#oc: zeren

[starlightstitches]

last halloween oc post of 2024! spider-man, a scoops ahoy employee, and a cat who took off his totally cool costume before a photo could be taken-

[b0t-box]

FUNS OVER GUYS, MY FUCKING BF BROKE😕

ZEREN NOOOOOOO

[milaswriting]

mila hi i know this is super late but i finally played chapter nine and PLSJSJWISBWIZNZKSHZJ IM SICK IN THE HEAD WHAT WAS THAT 😭😭😭😭😭 IM NEVER BEATING THE WHORE ALLEGATIONS

no cause p’s rooftop scene made me so ill like “which part, the fact that we’re here together or you’re the first person i’ve ever brought here?” ??????? P WHY WOULD SAY THAT TO ME AND EXPECT ME TO BE NORMAL 😭😭😭😭 and at the party when you fix their collar and they hold your hands in placeemsjejdjwkxjwkwjsk 💘💘💘 p top tier ro fr no one’s doing it like them

and the library scene with k “you’re an all right vampire” “you’re an all right human” infhdhdjsbsjs giggling twirling my hair kicking me feet i usually go for the shy flirt options but that was just too good i’m a huge sucker for banters like that 😭😭😭 and when i tell you that as soon as i saw the choice to fix their curls i’ve never picked an option so fast LMFAOOO that is literally my dream interaction with k 🥰🥰 also my heart broke a little when they apologized for the compulsion again :(((

also b being an empath and absorbing emotions….. 💔 i realized i haven’t used kirsten in a b-only playthrough so i did this time and realizing that they both have a tendency to be a people pleaser highkey made me sad 🥲 and not to hc dump but mid to deep friendship stage i think maya would make blaze promise not to absorb her emotions ever again and just let her be sad

but anyway !!!! b not turning around in the necklace scene was so fucking insane of them like “it’s easier and more polite to compliment you when i’m looking at you” ok????? so kiss me????? 🙄 and when they pull mc in for a dance dnejakqKEKAKWKSJSBAKA “is that coupley enough for you?” “you know the answer to that is a yes” B SHUT UP SHUT UPPPPPPPPPP 😣😣😣😣

that said, i think a owned me this chapter KSKDKSKS no cause i legit didn’t know what to expect in the flirt scenes with them. their route def gave more than it was supposed to give 🤭🤭 and maybe i just missed it in the prev chapters but is this also the first time a addressed mc by their first name?? 👀 but yeah i did something right by making loren bold as hell because THE BOLD FLIRT OPTIONS WERE SO SCRUMPTIOUSJSJSNS when you give them a rose and they say you’re the first one to do that and the training room scene when you tell them you wanna get to know their talkative side more and they go “maybe you’ll get lucky” 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 “i’ve seen humans go to the grand royalton looking much worse” LIKE A BARE MINIMUM COMPLIMENT GOT ME BLUSHING IM SICK!!!!!!! also when a was like “oh” at the party and mc just goes “oh? OH?” PSLDJSJ THAT WAS FUNNY

also i love zeren sm <333 as soon as she mentioned she knows tristen i made sure all my golden girlies dated him for the extra drama 🤭 but yeah chapter 9 was too good i can’t stop thinking about it hssznjsbwjaj i’m literally so in love with all the ros i can no longer live one more day being single

I’ve read this like 6 times this morning, and I’ve taken screenshots of it so I think that shows how much I love this ask! I really love the fact that you liked chapter 9, and I love getting your reactions to stuff that I write, it genuinely makes my day—I could and will read them like the morning news. Ooo, alongside all your headcanons too!!! I love reading those, they very much change my brain chemistry, like tell me everything single goddamn thing about Loren, Lira, Kirsten and Maya !!!

Alsoo, Zeren was very much a last minute character that was created and I love her, and I’m glad someone else likes her because I personally think she’s a delight <33

But yeahhh, here’s my screaming about you and my ocs, and thanks so much for reading the latest chapter. I hope to bring another one very soon <333

[inaaontheskyways]

So it's pretty obvious to see that my timeline of the Spiralverse is hiiiighly different compared to the in-game, despite how I do try to follow certain plot beats, so I compiled yet another list to show what All of my OCs are doing throughout it!

[Past]

Ancient times:

Celestia- loses the war & gets invaded by El Dorado

El Dorado- the royal family is assassinated by vengeful Celestian conspirators

Recent history:

Dragonspyre- gets wholly destroyed by the Fire Titan & the Titan Army

Polarian War- all the imperial powers plunge into war with each other

[Present]

Prologues:

Grizzlian adventurers- works together to stop the Everwinter conspiracy

Luretta, Danior, & Trini- breaks into Fort Elena to free political prisoners of importance (Badana+Vano+Lāsma, Liwliwa, Yuuto/Anise/Roshan, & Awat’s own quests happen in the background)

1st arcs:

The Shatterhands- starts their search for the legendary city of El Dorado (Janocas+Yamina+Cosme & Jewel+Basilio’s own quests happen in the background)

Sestiva, Dechen- stops Malistaire from summoning the Fire Titan (Fibruniyah & Natsumi+Iisib+Samuel’s own quests happen in the background)

Wysteria- the Spiral Festival takes place

Party Barge- a series of mysterious deaths happen during a dinner party

2nd arcs:

Vandilo, Alamea- prevents Morganthe from conquering & rewriting the Spiral (Umklomelo & Isidora+Shay’s own quests happen in the background)

Lereia- travels across the Spiral to discover more about their identity (Rayner/Aulia, Mellan, Milagro, & Tlacelel/Elophia’s own quests happen in the background)

The Shatterhands- still keeps up their search for El Dorado (Lázaro+Tiara+Azis & Fulki+Zeenat’s own quests happen in the background)

Nona- hunts down the loose shadow magicks he unwittingly released (Painé+Yasmim, Taysa+Ku-aya, & Karinna’s own quests happen in the background)

3rd arcs:

Haydée- takes on a bunch of quests throughout Wizard City

The Jolly Rogers- begins to travel together as friends

Vontae, Iina, & Airam- investigates a nefarious drug trafficking scheme (Binna & Melanie are directly related to their quest)

Goldie, Prokhor- pursues Old Cob & his followers in the Eight Legs (Théane+Hilol+Nima, Veata, & Zaib’s own quests happen in the background)

4th arcs:

Meresamun, Xatirə- jumps through time to fix a series of rifts

Valkoor, Odalis- looks for magical artifacts to break their curse

Sevastjan, Katitzi- goes on a journey to retrieve a lost program (Célia+Zerene+Kristia, Jiemba, & Erusha’s own quests happen in the background)

Novus- a mysterious new world pops up as a result of Sevastjan & Katitzi’s actions

[whuuuzi]

formal introduction (kinda)

this is an old account. i purged everything on it except for the recent art post, so here's to a fresh start:

i'm zeren, a transmale 15 y/o who draws and writes with OCs and makes lore for them as a hobby except i'm doing it all the time i don't use tumblr and i barely use instagram but i plan on posting much more if you're interested in oc lore or anything lmk and i'll post it, maybe along w/ my toyhou.se

goodbye

[flaim-ita]

And There’s Stories On Our Skin

Ahim backstory ft ot5, 1.7k+

Ahim’s hand is running down the scars of Luka’s body, and Marvelous’ arm is over them both. Doc had chosen his own room, for the night. Joe is simply on Marvelous’ other side. She’s still getting used to this part of being a pirate, though such things weren’t uncommon on her planet. She’d had, she remembers exactly, 27 suggested suiters, some already in groups, when her planet went down. None she was exceptionally close to, yet, though she feels their loss.

(Most of the nobility had gone down - most others had accepted the Zangyack rule. Another reason to make herself seen, fighting. Alive and not a traitor.)

(Well, there was…

But no. That chance is gone, and best to let this memory fade. Karin’s home, and her partners, were lost… even before.)

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[pheonix-inside]

Part of me wants to just list the names of the characters I'm going insane over even though only one person will know who they are.

If you want to get an excited rant going ask me about the Belmont family, Amity Ramona, Nova Aris, the Scaevola family, particularly Fen, and a group of characters a friend of mine and I call the No Braincell Squad. Please ask me about any of them I will ramble to you vaguely but happily. Note there's some overlap in some of the listed groups.

[darkslders]

Elder Scrolls Online 2/?:

Bal Foyen; Fort Zeren Wayshrine

[fandomficticn]

THE LAST HOPE SYNOPSIS: She was never supposed to be needed. The Celestials created Naluma as a last resort; if all else failed, she would be the one to save mankind. Hoping that such a time would never occur, Naluma remained dormient and Lily Shorne was born, living a normal life on Earth with no knowledge of who she actually is or the power she has. When the world is put in jeopardy once more, the Eternals must find Naluma before it’s too late and all of humanity is lost.

AUTHOR’S NOTES: this story will start the same as the movie but everything else is completely separate from what happens in the movie. as of 11/15/21 i’ve added two new characters, digit (my oc) and eros. as of 12/2/21, i’ve added a new character, psyche (my oc) based on the greek myth. As of 1/13/22, this story is being published on wattpad. As of 6/2/22, the face for lilly shorne changed from anna sawai to jessica henwick.

CAST

jessica henwick as lily shorne / naluma

douglas booth as matthew tallum / zeren

aimee garcia as digit

barry keoghan as druig

salma hayek as ajak

richard madden as ikaris

gemma chan as sersi

kumail nanjiani as kingo

lia mchugh as sprite

bryan tyree henry as phastos

lauren ridloff as makkari

don lee as gilgamesh

angelina jolie as thena

harry styles as eros

emma dumont as psyche

CHAPTERS

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

MOODBOARDS

Lily Shorne / Naluma ( eternal form )

Matthew Tallum / Zeren

Digit

Psyche

Naluma ( after waking from the ice ) 

Druig and Naluma ( coming soon )

Eros ( coming soon )

Eros and Psyche ( coming soon )

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[samatedeansbroccoli]

Names that start with Z

Please help me name an OC

- Nov 🧡

Zofia

Zendaya

Zora

Zulu

Zucchini

Zumba

Zuko

Zavier

This letter looks weird

Zod

Zeren

Zakhaev

Zedong

Zia

Zero

Zak

Zach

[b0t-box]

I almost got sent into a heart attack when I saw how many ppl liked my zeren drawing, I think I’ll be drawing him more! But for now take these doodles of my oc and Edgar

I also changed her glasses

[rising-superstars]

When Zeren walk into the room and she sees the snek tiddy~

Send my muse a scenario of any kind, and I will have to choose only one of my icons to fit that scenario to prove that I truly have ‘an icon for everything’. If I don’t have an icon for your scenario, than you win! 

[coldimplord]

Spilled Coffee Masterlist

Pairings: Fan Chengcheng x Reader; Lin Yanjun x OC; Ding Zeren x OC

Genre: fluff, comedy, slight angst, social media!au

Summary: Y/n and her twin sister Cia are moving towns to go to university where they only know their Twitter mutual Cas. Off to a rough start, y/n at first doesn’t think much of the barista at the local Café but is soon to be proven wrong.

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 10.5

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

~ongoing~

[scriptura-adrepticius]

Energetic - Justin Huang

ksjdhgjksdg i really like songfics but i’m bad at writing them i hope this was okay???

Pairing: Justin Huang x OC/reader

Series: Types of People

sunrise boy and blazer girl

credits to @wildeflower and @schrodingersjellicle

Genre: fluff, songfic, party!au i guess??? idk

Triggers: mentions of drinking, nothing underage or really bad tho

Word Count: 3.6k

Justin is your energy, and you are his.

Masterlist | Types of People

justin is a b a b y whAT IS THIS

Your lips and my lips

I can feel it more and more, the hot air in this place

Shivers travel all over my body

Now we’re gonna start our story.

 The lights are dim, it smells like alcohol, and the sounds of drunk laughter and loud music blare in his ears.

Justin smiles.

This is when he feels alive.

The music pumps through his veins as he laughs and shouts with his friends, not touching the alcohol but watching other people get drunk. It’s mean, perhaps, but it’s a source of entertainment.

And Justin loves entertainment.

He’s looking around, laughing at something Zeren just said, when he sees you.

Your hair floats around your face, your head thrown back in a loud laugh that reaches Justin’s ears even across the noisy room. Your eyes are closed, a smile on your face, and though your movements are wild, they are controlled.

You don’t seem drunk, which makes Justin curious. He doesn’t drink- he mostly comes to parties to hang out and dance. But it’s rare that he sees someone who seems to be the same way.

Justin watches, eyes fixed on you, ignoring his friends. It feels like the world is in slow motion when you open your eyes, looking around, and finally rest your gaze on him.

The smile you toss isn’t flirty or suggestive. Rather, it’s fun and confident with just a touch of shyness, and before Justin knows it, he’s walking over to you.

Up close, you’re even more beautiful than he thought. His gaze strays to your lips, and a shiver runs up his spine.

“Hey,” he says, smirking slightly. “I’m Justin.”

Undaunted, you return the smirk, eyes flashing. “I’m Yanghui.”

“Yanghui,” he says, a smile tugging at his lips. “Pretty name for a pretty girl.”

Justin expects you to turn away, to cringe, to glare like everyone else does, but instead, you toss your head back and laugh, a loud and cheerful sound that has his heart pounding.

“You’ll have to do better than that, Justin,” you reply, eyes teasing. “I know a few people who could give you a run for your money.”

“Is that a challenge?” Justin raises an eyebrow.

You raise your own. “Only if you want it to be.”

The party is still going on, the music shaking the floor, drunken shouts filling the room, but even with all the noise, Justin can only focus on you.

“And if I do?” he asks, wetting his lips slightly. He doesn’t miss the way your eyes flit over the slight movement. 

A slow, amused smile spreads across your face and you tap on your phone, pulling up your contacts app. You hold the device out to him.

“Then,” you laugh, “let’s see where the world takes us.”

 I don’t know why, without knowing

I’m falling for you

Breathtakingly, baby

I don’t know why

This moment right now

I can’t stop this feeling no no no no

 You’re not quite sure what possessed you to hand this new boy, Justin, your phone. You’re not quite sure what possessed you to get his number. You’re not quite sure where this is going to take you.

But what you are sure of is that Justin is breathtaking, that he is interesting, and that he leaves you wanting more, more, more.

More.

He taps in his number, the bright light illuminating his handsome features. And then he hands the phone back, smiling, before tossing you his.

You raise an eyebrow, holding it up. “You sure?” you ask one more time.

Justin smirks. “Yup.”

You laugh, tapping in your number. “I hope so.”

You save your contact, snapping a quick photo for your profile picture, before handing the phone back to Justin. And though you try to avoid touching him, your fingers brush his ever so slightly as he takes the device, and a tingle travels up your arm.

Heat snakes up your cheeks, and you will yourself to hold down the blush. “See you around, Justin,” you say, patting his shoulder before disappearing into the crowd.

 Make me feel so high

I’m going crazy, I can’t stop

You make me feel so high

I’m so crazy, the moment you look at me

I’m so attracted, pull me more, baby

I’m feelin’ so energetic

Tonight, just us two, out of control yeah

I’m feelin’ so energetic

 It’s one in the morning. Any reasonable minor wouldn’t be out right now, which is why, despite his whining, Justin is being dragged home by Zhengting. He shuts up after a few minutes, though, walking briskly next to his elder friend.

Zhengting looks at Justin, confused as to why the boy isn’t pestering him like no tomorrow right now. He notes the faraway look in Justin’s eyes, the slight smile that plays at his lips.

Zhengting doesn’t know it, but Justin’s thinking about you.

He’s thinking about how your eyes flash with confidence, how your body moves with the beat of the music, how you throw your head back to laugh loudly. He’s thinking about how your fingers touched when you handed back his phone, how he gets lost in your gaze, how his heart jumped when you patted his shoulder before disappearing into the crowd.

Justin is enamored by the way you move, the way you speak, the way you just have this raw energy that gets everyone around you fired up in excitement.

You made Justin feel alive. You’re crazy, you’re wild, and yet you’re restrained just enough that you aren’t indecent.

Your voice rings through his ears.

“Then let’s see where the world takes us.”

Justin’s heart pounds, thinking of those words, thinking of the glint in your eyes when you spoke them. Any other person might have called you a flirt, but somehow, Justin doesn’t think so.

You’re not a flirt, you’re just… you. Friendly. Outgoing. Teasing. Energetic.

At least that’s as much as Justin gathered in the short time he spoke with you.

Zhengting raises an eyebrow when Justin doesn’t respond to his questioning looks.

“He’s gone crazy,” he mutters.

And honestly, Justin agrees.

 Until the moment my heart stops

I’ll protect you, I won’t go away

This isn’t just a momentary promise

Now tell me baby

You tell me how to feel

 You’re at another party, sitting at the bar. The bartender prepares a mixture of water in its solid and liquid forms for you with a relieved smile, stating that he’s glad someone’s taking care of themselves.

You shrug, taking a sip. “First off, I’m underage. I’m just the designated driver.” The bartender - Ruibin - looks at the large X on your hand before nodding. “Ah.”

“Also, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t like the headache that came with being drunk,” you add. “I’d rather just have fun, then go home alert.”

“You seem sensible,” Ruibin says, smiling. “Keep your wits about you.”

Drunk customers come up to the bar and Ruibin hurries away to serve them, leaving you to sip at your water in peace. The atmosphere is energetic, and you nod your head with the beat as the music travels through your veins.

If only Justin were here, but he said he couldn’t make it today. You’d have someone to talk to. But no matter.

A smile spreads across your face. You feel good.

That is, you feel good until someone stumbles onto the stool next to you.

You glance over, disinterested, faced with a really, really drunk-looking guy who’s staring at you with a bit too much enthusiasm for your liking.

Immediately, warning bells go off in your head and you lean away, hands curling protectively around your cup.

“Hey,” he says drunkenly.

“Hi,” you reply cautiously.

“You’re pretty.”

“… Thanks?”

He just stares at you for a few long seconds, making you very uncomfortable. You kind of want to toss your water into his face.

“Want to go home with me?”

If there was a facial expression that equated to absolute disgust, that would accurately describe your face currently. You shake your head vehemently. “No!”

“Why not?” He leans closer and you nearly fall off the bar stool trying to get away. “You’d have a good time.”

“Didn’t she say she’s not interested?”

Surprise hits you, then relief, and you hop off the stool to stand next to Justin. His hand encircles your wrist protectively, glaring at the guy. “Leave her alone.”

Said guy scoffs. “You’d choose this scrawny rat over me?”

“Scrawny rat?!” Justin looks ready to fight.

You shoot him a warning look. “Yeah, I would,” you say to the guy before dragging Justin out of the bar.

“I thought you said you couldn’t make it today?” you ask once you’re outside, the fresh night air hitting your cheeks.

“My appointment got cancelled, so I figured I’d come.” Justin shrugs.

You smile. “Thank god you did, or I don’t know how that -” you jerk your head to the bar - “would have escalated.”

Justin just kind looks down, embarrassed. Your smile grows wider, and your heart thumps.

It’s cute seeing the flirty boy getting embarrassed.

“Come on, let’s get out of here for a bit,” you say impulsively, tugging on his arm.

“Aren’t you the designated driver for your friends though?” Justin asks, looking down at your hand.

“We can just walk around,” you say. “They won’t be out for another hour at least.”

With that, Justin agrees, and you walk with him in the cool night air.

 Uh 1 2 3 and 4, don’t like those other guys next to you

Who am I? A killer who only protects you

Just like that, I kill it, yeah

 “You should be more careful,” Justin admonishes. “Who knows what could’ve happened if I wasn’t there?”

“I would’ve disappeared - I’m good at that -” you retort, “or I would’ve called the bartender over. He was a nice guy.”

Justin’s eye twitches.

Nice guy.

“And anyway,” you continue, unaware of Justin’s jealousy, “you’re starting to sound like Zhengting.” You make a face.

Despite his prior feelings, Justin can’t help but laugh. “He’s finally rubbing off on you,” you say in mock disgust. “My god.”

You look over at Justin, who’s still not completely adept at hiding his feelings. “Jealous?” you tease, smirking.

Justin chokes on air. “Jealous? What are you talking about?” he scoffs. “As if.”

Yeah, he’s jealous. But he’d rather die than admit it.

Your raised eyebrow tells him you see through his weak deceptions, and he rolls his eyes in response. “Okay, so what if I was?” he asks childishly. “I’d rather keep you to myself.”

You throw your head back and laugh, the sound echoing in the dark streets. Justin loves it. “There’s no need to be jealous, Justin,” you say. “I wouldn’t go with any other guy except you.”

“Not even Zhengting? Or Chengcheng?” he teases.

“Zhengting? Are you crazy?” You snort in disbelief. “He’d probably make me wear ten jackets if we went out together. He’d nag me the whole way there, wherever we were going. And Chengcheng would eat all my food.”

“I eat all your food,” Justin points out.

“No need to remind me,” you grumble. “But you eat less than Chengcheng, so it’s a little more okay.”

See, it’s moments like this where Justin looks at you in your natural, confident glory and wonders just why you ended up being friends with him. He’s blessed, truly, though he’d probably never actually say that to your face.

“Something on my face?” Your voice brings Justin out of his daze, reminding him that he’s been staring at you for at least a minute straight.

Great, Yanjun’s rubbing off on me.

“Just your beauty,” he teases.

Justin wants to believe that’s a blush on your face when you laugh and hit him, but it’s too dark for him to actually tell.

Still, he can hope.

 I’ll hold you in my arms and be on alert

But throw your worries to the basement

Whatever we do, we are one now

That word will linger around our ears

 You hug yourself, trying to replicate the feeling of Justin’s arms wrapped snugly around you.

You fail.

A sigh escapes your lips and you fall backwards onto your bed. “Why?” you whisper.

Why do you feel this way when Justin isn’t around?

Why do you feel so happy when Justin is around?

Oh, right, it’s because you like him so much you want to spend your every waking moment with him.

“Fuck,” you complain to the dark room. You have no worries about anyone hearing you, because your parents aren’t home and won’t be until next week.

Workaholics.

You roll over, wrapping the blankets around you until you’re huddled into a tight burrito. “I wish he was here,” you murmur.

When Justin’s around, you feel free. Your worries seem to fade from existence. You can laugh, you can cry, you can be you.

But when you’re in this house…

You sigh again. Perhaps it’s bad of you to say this, but you really, really dislike your parents. You could probably say you hate them.

“Always making me shut up in their presence because they’re so tired…” you mutter. “But why are they tired? Always fucking working.”

They never have time for you. And it’s not even that you’re poor. You’re rather well off.

They’re just married to their fucking jobs.

You snort. “A polyamorous relationship between my parents and their jobs.”

Your phone buzzes with a text.

From: Huang Minghao

You up?

You smile, sitting up.

To: Huang Minghao

Yeah. Anything wrong?

From: Huang Minghao

No. Just figured you couldn’t sleep again.

“Boyfriend material,” you laugh.

What, are you supposed to be ashamed to admit it? You definitely wish Justin was your boyfriend. Despite only having known him for half a year, you can confidently say you are head over heels for this boy.

But though you’re not afraid to admit it to yourself… well, admitting it to Justin is something completely different.

You’re confident. Or at least you act like it. But like everyone else, you’ve got a lot of hidden insecurities that aren’t letting you confess just yet.

Honestly, you’d probably end up being one of those girls who confesses their love when they’re drunk. Or when their tongue is loose from lack of sleep or something. You snort.

Then something hits your window. You whip your head around, squinting in the darkness before flipping on a lamp. Another clack sounds, and you look outside.

Your jaw drops.

 Make me feel so high

I’m going crazy, I can’t stop

You make me feel so high

I’m so crazy, the moment you look at me

I’m so attracted, pull me more, baby

I’m feelin’ so energetic

Tonight, just us two, out of control yeah

I’m feelin’ so energetic

 Within minutes, you’re dressed and outside the house, berating the boy for being so conspicuous while he just grins and holds you close. Eventually you run out of breath, choosing to simply lean into his side.

“Why did you come?” you ask.

“I was attracted to you,” he replies cheekily. “We’re like opposite poles. I couldn’t stay away.”

You snicker, slapping his arm. There’s a little silence.

“So what do we do now?” Justin finally asks.

You scowl. “Shouldn’t you answer that question? You’re the one that came here.”

“I didn’t really think this part through,” he admits, running a hand through his hair. You roll your eyes and shake your head, half-laughing. “We could go up to the rooftop?”

“Sounds good.” Justin grins, his smile brighter than the moonlight. “Lead the way.”

 I’m feelin’ good

I wanna touch

This unstoppable feeling is like freedom

I’m feelin’ good

I wanna touch baby

Hurry and come to me tonight yeah

 It’s a clear night, with few clouds obscuring the moon and the stars. You spread a blanket and sit down, patting the area next to you.

Justin slides an arm around your waist and leans his head on your shoulder as he sits. “Are your parents still not home?” he asks.

You roll your eyes, a cynical smirk twisting your lips. “Won’t be until next week.”

Justin’s heart feels for you. He’s not too good with words, so his grip on your waist just tightens a little to remind you he’s there. You smile a little more genuinely, and he feels a little more at ease.

“Doesn’t matter,” you say. “I don’t care about them.”

“That’s a good mindset to have.” Justin nods approvingly.

“Not caring about my parents?” You raise your eyebrows. “A lot of people would disagree.”

“Well, I’m not a lot of people,” he shoots back, pushing your head. “And you know what I mean. It’s a good mindset to not care about those who don’t care about you.”

You nod. Then there’s a short silence.

“Enough deep shit,” Justin finally says, tugging out his phone. “Let’s dance.”

“On a rooftop?”

Justin nods.

“At night?”

“It’s technically morning.”

“Fine. In the dark?”

He nods again.

A smirk spreads across your face. “I like the way you think, Justin.”

 Alright

Uh huh, work your body

Come it’s time to have fun, let’s dance

Even if your nice shoes get dirty

Move it, quickly, hurry up

 Justin’s phone isn’t the loudest source of music, but you don’t mind. In contrast to all those parties you’ve been to where the music is so loud you can feel the ground trembling, this is much more intimate. You like it.

You and Justin move your bodies weirdly, slipping over the roof tiles in the dark, falling into the blanket, laughing with abandon as the hours pass. It’s so stupid, the way you two are ‘dancing,’ but that just makes everything better. Sweat sticks your hair to your face and your shoes get dirty from the grime of the dirty roof, but it’s all okay. You’re having fun. Despite it being late at night when you should be sleeping, Justin energizes you, makes you able to laugh, able to dance to just one more song.

Too soon, the sky is gray and the first light of dawn is peeking over the horizon. A slower ballad is playing on Justin’s phone, and you sway around with him, your hands on his shoulders, his hands on your waist.

You’re in a sort of sleepy stupor due to the slow music and the fact that you haven’t slept all night. Your tongue is loose, so you don’t realize the magnitude of your words (at first) when you ask, “Justin, do you care about me?”

Almost immediately you’re alert.

Fuck. 

You knew it. You are one of those girls who confess things when your tongue is loose. You kind of want to tip yourself off of the roof.

There’s a silence in which you feel waves of shock radiating off of Justin and waves of embarrassment radiating off of you. “Forget I said anything,” you mumble, trying to pull away. Justin doesn’t let you, though.

“W-why did you ask that?” Justin asks just a little too loudly.

Your mind goes into overdrive. Does his loud voice mean he’s not interested? Or is he just surprised? Fuck, you really shouldn’t have said anything.

“Just, uh…” You stumble on your words, unsure what to say. “I… um… you told me I shouldn’t care about people who don’t care about me.”

Justin nods slowly. You continue.

“But I care about you a little too much.” You swallow hard. “So… tell me now. Do you care for me in the way I care for you? So I don’t have to stay in the dark.”

Silence.

You bite your lip. “I get it if you don’t,” you whisper. “It’s okay-”

“Hey, let me talk first, okay?” Justin’s voice is uncharacteristically gentle. “First, where did the confident Yanghui I knew go? Smile for me.”

You do your best to lift the corners of your mouth into a slight smile.

“That’s better.” Justin coughs, a tint of red covering his cheeks. “If the way you care for me is in the… romantic sense, then I care for you in the same way.”

You can hardly believe you’re hearing him say this. “Really?” you whisper. Your heart feels like it’s going to thud out of your chest.

“Really,” Justin confirms.

 (You make me feel so high)

Ask questions later

So other guys can’t look at you

(I can’t stop)

So anyone can see that we make it so cool

Let’s start now, you know I mean

 As the gray light of dawn turns into a rosy pink, Justin pulls you down on the blanket again, allowing you to snuggle into his side. You drift in and out of sleep, lulled by the way his thumb rubs circles at your waist, the way he plays softly with your hair.

He looks at you, blushing and smiling. Thank god you can’t see him right now, or you’d tease him forever.

How could he not care for you? With the way you pull him in, the way you energize him? It feels as though you’re his life source, and though he knows he’s young, he doesn’t think he’d mind being with you forever.

“Let’s go inside,” you whisper, eyes still closed.

Justin’s forehead creases. “Is anyone going to be upset that I’m there?”

You open your eyes slightly, looking up at him. “Hell no. My parents aren’t home, and the only other person home is our hired help who keeps telling me I need more friends. She’ll be ecstatic to see you.”

Justin laughs. Only you could still manage to be this snappy when you’re tired.

“Alright then,” he says, pulling you up. He wads the blanket under his arm, whirling you around to face him. “Let’s go.”

“Wait,” you murmur, looking up. “Look.” You point at the pink sky. “It’s so pretty!”

Not as pretty as you. The pickup line runs through Justin’s mind, but he refrains from saying it so as not to ruin the scene in front of him.

And you look so beautiful, standing against the rose-streaked backdrop of the horizon, that Justin can’t help but pull you in for a kiss.

 I’m so attracted, pull me more, baby

I’m feelin’ so energetic

Tonight, just us two, out of control, yeah

[forever-firewalking]

to chart a course by the stars (final part) | Bi Wenjun

Was this the price or the cost of chasing stardom? Is there ever anything that is constant in the universe, or is it all in constant motion?

Title: To Chart a Course By the Stars (part ii) Pairing: Bi Wenjun x reader Characters: OC (reader), Bi Wenjun, Ding Zeren, Fan Chengcheng

continued from part i and interlude.

IV. Allegro.

“Can you hear me?” Wenjun’s voice is tinny but ear-blastingly loud through your cheap $3 Apple rip-off earbuds. 

“Yes, yes, yes, loud and clear,” you say hurriedly, turning the volume down. “Where are you? Yuehua building?”

“Yeah,” your boyfriend says. Muffled shouting. A pause. “Ah, Zeren says hi. Chengcheng says…he says can you comment on his new profile picture—”

You laugh. “That little shit. His head doesn’t need any more inflating, that’s what i’ll comment—“ 

“She says your head doesn’t need any more inflating,” Wenjun dutifully reports across, but you can hear how his footsteps speed up, taking him away from the commotion. The next shout (Zhengting?) is noticeably quieter.

“So, babe,” he says casually, once the din has died down and it’s just his voice, reverberating into your ear. You still shiver slightly every time that word comes out of his mouth. It’s just so… un-Wenjun. And you can hear how it doesn’t fit, the way he subconsciously deepens his voice when he says it, getting into character, the way he’s taught to do for performances at Yuehua. 

He’s not aware of it, you think, at how much Yuehua is training him and changing him, but you can see it quite clearly in the nine months or so that you’ve been away. Your tall, gentle boy, with his “please and thank-yous”, you think wistfully, where did he go? He sends you selfies with his face strategically angled, baseball cap on backwards, and you stare into the too-serious eyes, that warm brown, your finger tapping thoughtfully against the phone screen. 

“Yeah, what’s up?” You glance around the university cafe, only half-occupied on a late Sunday afternoon. You make accidental eye contact with the barista, a lanky blond, and you smile at him briefly before turning away.

“When are you coming back?” Wenjun asks.

“You mean, when do I come back after this semester? Or when do I graduate?”

He huffs. “This semester.”

“I finish semester at the end of May,” you tell him slowly, “but I won’t be back until January. I got an internship overseas for the summer—“

“When in January?” he interrupts.

“Like…the 20th? Only for two weeks though, school starts again in February.” Your stomach twists in guilt. It’s been almost a year and you haven’t visited home once since you left.

“Oh. Oh, I have a, a competition that week, I’m going to Beijing,” Wenjun says, and your heart sinks a little. 

“Oh,” you echo. “What competition is it?”

He ignores you. “—look, I’ll talk to Mrs Du, maybe I can come down between filming for a weekend—“

“Filming? They’re filming the competition?” You’re alarmed. This is a much bigger deal than you thought. His career must be almost taking off, how had you not realised?

“Yeah, it’s some kind of reality television show, but they’re just broadcasting it online, look, it’s okay, i’ll figure something out—“

“Wenjun,” you say gently. “Wenjun, it’s fine. I’ll see you in the next holiday, okay? You don’t need to - make sacrifices for me.”

He goes quiet. You don’t say it, and neither does he. Because that would make it two years, then, and it would be another two until you graduated from your overseas university. You don’t say how right now, your biggest dreams and your most detailed plans for post-graduation are those that would lead you more permanently out of the country, into less polluted cities of brighter stars and more dazzling sights, more profitable sectors with pay checks that you can comfortably send home.

“Look, we can Skype,” you offer. “Like we used to.”

“Sure,” he says. He coughs. Silence lies heavy. You open your mouth, but how to say it? Was this the price or the cost of chasing stardom? Is there ever anything that is constant in the universe, or is it all in constant motion?

If you meet anyone, it’s fine, you say, in your imagination. You should chase your dreams without looking back.

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A/N: Thank you guys for reading this far! I’m not dead I swear I had this section blocked out in like a paragraph for ages but because I recently relocated and started a new job i had to go MIA for a while. How are you guys? I hope those of you in school have all survived finals intact xx

[celestialily]

top seven ace attorney oc’s:

(”technically canon” characters like Robb and Lex are disqualified)

- Seymour Blaxton (bless his bird-loving soul)

- Benjamin Volent (dorkiest hipster therapist in the world)

- Stahren E’mbaak (sweetest Khura’inese detective ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

- both versions of the Palaeno family (Lieutenant Anteos and Zerene Luster)

- Queen Luzula (basically as badass as Ga’ran tbh)

- Issoria (gardening in the middle of a war like a boss)