#like i’m gobsmacked i’m in actual shock

[papercranium]

the bear 2x05 gave me real psychological damage

[girlokwhatever]

ooou could you do paige x reader who joined kks live once (like she thought she was cute and they started talking ykwimmmm)

IKWYMMMM

✩ ₊˚.🎧⋆☾⋆✧₊ ⊹ nice surprise,,

paige bueckers x fem!reader

part two

“yo, that girl’s picture is nice,”

“PAIGE… girly pop.. which one?”

paige is pointing to your profile picture and saying your username out loud to kk, who’s hosting the live.

you don’t even have your phone, it was your roommate that joined the live. she had commented a few times and paige saw, zoning in on your picture. she thought you were pretty. to be fair, you loved your profile picture. it was you in a floor-length sundress and sunglasses, holding your younger brother’s hand.

kk takes advantage of paige’s blabber mouth, deciding to add you to the live and make her friend talk to you.

your roommate is freaking out, screaming your name and running into the kitchen where you’re cooking dinner.

“GIRL TAKE YOUR PHONE RIGHT NOW-“

“what did you do-“

you look on your phone screen and see the live, the faces of your college’s women’s basketball team staring back at you. you recognize some of them easily, paige bueckers and kk are two.

your roommate, evie, is leaning over to you and whispering that “paige saw your profile picture and thinks you’re cute so they invited you to the live but it wasn’t really you it was me so i’m bringing it to you so you can get game girl-“

she’s talking so fast you hardly even register what she’s saying. you practically feel your jaw hit the floor and your eyes widen at evie, then at the live, then back to evie. she’s grinning and winking at you like she’s just won you the lottery.

“guys this is her..”

“HEYYY GIRL! my friend here, paige- PAIGE boo stop playin. anyway, my friend paige thinks you’re cute.”

“oh! hey guys!” you’re waving gently and smiling. paige practically ran off screen and you think you might do the same. you’re a little camera shy and the hundreds of people watching doesn’t help anything.

you catch the way paige is peaking her head over the side of the screen and kk pulls her back down quickly. now you’re both looking straight at each other, a silent understanding of how awkward this moment is.

“heyyy, i’m pagie,”

she’s also smiling and waving and kk is in hysterics, as is evie. as terribly awkward as this is, you think paige is very nice looking as well. her wavy hair is down past her shoulders and she’s wearing a uconn jacket with pajama pants on. you’re dressed similarly in your pj’s and a sweater. but you’re definitely embarrassed because you have on an iowa sweater you got from your dad (it’s where he went).

“so you’re an iowa fan?” kk is asking you, one eyebrow raised. you’re blushing a deep shade of red now and hiding your face by pushing your phone back towards your roommate.

what is even happening?

“no guys trust she’s uconn all the way. we watch the games all the time.” evie is answering for you, pushing the phone into your hands again. you can’t tell if you want this moment to end or not.

“that’s good cause paige doesn’t mess with iowa y’know-“

“what?! i never said that! i never said that. iowa is cool.” she’s talking to you now, probably trying to make you feel better. you think it’s sweet how panicked she is. you feel the same.

“so.. girly pops.. do you wanna date paige?”

“kk! what- what kind of question is that?!”

both you and paige are equally gobsmacked but evie is yelling out in the background that you do want to date her.

“i.. um,”

“you definitely don’t have to answer that ma, ignore her please.”

kk is dying laughing and evie is too from her seat against the counter. paige is taking the phone and walking away, yelling at kk to be quiet and stop embarrassing her. you’re laughing a bit too but cover it up for a simple smile.

paige is really cute, you think.

“hey, look, i would actually take you out on a date.. if you want?”

you’re silent for a moment, looking up at evie with shock. never did you ever imagine that paige bueckers would be asking you out on a date, especially not on a tiktok live.

“um, yeah. yes. i would like that.”

she’s got this cheesy smile on her face, turning the phone away for a second. “alright, i’ll dm you. it was nice to meet you. i wasn’t expecting this but it was a really nice surprise.”

“yeah, it was.”

later that night she’s messaging you on instagram asking for your number. she decides to facetime you, apologizing for the whole live and saying she wishes she could see you in person instead.

next thing you know, you’re giving her your dorm location and number and she’s on her way to see you. you consider yourself extremely lucky for such a nice surprise.

⋆·˚ ༘ *🔭.ೃ࿐🀥☽｡��𓍯 ִֶָ.

I HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOYED THIS!!

it’s a bit different but i really like it

[jjmaybankswifeyx]

don’t play with me princess

zach justice x fem!reader

warnings • smutty smut smut, zach : daddy, kissing, use of yn, pet names, oral sex, flirting, angst, jealous zach, swearing , 18+

summary: you went on dropouts after being friends for years and him begging you for ages to come the podcast , you finally give in and things kick off.

*Do not copy my work*

*zach has his own place in this*

you were messaging zach all last night about the podcast, what time to come etc he was being so sweet telling you he’s gunna be with you the whole time but knowing zach he will probably bully you for it tomorrow on the podcast “i’ll be fine” you mumbled before dozing off to sleep.

you wake up at 11:06 to zach phoning you making sure your awake as you always sleep in, unfortunately you had just woke up and had an hour to get ready and leave as you had to be there for 12:30 and it takes 20 minutes to get there “yea you just woke me up” you say rolling out of bed “good can’t have my star guest not come” he says, you hang up the phone starting to get ready doing a natural look as you didn’t have time nor effort to do a glam look, once you finished your makeup you chose your outfit then left.

you got there about 5 minutes before the pod started saying hi to everyone “omg yn” alyssa shouts across the room running towards you engulfing you in a big hug “alyssa ahh i missed you so much” you say with a massive smile “alright alyssa she’s mine calm down” zach says appearing around the corner with a smug little smirk on his face “oh shut up zach” turning around to face alyssa again and walking into the studio.

“hello welcome or welcome back to dropouts today we have an extra special guest, my girlfriend yn y/l/n” looking at u in shock “oh you wish” looking at the mic “i do i really do, so yn” your quick to answer as your nervous as what hes gunna say “yes zach” already dreading the question “how have you been” relieved with this you start to smile “yea it’s been great honestly i’ve started my own clothing line and makeup and it’s going great!” smiling knowing how far you’ve come “wow that’s great! any boys recently ?” jared says adding to the convo “oh jared you know” you say winking at him before you both start bursting into laughter, you look over at zach and he looks like he’s burning a hole into your brain, he looks mad ? you chime in “no guys i’m jk don’t clip that” you say with a nervous laugh zach still does not look impressed until he spits out “oh yn you wouldn’t even kiss jared on the cheek never mind do the devils tango with him” smirking you reply “oh and how would you know that” he stares at you for a second “okay guys if your not subscribed to the patreon you get a 7 day free trial, you get extra bits from these podcasts also you get them earlier plus extra videos like the drunk episodes when we get me and some other people drunk and try spill some secrets” you just look at him unimpressed as he carries on.

by now your on the subject of sex and relationships jared talking about this girl he is going out with tonight and how he would love to have something with her as theyd been speaking for months “yea jared i think you just gotta go for it, no woman wants a man who takes their time, and they don’t want to beg for it either ” you say giving him a woman’s perspective “oh yn you were begging for it last night” zach says smirking earning an oh and oh shit from jared and alyssa you just completely gobsmacked on what this man just said to you “oh please like i would go to you for that your probably not even as good as you make out zach, actually alyssa can you relate to this a man always says he knows what he’s doing yet he can’t get it in the right hole” jared and alyssa start laughing hesring a very quiet yes from alyssa as zach says “oh trust me i know what i’m doing” you didn’t look impressed “hm ye still don’t believe it sorry zach” he’d had enough at this point he wanted to throw you over his shoulder, take you upstairs and prove it while you were screaming out his name “don’t play with me princess”, jared just gasped and alyssa just started laughing you however just turned over and said “of course i’m gunna mess with you other wise your gunna wind me up so” looking over at him letting your eyes drop for a mere second you saw him readjusting himself seeing a massive bulge in his pants looking up with him smirking at you.

alyssa and jared start having a conversation about something i’m not sure what i was zoned out thinking about what zach said and his bulge until you were pulled out by zach coming closer to you wanting to whisper something “i’m gunna fuck you so hard after this your not gunna be able to even speak and say i didn’t know what u was doing, you understand me gorgeous?” you nod while backing away just smiling jared and alyssa obviously caught on “um guys what you saying over there” knowing you were caught until zach chimes in “oh i was just asking yn about something i heard about her clothing line and it’s true but not able to say sorry. it’s a secret” you sigh knowing zach just saved your ass and his.

after 1 hour of you and zachs glances you started you flirt with jared to get a reaction out of zach, must say he contained himself pretty well until the pod finished you said your goodbyes to jared and alyssa claiming you were gunna hang out with zach for a while as you haven’t seen eachother in months they believed it obviously as it is true you did miss him but you needed him now, as soon as they walked out that door you said “so you gunna prove it to me or what?” walking over to him looking up batting your eye lashes without a word he smashes his lips into yours quietly letting out little moans and gasps as he picks you up taking you to his room he throws you on the bed hovering over you “hm you look so good today” moaning while he’s kissing your neck “you too baby, wanted to have my way with you since i first met you” you moan against his touch not knowing this as you thought you guys were just friends with the occasional flirt “take your clothes off princess wanna see you” he says throwing his shirt some where across the room, after hearing those words you have never done something quicker you were lying there naked while zack still had his jeans on he slowly started kissing down your stomach reaching down to your bare dripping pussy “this wet already baby? hm someone’s needy” saying with a grin before you could answer he dived into your pussy sucking your clit making you scream out in pleasure “hm zach more baby please” he starts to pump his fingers in and out of you sucking and licking your clit, you could hear his tiny little moans and the vibrations coming off, “could jared eat your pretty pussy like this baby?” he says hint of jealousy in his voice you shake your head unable to focus “words princess” he says picking up his pace “no! daddy you do it better than anybody” you say about to come until he stops what he’s doing and looks up at you “what did you just call me?” you now are very embarrassed yet the words come out you couldn’t stop it “d-daddy” he smiles looking at you “fuck princess i cannot do this i need to be in you” you sigh then spreading your legs for him as he unbuckles his belt letting the cold air hit your core “fuck gorgeous such a good girl for daddy” he says slipping into you, he’s massive so much bigger than you thought “fuck daddy your huge” that just gives him a boost and he starts picking up the pace, “oh baby you don’t how long i’ve wanted to do this” he says moaning in your ear “me too daddy needed your cock for so long hmm” screaming without a care who heard you “your mine princess” you moan at the words nesrly making you cum alone “all yours daddy” you say trying to fight for breathe “what princess didn’t quite hear you?” ramming into harder and deeper “i’m yours daddy all yours!!” shouting even louder before he utters “good girl” as his thrusts get sloppy “where do you want me beautiful” without even thinking you say “in me daddy i’m on the pill” he does a couple more thrusts before you both are cumming the hardest you ever have, nobody has ever made you feel this way and you loved it, he pulls out of you now all cocky “that prove it to you huh” saying all confident “wasn’t even that good” you say smirking “hm i wish i could believe that but your moans and words say different gorgeous” he says before getting something to clean you both up.

as you were laying there he says “i meant it you know” you look up at him confused “your mine now, not letting you go” you just kiss him as you fall asleep tangled up together.

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[teabunnee]

Okay so I mayyy have a massive crush on Bryon. And I mayyy have absolutely loved the one u did for him before. Any chance you could make another romantic Bryon one? If not its absolutely fine just know I WILL be re-reading the one u already made 20 times a day lmao

Byron Boyfriend headcannons 

Byron, boyfriend, Byfriend? Boyron? 

Aw thanks! I’m glad people have been liking the AFK characters! 

Byron carries himself with a certain level of grace, befitting for such a windwhisperer. 

I think Byron, like most WindWhisperers, had to teach themselves how to regulate all of the information they are able to gather. Blindfolding himself helps sharpen his hearing, but it also reduces sensory issues as well. 

Byron carries a lot of Wilder and Dark Forest secrets in himself, it’s part of his job. Some of them you’ll have to accept he’ll keep forever, not for his sake, but for the sake of others. Some of them weigh heavy on him, a child’s lament in Dahnie’s Orphanage, the coughs of a sick old man. The cries of the refugees, and their hatred during the exclusion edict in particular were…tough on him. 

Of course, he doesn’t talk about this at all with anyone else. He can seem impassive and cold, and you have to remind him not to keep everything to himself all of the time. So he does tell you, not the details, but how he felt. 

Later in the relationship, you’re the only one that can actually take off his blindfold. He’ll do it himself, most times, and it was a shock to you that he did it so casually. You stare at him in wonder, and he smiles at you, genuinely. 

he’s hyperaware of your footsteps, your laughter, your voice. He will always turn to you as you approach him. 

I think Byron does have a sense of humor, but he disguises it by being cool and collected. 

He will do the most romantic things out of nowhere and tilt his head at your flustering with almost mock confusion. Like, he’ll kiss the top of your head then go talk to Elona about some messages he got. He is doing it on purpose, you swear. You touch your head, and feel a flower he’d somehow managed to put on you without you realising. 

During his away-from-home missions, you sometimes find Elona coming by, whether it’s her own choice to do so, or Byron’s way of saying he’s thinking of you, it’s a sweet gesture all the same. Remember to give the good bird treats and a scritch-scritch. 

Byron knows the most secluded, peaceful places in the dark forest. Waterfalls, ponds, an empty clearing at the top of a hill. He takes you there for outings, and if you happen to fall asleep, he’ll keep watch for you. Pull him down and demand cuddles, and he will oblige. 

Byron doesn’t actually tell anyone he’s in a relationship until much later. Lorsan and Lyca are gobsmacked, especially Lorsan. How the hell did he manage to keep THAT from them?!

You swear he was smiling at the chaos unfolding. 

[ideas-4-stories]

Cross Guild Romance Wolf Shifter AU: Omega wolf Buggy is bonded to Alpha pair Crocodile and Mihawk as part of a political alliance by his father, who's a complete greedy jerk. Mihawk and Crocodile are completely disinterested in Buggy, too deeply in love with each other. Buggy just wants to get to know his new mates but they don't give him an inch, distrustful of him because of how conniving his dad is. Buggy bears the loneliness until finally he snaps and demands to know what he can do to prove his worth. Crocodile scoffs and sarcastically tells him to go up to the mountains and bring back the claw of some horrifically dangerous creature that lives up their. Mihawk however is taken aback and actually tries to intervene, because he secretly liked Buggy from the very beginning. Crocodile doesn't relent and thinks this'll finally get Buggy to back off. Next day Buggy's no where to be found. Crocodile insists that Buggy had just left, but Mihawk knows full well that Buggy went up the mountain to do as Crocodile challenged him. He's absolutely furious at Crocodile for not giving Buggy a chance, and Crocodile himself starts to feel guilty. Everyone thinks Buggy's dead and gone so they are completely stunned when Buggy comes back to the pack alive and well, and with a fearsome mountain creature following him like a loyal puppy/bodyguard. Buggy completed Crocodile's task alright, he just brought back a full set of claws instead of just one, by befriending the beast instead of hurting it. Cue Crocodile being completely gobsmacked and besotted, Mihawk being openly tender to Buggy, and Buggy really wanting lunch for him and his new friend because that trek up the mountain left him starving. Crocodile is the one who now had to earn Buggy, while Mihawk and Buggy are super mad at him for the bullshit he pulled. He wins them back eventually and they finally work on their mating bond.

Off the bat I don’t like Buggy’s father, may he get yeeted out of existence by the end or end up without any money and stay bitter because there’s no way Buggy is going to hand over money to his father. Anyway, Buggy falling in love at first sight is sweet! If only the two dummies weren't assholes and welcome him in their lives it would be such a loving tale.

But to be fair I wouldn't be fully trusting of the person that you are arranged to marry when their parent is that man. We haven't even seen his personality, but what we have about the man. He's probably a very conniving materialistic man that doesn't really care for Buggy.

Crocodile telling him to go up the mountain that nobody goes to because of a monstrous beast and grabbed the claw of it is so mean. Not surprised that Mihawk isn't happy about the condition Crocodile set for Buggy. Can’t believe Crocodile is shocked that Buggy actually went up to the mountain to find that dangerous creature, boy thought the clown decided to stop trying (I’m sure Buggy tried many things before asking what he needed to do) Buggy definitely went up after grabbing all he needed, waiting until morning which is common sense.

Also, I don’t know why but I can see Buggy finding the beast having a thorn in its paw and helping the poor thing get the thorn out and bandaged it’s paw up (Of course Buggy brought a medical kit, he’s going to hunt a dangerous creature. Though that dangerous creature doesn’t seem to be a threat like everyone says it is. It’s adorable) and now Buggy has a guard animal.

The pack is relieved that Buggy is okay, and Crocodile is definitely sleeping on the couch for a while as he tries to win them back. Buggy isn't going to make it easy for Crocodile.

[vinnieswife]

Slang class!

Pete dunham x reader

word count: 673

author’s note: as a english learner slang is probably my favorite thing about the language!

Pete notices it the first time he brings you to the pub to meet his mates. You’re sitting there, smiling politely, nodding along, but your face gives you away. Every so often, one of the lads says something, and your expression shifts, subtle, but noticeable. A furrow of the brow, a slightly confused smile. It’s clear you have no idea what they’re on about.

You try your best to keep up, but Pete catches on quickly. He leans over, his lips brushing close to your ear so only you can hear. “You alright there, love? You look like you’re tryin’ to crack a bloody code.”

You glance at him, embarrassed but grateful for the concern. “I’m fine. It’s just… I don’t understand half of what they’re saying. The slang is… different.”

Pete chuckles softly, his breath warm against your skin. “Different, yeah? That’s a polite way of puttin’ it. Don’t worry, I’ll sort you out.”

True to his word, Pete finds you the next day with a determined glint in his eye and two steaming mugs of tea in hand. “Right, sit down,” he says, setting the mugs on the table and gesturing for you to join him on the couch. “It’s time for your crash course in proper East End slang.”

You laugh, taking a seat beside him. “Is this really necessary?”

“Absolutely,” he says, smirking. “Can’t have you lookin’ lost every time we’re out with the lads. You’re one of us now, yeah? Gotta know the lingo.”

He starts with the basics, his voice adopting an exaggerated teaching tone that makes you giggle. “Right, so, if someone says they’re ‘knackered,’ what do you reckon that means?”

You pause, thinking. “Uh… tired?”

“Spot on!” he says, grinning. “See? You’re a natural. Alright, what about if someone’s ‘skint’?”

“Alright, that one I don’t know.” You giggled.

“Means they’re broke,” he explains. “No money. Like Dave most of the time.”

You laugh, and Pete continues, his enthusiasm growing with each new term. “‘Dodgy’ means somethin’ a bit sketchy, not quite right. ‘Bloke’ is just a fella, a guy. And if someone’s ‘gobsmacked,’ they’re completely shocked.”

“Okay, got it,” you say, nodding along. “Dodgy, bloke, gobsmacked. This is actually kind of fun.”

Pete leans back, crossing his arms with a satisfied smirk. “Told you it would be. Alright, let’s see if you can use one in a sentence.”

You think for a moment, then grin. “The bloke at the pub seemed a bit dodgy, and I was gobsmacked when he offered to pay for our drinks.”

Pete bursts out laughing, clapping his hands together. “Brilliant! You’re gettin’ the hang of it.”

The lesson goes on for hours, with Pete throwing out increasingly ridiculous phrases just to see if you can guess their meaning. By the end of it, you’re both laughing so hard your stomach hurts, and your cheeks are sore from smiling.

“Alright, I think you’re ready,” Pete says, wiping a tear from his eye. “Next time we’re out with the lads, you’re gonna fit right in.”

You raise an eyebrow, smirking. “Oh, really? Should I call you a cheeky git now to practice?”

He freezes, then bursts out laughing again. “Cheeky? Where’d you pick that one up?”

“You,” you say, grinning. “I heard you call Dave that last night.”

Pete shakes his head, a fond smile on his face. “You’re bloody dangerous, you know that? Pickin’ things up quicker than I thought.”

“Guess I have a good teacher,” you say, nudging him playfully.

He leans closer, his blue eyes sparkling with warmth. “Don’t forget it, love. Anytime you need a translator, you know who to call.”

You smile, your heart swelling at how much effort he’s putting in just to make you feel comfortable. And as he leans back, launching into another slang-filled story about one of the lads, you think there’s no one else you’d rather have teaching you the ropes.

[chaifootsteps]

So, while the whole Pilot cast was INCREDIBLY talented, I am honestly still fucking SHOCKED that Michael Kovach was let go. Like, it’s INSANE how stupid a decision to replace him was.

I was already outraged, but if I’m honest Jax, Angel Dust, and Rocky, the only voices I knew he did, DO sound similar to me—they’re distinct, but in the same range, and it’s not too hard to hear their voices and go “oh that’s Michael”.

What I did not know tho is that Michael also provided several voices for the Poppy Playtime games—and ALL of the voices he does are not only unique but COMPLETELY unrecognizable as him, and in a completely different register—I already knew he was super talented but truly his range is AMAZING. Like figuratively and literally his range is off the charts and I am still so fucking GOBSMACKED that Viv would really cut ties with him over something so petty.

It’s just. He talked about how he would have been able to join the actors union which presumably would have been huge for him as well. I want to say I can’t believe that Viv would screw him out of that, but actually I totally can.

She really did win the lottery with him, and threw it away over a grudge, and I think she knows it.

[floradinterlunium]

OBSERVATION

ThSo I recently was involved in a pretty heated debate with a Taekooker. I know we are “told” don’t engage but I’m like why the hell not?!??!?! Why do we always have to take the high road??!? Why should we allow them to come into our spaces, spew their lies and garbage and stay silent?!? Absolutely not!

I was watching a recent Jikook video on Youtube and this wolf came in spewing Taekook propaganda and when I tell you I’ve never laughed so hard in my entire life...I’ve never laughed so hard in my entire life. The amount of fake info their shared was actually insane.

False Claim #1

First, they claimed that in this moment (3:32-3:40) JM actually asked JK “are you happy because of Kim Taehyung?” Not “ Are you happy because of me?” which made JK blush.

 (Now please note that they sent me the untranslated version).

And when I corrected and told them JM actually asked if JK was happy because of “him” they responded saying I need to get my ears fixed because in “what world does Kim Taehyung sound like me.” I was gobsmacked by this because...what??!  This idiot literally thought that the Korean word for me (na) and the English word for me were the same LOL. I mean I went to town on this girl. 

I could not understand how someone could be so boldly stupid. When I replied I not so kindly expressed my dismay for her stupidity, “In what world does the Korean word for me, which is “na” sound like the English word for me? I am actually shocked by your stupidity...you can’t even speak Korean but here you are parading around like you know what the hell you are talking about?! Next time watch real content with English subs before coming to our channels spewing BS.” The gist of my response.

Now I thought she had seen the light because she actually responded saying, “I had no idea he said “Me” and Not “Kim Taehyung.” I mean you’d think she’d see the light because the moment she used to justify her belief in Taekook actually proved to be a Jikook moment. But no. This lot is committed to following an obvious lie. A day later she came back spewing more nonsense!

False Claim #2

She then made another false claim. She claimed that Taekook were real because he was suuuppper happy to be on his team in BV. She never specified which BV but I knew she didn’t know what she was talking about. There hasn’t been a BV in which JK was Happy to be with a team member other than JM.

Side note: Taekookers do not realize the depth of Knowledge Jikookers have. They don’t realize that we like watch everything and have the memories of Elephants. They can’t come at us with made up facts because we have the receipts, the dates, and the quotes memorized by heart. We are psychotic like that! So this girl did not realize that when she came at us with her vague facts and made up translations she was about to be destroyed.

So I responded of course in a very condescending way because her linking me a video that proved Jikook and not Taekook made her lose all credibility and she didn’t deserve my respect. I was like girl

 “the gall of you to come back so bold after sending me a video that shot your taekook theory is asinine but if you want to continue lets. First Get your facts straight...pretty sure you don’t mean BV because in BV s1 we have JK begging to share a bed with JM and then JK opting to share a couch with JM instead of his own bed. In BV S2 we have JK gushing to be randomly paired with JM to find their way to their hotel. Then losing a challenge to share a room with JM. You can’t mean BV S3 because JK was viscerally upset to have to share a room with Tae and even got mad at JM when he hinted at where JK’s room was. And You definitely don’t mean BV S4 because we have JK admitting to the fact that for the months off he never spoke to or saw any member other than Jimin and Hobi. So you don’t mean BV. I think what you mean is Summer Package 2018. But even then you’re wrong. Probably because you don’t watch full content and you don’t watch it in English. LOL”

For reference this is the moment she was referring to (1:58-2:14) there’s more to this scene like JK getting happy at the end to be on the team he’s on but it’s clipped out. She didn’t share with me any more clips but by her description I knew this was what she was talking about. 

You see because she doesn’t watch original content or anything with English subtitles she thought JK was happy to be on a team with Tae. She didn’t realize the context. The context was Jk wanted to be on a team with JM (we know this because as Tae was begging him to choose his team, Hobi was like just choose that team, referencing JM’s) but he didn’t want to be on a team where he had to go and pet the sting rays. We know as much because as he’s jumping for joy when the group activities were revealed he says he’s happy he didn’t get sting rays. He wasn’t happy to be with Tae he was happy to get the adventure package he got. 

The danger of only watching Ship videos is that you don’t get full context. This applies to all ship videos taekook and Jikook. Now Jikook videos by and large include context and show you exactly how things are...they don’t add context that doesn’t exist. 

False Claim #3

The girl refused to acknowledge this time she was wrong and just went on tirade of “Okay, you got 2016-2019...I’ll take 2020-2023 any days. Jikook is ancient history now is the time of Taekook.” 

GIRL WHAT! LOL Did she forget Hickey gate, Ear sucking, my favorite thing is waking up seeing Jungkookie, etc...all happened within her supposed Taekook era timeframe. Also, is she calling JK a man hoe...he’s just jumping around from band member to band member...he was with JM but now wit TAe? 

You see how they so willy nilly switch up narratives. At first she was arguing that Taekook have always been real but now they became real in 2020?? I don’t know where 2020 came from because they were still crickets then but okay LOL

But here’s her next false claim...another commenter brought up In the Soop discussion where TAe and Jk were forced to have a sit down conversation about how they’d grown apart for years, like since 2015 and now things were awkward between them. This girl said it was all scripted and wasn’t real but even if it was real 10 minute convo should change all that we see and know to be real and true.

I of course responded what proof do you have that, that convo was scripted? Or are you just believing that because that conversation disproves everything you believe about Taekook? Because you want to know why I know the convo was real, from 2015 to 2020 Taekook were obviously distant there was no content. Every time they were together is was crickets...on numerous occasions Tae complained that JK ignored him. JK even once said all love was loss (in BV S2). Their words and events match up. Also what I see in Taekook is nothing other than platonic friends because they’ve never done anytign exclusive. Literally every moment you use as proof is either a Jikook moment or out of context. You have nothing. 

False Claim #4

Now at this point I was shocked that they were still responding because why wouldn’t they just crawl back into their taekook dungeon of lies? But alas they responded back. “ I’m surprised you didn’t bring up “get out of your imagination comment. You guys looove to bring that up but you don’t even know how to read because Tae was telling the girl to get out her imagination about JK because she was saying ways she sleeps is look at photos of JK

I mean I found her comment quite the comedic relief because here she is telling me I can’t read when she started our convo linking me a video that she clearly didn’t understand because it disproved Taekook but okay! I simply responded by quoting word for word what Tae and the OP said.

Tae Asked: What are/ who has ways to fall asleep?

OP: Me, look at photos of JJungkook oppa who tae-oppa loves.

Tae responded; Get out of your imagination, it’s not good in there.

Now I don’t see how Tae could not think this was a shipper responding...and he shut them down. Only a moron would think that Tae would not read that as OP implying that he could sleep by looking at JK. But whatever.

Guy Taekookers are morons that refuse to follow logic. They refuse to admit their ship is a lie and man....I legit think they don’t ever look at real content and they don’t “need” english subs...they just let the analysis vids do the talking. 

They are insane but I engage them because I am not going to allow them to spew BS freely and think they run this place. They are a ship of lies and hate and they need to be brought down more than a few pegs. Also I feel bad for Tae. 

Imagine most of your fans only stanning you because of your looks and who they think and hope you sleep with. This is why his feed is boring! He has nothing but annoying shippers. 

[katnisspeetaprim]

AiB You Are An Idol

You Were an Idol

Before the borderlands happened you were a famous idol, constantly gaining popularity over time. You got a lot of stares from people in games and at the beach since they obviously recognised you which you could honestly do without. Its life and death in the borderlands so you wished that they would honestly just get over themselves.

Because of the constant attention from people you’d rather not have, this caused you to gravitate more towards the people who seemingly didn’t recognise you, or just simply didn’t care enough to bring it up.

Kuina

When you told Kuina about what you did before this her reaction was to be expected.

‘Ah really?! That’s so cool but your a terrible friend for not telling me sooner!’ She was pouting for a while after that.

In the end she would want to know everything about your career, like the supportive friend she is, and you happily tell her.

‘I expect special treatment and access to all your perks when we get back by the way.’ She wouldn’t let you off easy knowing that you could basically get whatever you wanted.

Chishiya

‘I’m not surprised. It fits you well now that I think about it.’ He chuckled to himself, thinking about you prancing around a stage. A stark contrast to how you had been in this world.

He wasn’t interested in that kind of thing if he was completely honest however, he’d be lying if he said he wasn’t curious about what kind of music you made, and would be looking you up the first chance he got.

Niragi

You had never told Niragi about being famous, mainly because you don’t associate or hang around with the guy, so naturally he found out through the grape vine.

He became fascinated by you, having never been with anyone famous before. He would make it his mission to engage with you at every opportunity, he wouldn’t be subtle about his intentions either.

He would most definitely hate your music if he actually heard it though by the way.

Arisu

Lowkey already knows who you are, maybe he had a poster or two of you on his walls at some point.

He would have first seen you at the beach and was gobsmacked. He wanted to come up to you but was afraid of bothering you so he kept his distance.

It was you who approached him in the end, you had noticed the guy trying not to make eye contact with you a few times now and thought that he was cute.

Arisu was a stuttering mess when you asked him if he wanted to grab a drink at the bar with you, but with a gentle nudge from his friend Usagi he was agreeing to your request.

‘I’d love to! I’m a big fan by the way, I don’t know if you could tell...’

Usagi

She also already knew who you were but she wasn’t bothered by it after all, in the borderlands everybody was in the exact same position.

‘Doesn’t it bother you? Constantly being in the public eye?’ She would ask you with a curious gaze. Most of her experience of being publically known had been negative after and just before her fathers death, so she couldn’t understand why someone would put themselves in that situation willingly.

You took the time to to explain how much you loved your career and how hard you worked to get

 to the position you were in now. Usagi still didn’t get wanting to be in the spotlight but she understood you better once you explained to her.

Kyuma

You and Kyuma had met before the borderlands, maybe you had both been performing at the same venue at one point.

You would have met again in his game for the King of Clubs. It would be a shock to both of you to see each other in this situation but were happy to see a familiar face, that was until Kyuma started to explain the game  to your group.

You wished you could have met again under different circumstances.

Banda

Of course he knows who you are in fact, you had been on his radar for quite a while now, not even because of your music he was just... obsessed with you.

You would meet officially in the Jack of Hearts game where he would constantly be watching you from across the room.

His stares made you feel uneasy but you would be lying if you said you weren’t intrigued by the guy.

Banda would make sure that you survived this game so he could have you to himself later.

[theadusa]

So I finally was brave enough to watch Start-up. After the absolute meltdown a few years ago over this show I was far too afraid to watch. Full transparency, I hate second lead syndrome, and love triangles. So I went into this drama knowing that the second-lead is better than the first, thats at least what everyone was saying. And I was gobsmacked when I actually hated him. Like I hated Han Ji Pyeong’s character. I was shocked, I liked the actor, but oh my god I thought his character was needlessly cruel.  And he’s bad at his job, he’s a bad mentor. I work as a trainer for companies, and when you are mentoring or training someone you are both open to your trainee’s concern, your direct in your advice, while also being kind. That’s how people will listen to you, you connect with them, and he doesn’t do that for anyone but Del-mi. He’s a bad mentor. I’m only on episode 14 so it can change in the next 2 episodes but I doubt it. But the most shocking for me was I really liked the male lead Do-San, like he was my favorite character. Like yes he is complicated, but in a very compelling way. Why was I convinced he was going to be the worst male lead ever, when he is genuinely one of the most interesting ones. Like all that noise over this? Like I’m so baffled. Del-mi goes from okay to infuriating. And the drama is at its best when the Sansam group is together and Ji Pyeong is far away off screen. I’m just so baffled, like, why was everyone so up in arms over this? 

Also this is my opinion, you can have your own and that’s okay!

[sludgekludge]

It honestly kind of frustrates me they tried to do the whole childhood friends aspect with Stolas and Blitz when 1. Blitz was BOUGHT for Stolas for a day, and 2, Blitz already HAD a childhood best friend— Fizzarolli. Why not use The Circus episode to expand on what happened with Fizz and Blitz, instead? That would have been perfect for it since it already shows young Blitz and Fizz!

But no, we get a childhood friends to lovers yaoi slop episode that makes no sense and basically sands down the toxic relationship we thought they would have.

I was half expecting something to come up with that— a dramatic revelation where Blitz reveals he and Stolas were never friends, shattering Stolas’ delusion of them being in love. Hell, using the conversion from Ozzie’s could have helped this, too— with Blitz only going along with it to get the book.

They had SO many ideas they could use, paths they could take yet they make sure to swan dive into the ones that don’t make sense or try to actively retcon things we saw in the first season. It’s why after the Circus I completely lost interest in Helluva, only watching the rest of the season to see if it’d get better. I’m only watching the next episode, Sinsmas, and then plan on dropping the show entirely. Still so gobsmacked what a shitshow it’s become.

it is completely and utterly insane that they retconned in the 'childhood friends' thing so hard, it still baffles me. i recall watching the circus for the first time while binging the whole series and just being so convinced it was gonna end up being a dream or fantasy at the end because it was such a hard pivot from what ep 1 conceived the stolitz relationship to be. it's such a nonsense decision that i'm still baffled, honestly. that, and they want us to view it as like, cute and wholesome? stolas' first friend? girl blitz's dad sold him to you and then you never spoke again? the fact viv apparently claims this was the plan all along is so funny. it's so obviously the most forced fanfiction-trope retcon of all time. i can't fathom it. it's nonsense.

that aside, i agree, though - if fizz was going to be in the show as much as he is, then i have no idea why they didn't use him to fill the childhood friend hole, especially given that it comes before all the abrupt fizz development. why not set that up now? establish the childhood friend with the same lived experiences that blitz actually chose (and continued to) hang out with? but no welcome to our episode titled 'the circus', it's largely about stolas and not about our main character who grew up in the fucking circus-

i'm probably on stuck on this gravy train till it tumbles over a cliff and explodes, finally freeing me from these fuckass shows, (says this even though i still haven't watched ghostfuckers lmfao oops) but i've seen a lot of people drop it now that s2 is almost over and i'm not at all shocked. i do wonder how much the show in its current state alienates fans who were drawn in by the initial premise or the original setup of the stolas dynamic. episode 1 feels like a completely different piece of media at this point. it's going to be fascinating to compare the first few eps to the last when this thing is finally done and dusted.

[jeffannieftw]

If you had to pick an episode for Jeff and Annie to get together, which one would it be?

Hmmm excellent question

I think that, because it’s community and the focus has never been on relationships too much, I would’ve liked them doing relationship stuff on the sidelines. Like—

Maybe have them just hook up in season 4

add a scene at the end of the Christmas episode where everyone else has gone home and they are laughing about the day and Annie is helping clean.

She says something like “sorry if I made that get out of hand. I know I can be… dramatic… and too much”

And Jeff can say something like “cmon Annie. You’re never too much. You’re a perfect amount and make every situation better even when you make it worse”

He goes to move into the kitchen, or tries to ruffle her hair but she catches his hand, looking gobsmacked, and they look at each other

End episode

Then the next episode is the body switching episode (a lot of people say the best ep of season 4 and that’s fair, except troy treats poor Britta like crap)

Start it with Annie waking up in Jeff’s bed and sneaking out

Maybe they are kind of avoiding eye contact that day

When Jeff has his speech to Troy about how he wishes he was brave enough to commit to a relationship, maybe a line about how knowing troy makes him feel braver? Implied he’s thinking about Annie

At the end of the episode he goes to talk to Annie and it’s obvious he’s going to suggest they actually date but before he gets there she cuts him off and says:

“Jeff, knowing you has really helped me relax. I love that I don’t always have to be thinking of the future! I can just live my life and see where things go. I guess I’m more mature now!”

As she wanders off, it’s clear that Jeff is devastated

Then never address it again in season 4

In season 5, maybe one glance in the first episode that makes it clear that they aren’t sure where they left off

In the polygraph episode just add a line where pierce conveys to the gang

“did you know Mr. Winger and Ms. Edison have been seeing each other since they got back to greendale?”

Everyone is shocked

Jeff cries out “how could he know that”

Annie is like “pierce promised our monthly coffee catch ups were confidential!” Or something

Then when questioned, both insist “we’re casual! It’s casual!”

The rest of the season, their interactions are a bit different. They hold hands when people aren’t looking, he’s shown holding her food or bringing her coffee.

Season 5 finale

in the show has the Jeff-Britta engagement. If we really need to keep that we can have Jeff/Annie say they’ve ended things at the start of the episode.

But I say we get rid of the subplot.

Maybe instead he and Annie are talking about ending things in their casual relationship since it’s ~casual~ and they are going to have to separate when the school is closed.

And maybe she’s like “it works out; Abed wants to downsize to a cheaper place anyway; I’m going to transfer out of the city because city college doesn’t have forensics so I guess I’m moving.”

Both are sad

After Jeff’s burst of emotion that opens the door, Jeff stops Annie at the end of the episode

He says “I’m tired of pretending not to have emotions. I don’t want us to be casual, we saved the school so you can stay” and she’s like “but abed already found a one bedroom”

He’s like “move in with me.” She agrees.

Then in season 6, they just are together but it’s only shown in a few throwaway lines an episode

She can even still leave him for her job in the finale if they want it to be sad, but I’d prefer if in their last scene together, he’s like “I’ve never left Colorado but I’ve always wanted to travel, can I come with you?”

Because I hated that Jeff never got to go anywhere in his life

I think this way would lead to minimal changes, like max one subplot would need changing and like one minute’s worth of scenes for every episode I mentioned.

In conclusion:

hook up in season 4 Christmas ep; get outed in the polygraph episode; make it official in season 5 finale

[pia-nor481]

So I’m talking to some guy and I finally told him that I really like f1 and he didn’t question me at all. I was shocked. He’s a Charles fan btw, he also thinks I’m a Ferrari fan but we move. Anyway, fast forward a few weeks and he’s talking about men and how I thought he was quite good looking (his visual actually matched his vibe) and he jokingly asked if I though he was better looking than leclerc, and I said “well I actually don’t think he’s the most attractive on the current grid.” And he was gobsmacked, because he knows that everyone thinks leclerc is fit. I thought it was very funny

[archivxx]

✯[0.11]✯

Previous || Next

AN: i recommend reading [0.11-extra] before this, some things may not make sense completely without it.

Note: I agree to things before I have the chance to fully think them through, I’m impulsive and that’s certainly not benefitting me.

You had arrived to fake-dating Thursday on time, for once. Not something that happened very often for any event, let alone fake-dating Thursday. In fact, you weren’t just on time but you were early. You were now sat in the cafe at ten minutes to ten waiting for Clyde to make his appearance.

A small part of you actually wished he wouldn’t come today, after the embarrassment that was yesterday. The scene of you massaging sunscreen into Clyde’s chest replaying itself in your head. You would never live it down, by far, out of everything that was the worst thing you’ve ever had to do in this fake-relationship. Hell, it was the worst thing you’ve ever had to do in your life. It was humiliating.

But, you couldn’t keep dwelling on it, plus, considering Clyde’s track record he probably wouldn’t address it. So instead you decided to focus your attention on planning an outfit for the concert, you wouldn’t be leaving next week and you swore you would dress your absolute best. This definitely wasn’t the first concert you’d ever done but this was definitely the first one with meaning so deep to it.

You continued to busy yourself by reading the most recent updates from some of your favourite critics—they had all written some amazing comments about the band—they always kept your mind occupied when you needed it. You quickly checked the time, Clyde was late, which considering his “character” tardiness was the last thing your expected.

Shit. You were thinking about him again.

You made a quick effort to think of something, anything else. Clicking on random tabs and websites to distract you, even going as far as to accidentally click on a pop-up-ad of some random “milf” supposedly 20 miles from you, in a desperate attempt to essentially jumpscare the thoughts out of your head. After clicking on the pop-up-ad, it had absolutely worked. You quickly x-ed out of the tab and went onto twitter, it had been a while since you last properly checked it.

You opened up twitter and went onto the trending page only to find yourself gobsmacked.

You stared at the tag, Clyde was trending? Why the fuck was Clyde trending? You clicked on it, a force in your finger that almost snapped it in half, you could of sworn you felt it throb for a moment.

You read through a few of the messages then re-read them, well it was nice that none of them were necessarily negative, however, you were absolutely not prepared for, for half a moment your thought you’d fallen off your chair. Then you focused on the first one, it was a quote tweet, the original poster was Stan. What the fuck? Your mouth practically unhinged.

By now Clyde had arrived however you couldn’t bring yourself to look up, in fact, you couldn’t take your eyes off the computer screen, no way this had gotten out of work. You felt physically sick. You looked up at Clyde your mouth still agape, he cocked his head ever so slightly. You slowly raised your hand and motioned him to come over, he quickly rushed around and bent down next to you staring at the screen. You heard the faintest of gasps.

You turned to Clyde with a look which must have been horrifying as when you made eye contact he flinched, only slightly. He sighed and stoop up, straightening his back then he walked over to the chair opposite you and folded himself in it. The chair looked like a kids toy chair compared to him. It felt like ever since yesterday, after seeing his body, he seemed even bigger than usual, like an illusion of sorts.

You opened you mouth, you were going to say something profound had you not been in a total state of shock and disbelief, completely void of things to say. Clyde, surprisingly, seemed to pick up on your state and decided to speak for you, “I’m going to be honest, Y/N one of the first things we agreed was that this deal was strictly for in the work place, even my public relations manager had advised we do as such, I’m sorry you friend did something so shitty, but I don’t know how going to deal with this, however we will so you need to try to calm down. It’s not the end of the world.”

You redirected your wandering gaze towards him. What was he saying? Whatever it was it didn’t make sense to you, you were sure you were going to hurt. Right now, all you needed to do was pretend this wasn’t real and deal with it when you aren’t as worked up about it—which would probably be never.

“I doesn’t matter. We’ll deal with it later, Clyde. Let’s go get coffee.” You quickly clicked off the tab and closed your laptop. You had, for a very long time, known how to condition yourself and how to fake it, which, as of right now was your biggest ally. If you faked it, you faked it to yourself and if you fake it to yourself you didn’t have to think about it.

Luckily for you, Clyde had caught onto what you were doing and simply got up and followed you to the counter, not saying a single word. All he did was stand next to you, so close you could feel his body heat, like it was radiating. For some reason, it made you feel safe—protected.

The barista gave the customer before you their order and walked up to the cash register, giving you all her attention. “Hi! What can I get for you today?” Her voice was sickeningly friendly you almost told her to get real but instead your bit your tongue and answered, making a point of staying polite.

“Hi! Can I get a chamomile tea and an iced coffee? Two pumps of caramel.” Clyde gave you a look before paying for the order. The barista wandered off to prepare your drinks. You sighed, realising a breath you hadn’t even realised you’d been holding. You felt so incredibly tense.

“I heard your don’t have a room for next week? Getting one lest minute is going to be really hard you know?”

“Yeah I do know, Clyde. What is the aim of telling me something I already know.”

“Well I was thinking,” he paused, seemingly deep in thought. Looking for the words. “Without this sounding obnoxious maybe you could share with me?”

You felt yourself suck in some air. What was up with him today? You whipped your head around to him, your mind felt frantic. What could he possibly want sharing a room with you? You stared at him, hoping he would explain or tell you something, anything that made the whole idea sound even a little bit less creepy.

He stared at you for a moment before trying to explain only to get too worked up. He stopped and took a deep breath. “Okay, that’s not what I mean, I mean I have a room booked for the week from Pete as a thank your gift for letting him stay at my place. However, I’m only going to be there for three days, two before you’re supposed to arrive and the day of. I have a few meeting down there then I’m preforming then you perform then the day after I have to leave, I have another performance so we’d only be sharing for one day.”

You swallowed thickly and nodded, slowly. “Okay but that one night we do cross over, we’re going to have to share a bed.”

“No, we won’t. The room I booked is two bedroom.”

“Oh.”

Really, there was no reason decline, no matter how hard you searched and racked your brain. You began to weigh up the options, but really you hadn’t considered any negatives aside from the one of you maybe walking in on the other changing and concluded that declining would be foolish. You were already struggling enough trying to work out what you were going to do a free room would be really perfect.

You sighed. “Oh what the hell. Yeah, if you don’t mind, I’ll share with you. Thank you so much Clyde.”

He did his mouth-twitch-thing. “You’re welcome.”

You tried not to focus too much on his face, or that fact that his mouth-twitch-thing—which was now the technical term—only seemed to be reserved for you. It, honestly, made you happy that Clyde could trust you enough to be a “vulnerable”—but not really just a little laid back—version of himself. It was like this deal you had was also a secret alliance, it was nice.

The more you thought about how the deal had brought you closer the more the anxiety of it ending in just under a week began to peck at your head. Would you just go back to normal like nothing had ever happened? Like you hadn’t kissed him—twice—or like you hadn’t sat on his lap? Would all that just be forgotten and you return to a normal life like you had just 3 months ago?

The thoughts began to form into anxiety in the pit of your stomach, if anything, you really liked Clydes company, you’d even gained solace in it once or twice, you didn’t want that go away, you honestly wanted him to stay a part of your life. But for now, you had to dismiss the thoughts, you couldn’t entertain them till next week, right now, you just need to focus on being happy. Being in a bad mood wouldn’t help anyone while your practice and prepare for the show next week.

Almost as if on cue, the barista called your drinks out, knocking you off your train of thoughts completely. You took a step forward and grabbed your drink, taking a sip of it. Any sadness you’d had vanished completely in that moment, this drink was exactly what you needed, you felt yourself physically brighten up.

You made your way back to the table, sitting where you had sat before when your found out about—

It didn’t matter.

Clyde folded himself into the chair across from you again. The silence was awkward but telling. You both know something had to be said or you would be stuck here staring at each other longer than needed. Alas no matter how much your racked your brain you couldn’t find a single conversation, considering how close you and Clyde had gotten you still weren’t unfamiliar to awkward silences with him.

Clyde picked up his phone and check up them sat up straight. “Fuck.” The “u” lasted for longer than what was probably necessary. “I’m so sorry but I need to go.” He got up and grabbed his bag and left quickly, not waiting for your goodbye.

A little rude.

You let out a breath, you didn’t know you had been holding, and slumped back in your chair. Today was absolutely going to be a long one.

You opened up your laptop again and logged back in. Happy to not see twitter when you opened it. You would have to ask Tolkien to make a statement about it and make one yourself and get Clyde to make one.

This shit was too much for a Thursday morning.

You went onto a random gaming site. Usually when you were upset or stressed about something, playing crappy online games helped. Your favourite one had to be and of the Papa’s games, today though, you had a craving for Papa’s Freezeria.

You had been playing for roughly 15 minutes when your brain decided to abruptly remind you of the deal you had made with Clyde.

Shit.

You had originally agreed because a free room is a free room, a lunatic would turn that down. But then you remembered, this was your shitty life. Nothing ever went the way you wanted them to go, no you essentially were a rom-com now. There was no way you would get out of this amazing offer unscathed. You knew for a fact, without a shadow of a doubt there would not be two beds.

There would be one.

Of course there would.

You would have to share a bed with Clyde Donovan.

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[devin-kin-ward]

Silver Cord, the Battle before the Bond: A Backstory

“I can’t believe that idiot let herself get hospitalized.” A surly Nox grumbled as he drove the van from the hospital back to the WIN home, dark auburn hair falling slightly further into his face than normal, with Lee in the passenger seat to their side and Nessie in the seat behind. “I swear if the mutt was half as smart as she is reckless she’d solve world hunger.”

“You know you dinnae have to be so harsh on her all the time.” Of course Nessie was still torn up over the whole thing, her partner was on the brink of death and even with the surgery seemingly being a success there was no guarentee she’s wake up any time soon. Nessie would have stayed if she didn’t have work in the morning.

“I do actually. If that moron gets herself killed-“

“Nox-“ The pale Druid put a hand on Nox’s arm, pausing his words and creating an extended beat to the conversation. “Nobody’s going to die any time soon. You’re right here and I’m still with you.”

“Thank’s El” Nox said with the release of a held breath

“What was that all about?” Nessie asked, a bit more relaxed compared to before

“If Devin perishes I do too. Simple as that” of course that left Nessie absolutely gobsmacked. “Vice versa as well of course.”

“Don’t you ‘simple as that’s or ‘ of course’ me. That’s kinda a bomb to drop all at once. When? How? Why?”

“… El can you explain this? I’m not…”

“You’ve changed a ton since then, love. We can tell it together, how’s that?”

“Fine.” Nox turned the car onto the highway and then took a deep breath before speaking again. “We’ve roughly told you about my history, my… malicious history. The way it ended wasn’t a passive thing… you met Sir Flak back at the hospital, right? Well, Flak has a certain… obligation to El, so to speak.”

“Explaining all that would take a long time though so I’ll just short version it, he protects me from people what like Nox used to be.”

“Anyway, the situation started a few years past at this point. I uh… ahem…”

“Nox was trying to kill me” that made Nox swerve a bit from the shock, which is fine because Nessie was shocked by that part too

“Okay wow. That got real intense real fast.” Nessie had to take a moment to process that.

“And Flak was trying to protect me, obviously. But the issue is, this was the first big attempt on my life after Dev and I got to together, and that meant Flak had to give some space for obvious reasons. Issue is that space and body guards don’t mix too too well. Next thing you know, I’m wounded and poisoned and collapsed”

“I uh… was really going all out on that attempt.” Nox said with shame, turning his blinker on with their exit approaching, the car next to them wasn’t gonna let him over easily.

“Thing is, Dev isn’t an aasimar, or an oracle, or a druid, or anything spiritual like that, so she just sees me get cut up and collapses and she freaks out, and then the next thing she sees his her brother bust in the door, pull a sword outta thin air, and flash with something invisible.”

“If he’s been even a moment later none of us would be here having this conversation.”

“So of course Dev is freaking out and Flak is trying his best to calm her down and get her to take me to the hospital while still fighting Nox in our living room, and it’s going about as well as you’d expect that to, Dev is freaking out even more with the yelling and Flak isn’t fighting as well as he could,

“It was around that point Devin stupidly offered to help, of course Sir Flak was at this point fed up with her not listening king and demanded she do so. And that was when I got a hit on him” Nox took one hand off the wheel for a moment to slash across his chest to illustrate the point. “Deep cut too. Blood splashes and hits half the room, Devin included.”

“And Dev being Dev, she of course freaked out but like, in an active way this time.”

“The psychopath managed to guess where I was based on the cut and leapt over a coffee table at me. Of course I don’t expect much of it but the problem is she’s more armed than I expected.”

“See Dev can’t interact with the incorporeal, but Flak, and by extension Flak’s blood, can.”

“Ooooooh!” Nessie interjected “So she was able to smack ya in the head or sumfin.”

“Bit” Nox said flatly

“‘Scuse me?”

“Enough blood got on her teeth where she was able to bite me on the face, on the eye, and pull it out of my nonexistent skull. Even swallowed it.”

“The trauma of the injury was too much for Nox’s form to handle. Few moments later they’re, fully physical, and have near toys amnesia. Of course Flak wanted to kill Nox off but I stopped him.” Lee smiled at that

“Wait, why?”

“Because in that moment I didn’t see the demon who wanted me dead. I saw a vulnerable goat boi who had infinite potential, and I had the feeling that I should give him a chance. So protests or not, I wound up taking care of him, with Dev’s help of course… and it’s after a while I notice I occasionally see a streak of silver between the two of them… may I?”

“You may.” Nox turned the car once more, heading into their neighborhood before lifting their suit’s jacket and shirt up, untucking them, and revealing their abdomen. And then Lee put a finger to it and started to run it through the air. Every now and then a gleam of silver light could be seen. “It’s connecting Devin and I at all times. The silver cord. I was only alive because Devin swallowed a part of me. I only had life force because Devin shares hers with me.”

“And if she does… go away

“Then I’m gone too.” Nox turned into their driveway. “So I’m harsh so she can grow and be less prone to near death experiences… my memories eventually came back but by then I was… you know…” They gestured at Lee

“… Hey Nox. I’m proud to be your telemour. You’re an amazing person and a wonderful friend. And knowing you started off a lot worse makes me respect you more for overcoming it.” Nessie tried her best to smile

“El, willing to start chopping vegetables for dinner? I’ll get the chicken ready.” Complete blow off as Nox left the car fast… but before Lee followed, they spoke up

“Nox appreciates the kind words but doesn’t know how to reply.” And with that, the three of them set out on their Devinless evening and subsequent days.

[monsta-x-jagi]

Legal Affairs - Chapter 10

Synopsis: Wonho tells you what keeps him up at night before helping you sleep.

Word count: 2.3k

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Just like that? He wins? He watched gobsmacked as you went and stood in the middle of the whole apartment and turned to face him.

“Where is your room?” You asked him.

Hoseok scrambled towards you, still shocked. “It’s down that way.” He pointed. When you turned around to walk there, he grabbed your arm. “What are you doing?”

“Isn’t it obvious? I’m going to bed,” you replied and shook his arm off.

Hoseok took a few large steps to block your path to his room. “Hang on, you’re serious about this? You were so ready to go home less than a minute ago.”

You giggled before responding. “That’s true, but you pleaded your case really well, especially with that last rebuttal about my uncle and how he isn’t even expecting me to come home tonight.”

Hoseok studied your face for a few seconds longer. “Well if you are sure, come on, I’ll get you some clothes.”

He placed your bag down on the dinner table and led you to his room. You reached over to where he was gripping your arm and moved his hand down to your own. He looked up at you surprised. 

“I don’t like being pulled around like that,” you said by way of explaining.

Hoseok wasn’t going to protest. Either ways, you were letting him hold your hand.

Hoseok’s room was simple. Bed, dresser, wardrobe and mirror, a table with monitors. Hoseok handed some shorts and a tshirt for you to wear. “I promise they’re clean.”

You scrunched your eyebrows at him. “I wasn’t questioning that but good to know.”

“Right. Well there’s makeup remover on the dresser, I’ll be back in a bit.” Hoseok said and left the room, closing the door behind him so you could change.

Hoseok’s clothes were comfortable, albeit large. Hoseok returned a few minutes after your removed your makeup. He stuck his head in from the doorway. “All good? I have your phone by the way, in case you needed it.”

“Oh yeah thanks,” you said and Hoseok entered the room to hand you your phone.

You sat on the bed with it and set an alarm for 8am, since you could sleep in a little more. Once you placed your phone on the nearby table, you looked up expectantly at Hoseok. 

“What is it?” He asked.

“Aren’t you getting changed? Do you want me to step out?” You asked.

Hoseok ran his fingers through his hair. “Actually, I’m going to shower first. You don’t have to wait though, I can just sleep on the couch.”

“Nonsense,” you said far too quickly. Your client didn’t need to know how much you liked having his body pressed against yours. So you added, “What I mean is, it’s your bed, you can sleep here too.”

“Y/n, I’m not making you take the couch, just sleep here it’s more comfortable,” Hoseok said as he rummaged through some drawers to find clothes to wear to bed.

“Exactly, Hoseok, it’ll be more comfortable if you sleep here,” you repeated his words, then swallowed and added, “with me.” 

You couldn’t meet his gaze after that, so you didn’t see Hoseok’s faint smile. “Just get comfortable y/n. I’ll be back after my shower,” he said, and left the room.

You slid under the covers, closed your eyes and waited for sleep to come, even though a part of you wanted to be awake when Hoseok came back, so you could feel him beside you. Lucky for you, Hoseok’s shower wasn’t long. When he came in, you moved to the far side of the bed but remained facing him, watching as he pulled the covers back and climbed in. 

“I set an alarm for 8, if that’s okay?” You said.

Hoseok could faintly see your form in the dark. “Sure, that’s fine.” After a beat, he asked, “what do you want for breakfast?” 

“I don’t know, I’ll probably just go home for that,” you replied. 

“Well what do you usually eat?” Hoseok asked as he reached for his phone. “I can order it for you.” 

You shifted, trying to see Hoseok’s expression with the light from his phone. “No, don’t do that, I literally just eat toast.” 

Hoseok hummed then switched his phone off. He propped himself up on an elbow. “Are you tired?” 

You remained lying down. “I suppose? Isn’t it nearly 1am now?” 

“Yeah,” Hoseok replied. “But can I ask you something?”

“Sure.”

“What do you remember from when I found you in the stairwell?” He asked. 

“I heard someone talk about drugs being handed over last week and needing to write stories. And something about money. I think its some gossip writer trying to fabricate something, and you got caught in the crossfire,” you explained. 

Hoseok chuckled. “You really are nothing like lawyers in movies. But I meant after that, when you were alone. What do you remember?”

You shifted, trying to get comfortable, and felt your leg brush against Hoseok’s. “It was lonely, scary, I called for help and eventually you found me.” 

Hoseok still felt some pride about being your saviour. “Yes, but how did I look when I found you?”

It was your turn to laugh now. “What is this? Are you trying to suddenly feel like a hero or something?” When Hoseok didn’t say anything, you continued. “I remember you were sweaty, and that you pulled down your onesie and tied it around your waist when it got too hot.”

Well, that, combined with how Hoseok stuffed his beanie into his pocket, would explain why you didn’t recognise him as your hook up. 

“Right. Okay so new question, why’d you pick that guy at the party?” Hoseok’s voice faltered somewhat as he asked.

“No clue. He approached me, and I was feeling like it.”

“So you weren’t eyeing him earlier or anything?” Hoseok prodded. 

You propped yourself up and mirrored Hoseok’s position. One of your legs was almost completely pressed against his now. “Is this really what’s keeping you up at night? Who I fucked? Is my sexual history that important to you?” 

You seemed a little annoyed now, and Hoseok realised asking you intimate questions like this wasn’t going to get you to realise he was your one night stand. 

“I am sorry, Miss y/n, I overstepped,” Hoseok said in a quiet voice. 

“Yeah you really did,” you huffed angrily. Then you asked, “Is it because you know him?”

“Yes. Even the members probably recognised him,” Hoseok said. 

“I guess I can see why it matters now. If that idol really is as big as you say he is, it makes sense why you’d be curious how I didn’t recognise him.” 

Hoseok scoffed. “I guess that’s one way of phrasing it.” 

If Hoseok was making jokes, all must be forgiven now. “Well, I’m sorry for raising my voice earlier at you, but I have half a mind to ask you the same questions now.” 

Hoseok’s lips curled into a mischievous grin. “Maybe you should. You might learn something interesting.” 

“Alright, I’ll bite.” You knew this was reaching flirty territory now. “Ever hooked up with someone famous?”

Hoseok rolled his eyes in the dark. “Uh obviously. I’ll even tell you who if attorney-client privilege holds.” 

“Yes, Mr Lee, attorney-client privilege holds, but I think I’d prefer not knowing. I don’t think I want to imagine you with someone I know.” 

You didn’t see the implication of your words, but Hoseok did. “Why would you be imagining me, your Mr Lee, having sex with someone?” 

“That’s not… I mean that just happens y’know?” You sputtered. 

Hoseok’s voice became lower, more seductive in a way. “Really? You just casually imagine sleeping with your clients?”

“Don’t twist my words, I said you sleeping with someone else,” you retorted. 

Hoseok wasn’t giving up so easily. “But that still involves thinking of me in bed.” 

You smirked as you answered. “You’re right actually, I do think of you in bed.” 

Hoseok wondered if he misheard you. “Oh? Well that is a surprise. I wasn’t expecting you to be so honest about your desires.” 

“Yes, because I am in bed talking to you which implies I am also thinking of you right now,” you deadpanned. 

Hoseok softly cursed out loud. Of course he couldn’t easily win against you. 

The smile was apparent in your voice when you responded to Hoseok’s curse words. “I win that round.” 

“I didn’t realise it was a competition,” Hoseok said glumly. 

“Aww its not, I was just teasing.” You lay back down and snuggled further into the covers, rubbing your whole leg against Hoseok as you did.

“You’re still teasing me,” Hoseok said.

“I didn’t say anything,” you replied innocently. 

“You didn’t need to, you body gave it away,” Hoseok replied.

“And I thought you were above imagining people’s bodies,” you said as you turned your head to face him.

“You’re really going to act innocent when your leg has been pressed against mine this whole time? 

“Then move?” You replied with an eye roll, even though you enjoyed the warmth from Hoseok’s leg.

Hoseok laughed. “Don’t look so annoyed y/n, I don’t mind. You’ve already slept pressed against me before, you can do it again if you want to.”

You pushed your face into the pillow in embarrassment and groaned. “God, I broke so many ethical rules that night, please don’t remind me.” 

Hoseok reached over and ran his fingers over your hair. “Don’t rules exist to be broken?” 

“If they did, I’d be out of a job,” you said into the pillow. 

“Right, I can see why you wouldn’t find that funny,” Hoseok said, biting his lip. 

You lifted your head off the pillow and looked at him again. “Is there anything else you want to ask me? I know I am your lawyer, but considering everything we talked about earlier today, I think its safe to say I’d probably end up answering anything.” 

Hoseok appreciated your vulnerability, but he didn’t want to take advantage of it. “It’s okay, I should let you sleep.”

You yawned. “You stroking my hair makes me feel sleepy.” 

Hoseok didn’t bother concealing his grin. “Do you want me to keep doing it?”

“No, your arm will hurt.” 

Hoseok shook his head in amusement and gently tugged on a strand of your hair. “You’re too considerate, y/n. I can keep doing it until you fall asleep.” Hoseok moved his body a little closer to you so that instead of his arm being outstretched, he could rest his elbow down while still stroking your hair. “If it’s okay?” 

You closed your eyes and smiled to yourself in the dark. “It feels nice.”

As promised, Hoseok continued stroking your hair until you both fell asleep.

The next morning, your alarm startled you awake. Hoseok had his arm was draped across your waist and a leg over yours as well. There was barely any space between you and Hoseok as he somehow cocooned you. Hoseok groaned when he felt you suddenly jerk awake. 

“It’s too early,” he mumbled as he turned off your alarm for you. 

“Hoseok, we both have to go to work,” you said, though you didn’t try to stop him.

“Just stay like this a bit.” Hoseok looked at you with half lidded eyes, and finally pulled you in closer, until there was no space between you two. 

You didn’t protest, and relaxed further into his touch. 

“Y/n,” Hoseok spoke tentatively. “What’s on your mind?”

“Nothing,” you replied, eyes still closed as Hoseok kept you pressed against his chest. You couldn’t remember the last time you felt this content.

“You aren’t mad at me for last night?” Hoseok asked.

You looked up at him. “No, why should I be? I consented to everything that happened.” Hoseok sighed exasperatedly when he heard your response, which made you worried. “Is something wrong?” You asked him.

“No, it’s not that,” Hoseok replied.

“Don’t lie to your lawyer, Hoseok,” you said a little more firmly.

Hoseok sighed deeply and pulled back to look at you. “See? That’s what’s wrong. You hide behind your job, saying we are just lawyer and client, but then do something like this. Surely by now, in between all your investigating, you figured out I am interested in you.”

You weren’t sure how to respond. “But I am bound by…”

“Ethics?” Hoseok asked, finishing the sentence for you. “Respectfully, Miss y/n, ethics was out the day we met weeks ago when you came to see me at the hair salon.” 

You knew he was right. The lines were blurred from the beginning. “So then what do we do now?” You asked.

“You’re seriously asking me that? After I confessed? After we slept together?” Hoseok asked incredulously. “For a stellar lawyer, you are so dense, did you know? How you can’t put two and two together about us is truly beyond me.”

Even while Hoseok got worked up about you neither accepting nor rejecting his confession, his legs never untangled from yours and his arm never left your waist. You watched his dramatic facial expressions for a few seconds, feeling entertained. When he had finished speaking, you tugged on his shirt to get his attention.

“Hey.” Hoseok looked back down at you when you spoke. “I think you’re clueless as well. I let you massage me last night. I slept in your bed, with you, in your clothes. But somehow, it never occurred to you that maybe I like you too?”

Hoseok’s face broke out in the most adorable grin, and he tucked you back into his chest. “Maybe huh? Maybe you like me too?”

“Shut up,” you mumbled into his chest. “And let go, I need to get ready for that meeting.” 

Hoseok took his time with that.