#my bff angel ((ale))

[luciferfemme]

Stolas, Angel, and Fizz bff's club all of their boyfriends would be hilarious together too.

Like imagine Blitz, Alastor, and Oz in a room together. Their twinks are all shopping, looking stunningly gorgeous and let's be honest all 3 of them are the biggest simps. But like. Blitz and Alastor I could see getting along well even tho they're both a little awkward.

Alastor: I like to kill the worst of the worst sinners and eat them.

Blitz (to Alastor): Oh so you kill people too? Nice. I kill them for money.

Oz: I'd kill Mammon if I could get away with it.

Blitz: Same.

Alastor: I'd be happy to help you hide the body!

*meanwhile*

Stolas: What do you suppose they're talking about? Angel: Murder?

Fizz: Sex.

Angel: Ehhh not my man...

*Stolas and Fizz look surprised.*

Angel: What, Al's Ace.

Stolas: So you don't...

Angel: OH no we do he just keeps it to himself.

*what they're really talking about*

Oz: Aren't they just sooo cute and pretty? Alastor: SOOO pretty.

Blitz: The most pretty.

Oz: We're like the luckiest demons in Hell.

Alastor: Absolutely.

Blitz: Do you ever worry they're like out of our league?

Oz: Everyday

Alastor: I try not to think about it.

Blitz: Wait you're a King and you're an overlord.

Oz: What that means we can't have insecurities? Fizzie is the most famous jester in Hell. He could get anyone he wanted.

Alastor: *nods* And Angel is the most famous pornstar in Hell. Who could get anyone he wanted and has.

Oz: It doesn't help that being with me puts him in danger.

Alastor: *sighs* For Angel too.

Blitz: The worst danger Stolas is in dating me would be embarrassment.

Oz: Wasn't your boyfriend kidnapped by the same asshole who kidnapped Fizz?

Blitz: That was his ex not me!

Alastor: *eyes radio dials* Somone kidnapped Fizz AND Stolas?

Blitz: Just this asshole Striker.

Alastor: Consider him dead.

Oz: Awww.

Alastor: You'd do the same for Angel.

Blitz: Who do we gotta killl.

Alastor: I've already taken care of Valentino but thank you for offering.

[alastorsfluffydeertail]

Saw a TikTok the other day where Alastor had a pet alligator when he was alive named Bug and it came down to hell with him, and it just got me thinking...

What if, if someone was close to an animal when they were alive, the animal would go with them wherever they were (Whether it be heaven or hell) and would act as their guard animals. So, like, fat nuggets is Angels protecter (though he's not very good at it) and Alastor has Bug and when Angel finds out Al has a pet, he insists they go on walks together and Angel will bring Bug snacks when he goes to the store. There also comes a point in time when Al puts a dog door on his door so Nugs can go in and play with Bugs because they became bffs, and that caused Alastor and Angel to get closer.

And then they date

I love my sinner boys❤️

[tired-fandom-ndn]

Kicking my feet and thinking about established AVEEs pre-disappearance with canon more or less staying the same (without the Vox/Al rivalry or maybe them faking one?) and Angel completely unaware that the hotel's fun new sponsor is BFFs with his abusive boss only to get punched in the face by the betrayal of it later 😊

[straying-further-from-gods-grace]

Human AU! Picrew

Alastor! He's a serial killer and cannibal in every AU I make unless otherwise stated. Some AU will include Al being trans, having epilepsy, or severe scarring and sometimes migraines. Eating disorder in the fact he mainly eats humans and starves a lot of the time

Nifty in every AU will be Alastors little sister, be it through found family or actual adoption. She is also a cannibal and a nurse unless otherwise stated. Every AU she lost her eye while being sex trafficked.

Rosie and Husk are Always going to be Exes, be it married or dating, but exes. Rosie is a cannibal, Husk isn't he just helps his family hide evidence. In certain AU they're Nifty and or Al's adoptive parents/found family parent's in others they are just older friends who are protective and the mom/dad friend. Rosie is a psychologist and Husk a bartender, most AU they're gonna be ex military

Angel Dust (Anthony) Husks twink boyfriend he gets after divorcing or breaking up with Rosie. Still a hooker but he and Val have a healthy relationship. Unless I need Val to be nasty for my plot. Ex addict, makes music sometimes, recovering eating disorder

The Vees! Vox with his heterochromia and I like making him sweaty either an actual problem or he's just sweaty. I also like to give him a stutter in certain AUs. He's German.

Valentino is as always, half blind, and he's a nasty weird tall man with a connective tissue disorder in most AU, he's also Latin and a pretty good friend he's very supportive just bad at it.

Velvet is a weird little chaotic rat but her boys worship her. For some reason I see her as a Floridian military brat idk, fashion designer and influencer in every AU. I ship her with Rosie.

In some AU they're adoptive siblings

Charlie and Vaggie! Twinning UwU! Vaggie is an ex Catholic cause I think it makes sense and Charlie definitely practices Wicca or something. Charlie actually does own a hotel, it's a rehab her father funded for her because she wants to help nd she has whateva sort of degree would help with that, something with therapy. Vaggie works as a security guard there.

Vaggie twin sister Lute, she's having a near constant mental breakdown, she's a psycho deep down and is FILLED with religious guilt idk what to tell ya. Killed someone. Her arm is amputated too. She teaches self defense, specialising in helping people with disabilities learn to work around them.

Charlie cousin Peter. Everyone think he's the "gay" cousin but he's actually straight and VERY comfy in his masculinity, nondenominational. Isn't technically allowed to visit the Morningstar house alone because they're "evil" but they're just spiritual. Broadway!!

Lute boyfriend, Adam. I could NOT resist making him adorable and precious because you see him and go awww but then he fucking opens his mouth and calls you a slur. Lmao. Questioning his faith. Rock star wanna be, studies music theory or something

Adams cousins! Big sis Sera is constantly worrying and lil sis Emily is heavily sheltered. Sera is a Sunday School teacher, idk, maybe religious studies? Emily if the AU has her college aged will want to be a nurse (I've been seeing Emily ships everywhere but what if she falls for her fellow nurse who's secretly a psychopath?? Nifty, I mean)

Cherri! Angels BFF! She's deffo an artist and also a demolition expert or something, and does monster trucking too! She's the best most supportive person, Penti adores her and she's secretly in love too but she's scared of it. Angel keeps mocking her that he's got two guys (Val and Husk) and she won't even take a chance on the dude who would find a way to blow up the sun for her.

Penti is trans, hjs family is also Muslim but he was disowned when he came out. He has triplet little siblings! Is studying to be or is a physicist. Idk minor speech impediment/lisp!

Frank is the embodiment of chaos and when he meets Alastor is obsessed with him (crushing on a guy your older brother doesn't like is a right if passage) Chandler and Leslie are his siblings. They we're disowned for supporting Penti and Chandler has refused to wear her veil since. Leslie still upholds their faith but is very supportive.

Usually Vark will be a dog. But occasionally an AU will call for him to be Vox little brother so here's a design for him!

[cookimint28]

I present to all of you! THE FUCKED UP HOTEL !!!Seen me and my irl friends LOVE hazbin hotel we made this of course I traced the original poster it would have been to hard 😭and basicly all of them are design I made for my friends of course seen my BFF has a crush on Alastor she is inspired by him and Kiki on this au is my cat (I'm angel dust) she's supposed to represent my dog. As if for the character Lys is my oc also called the ink demon(not bendy) she's a little bit more powerful than Alastor (they were bff but Al killed her i'll give more info in a future post) and she have floating arms,Moona is the moon demon is like Al but have Angel dust work,Synna is the sun demon she's a bunny and can get angry very easy, her girlfriend Zoy is a dog and she's bullied by everyone,Ryna is a lizard and has 6 eyes she's a phone addicted and the last one the 2 man in this hotel Wayne he's a wolf with one arm he think he is dark but is stupid.Liam a little rat that no one like and whos gf is in heaven and is called Lannah In therme of sexuality Lys is polysexual(in this not real sexuality) Moona is pansexual, Synna is bisexual same for her gf, Liam is straight ally Wayne is gay and Ryna is pansexual. Here some more art +pilot design.

That all for now ☺

[timedoutradio]

Hiii, I'm the mod, even though Al wasn't interested, I still wanted to share some information about Alaska with you. Byee :>

☆BASIC INFO☆

Full Name: Alaska WolfHeart

Nicknames: Asky, Wolfie

Age: 24 (Eternally)

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Straight

Birthday: 20 July

Species: Wolf Demoness

Powers: Animals and Fire Manipulation, she can heal the injured demons by touching them, but only if she wants to

Languages Spoken: English, Italian, a bit of French

¤PHYSICAL APPEARANCE¤

Height: 2.15cm (2 m & 15 cm)

Hair Color: Black

Eye Color: Fully Blood Red

Skin Color: Light Tanned

Type of teeth: Fangs

Type of pupils: Eloungated

Other Forms: Wolf Form and Wendigo+Werewolf Form

~PERSONALITY~

First Impression: Cold

Once you get to know them: Crazy

Default Expression: Bored

Extrovert, Introvert, or Ambivert?: Ambivert

Fears: Child Birth and Fear Of Being Forgotten 

•°SPEECH°•

Most used phrases/words: "Fuck-" "Oh my God-"

Swearing?: Always

Do they think before they speak?: Sometimes

Do they worry about accidentally offending someone with their words?: Not at all, unless it's someone she cares about

Movement while speaking (hand gestures): Yes

♡LIFE♡

Occupation: Rapper

Thoughts on occupation: Loves it

Dream Job: Nail Artist

Past Relationships: Vox & Lucifer

Current Relationships: Married to Alastor

Hometown: New Orleans

Current Residence: Hell

Health: Good

•●INTERESTS●•

Likes: Food, Animals, Music, Shopping...

Favorite Food: Venison

Favorite Animal: Wolf

Favorite Color: Black

Favorite Movie Genre: Thriller

Favorite Book Genre: She doesn't like reading

Favorite Style of Music: K-Pop, Rap

Least Favorite Food: Fish

Hobbies: Drawing, Dancing, Boxing...

°■MISCELLANEOUS■°

Typical Hours of Sleep: 10 Hours

Aesthetic: Her Own

Zodiac: Leo

Worst nightmare they've had: To be abandoned by everyone

/|OTHER|\

- She is infertile

- She makes deals by giving high fives, so she "steals" souls if you think it's just a friendly gesture

- She had a German Shepherd named Death

- She was a serial killer

- She is an Overlord, knowed as: "Black Wolf" or "Stereo Demoness"

-_RELATIONSHIPS_-

- Mom: Loves her

- Dad: Hates him (Violent)

- Older Brother: They got along well but argued

- (Human) Alastor: Favorite Radio Host

- (Human Angel Dust) Anthony: Male BFF

- Lucifer: Ex Husband, they have good relations

- Alastor: Husband

- Angel Dust: Male BFF

- Velvette: Female BFF

- Husker: He knows her secrets, Friends

- Vox: She hates him, unfortunately he is madly in love with her - Ex Boyfriend

- Val: Ex Boss, Alaska used to work for him years ago, now they hate each other

- Charlie: Friend

- Vaggie: Friend

- Niffty: Close Friend

- Rosie: Really Close Friend

~#DEATH DATE#~

--/--/1936 • She was 24 when she died

HUMAN NAME: Helena WolfHeart

VOICE CLAIM: Lisa - BlackPink

Maybe next time dm/pm me that stuff? I honestly dont like stuff like this in the inbox.

[ncisladaily]

Jason Antoon has been part of NCIS: Hawai’i since its debut and he was just as surprised by the addition of LL Cool J in season 3 as viewers were.

“You’ve got to adjust to him. I say this in the most loving way, it’s like a wrench being thrown into the whole show for us,” Antoon, 52, exclusively told Us Weekly while promoting NCIS’ 1,000th franchise episode, which airs on Monday, April 15. “And I mean that in the best way possible.”

Antoon has played tech genius Ernie Malik since 2021. LL Cool J, meanwhile, starred on NCIS: Los Angeles as Sam Hanna from 2009 to 2023. He made a cameo as the special agent on NCIS: Hawai’i in season 2 in 2023 before becoming a recurring character during 2024’s season 3.

“It sort of shakes things up to our sort of, ‘everybody’s cool ohana,’” Antoon said of the actor’s demeanor on set. “LL plays music between takes and he’s got his little Bluetooth [speaker] and he is blasting music.”

Antoon described season 3 as the “season of LL Cool J,” noting that the musician, 56, is the “most professional guy” and “knows everything” about his lines right out the gate.

“It’s like your cousin visiting for the summer and he just shakes everything up and your whole summer [is] so different. And that’s what this season has been,” Antoon explained. “I mean besides it being so weird with the [SAG-AFTRA and WGA] strikes and only doing half a season … that’s what it’s like. LL season 3.”

The Hawai’i star noted that he doesn’t know what will happen with LL Cool J’s role in the future, adding that the series has not been picked up yet for season 4.

“He’s definitely been a fun addition for sure. CBS loves him and we love him and he’s great,” Antoon said, telling Us that the writers have done a great job of getting both the cast and the viewers invested in LL Cool J’s story line.

Antoon continued: “[The writers] get to know you so they can infuse that into your character and infuse that into the dynamic. And breaking up the dynamic, I think is really cool and important for all the characters, so it doesn’t feel so safe and easy all the time.”

When it comes to his own character’s future, Antoon is hopeful that should the show get renewed, Ernie will find a new love.

“I say to my wife, it’s my only chance to kiss other ladies, even though it’s fake,” Antoon teased. “This season it’s such a strange season for everybody because after the strike there wasn’t room for so much to do to dabble in the character stuff that we normally like to do.”

He shared that season 4 would most likely feature Ernie in a different relationship phase. “There [is] definitely going to be some dating stuff. I think they’re definitely going to go back into the ladies’ man Ernie,” Antoon told Us. “Not in a cheesy lady [man] — not a bad ladies’ man. Ernie’s still a little sweet about it.”

If it was up to Antoon, Ernie would also get help from Lucy Tara (Yasmine Al-Bustami) when looking for the right partner. “She’s so into it and she loves to see Ernie experience that stuff. So she should be the wingman,” he said of Ernie’s office BFF.

[mooncalfe-art]

Sooo. Now that Alopex has her new clan ( that hopefully will not be kidnapped by a giant mutant alligator and a psychopathic doctor in issue 142...tho, the evidence seems to indicate so ) can we hope for some new members of the Claw Clan in the future? That idea whit Alopex meeting another Arctic fox like her sounds very nice in such an context . And, I would love see everyone's reactions when (I hope) that happens . Granted. First they need to solve the "small" communication problems that they go going on now whit one and other, but, after that , this can make for a very interesting continuation for the story of Alopex ,especially whit this set up we got going on whit her clan.

Also. Still no over how sad she lookt and the end of her part in the issue. My poor baby has been through a lot ( like evreyone else actually ) and it looks like her douths are catching up to her. Not being sure if this is really the right path to go on ( at least how I saw it in that moment ).

That is some character development , complexity and evolution . This is way her story intrigued me soo much now and can't wait to see more. After all, the interactions of the characters with each other is one of the best things about this series in my opinion. Speaking of which . I can't wait for more character interactions between Al and Angel! Alopex has a clan, yes, but, she still needs her BFF. Especially in this current situation .

I hope so! I have some other ideas for possible new Claw Clan members but we'll see.

I'm glad you're digging all the stuff with Alopex, it's definitely the part of the story I'm most excited about. And I feel like it's natural other ninjas would form their own clans eventually, right?!

[twoheadedfawnn]

hi angel 💗orchid, camellia, and nutmeg

hi bff <3 i hope ur day’s going well!

orchid - what’s a song you consider to be perfect ?

till death by japanese breakfast to me is perfect & just the quintessential love song like it really says it all…

camellia - what were you like when you were younger? do you think you’ve changed a lot ?

i think at my core i’ve always been the same, i’ve always loved to read and write, i’ve always been creative and introspective. but i was much more extroverted and had a happier disposition when i was a young kid & that got bullied out of me pretty quickly jdjsjsjs

nutmeg - how’s your room decorated? do you have a specific theme or style going on?

i don’t have a specific theme i kind of just have everything i love represented in my room. lots of photo strips of people i love on the walls, my spuffy poster, my al pacino poster, lots of books and records and my miffy lamp and my guitar .. i want to have a specific theme so bad like i wish i could make my room look like an enchanted forest or something …. maybe i will try that next

thank you for the ask !! mwah 💘

[izzypoopypoo]

United States of America

USA!!! USA!!! USA!!!

Day One

So I just woke up like thissss — in the US of A. Born and raised. At 2657 107th AVE NW.

Here I am!!!

Hmm, what should I do in my home of Coon Rapids? I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!!! I need to EAT.

I leap into my blue minivan and drive carefully on the roads, eschewing the ubiquitous ice. One notorious thing about this place is Elsa's wrath upon us.

I pick up my BFFies for a grand old time because that's just what we Minnesotans do, IG.

Americans LOVE BREAKFAST FOOD!!! SO GUESS WHERE WE'RE FUCKING GOING!!!

Yesss IHOP — my favourite place on the planet. The International House of Pancakes was founded in 1958 by my BFFs Jerry Lapin, Al Lapin, and Albert Kallis in Los Angeles.

This particular IHOP is located at 55 Coon Rapids Blvd, NW, and is one of the worst-rated IHOPs nearby at 3.4

Here I'm sat with my ponies Clara, Read, and Ramsey. IDK WTF they ordered, but I ALWAYS order the five stack of original buttermilk pancakes, since I was a little kitten.

I hear Ed Sheeran playing on the radio and I want to die. Every song is in English. We speak English in the US due to the red coats colonizing here in the 1600s. Fun fact, I'm technically the most American in this room. #Mexican #Brown. Yet white is seen as the epitome of American SMH, ANYWAY!!!

Our waitress forgets about us 5000 times. We also weren't even seated for like 30 minutes despite there being like one other customer. YEAH, THIS SERVICE STINKS! But I still leave a 20% tip because this is America and waiters don't make enough on their salary alone, so it's my duty to tip them.

I tip using my hard-earned US Dollars from working at Coldstone Creamery. My own tips, actually.

Day -5

There's not much else to do in Coon Rapids but eat and shop. Especially in the winter when no one wants to be outside. Except when you're freaky like us.

Winter fun!!! SLEDDING!!! That's how we live it up in the depths of winter here in Minnesota. I also love love skiing, but not in Coon Rapids. But my soul craves warmth… I need to travel to the equator. Time to get crawling.

[alien-slushie]

I had more ideas for this! At least about his relationships with other demons.

With Valintino gone, Angel needs a rival/antagonist to deal with. My vote is his family and Velvette.

Velvette-

So in this au the Vees lost a third of their power when Val was exterminated, and before they could deal that territory back Angel swooped in and snatched up the s*x district. I can see Vox and Velvette being really pissed about this, because they just lost a third of their power, influence, income, and territory. Maybe when Angel first became an Overlord or started gaining power they reached out to him with a possible partnership, but Angel shut that down fast because they(Vox and Velvette) knew what Val was doing, so of course Angel doesn't trust them. As for why I say Velvette specifically, Vox already has his complicated happenings with Alastor, but other than Velvette's sing off with Camilla, she doesn't seem to have any real enemies(yet). But also, Angel is famous, yes because of p*rn but also cause in this story he'd also be a singer/idol and actor, that gives him a massive following, and Velvette's thing is Social Media and Fashion.

His family-

Assuming Angel's family issues are the same: Mafia Family, who were always disappointed and looked down on him, hear that Angel became an Overlord. (I'd say they didn't know it was him right away because they don't care about that stuff and Angel changed his name from Anthony and Angel Dust, But after a family member, presumably Arakniss, sees that it's Angel, he tells his father.) As a mafia group I can see the family trying to become overlords but just never gaining enough power, or territory and they see Angel as their way up. I can see them playing it off as they wont punish him for leaving the family since hes so powerful now, but Of course Angel wants nothing to do with them, especially when they think they can try and boss him around in his own territory. Now his family is out to get him for leaving the family and humiliating them.(my only problem with this is how close it is to Moxxie's story line in Helluva Boss)

Now about friends/aquantinces:

Cherri-

The same, they're bffs and possible buisness partners. At the very least, everyone in hell knows Cherri is Angel's friend and are cautious because she has Angel's backing even if she isn't an Overlord herself.

Charlie&Vaggie-

Same as Canon, takes some warming up but he doesn't hate them. Loves teasing and taunting them. I'm unsure if Angel would really believe in redemption in this AU, hes no longer looking for escape so he has no real reason to join Charlie, but maybe he thinks some of his workers have what it takes to be redeemed and he teams up with Charlie to try and encourage them to try even if he thinks it's no use for himself?

Nifty-

Same as Canon. Really annoying little Sibling/daughter thing that Angel can't help but look out for.

Alastor-

Tense friendship? Angel is Hypers*xual, and that makes Alastor uncomfortable but they are from around the same time period so they have some things in common. Alastor also doesn't see Angel as a threat, Angel is strong enough for Alastor to somewhat acknowledge but not so strong that Alastor wants to k*ll him. When Angel isn't his persona the two can get along okay, even if Alastor doesn't get what's so fascinating with flims or p*rn. Sometimes if Alastor is feeling generous he'll let Angel sing songs from the 1920-30s on his radio show.(the fact that Radiodust are friends makes Vox so mad, which Al and Angel both love). When it comes to the hotel, they don't really clash. Alastor is an investor, and Angel is more or less an ornament/spokesperson so there are no territory issues.

Rosie-

Acquaintances by association. They're pretty friendly to eachother, but would never meet or talk outside of Overlord meetings or Alastor. They don't hate eachother and share mutual respect, they just aren't friends.

Carmilla-

Aquantinces/Have a deal. Camilla gives Angel a discount on weapons, and in exchange Angel looks out for her girls when they deliver to his area, but they don't ever really interact otherwise or care one way or the other outside of that arrangement.

Sir Pentious-

Rivals by association. Angel helps Cherri during her terf wars against Pentious, but otherwise he isn't really worth Angel's time. In the hotel they're pretty friendly, but Angel more or less sees him as that really eccentric cousin you pretty much only hang out with at family holidays.

Lucifer-

Angel likes Lucifer as his boss/king but they don't interact much. Angel does keep Lucifer updated on Charlie, but only when he specifically asks, and he doesn't tell him more than: "Oh she's doing good." Type of thing.

Husk-

Angel and Husk have a complicated relationship. As an Overlord Husk was gutsy, crass, cocky, and rude, but then so is Angel. Thing is, Angel knew when to stop, Husk didn't. They weren't friends as first, but slowly became friends over time as fellow overlords. When Husk started loosing bets and deals Angel tried to help him, and advise him against making certain bets, but Husk was too deep in the hole and lashed out at him. After Husk lashed out Angel distanced himself. Husk was too ashamed to crawl to Angel for help, and soon Husk lost his overlord title and sold his soul to Alastor. Angel didn't know Husk bet his soul away to Alastor until the hotel, but then things were too tense between them. Husk was obviously chasing away his misery with alcohol and Angel wasn't sure if he should try and help or not since the last time Husk lashed out at him.(in this AU Angel sings an altered version of "Loser, Baby" to Husk, because sure Angel is an overlord now but its not like hes never been in the hole before, or doesnt still have his own issues.) Their friendship does start to slowly mend after this.

Hazbin Hotel/Angel Dust AU that I can't stop thinking about! This is not completely thought out, kinda just jumbled thought threads.

Warning: The usual stuff that's talked about/discussed/implied when it comes to Angel Dust's line of work

Takes place years before before Charlie Opens the hotel but the timeline isn't super important other than that.

Another extermination has come and gone and Angel Dust is expecting another grueling year trapped under Valintino's thumb, with a higher probability of it sucking even more since the sleez has solidified himself as an overlord. But then, he gets to the studio and Valintino is nowhere to be found. That's not nessicarrily an odd thing, the stronger Valintino got the less he showed up. But then the news spreads; Valintino got extermated.

Valintino is gone and dead, meaning Angel's contract is null and void. And Angel...Angel doesn't know what to do. He's worked for Valintino for so long, and sure he hated the dick but he never expected that he would actually be free. What did he do now? What could he do now?

He still needed a job, money, to take care of himslef so he wouldn't end up exterminated next year, so he stuck to stripping and porn(maybe a few singing gigs if he could get them), it's kinda all he knew in terms of making money, and no way in Hell(pun intended) was he going to crawl back to his father. Luckily he had Cherri to rely a bit on, so he wasn't completely alone in such a sudden change. He refused to sign another contract, but because he was still so well known the people he worked with were fine with that as long as they got a taste of the business Angel brought in.

Things changed when he saw a John getting handsy and aggressive with another demon, and stepped in. He didn't need to step in, but seeing the demon getting ab*sed and hurt like he used to snapped something in him. From then on, Whever he saw something like that happen, Angel would step in, even if he had to shoot up the f*ckers.

Before long he was known for more than just a Pornstar, he made a name for himself as the Pornstar who took care of others in the buisness, and soon demons were coming to him. They wanted his protection, even willing to sign a contract to him.

At first, Angel was vehemently against it. He didn't want to be like Val and dealing in sould never sounded all that interesting to him. But, eventually, after one too many demons came to him bruised up, and beaten, he agreed. His contracts were pretty simple, he got a percentage of their earnings, not a lot mind you, like 10-20%, and in exchange he'd beat the shit out of anyone that tried to hurt them. Biggest of all, they could pull out of the contract whenever they wanted, and If he hurt them, the contract would immediately be void.

When word got out that Angel was taking contracts, more and more s*x workers came in droves.

His own income, on top of what he got from the contracts, allowed Angel to buy an entire apartment building, which many of his contractors took up residence in. From rent and working hard Angel was able to buy Val's old studio, gut it, burn it down, and rebuild it from the brimstone up! He started making his own movies(P*rn and nonp*rn alike) in the studio and more people would come, wanting fame and fortune.

Slowly, Angel was started building his own territory, filling the power gap that Val left, except stronger since his employees actually liked him.

After years of hard work, and shooting *ssholes, Angel became an Overlord.

Basically:

-Angel Dust pulling himself up and protecting others in the industry from what he went through

-Slow Burn Angel unintentionally becoming an Overlord(Maybe making a pact with Cherri and them working together similarly to the Vees' situation?)

-Angel is a good boss and people love working with/for him

-Angel still works in porn and such, but hes calling the shots now, and even acts in nonporny stuff because he loves acting, singing, and dancing(love a Creative King)

-Eventually Charlie does seek Angel out to be her first patron to the Happy/Hazbin Hotel. Since he already has a reputation for protecting those under him, she thought he'd be the best option, and his position as a Overlord is also a big selling point.

-Angel also having a preexisting connection to Alastor and/or Husk sounds hilarious

[welcometojoelsvoid]

suomi

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HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY, THE BEAUTIFUL INDEPENDENT FINLAND!!!!

I decided to redraw one of my favourite drawing memes because it was just too perfect! (Meme by @mapleleauf ) Feat. @annuliiw and @straberrymilkshake

(as always, click for better resolution)

[bthebeachboi]

today on shipping tropes with me </3

Enemies to lovers: OK x Texas bc I think it'd be funny af and I adore Oklahoma since he is Texas's 1st enemy </3 (also i dont like cal x tex that much)

Childhood friends to lovers: Florida x Louisiana bc I love them n they r so sweet n chaotic (and also pinning Louie who just can't imagine his bff wanting to be with him <33)

B/Himbo(not rlly malewife sadly) and girlboss(es): Penn x Gov x Mass (I will not talk about it, bc if I will start, I won't end)

Am an angel <3(is not) and I know(believes): Cal x Al

Am an angel <3(is not) and I know(believes) and Of course (sarcastic but still will be on said angel's side): Cal x Al x NY

bc i do like my big ships so I had to add my ot3 (bigggest in the fandom being like 10+ ppl ,_, I CANT STOP ADDING MORE OK?)

[queeringthenarrative]

Table 4 next to my BFF angel while staring at table 2 in pure bipanic

I wanna do table 9 also but I feel like they would bully me 😔

Also Al and Rosie are top tier but I'm not sitting next to Susan

[baroquebucky]

grasp

soulmate au where when you touch your soulmate you see glimpses of your future with them; the winter soldier touches you and realizes there’s so much more out there

series masterlist // previous // next

part four

word count: 4.5k (worth it omg)

masterlist

a/n: hi bffs !! hope u all enjoy this chapter i am v proud of it :] let me know what u guys think i love reading ur feedback and talking w you guys !! (srry for any typos :P)

You were giddy with excitement, texting steve that you were ready to be picked up when he was ready. Your hands fiddled with buckys dog tags, a smile on your face while you waited on the couch for Steve.

It had become routine for you to join steve on his visits to wakanda to visit bucky. T’challa had been kind enough to allow you to tag along, saying soulmates should never have to deal with all the two of you had gone through.

You phone buzzed with a message from steve letting you know he was on his way. The excitement in your chest grew, having so many stories to tell bucky.

The drive and the flight felt long despite you sleeping through most of it. Finally stepping out into the fresh air and greeting the royal family, making small talk with shuri as t’challa and steve walked towards where bucky was staying.

“i should get going, I’ll be sure to meet up with you tomorrow so we can talk about it!” you smiled brightly at the girl and she nodded, waving you off.

Shuri had been kind enough to tell you about the designs for Bucky’s new vibranium arm, she had asked for you opinions and what you thought he would prefer. It warmed your heart and had brought the two of you closer together.

Bucky knew you would be coming, he made sure his long hair was tied neatly, his heart racing as he heard steve approaching. He smiled, taking in a deep breath and checking himself out in the mirror one more time.

Steve knocked on the side of the hut twice, a smile on his face as he waited for his best friend to move aside the bright curtains. Bucky opened them with a smile, saying hello and pulling steve in for a hug.

“you know you can just let yourself in right?” Bucky joked, “wheres y/n?” he asked as soon as they pulled apart. Steve rolled his eyes, a playful smile on his face.

“don’t even care about your best friend anymore?” Steve joked and bucky frowned, “kidding, kidding, she was talking with shuri about something, should be here in a bit” he smiled at his friend a bucky nodded, moving so he could enter his little home.

You walked quickly, excited to finally be with bucky after two long months. You couldn’t stop the excitement that grew in your chest, heart racing as you got closer to him.

Finally you reached the hut, knocking three times before stepping away slightly, focusing your sight on the goats next to the huts. The sound of the curtains moving brought you attention back, making you turn your head back.

Bucky smiled at you, before he could say anything you threw yourself into his chest, wrapping your arms around his waist.

“well hello to you too doll” he joked and you giggled, not bothering to let go of him. As you pulled away you beamed up at bucky, saying a breathless ‘hi’ before he smiled back at you, a charming smile on his face as he kissed your cheek.

The two of you walked in, hands intertwined as you joined steve the three of you falling into easy conversation, talking of your recent missions and adventures.

“no, yeah steve got his ass handed to him” you laughed, the blonde rolling his eyes and mouthing a ‘no,’ bucky rolled his eyes at his friend, knowing he probably did.

“so you took down how many people?” Bucky asked you, a proud smile on your face as you replied.

“eight guys” you boasted, “didn’t even break a sweat” you smirked. Steve and bucky looked at each other before laughing, bucky pulling you into his side, kissing the top of your head.

“you didn’t even leave your bed the next day from how sore you were!” Steve teased and you frowned, moving to punch him.

Bucky wrapped his arm around your waist, pulling you into his lap. You landed with a huff and Steve grinned at you.

“you never get sore it’s not fair” you shot back, bucky resting his head on your shoulder.

Steve shrugged his shoulders, the three of you continuing to bicker and laugh until the sunset. You were leaning on Buckys chest, his arm wrapped around you as you rested your eyes. Steve and bucky reminisced on some fight they had in the 40s laughing at how minuscule the problem now seemed.

“I’ll leave you two for the night, it was good seeing you buck” Steve smiled, the three of you getting up from your spots.

“it was good seeing you too steve, glad to know you can still hold your own” he joked and Steve laughed, the two men hugging tightly before letting go. Steve turned to you, a smile on his face before moving towards the door.

“I’ll come get you in the morning” he called out, letting the curtains fall behind him.

Bucky let out a small sigh of relief and you looked at him, shocked at his action.

“i know you didn’t just let out a sigh of relief because he left!” You gasped and bucky blushed, turning to you before crashing his lips onto yours.

You melted into the kiss, letting yourselves get lost in the other. Your hands played with his hair, it was longer than last time. The two of you pulled away breathless, hearts racing.

“cant do that when he’s around darling” Bucky smirked, leaning in to kiss you quickly a couple more times, soft giggles leaving your lips as he beard tickled your face.

“still rude” you teased, placing soft kisses on his face as the two of you sat down, cuddled up as close as possible.

Bucky chuckled, looking at you with starry eyes and a bright smile. He swore you had never looked so pretty, sitting there with the moonlight peeking in and lightning up the small hut.

“stating is rude you know” bucky rolled his eyes, leaning in to kiss you, smiling into the kiss when you pulled him in for another.

“missed you so much doll” he mumbled, your foreheads pressed against one another, eyes closed for a second before pulling away.

“not a day goes by where i don’t think of you James” you sighed, heart sinking as you realized you would be leaving him once more in the morning.

Bucky noticed the shift in your attitude, placing his fingers under you chin and moving you to look at him.

“i promise you,” he mumbled, placing a kiss on your forehead, “once I’m free from all the shit HYDRA did to me, were gonna be together” he smiled at you softly.

“just wish it could come faster” you frowned and bucky nodded, a small smile on his face as he placed another kiss on your forehead.

“we have forever to be happy baby” he spoke, turning to you, “right?” you smiled, heart fluttering at his words.

“I’m yours forever lovebug” you assured him, moving to kiss his cheek.

“and I’m yours forever dollface” he smiled, heart racing the thought of a forever with you. Bucky wished he could fast forward and just be happy with you. But he knew he had to get through this, he just had to fight this final battle and he could be free.

Just one more fight and he could be happy, with you.

Morning came far too soon for either of your liking, waking up to the sun shining in your eyes. Your legs tangled with Buckys and his arm wrapped securely around your waist, holding you tightly.

“buck” you grumbled, wiggling to try and get out of his grip. You gave up when he never budged, waiting a couple minutes before trying again. “James” you called out, he moved a little, eyes fluttering open and landing on you with a smile.

“mornin doll” he mumbled, voice raspy and deep from sleep. He loosened his grip and let you wiggle out, stretching and letting out a yawn.

“goodmorning” you smiled sweetly, grabbing a couple things before getting ready. Bucky laid on his side, a sleepy smile on his face while he watched you get ready for the day, heart sinking a bit when he realized you would be leaving today.

“wish you could stay longer” he mumbled, his words weighed on your shoulders, causing you to slump a little and frown. You turned to look at him after you had finished getting ready, giving him a soft smile before sitting across from him.

“i do too angel, but you know how things are” he sighed softly, getting up and rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

“we still have at least two hours before steve comes, get up so we can enjoy the time we’ve got” you beamed, a bright smile on his face. Bucky admired that about you, how optimistic you were even in such an unfortunate situation.

Deep down you were upset, you were hurting and you were angry that the two of you had to go through so much to be happy. You shoved away those emotions, choosing instead to focus on what little time you had with him.

Bucky got ready quickly, giddy to get the day started. You helped him feed the goats, giggling as their fuzzy lips tickled your hand when you fed them.

“i named this one butter” he smiled, pointing a light colored sheep, “he’s kinda chubby” you teased and he gasped, a hurt expression on his face.

“i cant believe you come here and insult my goats, i raised them! they’re my children!” He teased and you rolled your eyes, walking towards him with your arms extended, he huffed, turning away from you. Laughing when he so easily melted into you after wrapping your arms around his waist, your head resting on his back.

“sorry for bullying butter, i am once again asking for forgiveness” you teased and he let out a low hum, you rolled your eyes. “I promise to not insult your goats-” Bucky turned around, brows furrowed and you groaned.

“i promise to not insult your kids, and i will give you all the kisses you want” you finished, arms crossed and bucky looked at you with a boyish smile, leaning down to kiss you.

It was quick, but it was sweet and made you swoon, smiling as he continued to pepper kisses all over your face. You yelped as one of his goats rammed his head into buckys leg.

“seems like someone wants your attention” you teased and he smiled, continuing to place the hay out along with a couple other things for them to eat.

The two of you were sitting along the bank of the river, sharing stories of what you had missed between your last visit.

“y/n!” Steve called out and your heart fell, a tight smile on your face when you saw the way Bucky’s expression fell. You squeezed his hand, kissing his temple before standing up, pulling bucky up with you as you walked back towards the hut, grabbing the backpack you had brought.

The two men talked for a bit while you gathered everything, double checking that you didn’t forget anything. You smiled as you rummaged through your backpack, holding the stack of letters you had written for bucky from the past two months.

You handed them bucky with a smile, apologizing for your handwriting in some of them.

“i already put yours in your bag doll, my handwriting is amazing” he teased and you punched him lightly.

The goodbyes always hurt, the way your heart tugged in your chest, like it was telling you to stay, that you were meant to be together.

You always ignored it, letting it only resurface at 3 am when your heart hurt and you longed for your soulmate.

Just this last fight, he just had to be truly free from HYDRA and you could be happy.

“don’t worry lovebug, I’ll see you soon” you comforted him, holding him tightly before letting go.

“see you soon” Bucky smiled, his heart sinking as you and Steve walked away, laughing when you turned around and waved at him, a bright smile on his face.

Before leaving you met with shuri, offering a couple more inputs on Buckys new arm before saying goodbye to her, she gave you a tight hug before letting you go.

You did see them soon. Although the circumstances were different. It wasn’t a ‘yay i get to see my soulmate and my friends and have a good time!’ visit.

It was more of a ‘oh god this purple guy wants some crazy crystals and is gonna kill half the universe with them please help’ kind of visit.

The plane landed and you greeted the royal family as usual, nervous as you followed shuri to her lab. Everything was moving so fast and your heart was in a frenzy. You had arrived earlier than the others, shuri sending a jet for you so you could be there when bucky got the arm.

You gasped as you saw the final product, a smile on your face as your fingers ghosted over the black and gold arm.

“shuri this is incredible!” You praised and she smirked, shrugging her shoulders.

“it’s what i do” she replied, closing the box before calling T’challa over so you could go give the arm to bucky.

“we think you should give it to him, explain to him what’s going on and all that” shuri spoke, T’challa and okoye nodding at her words.

“but-” okoye cut you off, her words gentle.

“it’s whats best for him” she assured you and you nodded, taking a deep breath as you waved goodbye to shuri.

T’challa and okoye accompanied you, a soft smile on your face as you saw him throwing the hay bales for his goats. Your smile grew when you noticed he had since gained two new friends, two cows laying down and one standing close to him.

“good to know you made new friends while i was gone” you called out, smiling as bucky looked at you with wide eyes. A smile on his face as you walked closer to him.

“doll!” He grinned, walking over to hug you as T’challa set the box down on a bale of hay. “what’s happening what’s going on? It hasn’t even been two weeks since last time” he questioned, looking at the two behind you.

“not that I’m not happy to see you but” he cut himself off, noting the fact you were suited up for a fight. You interlaced your fingers and sighed softly.

“c’mere” you spoke softly, pulling him along to the box. You have him a soft smile, letting go of his hand and opening the box.

He finally looked into the box, the shiny new vibranium arm gleaming in the sunlight. His heart fell. That’s why your heart was in frenzy, that’s why okoye and T’challa were so tense.

“wheres the fight” he spoke quietly, eyes not leaving the metal arm.

“on the way” T’challa spoke and he nodded. Okoye and T’challa left the two of you alone after explaining to bucky how to put the arm on.

You were silent, petting the goat you recognized as butter while bucky put the new arm on, changing into his suit while he was at it. Your heart ached.

One more fight, you had told yourselves for the last two years. Just one more fight and you could be together and be happy.

But the universe was cruel and decided to make the two of you wait longer, to put yet another barrier between the two of you and happiness.

it’s okay, after this fight everything will be okay

The words rang in your mind, letting out a shaky sigh. How bad could this fight be? It’s not like you hadn’t fought countless other villains before.

Bucky walked out suited and ready to go, though he was reluctant he knew it’s what had to be done. You gave him a small smile, shamelessly checking him out, not bothering to hide the smirk on your face.

“you know, under any other circumstances i would definitely not let you leave that hut” you teased and he blushed.

“I’ve only seen you suited up a couple times doll and it makes my heart face everytime” he shot back and you rolled your eyes, thinking back to when you and steve visited him immediately after a couple of missions.

The two of you walked hand in hand, getting a feel for his new arm as you made it to the plane, greeting steve with a smile and reluctantly saying hello to Sam.

You stood with bucky and Sam as you saw wakandas defenses go up, your mouth opened in awe as you watched it.

Not long after you saw something hitting it, breaking apart as it made contact and you and Sam flinched a bit.

“god i love this place” bucky spoke, watching alongside you and Sam. You heard Rhodey speak up not moments after.

“don’t start celebrating yet, we got more incoming outside the dome!” He called out, your eyes wide and you saw multiple things falling, planting themselves into the ground.

You let out a shaky breath, bucky bls your hand for a moment, squeezing it and kissing your temple.

“one more” he whispered and you smiled, nodding your head. “one more,” you repeated, hope blossoming in your chest.

You stood alongside bucky, looking back in awe as you saw all the hundreds of people, all ready to fight. Your stomach was in knots, your hands were shaky and you looked at bucky.

A small smile made its way onto your face. You would be okay.

“they surrender?” Bucky asked as steve, natasha and t’chalks returned.

“not exactly” steve sighed, you watched wide wide eyes as you all hundreds- maybe thousands of those things running towards the barrier.

You and bucky began shooting, taking out some of the ones which had made it through, sam and Rhodey already in the air. Your heart was thumping in your ears as you heard T’challa giving orders to open the barrier, bucky looked at you, eyes sparkling as he smiled at you.

“we’re gonna be okay, i promise doll” he assured you and you nodded, taking in a deep breath before taking off in a sprint alongside everyone. As the barriers opened, all of them got in, it was all a blur, shouts and groans coming from all around.

You shot as many as you could, making sure to try and keep everyone safe. You had lost bucky on the battlefield, everyone clashing. You didn’t have time to look for him as you continued shooting.

One of them knocked you over and you let out a groan, reaching for your ankle and swiftly stabbing it in the neck, cutting it open for good measure and rolling away before it’s blood could land on you.

You took the knife out, immediately throwing it and hitting one of them in the head and killing it before it could reach you. You were breathless as you continued to fight, running out of bullets.

“fuck” you whispered, eyes wide as you saw one of them running directly towards you. Scrambling to took one of your knives from a body on the floor, trying to throw it before the creature got too close. You were too late, by the time you turned around it had tackled you to the ground, sending the knife clattering to the floor.

You used all your strength to keep it from biting your head off, screaming as your limbs almost gave out.

You heard the sound of thunder above you, a bright light in the center of the battle field. You sighed out of relief when something hit the creature off of you, smiling widely as you realized who it had been.

Thor.

You got up quickly, grabbing another gun from the floor and laughing lightly when your eyes landed on the god of thunder, he was joined by a raccoon and some tree. You felt a weight lift off you shoulders.

“you guys are so screwed now!” Bruce cried out, joyous as he saw his friend.

“Bring me thanos!” Thor cried out, lightning emitting from his body as his eyes glowed, hitting the ground and electrocuting all the creatures around him.

You continued to shoot, frantic to try and minimize the number of the things on the field. It seemed like they would never stop coming, an infinite amount of them constantly bombarding you all.

The panic arose in your chest, you continued shooting, focusing on the endgame. You just had to finish this fight. You and bucky could get through this.

Your eyes were wide as you heard a deep rumbling, watching in horror as what seemed like giant spikey wheels erupted from the ground.

“fall back! fall back now!” T’challa cried out, your eyes searched for bucky, landing on him quickly and running towards him.

“y/n!” He called out, sighing in relief as he you ran next to him, stopping when you both saw wanda take some of them out.

“thought you were hurt” he spoke loudly between the gunfire, the two of you standing back to back as your shot.

“I could find you i got so worried” you replied loudly, glancing back and seeing a creature getting ready to pounce on the two of you.

“get down!” You yelled, pushing bucky to the ground and taking the knife he had strapped to his waist.

You reacted quickly, ducking slightly and thrusting the knife up into the air, the creature effectively cutting itself open, its insides pouring out as it flopped to the ground.

You helped bucky up and he smiled at you, in awe of your actions.

“thank you doll” he sighed out and you nodded, smiling for a second before going back to fighting.

“vision needs backup!” You heard over your earpiece, you and bucky turning to look at each other, nodding before taking off in a sprint towards the woody areas.

As the two of you arrived you stopped, catching your breath before realize how eerily quiet it was. Bucky looked over at you, concern on his face.

“‘M fine” you panted, wincing when you stood up straight, “just out of shape is all” you teased and bucky smiled.

“only you would make a joke while we’re about to face the most powerful being in the universe” he spoke and you smiled.

“if i don’t then who will” you shot back, walking quietly in search of the titan.

Your eyes landed on the rest of the team, running towards the titan and easily being thrown to the side, you and bucky ran together, raising your guns.

Neither of you even got a shot out before being tossed into the surrounding trees, wheezing as your back hit the trunk. You rolled on the ground, winded as you held your side.

Bucky recovered quicker than you, rushing to your side and helping you up.

“are you alright darlin?” there was worry in his voice and you managed a nod, moving to stand up, he threw your arm over his shoulder, helping you up.

You stood up with a wince, arms wrapping around him, holding him tightly and kissing his cheek before pulling away. You picked up your guns, handing one to bucky.

“ready?” you spoke and he nodded, the two of you ran to where you had last seen thanos.

Your heart dropped as you saw the mad titan snap his fingers, a bright light flashed before your eyes and bucky shielded you with his body.

When you looked back you saw his arm and the stoned sizzling, your eyes were wide and your lips trembled. No. No. this can’t happen.

“what did you do?!” Thor yelled, panic in his voice. Thanos quickly looked around, opening a portal and leaving into nothingness.

You walked over to steve quickly, bucky trailing behind you.

“Whered he go?” You spoke quietly, “where did he go!” You shouted.

“y/n?” You heard bucky say from behind you, steve and Thor looked over.

You turned your head, your eyes meeting with Buckys blue ones. The same baby blue ones you had seen on the highway, the same ones you saw on the helicarrier and when he found you after SHIELD fell.

It was the same bright blue eyes you would look into while cuddling by the lake when you visited him in wakanda.

They were wide, full of fear and panic as he looked at you and back to his hand as it turned to dust.

“bucky” you whispered, going to reach out to him, his legs turning to dust beneath him. You ran to catch him, wanting to hold him and tell him it would be okay.

You were to late, getting only a handful of dust as you reached for him. You felt your heart break in your chest, a pain you had never felt before. Falling to your knees you touched the ground, letting out a shaky breath and trying to calm yourself.

You shook your head, teary eyes as you watched those around you turn to dust.

“Sam!” You heard Rhodey call out. You could hear okoye shouting for t’challa.

You looked at steve in thor, hot tears in your face as you sobbed quietly.

You looked at your hands, ready for them to turn to dust, you could see the way they shook even through your teary vision.

A moment passed and nothing happened, you looked at your legs, expecting them to fade away but they never did.

No. No, not again. You shook your head, bringing your hands to your chest and curling into yourself.

“i cant lose him again” you whispered to yourself, “not when i was just getting him back, not when he was barely in my grasp”

You wiped away your tears as you heard natasha run to where Rhodey, Bruce, rocket steve and you were. You watched silently as steve flipped over visions body, your stomach hurt at the sight of it.

“what the hell is happening?” Rhodey spoke, looking around as steve let himself fall to the floor.

It was quiet as all of you looked around, natasha’s eyes landing on your broken expression. Your eyes were red, and you looked at steve, hoping he knew what to do.

“oh god” he let out, breathless as he looked around.

“I’m yours forever doll, no matter what happens” bucky smiled at you, his eyes bright as you bit your lip to hold back your smile. You handed him a gun, everyone around you running to get in position.

“and I’m yours forever my lovebug, we can get through this” you assured him, holding out your pinky as he quickly looped it in yours, bringing it to his chest and pulling you into his arms.

“one more fight” you whispered, the hope that you had wilted away, you grasped onto the flashes of the future you had seen.

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[dandelionflower]

She’s not here

They were all on the bus, heading back to the hotel for dinner and rest.

It was hard work, fixing up a park, but the class did it well. By the end of the day, it was beautiful, all traces of trash had disappeared and they had even managed to give some benches a new coat of paint.

Lila beamed and clapped as it was over, promising everyone a scoop of ice cream, as was tradition when she finished a big project. However, when they found a place that was selling ice cream, she realized she left her wallet in her room.

Apologizing profusely, she swore that she’d get them a treat some other time.

“This has never happened before; I’m so sorry everyone!”

Alya patted her shoulder. “It’s okay, girl. You already helped so much to heal that park; let us do something for you.”

“At least let me order for all of you.”

“If you want, girl, sure.”

“Okay, I’m usually really good at guessing people’s favorite ice cream flavors once I get to know them, so I should be good for most of you, but since Marinette and I haven’t been on such good terms lately, I’ll probably need to ask her. Where is she?”

“I dunno. Mari!” Alya called into the meager crowd of students. “Come on out, hun, we need to know your pick for ice cream!”

Adrien piped up from the back, where he was chatting with Rose. “I don’t think she’s here. She must not have come back from her walk.”

Alya felt her heart race with concern. “Lila, I know you want us to have ice cream, but there’s no way we can just leave Marinette in the forest.”

“Of course not, Alya.” She placed a hand on her shoulder. “I’ll go look for her after I place our orders. I know these woods better than anybody; I’ll have her back in a jiff.”

“Okay, thanks Lila.” She let out a breath, leaning against Nino.

True to her word, Lila left soon after ordering for everyone, heading down the sidewalk to look for Marinette. Sure, she seemed to be going the wrong way, but it was probably a shortcut she forgot to mention.

—

The walk back to the hotel was lovely, with Alya and Adrien arguing over which picture of Ladybug should be the new header for her blog and Nino holding her hand the whole way.

It was only when she got back to the hotel and saw Lila lounging beside a cute boy, did she remember that her BFF was missing.

“Lila! Did you find her?”

Adrien jolted, mid-sentence and looked up at Lila with hopeful eyes. It seemed that he forgot about Marinette too.

Lila sat still for a moment, before a look of remorse crossed her face.

“I’m so sorry, Alya. I couldn’t find her. I scoured every path, but nothing.”

“I should probably check.” Adrien raised his hand. “After all, I’m her boyfriend.”

“That’s a great idea.” Lila stood and walked to clasp Adrien’s arm. “I’ll come too, so we don’t get lost like Marinette.”

An odd look crossed Adrien’s face, but he nodded nevertheless. They began walking to the exit.

“Ah!” Lila flinched, clutching her leg. “My leg! I must have sprained it while looking for Marinette.”

“Oh!” Alya rushed to Lila’s other side, helping Adrien hold her up. “Let’s get you to our room, maybe get some ice for that leg.”

“No, I know you and Nino probably wanted to spend some time together. Adrien can take me. After all, what are all of those fencing lessons for?” She nudged him with a teasing grin, which he shakily returned. Poor guy, probably so worried about Marinette.

“Okay, make sure you call me if you need anything.” She grabbed both of her shoulders. “Anything.”

“Of course.” She smiled and patted her arm before tugging Adrien to the stairs.

Alya turned to Nino with a beam. “Soo, wanna hang out?”

He rolled his eyes, slipping his headphones back around his neck. “Of course, it’s not like we’ve talked about it since we found out about the trip.”

She leaned into his side, pressing a kiss on his jaw. “I’ve looked up a map, and I’m ready to show you all the sights.”

“Hi!” An unfamiliar voice surprised them; it was chirpy like Rose, but not quite as high. They turned in unison and saw a willowy girl with a long ponytail trailing down her back. An odd headband was woven into the deep purple locks.

“Sorry to eavesdrop, but I heard you two were looking for a place to hang out? Might I suggest…” her eyes landed on Alya’s face before brightening up again. “The aquarium? In the evening like this, the lights turn on and everything seems to glow an incredible blue.”

“Really?” She glanced at Nino with a grin. “That sounds like an incredible thing to put on my blog! Come on, Nino, let’s go!”

“Okay.” He chuckled and allowed himself to be pulled down a random hallway.

“Just take a right, then a left. It should be two doors down!”

They both giggled like kindergartners as they ran down the halls. Nino stopped and cocked a brow when she continued pulling him past the door the girl mentioned.

“Let’s play a game.” She whispered. “We both get lost and try to meet back here. Video chat so we know we don’t cheat.”

He pulled out his phone and called her in response.

Once they had gotten thoroughly lost, Alya set a timer and began dashing back to the aquarium.

It took her three minutes. (she may have cheated a little bit, but it wasn’t her fault! Nino is really cute when he gets winded from running!) She stumbled into the room, listening to Nino complain about how much she was making him run.

It was incredible. The latent orange from the sunset and the blues from the aquarium blended in a perfect contrast that she almost dropped her phone.

“Whereisshe...”

“You say something babe?” She glanced down at her phone. It was blank; no service.

Oh well, Nino would tell her what he said when he got here. Meanwhile, she raised her camera app to capture the stunning sight before her.

“She’snothere...”

A flicker at the corner of her screen. She lowered her phone, but nothing was there. It was slipped into her pocket as she turned to the larger aquarium. The fish seemed to be missing, except for one bright orange angel fish.

“She’snothere...”

The fish swam in hypnotizing figure eights. Alya stared at it, entranced. It felt like with every figure eight, the fish was stealing a little bit of breath from her.

“She’snothere.”

The fish moved faster and faster, until the swift motions combined with her shortness of breath made it look almost like it was forming a circle.

“She’snothere.”

No, not a circle.... a face. A face with thick rimmed glasses and a mole just above her eye. A face that looked like hers, but not.

“She’snothere. She’snothere. She’s. Not. HERE.”

A body erupted from the water, and Alya flinched from the waved, but they didn’t even spray her with a mist. Almost like they weren’t there.

A girl stood before her, hair in knots, staring at Alya. She was in a fancy blue dress that looked like it should be poofy, if not for the water dripping from the hem.

Alya stood stock-still, chest heaving. “Who are you?”

“Where is she?” A voice hissed from nowhere.

The girl looked at her with hollow eyes. “She’s not here.”

“Who are you walking about? What was that voice?”

The figure jolted, like a glitching video. Suddenly, her hair was neat and styled. Her dress was dry and fanned out around her.

“Are you okay? What’s going on?”

“Where is she?” The bodiless voice asked again, this time in a tone so sickly sweet, Alya felt like retching.

Her mirror image grinned at the ceiling, walking closer to the empty aquarium. She put her hand on it, like she was about to push open a door.

“She’s right here.”

Spectral waves rushed from the glass, assaulting and surrounding Alya. Her breaths became more and more shallow, it felt like her throat was closing up.

Like she was drowning.

—

When Nino came in, panting and just barely biting his tongue from cussing, Alya was curled in a ball on the floor, wheezing.

“Als!” He fell to his knees beside her, taking in her vitals like he learned in the akuma relief seminar. “You okay? It looks like you had either an allergic reaction or a panic attack. What was in that ice cream you ate?”

“Don’t...know... Lila ordered.” She gripped his hand tightly and pulled herself up, pulling out her phone and dialing Lila’s number.

“Alya!” She could hear the smile in her voice. “Adrien, come on over, it’s Alya.”

“Hey Alya.”

“What... was in the ice cream?”

“The ice cream I ordered? I can’t remember... hazelnuts, I think?”

She glanced at Nino with wide eyes. She was allergic to hazelnuts. Not enough to do anything serious, but enough that she had a little trouble breathing afterwards. That must also explain that weird stuff she saw too; oxygen deprivation.

Nino grabbed her arm, fully intent on taking her to her room to recuperate for the rest of the night. She allowed him to, still a little shaken.

—

A sleek fox sat in front of a broken-eyed ghost. So?

“She’s not here.” Anya replied, glaring at the ceiling. She looked back down, her defiant eyes turning sad. “She’s not here.”

Not true. She’s here, and she’s safe and sound in her room.

Her broken eyes lit up and she floated purposefully towards the best room in the home.

Not yet you don’t! Finny hovered in front of the ghost. She’s sleeping and you won’t bother her!

The ghost nodded forlornly and dissipated.

That settles it, doesn’t it? Grace asked once the ghost was gone

Yep, Allegra moved forwards. These students are helping them pass on. Once they impart their knowledge, and scare them straight, they get their free will back, to haunt or help who they choose.

It’s weird though, isn’t it? Finny mused. How just one word could have changed everything? If Anny had just lied to her, none of this will be happening.

But she didn’t. Allegra reminded him softly. None of them did, and this is the price they pay.

Yeah... Finny flew low. Hey Allegra?

Yeah, Fin?

She’s here. Giddiness oozed from his voice.

Yeah, Allegra stared at the hallway leading to the girl that gave their lives purpose again, she is.

………

The rest

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