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Burden of Truth (Book 1) Chapter Eleven

Father Figure! Marc Spector x Teen! Reader

Father Figure! Steven Grant x Teen! Reader

Mother Figure! Layla El-Faouly x Teen! Reader

Chapter Eleven: At the Sarcophagus

Summary: (Y/N) and Steven find the Sarcophagus of Ammit's Avatar, but Harrow finds it, too.

Mouse Note: Listen...I can't say I'm sorry, but, uh, yeah.

(Y/N) and Steven continued on their way through the new tunnel. It was a bit caved in with bits of rock fallen in their way, but nothing impeded them severely. Finally, they rounded a corner, and another chamber opened up.

“Oh my stars,” said Steven.

“My god,” said (Y/N).

They stared at the room, lit by a ray of sunshine reflected off pools and trickles of water. Stepping over rocks, they approached the burial chamber of the pharaoh. Statues and murals lined the walls, and the sarcophagus itself stood on a dais in the center of the room.

Steven stared at the artifacts. “Thutmose III. Nefertiti. It’s gotta be one of the big ones.”

“You nearly kissed her,” said Marc, and Steven stumbled.

“Steven?” asked (Y/N).

“Just Marc talking,” said Steven, trying to ignore him as they continued.

(Y/N) frowned and looked at his reflection in the water. They wished they could still hear Marc. It was lonelier without him. They wished they could be with Layla, Steven, and Marc all together again.

“I should try to drown you or punch you again,” said Marc. “But you also told her the truth about why I’ve been pushing her away. And that was unexpected. And you protected (Y/N).” So he wouldn’t try to hit Steven.

“Are these Macedonian?” said (Y/N), unknowingly interrupting the conversation. They knelt by the relics and murals. “I can’t remember these symbols or translate them, but these are Macedonian, aren’t they?”

Steven knelt next to them. “No way. That’s impossible. Only one pharaoh…But he called himself Egyptian.”

(Y/N)’s eyes widened. “No way. No way. Is this really…?”

“I think we’re looking at the long-lost tomb of Alexander the Great,” breathed Steven, giddy and reverent all at once.

(Y/N) stared at it. “…Oh god. We have to open the sarcophagus.” It felt wrong to disturb the tomb, but this was Ammit’s tomb. Alexander the Great had been her Avatar. She needed to be stopped. Harrow needed to be stopped.

“That just feels wrong,” groaned Steven. “Everything inside of me is screaming not to open this thing.”

“You want Harrow to get to Ammit first?” said Marc.

“Of course I don’t want him to get to Ammit,” said Steven.

“Marc again?” said (Y/N).

“Yeah,” said Steven. He looked at (Y/N). “Ready?”

“As I’ll ever be,” said (Y/N).

Steven nodded. Together, they put their hands on the lid of the sarcophagus and pushed. It was tough going, but they managed to shit the top end of the lid off enough so that they could see the mummy within. This was the Alexander the Great. In the flesh (literally, since he was a mummy).

“Where’s the ushabti?” said Marc.

“He’s not holding the ushabti,” said (Y/N) at the same moment, frowning.

Steven nearly smiled at the coincidence and answered both at once. “If you’re gonna hide it for all eternity, you’d probably put it in a place where the average looter wouldn’t think to look.”

(Y/N) coughed and pulled up their sleeves. “Um, I think I know where.”

“Where?” said Steven and Marc at the same time, though (Y/N) could only hear one.

“It’s the voice symbolism again,” said (Y/N), grimacing and gesturing to the wrapped head and throat of Alexander the Great.

“Oh. Oh, gross,” said Steven.

(Y/N) steeled themself, reached out, and pulled away the wrappings around Alexander the Great’s face. “I am so sorry,” they muttered to the mummy and the memory of their parents. They shouldn’t be disturbing a resting place like this. But it needed to be done.

“Oh…” Steven grimaced as (Y/N) slipped their hand into Alexander the Great’s mouth and reached into his throat.

Forcing themself not to retch, (Y/N) felt a wave of relief as they felt a stone sculpture. Grabbing it, they pulled it out. The sunlight illuminated the return of Ammit’s ushabti to the world.

“We found it,” breathed Steven.

“Good job, kid,” said Marc, unable to hold back the pride. He deflated as he remembered (Y/N) couldn’t hear him now.

(Y/N) nodded and smiled at Steven in relief.

Footsteps approached, and they tensed, whirling toward the passage. They relaxed as they saw it was Layla. She had made it.

“Layla, look!” said Steven proudly, gesturing to the ushabti in (Y/N)’s hands. “We won!” He laughed.

(Y/N) frowned. Layla’s eyes were narrowed, and her body was tense as she came closer. Something was off.

“(Y/N) had to reach down Alexander the Great’s throat, but we found it,” said Steven. He frowned as he finally saw Layla’s furious gaze. “You alright, love?”

“Can he hear me?” she snapped.

“Alexander? No, I don’t think so. God, I hope not,” chuckled Steven, trying to keep the good energy going.

Layla kept going. “What happened to my father?”

(Y/N) frowned and flinched. They didn’t like the feeling that was appearing in the room. Everything had been going fine. And now, now, something was wrong. (Y/N) stepped back.

Layla walked up to Steven. “I’m talking to you.”

“What?” asked Steven.

“I’m talking to you, Marc,” snapped Layla, trying to get him to come out and speak to her.

Steven frowned, his eyes rolled up, and when Layla had him looking at her again, it was Marc staring out. He had gotten control of the body.

“Come on, come on, let’s go,” said Marc, trying to take control of the situation and avoid the conversation. He took (Y/N)’s arm and Layla’s hand, but Layla pulled back.

“No,” she said forcefully.

“We need to go right now,” said Marc.

“What’s going on?” said (Y/N), pulling the end of their sleeves.

“Marc, no. No,” repeated Layla, refusing to go with him. “What happened to my father?!”

“Listen to me. We need to leave right now,” said Marc. “I will explain everything, I swear. But we have to go.”

“He’s telling the truth,” said (Y/N), trying to help but unsure of themself.

“No, I want to know now,” said Layla. She glared at Marc. “Did you kill Abdullah El Faouly?!”

(Y/N)’s eyes widened, and their gaze snapped to Marc. Their chest constricted as the terrible question was left in the air.

“Of course not. Of course I didn’t!” said Marc.

“He’s…He’s telling the truth,” said (Y/N). “He didn’t kill him, Layla.”

“But he was there,” said Layla, seeing that Marc was evading the whole truth. “Weren’t you?”

“Marc?” asked (Y/N), looking at him.

“I—” Marc couldn’t answer. Lying was impossible, but the truth was painful. It would destroy everything he’d built with Layla and whatever had started to grow between (Y/N) and Marc.

“Yeah, you were there,” said Layla. She could read him clearly.

Marc swallowed. Softly, he admitted the terrible truth. “I was there. Yeah. I was there.”

“Yeah. And how did he die?” snapped Layla.

(Y/N) covered their mouth and stepped back. “The mercenaries and the archaeologists.” What Fitzgerald and Kennedy had said in the car.

“Kid—” Marc reached out to them, but he let his hand drop. “I—My partner got greedy.” He spoke quietly, tiredly, as everything he’d never wanted to admit forced itself to the surface and destroyed what he’d built. “He executed everyone at the dig site. I tried to save your father, Layla, but I couldn’t. And I—”

Layla glared at him. “No. But you brought a killer right to him. Right?” She shoved him back, and Marc just took it.

He nodded helplessly, willing to take any abuse to make up for the terrible things he’d done. “Yeah. He shot me, too. I was supposed to die that night. But I didn’t die that night. And I should have.” Marc gazed at Layla with so much emotion as she wiped tears from her cheeks. “I’ve tried to tell you since the moment we met. But I just didn’t know how.”

Layla sobbed. Then, she froze. “Oh my god.”

“I’m sorry,” said Marc.

Layla turned on him. “That’s the reason we met.”

(Y/N)’s eyes widened, and they clutched the ushabti tightly.

“You just had a guilty conscience?” said Layla incredulously, and the way Marc stared back at her was answer enough.

“Layla—”

The sound of a rolling stone broke through the moment, and they all turned towards the passageway. The rustle of footsteps grew louder.

“They’re here,” said Marc in alarm.

“There must be another way out,” said Layla, wanting to stay alive to keep being angry.

“Okay, go, find it. Take (Y/N). I’ll hold them off,” said Marc, grabbing an ornamental axe from the sarcophagus.

At the same time, (Y/N) took their moment to go with Layla to stuff the ushabti into the backpack to hide it from sight. The moment that Layla darted to grab (Y/N), though, Harrow and his numerous armed men stepped into the room. Layla had to hide behind a column, and as (Y/N) tried to scramble back, a guard that had snuck around the side grabbed them. (Y/N) yelped. Marc’s eyes widened, and he took a step towards (Y/N) but froze as the guard held (Y/N) tightly and raised his gun. They kicked at him, but the man was stronger, and (Y/N) was stuck staring fearfully at Marc.

“Be gentle with them. They’re just misguided,” said Harrow to the guard.

(Y/N) and Marc’s eyes went to Harrow as he stood in the tomb with them. The scarab that had guided him there fell into his hand, the magic having done its job.

“Just you two, isn’t it?” said Harrow. “The rest is silence.” He strolled closer. “I remember the first morning I woke up knowing that Khonshu was gone. The quiet was liberating. You’re both free. And, of course, with that freedom comes choice. And right now, you both have a very important decision to make.”

Harrow walked towards (Y/N), and Marc tensed. He smiled at them, and (Y/N) flinched. “I know it’s been hard.” (Y/N) fought to avoid his gaze. “Being used by the gods. Pushed so far. Being so alone. But you can be alright, now.” They shook their head furiously. “You have nothing to worry about. You can let go of all the pain you feel. All the blame you feel.” He smiled kindly. “I know you think your parents’ death is your fault.” (Y/N)’s eyes widened, and they let out a sound akin to a whimper, a desperate plea for him to stop. “You asked for them to show you Egypt. You begged them to take you to the place they’d met, fallen in love, worked and learned. And then they died.” Harrow reached out and put a hand on (Y/N)’s head, and they winced back. “That’s alright.” He removed his hand and took theirs into his.

Marc and Layla’s eyes widened as the cane began to swing back and forth. (Y/N)’s soul was being judged.

“Stop it,” shouted Marc, taking a step forward, but the guns raised and pointed at him.

(Y/N) was tempted to shut their eyes as the scales tattoo weighed back and forth. Unable to avert their eyes, though, (Y/N) watched as it settled. Their eyes widened. The scales were green. Their soul had been deemed worthy.

Harrow smiled. “I knew I had a good feeling about you.” He took back his cane and gazed at (Y/N). They reluctantly looked up at him. “Now the choice lies before you. You have been deemed worthy. Ammit wants you on her side. You can help relieve the pain of so many. You can have a purpose.”

(Y/N) stared at him, that word pulling at them, twisted around their heart and lungs. Their eyes flicked to Marc, staring at them with such worry that they felt their heart stir despite the pressure on it. (Y/N) looked back at Harrow evenly.

“I will never join you or Ammit,” said (Y/N), the words as honest as could be.

Harrow sighed. “I’m disappointed. Nonetheless, I’m afraid I can’t let you and live freely just yet.” He smiled. “We need the ritual to release Ammit.”

(Y/N) froze, and their eyes widened. Long ago, Ma’at had taught them different rituals, bits of ancient magic that might one day be needed. One was to release the gods from ushabtis. (Y/N) hadn’t understood the significance then, nor had they questioned why Ma’at wanted them to learn it, but now that Ma’at was imprisoned, (Y/N) understood. Ma’at had known her actions in the mortal world could get her imprisoned. She had made sure the Avatar she had basically raised would be able to come and free her.

Unfortunately, now, that meant (Y/N) could also free Ammit.

“Leave them alone,” said Marc forcefully.

Harrow turned to him with a smile. “After I bring Ammit to this world and allow her to create a better one, (Y/N) can live a life free of danger and worry. I just need them for a little while longer.” Harrow gestured to them. “And you could be a part of that world, too. You just need to do the right thing.”

Marc looked at (Y/N) and then at all the armed men. He knew how to answer. He grabbed the gun of one man and dragged him closer. The man stumbled, and Marc slammed the axe onto his arm before he could shoot. He slashed at the next closest man, and then he threw the axe at Harrow.

One of his guards stepped it front and took the blow, loyal until death. The man fell, and Harrow pulled something from the man’s belt as the guard fell. Harrow looked evenly at Marc, raised the pistol, and shot.

Bang!

(Y/N) screamed as Marc stumbled back, blood pooling on his white shirt.

“Marc!” they cried, trying to pull away from the guard. “No! Marc, Steven!” They screamed for both desperately, tears burning at their eyes.

Harrow stepped up and raised the pistol again.

“Please, please, please, no!” shouted (Y/N).

Bang!

Behind the column, Layla covered her mouth as tears spilled down her cheeks. (Y/N) let out another agonized scream. The second wound bled instantly, and Marc fell back. He collapsed off the dais of the sarcophagus and landed in the pool of water.

“I can’t save anyone who won’t save themselves,” said Harrow, daring enough to be saddened.

(Y/N) let out a sob as Marc’s body lay in the water, unmoving. He was gone. Steven was gone. The tiny bit of good and warmth and connection (Y/N) had gathered in their life had been ripped away once again.

(Y/N) was alone.

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wooahaeruby · 26 days ago

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Chapter 36: Four Million Steps Back

Chapter Word Count: 7,035

Vomitin. Stalking, Mouse continues to get traumatized. I'm sorry. IT IS GROSS SO BE WARNED. Alcohol mentions/drinking (mentioned) I can't think of anything else personally so let me know if I missed something

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Even though you moved into a safer place, you were still hesitant to go anywhere, one alone, or two, out of your routine alone.

You have become relatively settled into the new place, ordered furniture online or someone took you to the store. The TVs were at least out of their boxes so you could use them. Wonwoo’s admission of checking the closet was an event. Along with the TVs and PS5, inside the closet was a new Xbox and wall mounts, all covered in bows as well. You also managed to kick Wonwoo’s ass figuratively since he gorilla glued the bows to the boxes which was not fun to find out when you unboxed everything.

You didn’t really have the time (or motivation) to set the systems, your computer, or mount the TVs. Jeonghan, Joshua, or both were almost always around, which you loved and appreciated, and they loved to take up your time and get your mind off whatever worried you. If they weren’t able to take you places, Sona was around. Since having a somewhat normal schedule now that she was your ‘assistance’, Sona made you at least leave the apartment to go food shopping once a week.

“I’m just picking up a package from my old place.” You said into the phone, hearing Joshua hum in return.

“Okay, I’ll order some food for when you get back.”

“Order Hannie something too, please. He said he’d be back later tonight.” Punching in the door code, you sighed, passing the mail room. “ Rheia said one of her ladies left the box in her place for me.”

“Mhmm, I’ll see you when you get back.”

Hanging up, you took the elevator up to your old floor, making it to Ms. Nina’s door. She texted you the entrance code to her home when you informed you about the package, along with a comment that she is doing well and hopes the move was alright. You don’t remember ordering something and forgetting to have it shipped to your new place, but…you have been ordering a decent amount recently from different places.

Thankfully it wasn’t hard to find, placed neatly on the console table near the door. It wasn’t too large, maybe a foot long, wide, and high if you had to guess. Lifting it was light and it was tabled up well, maybe a little excessively to keep whatever you ordered protected.

Rush hour traffic gave you time to wrack your brain on what it could be, but there wasn’t a thing on the packaging to give any indication, only a nicely printed label with your name and old address. Unless you forgot something, nothing came to mind.

“I’m back!” Yelling into your apartment, you dropped your bag on the kitchen island, along with the box.

“Hey.” Joshua came from the master bedroom, shuffling over to circle his arms around your waist when he got close enough. “Food should be here soon.”

“Thank god, I forgot to eat lunch, Busy day.” Kissing his cheek then his lips, you leaned into his hold. “Can you do me a favor?”

“Anything.” Joshua kissed the top of your head.

“Can you grab my laptop and charger? I need to finish a few emails before I forget tomorrow.”

He smiled down at you, nosing scrunching up. “Of course.”

With him off to fetch what you asked for, you grabbed a pair of scissors from a drawer, starting to cut the tape to open the box. You were met with styrofoam and an…unpleasant smell reaching your nose. You almost gagged but it wasn’t too bad.

“What the hell did I-” Lifting the lid on the styrofoam, the rotting smell hit you hard, and as you looked in, a nearly blood curdling scream left your through.

There was a crash as you stepped away, sliding your back down the fridge until you hit the floor. Joshua yelled out your name but you slapped a hand over your mouth and scrambled to the trash can to throw up.

“Oh my god.” Joshua gagged, but he kept his composure the best he could. He placed the lid back on top to lessen the smell and made his way over to check on you. “I’m gonna call-”

You threw up once more, barely holding your hair back the best you could for yourself. He stayed at your side, helping hold your hair as he called everyone .

Sona was the first to show up, already in the building, the first call on Joshua’s list. She took over Joshua’s place for a moment, allowing him to talk properly. She rubbed your back and held your hair through your second bout of sickness. You asked for water, which she hurried to get you, even an ice pack to cool you down. You couldn’t get the words to tell her what happened but when your boyfriend came back, he was able to fill her in.

Seokmin, Jihoon, and Jun were in the penthouse and showed up not long after Joshua hung up. Wonwoo, Soonyoung, Seungkwan, Vernon, and Mingyu were only a few minutes behind.

“Jesus Christ.” You heard Wonwoo stutter out, surprised at the contents. “Dead mice?” he was really trying to whisper, yet you honed in on it and the image in your head had you throwing up stomach acid once again.

Jun cleared his throat, speaking quietly. “Guys, there are thirteen of them.”

“Shut it.” Joshua warned.

“Sona,” You huffed out, barely able to speak from the burning in your throat. “Can you help me?”

You didn’t realize tears had fallen from your eyes until she whipped them away.

“Yeah, come on.” She easily helped you up and out of the area. Sona got you into the closest bathroom in the makeshift storage room, setting you down on the closed toilet seat.

“Why me?” You weakly managed to ask and Sona sighed, taking a hand towel to wipe off your makeup.

“I don’t know,” She pushed your hair back, being gentle with you, maybe scared you’d break at a moment's notice. “But you know we will figure it out.”

“Will you…drive me to and from work when Seokmin can’t?”

Sona gave a sad laugh, nodding her head. “Yeah, of course I will, Mouse.”

She easily got your makeup off, brushing your hair back more. You could hear talking from the guys and it’s like every other stalker attack all over again. Everyone was in your home, talking about it, trying to whisper, and keeping you protected. There was a large chance Wonwoo wasn’t going to find anything significant, you’d be back to square one, and you wouldn’t know how to get anything without risking yourself.

You thought about it, probably shouldn’t have. None of them would let you execute the horrible plan you concocted in your head. They’d never let you use yourself as bait, no matter how much it was planned out and followed to a T.

“Mouse?” Sona broke you out of your train of thought, “Let's get you up and into your room.”

You let her lead you out of the room, placing herself behind you so you wouldn’t look over your shoulder to the guys. She pretty much forced you to change and lovingly brushed your hair before braiding it loosely to keep neat. She asked you a few times if you needed anything, but you shook your head, knowing you weren’t going to be able to eat now. You had a headache and you were dizzy, yet you only asked Sona if she could lay down with you for a little bit. Though she looked worried, she did, more sitting up as you curled up under the thick blankets beside her legs.

You didn’t know how long you laid there, but without any warning you sat up and left bed, quickly followed behind by Sona.

“Guys-” You coughed weakly and cleared your throat.

They were littered around the living room and kitchen, the box was gone but they all looked as tired as you felt.

Seungkwan was the closest to you and he tucked you into his side, resting his chin on your head to provide comfort. You let out a shaky sigh and stepped back from him, straightening your shoulders.

“Are you hungry?” Mingyu tried to offer but you shook your head. “Do you need something?”

“No, fuck, let me-” You shaked out your limbs, groaning in frustration. “I can’t fucking think.”

Joshua approached you, holding his hand out and you took it, you didn’t see Jeonghan or Seungcheol, but you know they had a meeting tonight, which was why Jeonghan would have been home late.

“I don’t even know why I came out here-” Pinching the bridge of your nose, you balled your free hand into a fist. “I’m frustrated, I’m fucking angry to the point that I should definitely not be around any weapons right now, and I’m fed up of this bullshit. How can this person just…” You almost let out a growl in anger.

“How can this person slip through our fingers every time? Why the hell is he obsessed with me? It doesn’t make sense and I’m-” You could feel yourself boiling, the internal pot ready to spill over in rage and you needed to keep it below the surface. “This isn’t going to stop.”

“Mouse, you don’t know that.” Wonwoo spoke up, shaking his head.

“No offense, Wonu, but I can’t believe that at the moment after everything.” You pushed out a long breath, closing your eyes to center yourself. “You’ve all done everything to find this person – people –, but nothing has come up so far.”

“I’m sorry.” Joshua whispered, tightening his hold on your head, dropping his head some.

“I’m not asking you to stop looking, I want you to continue, I just…I don’t know how much gas I have left in me before I’m at my full wits end.”

“I’m not…saying you should come over, but it would be nice.” You muttered into the phone, hearing the bright laughter from Seungcheol.

“Yeah, I’ll ditch the fight ring tonight.”

“Good, I could use some help setting up the two game systems you got me.”

“Don’t know what you are talking about, I’ll see you in about an hour, Mouse.”

“You can let yourself in.”

“Got it, see you soon.”

You weren’t going to tell him you were curled up on the couch, not wanting to be alone since Joshua and Jeonghan wouldn’t be home until late again. Everyone, however, knew you had barely left the apartment. Seokmin and Sona went back to driving you to and from work, you ordered groceries or someone picked them up if you asked. You hadn’t slept alone since the box incident.

Nearly three weeks since then and everyone either said nothing or tiptoed around the issue. The only time you got a proper, straight answer was when you sat both your boyfriends down and asked. They confirmed Jun’s statement, that there were thirteen dead mice in the box, however further investigation showed each of them had the guys’ initials carved into them. When being disposed of, there was a picture of just you with Xs cut into your eyes.

Wonwoo was your next target of information, you cornered him at the house the first weekend after but there wasn’t much to say. The tracking number, barcodes, and everything else was a spoof, fake. Security footage showed the usual mail currier dropping it off but a further look into it came up just as short. None of it made sense, whoever sent it was incredible at covering their tracks and knew of SVT.

So, whenever you are alone, you’ve been online shopping for everyone’s Christmas presents. When one came in, you made Sona open them as a precaution (except when it was hers that came in, Jeonghan did that) and hid most of them in your ‘storage’ room closet under a bunch of other boxes. All of them were there, except for Jeonghan’s, whose present was at Sona’s since he was nosy. Joshua was more patient.

It was only two-ish weeks until the holidays and you weren’t in any proper Christmas mood. Mingyu and Chan were decorating the house, seeing as all of them would be home for the holidays. Joshua was alongside them with the holiday spirit with them, helping every chance we could.

“I brought tacos.” Seungcheol called through your home, giving a sympathetic pout when he noticed you wrapped up in a blanket. “Mouse…”

You focused back in, getting up quickly. “Hey- I was going to clean up but-”

Placing the bag of take out down, Seungcheol hurried over, shaking his head. “No no, it’s okay. It isn’t a problem.”

Sucking in a deep breath, you felt him pull you into his arms. “Things have been difficult.”

“I know. No one is expecting you to be perfect.” His voice was as soft as the gaze he set down to you. “You don’t have to explain.”

You stayed in his hold for a few moments, basking in the warmth you didn’t have when alone. “Do you want to eat in the game room and get everything set up?”

He nodded, tracing his fingers down your arms until he would hold your smaller hands, letting his thumbs run over your knuckles. “Maybe…we can watch a movie too? I can set stuff up and turn this into a little…date?”

“Yeah. I’d like that, Cheol, a lot.”

You and Seungcheol sat on the couch in your game room, eating as he worked on getting the consoles set up. Previously, you at least removed them from their boxes once an entertainment system was bought and built. He really tried to have you pick a dumb tag name each time, liking the joke of Mighty Mouse . You absolutely denied his pressing, laughing at his pouting and whining even when he fell into your lap.

Seungcheol did relent nonetheless, but he was content with settling in your personal space, not that you minded. You let him rest most of his weight against you, laying between your legs with his back to your chest. He easily finished the job, making sure both systems were up to date and operating properly. When things were to his satisfaction, he logged into one of the many streaming services they shared, scrolling through movie options until one was agreed upon.

He got up and ran to your living room to get some blankets as it loaded, settling back between your legs after silently asking permission with his eyes. This time, he had his head barely over your chest, arms wrapped around your waist. It was new for the both of you, but everything felt comfortable. He felt comfortable. The weight was welcoming, calming, and you weren’t really plagued with the intrusive thoughts you’ve been dealing with.

Halfway through the movie, you were dozing in and out. A peek down showed Cheol he was in a similar state, eyes half lidded and lips parted as his breathing slowed. Reaching up, you ever so slowly threaded your fingers through his hair and he sucked in a breath, groaning out a question. You huffed out a chuckle, curling a piece of hair around your finger.

“Go back to sleep, you were cute.”

Seungcheol scoffed, snuggled back into his place playing on your front, arms tightening around you. “ ‘m not cute.”

“Mhmm, keep telling yourself that.”

He grumbled, muttering something you couldn’t understand, eyes fully closed and you assumed he fell asleep. You couldn’t reach the remote or control to turn either the TV or console off so you simply let yourself join him in slumber.

“That was a great set of fights.” Jeonghan hummed, stretching his arms above his head, a satisfying pop leaving his body. “I’d like for Jihoon to be a regular but that’ll never happen.”

“Absolutely not. He’d only fight in free-for-alls. You saw him.” Joshua rolled his neck, waiting for the elevator to reach Mouse’s floor.

Jeonghan chuckled, quiet and airy, dramatically letting himself lean against the elevator wall. “He uses my club for anger management.”

Joshua rolled his eyes, laughing as he shook his head. “And you used his club to lure Mouse and I together.”

The other man huffed, rolling his eyes. “Touche. He can free-for-all whenever we have it, which I’m thinking should be after the holidays.”

“Man, I’m ready to crash after a shower. It was packed and the heater was somehow still blowing all the hot air out.”

“Yeah, I gotta get the heater checked out.” The elevator dinged and the doors slid open. “Sorry about that.”

Joshua waved his friend off, stepping into the hallway and down the hall to the door. He tapped in the lock code, frowning at the majority of the lights on. Joshua looked to Jeonghan but the latter shrugged.

“She forgets sometimes.” Was all he said.

Frowning, Joshua started to shut off some of the lights as Jeonghan strolled down the hall, coming to a stop at Mouse’s game room. Joshua joined him, seeing the grin on the other’s face.

Glancing into the room, he was met with Mouse and Seungcheol asleep, with the leader curled comfortably on top of her. Jeonghan only snickered, nodding his head almost proudly.

Joshua…He of course knew that Mouse was going out, kinda , with Seungcheol. She was honest, there were multiple long conversations to make sure the three were on the same page and comfortable. He knew everything was moving slowly at her request. With everything throwing her life into a constant state of chaos, this was the first, if he remembered, that they had been together alone in a bit. Seeing them laying there wasn’t uncomfortable, they – he – trusted her to talk to them. Really it made him feel at ease that when he or Jeonghan weren’t able to be with her, Seungcheol would be.

Jeonghan nudged him with his elbow, crossing his arms. “It’s cute.” He whispered, a fond gaze in his eyes.

Joshua hummed, giving a small nod. “We should wake him up at least. He will wake up really uncomfortable if he stays there.”

Nodding in agreement, Jeonghan shuffled into the room, shaking Seungcheol awake, but that also woke up Mouse. Joshua hurried in, hearing them both grumble and whine at the disturbance. Quietly, the second oldest managed to get their leader up while Joshua tried to keep Mouse from fully waking up.

She latched onto him like a koala, letting Joshua lift her up and get carried to her bedroom. Mouse muttered a goodnight to Seungcheol on the way out of the room but her head was nestled into his neck.

“Let’s get you into bed.” He whispered, pulling the blankets back but she whined and held on tighter. “Sweetheart, come on, I’m covered in sweat. I need to shower.”

Mouse pulled away quickly, staring up at him with wide eyes but furrowed brows. “What did you just say?”

“That I need to shower?”

“No, the first thing.”

Joshua’s eyebrows furrowed together, confused. “That I’m covered in sweat?”

“No-” Mouse sighed, rubbing her eyes tiredly. “What did you call me?”

“...Sweetheart?”

“Yeah! That! You’ve never called me a pet name before.”

“Bullshit, yes I have.”

Jeonghan’s laugh made his way to Joshua’s ears. “No you haven’t, not once.”

Cocking his head to the side, Joshua thought back, running quickly through handfuls of conversations he has had with his girlfriend. There had to be- wait…no, he really didn’t call her a single pet name.

“Oh.” He blinked, coming to the realization.

“Yeah.” Mouse fully let him go, crawling under the covers. “Both of you shower, you woke me up and I want to sleep through the night.”

Joshua scoffed a laugh and stole a kiss to her lips. “Yes, ma’am.”

[DJ Leaf Blower Fanclub] {Yoyojun 11:19 AM} Who changed the GC name? {Yunhooooe 11:35 AM} Not me {Hyeonie 11:41 AM} Same, I blame Chan or Woo {WooBoo 11:59 AM} It was me Anyways, sluts, who wants to go out?

You peeked down at your phone, one arm linked with Sona’s as you strolled through the grocery store aisles. She had stopped by and practically dragged you from your home to ‘ get some fresh air, sun, and food’ .

“Who’s that?” Sona raised a brow, unlinking your arms to get something off the shelf to her side.

“99 line chat.” You sighed at the near continuous notifications. “They want to go out – or at least Woo does.”

“Are you going to join?” The question had you already saying no internally.

Shaking your head, you snatched something off the shelf and tossed it in your basket, a bag of expensive chocolate. “Nah, not feeling it.”

[To DJ Leaf Blower Fanclub 12:05 PM] I’m out, no thanks. Have fun without me. Sorry guys. {BunBin 12:06 PM} Boing, come on, Mo. {Hyeonie 12:06 PM} Please don’t leave me alone with them {WooBoo 12:07 PM} Us? Don’t leave us alone with her, she’ll kill us. {Channie 12:08 PM} Mouse come on. You haven’t left the house in days.

“And that is where I mute the chat.” You tapped away before sliding your phone into your shoulder bag.

Sona questioned if you needed anything else but you had a nearly full basic and you let her lead you towards the registers. You were thankful to her, really, if someone ever walked too close, she placed herself between you and the random. Her head was on a constant swivel and beneath the sweatpants and oversized sweatshirts, she concealed a gun.

Once through the line and out the doors, Sona spoke up.

“So why aren’t you agreeing to meet with a group of trained killers that are your friends?” She closed the car door behind her, getting the car turned on.

“Because I don’t wanna go out?”

“Mouse,” Sona rolled her eyes, looking over unimpressed at the answer. “You’d have more guns and knives there than with me.”

You pushed out a deep breath, buckling your seatbelt. “I’m just not feeling it. Can we just get home? Please?”

The apartment was silent when you arrived back. You were going to head up to the house, but something urgent came up for the oldest three and multiple of the others were covering things for them. Staying at your apartment was your best bet and you wouldn’t know what to do if you were truly alone in that house.

While you could have cooked with things you had in your fridge, you decided to order food, informing the doormen to deliver it up to you once it was checked. You were thankful as well for them too, having the entire building staffed by SVT personnel that were kept up to date with need to know information.

You sat curled under a blanket in the corner of the couch, your favorite take out on your lap. The TV was playing a random rerun but you were focused on your phone, going through the abundance of Tik Toks multiple of the guys sent you and some of 99 line members.

A knock had you lifting your head, confused at the intrusion to your quiet. Another knock, louder than the last, harder, and quiet murmurs heard just beyond the door had you curious.

Moving to stand, you placed your food aside on the coffee table, grumbling quietly until you reached the door. Standing on your tiptoes to peer through the peephole, you hit your head against the door as you unlocked it, pulling the door open.

“I told you guys I’m-”

Pushing past you, Wooyoung and Yeonjun skipped in, bright and loud as always. Now that you could see them and take them in properly, they all wore what you assumed was lounge or pajama outfits, a few with pillows in hand. The rest of the 99 line, Chan included, stood at the doorway, bags of snacks and small, apologetic smiles on their faces.

“They said if all of us couldn’t go out then we wouldn’t.” Yunho bowed his head, rubbing the back of his neck. He bowed his head once more when you moved aside to let them in.

“Then Chan said to come to you, Mo.” Changbin gave you a pat on the shoulder as he stepped inside.

“Sorry.” Chan meekly apologized as Gahyeon kissed you on the cheek and skipped inside. “You haven’t gotten out much recently…”

You scoffed but smiled, pulling him into a tight hug. He wrapped you up in his arms, sighing quietly. “It’s okay, bub.”

“Bitch, this place is amazing!” The excited squeak of the other woman in the group was heard, hearing the pitter patter of multiple pairs of feet against the hardwood floors.

“I’m thinking tacos.” Wooyoung said to San, sitting on your kitchen island. “Mo, do you want tacos?”

Closing and locking the door after finishing your hug with Chan, you moved over to the kitchen, shaking your head. “I kinda already ate. Order what you want.”

“AKA, order you some so you don’t steal our shit, got it.” Mingi snickered, opening your fridge. “Alcohol?”

“Bottom cabinet to the right of you. I only have wine right now though.”

He cringed, pushing his glasses up. “Woo, add fireball to the list, and maybe tequila.”

Typing away on his phone – or you thought it was Changbin’s from the phone case –, Wooyoung kicked his feet, probably placing an order. He had the phone passed around so everyone could get what they wanted off a delivery app. Chan called down to let the doormen know things were coming, along with the second separate delivery of alcohol.

Your little group already started getting comfortable on the couch, blankets and pillows thrown about to settle in. Chan and Gahyeon were at both your sides once you sat down while they argued with the rest to figure out the next step of the evening. You stayed quiet, chuckling at their attempts as negotiation.

“Horror movie drinking games?” Yeonjun suggested, looking at the group.

“You, San, and Hyeon won’t last with how little you can drink.” You laughed, feeling a hit to your arm from the mentioned woman. “What? San taps out at two, you get clingy, and Yeonjun can’t stay away and gets sentimental!”

“And you,” Chan nudged you, “Don’t know how to keep your mouth shut. Ms. I’ve worn heels higher than your dick size .”

They caused an uproar of laughter and you covered your face, trying to control the blush creeping up your cheeks. “I can’t believe I said that out loud and challenged him after.”

“It’s okay, Mouse, you won’t shut up to begin with.” That had you tossing a pillow across the way, aimed at Wooyoung’s face.

“This is my apartment, you know.”

“Okay, and? I ordered tacos for everyone.”

“Yeah, on my credit card.” Changbin rolled his eyes.

You don’t really…remember a lot after all the alcohol and food got devoured. Drinking games started rather quickly and it got loud first.

Cracking your eyes open, you groaned at the headache that plagued you. It felt like a hammer was beating rhythmically into your eyes. The curtains were open and that wasn’t helping the massive hangover you were sporting-

Wait.

When did you get into bed last night?

Lifting your head, you were met with Gahyeon cuddling up into your chest and another body pressed against your back. As you looked around, wincing at the light, you were definitely in your bed and Yeosang was back to back with you, knocked out cold. You would see someone was on the other side of Gahyeon but the blanket over the person didn’t let you know who it was.

Though extremely slow, you managed to remove yourself from Gahyeon and stumble out of bed and shut the curtains to spare the rest when they got up. You made your way to the bathroom for pain killers, shivering at the cold tile beneath your feet. Despite the lights being off in the bathroom, your reflection looked pale, maybe a little green but you weren’t feeling sick, thankfully. You were glad you could hold your alcohol better than in college.

Creeping your way out of the room, you weren’t too surprised to find the apartment almost completely silent, but the aroma of coffee floated you to the kitchen to find Chan awake. He was sitting on the floor, wrapped in a blanket, with one of your mugs in hand. Almost all the lights were off except for the one above the stove. As you shuffled closer, you noted most of the others sprawled out, tucked comfortably on the couch.

“Hey.” You whispered, quietly pouring yourself a cup of coffee and joined him on the floor. “I have a table, you know?”

“Floor cold. Head hurt. Don’t wanna move.” The words were slow and he punctuated it with a long gulp of coffee.

“Do you know what time it is?” You had forgotten your phone – or well, you didn’t know where it was in the apartment currently.

Weakly, he shook his head. “No clue. Don’t care.”

You scooted closer, resting your head on his shoulder. “We really overdid it. I’m surprised my place is clean after a blackout.”

Chan huffed a sorry excuse for a laugh, resting his cheek on your head. “You shit talked with Mingi while you cleaned up all the trash. That’s really all I can remember that late.”

“I vaguely remember everything from the first movie and some from the beginning of the second, but everything after that is fuzzy. I know we finished it but there was a lot of alcohol.”

“You went toe to toe with Yunho and Changbin. I’m not even surprised.”

Sitting (kinda) comfortably, you let the painkillers and coffee do particle work on the headache that still pounded. Then…both of your stomach grumbled and you managed to share a quiet laugh.

You reluctantly got up, tiptoeing around the room until you located your phone half under San’s sleeping form. He stirred when you moved his arm but further cuddled into one of your couch pillows. With Chan’s help, you pretty much ordered a whole buffet of brunch for everyone, minus the mimosas after the rager last night.

As you waited, you finally went through any messages from the night and morning.

[Threeway] {Hannie 2:41 AM} I know it’s late, love, but we aren’t going to be home until tomorrow evening. {Shua 2:46 AM} I heard Chan went over, hopefully you slept well, Sweetheart. {Hannie 10:31 AM} I miss my Mouse. I say we order in and stay in bed. Actually I demand it.

Shaking your head, you smiled, typing out a reply.

[To Threeway 11:44AM] Hi, goodmorning, I just got up a bit ago. Chan ended up bringing all of 99 line here and we…drank a lot. Ordered us some brunch so we could at least eat. I’ll see you later. I miss you both.

Almost instantly, they both replied.

{Hannie 11:45 AM} Ah, my baby, make sure to take care of yourself until we get home. {Shua 11:46 AM} I’m glad you had a good night. I was worried. I missed you too, I’ll see you soon.

“You guys are cringe.” Chan read over your shoulder, sipping his coffee.

“You’re just mad you are single.” You elbowed him gently, and shook your head. “Please start waking them in the living room and I’ll get the three in my room and whoever took the couch in the game room.”

He gave a thumbs up as you shuffled off to your room. Your first stop was the bathroom, fetching the large bottle of painkillers everyone would definitely need.

Stepping towards the side of your bed, you smiled softly at the peaceful look on Yeosang’s face. You shook him gently, trying not to spook him but he got startled, head whipping up, only for a painful groan to follow. You apologized and hushed him, taking out a few pills and handing them over. He gave you a puzzled look, like he was trying to turn on his brain and understand what you were offering him. Once he understood, or you thought he did, Yeosang sat up and downed the pills you offered. Rounding the bed, you silently chuckled seeing Changbin curled beside Gahyeon. Unlike Yeosang, they didn’t startle but they whined in pain. You handed them some painkillers as well before letting the three of them know food would be arriving soon.

Leaving them to fully come to consciousness, you found Yeonjun in your game room. He, surprisingly, was awake when you walked in, mumbling a good morning and thanking you for the medicine. You got him up and into the living room, just in time to see the others at least awake. The bottle of painkillers was passed around to the rest of the group as Chan made everyone a cup of coffee, pulling out the sugar and creamer.

No one said much, not even when your sleepover buddies left your room to join the masses. You made quick work getting plates and utensils for when the buffet arrived, being careful to not make too much clinking noise and not wanting to waste too much time getting them fed.

You moved quickly when there was a knock at the door, eyes wide when you saw three men from the front desk and Sona carrying multiple bags of food between them all. Apologies fell from your lips as you took them one after another and placed them down but the four brushed your words off. The men bowed before they walked off, however you stopped Sona before she left. You raised a brow at how dolled up she looked for a Saturday morning.

“Got a date?” You asked, only for her to shake her head and attempt to wave you off.

“Date? No-” She frowned, averting her eyes. “I’m going to brunch with Lex.”

“Oh.” You stopped yourself from laughing, watching as a blush crept up her neck and to her cheeks. “Ooh~”

“Don’t-” She stuttered, pointing an accusing finger at you, cringing and begging. “Don’t do that-”

“So we like her?” You wiggled your eyebrows, smirking. “We like like Lex?”

“Mouse, I hate you. I’m gonna be late.” Sona left in a hurry and you closed the door, knowing you’d be annoying her soon about it.

Chan and Yeosang, two of the best boys around, unpacked a majority of the food with a line of hungover and hungry killers. Yeah, that was a funny statement to think, seeing it was funnier with their rumbled clothes and tousled bedhead. The moment the two moved (after grabbing their own plates), food was being taken and distributed and conversations started to flow. You grabbed food last and Yunho saved you a space for a chair so no one took up too much room.

“Ah fuck, I forgot I had a meeting this morning.” Wooyoung placed his head down on the table beside his plate, phone in hand. “Hongjoong is gonna kill me. It was supposed to be with a distributor.”

“Give me your phone.” You held out your hand. “I can make him not be mad.”

“How do you plan on doing that?” Mingi questioned as Wooyoung handed the phone over, Hangjoon’s contact up on the screen.

“Easy, Hongjoong liked me, and I can be a pretty decent liar.” You cleared your throat, taking a deep breath. Dialing the number, you motioned with a finger to your lips for everyone to stay quiet.

“Wooyoung, I’m going to kick your ass, This meeting was-”

You let out a shaky breath, making your tone sad and slow. “Hongjoong, it’s Mouse.”

“Mo- Where is Wooyoung?” He sounded concerned under his annoyance.

“He is here. It’s my fault he wasn’t up in time, I’m sorry- Wooyoung and everyone showed up yesterday because they wanted to cheer me up with everything going on-” You fake sniffled like you were crying and continued to ramble. “They stayed up late trying to calm me down and get me to sleep-”

“Hey, okay-” His tone was panicked. “Don’t worry about it. I’ll lie and reschedule it. Tell Wooyoung we’ll talk later-”

“Please don’t be mad at him,” You pleaded, a shake to your voice. Everyone’s eyes were wide. “It’s my fault, please don’t get angry at him-”

“Fine, fine, I won’t, just- get them back here soon-”

“I will, I’m sorry.”

Hongjoong said goodbye before hanging up and you shook your head, clearing your throat and placing Wooyoung’s phone down on the table. All pairs of eyes were set on you and you went back to eating.

“She’s a witch.” Changbin whispered, jaw dropped.

Wooyoung looked at his phone, astonished by your entire skit. “Mouse, I know you have two boyfriends, but I think I’m in love with you.”

You laughed, throwing your head back. “It was nothing! Not a problem.”

“How were you not a part of an underground group before this?” San asked, staring blankly.

“You aren’t the first to ask me that. I blame the foster care system for that.” You let your shoulders shake as you continued to chuckle. “Eat, come on, we all drank too much last night.”

“Okay, mom .” Yeosang snorted, going back to his food.

99 line left not long after everyone finished eating and helped clean up. Anything left over was taken with them or quickly finished from their containers. You told Chan he could stay if he wanted, but he inevitably went to the penthouse and most likely knocked out. They all made promises on the way out the door to check in more and keep an eye out and you hugged each of them tightly as they left.

You, though sleepy, managed to clean up the rest of the living room, change your bedsheets, and two full loads of laundry before your boyfriends came back.

It was nearly five in the evening when you heard the door to your home open and the thud of a bag against the floor. You jumped up from the couch in the game room, playing one of Wonwoo’s games since he shared his account, and nearly sprinted into the living room. You collided into the two of them, arms wrapping around both of their necks and pulling them close to you, sighing out happily to have them near.

“I missed you both.” You took a deep breath, closing your eyes.

Jeonghan tiredly laughed, placing a kiss on your temple, one arm wrapping loosely around your waist. “It was only a night and I wished you were there.”

“He would not stop complaining.” Joshua teased, running a hand up your spine to keep you close. “Not that I was much better.”

“I need all my missed attention and more food.” You pulled away, smiling lovingly up at them, giving each a short kiss. “What shall we order?”

It took all of ten minutes to decide on what to order, only to usher them off to shower and get out of their work clothes. You insisted on them cleaning up so you could finish getting the room clean despite them wanting to help, only to cite Jeonghan’s text from the morning of wanting to just stay in bed. You could see how tired they were, both probably stayed up all night to get whatever work done.

You pulled up a streaming service on your TV in the bedroom while one showered in the ensuite and the other in the bathroom in the hallway. The blankets were just pulled from the dyer, which Jeonghan would greatly appreciate, and you also had Joshua’s favorite fluffy blanket on his side of the bed.

By the time both were showered and ready for a chill evening, the food had arrived and you set everything up on the bed to devour. One movie turned into two, along with a change from you cuddling one or the other to both scooting in closer, two pairs of hands on you. Their warmth was always welcoming, not suffocating as some people could get from such proximity. Joshua had his arm under you, your head resting on his shoulder while Jeonghan was pressed into your side, head resting over your chest.

The peace was blissful, calm compared to the chaos of the previous evening. Jeonghan’s eyes were droopy, barely able to stay open, and his breathing was slowing. Turning your head showed your second significant other in a similar exhausted state that he was almost losing the fight to.

But the vibration of your phone pulled you away. You tugged it from your sweatshirt pocket, seeing Cheol’s contact name lighting up the screen. Hushing Jeonghan’s whine, you answered, speaking softly.

“Hello?”

“Did you talk to Hongjoong earlier?”

You had to stop yourself from laughing, hiding your face in Jeonghan’s hair. “Yeah, I did.”

“What did you do to make him feel bad? He called me saying that he was concerned.” Thankfully, he sounded amused.

“Had to get Wooyoung out of trouble by pulling some heart strings and using the fact that he likes me as a friend to my advantage.”

A tired chuckle was heard and you melted into bed. “Just don’t do it again, okay?”

“Cheol, you and I both know that I can’t promise shit.”

He laughed louder, bright and cute. “ That’s my girl. Have a good night.”

Joshua stole the device from your hand once the call ended, turning off the TV and snuggling into you. “What was that about?”

You snickered, kissing the top of Jeonghan’s head then kissing Joshua sweetly on the lips. “Just played a little trick on Hongjoong to save Wooyoung earlier. Nothing to worry about.”

“I have zero trust in that.” He tugged the blankets up under your chin, even making sure the man on your other side was warm and cozy.

“Maybe you and Hannie are just bad influences.”

“Never said we were good ones either.”

You let him get comfy, his other arm coming down to wrap around your waist just above Jeonghan’s. “Go to sleep.”

“That is the plan.” He murmured and you followed behind quickly thereafter.

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Got songs for The UnTitledverse, Wings And Horns and A Radioactive Calamity Of Love, Bombs & Gore, with a snippet for a new FC5 The Silver Chronicles WIP as well as a last line for You Make My Heart Go Doki Doki Literature Club!. You can listen to the songs and read the WIPs snippets below:

Legend is important. It's part of history and culture. It should always be preserved in the present to better understand our past to make way to the future. Now many of my series divulge into legends and myths and old stories. Some of them outright make reverence to events long passed (the Extermination Purge Wars, the Big Bangs, the fall of the Houses of the Old Gods and the foundation the Time Bureau Authority, etc). Sometimes all that was in the past emerges into the present (with the likes of the Arachnoids, Exterminators, the Old Kin and more). However, one historical text in my series is the abolishment of the (while benevolent, very flawed) Soulmate System, which my Original Work Wings And Horns is set in. The plot is that more and more mortals are being discovered without soulmarks (which come in the form of marks, initials, countdowns, etc, depending on the person and timeline), so the New Gods send Archangel Metatron and an Angel of Death cadet, Azriel, to investigate the phenomenon to see whether it is natural or manufactured. Metatron wants to preserve and fix the system because he believes mortals require it, meanwhile Azriel just wants the credit so her soul can be reincarnated at an earlier date. The duo behind the soulmark removals is a Sloth Demon by the name of Xiang Ba'al and his adopted daughter, a Sinner's soul by the name of Jezebel. This cat and mouse chase is what ultimately dictates the decision the New Gods are debating; should mortals require on the guidance on something as small as love? Or should mortals find the love of their life on their own, a small step to gifting them a responsibility that had drastically the status quo beforehand thousands of years ago; that being, Free Will?

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"Legends never die When the world is calling you Can you hear them screaming out your name? Legends never die."

"They never lose hope when everything's cold And the fighting's near." "It's deep in their bones They'll ride into smoke when the fire is fierce." "Oh, pick yourself up 'cause

Legends never die Legends never die Legends never die Legends never die!"

"Legend never dies They're written down in eternity But you'll never see the price it costs The scars collecting all of their lives."

"When everything's lost They pick up their hearts and avenge defeat Before it all starts They suffer through harms to touch and dream." "Whoa, pick yourself up 'cause

Legends never die Legends never die Legends never die Legends never die!"

"Legends never die." "When the world is calling out your name." "Begging you to fight." "Oh, oh, oh, pick yourself up Once more, pick yourself up 'cause

Legends never die Legends never die Legends never die Legends never die!"

"Legends never die."

Walking Fate is a fic series in The UnTitledverse based in Telltale's The Walking Dead video game. The fic classically follows (most) of the game/s, but does diverge a bit off with pivotal focus on Clementine and an OC of mine whose the runaway son of Darling Enterprises, a multi-business juggernaut, Malcrum Darling, and their relationship. They're definitely not "tragic star-crossed lovers". I'd never do such a thing in The Walking Dead universe. Here's a song about Malcrum's feelings towards Clementine that's definitely in no shape or form supposed to be interpreted as inno- I mean twisted. Enjoy!

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"Hey, he-ey-ey, he-he-hey

Your lipstick stains On the front lobe of my left side brains I knew I wouldn't forget you And so I went and let you blow my mind

Your sweet moonbeam The smell of you in every single dream I dream I knew when we collided You're the one I have decided who's one of my kind

Hey, soul sister Ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo The way you move ain't fair you know Hey, soul sister I don't wanna miss a single thing you do, tonight

Hey, he-ey-ey, he-he-hey

Just in time I'm so glad you have a one track mind like me You gave my life direction A game show love connection we can't deny

I'm so obsessed My heart is bound to beat right out my untrimmed chest I believe in you Like a virgin, you're Madonna And I'm always gonna wanna blow your mind.

Hey, soul sister Ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo The way you move ain't fair you know Hey, soul sister I don't wanna miss a single thing you do, tonight."

Throughout A Radioactive Calamity Of Love, Bombs & Gore, one universal rule is applied; it doesn't matter you are. From a vault dweller who drew the short straw to a psychotic resident of Vault 76 whose a bit too obsessed with wanting to kill her neighbors. A talking Deathclaw to a Ghoul addicted to chems. A brother who wants to uphold the morals his mother taught him in the Wasteland to his amoral sister who kicks old people people and harasses the less fortunate because she's from a wealthy crime family. Because in the end... they have to stand up to Arcane Urias. (Those poor fuckers are gonna die LOL!!!). Because I guess it's the right to do (in the context of self-preservation against the threat of annihilation).

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"Up in the morning, up in the evening Pickin' down clocks when the birds get back to eat Oh, to eat

Up on the mountain, down in the king's lair Pushing these boxes in the heat of the afternoon Oh, afternoon

We were never welcome here We were never welcome here at all No

It's who we are, doesn't matter if we've gone too far Doesn't matter if it's all okay Doesn't matter if it's not our day

Oh, won't you save us, what we are Don't look clear, it's all uphill from here Oh-oh

Up in the attic, down in the cellar Lost in a static, coming back for more Oh, for more

Out with the reason, in with the season Taking down names in my book of jealousy Jealousy

We were never welcome here We were never welcome here at all No!"

An long FC5 WIP for The Silver Chronicles, a new one at that, one I'm naming after the lyrics of David Kushner's "Daylight"; because David Kushner and his songs fit The Silver Chronicles on a scary level. Anyway, the WIP is called Oh, I Love It And I Hate It At The Same Time. You And I Drink The Poison From The Same Vine. Hiding All Our Sins From The Daylight... also known as "the fic where Silva and Paul survive the Tumultite Massacre together and their father/daughter relationship worsens into co-dependence in Montana". Where's Elsa and Persephone at? Well, they'll arrive in the later half of the fic... along with Kamski. Despite the fact their relationship not being "gonna kill you for hurting me even though you were good once", this is far from a good and healthy outcome for both Silva and Paul. In spite of this, they make a dangerous duo (as expected of the two), something the Seeds kind of suspect when they meet them. Enjoy being as lost as the Seeds are in this scene snippet below when Paul interrupts them meeting the Muse herself at a social gathering Pre-Reaping. [Would like to add that the WIP is fairly new, and I'm still working on this scene, and may make a few changes in the near future when I have the time. Expect some mistakes]:

When the question left Joseph's mouth, he felt a pain clutch his shoulder.

With a surprised hitch of his breath, he glanced down to gloved fingers that dug into his shoulder blade with an astonishing unnatural amount of strength.

"Her padre, of course," the soft gleeful voice of the hand's owner answered from beside him, the tone sickeningly sweet.

The stranger's head faced Joseph, his eyes closed to Joseph's seeking blue. His lips curved up in a polite and cheerful smile, one that should be dripping with honey.

The man's eyes briefly opened to reveal burning yellow eyes, bordering on an intense gold. Joseph could not shake the feeling that he's seen those eyes before. A vision perhaps?

Joseph felt himself tense as he recognized the way this man looked at him; the way John sometimes gazed upon the Sinners. A predator that has targeted its prey. And it was Joseph who was already in his clutches.

The man blinked, and the inhuman hue was gone. Instead, a pale hazel resided in its stead. He drifted his eyes away from Joseph, locking with the oblivious grey of the deputy that heralded the coming of the Collapse.

An inexplicable dread coiled in his gut when the man's features genuinely lightened at the sight of his family's judge.

"Ah, il mio piccolo Boa!" he greeted with a beaming grin, letting go of Joseph's aching shoulder to push past him, swiftly making his way to Silva to the Seed's collective daze. The man wrapped his arms over Silva's body, embracing the slightly shorter woman. She seemed delighted by his unexpected appearance.

They both pulled away, though gloved hands remained on the other's arms. The man, though a stranger to the crowd around her, seemed to be a familiar face to Silva. Joseph watched the stranger's hand glide caressing fingers across her dark hair affectionately, following the slivers of the dyed silver trails that reached to her braid, "And how are you fairing this fine hour?"

Silva graced the question with a smile; not the formal and polite smile that served to keep a front up to strangers, but one with an undeniable sincerity shining through.

"Hola to you too, Paul," Silva returned with bemusement, "I was just making some new friends. What brings you over?"

From behind Paul, Joseph could see the man's head tilt. Through the abrupt gesture, Silva's features suggested she understood the meaning, "Um, amigos, Paul."

"Ah," Paul seemed to understood, sneaking an obvious glance towards Joseph and his siblings. There was no trace of gold in those hazel eyes, and the intensity lesser than when he locked eyes with Joseph, but the suspicion directed towards them held a sharp edge to it. Paul let another word roll down his tongue, but the tone matched his gaze, "Amici."

In spite of the growing uneasiness, Joseph willed himself to keep a calm front. He was unsure why Paul off-put him. Joseph regarded the man; his stature was slight taller than Silva's, but similar to Joseph's own height. He was older than all of them, including Jacob; perhaps a decade older. His hair was blonde- or rather, dyed blonde, as Joseph noted the light brown at the sides of his head. His complexion wasn't too dissimilar from Silva's own, maybe deeper.

Joseph took note of the few faded scarring scarcely scattered around his face, and like Silva's, time had laid its healing hands on Paul's own wounds.

Joseph paused his observation, about to make introductions with the askant man when John stepped forward first.

"Yes, we were giving our compliments to Silva for the couscous salad you've brought. She was just telling us it was a co-opted effort," John stated with a grin, one Joseph's had become accustomed to over the years. John's move peaked Paul's interest, his suspicion replaced with curiosity. With his audience captured, Joseph watched approvingly as John continued, a hand outstretched, "I don't believe we've met mister...?"

Recognition shined in Paul's eyes, though it was swept away with a grin bigger than John's as his gloved hand grasped John's in a steady shake, "Yellowjack. But please, just call me Paul. I've always felt the term "mister" gives off the impression I'm married, or worse, boring."

Jacob raised a brow, though refrained from commenting as John replied when letting go of Paul's hand, "Noted. So, are you a friend of Silva's or family?"

Paul shared a glance with Silva and replied, "Family. I'm her padre. I've taken care of her for a long time."

Joseph focused on both Silva and Paul; he couldn't find anything indistinguishably shared between both, though he considered that Silva might just take after her mother than Paul. However, he didn't discard the possibility that Paul was Silva's adoptive father rather than her blood relative.

He kept his thoughts to himself though; reasoning that bringing up the question wouldn't be appropriate so early now. Especially if there's a layer of deception underneath Paul's relation with Silva; he didn't want to unintentionally compromise her safety if Paul held more sin than Joseph already suspected he did.

Silva spoke up, grabbing everyone's attention as she pointed out, "You know Paul, you never answered my question."

Paul seemed to stiffen; clearly a dramatic display rather than serious, as Paul finally answered Silva, "Well, you see, I had caught up with good ol' Virgil before he had to run off for his own business and I saw you speaking to these truffatori impopolari, quindi volevo solo controllarti. You know?"

Joseph and Jacob shared a glance; none of them could interpret the words Paul had sputtered out, though Joseph relaxed when Silva gave Paul a soft smile, "I'm grateful for your concern. But I've got this handled. Gracias, though."

Paul relaxed his stiffness, and Silva brought his attention back towards them, "Now how about some introductions?"

"Great idea," Paul agreed, hazel scanning across the four siblings, "How about we go oldest to youngest?"

Jacob's mouth thinned, blue eyes narrowed as he scrutinized Paul with harsh judgement. Joseph watched as his brother scanned the older man's black and yellow attire. It was flaunting a level of wealth, typical of someone who indulged in vanity. However, that didn't sit right with Joseph. He decided to dwell on it later as he watched Paul and Jacob.

Paul glanced to Jacob, and after a pause, he leaned closer, "Let's start with you ragazzone."

Jacob stared down Paul, who was an inch or two shorter than the red-head. He exhaled out an annoyed huff, and gruffly stated, "Name's Jacob."

Paul hummed and straightened up his posture, hazel eyes trailing Jacob's forest green jacket and body. His eyes seemed to linger on the American flag, Jacob's burns and, oddly enough, his biceps more often. Paul clicked his tongued and nodded his head approvingly, "That checks out. But man, sei una delizia per i miei occhi."

Silva had a bemused expression at Paul's words. Jacob, though, raised a brow, "Mind sharing on what's on your mind?"

Paul had snapped out of his trance, and he swiftly blurted out, "Oh, I just said you looked good, is all."

Paul's attention hastily turned to John and Joseph. He looked between the two, but when the older man focused on him, Joseph witnessed his cheer drop abundantly when their eyes met.

The cold dread surfaced once more. The dead-eyed scrutiny the older man reserved for Joseph alone alarmed him. Joseph could not understand Paul's behavior. Neither could he recall any cases where he could have slighted the man, despite this being their first meeting. He'd never seen Paul in any of his visions, only Silva.

Regardless, Joseph chose to retaliate with a gentle greeting, "My name's Joseph. My family and I run the chapel over on the island by the Henbane."

"Oh yeah, I know," Paul calmly told him, all the playfulness gone, "You're the head of the Project at Eden's Gate, correct?"

Joseph curtly nodded in confirmation, and Paul continued, "Yes, I've heard quite a lot about you. Folks around here always have something to say about your little project."

Joseph's lips thinned, disappointment resonating in his chest. So the sinners lies are spreading swiftly. He was displeased by this knowledge, but he resolved to help Paul see the light. If not for his own soul, then the sake of his daughter's.

John stepped in, interrupting the exchange, "All good things, one would hope."

Paul turned attentively to John with an upbeat rejuvenation, disregarding Joseph, "Well, they can't certainly be all bad now, can they?"

Paul's change in demeanor reminded Joseph of John; both hid their emotions behind a carefully crafted mask and would only reveal their true feelings to those they liked or trusted. However, Paul had more self-control over his emotions and mannerisms.

"And I don't believe you shared your name," Paul pointed out to John.

"John. And if I may, we'd encourage you and your daughter to come for at least one sermon," John invited. Joseph smiled at John's attempt to salvage Paul's soul.

The man in question gave a brief glance to Silva, who shrugged, before returning to John and saying, "Preferirei di no."

John waited for Paul to specify but the latter's attention shifted to their final sibling. Joseph caught a flash of an offended scowl on John's face, so Joseph reached a calming hand on his younger brother's shoulder. It worked, the scowl lost in a practiced exhale.

"Oh, look at this, they have a sorella Silva," Paul said with a grin as he stepped closer to the shorter Faith. Silva narrowed her eyes suspiciously at her father.

Admittedly, so had Joseph.

"What's your name?" Paul asked. Faith shifted, hands behind her back as a delighted smile stretched across her lips with an answer, "It's Faith."

"Faith," Paul repeated her name, seeming to break it down before giving a small bow, adding with sincerity, "A powerful name for a powerful woman. It suits you."

Paul's compliment had three separate effects from what Joseph could see; it had flattered Faith, who thanked Paul for his kind words. It had annoyed John, who rolled his eyes at the exchange.

And it had concerned Joseph, at least as the Father; while he had entrusted Faith in a role that required her to attract converts to their flock, he was weary of those with perverse sins that would embolden them to act on certain depravities.

There had been minor incidents that had occurred, at least in earlier years, though Faith had shown a strength and belief that always reaffirmed him in his decision to bring her in. Especially when she purified the souls of those who indulged in such vices, allowing them to serve the Project free of their sinful shackles; as angels.

He monitored Paul, watching as the man gazed into Faith's eyes, and saw once again how he lightened up. Paul noted aloud, "I must say, you have such lovely green eyes. Is that a recessive trait?"

As Faith gave an explanation to Paul, Joseph was more confused. The way he stated the detail was too specific. And he had stated loud enough for only their small group to hear.

He glanced to Silva, and was met with a menagerie of changing expressions; first was confusion, then came analysis, followed by baffled realization, until she finally settled on looking unimpressed.

With her reactions, Joseph was at a loss on how to view this interaction between Paul and Faith. Until Paul pulled out of his conversation with Faith and attentively singled Silva out, "You know Silva, se volevi solo parlare con la ragazza, non dovevi fare di tutto per incontrare prima tutta la sua famiglia, right?"

Silva blinked at Paul, staring agape as she processed the stream of words he told her aloud. A blush darkened her skin, grey eyes wide in astounded and embarrassment.

Ah, I see now, Joseph deduced, glancing from Silva to Paul, He's teasing her.

Evidenced by the cheeky grin that grew across Paul's face as he continued, "Lei è certamente una partita. Se vuoi, posso impartirti un po' di saggezza sul primo appuntamento. Purché non riceva un invito a nozze entro la fine dell'anno, eh Silva?"

Silva furrowed her brows at Paul, the blush expanded. She traversed over to grab Paul, telling him, "¡Ey! ¡Ya es suficiente de tu parte!"

Despite an irate Silva telling off a snickering Paul who fruitlessly tried to calm down his daughter, Joseph couldn't help but be endeared by the display in front of him. There was something else too... but he elected to push it away for the time being.

Joseph turned to address his family, and paused as John commented to Faith and Jacob, "Who here suspects this isn't an uncommon occurrence between these two?"

"I don't doubt it," Jacob affirmed, eyeing the duo, specifically Paul, "He's definitely the embarrassing parent."

And here's a few short paragraphed snippets for my DDLC WIP called You Make My Heart Go Doki Doki Literature Club! for the Last Lines tag. Sayori (plus Yuri and Natsuki) enters the club and interrupts... something:

The door class door clicked open, and both students snapped their heads to Sayori entering the class, who freezes once her blue eyes took in the sight of a frazzled and flushed Monika whose uniform was unkempt and fists were gripping the opened blazer flaps of the equally more disheveled and flushed new student Haoyu, both of their faces in close proximity of each other.

"This isn't what it looks like!" a horrified Monika quickly utters out, letting go of Haoyu's blazer and letting the green-dyed brunette troll drop to the floor with an ignored 'oomph!' as she went to address her club's co-president.

Only to stutter when, much to her horrifying embarrassment two more familiar faces entered the room beside Sayori; that of Yuri who didn't immediately comment on the situation and Natsuki who rushed in with a burning question to Monika's poorly timed outburst, "What doesn't look like what? Wait..."

Monika watched as Natsuki regarded her appearance, and then her pink eyes shifted to Haoyu leaning up nearby the coral brunette; who was repeatedly trying to blow hair away from their face, to a miserable degree of failure.

Once pink met emerald green, Monika could feel sweat start to break when she unfortunately witnessed a mischievous and teasing glint shine in her clubmate's eyes. With a teasing grin, Natsuki asked, "So what's going on in here?"

#music monday #wip wednesday #wip: wings and horns #series: the untitledverse #series: walking fate #twdg #oc: malcrum darling #twdg clementine #there's always one person outside of a relationship that just goes to ruin shit for no reason #series: a radioactive calamity of love bombs & gore #fallout #series: the silver chronicles #wip: oh i love it and i hate it at the same time. you and i drink the poison from the same vine. hiding all our sins from the daylight #far cry 5 #oc: silva omar #oc: paul yellowjack #joseph seed #john seed #jacob seed #faith seed #in which paul and silva stuck together... to no better results at all. paul just harasses the seeds now. karma honestly.#series: life despair & monsters #wip: you make my heart go doki doki literature club!#doki doki literature club #ddlc monika #oc: haoyu anabuki #ddlc sayori #ddlc yuri #ddlc natsuki #haoyu brings out the girlfailure in monika which is partly the reason why she wants to dropkick them cuz she can't have her friends find ou

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Unravel Yourself Before Me ⛓️ Chapter 15 - Doll▸Shigaraki x femReader

Chapter Summary:

◤ “And all I had to do was take you the way I originally wanted to, huh? Here I thought I’d wait for you to come around,” he exhales and begins sliding your pants down your waist.

“Fuck—Slow down!” you mewl weakly, digging your nails into the rim of your desk and feeling your legs almost buckling under him.

“Like hell I will. I’ve seen your hand now, slut.” ◢ Setting: University AU - No quirks (unless degenerate personalities count) Tags: Slow burn, Eventual Smut, Very Unhealthy/Toxic Relationships, Humiliation, Mentally Ill Reader, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Enemies to ???, Toxic Romance Warning: Dead Dove – Do Not Eat | Mind the tags TW: Implied Su/Self H, Dubcon, Past Child Abuse, Bullying, Reader has a super shitty past like actually, Shigaraki Tomura is his own warning

AO3 Crosspost | Chain Divider by firefly-graphics

Chapters: One • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six • Seven • Eight • Nine • Ten(ko) • Eleven • Twelve • Thirteen • Fourteen • Fifteen • Sixteen (and up, on ao3)

Chapter 15 - Doll

“Hoooooly fuck! Look at this! Hahaha!” His voice bounces against the walls of the room.

You panic, mentally going through all the options you have in the span of a second.

Unplug the cable to your computer or go for the power button and shut it down.

One of the options being under the desk in the back—and you’re not about to get in dick-sucking position for gamers 101 with him—and the latter being hooking your hand over his leg and holding the button pressed before he catches you.

Both options are out of the fucking question, so you pick option number three, going in to alt+f4 the fuck out of your browser.

As it turns out, your little mental dilemma was completely unnecessary when you realize Shigaraki, as always, is too fucking fast for you, grabbing you by your waist harshly and sitting you down on his lap, promptly restraining your wrists.

“There’s no point closing it. I’ve already skimmed through half of them while you were ignoring me, loser.” He grins, pulling you closer to him and away from the keyboard, while he could still reach and click around. “Don’t squirm too much unless you’re trying to get me hard.”

You think you could die right fucking now and you’d be fine with it.

But then again, weren’t you always?

“Let’s see,” he starts, and you try really hard to get off of him again, unable to bear the fucking shame of what’s to come. “Told you to stop moving, moron. Now pay attention here,” he orders, keeping you close to him. “Oooh, praise kink! You want me to call you my good girl?” Shigaraki coos really close to your ear with a sickly sweet voice and it sets your face on fucking fire, rendering you absolutely speechless.

“Oh my god, you do!” he exclaims, giggling. “What else? Dirty talk, degradation—fucking creampie?! Mmmh, you filthy slut. Should I fill your tight little pussy up with my cum?” He moans obscenely next to you and suddenly you feel way too hot, too fucking embarrased, so you shoot your hand to cover his mouth and wish you could grab the keyboard and beat him to death with it, picturing little bloody keycaps flying all around the room.

Shigaraki wakes you up from your brief coping daydream by licking your palm sloppily in retaliation, immediately grossing you out and making you pull your hand away. You wipe the saliva against his shirt, while your body is still going through the after-shocks of repulsion.

When you look at him again, he gives you another one of his half-lidded smirks.

His leg shifts, holding your waist even tighter against his lap and you feel something hard pressing against your ass.

“S-Stop that! Let me go!” you plead, but his arms won’t loosen up.

“Look.” He drags the mouse and highlights a word on your screen. You glance at it and then promptly look the other way, the ugly white paint on the walls of your apartment suddenly being infinitely more interesting. “What does that say? Hm?” He rocks you against him. “Speak, slut.”

“No! Fuck off and let go!” You claw at his hand, scratching and pinching at him to let you go but he doesn’t even flinch.

Instead, he grinds his erection against you again, groaning and nuzzling into your neck—any previous inhibitions about letting you off the hook for now were gone right out of the window.

“My precious little slut is always fucking lying to me,” he says in a sing-song tone, biting the back of your sensitive neck harshly and causing you to whimper. “You fucking freak.” Shigaraki breathes, “Mindbreak? Breeding? You want me to breed you, make you scream on my cock until you can’t even think anymore? Is that it?”

He slides his hand up your back, pushing against your shoulder forward and down, hard enough for you to have to bend and grip your desk in order to catch yourself from falling altogether.

“Hahaha.” He scrolls the website, reading through more of your favorited fucking tags, “Dubcon, obsessive behaviour, kidnapping, emotional manipulation—Jesus. Even rape? Holy shit.” He snickers, standing both of you up but keeping you nice and bent for him.

You shudder, making a strangled noise when he thrusts himself against your sex roughly.

“You’re so fucked in the head,” he cackles. “Is that why you provoke me all the fucking time? You want me to get mad? To break you? Make you—ahh, fuck—my own personal cocksleeve?”

Shigaraki breathes heavily, bending himself over your back and using one arm around your waist to lift your hips, high enough for him to be perfectly slotted against your backside.

You moan at the repeated cruel drag of his length against you, the raspy sound of his voice shamefully sending electricity all the way to your clit.

“And all I had to do was take you the way I originally wanted to, huh? Here I thought I’d wait for you to come around,” he exhales and begins sliding your pants down your waist.

“Fuck—Slow down!” you mewl weakly, digging your nails into the rim of your desk and feeling your legs almost buckling under him.

“Like hell I will. I’ve seen your hand now, slut.”

“That doesn’t fucking count! You—You can’t compare fantasy with fucking reality, Shigaraki!”

Shigaraki doesn’t respond to that and you feel him snake his digits below the band of your underwear, sliding two rough fingers against your slit, pads brushing firming against your clit. They glide past it, until he reaches your opening and teases it.

He feels the resistance but still pushes both of his fingers inside you at once, the sudden stretch feeling really uncomfortable at first. Your back arches in response, hips involuntarily jerking against his hand and he begins lazily fucking his long fingers into your cunt.

“You’re such a fucking liar. Look at how wet you are for me, fuck.” He takes his hand out of your panties, splaying his slick-covered fingers in front of your face and presenting them to you proudly.

Your head turns around, face flustered and you glare at him as he licks them off, starting all the way from the tips, then slowly pushing them inside his mouth knuckle by knuckle, making a great show of sucking on them.

Shigaraki’s eyes flutter closed and he groans like he’s never tasted anything better before in his life.

And maybe he hasn’t, because to him there’s nothing sweeter-tasting than victory itself.

“What, you wanted some?” He leans in and whispers huskily, completely drunk on his lust—on you, “Shame, because I don't feel like fucking sharing.”

Then all of the sudden, his warmth leaves your back and you gasp, immediately feeling yourself missing the contact. You curse at yourself for folding so easily.

He doesn't leave you for long though, can’t afford to when there’s so much he wants to do to you now.

“Take them off, sit on the chair and spread your legs wide for me,” he commands in a low serious tone, making you feel just how fast your heart was pounding. “I’m going to fucking devour you tonight.”

It briefly crosses your hazy mind to refuse him, to run out of the house and never turn back. But that’s not what you really want, is it?

You’ve felt it all this time. The way he’s so eager to have you, the electricity between the two of you, right between the hatred and the violence. It’s unlike anything you’ve ever felt before.

You, broken enough to let him have his way with you.

Him, fucked up enough to claim you.

It was a line you didn’t want to cross, not with him, not really.

But the way your hands have a mind of their own as you reach for the waistband of your pants, sliding them down your thighs while you’re watching him palm the outline of his erection through his jeans, tells you your answer.

“Hurry the fuck up, before I lose all of my patience and fuck you into the floorboard instead,” he growls, a dark glint in his eyes while he watches you bend over, slowly taking your clothes off like a tease.

And you listen.

You take your pants off, leaving no room for interpretation on whether or not you want this, stumbling back and sitting down on your chair. His lustful gaze locks in on your hips as you shyly lift your legs up and get into position.

His head is reeling while he takes a tentative step forward, watching your reaction before kneeling in front of the chair, grabbing your ankles and rolling you closer to him.

You watch as he slides his pale, trembling hands across the expanse of your legs all the way to your waist and you gasp when he leans in closer to your heat, eyes fixated on the obvious wet spot in the middle of your plain panties.

“Fuck,” he whispers, intoxicated when he sees your legs trembling in anticipation. His confident streak is slightly dampening now that you’re letting him actually have you, submitting to him so naturally. “Such a fucking slut for me, aren’t you?” Shigaraki’s piercing eyes turn to look at yours through dark lashes until his gaze falls on your bitten lip.

“Please, as if you c-could ever get me off,” you challenge and he grins dangerously, feeling warmth spreading inside his chest.

He presses his cheek to the cold skin of your thigh and nuzzles it, soft white hair tickling you as he peppers you with soft hungry kisses.

You look down at him, unable to breathe more than shallow breath and feeling your mind become clouded. Enough for you to impulsively slide your hand in his hair and rake your fingers through it, pulling a groan from what seemed to be the depths of his soul, as his eyes screw shut and brows angle downwards. It’s an incredible sight for sore eyes—

Until he fucking bites you.

He bites down on your skin so hard you have to let out a pained cry, fingers twisting in his white locks, immediately pushing him away. Shigaraki keeps pressing in until you can’t help but spill hot painful tears, blurring the way his possessive eyes were locked in on yours as he claims you like some fucking animal.

“I-It fucking hurts, please,” you beg, and because it sounds like heaven to his ears, he listens, flattening his tongue and licking the bloody mark he’s left on you, then kissing it as if he could nurse it.

“W-What the fuck was that for, asshole?” You release the grip on his hair, hooking your other leg atop his shoulder and sniffling. He wraps his arm around it, bringing his face closer to where you want it to be.

“A reminder,” Shigaraki states with underlying excitement in his voice. Strong, rough arms pull you closer and your ass partially slides off the seat in the process. He pushes your legs upwards, nodding once towards your hands. “Hold them up properly.”

“A reminder,” you repeat, hooking your arms under your thighs and holding yourself up like he’d asked you to, looking away and feeling shame coursing through your body while you shrink under his impossibly sinful gaze.

“Tch. Don’t you dare look away from me,” he orders you, low and careful and once again, you listen, swallowing empty and looking back at him.

A deep growl escapes his throat as he sits back on his knees, admiring your obedience. Your quivering body, teary eyes and a stubborn needy pout, all on display for him to enjoy.

Shigaraki leans in and reaches to swipe away at your almost-dried tears with a thumb, bringing his finger to his mouth and licking the salt off, the desire in his eyes making you pant heavily in anticipation.

“A reminder that you’re mine.” He lowers himself and places a soft kiss above the waistband of your panties before continuing, “And that I’m in charge now.” He runs his thumb against the already painful wound he’d created and presses his nail into the coppery dent his teeth left behind.

“Control freak,” you hiss in pain and your hold falters.

“Keep holding them up,” Shigaraki warns and you whimper as he goes to kiss and suck purple marks all over the expanse of your thighs, blatantly ignoring the ache between your legs and your weak moans.

Fucking finally gracing you with some mercy, he hooks his fingers around your panties and slides them off, until they’re only hanging on one ankle.

Shigaraki shudders and swallows hard, now standing and watching you from above like a predator.

You move your hand to cover yourself, but he grabs your wrist and pries it away forcefully. “No you fucking don’t.”

He thumbs at your wet slit roughly and you shiver.

After pondering something for a second, he sinks back on his knees and dives right into your heat, licking a long stripe from your clenching hole to your clit.

You moan brokenly but he doesn’t relent, blunt nails scratching down your sides as he eats your cunt sloppily, listening carefully to every noise you make. Your fingers dig into the plastic handle of your seat, free hand finding purchase in his messy white hair once more.

He’s as greedy for your sounds as he seems to enjoy giving, hands sliding to part your lower lips and honing in on the bundle of nerves that seems to make you lose your mind every time he flicks his tongue in a particular way.

The barren room echoes with filthy sounds of your cries, his groans and your increasingly wet cunt, muscles in your legs twitching involuntarily and you struggle between keeping a steady position on your chair and giving in to the pleasure.

He doesn’t give you time to adjust, because he dips two of his fingers in and starts finger-fucking you in earnest, one strong arm moving to keep your lower body pinned for him, and judging by the warmth pooling in your lower abdomen, you know you won’t last much longer.

His normally rough lips, now softened by your arousal, close around your sensitive clit and it’s him sucking on it roughly, combined with him repeatedly curling both his fingers against your most sensitive spot that does you in.

You clench around his fingers hard, locking your thighs around his head and he whimpers against you, fucking you through your orgasm and licking the mess of your climax hungrily.

“Good fucking girl,” he praises when he lifts his mouth with a devilish grin, still rubbing soft circles on you, pumping his fingers lazily and watching you whimper in overstimulation.

“Fuck, you’re so hot. Tongue out,” Shigaraki commands and you look at him with a half-lidded look. He slips his soaked fingers out of you and smacks your pussy playfully, earning him a moan. “Don’t make me repeat myself, c’mon.”

You whine and open your mouth, tongue peeking out just slightly, when he stands and drapes himself over you, making your heart beat faster.

He places his slick-covered fingers on top of your tongue, pressing down on it for you to open wider, giving you the idea that he wants you to suck on them, but before you can close your lips around them, he spits into your mouth.

“Swallow.” Shigaraki orders and your nose scrunches, but you close your mouth and swallow. “Now show me.”

When you do, his face breaks into a creepy leer as he slides his fingers in and forces you to taste yourself.

“Good, right?” he giggles, voice filled with unrestrained giddiness and you roll your tongue over his fingers, giving him more than he asked for. His jaw falls slack and he stares at the fingers in your mouth, taking them out and leaning in to replace them with his moistened cracked lips instead.

The kiss is hungry, wet and sloppy. Shigaraki isn’t kissing you, he’s devouring you, and every time you pull away for air, his mouth would follow yours, hands gripping the handles of your chair and pushing you until the backrest is firmly pressed against the wall where he has you caged in.

You groan into his mouth in complaint and he finally breaks the kiss, your lungs filling with delicious oxygen once again.

When you glance down, you see a string of saliva connecting you two, lips shiny, mixed with both your wetness and his own spit.

He looks dazed, eyes clouded as he breathes in deeply. Breathes you in deeply and he finds that it’s not enough. He wants to have you, all of you, all at once.

“I’d love to shove my cock down your throat and fuck your face right about now,” he whispers low, corners of his mouth turning up in a smirk, hand reaching down to rub more circles around your clit and you shudder. “But that’s for next time.”

Next time?

“Look at you. You’re a fucking mess,” he muses, kissing your cheek softly—too softly—and you frown, getting ready to bitch at him.

He sees it and pinches your bundle of nerves harshly making you whine again, “Ah–ah. Don’t give me an attitude now. Come on, get up.” He slides his hand to your hips and squeezes, using his other one to grab your wrist and hoist you out of the chair. “I don’t think I can wait much longer.”

Your eyes fall on the tent in his pants and you can almost feel him stretching you out, with how painfully hard he looks, length lined down his right leg.

Before he could push you along, you reach and run your curious fingers across his bulge, feeling your chest flutter with strange butterflies.

It takes him by surprise and his whole body shakes, knees trembling. He slaps your hand away as he scrambles to hold himself up against the desk, eyes blown wide and breaths coming out heavy.

No fucking way. That sensitive?

You smile deviously and he glares at you.

“D-Don’t fucking do that, I almost—ugh, just move!” he grumbles defensively, grabbing your shoulder, turning you around and shoving you forward.

Fuck, that was hot.

It takes you back to the time he was quivering under you. You really want to see that again. Would he let you switch if you asked?

There isn’t time to find out, because you suddenly hear the front door slam shut behind the two of you, followed by a violent thud of Taylor’s paper grocery bag spilling against your floor.

Eyes wide, you fumble to pull your shirt down, trying to cover yourself and frantically picking up your clothes.

You sober up immediately, realizing you were about to let Shigaraki Tomura fuck you stupid tonight—part of you disappointed not at yourself but… at the prospect of it not happening.

Your cheeks fire up, feeling deeply ashamed as you look at your friend, then at Shigaraki who’s already running a hand through his hair and huffing irritatedly at the unwanted interruption.

So fucking close, he thinks.

Tomura really wants to rip your friend’s fucking head off.

“What the fuck do you two think you’re fucking doing?” They stomp forward, absolutely fuming.

“Get the fuck out. Can’t you see we’re busy?” he snaps back, reaching to hook his arm possessively around your waist and pushing your body flush against his own.

You smack at his chest to let you go, cursing him repeatedly, but he wasn’t paying attention to you, opting to cautiously eye your friend’s presence instead.

“Like hell you are!” Your friend yanks him by the collar of his shirt and pries him away from you. “Think I forgot the shit you pulled at the party, creep?!”

Anger flashes across his face and he’s not beyond beating the fuck out of your friend for so much as daring to touch him—but he knows that doing so would set things back with you significantly.

Tomura really fucking likes the new stage he’s unlocked with you, and he wasn’t going to let his temper ruin it for him this time.

You however were none the wiser.

So you cut right in the fucking middle when Taylor decides to hit him, the only person ending up getting slapped by unnecessarily expensive acrylics being you.

“Ow—fuck!” You glare at your friend, who looks absolutely mortified.

Shigaraki scrambles to assess the damage and your friend is already tearing up and apologizing, both of them immediately crowding you.

“Get. Out. Both of you. Now,” you whisper angrily, prompting them to give each other a death stare. “I want to be alone, so—fucking please.”

To your surprise, they both (very reluctantly) back off.

Shigaraki, who looked defeated, made an odd sound of disapproval, grabbed his shit and angrily stormed out first.

Taylor on the other hand lingered, trying to pry, to apologize, to ask why you didn’t answer their texts all week, but you were only able to snap back and make them cry harder.

When everyone finally left you the fuck alone, you begin breaking down, absolutely burnt out by this horrible series of events happening in your life.

You throw yourself on your bed, and realize you’re still able to smell his soft lingering scent against your bedding. And if that wasn’t bad enough, you also see that he forgot his fucking hoodie at your place.

Why the fuck were you about to let Shigaraki have his way with you earlier?

Why did you listen to him? Were you that fucking sexually deprived to let another psycho fuck you?

Those were questions you could not fucking answer, not when you know you’re falling right into his trap.

So you pull his hoodie over your head and inhale deeply into the collar.

Then you proceed to replay the earlier events in your head and do something you swear you’ll take to the grave with you.

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The following days, including your whole weekend, were completely Shigaraki-free. That meant you got to study your ass off for your exam week and you didn’t have to deal with him at all after the incident.

You didn’t speak to Taylor either, and Taylor avoided you like the fucking plague.

It was fair in a way that you didn’t like to admit.

You deserved it. You were a shit friend.

Now you’re studying in the main cafeteria at lunchtime, when he casually slips into the seat next to yours with a tray of food in his hands.

He pushes a box of juice to you and you stare at it.

“Hey,” he rasps, dragging his chair to be as close to yours as humanly possible, seemingly nothing changing in his Shigaraki branded demeanor during the few days that he went MIA.

You click your tongue but don't reply otherwise, deciding to completely ignore him instead.

So he does what you should’ve expected he’d do and grabs the spoon on his tray, angling it perfectly in your direction and flicking a disgusting wet fucking pea at your face.

It hits you, falling on your rented notebook and fucking stains it.

“HEY! I have an exam in an hour and this is a fucking rental! Cut it out, dickhead!” you snap at him, wiping your face with a grimace but he only smiles.

“There we go! Was worried you forgot how to speak.”

“My god, you’re seriously the worst fucking asshole on this planet, I swear.” You snarl when you look at him.

“So they say.” His lips curve upwards.

Shigaraki lets you be for a minute and starts eating his lunch, but seems to notice something on your face.

“You look like a fucking zombie. Did’ya miss me so much you couldn’t even fall asleep?” He elbows your side and makes you mess up the words you were writing. Then he snorts at the way you clutch your pencil tighter.

“Drop it,” you hiss, feeling more on edge than usual.

None of the information you’re forcing yourself to fucking remember is sticking to your brain. This never happened before and it really, really unnerves you. You’re not allowed to slack off. You can’t afford to slack off.

You can’t. You can’t. You can’t.

“What the fuck is wrong with you today?” He leans into you, becoming genuinely concerned.

You snap your head at him, looking livid.

Feeling fed up, you grab your stuff hastily and stand up.

He, of course, has none of your fucking bullshit and forcefully grabs your arm, pulling you back down.

“Sit. I won’t ask twice,” he warns coldly, clenching his jaw.

The look you give him is one of defeat, so you crumple your study notes and then slam your bag on the table, half of its contents landing on the floor together with the box of juice he offered you.

Your lips start quivering and you rub at your eyes.

“The fuck you so pissy for? Are you on your period or something?”

You glare at him, the bubbling anger under the surface of your skin threatening to break out.

“Kill yourself.”

Shigaraki’s eyes widen.

“What?”

There’s hardly any restraint left in you and you smile. Wide and unhinged.

“I said,” you say, voice strained as you close in on him. “Do us all a fucking favor—” His jaw clenches and his nostrils flare, “—and fucking kill yourself.”

Shigaraki’s breaths become increasingly labored and you see him struggling to hold back from lashing out, lips curling into a snarl.

It’s not enough for you, though.

“And you know what?” You reach to place a soft, comforting hand against his cheek, red angry eyes staring you down. “I bet that if you did…” He tenses under your touch and you lean into his ear, whispering your last words, “Nobody would miss you.”

Shigaraki grabs you by the roots of your hair and you gasp. He pulls you down so hard, your back arches and you almost slip and fall if not for you still gripping the table.

“What’s your fucking problem, hm?” His tone is low and dangerous. “Did all that studying fry your fucking brain?” he asks, eyes full of contempt and feelings of betrayal now that you reverted back to treating him like shit. “Need me to put you back in your place that badly?”

You giggle.

“ANSWER ME!” Shigaraki yells, tightening his grip on your hair, almost ripping it while blinded by his anger.

There were a lot of students looking at you whenever you were together, because Shigaraki has a reputation—and by extension, you do too.

So it’s no surprise that him screaming in your face and assaulting you in front of everyone attracts even more attention.

You’re looking at him in a daze, vision blurring in and out as you only hear echoes anymore, not understanding the words coming out of his mouth.

It’s easier this way. To lash out and be punished. To finally be pushed off the edge you’ve been teetering on. You’re really tired, aren’t you?

You didn’t need any of this. Didn’t ask for any of this.

Getting blackmailed.

Pretend-dating a damaged asshole.

Academic anxiety.

Mind games.

Fights with your best friend.

Feeling lonely.

Wanting to die.

Wanting to die so bad it suffocates you.

The thread snaps and the tower of your sorrows finally topples over, crashing over the entirety of your soul. Acid raindrops of all the emotions you’ve been suppressing this entire time raining on your consciousness until all you could feel is nothing.

You can’t focus on your studies.

Can’t handle their attention.

Can’t do this anymore.

So maybe you should—

Just obey.

”You don’t have to think about anything else other than how to please me, bunny. Do you understand me?”

SPANK—

“Yes, Sir.”

He lets go of your hair almost immediately, red eyes widening and you lower your gaze like you’ve been taught to do. “...The fuck did you say to me?”

“My apologies, Sir,” you reply robotically. “Would you prefer I called you Master or Daddy instead, Sir?”

Tomura’s brain short-circuits. Is this another one of your weird fucking games?

He glares into your eyes and can only find a dull submissive look in return.

“What is wrong with you?” He frowns, voice wavering.

“I’m extremely sorry. I do not understand the question, Sir. Could you please explain?”

He runs a hand over his face and scrunches his eyes shut.

“What is this—What the fuck are you doing right now?” He uses his pointing finger and circles it at you.

You just stare at the floor.

“Answer me, idiot.”

“My apologies, Sir.”

“Stop calling me that. Explain what’s going on.”

“I’m just your dumb slutty bunny, Sir. I’m yours to have, yours to breed, yours to break,” you say and he almost has a fucking brain aneurysm at how willingly you’re humiliating yourself.

Did you seriously completely fucking break—right here? Like this? In the middle of the fucking cafeteria? After you provoked him?

Was that on fucking purpose too? Why?

His head is spinning.

Should he… test the limits of your submission? You did piss him the fuck off today, after all. Talking to him like that? Who do you think you are?

This opportunity is definitely too good to pass up.

Tomura’s grin spreads wide, resolving to immediately test this newfound control over you, feeling excitement bubbling in his gut at the prospect of you finally becoming an ideal toy, accepting him fully.

How far would you go with this little game you started, he wonders.

“Get on your knees and under the table. Now,” he barks at you—and to his surprise, there really is no bratty remark, no comeback, no hesitation.

You stand up, get on your knees and slip under the cafeteria table, keeling all over the disgusting floor and still avoiding his gaze submissively.

“Look at me.” Shigaraki snarls and you obey, eyes distant and devoid of any expression.

More students are catching on, whispering in the background. You just wait patiently for his next command, blankly looking up at him through your lashes.

“Tch. Give me your hand.”

And you do, without any resemblance of your usual resistance.

He grabs it for you and presses it flat against his semi-hardening cock. “Now go ahead and fucking use it. Show them what a dumb bitch you are,” he orders, looking down at you coldly.

You do as he says and start stroking it the way you were taught to—not the way you were with him that evening, eager and curious, but trained, expertly wrapping your digits around the rising tent in his pants and stroking against the fabric.

It wasn’t the same.

It did fucking nothing for him.

There’s no trace of the sparks he felt in the pit of his stomach every other time he’s made you squirm before. Every other time you made him squirm.

Instead, he feels hollow.

“So fucking useless,” Tomura hisses, covering your hand with his own and pressing it harder, rocking his own hips against your palm and feeling incredibly frustrated when it only seems to have the opposite effect on him.

It pissed him off how you weren’t worried about catching a sex offender case anymore. It also pissed him off that he can’t even enjoy this half-assed victory.

You’re looking at him in a daze, but not the daze that betrays how much you wanted him to fuck you—how much you wanted him in the hallway when you had him pinned under you.

How your eyes sparked with flickers of desire he saw in-between your apprehension or even fear, at the party. How wet you were last week at your place, bent over your desk and soaking just for him. How he almost got to feel the warm fluttery insides of your cunt and finally make you his.

God were you perfect, every single time.

Instead, you’re now staring through him, mindlessly follow dumb orders like a brain dead fucking sex doll.

You pushed him and he pushed you in return, breaking you like he’d always fantasized to in the beginning.

But isn’t this exactly what he wanted?

Is it fucking not?

Wouldn’t it be great for you to leave every decision in your life to him?

So then—

SO THEN WHY THE FUCK IS HE FEELING THIS WAY?

Like he’s made a huge fucking mistake. Again.

It… It wasn’t even his fault this time! He should’ve… He should’ve…

Tomura swallows hard, unable to keep the inner turmoil at bay. His shoulders become tense, free hand scratching red angry lines against the scarred skin of his neck.

“Fuck!” He slaps your hand off his limp dick and you just stare back in return. “STOP looking at me like that, you dirty fucking whore!” he yells in your face, voice cracking. “This is all your fucking fault! Why couldn’t you just—Fuck!”

You look down at his feet again. “Apologies, Master. Please feel free to punish—”

“NO! FUCK! Don’t EVER fucking call me that again!” He grabs you by your arm before you could finish your stupid fucking sentence, roughly pulling you off the filthy floor and knocking the chair out of the way for you.

He takes your bag and chaotically shoves all of your things inside of it, together with the stuff that spilled on the floor earlier.

Tomura throws it over his shoulder, along with his own and shoves you forward. “Walk.”

Useless NPCs gathered around for the theatrics, but he’s having none of it.

“If any of this comes out, I’ll fucking kill every—single—one of you. Am I clear?” He turns around and barks at the circle of idiots that surrounded the two of you, gawking and recording the scene like they usually did whenever Shigaraki publicly did something unhinged to someone on campus.

The only difference is, that this is the first time he’d ever shut it down, taking everyone in question by surprise.

“Am I FUCKING clear?!” his voice booms again, as he’s grabbing one of the chairs in a fit of rage and smashes it repeatedly against the floor, plastic parts flying in all directions from the impact and throwing whatever chunk was left of it at a random cluster of individuals.

He then fixed a piercing gaze at the room, waiting expectantly while breathing erratically.

Some of them were frozen, nodding quickly but most had already hurried off.

Fuck.

Everything is so fucking itchy and all of it is your fucking fault.

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final-girl96 · 1 month ago

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Ageless Secrets Chapter Fifteen

I sat in my house, the one that Bill and Frank gave me when I came to live here. I had a bottle of wine in my hand. I had a wine glass at first, but I gave up on that and started drinking straight out of the bottle. I was sitting outside on the porch, looking over at Bill and Franks bedroom window. It was open like Bill said in his letter.

I hated that they were just laying up there. I'm glad they're together, but I would like to give them a proper burial. I knew Joel would go for it though. They've been up there for a month. It wouldn't be a pretty sight. It definitely wouldn't smell nice either.

I took another sip of wine and set the bottle on the coffee table in front of me. I wanted to get a shower; I need to get a shower. I felt so gross, it felt like I had bugs crawling all over me. My nerves were damn near shot. Tess was gone and so Was Frank and Bill. They were the only people I had in my life. Everyone I care about is dead.

I walked into the bathroom, turned the shower on, and stripped off my dirty clothes, leaving them in a pile on the floor. The hot water felt amazing on my sore muscles. I watched as the grit and grime washed down the drain. I wish it would wash all my problems down with it. I stayed under the spray of water until it grew cold.

Just as I stepped out of the tub, wrapped a towel around my waist there was a knock on the door. There was a fifty-fifty chance that it was either Ellie or Joel. I was hoping it was Ellie. The knocking got louder with each pound. “Jesus, okay!” I made sure the towel was tight around me before walking down the stairs.

My hand connected with the door handle and pulled the door open. Joel stood there, fost raised, face in a hardened expression, but his eyes raked over me. “What? What could be so damn important that you need to pound on my damn door?” I noticed he had showered too. His salt and pepper hair was still wet and slicked back. He had new jeans on and a tight fitted green flannel.

“Joel cleared his throat and averted his eyes to the ground. “Got the battery for the truck down. It's all charged up. We just gotta pack the truck up. Ellie wants to stay for the night. She wouldn't shut up until I agreed, so we're staying and leaving early in the morning.”

“Where is Ellie now?” I asked.

“She took the guest room upstairs and fell asleep.”

I hummed, “Well, have a safe trip.” I tried to close the door but Joel wedged his foot between the frame and door. “You can't stay here by yourself.” I scoffed out a laugh and shook my head. “I can and I will.”

“No, you're not. Tess told me to watch out for you and I intend to do that. You're not staying here alone.”

“Move your foot Joel.”

“Don't start getting an attitude with me. You're coming with us whether you like it or not.”

I raised an eyebrow at him and just started to laugh. “Oh, my god.” I shook my head slightly, “Why the fuck do you care, Joel? Why now? You have made it very clear that you hate me. So why do you care about me staying here by myself? Hmm? I bet you wish it had been me that was infected instead of Tess. You wouldn't have to worry about me being in your way anymore. So, why do you want me to go with you and Ellie so bad? I'll just be in the way.”

Joel just stood there, jaw clenched, not saying a damn thing. I rolled my eyes and scoffed, “Right, well, make sure you close the gate when you leave.” I turned, forgetting about trying to get him to move out of the doorframe and headed for the kitchen. I should probably go back upstairs and get dressed, but I was going to need another bottle of wine first.

I was putting the corkscrew in to open the bottle when Joel's deep voice scared the living fuck out of me. “I need you to come with us.” I looked up at him, heart pounding against my ribcage. “Jesus christ, Joel!” I didn't even hear him walk in the house. I don't know how a man his size can be as silent as a mouse.

“I can't take her by myself. She ain't safe with me, I'll only get her killed. I'm not a good person. I've done some really bad things.”

I looked him up and down. Sighing I grabbed two tumbler glasses and reached into the very back of my cabinet to pull out the bottle of whiskey I had hidden. I set the glasses down, opened the whiskey, and poured a little in both glasses. I pushed one towards him. “I'm going to put clothes on. You head outside, there's an old willow outback with a swing under. I'll meet you there.”

Joel

Joel didn't move right after yn headed for the staircase. He watched her walk away. Images of what was under the towel flashed in his mind. He could feel his jeans growing tight. “Fuck.” His hand gripped the glass and he threw back the whiskey before grabbing the bottle and heading outside before he could follow her up those stairs, bend her over the banister and fuck her; feel how tight and warm she was. Feel what it would feel like to have her wrapped around his cock.

When he got outside he tried to fix himself. His dick was straining against the zipper of his pants, begging to be let out. She always did that to him. Hell, when he and Tommy first met Tess and yn, the first thought he had was how beautiful she was. He was ashamed of himself for thinking about how beautiful a girl his daughter's age was or would have been.

He was ashamed of himself that night years ago in her apartment when she was dancing for him. The way her hips moved with the beat of the music. They had memorized him. He remembers the way his cock grew hard that night too, just like now. He would be lying if he said he didn't think of her late at night when he was by himself or when he was in the shower.

That's why he needed to push her away. Make her hate him. He wasn't good for her and he was too old. She needed someone her age; someone that could keep her safe. He knows she is more than capable of taking care of herself, but the urge to protect her was strong. It never went away No matter how hard he tried. No matter how cruel or harsh he was to her to make her hate him, he always wanted to protect her.

He wouldn't admit it to anyone else, but he would wait outside the infirmary until her shift ended and she started to walk home. He followed her all the way back to their building, even though It was just around the corner. If he knew she was going out to walk around the QZ or even outside the walls, he was following her.

He knew it was creepy, following her like that. He was basically stalking her. It's how he knew about that fuck face FEDRA guy. How he knew the asshole had her pinned to the wall of an alleyway. It wasn't just a coincidence that he happened to be walking by. He wanted to ask if she was okay. Take her into his arms and hold her. But he didn't, nope, instead he said some really harsh things to her.

He was happy when she decided to come to stay with Bill and Frank. Not because he wanted her to leave, but because he knew she was safe. But most importantly, he wouldn't act on the impulse to just send her over anything and fuck her, make her his. He's too old for her, he's not good. That's what he needed to keep telling himself.

The way her cries and screams sounded in his ear as he carried her out of the capitol building crushed his heart. He would have done anything to make the pain stop. He would have traded places with Tess. Now the two men that were most important to her were also gone, and he couldn't fix it.

He would convince her to come along with Ellie and him to find Tommy and figure out where the fireflies were. He wasn't sure if this whole cure thing was even real or would even work if it was. But he promised Tess to keep yn safe and take care of her. He promised he would keep Ellie safe and get her where she needs to be. But he couldn't do it alone. Danger follows him, he would eventually get Ellie hurt or worse, killed.

The back door opened and yn walked towards him. What she had on wasn’t any fucking better than the towel. The pajama shorts she had left nothing to the imagination. She had a blanket and her glass in her hands. He had to shift around again to try and conceal his rock hard rejection. It got worse though when she sat down.

She sat down, facing him, back to the arm rest, and pulled her knees up to her chest. His eyes flicked down for a second when he was pulling her knees up towards herself. He wasn't wearing any underwear, he knew that for fucking sure. He noticed she wasn’t wearing a bra either. He was totally fucked.

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m4sonn · 6 months ago

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⋆｡°✩ “I thought you knew”Part 1 ✩° ｡⋆

(Thx to @peachyponyboyy for a bit of help on this and @ac3ifix asked to be tagged in this!!! I made it WAYYYY too long so part 2 should come out tmrw at around 3:00 pm!!! Also plz tell me if you’d like to be tagged in pt2!!!!)

I gave a loud huff as I grabbed a handful of about four or five gummies from my container and placed them in two-bits hand, getting the same amount in mine and shoving them all in my mouth. Chewing them as I watched two bit just stare at them in his hand.

“Hey pone.” He murmured before speaking again. “Are they strong?” He asked as he hesitated. “This one’s a real’ strong, well it was. And then I built up a tolerance. But I think you could handle them.” He looked at me and then shoved them all in his mouth, making a small face as he chewed them. “These taste gross” he murmured through chews.

“Well yeah, jeez you’re acting like you’ve never done weed before.”

“I haven’t”

“What….?”

I looked up at him as he chewed the gummies, I then realized how massive of a mistake I had made. I had assumed two bit did gummies n stuff regularly, he just seemed like the type that would. This is the first time I’ve been so panicked in a while, I didn’t know how his high was gonna be. I had just given him five of the strongest gummies I’ve ever had. FIVE… I was in for it when Darry got back.

“What’s that look for? I thought you said I could handle it?”

“I did! But I thought you’d done stuff like this before!”

“Nah, I’ve never done weed or gummies or nothin’”

“WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THAT?! DUDE?!”

Two bit just gave a shrug as he finally swallowed the sticky gummies inside his mouth. “I thought you knew, I mean I’m with the gang almost 24/7 and I’ve never done weed or even smoked a blunt when you guys passed it around” he said nonchalantly. His total disregard for the situation kind of pissed me off but I didn’t have time to be mad in between the sheer terror I felt. Usually it wouldn’t be so bad since I was with him to make sure he didn’t do anything stupid but my real concern was the fact he had an open flask of whiskey he had been chugging down the entire time we’d been here. He had even ran to the store at one point to get more to refill. I was suddenly snapped out of my thoughts by two bit speaking

“Hey *chewing* when do these *chewing* kick in”

“They take a bi-“ I paused. I turned to him. I realized he had TAKEN TWO MORE OUT OF MY PACK. “TWO BIT WHY DID YOU TAKE MORE?!” “I wanted to see if it’d kick in faster.” He said as he looked at me, he attempted to sneak another one but bro is not slick. I snatched the pack away from him. “DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TROUBLE IM GON’ BE IN?!” I got up and started to pace around, I’m not sure if the gummies had kicked in or if I was really that anxious. “DARRYS GON’ KILL ME!! OH MY GOD!!—“ I was cut off by two bits fit of giggles, I had realized that they kicked in for him so I guess that anxiety was probably just them finally kicking in. I sighed and sat next to him, my face sitting in my hands. I then realized that the porch probably wasn’t the best place to harbor my now high as a kite friend so I stood up

“Hey, two, let’s head inside.” He let out another fit of giggles and then got up, his eyes slightly widening as he did but quickly mellowing out to half shut. “Woah dude I’m all woozy but like… In a good way.” He said with this dopey smile on his face. “Yeah, yeah, let’s go inside.” I murmured, he grabbed his flask and then walked inside behind me. I had to go back and shut the door since he didn’t, he flipped himself onto the couch and let his head lean back onto it. “Mmh… I feel all warm and woozy inside… it feels good…” I plopped myself next to him after turning the TV onto Mickey Mouse for some background chatter for him. “Mhm… it does that to ya buddy…” I murmured out softly, I was mad at him originally but I had calmed down cause of the high. I saw him get up and start walking to the kitchen. I followed him, making sure he didn’t fall or break anything. He started to search the fridge for something.

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armenianwriterman · 2 years ago

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Owl House Liveblog I typed while watching the episode

THAT PROMO WAS SO GOOD!!!!

Power Noodle 😭😭😭

Amity vs Luz Noooooo

EDA I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!

OH GOD THAT VISION OF DELL

King poor baby

Going through all Luz's friends blaming her is rough, but it's nice to see Luz defending herself after all the self blaming.

AND ALL THAT WAS JUST THE COLD OPEN!

The big reunion awwww

Oh god Belos knows King is a Titan

I forgot how much of a slimy creep he was

Possessed Raine is so creepy

COLLECTOR PACMAN OH MY GOD

This montage is really neat

Oh poor baby

EWW BELOS IS SO FUCKING GROSS

The Hexsquad in the archives, that should be interesting

Them going through Luz's adventures is so cute

NOT LUZ SAYING SHE WANTS A YOUNG EDA SPIN OFF, ME TOO!!!

THE TITAN IS NOW SANS UNDERTALE!

OH GOD THAT BODY HORROR THOUGH

Oh collector you can't reason with Belos

NO LUZ ISTG DID YOU JUST GET ASSIMILATED

CAMILY CRYING NOOOOO

MONSTER KING AND EDA HOLY FUCK

ASDFGHDAJDJASNDSA THAT TITAN DESIGN IS SO GOOD I love it

I love this whole converstaion

Aww Camila breaking out the glyphs

Luz went Super sayian of course she would

Titan Empowered Luz has such a great design

This whole battle sequence is so good I love it

Raine whistling Eda's Reqiuem one last time!!!

NOW EAT THIS SUCKAAAAAAA!!!!!

EAT SHIT BELOS!!!!

Awwww bread pun

THE REUNIONS!!!

Awwww I love the camila eda meeting

AWWW King giving the Collector Francois!!!

NOT THE GLYPHS

She's going to College in the demon realm!!!

Older Vee has such a great design

Awww that Hunter Willow moment

FLAPJACK!!!!!

These older character designs are so great!!!

HARPY LILITH!!!

I love the moment where they undo the Glyphs

ALADARIUS MOMENT HOLY CRAP

They're really touching on everyne aren't they

KING-CENERA!!!!!

THE ECHO MOUSE!!!

I'm actually tearing up this is a lot.

Oh that was so good, such a fantastic ending. I love this show so much and I love the way it came to a close. It's sad to see it go and I'll miss it so much, but it was so good to be there along the way. Thanks to Dana, the VAs, the animation crew and everyone who made it along the way. Thanks for everything Owl House, Hoot Hoot.

BYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

#the owl house #toh spoilers

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Yellowjackets 2.08 Reactions

CW: Cannibalism

The opening scene of Mari and Misty helping Lottie pee is harrowing. Jfc. One thing that it’s high time for me to give YJ flowers for is its unflinching look at the human body. It’s unafraid to show us what the body does and how it functions in every facet. It’s gross at times, and yeah, that’s the point. Having a body can be gross; what comes out of it is abject.

MISTY CALLING MARI OUT!!!!!! WOW, THAT WAS GOOD. But now I’m sad for Mari. All of these girls are so fucked up.

Every time Akilah talks about her baby nephew, I wanna cry bc I have a baby nephew and I’d do anything in the world for him.

NOT FUCKING NUGGET BEING DE A D. GODDAMMIT.

THESE GIRLS ARE SO FUCKED UP.

If I had a nickel for every time Taissa has called out her teammates for talking to corpses, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.

Shauna returns to the group and they’re all so happy and tipsy; just five minutes ago, all these women were howling and dancing in the flurrying snow.

“Well, I didn’t have a fucking tape measure.” KQKWDJFNWK

Misty: “I should have done it myself.” Yeah, lmfao.

Van immediately knowing that Tai is lying to her.

VAN JUST YEETING THE KEYS OUT INTO THE WILDERNESS QOOQKDOWEK

The girls are fighting!!!!!

Lottie plays the peacemaker here. THE SHARING SHACK!!

Shauna, anguished, disgusted: No.

That cut from Lauren to Liv was so good.

Jesus, that shot of the two Tais in the window.

Oh, my fucking god. Belt soup. They have to eat belt soup.

(Even months and months after her death, mere weeks after they literally ate her, they’re still consuming Jackie Taylor.)

“Lottie took it from her to protect us.” Such a goddamn fascinating line because the implication is that if Shauna hadn’t been allowed that catharsis, she would have wrought vengeance upon them all.

“Maybe Lottie dying wouldn’t be the worst thing.” Goddamn. It’s a mirror of Nat telling Jackie’s remains that she was the lucky one.

Coach Ben and Nat’s relationship is still one of my favorite things ever. God, I’ll never forget their moment in the woods at Doomcoming.

Ben seems much more invested and present here (and while he’s rifling through Javi’s drawings) than we’ve seen him look all season; Misty really got through to him!!

Oh, my God. She almost tried to eat the mouse skeleton. (Like Shauna, if Akilah had to, she’d eat a creature that she loved to survive.)

Taissa hearing the dripping as well hhhh. THAT FUCKING BLOOD IS TERRIFYING.

I always get chills when I think of the theory of Mari’s hallucinations possibly portending her death as Pit Girl.

Matt the Cop is the FUCKING WORST. Every time he says something with that smarmy grin, I grind my teeth!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How can he fucking look Callie in the eye?!

Go, Callie, for video taping him!!

“The other-just-as-problematic cop has your back. Congratulations.” I LOVE HER.

That fucking low blow about the cannibalism. KILL KILL KILL.

Eurghdhhdh, the photos of Adam.

WOW, THE GIRLIES (cough, Misty) DID THINK OF THE TATTOOS.

Jeff doesn’t back down from Kevyn, underscoring his utter loyalty to Shauna, the lengths he’d be willing to go to protect her, and I really do love him for it.

The girls are fucking SNIPING at each other in the Sharing Shack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“Yeah. I’ve had Van’s address for years. You could’ve just asked me instead of outsourcing.” AKQKQOWIOWOWWJJDNSJE. Goddamn, never change Misty.

OH, ALL THE SECRETS ARE COMING OUT TONIGHT, HUH? YEAH, I’M HERE FOR IT.

MISTY NOT EVEN HESITATING TO GO FOR THE JESSICA ROBERTS REVEAL!!

“And, fuck, Shauna, it’s not like you couldn’t use the money.” GOD GOD GOD GOD?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AND THEN JUST STRAIGHT UP CALLING NAT AN ADDICT.

CLAWS OUT TONIGHT.

Misty’s concern for Ben here is so touching, esp. right on the heels of her adult self saying that she fixed things, like she always did. She’s fucked up in a thousand myriad ways, at least a hundred of which the other girls are not, but it’s a testament to the show’s writing and Samantha/Christina’s acting, that it’s genuinely clear that she believes she’s doing it for some greater good.

Nat tenderly caring for Javi. 😭 So glad that young Nat’s getting some more screen time. I’ve missed her!!

“You’re a good person. And I’m sorry for… ever making you feel otherwise.” Sobs. Listen, Travis gets it.

“If I die, don’t waste my body.” Goddamn. Even on the verge of death, Lottie’s thinking about what’s best for the collective.

“Oh, wait, maybe those were her hands.” AKKQKWDNWJNSS. Van, I fucking love you.

“Misty, you are nothing if not proactive.” / “Thank you?” AOQOQKWOWJIWJWDJD.

SHAUNA’S FACE WHEN MISTY SAID THAT RANDY MENTIONED JEFF EJDJEND.

I’m so fucking glad this secret is coming out—all cards on the table!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love that shirt on Elijah. Really makes his eyes pop. Walter possibly being a fuckin’ snitch. I think it might be a misdirect, though.

THIS JEFF NIGHTMARE JESUS.

“Why the fuck would I like it?” AWMEKKEWMSN

The nightmare told us something we’ve deeply suspected for a long time: Jeff loves Shauna, yeah, but he cannot fucking handle the wilderness within her.

JEFF KNOWS ABOUT WILDERNESS BABY.

THIS BEING THE FIRST FUCKING TIME CALLIE HAS LEARNED ABOUT HIM.

GOD GOD GOD

Callie reacting with absolute devastation when she hears this. She loves her mom so much.

This talk between Jeff and Callie is so goddamn tender and good. But his emphasis that she doesn’t have to bear her parents’ burdens is tragic in light of the fact that, Jesus Christ, she already has. From the moment Callie Sadecki entered the world, she was a product of all the effed up shit her parents had gone through, and now she just learned that for herself.

Shauna saying “Me either” at being unable to imagine being in the cabin without Lottie. Like, girl, YOU PUT HER IN THIS POSITION. WOQKWKWOWNDDJNDNDS. YOU’RE SO FUCKED UP ASNDNSND

Taissa: “You lied to me.” / It’s personal for Tai after all the shit she and Shauna have gone through together.

This Tai-Shauna back-and-forth is brutal. The reaction shot to Lottie just made me realize that she’s been quiet during all of these exchanges.

“… I probably would have fucking killed them.” Shauna’s unflinching honesty here is so, so good. Every uncontrollable impulse she’s had this season has been unexplainable to her, but she knows for certain that she would have killed, even if it meant hurting her friends. She’s done far worse to them before.

Hell, they’ve all sunk their teeth into each other, with equal amounts of violence and all-consuming love.

Oh, God. Lottie doesn’t believe in therapy and psychological needs anymore. 😬 And ironically enough, Nat is the one who is advocating for talking it out.

ARE THEY DRAWING CARDS TO FUCKING HUNT

OH GOD I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE LATER

THEY START IN THE FIRST WINTER?!

THE QUEEN CARD

AND THEY’RE ALL COMPLICIT. THEY’RE ALL STANDING IN THIS CIRCLE BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THEY’RE MAKING THE CORRECT CHOICE OF ACTION. HOLY GODDAMN SHIT

Tai’s visceral sigh of relief when Van doesn’t draw it.

JAVI FUCKING RUNNING TO HIS BROTHER. I’M UNWELL

NATALIE?!

WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT

And they’re all in goddamn tears.

JACKIE TAYLOR’S FUCKING NECKLACE FOR GOOD LUCK.

I AM SICK. FUCKING JACKIE FLASHBACK.

THE GIRL WHO HAUNTS THE NARRATIVE; SHE WILL ALWAYS HAUNT THE NARRATIVE.

SHAUNA THE BUTCHER. THEY WERE GONNA SLAUGHTER HER IN THE CABIN.

I love how Ben steps out for a few hours and the team decides to resort to ritual killing and cannibalism.

“Wait. You’re gonna have to look me in the eye.” Shauna is visibly terrified. Jesus Christ. It’s one thing to carve up something that’s already dead—a deer, a bear, your very best friend—it’s another thing entirely to hold a knife up to the throat of someone you love and slaughter them.

TRAVIS SAVING NAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOT THE GIRLS FUCKING HOWLING AS THEY GO HUNTING. THIS MAKES THE SCENE LAST WEEK WHERE THE ADULTS WERE HOWLING SO FUCKED UP!! THAT WAS THEIR HUNTING CRY!!

This needle drop is insanely good.

Adult Shauna, right on the heels of the girls sacrificially hunting Nat: “None of that was real, Lottie.” GOD GOD GOD

“Natalie’s right, look at what we lived through.” NAT, WHO LITERALLY GOT HUNTED!!!!

OH GOD. LOTTIE MATTHEWS FULLY SUGGESTING THEY SACRIFICE ONE OF THEMSELVES. GIRL.

LOTTIE HAD THE EUTHANASIA DRINK ALL PREPARED. JESUS

“It is quick and it is also painless.” Unlike the death that those hunted will receive—i.e. Pit Girl.

“Misty, you did actually kill someone.” AKWMSNSNDNNSSN.

Van is the only one whose big secret didn’t get revealed in the circle.

“Why don’t you just volunteer to drink it, Lottie?” HOLY FUCK. THE DISDAIN

LOTTIE IS REALLY ON THE VERGE OF CONVINCING ALL THE WOMEN THAT THIS IS HOW IT GOES.

Ben, while ur doing the good work, your girlies are hunting Natalie in the woods.

Javi trying to save Nat too. 😭 And this is the most he’s spoken this season since talking to Ben in that one episode.

THE WAY THEY BREAK OUT OF THEIR ANIMALISTIC STATES WHEN JAVI FALLS THROUGH THE ICE.

THE GIRLS ALL STANDING THERE.

MISTY ACTIVELY TRYING TO FACILITATE THE DEATH.

“If you save him, the others will get you.” AND SHE’S FUCKING GODDAMN RIGJT

AND NATALIE STOPS STRUGGLING. BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO LIVE.

TRAVIS AND JAVI BOTH TRIED TO SAVE HER. I’M

THIS IS THE MOST UPSETTING FUCKING THING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY GODDAMN LIFE

IT’S A REVERSAL OF THE WHITE MOOSE.

I’M NOT WELL.

NOT VAN SAYING THE WILDERNESS CHOSE.

THIS EPISODE IS UNREAL. HOW IS IT EVEN MORE UNHINGED THAN “DOOMCOMING?!”

THE PROMO THE PROMO THE PROMO THE PROMO

THE WOMEN ARE GOING TO FUCKING HUNT ONE OF THEMSELVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IN 2021!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TRAVIS EATINT HIS BROTHER IS SO FUCKING. IT IS?????

#yellowjackets spoilers #yellowjackets #s: yellowjackets #maggie blogs #I CAN’T FUCKING DEAL WITH THIS SHOW!!!#UNHINGED

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RWBY v9 e4 Thoughts and Analysis

Genuinely might be my favorite opening of the entire show.

Also, genuinely, screw everyone who ever said Ruby didn’t have a character arc.

RWBY is really, really good at keeping stories going in the background even as the main focus shifts around. So just...stop with that shit, okay? CRWBY are very particular with what they choose to do and when. Not everything's perfect, but if you get hung up on things you didn’t like from the past, you’ll never be able to fully appreciate what’s happening now. It’s always gonna bother you in the back of your mind. Ruby wasn’t always the most important person in the show. Let it go so you can talk about what led us here, to this exceptional story. We good? Good.

“You do not go to the tree, the tree goes to you! Unless of course you’re me, you see?”

Yeah, so the Curious Cat (referred to as CC from here on out) is definitely in some position of authority in the Ever After, but they do not control it or anything like that. I suppose we shall find out their role soon enough.

Regardless, it seems that the Tree decides when you’re ready to leave, not you. CC can bypass that it seems, but i doubt that will work for our heroes.

If the residents of the Ever After exist to facilitate a story, then the Tree will let them out when the story is done.

Maybe the Ever After only rained when Ruby was sad (rather than, for instance, Weiss) because it’s deemed her the protagonist of the story that must reach it’s conclusion before RWBY and co are allowed to leave? Just a thought.

“it’s a matter of perspective” that’s an intriguing line

Also, Little does not have a history with CC like I thought they and the other mice might. However, that’s not to say CC liking to eat mice has no impact on whether the mice know what a cat is, especially since last week Little wasn’t even completely convinced they were a mouse.

It’s been said before, but CC really is a standout character. The design, the performance, the power set, even the dialogue make literally everything about them engaging. As does, of course, the characterization, cuz this Cat is just as impossible as any cat irl. Now i actually like cats, but I’ll be the last one to say they don’t tend towards being completely absurd and impossible in their behavior

CC just takes that to the next level. Honestly though CC is basically just ADHD: the animal

Craving a steady stream of interesting conversations to keep them focused

too real 😅

“Got ‘im! Totally roasted”

From the tone of Yang’s voice, i genuinely think she was just throwing poor Weiss a bone here 😄

Missed a chance to have CC making a cat video tbh, but “Luminous Rectangle” and “why is it printing tiny flat versions of me” is still amazing

CC just briefly giving voice to some of the common complaints about RWBY is kinda nice

its CRWBY saying “We’re listening. We hear you. We are working to address your concerns, but only to the point that it won’t compromise our story.”

Also roasting the gods is fun. Does seem like it’s clear that the Gods have nothing to do with the Ever After then, though, if CC both didn’t know and is super comfortable calling them out this way

More information about Alyx, from a new source. Love how everyone who speaks about her has a different take, it makes her really interesting.

Also rare smiling v9 Ruby Rose sighting

I love that CC is still a cat, with all the usual catlike behaviors. Would've been easy to anthropomorphize them more, I’m happy that didn’t happen.

“Each acre is made specifically for it’s inhabitants and their roles”

Intriguing. So...does CC not have an acre to call home? If not, why not? What makes them unique among this world’s rules?

a grogurt parfait, huh? Sounds gross.

“Well I’m sure we’ll cause a lot less trouble once we’re back to normal” oh Weiss, honey, I wouldn’t count on that 😂

Ugh CC Blake’s right, they've got enough problems without you reminding them of what’s happening in remnant

“Oh no, i wasn’t paying attention” Ruby you are one of 5 people and your entire bag of trauma just got poked, it’s not your fault. You gotta work on that self-blaming instinct, he says knowing full well how hard that is from personal experience (seriously, i see so much of myself in Ruby)

The Lonely carpenter and the rusted Knight

one sweet, one handsome

Guessing we’ll meet them soon enough

Also that confirms the Knight in the trailer and intro isn’t Jaune. the Knight was in the original book.

So yeah was wrong about the Chekov's butterfly

Couple interesting lines here

First

”I’m the herbalist. Until I’m not, anyway”

Our first hint that roles are not set in stone.

and second

“Everyone needs help these days. Everyone.” Who else is Herb referring to?

“Huntresses are heroes. We protect those who can’t protect themselves” Blake is really following in Ruby’s stead, this is literally the line Ruby gives her all the way back in volume 1 when they talk about their love of books. Of course, she’s doing it after going through all the healing Ruby hasn’t done yet. It is cool to see this dichotomy of Blake stepping up and embodying what she valued in Ruby while Ruby becomes more like she was in volume 1 and 2

Also, I like that Ruby’s answer to “What does a huntress do” is “fight monsters”. it shows that she’s still thinking about things wrong

“In order to help you become whatever it is you need to become, you really ought to have a better understanding of what you are now”. Great line. Cuts straight to the heart of the issue.

.”This is how a king winds up a prince”

So...the Red Prince used to be the Red King? And he became the Red Prince, perhaps because he didn’t understand who he was, and thus who he wanted to be wasn’t quite right? We’ll see. But clearly there’s a much more complicated transformation process that can happen here than we expected. Perhaps a far more literal one, as well.

“You don’t have to go forward you know. You could go back. Back to before.”

Before she lost her arm. It’s not about her arm though--it’s about everything. It’s about going back to what things were like before beacon fell. Going back to who she was like before beacon fell.

Yang is shocked--but she doesn't immediately reject the idea. Unlike Blake...

“You could just be human. Or just a cat. It’s up to you.”

“Why would i do that?”

“I told you. It’s simple. Much simpler than trying to be a bridge between human and faunus. Why struggle with that responsibility?”

So it’s clear now. The reason Blake wasn’t front and center on injustice during the Atlas arc.

This is what she was struggling with. Well this, and taking the life of an actual living, breathing person

Doesn’t matter that it was Adam, he was still a person.

So for a couple volumes she just...stopped trying to be that bridge. Focused on proving to her loved ones that she had grown, and that she wouldn’t run away again. Showing them--and especially Yang--that she loved them.

“You could be a nobody. Isn’t that what you want? to be free?”

God i’m so proud of these girls. This is such a beautiful scene. It’s so well directed, so well written, and there’s so much we can all learn from it, purely on an emotional growth level..

And then we come to Ruby. And unlike her friends, she doesn’t have it in her to reject the part of herself that appears here. Instead, she gets this brutal face-to-face with all of her worst insecurities, worst impulses, all her imposter syndromes and her habit of putting everything on her own shoulders. honestly this section deserves a deep dive all its own.

“You don’t even have to be Ruby Rose. So. Who are you gonna be?”

Ruby is gonna go through a major transformation this volume. I can only hope it’s the one she needs.

I’m really curious why exactly CC was so angry about what Herb was doing. What exactly did he do wrong? Hopefully we will find out tomorrow.

the “That’s a bit much” lien from herb intrigues me though. Was he affected by the pain the girls--and Ruby in particular--were being forced to confront?

“Take a little bit of my heart”

Really curious about CC’s powers

and little being adorable again. Can’t wait for tomorrow!!

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