#like sorry boo but this is not the 'gotcha' you thought it was

[dasketcherz]

Why do Cassarian and Varipunzel shippers draw Varian looking like an adult and Varigo shipper draw him looking like a kid, but Varigo shippers are the ones calling Cassarian and Varipunzel shippers pedos?

the way cassarian and varipunzel as a ship has the need to make him look much older just to not look jarring in itself shows why the ship IS kinda weird cuz that alone unspokenly acknowledges the fact he IS so much younger than those two women in actuality. Meanwhile varigo doesnt need to do that cuz they're the same age of just being one year apart, they are equal peers to each other so visually theres no need to do extra gymnastics to justify it unlike the other two ships.

also what kind of backhanded logic is this question. So, are every artist that draws varian "looking like a kid"—aka did you mean: drawing him accurately to his actual canon character design—(regardless whether for ship art or otherwise) a pedo now then?? be for real right now

[the-rolls-on-black]

ahh... sorry but i cant stop thinking about monster falls stan so..!!!

Imagine him scaring you all the time. He can go perfectly still as stone, make no movement, real easy to creep on ya. Imagine you're taking photos of the town, of the statues and the stores and anything else that catches your eye, you put your phone down and–BOO!

"Gotcha good, didn't I?" He'd laugh, especially if you jumped. "You tourists are too easy."

Or.. imagine getting caught in the rain with Stan, no umbrella, no nothing. He stretches out his wing to cover you from the rain. The soft pit-pats of the rain hit a little hard, but he's unaffected, the water running down the stone surface of his skin.

Imagine helping him clean his wings. Giant things of stone would lay heavy in your hands, but he can't really reach to clean them off. Unlike Ford, Stan prefers to stay cleanly. He says he usually has the kiddos help him out, but he prefers your presence so...

Or.....imagine hanging out with Stan at the Mystery Shack. Watching TV together as the rest of his family bustle's about. You, of course, use this as the perfect opportunity to check him out. Not in a flirty way, but you can't help but be so curious about him, a living gargoyle! (And the residents in this town draw your attention, too, of course). He lets you inspect his arm, and he makes some comment about his brother doing the same thing a long time ago.

"Can't say I get too many people admiring the stonework." He jokes while you swipe your thumb over his knuckles.

"Can you feel this?" You ponder, admiring the texture of the stone, running along the edges and cracks that's surely formed over time. "Me?"

He hums, expression thoughtful. “Yeah. I can feel you." His voice is quieter now and he keeps his eyes on the TV, refusing to look at you. “It’s like…I can feel you touchin' me. ” His claws twitch as your fingers move to the back of his hand. "But I can't feel how warm you are...can't tell if your hands are soft or rough."

He used to be able to, but that goes unsaid.

He snakes his arm around your waist before you can say anything else, scooching you next to him on his chair. It's not uncomfortable, but there are better things to be cuddling up with. "I'd watch the questions though, I might start thinkin' you're into antiques."

[khoipyan]

ResidentEEL Business

After Yuu gives up your dorm as collateral, Floyd invites you to stay in his room instead. Given the housing circumstances, how could you possibly refuse?

gn!reader (you/your), reader is NOT yuu (+ yuu is a seperate character, is referred to using they/them), reader lives in ramshackle, book 3 spoilers ig??? still gonna put a warning just incase... 1.3k+ words

characters; floyd leech

notes; haii hello i decided to write another fic, hehe ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡ i have floyd favouritism....

“You’re WHAT?”

Jade smiled, “If you want it in a more simplistic way for you to understand,”

“We’re taking your house for three days — and maybe even more — if you guys don’t complete that contract in time, Lil’ Fishy!” Floyd grinned.

This was quite the dilemma. Yuu smiled awkwardly at you, while Grim frantically rushed to fetch his things (would tuna really count if that’s all he might be saving?).

All if this had came to be a surprise. To think that you were just taking a nap, when suddenly you opened the door to two big eels, one cat and a Yuu. Since when did they get to make all the big decisions, exactly?

“Better get packin’, Shrimpy. You too, Fishy!” Floyd said, “Otherwise, we get to keep whatever you have lying around once the contract is over.”

As if there was anything of interest for him to keep. Still, rather than deciding to argue, you decided it was best to gather your things. However, this wasn’t even the main problem at hand—

For the next 3 days (and hopefully not any longer), where would you even stay?

“Look, I’m really sorry,” Yuu sighed, helping you pack up a box. It was basically all you really needed, seeing it was just your clothing, school supplies, and a few personal trinkets. I mean, it’s not like you could pack up your entire bed into a cardboard box.

You shrugged, “It’s fine, but couldn't you have at least called me first?”

“Next time, I promise.” they nodded.

As Yuu finished sealing up the cardboard box with some frail tape, they surrendered it over to you. Not surprisingly, it wasn’t so heavy. They took one last look at you before they left your room, leaving you alone with your thoughts and the semi-vacant room, just for a bit.

You flicked off your room lights and took one good look at your room. It looked only a little less bare than before, but it still looked like your room, nonetheless. You’d miss sleeping on the slightly terrible mattress of your bed, or the floorboards that creaked in the middle of the night whenever you got up to get a glass of water.

If you could, you would reminisce all night about the tales of your dorm room, but that wasn’t possible. In fact—

You felt two pairs of hands slam down on your shoulders, and a breath on your ear as a loud voice shouted:

“Boo!”

On instinct, you dropped the box and screamed, stumbling away as your body tensed up. It took a few deep breaths and even fewer moments to realize that there was no threat: it was only Floyd.

Floyd laughed, “Gotcha! C’mon, we don’t have all night, Lil’ Fish. You gotta get out sooner or later. Shrimpy and Baby Seal already left ya, y’know.”

Groaning, you picked up your box of items and clutched it tightly to your body, slamming the door to your room behind you. You internally grimaced as you heard the door reopen gently, footsteps trailing behind as Floyd followed you.

“That wasn’t very nice, Fishy. What’s wrong?” Floyd walked beside you, escorting you out of your own home with a casual grin on his face.

‘Everything’s wrong,’ you wanted to say, but you didn’t. Where would you even go? That question struck your mind again as the two of you dragged on your mini—stroll around Ramshackle Dorm. “It’s nothing.”

“You don’t have anywhere to stay, do ya?” Floyd caught you by surprise.

You shook your head, “How did you know?”

“I mean,” he continued, “It’s written all over your face. Besides, Shrimpy has the same problem too!”

You didn’t reply to him afterward, nor did you plan on going to; it was too tiring to carry on a conversation at the moment. The hallways only seemed to get longer as both of you walked beside each other, floorboards creaking with each stride you took. Only, Floyd’s steps made heavier creaks than yours did.

Floyd decided he had enough of this silence, interrupting the awkwardness between you two: “Say, you can stay with me if you want, Lil’ Fishy.”

“You know I don’t have that kind of money, Floyd.”

“No, no! Fishy’s got it all wrong,” he smiled, “I want you to stay in my room, and you play with me for a bit in exchange.”

That sounds a bit… fishy, if you will. What choice did you really have, though? It was either search for a nice empty room (which they might not even have) in another dorm for 3 days, or stay with a menacingly tall eel—mer.

Sometimes it would help if your options were more open, huh?

“Do I really have a choice?” You asked, looking at Floyd. Did he always have this nice pair of mismatched—coloured eyes?

He shrugged, “I dunno, do ya? It’s not like I’m forcin’ you, right? So I’d say yeah!”

As you both reached the entrance (or, exit) to Ramshackle Dorm, you couldn’t help but to make up your mind so suddenly:

“Fine. Hopefully only for 3 nights, though.”

Floyd beamed as he held the front door open for you, “We’re gonna have so much fun together.”

As soon as both of you had arrived in Floyd’s bedroom, he seemed to be much more… burnt out? The moodiness from him was so sudden as he flopped on his bed, face digging into his pillow. He must be tired.

It seemed both the twins shared a single room, which was slightly awkward given your circumstances. By the looks of it, Jade wasn’t currently there, and thank goodness for that.

“What’re you waitin’ for? Turn the lights off and go to sleep, keep the lamp on if ya want.” Floyd grumbled, lifting his face from his pillow to look at you so sullenly. What happened to having ‘so much fun’?

You put your box of things down in a corner of Floyd’s side of the room neatly, and look around the floor for a nice place to… get comfy. Maybe you should have packed your pillows and blanket.

However, Floyd seemed to take notice and shot you a look of confusion, “You gonna sleep on the floor, Fishy? Just come sleep on the bed with me, I don’t mind.”

“No way,” you shook your head.

“Why not?”

“Well, isn’t it awkward to share a bed?”

Floyd grinned, “I already said I don’t mind. What, scared I’m gonna bite ya in my sleep?” He narrowed his eyes, “or are you gonna sleep with Jade or somethin’?”

You frowned, “I’m not sleeping on anybody’s bed!”

Rolling his eyes at you, he shuffled around the bed. “Fine, but I gotta show you something…”

Curiously, you flicked off the room lights and walked a bit closer to him, “What is it?”

“Closer,” he smiled.

Everytime, each step you took closer to his bed, he kept telling you to come even closer. You were practically standing over him by now (which is kind of funny, considering how tall he is), crossing your arms. What could he possibly want?

“Bend down,” Floyd smiled.

As you did, it was almost as if your life flashed before your eyes. Floyd had taken the opportunity to grab you and pull you into his bed. Even while you struggled, you were definitely no match for how much he squeezed you.

“You’re kinda silly, Lil’ Fishy! I didn’t think you’d fall for that so easily,” he laughed.

You huffed, “You’re kind of squishing me.”

Floyd only shrugged as he hugged you even tighter. His grasp wasn’t bone-crushing or suffocating; it was quite warm. Somewhat gentle, surprisingly.

It was quiet, silent, but peaceful. All your thoughts wandered as you were being used like a human body pillow; to Yuu, to Grim, to the contract— it was all so odd.

Before you spent the whole night reflecting even more, you decided to get comfortable and get some rest instead.

Closing your eyes, you took one deep breath in, and one deep breath out.

“Good night, Floyd.”

“Night, Lil’ Fishy.”

( due to be edited at anytime )

[ther3allyra]

Hello there! Can you do a comfort fic were Vanessa helps the reader who is scared of the dark during a power outage?

<3!

Power Outage.

Vanessa Shelly x reader

Summary: Whole trying to fix one of the animatronics who’d broken down, the power goes out. Vanessa takes this time to sneak up on you.

Warnings: N/A

Word count: 870

A/N: HIII, ok so I’m getting around to doing the requests, I absolutely love them all. I’m totally not writing this in English after my math exam today, but anyway here’s the one shot I hope you enjoy<3. Sorry it’s not proof read I’m gonna write this really quick in school and post it later tonight.

Updated A/N: ok so this took a few extra days to do because I’m sick, but hopefully you all finally loke this and I’ll start working on the other request ASSP! Keep sending them in because I love your ideas

‘Nessssss’ you whined with your head in your hands and elbows propped up on your knees, you had been sat in front of Bonnie for about 2 hours now trying to fix this damn robot. It was roughly 4Am and the stupid thing had broken down, lucky Vanessa was with you.

‘Just a few more minutes baby’ Vanessa said kissing the top of your head and grabbing one of Bonnie’s wires, you smiled to yourself from the nickname. It was nice having someone care about you as much as Vanessa did she made you happy and you made her happy to. ‘But you said that 20 minuets ago’ you pouted up at her trying to give her the best puppy dog eyes you could, which only made Vanessa burst into laughter.

‘Your so cute when your pouty’ she laughed ruffling your hair.

‘HEY!’ You started to protest, all thought the blush on your face and your massive smile gave it away that you weren’t mad at all, when suddenly there was a loud humming noise and the electricity gave out.

‘What the-‘ you said to yourself as you looked around, your heart rate slowly became more prominent and you noticed how fast it was beating, you looked around panicked your eyes slightly widen. It was almost like a deer in headlights but before you could say anything Vanessa kissed your cheek and murdered something before walking away. You presumed it was something like ‘I’ll go see if I can turn it back on’ or ‘let me go check the office’.

You didn’t want me to left alone in the dark, it’s creepy and to say the least it was terrifying, I mean who would want to be sat in the dark with animatronics that were well…interesting I guess you could say, having them being able to move on their own. You stared at Bonnie hoping he wouldn’t move I mean, his stomach hatch was open as he’d malfunctioned but you never know. You whipped your head around at the sudden noise but nothing was there.

‘God when will Vanessa be back’ you mumbled to yourself, anxiety starting to settle in now, you were terrified of the dark, damn even Vanessa knew this so why did she leave you alone?!

‘Ness?..NESS?’ You searched around panicking as anxiety set in. ‘NESSA?!’ You shouted, god why would she leave you like this? Deciding you didn’t want to wait around for her until you got attack and she didn’t come back in time. You dropped your hand that was on Bonnie’s shoulder to your side and start walking over to the hallway that lead down to the office.

Moving your feet slowly as the world felt heavy beneath you, your heart jumping in your chest and the silence of the pizzeria deafening as you made it to the hallway, the darkness so thick it was like fog.

‘Vanessa.. VANESSA!’ You could out your voice wobbly, you felt like you were about to start crying. Suddenly out of nowhere you felt something on your waist and Vanessa jumped out screaming ‘BOO! Gotcha’ laughing her head off.

‘N-N-Ness?’ You stare at her wide eye as the power slowly turns back on, your lips are trembling and you burst out into tears causing her to stare at you on alarm.

‘Hey hey, baby come her’ She says embracing you into her arms, rubbing her hand up and down your back in a soothing way, your tears soaking her uniform but in all honest she couldn’t give two fucks. She was just glad you were ok, she didn’t think twice before jumping out at you. Moving her hands off your back and moving to the hallway floor bringing you with her, you settle into her lap as her soft fingers move to your hair making small braids or just rubbing her hands through your hair. Your breathing calmed down and you moved your body slightly to look up at her.

‘I’m so sorry baby’ she mutters looking guilty, her hand rubbing circles on your cheek now and drying the rest of your tears. You moved your hand on top of hers and she looked down at you as you smiled at you.

‘ ‘s ok ness, I promise’ You smile at her, god why does she always have to look so pretty, no, gorgeous.

‘You know you look gorgeous Nessa’ you smiled lovingly at your girlfriend, you could see the light blush creep to her face and she lent down to kiss your forehead. Having a great idea you moved to sit up and sit in her lap where your head just was, and kissed her on her nose which made her laugh. God she was perfect, she was pretty, smart, her laugh sounded like music to your ears.

'your stunning then' Ness replied her arms wrapping around your waist when suddenly you both heard a noise, you moved your heads to see Freddy who was trying to sneak away from what looked like the power generator (lucky the backup one was in the office). You both start laughing at the giant bear, maybe he did you both a favour needing a break away from fixing his friend Bonnie.

[phantomram-b00]

So I realize I never did an introduction before, untillll now as spooky season is here so why not make-

Boo!

Gotcha >:) but as I was saying, I thought why not make one now, (and maybe one day I might make those meet the artist, let see)

Soooo, spooky to meet you, I’m Phantomram…BOO

Sorry had to again. But you can call me Phantom or Ram; whichever you prefer or all together, hey, the world is your oysters. Or ostrich. Just a shy yet very talkative ghost that love to talk about good omens. If you ever wanted to talk, you can just please be mindful, I am shy and not the best with conversations but I’m happy to talk. And uh, if you ever want to ask me question whether to get to know be better or ask anything about good omens, Ahh you can ask in the ask my anything box ^^ but I will reveal info here starting now!

About me:

-Age: 21 (or as my family member say, I’m old.)

-Zodiac: I’m an April Aries!

-MBTI: INFP

-🇵🇷

-height: 5’3 (I’mma fun-sized ghost)

- just to add as I wasn’t comfortable at the time but now I am, I’m autistic ^v^

My scary interest:

-GOOD OMENS! (I love this show and also the book as I’m slowly reading it. I’ve watch this back in 2019/2020? And I love it and waited when the second season came and it did and now I’m loving this show and now going to wait patiently for season 3. But for now, this is my main hyperfixation, and I can’t get enough of it. I love it. But I promise I do have other interest to so let continue 😅)

- Art/drawing/(sometimes) writing

- magic/fantasy

- music (my music taste is haha complicate.)

- books (I love them, I wish my attention span a bit better but I do love a good read.)

- horror movies

- dnd

- oversized jackets! (Specifically the one with the zippers) or trench coats.

- mythology.

- Halloween

-Broadway/Movies/Shows

Shows/movies/books/games I love:

- Good omens (love love love!)

- Little shops of horrors

- Soul eater

- Coraline (I do wanna read the book tho)

- Star Wars (I seriously still need to catch up to watch Ahsoka aahhhh! 😭)

- Transformers

- Sally Face

- Percy Jackson (haven’t finished reading but I do like it so far and I can’t wait for the show coming up)

-murder drones

- FNAF (yes I’m excited for the movie coming out, I’ve been waiting for this movie since middle school-)

- MK (mortal Kombat)

- owl house/Amphibia/ducktales/Svtfoe

-TMNT (edit: because I forgot to add this Idek how I forgot this)

And more that I can’t think of. I can’t collect them all, I’m not ash Ketchum or any Pokémon trainer. I’m just a ghost on the internet let me have this.

Four random fact about me:

- when it came to doing the MBTI test, my introvert was almost 100%.

- despite being Latine/Latinx I can’t speak Spanish to save my life 😅

- my mom once banned coraline because it was “too scary”

- I learn about zodiac because of animal crossing of all things

“Can I use the ask me anything?”/dm you?: yes! You can ^^ I know some used it (for the ask me anything at least), but if you want to ask me anything go right ahead. I’m happy to answer (almost) anything you like. As for the dm, sure, especially if you’re a mutual I have here, you can ^v^, just all I ask is please be respectful and be mindful. That literally all I ask from you :))

However what I do not allow on this page and imma make this very clear: if you are racist, homophobic, transphobic or just bottom line don’t care about humans rights or any rights at all. Please go and do fucking better and leave me and my fellow ghostly pals alone. Please and thank you very much.

‼️BOUNDRIES: please do not use my ama for donations ask as scammers are using this tactic. If you disrespect this, I will ignore or delete your ask. Please use my AMA for anything else. Any questions. Please don’t cross this boundaries ‼️

Plz go Donate to RAINN

And uhh, I guess that’s all. Have a spooky Friday 🤭

[nerdasaurus1200]

For the Fall Drabble Challenge:

Arcane for Prompt #1: Pumpkin Carving

LOTR for Prompt #9: Corn Maze

Tangled for Prompt #6: Boo!

(Thought I'd give you some variety 😁)

Oooh this is gonna be so much fun!!

#1: Pumpkin Carving

“DIE GOURD SCUM AHAHAHAHAHA!!!”

“Jinx, no! Put down the gu-…Put down Pow Pow.” Caitlyn instructed, yelling to be heard over the gunfire. As soon as she started, Jinx stopped shooting and glared over at Caitlyn.

“Well, what else am I supposed to do with it??” She asked pointedly.

“I told you, you carve it.” Caitlyn explained for what felt like the hundredth time.

“Ahh gotcha. Where’s the knife?” Jinx asked, and Caitlyn could feel her blood run cold for a moment.

“No, absolutely not. No knives.” Caitlyn quickly said, and Jinx let out a loud exaggerated groan of annoyance.

“Oh wait! I got it!” She suddenly cried, “I’ll be right back!”

“Where are you going?” Caitlyn asked wearily.

“Don’t worry about it!” Jinx called back as she ran out of the room. Caitlyn willed herself not to jump at the streaks of shimmer trailing behind the young Zaunite. A few minutes later Jinx came rushing back in with….a giant laser?!

“WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT?!” Caitlyn shouted over the roar of the laser.

“Don’t worry about it!”

“HOW ARE YOU EVEN CARRYING THAT?!”

“Shinmer!” Jinx chirped happily. When she was done, Jinx stared proudly at the monstrous looking Enforcer etched neatly into the pumpkin along with a wild monkey face.

9- Corn Maze

“So Pippin is..lost..in this thing somewhere?” Aragorn asked.

“In the corn maze, yes.” Frodo explained, “He gets lost every year.” Aragorn nodded in thought, then made his way into the maze. Plenty of hobbit children had been through the mud of the maze today, so this would prove to be a bit more difficult than hunting for a stag in the woods. Luckily, he knew Pippin’s footprints quite well by now.

“You think he’ll find him, Frodo?” Merry asked.

“It’s difficult to say. Pip is quite good at hiding in there.” Frodo replied, “Remember last year, when he jumped over the stocks? We couldn’t find him for hours.”

“I found him.” Aragorn suddenly appeared, holding Pippin like a ragdoll.

6- Boo! (For context this one includes some of my next gen ocs. In this Ronnie’s around a year old, Atlas and Orion are 3, and Jericho is 13)

Varian fought the urge to growl as he heard the door of his lab in the royal palace open.

“Hugo, I don’t have time for another project.” He snapped, “As soon as I finish this I have to get home to help decorate the house.”

However to his surprise he didn’t hear Hugo clear his throat or speak in that annoying know-it-all voice of his. Instead he heard the soft shuffling of feet, as if someone was trying to sneak up on him. Varian turned confused and saw…

“A-A SNEEZEWEASEL!!” He cried, scrambling out of his chair. But then the Sneezeweasel began to giggle. With a flash of bright blue light the Sneezeweasel disappeared to reveal his boys huddled in a cloak. Jericho snorted, while young Atlas and Orion giggled in glee, and little Oberon (or Ronnie as they called him) was squealing in Jericho’s arms.

“Boo!” Ronnie cried out happily, “Boo! Boo boo boo!”

“Looks like you learned a new word today little buddy.”

“Sorry, Daddy.” Orion giggled, “It was-“

“Jerry’s idea!” Atlas finished proudly.

“The old Cloak of Retudnus, eh? Not bad.” Varian praised, “Were you looking for this in the vault, Jer?”

“No.” Jericho said, although his tone gave him away, “I did find it though.” Varian simply nodded but smiled at his son nonetheless. Jericho was hardly interested in magic, but did use it for a prank or two sometimes.

“You boys just about ready to head home?” Varian asked as he gently took baby Ronnie in his arms. The boys all nodded in unison.

“I can’t wait to murder those fiddlesticking pumpkins.” Jericho said, grinning with almost wicked glee.

“Yay, murder!” Atlas cheered, bouncing excitedly.

“Atlas…no.” Varian barely stopped himself from laughing.

[jewwyfeesh]

Dessert Crisis 1

Writer: Mitsuki

Character(s): Aoba Tsumugi, Sakuma Ritsu

Translated by: jewwyfeesh

Ritsu: Though, Aoba Onii-chan’s so interesting – at first you kept going on about how you didn’t believe in the paranormal, but still screamed “AAAAH GHOST…!” Hahaha, it’s so fun to play the part.

Season: Spring Location: Yumenosaki Academy Library

Tsumugi: Erm… This is a history book, so it belongs on this shelf.

Let me see… There are still a few literature books left – I’ll put them on that other shelf over there in a bit. With that, I’ve finished organizing the library for today.

Sigh. There were so many books to put away… Without noticing, it’s already gotten so late.

Perhaps it’s because more and more students are here to read… and as such, the number of books that need to be put back have increased in kind.

Though… it could also be due to my low efficiency.

If it was really because of the first reason, I’ll be really happy. Anyways, I’d better finish organizing the books as soon as possible.

[There’s a rustling sound…]

Eh? What’s that sound?

I’m not hearing things, am I? There was definitely a sound earlier on…

Could it be a rat? If we have a rat problem, we need to take care of it quickly – it would be bad if the library’s books are damaged because of their nibbling…

The sound should’ve come from that side. Let me go take a look…

WOAH?! Did a person just run by just now?

The library isn’t haunted… right?

No no no… How could that be? Ghosts and monsters don’t exist.

Although there are books that record the various supernatural events across the world, I’ve always had a feeling that they’re just tall tales.

Even if it were true, it wouldn’t happen to me… right…?

Erm… Maybe I just saw wrongly earlier onbecause of my blurry vision… I even brought a protective amulet with me today, so I should be fine, nothing will happen…

Hm, it should be around here…

There doesn’t seem to be anything unusual going on, and there’s no traces of rats or anything… but there are some books on the table that have been left open.

It could be that some students forgot to put the books back on the shelf after reading.

???: Hee~ hee~

Tsumugi: W-who’s there! Come out, now!

???: Hee~ hee~ hee~

Tsumugi: D-don’t play games with me! G-ghosts aren’t real!

Ritsu: BOO!

Call for me, and I shall appear~

Tsumugi: G-GHOST!! DON’T COME ANY CLOSER!!!

Ritsu: Aoba Onii-chan, it’s me, Ritsu.

Hahaha, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I scared you, didn’t I? Come come, let me help you up.

Though, Aoba Onii-chan’s so interesting – at first you kept going on about how you didn’t believe in the paranormal, but still screamed “AAAAH GHOST…!” Hahaha, it’s so fun to play the part.

Oh, right, Aoba Onii-chan, you shouldn’t be too curious nor get too invested in the unknown – according to horror movies, those people are the first to die you know?

Tsumugi: Huuu… I was really scared because of you. I thought my heart was gonna stop!

Ritsu-kun, you shouldn’t play these kinds of games. It’s both scary and dangerous!

For example, if the person you frightened runs into something hard while trying to run away, they could get injured really easily.

Ritsu: Okay, okay, I gotcha. Though… Aoba Onii-chan, it’s already so late… Why haven’t you gone home yet?

Tsumugi: Ah, there are some books that still need to be sorted out before I leave.

Ritsu: Were you being a slow-poke? Maybe that’s why your work dragged on.

Tsumugi: Hahaha, perhaps. Though… Why are you still in the library?

Ritsu: I wanted to improve on the sweets I make. So, I’m reading up on dessert making as I have some new ideas that I’d like to try out here and there.

Tsumugi: Making sweets? It’s both intriguing and something to look forward to.

If the opportunity ever arises, I’d like to try them.

Ritsu: But of course~ Cause Aoba Onii-chan’s always taking care of me ♪

The next time I whip up a batch, I’ll give some of them to you.

Tsumugi: You have my advanced thanks, Ritsu-kun ♪

Ah, it’s already so late. Ritsu-kun, are you not heading back? After I’m done putting these away, I’ll be heading home. There’s still some things I need to do there.

Ritsu: In that case, Aoba Onii-chan, how about you head home first? I still want to hang around for a bit, so you can leave the rest to me.

Tsumugi: Is it really okay to hand this task over to you? It’s usually done by the Library Committee.

Ritsu: It’s okay, don’t worry ♪ Judging by your personality, merely packing books might waste too much time. Since you have some errands you need to run at home, you might as well go do that instead.

Tsumugi: Sorry for the trouble Ritsu-kun. I’ll head home first, but don’t stay out too late, okay? Else those at home will worry.

Ritsu: Mm, yeah yeah I got it ♪

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[primusfortuna]

Rouge ⟡ Love Wrapped in Ribbons of Gratitude (03)

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“Beautifully Dressed Words”

Rouge: Come one, come all and lend me your ear!

Rouge: Allow me to regale you with a tale of parting and reunion between a prince and princess.

Rouge: A fantastical love epic, most perfect for this time of year. Do give a listen with your special someone in mind!

Woman: My, what a lovely voice!

Old Man: Goodness me... I have never heard a song like this. How beautiful...

Emma: (Sure enough, Rouge-san’s got a crowd slowly forming around him...!)

Rouge: My lady over there, and you too, my good sir! Please, come and enjoy this song of love.

Inciting his audience, Rouge-san begins to freely dance to accompany his song.

Man: What’s this? Something fun’s happening!

Boy: Wow...! Awesome!!

Dancing in circles all around me, Rouge-san tells the love story between the prince and princess.

Rouge: The princess gave her prince a ribbon, and with it, their bond deepened... and they lived happily ever after.

Rouge: Our tale of love, brought about through a ribbon, has reached its end.

Rouge: I encourage you all to give your beloved a gift, just like the prince and princess. Exchange your feelings on Love Day!

Boy: Mister, you’re so good at singing! That was so cool...!!

Emma: Here, take these if you’d like. It’s a flyer about Love Day, and a ribbon to use the day of—

Woman: Excuse me! Is this where you’ve been slacking off to!? What happened to your training!?

Boy: M-Mom...!

Mother: You’ll never be a knight like your father if you shirk on your training.

Boy: I’m sorry. But I think I like singing better than trai—

Mother: You think singing some silly songs will bring you to knighthood? I’m saying this for your own good. Come with me!

Emma: (They left...)

Rouge: Those words sure cut deep~

Emma: ...The part about “some silly songs,” huh?

Rouge: As it turns out, they were enough to make a singing bard out of me.

Emma: That’s not what—

Rouge: I know. Different people in different places. Knighthood means everything around these parts.

Emma: But that boy seemed to prefer singing...

Rouge: Sure. But his mom said it’s “for his own good” so there’s nothing we can do about it.

Rouge: I’m positive that mom really was thinking of him.

Rouge: It’s for your own good. It’s because I love you. —— Those beautifully dressed words make it hard sometimes.

Rouge: Like with parents? When you’re at your closest with them, they sting even more so.

Emma: (Rouge-san... He mentioned before that he didn’t have the best relationship with his parents.)

Emma: (Maybe this brought back memories for him.)

Rouge: ...Annnd scene~! What’d you think? Am I kinda attractive when the gloom and doom hits?

↪ You were attractive (Moon +8)

Emma: You were very attractive. Rouge: Ohh!? I didn’t expect that reaction... Wait? Emma-chan, did you fall for me? Emma: No, that’s not it. Rouge: Rejected immediately! Boo...

↪ That last line ruined it (Sun +8)

Emma: ...That last line ruined it. Rouge: Ehh~ You’re harsh! I thought shaking up my usual vibe would be cool. Emma: That’s just how I feel. Rouge: Nahaha! I gotcha.

Rouge-san puts on another bright smile, as if to mask his true feelings after I’d spotted them.

I want to get to know that heart lying inside him, but right now... I have no way of reaching out to it.

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[the-doomed-witch]

Oh, I am a newsletter now. 😌 #mymomenttoshine.. cofcof..

*Headchair of a bad Podcast voice on* 🤪🎙🎥... [please feel free to imagine someone forcing a really deep voice but actually sounding like Alvin - the squirrel. ]

- "Hello to you, to you, to them and to all in the land and above. Here I am Twodottie and this is your daily FSPP: Fluff, Smut and Posh Podcast!" ✨️magical sounds ✨️

Ooo-kay, totally interested on your daydreams now! Unhinged, crazy aaaaand dirty? Jeez, sign me in!! *take my money meme*. (You could tell just me, 😬... exclusive, out of record)

OH YEAH! Cause a minicious anatomical smut scene would be the greatest read of all time *sarcasm* 😂😂.

And then she activated her genioglossus M protruding and drawing the distal fibers up and down against Y/N glans. Her amygdala synap... <ramble dies down progressively with elevated auditorium gag and boos sound>

Anatomy does get really gross, I am giving you just the good ones 🤭. And is not that knowledge that gives me an advantage 😏 (KIDDING!! NOT -AT- ALL #BS)

Insecure about thighs??? I have a fixation over it.. :x I told you two of thigh stuff already 🤭🤭. All colors, shapes, sizes, please give me little spots to kiss on, and PLEASE strength to... well... squezze my head... 🤤

Today, in the last anatomical reference I will ever make, I am going to give you a weird spot for a tease kiss or little nip that I am personally crazy about. Google "surface anatomy medial epicondyle". The thin skin there and very superficial nerve endings makes the feeling travel EVERYWHERE.

*Dear listeners, I bet you tried to nip or kiss that.. (gotcha) 😝*

How are your fic writing going? Anything specific on the works? 😊

. 👓 . Wearing reading glasses / smart face on

i cannot begin to tell you how hard the podcast made me laugh i’m literally crying laughing 😭😭😭😭 “FSPP : Fluff, Smut, and Posh Podcast” is a badass name tho i’d listen to it fr.

abt my daydreams ummm i think i’ll tell you abt my two wips in a minutebbecause one of them is literally my dayyyydreammmm. everything is abt my emotional attachment with wanda ooooooops

i failed to comprehend every single word after “and then she” sorry 😭 i enjoy learning biology but it’s my least favourite subject (after geography ofc)(fuck geography 👎) jokes apart, i meant it more in a sense that you have a wider lexicon when it comes to describing the movements or moments. even if the terms aren’t too technical

it’s nice to know you probably wouldn’t judge me by my thighs 😭 but i’m dreadfully insecure about them and don’t prefer bringing them up often :(:

aaaaaaftfdfjbffjhghfhf yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yessss YESYESYWS

okay so i’ve got two wips right now. the first one is a potential 2/3 part one, with prof!milf!wanda because i love her so much and it’s a need for me idc. it’s more of a serious fic than smut but yeah it’s the one i’m mainly working on. the other one is my ~daydream~ it’s just the dreamy cottagecore smut we all love 🤤 i haven’t done much working on it but it’s still in the works. here’s a sneak from my first wip for you because i thought this is kinda funny :P

loving the reading glasses btw <33

[genshingorlsrevengeance]

(Genshin Impact) Shenhe, Lumine, and Hu Tao with an easily distracted S/O

Hoo boy this one's been in the askbox oven since August 28th. Waited on this one till I could write Shenhe, so glad to provide! finally

Shenhe has had years of mental fortitude training to stop her from any kind of distraction.

S/O however...has not.

She has accompanied them into town for quick errands, only for S/O to get sidetracked for hours.

A grocery run can turn into an odyssey across the entirety of Liyue Harbor due to S/O wanting to show Shenhe around.

She doesn't exactly mind since this is a new experience, but she can't help but feel a pang of worry for their safety.

After a little bit, Shenhe will correct S/O on what they have to do.

If it gets any worse, she considers training them in the way she was taught.

(Shenhe) Is it possible for Cloud Retainer to leave them atop a mountain for a week straight? Hm...I should ask the Traveler if this is a good idea.

Wow. And Lumine thought Paimon had a bad attention span.

Hilariously, Lumine relies on Paimon to guide S/O back to their original goal a good chunk of the time.

As much as Lumine wants to have S/O get back on track and be annoyed at them, she really isn't in any better position to speak.

Once she sees a treasure chest off the side of the road, all bets are off if she goes back to what she was doing in 5 minutes or 5 hours.

So it's up to Paimon to herd two cats.

(Paimon) "You guys, the commission?"

(Lumine) "Huh?"

(S/O) "Sorry, this little cat is too cute to not pet!"

(Paimon) disgruntled sigh

Despite her antics, Hu Tao is actually pretty good about keeping on task.

Most of the time, if it isn't anything urgent, then she willingly puts it on the back burner, and doesn't really get distracted per se.

But her S/O on the other hand gets distracted by a butterfly.

Hu Tao tries her best to not intervene and let S/O learn, but she'll pop out of nowhere if it looks like they won't be getting back anytime soon.

Gently reminding them after a spook to get back to their task.

(Hu Tao) "BOO! Hah, gotcha?"

(S/O) "GAH! Hu Tao, when did you get here?"

(Hu Tao) "Just now. By the way, weren't you getting that paperwork back to the Funeral Parlor?"

(S/O) "...OH CRAP, YOU'RE RIGHT! S-SORRY!"

[yabadabadoobie]

petnames (pt. 3)

multi-legend headcanons - lifeline, pathfinder, caustic, octane, rampart

pt. 1  •  pt. 2 • pt. 4 (WIP)

a/n: obligatory ooc warning, especially for caustic LMAO; not sure when pt. 4 will be available because i've left all the legends i have no ideas for :']

Lifeline - boo

This girl is immediately calling you sweet things, as soon as she can - probably before you even get together, the moment she realises she likes you. Always loving, she'll call you all sorts of cute names, but always goes back to 'boo' - it's just short and sweet; nothing fancy, but full of love nonetheless.

"Gotcha somethin' special, boo - (laugh) calm yourself! Ain't no big thing."

Pathfinder - romantic partner

... Okay, he may not be the best at romantic endeavors, but I promise he's trying his hardest for you. Honestly, he'll call you anything you like, just ask him to! But if you leave him to figure it out on his own, you might end up with something... interesting. Hey, maybe you find it endearing?

"I love being your romantic partner, romantic partner!"

Caustic - love

Good luck with getting this guy to call you by your first name, let alone anything sweet. You're going to be mx. [last name] for a long while, sorry about that. But maybe, if you stick by his side long enough to see the softer sides slip through, he'll let a petname slip in a tender moment. The rarity makes it all the sweeter.

"A meal? I see. I suppose I have not been supplying myself with adequate nourishment. Thank you.. love."

Octane - mi vida (my life)

It takes a special someone to steal Octane's heart, considering his... well, everything. How you keep up with this man I do not know and I'm too scared to ask, but he appreciates it more than you know. He lives for the feeling of his blood pumping, heart racing and adrenaline highs - and you certainly make him feel all of it; it's only fitting.

"(laugh) Mi vida, there you are! I've been thinking about you all day!"

Rampart - priya (darling)

Honestly, she doesn't put that much thought into or emphasis on it - she thinks petnames are just a bit of fun, which is fair enough; she prefers showing her love for you in other ways than just a little word. Probably only uses the one, though she doesn't mind being called anything you'd like to call her in return - and I do mean anything. She'll find the humour in it.

"Pass me the wrench, priya? Just a minute, be done in a jiffy. Keep frownin' like that and yer face'll stick that way, ya know!"

[k-renee]

Can you write a fezco x reader where the reader is maddys older sister and her family has like a get-together and want to meet fez and ash then her mom starts obsessing over ash treating him like her grandson. Sorry if this is all over the place, the idea has been stuck in my head since we got fez and ash's backstory🥰🥰🥰 please and thank you boo!!

adorable

“So…how was everyone’s day?”

Maddy and I exchange an awkward glance as our mother tries to start a conversation.

We sit there in an uncomfortable silence, only the faint sound of the news attempting to drown it out.

As I look down and play with my food, I feel Maddy’s foot gently tap my ankle. I avert my eyes from my plate, and she mouths something to me. I shrug and focus back on my green beans and mashed potatoes.

“Y/N!” my sister whispers, trying not to draw my mother’s attention.

“What?”

“Aren’t you gonna tell Mom? We’re finally together–”

“Tell me what?” my mother asks, and I curse myself for being too loud. Fuck.

I don’t reply, pretending like I didn’t hear her. I side-eye Maddy, who looks back at me, and then at Mom.

“Y/N has a boyfriend.”

“Maddy!” I exclaim as my mom’s eyes widen.

“Y/N, is this true?” she asks, and I die on the inside.

My mother has always been way too cautious when it comes to men. After a beauty pageant coach was arrested for pedophelia, she pulled Maddy and I out of the competitions. Now that she knows I have a boyfriend, she’s gonna go on this stupid rant about guys.

Having a boyfriend isn’t the only problem. It’s just that my boyfriend’s kind of a drug dealer. But it’s not what it seems. Fez is a great person; he’s sweet, caring, and handsome. Got me feeling some type of way.

But I’m scared my mom’s gonna judge him the way she judges all males, all because of that one pageant coach.

“Uh, yeah. I, uh..have a boyfriend,” I reply, bracing for impact. God, this is so embarrassing. I bet even this has caught my drunken father’s attention from the other room.

It’s silent for a moment, and I take this time to glare at Maddy. Damn you, little sis.

“When will you introduce me?”

I pause and furrow my eyebrows. “Pardon?”

“I said, when–”

“No, Mom, I heard you. But like, you want to meet him? Already?”

My mother smiles warmly, which makes me nervous.

���Of course. When will you set up an outing with this boy? Tomorrow, right?”

Maddy starts to cough and sputter, trying to hold in her laughs.

“Uh, okay. Tomorrow.”

~~

“Tomorrow?”

Fez sits up, a crease forming in between his eyebrows. I fight the urge to reach over and smoothen it over with my thumb.

“Just this once, babe! My mom will kill me if she doesn’t see you,” I say persuasively.

He purses his lips. “A’ight.”

My face breaks into a huge grin. “Thank you, holy shit, thank you.” I lean over to press a kiss to his lips. One kiss turns into two, two turns into a mini make-out session.

A make-out session in the living room.

I hear someone clear their throat, and I pull away, looking to my side.

“Sorry, Ash.”

He scowls and rolls his eyes. “Yeah. Anyway, you said sum shit about meeting your mom?”

I nod. “Mhm. Yep, she-“

Ash holds his hand up, and I stop talking.

This boy.

“Shut the fuck up. I’m not done,”

Fez shakes his head. “Ash—“

“You too. I’m still not finished,”

Fez sighs and I roll my eyes. “Ashtray, what do you want?”

He smirks. “To come.”

It’s silent for a moment, and I crinkle my nose. “That’s disgusting.”

The boy squints back at me. “No. No, you’re fucking disgusting. I mean I want to come with you,”

Fez chuckles deeply, and my face warms up. This is embarrassing.

“But, uh, yeah. Can I come?” Ash begs.

I sit in thought. “Fine, whatever. But you have to act civil, Ashtray.”

Fez nods. “Yeah, man. Listen to Y/N. We tryna make a good impression on her momma, so no runnin’ your mouth like you ain’t got sense.”

Ash waves him off. “Yeah, yeah, gotcha.” He rises from the couch and walks away.

I glance at Fez, who smiles at me. “So..” he begins. “Whatchu want me to wear? You think I could pull off a suit?”

I let out a laugh. “No, babe, that’s okay. Wear whatever you want,”

He pulls his bottom lip between his teeth, nodding slowly. “A’ight. Coo.”

~~

Tomorrow becomes today, and I’m internally panicking. What do I wear? What will I say? What the fuck? I think this is why people say I’m like my sister; we both overthink way too much.

Maddy notices my state, and sits on my bed next to me. “Hey. You okay?”

I shrug. “I mean, kinda. Mom is gonna meet Fez and Ash today. And you know how she is,”

My sister scoffs. “Yeah, a fucking psycho!”

I shake my head and laugh at her. She’s definitely one to talk.

“But, seriously. Relax. I think we’ll be fine.”

I let out a breath. “If you say so.”

But as I try to believe what Maddy says, my mom manages to prove me wrong. When we arrive at the restaurant to meet the boys, my mother squeals like a little kid.

“Aw, you boys are adorable!” She rushed over to the table, sitting across from them. Maddy and I follow awkwardly behind her.

“Y/N!” My mom smacks me on the arm, and I flinch. “You never told me Fezco had a son! He must have all the ladies, no?”

I almost grab the salt shaker and pour it in my eyes. “N-no, Mom. That’s not—“

“Oh hush. It’s okay if he’s a teen father. There’s nothing wrong with that, sweetie,” she tells Fez. Maddy sinks down in her seat.

“No, ma’am. This is my little brother, Ashtray.” he replies, and my mother smiles.

“Oh, well, he’s adorable! And I love the tattoos, they’re adorable.”

“Will you please stop saying adorable? We get it,” Maddy says.

But she doesn’t. My mother proceeds to tell Ash that he’s such a cute little boy. And it’s fucking embarrassing. This is why I can’t do shit with her.

Even as we’re leaving, and Fez is walking us to the car, my mother is still actin’ a fool.

“Fezco, you’re such a sweetheart! And you,” she turns towards Ashtray. “tell your brother to make me some grandchildren.”

“Mom!” Maddy exclaims.

She ignores her. “You’re so adorable, Ashtray. I hope to see you again!” She pinched his cheeks.

“Alright, alright! We’ll be leaving now,” I say, pulling my mom off of Ash. This poor kid.

Maddy takes Mom out of my grasp and drags her to the car. “I can’t believe you..”

I sigh and run a hand down my face. “I’m so, so sorry. My mom’s a handful.”

Fez shrugs. “I think she’s cool.”

“Cool?” Ash echoes. “She’s a fuckin’ god! She appreciates me and everything.”

“Get in the car, Ashtray,” Fez pats him on the back, and he trudges to the passenger seat. Finally, Fez and I are alone.

“Again, I’m sorry about my mom. I knew she would act like this,” I say.

Fez grabs my hand. “It’s coo. But I think she likes us,”

I smack him with my free hand. “You think?” I laugh.

“But seriously,” he says. “it’s all good.”

I let out another breath. “Okay.”

Fez presses his lips to my forehead. “Love you. Now go with yo’ family,”

“I love you too, Fez.” I walk off, and our hands detach. This night is finally over.

My new catchphrase? This shit is embarrassing.

this was cute. had fun writing it. thank you, and sorry that this took longer than twenty-four hours. i hope ya liked it.

[stitchwork-madness26]

Just like you

Paring:2BDamned x employer!reader

Warning:so much adorable shit, subtle swearing tho

Notes:the employer reader is from @rotshop and this was inspired by a photo they made of the employer reader,2BDamned, and a little baby grunt. Adorable shit. Would have made this a while back but i was frankly to lazy lol.

So ya employer reader and doc being parents to a baby grunt. Enjoy :3

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How long has it been now? Weeks? Months? A year? Time can be a bit of a blur after the suns disappearance, you can lose track of how many days it has been as the sky always remained that dark red hue. Even if a long time as passed you can still recall the same events that happened some time ago.

You had joined hank,sanford, and deimos on a raid, no reason in particular you just wanted to come along. A tingling feeling that something will happen, uncertain if it was the feeling of impending doom looming over your head, or something far different. Whatever it was you wanted to be present for it, a change you wouldn't want to miss after endless raiding and passing out from the random drops in temperatures as of late. Damn your cold bloodedness...

The building you all came across was empty, almost barren much to hanks dismay. Dust and cobwebs littered about with some knocked over desks,chairs, and broken lab equipment. Deimos and sanford wandered to the next room to find supplies on the right and hank went up ahead to a room across the entrance,normally you would follow hank or the duo but decided to go on your own for a change of pace and go to the room on the left.

The lights in the room flickers, barely holding onto the ceiling from their age but they still did their purpose. Despite the flickering you can still see everything fine, you didnt see nothing special at 1st just knocked over tables and a dry blood covered vending machine until in your peripheral vision you saw something move.

You was not alarmed or afraid, the thing looked small, almost the size of a mouse compared to you it couldn't possibly be anything harmful. Yet something told you to check what it was, silently you wandered over to where it moved, behind a bar that was in the room with broken glass all around. When you peeked over to see what it was you saw a grunt, it was smaller then a average, one less then half of the size of one. A small child...

"Hello" you said as calmly as you can muster, a jump and a small squeal was the childs response before it cowers and starts to cry "go away! Go away scary monster!!" It cried, you did not take offense. A faceless being made of shadow and as tall as you are can scare anyone, even to a poor defenseless child "its ok little one i wont hurt you..." You attempted the calm voice again, you receive no response as the child continued to cry in fear. You wouldn't want to leave it alone, so you waited for the others to find you and stayed out of the childs line of sight so you dont scare it more then you are.

Once the others came you asked sanford or deimos to carry the child to the van, hank scared the child too so you did not bother to ask him. After several minutes deimos managed to pick up the child and you all went on your way back to the HQ...

It did not take a lot to convince 2B to let the child stay, it only took you a simple phrase "i am adopting them, dont stop me" with determination in your tone. He only sighed, frankly a little tired from all the shit the group has gone through and mumbles a "ok" leaving it at that. The child had no name, so you named them with a name that even a employer like yourself would be jealous of but you sometimes still call them little one,because they are.

The child trusted 2b right away, clinging onto him like they saw a monster under the bed...only the monster was you. Whenever you get close to them both the child hugs him and cries, begging him to make the monster go away. 2b tries his best to claim you are not a monster and your not there to hurt them but he's not the very best at consoling people. It does hurt a little to see the child be so afraid but you can understand why too, being new to this parenting life it is difficult to know what to do in these situations...at least 2b had your back in this.

Eventually the child called 2b their "dada" and it just stuck, seeing him as their father. You always grin at this with your human like teeth with sharp canines at how adorable it is, whenever the child sees your teeth they always freeze in place and just stares. At this point no longer crying from fear but still freezes up and stares at you like a deer in headlights, you could not tell if they are getting used to your presence or if they had ran out of tears to cry... Either way you assumed it was progress. Seeing the interactions between 2b and the child warmed your heart, they always eager to help 2b with his work or help put bandaids on hank when he gets mildly injured. They even see sanford,deimos, and hank as their uncles now, such as deimos giving them piggy back rides, sanford drawing with them, hell even hank, the most well known killer in nevada, even had a soft spot for the child, letting them climb on him like a tree.

It was all so incredibly sweet and you was fine with it, even if you are just the big monster under the bed to them you are glad they are happy with a nice family.

....

Now its the present day, with you, doc, and the little one only present at the HQ. Looming over your loves shoulder to see him work on the tablet in his hands and the child is drawing with warn out crayons and ripped paper just a few feet away, the child had gotten more comfortable around you but not by much. They never got startled by you anymore but still stares at you like a deer in headlights when you speak to them, they do talk to you though and still address you as "monster" not as (mother or father or other) and you was alright with it. As long as they are getting better.....

"You are lost in your thoughts again" 2b spoke in the comfortable silence "sorry...just wondering some things" you replied with a sigh, standing up straight no longer looming over his shoulder "ill let you get back to work dear" you said before slowly approaching the child "little one?" You spoke in the same calm tone as before,they looked up at you with the same look as before "are you hungry? Do you need anything...?" You asked kindly, they nod their head looked away for a sec before looking back at your featureless face "noodles?" They asked "sure. Ill get you some" you unintentionally grinned with your spooky like teeth and walked out of the room.

As you was getting the food ready for your child the trio had returned from their raid, hank covered in blood with a large machine gun strapped to his back stomped past you and sanford stuck around with you, deimos is nowhere to be found "where is deimos?" You asked sanford "he picked something up for the kid, so he's looking for them" sanford replied, taking a seat on the kitchen table "good to know" you left the conversation at that taking the ramen noodles and walked back to 2bs office, stopping to see deimos walk out. He waves at you "oh hey s/o" he greets "kid wants to talk to you" he continued before walking past "alright?" Confused you walked inside.

2b is still sitting in his chair with his tablet in hand, nothing seemed to change on his part but the little one seemed very excited and happy. You walked over to the child and crouched down to give them their meal, they took the food and set it down and looked up at you happy. No longer full of fear or that wide eyes look they give "look monster look!" They exclaimed, voice sounding a little muffled showing fake vampire teeth in their mouth "i got sharp teeth like you!" They continued, the words almost hit your heart by how cute it is.

You let out a fake gasp, playing along with them "oh! So scary!" You pretend to be afraid, receiving a little giggle from them "rawr!" They screamed with their hands in front of them like they would attack you "oh no! If only someone came to help!" You continued to pretend and glance at 2b, who looks at you with a unamused look in his eyes "raaawwrrr" the child continued to play "aaahh! Doc! Please help!" You pleaded trying your best to hold back a laugh, with that 2b gets up and walks over and picks up the child "gotcha" 2b announced with a subtle grin under his mask "noooo! I wanna scare monster!" The little one laughed, followed by your chuckling. "Rawr!" The child attempted to scare his father "oh no! They got me!" 2b played along too, still holding the child in his arms. It was so uncharacteristic but so adorable from him, you laughed and grabbed them both in a hug "now i caught both of you" you grinned "aaah! Monster got us!!" The child laughed "whatever shall we do?" 2b chuckled.

The little one looked up at you and patted your empty face with their tiny hands "boo!" They yelled and you faked a yell, let them go, fell backwards, and pretended to be dead on the floor. The child laughed "i defeated the monster!" They praised themselves as 2b set them down with a grin, the child wandered over to you and pat your featureless face again "im big and scary just like monster" they smiled before you reached over to pat their head.

"You sure are little one..."

[greenorangevioletgrass]

The photo of hazzy boo in the red blazer is giving me soft rich kid haz vibes 😩 like he was dreading his mum dragging him to a luncheon but he met you and you two just hit off from the get go

omg YES im all about richkid!hazzy boo and i need to write this now bye

cw: richkid!haz, richkid!reader, weed, language, smut (fingering, general obsession with haz's hands)

***

There's jackshit to do in Berkshire.

Not that Harrison would complain. He'd be more than happy to walk the manor grounds and hide out with a book and a spliff --that definitely beats a grand luncheon his mother practically dragged him to attend.

It'll be good, she said. You can never start networking too early.

But Harrison's been at this event for half an hour and he's filled up his quota for small talk for the day. He slips out of the banquet hall, looking for a peaceful cigarette break, when he hears a quiet fuck! from behind a corner pillar.

"You didn't see anything!" you come out of hiding, putting out what seems to be a cigarette and fixing up your flowy blue dress, finding this unfamiliar boy with an unlit cigarette between his lips.

God, he's cute. Like something out of 80's Vogue with his red blazer and wide-collared shirt. And of course it's just your luck to meet him when you're high off your kite.

He takes out his cigarette to say something, but you cut him off.

"You did not see anything," you repeat, more threatening than the first time.

"I--" he raises his hands in surrender, not getting what you mean at first, and then catches the unmistakable smell in the air. "Are you smoking--"

"Problem? Because I don't know you, but I'll find out and you're not gonna like what I'm gonna do to you if you rat--"

"Relax! I was just wondering if I can have some," he chuckles, his light shrug a stark contrast to your standoffish stance.

"Oh," you simply respond. Feeling a bit dumb that you were ready to throw hands for nothing. You sit on the steps and pat the empty spot next to you wordlessly.

He follows suit and takes the blunt you offered, putting it between his lips. And she's quick to reach for her zippo, leaning in to light it for him.

"Sorry about earlier. Most people are pricks here --they're just dying to see me fuck up," you try to explain, your voice softening a bit.

"Nah, I gotcha." he's quick to brush it off. Quiet, as he takes a deep drag and hands it back to you. "I'm Harrison."

A smile sneaks up on the corner of your lips. You put the joint there and shake his hand. "Y/N."

He repeats your name to himself, and you secretly think it's adorable how he does it.

"So what brings you out here, Harrison?"

"To Berkshire or this... courtyard?" he motions at the manicured topiary around them.

"Both."

"My mum insisted I come out here. Somehow. But it's so fucking stuffy in there, innit?"

You burst out laughing. "Oh God, you're so right! It is stuffy as fuck in there..."

You spend a good half an hour just shitting on everybody you met in the luncheon (Harrison even accidentally shat on your father, but you loved it. He is a right prick.) In the span of maybe 20 minutes, you're giggling and bantering and flirting like you've known each other your whole life.

"So what are you up to?" Harrison asks.

"Now? I'm finishing up my joint with this fucking dude I just met," you quip without missing a beat, sending him into a fit of laughter.

"No, man. I mean, like.. in life."

"Ah, fuck if I know. But I do know this..." you pause, mostly for dramatic effect but also for some time to gather your thoughts. "I'm feeling a bit snacky, so I'm gonna nip some hors d'oeuvre, maybe a bottle of champagne. Wanna come?"

Harrison chuckles, but it dies down as he watches you stand up and pack up your zippo into a metal case and tucks it in your thigh garter.

"Shit. What are you, a spy? What else have you got in there?" he casually blurts out, shamelessly eyeing the slit in your dress.

"Why don't you go ahead and find out?" you stretch your exposed leg teasingly.

"Seriously?" He gulps. His thumb absently strokes your ankle, right where your shoe strap is digging in.

"Mm-hm," you quietly nod, meeting his ocean blue eyes.

Harrison drags his hand up your calf, drawing loops on the back of your knee and inner thigh. The coldness of his rings makes you shiver as he finds the cigarette box on your garter, a stark contrast to the silky warmth just a little further up. Right on your folds.

"You're not wearing anything underneath?" he gapes, his mouth salivating as he says that out loud.

You shake your head.

The next thing you know, Harrison shoots up to his feet and pins you against the white stucco wall, devouring your lips as his fingers slip through your wet folds and relieve your swollen clit.

Your nipples harden under his ministration, and he can't resist peeling down the spaghetti straps and bending down to suck at your marvelous tits.

"Fuck, you're so pretty," he breathes out as he plunges a finger inside you.

A desperate moan escapes your lips and his free hand is quick to fly up to your mouth, muffling your beautiful sounds. Another fingers slips inside, stretching you and scissoring you so good, you feel like blacking out.

He hits your sweet spot and you bite back another moan, tearing off his hand on your mouth and replacing it with, well, his mouth. His thumb comes into play and you just feel enshrouded by him. His hand on your core, his body-- his lips against yours. He closes in like he knows what to do with you and presses on until you explode, convulsing and writhing in silent pleasure.

And moments later, you start fixing up your hair and your dress and your makeup, as Harrison stands dazed, forehead pressing into yours, fingers still snug between your legs.

You slip his hand away, taking it to your mouth and smearing it on your lips. "Why don't we... take this upstairs, hmm?"

He opens his mouth, but nothing comes out as your mouth closes in on each finger, sucking all your juices til it's clean. His bright eyes darken, and he simply groans out a yes. He is hard under his trousers and you can't wait to see, to taste, to feel what's underneath.

"Meet me by the stairs in the East Wing in 3 minutes. I'll be back with champagne." you kiss him on the corner of his mouth and saunter away.

And it's a little fucked up to remember his mum in that exact moment, but Harrison looks up to the sky and thinks,

Thank fuck he came along to Berkshire.

[puckngrind]

Leave Her Wild: Chapter 2 - N. MacKinnon

Summary: MacKenzie and her friends head to opening night for the Colorado Avalanche.

Warnings: swearing, alcohol

Word count: 2, 675

Series masterlist / Puck ‘n Grind’s masterlist

Flames.

"You are really gonna wear that?" Mosi looks her friend up and down.

"Yeah, why?" MacKenzie tugs at her jersey. Of course she was going to wear it. Opening night, only hockey jersey she owned. Was a Christmas gift from her parents last year. She did a little twirl to show it off to the group of unamused friends.

"Because..." Drew rolls his hands and she rolls her eyes.

"Laissez les bons temps rouler!" Remy waves his hands in the air.

"That means, Let..." MacKenzie starts.

"Let the good times roll! We know.” Drew and Mosi say in unison.

"Alright, Mac is going to be wearing that. Remy has clearly pre-gamed. Mosi should’ve. We have our tickets and I'm driving so let's go." Drew starts herding the friend group out of MacKenzie's condo.

Opening night at Pepsi Center was always an event. MacKenzie and Drew got tickets from their volunteer efforts so the group headed out for their first time ever. They had gone to a Rockies game after Remy moved to Denver but normally the friend group didn't really do sporting events as outings.

“Is someone gonna explain these rules?” Remy plopped down from his first beer run with Drew and handed MacKenzie one. Eyeing her for the answer.

“Yeah. Kinda like soccer. You know?” She started. Knowing she was the only one who knew anything about hockey. “You can yell, cheer, boo. Doesn't really matter because no one really pays attention to the crazy you say.” The group all nod and she knows they will just clap when those around them do.

“So pizza-Jeep boy is wearing what color?” Mosi whisper yells while leaning into MacKenzie’s side during warmups.

“He’s in the blue and maroon jersey. The white is the Flames.” MacKenzie doesn’t take her eyes off the ice looking for Nathan to point him out but feels Mosi’s eyes on her. “Yes, Mo?”

“But… um... never mind.” Mosi stutters strangely.

"There he is." Kenzie ignores and points to the screen where they have a close up of Nathan showing his stats from the previous season.

The game starts which quieted the group’s chatter while everyone but Kenzie tried following the puck and going from watching the ice to the screen and back.

“Let’s go boys!” MacKenzie stands and yells after a big play with everyone in her section turning to look at her.

“Mac!” Drew pulls her down to her seat. “Check your surroundings.”

“You know I don’t care, right?” MacKenzie starts clapping again with a little cheer.

“As always, you do you.” Drew slow claps along as the game progresses.

Even though MacKenzie warned her friends that there might be only a goal or two, the game was high scoring which the friends all enjoyed. Remy cheered when anyone scored regardless of team. Colorado winning made the home crowd pumped and buzzing about being the year.

"We realize the season has over 80 games, right?" Kenzie comments to no one in particular as they head down the stairs.

“Food! Real food and drinks that don’t cost a million bucks.” Mosi begs on the way out.

“Allons! Let’s go!” Remy points to the closest restaurant he can see. "That one! Onward." Remy leads the group over.

Drinks, food, laughter fill the table as they banter back and forth.

“Isn’t that her, Mac?” MacKenzie hears someone nearby. She turns to see Nathan, Cale and a few more guys at a table about ten feet away. Nathan nods. She raises her hand then quickly feels the blood rushing to her face.

“Kenzie Lou, why are you the same color as your jersey?” Remy looks her up and down.

“Oh.” Drew mumbles with his mouth full seeing the table MacKenzie just waved towards.

“Oh yeah, this is gonna be fun!” Mosi clapped and is greeted with a kick under the table. “Ouch. Well it is.”

MacKenzie huffs and stands to her feet. Inhales and walks right over to the table of what she assumed was full of professional hockey players.

“Nice game Nathan.” She stops right at the end of his table and knows her face is still bright red.

“Looks like you were rooting for the other team there. Sorry 'bout that.” One of the boys down the table barks out.

“Hi MacKenzie. Thanks. Were you there? At the game, I mean.” Nathan turns his body towards her.

“Yes. Got tickets because of the foundation thing so we all went.” She gestures towards her eager looking friends. They wave and Nathan waves back with a flick of his wrist.

“Oh cool. So you are a… a Calgary fan?” Nathan gulps hard taking in the home Flames jersey.

“Well, a Tkachuk fan, actually. Yeah.” MacKenzie looks over at the 19 on her shoulder. “He was phenomenal last… ya'll. Well. Yeah.” MacKenzie looks around the amused players and shuts up.

“Sorry, let me introduce you. Guys, this is the other Mac. MacKenzie. Uh. Shit. I never caught your last name.” Nathan looks at her searching for a name.

“Blackwood.” MacKenzie answers and the guy across from Nate spits out his drink. “Um.” She just looks at him.

Nate wipes his face and stares down his teammate. “Are you fucking serious, EJ?”

“Sorry man.” EJ hands him another napkin. “No teeth.” He flashes his massive gap which makes MacKenzie giggle softly and Nathan groan.

“Let me get this straight. You live in Cale and Tyson’s building, volunteer with youth, only seem to follow Tkachuk 'cause you don't seem to know Avs hockey.” He wipes his mouth to continue. MacKenzie recognizes him as the captain from the game. “Have the same name as a goalie in the league, and are giving my boy, Nate here a run for his money.” Gabe winks with a sinister smile.

“Wait what?” MacKenzie puts her fingers to the bridge of her nose.

“What he means is…” Nate starts and MacKenzie places a finger up to stop him.

“No the goalie thing. I’m choosing to ignore the last part for now.” She says which gets a reaction from the entire table.

“Mackenzie Blackwood is a goalie in New Jersey. You happen to have the same name.” Nate explains.

“Gotcha. I’ll be honest, I catch games when I can but it’s background noise.” MacKenzie still feels her cheeks on fire but doesn’t let it stop her. “I will go to a Flames games if I'm in town when they play ya'll then a Blues game when I’m home with my dad and brother. Most of my hockey following is checking stats or social media.” She takes a deep breath not wanting to look directly at the table that all seem mesmerized by her presence. “Anyway, just wanted to say hi, which I did. So…. Nice game gentleman. Enjoy your post game dinner. Good seeing you again Nate. Cale.” MacKenzie nods and turns on her heals to her friends who haven’t touched their food since she left.

"Kenzie Lou!" Remy softly squeals.

"Don't." MacKenzie grits her teeth.

"What the hell did you talk to an entire table of NHL players about?" Mosi ignores her friend's request.

"I guess I have the same name as a goalie in the league." She annoyingly answers.

Drew starts typing before anyone can respond. "Oh yes. Mackenzie Blackwood. K not capitalized. Canadian. 22. New Jersey rookie who started last year. Wait, how does that happen?" Drew looks at MacKenzie's face . "Later. I'll google it later."

"Could we eat please?" MacKenzie takes a drink of her water and starts to finish her meal. She feels a ping on her phone and turns it over to read the notification.

Nathan's i-phone wants to airdrop you. Accept?

MacKenzie looks over and he nods at the phone. She looks back to accept and sees a screenshot from his notes apologizing for being awkward and asking for her number. She seems confused.

"Kenz?" Mosi questions.

"He wants my number." MacKenzie whispers.

"I'm confused." Remy whispers back.

"Found my phone on airdrop. Smart at least." MacKenzie chuckles.

"So airdrop your digits back to him or I will." Mosi pulls her phone out. "I just need to turn on mine. Who keeps it on? You, of course you do Mac." Mosi looks at Kenzie amused.

"Should I?" MacKenzie pulls at her loose curl wrapping it around her finger and letting it bounce back.

"YES!" Drew almost yells. "What could it hurt? Have a new contact for work at the least." Drew knew exactly what would get MacKenzie to send her number. She looks down to see Remy had written down her number on his napkin. The man always had a pen on him.

"Snap this to 'em." Remy pushed it over so MacKenzie did just that. Almost throwing her phone down as soon as she did. It buzzed not even a minute later.

Maybe Nate: Hi Mackenzie. This is Nate.

MacKenzie: Hi Nate. You can call me Kenzie or Mac

Nate: Okay Kenzie.

She looks up at him and he smiles wide.

Kenzie: enjoy your dinner

Nate: Same. I’ll text you later

She didn’t expect to hear from Nate but the next morning while getting ready for work, MacKenzie hears her text notification.

Nate: good morning. We are off Sunday and a few of us are playing cards at Cale’s place. Would you and your friends want to come over? It’s not far for you.

She stares at the text and starts to pace. Then sends out a group text.

Kenzie: Nate and some of the Avs want us to come over Sunday. Thoughts?

MacKenzie got all three messages immediately in return.

Mosi: obviously yes

Drew: yes is the only answer

Remy: fuck ya!

MacKenzie sent a text to Nate saying yes and asked what they could bring. She wasn't surprised Nate said nothing just themselves.

Sunday rolled around. MacKenzie and her friends walked down to Cale’s condo. She stopped in front of the door and Drew reached over her to knock. Kenzie looked up at him.

"What, just making sure we don't have to stand here forever." The door swung open as Drew finishes his statement.

“Nate, they are here and at least she’s not in a Flames jersey today.” The curly haired guy MacKenzie knew was Tyson from a quick google search of the team over the weekend.

“Decided to leave that at home, Tyson, but I can go get it.” MacKenzie points while giving him a half smile.

“Oh, and she...” Tyson turns to see Nathan behind him. “And she knows my name.”

“Sorry, don’t mind him. He got checked a little too hard at practice this morning.” Nathan pulls Tyson back into the condo. “Come in please.” He gestured and they moved past Nathan into the condo that was the mirror image of MacKenzie’s just slightly larger.

"Make yourselves comfortable." Cale popped his head out from the kitchen. "I'm sure you know where everything is."

"Yeah, just backwards." MacKenzie looks down the hall to the rooms. "Two or three?"

"Three. You?" MacKenzie raises two fingers and realizes her friends have already made their way into the living room.

"Thanks for coming." Nate was still standing behind her and she jumped.

"Thanks for inviting us. My mother tells me I need to make more friends here." MacKenzie sighs.

"Same actually. Tells me the team isn't enough." Nathan looks over her at his friends that were also his coworkers.

"Work, travel, and such keep my circle small." MacKenzie admits. "Oddly, same. You travel for work?" Nathan pushes his hands into his pockets and leans against the wall.

"I do then try to do different things for fun, you know?" She leans against the other wall.

"That's cool. Where are you heading next?"

MacKenzie's mind normally would be racing. Thinking of all the reasons why she shouldn't tell this essential stranger her work schedule but something about him made her feel easy. Maybe how he had more to lose if he burnt her. He didn't know what she did for a living but she could make his life miserable. Maybe it was the simplicity of their conversation or the kindness in his eyes. She felt like she could talk to him.

"Colorado Springs then off to Washington D.C. for the rest of the week and into next week." She answered him.

"Oh, I think we are in D.C. next weekend or maybe the beginning of the week." He stares at his foot kicking the invisible dirt then looked back up at MacKenzie.

"We are. Now are you two just gonna talk in the hall or are you gonna play cards here?" Gabe leans around the corner. "We've already gotten to know Kenzie's friends... let's go!" He gives Nate a look that doesn't go unnoticed. The two walk into the living room.

“Do I need to make introductions?” Nate looks around the room at all the eyes on both of them.

“Well, I googled ya’ll in preparation for today… so… I think I’m good.” She scans the room and sees a few of the girlfriends or wives. “Well, I don’t know the ladies.”

Nate took a moment to identify the few sitting around the room and who they belonged to. Pulling out an empty chair for MacKenzie. “Here, you can play here.” She sat down and pulled her legs up criss crossed under her as Gabe explained the rules. The group played poker until there were four left. JT, Nathan, MacKenzie, and Mosi. Mosi kept saying she accidentally won her table which made the competitive men agitated but made MacKenzie amused. Eventually it was just Nathan and MacKenzie.

“Kenzie, I think you and Nate need a wager of some sort.” Drew drops a bottle of water next to her and she glares up at him.

“I’m game.” Nate pipes up.

“Okay, so what if I win?” Kenzie takes a sip of water.

“Glass seats at the game of your choice.” Gabe declares.

“Okay, and if Nate wins?” Kenzie directs her attention to the captain who now has his hands on Nathan’s shoulders.

“You go out to dinner with him.” Gabe squeezes Nathan’s shoulders and smiles at Kenzie.

“Uh…” Nathan tries to nervously interject.

“That’s fine.” Kenzie tries to control her blush by not directly looking at Nathan then overcomes it to look right into his soft eyes. "Let's play."

Cale starts to deal and everyone can feel the shift of all eyes on the table even though most had scattered once they were knocked out in individual conversations. After three hands, Nathan goes all in.

"I think he's bluffing." MacKenzie whispers and pushes all her chips to the center.

"Kenzie..." He breathes out and Gabe's hand returns to his shoulder.

They place their cards down and Nathan wins with a full house. The cheers start and Nathan just stares at Kenzie who gives him a small smile. She gets up and heads to the kitchen to grab a drink. Finding Cale's rum and starts pouring more than necessary into her diet coke. Takes a drink and feels someone behind her.

"Drew, I'm not that competitive." She doesn't even turn around.

"It's not Drew." Nate murmurs.

MacKenzie turns around slowly. "Sorry. Nice game." She raises her glass to him.

"We don't have to go out for dinner, you know." Nathan shifts his weight.

"Well, a deal is a deal, right?" Kenzie tries not to breath him in as he reaches around her for a water but he smells amazing. He shrugs his shoulders. "If I won, would I have glass seats?" She leans into the counter.

"Yes, you can still have them if you want." Nate fiddles with the bottle, flicking at the paper label.

"So, dinner. When we both get back in town, okay?" Kenzie takes a sip and looks up at Nathan.

"Yes, I'll have my people call your people then." Nathan laughs.

"So Gabe will call Mosi?" MacKenzie bites her cheek with her comeback.

"Oooorrrr... I'll just text you." Nathan replies.

MacKenzie takes a drink again and winces with the burn. "That works too."

[no-psi-nan]

Extra Love Stories of Psychics Volume 2

Experimental Censored Edition

Chapter 2: Tablⓔⓢⓟooning

It's one thing to know that your boyfriend has godly powers and quite another thing to witness insane magical feats before breakfast.

But that's okay! Aiura is up to the challenge~!

Full chapter on AO3, T-rated version below the cut. More info about the Experimental Censored Version here.

Censored content: A few lines of typical outrageous Aiura dialogue (about the same level as I let her get away with in Moving Forward)

"Knock knock, Kusuo~! I found a hella sexy pancake recipe on insta and I'm making it for breakfast~!"

[Oh, thank you Mikoto!]

"I'm coming in~ …Hey, there's no one here! Where are you, babe?"

[I'm actually in my own bedroom, good grief.]

"LOL for realsies?? I never thought I'd see the day you slept in your own bed anymore lmaooo!"

[Er.]

[I didn't sleep here, actually.]

[Touma-kun just headed out earlier this morning.]

[Nature walk with Nendo and Mera, he said.]

[No thanks. Those three are seriously too comfortable with bugs.]

"Hahaha, that makes a lottt more sense! I'm coming in~!"

[Wait, don't actually come in he– ]

"It's all dark in h– AHHHHHH YOU'RE ON FIRE?!! HOLY SHIT I–"

[Hey. Calm down. It's fine.]

"What do you MEAN it's fine–"

[I'm just autoclaving.]

"You're just WHAT?!"

[It's just normal autoclaving, good grief.]

[Look, I'm levitating so I won't damage the floors.]

"THE FLOORS ARE NOT RLY THE PROBLEM HERE…"

[It's like when you have a fever. And your body burns off the bacteria.]

"Kusuo, there is literally fire coming out of your eyes and nose and mouth!!! That's NOT NORMAL!!!"

[What a pain. Don't worry about it.]

[I'll be done in just a minute.]

"H-how are your clothes not burning off??"

[That's the last step. Seriously, don't worry about it.]

"Goddddd, okay…"

[Sorry, I should have warned you earlier.]

[I used to autoclave before bed, but since moving here, it's just been more convenient to do it in the morning.]

"Good 2 know, I'll wait for the all-clear next time lol. …Wait, the 'autoclaving' is how you stop yourself from getting sick, right?"

[Yes.]

[It also deep cleans from the inside out and prevents tooth decay.]

[I have to admit that this power is pretty useful.]

"Damnit, and it's just pyrokinesis again right?? For real, I am SO jelly of your pyrokinesisss!!"

[Guessing you haven't been able to copy this one yet, huh?]

"UGH… Not from lack of trying!! I'm p sure I get the theory behind it, but none of my powers are similar at all so it's hard to know what it should feel like!"

[Er.]

[It should feel hot.]

"LMAO should've guessed that one!"

[What a pain. Wish I could help.]

"Aww, that's alright! TBH my body probably wouldn't be able to handle being on fire as well as yours does either, lol. But you go ahead and finish doing your thing, I'll get the coffee started, k?"

[Thank you, Mikoto.]

[Sorry about the scare.]

"Dw babe! Honestly, I think the fiery look is kinda sexy now that I know it's not hurting you~ You're looking SUPER hot, lmao!"

[You are seriously incredible.]

------------------------------

"All done with your Calcifer moment, lol?"

[Yes.]

[I hope your bacon doesn't burn.]

"Hahaha, thank you~! Here's your coffee, and if you sit down there, I'll get started on the pancakes~!"

[Thank– Wait, did you just think 'espresso pancakes and tiramisu ice cream' to yourself just now? Seriously?]

"Aww, you got me there!"

[Oh wow… That does sound 'hella sexy'… ]

"Gotcha~! I know my boo! And I'll be taking my pancakes with some bacon now that you've brought it up, I think! Yummm~!"

[Hmm.]

"That sounds to me like you want a little bacon too, huh? You got it, babe~!"

[Good grief… I might be the telepath, but you're the amazing one, figuring out people without using your powers.]

"Awwww, that's sweet of you to say, Kusuo~! Oh, what are your plans for today btw babe? I got in late from dance circle last night so I totes didn't get a chance to ask!"

[I plan to spend most of the day with my mother.]

[I know she misses me.]

"And you miss her too, huh~? Mama's boy~!"

[Shut up… ]

[Anyways. What are your plans?]

"Wellll, I'm taking Chiyopipi window-shopping today and then we're getting massages! She wants to write a scene for one of her fics, y'know, but she's never gotten a for realsies massage before! I told her she should just go get one and she was a little nervous about it, so I'm coming with~"

[Hmm. Let me know if you run into trouble.]

"Hehehe, you don't have to worry, babe! I promise we're not going to some shady dig~ It's kind of an upscale place, actually! One of my homegirls works there and scored us some hella sweet coupons~!"

[Huh. Is that what they call 'friends with benefits'?]

"Hahaha! Aww, now that I think about it, I totes wish I could take you there for a couple's massage! But I think your therapist might quit on the spot when they realize they can't move your muscles at all lol. Unless you could, like, totally relax them, maybe??"

[There's a thought… ]

[But I don't think I'd enjoy letting a stranger touch me like that.]

[With my germanium ring, I'd feel worried about what they might do.]

[Without the ring, I'd have to listen to the thoughts of everyone who's trying to relax and forget their troubles.]

[Either way, it's a pain.]

"Awww, my poor Kusuooo! And you would hardly feel the pressure anyways, wouldn't you, babe?"

[Unfortunately, no.]

[But I have figured out a few tricks.]

[Maybe I'll take you to my massage place one day.]

"Ooohhh, now you've got me ~curious~!"

[Heh. I'll schedule that date later.]

"HYPE!!! And talking about scheduling, I heard from Aketoumi that it's my turn to snooze with you 2nite~!"

[ …What do you mean by 'scheduling'?]

"Batter, batter, batter~! …Hm? Well, you can't sleep with Aketoumi every night, right? He goes on his crazy lil nerd benders p often and then he's no good as a bed buddy for you!"

[I can just sleep in my own bed those nights.]

"Uhhh, yeah like, technically you could. But why would you?? You can sleep over with me~!"

[Good grief… ]

[Aiura, I like sleeping over with you. But we both know you're a light sleeper.]

[You're awake half the time when I'm over. Seriously. Even when I stopped breathing to see if that would help.]

"Oh shit yeah, that gave me a hell of a scare lol! But it's really just so cozy that it's totes worth it sometimes~! And a Saturday night like this is just perf for snuggling my Kusuo~!"

[What a pain, you need your sleep.]

"And so do YOU babe!! For realsies!! Like, your brain is litcherally still developing, so your powers are probs gonna be growing and changing too! And you're already extra tired from not having your limiters any more, Kusuo, and the only cure for that is proper sleep, fr. We've all noticed how much better you've been after Aketoumi started sleeping over at your parents' place with you, boo! And you're finally losing those designer bags under your eyes now that you're sleeping together p much every night! Plus you've gotten more control over your powers in the last few weeks than in the months before that, so obvs you need your 💤s to be able to handle your crazy ESP!!"

[Yes, but I'll be fine sleeping on my own for a night or two, good grief.]

[I know we're dating, but that doesn't mean I should make trouble for you every day!]

"Oh, dw, you're literally not lol."

[So I'll be allowed to sleep on my own then?]

"Oh, no fucking way, lmao."

[ … ]

[Aiura. Explain.]

"…chocolate chips. Alright, sorry, putting the final touches on these pancakes~! Yeah, so, basically I went and talked with ya bois next door and they're all totally cool with you sleeping over any time! Saiko and Mera were hangin' with them at the time and they volunteered their beds, too!"

[ … ]

[G-good grief… ]

[That's… A little embarrassing… ]

[And it feels like I'm being troublesome… ]

"Don't be silly, Kusuo~ All of us just want to see you be healthy and happy, babe, and sleeping next to you is such a teensy little thing that it's no bother at all~ In fact, ya bois are all clamoring for their turn, lmao!"

[ …Well… I guess if everyone is seriously okay with it… ]

"Hell yeah!! Now, if you like, actually want to sleep alone for a night and it's not because you think you're being a burden or whatever, then for sure you can do that, we won't stop you. But we all know that having a trusted friend nearby helps you feel so much less anxious~ And for realsies, there's no shame in that!"

[ … ]

[That's alright then… ]

"Actually I bet the girls would be cool with you sleeping over too, but I figured you'd be less comfy asking them at this point lmao. Mera was totes chill w/ it tho, you know how epic she is~ And she's got hella instincts! Did you know that I caught her saving someone with a death mark on their face from getting run over?? She's hardcore!!"

[Hmm… Our friends really are strong in their own ways.]

[ … ]

[Well. Except for Kaido.]

[He's a great friend, but I'm not sure I could feel comfortable sleeping with my germanium ring around him.]

"LMAO, yeah I totes get what you mean!! Poor little chichi-chipmunk doesn't inspire much confidence loool! But dw, I'm p sure he and Kubonnu have been sleeping together every night since we got here lmao~ Tho you didn't hear it from me!"

[Hmm. Kuboyasu can even detect me when I'm invisible. He is very safe.]

"Siiigh, what a man~! Do you think there's room enough for four on Kubonnu's bed, lmao?"

[Heh. You'd break poor Kaido's heart, Mikoto.]

[He still hasn't realized that Kuboyasu has little interest in girls.]

"Ha! I'm surprised Aketoumi hasn't set up one of his lil betting pools for how long it's gonna take those two to figure stuff out!"

[I had to talk him out of it months ago.]

"LMAOOO nice! Well, here's breakfast~! Hopefully it's even sexier than it looks~!"

[This looks and smells incredible, Mikoto. Thank you.]

"Ehehehe~! Save it until you actually have a few bites lol."

[Hmm… ]

[I think this deserves a dessert spoon.]

"Oh, one of those lil tiny baby spoons, right? I love those bad boys! Do we have any?? Let me see… Hmmm… Boo… All I see are these normal-ass spoons… Not very in-character for an apartment full of psychics I guess lol."

[What a pain. Are you sure we don't have any smaller spoons?]

"Yeah… Sorry babe…"

[Good grief. I guess I'll have to make my own, then.]

" …What? Do you also have, like, spoon-making powers??"

[Something like that.]

[Hmm… This one will do, as a start.]

"Babe, that's the biggest one??”

[Not for long.]

Aiura shoots him a puzzled look, and Saiki holds eye contact with a grin as the spoon lifts up into the air and revolves lazily around its handle. Even as it spins, the spoon starts to glow a dull red, then brightens to yellow and an almost-blinding white. The edges of the spoon start to curl in on themselves, then with a crunch, the metal is smashed flat. Aiura watches, shocked, as the spoon is curled and crushed and curled and crushed faster and faster until it suddenly stops with a flash. The fiery glow fades, revealing a tiny, delicately carved dessert spoon, covered in the typical whorled pattern of folded steel.

"Oh my godddd, omfgggg????" breathes Aiura. "D-did you just– did you just FORGE that shit right in front of me??"

Saiki winks at her, grabbing his new dessert spoon to scoop a bite of ice cream into his mouth with a happy hum.

"Broooo… You really are some kind of god, huh?"

He looks faintly ill at the thought, his satisfied smile gone. Aiura rushes to reassure him, taking one of his hands, and carefully rubbing her thumb over the thin glove.

"Oh Kusuo, I don't mean it like in the 'we're on totally different levels way', tho obvs your powers are def bananas. I mean like, you always put so much effort into hiding away all of what makes you special! So when you actually show off everything that you are, it's just like… Boom!! Mind blown, y'know? But babe, please give me a little warning next time lol. I haven't even had breakfast yet!"

[Ha! …Fair enough.]

Mollified, Saiki grins and offers her the spoon, non-dominant hand to non-dominant hand so she can still brush her thumb over his skin if she wants to. And she does want to, so she keeps holding his hand even as she admires the freshly-minted dessert spoon, turning it this way and that to catch the light on the curvy fold lines.

"Y'know, having godly powers is one thing (and, like, don't get me wrong– it's a hell of a thing!), but what really truly impresses me about you, Kusuo, is how clever and creative and kinda bitchy you are with them, lmao. You always come up with a buncha different ways to solve a problem and it's super inspirational for me when I'm working on my own powers! Like, you could've just apported this spoon for a smaller one. But you wanted to show off a little for me so you went about it a totally bonkers way! And you did impress the hell out of me~!"

The light blush on Saiki's cheeks proves that he's pleased at the admission, and he doesn't even protest when she playfully steals a bite of his ice cream.

"But even then, you have such a good heart! You don't like it when you accidentally intimidate me, don't you? But don't you worry, even if you give me a spook, that's just like a gut reaction, right? I know in my mind and in my heart that you'd never hurt me, Kusuo! So please just keep being a little patient w/ me when I try to keep up with you, alright?"

[ … ]

He gives her a very soppy and affectionate look, and she can feel the psychic overflow of his joy as a mild fizzle of warmth deep in her bones.

[Mikoto, even when I do something that scares you to death, you find a way to accept and love that part of me.]

[You're the truly impressive one here, seriously.]

"Awww, baaabe… you're making me tear up, fr!! Here, come on, I'm going to kiss your cheek and hug you and then we're going to eat our epic breakfast before it gets cold, okay?"

[Don't worry about it getting cold, Mikoto. I'm here.]

[But I do want that hug and kiss… ]

[Hehehe… Mmmm~]

"You're so cute, you're so cute, you're so CUTE!! Prepare yourself for some epic cuddling 2nite, y'hear??"

[I'll be looking forward to it… ]

He steals the tiny spoon back from Aiura, then hums his way through his sinfully sweet breakfast. Aiura fervently congratulates herself as she watches Saiki's blissful expression between bites of her own meal.

The true compliment to her cooking, though, is the look of faint disappointment on Saiki's face when he realizes that he's cleared his plate and there's no more to enjoy. Aiura giggles, and offers a chunk of pancake from her own plate. His eyes immediately brighten, and he accepts it with an elated sigh.

"That good, huh?"

[Yes. Seriously… ]

[Thank you, Mikoto.]

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"…And after we ate our breakfast (which was soooo good, thx 4 my life insta!), he leans forward, smooches me right in the mouth, turns bright pink, and just teleports away to his room!! It was soooo sweet, Chiyopipi, I'm literally on cloud nine rn~!"

"Goooshhh that does sound so cute, Miko-chan!! Saiki-kun is really romantic, huh?"

"Yeah!! And he left behind the little spoon he made! Look, look! I want to put it on a chain like a necklace~!"

"WOW, this is incredible, Miko-chan!! It's really pretty! …Heyyy, if you're going to wear it every day, then maybe you should get Saiki-kun a little gift to wear too~! It would be sooo romantic to have matching jewelry, don't you think~?"

"Oooh, you're right as always, Chiyopipi! It would be so cool to get him something with pretty lines in the metal like this spoon~! But like, what could it even be?! I sure as hell can't forge a spoon with my powers lmaooooo!"

"Wellll, if it's a romantic gift… What about a ring~?"

"Idk Chiyopipi… Isn't it kinda too early for me to be getting him a ring? Like yeah we're soulmates and all and maaaybe I totes wanna marry him, but won't that like, scare him off y'know??"

"Miko-chan, I said you should gift him a ring, but it doesn't have to be a wedding ring!"

"Wait, so what kind of ring are you talking about then lol?"

"I mean a ring isn't a relationship-specific ring! You know, as long as it's meant for any finger other than the ring finger, then it's a more normal gift! Pluuusss, I know a ring place that works with germanium~!"

"Oh!! That's your angle! Chiyopipi, you're brilliant!! But wait… Kusuo can't wear a germanium ring on the reg cuz it would always be cancelling him, y'know? He can't even carry it with him unless it's a few layers of clothes away, I think? Like he can put it in his pants pocket, but not his shirt pocket, ya dig?"

"Hmm… What if it's on a chain? Then it's not as presumptuous of a gift either, right?"

"Ummm… I think Kusuo might find that too flashy to wear over his clothes all the time? It's not really his style…"

"What about under his clothes?"

"I think he'd be cool w/ it but not if it's germanium cuz he'd get cancelled. Would a normal ring really be okay??"

"Hmm…"

"Damn, this is hard!! If only there was like a normal ring on the outside with like a germanium ring on the inside, then that could probably work, y'know??"

"…Miko-chan, YES!! I've seen rings like those, with different metals on the inside and the outside!! I don't know if there are any with germanium, but we can ask!!"

"Oh Chiyopipi, let's go, let's go!! You are so smart, I could kiss you!!"

"Here, on my cheek!"

"MWAH!! Hehehe!"

"Hahaha! Come on, maybe they'll have time to make us something special today if we hurry!"

"Won't that be expensive tho??"

"Miko-chan, Miko-chan… The shop owner is a Kokomin! Aaand he's seen me here with Kokomi before! He'll give us a sweet, sweet discount, guaranteed~!"

"Chiyopipiii!! You're the bessstttt!!!"

"What are friends for~?"

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"Oh hey, Kusuo! You beat me home again, huh? How'd it go with your mom??"

[It… went really well.]

"Babe? Are you okay? It kinda sorta seems like you're having, like, major emotions rn?"

[ … ]

[Heh. How do I always forget how perceptive you are…?]

"It's cuz you, Mr. Saiki Kusuo, are fundamentally, at heart, just a little bit silly!"

[ … ]

[ …Embarrassing, but not incorrect.]

"Hehe! So what's on your mind, babe? Y'know you can always tell me~"

[Good grief… it's seriously nothing, but… ]

[It was just that I've been away from home for a couple of months now. And walking around my old neighborhood as a college student now feels… odd.]

"Is it really that different now lol? Daaang…"

[No. Nothing has really changed in such a short time.]

[Except for me.]

[I used to think I'd be doomed to walk those streets for life, if I couldn't stop the meteor.]

[It doesn't help that I once got stuck in a terrible time loop there either.]

[Then I started missing my neighborhood before I even left, with our graduation on my mind.]

[What a pain…]

[As much as I complained about walking to school with Nendo, Kaido, and Kuboyasu, the prospect of walking alone again was seriously worse.]

[But now that we're all together again here, those streets didn't feel like a prison any more, or like a warning.]

[It just felt… nostalgic. In a good way.]

[ … ]

[It was nice.]

"Awwww, I'm happy to hear that, babe!"

[And… there was something else.]

[I ran into my old neighbors that I used to see every day.]

[Like the old lady who always greets me and the guy who gives me an awkward look because I caught him singing loudly once.]

[Good grief… Neither of them ever really liked me.]

[But still, when they saw me again today, they thought to themselves something like… ]

['Hey, it's that kid again. He looks a little older now. Happier, too.']

[And they were genuinely glad to see me.]

[ … ]

[They have no idea that I've saved their lives and their livelihoods countless times.]

[To them, I'm just some guy.]

[And yet… there was still a tiny place in their hearts for me…]

"Awww… And they're right, actually!"

[ ? ]

"You do carry yourself a little differently, ever since you told everyone about your powers. Like you're not carrying as much weight on your shoulders any more. Like you're looking forward to the future with hope. Like you actually feel that you belong??"

[ … ]

[Really…?]

"For realsies! Even your aura is kinda different now?? Before, it was just this big ass ball of light extending to the edges of your psychic range. And yeah it was impressive because it was so fuck-off huge lol. But really, it seemed like it was actually a wall you'd built between yourself and the world, trying to push everyone as far away as you could to the fullest extent of your powers??"

[That… makes an awful lot of sense.]

"Right?? But recently, your aura has gotten much more... compact? It's even brighter than before, with more energy in the same space, but it also seems more dynamic?? Like, it's still a ball that usually extends about 20ish ft each way, y'know? But now it has little swirls of colored emotion swimming through it sometimes. And when you're with your friends, your aura sometimes changes size to, like, accommodate them better, if that makes sense?? Like now that it's just you and me, your aura's smaller than usual, and it's a little off center from you too, as if to cover me better?? I've never seen anything like it, and it's so charming tbh~!"

[Hm.]

[Good grief. I'm not sure how I feel about having more visible emotions.]

"Hahaha, don't worry, babe~ They're basically only visible to me! And if it makes you feel better, I can really only see the feelings you're choosing to not hide, I think!"

[Well. That's better, I guess.]

"But I'm glad you're being more open with your emotions now tho, fr! It's good for you, y'know?"

[But isn't it a pain? To be bombarded with other people's emotions?]

"Kusuo, my darling, my soulmate. You hardly count as 'other people' to ME, lmao! Nor do you count as 'other people' to literally anyone in this building. And expressing emotions to us literally isn't being a burden or anything? We're happy to know how you feel – so we can join in on your joy or help out with any pain, ya feel?"

[ … ]

[I don't know. That sounds a little fake.]

"I toootally get how you feel. Legit, I used to think that too! And it's true that it can be kinda tough when someone literally won't ever talk about anything else besides how shitty their life is, I guess. But like 99% of the time, we do really want to know how our friends are feelin', and it's not work, y'know?"

[Hm.]

"Actually, you've been a lot better about expressing your emotions lately tho? Did you really just think you were burdening us this whole time?"

[ … ]

[Yeah.]

[It's okay to be a little burdensome with your friends, right? Nendo taught me that.]

"Awwww, he's right~! Nendo is really pretty clever when it comes to things like friendship, huh~? But for realsies, while it's true that you can lean on your friends, expressing your emotions isn't actually a burden lol. That sorta thought is just like an unforch side effect of never getting your feelings taken into account while growing up, tho… You start thinking that if you're always punished or ignored for expressing your feelings, then having feelings is an ugly thing, a weak thing, and that showing your heart will make people cringe, right?"

[ … ]

[That makes… a lot of sense.]

"Yeah. It takes a lot of effort to unlearn that sort of thing too! If it wasn't for my homegirls, I'd still be trying to force myself to fit the horrible little close-hearted mold that would turn me into a 'perfect girl'. And it turns out my homies were right! I do wanna know what my peeps feel, and I know that they wanna know about me too! Tho poor Teryu-koko never had girlfriends to set her straight until recently, so sometimes we still gotta nudge her a bit to get her to say what she really feels!"

[Teruhashi… ]

[I always felt that we were a little bit similar.]

[Not allowed to be human, because of our abilities.]

"Oof, yeah… My poor darlings! All the way from birth, huh? You two have really been so brave and strong to get through it and still be the wonderful, kind ppl you are today! I really admire you guys so much~!!"

[Hey… Don't give me that soppy look… You're making me blush… ]

"Ehehehe! You know I can't help it, I really love you~!"

[ …yeah. I love you too… ]

[And I know you haven't had it so easy either, good grief.]

[How do you stay so upbeat when you can see death marks on people's faces? Seriously?]

"Welllll, that's a good question lol. Ngl, it's not always easy! But luckily, death marks aren't that common, actually? And like, most death marks are pretty light, y'know? Just minor misfortune. Plus, even when it's darker, people do usually survive it! Actually, that might be your influence, boo~! The truck that ran me over really shoulda taken me out probably, so I'm mega glad that you made everyone's injuries heal suuuper fast~!"

[Good grief!]

[I'm glad too… ]

"Also, after meeting Toripori, it kinda helps to know that the afterlife isn't so bad, actually? Like, watching life go by and seeing the natural beauty of the world with some other undead homies sounds super chill?? And if it gets boring, they can just quit it n leave? Not a terrible deal tbh, makes death a lot less scary. Like, don't get me wrong, I obvs prefer being alive lol, ghosts can't have milkshakes or ice cream or cake! But, y'know, it's less scary seeing a super dark death mark now!"

[Still, what a pain… ]

"Yeah, it can be a bummer!! But at least I can do something about it sometimes! Not always, but I do try if I have the chance. It's harder to do for strangers, obvs, cuz they're not just gonna listen to some rando. But at least for people I know, I can warn them and try to keep them away from danger for a bit. Like how we did for Chiyopipi!"

[ … ]

[Have you ever… ]

"Have I ever failed?"

[Yeah… ]

"No, thankfully!!! I've had a close call tho… Well, two if you count Chiyopipi! My homegirl Kiki was gonna go out with a boy on a date after school and she had a hella death mark!! I was telling her 'GIRL you HAVE to reschedule your date!! That death mark is practically BLACK!' But she was SO gung-ho over this dude and it was her first real chance at him so she went anyways??"

[Good grief! She could have died!]

"RIGHT?? I'm demiromantic too, so like, I can't imagine risking my life to chase a guy I barely know, y'know?? But she was like YOLO, so obvs I followed her!! And geeeez, she really almost bit the dust!!"

[Seriously?!]

"Yeah!! Like, she barely arrived at the beach for her date when the bad luck started! First somebody's crazy-ass dog got off its leash and started sprinting at her like it was gonna maul her!! I did a two-finger whistle, the super loud kind, y'know? And thankfully that distracted the dog just long enough that the owner was able to catch up!! But my girl was totally oblivious cuz her boy had just arrived??"

[Incredible… ]

"Thennn, she went to the food truck area with the dude and one of the trucks caught fire?? And of course it was the one RIGHT next to a bunch of propane tanks!! Catch me dialing 119 like a maniac, and maybe my luck pulled through cuz there were some firefighters right nearby! And they were pretty damn sexy actually~!"

[Mikoto… Really?]

"Come onnn, there wasn't anything I could do except cheer on our professional hotties lmao, and they did put out the fire p quick! And then my girl's like 'oh I'll take a quick dip in this super calm part of the water.' Well, guess what? The water was super calm-looking because it was a damn rip current!! If I hadn't called the lifeguard like immediately, she woulda gotten her ass yote out to open sea!!"

[Geez!!]

"After she got rescued by the lifeguard, she went to lay down on the sand to recover. And can you believe?? There was a fucking Portuguese man o' war on the ground right there!! It shouldn't have even been in the area?? And those bitches still sting even weeks after they die too! So she woulda got the nastiest welts on her legs AT BEST if I hadn't run up to her like 'NO GIRL DON'T SIT!!'. Like, what are the odds??"

[Yikes!]

"And then finally she starts to wise up that no kiss can be good enough to raise her from the dead (except for yours maybe? jk… unless…? ok that's a no lmao) and realized she'd better gtfo lol. But THEN a fuckin GANG TURF WAR started up over a part of the beach and shit got real when people started pulling out guns!! Like, holy fuck! And of course, Kiki got caught in the crossfire with a bullet to the chest and goddd, it really felt like I was the one who died in that moment, holy shit… I just barely managed to call 119 AGAIN!! Even though there was blood everywhere, she pulled through it, and just has the gnarliest scar over her right boob lmaooooo."

[Good grief…!!]

"RIGHT?? I'm p sure I lost like 2 years of my own life that day, yooo… Kiki lost all interest in going to the beach after that, lmaooooo. Killed a little bit of the allure for me too. But our Puerto Rico date overwrote that, fr! It was soooo magical~!"

[I'm glad. Wow.]

"Hehehe~"

[What a pain… I had no idea you went through all of that.]

[And you even risked your own life to save your friend… Propane explosions are no joke.]

"Yeah, yeah. It was just the right thing to do, y'know?"

[Still, not everyone would have done it.]

[You really inspire me sometimes, Mikoto… ]

"D'awwwww, you sweetheart~! You inspire me too~! Come here, come here, let me cuddle you a little bit, pleeease~?"

[Hehe. Alright.]

[ …Mmm~ ]

"Ohhh, you're always so nice and toasty~! And you're squeezing me back just right, dw~!"

[Good… ]

[ …This is nice… ]

[ … ]

[Wait.]

[Did you just think about a gift? A gift for me?]

"Aww, damnit, you caught me huh? I figured maybe I'd save it for another day, y'know, since it seems like you're feelin kinda emotional and vulnerable rn? Didn't want to overwhelm you, babe!"

[What a pain.]

[That is very kind of you. But give me the gift right now.]

[Let me get all these emotions out at once so I can go back to being unflappable.]

"Hahaha, that's definitely not how it works, lmaooooo! But I can go get it if you want~"

[ …I'm seriously too comfortable right now. Where did you put it?]

"LOL, valid!! It's in a little velvet pouch in my whale shark purse~!"

[[ ( Clairvoyance ) ]]

[[ ( Telekinesis ) ]]

"Hehehe, you look so silly with your eyes crossed like that~ It makes me want to kiss your nose~"

[Well, what's stopping you?]

"Hahaha, Kusuooo!! You're too cute!!!! Mwah~"

[Mm…]

"Such a sweetheart~! Go ahead and open up your gift~!"

[What's the occasion? Good grief, did I miss an anniversary??]

"LMAO, not that I know of!"

[You're really working hard to not spoil the surprise in your thoughts, huh?]

[Well, let's see… ]

[Ah, a set of dessert spoons! Heh, thank you!]

"But wait, there's more~!"

[Oh, you're right!]

[ … ]

[A ring…?]

[ … ]

[Aren't you supposed to be on one knee for that sort of thing?]

"STOPPPPP, LMAOOOOO."

[Heh.]

[Hmm. I assumed this ring would be made of germanium, especially since it's on a chain, but I can still hear your thoughts… ]

"Bamboozled~ Hehe, try putting it on~!"

[You didn't get down on your knee and now you're making me put this ring on myself?]

[What a pain, I thought we were an item.]

"Kusuooooo!!! Literally don't tempt me!! You know I'd marry your ass in a second!!"

[Hehehe… ]

[Hmm… ]

[ ! ]

[I don't hear your thoughts any more! But when I take the ring off again, I hear them, even though I'm still touching it…]

[And that means I can carry it around without the risk of accidentally cancelling my power.]

[And this chain even helps to keep it close…!]

[This is a lovely gift, Mikoto!]

[[To be able to shut off telepathy for a little while any time I like…!]

[How did you find such a wonderful thing??]

"Actually, I got it made special for you today, boo!"

[What? In less than a day??]

[Is this a new power of yours?]

"Ehehehe, nothing like that! Actually I have Chiyopipi to thank! She's the one who found this totes bangin' ring place! Look, look,, the inner part of your ring is actually three really thin rings, see? The middle is germanium, the other two are just basic bitch stainless steel, y'know? And they've been press-fit into this slightly larger titanium ring! And the dude even carved in some fake fold lines like on the spoon you made~"

[Ahhh, I see it now.]

"And you can pop the ring right on this lightbulb shaped metal bit off your chain, see? No psychic powers needed lmao, just squeeze the ring holder to grab or stash it~"

[Incredible.]

[This gift is… literally peace of mind for me.]

[I'm not entirely sure how to thank you, Mikoto.]

"Wellll… Can I keep the little spoon you made? I guess I didn't actually ask you about it!"

[Of course you can. I really made it for you, after all.]

"Awwww, Kusuooo~! That's why I wanna wear it as a necklace!! It'll be so cute, dontcha think~?"

[Hmm…]

[Good grief… While I do like the idea, won't it cast suspicion about ESP if everyone sees you with a spoon?]

"Not to worry, babe, I have a built-in defense! Look~! When I put it on a chain like this…"

[Ah. The spoon is partially hidden by your cleavage.]

"Bingo~! LMAO! With only the handle sticking out, it just looks like a statement piece with the pretty folded lines~!"

[Very funny and very clever, just like you.]

"Awwww, ty ty!!"

[Still. I wish I could thank you properly somehow.]

"Well, if you insist, then I could sure use a few kisses on the cheek~!"

[Hmm… ]

[I think I can do better than that.]

"Ah–! Neck kisses, ooh~ Hehehehe~! Mmmmm! Love you so much, Kusuo~!"

[Love you too, Mikoto… ]

[Mmm… it's really nice when you touch my back like that… Relaxing… ]

"I'm glad~!"

[Mmmmm… ]

[Oh, I almost dropped the ring. I'll put it on with the necklace.]

[Seriously, thank you Mikoto. This was very thoughtful.]

[Oh. And please give my thanks to Yumehara-san as well.]

"Hahaha, in the same way~?"

[If she doesn't mind.]

"LOL, good point!! …Y'know, I wasn't sure at first how you'd feel about this whole polyamory thing? Despite obvs not being normal in a lot of ways, you're still kind of a traditional guy, y'know?"

[Yes.]

[I wasn't sure about it myself.]

[But I was selfish. I seriously didn't want to lose either of you…]

[So when the opportunity presented itself… ]

[I took it gladly.]

"I don't think that's selfish actually, but imma let you finish lol."

[Well, I thought it might cause some sort of competition if I dated both of you at the same time, and damage your friendship.]

[But it didn't.]

[When you see me with Touma-kun, or he sees me with you, there's no jealousy.]

[Just happiness. At seeing me happy.]

"Yeah!! That's the compersion, baby!!"

[I couldn't believe it at first. But I've seen it over and over now.]

[You two even work together to make my life better, good grief!]

"Well, duh~! We both obvs want to see you happy and healthy~!"

[I seriously can't believe that I used to worry about you finding another partner and forgetting about me… ]

"It is kind of a natural thing to worry about, so I don't blame you!"

[Hmm.]

[I guess I thought love came in limited quantities.]

[That you could only love so much.]

[But…]

[With every new friend, I've found myself full of more love than before.]

[Good grief… I didn't expect romantic love to be the same way, sometimes.]

"It's wild, isn't it~? Not everyone is wired that same way tho, so it's extra lucky that we found each other like this~"

[Yes.]

[So feel free to keep an eye out for any other cute guys at school.]

"Ha! Actually, I think I'm feeling a bit more into girls lately~ How bout you, babe?"

[Considering how long it took for me to trust everyone, I think I can safely say that all of my romantic prospects are in this building.]

"Hahaha, demiromantic life, huh~? For realsies, I kinda feel the same way. I always find homegirls wherever I go, but like there has to be something more special for me to make that romantic connection, y'know?"

[Yes.]

[Though… you did have other partners before. Not romantic ones, but… ]

"Haha, you can say sexual partners lol! Though y'know what? I really haven't had much interest in finding anyone to fool around with like that in a while actually… I think part of the allure was like the challenge of it, y'know? And wooing you was a more fun and rewarding challenge~! Plus, I think part of it was that physical intimacy? For realsies, when we cuddle it's just sooo nice~ Seriously suspecting I just had some touch starvation a bit?? So don't worry about that at all~!"

[Well. I'm glad you're alright, but… feel free to… you know… ]

"Hehehe! I appreciate that lmao. My Kusuo is a bit shy, huh~?"

[Hey… ]

"I'll let you know if anything changes but I'm all good rn~! How about you, babe~?'

[Well.]

[There's just one thing that's bothering me, what a pain… ]

"Yeah? What's up?"

[How did you know my ring size??]

[Is that another one of your powers?]

"Actually no, lmao. I just called up Aketoumi and asked him if he knew. It seemed like the kind of bonkers shit he would have on hand, pun intended LOL. And I was right~!"

[Good grief, I knew he was measuring my fingers… ]

"Lmao, what?"

[He hates touching my gloves, but sometimes he holds my hands and plays with my fingers.]

[I've always suspected he was sizing my fingers for a ring, but I didn't want to bring it up, and his thoughts are too fast for me to confirm.]

"Bwahaha, that's Aketoumi for you! Man's got game!! But in a kind of weirdly hardcore way lmaooooo."

[Heh. He's certainly one of a kind.]

"And so are you~! So happy that you gave me a chance!"

[Me too… ]

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