#so uhm this came out sort of nowhere

[salsakiyoomi]

ex! nanami who comes to you drunk.

it was a mistake, really. he shouldn't have let satoru convince him to go out for drinks, and he shouldn't have drank so much, and most of all, he shouldn't have come to you at three am, drunk out of his mind.

you were awake, of course. nanami knew that you’d be awake, and maybe that's part of the reason he found himself going to you.

besides the fact that he missed you of course.

the knocks that come at your door are languid and soft, you almost think you imagined it but nope, they come again and this time you sure you heard it.

you get up and head towards the door quietly, before opening it just an inch to see who it is, only to be met with a familiar mop of blonde hair.

nanami looks at you and your breath hitches because he's as beautiful as you remember — although he looks a little unkempt, with his tie loosened and his hair a mess with red blooming on his cheeks, and god, you could kiss him right now.

no, nope. you shouldn't be thinking like that, he's your ex now.

“nanami.” you utter out and he tries to pretend that the usage of his last name doesn't send a pang through his heart.

“y/n.” he says, looking at you with those stupidly beautiful brown eyes of his that you can't possibly resist.

“what-what are you doing here?!” you exclaim, sort of agitated that he came to your apartment at three am, “and — oh my god, are you drunk?”

he gulps, “sort of. can i come in?”

you hesitate. the logical thing would be to tell him no, that he wasn't allowed at your place anymore and that he wasn't welcome to your hospitality, that the both of you were an old story now. but the emotional thing? the emotional thing would be to let him in and take care of him, shower him and get him into more comfortable clothes and —

“okay.” you say, opening the door wider for him to come in.

he stumbles in, and you help support him and god, just feeling the warmth of his body against yours brings back old memories that you've long since buried.

you guide him to the couch where he plops down on it.

“what got you so out of character?” you ask, almost shyly as you shift from one foot to another, trying not to look at his lips.

“gojo.” he simply says, sighing.

“...right.” you mumble, unsure of what to say before you quickly head to the kitchen, ignoring your racing heart.

nanami, on the other hand? he's definitely having cardiac arrest.

because you look as ethereal and soft as he remembered — of other-worldly beauty that he could not comprehend yet he sees you as you approach him with a glass of water in your hand.

“here.” you say, handing it to him and he gulps, his fingers brushing against your knuckles so subtly yet enough to make his heart flutter.

he doesn't know what made him come to you — maybe it was the fact gojo ditched him, or the fact you lived so close to the bar he was at, or maybe the simple fact that he just missed you, and longed to see you again.

he gulps down the water, trying to keep his eyes off of you.

a few moments of silence pass and he can feel your gaze boring into him.

“i can tell you have something to say.” he mumbles, finally looking up to meet your gaze as you shyly look away — he smiles at your bashful self, “what is it you have to say?”

“uhm…” you stammer, “just, uh, what brought you here?” 

nanami stiffens but he knows you'd emerge an answer, after all, it's been almost nine months since your initial break up, and this is the first time he ever broke ‘no contact.’

“right.” he mutters, “just…had nowhere else to go.”

“oh.” you utter — it's a blatant lie, you know that, and you know it was just a stupid excuse to see you, yet you don't call him out on it.

after all, maybe, just maybe you wanted to see him too.

“right, oh.” he hums, getting up from the couch, “i should probably go.”

“no!” you blurt out before you could think. 

“...no?” he questions, raising an eyebrow.

“just, uhm…” you stutter, fiddling with your fingers, “it's pretty late and quiet out there, and uh, you have nowhere else to go and uhm, y'know —” you cut yourself out, sighing, “just stay the night, nanami.”

he chuckles to himself — you've always been a stuttering mess whenever you were shy or so, and this was definitely one of those occasions.

“right, of course.”

nanami thinks that he misses you, like a lot, more than he can describe. but he also knows that this entire break up was his fault.

if only he hadn't overworked so much, then maybe things would be different now.

“thank you,” nanami finally says after a moment, “for your hospitality.”

“don't thank me.” you mumble, “just make yourself comfortable, okay?”

“...okay.”

“goodnight.” you say softly.

nanami smiles, “goodnight.”

he may have lost you for the long term, but for tonight? he'll just dwell on this interaction, because at least he got to see you one more time.

one more time before he went off to shibuya.

but he promises himself, he promises himself that after he's done with whatever in shibuya, he’ll come back to you.

he'll make you his again.

tagging : @deathofacupid since you asked me to tag u babes :3 <33

[cottonlemonade]

The Art Of Sweet Gestures

word count: 773 || avg. reading time: 3 mins.

pairing: post-time skip!Tsukishima x chubby!Reader

genre: fluff

warnings: spoilers

Tsukishima hadn’t felt jealousy in a long time. Why would he? He had his dream woman by his side, his dream job at the museum, and Hinata was far, far away in Brazil - too far to annoy him. 

But when his best friend got married, and you stood across from Kei as the maid of honor, outshining the bride by a mile in his eyes, tearing up as Yamaguchi read his vows to his blushing partner, the tall man began to frown. The vows were nice, sure, but they were pretty much pure kitsch and ultimately filled with false promises. Realistically, chances were slim that they’d never go to bed angry, that they’d cherish each other every day or that he’d prove his love every minute as long as they lived. He pondered over your dreamy expression at those words for a long time. Since you had been with Kei for over three years, he never expected you to be into that kind of mushy stuff, knowing all too well that when it came to love and compassion he felt awkward and ridiculous putting it into words. He always showed his adoration for you with actions, small everyday things like getting you a coffee or holding doors open for you, holding your hand in public and even going as far as to calling you “honey” when other people were around. 

He decided to put his theory to the test and sent an “I love you” text out of nowhere one day as you sat over dinner in a restaurant. When you fished your phone from your pocket to check what the buzz was about, your eyes widened as if you��d witnessed something magical. Your whole face lit up, and you blushed, and you couldn’t stop grinning at him, even making a big show out of typing out the response of “I love you, too ❤️”. 

He felt like an idiot. In his mind, he rubbed his hand over his face and saw a news headline flash above his head: “Local man discovers sweet gestures lead to happier relationship”. 

He was quiet over the rest of dinner. Even more so than usual. 

“I wanna check in on something at the museum before we go home.”, he announced as you buckled up in the car. You yawned and nodded with a tired smile as he pulled onto the road, resting your head against the cool window. 

The museum was empty except for the night guards. He took your hand, leading you to the art gallery, your heels on the marble floor letting him know when you stumbled because he was too fast so he slowed his steps. 

You arrived at the main exhibit with large masterful paintings of different artists and eras adorning the tall walls. He didn’t know how else to start so he just sort of dove right in. 

“You know that you are more beautiful than all of these, right?”

“I - uhm…”, you blinked in surprise, then frowned, “Hon, are you alright? You’ve been strange all week.”

Why was this your first reaction!? 

“Y/n… sweetheart…”

“Kei, are you cheating on me? Or… or dying?”

“No, you idiot.”

Your face lifted in immediate relief at his casual insult, and although he knew that he meant it affectionately, he wondered if you did, too. 

“I…”, he took both your hands, staring deep into your eyes, “You’re everything I could have ever wished for. You’re smart and sarcastic,” a smile blossomed on your face and he was glad he was on the right track, “you’re interesting and you challenge me. - You’re annoying, too, but in a good way. Although, you do talk a lot sometimes.”

“You’re kinda losing me here, babe.”

“I love you.” He raised his hand from yours to your chin, holding it gently between his thumb and index finger to make sure you looked at him, “You are perfect to me. Perfect for me. And… I hope you know how much you mean to me. I’ll admit I’m not great at showing it, but you do know all that... Right?”

Tears were brimming in your eyes, and you sniffled quietly, then quickly nodded when his brows creased in slight panic at your reaction. 

“Okay good.”, he said quietly and pulled you into a hug, your soft round figure fitting just right into his long arms, “And I’ll marry you someday. Just giving you a heads-up.”

You laughed through your tears, asking jokingly, and slightly muffled into his sweater, “Don’t I get a say in that?”

“I’m not gonna embarrass myself like this in front of anyone else ever again, so no.”

[sukunasmuse]

Late nights

Pairings: Suguru Geto x F! Reader

Summary: Suguru and you just have a cute little night in your dorm staying up late and absolutely regretting it the next morning.!

Nobody’s POV

“Suguru.! It’s literally midnight why are you not in your dorm.!” You exclaimed at him in a hushed tone with squinted eyes peeking slightly out the door seeing him with his hair down and slightly tired eyes.

“Couldn’t sleep” was all he said as he made himself comfortable in your dorm laying on your bed before turning his head towards you “you coming or standing there dazed?”. You quickly retaliated and sat on the edge of the bed head slightly turned back towards him.

“Mmm come on pretty why so quiet?” Your tummy had butterflies at that point since your best friend was calling you pretty and you sort of-kinda-do have a crush on him. justtoopathetictoadmitit

“Oh sorry- I guess I’m just tired since you know.. you came sudden?” You tried not to fumble on your words which mission successful! It’s just that you were a bit too quiet and lacked in your words but luckily for you nothing out of the ordinary for Suguru.!!

His arms then snaked around your waist pulling you down even more onto the bed until your laying on your back you let out a small oof- sound from the sudden impact and your met by his tired-yet soft smile.

“uhh suguru??” Your then met with his finger to your lips as he pulls you closer to his chest. “M’tired okay? Let me spend the night?” You let out a small sigh before nodding. He then smiled and nuzzled his face into your neck whispering a small ‘thank you’ you just hummed in response.

A few minutes had passed and the only sound is the clock ticking.

Tick. Tick. Tick.

You couldn’t sleep and you could tell suguru wasn’t either since his breathing patterns were uneven. “suguru, you awake?” He then lifted his head up and muttered a small yes, you then sighed leaning towards a small nightstand turning on your nightlight and then sat up criss crossed.

“We can watch a movie and see if it’ll tire us out if you want?” He then yawned sitting up against the headboard and nodded at her suggestion. You then go to your small little shelf and pull out some dvd’s one of Thirteen and the other one was Corpse bride.

Before you even got to speak he already said which one “corpse bride” you then smiled and turned your small tv on and put the disc in as you got back into your bed sitting next to him.

Throughout the movie suguru had an arm around your waist as you laid your head against his shoulder eyes fixated on the screen, what you didn’t notice was that suguru would steal quick glances towards you his eyes looked at you so lovingly, the eyes Chico never lie..

When the movie ended you grabbed the remote over the dvd player and turn the TV off, “well sugu-“ you stopped mid sentence since when you turned your head towards him he looked at you with this look that made you loose your breathe. Your breathe hitched as he pulled you closer to him pulling you on him to straddle him.

“Uhm Suguru what are you doing?” You felt your cheeks warm up at the action since you were in your best friends lap. Suguru didn’t say anything to him actions were stronger than words he just cupped your cheek with one hand before leaning in a bit and then pulled back “sorry I don’t know what got into me”.

A smile crept onto your face, you then grabbed his hand and put it back a leaned forward towards him resting your forehead against his along with placing a hand on his shoulder.

The out of nowhere he connected his lips with yours. The kiss wasn’t desperate or harsh instead it was instead it was filled with long awaited love and affection. His hand that was on your cheek reached the back of your neck and his other hand found its way to your hip as he squeezed the flesh there. While your hands were in his hair.

The two of you pulled away for a breath of air slightly panting with a smile on the two of your faces, you glanced at the clock and saw it was 2:57 am almost 3:00. “Suguru it’s pretty late and we have class tomorrow” your tone was one of worry but he just smiled at you “That’s the least of worry now, love” he then pecked your lips three times in a row.

He then pulled you off his lap and laid on his side as he placed you infront of him so your back was pressed against his chest and his arm was draped over your waist pulling you in tightly but in a way it’s comfortable. The two of you fell asleep in such comfort that you two hadn’t felt in ages (since coming to jujutsu tech).

6:00 AM.!

The alarm went off and suguru’s long limb shut it off with a quickness as you groaned from the sudden movement and the loud alarm. Just when your about to get up suguru pulled you in closer to his chest “5 more minutes darling?” you then sighed before nodding and falling back asleep into his arms he then placed a kiss to your temple.

Let’s just say that Mr. Yaga wasn’t too happy with the two being late to class and being sluggish throughout the class….

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[iiiknowplaces]

mrs. magic travis martinez ⋆⭒˚.⋆

you were an easy girl to overlook. you minded your business (most of the time), and didn't have much to say. but there was something about you that had caught his eye. it was an intense, almost yearning feeling, but it came from nowhere. he didn't know why, but he always found himself looking for you when everyone was together. half of the time, you weren't there. the girls were used to your antics, you were a solitary person, they respected that.

usually, you'd disappear before he could see where you'd go. but today, as everyone was leaving the cabin to go towards the lake, he took a quick look around. it didn't take long to find you, who'd managed to occupy herself by taking a stroll the other way. he couldn't help but quietly follow behind.

the way you walked was strange. it was almost as if you were telling yourself "one foot in front of the other" with how your boots dragged across the dirt. your left hand was trailing across the trees at your side, fingers bumping over every groove. you looked all around, from the cloudy sky, to the trees and grass beneath your feet. you always looked like you were pondering something, but this was different. your expression was thoughtful, almost as if the trees were speaking to you through the wood. maybe this place really was making him go crazy.

you still hadn't noticed his presence a few feet behind. so, he figured that he should probably say something. because if he doesn't, then you'd think he was a creep when you noticed that he was silently watching.

"hey." his voice makes you jump a bit, halting on your path and turning around to look at him. you're easy to startle, that's for sure. it almost made him feel like he was approaching a deer and had to try not to scare it off. "uh..." he hadn't thought about what to say next. "i didn't want to go to the lake, and i noticed you were alone. can i- can i join you?" he nodded towards your side. you remained quiet and tense for a moment, before relaxing a bit.

"uhm, okay. if you'd like." your lips press into an awkward, thin line, but you step to the side a bit to make room for him. it's clear you're hoping he won't talk to you all that much, but you're too intriguing to ignore. he decides it's best to keep his voice quiet though, to hopefully not bother you as much.

"so... i noticed you're always out here alone. touching the trees and everything. any reason for that...?" he tries to subtly find out more about you and the inner workings of your brain. you're quite eccentric with how you go about your days, yet it's not something that the average person would catch.

"um, no... not really, i guess. i just like the woods." it's a blatant lie. you're afraid of judgement, he can tell. probably because of the way everyone treated lottie when she began to spew out theories at the ritual. his eyes found yours during it, and they were locked on the hysterical girl with a sort of intensity he hadn't seen before.

"you sure? you don't have to lie, y'know. it's okay to have some... feelings about this place." he reassures, and your face scrunches up a bit at the words, like you're trying to decipher whether or not he's trustworthy. and it seems you find that he is.

"well... i'm just a bit confused by it all. i don't think we're alone out here. but not with other humans. i don't know what the being is, though. and i try to look towards the wilderness to see if i can find an answer." there's a start. finally, he's getting somewhere. he just needs to get you to open up more.

"that's interesting. care to tell me more?"

this one was something that's been brewing in my brain for a bit. i love the weirdness of yellowjackets :| i'm actually kind of obsessed with this one

[the-sinister-story-teller]

this is long, sorry. okay, so it would be angsty with a happy ending (maybe with some smut at the end) where reader is tall and looks like a total dom, but is actually a bottom who is head over heels for angel, and tries to show it but angel doesn’t believe him/thinks he’s trying to use him and pushes the reader away,, though angel has also caught feelings. eventually angel overhears reader telling someone (charlie, husk, idc) how in love he is with angel and how angel hates him and angel confronts him. crying and confessions happen and maybe some smut where angel tops reader.

thanks, i love your writing!!!

A/n: Of course! I love this idea! I hope you enjoy it! ^^

Angel Dust x M!Reader ~ Looks May Be Deceiving

Mentions: Smut, Angst, Fluff, Male Reader, MxM intimacy, Soft Dom!Angel.

Topic: Request above ^^^^

"Hey Angel have you seen my phone?" You called out to your friend, Angel Dust, who hummed in minor confusion.

"Uhhhh...No!" He called back, as you gasped in joy.

"I got it! Thanks Angie!" You hummed, before leaving to go run some errands. To be frank, you didn't lose your phone. You had it the entire time, you just needed a reason to try and confess to Angel, but you chickened out. You had arrived a while back, and grown moderately close to Angel. When you began to try and hit on him he...declined. A lot. At some point, you tried to ask him out to which he sweetly but bluntly said a flat 'no' to. You wouldn't lose hope though. Not that easily, especially with how smitten you were for him. You didn't know it, but he was in love too, but he didn't want to be used by someone again. So, he sheltered himself from it.

Later enough, you came back with groceries that Charlie had needed, your hands full.

"Princess! I need a lil' bit of help here!!" You shouted as Charlie rushed to help you, setting the bags down. You sighed at the relief of nothing heavy weighing down your arms now, before you plopped back into a chair in the lobby. It was then you saw Angel come down, making you sigh softly. You sat up, going to help him carry something. "Here, lemme get that for ya!"

"Oh uh...Thanks Y/n." He spoke sheepishly, as you chuckled nervously again.

"Say uhm...Are you free tonight?" You asked, raising a brow as Angel narrowed his eyes.

"No. I'm really, really, busy tonight.." Angel lied, leaving the room quickly with his things. You sighed, hopeless as you sat at the bar, catching husk's attention.

"Th' hells got you so gloom?" Husk asked, pouring a glass of booze for you, as you took the cup.

"Thanks...and it's nothing just...In a predicament."

"Of what sorts?" Husk asked, raising a brow as he drank a bottle of cheap booze.

"Just..Angel. He acts like he hates my guts but I..."

"You love 'im, don't cha?" Husk sighed as you nodded, taking a swig from the glass, groaning quietly in frustration. Before Angel could fully leave, he was still within ear shot, hearing your confession.

"Yeah..I am. I can't help it!! Have you fuckin' seen him!? He's gorgeous, funny, and just...everything I'll ever need.." You muttered, sighing softly. "I just don't have a chance with him...He hates my damn guts for christs sake!" You exclaimed as Husk huffed.

"They always act like that, to cover up their true feelin's. Only thing is, Angel's probably like that 'cuz of the shit he went through." Husk explained, as you nodded.

"Yeah...You have a point.."

"So, take it easy. He's probably in love with ya' too, he just isn't ready for it yet. Keep shootin' your shot kid." Husk said with a very light smile. You returned to expression, finishing your drink, and standing up.

"Thanks Husk. It...Really means a lot to me." You thanked and he nodded, waving his hand to shoo you off. You sighed, making your way to your room, before hearing a voice.

"Hey Y/n?" Angel spoke softly, spooking you as he came out of nowhere from behind.

"Oh, Angel. It's you. What's up?" You asked as Angel opened his mouth to speak, before sighing, holding his arms softly.

"Listen I...I don't hate you..You're just so nice and I didn't know if you were genuine or just wanted to use me for sex.." He spoke, his voice shaking a bit from the tears. He didn't want you to think he hated you, he didn't want you to lose interest because of it either.

"Where did all this come from Angie?.." You murmured, scared he might've heard your conversation with Husk.

"Damnit I-...fuck...I heard what you said and...and I'm sorry for bein' a complete asshole. I didn't want to get close to you and end up goin' through heartbreak 'cuz you got tired of usin' me." He explained and you swallowed thickly.

"Angel...I'd never fucking use you...Ever..I'm lovesick for you and I'd die a second time to make sure you're happy and safe." You said, a bit of confidence peaking in your voice.

"So you're not..Upset?"

"Fuck no!! If I'm upset at anything, I'm upset you didn't tell me sooner!" You joked, hugging Angel softly as he sighed with relief, quietly and softly crying from joy.

"I love you Angel.."

"I...I love you too Y/n.." Angel muttered. From then on, the two of you began dating, and to say the least, it was fun. Constant pranks and affection. You two were in Angel's room, cuddling as you watched some novela.

"...I'm fuckin' tellin' ya Y/n! She's just gonna dump him!" Angel exclaimed as you scoffed.

"As if! Maria loves Gabe!! I doubt she'd ditch him." You huffed as the two of you went silent, before breaking out into laughter...It died down, as it was just a silent cuddle now. A question lingered in Angel's mind for a bit since you two began dating, and he felt this was the right time to ask. Given he was a bit horny that day, from seeing you to heavy work in a tank top.

"Hey Y/n, can I ask ya somethin'?"

"Uh yeah! Shoot me with it hon-" You laughed, leaning your cheek on the palm of your hand, as your elbow propped you up on the bed.

"Are you...Ready for sex? If not that's completely--" Angel quickly sat up to dismiss it all before you cut him off.

"Yes." You bluntly spoke as Angel stammered before snickering.

"Didn't think you'd reply so fast damn." He laughed as you chuckled, your cheeks growing hot.

"But uh...One thing I'd like to mention...I'm not one to top." You sheepishly chuckled as Angel hummed.

"I get it...Got any big kinks you want me to know tootz?" Angel cooed as he laid you down onto the bed, climbing on top. You practically melted into his touch, bright red from all this.

"Nope...I'm followin' you Angie, you can take the pace however you want.." You muttered sweetly as Angel nodded, cupping your cheek with one hand, kissing you softly as he used the other hands to undress the two of you. He straddled your waist, running his hands over your now bare body as he pulled away from the kiss.

"Not gonna lie tootz, I was expectin' ya to be a top~" He giggled as you bashfully looked away. Angel simply cooed from this, turning your head to face him. "Awh~ don't get shy on me now babe~" He teased as you let out a shaky sigh, before jolting a bit with a soft moan, feeling Angel's hand wrap around your shaft.

"A-Angel please be-"

"I know, I know babe, I'll be gentle...Just wasn't expecting you to be so big~" He sweetly said, leaning down and kissing your cheek. You began to whimper a bit, feeling Angel slowly drag his hand from the base to the tip, rubbing it gently to spread the pre-cum.

"Holy f-fuck angel that- mhh~ -feels a-amazing- ah..~" You moaned out, shuddering from the feeling of Angel peppering your neck in sweet kisses.

"I'm glad babe, s'all i want you to feel..pleasure all the way..~" Angel cooed, holding you closely to him. While one hand pumped your length, the other began rubbing your entrance softly, before pushing its way in, earning a whimper of minor pain from you. Angel gasped, sitting up with worry. "You ok babycakes?"

"Y-Yeah I'm fine Angie..hnn..You can keep going..~" You muttered, as Angel nodded with a sweet look, hugging you close with his two free arms, while two fingers fucked your hole, and the other stroked you. You let out a soft whimper, beginning to pant.

"Are you close babe?~" Angel asked, keeping you close to him while you reached your high. You let out yet another whimper, this time more desperate and needy. "C'mon sweet thing, let loose, ok~?" Angel cooed as you covered your mouth, doing just that. Once you finished, you let your arms fall to your side, as Angel laid on top, playing with your hair. "Happy?"

"So fucking happy babe." You chuckled breathlessly, as you two shared a quick kiss, before Angel sighed.

"Love you Y/n."

"Love you too Angie."

[verysanebsdfan]

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 𝟼: sᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ sᴛᴏʀᴇʜᴏᴜsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʜʀᴏᴍᴇ - ᴀᴄǫᴜɪʀᴇᴅ

The Perfect Equation: Science storehouse and Chrome - Acquired

Ishigami Senku x fem!reader

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This really is some face a main villain would make when talking about world domination or something. "Get excited!!"

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"These jewels refuse to be defeated. Stabbing them only makes more." The blondie realized how bubbles work, even though you could pop them if you tried harder. "There's no choice! I must use my secret technique!" And with that, he ran away while yelling, "Heyyy! Someone's using sorcery over there! Chrome!!"

"Hey! Don't be scared, Ginro. I'm already here!" A brown haired male, Chrome I'd assume, appeared out of nowhere. "I saw these from the coast and came running because that's what I do!" He yelled, making a funny face in the process. "Hey! I'm Chrome. And I've got one baaad head on my shoulders!" He strikes a pose or something like that, at least. "I'm a genius sorcerer." He shouts proudly.

"Oh yeah? Well, I'm Senku. Science user," Senku said, unamused, while picking his ear.

"Hah! Speak of the devil. This saves us the trouble of trying to find him." Kohaku tells us.

"Don't get scared by petty magic like this, Kinro, Ginro!" Chrome shouted at the duo. He makes such interesting facial expressions. I've known him for a minute or so, but he seems fun! "These things?" He exclaims as he starts popping the bubbles, "I can make as many as I want from charcoal lye!!" I turn to Senku to fact-check this, and I assume it's true, judging by his expression. I do recall him telling me something about soap making using charcoal lye, so it would make sense.

"We weren't scared. But only a fool lets down his guard in the face of the unknown." The brown haired one said. The other one said, "I was actually scared. Yup." Then the brown haired spoke again, "Why did you come, anyway? I'd rather not rely on your dubious sorcery. Chrome!" He called out to the sorcerer.

"Your choice, I don't care. But I won't be upstaged!" He threw his jacket away. "Sorcery is my domain, so back off!"

Both he and Senku glared at each other. "Sorcery? That's really lame, but I guess it makes sense, taking their level into account. Wait, how do they even know the word sorcery assuming they didn't know anything about it until Chrome started his experiments? Oh well.

"Things could get hairy for the villagers if we fight here, and we can't have that. Let's pick a different location!" Chrome smirked and started leading us somewhere, Kohaku, Kinro, and Ginro trailing behind us.

"Oh! Hold on! Just wait right here!" Chrome stops us, looking rushed, sort of. Then he sprints into this house on tall legs. Whatever it's called. Probably to get something. All of us were dumbfounded.

When Chrome returns, he starts a fire. "Behold! My baaad sorcery!" He exclaims, cackling evilly and spreading his arms. "Rainbow bridge! Watch as I manipulate fire." He says and throws in some stuff. I watch the fire change color into a beautiful yellow. So he threw in salt. Wow. Next, I observed the flames turning a greenish color, and after that, they turned purple. Wow... Ginro, Kinro, and Kohaku seem freaked out, too.

"Amazing! What sorcery!" The trio exclaims in amazement, while Senku just watches in confusion.

"Uhm, Chrome? Did you figure out all of this by yourself?" I question. "That's impressive, taking into account what level the rest of the village is, but..." I trail off, and Senku takes the turn at speaking.

"Rainbow bridge? What a buncha crap. It's just a series of flame reactions. Salt. Copper. Sulfur. You tossed those in, in that order. Where'd you get the copper? Copper sulfate, I'm guessing? You wouldn't know to call it that, probably. You snatched some blue crystals out of the cave, right?" Senku goes on a rant. I'm used to this, and this time, it's actually easy to understand. For me, at least.

After Chrome processed the fact that Senku knew all this, he freaked out, his mouth wide open and his eyes looking as if they were about to fall out of their sockets. I'm glad he didn't overreact...

"Oh, well done! My sorcery as, well... You better not be thinking it was just a big bluff!" He said, sweating bullets, looking over at Kohaku. "Hang on. I'll be right back." He exclaims and sprints back off into his shed. "With a baaad thing that'll really put the hurt on you! It's seriously gonna be bad this time!" We hear him shout while also rummaging through some stuff.

He comes out, holding a ball of some material, and then he furiously rubs it, looking crazy to a normal eye. After some time, he extends his arm to the Blondie and shocks him.

"Wahh! That hurt! What the heck is that attack!" Blondie overreacts- seriously, everyone here does, in my eyes at least.

I lean closer to the girl who is standing next to me. "Hey, Kohaku," I whisper, "which one is Kinro?" I ask, and she points to the brown haired one. Okay, so the blondie is Ginro.

Meanwhile, Senku took the ball of what he said to be Sulfur and examined it, looking kind of excited. "That sulfur you tossed into the fire earlier, you must've put it in a pot, melted it down. After it had cooled down and hardened, you chipped off the pot." Senku's eyes almost sparkle. "Neat way of going about it! I'm getting excited about you, Chrome!"

Senku proceeds to put down the Kingdom of Science flag and put the flag part off the stick. "Heh, heh, heh... But why rub with your hands when leather will produce ten billion times more power?" Senku says as he gets right to the visual explanation. He rubs the leather flag around the ball of sulfur, and his hair immediately stands up thanks to the static energy. He looks so fluffy now. Aww. I can't say his expression is exactly nice, though.

Senku extends his arm and shocks Chrome, who screams in pain. Oh, I do know that getting shocked hurts. Once, when we were experimenting, I got shocked and was almost sent to the hospital. Ah, the old days.

"Senku's hair is all standing up!" Ginro yells, clearly surprised. "Even though it was already standing up before." Adds Kohaku.

"Static electricity happens when things rub together and swap tiny electric charges. One thing gets extra negative charges, and the other loses them, becoming positive. These charges want to balance out so they can attract or repel objects. Senku's hair stood up because all the hairs get the same charge. Since same charges repel, each hair pushes away from the others, making them stand up!" I spew out an explanation. Just then, Kohaku and Ginro snatch the ball for themselves. "Basically, the hair can't really touch each other when this happens, so it stands up since it wouldn't have space to not touch each other in their normal position." I ramble on but get interrupted by Senku.

"You can teach them stuff later, (Name)." Senku chuckles and turns to them, laughing. "You are such a primitive bunch of people. Chrome. Did you think up all this stuff on your own, in this primitive village?" Senku questions him.

・・・・・

"All the minerals and raw scientific materials in that storehouse, did you collect them all by yourself?" Senku asks another question while looking at the materials inside the storehouse. It was truly impressive- so much useful stuff in one place.

Chrome grabs Senku by his shoulders and reaches for some rock he was holding. "Yeah, I did! Sorry! So give that back." He finally gets the rock for himself and looks at it with shiny eyes. "Kids collect all sorts of things, right? I found them, smashed them, mixed them, burned them... and when something baaad happens, that's sorcery! That's all I¨ve been doing, I swear!"

Senku looks up at the sky, looking amused and happy. I bet he is thinking something about Tsukasa not being able to get rid of science. He stands back in front of Chrome and speaks: "Chrome. Keep this up, and there's a ten billion percent chance that you'll be one of the ones Tsukasa is out to slaughter. You've got no choice but to join me and my Kingdom of Science!" Senku chuckles evilly and starts climbing the ladder to the storehouse again. "Heh, heh, heh... And the Kingdom of Science can't wait to get its hands on this science storehouse of yours."

"No way, you jerk. Get down from there!" Chrome yelled, worried about his precious materials. "One more contest Just you and me! If you lose, you'll now down to me and leave our village for good! If you win, it's all yours, me and my storehouse!" He makes his offer. "I just hope it's not about physical activity..." I think worriedly.

"Contest?" Senku asks, confused.

"Get ready for some baaad skills. No one's ever matched me when it comes to this! Face me in a battle in the art of adding!" Does he mean some arithmetic? Oh... I grin evilly.

"I have a feeling that Senku is even more unmatched there," Kohaku says, and I nod.

"You ready? Cuz I've got some baaaad math for you! Time for an arithme-battle!" Chrome yells and tells us the first math problem.

"8 × 8 = ?" to which both me Senku and I give an unimpressed answer. "64." Even Kohaku knew the answer.

"Crud... Sure, Senku, (Name), got it, but... even you, Kohaku?" Chrome points at us, absolutely baffled. "Well, when watching a school of fish, it's an easy way to estimate how many there are," Kohaku tells him.

"Oh yeah? Fine then! Take this!" Chrome looks at us with an evil look in his eyes. "83 × 87 =?" And Kohaku explodes. "How on Earth could anyone know that?!" she shouts, but then Senku and I both answer. "7221"

During our rocket-building time, I did a lot of the calculations and also got used to doing mental math; it's really not that hard. "Listen, Chrome. What you're trying to show off is a quick-solve method, right? Add up the digits in the ones place to get ten. This trick only works when the tens places have the same digit, though." Senku explains.

"What possible purpose could this so-called arithmetic serve in battle?" Kinro asks, and I take he pleasure of responding. "You know, an advanced civilization is not really about fighting, but about progress. Science is what causes progress. Arithmetics is very much needed."

"Y-you could use it for analyzing power levels!" Chrome yells. "Could be useful for assigning fighters in team bouts," Kohaku answers as well. "Throwing modesty to the wind, I'd say my power level is about 1000." She continues. "Kinro is 500. Ginro is 100. Chrome is 5, and Senku is 3. Don't know about (Name), but I'd say like 5 or 6." She analyzes. I can't say she is wrong for the most part.

"That would mean that Tsukasa is like 5000 at least..." I mumble.

"Heh, heh, heh... Without my science? Sure." Comments Senku.

"Perhaps, but don't underestimate me." Says Kinro. "Apologies. If you wish, we could spar right here and now." Kohaku retorts. I can just in time calm everyone down. We do not need any arguments now, after all.

[miniaturem00n]

The limit Pt.1 (Ben Mears x Fem!Reader)

Susan and you had met when she was in Boston, You were nail and dirt,always together, but now,since she had moved back to Salem's Lot,you had calls everyday, in order to not lose communication

"I really could use some help,And if you jusg came ONE DAY"

You sighed and groaned, shaking in your bed "I would i swear but like im busy with work" Susan frowned, tilting her head while filling the papers,she was pretty sure you were currently unemployed "Work? Dont lie to me honey, I know you dont work" you giggled a bit and she rolled her eyes,you could picture her perfectly, probably all upset at you, you really wanted to go but you were so lazy to even stand up to care

so she used her last weapon,pity "Please..Im all alone,in a toxic space,all the men around me are jerks,and everyone thinks bad of me just because i left, you know me,and you support me,please please PLEASE" she whined a bit, trying to make you feel bad

"...If you have an extra room,ill be there next week, but dont think im gonna act like a maid!" Susan laughed "Yes yes,Thank youuu" You both hanged up, you got a bag out and took some shirts, underwear and other stuff that was basic, Sighing to yourself,maybe being in a little town would make you feel better about yourself,and less stresed, plus,Susan and you hadnt seen eachother in how long? 1 year? So yeah,this was a little break from your usual routine, the next day you took your stuff and got ready, entered your car and started driving, the drive was long,and annoying,the weather was hot,and the air was humid,not a good neither pleasant combination, when you finally arrived where Susan worked,you saw that she was talking to a guy...a very good looking one,you got off your car and ran excited opening the door

"You know,im on that part where i decide wheter to keep reading the book or-" Her eyes lit up and she stood up running to you the guy just stood awkwardly, while you hugged susan "Suzy i missed you, i missed you!" She smiled and hugged you back, she then turned back to the guy "Sorry, uhm, where were we?" The guy smiled softly,you knew he had taken an interest to Susan probably, not that you could blame him "Nothing uhm,is there any place i can stay in here?" Susan nodded and wrote a direction down, the guy just took a glance and softly smiled,and BAM! Your heart sinked like it never had before, you couldnt even smile back, now he surely thinks youre rude or something like that, Susan took her book,seeing the picture at the end "Shit..." you raised and eyebrow and walked to her side "Whats wrong?" Susan spoke up softly "The guy that just came here,is the write of my book,and i kind of told him it was shit" you laughed and took the book "He is kinda cute" Susan nodded "Right?" You smiled and tucked hair behind your ear,to like make a joke, Susan took her stuff and walked you home with her "Dont mind my mom reacting you,she hates foreigners" said susan in an annoyed tone, you giggled and left your stuff on the room,there wasnt much to do in this little village,so you sort of walked around until you had something to do, You were "Watching over" Susan's mom,but she was with this weird guy Barlow? Yeah something like that,You walked out the house and peacefully saw the landscapes,the school and the streets,you bumped into the guy from earlier,he literally appeared out of nowhere "Auch" you said,looking up to him he looked down at you nervously "Shit sorry,i didnt meant to" you raised an eyebrow "Uhu,yeah" you said annoyed,its not that you were so mad but,he hit your nerves, why? because youre grumpy "Anyways,i missed my opportunity to introduce myself earlier,Im Ben, Ben Mears" You smiled softly and introduced yourself aswell "Nice to meet you Ben" you said shaking his hand, his grip was strong,and firm,your pulse was 100% speed,the tip of his fingers lingered on your wrist,and he looked at you in the eyes,you sort of stared for a good 3 seconds,but you pulled away "Are you from around here Ben?" You said trying not to sound nervous "Well,i grew up in here but then left, and you?"

"Im not from around here,im from Boston" You said tucking hair behind your ear, but this time it was uncounsly,like a instinct

He hummed in response deep in thought you looked up at him and kept walking! You didnt got far before he called after you

"Hey! May i ask this Boston lady a meal?" He said,offering his hand for you to take,you thought for a second,maybe you were going to fast...no time to care tho "I'd love to"

[islands-0f-violence]

Kimetsu no... Isekai?

Synopsis: Modern Era MC is thrown into disarry inside the Demon Slayer universe. What could go wrong? Pairings: Various X MC/Reader

❝Under the harsh light of day, MC appears! Groggy and confused, our lovely MC has to figure out how she went from attending boring seminars to slaying demons within hours. With no memory to conclude how she got there--or why she got there--our MC adventures through the Taisho era with Tanjiro and company trying to figure out just why they're there, while trying to keep the story as linear as possible. Though, it's getting harder and harder to keep secrets as they keep piling up.❞

Chapter 1 [NEXT]

I winced at the bright light that suddenly enveloped my face. Covering my eyes from further abuse, I sat up in my bed and rubbed them out. I could've sworn I shut the curtains tight so this wouldn't happen. Upon placing my hand down on my bed, I felt a peculiar texture and immediately snapped my eyes open. Around me was greenery, something that isn't in my bedroom. I stumbled up from my bed—which happened to be made of moss—and looked around.

Where the fuck am I?

The last thing I remembered before dozing off was watching TenSura. Ah, what an anime. No! No time for that right now! I gotta figure out what happened. I felt around my person for anything but found nothing. I'm stranded out here with no phone or supplies.

Honestly, it's probably just a prank my friends pulled. Though this feels borderline too far, I suppose they wouldn't actually leave me for dead in the middle of some unknown place, right?

Right?

Sighing, I began to walk around. Well, not around, in as straight of a line as I could. I can't waste time going in circles. After a few moments of walking, I came across a dirt path. I'll be damned, I'm not completely lost. I still don't recall any dirt trails I'd personally know near me, though, so I just hope I'm not too far from home. Or a gas station. I really have to pee right now. I kept walking for quite some time and felt like I was getting absolutely nowhere. Suddenly, the trees and greenery around me got thinner and thinner. Once the trees had ended, I walked out into a nice field. On either side of the path I'm walking lies some sort of vegetable or something. Maybe rice? It's set up so weirdly… I don't think this is anywhere near my house.

Looking further ahead, there was a bright blob in the middle of the road. It wasn't moving and didn't look like any animal I'd seen, so I continued forward toward it. Maybe it'll have some telling of where I'm at.

As I got closer, my stomach began to twist. I felt such an intense wave of déjà vu wash over me, but I shoved it aside. Once I approached it, it became clearer and more person-sized? No, not just person-sized, but just a human! I crouched down beside them, they weren't making too much noise. Honestly, I was concerned because they were just trembling there.

"U-Uhm," I started out, but it felt like I haven't used my voice in days, "excuse me? Are you ok?" I went to reach out to nudge their shoulder when they stopped moving altogether. Their head snapped up suddenly and this man's amber eyes were locked onto mine.

And then he opened his mouth.

"AHHHHHHHHH! I thought I heard someone coming, but I thought I was crazy, but it turned out to be an angel sent from above!" In mere seconds he had pushed my back and was nuzzling my cheek, a sobbing mess. "You've got to marry me! MARRY ME PLEASE! I might die soon!" My face exploded in color as I tried to shove the strange man off of me. Looking around, there was no one here to help me so I panicked and began to hit him.

"Off! Get off of me!" He seemed to not care as he continued to cling to me and beg for marriage. I don't think I'm ready for that. As I continually assaulted him, I got a closer look at his face.

It was snotty, but I instantly recognized the blond and orange hair, the bushy brows, and—oh god—the haori. How could I not recognize this pattern sooner? My swings got weaker as I put the realization together and he seemed to quiet down a bit once he noticed, but I swung harder once I remembered cosplayers exist.

This man could just be pretending to be Zenitsu to cop a feel of random girls and blame it on his character! With this new fuel to my anger, I successfully kicked him off and scrambled backward onto my feet. I brushed my shorts off from the dirt path. He pulled himself back up and began to walk on his knees towards me, hands are done in a praying motion. "Pleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasemarryme-" he babbled.

"Ugh, just get away from me, it's pathetic you have to cosplay that just to touch a girl." He blinked, seemingly not understanding a word I said before he lunged. Screaming, I tried to turn and run off from his sudden attack, but he was too fast. Lightning fast. Does this kid do track in his spare time?

"You can't leave me here! I'll probably die on my next mission and if I do I'll never have the chance to marry someone so you have to marry me right now!" He was getting desperate, his fingers digging into my hips from how hard he was gripping. I was actually starting to tear up when suddenly his weight was forced off of me. I looked up and saw a man in a green and black haori, a box strapped onto his back and an irritated look adorned his face as he faced the blond.

Did I stumble into a cosplay reenactment scene and they used me as the girl? They began bickering, running through the same shtick as I slowly boiled with anger. Would it not hurt to ask someone's permission? Maybe I wouldn't have minded or even dressed up for it!

"This is so fucking stupid, next time ask someone before you involve them in your games." I snapped at the squabbling pair, effectively stopping their argument and I turned to walk off, hoping to find someone competent enough to help me.

"Stop! You're going to be my wife!" 'Zenitsu' reached out again, grabbing my shirt and yanking me back. I fell on my ass pretty hard and let out a groan. He squeaked and crawled over with speed to my side. "I'msosorryididntmeantopullyouthathard-" I held my hand up and stopped him, which to my surprise he did.

"A-Are you OK?" I looked up to see 'Tanjirou' reaching his hand out as if to help me up. I accepted and he pulled me up gently, even stepping in between me and 'Zenistu.' At least one of these guys has manners.

"Yes," I paused, contemplating asking him for directions. "Do you know how I could get back home? I don't know this area very well. We shouldn't be too far from [address], right?" His look changed to an uncertain one as he looked me over. This further puzzled him, I guess.

"[Address]? I haven't heard of anywhere like that near me. Which prefecture are you from?" Prefecture? Excuse me.

"Look, we're not in Japan so don't play with me right now. I'm looking for [address] in [State/Province]. You can drop the act." I swallowed as the boy in front of me struggled to understand. Even 'Zenitsu' was quiet, trying to figure out what I was talking about. Is it that hard to stop with the reenactment to help someone who's lost?

"But we are in Japan? What are you talking about?" I opened my mouth to further argue with him but stopped myself. I woke up out of nowhere in the middle of some forestry area. I don't remember getting there at all, not to mention I clearly remember laying in my own bed last night. To say I am confused is an understatement. I genuinely believe this is fake and there are cosplayers in front of me, but a part of me is scared. What if I'm actually here?

I shook my head, it's not possible. Looking back up at 'Tanjirou' who was waiting patiently for me, I reached up to run my hand through his hair. Before he could object, I already had his strands between my fingers and I felt over his head for bumps from possible wig caps. None. Leaving him red-faced and stammering, I turned to 'Zenitsu' who had watched the interaction with jealousy. I proceeded to do the same to him, which he absolutely enjoyed. But still no wig cap. I pulled my hand away to his disappointment and examined it for any spray-on dyes.

Ok, this has got to be either a really good dye job or my ass is in Kimetsu no Yaiba. And yet, for some reason, I felt calmer than I should. Maybe it's because I don't thoroughly believe it yet? And honestly, as excited as I am for an isekai, I at least want to know if it's real, y'know?

"I- Sorry, I just needed to know if this was… really happening." I covered it lamely. "What I mean is, I don't remember coming to Japan."

"How could you not remember coming?? You speak the language." The blond pointed an accusing finger at me. This puzzled me, I don't think I'm speaking Japanese. In fact, I don't hear it either.

"But your outfit… tells a different story." 'Tanjirou' commented, looking me over once more. I look down at myself to see the loose pair of shorts I sleep in and a random [design] shirt. There is literally nothing wrong with my outfit. Well, I guess unless I am in an anime set back in time, there is.

"Shut up! There's nothing wrong with her outfit!" OK, maybe this actually is Zenitsu. He giggled and crawled forward, reaching for my thighs when I slapped his hands away. "That's ok, I can wait for my… my…" I expected him to say wife, but it looks like he was going for something different. "What's your name?"

Of course, they wouldn't know your name, dipshit. "Sorry, it's [Y/N]."

"[Y/N]." Tanjirou tasted, slowing the pronunciation. "I knew your accent was strange, but this definitely backs up that you're a foreigner. My name is Kamado Tanjirou, but please, call me Tanjirou."

Not missing a beat, the blond beside him scrambled up and grabbed my hand, smiling. "I'm Agatsuma Zenitsu. Your future husband." I pulled my hand from his grasp and stifled back a laugh. Me? In this situation? Fanfiction could never beat this.

"You said you don't know your way around right? Well, more specifically that you don't know how you got here, you could come with me and I could take you to a nearby village?" That sounds like a shit idea, to be dropped off at a random village and just left. However, I could travel with them to their next mission and see if this place is actually real.

I opened my mouth to respond before Zenitsu butted in. "You! You got in my way once already, I'm not letting you again! We're going together!" He dramatically pointed at Tanjirou, seething at the idea of the two of us traveling alone.

"Fine, we'll go together then, but I do have a mission we need to complete." Zenitsu panicked and began to have a full meltdown again, to my and Tanjirou’s disappointment. After his scenic spazz attack, Tanjirou managed to hoist him up and get him to walk a way with us.

"Better now?" The redhead smiled at the other.

"Mm, yeah, but I'm hungry." I walked along the other side of Tanjirou, making sure I stood away from Zenitsu. Tanjirou reached into his haori, pulling out an onigiri and splitting it. He handed one half to Zenitsu and offered the other to me.

Not gonna lie, it looks good, but provided I'm experiencing this in real life, he's going to need it more than me. I shook my head, "Keep it, I feel nauseous. " I didn't lie, I do feel sick right now, but I'm not sure if it's just nervousness or not. Tanjirou opened his mouth to offer again, but I grabbed his arm and had him take a bite. He was surprised at my action but didn't bother offering it again. I know he was hungry, too, so I would keep chewing and swallowing as well.

"Eh?! Really, just eat in front of her?! Don't you have any other food!" Suddenly flustered, Tanjirou swallowed harshly and began sputtering.

"I-I'm sorry, this is all I had left-" I slapped Zenitsu upside his head for making Tanjirou panic. Not saying another word, Tanjirou finished his half, not trying to invoke anything like that out of me.

"Give it a rest! I'm not hungry, can't you listen?" I glared at the blond, who teared up in response.

"[Y/N]-chan, you've been hitting me all day! Why can't you hit Tanjirou like that?!" He brokenheartedly bit into his snack.

Tanjirou paled and looked at me. "Tanjirou hasn't been acting stupid! Also, it's only been like 20 minutes since we've met?!" The redhead was relieved to see I wasn't gunning him down. Tanjirou stuck his tongue out at Zenitsu before a crow circled above them and cawed out.

"Tanjirou! Zenitsu! Start running to your next destination! Run! Run!" Hearing that in person, yeah a little creepy.

"AHHHH- THAT CROW! IT JUST SPOKE TO US! crowsarentsupposedtodothatright?!" Zenitsu fell to the ground, having one of his episodes again. Instead of helping him, Tanjirou and I just stood there, staring at him with a blankly stare. Was it ever right for me to simp for this scrub?

( ˘▽˘)っ☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ

The rest of the walk was decently calm, except for the occasional whining of Zenitsu wanting to stay back. We eventually reached our destination, which was a tall manor, mansion? Big home. Yes, that. I can't remember what happens here too well since it's been a minute, but there should he some kids around here. I scanned the area.

"I smell blood, lots of it." Tanjirou sniffed.

"Smell? I don't know about that, but I can hear something from inside… you hear it, right?" They looked at each other, and then at me. I looked back at them blankly.

"Huh? Did you ask me something?" They deadpan. Zenitsu begins to repeat it when Tanjirou interrupts him.

"Look, children. " We follow his gaze to the tree line where a young boy and girl stood, clinging to each other with wide eyes. Zenitsu is startled for a moment since he didn't hear them, but Tanjirou took the lead and stepped towards them carefully before crouching down to their height. I followed behind, hoping to not frighten them. "Hi! Is this your house?" The kids shook their heads and he continued. "Could you tell me what's wrong? I'm here to help you." After they showed no signs of speaking, Tanjirou pulled Zenitsu's sparrow out and presented it to them. "Look at what I have, it's a sparrow." It took a moment, but they relaxed and one of them finally spoke up.

"Th-There's a monster in there!" The boy choked out. "We were with my brother and a monster grabbed him! We followed them here with his blood but… he was hurt badly." The kids teared up. I wanted to hold them close and tell them it would be ok, but it felt weird. Like it wasn't my place.

"That was very brave of you two, to follow him all the way here. Don't you worry, me and my friend here are going to help him and reunite you three." The girl's eyes sparkled.

"Really?! You're going to save our brother!" Tanjirou gave her a kind smile and nodded.

"Hey, do you hear that? It's like drums." Zenitsu spoke up seriously, staring at the second-floor window. What happened here again? I listened closely, trying to hear what he was hearing but couldn't.

No-

I got up and ran towards the house but by the time I got there, I was too late. A body flung itself from the second story and landed mere feet in front of me. I stared down at it, wide-eyed, feeling the blood spatter hit my bare legs and cheeks. I heard the other two run towards me, Tanjirou crouching over the body. I remember this scene, as he's the one who comforted him in his last moments. Could I have saved him if I caught him? Or was he too far gone before that?

"Hey! Are you OK?" Zenitsu turned me around to face him, I stared at him blankly for a moment. He had a look of concern and his hands were around both of my wrists. I shook myself out of it and gave a half smile.

"Yeah, just wasn't expecting that." That was a lie. "I just was trying to hear what you were hearing." What I really didn't expect was a legitimate dead body. I didn't expect the realness of the situation. If I enter that house with them, will I come out like this next? I'm just an anomaly. Anything could happen to me.

Zenitsu felt around his person until he found a spare cloth that he happened to have. He placed one of his hands under my chin to look up at him and used the cloth to clean off what splattered on my face. He had a soft smile while he was doing it, and damn I almost melted right there. Well, that was until he finished with my face and dropped down, wiping at my leg while placing his other hand firmly on my ass to hold himself up. "I'll get you cleaned up, [Y/N]-chan~" This ruined it and I planted my foot against his chest to push him away. He fell backward, losing his grip on the cloth he had and I used it to quickly get what he didn't before he sat back up. "So mean…"

I turned to Tanjirou who finished laying the boy in a respective way. He turned towards the kids and gestured toward this man. "Is this… your brother?" They shook their heads and he sighed in relief. "Then we still have time." He bowed to the body before getting up and walking over to the kids. He took his box off and handed it to them, smiling. "This will protect you. I and my friend are going in for your brother, so just wait here with [Y/N] and everything will be alright!"

Thank God, he didn't expect me to go in with him. Zenitsu, however, looks like he was just given a life sentence. "I don't know if we should Tanjirou! I can't fight!" He cried. I glanced over at the kids who stared at him in obvious disgust. Eh, maybe I do wanna go in. I could see him make a fool of himself in front of those kids. Tanjirou's only response to that was to grab him by the haori and drag him to the entrance.

"We'll be back, [Y/N]! Stay with the kids." He waved as he and Zenitsu entered the building. I sighed, looking back at the box of his sister and the children. If it weren't the day, maybe I would take a peek inside. I crouched down beside it, reaching out to examine the materials used, and suddenly the box shook, and scratching sounds emitted from it. I jumped, and immediately felt stupid since I expected it to happen. The kids screamed and dashed for the main door.

I got up and ran towards them after I realized they were making a b-line for the entrance. "No! Don't go in there!" I was a few inches short of grabbing the boy's kimono when the door slid shut. I stood there, mid-run and my hand outstretched where the boy once was. I can't go in there, I won't live! But I have to, what will Tanjirou and Zenitsu think about me if I let those kids run in there?

Actually, Zenitsu wouldn't blame me one bit.

But that's not the problem, it's immoral. I reached for the door and went to open it, but it wouldn't budge. I glared at it and tried again. Still, no movement. I took a few steps back from the door and looked at the frame and—there! The door was slammed so hard, it broke the door frame. The door is now jammed into the wood, and therefore not moving. Huh, I guess I don't need to go then. Kicking the frame in slight frustration, I made my way back to Tanjirou's box and sat on the ground beside it. Soon enough, there were scratches coming from the box again. I furrowed my brows. Does she need something?

"Hello?" She doesn't know me yet, so I don't want to just start calling her name. "Is there someone in there?" I was met with silence. I waited a bit longer to see if she'd respond, but it seems since she can't sense Tanjirou outside the box, she doesn't want to. Tanjirou… "Are you worried about Tanjirou? He's going to be OK, trust me! He'll be back soon." I stopped at that, not wanting to give her too many details. Just give her hope for his return.

After a moment, there was more movement in the box, with no scratches this time. She must've been stressed before with Tanjirou leaving her here. I hope that brings her some peace.

It felt like a good hour, but eventually, there was movement from the house. Zenitsu came barreling out of the same window as the guy from before. In his arms was the boy from earlier. I gotta admit, he looks pretty cool when he's doing selfless stuff. I ran over to where he was going to land and, again, fell short and watched as he hit the ground. Fortunately, I knew he was going to be OK already.

The boy, however, didn't. "Ah! Are you OK?!" He gasped out, pointing at Zenitsu's head.

I looked closer and winced at the stream of blood where his head hit the ground. "Yeah, I'm better than ever since I got out of there, why?" He rubbed his head sheepishly and then froze when he felt something wet. Bringing his hand back in front of him, he saw blood and screamed. "TH-THAT'S WHY!" I pulled the cloth he was using earlier and pressed it against his wound for him. In response, he giggled gratefully and flushed. Man's was just dying and now he's blushing. Great.

A crush suddenly emitted from the other side of the building and a boar-headed figure rounded the corner. "I sense a demonic presence!" And then the most guttural cackle came from him. He started towards Tanjirou's box.

Honestly, I could care less because of damn this man's chest. Stop, stop ogling him right now, [Y/N]. I can't stop. Stop. I can't stop. Stop. I can't- UGHSG, get to Nezuko now! I can't get distracted by him, he's literally targeting her.

I half expected Zenitsu to get up as he does in the story, but he's too busy begging to be babied further by me to do it. I groaned and sprinted towards the box, Zenitsu sitting up confused behind me. I blocked Inosuke's leg as he came to kick back the box. His foot met my crossed arms and knocked me back into the box. A corner lodged itself into my back and I gasped in pain. Jesus fuck, that hurt.

"You, woman, get out of my way!" He pointed a sword down at me, tip at my nose. I scowled and pushed the box back further, backing up with it. He brought his sword up to swing it down when suddenly there was yellow in between us. Zenitsu stood there, arms out. "St-Stop! Leave her and the box alone!"

"There's a demon in that box and if you don't move I'll have to take you with it." Zenitsu stuttered for a moment, aware that he was right.

"No! Well, I mean! I know that! I'll ask Tanjirou when I see him, I just haven't yet." He glanced around nervously.

Inosuke didn't like this answer and pulled his arm back. "I don't care! I'll take him and his box out!" He proceeded to punch Zenitsu, who recoiled back at me. I caught him and stabilized his stance so he didn't fall over. Inosuke continued his pursuit and kicked Zenitsu's legs out from underneath him and began to kick him while he was down. In reflex, I got up and tackled the boar. This pisses me off too much to be able to stop and watch.

He laughed maniacally as we rolled over each other, fighting for dominance. I swung at him at any chance I got, but it was like my punches weren't doing anything to him. I kept my stomach and face as protected as I could, but there was only so much I could do when being rolled around on the ground. I could hear Zenitsu yelling out, but eventually, Inosuke's fist met my stomach and I gasped for air, letting go of him. He took advantage of this and got another hit on the side of my face. My ears were ringing and I tried to make out voices from it but had a hard time focusing on them and trying to breathe. I could feel myself being sat up as I began to breathe again. My hearing was clearing and Zenitsu was snapping to get my attention.

"[Y/N]! [Y/N]! Can you hear me? Oh my god, are you alive?!" I looked around before answering him, seeing Inosuke knocked back and Tanjirou standing above him, seething.

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine. It just made things fuzzy for a moment." I tried to get up but immediately got pulled back into Zenitsu's lap.

"No! You shouldn't get up after getting hit like that!" My eye twitched.

"Zenitsu, I'm fine. It just, like, stunned me for a moment, I guess." I tried to pry myself from his grasp again to no avail. I glanced over at Tanjirou who watched us with disgust I know people could only hold for Zenitsu. His attention was snatched by Inosuke once again as he began to sit up.

"I understand! Fight me, with your fists!" Tanjirou sweat dropped and told him no. Inosuke ignored him and lunged at him, Tanjirou missing just barely. I wiggled out of Zenitsu's grasp while they had their squabble. Eventually, Inosuke's head was grabbed and Tanjirou slammed his head into the boar's. There was a sickening crunch that I even heard and I winced.

"DIDYOUGUYSJUSTBREAKYOURSKULLS?!" Zenitsu screamed, shaking his head back and forth at the scene. The boar head slowly came off Inosuke and I stared in anticipation. Blue hair and vibrant green eyes were revealed and I squealed. Of course, I clamped my hand over my mouth, but I don't think it matters since neither guy was looking my way. "EH?! A girl's face! How could someone with your personality be so pretty!"

Inosuke turned towards Zenitsu. "Got a problem with my face?!" He huffed.

"No! There isn't a problem! It's just that most people, including me, would consider it an attractive face!" Tanjirou smiled nervously. This seemed to rile Inosuke up further. I had no comments, I just wanted to soak up this moment and look. He caught my gaze and lunged forward again.

"You! Do you have a problem with my face? Stop staring!" He growled as Tanjirou and Zenitsu caught him halfway. "I'm going to fight all of you! Fight me! Headbutt me! Just fight me!"

"Stop! We can't do that!"

"Stop! It's taboo to fight with each other! Is it really that fun to you? To beat those who are weaker than you??"

The guy flexibly bounced back, doing a flip and landing in an interesting pose. "Fight me now! I'm flexible, strong! I won't take no for an answer."

"Stop bending like that! You've got broken ribs! That can't be good for you." They cry.

"There is no one else like me! Only I can do this! Aren't I awesome?! Aren't I?!" He smiled up at them in his scorpion pose. "Now fight me!"

"No!" Everyone yells.

"You know what! I'll tell you my name! Hashibara Inosuke! You better remember it!" He stood up straight.

"How is it spelled??" Tanjirou piped up.

Inosuke was taken aback. "Spelled?! Eh! I don't know how to spell, or read! I just know my name was written on my loin-ACK!" He paused. We watched as his eyes rolled to the back of his head and he fell back.

Zenitsu screamed. "Is he dead?!" Tanjirou quickly knelt down beside the man and sighed in relief.

"He's just unconscious! I bet I gave him a concussion when I headbutted him." He smiled.

"A-Are you OK?" The girl spoke up, Tezuka? Teruko? Teruko I think.

"Yes! I was born with a really hard head, like my mother!" He smiled proudly. Teruko grinned at him and reached up.

"Could I touch your head?" He nods and lowers his head for her and she runs her small hand across it, even tapping it. "Wow, it is tough!" I lean in and reach out as well. Might as well do it, too, since he's offering. My palm came into contact with his forehead and he turned red. I ran my thumb across it and the red mark and smiled.

"Yeah, it's hard." Zenitsu began whining behind me, disappointed.

Tanjirou stared for a moment before he got up hurriedly. "I-I think we should start burying the dead. There were countless people in there." He started off in the direction of the house, before making Zenitsu give him his haori and taking his own off to make sure Inosuke was more comfortable. After that, he barely spared me a glance before taking Zenitsu with him inside again. Was I not going to help?

( ˘▽˘)っ☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ

Yeah, I helped more than they wanted me to. How do I know this? The moment they brought the first bodies out, I helped with the burials and they kept trying to push me away. I proved stubborn and kept assisting where I thought I could. There was a sudden movement from behind us and we turned just in time for Inosuke to get up and face us.

“What are you guys doing?” he asked.

“We’re burying the dead, you should help.” Inosuke turned his head up in distaste.

“I don’t need to help, I see no reason to bury them.” I opened my mouth to say something since he was so rude about it, but Tanjirou beat me to it. Honestly, I preferred his response anyway.

“Oh, it’s OK, I see. You’re too injured to help, right? Please, lay down and get some rest. I wouldn’t want you to overdo it.” He gave a coy smile. I had to stifle my laugh. Way to go. Even Zenitsu looked impressed.

Inosuke growled and pointed at him. “No! I can do it! I can bury more bodies than you ever could!” And with that, he ran off back into the estate. With him hard at work, we got everyone buried properly. Paying one last bit of respect, we turned to leave. In the distance, Inosuke was rushing head-first into trees. Tanjirou’s crow circled above us, calling out and shocking the children.

“Go down the mountain!”

“Is that crow really talking?” Shoichi asked.

“Crows actually have higher intelligence than most people believe. It’s very possible.” I smiled down at him. He nodded in thought.

We walked for another 10 minutes before the path split and the three siblings took the left. They bowed and thanked us for escorting them down. Zenitsu caused a scene, dragging Shouichi down, and begging him not to leave us. After some convincing, we pulled him off and went our separate ways once the crow handed the ward to the kid. As soon as they were out of sight, Inosuke began to pick another fight with Tanjirou.

“Come! Fight me, you!” He pointed at the redhead. I groaned inwardly.

“Dude, can’t you calm down?” I poked my finger into his forehead, pushing him back.

“You! Weak woman, fight me as well!”

Ticked, Tanjirou spoke up again. “We have names you know! I’m Kamado Tanjirou, and this is Agatsuma Zenitsu and [Y/N]!” Inosuke laughed at this.

“Alright, Gonpachiro Kamaboko! I’ll beat you.” He stated seriously. Zenitsu and I could help it and laugh.

"Excuse me, who? I don’t know who you’re talking about!” Tanjirou whined.

“You! Gonpachiro!” In response to this, Tanjirou retorted with his proper name.

I sighed. “This is exciting.”

Shortly after that argument, we came to a gate with a Wisteria crest on it. I marveled at the size of it as the crow came back within distance and landed on Tanjirou. “Rest! Anyone who was injured, rest!” Tanjirou raised a brow, skeptical of the crow's comment.

“Huh, what about earlier when I was fighting with my broken rib and leg from the mission before?!” The crow looked sheepish and let out a dry cough. Inosuke popped up on the other side of him and grasped his tail, holding him up.

“Let’s eat him.” I gagged at the idea of it, and the crow itself screamed in discontent, flapping to get away.

The gate creaked open and an elder woman stepped through, a warm smile on her face. “Hello, welcome. You guys are demon slayers, right?” There were glances my way before they curtly nodded. Well, except for Inosuke.

He stood beside her, poking a finger into the side of her head. “What are you? A demon? Huh?? You look weak.” Steam escapes through his mask.

“Rude!” Tanjirou exclaimed, but the old lady seemed unbothered.

“Please, come in.” She turned to the side and entered the gates, walking ahead at an alarming pace. In hopes of keeping up, I quickly scrambled after her, and the others followed shortly. She led us to one room and gestured inside. The boys entered and before I could step foot, she stopped me. “Here, I have a separate room for you to change in.” Huh, understandable. She led me not too far down the hall to another room and handed me a clean yukata. It was just white with a faint, generic pattern in it. So simple. “When you’re done, you can come back down the hall to the left and I’ll have food prepared.” I nodded and she left before I could say thank you.

Once I had changed and put my scuffed-up clothes to the side, I stepped out into the hall. It was empty, except for the faint noises coming from Tanjirou and the others. I honestly didn’t know where I was going, but I didn’t worry too much as I had the sound of their voices to follow. I came up to a lit-up room with a crack in the door. I pushed it open to reveal four sets of food, Tanjirou and Inosuke were sitting next to each other while Zenitsu had the empty spot reserved beside him, waving me down. I tentatively took a seat beside him, causing him to squeal.

I picked up my chopped sticks and tried some of the food, a little clumsily, might I add. I liked most of it and picked around a few parts I didn’t quite enjoy. Across from me, Inosuke had his boar head off, eating away at his food with his hands. Huh, I wonder if they’ll care if I do the same. One day if I get tired of it, I’ll break down and do it, too. “She’s a monster!” He shovels a mouthful of rice and shrimp in his mouth and begins to speak again. “Granny’s a monster! She does things too fast!” Tanjirou recoils in disgust.

“Use your chopsticks!” Inosuke stops for a moment and grins before snatching some of his food off his plate. Zenitsu was clearly bothered at the sight, but kept his mouth shut in fear of falling victim, as well, I’m sure. Tanjirou went to put some more of his food on Inosuke’s plate, but I stopped him and proceeded to place what I had left on my plate on his. Honestly, it was mostly the things I didn’t like from the selection, so it wasn’t a loss for me. “Oh, I wouldn’t have minded, [Y/N]!”

I shrugged. “I didn’t like that anyways, might as well give it to someone who will eat it.” I took a drink of my tea. He nodded back in understanding and continued to eat. Zenitsu tugged on the sleeve of my shirt and offered his chopsticks to me.

“[Y/N]-chan! Feed me please~ I’m so tired.” I groaned and declined.

“No, thanks. I’m not interested. If Tanjirou and Inosuke can feed themselves, you can, too.” I huffed. He pouted and began to eat again, albeit dejectedly.

After everyone was finished, they went to the room they were originally in. There were three futons set up in the boy's room and I inwardly groaned. I expected this, but I’m too nervous to say anything about it so I’ll just suck it up. I walked back to my room alone and shut the door behind me. The room was scarcely decorated and a decently fluffy-looking futon was in the center of the room. I sunk into the bedding and turned over, thinking about today’s events.

[glitchy-across-aus]

“Marioooooo! There's a new movie coming out and I wanna go see it.” Tyler walked into the house of her friend, looking around for the red Italian. “M? Are you here?” She started looking around, but didn't see either of the brothers. “Huh...weird. She texted both of them, but got nothing from Mario. She decided to head back to the castle, climbing onto her bike and driving back. As she drove, she noticed a familiar face waving to her on the side of the road and pulled over. She climbed off her bike, and walked towards the familiar man in green. “Hey there! Sorry to bother, but I'm looking for my brother and, well, your bike seems pretty fast.” She could only stare at him, unable to process what was happening. He looked like her Luigi, but his eyes were two different colors. And his gloves...they weren't the normal white ones, instead,they were blue with small yellow stars on them. “Uhm, Miss? Are you okay?” The Luigi look-alike asked, snapping Tyler out of her thoughts. "Yes. Maybe? You're Luigi?" Tyler scrambled for words, still trying to process  what was happening. “I thought you were at the flower shop. Why are you here? And what happened to your gloves? And when did you get that flower?” She bombarded him with questions, and the other could barely answer before she fired another one at him. “Ok, hold on! Lady, slow down. Please. I think you've got me confused.” 

Tyler slowed down, letting him speak. “Sorry. I'm just confused, I guess.” The other Luigi nodded. “Yeah, I get that. Let me explain. I'm not your Luigi, I'm from another universe. And I need to-” “Hold on,” Tyler said, cutting him off. “Is this that one spider-man meme? Because that's what it's giving.” The other Luigi facepalmed. “Really? That’s your first thought?” Tyler grinned sheepishly, offering her hand. “Sorry, sorry. Come on, I’ll help you look.” The other Luigi took her hand, and climbed on the back of her bike. “So, where do you think he could be?” She asked, waiting for him to get situated. “Knowing my brother, I’d assume he's somewhere that's familiar in both his world and ours. Which is going to be hard…” He trailed off, looking around at the unfamiliar landscape. “We can check the places Mario likes to hang out. Maybe we’ll find him there.” The other Luigi looked confused, so Tyler explained, “My Mario, I mean.” He nodded, and they took off, driving through the Mushroom Kingdom, looking for the two Marios.

They checked every restaurant, alley, and finally, the Showgrounds. When they still couldn’t find him, Tyler suggested they take a break at Coffee & Bombs. It was relatively quiet when they got in, the cafe empty except for Eggdog. 

“So, you got a specific coffee preference or..?” Tyler asked, climbing over the counter. “Oh, uh, no. Black is fine.” Tyler nodded, and began making their drinks. “Hey, what are you?” The Other Luigi asked, sitting down at a nearby table. “What?” Tyler asked, handing his cup over to him and sitting across the table. “What do you mean?” “Are you meant to be like, the female Luigi or something?” The Other Luigi said, gesturing to her color scheme. Tyler laughed. “No, I’m not. I can see why you would think that though. But uhm, no. I’m…well. Me, I guess.” The Other Luigi raisedan eyebrow, sensing there was something more. “You’re not some sort of Avatar? Or a meme guardian perhaps?” Tyler shot him a look, and he raised his hands in surrender. “Ok, ok. Sorry. It's just, you've got this really powerful aura, and I’m trying to make sense of it. That's all.” “Powerful Aura? What are you-” Before she could finish her question, Mario-her Mario-came running in. “TYLERRRRRR!!! MARIO-A NEEDS HELPPPPP!!!!!!!!!” The two jumped, startled, and turned towards the man in red. “M! Jeez, where have you been?” Tyler asked, moving towards Mario as The Other Luigi cleaned the coffee he spilled. “There-a was this other Mario and he just-a spawned out of-a nowhere! Mario was-a trying to talk to him but he-a ran away!” The Other Luigi got up, rushing towards them. 

“You saw him? When? Is he hurt? Where did you see him go?” Mario jumped back in surprise. “Luigi? What-a did you do to your eye?” Tyler cut between them, turning her attention to Mario. “I can explain all this later. Right now, you need to help us find the other Mario.” Mario nodded, and the three of them headed towards the beat up Mario-mobile, Tyler driving and The Other Luigi riding shotgun. The trio headed towards where Mario saw him, deep into the forest surrounding the Showgrounds. ��M, do I even want to know why you were all the way out here?” Tyler asked, driving them deeper into the forest. “Oh, Mario was-a looking for his spaghetti coupon!” The Other Luigi leaned in towards Tyler and whispered, “He’s not very bright, is he?” Tyler shook her head. “Unfortunately, no.” Suddenly, a flash of color shot out in front of them, sending the car flying through the forest. Which would’ve been fine, if the car had working doors and seatbelts. Yet, this wasn't the case. The trio went flying in different directions, and when Tyler finally regained her consciousness,she was alone. “M? Luigi?” She called out for them, earning a grunt in response. “O-Over here…” She headed towards the voice, and found The Other Luigi leaning against a tree. “Oh Jeez, are you okay?” She asked, helping him up. “Yeah, I’m good. That’s going to leave a mark, though.” 

Tyler chuckled, then looked around, finding no signs of Mario. “Come on. Let's go find your dumbass.” They walked deeper into the forest, now on the hunt for both Marios. “Hey. What you said earlier, about me having a “Powerful Aura”? What did you mean by that?” Tyler asked as they searched. The Other Luigi shrugged. “Something about you just feels…off. Dangerous, even. Are you sure you don't have any powers or something?” Tyler shook her head. “If I did, I don’t remember how to activate them.” “What do you mean, ‘Don’t remember’?" Tyler sighed, explaining her dilemma. “I've got Amnesia. One day I just kinda appeared here, with no memory except my name. So maybe I did have powers. I don’t know.” The Other Luigi nodded. “I get it. Must be dying to go home, huh?” Tyler was about to answer, when they heard a familiar scream. “MARIO!” She ran towards the sound, The Other Luigi not too far behind. They ran even deeper into the forest, Tyler’s heart beating in her ears. “MARIO!!” She called out again, hoping for a response. She got nothing. “Let's split. You go left, I’ll go right.” The Other Luigi suggested, and Tyler nodded, running towards the left. She kept calling out, but she got nothing. Eventually she stopped to catch her breath, and it was then she realized she was completely alone. The trees seemed as if they were starting to close in on her, and she sat down, trying to calm herself down. 

You’re fine, Tyler. Everything’s going to be ok. She tried to reassure herself, but it wasn't working. It seemed like she wasn’t getting out anytime soon, until she heard a girl's voice in her head. Keep going straight. You’ll find them. They need you, Ty. Now go. She had no idea whose voice it was, as it didn’t sound familiar, but she listened to it anyway, and started walking straight.

She could only hope that the voice in her head was leading her the right way.

( @astro-vision-au Find Mario Game)

[not-5-rats]

[User right after respawning]

User: so..uhm, you got an apricot?

Cay: ...

User: ..I really want an apricot right now

Cay: Can you take this seriously please?

User: I take apricots very seriou-

Cay: YOUR DEAD BODY IS RIGHT THERE!

User: WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH GETTING ME AN APRICOT?

[Slightly more serious ramblings under cut because I've been learning :3]

So a section of the wiki was pointed out to me by @sombra7567 [THANK YOUUUU!!! Also go read their stuff!! It's really good ^^]

[Quick note this is probs out of character and is more just a ramble for the fun of it rather than theorising anything]

This obviously set off a couple of my 'Angsty Potential' alarms BUT it also managed to set off my 'Emotional Fluff' alarm which I thought was broken! [AN, came back after finishing, realised I went past the fluff ending and lept goign back into angsty territory so uh no fluff ending unfortunately] Anyways into the thing -

As it says the body will not dissapear, User's body becomes irrelevant, they no longer inhabit it, it is now no more than a shell. With each death a new body spawns, leaving the others to face the same fate as any normal corpse. This isn't the part I want to focus on right now but I do think it's very interesting! Imagine blinking into reality only to look nearby and see your own dead body starting back at you, how many times could you handle it before you'd start refusing to open your eyes till those around you PROMISED you were the only...well you around

The part I really want to focus on right now is when it says the body will respawn close to where the previous one died UNLESS there is no room. There will be a wait, User sort of stuck, nowhere to go, trapped in this non physical state. We don't know if they hold any form of consciousness in this state, we simply know they retain the memories they had before hand, but given how confused User seems after each respawn I doubt they're very aware during their time between lives. Whether they're entierly unconscious or just in a fuzzy state, I'm not sure, but either way I doubt they could tell you what happens between. [This could be made irrelevant/wrong so quickly LMAO. Let me ramble]

No physical state, limited consciousness. This aligns pretty well with the beliefs surrounding a concept which is very important to the story of Respawn. Death. They no longer exist, how far from dead are they during this time?

They likely came to this conclusion during their journey, with each death User will become more aware of their condition, of what happens to them each time. They'll see their own corpse, they'll be told of the hours that passed during the time between their latest death and respawn. It's unlikely they could independently learn of the 'space' rule, but with help, with the other two telling them about the circumstances surrounding their death and respawn, the group would likely manage to eventually come to some sort of conclusion that atleast followed the lines of reality. Which could lead to User thinking about some things -

---

The conversation would've been awkward, they knew it would be. With all they were planning to ask, all they were asking him to do, they'd be concerned for his mental state if this wasn't an extremely hard discussion for both of them.

Nobody had been sleeping well, the slightest noise was a cause for concern given the unfamiliar environment, not to mention the worries that the journey itself had brought upon each of them. This led to many hours of the group sitting together, nobody wishing to speak, all too tired to keep a decent conversation going, but tonight things were different. Rham was less affected by the environment due to her previous ventures, she'd managed to sleep, which left Cay and User in the silence they'd both grown familiar with. This silence was an odd mix of comfortable and tense, they were used to it sure, but the oddness of the situation, the pain thay seemed to worsen with each passing...it made it hard to sit, to embrace the nothingness of the dark.

"Hey..so could I ask something odd of you?"

Breaking the silence seemed to better and worsen the air, Cay looked over, this whole thing was already odd, how much worse could it get-

"I suppose? You alright?"

"Yeah, things are fine. I just need your help to put my mind at ease"

There was a pause, neither sure what was coming, both pretty sure they wouldn't want to hear whatever the other had to say. Even when Cay made it clear he was listening, User continued to hesitate before finally uttering a wish

"If things are bleak, if it's clear we'll never find my truth, my purpose here, I need you to let me go."

There was a beat where Cay attempted to speak, but seemingly scared of losing their mental track User continued over him

'I'm not asking you to kill me, before you protest, I'll die eventually, all I ask is that you clutter my body, cover the area around it. I'm not sure if it'll stop the process, if it'll let me rest, if it'll find a way to drag me here again. Either way, I need you to try"

How can silence sound the same yet feel so different? There was no longer any comfort left in it, shifty silence which drained the colour from each of their faces. User curled into themself, wishing they'd never even asked, waiting, desperate for some sort of response.

"I don't think I could"

It was quiet yet stern, most would've seen this as a final answer yet User persists, not wishing for this to end in this way

"What-?"

"I can't- whatever this would do, I can't do it"

"..."

Silence once more. Honestly at this point they should've just left it, they could've worked it out themself they didn't have to drag him into thi-

"It sounds rough-"

Cay breaks the silence again, eyes having shifted back into the darkness

"The whole immortal thing. Well, the way you describe it at least"

"..yeah, it- it has its many challenges"

"Hm...you- you're still a person you know?"

To say this caught them off guard would be an understatement, it was such an odd thing to say, never something you'd expect to hear. They simply sat, the words repeating as User tried to explain why this meant so much to them, why on Earth was this such a significant moment?

"..oh-? Ehm, thank you?"

"I mean- you might not follow the typical life cycle, and you're not exactly human but you're still a person"

They couldn't help but smile at this, to many this is stupid, getting so giddy over such a ridiculous thing. Yet User chose not to overthink it, they went to argue but it was late, they were tired, what was the point. Plus it was clear he wasn't changing his mind, not right now..they could try again later

"That's- certainly a thing to say"

The two laughed, hushedly in an attempt not to disturb the sleeping individual nearby.

"There wasn't really any other way for me to say it! That was the only way I could put it!"

They shared another chuckle, Cay continuing as the others laughter slowly died out, his voice somehow quieter than before despite already being a whisper

"I mean it though, you've got feelings, you've got humanity to you still. It matters"

"..is that why you refused?"

They regretted saying it as soon as they did, they never meant on continuing this conversation, it was clear neither were keen to yet for some reason they'd dragged it out. They hurried to offer an end

"Uhm, feel no need to...answer that"

Will they ever get used to this kind of silence? It's unlikely. They could feel that slight spark they'd been given by Cay's kind words slowly slip away, replaced by the dull panic which had come before. They didn't want him to respond, scared of what emotions such a response could hold, but there was a quiet nagging in the back of their mind, yearning, begging for him to say something, to give them some sort of reason

"I suppose so"

He paused, taking caution with his words

"I don't want to kill you"

"...there's no guarante-"

"But there's a chance. And you seem to be hoping for that chance to fall in your favour, or rather not in your favour given the results you're cheering for!"

Fucking hell this silence was torturous, they wanted to respond, to say something, anything! But..they couldn't find the words, they couldn't think of a single thing they could say. Well..there was one thing

"Goodnight Caden"

The turned tucking into themself, attempting to ignore the figure sat beside them. Cay glanced over at them, and sighed, too tired to argue, not tired enough to join them in sleep

"Goodnight"

[thewardenisonthecase]

i remembered this is my blog so brief interlude for me to talk about my dnd ocs

Solana Starfury: my first ever dnd character, she was a high elf necromancy wizard (tho i think i was about to respec her subclass). came from an old military family and her dad was abusive, she was the only one in the family really interested in magic, had a complicated relationship with Everyone in her family TM. She was very awkward but really smart, and her most iconic moment in game was her one shotting a direwolf with one hit (basically she rolled a critical hit to attack the direwolf using shadow blade and she ended up dealing 32 damage and the direwolf had a total hp of 31. it was the first time anyone hit the direwolf in the fight btw). also she fucked a vampire.

Gwendolyn Gray: tiefling pact of the fiend warlock/wild magic sorcerer. her mom fucked a devil once due to a pact and now she's here, she was raised very sheltered by her mom in the middle of nowhere and she always had a sense of adventure and wanting to explore the world. when she discovers her true heritage, she makes a deal with her dad so that she has enough power to be able to travel safely. along the way her latent wild magic powers come to surface. loves and resents her mom, is a ball of energy and prone to making questionable decisions (like she will drink anything without questioning). very charismatic, and also in another campaign we did, she became a fiend.

Elizabeth Adawolf: human lycanthrope blood hunter, was part of a noble family but everyone died in a fire on her wedding day, got rescued by the woman who'd later become the love of her life, joined the blood hunters and then had to run away and got separated from her love. i dont like talking much about. what happens in her campaign bc it got into a bit of a white saviour trope (even the DM agreed with that. we were going to try and retcon some stuff but he fucking moved out of state) due to how some things turned out but she uhm. she got destined to inhert some kingdoms lets say. sort of accidently became the protagonist of the campaign without me or her wanting (again decisions changing everything). was the champion of the sun goddess. most iconic moment was when she killed herself to help defeat an enemy, and had to choose between dying for reals and coming back to life and she saw her dad and i cried for real and the dm cried and another player cried too. i wrote a fic about it.

Kallista: barbarian tiefling, the love of elizabeth's life. we had a spin off of the main campaign so i got to do her story. i dont remembrr much of her backgrounf bc truth be told i had to write it in a short amount of time but i think the gist of it is that she was raised in a brothel, then she joined the blood hunters or smthg. my memory is killing me, anyways, her and elizabeth were going to run away together, but her mentor didnt let it and in the fight, she and liz got separated, and after she recovered, she was trying to find her and got involved into a big mess. her campaing was like 2 sessions and it never got a conclusion so i dont have any iconic moments from her besides her passing a LOT of constituion saving throws. strong women got brrr. also she's trans and its part of the reason why her mentor attacked them (he never accepted her plus he was homophobic plus no you dont get to deflect the order). oh i remember she pretty much punched one of the other party members on their first meeting but it was fine.

Corinne Quilroos: Triton bard. when she was really young, Smthg Bad Happened To Her and it drove her out of the sea and into the land. she was adopted by a drow couple who were part of a community of eilistraee worshippers so she was raised by drow and is a devout follower of Eilistraee. she wants to go on an adventure and help people and she yearns to know what happened to her and her home underwater. i had like what 4 game sessions with her b4 the game ended but i love her so much i want to replay her again so bad. she was part of a lost mines of phandelver campaign.

Eve (short for genevieve): reborn human wizard. she was murdered and a parasite entered her body and brought her back to life, she was part of a bloodborne themed ravenloft campaign. she is not sure what the parasite in her wants, and it is kind of responsible for her magic. drank some weird blood potion thing and now she's even weirder, had beef with the party's paladin and also killed a boss enemy with fall damage. we had 2 or 3 sessions of this game i think.

honorable mentions, aka, i made the character and never got to play

Galatea von DeWilde: tiefling shadow sorc, came from a noble family of humans and elves, her parents couldnt concieve so they made a pact with a devil and boom, baby tiefling. her family hid her for a long time, and althought her parents loved her, it wasnt enough bc her grandma HATED her for reals. she eventually ran away from home when she discovered they were gonna send her somewhere else. i eventually made her into my Tav for BG3 and she's a minthara mancer hehe

Nyx: tiefling druid/sorc, was born under a dark star in a place that really didnt like tieflings. her parents were human but surprisngly chill about their daughter, she got kidnapped bc of her magic and got sent to this school that was just. Bad. managed to escape via magic broom and eventually found herself working for a noble man. has a big interest in bears.

Gisela: part of a pathfinder campaign that i left, there's nothing much to her besides she's a centaur who wants to be a pirate.

[borntobeslay]

ESCAPE THE TOWN Chapter One: THE CLOWNS HERE KILL - Pt. 1

Word count: 3k

A/n: Sorry this took so long guys 😔 but first chapter is out! Pls enjoy and uhm yeah slay!

The Invite

Y/N: "I thought I had defeated evil for good this time."

Society Against Evil (SAE): We have a way for you to get back. But your friends will need to die.

This contract binds you to Everlock. Save the town, and you will return to the living.  Fail, and be lost among the dead forever.

LETTER: My friends, I'm going on an extraordinary adventure, and I’m in need of your help.  And so are hundreds of others.

(Knock on Manon’s door. She opens it to find a delivery man.)

Delivery Man: "I have a letter for you."

Manon: "Bitch, where’s my burger? I didn’t order this."

(Reads the letter.)

My friends, I'm going on an extraordinary adventure, and I’m in need of your help, and so are hundreds of others.  This is not an invitation to a ball or a dinner party.  It’s an invitation to embark on a dangerous mission.

It may sound impossible, but there’s a town trapped in the 1970s, and very soon everyone in it will be dead—unless we do something about it.  There’s a dark séance that will take us back in time. But for it to work, you must choose a personality reminiscent of that era, and dress like them.  Remember: nothing from the modern world can come with you.

Yuna: "Can I bring my gloss, though?"

The people of Everlock will know their role and their place, but you will be operating without knowledge or understanding of what’s to come.  This Friday the 13th, the doorway to Everlock will be open, and we will only have that one night...  To complete our mission.

Chaewon: "Don't worry, Y/N. I'm on the way."

Journeying Back in Time

Minju: "Where’s Y/N? I haven’t seen her in a while. Like, a couple months."

CONFESSIONAL – Manon: We’re in, like, the middle of nowhere, and it’s dark, and we’re literally by a fire. We’ve been waiting for like five hours. I’m like, “Honey, that’s just bad hosting."

Wonhee: "I thought this was just a day out or a variety show. Like, I thought this was gonna be a challenge. I didn’t realize it was, like, a full-on mission in the ’70s."

Giselle: "Why did she have us meet her here? Is this the town?"

Ryujin (rolling her eyes): "No, this is clearly not the town. The letter from Y/N said there’s a town stuck in the 1970s we have to save. Now, I love the 1970s. I’m just here to see if we can actually time travel."

(After hours of waiting, Y/N finally arrives.)

Y/N: "You guys came! Oh my God! I didn’t know if you were gonna come or not!"

(Group hug, voices overlapping.)

Bae: "We’ve been waiting for hours! We were really worried about you. But... can you tell us about this town?"

Y/N: "Yeah. So, I need your help. I really don’t know much about how we get there. But I was given this—and we need to save this town."

CONFESSIONAL – Y/N: So, I have a mission. I need to save this town if I want to come back to life. And if that requires my friends putting themselves in danger… it’s what I have to do.

The Carnival

(All scream as a clown pops out from behind a curtain.)

Clown: "It's your lucky day! Because the carnival's in town!" (laughs)

CONFESSIONAL – Rei: "I can deal with vampires, I can deal with werewolves and all sorts of other things. But clowns? Why does it have to be clowns?"

Hyein: "Are clowns anyone's thing? Like, no one likes clowns."

Yujin: "I find clowns delightful."

Clown: "We have a strong man, a snake woman, dolls with knives! It's like a bloody Christmas every day! We will be friends soon, and I've got a good feeling about that. Enjoy the ride!"

(The curtains open, revealing a cute retro carnival.)

Ningning: "Oh, look, there's rides. This is cute, though. What's there to save? This all looks fun!"

(A handsome guy walks up to them.)

Guy: "Hey. How are you guys doing? Where are you going tonight, huh?"

CONFESSIONAL – Manon: "So some homeboy approached us, AKA approached me. I'm like, 'Oh my God, like, you're kind of, like, everything.'"

Yuna: "Who are you?"

Bangchan: "I'm Bangchan."

Yena: "He's lying!" (Everyone looks at her like she's an idiot.)

Bangchan: "Why don't you just play some games and have a good time before my mom shows up, you know?"

Wonhee: "Aww, are you a mama's boy?"

Bangchan: "My mom is the mayor."

CONFESSIONAL – Lara: "He's cute, but he starts talking to us, and we're like, 'We don't know you, though. So, what are you doing here?'"

Yujin: "There's free food. There's free games. Let's settle down. You know, the problems will come to us. We're fine."

Y/N: "Everyone's happy. Everyone's normal. They're all having a great time. Maybe everything won't be so bad after all."

(People cheer as Hyein wins the ring toss. A worker hands her a pink pony.)

Worker: "Yeah. Her name is Blanche and she belongs to you now."

Hyein: "Hey, Blanche. Thank you, sir!"

CONFESSIONAL – Ryujin: "So, the guy seems extremely happy. Like, I would say, like, questionably happy… kinda scary to be honest."

Chaewon: "So we're here. Now what do we do?"

Y/N: "I don't know. Does this town need saving?"

(Looks at a random townsperson.)

Y/N: "Smile if you need saving."

(The girl smiles... a little too perfectly. Y/N and Chaewon make eye contact and giggle nervously.)

Y/N & Chaewon: "She smiled!"

CONFESSIONAL – Y/N: I feel bad that I'm keeping a secret about my mission. But at the same time, I'm kind of relieved because it doesn't seem like there's any danger in this town.

Kyujin: "If we're here to save the town, how can we use our talents to help? Because, like, as a dancer, I don't know how much I can do."

Lara: "I can mix things… like I'm a DJ and stuff but like, have you ever done detective work before?"

Minju: "No, this is my first job hehe…"

Lara: "Oh! So we're screwed. Okay."

(As the group walks along, they run into a mysterious woman...)

CONFESSIONAL – Wonhee: "I was honestly a little freaked out by this lady! But I thought, 'Let's use my social skills as a social butterfly and see what's going on here.'"

Wonhee: "Annyeong! Hello…"

Woman: "The stars."

Wonhee: "The stars? She's talking about the stars..."

Woman: "The stars have been talking to me. All kinds of secrets."

Wonhee: "So, what are they saying? Are they friendship secrets, light-hearted, dark secrets? Dark--Serious?"

Woman: "He's coming."

Haerin: "Woah, I—I'm sorry, wh--who's coming?"

(The woman closes her eyes and points around as if she’s sensing something.)

Rei: "The dog? The dog is coming... Uh you can have it I guess?"

Wonhee (gasps): "NO! Don't—That's Blueberry! I won him!"

Rei: "Oh uhm, sorry... This is Blueberry. Blueberries are coming? I don't know what she's talking about, but this girl is crazy, and I want nothing to do with her."

The Jack in the Box

(The creepy clown woman who welcomed them offers Y/N a game.)

Clown Woman: "Take this ball, throw it at these cans, and you'll win a prize."

Y/N: "Can I get the big pony if I win?"

Clown Woman: "Maybe."

(Y/N throws. Wins. She receives a box instead of a pony.)

CONFESSIONAL – Y/N: I was so sure I was getting that big pink pony. I even named her already. And then... she gives me a box? Like, excuse me? What am I supposed to do with a box?

Clown Woman: "Only someone with your unique gift can open the box and let the real carnival come out to play. But be careful! Don't open it just yet."

Group: "We got a gift. She gave us a box. Should we open it?"

(Before a decision is made, Bangchan's mom—the mayor—arrives dramatically.)

Mayor: "Thank you all for coming out to the carnival. It's our lifeblood."

Mina: "The spell won’t last forever... and then he is coming back."

Mayor (disgusted): "I wouldn’t listen to her words. She’s gypsy trash who lives on the outskirts of town."

Group (murmuring): "That was a reach..." / "Did she just say that?"

Mina: "Where did you get that box?"

Y/N: "I won it. It’s mine."

Mayor (snapping): "Mina!"

Mina: "Not today, Janet!"

Giselle (muttering): "Ooo Janet, You better shut your mouth, girl..." (grinning like she knows she just stirred the pot)

Mina: "Do you know what that is?"

Mayor: "A toy."

Mina: "No! That is one of the Carnival Master's wicked artifacts!"

Bangchan: "It's just a prize. Open it."

Group (mixed reactions): "Don’t open it!" / "Open it!"

Y/N: "I’m gonna open it."

(Creepy music. Screams. A jack-in-the-box with a knife in its head springs out.)

Y/N (shaken): "We probably just unleashed something evil."

(Chaos erupts. Clowns pour into the carnival grounds, attacking the group. Screams echo. Everyone splits up in a panic.)

CONFESSIONAL – Bae: One second we’re opening a toy, and the next, it’s literal hell. People screaming, clowns chasing us... I didn’t sign up for this!

The Clown Ambush

Bangchan (yelling): "Get your friends! Follow me!"

(He begins guiding people toward the arcade as clowns close in.)

Y/N (calling out): "Come on! Move! Everyone inside, now!"

(Y/N waits at the back, counting heads, making sure no one is left behind. Then—hands grab her. She screams as she’s yanked away.)

Voices: "Y/N!"  "They got Y/N!"  "NO!"

CONFESSIONAL – Y/N

"Bangchan was getting everyone inside. I was just making sure no one got left behind. That was my biggest mistake."

Yuna & Manon Caught

(Yuna and Manon sprint behind the others—but it’s not enough. A clown barrels around a booth and grabs Yuna. Another lunges from the shadows and tackles Manon.)

Yuna (screaming): "Let go of me!"  Manon: "Y/N! Someone help!"

(The rest of the group makes it into the arcade just before the metal doors slam shut.)

Chaeyeon (panting)

“They got Y/N… and Yuna… and Manon…”

Chaewon (shaken): "Are you serious? Okay—wait. We have to save them!"

Inside the Clown RV

(Dim lights flicker. Metal walls. The three girls are locked inside a musty RV, hands trembling, breath heavy.)

Y/N: "I have numbers. I have numbers."

Yuna: "Where?"

Y/N: "Calendar. It has circled dates. There’s a magazine back here too, with more circles. I think they’re clues."

Manon (reaching): "Wait—there’s something above me. I’ll try to reach it with my foot… ugh—okay, got it!"

Y/N (reading): "Lock One. October, Soda, Smoke."

Yuna: "Soda? There’s cans here. How many?"

Manon: "Six."

Y/N: "Smoke? Candles?"

Manon: "No, cigarettes. Seven."

Y/N: "Okay, so 13 for October, 6 for soda, 7 for smoke. Try that combo!"

(Click!) Manon: "Yes! One down."

Y/N: "There’s another note: 'Milk, Life, Delicates.'"

Yuna: "Milk—there’s three cartons in the fridge."

Manon: "'Life'—oh, the magazine. Page 17."

Yuna (mischievously): "'Delicates'? …Panty check?"

Y/N: "Keep looking for the panties!"

Manon: "How do you know I’m wearing any?"

Yuna (giggling): "Wait, you’re not?"

Manon: "Nope."

Y/N (dryly): "Girl."

Yuna: "Okay I found a drawer—ugh, five pairs. Try five."

(Click!)

Manon: "It worked! We got it open!"

Y/N (panting): "Thank God. Let’s get out of here."

Inside the Arcade

(The arcade is tense and dim. Machines buzz faintly as the group tries to catch their breath. The lights above flicker erratically.)

Bangchan: "I mean… My mom was a fighter. She wouldn't want me to give up now."

Lara: "Okay... give up on what?"

Bangchan: "I don't know. Whatever this is. This thing... it's one of the Carnival Master's artifacts.  I didn’t realize until you opened it, but… he’s been using them to corrupt this town for years.  My mom always pretended it wasn’t happening."

Kyujin: "Do you know how we can save our friends?"

Bangchan: "This is the clowns’ hangout. So I’m hopeful there’s something in this room that can help us defeat them."

(They all look around until someone notices a strange puzzle box.)

Ryujin: (Confessional) "So, basically we all found a box with letters: R, B, G, and Y."

Group (in unison): "Red, Blue, Green, Yellow."

Ningning: "Okay so… we have to get into it?"

Wonhee: "R, G, B, Y… R, G, B, Y..."

Lara: "Wait—why are you saying R, G, B, Y? That’s not even the order on the box."

Haerin: "This isn’t even turned on."

Giselle: "They actually have this color code on here—but how do we power it up?"

Yunjin: (Confessional) "We’re all kinda just looking around, like how do we turn this thing on?"

Ryujin: "There’s a corkboard over there."

(They rush over and see something scrawled in faded chalk.)

Chaeyeon: "It says… 'The scores get erased at the end of the day.'"

Minju: "Why don’t we erase everything and see what’s left?"

(Everyone begins wiping down the chalkboards.)

Kyujin: "Three?" Wonhee: "Three... ten?"

(More erasing. Dust fills the air.)

Ningning: "Erase them all!"

(Each board reveals one small number or letter still left behind.)

Ryujin: "Wait… put them all together!"

Bangchan (stepping closer): "All of them spell: 'Tap six times on glass.'"

Group (counting): "One... two... three... four... five... six."

(The machine dings. Everyone gasps.)

Haerin: "Oh my God." Rei: "I’m shook."

Giselle: (Confessional) "Honestly, what these random people might not know about me is that I love games."

Lara: "I got it."

(Machine dings again.)

Wonhee: "You guys taking turns?"

Ningning:(Confessional) "I don’t play pinball often… but when I do, I try to get a clue."

(As they play, the machine clicks and reacts to each correct move.)

Kyujin: "There we go!"

(A small gear unlocks inside the box with a chime.)

Haerin: (confessional) "Once you hit a letter, a little lock would open. It was perfect."

Rei:(confessional)  "We’re finally down to the last one and it’s literally impossible. No one’s getting it."

Ningning (suddenly): "Ooh—"

(Machine chimes.)

Group (cheering): "Oh, we got it!" / "That was nice!"

(The box pops open. Inside is a rusted gear and a note.)

Wonhee (reading): "There are four missing parts that must be returned to the jack-in-the-box in order for the clowns to—"

Bangchan (firmly): "—hopefully disappear. Or at least weaken."

(They exchange a tense glance.)

Giselle: “So… we have one. Three to go."

(Chaewon and Yujin are still stuck on the slowly descending Ferris wheel cart. Clowns begin surrounding the base. Mina arrives below, surveying the chaos.)

Chaewon (whispering): "Why don't we try to distract the clowns so they can get out of the van?"

Clown (yelling up): "All right, you little shits! Get over here!"

Yujin: "That's... not a bad idea. What do you think?"  (grins) "Pretty impressed?"

(They laugh nervously as the situation grows more dangerous.)

Chaewon: "Throw something to distract them!"

Yujin: "No!"

Chaewon: "Throw your horse!"

Yujin: "Let’s go hurt some people!"

Chaewon: "Fine. You won’t do it? I will. Bye, Blueberry!"

(She throws the plush toy. One of the clowns catches it gleefully.)

Clown (laughing maniacally): "Oh, I got a gift! It's a puppy!"

Chaewon (shouting): "Okay—go let them down now!"

Yujin: "Oh shoot—wait, no. That's us now. That’s our cart."

Chaewon: "That’s us, that’s us!"

(The cart lowers into place. But the moment their feet hit the platform—)

Clown (growling): "I wanna taste you!"

(Yujin gasps and stumbles back. The clown lunges.)

Yujin (panicking): "Oh, damn it!"

Chaewon: "I'm not afraid of conflict—"

(Before the clown reaches them— CRACK! —a sickening metal clang rings out.)

Mina (swinging a crowbar): "Back off, freak!"

(The clown collapses with a grunt. Mina plants her foot on its chest, breathing hard.)

Yujin: "Oh my God."

Chaewon: "Where did you get a crowbar?!"

Mina: "I broke into the maintenance shed. You’re welcome."

Yujin (still shaken): "Okay, okay. We’re not stalling! Let’s go, let’s go!"

(They dart away from the Ferris wheel as more clowns begin to notice the movement.)

Chaewon (panting): "Thank you! Thank you, thank you!"

Mina (glancing over her shoulder): "She was a huge bitch."

Inside the Tent

Chaewon: This newspaper has jester symbols.

Yujin: Four joker hats. What does it mean?

They find a piñata. Smash it open. One wooden piece inside.

They find a mirror frame. Place the piece. Lights flicker.

More hidden pieces. Last one in the toilet.

The final mirror lights up. Hidden note appears:

Clown’s Note:

“When the sun rises, my summoning ritual will be complete. The sacrifices I have made will have been worth it. The corrupted artifacts have given me the power I needed to conform the people of this town… to vessels worthy of being consumed by the cursed God.”

Back Inside the Arcade

(The group regathers around the box after solving the earlier puzzle. Tension hangs in the air, but there's also a growing sense of purpose.)

Chaeyeon (thinking aloud): "The artifacts... what if the artifact was the jack-in-the-box?"

Bangchan (nodding): "Okay, so if we can collect all the artifacts..."

Yunjin: "Maybe we can stop this from happening?"

Lara (reading from a torn page): "It basically says: You need to find these artifacts or you're all gonna die by sunrise."

Wonhee (sighs): "Oh. Cool. No pressure."

Giselle: "Oh, hmm... we're dealing with curses this time. I see."

(Suddenly, a shrill voice cuts through the silence from outside the arcade doors.)

Clown (mocking and taunting): "Little scared babies... let us in!"

Clown (howling): "CLOWN FIGHT!" (cackles)

Hyein (pointing at the jack-in-the-box diagram): "So the things we have to replace are the spring..."

Kyujin: "Yes."

Minju: "This turny-thing..."

Ryujin: "Uh-huh. The crank."

Yena: "These little keys..."

Ningning: "And I think... also the guy who lives inside. The jack."

Bangchan: "We have to replace the evil parts inside of it with new ones. That’s the only way to destroy the clowns."

Chaeyeon: "You guys wanna take these out and go look for them, or...?"

Lara: "I think we need to leave this arcade. That’s a good start."

Merry-Go-Round Madness

(Somewhere between the tents and the arcade ruins, Y/N, Yuna, and Manon are sprinting through the dark—panicked, bloodied, breathless.)

Yuna (whispers): "Guys… we need to make an escape."

Manon: "We have to get out—"

Y/N (panting): "We can’t fight them..."

Yuna: "Why not? Maybe we can. I’ve never hit someone with a bat—but I’ve always wanted to."

(A door nearby creaks open. The clown shriek echoes again.)

Y/N: "Go! AH! Oh no! No, no, no, no!"

(Suddenly, the rest of the group is visible in the distance—running too.)

Chaeyeon (shouting): "Is that Y/N?!"

Hyein: "That’s Y/N and Manon—and Yuna too!"

Minju: "Are you serious?!"

Lara: "Okay, wait—wait! We have to save them!"

Narration – Yena: We decide it’s time to get out of this arcade. So we have to make a run for it.

Bae (screaming): "Just run! Just run!"

(They burst through the arcade doors—but immediately clowns swarm them from every direction.)

Narration – Ryujin: As soon as we get out the doors, the clowns just overtake us—except for Bangchan, who inconspicuously, yet somehow obviously, disappears.

Clown (mocking): "Come join the party!" (cackles) "You're good. Your butt is clean!"

Group (shouting): "NO! GO, GO!"  (Bodies slam. Screams. Someone drops hard. Chaos.)

Wonhee (sobbing): "What about Chaewon?! No! She was right here!"

Chaeyeon (breathless): "Chaewon! What happened?!"

(Sinister circus music builds. Evil cackling grows louder.)

Clown (growling): "Mmm... I can smell your fear."

Y/N (barely audible): "Hey... hi..."

CONFESSIONAL – Y/N (voiceover): I'm racking my brain to figure out, like, how can we not be killed by these clowns right now? And I’ve got nothing.

Kyujin (shaking): "We’re gonna get killed."

Clown (snarling): "We want our box back, you filthy cretin."

Chaeyeon: "We don’t have it!"

Giselle: "You stole it from us!"

Clown: "Who has the box?"

Ryujin (quietly): "...Bangchan. Bangchan has it."

(The group is dragged across the field to a rusted, creaking merry-go-round. Each of them is tied, one-by-one, to the poles. It spins slowly, lights blinking above them. Around them, the clowns dance, cheer, and heckle.)

Clown Leader (with glee): "We’re gonna roll our Dice of Death... and whoever’s number comes up—I gut them. Right here. In front of your friends."

(He twirls the die between gloved fingers.)

Clown Leader: "Unless... unless... Luke rolls a twelve." (cackles) "Then maybe… just maybe… I let one of you go."

Group (whispered prayers): "Please roll a twelve. Please. Please."

(A squeaky clown hand tosses the dice. The buzzer blares.)

PANICKED SCREAMING

(The carousel spins faster. The lights flash wildly. The clown music distorts, and the scene warps as the screen cuts to black—)

TO BE CONTINUED

[strawberrymatchaidv]

Hi uhmm.. i wanna request again hahahaha, ignore me ill be a frequent requester.. uhm... eli clark x frederick kreiburg OPH au smut?...

A Reward For My Darling

Note: I HC that Frederick is slightly shorter than Eli, and they are switches cause I can’t choose 🤑 I might do a second part to this where Eli is top if I have enough motivation for it <3 Sorry, I’m lowkey rusty, but I hope you enjoy this. ALSO, IGNORE HOW THIS LIT TOOK LIKE... 2 MONTHS, BUT I MADE IT IN TIME FOR PRIDE MONTH.

Smut down below, scroll if not comfortable !!!

-Strawberry

After a long and grueling match against the opposing team, BLK successfully secured a win; ensuring their spot for the next match. Eli leaned back in his chair, letting out a long sigh of relief as he stared up blankley at the roof. He stayed like that for a few seconds before sitting up straight in his chair after hearing his phone buzz on the table. Eli quickly checked his messages, a small smile forming on his lips as he typed back to his beloved.

Frederick: I saw your match today, congratulations on the win.

Eli: Thank you hun! We wouldn’t have won if it wasn’t from your support 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨

Frederick: Haha, how about we go out tonight to celebrate?

Before Eli could type out a response, he felt someone coming up behind him and grabbing his chair. He looked back up quickly to see Tracy standing over him, a teasing knowing look on her face as he wiggled her finger at him. “Nice work today! Seems like someone is enthusiastic, huh?” Eli’s cheeks tinted a light pink as he gave a sheepish grin back at her, setting his phone down after shooting a quick “I would love to my dear” to Frederick.

He chuckled as he crossed his arms, looking up to Tracy with the same enthusiasm back. “Mm…Nice match today. Your bot really came in clutch for end game!” he complimented, “And yes, Frederick wants to go out for dinner today to celebrate,” he said as he began getting up from his chair. 

“Awesome! Then we’ll let you off tonight. Make sure to especially ‘enjoy’ yourself,” she hummed as she turned on her heel and walked away. Eli could feel his cheeks burning, the tips of his ears red as he began packing up. He waved goodbye to Aesop and Ganji as he quickly rushed out of the building, bumping into Michiko. 

“M-Michiko! So Sorry!” Eli held his head down quickly before looking back up at her. Michiko, shocked that Eli just came out of nowhere, just held up her hand as she laughed lightly. 

“No worries, it’s okay. What’s the rush?” Eli looked down to the ground, his face flushed as he explained quietly.

“Frederick wanted to go on a date with me tonight, so I’m trying to rush home now…” Michiko smiled at him before patting him on the shoulder. 

“Well, you two have fun with that then. Nice job today, the team played very well. It was pretty close!” she said as she began walking past Eli. Eli turned around, feeling bad still but just took it as he called out to her.

“You too Michiko! See you Monday!” and with that he was off, running to the parking lot. What Eli had not been expecting, though, was to find Frederick sitting in his car with a bouquet of white roses. His smile, only growing wider, as he seemed to skip towards the other. He bent down to eye level with Frederick, meeting with the light brown eyes he always loved.

“What are you doing here? I thought you were still at home,” he said softly, reaching over to cup the other’s cheek. A look of love evident in his eyes as he kissed the other. He could hear Frederick sighing softly as he pressed a kiss back to Eli, leaning up before pulling back. 

Frederick had always had this stoic face, not showing much emotion. But when he was with Eli, he could always see some sort of emotion on the other’s face. It made Eli feel special that he was the only one who got to see Frederick like this.

“I wanted to come pick you up, let's go. I got us a reservation at the restaurant you like,” Eli could only laugh lightly, his chest filling with warmth as he walked to the other side and got in.

“Well, thank you, dear. You really didn’t have to do all this,” he hummed. Frederick moved one of his hands off the steering wheel, placing it onto Eli’s thigh and giving it a light squeeze as he gave a light grin.

“I want to treat you today. Let me take care of you,” Eli flinched slightly, feeling the other’s hand on him. If it was possible, he would be like a firework exploding right now. Not expecting at all for Frederick to be so bold. He just nodded, allowing the other to do as he pleased. Not to say it was rare for Frederick to act this way, but it was certainly out of the norm, also indicating such things were coming his way tonight.

After a nice dinner overlooking the city below them, Frederick leads Eli to the hotel room on the 6th floor. Holding his hand firm as he led the way. Their dinner was filled with talk, mostly Eli talking about his matches from today. Frederick just listened and nodded, sipping on a drink. Every time Eli looked at the other though, he had to immediately avoid his gaze because of intense hunger in the others eyes.

Frederick just watched the other movements the whole time. Of course adding in his own comments here and there sometimes to keep the conversation going. He could listen to Eli speak forever, his voice was soothing and comforting.

As soon as they reached the room and the door shut behind them, Frederick had Eli pinned to the wall and was giving light kisses on the other’s jaw. Eli giggled as he wrapped his arms around Frederick’s shoulders, sighing softly at the certain spots Frederick would suck on. Before entering the room, Frederick had mentioned, “Let me take care of you tonight,” figuring this is what he ment, Eli more than happily let the other take the lead. Usually he’d be the one to initiate or take the lead, so this was something he’d savor.

“Wait, wait, hun! It tickles!” Eli laughed as he lightly tugged on the collar of Frederick’s white button up shirt. He hadn’t gotten to admire it earlier, but Frederick’s outfit was such eye candy. The other was wearing a white button up with black pants and a wrist watch he had gotten him on their anniversary. His hair, tied up in a low ponytail, with a light baby blue bow in the back. To others, it might’ve seemed simple and all, but to him? God, was he not tempted to rip it off the other.

Frederick’s small height difference, making him shorter, made him crane his neck so he’d be able to reach up to the other. Eli moved his right hand to Frederick’s hair, giving it a light tug as he felt his scarf being tugged down.

Taking a small break, the light haired male suddenly lifted the other up. Eli scrambled to wrap his legs around the other’s waist, squirming a bit as he felt Frederick gripping his bottom. Without missing a beat, Frederick quickly moved them to the bedroom, tossing Eli onto it. His back hitting the bed with a soft groan before he was quickly trapped between the other’s arms.

Frederick’s hair streamed down on either side of his head as he gazed at the other.

“I love you Eli, congratulations on your hard work,” Eli, gazing back at the other, smiled as he caressed the side of his face gently.

“Well, shouldn’t I get a reward?” there was a teasing tone in his voice as he pulled the other down to capture the other’s lips.

Frederick grinned as their lips crashed. The fight for dominance between the two lasted for only a moment before Eli eventually just let the other do as he pleased. After all, he was supposed to be getting a reward.

Their clothes were quickly shimmied off of eachother, their lips never leaving each other unless they needed to breathe. Soft groans and huffs could be heard coming from the both of them, Eli’s a bit more vocal than his partner’s. Frederick was the one to break them apart, with Eli chasing after his lips with a small whine. 

He just shushed the brunette as he began moving down his neck. Peppering it with kisses and light sucks that would leave hickies. And the occasional bites that would make Eli cry out softly as he gripped the sheets below him to ground himself.

Frederick made his stop at Eli’s left chest, giving his nub a small lick before taking it into his mouth. Eli moved his right hand to his mouth to silence himself as he felt the other’s hand slide down his body, caressing his every curve like it was some ancient relic to be worshipped.

“You’re beautiful…” he could hear Frederick mumble. He bit down on his index finger, shutting his eyes before letting out a loud gasp when he felt a finger probing at his bottom. His eyes shot down to where Frederick was, the other giving an innocent look but he knew exactly what the other was thinking. He didn’t even know when or how the other had acquired the lube, but it was there now. The cold liquid making him shiver.

He huffed as he tangled his fingers in Frederick’s soft hair as the other began to slowly work a finger in and out of him. It had been some time since they had last been together since he had spent his time training for the tournament and would come home late. 

It felt like years until he felt Frederick insert a second and soon a third. The stretch made him moan as he gripped the other’s hair tighter, tugging and squirming as tried to push more into his fingers. Frederick continued to mark up Eli’s body and neck, leaving love bites everywhere in his wakening. He didn’t just want Frederick’s fingers anymore, he needed more.

“Ple -...please… Darling, please, Frederick, give it to me. I can’t take it anymore,” Eli said as he wrapped his legs around his waist. He felt the body above stiffen before quickly pulling out his fingers and flipping Eli over with speed that made him almost squeal before he could feel his shoulders being pressed into the comforters below.

“Whatever it is you want, I’m all yours today…” that was the last thing Eli heard before he could feel a weight being pressed into him from behind. He gasped out as he felt the other sliding into him slowly, his fingers gripping the sheets to the point his knuckles turned white.

“Oh god, oh my -” Eli cried out when Frederick suddenly bottomed out all in one, the one behind groaning softly as closed his eyes. His hands on either side of the gamer’s waist as he gripped it roughly. His calloused hands, rubbing small circles into Eli’s side as he leaned forward to kiss the back of Eli’s back.

Eli buried his face into the pillows, tears beginning to form as he adjusted to the other. Frederick wasn’t particularly thick, but he was longer than average. Making it feel like he was being poked in the stomach. Frederick waited for Eli to give him the, okay, before he slowly pulled out before giving a small thrust forward.

Eli moaned as he turned his head to the side, now staring at the wall as he felt Frederick beginning to build up a pace. The sound of skin slapping against one another as Eli cried out, unconsciously pushing back against the other. Frederick moved his left hand to Eli’s stomach, his right moving up to hold Eli’s hand as he whispered into the other’s ear, “Perfect…absolutely perfect for me. You’re so beautiful, how was I able to catch the…unwavering attention of yours out of everyone else?” Frederick groaned from above him, looking at Eli's ear before moving towards it.

Eli was a babbling mess underneath the other, tightening slightly at the other’s praise. He was so distracted that he hadn’t felt Frederick’s chest pressing into his back before he felt teeth marking the tip of his ear.

He cried out of bliss as he came, twitching and tightening as Frederick came to a stop. Wincing slightly as he kept himself from coming too soon from the sudden tightness. He gave Eli a second before continuing on, picking up the pace now to chase his own release.

Coming out of his high, Eli couldn’t have cared less about keeping quiet now. He moaned loudly as the overstimulation from his last high started to become slightly painful but somehow deliciously good. Frederick’s movements became unorganized and a bit sloppy. A few more thrusts before he pushed in fully into the other, hugging him tight from behind.

Tears came flowing out of Eli’s eyes as he came once more, feeling the heat pooling his stomach slowly being released but right after being replaced with something else. 

They stayed that way for a bit, huffing as they tried to catch their breath after both of their highs. After a few moments, Frederick began to pull out slowly, leaving Eli empty with a small whine as he flopped down onto his side; Frederick joined him right afterwards as he faced the other.

Eli’s eyes fluttered open slowly, looking at Frederick as he grinned. “That was new, I never realized you were like that,” Frederick’s cheeks burned as he just pulled Eli closer to him, tangling their legs together as he mumbled something incoherent into the top of Eli’s head. He giggled quietly as he played with some of Frederick’s hair before embracing the other.

“Next time, I’ll be the one to treat you,” he could feel Frederick smiling as he just held him closer as he pulled the comforters over them.

“I’ll be looking forward to it then,” he said in a hushed tone.

He could feel the other’s come slowly dripping out of him, and a small discomfort starting to settle over his skin from all the sweat, but he could care less right now. That would be something for Eli to worry about in the morning.

[gacha-every]

Hey, I got a carefree movie review for ya! :D

What kind of review? Oh, well, just from someone who loves fun entertainment, gud characters, and plots! Not really a strict critic but just someone who loves any gud movies that are able to energize my inner child

So if you're also into that, feel free to read my future posts! Or even recommend some movies to me

Anyway, this is my first posted review but I always looked forward to doing this ever since, and it has increased after watching Under The Boardwalk that has recently came out but is unfortunately not given much chances of being seen

BUT ANYWAY, I just watched a new movie, and it's Sahara!!!

It's not really new tho, at least I think so, I actually have seen this before on MovieHD buuut it's in a different language, so I couldn't fully watch it

But today, on Netflix, I'm now able to! And, uhm... I give it a 6/10

The animation is great, especially with how fluid the snakes move (especially especially when they dance! DANCE! They have DANCING SNAKES, people! Fun!), alrighty characters and their design, it's quite funny, and fun in it's own way(?), has quite a gud atmosphere too I guess

But, I didn't really understand the story lol especially the love department

The set up felt sorta Romeo and Juliet, which I like, I mean, Under The Boardwalk has that plotline and I heavily enjoyed it >W< but this one didn't really had... Uhh, proximity with our love interests?

It was gud at first, how the introduction was set up with our characters and their world, especially the part when Ajar and Eva disguised as each other's species which for some reason itched my brain right when they first met... But that was kinda it

They then sorta left their homes and then it went from Romeo and Juliet to Finding Nemo? Because Eva got captured and then Ajar is determined to rescue her, like bruh, you don't even know her???

I was honestly routing Ajar and Gary (Eva's brother) more, and Eva and the uhh white snake lady instead, to be honest with you XD

Because Ajar and Gary had the adventure that I thought was gonna happen between Ajar and Eva (oh and there was also Pitt, Ajar's scorpion friend that sorta... tagged along... same as Gary but he was basically kidnapped lol)

Ajar and Gary had to spend time together, same as for Eva and White Snake (sort of), and yet the main two snakes – that barely talked to each other for more than two minutes in the beginning and then meet again at the end being all swooned that one of 'em sacrificed their body and energy for someone they barely know – are the LOVE INTERESTS?!

But hey at least the ending's sorta funny

I also didn't mention the antagonist yet •>• it's just a human guy that hypnotizes snakes with a flute like blingin' Pide The Piper, he's the one that makes the snakes dance or dance fight, fun! :D

He's sorta creepily intimidating, but in the end his creepiness leveled up but in a weird way ;-; I mean, bruh, he was consistently managing to chase down Ajar to get his flute back DURING A BLINGIN' SAND STORM?! All while jumping on buildings and stuff yet managed to just pop up in front of Ajar out of nowhere?! HOW DOES THAT NOT TERRIFY AND/OR CONFUSE YOU?!

Overall tho, I was entertained, but didn't feel entirely fulfilled - so I watched Back To The Outback to make me feel better (I already seen it, but in case you're wondering, I give that movie an 8/10)

But if you want a Movie where you don't have to care too much about the characters and environment, and just watch amazingly animated snakes dance or go on an adventure, then Sahara is for you! :D

[threeeyedharemp3]

heyyy sooooo for the drabble prompt thing im thinking either 65 or 67 for your ocs ? whichever one you want :P

YAYYYYY YIPPEEE i'll do 65 - "Fucked around, found out." cos that is Very them hehe :] i know the promt says drabbles bt uhmm this will be a bit longer lol

uhm. major tw for death in this one its not graphic its just. a main Theme

Mihangel was only a little bit more frightened than he cared to admit. He stood in the eerie almost-darkness of the woods near her grandparents old farmhouse, the full moon seeming brighter than it should, like a flood light in a horror film.

This feels like a goddamn horror film, she thought to herself. Wheeling around, searching frantically for something beyond the trees, hoping that the movement was simply the rustling of the branches. A bird, maybe. Probably just a bird.

If only Strangeways was here he thought. She always seemed to have cool head in these sorts of situations, and for sure had her fair share of spooky forests in the middle of the night. If only the Doctor was - no. The Doctor didn't need to be here, Mihangel was perfectly capable of dealing with this himself. Whatever this was. God, so much for fucking around and finding out. He knew Strangeways would tell him he should be more careful, that he was too reckless, but.... well, he sort of felt that if curiosity killed the cat, at least they had nine lives to spend. He'd already been through one.

A man stepped out noiselessly from behind a tree. He seemed almost immaterial, as if he was projected on a sheet like a student film screening. He was wearing filthy jeans and a shirt that was nowhere near warm enough for this kind of weather, and something was very, very wrong.

Mihangel was almost too scared to say anything. A ridiculous part of him thought wow wouldn't it be awkward if I'd just spent the last half hour hiding from a homeless guy, but he knew that it was more than that.

'We've missed you, Mihangel,' the man shaped thing said. 'You do know who we are, don't you?'

'I'm not going back there,' she said, forcefully loudly. 'Not until I've died for real, which, hopefully, won't be for a very long time.'

She tried to sound convincing but wasn't quite sure it came across.

'You will always return there in the end. All things do.' The man shaped thing smiled twistedly. 'We have not come to threaten you. Only to remind you.'

A beat. Mihangel stared. What was the point of the creepy following-across-the-feild-and-into-the-woods thing if it was just a reminder that I'll die just like everyone else?

The man shaped thing continued.

'We know you are curious. We could feel it, when you were one of us, that you wished to... properly understand what was happening to you. Not just the flailing panic all the other living feel. You wished to know the how and the why.'

'Well? And will I ever find out?' Mihangel blurted before she could stop herself. 'Why me?'

The man shaped thing grinned sickly once more as it started to dig it's way back into the ground.

'All in good time.'

[la-gotica-fantasma]

Birthday Boisterousness

characters - Newt x Male!Reader

setting - modern au

word count - 500

contains - Birthday (Literally no warnings unless you hate birthdays.)

request - NEW IDEA!- Okay it’s set on some sort of modern au so there’s that but uh Newt x male reader (bc honestly that’s the only type of fanfic I’ll be requesting- I might branch out sometimes tho) but Newt And reader are long distance (Newt in England, reader any where else) and they’ll like play games together, call all the time, etc. Now Newt’s birthday is coming up and reader decides to surprise him by going all the way up to England to see him, getting Sonya on board as she picks reader up from the airport as Newt is out somewhere else with friends and you could take it from there. Just overall fluff yk? - 🪶

authors notes - DUDEEEEE THIS GAVE ME ANOTHER IDEA I'M GONNA WRITE IMMEDIATELY, YAHOO !!! - Okay this is me after completely finishing it and I honestly hate hate hate how this came out, feels like it started nowhere and ended nowhere. But, your wish is my command, so I shall post it nonetheless :}

12 a.m.

The phone vibrates silently beside [Name]'s pillow sewn head. [Name] groans, pushing half of his body up and rolling over to stare at the screen. "Newt's Birthday". [Name] smirks, flinging his legs from under the covers to over the mattress, hopping down onto the messy floor.

The phone begins to silently ring, a soft feminine voice chimes through the speaker, "Plan's still set, right?" she asks, a smile evident in her voice.

Smirking back through the phone, [Name] responded, "Getting ready for the airport as we speak. Don't worry, Sonya."

Sonya giggled, "I don't know what all you see in him, but I won't worry too much."

The phone call ended, and [Name] began to dress himself.

The airport was crowded and busy, but [Name] was thankful not to be on the havoc filled airplane anymore. He stood in the lobby, rising his head over the crowds to search for Sonya. "Boo." said a voice behind him.

He turned around to find Sonya standing there. Grinning, he spoke, "Very funny,"

"Now, off we go!"

Getting out of Sonya's yellow Volkswagen beetle was a struggle, but was accomplished nonetheless. [Name] stared up at the small white house, red brick steps leading up to the front porch. [Name] noticed the fact that the driveway was empty besides Sonya's car, but made the choice to ignore it. Half of Sonya's face scrunched up as she realized the same, "He must be out..."

"Oh,"

"Come on, I'll make some tea."

Sonya led them into the house, the light hardwood floor creaking under their weight. "Pretty house," [Name] smiled, looking at the intricate molding on the walls.

"Thank you, I'd say it's pretty old... like late 1800's?" Sonya guessed.

A nod was [Name]'s response, pushing a smile onto his face.

"Cheer up, I'm sure he'll be back soon."

After several hours of Sonya and [Name] chitchatting and playing mindless board games, the sound of keys jingling in the black door lock sounded. [Name] looked up from the chess board—his hand still holding the knight—and grinned at Sonya. Sonya jumped up immediately, rushing [Name] behind the doorway.

The door creaked open, "Happy birthday, Newt!" Sonya announced, steering him the opposite direction from the doorway to the sofa, sitting him down.

"Thank you...?" Newt wandered off verbally, looking around the room due to Sonya's peculiar behavior.

"How was your day?"

"Uhm- Fine? Started off a little poorly but it turned around,— I'm sorry is something wrong?"

Sonya coughed as a signal, and [Name] tumbled from behind the doorframe. "Surprise!"

Newt jumped up, a surprised smile on his face. Running to [Name], they engulfed eachother in a hug. "You didn't forget!" Newt beamed.

Sonya softly smiled for a minute in [Name]'s peripheral, before letting it drop and leaving the room.

"Of course I didn't forget," [Name] ruffled Newt's hair. "So, how was your birthday?"

"Eh... okay. But much better since I saw you,"