#oh rook ain't playing around

[harunayuuka2060]

༘⋆-ˋˏLyric Prank ༘⋆-ˋˏ

*In NRC's Groupchat*

Leona: @MC Brown guilty eyes and little white lies, yeah

MC: ...

Ace: 🍵

Deuce: ^

Ruggie: Prefect, what did you do?

MC: Nothing?

Leona: Yeah, I played dumb but I always knew

MC: Huh?

Leona: That you'd talk to him, maybe did even worse

Leona: I kept quiet so I could keep you

MC: ...

MC: Nah, guys. This isn't Leona. He wouldn't say shit like this.

Ruggie: ROFL 🤣

Leona: And ain't it funny

Leona: How you ran to him

Leona: The second that we called it quits?

Ace: YOU TWO BROKE UP?!!

Deuce: 😲

MC: ...

MC: We're not even in a relationship.

MC: Right?

Ruggie: Shishishi why are you asking us?

Leona: And ain't it funny

Leona: How you said you were friends?

Leona: Now it sure as hell don't look like it

Ace: Yeah. Like I don't believe MC either whenever they said they're only friends with Malleus. 🙄

MC: Wha—

Malleus: Why are you bullying the child of man?

Ace: Here comes the savior.

Malleus: ???

Leona: You betrayed me

Leona: And I know that you'll never feel sorry

Leona: For the way I hurt, yeah

Leona: You'd talk to him

Leona: When we were together

Leona: Loved you at your worst

Leona: But that didn't matter

MC: I'm

MC: In

MC: Confusion 😵‍💫

Ace: 🤥

Malleus: I should be the one feeling that way, Kingscholar.

MC: 😭 What?

Ace: Yeah! You're a manizer!

MC: 🧍

Ruggie: 🤣🤣🤣

Deuce: 😂😂😂

Leona: It took you two weeks

Leona: To go off and date him

Leona: Guess you didn't cheat

Leona: But you're still a traitor

Ace: See? SEE?!!

Ace: THIS IS WHAT I'M TELLING YOU!

Ace: SETTLE

Ace: WITH

Ace: ONE!

MC: You never tell me anything the fuck?

Malleus: It seems like a good advice, child of man.

MC: 😞

Leona: Now you bring him around

Leona: Just to shut me down

Leona: Show him off like he's a new trophy

Ace: @Vil

Vil: Why did you @ me, potato 1?

Malleus: Hello, Schoenheit. Is the child of man showing you off to everyone?

Vil: Hm?

Vil: ...

Vil: They didn't need to.

Vil: I'm the fairest of all.

MC: 👑

Vil: Anyway, what is this drama, Leona?

Leona: And I know if you were true

Leona: There's no damn way that you

Leona: Could fall in love with somebody that quickly

Ace: 🧢

Deuce: 🧢

Ruggie: 🧢

Epel: 🧢

MC: You guys—

Epel: You're playing Mystic Messenger.

Epel: That's enough proof.

Idia: ROFL YOU PLAYING THAT?

MC: ...

Malleus: What does 🧢 mean?

Ace: Lies.

Malleus: Oh. Then. This is for you, child of man.

Malleus: 🧢

MC: ...

MC: 😠

Leona: Ain't it funny

Leona: All the twisted games

Leona: All the questions you used to avoid?

Leona: Ain't it funny?

Leona: Remember I brought him up

Leona: And you told me I was paranoid

Ruggie: @MC you had a death wish?

MC: 🧍

MC: No?

Vil: Potato? You said that to him?

MC: No!

Leona: You betrayed me

And I know that you'll never feel sorry

For the way I hurt, yeah

You'd talk to him

When we were together

Loved you at your worst

But that didn't matter

It took you two weeks

To go off and date him

Guess you didn't cheat

But you're still a traitor

MC: ...

MC: Leona, seriously, what did I do? 🥹

Leona: God, I wish that you had thought this through

Leona: Before I went and fell in love with you

MC: ...

Rook: Le gasp!

Vil: Rook?

Rook: Roi du Leon! What a way to confess your feelings!

Leona: Tch.

Ace: That's a confession?

Deuce: But you're acting like MC already cheated on you

Leona: Don't they?

Leona: They like many guys

MC: I'm in a school full of handsome and precious men

MC: What do you want me to do? 😭

Vil: And there's nothing wrong with that, potato, as long as you're not seducing them

Ruggie: But Leona wants to be seduced

MC: 🧍

MC: ...

MC: You could've said so?

Ace: Yo! Manizer!

Vil: What?

Malleus: ^

Leona: I'm done here.

*Leona went offline.*

MC: I swear @Ace, if someone calls me "manizer", say 👋 to your freedom

Idia: Lololololol

Idia: Manizer.

MC: ...

MC: ACE.

Ace: It's not my fault!

Deuce: 🤣🤣🤣

Ruggie: 🤣🤣🤣

Epel: 🤣🤣🤣

Vil: 😮‍💨

Rook: ☺️

Malleus: Kingscholar should know how to confess properly.

Idia: Breakup thoughts >

MC: 💀

[twstgarden]

❁ ❝ 𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽 ❞

━ third years and gn! driver! reader (reader can either be yuu or an oc/twstsona) ━ going on a road trip all around sage's island with the third years until it unexpectedly rains, leaving you with no choice but to park somewhere and have a conversation with the third years. (f/n means first name)

do not steal or translate without my permission.

"oi, are you sure you can drive?"

leona's inquisitive question along with a raised brow made you scoff as you spoke proudly, "relax, leona. i can handle it~ be a passenger princess for now, will ya'?"

"he can hardly be a proper prince, what makes you think he'd do well as a passenger princess?" remarked vil as he looked at leona with a nasty gaze. "i'm surprised n/n has a car in the first place," added cater as he laughed a bit before connecting his phone to the bluetooth audio system of the car, "an 11-seater suv out of all cars..."

"quite a large vehicle," mumbled malleus as he looked around the interior of the car, sitting by the window with lilia beside him. the older fae chuckled at malleus' curiosity before looking at your eyes through the rear view mirror, "where are we heading, little one?"

you let out a hum as you inserted the key in the ignition, looking at lilia through the rearview mirror as you spoke, "just around the island."

"so, wasting petrol?" mumbled idia as he sat in the furthest back seat. he initially did not want to come, but lo and behold, ortho did his little negotiating and now, here he was, seated beside trey in the last row of the back seat.

"...no, not wasting petrol. we'll just tour around the island, y'know? stop by at some restaurants, look at the scenery, pass by the beach near rsa..."

the moment you mentioned rsa, a series of groans were heard in the car as you sighed to yourself. "relax, we won't park anywhere near rsa, if that's what you guys are worried about," you spoke as the engine started and you were now prepared to start driving, "and anyway, this ain't my car. i rented it somewhere nearby."

"...that sounds suspicious," spoke vil as he sat properly on the middle seat, looking at you through the rearview mirror before looking ahead as you started driving. "don't worry, professor crewel was there to rent it out for me... as long as i won't break the car, i'll be fine," you reassured as you started driving, leaving the gates of night raven college and slowly ascending down the mountain where the school was located.

"be careful. you're in the presence of royalty," snickered leona as he looked ahead on the road while you continued driving. you rolled your eyes at his remark as you spoke, "don't worry, i'm not a reckless driver. i will make sure malleus won't get hurt."

malleus smiled at your words, while leona sneered. "i meant me. i'm the one in the front seat. who cares what happens to vil and that bastard back there, i'm the one with higher risk," spoke leona. you weren't sure if he was messing with you, but you still smiled as you found it refreshing to know that he was comfortable enough with you to say such things. on the other hand, malleus and vil glared at the savanaclaw dorm leader for his remarks.

"oh, magnifique! isn't this a wonderful time to bond? a road trip around the beautiful sage's island with them as our personal driver!" cheered rook as he seemed to be very happy. "let's just hope we're alive by the time our road trip ends," added vil as he gave you a teasing smile through the rearview mirror, knowing that you can clearly see him there.

you scoffed at his words as you spoke, "now you guys are just being mean~"

by the time you drove around the street, passing by a few bakeries and shops, you looked at your rearview mirror and noticed how idia was only looking out the window in silence, which made you reduce the volume of the song playing through the bluetooth car stereo.

"hey, ids."

his eyes immediately met yours through the rearview mirror as you spoke, "wanna buy some snacks? i can stop by at a convenience store or a bakery."

"a-any's fine..." mumbled idia, looking away as he hid his face in the backseat, making trey glance at idia before looking at you through the rearview mirror. "i won't mind visiting the bakery, f/n," said trey as he smiled at you politely.

"no problemo, mister good-looking."

the heartslabyul vice leader chuckled softly at your words as cater spoke, "i wanna go to the bakery, too!" you nodded as you drove to the bakery that the first-years loved, parking nearby as you pulled up the handbrake after setting the stick shift into park mode if you were driving an automatic vehicle, or turning off the engine with a foot on the brake pedal if you were driving a manual car.

you and the rest of the third years then got out of the car and once everyone was out, you locked the vehicle before walking inside the bake shop. however, you paused by the door as you looked up and noticed that the previously sunny sky was now covered with grey clouds.

"n/n, come on! why are you still standing there?" questioned lilia as he grabbed your hand and pulled you inside the bake shop where the rest had already fallen in line, looking up at the menu as some of them started discussing what they should get.

"is there anything you want?" asked malleus as he looked down at you. you let out a thoughtful hum as you eyed the menu, opting to go for a beverage and pastry of your choice. as you voiced out your order, malleus nodded as lilia took note of your orders with the diasomnia dorm head insisting to pay for your purchase.

by the time everyone had their chosen treats, some of you sat by a nearby table as you nibbled on your pastry. malleus was seated across from you, sipping on his black coffee, while lilia was beside him as he took a bite out of his plain butter croissant.

"i can see why ace and deuce wanted to invite us along with riddle to this bakery. this place is sooooo magicammable!" cheered cater as he started taking pictures of the place, their pastries, their beverages, and even your table which had your order along with the rest's laid out on top. he and trey were standing behind you as they sipped and bit on their orders.

"hey now, drink your tea," spoke trey as he took a bite of his muffin, humming softly as he eyed it as if inspecting the treat.

beside you sat vil and on your other side was idia, you glanced at the ignihyde dorm leader and noticed his head was down as he bit on his truffles, not bothering to initiate eye contact or converse with anyone. however, he did notice your gaze on him, making him take a quick glance at you.

you smiled at him as you asked softly, "did you enjoy that?" idia hummed as he replied in a voice that only you could hear, "yeah. their truffles are hella delicious, n/n. i should probably take a picture of this place so i could show it to ortho..."

"you should," you encouraged as you took out your phone, "we can take a picture of the bakery from my phone." idia nodded and you started taking shots of the bakery, including idia's truffles on the table. then, you opted for taking a sneaky selfie of you two, you posed with your usual smile and a peace sign, while idia covered his face with one hand but still let himself be seen in your shot.

"hey, unfair~ how come you two are the only ones taking a selfie? join us, too!" exclaimed cater as he leaned his head down until his chin was inches above your shoulder, posing with a peace sign as you brought up your phone and took a picture with him.

idia returned to consuming his truffles as you pointed your front camera to you and vil, making the pomefiore dorm head raise a brow at your actions before smiling at the camera. once you took a picture with vil, he spoke, "if you're planning to post that, it'll cost you."

"don't worry~ it's for my eyes only," you spoke as you switched your front-facing camera to back-facing, pointing it ahead of you which took malleus and lilia in the frame as they were seated across from you. they noticed the camera and smiled, making you click on the shutter button as you took a picture.

sometime later, you all returned back to the vehicle and this time, rook is the passenger princess, so leona had to sit beside vil. rook then took out his camera as he took pictures of the view, but by the time you were about to leave your parking spot, the sound of thunder roaring was heard followed by the pitter-patter of the heavy rain.

"ah, it's raining," mumbled trey as he looked out the window.

"is it safe to drive back?" asked vil.

"doesn't seem safe... our school is on the top of the mountain and the road up the mountain must be slippery with how heavy the rain is..." you replied as you looked around the area, mumbling to yourself, "there must be somewhere around here where we can park safely under a shade... or an open garage..."

"there might be one nearby the crane port," spoke leona. "if not the port, we can find a parking shade nearby a hotel or residential area," added vil as he looked out the window on his left as it was a free seat, leona was on his right and behind leona was cater, behind vil was lilia, and behind the free seat was malleus. behind malleus was idia, behind cater was trey, rook was the passenger princess seated in front of leona and you were the driver seated in front of the free seat beside vil.

you started driving slowly out of the bakery's parking spot and drove around the area to look for a parking shade. it seems the gods were smiling down at you as you found a parking shade nearby a famous hotel in the central town of sage's island.

"holy shit, i found one."

a sudden flick on your shoulder made you yelp as you quickly turned to look behind you before driving towards the parking shade. it was vil who flicked your shoulder as he spoke, "watch your language." you grumbled under your breath as you parked under the parking shade, turning off the engine of the car and sighing softly as you slumped on your seat.

"sorry you guys had to be stuck under the rain in an suv..." you mumbled, looking up at the ceiling of the vehicle as rook turned to look at you, "non, non. there is no need to apologise. it's a rare experience!"

"yeah! plus this gives us more time to chat with each other before separating ways back on the campus," added cater as he and rook gave you positive smiles. "ah... extroverts..." mumbled idia to himself as he sighed softly.

"we have some leftover treats from the bakery, no? we can all sip on our drink or nibble on our treats while waiting for the weather to clear out," suggested trey.

"sure, but don't make a mess, everyone..." you said as you sat properly on your seat before turning around to face everyone else, smiling at them as you spoke, "so... did you all unwind? i know you guys have a lot to do, especially since you're all third-years."

"it was a wonderful experience," said malleus as he smiled at you. "yes! driving around with friends is really an amazing experience. i had fun. thank you, little one," added lilia as he sipped on his drink.

"how are you feeling?" asked vil as he sipped on his green tea, "you've been driving us around for almost two hours." your eyes drifted to vil as you gave him a grateful nod, "i'm alright, vil. driving is somehow therapeutic to me sometimes, so i'm all good! thank you for the concern, queen."

and so, you and the third years continued chatting for a while as the rain poured down sage's island, drenching all the streets and everything else under the sky with a pitter-patter sound. despite the gloomy weather, you were having a lighthearted conversation with the rest of the third years as smiles and laughter were seen on your faces.

'hanging out with the third years is always a pleasant experience, even vil and leona's bickering can be quite endearing every now and then...' you thought to yourself before your gaze went to malleus, 'ah, as for leona and malleus' bickering, that's still something to get used to...'

© twstgarden 2023 || please do not steal, translate without my permission, or use this to train a.i.

[ritcchamadayo]

Hello, there! Heard that you're in need of some ideas in what to write/make. I've got one: some fluffy, romantic headcannons in which Leona Kingscholar's fem! s/o secretly sends him a love letter and some chocolates and Leona searches for the sender of the gifts. How will it end? Please and thanks!

hi there, thanks for sending in an idea~!

Leona would definitely be the type to quietly investigate, such a sweet idea~

Secret Admirer

Leona Kingscholar x Fem!Reader ; On Valentine's day, you decided to anonymously leave a gift for Leona. Leona, taking an interest in the little challenge, tries to find out who his secret admirer is.

"Hm? What's this?" Leona watches from his bed, one eye open. His green eyes glanced towards Ruggie, who was putting down a well-decorated box and an intricate letter on Leona's desk.

"Shishishi, someone left a message for you. I just thought I'd bring it back to you before any of the other students see~"

Leona stood up and walked over to the box, shaking the contents. It was an intricate box with a brown lid, tied with an elegant ribbon. Above it was a simple letter, with a wax seal on top. It smelled oddly like flowers, Leona thought.

"Who's this from?"

"How should I know, I found it out front."

Leona opened the box to see a few rows of chocolate neatly placed, each of them were carefully made and placed inside the box to ensure it arrives to Leona in pristine condition. Ruggie was already halfway trying to swipe a few chocolates from Leona when the lion slapped his hand away, rolling his eyes. "At least be more discreet if you're gonna pull somethin' like that."

Ruggie chuckled and shrugged, walking away from Leona. "Aight, I'll try again later~" Leona took the letter and laid back on his bed, opening the letter with a yawn. "I swear, if this is another weird thing from Falena..."

*To : Leona Kingscholar, Housewarden of Savanaclaw* It may seem a little silly of me to write a letter for you. I am just a simple admirer from afar, writing to you to express my feelings.

I've been in love with you for the past year, Leona. The way you move, the way you counter quick remarks, the way you're always so quick on your feet and wise.. I've fallen for you quite hard it seems.

You're probably wondering who am I, or why would I send you this letter along with the chocolates. Truth is, I couldn't hold back my feelings anymore, but I'm too much of a coward to tell you in person. Please accept my gift and my letter. Perhaps, you can come find me if you wanted. *- Signed, your secret admirer.*

"Hoo, ain't this interesting." Leona smirked, eyeing the letter. It seems like the letter has piqued his interest, as he flipped the paper back and forth looking for more clues. The faint scent on the letter smells oddly familiar to him, further piquing his interest. "Alright, I'll take you up on this little detective game."

---

The next morning, Leona starts his move.

"Oi. Jack." Jack, coming back from his morning jog, approached his senior. "What's up, Leona-senpai?"

Leona waved the letter in his hand, showing it to Jack. "A little visitor seemed to have sent me a gift yesterday... Did you see anyone from outside the dorm enter recently?"

Jack scratched his head, trying to remember. "Um.. I think I remember a few. Like, people who wanted to play around with their Savanaclaw friends. I don't recall seeing anyone coming in to send a gift to you." Leona nodded. "Oh, so that's what the ruckus was yesterday. Just a few herbivores looking for amusement."

The beastman went on to ask a few other people from the dorm, with most of them not knowing anything. He knew he couldn't have asked Ruggie, even if it seemed like the Hyena knew something. Leona considered asking Rook, for one- but he'd rather not have to deal with his eccentric way of speaking.

Perhaps he'd have to go back to more... primitive ways of finding the sender, so to speak. Beastmen do have quite the sharp sense of smell.

Leona simply pretended to go about his day normally. With every passing student, he quickly manages to identify their scents. Some students smelled like a faint hint of flowers, mostly the residents of the Queendom of Hearts. Some students smelled like sweat, meanwhile others smelled like the "tacky and unnecessary" perfume that Vil wore. (Everyone else would beg to differ if he had said that out loud)

"..Hn?" In the midst of walking through the hallways, Leona caught the same exact scent from the letter. He glanced around discreetly, observing who might be around him. It's definitely not coming from the Scarabian students loitering around the hall, and it's definitely not the blonde 3rd year calling him "Roi des Lions" from afar...

Leona's eyes locked onto you, walking past him with your little group of friends. "Hoo... Interesting turn of events. I'll begin my chase then, Herbivore."

---

You had no idea what's going on, but Leona seemed to always be around the corner, trying to chase you down. "W-was it the letter..? Did I say something wrong..?" You thought, but Leona doesn't seem like he's angry or anything.

Leona himself wasn't trying to pull any moves. He kept observing you quietly, every time you pass by him he'd double check if the scent was correct, and he'd steal glances at your notebook to match the letter's handwriting.

Until one fateful day, where Leona finally decides to corner his prey for good. "Hey, Herbivore... Did you know how Lions hunt?"

Leona corners you in between the wall and his body, putting his arms beside your head so you can't try to slip out. "You see... We stalk our prey for a while, cornering them..."

Leona puts his finger on your chin, lifting it up so you'd gaze into his eyes.

"...And after that, they'd pounce for the prey." He leans in, capturing your lips in a kiss. You gasped in shock at first, before melting into the sensation and kissing him back. "Thanks for the little gift, Herbivore. Quite bold of you to think I wouldn't find out, though..."

[mentallyshattered]

This is part 20 of the "What if Yuu didn't want to go back?" Series!

(I, the author of this work, do not consent to this work being crossposted/translated without my knowledge or used to train an AI, ever.)

Masterlist

"Okay, I'll go first. I'm the oldest."

Grim and I share a look. A silent, mutually thought idea is agreed upon and placed into action. Grim dismounts from my shoulder and onto the desk with the board.

"Can I go first? Please?"

He sits, loafing, on the wood, giving his best kitten eyes directly to Idia, and mews softly.

"Alright, sure. Why not?"

Ortho turns sharply to stare at his brother. "Idy! I can't believe this! Willingly abandoning better chances for a cat? And no gain? You shouldn't!"

"You know me, Ortho, you know me! He's too cute; I can't help it! I'm a cat person, and I cannot abandon my primary morals!"

I roll the die. We move four spaces, onto a spot where a cliff leads. We might wind up there again later.

"Your turn, Mr. Oldest."

Grim looks at me. Ortho looks at Grim. I look at Ortho. Smugness and anger and amusement, and only one die has rolled. Only one piece has moved. This is going to be so much fun.

Grim looks at Ortho with the same adorable stare, and Ortho falls just as his brother did.

"...Fine. But only because you're cute, okay?"

Grim gets up, saunters back over to me, and gets on my other shoulder. "You heard him, Mr. Oldest. Your turn."

Idia rolls a three. Ortho rolls a five. Azul walks over and sits at the table, between me and Idia. I look at Idia, who refuses the eye contact but stares at the bridge of my nose long enough to say it: "he could still join the game."

"Hey, Azul! Not sure why you're still wearing those. Barbed is more in-style."

Azul sputters and stutters, eventually settling on, "You are a vice housewarden! You should know what glasses are!"

We laugh. "Hey, if we let him join, he might spend the whole time talking instead of playing. Y'know, like he did with the chessboard."

Azul sputters again. "I will not!"

"Myeeh... I don't think so. Prove it."

"Fine! I wi- wait! You're just trying to make me mad!" He inhales deeply. "I am going to go do something else."

Then he gets up and leaves. The other four of us just look at each other, shrug, and continue playing.

The game itself is uneventful, but the interactions are comedy gold. My favorite two are:

"Oh, come on! I could easily fly right back up there!" -Ortho

"Well, Grim, we've fallen... pretty far. You roll the die now; I have two broken legs." -me

All in all, it's a win. Not really- Ortho won the game- but the experience was a net positive.

"Good game, guys!"

Ortho and Idia agree. "Good game."

Ortho sighs. "Everything is so much fun. I'm so glad this happened."

"We're glad we joined."

Ortho laughes a little at that. "Not really what I meant, but I'm glad you joined, too."

"Myeh? What did you mean?"

"Well, I kind of... Died? And Idy managed to make a body for me. I'm technically a robot, but I do have a soul!"

Idia smiles, his sharklike teeth easily visible. "It was a little difficult, but I'm glad I did it. Being an only child sucks."

"Myeh, that's so cool! Azul is giving you a funny look, by the way."

"He is?" Ortho turns around. "Hey Azul, what's it to ya?"

Just like that, club time is over. It's now back to the dorm to rest and eat.

Korrak is awaiting our return. He's pouting a little, but, after Rook explains that new science club members don't get to handle acid on day one, things start making a little more sense.

"Well, I still don' like that Azul feller."

"We g-gotta meet Heartslabyul's v-v-vice housewarden. He made p-pastries, but didn't b-bring any."

"I got t' meet th' housewarden o' Savanahclaw. 'E really ain't all that plesent."

"Azul is annoying. Fun to mess with, though."

"'Ere's a lot o' folks on th' Spelldrive club. Tons o' Savannahclaws."

"All I had to do was look cute at them, and they let us roll first! It was great!"

"At Azul? Or at s-someone else?"

"At Ignihyde's housewarden and vice housewarden! It was hilarious."

" 'at's all it took, eh? Good fer y'all! By th' way, Leona said somethin' 'bout a celebrity- y'all know what 'e meant? 'Cause I don' know no celebrity."

Rook bursts into a laughing fit beside us. I can feel Vil's eyes from across the room, though there is notable confusion in his gaze.

"W-well, I don't know any, s-so I can't really h-help."

"Myeh... maybe he just meant 'moderately popular influencer' and doesn't know what a celebrity is."

"Th-that's probably it. Th-then again, I probably w-wouldn't know one if they b-brushed my hair."

Accross the room, I see Vil sigh and shake his head. He's probably figured out that none of us keep up with pop culture. He might know the celebrity, but I say it's none of my business.

The sun is low on the horizon, our food is eaten, and our dorm uniforms are cozy warm. Rook is still giggling beside us, Korrak is still complaining about the lack of handling acid he got to do, and Epel is calling Leona lazy.

It's been a good day.

[afarcryfrommymain]

Oc Interview questions! Tagged by @adelaidedrubman and @simplegenius042 thanks yall!

(doing this like he's the one awnsering- no bombs au moment, imagine Sharky in the background like one of those animals that soothes horses)

Name: "Aphid Hernández"

Nickname: "Oh gosh- people call me Aph if that counts? And of course, Rook, but I don't know if I'd say I'm much of a Rookie after all this, Joey says it's habit now, but I think she finds the look i give her funny.

Gender: "boy- uh man? But I also like they/them pronouns as much as he/ him - pick ya poison there"

Star sign: "Taurus, I think." (He's right)

Personality type: "I'll be real I don't know this one- I did this test like 5 years ago because a buddy wanted to know but fuck if I remember the results" (it's ISFP)

Height: "5'7" last i checked." (yes, i made him shorter.)

Orientation: "Bisexual, I think, but I'll date whoever if we dig one another enough. I'm also poly, but it's not like anyone's able to match Sharks at the moment - also, if a single person in Hope County gives me shit they will find my shovel in their stomach."

Nationality/Ethnicity: "Mexican-American"

Favorite fruit: "oh- that's a tough one- I think I like kiwi best though, weird little things, taste good too."

Favorite season: "waiting for it to cool down and for fall to arrive - ain't this place the mountains? Why am I still sweating when I walk outside? (Long pause) "it's Fall"

Favorite flower: "My tattoo says it all, the gladiolus, cool flowers, I looked up the meaning a long time ago, but it's kinda left my brain since"

Favorite scent: "can't beat a barbecue but I'm partial to most fire-associated smells- Sharky stop looking at me like that."

Coffee, tea, or HC: "oh- coffee for sure, iced tea is good too though."

Average hours of sleep: "Okay. So I know 8 hours is what you're supposed to get- but you think 4 is acceptable? 5 when I'm lucky? Sharky seriously stop-"

Dog or cat person: "lord don't make me pick, not when I got Boomer and Peaches around,"

Dream trip: "tent near a place far away from civilization, by a river, just me fishing and hunting for as long as I can stand to be alone, then I leave."

Favorite fictional/real character: "oh- Ramona Flowers was my gay awakening, she's top of the list for that reason alone.

Number of blankets they sleep with: "Normally, there's a small pile of various blankets under me, and then there's a big one over top like I'm in a nest. Real cozy, I highly recommend it."

Random fact: "oh I hate being asked to give a fun fact uh- I play dungeons and dragons- or I did but I kinda don't have anybody to play with anymore so ya know if anybody in Hope County wants to play hit me up. I cook, too - is that a fact? I feel like people should cook in general, but ya know."

I do NOT know who to tag, and I think most have already been tagged - if you haven't, this is ur tag now. I better see u on my dash soon (/j)

[tsuki-sennin]

"ppl who celebrate character birthdays are annoying pass it on"

FUCK this post, and Happy Birthday Neon Kurama~! ...right, so you know it's all gonna go horribly wrong, but she's our friend! We support her!

Spoilers, I guess...

-What a massive L the Jyamato have taken.

-Garden Grandpa has become Construction Grandpa!

-OOOOOOOH

-Oh hey Daichi. Just sorta hangin' around, huh?

-I don't blame you tbh, I'd be sitting on my ass too.

-April 4th! That's two days from now!

-:)

-Happy Basuday~!

-...:(

-They kidnapped the poor girl on her birthday.

-"What do you even get the Celebrity 'It' Girl who has everything? ...aside from loving parents, treatment like a normal human being, a boyfriend who isn't over twice her age, and a break from creepy weirdos on the internet?"

-...three, five, and seven, huh?

-Keiwa's just totally numb to all of Ace's... Ace-iness.

-Toro, toro!

-It's a Toreador! Just like the ones referenced in that indie horror game from 2014! Octodad: Dadliest Catch!

-...is this just the Seito/Touto proxy battle arena from Build? I think it is, at least, I'm probably wrong.

-Beroba continues to Bull-y Michinaga for her entertainment.

-Fight!

-I swear, by my sword and capote, that I will once again prove victorious!

-Bullfight!

-Rook! Bishop! Buffa! All the most powerful chess pieces!

-Shut the fuck up Chirami, you ain't doing shit.

-"Happy Birthday :)"

-Na-Go Stans are wildin'

-We win, we party!

-Hot damn, Keiwa!

-Oooooh, disarming yourself for a shot? Clever.

-Oh, whoops! Bero be cheatin', who coulda guessed!

-"You cheated. You didn't learn, you didn't improve."

-Oh God, Beroba's gonna leak her DMs.

-Gotta win!

-Oh hello, Kyuun.

-"A present! For me~?"

-"No! >:( ...Maybe :("

-You're so full of crap, man.

-Free Boost~!

-Sweet and salty! Just like sea-salt ice cream!

-Word of advice lads, be honest.

-OH FUCK, IT'S DAD

-...I think I forgot his name, I'm just gonna call him Papa Naoto until I remember it.

-You're only like... marginally better a parent than your wife, man. And that's only because you don't hit her or constantly try restraining her.

-...man, I just realized, Neon suffers trauma from being kidnapped at a young age and her mother just... holds her captive. Irony at its most fucked up.

-To be quite honest, I don't think Kyuun'd be much better company than Jeff Pesos or whoever Izumi had in mind.

-Man, these supporter plotlines are so interesting, holy shit.

-Ah, yep. There's Ace. Looking into it.

-"Geats. How unexpected."

-...Waaaait...

-"I've had quite enough of family matters from last season, thank you very much."

-KOUSEI, THAT'S HIS NAME

-Ace, you don't just walk up to a girl and lay her backstory out like that.

-I'll give Kousei credit, he at least seems legitimately worried.

-Doesn't even seem to have a scratch on her. Seems a little at odds with the depiction of the kidnapping itself, huh?

-Man... Can't even cake.

-Time for the mountain lion to descend upon the bull.

-...shit, that was lame. Pretend you never noticed that.

-OH?

-Okay, it's Ace time!

-Beroba's such a scrublord. Or uh... scrublady, as the case may be.

-Ooooooh, boy!

-Set!

-Dual On! Ninja! Magnum!

-Ready, Fight!

-Get splashed, idiot!

-"Two, huh?"

-Set!

-Ooooooh, he's not going into Laser Boost, okay!

-That's neat! They kept that suit around!

-PNGTuber Beroba.

-Ohhhhhh noooo

-You're an absolutely horrendous excuse of human being, Beroba.

-Great job Takahashi, banger villain. Especially you Namika-san, you're putting in a fantastic performance <3

-Ohhh, Ace is MAD mad.

-Everybody loves Na-Go-san!

-...holy shit, that is so cruel. They just

-Instantly went on a targeted harassment campaign.

-AKARI?

-Ohhhh

-...that's

-That's depressing as fuck.

-...that goes a long way to explain why Izumi was so controlling and Kousei dumped all his money into... I'm gonna be completely honest, what's basically a snuff film ring.

-Why would he let Giroli pick Neon to play then?

-"She was lying" SHUT THE FUCK UP

-Completely ruined my homegirl's life.

-Fucking MURDER that thing, Ace.

-Oh shit, Kyuun! My dude!

-Next episode.

-#NaGoSweep!

[misculenica]

Dreadwolf Speculation - Protagonist + Companions (Part 1 - long post)

Let me start by emphasising that this is purely my own speculation given what we've seen in the trailers, teasers, concept art, and the most recent leak we've had regarding gameplay (curtesy of reddit about a month or so ago). Feel free to disagree, propose your own speculations, and most of all, enjoy the freedom of deliberation!

Part 1 - The Protagonist.

I propose that the new protagonist of Dragon Age is called Rook.

A rook, below a wolf, as seen a few years ago. Mark Darrah tweeter images of this red book back around... 2017/2018 (I think this time period, I'm not a twitter person). This is pretty significant in my eyes, given the recent leaks from reddit that triggered the memory of this image.

This is a cropped still from one of the leaked images of the early alpha gameplay.

There's a character called Rook (and we'll talk about Davrin in Part 2...), confirmed - I completely believe these leaks are real. Given the significance of the rook image above, back from 2017ish, I feel like it'd be odd for a companion/side character/even a notable character to have such prolific imagery... So that stands to reason, the next main character will be Rook.

But let me give you a brief overview of a rook;

a rook is a piece in chess; it may move any number of squares horizontally or vertically without jumping (oh maker, bioware, please), and it may capture an enemy piece on its path; additionally, it may participate in castling (castling is a special move between the rook and the king that both gets your rook into play and shields your king via a switcheroo, basically (poetic given how Rook will swap places with the Inquisitor against Fen'Harel - it's actually really interesting ((I swear)). It's the only time in chess where you can move 2 pieces at once, and where the king can move more than 1 square!). The rook is sneaky, fast, and good for infiltrating the enemy and forcing them to move.

I also find it interesting how you start chess with 2 rooks... Perhaps that will mean nothing, but perhaps not....

Now, let's consider a rook; the bird;

A rook is a very sociable/gregarious member of the Corvus family (crows, esssentially), who are rarely found by themselves. It should also be noted that wolves and ravens have a distinct but unusually friendly/symbiotic relationship (ravens are also of the Corvus family) - I just think that's neat, considering the dread wolf.

I really like the bird symbology - especially having a previous bird protagonist (Hawke, of course!).

; Leliana also keeps corvids as her messengers. (wait... red book with a rook.... red rook.... where have I... Ohh)

Hahaaa.... I'm not done!

See those black feathered arm flaps? Am I connecting the dots? (You ain't connecting shit, Nae)

I suppose you all are thinking the same/similar thing; this is an antivan crow.... this is maybe zevran.... No. It is not. Why is it not? Let me pull up the evidence; concept art (soo reliable).

Please note, the anitvan crow to the left - ready to grab the palanquin holder- servant guy. And on the right, at the front... The character from above - similar in design, but the crow lacks the arm wing flapy-dealies. Let me zoom in on them both so you can see.

Alright, they are rather similar in design. But the right looks much more like the wine drinking guy. (Note that the one on the right looks male, and the one on the left looks female - could that imply these 2 are the male/female variations of our next protagonist? Or... Is this the 2nd rook on the chessboard I mentioned? Is the other rook going to dieee??? Tin foil hats for everyone!).

That's all I currently have on the protagonist! Hope you got as much out of this as I did!

Part 2 - Companion;

also;

[twistedroseytoesy]

Epels bad reputation

this is so perfect, had to do it. highly recommend listening to the song as you read, or listen to it beforehand.

It was another chaotic first-years hang-out night. It was late and everyone had a bit of a sugar high due to baking together and eating everything in one sitting. even jack was joining in the chaos.

Mc had the amazing idea to try and find songs that would fit people from their world. So they listened and did a karaoke night for a few hours until their voices were hoarse. Epel surprisingly was rocking out to one song a lot and even declared that he wanted to do a band night with the other first years. The others happily agreed and started planning before passing out around 4 in the morning.

They continued to plan and set up a band night, but none of them could really play band instruments... so they were just going to do a singing night instead. basically karaoke but they would start off the night with epels choice of song and then let other first years sing their hearts out.

The flyers were set out for all to see, many first-years were rather excited and shared the news. other students wanted to come along but it was first-years only! of course, some housewardens and other students snuck in when the songs were starting, mostly to ensure that nothing too crazy was going to happen.

Rook came along to see the beauty of a young and uproarious crowd in their element. Vil came to see what Epel was planning and to ensure he doesn't get into too much trouble. He was surprised and very a bit pissed at seeing epel with ratty black hair and dark-themed clothes. what did he do to their carefully crafted hair style?!

Rook placed a hand on his queen's shoulder as the music started. "You'll have to wait for him to be done first roi de poison. the show is starting." Vil clenched his jaw but knew his vice housewarden was right. The speakers started up an upbeat rock song no one recognized, the croud became anxiously excited to see what was to come.

Epel took the first mike as Ace, Mc, and deuce were the backup singers. They all wore similar dark-themed clothing but epel was the only one with a different hairstyle.

"I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation! Living in the past, it's a new generation! A dudes can do what he wants to do and that's what I'm gonna do!"

Epel started to scream sing the song, smiling all the while as he danced on the stage.

"An' I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation "Oh no!" (no, no, no, no) "not me!" (me, me, me, me, me!)

They continued to sing rocking out on air guitars the backup singers echoing epels words. Vil was rather impressed at their dedication but disappointed at their choice of song and music style. Rook was cheering and clapping along with the crowd.

Epel noticed the recognizable hunter's hat in the back of the crowd and smirked when he noticed his housewarden looking a bit miffed at the situation. He created a spotlight on the two and the crowd gave them ample space as Epel sang out to them.

"An' I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation! Never said I wanted to improve my station!"

An' I'm only doin' good when I'm havin' fun! An' I don't have to please no one

epel sang loudly pointing at vil and purposefully messing with his hair as he did so. he turned off the spotlight for now and the crowd continued to cheer for the group preforming on stage.

"An' I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation! "Oh no!" (no, no, no, no) "Not me!"(me, me, me, me!)

"oh no!" (no, no, no) "not me!"

The crowd was going wild and a few tried to join along. The group onstage continued to rock out, dancing and rocking their heads to the beat.

"I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation! I've never been afraid of any deviation An' I don't really care if you think I'm strange I ain't gonna change!"

Epel pointed at Vil again as he sang letting his country accent slip out as he summoned and apple and took a bite out of it before tossing it back stage.

"An' I'm never gonna care 'bout my bad reputation!" "Oh no!" (no, no, no, no) "Not me!"(me, me, me, me!) "oh no!" (no, no, no) "not me!" "Pedal, boys!"

They all continued to sing echoing and bobbing their heads to the beat. even holding up some rock-out signs as they moved around the stage, laughing as the music continued.

"An' I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation The world's in trouble, there's no communication! An' everyone can say what they wanna say It never gets better, anyway"

He holds up his phone and bobs it like a head banging to the rythem.

"So why should I care about a bad reputation, anyway? Oh no, not me, oh no, not me"

Vil could think of many things that he could say in retaliation to that question, he could feel himself frowning more and more at this outburst of Epels that he thought they were past at this point.

"I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation You're living in the past, it's a new generation An' I only feel good when I got no pain An' that's how I'm gonna stay!"

"An' I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation Oh no, not me, oh no, not me Not me, not me!"

Epel screamed out the last lyrics and the music cut as his last words echoed over the crowd. A few seconds passed before the crowd roared in applause. The first-year group high-fived each other and walked off the stage. Mc stayed on to explain anyone as welcome to come on the stage and preform whatever song they wanted. A line quickly formed and the night was loud and full of music.

Once backstage Rook and Vil appeared to give epel and the others a good scolding about the music choice and drag Epel away. He was mad but he continued to smile non the less. He just set up a bad reputation for himself, and he knew that that reputation would set him as a worthy opponent in NRC. The other first years watched as he went smiling and laughed to themselves, knowing that he would be find and back to being his feisty self next get-together.

[meadowmines]

OC-Tober/Tojoctober Day 30: Pawn

[In which a shogi cheater fucks around and finds out]

"Our problem child ain't a run-of-the-mill hustler," the old man says, surveying the board. "He's a cheat. Take yer eye off the board for one second and he'll swap some pieces around before you can say boo. Some kinda sleight-of-hand shit."

"Good to know," Aoyagi says. He moves.

"He's a sore loser, too. Ya catch him out, yer liable to catch some hands." The old man frowns at the board and makes his move. Not the one Aoyagi hoped he'd make, but that's okay.

"Don't worry about that. I can throw 'em right back." He slides a rook into position. "Check. You like to go down swingin' too, huh?"

"What can I say?" The old man delays the inevitable for one more move. "Go hard or go home. But it looks like that's about all the fight I got left in me. Go on, finish me off."

"Heh. Almost hate to at this point, but..." Aoyagi moves in for the kill. "Checkmate. Good game, old-timer. I'd like to play ya again sometime."

"Anytime," the old man says just as a new player sits down at another board. "Speak of the devil. We're countin' on ya, Amano."

Aoyagi nods to the old man and stands up. In the four steps it takes him to reach the board that's just been claimed by the pesky cheat, his entire presence has changed. His step lightens, his eyes become windows through which one may view a head that to all appearances has never been burdened with a single thought, and when he plops down across from the dude, he radiates an aura of cheerful cluelessness and blissful ignorance.

"Hi!" he beams. "Can I play you?"

The cheat looks up, takes in the challenger's short stature, bubbly personality, and apparently vacant cranial cavity and returns that easy grin. "Well, sure!"

Out of the corner of his eye, Aoyagi watches Sugihara avert his eyes and Chiba scrunch his face up in that particular way people do when they know they absolutely must not laugh.

The cheat starts off his act with your basic bog-standard hustling procedure: let the mark win. It's usually next to impossible to get a read on a hustler's real skill level at this point in the proceedings, but that's fine. He'll show his true colors in the second game. But first, of course, he'll suggest making the next game a little more interesting, and he will plop an irresistibly girthy wad of cash down next to the board, and, emboldened by their previous victory, the mark will bite and add his own cash to the pot, only to lose it when the hustler drops the act and cleans his clock.

That's how the cheat thinks this is going to work, anyway.

Aoyagi wins the first game, just like he's supposed to. The cheat does the whole making-it-interesting song and dance, and Aoyagi plops his own irresistibly girthy wad of cash down.

The cheat is a mediocre player at best. No wonder he has to resort to less-than-honest measures to make his money. Aoyagi holds back, dangles bait in front of him, waits for him to pull something.

When he finally does, Aoyagi isn't even sure he saw it for a hot second there. The old man wasn't kidding, this is some kind of street magic shit and if Aoyagi hadn't been waiting for it, he would have missed it. But the guy reaches across the board to move one of his pieces and as he pulls his hand back, Aoyagi notices that one of the pawns that hand passed over is now a bishop. This guy is a pan fried shitlord, but damn if that little trick isn't impressive as hell.

Now... how to play this? Call him out directly? Be casual about it? Or... commit to the bit?

The third option, Aoyagi thinks, sounds like a lot of fun. So, with all the confidence of someone who has no idea what the hell he's doing, he makes a big show out of swapping one of his pawns out for a rook.

The reaction is exactly what Aoyagi hoped it would be. A split second of oh shit is he onto me? An ever-so-subtle shake of the head, to clear it. "Whoa, bud!" the cheat laughs, maybe a little nervously. "Ya can't just go changin' pieces out like that!"

"Oh! Sorry!" Aoyagi grins sheepishly and returns the pawn to its position. "I don't know anything about shogi, ha ha! I can barely remember which piece is which! I just saw you swap that pawn out for a bishop and I thought that looked like a really cool move!"

"Uh--" The cheat glances down at the board. Back up at Aoyagi's clueless grin. Back at the board. "Y-yeah," he laughs, scratching at the back of his head. "It's, uh... it's a super advanced move, so... s-see, the thing is... ya can't swap a piece out like that if ya captured one of mine on yer last turn."

"Ohhhhh!" Aoyagi nods sagely. "But... you took a piece of mine the turn before you did it."

"Ngh! W-w-well, that's, uh--" He's sweating. It's February and they're outside and he's sweating. Out of the corner of his eye, Aoyagi watches Chiba clamp a hand over his mouth and Sugihara lean against a wall, shoulders shaking with barely suppressed laughter. "See, uh... since I took one of yer pieces, I could only swap out for a bishop, nothin' higher. And a rook's higher than a bishop."

"I see! I see!" Aoyagi nods like one of those bobblehead thingies people put on their dashboards. "I guess there's all kinds of rules about when you can swap and what you can swap for, huh? Like... you can only do it once a game or something?"

The cheat relaxes a little, like he thinks he's actually getting away with some shit here. "R-right. That's right! Heh. Just once a game."

"And you probably can't put a piece somewhere that'll put the other guy right into check or something?"

"Heh... right! Yeah, see, you know all about it, huh?"

"And you can't do it if your opponent's watching the board real close."

"Yeah! Exactl--SHIT WAIT NO--"

"Gotcha." And with that, Aoyagi drops his act. "Ya cheatin' son of a bitch."

[forthegamesmyguy]

yeeeeeaaaahhhhh.......... :/

the more time and space I have from actually finishing, and just like ruminating on it all over and over..... My impressions are just growing colder and less forgiving. I'm gonna have to write them all out sometime here, it's just how I process things. But it'll be hard. Saying goodbye to my favourite little guy maybe of all time, is very hard. My shorthand thoughts are basically: as an action fantasy game, it's fantastic... it's cinematic and gorgeous and the narrative is powerfully emotionally motivated, and I'm certain someone that has no DA knowledge can leave it feeling like it was a great piece of art; as an RPG, it's quite middling....it's got a decent character creator with 6 technically different bgs but it really isn't much more than flavour imo, and ultimately everything is either a binary choice or no real choice at all (companion quests have two paths, the ending itself is one flavour, though I will give credit for the suicide mission elements that do actually add a bit of variability, but dialogue options are often three ways of saying the same thing slightly different)...it's not bad, it's serviceable...it can be called a role playing game, in a very specific way.....but it is not an rpg robust and full of choice; as a dragon age game, it's not very good....the amount of auto dialogue was giving me ME3 flashbacks in a very bad way, bc at least Shepard was always a less dimensional (on OUR part, the player) character.....but as predicted, rook is even less your own than Inquisitor, and even more basic...you find your character very often just...saying shit, and it's like "oh no, the bad guy is bad! But don't give up team we are the good guys and we can persevere. *Beat* also I can't cook ha ha ha" Also now that I'm in another playthrough I can see just how much dialogue is repeated and it's most of it..... 😬 and the lore was ....odd.... some things are like, glaringly bad (blight effects...) and others, most actually, are cases of just....deciding that it didn't matter...and for me personally the Big Lore Reveals (that I assume any longtime solas enjoyer like myself already all knew lol) were very Telling Me The Story you know? I found the writing this time to be rather..."accessible" is the word I am thinking of but when I say it in this case I mean it as like, commercially accessible. like....marvel/Disney, ya know... we are all On the Hero Spectrum and we basically only talk about Pulling through!!! Because heroes don't give up! We have each other!!! We'll never turn into those EVIL people! ...idk. idk. antagonists from main and side missions often felt flat, Pure Evil redshirt mobs....and the obvious, the lack of respect for the world so far....we see/hear nothing of any dao/daa companions or major players besides Morrigan, who isn't there bc shes morrigan :/ theres one DA2 cameo, one dai cameo....that is it....DA to me means 1 meaningfully expressively different ways to roleplay the PC 2 a growing world state of different flavours that continues to reference itself as it expands 3 a fantasy setting where we get a new crew of companions to wander around with per title .... we get the last one sure, but I didn't really feel the first two so like I said I don't see it as a particularly successful dragon age game; and for ME most importantly, as a Solas game, game about Solas, marketed to me as a game of choice that still somehow resolves the tale meaningfully and satisfactorily no matter the path................ sorry. it's a fail for me. I'm sure I can go on and on and on about it but I need to just let it simmer for now.

Someone who isn't me can absolutely have a blast and come away thinking wow what a game. But she ain't me 😔 I didn't especially enjoy the combat, like I guessed, but it's fine, I can endure combat that I don't super think is fun....I think the slimming down on the RPG elements that are collecting and selling and min maxing and shit, potions loot etc, was nice and convenient. They COULD keep resource intensive stuff around but I personally don't care 🤷🏼‍♀️ and I really liked the simplicity and ease of just, look for a green pot to break lol. Played a rogue though and that fuckin arrow regen mechanic....not for me. Will have to see what ranged combat is for the rest. The music was the weakest of the series by far for me, characterless, very general (not always unique location/character specific pieces....), why is there synth to begin with but definitely why is there so much of it lmao... Biggest compliments I can give are the cinematics and environmentals and lighting, looked even more beautiful than inquisition. Though I've been experiencing a textural bug with white dots all over mostly hair and sometimes floors.... driving me insane. It changes person to person but there are a few VAs that were particularly Cartoon voicing and I don't really enjoy that, so I can't just wholesale compliment the voice talent.... But in general the main cast is very well played. And GDL, for me, is literally carrying this title on his Welsh shoulders. The ghil moments we get are also actually pretty fire

But yeah. Idk. I knew there was basically no way for this game to satisfy me, but I was so hopeful bc the Solas enjoyers in the dev team have been hyping it so much as such a great conclusion to his tale........... Makes it feel worse in a way. In a couple cases I at least genuinely believe the person just likes stories that end this way. And that's fine. But man. Man..... I really just. Wanted something else...I finished 11am, starting the climax and final point of no return at 5am already exhausted but so eager to finish, after waking up at like 2pm on election day and just playing through the evening. Woke up 6pm later on, of course my first thoughts are of this new game, the new ending I'm left with, time has passed I slept and I'm thinking more about what happened, and then I hear the news get turned on and then there's election results playing. So that was my experience ending this. I suffered in the fake world, went to sleep, then woke up to suffer in the real world and I can't use the fake world to escape for fun... It unfortunately colours the whole thing in an even worse light for me 😔 I'm just feeling emotionally drained. And I really wish. I really fuckin wish, this thing that's meant so much to me, could offer a bit of relief :/

all right. before I get my hands on this lemme get thoughts out

I don't care for the textural look. The blurred yassification of it all... Hoping for mods 😭

Solas better not die or I'm quitting

Inquisitor....Imma be real idrc 😔🤷🏼‍♀️ like I'm sorry but they're literally all gonna be the same character? That's a joke.

Sorry I'm not being Fair. I bet it ends up like this: you are kind of sad and kind of nice when you "redeem" and you are kind of mad and kind of mean when you "stop". If you romance him your Lavellan will make that stupid ass frowny face from DAI but otherwise be basically the same as "redeem"

I'm expecting to not like the combat unfortunately....it looked like everything just jumps you and you exclusively and the difficulty is just gonna be even more mobs literally mobbing you while ur companions looked like they were kinda doing fuck all ........ Plus the only 2 😭 my banter 😭😭 but yeah idk. I get they're rly relying on the detonation thing but tbh w u I didn't rly do that shit in DAI....dao yes bc combat is slower. When it's faster like this I honestly just turn my brain off lol

I'm guessing I'm gonna go for davrin, emmerich or bellara first. I also see them as possible Culprits but idk if we're getting yet another betrayal arc tbh

Would love one of the romances that happens outside ur own to b with that old man

Taash got something Mythal related going on ? Suspicious

I'm expecting this to be my least favourite of the four but that's rly bc it wasn't allowed to be what it should have been for most of its development..... The live service skeleton is all over the look of this and it seems to be anchoring the story, but Make it relevant to the sequel hook from DAI....it seems like it's just kind of set up to fail as the weakest narratively. Which sucks bc it's the big climax. Hoping I'm pleasantly surprised

I was gonna read the supplemental stuff but didn't. I've read summaries tho, so my take from the dread wolf was seemed to be that the lyrium idol=the lyrium dagger....

very curious to know if we can interact with Solas at will in the lighthouse or like. How does it work. Anyway can I ask him about his fish

Really hoping the soundtrack references Morris when it comes to Inquisitor and Solas :/ and any other returning notes I just don't know who else gonna be there lol

I honestly haven't given it too much thought beyond uhhhh my guy better be okay

[caitlinclark]

[chenyann]

Sleeping With The First Years<3

Ace trappola,Deuce spade,Jack howl,Epel felmier and Sebek zigvolt

hello everyone ^^ so I'm trying something new and I swear I'm working on the epel fic;; but enjoy this while yall wait~yako♡ Tw:sebek slander fluff/crack

Ace

Happy- that's it he is just super happy!

plops on the bed and lays down on the side he knows you sleep on, oh you sleep on the right side of the bed?

TOO BAD THAT'S ACES SIDE NOW

A cuddler

Like he will latch on you like it's the end of the world.

hope you don't need pee y/n 

he looks like he has been knocked 

OMG Is he breathing?!

yes

you don't need to call the police he's fine that's just how he sleeps

If you do somehow wake him up he will let you do what you need too

won't stop complaining that you're taking too long😒

holds your hand when you come back and cuddles you when you’re sleeping💜

WILL TAKE IT TO HIS GRAVE THAT HE DIDN'T ENJOY IT

SAYS THAT YOU WERE THE ONE THAT WANTED TO CUDDLE

"I would never cuddle you gross you probably got cooties"

"I don't"

"and plus you seemed cold so I just wrapped my Arms around you"

"It was hot last night?"

he got quite real quick

that was the conversation yall had the next morning

Deuce

call the ambulance/or room service 

going through the 5 stages of grief in 10 seconds 

the only woman he slept with was his mom when he was a kid

you're just knocked out since being ramshackle prefect is hard 

hesitantly. VERY hesitantly climbs in bed with you

doesn't want to wake you up for the life of him 

You know that careful SpongeBob meme that's him.

poor boy is so stiff 🤧

would try to get out of bed to sleep on the floor.

woke you up in the process 

apologizes, maybe even start getting upset

Comfort him y/nnie right now

you would tell him to go to sleep or at least try to sleep while you're in the bathroom

you're just playing on your phone waiting for him to sleep

"Carter deuce won't sleep how do you make him sleep"

"idk lol"

"ok"

he's asleep when you come back

you are a cuddler now I don't make the rules

very light sleeper

he will feel you cuddling him but will try to go back to sleep.

when he wakes up he thinks you look pretty 

wakes you up gently 

100% tells his mom about it

Jack

he doesn't mind

his tail is swaying pretty fast tho??🤨🤨

asks you if you want him to sleep on the floor

tail speeds up when you say no

you sit on the bed to watch TV and he comes out of the bathroom with silk pajamas?

your sleepy so you're sleeping first 

turns off the TV for you 

he's the type to read before bed ill die on this hill

he's reading his book when you just rested your head on his man boobs chest.

On the outside he's like (・・ ) ?

but it's a lie he is throwing a party in his head

Puts his book down and turns off the side lamp

puts his arms around you💜💜💜

it's like a free heater

his tail rests on your side as he cuddles you

You're smug cause your a lil faker you ain't really asleep huh

You rn:<(￣︶￣)>

you thought you ate huh? Well you did. Left no crumbs🥲

would wake up before you and when you ask if he cuddled you he would be like 

"uhhh no????"

but he did enjoy that little moment when you used his chest as a pillow.

Source:trust me bro

Epel

Kicking crying screaming/j

he would be a bit upset since he would hope he would be a bit more buff so if you cuddle together you can feel safe💙

eyebrows immediately go straight down. But stops because he knows vil or Rook is about to lecture how he would get wrinkles 

wears silk pajamas but hates it (vil made him wear it)

but if you like them he loves them

orders pizza and watches TV with you *it's a horror movie*

yall went to sleep at like 2am cause yall were scared lol

tries to say something romantic but fails terribly 

Naw it probably was like 

"epel I'm scared to sleep with if I lose my toes😭"

"Its okay mah wittle cotton swab I'll protect ya"

"Room service " 

"AHHHHHHH!!!!"

He screamed like a dying bird, the poor room service was so upset you had to reassure the woman that you watched a horror movie and that she did nothing wrong.

he latched to you like a leech when he fell asleep

his hands are so cold like??? Did you just come back from Antarctica? Why tf are you so cold

you tried to wiggle out his grasp but it was hard cause he was strong in his sleep.

you eventually fell asleep and cuddled him back

He wasn't even asleep he was faking it like you did with Jack

texts Jack about it 

tries to act tough in the morning 

failed again lol

"Huh why am I so cold?"

……

"WHATS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN PREFECT!?"

…..

"You felt safe?...lol as you should"

!? 

"Wait no I'm sorry y/n"

Sebek

why? Why would you do this to yourself?

You know what's gonna happen,Yet you still gonna do it?

you're getting your license revoked and blocked/j

he's mad HOW DARE THEY TELL ME TO SLEEP WITH THIS LOWLY HUMAN

he tries to sleep on the floor but you were like no 👹 

talks about how his waka Sama is so peaceful at night and how you can't compare.

He snores loud af😒

how does he know how tf mallues is at night does he watch him sleep???😭

Wears old man pajamas

after changing he lays on the bed

he is like a plank😭😭 his whole body is straight like doesn't that hurt???

You fall asleep and cuddle him

is about to wake you up but he see your quote on quote cute-ish face so calmly sleeping

blushes he thinks your kinda ugly but one..….ONE percent cute

take that as a compliment

low-key when you saw him sleeping the next morning with one arm around your waist you lost your bet with Ace

The Bet was that if he sleeped or not

pay your money y/nnie or else you about to be in debt 💜

denies that he ever had his arm around your waist

YOU THINK ONE OF LORD MALLUES GUARDS WOULD SLEEP WITH A PATHETIC HUMAN EVEN CUDDLE IT?!

"ya"

[minzart]

Went on a college tour and got food poisoning a great 48 hrs 🙃 but I got to do a robotics class.... so what abt a robot!mc? ~~~~

Some background mc was built to be a pseudo-child for it's creator, but after a time mc creator died. Mc then became a carebot/helpbot for the company their creator worked for. While helping scientists create the first interdimensional portal our poor mc got sucked in and transported to twisted wonderland.

~~~~

Mc really took to Grim when they first met.. even though he threatened to burn them and is quite to his defense.

Mc: *snuggling grimm* hairy baby! hairy baby~

Ace: *Totally not jealous* dontcha think you're spoiling him to much mc?

Grimm: YEAH! IT'S embarrass- oh~ right there!

Savanaclaw mob: *angerly* WHERES THAT DUMB RACCOON!

Scarabia mob: THERE HE IS! WITH THOSE FRESHIES! GET HIM!

Mc: *locking in on them* so... you've chosen death

Jack+deuce: *holding them back* hey mc let's calm down..

Grimm: I ain't do nothing!

Epel: *picking up grim* pfftt yeah yet...

Grimm: hey!

~~~~

Mc is short, shorter than ortho and can't reach somethings on their own

Mc: *struggling to reach to door handle* all...most...ther- *door opens for them*

Malleus: there you go beastie~

Mc: *hugging Malleus leg* THANK TSUNOTAROU!

Malleus: *smiling* anytime

----

Crewel: Mc dear you need to sit down the others won't be able to see..

Mc: *looking back* oh sorry

Mc: *sits down; eyes barely peeaking over desk*

Crewel: oh.. *looking around*

Ace: hehe looks like you need a booster seat

Deuce: *elbowing ace*

Crewel: *handing mc text books* here stacks these and stick on them

-----

Mc: *Grimm siting on their* so what looks good?

Grimm: ooh~this steak and cheese deluxe sandwich looks good! Oh and the peach cream tea! And this blueberry muffin look delicious!

First years-minus jack: *not trying to laugh*

Jack: come one guys really? You need help there grim.. Mc?

Mc: oh that'll be delightful I can't really see over the counter!

Eple: *biting his lip* y-yeah.. we could tell

~~~~

Idia totally wants to take a look at mc maybe an upgrade or two?

Idia: man this stuff looks pretty outdated...like didn't anyone update you??

Mc: nope! When my creator was still alive she'd fix any damaged parts! But after that no...

Idia: can you fly? Scan things?

Mc: I used to! But my thruster got damaged duringa flood clean up! And my eye lenses are cracked so I can't get an accurate reading

Idia: *slamming his hands on table* THIS IS ABUSE! YOU'RE JOINTS ARE ALL LOCKED UP, YOUR VOICE BOX IS ALL SHOTTY, HAS YOU'RE BATTERY EVEN BEEN CHANGED!?

Mc: *counting fingers* uhm.. I think 10 years ago! Thought it died a few years ago.. I've been going off saved up power banks

Idia: *spits up blood* H-HOW HAVENT YOU EXPLODED YET!?

-----

Idia: *stumbling out of his workshop* come out mc...

Mc: *skipping out of room; giving a spin* TA-DAH!

Cater+rook: *taking pictures*

Riddle: so.. how does the new body feel?

Mc: *happy dancing* GRRREAT!

Vil: *doing a look over* they would've looked better in pomefiore colors...

Leona: no.. they'd look better in Savanaclaw colors!

~~~~

Mc and grim become the unofficial mascots of NRC due all the pictures and videos of them beep bopping around campus

Crowley: HAHA! LOOK LOOK! THE SEARCHES FOR NRC THROUGH THE ROOF!

Trien: know Dire...

Mc: *knocking* you us called Headmaster?

Grimm: yeah! You interrupted my nap!

Crowley: *rushing to mc* YES! YES! LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS!

Mc: *who's having Crowley's phone shoved into their face* is that good?

Crowley: YES!

Azul: *slamming door open* I heard the news Headmaster! *rolling out contract* I have a GREAT idea for marketing!

~~~~

Where mc's from it never really rained so one day it started raining mc rain outside to play in the rain, they really liked the puddles... until they short-circuited. Mc wanted to play in the rain but it takes everyone to stop them, but Lila had the great idea at giving them a see through umbrella.

Mc: *absolutely amazed* UWAH~ I can see the rain through the umbrella!

Lila: yes! Interesting isn't?

Mc: *spinning around* how does it work!?

Lila: I believe they used a see-through vinyl instead of nylon..

Idia: next upgrade I should make you water proof...

Grimm: now at least my ears are safe!

~~~~

Ortho and mc are the best of friends and nobody can handle their cuteness

Ortho: *dragging idia to class* come on nii-san...

Idia: *crying* betrayed by my own little brother.. what a sad world..

Ortho: *coming to a stop; see's mc* FREN!

Mc: *who was walking to class with the first years* FREN!

Ortho: *throwing hands up* FREN!

Mc: *also throwing hands up* FREN!

Ortho: FREN!

Mc: FREN!

Everyone: *cluching their hearts*

~~~~

Mc being mildly amused by the small things.

Mc: *lightly kicking soccer ball* ooh~

Mc: *lightly kicking it the other way* ahh~

Leona: *watching them amused*

-----

Mc: *trying to make a card tower like ace did, but it keeps falling*

Trey: how long have then been at it..?

Carter: *looking at his phone* about 4 hours now

Trey: you've just been letting them do this?

Deuce: we tried 3 hours ago.. but their very insistent on doing this

-----

Mc: *face pressed against the aquarium glass* fishy~fishy~

Floyd: *face also pressed against the glass* aha~ what ya doing shrimpy?

Mc: fishy~fishy~

Jade: *chuckling* don't break the glass now you two

~~~~

Mc will apologize/talk to any inanimate object

Mc: *bumps into the door* oof.. sorry mr.door..

Ace: what are you apologizing for..?

Mc: I bumped into the door!

-----

Trey: Mc can you take the cake out of the oven for me please?

Mc: *opening oven* okay!

Trey: becareful it's hot

Mc: *closing the door a little to hard* o- oh no! I'm sorry oven..

-----

Kalim: *whispering* what is mc doing Jamil..?

Jamil: *whispering back* I have no idea..

Mc: *who've been talking to a golden scrab statue* he took a right, but I told him to take a left

~~~~

.

[dexpairs-blog]

OBEY ME MC X TWST AU

The relationship between Pomefiore and MC

Vil Schoenheit

Hahahah- honey you've got a big storm coming.

Ciel despises his guts the same way Belphegor and Satan hate Lucifer. Vil knows they have a HUGE potential to be a "poison apple" or whatever, but the fact that they don't collaborate with him AT ALL bothers him to no end.

He tries to give them beauty products? Ciel takes them and dumps them in the nearest trash can (Asmo is crying the the Devildom as we speak), he tries to fix their hair and Rook and/or Yuuken is not around? Sucker punched in the face, oh? Epel needs to attend his etiquette lessons? TOO BAD THEY ALREADY SNATCHED HIM AND THEY AIN'T LETTING GO OF HIM ANYTIME SOON.

Overall it's just him trying to turn them into a second Epel and them actually fighting back most of the time. He admires their effort in their studies tho, he thinks it's impressive for a rowdy potato. Please someone save him if Ciel ever finds out he hits Epel- they're literally gonna pull up with the "whip of love"™ that you use in the surprise guest events.

They also used it on him the first time they've met because you ain't harrassing their homie Epel, you bitch.

Although he hates to admit it those few times where he gets to keep them at bay and actually have a civil conversation with them, he DOES have a good time. It's rare tho.

Rook Hunt

Afraid of him for some reason.

Not like, to death, but he does give the creeps. They respect him as a vice dorm leader because he's nice to them.

They have this silent mutual agreement of "i don't fuck with you and you don't fuck with me" and respect that.

They're both in the Neige simp club 💀

Epel Felmier

Chaos.

These mfs met before the vdc cause some asshole's thought it would be funny to play fetch with his bag while he was leaving for recess in front of their classroom, THINK AGAIN.

He thought that they were awesome, even tho he was highkey scared of them now.

After giving them the "whip of love"™ Ciel turned around to look at him and he was almost pissing himself from the fear, cue to him being in utter shock when Ciel started speaking to him in a much softer tone asking him if he was allright while picking up his stuff.

They ended up hanging out togheter for all recess and getting lunch togheter cause why not, and by the end of it he got a protective charm from them.

Now he goes starry eyed whenever he sees them beat up someone.

After the VDC those two became closer and often hang out with eachother.

He even asked them to help him become stronger! Seeing his determined face Ciel agreed immediately and now they also teach him new shit.

He would always rant to them about how Pomefiore sucks and he wanted to be in Savanaclaw and they would provide support, he's always trying to impress them (and they think it's the cutest thing ever but will never tell him), they would prepare him homemade meals in large quantities to help him grow and all that kind of stuff.

Their absolute favourite thing to do is pulling pranks on Vil togheter and watching his reaction.

It's a miracle they're not banned from Pomefiore with their shenanigans.

Once they bursted the door open yelling "I CAME TO FREE THE HOMIE" while he was having an etiquette lesson, snatched him, and left. Funniest shit he's ever seen.

They LOVE the real him with absolutely gives him a confidence boost.

They overall have a very chaotic friendship that evolved into a crush on both sides bit they're both emotionally stupid so they don't realize LMAO-

They'll manage.

[blxxdyvalentine19xx]

Dicked Down in Dallas 🇺🇸

Chase Hudson x Colson Baker

Warnings: soft sex, swearing, biting.

Song: Dicked Down In Dallas - Trey Lewis

Chase scrolled down through the spotify playlist he and Colson shared and pressed play on 'Dicked Down in Dallas.' He was the one more into country than his boyfriend was aside from a handful of country songs that they both liked.

Colson had his laptop open as he and the guys were working on the set list for the show as they wanted to change a few things around. "What if we do floor 13 or something like that?" Having his spotify open he glanced up; cocking an eyebrow seeing on the side panel what Chase was listening to. "Just a second" he mumbled as he dug his phone out 'the fuck you trying to say?'

Looking at the text; Chase stopped himself, falling backwards onto Colson's hotel room bed. 'Listen to the chorus 😏' he sent the text and took a photo of him in his boyfriend's leather jacket and his boxers. "Let him put the pieces together, see if he figures it out." Chase sent the photo as well '😘😜😈'

His phone dinged and Colson looked down at it; biting his lip; he fought a groan as he saw the photo. "Fucking hell, he knows I'm busy then goes and does that" he mumbled and cleared his throat when Rook shot him a curious glance. "You ain't looking" Colson looked to his phone again and responded 'leave it on, I'll be back soon 🦇'

Chase grinned and dropped his khime beside him. Grabbing the book he'd left on the bedside table; flipping over onto his stomach, he kicked his legs up behind him and got to reading.

Couple hours later

Colson dug the key card out of his pocket; sliding it through the reader on the door. Dropping his stuff in the chair; he leaned backwards against the stand adjacent the bed. "So's that have anything to do with us being in Dallas?"

"Has everything to do with that" Chase said; looking backwards at his boyfriend who's eyes raked over his body. "What're you lookin' at?' He tipped his head back and grinned; his chin resting in his hands.

"Looking at my boy" Colson shook his head and smiled as Chase wore a look that said one of them would end up in trouble. "You look good in my jacket by the way" he snapped a photo before dropping his phone and went forward; kissing his boyfriend.

Turning over; Chase returned the kiss,  but not before scurrying up the bed and putting a hand out to Colson. "I look good in everything" he wrapped his arms around Colson's neck as the rapper moved upwards after him.

Dipping his head downwards; Colson left butterfly kisses across Chase's neck. "That's true" he grinned and looked up; shocked when he was all of s sudden below Chase. "How...what..." Colson struggled to find the words and bit back a moan when Chase's hips rolled downwards.

"Doesn't matter how" he mumbled out and his hips arched when Colson's hands gripped them. "I'm not telling because then you'll know" Chase shrugged; leaning into it; he nipped at Colson's Adam's apple and hummed against his neck when a hand moved down his thigh.

"And you don't see why I call you my vampire" Colson was almost always covered in teeth marks as Chase liked to bite. Getting his shirt off; he pushed his jacket off Chase's shoulders and moaned as the sunlight peeked through the curtains basking him a gold light.

Fighting against insecurity; Chase covered his eyes as if he could hide himself. "I know why..."

Pulling Chase's hands away; Colson smiled and kissed his boyfriend, tugging at Chase's lip. "No, no' he said, running his hands over Chase's thighs. "Let me look at you, you're beautiful, Chase" Colson whispered and pressed a kiss to his boyfriend's neck, trailing down.

○ ○ ○

Chase arched as Colson slowly filled him. A new sensation, not un pleasant but not familiar either. His breath shook into the kiss as Colson's hand massaged his thigh.

Taking in the feel of Chase; Colson kneaded his boyfriend's thigh and almost whined as his boyfriend tensed around his dick. "Goddd" he mumbled and wrapped an arm around Chase's hips. Leading the kiss; he slowly rocked his hips forward and fucked into his boyfriend.

His body reacted to Colson and Chase's head knocked back as his boyfriend peppered his shoulders in kisses. "Fuuckk, oh god" he gasped and locked his fingers in Colson's blonde hair.

Colson shut his eyes and focused on his repeated motion, closing the gap and thrusting forward, moaning out loud as his dick slid in and out of his boyfriend. "Oh my god, baby" he mumbled against Chase's neck and growled as nails raked over his back.

Chase tutted out a heavy wine and pulled Colson against him. His hips rolled forward as he wanted nothing more than his boyfriend fucking him. "Please, f-uck" he felt like he was grasping at straws and bit down lightly on Colson's shoulder.

....

Mumbling out nonsense; Colson groaned as Chase's fingers splayed over his chest. Looking up at his boyfriend; he flipped them back over and snapped his hips forward; fucking upwards into his boyfriend. He was close and needed that release.

Cumming almost in unison; Chase pulled Colson's head up; kissing him as the blonde fucked through an orgasam.

....

Colson grinned as he felt Chase's fingers playing with his hair. "Hi" he glanced upwards and cracked a smile as his boyfriend's hair was more of a mess than usual and the man's cheeks red.

"Hi" Chase whispered back; his eyes met Colson's and he kissed his forehead as the man's head was in his lap.

Next day

Chase had been convinced by Colson to go out with him and the boys with the promise of shopping. He was pretty sure Colson would say no to a cowboy hat. Chase firued it was worth the suggestion. "Something of a little reminder?" If anyone could pull it off, it was Colson.

Glancing up; Colson gave his boyfriend a semi annoyed look and started to say no when Chase put up a show of a pouty face. "Ch-" he sighed and groaned; giving in. "Oh what the hell, yeah"

[sophroniaa]

Perfectly Lovable

(just quickly wanted to say a huge thank you for the love on "Admiring", it honestly means the world to me. 🖤 & aaaalso, this might turn into a two parter if you like it?? idk)

Word count: 1,3k

Trigger warnings: Mentions of alcohol, being hungover

You wake up the next day, hungover to say the least, trying to deny the real reason as to why you got so drunk in the first place.

It had struck later in the afternoon and you were sitting in the backyard with Rook, enjoying the afternoon sun before it would set and the degrees would start dropping for the night. You had all been having a lazy day. A few of the guys even just starting to come back to life after last night's party. It hadn't been too long since you'd gotten out of bed yourself, feeling too hungover to move. Your thoughts wandered back to the night before, trying to remember what had happened past midnight… you came to the conclusion that the night could be rounded up very easily, as you'd been way too drunk since most of the night came up as a thick fog. The throbbing headache only proving your mental point further.

"It's been a while since I drank that much…" You mumbled to Rook, which only gained a snort in return. "Tell me about it." He chuckled as an answer to your statement, also thinking back to the events of the night before. "Have to say you took me by surprise when you challenged me to a tequila race." He said after a few seconds of silence, the images from the night before playing clearly in his mind. 

The new information caused you to push your sunnies further down your nose to look at him, eyeing his facial expressions trying to see if he was fucking with you. You covered your face with your hands in slight embarrassment when you realized he wasn't. "No fucking wonder we feel like absolute shit today." You said shaking your head, no longer finding the aching body & foggy memories strange.

"Don't think I've ever seen you that drunk." He stated before taking another sip of his pedialyte. You leaned over and took the plastic bottle from him before taking a gulp of your own. A grimace quickly spreading across your face once the taste hit your tastebuds, holding out the bottle to read the flavor.

"Euw, you willingly drink the mixed fruit flavor?" You exclaimed, more than happy to give him the bottle back.

He burst out laughing at your reaction. "So you're able to down multiple shots of tequila with a straight face but pedialyte gets you?" He teased, smirking so big that his eyes squinted a little.

"Shut up asshat…" You mumbled before offering him a playful smile.

"You seen Kells today?" You asked instead, not sure if you dare hear anything else about your drunken state from the night before. You leaned your head back, letting the sunshine rest on your tired face.

Rook only shook his head in response. You could see from the corner of your eye that he sneaked a peek at you trying to read your feelings. "So…" He started to say before falling quiet, like he was debating whether or not to bring it up. "We gonna talk about why you got so fucked up last night?"

You leaned your head back again to enjoy the warmth of the sun whilst hiding away behind your dark sunglasses. "I'm good, Rookie." You said flatly, knowing exactly what he was trying to get at. "Not like I haven't seen him with other girls before."

Not like you hadn't seen him with other girls before wishing it was you in their place.

"I'm just saying… Even an idiot would connect the dots, he brings over his "new girl" & you, who normally don't drink much, gets absolutely trashed."

"That's not why!" You protested.

"Oh yeah, then why did you get so drunk?" He was quick to ask. "Enlighten me." His voice letting you know just how much he believed you, which would be about approximately zero procent. Deep inside, you knew you were crushing so incredibly hard on Colson. It was just easier pretending like you didn't. The palms of your hands would start to sweat just by the simple thought of actually telling him. You could only imagine standing right before him trying to explain the situation, to you that sounds like nothing but a bulletproof plan for a break down.

This caused you to sit in silence for a while, trying to come up with something smart to say… Reaching for anything, really. So far you'd been doing a horrible job at trying to convince him. To be fair, you were probably the one needing the convincing. However it fooled neither of you, no matter how hard you tried to deny stuff. When you came up shorthanded you sighed loudly, signaling that he'd won this time around as well.

Fuck models, switch condoms. You felt your heart thug a little, thinking about the constant variation of girls in his life. As of right now he was seeing a brunette model that you honestly couldn't remember the name of, not too long before that it had been a blonde.

You hated it.

How they would stride into his life chasing that bad boy fantasy, wanting a taste of the exciting celebrity world, being MGK's center of attention for a short while.

Something you hated even more was how they knew exactly what they got themselves into, only to become disappointed when he immediately didn't change his ways and grant their wishes by becoming a whole other person for them.

"You've got that look on your face again." Rook pointed out only to sigh dramatically when he realized you'd slipped deep in thought about Colson, again.

"Sorry, what?" You sat up, straightening out in your seat, coming back to reality after he had nudged your leg with his.

"I said, you've got that look on your face again." Rook repeated. You looked at him dumbfounded.

"You get a bothered look on ya face when you think of the constant switching of girls." Rook explained in a matter of factly tone. Trying to even out your furrowed forehead with his thumb to further prove his point. You were quick to shake your head.

"It's not that… " You said while hating how well he could read you, always knowing exactly what's on your mind. Part of you knew there really was no point in denying it, he could read you like a book at this point. In a desperate attempt at keeping your mouth shut you started to chew on the insides of your cheek, but unfortunately it didn't take long before you spoke again.

"I just hate how they exactly know what they're getting themselves into and yet still have the nerves to act disappointed, demanding this and that, ultimatums left and right… " You mumbled, picking at your nails. "Leaving him to blame it all on himself thinking he's a complicated man to love."

When in reality it was the complete opposite, perfectly lovable the way he is. He was in no way complicated if you saw him for who he was instead of trying to change him into what you thought best fit. Understanding how the things he had been through shaped him into his whole existence. He still had his struggles, but who doesn't? He put on a tough act a lot of the time, acting like nothing could get to him, sometimes even talking a big game, sure thing, but underneath all that was a mushy lil' Colson. A side to him he wouldn't show to just anyone, you had to connect with him. Vibe with him. Almost like he needed to make sure your intentions were good before he could let his walls down a little. He wasn't just an angry guy, shouting into the microphone at an impressive pace. There was so much more to him than the established MGK image.

Never had you met a more genuine or kind-hearted guy, so naturally your heart ached when you oh so clearly could see people taking advantage of that.

Bitches, news flash, this ain't build-a-man factory.

"Dude, just fucking tell him already!" Rook exclaimed, clearly becoming impatient with how you acted like you only saw him as a good friend. "You the type of girl he should be with. These toxic models ain't doing him no good."

"Someone to date him for who he really is, shows him patience and acceptance. Understands his issues and encourage him to get better." He saw the hint of uncertainty spreading across your face as he talked. "Stop that, I honestly think that equals you." He said, putting his palm on the left side of his chest. "You just need a little encouragement to get over your nerves." He teased.

You couldn't help but smile at Rook's encouraging words, loving how he always rooted for you no matter what. You reached your arms out to embrace him in a big hug, a way of showing your appreciation towards him. "Everyone needs a Rook in their life." You mumbled into his chest.