#so ye don't worry no hurt feelings! i was just somewhat confused

[fauchart]

U r dead frog

Merde alors, une menace !

For real though, I appreciate you getting second thoughts and coming back to apologize, not everyone does that. No hard feelings :]

Although I'd be curious to know what prompted this? If you're willing, feel free to send me more anons explaining why the hostility at first - no judgement from me there, just open curiosity. Have a good one

[citysuk]

innocence of love | remus lupin

pairing: remus lupin x fem!reader

summary: Is it too late? Will you forgive him? Are you still in love with him? Remus' mind won't stop repeating those questions in his head. He must find you and hear it from you.

words: 2,1k

notes: i love these babies SOOO much, they're literally my children. i took a little time writing it but it's finally here. hope you guys enjoy it 🥹🥹

warnings: ANGSTYYYY, but so much fluff at the end, i just- ADORE THEM SO MUCH. no use y/n but no oc neither. no proofread.

part 1 | guilt and shame

(could be read as a stand alone too)

As the night progresses, Remus finds himself thinking about your confession. He's spent the evening with his best friends, their conversation and humor managing to lighten the mood somewhat, but he can't shake off the heaviness he feels in his chest.

He finds himself wandering the castle, not quite ready to retire to bed, when he spots you walking down one of the corridors. The sight sends a pang through his heart and he hesitates for a moment, summoning up the courage to approach you.

He takes a breath, steeling himself, then steps towards you. As he draws closer, he takes in your form, his heart pounding in his chest. When he's a few steps away, he calls out quietly, his voice hoarse.

"Hey..."

You look up, surprised by the sound of Remus's voice. As you turn to face him, you see the weariness in his eyes, the struggle clear on his face. He stops a few feet away, shoving his hands in his pockets and avoiding your gaze, unsure of how to start.

He clears his throat, still looking down at his feet as he speaks, his voice slightly shaky. "Can I... Can I talk to you for a moment? I know it's late, but...I just really need to say something."

You notice the tension radiating off him, the way he fidgets, the uncertainty in his tone. You haven't seen him like this before. Nervous to the core, just like you. Curious and a little worried, you nod. "Oh, yes. What is it?"

His gaze finally meets yours, the raw vulnerability in his eyes clear. He takes a deep breath, struggling to find the right words. "I... I need to apologize. I've been an idiot. I know that. I thought I was doing the right thing, sparing you from... from me."

He swallows hard, running a hand through his hair in a nervous gesture. "But... but I realize now that it wasn't my decision to make. I had no right to push you away like that. I should've trusted you, trusted your decisions, your... your feelings."

He takes a step closer, his eyes begging for understanding. "I never meant to hurt you. I was just... I was just trying to protect you. But I see now that I was really just being selfish, making decisions for you that weren't mine to make. And I'm sorry. I'm sorry for the way I've treated you. That's not how you treat someone you..." He trails off, the word ‘love' hanging unsaid between them.

"I don't understand. What are you trying to protect me from, Remus? Your feelings?" You say clearly confused by Remus' words.

Remus hesitates, the truth on the tip of his tongue. He can't bring himself to look directly at you, not yet. "No...No, not my feelings. I mean, yes, my feelings... But that's not all. It's much more complicated."

Remus sighs, rubbing his forehead with the heel of his hand. He knows he has to explain, but he hates the thought of having to lay out all his secrets. "It's... It's not just my feelings. It's everything. It's who I am, what I am. There are things about me... Things you don't know. Things I'm scared to tell you."

He looks up at you, his eyes filled with a mixture of fear and regret. "You see, there's a part of me that I can't control. A part that... that's dangerous. A part that I'm terrified of could hurt you. I didn't want to put you at risk, that's why I tried to push you away. That's why I thought it would be better if..." He trails off again, unable to say the words aloud.

You come closer to him and grab his face in your hands, looking at him right in the eyes. "What could be that dangerous about you?"

Remus's breath hitches as you place your hands on his face, the warmth of your touch sending a shiver down his spine. He can't help but lean into your touch, the comfort it offers is a stark contrast to the turmoil he's feeling inside.

His voice is barely above a whisper as he finally speaks, the confession tearing at his heart. "I'm a monster. A real, actual, literal monster. I'm not like you, not like any of the others. There's something that... that happens to me. Something that I have no control over." He swallows hard, the admission taking all his strength. "I transform. Every full moon, I transform into something terrible. I can't stop it. I've tried. I've tried everything. And I'm... I'm scared. I'm scared of what it does to me, of what it could do to you, if you got too close."

He reaches up, gently grasping your wrists and pulling your hands from his face. He holds them in his own, his grip desperate, almost desperate enough to hurt. "You don't understand. The thing I become... it's dangerous. It's violent. It's... it's capable of things you can't even imagine. And I can't let it hurt you. I won't let it hurt you. So that's why... that's why I had to push you away. I had to keep you safe from me."

He looks down at your hands in his, the sight of them intertwined a stark reminder of the connection between you. He's torn, pulled between the part of him that aches to be close to you and the part that's terrified of what being close might bring. "I don't want to keep hurting you. But I don't know what else to do. I can't change what I am. I can't change what I'm capable of. And I can't... I can't put you at risk like that."

His voice breaks a little as he speaks, the pain evident in his tone. He looks back up at you, his eyes filled with conflict. "You make me... You make me feel things that I've never felt before. You make me happy, you make me want things I can never have. But I can't... I can't get that close to you. For your sake, for my sake, for everyone's sake. If something ever happened... if I ever hurt you..." He lets out a bitter laugh, a sound edged with despair. "I would never forgive myself. I'd rather have you hate me than risk seeing you hurt because of me."

He lowers his head again, his grip on your hands tightening. "Can you understand that? Can you try to understand why... why I did what I did? Why do I have to keep pushing you away, even though it's killing me?"

He waits for your response, his heart thundering in his chest. He's laid out his secrets, his fears, his guilt. Now it's up to you to react, to accept him, to forgive him, or to turn from him in disgust. He steels himself, bracing for the worst, praying that you'll see past his monster to the boy beneath.

His eyes plead with you, searching your face for any sign that you can see the truth behind his words. But he also braces himself for the worst, waiting for the blow that could shatter what's left of his heart into a thousand pieces.

You are completely silent for a moment as you process everything Remus has told you. Your heart aches for him, in a mixture of compassion and grief at what he must go through. And yet, the love in your heart doesn't waiver, if anything it becomes stronger. When you finally speak, your voice is calm and steady, belying the turmoil of emotions within you. "I... I can't say I understand everything you're going through. But I do understand your fear. I understand your guilt. I understand why you pushed me away." You take a step closer to him, your hands still in his. You look at him intently, your eyes locked on his. "But I also understand this: You're not a monster, Remus. You're scared. And you're hurting. But that doesn't make you a monster. It just makes you human."

He looks at you in surprise, not quite believing what he's hearing. He opens his mouth to speak, to protest, but you shush him gently. "You're not a monster, Remus," you repeat, the voice softer now. "And I don't hate you. I could never hate you."

He swallows hard, the emotions he's been holding back threatening to overwhelm him. A single tear escapes his eye, rolling down his cheek. You grab his hands again. "How can you say that? After everything I've told you? After everything I've done? How can you... How can you still care?"

You sigh, a tender smile on her lips. You reach up, wiping the tear away with your thumb. "Because I love you, Remus. Despite everything, even though you've been an idiot, a stubborn git, and a complete fool... I love you. I'll ever do."

He draws in a sharp breath as he hears the word 'love'. He looks at you, disbelief and hope warring within his heart. "You... you still love me? Even knowing what I am? Even knowing what I'm capable of?"

You nod firmly, gaze unshaking. "Yes, I do. I do. I love you for who you are, Remus. All of you. Even the parts you think are monstrous. They're a part of you, and I love you for that. I love you for your strength, your bravery, and your courage in the face of your fears. I love you for the boy you are, not the wolf you turn into."

He can't stop the tears from falling now, cascading down his face in silent streams. He reaches out for you, pulling you into his arms, holding you close. He buries his face into the crook of your neck, his body shaking with silent sobs. He whispers the words into your skin, his voice choked with tears. "I... I don't deserve you. I don't deserve your love."

You wrap your arms around him, the embrace tight and comforting. "Yes, you do. You deserve all the love in the world, Remus. And I'll give it to you, if you'll let me. I'll give you all my love, my understanding, and my support. I'll be here for you, always."

He shivers against you, your words and touch soothing him, calming the storm that has been ravaging his soul. He pulls back slightly, just enough to look into her eyes, his own filled with awe and gratitude. "I... I don't know what to say. I don't know what I did to deserve you."

You smile at him, hand gently tracing the lines of his face, wiping away the tears. "You don't have to say anything, Remus. You don't have to do anything. You just have to be here, with me. And I'll do the rest. I'll prove to you every day that you're worth loving, that you're not a monster, that you deserve happiness and peace and comfort and love."

He lets out a shaky breath, his fingers tracing her features in turn, as if he's trying to commit every inch of her to memory. He leans in, pressing his forehead against hers, his eyes closing as he memorizes every detail of the moment. "I'm a fool. I'm a complete and utter fool. I almost let you go. I almost let my fears and my guilt drive you away from me."

You pull back slightly, your hands still framing his face, thumbs caressing his cheeks softly. "But you didn't. You're here now. You're here with me. And I'm never letting go. I'll fight for you, Remus. I'll fight your fears, your guilt, your monsters. I'll fight for us."

He smiles through his tears, his heart overflowing with feelings he can't even begin to put into words. He pulls you closer again, holding onto you like you're the most precious thing in the world. His voice is a whisper, a prayer, a vow. "I love you, darling. With everything that I am. With every beat of my heart, every breath of my soul. I love you."

You melt into his embrace, the words you longed to hear since your heart first fluttered with love falling from his lips at last. "I love you too, Remus. With everything I am. With every fiber of my being. I love you now, and I'll love you until the end of time."

He smiles against your hair, his heart so full he feels like it might burst. He pulls you impossibly closer, his body aching with the need to be as close as possible. "Then you're stuck with me, forever. I'm never letting you go. Ever."

You laugh softly, the sound like music to his ears. "Good. Cause I wasn't planning on going anywhere. You're mine now, Remus Lupin. Stuck with me for the rest of your days."

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We later sat with the fire, where the flames chased away the cold that froze in the air. He took to poking, tending the fire with skilled hands. The sun streamed in through the trees, making everything, for once, feel normal.

"Did you sleep well, dear?" James asked softly as he turned toward me.

I nodded with a small smile. "Yes, thank you... I feel better."

He smiled back at me with those warm eyes of his. "I see you returned my jacket." He gestured to the coat now wrapped around his own form. "That meant a lot to me. Even though I’d rather you have it, thank you."

His look warmed my chest with a small flame that had nothing to do with the fire itself. "I didn't want you to be cold," I answered softly. "You've done enough for me already."

James nodded, thoughtful and settled beside me on the log. For one small moment or so, we sat without talking, sorting the popped fire. Then his face became graver, and I already knew he was going to broach the subject he had mentioned last night.

"Clarice," he said, and his voice was serious and cautious, "there is something important I need to discuss with you."

I turned fully to face him, my interest now piqued, but my stomach sloshing. "What is it?" I asked, sounding like a mouse.

James sucked in a deep breath, his eyes meeting mine very slowly. "I've been tracking down a gang of horse thieves for some time. They've been causing a hell of a lot of trouble in these parts, and it's been my job to find ‘em and put a stop to it."

I felt the unease pooling as I listened, still a bit confused why he was telling me this. The mention of a gang of criminals in the area just complicated my already confounded situation.

"With your amnesia, I was worried that perhaps you may be one of their victims," James continued. "I wonder if they might have something to do with why you were out in the wilderness all on your own, hurt."

His words scared me, and I tried to focus on his face, hoping his steady gaze might loosen some more details from my memory. "I… I don't know," I stammered, for my mind raced to remember anything that might be helpful. "I can't remember much of anything..."

James extended a hand, and I gave it an urgent grasp, ignoring my heavy beating heart as he held my hand in his. "I know this isn't easy, but do you think you might be able to tell me something? Anything that you might be able to remember?"

I squeezed my eyes shut and tried with all my might to work with him. Partial images flickered through my mind, but nothing became complete, nothing I could offer him. Frustration and helplessness both boiled in my stomach at the same time, and I could feel my chest getting tighter.

"I can't..I can't remember anything," I quavered.

His hold on my hand tightened somewhat, his thumb working in soothing circles against my skin, and it was the only thing I could think about. "It's all right, hun," he said softly. "You don't gotta remember right now. We can try again some other time."

Tears of frustration tried to spring to my eyes, and I bit my lip to keep them back. "I want to remember," I whispered. "I want to know what happened to me."

His face softened, and he reached out to brush a stray tear from my cheek. "I know you want to," he said gently, "and you’ll remember. But for now, you need to heal. The answers will come back to you when you're ready again."

"Thank you, James," I fell to saying in a very low tone. "For everything."

He smiled at me again, warm and honest, like safety had a form. "We’ll find the answers."

As we sat together by that fire, I again started to sense a new strength inside of me. With James, I felt good. But for now, he was my resting place.

James leaned back a bit, eyes still on mine and still soft with worry. "Clarice, there's something else I wanted to talk to you about," he said finally.

I turned my attention to him once more, beginning to realize that he was still holding my hand. "What is it?"

He shifted a little, his expression turning thoughtful. "I was thinking it might be a good idea to go into town today. There's a few things we could get for you, like a proper jacket and some other things."

James must have felt my unease, for he squeezed my hand tighter. I couldn’t get my mind off of the fact he was really clutching onto me like that.

"I know it's a lot to take in," he said, carefully. "And I don't want to push you if you're not ready. But I really do think it could be helpful, because I’m not leaving you here at the camp all alone."

I took a deep, heavy breath, trying to steady my already rising nerves. "I'm just... scared," I admitted, my voice barely heard, even by my own ears. "What if I panic again?"

James squeezed my hand reassuringly. "If you start getting too overwhelmed, we can leave right away. How’s that sound?"

His words were soothing, but I was still on edge. "What if they think I'm. strange? What if I did something wrong, James? And I just can’t remember it?"

James shook his head, his face firm. "You have every right to be there as much as anybody. And if any of them give you trouble, they'll have to deal with me, You hear me?"

The determination in his voice lent me a small boost of confidence for now. "Alright," I finally managed to spit out. "I'll go with you. But. can you stay with me? I don't want to be alone."

"Of course," James replied without a single hesitation. "I’ll be there the whole time."

His promise made me feel a little more at ease. "Okay," I said, nodding. "I’ll go."

James smiled, and it was a warm, encouraging expression that made me feel a little safer. "Good. We'll finish up here and then head into town." He slipped his hand away from mine to smack down on his knees, sitting up. I missed his hand in mine.

"Thank you, James," I said, feeling a mix of gratitude and nervousness.

He nodded and stood up, giving the fire one final stroke before turning towards me.

I found myself standing beside Maverick, gently running my fingers through his mane. He nickered softly, seeming to enjoy the attention. His coat was smooth and warm under my motions, the slight feel of dust left on my hand..

James came up finally. "Ready to go?" He nodded encouragingly as the skin around his eyes crinkled with a smile.

I nodded but was unsure of my emotional state, but I decided this was for the best. "Yeah, I think so."

He smiled and motioned to help me mount Maverick. His big hands came around my waist, and I felt my heart shiver just a little from his strength. I was always really surprised by how easily he hoisted me onto Maverick's back, but obvious that he was very strong.

"Comfortable?" he asked, hooking his foot in the stirrup.

I nodded again. James swung up behind me on the horse, clutching me tight as he took the reins. His proximity was so soothing, I edged fractionally into him for his security.

"Hold tight," he said softly, his breath warm at my ear, which only made the confusing feeling in my belly pool deeper.

A gentle nudge and Maverick was under. For some time, we rode in silence as the landscape blurred past us in colors and shapes. I smiled, cantering through the open countryside.

Before I knew it a very detailed image shot into mine. I could clearly picture myself in the tent back at the camp. James’ arms held me right to his large body, lips meeting my temple in soft kisses.

I tried to shake the thought, chalking it up to my confusing amnesia.

An hour or so later, we rode into a different town from the one we'd visited the previous day. This was a smaller, more secluded one, and an air of hospitality oozed from its every pore. James reined Maverick in about the middle of town, and we slipped off together.

"Let's get you some things," James said, his hand resting protectively on my shoulder as we walked.

We left the bright morning sun behind us as we pushed open the door to a small general store, its entrance clanged by a bell jangling above it.

The store was nice and full of goods and supplies crowding onto shelves. Behind the counter, a quirky, gray-haired man greeted us with a cheery smile.

"Morning, Sheriff," he nodded to James. "What am I to help you with today?"

"Morning, Ed," James replied with a returning smile. "We need to get some things for my friend here."

Ed's eyes shifted to me, and I immediately crawled into my shell. But his gaze was kind, and he nodded again. "Of course. What do you need, miss?"

James gently walked me through the store, guiding me on picking out a warm jacket, gloves, and other essentials. He did most of the picking and choosing, I just nodded along.

He insisted that I needed a new pair of boots because the soles of mine were worn through and barely held together.

The farther we worked into the shop, the more townsfolk turned to gaze at us, their eyes were curious but not hostile, probably wondering what a disturbed young woman was doing hobbling along with the sheriff.

I did my best to focus on James and what I was supposed to be doing, trying to push back against my sudden feel of being watched. He seemed to feel my unease and kept a reassuring hand on my shoulder.

He paid for what we'd gotten, and then we headed back out into the clean air. He helped me into my new jacket. The thick material felt warm against the cool breeze, but it was nothing like his. I smiled up a little more confidently now in my new items.

"Thanks, James," I whispered sincerely.

His smile was back, the outer corners of his eyes crinkling. "You're welcome, hun. I'm just pleased we could get you what you needed."

We returned to Maverick, and James boosted me up once more. He mounted behind me, his arms around me again as he took up the reins once more.

"Let's head on back," his voice was nice and warm, just like his jacket had been the day earlier..

I nodded against him, easing into his arms just a bit. Just as we were turning to leave the town, a woman's voice shouted out from behind us.

"Wait a minute! I know you? Sheriff, I know her!"

James reined Maverick to a stop, and we both turned to see a middle aged woman scampering towards us.

She approached us, a little winded. "You're that girl," she insisted, nodding her finger at me. "I saw you a few days ago with a group of men. Dragging you around like you were their prisoner, I’m so glad you’re alright my dear."

James's attitude snapped in an instant. He drew to protect me, standing slightly in front of me, his hand resting on the hilt of his revolver. "What do you mean?" he asked, commanding for more information. "Who were these men?"

She shook her head, her face troubled. "I don't know who they were, Sheriff, but they didn't look like they were up to any good. They were rough lookin’. I remember thinking that girl don’t belong with them."

It was such a far cry from my memory that everything was fuzzy, but this tale from the woman somehow stirred my thoughts up.

James turned toward me, clearly determined. "Do you remember anything about these men? What they looked like?" he asked in his soft, gravelly voice.

I shook my head. My mind was a swirling fog of uncertainty. "No, I- I don't... I can't remember.. much of anything."

This woman pouted at me with sympathy. "Poor thing," she frowned. "You looked so scared, my girl. I wish I could tell you more."

James nodded, his face grim as he tipped his black hat to her. "Appreciate you tellin' us," he said to her. "You remember anything else, anything at all, you let me know, okay?"

She nodded. "I will, Sheriff. You take good care of her now."

James reassured her that he would, and we turned our focus back on Maverick. As we again mounted Maverick, James's protective aura was stronger than ever.

As we rode away from the town, I could practically hear how deep James’ thoughts were. His body felt tense behind me, and I could hear his breathing, heavier than before. The realization that he was angry made my heart sink, realizing it was my fault.

"James," I peeped softly, trying to keep my voice steady. "I'm sorry if I've made you angry."

He shook his head, his grip on the reins tightening slightly, evident by the squeal of his leather gloves. "You didn't do anything wrong," he said firmly, his voice filled with something different, something dominating. "I'm not angry at you."

"Then why...?" I whispered, not exactly sure of how to phrase my question.

"I'm upset at those bastards," he admitted, something in his voice that almost represented fury. "For doing whatever they did to you. For hurting you. I swear, I'm gonna kill ‘em."

I felt a mixture of relief and gratitude wash over me. His anger wasn't directed at me, but at the people who had hurt me. And his determination to protect me, to find out what had happened, made me feel safer than I had in a long time.

"Thank you…" I whispered, my voice trembling just slightly as I hesitantly leaned my back against him. "For caring so much."

He sighed, the sound almost emotional. "I care about you," he stated softly. "More than you might realize. And I won't rest until I put a bullet through the heads of whoever hurt you."

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[do-androids-dream-ao3acc]

Hi hi! Fic prompt if you fancy it;

"I know you're used to doing this stuff alone but would it kill you to let someone actually help for once?"

With a bit of whump on the side?

Have a great day :)

Nonny, you definitely fueled my creativity with this, and I'm very grateful, thank you! So, it's not much, but as this was unexpectedly not the only prompt I received today, I thought I'm gonna make a short collection of all prompts resp. fics I'm doing for those prompts. That being said, I will probably use every prompt I've been gifted today, just not very quickly, and I appreciate your patience. So, for the first prompt, have this:

Love Can Only Heal

— Don't be afraid to feel Cause love can only heal —

"You know, I'm disappointed, Evan."

Buck doesn't fancy being a disappointment – yes, he's used to it, just not to hearing it from Tommy. Tommy, standing at the threshold to Buck’s loft, this look in his beautiful eyes. However, it looks more like concern; like honest, downright intimate care.

"D… disappointed?"

Buck is genuinely confused, but he’s also quite distracted. Tommy leans in the doorframe like a high school bully, he undoubtedly has the physical qualities of someone who won’t stop at hurting you with words. Then again, this is Tommy, and besides the somewhat worried gaze, his eyes are nothing but soft. That’s an extremely confusing charisma.

"Are you going to let me in or…?"

Tommy's fleeting gesture includes the hallway and the doors of Buck's neighbors, and for a second, another very contradictory feeling arouses. Buck doesn't want to disturb his neighbors, but he also wants the whole world to see Tommy. Tommy, who has kissed him and whom he has kissed (oh, and way more than that) and with whom he can imagine a host of new things, the most innocuous of which is to make up for the canceled dance at Maddie's crashed wedding reception.

Buck limps to the side and Tommy enters, and as always, his sheer presence seems to fill the loft. It's as if that wide open space shrinks to a minimum until there are only Tommy's eyes, still resting on Buck, but – thank goodness – anything but disapproving.

"If I had a penny for every time you broke your foot, Evan…"

"... you'd have two, which isn't much, but funny that it happened twice," Buck replies automatically, and now they're both grinning, and that's when he knows everything’s going to be okay. He just knows.

"It's not my fault, by the way," Buck adds, limping over to the couch and patting it cheekily for Tommy to sit down, "no one could have guessed that just as I was digging that puppy out of the rubble, there'd be a piece of ceiling coming down."

"Of course you'd rescue a puppy in a burning house that's almost collapsing," Tommy replies softly, and then he does that thing again.

He puts two fingers under Buck's chin, lifts it; Buck's heart beats hard in anticipation of a kiss, but no. Tommy's eyes strangely resemble Buck of the puppy he pulled out of a pile of debris, but there’s also something else in them... it's not really disappointment, it's more like... hurt.

"But I don't quite understand why I have to hear this from Maddie, Evan."

The way Tommy says Evan... if Buck didn't actually feel a little guilty – because now he knows what's going on, now he realizes – he'd probably pounce on the pilot for good. They’d make out on the couch, because that’s basically where Evan sleeps since the accident, and then… Tommy wait’s for an answer, that’s clear. If only Buck’s mind wasn’t so empty.

"I... uh…" Buck isn't particularly good at apologizing. He spent his whole life apologizing for existing, and it never helped.

"From Maddie," Tommy continues, "and not from my boyfriend."

Buck's face becomes as hot as that of a kid caught in the act.

"I just didn't want to..."

Everything Buck might say collapses in his mind like a ridiculous house of cards; the thoughts seem stupid to him. Perhaps that is simply his fate. Maybe he will never get away from being an eternal disappointment to everyone in his life.

"Evan," Tommy says, and there's something in his voice that makes Buck look up, "do you trust me?"

Buck's heart skips an extra beat. Does Tommy know he's repeating the exact words he said to Buck on their first night together? It opened up a whole new world for him. And only now does he really understand how far this goes. Being genuinely wanted. Loved, even, in a completely different way than he is used to.

"Yes," he simply replies, grasping Tommy's hands and holding them tightly, because this is something to hold on to.

"I know you're used to doing this stuff alone but would it kill you to let someone actually help for once?" asks Tommy, and it's still unbelievable that Tommywants to be that someone.

There’s an answer on the tip of Buck’s tongue, and he quickly swallows it. Because yes, sometimes even Evan Buckley can control himself. He could have said that he only broke his foot, that he can still walk (well, limp), that he doesn't need any help. He could refer to their often so different shifts making it hard to see each other more often, and there's Maddie and the rest of the crew to help out, but… That’s not what Tommy meant, and he knows it. 

"I'm a lousy boyfriend, huh," Buck says with his crooked grin that defuses many situations, but Tommy immediately shakes his head.

"Evan Buckley, you're everything I want, get that in your thick skull," he says sternly, yet there's that glint in his eye, "and I don't want you to change, all right? I just want to, ugh..."

Tommy is adorable in his embarrassment, gesturing broadly, searching for words.

"I know," Buck says, and now there's probably something in his tone that makes Tommy sit up and take notice. Because he really knows what Tommy wants, and that's something that none of his previous partners ever actually wanted, not even Abby, at least not like this.

He wants to be a part of Buck's life, a real part, not a decoration, not a fleeting affair. Not an exciting party topic, or just the guy you call when you need a place to sleep. Tommy gives his all, he puts all his heart into this. So far, Buck had the most profound conversations with Tommy and, as strange as it sounds, the most profound sex. Above all, though, emotions deeper than anything he’s felt before. Truer than everything he’s felt before. Yes, Tommy gives his all, and that’s why Buck has to do the same.

His phone is lying on the floor in front of the sofa; in this life, Buck will never be tidy, but right now it is lying there very suitably. He takes it, and as he taps on it, he almost hears Tommy's frown.

"What are you doing, Evan?"

"Here," he replies and holds the mobile in Tommy's face. "From now on, you're the first, all right?"

Tommy once told him that he was a pretender for so many years. He’s had years of practice in turning his face into a mask, showing whatever those around him expected him to be, to feel. He doesn't do that anymore, and he knows that he doesn't need it with Buck, something that delights him greatly. And so it is not surprising that Tommy's facial expression quickly changes from irritation to something very, very soft. Well, a bit like a puppy after all.

"Are you sure?" he asks, his eyes seeking the same confirmation as his words.

His name is at the top of Buck's contact list, under emergency contact. Maybe that's only flattering for someone like Buck and Tommy, only understandable for people like them who risk their lives for others and so often fall by the wayside themselves. Tommy understands. He exhales a bated breath, and it sounds like a sweet sigh of relief.

"Very, very sure," Buck replies, and he doesn’t mean just this silly gesture, of course.

He means it all. He’s in it, he’ll give his all. And Tommy?

Tommy knows, and he smiles.

[chloe-skywalker]

Magic Divide - Arthur Pendragon (Part 1)

Arthur x fem!reader

Warnings: judgy-ness?

Word count: 2,310

Summary: Arthur has found out Y/n has magic. He didn’t react in the nicest way so Y/n decides to leave Camelot.

Authors Note: My first writing for Merlin BBC, love Arthur from the adventures of Merlin. Hope you all enjoy it! P.S. theres a part 2! (an its already written!)

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Y/n stood not far from the stables as she packed up some of her stuff, getting ready to leave when she heard footsteps and yelling of her name.

“Merlin?” Y/n spoke as she turned to face the people she considered family. She was confused as to what the rush seemed to be.

“Y/n!” merlin shouted again as they all came to a stop around her. “What are you doing?”

Y/n looked to all their faces before looking to the floor feeling slightly ashamed. “Leaving.”

“Leaving Camelot?” Gwen wondered with a furrowed expression like the rest as to why she would be leaving.

“Why?” Lancelot asked feeling concerned about the girl he considered like a sister.

“Arthur found out.” Y/n sighed out softly.

“About your magic?” Merlin questioned now feeling alittle worried.

“Yes. And feels betrayed, as he should.” Y/n added feeling disappointed in herself. It was a lose lose situation. Tell him about her magic and risk losing him or he find out and still lose him. Or worse.

“No, he shouldn’t.” Morgana stated shaking her head ‘no’ as she walked forward to wrap her friend up in a hug. They grew up together, practically sisters. Morgana always trusted Y/n and Y/n always trusted Morgana. It hurt Morgana to see her hurting over stupid Arthur.

Y/n turned to look at Morgana, she could tell the y/h/c-ed girl had unshed tears in her eyes. “Yes, he should. He had every right to feel betrayed and angry. I kept something big from him.”

“No, Y/n. If anything he should understand why you never said anything.” Lancelot agreed with Morgana. With how Arthur was raised, and his views on magic he should’ve understood why Y/n didn’t say anything.

“Doesn’t matter now. He hates me. Arthur hates me now because I possess magic.” Y/n’s voice cracked and it broke their heart to hear. Y/n snuffled and cleared her throat before giving them a tight smile. “So I’m leaving.”

“You can't leave.” Lancelot wanted to change her mind.

“We’ll miss you to much.” Gwen gave her a sad smile.

“Don’t leave. Not because of Arthur.” Morgana scoffed at the future Kings idiocy.

“I value my friendship with all of you. With the other knights, with Gauis. But-” Y/n didn’t want to leave but what was holding her for good anymore. “I don’t have anything holding me here anymore. Not in the way I was. With Arthur and I’s relationship- or even just friendship. I don’t feel welcome in the castle, and if I don't feel welcome where I’m staying what's the point?”

“Your not just staying in the Castle, but in Camelot. We’re-” Lancelot waved around to acknowledge them all who were there. “In Camelot.”

Gwen smiled at Y/n, stopping forward. “You could stay with me.”

“Or me. Gauis loves you.” Merlin added, also smiling at the princess.

“No one want’s you to go.” Morgana pointed out smiling at Y/n. They all would miss her so much if she decided to leave. Who knows when they’d see her again. “You could stay with me. We’re like sisters.”

“I love all of you.” Y/n smiled gratefully at them but she needed time to think. Plus she hadn’t been home in what felt like forever due to her and Arthur's somewhat courtship. “But I think it’s time I go back home. I haven’t been in almost a year.”

As much as it saddened them they all also understood where she was coming from. “You better come visit me.DOn’t leave me alone in that Castle forever okay?” Morgana smiled getting both of them to laugh alittle.

“I won’t.” Y/n smiled at Morgana, who didn’t know that castle needed more women. Y/n looked to Lancelot, Merlin, Gwen, and Morgana smiling at them with a mixture of sadness and happiness. “An your always welcome to come visit me as well. All of you are welcome. Anytime.”

“I’ll miss having you here.” Gwen told her with watering eyes. 

“I know.” Y/n gave her a tight smile. She’d miss them to.

“Be careful.” Lancelot stated as he pulled her into a hug, resting his head against hers.

“I will.” Y/n smiled into the hug.

“An expect a visit soon.” Lancelot smiled sending her a wink as they pulled out of the embrace.

Y/n laughed nodding. “Ok.”

“Arthur’s a clotpole.” Merlin said shaking his head at what the princes’ actions were causing.

“Sometimes.” Y/n nodded in agreement. Arthur could be at times.

“Please visit.” Merlin pleaded pulling her into a hug.

Y/n smiled at his actions. “I will. But I need to be home right now.”

With goodbye’s said and hugs done they did try to get her to stay once more, especially once the rest fo knights found out she planned to leave. Y/n decided she had to tell the her main reason for leaving. The things Arthur had said to her since he found out, they were horrible things. About something, she had no control of inheriting. After she told them they all agreed she needed to get out of Camelot for a while, and away from Arthur.

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“What's with the look’s Morgana?” Arthur grumbled, he was getting fed up with the looks she had been sending him for a while now.

“Screw you, Arthur.” Morgana scoffed before she stalked off out of the castle, pissed.

“What’d I do now?” Arthur asked looking to Gwen for an answer since he was confused.

“No offense your majesty but I agree with Lady Morgana on this particular topic.” Gwen stated before following out where Morgana had went.

Arthur now shocked and even more confused turned to his knights before asking. “What’d I do?”

“Sorry Prince but we-” Gwaine turned guestering to himself and the rest of the knights, then back to himself looking at the prince. “Agree with the women.”

Arthur walked over to Merlin in a slightly dazed state of shock before asking his servant. “Merlin-”

“Don’t look at me sire.” Merlin shook his head, looking away from the prince. In fact, looking anywhere but at Arthur.

“You agree?” Arthur questioned, with raised brows.

“Yeah.” Merlin gave him a quick nod before he pursued his lips together. Leaving Arthur with no real answer.

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“Have you seen Y/n around, Merlin?” Arthur asked curiously. He hadn’t seen her in a while even though he had been avoiding her. When Merlin stayed quiet Arthur called his name. “Merlin?”

Merlin gulped he decided having to be the one to tell him this sucked. “She’s no longer in the castle, sire.”

“Then where is she staying?” Arthur asked puzzled to where else she would stay.

“At her home.” Morgana stated giving him a deadly look with her eyes.

“Morgana-” Merlin tried to cut in but Morgana wanted to rip Arthur a new one. She’d been holding her tongue long enough.

“No. He should know. After all if he’s just now aksing after a week of her being gone from Camelot,and many more weeks that he had avoided her. He should know what he did. What he caused.” Morgana continued, letting out her thoughts she’s held in.

“What are you talking about, Morgana?” Arthur squinted at Morgana’s rant. Not knowing what she was talking about. Not a clue.

“Y/n left.” Morgana stated plain and simple. Maybe that he’d understand.

“Left?” he repeated now very interested.

“Yes, left. Y/n left Camelot and went home about a week an half ago.” She explained and watched Arthur’s face morph into one of shock. “You look shocked Arthur? Did you really think she’d stay? After you said such horrible things to her. About something she was born with. Something she’s only used to help people with. You ignoring her, not speaking to her, acting as if she did the most terrible thing in the world.”

Arthur sighed. “She has magic Morgana-”

“So what?” Morgana shouted,how could he just forget about all the good times, how could he forget his love for Y/n over something so little. “Not everyone that has magic uses it for evil intentions. Y/n has saved her kingdom, Camelot, my life, yours, she had done nothing but good things with her magic and you made her feel awful about it. . . SHe thought you loved her more than that- hell Arthur most of us thought you loved her more than that. Thought you loved her enough that something like that wouldn’t matter. Guess we were all wrong.”

Arthur felt hurt by all the things Morgana was saying. He knew they were true which also hurt a lot. But magic, he’s been taught it’s evil. Didn’t that matter? “She kept it a -”

Morgana thought she knew Arthur but if he kept this up she knew she’s been dead wrong.

“From you? Yeah, she did. She kept it a secret from everyone the only reason some of us knew was because we caught her saving someone or something.” How could he not see she was scared? How could he not see why she was scared to tell him? “Arthur, don’t you get why she hid it from you? Uther hates people who wield magic. An you sometimes tlk the same, because he taught you to think it’s all bad and to kill them when you find them.”

That stunned Arthur. Y/n actually thought he would hurt her? Is that why she left? She feared for her life and feared him. “She thought I would’ve had her killed?”

Morgana looked at Arthur and really looked at him to see his emotions. He looked distraught in his eyes, so she sighed. “With the things, you said, how you looked at her and then how you treated her after? I would’ve thought you might of if I was in her shoes as well.”

Morgana left to let him think on her words. And he did. Arthur turned to Merlin. “Was I really that awful to her, Merlin?”

“Yeah, Arthur. You were cruel to her.” Merlin admitted to the blonde. He kinda felt for him though.

“y/n really left?” he whispered hoping if he spoke softer his voice wouldn’t crack.

Merlin sighed sadly. “She said she was here because of you. She no longer had you, so she left. Went home.”

“God, Merlin.” Arthur rubbed his hands over his face and then through his hair. “How do I fix this?”

“I don’t think anyone but you can fix it, Arthur.” Merlin told him, it was one of the rare times he actually wanted Merlin's advice. So he was happy to give it to him.

“Yeah. But how do I fix it is the question.” Arthur muttered to himself before he headed off to his room. He needed to think on this one.

^     ^     ^

“You asked to see me, father?” Arthur spoke as he entered the throne room. Hoping he wasn’t in trouble.

“Yes, Arthur. It seems Morgana would like to go visit Y/n. Now since she had gone home she’ll have to travel. I have to much to do so you’ll be escorting her. You and your knights. For Morgana’s safety.” Uther explained to his son. He was way to busy with King Duties to leave Camelot right now. Besides he had other motives for sending his son. Y/n had gone home 2 months ago maybe this was the chance he needed to fix things between them. The chance he’s known Arthur has been looking for.

“Yes, father.” Arthur nodded, ready to leave now if possible.

“You all leave tomorrow so inform your knights. All of you should pack tonight.” Uther stated.

“Yes, father.” Arthur answered turning to leave to go inform his knights to pack.

“And Arthur.” Uther spoke up stopping Arthur before he could leave through the double doors. “I don’t know what happened between the two of you, but you might want to fix it.”

Arthur nodded in understanding. “I have a plan.”

“Good. Now go pack.” Uther dismissed his son to leave the room.

“Yes, Father.” Arthur said before leaving the room, nervous and excited.

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“So where are we heading out to this time, Prince?” Lancelot asked as they finished packing up the horses.

“Valmore.” Arthur stated as they got ready to head out.

Everyone looked at eachother in question before Gwaine spoke up. “Valmore?”

“Isn’t that-?” Leon questioned out loud looking to the others for confirmation.

“Y/n’s kingdom.” Morgana finished and confirmed with a nod and smile. Morgana mounted her horse. “Yes, it is. I miss my friend.”

“So we’re visiting.” Arthur stated as he to mounted his horse and the others followed.

“So, do you have a plan?” Merlin asked as he came up beside the prince also on a horse like the others.

“Yes, Merlin. I have a plan.” Arthur rolled his eyes at his servant's question.

“Is it good?” Merlin turned his head to look at the prince.

Arthur scoffed and turned to glare at the scrawny manservant that gets on his nerves all the time. “Yes, it’s good, Merlin. I don’t have bad plans.”

Merlin squinted and gave a tilt of his head, teasing the prince. “Well…”

“Back off Merlin.” Arthur stated before he went ahead of everyone else, leading the way.

“He have a plan?” Gwen asked as her and Merlin became parallel on their horses.

Merlin shrugged his shoulders at Gwen's question. “Says he does.”

“It better be a good one.” Morgana said riding next to the two. Morgana hoped Arthur would pull his head out of his ass and fix things with Y/n. She missed her friend and truthfully she was worried about Arthur. He’d been different since Y/n had been gone, not the bright Arthur he was usually was.

“Hopefully.” Merlin sighed.

~

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[sweetcreatxr]

♡ Always been you (3) ♡

Part 3 - La vie en Rose

A Chris Evans x male reader mini fic 🎀

Here part 2 !

Warning : Chris being threatening and a savage but also vulnerable man, hurt/comfort beacuse its amazing ! , reader and Chris being idiots in love !

AN : soooo... I'm so sorry for the long delay omg...1 year...but in my defence, I've been caught up with school, and now that I've finished high school, I'll have more free time ! Anyway, I hope you guys will enjoy it !

Chris' pov

Chris was now running down the stadium's aisle, Dan, the security guy trying to keep up with him.

" Mr Evans !! Please slow down"

But Chris had no intention in the world to do so. He had to be fast and to make it to the backstage before the end of the song y/n's was now singing. But as he kept running around these walls, Chris ran into something. Or rather someone. And this someone was not other than y/n's bandmate. The very first cause he was in this situation in the first place. He had a small grin on his face plus eyes reflecting malice and distrust.

"Well, well, well...isn't it Chris Evans or should I say, y/n's ex boyfriend ?"

He chuckled a bit, probably amused by his words but it wasn't the case for Chris : he was pissed and mad, first at this dude but then at himself to think his boyfriend will want anything with this man looking like a cockroach. Chris wasn't a narcissist or full of himself, but at this very moment, he couldn't hide the bright smile on his face as he eyed David from head to toe.

David hasn't missed that as confusion could be read on his face, his sight landing everywhere, but at Chris, he was ashamed, but soon it turned into anger.

"What the fuck are you smiling at lame ass ?? Uh ?? Anyway why the fuck are you here ? Y/n's said he didn't want to see you anymore !"

Chris kept smiling and then out of nowhere burst out laughing as if what he just heard was the funniest thing someone had just said to him. David stood still, unsure of what just happened and how he should react.

The Bostonian man then proceeded to calm down a bit before speaking those words :

" Damn...I was so dumb to- to think my man will be somewhat interested in something like you...I mean look at you ! All desperate and shit... but you forgot something here, little boy"

Chris got closer to him, trying to look somewhat threatening, and he was as David stepped down a bit, looking down.

" Y/n's is mine, and we're in love, so go play somewhere else before I break you in half."

His tone was cold, voice low and body tensed but with a devilish smile on his face. He meant everything he said, and even if he he didn't know if he was capable of breaking off someone's body in half, he sure knew someone who could do it...

David ran away without waiting any further for more threats. He was definitely terrified and good, thought Chris, he didn't want to ever deal with this man ever again. And yes, even if David wasn't 100% to blame about this situation, it still made Chris feel better about himself. He was still a man, after all !

Dan on the other hand was still running toward Chris as they had a pretty gap of distance.

" Fuck...arggg Mr Evans...you're too fast for me...I- I need to-to do exercise more often"

Dan said feeling as if the whole world was about to collapse on him.

"Don't worry Dan, I'll teach you, but now let's head to the backstage shall we ?"

Y/n's POV

Y/n had finished the last song on the first section for today's concert, and after interacting with fans, doing some bad dad jokes and dancing to ABBA's song, it was now time to head backstage for a quick break and a outfit change.

" Okay okay guys, cigarette break !!! I'll be back but I gotta smoke !"

It wasn't actually true, y/n's didn't smoke and he didn't want to, afraid of damaging his vocal chords. But his fans knew the code : time to slut this body up !

He ran towards the backstage, his crew putting thumbs up, saying he did an incredible job and reminding him of his 20-minute pause.

After hydrating correctly, y/n went in the room he changed earlier, his outfit was already on the couch as well as...Chris ???

What was he doing here ?? Y/n thought he left since he didn't see him anymore on the VIP section. He figured he went home and was waiting on Y/n's to come so they could talk but he was NOT expecting this AT ALL.

"Chris..."

It sounded like a whisper, and it was one since the latter only saw his lover's lips moving without any sound coming out.

" Love..."

It was awkward, very awkward, and the singer didn't know how to react ! If he should kiss him or kick him, it was very confusing ! So he stayed in front of the door, still wide open. Anyone passing by would have seen what was happening, but y/n spoke first.

" Chris...i- what are you doing here ??"

Chris got up, slowly moving towards his lover and reach for his hands. And even though y/n's was tensed, he didn't kick him away, a good start !

" There are so many things I need to tell you baby i-"

But before he could finish his sentence, the singer cut him off.

" No ! Let me speak first. You left me. You left me and didn't even bother responding to my messages. More than 500 Chris. And same for the calls, you denied every single one of them. During 5 months, you left me at my worst. I was crying night and day on our bed while you were at your brother's or at clubs. I'm not mad about the words you say to me even though yes they were horrible, because I believe I had once said even more horrible things to you, and you forgave me the next day. No, I'm not mad at that, couple fights it's just a thing ! But for you to leave for 5 months and not even let me know if you're okay or if you think we should break up is some devil's work, Christopher. Imagine you instead of me and tell me how you'll fell uh ? Tell me how you will try to cope with the fact that your boyfriend doesn't want to even talk to you or look at you or -"

Chris's heart broke at every single word his lover was saying. He thought he could get with an apology and a quicky before the times up, but oh dear, he was wrong. Y/n's was angry, sad, but mostly disappointed, and he didn't know what to do. He couldn't just forgive Chris like that as if nothing happened and that it was a simple fight. No ! He couldn't ! But a part of him was telling him to give Chris a 2nd chance, and he wanted that so bad ! He was in love with Chris and even ready to marry him ! But things had changed now, and he wasn't so sure about the whole thing.

" Baby please...i- I know what I did was terrible and I don't even deserve your forgiveness, I was a terrible boyfriend and let my insecurities get the best of us...im so sorry...you don't deserve this, you don't deserve this, you don't deserve this, you don't deserve this-

Y/n's was now worried, Chris was spiraling and kept saying the same thing " you don't deserve this" it was of of the first time of more than a decade knowing Chris that Y/n's saw him like this : vulnerable, weak and ready to finish off.

The singer quickly put him into a tight embrace, leading them on the couch and laying down on it. Chris had his head on y/n's neck, and he was now singing a soft tune in his ear, trying to calm him. An acapela version of La vie en rose was filing the room as Y/n's thrust his hands on Chris' hair, slowly massaging his roots.

Quand il me prend dans ses bras

Il me parle tout bas

Je vois la vie en rose

Il me dit des mots d'amour

Des mots de tous les jours

Et ça m'fait quelque chose

Il est entré dans mon cœur

Une part de bonheur

Dont je connais la cause

This moment right here was the first time y/n has felt this way since 5 months : relaxed and actually happy ! Even though the situation between the two was still confusing and unsolved, by the very first time y/n had pressed his lips on Chris' forehead, he realised that he needed the actor too. He couldn't just pretend as if he didn't want to let him a 2nd chance. Everyone deserves one after all !

His thoughts were cut down but one of his member crew rushing in the room and yelling :

" Y/n 5 MINUTES LE- oh my God...im so sorry, I'll go but make quick you're not even dressed !"

And there she's gone provoking a small chuckle coming out the singer. The latter quickly but safely pushed Chris away from him, covering him with a blanket and kissing him as he was asleep. He then proceed to undress himself but as he was to put on his pants he heard Chris' voice.

" Fuck...I'm missed seeing your body so much..."

And as absurd as it was, y/n blushed and continued to dress up which was easy since the pants was the only piece of fabric of this outfit.

" Okay I gotta go now Chris, we'll talked together after okay ?"

He was ready to go but Chris maintained his hand and pulled him into his arms, cuddling him.

" Never forget that I love you and...thank you for the song"

Chris was shy, and it was adorable to see, but he really needed to go, so he just kissed his hands and ran to his crew, wanting for him to restart the show.

" you're okay y/n ?"

Asked Laura, his 2nd guitarist.

" Perfect, thanks Lau, now let's kill it shall we ?"

~~~~~~~~

AN : OMG I feel the need to express the fact that I wrote this in one go ! Like 💃 OMG ! OK so firstly I wanted to make it pure 100% fluff but then I thought : and where will be the angst then ?! Soo here it is and I'm pretty proud of it ! Hope you guys enjoyed it too !

[purpdaderp]

Hi can I ask for a ler!miguel O’Hara fic please?

Ler!Miguel x reader

Hello anon! This is going to be in a romantic relationship, and you are not a spiderman/woman (next time pls be more specific with requests like if their spider person or gender)

I I Requests are open!

"miggy! Miggy miggy miggy miggy!"

"yes, y/n?" Your wear wolf vampire spider thingy boyfriend replies in a somewhat playfully annoyed tone, he had got one day of of work every couple months, once in a blue moon when everything was as close to stable as they could get, and you decided that your mission was to annoy him.

"how 'ya doin?" You say while looking at him with a smirk

"I was 'doin' fine till you started annoying me" he said with a scowl, hiding the chuckle and smirk that was creeping to his face

"aweeee why are you so meeeaaaan?" You say in a childish tone while playfully pouting.

"mean?" He asks "mean!" He rolls his eyes

"you still got problems with that cute 16 year old?" You look at him with a bit of confusion

"cute?" He says with a 'what do you mean by that' look

Jealous much, "Sálvame Dios, I found him cute in a PARENT like way, Miguel" you knew little Spanish, you really only used the words Miguel used, so you knew sálvane dios pretty well. You sit on the couch.

He looks just a little ticked off but not mad

"can't believe you have beef with a 16 year old" you say a little snarky while giggling to yourself. Miguel sits next to you, you are looking at a photo the opposite way from him

"I'll give you something to laugh at" he says sounding some what menacing "huh-?!" Before you could even turn to look at him you could feel a ticklish squeeze on your inner thigh "Miguel waihahahait! Nohoho!" You start giggling loudly

"no what? Don't stop tickling you? Okay if you insist." He teases starting to tickle your sides

"nohohohoho! Mihihihiggy!"

"what? Miggy what? You're saying my name but not what you want!" He teases

"nohohoho! Screhehew yohohou!" You say blushing from his teases, you bat at his hands and try to squirm away at to no avail.

"that's not a very smart thing to say in this position mi amor." He teases again. "Maybe you aren't getting the message, I know how to get it through." Suddenly you feel claws scratching at your sides.

"NOHOHO! STAHAHAP YOHOHOU VAHAHAMPIHIHRE WEHEHEARWOLF SPIHIHIDER THIHIHGNY!" you manage to squeeze out in your fit of laughter

"once again, not very smart" he moves his hands from your sides to your stomach and starts spidering across it

"MIHIHIHIHIGGY!" You tell out, he'd be worried if you guys hadn't had a safe word, worried that he had gone to far or if his claws might've actually hurt you but he knows you're fine for now

He lifts your shirt up a bit, one hand behind your back holding your lying figure up, and the other holding your hands above your head

"get ready mi amor" he waits a couple seconds for dramatics

"nohohoho!" You giggle in anticipation while squirming trying to get away

He takes a deep breath and... "PFFFFTTT* blows a raspberry right on your bellybutton and starts clawing at your sides again

"NAHOHOHOHOH! SPIHIDER SPIDER!!" You yell the safe word and he stops tickling, hugs you close and puts his head in the nook of your neck

"I'm happy this is how I get to spend my days of" he says fondly, you are the only person who gets to see the cheesy soft side of him (others like Peter b see the cheesy tickle monster side)

"ihi aham too dear."

[13eyond13]

🍓Some Nana² / Nanahachi Headcanons🍓

-Nana O is secretly the more lovesick of the two Nanas. She's just more afraid of wrecking the friendship or exploring her feelings and confronting that possibility in her mind (not sure if this is a controversial take? But from what I saw in the Nana subreddit quite a few people were saying the opposite, that they didn't think Nana O was into Nana K / Hachi)

- Nana K / Hachi was hurt by Nana O not really being there for her as much as she wanted her to be whenever she first found out she was pregnant (though she also didn't handle things with Nana O perfectly herself). She's not the type to ever hold a grudge or show her anger and her serious emotional pain to others, so it's not something they've ever outright discussed, but it adds to the emotional distance and awkwardness that grew between them in that arc for a while, and pushed her into leaning more on Takumi when he was the only one to explicitly offer her support

- Nana K / Hachi is bi and Nana O is the one having more struggles with comphet pressures and confusions of the two. I think it's more confusing for her because she's pretty rarely attracted to anybody sexually, and it really takes a strong emotional tie for her to feel that kind of physical desire for somebody else. I base this off how she said she finds it weird how easily others fall in love, and how she was extremely attached to and possessive of Ren, but admitted she also would kinda be relieved if he sought sex with other women if she wasn't there for him enough (so she finds the sex even with Ren kind of a chore sometimes, but still craves the intimacy and emotional bond). I suspect some of her ambivalence about sex could be because she'd find sleeping with women more enjoyable and satisfying than sleeping with men - but she's also got some internalized homophobia going on, so is a bit afraid to ever give that a serious try

-Nana K / Hachi realized her crush way before Nana O because she's way more in touch with her emotions and less worried about making a fool of herself. However, since Hachi / Nana K thought that Nana O was soulmates with Ren and was always kept by Nana O somewhat at an emotional distance, she never really saw it as a genuine possibility to be with Nana O (and then things got way more complicated for her with Takumi and everything...)

- it could work very well romantically between the 2 Nanas! I don't agree with some of the takes I've seen around that it would automatically be super toxic. I feel they have the most healing magical energy together of the series on the page. Yes obviously they're both very imperfect and would have to work on lots of things, but I feel they truly have each other's best interests at heart much of the time, and that their personalities naturally combine in a way that neither of them can overpower the other completely with their more immature qualities or selfish whims

[cato616]

NEGOTIATING OVER US (part one)

roman roy x fem reader

note: hey! so this is my first post so please be nice♡ (oh and english isn't my first language either so)

another note: i may confuse myself by saying me/I'm instead of you/your and such. my bad

• there's some original characters!! not from the show (Ernest, Liza, and Kate!)

summery: you've been living your life as local coffee shop owner and roman roy is trying to buy it from you just for its territory (for waystar's use) but of course you don't want to. Although having you say yes to his offer would mean him stop seeing you to convince you

warnings: well roman being a mean bitch, some spicy here and there(or at least not in part one) emotional backstory?

It's the usual afternoon for you. making some cappuccinos, macchiatos and so more for you costumers.

[your coffee shop it's somewhat successful, that local café in the area that everyone knows about; it's not very big but it is cozy, people like to stop by to chat with friends, work or study, or even just to be with their selves; they like it here, it's a nice safe space for them, and for you too]

"hey darling!" said your most frequent costumer, sweet old lonely Ernest, sitting on those individual seats by the counter, giving a warm smile. "hey Ernest how's the eye?" (Earnest was robbed last week and was hurt pretty bad, those fuckers hit him pretty hard, that poor old man) "oh!" he said while slightly touching the bruise like if he'd forgotten about it. "yes I suppose it's getting better" he smiled. "the usual?" you asked. "yes ma'am" he responded pointing his finger in the air like the good old man he is. you smile back and get to it.

while you get the coffee ready, you start observing your coffee shop, how nice it looks, friends chatting on one table, someone reading a book alone, and so everything seems good. You can't help but notice the sunshine coming in through your big windows. You realize how much you like your job, making people happy, 'cuz that what you see around you.

But there's a problem coming in trying to stop your dreams; and actually, that problem just walked right in.

you sigh when you notice roman roy coming in through the door. "what's wrong?" asked Ernest. "oh it's just roman who came in, i hate him." said to him while giving him his coffee with a concern look on your face. "roman roy yeah!... oh, roman roy" said Ernest disappointed. i nodded agreeing with his feeling at the situation.

"how's it going darling?" he said teasing me and then sitting next to Ernest by the counter as well. you didn't say anything, just standing there looking at him with more of a disgusted face. Ernest was still there drinking his coffee, looking at us without saying a word. "oh... so you're not in a moody today mhm? roman kept coming at me by making fake puppy eyes. he's just the usual bully. "you can be mean all you want, I'm not selling my coffee shop" said to him directly looking into his eyes. "mm-yeah well.." he seemed kind of defeated by that and so he avoided eye contact like when a child losses a game and wants to deny it. but he looks at me again with something on his mind "you know it's a lot of money right? you can immediately have some other coffee shop elsewhere, im sure of it, and i can even make it happen very fast, and well... we can make some modern arrangements" he said looking around the place like if it was fucking rats and trash here. "he has some points there dear" said Ernest, still there. "Ernest you're not his lawyer, respectfully, zip it" felt kinda bad saying that but my blood boils when roman roy is around. "yeah Ernest shut up!" he said laughing and then you stared at him annoyed. you can't shut up Ernest, only i can kind of stare.

"i won't bother you anymore darling I'll be on my way out" said Ernest. you followed him to the door to quickly apologize "oh yeah don't worry dear, he's a prick i know that" he smiles at you. "but i gotta tell you, he's been here a lot, they could've sent someone else after a while, but he still comes here... I'm not blind that's all". he smiles again and then leaves; you're standing next to the door confused at what he just said. you get back to the counter still processing what he meant, your face is zoned out. "cool battle scars the old man got" roman suddenly says, you sigh and close your eyes zoning back in. "yes, he was assaulted last week by some thieves" you responded in a serious tone. "ah wow, tough old guy".

You turned to him, wanted to get open with the guy and then finally said "i can't just leave this café and open some other one somewhere else" you said more relaxed, avoiding eye contact; there's some silence between you too, he doesn't answer, he's letting you open up. "I opened this place with someone else, someone special to me... they've got very sick until the end and, this place- this place was our dream since we were little kids, we built it together, i can't just close it and open some meaningless café two blocks away." you almost caught yourself crying, you haven't talk about this in a while. You're still waiting for a response but looking down at the floor, not wanting to look into his eyes, you didn't expect to share this with him.

"aw shit" you heard him whisper to himself; he started to bite his nails as he didn't know what to do next. You looked up to see him kind of anxious at the situation, but you didn't know why. "w-what?" you were still kind of emotional. "nothing i just gotta make a quick call you know... j-just roy family stuff." seems like both of you got tongue tied. You get confused as you see him rapidly leaving and seeing him outside speaking with someone on the phone, of course you suspect it's because of what you've shared just now.

He walked right back in and then very confidently walked straight to the counter and asked "hey so, do you mind maybe coming by my office?" he seemed pretty nervous asking the question. "n-now?" you asked, he got super annoyed again very fast, classy roman. "ugh yes whatever we can go now." he started to walk outside while looking at his phone, and you were just standing there not knowing what to do, until you noticed he was outside, and you weren't, so he started making gestures with his hands to make you come out already. Felt pretty pressured by his commands "um um... liza take over for a few hours, thank youuu" you said to you co-worker while taking your apron away and then sprinting outside to meet roman.

"nice finally you're out, so... go, get in the car" felt pretty awkward getting in there, you thought you were taking a walk down the office but now that you think about it, of course it wouldn't be like that.

you looked over the window watching all the big corporate buildings in the city; pretty amazing you thought, just enjoying the ride to the his office. However, you felt someone staring at you, but you didn't want to make it obvious and turn, you let roman stare at you while he was beside you the whole ride, you didn't seem to feel annoyed by it somehow, because it doesn't feel invasive, it feels somewhat different.

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[cat-angel-936]

Chris's Citacumpleaños

Chris had gone to Maria's house, he wanted to spend more time with her before having to leave that forest, when they played his birthday song.

María: and what do you want to do for your birthday? - she asked, curious to see that the boy's birthday was very close.

Chris: I don't know, I know the kids are going to celebrate it with a turtle meeting - he responded discouraged.

María: but it's not what you want, right?

Chris: Not really, I've been wanting to do something else for a long time.

Maria: uh like what?

Chris: I don't know something different, but it's not a "party" in which the same 5 of us are always there.

María: And what do you think about a picnic at night? "I know a point where you can see the moon and the stars, it is a very beautiful landscape," the young woman suggested excitedly.

Chris: just the two of them? -He couldn't help but blush and feel nervous, although he wasn't the only one.

Maria: if you want - Maria seemed to be too, although she didn't know if that was a good or bad sign.

Reason: birthday! I can go? It will be fun! Play ball all night, yes yes yes! - The tireless wolf appeared, who upon hearing the combersation could not help but get excited and began to run around him, luckily for the humans who were alarmed when the animal appeared, at their side. rescue Pandy came to calm the situation

Pandy: ah Razo, honey, you can't get involved in other people's conversations, it's not right- she said, making him stop in his tracks.

Zero: Also, maybe they want to spend some time alone - she continued with a mischievous look towards the other two who couldn't help but turn red, plus the birthday boy.

Chris: this... it's okay, if so I would like you to go too- she covered his face trying to calm his red face like a tomato

Angy: really? - she asked excitedly.

Chris: Yes, I really like your company.

Pandy: well then it's decided we'll go!

Kris: Yes, I also don't like the idea of ​​you being alone in the forest at night.

Chris: eh well...

Kris: you don't count, you're another human

Chris: Ouch...

Maria: Sorry Chris, today is a little tense- she said while petting the big wolf who looked tired.

Kris: I only care about you, I don't want a bear to come and hurt you or a human.

Pandy: we know honey, but they're going to be fine, we'll go with them

Razo: Yes! And we will play ball!

Hello: do you only think about playing?

Chris: well, it looks like it's a puppy, it's normal.

Razo: thank you human Kris - he wagged his tail happily when he was defended

*animal bracelet sound*

Chris: Turtle is calling me, wait a minute - he said, moving away a little so that the wolves couldn't be seen - yes, Koki?

Koki: I told her to interrupt your exit Chris, but Zach is doing his thing again - she said she would be the girl

Chris: I'm going to Haya, don't worry Koki *hangs up*

María: you have to go, don't you? - she asked somewhat discouraged as she approached him again.

Chris: I'm sorry - I apologize, he would have loved to stay longer.

María: it's okay, later we'll talk about your birthday- she smiled sweetly at him.

They stood looking at each other, waiting for someone to do something but they didn't know how they should say goodbye.

María: then....adiós- she raised her hand in farewell while the other one walked away again

Chris: yes... bye- he responded sadly as he left that cabin.

Chris was gone and Maria went up to her room without saying anything to the other animals. It was then that Chris behind the protection of a tree and Maria between the pillows of her bed gave a muffled cry of despair at what had just happened.

....

Aviva: I understand, so that happened- Aviva said when listening to a little of the story that her friend told her.

Chris: Yes and I need you to help me with Martin, I don't want him to find out... - the one in green pleaded, causing confusion for the inventor.

Aviva: huh?

Chris: look Aviva, don't get me wrong, I would really like to tell these things to Martin but....he doesn't make it easy, that's why I need you to help me hide it- he tried to explain, Aviva put a hand on his shoulder to console him and tells him

Aviva: I understand Chris, what do you need? - Understanding that it is a delicate topic for him and Chris smiles when he sees that he can trust her with these things.

Chris: thanks Aviva, can you help me with some meals or something?

Aviva: Sure, what is Maria's favorite dessert? This way when you arrive at your citacumpleaños you will have something to surprise her with.

Chris: citacumpleaños...? I hadn't thought of it like that- she blushed, I wasn't expecting that comment.

Aviva: really? You're going to be alone on a picnic, didn't you think you'd be on a date? Or will there be more people?

Chris: no, it will just be the two of us...- he said a little nervously, as the wolves would also be there, he didn't think he would be on a date.

Aviva: don't worry Chris, you're just nervous about having a date in a long time - her friend consoled her.

Jimmy: who will have a date? - said the pilot, appearing out of nowhere and speaking very loudly.

Chris: shh it will be me, but Martin doesn't have to find out - he said nervously, doing it to them to make sure that his brother doesn't hear them.

Jimmy: oh so things with Maria are going well - the boy was happy and gave him a couple of gentle elbows causing the other to blush.

Chris: something like that...

Aviva: Chris, what's going on in that head of yours? - he asked, seeing him suddenly so discouraged and they sat him in one of the chairs so that he could talk more comfortably.

Chris: mh...well I don't know, today when I had to leave I felt like I needed to do something...like kiss her- he explained sadly, causing Aviva and Jimmy to look at each other strangely.

Jimmy: and why didn't you do it?

Chris: I don't know, it didn't feel right, but I want to do it, I need to do it and it frustrates me that I can't do it because I never had the opportunity to do it before! -She said, getting upset and raising her voice.

Aviva: don't worry, Chris, you're getting upset," she said, calming him down.

Chris: sorry...I'm just

Jimmy: What if you kiss her on your date? "Every date has to have a kiss," he interrupted, excited with what just occurred to him.

Chris: Do you believe? - he asked blushing

Jimmy: Yes! And this way you won't feel like you're doing something wrong because you're on a date!

Aviva: shh! Jimmy lowers his voice - whisper

Jimmy: sorry- he said with a nervous smile.

Chris: thanks guys, you are the best- he smiled gratefully

Meanwhile with Koki who was in the turtle garage fixing createrra

Koki: huh? *ring sound* Maria?

María: Hello Koki - nervous greeting

Koki: Hello María, how are you? - I answer happily when I see her.

María: well, I was calling to find out what Chris's favorite flavor of dessert is, since his birthday is approaching I wanted to surprise him - she explained

Koki: how cute, because Chris really likes mint and chocolate.

María: mint? -When she heard the taste she felt disgusted for a moment, which caught Koki's attention.

Koki: you don't like mint do you?

María: no, it's too strong for me, I prefer strawberries

Koki: I like them too. So are you coming to the party?

Maria: actually...

*Zach who was spying*

Zach: this will be the easiest gift I can give the green rat hahahaha- he said with an evil laugh

....

July 19 7:15 p.m.

Chris: I'm nervous.

Aviva: don't worry, everything will be fine - she hands him a pink box - you just enjoy your citacumpleaños - I wink at him

Chris: haha ​​thanks Aviva

Jimmy: And remember, it's not bad if you want to kiss her.

Chris: But how will I know when it's time?

Jimmy: don't worry, when you're there you'll know," she said, patting him on the shoulder.

Martin: Chris, where are you? - Martin's voice could be heard entering the main turtle room.

Aviva: it's Martin run, run - she gave him the turn and encouraged him to leave before his brother realized

Chris: I'm coming, I'm coming- she said, running away.

Martin: Guys, have you seen Chris? I can't find it anywhere

Aviva: oh...probably he went out to see animals or is climbing some tree outside, you know how it is- he made an excuse so that the oldest wouldn't suspect what they were up to.

Martin: If that's the case, we'd better be able to organize everything for your party.

Jimmy: oh yeah, we'll finish before he arrives hehe

Aviva: haha

Martin looked at them strangely at the attitude they were taking, but he attributed it to how excited they were for his brother's birthday.

...

Maria, do you think this looks good on me? - She said nervously while looking at her clothes in the mirror, which made a strawberry stand out. - Oh, the makeup looks bad? - She put her face to the crystalline surface to see her face better.

Pandy: Maria dear, you are beautiful - the wolf next to her tried to calm her down.

Red: yes, and if that idiot doesn't like it, screw him! - the red wolf exclaimed excitedly.

Angy: and your makeup is beautiful, I'm sure he'll love it- alago

Doctor: and we will also be there for whatever happens. Hasper, who was next to the big wolf, barked in affirmation, accompanying his other companions to calm the state of his human friend. At this, María could not help but smile at his words.

María: thank you girls and Rojo, I don't know what it would be like without you," she said and thanked them, caressing them on the head.

Hello: María, everything is ready for the picnic and Kris, Cero and Razo are already at the place - she appeared with the basket for the picnic, he was going to give it to her but María refused

Maria: excellent! "You can go ahead, I'll put on my makeup a little," she explained as she turned to look at the mirror again.

Hallo: are you sure? - questioned the wolf with the pumpkin.

Maria: Yes, don't worry, I'll catch up with Chris when he arrives.

Pandy: okay, Maria, see you," she said, motioning to the rest to leave so Maria could be alone.

Red: why didn't you make him leave?

Pandy: why is Maria nervous, she needs some time alone to calm down, I know that when human Chris arrives he will calm her down

Red: mh in that case... You better not make her cry or I'll set her on fire- he said proudly.

Angy: You're always so brand new, aren't you? - He mocked a little.

Doctor: You know how he is, he likes to act tough and protective.

Hello: but as soon as Kris gets angry he goes and hides behind Zero or doctor hahaha

Hasper: *barks in affirmation*

Red: That's not true! -he complained embarrassed, and just at that moment Chris appeared and watched them leave, making him laugh at the conversation he could hear.

Chris:... *knocks door*

Maria: Hello Chris, she said a little embarrassed.

Chris: you look beautiful...- he responded in wonder at seeing her, those words simply couldn't help but come out of her mouth which caused both of them to blush.

María: I-I'm sure, do you think so? -She said very blushing.

Chris: yes...- he said somewhat embarrassed- eh, I-I brought you this- he shows her the box that Aviva gave her before, surprising the girl.

María: Chris, it's your birthday, you didn't see

Chris: I know, but I wanted to surprise you, Koki, I don't know how but he told me that you like strawberries so - she responded, opening the box and showing a roll filled and decorated with cream and strawberries - for the picnic.

María: Chris, thank you very much - she replied, amazed, taking the gift.

Chris: Oh, aren't we... are we leaving now? -She asked, extending her hand for María to take.

María: "Of course," the fair man said, happily taking her hand and they walked to the picnic.

....

Martin: Chris? Chris! Chris where are you? -He looked in bushes, trees and antlers under the stones, but he didn't find it- Where is he?

Koki: are you still looking for Chris?

Martin: Yes, I can't find it anywhere.

Koki: Maybe he just wants time alone, leave him alone.

Martin: ugh okay, Chris when you finish can you go back to Tortuga? "I'll show you something later," he shouted as they walked away, so that his brother could "hear" him and stay calm.

Koki: hahaha we will be waiting for you Chris- he said between jokes, another gesture that caused confusion in Martin due to the tone he used.

Zach: very good, I have a Zachbot spying on a turtle and another one following Chris, are you ready for the soap opera? - I ask the others, excited under the layer of imbecility.

Donita: wow what an emotion

Violet: um honey, is it necessary to be hidden for this?

Zach: just for now, when Martin realizes that his brother is missing, we will act and show him the date that Maria and Chris are having and like the rest of the rat team I tease him and he can't do anything about it haha

Gourmound: Yes, and then we can enjoy the best show of our lives - he said, showing the popcorn and the 3D glasses.

Violet: I understand," she said, paying more attention to the two screens to make sure everything was fine, "I still don't believe that Martin is so overprotective of his brother...

....

Razo: why did you give us the Husky mantle? - the youngest asks.

Hello: I smell danger, like they are going to spy on us, so act like normal dogs, okay?

The rest: okay...

Kris: they're here, act natural! - the leader whispered and they spread out along the entire shore of the lake to leave the couple a little privacy.

Chris: wow it's beautiful - he was surprised when he approached the picnic and saw the beautiful lake - that's it? - he was surprised when he saw the cake that was on the tablecloth

Maria: yes, a mint cake with chocolate, your favorite - she said happily, and then was surprised by a sudden hug from Chris

Chris: Oh thank you very much, thank you, thank you! But how did you know?

María: well- blushing- I asked Koki for some help- she responded sadly.

Chris: Ha, I guess I wasn't the only one who asked for help with this - she said, smiling and somewhat flirtatious, which made María somewhat uneasy.

María: .... eh, shall we sit down now? -She suggested, pointing to the tablecloth.

Chris: oh yes of course - they separated from the hug and sat on the tablecloth, María took Chris's arm and snuggled while she saw her "dogs" playing with a branch

María: because they got into that mode - she laughed

Chris: hmm, maybe they like to play in that state-he chokes out a laugh, he tilts her head to stick it to hers, without realizing that there were hundreds recorded

Zach from the camera: what are they talking about? - the inventor questioned.

Gourmound: things about dog owners, you wouldn't understand - said the chef who sympathized a little with the situation

Zach: Oh, right, she has like 9 dogs.

Donita: aww how cute, they look like a couple enjoying a picnic day with their pets

Violet: yes she's so cute *takes photos of them* Zach- trs take the photo myth the other screen and her expression changed to a scared one

Zach: Yes sweetie?

Violet: Isn't that Martin approaching?

Zach: approaching what? - I blinked in disbelief and then saw how the layer of imbecility was removed by the one in blue.

Martin: Zach? -I look at him annoyed- and the others?-I turn to look at the others-is that Chris with María!?-He said as he turned back to look at the screen and Violet, upon seeing this, quickly took the laptop and closed it.

Violet: No.

Zach: It's a series! While we were spying on them we were watching the last episode hahaha yes that's what he said nervously standing in front of her

Martin: And what is the "series" about? -He asked while he crossed his arms and looked at the rest, annoyed.

Aviva: Martin! What's happening!? - He asked, approaching along with Jimmy and Koki.

Martin: oh nothing, Zach and the other villains are watching a "series" where the characters look suspiciously like my brother and Maria...and they were just going to tell me what it's about.

Aviva: ah...*nervous*

Martin: Aviva? - He turns around and looks at how his entire team avoids his gaze, realizing what was happening and angrily asked - Did they know!?

Jimmy: "He told us not to tell you," he responded, scared by the scream.

Koki: Jimmy! - She complained

Martin: so he's true? - Annoyed grumble

Aviva: Oh, I don't even know why you're angry, Chris is already grown up and can make his own decisions. If Chris wants to spend his birthday with the girl he likes, what's his problem? She was nervous but she decided to face it anyway. shapes

Zach: Thanks for speaking up for everyone! - Zach encouraged surprisingly, which only increased Martin's fury.

Martin: Don't get involved, Zach, this is not your business, nor yours, Aviva, replied Zach, who swallowed, came out scared, he was going to back away, but his stubbornness encouraged him to continue angering that beast.

Zach: well I have news for you blue boy, it became my problem when you interfered in that double date, and long before that I felt sorry for poor Chris

Martin: are you still doing that!? You're already married and Chris has already forgotten about that.

Zach: I never forget, and if you are so sure that he forgot, then why didn't he tell you anything?

Martin:....

Gourmound: There you have a point.

Martin: agh! -It was the last thing that was heard coming out of his mouth before leaving the place, possibly to look for his younger brother.

With the danger receding, Violet left the laptop in her place again, to watch what would happen and in case after this she would have to hand over the laptop as proof of murder by Martin.

Violet: I think someone will have to tell Chris...- she commented worriedly.

Koki: we can't... I leave her animal communicator so that nothing interrupts them...

Aviva: oh no!

Jimmy: Wake me up when this is over *faints*

....

After a moment of silence Chris thought that this was the perfect moment, the wolves seemed to be playing and the moon seemed to be shining as if it was telling him that this was his signal.

Chris: the moon looks beautiful tonight- he commented, drawing the young woman's attention.

María: yes, in fact it is more beautiful when the moon is full, from this point you can see the reflection in the water and it seems as if it will illuminate the entire lake - she explained calmly while she pointed the moon to the lake

Chris: One night we should bring the kids here, I'm sure they would love to see that- he suggested.

María: and who doesn't? Since I discovered this place, we spent every full moon here - the girl looked at him with a smile that only seemed to make him fall in love more.

Chris: I would have loved for the full moon to be on my birthday - he said somewhat embarrassed while caressing her cheek with her fingers, which made María blush.

Maria: yes?

Chris: yes, so I could see how your beautiful face shines with the moon- Chris blushed at what he said but he had a firm and sweet look just for her, María seemed flattered and placed one of her hands on the boy's, both of them little Little by little they dried their eyes and started to get angry, but when finally their lips were about to touch, a roar stopped them, or rather an angry scream that put the other animals on alert.

Martin: Chris, what do you think you're doing!? - Saver demanded.

Chris: Brother, what are you doing here? -He asked scared and his hands shook when he saw that his brother had discovered him.

Martin: I came to look for you, what are you doing here?

María: oh well, I - I try to speak to clarify the situation a little but Martin silenced her immediately by stepping on the ground with force, which only made the "dogs" and his brother angry.

Martin: Don't get involved!

Chris: Hey, what's wrong with you!? "Don't talk to her like that!" He answered to stand in front of her and defend hers, being followed by Kris, Cero, Hallo and Rojo who surrounded Martin and began to growl and bark at him.

María: calm down guys - she begs not to make this bigger than it already is.

Martin: We are not going to Tortuga, we have to have a talk between the two of us.

Chris: sure, just let me finish my date with *interrupted*

Martin: It's now! - I order

María: It's okay Chris, I'll pick this up, here- she said calmly while he handed over her birthday cake- happy birthday Chris...

Chris: thank you... and I'm sorry- he takes the cake and walks with her brother after seeing her one last time.

Aviva closed the laptop, somewhat sad from what she could see.

Donita: now I understand what you were referring to - she said discouraged.

Zach: Yup, although I must say that the blue rat was better behaved than that time.

Koki: Is that Behavior!?

Zach: For this case, yes.

....

When the brothers had returned to Tortuga, the villains had left and the remaining crew members went to their rooms so as not to see in person the argument that was coming.

Chris: I can't believe you did this to me! - annoying complaint

Martin: I can't believe my own brother saw my stupid face!

Chris: I haven't seen your stupid face...why do you always do this to me? And on my birthday - he complained again

Martin: I just want to protect you and you know it

Chris: That cheap excuse may have worked when I was 15, but I'm already 28, I think I'm old enough to know who I want to be with - he demanded, but it seemed like his brother didn't want to explain even though he begged her.

Martin: no, you don't, you have no idea what love is - he responded annoyed.

Chris: and by whom will it be!?

There was a pause where they looked at each other annoyed, where the younger one was looking for answers while the older one just refused. In the end, Chris gave a sigh of surrender, marking the end of this meeting.

Chris: I'm going to my room- he said, leaving Martin alone.

Martin: yes, go... - he sighed tiredly and sat in one of the chairs until he fell asleep -...

....

(Al fin! I thought I wouldn't be able to publish this for today, but I can finally get this out of the way! one less thing on my list ^^ estoy feliz to be able to bring you this little soap opera on time even if it lacks a 1 and something for it to end 😅)

Aclaración: The character of Violet is not mine, it is @jokerislandgirl32. Perdón Jok I was so tired I forgot the clarifications 😓

[captain-writes]

If you’re taking prompts, can you do something with Jimmy overworking himself to the point of exhaustion and the other empires step in? I love sickfics with hurt/comfort.

Did I write this in less than an hour? Yes. It was wonderful. I've also posted the oneshot here on my Ao3 account!! Thanks so much for the prompt!

Jimmy wasn't sure quite what had happened, but he knew that he hadn't been in his bed with his cats sleeping on him the last time he opened his eyes.

Even more, he knew that no one lived with him, so the sounds of people downstairs and the smells of food coming from his kitchen were unusual and somewhat startling. He didn't quite have the energy to panic about it, however. So he pulled himself out of bed and began padding down the stairs, Norman cradled in his arms as Flick scampered along behind him.

Coming down to the base of the staircase, Jimmy blinked as he took in the sight of Sausage and Scott cooking in his kitchen as Lizzie and Joel played with Hermes in his living room. Shelby, Katherine, and Joey were sat on his couch near them as they seemed to be repairing his armor, which caused him to realize that the familiar weight of the protective gear wasn't pushing him down. Pixlriffs and Fwhip were going through some sort of paperwork over at his kitchen table. False was tinkering with his elytra and chatting with both of them. Gem and Oli had joined Sausage and Scott in the kitchen, but instead of cooking, they were pulling things out of storage and putting them back, presumably to sort the items.

"What are you all doing here?"

"Jimmy!" The rulers seemed to clamor over themselves to acknowledge the sheriff, causing the man to pull back from the attention. As he stepped back, his ankle caught the lowest stair, causing him to slip backward and land on his butt, now propped up by the fact that he was sitting on the third stair up from the floor.

"Everyone give him some space," Fwhip instructed, the man's voice carrying an edge that they didn't often see from the admin. "Jimmy, I found you collapsed out by the train. We were worried."

"Collapsed?" After a moment of thought, the story didn't surprise Jimmy as much as it should have. He had been over near the train earlier to deal with a few tasks that had cropped up, but he couldn't remember ever leaving the area.

"Have you been feeling okay, Sheriff?" Gem asked gently, approaching slowly and putting the back of her hand on Jimmy's forehead. The cool feel of her hand was soothing and Jimmy's eyes slipped shut only for him to hear: "Oh, Jimmy, you're burning up."

"I'll be fine. I've got stuff to do, gotta finish Tumble Town."

Gem frowned, unseen by the man in front of her, "You shouldn't be pushing yourself, Jimmy. You need to rest. If you've got a fever, you're not going to get better unless you allow yourself time to heal."

"Don't have time though. Already behind, not going to finish at this rate."

"What do you need to finish? If we can help, then maybe you could rest?" Katherine offered.

Jimmy frowned, a moment of uncertainty as he tried to figure out what to say, "Need to... need, uh, I have a list. It's in my vest pocket?"

Shelby recovered the article of clothing from the pile of garments that she sat next to, pulling a set of papers out of the pocket. It was then that everyone realized that it was not one page, but several, filled completely with to-do lists and duties that the sheriff had taken on.

Flipping through the pages, the witch finally looked up at Jimmy with concern etched into her features, "When do you find time to sleep, Jimmy?"

"But I just did?"

"You passed out!"

"But, I was sleeping? I had things to do, empire to run. You know how it is," Jimmy's nonchalance only seemed to concern his fellow rulers more, which confused him greatly.

"Jimmy, look at me?" Pix requested, drawing the younger man's attention his way. "Your health is always more important than your empire. Or anything else. You were collapsed on the ground in the middle of the day in the mesa. That can be dangerous."

"I have to finish my work though?"

"Jimmy, most of us don't even do all the things on this list. And you have things listed to do in other empires to help us."

"I'm the Sheriff. I have to make sure that everyone else's empires are safe and their citizens are doing well. Chromia's had a pillager problem recently and there's a spider nest that I haven't cleared out yet near the Eversea."

“You apparently also check in on some of our villagers at least once a week. And you have a task listed here that just says ‘double food supply’. Has Tumble Town been having trouble getting food?”

“Doesn’t really rain a lot here, crops don’t grow super well. We’ve got enough, but there’s some new families that have moved in and Lyra and Sara both had children last season. We’ve got more mouths to feed, but it’s been a bad harvest so far. Not really looking good going forward.”

“Oh Jimmy, you know I’ve got extra food. Dawn had a good harvest this year, we could easily help you!”

“Right. Yeah,” Jimmy agreed, though the vibrancy seemed to drop out of his voice.

Scott blinked, set down the utensils in his hand, and left the kitchen. He grabbed Jimmy’s chin with just enough force to direct the man’s movements, but not enough to hurt, moving the man’s gaze upward.

“You are not failing your empire. You are not failing us. You are doing everything you can and that’s enough. You don’t have to do extra things to make up for whatever you think you’re not doing. Jimmy, you are doing so well. But we’re worried because you’re doing so much extra that it’s hurting you.”

Jimmy searched Scott’s eyes for some hint as to the level of honesty that the collector was showing. Finding no sign of a lie, Jimmy began to blink back the tears of exhaustion that were finally making their appearance, the sheriff unable to hold them back any longer.

“Scott, I’m so tired.” The sheriff's words were weak, but the admittance and honesty rang loudly through the already quiet house.

Scott smiled gently, “Go rest, we’ve got you.”

[bugflies00]

do phil & techno exist in your au?

yes they do!! i keep forgetting to talk about them and i think it's because i haven't explored their characters enough in my head so im not as attached to them in this au, but i really want to develop them more. originally this was an sbi au but then my crimeboys solo brain (and my tntduo brain) took over. but sbi is very much a found family in this au too!!!

i think i mentioned that wilbur met techno first, probably through their job? originally i wanted phil to be a college prof who meets wilbur when hes a student, but then i scrapped wilbur going to college after school because he doesnt have the money or time (he does eventually go in his late twenties!! because he really wants to like he loves learning and it was always a dream of his), so phil is still a college prof in my heart but yeah.

he's techno's dad, and techno's mum isn't even in the picture, i guess she's dead lmao. yeah im making that canon she's dead because then wilbur and techno can make dead mum jokes. <- you just saw the live process of a fact being canonised.

anyway twinsduo bond at their retail job over talking about history and ancient greece and literature. techno is a classics major at his dad's college, and he took a job to get some money on the side. sometimes he sneaks wilbur his textbooks just because he's really passionate about the topic and he's really jealous of techno who gets to learn about it and have the college experience and live at home with his dad.

phil and wilbur have a Somewhat? fatherly? relationship? over time as crimeboys & emeraldduo grow closer phil definitely starts acting as a father/mentor figure for wilbur, but it's never like. official. wilbur doesn't call him Dad or anything. but they still love each other a lot it's very much found family but i suppose not in the traditional sense.

it takes a LONG time for wilbur to warm up to phil though, he has a tendency to distrust adults given. well. His Whole Life Experience i guess. but the second tommy meets techno he makes it his life's mission to annoy him as much as possible. This is a mark of love. it takes a long time for techno to realise that . tommy and phil also get along pretty quickly, phil's chill, easy-going vibe matches well with tommy's . General Presence.

they live a couple streets away from wilbur & tommy's flat (and later in the story when wilbur buys a house with q they buy the house right beside phil and techno's. they make a hole in the fence separating the houses so they can hang out in the other house more easily!). phil gets really worried about wilbur when he learns that he has a teen and a baby in his care alone, so he tries his best to help out where he can, but obviously wilbur's a stubborn asshole who refuses help, so phil has to be subtle about it. one day when he's visiting he finds the fridge is empty except for baby formula and a single sandwich for tommy's lunch, he doesn't leave wilbur a choice he makes him come over and feeds all of them. and wilbur keeps protesting but phil's like "it hurts them too if you refuse help" and so he shuts up.

phil teaches english, and he's kinda the cool old teacher who always swears and talks shit but who cares a lot about his students, and it's a similar relationship he has with crimeboys. he and techno also have a very funny (to me) relationship because often when they talk it doesn't feel like a father and son, more like two weird old friends who constantly jab at each other. it's very confusing if you don't know them.

techno also doesn't have a lot of friends (mostly by choice) and phil is like. The One Person he trusts the most. he begrudgingly starts allowing wilbur in that circle. eventually also tommy although that takes work (thats a lie techno loves tommy but he has to act like he hates him because yknow. The Principle).

to a lot of people's surprise, fundy and techno latch on to each other very quickly. it's surprising because fundy was a very very shy and anxious kid, and as a baby, he would cry if he was held by anyone who wasn't wilbur. and techno is this big burly socially awkward guy who doesn't know how to give hugs. but for some reason fundy immediately trusts him and lets him carry him and techno is very gentle with him. he doesn't talk to him like a baby, he has conversations with 6 month old fundy about ancient greece and politics and linguistics. he's the only person besides wilbur who fundy will fall asleep in the arms of. even when fundy's an older kid they still have that bond, at any social events they'll be in the corner so they don't have to talk to people.

techno also plays the violin, and when he learns this tommy begs him for months to play him something and he refuses. one day tommy comes home crying because he had an awful day and skimmed his knee and got a bad grade and his lunch got soaked in the rain, and techno leads him up to his room and silently begins to play a piece. tommy never shut up so quickly in his life LMAO

i think that's all i have for now but if you prompt me i can talk about anything in this au for days

[system-of-a-feather]

Something that's worried us about fusion is how seemingly opposite or contradictory identities can become cohesive and integrated without causing further issues. From a trans perspective, some parts of us have dysphoria over the fact we have breasts now, others have dysphoria over the fact we haven't had surgery, and others still would have dysphoria if we were to have surgery.

I don't know if you have experiences with anything similar but if you have any insights into how bridging the gap may be possible it would really help <3

God yeah no, as a nonbinary system this shit fucking is hard so I feel you. I'm actually having to sit here a bit to think about how I would explain how thats ended up going with us. The short answer is, we kind of just stopped thinking too heavily about the long term goals as explicitly and trying to define our experiences into one box or another and rather than trying to debate what we'd do, we started to largely settle on "lets explore the options and be open to experiences on both and all ends and live out BOTH goals and see how / if our complex feelings on the matter change"

Because honestly - and I am hesitant to say this somewhat cause it might come off as upsetting, 'transphobic', or triggering to people who are more In the Depths of Dysphoria cause it really didn't help distressed parts in the past as much - but you would be surprised how much more okay and navigable topics are in practice than they are in your head. The world is a lot more diverse and things can be not that bad, not as bad, or completely different than you expect and with what dysphoria may tell you it would be - in both directions of 'no surgery' and 'yes surgery'.

I don't really think that fluidity of gender identity and expression really ever goes away, and honestly, it really doesn't have to. Your gender as confusing and complex and contradictory as it is, is still inherently cohesive in the sense gender doesn't have to be cohesive or permanent. Of course that doesn't help the situation with deciding permanent changes (like surgery), but at that point that's also just the curse of being nonbinary / genderfluid / bigender / polygender / pangender. And this isn't to downplay how uniquely frustrating it can be as a system, because god having those fluid changes have full on voices, personalities and identities DOES NOT help with it, but its to say that having that contradicting, confusing, and conflicting gender experience is not inherently pathological - at least not in the DID sense.

It's just stupid gender issues /affectionate /lh /being trans is suffering sometimes I swear to god/ /joking

The best way we've navigated this though is to just focus on the current present, focus on exploring and testing what is okay, helps, and hurts, focus on our current in-the-moment feelings about things as we explore it, focus on deeply understanding and talking to parts about how they are feeling in the current moment about things and keep that discussion open ended and genuinely accepting, and focus on what your feelings to their feelings are. It's a long process but explore, listen to yourself and listen to your parts WITHOUT trying to argue or push a long term future agenda or plan or anything. Just listen and focus on the present exploration.

Doing so largely helps paint a clearer image of your collective experiences and what are things that you Must Have and things that you Must Not Have as well as creative ways to Sometimes Have things and Sometimes Not Have things. You'd be pretty surprised how much exploration and focus on the present, short term possibilities can come up with some really creative ways to embrace a non-traditional expression and way of living that doesn't fit into boxes as clearly

And also, most importantly, work with a gender-informed therapist if you can cause they can be SUPER helpful in bridging and connecting experiences and adding suggestions.

[cutelittleriot]

Chapter 3

Tw for dissassociation episode (I think idk if I wrote it right)

Trolls have fur in this it's just very very short almost a fuzz. Unless your a techno troll. You can see the fuzz on Barbs hands when she plays a guitar solo

The first thing that he is aware of when he wakes up is that he itches......EVERYWHERE!

Bolting up Branch begins to scratch everywhere at his fur. It feels like his skin is buzzing like crazy and like his body has been doused in itching powder and no matter how hard he scratches it won't go away whatsoever. He knows that stupid fruit caused this itchiness. He knows that he should be glad that he isn't sick or you know dead but this could just possibly be a series of stages before he neets his inevitable demise.

Getting up he rushes to take a shower to hopefully somehow relieve himself of this itchiness or at least make it more tolerable but it doesn't for some reason it feels somewhat uncomfortable when the water hits his fur like it's weighing him down. Deciding that this isn't helping one bit he gets dressed and heads out to see if Poppy is going through this as well, all the while still scratching at himself like crazy and trolls who were up and about stare at him in confusion at his weird behavior before moving on with their lives.

He reaches Poppy's pod and frantically knocks at the door. "Who is it?" Poppy asks loudly. "Its Branch!" He yells his arms are getting tired from scratching so much already but he can't stop he needs this itchiness to go away ne needs to scratch as it seems to help only a tiny bit.

"Just give me a minute I'm doing my hair real quick!" She yells probably from her bathroom. So Baranch stands outside just continuing to scratch himself. As he is scratching he notices that his itchiness seems to be especially bad around his head,sure it's bad everywhere on his body but it's especially bad on his head.

After what seems like the longest minute Poppy opens up her pod and.....she isn't scratching herself?! WHAT KIND OF FAVORTISM IS THIS?! "Woah Branch are you ok?! Your scratching yourself like crazy!" She exclaims concerned grabbing his hands to stop himself but he moves his hands away from her "Oh I don't know maybe it's because I'm itching everywhere and it's all because of that fruit you gave me?!" He exclaims sarcastically.

"But if that fruit caused this than why aren't I itchy" She ponders as she looks herself over. "I don't know but I'm having a feeling if it was sentient that the fruit is picking favorites!" Branch says angry. "Hey don't worry my dad is up at around this time so there no need to worry I bet he has some answers let's go find him" She says trying to be optimistic of the situation and Branch is not having it and just gives her the most deadpan expression he can give her while he still scratching.

The two make their way to king Peppys pod and soon reach it "Uhm dad we need help" Poppy says entering the pod seeing her dad looking at some scrapbooks of what seems to be wildlife. "Yes what is it Poppy? Is someone hurt or -oh sweet everything why are you scratching yourself so much Branch?!" King peppy exclaims shocked at seeing this odd behavior from the former grey troll.

"Well you see dad-" Poppy begins to explain yesterday's events to him and he nods along as he listens. "Wait Poppy could you describe that fruit again?" He asks his back straightening suddenly as if alarmed. "Uh it was about this big" She gestures with her hands. "It was bright pink with a green stem and parts of it were different colors sort of like a rainbow and it was covered in glitter" She says describing the fruit.

"And just how much of the fruit did you eat" King Peppy says suddenly sounding worried and grabs poppys shoulders and Branch's anxiety is not liking the worried tone the king is using right now. "Uhm I only had 3 small pieces while Branch ate the rest. Why what's wrong is Branch in danger?!" Poppy exclaims worried that she might just have sentenced her boyfriend to die by complete accident.

King Peppy sighs suddenly looking much older than he already is. "No he isn't in any danger he won't die as that fruit isn't poisonous in any way" he says and the couple let out a sigh of relief. "But that doesn't mean that something isn't happening to him" he says looking at Branch with a solem expression. Branch can feel his anxiety take a whole new level now. Just what was happening to him? Was this just a allergic reaction? A side effect?

"What you ate is something some thought to be a myth due to how rare it is. The last time this fruit was even seen was before I was even hatched from my egg that's how rare this fruit is" King Peppy explains. "Come take a seat you two I think it's time I tell you about what this fruit truly is and what our ancestors were like a long time ago" he gestures to 2 chairs and they each take a seat and Branch is still scratching himself alebit not as hard.

"In order to understand what this fruit does first you need to learn about our ancestors. We pop trolls didn't always look the way we do now. We weren't as social or friendly as we are now. We often stayed alone, we didn't live in villages we often lived by ourselves unless we were with our mate and or with our trollings,but other than that we were very solitary." He explains to the two.

"Oh wow I can't ever imagine being all alone like that, that sounds horrible" Poppy exclaims. "So not much different than how I used to be" Branch deadpans. "Yes we also looked much different, we had thicker fur,our colors weren't nearly as bright or colorful. We also had fangs and claws for protection from predators" King Peppy explains some more. "I'm not seeing how this has anything to do with the fruit dad?" Poppy says confused.

King Peppy takes a long sad look at Branch before he sighs "Overtime our ancestors began to look and act like the trolls of today friendly,cuddly,social creatures. Due to this those traits that our ancestors had before went away with time until we lost them entirely as we didn't need them anymore. That fruit that you ate it....it transforms a troll back into what our ancestors looked like" King peppy says sadly.

Branch swore he thought he heard a record scratch at what he was hearing "It WHAT?!" Branch yells both shocked and petrified he didn't want to become what sounded like a monster with the way King Peppy was describing them. "Yes as of right now your body is transforming itself back to what our ancestors looked like." He says giving Branch a onceover with a bit of a confused expression "Oh yeah? Than why isn't Poppy affected by this?!" Branch really wants to know the answer to this.

"Its due to the amount of the fruit you ate you have to eat a certain amount in order for the transformation to take place. Branch you ate almost half of it while Poppy sheonly ate 3 small bites so it wasn't enough for the transformation to take place unlike with you. Normally a troll would eat the whole fruit and it would happen all at once and usually would be complete the next day but it seems with you it's more slow and gradual." King peppy explains as he takes a closer look.

"See? Take a look Branch your fur is currently growing as we speak its why you are so itchy" King peppy explains as he grabs a hand mirror and low and behold he is right. On certain parts of his face you could see bits of fur sticking up. Branch holds the mirror with a angry expression as he glares at his reflection.

"Well this is just fantastic. How do I reverse this? Becuase if it gets worse than this itchiness I'm gonna go ballistic" He says as he grits his teeth and scratches his head with a new vigor.

"I wish there was a better way to say this Branch but I'm sorry to say that this transformation is permanent it can't be reversed" the old king explains.

The two look at Branch probably expecting yelling or screaming but he just stares ahead with a blank expression as he drops the mirror thankfully not shattering and he stops scratching entirely as his arms hang limp at his sides. "Branch?" Poppy asks concerned for her boyfriend at the way he is taking this news.

Permanent

That word is the only thing he can hear right now and is currently registering

Permanent

The word keep repeating over over in his head

Can't be reversed

I can't go back to normal

....ch!

He ignores everything around him. He can't hear anything else he is just focusing on that one word.

Permanent

......anch!

Stuck

....BRANCH!

The sound of his girfriends voice snaps him out of whatever was going on with him. He looks up and she is gripping his shoulders and shaking him and he can tell she is trying very hard not to cry right now. Oh and was it him or was he having a bit of trouble breathing at the moment?

"Huh what happened?" He asks confused. "You jsut zoned out! Nothing we were doing was getting your attention! You were just staring at nothing and you were starting to hyperventilate!" She says as she gives him a tight hug that seems to ground him as he can focus more now and is more aware.

"Branch if it's any consultation the transformation is only physical there aren't any mental changes well maybe other than some new instincts but I assure you they are harmless!" He says putting his hands up.

Well he guesses that's one good thing out of this whole nightmare he wouldn't be a mindless feral monster he don't know what he would do if that were the case. Probably just isolate himself far away from the village as to not hurt anyone.

"I-i just want to go home right now" He stutters out as he stands up as Poppy releases her grip on him. She nods and gets ready to follow him "No Poppy i- I need to be alone right now ok?" We can talk tomorrow I just need to process this" He says as he leaves leaving both the king and queen who watch on in sadness.

He has never run so fast before back to his bunker. He quickly makes his way down and just crawls into bed hugs himself and begins to sob at his new chapter in life until he cries himself to sleep.

The origin fruit

A fruit that isn't created via a normal way its completely random when one is made. It can happen to any fruit but it often happens with rock troll fruit and pop troll fruit. A random fruit will mutate into a origin fruit and will not spoil or rot even if cut open.

It has no seeds and can't be planted as nothing will grow

Any troll that eats this will physically revery to what their ancestors looked like. The effects differ for each type of troll

(I went sort of a devil fruit route with the mutation)

[yes-i-write-fanfiction]

Hellooo, could you please do some hc's for Breakdown where he's kinda sorta saved by the bot's human ally.

He's captured by mech and left to die n all that but bam, Y/N alert. They free him and then they run away because they still think he's gonna try to kill them or something asfgh-

Y/N, staring at the very much so restrained BD: Am I this stupid?

Y/N, releasing him from the restraints not 10 seconds later: Apparently yes

At first, Breakdown is confused and suspicious. Why would the human help him? He knows they are an autobot ally and they know he's a decepticon. Obviously, this makes the two of them enemies. Yet despite this, despite the fact that he and his fellow cons are actively trying to kill the autobots and take over Earth, they still choose to help him. They would be better of leaving him for dead since it would only mean one less enemy to worry about and looking into their eyes, Breakdown knows that they are thinking of this as well.

Still, they help him.

Is it foolish kindness? Sympathy? Pity? Some misplaced sense of justice? Breakdown can't really tell. Whatever it is, the human sets him free, releasing his restraints, all while throwing around anxious glances.

They look at each other for a few seconds. There's a tense silence between them, even as the alarm blares, warning the other humans that their 'subject' has gotten free.

"I don't owe you anything," Breakdown says, mostly just for his own sake.

"That wasn't my plan anyway," the human responds. There's no more words shared between them.

After they have parted ways and Breakdown is back onboard the Nemesis, back to a somewhat safe location, he finally allows himself to think, to reflect upon what has just happened. The implications behind the human's actions.

They are human. Not only that, but an autobot ally as well. He should have crushed them the second they released him. Yet he could only let them go, watch them turn around and leave without even looking back once. They trusted that he wouldn't do anything to harm them.

Despite what he told them, Breakdown feels like he's now indebted to them. They saved him. That counts for something, doesn't it? Yet he has a hard time thinking of anything he could possibly do to pay them back. He won't switch sides, he ain't that kind of bot. He won't betray his cause by leaking information. But what he can do is to not hurt them. Next time they cross paths, he will handle them with care. He will treat them with respect and kindness, even if they are an enemy. And once the decepticons win and Earth is theirs, he will make sure that this human survives. They might hate him for it but it's the only way he can think of to repay their kindness.

Mercy.

[animefu]

Pokémon Horizons - The Sudden Turn (Part 3)

Characters: Amethio, Friede, Liko, Roy, Orla, Molly, Dot, Murdock

Pokémon: Sprigatito, Corviknight, Charizard, Cap, Quaxly

After a while, it was already the next day, Amethio gradually woke up again. He hadn't really been able, to sleep after all, as he had originally hoped. The teen was still too preoccupied with yesterday's incident. He still couldn't believe, that Spinel had actually been so ruthless and had intentionally injured Liko so badly, just so he could get his hands on her pendant. Although, he had already said it right into his rival's face before, he still couldn't cope with the thought. It was just too terrible.

Amethio would definitely do something, to stop this bastard, from getting away with this. The teenager was definitely sure about that! Without any doubts or concerns!!

But first he stretched himself extensively, before looking at Liko to his left. The young girl was laying peacefully next to him, still sleeping. Sprigatito on the other hand was now also awake and calmly licked its paws.

This scene made Amethio smile slightly and he watched the two of them for a while, before deciding, to wake Liko up. So he very carefully crawled closer to her and shook her shoulder a little, because he didn't want to scare her in any way.

At some point the girl finally moved and opened her eyes with some difficulty. Her head was pounding, her vision blurry and at first she didn't know, where she was or what exactly had happened. Then she finally managed, to make out her surroundings. It seemed like, she was in a cave. But how did she get here? She was actually on her way to her grandmother with Roy and Friede to find out more about her pendant.

Liko continued, to look around and then suddenly spotted Amethio, who was sitting next to her, unusually calm and yes, strangely enough, a little worried. What the hell was going on here? Instinctively, her hand reached for her pendant and she stood up abruptly, to disappear as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, not very wise, because she was still dizzy and quickly lost her balance again.

However, Amethio reacted quick enough and stopped her fall with both of his arms, so that the Pokémon Trainer crashed right into his chest. But she quickly pushed the Explorer Admin away from her again and just looked at him with wide eyes, unable, to say anything at the moment.

So initially there was an inconsequential silence between both parties. Then Amethio finally spoke up. "Seems like, you're finally awake. How do you feel?" That was the first thing, the teenager said. However, it only caused more imaginary question marks for the still confused girl.

Then everything literally came pouring out of her. "What is going on here?! Why am I here?! Where is Sprigatito?! And why did you bring me here, why does my head hurt so much and..." Liko was so confused, that sometimes she didn't even know, what she was actually saying.

Then she suddenly contorted her face in pain and now also noticed, that there was a bandage tied around her stomach, just like around her leg.

At some point, however, Amethio grabbed both of her shoulders, to bring her out of her already somewhat hectic flow of speech. "Hey, hey, now calm down!! You're injured, so I wouldn't necessarily recommend, that you completely freak out right now." He took a short, deep breath, before continuing.

"I'll explain everything to you in detail, but only, if you calm down first and listen to me, please!!" he said in a firm voice, looking intently into her eyes.

Now Liko was even more perplexed, but she still followed his instructions and breathed in and out a few times. As her nerves calmed down a bit, she looked back at Amethio again.

"Ok, then explain that to me! What have you done to me? Why are we in this cave? And where on earth did these bandages come from?"

Amethio wasn't particularly surprised, that she was so upset. "I see... So you really don't remember, what happened?" he asked.

"Of course not, I want to know this from you, Amethio!" she demanded with his name on her lips and took Sprigatito on her lap, when she had now discovered her partner next to her, awaiting his response.

The person addressed ran his hands through his hair, sighing. "Oh man, where do I start?" Now Amethio began, to explain everything to her.

First the fact, that he had continued, to pursue her and her friends because of her pendant, then suddenly noticing his rival Spinel, who had separated Liko from her friends and finally the fact, that he had found her so extremely injured near that cliff including, that Spinel was responsible for the whole thing. And of course also, that Amethio had brought her out of danger and then treated her injuries, after fleeing with her into this cave, to be protected from the storm.

After he finished talking, Liko first had to put everything in order. "Ok, just so I understand this correctly... You stood up to that Spinel to protect me and then fled into that cave with me?" she asked and rubbed her head, because it was still stinging a little.

"Just like I said. I know, that this is all a little much for you right now. But you have to believe me, the moment, I saw you lying near that cliff, seriously injured, unconscious... I just didn't think any further at that moment and then just flew away with you, so that Spinel couldn't hurt you even worse. This... I just couldn't allow it..."

"Then... So was that you too with the bandages and everything? Are you really telling the truth?" Liko asked, still a little sceptical.

The person being addressed sighed and then nodded afterwards. "You don't have to believe me, really, but I assure you, everything is true, just as I told you." Amethio said once again.

"Ok, and... What do you plan to do now? After all, neither of us can stay here forever. And besides... Why are you suddenly so nice to me? How am I supposed to know, that you're just faking it all, to steal my pendant and then just leave me here afterwards?! Please give me one single reason, why i should really believe you!"

Amethio just looked at her. "I'm aware of that. But you have to believe me, I would never just take advantage of your situation like that! To be honest... I don't even know anymore, whether this is all happening properly..." he murmured and now became a bit uptight.

The black-haired girl listened carefully to every word spoken. "And what is that supossed to mean? Are you trying, to get yourself out of the affair, by claiming, that you don't want to work for the Explorers at all, just to look good in front of your boss later?! Are you seriously expecting me, to buy this from you?! You're crazy!" Now she was starting, to get very, very angry.

Amethio grabbed her shoulders again. "My God, can we just leave it like that for now?! That's all, I can tell you at that moment, Liko! What's more important now is, what you exactly can remember, before you were no longer conscious."

Instinctively, the girl wanted to ask the teen, how he knew her name, but then brushed off this thought quickly. Instead, she answered to his question:

"All right, I believe you now. Kinda... However... I still don't really understand, why you protected me and then saved me. You could have left me to my own devices and run off with my pendant. Except you didn't do that... You're acting completely different... Normally you would follow me and my friends to God knows where, just that you could get your hands on my pendant. But right now... I've never seen you like this... So why this sudden change of heart? I just want to understand, Amethio! That's all!"

Just another sigh from the teen. "That wasn't the answer to my question. First tell me, what exactly you can remember before the incident. Only then will I give you my answers, I swear." he replied and now waited for the girl's actual answer.

"Hghh... Yeah, ok, you won. I was on the way to my grandmother with Friede and Roy, when suddenly Sprigatito just jumped out of my arms and ran deeper into the forest. Of course I followed it, because I wanted to know, why it was suddenly acting so strangely. And when I finally found it... I then saw these strange Pokémon tracks. Of course I immediately wanted to call Friede, because I just ran away without letting them know. Then this Spinel guy came out of the shadows and wanted me to hand over my pendant to him. Of course I refused, whereupon his Umbreon then attacked us out of nowhere, I didn't even know, what happened at that moment. Sprigatito tried to defend me, but... Then suddenly everything went black. Well and you've probably seen the rest then. " Liko then ended.

"That's exactly, how it is." Amethio confirmed his previous statements again. "But now... You should go back to your friends. They're already probably looking for you like crazy." he said next now, standing up. Then he held out a hand to the girl. "Come on, I'll help you up." he offered, but Liko waved him away.

"No thanks. I can do it myself." the girl said and stood up demonstratively, but she was still not completely fit and hissed in pain, as she stepped on her injured leg.

Luckily, Amethio immediately supported her again and draped her arm across his shoulders, while he wrapped his other arm around her waist. This gave Liko a little more stability. "Wow, not so fast. There is no way, you can walk all by yourself in this current state. I'll take you to your friends." he said and took one of his Pokéballs out of his left pocket. "Corviknight!" As the Crow Pokémon appeared in front of the two, Amethio quickly put his attention back to Liko, who he was still supporting.

After he led the injured girl out of the cave, Amethio sat on its back and helped Liko onto his Pokémon right after, so that she was sitting in front of him. “Hold on tight, it’s actually not used, to carrying two people at the same time.” he explained.

The young Pokémon Trainer seemed unsure at first, but then finally nodded. Of course she took Sprigatito in her arms as well, so that it wouldn't be accidentally left behind. Shortly afterwards, the Crow Pokémon took off into the skies.

Liko stayed quiet at first, but then the silence became a little too awkward for her. "I was wondering... If we really fly to Friede and the others... What do you want to tell them? They will definitely think, that you kidnapped me and kept me in this cave against my will." she murmured at some point.

Amethio, who continued to look straight ahead despite her question in order to concentrate, finally answered her. "I've already thought of that. First try to reach Friede and tell him, to send his coordinates. This may give us a better chance of locating him and your other friends more easily. Then you can explain everything to them in more detail afterwards." he said, while he kept his focus on the correct direction of flight.

Liko only sighed, but then took her Rotom phone out of her jacket pocket. After it beeped a few times, someone finally picked up. "Yes, Friede? No, no, I'm fine, I wasn't kidnapped. Yes, I'll explain everything to you then, but could you send me your location first? No, it's not necessary. Of course. I promise, I'll get there straight away. Yes, that's good. See you later." After she hung up, she looked back at Amethio.

He also looked at her. "How's it going?" he asked. "He sent me his coordinates. He should be back on the Brave Asagi with Roy by now." Liko replied. The teen then nodded understandably.

"Okay, then we'll heading there now. Just hold on tight." he said and gave Corviknight a quick pat, whereupon the Pokémon made a croak and headed straight in that direction.

~~~

Meanwhile, the rest of the Rising Volt Tacklers waited impatiently for Liko's arrival. Friede was standing at the bottom of the airships plank, nervously tapping his foot up and down. Roy stood next to him, looking at him in slight worry. "Don't worry, Friede. She'll definitely show up any minute." he tried to calm him down a bit.

"It's easy for you to talk, Roy..." Friede just mumbled and continued, to look around impatiently. It was simply normal for him, to worry about, whether Liko was really okay. After all, she was like his own daughter for him.

At some point, however, Roy discovered a dark spot in the sky. "Hey, look up there! Isn't that..." Friede looked at him slightly confused and then also looked in that direction, as the spot seemed, to get closer and closer.

"No way... !! Charizard!!" He reacted, as if by reflex and summoned the Flame Pokémon directly from its Pokéball.

Roy blinked in confusion and looked back at the point, as he finally understood, why Friede was suddenly acting like that. A Corviknight landed right in front of them with a person, who was unfortunately all too familiar to both Trainers.

Both immediately felt their suspicions confirmed, when Amethio got off the Pokémons back and then helped a second person down shortly afterwards as well.

Friede thought, he couldn't believe his eyes. "Liko?! But how...?!" He was about to order Charizard to attack, but was suddenly stopped by Liko. "Wait!! Don't attack him!!" she shouted and stepped in front of Amethio with her arms wide, despite her bent leg, since she still couldn't stand on it properly.

This statement only made the leader of the Rising Volt Tacklers even more puzzled. "But... He suddenly shows up here with you, what does this all mean?!" At that moment he didn't understood, what was going on at all. But now the adult's gaze fell on Liko's bandages around her stomach and left leg.

"What in God's name happened to you? And what does Amethio have to do with all of this?!" he asked the next question.

Slowly all these piercing questions became too much for the girl. "Arceus, can we all just calm down first?!! Me and Amethio..." she briefly pointed to herself and then to the person mentioned. "We'll tell you everything in detail, but let's go inside, because even I can't stand for that long!" she snorted, slightly annoyed and crossed her arms in front of her chest.

Amethio listened to the little discussion with one ear, but preferred, to stay in the background for now.

Friede scratched his neck, but then finally gave in. "Allright, I get it. Then let's go in first. Molly can take another look at your injuries there." he said and briefly looked at the Explorer Admin, who was now standing next to the black-haired. It could be, that he valued him as a worthy opponent in battle. And that he would normally never trust Amethio to do something, like actually kidnapping Liko, just to get her pendant that way. But the fact, that he almost casually appeared with Liko in tow was suspicious, even to Friede.

"Finally." Liko spoke up again, breaking the silence and was about to start walking, but whimpered in pain, as she, once again unfortunately, put weight on her injured leg.

Amethio instinctively wanted to give her a hand again, although he didn't really know why, but then still preferred, to better step back, as Friede came to the young Pokémon Trainer's side, instead of him.

He let out another sigh. 'It's probably better this way... At least for now...' he heard his thoughts speaking again, so he stayed quiet. As he stood there a bit awkwardly at first, he quickly was approached by his other 'rival':

"Hey, if you don't want to spend the night out here, you should come in with us. Not that you're going to get sick." the white-haired man simply said to him and then went with Liko, who was leaning on him, onto the ship and into the meeting room. Beforehand, he dropped the girl off at Molly's, so that she could take a closer look at her injuries, as he mentioned earlier.

Amethio continued, to stand there silently and briefly looked down at Roy. "Is he always so... sarcastic?" Roy looked at him briefly. "You have no idea... Now come on." he said and now went onto the ship as well. Amethio just sighed again and recalled Corviknight, before simply walking after the boy.

~~~

After everyone had gone into the meeting room, all eyes almost automatically turned to the black and silver-haired. After all, it wasn't exactly an everyday occurrence for the crew, to have a member of the Explorers on board.

Thankfully, Amethio had given Liko good enough initial care, so that no further measures were necessary for the time being. So the black-haired girl quickly rejoined the rest of the group, but deliberately positioned herself next to the teen. After all, she was the only one, who could explain the situation the best, the current one and the previous one.

Friede was now back in the room as well and so it was him, who directly asked the first question:

"Ok and now everything from the beginning again, Liko. How come, Amethio suddenly shows up with you? I... I just don't really understand it."

Cap, who was sitting on his shoulder, made a sound of agreement. Apparently he also wanted to know all the details. Which of course was all too understandable. "Pika."

Liko looked briefly at Amethio, then back at Friede. Then she basically told her friends the same thing, that she had told Amethio and what he told her before as well. After she finished, she looked into dozens of shocked faces.

"Arceus... I knew right away, that you wouldn't just disappear like that." Roy interjected immediately, whereupon the rest nodded in agreement.

"I was convinced of that from the start, after what Friede told me. But to get back to the topic... Why are you showing up here with Amethio of all people?" Dot now asked next.

Now it was Amethio himself, who spoke up after a while:

"Listen, I'm well aware that, you don't want to believe me. And I don't even expect that from you. After all, I've already caused you a lot of trouble. But this time... I... I didn't really know, what motivated me to help Liko myself." he gulped shortly, before continuing.

"But... After I saw her lying so badly wounded near that cliff... And then Spinel, who coldly admitted this terrible act without a hint of compassion... And then almost took Liko with him, probably to use worse methods to get her pendant and finding out its secrets... I really didn't know, what had come over me at that moment!! I just got her out of that situation out of pure instinct and then hid with her in that cave... I can't say anything more about it at the moment, as much as I would like to..." he finished and looked at everyone quite uncertainly.

The teenager then glanced sideways at Liko. She immediately interpreted his gaze and now looked at everyone else again. "Listen up, guys... I ask you all... Amethio told me on the way here, that... He is no longer sure, whether the matter with my pendant is the right thing to do. That's why... I would like us, to support him together, to get away from the Explorers... I think... He has good potential, to become one of us."

This statement only caused disbelief and even bewilderment on the faces of everyone present. Did they just get that right?!

"Wow, wow, wow, hold on a second! Are you serious right now?!! You want to make him one of us? For him to switch to the good side?! Is this supposed to be a joke or something?" Dot couldn't believe her ears. Same was true to Quaxly. "Kwua!"

Despite the objections, Liko still tried, to somehow convince her friends. "I know it sounds ridiculous, but hear me out. In my opinion, Amethio is under a lot of pressure. He's still very young after all, and... That's why I don't think, he's a member of the Explorers of his own free will. Maybe... Someone from the organization is forcing him, to work for him or her. I just feel it! So please, everyone... Please support me with my idea!!" the girl now pleaded and made a corresponding bow.

Some still seemed skeptical. "Well, I don't really know, Liko..." Orla mumbled and didn't seem, to be quite so convinced. So did Murdock and Molly, apparently.

Now it was Friede again, who scratched his chin thoughtfully. "If you look at it closely... Your arguments aren't that far-fetched, if I'm being honest..." he said, whereupon he received incredulous looks from his comrades.

"Um, excuse me, Mister 'Pokémon Professor'! Have you already forgotten all the tricky situations, we've been in because of him over there?" Apparently Molly didn't entirely agree with his kind of valid argument and pointed exactly in Amethio's direction, as she spoke.

"Ehem, I don't know, if you noticed it by now, but this 'him' also happens, to have a name and can hear you clearly!" it know came from Amethio, as he cleared his throat and you could tell, that he was a bit annoyed by the sound of his voice.

Friede just sighed slightly strained and stopped the little argument between the two pretty quickly. "Alright, that's enough now. And again, you know exactly, how much I hate it, being called Professor, Molly... But to get back to your point. No, of course I have NOT forgotten, what we've been through, because of Amethio. But if it's really true, what Liko just told us... Couldn't we just see for ourselves and check, if there's really anything to what she said?"

These words made the black-haired listen up. "Then does that mean... you're really giving him a chance?" Liko's eyes lit up slightly with hope, as she looked into those of her friends.

They looked at each other hesitantly for a moment, but finally sighed. Now was definitely not a good time, to start a discussion with Liko right now. And especially not, when Amethio was there at the moment as well. "As stubborn as you are here, we hardly have any other choice, do we?" Murdock said, smiling somewhat teasing towards the spoken one, however, she did not respond further.

The girl now finally looked at Molly and Orla. They also sighed and then nodded, albeit a little hesitantly. "All right, we believe you. And... Even though, we really hate, to do it... We'll give Amethio a chance. But that doesn't mean, we'll trust him right away." they both said almost in sync.

"Thank you, really." she said and looked briefly at Amethio, who was still standing uncertainly next to her. "See? I told you, I would help you." Liko smiled slightly at the young Explorer Admin and gently touched his shoulder.

He still seemed a little nervous, but then showed a timid smile, albeit a little hesitantly. "Thank you... That... That's really nice of you. Although I caused you a lot of trouble and for you as well." he said, still a little unsure, while looking at the others, especially Friede.

"And... For that... I really want to sincerely apologize to you... What I've done to you so far, really wasn't right. I'm so ashamed of this now... Please, you just have to believe me... I... I'll make it up to you... Somehow... You have my word." To support his statement, the teenager made a brief bow to everyone present.

Friede now stretched himself and rose from his seat. "Well then, I think that's enough for today. It's been an rough enough day for all of us. And... I have to thank you, Amethio... Even though I hate to admit it... For finding Liko and immediately helping her... Oh yes... And for bringing her back home as well..." the leader of the Rising Volt Tacklers said and stepped forward, holding out a hand to his 'rival'. "I am in your debt."

Amethio initially looked at his hand a little skeptically, but then finally shock it lightly. "No problem." he just responded quietly and then took a step back. He probably had to get used to the situation first.

"Well, then we should slowly go to sleep, it's pretty late by know. But first we should eat something, because it's not particularly easy, to sleep on an empty stomach. I speak from experience..." Roy now said.

Dot rolled her eyes slightly at his last words. "Thank you very much, Roy. That's, what we all wanted to hear." she said with a pretty obviously ironic tone and adjusted her sweater a little.

Murdock chuckled softly. Then he stood up and put both hands on his hips. "Anyway, I'll take care of the food then. It'll blow your mind!" he said with a broad grin and shortly afterwards disappeared towards the kitchen.

~~~

Meanwhile, the rest prepared the table, putting out cutlery and dishes. Shortly afterwards everyone took a seat and Amethio sat next to Liko. Which in principle was only logical, since Ludlow was fishing most of the day anyway and as a result, there was almost always an empty chair available.

So while everyone was waiting for dinner to be on the table, some decided to ask Amethio a few questions. After all, he already said before, or rather Liko, that he basically didn't want to work for the Explorers at all. Or at least, not anymore. Basically how you interpreted it.

"So... How did you come, to be part of a large organization of villains anyways?" Roy asked first. "Because to me you don't seem particularly evil enough, to be in such a position. At least not according to your age." he added.

The silver and black-haired teen just looked at him uncertainly. Great, just the very first question and he was already overwhelmed. Really a great start. "Well..." Amethio bit his bottom lip slightly and kneaded his fingers under the tabletop. Hopefully unnoticed by the rest of the team. At least he hoped so.

Liko, on the other hand, quickly noticed his tension and gently placed one of her hands on one of his. "If it's too much for you, we can put the question aside for now and start with something easier instead." she suggested and smiled slightly encouraging at him, whereupon the teen just gave a slight nod from himself.

"Then... How old are you actually?" Friede asked. The young teenager definitely liked this question better. At least so far. "I'm 16." Amethio answered. The leader of the Rising Volt Tacklers put his thumb and index finger on his chin, while his rival gave his answer, as if he had already expected this.

"Hah, I knew it!! Then my guess wasn't that far-fetched after all." he said, giving off a slightly triumphant expression, which was unfortunately all too typical of him. Amethio just slightly rolled his eyes and his face switched, once again, into a relative annoyed expression, while his left eyebrow was slightly twitching as well. "Tch... Whatever." he grumbled and crossed his arms.

"Ok, then how about this? What can you tell us about your past? What was your childhood like? And how was or is your relationship with your parents? And the most important thing is, how did you end up, being part of the Explorers after all?" Liko now tried her luck with something similar, to what Roy had asked him previously. She was still firmly convinced about the fact, that Amethio didn't work for the Explorers voluntarily. He just had to be under a lot of pressure! She simply couldn't find any other explanations at the moment. Plus she really couldn't imagine, that the black and silver-haired was particularly evil. There had to be something slumbering deep inside of him, wich was never, ever seen by anyone before.

Amethio suddenly jumped at her words. In a way, the teen kinda had already expected these specific questions. And yet he was anything, but prepared for it. Even, if it was actually unintentional on her part, Liko had hit a sore spot in him.

"You know... Actually... I don't really like, talking about my past itself... It's... Let's say... Complicated..." he said very cautiously. It was clear to see in his face, that Amethio didn't talked much, or at least rarely, about his past in general.

"But on the other hand... I would like, to finally open up to someone... Who won't judge me, because of it... Unfortunately, I've already had some very unpleasant experiences with that..." he then said.

Liko looked at him somewhat compassionate. "Oh I see... If you don't want to talk about it then..." she began, but quickly was interrupted by the teen again:

"No, no, it's fine, really! I finally want to talk about it. But the thing is, that I haven't open up myself to anyone before. It was or rather 'is' extremely difficult. Not even Zir and Conia know anything personal about me. Only, that I have Corviknight and Ceruledge and that's basically it." he continued. "Up until now, I've simply repressed the idea, of ​​ever talking about my past again." the young boy added lastly.

"Mhh, I see... The way you just put it, your childhood and the time afterwards seem to have been anything, but harmonious." Orla now spoke up, whereupon Amethio just nodded again. "You aren't quite wrong with it..." he mumbled.

Now, for the very first time, a completely new, previously unknown side of the young Explorer Admin was recognized. Usually Amethio was always calm and collected... Had never shown a lot of different emotions before, such as joy, sadness or despair, with mostly anger and the feel of disrespect being the only, two exceptions. But right now? They never seen him like this ever before, not even Friede.

After a good while, in which there was again a very uncomfortable silence, Liko now started speaking to the young teen once more:

"You know... I can understand you... I certainly wouldn't feel any different. But maybe... It would just be easier for you, if you talk about it especially right now. Plus, since you saved me from certain death." the black-haired brought up as a reminder, encouraging and trying, to give Amethio a sort of feeling of trust and some security as well.

Amethio then looked at her again, his eyes still showing concern and uncertainty. But actually there was simply something in her words. 'She's right... You can't run away from your past forever! You finally have to face it!! For the sake of yourself and your freedom!!' he heard his mind talking to him.

It was actually the only opportunity for the teen. Because only this way, he could possibly get away from all the pressure of being a member of the Explorers, regain his freedom and never, ever have to let others control and humiliate him again!!

So after Amethio had sorted out his thoughts for a short while, he finally looked at everyone with determination. "You know what? You're absolutely right! I finally have to do something, to get my life back on track!!"...

To be continued...

Sidenote: Well, that concludes this Part of the story. I'll be honest with you, I never thought, that this Part would be so full of tension and plus sometimes very emotional as well in comparison to the previous two parts. But more importantly, what did you guys think about Part 3? Feel free, to write me your opinions into the tags. And I would also highly appreciate it, if you could give it a like as well. Because this would just motivate me a lot, to actually continue this story, because I would just know, you really enjoy reading this whole piece overall.

And I would be to myself like 'OK, people like, what I'm doing currently, that's why I have to give everything, I have, to please and impress them even more!!' xd

Regardless to all of that, if you want to find out, how it will continue with Amethios character, as the story progresses and what I still have planned for him and his future relationships with the Rising Volt Tacklers, then I highly recommend you, to definitely stay tuned and join in next time to Part 4 of:

'Pokémon Horizons - The Sudden Turn'

Up until then!! 😘😘😘😘

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