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I feel like you guys are missing the point.
He's a 900+ year old Time Lord. He's living as much as he possibly can, and he feels like it's nowhere near enough, and far too much, all at the same time.
This SAME MAN, same face and all, is the person who said "Sometimes I think a Time Lord lives too long"
He's the man who, literally in his NEXT regeneration, spends a third of his series depressed because he can't find an ounce of joy in the universe himself and NEEDS humans to show around so he can catch a hint of it through them.
The Doctor even states that humans "look like giants" to him, specifically BECAUSE of the fact that they live so much in such a short time.
This isn't a show about an awesome, nigh-immortal time-traveling alien.
It's a show about the pains and soul-crushing responsibilities that come with time travel and immortality.
And, of course, you're all forgetting the glaring fact of this episode, entirely separate from the quotes you're so eagerly judging:
THE MAN THE DOCTOR IS TALKING TO HAS TO EAT PEOPLE TO STAY YOUNG.
He literally KILLS PEOPLE to survive. The Doctor, talking him out of eternal life, is not just doing so because "long life bad", he's doing so because "eating people to live forever is an awful way to be" as well.
You're also disregarding his point entirely in favor of giving bad-faith analysis of the show.
His point is that whether you have 10 years or 20, how you spend that time is what matters, not the amount of time you have to spend.
He has eternity, and it's not worth it. He knows it isn't, and he's trying to stop anyone else from making that mistake. He's living for so long, and has lived so much, but it just isn't worth it anymore.
Lucy Lacemaker, from Satellite City (or, more officially, The August Few: Amygdala, though she never says this in there) puts it very well:
"Billions of years we've been about. And life's not worth much once the rest is gone. You get bored of the wind and the birds and the sound of laughter and the smell of pine. Life is like a piece of paper. And the writing is our lives. Our stories. When you only have 90 years, the ink turns to gold. So valuable are the words, the days you live. Cause soon, the story will end. But what if you have a never-ending page? A bottomless inkwell? The more you write, the less it all means. That's our curse. We live so long that it's not even life anymore. We're not living forever, we're dying forever."
@another-normal-anomaly said that if they kicked ass for 80 years, got saved, and kicked ass another 80, that's twice as much as they would have done. But that's still only 160 years, and it reinforces the Doctor's point; it's not the time that matters, it's the person, because others may spend that 160 years doing nothing, and some may spend that 160 years doing everything.
But they would still only have 160 years. Not forever. What the Doctor is warning against is eternity. Eternity is pointless.
@dagny-hashtaggart said the show is hypocritical in it's transhumanist stance for featuring an "awesome, nigh-immortal, time-traveling alien", but that just tells me they've either never watched the show or they have and 100% missed the point of the character of the Doctor.
Because the Doctor is not happy with his long life. He's not content or pleased about it. He's miserable. The only worth he finds in it is giving other, shorter-lived life forms the pleasure of seeing things they never could otherwise, and protecting the lives of those more fragile than him because he, at his core, has two values above all others:
If it kills me, I can put an end to this opera of my life, and I can finally rest
If it doesn't kill me, it means I've stopped it and other, more meaningful lives will be spared.
The Doctor is not some happy, positive character. He's a victim of a tragedy, and that tragedy is, quite painfully obviously, the fact he lives so long. His lifespan, his regeneration, is a curse to him, not a blessing. The fact you can call the show hypocritical for that tells me you've never seen it, or you've never understood it.
@argumate made a crude joke about a man with a big dick, named after having a big dick, saying that life wasn't about having a big dick.
Well, fun fact. If your dick were, say, 14 inches, as a human (which is a real condition that has happened), you would have heart problems every time you got erect, be entirely unable to enjoy penetrative sex (aside from the heart problems, you'd be unable to get more than a small fraction of your length in without hurting them), and if you ever tried to get a little more out of it, you'd seriously injure your partner.
Not only that, but you'd have social problems as well. Try hiding the outline when your flaccid length still reaches down past your knee. You'd be a laughing stock early on, and if you had frequent erections (say during puberty, post-growth spurt, pre-calming of the hormones), you'd be unable to hide it no matter how hard you tried.
It would cause more issues than that, too, believe me. And yet you're saying if a man who suffered from all of these problems told you "it's not all fun and games, having a big dick", you'd mock him for not loving the "gift" he's been "blessed" with?
All of you missed the point of the show, the character, and even the point of the scene you're remarking on.
I expected better comprehension on this site.
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Dogtooth
jack hughes x fem!reader
WARNING - SMUT!!! minors, DNI. 18+. oral!female receiving, face riding
summary: just a lil jack thot inspired by the song dogtooth by tyler, the creator
notes: this is just a repost of the little jack blurb i posted last night, i just wanted to reformat it so itâd fit in my masterlist better. but!! this is probably my favorite jack thing iâve ever written and iâm obsessed with this song so, hope you enjoy!! đŤśđźđŤśđź
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dogtooth by tyler, the creator?? that song is soooooo jack coded.
itâs the right kind of cocky but also the perfect amount of loving his woman, which is exactly how i picture jack to be in a relationship.
heâs a pretty private guy, not enjoying being in the media too much and revealing a ton about his personal life. he hates media because he doesnât like the feeling of people assuming they know everything about him. but his girl? she knows everything about this man and he basks in the fact she knows him better than anyone else.
and when heâs down for someone? oh heâs down baddddd. i mean, pining level shit. he always wants to be around her. always calling her. always texting her. he just wants her attention 24/7, no matter what he has to do to get it.
he loves to pleasure his girl. and thatâs it, really. he loves any second he can spend making her feel good, any way she wants. he doesnât even care about the reciprocation (though he does love when she returns the favor) because knowing heâs the one to satisfy her needs is enough to put him on cloud nine all by itself.
and the second jack hears this song for the first time? oh heâs got big plans for it. (and you)
youâd be sitting on the couch, waiting on jack to get home from a mid-day skate. he sent you a text telling you he was leaving the rink around thirty minutes ago, expecting him to walk through the door any second.
no sooner than the thought entered your mind, you heard the lock click, signaling his arrival. calling out a greeting, youâre met with silence. you turn your body to see why heâs ignoring you, noticing the small white ear buds stuck in each ear.
he sets his bag down at the door, no doubt filled with his sweat soiled clothes he wants you to wash. waiting on him to look up and acknowledge you, you lay your head on the plush cushions resting against the back of the couch. you watch him, never missing an opportunity to admire how pretty he is.
finally, he looks up and meets your gaze, smiling at your love-filled eyes. he pops one headphone out while walking towards you, rolling it around in his hand.
âhey, sweets,â he leans down to place a small kiss on your waiting lips.
you savor the taste of his lips, always loving their soft feel.
âtried to say hi when you walked in, but guess you couldnât hear me,â you gesture to the one earbud still lodged in one of his ears.
he gives you a small, apologetic look. âsorry, found a new song i really like. think you will too, actually. made me think about you.â
grabbing his phone from his pocket with his free hand, the one thatâs holding the small bluetooth device brushes your hair away from your own ear, comfortably resting the earbud there.
âhereâs the thing thoughâŚ.i want you to ride my face while we listen,â he just casually tells you, not even looking up at your face, still fiddling with his phone.
you perk up, surprised at his casualness. âi- what?â
âyou heard me, before i press play i want you to ride my face.â
said face in question is dead serious, not an ounce of mischief to be found.
âyouâŚliterally just walked through the front door. what happened to asking each other about our days? or discussing what weâre gonna eat for dinner?â you ask him, not knowing how to react to the sudden proposal.
he rolls his eyes playfully. âis this your way of telling me you donât want to? because you donât have to. just think itâd really add to the experience, sâallâ he shrugs.
you still donât know how to react to the pure casualness of it all. by the way heâs acting youâd think heâs suggesting watching a movie, not having you ride his face in the middle of the living room.
âi didnât say i didnât want to. itâs just a little wild for that to be one of the first things out of your mouth when you get home.â
jack snickers at your words, walking around the large sectional to occupy the spot next to you.
ânot really. not for me, at least. been thinking about it all day,â he plops down beside of you, making himself comfortable.
his words shoot excitement down to your core. heâs been thinking about it all day?
before you can think of a response, you feel shuffling next to you on the plush couch. you look over to see jack laying flat on his back, head only slightly raised to look over at you expectantly.
âso, you gonna get rid of those shorts or what?â he asks, referencing your thin, cotton pajama bottoms.
âi swear to god, if i wasnât turned on right now iâd slap you,â you grumble, standing and removing all clothing below your waist.
jack laughs a real, out loud, laugh this time, prideful in the fact that youâve never really been able to (or wanted to) resist any of his offers.
he burrows his body further into the couch, making sure heâs in the middle of the large surface, ensuring thereâs room for your knees to rest on either side of his head.
you climb to hover over his body, looking down at his hungry eyes that are glued to your bare pussy, following every movement of your body from that landmark.
âshirt off or on?â you ask him, sitting on his toned abdomen.
âoff. wanna be able to play with your boobs, please,â he flicks his eyes up to your face, an innocent smile on his own as he bats his eyelashes.
âof course you do,â you remove your (his) t-shirt from your body, now completely bare as you sit on top of him.
âswear they get bigger every time i see them,â he says in awe, bringing a hand up to massage one of your full breasts. you moan as he kneads the flesh, stomach turning flips in anticipation of whatâs about to take place.
âgonna press play so we can get started or you just gonna play with my tits all night?â you huff out, loving the feeling but growing needier by the second.
it takes jack a second to register what youâre saying, too lost in the feeling of the heavy skin in his hand.
âoh! yeah, almost forgot,â he reaches up to the back of the couch where he left his phone, picking it up long enough to press play.
you scoot yourself farther up his body, resting your eager core right above his chin. all youâd have to do is relax your thighs the slightest amount to make contact with his mouth.Â
suddenly you hear a smooth beat ring out in one ear, assuming jackâs hearing the same.
the second you hear the lyrics âshe could ride my face i donât want nothing in returnâ pour out of the earbud, jack inched his face up, licking a long, deep stripe through your folds.
you allow yourself to relax, sliding your slick pussy back and forth gently, not wanting to rush.
jackâs nose brushes your clit with every movement. you sigh at the feeling, not realizing how much you needed the friction until now.
the melody in your ear continues, but none of the lyrics are registering anymore. the feeling of jackâs tongue working through you takes every ounce of your attention.
âgod, fuck! jack, best idea ever,â you moan out, picking up your pace slightly.
jack groans, letting his tongue still for a moment, allowing you to work yourself over it as you please.
fighting through the bliss radiating throughout your body, you try to focus on the lyrics at least a little bit. the chorus starts repeating, but the lyrics that follow make your head fuzzy in the best way.
âshe could ride my face i donât want nothinâ in return, except for some her time and all her love, thatâs my concernâ is what you focus on, the words squeezing your heart and your cunt.
jack smirks into your pussy when he hears you moan, knowing exactly which lyrics elicited the reaction from your body. youâve always been the type to get off on the sweet nothings he whispers in your ear while he fucks into you, so he knew that line in particular would be especially helpful while his mouth is otherwise occupied.
your pace increases again as the song continues on, already halfway to your release.
jack brings his hands up to hold you still, your hole mere centimeters from his waiting tongue. he guides you to lower yourself onto the muscle, encouraging a slight bobbing motion of your body.
with every depression of your cunt onto his tongue, your clit bumps onto the tip of his nose. the pressure is a delicious form of teasing, the sensation gone nearly as soon as itâs felt each time.
âplease, touch me. need you to touch me, jack. so so close,â you pant out, feeling the familiar swirl of your climax forming already.
jack grunts in response, the vibrations sending waves all throughout your body and youâre convinced you can feel it in your toes.
his hands leave your hips, traveling up your body until they find your sensitive buds, pinching and playing with each pink, taut nipple.
you jolt a bit, the motion causing your clit to slam against his nose this time. you cry out at all of the various sensations all at once. full with his tongue, rough hands on your tits, and round nose scraping against your clit.
the pure stimulation of it all forces your orgasm out of you, slamming into your body with the force of a train.
âfuck!â you scream, quickly shooting a hand out to grip the back of the couch, trying to stop yourself from collapsing on jackâs face completely.
you can barely hear the words âshe can ride my face i donât want nothinâ in return, and will i ever fall in love again? i canât confirm,â ring through your ear, the soundtrack to your release, literally.
jack continues to work his tongue in and out of your hole while you shake and convulse above him, having to chase your entrance as you move. he continues to knead your sensitive breasts, each squeeze sending small volts through your already spent nerves.
he can feel your release dripping onto his cheeks, chin, and nose. he tries to lap up as much as he can, not wanting to miss a drop of your liquid pleasure.
your taste alone was enough to form the wet spot on his grey sweats, not embarrassed in the slightest heâs literally leaking from how turned on he is. but when he looks up at you above him, skin damp and eyes half rolled into the back of your head, mixed with the feeling of your body tightening around his tongue so harshly he canât even pull it out, he blows his load right then and there.
he can feel the last flutters of your walls around his tongue, not stopping his movements until you pull back, having half a mind to keep going and work another orgasm out of your sensitive state. he moans through his own unprompted release, the only thing keeping him from following his sudden impulse to overstimulate you.
once the tired muscles in your thighs stop shaking, and your breath evens out, you can hear the fading of the music in your ear, signaling the end of the song. you push up slightly on your knees, detaching yourself from jackâs mouth as he chases your now swollen cunt, a small whine escaping him at the action.
âjackâŚthe songâs over,â you manage the words somehow, in awe that he made you come in only a single songâs length.
âi can hit replay,â he rushes out, already reaching to grab his phone again.
you squeak out a slightly panicked âno,â while shaking your head, worried if he started again you might actually explode. you let yourself relax fully, scooting back so you can rest yourself on his lower abdomen once again, but the feeling of something wet stops you.
jerking back up, you turn and look down, spotting the large, wet stain on his sweatpants. you canât stop staring at it, wondering if youâre really looking at what you think youâre looking at.
âjackâŚdid youâŚâ you trail off, turning back around to look at him.
he smirks as he leans himself up on his elbows. âsure did, sweets. you have no clue how much i enjoyed that.â
you laugh at his pride filled face. âpretty sure i do, seeing as i just sat on the evidence.â
he simply shrugs, patting your bare ass lightly to signal you to stand. you swing your legs over his body, standing and bending over to pick up your discarded underwear and slide it back up your legs.
âsoâŚ.about that dinner conversation,â you ask him as he stands, suddenly way hungrier than you were when he first got home.
itâs his turn to laugh at you, walking over and removing the now silent earbud from your ear.
âwhatever you want is fine with me. i already ate,â he gives you a kiss on the forehead then turns to walk towards the bedroom.
âohâŚnot even right, you dick,â you huff, following it with telling him youâre ordering his least favorite take out, a punishment for his sass.
making your way to the kitchen to dig through the different take out menus, you hear jack shout your name once again.
âi was thinking, how do you feel about that being our wedding song?â he asks, poking his now shirtless, but clean sweats clad, figure out of the bedroom door.
âjack!â you shout, scolding him as his loud cackle rings out around you, causing your own amused smile to break out on your face.
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Mel is alive, but at what cost
Mel was nearly killed TWICE, her mother began being a struggle, she'd been thrown aside and trying her best to stop her, her boyfriend is not doing well, neither is anyone else (can't blame them) and the fact that she hadn't cried or spoke much about this situation to anyone a single time?? She IS upset about every single thing, yet she stays strong and enduring every bit of torture. The most she did was tell Jayce that Ambessa put her palm on the table, and let him know that she is going to push for hextech. That's it, nothing remotely related to her feelings.
The fact that she was constantly looking at Caitlyn, being able to understand her grief and knew she was in pain?? Mel knows this feeling. She'd went through it.
And in the end SHE has to pay the price of her mothers incompetence.
The intro is very much foreshadowing, we know the hands represent black rose/LeBlanc.
This is what happens in act one, she gets kidnapped by them. The lyrics do correspond to the characters as well (not just Mel, everyone.)
"Tell you you're the greatest" plays as a petal of the black rose floats down the screen, I think it adds significance to the power this organization holds, possibly the Medardas greatest foe.
"But once you turn, they hate us" both Ambessa and Mel were present in this line, I think its foreshadowing for when Ambessa switches up for whatever reason and goes against both Piltover AND Zaun. And Mel WILL go through change as well, a change that could hurt her relationship with others, and receive interest from others too.
"They hate us" could be read individually too, I feel like its a sort of "realization" ?? Perhaps Ambessa WASN'T the one that switched up, maybe Piltover switched up on them, and maybe Mel JUST got out of wherever she's taken to, and saw the mess Ambessa had done to her city??
I think this represents ACT TWO.
The hands pull away and it sort of looks like Mel is fighting back, a "get away from me" type of scream. you know what this reminds me of??
Don't mind me just pushing my Jinx/powder-Mel parallel agenda
Here is when i think Mel truly learns about LeBlanc/BR, she curiously and slowly goes to grab the rose, she learns about the history between her Mother and them, Kinos death, and most of all, learns about HERSELF. The lyrics speak otherwise.
"Pray away, I swear
I'll never be a saint, no way"
This feels like a parallel to caitlyn of sorts if that makes sense. Caitlyn had done everything to try and stop the council from attacking the Undercity, she kept her mouth shut when Jayce asked about Jinxs grenade, she was willing to protect Vi and the undercity, but how many times has she been tossed around? She'd been burned, exploded, kidnapped (god knows what happened during that time) and hit in the face by the same person, her MOTHER died because of the same person. She has every right to go insane. And she is hunting ONE person, which is Jinx. Although she is harming the people around her along the way.
What if Mel goes through a similar situation? Her mother pushed for war in her city, she dragged the enemy along with her even if she didn't mean to, she manipulated everyone around her INCLUDING Jayce, she LITERALLY got Mel hurt from the chembarons attack and killed so many people during a MEMORIAL to get her hextech weapons, Elora is most likely DEAD, not to mention whatever happened in the past between them. And the thing is, this will NEVER end throughout the entire season.
And what if she learns what she is? That she's 'blessed' by Kindred? The fact that the wolf is quite literally in her blood?
I feel like the "ill never be a saint, no way" also sort of indicates Mel will realize she'll never be able to push for peace and mercy like she always hoped for no matter what, and she comes to accept that as much as it hurts. But not like how ambessa accepted the wolf, but she sort of realizes she needs to push a little violence, towards nobody but the one and only, Ambessa "fine, if you want me to be like you, I guess I'll be like you towards YOU." Type of acceptance.
I think its also related to Mels new outfit too, she's dressed like her mother, in red and all of that. I will still stand by the idea that she has plans to decieve, but she will do something she doesn't want to do.
Mel was left with no choice, that lyric sounds like realization, acceptance, but also like a plea at the same time, an "I'll never be who I wanted to be" because in the end, she's still a Medarda, she's still her mothers daughter, she still has violence in her veins, she will never not suffer from the weight her name holds, and she will never escape it either, its like a shadow.
The Characters won't be themselves at their core this season. And those vital parts of their characters that represent them are no longer there in the intro, they all have given up what makes them, THEM design wise. (e.g.) Vi without her tattoo, Viktor hiding his identity with the mask. And the thing is, they did that to themselves because they do self-harm, they're changing themselves because THEY want to, they're forcing themselves to do that, they think they're undeserving and they're erasing their past selves.
But Mel? Mel doesn't have her gold accessories, Jewelry, or her Armor, she'd been stripped bare and hidden away because of the brutality of her name. She pays the price her mother brought to HER city. She's forced to change herself against her will, because nobody is giving her a chance to push for her ideals.
This entire theory never ends, and with all of this? I kinda do see Mel actually committing Matricide, it lifts the "Ambessa will die" theory further.
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Do the twins ever get attached to stanfraud? Does bill get attached to them too? what is their relationship like? and what is their immediate reaction to finding out everything was a lie -- first impressions? GAAHH I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS i'm ur biggest fan bro
Thank you so much!! It really means a lot that people are enjoying my madness this much!
Itâs funny because earlier I was actually doodling him and the twins!
He absolutely gets attached and they get attached in return. While their initial introduction to him is very rocky, they come to enjoy his quirks and unusual interests, especially once Dipper puts together he was the author, and he regularly supervises them on adventures, mainly because Stan asked him too, but also because itâs strangely fun. He will repeatedly claim he hasnât gone soft to Stan, but then Stan will find him fast asleep with the twins curled up against him, or heâll catch him helping the twins in their respective Dipper and Mabelâs guide videos. He also likes Mabel Juice! Mabel wonât take his suggestion of adding eyeballs though. Alas.
His feelings towards them are made complicated by his own denial. He doesnât like the idea that heâs changed much at all, and these new doubts heâs experiencing about his original plans are not thoughts heâs willing to entertain for long. He gets snappy when Stan tries to reassure him itâs okay that he cares, because he doesnât care, heâs just⌠playing a role. Thatâs all. Itâs all one big lie. He can do lies. But that doesnât really explain the genuine panic he experiences when Dipper and Mabel are in danger, and how quickly he jumps in to protect them nor does it explain the fuzzy feeling in his chest when Mabel knits him a sweater.
Heâs not the same as he was thirty years ago. Thatâs a fact. And thirty years was once just a blip for him, but this has felt like heâs lived a whole new life.
And on the flip side, Dipper and Mabel care a lot too. Heâs off-putting and heâs strange and he says some things that imply he may have committed murder and gotten away with it, but they like being around him. It isnât always perfect, same as it is with Stan, but the rougher patches donât tend to last, and they reconcile by the end of the day (although, Bill is usually incapable of saying sorry verbally and shows his apology through actions instead).
Dipper for one hasnât really had anyone he can just ramble about nerd stuff with. Bill can actually keep up with Dipper, and they both find themselves enjoying the debate they have about inter dimensional travel, or what sort of haunting would be the most annoying to deal with. Dipper does sometimes catch his uncle looking at him strangely though, almost as though heâs seeing right through Dipper and looking at someone else, but he blinks and the odd look is gone, so he must have imagined it.
Bill does sometimes push Dipperâs buttons, of course, and never gives him direct answers, usually making him look for the answer himself, or read between the lines, which Dipper comes to appreciate as it, so he claims, trains his mind for mysteries. They have a very fun back and forth, honestly. Dipper thinks Stanfraud is the coolest despite all the annoyances, and he really does try his best to impress him.
Mabel meanwhile is just her usual bundle of energy, and charms her great uncle by involving him in her unhinged hijinks, and showing him the art of glitter bombing. She meets him where heâs at! Even though he can sometimes be a little extreme, even for her, she pushes herself out of her comfort zone, mainly because of what Stan told her, about how Ford lost his mind while alone. Well, she canât have that! She makes a real effort trying to understand him, and why he thinks the way he does.
He also weirdly gives her some good advice whenever Pacifica tries to bring her down, and Mabel is both comforted and inspired by how weird he is, even in his old age. He never lets anyone shame him out of it, and he encourages Mabel to just âBe weird! Your fleshbag life is short! Why waste it caring what lesser skin puppets think?â
Bill unknowingly allows both Dipper and Mabel to feel more comfortable in themselves because of how unapologetically âhimâ he is.
Sorry if this is messy, by the way, Iâm just writing my thoughts as I go along.
Anywho, I think all of this makes finding out everything was a lie very hard hitting for them. Mabel tries to rationalise it, that sure, maybe he wasnât really their Grunkle, but he still loved them like he was, and they loved him like a Grunkle, meanwhile Dipper reacts very negatively, because he really thought he had found someone like him, someone he confided a lot in, and now he thinks he made the wrong choice, that he was an idiot.
And Stan lied too. He admits the biggest mistake he made was not telling them, but itâs too late for that now.
The one bright side, if you can call it that, is Stan and Bill do tell them before they get Ford back. They think theyâve finally found the way to do it, and Stan wants the kids to know before they try it, give them time to process.
Okay Iâll end there for now! Thank you so much again!
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All Mineâ Fratboy!Nicholas Chavez x Fem!Reader
summaryâ nicholas gets jealous as you spend more time a guy for a presentation but he shows you, him and everyone else yourâe his in the best way possible. based on this request.
warningsâ dom!nicholas then sub!nicholas, jealous!nicholas, possessiveness, oral(f), fingering, rough sex, choking, voyeurism, praise kink, daddy kink, unprotected sex, creampie.
Nicholas had never been the jealous typeâor so he thought. But the last few weeks had tested that notion in ways he hadnât expected. Youâd been spending hours with Brandon, working on your presentation, and while he trusted you completely, he couldnât ignore the way it felt seeing you and Brandon talking and laughing together. Brandon was popular in the frat, known for his charm, and Nicholas couldnât help but feel a pang of frustration whenever he saw the two of you together, his stomach twisting at the thought of anyone else seeing you the way he did.
One evening, Nicholas overheard Brandon talking with some other guys at the frat house. âMan, sheâs hot,â Brandon had said, just loud enough for him to hear. âI wouldnât mind spending more time with her.â
Nicholas felt his hands clench involuntarily, and it took everything in him not to say something or, worse, do something heâd regret. Instead, he walked away, trying to ignore the knot of jealousy tightening in his chest.
Finally, the day of the presentation arrived. You and Brandon presented flawlessly, earning an immediate 95%. But as you wrapped up and turned back toward Nicholas, he was already heading over to you, his expression soft but determined. Without a word, he took your hand and pulled you close, pressing his lips to yours in a deep, passionate kiss right in front of Brandon. It was uncharacteristic of his usual sweet and shy demeanor, but he didnât careâhe needed Brandon to know exactly where you stood.
When you pulled back, slightly breathless, you noticed the look of shock and irritation on Brandonâs face. Nicholas just gave him a calm, steady look before taking your hand and leading you out of the classroom with a âcome on baby, excuse me and my girlfriend Brandon.â
Back in his room at the frat house, Nicholas let out a relieved sigh, his hand resting on the small of your back. âIâm sorry,â he murmured, rubbing his neck sheepishly. âI- I didnât mean to get like that, but seeing him with youâit just, it just made me so fucking jealous.â
You smiled, reaching up to tuck a strand of hair behind his ear. âYou donât have to apologize, Nick. I only have eyes for you. Besides,â you teased, âI kind of liked seeing that side of you.â
He blushed, a small smile tugging at his lips. âGood,â he murmured, leaning in to kiss you, it was slow, his touch gentle but filled with the unmistakable spark of all that had been building up over the past few days.
His touch was electric, his hands roaming all over your body. The moved to your breasts, groping you as you moaned into his mouth.
âThese,â he breathed, pulling away just a bit as he grabbed your breasts again, âtheyâre mine.â
You had never seen him so possessive and jealous over you and boy, did it turn you on. He pushed you flat on his bed, his hand around your neck and stripped you of your clothes, roughly.
âN-Nick, are you sure? Everyoneâs hereâ.â He cut you off by pressing a kiss to your lips. He stripped himself of his clothing, his muscles flexing and you bit your lip in anticipation.
Immediately, he leaned down, attaching his lips to your pussy, savoring your taste as you squirmed underneath him and tried to contain your moans. âFuck, donât hold back those moans baby, let it out,â he murmured, in between his movements.
You tried to hold on, but the minute he slipped his fingers inside you, curling them to hit that spongy spot inside you, you were unable to hold back. Your moans filled the room as Nicholas lapped at your juices, his palm pressing against your abdomen. The pressure rested on your lower belly and he continued, his fingers speeding up along with his tongue on your clit.
âCum for me angel, I want you to cum on my tongue and I want to hear you scream.â
Your back arched off the bed and you squirmed under him as your juices spurted from you and onto his tongue.
âThatâs my good girl, only I can make you squirt like that. Brandon wishes,â he scoffed.
A soft whimper left your lips as he stood up, pumping his hard and thick cock. He was hard the moment he tasted you.
Before he began fucking you, he lifted you up by your neck, making you look out the window.
âThereâs the asshole,â he chuckled, making you look at Brandon walking towards the house, âIâm gonna make sure he hears me fucking you, gonna make sure he hears you fucking scream my name.â
You couldnât believe the words leaving your sweet Nicholasâ lips. It was like the jealousy overtook him, awakening something feral inside him. It left you absolutely throbbing.
âP-please fuck me,â you whispered so quietly, he almost missed it.
âWhatâd you say angel? A little louder.â
âPlease fuck me, Nick, I need you so bad, I need you to fuck me,â you begged.
âHow obedient,â he chuckled, âanything for my sweet girlfriend.â
He pressed you onto the bed by your neck again, his hand remaining around it as he slipped inside you fully, giving you no time to adjust. You gasped at the intrusion, grabbing on to his hand and he immediately halted.
âAre you okay angel? Do you want me to stop? I-itâs okay if you want me to stop,â he said, a panicked look overtaking him as he cupped your cheeks looking into his eyes.
âNo, I donât want you to stop, please donât stop,â you pleaded, grabbing his hand and putting it back around your throat.
His demeanor shifted again, and he began moving inside you. His hips thrusted fast, pounding inside you with his hand wrapped around your throat. You could barely contain your whiny mewls as each thrust made him press against your clit.
âYou fucking like that? You like when Iâm fucking you with everyone here? Tell me,â he demanded.
âYes, yes, yes, yes!â you screamed, your moans surely to be heard across the frat house.
âThatâs it princess, thatâs exactly how I want you.â He began pounding into you harder, his moans growing louder as your walls clamped around him tightly. You wrapped your legs around him, grinding as he slammed into you.
âI can feel it princess, cum for me, cum for daddy.â He had a shocked expression on his face the minute the word left his lips and so did you. It was quickly replaced my pleasure as you immediately came on his cock. He was shocked he would ever refer to himself as âdaddyâ the term never seeming to resonate in his sexual encounters with you until that very moment. A part of him was almost embarrassed, but the way your walls clenched around him the minute he said it and you squirting on his cock erased any lingering embarrassment.
âYouâre so naughty, you really liked that didnât you? You want me to be your daddy? Hm?â he asked, still pounding into you.
âYes, be my daddy,â you cried.
He smirked and lifted you up, hooking his arms under your legs as he stood up and started slamming you on his hard cock.
âScream for me baby, let that fucking asshole hear that heâll never have you like this, let him hear that heâll never have you the way I do,â he panted.
âDaddy!â you cried out, feeling Nicholas slam you harshly on his cock. Your body quivered and you knew before long youâd be coming again.
âYou wanna cum angel? The only way youâre gonna cum is if you tell me who you belong to,â he breathed, his hands tightly gripped your ass as he thrusted up into you.
âIâm yours Nick, all yours, I belong to you, please let me cum,â you screamed.
âGood girl, good fucking girl, cum on my cock, cum on daddyâs cock.â
His movements becoming more intense and the air in the room was thick with passion. Lost in the intensity of the moment, you felt yourself reaching the tipping point, his name falling from your lips loudly as the sensation built. When you finally reached that breaking point, a rush of pleasure hit you, pulling a cry from you that filled the room and echoed through the hallway. You clung to him, and he held you close, pressing gentle kisses to your forehead as you caught your breath, completely wrapped up in him as he continued thrusting up into you.
From the muffled laughs and hollers you heard from outside, you realized the entire frat house had definitely heard. Nicholas just smiled, the slightest hint of pride in his eyes as he brushed his thumb over your cheek. âI want them to hear,â he whispered, pulling you into his arms. âYouâre mine, and I donât mind if everyone knows it.â
He lay on the bed, positioning you on top of him to straddle him. âRide me baby, please,â he whimpered. His demeanor had shifted once again, his eyes growing needy and his lips pouting as his balls were swollen with cum fighting to spurt out.
You smirked, sinking down into his cock as you both gasped. âFuck,â you moaned in unison, the sound of your pussy squelching loud in the room.
Your knees were on either side of him, bouncing up and down roughly, chasing your own orgasm again and making him chase his.
âIâm yours, yeah? Never forget that baby,â you whispered, snaking your hand around his neck.
He moaned in response, his eyes rolling into the back of his head as you moved your hips in a circular motion, riding him.
âYouâre so big,â you screamed, his hips beginning to meet your thrusts as he practically hit your cervix continuously.
You heard muffled cheers outside the room, but you decided to focus on the both of you, making a mental note to cuss them out later for standing outside.
âF-fuck baby, Iâm gonna cum so hard,â he cried, the sensitivity becoming too much for him.
âItâs okay baby, cum for me, Iâm yours, cum inside your pussy.â
Moaning each otherâs names, you held each other close, both your bodies shaking as you came simultaneously.
âYouâre filling me up so much,â you moaned, feeling him spurt deep inside you. You stayed like that for a few minutes, his cock throbbing inside you as you both slowly came down from your high.
He lay you down, still holding you close as he kissed you all over your face.
âIâm sorry if that was too much angel, something justâ just took me over, I donât know whatââ
You shut him up with a passionate kiss. âI enjoyed that so much sweetheart, that was so hot. Donât apologize, you had every right to be jealous, but always remember thereâs no other man for me but you. Brandon or anyone else could never have me the way you do. Iâm yours and yours only.â
âAll mine,â he smiled, sweetly.
Snapping you out of your moment, there was a pounding at the door. âAre you guys finished obliterating each other at 3 in the fucking afternoon? Goddamn Chavez, youâre a beast!â the voice yelled, followed by cheers and laughter. Then looking out the window, you saw the flustered figure of Brandon hurrying away.
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So this might sound weird, but here goes. My girlfriend and I (both 23) love visiting new places, and sheâs a big animal lover. She found this adorable cat cafĂŠ nearby and has been talking about going for weeks. I wasnât as excited but figured itâd be fun to surprise her, so I booked us a spot and thought Iâd try to make it extra special.
Hereâs the thing: I wanted to be "that guy" who shows up with a bag of cat treats so all the cats would flock to us. It sounds ridiculous, but my goal was to make her day. When we got there, I pulled out the treats and instantly had a few catsâ attention. My girlfriend laughed, but within a few minutes, an employee came over, looking annoyed, and told me I couldn't give the cats treats from outside.
Apparently, they have specific diets or something, and I was "interfering." I apologized, put the treats away, and thought that was the end of it. But soon after, another employee came up, saying we were being "disruptive" because all the cats were lingering around us, and they even hinted we might need to leave if it didnât stop. I hadnât meant to cause a scene and told them it wasnât a big dealâweâd stop and just hang out like everyone else. But by this point, my girlfriend was pretty embarrassed, and it killed the vibe of our day.
We left a bit earlier than planned, and now my girlfriend thinks it was a bit of a jerk move, even though she appreciated the effort. I didnât mean to upset anyone or break the rules, just thought itâd be fun to make the cats a bit more social. But now Iâm wondering if I messed up by not sticking to the cafĂŠâs way of doing things.
So, AITAH?
Edit: Iâve learned my lesson. I will never underestimate the dietary regulations of a cat cafĂŠ ever again.
So, I (24M) have this bad habit of forgetting whatâs in my fridge. A while ago, I bought some chicken, but I totally forgot about it, and it just sat there for months. I was cleaning out my fridge the other day and found the chicken at the back, and it still looked fine to meâdidnât smell bad, didnât look weirdâso I thought, "Why not? Itâs still good."
I cooked it up, had a nice meal, and didnât think much of it. But then, later that night, I told my mom about it (thinking she'd just laugh), and she completely freaked out. She went on this whole rant about food safety, salmonella, and how I couldâve poisoned myself. I was just like, "It tasted fine, mom, calm down."
She kept texting me all night asking if I felt okay, if I was getting any stomach pains, and even called a few of my friends to check in on me. Honestly, Iâm fineânothing happened, and I feel perfectly normal.
But now sheâs upset with me, saying Iâm being careless and that I should never eat food that old, even if it seems fine. I just didnât think it would be that big of a deal. I mean, people eat leftovers all the time, right? It wasnât even that old.
So, AITAH for eating chicken thatâs been in my fridge for 9 months and making my mom worry unnecessarily?
Edit: Just to clarify, I didnât intentionally keep it for 9 months. I honestly just forgot about it in the back of the fridge. And no, Iâm not sick. Everythingâs fine. I promise I wonât be eating anything old again anytime soon!
I (27M) have a dog, Leo, whoâs basically my best friend. Heâs super friendly and well-behaved, and honestly, I just feel better when heâs around. I bring him everywhere I go â to cafes, parks, and friend gatherings. You name it, Leoâs there. Most people are fine with it because heâs adorable and loves everyone.
Recently, though, my friends have started making comments about it. Last weekend, we met up at this small, cozy cafĂŠ for brunch, and I brought Leo along. He just curled up next to my chair and didnât bother anyone. But my friend Paul pulled me aside afterward and said it was kind of annoying that I kept bringing Leo without asking. He said not everyone wants a dog around all the time, and itâs âgetting old.â
I donât understand where this is coming from, especially since Leoâs never caused any problems. I figured since no one had said anything before, they were fine with it. Plus, Iâm always careful to keep him out of peopleâs way, and heâs honestly better behaved than most dogs I know. I feel like theyâre making a big deal out of nothing, but now Iâm wondering if maybe I should have checked with everyone first.
So, AITAH for always bringing my dog? Should I have asked before assuming everyone was okay with it?
Edit: Just for context, Leoâs a small dog â not the type to jump on people or bark a lot. He just sits quietly and naps most of the time. Also, Iâve always cleaned up after him when necessary, so he hasnât left any âsouvenirsâ for anyone to deal with.
So, I (39M) have this friend, Nico (also 39M), and weâve been friends since we were kids. Weâre both super competitive by nature, and we tend to push each other a lot. Whether itâs video games, sports, or even something like mini-golf, everything somehow turns into a competition between us. Itâs mostly just for fun⌠until recently.
A few weeks ago, we were at a friendâs birthday party, and they had one of those racing setups in the living room. Of course, Nico and I immediately challenged each other, and we both got really into it. I mean, I mightâve been trash-talking a bit (okay, maybe a lot), but we were both laughing, so I didnât think it was a big deal.
Well, I ended up beating him by a fraction of a second, and I mightâve celebrated a bit too enthusiasticallyâthink victory lap around the living room, calling him out in front of everyone, the whole deal. After that, Nico got pretty quiet and didnât talk to me much for the rest of the night. Later, a mutual friend told me that Nico felt like I was ârubbing it in,â and it embarrassed him.
Now I feel bad. I honestly thought we were just having fun and didnât realize heâd take it so personally. I tried to apologize, but he just brushed it off and hasnât really been himself around me since.
So⌠AITAH for taking things a bit too far with my friend, or was it all just part of the usual friendly rivalry?
Edit: Weâve always had this kind of back-and-forth, so Iâm not sure why this time it got to him. Just thought Iâd get some outside perspective before I bring it up with him again.
Okay, I know this sounds insane, but hear me out. I (30M) love making pancakes, and Iâm pretty proud of my recipe. Itâs become sort of a tradition to make them for my family when I visit my parents. Theyâre always really nice about it and say they love them, but... Iâm starting to think theyâve just been too polite.
A few weeks ago, I was at my parentsâ house and decided to whip up a big batch of pancakes for breakfast. My mom and dad both had seconds, and I thought it was a win. But later that night, my mom started having really bad stomach pains. We took her to the hospital, and she ended up needing surgery for appendicitis. It was a scary experience, but thankfully, sheâs okay now.
Hereâs where it gets weirder. Just a few days after my mom came home from the hospital, my dad started having the same symptoms. At first, we joked that it was sympathy pains, but he ended up in the ER too, with the exact same issueâappendicitis.
Now my whole family is convinced it was my pancakes. I know logically that my cooking canât cause appendicitis, but I canât help but feel responsible because they both got sick right after eating my breakfast. My parents keep joking that theyâre never eating my pancakes again, and my siblings have been giving me a hard time about it, saying Iâm banned from the kitchen.
So, AITAH for giving both my parents appendicitis with my cooking, or am I just an unlucky chef?
Edit: Just to clarify, I donât actually think I gave them appendicitis, but the timing is very suspicious, and now my parents are scared of my pancakes. I might need a new family recipe...
So, I (27M) have two cats (Jimmy & Sassy), and theyâre pretty much my babies. Theyâre super affectionate with me but can be a bit picky about who they like. My dad (52M), on the other hand, isnât exactly a "cat person." Heâs more of the âwhy do you have pets that donât do anything useful?â type, but he still visits often and tolerates them because he knows theyâre important to me.
The other day, my dad came over, and as usual, my cats were lounging on the couch. He decided to sit down and give them a little nudge to move over, but instead of just shuffling away, one of my cats (Jimmy) swiped at his face. It wasnât a deep scratch, but it was enough to leave a red mark and get my dad pretty annoyed. I couldnât help but laugh a bit because he was acting all grumpy about it, muttering something about "those spoiled cats."
He got even more annoyed when he saw me laughing and said I should discipline my cats better and not let them scratch people. I tried explaining that cats are territorial and react like that when theyâre suddenly pushed, especially by someone theyâre not used to. I offered him a band-aid, but he refused and ended up leaving earlier than planned.
Now my mom is telling me I shouldâve been more sympathetic and that I shouldâve scolded my cat instead of laughing. But honestly, I feel like it was just a normal cat reaction, and my dad knows how they can be. So now Iâm wondering, AITAH for laughing when my cat scratched my dadâs face instead of taking it more seriously?
Edit: Just to clarify, my cats donât usually attack people. Theyâre very cuddly with me and my friends, but my dadâs not around them enough for them to be comfortable. Iâll definitely make sure he approaches them differently next time... if he ever wants to come back!
So, this might sound a bit weird, but hear me out. I (26M) work at this company, and my boss, "Toto" (52M), and I have a really good relationship. We get along great, share a lot of common interests, and heâs been a bit of a mentor to me. We hang out outside of work sometimes, and every now and then, Iâll stay over at his place after we have dinner or watch a game, just because itâs more convenient.
Recently, my friends found out about this and started making fun of me, calling it âsleepoversâ with my boss. I laughed it off at first, but theyâve started saying itâs kind of weird and unprofessional to be that close with your boss. Theyâre acting like Iâm trying to suck up or get some kind of special treatment, but thatâs honestly not the case. I just enjoy his company, and we have a good time hanging out.
The thing is, I never really mentioned it to my friends before because it just didnât seem like a big deal. I figured if I told them, theyâd blow it out of proportion (which is exactly whatâs happening now). But now theyâre saying itâs odd that I didnât bring it up sooner and that itâs kind of strange to be having âsleepoversâ with someone whoâs technically in charge of me at work.
So, AITAH for not telling my friends that I sometimes crash at my bossâs place, or are they just overreacting?
Edit: For context, itâs not like Iâm staying there every weekend or anything. Itâs maybe once a month if weâre having a late night and itâs easier than going all the way back to my place. Plus, heâs got a massive guest room, so itâs not like Iâm sleeping on the couch or something. Itâs just a practical arrangement
Okay, so I (21M) have a bit of a problem, and Iâm honestly not sure if itâs even a problem or just something I canât control. Iâve noticed lately that whenever Iâm doing interviews or talking to reporters, I end up coming off as flirting with them, even though Iâm not trying to at all.
Iâm naturally a friendly person, and I like to joke around and be engaging. But Iâve had a few reporters (and even some photographers) tell me after interviews that Iâve been âcharmingâ or âtoo smoothâ with them. Some of them even hinted that I was âleading them on.â The thing is, I donât even notice it happening. I just talk to them like I would anyone else, but apparently, Iâm making it seem like Iâm flirtingâwithout even trying!
One reporter even gave me her number after an interview, and when I asked if she was just being friendly, she said, âYou were a little more than friendly.â I was totally confused because I thought we were just having a good conversation about racing. Now Iâm worried that Iâm giving the wrong impression to people without meaning to, and I donât want to hurt anyoneâs feelings or make things uncomfortable.
So, AITAH for accidentally flirting with reporters and leading them on when I really donât mean to? Should I tone down my "natural charm"?
Edit: Just to clarify, Iâm not trying to flirt with anyone, reporter or not. Iâm just being myself, but it seems like itâs coming off differently than I intended. Itâs a bit awkward now, and Iâm wondering if I should change how I interact in interviews.
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The snake-like Cuckoo who lives among the Bats and Birds
The first lesson Janet Drake taught Tim was about how everybody has their own agenda. That he should never give someone else his trust, at least not very easily.
Tim was young then. Very young. Toddler years if you will. However, his mother still taught him such a thing because while children are impulsive and hard to control and most importantly stupid, Timothy Drake- her flesh and blood, the only heir to the Drake fortune and the one who will, one day, be the reason she will continue living her dream life in early retirement- was a genius. A prodigy if you will.
He was smart. Far smarter than even some adults (people Tim meets at every gala he attends). Sharp and calculative in the same way Janet was. Because Tim was all mother and no father. He didnât inheret even a remotely similar personality trait from Jack. And Janet- ever the observant woman- noticed that fact early. It gave her a chance to raise a proper Drake heir. A cunning and successful man who will one day raise Drake Industries to new heights and dominate everything else.
And in the real world, no one is ever above deciet and betrayal if all the right buttons are pushed.
Timâs trust never came to anyone very easily after that.
The second lesson Janet Drake taught Tim was about subtle manipulation.
Trusting no one doesnât mean that Tim couldnât predict his opponentâs moves as long as he has enough information about them. A little trick there and a little accident here. No, Tim wasnât the cause of this! How could you even think of that? Tim was the one who brought justice to the wronged! Itâs just that, because he helped, these people trusted him. Became somewhat loyal!
And giving your trust to Tim was always the wrong move. Because trusting Janet Drake was a wrong move too. Back then, as stated before, he was a child. So most of the time he just acted dumb and got people talking. He was kind of a spy for the Drakes in that way. Janet knew how to utilize resources just as well as Tim of the present. He prided himself for never getting caught.
Nowadays, resprting to a little manipulative tactic became a bit of a habit. Second nature of you will.
The third lesson Janet Drake taught Tim was about the art of acting and wearing masks.
When Janet was small, she learned that masks are absolutely needed if she wanted to survive among the hungry and greedy gotham elites. Back then, she helped Jack Drake he was too trusting, too gullible, and too loyal. Janet learned to take advantage of her little bodyguard and fool the rest of the elites. Wearing the little sweatheart of gotham mask- a mask that seamlessly fit her face- wasnât easy. Jack was too annoying, too clingy, too prideful, too⌠obsessive.
She learnt to love him all the same. Because she was also too much in certain areas too.
She taught Tim how to act and switch between masks effortlessly. To build a mask, one for every occasion. Every separate identity, and every separate Tims that he wanted others to see and percieve.
The shy and timid Drake child.
The invisible shadow that follows the Bat and his birds.
The perfect sweetheart of gotham.
The amicable, old money heir.
His first lesson was to never trust. His second was to do anything to get what he wanted. His third was to decieve.
Gotham elites are a different kind of crazy than the rest of this cesspit of a city. No one, other than the truly decieving and despicable, could survive in it. No one, other than a truly born and raised Gothem elite, could Thrive in it. It was the reason why the Drakes didnât associate with New money. New money didnât know the ins and outs. They were gullible and weak and the Drakes wouldnât be caught dead letting them talk to them longer than socially necessary.
Gotham elites were selfish and had their own agenda. Everyone manipulated, no one trusted another, and everyone wore a mask- however, lacking they are.
That was the world Tim came from. So imagine his fascination when he found out about Batman.
A man who, seemingly for no reason, was fighting crime and helping the city. It juxtaposed everything Tim knew and the rules he lived by. Which was why he needed know the manâs motives. Because surely, everyone has their agenda, everyone does something to gain for their selfish reasons. Surely, Batman isnât an outlier.
Gotham elites, the Drakes, everyone. Even Tim. They did everything for their own gain. They stopped at nothing to get it. There was no symptathy for the weak who fell. No respect for the strong who thrived. Tim did not pity the street rats. That was simply their role in this waste pool of drama and plays.
But Batman. He helped without getting paid. He made it seem like he had no motive. And Tim, being the genius whose mind is constantly undersimulated, decided he wanted to solve this case. His first case.
And then he quickly became obsessed.
Stalking wasnât hard when you somewhat practice self defence arts. This is Gotham. And he was a Drake. A Drake wouldnât be caught getting kidnapped. It would bring shame on the family name.
He took up photography rather quickly, playing it off as a hobby. Batman and Robin were magical. Beautiful. And Tim still hasnât solved Batmanâs motives. His life fianlly had meaning beyond being a perfect heir to the Drakes.
Then he found out about their identities.
Tim began stalking Bruce Wayne and Richard Grayson in the galas too. It was obvious to him that Brucie was a mask. Even before he found out about Batman.
The Gotham elites didnât have empathy nor sympathy towards anyone who fell and those who never got the chance to fall. He assumed Bruce Wayne was the same.
Everything he did was for the publicity, at least thatâs what he thought. He thought wrong.
No one ever saw Bruce Wayne and Batman in the same room. And to prevent people of finding his secret identity, Bruce created the mask named Brucie. He found out one of Batmanâs motives.
It was exhilarating.
And then everything came apart.
Dick had an argument with Bruce. Bruce found another Robin. That Robin died. Batman became a man willing to give up.
Tim couldnât have that. While being birthed and raised by Janet Drake meant that he had a very loose moral compass, he couldnât have Batman giving up. That would lead to Batman dying, Gotham falling, and most importantly, Tim never getting the chance to solve Batman.
He did the standard things in order the right everything. Asking Nightwing to come back was a bust. Demanding Batman find a Robin was also quickly becoming a bust. Then both were captured by two face.
Alfred handed him a Robin suit with a haunted look on his face.
Robin was magical. Robin was empathetic. Robin was kind and helpful.
Robin was everything Tim wasnât.
Then, Tim quickly created a mask named Robin and saved both heroes.
The only reason Tim was still welcome in this house was because he had his uses. No matter what, Bruce Wayne is a Gotham elite. And Gotham elites all have their agenda, their reason to do anything they did. Bruce welcomed his kids in because⌠they were his children. Because he loved them. It escaped Tim why love is the way it is.
But among the Bats and Birds, Tim was the Cuckoo. He forced his way into the family. As a born and raised Gotham elite, Tim has his own agenda of being here. He wanted to be useful. To be⌠loved the same way the others were.
But because he was a Cuckoo, that love is hard to earn. He knew that. So, he remained useful. Became the smart Robin, the detective that is almost on par with Batman himself. Lead the WE gracefully, kept the Wayne public image as high as possible, entertained the other elites so that the others wouldnât need to.
Everyone knew a slightly different Tim.
The Bats knew the case obsessive Red Robin.
The Waynes knew the sleep deprived Tim.
The Gotham elites knew the genius CEO Timothy.
And the media knew the Gothamâs sweetheart Tim Drake.
No one knew the Tim that existed beyond the high raised walls upon walls.
Just like how he liked it.
Because the Drakes may be prideful Dragons and the Waynes may be the protective Bats but Janet and Tim were the deceitful snakes that grew wings and feathers.
#dc#i know nothing#i know next to nothing about dc canon#unreliable narrator#tim drake#batfamily#red robin#messed up mind#of tim drake#tim you are my favourite bird
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genre: fluff, very mild angst (13.6k)
summary: the last time you saw jimin, you were pathetically deep in a one-sided love while he wasn't even at the shallow edge, that was when you were on the stage, dancing and acting together for hundreds to see. now, you are grown, you like to think you're cool but when jimin comes back to your life, you are just as pathetically deep, once again, in a one-sided love.
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you were breathless when the lights cut out, the crowd immediately broke into loud applause and your teammates gathered around you to congratulate you but as good as all of it felt, your eyes searched for him, desperately, more desperately than you would ever admit to anyone else.
and when you finally caught him, he was leaving the stage, he didnât turn back like you hoped he would, he didnât congratulate you like you hoped he would and you swallowed your tears.
but it was okay.
it was going to be okay.
you would see him in class in a few days and everything would fall into place.
for now, you grab the friends around you and squeeze them, hoping everyone mistakes your tears for happy ones.
-
you like to think that youâre cool.
you didnât cry when you broke up with your first boyfriend, you didnât crawl back to him and never begged anyone for a second chance. you set a ten-minute timer to cry for your second boyfriend and when he called you right after breaking up with you to ask how you were feeling, you told him you were reading a book and cut the call.
so, yes, you are cool.
maybe a little too cool because now, youâve been single for two years and your friends take more offense to that fact than you do.
âwe are just worried babe, you donât seem to like anyone,â mia whispered with her hands in her boyfriendâs hands, as if it was some big secret.
âyou donât have to be,â you gulp down your drink, ignoring all the looks your friends and their boyfriends give you.
they didnât have to be, you were perfectly fine the way you were.
you were totally okay with sitting at the end of the table with an empty seat next to you, you were okay with listening to your friends be all romantic with their boyfriends, you were okay with everyone.
sure, sometimes you wish you had someone to call at night and talk nonsense with, and yes, it would be nice to have someone you can call yours and someone who would sit next to you as if any other place was unacceptable.
but those were all things you could adjust with, all things you have grown to get used to.
âbut seriously, you donât like a single person we set you up with, i know you have commitment issues but i donât think youâre even trying,â megan, who you could always count on to give you a reality check, spoke up with you guessed it, her boyfriendâs arms around her.
next to her, faye pursed her lips and turned away from the conversation to say something to her boyfriend, you were at least grateful that she didnât add to the advice.
âyou were single till two months ago, donât act like youâre some love guru,â you bite back and the whole table falls silent and you hate it.
you hate that you have to sit here and listen to them advising you as theyâve figured it all out.
you hate that you look bitter as fuck right now.
you hate that, just because you donât have a partner, everyone thinks youâre miserable and lonely.
you hate that you probably are miserable and lonely.
âokay, letâs look at the menu, what does everyone want?â mia chimes in, the mom of the group, the problem fixer where glaringly you are the problem at this table, and everyone is gracious enough to follow suit, and check the menus.
except you.
âi think iâm going to leave actually, i feel pretty tired,â you pick up your bag and immediately everyone starts protesting, âyou know i didnât mean it in that way,â megan grabs your hand with softer eyes and you nod, âi didnât either, iâll meet you guys another time.â
and just like that, youâre not mad at her anymore.
âplease stay, itâs been so long since weâve met like this,â faye whispers next and you want to scream that it couldâve been just you and the girls, that you hated their boyfriends coming as extended versions of themselves but she did stay quiet, she didnât encourage your friends shitting on you so you sit back down.
âsorry, iâm late,â your ears pick up on a new voice and you instinctively look up.
you almost kill yourself on the spot.
âhey guys, this is jimin, my friend, i hope itâs okay if he joins us,â noah, meganâs boyfriend gets up and hugs his friend who very gladly returns the hug and nods at everyone at the table as they introduce themselves.
but you already, unfortunately, know jimin.
just not from here, or from any recent period in your life but from a buried piece of school history.
and when he gets to you, you mumble your name and immediately look back at the menu.
what was he doing here?
did he recognize you?
you hope the fuck not because there wouldnât be a bigger embarrassment than him remembering that he rejected you even before you could ever ask him out.
but when he sits next to you, you stiffen up, mutter out some dishâs name, and pretend to be very interested in the shape of your plate.
why did he smell so good?
âoh yeah, i think she went to the same school,â you hear fayeâs voice and immediately, your hands clench on your lap.
âreally?â and his voice isnât familiar or unfamiliar, you know itâs been years, and voices, sounds, and faces change but jiminâs voice always had a certain warmth that no one else seemed to have.
and he still had it.
he carried that warmth everywhere.
especially in his eyes, which were looking right at you when you lifted your head up.
âiâm sorry?â you clear your throat and faye answers, âheâs from your school,â and you make a âis that so?â face and quietly nod along.
âwhich year did you graduate in?â jimin speaks from your left, you swear heâs recognized you already when he leans into your figure, and god, if that didnât make you want to shoot yourself.
â2015,â you say and then grab your wine glass, keeping it close to your mouth so that you donât have to speak.
âoh same!â
you fucking know!
he is delighted of course and the smile on his face still makes your face red.
and that knowledge only twists your guts further.
âthatâs great,â you dare to glance briefly to nod at him and then turn back to everyone else.
âokay.â he purses his lips and looks away.
fuck.
you were being rude.
it didnât seem like anyone really minded cause they continued with their conversations but you and jimin were now deathly silent.
you had to fix this.
you canât have him hate you in the present too.
âi know you,â is apparently the best you can do and you want to smack yourself when he raises his eyebrows at you because, from a supposed stranger, that was creepy and mildly horrifying to hear.
âoh?â
âyeah, you were in the cinderella play in school, the prince,â and it was out.
now you have to hold your breath and see if he laughs in your face.
âi was,â and then he cranes his neck to look at you.
really look at you.
you wait.
you know heâs going to hate you when he figures it out, you know that youâre going to kill yourself at this table.
but he keeps looking, eyebrows narrowing and dropping, eyes scanning your every feature, and you know heâs putting his earlier pieces together, that itâs finally clicking for him.
his smile disappears.
his eyes lose all warmth.
you can tell the second that it clicks for him.
âyou were cinderella.â
you canât hide, you canât look away, you canât run, all you can do is meet his cold and sharp gaze.
and nod.
he looks away, puts his head down, and lets out the heaviest sigh.
you try not to reach for the knife on the table.
-
the rest of the dinner wasâŚawkward.
so painfully awkward.
once in a while, the conversation would turn to you both and you would force yourself to say a few words before going mute whereas jimin enjoyed the conversations only to fall mute whenever you spoke.
it was embarrassing, the hot kind of embarrassment that paralyzed your entire body, every movement you made felt unnatural and forced, every time your hand moved, jimin would jerk away and towards the end, you just folded your hands on your lap and refused to be mobile.
if anyone noticed anything, they didnât say a word.
âwe should still get a few more drinks,â megan insists outside the restaurant and you twist your entire face at her, âwhat?â she shrugs her shoulders and you look away, panic rising in your throat.
two hours beside jimin was torture enough.
any more and you would probably combust.
âactually, i agree,â jimin steps away from his conversation with noah and for a split second, you catch him looking at you but you turn away, though the split second still leaves your knees shaking.
âi would love to host you guys at my place if everyone is comfortable,â he offers graciously, a smile reaching his eyes, warmth so bright and inviting on his face but you know that the invitation didnât extend to you.
and the same way you fell head over heels for him, you see everyone around you falling for him, their eyes soften, they all nod at him and start cheering at the long night ahead of them and you, well, you just want to go home, knock a few teeth out and escape from the country with a fake passport.
but everyone turns to you, your silence is a bit too loud in their chaos and you stammer as all of their faces pick up in anticipation.
âiâm gonna turn in for the night, you guys go ahead, have fun!â you raise your fists in cheer, cringe internally at yourself, swallow that shame, and start waving goodbye and turning around to leave.
and you were truly so close.
so, so close.
your cab was booked, the night was done and you exhaled in relief.
until you hear steps coming towards you, âcome, it will be fun,â jiminâs voice was still new, a sound that almost knocked you over and you shifted on your feet, âyou donât want me there.â
âdid i tell you that?â
âyou donât need to, jimin,â you hate how breathless you sound when you say his name.
jimin tilts his head at you, eyebrows furrowing again and you want to duck and crawl away from his sight, âi would lov-â
and your cab pulls up.
you clear your throat, âthanks for inviting me, but i have to go, goodnight,â and you step away towards your cab, not waiting for his response.
as your cab pulls away, you avert your eyes away from the pavement where he stands, eyebrows furrowed still, and eyes following the tires of the cab.
you take a deep breath in.
you would never see your first crush again.
and that was probably for the best.
-
sixth grade was life-changing for you.
it was the first time you realized you could feel so much for one person, even if you never intended it to happen that way.
you didnât even know someone called jimin existed in school until he walked into your practice room, with a head full of thick, soft hair, with this smile that had you frowning, with this walk so confident which was uncommon in guys your age.
everyone was busy being cool, everyone was busy being something they were not but jimin was always just him.
when your drama teacher announced him as the prince in your drama, you nodded and looked away, passing him the script later and walking away.
liking jimin was never part of the plan, liking jimin wasnât something you ever saw as a possibility, you always thought his personality was too much, too loud, and that he was a little too naĂŻve and a little too bubbly.
but soon, he became your prince, as if every terrible clichĂŠ in the world had to come true, he became everything you would ever want in someone.
-
days passed, you watched the photos on your friendâs instagram from the night that you never ended up staying for, and you felt a jolt of joy every time jimin was in their pictures.
he still looked fucking gorgeous, he still smiled with his entire face, and he was still tall and moved with a confidence that guys, even at your age now, usually lacked.
it was a shame that he hated you.
you sighed, put your phone down, and waited for your nephew to burst out of his preschool class. as an aunt, you were constantly on babysitter duties, those duties included picking and dropping him places, taking him out to the park, attending parent-teacher meetings if your sister was too busy like she was today.
it was exhausting at times but your nephew was your baby too.
speaking of your baby, sunoo runs out the door full-speed, eyes darting everywhere before they land on you, youâll always remember his smile as he heads straight towards you, your heart always picks up and immediately your arms are open to him.
âhey baby,â you mumble into his hair and he giggles, holding onto you tightly and you stand up, with him still koala wrapped around you.
when you look down again, a little girl is staring up at both of you with large eyes and you are immediately concerned.
where are her parents?
why is she alone?
âbubba, do you know your friend here?â you ask sunoo, who, to your relief, nods aggressively and signals to be put down.
and as soon as his feet are on the ground, he hands you his bag to hold her hand and your eyebrows jump up your forehead. sunoo was a very shy kid, he didnât talk much to kids in the class, and his world was only your family.
so, when they both smile at each other with half their teeth still growing, your heart warms and you bend down to their height, âhello sunooâs friend, can i know your name?â you hold out your hand and the girl shyly reaches out to take it, âarin,â she whispers before putting her hand back in sunooâs and you giggle at the sight.
they were adorable.
âis it your first day here, arin?â you donât remember seeing her and she nods, âthis is my new school.â
âah okay, sunoo, do you want to head inside for the meeting? arin can come in as well, yeah?â you look at them and hold out your hands to each of them which they happily take and you almost collapse when you turn around.
âyouâve got to be kidding me.â
jimin stood, a few feet away from you, with a pink backpack held loosely in his hands and your face immediately dropped.
this canât be real.
this cannot be your tuesday morning.
this cannot be your life at all.
âwhat are you doing here?â
âwhat are you doing here?â you stare at him pointedly with your arms across your chest and he rolls his eyes, âthatâs my niece next to you, she started here today,â and at that, you bend a little to see arinâs face and surely, the resemblance was there.
full cheeks.
and warm eyes.
god loved to punish you.
âoh.â and arin smiles at you, you smile back a little hesitantly and turn to see jimin whoâs eyebrows have furrowed deeper than ever.
âyeah,â he looks exasperated at your presence and you try not to get hurt over it, âthis is my nephew, by the way,â you point to sunoo, not knowing what else to do or say, and he waves at jimin with a toothy smile and like magic, jiminâs entire face melts into the most beautiful smile.
oh, fuck him.
he starts walking over and you clutch sunooâs bag tightly, watching as his feet fall one after the other, watching as he completely avoids looking at you when he bends down to ruffle sunooâs hair and press a kiss to arinâs head.
you hate when men are nice to kids, it makes it so much harder to despise them.
âoh, sunooâs aunt! i didnât know you came with your boyfriend,â you freeze at the sound of sunooâs teacher coming from the hallway and jimin freezes too as she starts quickly walking over to you.
marjorie was an older woman who loved sunoo and you, she was the only teacher you trusted completely and she was also a bit chatty.
this was a live nightmare.
âheâs so handsome, good for you,â she slaps her hand on your arm while gushing at jimin and you, once again, wish to change your identity and immigrate to some unknown island.
âweâre not-â
âthatâs not-â
and you both pause to glare at each other with pure venom in your eyes.
he may have been your first crush but he was insufferable and you didnât need someone else to think that you were together with him and his horrid personality.
jimin probably thought you were enjoying this, people mistaking you to be a couple, just like in school, but he was so wrong, he wasnât nearly as cute as he was in school.
marjorie clears her throat and stares at you with anticipation, you hate to break her bubble but, âi donât know who he is marjorie, i think heâs related to your new student here,â you point to arin and she starts looking between the both of you in confusion and jimin extends his hand to her, âiâm arinâs uncle, iâm here for her parent-teacher meeting.â
she nods with a smile, taking his hand graciously, âoh thatâs lovely, arinâs mom did say her uncle was coming today, come in, come in, you too, sunooâs aunt,â and starts walking ahead of the both of you into the classrooms.
you and jimin follow her in, you watch as he takes in the school and the classrooms and smiles at the artwork made by the children all over the walls, you look away with an irritated scowl.
why did he pretend to be some children-loving, kind jesus when he was absolutely vile to you?
âby the way, you two look so good together, itâs a shame youâre not a couple,â marjorie smiles at the two of you and you both nod stiffly at her which seems to delight her as she walks into a room.
you and jimin glare at each other one last time before following her in.
-
sunoo is still holding arinâs hand as you and jimin awkwardly follow the two of them outside the school, the parent-teacher meeting was done, thankfully, only two other teachers assumed you were a couple but was that really a win?
âokay sunoo, why donât you say bye to your friend and we can go home?â you step forward from the slow, uncomfortable pace set by you and jimin, sunoo pouts and tightens his hand around arinâs which makes you frown, and look at jimin who was also observing the scene in front of them.
âbut arin,â he starts tearing up, his face scrunching up and your panic rises, âitâs okay baby, youâll see her in class tomorrow and every day after,â you try to calm him down, âitâs saturday tomorrow,â he whimpers and you wince, âwell, itâs only two days bub, iâm sure arin wants to go home too,â and arin starts pouting too, âno.â
wow, she looked even more like jimin when she pouted.
you look at jimin again helplessly and he also seems to be panicking, at least you werenât alone.
âsunoo, arin,â he bent down, âyou two are in the same class, you will see each other again soon, for now, everyone should go home after class,â jiminâs tone was strict but still soft enough not to trigger any tears but just when you think heâs a better guardian than you, arin huffs and throws her bag on the floor, âno!â
you almost join the bag to laugh on the floor at the shock in jiminâs face.
âshe never does this,â jimin says with his mouth still wide open as he gets up and you raise your eyebrows, âi think she gets it from you, the drama of it all, itâs cute, donât worry,â and he glares at you.
âkids, for today, we have to go home, another day, iâm sure we can do something,â you try to appease them and jimin scoffs next to you, making you narrow your eyes.
âwouldnât you love that?â your mouth falls open as his eyes roll back in irritation.
the fucking gall this man has.
âshut the fu-â
your colorful words are interrupted by sunoo and arin, who are so in sync already, that they begin their sniffing and subsequent loud cries together.
you immediately shut up to meet jiminâs eyes in horror as both of you see the kids melt into a puddle of tears before you.
âokay, okay! what do you want?â jimin is the first to give in and you want to smack him on the head, you should never give in to kids, that was the rule, you should always wait for their meltdown to finish and then bribe them with something less than what they want.
âseriously?â you give him a dirty look.
âi hate to see her cry,â he whispers to you and if it were anyone else, you would gush, to be honest, you were gushing, but you were also hiding it really well.
âplaydate!â itâs like they never cried at all, children were truly magical.
you stare at jimin, waiting for him to respond because if you guys agreed to the playdate, you were also agreeing to spend the next few hours together.
and you didnât want to be the one to agree to that, it was bad enough that he thought you were getting a kick out of meeting him like this.
he finally lifts his head to look at you, you shrug at him with your heart beating thunderously against your chest, you almost place your hand on it to calm it down but it only gets louder when jimin smiles at you, âsure, that would be fun.â
-
âyay!â sunoo and arin burst into jiminâs house, throwing their shoes and bags at the doorstep to wander off into the house and you are left with jimin, who just like you, would rather be anywhere else.
âthanks for hosting, weâll do it next time,â you mumble while shrugging your coat off and he smirks, âif you want to see me again, you can just say that.â
you throw your coat on his face and stomp into the house, letting go of any politeness or manners that you would usually have and his giggles float into the air around you, making you scowl.
if he wanted to behave like a pig, he would be treated like one.
âi meant it though, sunoo doesnât talk to anyone so it was nice to see him bond with arin, but i wonât be the one hosting it, it would be my sister, so no oneâs dying to see you, settle down,â you sit down on the sofa, keeping your back straight and legs neatly crossed over the other, and scanned the house that youâve only seen on instagram till now.
it was a nice house, cosy and bright and definitely expensive.
âarin doesnât usually talk to anyone either so works for both of us.â
âbut what if i wanted to see you?â he joins you on the couch and you roll your eyes, âcan you stop with that nonsense?â
âitâs not nonsense, just a question,â jimin shrugs, âtea or coffee?â and youâre appalled at his skills of diverting a conversation, âgreen tea, if you have it, thanks,â and he laughs, walking into the kitchen, âyou know, you donât have to be so formal with me, we know each other,â and you squirm in your seat.
âi know youâd prefer it if we didnât,â and jimin pops his head out of the kitchen, âwhat makes you think that?â
âseriously?â
was he dumb or were you overthinking this?
you get up and walk over to the kitchen where jimin stands, in the simple t-shirt and jeans under his coat, and he looks unjustly attractive in that bland outfit.
âdid you forget school or something?â you ask again and he shakes his head, handing you a mug of steaming green tea, âi havenât forgotten anything, iâm very sharp in case you didnât notice already,â and you have to let out a groan at his tone.
âi know you hate me, jimin, you donât have to sugarcoat anything just because weâre older now,â you take a sip, appreciating the light sweetness in the green tea, âdid you add honey?â
ânope, cinnamon and i donât hate you, where the fuck did you get that?â he looks at you as if youâre insane, as if youâve imagined the times he ignored you in school, as if youâve imagined him smiling at everyone but you during drama practice, as if youâve imagined him leaving the stage without even looking at you.
was this what people called âgaslightingâ?
âum you were an asshole to me and an absolute angel to everyone else,â you try to sound cool and casual about the whole thing but you were dying a little inside about having to have this conversation.
âwhen?â
âalways.â
âno, but when exactly?â
âare you really going to make me say it?â you raise your eyebrows at him, there was absolutely no way that he didnât know that he was your first crush and that he hated being liked by you.
âi donât know what youâre talking about.â and you force yourself to smile because if you didnât, you might just throw the mug in your hands, onto his face.
âyou look weird,â he frowns at you and you purse your lips, trying to keep your calm, âi really have no idea why you think i hate you, then or now.â
and you were done.
âduring play practice! you smiled at everyone, talked to everyone, played along with everyone, talked to them even after the play finished but never to me! are you happy now that iâve said it?â you push the mug away from you on the counter and fold your arms across your chest, looking away to some corner in the kitchen.
if there was a feeling more dreadful than shame, you were feeling it right now.
how embarrassing that you still remember every single detail about him, how your adolescent mind never really let him go, how your crush on him was so clear, so true that it never left you.
ây/n,â he calls out and your heart is in your throat.
his voice, even as a kid, was so soft, he always spoke so well, he always spoke as if the opposite person was the most interesting person in the world but somehow, that tone never came when he talked to you.
âcan you look at me?â
âno.â
âno?â he laughs out, palms coming up to cover his smiling face and for a moment, youâre starstruck again, you can only stare at his smile that held the worldâs love and warmth, from your periphery though.
âokay, donât look at me but i never hated you-â and just as youâre leaning into listen to jimin, loud stomps break the moment and youâre both turning to see whoâs coming.
itâs sunoo.
and heâs crying.
âbaby, what happened?â you get up from your seat to sit on your knees in front of sunoo, âhome!â is all he says and you frown, âthatâs no way to talk in a home that has invited us, sunoo,â you werenât as strict as his mom but kids needed to be disciplined from time to time.
âitâs okay,â jimin sits beside you, âwhat happened, big guy?â he coos at sunoo who instantly falls into jiminâs arms and youâre left baffled, this wasnât like sunoo at all, he never touched anyone until he liked them.
this was dangerous.
âarinâs not giving me her toys, i want to play too,â sunoo says between hiccups and whines and you straighten beside jimin, âthose are arinâs toys sunoo, you should ask someone before you use their stuff, you know this,â and he falls silent.
âbut arin should also share, right? she should know that too,â jimin rubs his palms on sunooâs back who nods furiously, âi asked!â
âokay, letâs call arin and we can sort this out?â jimin suggests but sunoo shakes his head, âhome,â he says again but with exhaustion instead of anger.
oh, the trials and tribulations of a 5-year-old.
and you know that once heâs tired, he wonât listen to a word, âi think weâll head home, heâs tired so,â you scoop sunoo up in your arms and he immediately curls into your shoulder.
âiâm sorry,â jimin sighs and you let out a laugh, âtheyâre 5-year-oldsâs jimin, itâs no oneâs fault, and weâll arrange something for them at mine or my sisterâs, okay?â you donât know why youâre trying to console him but it came automatically.
at the door, jimin casually wraps your coat around you, being careful to not disturb sunoo who was already dozing off, and you walk to your car with your hands and heart full.
âletâs talk sometime, yeah?â jimin says from next to you and you narrow your eyes, âwhy?â
âgod,â he throws his head back with a delighted look on his face, âi just want to talk, jeez,â and you nod reluctantly.
âhere,â he opens the door for you to put sunoo in carefully, you couldâve done it yourself but you didnât mind the help.
âthanksâŚfor today, it was nice of you,â you look at jimin and he nods with a teasing smile, âi can be very nice,â and you roll your eyes, closing the door and effectively creating a barrier between you two.
and you can finally breathe.
while you pull away, you feel your heart thud and thud and thud again.
seeing him with sunoo and spending so much time alone with him did a number on you, youâll have to write down why you hate him to make sure that no lingering feelings surface but as you leave, he smiles at you through your side view mirror and youâre not sure you ever stood a chance.
-
it only took you a few seconds to understand what you felt, that it was against everything you had believed until then.
it was the first time you were so close to a guy, his hands were a little above your waist, your hands were on his shoulders, and his face was (so) close to yours.
you were practicing for the ballroom scene and when you looked at his eyelashes brushing against his cheeks, you felt your stomach drop with the realization that you liked him, this guy that seemed so ordinary some minutes ago, became something magical, something beyond you and your heart.
âcome closer, you two,â your drama teacher shouted over the music and you mindlessly shuffled forward and jimin moved with you, hands tightening on you by instinct and your breath hitched.
you danced weakly, still reeling with the consciousness of liking him and he looked like he did any other day.
later that day, everyone left the practice room except you and jimin, you waited for him to look at you at least once, say anything, you wouldâve hung onto any word but he scurried out of the room just as you opened your mouth to tell him what you felt.
âjimin, can we talk? i think i lik-â and he was out of the door.
as if he could sense what was coming next and wanted to avoid it.
and since then, you never brought back the courage to tell him anything.
you had to make peace with that, your buried feelings in your heart had to stay buried.
and you coped with that until the day of the actual play, until he looked like he wanted to say something too, right when the ballroom scene started.
but then, he didnât turn back on the stage, and you were left warm from his touch, cold from his absence, hurt from his steps away from you, and hopeful from how he looked at you in the eye while you danced.
-
âare you sure that itâs the same guy?â your sisterâs voice came from your phoneâs speaker and you sighed, âunfortunately, yes, he is,â and she laughed an evil laugh that told you how much she loved this situation.
âthis is golden, you used to be so obsessed with him,â she gasped, you were sure her mind was playing the whole reel of you gushing about jimin, âthat was a long time ago, give it up.â you groaned and scrolled mindlessly through your instagram.
jimin had sent you a follow request after you left his house a couple of days ago, you almost fell from the bed when you saw it pop up on your screen but what was more embarrassing was the speed with which you accepted the request and sent one back.
âoh my god, i just remembered how you would go for that weekly school exercise thing just to see him! you used to bend forward, backward, to see him a few lines away, this is amazing, this is amazing!â she sang from your phone and you winced at that memory.
it was true, you only went to the weekly drill to see jimin, a quick glance of his face used to make you unexplainably happy.
but with your fingers scrolling through his posts now, you guessed that some things just donât change.
jimin would probably be doing the same thing, no one sends an instagram request without the intent to stalk that personâs profile, right?
but maybe he has a life and you donât.
sigh.
âcan you send me a picture of what he looks like right now? also, what is sunoo doing?â she asks and you frown, âsunoo is sleeping and why do you need his picture?â
âi just want to see,â and she starts rambling about how she deserves it as your sister, you tune it out, getting up to answer the door when the bell rings.
âitâs just so crazy to me that heâs back in your life, like imagine meeting your first crush in your nephewâs school? i bet itâs only yo-â but youâre not listening to her at all anymore because at the other side of the door, are jimin with arin, who have both now heard your embarrassing older sister.
âanyway, send me a picture after youâre finished stalki-â and you cut the call.
âhello.â you clear your throat, and he waves his hand while arin beams at you.
âoh wait, please come in,â you open your door wider, watching with wide eyes as they both step in and take in your home, you are suddenly too conscious about your pajamas and hair.
you werenât expecting visitors.
what is he even doing here?
just as youâre about to ask jimin, he turns to you with a guilty look which consists of sad, puppy eyes and a slight pout.
arin truly gets it from her uncle.
how is that look not turning you off?
you know for a fact that the same exact look on another man would have just pissed you off.
âsorry to come so suddenly, you mentioned where you lived in one of our messages and arin was killing me all morning about wanting to see sunoo, and i tried to calm her down, i really did but you know how it gets,â jimin rambles on and on, and you nod along, only half distracted by his long coat and ruffled hair.
he must have come in a rush too.
and yes, you were texting each other and no, itâs very casual and friendly talk only.
âi thought they were fighting?â you ask and signal jimin to follow you into the kitchen where you put on a pot of water to boil.
how did he look like he belonged in your space when he was in it for all of two minutes?
âi thought so too,â jimin laughs and you smile at the sound of his laughter, you loved it then, and you love it now, someone should shoot you to snap you out of whatever magic spell jimin has cast on you.
âarin baby, what do you like?â you turn to her and she shakes her head, âyouâre not going to ask me?â jimin raises his arms up in question and you hum, âyou take what i give you, park jimin,â and heâs laughing again.
wow, you must be some extraordinary comedian.
âsunoo is sleeping right now but iâm sure he would love to see you guys, iâll just be right back with him,â you place a cup of green tea in front of jimin and start heading out of the room.
âhoney?â you hear as youâre leaving, ânope, cinnamon,â you reply, ignoring the shiver up your spine from how he called out honey.
after a lot of struggle with sunooâs blanket and begging him, he was finally out of the room and standing in front of arin with his arms crossed, you and jimin watched with interest as they stared at each other.
âwhat do you think they will do?â
âfight?â you offer and jimin rolls his eyes at you, âtheyâre kids,â and you shrug, âkids are very good at fighting.â
and your eyes snap back to them when arin hugs sunoo over his crossed arms, you and jimin look at each other with your hearts melting as sunoo tries to resist but soon, gives up and wraps his arms around her.
âtheyâre so cute,â he whispers, and you nod with your hand over your heart.
sunoo and arin then take off to the living room where his toys are laid out and theyâre lost in their own world within the next five minutes.
you and jimin sit in the kitchen, sipping your tea and looking at each other, only to return to sipping your tea, words lost in your tongues and throats.
âwas that your sister on the phone?â and you ignore it, staring at the cup of tea with much focus and interest, âhey, she was, wasnât she?â his voice gets more teasing, more light, more carefree and you hate that it makes you smile, you hate that your cheeks still flush in his presence.
âi wonât tell anyone or will i?â he winks at you when you finally look up and you groan, slamming your face into the table and he giggles next to you, uncontrollably.
âiâm going to kill myself,â you mumble into the table and he brings his hand forward to push your face away from the table andâŚtowards him, his face and you almost fall off a chair once again because of him.
âdonât worry, i stalked you too.â
-
it was scary, how quickly you could come to terms with the fact that you liked jimin again, how quickly your heart accepted him even if ages passed and even if youâve both changed.
âwhy do you even like him?â this was a question that your friends had asked you then, a question that your sister asked you then, and a question you often asked yourself.
it was simple to you.
jimin was different.
softer than other men but stronger too.
more delicate but also more protective.
he could make you blush and burst into laughter, in all of two seconds.
he was always like that, even when kids back then were trying to be cool and tough, jimin carried a bright, easy smile with care for the people around him. even if it didnât always extend to you, it was still there.
but you think that might have changed.
âand youâre sure you are free to pick sunoo up?â your sister asks and you nod happily, âabsolutely, donât worry, i got him,â and she thanks you before cutting the call.
and now, youâre standing in front of his school in a better outfit than you normally would wear, youâre giddy with sweaty palms and flushed cheeks, but you donât hate this.
âlooks like someoneâs all dressed up,â you donât stop yourself from grinning at jiminâs voice from a few feet away.
fine, maybe youâve been picking sunoo up a lot more these days but thatâs just you being the best aunt in the world.
âunlike you, people like putting an effort into their outfits and personal style,â but youâre lying straight out of your teeth, jimin had a very good sense of style but he didnât need to know that and besides, when he laughs and bumps your shoulder with his, your heart lights up.
so, this is what park jimin is to everyone else.
this is what everyone else felt when they were next to him.
how did all of them not fall in love with him?
you couldnât have been the only one.
you donât think youâve ever felt this sure of something in your life.
you like chocolates, but not in milkshakes or when they are dark.
you like reading books, but sometimes you get into a slump.
you like romantic comedies, but sometimes, you find them cringeworthy and unrealistic.
you like jimin.
butâŚ.nothing, you just liked him.
âshould we go get ice cream after this?â you turn to see him and he raises his eyebrows so, you quickly backtrack, âsunoo keeps asking for it and arin would like it too,â and he nods at it, you nod fiercely with him.
what your nephew wants, he gets, of course.
âi didnât ask for ice cream,â is the first thing that flies out of sunooâs mouth when you tell him about it, you are frozen with your knees bent as jimin stifles a burst of laughter behind his palms and you know if you turn around, you might as well bury yourself six feet under.
âsunoo,â you warn-whisper and he just tilts his head at you, you drop your head, there is no point in blaming your nephew for this, youâve done this to yourself.
you grab sunooâs hand and speed-walk to your car without looking back, with red cheeks and shaky palms.
the universe seems to be hell-bent on making sure that you embarrass yourself in front of park jimin for the rest of your life.
âhey hey, where are you going?â jimin pulls you back with his hand around your elbow and you purse your lips, âdid you not hear my nephew out me?â
he throws his head back in laughter, âi did but donât be silly, letâs go,â and you frown, âgo where?â
âfor ice cream,â and youâre lost again, heâs tutting at you, âif you want ice cream, weâre getting ice cream,â and looks down at you with a grin that has you holding your smile back, âokay.â
at the ice cream store, jimin hovers around you, asks you your favorites, asks you if you like desserts, asks if you like movies or tv shows, and you answer each question with increasing fondness towards him.
god, you must love attention.
âyou were so intimidating in school,â and your jaw dropped, âno, i wasnât! if anything, you were intimidating,â and jimin shook his head, âno way, how was i intimidating? i talked to everyone.â
you wipe ice cream from the corners of sunooâs mouth as you speak, âthat was intimidating to me because i didnât talk to too many people,â and jimin nods, âand for me, you were intimidating, i could talk to literally anyone and everyone but you.â
âbut why?â
âwhy?â he looks up in question and you pause for a second, not knowing if you should continue the sentence, âbut why was i intimidating? why couldnât you talk to me?â
because i wouldâve given everything to talk to you, stays deep in your throat.
jimin sits back in his seat, pondering for a few seconds and you almost take it back, you almost tell him to forget it but then he opens his mouth, âyou were intimidating because you were always good at what you did,â and your eyes widen by their own accord, you had never heard that from anyone except your drama teacher.
âi donât know if you remember but i was so lost in the beginning, i didnât know anything about acting but you set this example that i could follow and it was easier for me, you were constantly checking on me too,â he laughs amusedly, as if that time was playing behind his eyes and you crack a smile too, though your heart just got warmer and warmer until it felt like it was catching on fire.
âyou were good at it too, jimin, especially the dance,â he was taken for his dance skills first and he was bloody good at it, âi know, i was amazing,â and youâre throwing a tissue paper at him.
âbut i wanted to talk to you,â he nods as he speaks and you canât help it, âbecause you knew that i liked you?â
he stops himself from grinning, âthat was the biggest shock of my teenage life, y/n,â and you roll your eyes, âi know, itâs hard for me to believe too,â he groans and slides into his seat, making you giggle.
âdid youâŚreally like me?â his voice is soft, unguarded, and he throws one arm over his eyes, you notice his cheeks are red too and you shift in your seat, the mood was shifting, you didnât want to giggle and deny it like you probably would have if he asked that even some ten seconds ago.
âi did,â and he removes his arm, and stares at you unsuredly, as if he doesnât believe you and you clench your hands on your lap to hold back from saying anything else.
âhome!â a chorus from the kids youâve forgotten about brings you back to life, a life where it wasnât just you and jimin in it.
jimin smiles, âhow about a refill?â and as they cheer out loud, he looks at you, and you know that look.
he had something to say.
-
you both got scolded by your respective siblings for giving their kids extra ice creams but it also meant that the kids loved you more, you and jimin had giggled about it on text.
it was a win-win for you.
but what was even more of a win-win was that jimin purposefully got them extra ice cream to spend more time with you, you are about 90% sure thatâs the reason.
you spent about half the day in that ice cream parlour, and jimin asked you questions that no one else ever has and you asked him all those things you never got to when you were in school.
it was terrifying, to talk to him like that, to give him parts of what made you, you, and it was especially terrifying when you gave all of it away so easily.
âso, youâre coming to pick him up, right? like this isnât an extra task for you?â jiminâs voice through a phone was different, lower, more serious, you loved it.
âdefinitely, donât even worry about it, iâll pick her up and bring her over,â you didnât know what it said that he trusted you with his niece but it had to be something good, it made you feel fantastic.
âthank you so much, seriously, i owe you one,â and you can sense the relief in his tone, âyou do owe me one, yes,â he laughs at your tone, âyou get here, iâll make it up to you very well.â
on the whole way there, you are so giddy that you canât stop smiling.
you never understood why people got so excited over phone calls but if it was up to you, you wouldâve never even cut the call with jimin.
when you get to the school, sunoo and arin are holding each otherâs hands and standing obediently next to margaret.
âhi kids, today auntie is going to take you both home, are we excited?â sunoo and arin raise their hands up in joy and you resist the urge to pick them both up and give them one nice hug.
âher uncle called and said you would be picking her up,â margaret smiles at you knowingly and you roll your eyes, âitâs nothing like that margaret, weâre good friends,â and she scoffs at you but it only makes you giddier.
it felt good that someone, besides you, liked the idea of you two together.
you: picked them up, on my way over!
jimin: thanks again, see you soon <3
you almost throw your phone out of the window in happiness but for the sake of the kids, for them to think youâre not some insane person, you just grin and put your phone aside.
âokay arin, letâs go to your uncleâs place,â after checking them, you fasten your seatbelt and they both cheer again.
oh, you love these kids.
as you pull away, they instantly start rambling about their day, which picture they were made to draw, which teacher annoyed them, which toy was stolen, which color pencil they lost and you nod intently, offering dramatic reactions wherever you could.
âand then mummy told me that i had to throw away some toys but can you talk to mummy? i like my toys,â sunoo whines to you and you sigh, âyou got it buddy, iâll deal with your mother.â
âso arin, what have you been upto? anything exciting?â and she lights up, âi drew a castle today, do you want to see?â
âof course baby, as soon as weâre home, i absolutely have to see it,â your agreement only makes her happier, âour new home is nice, i like it, mummy and daddy made my room pink, and i even have a close friend!â
âis that so? whoâs this lucky person?â
âitâs miss ana, uncle jimiâs girlfriend! sheâs always over at uncleâs home and she likes me, i like her too.â and she goes back to swinging her legs and poking at sunoo until he laughs.
in the front seat, you are frozen and confused.
âyour uncle has a girlfriend?â you try to sound casual and you hate that youâre asking a kid about this but you couldnât help it.
âyeah.â she shrugs and goes back to sunoo.
you felt your stomach turn.
of course, he has a girlfriend.
of course, you had read it all wrong.
of course, you are the idiot again.
you kept your eyes steady on the road as the feeling of nothingness settled into you.
you would get over this, you got over jimin once, you could do it again and next time, you wouldnât make the stupid mistake of thinking that anyone could ever like you for anything more than what you present them. youâve gotten over first boyfriends, situationships, and dates which felt like they would lead somewhere and you would get over this too.
it was weird that you could still feel the same embarrassment of liking jimin, the same pathetic feeling you get when you overestimate yourself and what people feel about you, rises and falls in your chest.
but it was okay.
youâll get over this.
-
âoh jimin! jimin!â you turned your face away from classmates who yelled his name.
somehow, the cat was out of the bag and everyone knew about your crush on him, your bets were on one of your playâs cast members but you couldnât point a finger at anyone. your school was small and boring enough for this kind of stuff to spread quickly.
it was true, you did like him, a lot but you never wanted anyone to know, you only wanted him to know.
you were hoping to catch him alone, tell him that you liked him, and accept whichever response he gave you, he didnât have to like you back but now, he knew, you knew that he knew, it was just not in the way you ever wanted him to know.
and then one day it happened.
the quiet rejection.
the annoyance of being liked by someone you donât like back.
âlook, look! theyâre togetherâ you were in the hallway, talking to your friends and jimin was just a few feet away, your friends were subtly pushing you toward him while you pushed back and his friends were pushing him.
that itself was embarrassing enough.
then, your back hit his back and you froze, skin tingling already but he immediately pushed away, and you heard him yell at his friends.
âhow many times have i told you guys not to bring her up? how many?â jimin was a gentle guy, that was the first time he had yelled at someone and it was because of you.
and since then, whenever you were in the same room, he would look away with an irritated sigh, he would leave the room or he would glare at his friends until they shut up.
you took it all in, you really did, you just reasoned to yourself that you too, would be very annoyed if your friends acted like that.
but one day, you were alone in your art classroom, arranging some portraits and he walked in, your eyes met his and you were both too aware of how empty your surroundings were, for the first time in a really long time.
he immediately stepped back, his footsteps landed heavily as he walked away.
no one was there.
no one to make fun of him, no one to see or hear.
but he still pretended that you didnât exist.
your feelings were more tender then.
your heart was a bit too soft and you had taken that as his reply, his response, his rejection and you buried your crush.
your chest was tight the entire day, you couldnât speak without choking up because as much as you accepted his rejection, it didnât make it hurt any less.
he never uttered a word to you since then.
you vowed to yourself never to like anyone too much again.
-
âhow was school, guys? i missed you,â jimin hugged arin and sunoo as soon as they entered his home and you stood near the door frame with your heart in your throat.
today wouldnât have been so hard if you didnât have to see him.
they leave his arms and run into the house, their bags and socks left behind and you quickly collect sunooâs stuff to put them aside.
âhey,â he appears beside you and you nod, keeping your eyes away from his face.
âi missed you too,â and you wish that you didnât give in to seeing his face because as soon as you turn to face him, you are in front of his warm eyes and smile, the ones you were so jealous others could see.
but whatever feeling tried to creep on you, you shoved it away.
you nod again, swallowing and the warm scene fades and itâs replaced with a stiff awkwardness that both of you feel in a flash.
you see it go away, the warmth, the smile, the eyes, all of it drops and you hate that you feel terrible even if you didnât do anything.
âarin made a castle drawing, itâs in her bag,â you say and jimin frowns before shaking his head, âof course, iâll see it later.â
and your head bobs once again, the only response you could produce at the moment and when jimin steps forward, you step back.
âhey, is everything okay?â he asks, fingers reaching to scratch the nape of his neck confusedly, âyeah, everythingâs fine.â
this time, heâs the one nodding and pushing his hands into his pockets, âiâll make you tea, come on,â you have no choice but to follow him in, though you stay at least five steps behind him.
any touch from him would break your resolve, you couldnât afford that, not anymore.
âhoney or cinnamon?â
âhoney.â
âalright,â jimin frowns once again, turning away to boil some water.
and you sit there, wondering if this is all you could ever be with him, wondering if both of you were always destined to be close and far, you feel scalded by the fact that he had never mentioned a girlfriend, you hadnât asked but he shouldnât have been texting you the way he was.
âyou know, i owe you one,â he turns with a mug of steaming green tea and you stiffen in your seat when he hands it to you with a small, unsure smile, âwould you accept dinner as me making it up to you?â
twenty minutes ago, you wouldâve jumped up, spilling hot tea everywhere, and closed around him, your arms and heart giving even more way for him, but that was twenty minutes ago, now your arms and heart were closing in on themselves.
him rejecting you in school, you could handle.
him hating your presence, you could handle.
but this, you could only handle for about five minutes before you crumbled.
you shouldâve never let your young feelings grow and stay.
âdonât worry about it, you donât have to do anything, it was just one pickup,â you shrug, playing with the handle of your mug and you see jimin visibly deflate.
âokay, i donât know whatâs going on, is everything okay? did i do something?â the pleading in his tone was there, the sincerity in his face was there but you couldnât believe any of it.
ânothing happened, jimin, itâs just that you donât have to make up for anything,â you couldnât bring yourself to confront his betrayal, to ask him about his girlfriend, you know that any answer would just hurt you more.
âfine, i donât want to make up for anything, i want to take you out on a date, a proper date without anyone else around, because,â and he pauses, you release the breath caught in your chest, grateful and disappointed that he didnât finish his sentence.
âi donât think thatâs a good idea,â you give a weak smile, feeling your bones tighten in your body, you would snap like a bowstring if this continued.
jimin looks away, chest rising and falling slowly, he squeezes his eyes shut and you see his hands shake as he whispers, âwhy?â
âsunoo is sleep!â arinâs yell makes you get up immediately, the distraction was welcome and needed, âalso, see this!â she shoves her drawing into your hands and you smile at the messy green castle.
âitâs beautiful, arin, just like you,â you tap her nose and she giggles, you are all too aware of jiminâs stare on your back so, you pat her head and rush to take sunoo out of her bed and into your arms.
you held your nephew tighter to you, his sleeping form was the only thing keeping you stable, you never realized before how much you needed him the way he needed you but today, you needed him most even if he was just sleeping in your arms.
you donât say bye to jimin on your way out, you only hug arin, ask her to take care, and leave his home with your mind so heavy that you feel like you could tip and fall over.
but as you pull away, you catch jimin in your side mirrors, he stands as if heâs lost everything, you almost turn back, break down in his arms, and ask him why he was so cruel to you, but you drive away instead.
-
âand youâre sure that he wonât be there?â you ask megan for the third time over the phone and she sighs, âlisten, itâs his friend, i canât tell him not to invite his friend but i did tell him that something happened, the rest is truly up to him,â and you bite your lip in annoyance.
itâs been two weeks, youâve successfully avoided jimin at sunooâs school, youâve ignored his calls and deleted his texts without reading them, and you were only one more week away from mentally cutting him off completely.
but again, the universe hated you and noahâs birthday came up right as you were starting to forget that a person named jimin existed.
âyouâre right, iâm sorry for being difficult and iâll be there, noah is sort of my friend too,â you give in, you couldnât be a bitch to your friends just because you were going through something, and megan hums, âbut just know that i wonât judge you at all for not showing up, itâs totally your call.â
you thank her and close your eyes as the call goes dead on the other end.
what a fucking mess.
-
âhappy birthday to you!â you sing with everyone else as noah shyly stands in the center with the birthday candles lighting up his face.
it was nice to see your friends again, you melted into every hug they gave you as you walked into noahâs home, you almost teared up at how much you needed them, you were annoyed with all of them just weeks ago but now, you saw clearly that you needed people who cared about you in your life.
âhow are you feeling now?â faye put her head on your shoulder as you sat on the couch and you hum, âiâve been better babe but iâll be fine soon, i promise,â you squeeze her hand and she purses her lips, âi donât think he will come, you know, itâs already been a while since the party started, everyone will leave in an hour or so,â and you know that sheâs trying to make you feel better.
âthank you for saying that but even if he does come, itâs okay, itâs not like iâll see him after this,â you shrug and she nods unsurely, âbut itâs also okay if you feel shitty that heâs here, you know? you donât have to pretend that youâre fine with all of it, itâs not a great situation, he lied to you and youâre hurt, youâre allowed to be hurt.â
you blink back tears as you try to rush some air into your lungs that tighten with each word from her.
âi love you, faye.â you whisper, âi love you more,â she smiles and pats you on the back before getting up, ânow iâm going to get us some drinks so you stay there in that emotional mood,â you laugh at her and shoo her away.
maybe you werenât fine now, you wonât need to be for a while but youâll be okay at some point.
you sigh, you donât want to be here anymore and pretty much everyoneâs given you the green light to leave, you can always have drinks with faye another time so, you get up, surer than ever that you donât want to be okay anymore, you kiss your friendâs goodbye, you thank noah for inviting you and you step out to the cold night.
right near your car, just as you feel relieved and light, you hear it.
ây/n?â and then quick footsteps.
a presence behind you.
his voice in your ears and bones.
and you freeze.
you hold the key to your car and your legs feel so heavy, they might as well be dead, and you blink, you do nothing but blink until heâs in front of you.
you almost cry at the sight of his face.
âyouâre leaving?â jimin huffs out, his breath leaving white clouds in the night and you just stare.
how could someone so beautiful lie to you?
you only come back to earth when you feel him scanning your face and body, as if he was re-remembering what you looked like, as if he was savoring you in front of him but you knew it was all deceitful.
and you lose it.
âdonât you feel ashamed?â you breathe out, feeling every nerve in you tighten impossibly, your body was once again a bowstring being pulled, in front of him.
tight and so breakable.
jiminâs entire face falls, âabout what, y/n? why havenât you been answering my texts and calls? why are you suddenly ignoring me? what is going on? i tried to come up with so many reasons but none of them made sense, i thought we were heading towards something good?â and his face looks so pained, so sad that you almost break.
almost.
âi shouldâve never fucking liked you in school, i shouldâve never given you that ego boost, i shouldâve seen you for who you are,â you angrily spit out as you fumble with your keys and open your car.
without looking at him even once, you climb in, leaning back once you are in.
but immediately, as you begin to start the engine, another door opens and jimin is in your car.
jimin is in your car.
âwhat the fuck are you doing? get out!â you yell at him, and he shakes his head, âiâm not going anywhere until you explain to me what is going on.â
âi donât have to explain shit to you, get out jimin, or i swear to god,â you huff out, feeling your hands shake from the rage you felt, he doesnât move an inch, âor what?â
âseriously?â
âyeah, if i donât get out, what will you do?â
âiâll fucking crash this car.â you level your glare on him and he sits back, âdo it.â
âwhat?â
âdo it, crash it, iâll pay for the repairs, but iâm not getting out until you tell me why you hate me right now.â the calmness he had at that moment, the level in his tone never wavering, pissed you off even more.
âfine, we can sit here all night,â you shrug, desperate to match his cool, you switch off the engine, âfine by me,â jimin shrugs back and you clench your teeth to not groan at him.
minutes pass, you tap your foot against the floor of the car, he looks out the window, and both of you sit stubbornly without making a move.
you should be furious.
you should be still trying to kick him out.
but you slowly start to deflate, your anger fades bit by bit as the feeling of missing him, liking him even now, begins blooming in you again.
âwho is ana?â you whisper, not trying to hide how sad just mentioning her name made you.
whatever his answer was, you would move on.
you never liked him for him to like you back, not then and not now, but it felt good to believe that somewhere, he felt the same desperate, pathetic love that you did, that somewhere, he was different with you the way you were different with him, that he too lost his cool and common sense when it came to you.
âwhat?â he frowns and you sigh, âplease donât lie to me jimin, just tell me who she is and why you never told me that she was your girlfriend.â you choke back the sobs building in your throat, and jimin immediately leans towards you, âhey, hey, what girlfriend are you talking about? i donât have a girlfriend.â
you laugh bitterly through your tears, âso, youâre calling your baby niece a liar?â
âarin? what did she say?â he continues to frown, seemingly growing more confused by every passing second, which only makes you more confused, âthat ana is your girlfriend? sheâs always at your place?â
âana? oh!â and jimin throws his head back on the seat, eyes closing in what you thought was relief, âana is her new babysitter, y/n,â you huff out in annoyance, âbelieve it or not jimin but iâm not as stupid as you think i am, how fucking convenient is it that a woman your niece calls your girlfriend, turns out to be her sitter.â
and he gapes at you before throwing his arms up, âiâm sorry that the truth is convenient and fits with the situation!â he yells back at you and you glare at him, âoh really? then why is she over when youâre there with arin already? why does arin think sheâs your girlfriend? do you have an explanation for any of that?â
âi do, but only if youâre willing to at least hear me out,â and jimin is back to calm, back to zen, and you want to push him out of the car, âsee, i know it sounds bad if she just mentioned the girlfriend part but iâve told you, arin is shy, she never talks to anyone, she doesnât like sitters, she takes a lot of time to get used to strangers so iâm a buffer until she gets used to ana so, that ana can just babysit her at my brotherâs place instead of mine.â
you narrow your eyes at him as you process his words. unfortunately, it made a lot of sense, sunoo was the same, that is why you always babysat him.
âokay, then why call her your girlfriend?â
âbecause she thinks friends if theyâre girls are girlfriends,â he sighs out and you purse your lips, that also made sense, especially with kids as young as sunoo and arin.
âi see.â you whisper back, not knowing how to feel about all this, it made sense, you should be over the moon, falling into his arms, telling him that you feel everything again, that you like him again but you freeze instead.
you were so ready to move on.
you were so ready to never see him again.
and you were so ready to never know his response, to never know what he felt.
but you are here, in front of him, as he waited for you to speak with anxious eyes and you only felt overwhelmed.
âokay.â
âokay?â
âthanks for explaining, if you get off, i will go now,â you keep your eyes on the road ahead of you, refusing to look at him even through your periphery.
âseriously? do you need time or is something else wrong?â you hear the pleading in his tone, the desperation, you wonder if you ever sounded like that to him.
ânothingâs wrong, iâm glad you explained, and now, iâd like to go home,â this always happened, whenever your emotions got too much, whenever it seemed like everything would fall on your head and crush you, you slipped into robot mode, where you refused to feel anything, where you refused to be human, where your feelings were nothing but dust in the air.
itâs how you never went back to a boyfriend, how you never begged anyone for anything and it kept you protected.
âwhy are you doing this?â but god, the crack in his voice might just break your resolve.
âdoing what, jimin? i just want to go home,â you try to reason and he huffs in annoyance, âthatâs not what this is, you arenât even looking at me.â
and you pause.
take a deep breath.
look at him.
and the warmth you missed for all your teenage life, lights you up, beyond his frown, his gathering tears, his clear sadness, his warmth peeked through and stared straight at you.
you knew you had to go, leave before you couldnât but where will you go?
how many times will you turn your back on yourself?
how many chances do you have left with jimin?
and will he ever take those chances the way you will?
âyouâll never like me, jimin,â you start, unwilling but forcing yourself to pull through, he opens his mouth to protest and you cut him off, âyouâll never like me as much as i like you.â
and his mouth falls shut.
âand iâll always know that, iâll always know that you like me less than i like you, that you hated me at a time when i wouldâve done anything for you, and by some miracle, itâs changed now, you might like me but never as much as i like you, my past of loving you as a kid, will always haunt me, and your rejection then will always hurt me,â you have tears dripping down your chin by the time youâve finished and you know it will only pain you more if you look at him so, you stare at your lap.
you wait for him to get off, to go away, to finally understand why you two would never work out.
âso, please letâs leave this be, iâll continue to bring sunoo around for arin, we can be civil for them but whatever this is, i canât do it, not with you,â you whisper, hoping that it was loud enough for him to hear but he stays eerily still, staring into nothing and you wonder if he didnât hear you.
âjimin, can you-â
âwhat about me?â
ânow youâre just being childish,â your anger rises again.
âno, i never got the chance to explain my side at all, what if i like you more? what if i liked you way before you did?â your heart stops in your throat at his words but you shake it off, âthis isnât a competition, jimin!â
âfine, then this should just be a casual question, when did you start liking me? in school, when did it start?â
âseriously? what are you trying to prove here?â you turn to fully face him with a scowl.
âjust tell me.â he sits just as rigid, just as fed up, and it only irritates you even more but your face goes red nonetheless at the memory, âball room scene, dance practice.â
âi liked you when you gave me the script,â and you want to look away, ignore all of what he says but you only lean in further and he leans in too as if letting you in on a secret that no one else knows, Â âi remember exactly how stomach-bottoming it felt, how scared i was because i thought you would never like me back.â
âreally?â youâre leaning in even closer, so much more desperate to every other secret of his.
âreally, and iâm not saying this because itâs a competition, iâm saying this because i couldnât then, i didnât have the courage, i liked you so much that the thought of you rejecting me, it wouldâve killed me,â he laughs, both amused and horrified at the truth spilling out from his lips, but you see the fear too, the restrain in his breath, and it makes your own shoulders fall.
âthen why did you act so annoyed whenever someone teased you?â you whisper again, embarrassed to ask the question because it made you feel like a kid again, the same kid who hid her feelings to make sure that he wasnât inconvenienced by your heart.
he drops his head in quiet laughter, âimagine you like this person so much that your whole body fails you, and thereâs some idiots making it even harder for me to look you in the eye,â he looks up at you as he says it and your spine weakens to fall on the seat behind you, every word of his puncturing itself into your heart.
jimin copied your movements and fell back too, sighing out, âi also knew how annoying it could be for you so i thought if i acted like that for a while, they would forget but fuck, they were persistent. honestly, i thought you would figure it out because of them.â
âfigure out what?â you are breathless by the time the question escapes you.
âyour crush was never one-sided, y/n, but mine was, at least for a little while.â you blush, not knowing what to do with your face anymore, you didnât know if you were smiling or frozen or frowning but the numbness, the blind excitement left you gasping.
and jimin purses his lips, âi mightâve been this bright kid who talked to everyone then, but none of that helped me when it came to you, it was like every bit of confidence i had fell from me when i was around you and it was alarming, you know, it was so fucking scary to feel so different because of one person.â
and there it was.
the confirmation.
that he was different with you, that he too lost his head with you.
âwhat about later? when we met again?â
âoh that, i was trying to be cool, it didnât work, right?â he winced and you couldnât help the laugh bubbling out of you, ânope, not at all.â and jimin bangs his head against the headrest and you sit there, smiling.
it was strange, the elation and frustration you felt, it was strange to sit next to jimin and hear the words from him that youâve waited for forever.
but you wonât hold that over him anymore and you were done burying your heart.
âi like you,â you say, twisting to face him and he smiles, not bothering to hide it, âa lot, jimin, i liked you then, i like you now, a lot and iâm scared.â
he leans forward to take one of your hands into his palms, you melt your fingers into his skin, and he speaks with a smile and with the worldâs confidence and fear, âi like you, iâm sure that like is love too, itâs always been there and iâm scared too.â
âbut i like you and iâll continue to do that while iâm scared.â and any worry you had, flies out the window.
you feel brave.
you feel like you could fly and never see the ground again.
you stare at him for a minute or two, until his face is in your head like itâs your own face and you cross the barrier, in this case, the handbrake in your car to climb into his lap and you shiver when he buries his face into your neck.
you loved him when you didnât know what it meant, and jimin loved you before he ever knew his heart could feel so much.
and that was enough for you to smile into his hair and wrap your arms tighter around his neck.
âiâll do the same, jimin.â
-
jimin felt heavy with the love in his heart, with his arms on your waist, with his fingertips touching your skin, he felt overwhelmed, a bit crazy, and definitely scared out of his mind.
this was it.
the performance.
after today, you probably wouldnât even look at him again, heâll probably be just another guy who sees you walk down the hallway.
he knows when this funny feeling in his heart started, you had passed him the script and walked right past him to teach someone else how to do their scenes, and instantly he saw you, he saw nothing but you.
being the loser he was, he messed up any scene he could so that you could walk over, glare at him, and then, help him endlessly, help him until he was perfect (which he already was).
and he was alone in that pathetic-ness, alone in that feeling until one day, you looked at him as if he hung the stars in the sky and he didnât know what to do with himself since that day.
but he had you in his arms, he had you in front of him, he had you in every moment of being on the stage and he knows he canât just get off.
âandâŚcut!â jimin deflates, his arms that were so sure of holding you, weaken and fall from you.
then, the lights die and his confidence dies, and he feels ashamed of himself, so much so that he leaves the stage immediately.
he hears the cheers, the screams, the applause but none of that matters when the words heâs wanted to say die inside of him.
but he stops below the stage, looks up to see you hugging everyone on the stage, and hates himself a little but charges forward.
he would love you from afar.
but he would continue to love you.
#bts#bts imagines#bts fluff#bts angst#bts scenarios#namfinessed#bts smut#jungkook smut#jungkook fluff#jeon jungkook#jimin imagines#jimin icons#jimin x reader#jimin fic#jimin fluff#jimin smut#jimin fanfic#bts jimin#park jimin#jimin#jimin fic recs#jimin fics#jimin one shots#bts fanfic#bts imagine#bts drabble#bts fanfction#bts masterlist
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stairway to heaven 𪽠| lnds men
pairing: zayne x fem!reader, xavier x fem!reader, sylus x fem!reader, rafayel x fem!reader (separate)
cw: talk of spiritual beings and religion.
a/n: the basic premise of this one is that mc is an angelâŚlike a biblical angel. iâve had this idea for years so this is HIGHLY self indulgent. :3 iâd also love to expand on this if anyone would be interested in that. :)
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just to preface this, this is kinda based on an oc of mine. but iâve worded it so itâs still reader pov. :)
zayne đ˘đ¸
legit didnât believe you at first.
youâre gonna have to show him, full wings and everything for him to believe you.
so when you do show him, heâs astounded. zayne thinks youâre absolutely beautiful, while also being confused. he has so many questions.
one of the only times youâll see this man speechless.
once youâve explained how you came to live on earth, and how everything else works, he really doesnât care about your supernatural-ness.
all he cares about is him getting to be with you, he doesnât care what you are.
would be so worried about accidentally hurting your wings.
when you give him a feather from your wings that naturally fell off, he almost cries. it means so much to him. he puts it on his desk at work in its own little area.
whenever someone asks what itâs from, he lies and says itâs from a rare bird he saw while he was in another country.
xavier â
he LOVES it.
when you show him your angel form, heâs freaking out. (in a good way)
the minute you show your wings, heâs asking if you to take him flying some time. (if you say no, he gets pouty)
believes youâre the most stunning creature in the universe. will NOT stop complimenting you.
is so curious about your abilities as an angel.
then comes the questions about your origins and how you came to earth. when you answer, heâs completely fascinated.
genuinely thinks this is one of the coolest things to ever happen to him. his girlfriend is an ACTUAL ANGEL for christs sake! (see what i did there? ;))
is practically begging to touch your wings. heâs extra careful around the high points/bones of them. his touch is feather-light against them.
any time youâre in your angel form, he just stares at you in awe. he canât believe that someone as divine as you, chose to be with him.
sylus đŚš
another speechless one.
is terrified of âruiningâ you. (as he puts it)
he thinks that because youâre angel, that heâs somehow going to ruin your angelic âinnocenceâ.
to which you then have to explain to him that thatâs literally never going to happen because thatâs not how it works.
he felt like he didnât deserved you before, now he feels like he REALLY doesnât. this guy needs so much reassurance that he does deserve you.
(sorry if sylus is a little ooc)
after youâve explained everything to him. he just wants to shower you with love. telling you how beautiful and amazing you are.
leads to a very lovely and very long night. ;)
heâs hyping himself up a little bit too, like âthereâs an actual angel in my presence, and she wants ME.â
super protective of you after you tell him. he knows youâre fully capable of defending and protecting yourself, but he 1. doesnât want others to find out and try to blackmail or take advantage of you, and 2. doesnât want the people of the N109 zone to try and take the one good thing he has in his life.
letâs be honest, sylus has a cocky and confident attitude, which is admirable. but on the inside, he needs SO much reassurance. (which isnât a bad thing)
rafayel đ
this little shit.
he feels like he finally has someone he can relate to. with him being a sea god and all.
a mermaid and an angelâŚwhat a pair.
showing him your angel form was a mistake.
because now he wants to use you as a muse for every single painting.
literally one of the first things he asks is if he can use you for one of his paintings.
people would ask him who the person in the painting was, and with a totally serious face he would say:
âmy angel girlfriend. :)â
and no one would actually believe that you were an angel, so itâs like a little inside joke between the two of you.
but seriously, he feels like he can trust you with his secret so much more, because he knows youâre hiding one too.
rafayel would of course ask the typical questions, to which youâd answer honestly.
heâs probably the most chill about it out of all of them. because heâs a âdivineâ being himself. while he may not have wings, he does have a fish tail and can breathe underwater.
he understands you the most out of the four.
#love and deepspace#zayne love and deepspace#lads zayne#zayne x reader#xavier love and deepspace#lads xavier#xavier x reader#love and deepspace sylus#lads sylus#sylus x reader#rafayel love and deepspace#lads rafayel#rafayel x reader#lads x reader#lads#lads mc
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Do you think there is a possibility that N is trying to protect a third person? And this is why she could use this situation with JD as a red herring?
You can only tell it's a white guy. People are going to see what they want to see. But the majority is fighting about the screensaver being JD or L. Some say it's neither of them. They could be right as well.
Is everything that we have witnessed this year still pointing towards Luke or was/is there someone in the background and she kept him under wraps?
I still have a hard time wrapping my head around it because of what we have witnessed between L and N.
I feel like until the incident with the screensaver she still had control over the narrative. She didn't mean for people to see it. I mean people already went overboard with their stalking but with this because it was not meant to get out..they will use this as proof and conformation that she seeing someone. They will not leave her alone until someone puts their feet down.
I don't think it's anyone else but Luke.
However, if people believe it's not, I think a different third party person would be the reason (not Eamon so don't even fucking start) because it's certainly not and never will be Jake Dunn.
People are already using this lock screen as confirmation they're "together". Just like people are using anything Antonia posts as confirmation that her and Luke are "together".
Make it make sense.
Oh. You can't.
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slim pickins
warnings; bad date? mentions of sex, cursing underage drinking and yes i meant for it to be written poorly i was trying to keep the humor of the album in the writing
no pressure tags; @murdockcastleslut @kimoralov3 @arkofblake
word count; 1911
summary; youre tired of not finding a decent guy who will treat you right and lay you right. at least not one you've known since you were kids. however you just cant help yourself. besides its slim pickins out here you take what you can get.
divider by @bernardsbendystraws
i wanna make one thing clear, when i say there are no good guys left i do not wanna hear about you and your boyfriend of three years that can cook and loves your mom.
thats exactly what im talking about maddie!!! i dont give two fucks that he took you to barnes and noble and bought you every book you wanted.
they are all taken. its plain and simple.
which is why even with a full roster, im stuck taking fucking zander, yes with a z, to my friends' kegger.
i mean yea hes cute. hes tall, built but not that gross kind of muscly. but if were being real i shouldve known better when he was joking about being a male stripper when hes a ginger.
and i can tell kie is judging me, rightfully so. her side eye is lethal. when i introduced him to everyone she asked him about his greta van fleet tee and he said he didn't even know it was a band.
needless to say pope had to drag her away.
after that incident i decided it was best if we tried to talk away from the rest of the group. boy was i wrong.
"so what do you like to drink? ill go grab us something," i offer trying to start the conversation, also avoiding the usual problem with taking a drink from men.
"im good with whatever"
i like to think im not a violent person, but im about to be.
"does a beer sound okay?" i ask him grabbing a twisted tea for me from the cooler.
"sure thing." god why is he acting like such a bitch? i should ask him if he's on his period.
i hand him the can, our fingers brush and its my final clue for the night that i am definitely not going home with him. no spark at all. hes done just about everything else to piss me off.
he did the thing where he licks his lips exaggeratingly looking me up and down, making a point to make sure i saw.
he walks so slow for being 6'3.
and finally he tried to mansplain my career to me. i'd had just enough when he opens his mouth again
"ew, you like twisted tea? who likes sweet tea?" his face contorted in disgust, it was about to contort from my fist breaking his goddamn nose if he keeps talking to me like this.
"we literally live in the south dude." my face could not make it any clearer i am so done with this guy.
"still, sweet tea is disgusting. im not kissing anyone that drinks that nasty shit."
"who said i wanted to kiss your nasty fucking mou-" i was interrupted by the sound of a very familiar giggle behind me as his arm wrapped around my shoulder, the smell of his deodorant and sea salt that cover his skin start to put you at ease.
jj was always there when you needed him, sometimes even when you didnt but right now you couldn't be more grateful. "im glad you found those mama i got em just for you. remembered theyre your favorite. right?"
and you wanna know the best part? zander is shaking already pissed off that jj is at my side. territorial i guess.
"you mind?" he asks him nodding his head at me like im not even there.
jj cant help but laugh at him "yea bud i do mind. she's hanging out with me tonight. have fun with your ipa dick." and with that he steers us off to where the rest of the pogues are.
but not before i can look over my shoulder and give the ginger an innocent smile and a shrug as if i had no control over the situation, when really id pick jj over anyone else.
"you owe me a big fat kiss mama," jj whispers in my ear walking us over to where our friends are standing, drinks in their hands laughing and chatting up a storm.
"in your dreams honey."
"every night all night," he quips back before i shove him off me.
now before you give me shit, jj and i have had our fair share of fun, but unfortunately im starting to look for something more serious.
watching john b and sarah be disgusting together is getting to my head. popes got something going on with cleo and im starting to recognize the pattern. and before i know it everyone will be in love if i don't start making an effort in that department.
random casual hook ups aren't doing it anymore, especially considering they aren't even that good.
unless theyre with jj.
but hes not an option, theres too much drama. too much history. too much too much too much. im not what he needs and i know for a fact he doesn't want me in that sense.
is that a bit dramatic? probably.
i mean hes a great lay, he's hilarious, he's got that blue collar kind of muscle, and he genuinely cares about me.
so of course im not going to date him, why would i?
what do you mean make good decisions? id rather do things in the most difficult way possible!
"y/n youve gotta stop giving those guys a chance, im starting to feel bad for you."
"you try finding a decent guy in a ten mile radius." i glare at him, obviously not wanting to joke about this right now.
he sticks his hand out in front of me, "fine i will. let me see your phone."
curious to see what he will do i hand it too him unlocked, he swipes and taps for a few moments, smiling down at the phone before handing it back to you.
when you look back down at the screen all you see is your instagram open with his stupid fucking smiley face on the screen.
he took a picture of himself and posted to my story. written on the screen in bubble letters in my favorite colored heart 'my favorite guy <3'
"i think he's your best bet." that same smile facing back at me now, cockier than ever. so smug i wanna kiss it off his face
i cant help but roll my eyes. "jj im serious! at this rate im going to die alone. every decent guy is taken or unavailable. all i want is someone funny, kind, and attractive is that too much to ask for?"
"im right in front of you mama you dont gotta look far."
"jj we both know we're not the serious kind of relationship im talking about."
"you can think what you want too but ill be here waiting for that kiss you owe me."
"i think all that tequila youve been sipping has gone to your head maybank."
he stands in front of me, taking his signature red cap off his head and putting it on mine smiling down at me, "what do they say in those books you read? you wear the hat you ride the cowboy?"
"this no ten gallon hat and you are no cowboy."
we laugh at each other, its always been easier to do that then actually talk about our feelings. so i put his hat back on his head, backwards the way he i likes it.
"cmon y/n/n, have a few more drinks, relax and hang out and ill make you feel all better later yea? its what im best at, you know."
"its gonna take more than a few more teas to convince me jj"
"what about that thing you like that i do with my tongue, huh mama? doesnt that sound pretty good right now? i think it does."
"i give you one fucking compliment and it goes straight to your head."
"technically its about my head so that makes perfect sense," he hands me another can with that stupid signature smirk of his and his stupid sexy hat backwards. i hate to admit it's working on me.
just like it does every other time.
i squint my eyes at him taking the can, rolling the idea around in my head. "fuck it. its not like anyone else is offering," i take a big sip of my drink.
jj pumps his fist in the air like a victorious idiot giving a few woots and hollars before picking me up and throwing me over his shoulder despite my wishes.
"jb!!" he shouts turning around to face him, "we're headed out!"
john b looks at the two of us shaking his head at how im kicking my feet to wiggle out of jjs oddly strong grip. "make sure you change the sheets when youre done!"
oh my god he did not just say that. "fuck both of you!"
jj just laughs carrying you back to the chateau like a kid who's excited to use a brand new birthday present.
"what happened to letting me have a few more drinks before we left??"
"youre just too irresistable mama, gotta have you now,' he gives my ass a light slap for good measure causing me to roll my eyes for the 600th time tonight.
"are you gonna put me down now?"
he pretends to look like hes thinking about it, "i guess. only so i can watch you walk away," he does as he says helping me get my feet on the ground.
"youre a pervert."
"no im flirtatious, and you love it, you know it makes you blush i see it. now go on and give me a lil walk yea?"
oh im gonna kill him...
oh wait! im gonna kill him!
"okay... fine. but no touching until we get home," i smile walking away exactly like he asked, but i know behind me he is a puddle of mud. standing still, about to start begging me to let him.
he finally catches up after a few seconds "mama please- cmon thats not fair. you look too good in those shorts you know i cant wait that long. just wanna feel you."
i cant help but giggle at his words, its honestly adorable how mopey he gets. like i just kicked his puppy or something.
"hands of jj i mean it... not until that door shuts behind us."
it didn't really matter that i can see the chateau or that ill be there in literally a minute.
its actually painful for jj to not be able to touch me as he pleases.
i turn around to face him with a cheeky smile. "you want me maybank?"
and of course he nods so hard it looks like his head is going to fall right off.
"come and get me," running towards the house, i can see the moment when his reflexes kick in, his boots thudding against the ground as he gains on me.
just before i can make it to the poarch jj wraps his arms around me, lifting me a few inches off the ground and spinning me around in a fit of laughter.
"okay! okay okay okay you win- you got me."
"oh ive got you mama, and im havin you for the rest of the fucking night," he presses a kiss to my neck hauling me inside, the screen door slamming shut after us.
am i gonna regret this tomorrow? most likely.
but what can i say? its slim pickins in this part of town.
#jj maybank#jj maybank x reader#jj maybank x gn!reader#outer banks x reader#jj maybank imagine#jj maybank fics#outerbanks x reader#outerbanks fics#my writing <3#short n sweet#short and sweet#fic recs <3#mama needs her jj#jj maybank need you by my side
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player!chris and ditsy!reader headcanons
⢠player!chris who ⌠is a very competitive person. whether that be games, sports, bets, etc. heâs always turning things into a challenge and doesnât let others win easily.
⢠player!chris who ⌠is a big dog person. completely opposite from ditsy!reader who loves cats. he has a great dane named atlas who he loves and honestly looks like.
⢠player!chris who ⌠likes to work out. heâll show off with his friends, trying to one up each other to impress the girls â and he never fails.
⢠player!chris who .. can get anyone into his bed if he wanted and he has. but when he started getting closer to ditsy!reader, he stopped seeing girls less and less.
⢠player!chris who ⌠absolutely loves teasing ditsy!reader. calling her angel and darling just to watch her stammer and blush.
⢠player!chris who ⌠pokes fun at ditsy!reader for her clumsiness or forgetfulness. âTry not to trip over ya own feet next time, aâight?â but if anyone else tries to make fun of her, he immediately shuts it down, acting as if only he has the right to tease her.
⢠player!chris who ⌠is gentle with ditsy!reader. if sheâs upset or overwhelmed, heâll dial his teasing down and might even let her vent a little, listening quietly. He wonât talk about it afterward, pretending it never happened, but heâll remember the details.
⢠player!chris who ⌠gets possessive when other guys try to flirt with ditsy!reader. she often canât read social queueâs so she never knows when people are flirting with her. heâll glare them down, and will probably get mean. sheâs his to bother.
⢠player!chris who ⌠is fiercely protective of ditsy!reader. if he hears about anyone giving her trouble, heâll confront them, acting like heâs just doing it for his own amusement, but in reality, he genuinely cares.
⢠player!chris who ⌠will take multiple photos of ditsy!reader once theyâre close enough for him to tell her he loves photography. heâll take pictures of her reading, completely caught off guard, etc.
⢠ditsy!reader who ⌠will let any stray cat she sees. sheâll even talk to them as if theyâre listening, telling them things she probably wouldnât share with regular people.
⢠ditsy!reader who ⌠isnât the best at watching where sheâs going. so she has a habit of accidentally walking into people or knocking things over, making her apologize profusely.
⢠ditsy!reader who ⌠is horrible at remembering peopleâs names, often giving them little nicknames to keep track of who they are. sheâll get embarrassed when she has to ask for someoneâs name again.
⢠ditsy!reader who ⌠is curious about everything. sheâs the type to always asks questions like, âhow do beeâs make honey?â or just asks chris about everything he does.
⢠ditsy!reader who ⌠canât really handle horror movies that well. sheâll jump at particularly scary scenes, covering her ears or eyes. but sheâs very fascinated with the paranormal and such.
⢠ditsy!reader who ⌠avoids eye contact with chris. his intense gaze tends to make her nervous, so her eyes are always pointed down or pretends to be focused on something else while she fidgets.
⢠ditsy!reader who ⌠when she gets comfortable enough, will start to ramble to him. either about books, music, her classes, etc. she may even vent to him at some point, not meaning to but it just sort of happens.
⢠ditsy!reader who ⌠gets jealous whenever she sees chris talking to other girls, she tries to brush it off, but she canât help feeling a pang of jealousy. she knows she has no reason to feel that way.
⢠ditsy!reader who ⌠when chris flirts or leans in close, she feels like her brain short-circuits. sheâs used to characters in books doing these things, not real people, and it leaves her flustered beyond words.
⢠ditsy!reader who ⌠will try to compliment or make moves on chris, but will ultimately fail. if she goes to give him a small pec on the lips, she swerves and pecs his cheek or just doesnât do it at all. if she tryâs to compliment him, she stammers off. âyouâre uh.. really good at â er â i donât know, never mind!â
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a/n : talk to me abt them yâall PLEASE, idk who to talk to about themđ
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does the 'we're only halfway through' squad realize that half of a show is more than enough time to expect actual character development to happen? because it hasn't and I suspect it won't, because Viv is terrible at actually making character changes stick
Blitzo - he's fared the best of everyone but it's still not much to look at - he's still an impulsive jerk who's mean to Moxxie. He's decided to stop butting in on M&M not because he respects either of their boundaries more now but because he's pining for Stolas for no adequately explained reason. His relationship with Loona hasn't changed, he's still a bit overbearing and overprotective. He's made up with Fizz but it doesn't really feel like he's changed meaningfully to become a person who wouldn't make the same mistake again because the first mistake was just an accident he couldn't have foreseen. Regressed in some ways because Stolas has totally wrecked his confidence and made him behave out of character by making Loona, his beloved daughter, burn taxidermy owls and neglected to pay his employees i.e. hurt the people who should matter to pine over his abuser.
On his end he's treated rephrensibly by the people who are supposed to love him - Stolas obviously, but also treated poorly by Fizz, M&M and Loona as not one of them think how Stolas treated him is messed up. IMP in particular are actively aware of Stolas being the meal ticket and assume it's fine to pimp out their boss since he's not complaining about it?
Moxxie - learns he needs to be confident in his own skills. Repeatedly. Occasionally calls Blitzo by first name but still uses 'sir' often, so he hasn't really changed there. No relationship to speak of with Loona. Mostly happy together with Millie
Millie - her only plots are helping the men get their shit together. Stopped calling Loona hellhound for no explained reason
Loona - made a friend in Tex, kind of. No change in most of her relationships with the cast because she barely has one
Via - repeating the same 'why does dad keep neglecting me' arc until she cuts him off, at which point he'll probably win her back in five minutes (then go right back to ignoring her)
Stolas - developed to learn the deal was wrong but not really since he's ending it principally because Blitzo wouldn't date him at the same time as Stolas was sexually extorting him. Still treats Blitzo like an object whose feelings inconvenience him. Still neglects his daughter. Learnt to stand up to Stella out of nowhere, so there's that I guess. Regressed harder than anyone else in terms of development since he's incapable of ever admitting when he's done wrong - it's not cheating since he says so, and gives lip service to the idea he's hurt Blitzo before being Shocked and Appalled whenever Blitzo confirms outright 'you hurt me'. Still talks down to imps. Has yet to acknowledge any of the members of IMP by name or show gratitude for them saving his life. A waste of flesh and screentime
Fizz - changed from a chaotic sassy king to a scared abused woobie. Managed to get free of Mammon in the space of one episode. Made up with Blitzo. Feels bad about not being equal to Ozzie but we're going to sweep that under the rug since classism storylines are a problem for making stol1tz happen
Striker - went from a legitimately scary antagonist who had a point, tempted Blitzo with great chemistry to a laughing stock who not only always loses but is called a supremacist despite only having ever pointed out the rich have all the power and mistreat the poor (a thing the show has proven him right about time and again). Goes from smooth seductor to joke with a hygiene problem
like, we can admit this is a tiny amount of development for two whole seasons and 50% of the entire show, right?
You can really tell the people in this fandom who actually watch other forms of media from the ones who don't, and by that I mean "haters expecting everything to be revealed in episode one." Shows don't reveal or even necessarily plan everything from day one, but I can't think of another cartoon that wobbles around as much as HB does.
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What happens when Ford eventually returns? I mean, Dipper and Mabel will have to get used to a whole ânewâ Ford, and Bill is a chaos-god again, so meeting him in his real form will be interesting, will Bill just hang around?
To summarise: It isnât great, for anybody.
In the case of Ford, itâs like heâs just woken up from sleep. In his mind, itâs like no time has passed at all, but instead 30 years has, and he has to come to terms with that. His paranoia is intense, and to make matters worse, he doesnât just feel like a stranger in his own home, but a stranger in his own body. He honestly spends a lot of time around Stan, despite his lingering anger, as Stan is the only person who doesnât look at him strangely, or make him feel like heâs the one who stole this body, that heâs the one who doesnât belong. Stanâs familiar. Heâs safe. Everything else is just⌠wrong.
Heâs generally quite unsure around the twins, which is a mutual feeling.
Mabel wants him to feel welcome, she really does, but sheâs struggling to cope with the feelings of confusion and betrayal, and though she does her best to put on a smile and get to know him, he always seems very far away. Meanwhile, Dipper thought he knew the Author for the longest time, but apparently, it was all a lie, and heâs hurt, they both are, but Dipper honestly handles it worse. Heâs fixated enough on Billâs pages in the journal to know heâs dangerous, that he did something bad to their real Grunkle Ford, and heâs relentless in finding out what.
It feels like walking on eggshells at all times. Their new Great Uncle Ford is jumpy, and heâs always looking at them like theyâre going to attack him. Heâs only ever really at ease when Stan is around. Speaking of Stan, he doesnât blame his brother for being so on edge, nor is annoyed at Ford constantly trying to argue with Stan and prove Bill has manipulated him too, because to Ford, itâs the only possible explanation as to why Stan would protect him. And Stan gets that. Even now, he will never forget the anger he felt at seeing Fordâs body, how damaged it was, and how Bill laughed about it. But, unfortunately, heâs spent 30 years with Bill, 30 years Ford had taken from him, and that leaves everything painfully complicated.
Speaking of Bill, I havenât decided exactly how heâs going to be present, either heâs completely back to hanging around the mindscape, or heâs latched onto Ford still somehow, either way, he hangs around.
I have a particular vision in mind of him entering the twins dreams sometimes, especially if theyâre having a nightmare, and he and Mabel end up having a conversation one night.
I may make a full, coloured comic for it honestly, because itâs very clear in my mind, and Mabel asking Bill to lie to her for her own comfort⌠yeah.
(If anyoneâs seen Buffy, itâs kind of based off the âLie to meâ scene)
(One final note: I think DD&MD will still be the key to getting Ford to open up, but itâs something the whole family gets involved with, even Stan and Mabel, though they admit the game isnât really for them, just to make him feel more comfortable around them, and break the tension a bit more. Dipper kind of figures out he likes it in the similar fashion of Ford seeing his die!)
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I am so sorry op but I think it's more on the inverse side. Percy's powers are so in tune with him that even with limited time, he was able to access a large arsenal of them. Sure he hasn't specifically trained to fine tune his powers but unlike the other big three children who have all experimented their powers before, he always ends up in mortal peril everytime he has to come up with something new. So unlike others who have kind of tried and tested and put a few limits on their powers, Percy just goes with it. He doesn't think about whether he can or not, it's always a case of "I must".
Iapetus is going to kill Thalia and Nico, so I have to find a way to stop him. But I am half poisoned and bruised, I can't fight him. Oh okay so I will just use the rivers in Underworld for help. They are water right?
Akhyls is going to kill me and Annabeth here, we aren't strong enough to fight a primordial. She is going to choke us with poison. Annabeth's going to die. I am going to die. Annabeth's going to die. Wait poison has large amount of water or even liquids. I can control it!
And each time he proves himself right he goes Oh cool, that's helpful. With no idea how world transcending his own abilities are. Were it anyone else they would have let their training and mindset of myths limit their imagination and their ability to fight. But Percy hasn't been trained traditionally, he has never put a limit on his own power. He does with it whatever he needs to and he doesn't let a pre defined set of rules or ways inhibit him. "What do you mean I can't overpower a Primordial in her own domain with her own poison? Of course I can. Poison contains water, it's liquid. I can totally do that."
I think Percy using less powers in the first series has more to do with his trust issues with it. See Percy has deeply internalized his self loathing and self esteem issues. He sees himself as a burden, a troubled kid who only causes problems. He doesn't want his powers to do that, to destroy everything in their path. So he keeps them coiled tight and shut. He needs it to do precisely what he wants, which it does almost always. He starts trusting them but but then at times when he he lets a leash loose, his powers do crazy shit like, blow up a volcano, lift an entire river bed from its roots, level a creek, start a hurricane or other disasters, so he keeps them tightly leashed.
We can see evidence of that with words like "a pull in my gut" "I felt something inside me break" "something uncoiled" and so on.
Whether he does it consciously or not, it only serves to benefit him because everytime his opponents foolishly think,
Enemy: I know all that you can do Perseus Jackson.
Percy: ........
Percy: Damn, even I don't know everything I can do. It's cool that you think you know all I can do though.
*obliterates the monster with something new he comes up with*
Percy: Ha didn't know I could that but boy am I glad it worked. See this is what I was talking about.
Either way I do agree with op on a few things like children of Hades have the most potent abilities, most broken ones but I think their lack of stamina does hinder them. And I mean Nico has known about his powers for even less time than Percy while neither Thalia nor Jason are very creative.
I think Hazel comes really close due to her versatility and creativity. Magic, mist and her own powers along with her fighting prowess. Her and Meg McCaffrey should have been compared to Percy more so than others given they were in similar situations and have such strong abilities. Technically Meg is a child of the Elder Gods.
I think Rick should have explored a bit more on the big three children and their powers.
The point I was trying to make is Percy is so powerful because of his lack of traditional training or traditional fighting knowledge. He learns by hands on experience, adapts on instinct and improves by finding loopholes or getting a better grasp of his already present abilities.
can we/rick talk more abt how extremely inexperienced percy is with his powers in comparison to many of the other big 3 kids
like itâs actually very interesting to think abt if you think abt the connection they each have as a scale to how connected they are to their godly parent (not like emotionally lmao but their godly heritage if that makes sense)
like if you think of nico and hazel those two are arguably the most like in tune with their powers both having used their powers since they were very young and being forced to kind of connect with their godly side much sooner/faster then the others
thalia and jason being second since thalia is literally the second in command to a literal goddess and as a soldier camp jupiter would definitely push jason to know his limits but they both havenât reached that ease that nico and hazel have â thalia probably couldâve reached it if she hadnât been snubbed at 15 and wasnât scared of heights lmao and if jason had probably any type of support that wasnât pushing him to just be better or focused more on his powers then physical strengths
both thalia and jason also started very young with using their powers yet both had that small blocker of other mortals/people around in comparison to hazel and nico
like hazel and nico are both so small that theyâve been taught to mostly use their powers not that they canât fight but they rely a lot more on that rather then a sword unlike jason thalia or percy but i think that also just goes with the age that they are since their so young and were taught at that young age to lean on their powers thatâs simply whatâs easier
then you have percy who literally just found out half this shit was real like 5 years ago and knows nothing abt his powers like genuinely the amount percy leans more on his physical strength bc thatâs all heâs had up until he was 12 in comparison to how much he leans on his actual powers is crazy especially if you look at the difference between how much jason or nico rely on their powers at their ages in comparison to how much percy did at those ages
itâs also interesting how that plays into people not taking him very seriously people see him as much more mortal and âweakâ bc of it
not that any of them are doing it wrong obv itâs just very interesting to think abt
i think this also plays into percyâs morals a lot ? i recently saw a post saying nico wasnât scared of percy when he was taking down an army and had hades with a sword to his neck yet annabeth was when percy was choking that goddess in tartarus even tho it was self defense which is all true but if you boil it down to those key points you can really see the clear distinction between the morality of nico and annabeth in those moments and how they know percy in that way as well
nico whoâs on the cusp of godly hood in a way - being hades ambassador and spending most time in the underworld - he looks at percy as this hero who fights and kills and wins so thatâs what he was letting percy do and he was watching it in awe
yet annabeth knowing percy stopped him yes in fear but in fear of the fact that that is simply not percy percy is the most mortal demigod weâve met (him and piper tbh) heâs lived his life with mortal morals and he barely uses his powers bc of it so when heâs using his powers to literally kill a goddess like who tf is that ?? and who would he have been if he had gone through with it
i think thatâs a pretty easy summary of why percy doesnât really use his powers much as well heâs always seen himself as just some guy he doesnât really like ppl calling him a hero he doesnât really show off (on purpose/without reason) heâs just fighting to survive or to get shit done which is a very human trait percy is a very humble guy and it would just be crazy to see how much more powerful heâd be if he wasnât bc ik a lot of that is whatâs holding him back
also i think itâs interesting to point out the fact that percy used a sword when fighting hades in comparison to tartarus when he used just his powers id be interested to see what nico/annabeth wouldâve thought if they were in each others shoes in those moments
also interesting that in both cases he doesnât go through with it (killing a god/goddess) for 2 different reasons but what would they have done if he did âŚ
iâm realising the purpose at the start of this is very different then what it ended in but iâd like to hear what ppl think if iâm just yapping or if anyone else knows wtf im talking abt lmao
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Oooo hear me out, it's up to you, something inspired by "me and the devil" by soap&skin for platonic arthur and reader?
(AN: Lmfao this is smth else, hope this caught the essence of the song!)
Warnings: Not incest, strictly platonic, fluff
ââŕ¨Pre-campŕ§ââ
Youâd always been content with the fact that Arthur and your friends hadnât crossed paths yet. After all, thereâs something universally embarrassing about siblings mingling with your friends, especially a brother like him. But today, fate seemed to be laughing at you.
You waited on the porch of Mrs Anne's house with Isla, Faye, and Mavis, caught up in a lively discussion that had everyone too engaged to notice time passing, mostly about what happened in your classes today. Usually, your friends would have left by now, but something had kept the whole group lingering in a close-knit circle.
âAlright, guys, we should really go,â Faye finally said, glancing around. Isla nodded, then smirked at you.
âOh, right,â she teased. âForgot youâre waiting for him. Where is he? Late again?â
You clutched your bag, trying to brush it off casually. âHeâll be here soon. You guys can head out if you want.â
Please do, please do, please do-
Before anyone could move, Mavis stretched lazily and patted your arm. âBy the way, weâve never actually seen him. I mean, I havenât.â
âTrust me, heâs⌠well, you donât want to,â Isla added, chuckling with an odd mix of awe and apprehension. âI have, and heâs terrifying, honestly.â
âIs he?" Faye raised an eyebrow at Isla's earlier comment. âI mean, your dadâs not like that. Quite normal, actually, like heâs nice.â
You rolled your eyes. "Isla, he's just a bit...tall that's it. Which to be honest I hate. I mean like how dare he be taller than me! Eugh. Anyway, you guys, he's nice too, much nicer than Dad I would say-"
"But I never saw him smile." God, Isla. She's literally your younger annoying sister who can't shut up, at this point.
"He does smile!"
You could feel Mavis and Fayeâs curiosity prickling at Arthurâs character, especially since they had no clue about his line of work. Isla, though, knew enough, which left her more spooked than skeptical. You nudged her with a playful yet pointed elbow, a silent but clear Donât spill the beans, or Iâll make you spill your teeth. Thankfully, she caught on quickly.
âYeah, itâs more of a⌠âyou had to be thereâ situation,â Isla tried to wave it off, though her tone just made things more awkward. Before anyone could respond, a voice drifted over the porch, a voice that could freeze or haunt your dreams.
Arthur had arrived.
â(Y/n)!â Arthurâs voice cut through the chatter, and all four of you turned to see him, perched on his horse, dressed head-to-toe in black. But what really set your teeth on edge was the bullet belt strapped across his chest along with some guns, a blatant display of everything youâd been trying to hide. You glanced back at your friends, who stared in wide-eyed shock as if Arthur had just ridden straight out of a legend, or a nightmare. Isla, though, wore a triumphant smirk, her dramatic warnings about your âscaryâ brother proven right.
You shot them all a quick, apologetic goodbye before rushing over, and Arthur extended a gloved hand down to help you onto the horse. âHurry your ass up,â he muttered. His gaze was sharp and impatient, and you climbed up with a sigh, half-irritated and half-resigned.
âMaybe you should try being patient, too,â you shot back, settling in behind him. The horse sprang forward as you waved at your friends over your shoulder, watching their stunned faces disappear into the distance as you and Arthur rode away.
Arthurâs gaze was sharp as he maneuvered the horse down the path, his voice edged with something darker. âYour friends looked like theyâd seen death itself when I rode up. Got anything to explain?â
You tried for a casual laugh, but it came out shaky. âMaybe because you showed up looking like you were ready for a showdown, Arthur. You could have been less armed...y'know.?â
He glanced back at you with a smirk that didnât quite reach his eyes. âLess armed?
âYeah, you didnât have to look like you were coming to take me hostage,â you teased, though there was a tinge of nerves in your voice. âYou nearly gave poor Mavis a heart attack.â
âMaybe she needs it,â he muttered with a hint of amusement, his hand gripping the reins tighter. âAinât my problem if your friends are scared of a bit of leather and metal. And excuse me , for not tryin' to make you wait and rushing here after the job."
You rolled your eyes, but decided to switch gears. âAnyway! Artieee....
Artie = I want something.
"Whatâs really important is that Iâm starving.â
âDonât tell me you didnât cook nothinâ today,â he said, a hint of exasperation creeping into his tone.
Panic struck, and you scrambled for an excuse. âWell, I did cook even with a terrible headache, but Dad was starving, and he, uh⌠had some friends over, so they polished off everything.â You added a dramatic sigh for good measure, hoping itâd sell the story.
Arthur raised an eyebrow, clearly skeptical but too tired to argue. âHim and his damned pals. You couldnât save a single bite, huh?â
âBelieve me, if I couldâve, I wouldâve,â you lied, trying to keep a straight face. Truth is, you did cook and there was still food left for dinner but you were craving something else. Your Dad would definitely side with your lie anyway so why not take advantage of the opportunity.
"SoâŚhow about we grab some dinner? Just a little something for your favourite sister?â
Arthur groaned, but you could tell he was caving, being starved himself, âFine."
You grinned, hugging his back as the horse picked up speed, your stomach already dreaming of food. Knew youâd come through, brother.
âââ
ââŕ¨Post-campŕ§ââ
"So what's up with you?" Micahâs voice broke through the quiet, his tone drawn out in that infuriatingly lazy way, like he didnât care about anything in the world. You kept your focus on the book in your hands, not bothering to give him the satisfaction of an answer.
"I mean, I know itâs only my second visit to the camp and all, but at least the other women talk. You, though..." His voice rose just a little, like he was trying to provoke you.
You didnât flinch. The page turned, your eyes still scanning the words.
Micah, noticing he wasnât getting any attention, stepped closer, his boots scraping against the dirt. "Hey! Whatâs up with all the attitude from you girls around here? I swear, the prettier they are, the more attitude theyâve got."
That was it. You set the book down, slowly, deliberately, and looked up at him with a level stare, the faintest flicker of irritation crossing your face.
"You should go, if you want to keep breathing," you said flatly, voice laced with a coldness that mightâve warned him to stop before things escalated.
He smirked letting out a scoff, clearly not taking you seriously. "Oh really? Why, doll? Whatâs so special about you?"
You didnât answer. Instead, you let your gaze shift to the side, barely looking at him as you spoke, "My brother wonât be happy."
Micah blinked, caught off guard. "Brother? Who--"
Before he could finish, a heavy, familiar hand fell on his shoulder, spinning him around with ease. "Me." Arthurâs voice was low, smooth, and cold, a tone that instantly made the air around them feel heavier.
Micahâs face drained of color as he took in the sight of Arthur, standing tall and unwavering, his stare unblinking and intense. The recognition hit him hard, and the cocky grin that had been on his face moments ago faltered, turning into an awkward grimace.
"Oh...right, I see the resemblance now," he stammered, his confidence crumbling beneath Arthurâs unblinking gaze. "Didnât know... didn't know it was you."
Arthurâs eyes darkened as he took a slow step toward Micah, his presence undeniable and terrifying. âYou didnât know, huh?â His voice was low, dangerous. âLet me make something clear, Micah. If you ever think itâs alright to speak to my sister like that again, you wonât have the chance to be this sorry.â
Micahâs smile faltered as he looked from Arthurâs hard face to yours, clearly realizing just how deep his mistake ran. He hesitated, then muttered, âI didnât mean any harm, just jokinâ around cowboy, yâknow?â
Arthur didnât flinch, didnât blink. His grip tightened slightly, and Micahâs hands immediately went up in surrender. âYeah, you shouldâve known better,â Arthur growled, his voice dropping even lower. âI donât appreciate anyone talking down to my sister or any woman in the camp for that matter. Got it?â
Micahâs breath hitched, and his eyes darted between Arthur and you, his legs wobbling a bit under the pressure of the enforcerâs glare. He took a step back, quickly distancing himself, his earlier bravado long gone. âI, Iâll just go... No harm meant, alright?â
Arthur didnât speak, only watched him with unwavering intensity, his posture stiff and unyielding, until Micah turned on his heel and hastily retreated, all but running.
Once Micah disappeared into the distance, Arthur exhaled slowly, his gaze now shifting back to you with a slight softening in his demeanor. âYou good?â
"Hm. Thanks for that by the way." You answered nonchalantly, already reaching for your book again, satisfied with how things had gone. But before you could dive back into it, Arthur snatched it away from you with a swift motion.
"Wha--"
âGo fuckinâ read in your damn tent,â he snapped.
You blinked, surprised by the sudden shift in his mood. âHey, donât take your anger out on me too. I didnât do anything.â
Arthurâs eyes narrowed as he looked down at you, still holding the book just out of your reach. âYouâre sitting here, reading, like nothing happened.â
"So I just stop existing because... what? Men like him exist?!" You shot back, annoyance flashing in your gaze.
He sighed, clearly over it. "Yeah, yeah, you win the debate, but for now, go. He still has some work left here in the camp. You stay inside. Now stop yapping and go before I-"
You cut him off with a dramatic roll of your eyes, but you didnât want to test his patience. Grumbling, you stood up and scurried toward your tent, throwing a glare in his direction as you went. Arthur didnât bother replying, just watching you with an unreadable expression as you ducked inside. You couldn't stop yourself from imagining how he was still standing there, no doubt watching over the camp with that ever-present watchfulness of his.
But deep down, there was a strange comfort in knowing Arthur was there, looking out for you. You couldnât help but feel grateful for the sense of security his presence brought, even if it came with its moments of irritation.
You were luckier than most women, the ones who had no one to protect them, to guard their well-being when this society felt too harsh. You had never had to face that, not completely.
Your brother couldâve just left you to fend for yourself when both of your parents died. He couldâve given up, and let the weight of responsibility crush him. He couldâve taken the easy route, let you fend for yourself, but he didnât. He chose to provide, to protect. And that, in itself, was something you could never take for granted.
You smiled softly to yourself as you opened your book again, getting comfy. It wasnât perfect, your life, and it didnât come without its complications, but it was yours, and you knew you werenât alone in it. Arthurâs attempts, and his constant presence, always reminded you that no matter what happened, he would always try. That thought made everything a little easier to bear.
Speaking of....
You were tailing behind Arthur as he checked the items on the list. Just another day buying out supplies when your eyes caught the movement outside the general storeâs window. A man was yanking a woman by the arm, his grip forceful, and he struck her hard before pulling her toward a nearby house.
Your heart hammered. âArthurâŚâ
âHold on.â He didnât look up, tossing another can into the basket you held.
âArthur!â Your voice trembled as you grabbed his arm. âThat woman⌠Heâs hitting her. Arenât you going to do something?â
He finally glanced at you, an irritated look flickering across his face until he saw the worry in your eyes. He followed your gaze out the window, his expression darkening as he took in the scene.
âThat bastardâs beating herâŚâ you hissed. âIâll go to the sheriff if you wonât.â You started to take a step, but Arthurâs hand shot out, gripping your arm like iron.
âHey, hey! You ainât runninâ off to the station,â he growled, his tone as unyielding as his grip. âCalm down.â
âCalm down?â You tried to pull away, anger mixing with shock. âHow can you say that when she needs help?!â
The shopkeeper, who had been eavesdropping, chimed in with a lazy shrug. âThatâs Carter for you. Mean drunk, that one. Nothing new around here.â
"Arthur," you insisted, voice edged with urgency, "we canât just stand here and ignore this! Youâve got to do something!â
He looked back at you, his eyes narrowing with frustration mixed with something softer, a concern he rarely showed outright. âAnd what, exactly, would you have me do? Burst in there? People like him, theyâve got the whole damn town used to their mess. It ainât as simple as you think.â
You clenched your fists, your heart pounding. âSo we just let it happen!?â
Arthur scoffed, glancing down at the basket you held with a resigned shake of his head. "Iâm not sayinâ we do nothing. Iâm sayinâ weâre not the ones here to play heroes every time some bastard acts up." He looked away, jaw tight. But then suddenly, your dejected face stung something within him. It always does.
"Fine, but let's get this shopping done first."
You bounced impatiently on your heels as Arthur went through the rest of the list, and after what felt like an eternity, he finally loaded up the last of the supplies. He gestured for you to sit in the wagon while he headed off to âhandle things.â Minutes later, you watched as the blonde woman stumbled out of the house, her face streaked with tears. You jumped off the wagon and hurried over, helping her onto the seat beside you.
âDonât worry, your husband will definitely rot in the jai-â
The words barely left your mouth when the sharp crack of gunshots rang out from the house. A moment later, Arthur sprinted out, leaping onto the wagon and snapping the reins with urgency, the horses lurching into a gallop.
âWhat--what was that?â you stammered, glancing at him in shock. Even the woman had stopped sobbing, her eyes wide as she clung to the edge of the wagon.
Arthur shot you a level look, his tone matter-of-fact. âI did what you asked.â
âI said jail, not⌠not blowing his brains out!â
âIf you think they take in men jus' for that, you still have a lot to learn, and aren't you happy...? That son of a bitch had it comin',â he replied calmly, not sparing you a glance as he kept his gaze on the road ahead.
You fell silent, a part of you taken aback but another part feeling a grudging agreement with his logic. The jail thing was indeed a dumb idea. You do feel happy. "You know what? Youâre absolutely right, probably the best thing you ever did,â you murmured, giving a subtle, reassuring smile to the woman sitting beside you. She was still in shock, her hands trembling as she took it all in. You deliberately missed Arthur giving you a dirty look on your comment.
âUm, donât worry,â you said softly. âYouâre safe now. He deserved it.â
The womanâs gaze flickered, her fear giving way to hesitant relief as she managed a weak nod. âDamn right he did,â she added, her voice firm. "I kinda...I always wanted to do that."
You giggled, glancing back at her with a grin. âToday's your lucky day then. Whatâs your name? Mineâs (Y/N) Morgan and this is my brother, Arthur.â
She took a shuddering breath, her voice barely above a whisper. âK-Karen.â
âDo you have anywhere to go, Miss Karen?â Arthur interjected, his tone gruff but not unkind.
âN-not really,â she mumbled, looking down, her hands twisting in her lap.
Arthur shot you a look that clearly said, You started this. Now what the hell are we supposed to do?
You cleared your throat, searching for the right words. âUm, the thing is, Karen⌠we, uh, well, we live in a camp where people are⌠letâs just say, not exactly law-abidin-â
âWeâre outlaws,â Arthur cut in, his tone blunt as always.
âO-outlaws?â Karenâs eyes widened, her grip tightening on her skirt.
âYeah, unfortunatelyâŚâ you mumbled, casting a sideways glare at Arthur. âAnd not 'we', Iâm not! IâmâŚjust you know....there and normal.â
Karen blinked, her initial shock giving way to an expression of deep thought. Then, to your surprise, a hint of excitement crept into her face, as though sheâd stumbled upon something sheâd been waiting for her whole life.
âYou know⌠I may not look it, but Iâve got skills,â she said with a newfound confidence, sitting up straighter. âReal skills that could be useful. My old man never liked it, but Iâve learned a thing or two about⌠pickinâ locks, sneakinâ around, that sort of thing.â She looked between the two of you, her smile growing. âMaybe I could⌠you know, join you?â
Arthurâs eyebrow arched, clearly taken aback by her enthusiasm. He turned to you, looking somewhere between amused and exasperated. You stifled a grin, giving him a shrug. âLooks like sheâs got some outlaw spirit after all, better than whatever life you were living, am I right?â you said, reaching out to pat Karen on the back who nodded wiping her tears.
Arthur rolled his eyes, muttering under his breath, âThis campâs turning into a damn circus," earning him a smack from you on the arm.
You couldnât help but feel a swell of pride as you watched Arthur stand by, his silhouette dark against the fading light of the camp. Youâd done something good today, something right. You helped someone, and he had backed you, without hesitation.
As you made your way back to the campfire, the weight of the day's events still hung heavy on you. You could still hear the echoes of the manâs voice, the rage in his eyes. But it didnât matter now. The woman was safe, and youâd made a difference. More than that, Arthur had made sure of it.
You glanced back over at him, standing tall, looking unfazed by the confrontation. He had that look, stone-faced, like nothing ever rattled him. Yet you knew the truth. Arthur did what needed to be done, for you, for anyone who mattered to him. Heâd always had a way of making sure things were taken care of, no matter the cost.
"You did good today," you said quietly, your voice carrying the weight of the unspoken things that lingered between you.
Arthur gave a half-grunt, not really one for praise. His lips curled up in the slightest of smiles, but there was no boastful pride in it. That wasnât Arthurâs way. "Just doinâ whatâs right."
You huffed a soft laugh. "I know. You always do more than what's right. You do what needs to be done." He always does tenfold what you ask of him.
He didnât argue, didnât try to deny it. Instead, his gaze flickered to you for a brief moment before he looked away. "Youâre the one who had the guts to step in. I just made sure it ended the way it should."
You shook your head, though a smile tugged at the corners of your lips. "Donât try to downplay it. You know damn well that if it had been anyone else, they would have just ignored it."
He snorted, his eyes scanning the horizon, ever vigilant, as if nothing could touch him. But you knew better. You knew the weight Arthur carried. Youâd seen it, felt it. He wasnât the same as the others. He was a brother, a friend, a bodyguard, and a killer all in one. Your own personal killer that too free of charge. You chuckled inwardly at the thought. This is something you never imagined even thinking of him in childhood. What a turn life has taken for both of you.
As you sat beside him, watching the fire crackle, the camp settled into a quiet rhythm. You felt proud, not just of yourself, but of Arthur too. He may not have cared for the praise, but you knew the truth, Arthur was the kind of man who would go to hell and back for the people he cared about. Especially you. And for you, that meant everything.
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