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pagelets · 13 days ago
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This video just saved my night, really
Happy New year ✨️✨️
Another year with these cuties
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webslingingslasher · 1 year ago
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trouble being really tired but not wanting to go to sleep without peter…he totally fold the second he hears “come to bed baby” and sees her arms open for him to lay on her chest 🥰🥰
oooooh ooooh!!!
staying the night and you're not in the party mood so you hunker down in his room and refuse to leave no matter how much he begged.
and he had come up when you were almost done with a movie and brought you some juice and a bag of pretzels.
'aw! that's so sweet, thank you petey.'
'you told me to do it.'
then, a few hours after that you texted him and told him you needed him and it was an emergency and he was up the steps and in front of you in three minutes.
'what, what's the emergency?'
your arms open, 'i need cuddles.'
'no, not happening. you promised you wouldn't care if i went downstairs.'
'i don't! i just want some loving, please?'
'nuh uh. you never leave it at cuddles, in five minutes you'll have me on your chest talking about 'my handsome baby boy.''
'you're my handsome baby boy, and i want his cuddles.'
'no! you won't ruin my night, i'm kicking ass in pong. you'd be proud.'
'super proud,' you pat the bed, 'let's celebrate with a hug.'
'i won't fall for your devilish whims!'
you pout, 'please come to bed with me, baby?'
peter does a double take, 'baby,' he looks behind him, 'baby who? i'm baby?'
'my baby, please come cuddle me?'
he's already walking to you, 'oh you're vicious.'
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latexb0n3z · 2 months ago
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A Night to Regenerate
CW: Suggestive
It started like any other night: Logan sitting at a dingy bar nursing a whiskey, the smoky haze of the room blurring the edges of his perpetual scowl. Wade had, as usual, invited himself along uninvited, chatting Logan’s ear off about everything from the optimal method of chimichanga preparation to which X-Men member would win in a karaoke contest.
“Logan,” Wade drawled, swirling his bright red cocktail with a paper umbrella, “have you ever—oh, and this is purely hypothetical—used your claws to slice through a piñata full of… I don’t know, sexy underwear? Just me?”
Logan’s glare could’ve melted adamantium. “You’ve got five seconds to shut your mouth, Wade.”
“Ooooh, I love it when you get all gruff and threatening,” Wade teased, leaning in too close. “Do it again, big guy. Growl for me.”
Logan rolled his eyes and downed his drink. “Why do I let you tag along?”
“Because you secretly like me,” Wade said, matter-of-factly. “Also because, deep down, you know you’d be bored out of your mind without my yapping.”
Logan’s jaw tightened as he tried—and failed—to suppress a grin. Wade noticed, of course, and his mask somehow managed to stretch into a smirk.
“Ah-ha! A smile!” Wade exclaimed. “I knew I’d wear you down eventually. You want to get out of here, huh? Go somewhere… quiet? Intimate? Maybe, oh-so-coincidentally, my place?”
“Your place?” Logan scoffed. “Bet it’s a pigsty.”
“Well,” Wade said, sliding off his barstool, “why don’t you come see for yourself, lover boy?”
“Don’t touch the unicorn plushies,” Wade called. “They’re vintage.”
“Your priorities are seriously messed up,” Logan muttered, but he didn’t move.
When Wade returned, he wasn’t holding a drink or a snack. Instead, he was shirtless, mask still on, with an overly dramatic flair to his pose.
“Ta-da!”
Logan blinked, trying to act unimpressed despite the fact that he was secretly trailing his vision down the curves of Wade’s abdomen and the musculature of his shoulders. “You look like someone tossed ground beef on a skeleton and hoped for the best.”
“And yet,” Wade said, strutting closer, “you can’t stop staring.”
Logan tried to argue, but his gaze lingered a little too long on the ridiculous, scarred body in front of him. Wade, ever perceptive, tilted his head.
“You like what you see,” Wade said, softer now. His usual snark was still there, but his tone shifted, playful but sincere. “C’mon, Logan. Admit it. I know you’re the brooding type, but we both heal fast. Imagine what we could do with that.”
Logan exhaled sharply, standing to meet Wade eye to eye—or mask to scowl, as it were.
“Fine,” Logan growled. “You want me to admit it? I don’t hate you as much as I let on.” He said, crossing his arms and looking to a random corner in the room bashfully.
“Logan! Are you saying you—”
Before Wade could finish, Logan grabbed the back of Wade’s head, pulling him into a heated, bruising kiss. Wade froze for a moment, surprised, before melting into it with an eager hum. It was soft at first, and Logan didn’t pull away as he slid off his jacket. It fell to the floor, and his belt was the next thing to start coming off.
When they finally broke apart, Wade’s mask was askew, and he looked… smug.
“That gonna shut you up?” Logan asked, voice gravelly.
“Not even close,” Wade murmured, their faces an inch away from one another.
Logan pushed him on the bed so hard it caught Wade off guard. “You wanted this- so we’re just getting started, bub.”
And then they had passionate gay butt sex. The end.
No. But seriously. I should write something full length on ao3 for once.
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ohwolfling · 4 months ago
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Gale’s evil ending is out on Youtube now! How do you feel about it and is there any analysis to it?
[goes to YouTube because I have Toy Story disease and know I will never do this myself]
Ooooh boy. The thing is, this is an RPG. If you played the game in such a way that Gale would get here, alright. I don’t wish to yuck anyone’s yum. But for me this feels nigh on impossible. 
-please not, I have not slept right in like a month, this is not as polished as I usually try to make my asks/meta-
Gale at his very worst wants to be worshiped, adored, and praised. He wants to be equal to gods because it’s gods who have made playthings of the little guys. I don’t think that this kind of submission would satisfy Gale, nor do I think that Gale is someone who does direct violence on purpose, even on his worst days. 
Choice One 
As for destroying the heavens, I don’t know, Gale seems aware that being a Chosen is a curse regardless of who the god is and I don’t see Gale focusing his ire on throwing his testament to Mystra and having a crowd beat up a Mystra statue that came from I am not sure where? Sort of echoes my sentiments that while BG3 is some of the best and most varied representation of abuse and trauma on personal and systemic levels I’ve ever seen, it still has it’s little flaws, both because of its commitment at times to DnD lore and the fact that I don’t think that survivors/advocates/educators were consulted so much as we got lucky. I’ve talked about this mostly in regards to how the narrative fails Wyll (not because Wyll should be more important than other companions because he’s literally from Baldur’s Gate, an argument that is just… so dumb, your hearts are in the right place but jfc). 
Choice Two 
I just don’t believe in any version of Gale that wants to lead an army. It made me laugh honestly. 
Choice Three
ILLUSION MAGIC, CONTENTMENT, LOVE (djinn, careful what you wish for, etc, so there’s like… existing lore and stuff for this in the greater pantheon of storytelling)... This one had such potential. Disappears immediately, however.
Does he need a big statue of himself? What is that meant to communicate? I don’t get this. Gale likes pretty things and this world is still hideous for himself. God Gale shows us that Gale’s “Bad” ending is leaning into aesthetics and power-posturing. This is… just not in character to me under any circumstances.
Choice Four
Killing everybody is just plain mean. Gale needs something to gaslight himself about. Frankly, this is too simple for the kind of mental illness this man holds within him. The line says, “this is mercy” but nothing around it actually implies that. Actually kinda pisses me off. A thing doesn’t need to look menacing to be evil and I expect Larian to know better. A power move here would’ve been Gale finding he still feels hopeless after all this and detonating himself against even the Orb’s will! 
Choice Five
Gale could never wish for chaos to rule. He would get IBS. I also don’t think “people are inherently bad” is a Gale thing. That might vibe with Shadowheart and Astarion before their healing journeys or if you play them that way, but even then there’s so much foundational wounding that gets them there. This is just… lol ok. Gale very clearly loves children, at least in the sense that he wants to protect them. If there’s an evil Gale who would turn a child into a little killer, it would be against an abuser of some kind, not a mother protecting them.
Generally,
Let him kill Mystra and have chaos ensue that way, cowards. 
A Gale who would control or limit you would do so leading with pleasure, not cruelty (maybe some Willow erasing Tara’s memories vibes) and even where they did play with this they ultimately failed. It doesn’t serve Gale in any way to create illusory magic for big statue. Some of the language around some of the choices feels… very insecure masculinity? And I don’t particularly associate that with Gale. His problems with Mystra are not based in not feeling like A Man™, but in not feeling enough as Merely A Mortal Man™. That’s a reading that people falsely make of Gale of Waterdeep™ throughout the game, which is good world building and makes sense, as he is a renowned wizard, was a child prodigy, and is a known paramor and Chosen of Mystra. That’s the social dig at his facade. Gale Dekarios, however, doesn’t demonstrate any issues in that flavor?
If you’ve played Gale as a man constantly on the cusp of evil, you may have an insight to this that I don’t. But for me, even where things feel somewhat possible, it’s giving Daenerys burns down King’s Landing because we forgot to write her for four seasons in the middle and are bored now. Which is to say that GRRM has a few books left to make Daenerys accelerate herself and could do it in a way that is beautiful and breaks my heart but that ain’t what happened here today, ya know? 
This is an observation no one asked for but I think part of the perfect storm that led to SO MUCH additional Astarion content (the obvious being casual hornies + Neil Newbon being as accommodating as he is passionate [affectionate][complimentary][in awe]) is that the default setting for how Larian Studios views evil, struggle, grief, trauma, abuse, etc is in these very flashy, edgy tropes of Hurt People Hurt People being very literal. And that is a genuine and beautiful load-bearing wall of Astarion’s belief system. But Hurt People Hurt People doesn’t apply to Gale, at least not in that way. Gale tries every other thing possible before he comes up with the idea to restore elements of the Weave to Mystra through relics and such. And when he gets the orb, he’s moving to be sure his own inevitable detonation doesn’t hurt anyone. Gale’s entire story is about the risk of reaching out, of trying to connect, you literally pull him out of a hole of unstable magic.
As a note - Nothing I say here is too critical of Larian studios. For me personally, multiple endings of the same flavor are not what fuels replayability but for most people who simply play this game and do not examine it as a piece of literature or find community around the discussion of it, it does. Studios are a business and they’ve been through it working on this with WotC/DnD. I totally get it. But I’d really rather more in world characterization than additional endings. 
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whereispearlescentmoon · 2 months ago
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Wild Life Pearl POV Live Reaction
Ooooo super powers!!
Sick ass guitar riff!
SHE CAN LAUNCH SUPER HIGH IN THE AIR?? I do wonder if she would be taking fall damage. Not that I want to risk it.
Impulse can teleport? CLEO SUMMONS ZOMBIES!! SKIZZ AND MUMBO ARE BACK!!! BDUBS CAN SLEEP THROUGH THE NIGHT! BIGB GETS CREAKINGS?!?
Invisible Jimmy?
Scott can become random animals!!! Perfect for subterfuge :)
Ghoul 1 and Ghoul 2!
Oh I just realized Pearl can leap super high. And she has a mace. And she doesn’t take fall damage from it! Hell yeah.
Ooo I’m gonna watch Cleo’s pov after this to see what convo with mumbo and Skizz.
Speedy boy Tango! Ooo Etho and Pearl have the same power.
They were slain? And she can bring them back every five minutes? Ah beautiful necromancy. DID CLEO DIRECT THEM TO MAKE FUN OF GRIAN?? AHSIWHWJAKHSJA
Bdubs can slow time? Makes sense for clock boy lol.
So Gem can speak to the dead? NO SHE CAN ASTRAL PROJECT?? SO SHE CAN GO IN SPECTATOR MODE??
Oh we’re friends with Ren now? Beautiful. Just like Last Life.
RIP Scar.
“Gem, I know you’re looking at me” Jeez Louise Pearl. And she breaks her mace right after. A beautiful wet cat move. Those aspiring wet cats can truly learn from her.
Ooo Impulse can swap places with people.
GRIAN CAN BORROW POWERS?? Watcher ass activities. SHE CAN FLY?
Oh does Tango freeze water when he runs on it?
Trap time! And Tanguini is here! Wait that’s how calibrated skulk sensors work?
And another failed trap….. Pearl has failed to kill Gem again… my beautiful pathetic wet cat.
Love their beautiful cane tower now has cherries.
Cleo ordered them to go kill Grian! I somehow doubt this will succeed.
Ren CAN BE OTHER PEOPLES SKIN???
MUMBO GOT THE KILL! W FOR CLEO AND MUMBO IN MY BOOK!
Oooo Scott can choose a mob if he clicks on it!
I am shocked that BigB’s face remains unburnt down.
Ooo Bdubs killed by Scar.
I need fanart of Pearl’s cute hat. HOW DID SHE GET POISONED?
“I did tell you not to fix it. I said don’t bother man” Yes Pearl I know and the way you said it made me go actually insane.
SCOTT ACTUALLY GOT THE KILL ON GEM! GGGG WIN.
Cleo died to a creeper. GGGG loss.
“Hey! My eyes yellow! Can’t be stealing my eyeball”
“This is my skin from last season! You can’t *incomprehensible*!”
“I mean what’s hilarious is you’ve gone for different eyes. So you two have basically just shared contact lenses,”
“This is the eye I lost in the portal that you didn’t remember.”
“Oh sorry. Guess it wasn’t important enough to remember” DAMN PEARL IS GETTING SASSY WITH GEM TODAY LOL
Skizz wants to talk to Impulse privately?
Glad to hear that while Skizz struggles, Mumbo has been a great minion for Cleo. Cleo once again picks a favorite son.
“Minions are to be seen not heard” HAKAHWIANAB Scott I love you
Ooooh wait. That’s why Pearl said cockroaches. Because Skizz and Mumbo can’t die.
And the only thing it killed was Mumbo. GGGG loss.
JUST LISTEN TO PEARL THEY CANT RUN FROM END CRYSTALS!
YEAH THEY GOT REN! GGGG WIN!
Not Pearl pulling out the creeper eggs lol.
Oooo Martyn’s proxy chat is way turned up.
Bdubs on red! BDUBS SHOUTING AND CATCHPHRASE ANS MISSING LOL. Martyn on red! Scott on yellow!
Gem was getting boring because she wouldn’t stop complaining about how Scott and Impulse killed her? And how much better she is than their team? Guess Pearl can stop worrying about seeming obsessed lol. Seems the GGGG live in Gem’s mind rent free.
Oh never mind. The cockroach spoiler was about Tango! And how they keep failing to kill him because he’s so fast! That makes sense!
“They’re trying to get everyone off green and little do they know, you’re technically green as long as you use that, right?”
“Right, yeah,”
“A secret green. Like you got so much potential. I swear like, you better win the series, mate,” Where have I heard this before *flashbacks to Pearl and Bdubs in Secret Life*
“I’m trying Pearl.”
“You have a big advantage.”
“I’m trying but this whole lack of being able to kill people isn’t boding well for us is it?”
“No dude. I can’t believe how much I’m sucking this season. I suck so bad.” It’s okay your pathetic wet cat nature is charming.
“I cannot get a kill to save my life.” Yours too buddy.
Joel got hoppies!
Are we literally all meeting up to kill Tango? No wonder Pearl called him a cockroach.
Aaaaand Gem killed Mumbo.
This is actually super epic for tango. The whole server is failing to kill him!
GGGG has taken down Tango and Joel! Two wins!
Omg Jimmy tried to kill Pearl. Congrats to Jay for a single Pearl and Jimmy interaction where Pearl didn’t even see him. I’m sorry.
Cleo is scared of Gem and Pearl just isn’t lol.
“Oh that’s so weird to see me like that. Is that how annoying I look?” Ur not annoying :( your skin looks really cool.
Tango on red!
Pearl! That’s somehow significantly nastier than calling them eyes.
BYE BYE MARTYN!
Oh no Pearl and Scott :( WAIT HI SCARLET PEARL!!! HI!!! HI!!
She commented on the red hoodie! She noticed their skins match!
Ren joined them? We have… six Gs at this point?
End of session! I see why Martyn was being super cryptic when someone asked how the session went. I think next session will probably be the last given how much of the server is on red, and that’s there’s no greens left to get lives back. Unless you count Impulse, I guess.
My final thoughts on the wild card are that it’s super fun! I love that they all got their own unique power, especially because some of the powers seem to be themed to them specifically like Cleo’s zombies and Bdubs having time manipulation!
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whatdoidosatoru · 9 months ago
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Sweet Nothings
PART 4 of The Only Exception
part 1 - part 2 - part 3 - ao3 wc: 4938 pairing: Baji x OC (reader insert bc oc is very vaguely described) tags: smut, oral sex (f and m receiving), face-sitting, fingering, thigh-fucking, dirty talk, penetrative sex, he's so nice!!!!!
tag list: @bontensbabygirl @mrsryuguji - thank you so much for expressing interest for this fic I genuinely feel like crying when I think about it!
summary: post-exam stress turns into a fun night meeting Baji's friends :)
music:
Sweet Nothings - Neck Deep
Just The Girl - The Click Five
She’s a God - Neck Deep
Last of the Real Ones - Fall Out Boy
You and I - Anarbor
Feeling This - blink-182
Closer - Nine Inch Nails
MINORS DNI!!!! 18+
Baji
The following week went by incredibly slowly. Yuna and I had classes and work so we couldn’t see each other, but we kept messaging throughout most of our days, apart from when we were working.
Every time I felt my phone vibrating I felt giddy, like a teenager in love. The feeling was explosive, overwhelming. That girl will be the death of me. Even Chifuyu couldn’t help but notice and take the piss out of me for it.
“I don’t think I’ve seen you smile this much since you stopped beating people up for shits and giggles.”
“Piss off, Chifuyu, I’m the embodiment of sunshine. I’m always smiling.”
Chifuyu laughed, “Sure, that’s why that old lady ran away when she saw you in front of our building today. Because you’re too cheerful.”
I flipped him off, still grinning at my phone and the latest selfie from Yuna while Chifuyu was setting up a show for us to watch.
Yuna🖤💙, 21:36
if my future werent on the line id just sleep in tomorrow tbh my eyes cannot stay open anymore midterms will be the death of me fuck this shit wanna move in with me in a cottage in the middle of nowhere and own some goats off the grid well get some cats as well ill take my dog back from my parents just us and animals and sometimes mai you can invite matsuno to visit tell him to bring us books when he visits
Boyfriend Material🧛🏻, 21:40
You’ve definitely got a good plan there But please go to sleep, you need rest before your exam <3 I’ll be home by the time you’ve finished and you can come over for lunch if you’d like
Yuna🖤💙, 21:42
thats kinda making me wet ngl
Boyfriend Material🧛🏻, 21:43
Lunch is making you wet? Have I told you how weird you are?
Yuna🖤💙, 21:43
you making me food and also coming to your place is, dumbass but anyway! off to sleep i go, tell matsuno im taking him up on that challenge to beat his ass in uno when i meet him good night hot stuff <3
Boyfriend Material🧛🏻, 21:44
Go to sleep, woman! And have the best dreams, preferably of me c; And good luck!!!! For tomorrow!! I know you’ll smash it!!! <33333
“Yuna’s coming over tomorrow after her exam to wipe the floor with you in uno.”
Chifuyu threw his head back and let out a villainous laugh.
“Does she know she’s talking to a master strategist and an uno master?"
“Listen, I know you’re my best friend an-”
“Brother, but continue.”
“....and all that. But if I’m not in her corner I don’t have sex. So if I have to make team Yuna t-shirts don’t be surprised.”
To that, he launched a piece of popcorn at me.
~
When I got back from work I jumped into the shower, counting down the minutes until Yuna came. When I finished making noodles, she rang the bell to be let upstairs. I all but sprinted to the door to let her in, standing with the apartment door open, just in my towel, waiting to see her face.
“I hope that food I smell is for me because if I don’t have something in my mouth in a minute I’ll riot.”
She was grumpy and tired, it was obvious from the way she dragged her feet on the stairs.
“I’ve got something you can put in your mouth.”
“Baji-kun I’m gonna bite it off.”
“Ooooh ‘Baji-kun’? I didn't think you were this serious. The food is ready, there will be no need for biting off my dick, you hater.”
Yuna reached up to grab my face and kissed it before making her way inside. She’d never been inside my apartment before, but the kitchen was right next to the front door, so she didn’t have to wander before lunch. I served her the food, sitting down next to her to eat and hear about her day.
“...and I knew he was going to put that ridiculous text in the exam and I almost screamed when I saw it. Unfortunately, Hana said she didn’t even get to that part with her revision so I didn’t have anyone to check the answers with.”
She practically inhaled the noodles and vegetables, doing a little dance as she ate.
“But anyway, I’m getting the results in a week, which is shit because if I failed it’s gonna ruin the whole night out! These are amazing by the way. I haven’t eaten all day until now so sorry if I was hangry.”
She was tripping her own sentences, trying to say everything at once. All I wanted to do was grab her face and smother her in affection, but I was trying to give her space to relax and reach out when she wanted to.
When I told her about my day, we moved to my bedroom. As she was taking it all in, lingering on the vinyl collection, I towel-dried my hair and started to look for some clothes to put on, but she stopped me, dragging me toward the bed and pushing me down.
“I could hardly focus on what you were saying earlier.”
“Something on your mind, sweetheart?”
“The food was amazing, but I want to taste you.”
Oh. I see. She unwrapped the towel from around my hips with a pleading look in her eyes. I pulled her hair up and used her own hair tie from my wrist to tie it back. With a soft smile, she took my cock into her mouth, not breaking eye contact.
My eyes rolled back and I struggled to keep myself sitting up to look at her. All I wanted was to lie down and process the sensation, but the intensity in her gaze was somehow holding me in place, the only thing moving was my mouth to let out a moan.
“Fuck it’s so warm,” I managed to squeeze out as she nodded, hummed in affirmation, and licked along my slit, teasing with her soft tongue. I wanted to burn this into the insides of my eyelids - Yuna on her knees between my legs, one hand on my balls, the other on my shaft, and her beautiful mouth enveloping my cock, hollowed-out cheeks as she sucked in air around it, her head bobbing up and down slightly, and most importantly, her eyes gazing into mine like she was memorising every detail of my face that was twisting into expressions of pure pleasure.
“Your mouth is so pretty-ah-when you do this. Fuck you’re so hot like this.”
My words just kept coming. She needed to know how she made me feel and it seemed to make her hollow out her cheeks even more and suck with more intensity - I felt my orgasm coming rapidly.
“I’m so close sweets, can you take it?”
In reply her hand found mine and placed it on her ponytail so I gripped it tight, leading her into the pace I needed to finally exhale and spurt cum into her throat. She carefully removed her mouth from my cock and opened it to show me milky white cum on her tongue, promptly swallowing it and showing me her empty mouth.
I groaned and pulled her into my lap for a deep kiss, her hands flew to the back of my head to grip my hair and she was straddling my lap. My hands were holding her hips tightly squeezing her skin and I could feel the heat radiating from her pussy.
She started rubbing myself on my thigh, but only slightly. I held her tighter and moved her hips back and forth, intensifying the friction between her core and my leg. She started moaning into my mouth and keeping the pace on her own, clearly getting more and more pleasure than just with her own small movements.
“Keisuke I need you,” her moans were so cute, barely pronouncing my name through whines.
I pulled her off my lap to unbutton her jeans and take them off along with her underwear.
“How do you want me?” She moaned into my mouth as I swiped my fingers through her wet folds.
“All to myself, sweetness, but I’ll make do with your pussy on my face for now.”
I could feel her arousal leaking, soon to be smeared on my face. I lay on my back, waiting for her to position herself over me, she gripped the bed frame and hovered above me.
“I’m gonna need you to get lower, can’t reach you like this.” I grabbed her thighs to try and lower her.
“I’m scared I’ll crush you!”
How cute.
“What a way to die, feasting on your sweetness, suffocated by sweet,” I lightly slapped her thigh where it met her ass, “soft thighs of a gorgeous woman. Now sit.”
With that, I pulled her all the way onto my face and, as soon as she was met with my eager tongue, she let out a scrumptious moan. I licked a long strip from her entrance all the way to her clit and started circling the soft sensitive bud and spelling out my name on it. Every time the tip of my tongue finished an S, I could feel her thighs twitch, making me dig my fingers into her.
Her moans turned to whimpers, whimpers to cries, and with a breathy cry of my name she tightened…and let go. I drank her release slowly, gently, to not overwhelm her, and let go of her thighs. She collapsed on the bed next to me, breathing heavily.
“I’ve…fuck I’ve never done that before.” With a quick roll, I was above her, pinning her to the bed and kissing her deeply, making her taste herself on my lips.
“Stick around and this won’t be the last time.” I winked at her and helped her up to put her clothes on.
I rummaged around my wardrobe looking for a minute and pulled out a dark grey band hoodie. Yuna’s eyes widened when I handed it to her.
“I told you I’d give you a hoodie you can sniff like a weirdo.”
“Kei…The Black Parade? If I had any energy left I’d cry. Thank you."
She launched herself at me with arms wide open. I embraced her tightly and kissed the top of her head. If I’d known this would make her so happy I would’ve done it right away. She got her book bag and I went to put the plates away before we went to her flat to get her things.
I couldn’t believe my absolute luck that I got to flaunt her in front of my friends and she agreed to sleep over tonight. I was practically skipping on the way to hers. We were holding hands again and I swear I could feel her smile burning into the side of my head every time I stopped looking at her.
~
She packed up a pyjama top, toothbrush, some skincare stuff, and makeup while I was looking through her bookshelf, picking up some books to see what she read.
“Why doesn’t it say what they’re about on the back? Who is the Guardian and why am I supposed to care that they think this book is ‘moving and engaging by turns, with an ending to blow down walls’? Just tell me the plot dammit!”
Yuna laughed softly, “Unfortunately, it’s all too common these days. That’s why I rely on the internet.”
Placing the book back, my gaze went over a nail polish basket. Out of curiosity I picked up a few bottles to look at them more closely and was met with a light chuckle from the door.
“You want me to paint your nails, Kei?”
“I wouldn’t mind that. Do you have black?”
“Do I have….Baji Keisuke look at me and ask me that again.” She couldn’t keep a serious face on, immediately grinning at me.
“Fair point, so will you do it?”
She walked over to me, all of her stuff packed into a rucksack, and placed a kiss on my fingers.
“Of course. You’ll look even hotter with black nail polish on while you’re fingering me.”
Immediate hard-on. It wasn’t fair.
~
On our way back to mine, we stopped by a shop to get some snacks and drinks for tonight, I could feel Yuna growing more anxious by the minute. Having arrived at the apartment, I got to dusting and cleaning up while Yuna excused herself to my bedroom to put on some makeup - something about feeling more put together to help with her nerves. Chifuyu was on his way home from work so he should be the first one out of the group to meet her. 
Twisted Firestarter, 14:26 She’s really nervous rn Please be nice to her Or I’ll burn your pillows c:
ChiFOOLyu, 14:27 I’M ALWAYS NICE I get it man don’t touch my stuff if you don’t want to be strangled in your sleep :D I’m home in 20 mins 
Twisted Firestarter, 14:28 Just saying, the gang might be too much to handle so it’s be nice if she had another person apart from me to talk to
ChiFOOLyu, 14:29 👌
~
There was a knock on the door and a faint voice coming in, “I hope both of you are dressed because I don’t need any more jump scares today!”
With that, Chifuyu unlocked the front door and walked in, tossed his keys on the shelf in the hallway, and took his boots off before walking over to us sitting on the couch. Yuna took a deep breath and grinned at him, immediately turning to banter to mask her nervousness.
“Matsuno-kun, I heard you think you could hold a candle to my absolute domination at card games?”
Chifuyu all but threw himself onto the couch next to her, acting like they’d known each other for years.
“My deepest apologies, Yuna-sensei. All I want is a chance to play against a world-renowned master such as yourself. And you can call me Chifuyu, no need to be so formal.”
“Okay Fufu, but chumminess is not going to make me go easy on you.” She said with a wink. I liked seeing her growing more and more relaxed with Chifuyu, even though she was nervous as all hell earlier.
“Fufu? Aight…are you painting your nails, Keisuke?” He clocked one of my hands spread across Yuna’s lap, the other in the air trying not to smudge the freshly applied coat of black nail polish.
“I’m pretty sure you have eyes, Chi, Yuna is painting them, not me. And what of it?” I knew he didn’t mean anything negative by it, but it wouldn’t be us if we didn’t tease each other for no reason.
“Fuck off trying to insinuate shit. Yuna, could you paint mine as well? Might make me seem more badass since I’m not fighting anym-” A silent, but intense look in my eyes made him stop talking and smile at Yuna instead.
Yuna lifted her head to look at him when she finished painting my other hand and reached for Chifuyu after instructing me to be careful not to smudge anything.
“Wow your cuticles are so neat,” she inspected his hands before taking the nail polish and started applying, “what happened to your face anyway? That scratch looks fresh.”
They started chatting about all the cats we get at work and how some are absolute bastards to take care of, sometimes we get scratched up. Just looking at the energy between the two of them was soothing.
I no longer had to worry about there being any awkwardness in Yuna meeting my friends. I was still waiting for her answer to being my girlfriend, hopefully, tonight might make her see she is wanted and I wouldn’t hide her away.
~
A few hours later, after we dried our nails and joked around with Yuna, my phone rang. When I picked up, I could hear two sets of voices, one clearly not talking to me, the other trying to be loud enough for me to hear, but unfortunately loud enough that I had to move the phone away from my ear.
“MIKEY FORGOT WHICH BUTTON HE NEEDS TO PRESS CAN YOU BUZZ US IN,” I could hear Mitsuya shouting over Mikey and Draken arguing in the background.
I hung up and pressed the button next to the porta phone, waiting for them to make their way to my door. They were still arguing over who knew which button to press when they walked in and I took the pizza boxes from Mitsuya’s hands.
“Yeah well, it’s Baji’s fault for not having us over anymore.”
“It’s not like we ever needed an invitation?”
“Yeah well, Mr.Big Shot over here is too busy for his best friends because he’s going to be a very important vet someday.”
“I live here, too! You can come and visit me!” Chifuyu shouted at them from the couch where he was keeping Yuna company.
Mikey’s gaze stopped on Yuna’s face as she shyly waved and smiled at them.
“Oh hey, new best friend. I’m Mikey, you’re Yuna, right?” He flashed her an angelic smile, earning a smack to the back of his head from Draken.
“Behave, Mikey.” Draken shook his head, reaching to shake Yuna’s hand, and walking back to the kitchen with me, handing me the watermelon he brought with him.
We cut it together and moved the pizzas to the coffee table while Mikey and Mitsuya were trying to be normal around Yuna. Chifuyu seemed to be fending off Mikey’s overbearing closeness pretty well so Draken and I could bring all the drinks and cups to the gathering spot. 
I sat next to Yuna, sharing the couch with Chifuyu, while Draken was spread out on the other one, Mikey sitting on the floor with Mitsuya. I had plugged my phone into the big speaker under the TV and played some music as background noise to our conversations.
Yuna seemed to be enjoying the company, often being asked about her studies and hobbies. When she wasn’t talking I could hear her humming along to the music and tapping her fingers on my leg in the rhythm of whatever was on. I passed her some pizza and fruit to eat, which she accepted with a massive smile on her face.
Mikey ended up falling asleep curled up on the floor while Chifuyu was arguing with Draken about who bought pizza the last time we had a gathering like this one.
~
“DID YOU JUST BLUE SHELL ME YUNA I SWEAR TO EVERYTHING HOLY-” Chifuyu was getting frustrated at nearly winning at Mario Kart - again.
Yuna just playfully chuckled and continued playing, Draken taking the opportunity to speed past him and win the race, sharing a conspiratorial smirk with Yuna.
“That’ll teach you not to knock me into the mud next time.” She replied, smacking him on the arm.
I took the controller from his hands and started a new race, ready to obliterate everyone involved.
~
It was late by the time the guys left, but I wasn’t tired in the slightest. Yuna’s face was blushed from everyone complimenting her and being really nice and genuine with her, as they should’ve been. She helped Chifuyu clean up the plates and glasses and I accompanied her to the bathroom to brush our teeth and for her to remove her makeup.
“I’ve been thinking…” She started.
“Oh no, what about?”
“Kei I’m serious. I’ve had a really good time tonight. Everyone seemed so genuine and friendly.”
“They can be, yeah. That’s why I’ve been friends with them for the past, uhhh, I want to say around ten years, give or take.”
“I want to be your girlfriend, Kei.”
I stood there, completely shocked, with the toothbrush forgotten in my mouth, staring at her reflection in the mirror. Her lips were stretched into a smile, toothbrush still in her mouth, and all I could think about was how I wanted this moment to last forever in its glorious bliss. I quickly spat the toothpaste out and rinsed my mouth, grabbed her hips and spun her around to face me
“You’re sure? I don’t want you to rush your decision just for my sake.”
“I wasn’t planning on rushing it, dumbass, it just feels right.”
I let my hands roam up and down her hips while she finished brushing her teeth and immediately pulled her in for a deep kiss. For the first time as a couple. I picked her up, causing her to break out into a fit of giggles and wrap her legs around my waist, and carried her into my bedroom, walking past Chifuyu, who was still sitting on the couch scrolling on his phone.
“Hey Yuna, maybe we-”
I cut him off before he could stop us, “Not now, pal, my girlfriend and I are a bit busy at the moment.”
“Girlfriend?! Congrats bro!” He returned to his phone, grinning, no doubt alerting the group chat.
As soon as I shut the bedroom door and dropped her on my bed I began undressing, Yuna giggled trying to take her t-shirt off,
“‘My girlfriend and I are a bit busy’ I love the sound of that, mister boyfriend Baji Keisuke.”
I put my hair up into a ponytail and hungrily began kissing up her legs to where her panties started.
“Shhh I’m busy kissing my girlfriend,” I murmured between the kisses, “my beautiful girlfriend,” I nipped at her panties and rolled them down to her ankles, “my gorgeous girlfriend that I’ve somehow managed to pull,” with one hand I held her hips down while the other went to her clit to softly rub it, “my perfect girlfriend who’s going to be so good for me right now and tell me how she wants to cum, hm?”
I looked up at her and, holy shit, her face was already scrunched up in pleasure, her mouth slightly open, her breaths coming out in sharp puffs. One of my fingers was sucked into her needy hole, curling upwards to press on her sensitive spot. She whined at the sensation, squirming under my hand.
“I asked you something, Yuna. How do you want to cum?”
She half-opened her eyes and with a strained voice slurred, “On your fingers, please, Kei.”
How could I not oblige when she asked so nicely?
I inserted another finger into her, attaching my lips to her clit and slowly swirling my tongue around it, drawing sinful moans out of her mouth. She grabbed my hair to bring me even closer to her and I could feel her soft walls tightening around my fingers.
Yuna let out a cry and her juices coated my fingers, I just couldn’t help but lick them clean, before squeezing her thighs and pressing kisses along them, biting to leave marks behind. Making my way up to her, she ran her hands all over my body, admiring me with glassy eyes and hair all over my pillow and her face.
I hoped she wouldn’t mind a little bit of roughness, seeing her spayed out on the bed like that, with her eyes closed, hair sticking to her forehead, made me feel like a wild animal. Like I could bite her flesh forever, leave little reminders of myself on her thighs and hips, which is exactly what I did. She mewled in pleasure whenever I started biting a new bruise into her soft skin.
“Kei it’s s’good,” she was already slurring.
I pulled away and pressed her legs together in the air in front of me, placing my painfully hard erection between her thighs.
“Hope you don’t mind waiting a little more before I fuck you.”
She whined in response as I started pumping my cock through her thighs. Her soft, plush skin felt heavenly on my wanting erection, it grazed her pussy with each thrust, and soon enough I was keeping a steady pace. Her face was flush in frustration, her hips lifting to get more friction on her puffy clit, little whines falling from her lips as she couldn’t get what she was after.
When I was close to finishing I dropped her legs, knees falling towards her chest, and leaned down to grip her lips into a deep kiss. She smelled like freshly squeezed oranges, refreshing my mind as I breathed in her scent. Yuna’s hands roamed across my back and settled in my hair, scratching my scalp, in turn making me shiver with the sensation.
I aligned my cock with her dripping core and dragged it along her soft, puffy folds to make her sigh in frustration one more time before I sunk into her warm, spongy walls.
The noise that came out when I fully sheathed my length into her was something I would be chasing for the rest of my life. A long, sinful moan of anticipated reward that was finally here after all the teasing.
“She’s sucking me in so well, so obsessed with me,” I couldn’t help but tease as her pussy clenched around my dick with every thrust.
Yuna looked up at me, glaring, and managed to bite out,
“Maybe she was feeling ignored while you were playing with my thighs instead!”
So cute while she was angry.
“Don’t be a hater, Yuna, or next time I’ll only fuck your thighs and make you beg for attention to your cunt.”
That shut her up and made her roll her eyes, her attitude was immediately cut short when I slammed my hips into hers and made her gasp louder than before. I chuckled and pressed a kiss onto her lips, licking her bottom lip, before pushing myself up and pressing her legs as far to her chest as she could handle, getting a better angle to thrust into her deeper than before.
She cried out in pleasure when I picked up the pace, my mouth couldn’t contain grunts as her warm walls drew me in and clenched around me - with my name on her lips she came and a ring of white formed around my base. Her orgasm only made me more feral, slamming into her drenched pussy with a ferocity I hadn’t used before, as her moans turned more and more desperate, borderline pornographic.
“Kei please slow-fuck-down ‘s ah too much!” She was half-slurring her words, eyes shut, mouth open in ecstasy. I slowed down for a few thrusts to oblige.
“Overwhelmed?” I asked her, to which she only nodded lightly.
With a grin I slammed into her harder, still not speeding up, but she didn’t say anything about roughness. I grabbed her legs and hugged them tightly, resting her calves on my shoulders. I lazily dragged my cock in and out of her, barely putting in any effort, waiting for her to beg me to speed up again.
I didn’t have to wait long, but this pace made me feel so needy, I wanted to pound into her like it was my last night on earth, I wanted to make her scream my name so loudly that there would be no doubt in anyone’s mind about who was making her see stars.
When she finally spoke again my cock twitched inside of her with excitement.
“Kei baby faster please,” She whined and I had half a mind to jump on the request, but the other part of me wanted to make her beg.
“You sure you can take it, sweetheart?”
“I want it, please.”
“How much?”
“Mmm-what?”
“How much do you want it?” I wanted to watch her squirm with want.
“I need it. I need you, Keisuke. I need your cock deep and fast,” her eyes were glistening, “please.”
With that I doubled my thrusts, her moans immediately rising in pitch. Her fucked-out face scrunching up while her mouth hung open, lewd moans slipping past her soft lips. I wanted to kiss them, but this position was just too good to stop. I grunted with my quick movements while her toes curled on each side of my neck. The next best thing to do was to kiss her ankles, making her chuckle mid-moan.
“Kei ‘m sooooo close don’t-fuck-don’t stop!” Yuna was gasping for air at this point and I was almost at my tipping point, desperate to spill inside of her.
I reached down to smack her ass and draw out another whine from her mouth, she was trying to say my name again, but all that came out was a long moan as her walls contracted around my dick once more, releasing another orgasm and making her spasm in front of me.
That was enough to milk my cock of everything I had in me, long ropes of cum spurted on her walls and I slowed down to ride it out with her. I slowly pulled out, some of our cum very lazily leaking out of her abused hole. With a kiss to her swollen clit, I gently pushed her up to the pillows and went to the bathroom to get her a warm towel while trying to ignore Chifuyu’s protesting about my walking out of my bedroom naked.
After cleaning her up (gently, trying to shush her overstimulated whines), I lay in bed next to her and drew her closer into my chest. She released a happy humming sound and almost immediately started snoring. I could definitely get used to this, I whispered into the back of her head,
“You’ll be the death of me, sweetheart, I feel like I’m falling in love.”
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ryuichirou · 7 months ago
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As many as I can write in 30 minutes let’s go!
Starting with a couple of asks about our post from yesterday.
Anonymous asked:
I'm guessing the bunny is because of Deuce's hometown event and the fox is because of Ace dealing with Fellow.
Yes and no! It’s one of the reasons, but these two also have pretty strong vibes of these animals, especially Ace. He is such a sly little fox pup sometimes lol
Anonymous asked:
That recent Ace/Deuce post had my mind absolutely working overtime with ideas.
But they all just kept coming back to the White Rabbit Fest, even when it didn't really fit a fox Ace kinda thing.
Anyway, besides that, I really love Ace/Deuce ship stuff, so seeing you do art of them is an absolute treat!
Thank you so much, Anon! <3 I am very happy that you like it!
They couldn’t allow Ace-the-fox to enter the rabbit arena lol poor foxy.
I really like this theme for these two. Should draw it again at some point…
Anonymous asked:
Hi! Have any of you considered posting fanfics (novels)? 👀 Love your work as always btw, take care
Hi, Anon! Thank you for your kind words :)
I am not really a writer, so I haven’t considered it. I love coming up with headcanons and I think I am pretty good with dialogues for our comics, but writing a proper story (even a very short one) is just way too difficult for me. I can’t even write these replies fast enough… so I’ll stick to what I do best and keep drawing <3 Out of the two of us, Katsu is the writer, but Katsu’s main focus right now is Nebula. To be completely honest, fanfics in general aren’t our cup of tea… (That being said, Katsu did write a couple of fanfics before, albeit not twst-related)
eh-nonnie-mouse asked:
Do you have a Cara account or is it only bluesky?
Only bluesky for now :(
It seems like Cara is mainly a portfolio app, which is good (especially if it’s AI free), but right now we don’t really see the point in posting there – it’s not for art of yaoi boys kissing, which is the majority of things I draw. Things could change of course, but right now we’re sticking to bsky.
unofficialwheatdog asked:
The the way you draw Fellow Honest
My husband
it makes him so much more handsome like I have to kiss him the second he's on screen
How dare you worsen my obsession/j
(jkjk I love your art and if it's ok with you, I very much want to save the fellow honest image just so I can stare at it for five hours pls and thank you)
I am so happy you like how he looks in my style!! Especially if it worsens your obsession lol
Of course, feel free to save it and look at it; enjoy your fluffy husband lol
blackbutlerfandomnerddomain asked:
FELLOW AND GIDEL ARE HERE!!! They look so good in your style!!
Thank you so much!
Anonymous asked:
Just saw your recent replies and IT MAKES ME SOOO HAPPY!
Let's GOOOOO fellow (heh) Top!Gidel x Bottom!Fellow likers!!!
And reading your replies about their ship! UGH👌👌👌 Ryu such good taste you have! Oh dear.. I love it all!
I am honestly (..heh) looking forward if you have more art of them specially the shippy ones 👀 I'll be on the lookout. Also thank you for the food! 🙏
Hehe I am happy you’re happy Anon!!
Thank you so much for being so excited, I hope we’ll post a lot of stuff with these two in the nearest future…! <3
Anonymous asked:
OOOOH I SAW MOBS BOSSES X FELLOW ADDED TO THE LIST.... I do rly like the idea of fellow & gidel, but mob bosses x fellow is soooo juicy for art and hcs...... thoughts? plans?? plz plz plz this is living in my head RENT FREE... 😍
Thank you so much, Anon!! <3
Well we do have a lot of sketches with Fellow and his bosses (nsfw ones)… and we do have an ask with hcs about them, so if everything goes well, you’ll get more juicy stuff soon. Let’s hope! 💪
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mikhailwrites · 1 year ago
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Waiting for Connection 13 / Ghost x Soap
Ghost is retired and plays milsim videogame. Soap is still in the force and sometimes plays that same videogame...
Disclaimer: I've played a lot of Ghost Recon Wildlands this past weekend (damn, I almost forgot how much I love that game) and it shows :D
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Ghost plays much less in the following days. Instead, he spends the majority of his time in the mission editor. The new mission is going to be much bigger and more complex. Ghost raked his memory until he came up with a perfect scenario for a fire team of five. It’s an amalgam of several missions he’s done. Hostage rescue from a heavily fortified base with little to no intel. Difficult terrain, lots of guards, unknown layout of the compound.
He builds the base meticulously on a rocky hill overseeing a valley, with watchtowers and unclimbable walls with coils of razor wire on top. Oh, and there are cameras along the perimeter wall, too—absolutely the worst tactical situation.
Ghost places the A. I. controlled enemies throughout the base. Some walk in pairs, some go solo, and others oversee the situation from a vantage point. Most of them have visibility on another patrol at any given time, and their paths cross here and there. They have good weapons on them, but the base also has some pretty nasty surprises.
As a cherry on top, the hostages are civilians, so he adjusts their stamina to be lower than the default setting for the soldiers. He also can’t forget about the exfil, placing checkpoints and random patrols along the way. The mission won’t be over until they manage not only to free the hostages but also to cover some distance so the extraction helo will be able to land safely.
Frankly, if Ghost had been given this mission back in the day, he would have told his CO that it could not be done. The only way would be to wait for the enemy to transfer the hostages and intercept them. In this instance, however, they’re going to tackle it head-on. He’s done his fair share of miracles and impossible missions, but this right here? That is absurd, which is why it’s going to be so much fun.
Especially since there’s only one way for him to play it with all the knowledge he has: he’s going to be on the other team. The defending one. And with a little luck, he’s going to have a teammate, too, apart from the AI.
It takes him a week to fine-tune it to perfection. Or, well, as close as he can get with AI guards. There are a lot of them, but they wouldn’t pose all that much of a threat to a well-trained and professional unit. He’s so immersed in the preparation that he even turns down John’s numerous offers to play together. As much as he’s sorry and misses his voice and stupid jokes a little, this is going to be so much better.
Right now, he only needs to confirm one last thing—the piece de la resistance. Ghost takes his phone and dials the number. Honestly, Soap is doing wonders for his social life. Simon knows that Kyle will call him out on it soon, but it doesn’t matter. If it goes smoothly, the payback will be very much worth any and all ridicule from his former Sergeant.
The call is actually not very long at all. Because Kyle always has been and always will be up for some good old fun. Especially on the account of men under his command. He accepts Ghost’s offer for a 2v4 match under one condition: the boys can’t know it’s him. Simon happily agrees.
Finally, the day comes. Simon joins the voice chat and receives a warm welcome.
“Almost thought you’d fallen from the face of the Earth,” Soap jokes, yet his voice is slightly serious. Maybe Simon wasn’t the only one who missed the other’s voice and jokes.
“No, but I’ve been working on another mission,” Simon says as casually as he’s able.
There’s an excited “ooooh,” from Rudy, who, apparently, managed to get a new headset in the meantime.
“Don’t leave us hanging, mate,” Roach joins in, albeit keeping his cool, at least for now.
“This one is a bit different. Here’s the briefing,” Ghost uploads several files. It’s a briefing stack, alright. Map of the area, outline of the mission, and all the details the non-existent command has on the mission. Which is not much, really. Also, photos of the hostages and some bullshit story about them having information on a local drug cartel. He waits until the first person gets to the part of the brief where it says that there will be four operators.
“Wait… four?” Soap asks, audibly confused. “But there’s five of us?”
“I’m relieved you can count to five, Johnny,” Simon smirks. “That’s correct. I won’t be joining you. It would hardly be fair since I created the mission, no?”
“Uhm… I guess? But… why design a mission if you’re not going to play it?”
“I didn’t say I’m not going to play it. I said I won’t be joining you. See you in the lobby,” Simon says cheerily before he disconnects from their voice chat. He is going to have his own, after all.
“Fancy meeting you here,” Gaz greets him, his grin audible in his voice. “Ready to kick some ass, Ghost?”
Simon closes his eyes for a moment and feels the corners of his mouth lift in a smile. God, so many memories. And it feels pleasant and warm, this years-old familiarity. They saved each other’s lives many times, shared so many pints, so much banter, and some hurt and misery, too.
“Let’s show them how it’s done,” Simon agrees as he joins the lobby along with Gaz, who has a completely inconspicuous nickname of GhillieMan854. As soon as he sees all six of the players in the lobby, he starts the game.
Ghost didn’t spend the week just tweaking the mission; he was also easing Gaz into the game. Luckily, the Lieutenant was always good at picking up technology-related skills, so it was a fairly quick process. They also discussed the strategy and their roles. Both of them can efficiently work alone, and that is what they’re going to do. Lure the unit in, let them think they have everything under control.
Just a few minutes after the start of the mission, it starts to rain. Just as planned. It’s not just any rain, too. A downpour bad enough to lower visibility to shit. Ghost slips out of the base and disappears into the jungle just behind the walls. Kyle might have a “Ghillie” in his nickname, but it’s Ghost who’s wearing a ghillie suit. As he takes the position on a small hill hidden in the forest but with good visibility of the base despite the weather, he becomes pretty much invisible. Thermal vision would be the only way someone could spot him; too bad it’s raining hard enough to render thermal useless.
Now he waits. Just like Gaz waits, hidden somewhere inside the base, silent and deadly. They have the comms, but it would be stupid to talk shit now. They need to listen closely.
For the next thirty minutes, nothing happens. Ghost is sure the unit is scoping the area and studying the guards' routes, who are not too keen to stay in the rain. The rain, that is gradually losing intensity until it morphs into a mere drizzle. Ghost remembers how miserable he’d been years ago, alone in the Bolivian jungle. Drenched to the bone, cold and tired. That’s the undeniable magic of video games; you can do whatever you want while sitting in the comfort of your home. That, and you probably won’t die playing them.
Ghost looks through the scope, carefully checking all probable points of breach he can see from his position. Then he hears a faint rustle to his left. He freezes. Another rustle. A little bit closer. If they have a thermal on them, he’s fucked. If not… Simon smiles but stays completely still.
Soon enough, one man enters his field of view. It’s hard to say who it is, but Ghost is more concerned about the number rather than identity. Did they actually split up instead of creating two teams of two people, like the brief suggested? That would be either very stupid or very clever. They would play Ghost’s expectations, but at the same time, they would be much more vulnerable. It could also be a trap. The bloke in front of Ghost could be bait, with a partner waiting nearby. If Ghost makes a move, he could either take the man down or be killed before he gets to him.
Ghost opts for patience. But he can’t resist taking a screenshot. He loves the feeling of having an advantage. The moment right before he seizes the opportunity, knowing with absolute certainty he’s going to prevail. This is what he feels now. Yet he’s careful. It wouldn’t be the first time somebody turned the tables on him. The man moves forward, looking cautiously around him. He can’t hope to see Ghost. Not a chance.
However, Ghost is now reasonably sure he’s alone. Good. Painfully slowly, he lowers his head to the scope. Slower still, he turns the silenced, foliage-covered rifle a little bit to the left. Strictly speaking, he could do that shot without the scope; the bloke is close enough. Better not risk anything, though.
Ghost caresses the trigger, taking a breath, holding it.
The sound of a silenced shot is lost in the sounds of the jungle: one down, three to go. And Ghost needs to change position.
When Ghost chimes in, Gaz is sitting in the control room, looking at the monitors with camera feeds. “Got one. Seems they split up.”
“Bold,” Gaz grins, fully aware that Ghost and he are doing exactly the same thing. Three highly trained operatives? Could be anywhere. Gaz takes his SMG and goes on a patrol. It would actually be hilarious if they mistook him for an AI. Gaz wishes they would. He would’ve given them so much hell.
The guards are on the same team as he and Ghost, so they ignore him, and Gaz does his best to imitate the lifeless guards. The rain has let up, but the dusk has fallen. Strong lights come to aid, illuminating the base with white light.
Gaz is vigilant but not overly so. That could tip them off. He makes a round and starts back to the main building where the hostages are held. He sees one of the guards on the right stop. The AI-controlled body hesitates before the programming commands him to investigate whatever seems suspicious. Gaz also remembers his plan and stops, pausing and following the guard. Could be nothing.
Unless… there! A movement behind a tent. Time to play. Gaz drops lower and slowly makes his way around, SMG poised to shoot anything that sticks its head out.
He seems to be in luck. As he rounds the corner of the tent, sure enough, there’s a soldier there. With his back turned to Gaz. What a treat. Now, Kyle could make it fast and painless, but that would also mean loud since he doesn’t have a silencer on his weapon – that would set him apart from the bots. So, instead, he whips out a knife and presses the key for the slowest, quietest movement possible. He’s barely breathing, staring at the display, clutching the mouse way too tight as he crosses those last feet.
The bloke turns in the last second. Kyle can see the jolt of surprise in the movement, but this is a very skilled operator he’s dealing with. The rifle comes up, Gaz immediately dives forward. The knife finds the target, slashing the leg. A burst of gunfire misses Gaz narrowly. He won’t be so lucky next time. Switching back to the SMG, he doesn’t even have time to aim; he just pulls the trigger, sprays and prays.
The soldier staggers and tries to disengage. Gaz is not going to allow that. Rolling on his back, he aims upside down, and another salvo hits. The man is done for. A second later, a bunch of bot-guards show up. “Thanks for the help,” Kyle mutters, then informs Ghost. “Got one, too.”
“Good, they’ve managed to take out the lights by the back entrance, probably some of the bots, too. Might be close to the hostages now.”
“You going to greet them on their way out?”
“Already in position. I think that was their strategy: distract us and grab the prize.”
“Could be. Risky as hell, they lost two teammates, but if they were fast enough, might just work.”
“We will see,” Ghost muses, and he sounds like he’s really having fun. It’s nice to hear.
As a matter of fact, Soap and Alejandro are close to the hostages. So much so that they’re already leading them to the small hole in the perimeter wall. Ghost has placed several because this is supposed to be a bit of a run-down place in the middle of nowhere, not a high-tech prison.
Alejandro is taking the point as Soap ushers the package to walk faster and be quiet. They haven’t heard from Rudy or Roach, meaning they probably didn’t make it. It sucks, but it’s just a game, and they agreed that they will win this, no matter the cost. Who dares wins.
Soap is promptly reminded they’re far from safe as a bullet ricochets from the wall nearby. Sniper. Fuck! “Sniper!” he hisses into the comms, laying on the ground and taking the hostages with him.
“Where?”
“East, bearing one-ten-ish,” Soap makes an approximation.
“Okay, I’ll cover you; get to the jungle; we will lose them there. On my mark,” Alejandro hides behind a rock. “Now!” he gets up and fires somewhat blind in the direction Soap told him.
The Sergeant gets up, orders the hostages to do the same, and runs to the tree line. It’s not far, thank god for that.
“Fuck!” Ghost curses as he misses the soldier’s head. Stupid mistake. He prepares to change position the moment the second soldier opens fire in his direction. Ghost ducks, but a lucky bullet still finds him. It’s not fatal, but it’ll definitely hinder his movement. “Bloody hell… Gaz, get to the eastern wall. I’m hit, but we can still get them.”
“Rog,” Gaz confirms, easily slipping back to Ghost being in command. It’s how they served for many years, after all. Yet he knows who he can get away with. “Hold on for me, old man.”
Gaz arrives some two minutes later and patches Ghost up. Good thing he equipped the first-aid kit. “So, how do you want to play this?”
“Good old manhunt,” Simon smiles, shouldering the rifle.
“I’m up for that,” Gaz agrees. “Think they’ve changed the LZ?”
“No, the jungle is too dense elsewhere. Let’s go.”
Soap and Alejandro trudge through the jungle. It would be much less of an issue if the bloody civilians could keep up. Damn Ghost and his attention to detail. The escape was exciting, Soap would even go as far as to say it really rattled him a little.
But now they just make their way through an endless sea of green. Well, it’s mostly black now since night has fallen. Luckily, they brought night vision. The jungle in the eerie greenish-white and black tones is almost ethereal. But they can’t stop. It’s still quite a long way to the extraction point and Soap seriously doubts that Ghost and his friend are going to let them win just like that.
Ghost’s friend. Hm. Soap finds himself thinking about the unknown variable. Well, he assumes it’s Ghost’s friend, but it could be anybody, really—even some random bloke. No, no way, Ghost wouldn’t invite a random to a custom-made game with his friends. Who the hell is it? Someone from Ghost’s past? A fellow retired soldier? If he has someone like that, why did he never mention them?
“Soap? Focus, hermano, you’re thinking too loud,” Alejandro chides him, and deservedly so.
“Aye, sorry,” Soap answers sheepishly.
Ghost and Gaz track their prey like professional hunters. They, too, have night vision on them. And they know the terrain better. They are quiet, brushing through the undergrowth, guns in their hands. Their great advantage is that they can move quickly and silently. The civilians the other group is dragging along are bound to make some noise.
And they do. Footsteps are easily discernable in the background noise of the jungle. Ghost signals to Gaz to stop. They listen, gauging distance and precise location. Ghost makes a decision, gesturing to Gaz to go around. They will flank the group.
Alejandro stops and looks around.
“What is it?” Soap asks, looking around as well. He can’t see anything. Anything but trees and undergrowth.
“Not sure,” Alejandro says. Then there’s a burst of bullets from SMG, tearing through the night like a disembodied terror. “Mierda!” Alejandro cries out as he’s hit.
Soap turns immediately, finger on the trigger. At the same moment, someone tackles him on the ground. The last thing he sees is a swirling mass of foliage very loosely resembly a man and then a glint of a knife.
Alejandro tries to stand but is immediately mowed down by the SMG.
That’s a game over for the rescuers.
Have a little bonus of totally-not-Soap from Wildlands :)
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OMG 😱
Found your Jackson Wang reading through hashtags *chefs kiss* 👌 Could u please do a similar reading for NCT Taeyong? His love life? Thank you so much 🙏💓
Ohhhh my god, y’all are really out here summoning me to dive into the personal lives of K-pop royalty AGAIN???" 😭💕 First of all, anon, THANK YOU for finding my Jackson Wang reading through the hashtags and for the chef’s kiss appreciation. That was a whole spiritual novella, and now you’re asking for Taeyong’s love life? ICONIC TASTE. 👌(No cap idk who is that Taeyang yet but I feel it in my bones. ICONIC NONETHELESS) You’re giving me homework, and I love it. Let me light my candles, shuffle my cards, and prepare for whatever chaos spirit decides to drop on me. But like… warning: if this turns into another “secret marriage, betrayal, crying on balconies in Thailand” situation, I’m gonna need a moment to recover. 😩🔥 Stay tuned, babe. Spirit and I are about to serve up some piping hot tea. Let’s see what the cards have to say about your boy Taeyong. 👀✨
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🌊🌻TAEYONG'S LOVE LIFE 2025💛☀️
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ALRIGHT, BUCKLE UP, PEOPLE, BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT TO BE A WILD RIDE. We’re diving into NCT Taeyong’s love life for 2025, and let me tell you, his energy? CHAOTICALLY HILARIOUS. This man is out here single as hell ASF but giving "I’m trying, okay?!" vibes, and SPIRIT IS NOT LETTING HIM REST.
🌅🌅🌅🌅
SHUFFLING ENERGY:
First off, as soon as I shuffled the cards, I literally snorted. Spirit straight-up said, "IF HE EVEN HAS A LOVE LIFE." 💀💀 I mean, poor Taeyong is out here scheming like the world’s most timid mastermind, terrified of rejection and past heartbreaks, but also low-key ready to be someone’s romantic knight in shining armor. LIKE SIR, PICK A STRUGGLE. I saw the Five of Cups flash and immediately saw Taeyang standing in front of a seraphim angel (hmm so random.. DON'T JUDGE) and heard, “Shall not fret!” Spirit’s out here acting like his life coach, pushing him to grow a pair (Courage! Boldness! Step up, King!), but he’s out here overthinking.
💛💛💛💛
THIS MAN IS SUCH A ROMANTIC. He’s probably listening to love songs, getting all in his feelings, and I wouldn’t be shocked if Flaming Hot Cheetos by Clairo is on repeat. The lyrics scream "crush phase," and honestly, that’s the vibe. He’s sitting there like, “What if I just… upgraded my love life?” (LMFAO why do I keep thinking about video games? Is he a gamer or into gaming by any chance?) but also dying at the thought of making the first move. Spirit’s like, “TAKE THE CHANCE, BABE. STOP HIDING.”
☀️☀️☀️☀️
CARDS PULLED:
Let’s get to it: World, Ten of Pentacles reversed, Hermit (no kidding), Ace of Wands, Moon reversed, Ten of Swords (ouch), Two of Cups (ooooh), Nine of Wands (the struggle), Queen of Wands reversed (tea?), Chariot reversed (you ain’t going nowhere, King), Six of Cups (nostalgia, much?), Nine of Cups reversed (boohoo vibes), Seven of Swords reversed (spill the truth), Page of Cups (puppy love), Devil (spicy), Ace of Cups (OMG new beginnings?!), Knight of Cups (man’s about to risk it all), Knight of Wands (he’s TRYING, okay?!), and Judgment (this card wouldn’t leave my mind!).
BOTTOM: Justice (karma’s working overtime).
SPLITS: Empress (divine feminine vibes), Emperor (okay, soulmate energy?!), and Six of Pentacles (balance it out, babe).
🌊🌊🌊🌊
THE TEA™:
First of all, this man is hilariously, miserably single right now. He’s in hermit mode, probably journaling and making Pinterest boards about “the love life I deserve.” BUT THEN. THEN. Something sparks in 2025 (Ace of Wands), and it’s like he’s ready to shoot his shot. And guess what? It’s not some random fling—it’s real. Like soulmate potential (Two of Cups). BUT he’s terrified of rejection, of messing up things because that's literally what I heard spirit saying (Five of Cups, Nine of Wands), so he’s overthinking it to death. Taeyong, babe, TAKE A BREATH.
Spirit showed me this blond-haired masculine (which turned out to look 90% like him, BTW. Yes, ik ik I'm that gifted) on some small deserted island during what looks like a reality show??? Imagine gravel, sand, bright weather, and a random banner as tho some sort of a reality show (are we on "Two Days, One Night" vibes or something?). He’s laughing awkwardly, super embarrassed, because the manager said something hilarious. It’s playful, lighthearted, and low-key adorable.
✨✨✨✨
HIS ENERGY:
Y’all, Taeyong’s energy is SO FUNNY and infectiously playful. Like, if this guy is actually this goofy and fun, then this reading SCREAMS accuracy. He’s not just out here “finding love”; he’s doing it with childlike wonder. Spirit’s like, “It’s safe for you to love! Open up, babe!” but also karmic lessons everywhere. Whatever he’s stepping into romantically? It’s about learning, healing, and GROWTH.
🌟🌟🌟🌟
ORACLE CARDS:
This Could Be the One: Spirit is hinting that he’s already met someone who’s The Real Deal™.
Honeymoon: Are they going to meet during a holiday?! THAT ISLAND Y'ALL??! Or is there a dreamy vacation vibe coming?
Playfulness: Like I said, his energy is hilarious and adorable—he’s learning to embrace this lighthearted side because Spirit is URGING him to.
New Love: Spirit says YES to something fresh.
Romantic Feelings: Baby boy’s catching the feels, and it’s so CUTE.
Karmic Lessons, Forgiving, and Learning: Look, this is about healing from his past and stepping into something REAL.
🐠🐬🐠🐬
WHY THIS IS SO SWEET:
Spirit is gently bullying him to open his heart. He’s terrified of past mistakes (Five of Cups, Nine Swords), but this is his karmic lesson: to take a risk. And OMG, the energy of first-stage love. You know that fuzzy, giggly feeling when it’s all butterflies and stolen glances? YEAH, THAT. He’s dipping his toes into romance but probably panicking because its genuineness is so unfamiliar.
🐚🐚🐚🐚
WILD SYNCHRONICITY:
Also, can we talk about how Spirit literally showed me this blond dude in a white hoodie on an island, and it turned out to look exactly like him?! HELLO??? This isn’t even shocking anymore—I once sketched Fyodor Dostoevsky before knowing what he looked like BUT TURNED OUT I ACTUALLY SKETCHED HIM WITH A LETHAL ACCURACY (that was years before I got into spirituality and discovered my gifts), so yeah, my channeling skills are THAT girl. But still, this was wild.
🍨🍨🍨🍨
FINAL NOTES:
Taeyong’s energy is pure chaos but in the best way.
He’s ready to take a leap into love but needs to get over his fears first.
The connection feels karmic and healing, but also sweet and lighthearted.
This reading feels hilariously accurate because of how playful and funny his vibe is. HE'S SUCH A SUNSHINE!
Spirit’s like, “Take a chance, babe—it’s safe for you to love.”
So yeah, 2025 is giving “funny romance with soulmate vibes.” We’re rooting for you, Taeyong! GO GET THAT LOVE! 💖💖
(btw why is the reading so bright I'm not built for this palette but Taeyang's energy is taking over HELP-
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OMG ANON LISTEN!!! 😭😭😭 So here’s the tea: I am definitely gonna check this NCT Taeyong out because HIS ENERGY??? UNHINGEDLY HILARIOUS AND HEARTWARMING. Is he an enfp?? Like, Spirit literally hit me with the giggle stick while channeling his love life, and I’m sitting here wondering HOW IS THIS MAN SO ENDLESSLY CHAOTIC AND ENDEARING AT THE SAME TIME???
I left K-pop behind like a distant relic of my youth, years ago, completely dusted and done. BUT THIS ENERGY??? I’m terrified I’m gonna Stan him soon. My retirement from the K-pop world might be OVER. 😭😭💕
Anon, if this reading is as accurate as it feels, I’m about to become his No. 1 fan. HOW IS THIS REAL?? Like, send prayers because I can already hear “Stan Taeyong” whispering in my subconscious. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! 😭😭😭💓
HOLY MOTHER OF EVERYTHING THATS UNDER THE HEAVENS 😭😭😭😭😭😭 Okay, like, hear me out—I CANNOT WITH THIS!!! NO WAY this reading isn’t the most accurate thing ever because what?? WHAT?!?! I literally went on Pinterest, right, just to get some pics of this Taeyong from NCT for the Tumblr post. AND THEN I SEE IT. I see it!!! HE HAS TATTOOS AND ONE LOOKS LIKE AN ANGEL??? 😱 EXCUSE ME, WHAT?? Is this why I literally channeled this guy earlier standing in front of a SERAPHIM ANGEL bathed in golden light, and this angel was telling him “You shall not fret”???? I’m absolutely screaming right now. Like, seriously—how is that a coincidence??? THAT'S DIVINE GUIDANCE, PROTECTION, AND BLESSINGS. BUT WAIT, there’s more. I found PICTURES of this Taeyong with blond hair, on an island, in the brightest of sunlight, wearing WHITE SHORTS. (Okay, close enough. Very close, Spirit. I see you.) AND THEN—AND THEN—out of nowhere, KRIS WU FLASHES in my mind’s eye, and I’m like “huh, that’s random, who cares??” But NO—turns out Taeyong’s in SUPERM, which has EXO MEMBERS, and I used to LOVE Kris Wu back in the day, so I’m like, WAIT A SECOND, IS SPIRIT TRYING TO TELL ME TAEYONG IS INVOLVED IN SOME WAY WITH EXO??? What’s happening right now, because this is CRAZY???!!! Like seriously, I'm SHOOOOCKED 😭😭😭. Spirit literally knows exactly what it's doing, and I’m here about to become a full-blown Taeyong stan at this point, like there’s no going back now. This is absolutely mind-blowing. I’m so shook I can't even breathe.
The umpteenth edit before posting:
AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 😭😭😭😭😭 WHAT?? NO. THERE'S NO WAY!! So I’m over here, right, I found this pic of Taeyong's tattoos—literally DROPPED MY JAW, because I’m over here trying to connect it with the whole seraphim angel I channeled earlier. And then I literally look at the COMMENTS on the pic, AND WHAT DO I SEE?? A FREAKING 111 in the comments!! 😱 LIKE WHAT??? WHAT??? HOW IS THIS EVEN REAL?? 111, the angel number, like this was the universe giving me a freaking confirmation that everything I was channeling was spot-on? I’m literally losing my mind right now. I'm over here connecting dots I didn’t even know needed to be connected, and spirit is just THROWING signs at me like “Here, have this, and this, and this!” I'm screaming, I’m laughing, I can’t even—SPIRIT KNOWS WHAT IT’S DOING!!! 😭😭😭 I cannot. This reading is like a whole divine conspiracy happening right before my eyes, and I’m just HERE for it. There's no way in hell this is a coincidence. NO WAY.
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It's official: I WILL NEVER RECOVER—
*dies*
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madebyteenagefury · 5 months ago
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unfiltered first reactions to gpi as if i were livetweeting because i think it would be funny (spoilers below!!):
are these 12 year olds or do they just talk like that.
can i touch it, dawg WHAT
dont even know their names but i already love em and only want happiness for them (may be because they strike me as children) (update they were children)
why did bro bite his hand
WHERES THE OTHER BED GOING. NO. HOSPITAL?? NO!! NOT AGAIN :SOB:
i need subtitles oh my god,,,ADULTS NOW!! i see. doug. theyre in suits and he has a bandage yall boutta kiss rn?? OHHH FUCK ohhh oh man. boutta be so fucking sick over doug aw shit
"his name is assface!" oh babe.
"you know." oh BABE. oh fuck.
think about what all the time???????????????? THINK ABOUT WHAT??????????
this is so 'are they lovers' 'worse' and nothings even happened but so much has happened.
ooooh five years
corey. THEY KISSED(before)!!! FUCK!!! MISSING TOOTH!!!
this hurts ohmy god. screaming. theyre gone.
two beds again?? are we flitting between times. 13 ahh yes we are oh i love this so much. what if i hit corey with the autism beam. what then. doug is so me im gonna lose my mind. like when theyre kids. auughh
DO YOU WANNA PRACTICE KISSING?/ SAWG???god thats the gayest shit ever. everyone who says that never means it casually change my goddamn mind YOU CANT/lh doug fucking w first kiss logic is hilarious yes king.
oh my god hes throwing up. DOUG NOO AHAHAH. fellas is it gay to throw up in the same can after kissing.
augh one bed again OUGH HOSPRIALo ohh no. 28. dont do this to me. not after falsettos.
hey again! hes not responding. kms. NOO IS HE IN A COMA OH FUCK
"im trying not to swear so much" giggled
"her"?? dawg no way THEY HAVENT SEEN EACHOTHER SINCE HIS EYE??? oh fuck me man. babe stop saying rtrded please. hes moisturizing his fucking hand oh. MY GOD.
you cant marry her cuz what about me?? SAY YOU LOVE HIM ALREADY FUCK
OOO TWO BEDS. THEYRE CLOSER!!!! ONE BLANKET!! OOOOO!!
18 fuckin called it. 10 yrs ago. thin mints slap hes so real for that. the knocking on his cup shouldnt have tbeen that funny. giggled. okay theyre so besties but like this is so gay. bestie behavior but. they love eachother. (doug is mad about not knowing that corey's been having sex, which like id be upset if my bestie didnt tell me too i get it but correct me if im wrong, this feels insanely jealous
"cuz youre too youung!" YOURE FUCKING EIGHTEEN???
im so sick over doug HES SO ME FUCK ok fuck.
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im so. insane. fuck. "whys everyone gotta be so mean?"
"youre not a faggot. youre not" ohhh ow. oh oh my god
okau so when he says :you have blood on your jeans. when did you start [that]: i cant make out what he says or what theyre talking about im assuming its sh??? if so?? fucking ow kill me??????
timing of me watching this. fucking wild. did not want to cry tn (im not but were dangerously close to it)
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I CAN NOT FUCKING DO THIS OH GOD
milo when i get you. milo when i fucking. get you./lh
"youre the best thing thats ever happened to me" after THAT?? FUCK ME MAN WHAT THE HELL
he better be fucking awake or i swear to god.
33 OH FUCK MANHES HAWAKE HES AWAKE OH FUCK OH THANK GOD. FIVE YEARS AGO/?? COREY VISTED HIM FIVE YEARS AGO. is he in a mental hospital?? oh boy. these boys are fucked up.
theyre fucking soulmates. i will NOT be taking criticism. WHY ARE YOU LYING YOU BEGGED HIM TO WAKE UP ASSHOLE. doug makes me want to hold my own heart in my hands and feel it beat. dawg why u lying.why is corey mean to him :(
ohh parallels. oh they. hurt. differenty. but the same. ohhhh my god
"because i might not make it back"
if one of them fucking dies. i stg. 23 10 yrs back. wait this is the first bit again/? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR TOOTH. DUDE. OH FUCK.
criyng at dougs speech after the kiss.
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oh fuck OFF. only the poster wtf
i need the playlist they got. 38,,,
i went "hes fucking dead isnt he" and he rolls in. "im gonnakms"
"dont touch me corey" sobbing.
pleading with my screen for it not to end like that and its over.
milo. oh my fucking god
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0x1lovebot · 2 years ago
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𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭; jake got that dawg in him fr😳
1.4k words. [1,415]
[not proofread.]
warnings; mentions of alcohol (hyung line only), mentions of sex, violence, mentions of blood (nothing crazy I mentioned it like once I think), language, baekhyun saying wild and foul things about y/n, angry jake.
a/n; i literally lost my mind and my sleep over writing this!! but I let my best friend read it and she said it was good so I guess it was worth it😭 also SHOUT OUT TO @yenqa FOR THE PUSH OF MOTIVATION I NEEDED TO FINISH THIS!! YEN UR THE BEST 🫶🏾🫶🏾
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the txt frat had been known to throw some wild parties but none of them were as packed or chaotic as this one. so many people were there that the party spilled into the back and front yard. people drank and danced and laughed, too consumed by the atmosphere to focus on anything else. it would’ve been a shock if anyone could even focus on their thoughts over the rap music that shook the whole property.
the only exception to this chaos was the living room.
the living room of the frat house was quiet beside the music in the background. a bunch of people had crowded around the ping pong table set up in the corner of the room, to watch the round of beer pong that seemed to go on for hours. both teams were neck in neck, each with one cup left on each side.
it was jake’s turn now. he picked up his last ping pong ball and kissed it for good luck, hoping that it would hit its intended target. everyone in the room tensed when jake released the ball, watching as it soared across the table.
“come on. come on.” jake mumbled.
the ball circled the rim of the cup once, then twice, before falling in.
everyone around the table cheered. jake and sunghoon had just won their 5th round of beer pong in a row. heeseung sighed in defeat before downing the last cup of beer.
“FUCK YEAH! THAT’S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!” sunghoon shouted as he and jake high-fived each other. “I TOLD YOU! MY BOY’S A BEER PONG GENIUS!”
jake smiled and shrugged. “it’s just physics man. shit was light work.”
“you guys hear that?!?” sunghoon called to jay and heeseung. “jake said playing y’all was light work.”
“then I guess he wouldn’t mind playing again. for money this time.” heeseung said as he pulled out his wallet.
the crowd let out a loud “ooooh” at the offer.
“as much as i would love to run your pockets,” jake grinned. “i think I’m gonna go get some air.”
the crowd booed at jake, wanting to see him win another round of beer pong.
"come on man! one more round!" sunghoon pleaded. "it’s easy money."
jake's face broke into a grin as he shook his head. "nah man, winning is getting kind of boring." jake sighed. "plus it's not fair to the losers."
heeseung and jay booed at jake. "what? you afraid we might actually smoke you this time?" jay slurred.
jake rolled his eyes. "oh yeah, I'm so terrified." he taunted.
sunghoon laughed and clapped jake on the back. “don’t get into too much trouble out there.” he said.
“no promises.” jake winked and made his way through the crowd, trying to find his way out of the living room.
maybe it was because of the music blasting or the alcohol in his system was finally catching up with him but jake really started to feel the buzz. everything seemed out of focus as he stumbled through the house. he didn’t mind it though, it was rare that he got to let loose like this.
one second he was in what looked like the kitchen the next he was in a different room at the other side of the house. he somehow ended up in the main hallway though he wasn’t entirely sure how he got there. the music was even louder now causing jake to grimace. he felt like sound waves were splitting his skull in half.
‘maybe it’s quieter upstairs.’ he thought.
jake gripped the railing of the stairs in the middle of the hallway and slowly made his way up the stairs.
he felt a little relief when he reached the top of the steps. the music was in fact quieter upstairs. now jake could only really feel the base of the music under his feet. he took a deep breath hoping to clear the fog from his brain, but all it did was make him feel dizzy.
“ok maybe I overdid it with the hennessy.” he groaned to himself.
jake thought that maybe some cold water would help him out a bit so he set out to find a bathroom.
he walked down the hallway knocking on every door he came across, hoping that one of them would be the bathroom. he must’ve been doing this forever and still couldn’t find one. all he did find were couples doing less than decent things in rooms that didn’t belong to them.
with one more room left to check in the hallway jake decided that if that room wasn’t the bathroom he would just jump into the pool in the backyard of the house.
jake knocked on the door and pushed it open. to his dismay, the room was just another bedroom, but the people in it caught his attention. the lights in the room were dim but jake could make out the familiar face of y/n’s boyfriend baekhyun. he was half naked under a girl that jake recognized from around campus. a girl that wasn’t y/n. baekhyun looked at jake with a smug glint in his eyes before focusing on the girl he was with.
jake could feel the anger bubbling inside him but he knew better than to engage. if he did he wouldn’t be able to stop himself from doing something stupid.
jake turned on his heel and raced down the stairs and out of the house as quickly as possible. he made it out of the door and just stood on the front lawn with his hands clenched tightly into fists. his mind is going a mile a minute.
‘what the hell is wrong with him?’ he thought.
‘how could he do this to y/n?’
jake’s blood boiled at the thought of how y/n would feel when she found out. she didn’t deserve this. she deserves to be with someone who cared about her, not some asshole that cheated on her at frat parties.
“hey jake, do me a favor and keep this between us!” baekhyun slurred as he stumbled out of the front door. his button-up shirt was wide open and hanging off of his shoulders.
jake snapped his head towards baekhyun and turned to face him.
“you want me? to do you a favor?” jake asked in disgust. “after what you just did in there? after what u just did to y/n? u must have lost your fucking mind.” he spat.
baekhyun rolled his eyes and chuckled.
“aw look at you, defending her honor. it’s cute but i know you just want to get me out of the way so you can get in her pants. am I right?” baekhyun taunted.
jake clenched his jaw and took a step closer to baekhyun. “what the fuck did you just say?”
a crowd had started to form around the two of them, watching intently to see what would happen next.
“oh come on it’s no secret that you’re into her. i’ve seen the way you look at her. but it’s cool, i’m sure she’ll let you hit if you ask nicely.” he smirked. “she’s the biggest slu-”
jake’s fist collided with baekhyun’s jaw causing him to stagger backward in pain.
“oh it’s on.” baekhyun growled before tackling jake to the ground and punching him in the face.
the crowd started chanting “fight! fight! fight!” as the two boys tussled with each other.
jake pushed him off and punched baekhyun in the nose, hard. he felt the warmth of blood on his fist but he didn’t care enough to stop.
jake punched him again.
and again.
and again. even when the sound of sirens fell on his ears, jake didn’t let up.
“AYE! BREAK IT UP!” a police officer called from the street. jake ignored it and punched baekhyun again. it wasn’t until the officer pulled him off and wrestled him to the ground that jake finally stopped beating on baekhyun.
“alright shows over! everyone clear out!” the officer called to the crowd as he wrapped handcuffs around jake’s wrists. another police officer pulled baekhyun up off the ground and the two of them were led toward the police cruiser.
as jake was pushed into the back seat of the car all he could focus on were the handcuffs digging into his wrists and the ache in his right hand. only now did he realize that he probably should’ve just stayed in that damn living room.
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borathae · 3 months ago
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For ogc! jk, aaol! jk, ihyily! tae, and SA! jk, tae, yg
1. who fingers OC like this (✌️) and this (🤟) i hope you get what i mean lmao😭
2. their body counts before meeting OC? (or you could just make MTL)
3. their reactions if OC send tits or puss pics?
4. MTL to send dick pics?
5. most likely to cry during sex because they love OC so much? (i think all🥺 your characters are whipped men🥺)
6. who would go faster if OC tells them to go slow?🫣
7. boobs guy vs ass guy
8. their reactions to walking in on OC flicking the bean?
9. who prefers rough sex? who prefers sweet love making?
10. the most often getting pegged? (i think it's close between aaol! jk and ihyily! tae hahshhahs or am i wrong?👀)
IM SORRY IF ITS TOO MUCH THESE JUST CAME TO MY THOUGHTS OUT OF NOWHERE😭😭 i hope you dont mind. sorry if you have answered some of them too in case i didnt notice hehhdhehe love you❤️❤️
Thank you for this ask, I am literally on my knees rn worshipping you 😩 I LOVE THIS!! yes yes!!! 😩😩
1. who fingers OC like this (✌️) and this (🤟) i hope you get what i mean lmao😭
UFDFKADSKF I'm going insane
Fingers her like ✌: aaol!JK, SA!JK, SA!YG
Fingers her like 🤟: ogc!JK, ihyily!Tae, SA!Tae, SA!YG
2. their body counts before meeting OC? (or you could just make MTL)
okay daaaamn this is so difficult to answer?? fajsdj ps: hoe is meant endearingly and without any shame <3
ogc! jk: 15-ish cause he was a lil hoe in his youth bahaha
aaol! jk: the thing is, when he was really struggling with his mental health, he saw sex as an escape which pushed up the numbers so I would say around 90-100 people? but if he didn't have this phase, it'd be around 3 people fjdsjf please he was really going through it my poor boy :(
ihyily! tae: despite popular belief of him being a fuckboy, his body count is around 9-11 people I would say
SA!JK: 7 (out of which he killed five cause Ripper yk)
SA!Tae: I don't think there's numbers HAHDHFS like 9.000+ ish? (he is like a 850+ year old proud hoe bahahha)
SA!YG: again, when he was proudly out of control he was wilding which pushes up the number, then he became a loner by choice which stopped the number. I would say around 500-ish people?
3. their reactions if OC send tits or puss pics?
gets instantly horny: aaol!JK, SA!Tae
"ignores her" only to show up moments later to fuck her: ogc!JK, SA!YG
calls her to whine to her that she shouldn't do that when he's not there to fuck her: ihyily!Tae, SA!JK
4. MTL to send dick pics? (ranking goes from most to least)
SA!Tae
ogc!JK
ihyily!Tae
aaol!JK
SA!JK
SA!YG
5. most likely to cry during sex because they love OC so much? (i think all🥺 your characters are whipped men🥺)
you are sooo correct with your assumption 😔 ranking goes from most to least
aaol!JK
ogc!JK
SA!JK
ihyily!Tae
SA!Tae
SA!YG
6. who would go faster if OC tells them to go slow?🫣
HELP I will yell 😩😩
ogc!JK for sureee this lil brat
SA!Tae cause he is a fucking demon
SA!YG if he is a lil feral <3
7. boobs guy vs ass guy
yes yes yes!!!
Boobs: SA!JK, aaol!JK, SA!YG, ihyily!Tae
Ass: ihyily!Tae, ogc!JK, SA!TAE
8. their reactions to walking in on OC flicking the bean?
ooooh kayyyy I see the vision 👀👀
watches until she cums and then speaks up: SA!Tae, ogc!JK
apologises and leaves fhasdhfa: SA!YG, aaol!JK
speaks up right away and asks to join: SA!JK, ihyily!Tae
9. who prefers rough sex? who prefers sweet love making?
I feel like they each prefer both depending on their mood?? 🤔 also, are they the ones getting fucked or doing the fucking?? this is important to consider too 👀 but let's just do an average score
has rougher sex more often: SA!Tae, SA!JK, ogc!JK, aaol!JK
makes sweet love more often: ihyily!Tae, SA!YG
10. the most often getting pegged? (i think it's close between aaol! jk and ihyily! tae hahshhahs or am i wrong?👀)
okay interesting choices you made there 👀👀👀 ranking goes from most often to least often
aaol!JK
ogc!JK
SA!JK
SA!Tae
ihyily!Tae
SA!YG
Pleaseee I loved these questions so much!! they were so sexy and good and hot and arghh!! thank you for sending them in my love!! 💜💜
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legiterallylunar · 8 months ago
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i lied i can't pick a favourite. anyway here's my list of yummy harmonies across the entirety of falsettos!!
so i've realised after writing this that i've basically just written down every time there's overlapping voices LMFAOO it's just cos the harmonies are so good UGH. this is about to be the longest post ever under the cut i'm so so sorry
MARCH OF THE FALSETTOS:
- OOOOOOOOOOOOH!! from four jews i actually cant it's so fun
- five JEWS!!!! the last part of four jews in a room bitching UGHH i lovr it
- will you be my valenTIIIIINE!! in a tightknit family/love is blind. self explanatory. i've been saying this for years (approximately a month). it's so good. i literally cant get enough of it. it's so delicious. this harmony satisfies something deep in my soul
- loove is bliiiind when they all join in and build it up (in the proshot it's the exact moment where jason joins it and the camera zooms on him)
- passion DIIIIIIIES -thrill of first love. self explanatory
- loooooooOOOVE! at the end of thrill of first love YUMMM yum it's so good
- whaat a mess this is this family//photographs cant capture our magic i just love it so much
- whizzerrrrrr!! in everyone tells jason to see a psychiatrist. this isn't my fav harmony if i'm completely honest but it's cool anyway
- late for dinner late again late for dinner late again late fr dinner late again late for dinner late late late late!!!!!!!!!
-I MET THIS MAN TODAY
- RICH MARVIN WHICH MARVIN!!!
- the whole why marvin try marvin bit from in this had better come to a stop UGH
-this had better come to an EEEEENNNNNNDDD!!! (both times obvi. it's so yum)
- honourable mention to im breaking down. she ate that up i love her
- why don't i/you feel alright for the rest of your life (the first time jason and mendel do it together and they go respectively up/down on the harmony) UGH it's so yum
- feel allRIIIIIIIIIIIGHT! at the end of jason's therapy UGH it's so good from the end of please come to our house
- i want- i got- i want it ALLLL from a tight knit family reprise I LOVE IT
- actually all of mendel and marvin in that section ITS SOO GOOD
- four men marching but NEVER MINCING!!
- ALONE IN THE NIIIIIGHT!!!!!!! i just am so obsessed with the way this sounds it's so scrumptious
- marching HOOOOOOME!! i love. i eat it up every time
- life's a sham and every move is wrong!!we've examined every move as we move along!! - chess game. it sounds good. not my personal fav and not one that makes me go WOW but solid and nice and i like it
- you are not required to phooone!! (and basically most of trina and mendel in makinh a home i jsut forgot to write each specific bit down)
- making beliieeeeve!!:(( when whizzer joins in making a home UGHH
- could/should he/she looovee meeeeee?:( it sounds so good omg
- HOWEVER sorry i want to say i don't really like the 'makiiing aaa' harmony that trina and mendel have near the end of making a home i'm sorry it's so dissonant and weird maybe it's a symbolism thing but it doesn't sound right
- not a harmony but !! honourable mention to the key change in the games i play
- pseudo-romantic and sick! from marvin hits trina i love that it's so fast
- we had fiiights and games!, marvin called us funnny names! from marvin hits trina it just sounds so nice in my ears
- help us ALLLL!!!! in i never wanted to love you OH MY GOD. i cant get enough of this one
- he's MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE! in i never wanted to love you OMG i love this one so much especially with marvins melody over the top UGHHH it's so good it's so so good
- loooooveeee!!! youuuuuu!!!! - at the end of i never wanted to love you
ok that's it. time for act 2!
FALSETTOLAND:
- literally all of falsettoland i love this song as an intro omg
- give these handsome boys a hand!!
- welcome to falsettolaaaaand
- ooooh the 80s!
- (march march march of the falsettos march of the falsettos -what a world we live in) ooooooooooahhoooo!!! swanky lesbians!!!
- congregate in central park!
- what a world we LIIVE INN!!!
- HOMOSEXUALS!
- welcome to falsettoLAAAAAAAAAAND!
- it's about time! it's about time! it's about timeee!!!
- thiiiis is the yeaaar of jason's bar mitzvah!
- THIS IS THE YEAR OF YHE CHILD WHEN HE SPREADS OUT HIS WINGS (god i love this one so much every single time they do it)
- MYYYY CHIIIIIILD
- we'll have flowrrs galooooreee!!
- tuxeeeedooooos!
- WHAT A DAYYYY TO TEMEMBER
- UGH i love the year of the child bro it's so good YUM .
-YAY THE BASEBALL GAME (can you tell i'm doing this act's harmonies in real time while i watch it LOL)
- WE'RE SITTING! AND WATCHING JASON PLAY BASEBALL!
-we really wish he'd take this more seriously.
-up batting! and batting bad!!!!!
- SLIIIIIDE JASON!! SLIIIIIIIIIIIDE
- we're sitting! and watch the kid as he misses we're watching marvin throw kisses!!!
- boys field boys bat boys this boys that watchinh JASON!!
- my life would be! boring as shit.😔
- please god don't let me make the SAME MISTAKE!
- jason hits! THE BAAAAALLLLLLLL
yippee a day in falsettoland
- honourable mention to NOW I JUST SNOOOOOOORE!!!
- and the obvious EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT
- DOO YOU KNOWWWWW!!!!!
- anything you do is alright!
EVERYTHING WILL FEEL ALRIGHT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!
FEEL ALRIGHT FIR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!
EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT
- what you mean you don't want a bar mitzvah???
how do you think we feel about that?????
- rather than humiliate her killing your mother is the merciful thing to do!😨😨
guys actually i cant deal it's what more can i say. someone kill me. i've gone insane. sorry back to harmonies.
- something bad is haaappeninh.!
- spreading spreading spreeeeaaaadddinngggg!!! ROOOUUUNNDDD!!!! from something bad is happening i LOVE charlotte and cordelia
- the backing 'everything will be alright' vocals after whizzer collapses :((((
- WHIZZER HELLOOOOOOO with charlotte and jason UGH stop i cant deal from days like this
- but toDAY you seem to be! on the way! to recovery!!!!!! with everyone from days like this ARGHHH
- as my heart falls out of SIIIIIIIIIIGHT with trina and mendel OMGG stop i cant . from cancelling the bar mitzvah
- i Looooooooove.. youuu.. with marvin and whizzer from unlikely lovers :(((
- iss it a baaad time!? ...... we'll come iiiiiin! with charlotte and cordelia
-and we need something sweeet!!!
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- FOUR UNLIKELY LOVERS!!!!
- LEEETS PRETEEEEND!! THAAAT NOTHING!! IS AWWFUL:(
- actually i cant list it all. it's just all of unlikely lovers ITS SO CUTE i cant deal im sobbing on the floor.
-LOOOOOOOOOVEEEERRRRRRRS
special honourable mention to you gotta die sometime obvi
- the WINE is very soothing!!!! from jason's bar mitzvah
- everything is lovely..!:(
- i feel more helpless than i have in years...!
- but he looks... like marrvinnnn!!:(
- and godchild to the lesbians from next dooor!!!!!
omg kill me now it's what would i do
- WHAT MOORE CAN I SAY!
-AFTER BEINV SCREWED OUT OF TODAY
- TELL ME WHATS IN STORE
- ONE HOUR ONE HOUR MOREEEEEE
- IF I HAAAD NOT SEEN YOU
- WHO WOULD I FEASSSTT MY EYES ON
- once i was told that good men get better with aaaage.!!:((
guys actually kill me shoot me in the head i cant go on anymore.
i'm done i'm gone i'm dead and buried. send help
anyway that's it hope u agree (or disagree please talk to me i need to discuss). yay falsettos!
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doublydaring · 6 months ago
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the great thing about gender is that you can do anything at any time and there's absolutely no way to be yourself incorrectly. the point of life is trying things and seeing what makes you happy, and what makes you happy is probably going to change a lot! but also if it doesn't that's a learning experience too! sending love <3
first of all anon, bless your heart.
bizarre rant with way too much personal information below the cut. SORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY!
second, because at the ripe old age of zero years old i was a wise old sage with a level headed autism that put me perfectly at the intersection of considerate and above the petty worries of the world i have been telling forlorn transgenders this over the phone since day one (no joke someone I hadn't spoken to in five years called me up the other day to have me talk them through softening their transition, its okay to be nonbinary guys) but ack! sometimes its so hard to take your own advice.
I have gained some weight in the last year or so and I just can't seem to get over me looking ooooh just so slightly off, to me, like I feel like I don't look like myself. I don't know.
Testosterone's largest impact on my life was it's role as an appetite stimulant, before I started testosterone I lived in a constant state of nausea, and it basically cured me of that. It was huge instead of going to bed anxious every night that I was going to throw up I slept like a baby, it also helped me to start working through the main symptoms of my ARFID. I literally called it a miracle drug to so many people, it changed my life.
But! I don't know if I still want to be on it. It's been almost three years and I've suddenly started having problems with my dosage, I've been off and on it trying to figure things out and I don't know, it just got me thinking, what if I don't want to do this anymore.
I do look different than I used to, or at least I think I do. I feel like I don't look like myself. I don't know.
Part of me feels like I'm just giving up, because transitioning socially has been very difficult for me. Female terms feel comforting in their familiarity, masculine ones always feel deliberate and effortful. I want to be beautiful, I want to be desirable. Does going off testosterone simply represent a submission to societal pressure, to finally giving in and trying to be normal.
In my junior year of high school I had a crush on a blond man. I had no chance with him, he was tall and gorgeous and smart and rich and a senior and it just was not happening, but I sort of put a pause on my transition that year as I got to know him, and tried to be more feminine, more conventionally attractive. It didn't work. I am not that. I cannot be that. I can't! It is something that I am not capable of, it is something I have never been capable of. I feel like as soon as I hit puberty it was over for me. I got gross. And that's terrible, that's so terrible, that's a terrible thing to feel and a terrible way to think but I cannot help it because I feel like that is the input that I am receiving from the outside world. I just had this conversation with a couple of friends but it really is ethnic trauma. My mother got a nose job at 14 and extensive laser hair removal to dull her ethnic traits, traits that she then passed on to me, traits that were amplified by my dad's genetics, traits that she implicitly taught me were ugly and undesirable and needed to be changed. And then I had the nerve to be autistic too, pick a struggle, really.
WHATEVER basically I am fucking fiending for sexual validation from cis men that I am too cowardly to actually go out and get so instead I'm just going to bitch and moan on here. I am not going to detransition because their is nothing to detransition back to, I was never a girl, but so much of me wishes I could be, I want more desperately than anything to be a beautiful and desirable woman. I thought because I couldn't cut it as a girl I should try being a boy but I don't know, it feels unnatural. A bitch needs to get on estrogen or SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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nocompromise-noregrets · 1 month ago
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8, 12 and 17 for the 2024 in review ask game. :-)
oooh, thank you! :D :D :D Let's see...
8. What fic meant the most to you to write? Ooooh. Tough one. I think being completely honest it wasn't the ones I wrote, but the two original works I finally got round to posting this year, Hal Peacock's Life Is Perfectly Fine As It Is, Thank You and The Unintentional Redemption of Jack McQueen. I did write a few new bits for both of them, but I've been working on them on and off since 2007 in one form or another and it just feels so great to get them out there at last, and to garner a tiny little readership. I love my disastrous boys Hal and Jack so very much.
12. What fic was the easiest to write? death is certain, life is not just POURED out of my brain, and been waiting so long, it's true also just DEMANDED to be written (approximately five minutes after I declared I had no time or brainspace for a new fandom, oops), I haven't had something quite like that in a very long time indeed.
17. Share your favorite opening line oh man. I am terrible at picking favourites, but let's see...oh yeah, this is one I am very fond of. Here, meet Jack, in chapter 2 of Hal And Jack Do Pride Every Year Now Apparently:
Somehow Hal and I are still regulars at Ivana Cutabitch’s Drag Karaoke, we’re there every week, and I cannot figure it out, the music is almost a hundred percent shite and I fucking loathe karaoke.
He's a charmer. XD And for something a little more traditional, in A Beautiful Day In Eregion:
It is a beautiful day in Eregion. Celebrimbor sips at his morning mug of tea on his balcony and drinks in, too, the warmth of the sun and the singing of the birds, the gentle breeze upon his face. It is a beautiful day, and his greatest work is almost complete.
wheeee, thank you so much for asking! <3333333 anyone else fancy asking me some year-in-review fic questions? :D :D :D
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forest-falcon · 2 years ago
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I wrote this in one go when prepping dinner tonight so it's probably rubbish but I thought I'd post before overthinking it because I have probably six other fictions that I'm still overthinking!
Cold Coffee
As parents of four, nearly five rambunctious boys, Jeff and Lucille could be considered experts in the world of parenting. And if there's one lesson that they could pass on, it would be this; that there are no real experts when it comes to parenting.
As an astronaut and pioneer of the world-famous TV-21, Jeff had sat through many interviews quizzing him on every aspect of astrophysics imaginable. Having answered these questions, it seemed almost mandatory, for each interviewer to conclude in a similar fashion:
"How do you balance family life with your work?"
"Five children? Do you have external help?"
"What type of a parent would you say that you are - Authoritarian? Helicopter?"
"Human." Jeff would answer.
The world seemingly had many opinions on the Tracy family. Some believed they had it easy because... money. Others called out in support of the philanthropist saying Jeff had worked hard for everything he had built. A true underdog story - son of a Kansas wheat farmer now voyaging into uncharted space. However, seemingly nobody made the connection that, just like the rest of the world, they did not have it all figured.
"MUM! MUUUM!" Scott's voice wailed like a klaxon as he skidded into the kitchen.
"Yes Scotty?" Lucille answered, seemingly unperturbed. She continued to stack the family's breakfast dishes in the dishwasher as she spoke.
"I...err...I was trying to be helpful and bring you the dishes but...I knocked over the milk." Scott mumbled, twiddling his fingers.
Lucy grabbed a cloth and the kitchen spray.
"That's okay, can you wipe the spillage off the table for me? I'll be in in a moment. There's only a couple more dishes to-"
"It's gone everywhere! It's over the floor too!" Scott flapped, seemingly excited by the household disaster.
"Is it indeed?" Lucy quirked a bemused eyebrow, and made a show of putting her marigold-clad hand on her hip.
Scott nodded enthusiastically.
"Ok, I'll grab the mop."
Lucy was halfway through with filling the bucket when Scott's voice announced the next Tracy-home catastrophe.
"Ooooh noooo!" The voice came from the other room.
"...What is it Scott?" Lucy responded with a small sigh.
"Gordon's been playing in the milk and has walked it everywhere. It's all over his clothes!"
"FAB"
Lucille kneaded her lower back.
"Come on old girl" she grumbled to herself. At thirty-five, she wasn't old, but today somehow felt the age of the entire household combined.
Scooping up her soggy toddler, she sat him atop her rounded stomach and made for the bathroom. Some days she wondered if Gordon purposefully baptised himself in mess just so he had the excuse for another bath, he loved the water so much.
Scott, being the eldest, made a start on mopping the milk footprints from the dining room and hall. A quick calculation and Lucille decided that the least messy option, and one resulting in the fewest brotherly arguments, would be to have Virgil and John entertain themselves not in the direct vicinity of the breakfast mayhem. Virgil had set himself up at the piano and John parked himself in front of the brand new holoprojector. Sanity somewhat restored, she began showering her toddler.
Keeping the bathroom door open, Lucille listened for any new potential calamity but instead heard the gentle melody of silent night start up from the piano. It was February, but Virgil had been so very proud to be asked to perform the piece at his school's Christmas concert that he still associated the piece with the happiness he felt that day. It brought a smile to Lucy's heart too and she let the gentle sound wash over her as she rinsed the last of the soap suds from Gordon.
Another sound overtook Virgil's music. John had tuned into his favourite programme about space and had obviously increased the volume to combat the sound of the piano. The instrument grew louder in retaliation; silent night becoming more of a relatable night as witnessed by the Tracy household - in a nutshell; loud. In defiance, the holoprojector volume raised once more.
"Boys, turn the volume down!" she called, lifting Gordon from the bath, but her voice was drowned out by the dueling decibels.
"BOYS!" She called again, wrapping a towel around the youngest. The baby within her kicked in protest at the din.
Massaging her temples, she made for the living room and turned the holoprojector off.
"Hey!" John protested.
Virgil abruptly ended his aggressive rendition of anything-but-silent night and sat with a face of utter innocence, as though he hadn't been party to the explosive noise.
"John. Virgil. I. Need. Five. Minutes."
She paused, surveying the cluttered lounge.
"God, I could use a coffee right now." She muttered to herself. One month to go she inwardly sighed.
"Let me help dress your brother, then you're both gonna help me tidy all of...this." she gestured vaguely to her jumble sale of a room.
"I think Gordie's gone and dressed himself!" John sniggered.
Lucy turned to find Gordon sporting a pair of flippers, rubber ring, snorkel mask and one of her summer straw hats...and little else.
"Well kinda." Virgil snorted.
Lucy pinched the bridge of her nose and couldn't help but chuckle herself.
"Nice outfit kiddo, but I think we need something on your lower half."
Gordon gestured to his flippers.
"Come on, I'll help you pick something out."
She rifled through the folded laundry basket that was yet to make the journey upstairs and produced a more suitable outfit for the day.
Moments after she had finished dressing Gordon, Scott reappeared.
"Erm...mum?" he rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly.
Lucy turned to face him with a I-am-desperately- trying-to-be-a-good-parent smile.
"Yes...Scotty?"
"Well, you know you asked me to get the paddling pool out for Gordon?"
"No, when on earth did I say that? I've been bathing your brother."
"Oh… When you were talking with John n Virg, Gordie said you asked if I would get the paddling pool out for him."
Lucille turned to face the smallest mischief maker only to find him hiding behind Virgil.
"Anyway..." Scott continued.
"I accidentally dropped the house key when trying to carry everything." he mumbled.
"I needed it to open the back door and it err...it went down a gap in the decking in the back garden."
"O-kay" Lucy inhaled slowly. Summoning both her physical and mental strength. She followed her eldest to the decking.
"Can you show me where you dropped the key?"
"I'm...not too sure."
"The paddling pool is so big and I couldn't see where the key went exactly."
"Ok, well where were you standing?"
"I... can't remember."
Lucy muttered a word under her breath that she would later reason to her son's teacher that he must have learnt from his school peers.
"I need to take the decking up."
"Can't we just leave it until dad's home? He said he'd be back at lunch today, so anytime now really." Scott reasoned.
"That's the kicker. Dad gave his set of keys to Grandma when we went away. He was relying on us to let him in today."
As if on cue, there was a rap on the door."
Virgil opened the letter box and looked through.
"It's dad!" He called excitedly.
Lucy used the wall to ease herself down and peered through the letterbox.
"We have a situation... The keys fell through the decking in the back. Both the back gate and front door are locked."
"Ah. Maybe a master key wasn't the best idea. No worries. We'll get it back." His eyes smiled.
"I'm gonna try n take the decking up." Lucy announced.
"No. Wait… I have a plan. Make sure nobody is standing by the back gate, ok?" Jeff's profile disappeared from the small window of vision.
"What's the plan? Jeff? Jeff?" she made a guttural sound in the back of her throat then headed back out to the garden.
"Is everyone out of the way?"
"Yes-"
"-Good!"
There was a loud thud against the back gate.
"Oww."
"That was your plan? To try to kick the gate down?" Lucy deadpanned.
"In fairness, those are some mighty good hinges."
Lucy chuckled.
"Hold on..."
There was a scraping sound, followed by some clambering, then Jeff appeared at the top of the fence. Swinging himself over the top, he landed with as much finesse as any comic book superhero ever had.
He straightened and gave Lucy a devilishly smug smile.
"Hi" he said, kissing her on the cheek.
"Hi" she replied, stress melting away almost tangibly.
"So...decking" he said, rolling up the sleeves of his white linen shirt. It was warm and he unbuttoned the top of his shirt.
"I can do it." Lucy said. She wasn't exactly sure why. Maybe, she felt that she wanted to prove herself capable, having felt like she had failed with the boys this morning. Her life was infinitely different from when Jeff and her had studied astrophysics together. She felt the urge to feel good at something again.
"Don't be daft!" Jeff scoffed, nodding towards her eight-months-pregnant form.
"I'm capable." Lucy retorted stubbornly.
Jeff cupped her hands and kissed them.
"I know you are, but just because you can, doesn't mean you should have to. I want to show our boys that asking for help is not weakness, it's a strength." His smile was genuine and warm.
"Mum?" Lucy turned and found all four boys beaming up at her.
"We just wanted to say we love you, so we made you the coffee you wanted and got you some flowers." Scott said, brandishing a bunch of flowers that had been growing in the garden less than half an hour before.
Jeff squeezed her shoulder.
"And sorry about the keys." The eldest boy added.
Lucy pulled Scott in for a hug.
"It's ok Scotty. You were just trying to help. I love you."
Virgil stepped forward, mug in hand.
"I know we're not supposed to use the kettle when you're not there so we used the tap instead." Virgil said, presenting her with a greyish milky concoction with coffee granules floating at the top.
"You said you'd like some coffee."
"Thank you sweetheart." She beamed, accepting simultaneously the best and worst coffee she ever had.
"I'm so lucky to have you boys."
She silently handed the cup over to Jeff and pulled all the boys into a hug.
"Still wanting to pull that decking up yourself?" Jeff quizzed.
"No." Lucy smiled, wiping away happy tears.
"Good."
"So...boys! Who wants to learn how an impact driver works?" Jeff called, returning the mug to his wife.
Lucy watched happily as the boys all chorused and ran to join their father, working together to find the missing key. Absent-mindedly, she took a sip from her mug and blanched.
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