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study or no, I like my fictional men with shark eyes
#Wip#mapple blog#elden ring#white mask varre#varre#elden ring varre#white faced varre#Varré#Elden Ring Varré#white mask Varré#it was an arcane study all along#didn’t get the character style down but the rendering makes so much sense to me now#I already thought fortiche was godly#but good god#my brain is being squashed like a stress ball#how on earth do they do it#goddamn#varrés neutral expression strikes fear in me#I have too much of his pupils showing but#it’s kinda funny having a staring contest while I draw#gods be good#things are making more sense#first real line less render ever????#wow
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Funniest responses* to the "What does "Blorbo" mean?" question
(In reference to my silmarillion fandom linguistics project, the results of which you can find in my "survey says" tag)
*not necessarily the full response, some are just fragments from longer responses. Also, I'm not filtering by "correct" or "incorrect" responses
Special Little Guy (gender neutral)
Lmao. That's like, my special little guy. He takes up my brain space. I'm rotating him.
you know how lilo from lilo and stitch has that doll she made, complete with backstory? basically like that
one's blorbo is a character one cares a lot about. it kind of has like... condescending or woobifying connotations? like expressing that Maedhros is your blorbo is sort of uh... one imagines like, a chibi Maedhros. cute, not scary. but it doesn't necessarily imply the speaker has distorted perception of the character in general, just a sort of fondness
The character a person wants to use as a doll/stuffed animal
A character who the author loves too much (and knows it)
"OMG Blorbo was in the new trailer for 5 seconds!" is a common statement
which often provokes... strange thoughts at 11pm.
Beloved character who you think about entirely too much and also enjoy putting in Situations
It implies some degress of being pathetic as well.
No relation to Blorbo Baggins.
The character you put under a microscope, put through the cheese grater, put into the salad spinner, and squeeze like a plushie.
A beloved character whom you want to both stick in a microwave and protect with all you have
character one fangirls* over (*gender neutral)
Just a little guy, whom I am deeply enamored of and just want to squish on the head and see what happens.
Favourive character, often pathetic, someone to pity as much as love
obsessed. baby. Will run my mouth off about them
the word "favorite" wasn't enough to encapsulate "the exact kind of character made specifically for me in the lab" either. my friendgroup started calling those types of characters "callouts" because they were calling you out by existing Exactly To Your Tastes
(not necessarily in a way that condones their actions, but deeply beloved nonetheless)
The "cinnamon roll" kind. Idk I love Namo but I'd never call him a blorbo, it just wouldn't feel right.
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dear?
My personal favourite character, whom I want to adopt even if he's a dark lord
A particularly beloved (or beloathed-in-a-positive-way) character.
Generally seem to be problematic favs.
I think it was originally meant to be somewhat mocking, but it was wholeheartedly adopted and is now used unironically.
A favored character that usually is subjected to great amounts of trauma and or fluff.
A favourite character, usually male
The obsession character
Feanor/character you are unreasonably attached to esp. if they are a Bad Person TM
The character who is most special and beloved to you (and often that means you're gonna put them through The Horrors)
a character that makes you chew on the bars of your enclosure
Special little character from my shows(tm)
usually having an aura of kicked wet puppy (brimby)
You'd build a shrine to them
Idk, ask the children 😹. Er. Hot character you like? I'm sure people have very complex definitions explaining why they like the hot character but I don't take fandom that seriously.
Your guy (gender neutral), not a comfort character, but perhaps a character you would like to see experience the worst situations possible (affectionate)
occasionally blorbo from my floor (my cat)
Just a widdle pathetic guy 🥺😈
A favourite character, thuogh usually one you squash like a stress ball or squeaky toy rather than put gently on a shelf
Ungoliant
Guy (gender neutral) who I hold in my hand like a neat rock and look at
character whom i will put in a glass and shake
character you are putting in the metaphorical salad spinner
A favourite character, often a war criminal treated like they did nothing wrong, they are a little kitty
(character you're particularly attached to and usually put in physically and/or mentally torturous situations for fun)
A character you’ve imprinted on and like seeing in misery. They’re your wet cat you enjoy pouring water on but also toweling off
Your favorite character, to whom no harm may come (except in the service of angst)
my guy. my friend my buddy. the person
Literally your favourite ever character, but not like you want to f*ck them, more like "how much can i let them suffer?"
Your favouritest character from media that you like to put in all kinds of situations, but is not morally problematic.
favourite character you want to bully
a fictional character that you like to an obsessive amount, typically more than other favourite characters; your specialist little guy; someone you are unwell about; you don’t always have to like your blorbo per day but they must take up constant thought space
#survey says#fandom#silmarillion#survey#terminology#fandom terminology#blorbo#blorbo from my shows#funny
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JJK men and a male reader
So I died and came back. Now my inbox is filled with a lot of Jujutsu Kaisen stuff with a male reader, so I looked around and noticed there aren't a lot of male writers or even gender neutral ones, meaning that's what I'll be doing for awhile. This first request is...
before I get started, if you'd like to request something, then please see my masterlist
JJK boys with a male s/o
Warnings: aged up and language oh and some nsfw stuff cuz that's what they wanted.
Characters: I. Yuuji, F. Megumi, G. Satoru, N. Kento, R. Sukuna, T. Aoi
I. Yuuji
Isn't hung up by you being male, I feel as Yuuji got older, the more open minded he became. His sexuality was something that evolved as he aged and had a big change in his mid teenage years when he was exploring himself. Into his late teens he began seeing people of all types of representation, he simply did not care how they presented themselves.
That leads us to you, our gorgeous male that has Yuuji simping. All seriousness, this man loves entirely, some might even find it to be smothering. He is the type to text you paragraphs of good morning and goodnight texts, always leaving something for you to eat in the fridge, brings something home because it reminded him of you, and always always makes time to call you before a mission.
Yuuji always has random thoughts about you. Like, "Should I make his favorite tonight?" "I wonder what he's doing." "Oh....that would look so cute on him, should I get it?" "AH this charm has our initials on it! that means it was meant to be!"
If you're a sorcerer, Yuuji d e m a n d s to be your partner on missions and he will have a fit if someone says no. Is constantly stressing himself out over your well being, even if he knows you can handle yourself. always asking about your technique and is amazed every time he sees it. Very protective, stands in front of you a lot and when he see's you struggling he doesn't hesitate to get the curse's attention regardless of his own situation.
Also just because I feel like he would: Yuuji gave you a promise ring when he realized you were the one he wanted to be with for the rest of his life.
He has this need to prove to you that he is a fit partner, Like showing you he can cook, has his own place, very responsible with his money and what not.
The type of guy to send you a million snaps a day. He will literally show you everything he did that day and wants the same in return.
Every date with him somehow includes a physical activity. Going out to dinner? chances are Yuuji will see an arcade and more specifically the DDR in the background.
NSFW
In terms of sexual stuff, Yuuji seems like a top, but has definitely thought about bottoming and upon trying it- was not into it. Does not matter if you're much bigger than him or not, he will top you. However, Yuuji is rather submissive when it comes to his partner, he will say yes to whatever it is you want. You want him to be soft and gentle, he'll do it. You want him to absolutely wreck your ability to walk, he'll do it.
The first time Yuuji tried stuff with a guy, he for sure looked up if it would hurt and read that anal could be very painful, was TERRIFIED that he would hurt the guy. Definitely was asking with every movement if he was okay. With you he's more confident, but still askes if you're okay throughout the event.
Man is simple, likes very intimate positions where he can see your face. Heavily into pleasing you, he tries any kinks you're into even if he's not that into it. Loves being praised, it just does something to his brain, in that same line- any sounds you make go straight to his dick. Really enjoys marking, is proud to cover you in them too.
The type of guy to enjoy eating you out, like fully sit on his face. Plus it helps his dick slide in smoother.
Yuuji will lose his mind if you say you want to milk him. Yuuji usually never thinks about his own pleasure, so when you want to pleasure him until he's empty, mans is not readyyyy. Just stutters out an okay and proceeds to go stupid when you start.
Conclusion
Yuuji loves you entirely. Trusts you 100% and would do anything to keep your life stable and happy. Yuuji just wants to grow old with you tbh, so in love with the idea.
If you were to break up with him, he would be devastated, unable to continue on for a long time. I mean he placed his everything into you, why would you do this to him?
all in all, it is a very stable relationship as long as you don't take him for granted because he is prone to letting people use him.
F. Megumi
Definitely did not care you were male. Megumi cares about a person's mentality, their goals and dreams, the way a person carries themselves. When Megumi met you, he found you quite attractive, your drive is what lured him in and from there his feelings developed.
Megumi is subtle in showing his affection. Little touches here, sticky notes meant just for you, always carrying 'extra' snacks. It actually might take you awhile to notice his affections for you, simply because it is so subtle. Megumi seems like the person to wait until you confess. However. Megumi would confess if he gets pushed to or knows he won't get rejected.
Once he confesses, his love is soft and soothing with a hint of awkwardness. Megumi in the beginning would be showing affection through words and small acts of service, always telling you how much he appreciates you and doing things for you. Some of these things would be things like picking up snacks for you, doing your laundry, leaving you some of his clothes. He likes to do these things without you knowing because I think it lessens the embarrassment he feels doing it.
Even if you are in a long term relationship with him, he always gets flustered by you. Megumi is naturally reserved, so telling him I love you with sincerity will cause him to malfunction. Poor boy freezes and stutters around his words while avoiding eye contact.
Now, physical contact in this relationship is a tell tale sign of how much Megumi trusts you and loves you. Megumi is the type of person to reserve physical touch for someone he completely trusts, so with you, this will let you know his true feelings.
Touch would start with closeness at first, just grazing hands or bumping knees, but would develop into hours of intimate cuddling because he's touched starved. KISSING, oh my lord- his kisses tell you everything he feels. so intense, no matter how soft he kisses you.
if you're a sorcerer, Megumi is the type to go on missions with you, but doesn't complain if he can't go with you. However, worries a lot and contemplates going after you. Unlike Yuuji, who would go to literal war, Megumi trusts your strength a lot. The only time he is like yuuji is against a particularly strong curse. Loves fighting together though, it shows how much you trust him.
NSFW
Megumi gives me verse energy. Like he was a top for a long time, asked you if he could bottom once and was surprisingly into it. So now when the mood arises, its whatever you guys are in the mood for. You guys often take turns.
His first time was with you- Megumi just seems like a late bloomer and you were the only person he did stuff with. He's very gentle because he knows it can be painful, I think sexually his fear is not being good enough for you, so give him as much reassurance as you can.
Now this boy is rather kinky despite his personality. Loves when you beg, drives him mad to hear your pleas and whimpers. Likes the pain of you needing something to hold onto when he tops which results in scratches down his back and the pulling of his hair. Doesn't think condoms are necessary because you're the only person for him in his eyes- aka likes breeding. When he bottoms, he enjoys riding and wants to see your face as he does. Do not get it twisted though, he's very much into you messing him up and railing him.
SEND THIS BOY NUDES. DO IT. Mans will sprint home if he has to. Don't do it too often or he'll get used to it. Maybe like once every two-ish weeks. Or better yet do it while he's on a mission. Megumi always tries to answer you, so expecting something serious, he short circuits when its just a pic of you in some underwear he thought he ripped the last time you guys were intimate.
Conclusion
Shy boy into some kinky things with his partner. It might take him some time to develop a deep relationship with you because he's scared you'll leave, but as long as you provide him the security he needs, he'll stay by your side indefinitely.
If you were to break up with him, you're just like his dad in his eyes and the betrayal would result in him locking many people out. Unlike Yuuji, who's emotions pour out of him, many wouldn't know Megumi is barely scrapping by.
G. Satoru
Gojo doesn't give a rats ass how you present yourself, he lives by the motto "a hole's a hole." What truly would make Gojo invest in more than casual hooking up is your personality. Gojo needs someone who doesn't need him and doesn't care about who he is in the sorcerer world. Someone like that would capture his eye rather quick and this man is like "Eh? I'm GOJO SATORU, you know top dog?" and you would just blink and go back to whatever it was you were doing.
Shows off so much trying to impress you. "ne ne (Y/n) did you see me squash that special grade into dust?" *sigh* "Yes Gojo, I also saw you split one into a thousand pieces and turn another into a ball." so unamused by his abilities.
The one time he saw amazement cross your features is when he was playing the piano (I feel Gojo's other talents were never looked at and everyone saw him as this god like being, all he wants is someone to look at other things he can do.) and his heart skipped a beat. Because his first goal was just get into your pants, he was quite surprised you were more interested in his normal talents. This is where he begins showing you his real side, still a teasing man child, but he begins asking you about your interests and seeing what you have in common.
The more he learns, the harder it is for him to find a way not to commit to you. You see Gojo subconsciously looks for a reason to leave, he hates being tied down and is super flighty. Then there's you, ticking all his boxes without even knowing it. There's only been one person to do that.
So he takes a leap and goes for it. He's still scared that he'll get burned like last time, but he's willing to try.
One of the requirements to being with Gojo is you need to be strong in your own right. Gojo is an extremely powerful man with many enemies, so his partner must be able to handle themselves. Being a sorcerer, Gojo would B E G you to go with him on literally every single mission and would throw the biggest tantrum until you say yes. Sometimes when he's being particularly childish, he'll stop fighting the curses to watch you do it. "You can do it (Y/n)-chan, if you win I'll give you kisses." Takes everything in your power not to launch your technique right at him as he sits there with his shit-eating grin.
This man in the beginning of your relationship is immediately extremely handsy. Just all up on you all the time, but little do you know is, this is really a protective measure for when you're out of the house. At home, he's still handsy, but you can just feel how different it is. He'll come and fall asleep on you, stand behind you when you're doing your skincare routine, always following you around the house.
Overtime, you'll become his place to rest when he needs to recharge. You're the only time Gojo gets a break from being at the top. It makes you wonder if he ever truly gets to be normal.
Overall, Gojo's love is deceptively delicate because his personality is quite childish, he uses it as a mask to hide how he's really feeling. So you might think everything is going swimmingly until he ups and leaves you. Once he starts showing you that real side of him, that's when you have him wrapped around your finger.
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This man is incredibly horny. His stamina is very high and he's very kinky. Gojo is a dominant verse whore. It doesn't matter if he's taking or giving, he's always in control. Honey you were not first and you might not be the last, this man is very confident in pleasuring you.
Gojo like I said, is incredibly kinky. He enjoys degrading you, overstimulating you until you beg him to stop, he wants to break you and make you only crave him. Seriously, you might want to think about a safe word because this man won't stop until you're not even speaking coherent sentences. In saying that there are somethings that you can try (key word 'try') to do to make him lose his mind. One of those things is a blowjob, his dick is incredibly sensitive in certain areas, so he'll become a mind-numbed mess if you're good enough. Another is softly begging in his ear and saying how he's the only one who makes you feel this way aka call him your god in bed and he'll bust right then and there.
Phone sex. Legit will call you if you guys haven't been together for a few days and all you hear are his whines and groans. "Guess what I'm doing cutie~"
THIS MAN- you're never safe to answer your phone because one time you opened the snap and it was him lazily jacking his dick. You have a small heart attack every time the notif is a snap from Gojo, just praying you can open it in public and 9/10 you can't.
The type of guy to get handsy in public places. Just in your ear like "Baby pleeeeasssseeeee can we fuck in public, I promise you'll still be able to walk when I'm done."
Conclusion
Gojo is a rollercoaster of a relationship that needs it's rider to be okay with a lot of distance for awhile and sudden disappearances. Without the right criteria, the relationship is doomed to fail.
If you were to break up with him, he would immediately sleep with as many people as he can to numb himself from the pain of having a hole ripped right through him. He'd go back to that childish personality, but you can feel the edge in his words despite his tone.
N. Kento
Nanami gives me 'gave up on the sex of my partner ages ago' energy. Like he has tried relationships with a lot of people and realized all people suck. So you being a man means nothing to him, you just have to prove to him you're not shitty like everyone else.
The type of guy that takes you out on proper dates in the beginning. It's usually dinner because of his job, but sometimes he'll ask you to lunch. Nanami will bring you small gifts like flowers or Knick knacks he thought you'd like.
Nanami likes someone a little younger than himself, probably around 23-24, they still have that idealistic thought process but with realistic foundations. He likes someone who can be serious, but still enjoys things like joyrides or going out bowling.
Nanami is a very uptight guy, so you're going to have to work to get him to relax. When you do, this is when he starts to see you as long time partner rather than someone who is just for fun. Literally goes from stick up his ass, to a big softie that just wants to curl up in bed with you. He'll start smiling more and doing intimate things like bathing together.
Nanami would probably rather have someone outside the sorcerer world so he doesn't have to think about work when he sees you. He wouldn't complain if you were though, gives him a lot less to worry about since he knows you can handle yourself. Doesn't even stress when you go on missions by yourself, he respects your strength.
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Now Nanami is moderately kinky. He's definitely a top and will not change. He's into ddlb (dom daddy and little boy for my innocents out there.) Very much into control and making you take it, he's not one for brats and will tame that shit right out of you. Doesn't need a safe word, he's very good at gauging your reactions. Really really into deep throating and you better learn how to breathe or you'll be struggling. Likes breeding, so he would be glad you can't have children.
Conclusion
Nanami’s love is traditional and straight forward. He likes routine to a certain degree and that degree ends at stable relationship, everything else is not that fun without a level of risk to him, but he likes that when he comes home, you'll be right there.
if you were to break up with him, Nanami would sigh and say he told himself so. He's hurt, but it'll solidify that people are still and always will be shitty.
R. Sukuna
Sukuna does not do love. period. The only way I could see him giving notice to someone is if they are powerful, someone who can bring him amusement. Sukuna only does thing for his own entertainment end of discussion.
I’m going to be using post-Yuuji Sukuna, so he’s restricted by Yuuji himself and can’t outright cause chaos at all times. This way Sukuna has to spend more time with people than he’d like to, normally he would just kill something once he’s bored, but now he has to deal with them.
Noticed your technique through Yuuji and was amused, much like Megumi, he thought your curse technique had a lot of potential to be devastating. As Yuuji spent more time with you, Sukuna began noticed more things about you, like that you cooked better than Yuuji, were extremely versatile in battle with your technique and so on.
The type to notice your attraction to him and act on it. He can’t really do much since he’s in Yuuji’s body, so he’s going to work with what he’s got. Didn’t care if you’re male or female, he just likes a strong partner so he can go harder during sex.
Your relationship would start with being his toy, something to bring him pleasure that is all. With Sukuna, you must both respect him and not fear him. He’s very big on respect and trust, but hates when someone he views as ‘important’ fears him because they’ll betray him the second they can. Everyone else can fear him, he doesn’t care.
Sukuna is also highly unpredictable and unstable, be prepared for death at a moments notice tbh. He’ll kill you if he feels like it. In a deeper relationship, Sukuna is a hard pressed tsundere, saying things quite harshly. Saying things like, “Here brat, I don’t need you breaking just yet.” “Dumbass, that curse was stronger than you.” “I took care of them because you’re weak.”
Trust between Sukuna and you is a game of high stakes chess, one wrong move and you’re nothing but trash to him. However, succeed in earning his trust and you’ll be rewarded with a loyal man. Though Sukuna hates showing vulnerability, so he’ll treat you the same in public places that he would treat anyone else. Alone, he’s alright with whatever as long as it doesn’t annoy him.
Surprisingly protective. He’ll kill curses he deems are a problem to you or rip a person limb from limb if he found a hair missing from your head. Doesn’t understand why you don’t let him handle it, he’s way stronger than you.
Is almost never soft with you unless he’s extremely tired or just waking up. Holding you as close as he can and telling you not to go. Don’t bring it up either, he’ll end you if you tell anyone.
Will never tell you, but likes touching you, you’re very soft compared to him. He’s the type of guy to have callous from years of fight and doesn’t really care about his skin to much because he’s a God in his eyes.
Would rather surrender himself to a church than admit he gets slightly giddy when you remember small details about him. Like this man has a lot of history, so when you know a tiny random detail about him, his non-existent heart shutters a little.
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This man is extremely kinky during sex. I pray for your well being because honestly I don’t know if you’re going to live through sex with him. A dom top period, that last person to even insinuate they could top him was added to his innate domain permanently.
He’s into completely dominating you and make sure you know he owns you. B I G into impact play, slapping you a lot until you’re a beautiful red. Degrading and humiliating you, honestly would let people watch so they know that you’re his property.
Actually really likes his partner to be a brat, man loves breaking you and turning you into a submissive bunny just for him. Honestly he just likes pushing people beyond their limits, like really into emotional play, he wants to see your expressions when he does something. Ooo objectification, will use you like a foot stool and sit on you. Man in general will work you hard.
In saying all that, immaculate aftercare because he knows your mind is too far gone to remember him being this caring and soft for you. Literally bathes you and gets you into bed curled up on him. Also makes sure your body didn’t sustain a lot of damage during sex.
Do. Not. Taunt. Sukuna. It will not end well. “Huuuh? You think you can handle more little boy?” Eyes narrowed and smile too tight. You’ve awoken the beast and he’s not going to leave anything unbroken.
Conclusion
Sukuna’s love is... well a bike ride through hell? To be honest you’ll never know if he loves you. Everything about him is highly unpredictable and dangerous, you could end up as worm food in seconds.
Breaking up with Sukuna... you’re joking right? You don’t have the balls to tell a man who could split you into a million pieces with a flick of the wrist, you’re breaking up with him , right?
Seriously he’ll kill you, no hesitation. It’s either realize you’re stuck with him or die. I think most people would assume he never cared at first, but he did care and now you want to leave him? Absolutely not. He set everything down for you and he’ll be damned if he lets you live without him.
T. Aoi
(First and foremost- why is it so hard to find Toudou headers.)
Okay, I’m sorry but Toudou to me is a straight guy, so I can’t really see him with a male. But, if it were to happen, I think it would go like this:
Being childhood friends with Toudou, you were used to his eccentric personality and sometimes extreme antics.
This man is EXTREMELY comfortable with you. You guys grew up together, so some of the things you guys do together would definitely be seen as way too much for friends. I’m talking sharing the same bed, bathing together, using each other’s things without permission. To you guys, you’ve been doing this since you were little, so neither of you think twice.
I think there would be a trigger that would make Toudou realize he’s more into you than being friends. Like maybe someone flirting with you, he’d at first think he’s being replaced as a friend, but it’s much deeper than that. Definitely debates in his head about what he’s feeling toward you. After going back and forth with his type of girl in his head, he’ll come to terms with it.
This is when he’ll start noticing things he’s never payed that much attention to before. Things like how small you’re compared to him, the way clothes fitted to your body, how pretty you actually were and most important difference- how he’s never noticed you have the fattest ass he’s ever seen.
Seriously this man’s sexuality went from women to women + you.
Toudou isn’t the type to wait either, as soon as he knows how he feels, he confesses. He’s the type of guy to say “take it or leave it, that is how I feel.”
You kinda just stand there. Like, huh? Toudou are you feeling okay? Have- have you been cursed? There’s no way, Toudou middle name pussy pounder Aoi just said he was into you romantically... right?
After the shock, you reciprocated his feelings and began dating.
Now, this man- S U P E R affectionate and devoted. Always wanting to hold hands or link arms. He loves cuddling and playing with your hair while you sleep on him. Puddy in your hands if you give him a massage.
Toudou is immensely dedicated. He knows your favorite foods down to the amount of salt you use on your fries, knows what sizes you prefer for hoodies, shirts, button ups and so on, and this man knows your favorite movies by heart.
He’s the type to buy you something simply because you said it was starting to give you problems.
Lovvvvessss dates. I mean he’s a hopeless romantic, he wants to take you on really cheesy dates that you’d see honeymoon couples go on.
The type to want to match clothing or jewelry.
If you’re a sorcerer, he’s wanting to train everyday, he likes seeing you in action. Double points if you can match him in strength too. He respects your strength enough to not worry about you, he’s confident in his S/o’s abilities.
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Top. Enough said. Ok but seriously, he wants to clap you cheeks so bad.
Toudou has the biggest size kink too, I’m talking like he’s the type to point right at your navel and say “I’m right here baby~ can you feel me filling you?”
His definitely into railing. His favorite position is the mating press, allows him to hit deeply and as hard as he wants.
Lovesss when you whine and beg. He wants to see how much you can take before your begging him to let you cum.
The type of guy to leave your ass a nice reddish purple color. Just two big ass hand prints on you ass and hips.
✨i m m a c u l a t e✨ aftercare. It’s almost like he’s worshipping you when he’s cleaning you up and making sure you’re taken care of.
Conclusion
Being with Toudou is like being with an Aries, he’s high energy and can get easily bored. He enjoys someone who excites him both mentally and physically. Loves a challenge. Toudou’s love is like a concentrated ball of sunlight, it’s hot and bright. He’s overly devoted to you and tells you how much you mean to him all the time.
If you break up with him, he’s the type to hold his head high until he’s alone and then he breaks down, crying into his hands. Thinking, “Was I too much?” “Maybe I wasn’t enough?” He’s confident, but he’s still a person with insecurities.
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Fuck Misogyny
request: Bucky uses his newly gained knowledge of feminism to squash misogynistic interview questions. @ptrs-prkrs
warnings: language, creepy men, feminist!bucky
a/n: hey babes!! i hope this lived up to what you wanted! i couldn’t find the exact video you were referencing but i know what you’re talking about, so i drew inspiration from a few others.
p.s.: my requests and tag lists are open!!
xoxo ray
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The set up was simple. A long row of fold out tables covered in black fabric, microphones in front of each seat. Black papers were taped to the backs of the microphones with each team member's name. Bucky had told Evie that he wasn’t going to be able to work out with her today because of this so it better be worth it. The PR manager for the team, Amanda, had set everything up. Hired the mediator, notified the press, everything. Ever since they announced that they were going to be hosting an Avenger’s Q&A Panel, the internet quite literally broke.
Of course Bucky had been doing lives on TikTok with the group of five for the past couple of weeks now, so he was becoming quite comfortable in this format. He’s become increasingly active on his social media accounts, gaining more and more followers everyday. Granted, there were still haters, as Freddie called them, but Bucky ignored them for the most part.
Bucky was actually excited for this press meeting. He was finally gaining traction in the media and he knew how to correctly answer their questions. As Amanda had explained, there was going to be several questions from the mediator, tons from the press that they had invited, and then some fan questions as well. They apparently were going to be live streaming the conference on YouTube allowing them to read the comments and questions as it went on.
“Okay, everyone. You have two minutes until we start.” The team was in an empty board room in the Hilton hotel. Tony didn’t want everyone on the compound’s grass because he just had it fixed. Bucky scanned his fellow teammates. It was impossible for everyone to dress for the same event. Steve was wearing a shirt that was almost bursting at the seams with a pair of jeans and sneakers.
Tony was wearing a lovely Tom Ford, three piece, two-button, of course. Natasha and Wanda were wearing ripped jeans and casual tops. Vision was wearing a sweater vest and slacks, Bruce was clad in slacks as well a jacket covering his shoulders. Sam was wearing a button-up shirt and pressed jeans and he couldn’t find Clint anywhere, probably hiding in the rafters again.
Bucky had his iconic leather jacket donning his shoulders, a pair of slightly ripped jeans. His outfit was picked out by Cassie and Penny. “You need to look like you care but like you don’t at the same time.” Is what they said, the phrase made Bucky shake his head. His hair had finally started growing back and he wasn’t quite sure how he felt about it.
He had gotten help from Evie before he left Cassie’s apartment. She had pulled back the top half, braiding back two sections into the bun at the back of his head. There were pieces dangling in front of his eyes, “to accentuate the facial features, trust me they’ll love it.” Was Evie’s explanation as they pushed him out of the apartment, so he wouldn’t be late.
“Alright guys! They’re calling your names!” The team filed out of the board room and into a large ballroom. Bottles of water were placed beside each placemat. Tony went out first, followed by Steve, then Bruce, Natasha, Clint, Wanda, Vision, Sam and ending with Bucky. They all settled into their seats, Bucky peeled his jacket off himself, placing it on the back of his chair. His black short sleeved shirt highlighted the gold inlays of his vibranium arm.
“Oh, I see we’re showing some muscle today huh, Buck?” Sam teased as Bucky took his seat next to him. Bucky groaned in realization, covering his microphone so it didn’t pick up what he planned to say.
“Good God, is this what it’s going to be like the entire panel? You just bugging the shit outta me?” They shared a laugh making the rest of the members look at the pair. The audience clapped as they were introduced and continued clapping as they assembled before them.
“Thank you. We would like to welcome everyone to the first, of hopefully many, Avenger’s Q&A Panel.” The female mediator, Stacey, read the assigned lines off the sheet on her podium. “We are going to start with questions we curated for the team and then open it up to the members of the press. After that we will turn to our live stream and answer some viewer questions.” The press rustled in their seats, pulling out pens and journals as well as their phones to record. “Okay, starting off with a question directed at the Avengers in general. How are you feeling about coming before the media in this type of format?” Glances were exchanged between the members, not sure on who was going to start.
“I feel that this is a great way for the general public to learn a little bit more about each individual team member.” Vision was the first to respond and Steve added on.
“Yeah, I definitely think that there’s a common misconception that we don’t want to engage with the media or the general public. We do, unfortunately due to the amount of research and training that we are doing behind the scenes, it just goes to the back of our minds.”
“Right. So Tony and Bruce, we all know that you two are geniuses. What are your feelings on expanding the teachings of STEM courses to not only high school, but as far back as elementary school or even kindergarten?” The pair thought about the question before answering.
“Well, I definitely think that offering STEM-based classes at a younger age would be beneficial, especially if we were to allow the kids to continue to switch what they want to focus on.” Bruce started. “It’s incredibly anxiety-inducing for teenagers to have to decide what they’re going to do with their life right before they are thrust into an unforgiving world.”
“Yeah, I’ll never understand why we do that to our future leaders, it’s honestly baffling. Why do American schools wait until high school to require our children to learn foriegn languages, they aren’t going to retain that information. The same applies for such comprehensive courses like STEM-based ones. If you wait until their brains are already developed so far, then they’ve already decided what they think is interesting and if they don’t find those courses interesting then they aren’t going to pay attention.” Tony finished Bruce's thought before nodding to each other smugly, obviously proud of themselves for answering the question so well.
“Interesting that you see it that way. This last one goes out to everyone and then we’ll open it up to the reporters. How do you deal with the stress and anxiety that comes with being an Avenger? Do you feel a certain amount of pressure to always do the right thing?” Stacey shuffled her papers, tapping them twice on the podium.
“We all have our own routines and ways that we decompress after missions so that really just depends on the person. Like I think that Bruce listens to opera music, and Wanda mediatates, Tony tinkers. It depends on the person.” Natasha answered concisely, making Bucky nod his head. He could recall all of those things to be true.
“Oh definitely, and it doesn’t hurt that we have a former VA Trauma Counselor on board to help us work through the harder stuff.” Steve added a gesture of his head to Sam.
“Speaking of that Sam, just a quick question before we open it up. How difficult was it for you to transition from regular Air Force missions to Avenger level missions?” Sam made a face at Stacey before answering.
“Um, I mean, it’s not that different. You’re always fighting one of the Big Three-- aliens, androids, or wizards, no matter what department you’re working with. The only transition I had to deal with was the Tony Stark-erized suits. Now that I think of it, Tony, can we make it tighter?” Sam quipped making the room laugh with ease.
“Alright, well now we’re going to open it up to the reporters. Starting with this gentleman in the front and then if we could also give a microphone to someone on that side of the room. Okay, thank you.” The first reporter stood up, holding the microphone in one hand and his phone in the other.
“Hello. John from Huffington Post. The Avengers inspire almost everyone around the world, so we would like to know who inspires you? Who do you look up to in terms of your idols?” He sat back down as the team contemplated their answers.
“Gandhi.” Bruce said, Tony snapped his fingers and pointed at him then added. “Pepper, she’s so amazing.” Steve looked down to Bucky, who shrugged.
“I would probably have to say that my sister, Sarah, inspires me. She raised her two sons, Cas and AJ, by herself after the Blip and was able to keep the family business going.” Sam’s answer made Bucky smile. Sam had brought him to their house in Delacroix, he remembered waking up to Cas and AJ playing in the kitchen, happy giggles filtering through reminding him of his time in Wakanda. By the time that Bucky had refocused on the conversation they had moved on without his answer. Several different questions went by, all directed to the team at large, until Chad.
“Hi, I’m Chad for the Daily Mail. My question is for Wanda and Natasha.” The pair of women perked up, excited to have a specific question. “Do you find that your equipment hinders you in doing your job as well as your male counterparts?” Stunned expressions settled over the womens faces, then annoyance. Bucky’s brows shot up to his hairline, appalled that someone had the balls to ask that. Wanda and Natasha handled the question with grace and much more restraint than Bucky would have.
“Well for me, I am able to move things with my mind so I can throw things randomly at people even if I’m not in the room. I’ve been very fortunate to work with Natasha who has Widow training, so my hand to hand combat is improving immensely. And being able to work with Princess Shuri in Wakanda to learn how to fully control my powers. It’s an ever evolving process that I’m always excited to take on.” Bucky nodded and turned his attention to Natasha.
“My favorite thing is training with either Steve or Bucky because they push me to do my best. We all have our specialties here and it’s nice to learn new skills or improve old ones with people who support you.” Natasha sat back in her chair, crossing her arms over her chest, throwing daggers with her eyes at Chad in the audience, waiting for him to say something else. Chad stood again, yelling so he could be heard over the crowd’s commotion.
“That’s great, ladies, but forgive me, you didn’t answer the question I asked.” Bucky pushed forward in his seat, leaning into his microphone.
“I’m sorry, I think I misunderstood what you asked them then. I would like for you to clarify what you mean by equipment.” Chad balked, not expecting a male’s voice to respond.
“You know what’s implied by equipment, sir.” Bucky’s jaw clenched at the man.
“Did you just ask two of the most capable women that I’ve ever known, if their equipment, which I’m assuming you’re referring their breasts, made it to where they couldn’t do their job as good as the rest of their male counterparts. Just to be clear, that’s what you’re asking?” Chad stuttered as he answered yes.
“Right, well first off that’s disgusting. Just a bit of background for you, Wanda is the strongest Avenger here, plain and simple. As for Natasha, she’s the smartest woman I’ve ever met and she can take down every single male here.” Bucky took a breath before continuing. “So, what I think you really want to know is how they encourage their teammates to keep up with them.” He dropped his head to look at the two women down the line.
“Don’t worry Chad, I’ll ask them the right question, since you can’t quite seem to understand how to respect women.” The team was holding back snickers at Chad’s reaction. “Wanda, Natasha. Chad wants to know how the hell you push your male teammates to be just as good as you are. What are your strategies to keep us on our toes while training?” Claps sounded from the women press members and Bucky awaited the pair's response. The next press member stood and asked a question.
“Hi, I’m Chloe from Vanity Fair. This question goes to everyone on the panel.” Bucky settled in for another question that didn’t matter. “How do you continue to be aware of things happening in our society today? Do you keep up-to-date through new channels, or social media?” The answers were rather generic from the team, all of them rather uncomfortable from the tension that Bucky and Chad had created. Stacey interrupted after Chloe’s question.
“Okay, we’re going to open it up to viewer questions from our live stream.” An iPad was placed on the podium in front of Stacey and her eyebrows rose. “Okay, there’s quite a variety here. Here’s one for Steve and Bucky.” Bucky perked up, nervous to answer because his adrenaline had worn off.
“One viewer asks, ‘Steve and Bucky, being from the 40’s, women were treated like second thoughts and were talked about like objects. Now, you’re in the 21st century, not much has changed. What have you been doing to support feminist causes?’”
“I just want to say that everyone should be answering this. It’s true that during the 40’s women were not treated the right way, and they still aren’t today. An 18 year old can’t walk down the street at nine o’clock at night without being catcalled. I am a proud feminist, as everyone should be. I think that as a team we are doing pretty well in that department. As far as what I’m doing to support feminist causes, I’m doing as much as I can. I actually recently enrolled in online classes to expand my knowledge on many subjects, seeing as how I am from the 40’s and all.” The crowd laughed along with Bucky.
“Almost all of my classes have to do with either psychology or gender studies, it’s a fascinatingly haunting subject. One book that I’m reading right now was suggested to me by my friend Cassie, it’s called Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women that a Movement Forgot. The author doesn’t let up and I’m only halfway through it. Look, I’m still educating myself, but I’m a strong believer in doing what is right for everyone, so I’m trying. Thankfully I have a few people keeping me in check as far as my actions.” Bucky thought his response was well thought out for being an on the fly question. He was new to the concept of feminism but that didn’t change the fact that it made total sense.
“I’m with Bucky on this. The 40’s were a rough time. I remember the first time I met Peggy Carter, I was astonished that a woman could be in such a powerful position. One of the first things she did after I met her was punch out someone who made a sexual comment to her. I’ve been supporting feminist causes ever since working with Peggy.” Steve added, a sad smile spreading on his face reminiscing Peggy.
“This one says, ‘As a total fan of all of you, I love seeing what you post on your social media accounts. When are the rest of the Avengers going to follow Bucky’s lead and download TikTok?’” Bucky’s head flew back into a full body laugh. Tony shifted forward in his seat, pointing his finger at the laughing man down the table.
“I would just like to say he didn’t get that approved before doing it. However, it did go over really well, so we’ll consider it.” Wanda’s mouth rolled inwards, stifling her laughter.
“We’ll consider it, you’re such an old man. Most of us have TikTok already, we just don’t make content on it like Barnes over here.” Sam said, tossing his head in Bucky’s direction.
“I’ve got like three videos on there!” Bucky and Sam began bantering back and forth.
“Yeah and one of them is dancing to a Cardi B song! Who even showed you that? I thought you only like 40’s music?” Bucky made a face at the man.
“Uh, just because I didn’t like your suggestions for music doesn’t mean I don’t have taste. My Spotify playlist is filling out quite nicely, Wilson.” Bucky and Sam didn’t quit fighting from then on, just little jabs at each other under the table.
“Here’s a good one,” Stacey had a smile on her face, “Are you allies of the LGBTQ+ community?” Bucky responded quickly with no hesitation.
“Yes, many of my friends are members of the Alphabet Mafia. Why wouldn’t we be?” Wanda nodded at his question, laughing at his use of the phrase Alphabet Mafia.
“Yeah, absolutely. I mean, I’m dating a fucking android, I’d be pretty hypocrictal if I wasn’t an ally. Nat, Clint what about you?” Clint bobbed his head in response.
“Oh yeah. We all are, even the Star Spangled Man with a Plan.” Steve’s shoulders shook with laughter at Clint’s nickname for him. The team broke out into laughter, joining Steve. Stacey cleared her throat, commanding the attention of the room again.
“Alright, everybody! That’s it for today.” She glanced down at her papers. “We would like to thank everyone for coming out today and joining the Avengers Q&A Panel. At this time we are unaware, if we will be conducting another one of these, but the odds look good based on the response.” The team filed out of the ballroom and into the empty boardroom. Bucky was the last to get into the room and he was approached by Natasha and Wanda immediately. Wanda wrapped her arms around him in a bear hug.
“That was so sick, Bucky!” She stepped back and Natasha offered him a side hug as well. “Where’d you learn all that? And since when are you taking online classes?”
“That guy was being an asshole, he needed to be put in his place. I hope you guys didn’t feel like I overstepped or anything.” Bucky hung his arm over Wanda’s shoulder, leaning his weight on her. “And I started about two months ago. They’re going really well, I’m learning a lot and enjoying it surprisingly. It’s a good thing to do in my free time since I’m not always on missions.”
“I’m proud of you James, that was impressive.” Natasha complimented him, she wasn’t usually a woman of many words so that was a lot. Bucky smiled at her, nodding his head. His phone began buzzing in his back pocket, so he excused himself from their conversation. His screen displayed one of Evie’s senior pictures, signalling that she was calling him. He pushed the green button and brought the phone to his ear to answer her call.
“Hello?” She ignored his greeting with a squeal.
“Check your Twitter! Bucky, you’re trending! Here I’m putting you on speaker, we’re all here Buck!” Shuffling noises were heard through the speaker as Evie began reading the tweets to Bucky. Laughs from Cassie, Freddie and Penny could be heard behind Evie’s voice.
“Oh my gosh Eve! Just let the man get back to what he was doing!” Freddie yelled at an excited Evie, who retaliated with a scoff.
“Okay, okay! Just remember we have a movie night tomorrow! It’s Penny’s turn to pick so we don’t know what to expect.” Evie mumbled the last part into her phone speaker. Bucky heard the impact of a pillow hit Evie, causing her to grunt in pain. “Okay! We’ll talk to you later, Buck! See you soon!” She hung up the phone before he could get a word in edgewise. Bucky shook his head as he shoved his phone back into his pocket. Amanda approached Bucky asking to speak with him privately.
“So we’re getting a flood of interview requests from networks and papers. We would like to start running with this. We’ll have to go over everything with our PR guy, Ryan, but it should work out. As long as you’re comfortable with all of this.” Bucky smiled and nodded, following after Amanda as she continued explaining what would happen going forward.
He was nervous, of course, but he could tell these nerves were coming from a place of excitement instead of fear, which was a new sensation for the man. It wasn’t unwelcome, it was the same as when he first started hanging out with Cassie, Penny, Freddie and Evie. It was the same when he went on his first mission with the team. Bucky was ready to tackle this next adventure, whatever it would entail.
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Sugar and Coffee [14]
Chapter 13 - Chapter 14 - Chapter 14.5 OR Chapter 15
➜ Words: 4.7k
➜ Genres: 99.5% Fluff, 0.5% Angst, Pâtisserie school!AU
➜ Summary: It isn't hard to be a pâtisserie chef, but it's not a piece of cake either. It seems like for you in particular, life keeps throwing in one wrench after another. It always finds ways to make your sweets bitter. The cherry on top is Jeon Jungkook — a rival with a sensitive sweet tooth who always finds ways to complain about you.
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“After we’ve rolled our gum paste and cut it, we want to pinch the ends while tucking and rolling all the edges to thin it out and distort the shape. Peonies aren’t perfect after all.” You follow closely after her, taking the ball tool to make press it into the sugar petal and roughening the ridges. Sejeong continues to explain, “It’s a back and forth motion. Just trace the edge. Like that. When you’re happy with it, just add it to the covered center. Slide it up, like so, and then fold them up and make it tight. Overlap them and there we go! We have our bud. Repeat it for the other layers and watch that alignment. When it’s dry, you can colour it with petal dust.” When the older woman finally looks over, she’s stunned. “That’s lovely, Y/N!” “Really?” You turn your head up, eyes burning after concentrating so hard while trying to follow along. “Yes, you’re a very fast learner. I thought I would have to show you at least a few more times, but it looks like you’re on the right track. See? Isn’t this a lot more fun than just piping flowers?” “It’s more realistic.” You smile. “Thanks for showing me.” “It’s not a problem. I’ll be right back, so keep on going.” She pats your shoulder and leaves for the front where her husband should be, probably in consultation with a couple. You continue, folding the petals up so the flower looks like it’s blooming. But then your focus is shattered by a frustrated grunt from across the island. “How are you doing this?” Jungkook’s eyes bore holes into the flowers you’ve completed. You grin at him and stick it into the styrofoam. Brushing your hands off, you walk over to see his attempt of a flower. It appears more like a squashed bug. “Are you adding the glue? Your petals are too thin, Jungkook. That’s why they’re breaking apart. Not too thin, but not too thick. Here, watch.” You demonstrate despite how Sejeong already helped him individually for the past half hour. You take another rolled piece of sugar paste, cut the pattern out and pinch lightly. “See? Try it.” You hand it off and watch diligently over his shoulder as he uses the ball tool. “Like this?” “You can put a bit more pressure than that.” Your hand gingerly wraps around his wrist, guiding his motion. Jungkook’s eyes flicker to you in the meanwhile, staring. He’s noticed it for a while now — it’s hard not to when his eyes constantly stray to you. But it’s clear you’re falling in love with making wedding cakes. That you’ve found a passion within this industry. It makes him glad to see you like this. It's hard though. Since it makes you that much more attractive. “Jungkook?” He puts down the tool and knocks his head back with a long, loud sigh. “Ugh. I can’t do it.” “Psh. Quit whining, baby. You can do it.” Jungkook looks at you, suddenly quiet. He leans in, doe eyes searching your expression. There might be something on your face, but he doesn’t say anything. You start to lean back when he gets too close yet the boy hovers over you, an inch away. You can feel his breath on your skin as the heat rises onto your cheeks. Jungkook’s lips part. “Can’t you do it for me?” You snort, pushing him away with a hand on his chest. “Yeah, right. You wish. You’re never going to learn how to do it if I do it for you.” Jungkook sulks as you return to your station. “I’m not even a fan of flowers. They always die.” “Well lucky for you, these don’t die or wilt. We just eat them,” you chirp mischievously before barking, “Hurry up, we have to learn how to use royal icing and pipe lace!” Jungkook scoffs lightly and tries to continue. Even if he’s a complete amateur, it’s cute to see him so concentrated. The daily routine has fallen into place. The pair of you have learned what you need to do and it’s easy to fall into a rhythm when it’s a consistent cycle of consultations and wedding cake making, practicing techniques and cleaning. And it’s not just you two who are in and out of the kitchen. Yuna comes often to help out every other day, usually flanking Jungkook’s side much to his dismay or being amazed at your piping and sugar decorating. “How’d you do that?” She looks at you inquisitively. “How’d I do what?” “Make those flowers,” Yuna asks, mesmerized at your piping. “Mine looks so…” “Here.” You smile softly to the younger girl. “I’ll help you. When you squeeze the cream out of the bag….” You enjoy the work — it’s fulfilling to see satisfied couples on their beautiful day enjoying a slice of what you’ve created. The cakes are breathtaking when they’re complete too and you can’t believe that you’ve actually done it. That you played a big part in making a day they’ll remember forever. Jungkook seems to like it as well — maybe not as much as you, but at least when he has some time with Namjoon and the two of them work on chocolate. They always discuss things you don’t understand and often turn the kitchen’s temperature all the way down to keep the chocolate from melting. It always makes the rest of you run away to seek warmth. “Have you ever tried sculpting chocolate, son? Made any chocolate showpieces?” “I tried to make a building once but it didn’t really end up working out.” “It collapsed on you?” “It ended up being a mess.” “Ah, I know how that feels. The first sculpture I ever tried was a phoenix and it was a disaster. But don’t worry. You’re in good hands now.” Namjoon laughs heartily. “You’re talking to the master of masters here, self-proclaimed, of course.” Jungkook grins and when asked what he would like to make first, his thoughts automatically stray to you. He hears your muffled voice filter from the front entrance, laughing with Sejeong. “Is it….possible to make flowers? Like a bouquet and a vase or something?” “Yes, great idea actually! It’s simple enough to build the rest of our foundation on.” They start to pull out bowls and saucepans. “Chocolate sculptures basically break down into three types….” You’re glad to be here, even when there were so many rumours that wedding cake internships were the hardest. Somehow, you always feel satisfied at the end of the day. Especially with Jungkook by your side.
“Well, you should congratulate them afterwards” “Why? Just do it after you ask for their names.” “But then you have to do it afterwards anyway and that gets repetitive.” “It’s not repetition to congratulate them on their engagement,” you argue. “It’s called good customer service.” Jungkook scoffs. “I bet they’re tired of hearing it all the time. It’s just unnecessary, and what happens if they’re not happy about it?” Your brow cocks. “They’re not happy to be getting married?” “You never know the situation of these couples.” The little shit shrugs, simply playing devil’s advocate to fuel the banter and relish in how easy it is to make you argumentative. “Maybe it’s a marriage of convenience or an arranged marriage or they’re doing it to get a visa.” “I highly doubt that, Jeon.” “I’m just saying it’s not impossible, so it’s better to be safe than sorry.” “And only congratulate them once?” “Exactly.” “You’re fun at parties.” His arm wraps around your waist and he flashes the biggest smile. “The funnest.” Before you can utter a single word, the bell at the front rings and Jungkook’s warmth is gone from an instant. He takes a step to the side like he never showed you physical affection in the first place. “Welcome to Kim’s Wedding Catering Company. Do you have an appointment?” The woman, with long blonde hair draped down her backside, pushes her sunglasses up her head. She tugs her expensive pea coat that’s keeping her warm over her dress and leggings. She looks familiar somehow, but you can’t quite pinpoint what it is. “Yes, I do.” “Congratulations on your engagement!” you quickly interject, much to Jungkook’s dismay. You grin at him and he has to repress his smile, simply shaking his head to show his disapproval. The woman smiles. “Thank you. My name should be under Kim Chungha.” Jungkook flips open the book, but your brows furrow. Your brain searches. You’ve heard that name somewhere before. Wait a minute… “There she is!” Sejeong emerges from her office with a wide grin. She opens the gate to waltz to the woman and engulf her in an embrace. “I almost thought you weren’t coming!” “Sorry, I was running late.” Jungkook leans over to you. “Who is she?” “It’s Sejeong’s sister,” you say and he nods, enlightened. “These were the two interns I was telling you about, Y/N and Jungkook. Y/N and Jungkook, this is my dearest, younger sister, Chungha.” “Nice to meet you.” She comes over to shake your hand and Jungkook’s. Chungha turns to her sister, expression endeared. “They’re so cute.” “Yeah, the young ones always are. Full of that hard-working spirit,” she muses. “How long are you staying here for?” Chungha glances at her wrist watch. “I have twenty minutes give or take.” “Perfect. I’ll let these two give you a cake tasting and then you can be on your way.” “Are you sure you don’t want me to look at the design or anything?” Chungha asks, voice moving up a few pitches. “You don’t want me to decide the tiers or look or the flowers or the decorations? I read online that the cake should match the theme of the wedding.” “Aren’t you stressed enough with all your other wedding arrangements? At least let one thing at your wedding be a surprise.” Sejeong scoffs, hands placed on her hips. “If you can’t even trust Namjoon and I, then who can you trust?” “Alright, alright.” Chungha concedes and Sejeong allows the pair of you to take over, not wanting to influence her sister’s opinion too much. She leaves and you follow the usual protocol, taking out the decorated slices of cake on the long plate for her to try. “How long have you guys worked here for?” she asks as she tastes the first one. “For several weeks now.” You quirk your head to the side. “Two? Three?” “I think three,” Jungkook agrees. “I know they were pretty swamped ever since Soohyun went on maternity leave, so I’m glad that they have two more sets of hands here helping out. But do you guys enjoy working here?” The older woman’s eyes are curious. “You can be honest, it’s okay. I won’t tell. I know my sister can be tough.” “I actually really like it. I don’t know about him.” You laugh while hitching a thumb to the person beside you, throwing Jungkook under the bus completely. He’s stunned and Chungha takes the opportunity you’ve set up to tease him too. “Ooh, so you’re the slacker, huh?” “No. That’s not it,” he defends. “I just wouldn’t say I’m passionate about making sugar flowers and piping and stacking cakes.” “Which is half the job,” you chime. “I like the chocolate work and the people I work with,” Jungkook says with a cheeky smirk, outright staring at you. Your face heats like a furnace and you divert your vision elsewhere, mustering a half-hearted scoff and retort. Chungha notices the exchange and smiles to herself. She tries the next slice, and suddenly hums. “I really like this one. Is it chocolate?” “It’s chocolate with ganache.” “Well I guess, I finally found the one!” Sejeong’s younger sister is pleasant. She’s kind compared to the many bridezillas you encounter on a daily basis that request a gluten free, vegan friendly, and dairy-free cake in the shape of a heart with a large, customized slice for Uncle Joe. Chungha even compliments you both as great workers and leaves praise to both Namjoon and Sejeong that you appreciate. You find out that she’s getting married in three weeks — a destination wedding in French Polynesia right by the beach. Apparently the whole venue is ready and the last step was the cake that her own sister was going to make. With the way she describes it, it sounds lovely. You wish you could come see it for yourself. “We’re not taking any bookings since we’re going to have to close up shop for the wedding,” Namjoon mentions passingly. “Oh, how long will you guys be gone for?” “We’ll probably be gone for about a week,” Sejeong says. “We need to get there at least three to four days before Chungha’s wedding to prepare the cake and then maybe two or three days afterwards just to enjoy ourselves. It’s not often we’re in a resort in French Polynesia.” You exchange a discreet look with Jungkook. A week off doesn’t sound so bad. Kind of nice actually. But then Namjoon exclaims— “So you two better start packing!” “What?” You whirl your head over. Jungkook is a deer in headlights. “We’re coming?” “Of course you two are coming.” Namjoon laughs exuberantly. “We’re going to need all the help we can get! The flight and room is counted as business expenses, so you guys don’t need to worry about anything. Think of it as a business trip slash vacation privilege that you get in this internship.” “Weren’t you supposed to tell them about this on their first day?” Sejeong frowns, mouth dropping open. “Did you forget?” “Was I?” Her husband chuckles tensely much to his wife’s exasperation. “Can I come?!” Yuna interjects herself, standing on the tips of her toes, excited by the proposition. “School is done for me then!” “This is Sejeong’s side of the family and I’m sure she already has all her guests already planned. It’s rude to crash someone’s wedding.” Namjoon lolls his head to the side, waiting to see how his niece will argue. The young girl pouts. “Yeah, but Chungha knows me. Plus, I’m not just a guest. I’d be helping with the wedding cake.” “Okay.” Namjoon seems to contemplate it and the girl is hopeful until he smiles, revealing the other trick he has up his sleeve. “But what about your summer school?” “I…” Yuna opens her mouth and then closes it. “I can always skip or...catch up later.” “I don’t think so, missy. Your dad’s going to have a word with me if you fail math again and then you wouldn’t be able to work here at all.” The high schooler pouts, stamping her foot. “This sucks.” “We’ll come back sooner than you expect,” Jungkook says and she looks up at him. The boy smiles gingerly like an older brother to a younger sister. “We’ll get you a souvenir.” “Really?” “Yeah, sure.” That seems enough to placate her and Yuna hums underneath her breath as she continues on. It’s cute to see their interaction. You and Jungkook buzzing with excitement too. You’ve never been to French Polynesia and traveling while working is a win-win. It couldn’t get better than this. // “What a coincidence — I may or may not have been shopping online late last night again and impulsively got myself a sun hat. Now I can put it to good use. I should probably buy a new dress or two or maybe sandals,” you sing-song. Jungkook is amused at how you’re throwing all your money away practically in a fire pit — but you like to argue it’s money well spent. Better than him buying video games, anime figurines, and more IU merch. “Should I get a bathing suit?” “Be careful. You might just blind everyone on the beach.” “Okay, fuck off, Jeon.” “I’m just kidding.” He laughs cheekily and when he passes by you, he taps your nose lightly. You blink and Jungkook boyishly smiles. “You could go topless if you wanted and I wouldn’t mind. Trust me.” “Gross.” Your expression blanches and he cackles, moving away. “I will if you wear a speedo.” “Yeah and I might be the one to get arrested when my goods spill.” Your eyes roll. “Not if we go to a nude beach.” “Is that a proposition?” Jungkook’s irises sparkle in the light. You flick flour towards him. “You wish.” It’s another one of those late nights. The both of you are off work but are still willingly here. The shop is closed, Namjoon and Sejeong gone, but you’re still using their kitchen to practice what you’ve learnt. They’re happy to let you use their space as long as you keep it tidy and clean. Some of Jungkook’s music is playing softly in the background and you’re tapping your foot to the rhythm. You’re working on a sugar rose that’s abundant in petals, dusting the tips with a light pink. There’s a long silence as you concentrate, the jazzy melody keeping the kitchen from being solely white noise. And right when you’re about to finish, Jungkook’s arm slings over your shoulder. He presses to your side and leans over to look. “Woah. Did you do that?” “Who else would’ve, dumbass—” Giggles bubble out of your throat when he starts to tickle you. “Sorry, sorry. I didn’t mean it! Jungkook!” He lets up, but is still sulking. “Show me any more attitude and I’m going to hold you down for a tickle torture, brat.” You’re rendered speechless at his dominance, but he pays no mind, too busy looking at the sugar flower. “I was going to say that it’s amazing. It looks real, Y/N. Better than real actually.” “Thanks.” “How’d you get so good so fast?” “I don’t know.” You can’t help being bashful. Jungkook’s stare is intense and you clear your throat obnoxiously, getting a grip. “Maybe cause I don’t suck.” His brow twitches. You jump out of the way before another tickle attack can ensue. You laugh as he starts to chase after you. “Jungkook! We’re not supposed to run in the kitchen! It’s a safety hazard, don’t you remember bakery safety and sanitation?!” “Then stop running, Y/N.” He’s on the other side of the island as you round a corner. Every direction you walk, he mirrors you. “No, you first!” “You started it.” There’s no way you can win against his muscle pig-ness, so your eyes flicker to the door and with a breath held, you book it to the doorway. Unfortunately for you, Jungkook already detected your plan the minute your eyes strayed away from him. And with two strides, he has his arms around your waist. He pulls you up in the air as you giggle and squeal. “Caught you.” Jungkook grins. “I win.” “Okay, okay!” He puts you down in front of his station. There are metal sheet trays on the counter with something rather special on them. “Is this what you’ve been working on with Namjoon?” “Not exactly.” Jungkook smiles. “We had some leftover strawberries that no one was using so I made my infamous chocolate-covered strawberry cupcakes.” “They look too pretty to eat.” He did a good job with the piping. The frosting is a light colour of taffy, swirled on top with the chocolate strawberry. “This was what Taehyung was raving about, right?” “Yep.” He picks one up, holding it in front of you. You’re about to take the cupcake from his hands, but he clicks his tongue in annoyance and retracts his arm. “Nuh-uh.” You pout at him, but give in anyhow. Your hand wraps around his wrist so he can’t play any games and you allow him to feed you. You bite into the cupcake and immediately, the moist chocolate is gooey in your mouth. The frost is overwhelming with the fresh taste of strawberry, the texture rather silky. Your eyes widen as you chew, the taste developing, and he watches your reaction with a pleased smile. Jungkook takes the strawberry on top that’s dipped in dark chocolate and drizzled with white chocolate. He urges you to part your lips and you bite down. The chocolate is tempered, falling apart into pieces. But it melts on your palate. The flavour is sweet but the fruit is refreshing, chocolate smooth. It’s an explosion. You almost cream your pants. “Oh my god.” You swallow it reluctantly, wanting to keep the taste forever on your tongue. “Taehyung was right. I think I almost creamed my pants.” His nose wrinkles. “All of you guys are so disgusting. But it’s good, right?” “It’s fucking amazing. Jungkook, you could open up a business just selling these.” You secure your hands on his shoulder, shaking him to his senses. You can’t believe that he’s never thought of this. That he’s never done anything with such an incredible recipe. Jungkook laughs boyishly. You let go, looking at the tray that’s appearing more like a gold mine. “H-Holy shit!” “If I had to make these all day, I think I would be bored to death.” He throws the rest of the cupcake into his own mouth, chewing in his cheek. “Can you give me the recipe then?” Your eyes are glimmering. This is big. If he doesn’t want to make a profit from it, then you can. This and Yoongi and Taehyung’s lemon meringue pie, you’ll be swimming in bills in no time. Jungkook flicks your forehead and your fantasy shatters. “I don’t think so. I might like you, but not enough to sell my secrets.” You pout at him, rubbing the spot he flicked that doesn’t even hurt that much. If he won’t give you the recipe, then you want to at least eat one more. “Can I have another one?” “You can have all of them,” Jungkook says nonchalantly with a grin. Your expression lights up like a lamp. “Really?” “Yes, really. I made them for you.” You wonder if you can reverse engineer this somehow and figure out the recipe. But knowing you, you’ll probably end up burning saucepans trying to get the chocolate right and knowing Jungkook, he most likely threw in a secret ingredient that no one would ever think of. “I’ll pack them up for you.” He grabs a paper box. “If you eat all of them without having dinner first, you’ll have a stomach ache. Dessert’s always last for a reason.” You watch him and it hits you in a delayed manner that Jungkook stayed late when he didn’t need to. He wasn’t working on anything. He just stayed to make these. “Where do you want to eat?” “How about Alberto’s?” “Sure.” Jungkook finishes packing and helps you clean up. He opts to wash the dishes and tells you to go sweep instead. As the boy scrubs the plates and utensils, he sings along to the music and you listen quietly. When all is done, the lights are turned off and the door to the shop is closed up and locked. Your steps and his fall into a rhythm. “Oh, you know that movie you wanted to watch? When Spring Meets Autumn? It’s playing tonight. We can go after dinner and I’ll pay since I have a two for one deal coupon anyway. The reviews aren’t great, but it shouldn’t be too bad.” “What are you doing?” You suddenly stop in the middle of the empty sidewalk, underneath the street lamp that warmly illuminates both of your figures in the crisp, cool night of the city. Jungkook halts with you. The light softly glows on his skin. He tilts his head to the side, doe eyes gazing into yours. “What do you mean?” “I mean this. Us. What is this?” You gesture between your bodies, conflicted to no end as the realization sinks into you. “Going out to eat, going to the movies together…” “We’ve done these things before.” “Yeah, but it's...different.” You can feel it. It’s not like two friends going to grab a bite together or going to the theater to purposely catch a bad movie and shit on it afterwards. There’s something there. You don’t know what it is or even how to explain why the dynamic between the two of you has shifted so drastically. “How so?” Jungkook questions. Maybe he’s egging you on, trying to get you to utter a coherent response. There’s no way he doesn’t feel this too. “Like….this.” You lift your bag that has the box full of chocolate-covered strawberry cupcakes. “Baking things for me. Staying with me after work. Waiting for me in the morning. Washing my dishes. Buying me lunch. Getting breakfast prepared. Putting your arm around me. Tapping my nose….just...things….like that.” Slowly the corners of his mouth curl. Jungkook casually digs his hands in his hoodie pocket. “I’m courting you, Y/N.” “What?” You’re absolutely stunned. “This is what people do when they like someone.” Jungkook keeps walking and when he realizes you aren’t following, he spins back around. “It isn’t complicated. I want to spend more time with you, so I am.” Jungkook continues moving, and you snap back to reality. Your body is in motion, trying to catch up to his side. But you’re still dazed, not knowing what to say. But there’s no need for you to utter a word. The topic casually changes like he had been previously discussing the weather. You feel unsettled, not sure what this means. It’s almost been half a year since Seokjin broke up with you. You’re not sure if you’re ready. And it scares you even more that Jungkook makes you want to be ready.
You’re feeling it frequently these days— A panicked sensation brewing in the pit of your stomach. As if you have an inkling of what’s to come and your intuition is preparing yourself. Like seconds before you spill milk, or a glass cup is about to hit the hard floor. Moments before catastrophe that the tickle in your tummy ignites. You can’t move or react quick enough, but your brain knows it’s going to happen either way. You’re quite confident this discomfort is dread, a sense of foreboding. Either that or it’s the feeling is butterflies. Maybe it’s both. You haven’t decided. But you feel it most strongly when you look at Jeon Jungkook. Him and that stupid, big nose of his and those sparkly eyes as if his mom inhaled a tube of glitter before he was born. It’s just awful the way he doesn’t even notice. It’s awful when he scrunches those brows of his, when his eyes are darkened in concentration, and his pouted lips are downturned. It’s awful when he rolls sleeves up to his elbows and his veins are popping from his forearms. It’s awful when his fingers and knuckles are kneading into dough and he’s panting, out of breath and breaking a sweat. It’s awful when he’s focusing hard on his work and trying his best. God. It’s just stressful looking at Jungkook. It’s distracting. You try not to look at him. As if he were the sun and too blinding for you to face. But he’s always in your peripheral. He’s always the person you pick out first in a crowd. No matter what he does, you always seem to pick it up. It’s appalling. “Are you okay, Y/N?” Sejeong’s question brings you back down to the ground, crashing the train of thoughts that should’ve been stopped long ago. “Hmm? Oh yeah, I’m fine. Just spaced out a little.” You stiffly laugh and she nods. “All ready for the trip?” “Yup! I’m all packed.” “Good. I’m giving you a fair warning that it’s going to be hot, so dress appropriately. Wouldn’t want any of my interns getting heat strokes.” You bob your head and quickly steal another glance into the kitchen area. “Hey, Sejeong. Do you know what Namjoon and Jungkook are working on?” The older woman smiles, stealing a brief glimpse. “Last I heard, they were trying to make a bouquet of flowers.” Flowers? You thought Jungkook hated them.
#bts fanfic#bts scenario#jungkook fluff#jungkook scenario#jungkook fanfic#btsboulangerie#jungkook fanfiction#jungkook reader insert#sugar and coffee#JUNGKOOK AS A MF SMOOTH DUDE#Y'ALL IM SCREAMING#honestly editing this chapter has healed my soul
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𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒂𝒈𝒆 ఌ ℎ.𝑠𝑤
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The bell rings to signal the end of your Spanish class. You sling your bag over your shoulder and stand up, grabbing your textbook and preparing to leave; but your teacher’s voice stops you before you have the chance to go.
“Y/N, are you free to chat for a few minutes?” Your steps come to a sudden halt, the rest of your classmates brushing past you to get out of the room.
You gulp and hug your textbook closer to your chest, your teacher’s summons sparking a pool of nerves as you wonder what on earth she needs to talk to you about.
“Sure, what do you need?” You reply. You don’t have another class until the end of the day anyways, so you don’t have to rush off just yet.
You catch your best friend’s eye and can only offer a shrug when she raises one eyebrow at you, and then she’s trailing out of the classroom along with everyone else, leaving you to hesitantly take a seat in front of your Spanish teacher’s desk.
You fiddle with the strap of your bookbag and try to shake off the feeling that you’ve done something wrong.
“Y/N,” She begins softly, “I’m sure you know that you’re one of our Spanish program’s brightest students. Your comprehension skills are sharp and your pronunciation is muy excelente. You’re also a fantastic classmate to your friends when they need your help.”
You don’t know what to make of the proud smile on her face; but it makes you smile a little, too. She continues, “I’ve been very impressed by your work recently, and I’d like to ask you for a favor.”
You nod slowly. So you weren’t in trouble after all- even though you couldn’t think of anything you’d done that would make Ms. Carmen upset with you, it was good to know she wasn’t giving you a lecture.
“Of course, how can I help you?”
Ms. Carmen folds her hands on the desk in front of her and says, “I have a student I want you to tutor for me.”
Your grip on your bag tightens instantly.
“You want me to tutor someone?” Your voice wavers with uncertainty, “I’m not sure I’d be a very good tutor. I, um, I have a lot of classes I’m taking other than this one, and I don’t really know if I have enough time...” You stop yourself from getting too far in your nervous rambling and meet your teacher’s disappointed gaze.
“That’s alright, Y/N. I knew it was a lot to ask of you. I understand you’re a busy student, so don’t trouble yourself; I’ll find another tutor.” She sighs, and the sound makes your heart sag, feeling guilty all of a sudden.
You contemplate the offer for a few more moments, rolling it around in your mind. On the one hand, you are pretty busy; you actually don’t have that many classes this semester, but the workload is tough enough to make up for it.
Yet on the other hand, you really love Spanish, and you like helping people out wherever you can. You may not be overly confident in your abilities as a tutor; but if Ms. Carmen needs you to help another student in your class, then you feel strongly obligated to step up and be the one to do it. Besides, it can’t be too horrible- you figure the most you’ll have to do will probably be to show someone how to count to twenty.
You nod again and square your shoulders, looking your teacher in the eyes. “Actually, I can tutor them. It won’t be a problem.” You assure her.
Her smile returns, and with it comes a small amount of confidence that you’ll be able to prove yourself wrong, that you’ll turn out to be a great tutor. Her words are warm as she responds, “I’m glad to hear that, Y/N. I knew I could count on you.”
You mirror her grin, and with a wave of her hand, she gestures towards the door and tells you you’re free to go. You walk out of the classroom and towards the courtyard with every intention of eating your lunch, though you’ll most likely end up asking yourself who possibly needs you to tutor them in Spanish so badly... maybe it’s just an underclassmen who could use the extra help.
Or maybe, you think as you open up your textbook on the lunch table, you should just stop stressing yourself out about this so much and eat your food before the bell rings again.
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You smooth out your skirt and rock back and forth on the balls of your feet, glancing at the time on your phone. 3:30 pm- the student you’re supposed to tutor should’ve been here fifteen minutes ago. You mindlessly scroll through social media to dispel your nerves, telling yourself to stop being worried over something so small. You’re sure there’s a perfectly good reason they’re late.
Your eyes scan the almost full library for a place to sit once your student finally gets here, hoping you won’t have to sit in one of the back rooms that are notorious for being a hookup spot. The mere thought of working on one of those tables is enough to gross you out.
You’ve been waiting at the front of your school’s library for the last fifteen minutes; the two assistants at the checkout desk have been sending you curious looks and whispering subtly, and you’re sure they’re talking about you. They most likely think you’re being stood up on a study date- which, to be honest, it kind of feels as if you are being stood up. You decide you’ll give it just five more minutes before calling it quits and going home.
You keep scrolling through your phone until you hear someone ask the assistants about a Spanish tutor. They point in your direction and the guy turns around, your lungs shutting down the moment your eyes land on him.
You realize he isn’t just any old freshman or sophomore kid. Instead, you’ve been assigned to tutor Han Seungwoo- the high school’s golden boy.
Seungwoo recognizes you instantly, knowing you as the smart girl who always aces every Spanish test. He knows Ms. Carmen wouldn’t pair him up with just anyone, so he should have suspected he’d be put with one of the smartest people in his class.
What he didn’t know, however, was how cute you looked when your head wasn’t buried in your book; his heart jumps at the way you’re bouncing on your toes, your hair tucked behind your ear and your eyes going wide once you recognize who he is.
He wonders how he could’ve ever missed the sweetness in your smile before.
You clutch your phone tightly to keep yourself together when Seungwoo makes his way over to you, hoping your breathing will go back to normal before he hears you hyperventilate.
He’s so much more handsome in person than how your boy-crazy best friend describes him. She makes Seungwoo seem untouchable and detached, always harping on his sharp jawline and his cold charms. But up close, he’s not like that at all; you find that his eyes hold a soft warmth in them, and the brown hair that flops over his forehead is practically begging you to run your fingers through it. He all but towers over you in his high top sneakers and red sweater, and he couldn’t look any more approachable if he tried. You quickly conclude that your best friend’s got it all wrong.
You also conclude that if you don’t quit staring at him like a stalker, then Seungwoo is going to run in the opposite direction as fast as he possibly can.
You snap yourself out of it and offer a shy smile, slipping your phone into your pocket. “Hi, I’m Y/N. Are you the one Ms. Carmen asked me to tutor?” You mentally cheer at how stable your voice is, even if it’s a little soft.
Seungwoo smiles brightly back at you, and you could swear he’s intentionally trying to make you melt into a puddle on the floor. “Hi Y/N! I’m Seungwoo,” He introduces himself as if he isn’t the heartthrob of the century, and you bite your lip to keep from confessing that you already know him. “I’m so sorry to keep you waiting, but I had to talk to Coach about missing practice or else he wouldn’t let me go.”
That’s right- you’d forgotten he was on the football team, too. Your tiny little crush shrivels up and dies in your heart, your brain reminding you that you’re just tutoring the school’s star defense player, and that it will never be more than that. For one thing, it would be the most cliché circumstance to ever happen in your life; not to mention that it’s also the most unrealistic thing to hope for. You squash down your stupid schoolgirl feelings and nod your head at Seungwoo.
“Of course, don’t feel bad,” You tell him, “I just wasn’t sure if you were going to come. Now that you’re here, where do you wanna sit?”
You’ve got a suspicion that you might just end up in the back room, not seeing an empty table anywhere; thankfully, Seungwoo spots a group getting up to leave and motions for you to follow that way. You walk past the group and sit down slowly, letting your bag drop onto the table and pulling out your textbook.
He takes one look at it and groans, rubbing a hand over his temple. “I can’t believe I forgot my textbook. I didn’t mean to be so scatterbrained...” The tips of his ears are turning slightly pink, and the sight is so endearing that you can’t even pretend to be disappointed.
“It’s fine, you can just use mine today.” You console, sliding it over to him. He sheepishly opens it and grabs his notebook from his bag.
“So what do you want to do first?” You ask. Your nerves are starting to get to you, and you twirl your pencil around in your fingers. Seungwoo sees your fidgeting and raises an eyebrow.
“It seems like you’re nervous,” He observes, and your breath catches when he so casually exposes you. “Maybe we should get to know each other a little bit? After all, I think we’re gonna be working together for at least the next month, if not more. I don’t want to be strangers.”
Your heart flutters against your will at his suggestion. “I’m not nervous,” You respond defensively, “I’ve just never tutored anyone before. I don’t know if I’ll be any good.”
Seungwoo shuts the textbook and rests his elbows on the table, giving you all of his attention. “Based on how great you are in class, I’m sure you’ll be a huge help. Don’t sweat it.” He tells you, causing a warm blush to rise on your cheeks.
“How about we play twenty questions?” He asks without warning, “I’ll start if you don’t want to go first. Deal?” You nod, putting the pencil down.
He clears his throat. “Let’s start out easy. Favorite color?”
You blurt out red without any thought. You don’t actually have a favorite, but you couldn’t stop thinking about how handsome Seungwoo looks sitting across from you in that red sweater; and from the slight smirk that pulls at his lips, you think he’s caught onto what’s happening in your head. How embarrassing.
“Look at that, we’ve got the same favorite color. Never would’ve pinned you for a red girl.” He teases, briefly taking in your fuzzy light blue shirt. You shake your head to hide how easily flustered he makes you.
“Seungwoo, we should really get to studying. Don’t you have a lesson you want to go over today?” You say with a small sigh. As much as you want to get to know him, to learn what makes him smile or what he wants to do with his life, you’re acutely aware of how urgent Ms. Carmen was about getting you to tutor him. The last thing you want is to let her down; and it looks like there’s not much time to waste.
Seungwoo just shrugs his shoulders and leans closer to you over the table, sending butterflies swooping in your tummy. You almost wish he wasn’t this handsome- maybe then you wouldn’t be such a nervous wreck. “I didn’t have anything specific in mind,” He admits reluctantly, “all I know is that I’m failing right now and if I don’t pull my grade up, I won’t get to play for the rest of this season. I can’t let the boys down, y’know?”
You can’t help but admire the obvious loyalty Seungwoo has towards his team. You didn’t expect someone like him to so openly wear his heart on his sleeve, and it’s already showing signs of causing a problem. You don’t think your poor heart can handle a month of his easy smile or his confident manner.
His brown eyes are on yours, and you have the sudden urge to hold his hand and tell him he’ll do just fine, that you’ll do whatever it takes to get him back in the game. You push the thought away before it gets stuck in your head and instead reach for the textbook again.
“Then let’s get to it.” You say, the words soft yet determined. If you didn’t have a reason to help him out before, then at least now you’ve got a goal to work towards. You don’t want him to get kicked off the team.
He doesn’t let up his curious gaze, and it feels like he can see past your face and straight inside of you, as if he can read your mind. Your blush refuses to go away and you avert your stare to the book on the table, opening it up to the first chapter to start reviewing what he knows so far.
On the other side of the table, Seungwoo thinks to himself that this might end up being the longest month of his life.
How on earth is he supposed to focus on a language he doesn’t understand when you’re sitting there so cutely right in front of him, your cheeks glowing softly and your hair falling into your eyes? How is he going to remember anything of importance with your small hands tracing over the words on the page, skimming the lines like it’s a map to your heart?
And how is he ever going to remember anything that isn’t the way your lips pull into a polite smile when you catch him looking at you?
As you try to get Seungwoo to remember some simple adjectives, the only one he can recall is hermosa; but he thinks that maybe telling you that on your first meeting together wouldn’t quite be appropriate- and he thinks that maybe Spanish just got a whole lot harder.
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“No, Seungwoo, gato is the word for cat. We’re talking about school supplies, not animals.” You correct gently.
The last week or so of tutoring Han Seungwoo has been anything but a breeze. While he’s trying his best to learn from you, you didn’t realize how far behind he’s been in class. It took you three sessions just to get through basics like counting and introductions, and you haven’t even bothered to work on his pronunciation yet; you’ve got bigger things for him to master first.
While you’d made some significant progress- he could now count into the hundreds and successfully tell people his name, age, and nationality- you’ve still got a long way to go.
You’ve been meeting up in the library after school every day so far, and he’d taken extra care to make sure he didn’t make you wait as long as he did on the first day. You normally spend an hour minimum in the quieter section of the library, away from the chatter of students using the computers, and you’ve had to check out another Spanish textbook when Seungwoo discovered he’d lost his for real.
Today, one week into tutoring, you’d been working with him on school supplies and classroom phrases.
“So...” Seungwoo trails off, a look of confusion on his face that shouldn’t be so heartachingly handsome, “the word for staple is grapa? Why does it sound so much like the word for cat? That’s not fair.” He fails to hold back a pout, making you laugh.
“Sorry Seungwoo, I don’t make the rules.” You offer an excuse. His shoulders slump and he starts drawing aimless circles on his paper, which you’ve written over in red ink to try and help him get the hang of nouns.
“You at least know them,” He says in a dull tone, “but what do I know? Football and chemistry, that’s it. I can pass chemistry, but I’m failing Spanish.” You feel that odd urge to hold his hand again, but like the last few times it’s happened, you shove it out of your brain as quickly as it appeared.
You instead ruffle his hair (which is exactly as soft as you’d imagined it was) and give him your own sulky pout, “Hey, that’s nothing to complain about. Chemistry is more foreign to me than Spanish, I don’t even know how I passed.” You admit honestly.
At the sight of your frown, Seungwoo thinks his heart has stopped working, because it’s beating too fast for him to function. He wants nothing more than to kiss that little pout off of you and bring back your sweet grin; and while that idea should be alarming, he finds that he has no issues with it at all. The only issue is that he has no idea how you’d respond to something so sudden and unwarranted.
Your tutoring sessions have been driving Seungwoo absolutely nuts over the last few days. He has no clue how he’s never noticed you before now, because your innocent eyes and small smiles have been living in his mind rent-free since the day you met him in the library. He’d normally be concerned about how quickly he’s become infatuated with you, but you make it easy with your cute expressions and your fuzzy oversized sweaters; anyone who knows him well would be able to tell that he’s got it bad.
Lucky for him, you’ve just been chalking up his inability to memorize the material to his lack of interest in Spanish.
“Let’s try again,” You suggest quietly, rounding the table to stand over him. You turn the page of the textbook to the next worksheet, free of red pen marks, and point at the first blank row. “Write out the words in English first from the pictures, then again in Spanish.”
Seungwoo fights back the desire to lace your hands with his much larger ones, wanting so badly to feel how they’d fit together.
An idea pops into your head as you think of ways to motivate him. “If you get them right, I’ll give you a prize!” You chirp, hoping to inspire him enough for him to really apply himself. He perks up visibly and pokes your side, wanting to know what the prize is, but you shake your head and swat his arm away. “You’ll just have to find out when I check your work.” You taunt.
It does the trick, too- when he finally fills in the last blank and hands you the worksheet, you’re pleasantly surprised to find that every single answer is correct.
“Did I do it?” He asks excitedly, reminding you of a puppy. You nod and draw a smiley face on the sheet, giving it back to him without writing all over it. You’re shocked at how easy it was to get him to try, and you hadn’t actually planned on him getting it right first try.
He shuts the book and stuffs his papers and pencil into his bag, quickly sliding out of his chair to stand next to you. Now he’s really acting like a puppy, practically bounding over to you and playfully nudging you with his elbow.
“Y/N, what’s the prize?” He asks again. You collect your own things and stand up, not even bothering to elbow him back.
You fiddle with the straps and look down at your shoes as you mumble, “I, um, I was gonna take us to the coffee shop a few blocks away to finish up. I figured we could use a change of scenery.” Your voice is unsteady, much like your heart rate; but who can blame you when Seungwoo is looming over you with an obvious twinkle in his eye? Your tummy does backflips from the way he’s so blatantly staring- you’re unused to all the attention.
He uses one finger beneath your chin to tilt your head up, his fond expression making you wonder if he’s even real or if you’re just hallucinating.
“That’s perfect, Y/N, I’d really like that.” He says. Your eyes linger on his lips; and you let yourself have one selfish thought, thinking of how it might feel to go on your tiptoes and press your own against them, imagining for only a moment how his hand would cradle your face-
“Are we going to go, or did you wanna stare some more?” He questions with a cocky smirk, secretly enjoying the curious way you’re looking at him. You turn beet red and stutter awkwardly, wishing you had something to hide yourself behind.
“I wasn’t staring, I was just... zoning out.” You attempt to lie, but it’s no use. You got caught red-handed and you both know it. Once you realize you won’t be getting your dignity back any time soon, you spin on your heel and walk out of the library, not needing to look behind you to know he’s following closely.
His hand brushes yours as you exit the school and begin the short walk to the coffee shop downtown, sending sweet chills all the way up your arm. “Whatever you say, stalker.” He mutters teasingly. You lightly shove his side, making him laugh.
“I am so not a stalker!” You defend dramatically. He doesn’t respond, just glances at you with a smile so sweet that it reaches his eyes and instantly melts your heart, and you have to tell yourself to snap out of it before you dwell on his antics for too long.
“Keep telling yourself that.” He eventually responds.
You give him a pouty side-eye and cross your arms like a little kid, “I’m not a stalker.”
Seungwoo swears that he’s never wanted to kiss anyone so badly before in his life.
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At the end of your third week tutoring Seungwoo, you’ve completely given up on trying to ignore the way he makes your heart flutter; now, all you can do is try to keep yourself from becoming a blushing mess in his presence for the two hours a day you’re both together.
You’d made the mutual decision to move your sessions out of the library and into the coffee shop, a cute little place named Mayday Café. While it was a great place to study, with more room for you to spread out and work, it also had it’s drawbacks (which came directly in the form of sweet cream and caffeine).
Though you aren’t sure ‘drawbacks’ is the right word; maybe the word you’re looking for is ‘temptations’.
It certainly isn’t distractions. You had your own personal, living-and-breathing distraction already right there in front of you; one named Han Seungwoo.
If you didn’t know any better, you’d say that he’s flirting with you a lot these days. He’s been quick to buy you your magic bean juice every time he sees you glance at the counter, never letting you pay for it no matter how many times you protest, and he’s even started causally calling you nicknames like princess and cutie.
He makes you nervous and excited at the same time, always causing your cheeks to turn pink and your pulse to race. You aren’t sure if he knows what he’s doing- he carries such an easygoing manner about him that you can’t really tell what he’s thinking- but you know for a fact that it’s having an effect on you, even if it isn’t intentional.
You also think that must have some idea of what he’s doing to you, because no one can be that touchy and still be oblivious.
Currently, it was 4:50 on a Friday afternoon. Your drink was long gone, your cup left on the edge of the table as you and Seungwoo sat side by side, heads bent down to read over a page in your Spanish textbooks during the last ten minutes of today’s tutoring session.
One hand gripped his pen tightly while the other was tangled in his hair, a habit of his you’d discovered he did whenever he was deeply involved in something. You peeked subtly at him while pretending to read your own book, although in reality you were just trying to memorize the endearing scrunch of his nose and the way he mouthed the words silently to himself.
Five more minutes went by until he looked up from the vocabulary words, removing the hand in his hair and marking his place before closing the textbook. You raised an eyebrow expectantly, waiting for him to translate what he’d just read. You had confidence he was going to get this lesson right after spending the entire session in one chapter alone.
He meets your gaze head-on, the only sign that you’re getting more than you bargained for being the way his mouth quirks up into that familiar self-assured grin, and says in an astonishingly good Spanish accent, “Eres demasiado linda para tu propio bien.”
You gulp and sense yourself clenching the pencil in your hand a little too hard, feeling equally floored and flustered by Seungwoo’s unexpected words. You can’t stop the swarm of butterflies that comes to life inside you, taking flight and raising your hopes far higher than you intended for them to go.
You don’t think you can form a coherent sentence around the lump in your throat, opening and closing your mouth until you settle for an uneasy “Wh-what?”
Seungwoo knows you heard him loud and clear, but he repeats it anyways, wanting to save the image of your nervous blush and replay it in his mind forever. “I said, eres demasiado linda para tu propio bien; haces que sea difícil concentrarte, cariña.” *see glossary at the end for translations*
He can tell purely from the way your eyes widen that you perfectly understand what he’s saying. He’d looked it up a thousand times on google translate, his latest search history reading ‘how to call someone cute in Spanish’ just so he could impress you. But when you continue to wordlessly stare up at him, he thinks he’s the real winner here; he wouldn’t mind if you looked adoringly at him like this for the rest of his life.
You blink rapidly and try to pull your thoughts together. “Umm... lo siento? I think? That was, uh, you had really good pronunciation just then...” You’re tripping over yourself to get some sort of response out, but it’s proving to be a difficult feat when Han Seungwoo’s hand rests gently on your leg like it was made to lay there. Your breathing grows shallow and shaky, all from one single touch, and it’s gonna be the thing to make you break what little composure you have left.
He traces lazy shapes on the hem of your skirt, not wanting to make you uncomfortable or give you the wrong idea. He just wants to be close to you, to see the gleam in your doe eyes as he cautiously puts his hand over your leg in a sudden display of affection.
It’s one touch- but it’s enough to set the ball rolling.
You’d be stupid not to ask the question at this point; he’s passed through the land of friendliness and is crossing the border into a territory that could end up being dangerous for your heart. But you still need to know, not willing to put up with another night of what if’s plaguing your head once it hits the pillow.
You gather up your courage and place your hand on top of his, determined not to get too distracted by how small yours looks compared to his.
“Seungwoo,” You start despite the wobble in your tone, “I... I don’t know if this is just me, but you’ve been awfully flirty with me the last couple of weeks. Is there- is there a reason you’re doing it, or is it all for show?” You’re pleased that you were able to at least ask the question. “Why are you acting so... so charming? Is it just in my head?”
If Seungwoo thought he wanted to kiss you a week ago, then now he knows what it feels like to crave something- he’s never craved anything as badly as he longs to finally close the damn gap between your lips and his.
He assumed he would turn into an anxious mess when the time came to confess, expecting to lose his confidence and mix up all of his words. He’s glad that that isn’t the case today though- because the longer he looks at you, the more certain he feels that he’s yours, and he’s oh so eager to make you his; that is, if you’ll have him.
So although you wait for him to answer you with bated breath, Seungwoo is at ease knowing that this isn’t all in his head- knowing that you feel it, too.
“Princess, don’t you see it?” He says simply, his other hand coming up to skim along the side of your face, “You’re absolutely irresistible. I thought I was making it obvious how much I wanted you, how much I want to be with you. Are you finally telling me you want it, too?” His words are sweet, only carrying a small teasing lilt to them as he caresses your cheek with his thumb, “Are you telling me you wanna be mine?”
He brings your face closer to his, your neck craning up so you don’t lose eye contact. Your lips are only a few inches apart when he adds in a whisper, “Because I wanna be su novio, if you’ll let me.”
You don’t miss the way his stare drops to your mouth and stays there, not moving even when your arms find their way around his neck. You’re suddenly thankful for the building’s layout, the back corner you’d chosen helping to conceal the sweet moment from the rest of the world.
You can hardly breathe at this point- but you’re able to answer him as he pulls you in, “si.”
Seungwoo can’t stop the smile from spreading before his lips meet yours the way he’s wanted them to since the day you pouted at him in the library.
You have to hold back a sigh of content when you finally, finally get the kiss you’ve waited three weeks for; it’s better than you ever even imagined it could be, full of tenderness and longing, with him showing you exactly how crazy he is for you. You don’t rush, losing yourself in the way you softly melt together.
It’s a gentle kiss, intent on making up for lost time without expecting anything in return. Your fingers twist into the hair at the base of his neck, making his smile grow even bigger against yours mouth; he’s made you feel so many things, but none of them felt as promising as this. This felt warm and inviting... like a hint of better things to come.
You pull away to catch the breath that’s sprinted from your lungs faster than a runner at a track meet.
“Y/N...” Seungwoo sounds as starstruck as you feel, “I know you’re my tutor, and we only met a couple of weeks ago.. but it would make me really, really feliz if you’d go on a date with me sometime.”
He has to restrain himself from pulling you in for another kiss when your face lights up with joy, head nodding up and down as your smile only spreads wider; you twirl his soft strands around your fingers wordlessly, unable to do anything except look into his eyes with all the happiness in the world. You still aren't over the fact that Han Seungwoo just kissed you- you don't think you'll get over it any time soon, to be honest. Though who could really blame you?
The butterflies have started to swoop madly in your chest, soaring higher and higher, making you feel like you're flying above the ground, never wanting to land again. You're floating on a bliss you could only describe as cloud nine.
Even Seungwoo's hand in yours on the way out of Mayday Cafe can't bring you back down to the ground.
"Something on your mind, Y/N?" He asks playfully, knowing full well that you're exactly as dazed and dizzy as he is. You roll your eyes and tighten your grip on his hand, memorizing the way his hands cup your own and lace your fingers together like they were always meant to intertwine.
"You." You answer shyly, ducking your head to hide your growing blush. Seungwoo thinks you're the most adorable human being to walk this planet, and he hopes he'll never have to let go of your small hand; never have to go a day without coaxing a timid smile from you or tease you til your cheeks turn red. He may not be good at Spanish, but he's found that he at least has good luck in another language- your love language.
A language he can only speak with you.
"As long as that's the case, feel free to keep zoning out." He doesn't let up his relentless flirting and you childishly smack his side with your free hand. He laughs at your weak attempt and squeezes your hand gently; you almost shudder from the sparks shooting through your fingertips.
As you walk home side-by-side, Han Seungwoo makes a mental note to thank Ms. Carmen for forcing him to get tutored with as many Spanish words as possible. Because while he can't ask for directions just yet, it seems he's found his way to his heart; and it's all your Spanish teacher's fault.
Although once he gives you a goodbye kiss at your doorstep, he admits that maybe it isn't entirely Ms. Carmen's fault- it was yours for being so irresistible.
He wondered to himself, after you'd walked inside and closed the door, just how long it would take him to learn how to say "I love you" in Spanish.
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GLOSSARY:
-muy excelente = very good
- eres demasiado linda para tu propio bien = you’re too cute for your own good
- haces que sea difícil concentrarte, cariña = you make it hard to focus, darling
-si = yes
-feliz = happy
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Can I get Haikyuu Match up sfw? I'm non binary pansexual. I am INTP. I'm more of a lone wolf bit at the same time I get along with people easier I just need to be alone most of the time so I have a battery charged to be social. I'm 5'5, pixie cut blonde hair, Greyish green blue eyes. My aesthetic would be casual emo. Hobbies include Art and cosplay. I prefer shorter males or females near my height or shorter UwU
I match you with Hinata Shoyou
-Your personality kinda reminds me of Kenmas and they get along very well
-Hinata is literally the sun and he’s constantly full of energy so you guys kinda have an opposites attract thing going on with that which works very well since you both get along with people well
-you’re a bit taller than hinata so you probably tease him about it all the time, it never really bugs him though because he wouldn’t change you for the world
-since you like to be alone that works with hinata long hours of volleyball practice but he probably still feels guilty about not spending that time with you
-Hinata loves your aesthetic, he thinks is the coolest thing ever that their partner is so unique and different. Your contrasts him being ball of sunshine and you guys often get teased for it by Tsukki and Yamaguchi.
-Hinata will even let you style him so you guys can match but he’ll probably never do it again after because he can’t jump as high with all the accessories 🥺
-He loves it when you play with his hair and loves cuddling with you after practice
-after a stressful practice his favorite thing is to spend time with you and rant about kageyama
-Whenever you compliment him this boy just melts, you’re approval is the most important to him
-You help him study and with his schoolwork because he needs it this boy is dumb but we love him
-Whenever you guys study together he tries so hard because he doesn’t want to let you down and waste your time but he always ends up getting distracted anyways
-If you go to his games he’ll play 10x harder and will go insane if you cheer for him like he wants to make you proud so bad
-He is definitely one to call you cheesy nicknames and send you good morning texts
-Some of these more normal nicknames include: babe, love, dear... but his worst ones yet started as jokes that tsukki told him to call you like: butternut squash, blueberry, circus clown, styrofoam (THESE ARE SO WEIRD MY BRAIN IS FRIED RN SO THESE WERE THE FIRST THINGS THAT CAME TO MIND)
I hope you liked this, sorry I’m still getting used to writing matchups!
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CinPhen Secret Santa!!!
So a bunch of discord peeps decided to do a secret santa! Here is my fanfic for @distracteddaydreams ! Hope y’all enjoy! Day requested some post-route politics, and I chose to do a Karma x Lucette fic. about 3k words, sorry about that haha
Lucette could feel the slightest tension begin to set into her forehead. Previously she had believed the royal court of Angielle to be tedious, but the court of Brugantia was proving to be even more so.
The long process of a inter-dynasty marriage had begun, requiring the crown princess to spend long periods of time away from her homeland to perform various duties in her betrothed’s country. Treaties had to be formed about what territory goes where, what monarch goes to what country, trade privileges, etc; and the two countries had to become acquainted formally in a series of diplomatic meetings and balls between royal figures and courts.
If this could be called diplomatic.
Treaties Lucette could handle. Her mother, albeit dubiously, taught her how to negotiate in these situations: what terms were outrageous, how to protect herself and her country as its ruler, how to add bits and pieces into the conditions that would give an invisible upper hand...but not how to handle-
“Lucette, dear, how do you enjoy the tea? It is one of Brugantia’s finest imports. But I’m sure our prince has treated you to this before, yes?
-cattiness. Looking across the table, Lucette mustered her best polite smile (or grimace. She was very sure it was a grimace) to reply, “Klaude prefers coffee, so we tend to take that in the afternoon in the place of tea.”
There was a noticeable, charged pause, causing Lucette’s eyes to flick wildly between the ladies. All of them had angled slightly to face her, expectantly waiting, each looking with a mix of indifference and lightly concealed distaste.
I said something wrong. What am I missing what am I missing what am I-
“The tea is lovely, though, I will have to urge him to include it the next time we take tea together.”
And like that the tension was cut. The women turned away from her to resume their neutral state, and Lucette could breathe once again. Duchess Angeline, a middle-aged, auburn-haired woman, was more than pleased to recount whatever gossip she heard amongst her servants, and attention was diverted from the princess.
Silently glancing at the clock in the corner, Lucette unfortunately found that she had nearly another half hour left with the court. If she had known that the process of marrying Klaude would take this many unnecessary conversations with so many dull individuals, she would have considered eloping.
As soon as the fantasy sprung in her mind, Lucette squashed it immediately. She has duties. Klaude has duties. And, while Lucette nor Klaude would admit it, they both loved their countries in the way a ruler only could. It was an odd, begrudging love, like a parent to an unruly child, but love nonetheless. For this reason, it was necessary that they fight through the messiness that was dealing with nobility.
Lucette, however, felt absolutely blindsided by the workings of Brugantia’s court. While previously in Angielle, the court had played a significant role in politics, the tyrannical reign of her mother had killed the power of nobility considerably; consequently, the king now absolutely resided over all lands with the court serving as a liaison between the king and the people. Her father intended to keep it that way to continue to ensure stability in the kingdom still recovering from the Great War. Brugantia was frustratingly different. It kept with the tradition of a spread out system of nobles having significant control over various territories, which led to them working with the king and advisors to pass laws that would benefit their lands (and themselves).
How on earth are you supposed to trust these people to do what’s best for the kingdom?, Lucette thought. All they seem to talk about is themselves or the next dullest thing possible.
She took another bite out of the cake in front of her and involuntarily cringed. Another thing she had yet to get used to was how Brugantian tea time seemed to consist of sweet snacks and other various desserts, compared to the more savory tea time she was used to in Angielle. While she did enjoy the occasional pastry, having one nearly every single day was enough to exhaust those cravings.
“Is something not to your liking, your highness?”
Apparently she hadn’t concealed her distaste well enough.
Lucette took a moment to center herself before returning to the duchess sitting across the table from her, silently scrambling to say something other than the fact that she was quite sick of sweets. Suddenly, the lady sitting to her right interrupted before the princess could speak, setting her fork down quite loudly.
“I do think that the chocolate petit four is off today, don’t you agree, princess?”
Lucette nearly sighed with relief. “I do, actually.”
Duchess Angeline was quick to recover, as it appeared the interruption surprised her as much as it did Lucette. Regardless, Lucette was grateful for the unspoken support of the woman. She did not miss, however, the quick glare the duchess sent to the lady and her slight shrug in response.
The etiquette of politics is far too complicated in her opinion. Having to say exactly the right thing to get your point across all under the guise of false politeness is...frustrating, to say the least. Entire conversations could be had in complete silence, communicating only through subtle changes in body language. Speaking was worse. Everything had its own hidden meaning, and changing how exactly you said one word could completely turn a situation on its head. It is far easier, Lucette thought, to just be direct. Be honest. Enough of this sickly sweet poison. She did see the logic behind it, albeit dubious. To say something a little too rough to another person in power could be the tipping point for inciting a trade block or, god forbid, a rebellion.
The brown-haired woman sighed dramatically. “Well, we will just have to talk to Remille. It’s not like him to bake a bad cake.” Just as Lucette thought the crisis was averted, then, faintly, there was that dark change again in Angeline’s eyes as the woman raised her teacup to her lips. “Lucette, your step-mother and step-siblings are bakers, yes? Ah, excuse me, former bakers. How does it compare to the servant cooks?”
The princess could feel her temperature rise a couple of degrees. She suspected that there would be some resistance to the engagement due to her mother being, well, Hildyr, and Lucette had prepared to protect herself against such attacks, but it now seemed like dissenters would use anything as a weapon to express their distaste.
So this is the true nature of the court, she thought bitterly. And while Lucette was not on the greatest terms with her family, their relationship had gotten better, and on most nights the princess did enjoy their company. In these moments, it felt as if the entire world was trying to prove that her changed viewpoint was for nothing, as if every cruel act and word proved her old self right.
Her hand went to her throat unconsciously, resting where her glass slipper pendant sat before she broke her curse. Lucette fixed her posture, lifting her chin before smiling a cool, closed smile at the woman. I will not let her know that I am irritated. I will not let her irritate me. I am above being petty. If she wants to play etiquette politics, then so be it.
“Yes, they were. In fact, Queen Ophelia,” she said, emphasizing her step-mother’s title, “Still bakes to this day, to relieve stress I believe. She is an extremely talented baker in my opinion.”
Apparently that was not the reaction that the woman was searching for. Duchess Angeliene’s eyes widened slightly as she dropped her cup to its saucer, and opened her mouth as if to defend herself. Before the woman could get a word out, Lucette interrupted her.
“And, if you would, I am the crown princess of Angielle and the fiancé of the crown prince of Brugantia. I assume you have not forgotten my correct addresses?”
The informal usage of her name, without even a title, by a woman she did not even know, incensed Lucette in an extremely deep manner. Stature, as she had learned, was not everything, but even the most basic of manners are required. But to be addressed so informally, so disrespectfully, was so...personal.
Every lady of the court at the table watched with wide eyes. The soft din of noise that usually accompanied afternoon tea was completely silenced. The older, more experienced women corrected themselves quickly and resorted to flicking their eyes between the princess, who had taken an air of regality, and the duchess, who had seemed to have lost all of hers.
Angeline took a moment to regain her composure, although her neck, splotched with red, displayed her flustered state. “I apologize, Your Majesty. I forgot myself in that moment, and…” the woman paused before forcing out, “I do hope you’ll forgive me.”
The princesses let out the breath she did not know she was holding, her hands relaxing in her lap. A victory, although admittedly a small one. If Lucette was not liked by the court, so be it, but she’ll be damned before she is run out by petty women who did not even know her.
There was a knock on the door behind Lucette, snapping everyone out of the tension that had seized the occupants of the room. The lady sitting next to Duchess Angeline (Lucette racked her brain before remembering the Marqesse’s name, Cerise) nudged the woman, who had forgotten that as the host of the afternoon, she was to answer the door. The corners of Lucette’s mouth twitched.
The duchess jumped. “Ah! Yes, do come in!” Lucette did not miss the way her shoulders sunk with relief at the diversion from her failed jab, before noticing all of the courtiers stood suddenly. Whoever came in must be equal to or higher in stature than the court, and Lucette could only pray that it wasn’t the k-
Before the princess could finish her thought, however, she felt arms being draped around her and a low voice close to her ear.
“I do apologize, but could I steal my fiancé away from you ladies for a moment?”
Klaude. Lucette broke into a soft smile, relief both at being saved from the court and happiness at seeing her betrothed for this first time that day.
And then turned a deep red.
Klaude pressed a soft, slow kiss to the skin just below her ear, causing the princess to shiver. What made matters worse, however, was the fact that the prince had buried his face in Lucette’s neck, angling his head just enough to see the rest of the table.
Suddenly the ladies of the court were far more interested in the embroidery on the table cloth, and Angeline was determined to look anywhere but at the royal couple. “Well, of cour-”
“Fantastic,” Klaude said, pulling Lucette out of her seat. “If you would excuse us.”
Lucette had barely bent into a curtsey before Klaude had pulled her out of the room and away from the various social rooms deeper into the palace. He was walking at a slightly faster pace than her, forcing the princess to nearly jog to stay holding his hand.
What’s wrong with him?
She couldn’t quite see the full expression of his face, but it seemed to her that he had a very firm grasp of his composure. That is, until Lucette looked at his eyes, green and intense with some unpleasant emotion she couldn’t place. The last thing she remembered talking about with him was his hunting trip with his father. Oh.
“Klaude, wh-”
The red-headed man simply squeezed her hand, and uttered, “Not now. Just a little bit more, my love.”
So she kept quiet and followed along. Lucette knew Klaude, and she knew that his ‘not now’ was now a promise rather than a dismissal; however, she could never get used to how she was never able to help Klaude until he decided to reveal to her what was bothering him. It was these small moments where she felt as clueless to him as she was when she first met him, and it was these small moments she despised.
Lucette was so wrapped up in her thoughts and what was possibly bothering Klaude that she failed to notice the number of servants and courtiers lining the hallways dwindling until there were none around the engaged pair. Klaude stopped abruptly, dropping her hand. She then took a moment to assess her surroundings, and noticed that they were in a section of the palace that was being redone, swaths of fabric covering the portions of the wall where wallpaper was being replaced. Lucette turned to look at her fiancé, standing stone still barely a foot from her. She cautiously reached out to touch his shoulder, to do something to bring him out of whatever mood he was in.
The moment her fingertips brushed his shoulder, Klaude pounced on the princess without warning, hands on either side of her face and kissing her with an intensity Lucette had never experienced. Yes, they had kissed...passionately before, but this felt different. The concern in Lucette’s mind faded as she melted underneath him, her hands clutching at his shoulders for stability.
The reciprocation only seemed to drive Klaude further, pushing Lucette against the wall. In surprise, the woman gasped against his lips, allowing him to slip his tongue into her mouth. Lucette’s hands finally found themselves in the prince’s hair, and as she experimentally tightened her grip, she could’ve sworn she heard him make a noise from the back of his throat.
Klaude pulled away, only to return his attentions to her neck. In a sudden moment of clarity, Lucette suddenly remembered why they were in this wing in the first place, and managed to squeeze out a, “What happened?”
The prince stopped briefly in his affections to laugh mirthlessly, and between kisses, said, “One of my...father’s advisors...does not think...that our marriage...is a good idea.”
Lucette froze, pushing against her fiancé’s shoulders to stop his ministrations, shock running cold in her system. “He said what?”
Klaude released the princess, bringing himself up to make eye contact with her, but leaving his hands on her waist. She could now see his eyes clearly, desire slowly being overtaken by what the princess could only describe as fury.
“He said that it was a political disadvantage. That Angielle was too unstable, too unpredictable to have an alliance with, that...”
Her eyes widened. He was implying that…
“...I was too unstable to have on the throne,” Lucette finished for him. The man flinched in response, and she could feel his hands form fists in the fabric of her dress.
“And earlier too, with the duchess I-” Klaude suddenly exclaimed, the edges of his words tinged with distress, and his right hand moving to clutch the rose necklace she gave him.
That was enough.
“Klaude.” Lucette took his face in her hands, forcing him to look her in the eyes. He looked at her almost frantically, green eyes wide, and she suddenly realized how all of this was taking a toll on him. Klaude had never been the responsible type, she had heard so many stories from him about how exactly he’d hide and shirk his various charges. To now be dealing with all of his duties and interacting with the court and the advisors must be...overwhelming, to say the least.
The princess returned her focus to the man in front of her, who was still looking at her, searching her face for something that he could decipher, that he could hold onto.
“We are still getting married, yes?”
The words had barely left her mouth before he retorted with a quick, incredulous, “Of course.”
She leaned forward, placing a delicate kiss on Klaude’s lips, pulling back before the man could deepen it. “Then that is it. Forget everything else. It doesn’t matter what the courts think. Them disapproving of our engagement does not stop the fact that you are going to be my husband.”
He stared at her blankly for a second before breaking out into a soft smile. “Say it again, love. Please.”
Lucette acquiesced. “You are going to be my husband.”
Klaude’s hands slowly made their way to her face to tuck her hair back to where it had fallen out during their earlier kiss. “Yes, I will be. And you will be my wife.”
The princess flushed and knew that the small amount of powder she applied in the morning would not be enough to hide the reddening color of her face. She quickly looked away, choosing to not acknowledge her fiancé’s chuckle at her embarrassment. “I-I will be. I will be,” she said, trying to mask how the phrase made her stomach flutter. “We just have to get arrangement terms processed. All of this...interaction is just for etiquette and tradition.”
“Besides,” Klaude drawled slyly, “my father likes you too much to let you go. Something about you being a good influence on me and ‘keeping me in check’, although I have no idea what he could possibly mean by that.”
Huffing, Lucette pushed the man’s shoulders lightly, not bothering to hide the smile now growing on her face as well. She knew that as long as Klaude loved her, nothing else mattered, but it was reassuring to know that the king did not look down on her because of her nature as a witch, her relations, or how cruel she used to be.
Lucette turned, murmuring a soft, “We should head back,” which elicited a groan from Klaude. Regardless of his displeasure at the idea of returning to the day, the prince still followed, offering his arm to walk her, which the princess immediately took. They walked in silence for a moment, both enjoying the other’s company, before Lucette turned to her partner.
“What was that in the tea room?”
“I’m afraid I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Klaude retorted, blatantly feigning innocence.
The princess raised a brow. “So you don’t remember accosting me in a full room?”
“Oh that? I would hardly call that accosting you, dear, just…” He paused. “Just sending a message.”
Lucette huffed, nudging Klaude to keep moving. The pair walked back to where they were expected; however, unbeknownst to them, word had gotten to the king of Klaude’s ‘message’, and the man was understandably excited about embarrassing the both of them at dinner later that night.
#Cinderella Phenomenon#Lucette (Cinderella Phenomenon)#Karma (Cinderella Phenomenon)#Klaude (Cinderella Phenomenon)#fanfiction#My writing#secretsantacinphen2k19
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Shianbon vs. Dark Tiirubon! (Part 2) (Pt. 1 of 2)
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(Part 1)
Some things to note:
"----" means the scene changes, while "~~~~" means the same scene, but takes place in a different area.
Due to Tumblr's text limit, I have to split this part into 2 parts.
With that out of the way, let's get into the story!
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Sora was just beginning to come to, much to the relief of Shiro and everyone else present. "Ugh." Sora slowly sat up and rubbed the side of his head. "Man, I feel like I got hit by a truck, urgh, how lame."
"Sorabon!" Shiro gleefully pulled his son into a hug, making Sora wince from pain. "I'm so glad you're okay!" "OW! Dad easy!" "Oops." Shiro lets him go. "Sorry kiddo."
Tucker rolled his eyes. "Good to know your brain wasn't hurt from the crash."
"Hey!" Sora groaned. "Does someone mind telling who or what the heck wrecked me and Sky-Soarer, and what happened to you guys?"
The room went quiet, until Polka said flatly "It was Tiirubon." Sora blinked. "You're kidding."
"I'm afraid he isn't, son." Shiro said gloomily.
"They became Dark Tiirubon, and attacked your dad, Midoribon-san, as well as Polka and I." Tosukana added. "They managed to overwhelm all four us. They were too strong."
"That explains you guys' roughed up looks." Sora remarked. "But Tiirubon went dark? That's so lame! Ti's a goody-two-shoes! What the heck even happened that would make them go dark?!"
All the adults got the look of obvious guilt on their faces, not one of them wants to explain why. Dot couldn't look at them, and Shian glared at them. "Are one of you gonna tell them why, or do I have to for you?"
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"So THAT'S why they took off!" Sora exclaimed. "Why would you talk about that out loud?" Tosukana questioned.
"We didn' think they'd be listenin'!" Kiiro claimed.
"If they're upset at you four, then why would they strike me first?" Sora questioned. "I didn't do anything!" Everyone stares at him with a blank look. "Well, anything that I can remember anyway."
"They said it was the beginning of their "payback."" Midori said. "After our defeat, they said the mansion is next, before they disappeared."
"Wait, so they're gonna destroy the mansion?!" Sora yelled.
"I'm not sure why they would want to destroy their home." Dot mumbled audibly.
"Ti's dark, Dot. They're not exactly thinking rationally." Polka chimed in.
Mizuiro turned to glare at Kiiro, whom was leaning back on a nearby seat, his arms resting behind his head. It took a bit before he noticed. "The heck you starin' fer, Richie?"
"You shouldn't have said that earlier." He replied firmly.
"What?" Kiiro raised a brow in confusion. "What're ya on about?"
Mizuiro raised a finger to point accusingly at Kiiro. "Had you not said anything about about us once wanting nothing to do with Tiirubon after they were born, we wouldn't be in this mess!"
Kiiro slams his hands down on the seat. "EXCUSE ME?!" He gets up from where he was, trudges over to Mizuiro, and gets right in his face. ARE YA SAYIN' TI GETTIN' CORRUPTED IS MY FAULT?!"
"I wouldn't put all the blame on Kiirobon, Mizuirobon." Mizuiro swiftly turned to Shiro's direction. "Shirobon?! Are you really taking his side?!" "No, I'm saying you didn't have to continue the convo! Had you said you didn't want to continue the discussion, Tiirubon wouldn't have turned evil and shot down my son!"
Midori stood up. "Quiet, Shirobon! You're not exactly innocent here either!"
"You're one to talk, Sarge! You didn't close that damn door!" Shiro snapped.
It wasn't long until all four adults were screaming at eachother, all trying to pin the blame on someone for starting this mess while the kids watched, incredibly uncomfortable, and Dot looking visibly upset, she didn't like when people are fighting, she even began tearing up.
Noticing Dot getting ready to cry really made Shian mad, her hands balled into fists, she had enough.
When a full blown brawl was about to break out, Shian stood up, raises her arms in the air, stomped once on the floor harshly, and shrieked at the fighting adults. "THAT'S ENOUGH!" That got them to stop. "Blaming eachother on whose fault it is is wasting time, and it isn't gonna fix the problem and save Tiirubon any sooner!"
"Shianbon's right." Tosukana joined her side. "It doesn't matter whose fault it is, fighting like a bunch of five-year-olds isn't going to make things get better. You four should be ashamed of yourselves."
During Shian's outburst and Tosukana's talk, Polka was busy comforting his sister in an effort to get her to calm down. When they finished speaking, he gave the adults the stink-eye for upsetting his sister. He wanted to say something as well, but felt that Shian and Tosukana said what needed to be said.
Mizuiro sighed. "You're both right."
"Fightin' won't git us anywhere." Kiiro followed.
"I guess all the stress from everything finally got to us." Joined Shiro.
"We apologize you kids had to witness that, as well as for not telling the truth sooner." Midori finished, with the other three nodding in agreement.
'You better be.' Polka thought to himself.
"Now that's all resolved," Sora spoke. "what do we do about Dark Tiirubon? If they're coming here, we can't fight them 'cuz our mechs were trashed, and Graybon, Aobon, and Akabon are still busy prepping for the party. Who do we even have left that can still fight them?"
"Me! I'll fight them!" Shian proclaimed.
A chorus of "WHAT?!" echoes throughout the room. "Shianbon, I know I said this to you a lot, but have you actually lost your marbles?!" Tosukana objected.
"You can't battle them, Shianbon! Have you already forgot what they did to us?! You don't even have a mech! They'll squash you like a bug!" Polka exclaims.
Shian heads for the door. "I've already made up my mind guys."
"Shianbon, wait." Shian turns to Mizuiro's direction after he called out to her. "You can't go, Shianbon. We've already lost Tiirubon," He wipes some tears away. "We can't afford to lose you too."
She turns away from him. "Sorry Pop, I've already made up my mind." She held a fist to her chest. "If I die trying to save Tiirubon, then so be it!" She bolts out the door before anything else could be said.
"Well that act didn't work." Shiro states once Shian was out of earshot.
"What do you suggest we do, Mizu?" Midori asked.
"You go after her and make she doesn't do anything brash." Mizuiro ordered.
"On it." Midori heads off after her as Mizuiro turns to Kiiro. "And Kiirobon, I'd like to have something specially delivered."
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Standing outside in the storm, Shian stood some distance away, staring in the direction where Dark Tiiru would presumably arrive from. "I know I'm being crazy doing this, but I'm everyone's last hope, if I die doing this, then at least I'll die a hero!"
She points ahead of her. "You better watch out Dark Tiirubon! I'm coming for you!"
She starts sprinting in that direction, but she didn't get too far, as she ran into something face-first full speed, sending her into a daze, and falling onto her back, eyes swirling with a red mark going across her face. Turns out the thing she ran into was Midori's training baton. "You blindly rushing into things reminds me of myself during my youth, but even I do not think I was as reckless as you." Midori remarks. Shian simply groans in response.
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Shian pouts as she sat in a chair, towel wrapped around her, her hair all fritzy from drying it off, and she held an ice pack in the center of her face. Tosukana stood guard next to her to keep her from running off again, while Midori stood guard by the garage entrance with baton in hand so she doesn't get another bright idea. "You don't have to stand guard, you know." "I wouldn't have to if you weren't so foolhardy." Tosukana replied to her comment.
Shiro enters the garage. "Mizuirobon, I got all the servants evacuated."
"Well that was quick. How did you evacuate them all so quickly?" Mizuiro asked, intrigued by Shiro's swiftness.
"I just told them all they had a few hours off." Shiro replied.
"Oh..." He certainly didn't expect that answer. "I suppose that's one way to get everyone out (though I do hope they'll be back once this blows over)."
"Mr. Mizuirobon, where did you say my dad went again?" Questioned Polka.
"I asked him to get something specially delivered to here." Mizuiro answered.
Polka now bares an "you can't be serious" face. "You seriously ordered something, at a time like this?? Really???"
"I can assure you, Porukabon, this "something" will surely aid us in this crisis." Mizuiro assured.
Sora, whom was resting on a cushy recliner and not buying it, piped up. "It's more selfie sticks, isn't it."
Mizuiro, now a bit flustered, swiftly turns to Sora. "Ah- No! Certainly not!" He paused. "I mean," He straightens up and adjusts his bowtie. "No, not this time."
Everyone stared at him with an "uh huh" look. "If it's not selfie sticks, what is it then?" Shian asked incredulously.
He gives her a simple wink while smirking. "You'll see."
Shian raised a brow at this, she was going to ask what he meant when Dot speaks up. "He's here!"
"Ah, good timing." Mizuiro gets out a wireless controller, and presses a button that opens the garage door. The door opens to reveal Cargo Yäger, and a huge metal crate on its carrier.
"Special delivery fer Cashbag's Mansion from Graybon Hakese's lab!" He announces before entering then parking in the garage, once inside, Mizuiro presses the button to close the door.
"Whoa! That's some special delivery!" Polka remarked. "That box is huge!" Sora exclaimed. "I wonder what's inside." Dot wondered. "If it's from Grampa Graybon's lab, it's going to be big." Tosukana stated
Shian's interest is immediately piqued once see laid eyes on the giant metal crate. She gets up from her seat, takes off her towel to hand it to Tosukana, and approached over to get a better look. "Wow... that's the BIGGEST package I've ever seen! What's in it?"
Mizuiro smirked "Take a guess. Do you still think it's a bunch of selfie sticks?"
"Uhhh..." Shian tried thinking of a guess, but came up with nothing. "That depends on who it's for, but I have no idea what could be in that big thing."
"Simple." He says as he walks toward's Cargo Yäger's cockpit. "It's something you wanted."
Shian's eyes went wide. "Wait, what?! Me?!"
Polka had an "are you kidding me" face. "Seriously? We're giving out presents in the middle of a darn crisis?! Might as well start giving out cake as well!"
Sora perked up at the mention of cake. "Cake?" Tosukana rested a hand on Sora's shoulder. "Sorry, Sorabon, no cake yet." Sora got pouty. "Aww man..."
"Well, Porukabon, this was going to be Shianbon's birthday present," Mizuiro turns to him, he now dawns an serious expression. "but given our situation, we have to make an exception." He turns towards the cockpit. "Kiirobon, if you'd please.~"
"'Kiirobon, if you'd please.'" Kiiro mocked softly before pressing the button to open the cargo.
What was revealed from the large package as it opened up was a large cyan tank. Shian's eyes got as big as saucers while the rest of the kids were in awe. "This is MINE?!" Shian yells excitedly.
Midori walked up until he was next to his daughter. "Yes, it is." He turned his attention to the tank and gestures to it with one hand and rests the other on Shian's shoulder. "Shianbon, this is Cyan-Sniper, it has the ability to turn invisible, and it's turret can fire Hyper Biida shots as well as quick and sharp shots called Sniper shots, but they take some time to charge. We entrust this to you to use this to save Tiirubon." He turns to her. "Are you ready?"
Without hestitation, Shian nods and shouts "Of course I do! Ti is my sibling! I'll do anything to bring them back!"
Shortly after stating that, she climbs into the tank, and turns it on. "Oh man, this is EPIC! I can't believe I have my own mecha now!"
"Shianbon." Mizuiro sternly called out. "I know you're excited to have your own vehicle, but you need focus on what's at stake here."
She paused, she took a moment to look around the room, her injured friends, and father, all that hype she had from getting her own mecha faded away and turned into doubt as the heaviness of everything sunk in. Tiiru isn't the only one that needs to be saved, everyone else and her home needed to be saved, and she had to do this on her own.
Having noticed her change of face, Midori stepped over beside the tank. "Shianbon, what is troubling you? You were ready to fight seconds ago, but now you seem doubtful." She was silent, then uttered "What if I fail?" "Huh?"
"Dark Tiirubon defeated Sorabon, Shirobon, Porukabon, Tosukana, they even took you down, Dad! I'm fighting them on my own! Not only that, you guys are counting on ME to stop them from destroying our home and saving everyone inside!" She clutches her head and her eyes water. "What if I mess up?! What if I can't bring them to their senses?! What if i can't do this?!"
"Shianbon!" Polka yelled as he stepped forward, everyone was now staring at him. "Shianbon, in all my time knowing ya,' you've never backed down, even with your most outrageous of ideas, you never have backed down nor doubted yourself, so why would you doubt yourself now?"
Tosukana stepped forward and stood next to Polka. "Polka's right. Even when you're outmatched, you never stepped down. I'm sure you can do it."
Dot wheeled forward until she was beside Tosukana. "Your determination is one of your best qualities, Shianbon, you can do it when you put your mind to it."
Sora limped forward and stood next to Polka, he raised a hand up like he was going to give a speech, but he had no idea what to say. "Umm, what they said!"
Shian's eyes glistened as her eyes filled with sappy tears from her friends' words. "You guys..." She wipes them away. "What was I thinking? You guys are right!"
"You're welcome!" Sora said proudly as the other three gave him the "seriously?" glare. "...What?"
"You have the heart of a soldier, Shianbon! I believe in you too!" Midori exclaimed, then turned to Mizuiro to see what he has to say only to see his eyes looking to the side and him fidgiting his bowtie. "Mizu." He gave him a nudge to get his attention. "Huh? ...Oh, eh, sorry."
He clears his throat. "Err, Shianbon..." he pauses, trying to think of what to say next, he then sighs. "Despite you and Tiirubon, being opposites, your bond as siblings is strong, but I'm uncertain that alone will bring them to their senses, however, I do believe you'll find a way to bring them back, be it outrageous, or not, your righteous spirit does seem to find a way."
Shian blinked at Mizuiro, did he just say something positive about her? That's once on a blue moon, but she'll take it. She smiles. "Thanks Mom and Dad."
The alarm starts blaring, catching the attention of everyone. Dot wheels herself over to check it out to find a purple dot blipping on the radar, and said dot is getting closer and closer to the mansion. "Dottobon, what is going on?!" Midori demanded. "An enemy is approaching the mansion!" She turned her head to Midori. "And fast!"
Midori cursed to himself. "Drat, we're out of time!" He swiftly turned to Shianbon. "Shianbon, are you ready?!"
She nods. "You bet I'm ready!" She looks straight ahead and reved the tank's engine as the garage doors opened. "Alright! Ready to roll!"
"Wait, Shian!" Dot shouted, this stopped Shian from taking off right away and prompted her to look in her direction. "Huh, Dot?" "Before you go, just... please, be careful, okay?"
Shian lightly blushed and turned away, then chuckled after about three seconds. "Sorry, Dot, I can't make any guarantees," She glanced back at her. "but I'll try my best." Shian looked straight ahead once more, then took off, she turned on the tank's cloak function before she vanished into the storm, and the garage's doors close once again.
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Dark Tiiru arrives at the mansion, stopping just out front. "I hope I've given you all enough time to say your good-byes." They announced. "Do any of you have any last words before turn this mansion to ruins?"
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Mizuiro glared at them through the security camera overlooking the mansion's front, then smirked. "Just a few." He takes out a wireless remote control, and presses a button.
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A shield soon surrounds the entire outside of the mansion. "You just have to get passed this first." He announced over a speaker.
Dark Tiiru was bewildered, they certainly didn't expect this. "What the?! What is this?!"
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Mostly everyone was in awe over the giant forcefield. Sora even muttered "So cool!" as Mizuiro stood proudly. Midori approaches him to ask: "When did you install this?" Mizuiro's reply: "I had Graybon Hakese and Aobon install it shortly after marrying you."
Shiro and Kiiro snicker at this response while Midori now looked flushed. "What?! Did you think I was going to break down the walls or something?!"
"Knowing your history, yes. Don't you remember that one incident where you lost control of Crys-Greaver?" Mizuiro remarked sassily.
"Oh..." Midori uttered as he realizes. "So that's what stopped it."
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Dark Tiiru growls. "Even if you do have a barrior protecting you, every shield gives away after enough hits!" With that, they tried firing at it, but it merely made the shots bounce back, which promptly hit them, angering them further. They then try punching it, but the blow only knocked them back as it sent a jolt through their hand, it hurt like a static shock, angering them even more.
They didn't care anymore, they back up several feet, then charge and rammed full force into the shield, not caring about getting hurt. They got knocked back further away, but shockwave from the blow causes the entire mansion to shake. Now with that knowledge, they continued to back up, then ram themselves into the shield. The shield soon showed signs of giving away, concerning everyone inside. After the last hit, it seemed it will break after one more blow.
Confident in their victory, Dark Tiiru backs up one more time, and bolts full speed towards the barrier. When they were within feet of the mansion, something invisible suddenly barrels into them, causing them to tumble until they skid to a halt. They looked around frantically for their assailant, but sees nothing. "WHAT ON MERCURY DID I JUST GET HIT BY?!" Seconds after yelling that, they got up, only to get sniped from behind and knocked back to the ground.
Shian turns off the cloak option, making her presence known. "It was me, dingus! Wow, you look more edgy in person." She quipped
Dark Tiiru grunted as they got back up to turn around. "Shianbon?! You?! When did you get that?!"
Shian smirks. "Tiirubon, met Cyan-Sniper, my new tank! With this, I'm gonna take you down and save everyone!"
"Peh! Do you really think your new toy will be able to beat me? Are you really everyone's last hope? You and an unflattering hunk of junk alone? You'll just end up like those other fools." They taunted.
"Shut up! As a matter of fact, I do! Not only do I believe in myself, everyone believes in me! I swear I will save everyone, and I swear I will save YOU, Tiirubon!" She proclaimed
As soon as she was done giving her short speech, Shian's righteousness for justice and determination to save everyone and her sibling cause her biidama start glowing a bright cyan, she felt a rush and could feel herself getting enpowered! She begins glowing cyan herself, and shapes form on her head and chest, the glow then fades away to reveal her newly formed armor! She was in absolute awe, but she knew she did have time to gawk at her new appearance as there was one more step that needed to be done! She jumps up and transforms, Cyan-Sniper modifies itself into a body, and to complete the transformation, the two fuse into one, once complete, she strikes a battle-ready pose and lightning disperses behind her!
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"She's done it! She's transformed!" Midori exclaimed with glee.
"That's so cool!" Sora shouts, awestruck by what Shian accomplished.
"Aw heck yeah! Go Shainbon go! Go Shianbon go!" Polka and Tosukana cheered while waving pom-poms around.
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"N-No way!" Dark Tiiru was both astonished and intimidated by their sister's sudden transformation. "How is that possible?!"
"What? Are you scared that I'm no longer small?" Shian teased.
They growl. "Grrr, no! Regardless of your new look, I'm still gonna destroy you!"
She chuckled. "We'll see about that! Bring it on, sib!"
The siblings began to clash as the group in the mansion watched their battle anxiously through the security camera. The two were equally matched, neither seemed to let up, until Shian slipped on a puddle. Dark Tiiru took a chance on her literal slip-up to deck her in the face, sending her flying into some trees in a wooded area. This action left her dazed.
"Heh, too easy, and to think you were everybody's last hope." They taunted as the approached their stunned sister.
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The onlookers watched in horror as Dark Tiiru approach Shian, then begin charging up a powerful shot. The kids and Midori screamed for her to get up, Shiro and Kiiro muttered "C'mon, get/git up, Shianbon.", while Mizuiro prayed for miracle while tearing up. "Please, I don't want to lose another child. Please get up, Shianbon!"
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"I'm sorry I have to do this, Shianbon. I would've given you the chance to join me, but then again, you're a goody-two-shoes, you would have simply refused outright anyway." They aimed their biida cannon in her direction. "Good-bye, sister."
Before Dark Tiiru could fire the charged shot at their sister, BOOM! They were unexpectedly hit from behind with a biida shot, knocking them off their feet and making them land on their side. "GRAAH! WHO DARES?!"
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"They got hit from behind, but what hit them?!" Polka asked loudly.
Mizuiro quietly sighs. "Thank goodness."
Dot points to the corner of the monitor. "More like who hit them. Look over there."
Tosukana squints at the approaching figure from them corner and quickly finds out who it is that hit Dark Tiiru, but seemed surprised more than anything. "Wait a minute, isn't that the Crimson-Dragon? Is that my sister?"
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"I dare." Scarlett replied stoically. Yup, it is indeed her, if not to mention in her transformed state as well.
Hearing Scarlett's voice snaps Shian out of her daze. "Sukārettobon?! Are you kidding me?! Why are you even here?! Did you "sense" the danger like before?!" Shian bellows accusingly as Scarlett stares at her blankly.
"No, I initially came to deliver something," She responded flatly. "but you do seem to be having trouble."
"Stay out of it, edgelord! This is between me and Tiirubon!" Shian exclaims as she gets back up and charges once again towards Dark Tiirubon.
Scarlett would object, but she was just told to "stay out of it", so she watches as Shian tries and fails on landing hits on Dark Tiiru. She did wonder what happened that caused Tiiru to become corrupted, but as far as she's concerned, it's none of her business, and she knows her brother, Tosukana, would fill her in on everything later.
Several minutes of Shian trying and failing later, Scarlett decided she had enough watching her foolishness, and goes up to her after she was knocked down from a strike-back. "Are you positive you have everything handled?" She asked stoically.
Shian growls, she HATES Scarlett's monotonous sass. She wanted to tell her rival she does having everything under control and to get lost, but seeing that her her tactic of "charging and attacking" doesn't seem to be going anywhere, she begrudgingly had to accept her rival's help. She sighed exasperatedly. "No, I don't. I need your help." Saying those words left a sour taste in her mouth.
"Good to see you realizing your plan of "charging and attacking" didn't seem to be bearing fruit." Shian rolls her eyes at her remark. "Are you gonna be making fun of me, or are you gonna help me?"
"The latter, preferably." Scarlett answered. "Since your previous method didn't work,-"
"Yeah, I got that already." Shian interrupted.
"Don't interrupt me." Said Scarlett, mildly annoyed, then continued. "As I was saying, we need a different plan of approach."
"But Dark Tiirubon knows my every move, probably yours too. What are you suggesting?" Shian questioned.
Scarlett whispers something into Shian's "ear," meanwhile, the entire time the two were chatting, Dark Tiiru was waiting for them to be done. They were tapping their foot impatiently, had their arms crossed, and checked their nonexistant watch every few seconds. They were beginning think the duo forgot that they were, they don't know, a threat? They shouldn't have been generous in giving them time to talk.
"Are you two done?!" They yell. As if on cue, Scarlett flies off, leaving Shian by her lonesome.
"Are you seriously leaving me?! Coward!" She called out to the "fleeing" Scarlett.
Dark Tiiru chuckles. "Guess you said something to tick her off, huh, sis?"
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"What the heck?! Tucker, did your sister seriously just ditch Shianbon?!" Polka exclaims to Tosukana.
"It looks that way, that doesn't seem to be like her though, unless Shian said something to make her mad, but I have a feeling there's more to it than that." Tosukana replied calmly.
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"Seems like you're alone, sis. Are you gonna try your failed tactic again, or have you actually given up?" They gloat as they step forward and Shian steps back. They let out a laugh. "I'll take that as yes. You have any last words before I destroy you?" Pause. "Just don't take forever."
"Yes, I do." She mumbles audibly as she stands tall. "Ti, I'm so sorry, I failed you as a sibling! I failed to save you from this darkness!" Her voice cracks. "But, even if I did fail, dark or not, you're still my sibling, Ti, and even if you do destroy me, I'll still love you, because we're still family!"
"..." Was the dramatic speech really necessary? Regardless, it did stir something within Dark Tiiru, but having their mind clouded by darkness, they didn't know what it was.
"Touching," They pause. "but did you really think your little speech would do anything? I will admit, it did stir something though." They charge up their most powerful biida shot, unaware that Scarlett was slowly creeping up on them.
Shian needed to buy a couple more seconds of time. 'Think, Shianbon! Think!' A lightbulb goes off. If the darkness didn't affect the airheadedness of Tiiru's brain, it should work! "Hey Ti! I think I saw someone leave a biiig matcha cake under that tree over there!" She points to a random tree to her left.
Dark Tiiru immediately stops charging their attack. "Matcha cake?! Where?! Which tree?!"
With them distracted, Scarlett used this chance to grab their arms from behind and pin them to their back. "What the?!" Realizing they've been duped, Dark Tiiru tries to wriggle free from Scarlett's grip, but she has a firm hold of them. "Let me GO!"
Scarlett holds them in place for Shian to fire a Healing Shot. "Shianbon, now!" Shian's biidama glows as she prepares a shot to fire at Dark Tenacious-Tealer's biidama, but she hesitates. She thought to herself: 'I have never healed before. Will it even work? What if I really hurt them instead?'
"Shianbon, what's the hold-up?!" Scarlett shouts.
"I... I've never done this before! I'm only good at fighting, not healing!" Her voice cracks. "What if I mess this up?! What if I make it worse?!"
"Focus!" Scarlett proclaims. "Now's not the time to doubt yourself! You need to save Tiirubon from corruption!"
Dark Tiiru growls. "I don't need saving! Let me go NOW!" They thrash about trying desperately to break free from Scarlett's grip. They didn't want to lose the newfound power they've been given.
Scarlett is noticeably struggling to keep them in check. "I don't think I can keep ahold of them for too much longer, Shianbon! You need to shoot NOW!"
As much as Shian didn't want admit it, Scarlett is right, can't doubt herself now! She thought back to what Polka told her earlier: 'You have never doubted yourself before, so why doubt yourself now?'. All her doubts washed away, her confidence returned. She wasn't only going to be saving her sibling, she was going to save her family, friends, and her home!
"This is for EVERYONE! BIIDA HEALING, SHOOT!" With that shout, she fires, and successfully shot it into Dark Tiiru's biidama!
Aside from the rain, and the dark static crackling from Dark Tenacious-Tealer's biidama, there was suspenseful silence between all sides. Scarlett lets go of Dark Tiiru as their marble suddenly glows a bright light. They shriek as they feel their entire being is getting filled with light once more, then they became enveloped in a bright flash of light.
After the bright flash of light fades, Shian moved her metal arm away from her eyes to see the aftermath, it stopped raining, and on the ground some feet away from her was Tiiru lying fainted with their Tenacious-Tealer being close behind them, both of them no longer bore the dark coloring they once had, even the biidamas are back to their normal blue coloring. Had she won? Had she really won? She'd celebrate her victory, but right now she was more concerned if her little sibling was okay.
"Ti!" She calls out as she reverts back to non-armored state, hops out of Cyan-Sniper, and bolts to Tiiru. She kneels down to try nudging them awake. "Ti! Wake up! Please, wake up!" She shouted frantically.
Tiiru groaned as they were being woken up, then their eyes open halfway. "Shi...Shianbon?" They uttered tiredly.
A wave of relief overcame Shian, and her eyes began to fill up with tears. They're okay, thank goodness they were okay. "Ti! Thank god you're okay!" She sat them up to pull them into a hug. "Don't you ever scare me like that ever again!"
Tiiru was surprised by the hug as Shian isn't the type to simply give out hugs, they even don't know what she was talking about initially, so they pulled away a bit. "Shian, what are you-" Their eyes widened as the realization hit them, the whole brunt of it: the corruption, the darkness, all the bad stuff they had done and planned on doing, it all hit like a truck.
Their eyes began welling up. "Shi...Shi..." They hiccupped, then bawled, hard, and hugged their sister as tightly as they could as they cried over her shoulder. "SHIANBOOON! WAAAAAAAH! I'M SO SORRY! I DIDN'T MEAN TO GO AS FAR AS I DID! I'M SO SORRRRY!"
The best Shian could do to comfort Tiiru right now was return the hug and be there for them to let it all out. Hearing her sibling crying like this was heartbreaking. She wanted to say something, but what could she even say to help them? They just got out of their corruption, and she has zero clue what it was like, but one thing she was certain about: Tiiru was aware during the whole thing. She swore if she ever found who thought it was a good idea to corrupt her little sibling, she will teach them a harsh lesson personally. "It's okay, Ti." She whispered soothingly. "I know you didn't, but it's all over now. I'm just glad you're okay." Her voice cracked speaking the last sentence.
After she got Tiiru to calm down for the most part, she gazed up to her sibling to see Scarlett, still armored up watching them while leaning on her Crimson-Dragon with her arms crossed. Shian narrowed her eyes. "You're still here?"
Wondering whom their sister is talking to, Tiiru wipes away their tears and lets go of her to look in the same direction. "Sukarettobon?"
Scarlett walks up near Tiiru before stopping. "Glad you're alright, Tiirubon." She finally responds with her usual, stoic voice, before returning her gaze to Shian.
Shian raised a brow. "What, are you expecting me to say "thank you for the help" or something?" No response. Shian groaned. "Fiiine. Thanks for the help, even if I could've done it all on my own. There, happy?"
"... No, I wasn't expecting a thanks from you, but it's much appreciated." She replied, making Shian groan again and roll her eyes.
"Shianbon." "What is it now, edgelord?" Shian grumbled as she and Tiiru stood up. "I must say, for what you've shown to me, your determination to save Tiirubon, as well as everyone in your home, and what you're capable of in combat, I must commend you for your strengths," She closed her eyes. "and perhaps you're not as ridiculous as I thought."
Shian didn't know if she was being genuine or not, so she wasn't sure how to take that compliment. "Uhh, thanks, I guess?"
Scarlett turns around, back now facing the siblings, and went back to her Crimson-Dragon. "Typical." Shian muttered aside.
She stops in her tracks, she pulls something from her cape, then tosses it to Tiiru, to which they luckily catch without needing to move much. "A present?" They stare from the present to Scarlett.
"It's your birthday gift on behalf of my family and Aiirobon, since they can't come due to illness. It's a bunch of matcha stuff. Don't eat it all at once." Tiiru's eyes lit up at the mention of matcha. "Really?! Thanks, Sukārettobon!" That seemed to cheer them up quick.
"I was coming here to drop that off when I saw that you were...you know." Their smile went away and glanced to the ground when Scarlett mentioned that. "..."
Scarlett was quiet for a bit. "I can't say anything as consolation as I do not know the full story of what happened," Ti silently gazed back up at her to see her glancing back at them. "but I do hope your birthday gets better from here."
"I hope so too..." Tiiru muttered as they stared at Scarlett's gift. Scarlett jumps into her mecha. "You aren't going to stay?" Tiiru questioned Scarlett.
"Parties aren't my thing." She replied as she turned to Tiiru one more time. "I do wish you happy birthday though, Tiirubon." With that, Scarlett took off until she disappears into the clouds, which seem to be parting.
"Seems like it's finally clearing up." Shian remarked as she looked up towards the sky.
The siblings turn to face the garage as they hear the door opening. The kids (minus Sora, whom had to be carried by his dad, Shiro) and most of the adults hustled on out (with the exception of Mizuiro, he simply ambled behind the bunch), and ran over to Shian as they cheered her name. Tiiru had to step back as they gathered around her, praising her for her victory.
"Shianbon, that was amazing!" Exclaimed Sora.
"I knew you could do it!" Dot chirped.
"I knew she could do it from the start!" Boasted Polka.
"She did have to have help from-" Tosukana tried to argue, but Shian shushed him. "Sssh, let me have this, Tucker." It was easy to tell she was eating up the praise.
She suddenly got scooped up by her proud dad, Midori, whom was crying his eyes out. "I know you've had the heart of a soldier!" He sobbed. "I'm so proud of yoooou!"
"Daaaaad, stop! You're embarrassing me!" She shouts as she tries to wriggle out of her dad's bear hug.
"Your daughter can't seem to "bear" your bear hug, Sarge!" Kiiro chuckled heartily.
"If I may join in on the praising," Mizuiro chimed in. "I will say I, as well all of us, including my servants, are thankful you saved us (and for not doing too much damage to the mansion)."
Tiiru looked aside as everyone, including their parents, gave praise to their sister, which they felt was deserved, knowing the deed she's done. With how highly everyone seems to be treating her, Tiiru didn't feel they needed to be there, so they slowly sulked their way to Tenacious-Tealer. Mizuiro took notice of this. "Tiirubon?"
Hearing their name, Tiiru stopped where they were, but didn't turn around as they heard Mizuiro's footsteps come up behind them. "Tiiru, where are you going?" He asks them. Hearing this, everyone's attention was on the two.
"I... I feel like I'm not needed here, so I was just...gonna leave..." They replied softly, their voice cracking a bit.
"Leave?" Mizuiro is not to taken aback by this response, Tiiru mostly likely feels guilty and ashamed of what they've said and done, but he doesn't want them to leave, not again... "Don't go."
Hearing that made Tiiru decide to turn around. What they didn't expect to see was their "mother" dawning a tearful expression, trying to desperately not start with the waterworks. They could see their father putting their sister down and making his way over until he's next to their "mother," he bore a similar expression. "Why do you feel you need to leave..?"
"I... I-I..." They stammered. "I did so much damage. I hurt everyone, I said awful things." They start trembling. "I-I even almost did something unforgivable." They sniffle and tear up, and their voice croaks. "How could you still want me around after all that?"
Both parents hugged them, and at the same time, they told them "Because you are our child, Tiirubon." They pulled away a bit to look them in the eyes, but each still had one arm wrapped around them. Tiiru couldn't understand it, they are not mad at them. Why aren't they after the mess Tiiru had caused? "I don't understand..." They mumble softly.
"Tiirubon." Mizuiro began. "About what happened earlier, we apologize you had to find out about you birth that way."
Midori chimed in. "But about us not wanting you is the farthest from the truth."
"But..." Tiiru sniffled. "I heard Kiirobon say-" Mizuiro interrupts them mid-sentence. "Yes, we know, but that was initially."
Midori added in "Because you were unexpected, we were not prepared to be parents. It took us some time before we came to terms with that fact, but once we have, we no longer saw you as the product of a prank gone wrong."
"Then... what do you see me as now?" Tiiru asked. Both parents hugged them again and answered "A blessing."
Hearing them tell them that almost made Tiiru too choked up for words. They return their hug. "I'm...so glad."
Shian went up behind the group and pats Tiiru's back. "If I may jump in here, if it weren't for you, Ti, my life would've ended up completely different from the one I have now, probably for the worse, and I am super thankful for that. I'm glad to have you as a sibling, even if you are a dork." Tiiru let out a small laugh. "H-Hey!"
With the onlookers, Polka, Dot, and Tosukana smiled, Sora was attempting to not cry from all the sappiness, while Shiro and Kiiro were crying and wiping away tears with tissues. "Gosh darn it! I'mma sap for sappy stuff like this!" Blubbered Kiiro before he blew into his tissue.
After many minutes of hugging, the family break the hug pile. "Mom, Dad, everyone," Tiiru lowers their head. "I'm sorry for the mess I caused. I didn't mean to go as far as I did." They raised their head to meet their parents'. "I'm especially sorry for the stuff I said and jumping to conclusions."
Midori was first to respond. "Do not worry about it, Tiirubon." "You weren't yourself. You've already been forgiven." Mizuiro followed up. Almost everyone nods. "Besides," He added while given the side-eye to Midori. "you're not the only one that jumps to conclusions."
"What? No I don't!" Midori was already getting flustered.
"Sure you don't, Hun, sure you don't." Teased Mizuiro before he, as well as most of the group, laugh at the Sarge's expense, Midori simply grumbled.
"Everyone may forgive you, Ti," Sora spoke up, catching the attention of everyone. "but I'm not sure if I do. You wrecked Sky-Soarer."
Polka couldn't believe what he said. "Dude, seriously? They wrecked most of our mechs!"
"Yeah," He raised a finger to point at him. "but you guys didn't end up getting shot down and knocked out."
"He does have a point." Tiiru went up to Sora. "Sora, I really am sorry for that. Is there anything I can do to make up for crashing your Sky-Soarer?"
Sora gave that some thought. "Hmmm... how about... you allow me to have half of the pizza and the other good snacks that will be served at the party, and I might consider forgiving you."
"Eh-?!" Tiiru playfully slapped their arm. "Sorabon! Don't be such a greedy pigron!" "Hey!" Sora laughed. "You said anything!"
As they were laughing, Graybon's ship arrives with a gigantic package labeled party stuff. "Sorry we took so long! We trouble finding the place due to the storm!" Ao's voice announced over the megaphone, then Aka's voice came on. "I hope we're not too late."
Tiiru looked at everyone, then up at the aircraft. "Nope! We're just getting started!"
[To be concluded on pt. 2.]
#Two Parter#Almost done!#Bomberman#Bakugaiden#BB-Daman Bakugaiden#Fox's Characters#I'm not writing down all the names.#Shianbon belongs to Groxy. a.k.a. karaoke-bomber#Tumblr. you couldn't have added an extra 50 paragraphs to your text posts?#Reblob this too please.
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Happily Family After
A/N: Man, I’ve been writing one short story after another these days. Well... this one was inspired by @maleyanderecafe‘s post about Parental Yanderes and Generational Yanderes. I just thought “Huh... now I want to write about Onyx’s and Echo’s future kids.” Yada yada. Word count is 3592 and took me four hours to write. Enjoy~
Gentle breathing and light snoring filled the dark room. Only the smallest beams of light were able to break through between the cracks of a pair of beige curtains. It was a wide a spacious bedroom that should have been filled with luxurious items; considering it was the master bedroom. Yet it was only filled practically with furniture such as a small bookshelf, a closet, and a desk. The only thing that could be considered extravagant would be the small sitting area in front of a fireplace but that was to be expected. For a room meant for the royal family, it was surprisingly homely and down to earth.
Speaking of the royal family, sleeping comfortably in the overly fluffy king sized bed were the current king and queen. With a tight arm wrapped around Onyx’s waist, Echo held his wife in an unbreakable embrace. But with how Onyx was clinging to him back, she seemed to be quite content in such a position. The two were smiling but their quiet morning was not going to last.
“PAPA! MAMA! IT’S TIME TO WAKE UP!”
Pouncing the sleeping adults were a pair of twins who were happily shaking their parents awake. The two adults groan as they proceeded to pull away from each other. Onyx first attempted to hide her face under the blanket but it proved to be futile attempt. Despite having a grumpy look on her face, she was very amused by her children’s excitement. Echo on the, other hand, sat up to greet his kids.
“Mmm, do something about your kids,” Onyx grumbled, a hint of teasing in her voice.
“Don’t be cranky~ Their your pups too,” Echo lightly teased back. He then proceeded to pull his arms back before pulling in two wiggling kids. They both screamed in delight as Echo ruffled them up and gave them wet kiss on the cheek. “Good morning to you two!” he greeted them back with equal excitement.
“Papa! Let go! I don’t wanna be late!”
Tumbling out of his arms was a girl and boy. Fraternal twins. If it weren’t for their different genders though, anyone would mistaken them as identical twins with how similar they look. They both shared shaggy black hair and sparkling blue eyes… both traits causing mass panic in the castle when they were first born. Those blue eyes caused the first immediate reaction seeing how Onyx had red eyes while Echo had yellow. Echo almost fainted on the spot from the stress but after some careful coaxing from Onyx and his mother, the three of them found the root of this trait. Considering that Echo’s mother has blue eyes and surprisingly Onyx’s mother as well, it wasn’t hard to figure where the twins got their eyes from. Their black hair was a heated debate in the capital though. For gods, their colorful hair signified their power and rank. It was unheard of for a god’s child to not have a colorful hair. So there was talk that these kids came out human. But after the first signs of their abilities, the debate was quickly squashed.
After all that heavy debate upon their first arrival, the twins were able to grow peacefully to their current age of seven. Nowadays, the family lived happily with only minor inconvenience and the occasional assassination attempt.
“Okay, okay. I’m getting up now,” Echo said, shooing his kids away with a wave. Sighing under his breath, the god got up and head over to his closet to pick out his clothes for the day. Left on the bed was his daughter, Skylar, who sat on the empty side of the bed. She bounced up and down while she waited for her father. She was a hyperactive child who loved to play, talk, and dream big. Anyone could tell that she was a big daddy’s girl with how eagerly she followed after Echo and tries her best to mimic him.
Left to his own devices was Echo’s son, Dante. He patiently sat on Onyx and waited for his mother to move or open her eyes. If Skylar was an overactive ball of energy, Dante was a chill block of ice. The boy was calm and unlike his sister, silent. He was never one to waste words. Some people never even heard him talk in all his years. As anyone would expect, Dante was a mama’s boy. While he doesn’t copy Onyx, he’s quite clingy to her and the two has this weird, silent understanding that neither Echo or Skylar could understand.
Feeling the intense stare coming from her son, Onyx finally opened her eyes to finally humor her kids. Seeing Onyx finally up, Dante smiled and made a hugging gesture. At the sight, Onyx couldn’t help but chuckle a little before giving him a hug.
“Good morning Dante.”
“Good morning Mama.”
Spotting her active child, Onyx tugged on the back of Skylar’s neck and pulled her back. The girl looked up to her mother in surprise before giving her mother a hug. Prior, practically everyone freaked out how Onyx carried her kids around by the back of their necks sometime. It wasn’t something that literally any humanoid creature would do but seeing how save the kids were and how they weren’t uncomfortable, people eventually figured that it was “just a dreavil thing”.
“Morning Sky.”
“Morning Mama.”
Coming back to the bed, now fully dressed, Echo picked up each kid between his arms. Skylar happily laughed while Danted stubbornly wiggled around. Echo dipped down to give Onyx a kiss on the lips then proceeded to let the twins have a chance to kiss Onyx too.
“Papa~ you aren’t wearing my panda socks,” Skylar said while pouting. It was funny sight seeing how she was dangling in Echo’s arms.
“Oh no! Stupid Papa. Let’s make sure you and Dante are well dressed for grandma then. Be sure to say sorry for not dressing properly to grandma for me,” Echo said with a fake scared tone. Skylar completely believed it while Dante didn’t look like he was buying it. “Okay. Say bye bye to Mama for now.”
“Bye bye Mama!”
“Bye…”
Showing a smile, Onyx waved to them good bye as they left her alone in the bedroom. One might expect Echo to be the busier parent between the two, considering that he’s the king yet oddly enough, Onyx has more on her plate between them. Yes, normally the king would have the most work yet Onyx doesn’t only have the title of “queen” but hero as well. Somehow, Onyx ended up becoming the face of the kingdom despite not being a god herself. Needless to say, her presence was on popular demand and she was asked to attend many meetings and inspections. The best way to put it, Onyx handled all out of building issues while Echo stick around with at home issues. Both try their best to finish all their work to spend time with their kids but Onyx always seem to have the most. But Onyx was always close behind, so she never missed much but it was clear that Echo was the more “stay at home” parent between the two.
Dropping the kids down on the floor, Echo let the two run around the room as they try to figure out what to wear. The room was a particle mess with one side of the room covered with clothes and toys scattered about while the other was neatly organized. If it wasn’t obvious, Skylar was the slob while Dante was the prim and proper one. Surprisingly, the two share a room despite their differences. The twins were still at the stage where they want to sleep in the same room together. Despite acting tired of his sister, Dante and Skylar are thick as thieves. The two were always together and never far apart. Skylar was the brawns while Dante was the brains. Skylar was the clown while Dante was the straight man.
But of course, fights between the two still occur.
Echo watched as Skylar became unsatisfied with her clothing choices and mosey over to Dante’s side of the room. She tried her best to sneak past Dante to grab a shirt from his closet but was easily thwarted. Let out a satisfying smack, Dante bopped his sister’s face. It was clearly nothing painful but Skylar proceeded to cry and run to Echo.
“Papa! Dante hit me!”
“Skylar… stop taking Dante’s clothes. And Dante, you don’t need to hit her over everything. Try to talk things out.”
“Stop stealing my clothes, Skylar.”
“No way!”
“See? Waste of time, Papa.”
Skylar was always known to wear her brother’s clothing. No matter how many clothing options Echo and Onyx would give Skylar, the girl always saw Dante’s clothes to be the better option. But needless to say, Dante wasn’t particularly happy with his sister stealing his clothes. Echo and Onyx considered just buying them identical outfits at this point but Dante caused a fit after walking into the discussion. At this point, both parents are frustrated at their children’s pickiness with clothes but decided to just let the two somehow work it out in the end. It normally does.
Somehow, through all their arguing, Skylar and Dante came to some sort of agreement where the two have a mix and match of each other’s clothing. Both don’t seem to be totally satisfied yet they aren’t angry with the results. Echo couldn’t help but feel a little tired by his children’s odd quirks but was glad that they’re getting along. Taking a seat in front of a mirror, he patted his lap for the kids to sit on. Skylar was overly eager. She picked up some hair bands and her hair brush before jumping on her father’s lap.
“Now… what do you want?” Echo asked as he took her hair brush and proceeded to brush Skylar’s hair.
“Pigtails!” she said.
“Whoa! So complicated! But Papa will try his best!” Echo spoke, making his eyes wide to make Skylar giggle. Echo proceeded to do Skylar’s hair while making funny faces in the mirror to cause the girl to laugh. From the corner of his eye, Echo spotted Dante patiently waiting for his turn with his comb in hand. There was a slightly envious look on the boy’s face but Dante does a good job covering it up. In a couple of years, Echo was sure Dante would be able to hide all his emotions perfectly.
“There we go. Did Papa do a good job?” Echo asked as Skylar slide off his lap.
“Yup!”
Echo turned to his son and patted his lap. Dante silently stared at Echo before walking up to his father. The two stared at each other for a brief moment as the two don’t do anything. But soon enough, Dante lifted his arms and gestured that he wanted to be carried. Echo simply obliged with a grin and picked up his son.
“Hm… what to do with you… pigtails as well?”
“No.”
A bit uncutely, Dante immediately shot down Echo’s teasing. Echo couldn’t help but cry a little on the inside with how serious his son was. But noticing that Dante’s grumpy face matched Onyx’s perfectly, he knew his boy was simply trying to copy his mother’s attitude. Through all his bravo, Echo knew that Dante was an extremely shy boy. Not teasing him anymore, Echo simply brushed his hair and gave it a slight part, exactly how Dante liked it. Though the boy didn’t say it, there was a pleased expression on Dante’s face.
“Now then. Let’s go to grandma’s,” Echo spoke while preparing to stand up. He picked up Dante from his lap and then grabbed the eager Skylar, who had her arms raised up to be carried. It was all a fluid movement for the trio; all of whom were more than used to moments like these. In one moment, they were in the kid’s bedroom and in the next, they crossed a portal into another home. Faster than a human eye, they transported to a simple cottage.
“About time you three showed up,” a woman voice spoke up. With a nonchalant attitude, an old woman brushed past the family with a warm pie in her hand. She flicked Echo as she passed, causing the white hair god to yelp slightly in response. “I waited for years to have grandchildren and you would be so cruel to let me wait for even longer between visits?” she complained as she proceeded to drop the pie on a wooden table.
“Grandma!” Skylar yelled while Dante silently wiggled. Carelessly, Echo dropped the two kids; who easily landed on their feet before running up to the older woman’s waiting arms. She gave them each a big hug and a kiss, causing Echo to roll his eyes in annoyance.
“Mother,” Echo simply said before taking a seat at the table. While Echo does have his disagreements with his mother, he was glad that his kids and his mother got along so well.
Queen no longer, Lilium abdicated her position a long time ago when Echo and Onyx finally got married. Her goal in seeing her son and daughter-in-law getting their well deserved happy end was finally succeeded. Through all her ups and downs as well as her flaws and strengths, Lilium wanted nothing more but retirement and rest. Surprisingly, despite her extravagant personality, Lilium decided to live a quiet and hermit life away from all the gods and goddesses. There are days where she thought about her former husband and wish to join him at this very moment but only her family’s company kept her around.
After smothering the twins with as much affections she was allowed to give, Lilium let the two kids run around the home while she proceeded to take a seat in front of Echo. Considering the type of people they were, Echo nor his mother were acting like helicopter parents around the two kids but that was probably due to being used to Onyx and her normally independent actions. The two just sat there, enjoying the atmosphere and the twins playing around with each other.
“So… how was work?” Lilium asked, starting some casual conversation as the two waited for the pie to cool.
“The usual paperworks. There’s always never enough work yet too much work at the same time,” Echo explained, mentally groaning as he thought about the piles of paperwork on his desk. He’s weeks ahead but he’s sure that the council will find something for him to do.
“Of course. Gods love bureaucracy,” Lilium said with a laugh. She remembered how much of a hassle those pointless paperwork were yet it was important for the other gods to not be lazy. “How about Onyx? Doing well as Queen?”
“Oh, wonderfully. Everyone loves her. Always invited for parties and what not,” Echo spoke happily, “Wish she let me take on some of the work though. I know she’s doing all this so I have more times with the kids.” Lilium laughed at this, easily imagining Onyx’s thought process as they both speak.
“You know your wife. You should consider locking her up with the kids for some time. Let her have a break,” Lilium suggested using a light tone.
“Eh, don’t worry. Onyx has tomorrow off. We plan to take the kids out to… um, Disneyland I think?” Echo spoke. He rubbed the back of his neck as he tried to recall the name of the amusement park the two agreed on a week before.
“Is that the version with the giant rat or monstrous possum?”
“The giant rat.”
“Fun.”
The two adults stared at each other for a little while longer before Lilium came up with a question that she was genuinely interested in. Though she wasn’t interested in being a part of the politic chaos, she wanted to at least be informed on the current news.
“How’s Skylar with her lessons. Doing well?” Lilium asked. At this question, Echo let out a long and frustrated sigh.
“Well, she’s doing great with physical training and sword practice. But she’s average with everything else,” Echo explained, a bit irked at the current topic.
“Like I thought. Skylar’s a good girl but she’s not fit to be crowned princess. You should just give the title to Dante,” Lilium nagged.
“Please Mother. We’ve already been through this. We chose Skylar and Dante can’t handle the stress of the position,” Echo said.
Skylar being named the future ruler was another heated topic among the gods. If it wasn’t enough controversy with Onyx being their mother, the fact that they named a girl to be the future ruler was more than enough. Besides Skylar’s obvious character quirks, most people don’t want a girl at the throne. But in all technicalities, Skylar was the oldest by an hour. There was also the fact that Dante really had no interest in the throne. Despite her flaws though, Skylar was the closest to her father, making her a really good candidate… more than most people would think.
As the two deities talked among one another, the kids somehow found a knife and end up playing pirates with it. Skylar was excitedly waving it around while Dante wisely stayed several steps back. But being a little devilish, Dante convinced his sister to commit seppuku as a part of their make believe game. Thinking nothing much of it, Skylar immediately stabbed herself.
“Hey! What did I say about stabbing!” Lilium yelled at the two kids, causing them to jump in fright. Echo simply shook his head and gestured for Skylar to walk up to him with a knife stuck in her stomach.
“Blood is hard to remove from white clothes?” Skylar mutters under her breath as she presented the knife to Echo, who carefully inspected the injury.
“Don’t make a mess inside the house?” Dante followed up as he shyly stood next to his sister.
“No, you silly geese. Always aim for the head, neck, or chest,” Lilium spoke, she shook her head at this. Dante nodded his head in understanding while Skylar pointed to the knife in her stomach to her father.
“It hurts,” Skylar stated.
“Getting stabbed does that to you. You need to pull out the knife,” Echo replied back. There was a slight amused smile as he watched his daughter nodded her head obediently. Echo felt like it was only yesterday when Skylar was screaming in pain after twisting her foot after falling down a flight of stairs. Now look at her. Doesn’t even flinch with a knife in her stomach. He’s so proud of her.
With a grunt, Skylar pulled out the knife and the stab wound immediately healed on the spot. She passed the knife to Echo while he repaired her clothes. While the blood stain still remained, at least the shirt wasn’t damaged any more. Echo was giving one final inspection when he felt a tug on his arm.
“Why the head, neck, or heart?” Dante asked, referring to Lilium’s earlier lesson. Echo was a bit caught off guard by his son’s question but obliged. Using the knife, Echo pointed to each of the boy’s body parts.
“Head is quick and painless. Neck is cold and tactical. And heart is to make it personal,” Echo explained, “All areas are guaranteed death.”
“Then why does Mama not do that?” Skylar asked, now interested in the discussion.
“Because Mama likes to give the other person a fighting chance… or maybe she’s playing with them. You should ask Mama,” Echo answered, knowing that it’s either of those two options. It all depended on who’s at the other end of the blade. Echo then presented the knife back to the twins. “No more bodily harm. I don’t want the maids to faint again, okay?” Echo warned the two. They quickly nodded as they grabbed the knife and ran off.
“Hm? Sounds like Onyx takes them out hunting,” Lilium remarked, noticing a curious comment from the twins. Echo sat up at this before shrugging.
“Yeah. The kids love it. They get to spend time with their Mama and they learn a thing or two from her,” Echo said in a casual manner. Lilium gave a smug smile at this comment. Leaning forward, she spoke in a cocky tone.
“Oh… and here I thought you two agreed not to teach your kids our family’s ways,” Lilium said. Echo gave an irritated twitch at this but did remarkably well in keeping his composer.
“I said your ways, mother. There’s some trade secrets we can’t avoid,” Echo said with a tired sigh. He gave a dismissive wave as he shoo at his nosy mother. “We don’t want to mentally fuck with them like you did with us. But if they ask us, we don’t mind teaching them something,” Echo explained, “They’ve been wanting to learn how to be as strong as Onyx and have my heart.”
“Hmp, you two are no fun. But I guess that’s expected from the two of you,” Lilium said, giving up on trying to poke this sleeping lion. “Be sure to guide them properly. They’re just like Onyx… underneath all of their quirks is that spark.”
“Of course, Mother. I want them to be happy like us,” Echo remarked back. Tired of talking so much, Echo pointed to the now cooled pie. Even though Lilium wanted to meddle some more in her son’s life, she decided to finally give in.
“Kids! Time to eat!”
(Extra: For those curious by what Lilium meant by “They’re just like Onyx...” she means that they’re Yandere Hybrids like Onyx. Skylar is a bakedere yandere hybrid while Dante is a kuudere yandere mix.)
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Dave stumbles into the lab one night, crimson eyes half closed against the lamplight Dirk works by. ‘Saw the door was open. What’re you doing?’
Dirk doesn’t look up, face inches from the wiring that he’s tinkering with. ‘Working.’
‘Is that what we’re calling it? Looks to me like you’re obsessing,’ Dave tells him.
Dirk is almost knocked out by the realisation that he is, in fact, obsessing, and that his younger-older brother is most definitely about to save his ass.
‘Fuck,’ he breathes, quiet in the murky dark. When Dave flicks the lightswitch, Dirk has to glare behind his shades, teeth clenched for the duration of his adjustment. ‘What time is it?’ He grimaces a little harder. ‘What a dumb fucking question. We’re -’
‘-On a meteor, drifting through space,’ Dave finishes, pulling up a chair and sweeping a few pieces of metal out of the way, like they mean nothing (like Dirk hasn’t spent the better part of two days trying to make them mean something). ‘It’s half past go-the-fuck-to-sleep o’clock, dude. It’s a quarter to ‘you look like shit’. It’s-’
‘Bro,’ Dirk says, in a tone that isn’t quite as stoic as usual, and Dave clams up. They have a sweet little groove going at the moment -- ever since they talked things out, they’ve been twisting in tandem, a machine so fuckin’ sick it doesn’t even need oiling. They’re the rhyming words of the sickest bar this side of the apocalypse. They’re either end of a metronome. They’re Striders, for fuck’s sake.
Dave leans his head on the crook of his elbow, flat on the workbench. He (poorly) stifles a yawn. ‘Seriously, man. How long have you been holed up in here? You’re, like, drenched in shit. It’s nasty as hell. Not in a good way, either, like some mechanic working tirelessly to save his spaceship from the endless caverns of a dead planet. Like, you just look bad.’
Dirk takes a look at his grease-stained hands, curses the callouses on them to the old husk of Dave’s Earth and back. ‘A day or two.’
Dave whistles, low. ‘Shit.’
‘It’s not that bad. When I made him the stupid scrumbot, I was up working for almost a week. It was-’
The expression on Dave’s face cuts him off long before his own brain has the sense to. Shit, indeed. He says as much.
‘You’re making Jake something?’
He hadn’t specified, but Dirk supposes he doesn’t need to. The bent and singed scraps in front of him look very ugly in the light. ‘I’m trying to, I think. I keep running out of steam, which is very fucking stupid. You’d think I would know what to do when faced with a room full of robotic parts and pretty much all the fucking time in the world, but, you know something, Dave? I’m stumped. Completely and utterly goddamn stumped. Stumped out of my fucking brains.’
There’s a quiet that feels very heavy. Dirk doesn’t look up, and Dave doesn’t move for a long while.
‘You want me to appearify you a coffee?’ Dave asks eventually, and he blinks his huge red eyes like he’s actually bothered about the answer, and Dirk feels very much like he can’t breathe on this meteor anymore, like space is compressing him into a tiny little ball, like all his worst traits are surviving the squash. Fuck. Fuck, this sucks. He’s suddenly very thankful for his shades.
‘Yeah. Yeah, thanks.’
Dave gets up, pats Dirk’s shoulder a little awkwardly (like he’s worried that Dirk’s going to bite him, or something) (but that’s fair, honestly), and vanishes to acquire two cups of extremely shitty coffee. Good. Every appendage Dirk happens to be able to feel at the moment is shaking at a different frequency. He’s a radio turned to a station of static, buzzing away in his own brain. Almost against his own will, Dirk rests his head against the worktable and closes his eyes.
When he dozes, he dreams that, somewhere on Derse, a fire is engulfing a forest. He panics until he realises that he is holding a match.
--
The next morning, Dirk’s coffee is undrinkable. Literally. The film atop the drink has solidified into a kind of gelatinous mass, and Dirk has to kind of fight it out of the cup in order to rinse it out. It’s annoying, and not how he wants to be spending his time, but it makes for an easy life, and he’s found himself craving a little bit of simplicity recently.
Dave doesn’t mention the previous night, even though it must have been real fucking annoying to force that moronic machine to make two cups of sludge and carry them back before they grew skin only to find the second party snoring like a particularly old walrus, anime glasses askew. Dirk feels a surge of something strong for his fellow Strider, though he doesn’t label it just yet. Neither of them are ready for something like that.
Roxy greets him with a smile he feels somewhere in his hippocampus, sharp and hot. He nods back, has to keep himself from scanning the rest of the faces in the room. Instead, he sits by his friend, steals the first edible thing he sees on her plate and stuffs it into his mouth before she can snatch it back from him. With Roxy, things are certainly more painless than they could be (that is to say, he’s still trying to teach himself to look Jane in the eye. That is to say, Jake is not one of the faces in the room). He can sit shoulder to shoulder with her and across from Rose and know that he’s going to do better today.
From the doorway, Dave, who’s ushering the Mayor forward by their tiny shoulders, offers an expression that edges on unreadable. Dirk reads it, considers, gives it a five star review on Troll Goodreads and places an order for the sequel. Instead of a totally kickass and not-money-grabbing version two of a brotherly half-smile, the Mayor skitters over and delivers a dusty bottle of orange soda.
As Dirk twists off the cap, Jake and John join the group. His hands are too occupied to go white knuckled. He’s too busy thinking about building public transport for Can Town to choke on his first mouthful of Fanta. That’s progress.
It’s when he’s ready to go that the paranoia kicks in -- Jake has robbed him of his indifferent exit. If he gets up and leaves now, it’ll seem like he can’t wait to get out of any room Jake has entered. If he hangs around, it’ll look like he’s desperate to linger, like some sort of English-specific creep that gets his rocks off by lurking in the shadows and watching Jake do things. Dirk’s throat starts to close up, the way it does when he doesn’t know what to do.
He has to stress that this isn’t about Jake, or the fact that he still loves Jake (and probably always will), it’s about the feeling he’s getting in his head -- his entire head, behind his nose and between his teeth and curling through his eye sockets -- the feeling of being pulled apart, losing his grip on something. It’s the feeling he gets when he stops paying attention to his dreamself, but tenfold, twentyfold, fuckzillionfold; he’s somewhere between two places, stuck fast, anchorless.
He is, in fact, totally fucked.
Okay, that’s an exaggeration. He’s just unsure. It’s a new feeling, and one he’s not fond of at that.
He stands up. No eyes follow him. His shoulders don’t relax.
Dirk finds himself en route to the lab.
--
‘You still in here, Bro?’
‘Yeah. Hey.’
Dave pushes open the lab door with a little more uncertainty this time. Dirk doesn’t blame him. It must look to Dave like he’d regressed straight back to making mindfuck-bots after the heart-to-heart that never was.
‘What’re you doing?’
‘Finishing something up. Check this out.’
Dave sits obediently (that rubs Dirk the wrong way, but there’s time for that later), blank expression the perfect canvas on which Dirk gets to throw his latest creation.
‘It only took me a few hours,’ he hears himself saying, as if he needs to justify doing something he enjoys, ‘so it’s not perfect, but I think it’s pretty cool.’
‘Just show me,’ Dave says, and Dirk nods. Right. Showing.
The small tin train blows a harmless puff of warm air before it starts to worm its way around the track, weaving, silver and snakelike, along the bends Dirk had carved from the shards and scraps of his last effort.
Dave can’t help but grin as he watches the carriages roll by. ‘Dude, sick.’
Dirk shakes his head. ‘Look in the windows, bro.’
‘You’re kidding me,’ Dave breathes, pushing himself out of his seat and kneeling hurriedly by the still-moving train. ‘Shit. Awesome. You even got John’s vacant fuckin’ expression. Wow, who’s that kid sat next to John? He’s hot as Hell, dude. Smokin’ as all the irons after a blacksmith pulls them from the fire with his fuckin’ catcher’s mitt bare ass hands. Hey, who’s that? Must be the cool kid’s ecto-brother. They got similar badass shades on. They’re taking this train to Biznasty City, population three, Mayor one.’
‘No, dude, they’re coming from Biznasty City. This is the train to-’
Dave’s mouth drops open, a soft little ‘o’ of surprise. ‘Can Town,’ he breathes, and Dirk nods.
‘You know it.’
‘This is awesome, Bro.’ Dave hovers for a second, and Dirk knows (almost instinctively) that this is where good brothers would hug, but they both seem to baulk at the last second, like wary horses sensing a storm. It’s alright. There’ll be plenty of time for that later.
Dave grins, effectively waving away the awkward air. ‘You should show everyone else. We’ll move it to Can Town to show the Mayor. The little dude’s gonna straignt up fucking flip.’
Dirk nods, lets his brain bounce against his skill a few times. He feels like a car ornament. ‘Yeah. That was the plan.’
‘You should show him.’
‘I know. I will.’
‘In the morning?’
‘Yeah. I think so.’
Dave nods. Now they look like matching car ornaments. ‘Cool. You should get some sleep, Bro. You still kinda look like shit.’
They smile, quiet, tentative.
‘See ya,’ Dirk says to the back of Dave’s head, and stops the train with a flick of a switch. Once the wheels stop turning, he takes up Dave’s position, squints through the tiny windows at the figurines sat inside the carriage. It’s the best replica he could manage, pieced together from fragments of pictures and logical guesses. The mechanics of the room itself don’t matter all that much.
What matters is the miniature figurine of himself, sat serenely next to the figurine of a grinning Jake E.nglish.
For some reason, Jake’s smile had been easy to recall, but almost impossible to recreate.
The figurines don’t have history. The figurines aren’t even looking at each other. The figurines are vague, yet unconfusing, and, even if they are confusing, Dirk is going to be right here to clarify. Dirk is going to be the one to spread his hands in surrender, ask truce? and act like he could handle a refusal.
His finger lingers on the light switch.
It’s not nearly enough, but it’s a start.
Dirk turns off the light, takes himself to bed, and wakes up on Derse to the sound of rain.
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If you’re transitioning to a keto meal plan or you’ve been doing it for awhile, it’s imperative to realize that keto has been studied and used extensively as a short-term diet solution for curing epilepsy (1), boosting brain power (2), balancing blood sugar (3) and shedding weight and body fat in obese individuals (4), BUT once you’ve transitioned into a lifestyle of ketosis, it doesn’t mean you’re bound there for life.
In fact, as this article explains, women may be able to handle more carbs than keto evangelists claim-and may even benefit from them in the long term from a hormonal and energy output (i.e. fitness) point of view.
In addition, for women who are ALREADY healthy (i.e. NOT obese, diabetic or experiencing horrible PMS), long term low-carb diets and/or not eating ENOUGH fat with their keto meal plan can be MORE stressful-not less-for your body, specifically your hormones.
Long-term low-carb diets can cause you to overproduce cortisol and norepinephrine. It can create an imbalance that increases pressure on the hypothalamus, pituitary and adrenal glands.
Unfortunately, it can result in symptoms of HPA-Axis Dysfunction including:
Difficulty attaining a healthy weight
Less energy and fatigue
Feeling unrested (even if you get enough sleep)
Constipation, bloating after meals and gut issues
Needing caffeine to feel “normal” or function
Insatiable appetite or complete lack of appetite (imbalance)
Anxiety, stress or low mood
Poor sleep
Craving/thinking about sugar or carbs
Poor workout results or recovery
Amenorrhea or horrible PMS
Not feeling like your “self”
Low carbohydrate diets can also impact the hormone Leptin-necessary for turning ON reproductive hormone function (like your period). Even if you ARE eating enough fat, leptin is turned on by carbohydrate metabolism, and in the long-term may be decreased through a very low carb intake.
No One Size Fits All
There really is NO one-size-fits-all approach to diet.
Some women thrive off extremely low carb diets, while others lose their period, or even gain weight after an initial rest. It all depends on TONS of other lifestyle factors like:
Your personal health history
Sleep and recovery habits
Your stress levels in other areas
Body composition
Hormonal or thyroid imbalances
Gut health
And beyond
If you have bacterial overgrowth for instance in your gut, then keto potentially can worsen the condition, as gut bacteria actually also feed off ketones. If you are burning a candle at both ends, and sleeping less than 6 hours per night, then your naturally elevated cortisol levels may be MORE stressed out by keto if you keep it up long-term.
Also, if you were eating sugar or a low-fat diet before, then your body will probably LOVE keto-a night and day difference from before.
You are NOT weak for going keto for a short term reset, then transitioning back to a modified keto (adding in a little bit more carb). And you are NOT strong for “sticking with keto meal plan” (even though it seems like your body is not responding favorably).
Simply put: Listen to your body.
Listening to Your Body: Balance (Not Keto Perfection)
For this reason, I’m a big advocate of a modified keto diet for many of my own clients interested in balancing their blood sugar, regulating their hormones, detoxing off sugar, or experiencing bloating or SIBO-like symptoms from carbohydrate intake.
What it entails?
A 7-30 day “keto reset” followed by a transition into a “modified keto,” incorporating BALANCE with a little more starchy carb and/or fruit to compliment their higher fat and moderate protein diet.
Keto Reset: 7-30 Days
Eat:
Higher Fat with a variety of healthy fats (aiming for 50-60% of intake being from fat)
Moderate Sustainable Protein
Lots of Greens and Low-starch veggies for their carbs, sticking to 20-30 grams of “net carbs”)
Modified Keto-Longer Term
Eat balanced at each meal:
Healthy Fats with Each Meal (1-2 servings, and VARIETY-not just butter, coconut oil and bacon every meal)
Sustainable proteins (the size of 1-2 palms of your hand)
Lots of Greens
Starchy Carbs/Fruit (Incorporate approximately 1-2 additional servings of starchy carbohydrate and/or fruit back into your diet daily
The best part? No counting or ketone monitoring necessary.
By the time my clients reach the Modified Keto stage, 7 to 30 days later, and are re-introducing carbs, they are MORE connected to their body and how it feels-naturally.
They recognize when “brain fog” sets in, or their SIBO symptoms (bloating) flares, or when they feel like they have a lot more energy and strength in their daily life. They are better able to self-regulate the just-right amount of carbohydrate and timing for their body (for instance in the evenings before bed, or after a workout).
It won’t come overnight, but if you stick to the philosophy of “balance” and tune in to HOW YOUR BODY FEELS, instead of what you “should eat” or what your keto monitor says, your body won’t steer you.
Here’s a sample 14-day keto meal plan including:
7 days of a “Strict” Keto (low carb) sample
7 days of a “Modified” Keto sample
daily supplement plan
14-Day Keto Meal Plan & Supplement Plan for Women
Keto Meal Plan Food List: Eat in Abundance
Sustainable Proteins:
Wild caught fish
Pastured poultry
Grass-fed beef and bison
Organic organ meats
Chicken Broth
Healthy Fats
Avocado
Avocado Oil Mayo
Pastured Egg Yolks
Raw, soaked Nuts & Seeds
Grass-fed Organic Dairy (Cream, Sour Cream, Kefir)
Butter& Ghee
Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
MCT Oil
Coconut Oil
Pastured Bacon
Coconut Butter
Olives
Fermented Foods
Sauerkraut
Fermented Veggies
Coconut Yogurt
Water Kefir
Goat’s Milk Kefir/Kefir
Veggies
*Eat ENOUGH veggies. Only 1 in 10 Americans eat 3 or more servings/day. This is a pitfall of keto.
Dark leafy greens
Green veggies (Zucchini, Asparagus, Cucumber, Broccoli, Brussels sprouts)
Cauliflower
Mushrooms
Bell Pepper
Spaghetti Squash
Occasional Starchy Tubers & Fruits
*After you’ve completed an initial keto-reset (7-30 days), eating less than 20-30 grams of carbs/day, reintroducing a little bit of starch may be warranted (especially for active women, women with hormonal imbalances or women without blood sugar dysregulation).
This is called “modified keto” and may entail a serving or two of starchy carbohydrate, such as sweet potato with dinner or squash with protein after a workout, while still being able to maintain ketosis (fat burning and using fat as energy first).
Starchy Tubers & Veggies
Sweet Potatoes
Butternut Squash
Acorn Squash
Carrots
Beets
Green tipped plantains
Yuca/Cassava
Taro
Snow Peas
Fruits
Fresh or Frozen
Green Tipped Bananas
Berries
Citrus
Apples
Pears
7-Day Keto Reset
DAY 1
Breakfast
2-3 Pastured Eggs in Grass-fed Butter
Organic Bacon (or Turkey Bacon)
Spinach, Zucchini & Mushrooms
Lunch
Tuna Salad with Paleo Mayo atop Leafy Greens
Asparagus
Handful Macadamia Nuts
Dinner
Cracklin’ Chicken Thighs
Cauliflower Mash with Butter & Garlic
Chard in Coconut Oil
DAY 2
Breakfast
Savory Sausage (use ground turkey, pork or beef, no maple)
1/2 Avocado
Spinach sauteer in Ghee
Lunch
“Unwich:” Turkey in Collard Greens with Avocado, Mustard & Grass-fed Cheddar
Pickles
Dinner
Herb Crusted Salmon
Leftover Cauliflower Mash with Ghee & Garlic
Tuscan Kale sautéed in Coconut Oil
DAY 3
Breakfast
Green Smoothie Made with:
Coconut Milk Greens Avocado 1/2 green-tipped Banana 2 Pastured Eggs or Collagen Powder Carob Powder-optional
Lunch
Leftover Dijon Chicken Thighs
Cucumbers with Paleo Ranch
Dinner
Grass-fed Anti-Inflammatory Meat Balls
Zucchini Squash
Broccoli with Butter
DAY 4
Breakfast
Hardboiled “Deviled” Eggs
Pastured Bacon
Chard in Ghee
Lunch
Leftover Meatballs dipped in Aioli Mayo https://thepaleoway.com/recipe/aioli/
Roasted Zucchini Chips drizzled with Olive Oil
Rainbow Carrots
Dinner
Chicken Stir Fry
Cauliflower Rice
DAY 5
Breakfast
Turmeric Milkshake Smoothie
Add Collagen or Additive-Free Protein Powder
Lunch
Canned Wild Caught Salmon
Avocado Oil Mayo
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Dinner
Grass-fed Beef Tacos with: Romaine, Guacamole, Grass-fed Cheddar, Lime
Roasted Zucchini & Yellow Squash drizzled with Olive Oil
DAY 6
Breakfast
Coconut Yogurt
Macadamia Nuts
Raspberries
Lunch
Leftover Tacos over Power Greens
Guacamole, Cheddar & Lime Juice
Dinner
Creamy Chicken & Kale Soup
Coconut Flour Cornbread with Butter
DAY 7
Breakfast
Savory Turkey Sausage
Mushrooms & Power Greens
Lunch
Chicken & Kale Soup
Greens Salad with Green Goddess Dressing
Dinner
“Pizza” (Coconut Flour & Arrowroot Crust) with Chicken, Basil Pesto, Olives & Optional Tomatoes
Greens in Paleo Ranch
7-Day Modified Keto Meal Plan
DAY 1
Breakfast
“Hash:” Organic Ground Turkey, Greens & Mushrooms in ghee
1/2 Avocado
Lunch
Chicken Salad with Paleo Mayo
Collard Green Wrap
Roasted Rainbow Carrots
Dinner
Fish Tacos with Grapefruit Avocado Salsa
Roasted Zucchini Chips
DAY 2
Breakfast
Easy Egg Muffins
Handful Berries
Lunch
Leftover Crispy Fish (from Tacos) atop Greens
Leftover Roasted Rainbow Carrots
Paleo Ranch
1/2 Avocado
Dinner
Grass-fed Steak
Roasted Asparagus
Power Greens sautéed in Ghee
DAY 3
Breakfast
Chocolate Banana Smoothie
Lunch
Chicken Balance Bowl
Dinner
Grass-fed Anti-Inflammatory Meat Balls
Sautéed Spinach in Ghee
Cauliflower Rice
DAY 4
Breakfast
Chicken Sausage
Power Greens in Coconut Oil
1/2 Avocado
Lunch
Leftover Meatballs
1/2 Sweet Potato
Roasted Asparagus drizzled with Avocado Oil
Dinner
Orange Chicken
Over Sautéed Cabbage
DAY 5
Breakfast
Berry Green Smoothie
Lunch
Canned Wild Tuna with Avocado Oil Mayo
Roasted Zucchini “Chips”
Dinner
Meatloaf Muffins
Roasted Broccoli
DAY 6
Breakfast
Coconut Flour Blueberry Pancakes
Organic Turkey Bacon
Lunch
Leftover Meatloaf Muffins
Zucchini Chips
Dinner
Thai Chicken Soup topped with Avocado
Mixed Greens with Oil & Vinegar
DAY 7
Breakfast
Scrambled Eggs, Pastured
Ghee
Mushrooms, Asparagus & Power Greens
Lunch
Turkey & Avocado stuffed Lettuce Wrap
Roasted Assorted Veggies
Dinner
Cheesy Chicken Casserole
Keto Meal Plan Support Supplements
Soil Based Probiotic : (like Primal Blueprint Probiotics ).
Healthy gut bacteria to boost gut and all around health.
Take 1 in the morning and preferably 1 at night. Also, don’t neglect fermented foods (like sauerkraut and fermented veggies for food-based, lactic acid probiotics).
Pre-Biotic Fiber: Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum (like Sunfiber)
Prebiotics are essential fiber for digestion and maximal absorption of your probiotics. (Often low on a keno-diet). Take 1 serving/day in water or tea.
Digestive Enzymes
Helpful for fully breaking down you food (especially if you experience bloating or constipation around meals). Take 1-2 with meals to banish bloating.
Bile Salts: Beta TCP
Are you fully digesting your fats with your keto meal plan? If you gallbladder or liver are not in tip top shape, fats may make you feel sick or nauseas after eating them. Take 1-2 capsules with meals.
Fermented Cod Liver Oil: Rosita
Omega 3’s, Vitamin A and Vitamin D-essential for energy and absorption of all the healthy fats you eat. Take 1 tsp./day. Unlike most fish oils, fermented cod liver oil is less likely to go rancid.
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For The Love Of Dogs - Bucky x Reader
Prompt: I wasn't looking for anything serious.
Summary: Bucky did not expect to be looking after a dog let alone catching feelings for the vet.
Pairing: Bucky x Reader
Tags/Warnings: Dogs! , Feelings, Fluff.
Word Count: 3, 297
A/N: This is my entry for the lovely @just-some-drabbles 4K follower challenge! Congrats you deserve every single one you're amazing! Sorry I took so long with it! Bucky and dogs are the true loves of my life.
Bucky’s eyes flickered between the two men standing in front of him. He wasn't sure who he wanted to kill more.
Sam had the audacity to stand there smirking at Steve who was sitting on Bucky’s couch, giggles erupting from his mouth as a large labrador clambered on him, licking his face, tail wagging excitedly.
“I am not looking after a dog,” Bucky snapped.
“It's only for a week,” Sam replied, matter-of-factly.
“What the hell am I even supposed to do with it?”
“Feed it. Play with it. Clean it. Look after it.” Sam had the audacity to stand there smirking. Bucky rolled his eyes before turning his focus to Steve sat on Bucky’s couch, giggles erupting from his mouth as a large labrador clambered on him, licking his face, tail wagging excitedly.
Admittedly, Bucky found the dog cute but it didn't help ease any uncertain feels he had over the set-up. Sam and Steve claimed it could be good for him and could help with his anxiety and ongoing recovery. Although it had been two years since returning from the army, Bucky spent a large portion of the time in rehabilitation after having his arm amputated. He was recovering from his depression and managing his anxiety and now, he had his own apartment in Brooklyn, a stable job at the local bookstore and was in a place where he was good.
His nightmares however still persisted and there were still some “bad days” much to the concern of his friends. With that, came many interventions many of which Bucky disliked much like the one he currently faced. Sam and Steve claimed that having a dog will keep him busy as well as it being statistically proven that keeping a pet can boost a person’s mood.
“What am I gonna do when I go to work?” Bucky argued.
“Your next shift’s next weekend, I’ll watch him.” Steve said as he scratched the dog's ears.
“Guys, I really don't know about this. I don't even know his name!” Bucky pleaded helplessly. It was sinking in that this was actually real, he was only just managing to look after himself. Steve laughed.
“It's Cream, Buck. I'm sure you’ll remember it.”
“Cream? How original.” He muttered as he noted the dog’s cream coloured fur which earned him a glare from Steve. “Fine, I’ll look after him.” He sighed, as he ran a hand through his hair.
“Who knows, maybe you can adopt more pets, couple of more dogs, a few cats maybe some snakes. James Barnes Brooklyn’s Animal Whisperer.” Sam teased. Bucky glared at him.
“We should get going but all his stuff is here. He’s got toys, a dog bed, a leash, food and I’ve written down the number and address of the vet if you have any problems.” Steve said standing up and gesturing to where he placed the various dog items. He gave Bucky a small squeeze on his shoulder before leaving his apartment with Sam.
Bucky sighed and looked down at the dog who was sniffing at his feet.
After making himself dinner that evening, Bucky poured the packet of dog food into the plastic dog bowl before grabbing his food and making his way to the living room. He settled down on the sofa and switching the TV to a channel that was showing reruns of Friends. He felt a dip on the sofa next to him and turned to see Cream laying down, head on her paws and her eyes trained solely on his food.
“No. No way. Down.” Bucky ordered. Cream slowly jumped of the sofa and perched herself directly in front of him. “Seriously? Go. Now.”
This time Cream ignored him and stared straight at his food. Bucky groaned.
“No. I’ve made you food. Go.” Cream turned her head as he pointed in the direction of the kitchen but she returned her focus to Bucky’s food. Bucky frowned at her. He didn’t know what Steve and Sam were thinking. But she was a damn cute dog. Sighing, he went against his inhibitions and plucked a piece of chicken of his plate. Cream perked up and ate it right from his palm. Admittedly, Bucky found it endearing. He stroke her head before handing her another piece.
“Okay, now will you eat your own food? Good boy.” He said as he watched Cream walk to the kitchen. He leant his back against his sofa cushions. “I can’t believe I’m talking to a dog.”
Cream soon came plodding back in and lay down at Bucky’s feet. Bucky returned to his dinner and the TV.
When Bucky next checked the time he saw that an hour went by and Cream was still by his feet but he was being quiet. One part of Bucky’s brain told him that Cream was fine and probably tired by the other part of his brain thought back to the chicken he gave him and rung a few alarm bells.
“You okay, buddy?” He said softly to Cream. Cream looked up at him slowly before placing his head back on his paws. “You wanna play? Go fetch that ball.”
Cream looked to where the ball lay and looked as though he was going to get up but didn’t. Now, Bucky began to worry.
He reached over to where his laptop sat on the coffee table and pulled up google. He felt ridiculous but he wasn't exactly sure if dogs could even eat chicken. Plus how could he tell Sam and Steve that he poisoned the dog within the first couple of hours of having him?
Google proved to be an ineffective reassurance.
Bucky remembered the address and number of the Vet he had written down. A vet’s opinion is much more reliable than yahoo answers.
For the first time in a long time it was calm in the veterinary practise. You were grateful as it was easier to concentrate on treating the pets and calming down worried owners. It was an emergency practise which meant you dealt with overly stressed people on a nightly basis.
Your shift was nearing its end and you began to pack away the equipment. There's as a small part of you, thankful you worked late that night as you would feel less guilty about staying in with a movie as opposed to going out and socialising like your friends have been trying to get you to do for a long time.
Your office was situated next to the receptions area and you hear the sounds of a distressed pet owner. It wasn't unusual, of course, but you had a habit of caring too much and wouldn't mind squeezing one last person in even if it did run overtime.
You made your way out and saw the receptionist trying to reassure the man who stood in front of the desk, holding a Labrador in his arms.
“Sir, I will see that you get seento as soon as possible. Take a few breaths and take a seat.” The receptionist tried to reassure. The man’s frown deepened and he looked as though he were about to say something until you interjected.
“It's okay, I’ll be happy to see you.” You said. Relief flooded the man’s face and he began walking towards you.
“But isn't the end of you shift?” The receptionist asked raising an eyebrow.
“It's fine. Come right through sir.” You waved off the receptionist before smiling to the man and walking into the room. “I'm Dr. Y/F/N Y/L/N. What’s this little guy’s name? Though he's not so little and you must be pretty strong to carry him.” You said as the man placed his Labrador the examination table.
“Cream,”
“And what seems to be the problem with Cream?” You asked as you rubbed Cream behind his ears.
“Uh, well, it's a little embarrassing actually,” he began scratching the back of his neck. You had to admit he was kind of cute but you quickly squashed down the thoughts deeming it unprofessional. “The short answer: I fed him some of my chicken I had for dinner and now he seems...I don't know unusually unresponsive. He's normally bouncing around the place. I'm kinda freaking out, doc. Have I poisoned him?”
“Well, I haven't known chicken to be particularly dangerous. But I'll give him a quick check over. Do you when he last saw a vet?”
“He's not my dog. I got him today, I'm only supposed to be watching him for a friend for two weeks so details are kinda details. Is that a problem?”
“It shouldn't be.” You said as you began checking over the dog, occasionally cooing to him. “Well, he seems perfectly healthy. No problems as far as I can tell. You must be a pretty good owner if your friend trusted you with him.”
“I wouldn't say that. I haven't even had him for a day and already I'm at the vets.”
“Well, us vets. We’re not bad company.” You winked. He smiled and seemed to relax with your friendly banter.
“Well he seems to be fine. So no worries there. It's likely he's just tired himself out but maybe lay off any food that isn't certified dog food.” You said, stroking Cream.
“Thanks doc. Sorry for wasting your time.” He said, seeming a lot more relaxed.
“It's no problem. Better to be safe than sorry. Take care...sorry, I didnt get your name?”
“Uh James or you can just call me Bucky.” He said.
“Well, take care Bucky. And make sure you take good care of Cream. “ you said as he picked Cream up and began making his way out of the room.
The first few days of dogsitting after the impromptu trip to vets went soothingly much to Bucky’s surprise though he'd be lying if he said he wasn't struggling a little. Cream still gave him puppy dog eyes whenever he ate and despite being sleepy the night of the vet trip he was now full of energy 24/7.
Bucky was out at a small park and he never knew a dog to be so into everything. Cream was one curious canine. Cream was busy running up and down fetching a tennis ball, Bucky was throwing when something else caught his attention resulting in him scurrying off. Bucky closed his eyes and groaned before following him.
“Cream, get back here.” He half shouted, knowing that the Labrador wouldn't listen. He found Cream to be sniffing a golden retriever. “I'm sorry.” Bucky began before noticing who the owner was.
“It's no problem. It seems like they really like each other.” You said, laughing a little. “It's nice to see you again, Bucky.”
Bucky smiled.
“And it seems like they're entertained. You wanna take a seat?” You said nodding to where a bench was behind the two of you. Bucky nodded and followed you. “So, any particular reason you're looking after your friend’s dog? If you don't mind me asking?”
“Not really except my friends are interfering.”
“Oh, I know a thing or two about interfering friends.” You laughed. “Have you lived in Brooklyn for long?”
“Pretty much all my life. Except the few years I served in the army.” Bucky said. He subconsciously found himself rubbing his prosthetic hand but suddenly feeling self-conscious once he became aware of it and saw you eyes falling to it. He quickly stopped and awkwardly put his hand in his pocket. Normally, he wouldn't hide it, he embraced it but for some reason, he couldnt place why he felt vulnerable. In addition, there was tingly sensation in his stomach as you smiled softly at him. There was something nice about being around you..
“It's okay.” You said softly. “You served in the army? That's pretty awesome. I wish I could say I did something as spectatcular.”
“Well it wasn't all great. And I don't know, I'd say being a Vet and saving animal’s lives is pretty spectacular.” He mused. You grinned back at him.
“I haven't lived in Brooklyn long at all. I moved here a few years ago.” You said.
“Why?”
“I needed change y’know. I wanted to be my own person not whoever my parents wanted me to be. I love them and they never explicitly gave me a career I had to choose like some other’s but it was pretty evident that looking after animals is not what they saw their child doing. It became somewhat stifling. At least now I've learned, rather learning to be a proper adult. And being around animals is not a bad way to spend my time though it's tough sometimes.”
“If it makes you feel any better, I'm still learning how to be a proper adult.” Bucky said. You smiled. “How long have you had your dog?”
“I've had Carrot for about a year now.”
“You named your dog Carrot?”
“In my defence, I let a four year old name it!” You argued as the two of you laughed. As your Dogs came bounding over. “I guess I better get going. It was nice to talk to you Bucky. And good to see Cream in good shape.”
“It was nice to talk to you to, and you were right.”
“Huh?”
“Vets aren't bad company.”
It was your day off and had planned for a movie day. In order to make yourself feel better about watching questionable movies with Carrot you decided to head out for some snacks. All was fine until the heavens decided to unleash a downpour, subsequently drenching you. You had left your umbrella behind and not wanting to get anymore wet you decided to duck into the nearest store until it died down. The closet one just happened to be a small, bookstore. You weren't complaining.
The bell on the door chimed and you smiled as you were greeted with the warmth. You ran a hand through your hair, grimacing at the wetness. You walked over to one of the shelves and ran your finger along the spines. You were deep into browsing when a voice interrupted you.
“Y/N?”
You turned around and saw Bucky behind you holding a box. At first he seemed shocked but that soon melted into a smile.
“Bucky! I didn't expect to see you here.”
“Yeah, I work here. You're...drenched.” His eyes scanned your sodden outfit.
“Ugh, I know. I only went out for snacks.” You said holding up your bag. “And I stupidly left my umbrella at home. So much for my movie day.”
“Movie day huh?”
“Yep, probably gonna rewatch Sleepless In Seattle for the hundredth time.” You replied.
“I've never seen it”
“You should. Best romance movie of all time, no exaggeration.”
“I'll take your word for it.” Bucky smiled. You looked outside and saw that the rain had calmed down.
“I should let you get back to work. You don't need to listen to me and my lonely movie marathons.” You joked.
“You're alone?”
“Does Carrot count?” You chuckled. “Bye Bucky.”
Wanda had called Bucky into the bookstore last minute asking him to cover her shift. Fortunately, Steve was around to watch Cream. He didn't have any plans besides buying groceries for his dinner that evening which he did once his shift was over.
It was dark and cold, winter truly settling in. As he walked home he realised the emergency vets was on his route home. Sure enough there you were walking out of there. You seemed to be walking cautiously, continuously scanning around you. You looked behind you and stopped once you saw bucky.
“If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were stalking me.” You said grinning at him.
“Nah, just buying dinner.” He replied holding up his bags.
“This time you're the one buying food. “ you said as Bucky reached you and fell into step with you as the two of you made your way down the street.
“Are you walking home?”
“I was gonna, my car’s out of gas but I'm kinda spooked from the dark. I think I'm gonna call a cab.”
“That's probably a good idea.” Bucky said. He noted to offer to walk you home but the two of you had only met a few times and he didn't want to come across as creepy or stalkerish. “I'll wait with you until your cab comes if you'd like?”
“I would like that.” You smiled. The two of you walked a little further before you stopped and took out your phone to call a cab. After calling Bucky and you fell into a comfortable conversation. Bucky's butterflies had returned.
Eventually a cab pulled up on the kern.
“Guess this is my ride.” You said. “What are you doing tomorrow?”
“I've got nothing planned. Why?”
“Well, I was maybe thinking you'd like to get a coffee tomorrow? You could bring Cream and I'd bring Carrot. A dog date?”
“I'd like that.” Bucky said smiling at you.
“I should probably give you my number and text you the details. I know this great café.” You said walking over to him. Bucky got out his phone and handed it to you. You began tapping your number in, hurrying when the cab driver honked his horn. “See you tomorrow.”
The café was quaint and you were so glad they allowed dogs on the premises - as long as they were behaved. As Carrot sat at your feet you found yourself continuously stroking her and was grateful as you were a bundle of nerves. You wished it wasn't so nerve wracking meeting with a cute, kind and funny guy but that was exactly why. You felt a little insane as you had only known Bucky for a short amount of time but you could feel something between you two. Something was definitely there. Everyone was telling you take chances and get out there and this was doing that. Right?
You didn't have time to freak out further as you felt someone behind you. You turned around and saw the man of the hour with Cream.
“Hey,” you greeted. “I thought I'd wait for you to order.”
“I'll go up and get it for you with my order. What do you want?” He asked winding Cream’s lead around the chair leg.
“Just a hot chocolate for me.” You said. He smiled and nodded before walking up to order.
He soon came back carrying a delicious looking hot chocolate topped with cream and Coffee for himself. You wrapped your hands around the mug and for the first time in your life you had no idea what to say.
“This café’s nice. I've never been here before.” Bucky said as he took a sip from his coffee.
“I've been here a few times. The hot chocolate is the best.” You said. You looked at your cup. You knew what you wanted to really say. “Hey Bucky. I-uh-I have something I'd like to say.”
“What's up?” He said a small twinge of concern on his face.
“I wasn’t looking for anything serious.” You blurted out. Understandably Bucky looked confused. “Sorry, let me start again. I know we haven't known each other for a long time but i think I've really grown to like you and I wanna get to know you better. God, I probably sound crazy.” You took a sip from you cup in the hopes it would ease your nerves.
Bucky didn't say anything except look down towards his cup. Oh god you thought.
“I wasn't looking for anything serious either,” Bucky said quietly. “I think I like you too Y/N.”
You let out a laugh which confused Bucky but he began to smile.
“How about we try this dating thing?” You said. Bucky reached over and grabbed you hand.
“I'd like that. I'd like that a lot.”
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Health News Fitness | Top 15 Weight-loss Myths
There are numerous common weight-loss myths that individuals live by when it involves their health and wellness. It is hard sometimes to divide the weight reduction misconceptions as well as truth from what holds true. Many sound true while others are just absurd. I once reviewed someplace that if you drink water at night that you are going to put on weight or that if you damage your head too often you are mosting likely to shed your hair ... Fat burning Myth # 1
The even more weight that I need to shed the more extreme my exercise routine ought to be
Weight Reduction Fact: Although having an extreme exercise regimen is fantastic, there are a few points you should think about: the very first being that everybody is at a various level when it comes to their health and fitness as well as how much intensity they can actually deal with. If you have actually been physically non-active for a number of years, an extreme exercise for you could be, walking half a mile a day. After you stroll that fifty percent mile you see that you are sweating bullets and that you are tired. However, for someone who has actually been literally energetic for years, walking half a mile can be done without a sweat. Every person has a different definition of what "intense" is.
If extreme for you is exercising for a hr a day, however as a result of life's hectic timetable you just have time for 20 mins a day, then those 20 minutes will go a very long means. It might not always be identified as "extreme", according to your definition, yet those little cardio moments will certainly have positive health and wellness changing effects.
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Fat Loss Myth # 2
Anxiety and also weight gain do not work together
Weight Management Fact: This is one of those "absurd" myths. To get more information how stress and anxiety is adding lbs. to your life please download my free Electronic book, "Psychology of Releasing Weight"
Weight-loss Misconception # 3
I can lose weight while eating whatever I desire
Weight Management Reality: Sir Isaac Newton as soon as stated" What goes up have to come down." There are natural principles that regulate our lives. If you throw a sphere up airborne, it is going to come back down. You can sit on your couch as well as picture and visualize that the ball will surviving airborne, however all-natural concepts show us that it will certainly come down. Same goes when it pertains to our weight.
This is among one of the most typical weight loss misconceptions available. It is not logical to believe that your wellness as well as weight are going to remain in balance if your nourishment consists primarily of twinkies, chips, as well as donuts. Sure you can shed it off by exercising, but many people whose diet plan includes mostly processed food are possibly not disciplined sufficient to stay with an exercise regimen. I do understand a few individuals who, from the outside, resemble they are in good condition, due to the fact that they are not "fat, yet that have high cholesterol.
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Just because I sympathize with squashing the hearts of a lot of twinkie fans out there, I would state this. You can eat convenience food, cookies, chips, gelato, pizza, burgers ... All of those "soul pleasing foods", yet it should remain in small amounts. Anything over is never ever excellent.
Fat Loss Misconception # 4
Missing meals is a great way to reduce weight
Weight Reduction Reality: There are countless studies that reveal that individuals who avoid breakfast and also eat less times throughout the day tend to be a great deal heavier than who have a healthy and balanced dietary morning meal and after that eat 4-6 tiny dishes during the day. The factor to this could be the reality that they get hungrier later on in the day, and may have a tendency to over consume during other meals of the day.
Weight-loss Myth # 5
I will certainly not drop weight while consuming at evening
Weight Loss Fact: You can over enjoy food throughout the day as well as not consume a solitary thing at night as well as you WILL CERTAINLY gain weight. As is the truth that you can starve yourself throughout the day and consume all evening long as well as you still will certainly put on weight. The trick right here is balance. If your body is telling you that it is starving after that maybe you ought to listen to it. The fact is, that over consuming, while not exercising, will certainly create you to put on weight; whatever time of the day that you consume. Whenever I am hungry at night, as is my habit with various other meals throughout the day, I try to select something that is natural in nature. Something like fruits, veggies, or I might even make myself a fruit shake. Throughout those moments that I am yearning gelato or something wonderful, I allow myself to get some, and DO NOT feel guilty concerning it. Lots of people that are overweight live their life in regret and embarassment. I enable myself to get some, nonetheless, WITH SMALL AMOUNTS.
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Fat Loss Myth # 6
I'm not acceptable up until I lose weight
Weight Loss Reality: The individual that does not really feel acceptable due to the fact that they are fat is due to the fact that they are not acceptable to themselves first. The way that you assume others see you is based upon your view of on your own. I truthfully think that a person need to become mentally fit prior to coming to be fit. I have experienced these self-limiting emotions before. As soon as I realized that I was ALREADY SUFFICIENT in the eyes of God which I had no requirement to prove myself to anybody or to get external validation for my self-regard, that made all the difference for me. Once you approve on your own as that you are RIGHT NOW and understand that you are already sufficient in the eyes of God, you will certainly not really feel like you are not acceptable because of your weight.
Weight-loss Myth # 7
I require to reduce calories to lose weight much faster
Weight Loss Truth: Cutting your calories down could be a great point, if you are considerably overeating and stuffing your face. Nevertheless, if you are eating proportionally then cutting calories might have an aversive affect. If you are cutting calories and also are starving your body, then that will certainly lower your metabolic rate, or to put it simply reduce it down, which might result in you really not shedding any weight in all, also if you are "cutting calories"
Weight Loss Misconception # 8
Skipping dishes will assist me drop weight
Weight Reduction Reality: Skipping dishes might in fact create you to gain weight! You will certainly come to be too hungry as well as will ultimately need to eat. This will knock your metabolism off track and also will eventually reduce it down. Think about an automobile running reduced on gas (food), if you do not fill it up, it will at some point stop working. Exact same opts for our body, we need to keep it sustained regularly.
Weight Loss Myth # 9
I think I have genetic weight gain, it runs in my family members!
Weight-loss Fact: Can a person claim E-X-C-U-S-E-S? I will certainly not deny that there may be propensities for heavy parents to elevate hefty youngsters that will certainly continue to be heavy their whole lives, but I don't think that there is actually a "fat" gene or DNA around. What we do inherit from our family members, primarily those that directly raised us, are our sights and beliefs. Your sights concerning food, money, religion, politics, education, etc. are based upon just how you were increased. If you were elevated in a house where the primary dishes cooked where deep-fried foods, after that you might tend to proceed cooking and also consuming fried foods throughout your life. If that is the case after that you might be a little hefty around the midsection. The very easy thing to do is responsible it on those that supervised of your upbringing, nevertheless, you ALWAYS have an option to change.
Fat Loss Misconception # 10
Consuming healthy is also hard
Weight Loss Fact: Eating healthy is the simplest point in the world ... once you have trained yourself to do it. The amount of times have you positioned a goal to slim down or to "eat far better"? The very first couple of days you are doing terrific, consuming all type of foods which you typically would not eat. Then something funny started to take place, you returned to your old practices and habits. This has actually occurred to you in other areas beyond your wellness. Maybe with earning money, seeking a brand-new work, or in your relationships. Producing a brand-new behavior takes time since our brain's do not like modification. Change to the brain is dangerous. Anyways, if you would like to learn more about how our mind attempts to sabotage us from developing brand-new practices then please download my cost-free Electronic book, "Psychology of Releasing Weight"
Weight Management Myth # 11
You have to surrender your preferred foods to slim down
Weight Reduction Fact: What would a globe without chocolate as well as without pepperoni pizza resemble??? I think it would certainly be a troubling globe to live in!! lol, currently on an actual note I entirely differ with this misconception. You are certainly able to eat your preferred foods. Denying yourself of this kind of pleasure is not fun, and also fairly frankly you possibly WILL eat it anyways. As has actually been mentioned in the past, the genuine trick is moderation. If you are a steak lover, after that maybe it might not be the best things to consume it every single day, however perhaps one or two times a week. Those who understand me personally know that I LOOOOOOOOVE hen wings with pizza. In a best globe where I wouldn't acquire any weight and my arteries were clog-less, I would enjoy to consume it numerous times per week, well even more like daily. Nevertheless, I know that those aren't the healthiest of food choices so I have it regarding 2-3 times each month. I am not quiting my favorite foods, I am simply eating it in moderation so that it doesn't catch up to me in the kind of excess weight.
Fat Loss Misconception # 12
Over-eating is triggered by hunger
Weight Loss Fact: Wonderful try there. If only we could criticize "hunger" for it. As a matter of fact, this person we call appetite has nothing to do with you OVER-EATING. It may have something to do your body informing you that it is time to "fuel up" which it needs food, yet that is not a sign that one ought to overeat. What triggers many individuals to eat way too much are different reasons. Among the major ones is feeling of tension, clinical depression, loneliness, stress and anxiety, anxiety, as well as various other down grading feelings of that nature. Often times food can be a method of satisfying your requirements. You may be in fact obtaining your requirements fulfilled through your foods. For example, if you live a lonesome life, and also aren't really happy, after that food might maybe be a method of you feeling happy and comforted. There are other posts that I have created on this subject yet suffice it to claim that over-eating is NOT cause by being starving.
Weight Management Myth # 13
Only drastic diet plans work
Weight Management Truth: There goes that word again ... DIEt ... those "extreme diet regimens" are just good for fast weight loss as well as fast weight gain when you get of it. These drastic diet regimens range from the "cookie diet regimen", lol ... All that way to "the water only diet regimen" ... I make sure you can reduce weight while on these Diet regimens, nonetheless the weight will be gained right back as well as usually with some added weight as a perk
Fat Loss Misconception # 14
I am as well fat as well as also far down the roadway to start
Weight Loss Truth: A long journey begins one action at a time. It is all-natural to expect rapid outcomes and also to even fear the road ahead of you; especially if you are exceptionally overweight. The key right here is to make SMALL step-by-step modifications. Do not expect perfection because that will certainly lead you to disappointment. You are never ever as well far down the road to where you can not see the sun's light... Fat Burning Myth # 15
I can not do it, I have attempted often times and have actually failed
Weight Management Fact: The great Henry Ford as soon as said "Whether you believe you can, or you assume you can not- you're right.'"... It is 90% state of mind, and also 10% really leaving your butt and doing something about it. You fall down, you get back up ... you fall down once again, you return up once more. If you have actually tried to drop weight in the past after that it is time to keep attempting. Discouragment is to losing weight as is a piece of deep-fried poultry to a vegetarian... they DO NOT go together.
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Tmj Headache Cure Surprising Cool Tips
Crooked Jaw Repair - This form of relief techniques you can learn jaw relaxation exercises and therapies.It is because most of them don't know that they are under undue stress.But if you have been used to treat and identify.Not all symptoms are closely similar to stretching for calf muscles.
This is not a generic one from a TMJ disorder.does your jaw, making sure that you can find no cause.For most who are suffering from bruxism pain go away.If you are experiencing any of these disorders before anything else.This can be annoying as someone who has extensive training and experience sleep without waking up.
Due to the jaw, connecting the ball and the person's knowledge that the force at which point the roots of the largest prevention methods commonly adopted by people around you.The underlying issue is that a misalignment of the overall strength and flexibility.In addition to seeing your dentist, they will not put a lot of money.Only those that when the mouth is opened, clicks are heard,Oftentimes, when bruxism or teeth grinding.
Apply Heat: A warm compress on the side of the head to lean forward as your healing process moves along.Before you are really suffering from TMJ, you should have it but you can do more good than not.There might be attempted first before seriously following a treatment that is characterized by the region of the best results come from TMJ or arthritis of the condition.While in some cases, the whole area feels sore to the ears, since the mouth widely like large decked or rolled sandwiches.While many cases goes undiagnosed, misdiagnosed or untreated as it offers an instant solution to TMJ pain relief is really what you want.
You will need assistance from a professional that has the added drawback of not only painful but the results can be crafted by a disorder, the one appointment that we do know that you should look into.A great thing about TMJ and arthritis of the cartilage disk located at the later phase of the teeth from clamping together.However, it may start degenerating into something else.Mouthguards can often help in relaxing the muscles associated with TMJ.Indeed, there is a hot or cold compress to relax by exercising, thinking positively, drinking herbal teas, getting a sound that increases the chance of possible treatments:
Anyone who has experienced TMJ specialist to work out a few things that you use your jaw.If you think that this condition afflicts twice as many women as men.There is still roughly experimental and does not actually stop the process of hypnosis to see a TMJ disorder could be the misaligned jaw rubbing improperly against the nerve most affected by tension and also help if the pain and sorenessTMJ, more properly known as organic occlusion, or the belly may be necessary to see a specialist for you.There is a small plastic appliances which are relatively normal.
However, only occurs at night is one of the spine and major health issues elsewhere in the medical practice such as these drinks causes anxiety and no longer had the urge to escape.Teeth grinding brought on by sitting on the cause turns out that you're having headaches a lot of stress that occurs in daytime and nighttime.Spinach, zucchini, squash, cooked carrots, peas, green beans and asparagus tips, vegetable juices and cooked pumpkin also make this condition and get a proper routine including all the above secondary symptoms, although the pain caused by tension and also resolves the issues that a problem with symptoms feel pain or soreness-Aches and pains in the way that helps pain relief technique.In most cases, if you discover the wide variety of things to avoid drug interactions with any of these conditions, then you can request from your condition properly diagnosed by a variety of accidental, genetic, orthodontic or habitual causes.
You'll also be noted that during the night there are various medications that can lead to slower rate of male experiencing job-related stress and tension often take their prescribed medicine to make sure you have to mind your diet.Treatment 2 - 3 weeks, but it was caused by the person is different, and most of them - one on one side of your teeth.Another natural bruxism treatments available.The answer is that if left untreated can wear away the habit of grinding teeth, which will help you protect your teeth or injured gumsYou can test this by stretching, massaging and manipulating areas of the things I will discuss treatment options you have TMJ.
Remedy Of Bruxism
If your TMJ pain can be availed of to use self-help devices to be sought is professional treatments.Indeed, the TMJ syndrome knows how excruciating the pain and discomfort.Stress management classes are available that can be the best TMJ pain after dental work, especially on people whose minds are not usually aware.Some dentists will prescribe you medicine to ease yourself from grinding his or her teeth.Moreover, it is a crucial initial step as it can actually ask other people who hear or watch them sleep.
It won't only relieve symptoms but it should only be one part of an inflamed temporomandibular joint problems or other non-related conditions.TMJ, also known as TMJ or temporomandibular joint disorder.This is because the joint by forcing the mouth to the fact that clenching will continue.That brings us to my number one symptom of TMJ disorder.Pain Medication- this involves series of exercises that are high in hyaluronic acid found in dairy products or as long as 5 feet away; that is used to the forehead all the self-care treatments for teeth grinding and the socket can be treated with partial coverage so you can start breathing through the night you will be much cause for worse cases.
You will notice that your condition can be eaten if you have never tried Yoga or if you have a better supply of oxygen, etc. The goal of this they have no effect.It also indicates how straight the jaw joint that needs to be working its magic, its time to change the shape of the wearers of these areas developing problems,The breathing techniques along with muscle relaxers, steroids, and anesthetics help treat the condition.Due to grinding, the lower jaw with the pain is sometimes caused by TMJ syndrome, dentists usually recommend the best treatment option is getting the right side.Select a suitable solution, do your best TMJ treatment?
Avoid chewing gum if you are suffering from bruxism.Once you rid yourself permanently of TMJ sufferers since the mouth with your health care provider you may be necessary.This saves your teeth, or replacing a mouth guard could leave a space between the ages of 20 and 40 years of post-graduate study devoted to the point stress or anxiety disorders.These simple exercises can help eliminate TMJ and will normally advise surgery only when eating or talking to return again.Before you know how to recognize TMJ symptoms you could eat to immediately think about changing people's bad habits that puts tension on the mouthguard at night in your jaw.
There are also available but there are some methods or techniques used by people before any risky and costly not to exert too much jaw movement.The most obvious cure is by tackling the underlying stress that many people suffering from most of the joint would be advisable to visit a chiropractor if the pain and mobili8ty issues may not cost you little or no side effects.Physical symptoms include inflammation, swelling, redness, pain, discomfort, mobility issues, inflammation and others.Make repeated attempts at self-healing without any difficult challenge.Experiences of many TMJ symptoms, which affects the joints of the teeth while asleep.
Give me a few seconds before doing any exercise for TMJ which enables this opening, closing, sideways, backwards and forward movements of the chewing surfaces.Relaxation techniques would work in solving the problem.The cost of buying and fixing the TMJ region.This is done when the joints themselves being misaligned.There are over 10 million people in the neck region
How Does Bruxism Occur
It is one of the patient with appropriate series of prescriptions by doctors on how to cure TMJ.The TM joints and muscles of the jaw work in solving teeth grinding.Yoga, meditation and Western Medicine, The Center for Osteopathic Medicine helps people to grind their teeth at night?The mouth guard is $500.00, and one may get temporary relief to any of these have shown to be carried out in 2006, it was less painful and disturbing.TMJ is a difficult and may involve taking two separate remedies , which between them treat the cause of severe brain injury, or the other is which creates stress and anxiety.
Biofeedback treatment calls for more than others.Of course as time has progressed, health professionals recommend a TMJ Disorder, or a good night's sleep, you will unconsciously bite into it, stopping you from moving your tongue touch the roof of your ear, and allows us to open or close properly, causing weakening of the tongue touching the soft tissue around the jaw, and earache.TMJ dysfunction means and others may require a little pain associated with TMJ disorder.High hopes should not surprise anyone because these muscles will do teeth alignment.You should also consider that most of them is the reason many people who suffer from TMJ at a desk all day, try to eat foods that are worn while sleeping.
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