#spoiler alert: a bug gets squished

[lydiahosek]

@awesomebutunpractical's OC Scenario Template thing!

Assign Each Character a Number, Answer Questions. Can be Random, Can be Not So Much.

1. Lynn

2. Erin

3. Rikki

4. Terrance

5. Evan

Just a little context: Lynn, Rikki, Terrance, and Evan were in the same class in junior high (Lynn and Terrance go back even further) and have been friends ever since. Erin is Lynn’s younger sister.

  1. Lynn and Rikki both are in a hurry and practically bump into each other when they get to the door. What happens?

Chances are they’re on their way to the same place, or at least understand how important each others’ destinations are to them. They’ll both step back and Lynn will be the first to do the harried “after you” wave and let Rikki through.

  2. Erin and Evan are in an argument. What could it be about? Just to smooth things out, Terrance walks in on them.

Evan’s family owns a restaurant. They decide to experiment with live music and hire Erin to sing, but it doesn’t go as smoothly as planned. The sound equipment (which Evan set up) doesn’t work properly. The accompanist doesn’t know half of the songs Erin brought music for – in addition to the crowd-pleasing standards Evan had suggested, she included several contemporary hits and obscure showtunes. She’s sensitive to every stray noise from the diners – every too-loud conversation, burst of laughter, and misbehaving kid distracts from those who are actually listening to her. After closing, she vents her frustration and Evan gets defensive. He doesn’t think it was that bad – she did sing, after all, which was the whole point, right? – but makes the crucial errors of suggesting that 1) she is reacting too strongly and 2) maybe if she had chosen some more mainstream selections she would have gotten a better reception. She accuses him of disrespecting the art – not so very deep down she resents performing in an environment in which she sees herself as “basically background music”, even as she was counting on it as a new step professionally.

Terrance arrives and is treated to each of their accounts of the evening. He is glad to have not been there earlier so he cannot give an opinion on whose read of the situation is “right”. Instead, he reminds them that whatever happened, it’s over now. They tried it out and learned that they aren’t a good match. A couple of snide “You can say that again”s notwithstanding, Evan and Erin both cool down. He pays her and thanks her for a night’s work, she thanks him for the opportunity and the payment, and they part ways.

(Evan’s family tries a few more acts over the next few weeks but ends up deciding that it’s not adding anything – that it’s more work and more money without pulling in more business – so they go back to their loop of recorded music.)

  3. Erin needs a confidant and the options are Lynn and Rikki. Who’s it gonna be? What circumstances would cause this to switch?

While they haven’t always been the closest, Erin would still choose Lynn – unless the secret had something to do with Lynn herself.

  4. Rikki and Terrance are stuck in a body swap and now they need to impersonate each other. What are the traits they’d overplay to sell it? Who’d do the better job?

Rikki would probably do better imitating Terrance than vice versa, though she’d call people “Dude” too much. Terrance would try to be affectionately snarky and sarcastic but it would come out as awkward and mildly rude. Everyone is uncomfortable.

  5. Evan has lost something precious. There’s a pile of circumstantial evidence that Erin is the thief. Does Evan decide to trust Erin anyway? Jump on the evidence and start the blame game? Is there enough trust there to label this a betrayal? Is Erin actually responsible?

Left to draw his own conclusions, Evan will believe Erin took it. If Lynn catches wind of it, though, and comes to her sister’s defense, he’ll backtrack. He and Erin are at best acquaintances, so the presumed theft is in his mind a jerk move but at least nothing personal.

Erin’s many things, but she’s no thief. When the truth comes out, she’ll accept an apology for the accusation, but she may hold the incident over his head in the future.

  6. Terrance, Erin, and Lynn are all out in the middle of nowhere and they stumble onto a very suspicious bag of money. What does each of them think of the situation?  Can they agree on what to do?

Erin’s imagination is already spinning five different salacious backstories for the bag’s presence here. She wants nothing to do with it, for fear of entanglement in some gangster’s ransom drop or smuggling scheme. Terrance is not quite as convinced of the bag’s colorful past but considers the alternative that someone was just that careless with such a large sum, which annoys him. A tiny part of him wants to take it for his own/his family’s use, but *frustrated sigh* no, that would be wrong, let’s just leave it. Neither of them get their way, because Lynn is adamant that they take it with them and report it found as soon as they reach civilization again.

  7. Rikki and Evan are, for the sake of this question, arch-enemies.  For reasons they care about, they have to play nice with each other for a dinner. How well does each pull it off? Does Lynn pick up on the tension in the room?

Rikki plays it too friendly and casual, leaning on Evan and laughing at everything even slightly clever he says. Evan plays it too smooth and professional, as if he were at a business dinner and Rikki was a favored client. He’s the more convincing of the two, but Lynn absolutely notices both the stiffness in Rikki’s smile and the excessive courtesy Evan shows Rikki and nobody else.

  8. There is a bug! A particularly big, spiny, potentially venom filled specimen. Lynn, and Erin are in the room with the little guy, and Rikki, Terrance, and Evan are in the next room over. What happens?

Bugs have a way of just suddenly being in the room without anyone having noticed when they came in. Lynn probably let out an embarrassingly loud yelp of surprise when she first spotted it in the middle of the floor or the counter or wherever. This attracts the attention of everyone else.

Rikki: *calls from the other room, concerned* What??

Lynn: *hurriedly regains composure* Nothing, just a bug.

Terrance: *gets up, heads toward the bug-occupied room*

Rikki and Evan: *follow him with mild interest*

Erin: *has instinctively backed away from the bug, is torn between her general regard for animals and her need for it to be far away from her*

Terrance: *squishes it before anyone can stop him*

  9. Let’s cast Rikki as a detective and Terrance as the assistant. What could this look like? How effective would they be?

Oh, Rikki would have a blast bossing him around – sending him to do research and get coffee and the like. As for the actual investigation, Rikki’s very sociable, which gives her an advantage in interviewing people (and realizing when they might be lying to her). She deep-dives everyone’s social media, too. Between the two of them they’ll connect most of the dots, but depending on the nature of the case (say, if it’s in an unfamiliar setting) they might need an especially cooperative witness or an especially convenient clue to solve it completely.

  10. Erin is jealous of Lynn. What’s causing this? How is this expressed? How honest is Erin about these feelings?

Well this is pretty much canon! It’d take a powerful truth serum to get Erin to admit it, though!

Lynn was the oldest sister to whom everything seemed to come easily – good grades, good rapport with their parents, making friends and getting dates, etc. This was felt less as they grew up and their worlds expanded beyond home and school (and as their younger siblings, Megan and Daniel, got older and it was less of a contrast between just the two of them), but Erin still feels it when considering their professional lives. Both sisters sing beautifully and had some theatre experience as teenagers. Erin wants to make a career as a performer. And she knows, she knows that if that was Lynn’s goal, she has the talent and likability to land any part she’d want. But instead she’s wasting it with mere church choir participation! This turns into irritation, defensiveness about her own choices, and reluctance to discuss her own career with her family when it isn’t going how she’d like.

(Of course, what Erin fails to consider is that for all of Lynn’s supposed instant success, she had her share of scrapes before Erin was around and she had to become the responsible example-setter. She puts in the work and meets people where they are and is tactful in her interactions with others even when she’d rather not be. She just doesn’t complain about it, which only feeds the perception that it’s all effortless for her.)

  11. Say Evan really has to hype up Lynn to Rikki. Is this going to be easy? Sincere? How convincing would this all be for Rikki? What if Lynn overheard the hype session?

He never thought he’d have to, but Evan has no trouble making a case for Lynn and meaning it. He can casually state, as if these were self-evident facts, that she’s smart, talented, responsible, classy, hardworking…He cites examples and everything.

Rikki will easily believe that Evan thinks Lynn is great but not see that as any reason why she should think so. The one trait he brings up that starts to soften her is that despite all the others, Lynn doesn’t think of herself as better than anyone else but instead is caring and considerate to friends and strangers alike (the way he puts it is a little more rambly and inelegant but the point gets across).

Lynn would be floored to hear Evan speaking so highly of her. She starts remembering all the times she hasn’t matched the picture he’s painted and wants to question whether he really sees her that way or was just trying to persuade Rikki. He sure sounded genuine, though. The next time she sees him she’s tentative but pulls him aside and tells him that she heard what he said. He becomes self-conscious, but only momentarily and he doesn’t walk anything back. He accepts her thanks.

  12. Erin and Terrance are now trapped in the Cave of ‘You’re Stuck Here Until You Resolve Some Character Conflict’. What would they need to talk about? What would they need to hear? How long will this take?

These two would not think to start opening up to each other until they’d been stuck for hours and were at a loss for what else to do or talk about – let’s say the better part of a day. Erin’s mind wanders back to the second-longest time they were together without Lynn around: When she was eight, he (and Rikki) got roped into babysitting her and she pulled some Calvin-level shenanigans. Even when Lynn was home Erin pestered them a lot at that age. She figures why not and apologizes for being “such a little brat” back then. Terrance tells her not to worry about it…that actually, now that he’s a parent, he’s been thinking about those days a lot lately. Being at her house was his main source of interaction with younger kids. It was and is humbling, and, he’s just recently realized, gives him a new perspective on his own experience as the youngest in his family. Erin stresses the importance of remembering the perspective of childhood in all interactions with children to avoid making them feel belittled or brushed off…and then makes a self-deprecating quip about childless singles giving parenting advice to actual parents. Terrance again tells her not to worry about it.

Awkward pause. Erin asks if Terrance was the same way as a kid. They trade growing-up-under-the-seemingly-perfect-older-sister stories and are feeling weirdly affirmed when – at last! – they hear their rescuers on the other side of the immovable boulder blocking the cave mouth.

  13. Gift Exchange! Evan got Rikki in the Secret Santa. How easy will this be? How much effort is Evan going to put into this? What will Rikki think of the gift?

At first Evan thinks this will be a cinch – she makes no secret of her interests (anime, the Beatles, dancing…), so just get her something related. But what?, he realizes when he gets to the store. What if he gets her something she already has? Does he even know her size? Or, no, that’d be too weird, buying her clothes. He can feel himself starting to overthink, so he resolves to just grab the first decent-looking doodad he sees. He’s not gonna break her heart over a little gift exchange, right?

The first decent-looking doodad turns out to be a bobblehead figurine. “For your desk at work,” he tells her. Rikki thinks it’s a little goofy, but hey, so is Evan. She thanks him genuinely and does indeed put it on her desk.

  14. Neither Rikki nor Erin believe in ghosts, but they happen to be in a very haunted house anyway. Who would figure out what’s going on first? Who would handle it better?

Erin is the first to consider the possibility of ghosts and eventually realize that that’s what’s happening. Depending on how menacing the ghost(s) is/are, her reaction might fall anywhere between trying to help them finish their business so as to pass on and just completely freaking out. Rikki is also freaking out and very unhappy to have been wrong in her assumptions about the supernatural (or lack thereof) and wants out of here immediately. If Erin’s too hysterical to contribute any ideas Rikki will just shepherd her towards the exit. If Erin thinks the ghosts need to be helped or fought Rikki will ask her what’s the quickest way to do that.

  15. Well! It looks like a couple of no good bad guys are trying to snatch Evan.  Why on earth would they do that? How much trouble would they have? What if Lynn got involved?

Evan’s a pretty unassuming guy – this is either a case of mistaken identity or has something to do with his family’s restaurant. Maybe the baddies are business rivals or saboteurs. He’s also very unimposing physically – they’ll sadly have no trouble picking him up. Lynn is shocked and appalled. Her first instinct is to go to the authorities.

  16. Terrance and Evan have been assigned the Those Two Guys role. Whatever part of the story they play, the other tends to be around too. Would this be a voluntary arrangement?

Terrance and Evan would be great as Those Two Guys. They were the type to immediately seek each other out for partner projects at school. Since in this case the main business of the story isn’t personal to either one of them, they’ll gladly stick together on the sidelines offering commentary and doing odd jobs.

  17. What kind of age gap is there between Erin and Rikki? What if this was exaggerated? Switched around? What kind of dynamic would you get with an old Erin and a young Rikki?

Erin is five years younger than Rikki. When they first met (and for some time after) they were just “Lynn’s friend” and “Lynn’s pesty sister” to each other. If that gap were widened they might have gotten off on a better foot – Erin would’ve been too young or less inclined to bother them* or they would have been more patient with her or both – and be on friendlier terms now that they’re all adults. Not that they’re rude or resentful or anything, but they might be on “stop and chat” acquaintance level rather than “smile, nod, and keep walking”. The same thing if Erin was the older one – she likes kids and is generally nice to her younger siblings’ friends, and Lynn starts (and leads Rikki into) trouble less often than Erin does in the same position. There’s a slim but nonzero chance that young Rikki, who already has an interest in dance, sees and is inspired by Erin’s early experiences in musical theatre, too.

*Presumably Lynn and Rikki remain the same age as each other in all of these scenarios. Otherwise none of them would have met at all.

  18. What’s something both Lynn and Terrance find hilarious? Would they enjoy sharing it? What would Erin think of it?

In eighth grade Terrance taught himself to do a pretty good impression of their constantly grumpy gym teacher when he and Lynn had him as a chaperone on a field trip. He breaks it out again periodically for years afterward and it reliably causes Lynn to dissolve into giggles, especially when he does so at school and there’s the danger of being caught.

Erin never has that teacher, so much of the humor is lost on her, though it is still kind of amusing hearing Terrance do the goofy voice.

  19. Evan and Terrance are in an on-going disaster together. Who’s handling it better? Is there a clear leader between them? Are they working together or cracking under the stress?

Terrance is more openly frantic, but he’s also the one who ends up taking charge to move forward. Evan is the one who first declares that they need to stop panicking and make a plan. A good balance overall, but this process may need to be repeated depending on how long the crisis continues and how many obstacles crop up along the way. I could unfortunately see Terrance accusing Evan of not getting it or not caring enough (and Evan taking issue with that in turn) if things got really, really bad (you know they’re gonna apologize and make it up as we move into the third act, though).

  20. Let’s say Rikki was leading a team built from Erin, Evan, and Lynn. Would this position be more likely to be earned, elected, granted by a higher authority, or self-proclaimed? How would you rank Rikki’s leadership skills? Is there anyone in the underling trio who objects? Anyone whose particularly loyal? How functional would the team be overall?

Rikki probably (rightly) declared herself the most knowledgeable about whatever the group’s purpose is, thus the others couldn’t really argue against her taking charge. Lynn wouldn’t have argued anyway and defends her friend when the other two grumble. I’d give her a 6.5/10. She’s confident and decisive and her judgement about what needs to be done is usually pretty good. She’s not very patient with less than instant obedience, though. She’ll explain herself if asked but she won’t be happy about it. Major unforeseen complications may throw her for a loop and derail the process, as well. Otherwise, the team will generally cooperate and accomplish its objective.

  21. Terrance’s been left out of the day’s shenanigans. Is this taken personally? What level of solo shenanigans will they get into if left on their own?

Terrance doesn’t mind staying behind once in a while. He’d be upset if it became a regular thing, though. He’ll most likely spend the day around the house – shoot some hoops, practice guitar as loud as he wants, etc.

  22. If you had to choose a babysitter between Erin and Rikki, who would it be? Who would Terrance choose?

I would choose Erin. Both of them are responsible, but Erin’s much more willing to take on the role. Terrance is much closer with Rikki and would choose her.

  23. Alright, let’s swap Terrance and Lynn’s stories for a moment. Would they get along with the other’s supporting cast? What’s one big way the stories would change?

Lynn would be a sensitive and cooperative daughter to Deirdre (Terrance’s mom). Lynn and Lily (Terrance’s sister) are already pretty similar – book smart, ambitious, organized. They would have been very close growing up together, but they also would reinforce some of each other’s flaws – tendencies toward stubbornness, snobbiness, brushing off other perspectives. Also, without younger siblings around on a daily basis Lynn would lose the relative ease she has in dealing with little kids.

Terrance would bond with David (Lynn’s dad) over basketball and bristle under April’s (Lynn’s mom) fussiness. He’d regard Erin with either tolerance or annoyance, depending on the day. Things would improve when they’re both adults. The relationship between him and Megan and Daniel is more consistently benevolent but distant – he has to help look after them when they’re very little, and he’s preoccupied with his own matters as they get older.

Canonically, Terrance starts working immediately after graduating high school. However, David works for a community college and gets partial tuition coverage for his children, so it was the non-negotiable assumption for as long as any of them can remember that they would all get college degrees. Terrance majors in English but has no clear direction of what he would want to do with it beyond doing something so he can have a steady income and propose to his girlfriend.

Conversely, Lynn is still as determined to get a degree as she originally was, but she’s not tied to going to that particular school. She follows in Lily’s footsteps to a large university in a nearby city. She’s also an English major, with a journalism minor – this probably brings her and Terrance closer as friends as they navigate their programs simultaneously, comparing and contrasting their requirements and course material. Come senior year, they’re both looking out for job opportunities and eventually end up at the same newspaper.

  24. Terrance, Erin, and Evan have all been taken to a mysterious location, and separated. They have not seen their “hosts” yet, but have had time to think about the situation. When they are reunited, Evan has been replaced with a slightly too friendly, but otherwise identical, impostor. Do the other two notice? Does the discussion turn to escape? If they realize Evan is missing, what would the others do?

Erin definitely doesn’t notice the change. Terrance does eventually. I’d like to say he does immediately, but he would easily believe that the dire circumstances have simply inspired his friend to Realize What’s Really Important and be more openly affectionate.

Erin is the one to tell them to cut the mushy stuff and let’s get the heck out of here. When they realize “Evan” is a phony, however, Terrance flips out and (mentally if not also physically) scrambles around trying to figure out how to find the real one. Erin is agreeable to not leaving without him but is also now very concerned about the who, how, and why of the impersonator and will interrogate him. She’s mostly sure Terrance is the real Terrance. Mostly.

  25. What’s one goal that Rikki and Lynn could share? What would they think of each other’s methods of getting said goal?

One of their favorite long-running prime time prestige drama/soap operas is in danger of cancellation and they must save it! Rikki immediately jumps to social media, calling for their fellow fans to make a stink. Lynn must admit the power of numbers and the fact that that’s probably where the higher-ups are most likely to look. Her first idea was a letter-writing campaign – actual pen on paper, with long, detailed, reasoned arguments in the show’s favor. Rikki admires the patience and skill necessary to do that but guesses the majority of viewers don’t have them (“I know I don’t - but that doesn’t mean I don’t love the show!”). She urges Lynn to go on with it, though, and anyone else confident in their word-assembling abilities.

[bungoustraypups]

Jæg asked: HAI i am so incredibly normal about Ivan bsd rn. Bats my eyelashes at you. Do you have any hcs about him that you would share with the class👁👁🥺

HI. HELLO. sorry this took two months lmao BUT i have a few! my fiance loves ivan, he's one of his favorites, and while i don't have too many headcanons about him yet, there's a couple i can share! note that these apply almost solely to my fic universes, mostly to BSPverse (next gen verse), aside from the first one. do not take this as like, how i think he is in canon lmao - fyodor absolutely did not give him a lobotomy first and foremost idc what canon says, usually i'm okay with medical inaccuracies to a degree but not when it's procedures that aren't understood at all to start with by most of the general public, AND have been used as a tool for oppression, just to explain why i'm so hardline about this. anyway what he effectively did was brainwash ivan into believing he'd done it using a lot of cult brainwashing tactics and not like, an ability, as some have theorized (bc fyodor would need someone else to do that given his ability can't do that, and let's be honest, i don't think he'd do that for such a delicate situation requiring ivan to trust him and only him) - he's nonbinary transmasc and gay - in BSPverse, he and fyodor are one of only a handful of couples who are married before the series officially starts (atsushi acquisition, which in BSPverse, takes place in 1999). they got married because ivan wanted fyodor to "take all of him" aka wanted to fuck and fyodor was like "not before marriage hashtag christian life" so ivan was like "ok let's get married" and fyodor was like "sounds legit" not thinking that he would ever actually care about ivan beyond his plan (spoiler alert: he does! rip fyodor's attempt to remain isolated) - ivan gets incredibly irritated if anyone enters the kitchen while he's using it so fyodor warns any guests he doesn't want immediately killed to just stay away from it lmao. unless he wants them dead, in which case ivan will squish them like little bugs with the precipice the moment a single molecule of their body crosses the threshold - he was a child soldier in the great war. russia wasn't involved directly, but ivan was shipped off to and used by the UK, and then returned to russia after the war where he was then unceremoniously shoved into a mental hospital due to The Horrors Of War:tm: and his PTSD causing him to lash out with his ability, where fyodor later found him [Smile or comment on the answer here](https://retrospring.net/@bungoustraypups/a/113133193545736645)

[adultswim2021]

Superjail #7: “Terrorarium” | November 2, 2008 - 11:45PM | S01E06

It’s science fair day at Superjail! Why would there be a science fair in a magical maximum security prison? BECAUSE IT’S FUN! The Warden is unimpressed with the inmates contributions to the fair, preferring his own project: A snowglobe with a tiny jungle inside, which he fills with several inmates by shrinking them down. One lucky survivor will reach the finish line and be granted the opportunity to drink some growth serum, bringing them back to size. Meanwhile, Jarred is bullied by the Warden, Alice, and Jailbot when he tells the Warden that his giant trophy won’t be ready in time for his humility ceremony (which celebrates the Warden’s selfless decision to not give himself a big awards ceremony for winning the science fair). 

Some wacky stuff happens with the leftover growth serum. One of the inmates gets some and starts wrecking havoc around Superjail, squishing many of it’s cherished inmates. Jarred also gets some, but it turns him into a Hulk who fights Alice for being mean to him. Eventually the snowglobe breaks and is doused with the serum, unleashing all of the Jumangi-style terrors inside. 

This is a solid one, because nearly episode of Superjail is a solid one. A lot of the humor comes from the absurdity of Superjail having a science fair in the first place. The show takes the high-school-ness of it all and runs with it, with the Warden and Co. sitting at a table in the cafeteria and cruelly excluding Jarred. The idea of them having lunch with the inmates is just so gosh darn silly. I can’t stop smiling about it. 

This one has a memorable opening sequence with Jacknife getting in a little bit of trouble having sex with a farmer’s daughter, and a nosy UFO which thankfully gets shot down by Jailbot. Jacknife is actually somewhat of a major protagonist here, getting to be one of the shrunk down guys and (spoiler alert) the only one to survive the ordeal. We see him riding the back of a bug, presumably to freedom.

There is also a nod to continuity, like the little girl from the Bunny Love pilot appearing on a milk carton. There’s also flagrant non-continuity, like when we see one inmate get his head torn off by Jailbot early in the episode only to have him return later on, sniffing Gary’s underpants while he sleeps. 

EPHEMERA CORNER:

Bring Out the Dead on Halloween Night (October 31, 2008)

On Halloween, Adult Swim aired a marathon sampling various previously-aired cancelled and never-picked-up shows. Schedule is all thanks to swimpedia, which deserves my thanks for this whole blog, really.

11:00 Welcome to Eltingville: Bring Me the Head of Boba Fett

11:30 Korgoth of Barbaria

12:00 Stroker & Hoop: XXX Wife (a.k.a. Stroke Her and Boob)

12:30 Ranger Smith: Boo Boo Runs Wild

1:00 Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law: Harvey's Civvy

1:15 Assy McGee: Murder on the Midway

1:30 Minoriteam: Evilfellas

1:45 Perfect Hair Forever: Cat Snatch Fever

2:00 Saul of the Mole Men: IC-CAW

2:15 Space Ghost Coast to Coast: Baffler Meal

[bound-writings]

Hananene For The Soul

♡tbhk secret santa for @amanebae​ aka Momica♡

“Game Day” fic + Hananene Relationship HCS

>nene has an overnight school trip, leaving her no choice but to leave a certain ghost boy themselves. spoiler alert - she doesn’t though. 

>also nene introducing modern games to a baby boomer named Hanako

“Yashiroooo, you have to be lying right now!” Hanako whined as he squeezed Nene tighter, his neck resting on the crook of her neck, pouting.

“No, I’m not lying, Hanako-kun! I’m being one hundred percent serious!” the dual-colored hair huffed, dunking the mop in the bucket as she continued to scrub the floor. The boy groaned louder at Nene’s response and held on tighter as if trying to restrict her movements.

“But what about me, Yashiro? Are you just gonna abandon me and go off on your own??”

The girl sighed, furrowing her eyebrows at Hanako’s childish behaviors. Then again, he was always like that, wasn’t he? “Hanako-kun, you don’t need to be so dramatic! It’s only going to be for three days-”

“Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and then the weekend! I’m not going to be seeing you for five whole days in a row!” Hanako’s shoulders drooped as he released his hold on Nene. Nene sighed in relief and massaged her sore neck. 

“Yashiro!” he whined, grabbing the mop and trying to pry it from Nene’s hands, “You can still rethink your decision!” 

Yashiro squealed as she held on to the mop. “I’m not going to! You’ve survived without me before, Hanako-kun! And I’ve already paid for it and everything! I don’t know why you’re so insistent on me staying here!”

Hanako released his grip on the mop, tilting his hat so it would cover his eyes. “I see, Yashiro. If that’s what you want.”

Yashiro frowned as her heart twinged. She didn’t mean to hurt the boy’s feelings. Or maybe he was trying to guilt-trip her, like the time he used the fake tears? Hmph, she wouldn’t be fooled! (She was.)

>the next day

“Why not?”

“What?! No way! I came here to get you to stop me, Tsuchigomori-sensei!”

“I mean, the trip isn’t mandatory. It’s for pleasure only. I see nothing wrong with skipping it. And I could also refund your money as well.”

“Listen, I don’t know what to do!”

“What a pain… Did you ask Honorable Number Seven about it?”

“Yes, of course! He knows about it and he wants me to stay at school! But I don’t know anything about him! He never even told me about his past, and I never know what’s going on in that head of his. He’s hugging me one minute, and the next he’s cruelly making me clean toilets!” Nene sighed, pursing her lips at her outburst. “Clearly he doesn’t trust me… so I don’t know why he’s so desperate for me to stay with him…”

Tsuchigomori sighed, puffing out smoke from his pipe.

“You know kid, he’s been a lot happier ever since you came around.”

“Eh?”

“You should have seen him before. Always moping around in the stall and complaining about how boring it was around here.”

“And?”

“And now it’s the complete opposite. He doesn’t say it, but you made a huge impact on him, kid. Maybe he doesn’t tell you some things, but I believe that’s because he wants to protect you.”

“I-I see.”

“But don’t mind my rambling. Who knows, I might be completely wrong. You are too soft on the boy anyway.” Tsuchigomori guffawed as a tick mark appeared on Nene’s forehead.

“Don’t think too deep into it kid. Just make sure you don’t regret it.”

Nene sighed as she played with the ends of her hair. What would she do? No, she already knew what she was going to do.

>the next day

Hanako sighed, looking out the window, seeing other the trees shake in the wind instead of the usual commotion outside. The school was eerily empty because almost everyone had gone on the trip. Yashiro included. His eyes drooped as he stared as his tingly hands. The hands that would playfully squish her cheeks, the hands that would hold onto her as if she would disappear from his grasp. Her warm, warm body…

Hanako blinked and suddenly snapped out of his daze. Yashiro was right. Yashiro didn’t need to stay here with him. She was human. She was alive. She should be enjoying her life instead of staying here with him. But he sighed as he slumped into the wall, closing his eyes, taking in the silence. It will be quite lonely for a few days. Or so he thought.

“HANAKO-KUN!!!”

Hanako bolted upright as if electricity struck him. The Mokke lying around him were up and about as well, spouting but one word. 

“Yashiro.”

“Yashiro!”

“It’s Yashiro.”

Hanako rubbed his eyes as he strained his ears, wondering if he was hearing right.

“Jeez, Hanako-kun! You can look at me already!”

The ghost almost comically turned his neck around slowly, eyes widening as he gulped. Much to his surprise, it was her. Yashiro Nene in the flesh, lip jutting out as she pouted, hands on her hips, a bag at her daikon legs.

“Y-Yashiro? Why are you here-?”

“The real question is why you’re sitting here being all mopey! I thought you knew how to exist without me?” she huffed as she grabbed the bag at her feet.

Hanako, still in a shocked daze, floated over to her, pointing a finger at the bag. “And that is…?”

The girl slightly blushed. “I brought for you… I mean I brought it so I wouldn’t be bored staying at school!”

“Staying… at school? What about the trip?”

Nene sighed, staring at her feet and then glancing up at the curious boy. She gently tugged on his sleeve, ushering him closer to her.

“I… I decided not to go. I wanted to stay with you Hanako-kun… even though you can be really annoying sometimes. But… I think you’re good company.”

The boy blushed as he stared at the floor as well. His heart pounded in his chest at Nene’s words and he could feel her soft skin brushing against the palm of his hand. Hanako tried to compose himself, but he could barely bring himself to say anything. Nene squirmed in the awkward silence and tried to break it. Pulling her hand away, much to Hanako’s regret, she spoke.

“A-Anyway! I brought this so we can play together!” Nene quickly threw the bag to the side and pulled out a colorful box that read the word “MONOPOLY” in big letters.

“Moh-noh-poly?’

“No, it’s Mah-nah-poly!” Nene said trying to sound out the letters as best as possible. She giggled. “I’m surprised you don’t know this game, Hanako-kun!” Nene dropped to her legs and removed the cover of the box. Hanako followed, squatting down to peer at the game, his heart feeling touched and all tingly.

She unfolded the board and dumped the figures onto it. Hanako watched on curiously, as she squinted and counted what seemed to be like fake money.

“Here, Hanako-kun!”

Fake dollar bills landed in his hands as well as a small figurine as he closely inspected them. “The game is quite simple, Hanako-kun. You just have to walk around the board by rolling the dice and try to buy some buildings and stuff like that!”

“So… it’s kind of like a game of luck?”

The girl pressed a finger to her lips as she gazed upwards in thought. “Hmm, I guess you can say that too!”

Too cute, Hanako thought.

Hanako kept getting screwed over because every time he rolled the dice he always managed to land on something bad. The first time he landed on the “Jail” spot and had no idea until Nene started laughing at him and explained what it meant. He was not happy. Then he landed on one of her properties and had to pay rent, making him go broke. Hanako ends up going bankrupt quite a few times simply because he’s like?? Wtf is going on??? 

But uhh he gets used to it really fast. Like he actually gets really good at it. It’s almost scary how good he is at this kind of stuff when he’s serious. When he understands the rules and stuff he starts making Nene suffer by making her go into debt and buying all of her stuff. And Nene is literally devastated. She thought wow haha I’m actually better than Hanako-kun at this! Time to show him whose boss! Well, that only lasted for like fifteen minutes because soon enough Hanako was whooping her at Monopoly.

Yashiro ends up having to eat lunch at one point, luckily she packed her own lunch today. But alas, Hanako kept bugging her to get a bite of her cooking.

An irk mark appeared on the girl’s forehead as her clothes were being tugged on by a certain ghost.

“Yashiroooo! You know I haven’t eaten in years…” Hanako whispered in Nene’s ear, mimicking the sound of a stomach grumbling as he nudged his cheek with hers. She cringed, shoveling a portion of food into his mouth so he could shut up. Hanako nearly choked as he hit his chest in an effort to swallow it. 

“Are you happy now you idiot?” she huffed, stuffing her face with food as well.

It was actually pretty darn good, Hanako thought.

>the next day

Hanako eagerly floated around the girl’s bathroom waiting for the dual-colored hair girl. He had, quite indeed, grown fond of her, no, more than fond, whatever word that was. The naive girl who hopelessly pines after guys, the same one who managed to become a fish, the one with the adorable squishy cheeks he wished would look at him instead-

“Hanako-kun!!!”

The call of his name made him jump was again and before him was a pouty Yashiro.

“I’ve called your name like ten times, Hanako-kun!”

The boy blinked at her and a mischievous smile appeared on his face as he floated down to her level and placed both hands on her cheeks.

“Hmm… I was just thinking about a special someone ♡.”

She blushed as she swatted his hand away. H-Hanako-kun’s girlfriend! That’s who he must be thinking about!

“So what do ya got there today, Yashiro?”

“U-Uh! Oh yeah! The cards!” She smiled as she plopped down on the floor, taking a deck of cards out of the small box.

“Cards?” Hanako’s interest was piqued. 

“Yeah! Have you ever played Uno, Hanako-kun?

“Un-oh?”

“Ooh-no,” she corrected, patting the space across from her, inviting Hanako to sit.

“It’s really simple! You can place a card that has the same color or number as the one on top of the pile, and if you don’t have one you pick up. And you have to say ‘Uno!’ when you place your second to the last card-”

“So basically like Crazy 8?”

“You can say that. But there’s color in Uno!”

Nene got absolutely destroyed in Uno. That’s all that happened. I don’t know if y’all have noticed but Hanako tends to play cards with the Mokke pretty often. And he’s always calm and collected WHICH MEANS HE’S LIKE A MASTER AT CARD GAMES. That is what happens and no one is going to stop him from stomping. He drops so many +2 and +4 cards that Nene has practically the whole deck in her hand. He wins every single time. Nene probably gets a bit pouty at this because she’s like how??? This boomer literally just learned about the game like five minutes ago and?? He’s already kicking my ass at it??

Hanako may or may not lighten up his game if he sees Yashiro get upset but you know. He freaking loves doesn’t really want to see Yashiro sad. So he purposely lets the girl win because he honestly went 🥺when he saw her cheering and throwing her arms in the arm, celebrating.

>the next day

“Sorry, Hanako-kun… I don’t have a new game today…”

Hanako merely smiled as he tugged on her cheeks, turning her frown into a smile. “It’s-”

“That’s why I made this!” The girl grinned as she held a bag high in the air for both of them to gaze upon. 

“D-donuts!” Hanako’s face immediately glowed at the sight of the beautifully glazed donuts as he tried to grab them. Nene moved them out of the way as Hanako whined.

“Let’s go to the roof instead, Hanako-kun!”

--

“Finally, I can eat delicious donuts again!” Hanako cheered as he twirled around, holding the bag in the air.

The girl watched in amusement, settling down on the sheet as she poured tea into a cup. “Still a donut loving ghost, I see,” she giggled as she watched the boy scarf down the pastry. The boy sat down next to her, mouth full.

“Wow, thaft’s somfe real goof dofnuts!” he sighed with content, discarding the bag.

“Hanako-kun, that was for the both of us!” she frowned, peering at the bag. “Plus it’s not good for you to eat so quickly!” she scolded.

Hanako simply smiled at her, crumbs near his lips.

Nene’s eyes softened as she stared at the boy. “You’ve got some crumbs here, Hanako-kun,” she spoke softly, taking her thumb and brushing the crumbs off of his face. Hanako went red as he froze. Noticing his face becoming hot, she glanced at him to see how red he was. Then Nene realized what she was doing.

“Um! I-I was only helping you as a friend of course! You’re totally not my type!” she squealed, face burning as she tried to pull her hand away. But a hand gently caught her arm.

Hanako’s gaze was on the floor, his cheeks red. “Yashiro… these few days have been fun with you. And… and I’m glad you decided to stay with me,” he paused, unsure of how to phrase his words. “It’s been lonely-”

Nene tugged on his arm, smiling at him, not wanting feel like he was being forced to say anything. “Actually Hanako-kun… I’m glad I stayed too.” 

“Yashiro… can I ask why you stayed with me? 

“Well, because I like you, Hanako-kun!” 

…

“As a friend of course! Nothing more!!”

“You’ve said that already, Yashiro…”

“I don’t think the trip would have been too much fun anyway. I had lots of fun with you though!”

Hanako smiled at her words, cherishing the moment. He placed the palm of his hand on hers, and then slowly intertwined his fingers with hers. The girl didn’t protest and instead squeezed his hand, brushing her thumb over his.

How both of them wished this moment would last forever.

Hanako x Yashiro Nene (Hananene) Relationship HCS

If Hanako was alive, they would be the cutest couple in the school! It was actually a shock to most people that they started dating. Yes, Hanako would tease Yashiro on a daily basis but no one thought he was genuinely serious about a relationship with the girl. These two clowns love each very much though, everyone can see that! Now that they’re in an established relationship, Nene becomes more lenient on Hanako’s constant affection, which has increased a huge amount. Hanako is literally around Nene at all times, he won’t directly say it but he cannot bear to not be around this girl. He’s been alone and touch starved for so long, but now he finally has human contact that just fills his heart up with warmth. So yea whenever Nene is not around he’s just like :(.

Also one thing. You know how he calls her Yashiro? Well not anymore! “Nene-chan” time! Hanako never fails to fluster her when he says her first name, especially with the ‘chan’ part. But Nene gets her fair share of making Hanako blush as well. It’s mostly the little things Nene does that touches Hanako’s heart. Maybe it’s making donuts for him, or comforting him after a confrontation with Tsukasa. And whenever the daikon girl initiates affection first, he always gets a little flustered! And then he would tease her for becoming bold. He must be rubbing off on her.

Hanako is always there with her during class. So Nene becomes known as the girl who talks to thin air on a daily basis. She becomes a bit depressed at this but her boyfriend 100 percent cheers her up! The real problem is when Hanako has to be by himself on the weekends. Now that part crushed both of their heart’s especially Hanako’s. He has to wait in the empty school by himself, with only Mokke to keep him company. He knows he shouldn’t feel this way but he’s jealous. Jealous of everyone who can leave this damn building. How he just wants to leave but he can’t step foot out of the school. How he just wants Nene to be by his side forever.

Definitely nerds out with Nene about space and whatnot. He just never had anyone who would willingly listen to him ramble about space! And even though Nene may not understand half of it, she’ll always listen and nod her head. She thinks it’s cute when his eyes get all glowy and excited when he’s talking about something he likes. One of her favorite things to do is to just hold the boy’s hand. His hand is cold, unlike her warm one. But she tries her darn best to transmit her warmth to his body. Why? Because she freaking loves Hanako.

Even though Hanako is so touchy-feely he doesn’t say the words “I love you” quite as often. He’s just a lot better at expressing his feelings through actions than words. Plus he gets insanely flustered and red whenever he says the words, even more when Nene is the one to say it.

Hanako deeply cherishes Nene despite teasing her so often. The fact a murderer like him was able to find love is just, well, astonishing to him. Hanako loves her though, and he will do anything to keep her alive. He always knew that ghosts didn’t have a future but… perhaps with Nene by his side, his one didn’t look so dim anymore.

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okay, well today was fine. woke up at 5:45 am (god am I tired) for the gp999 finale (spoilers ahead!). I don't want to get too much into my thoughts, but for the most part I enjoyed the episode and thought it was well done. the eliminations were sad of course, and I'm disappointed Bora didn't make it, but at this point I knew her chances were unlikely, and she's lucky enough to have a group to go back to (FNC better be giving them a comeback way sooner than people are speculating!!) so we'll probably hear more from her in the future, and I'm excited for that. the subreddit has been filled with hate for Bahiyyih all day, which has been depressing to see because she's literally a child and is mostly being hated on for circumstances outside of her control. I wouldn't quite classify myself as a fan of hers, but I've come not to mind her, and I'm happy for her that she made it into the group, so hopefully the hate will die down. we ordered brunch while watching the episode but the address got messed up and the order was cancelled after they couldn't get in touch with the driver to bring it to the right address, but then the driver showed up with the food anyway, but we had already ordered from another place by then, so we ended up with two brunch dishes, so we'll eat the second in the morning. but yeah, after the episode I got to work, not a terribly exciting day, mostly just doing random stuff and some prep for the hearing I have on Monday (R is self-representing, so I'm not too concerned about our chances of winning. Around 4:45 I started dinner, which went pretty well for the most part. I had the kitchen/back door open while I was cooking because our smoke alarm has proven to be very sensitive and often goes off while I cook, so I was trying to take some preventative measures, and I'm pretty sure it would've gone off had I not. After I finished cooking and was waiting for roommate to get home though, kitty alerted me that a bee (yellow jacket) had made it into our apartment from the open door. now, I'm not scared of normal bugs at all and will not hesitate to squish them, but I'm absolutely terrified of bees and was honestly on the verge of a panic attack. I managed to stick kitty in my bedroom with the door closed and then opened the kitchen back door and the door to our balcony hoping it would fly out, but it was just chilling on the window and didn't seem to want to move, so I grabbed the biggest flat, heavy object I could find, which happened to be the giant ass saucepan we got at ikea, very carefully approached and used the bottom of the pot to smush the bee against the window, which was thankfully successful, but I was honestly so distressed about the whole incident it took me like half an hour to fully calm down and recover lol. so that was something. Roommate came home after all this and we had dinner, then just chilled for the rest of the night with the usual thing until I showered and started getting ready for bed, and now I'm here. super glad I can sleep in tomorrow morning because i'm straight up exhausted, and on that note I'm going to go to bed now. Goodnight babes. Happy weekend.

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I’m not really sure where to throw this  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. It’s not in the outline. Oh well. Beta AU, roughly late 1800s. Contains spoilers.

In the years since the old peridot lost her pearl (not mine, never mine) to the Earth Rebellion, her quarters fell into disarray. It wasn't so much that she had expected Mist to pick up after her, but that she had firmly entrenched herself in planning her return to Earth to check the Cluster's progress. Perhaps Kyanite had insisted that her assistant go in her stead, but Peridot had reasons to go back that had nothing to do with the Yellow Diamond's ridiculous pet project and she certainly wasn't going to entrust Peridot 5XG with them. 

The plans laid scattered over a shaggy old couch that Mist once might have occupied to watch Diamonds-approved media on the viewscreen, and they were pulled up and drawn on every time Peridot thought of something new to add to the three great robonoids she designed to help her. In case the Crystal Gems were still on Earth and might have somehow survived the Diamonds' attack, she needed contingency plans. The robonoids just needed a power source and some fine-tuning of the artificial intelligence once she got those gems. While she had sources in mind, she needed to be able to smuggle those sources away, first. Ironically, the idea came to her when she made an excuse to visit that monument to Pink Diamond's love of the exotic, her zoo. (Just doing a routine systems check, she told Holly Blue Agate as she glanced sidelong at the handful of amethysts who survived the war for Earth. Upon recognizing her as the Kindergartener who made them, they flashed her quick grins and murmured assurances the moment the agate's back was turned.)

First she had to test whether her idea was sound. After half a dozen tries, she managed to enclose a spare wrench in an olivine-green bubble, and it took another handful of attempts to get the sending motion right. The bubble disappeared.

It did not appear again. She checked the rarely used rest chamber she only visited to dust off her monument to loss. It wasn't there, either. Perplexed, because all the documentation said that stasis bubbles should return to the gem's home, Peridot returned to the main room to pace and think over her options. A second test produced the same results: the stasis bubble disappeared for parts unknown. A quick call to the peridot currently managing the Kindergarten she was made in revealed that the bubbles hadn't appeared there, either. She sent a drone with a third test bubble, and that was destroyed before it could start transmitting video on its subspace feed.

Peridot 2AA benched that idea; it wouldn't do to lose valuable power sources. She would simply have to pursue another avenue of acquisition.

.*.

"Aw, damn. Another one?"

Twig craned her head over the watchtower's parapet at Scouter's exasperated tone of voice, dropping her cards for the time being. Far down into the canyon that made up the Beta Kindergarten, a lime-green bubble appeared to join the other two. The difference between that and the others was the little ball that moved inside it. Before she could act or tell Scouter to wait, the pale jasper took aim with her flintlock rifle and shot down both the bubble and the rotating ball inside it. 

"Did you have to shoot it?" Her voice was dry and maybe a little arch; of course Scouter would shoot it. She took shots at anything that moved if she was bored enough.

"Your eyes are crap," Scouter stated, unaffected by her tone of voice, as she pulled the rifle's strap over her head and settled the rifle along her back. "You didn't see the camera iris on it. That thing's a spy."

Any amusement Twig might have derived from poking at Scouter's tendency to shoot first disappeared. "Didn't the Crystal Gems say they wanted to be alerted in case we came across Homeworld tech?"

Scouter arched an eyebrow at her tone. "Don't see why we can't tell them now."

"All right." Twig gathered up her cards. It wouldn't do to have naughty cards carried away by the wind. One of the kids might come across them. She straightened and dusted herself off once she pocketed the cards, taking care to ensure that all her clothes were presentable. "I'll go let Jasper know. What was that other thing? The second bubble?"

Scouter peered over the parapet again, where two bubbles hovered three-quarters down into the uneven sandstone walls of the Kindergarten. "A... flower? Metal, looks like a hibiscus. Weird pink tint to it. Might be rose gold. First bubble had a wrench made of some alloy I don't know. Blue tint. Third bubble: camera iris in a green ball. Had a pair of wings like a dragonfly's. That enough for you?"

Twig supposed she shouldn't be surprised that Scouter could see wings and a camera iris when she couldn't; Scouter's eyesight was phenomenal. If it wasn't for Scouter's awkwardness when trying to pick up girls, she might almost be jealous. "Perfect. Thanks." She winked to take the sting out of her words. "Try not to fall all over yourself when reporting to Rose."

Scouter flashed the skinny jasper a rude gesture and left with a huff. Twig grinned after her until she was out of sight, then leapt into the chasm to gather up the bubbles and what remained of the tiny flying camera. It might have been fascinating to play with, especially when human cameras were big, clunky things requiring flash powder and standing in place for an hour, but there was no point in dwelling on what might be.

Jasper was harvesting cochineal bugs that feasted on her cacti when Twig found her, grumbling curses at the tiny insects as she scraped them off and into Weaver's basket. Mother draped herself on the bench outside of Jasper's apartment, looking for all the world like she was snoozing. Twig still wasn't sure whether corrupted gems actually slept. "Next time I'm dragging Weaver out here and making her harvest her own bugs," Jasper growled as Twig approached.

"But Jasper," Twig began in a fair mimicry of the big carnelian's whine, "it's too bright outside! I don't want to do actual work!"

"Heh." Jasper turned as she squished one of the bugs between her fingers. The red mess it left behind was Weaver's pride; it could be rendered into a lovely, steadfast crimson dye when she had enough of them. The smirk on her face faded when her eyes fell on the bubbles. "Where did those come from?"

"Don't know. They just appeared in the Kindergarten. Scouter went to report the machine thingy to Rose." With that, Twig held out the wreckage in her hands. The little gears and springs were so tiny that she was pretty sure humans couldn't hope to reproduce with their current technology, and there was some green goo still clinging to the parts that she couldn't figure out. "She shot it down. Notice the lenses?"

Jasper merely grunted, which in her terms meant that Scouter had made the right call. Her attention turned to the bubbles and lingered on the one with the metal hibiscus. "Who makes green bubbles?"

"None of us Beta gems." Twig didn't know a lot, but she did know that bubble colors tended to correspond to gem colors. The only green gem she knew was Mother, and their attention turned to the corrupted gem at once. Twig was pretty sure they were both giving Mother similar speculative looks. 

The corrupted gem, aware of the attention on her, lifted her head from the bench. It tilted as if she was thinking about something she would never be able to share, and then the eyes fell on the yellow-green bubbles. There was some flash of recognition, and she got off the bench to trot up to them. Twig reached out with her free hand to give her an affectionate pat, but Mother avoided it entirely to peck at the closest bubble. It popped easily, allowing the metal flower to fall into her claws. She shifted on her feet as if unsure of what to do, then turned and fled to her little hiding space in Jasper's quarters. 

"We're never going to figure her out, are we?"

Jasper had her thinking scowl on. At least, that was what Twig thought of it. "Don't tell them about her reaction." Jasper didn't have to explain why. None of them wanted their beloved corrupted gem under the Crystal Gems' scrutiny. Maybe Rose Quartz might one day figure out how to heal corruption, but they loved Mother too much to let her linger in stasis with little chance to experience at least some kind of life outside of it.

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Hey Gray! I love your blog :D I was wondering if you could do this request: RFA+Minor trio reacting to MC's and their own child being bullied in front of them (like maybe the bullies didn't see them RIGHT THERE) for being chubby but the daughter/son is like really chill and hits them with a 'I'm used to it it's ok' thank you :DD I'll request more now!! Good luck with your blog and excuse my english lolol

Hey now, you’re an all star I’m so sorry nobody is allowed to apologize for their English on this blog. You’re really good with it, so don’t worry at all! English is a bitch to learn, and if anyone judges you I will f i g h t. Also, no matter how many other blogs I’ve seen in the past, I still don’t know who makes up the minor trio. I’ve seen it mentioned a lot, and I always assumed it’s Jaehee, V, and Saeran. If it’s someone else, I’ll gladly write for them, too! (Dialogue of fat-shaming in Jaehee’s. Just a heads up!)

Yoosung:

He had to pick up your kid from school one day because he got off from work early

Yoosung drove there just a little too early when he saw your child getting harassed by three other kids

oh no

nonononono

Instead of just driving up, he parked that damn car and walked up

Just far enough so they thought he was a highschooler  even if hes older hes still small you can fight me on this

Once he was in earshot, his only thought was how dare they

The things they were saying were downright disgusting to him

Yoosung walked right up and tapped one of them on the shoulder

“Hey there buddy boy, I’m going to ask, no, tell you to kindly leave and never speak to my child again”

Your kid just kinda bip bopped along with him after he turned to leave after the kids had given half-hearted apologies

“Hey, Dad?” “What? Do you want ice cream? We can go. If you want to talk, we can do that, too” “I just wanted to say that you didn’t need to do that. What they said is pretty normal for me”

oh hell no

Yoosung just nodded slightly “But it doesn’t have to be” “It’s just like that, but can we still get ice cream?” “Yep! Just don’t tell, MC!” “Will you promise not to tell them about my school either? I don’t want them worried, since you seem to be”

So they went out to a small shop that wasn’t too far away from your home and talked about animals

Then once they got home, you could see him looking concerned at your child when the put their bag from school up

He went to his office and typed out an email

Turns out, he got the three kids suspended

PTA Dad Yoosung won’t stand for that shit

Didn’t tell MC because he promised

Zen:

You can’t tell me he’s not a PTA dad either

Sure, practice sometimes doesn’t allow him to go to every meeting

But you know he’s ready to fight Nancy at the bake sale because what were those brownies, Jesus, Nancy

aNYWAYS, you both had to go to one of those lame ass schools fairs

you couldn’t say no to your kid because those puppy eyes reminded you of Zen’s

You were waiting in line for food while Zen was buying tickets for things and you let your child go off with their friends

Then the yelling started dAMMIT, ZEN

“How dare you talk to my child like that?” “Well, um, sir-” “No, I’m not hearing it from you, young man” “I want to say-” “Not you either, young lady!”

Zen walked back with your kid in tow and he was fuming

“MC! Can we leave? There’s much better food at the restaurant we passed” “Only if you tell me what happened, because it looks like our daughter is perfectly fine” “No, she is nOT. They were making fun of her weight! How dare they insult our princess” “Zen, You sound like a script right now, calm down”

Your child just mumbled, “Well, that’s what happened during school anyways”

Turning around so quickly that you got bitch-slapped by his hair, he looked at your kid

He was n o t having this shit

“Who cares if you’ve got squish? There’s just more to love! Those kids are douchebags” “Zen-” “As long as you’re comfortable with you, there’s no issue. If you feel bad because of that snotbag, I will find out who his mom is and raise hell” “Zen-” “That one girl looked like her mom runs a drug cartel. I should know, too, because her mom is probably Bethany” “Hyun!”

He turned back towards you flashing a slightly awkward smile

“MC, that boy was a beast”

“Not this again” Well, damn, if your kid is sick of it, he probably should be, too

You ended up leaving after your kid was done with his shit wanted to leave

He may or may not have raised a little hell on the board

Gave a two minute monologue on bullying at the monthly meeting

Jaehee: (Good end and after end spoilers)

Your son liked to hang around the café after school was done with a few friends

He came in one day with several people, a few being ones you recognized

You were taking orders and Jaehee was wiping down tables along with picking up dishes

cue dramatic plate falling when she overheard their conversation

“Maybe your clothes wouldn’t be so big if your  parents didn’t bake so much for you” “He’s right. All those pastries can’t be that great. Especially with how little you do in PE” “Maybe stop eating all of your lun-”

“Excuse me, but who are you, ma’am?” “Just a friend of this kid” “Get out of this café” “Who are you? Where’s the manager?”

“Mom, it’s fi-” “I’m Mrs. Kang, the owner of this establishment, and the disgusting comments you are making are towards my son. Leave”

The girl turned bright red and moved to gather her things

Jaehee’s badass arm stopped her from properly getting up

“I thought it was heavily implied that you were to apologize”

She was downright glaring at this kid

You paused when nobody else was at the counter and turned your attention to what was going down

This look wasn’t even reserved for customers who threw orders at her

Once the girl left after having to repeat her apology several times, all the others followed, trying not to maintain eye contact with Jaehee

She slid in the booth across from your son and had a lengthy discussion about what was wrong for people to say

Jaehee had had enough in her life getting treated awfully, so your kid wasn’t allowed to have any of that

That night, you had to talk her out of fighting that kid

“Jaehee, that’s assault” “MC, it’s justice”

Seven:

He was dicking around with the security system at your kid’s school

It’s not stalking if its not obsessive

The system’s visual aspect may not be strong, but the audio was pretty okay

Seven just wanted to hear what your child was doing after the bell had rung (I had to look up if it was rung or rang just now)

As soon as he heard what a person was saying that was most definitely not your child, he was ready to f i g h t

Your kid came back from school that day and went to greet him

He may or may not have turned around in an office chair dramactically

“So who’s Jun Ho? He sounds like a real biiiii-I mean, jerkwad” “How do you know who he is? He’s in one of my classes.” “Some teacher emailed me saying he was being rude to you. Making remarks on your appearance or something” “Oh, yeah, he does that a lot. It stopped bugging me awhile ago”

Red Alert: How About No?

“He shouldn’t be saying things like that in the first place. Why do you even talk to him?” “Jun Ho gives me food” “As much as I love food, you should never be degraded to get it” “But it’s soda, and I can’t take that to school” “You won’t get in trouble if no one finds out. That’s besides the point. Can you please drop that douuu-um, that trashcan? You don’t deserve to be told anything that’s negative about yourself that isn’t constructive”

Your kid just tried to assure him that It’s Fine, Dad but it most definitely Was Not

So then he went into every social media account he could find of Jun Ho’s and left some lovely messages and photos for the kid to find later

Jumin:

you know this motherfucker sent your kid to a private school

He didn’t realize that not every person would be magically nice to eachother

Just let him believe

Jumin was content with that for awhile until The Incident

Your son was walking back into your home as he was video chatting people at a party

For some reason, their conversation dropped off to what sports people were playing and some dumbass in the background made a rude remark to your kid

Jumin walked over and took the phone from your son’s hand and got the attention of the teenagers

holy shit, that was the dude that their parents made those important business deals with

that suit is probably worth more than all my organs

damn, he looks like he’s about ready to fail all of us in a class

“Please refrain from ever contacting this phone ever again. Your words are unappreciated by myself”

Your son was desperately trying to mute him repeating that it was all okay

Jumin was still drilling these kids

“Furthermore, it is not any of your business to inquire about an individual’s health whatsoever. I will have you make good note that everything in this household is meticulously organized, so no, you’re not ‘concerned for his health’ or any other excuse that is as incompetent as yourselves. Have a good evening”

Sassy Jumin snapping that hang up button

Then he held out the phone to your son that took it nervously

“You’re never to speak to them again” “Dad, I-” “No, it is absolutely not fine. You will not be told that just because you’re not of the bare minimum weight, that you are any less of a human being. You are to be respected. If you are to speak to any of your classmates, please inform them that all business deals with their families will end soon.”

He most definitely called all of their parents that evening to tell them of these changes

Blocked every number he could

Also made sure that any future advertisements that were made by any department were to be inclusive of plus-size models

V:

There was a new museum and he was invited to attend it’s opening with his family

No way this Cotton Candy Man could say no when your daughter got excited at the mention of an artist she loved that was to have an exhibit showcased

Everyone had gotten dressed up for the occasion, including V in a snazzy I’m so sorry that I use that word suit, yourself in comfortable formal wear, and your daughter wearing a tighter blouse with a skirt

What she wore didn’t bug you or Jihyun, whatever made her the most loving to herself was fine by you

The three of you had walked in and were walking around to greet other guests and enjoy hors d'oeuvres

Your daughter walked off to admire the paintings until who you recognized as one of her fellow students walked up to her

There was no use in eavesdropping so you continued to walk as V walked into the room of the pieces

He honestly didn’t notice them until he could hear your child’s voice

Then he noticed what the other party was saying

Calm Dad walked over to them and apologized for his interruption in the conversation to tell off the student for what they were saying about your daughter’s outfit

“Hey, Dad, Mi Na wasn’t bothering me” “Then she was bothering me. Mi Na, please refrain from speaking negatively about my daughter’s appearance in the future. I assure you that whatever clothing she wishes to wear will not effect you”

You looked over to see the “Bitch, you ain't shit” smile on his face and got interested to see what was going on

He explained to you the situation then spoke to your daughter again with a short lecture on Why She Was Perfect and Why People Suck

Got the girl kicked out from the museum afterwards

To make it up, even though “It was fINE, DAD,” V was able to get artwork from the artist your daughter was so excited to see

Saeran:

this one’s going to do with an ice cream parlor I’m sorry

He agreed to go on a family outing as long as the crowds weren’t too big

Hey, if you made it this far, don’t mess it up

To his favorite ice cream parlor first!

None of you cared if it was eleven am

It was always time for ice cream

While you three were waiting in line, your child noticed that the person scooping was the dickbag of an upperclassman that had been harassing them for a couple of weeks

Saeran noticed how they acted and offered to get a table with them so that it would fit into conversation easily

They nodded and went with them so that he could ask what happened

Your kid told him that the boy at the counter was giving him shit for his weight and that “It’s perfectly fine”

Then Saeran was p i s s e d

He assured them that they were perfectly fine as long as they liked themselves

Saeran then offered for them to go back in the line where you were ordering your food

Your child was slightly anxious as to what he’d do to the worker

He glared at that upperclassman so strongly that you thought he had killed Saeran’s joy in life

Considering how much Saeran loved his new family, he pretty much did, so the kid deserved to be scared for half a minute

He then smiled at you when you handed a cone to him and you sat down with the three of you eating happily

Saeran noticed the glances he was getting but didn’t mind them

He glared at the kid again for good measure when he held open the door

I’m sorry that this took me so long! Also, no offense if your name is Nancy or Bethany. They’re just my go to PTA Mom names. I’m going to try to get at least two requests up each day. I hope that this was to your satisfaction, but I’ll happily fix anything if you see fit. Much love to you all!