#now i gotta switch up the tags cos i feel like it was kinda dark

[theres-a-bea]

Forgo The Parable CHAPTER 2 I guess?

The new kid moved to the board, facing the class as the teacher looked for his name in the updated register. He remained expressionless, almost looking through everything his eyes set upon, like they were all see-through and almost nonexistent. Ingrid usually didn’t care to notice someone’s face during class introductions, but she strangely couldn’t help but look at him.

Aside from his emotionless expression and his intimidating air, he was quite eye-catching, a fact she’d easily gathered just by looking at him, and the bunch of people that were already whispering amongst themselves in the back of the class. She almost made a face at a particularly loud comment from a few seats behind her, but only restraining herself to frown instead as her line of vision rested on his face once again, watching the sunlight form soft lines that revealed the gentle slope of his nose, the curve of his lips, the feathery lines of his lashes–

Ingrid sat straighter in her seat as her eyes met his, bright blue irises blinking back at her for a full second before they moved to look at the tip of his gleaming shoes.

What was that? He couldn’t even look her in the eye. Embarrassing.

“This is Artem Garner-Wing, quite a bit of a late enrollee,” Mr. Vasquez pushed his reading glasses down and set his eyes on the registry again, running a finger over names and seat numbers, “I trust you will all play nice and treat him well.”

surprise bitch !!! we finally have chapter 2 after like a year of waiting or something 😭 I have the rest of the chapters all ready and plotted out, so ig updates will be a lot faster now ? maybe ? like i said in the tags, maybe i'll finish this shit in ten years. It's not my favourite chapter yet, but i did kind of cry writing it so i hope you like it i guess ? love you mwa

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[bugmomwrites]

Animal Crossed Lovers (Tamaki Amajiki)

Alrighty so I haven't put any finished work on here in a hot minute, that’s my bad. ANYWHO my mom got me ACNH as an early birthday gift since my birthday (April 5th) just missed the supposed quarantine cutoff date for our area (7th). I may be be stuck inside while everything’s closed, but hey- at least the island of Escapism hardly rests 😉

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Tamaki Amajiki x GN! Reader

Tamaki was never one to play video games, but he had to admit there was just something...soothing about Animal Crossing that melted much of his anxiety away. Nejire had initially preordered a copy for his birthday weeks ago, but her friend who worked at the local (s/n) (who he may or may not have been crushing on since their second year after they joined them at lunch one day) was able to pull a couple strings and get it on the fourth of March instead of the twentieth. Of course he had no idea, but he was so stunned when he opened it that it didn’t even occur to him that the game wasn’t even out yet until Mirio had reminded him. He didn’t question it though- his friend group was one wild card after another, so he guessed he shouldn’t have been too surprised.

He was thrilled, and just the fact that no one else had a copy yet made it feel all the more personal. Of course he knew in sixteen days it would be all anybody ever talked about, but for the time being it felt like the game, the little world he had created in the past few days with its gentle music and soft, wholesome theme, was his and his alone. The fact that it was a gift from his friends made it all the more special, and even if he had a hectic day at school he could turn on the console and water pretend flowers on a pretend island, and for those few moments, all was right with the world.

He was pulling weeds to sell to Timmy for bells when his screen pinged in the corner that made his blood run cold.

(Gamertag) is online

Playing: Animal Crossing New Horizons

That’s right, you had friended him on the switch after realizing all his friends had one, and now with a fourth person they could have a full team online. Mirio has suggested everyone exchange codes, and you had taken the liberty of showing him how to punch in the code and adding yourself while he sat there trying not to melt into his seat at how excited you got, or how nice you smelled up close. You had passed it back with a beaming grin, telling him you couldn’t wait to do co-ops. At the time he could only nod, speechless as the rest of his friends made idle chatter until the bell rung, and everyone scurried back to class.

He quickly realized he had left the terminal gate open when he was poking around the various features, learning about what each thing does in game. He tried sprinting to the airport to close the gates, and he made it to the dock before a big green banner flashed across his screen reading “you have a visitor!”

Out of the threshold popped your avatar, and for a moment he was grateful he could hide behind a screen. He wanted to be mad, upset even, that you had wandered onto his digital sanctuary, but couldn’t find it in himself because, then again, it was you.

The Nookphone in the top left corner buzzed to life, and he opened up the chat log with shaky hands. In a cutesy, pastel speech bubble was your message, and he wondered how something that was once so therapeutic to him could do a 180 and suddenly become the source of his anxiety.

G/T: Hello! Sorry to pop in unannounced, I hope you don’t mind^^

Tamaki felt his mouth go dry, reading it in your voice and after steadying his breathing, he painstakingly typed out a response.

Suneater: its ok.

G/T: It’s kinda hard to find others to play with when the game isn’t even released yet >~<

Suneater: Oh?

He should have known it was too good to be true. You were only visiting him because no one else was on yet. He sighed, trying to keep the dread from crawling back in before another note popped up.

G/T: The game doesn’t actually release until the first day of spring, but working at (s/n) has its perks. I saw the trailers and the hype and figured it would be the perfect game for you.

He felt a wave of relief wash over him upon reading that. So he wasn’t the last choice- rather, the game simply wasn’t out to the general public yet. But if that was the case, how did you also get a copy?

Suneater: thats nice of you

G/T: And then a little birdy told me you had a birthday coming up, so since I have a couple connections after I got my copy, I asked my manager if they’d set aside one more.

Suneater: you

Suneater: you were the one who helped get it early?

Boy did he feel stupid now. You worked at (s/n), (as you had literally just mentioned in your previous notes), Nejire got him a game that wasn’t out yet, you guys were all mutual friends- how did he not put two and two together?!

G/T: Yes lol that would be me^ you liking it so far? You picked a good name for the island too.

“Sunshine Island” may have seemed a little cliche to most people, but Tamaki had so many things in his life linked to it that by this point, it was just routine. Mirio was his sun in dark times. His nickname Suneater, even the sunflowers he had received from his parents for his birthday each year was tradition. He knew not everyone would see it the way he did, but to him, it was perfect, and he was definitely chuffed when he thought it up and punched it in for the first time.

To hear you loved it too sent a swell of pride through him, and he wondered if it was possible to love someone as much as he did just then.

Suneater: you really think so?

G/T: Absolutely

And with that, the two of you explored Sunshine Island together, he showed you his tent, the shops, and the little orchard of peaches he had arranged. You were impressed by the amount of detail and care that went into arranging everything, and asked if he’d be willing to help you with your island sometime, to which he obliged. 

You guys did some more walking, and he told you to feel free to shake theres and take a couple fruits with you. His native fruit was peaches, and in exchange you dropped a couple of your own fruits from your island on the ground for him to pick up so he could have more variety in his world.

G/T: There’s six different kinds, and each island is assigned one main type of fruit. the more you visit with friends, the more biodiversity you’ll get. Pretty cool right? I have some spare (F/N), and if you take and plant those, they'll grow and multiply!

His avatar hesitantly wandered over to the offering after yours stepped back a little to let him take them. Your generousity was surely appreciated, and even though you couldn't see it, he smiled softly before typing out a new message.

Suneater: Thank you. I’ll go plant those.

The game might have been synced up with real time, even getting darker after a certain hour- yet despite it being outside, neither one of you noticed just how much time had passed between all the bug catching, fishing, exploring and talking. When your screen loaded up a clock that read 2:54 AM, you blinked a few times, as if that would change the reading. But lo and behold, it was going for 3am on a school night, and you knew you both had to get to bed.

G/T: Ah beans its 3am, I gotta get to bed soon. Thanks for letting me hang out on your island, and sorry for keeping you awake >~<

Suneater: don't be sorry, i had a lot of fun. can we play together again sometime?

G/T: Of course! I can't wait to meet up again. Maybe we can visit my island next time? I should have those peaches planted by then, and you can teach me your ways, oh master landscaper.

Tamaki chuckled out loud at that, blushing, as he suddenly had a brilliant idea.

Suneater: That would be nice. Wait here a second.

He scurried off to a patch of flowers he had blooming, and with a shovel, picked up a few in your favorite color before making his way back over and dropping them in front of you.

Suneater: You can start by planting a few of these around your island. It is your favorite color, right?

Now it was your turn to blush as you picked up the (f/c) flowers he dropped in front of you, smiling like a goon at his burst of confidence. How he remembered your favorite color is beyond you, but hey- you weren’t complaining.

G/T: They’re perfect, thank you Tama!

Suneater: You're welcome. I’ll see you tomorrow?

G/N: You know it! Goodnight <3

And on that note you walked down to the airport, his avatar following close behind as if to see you off. It was a simple gesture, but appreciated nonetheless. Both of you powered down your switches for the night before plugging them in, and promptly hopping into your respective beds with racing hearts. It was the perfect end to your digital “date” and you couldn’t wait to log in again.

Thank you for reading! Feedback and reblogs are appreciated. Hope you guys enjoyed this as much as I enjoyed writing it. The inbox is always open for future ideas, so don’t be afraid to drop in. 

Also gonna tag @katsukisprincess​ cause I mean...Animal Crossing and wholesome Tamaki fluff. ‘Nuff said.

[leaveharmony]

So!  I can't tell whether I had more fun at SD because we didn't go down to Toronto as early, or just because of one pretty notable difference between it and Raw, that being the king of my heart & soul putting in an appearance.

- There was one, bizarre dark match between Aiden English & the the Ascension (?) vs. the Hype Bros & Luke Harper (?!).  Aiden came out singing, of course...my mother was delighted.  He also idly leaned against the ring examining his nails while his teammates cheated, and got in a wildly overacted mock-argument with some guy in the 3rd row.  The crowd went crazy for Luke, which even he seemed surprised by.  It was sort of a “Let's go Harper?  But...that's me!” reaction.

- Cena has been usurped, honestly, they don't boo near as loud or as universally at him as they do at Roman lol.  I was glad to see him and woulda fistbumped him for putting sensei over even harder than he did last week.  

- I can tell you this: I was fucking laughing about that “CORBIN IS A DUMPSTER FIRE” sign long before we went on the air, jfc.  I pointed it out to mum.  There was a second one further back that more succinctly said “Borin' Corbin” but Cena definitely made the right call.  They were still chanting Dumpster Fire during the dark main event XD  I hope that heroic sign guy enjoyed his moment.

- Sami being misused live is even sadder than Sami being misused via broadcast, and I've seen it like three times live now :(  The 10 on Tye's butt is like, super fucking glittery, you don't really appreciate how glittery the glittery gear is til you see the house lights bouncing off it live.

-  Fashion Files is, though admittedly I don't have too much backstage stuff to compare it to, the best-received skit-type video package I've ever seen live lol.  They are beloved.

- Mum lost her mind over Charlotte lol.  She was even wearing the peacock robe, which mum was hoping hard for.  What an utter waste of her time, though, ffs.

- Kevin, as always, is a sheer delight.  “Best possible result,” I said to mum, as trashbag Styles kicked Shane in the head.

- Speaking of wastes of time lol.  I'd like to one day see Naomi involved in a match as good as her bloody entrance is, tbh, she may glow but they’re not letting her shine much.  This woulda been like three beers in for some people, hence the Ellsworth chants. :P

- After the nightmarish experience at Takeover with the racist fuckbags behind us it was deeply gratifying how everybody even popped for Shinsuke's interview segment.  Good as gold, at least in my earshot.  I love him more than any soul past present or future who has ever existed on this planet or any other.  Even if I did gently refute his “I've wanted to be here my whole career” line.  And by gently refute I mean, affectionately said “Oh sensei, that's a flat-out lie.”

- A building full of people wildly cheering an Indo-Canadian man as he beat the shit out of a Trump-supporting racist trash pile as gotta be one of the most enjoyable crowd experiences I've ever had personally.  I laughed the entire fucking time.  We even popped for Rusev tbh.  “SOMEBODY HAD TO DO IT!” I yelled.

- The cruiserweights were kind of a blur.  Not as many people left as I was honestly expecting; Tozawa probably got the best reaction of the night, tied with Rich who was also warmly received.  I was kinda bummed I didn't get to see Jack wrestle cos I never have.  This is actually the first and only ep of 205 I've ever seen!  lol.  From a somewhat unique perspective.  I feel blessed to have seen Akira twice in as many days.  And I yelled at Neville.  There's heeling and then there's being an ass, he's on notice and his name is underlined with a frowny face next to it.

- They actually took their sweet-ass time to tell us there would be a dark main, but I figured since trashbag and Shinsuke hadn't actually had matches, nor Kevin.  If the teams coulda switched partners it'd have been perfect lol.  I popped up like a cork the second his music hit & didn't bother sitting down again, actually most people stayed standing for the duration, which wasn't very long...I mean, a tag street fight match as gotta be the lowest form of match this side of pudding wrestling, but still.  Sidewalk pizza / dumpster fire interrupted Shinsuke's entrence AGAIN, and Kevin ran over to attack him too, at which point I bellowed “GET YOUR USELESS ASS OUT HERE, STYLES!” He did, finally. I mean if you've ever seen a street fight match you know the basic formula, a lot of brawling, a couple weapons.  Kevin kindly jersey’d Shinsuke out of his t-shirt for us and at one point threw him out of the ring, then did his spotlight pose on the ropes; have I ever mentioned I love Kev? Sidewalk pizza took the standard corner-table bump at which point sensei nailed him with a bomaye for the pinfall.  Marking the first time I've seen him win live...lol.  Though I still say Takeover was a moral victory. Styles didn't notice at first cos he had his back turned but as they celebrated, but Shinsuke did all his signature poses, grinning like the cheshire cat.  He got mock-grumpy about it - sorry AJ, the poses belong to Shinsuke now and he does it better anyway. He made at least one full circuit of the ringside area on the way out; when people wanted selfies, Shinsuke took the camera and did it himself lol.  The first one, he pretended to absentmindedly shove the phone down the back of his pants as though it was his and walk away, then made an over-exaggerated “WHOOPS!” motion and ran back over to return it.  When he finally got up nearer to the top of the ramp, a little boy wanted a hug so Shinsuke actually picked him right up and brought him over the barricade for a second, then absentmindedly began walking away with the kid, too, before rushing back.  I just about died, istg, what a ham.