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ok but Saint Alia of the Knife story arc and her entire fate makes no sense if she doesn't kill the baron?
#alia atreides#saint alia of the knife#dune#dune 2#im just stunned with that narrative choice like way to take away even more from her#saw people cheer on paul killing the baron and i thought i was misunderstanding but no they made paul kill the baron?#idek what to say or how to convey how bad it is story wise#what do you even do in your third movie when you compressed two books in one#what do you do when you erased the cornerstone of the fate of one of your main character? like what arc do you give her now???#her sanity falling appart is directly linked to the baron dying by her hand and haunting her so idk what they're gonna do#making her lose it (if that what they go for) just for being pre born feels like cheapening both her fate and her strengths#not looking forward that for my girl what a waste of a great casting too
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Here are my thoughts on the DWTS Cast and Partnerships
Who Iâm excited for:
-Stephen and Rylee - Mr. Pummel Horse Man! Before the Olympics even started I thought it would be cool if DWTS got a male gymnast for a change and after he went viral I knew he was a lock for the show. Heâs clearly the early frontrunner and barring anything catastrophic, I canât see them not making the finals because even if his dancing skills are subpar he will for sure be the Peopleâs Prince and will be raking in the votes. Iâm a little disappointed he didnât get paired with Britt or Daniella, but I lowkey feel like Rylee is being primed to be the new face of the show to attract a new generation so, Iâm not too surprised they gave her the ringer of the season. Plus, Iâm looking forward to seeing what she can do choreography-wise with a competent partner. Theyâre my preseason winner pick
-Illona and Alan - Love her personality, love her attitude, love her confidence, love her. I am SO happy she is doing the show. I was worried they wouldnât want more than one Olympian on the season but I am so glad that wasnât the case. Not only do I think she is going to kill it but I also think she will be the most fun. I have high hopes for Alan, heâs usually pretty reliable when it comes to choreography. I donât really remember anything remarkable from him over the years, but I also donât remember anything super terrible, so I think he knows the potential he has with this partnership and he wonât waste it. I think she could be the closest to spoiling Stephenâs win and itâs crazy how possible an all-Olympian Final 2 is
-Tori and Pasha - Donna Martin graduates! Sorry, but my fellow 90âs kids will know exactly what Iâm talking about. I cannot be the only person who canât believe she hasnât done this show before, especially considering how many other 90210 cast members have been on already (RIP Shannon Doherty đđď¸) I donât think sheâll be a great dancer, probably more middle of the pack, but she does have Pasha as a pro, and that goes a long way in this competition. I think with Pashaâs ability to teach / choreograph to his partnerâs strengths and being the perfect 90âs nostalgia vote for the demographic, I can see her going farâŚunless sheâs super, super terrible đŹ
-Reginald and Emma - Oh, hi Big Guy! I didnât even like Family Matters all that much but I still canât tell you how lowkey excited I was when I heard his name, and I think a lot of others will feel the same. I think heâs going to be lovable and sweet and another one who will hit this demographic right in all the nostalgia feels. And with Emma as a partner, well that girl has proven herself (time and time again đ) to being a miracle worker, and as frustrated as I am that she always gets partners like this, I canât say I donât enjoy the partnerships because she is just so good with them. Heâs either an early boot or going far and the show will have to manipulate his elimination
Who Iâm intrigued by:
-Danny and Witney - All I know is that heâs a football player and they notoriously do well on this show, so I have to admit I am very interested to see what he can do and WITNEYâS BACK! The last time she came back from a break she was better than ever so I am very much looking forward to seeing her in the ballroom again and I think this pair will be a dark horse to look out for
-Chandler and Brandon - I have never heard of her before. Disney girl, Pretty Little Liars spinoff, thatâs all I got when I looked her up. I think sheâs going to be a great dancer and Brandon will do great with her, however, I worry about her coming in with what could potentially be a very young and small fanbase and I donât think the producers will go out of their way to help Brandon, do I can see this couple being a sacrificial lamb to help move forward the producers agenda. Then again, I had never heard of Xochitl last season and she won the whole damn thing so, who knows đ
-Phaedra and Val - THIS AâINT PHAEDRA! (RHOA fans will understand) Sheâs hysterical, works hard and knows what needs to be done but doesnât take herself too seriously. I think she will be a great performer but perhaps some of the more technical dances might be problematic for her but I think her personality will shine through no matter what. Still hate Val.
-Jenn and Sasha - I donât watch any of the Bachelor / Bachelorette, but I heard she had a DEVASTATING night on Monday, like oh my god. This last minute addition does feel a little bit icky, like ABC is trying to ease some of the blowback they got from fans and the media for how she was treated during her finale, but I hope she has fun and enjoys the experienceâŚwell, as much as she can enjoy is with Sasha as her partner. I have zero faith in Sashaâs abilities. Why DWTS feels the need to continuously shove this untalented, misogynistic, offensive gremlin down our throats I will never know but all I can hope for is Jenn gets a positive experience out of it
Who Iâm ehh on:
-Joey and Jenna - Like I said, I donât watch any of the Bachelor / Bachelorette so I still kind of have no idea who this man is. Jennaâs a terrible teacher, so unless he has dance experience already he is not going to be good, but Bachelor Nation will probably carry him to at least the middle of the season, but I am curious if they will split votes between Joey and Jenn. I wonder who Bachelor Nation would rally behind, Joey or Jenn? But the real question is, who would the producers rally behind, Sasha or Jenna? đ¤ Watch this spaceâŚ
-Brooks and Gleb - I have no idea who this woman is. A Sports Illustrated model? Great, more mediocre, sexy dances from Gleb, just what I was hoping for. I think theyâll get to week 3, MAYBE week 4, until Gleb checks out and theyâll end up being a middle, unexciting elimination
Who I wish I didnât have to acknowledge their existence:
-Dwight and Dani - Never a fan of SA allegations, so I will not be supporting. Sucks Dani has to deal with this because I know she is probably going to come up with some amazing choreography for him but đ¤Ž
-Eric and Britt - YUCK. So problematic, I justâŚdonât understand why they would even cast this manâŚdid they think there would be a chance Julia would show up in the ballroom? Who am I kidding, they wouldâve settled for Emma, but neither is happing, thatâs for damn sure. Why do they keep doing this to Britt? She deserves so much better (no female pro deserves to have to deal with this, for the record) DWTS is never kind to her but at least sheâs getting a husband out of it
-Anna and Ezra - I donât care. I justâŚdonât care. The ankle monitor just shows how low this show is willing to go which is especially gross when there are plenty of celebrities who have been campaigning to get on this show for years and she doesnât even seem to want to be here. Ezra, I am so sorry, but maybe theyâll let you choreograph one of the pro numbers?
Me being petty:
SOMEONE CHECK ON SCHEANA (Vanderpump Rules fans will understand đ)
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Queens of the Horde - Tumblr exclusive curtain call
"Aaaaaaaand scene," Double Trouble said and bowed deeply. The audience applauded politely. Double Trouble did a little wave, and the curtain opened behind them, showing the rest of the cast smiling and waving at the audience.
"That concludes the final act of our show 'Queens of the Horde'," Double Trouble said to the audience. "Please, give a hand for our lead actresses, Glimmer and Catra!"
Beaming, the two queens stepped forward with Adora in tow and bowed deeply.
"Tell me," Double Trouble said. "What was it like carrying the narrative."
"Too much like work," Catra said. "But at least Sparkles was cute when she was mopey."
"I got to play the bad girl AND the hero," Glimmer said with a smug smirk. "It was great."
"And how about you, Adora," Double Trouble leered. "What do you think of the ending?"
"Can't hear you over the sound of me hugging Catra and Glimmer for a MONTH!" Adora said, burying her face in Catra's fur.
"And let's here it for our breakout characters," Double Trouble went on. "Jack and Frosta, also known as 'Jack Frost' or 'Snowbunny'. Thank you!"
An enthusiastic Frosta dragged a blushing Jack with her to the middle of the stage. Jack attempted a bow, but before they knew it Frosta had scooped them up in a big kiss, to the 'Oooh's and 'Aaaw's of the rest of the cast.
"How does it feel, knowing that the readers think you're the cutest thing of the entire fic?" Double Trouble asked.
"Darn tooting we are," Frosta grinned while Jack looked at the floor without being able to answer.
"What will you do now?" Double Trouble pressed on.
"We're off to a well earned vacation," Frosta said. "Did you know that Jack has never seen a hot spring? I'm taking them to Mystacor."
"You don't have to tell them that..." Jack mumbled, not looking at the audience.
"Sorry, you're just so adorable when you're flustered," Frosta teased as they stepped to the side of the stage.
"And a big hand for our lovely support characters," Double Trouble cried. "Bow, Scorpia, Entrapta, Lonnie, Netossa, Spinnerella, Perfuma, Mermista, Sea Hawk, all the rest of you, let's give them a big hand... don't set fire to the set, Hot Stuff."
The stage filled up with people as everyone tired to fit in - or in the case of Kyle, tried to hide behind the rest.
"I for one am very proud of everyone," Bow said. "This has been a great show."
"Go us," Mermista said with dry voice and snuffed out a torch Sea Hawk was secretly trying to light.
"DID SOMEONE SAY SWIFT WIND?" the flying horse said has he landed with a crash on the stage, forcing people to flee.
"And let's not forget our Villains," Double Trouble went on as Swift Wind was ushered off the stage. "Can't have proper drama without a good antagonist." Stiffly and without acknowledging each other's presence, Hordak and Shadow Weaver walked up on stage. They glared at the audience for a moment without bowing.
"Now when the fic is over, what's your thoughts?" Double Trouble asked.
"My part was mercifully short," Hordak grumbled.
"Exactly the flat melodrama one could expect from a story staring Catra," Shadow Weaver sniffed. "I am however deeply disappointed in Micah's daughter who wastes her potential on this kind of drivel."
"It's called romance," Glimmer leered, holding Catra and Adora tighter.
"I know what I said," Shadow Weaver said and left the stage with a harrumph.
"The author wishes to thank all of us for doing a great job," Bow said, entering the stage and reading from a letter. "With a special shot-out to Jack for being a really considerate Original Character (the author has been kinda shy about writing those before so thanks for easing them into it) and a special fuck-you to Catra for being emotionally complex and making the fic ten chapters longer than it would otherwise have been."
"Can't let that fucker have it too easy," Catra smirked, while Frosta and Glimmer high fived the flustered Jack.
"The author also wishes to thank the audience," Bow went on. "Every like, reblog, kudos, read, comment, piece of art, spotify-list, tv-trope entry, theory, 'damn you'... It has been an incredible journey, and your engagement has made it all worth it. Thank you so much."
"They are just fishing for more comments, aren't they?" Lonnie sighed.
"Never deny an artist their curtain call," Double Trouble smirked.
"There sadly won't be a sequel," Bow went on, reading from the letter, "but if it were, it would have been about taking down Horde Prime with cunning and teamwork, and the author doesn't feel up to another multiple chapter story of that magnitude."
"Go read 'Queen Glimmer - Supreme ruler of the universe' for that kind of story," Glimmer quickly piped in.
"Then what will be the author's next project?" Double Trouble asked.
"Well, obviously they need another big Glitra project," Catra immediately said. "I know they had an s1 story planned awhile back..."
"...or maybe some Glimmadora?" Adora blushed. "A sequel to Glimmer's hero?"
"Or perhaps another entry in the 'Baker and the Biker' series?" Bow hopefully said.
"All excellent options," Glimmer grinned. "And of course 'Glimmer dates everyone' is still woefully incomplete."
"Yeah, yeah, we get it," Catra said with an eyeroll. "The author has a type."
"So do you," Glimmer said with a sweet smile, causing Catra to turn away her face to hide a blush.
"And 'You even taste like Glitter' will keep update monthly," Bow explained. "Apparently something big is planned for two or three chapters from now."
"Will Catra finally pop the question?" Glimmer teased.
"Shut up, Sparkles," Catra muttered.
"I heard they are taking a stab at original fiction," Double Trouble helpfully said. "A short story about creepy princesses, and then something with mermaids?"
"What?" Glimmer said in indignation. "Why would they want to write about a dumb mermaid instead of me?"
"Because mermaids are, like, awesome," Mermista said with a little smug smile.
"Right you are, my oceanic blossom!" Sea Hawk rumbled and put his arms around her shoulders. She rolled her eyes and moved a bit closer to him.
"Yeah, whatever," Catra said with an eyeroll of her own. "We all know they'll write about a pink princess named 'Flimmer' in half a year or so anyway."
"That's trademark violation!" Glimmer gasped.
"Hate to break it to you, Glimmer," Bow said with a gentle smile, "but you are not the first pink princess in history."
"No, but I'm the best," Glimmer countered.
"You'll find the author's original fiction at Writer's CafĂŠ and Royal Road, pen name Bagge," Double Trouble quickly interjected. "However, they promise that they won't give up on fanfic either. There will be more Glimmer stories to come."
"There'd better be," Glimmer sniffed.
"Anyway," Double Trouble said, while the cast took another deep bow. "Thank you everyone - cast and readers alike - for sharing this journey. Tons of fun were had, and there will be more where that came from. Keep making fandom great and have a grand ol' time."
They looked straight at the audience.
"And scene."
#spop#catra#glimmer#glitra#fanfic#just for fun#catra and glimmer - queens of the horde#queens of the horde#bonus material
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Barbie (2023) Review
Snyderverse fans are going to be peed off after seeing this movie, just saying.
Plot:Â Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colourful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.
There are many who would roll their eyes at me for looking forward to the Barbie movie, however I like the cast and the trailers looked like silly fun, so of course I was going to see it. Conveniently my dear fiancĂŠe was super excited too, so we went together and as such I could act in front of other cinemagoers as the partner who was dragged by his misses to see a chick-flick, when in reality I was like âcâmon Barbie letâs go party!!â. And turns out Barbie is indeed silly fun. Itâs extremely funny, and in fact may be the most hilarious comedy of this year. Itâs bright and colourful and so so pink, with dance numbers and glitter and sparkles everywhere, a cast that is so over-the-top yet so in on the joke, and a good load of feminist themes in there too to bring home the movieâs main message.
First off the look - Iâm sure most have read the article where production designer Sarah Greenwood spoke of this film causing a worldwide shortage of pink paint due to the sets of Barbieland and its really evident in the final result. There is so much pink, from the dollhouses to the beaches to the clouds in the sky - everything is so pink. But also not only pink, but any bright colours such as yellow and green are all present on the various costumes of the Barbies and Kens. Greta Gerwig really goes for it when it comes to bringing this world to life, and it looks amazing. Accompanied by a flashy soundtrack featuring some famous pop icons, and if you like pop music Iâm sure youâll get a kick out of Dua Lipa and Nicki Minaj, however I myself more enjoyed the inclusion of the psychedelic notes of Tame Impala and the original song sung by Ryan Goslingâs Ken. But yes, from a technical stand-point Barbie is actually fairly impressive. Even the opening homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey deserves applause.
Right, from a positive Iâm going to temporarily sway into a negative, and thatâs in the movieâs messy plotline and messages. So the story on its own is decent, however there are so many character dynamics to balance that some end up being left unexplained or wasted. For example, in the movieâs real world America Ferreraâs daughter at the beginning acts like a spoiled mean brat who hates everyone and thing. That would have been alright if they kept that going and then maybe gave her a redemption arc at the end. But no, she is mean at the start but then randomly becomes super nice and kind to her mother and Barbie, and Iâm like how did that happen? Also, I applaud Mattel for allowing this movie to poke fun at the corporate execs of its own company, and when they are introduced led by Will Ferrell itâs all fun and games, however later on we have these execs follow Barbie into Barbie-land and at that point the movie forgets about them only to randomly have them feature in scenes without them serving a purpose. I felt like they were unnecessary in the end of the movie. As for the movieâs feminist thematic, the messages are very muddled. At one point the movie goes fully into the idea that all men are pigs and women are all oppressed, and at other points it strives for giving the message of the importance of equality, and it jumps between the two and Iâm like - what message are you giving here? Luckily in the end the movie does settle on the decision, but the journey there is a messy one. And last complaint - what the hell have they done to the âBarbie Girlâ song? Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice remix it in such a techno-heavy messy pop style and itâs such a disservice to the original song.
Where the movie excels most at is the comedy. Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach cooked up a very funny script with some great one-liners, however itâs evident there was a lot of improv happening from the cast, especially from the likes of Will Ferrell and Kate McKinnon. But also it was the use of slapstick humour that really got me. The amount of times Iâd notice various characters in the background pulling some hilarious expressions, with Kingsley Ben-Adir and Ncuti Gatwa especially standing out in that regard. Margot Robbie is on top form as the central Barbie, showcasing that gullible innocent outlook on the world and then providing the necessary emotional gravitas we know Robbie does so well. Michael Cera pops in throughout as Allen, and his awkward self fits in perfectly into that role. But the real MVP of this movie is without a doubt Ryan Gosling, who may have that rare opportunity to get an Oscar nomination for a comedic performance. Gosling indeed discovers his inner-Ken, and is so outrageously silly as he scene-steals every moment by showing his Kenâs himbo frailty. He goes from Barbie's needy beau to a swaggering, macho doofus as he throws himself headlong into how he thinks a real man should behave. Gosling sells his square-jawed character's earnestness and gets to tap into his "All New Mickey Mouse Club" musical theatre roots simultaneously. He's a total hoot. Oh, and the opening that features the parody of 2001: A Space Odyssey - the girl with the glasses in that segment had some of the funniest expressions - she was great in her short part.
My fiancĂŠe also enjoyed all the endless references to the various previous Barbie dolls, so the nostalgia factor is definitely there. Overall Barbie is a super entertaining cinema going experience that will have you belly laughing as long as you are willing to embrace the crazy eccentric world Greta Gerwig has built. Makes me look forward to her Narnia movies. Everyone needs that little bit of Gerwig flavouring, and that is more than Kenough.
Overall score: 7/10
#barbie#mattel#barbie review#margot robbie#ryan gosling#2023#comedy#2023 in film#2023 films#greta gerwig#adventure#fantasy#america ferrera#will ferrell#simu liu#michael cera#helen mirren#movie reviews#film reviews#film#movie#barbenheimer#cinema#pink#kate mckinnon#issa rae#kingsley ben adir#emma mackey#dua lipa#i am kenough
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Rambling
I just want to comment a bit on the new opening for Persona 3 : Reload. It is honestly mostly long winded and nit-picky. I simply wanted to have some fun and dissect the new OP. And I would like to preface that I don't think the original opening for P3 is a perfect, untouchable piece of history. It is older animation that was also low budget. We get a lot of mostly static images with text, abstract visuals, and limited animation. It does match strongly with the feel of Burn my Dread, though. Almost anything would get a boost from having that song playing in the background.
Persona 3 plot and character spoilers below.
First off I'm not sure how much I like the new song. It is difficult to compare Full Moon Life to Burn my Dread as the latter has a legacy of remixes, covers, and nostalgia behind it. And, even from the titles, they seem to be bringing forward wildly different premises. Full Moon Life sounds a lot more celebratory. This, and the whole remaking of P3 from the ground up, is a love letter to the original. I'm not sure I can fairly judge the opening song without hearing how it is transformed later in the game. Right now it does feel a bit generic when it isn't referencing other P3 songs. I'll be curious how the full version sounds and when I have a chance for a few more listens.
I love the MC walking slowly past the iconic Tatsumi Port Island windmills; ocean and gulls quietly calling in the background. Him flipping his player through other iconic songs and selecting the new OP is great. In this short moment we get a nice, atmospheric feel for the MC and the setting. We get quick call outs to the original game and then it transitions beautifully into something new. I think this is well done.
MC walking out and using the swipes and silhouette call backs to the original opening is fine. As are the butterflies as a transition.
And this is my first complaint: who are these people supposed to be? At first I thought it might be a cute Easter Egg of the singers, but it doesn't look like it matches them. Are these supposed to be the NPCs who hang out at alleys with Shinjiro? With the shadow gore I would expect it be someone like Strega. That could keep the ominous gossiping while introducing actual game characters. They feel jarring and a bit of a waste on the very limited time for the OP.
After this are more city scenes with a transition to a jumping Gekkoukan student who turns into a coffin in the dark hour. More non important characters, but this one is at least setting up apathy syndrome/dark hour encasement in a snappy, visually active way. I don't think this matches the atmosphere of stepping out of the station to a world of coffins like the opening scenes of the game does, but it also isn't trying for something that moody. I wouldn't mind it so much if I wasn't already stuck on the previous two not main cast characters.
Now we enter the cast introduction part of the opening. Yukari feels a bit cheated throughout this opening. I would like this set up of her better if the reflection in the sink showed a silhouette of her father disappearing or shattered behind her. Instead, Yukari is reduced to 'the girl.' That's unfairly shallow for a character who is willingly throwing herself into mortal danger for the chance to learn more about what happened to her father. A face down picture frame somewhere might be a nice visual hint too.
Junpei's scene is startlingly good. Persona 'best friend' characters can be a little flanderized. I'm very glad they did not go wacky punching bag here. In daylight we see Junpei as a friendly guy and flip to dark hour trauma. My only very minor point is, when the school switches to dark hour, the giant shadowed column of the school entrance is a distracting shape. It looks oddly floating at this angle and I thought it was someone's persona at first. It might look better as a composition removed to just leave Junpei as an isolated dark shape in the corner, or actually make that a part of someone's persona floating behind him. It is stealing the focus like this.
Mitsuru racing across on her bike is a good scene setter for her. She's a highly active character in establishing both the current situation of the game and the events in the past that led to it. My only wish is the background looming of Tartarus that we see next with Akihiko, Shinjiro, and Ken was part of a transition with Mitsuru. More than any other character, almost Mitsuru's entire life has been defined by Tartarus, the dark hour, and its creation. It haunts her past, present, and the legacy of her future.
Trapping the trio of Akihiko, Shinjiro, and Ken in a train is a good metaphor. Where they are going has already been determined by decisions in the past. They are all together in it, but visually locked in opposition by the camera. We don't learn much about them individually here, but it gives a fast encapsulation of their relationship.
We jump from the train, to Tartarus, to depressed MC in greyscale using his evoker to summon an intensely blue Orpheus. Then to the Velvet Room with Igor and Elizabeth. Looks like they wanted to match the lyrics some with the fires and blood red spider lily that becomes the contractor's key. With what I believe is a crow on the stop light at the beginning of the opening, the spider lily is our second oblique memento mori reference. The original was very overt with those, so this has been a large shift in tone.
The showcase of several of our cast and their persona follows. Seems a pretty standard way to run through a gamut of characters. Fuuka definitely gets the most dramatic scene, which is nice since this is our first shot of her. We don't see Shinjiro, Ken, Koromaru, or Aigis here.
Koromaru doesn't get to show off Cerberus, but we move to the only red drenched setting of the introduction of a sad Koro waiting at the shrine, behind torii gates and what I'm guessing are references to the Hachiko statue. The non verbal character gets some of the strongest environmental cues to represent his loyalty and loss.
Fuuka on the blue drenched Gekkoukan roof works well. It builds on isolation from Koro's scene and references her and Natsuki. Fuuka and Junpei are similar in wanting to join SEES for personal reasons without the history to the dark hour. Fuuka's main impetus being wanting to connect to others without losing herself.
Pharos directly interacting with the camera is a nice touch. It fits with a character who exists outside the world and has knowledge of fate. Ikutsuki 's surveillance does honestly feel more bland than his original introduction scene, spread eagle and mad in the shadow of a bloody Tartarus.
The next scenes are some of the more visually interesting, in my opinion. MC flung to the side with abstract water motif before he watches a waxing yellow moon reveal a berserk Thanatos. The moon blinks and cries blood tears which a yellow scarfed Ryoji steps into. This sequence is strong for both people who are new to the game and are returning. This is also the first time we see Ryoji's color of bright yellow.
I'm not sure if the destruction, or keeping it linked to Ryoji for a moment more, is why we first see Aigis with blood red hair after the transition. The face down tarot around her could represent FES, but more immediately it seems to be her sealing the tarot shadows to prevent Nyx's appearance. The zoom in to her inhuman eye, highlights the hands of the clock and the vague marks of the surrounding tarot the markers as the dark hour is established. Both Aigis and the Fool are trapped in the center. The eye reflection Aigis retains red hair, while the one facing the audience acquires her actual bright moon yellow colored hair. And that giant eye/moon symbol blinks again. The camera transitions to a still damaged Aigis bathed in yellow, shutdown in a lab. Our three moon characters locked in stasis until the events of the game begin. Lots of fun symbolism for past players here.
The last scenes are some of our main cast in their school uniforms. The looking up at the camera as they casually walk reminds me of original P3 image art. And the MC, in an echo of Elizabeth, throws his player to the audience to reveal the game's logo.
Overall, I wish we had more of the memento mori of the original. Finding meaning in spite of the tragedy is such a huge part of Persona 3. This feels much more glossy and does a better job of introducing the cast, but it lacks the strong message that is core to the game.
From the few watch throughs, I did not get a dramatic music and visual sync up like I do from parts of the original. The scene where the clock ticking in Burn my Dread as the MC lifts his evoker and shoots followed by a moment of silent before the chorus starts is an example. It could be my lack of familiarity with these new lyrics.
I'm curious how the rest of Reload will work out. A little less than a month before we can experience it.
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EPISODE 7!!!!!!!
OH OH CAMP PROM
ej promised gina heâd save the last dance for her⌠(the foreshadowing-)
omg gina and the rest of the girls look so good!!! and ricky choked on his fruit punch đ
rip gina just asked ej to dance with her and he said âa couple more promptsâ because hes running lines with everyone because 24 hours til showtime (yk what i understand, they've barely had 2 weeks to put this musical on, id be stressed as hell)
Breakup :(
Im honestly so sad because this could've been done so much better and i really am cursing out the writers room because irrespective of shipping, the writing is so off this season and the breakup could've been so much better.
NO WHY WAS THEIR BREAKUP EMOTIONAL MOMENT CUT OFF BY COMEDIC MOMENT?? FOUL
there was a season 2 breakup with 2 of the other main characters (ricky and the other love square girl) and in comparison, that was done so much better, there was care and thought put into this and not that there isnt for the portwell breakup BUT WHAT IS THIS???
Omg ricky and gina in a room and tension and shes sad and crying and hes like *i wanna help*
Oh my god ricky was about to tell gina about his feelings and then gina saw ej and tension and he asked what happening and she told him about breakup so he decided not to
FINALE EPISODE!!!!!!!
RICKYâS BIRTHDAY!
Oh ricky went to go find ginaÂ
IM HAVING EMOTIONS
pain
well half this episode is just showtime
oH ALSO 2nd girl of the love square is here but she always does for opening nights regardless and its so supportive and loving and AH (also the actress who plays her isnt returning for the next seasons so this is a send off)
No no nooooooooo
ej calling his dad and his dad not even doing the bare minimum of checking on his kid and now hes breaking down but its okay because his friend is there
OK well fast forward and theyâre at the premiere of the documentary and the trailer is basically a reality tv trailer where theyre all depicted like enemies and backstabbers
this is so messyÂ
omg there was a part in the trailer where ricky and gina were alluded to be getting together and right after the trailer ended, gina said sheâs sorry but ej said she doesnt have to be, we all saw this coming đ
oh great confession
and kiss
great
SO THAT WAS SEASON THREE
my least favorite season for many reasons like half the cast being mia, the way characterization was (specifically ejâs)Â and how some plots seemed thrown inÂ
I may have to cleanse and rewatch season 1 and 2
I cant believe they broke up skfjsjd and so unsatisfyingly too??? Bc of bad communication skfjsd I'm crying đđ what about everything they built up before đđ what a waste
No way they interrupted the breakup with a comedic moment đđ that really is foul oml
It's fully possible to write a realistic and acceptable breakup, but from what I'm getting from your description and all the analysis people were posting in the hsmtmts tag this was very much not that lol. Also its really funny to me that they end every season with a breakup đ
Not ricky about to tell gina about his feelings when as far as he knew she was still in a relationship 𤨠at least he held back in the end lol
The second girl in the square is nini right? I still have no idea what she even looks like lol. Good that she got a nice send off tho!
I feel rlly bad for ej hhh he lost both his last summer and his girlfriend 𼲠they really did him dirty, based on what i've seen in the tag lol people were out there writing essays đđ and he deserved some appreciation for putting so much time and effort into the program, and yet he got so little 𼲠big oof that his dad didn't even acknowledge his efforts skdjs he deserves better
I saw the rina kiss and confession in gifs, and yea it was sweet skfjd they shot and acted it really well.
Not ej saying they all saw it coming tho lol rip
The trailer being huge drama bait tho skdjs I saw a clip that someone posted and it really was peak evil editing đđ I wonder what impact it will have
I was going through the tag the day the episode came out and people were speaking facts about how they butchered ej's character, it's so sad 𼲠hopefully the next season will be better for him. At least Gina is happy tho? So ig that's something lol
#thanks again for the update#the final update :')#when will the next season be? have they announced it#i'll look forward to your updates on it when it comes lol#ask#hsmtmts#portwell#i need a specific tag for these posts/asks
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Date Night || Gojo Satoru
Gojo takes you out to dinner, but the flirty waitress at the restaurant really gets on your nerves, so Gojo is determined to assure you that he only has eyes for you.
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"I'm glad I got to see you tonight, I've missed my princess," he leaned across the table to nuzzle his nose against yours gently, and you returned the same motion with a soft giggle.
"I've missed you too," you replied, "it's about time you made some time for me," you added.
"Well, you know, Tokyo keeps me busy," he told you with a chuckle, "but I had to take my best girl out, I know how lonely she gets without me around," he teased.
You giggled and propped your elbow up on the dinner table, balancing your chin in your hand as you held his gaze. He was smiling and shaking his head at you, mimicking your pose, only he rested both elbows on the table and cupped his face with his hands as he looked at you from across the table.
"You look beautiful in that dress by the way, but what else is new, huh?" he winked and broke eye contact for a moment to admire the dress that perfectly hugged your figure, "I'm glad you wore it."
You giggled again at that and twirled a small section of hair around your index finger, smiling down at your lap for a moment before you looked back up at him.
"I'm glad you wore that suit and tie. You should wear it more often, because you clean up pretty well," you grinned and leaned forward slightly to whisper, "by the way, you're really pretty too."
"Am I really pretty?" he joked and batted his lashes, letting his jaw hang slack with a smirk that tugged at the corners of his mouth over the way you instantly cracked up laughing. He chuckled airily as he continued to look you up and down, and you had to turn away in attempt to hide the deep blossoming of your cheeks.
"Yes, you're very pretty," you said with a soft chuckle when you turned back to him.
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"Good evening, can I get you anything?"
A young waitress made her way onto the scene before Gojo could respond to you, and she appeared to be addressing just him rather than both of you. She beamed brightly at him and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, letting out a hint of a giggle that you couldn't help but roll your eyes at.
"Some menus would be nice," he grinned up at her and she flaunted her smile right back at him, making it a mission to maintain eye contact for as long as possible and throw in a bat of the lashes here and there.
"I'll go get those for you right now," she bowed her head and smiled softly, but she didn't leave until she'd make a point of leaning towards him slightly to tell him, "by the way, that tie looks great on you, really compliments your complexion."
She was already flirting with him right in front of you whilst being so brazen about it, and it was really taking everything in you not to totally snap. You didn't want dinner to be spoiled by your temper, though, you could already feel yourself starting to lose your appetite because you were red hot with anger right now. You sat there silently and waited for her to leave, gritting your teeth and casting your gaze downward the entire time.
"Thank you very much," he thanked her before she walked away and when he turned back around to face you, he was greeted by raised brows, pursed lips and your eyes glimmering for the wrong reasons. You half-smirked at him and cleared your throat whilst picking at your nails to avoid looking up at him.
"I think she's expecting a tip from you tonight," you managed to make a joke out of it and mustered a small laugh.
He chuckled lightly and acted completely dismissive about it, waving it off as her following some sort of transcript, "It's just service with a smile, Y/N."
He insisted, but you just forced a smile on your face. You fiddled with the cutlery that rested to your side and toyed with the napkin as well, offering yourself a distraction rather than look up at him for the moment.
"Yeah, too many smiles in your direction, though, if you ask me," you sassed, and he laughed loudly at that.
"Babe, something the matter?" he raised an eyebrow curiously, an amused grin on his face. Before you had the time to open your mouth and retort, she soon returned with the menus.
She carelessly laid yours down in front of you while she actually handed Gojo his, making sure to brush her hand over his as she did so. You glared at her but your look went missed, and you were doing a pretty good job of keeping your mouth shut so far, no matter how badly you wanted to tell this girl to back off.
She started babbling on about something that he should try on the menu, ensuring to flash him her smile and bat her lashes some more. She was giggling like he had told the funniest joke, and you were clutching onto a fork tightly with a hand, thinking about digging it deep into her neck. Gojo was a bad influence on you. She brought her hand closer to his so she could flip through the pages and show him exactly what she was describing. You cleared your throat and decided to speak up, because this girl was getting on your last nerve.
"Could you give us a few moments to decide what we're having? Thank you," you gave her possibly the most painfully forced smile you could muster, somehow managing to keep a level head when she withdrew her hand and acknowledged you for the first time since she'd stop at your table. She simply nodded and smiled meekly before walking away, and Gojoâs bright blue eyes shot towards you to give you a look that was nothing short of sheer surprise at how sharp you'd been in your manner of speech.
"Did I miss something?" he cracked up laughing, "My little kitten's got a sharp set of claws, eh?" he remarked before his laughter starting to die down. "I thought she was a rather nice lady," he said with another chuckle.
He scanned over the menu to find a dish that stood out to him. You squinted at him and leaned into him, lightly bringing the menu down to have him look you in the eyes instead.
"Really, Satoru? I wouldn't class the light touches on the hand, the needless giggling and overall acting like a fucking schoolgirl with a crush as just 'being nice'," you snapped slightly, "she's flirting with you, a lot, and I'm sick of it."
"Oh, I see where this is going," he said with a knowing smirk that stretched its way across his lips a few seconds later. You noticed this and your hand targeted your menu in an instant as some form of shield to hide behind to avoid the stares he was giving you, and he lowered your menu down just like you had done to him.
"I think somebody's jealous when she really doesn't need to be," he sang and kept his eyes trained on your face. "So what if she's flirting a little bit? I'm not interested in the slightest," he told you, and you heaved a sigh before he continued, "you have nothing to worry about, my sweet," he said with a smirk, amused with your envy.
"Seriously? You mean that?" you asked, nibbling on your lower lip.
"Course I do," he said, "she could be on her knees begging for my cock and I would say no if that'd make you feel better about it," he finished, and you laughed at that.
"I'm not even feeling that hungry anymore," you said, "she's just so irritating," you huffed, and he looked at you like he was thinking of something until his brain hatched an idea.
"Forget about dinner, I know what will cheer you up, c'mon," he stretched his arm out for you to grab his hand, and you quickly took it in yours. He walked with you until you both reached the closest bathroom - the women's room.
"Um, Satoru, I don't think you're supposed to be in here," you quipped with a short giggle.
"Oh trust me, I am," he cooed. Once the door was closed, he lifted you up by your thighs and pinned you to the wall, his lips attacking your neck in little bites and harsh kisses, not caring about the purple marks he left in his wake.
"Satoru," you gasped his name out, much to his delight.
You let out a soft moan of approval through your own lips as you lifted your hips up in absolute desperation, wanting more of him, and wanting it now.
"I only have eyes for you, Y/N, you and only you," he told you as he continued to cover your neck in wet kisses, and you couldn't help lean your head back to give him easier access. Realizing that you both were still out in the open, he carried you into the bathroom stall, pressing you up against the nearest and sturdiest wall.
He tugged his pants down from his hips and quickly pushed his boxers down to his knees, just far enough to allow his thick and fully hard member to spring up. He nearly ripped your panties down your thighs and threw them to the floor, holding you up with one hand and using the other to glide up your thigh, one finger slipping up your wet folds. He grinned knowingly before he leaned in to growl in your ear, "Look at how wet for me you already are," he hummed, "mm, how bad do you want me?"
Just the slightest touch drove you absolutely wild, and you seemed to forget everything that took place before he brought you in this stall. You keened in the back of your throat and rocked your hips down against his finger, moaning out, "Fuck me, Satoru. I need you so bad. Please!" you cried.
"Well when you say it like that, I don't see how I could say no," he cooed. He grasped his member firmly until he was lined up to your entrance, exhaling loudly as he crouched down to push in. He took his time entering your body at first, watching the pleasure overcome your features. Once you had adjusted to his girth, he set a rough pace, taking you quickly in broad deep strokes that jarred your body and caused your head to slam back into the wall as you surrendered yourself to his movements, hips grinding forward in an attempt to keep tempo. He doesn't waste time going slow, knowing you both needed relief fast.
Grasping his shoulders tightly, you moaned, the volume increasing with each thrust until you were sure you would both get caught.
"That's it, let the whole goddamn restaurant know who's fucking you," he managed to say between his own moans and grunts. "You're doing so good, baby, so good," he praised.
You answered with an even louder moan, shoving your hips forward in a demand for him to go faster, grinding your clit against his pelvis whenever you could.
"Your cunt feels so fucking perfect, squeezing me like this, fuck," he ground out.
He obliged your command, snapping his hips into yours relentlessly, the sounds spilling from your lips urging him on.
"You look so good baby, you always do," he uttered through a pant, "you fucking drive me crazy." He quickly added, "Do you know how beautiful you look when you're all stretched out on my cock?"
One hand gripped onto your hair and he tugged backwards just enough to show you dominance as he pounded into you with no mercy, the sounds of your high pitched moans bouncing off the walls, mixed with his deep grunts and the sound of hot skin slapping against skin.
"Look at you, you're always so fucking pretty, so fucking perfect like this," he told you. His hips moved in the most sinful way, filling you up just perfectly, and he seemed to find that special spot inside you so skillfully, making you cry out in ecstasy.
"You like that, baby? You like how good I make you feel? Good girl, moaning for me and showing the entire diner who's gonna make you come," he hissed into your ear as his thrusts became more erratic, slamming into you again and again as he kept his wild pace up.
"Mmmm!" you hummed. You threw your head back and arched your torso sharply, screaming out in pleasure when your body started to quake with the sensation of your orgasm barreling towards you. His fingers left little purple prints on your hips at how tight he was squeezing your hips, knowing you were both close to your climax.
"Show me how much you like it, come for me," he rasped.
He maintained the angle of his thrusts, continually hitting a sensitive spot within your body until you were convulsing in his arms, orgasm rocking you to the very core. He wasn't far behind, taken over the edge by the tight clenching or your walls around his member.
Exhaling loudly, he relaxed his body against yours as you both came down from your peaks. The wall was the only thing keeping you both up as you wilt, exhausted from your spontaneous lovemaking. Finding the energy to pull back, he kissed you gently, running his fingers through your hair to fix the disrupted locks. You smiled into the kiss, body buzzing from your orgasm and heart glowing at his gestures.
You both cleaned up as best as you could in the stall, he helped adjust the skirt of your dress before moving to fix his own disarrayed hair.
"You had no reason to be jealous, Y/N, like I said I only have eyes for your pretty little face," he nuzzled his nose against yours, and you did the same in return, laughing with each other.
"Thank you, Satoru," you said with a soft giggle when you stepped out of the bathroom stall with him.
"Anything for you, babe," he told you as he intertwined his fingers with yours, walking out with you, "now let's go eat," he started, "we can even put on a little show for her under the table so she knows not to mess with you," he suggested with a loud laugh.
"I like the sound of that," you replied with a broad smirk on your face. That wasn't a bad idea.
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Watching (Lexie Grey x Reader)
âY/l/n, youâre on my service today,â Arizona said as you waited to see who you were joining for rounds that week.Â
âOf course, Dr. Robbins,â you said respectfully. You gave her a wink and smirked when she looked away blushing. You were a flirt, but pretty much everybody liked you anyways. Everybody except for Lexie Grey and occasionally Callie Torres. When you were on Torresâ service, she loved having you around, but when Arizona requested you, suddenly you werenât her favorite resident. âHow was your date with Dr. Torres Saturday night?âÂ
âIt was great, thank you for asking. Oh, and thank you for recommending that restaurant to Callie,â Arizona said and you nodded. It was a pretty slow day in peds, but then a pile-up was brought brought in and you found yourself helping out with that mess. Arizona was rushed into surgery and she asked you to look after the two children who werenât bad enough to warrant surgery. Callie took the little boy with a broken arm to put a cast on him and you stayed with the little girl, presumably his sister.Â
âHi, Iâm Y/n. Whatâs your name hon?â you asked as you leaned down in front of the girl. âItâs okay if youâre scared. Iâd be scared if I were you too. Why donât we go down to the cafeteria and see if they have any cookies? Do you want a cookie?âÂ
The little girl nodded and you offered your hand for her to take. She grabbed onto your jacket instead and so you picked her up and carried her. She couldnât have been much older than four or five. You could see the eyes of your coworkers on you as you walked the child down to the cafeteria.Â
âItâs just about lunchtime,â you said to yourself as you looked at the clock in the cafeteria. You noticed the girl looking at the chicken tenders when you walked through the line, so that was what you ordered. You got a juice and milk, not knowing which the kid would want, and then paid for all of it. âI donât think I can eat all of this chicken, can you help me out?âÂ
âIs Danny okay?â the girl asked as she looked at the piece of chicken. âHe hurt his arm and the lady took him away.âÂ
âI will call Dr. Torres and ask right away,â you promised. You pulled out your phone and called to check in on the girlâs brother. âThey want to know who is asking about Danny.âÂ
âTara,â the girl said and you nodded. You hung up the phone and then turned to her.Â
âDanny is so good, he can join us for lunch,â you said enthusiastically. Callie brought the girlâs brother down and left you to sit with them. You made sure that they were well fed before you brought them to the waiting room to wait for their parents to get out of surgery. You brought a deck of cards out from your locker to play Go Fish with the kids until someone had news or came to get them.Â
You stayed with them for a couple more hours and then an uncle came to get them. You were a bit sad that they had to leave, as were the kids, but you were glad theyâd get to be out of the hospital. You went back to the ER to help out in any way you could, glad that someone had something surgical for you to do after your day of essentially babysitting, which you didnât actually mind that much.Â
âDr. Grey, I havenât seen much of you today,â you greeted Lexie. âWhat service have you been on?âÂ
âI was on Torresâ service,â Lexie answered your question. âI hear you were a babysitter today.âÂ
âEverybody has a job to do,â you defended yourself. âMine just happened to be less surgical than everybody elseâs today. Thereâs nothing wrong with that, at the end of the day, I cut just the same as I did yesterday.âÂ
âHow were the kids?â Lexie asked, which sort of surprised you. Lexie was caring, you knew that, but she wasnât towards you.Â
âTara was shy at first, but she was really good at Go Fish. Danny liked dinosaurs and knew more about bugs than I thought possible for an eight year old,â you said with a fond smile. âItâs amazing how kids can bounce back from things. It makes me hopeful, like maybe thatâs still in me too.âÂ
âYou are infuriating sometimes,â Lexie said with a sigh. âI mean, youâre an asshole and you flirt with every woman you see, but then I see you like this and suddenly I think I like you again.âÂ
âAgain?â you asked with a small smirk.Â
âYes again because that stupid smile you always give me at Joeâs and the way that you stand up for people it makes me like you,â Lexie said and you smiled. âBut youâre all bad and not someone I should be with.âÂ
âI flirt because it makes girls smile and thereâs nothing more beautiful than a womanâs smile. I like to surround myself with beauty because if I donât, then I get sucked into the dark and depressing parts of the world. Spending time with the kids in peds reminds me how precious everything is, so yeah, Iâm more flirty when Iâm on Robbinsâ service. Thatâs when youâre always a little angrier with me, Iâve noticed. What Iâm trying to get to, is that Iâd like to take you out sometime so that you can learn these things about me and I can learn things about you too,â you rambled. âOther than that youâre a stress eater and when I catch you looking at me in the morning, youâre extra stressed that day.âÂ
âStop being perceptive,â Lexie told you.Â
âDinner on me tonight?â you asked and Lexie nodded. âI look forward to seeing you after surgery in the cafeteria Dr. Grey.âÂ
âYouâre not taking me out?â Lexie asked and you shook your head.Â
âAnd waste an opportunity for you to miss your favorite cafeteria meal, no way,â you said as you walked into the OR. You could see Lexie watching you, just like youâd noticed her watching you pretty much all day.Â
#Lexie Grey#lexie grey x reader#lexie grey imagine#lexie grey imagines#Grey's Anatomy#grey's anatomy imagine#grey's anatomy imagines#grey's anatomy x reader#greys anatomy#greys anatomy imagine#greys anatomy imagines#greys anatomy x reader
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So once again Iâve taken my time to collect my thoughts because wow, I am all in the feels right now (warning, long post). First things first, I am so oddly HAPPY that they didnât give us a Nancy and Ace kiss, because beforehand yes I was wanting it and by all means I still do, but it made so much more sense with how everything played out. Plus, the proximity Nace had in the dreamscape was immaculate, and when dreamscape Ace said âknock âem deadâ, oh lord that knocked me dead for a good minute. Plus, weâre in it for the slow burn, and part of that is letting it unfold naturally and gradually, not forced by circumstance or manufactured; make no mistake, the writers are invested in giving us everything we could want and more, but they know how to do it without falling in too deep into the rabbit hole, they have to take clarity in real time, we can only do that after the fact. I personally find that for once the writers know me better than I do, Iâve thrown out theories (some Iâve shared on here and some not) that Iâve had into the void with varying levels of accuracy, from none, to partial, to spot on (this last one being more rare personally). And honestly, Iâm actually quite comforted at the moment with my trust in what the writers will do just in general, but obviously especially with Nace. For now Iâm living on Kennedyâs words âjust let it ride babyâ. Plus, season 3 is the place to be for it to flow naturally like a river, give us that progression and have it happen.
Another Nancy x Ace feature I loved was Aceâs tendency to be more touchy (literally) and drawn to Nancy in the finale, because although make no mistake Ace has had numerous moments through the season in terms of his journey towards Nancy, Nancy has definitely been a bit more loud on that side of things although it does make total sense for the both of them. Nancyâs near death experience was definitely a catalyst in the journey for Ace to acknowledge those feelings, I mean the eye contact when Nancy woke up was astoundingly loud. Also, going back a bit for a second, aside from the fact I am so glad that Nancy dumped the dumpster fire that is Gil, I am also so giddy at what Ace said to Nancy because it was so sweet but I also adore his clear affirmation to Nancy that she can do it and that her breaking up with Gil was all her, she has the strength and as can be seen she proved that. Also quick note, aside from the back rubs and hand holding, his concern when the blood was draining, MY HEART. On top of that his âI feel like I left something behindâ is giving me everything, and btw I can give you an eye witness description Ace, plus any additional info if youâd like. Coupled with Nancyâs speech she was rehearsing at his door, the girl has it bad for our boy, he just needs to gain clarity in return.
Other things I want to mention, I know we kind of talk about who Nancyâs gonna be with next but Iâm gonna throw it out there and say no one, at least not until Ace comes along, at which point they play the game of awkward interactions and figure things out. The Nancy weâve known up to this point has jumped from guy to guy, but we understand at this point that thatâs down to her avoiding her trauma, which sheâs now not only in charge of but has to face head on, which means not diving into just any guyâs arms, she understands at this point that itâs not healthy and itâs not helpful. As a result, I think sheâs gonna fuel her time with other things; this will obviously include investigating, but maybe even hanging out at Aceâs house whilst heâs on the âromanticâ trip (also I really donât like Amanda defending Gil, I can understand defending family to a certain degree, but girl âhe got dumped for no reasonâ is complete bs, did you even ask or just assume? Ace is right about all he said, and as someone with a brother myself Iâll say it doesnât take having a sibling to know that, you didnât even acknowledge Gilâs toxic behaviour properly when Ace called you back). I feel like even though Ace encouraged the trip that heâs already not feeling it, because his feelings are elsewhere *hint hint* right now, itâs more of an excuse to run from what (or who) heâs feeling different about, but when he returns weâre gonna get a lot of juicy content (I donât think theyâll waste much time doing this for season 3).Â
The episode really went there, addressing a lot but not making it feel rushed. Which whilst weâre on the subject, aside from Nancyâs whole ordeal, itâll be interesting to see if maybe thereâs a solution for finding a way to separate George and Odette (Iâve had this theory in my head that Temperance might be the devil they have to make a deal with), though if they do I want it to be a case of Odette being freed and her moving on, because Bess deserves to find someone (as they hinted in the interview for the finale) and not just be dragged back because whilst it was cute for a bit, the whole Odette thing was definitely messy regardless of her noble choice to not resurface again, but also give George her life back where she isnât having to rush milestones and Bess can get the screen time (which btw I think they deliberately scaled her back this season to serve the other plots better so that they could do more for her in season 3, to give the writers credit where itâs due). Another thing, from the interview as far as the Bobbseyâs are concerned, as far as I know theyâll be taking a backseat, which has me intrigued as to how theyâll be used if they do turn up. On top of that, I loved the reference to Nancy and Aceâs feelings as ânothing casualâ which leads me to the last bit of this long post (I will likely make more posts but Iâm trying to control myself).
For the longest time Iâve shipped Nancy and Ace, like day 1 type stuff. And part of me just thought it was my brain working overtime and wanting it to be that way, especially when season 2 rolled around and we got all this CONTENT. It couldâve been the writers just latching onto us. But as it turns out I and the rest of us Nace shippers have been right in what our eyes saw this the entire time. They looked at Ace (Alex Saxon) as a love interest for Nancy (Kennedy Mcmann) the moment they had him cast. Itâs such great validation because in season 1 amongst other scenes, especially when they went to the library and there was that look between them when they read the emails, I was like...am I? are you seeing this? the seeds were being planted. Anyways, thatâs all thatâs on my brain right now (surprise surprise), nevertheless I canât wait for whatâs next overall, but obviously I and the rest of us will have to. Luckily though itâs not a whole year we have to wait so we are truly blessed. Looking forward to whatâs in store.
#nancy drew#nancy drew 2x18#nancy x ace#nace#amanda bobbsey#alex saxon#kennedy mcmann#Thoughts#there's so much more#i had to get this out of my head#i love my ship#i love them all
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favorite and least favorite characters introduced by fgo?
Favorite list will be an image set later. But just the mobile game and not Arcade, my ten least favorite ones are (no particular order):
Scheherazade
Boudica
Koyanskaya
Beryl Gutt
Musashi Miyamoto
Fergus
Clytie Van Gogh
Artemis/Orion (Count as one ish)
Ranmaru X
Edward "Blackbeard" Teach
I tried not to put pseudos because those would fill this list with ease, since they are in most cases shallow versions of a beloved character and focused on new characters. There are of course unsympathetic bastards like Columbus, but I kinda like his unapologetic hateful portrayal so I can't say "I really hate this character." Here's why of those picks (has some spoilers for Avalon Le Fae):
One strong reason is disillusionment. I absolutely loved Boudica and Scheherazade as historical or semi-historical figures since childhood and their portrayal makes me spill tears of rage. I think I burned Boudica many times out of sheer anger when I rolled her because I couldn't bear her presence in my inventory. Only after two years, I stopped. But I ascended her last from all my Servants (I ascended all I had in JP server and left Boudica for last). That's how bad it burned me. It doesn't help I was looking forward before FGO to have those girls as Servants.
Next are characters with a particular idiotic concept and an awful execution: Ranmaru X (why was this even a thing? felt superfluous to the Guda Guda event, and I love Guda Guda cast and characters so much), Koyanskaya (it's so hilariously stupid, you don't know if they're pulling your leg when you read her real backstory), "Van Gogh" (nonsensical abomination. if had been Van Gogh sister or just genderbend Van Gogh, I wouldn't mind her but nope. I love her design, what a waste). The crazy background is risky, if you can't pull it off as Nasu did with Avalon Le Fae cast, don't try it and play safe!
Bland, offensive, or just eye-twitching portrayal even if I wasn't personally invested with those characters: Teach (he was fine in Okeanus and occasionally when he interacts with Drake, but that he was flanderized as an otaku lolicon makes me want to slap someone); Fergus (he's there in representation to all the males who got reduced to "horny loser who only moves and breaths with his libido" just as poor Fionn and David too, but Fergus got hit even worse); Artemis and Orion (their slapstick unit which is the best example of how normalized is to abuse a male character because is "funny." Crossing the line and making other people think that abuse is normal, gross. They are great in Atlantis, of course).
Personal distaste/negative emotions aka just flat out hate this character because of how it was portrayed and developed in the main story even if I was neutral/liked them in the beginning: Koyanskaya ( went to competent love to hate villain to try to woobify her unfairly with a conclusion that dragged other characters down with her. Vile), Beryl Gutt (like Koyan, had a lot of potential as a villain instead we got...something, huh. Wasn't woobified because he's a male and not a playable waifu, but his characterization lacked any interest when he's directly or partly responsible for the death of numerous actually interesting characters like Woodwose, Pepe, Kirschtaria and Baoban Sith), Musashi (god to think I liked her in her quest and Shimousa, she quickly developed into a Mary Sue. Her story should have ended in Shimousa instead of trying to shoehorn her in two Lostbelt chapters, in particular Olympus. She offered nothing but to hoard resources and story focus that other characters sorely needed ugh).
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so, I was watching the video that came out today and I was thinking about a age gap seb x reader around his friends like Jessica or maybe chace? And they're just hanging out and they both have this lovesick look on their faces and when she leaves the room for some reason they don't waste any time addressing how in love she is with him, and sebs glad bc they were kinda wary of her at first?
Hiyaaa babes! This is my first request so woohoo𼳠Since you mentioned the video, I literally thought of the pictures that were released while they were filming 355, and now I canât get the image of Seb in Paris because holy shit he looked good. So Iâm gonna be using Jessicaâ¤ď¸
- This came out so long, Iâm a sucker for background info and canât get past writing a story without oneđ Enjoy!đ
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Lovesick
You and Sebastian were unexpected. Literally the chances of you guys getting together were so off and you guys were at different times of your lives. He was in his late 30s, already living most of his life as a successful actor. While you were in your early 20s still in college working on your doctoral degree to become a Pharmacist (It was the only major I could think of atm because itâs the one Iâm planing on lol.) You guys met at the cafe near your campus. You always went there every morning and would spot him drinking his morning coffee with his nose stuck in a new script he was reading. You two would sneak glances at each other, admiring each other from afar. Until one day when the cafe was fairly packed and you needed a place to sit. You spotted his familiar face and asked him if you could sit in the seat across from him. Obviously he agreed and you guys talked, getting to know each other the whole time. When it was time for you to leave for classes, you guys exchanged numbers and kept in touch.
Which brings us to today. You and Sebastian have been going strong for about a year now and were approaching your second year together. Though you two are as happy as can be and are still in the honeymoon phase (even after a year), the first few months of the relationship were quite rough. There was an obvious age gap between you two, it didnât bother you two as much, but the public didnât react too nicely about it. Your parents werenât too fond of the idea of you dating an older man, but after getting to know him they knew his intentions with you were well. Same goes for your friends and family. When it came to his fans and the media finding about your relationship, thatâs when it went to shit.
The media made Sebastian look like some creep who was going through a midlife crisis for dating someone much younger than him. A few âfansâ even claimed that he were a âgroomerâ after pictures of you and him heavily making out on the street were released. These issues caused some bumps in the road for your relationship, though after many arguments, you two realized that the only opinions that mattered were each otherâs.
Now you two were staying at a hotel in Paris. Sebastian was currently working on a big project, âThe 355â, something he was very excited about. This was one of the first projects that he was really involved in, from script to screen, he played a pretty big role in this project.
You were typing up a report for your class when Sebastian entered the hotel room. He was still in his set clothes, a light blue shirt, dark jeans, and a pair of Chelsea boots. He approached the bed where you were typing and pressed a kiss to your temple.
âHey sweetheart, howâs school going?â He greeted you as he settled himself on the bed, laying on his side.
âMeh, itâs going...but I finished my report on time. Now I just need to proofread it.â You smiled as you finished typing the last sentence of your report. When Sebastian discovered he was going to film in Paris, he immediately told you, knowing youâve been dreaming of visiting Paris. Luckily for the both of you, your school allowed you to do online learning (it probably doesnât work like that but just go with it) and you were able to tag along with him.
âIâm sure itâs prefect, youâre a great writer.â He complimented, you hummed in response. Turning to him you run your hand through his short hair making him lean into your touch. You loved his fluffy hair but the short hair was starting to grow on you.
Sebastian turned his head and pressed a kiss into your palm, stormy eyes gazing up at you.
âHow has your day been?â You asked.
âIt was good. We got through a good amount of scenes without messing up, so Iâd say it was a successful day.â He answered. You smiled at his enthusiasm. Sebastianâs face always lit up when he was talking about a project and it was one of the things you admired most about him, his passion for his work.
âSo, youâve been cooped up in this damn hotel all day. Why donât you come to dinner with me and the cast tonight? Youâve been waiting to visit Paris all your life and you havenât even been outside this hotel for days.â He suggested. It was true, you havenât done much but do school work, order room service, and binge watch shows on Netflix.
âAre you sure theyâd want me to come? I might be intruding.â Honestly you were nervous to meet the rest of the cast. Youâve met Jessica a few times but they were brief and she seemed like she didnât like you. Though that could just be your thoughts making you paranoid, you were still nervous to meet the people Seb worked with. You didnât want them to think you were using him for money or to travel around the world because you werenât. You loved Sebastian for himself, not the money and the fame, you could care less about all that.
But they were still Sebastianâs friends and you wanted to have a good first impression on them. You didnât want them to think you were just some immature college girl who needed money to pay off her college funds.
Noticing you were drifting off, Sebastian pressed another kiss into your palm and grasps it. âYou wouldnât be intruding, Jessica actually suggested you come along.â He mentioned.
âAre you sure?â
âPositive, baby. Come on, letâs put this stuff away and get ready. Weâre having dinner at the Eiffel Tower.â
âIâ the Eiffel Tower?â
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To say you were intimidated and scared shitless was an understatement. Here you were in the Eiffel Tower having dinner with some of the most talented women in Hollywood. Like seriously Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyongâo, PenĂŠlope Cruz, and Diane Kruger. Of course Seb and Ădgar RamĂrez where there as well. Then there was you, NYC local college student. You didnât wanna say you felt out of place, but you did. These were successful people who probably starred in some of the movies you watched growing up. Now youâre literally in the Eiffel fucking Tower having dinner with them.
Dinner was going smoothly, everyone was talking about the set, shared some funny stories, and you were keeping to yourself simply eating your steak. That was until the attention was brought to you.
âSo (y/n), Sebastian mentioned you were in college, what are you studying?â Jessica asked. Everyone turned to you and you swear you felt like a deer in headlights. Seb nudged your thigh with his, a reassuring smile on his face.
âYes I am! Iâm actually taking a PharmD program at St. John Fisher to become a Pharmacist.â you answered.
âFor your masters?â She followed up curiously, slightly leaning forward to you.
âNo, for my doctoral degree.â You corrected her proudly. You didnât want to come off as an ass, but you were proud of your work and you worked your ass off for it.
Everyone at the table was taken back by your response. Except Sebastian, who had a just as proud smile on his face. They knew you were in college but not studying something as serious as Pharmacy.
âSt.John Fisher College? I had a cousin that went there, itâs a great college.â Lupita was the first to break the silence.
âSo are you working in the field yet? For some experience?â PenĂŠlope chimed in. Sebastian snorted, âOh she has experience, trust me.â
You chuckled as you softly smacked Sebâs bicep, âWell currently, Iâm interning as a Pharmacy Tech at a hospital pharmacy. Theyâre thinking about making me a permanent one until I graduate so fingers crossed!â
As you answered all their questions about your personal life and your major, Sebastian couldnât help but just admire you. Just like how you admired the way he talked about his projects, he admired the way you got lost in rambling about your soon career. The way your eyes lit up, how your hands moved while you talked, and that hint of a smile on your face. He absolutely adored every single thing about you.
Dinner continued, the last question for you about why you chose to do college in New York, which segwayed into a conversation aboutâ well New York. As the others talked about their love for the city, Sebastian wrapped his arm around your shoulders. Your back was now pressed to his chest, both of you not listening to the conversation. You pressed a kiss to his arm and looked back at him.
âHey you.â You hummed at him rubbing your thumb along his arm.
âHi.â He gazed down at you with that smile that made his eyes crinkle. The moment was interrupted by your phone ringing. Quickly glancing at the contact ID, it was the hospital pharmacy you interned for.
âYou should take that.â Seb whispered into your ear.
âNo, Seb thatâs rude. Weâre at dinner, Iâm sure it can wait.â
âI have a good feeling about this call, draga mea.â He coaxed you. Having a feeling that he might be right you excuse yourself from the table. When youâre gone the table goes quiet.
âSebastian, youâve got one hell of a girlfriend.â PenĂŠlope stated as the rest of the table agreed.
âSheâs so smart! What the hell, a doctoral degree? Kudos to her because the amount of motivation I would need to even try!â Jessica followed up with an amazed look on her face.
âI think you guys are forgetting to mention how whipped they both are for each other! Those two were in their own world over there!â Lupita pointed out. The whole table laughed as Sebastian was turning red. Of course he was whipped, he knew he was.
âI love her guys, sheâs, sheâs something else. The spunk she has, her intelligence, sheâs-,â Sebastian began to list but was cut off by Ădgar, âOut of your league?â
The whole table burst into laughter as they agreed with Ădgar. You were also coming back to the table after your call. Sebastian spotted you, eyes connecting to yours immediately.
âEverything alright?â
âThey gave me the permanent job!â
draga mea - my darlingÂ
#allyâs requests#Sebastian Stan#sebastian stan x reader#sebastian stan headcanons#sebastian stan drabble#sebastian stan imagine#sebastian stan oneshot#marvel#mcu#avengers#bucky barnes drabble#bucky barnes x reader
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âStop Tryingâ ~ George Weasley
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Notes - I finally got this written! You guys have no idea how long I procrastinated over this. But Iâm really happy with how this turned out! I hope you all like it! đ
Warnings - Mentions of death.
Word count - 2k.
When George first laid eyes on the Huffepuff girl in his potions class, he was shocked. He'd never seen a Hufflepuff so unhappy. It wasn't that she looked sad, she just didn't look happy. There was no smile or flush in her cheeks like basically the rest of the house. And when he got seated next to her, it started to worry him.
She was almost like an empty shell. Her body was slumped a little in her seat, leaning forwards on her forearms with her head down a little. Her hair was down, falling in front of her face a little so she couldn't be seen - and he couldn't help but wonder if that was on purpose or not. She didn't speak to him, not once that whole lesson. The only time they shared any sort of communication was when she held her hand out for the book he had so she could read it too.
"Your partner looks like fun." Fred chuckled as he met up with George after class, bumping his arm with his twin's.
"Yeah," George chuckled humourlessly, watching her walk away quicker than other people, still concerned. "Fun."
It took George three more classes of being sat beside the girl before he decided he wanted to help. The only problem was that he knew literally nothing about girls whatsoever. He couldn't go to Fred; he knew his brother would just tease him about wanting to help a girl, and he knew Fred also had no knowledge on what girls were like. So he went for the next best thing.
"Don't be mean," Ginny told him first of all. "If she's actually upset you'll just make it worse. So don't try and prank her, either."
"Yeah, I know that one." George rolled his eyes, though he stopped sassing back when Ginny had shot him another look.
"George, just be nice to her. Help her with potions, give her a complement, say hi to her in the corridors." Ginny shrugged a little. "If it works it works, and if it doesn't then at least you tried."
George smiled and nodded, kissing his sister's cheek as he wrapped an arm around her smaller frame. "Thanks Gin, I owe you one."
When George stepped into the potions classroom the next day, he was determined to talk to her and make her smile. He strutted into the class confidently, a confident smile over his lips. This was George Weasley who we were on about. If George had enough courage to literally elbow a Slytherin in the face during a Quidditch game, then he could make a girl smile.
She was already there when he'd walked in, looking down at the potions book everyone had to have for class. So George sat beside her, noticing she didn't even spare a glance at him. Though he didn't take notice of that as he shifted in his seat a little to look at her. "Hey there."
The girl turned to look at him once he'd spoken, simply raising her eyebrows a little.
"I'm George. Weasley. George Weasley," he carried on a little nervously seeing as she'd said nothing. "Since we're partners this year, I kind of need to know your-"
"Y/N." She cut him off by simply stating her name. "I'm Y/N. Can I get back to my book now?"
"Yeah, yes, sorry." George nodded, watching as she simply rolled her eyes before casting her gaze back on her book.
Maybe other people would've been annoyed at how quickly she shut him down, or even irritated by her snappiness, but instead George was a little proud that at least he got her to talk, and now he knew her name. If he was being honest he thought it was a pretty name, and he would've told her that if he didn't want to leave her alone for a little while. Maybe she'd open up a little more as time went on.
She didn't. Five more potions lessons passed and their conversations were only short and snappy, always ended by her. He couldn't understand how someone could be in such a foul mood for such a long time. It was definitely worrying him, and he probably let it show a little, but if Y/N knew then she definitely didn't show it.
Seeing as talking to her in class clearly wasn't working, George had decided to catch her outside of it. So on Friday morning, when everyone was having breakfast before first period - which just happened to be potions - George left Fred sat at the Gryffindor table with Lee Jordan, giving him an excuse about wanting to talk to his potions partner about the work before heading over to the Hufflepuff table to find her. It wasn't any surprise to George that he found her seated alone at the end of the table, her nose in a book as she ate a slice of toast.
He pulled a smile onto his face as he took a seat beside her, causing her to look up from her book and stare at him in confusion.
"Hey Y/N." George greeted, only getting a small nod in return from the girl who still looked a little confused. "Mind if I sit?"
"Well, you're already here." She sighed, shrugging as she took another bite of toast.
"What're you reading?" George asked, trying to spark conversation with her.
Though the spark never lit into a fire, as she continued to shut his attempts of conversation down. It carried on like this all through breakfast, and all through potions. George didn't give up trying, but once class had finished he was even more confused and worried than he had been before. He couldn't fathom why she wouldn't just talk to him. Everyone talked to him and Fred if they weren't yelling at them, but she didn't even seem to dislike him. She just disliked conversation.Â
But George was determined, so the next day he sat beside her at breakfast again. Only this time, she spoke first.
"Why do you keep trying to talk to me?" Y/N asked as soon as George had sat down, studying his features with a hard gaze.
George stumbled over his words for a moment. What was he meant to say? He couldn't say that she was interesting, because they barely had spoken properly. So after a moment he just sighed and decided to tell the truth. "Because you just seem a little down, and I want to help." He told her softly with a small smile.
Y/N's eyebrows furrowed as she stared at George. It took a moment for her to process what George was saying, though once she had Y/N frowned. "Stop trying." She snapped almost venomously, grabbing her things quickly and abandoning her breakfast at the table to storm out of the Great Hall.
George watched her walk away for a moment before quickly getting out of his seat and following her against his better judgement.
He found her sat in the courtyard, her head in her hands as she sat underneath a huge oak tree.
Nothing was said as George took a seat beside her. She knew he was there, as she glanced up at him, though she didn't complain that he had followed her so he took it as a good thing.
"Have you ever heard about a boy called Nick Y/L/N?" She asked quietly.
Immediately George knew who she was on about. Nick had been on the quidditch team last year, so he'd seen him a few times. The last summer, word had gotten around that Nick had died after being hit by a car. Nick had been pretty popular, so a lot of people had been pretty sad over it.
"Yeah." George nodded, before frowning as he looked at Y/N. "Was he your boyfriend?"
"No." Y/N chuckled humourlessly, lifting a hand to wipe away tears that George only then noticed were running down her cheeks. "He was my brother.â
George frowned, his stomach immediately sinking. If he'd have known, he would have went around trying to make her talk to him a lot differently. He couldn't help but feel guilty about thinking she was just moody, his gaze softening as he looked at her.
"We were so close," Y/N started seeing as George hadn't said anything. "It was such a shock when he died and I-I just didn't know how to process it. I don't think it's quite hit me yet but.. but he's gone, and I'll- I'll never-" Y/N cut herself off as a sob wracked through her chest, many soon covering as her hands flew to cover her face.
George wasted no time in wrapping his arms around her, pulling her into his chest as he held onto her tightly. He expected her to pull away or start yelling at him, but instead she just wrapped her arms around him and started crying into his chest. The ginger boy frowned, his own eyebrows furrowing as he rested his chin on top of her head.
He couldn't help but pick up on the fact that this was the first emotion he'd ever seen her show properly. Sadness.
After that, George carried on sticking with her. Only Y/N let him. She never spoke about what happened by the oak tree, though George could tell she was grateful. At first it was the same - Y/N didn't really respond to anything George said, and when she did it was just short and snappy replies. But after a while she started talking to him. They conversed through potions, and at breakfast when George had permanently started sitting with her, talking about the most random things. She smiled a little at a few of his jokes, and though it didn't quite meet her eyes, it made George smile twice as wide to know he'd made her smile.
George soon fell in love with the small things she did. Like the way she would fiddle with the ends of her robes in class if Snape was talking. Or how she would bite her lip whenever she was writing or focusing on potion brewing. Or the way she'd subtly smile at George because of a joke he'd said or a funny story. Along with it all, George fell in love with her.
Eventually, he made her laugh.
The two had been talking all breakfast, as usual, playfully bickering about one thing or another. They both knew there was no ill intent behind the words, as it was something they did all the time.
"Are you serious? No, George, pineapple does not belong on pizza." Y/N shook her head, smiling slightly as she spoke.
"When I find where I asked for your opinion I'll take it, but I haven't found it yet so Iâll stick with mine." George quipped back.
Instead of shooting back something else, Y/N couldn't help but break into entertained laughter. The sound was like music to George's ears, causing him to smile as he watched the beautiful girl in front of him laugh. Even after the spout of laughter had finished, there was still the most beautiful smile he'd ever seen painted across her lips.
George couldn't help himself. Without thinking he leaned forwards towards her, a hand lifting to her cheek as he let his lips collide with her's. It was short, as once he'd realised what he'd done the boy pulled away just as quickly with a shocked expression.
"Blimey I'm sorry!" He quickly apologised. "I shouldn't have-" Y/N cut him off by kissing him again.
When she'd pulled away, she had a soft smile across her lips that made George's heart melt with just about the rest of him.
"Thank you." Y/N said softly, looking down at their hands when George had grasped one of hers, lacing their fingers together.
George didn't have to ask what she was thanking him for, because he already knew. Instead he smiled back just as wide, giving her hand a gentle squeeze as he nodded his head. "You're welcome, love."
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MARRY ME
âââą [repost] three times kuroo said marry me, and the one time he (really) meant it
character(s) â kuroo tetsurou, kozume kenma, yaku morisuke, kai nobuyuki
pairing â kuroo tetsurou x reader
genre â fluff
warning(s) â none
word count â 2400+
beta(s) â none
the first time
Your phone buzzes for the millionth time, and you donât even need to check it to know itâs Kuroo complaining about how he had left his lunch at home. Even though you knew he was just complaining for the sake of it, you planned to rush home and make him lunch anyways. For him, you would do anything.
If it meant rushing off straight after class ended and running back home under the scalding afternoon sun, so be it. After all, love makes fools out of everyone.
You ignored the yelps of surprise and annoyance as you dash past people on the streets, checking your watch occasionally. You had to be back in school in an hour to make sure Kuroo had at least half an hour to eat, and you werenât going to waste a single second.
The second you reached home, you threw down your bag and began yanking out the necessary ingredients to make his favourite dish - grilled salted mackerel pike. You knew that that was meant to be saved for your brotherâs lunch tomorrow, but he could always buy another one in the evening.
Strands of hair stuck to your sweat-slicked neck, and you resisted the urge to brush them away, your hands handling the pungent fish. You had never understood Kurooâs love for fish, but if he liked it, you would cook it.
Once the vegetables and fish were done, you carefully plated it into the bento box, laying them as nicely as you could over the rice. You didnât have any time to make it look presentable, and you figured Kuroo would be too busy scarfing it down to admire the aesthetics of it anyways.
A quick glance at the clock told you there was only ten minutes left for you to get back to school, and you let out a sharp curse. There wasnât enough time for you to do the dishes. Casting a guilty glance at the mountain of dirty utensils and pots in the sink, you sent a silent apology to your parents, swearing to do them when you got home later.
You dashed out of the house, bento box clutched tightly in one hand and your phone in the other. As much as your chest tightened in protest of the lack of oxygen from how hard you were pushing yourself, you kept going.
Kuroo needed his lunch, oxygen could wait.
Skidding to a halt just before the gym doors, you checked yourself in the phone camera. You grimaced at your tousled hair and flushed face, there wasnât much that you could do to fix those right now.
Right, time to give the damn rooster head his lunch. A few deep breaths to even out your breathing, and you stepped into the gym, where Kuroo was slumped onto the floor next to Kenmaâs sitting figure, complaining loudly that he would die from hunger if Kenma didnât share his lunch with him.
âKids these days have no respect for their elders, leaving them to starve to death.â Kuroo pulls a face at the two-toned blonde.
âKuroo!â You called out, cutting off whatever retort Kenma had planned.
âOya? Y/n? are you here to bring me food?â He teased, getting to his feet.
âAs a matter of fact, I am,â you thrust out the lunch box.
Kurooâs mouth popped open. âThat- thatâs for me?â He pointed at himself.
You rolled your eyes. âNo itâs for Kenma, because he clearly needs a second lunch.â
The mentioned boy snickers, earning a glare from Kuroo before he turns back to you.
âY/n,â he says, face filled with seriousness. âMarry me.â
You flush, heat spreading all the way to the tips of your ears. âShut up and take the food or Iâll leave with it!â
He grins and takes the container from you, fingers brushing lightly against yours. Once you were sure he had a firm grip on it, you yanked your hand back and clutched it to your chest, fingers burning where he had touched.
âEnjoy it or whatever, just return it to me tomorrow.â You turned on your heel abruptly and darted out of the gym, catching only the thanks Kuroo threw after your retreating back.
âThank you Y/n!â
the second time
If you had a dollar for every time Kuroo disappeared from your side because he got distracted by his friends, youâd be a millionaire by now. Somehow you had managed to walk for god knows how long, just rambling to yourself without even realizing he had vanished. You let out a sigh of annoyance and began backtracking. Hopefully, you would bump into him somewhere along the way.
As you maneuvered your way through the various groups of students lingering in the hallway, you heard a familiar voice chuckle nervously. Your head whipped towards the source and found Kuroo backed up against the wall by a few girls who had sickeningly sweet smiles plastered across their faces.
You purse your lips in an attempt to keep your laughter back, amused by the desperate look on Kurooâs face.
âKuroo, are you free after school today? I know a great cafe that just opened down the road!â One of the girls batted her lashes at him, leaning in as she spoke.
Kuroo pressed himself further into the wall. âAh, I have volleyball practice later. But thank you for the offer.â
He tried to inch his way out, but the group tightened around him, forcing him to stay put.
âAww, canât you skip just once? Youâre always having practice,â another girl pouts, resting her hand on his bicep.
You stopped laughing.
Okay, that was enough fun at his expense, that girl was crossing a line by touching him. You cleared your throat loudly as you strolled forward, a look of pure boredom plastered across your face.
âKuroo, how many times are you gonna get lost?â You chided him, intentionally ignoring the girls.
A look of pure relief had appeared upon his face the second he spotted you, and his eyes screamed âsave meâ even as he replied to you smoothly, âAs long as you come find me, I'll be fine.â
You frowned at him. âWhat if I decided not to find you one day?â
Kuroo let out a gasp of fake offense. âYou wouldnât!â
âAhem, we were having a conversation here.â The first girl shot you a nasty look.
Raising an eyebrow at her, you replied coolly, âIt seems to me that the conversation is over, so maybe donât interrupt the one we have now?â
She scoffed, flipping her hair over her shoulder, narrowly missing Kurooâs face. âWho said it was over? Youâre the one who barged in.â
You stifled a laugh at the indignant look on Kuroo's face at almost eating hair. âI said it was over, I need kuroo for other things that are more important than you trying to come on to him. Câmon kitty, letâs go.â
Ignoring the soft protest from Kuroo at the nickname, you pushed past the girls and grabbed his arm, tugging him out of the circle they had formed around him.
âBye girls.â You waved over your shoulder and walked off with Kuroo in tow.
Once you were a safe distance away from them, Kuroo draped himself over you. âPlease, marry me. Maybe then theyâd leave me alone.â
Trying your best to calm your racing heart and pretend you werenât affected by him, you shrugged him off.
âOh shut up, if you werenât so friendly all the time maybe they wouldnât try to make so many moves.â
Kuroo sighs loudly. âIt's called being civilized, you should try it sometime.â
You raise a brow at him. âDid that save you from them?â
â....No.â
âRight so shut up.â
âMarry me tho?â
âI said shut up!â
the third time
You sat under a tree, leaning against it as you flipped through your textbook. You were waiting for Kuroo to end volleyball practice so that you could go for dinner. His treat, he had promised you the other day, for finding kenma and dragging him to practice.
The time for the end of practice came, and you sat there patiently, waiting for him to walk past you. Members of the volleyball team had already greeted you on their way out, but still no Kuroo. Finally, as Yaku and Kai appeared, you stood up and walked up to them.
âHey Yaku, Kai.â They greeted you back. âWhereâs Kuroo?â
Yaku grimaced slightly as he replied. âThe idiot got a leg cramp right as practice ended, so heâs sitting in the middle of the court trying to wait it out right now.â
You rolled your eyes. âSeriously? Okay, thanks, Iâll go find him and make sure heâs okay.â
âGive us a call if you need help, Weâll come back to school.â Kai told you.
âWhat? No, we wonât-â Yaku squawked in outrage as Kai elbowed him. âFine, we will.â
âThanks guys, but I doubt I need to. I should be able to handle this oversized cat on my own.â You smiled at them and took your leave, heading towards the gym.
On your way in, you bumped into Kenma who had his eyes glued to his switch.
âKenma!â You reached out a hand to steady the boy.
âOh, hey Y/n. heâs in there,â Kenma nods inside. âHe has a leg cramp.â
âYeah, Yaku told me. Iâll take care of him,â you patted Kenmaâs arm. âDonât walk and play, you might trip.â
Kenma frowned slightly, âI haven't tripped yet.â
You laughed and shook your head, waving at him as he left. Crossing the threshold into the gym, you spotted Kuroo lying spread eagle in the middle of the court, eyes closed.
âOi, what happened to dinner?â You called out to him as you walked over.
He started, body flinging upright as he stared at you wide-eyed.
âOh shit, that was today?â
You stared at him in disbelief. Really? He forgot?
Examining his face closely, you noted how exhausted he looked, with dark circles under his eyes and the exhaustion that sat heavily upon his shoulders. Sighing heavily, you sat on the floor next to him.
âAlright, which leg is it,â you asked, prodding both legs.
He pointed to his right calf, and you got to work, kneading the tight muscle. Kuroo groaned in pain.
âCould you be, a little gentler?â He gritted out.
Raising your eyebrows at him, you pressed down particularly hard, causing him to yelp and attempt to pull his leg away.
âStop complaining and let me do my thing,â you demanded, smacking him lightly.
He sulked but stopped trying to move away from you, the occasional grunt coming from him as he watched you massage his leg. When you were sure the cramp had passed, you let go of him, shaking out your now sore hands. Kuroo grabbed onto them, clutching them gently as he looked at you.
âMarry me.â His voice sounded so serious for a second that you were taken aback until he burst into laughter. âYour face! God, you looked so startled!â
Scowling, you smacked him across the head hard. âShut up, idiot! Youâre the one that always fakes proposing to me when weâre not even dating!â
He grins at you, a smile that reaches his eyes as he asks, âWell then, will you date me?â
What.
Kuroo takes your silence the wrong way and begins rambling. âUnless you donât like me and Iâve been reading the signs all wrong, Then you can totally just take it as a joke because-â
You slap a hand over his mouth. âYes.â
He says something, but the words are muffled by your hand and he tugs it down to repeat his words again. âYes as in youâll date me or yes as in I read the signs wrong?â
âYes as in you read the signs wrong, because why else would I do all the stupid shit I do for someone who I donât like.â You deadpan. Kurooâs face shifts into mild panic and you facepalm.
âYes, I do like you, you idiot!â
âOh, jesus, donât play with my feelings like that! What if I got a heart attack? I'm old, you know!â He yelps as you punch him in the chest.
âYouâre 18, not 80.â
âOkay but youâd still date me if I was 80 right?â He smirks, tugging on the collar of your uniform.
âWho said Iâd date you now?â
âYou just did! And thereâs no taking back that confession!â He laughs gleefully.
âWhatâs stopping me from rejecting you though,â you smile darkly.
He freezes, arms in mid-wave.
âUhhhh, Iâll buy you food?â
âDeal.â
plus one
It's been a while since you had seen your boyfriend for more than brief moments in the morning and night, and for the first time in weeks, he said he was going to end work early and come home for dinner.
You hummed as you went around the kitchen preparing a variety of dishes for him, the most important one being his favourite grilled mackerel. Even after years of being together, you still hadnât gotten used to the smell of fish and fought the urge to gag as the smell wafted up to you.
Kuroo knew how much you didnât like it, so he never requested you to cook it, opting to eat it only when you guys went to his parents' house for dinner.
But seeing as how he had been working hard and pushing himself to the brink of exhaustion, you decided to suck it up and prepare the dish for him. What was one mere dish in comparison to love, huh?
Right as you set the last dish onto the dining table, Kuroo came through the door, tossing his bag onto the sofa carelessly and draped himself over your back.
âHey kitty, how was work?â You smiled as you felt him burrow his face into your neck.
âIt was tiring, as always. how was- is that grilled mackerel?â He lifted his head to stare at the table, where the dish sits smack in the middle smiling at him.
âYeah, it is,â you said casually, twisting around in his hold to face him. âI figured youâd like to eat your favourite after working so hard for the past few weeks.â
âMarry me.â It comes out as a rush, the words tripping over themself as his tongue twists over the words.
Thereâs a ringing in your ears as you process what he just said, taking in the nerves that have settled upon his face.
Your answer escapes in a breathy laugh as you grin up at him.
âYes.â
A smile stretches across his face and he pulls you into a deep kiss, pouring every bit of happiness and love he felt for you into the kiss.
âI love you so much,â he says in between pecks. âI love you so so so much.â
âI love you too, Tetsu.â
â.....I forgot the ring!â
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Dreams, Chapter 11
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When Dean dies for good leaving Sam and his girlfriend (the reader) behind, they must figure out how to carry on without him. Alone, reeling, and unsure what to do next, trying to honor Deanâs memory and follow their hearts gets even more complicated when their nightmares become dreams that feel a little too real.
Title: Dreams, Chapter 11
Pairing: (past) Dean Winchester x Reader, (eventual) Sam Winchester x Reader
Word Count: 2616
Summary:Â Another dream makes things more clear for the reader and less clear for Sam.
Warnings: angst, fluff, swearing, s l o w  b u r n
      The booths are those plastic-coated pressboard swoops that are so easy to clean, one row down either side of the long room once you walk past the counter to order. Like other pizza places, there are red pepper flakes and grated parmesan on the table, but they also keep ranch dressing in a minifridge behind the counter as a concession to Midwestern sensibilities. You know youâre just outside Dayton just like you know the pizza shop is run by a family, father and two older teenage daughters deftly throwing dough and scattering cheese evenly over it in a way that shows their years of practice. Dean sits across the table with his elbows on it, one forefinger and thumb picking through a plate of nachos between you. His black t-shirt, amulet, and lack of flannel make you notice the hum of the air conditioner in the background, straining over the 90âs alternative radio and reminding you that youâd been here in a heat stroke the summer after you and Dean had gotten together, his golden freckles and lightened tips of his slightly messy hair underlining the memory.
      âThey donât serve nachos here.â Itâs half statement and half question.
      âBabe, itâs your dream. Theyâll serve whatever you want. Does the pizza suck in Wisconsin or something?â
      The two sisters are whispering to each other as they look over at your table, an almost-argument that ends with who you suspect is the older sister poofing a pinch of flour into the otherâs face. Theyâre both cute girls but sheâs adorable, soft cherubic cheeks and messy bun piling impossibly glossy hair on her head as she walks over to the table with a gigantic pizza. âCan I get you anything else?â she asks in a perfect welcoming cheerleader pitch.
      âI think weâre good for now, sweetheart,â Dean purrs with a wink. That you remember; youâd playfully chastised Dean for dazzling the teens, laughing in his face when heâd said it wasnât on purpose, that he couldnât help it if chicks dug him. The wink had proved your point then and now it makes the girlâs cheeks flush red.
      She catches herself remarkably well, the stammer almost slipping under the radar as she assures you that you can âholler if you need anything!â
      Dean brushes his fingers free of nacho debris and loosens a piece of pizza from the melting cheese of the ones next to it. âLast time you had all kinds of sweet nothings and questions for me and now youâre Silent Cal?â
      âI donât think this is real, but Iâm pretty sure if I push it youâll either die in this dream or Iâll wake up, so my plan is to stay here as long as we can.â
      He drops the pizza back into the box and wipes off his fingers on a napkin before slouching into the booth, arm stretched across its length. âSo test me then. Gimme a question only I would know or something.â
      âWell if I ask you something that I know the answer to, my brain will just project you knowing it. See the problem?â
      Dean squints and pouts in consideration, touch of a smile dancing across his face and if it isnât the most beautiful thing youâve ever seen may you be struck dead right now. âThen ask me something you donât know the answer to.â
      You think about explaining how that too could just be some part of your subconscious recreation of Dean but you donât want to keep pulling at loose strings in the event that it wakes you up. Itâs too hard to keep from smiling, seeing Dean charming and relaxed like this, and when you grin it makes Dean bite his lip. âWhatâs something I donât know the answer to?â
      âAh, ahâI thought Iâm just a hologram, how would I know?â
      âProjection, but okay,â you stall. âWait, hereâs one. Sam said when I first started going on jobs with you guys that you had to have a conversation about staying focused. What was that all about?â
      He runs his tongue along the inside of his lower lip. âMan, why would he tell you that?â he says under his breath, smirking mostly to himself before leaning forward to meet your eyes. âFine. Iâm not even sure that youâre going to remember this. There was a vengeful spirit in Indiana, some like homesteader guy, ring a bell?â
      You have only the vaguest sense of recollection and sort of waggle your head to show it.
      âIt was way at the beginning of when you started coming on jobs with us. You and Bobby got into it because he wanted you to bring your own car so you could ditch us if we were âacting like cretinsâ or some shit like that?â
      That fits the last puzzle piece in for you and makes you chuckle. âHe ended up giving me like $250 of mad money in case I needed a new room or a bus ticket, yeah. I remember.â
      âI didnât know that part but thatâs gotta be the same trip. The whole thing was really stupid. Basically we were supposed to have your six but both me and Sammy wanted to carry a shotgun instead of doing that protection spell because it looked cooler. We were arguing about it when the spirit whipped a chunk of the barnâs scaffolding at you and we didnât catch it in time. You heard it coming and ducked so nothing ended up happening, but it fucking demolished the wall behind you. It was a huge fuckupâthing couldâve taken your head clean off, you know? Sam was so broken up about it he was wasted for like a week solid after we dropped you back off at Bobbyâs.â
      âReally? That doesnât sound like him at all.â
      âI know, usually he does some kind of pouty baby bullshit. But I mean both of us felt really guilty that bitching at each other couldâve taken you out.â
      Deanâs eyes rake over your face, seeming to linger over every inch like heâs going to draw a topographical map of it later by memory. You can tell heâs waiting for you to say something but you canât think of anything other than tracing each of his freckles where they dust across his nose.
      A hand reaches over the table to run his fingertips along the back of yours, and that certainly feels real enough to send an ache into your gut. âWhat if you ask Sam? If he says thatâs not what happened then you can keep saying Iâm not real and you donât have to listen to me.â
      âBut he already basically told me that. The only thing I probably wouldnât have guessed about that is Sam getting drunk about itâthese couldâve been just well-informed guesses about when it probably was or the kinds of things it seemed like he was implying.â
      His lips press into a firm line and the barest touch of pink rises in his cheeks. âWe, um, we pinky swore on it.â
      The adorableness of his embarrassment makes you grin teasingly as much as the divulgence does. âA pinky promise? You guys mustâve been pretty serious to take such a sacred oath.â
      He rolls his eyes at your ribbing and throws his hands back in his lap with a defeated smirk. âLaugh it up. Would that be good enough proof for you?â
      It seems like Dean has figured out a loophole in the system, but youâre sure the light of day and Samâs scrutiny will figure out why it isnât actual evidence of communication with Dean beyond death, and you tell him that.
      A curtain of suspicious confusion falls over Deanâs face. âSam being weird about it is whatâs keeping you from trusting this? Kid, Iâve been talking to Saââ
      And you woke up.
      The bed was empty next to you but you could smell something sweet in the air and hear the light clinking of pots or pans Sam was trying his best to keep quiet. You blinked back a few tears of frustrationâwho even cared if it was real or not? Reliving a great memory with Dean was more than enough and instead of enjoying it youâd wasted a chance at some small respite from your constant ache of grief. And even then, you hadnât used any of your time to figure out how the whole thing worked, how you could see him again.
      But the most pressing issue was what you thought Dean had been trying to say before disappearing; that he had gotten through to Sam. Sam, of course, deserved to have secrets, but if he had been sitting on the resolution to all the angst youâd been struggling through in the last weeks (months?), you couldnât imagine a reason why that wouldnât hurt. Nothing would be solved by laying in your bed to sulk about it, though, so you threw on some clothes and went to brush your teeth.
      When you came out, Sam was hunched slightly, the standard stove highlighting his decidedly non-standard height as he shuffled a panâs handle. He had a dishtowel over his t-shirt clad shoulder, a habit from the bar that sometimes held over when he was in the kitchen at home, and bare feet under old jeans. They were wearing through at the knees, and you knew they were absolutely pajama-soft from having periodically thrown them in with your own laundry. Through the kitchen window, enough snow-brightened sunlight came into the room to cast him in a halo glow that gleamed off of his hair. As long as it had gotten, chunks still swept into his face as he looked down at the stove, and he tucked one behind his ear as he looked up, half-singing a Buddy Guy song that was playing softly. It was stunningâhe was stunning, statuesque and strong and right there in front of you. Cooking you breakfast while you slept in, of all things, chocolate chip pancakes he had to have remembered were your favorite from ages ago. You couldnât even remember the last time youâd had them and right now, nothing in the world sounded better. He beamed and tilted the pan toward you. âMorning! I made pancakes, you want some?â
      And you shouldâve just let the moment rest, sat in the rare bright winter morning and eaten chocolate chip pancakes and relished how well the boiler was working, maybe later in the day read a predictable murder mystery or taped off the living room to be painted and listened to REM until your shoulders were sore from running rollers up the walls all afternoon. Instead, about as stupid and weird a flop as if a toad had come out of your mouth, you said, âHave you been talking to Dean too?â
      Samâs face fell but not in the right way. There was too much angle in his brow and that confirmed it. âWhat?â he asked, but it didnât land.
      âHow long have you been talking to Dean?â
      He kept that curious smile for a second, like maybe he could push through by playing dumb and you would forget, but finally his lips flattened and his jaw clenched as he stacked a finished pancake on top of its predecessors. âJust because Iâm having dreams about him doesnât mean itâs really him,â he finally answered, softly and as though he was telling the bubbling pancake batter in front of him, unable to meet your eyes.
      You felt the lump forming in your throat and tried to get the words out ahead of its solidifying. âWhy didnât you tell me?â
      âFor what?â He let go of the pan and turned toward you, supporting his weight on the countertop. âSo we can bothââ
      âBoth what? Be delusional? Is that what you were going to say?â
      Sam didnât answer, but the set of his jaw was firm and he kept his eyes locked on yours.
      âHe told me you were drunk for a week after the hunt you were talking about.â You watched as Samâs pupils widened a touch. âAnd that you didnât just promise each other to buckle down, you pinky swore.â Samâs Adamâs apple jumped in his throat. âItâs true, isnât it? I can see in your face that it is. Did you already know itâs really him?â
      He looked down at the floor and clenched his jaw. âI was pretty sure. Or at least I really hoped I was pretty sure.â
      You felt more than consciously allowed your mouthâs falling open. âHow? How long?â
      âIt justâI donât know, it just felt different. Iâuh, the first time was after we made those cupcakes; he asked about the cupcakes.â
      You slumped against the countertop opposite him, speechless. He shoved the pan off the hot burner a little too hard, put a palm on either side of the stove to brace himself. The two of you stood like that for a long minute, the smell of chocolate not matching the stiff heaviness in the air at all.
      âI donâtâwhat if itâs not real?â His throat sounded bound even though you couldnât see his face, hulking mass of him spread across the tiny kitchen.
      He seemed so defeated, so young, and then you couldnât believe how selfish youâd been, not putting two and two together that something challenging Samâs grip on or understanding of reality must shove him back to the brain melting torture heâd endured in the cage and the monthsâyears, maybe, he was always so tight-lipped about itâafterward. What the fuck were you thinking, not seeing it before, how this could seem like a perfectly laid trap for Sam, the most poetic way to whip his mind into stiff peaks of meringue. It made so much sense why he would need time to really suss it out, see the situation from all angles and investigate, check and re-check. Tears pricked the corners of your eyes but you blinked them away. This was not about you or your complicated need for him, it was about Sam, what heâd been through, what he was likely putting himself through even now.
      âThe, um, the pancakes smell really good.â
      âYeah?â There was half a laugh behind his words, humorless as it was. âI hope theyâre okay, I know theyâre your, uh, your favorite.â
      âIâm surprised you remembered.â
      Sam leaned on one arm to rub his face with his other hand. âYeah, well.â
      âCan I help?â
      After a beat, he stood up and offered some space next to him on the stove. You worked hip to hip, sprinkling the chocolate chips while Sam flipped. He was scraping the last of the batter into a last little runt pancake with a spatula when you couldnât help yourself and wrapped your arms around his waist. He seemed surprised, if sad, before setting down the bowl and covering as much of you as he could, folding over you like a protective shell. It reminded you of that dirty motel room, months and months ago, when Sam held you together as you cracked in his arms. All he could do then was be steadfast in reminding you he was still there, if nothing else was, and you hoped you were able to give him the same now.
      You silently laid two place settings on the kitchen counter while Sam set the food out. He sat next to you and had picked up his fork when you touched his wrist to still him. âIf itâs not real for you then Iâm losing it too.â
      Sam thought for a second, then raised his forearm and kissed the back of your hand where you held onto him before cutting into his pancakes.
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Beauty and Her Beast: Chapter 7 (aka the âbig boobie vampire mommyâ and âmutant servant girl that is very horny for herâ chapter)
WARNING PLZ READ BEFORE CONTINUING: This fic is rated NSFW and contains graphic depictions of things some people may find disturbing or alarming, including, but not limited to: violence, gore, unhealthy family relationships, Oedipus complexes, gratuitous amount of pornographic literature, ableist language, physical, mental, and emotional abuse, etc. If you are someone who does not enjoy fiction with these elements in them, then I suggest you refrain from reading this, because this fic will have all that, and probably a lot more. So, this is your first and final warning to turn around and go somewhere else if stuff like this just isn't your vibe, because from this point forward, your emotional wellbeing is in your own hands, and I will not be accepting blame if you disregarded my warnings and ended up reading something you didn't like. Idk why I feel compelled to write one of these despite this being Resident Evil fanfic, but I figured I'd cover my ass just in case.
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âGood evening, sir. Is there something I can assist you with, tonight? Itâs quite late, and my mistress has already retired for the evening due to the strenuous nature of todayâs events, so while Iâm sure the good Lady Dimitrescu wonât be too terribly displeased if youâve come with urgent news that requires her immediate attention, Iâm afraid anything outside the realm of absolute importance will have to wait until morning, when my mistress will be better rested and therefore better able to address whatever concern youâve broughtâ The low and smooth voice of an older teenage girl said, staring slightly downward at Salvatore with a level of such blank indifference that he would have wondered if the girl hadnât seen him had she not outright greeted him upon opening the door.
With piercing red eyes, dark skin and long, black curls tied up neatly and carefully into two thick buns on either side of the top of her head, and dressed in a pretty, but still practical dress, the older teen looked every bit as much the role of a dignified estateâs head servant as she acted, right down to the pencil straight stiffness of her body. Despite how uncomfortable the stiff position looked to Salvatore, the subtly bold way she carried herself did give the older teen an air of confidence and reliability, however what it didnât do was answer the multitude of questions flying around in Salvatoreâs head about who she was, and more importantly, where she came from.
And then it hit him.
âY-youâre⌠Alcinaâs g-gift⌠arenât y-you?â Salvatore asks aloud, though seemingly more to himself than the girl standing in front of him. Said girl furrows her brows in confusion for a moment before huffing in, what appeared to be, mild offense. Though what on earth Salvatore could have done to offend the young teen, he had absolutely no idea.
âI have no idea what you mean when talking about these so called âgiftsâ, however I think it's important for you to know that I am a very busy woman with a great many things to do, so if this is all some kind of sick game youâre playing to waste my time then Iâm going to have to politely ask that you take your rotten whale behind and go throw yourself into the nearest body of-â
âAnastasia?â a low, feminine voice booms from somewhere behind the older teen standing before him. The girl immediately stiffens, her skin around her nose and cheeks darkening even further, her eyes growing wide and her breath catching in her throat as she turns around. Immediately abandoning Salvatore at the still open front door, the young servant clumsily made her way further into the room before disappearing out of the narrow view the hooded man had been given of the castle through the crack in the door.
Taking a step forward and opening the door enough to slip inside, making sure to close it securely behind him, Salvatore lingered along the walls of the room, merely observing the events before him unfold as the young girl, Anastasia, quickly moved to stand in the center of the circular design on the floor of the entrance hall. Waiting for her on the landing at the top of the stairs was none other than the lady of the house herself, Alcina Dimitrescu, standing as tall, proud, and intimidating as Salvatore last remembers, though it would appear that the disfigured manâs fear of the much larger woman was not shared amongst everyone in the room.
âY-yes Lady Dimitrescu! Is there something I can do for you this evening, my Lady?â Anastasia asks, hands clasped together in front of her and eyes blown wide at the gargantuan woman leering from above, like a lovesick puppy dog waiting for a command from its beloved owner. Eager to perform. Eager to please.
âWhy yes, my sweet, I was just wondering what on earth all that racket was and if it could wait until morning to be finished? The girls and I have had quite the taxing day and I do so wish to retire to the sound of peace and quiet�� Alcina coos warmly, causing Salvatore to pause in confusion.
âOh goodness, I apologize, mistress. Itâs just that there was a visitor at the door and despite my repeated attempts to convince him to come back when you were rested, he insisted upon making a nuisance of himself. Please forgive me if my attempts to preserve your restful evening were for naughtâ the girl said sadly, bowing deeply in apology as she continued to speak.
Alcina practically purrs in delight at the teenâs polite, but genuine behavior. âFear not, my dear, I had only just taken off my earrings when I heard the commotion. I came out here merely to see if things were getting out of control, but it would appear as though youâve handled things perfectly.â
The girlish blush on Anastasiaâs face only darkens in color as the young teen casts her adoring gaze to the floor, joyous glee from having been praised by her mistress evident all over the younger girlâs body.
Not wanting to stay here any longer than absolutely necessary, especially if this is what heâd have to witness the whole time, Salvatore gathers all of his strength and uses it to clear his throat and take a step forward, revealing himself to both women as he gingerly comes out into the light.
âYOU!â Anastasia yells, immediately turning on her heel and making a beeline toward the increasingly anxious Salvatore. âSo not only have you made enough of a nuisance of yourself to disturb the lovely Lady Dimitrescu just as sheâs about to retire and rest from a very long and taxing day, but now youâve decided that youâre so above everyone else that you can just waltz right into someone elseâs home without even the slightest hint of respect or admiration for the incredible woman living in it, how dare you be so crash and selfish you overcooked blowfish, exit this castle immediately, or Iâll shove my boot so far up your rear end youâll be fishing around for it for weeks you-â
âAnastasia, calm yourself, dearâ the loud, but calming sound of Alcinaâs voice said, causing the young teen to pause in her angry scolding of Salvatore.
âMy Lady?â The young teen asks, dutifully awaiting orders.
âLet the wretched man inside, heâs the furthest thing from a threat to us, even if he is an annoying little manthing. Although, Iâd be lying if I said a visit from you at this hour of night is something Iâve come to expect of you, dearest elder brother.â
The disfigured man swallowed thickly as he stepped past Anastasia to fully face his other younger sister, who looked all the more intimidating from her looming perch upon the upper story.
âI-I know this is s-suddenâŚâ Salvatore begins, hoping heâd at least be able to explain himself before Alcina tossed him back outside on his ass.
âIâll certainly sayâ Anastasia bursts in angrily, but sheâs quickly silenced and sent away to tend to her other duties by Alcina, who motions for Salvatore to ascend the large set of stairs leading up to the rest of the castle and join her on the landing for a moment.
âSpunky little thing, isnât she?â Alcina says when Salvatore finally makes it to the top of the stairs, panting slightly as he follows the much taller mutantâs gaze to the door that Anastasia had just exited the room from.
âTh-thatâs certainly⌠one way⌠o-of putting itâ Salvatore stutters, not wanting to offend Alcina by calling her servant rude, but clearly not seeing whatâs so great about someone who just yells at you a lot the second you walk through the door.
âYes! She apparently received a strain of cadou that was quite similar to mine, however her need to consume blood to maintain herself is far more similar to that of leeches. Rather than having to consume it regularly in smaller doses, like myself, sheâll only require one feeding every few weeks or so, which I thought was quite interesting. The only issues Mother Miranda brought up was the fact that her hunger, if it gets bad enough, can trigger both her transformation, as well as some sort of feral and animalistic meltdown that only ends once sheâs finally had her fill. Apparently more than a few villagers were lost in the process of learning this informationâ Alcina comments casually, tucking her hair behind her ear. âMother only brought her over earlier today, just before dinner, and yet sheâs already managed to carve quite the little space for herself here. I hadnât realized how dirty this place was without any girls left to take from the village until she went through and washed all the walls in the west wing spotless. It was like night and day, I could hardly believe how open and bright the halls lookedâ Alcina stated.
âW-wow⌠so th-then⌠d-do you think y-youâll keep her a-around⌠long term?â Salvatore asks curiously, craning his neck so he could get a better look at his sisterâs face.
âPerhaps. Iâm certainly thinking about it. Not only is she an incredibly hard and fast worker, but sheâs also got such a lovely spark of energy and excitement to her, and sheâs always very polite and respectful, if a bit obvious in her âadmirationâ of those she looks up to⌠not that thatâs a bad thing, necessarily. Itâs quite sweet, actually!â
âS-she did look⌠q-quite taken⌠by y-youâ Salvatore comments, having noticed the girlâs far-too-eager-to-be-innocent disposition when Alcina was in the room, vs. when it was just him. Not that it was a terribly surprising turn of events. Alcina, for all her monstrous height and sheer mutant bulk, was still a very beautiful, and very desirable woman at the end of the day, meanwhile Salvatore was only about 2 rolls of the genetic dice away from sharing a more recent common ancestor with the blobfish than he did humans.
âI know, isnât she adorable? She came exactly like this, too. Mother Miranda has no idea if this is a result of the mutation process or if it's merely her former personality finally returning now that sheâs awake and out of containment, but I suppose the logistics of things arenât really important in the end. I'm so glad I chose her over the other two, I donât know what I would have done had such a promising and delectable little morsel like her go to waste on the rest of you imbecilesâ Alcina coos in amusement. âRegardless of what Mother Miranda said however, I was almost certain this whole âgiftâ situation was going to be nothing more than a pile of useless drivel that Iâd be left to clean up all on my own once the novelty wore off, however after having Anastasia here for these past few hours, and seeing all that sheâs willing and capable of doing, Iâm beginning to wonder if perhaps Iâd been too hasty in my final decision.â
âFunny⌠K-Karl thought m-much the⌠th-the same thing i-initially⌠w-when I t-talked to him⌠th-the other day⌠th-though⌠knowing him⌠I doubt h-heâs having q-quite as much⌠of a ch-change of heart⌠as you a-areâ Salvatore said suddenly, more than anything due to the incredible shock that was the concept of Alcina and Karl sharing a similar opinion, at the same time, while both occupying the same dimension of reality.
Alcinaâs face immediately turns sour at the mention of Karl. âOh, did he now? Thatâs an unfortunate thing to learn,â she says in annoyance, clearly displeased by the notion of agreeing with Karl on anything.
âY-yes⌠he⌠he th-thinks that maybe⌠M-Mother might b-be using the g-gifts⌠to d-distract us w-while sheâs g-gone away⌠o-on her mission⌠b-but that maybe⌠sh-she also wants⌠s-something else out of a-all this⌠something⌠th-that she isnât t-telling us⌠f-for some reasonâ Salvatore explains, unsure if he should be revealing all this information to Alcina, notorious and open critic of Karl and quite literally everything the younger man has ever done and said, is doing and saying, and will do and say sometime in the span of his chaotic lifespan.
Contrary to what Salvatore assumed, however, instead of looking bored and uninterested in what Karl thought about this whole situation, Alcina looked just the slightest bit⌠intrigued, if still clearly wary. âReally? And what, pray tell, does our dear sweet little brother Heisenberg believe will come of this whole situation then? Did he say?â
âH-he⌠he never m-mentioned anything s-specific⌠but he th-thinks that the g-gifts⌠might p-play a l-larger role⌠in all th-this⌠than M-Mother has been l-leading us to believe.â
âI see,â Alcina says, remaining silent for a moment as she thinks, looking almost concerned by what sheâs heard. âAnd what do you think of this whole mess, Salvatore?â
âU-um⌠well⌠I-I think itâs nice⌠th-that Mother trusts us e-enough⌠to g-give us her p-previous experiments⌠and u-use them however w-we want⌠b-but Iâd be l-lying if I s-said⌠that I d-didnât think Karl⌠was o-onto something⌠I-I donât know w-what I believe to be t-true a-at the moment⌠but I d-do know⌠th-that Iâd like t-to give⌠g-give a gift of m-my own⌠to Nadine⌠and that⌠and that y-you might be⌠s-someone else who c-could help me⌠w-with thatâ the hooded man explains nervously, hoping that Alcina was in a good enough mood to feel like humoring him and his sudden request.
âNadine?â The tall, pale woman asks in confusion, before suddenly nodding in understanding. âAh, your giftâŚâ
Salvatore nods. âD-Donna⌠is f-fashioning a n-new dress⌠for her⌠a-and even gave me⌠this b-beautiful nightgown⌠to hold h-her over until⌠until the real one is c-complete. I th-think she w-will⌠e-enjoy the nightgown b-but⌠but Iâd like to⌠l-like to get her something else t-too⌠like a⌠like a necklace⌠a-a gold one⌠o-one that w-would⌠c-complement her skin tone⌠j-just right.â
Alcina briefly stares at Salvatore with a blank expression, momentarily making the hooded man worry that heâd overstepped his boundaries and said something to offend the much larger woman. His nerves are thankfully calmed when Alcina turns and orders Salvatore to follow after her, which the disfigured man happily does if it means what he thinks it means.
The two siblings arrive at Alcinaâs personal chambers just as Anastasia is exiting them, her arms filled by a large basket of blood soaked towels and clothes, some collected from Alcinaâs room, the others likely from either Bela, Cassandra, or Danielaâs rooms.
âGood evening, Lady Dimitrescu! Are you finally retiring for the evening?â Anastasia asks, bowing cheerfully as she finally notices her mistress approaching her. âIâve already gone ahead and prepared your bed for you, as well as collected all the soiled laundry from todayâs harvest. Is there anything else I can do for you tonight?â
âThank you, my dear, but not quite, I have one more matter to attend to before I fully turn in. Since you were so kind to offer however, I would greatly appreciate it if, once Lord Moreau and I are finished with our affairs, you would be so kind as to escort him to the front door and bid him a good night, for me. You are free to retire to your own chambers for the evening once heâs leftâ Alcina orders softly, which the young girl obediently nods her head to.
âOf course, mistress, thank you very much! And Iâd be happy to see Lord Moreau out for you, so please donât hesitate to call me once youâre finished with your meetingâ Anastasia says, bowing lowly to both Alcina and Salvatore before wordlessly skittering off to do⌠whatever it was she planned on doing to those dirty garments.
âNow, about that gift you were talking aboutâ Alcina says upon entering her personal bedroom, immediately striding over to her vanity and beginning to sift through several boxes worth of jewelry, âyou said you wanted gold, correct? And a necklace specifically?â
âY-yes! I-if you have anything y-youâre willing to⌠g-give away⌠of course⌠Iâd feel t-terrible taking something i-if it meant a g-great deal to youâ Salvatore answers, standing awkwardly in the doorway as he waits for Alcina to return to him with whatever she finds.
Of all 3 of his siblings, Alcina was the one Salvatore was easily the least close to, despite having been the only two around for a considerable amount of time before the eventual arrivals of both Donna and then Karl. It wasnât that Salvatore was displeased when Mother Miranda first informed him that heâd be getting a âsiblingâ all those years ago, but Alcinaâs natural personality, coupled with her terrifying size and strength from the mutations, had made the very meek and timid Salvatore hesitant to reach out and form any kind of sibling bond with the younger woman, like he had with Karl.
Karl was a royal pain in the ass to deal with on even his best days, but at the end of it all, thereâs still only so much a 6 year old can do to you, anger issues and mutant metal bending powers or not. Alcina was both a royal pain in the ass to deal with more often than not, but also a fully grown adult when she first joined the family, so needless to say the 2 oldest siblings hadnât been given very many appropriately opportune moments to bond or get along.
That being said however, the simple but elegant golden locket that Alcina procures from one of her many boxes of jewelry has Salvatore wondering if maybe he had misjudged Alcina, having never expected her to show him something as luxurious and real-looking as this, especially when the understanding was that sheâd be giving it away whatever item of jewelry Salvatore took a liking to.
âThis is an old locket I received for my 3rd birthday from a relative who died long before I was old enough to care about who they were, though all those diamond star details on the front do make me think they could have been close with us at one point, or perhaps they just had that much money to throw around? Itâs an old and well-loved piece of my collection, but Duke has been bringing back such wonderful treasures from his travels that I just have to start getting rid of some of these old sentimental trinkets so I can make room for all the new additions I plan on purchasing once he finally returnsâ Alcina explains, gingerly handing the necklace over to Salvatore, who could do nothing but gawk at how extravagant and, to be perfectly honest, expensive the necklace looked.
With 4 small diamonds, likely real knowing Alcina, embedded into the surface of the locketâs front cover, surrounded by small engravings that give the glimmering stones the appearance of stars in the night sky, the necklace looked like it belonged upon the neck of a fair and noble princess, into which the radiant beauty could then place the photo of the man whoâd stollen her innocent heart. Nadine wasnât actually a princess and Salvatore all but gagged at the idea of a picture of his face, mutated or not, being put somewhere for anyone to see, however the necklace was far too perfect for the hooded man to possibly turn it down.
âSo what do you think? Will something like this do?â The taller woman asks, curiously. âI could continue looking if that isnât quite what youâre after, however if that is the case, then I would like to politely request that you come back and look at them tomorrow. It's already so late and Iâd have to have the rest of my collection fetched from the vault downstairs.â
âN-no no⌠th-thatâs alright⌠this i-is perfect⌠thank y-you⌠Alcina⌠this w-was very k-kind of you to do⌠f-for meâ Salvatore says, carefully tucking the glittering necklace into the bag Donna had placed the nightgown in.
âDonât fret about it too much, I only did it because I had a bit of time to spare prior to going to bed, and you happened to catch me in a good mood. Thatâs itâ Alcina states firmly, though something in the back of Salvatoreâs head canât help but take the taller womanâs words with a grain of salt, feeling as though there was more to Alcinaâs sudden generosity than just pure coincidence. âBesides, who knows what gaudy thing youâd have shown up with had you not made the surprisingly wise decision to invoke Donnaâs and my vastly superior knowledge of the feminine experience. I donât even want to think of what tacky little trinket youâd have tried to gift her. Why the thought of that alone is enough to make me want to run for the hills, how on earth do you think your poor little gift would have felt? Iâd have had to murder you on the spot if I found out you tried to pass some disgusting pile of garbage off as an appropriate gift. In fact, if I didnât know that Donna was working on a more fitting dress for her already, Iâd have half a mind to skin you alive for only having a flimsy nightgown to take back with you, but I doubt any of the dresses I have, that would be appropriate to wear with that kind of necklace anyways, would come close to fitting her, and I really do want to start making room for some newer, more exciting pieces. So, with all that in mind, count your blessings that the stars have aligned in your favor tonight, dear brother, because I wonât be doing this for you again⌠unless, youâd be willing to do me a few favors in exchange for some of the other pieces of my collection, that is.â
Aaaaaaaaaaand thereâs the Alcina that Salvatore knows and secretly likes. In vehement denial that she feels anything positive for her 3 siblings and also actively trying to get someone else to do her dirty work for her. It's certainly not how the hooded man prefers to operate, but he supposes that if Alcina can somehow convince everyone around her to do all of her work for her, why wouldnât she take advantage of that as much as possible?
âI-I think thatâs e-enough⌠for t-tonight actually⌠maybe i-if I decide Iâd l-like to get her s-something else⌠Iâll c-consider that offer y-you brought upâ Salvatore says, bowing politely to his sister as he makes his desire to leave obvious.
Thankfully, Alcina seems more than happy to send her older brother on his way, calling Anastasia to come lead Salvatore back to the front door so he could finally begin making his way home.
âTh-thank you again⌠Alcina⌠I really a-appreciate this⌠an-and I'm sure Nadine w-will love the gift t-tooâ Salvatore says just as heâs about to bid Alcina goodnight and begin following the young servant girl.
âYes, yes, youâre very grateful of my wondrous kindness to you, I know, youâve made that fact more than clear already, brotherâ the taller woman says with an only mildly annoyed roll of her eyes as she stands just outside the door to her chambers. âJust make sure you donât waste the opportunity my graciousness has afforded you, do you understand?â
Salvatore stiffens nervously as Alcina shoots him a pointed look that screams âdonât fuck this up or Iâll fuck you upâ, a threat which the hooded man knows sheâll make good on, should Salvatore make it necessary for her to do so. Salvatore wasnât sure how Alcina had picked up on the nature of his budding affections for Nadine so quickly, or how she seemed to instinctively know what he was planning despite having never asked directly, but clearly sheâd noticed something and was now in the process of making the matter of whether Salvatore successfully courted his gift her business.
Heavens above have mercy upon whomever is unlucky enough to have their problematic situation noticed and meddled with by Alcina Dimitrescu.
âY-yes⌠I u-understand⌠an-and Iâll be s-sure not to w-waste... waste the g-golden opportunity youâve g-given me⌠OH! An-and Donna w-wants her mannequins b-back... too⌠sh-she wanted m-me to tell y-youâ Salvatore replies, his anxiety only mildly calmed when Alcina makes a face at the mention of Donnaâs yet-to-be-returned-still mannequins.
âOh for goodness sakes, I always forgot about those stupid things. Anastasia?â
âYes, Mistress?â The young servant dutifully answers.
âPlease make a note to remind me to have Heisenberg come by so he can collect and return the manequins Donna leant me while I was commissioning some dresses from her earlier this month. That foul-mouthed mutt owes me a favor, and so if all goes the way Iâd like Iâll be making this his problem in the morningâ Alcina says devilishly, crossing her arms over her chest.
âOf course, Lady Dimitrescu, Iâll be sure to remind you of that first thing tomorrow morningâ Anastasia replies warmly, though her amicable grin is quickly replaced by a flush and a girlish giggle when Alcina waves and turns on her heel, swaying her hips in an obvious fashion before bending down to enter through the door of her chambers.
Salvatore passed exceptionally confused glances back and forth between his sister and the young servant standing in front of him, totally clueless as to what just unfolded a moment ago as a feeling of disgust, the kind you get when you see something you wish you hadnât, began to curl in the pit of his stomach. Whatever it was that was going on in the Dimitrescu house, and more importantly with their new servant girl, it was clearly none of Salvatoreâs business. Not that heâd wanted it to be in the first place.
Salvatore had enough problems to deal with regarding his own gift, he didnât have time to worry about whether or not Alcina was already making moves on hers.
âHave a safe journey home, and do make sure to stop by with Nadine if things turn out well between the two of you. Based on how today played out, it would seem as though things are about to get a lot more interesting around here⌠and a lot more fun too. Goodnight, Dear Brotherâ is all Alcina says before gently closing the door to her chambers, effectively ending their conversation without so much as a single word from Salvatore, not that he minded being handed the chance to finally get out of here, especially after⌠whatever the hell that exchange between Alcina and Anastasia was.
Best not to think too hard about it, probably, especially when there was another woman back at the reservoir who was much more deserving of Salvatoreâs lustful and impure musings.
âUuum⌠the front door is this way⌠Lord Moreau,â Anastasia says suddenly, her face still dark from embarrassment, though whether it was from her earlier treatment of him before she learned he was another Lord and not just some random man from the village, or from⌠that thing he just saw that he doesnât feel like thinking about anymore, the hooded man couldnât tell.
Nor did he particularly care to find out.
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Growing up, you were always lost on what you would do with your life. Youâd seen friends and family discover their passions, the very reason they live and exist.. Time and time again, you thought you came close to finding out your own, but each path was a dead end, each lead and false tip.Â
That was, until you volunteered at a childrenâs hospital that one winter break your parents were away on business. A light flicker inside you, and you knew that was what you were meant to do. Leaving the hospital that day, you pulled up your browsers and stayed up in bed until three A.M., researching and reading about all the doctors that helped children. Perhaps it was your fire, burning so bright and passionately, that granted you access, that paved your path to college and a career for life. Or perhaps it was your heart, loving and nurturing and relentless. It never gave up when something it loved came into view. You knew deep down, in your gut, that it was a bit of both.Â
But to you, this wasnât a career. This wasnât merely just a passion. It was your life for theirs. Your privilege, through the hardships and the struggles and the heaviest tears, it was your brain that was your privilege. But your heart held just as much responsibility as your mind did.Â
Tom was no different, at that. Acting started as a job, it started as continuing his love for dance and theater. But as he grew, so did his heart. Acting wasnât just a task of learning how to control oneâs emotions. To him, it was a creative expression. It was perspective on life. It was living a life someone dreamed they couldâve had. And no, not as a celebrity, but as the characters. He often thought about how Peter Parker could have been a figment of Stan Leeâs imagination. That the small, nerdy Parker boy was a life Stan Lee wanted but never truly got. Tom pondered a lot of things, but he never once wished he could have another life.Â
College is harsh. Relentless. Itâs a true reality of life, and with the pressure of your parents to do well, you could only pray you would do well. You had been studying for weeks now, finals coming closer with every passing day. You were due for a break, and mind release. You had signed up for your yearly volunteer during winter break. Your roommate rolled her eyes when you told her; she was unsurprised.Â
Apparently this year, there would be a few special guests. You were happy to share the children, happy the hospital could bring in more people for the kids that deserved the world but could only get a fraction of it. You swore on your life, on your grave, that youâd give them as much of the world as you could.Â
**
You were giving the world to them today. Dressing in thick leggings and a sweater, you grabbed your puffer coat as you left campus. The drive to the hospital was short and speedy. You greeted Katherine as you came in, hooking your coat on the coat hanger in the back room.Â
âHey, Y/N. Itâs good to see you. Howâs college?â
âStressful,â you chuckled.Â
âBut worth it?â âAlways worth it,â you smiled.Â
âThe âguest starsâ will be here soon,â she moved a few clipboards, taking the papers attached to them. âI think theyâre bringing things.â
âOh thatâs awesome,â you exhaled. âWe need more presents.â
âMore?â Katherine chuckled. âYouâve practically emptied your bank account for them.âÂ
âBecause my parents would totally allow that,â you eyed her. The two of you chuckled together, setting up a few things.Â
Katherine was five and a half years older than you. Sheâd worked at the hospital for awhile though, replacing a nurse who retired. She was young when she started, but the retired nurse had requested her, recommended her, and the hospital didnât want to waste time on looking for someone else. Youâd practically grown up with her; sheâd been a volunteer in college while you were finishing high school.Â
âTheyâre here,â Nate popped his head in through the door. You and Katherine exchanged looks before going up front to greet them.Â
âHi, Iâm Kevin Fiege, Iâm here with the cast of Spider-man Homecoming. Weâre here for the meets I emailed about?â
âYes hi,â Katherine stepped forward while you shied away from a brunetteâs glances. His jeans and sweater were on loosely, and you assumed he probably had a costume on under. He was holding a mask. âIâm Katherine, the one you emailed.â They shook hands and smiled politely, the boyâs eyes never leaving sight of your figure. âShall we get started then?â the man, Kevin as he addressed himself, suggested.
âYes, of course,â she rushed out, glancing at you with wide eyes before the two of you chuckled.Â
A lighter skinned, tall girl stepped forward. You recognized her. âHi, Iâm Zendaya. I play MJ.â
The two of you shook hands, and she did the same thing with Nate and Katherine and a few other nurses. One by one, each cast member introduced themselves before eventually, the brunette came forward.Â
âHi, Iâm Tom,â he shook your hand, his fingers lingering against yours. âYou are⌠?â
âY/N,â you filled in, biting your bottom lip.Â
âThatâs really pretty,â he blushed slightly despite being the one who gave the compliment.
âThank you,â you breathed a laugh, stepping back and in your rightful spot next to Katherine.Â
Throughout the day, you noticed Tom through the corner of your eyes, lingering and watching quietly, gazing as if he wanted to say something but didnât know how, or what. You enjoyed the castâs company; they were great for the kids. By the end of it, it was nearly eight oâclock, time for ritual medications before bedtime.Â
The cast stood in the lobby, Tom in his suit talking to Jacob, Zendaya talking to Nate while Katherine finished up with Kevin. You emerged from the elevator, having just said your goodnights and goodbyes to the children.Â
âYou gonna head out, Y/N/N?â Katherine stopped talking to Kevin to ask you the query over all the chatter.Â
You nodded with a smile, removing the Division 1 Volunteer lanyard from around your neck. âYeah, I told my mom Iâd call her before it gets too late.â
âYou and your parents,â she sighed, handing another clipboard over for Kevin to read. âAre you ever gonna let them go?â
You chuckled, âI think the real question is are they ever gonna let me go?âÂ
âTouche,â she laughed. âSay goodbye on your way out,â she motioned her head towards the cast. You glanced at them, they smiled, and you nodded towards her, grabbing your coat from its hook.Â
âIt was really nice having you all here,â you smiled. âThank you so much for coming; it meant a lot to the kids and to me.âÂ
You saw Tom glancing outside, and without thinking, he stepped forward with a smile. âLet me walk you to your car.â
âOh, you donât have to,â you laughed lightly.Â
âPlease, itâs dark out. Itâll only be a few minutes,â he smiled. âItâs no trouble, really.â
âTomâs always doing that,â Zendaya rolls her eyes. âHeâs that one in a million gentlemen.â Her arms crossed as she laughed. âJust let him take you; he wonât take no for an answer.â
You had a feeling they were talking about something else, but nonetheless, you let him accompany you. You waved to Kath one last time before walking through the doors with Tom by your side.Â
âHow long have you been volunteering?â
âSince the summer before my junior year of highschool.â
He hummed. âHow old are you?â
âI just turned nineteen,â you walked over a puddle. âHow old are you?â
âIâm 21.âÂ
You hummed just as he had. You saw your car near, and you were almost sad your encounter with Tom would end soon. You doubted youâd ever see him again after this, even if he did remember today.Â
âListen I was wondering,â he spoke as you placed your bag into the backseat of your car â it wasnât actually your car. It was your momâs old one, sheâd gotten it when she first moved to your childhood home. Convincing her you should have it was a nightmare. You focused on Tom. âIf maybe⌠we could go out sometime? Sorry if this is totally unprofessional and if Iâm completely reading this wrong or somethi-â
âNo no-!â you cut him off before stopping shortly. âYou didnât. Iâd- Iâd love to go out with you sometime.â
âGreat,â he said softly before repeating it more confidently. He handed you his cell phone gingerly, and you typed away in the bitter cold, smiling as you handed it back.Â
âIâll- Iâll call you tonight. Af- after your parents.â You giggled. âGoodnight Y/N.â
âGoodnight,â you whispered just as he stepped away. You smiled to yourself, opening the car door.Â
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