Chopping vegetables among other things before adding them to his pan was fun. Sneaking bites and smooches all in between each step felt soft. The time went by and the meal was done, bringing it to the lounge area of the dorm.
The pig rested her head in between the laps of you both when Jade surprised the old gal with a plate just for her. A squeal of happiness came from her as it was set on the floor and she dug in, making noise the whole time. Jade looked over at you again as you ate and messed with some of the plants in your hands. He admired the flowers in your hair and the way your eyes crinkled from smiling. 
Suddenly you held something out to him. "Oya? What's this?" A flower crown was held out before him, all intricately woven together. "A memento of our time together," you reply, sliding it onto his head. "And one for you too, girl," Jade watched as you slid a smaller flower crown onto the pig's head before giving her pets and belly rubs. A chuckle escaped from his lips as his smile grew.
You needed to do this again soon
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rainiishowers · 2 years
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Can I request the brothers ( + Dai and barbs if you can, it's okay if not! ) reacting to seeing ghost!MC [ MC who passed from the attic incident and is now just kinda, there ]
Essentially, they're not really a malevolent spirit nor are they out for revenge, they mostly just kinda hang out around MC while helping them with stuff. If a book is too high up Ghost!MC just knocks it down or if someone looks like a threat Ghost!MC just kinda appears to scare the ever loving shit outta them. Then, one day, they get caught in the act by accident.
For slight angst purposes, Ghost!MC will hover and become protective of MC whenever they're around one of the demons. They never actively try to harm or scare them, but somtimes they accidentally appear while hovering.
Boo! | Ghost! MC | Obey Me
A/N: The way you explained it was a bit hard for me to understand (no offense, I just have a brain the size of a goldfish lol) so I tried to understand it the best I can! Summary: Everything seems to return to normal after the Belphegor incident, however strange things start to happen... Genre: Slight Angst Warnings: Mentions of past death, small panic attack, mentions of strangling Side note: You could say I made them kind of out for revenge but more so pranky revenge, soooo ------- There were many different timelines, and those timelines are a fragile thing. When you died but were revived by Lilith, that created a timeline where you didn’t survive, where you were left to die in Mammon’s arms as everyone panicked trying to save you. You continued on with your normal life, slowly trying to recover from what you had experienced. You asked Lucifer if you could take it easy for a while as you wanted to adjust again, with a bit of hesitation, he agreed. You two discussed what needed to happen. You knew you couldn’t stay in the same room as Belphie for as long, and you have asked the brothers to try and not hog all your attention, while you loved the brothers, some boundaries needed to be set. You were spending one day of your weekend in the human world, alone and finally at peace. That was, until you heard quiet talking, it wasn’t all that loud but just loud enough for you to hear it was about you being an exchange student. Seriously? Now the gossip is in the human world. You were annoyed but notice that when they turned to face you, their faces immediately drained of its color and they ran off. You look behind you and saw nothing. Eh? That’s weird. Oh well, at least you didn’t have to see them. You continued on your way, but that looming feeling that someone, or something, was watching you never went away. ------- You were doing schoolwork in your room, almost about to take a break until a knock erupted from the other side of the door. Another new rule you had put in place is that the brothers must knock before coming in, after you gave them permission to do so. “Who is it?” “Beel” “Come in” You swing your chair to the door to see the ginger haired giant with a bowl of popcorn. “I haven’t seen you since supper and while I don’t want to bother you, I just wanted to make sure you’re okay and safe” You tilt your head. “Did you have another bad thought?” You frown. Beel sometimes had either thoughts or nightmares of you getting hurt, so he would check on you every time after that, however, the gentle giant shook his head.  “Lucifer suspects that something like a ghost may be in here, which is weird because there hasn’t been anything like that before” He looks at the bed and back at you, silently asking if he could sit, to which you nod. He closes the door and sat on the bed, munching on the popcorn. While deciding it is best to take a break now, you remembered that earlier that day, when you were up the human world and people were gossiping about you, they looked like they have seen a ghost right behind you, that made you start to think that there was an actual ghost. Surely not.. right? ------- Strange things started to happen, it ranged from nice things like a pre-cooked meal to annoying things like Belphie’s pillows being lost yet so easily found. Lucifer announced that he felt a presence of a ghost, which confirmed mostly everyone’s suspicion but also led to more questions, how didn’t he feel the presence earlier? That was likely due to how weak it was. Regardless, the first time Lucifer felt the presence, he called a house meeting. “Sooo... Do we need a Ouija board or somethin’?” Mammon asks “I doubt they would answer with a Ouija board considering the fact that they have been hiding from us for so long, but I guess it’s worth a shot” Satan replies with a sigh. That reminded you of the time Solomon and you went ghost hunting in the human world and he brought a Ouija board he bought which, according to him, was pretty expensive  “I just want that stupid ghost to stop stealing my damn pillows” Belphie let out a low growl. “You have a ton, what’s the big deal?” Mammon asks. “The big deal is that my favourite pillow keeps being the one that gets stolen the most, I also have specific pillows for different kinds of naps.” He glares at his older brother, holding his cow printed pillow tight, but not tight enough because the ghost stole it straight from his arms and held it above his head, swinging it in a mocking manner. The brothers quickly looks at the floating pillow. Lucifer quickly recites a binding spell and golden rope circle the slightly transparent ghost figure, bringing them down. Your eyes widen as the ghost slowly became an even more transparent figure, and they looked like you just a bit more battered up. Everyone looked alarm, and you started getting flashbacks of the attic situation, which wasn’t good at all as you have entered a panicked state. Satan notices and immediately went over to help walk you through it by breathing exercises.  “Don’t tell me...” Belphie murmurs, also remembering the attic situation. “Yep! I’m the MC you killed” The ghost you huffs, tilting their head to the side. “I’ve been with MC for, oh I don’t know, a few months now? Just in case you hurt them.” They snap.  “We would never hurt them!” Asmo says. “We love MC more then anything” His words did comfort you a little, helping you get back on your feet again. Awkward silence ensued until you finally calmed down. “So...You’re the one that... died in Mam’s arms?” You ask. “Mmhm, like I said, I’ve been protecting you a few months after the whole debacle happened” Ghost you says. “Just call me Ghostie”  “You seem much less threatening if you go by that name” Belphie murmurs. “Well I could always get your pillows to suffocate you like you did to me” Ghostie hissed. You shook your head. “Ghostie, this wasn’t the Belphie that killed you, so there’s no need for that” You try to reason, while you despised what happened and still didn’t like Belphie all that much, you could at least reason with that part. “Oh I know” Ghostie says. “But just seeing his face just wants to make me strangle him.” They say with a bitter tone, you notice Beel getting a bit more on guard and a bit more serious, it was obvious he didn’t like this Ghostie all that much. “What I want to know.” Lucifer finally spoke. “Is why you seem so.. two-faced” Ghostie shrugs. “I’ve really been doing nice things for Mammon, Asmo and Beel, since they are the only ones who didn’t try to kill me-- kill us.” You glanced at Levi, Satan and Lucifer, all of which didn’t seem too happy remembering the past. “I would’ve pranked you, Satan, perhaps switch up some books-- Oh right, I did!” Ghostie snorts, earning a glare and a low growl from the blond. “So that was you?!” “Mmhm” Ghostie turns to face you. “I have one question MC” They say. “Why stay with them? You could’ve easily left after your one year exchange past, especially since some tried to kill you” They point out. “Well..” You start.  “They are my family.. That doesn’t justify them almost killing me but..” You gesture at Levi. “Levi.. You was just jealous, over a silly thing to some people yes, but you’re just really passionate about the things you likes” You look at Satan. “And you, Wrathy McWrath Face” You smile a bit at the silly nickname. “You wanted to annoy Lucifer by making a pact with me, which was admittedly petty, but you just wanted to be a complete separate person from him, not just be in his shadow” You sigh and look at Lucifer. “You just wanted to protect your family, didn’t you? If I learned anything from my time here, having a civilized conversations doesn’t come naturally for demons” You hum, turning back to Ghostie. “So the reason I stayed was because they changed, they all did, and while I’m still.. recovering from a lot of situations in the past, they are all patent with me and having the pacts certainly balance the playing field a bit, if they were to ever try to attack me” There was a brief pause of silence before Asmo threw his arms around you, sniffling. “Darling that was beautiful!!” Ghostie snorts. “Indeed” They say with a hint of sarcasm, “I suppose I can trust you guys with MC for the most part, but I’ll still watch over them, but I’ll stop the pillow stealing and all” They snort. “If you would be so kind, Sushifer” They look at Lucifer who didn’t seem to like that nickname all that much.“Unbind me” You glance over at the eldest, who looks at you for a minute before sighing and unbinding Ghostie, who floats up and flies around the brothers. “Well, I’ll be off now, bye bye boys, and you too MC!” They peace out. Levi was still in shock from your speech but shook his head. “MC that was such an amazing speech, like that one time Henry had to give a heartfelt speech to stop a battle, so coollll!” Satan looks at you with a raised eyebrow. “Did you really mean all of it..?” “Of course I did, I would never lie about something like that, you guys are my boys, and I’m happy you are” Beelzebub smiles a bit, holding his wrists. “I’m glad too” Everyone lets out a string of agreements before you smile. “So.. What’s going to be tonight’s movie?” ------- Ahhh, this was much longer then I anticipated but I hope you enjoyed nonetheless. ended on some brother and MC fluff because I wanted to 
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spicyicymeloncat · 2 years
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My headcanons/soft rewrite ideas for the Sons of Garmadon (as in the gang) because I think they are a little undeveloped
(My full post on why that is, is here)
Ps please at least read the end points because I put all the cute ones at the end. Because they are a found family, I make the rules
When Harumi was adopted she was literally taken away from anyone her age, to be made into a pretty puppet for the royal family, who made relinquish any sort of former identity she had
Hutchins was the one who raised her predominantly and did actually care for her, trying hard to make her happy, which is why he told her about the Oni masks. However he was given strict orders to make sure Harumi never left the palace.
When Garmadon/The overlord took over and everyone was corrupted Harumi probably tried to strangle someone. That or she realised that she didn’t see the world differently because she got so much anger. Idk either way, that was her first taste of darkness
Killow was actually one of Harumi’s body guards. He was actually in training, and befriended Harumi because he can’t stop talking and he’s pretty rebellious . He helped her sneak out on a few occasions. Harumi told him about the importance of the Oni mask and he got caught trying to steal it and was fired. His whole family were servants and his treason, meant they kicked him out. Harumi felt bad about it at first before he informed her that he became a gangster and was having the time of his life
Echo zane managed to make his way off the lighthouse, (probably sensing s7’s temporal disturbances) only to learn about Zane and also the death of his father. Harumi and Killow found him broken or powered off somewhere and Harumi brought him home (Hutchins allowed it, thinking she was just obsessed with the ninja and that Echo was like a statue). She learned through some of his logs who echo was and this reignited her hate for the ninja (since she kinda mellowed out after s2 when Garmadon became good)
Wouldn’t it be funny if Ultra violet was one of the kids from Lloyd’s evil primary school? And she lost all her friends when it reformed because she refused to change
Maybe she also tried to get into Chen’s cult
Maybe she’s an orphan and actually met Harumi previously when she was orphaned as well
She’s a criminal we know that much, and probably only joined the gang because she met Killow on the streets and realised they both knew Harumi
They all became friends and then it would be cool if Ultra Violet suggested if they became a biker gang
Also Echo Zane rebuilt himself and renamed himself Mr E, and has now decided he’s very into bikes
The ninja have been shutting up their crime activities ever since they reunited after s4
When the museum was abandoned (after yknow Dr Sander Saunders left to be an evil time twin) the gang raided it and Harumi got the idea to resurrect Garms
Yknow I’m still trying to come up with something fcuked up to kickstart Harumi going into full cult mode. I’m drawing a blank
THIS IS YOUR DAILY REMINDER THAT HAVING A BAD HOUSEHOLD AS WHOLE DOESNT IMMEDIATELY MAKE SOMEONE A VILLAIN AND AS WRITERS WE CAN BE A LITTLE MORE CREATIVE THAN THE GENERIC STRICT PARENTS STORY
Maybe Harumi has some sort of artefact, a remnant piece of dark matter from s2 she clings to like an addict, that has slowly been corrupting her. Ik this is taking away a bit of her immoral agency but who doesn’t love evil jewellery and also it makes her arc more of a parallel to Garmadon’s
I may or may not be adding a drugs allegory to s8 oh no.
Maybe that’s why Killow and UV have grey skin, because that’s what happened when the dark matter corrupted ppl
Anyways the leaders of sog do care for each other even if they lose sight of that fact the deeper they got
They don’t have a targeted hate to the ninja other than being on opposite sides
Killow and UV like to tease Mr E cuz he’s quirky and that’s what siblings do.
UV has E do her eyeliner because he’s very good (I mean look at his eyes). Harumi has Killow do her red face paint. It looks awful and she loves it
Killow has older sibling vibes. He has everyone on leashes
UV is like, the middle child who lost their marbles and now only lives for chaos
Harumi and Mr E are their precious younger siblings and whilst, technically everyone is still in their edgy phase, Killow and UV like to laugh at how dramatic they are
This is canon but UV deathstaring Harumi when E got broke by Garmadad
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anti-katsuki-lounge · 2 years
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You mention in-universe that characters can't call out bakugou and that made me instantly think of Monoma's wasted potential.
Like in his initial introduction he seems to be intellegent, abrassive but only slightly a jerk (hes still one but not constantly). He's still rude but he's not the manic levels later scenes protray him. Also how did Bakugou punch through the air shield? How? He should have lost there.
But besides the loss, every interaction after that he's been reduced to a class 1-A hater where he manically laughs at the class and there isnt any of that intellegence coming through. Even during the joint training arc he was protrayed as manic and seemed to lose the calm demeener he had at the beginning.
Plus there's the fact that until he actually became relevent again in the current arc he was sidelined hard. The current arc just has him show up and while they place importance on him, its kinda annoying they didnt build him up before hand aside from sitcom arch nemesis.
And there's the major issue of when he goes into these episodes someone physically knocking him out (which is meant for slapstick but fails miserably). It always leaves a bad taste in my mouth (Especially when Aizawa strangled him).
I know he got a lot of backlash for going against bakugou and thats what fuels alot of the fandom dislike of him. But i honestly feel that the dramatic shift really ruined it.
They could have made Neito a jerk without those wierd outbursts just like in his introduction (which was similar to shinsou's comments) and not make him have a wierd obsession with class 1-A. Since the humour never really lands and he's one of the few characters that talks about societies expectations with quirks so he could have been used for giving insight into people with 'useless' quirks.
I also see people compare him to bakugou, saying he's the bakugou of 1-B and villanise him to be a quirkist asshole or generally a bitch when they need an antagonist. Which sucks since he canonically cares about his class and with his history of being bullied i doubt he would actively be quirkist at all.
I'm sorry for rambling about Monoma, but he's a character with potential being sidelined for comedy (that doesnt really land) and provides an insight on society around him. The fact he's the most developed of the B class doesnt help either as he never undergoes any form of development nor do we really see his classmates and him interact WITHOUT class A.
I feel like Monoma is a character used to compare with Bakugou to make him look better or imply he's equally as bad and honestly his quirk and character is much more interesting that Bakugou.
Sorry for the long rant.
Yeah, people love to make Neito worse than he actually is. While unpleasant, Neito actually has valid reasons as to why he’s the way he is. Does it excuse his actions? No. But they explain it. Everyone calls him out and he actually gets some repercussions for his actions. He’s shown to care about others and actually be capable of cooperating with others. Also, I remember Hori saying that the reason Neito is written this ways is because of Katsuki, so that’s another character Katsuki has ruined.
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hqshine · 3 years
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Hey! It’s me again, I hope you’re well! May I request Kenma, Tsukki and Sakusa w/ a s/o who scratches their hand when anxious or having a panic attack. Sometimes when they scratch too hard it starts to bleed. I’m kinda self projecting- but let’s ignore that. 😅 I love you, please stay safe. And if this request stresses you out too much, please don’t do it. Your mental health is what’s important! 😚
— anxious s/o going through a panic attack —
characters: Kenma, Tsukishima, Atsumu
genre: comfort
type: headcanon
warnings: mentions of anxiety and stress, slight self-harming
note: hi guys, i’m back with this fic after about 130 days lmao. i’ve been going through tons and tons of stress and work because of national exams and i came back to this request and i really wanted to write it for the sake of you guys and myself. @haik-hero hi sweetie, thanks for requesting and waiting! i go through similar things so you’re not alone 🤎 there are more requests in my inbox but i won’t be able to complete most of them, i’m deeply sorry for disappointing you guys and especially to the people who requested. Please stay safe everyone ^^
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this was bad
you could feel how hard your hands were shaking, hear the sounds of your erratic beating and the horrible ache in your chest
stop stop stop stop
you chanted in your mind, desperately seeking some type of method to make it all go away
it was the piles of stress that you accumulated over the past few months, non-stop bickering with your family members, after school activities, homework, friends
you just wanted to stop, go away and never come back
You rubbed your arms up and down, unconsciously using your nails to scratch yourself
the pain, it was nothing but enjoyable
something that would temporarily distract you from all the negative clouds forming in your mind
You hid, curled into a small ball in the corner of your room, eyes filled with tears and hands covering your mouth as you hid your sobs
You were wearing Kenma’s hoodie, his scent enveloping you, giving you a slight sense of comfort and warmth
but it still felt so cold, so lonely, and everything seemed to stand against you
you were scared, afraid, heart filled with panic and you couldn’t see anything else
With blurry vision, you glanced down at the red marks beginning to form on your arm
someone please just—
Warm arms brought you out of your daze
breathing in the familiar scent of him, immediately helped to calm you down
You were too embarrassed to face him, weak you would describe yourself to be
you hid in his chest, letting the tears out as he rubs his hands soothingly up and down your back
“shhh..i’m here, don’t worry, i got you just let it out” kenma mumbled into your hair as he holds you
You must have forgotten the wii date that kenma had scheduled with you
seeing as you didn’t open up the door for kenma when he knocked several times, kenma immediately felt that something was amiss
realising the front door was unlocked, he slipped through, excusing himself while calling out for you
when he found you, curled into a ball, hiding as of you wanted the ground to just swallow you whole, his heart broke
and he immediately felt the urge to wrap his arms around you and protect you from whatever that was causing you to feel anxious
after an hour passed by, you sniffled, lifting your face from his warm chest and gently rubbed your eyes with your arm
you felt the sting as tears came into contact with your scratched up skin
Kenma placed a hand on your cheek, the other intertwining your hand with his
you nuzzled into his warmth, finally looking up at his eyes
you were nervous, he probably thinks you’re a burden now doesn’t he?
but as you stared into his eyes, eyes filled with worry, concern and love. You melt right into them
it brought more tears to your eyes and he gently pushed your face into the crook of his neck while you sat on his lap
“you’re not alone y/n, i’m here” he whispers, kissing the side of your face
he notices the scratches on your arm, but he doesn’t murmur a word, instead he brings your arm to his lips and softly kiss the red marks
when it starts to bleed, he’ll take care of it to the best of his abilities
just tries his hardest to take care of you
“i love you” it comes out sincerely, and he hugs you and eventually brings you to the bed to cuddle for the rest of the day
leaving his game console forgotten on the floor
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you didn’t realise your shaky fingers were already pressing the numbers that you knew all too well
and you didn’t really know what to say when he picked up, voice deep and raspy like he had just woken up. Which was probably true. “babe? hello?”
well you expected it given that the time was two in the morning
you didn’t know how it escalated
you were surrounded with piles of homework, projects, essays
it was suffocating and too much
just too much
the stress was eating you alive and you couldn’t even hear yourself think
your breathing became more erratic as you struggled to catch your breath
it frustrated you even more when you couldn’t just couldn’t get a breath of air
your whole body was trembling, and you didn’t know what to do
on instinct, you found yourself dialing the person you had closest to your heart
“t-tsumu? i’m s-so sorry—i just..i d-don’t what to do—please” you managed to choke out as more tears welled up in your eyes
your heart was racing painfully and you could only listen to atsumu as he rushes for his hoodie and shoes, “y/n sweetheart, don’t worry, i’m coming, i won’t hang up and i’ll be there in five okay?” he rushes out
the only response you could give him was the sounds of strangled cries
you stay on call, listening to his pants and curses, his voice giving you some sort of comfort
you waited outside, squatting down on the pavement and looking out for your boyfriend
your nails start to scratch your arms nervously and you focus on the stinging feeling of pain
“y/n” atsumu rushes to you, his phone slipping out of his grip as he wraps his arms around you
the way you looked so scared and vulnerable, eyes red from crying and chest heaving up and down with abnormal speed made his heart twinge with sadness
he wanted to make it all go away, wanted to see your beautiful smile
he wraps his arms around your waist, gently rocking you from side to side as he listen to you cry
when your breathing still hasn’t recovered properly, he takes both of your hands
“baby, i need you to breathe with me okay?”
you nodded shakily and follow his breathing, taking deep and slow breaths, eventually calming down
atsumu presses his lips to the crown of your forehead, just rocking you till you eventually stopped crying
you raise your head to look up at him, his eyes were filled with worry and adoration
atsumu kisses your forehead, nose, cheeks, eyelids and eventually your lips making you smile
“my favourite thing in this damn world” he mumbles smiling with you
he then bends down and grab your thighs, carrying you like a child as you hid in the crook of his neck
“time to get my baby some sleep, if you wanna talk about it, we’ll do it tomorrow” he says bringing you to your room
when he notices your red marks, he’ll tsk lightly at you but clean you up and then press more kisses to your arm
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“Y/n i want you to follow my breathing okay? we can do it” tsukishima says in a surprisingly affectionate tone
your eyes were clouded with tears and your hands were nervously scratching your arms when tsukishima found you in your room
the two of you were supposed to study together but with all the stress from upcoming examinations, you felt yourself spiral into a world of nervousness and anxiety
your hands were shaking but tsukishima knew what to do, as he takes both hands into his and focus on you stabilising your breathing
when he notices that your breathing is now back to normal but your hands were still shaking, he gently slides you into his lap, cuddling you like a baby
“y/n? could you do me a favour and name me some things or colours you see in the room?” he says as he wraps his arms around you
this was how he eventually got you to calm down from all the negative feelings you were facing
you eyes were growing more heavy as you felt a wave of tiredness overtake you
hours spent on studying instead of getting a good night’s rest eventually caught up to you as you felt yourself dozing off in tsukishima’s arms
he shakes his head, “silly girl, don’t make me worry so much” he whispers, pressing a kiss to the side of your head
he lets you rest in his lap, as he gets his stuff out form his back and begin to revise with you in his arms
when you awoke, you’d realise he had left some study notes for you
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misselko · 3 years
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LIONESS
Warnings: Angst, fluff, small violence
Words: 20.130
 
“Begin.”
Loud clashing of lances can be heard through Garreg Mach hallway.
The red-haired skirt chaser barely able to hear you said it when you rushed him. Sylvain knew that he should focus on his strikes.  He didn’t have time to be impressed at this small, petite girl that is jabbing her lance so fast against him. Devastatingly fast. And strikingly strong. ‘It is such a wonder how a small, petite body like hers held so much power’. That’s the last thing that passed his mind before (Y/N)’s lance has cracked so loudly against his that he thought it might snap. Beautiful, fierce, deadly (E/C) orbs that staring into his soul has captivated the Gautier heir and got him hard knock on his shin, felling him over.
“Whoa there! I yield. You do like it rough, don’t you, (Y/N)?” Sylvain raise his hands on the air with and winks seductively. Rolling your eyes, you put a light tap on his neck at his remarks.
“Though she be but little, she is fierce. (Y/N) is the youngest among us, but she is indeed a Lioness!” Dimitri claps over your third in a row winning for today. You beat Felix in sword and Dimitri in the lance spar.
“That’s what you get for skipping classes, Sylvain. And.. keep up with your solid techniques, excellent moves, and rapid quick footwork, (Y/N). That’s all for our combat class today,” said Professor.
“She’s a few inch shorter than me but she had effortlessly defeated Blue Lions’ strongest lancer and swordsman! That’s my favourite lil sis (Y/N) for you!! ” said Annette giddily. She hugs you in a death grip embrace and sings her silly song.
Everyone are so nice to you, to the point of spoiled rotten! Especially Ingrid and Mercie! They are like your big sisters, always offering their help to ride pegasi and give endless supplies of baked sweets that you love very much. Felix is kinda harsh and always eager to spar with you, but he’s the first person to get angry when someone bullies you because you are so small. So kind, almost feel like a big brother! Dimitri helps you with your late night studies and picking books in the higher shelves on the library a lot. Dedue and Ashe cook dinner together with you on your duty day.
They see (Y/N) as the sweet smol bean that has to be protected at all cost!
“Are you free tonight, Munchkin?” Care to join me to visit the town and get something to eat? I know this little restaurant that has nice dessert! My treat, of course! Think of it as a token of congratulations from me on your brilliance today!” Sylvain put his hand on your shoulder in a friendly gesture and wink seductively.
“Seteth will scold us for sure, Syl! This is the fourth or fifth time we went for a late dinner this week,” you pout at his invitation. “He won’t. I’ll walk you back before curfew as usual. Don’t want my Kitten to get  hurt on her way back. Night walk can be dangerous, you know.”
“Why you are being so nice to me, Syl... Your girls will be upset and kill me for sure.”
“Nah.. I don’t have any! It would be a shame to waste such a beautiful evening alone. Besides, I don’t want to let my Munchkin starved in her sleep! Not to mention that you just looked awfully cute with your cheeks stuffed.” You smacked his shin and rewarded with a loud yelp from him.  “Lead the way. And.. it’s not like I like it or something like that, you know! Don’t get any wrong ideas,” you hide your blush and took his huge hand in your tiny ones.
The food was delightful as usual and Sylvain stay true to his words about going back before the curfew.
As you both closed the large door’s that marked the dormitory, you were greeted by the crisp spring night. Warm wind passed over your forms, and crickets chirped in the night.
“While we’re at it, how about a little board games rematch at my quarters? I got a new strategy to show you, Syl!”
“Bring it on then, (Y/N)! Let’s bring some sweet buns as usual to snack on later as well, then.”
“It’s a deal!”
“I’d think playing it on the bed would be more comfortable than doing it on the floor. You might catch another cold and passed out like last month in my room. It scared the living daylights out of me! Nope, never trying that again.”
“It’s not fun being frail and get sick easily.” You sigh.
“No problem. Think of it as a good chance for me to get to carry you around in my arms. For our weddi-- Ouch!!” he faux a sad face melodramatically when you punch his hand away playfully. “You might be small and petite but these hands are a force to be reckoned with. You’re as strong as a lioness,” said the philanderer as he ruffled your hair affectionately.
 
It was such a beautiful night.
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“Do you have a moment, Miss (Y/N)? I have something important to tell you regarding my research and your Crest. We can discuss it in more detailed manner in my research room,” Professor Hanneman ask you out of the blue after the afternoon battle strategy class.
 
“Crest? But I’m sure I don’t have any, Professor! It’s stated as clear as a day in my enrollment documents, isn’t it?”
 
“There’s a mistake, Miss (Y/N). And I sworn it on my name as the Father of Crestology, you do HAVE a Crest. A Major one at that! Congratulations! I have sent a letter to your family and inform other Professors and your House Leader regarding this matter. I have my suspicion about your Crests since I watch your  prowess at combat and when it activates, the timing, and the flash of....”
 
You are a bit shocked about this and decided to ignore this fact, having a hard time to process this shocking information. Your family and other members of Blue Lions will be very surprised of this information. Is it going to be a good thing or not? Professor Hanneman’s murmurs fell on your deaf ears as you politely excuse yourself out of his room. ‘It’ll be better to keep this as a secret to avoid unwanted attention nor unnecessary commotion’ you think to yourself.
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Moons have passed. Then the night of the ball came. Urged by your curiosity, you are eager to wait for your true love at the Goddess Tower. You were hardly expecting to see Sylvain, of all people. The surprise at seeing each other was mutual. The both of you stood there for a moment, simply enjoying the scene before you. You wrapped your arms around yourself to stave off the chill that went down your spine, shuffling closer to the older man.
 
“Do you even believe the rumors about this place?” he asked as he lay his uniform coat over your shivering form. “My curiosity gets the best of me. But am glad to find you here, Syl.”
 
“Huh.” Sylvain went quiet, his face etched with contemplation. After he thought about it a little, he let out a huff of breath and frowned.
 
“Well, the person I’m interested in... is already here. You’re here alone. I’m here alone. I was thinking maybe....”
“Wait. Me?”
“Well, of course! We’re the only two people here, aren’t we? I keep thinking about it, and it just makes sense. My Crest and yours...”
“How did you...?”
“Dimitri told me. I have confirmed it with Professor Hanneman as well. A Major one, he said. So lucky.”
He looked down at you menacingly. Your eyes were averted away from his, looking away into the distance. “What do you mean? I’m still me, Syl.  Crest or no Crest.”
Despite your dismissive answer, something changed in his expression. He took his hands from behind his neck and stalked towards you. This wasn’t at all like the kind and flirty Sylvain you loved. He’s... different.
“You know what? I’m a bit jealous. The whole time you were growing up, you never knew you had a Crest. You were free. Nobody pretended to like you. I kind of hate you for that...” he slammed you hard against the wall behind you. Strangled pained noise came from you.
His knees rest on either side of your petite body and his arms cage your head, his much bigger hand grasp yours roughly. “All you’re worth to me is a little bit of fun. We’ve been having fun, haven’t we? I thought that you understood,” Sylvain’s face a mere inch from yours, glaring daggers at you. You can feel your tears begin welling, threatening to spill at his words.
 
“Is that really what you think of me? I thought... I was different. So… our friendship has just been for nothing?” you muttered quietly, holding back your sobs.
 
He scoffed. “Of course you are. You’re just some dumb noble looking for crest babies. You never meant anything to me.” His rejection was validation of your worst fear, that you were just like every other girl. Your friendship had all fallen apart and meant nothing for him.
 
“Playing around with girls is the most fun a guy can have. Besides, I don’t care what you think of me. I don’t intend to change how I live my life. I’m a good-for-nothing, if you haven’t noticed, but I’m still a noble with a Crest. That’s all anyone cares about. It’s best to avoid getting too serious with fools like me.” His expression darkens and unreadable. The carefree mask was long gone.
 
“My Crest bring me nothing but pain. I thought maybe...if I made someone else suffer, it might help me feel better.” His hand shot up and grabbed you by your throat. Sylvain held you in front of him, tightened his grip, choking you hard. His caramel eyes glowed dark with excitement.
 
“Unnnghhh......Syl....”
You tried to squirm away but he clamped his hand tighter, making it harder for you to breathe. Your legs felt weak and limp. The pain was too intense.
 
“You were a spoiled brat who should pay for that Crest. Maybe I’ll collect the debt.” His expression dark as he looked up at you.
 
Focusing yourself, you punch his jaw as hard as you can. To your surprise, a blinding flash of your Crest shows up when you smack him as hard as you can, making Sylvain flinch in pain, dropping you with a loud thud on the cold floor. You stumbled back and dropped to your knees. Gasping for air, you tried to rub the pain from your throat, doing your best to pick yourself up.
 
“Sylvain Jose Gautier!  I care not for your Crest nor title! It means nothing to me. I like.. no, love you because you are the strongest, kindest, funniest, and the most caring person that I know. Even you are such a skirt chaser, but you always very considerate and protective of me. I never felt this way before about someone. This is my first time but... This… This was a mistake. Sorry. I hope.. you find your own happiness someday,” you said, your voice is raspy from his deadly grip and your sadness. Tears were finally flowing freely from you.
 
Sylvain’s posture becoming rigid despite his feigned relaxed position. “H-hey,” Sylvain said, his voice softened somewhat. “Please, don’t cry. I’m sorry...”, he tried to pat your head, but you step back instinctively. The red head flinch and turned away when he saw angry purplish hue on your neck. Guilt began creeping on his conscience.
 
“I believe you. You’re not a bad person, Sylvain, no matter what anyone says. I care about you. Our friendship, dinners, late nights walk and banters... I cherished them a lot. Really, I do. I love you, Sylvain.” You couldn’t meet his eyes, couldn’t look at anything besides the floor. “That’s what I came to tell you, but... nevermind. Good night, Syl. I’ll see you tomorrow in class.”
 
“Did you mean that? (Y/N), wait!” He spoke with disbelief.
“Why would I lie?” you asked, hardly audible. “Goodbye, Syl.”
 
His pleas fell on deaf ears as you dash yourself as fast as possible from Goddess Tower, locking yourself inside your quarters, clutching to Sylvain’s uniform coat, while crying yourself to sleep.
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That’s the last thing that you can remember from your Academy Days. Things were never the same since that night. You never talk to the playboy ever again since that incident. No more night walks or late board games. When you have to work together in weekly duty, there’s an unseen awkward distance and heavy tension between you two.
 
The notorious philanderer went back into his old ways, going around with a different girl each day. You often catch him glimpse at you with eyes full of remorse and sadness (mostly when he thinks you aren’t looking or noticing). Everyone in the Blue Lions noticed the changes between your relationship but being very considerate of your feelings and trying to not mention anything about it.
 
Your Father called you back home because of his grave illness in Pegasus Moon, insisting you to leave the Officers Academy behind. Blue Lions was taken aback and sad with your abrupt leave. Going back to your home in Fhirdiad, days flies in a blur motion into moons and years.
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It’s been 5 years since you left your Academy days in Garreg Mach.
A bloody coup led by Cornelia causes Duke Rufus and Dimitri both to be apparently killed. Her  tyranny left Fhirdiad in poor state with poverty and famine. Holy Kingdom of Faerghus thrown into disarray condition with their Prince’s disappearance. The nation is plagued by civil strife and hardship.
 
With the vast majority of the former Kingdom lords having bent the knee to the overwhelming power of the Empire, all Blaiddyd territory, including the Kingdom capital, is ruled by those who are cooperating with the Empire, and is thus renamed the Faerghus Dukedom. Houses Fraldarius and Gautier were left to spearhead the resistance as the primary opponents of the Dukedom.
 
As the legitimate Marchioness of your major noble house in Blaiddyd territory after her Father’s passing, (Y/N) decided to keep on fighting against Empire until the bitter end, along with Houses of Fraldarius, Gautier, and Galatea. You keep maintain close relationships them, mostly with the neighbouring Houses, Fraldarius and Galatea. Whether it may be reinforcements soldiers to House Fraldarius or stock supplies to House Galatea, you are so much eager to give it all (sometimes by going there personally—much to your advisors’ dismay) to aid them.  Being always giving or adding the most relevant information about current war state developments made you overjoyed when you heard about the news of Dimitri’s plan to recapture Fhirdiad.
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It’s been forever since your last time fighting on the battlefield. Reclaiming the capital is a daunting task with shortage of soldiers and resources. Rodrigue’s death is a devastating blow to Faerghus’ military strength and resources. Not to mention that House Gautier and Galatea has any resources to spare. With limited resource of your own House, you decided to prioritize evacuation of Faerghus’ citizens and helping Blue Lions to the utmost.
 
Dimitri marches for Fhirdiad, causing the oppressed citizens to revolt against Cornelia’s tyranny People are rebelling against Cornelia and Fhirdiad has turned into a gruesome battlefield. Fire was everywhere The sound of metals echoed loudly in your ears. Large Titanus crowded the streets and wreaking havoc upon buildings and citizens. With your sword in your hands, you leap and cut through Kingdom Soldiers that is preparing to activate Viskam turrets against Felix.
 
You pushed forward with great caution. When you are done helping a pair of elders and children under the rubbles to evacuate, you saw him. Sylvain. Fighting over a mage and a large Titanus all by himself. Did he get separated? He barely dodged a fireball when you strike down that mage.
 
“Munchki--!” He gasped, surprised to see you back.
“Watch out, Syl!”
You leap in front of him, parrying and slash back at the Titanus’ large appendages that is going to smash him. Sylvain cast a Ragnarok and taking down the golem-like creature with a loud explosion, sending flying debris everywhere. He gasped, grabbed your arm and pulled you out of the way. 
 
“Ugh... that hurts. Are you okay, Munchkin?” He was trapped under the rubbles and the first thing that he asked is your safety?
“W-why did you do that, Syl? You got hurt protecting me. Didn’t you want to kill me?”, you said as you helped him out from the rubble.  Fortunately he is okay aside from a few scratch and bruises.
 
“When I thought you were going to be killed for real, my reflexes kicked in. I reacted without thinking. It doesn’t mean I’ve stopped being jealous of you. But, come on, I can’t help looking up to you.” He look at you with eyes full of worry and sadness.
 
“Sylvain..... Well.. It’s been awhile, but as much as I want to chat with you, we have to help Professor and Dimitri first. Cornelia has brought us so many sufferings. Now’s the time to put an end to all of this. And... thank you, Syl.” He nods and push forward to throw his lance at a Pegasus Knight that is fighting against Ingrid.
 
“I will go to deactivate Titanus’ lever. I know its location and it will help everyone tremendously against that gigantic monster! I’ll open Fhirdiad’s secret passages within my House territory to help everyone to get better access to Cornelia. When I’m done with it, I’ll regroup with reinforcement soldiers from my House to evacuate more citizens on the east side of Royal Capital, then go to help Dimitri fighting against Cornelia. See you later, Syl. Please stay safe.” You bid your farewell and run through smaller alley path, doing your missions, leaving Sylvain astonished at your very thorough, detailed plans.
 
Without the Titanus, Cornelia only has archers as her backups. As you take the archers down with Felix and Annette, Professor and Dimitri are working together to close in on her and take her down. It was a gruesome battle, but thanks to everyone’s efforts, casualties were kept to minimum and reclaiming Fhirdiad is a big success after Cornelia has been defeated.
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It may be spring, but the nights are quite chilly here in Fhirdiad. The people are rejoicing at the return of their King. After a hard won battle of reclaiming Royal Capital of Fhirdiad, celebratory feast shows no sign of stopping. Growing weary of the festivities, you decided to excuse yourself from the banquet at the castle balcony.
“Munchkin. Here you are. His Highness has been looking for you. He wanted to express his gratitude for your loyalty and huge help at reclaiming Fhirdiad.”
“Good evening, Syl. We just did our utmost to help. Fhirdiad’s  peace and safety of the Blue Lions is of the most important thing for me, after all.”
A moment of silence passed where both of you stayed still, just basking in the moonlight and enjoying each others’ presence for a while.
“I’m sorry. I really am.” You are taken aback when Sylvain bows his head deeply in front of you.
“I know I messed up really bad and it’s fair enough if you can’t find it in your heart to forgive me. My jealousy got the best of me and it has brought you so much harm. Most girls just want me for my title or my Crest, and when I thought that it was the same for you, I… I was the one who made a mistake. I’m sorry, truly I am.” Peeking at him from the corner of your eye, you could see the furrow of Sylvain’s brows, the frowning twist of his lips. It was a look you’d never seen on him. Regret and pain. He looks so vulnerable. Somehow, you didn’t doubt the apology.
“Please elaborate, Syl.”
“Since I bear a Crest, my parents made sure I was never left wanting. My older brother didn’t have one, and so when I was born, he was pushed aside. My mere existence stole everything from him. There’s so many people that want to get close to me because of my crest. Because of something I didn’t even want to be born with. I wish I could have cared as little about my Crest as you do yours...,” he grimaces, running a hand through his hair briskly. “Women smile at me for the same reason my parents adored me...and my brother wanted me dead. And I have to meet them all with a smile because I have a Crest.” Sylvain purses his lips.
 
“But you–you’ve never treated me differently. Always being there for me and understand me, and…and–I like you, (Y/N). No. I love you so much that it scared me. A lot,” he says, closing his eyes.
 
“You say that, but it doesn’t excuse the things you’ve done.” You didn’t want to look at him, didn’t want to let him see mixed expression you were making at  his sudden confession but you knew he was looking at you. Intently.
 
“I was devastated when you left Garreg Mach years ago. I lost you once and I won’t let it happen again. So.... what I’m saying is…” he hesitated and briefly appeared at a loss of words which is very unlike of him.
He hugs you closer very tightly it hurts, cradling you gently against his chest. This close, you can feel the rapid pace of his heart and his nervousness. “Can you give me a second chance?” Sylvain’s touch was awkward and clumsy.
“......I will. But first… Please let me go, Syl. You are crushing me.”
Sylvain paused, as if unsure. “Did you mean that?” Vulnerability colored his tone, softened it. “I’d like to be a man who deserves that. Who deserves you. Even if you want nothing to do with me, one day I will find a way to make it up to you, to earn your forgiveness. I promise.” His voice wasn’t strong with his infamous flirtatious bravado. It was sincere.
 
“You’re so much more than just your Crest or your status, Sylvain Jose Gautier.” Taking his much bigger hand in your tiny ones, you smiled and whisper it against his hand. “You are the most amazing, kind, strongest, and nice man for me. Your path is your own.  I love you just the way you are, Sylvain. Crest or no Crest.” His face turned dark red instantly redder than his hair at your words. Sylvain.exe has stopped working
“You are going to be the death of me, Munchkin!!” Sylvain yells frantically. You can see his ears flushed furious red. He can die happy now. Goddess Sothis please take his soul.
“Why you still call me Munchkin, Syl?” you asked much to your curiousity. “It’s been years but you barely grow a few inch! But y-Ouch!! He yelps when you jab at his stomach. “But you have... grown into a fine, smart, and beautiful woman.”
 
“Time hasn’t been so kind to me in these past years, Syl. After my Father’s passing, I have to succeed him. Being a Marchioness isn’t an easy task but I learned so much and am still learning.”
 
“My sincerest condolences for your loss. But... he must be very proud of you, Munchkin. You will be a great Marchioness. Strong, thorough, quick-witted, and lovely as a—”
“Flattery won’t get you anywhere, Mr. Gautier.” You rolled your eyes at him. The redhead laughs softly and embrace you in his arms.
 
“When this war is over, will you come with me to my homeland? It’s time for the first step in the right direction. I don’t want to marry a girl who wants to use me for my Crest or a girl who someone else chose for me. I want to marry someone I really care about. With you by my side, I’m excited to find out what this new way of life is all about. (Y/N), I’m serious. Marry me. I’d do anything for you. I’m done lying, especially to myself. I’m going to spend the rest of our lives together trying to make you happy. I promise.”
 
 “I’d like to.... introduce you to my parents. They’d love to have a new Gauti—Gyaahh!!!” He shrieked when you stomped your feet on him. “I’m so DONE with you, Syl!!” you said with exasperated look, looking away trying to hide the rising heat in your cheeks. ‘A future with Sylvain...’
 
There’s a pause when you catch his gaze and find something vulnerable there, something familiar. The flicker of hope, mirrored in your expression. It’s as if everything falls into place and clicks. Then his lips were on yours, soft and hesitant, so unlike his usual self. Your eyes fluttered shut, your lips moulding against his, as his hand came up to cup your cheek. It was all the confession you needed.
 
“I will, Syl. I promise.”
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Bonus:
When Professor and the Blue Lions heard about your new relationship with Sylvain, they offer you heartfelt congratulations and throw a little dinner party. Dimitri is OVERJOYED and sobs a little when he saw you are radiating with so much happiness. Back then in your Academy days, he was the one who worry about you the most when Sylvain treated you poorly, after all. Ashe and Dedue throw a lavish dinner to celebrate (Y/N) and Sylvain’s relationship that evening. Mercedes and Annette provide everyone with tasty sweets and dessert. It was a heartwarming small party among Blue Lions members.
Sadly, Sylvain didn’t get to celebrate it together. Rumors had it that Felix and Ingrid has beaten him to a bloody pulp (with Professor’s EXCLUSIVE permission) because he made you their lovely sweet lil sis wept and hurt. Sylvain kept on mumbling something between “Don’t ever hitting another girl”, “RUIN his Lance of Ruin”, “Don’t ever taint her”, or “You’re finished”. Even the kind and benevolent Mercie turned her back and refuse to heal Sylvain. The Gautier heir almost went to hell that evening.
 
The poor, traumatized philanderer will changing his ways for the better for sure.
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AS YOUR CLASSMATES // TOKYO JUJUTSU HIGH STUDENTS
amihan's note: here's how i imagine them as the type of classmate based by my friends' chaotic energy. i don't make the rules, they radiate this energy big time, happy reading!
additional note: thank you to the person who reminded me of hakari's academic points, i owe you one 😁💛
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-itadori yuji
deadass copies your homework the same day of passing
"oh we had homework?! can i copy yours" cue his puppy dog eyes
half of the time listening to the lecture, half of the time just doodles in his notebook
if you're his seatmate, oh my good luck
he will try and converse with you every single time during discussion
got called by the teacher, finally pipes down
though, gotta say he will be the type to excel in quizzes!
unexpectedly did well and one of the highest score in class
overall, you like him but hate him at the same time
-fushiguro megumi
oh boy, this guy straight up sleeps at the back of the class
will make you sit in front him so that the teacher won't notice him
[based on true event] came prepared, opens notebook, pen in one hand his head leaning on his other hand looking like he's writing down notes but in reality he's deep asleep
he's just tired, let him be
if you're paired with him, he def cooperates
the goat of groupworks
overall realiable classmate, he's just sleepy
-nobara kugisaki
always comes in class looking pretty!
you forgot your lash curler? she have one. oh you also need mascara? no worries she got you.
will gladly apply light makeup for you
pretty handwriting!!!
she listens attentively during discussion
don't start a conversation with her cause she will not stop once you do
the type to lend you her notes
overall, a sweetheart. love you kugisaki 🥺💛
-zenin maki
she's definitely a braid expert
during break time, you will always see her braiding someone's hair for them
active participation during discussion
top student
always excel at everything
also, always part of the honors list
the one who the teacher's call whenever no one answers
will willingly teach you the lesson you have a hard time understanding
oH the student who lets you copy during quizzes (kids u gotta study for quizzes, don't just copy others... but if you didn't, just ask them)
overall, would make a great study partner and most likely the source of many students
-panda
that one loud ass kid
always yelling during break time
but he's the fun one, will initiate playing a game if no one was doing anything
if he's close with the teacher, he will not answer the question asked seriously instead coming up with something witty and unrelated
ends up getting a warning, but after class the teacher is not really mad at him
vibes with so many teachers
will always make the class laugh with his wittiness
overall, the class clown
-okkotsu yuta
you know the good looking quiet kid that everyone secretly has a crush on? yeah that's him
surprisingly good at drawing, got his time to shine when arts were presented in front
i just know that this boy always carry a handkerchief with him
he always hold it in his hand fiddling with it
sits in front of the class
always being persuaded by the teacher who organizes pageant for the school but always says no bcs he's shy
fun to tease and tell jokes to
when you talk to him he's always laughing
"i didn't even say anything funny" he just smiles fidgeting with his handkerchief, say sorry and tell him a joke now!
overall, a quiet and average student
-inumaki toge
now this bitch, a menace
definitely your friend
"toge can you get my glasses?" this mf will purposely get it by the lens
you have your hair up in a bun? he never fails to miss a moment smacking the top of it and will have the guts to make buzzing noises while he's at it
doesn't take down notes saying he can just photocopy yours
also copies your homework, every goddamn time
but gotta admit that he effortlessly excels in one subject where you greatly struggle with, so it's kinda a win-win ig
worst type of tutor, he sometimes forget to tell you important details
also, the type to get reviewers from you
overall, i love you toge but i wanna strangle you sometimes
-hakari kinji
you don't see him often
teachers remember him but not in a good way
if ever he's in class, he sits at the back corner
doesn't participate much
if you're grouped with him he just agrees with whatever the group suggests, once in a while giving his own suggestion
his bag you ask? none.
only has a pen
will ask his seatmate for a piece of paper if ever he feels like taking notes
don't really have anything to say about him other than he's barely passing
will probably end up repeating a year due to his tardiness
overall, though he's mia once in a while he will still make a great classmate have group works with since he easily cooperates
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little changes | i (miya atsumu)
➵ miya atsumu is the bane of your existence. but, that means different things at different times of your life. 
PART TWO
wc: 6.9k (i know)
warnings: f!reader, cursing (too much tbh)
a/n: hi i couldn’t get this out of head so here you go,,, there’ll be a second part tomorrow 
The first time you'd met, he'd pushed you into a puddle.
"Slow down!" You yelled, chest heaving as you tried to catch up to the two boys ahead of you. Even at seven years old, their legs were significantly longer than yours.
The twins scrambled to a stop, looking over their shoulders at you.
"Hurry up!" Atsumu yapped. "If you can't keep up, we're gonna leave you behind."
"That's unfair!" You pouted, stumbling to a stop in front of them. "You can't just leave me out!"
Atsumu stared at you for a moment.
One clean shove, and you were on your butt, muck and water splashing up around you.
"What'd you do that for?" You yapped, looking up at the boy with a glare strong enough to kill a god.
"You were bein' annoyin'."
"Hey!"
"That's not cool, 'Tsumu," Osamu sighed, holding out a hand to you.
Atsumu shrugged, letting out a long, exaggerated yawn.
That was the day you decided that Miya Atsumu was your arch-nemesis.
Not much had changed since that day. Miya Atsumu was, to put it lightly, the bane of your existence.
Middle school brought him no maturity. If anything, he got worse. He treated you like a nuisance, your friendship with Osamu be damned. But unfortunately, the two of them were rarely apart. And apparently being around you was better than being bored.
"You can't spike a ball for shit," he mumbled, shaking his head at you.
"Oi, language!"
"Shuddup," he rolled his eyes, turning his back to you. "You're so borin'."
He always called you that. Boring.
You glared at him, clenching your fists. You were just trying to play along with them. Sure, your volleyball skills left something to be desired. But Osamu didn't mind. And you wanted to play with your friend, his shitstain of a brother be damned.
"Yeah, well–" You sucked in your breath, trying to think of something very cruel – but not profane, because you're only eleven and swearing is one of the worst things you could do – to say to him. "You're a bastard!"
He looked over his shoulder at you, one eyebrow raised. Did his silence spell your victory?
"Pig."
Nope.  
That was just the first of many monikers Miya Atsumu gave to you. He had so many, in fact, that it seemed he was allergic to calling you by your name. Pig seemed to be a particular favourite.
But, you always prided yourself on being tough. It took more than a few paltry words to do some real damage to you. And you were determined to not let Atsumu get the upper hand.
And yet, some days he did. They were rare, but they stung like nothing else. It was the days he got possessive. The days he told you to piss off, that he wanted to hang out with Osamu and he didn't want you there to ruin it.
You told yourself that it didn't matter. That you couldn't care less what he thought of you. But it wasn't enough to shift that awful little feeling that came with being told you were unwanted.
"Don't listen to him," Osamu sighed, hand clumsily patting your back. "He's just… like that. He sucks."
You sniffed, wiping your nose with the back of your hand. "Yeah."
You were just mad at yourself for crying. Thankfully, Atsumu had stalked off before you'd crumpled. But still. You'd let him get to you. You were better than that, right? Better than him.
"I still like you," Osamu swallowed, fumbling with the right words to say in a situation like this. "I'll beat him up for you, if you want."
You shook your head, a little too vigorously. "Nah, I don't want you to get into a fight with your brother because of me."
That's what it came down to, really. The feeling that you were in the way of something important. Of something that mattered more than you. The spiteful look Atsumu would shoot you whenever Osamu spent time with you instead of him hurt most.
Osamu shook his head. "Nah, it's fine. I really want an excuse to deck him in the face sometimes."
You giggled at that. It was the first time you'd smiled all day. "Thanks, 'Samu."
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With each year that passed, Miya Atsumu seemed to get worse. And with each year that passed, you were baffled.
How could someone have such a garbage personality? And worse yet, why was he blessed with such immense talent? You weren't an idiot, and you weren't the sort to deny credit when it was due. The twins were good. You knew jack-shit about volleyball – you'd sworn off it ever since Atsumu had been such a bastard about it – but you knew enough to know they were impressive.
They were just first years, but they were already on the starting line-up of the volleyball team. And you were quite proud of Osamu for that. It was nice to see other people recognising his talents. He'd been humble enough about it, too. Atsumu was another matter, but you'd developed something of a talent for tuning him out. So long as he wasn't insulting you directly, you could ignore him quite well. Life was much better for it.
The only bad thing about Osamu joining the volleyball team was the fact that he now hung out with them. Which wasn't a problem, per say; you were welcome to join, and they were all cordial enough. No, the issue was that sometimes spoke about girls. And nothing was more infuriating than hearing teenage boys advise one another on how to impress girls.
"You're saying I should just… ignore her?" One of the second years frowned at one of the older boys.
"Yeah," the third year nodded. "If you ignore her, she'll get all anxious about it, and she'll keep thinkin' about you."
"Huh," the second year nodded, blinking slowly. "Isn't that kind of… I dunno… mean?"
"Very," you mumbled.
"Huh?"
"If you do that, you'll seem like an asshole. Girls don't like guys like that," you sighed, head rested on Osamu's knee as you looked up at the sky.
Hanging out with the volleyball team wasn't high on your list of favourite activities. But, you had nothing better to do.
"I thought girls liked 'bad boys'," one of the third years laughed.
"I don't wanna make any generalisations," you shrugged. "But it's better if you're friends first. So you've gotta be nice to her."
You had absolutely no experience to speak of. But it seemed like the right thing to say.
"You're only saying that because you've got a thing for Osamu."
You hadn't planned on a murder today. But Suna had just changed your plans.
"Do not," you mumbled, shutting your eyes. Don't bite back, you thought to yourself. If you bite back, they'll just tease you more.
You'd actually thought about it, once. You were sixteen, after all, and ready to yearn. But, as hard as you'd tried to convince yourself that you felt something more for Osamu had fallen flat. The thought of kissing him made you laugh, when it should've made you blush. You hadn't mentioned that to him, though. Having a girl laugh at the thought of intimacy with you was probably at least a little humiliating, regardless of who she was.
"You're lying on him as we speak," one of the team snickered.
"Because I'm tired." You opened one eye to take a glance at the team. You took a moment to visualise punching them all in the face, one by one. It was almost rhapsodic. "You all suck."
"You're not even good enough for 'Samu, anyway."
Oh. Oh.
You bolted upright, glare immediately honing in on him. "Excuse me?"
Atsumu raised an eyebrow at you. "So you think you're good enough for him?"
You opened your mouth to reply. Fuck, you didn't have anything snappy to say. Was strangling him out of the question? Oh God, you could feel your face growing redder by the second. You needed to do something–
"Oi, don't use me as an excuse to make fun of her," Osamu sighed. "You don't really think that highly of me."
"That's cold, 'Samu," Atsumu grimaced. "You really think I'd be okay with you datin' this cow?"
"What did you just call me?"
"Do you like it more when I call you a pig?"
"What on earth gave you that idea, you bastard?" 
Osamu rolled his eyes as the tirade began. Not a day went by without something like this happening. Atsumu said something contrarian, and you exploded like a little firecracker. You weren't the sort to start fights, usually. But there was something about Atsumu that always managed to get under your skin.
He'd hoped that finally entering high school would've taught Atsumu how to behave. He should've known to be wiser than to indulge himself in some wishful thinking.
"Does he always provoke her?" Aran asked, frowning.
Osamu nodded. "Uh huh. He gets a kick out of it."
"Hmm," Aran nodded, "knowing everything I do about Atsumu, that makes perfect sense."
"I keep tellin' her not to respond. It just eggs him on."
"Well, I guess it's kinda hard not to," Aran shrugged.
Osamu sighed. "Y'know, sometimes I just wish they'd get along."
Aran laughed, shaking his head. "Sorry man, can't see that happening any time soon."
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Being a teenager fucking sucked.
Getting dumped by an admittedly shitty boyfriend might've been some kind of rite of passage, but that didn't make it hurt any less. You'd tried to count your blessings, small as they may be. At least he hadn't dumped you over text, right?
Maybe it would've been better if he had dumped you over text. That would've given you a few hours at least to pull yourself together. Instead, he'd pulled you aside just before class had started, telling you that he was done with you. He hadn't even given you the chance to speak.
And then you'd had to walk into class and pretend everything was okay. A whole school day was far too long to try and pretend you had it together.
Behind the gym was the only place you'd managed to find the silence in which to mourn. You would've gone and cried in the bathroom if you could, but there was always someone in there. You didn't want to make a scene. And surely, nobody would come behind the gym.
"Oi."
Oh, fuck.
"What do you want?" You mumbled, lacking the courage to look at him.
"I was just tryin' to clear my head before practice," he said. "What're you doin' out here?”
"None of your business," you sniffed, your shoulders hunched and your fists scrunching the fabric of your skirt.
He sat down.
No. No, no, no.
"So," he cleared his throat, not quite looking at you. "I heard about… your ex."
"Great," you sniffed, rubbing your nose with the back of your hand. It'd already reached Atsumu? How much did he know?
"Are you… alright?" His voice was quiet, unsure.
"What do you think?" You hissed, drawing your knees up to your chest.
"Sorry," he mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck. "I just, uh… you've seemed kinda off today."
You shot him a look.
"Yeah, yeah, I know, I just…" He sighed, hanging his head.
You pressed your lips together, trying to sift through the jumble of thoughts in your mind. It wasn't that you'd expected your relationship with that asshole to last. Far from it. You just hadn't expected it to go… like this. Not after he'd taken so much from you.
"It's just that–" The words escaped from you with a hitched breath. "It's just that… I gave him a lot, you know?" You took a deep breath. You weren't about to admit everything to fucking Atsumu of all people. But you just wanted to talk. To put the pain into words. "And he didn't have the decency to… to treat me with respect. He… He…"
"Did he hurt you?" Atsumu's tone was sharp; sharper than you'd ever heard it. He still wasn't looking directly at you. If anything, that was a small comfort.
"Not physically or anything," you shook your head, relaxing your fists. "It's just that he… he treated me like shit. And… and I liked him more than I should've, I know that, but…"
You made a valiant effort at swallowing the lump in your throat. "It just fucking sucks, you know?"
You don't know why you're telling him all this. You'd already said more than you'd wanted to. But damn, did it feel good to get it off your chest.
Did you seem a bit pathetic? Fuck it. Atsumu already thought poorly of you. Letting him see you like this wouldn't be a massive hit to your pride.
And, to his credit, he's listening. You think.
"I think–" You sniffed, taking a deep breath. This was the worst part of all. "I think he's been hooking up with Eiko. Or, at least, he's been trying to."
"What, really?" Oh, he'd looked pissed. You'd never seen this amount vitriol in his face before. Not even when he was arguing with you.
"Yeah." You nodded weakly. You knew it probably wasn't Eiko's fault. And even if she had 'seduced' him, he'd still chosen to dump you over it. You just didn't have the energy to direct your anger at anyone but him.
"Fuckin' piece of shit," he grumbled. You could see him clenching his fists. You'd never thought he'd get this angry on your behalf. "I'm gonna kill him."
"Don't." You nearly reached over to grab his arm. But, you didn't. "Please, I just… I just want this to pass, okay? I don't want to create a mess."
Atsumu stared at you for one long moment. You knew he was weighing up whether or not he should listen to you. Then, he sighed. "Fine."
"Thank you," you mumbled, fiddling with the hem of your shirt. You didn't know what to say, now.
"Well," he cleared his throat, finally meeting your gaze, "if he tries anythin' with you, lemme know, okay?"
You blinked, your own brow just as furrowed as his.
"He's a pig," he grunted, "and… and you deserve better than that, 'kay?"
You stared at him. Had those words really just come from his mouth? "I thought I was the pig."
Atsumu said nothing. He doesn't know what to say. You'd never really interacted like this before. Without the barbs.
He wanted to say that, even though he makes fun of you all the time, you matter. Frankly, he doesn't really know what he'd do if you weren't there for him to pick on. He's used to you being around, you know? That bred at least a little fondness. And the thought that someone had genuinely, actually hurt you pissed him off.
But he doesn't say any of that. Because he doesn't know how to. Hell, he doesn't even know what that means.
"I, uh," he cleared his throat, standing to his feet. "I've gotta get back to practice."
He wants to tell you to text him if you need anything. But, he doesn't think that'll be very comforting, coming from him. So, he walked away.
"Hey, uh, Miya?"
He stopped in his tracks, just as surprised as you were. You never called him by his name.
"Could you, uh… could you keep this between us?" You asked, your throat alarmingly dry. "I'd rather 'Samu didn't know about this. I'm worried that… that he might do something stupid."
Atsumu looked over his shoulder at you. It's a small moment, a quiet one.
He just shrugs. "'Kay."
The next time you're watching them play, you're not just cheering for Osamu.
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It's over. Finally.
And you couldn't be more relieved.
Of course, you were going to miss your friends. And of course, all the changes that were about to come your way were fucking terrifying.
But high school sucked. And being a teenager sucked. You couldn't wait to move on from all of that. To make a real person of yourself. And you were going to Tokyo. Tokyo. You'd always lived in Hyogo; the thought of living somewhere so vastly different was downright exhilarating.
But before all that, you had to survive your goodbyes. You'd made it through the graduation ceremony well enough; in truth, you'd zoned out a little.
But now you were all outside, and it was finally time to say goodbye for good. And quite frankly, you hadn't expected to be so emotional. Honestly, you were just proud of yourself for keeping it together. Nobody else was crying – yet – and you'd be damned if you were the first person to lose composure.
You'd managed to say goodbye to most of your friends with a smile, and you'd even bid farewell to your beloved literature teacher without getting too miserable. Surely, there wouldn't be too many people left to see.
A flash of grey and yellow at your right.
Oh no. You had to speak to Osamu. That'd do it.
"Oi!" You called out, hurdling towards him.
Osamu turned around, raising a hand at you. Atsumu glanced in your direction, but he made no effort to greet you. Asshole.
"C'mere," Osamu smiled, opening his arms up.
You threw yourself into them, wrapping your arms around his neck as you supported yourself on your tip-toes. He smiled, chuckling in your ear. Good God, you were going to miss him.
"We did it," you smiled, squeezing him tight.
"Somehow." It was subtle, but you could feel the joy in his voice.
"Good job on getting into TSUJI," you beamed, dropping down as he released you from his grasp.
"Thanks," he smiled, reaching a hand up and ruffling your hair. "University of Tokyo’s nothin' to sniff at, you know."
You blushed, despite yourself. "Yeah, well…"
"Stop bein’ so humble," he said, punching you gently in the shoulder. "Make me proud, you hear?"
"You too."
And that's enough. That's all you need to say. He wasn't big on words, and that was okay. It had always been okay. You knew that you guys would stay friends. Even if everyone else fell away, if you drifted from all these people you held close… you knew you'd have 'Samu.
You heard a voice calling you. You straightened your shoulders, looking up at Osamu resolutely. "I'll see you this weekend, yeah?"
"Sure," he shrugged, nodding at you.
You smiled back, feeling that persistent sting at the corners of your eyes. Your eyes flicked over to Atsumu for just a moment. He'd turned away from you once you'd thrown your arms around Osamu, opting instead to speak to some of the first years. You wondered, for one short moment, if you should try and talk to him.
Nah.
You swallowed, turning around to walk towards whoever had called your name. If you spent any more time standing still, you might not be able to hold back the tears.
You felt a tug on your sleeve, pulling you downwards.
"Oi."
You'd know that voice anywhere. "You're so rude." You shot him a glare, straightening yourself out.
Things had mellowed out a little since that day behind the gym. You wouldn't go so far as to say you were friends; he was still abrasive, and you were still struck by the urge to punch him in the face whenever he came into your field of vision.
But his words had been a little gentler. Insults abounded, but he seemed a bit more mindful. Like he was checking your mood before pushing your buttons.
Or maybe you were just imagining it. Maybe you just wanted that weird little moment between the two of you to mean something.
"What do you want, Miya?" You sighed, after a long silence.
He'd just been standing there, completely silent. He hadn't even bit back. His lips were pursed as he stared at nothing in particular. What an earth is he thinking about? You wondered.
Then, finally, he looked at you. "Wanna live together?"
You froze. Why was he so… like this? "Excuse me?"
He shrugged, hands in his pockets and an obnoxiously bored look on his face. "That's easier than findin' a roommate, right? We already know each other, and we'll both be in Tokyo."
No congratulations. No words of kindness. Nothing. Just straight to business. You weren't sure if that or the offer he'd just made was more baffling.
You bit your lip. Could there be anything worse than living with this fool? Maybe you could end up with a shitty roommate – but he'd also be a shitty roommate. How much worse could a total stranger be?
"Hey. Dickhead."
You jumped, looking up to meet his eyes. "Oh, uh… Let me think about it."
"'Kay."
And then, he was gone.
'Kay? 'Kay? That's all he'd had to say to you? After asking you to live with him? How'd he even come up with that idea? Had Osamu told him to do it? Oh, maybe it was his parents. They were quite fond of you, after all. Perhaps they thought you could keep their son in line or something.
But that wasn't your responsibility! You didn't want it to be your responsibility!  
You shook your head. No, you weren't going to let this dominate your thoughts. You would worry about Atsumu later. For now, you just had to focus on getting through the rest of today.
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Your reasons for living with Miya Atsumu were simple.
One: you'd avoid each other. Surely, even if you were in the same apartment, you'd give each other a wide enough berth to ensure some sense of privacy.
Two: you could live like an absolute pig and it wouldn't matter. Who cared if you didn't do your dishes that evening? It only affected him. And fuck him.
Three: you'd heard one too many horror stories about friendships being torn to pieces because of shit like this. You didn't want to risk that.
Four: you didn't want to live with a stranger.
Simple as that.
And those were the four reasons you'd told Osamu, in a paltry attempt to justify yourself. He'd been sceptical, of course – and he'd said, without an ounce of goodwill, "you don't know just how bad he is to live with" – but he hadn't tried to stop you.
But one semester was already over and done with. And things were fine.
Honestly, you were still surprised that he'd even asked this of you. But, his reasons were his own, and frankly, you didn't care what they were.
Yes, he lived like a pig. And God, you'd heard him in bed one too many times because apparently he doesn't know how to be quiet.
"It's not my fault you're not gettin' any," he'd say. You always wanted to bite back and say that you were getting more than enough, thank you very much. You were just polite enough to be quiet. But, you always decided – quite wisely – that it wasn't an argument worth getting into.
But, there's something about the freedom of simply not caring if your roommate would get mad at you for some stupid mistake that made it all worth it. You were allowed to fuck up, to make all those silly mistakes every did in that transitory stage from high school to adulthood. Nothing you could do would ruin an important friendship.
You got to learn how to be a decent person without the consequences.
"Would ya mind if I had some friends over?"
Believe it or not, but this was a big step for him. A few weeks ago, and he would've just brought them over, your feelings be damned.
"When?"
"Thursday evenin'."
"What for?"
"Just catchin' up," he shrugged.
"Is this you asking me if I'm okay with it, or is it you asking me to get out of the house?" You raised an eyebrow at him, stirring your tea.
He flashed you a grin.
You rolled your eyes. "Really?"
"Come on," he propped his chin up on his fist, beaming at you from across the kitchen counter. "Surely, you don't wanna be around when there's a buncha guys in the apartment. Do you?"
"So you're going to bring them over regardless of what I say?"
Nevermind. This wasn't a step for him at all.
"Essentially," he shrugged.
You groaned, lolling your head back.
"Can't you just go to the library or somethin'?" He pouted.
"I don't have any assignments to work on," you frowned. "It's literally only week two."
"Aren't you always tellin' me it's better to get ahead early?" He raised an eyebrow at him.
You narrowed your eyes at him, biting the inside of your cheek. "Week two's overkill."
"Well, just… do your weekly readings or somethin'."
"I'd rather do them from the comfort of my own bed."
Atsumu groaned, running a hand through his hair. "Look, I already told 'em they could come over."
Oh, you were so ready to throttle him.
"Can't you just… make yourself busy?" He shrugged. "I don't want you to be uncomfortable or anythin'."
"You should've thought about that before inviting them over," you growled. "Shit, what are you planning on getting up to, anyway?"
He shrugged. "It'll just stress you out."
"Miya, what the fuck–"
"One of the guys thinks you're hot."
You blinked. He really knew how to be blunt, didn't he?
"And?"
"I can't promise he won't try'n hit on you."
"Yeah, and?"
Atsumu shrugged. "I dunno. I just… thought you might be a bit uncomfortable with that."
"How does he even know what I look like?"
"I showed 'em a photo."
Oh God. Of course he did.
"Why on earth would you do that?"
"I mentioned that my roommate's a chick. They wanted to see."
"Miya," you sighed, gripping your own hair. "What – and I cannot stress this enough – the fuck?"
"It didn't seem like a big deal at the time," he tilted his head at you, smiling. "I mean, I'm just as surprised at you that someone finds you attractive–"
"Shut up."
"– but I just thought you should know. Clear things up before they get too awkward, you know?"
No, you didn't.
But, you didn't really want to have this conversation anymore.
"Fine," you sighed, turning to pour the rest of your tea down the sink. For some reason, you didn't really want it anymore. "I'll find something to do."
Shouldn't be too hard. Maybe a bar or a pub would have a student's night. Maybe one of your friends would be free. There was always something to do in the city. 
"I owe you one," Atsumu grinned. You had half a mind to knock his teeth out then and there.
"You really do," you sighed, rinsing your cup out.
"Already got something in mind."
"Sounds like there's a catch," you mumbled, looking over your shoulder at him.
"No catch," he held his hands up, giving you what you assumed was his best smile.
"Has anyone ever told you you've got an untrustworthy face, Miya?"
"All the time," he grinned. "Nah, but really. No catch."
You titled your head at him, waiting for a proposal of some kind.
"I'll buy you pizza."
You scoffed. "Really? That's your consolation?"
"I'll get you the expensive shit," he shrugged. "Friday night. Promise."
"Can you even afford anything that's not from the cheapskate menu?"
"Can you?"
You shrugged at that one.
"Nah, I promise, it'll be good," he sighed. "I'll make it worth it, 'kay?"
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Friday nights were for Atsumu.
You weren't quite sure how it started. Something to do with him being exhausted from volleyball practice. Something to do with you being exhausted from university. Something else about how neither of you had any energy left to go out and socialise.
Whatever it was, you'd settled into a comfortable rhythm. Friday night, pizza, and a shitty movie.
These days, you actually liked having him around. Not that you were going to admit to it, though. No, you'd rather die than do anything like that.
You weren't quite sure why you'd suddenly adjusted to him. Was it because you'd known him for so long? Even if he was an absolute nuisance, he was familiar. Someone you could be a goblin around, without having to worry about him wanting to end your friendship over it. No, you'd been involved with each other far too long for that.
And honestly, it was kind of nice to have someone to relax around. While you'd managed to find some people you clicked with at university… making friends was hard. There was no-one you could be an absolute pig with yet.
So, Atsumu would do for now.
You'd just finished watching Neil Breen's Fateful Findings. It had been surprisingly easy to find a copy with Japanese subtitles; that being said, you didn't feel it had given you any clarity as to what was actually going on. Atsumu had loved it, though. He'd already tried throwing some of the quotes back at you. That was sure to make him harder to live with for at least the next week or two.
"Wanna play Smash?" He was sprawled out on the couch, looking at you with a painfully cocky expression.
"Absolutely not."
"Worried I'll beat your ass again?" Did he have to smirk after every second thing he said?
You glared at him. "Wanna say that to my face?"
He grinned, turning to face you head on. "Worried I'll beat your ass again?"
"I was having an off day," you mumbled.
"Wanna prove that, or…"
You bit the inside of your cheek. If you did play, there were two possible outcomes. The first was that you won. If you won, it'd shut him up, and you could go on with your pride more or less intact. The second was that you lost. And you weren't quite sure if you could handle his ego.
"I'll prove it to you right now," you snapped. "On this couch, with my fists."
He blinked at you.
"You're going down for good, Miya."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah," you nodded. "I'm gonna make you squirm like the worm you are."
He laughed. A real, genuine laugh. The sort that relieved all tension from his body, erasing any hint of his usual insufferable expression.
He was actually kind of handsome.
You'd always known he had a nice body – you weren't blind, you were just too proud to admit it. And it'd gotten even nicer since graduation. Practice paid off, it seemed.
And there was something appealing about his relaxed air. About how he didn't seem to take life too seriously. It almost made him enjoyable to be around.  
Maybe that's why so many girls were interested in him.
Wait, no. They only liked him because they hadn't spoken to him yet.
Oh, right. Girls.
Something shifted in your chest. Something you had never noticed before. Something so quiet, so understated that you hadn't even realised it had made its way in there.
Oh God, you thought, what the fuck is happening to me?
Whatever it was, you didn't like it.
Miya Atsumu was hot. That, unfortunately, was a fact you were now uncomfortably aware of.
"Oi." A hand was being waved in front of your face. You jumped. "Pay attention, you pig."
Oh, nope. There he was. There's the Atsumu you were used to.
"You're a fucking bastard," you mumbled, shrinking into yourself.
You're weren't quite sure what you were saying. You'd just flicked onto autopilot. But you knew that your words were comfortable, familiar. Little insults that a child would throw around. Anything to stave off whatever that weird stirring in your stomach was.
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In many ways, realising Miya Atsumu was actually kind of hot ruined your life.
Were you being over-dramatic? Probably. But had things changed? Definitely. To a large extent, it was on you; glances stolen when he wasn't looking, your mind wandering to places it really shouldn't.
But he'd been acting up, too. Standing far too close to you when you were in the kitchen – close enough that you could feel his chest against your back, reaching over your head to grab a cup while damn-near draping his body over you, walking around without a shirt on in the common area…
One time, when you'd dressed up all nice for a friend's birthday, he'd brazenly checked you out. He hadn't said anything – he'd just stared. When you asked him what was wrong, he just shrugged and told you to have fun. And, of course, he'd smirked at you. You'd been ready and willing to kill him.  
Whenever you were on the couch, he always seemed to reach over you and take the remote himself instead of simply asking you to hand it to him. And sure, that wasn't all too weird – but he tended to get really close, and catch your eye for just a moment with that little smirk on his lips. Each and every time, you felt like you were going to explode.
You'd taken to sticking pillows between you on the couch, because you wouldn't be surprised if he decided to lay his head on your lap or some shit on a whim.
Maybe he was messing with you, but this sort of behaviour wasn't totally un-Atsumu. You'd seen him act like this with people before. It's just that you two had never really been close enough to warrant it. Was it just a symptom of the fact that you guys were kind of friends now? Was he just treating you like everyone else?
But some part of you was even angrier at that. You didn't want to be treated like everyone else.
God, you felt stupid for even feeling like that. Especially when you'd had an awkward morning chat with a few of his bedfellows – where each and every time, you couldn't help but marvel at the fact that he was punching so far above his weight. How on earth were people this beautiful paying attention to him?
That was starting to make more and more sense recently.
You tried not to think about it.
But that was getting harder and harder to you. You'd been kind of lonely. Some quiet part of you wanted a serious relationship; someone to come home to of an evening, to relax and unwind with. You'd even been actively looking. Not that you were about to admit that to anyone.
But men are shit. Especially ones in their early twenties.
But as resolutely as you believed that, there you were, preparing for yet another date. You'd have a particularly messy string of disasters recently; men who did little more than stare at your tits, men who had nothing interesting to say, men who thought that being an asshole was a personality…
Tonight, you hoped, would be different. Sure, you'd met this guy in an econ elective – you'd needed something easy to bring your GPA up – and that certainly wasn't a point in his favour. But, he'd taken in interest in you, despite the fact you'd never really spoken before. A few months ago, you might've turned him down. But surely he'd be better than the drivel Tinder unfailingly turned out.
Only problem was that he wanted to go somewhere chic. Somewhere fancy. Somewhere that was, quite frankly, out of your comfort zone.
"Another date?" Atsumu scoffed, leaning on the doorframe to the bathroom.
"What's it to you?" You grumbled, leant in close to the bathroom mirror. You couldn't get your makeup to look how you wanted it to; everything just seemed a little wonky, a little uneven. And your foundation hadn't settled nicely into your face. It just sat there, a tacky second skin you just wanted to slough off.
"Nothin'," Atsumu shrugged. "You've just never gone out on a Friday before."
Oh. That's right.
You shrugged, biting your cheek. "It's the only day he could get a reservation." In truth, you hadn't even thought about it.
"Same guy as before?"
You shook your head. You couldn't actually remember the last guy you'd told Atsumu about. The amount of bad dates you'd been on was getting embarrassing. "Nah. This one's a classy bastard."
He snorted. "You're kiddin', right?"
You shook your head. "I'm going to have to let him pay for the date because I genuinely don't think I can afford it."
"Yikes," he chuckled. "You know, I never really took you for a gold digger."
You had half a mind to throw your mascara at him. "Shut up."
"If you keep faffin', you'll be late."
Shit, He was right. You checked your phone. 5:25. You had five minutes to leave. You picked it up and made your way to the door, ready to squeeze past Atsumu. You turned, dashing back to the mirror and poking at your hair.
"Stop worryin'," he chuckled, waving a hand at you as he began to walk away. "You look nice."
Those words stuck with you all the way to the restaurant. They were so simple, so innocuous, but… They were touching, coming from him.
And when your date was talking to you about something you simply didn't find interesting, you couldn't get that look on Atsumu's face out of your head.
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The date was a veritable disaster. Possibly the worst you'd had in a while.
First of all, the guy was a total asshole. And not just the Atsumu kind – no, this one was rich. He'd had his entire life handed to him on a silver platter, and it showed. You could tolerate it, at first. But when he'd literally said, "I don't think the poor should be allowed to vote," you knew you couldn't stick around.
Second of all, you couldn't stop thinking of Atsumu and his damn smirk.
You'd gotten up without even giving your date an explanation. You'd stormed out of the restaurant in a rage, resolute on walking all the way home.
Why did it always turn out this way? The guys were either assholes, or far too self-centred for a proper relationship. If they were neither of those things, there was just no chemistry between the two of you.
God, were you the problem? Were good people just not attracted to you?
What were you supposed to do?
To top it all off, it began to rain when you were just halfway home.
As you slammed the door, you looked as awful as you felt.
Atsumu flinched, sprawled out in front of the television. He sat up a little straighter, looking at you from over the back of the couch.
"Yikes!" He scoffed. "You look like shit!"
Your breath caught in your throat. No. No, you weren't going to take this from him right now. Not tonight.
"Y'know, you wouldn't've gotten rained off if you'd just stayed in," he chuckled, propelling himself off the couch and ambling his way over to you. "What a waste…"
He came to a stop in front of you, hands stuffed in the pockets of his sweatpants. He had that look on his face; that insufferable smirk he whipped out whenever he'd beaten you in something menial. That smirk that, in any other circumstance, would've made you want to punch him. But tonight, it just made you want to cry.
"You haven't said anythin'," he frowned, tilting his head at you. "You okay?"
You wanted to lie. You wanted to tell him that it was fine, that the mascara dappling your cheeks was just the result of the rain.
But you couldn't. You couldn't get the words out of your mouth.
You took a deep breath.
You stopped breathing. His arms were around you, pulling you into his chest. It was rough, the embrace of someone who wasn't used to tenderness. There's this strange stiffness to it, an admission that he doesn't really know what he's doing. But as he rests his head on your chin, you couldn't be more grateful for his efforts. Your hands found their way to his chest, balled up and tense.
"Hey," he mumbled, "hey. It's going to be okay."
You looked up at him, your throat sore from holding back a sob and eyes stinging from unshed tears.
Maybe it's because you're emotional. Or because you're tired. Or maybe it's because you're lonely, and he said a few nice things to you today.
You kissed him.
It's hot, open-mouthed as your fists grasped his shirt, pulling him down to meet you.
Your head is swimming; what the fuck is happening?
 His arms tensed around you, his lips moving to meet yours.
This is what you want. This is what you've wanted for a while now. You hadn't wanted to go on all those shitty dates. You hadn't wanted to waste your time with men you didn't care about. What you'd wanted was–
He froze.
So did you.
His hands are holding your forearms firmly as he stepped back, an inscrutable expression on his face.
"No, baby." He shook his head. "Not like this."
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
You flew down the hall, slamming your bedroom door.
You sank to the floor, arms finding their way around your knees. You didn't want to cry. You didn't want to dignify this evening with that. You weren't going to pity your own shitty mistakes.
Fuck the date. That wasn't even the worst part of the night.
You'd just kissed Miya fucking Atsumu. Things were finally going okay between the two of you. He'd been treating you like a human being.
And now you'd ruined it.
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My take on NCT at Hogwarts
what is it with me and being active on this god forsaken app all of a sudden... anyways, i know that we've thrown jk rowling in the garbage but listen i can't just throw away my whole childhood for one stupid rich white cis woman. also i have no idea what's going on with the neos but when do i ever? alright here we go
taeil: he's giving me frustrated hufflepuff, like he really wished to be in gryffindoor but it didn't work out. think he'd be a halfblood and have a pet toad. likes to visit hagrid for tea sometimes. simps over some bad bitch in slytherin, really thinks she's into him too, everyone tells him she's way out of his league. broke his wand twice already trying to open a can of sardines
taeyong: also strong hufflepuff energy. he's the keeper and captain of their quidditch team and a prefect too, picked purely cause he's good with kids. walks around without his scarf in the cold winter because he wrapped it around ten's neck one morning and nagged on him for not taking care of his health properly, never got the scarf back and doesn't mind. i feel like snape would intimidate the crap out of him, like he would not be able to stay calm during his classes rip. he'd be adored by all the other teachers though, especially flitwick who believes he's really gifted in charms
johnny: a gryffindoor pureblood and keeper and captain of the quidditch team. always the one who tries to talk things out with mcgonnagall when they pull some stupid shit and get caught, never successful. has the marauders map and likes to throw underground raves in hidden rooms and tunnels. buddies with peeves and the house elves. buddies with everyone actually. and regardless of liking him like that or not, every girl in school has fantasized of fucking him in the quidditch locker room showers ooooop-
yuta: omg the heartbreaker of the school. a halfblood slytherin prefect and beater. snape's favourite student, like he gets whatever he wants from that man without trying. everyone is lowkey into him cause of his hot and mysterious vibe and there are so many rumours about his sex life circulating around, but no one actually knows if he's seeing someone. people also speculate he's a metamorphmagus but no lol he just dies his hair a lot. has a pet cat who's mean to everyone except him and mark. likes to explore the forbidden forest cause he's a weirdo
doyoung: a ravenclaw pureblood who hates quidditch, only shows up for taeyong's matches and nags him afterwards if hufflepuff loses. he's the headboy and happily uses his title to threaten haechan. hates divination with a passion and idolizes mcgonnagal, as he should. knows everyone's bussiness in the whole damn castle, never starts drama but almost always ends it. used to tutor some younger students but they quickly realised he's a mini mcgonnagall and zoomed straight outta there. snape lowkey wishes he was in slytherin but don't tell anyone
kun: gryffindoor headboy, probably the calmest person in that entire house and the only one who can kinda control the chaos. if yangyang or hendery annoy him too much he'll give them the wrong password on purpose, mcgonnagal has this unspoken respect for him for that reason. feels really bad for the house elves and wants to help them as much as he can. known as the dad or daddy of gryffindoor, depending on who you ask hehehehe
ten: the artsiest ravenclaw but fucking terrible at riddles, so he's always stuck at the door unless someone let's him inside lmao. is super into divination but purely for the aesthetic. never wears his uniform properly, always wears taeyong's scarf and lots of witchy jewelry. started a dance club in the room of requirement, loves hogwarts halloween with his whole heart. set a classroom on fire once and managed to sneak away undetected. always hooks up with someone at johnny's parties
jaehyun: the fucking fratboy of gryffindoor. he's a halfblood and a chaser on the quidditch team. left so many girls on read oh my god. sneaks alcohol and weed into school, coorganizes parties with johnny, yuta and mark. people think he's this hot bad boy or some shit, lol no bitch he's a dumbass don't waste your energy on a doofus like him, have you heard his laugh he sounds like a 45 year old man. mcgonnagall doesn't trust him at all, always looks at him with shifty eyes. the fat lady flirts with him everytime he approaches the commonroom door
winwin: on the snobby pureblood side of slytherin, like he gives off really judgy vibes. is in ten's dance club, there's a rumor going around that he's an animagus 'cause he moves gracefully like a cat or smth, but he isn't he's just really talented. spends most of his time in the owlery petting birds. the bloody baron freaks him out, most of the ghosts do. tried to be a big brother figure to renjun and chenle but they bullied his ass like crazy so he dropped them like hot potatoes
jungwoo: the most confident gryffindoor y'all. he's a muggleborn and a chaser. has the cutest pet owl, is really into care of magical creatures. snape hates him because he's too "sunny" of a person. wild at parties but looks fine in the morning somehow. the biggest flirt you'll ever meet and has so many bitches wrapped around his little finger lol, there's a rumor going around that he's real beast in bed. awesome at dueling, uses his cute airhead shtick to apsolutely destroy people. can you tell i love his pisces ass?
lucas: a hufflepuff halfblood and beater. wannabe fuckboy but can't because he cares too much lol, those muscles are made of feelings dawg. hits on every girl he sees and is almost always successful 'cause we're weak for cute and sweet himbos. is the biggest show off on the quidditch field and has his own fan club. really into care for magical creatures, like literally wants to befriend every single one of them, hagrid has to pull his ass away from them before he gets hurt rip
mark: a gryffindoor prodigy, a muggleborn and a chaser. the most stressed prefect you've ever seen. mcgonnagall has a soft spot for him and everyone knows it. snape dislikes him but respects him because he's fucking brilliant at potions. a lot of people like him and are into him but he doesn't know how to respond to them lol socially awkward king. plans parties with johnny yuta jaehyun and ten, is always roped into the dreamies schemes against his will. no one can fucking tell if him and haechan are on good terms cause they're at each other's throats all the time, but slobber all over each other like crazy when they get drunk
xiaojun: the most emotional ravenclaw. a halfblood and a prefect. he dated a girl for a long time and she broke his heart, moped about it in the prefect's bathroom for ages. lowkey believes she cheated on him with yuta but isn't sure, is extra weary around him though. says he's done with love but then simps over a new girl every two weeks smh. no one understands how he's such good friends with hendery and yangyang, like the combination of the two of them is a recipe for disaster. whenever they rope him into their bullshit, he always manages to drop their asses in the perfect time and doesn't get caught. many portaits are jealous of him 'cause he has better bone structure then them lol
hendery: the best definition of a gryffindoor. comes from a rich pureblood family, is a beater on the quidditch team. he's the life of the party, man. out of all the students he hates, he is the one snape hates the MOST and he's so proud of that. a really fast runner so he never ends up in detention 'cause it's just too hard to catch him. buddies with the ghosts and hagrid. tries really hard to impress girls, it only works half of the time when he's not being too intense
yangyang: also a gryffindoor pureblood, tried out for the chaser position but didn't make it, is still bitter about it. has a really fucked up owl that always messes up his letters. constantly in detention, like he's cleaned that entire castle by himself 43 times already. also in ten's dance club, also really good at dueling when he actually tries. really into muggle culture, explores it in his free time and shows everyone cool, new music he found all the time. gives kun daily headaches cause he's way too energetic in the morning
shotaro: imma say he's a hufflepuff but don't quote me on that cause i don't know him that well. he seems like he'd have lots of friends though and would be in ten's dance club
sungchan: don't know him well either so i'll just say gryffindoor??
renjun: i'm torn between ravenclaw and slytherin, gonna go with slytherin for him. he's a halfblood and a prefect, also uses his title to threaten haechan. loves defence against the dark arts anď herbology, might become a healer someday. gets tricked by the moving staircases all the fucking time, ends up at madam pomfrey's way more than he likes to admit. likes the slytherin aesthetic but can't stand the evil stereotypes. most people think him and chenle are brothers, wants to strangle chenle when he plays into it. once told the bloody baron to fuck off, no one dares get on his bad side since that day
jeno: pureblood hufflepuff prefect and a chaser. he's the cute, athletic guy everyone has a crush on. is on snape's good side 'cause he likes cleaning up his brewing station after finishing the task the lession is about. is the best flyer in the entire school and has the best chance of getting scouted in the future, everyone knows it but if you mention it to him he blushes like crazy. i feel like he's been in many fwb situations but they all ended well because he's a gentleman
haechan: a slytherin through and through. halfblood and seeker on the quidditch team. thought he was gonna be prefect and was hella pissed he wasn't chosen, i mean hello you're a snake who would want to give a snake authority goddamn it. also always complains during quidditch matches, calls everything a foul just 'cause he wants to win. puts up this persona of the mischevious slytherin boy but it falls flat on it's ass because he's peeves's favourite target
jaemin: a muggleborn hufflepuff, because of that reason he's sworn to himself he'll take care of jisung like a mother. a chaser on the quidditch team. such a sweetheart my gosh, like that dude is always so happy, unless he hasn't drunk his 6 cups of coffee. speaking of, mcgonnagall and pomfrey worry for his health like crazy but won't admit it. excells at care for magical creatures and charms, horrible at ancient runes like he didn't think there'd be so much math involved. girls are also crazy into him but he's such an introvert, the thought of someone wanting to be around him so much scares him. still flirts with everything that breathes lol
chenle: a slytherin and a pureblood, from one of those rich old families. because of that people expect him to be a lil brat, turns out to be the coolest guy you'll ever meet. he's friends with everyone regardless of house, a chaser on the quidditch team, known as the one who scores the most points in a game. he's great at defence against the dark arts and transfiguration, is thinking about becoming an auror 'cause that dude fears nothing i'm telling you. was made a prefect instead of haechan, rubs it in his face like crazy, but ultimately just let's people get away with stupid shit like "haha nice one, respect". memorized all the secret passageways of the castle in his head, helps johnny, mark, ten and jaehyun with their parties. pisses off filch like no other, was in detention all the time with yangyang until they realised how terrible it is when the two of them are in close contact lol so he gets let off the hook all the time. also fucking flirts with everything that breathes, the biggest fucking tease like you never know what he means smh
jisung: jaemin's muggleborn hufflepuff son, though most people are surprised he isn't in gryffindoor 'cause god the reckless shit that boy pulls... always late to breakfast with his uniforn all messy. people think he's very innocent but like his bestfriend is chenle, so how pure could he be. he's a seeker on the quidditch team, goes extra hard during hufflepuff-slytherin matches 'cause he wants to knock haechan off his high horse. blushes like crazy whenever he sees a cute girl which only gives chenle more reason to tease him 'cause he's a lil bitch like that. is the star of ten's dance club but has tripped and fallen down multiple flights of stairs, this kid's a walking paradox
to conclude:
gryffindoor: johnny, kun, jaehyun, jungwoo, mark, hendery, yangyang, sungchan
hufflepuff: taeil, taeyong, lucas, jeno, jaemin, shotaro, jisung
ravenclaw: doyoung, ten, xiaojun
slytherin: yuta, winwin, renjun, haechan, chenle
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Work, work, work
Day 15: Cockwarming
Warnings/Other Kinks: Anxiety/Depression implications and mentions (Doppo is just like thattt), Doppo kinda snaps at the end, office sex/sex at work, dubcon (there's not explicit consent in this so I'm going to put it just in case but the reader and doppo are in a relationship and I meant for this situation to be consensual, but Doppo's anxiety in this situation made it seem kind of sus)
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I have nothing but Hypmic on the brain. I love feral screaming Doppo. Would highly recommend listening to him belly scream here. :D I really do want the best for this boy tho. I love him so muchhhh.
Disclaimer: 18+ years and older to read. All characters in this work are 20 years or older. This is a fictional depiction of a relationship and is not meant to be mimicked in real life. I do not condone cockwaming your partner in their place of work irl.
It was always work, work, work with him. Well, work and rapping but Doppo hardly ever talked about his Matenro. It was always about his balding asshole of a boss, his terrible coworkers and work, work, work.
You knew he was a workaholic. You knew that when you fell in love with the guy. But geez. Time for him to learn that self care was a priority.
You had stormed to his office after having spent two hours - past the time he was supposed to get off - waiting for him at home. This overtime was bullshit. The man worked himself to the bone. And he didn't know how to say no. You worried about him! It was the reason why you marched right over to the cubicle. The place was deserted, all except for poor Doppo, sitting at his desk pinching the bridge of his nose and surrounded by paperwork.
"What the hell is all this?" You asked as you came up behind him and you almost felt bad watching as the man let out a shout, jumping out of his seat and scrambling like a frightened rabbit. A few of the papers he had on his desk got caught up in his whirlwind and dusted around the room - a fact you assumed Doppo would be disgruntled about later, but he looked far too nervous right now as he took labored breaths and let wide eyes take in your form.
"Wh-what are you doing here?"
".... You're being worked too hard if the sound of your girlfriend's voice is enough to panic you," you quipped back, ignoring his question for now as you bent over to try to help organize some of the scattered documents that had fallen to the floor. Let him have the time to bring his breathing back to normal. You were mainly pissed at his job for overworking him - not so much him. Didn't need to go give him a heart attack. "You're here late again. I was checking in on you." A pile of paperwork stacked against your chest, you moved over closer to him to set it down on the desk and took your time eyeing the assortment of work he had lying around. This couldn't all be his. Some of them must be pawning off their work, and Doppo just so happened to be the biggest doormat around. A sigh heaved from your lips, and you didn't miss the way Doppo shuddered. How could you? The man tensed up like he was being shot by lightening. "Looks like it was a good thing I did too. This work would have kept you here all night if someone didn't come to stop you."
"I'm sorry!" You weren't surprised but the volume of his apology made you jump and as he started to spew off more and more apologies, you quickly grabbed him by the tie and yanked him in, pressing a quick kiss to his lips. You weren't trying to invalidate his feelings by cutting him off, but there was no reason for him to be panicking like he was. And luckily, kisses from you always seemed to soothe him - at least as soothed as someone like Doppo could be.
"Baby," you purred gently, pulling your lips from his and watching the way his cheeks lit up with a dusting of pink. Always so stressed, this one. But the face he made after you kissed him made your heart flutter. Dumbfounded but he still managed to swoon in subtle ways - those aquamarine eyes zoomed in on you like you were treasure. The simple strokes you gave to his hair made him melt - the tension zapped out of his shoulders and he almost started to slump into you. "You don't have to say sorry. But it's time to go home now. No more work."
That cute daze in his expression only lasted a moment more before it was like all that anxious energy plowed right back into him. The word 'work' was enough to flip a switch with him. "That's not right! I have a whole ton of it!" His arm extended outward, waving at the stacks piled high. "I'm sorry but I have more work to do. I'll finish as soon as I can but - I gotta do this or my crazy boss will pile even more work on me! Or I'll lose my job or worse I-ll-"
"Doppo!" You cut him off and tried to calm him down. It worked to some extent but only enough to keep him from screaming or spiraling into one of his crazes. You didn't convince him to stop working though and eventually you had to settle for watching him drown himself in the work in front of him, trying to suppress your groans.
You loved the man. But really?
Playing the waiting game wasn't something you were interested in though. Which is why, after a bit of working, you somehow managed to not only weasel your way into his lap but you also got his cock out of his pants, stroking it just enough to get him riled up as you watched him try not to panic.
"You can't just do that-"
"I just did. Don't worry. The cameras can't see in here. It's fine," you coaxed, letting him stay nervous anyway as you pushed your panties to the side from underneath your skirt causing him to visibly gulp. But he wasn't pushing you off.
"I have to work," he declared, whispers on the verge of being shouts fell from his lips but cut off into a whimper as the head of his dick was suddenly being warmed up by the heat of your body as you slowly sank down onto him - taking him in inch by inch. 
It wasn't until you were fully seated to the hilt, listening to his breath hitch that you gave a tiny huff. "Then work." And your body stilled. No movement other than the flutter and clench of your walls against your hung lover, letting your eyes watch his flustered face. He clearly didn't know what to say and you watched as his gaze flickered around like a chicken with its head cut off - to your face, to his paperwork, to where your bodies were joined and then anywhere but you. Good. Get him riled up. He was panicking but you could feel him twitch inside of you, like he was anticipating for you to move - waiting for it. But you kept your hips locked in place as you leaned in and rested your head on his shoulder. "Work, Doppo. Just giving you some motivation for when you finally get done." Your voice was much to kindly for someone who just pulled somebody's dick out in the middle of a public office. But it managed to keep him from tipping over his brink just yet. Poor thing always got so worked up. Your physical actions may not be helping that necessarily, but your voice always seemed to soothe him over, even if it was only a little at a time. 
"H-how?" You listened to him practically squeak, shifting under you and instantly giving a whine at the slight push against your walls. How was he supposed to work when you were on him like this? How was he supposed to concentrate when you were constricting around him? When you were filling him with molten lava from the bottom up?
With feather light kisses, you trailed a line across his neck, trying to remain still on the cock that was stretching out your insides - forcing the urge to bounce on him like a pogo stick until you both lost even the capability to think of work. You would behave somewhat for now though. Doppo could get his work done. You could get some form of closeness in the meantime. Besides, maybe a good vise grip on him could speed up the process? Or make him say 'fuck it' altogether - hopefully, literally fuck it. "Just work, Doppo. Since it's so important. Ill wait," you cooed, almost as if you were being thoughtful. Too sweet for him to argue and you listened to him give a defeated groan of a sound before he tried to level out his breath and refocus. 
Oh, but that was easier said than done. Doppo had restarted on the paperwork, working around you as your warm body nuzzled into his chest. He usually felt like he was suffocating at work but right now, it felt like your body was trying to strangle the life out of him from somewhere other than the neck. How were you so tight? How come velvety walls were squeezing down on him over and over again without either of you even moving? You were starting to leak out around him, a sticky mess starting to spill out onto his lap slowly - torturous. Maybe you were actually trying to be sweet. Maybe you were actively trying to mess with him. But either way, it was kicking up a bad habit within him. He would reach for another stack, shifting in the chair and causing the tiniest of mewling to escape from your lips. It was a blissful sigh here, a hitched breath there, a tiny hum into his chest and it was going to break him. He was supposed to be focusing but at this rate, he was going to start making mistakes on his work.
You were causing him to silently work himself up. Each climb of his emotions resulted in a string of jitters, and in return had your body clenching even tighter on him. How could you even feel like that? He choked, tugging at his tie to try and gasp for air. You were messing with him. You had to be. You must be mad he wouldn't leave. This was his retribution. To be strangled by your wet cunt over and over without reprieve- without any motion for relief. Well, fuck that. He may love you. But he worked far to hard day in and day out. Pent up didn't even begin to describe it. If you were going to try to rile him up like that, then he would give you riled up because he couldn't take it. Not a second longer. Not with that familiar primal darkness beginning to flare inside him.
His body rocked and you instinctively lifted your head from his chest to peer up at him, the first actual movement he had made since you had sat on him. "Are you okay?"
"O-okay?" He was stuttering his words but unlike his panic from before, this time he sounded angry. It wasn't a tone he took entirely too often. But you knew Doppo. You knew if his buttons were pressed enough, he would snap. He was tea kettle, getting hotter- "how do you except me to be okay-" and hotter "- when your purposely trying to make me-" until he screamed "-loose my fucking mind!?"
You only had enough time to widen your eyes before he flew out of his chair, taking you with him and slamming you onto his desk. The noise he made was positively feral - teetering between a growl and a scream - and without a warning, he was wrecking you, bludgeoning into you with a speed you hadn't even been aware he was capable of. 
"D-D-Doppo!" You were trying to talk but the sudden thrusting was knocking out your capabilities to think. You had been stretched out and horny for a while now but at this pace you couldn't keep up. You were trying to grip at his shoulders for some type of stability. "H-hang on a sec-"
"Hang on?!" He sounded unhinged - a growl ringing in the back of his throat so different from his usual meek - if not panicked - composure. "I've been hanging on! I've been hanging on this whole time! You just had to be on me huh? When I'm at work!" Papers were tossing up into the air around you and you could hear the clatter of the cubicle as he knocked you into the desk over and over. Oh, you couldn't even keep your eyes opening with the way your senses seemed to overload. "All this work - all these damn excuses to pile it onto me - and then you still come in here and give me more work. Too needy? Need my to pound you senseless before I can finish my work? Then that's what I'll do. I'll take you over and over and over again until you're out for days!" He declared, his hands clamping down on your hips and you could already feel the bruises even as the head of his cock shifted up enough to find your sweet spot, leaving you wailing out. "Again and again and again!" He got louder and louder with his sounds, growls and grunts turning into wanton groans and gasps as he split you in two. 
This would teach you not to mess with him at work. Or maybe it would teach you to mess with him more.
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Albert Plots aka coda to 4x02
One of Bucks house rules is: don't barge into my room unannounced.
It only becomes a house rule, of course, after Albert inadvertently interrupts his therapy session as he's mid sentence. 
"Oh crap, sorry sorry, I didn't realize--I mean, I thought--sorry." Albert finishes lamely, cringing at his own intrusion.
Buck practically chucks his tablet across his bed, face down, in his surprise. “Dude, knock.” 
Albert shrugs, grimacing apologetically. “You don’t have a door though?” 
Buck sighs, running a hand through his hair nervously. “Just...announce yourself next time, ok? Like, yell ‘I’m coming up’ or whatever.” 
Albert nods. “Sorry.” he mutters again. 
Buck decides the kid looks contrite enough that he can brush the whole thing off--it’s not like he overheard anything. “It’s ok, don’t worry, we’re good. What’s up? You needed something?” 
“I wanted to see if you wanted to order pizza but um,” Chimneys little brother pauses and scratches the back of his head. “Are you ok?” 
Buck gulps. “Uh, yeah, I--why wouldn’t I be?” Well shit, Buck thinks, maybe he did overhear a tidbit or two, after all... 
“Well,” Albert purses his lips to one side. “What you said just now, about hiding your feelings? Sorry, I really didn’t mean to eavesdrop--I was hungry and didn’t think before running up here. But um, listen, if you ever need an ear or a shoulder,” he shrugs delicately. “You’ve been there for me before a few times now. I like to think we’re good friends, so I want you to know you can always count on me to be there if you need someone. That’s all.” 
Buck would be touched if he weren’t also kind of mortified over having been caught spilling his guts to Dr. Copeland. Albert must see that, because he immediately moves to change the subject. “So, pizza?” 
“Yup,” Buck clears his throat. “Sal’s is the best joint in the area, their menu’s on the fridge, call and order whatever you want. I’ll umm, I’ll join you in a little bit.” 
"Ok." Albert scurries off quickly enough and Buck feels a little bad for not being more reassuring that he's not upset with him. But it's hard; being vulnerable, that is.
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An hour later dinner is silent and just a tiny bit awkward between the two men.
It's only after a couple of beers that Buck loosens up enough to blurt out, "I'm in love with Eddie."
Albert blinks up at him in surprise. "Oh shit." His face breaks out into a happy grin. "Dude, that's awesome! I always thought you two would be good together. Actually, I gotta admit, I thought you two were dating when we first met at that bar. So it makes sense." Albert's voice trails off upon realizing how red Buck's face has gone. "Wait, did you not--you know? Know?" Albert's eyes grow wide.
Buck shrugs. "I kinda always knew? But I mean, the Eddie thing is..." He groans, "How am I supposed to tell my best friend I'm in love with him? It would ruin everything."
Albert shakes his head adamantly. "No way man, you said it yourself, Eddie's your best friend, your feelings for him wouldn't 'ruin' anything. Even if by some crazy chance he doesn't feel the same way it's not like he'd stop being friends with you."
Buck rubs a hand up his shoulder and bites on his bottom lip. "But what if that's exactly what happens? I don't wanna hide my feelings anymore, from anyone, but I don't think I can take that risk--it's too big, I could lose too much."
Albert has seen the way Eddie looks at Buck when he thinks no one is else is paying attention. “Look man, I’m not exactly the observant type--Howie can tell you that--but even I can see Eddie’s heart eyes when he’s looking in your direction.” 
Buck groans, hiding his face in his hands. “I just don’t wanna mess up what we have.” he looks up, his expression sullen. “We’ve got a good thing going.” he shrugs. “If I confess my feelings there’s a chance--” he sighs, hanging his head. “I can’t do it.” 
Albert reaches over and squeezes his shoulder in support. Suddenly an idea strikes him. “Hey,” he jumps up. “What if I could prove to you that Eddie’s just as into you as you are, into him? Would you say something then?” 
Buck lifts his head to look Albert in the eye, “How would you go about doing that?” 
Albert waves him off. “You don’t gotta worry about that part. Just trust me.” 
Buck raises a brow, dubious. “Ok, but you need to promise you won’t say anything about my feelings to Eddie--or to anyone, for that matter. Not even Chimney can know.” 
“I swear, not a word!” 
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Albert strikes over the weekend, during a friendly game of basketball with the 118. Albert had originally only been intending to play one on one with Chim, like usual, but had convinced him to invite everyone at the station, too, last minute. 
“Buck’s on my team!” Albert declares, before anyone can even truly get settled. 
Chim glares at Albert. “Oh yeah, call dibs on our tallest guy.” 
Albert shrugs, throwing an arm around Buck and pulling him close. “And let’s not forget the most handsome.” he winks at Buck with the subtlety of a fire engine racing across town. 
Chim raises a questioning brow at his brother but otherwise doesn’t comment. “Uh huh. Anyway, then I want Eddie on my team.” 
Eddie steps up beside Chim, giving Buck a look. “Ready to get your ass handed to you?” 
Buck scoffs. “I have the power of youth on my side, thanks.” he says, pointing to Albert. 
Bobby clears his throat. “This is starting to feel a lot like a middle school gym class, where I’m picked last for teams.” 
Hen bumps his fist in camaraderie. “Preach, Cap.” 
“Hen, I call Hen!” Chimney immediately announces, practically dragging his best friend over to his side. 
“Good, cause I was gonna pick Captain Nash anyway.” Albert sticks his tongue out. 
Buck grins when Bobby walks over to stand beside him. His parents never let him play sports when he was a kid--he had to forge their signatures for whatever ‘dangerous’ activity he wanted to participate in, and so he and his dad had never gotten to toss the ball around in the backyard the way most of his friends had, growing up. 
Being on the same team with Bobby now kind of feels like that. Not that he’d say it out loud. He’s way too old for that stuff now. Not to mention the fact that now he has to focus on both the game and on whatever Albert is plotting with him and Eddie. 
Buck sighs. He should’ve kept his big mouth shut. 
The game starts out friendly enough, some playful jabs thrown here and there, but Buck can tell Albert and Chimney are out for blood, knocking elbows and teasing the other when they miss a shot. Though, he concedes, they are siblings, and well, he and Maddie, even at this age, can still get a little overly zealous when competing with one another. So he’s not too worried. 
They take a break about half way through the game, sweaty and tired from running around so much, when Albert starts to speak. “Man, I can’t wait for that double date next Friday.” 
Chim glances up at him from the bench, where he’s rehydrating. “You’re going on a date? First I’ve heard.” 
Albert nods. “Yup. With Buck and these two really cool chicks I met at the coffee shop a couple of weeks ago.” 
Eddie furrows his brows. “Did you say Friday?” 
Albert nods, knowing exactly where this is going. 
Eddie turns to Buck, who’s trying his best to telepathically communicate with Albert to cut it out before he strangles the kid. “Uh, Friday’s game night.” he says, his tone slightly accusatory. 
Bobby’s eyes dart between the two men curiously. Hen presses her lips together. “Game night?” 
Eddie nods. “Every Friday we get together at my place and do a game night. Christopher looks forward to ‘em every week.” 
Albert cuts in before Buck can say anything. “Wow, you two sound like a married couple with a kid.” he teases. “But I mean, what’s the big deal, missing one game night? Buck could meet the love of his life Friday night. Isn’t that a little more important?” 
Eddie makes a face none of the crew can really read. “Guess you’re right.” he agrees reluctantly, picking up the ball and passing it to Chimney just a tad on the rough side. “Break’s over, let’s get back to it, yeah?” He steps out into the court without looking back, his shoulders set rigidly. 
Albert grins at Buck, whispering as the others head to the court as well, “It’s working!” 
“He looks like he wants to kill someone.” Buck half whispers back, eyes wide. “Your plan sucks.” 
“Shh, you’ll be thanking me later, now c’mon, let’s go!” Albert runs into the court and takes his position at the front, between Buck and Bobby. 
Buck can’t help but focus entirely on Eddie’s sour mood during the game, which is probably why he doesn’t notice the uneven asphalt as he goes to catch Bobby’s toss until it’s too late. He loses his footing and goes down hard. 
Buck’s back and side hit the pole connected to the basketball net and the damn thing actually shakes with the force of the collision. Bobby is on him instantly, helping him up and asking if he’s alright. Buck tries to say he’s fine, but the moment he’s standing he bends over, wrapping an arm around himself, wincing in pain. “Hurts.” he admits. 
Eddie sprints across the ball court to help Bobby get Buck to the benches where he can sit and they can see what’s going on. Hen lifts his shirt and grimaces tightly at the humongous ugly bruise already forming against his back and part of his chest. “Jesus, Buck.” she feels around that area. 
Buck gasps at the onslaught of pain and tries his best not to flinch away from her. 
“Definitely some bruised ribs, Buck,” Hen tells him sympathetically, pulling down his shirt as gently as she can. “Possibly fractured. I would definitely get this checked out in the ER, in case they’re broken. They’ll need to do an x-ray and a CT just to rule it out.” 
Buck groans. “Can’t I just ice it?” 
“C’mon,” Bobby shakes his head, helping Buck get up. “I’m taking you--” 
Eddie interrupts, his hand on Buck’s shoulder. “I can go. Christopher’s at a sleepover today, so I’m free anyway.” he volunteers. 
Buck is in too much pain to argue with either of them, and ends up in the front passenger seat of Eddie’s truck. Bobby makes Eddie promise to text the team updates. 
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Eddie fills out Bucks form so he can hold an ice pack to his side while they wait in the ER. Once he’s done he hands it to the nurse at the front desk and sits down next to Buck. “How ya’ feeling?” 
Buck knows there isn’t a point to lying, not when he needed to lean the majority of his weight on the other man from the car to the waiting room, after all. “Like the whole left side of me got hit by a car.” 
“Here, gimme that, I’ll hold it for you.” Eddie takes the ice pack and places it gently against his side, grimacing when Buck cringes. “Hurt a lot?” 
“Only when I breath.” Buck jokes, though it’s not too far from the truth. “You know you don’t have to stay here with me, I can call an Uber to drive me home. The place is packed, we’re probably gonna be waiting for hours.” 
Eddie rolls his eyes. “I’m not leaving you, so this had better be your first and last attempt at getting me to go.” 
Buck sighs. “Fine.” 
“Good.” Eddie clears his throat. “So...” 
Buck turns his eyes towards him. “So?” 
“You’re really not coming to game night Friday?” 
Buck looks away. He doesn’t want to lie to Eddie, but how crazy would he look if he told him Albert made all that up--in order to admit the truth he’d also have to confess his feelings for his best friend, and there’s just no way in hell that’s happening. “Yeah,” he says instead, “Sorry, I was planning on telling you later today, it just kinda slipped my mind.” 
Eddie hums, pursing his lips. “No it’s cool, Albert’s right. She might be the one.” he says, though it’s said dryly. 
Buck looks up at him from underneath his long lashes, curiously. “And uh, if she is?” 
“Then,” Eddie shrugs, “Good for you.” 
Buck nods. 
An uncomfortable silence falls upon the two men and it’s another half hour of awkwardness before Eddie picks up the conversation again. 
“You know what,” he starts, turning to Buck, “I lied. Not good for you.” 
Buck blinks at the bluntness. “What?” 
“I don’t want you to go on that date. And I don’t want to cancel game night. I know it’s selfish and I’m being kind of psycho right now, but I think I’m jealous?” Eddie’s mouth snaps shut, as though he hadn’t meant to say any of that out loud. Like the words simply spilled forth without his brains permission. 
“You’re jealous? Of...what?” Buck doesn’t dare to hope this is what he thinks it is. 
Eddie groans, putting down the ice pack for a moment and turning his chair completely to the side so he can face Buck fully. “I know I said Christopher looks forward to game nights, and he does, but so do I. I look forward to spending time with the two of you together and I get excited when our shifts line up on certain weeks and I’m getting tired of saying goodnight and watching you walk to your Jeep, all because I’m too much of a coward to just say--” Eddie stops himself, his chest aching, the words caught in his throat. 
“I’m in love with you.” Buck blurts out. 
“You--” Eddie stammers. “You are?” he asks in disbelief. 
Buck gulps, his cheeks heating up. “For a while now, I think. I just...hadn’t realized until recently.” Dr. Copeland had been a huge part of figuring that out. 
“Christ,” Eddie doesn’t waste a second more. He takes Bucks face in his hands and brings their foreheads together right then and there. “Can I...?” 
Buck nods, their lips brushing slightly with the motion. “Please.” 
Eddie kisses him, softly, tentatively, before pulling away just a bit. “I love you.” he confesses breathlessly. 
Buck thinks his heart might actually burst out of his chest. 
Man, Albert is never gonna let him hear the end of this. 
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hii if u are looking for some more writing prompts.... perhaps some dc zoomers (or dealers choice of blaseball oc teams) with eudaimonia?
I HAD THIS ONE WRITTEN FOR DAYS AND FORGOT TO POST IT. i love them sooo much ty for the prompt
the d.c. zoomers are (one of) my blaseball fanteam(s)!! theyre a youth activism group based in dc. also they roller skate
eudaimonia: the deepest kind of fulfillment; a flourishing work and love life, despite day-to-day frustration
"Alright!" says some guy Ilane Frederick does not recognize.
"That's Nicolae," Erin Snyder, Ilane's sort-of-maybe-girlfriendish-type-person, whispers to her. "Ae's--well, just watch."
Nicolae has fluffy green hair that floats around aer like a cloud and a rather nervous expression. Over the din, ae's barely audible, but Ilane's sitting pretty near to aer, so she makes it out. "All right, guys, if you could--guys. GUYS." Ae sighs, and does a quick 'clap, clap, clap-clap-clap' pattern. With surprising coherency, everyone in the room repeats it, and then falls more or less silent.
"Impressive," Ilane whispers to Erin, sitting next to her. Erin grins.
"Okay!" Nicolae says, taking a seat. "So! Um! Anyone have...any orders of business they wanna bring up? Cause...I got nothing."
"The Protest For Ethical Usage of the IRM is well underway," Jessica Miran (according to their nametag) says, half-raising a hand. "We've got a space cleared for use, a time settled upon--"
"Do you have a rain date?" a curly-haired kid who looks kind of like a Victorian orphan asks.
Jessica rolls their eyes. "Obviously we have a rain date, Jeb."
"Sorry," Jeb mumbles. Jessica winces slightly and reaches over to pat him on the arm.
"Jeb--Jebediah--is, uh, a little sensitive," Erin whispers to Ilane by way of explanation. "And Jessica's kinda snippy, but it's nice."
"It's hard to look at," Ilane grumbles.
"Long story," Erin says. "Tell you later."
"Anything else?" Nicolae says. "Raúl? Lucy?"
"Me?" says a very small girl (seriously, is she like, 12?), sitting up alertly in her seat.
Someone else, slumped nearly to the ground in funs chair, laughs. Fun has hair in at least 16 different colors and a fun/funs pronoun pin, and is idly spinning a small pinwheel (???). "I've got an order of business for ya, Nic--how to tell the difference between me and Lucy-Rose."
"Well," says the kid who Ilane assumes is Lucy-Rose, "um, you've got that cool hair, and mine is..." She twirls a red curl around a finger. "Not so cool, and...you're taller?"
"Thanks for the compliment," Lucy says, shooting Lucy-Rose a pair of finger guns, "but your hair's cool too, and I was talkin' more about how to tell who someone's talking to when they say 'Lucy'."
"Would not a Lucy-Rose by any other name smell just as sweet?" says someone else ("Lancelot Vine," Erin informs), holding a hand aloft. Lucy-Rose giggles.
"It's not like we get confused over whether someone means me or Jessica Telephone when they say 'Jessica'," Jessica Miran says.
"That's cause you're not Jessica Telephone," somebody else, with an incredibly impressive robotic arm, points out.
"I know."
"Do you want to be?" Lucy-Rose says. Several people laugh. Someone goes "oooh". The meeting dissolves into clamor before Ilane can blink.
A kid with a long blond braid sitting on Ilane's other side flings their hands in the air and turns to her and Erin. "Aaaand we lost them."
"Hey, we had like...5 minutes of actual meeting time," Nicolae points out. "That's something!"
"New record," Braid Kid says. They don't exactly sound annoyed about it, though, and they're smiling in a way that looks genuine.
"Are you, uh..." Ilane gestures at the circle before her. "Is this what most meetings are like?"
"Preeeetty much," Braid Kid says. "You new?"
"She's my girlfriend," Erin says proudly. Ilane makes a strangled noise and tries to hide her face in her hands.
"Whaaaat?! Congrats, Erin!" Braid Kid says. "And congrats, Erin's girlfriend!"
Ilane gives a weak thumbs up.
"She's Ilane," Erin says. "Ilane, this is Jenny."
"Hi," Ilane mumbles.
"Hey," Jenny says. "So, uh, you planning on sticking around? The group, I mean?"
"We do actually get stuff done," Nicolae says. "I swear. And, um..."
"You got this, Nicolae!" Jenny whispers unhelpfully. "Nail the pitch!"
"It's just really...satisfying. To do this kind of thing. To actually work towards something. To work with people instead of just against the world."
"Huh," Ilane says. She settles back in her chair (still avoiding eye contact with Jenny) and looks at the crowd in front of her.
D. C. Zoomers, reads the clearly handmade banner at the back wall. Zoom Fast, Stay Young!
"Huh," she repeats. It'd be nice to have somewhere to belong.
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