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anneliesembsims · 9 months ago
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Disclaimer: I received free packs as part of the EA Creator Network
Amethyst can't quite believe how time is passing. It's Rose Blush's birthday already.
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changingplumbob · 3 months ago
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Halloween CAS Challenge created by @la-llama-sims displayed inside templates by me
CC Credits (Thank you creators!)
Skin default:Agave V2 by @nesurii Eyes:Waterdrop by @pralinesims
Luna
Make up, Earrings: @pralinesims Rose Petal Blush, Lailah Earrings, Scarlet Night Eyeshadow, Electric Lip Kiss, Kara Lashes Gloves: @joliebean Let it be Me Gloves Necklace: @madlensims Pearl Dream Dress: @rustys-cc Magnolia Gown
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@helgatisha Look at this Wonderful Dress poses
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shoshansims · 5 months ago
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Grishaverse Lookbook: Nina Zenik (Part I)
Ahhh we've finally reached this queen, Nina Zenik! Her lookbook will also have three parts. Just a reminder Nina is a corporalki Grisha, so most of her outfits will be red themed. If you have any fictional character requests for lookbooks, feel free to send them. Part one covers everyday through part of the athletic categories. If I made a mistake with attributing the custom content, please let me know. You can find the credits under the cut. ♡
Everyday 01. little red bird
clothes: dress | heels ♡ @rimings | @shakeproductions accessories: earrings | necklace ♡ @giuliettasims
Everyday 02. rose
clothes: top | jeans | shoes ♡ @joliebean | @sentate | @jius-sims accessories: earrings | necklace ♡ @giuliettasims
Everyday 03. one of us
clothes: sweater | jeans | shoes ♡ @sentate | @helgatisha | @seoulsoul-sims accessories: earrings ♡ @giuliettasims
Formal 01. zowa
clothes: dress | heels (under dress) ♡ @ice-creamforbreakfast | @astya96cc accessories: earrings | bracelets | necklace ♡ @ice-creamforbreakfast
Formal 02. heartrender
clothes: dress | heels (under dress) ♡ @imvikai | @shakeproductions accessories: earrings | necklace | bracelet ♡ @suzuesims
Formal 03. the powerful grisha
clothes: dress | heels (under dress) ♡ @ice-creamforbreakfast | @shakeproductions accessories: earrings | bracelets ♡ s-club
Formal 04. queen of mourning
clothes: dress | heels ♡ @joliebean | @madlensims accessories: earrings | necklace | bracelets (left) | bracelet (right) ♡ @glitterberrysims | @suzuesims
Formal 05. corpsewitch
clothes: dress | heels ♡ @sentate accessories: earrings | necklace | rings (left) | rings (right) ♡ @sentate | @suzuesims
Athletic 01. survivor
clothes: outfit | sneakers ♡ saliwa | @sentate
pose credits ♡ @hellosimsulani | @fatalrosecreations | @roselipaofficial
hair credits ♡ @simstrouble | @joliebean | @enriques4 | @simandy | @simcelebrity00
eyeshadow credits ♡ @crypticsim | @suzuesims | @pralinesims
eyeliner credits ♡ @poyopoyosim | @pralinesims | @northernsiberiawinds
eyelash credits ♡ @miikocc | @bradfordsims | @dream-girl | virtygo (now deactivated)
blush credits ♡ @anonimuxsimmer | @pralinesims | @crypticsim
lipstick credits ♡ @pralinesims | @suzuesims
nail credits ♡ @giuliettasims | @joliebean
And finally, content credits for the genetic features ♡ @pralinesims | @poyopoyosim | @northernsiberiawinds | @twisted-cat | @rheallsim
Thank you so much to all the wonderful creators who contributed to this lookbook. ♡
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simslegacy5083 · 5 months ago
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Not So Berry (Straud Descendants) Gen 9
Today's (8/23/2024) Episode: Gaming and Goodbyes
As everyone settled down for dinner after Skye aged up, Luigi snagged a seat across from Jade and wasted no time launching into 20 questions. 
"I'm one of the only sims around here who believes in The Watcher" he told her, "other than some real crackpots on the internet anyway." He shuddered. "So, what's it like for you, living under their direct influence? My Papa always said The Watcher could control just about anything but if that's true the one around here has a sick sense of humor!"
He then went on to describe some of the many misfortunes that had befallen him and Noemi in the past.
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"Oh…my…that's a lot " was all Jade could think to say when he'd finally wound down. Well, Isra did warn me… she thought before responding.
"I don't think our Watcher controls everything. For example, my mom's friend Summer died quite unexpectedly recently, it was really hard on her. Being a legacy family may mean The Watcher keeps a closer eye on us, but in general more crazy things happen when we're around, not less!" 
"Do you know the legacy family here?" she asked "Isra and Par haven’t heard of one, but I thought The Watcher had favorites in every nation.”
"Well, actually…" Luigi began, before Noemi cut him off. "No. We've never heard anyone even mention a legacy family." she said, glaring at him. 
Jade could tell she'd stepped in something with her question, though she wasn't sure what. Now more ready than ever to extract herself from the awkward conversation she rose "It was nice chatting with you, but I think I'm going to go inside and get out of this heat for awhile."
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"Hey! If we’re going inside, I’ll fire up the gaming console and start the real fun.” Rhys said. "Anyone else ready to join us?”
“You know that’s my jam." Luigi stood too, causing Jade to suppress a groan. At least if we’re playing he’ll stop talking so much! she thought.
“My foot has a prior appointment with Darth’s ass," Beau chimed in “Just give me a minute to visit the bathroom for the hundredth time today first." 
After a great session of gaming with the chatty e-sports pros Jade was almost sorry to see them off at the end of the night. “It was great to meet you, kid” Luigi told her. “Sorry about all that doom and gloom earlier. I have a tendency to get wrapped up in myself, but you were a trooper about it, and a pretty good video gamer to boot! If you decide to explore a career in E-Sports look me up, I can introduce you to some people.”
“I’ll do that” Jade fibbed, trying to be nice despite having no interest in becoming a professional nerd herself. “It was nice to meet you too.”
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“Luigi, I know you believe yourself to be a legacy heir the same as Jade's sister and mother do, but we both know that isn't a "thing" here." Noemi reminded him once they’d returned home. "I thought we agreed we were going to keep that little piece of Lawbourne lore to ourselves." 
Luigi sighed "I know. I just got so excited meeting someone from another legacy; I got carried away. Thank you for reining me in, as usual."
"Happy to do it" she chuckled “now, how about you get Skye to bed while I get started on my latest side project? This one wants all their phone icons updated to penguins! The things sims come up with to do with technology…"
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"Thank you again, so much, for having me. I had a blast!" Jade gushed the following morning. "I've got the pictures we took, the gifts you made for everyone, and your donation for Sims United in my inventory. I'm sure everyone will love them." 
"It was so wonderful to see you again" Wren smiled "I'll be stalking you on social media; I can't wait to see those graduation photos!"
Isra chimed in, “All Elyse wanted to talk about this morning was how much she loved hanging with "silly Auntie J!“, making Jade blush happily.
"I'll be sure to send along any fun kid appropriate memes I find for you to share with my little nieces and nephew.“ After one final hug and kiss she headed towards the teleporter that would take her home, her family watching her retreating back until she blinked out of sight.
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Once Jade had disappeared back to her homeland Isra’s quietly weeping par buried their face in her shoulder and whispered, “It was wonderful to see her, but so hard to watch her go.”
“I know” Isra agreed “You want to come home with me and give your grandbabies a snuggle?"
Wren nodded, grateful for Isra’s loving support as they stepped out into the warm paradise of a sunny Sulani day.
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View The Full Story of My Not So Berry Challenge Here
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writer-of-various · 1 year ago
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ɪ'ʟʟ ꜰɪɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ, ʀᴜᴅʏ
ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪɪɪ : ᴅᴇᴠɪʟꜱ ɪɴꜱɪᴅᴇ ᴍᴇ
"The subject appears to be handling MK Ultra well, the process [Redacted] and [Redacted] are making is guaranteeing a breakthrough. Other sleeper agents didn't last this long, they never pulled through. But this one, she's strong, stubborn. Too bad her tough will is reacting to MK Ultra to our advantage. But the consequences are something I fear. I think there is another way, there always is another way. I'm sorry."
- Sims, L.
March 02, 2024
1230
Shadow Safehouse
A few weeks have passed since Rudy’s return from the hospital, and he has been feeling better. He started training a week ago, his skills more advanced than the Shadows and he rose through the scoreboards, the Shadows showering him with admiration and loyalty. Graves knew this was good, the steps in his plan never failing and he decided to cut Rudy some slack, letting the man accompany him on errand trips around the small town they situated themselves in. No one was stupid enough to question Graves, they kept their mouths shut for the safety of themselves and any loved ones. The mere presence of Phillip Graves, tall and menacing and mysterious, never drew anyone inside besides Rudy, and it's why the American liked the sergeant major.
Rudy has potential, he has leadership skills and a wonderful personality that his Shadows liked during their brief time working together with Los Vaqueros. There's many reasons why Graves did what he did, but the one that stood at the top of the list was his undeniable and sincere love for the younger man. Not just his body or his skills but his personality, his smile, his laugh and the way he blushes so easily and the way he'll bend backwards for those he's loyal to. Graves knew after the blue on blue attacks Rudy wouldn't ever be loyal to him, so he did some research and managed to make up a whole operation, easily getting higher ranking individuals in national security and the US Armed Forces to fall to his charismatic spell. The mission he made to send 141 to Belgium was easy, but he knew those bastards won't go down without a fight, so he made sure to hire some mercenaries with big weapons to dismantle 141. When the deed was done he captured Rudy and made way to interrogate him first after learning 141 managed to get away. With Rudy being even more loyal than a dog, and torture not working, he once again turned to the research he gathered. He didn't feel confident that the process would succeed, it worked on one person in the 1980s (someone he knows dearly) and he isn't sure if it would work on Rudy. He did it anyway, and the results didn't disappoint.
Besides the greatness Rudy brought to the Shadows, Graves had some issues he needed to take care of. With 141 still running about and likely searching for their sergeant major, Graves decided to have some fun. He would take subtle pictures of Rudy, glimpses and pieces that he prints and sends through mail to 141, to one safehouse he knows of due to Rudy giving the location to him. He can imagine the looks of horror 141 have on their faces, Alejandro's veins popping out in his temple and he rages, the solemn quietness of Ghost, the sad look in Soap's eyes as he probably rambles in Gaelic, Gaz would try being the source of comfort but his own emotions would grow too heavy to deal with, and Price. Oh he wants to see Price's expression, losing his best man because he wasn't a good captain. He makes sure the captain knows that too.
Today is a different day for the Shadows, it was their first mission after a short break to get Rudy trained under their standards and ensure there's no fuck ups in the middle of a battle. The target is Makarov, something Graves and 141 have in common, but mostly because the Russian bitch killed his men during a mission months ago that left Graves hungry for revenge. With Rudy by his side, the Shadows are even more unstoppable.
Makarov has a worker in Liechtenstein that should be dealing some big illegal weapons to some clients and Graves wants to disrupt that ordeal, capture the worker and client, and get any intel. He did good on missions, everything went smooth and on his side, unlike his time with General Shepherd. He's glad he killed that lazy bitch. And Shepherd has refused to help him get Rudy, going as far as saying some racist shit about Rudy that Graves didn't like and when he doesn't like something, well, he gets rid of it. He's a man of guarantees, and he'll be lying if he said there weren't devils inside of him hungry for blood.
"Sir, we're ready to leave." Oz is a big man, tall and menacing with his rough looks, but Graves and the other Shadows knew how much of a soft teddy bear he can be when he wants to be. He's Graves' de facto, the temporary commander of Shadow Company while Graves got back on his feet and dealt with Shepherd, who would have left him for dead in Mexico.
"Alright, go get Rook and we'll be on our way." He orders, grabbing his bag and swinging it over his shoulders, watching as Oz saluted him and left down the hall.
Oz found the new member easily, Rudy is just sitting at the table in their kitchen and staring at his hands. Oz remembers seeing the younger male on the second day of his arrival to the safehouse, bruised and skittish and Mila had complained all day to him and now, Oz can see her point. Perhaps his commander is losing his mind or just gone full immoral, but he also knows Graves, he knows he can trust the man's judgment.
"Hey Rook, we're heading out." He calls out, and Rudy looks over at him, silent but he nods and stands and walks over to him, his movements robot-like, like a puppet being manipulated.
"Where's Graves?" Rudy's soft voice breaks Oz out of his trance, his head tilting down the hall where the team was waiting for them.
"About to head outside right now. Let's go." He guides the smaller male back to Graves, watching closely as the commander wrapped an arm around Rudy's waist and pulled his close, whispering into the other man's ear. Like a switch, Rudy's posture straightened and his eyes turned hard, nodding at Graves and following the other Shadows out when Graves gave the command. Oz's brows furrowed together but he lets this slide, they have a mission to complete.
March 02, 2024
1523
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
"The target is Anton Orlovsky, we have intel he is a trusted gunman for Makarov. He's making deals to a Dutch arms trade, they traveled to avoid attacks in their respective nations. They're fucking idiots for doing the obvious." Graves paces the platform of the carrier, everyone looking up at him with their full attention. It's a mission they've been waiting for, a mission that puts them one step ahead of other military units wanting Makarov's head.
"Mila, Oz, you two are providing scout support, get yourselves at a high place with your snipers trained and guiding the ground team. Shadow Air Dogs 2, 3, and 4, keep us in your sights, you are our spies in the skies. Ground team is with me. Let's get this motherfucker!"
"Yeah!" The Shadows exclaim, going to their respective tasks. The back of the carrier dropped down and the ground team got off, Oz and Mila rushing past them to get to a high ground.
"Alright Shadows, let's get this mission outta the way!" Graves leads them out of the forest area they landed at, their guns hiding under their clothes as they walk into the civilian world. Rudy silently observes the people walking about, looking for anyone suspicious, but the sight of children playing in parks or tugging at their parent's hands had his gut churning.
"Rook, stay focused." Graves whispers into his ear, startling him briefly. He looks up at the commander before letting his eyes trail back to the children, a silent conversation going between them. Graves follows his gaze, frowning before shaking his head, his eyes hardening and blank of emotion. "We have a job to do."
Like a switch once more, Rudy's mind goes empty, his brain losing its moral and rationality. He follows behind Graves as they peek into alleyways, the ground team splitting to look inside shops, their regroup location back at the carrier unless shit goes sideways. Rudy spots a man with a beard and a blue cap talking on the phone, his gestures wild and face angry, and the accent lacing each word heavy and rough and Slavic.
"Graves, Orlovsky." He whispers, catching the older man's attention. They watch as Orlovsky pace around the not so busy sidewalk before hanging up on the phone and turning around, facing the alleyway and walking down it. Rudy and Graves quickly follow, peeking over the wall to see a van parked in the dark shadows, Orlovsky talking to some men. Rudy leans closer, catching what they were saying.
"The client isn't showing up. Pack up, we go back. Makarov is not going to be happy." Orlovsky growls out, the men moving around to grab the crates set around the van and putting them back in. Rudy takes out his silenced pistol, nodding at Graves who covers his back.
"Hey assholes!" He calls out, getting their attention. They don't have time to react, Rudy is firing two bullets in each man's chest and head, leaving a shocked Orlovsky standing in the middle. The Russian raises his hands over his head, his face contorting to one of annoyance.
"Fuck." He grunts as Graves walks over and punches him. He nearly falls but Rudy is holding him upright while Graves cuffs his wrists together, stepping back so Rudy can slam the large man against the van door, leaning up to whisper against his ear.
"Where is Maakrov?" He orders an answer, but Orlovsky chuckles mockingly, flicking his gaze down to Rudy.
"You are like scared kitten." He taunts, and it's his first mistake. Rudy hooks a leg around him and twists his body, knocking the Russian to the ground. He straddles his waist, putting his full weight, and starts punching him, knowing Graves would stop him if Orlovsky's head started to cave in.
"He won't stop unless you give us a solid answer, commie." Graves says with light amusement as he watches his supersoldier go crazy on the enemy. Blood splatters everywhere as each punch cracks teeth and cheekbones and breaks his nose. Each punch lands closer to his neck, the balled fist promising to break his trachea, and Orlovsky coughs and slaps the concrete below him. Graves tugs at Rudy's collar, the smaller man stopping his assault and standing up, glaring down at the Russian as he tries to catch his breath.
"O-okay, okay! Makarov is in Georgia, he hasn't given me location of safehouse. He won't, gun client didn't show up, so no sale, no more me." Orlovsky groans out, flinching when Graves growls and punches the van door.
"Fuck! You're coming with us, Red! Tell him the deal was made or something." Graves commands and all Orlovsky can do is nod, surrendering himself. Rudy lifts him to his feet and shoves him inside the back of the van, locking the doors once he shuts them. He gets in the driver seat, hot wiring the car and Graves gets in beside him, sighing.
"It went better than expected at least" Rudy tries to lighten the mood, and luckily it worked. Graves smiles softly at him, nodding.
"Hey Rudy...I'm sorry about letting my anger out on you the first day you came back. I just, after that mission, seeing you hooked up and going under at the hospital, I really thought I was going to lose you. I can't live without you, Rudy, you are my everything." Graves whispers, sounding so heartbroken that Rudy can't help but melt at how soft Graves really is. He leans over and kisses his boyfriend gently, running a reassuring hand against his chest.
"I love you, Phil. You won't ever lose me." With that, Rudy leans back and drives out of the alleyway, going to regroup with the others once Graves gives the order to go back. When they get there, the Shadows are waiting, Mila seeming to be in a deep conversation with Oz. Rudy narrows his eyes before getting out of the car, helping Graves push Orlovsky I to the carrier. The Shadows unload the van and carry the crates to the carrier, Graves taking anything that looked important and taking it with him.
Rudy grabbed a gasoline container and began to pour it in and out of the van, an empty expression on his face. He grabs his lighter and sets the van ablaze before walking back to the carrier. The old Rudy would have thought about the people he killed, they were brothers, uncles, husbands, sons. But he feels no sympathy, no remorse, just the need to burn and hurt. He must protect Graves, even if it meant hurting the innocent.
The devils on his shoulders praise him.
When they get back to their safehouse, the Shadows are briefed and free to do what they pleased. Many went to their rooms to get sleep or shower, few staying downstairs to do whatever. Rudy and Graves retreat to their room, the younger man going straight to the bathroom and turning on the shower. He starts to undress, feeling the presence of Graves behind him, those blue eyes watching his body.
"Can I join ya?" He asks, voice low and it sends shivers down Rudy's spine. He turns around, eyelids lowered seductively and he steps closer to the American and trails one of his hands down the bullet proof vest.
"It'll be a shame if you don't, sir." Rudy purrs, smirking when Graves hurriedly removes his clothes, those bright blues piercing through his skin. When he's naked, Graves corners Rudy against the sink and slams his lips against his, rough hands gripping onto his hips. Rudy hums into the kiss, guiding them into the shower, sighing when the warm water hits his back. Lifting a man twice his size, throwing him around and beating him– it took all of Rudy's strength and weight. He's small, he's shorter than most of the Shadows, his build is slimmer and curvy, but he knows how to pack a punch.
"Fuck– you're so gorgeous, darling" Graves growls out against his mouth, his lips trailing down Rudy's jaw and sucking on his neck. Rudy mewls softly, arching his back beautifully as he tugs at Graves' light brown hair.
"Fuck me, Phil. Fuck me hard and fast" Rudy growls and the older man grins. He pushes a finger into Rudy's entrance, curling the digit against tight walls. Rudy moans softly in pleasure, tilting his head back as Graves slowly adds in another finger, going deeper to tease Rudy's prostate.
"You're so tight, Rudy" Graves mumbles, his cock aching painfully as he just wants to pound into the slender body. Rudy seems to get inpatient, rocking his hips down against the fingers, looking up at Graves through wet, long lashes.
"I need more, Phil. Please" He begs and Graves can't hold back any longer. He slides out his fingers, shoving them into Rudy's mouth as he uses his free hand to stroke his erection and place the leaking head against Rudy's hole. He moans as Rudy sucks on his fingers, tasting himself on them and those slutty moans make him thrust in, his libido taking control. Rudy gasps at the intrusion, pleasure tingling down his spine like a shockwave, wrapping a leg around Graves waist to pull him in closer.
Graves grunts at the tight heat enveloping him, taking him in so sweetly that he has to still himself when he bottoms out, trying to hold back the urge to come so fast. God, the things Rudy does to his body.
"Oh fuck, Phil" Rudy moans out, breathing heavily as he tries grinding against him for pleasure. When Graves deems himself okay, he doesn't hold back anymore. His thrusts are animalistic, torturing Rudy's prostate, his heart beating faster and heat torching his body at each lewd noise that escaped his lover's mouth. Rudy wraps his other leg around him, Graves hoisting him up and shoving him against the shower wall, pounding into him. They don't care if they're disturbing the others, they don't even acknowledge where they are at. It's just them, embraced in each other's heat and lust and love. Rudy clings onto Graves like he's his lifeline, and it's because Graves is. Without Graves, there is no Rudy. Without Rudy, there is no Graves.
They belong to each other.
Right?
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scarlet-ancunin · 2 years ago
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Hello! I have a request for a Desire fluff story! I think it would be really cute if the reader took Desire stargazing :D Maybe the reader brings blankets, or a picnic! Just really fluffy and cute. I hope you are doing okay, please take care of yourself♡
-anon
aw okay no problem my friend
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The Stars In Your Eyes
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Desire was resting on their red couch laying on the side. at the moment they were... Bored. Of course that changed when you called them at a very late time.
they appear before you in your home and smile "hello my love, funny you called me now I was rather bored" they said walking past you and noticing the basket and a picnic blanket along with a big sports bag. "going somewhere?"
"oh yes, I am with you so let's get going" you giggle and rushed out of your house with them. It was a long walk but as you both walked you lean over to kiss them on the cheek or they would have little rose petals float around you making you laugh and hold their hand.
Once you reach the top of a hill you admired the scene before you. the tress bustle lightly to the light wind and the sound of crickets was heard. and you set the blanket up and pull out a lantern that looked very fancy and lights it and placed it at the head of the picnic blanket before opening your sports bag and setting up two pillows and an extra blanket in case it does get cold.
Desire watches you wondering what exactly were you planning and blush lightly when you look at them "well it's not much but it is a surprise date and well... I wanted to show you something I think you will like" Desire sat beside you on the blanket and placed the picnic basket on the side.
"Thank you my sweet," they said softly before leaning close and kissing you passionately. you let your eyes fall shut the moment their lips met yours and wrap your arms around their neck.
You took out some fruits in a container, a little plate of simple sandwiches. Desire smiles and started to feed you some of the fruits and you pour them both a glass of wine.
as the night progressed you looked up and finally saw it smiling brightly. "look up love the best part is finally here" you said holding their hands and watching them look up their eyes widen slightly seeing the stars in the sky "this is beautiful."
you shift so you were resting against their chest while they looked up you were watching them though, their eyes sim to glow just like the stars in the sky it was remarkable even. you reached up and touched the side of their face and they looked down to meet your gaze smiling at you now.
you watched them lean a bit lower to meet you halfway and kissed you softly and pulled away. "this was lovely my sweet always giving me things when that's supposed to be my job" you both share a soft chuckle.
As you both pull away it was just in time for you and Desire to admire a shooting star you describe what it meant and soon said "so what did you wish?" you asked cutely and Desire smiles "I want you to remain by my side that is my wish" you sat up to look at them and moved to sit on their lap smiling at them.
the moonlight was shining down on the area you were sitting and the pale moonlight glow seem to reflect nicely against Desire's skin, like the perfect being they were. as the lantern light slowly started to dim and die down only the shadows of you both was seen as you shared another kiss.
Desire felt your desire which let them know what your wish was.
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Taglist: @justaproudslytherpuff , @sherazyjade , @adryanscott , @sugakookieswithacupoftae16 , @happilydangerousworld , @harlekin6 , @supermegapauselouca
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janekfan · 4 years ago
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Fair
https://archiveofourown.org/works/28298580
Secret Santa gift for @alextblue!
This was such a lovely prompt! I hope you like it!!
Keep it together or they’ll never invite you out again.
He knew when he woke up, tangled in the duvet and soaked in a cold sweat that it was going to be a bad day. No matter how deep a breath he heaved, none of the air reached its way to the bottom of his lungs, caught it seemed on the tight band crushed around his ribs.
Relax.
Just relax.
Everything is fine.
More than fine.
Great even.
Jon was meeting Martin and Tim at an outdoor festival and with the weather for once bright and sunny, it was going to be a wonderful day. In succession, he tightened each muscle, holding himself stiff before relaxing and shoving the thrumming anxiety to the back of his awareness where it hung like a trembling red wire.
Shower. Clothes. Hair loosely tied. Tea.
Stomach unsettled, his toast remained untouched on the counter.
Keys, wallet, phone. Each in their appropriate pocket.
Deep breath. Two. Three.
“I’m alright.” Because he was. There was no reason for this. None at all and he was going to end up being too much of a nuisance for his friends. Maybe he should cancel. No. No. Who knew when he’d get another chance to prove he was more than their arse of a boss and worth having around.
The train went well. He made it to the predetermined meeting place in the park early as was his wont and checked his phone for messages. Predictably, Tim was running a few minutes late but Martin would be here soon and sure enough Jon saw him weaving his way politely through the crowd, raising his arm up to catch his attention.
“Jon!”
“Martin.” When he dug up a smile from somewhere Martin’s face lit up in response and a jolt not unlike lightning ran up Jon’s spine. A strong arm landed over his shoulders and the smell of Tim’s aftershave assaulted him right before his enthusiastic greeting.
“Hullo, gents!”
For a little while, Jon was able to lose himself in the music, the sights, the people watching, settling his nerves with a pint and prattling on about obscure music genres much to Martin’s apparent enjoyment. Tim ribbed him good naturedly and only commented on the blush (not from Martin grinning at him, thank you very much) from the alcohol traveling up his neck and settling high in his face.
“Thank you, Tim.” Voice measured and academic, Jon accepted the next pint with a hand forcibly held still, relaxing on the bench with Tim sprawled comfortably next to him. Martin was locating food and would meet them back here.
“Whoa! Slow down, champ.” Jon had downed half of it without thinking and was now looking dazedly at the plastic in his hand. “You alright, boss?”
“Mm. Yes, of course. Was thinking, is all.” A knobby elbow nudged his side and Jon suppressed a ticklish yelp.
“Thinking.” The way he drew out the word and raised a brow made Jon grateful for his already rosy cheeks.
“Stop! No!” Tim raised his hands in supplication.
“Sure, sure, whatever you say!” He all but tackled Tim when he pulled out his phone and began texting and that’s how Martin found them, tangled up with each other, Jon’s fingers in a deathgrip around the device to prevent him from spreading gossip. Tim just laughed, loud and bright and Martin, the traitor, snapped a picture before doling out the kebab.
It was shortly after lunch that Jon felt the strain of the hours spent pressed between strangers and overwhelmed by sounds and colors and the deep breaths weren’t helping anymore. Instead, Jon’s whole chest ached from how tight it was strung, tied up in knots drawn tighter with each attempt. Incessantly, he checked his watch, trying to hide it from the pair chatting just ahead of him, but the minutes weren’t moving and all he wanted to do was escape the throng, nails digging painful crescent moons into his palms as he clenched his hands into aching fists. His heart was pounding, the sun beating down without mercy and he regretted his previous decision to quaff beer like there was a drought when the nausea returned.
Jon was on autopilot, eyes fixed forward, one step after another after another after another with his heart fluttering in a throat so narrow he couldn’t breathe, couldn’t speak. So he tugged on Martin’s sleeve, gesturing clumsy and stiff to the edge of the green.
“Just. Just be a, a minute, yeah?” The concern in his eyes was suffocating. He was ruining this.
“Everything alright, Jon?” He’d reached a hard limit. There were no more words left, no more air, so he nodded, flashed what he hoped was a reassuring smile, and walked away rigid and panting through an endless sea of jostling bodies.
Why couldn’t he just be normal? Why couldn’t he handle this like all the rest of them? Why did he have to be so difficult he needed to be invited to things out of pity?
What is wrong with you?
Jon hadn’t realized he’d yanked his hair out of its loose bun and was tugging on it until his head began to hurt. He stumbled more than once, vision going grey at the edges and what had only been anxiety before was swiftly sliding sideways into a panic attack. Dizzy. Where before he felt tense, as though breathing too deeply might crack him straight in half, now he was suffocating, arguing with himself:
Can’t breathe.
You can.
Back and forth, almost to the border and across the street to a bench, out of the way. Invisible. He’d fall apart here, scrape himself back together, and head back to find Martin and Tim. Ten minutes. He checked his watch. He’d give himself ten minutes. Panting, he pressed a hand to his breastbone, trying to force himself to calm down, relax, take in some air to prevent the black from spiraling further. Briefly, wildly he’s--
Dying.
Not. Shut up shut up shut up.
His ten minutes were almost up and it had been more like ten seconds. His chest hurt and he couldn’t breathe and his pulse was galloping out of control and filling his ears with a pounding, pounding, pounding. His fingertips were numb, he was light headed and trembling with his arms wrapped tightly around his stomach. He wanted Martin. He wanted Tim. He wanted nobody to see him like this. He couldn’t decide which was worse god he was pathetic just get ahold of yourself, Jonathan Sims!
Curled up impossibly small, wracked violently with chills and panic, Jon poured all his energy into staying silent and when a warm hand landed on his shoulder his shout of surprise was trapped behind clenched teeth. He looked up into Martin’s wide eyes and felt his own spill over with tears and a muffled sob. He’d been caught and the panic only rose higher until Martin laid a heavy hand across his shoulder blades.
“Jon. You need to take a breath.”
“C’c ah an’t.” He’d been trying. And failing. Always failing.
“You can, I promise.” And when he demonstrated, exaggerated, deep, Jon felt a pang of jealousy at how easy it came to him. “You can.” A sip of air made it through, then another. “Good, there you go, slow, good.”
“What’s happened?” With Tim came a fresh wave of tears and he sat beside Jon so that he was bracketed by the pair of them. “Oh, Jon. Okay, doing great, bud.”
“I’m,” he paused, swallowed another gulping breath. “M’sorry.”
“No reason to be sorry.” Jon wasn’t altogether certain Martin could be believed. “Just breathe, in, out. Good.”
“Okay…m’okay.”
“It’s alright if you’re not. Take your time.” Jon slumped forward under the weight of it all, exhausted and sore and full to bursting with guilt.
“I’m j’just. I’m sorry.” It wasn’t enough. His apologies never were and he didn’t know what else to say, what would make this better. “I didn’t mean. I.” Martin shushed his babbling, pressing a cool bottle of water into his shaking hands and wouldn’t hear anymore out of him until he’d downed at least a third.
“Jon?” The silence was becoming too much under the scrutiny of the pair of them and he just wanted to forget his little episode and get back to the festival so they would smile again instead of look at him with pity.
“We can, we can go back now.”
“Jon?” Of course, why would they want him to tag along anymore after this foolishness?
“Or I, I can leave, uh, go home. Yes. Yes, I’ll go home and see you at work. T’tomorrow.” Ignoring their noises of distress, Jon sprang to his feet and almost went down again when a wave of vertigo tilted the street. He was guided by careful hands back to the bench, head gently pressed down between his knees.
“Why didn’t you say you weren’t feeling well?” Tears traced his nose, falling to the pavement below but he forced them back, speaking in a very small voice in an attempt to contain his histrionics.
“Didn’t want to ruin our day.”
“What?”
“I know. I, I did anyhow, I’m--”
“You’ve not ruined anything, Jon.” Martin was so kind, too kind. And here he was squandering it.
“Yeah, boss. It happens, no harm done.” They didn’t understand and Jon clapped both hands over his mouth before it could all come bursting out, how much this meant to him and how upset he was to have lost his chance. It rushed forth anyway, too big, too vast, and not wholly intelligible.
“I know I was only invited because of Martin and I. I.” This was embarrassing and he wasn’t able to stop himself. He never could. “I was hoping I'd be w’welcome next t’time? If only I, I were on my best behavior.” Good lord, he was crying again, a mess, here in the street where he was probably drawing all manner of looks. They shouldn’t have to put up with this. “I, I know I can be, be awful. I don’t, I’m rude and quick to irritation and I’m, I’m--” Gasping. He’d worked himself into another bout or maybe he hadn’t even come down from it in the first place.
“Breathe, Jon.” Stern and his teeth clicked with the force of their collision. “Breathe.” Only when he wasn’t on the verge of passing out did Martin continue. “Jon, I’m sorry. I had no idea you felt this way.”
“If I’d known--” Tim was quiet. “I shouldn’t have assumed it wasn’t your scene. I didn’t. No. I mean, I didn’t, but that’s no excuse.”
“No, no it’s. It isn’t your--I. I.” It was him. “I.” Tim swept him up into an embrace, exerting the perfect pressure across his shoulders and he melted into the warmth like he’d done back in research a time or two.
Or three.
Maybe four.
“We’ll finish talking about this later, alright? When you’ve had some sleep.”
“I, I don’t--it’s…” When Martin’s firm grip enveloped his shoulder Jon gave up, let the rest of it all go. “I’m--”
“Don’t say it. Don’t need to be.”
“You’re our friend, Jon.”
“But--”
“Nope!” Tim helped him stand, took his arm in his and set off towards the underground. “Martin, my dear, my darling, if you’re amenable, I think I’d like to finish our spectacular day with a few drinks at mine.” Jon went red. “I don’t think you’ve yet had the pleasure of meeting my good friend Three-Shot Sims.”
“Tim!” Martin had the audacity to pretend to think about it.
“You know, Tim.” And both ignored Jon’s sputtering in favor of nearly carrying him down the street. “I don’t think I have!” With no other choice and knowing he’d be under no pressure to perform that particular introduction, Jon let Tim guide him along.
“Oh, Marto, my boy. He’s a real treat.”
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thehyunmemorial · 3 years ago
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task #001 , questionário de desenvolvimento
But I don't like a gold rush, gold rush
I don't like anticipating my face in a red flush
I don't like that anyone would die to feel your touch
Everybody wants you
Everybody wonders what it would be like to love you
Walk past, quick brush
I don't like slow motion double vision in rose blush
I don't like that falling feels like flying 'til the bone crush
Everybody wants you
But I don't like a gold rush
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E nas arenas treinando é possível ver Jung Seung Hyun, ou Alexander Chamberlain Jung!! O que sabemos sobre ele é que é um semideus romano e que tem trinta anos. Outra coisa que as ninfas nos contaram é que Hyun é extremamente bom ao usar suas adagas gêmeas mas isso é esperado dos filhos de Belona. Hyun tem uma grande semelhança com o mortal Kim Jun Myeon (Suho), mas isso é apenas a névoa agindo.
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Nome do personagem: Jung Seung Hyun (Nome coreano), Alexander Chamberlain Jung (Nome ocidental)
Idade: 30 Anos
Data de nascimento: 10/05/1991
Signo (se quiser adicionar o ascendente e a lua, pode!): Touro, ascendente em Áries, lua em Escorpião
Local de nascimento: Londres, Inglaterra
Qual acampamento frequenta: Acampamento Júpiter. O Acampamento Meio-Sangue ele frequenta mais para trabalho ou para ver alguém.
Qual seu parente divino: Belona
Em caso de personagem romano/que more no acampamento romano, qual coorte: IV Coorte
É seguidor de algum deus? Se sim, qual: Não, mas considera-se seguidor de Nêmesis
Qual foi sua primeira missão: A sua primeira missão foi escoltar um senador para uma reunião com um semideus fornecedor de produtos em Los Angeles.
Qual foi sua última missão: Auxiliar um grupo de ninfas a buscar seus pertences perdidos.
Quando bebe néctar, qual sabor sente: Chocolate quente com marshmallow e canela
Qual arma o personagem usa: Adagas Gêmeas
Tem alguma maldição ou benção? Se sim, quem deu e o porquê: Tem benção de Nêmesis. Nêmesis abençoou o Jung depois que ele conseguiu provar a inocência de seu filho, após receber a sentença de morte por um crime que não cometeu.
Qual o maior vício do personagem: Chá
Qual mito é o favorito e por quê: Hades e Perséfone, pois lhe faz acreditar que existe um amor para todos.
Qual o hobby: Fotografia e ler.
Se pudesse ser filho de outro deus(a), quem seria e por quê: Não seria.
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anneliesembsims · 9 months ago
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Disclaimer: I received free packs as part of the EA Creator Network
Rose Blush pulled herself up to stand, and just in time for her birthday!
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artificialqueens · 5 years ago
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Girl I Met On The Internet, 2/? (Crystal x Gigi) - Strawberry
a/n: aaaa i’m so glad everyone liked the first chapter! i think this story will end up staying focused on gigi and crystal for the most part, but there is some (one sided) jankie in this chapter if you’re into that! also: just in case no one got the reference, the nickname crystal gives gigi, ‘georgia rose’,comes from the 1d lyrics “Said her name was georgia rose, and her daddy was a dentist” from their song ‘best song ever’!
gigi: are u okay :( ily crystal
crystal: yeah i just got picked on by this cheerleader that doesnt like me
Technically, she wasn’t lying. Crystal didn’t think it was too bad, considering she really only ever saw Dahlia in history class, but she still made it her mission to make that 45 minutes rough for Crystal whenever possible. This time it was pushing all of Crystal’s belongings off of her desk while she was leaving.
gigi: fuck. im sorry. 
crystal: it’s fine dskjdshjgkjf i wish all cheerleaders could take notes from you and jan
gigi: yaaas me and jan invented being nice
gigi: but i was wondering if maybe you could teach me about one direction later tonight?
Crystal had tried to convince the group earlier in the week that One Direction was the best boy band ever, and had only managed to get Jan to agree. She was glad that Gigi had finally come to her senses.
crystal: finally changing your mind? amazayn!
gigi: i regret asking now. take that pun back to 2011!!!!
The rest of the day went as normal. The chat was pretty active, but eventually died down at the end of the school day. Everyone seemed to have plans; Jan was studying, Jaida was going out to hang with friends, Nicky was sleeping, and Heidi was starting a new challenge on the Sims. It appeared to be just her and Gigi, alone in the group chat. 
Crystal decided to message Gigi privately, not wanting the rest of the girls to see her go into full stan mode. If someone asked Crystal about her interests, she could go hours before thinking of stopping herself.
crystal: ok miss gigi are you ready for your 1d crash course?
Crystal told Gigi everything she wanted to know and even more. A history of how they got together, way too much information on each of the five boys, telling her the best songs on each album, and making sure that Gigi knew ‘Midnight Memories’ was their best album. 
gigi: but ur @ is dedicated to made in the am?? fraud!
crystal: HELPFDFHBJ
crystal: mmcrystal sounds weird… like no thanks 
gigi: that was very interesting.. i’ll def listen to midnight memories in the morning <3
crystal: YAY! gigi 1d stan finally
gigi: no promises! :)
Crystal didn’t respond to that, not really knowing what to talk about now. Having a group of friends helped her be less awkward, but it definitely didn’t fix that problem completely. 
gigi: do u wanna play 21 questions or something?? to get to know eachother better???
Of course, Crystal jumped at the chance to get to know the other girl better. It started very innocently, asking about favorite colors and foods. Gigi quickly changed that.
gigi: uhh… have u ever kissed a girl?
crystal: sadly no.. my state is full of straight people
gigi: same.. ur turn
crystal: this feels awkward to ask but uhhh….
As soon as she hits send, she instantly regrets it. She backtracks what she had originally typed, desperately trying to come up with another question. Crystal was not able to think of anything else.
gigi: ????
“I guess I’ll have to do it,” Crystal says, talking to absolutely no one. She types it out again, looking away from her phone as she blindly tried to hit the send button, like it would help her situation be any less flustering for her.
crystal: how long have you and nicky been dating?
Would Gigi find it weird that she asked? Gigi was the one who brought up kissing girls, not Crystal, so it would be fine. Right?
gigi: CRYSTAL WHATBDGNHSDMFD
gigi: nicky and i are not dating omg im single
gigi: she’s like my sister. plus i would never do long distance
Crystal was so embarrassed. She was relieved this conversation was taking place through a screen, so Gigi wouldn’t see her blushing face. 
She was pleased that she was wrong about the two girls, but Gigi’s answer was upsetting to her.
They asked a few more personal questions before Gigi started asking Crystal would you rather questions instead. Crystal’s favorite out of them was if she would rather get a mullet or dress like a clown every day for the rest of her high school career. The answer was both, obviously. 
They spent the rest of the night sending each other stupid questions, giggling to themselves. The later it got, the more Gigi would flirt with her. At least Crystal thought it was flirting.
gigi: it’s really late and i have a test tomorrow so im gonna go to sleep. goodnight, babe
Gigi always would say ‘goodnight, bitch’, and this made Crystal even more confused. The ongoing joke that lesbians had the hardest time telling if a girl is into them or not was one of Crystal’s favorites, but now she couldn’t help but wonder if that was exactly what was happening to her. There was obviously a connection between them, but it was unclear to Crystal if it was just platonic. 
It didn’t hit her until later that night, while she was trying to fall asleep, but Crystal wasn’t entirely sure where Gigi lived. She knew they were in the same time zone, but wasn’t sure what state she was in. It was totally possible that Gigi lived in Missouri, but Crystal highly doubted it. Though Gigi obviously trusted Crystal enough to want to play 21 questions with her, she was still very private, and Crystal wasn’t too sure if Gigi would tell her what state she was in. 
Crystal fell asleep thinking about her highly unrealistic perfect world, where Gigi lived in Missouri and where Crystal wasn’t just another Nicky. 
-
Crystal got onto Twitter right after waking up the next morning, ready to ask Gigi if she happened to live in Missouri, but quickly got distracted with a very interesting conversation going on in the group chat.
jan!: now i may not be gay but i’m in love with a woman… 2 words jackie
jaida: i- that’s only one word
jan!: fuck
heidi: the way i can’t tell if you’re joking or not
jan!: the way i don’t think i am joking
gigi: YAAS about time u admitted that u like her
crystal: hold on i thought jan was straight?? who’s jackie???
nicky: do you really think a straight person would hang out with us?
crystal: good point 
jan!: I AM STRAIGHT! i think? i don’t know i’m so confused. 
heidi: jackie is jan’s local @ crystal
gigi: jan be like: im straight.
gigi: but also jan is like: wow jackie is so pretty and she’s so funny and smart i’m going to fail geometry so she can tutor me but no homo!
heidi: the delusion janice has…
jaida: not to be serious but if you think you like jackie, you probably aren’t straight baby. everyone else hush and let her talk
nicky: ^^ yeah jan what happened
jan!: first of all i did not fail geometry i just said we should study together so we did!!! and have been for months! but last night i couldn’t focus at all bc she’s so pretty all i wanted to do was k*ss her out of nowhere
In a way, Crystal could definitely relate. Gigi wasn’t her local, she still didn’t know what the girl looked like, but she still kind of wanted to kiss her. She couldn’t focus on anything besides Gigi sometimes, not like she would ever admit it. 
All of the girls had sent many comforting messages addressed to Jan, saying that it was okay, and she has all the time she needs to figure out her feelings. Afterwards, everyone had gone back to being playful. Gigi also tried to convince her to make a move on Jackie, which Jan refused.
gigi: if u talk to her u guys can get married <3
crystal: gigi you’re so stupid i love it
jan!: omg did someone say stupid love??? stream! 
gigi: crystal back me up :(
crystal: i might’ve found out who jackie is only 10 minutes ago but i will cry if jan doesn’t talk to her right now
jan!: better start crying bc i dont think i can even look at her now
jaida: that’s not saying much at all. you cried the other day bc gigi sent a pic of her dog
crystal: I AM A NANCY STAN FIRST AND A HUMAN SECOND!!
Crystal knew she looked like an idiot, walking to her locker with her eyes glued to her phone and a dopey smile on her face but she couldn’t care less.
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The day actually went well for Crystal. The highlight of her day was finding out that the story she wrote for her creative writing class had gotten the highest grade out of everyone in the class, earning her a piece of candy. 
crystal: just got candy and a 99% on my story for class… i truly have the mind of a mastermind
jaida: beauty and intelligence in one combined!
Navigating through the halls was much more difficult when your eyes are glued to your phone, but replying to a meme Jaida sent seemed much more appealing to Crystal than getting to her seventh period without worrying about bumping into someone.  And bumping into someone, she did.
“What the actual fuck, weirdo?” Dahlia yelped, looking extremely offended, “Get off of your sad, cracked phone and watch where your dumb ass is going.”
Crystal just stared at her, frozen in fear. Dahlia taunted her daily, but this was very different from how she usually acts towards her. It was quite terrifying. 
“I swear to God, if you ever look at me, let alone fucking touch me again-” She continued, but before she could finish her statement, she was interrupted by her friend, Georgina running over and pulling her away. 
Crystal didn’t think Georgina shared Dahlia's hatred for her, and Crystal didn’t hate Georgina either. Georgina actually seemed very sweet besides the fact that she had never bothered to step in on the rare occasion Dahlia happened to target Crystal outside of class.
“Can you please leave her alone? We don’t have time for this.” Georgina groaned, looking back at Crystal, flashing her a quick smile, before turning around to escort Dahlia to what Crystal assumed was cheerleading practice.
“But she bumped into me!” Dahlia whined, not used to being interrupted like this.
“Really? Wow, funny. I don’t care.”
Once they were out of sight, Crystal was alone again. She pulled out her phone and went to check if anyone had said anything else in the chat; just Jan freaking out, because Jackie had smiled at her in the hallway.
heidi: everyone say i if you think jan should stop being a baby and ask jackie out
jaida: i
crystal: i
jan!: WTF
jan!: friendship ended with heidi, jaida and crystal. now nicky and gigi are my best friends
jaida: they would say i too if they were online and you know that
jan!: i don’t need friends! they disappoint me!
Crystal decided to not use her phone while she was walking home, not wanting to have a repeat of the Dahlia situation. Her after school routine changed a lot in the past week, making a rule to not check Twitter before completing her homework. Her Twitter addiction was getting worse, but since it was also causing her to be more productive with doing her homework, she saw no issues with it. Once she had finished, she picked up her phone to see that Gigi had messaged her less than a minute ago.
gigi: hey clown :) im done w practice
crystal: WHY AM I A CLOWNDFSHDM
gigi: u just have clown energy. i cant and wont explain 
crystal: honestly yeah i see it but can i at least be your clown wife or something
gigi: yeah <3 hey clown wife! i listened to most of midnight memories and it was really good! my fave song is u and i
If that’s not love, then what is? If that’s not friendship, then what is? Crystal had never been able to get anyone to listen to anything she recommended, ever. She was filled with glee, double tapping the message to heart it. It meant a lot to her.
crystal: YAYAYAYAYA im so glad but it looks so ugly when you spell it like that 
gigi: my fave song you and i* >:(
crystal: better 
gigi: if i have to stop spelling it as u to make you not divorce me i will
Crystal knew deep down it was just a joke, but it made her heart race. The feeling she got every time Gigi would flirt with her was very unfamiliar, but very nice. It didn’t help that Crystal thought ‘You and I’ was one of the most romantic songs One Direction had, she couldn’t help but make the fact Gigi liked it out of all of the other songs into something it was not.
This reminded her of her late night thoughts. She had completely forgotten to ask Gigi where she lived, but the idea didn’t seem the greatest now that she was fully awake. She was still curious though, so against her better judgement she asked, without a segway or anything.
crystal: i forgot to ask but what state do you live in? asking for science
gigi: oh i live in missouri
crystal: omg me too
gigi: i don’t wanna reveal where but this is amazing.. maybe we won’t have to break the distance at all <3
Pleased that she somehow got an answer, Crystal changed the conversation into a discussion of ‘Midnight Memories’, and if Gigi agreed with the opinions Crystal had shared the night before. She did, for the most part and before they knew it, it was time for Gigi to go sleep. Had they really talked all evening? 
gigi: i have to get up early so i need to go to sleep but im really glad jan added u to the gc
crystal: and im happy you asked me about one direction!
gigi: me too. ur cute when ur passionate. i hope we can continue to grow closer
crystal: i’d like that.
gigi: goodnight, my clown :)
crystal: goodnight, georgia rose
gigi: U DID NOT
gigi: my full name isnt even georgia and dad isnt even a dentist but i’ll allow it bc i know u think u invented comedy
gigi: ok gn now <33 luv u
crystal: gn!!! sleep well
Crystal wanted them to stay like this forever.
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homestuck-headcanonymous · 4 years ago
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a/n: this is part of the tiktok au, so sollux is a famous twitch gamer and feferi is a tiktok star in a presumed “love triangle” with eridan ampora, a commentary youtuber and brother of cronus ampora the famed tiktok eboy, and sollux. this one takes place a little later in the timeline, so they’ve all graduated highschool
disclaimer: i’ve never seen a twitch stream, because my computer can’t handle it.
stream: “tiime to bully 2mall chiildren on fork kniife with the boy2″, August 14, 2020, by users twosquared, coolerthanu, toreadorneverland, and shoutykat. ran from 5:30 pm DST to 8:00 pm DST
streamtime transcript, from 7:30 pm DST to 8:00 pm DST
twosquared: hell yeah, ii ju2t kiilled BOTH tho2e famiily vlogger chiildren!! at ONCE!! 2uck on that, eiight-year-old2 who make more money than me!!
coolerthanu: nice, dude
toreadorneverland: wELL,, tHEY CAN’T REALLY,, hELP BEING EIGHT,, rIGHT? sTILL,, gOOD JOB,, i GUESS
coolerthanu: they can help it, just go up to a birthday cake and press age up. poof! cool teen!
shoutykat: ...DAVE, HOW LONG WERE YOU PLAYING THE SIMS *THIS* TIME? DO I HAVE TO GO OVER AND LURE YOU FROM YOUR WEIRD FUCKING GAMER DEN OR SOMETHING? DO I NEED TO CALL YOUR SISTER TO MAKE OMINOUS THREATS FROM A SHADOWY DOORWAY AT YOU AT 3AM?
toreadorneverland: wAIT,,, yOU WERE SERIOUS WHEN YOU SAID THAT? i THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE! dOES,, iT ACTUALLY WORK?
twosquared: fiir2t of all, what the FUCK are you guy2 talkiing about? 2econd of all, are we just goiing to glo22 over the fact that tav 2aiid “ii gue22″ to me getting a double kiill2hot?? a DOUBLE KIILL2HOT??
toreadorneverland: sORRY,, yOU KNOW I DIDN’T MEAN IT LIKE THAT,,, rIGHT?
coolerthanu: dw bro, he’s just being dramatic for the hell of it. he’s not actually mad.
shoutykat: ALSO, WHAT THE FUCK IS *UP* WITH YOU AND THE NUMBER TWO? YOU’RE ALWAYS DOING THOSE DUMB FUCKING DOUBLE KILLSHOTS.YOU’RE FUCKING OBSESSED WITH IT. I KNOW YOU’RE A GEMINI, BUT I DON’T GO AROUND CALLING MYSELF “CANCERDUDESIXTYNINE”, RIGHT?
twosquared: iit’s like de2tiined to be, kk. my eye2? two diifferent color2. my triick move? two kiill2hot2 at once.
coolerthanu: his dick? two of them. arms? two of them. 2 x 2 is four- his approximate mental age. also yes, sol, i stole that line from rose.
twosquared: ii’m bii2exual. ii have a boyfriiend AND a giirlfriiend. the only connectiion between you and cancer ii2 that that’2 what people call your content.
toreadorneverland: oH WOW DUDE!! uHH,,, i SUPPORT YOU!! 
twosquared: ah 2hiit. that 2liipped out.
coolerthanu: are you, like, serious dude?
twosquared: fuck.
shoutykat: SOLLUX, I REALLY HOPE THIS ISN’T ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR SHITTY JOKES.
twosquared: goddammiit.
coolerthanu: dude if you need us to end the stream we’ll do it, i know coming out is kinda risky sometimes-
twosquared: actually, y’know what? fuck iit. thanks for the offer dv, but i don’t need it. yeah, i’m really fuckiing bii. yeah, ii’m datiing a guy and a giirl, and y’know what? they’re both fuckiing amaziing, and iif anyone’2 gonna quit 2upportiing me becau2e of that, then ii don’t giive a 2hiit. ii love my giirlfriiend. 2he’2 2weeter than fuckiing 2ugar and ii’m pretty 2ure iit’s 2ciientifiically impo22iible to be 2ad iin the 2ame room a2 her, iit’2 liike 2he’s made of 2un2hiine, 2he’2 adorable. ii al2o love my boyfriiend ju2t a2 much. he’2 a huge goddamed romantiic, he briing2 me flower2 and he 2tay2 up late memoriiziing love poem2 so he can reciite them to me when ii can’t 2leep liike a fuckiing lullaby, he’2 kiind and gentle and wonderful. and they’re datiing each other too, and that’2 great, becau2e iit make2 them both really fuckiing happy.
twosquared: my giirlfriiend 2pend2 like 2 hour2 before each of theiir date2 fu22iing over her makeup and what to wear becau2e 2he want2 to look pretty for u2, even though my boyfriiend and ii both thiink 2he’2 beautiiful no matter what. my boyfriiend ii2 the only one of u2 that can actually fuckiing cook, 2o when we have date niight2 at home, he alway2 2pend2 hour2 makiing 2omethiing fanta2tiic for iit. my boyfriiend and my giirlfriiend are both early biird2 so they do thii2 thiing iin the morniing where they curl up next to each other on the couch and my boyfriend driink2 hii2 fancy tea and my giirlfriiend driink2 her riidiculou2ly 2weet coffee and they read together, and that’2 liike theiir thiing, and iit’2 the fuckiing cute2t.
twosquared: who know2? maybe 2omeday we’ll end up datiing 2omebody el2e too, and then ii’m gonna love that 2omebody, becau2e they’ll be theiir own per2on wiith a miiliion diiferent thiing2 to fall iin love wiith. ii’m happy wiith who ii am and who ii love and ii’m not giiviing 2omeone the chance to force me to hiide that. love i2n’t fuckiing fiiniite unle22 you make iit be. iif 2omeone can love one partner iinfiniitely, why can’t ii love both of miine the 2ame way? ii’m not goiing to claiim that every poly relatiion2hip is good, but iif there’2 no balance iin it, then that’2 not a problem wiith the relatiion2hiip, that’2 a problem wiith the people iin iit.
coolerthanu: ...damn, my guy. okay. cool. first of all- great speech. moving as hell. second of all- we have your back, especially if someone tries to shit on you about this. when i came out, you literally wingmanned me into a relationship with karkitty over there. third of all, this is the exact same way that roxy came out to me as nonbinary, why does this keep happening.
shoutykat: OF COURSE WE SUPPORT YOU, YOU NUMBSKULLED FUCKASS. WHY WOULD WE *NOT* SUPPORT YOU? WHO WAS THAT RANT EVEN FOR? THE TWITCH CHAT THAT’S BEEN GIVING YOU LIKE FIVE SUBS A MINUTE? THE ONE FULL OF RAINBOW POGGERS? *THEM*?
twosquared: ii mean ii wa2 kiinda braciing my2elf for a way wor2e reactiion, 2o thii2 ii2 a plea2ant 2urpriii2e. al2o, kk, “fucka22″? ii mean ii’m flattered that you thiink ii’d be a top, but frankly that’2 ju2t iincorrect.
toreadorneverland: wELL,,,yOU SEEM REALLY HAPPY,,i’M GLAD!! aS LONG AS YOU ALL LOVE EACHOTHER,,, tHAT’S ALL THAT YOU NEED!! oNE,, uHH,, qUICK QUESTION THOUGH,,, nOT TO BE RUDE,,, bUT ARE THESE PEOPLE,,, wHO WE THINK THEY ARE? uHH,,, iT’S JUST,, tHAT THERE’S TWO PEOPLE WHO,,, uHH, sEEM A LOT LIKE,,, tHEY COULD BE,,,yOUR BOYFRIEND AND GIRLFRIEND,,
twosquared: aw thank2 t! and yeah, unle22 you’re liike 2uper mii2guiided, iit’2 probably them.
coolerthanu: yeah, we know, you three are the least subtle people on the planet. do you guys want emotional repression lessons from dirk or some shit? you’re so obvious.
twosquared: agaiin dave, thank2 for the offer but that 2ound2 awful, and no. al2o, can we wrap thii2 up? ii’ve got an appoiintment wiith the large cuddle piile of blanket2 and my cool hot boyfriiend and giirlfriiend on my bed over there.
shoutykat: UGH, *FINE*. WE ALL ALSO DIED IN FORTNITE WHILE YOU WERE GIVING THAT SPEECH ABOUT THE INFINITY OF LOVE ANYWAYS, SO IT’S PROBABLY TIME. WE’VE ALL GOT STUFF TO GET TO ANYWAYS.
coolerthanu: aw karkitty, if you were so excited to meet up with me, why didn’t you just say so?
shoutykat: ...SHUT UP.
toreadorneverland: uHH,, sOLLUX, aRE YOU GOING TO,,uHH,,dO THE SIGNOFF? ,,,i MEAN I CAN DO IT,, iF IT’S AN ISSUE,,,
twosquared: nah dude, ii know how you hate doiing the 2ignoff2, ii can handle iit.
twosquared: 2o that’2 iit for today, everybody! pre22 2ub2criibe to 2upport the channel, and follow to get all 2tream notiifiicatiions. ii 2tream every 2iingle day from 5:30 tiil 8:00-10:00 LA tiime, 2houtykat 2treams monday to friday at around the 2ame tiime, coolerthanu 2tream2 whenever, but he’2 got a youtube channel, 2triiderbrozproductiion2, and toreadorneverland 2tream2 game2 on monday2, wedne2day2, and friiday2 from 5:00 pm tiil 8:00 pm, plus a 2torybook 2tream every thur2day from 7:00 tiil 8:00. youtube channel name2 are the 2ame a2 twiitch for me, tavro2 and karkat, and all other 2ociial mediia2 are on our profiile2. ii2 that everythiing?
coolerthanu: yeah dude, you got it. bye, everyone.
STREAM ENDED
Sollux breathes a sigh of relief as the lights and cameras and monitors, one by one, click off, leaving the room gently lit with the glow of Feferi’s fairy lights strung up around the room. From behind him, a pair of arms wrap around his shoulders, the pink glitter on the nails softly shimmering. He greets her with a kiss on the hand, and soon he’s curled up with his boyfriend and girlfriend in bed. These nights are more common now, all of them legal adults in one house under the artificial stars of the LA sky.
“Eridan? Can you do that thing you do?” Feferi whispers, careful if for no more reason than to not break the soft stillness of the darkening room.
“What do you mean, dear?”
“The way you recite poems. You know, when I can’t sleep.” Sollux murmurs, lisp just peeking through.
Sollux can feel Eridan start to blush, even in the warm darkness.
“I... didn’t know you both..remembered it that much. If you’d like though, I’ll try.”
Eridan’s voice settles like a melody in the room, gentle and lyrical around the delicate words.
“How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach, when feeling out of sight for the ends of being and ideal grace..”
Sollux realizes that his hand is interlaced with Eridan’s, Feferi’s draped overtop. He doesn’t remember doing it. It is second nature to him, the soft affection of being present. The lights glimmer down to nothing. A peacable, if early, night. There is a sense of contentment, of a longing fufilled- one that he hadn’t known he’d had.
“I love thee to the level of every day’s most quiet need, by sun and candle-light”
Eridan remembers, absentmindedly, while saying words that he knows by heart. He remembers the grating harshness of loneliess- of wanting, so badly, to be fixed by another that he could not fix himself. He remembers the fear of realizing the way he loved was different. He can still feel the weight of all he has left to say, the idea of coming out to an audience built on dregs of rejection and rejecting hangs like the sword of Damacles over his head, but it is easier here. The world seems softer, wrapped in the gentleness of favourite blankets and the light of a waning moon.
“I love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.”
Feferi has always wanted to do what’s right. She knows that she can’t always know what’s best for everyone, but she still feels guilt at every percieved slight. She loves too deeply, too fiercely, Eridan used to tell her, with too solemn an expression for such a young face. She had a heart big enough for the entire world. She knows that she wants to come out on her own terms- a teen starlet who’s pan and polyamorous is hot news to pick up, after all. She’s scared to, of course- she knows that a part of her soul will still be the little girl she once was, starving for affection, but she’s growing. Learning. And in the arms of the two boys she loves, she feels as though, for a moment, the entire world is right.
“I love thee with the passion put to use in my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.”
Learning the boundaries of their relationship when it was new wasn’t quite easy. it wasn’t something any of them had ever done before. Feferi was the one to suggest it first- it would break her heart, after all, to break either of theirs. They hated each other at first- rivals over a girl, tale as old as time. Still, it slowly simmered and faded. Sollux saw the walls of protection fall when Eridan brought Feferi a dozen pink roses, eyes not competing, but earnest. Eridan saw the bravado collapse when Feferi fell from the branch of a tree while filming and Sollux rushed to her side, eyes wide, hoping she was alright, begging her to never do that again. An understanding turned to an alliance, and an alliance turned to love. It was December, and they were sitting together at Feferi’s insistence, hot cocoa and a book to while the night away. Eridan read in the same voice, and at the ending, he left a feather-light kiss brushed over Sollux’s lips- and Sollux pulled him back in.
“I love thee with a love I seemed to lose with my lost saints. I love thee with the breath, smiles, and tears of all my life; and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.”
It was a warm night, cozy and cooled by the breath of autumn in the air, and there they lay together, lulled to sleep by the melody of a love poem and the gentlie chimes of wind on glass, Sollux’s heart filled to bursting with love for his sweethearts. There was a gentle, whispered, goodnight.
a/n: the poem is how do i love thee, or sonnet 43, by elizabeth batter browning. it’s like 4am so i didn’t proofread and i’m also very sentimental.
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When Jon wakes up, the bed is trembling.
“Martin?” he mumbles, turning around. The darkness softens the edges of his vision, so he reaches a hand out. Nothing. But he can hear breathing, sharp but constrained, and the bed jolts slightly. “Martin?”—louder, and this time, fear, familiar and unwelcome, slithers up his throat—“Are you alright?”
Slowly, a shape begins to form on the other side of the bed. Martin lies on his side, facing Jon, both hands over his mouth. His eyes are wide and still, but his chest rises and falls with exertion. He’s kicked off the duvet, and in the half-light sliver coming in through the window, his trembling forearms look exposed and vulnerable. Jon wants to reach out, past Martin’s frayed T-shirt and still-translucent skin to his frantically-beating heart, press his palm gently against its walls, and… do what?
“Sorry for waking you,” Martin gasps into the cupped space between mouth and palm. The words come in a burst, crammed hastily into the space between one breath and another.
“There’s nothing to apologize for. How are you feeling?”
“Fine, I’m—it’s fine. You caught me at the tail end; just—give me a second…” Martin squeezes his eyes shut, and his breathing begins to slow. Carefully, he removes his hands from his face. His lip is bleeding, like he’s been biting down on it for a long time. “Okay. I’m okay now.”
“You were invisible.”
“Oh. I, uh, didn’t really notice.”
“What happened?”
“Nothing—it was- silly of me, really, you were just turned away, and I- couldn’t see if you were breathing, and obviously you’re alright, but I just. I’ve had a lot of practice watching you not breathe, and I wasn’t particularly… keen on doing it again.”
Oh. What with the running and packing and driving, Jon hasn’t even given thought to—“I’m sorry.”
Martin gives him a half-shrug. “Not your fault.”
“Wasn’t it?”
Jon shifts the duvet toward Martin, who tucks himself back in. “I can… I can leave, take the other bed. If you want.”
“What?”
“If my being here—seeing me asleep, if it’s distressing to you, it only makes sense that I—”
“No, don’t feel like you have to—”
“It’s not a problem, I’ve had far worse—”
“Or—it’s not—don’t—it’s not just that.” Martin sighs. “I’d prefer it if—I… I want you to stay.”
“... Oh.”
“Yeah.”
Jon can’t tell if Martin is blushing or not, and god, does he want to know—wants the lights on, wants the sun up, wants a flashlight and a camera and a microscope so he can see exactly what Martin’s face looks like in this moment, but he also wants to lie here next to Martin in the dark and say, “I’ll stay, then.”
“Thank you,” Martin breathes, and doesn’t turn away, and Jon doesn’t either.
“You can… check my pulse next time. If you’d like.”
“What?”
“When I was—after the Unknowing. If I- recall correctly, my heart wasn’t beating. If you check my heartbeat, and it’s still going, it might be enough to let you know that I’m just asleep?”
“That’s a… pretty good idea, actually,” Martin says, and then, reaching out a hand, “Can I?”
Jon must have nodded, or made some kind of head movement, because Martin’s pressing his fingers, warm and still a little sweaty, to Jon’s neck, and Jon proves Martin’s earlier worries fully rational by forgetting how to breathe.
Martin’s thumb brushes the scar on Jon’s neck. “Daisy?”
Jon wants to nod, but he’s afraid of jostling Martin. “Yeah.”
“And now we’re in her safehouse.”
“And now we’re in her safehouse.”
The calming effect is gradual. Martin keeps his hand steady, and slowly, his shoulders begin to relax.
“Is it helping?”
“Yeah,” Martin says, a little wonderingly, “I think it is.”
A few more minutes pass, the tension draining out of Martin until his eyes start to droop. “Do you think you can sleep now?”
“I do,” Martin murmurs distractedly. “Does it always beat so fast?”
Jon swallows, feeling his carotid press up against Martin’s skin. “I don’t know,” he lies, and thankfully, there are no follow-up questions.
Martin falls asleep with his hand still resting in the dip of Jon’s collarbones. Jon doesn’t sleep for a long time.
-
When Jon wakes up the next morning, Martin’s already awake and dressed.
“How’d you sleep?” Martin asks.
“Good. I actually don’t think I dreamt at all,” Jon realizes. Another reason to be glad he fed Peter Lukas to the Lonely, he supposes. “I hope it lasts.”
Despite the cabin’s square footage, cleaning it takes Martin and him until sundown. By the time they’ve finished, the floor is clean enough for the two of them to set their shoes by the door and walk about in their socks, which they soon do. There’s an unspoken understanding there—if they thought they’d only be here for a few days, a week, if they thought they would need to run soon, they would leave the dust in the corners and forget to sweep under the couch. We are safe, Jon whispers to himself as he watches Martin deposit a beetle outside, and we are staying.
After dinner. Jon tries to teach Martin how to play 24 Challenge.
“It’s the only card game I know,” he says apologetically. “My grandma wanted me to brush up on my mental maths. It’s alright if you don’t want to play—”
“Jonathan Symbiosis—”
“I beg your pardon?” The look on Jon’s face must be especially affronted, because Martin bursts into laughter, loud and unconstrained in a way Jon hasn’t heard in a long time. I did that, he thinks, letting the thought spread, rose-gold, through his veins, and commits the soundbite to memory.
“As I was saying, Jonathan ‘Sims,’ short for Jonathan Symbiosis—I would be honored to learn how to play your weird childhood maths game on this fine night.”
“Okay, well, normally, we’d use a card pack made especially for 24, but we can also draw four cards at a time from a normal deck. The goal is to make 24 by using the value of each card exactly once. For example…”
The rest of the explanation comes out on autopilot, leaving Jon’s higher brain processes to observe Martin, as they’ve been doing all day. Jon’s glad to see that very little of the panic from last night has bled over into the now. Though Martin’s eyes flicker anxiously to the window every time there’s a sound outside, they always return, relieved, to his hands, the cards, and most often of all, to Jon.
“... That’s that,” Jon says, stuffing the example set back into the deck. “Do you have any questions?”
“Just one. What are you waiting for?” Martin says (What? Jon thinks)—and flips four cards over. (Oh. Right.)
Jon learns several things over the next hour, namely that the best way to uncover someone’s torrid rugby past is to challenge them to card-based arithmetic. Martin’s about as embarrassed by Jon’s discovery as Jon is intrigued, if the former’s look of utter mortification after (seemingly involuntarily) crowing, “No pain, no gain!” the first time he accidentally slaps Jon’s hand to get to the cards first is anything to go by.
“Don’t say a word—”
“I’m sorry, Martin. Could you—could you repeat that? It’s just that it was so very pithy and, I’m afraid, too clever for me to fully comprehend the first time—”
“Shut up—”
“No pain, no… what was it? Plane? no, that can’t be it. Grain? Martin, you simply must help me understand—”
“Jonathan Verisimilitude, I swear to God—”
“Do you have, like, a list of these—”
“Obviously. Poet, remember?”
Then, the implications of Martin’s words sink in, and he freezes.
Jon’s chest is tight. “You wrote poetry… about me?”
Martin shrugs, barely meeting Jon’s eyes. “Might’ve done.”
“I don’t think I saw any of that when I was…” accusing you of murder and rifling through your personal belongings.
“Yeah, I uh, kept most of it on my phone. Bit of light reading for Prentiss.” Martin wince-laughs. Martin, who apparently wrote poetry about Jon within weeks of meeting him, during a time when the kindest thing Jon had ever said to him was a noncommittal grunt every time Martin brought him tea. God, no wonder he had said loved, past tense.
“How… exactly were the Sims puns incorporated?”
“Um, well”—Martin somehow manages to flush more—“it’s more that I used the words in place of your name? I thought it’d be appropriately… roundabout.”
“Ah.”
The moment steeps in the air for a second, then two before Jon takes pity on both of them. He gestures back at the cards. “You got there first; what’s the answer?”
That night, the two of them settle in bed, facing each other again. Martin only hesitates a little before he reaches for Jon’s neck. This time, Jon falls asleep first.
-
When Jon wakes up, he’s curled up in the dead-center of the bed, and—
“Shit—” says Martin, from the ground.
“Martin! What the—Martin, are you hurt?”
“Ow—no,” Martin says, wincing, and Jon helps him up to a seat on the edge of the bed. “Just took a bit of a tumble. There should barely be any bruising, I think.”
Jon moves to sit down next to him. “Nightmare?”
“No, no, you just—”
“Dropkicked you into the floor?”
“No”—Martin laughs—“you just sort of… rolled toward me? And I moved back to give you space and then… you know.”
“Christ, I’m sorry.”
“It’s not your fault; this isn’t the biggest bed”—Jon opens his mouth—“And that’s not a cue for you to offer to move again. Unless you really want to.”
“I don’t,” Jon answers, a touch too quickly. “But you should know you’re allowed to move me if I ever get too comfortable.”
“I didn’t want to manhandle you in your sleep, Jon, you’re welcome to as much of the bed as you like—”
“I’m welcome to exactly half. Less, really, if we’re going off of relative sizes. I don’t mind if you push me, really; I’ve never faulted Georgie for her shove-Jon-in-self-defense maneuvers.”
“If you’re sure…”
“I am. Here, practice run”—Jon flops back onto the bed—“Look, I’m rudely encroaching on your space. What do you do?”
Martin laughs—“Alright, alright”—and stands.
Suddenly, there are sturdy arms under Jon, and then, both he and the duvet are being lifted in the air (with very little difficulty, Jon notes). Martin sets him down ever so gently on the left side of the bed.
“Happy?” Martin asks.
Jon is glad his face is pressed into his pillow, glad that the duvet covers the fact that his hands are shaking a little, glad that his throat is too tight for an I love you I’m in love with you and I love you to squeeze through.
“Yes,” Jon says, and is surprised by how raw the syllable sounds.
The bed dips as Martin settles next to Jon. “Then so am I.”
-
Jon gets up early to make breakfast. He hadn’t set an alarm for fear of waking Martin; somehow his body Knows exactly when to wake, but he’ll worry about that later. He leaves a note on Martin’s pillow in case waking up alone is too disconcerting and heads to the kitchen, tying up his hair as he goes.
The village shop was fairly limited on supplies, and Martin could only carry so much (though, considering last night, that “so much” is... quite a lot) back over when the village is a twenty-minutes’ walk away. Thus, Jon’s options are limited. He settles for poori, even though he needs to use a water bottle as a makeshift rolling pin and even though they’ll have to eat it plain. Jon spends several minutes debating how much oil they can spare for the deep-frying, then decides that he can just fill the pot and pour it all back into the bottle later.
In between mixing and rolling out the dough, he lets the kettle boil and scrambles some eggs. Jon is relieved that he can remember how thick his grandmother used to make each poori before it was ready to fry and how Martin takes his tea—plain; he’d said something last year about how he’s sure his ancestors would throw a collective fit if he ever deigned to disgrace their country’s invention with milk or sugar. When Jon drops the first circle of dough in the oil and it begins to rise to the surface, he breathes a sigh of relief. Then it’s about ladling more hot oil on top of the poori and trying very hard to not get burned and taking it out, and doing it all again six more times. He samples one. It’s not as fluffy as he would have liked, but it’s good enough for him and almost good enough for Martin.
Jon contemplates the spread before him. It still looks incomplete, so he washes off the water bottle and sets it to work as a juicer, too. It takes three oranges and all of Jon’s hand strength to make enough liquid to fill a mug, and Jon eats the leftover citrus pulp so as not to be wasteful. Then, he sits and waits.
Martin emerges from the stairs barefoot and muss-haired, and Jon has to look away before his mind can start waxing poetic about how the sunlight caressing Martin’s cheek makes it look like Martin is the one who’s glowing.
“Thanks for the note,” Martin says, crossing the room in two strides, “and I promise, I’m okay, but can I still…”
Jon nods, and tips his head up for the now almost familiar ceremony having his pulse checked. This close, and in the light, Jon can see Martin’s pupils, just barely distinct from the dark brown of his eyes.
“I made breakfast,” Jon says.
“Oh,” Martin says, seemingly noticing the food for the first time. “Oh. Jon. Thank you.”
Martin has no right to sound so grateful for something that’s taken Jon less than half an hour to do, and Jon tells him such.
“You made me tea,” Martin replies, in a tone that brooks no argument, and Jon feels all his half-formulated replies die on his tongue.
Martin approaches the poori first. Jon watches anxiously as Martin lifts the first piece to his mouth and chews.
“Jonathan Symphony…”
“Yes?”
“You’ve been living off of nothing but sandwiches and microwavable macaroni cheese for the last year when you can cook like this?”
Jon can’t help the pleased shiver that goes down his spine at the words, but he tries not to let it show. “You forgot Pot Noodles. And statements.”
"Point still stands, Jonny Pessimism."
Jon barely reacts to the name this time, which he considers an achievement. “It’s just fried bread.”
“Very good fried bread.”
“Fair enough. I mean, I’m sure you know I’m not the most dedicated to ‘self-care’”—Martin snorts—“I suppose I just don’t cook much when it’s just me. There doesn’t seem to be any reason to.”
“Well then. Good thing I’m here now,” Martin says around another bite of poori.
Yes. Yes, it is.
-
Jon wakes up Hungry.
Somewhere in his mind, he can register that it’s still early stages, and nowhere near unbearable—just some dizziness, something he wouldn’t even notice on an average day at the Archives—but after spending a few Seeing-less days hoping that Lukas had been enough to last him a few weeks, the realization still strikes him cold.
Since Jon is obviously not going to leave the cabin to snack on some poor villager, he tucks the duvet more securely around himself and tries to fall asleep again. But dread begins to pool in his stomach, and no matter how he shifts his position, the restlessness refuses to relinquish its hold on him. And if it’s already downright uncomfortable right now, how many days before it becomes unbearable? At what point will he need to lock the cabin door to keep himself inside? When will he no longer trust himself to leave the bedroom? Even getting up and pacing might be too much of a risk in time. Basira’s sending him some statements once the Archives are less police-monitored, she promised. He just has to hold out until then. He has to. He has to. He—
“Jon? Jon, can you hear me?” Martin’s voice sounds like it’s coming from a distance, but Jon consciousness grasps for the source. Then, there’s two fingers pressed to his neck, and Jon grasps at those too. “Jon, please—” and the room and the bed and the man Jon loves come rushing back.
“Martin,” he whispers.
“Jon, you were making little noises—are you okay?”
“Martin. I thought we’d have longer. The Eye—it’s back.” His voice cracks on the second sentence, and Martin swears under his breath.
“Never mind that—How bad is it?”
“It’s—it’s not, really. Or—I just felt a little dizzy, I think most of- that was panic.”
“And now?”
“I’m back now. You—you brought me back.”
“Still dizzy, though?”
Jon nods.
“How can I help?”
“I don’t know, it’s never—”
“Or, easier question—what’s helped in the past?”
“Sleep, sometimes, but I can’t—” Jon breaks off into a sob.
“It’s okay,” Martin whispers, “It’s okay, Jon. Stay with me. What’s helped you sleep in the past?”
“I, uh, had a weighted blanket, it’s probably still in Document Storage—”
“Right, I remember—”
“I felt—solid, under it. And a little trapped, but in a good way. Less likely to go out and Compel people, at least.”
“I don’t think Daisy has a weighted blanket here, but we could try to imitate the feeling? What if—I could- kind of lay… on top of you, or—”
Jon shakes his head.
“That’s fair, I’m probably a bit heavier than your average—”  
“No, no, no, that isn’t the reason; I just don’t want to… take advantage.”
Martin scrunches up his brow. “How do you mean?”
“Well, just—the experience might… elicit different emotions from the two of us, and that would be unfair to you.”
“Right,” Martin says, then frowns. “No, hang on. Not ‘right.’ How does asking me to cuddle you count as you, what, ‘taking advantage’? Are you saying you’re somehow… manipulating my feelings for you in order to get me to—”
“Sorry, what?”
“—if anything, wouldn’t I be the one ‘taking advantage’ by offering, not that that was my inten—”
“—Your feelings? What do you mean, your feelings?”
“My… romantic feelings toward you?”
Jon blinks. Are auditory hallucinations a rare side effect of panic attacks? Or maybe it’s an Avatar thing; did Helen ever mention—?
“Jon… you’re staring.”
“In the Lonely. You said ‘loved.’”
“You’re right. I did.” Martin is, for some reason, smiling. “But I wasn’t fully myself there, surely you know that. What about the past few days?”
“I mean—you’re an affectionate person, and there’s no one else here—”
Martin cups Jon’s face in both his hands, and now, he’s laughing too—“Jonathan… Simpleton—”
“Martin,” Jon says, confused and heart-racingly hopeful. He thinks it may be the only thing he can say right now.
“Please, call up Basira, or Melanie, or Georgie, and ask them if they’d call me affectionate.”
“But—”
“It’s just you, Jon. Of course I love you. Of course I’m in love with you.”
“But… why? I was awful to you, and then I was gone—”
“—and then you changed, and then you came back to me.”
“It can’t be that easy.”
“It can, though. I’ve chosen to make it that easy.”
Christ, I love you, Jon thinks, and then, oh, God, I haven’t said it back yet. “This might be- clear, already, but Martin, I love you too, so much, and I’m sorry that I didn’t always show it, or realize it—”
“Hey,” Martin says, smoothing his hand over Jon’s hair. “It’s okay. We’re here now, aren’t we?”
“Yes. This—this is real.”
“It is.” Then—“Can I kiss you?” Martin asks.
Jon’s thought about kissing Martin before, but those imagined kisses had always been hurried and frantic and for larger, more selfish purposes—convincing Martin to stop working for Lukas; making a last-minute, time-efficient declaration of feelings before the Unknowing unmakes them both; trying to prove that there’s still some humanity left in him and hey, the logic of the universe is so twisted already that he may as well give it the old Frog Prince try. This moment—warm, close, deliberate; no danger present except for Jon himself—feels far more right than any of these. And yet—“Maybe not now?”
“Yeah, of course,” Martin says, in a voice that harbors no resentment and asks for no explanations. Jon explains anyway.
“I’d still like to, in the future, but I think I’m still a little… raw from all of tonight’s—revelations, and I- sometimes find skin contact challenging in even the best of situations.”
“Do you want me to let go of your face?”
“No, what you’re doing right now is… it’s not too much. Feels nice.”
“And what about the weighted blanket offer, now that you know you aren’t”—Martin pitches his voice lower in a frankly horrendous Jon-imitation—“‘taking advantage’?”
Jon laughs. “That would be nice, too.”
Martin hmms, then presses closer and swings his legs over Jon’s.
“Would taking a statement from me help?”
“Hm?”
“I don’t know if it counts, but I was there when the Flesh attacked, and I met Simon Fairchild.”
“You met Simon F—”
“Jon, Jon, it’s okay, he didn’t hurt me. The point is, you can Compel me about him, see if it does anything for you.”
“I’d rather lay off the Seeing until it’s really necessary. But I appreciate the offer.”
Martin pulls Jon in a little closer. “Anytime.”
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addendum:
Jon wakes up tucked into the space between Martin’s neck and shoulder.
“‘Morning,” he mumbles into Martin’s skin, and feels Martin smile against his hair.
“Good morning to you, too. Do you still feel Hungry?”
Jon takes stock of his headache, then shrugs. “Yes, but I believe I’m more used to the dizziness now.”
“Well, last night’s offer is still on the table, if you’ve changed your mind.”
“O-oh. Of course,” Jon says, and kisses him. Martin makes a small mmph! that Jon finds extremely gratifying, and for a few seconds, he just lingers there, feeling the warm, dry press of Martin’s mouth against his.
When Jon pulls back, Martin has gone pleasantly pink. “I—ah—meant the Fairchild statement, actually, but I did appreciate that. A lot.”
“Oh,” Jon says, and before he can get too embarrassed, kisses Martin again.
“Someone’s affectionate this morning.”
“Mm.”
“We should probably get out of bed soon.”
“Mm.”
“Maybe write up a plan for if you get worse before Basira can mail the statements over?”
“Mm-hm.”
“Also, if you need any ingredients for cooking, let me know; I might pop down to the shops again tomorrow; I’m due to spend some quality time with the cows soon.”
“Mm.”
“Write me a list later, when you’re a tad more verbal?”
Jon nods. Yes, he’ll do it later, because they have a later to make promises for.
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panicsimmer · 4 years ago
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Hi!, just wondering what skin details and blush etc u use? all your sims look so cute!
I’m sorry this took so long @rawr-sim! I just finished my winter session class.
Body blush - Simmandy
Skin Overlays (Most used) - Spooky, Rose, About Face, Afterglow
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simmancy · 5 years ago
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Hi, I'm not sure if your still accepting sim requests, but I'm having a hard time finding good berry sims to add to my game, and I'm not very good at making them. I've honestly already added most of your creations to my game because they are so good! I was just wondering if you would be willing and able to great me and handsome rose/light pink male berry. He can look however you want, cc allowed, and you can allow public download. Much appreciated
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Roccoco Rosewater (simfileshare) 
CC Used: skin & brows | eye recolor | hair recolor (memphis) | beard | skin overlay | lashes | freckles | eye shines | bodyhair | blush
Hope you like him!! xoxo
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cynnied-writes · 5 years ago
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Perfect Imperfections
○ paring: kralsei ( kris x ralsei )
○ genre/warnings: pure unadulterated fluff with a bit of angst
○ tags: sunrises | worrying over dates | imperfection | early morning drives | sitting on mountaintops | sweet kisses | sun showers
○ word count: 3.5k
→ summary: ralsei is coming to visit and, after days of deliberation, kris knows exactly where to bring him.
○  note: so this is the kralsei thing I said I was working on over on @cynnied-art. I hope you enjoy!
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Kris’ hometown was a barren land of clinical depression and midlife crises. Filled to the brim with literally nothing to do.
And yes, they’ve checked.
All you can do is; eat at the diner, hang out in the school’s playground, stare at the lake for hours… Get a concussion? Soon realize that, in the grand scheme of the universe, nothing you do will ever matter? Oh, there’s also a pizza place that doesn’t technically even serve pizza.
This is the bad place if you were wondering.
For Kris, this was all common knowledge. They had known this since they were twelve. And yet here they were. Still sitting at their computer. Bathed in the pale, artificial glow of the screen at 5 am in the morning. Trying to find something, anything, to do. But, after wasting their finite time on the interwebz, a realization dawned on them. Their search was, in fact, fruitless.
They let out an extended groan. Slumping into their computer chair at the sight of the miles of empty space on Google Maps. This was hopeless. They lived in a tiny town. A tiny town in the middle of nowhere. With the closest city being three long hours away. And if they spent one more minute looking at a screen their eyes would die. 
A softer sigh fell as they pushed away from the desk. Kris stretched as they stood up on wobbly legs. Their bones popping back into place. They exhaled dramatically. Ending the exaggerated motion slouched over like an exhausted Sim.
This was so lame. SO LAME!
Their boyfriend was coming tomorrow and they had nothing special planned. All because of their stupid, boring hometown. Sure, they could laze around on the monkey bars again. Share another milkshake at the diner? Or you know, contemplate the meaning of life for a couple of hours. For the second time. Ralsei wouldn’t mind. But that’s the reason for all the mounting stress.
He wouldn’t care. He’d be happy to spend time with them. The duo could be in the ninth ring of hell and he’d still say it was a pretty good date. He’ll never expect any more than their simple presence. He’s just so…
Perfect.
Too perfect.
And Kris wasn’t. 
Their legs were too long. Hair’s too shaggy. Mannerisms too odd. Mind and soul too fucked up. The immediate willingness to eat moss off a dungeon floor kinda solidified that.
And, yet…
Ralsei still smiled at them with eyes filled with galaxies. Blushed whenever he caught them gazing. Said words that only held a genuine affection. Sang them the kinds of songs only Disney princesses sang to their true loves.
His words might stutter or his lyrics might be on the cheesy side but, man…
These trips to the surface he makes… to visit them? To visit a creepy, loner that could barely hold a conversation? In their mind, there was no other option. His visits had to be special. 
Kris’ feet dragged across their bedroom floor. A hundred percent ready to crash into bed. They shuffled before a strand of light caught them by surprise. Not taking in that tomorrow was now today.
The bright beam stung as Kris ran to close the curtains. Their hands paused, though. Gripping the rough fabric, they peered through the gap between them.
Orange and pink hues blended in the early morning sky. Contrasting against the shadowed tree line, the sun slowly rose. Its rays stretching across the horizon.
Any hint of drowsiness they had slipped into the background. Their soul lost its usual burdensome weight at the sight. Memories from a time almost forgotten reemerged in Kris’ mind.
Sitting high up. So high, it felt like they were in another world. Looking off into the distance. The same orangish colours surrounded them. Cool breezes brought golden leaves with them. Warmth seeped from the knitted scarf around their neck. Warmth seeped from the loved ones who were near. 
Everything was… perfect.
Oh.
In that moment, as they stared out of their window, enchanted by the sunrise, they knew.
They just knew. This was the view Ralsei deserved to see.The two teens snuck out of Kris’ home shy of twenty-four hours later.
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The two teens snuck out of Kris’ home shy of twenty-four hours later.
With hands interlocked and fog all around them, they made their way across town. The sharpness of the air filled their noses. They kept their voices hushed and footsteps quick. Up above them the navy blue blanket of the night began to brighten. Slowly changing shades in the sky above.
Ralsei let a yawn escape him.
A few moments ago his steady had the honour of waking his tired form. Though the gesture was as old as time, a heroic knight waking a sleeping princess, this time it wasn’t with a kiss. His knight’s methods involved things like poking his side and harsh whispers. Not exactly fairy tale material but accuracy is a small price to pay.
Especially because he got to experience the wondrous things that are sleepovers. Sleeping in Kris’ room. Sleeping in Kris’ bed. Hogging all the blankets because they smell like sunshine. Kris didn’t seem to appreciate that last one. But, they also didn’t appreciate nice smelling sheets like he did.
Although, one caveat dampened the experience a bit. They had to forgo the “sleeping-in” part of a sleepover. No waking up to strands of light coming from the curtains. No smell of breakfast drifting from downstairs.
Nope, only waking up before the sun was even awake and sneaking through the streets. Like a couple of rapscallions.
Guess he still had much to learn.
Their feet finally crunched on fallen leaves as Kris brought him to the Flower King. Or rather, the side of it. His steady let go of his paw, using their spare hand to rummage through their inventory pockets.
Earlier in the day, Kris had waltzed into their father’s shop. Locked in loaded with a puppy-dog grin and years of unused “child of divorce” brownie points. They also maybe over-exaggerated their driving abilities a bit.
Okay, maybe a lot.
But, nonetheless, his truck would be back in its spot before 9 am and in the exact way he left it. As promised. Most likely. As long as they didn’t have to parallel park at any point.
With a startling beep, their father’s truck unlocked. The duo got in and tried to settle into their seats. Both a bit nervous about the endeavour. Kris more about the actual act of driving and Ralsei about the defiance.
He sank into the worn, leather seats as he began to worry. It was one of his oldest pastimes. His thoughts endlessly spinning worse and worse outcomes of his current situation.
This excursion couldn’t end well, right? There were a thousand different ways it could all go wrong.
Before he could spiral down any further, Ralsei jumped out of his thoughts as the old truck burst to life. The engine began to rumble. All the tiny lights and icons along the dash started flickering. While the soothing tones of John Denver drifted through the radio.
“Are you sure about this, Kris?”
They glanced up from adjusting the driver’s seat height to their size instead of their father’s. They tilted their head as a simple reply.
“Kriiiiiss.” He scolded, understanding their unspoken sentiment. It’s not like he didn’t know they were a teen of few words before they had started dating.
Continuing their silence, Kris’ head only tilted further. Resembling a ninety-degree angle instead of one belonging to a proper steady. Ralsei sighed, “You know what I mean. There’s no way your mother’s going to be okay with this.”
A shrug for a reply.
“How about we go for breakfast at the dinner from the second time I came? Those checkered things we had were pretty tasty. Waffles, right?”
A small grimace, this time.
“Or how about that strange P‘e’zza place? I’ve never had ice pizza before.”
“You’ve never had any kind of pizza before,” Kris said, their voice filled with confusion and disgust. So, now their words came out. Of course. They continued to mutter, “You’re first pizza isn’t gonna be a goddamn Ice P‘e’zza. Not while I’m still breathing.”
Ralsei flashed a small smile as he put his paws up in defence. Soft chuckles falling from his lips.
“It’s just…” He barely said before his sentence trailed off. Gaze turning to the sleeping world outside of his window. Kris reached over to take his paw and intertwined their fingers. Urging him to continue. “I don’t want to cause a fuss, Kris. I don’t want to… Your mother’s going to be so upset if she finds out. She’s going to punish you for an eternity. She’s going to—”
“Be ecstatic.” They said, drawing intricate circles into his fur. “I’m with ‘friends’, remember? She won’t mind.”
“That excuse isn’t going to work forever.”
Kris’ hand lingered with his as their head settled forwards. Staring off into the foggy woods. Easily drifting into deep thought.
Sure, it was a matter of when and not if their mother would ever figure out what was going on. No doubt. There was only so long she could believe whatever she wanted to believe. But, that day wasn’t today and thus that was a problem for future Kris, not them.
That kid’s fucked.
Themselves on the other hand? Present Kris? They had something spectacular to show their lonely prince. No strict rules or possible eternal damnation was going to stop them.
“Don’t worry, Rals.” They drawled as they took their prince’s fluffy face into their hands. “Future Kris’ got it handled.”
Now it was Ralsei’s turn to do the head tilting. His words coming out as jumbled as the thoughts in his head.
“Future Kri—What do you—? Futur—? Are you—?” He almost finished a single thought before Kris ducked under his hat and gently kissed his cheek.
They pulled back, flashed him a quick finger-gun-smirk combo, and put the truck into reverse. Letting out a chuckle as his love pulled up his scarf and down his hat. Hopelessly trying to cover his blush.
His steady was weird. A good kind of weird, though.
One that urged them to word for word recite the passage ‘Alas, Poor Yorick’ for no reason. The kind that allowed them to remember the rules to a satanic ritual but not the order of operations. A special kind of weird that caused them to resign to shackle themselves to a dungeon wall and eat floor moss.
They were all things he loved about them but, they were weird nonetheless.
Don’t get him wrong, he’s eternally grateful for Kris falling that day. He thanks the pillar of darkness every day. But, it’s just that any kind of kisses from them was so overwhelming. The simple act causing his cheeks to match his scarf’s hue. Though, he never complained because they also always calmed him like magic.
Why was being in love was so complicated?
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Luckily, it was less complicated than driving. Of which the basic mechanics were entirely lost to him.
The truck jostled along the dirt road. Its headlights the illuminating the surrounding foggy woods as they went.
Kris’ knuckles had turned white a few miles back. Changing shades as they had turned off of paved streets and onto rougher terrain. Through their shaggy bangs, lidded eyes had never once deviated from the road. Perhaps they were being too cautious. Too wary. But, how could they not be? They were carrying the most precious cargo.
At just the thought of him, their eyes flicked to Ralsei curled up on his seat. Gaze settled outside his window. Intently watching the world rush by. Yawning every so often.
A small smile graced their face. They leaned back in their seat and released some of the tension in their fingers. Settling into a focused-yet-more-relaxed driving mode.
The road ahead got tighter as it began to curve. Letting them ‘round the side of one of Appalachia’s many mountains. Engine rumbling as they went. Luckily, for them, the truck had made this trip several times. Though they hadn’t been in the driver’s seat.
Glimpses of the past revealed themselves as their destination grew closer. A dozing Asriel sitting beside them. Eyes and head drooping as he fought back the dastardly enemy that was sleep. Their parents in the front seats, both humming along to the turned down the radio.
That’s when they saw it.
A nice patch of the mountainside overlooked valleys below. Tall, wild grass with flowers sprouting up in patches. They pulled up. Easing the truck to a full stop a couple meters from the optimal gazing spot.
Their whole body relaxed, finally. Head lolling back onto the headrest. Letting out a breath and closing their eyes. Knowing they made the trip here safely.
“We’re here?” Ralsei asked, yawning as his bones cracked while he stretched.
They threw him a lazy thumbs-up and clicked their tongue. Catching his yawn before holding out a hand, “Specs, please.”
His head and eyebrows cocked at their request. The urge to ask at least several questions rising in him. But, knowing Kris, they wouldn’t answer any of them.
With a sigh, he let the world turn blurry as he handed his glasses away. Soon after, scarred digits took a hold of his scarf, pulling it loose. Guiding it from his neck to cover his eyes. Before the world went dark as they tied a tight knot at the back.
Now, sound and touch were all he had to go on. Kris’ soft hum once they were finished tying. The clicks of their seat belts unbuckling and the whirring of them gliding back into place. A thunk as their door of the truck swung open. Another as his side opened.
Their hands guiding him out of the vehicle and over to an unknown spot. The dewy grass under his paws and roundness of the air. And finally, the familiar weight of his glasses returning.
He blinked once and then twice before his jaw dropped.
A golden world awaited him.
The sky he had fawned over weeks prior seemed so much more expansive. Stretching from the ends of the earth, blanketing everything around them in a warm hue. Streaks of orange, red, and yellow danced along it. Like a painter’s brush strokes. All independent at times. Before blending together to make the wondrous painting in front of him. Light, fluffy clouds lazily drifted across the background.
And in the center of it all?
A thing, once upon a time, he’d never thought he’d get to see.
The Lightners’ brightest star.
No, it was his too now.
Their brightest star. Their most prized possession rose from the horizon. Slowly but surely making its way to its throne in the heavens. Lighting up their little corner of the world. Not that he could quite remember it wasn’t just him and the celestial body. No, as he gazed upon the sun and a wave of serenity washed over him, it felt like there was no one else left on Earth.
Wait, there was someone else with them.
Ralsei pulled his sight away from his new friend to his real-life company. His silent knight.
Kris sat close beside. Their form bathed in the rays as they sprawled out in the tall grass. Golden light illuminating their whole body. Creating a god-like glow around them. At last, they seemed to be at peace. Then, as their head lolled back, their long bangs fell to either side. Revealing the gems they kept hidden from the world.
An occurrence rarer than any blue moon.
Maroon irises admired the painting before them. They were filled with something he couldn’t quite place. Contentment? Amazement? Nostalgia? Whatever it was, when their eyes drifted from the sunrise over to him, it was still there.
Oh…
Perhaps it was love.
He still had to come to terms with that fact. That somebody alive and sentient loved him. Somebody as wonderful as Kris loved a wreck like him. A tiny ball of nerves and anxiety. Terrified of falling too fast and too hard. Being too needy. Too much much of a bother. Being too… everything. And not being what Kris needed.
But,
They never seemed to mind.
They always were an attentive listener to all his rambling but, always knew the right time to stop him. Lest he enters a perpetually downward spiral.
They were one hundred percent willing to become the hero that he needed. Not questioning ludicrous, reality breaking implications for anything he told them.
And when they were ready, Kris would talk for hours.
About stories from when they were younger.
Barely believable conspiracy theories.
Loosely connected thoughts stringed together profoundly.
They were just so perfect.
And this, the sneaking out in the early morning, the quiet drive, and the sunset. It was all just so…
Perfect.
Kris reached out and laced their fingers together again. Pulling him out of his thoughts. Right on time as always. They gazed at him with, his throat tightened, love-filled eyes. Their usual neutral expression replaced with upturned lips and those softened gems.
Oh, darkness, don’t cry.
Don’t cry, Ralsei.
Don’t cry.
Don’t—
Dammit.
“Kris,” He choked out as tears began to well. They threatened to fall and ruin this perfect moment. Kris’ perfect moment for him. No, he had to pull himself together. “This is, this is. It’s…”
Yep, stuttering is a surefire sign of someone who’s totally not on the verge of a breakdown. So embarrassing. SO EMBARRASSING!
“Rals,” They began softly. Eyes squinting as they searched for the right words. “It’s… okay. Tears of joy, right? It’s okay. You’re okay.”
Not helping. Not helping at all.
“Oh, damn it all.” He cursed as he mustered up all the courage he had. Within the second, he bounded over to his steady. His beloved hat falling to the wayside as he wrapped his arms around them. Burrowing his nose into their neck. Inhaling their piney scent as he blurted out, “Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!”
The two stayed like that for a while. Enjoying each other’s body heat and tight holds. But, all good things must come to an end. And this good thing ended once he pulled back. Quickly realizing their current position.
His arms rested linked on their shoulders as he sat in their lap. And with their hands settled on his hips, their bodies were close.
Super close.
Close enough for a… kiss?
Yes, Kris thought as their hand made its way up to his cheek. Close enough to stare into his galaxies for eyes. Close enough to breathe the same air. Close enough for his head to block out the morning sun. Creating a glowing halo around him.
Definitely close enough.
Also, definitely a perfect way to punctuate their date.
But, alas,
Mother Nature had another idea in mind.
“Was that a raindrop?” Ralsei blinked and shook the excess wetness off of his snout. He rose from their lap to scan the horizon. Brows furrowed as he adjusted his glasses, “But, there aren’t any clouds?”
Despite the obvious lack of cloud coverage, rain began to pour down on them.
Kris, reluctantly, got to their feet. Their fingers ran through their messy brown locks as they closed their eyes. At least they got their sunrise.
With a deep sigh, they called out to their love, “We… should get back. Sorry about this.”
“Why?” Their eyes shot open at his question. That’s when they saw him. Spinning around on the balls of his feet as his giggles resounded through the air. His arms swung and legs kicked as he jaunted around the field. “This is amazing! How weird is this! Raining while the sun’s still shining! I’ve never heard of this. What is this, Kris?”
Oh.
My.
God.
He wasn’t upset?
“Sun showers,” They answered like a ditz. Their mind still running wild. Trying to comprehend how he could be this happy about it raining on their perfect date. “They, uh, happen sometimes. You don’t want to go?”
“No! I love it!” Hat long forgotten, he ran up to them, eyes a glow. Hands outstretched until they intertwined with theirs. “Dance with me!”
It was less of a question and more of a demand, not that they minded though. With all his might, Ralsei swung them around the wild grass. Dancing something between the waltz and a folksy jig. Loudly humming out a familiar tune. Soon, their laughs joined his humming. Until both faded and only the gentle beats of the rain were left.
They were close once more.
Super close.
Now or never.
Kris straightened their back and cleared their throat before asking, “Do you, maybe, want to—”
“Yes.” He cut them off, a look of pure unadulterated love on his face.
And then, they did it.
They kissed.
It technically wasn't a perfect kiss. The rain continued to beat down. Their now soaked clothes uncomfortably clung to their bodies. His fur wasn’t as soft and fluffy as it usually was. It was more damp and kinda spiky. Their skin somehow felt sweaty and tight. But,
None of that mattered.
Nope. Not to them.
Somehow, like everything else about the two of them, it was perfect.
Perhaps, their imperfections were what’s perfect.
At least to them.
And in the end, isn’t that the only thing that matters?
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The End!!
I hope you've enjoyed reading this. If you did, any kind of comment would be appreciated! 
I've been working on it for a loooong time. Just glad it's all finished! Finally, I'm free!
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anneliesembsims · 9 months ago
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She's so cute
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