#still have no clue how they dont make out with each other as soon as they see each other but whatever
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shrenvents Ā· 8 months ago
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Hi love, you have an amazing imagination, and I love your writing style. I was wondering if you could maybe do some more with Wolverine. I'm in that x men stage again. And I loved you last piece of work on him. Maybe you could do a continuation of it or think of something completely new. Anyway, dont feel pressured ā¤ļø
A/N: ur actually so sweet, thank uu! I'm also rlly shocked but appreciative of all the love Professor Howlett received, so u don't even have to ask twice for more, it's my pleasure ;)
Divided Attention
Professor Howlett II
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Part one
Warnings: minors dni, Smut, fluff, language, jealousy, (legal) age gap, oral, f!receiving, semi-public
Pairing: Logan x Student (Mutant) reader
Summary: Things were going well with you and Logan, until he suddenly put distance between you both, acting strangely. On top of that, you catch him threatening one of your fellow classmates and have no choice, but to face your issues, head-on.
Word count: 2.6k
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Any small moment together, Logan and I chased. The little highs we could derive from our busy schedules, we eagerly pursued.
From a quickie in the janitor's closet, a make-out session after class, or a passionate sleepover, Logan consumed every inch of my life. He was consuming every bit of my mind, and an ominous trepidation was closing in, alongside him.
The more I saw him, the greedier I became. Desperate to see and feel more of him, beyond the surface. So, it was no surprise, that I soon desired something more from our casual relationship.
With graduation just around the corner, I was almost home free. Free to outwardly tell him what I yearned for.
But the concern that racked my brain constantly, that trepidation, was whether he wanted the same.
As I was getting to know him, it was clear there were parts of him I had yet to discover, parts he seemed reluctant to reveal. Sometimes he would be open, close by my side. The next second, he would shut down.
What made matters worse, was that recently, he hadn't sought me out. It's felt as though he's no longer hungry for those small moments, that I still very much craved.
Now I'm on edge and have no clue what he's thinking, or what he thinks of us.
...
The day started like any other. I went to each class, exhausted and disinterested, till that afternoon. Something caught my eye, and the eyes of the school's populace: Logan pinning a male student to the wall of the vast, oak wood hallway.
They speak in hushed tones to one another, and the boy looks beyond frightened, while Logan looks ready to tear his head from his scrawny neck.
It takes only a moment for my alarm to pass, and for me to note, that this boy sits next to me in history.
A sharp intake of breath hitches in my throat.
His name's Mikey, and he has been a nuisance to Logan from the get-go, long before our intimate affair. Labelled as the class clown, Mikey uses his obnoxious voice and meddling powers to disturb Logan's lessons, daily. To top it off, Mikey consistently bothers me, mimicking what I say, and staring at my profile, for far too long.
Just when Logan dips his head closer to Mikey, perhaps to rip out his jugular, like the predator he is, Scott interjects.
"Logan! Drop him!" When Scott's unnerved voice orders Logan, my eyes snap to Mikey's feet, which are spraddled in the air, dangling for dear life.
I guess a few days apart made me forget just how strong he is. Maybe he's just too gentle with me to remember.
As his feet slowly lower to the floor, gasps and murmurs flood the halls, and my head frantically shoots around, surprised by the crowd of avid onlookers.
Eyes anxiously surveying the students, I hone in on Logan again, flinching when seeing his pupils, already fixed on me.
He releases Mikey immediately, retracting from him while Scott grabs his bicep, heatedly whispering into his ear, and Mikey scrambles away.
Logan's eyes shy from mine and my mouth gaps. He almost looks, embarrassed. 'Huh?'
Soon, other teachers arrive to intervene, shooing students from the crime scene.
So, aimlessly wandering outside, into the courtyard, hoping to clear my head, I think back on our classes together. Every time Mikey acted up, Logan seemingly couldnā€™t care less, looking more spent overall, than unsettled by his brazen jokes.
It was kind of funny, seeing Mikey quaking in his boots at the older male. It was only yesterday, that he spoke to me with such forwardness, and to Logan with such rudeness, carrying that typical smug expression -it was nice to see it wiped clean.
I laugh to myself, disbelieving what just transpired. I can only imagine what errand Professor Xavier will make Logan do to atone, or what bonding exercise he and Mikey may perform...
While I trudge down the stone steps, onto the vivid green field, I spot the devil himself, Mikey. He sits under the shade of a grand willow tree, dome hung between his bent knees.
Feeling rather empathetic, I stroll towards him, stopping in front of his feet. Evidently noticing my bright attire, his head pops up, and his dewy eyes widen.
"You alright?" I ask warily and his bottom lip trembles. He sniffs once, toughening up before responding, "I'm good." I nod, then look at the endless landscape to my right. "Whatever you did must've really been something, Mr. Howlett's rarely that peeved."
"You're telling me," he huffs sarcastically, sounding pained. Shifting, I sit beside him, maintaining some space. "If you don't mind me asking, what was that about?" Mikey pauses, thinking hard.
"No clue," he mumbles pitifully. I gawk at him, brows creasing. He peers at me and copies my appearance. "I'm not lying," he exclaims defensively. "There's no way," I retort, scoffing.
"If you don't fucking believe me, why ask," Mikey spits, mumbling "bitch" as he shoots to stomp off.
Suspiring, my crown gingerly falls onto the tree's trunk. Finding comfort in its rugged bark, I calmly savour the crisp air.
I close my eyes, for what feels like a few minutes until a fierce call of my name grips my consciousness. Eyelids cracking open, my vision focuses on Mr. Howlett himself, standing in all his glory, glaring down at me with a brooding look.
"If it isn't the man of the hour," I giggle humourlessly, straightening my spine, but choosing not to stand and seem intimidated, like he evidently wishes me to be.
"You have a nice chat?" Logan questions with an irked tone, obviously remarking on my 'chat' with Mikey. 'Was he watching us?'
I tilt my head defiantly. "I'm not picking sides," I raise both hands in surrender, smiling from ear to ear. His eye faintly twitches, and I nearly gulp. He grumbles incomprehensible nonsense, then chooses to stay relatively quiet, which is unlike him.
"Do you have something to say? Or are you just gonna stand there?" I inquire venomously.
Clearly dispising my attitude, he concentrates on my face, scowling. His features have rage written all over them, but I refuse to bow out of this impending feud.
He grumbles under his breath again, and I break.
"Speak up!" I shout, swiftly bringing my gaze to our surroundings, making sure we're alone -which is something Logan clearly isn't worried about.
"What the fuck do you two have to talk about?" He just about growls and I tense, stunned. My face contorts with perplexity. "Me and Mikey?" I question, and his eyebrows nearly conjoin in response. "Not much, just discussing you're outburst," heaving, I continue, "though he didn't have much to say on the topic," sighing, "you?"
His nostrils flare slightly, and I do my best to appear composed. "What else have you talked about?" He grunts, and I roll my eyes, rising to my feet, bored with our conversation. "What's it to you?" I ask rhetorically, internally referring to the distance he'd been building between us.
Moving elsewhere, I roughly brush past his shoulder. He doesn't immediately reply, but trails after me as I march further into the courtyard.
"The fuck you on about?" Logan vulgarly rumbles, and I forget to speak.
My pace then staggers when he delicately wraps his digits over my forearm, tugging me, almost cautiously, backward.
Square to him, I discern his thumb tracing my skin lightly, before finally looking at him. He examines his finger as it sweeps across my flesh. "Logan?" I carefully utter, and his eyes stay glued to where our bodies meet.
"Why do you talk to him," he pauses, snarling with emphasis on 'talk,' yet again. Then he murmurs, "-When you have me?" Heā€™s so quiet, that the words are barely audible. My features instantly soften. ā€œAre you,ā€ I hesitate, ā€œJealous?ā€
When he doesnā€™t answer, I gasp so loud, that my palm slaps over my mouth. He looks around, avoiding eye contact as I grasp the situation. ā€œDid you threaten Mikey 'cause he yaps to me in class?ā€
Logan scorned the very idea of jealousy, cruising his head in a circle, to showcase his exasperation. I smirk uncontrollably and he snits. "Don't flatter yourself Princess," he remarks blatantly. My smirk only expands. "I can't believe you," I laugh hysterically and he motions like he's going to walk away, but he stays put, and I know I've won.
"Don't pull that face," he complains, gesturing to my proud look.
"What face?" I ask, playing naive, faintly swinging my body side to side. "Just stop talking to him, he's a bad influence," he grunts, peering off to the horizon. I giggle, "Or what? Do you intend to beat every boy who speaks to me?" I counter, and he struggles to fight a smile.
"What if I do," Logan more or less declares.
Shaking my head, "You've got some nerve," I huff, "seeing as you've been avoiding me lately."
"I haven't been avoiding you-"
I interrupt, "Oh yes, you have," playfully punching his gut with a grin, which drops the second my knuckles practically grow a heartbeat. "Ow," I breathe and at last, he laughs.
When Logan's laugh dims, he looks almost sullen. "Didn't think you'd notice," he mumbles and I quirk my chin in confusion. "You seem preoccupied." Gapping at him once more, he rolls his eyes, showing his teeth. "Don't gimme that damn look girl," he heaves, "you're young and, and-"
"And what?"
"Attractive," he sighs heavily, "you don't need an old man weighing you down."
I still, catching his genuine displeasure and defeat. It's like he's disappointed I may seek romance from someone else, but accepts it regardless, for my sake, my happiness.
My heart thumps irregularly and I feel like jumping his bones. I release a lengthy sigh, with a smile twinkling. His brow rises questioningly, seeming anxious about a reaction to his masked insecurity.
"What?" He bites.
"I'm relieved," his confusion visibly progresses. "I thought you were tired of me." As his mouth opens, to probably insult my intelligence, I cut in. "I wanna go steady with you, if that wasn't obvious already." My smile grows sheepish, then taunting, "I like you Lo, and clearly you must love me."
Like he's been holding his breath, a loud puff of air escapes his chapped lips, and I shamelessly watch as he wets them.
"You've gotta be the strangest girl I've ever met," he utters with a smirk forming, and I return one, interpreting his words as a declaration of love.
"Woman," I correct, then babble jokingly, "refined Lady." He confidently strides closer. "Mistress-"
The air leaves my lungs as his solid arms devour me, squeezing tightly.
"You best realize what you're committing to," Logan comments, lightly lifting strands of my hair with his fingertips, to kiss my neck. "That means, no more talking to boys," he grunts, humour coaxing his tone. "Especially ones so far out of your league," he pulls his head back, to peer at my expectant face, "It's not even funny," he finishes with a grin.
I laugh, unable to contain my joy, quickly hiding my wild smile in his chest. A pleased hum rumbles in tune with his heavy breathing, and I listen to his heartbeat's fairly, rapid pace.
For a while, we stay present in each other's arms, with fulfillment and ease consuming our beings, synchronously. Logan's fingers drift across my lower back, leisurely tracing my curves.
"I like you, so much," I whisper airly because the words couldn't be repressed, and had escaped. His hands gradually slow to a halt, till he abruptly draws back. He looks at me, with such intense seriousness, that I shudder.
Then, he pulls away entirely, taking my hand in his larger one, to drag me deeper into the field -into the overgrown areas, looted with massive trees and bushes.
"Logan?" My whisper transforms into a squeak when I'm hauled behind various, untrimmed hedges. His palms grope my hips, stilling me before he drops to his knees. I ogle his smug face as it bores into me, before he wrestles with my pink, low-waisted, jean shorts, impatiently dragging them down my plump thighs. He mumbles, "Ridiculous" when his eyeline levels with my purple, close-to-sheer underwear.
Like my shorts, he yanks them down to my ankles, then swiftly encloses his mouth over my cunt, swiping the folds with his tongue. I throw the back of my hand over my incoming yelp, biting down to muffle it.
"Is this you tryna to deflect admitting you really like me?" I joke meekly as my mouth parts from my hand, but I quickly chomp down again, when he licks me, with a long flick of his tongue. I gasp and whimper, using my spare hand to claw at his scalp for leverage, as he hungrily laps my pussy, sucking on its nub.
A tremor racks my insides, eliciting spasms while he builds up a powerful, but excruciatingly relaxed pace. His bulky digits move to relentlessly rub my clit, applying a rhythmic pressure that makes me sob.
Logan shushes me, mouth still buried in my folds. The buzz of his voice sends shivers through my core, and the strength of his action grows, acknowledging my imminent finish.
ā€œEyes on me,ā€ Logan basically growls, before diving back into my cunt.
I muffle a cry of his name with a fist now, biting my knuckles. Then, I look from the heavens, back down to the one hand I still have, clenching his silky locks.
My knees begin to buckle and his sizeable palms relocate to support my hips, with his fingertips bordering my ass, kneading it. "I'm close," I gasp, barely audible through my hand. He hums again, and when it elicits another shiver, and shake of my frame, I tumble over his back, wrecked by my climax.
Now hunched over him, with my hands splayed down his torso, I tremble furiously, coming down from my high. I can't help but whine when Logan continuously licks me. He tastes every inch of me like I'm the meal of a lifetime, like I'm oxygen itself.
"Enough," I choke, as my arousal becomes too much. His response is simply plunging further into me, to lick all the way from my ass, to clit.
Steam floods my stomach, lighting me on fire. A raging flame consumes my very being, and I relish in how dirty and dangerous this encounter is -in public on his knees for me, Logan made it known that I'm his, and he let me know, that he couldn't care less who heard us, because I was his.
"You're disturbed," I breathe, and his chuckle resonates louder when he separates from my damp skin. "You love it," he states with a smirk and an arch of his brow. He then runs his tongue over his soaked lips, and I bite back a groan, sighing, "I do."
Lifting, moving my palms to his shoulders, I capture his top lip, sucking on it as a thank you. I grin, and as if he can hear my jest coming from a mile away, he scoffs and turns to hide his smirk.
"And you must lovveee me," I repeat my earlier comment with even more enthusiasm, and he shakes his head.
He rises and I do the same. Logan then goes in for a kiss to shut me up, but just as he does, I catch his mumble of "I do."
I gasp into his mouth, eyelids stretching.
My lids briskly flutter shut when he deepens the kiss, dipping my figure, rather romantically, and we both smile.
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girlystories Ā· 1 year ago
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Being the Bowers gang girl
*ą³ƒ::Both platonic & romantic headcanon
ā€“ pairings: various x reader
addition warnings: swearing, bullying, very few depictions of sexism, few derogatory names, toxicity, abusive parenting.
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this was entirely inspired by z0mbiekittyy, so please check them out!
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Meeting/joining the gang
you were at first the quiet, loner girl who kept to herself, only having a few acquaintances, with very few friends.
it wasn't because you were a loser. only the opposite. everyone wanted to become friends with you or get to know you in some way but you never let anyone get close.
everyone had heard of you of course. when they realized you were different they stopped trying to read you or make their mind about you.
that was until greta keene couldn't get enough. she hated the attention you got. so one day she started spreading rumors about you.
it was relatively easy, since no one knew you enough to disprove them in any way. one word went to another and everyone in town now started talking shit about you.
despite that, you didn't care. you had your mind somewhere else. popularity and school drama weren't your thing.
you didn't mind hearing the remarks spat at you when you wandered the halls or when you were in class. you were completely and utterly unbothered.
word got fast that it even reached the all too feared bowers gang.
you were making your way to biology class when you were shoved against a locker, all your books falling one by one on the floor.
"well well well, if it isn't derry's most favored whore", henry was the first to indulge in the act.
he was followed by vic, or ā€“ as he liked to refer to him as his 'right-man', "hey, hank. why haven't we ever tried to mess with her before?"
you tried to back up slowly, but your back hit against another frame. when you looked up your eyes met with a pair of green ones, followed by an unsettling smile.
it seemed like no one noticed what was happening ā€“ or in better words, no one gave a shit about what was happening.
"dont worry, [name], we're not gonna kill you, jeez," belch revealed.
that made henry groan and turn his head towards his friend. "shut up."
patrick, still behind you, held onto your shoulders, which was very easy due to his height. "or we will, you will find out soon."
"both of you shut up," henry silenced them before it could escalate to something else. "so, how about you come with us for a ride? ya'know, get some air n' stuff."
"you mean like skipping school?", you asked.
"why? are you scared? I'm sure your reputation is as shitty as it can get. can't get any worse than that. even ours is better."
you shrugged, and just decided to follow them. just as you sat at your seat ā€“ between vic and patrick, you couldn't make out the read ahead of you, as they were driving recklessly. where you were, you hadn't the slightest clue.
they were laughing and howling, sometimes shouting at the drives passing by.
you? well, you were scared shitless. you clung onto your seat belt, and holding back the urge to start shrieking.
after a while you got used to it and had to admit deep down it was kinda fun.
when you stopped, you realized you were at a junkyard. they prepared a fire when the sun began to set down and opened some bottles of beer.
as you all circled around the fire you began to talk about whatever. you also found yourself to... tolerate them. or, better yet, even enjoy their company.
before you knew it, little by little you hang more and more with them, slowly becoming one of them. it was the first time you were a part of something. they felt like home and you could trust them, despite the hardships and more extreme emotional outbursts.
your reputation got even worse but you didn't care. you had found your people.
Activities
other than hanging out in the junkyard, you guys do other stuff (of course).
it's like you all live together, while you also don't. frequent sleepovers, meet-ups on each other houses take place, ect.
vic once convinced you all to go camping a few towns away. despite being the one who recommended the idea, he ended up despicing it. on the other hand, patrick who hated the idea ended up having the most fun. scaring vic by hiding bugs in his tent and pretending he was hearing bears or wolves. belch had enough and kept demanding they'd stop fighting, while you kept laughing at vic's reactions everytime. you never went camping again.
every morning belch picks everyone in order, first henry, then patrick, then you, and lastly ā€“ the sleeping queen himself: vic.
then, you make a stop at the local diner, everyone choosing their own specific order that the waitress had already memorized.
unless vic had a hangover from the party the day before, he wouldn't stop complaining about who-knows-what.
sometimes, when you were really bored, you'd go out of town in search of abandoned places, owning them for a while until someone else found them and ruined them almost immediately.
it was expected and common sense you'd show up at ever party. then you all would split for a while but meet up in order to leave. belch was in priority not to drink or get high until anyone else got a license. that's what you all agreed on but that possiblility seemed unlikely.
at school you avoided bullying anyone, but giving up on trying to stop them from terrosizing another kid since it was the only thing they ignored you on. the only time you fought back was to defend yourself. not that you needed to, but because you wanted them to know that you weren't as incompetent as you seemed.
when you had the change you'd shoot empty beer bottles with henry's dad's gun.
Henry Bowers
you and henry would share your deep wounds together. him about his alcoholic and insane old man, and you about your hard time fitting in, both in family and friends.
you would joke around, but to an extent. if you said the wrong thing he'd refuse to speak to you for days, weeks or maybe even months ā€“ depending how much it affected him. if he was too stubborn, vic would have to somehow find a way to talk him out of his bitchy attitude.
despite him trying to seem hard-shelled, deep down he was very sensitive. he knew you knew that, and he hated it. it was the only thing he hated about you except the fact that tend to be pushy sometimes.
he had never cried in front the guys, but one day he couldn't hold back when he was only with you. it happened only once, but he still feels humiliated about it and hopes you'd never bring it up. he made you swore to never tell anyone.
butch seemed to like you for a reason, only approving of you from the gang. he hated the rest. when you find yourself at their house, he'd warmly greet you.
at first he and patrick made a lot of sexist joke about you. later when he noticed you went silent you, he started using them less, only saying them once or twice.
always offers you cigarettes, and makes sure to buy your favorites.
sometimes (when he's not in a shitty mood) he pays for your food when you go at the diner without saying a word or giving you the chance to convince him otherwise.
all good things considered, let's be honest here cuz we all know he has more negative that good qualities.
for example; gets jealous super easily and gets mad at you for it, making you apologize for something that isn't your fault.
NEVER admits he's wrong. ever.
when you have a different opinion he tells you to shut up or straight up threatens you.
needs a lot of attention, while also can't have on his tail all the time, making him indecisive and confusing.
sometimes doesn't realize you need help and leaves you deal with your problems alone while you clearly do need some sort of hand.
still, you always have a way to be together again, unable to keep any distance between you both. on weekends you usually take the bus to his house, helping him with the choses around the farm.
Vic Criss
you and vic already knew each other from middle school. you were in the same class and he used to help you with homework.
then, when kids started growing up through that phase everybody did about that sort of rivalry against girls and boys. because of that, your 'friendship' fell apart.
you weren't really friends back then but you could've been.
he never admitted it but he always stared at you from away, wishing you would somehow start talking to each other again.
he was the one who convinced henry to approach you that day. the idea popped into his mind just as those rumors started going around.
he was glad henry agreed. even though he always did, he was anxious of saying no. later, he lied to you, saying it was henry's idea instead and that first interaction you had with him was henry's way of being kind (despite calling you a 'whore').
you and vic were close, in a different way you were with the others. he understood you better and he was very good at telling advice. he was also fun gossiping with. definitely the best when having a sleepover. the others found him annoying or bitchy about it, but with you he was himself.
he also was kinda subtle about his true personality, not showing his true small but intresting quirks only you knew.
speaking of gossiping, almost every weekend he crashed at your place, the excuse being his siblings giving him a headache, while his mom being 'a pain in the ass'.
everytime he had a problem with the others you would be the first to know. he was still henry's 'right-man', but sometimes henry was, well... henry.
at parties he'd get wasted and you'd be 100% sure he'd be found in the bathroom pucking his guts out.
you guys are so close he would be showering while you were doing your business at the toilet, gossiping about everything single detail.
still sometimes helps you with school after some persuation, but keeps reminding you that 'he is not your tutor'.
loves braiding your hair when you're hanging out, especially during class when it's something super boring (even for him).
Patrick Hockstetter
you were honestly pretty scared of patrick at first, and most definitely the only one from the gang who gave you the creepes.
the alligations weren't few, to say the least, and at first you kept your distance from him.
he also didn't try to make a move on you, which you found stange, yet grateful. maybe henry threatened him or something. either way you were considerably on good terms with patrick.
one day at school, while you were waiting for the other three to come at your usual spot during break, he offered you a cigarette. you received it with gratitude, since it was rare for an offer coming from patrick. he even stricked up a conversation, which was... maybe a bit thought provoking.
then he smirked ā€“ that one charismatic he wore when you would stop being able to read his mind. he was like a puzzle, but most pieces were missing or switched with incorrect ones. "are the rumors true?", he asked, closing his zippo with a 'click' after he light your cigarette.
"i dont think that you care if they're true or not," you answered back, the tobacco filling your lungs with nicotine.
clouds of smoke escaped his nostrils with each chuckle. "maybe."
on your ride home Black Sun Morning by Screaming Trees was playing from the radio and you found yourself singing alongside patrick. he rose his brows, "you know 'em?"
"duh, of course."
the next day on the ride to school, instead of gossiping with vic you ended up having a deep conversation with patrick about music. you never imagined that you'd be having a conversation about art with him of all people.
since then, you hit it off well. he stopped using sexist comments as well, and even attempted physical contact at the diner, brushing his fingers against your hair. when he realized you let him or try to stop him, he smiled to himself.
in the end you were usually seen together, you sitting on his lap during breaks or at the gym stands, in the car or diner. he would wrap his arms around your waist and rest his head on your shoulder. it was making the others sick.
sometimes you attempted to help him with homework, but he only agreed so you could just hangout. he wasn't really interested in attending college. the thing he was good at was certainly playing the guitar. both bass and lead guitar. vic jokes about him making a band but it something told you he didn't view it as a light joke.
one day he invited you to his house to show you his vinyls and discs. that's when you met his mother and was pretty surprised to find out she was vietnamese. he made sure to never speak vietnamese around you or the others.
when meeting you he became less... interested at the fridge at the junkyard, viewing it less and less. maybe therapy was starting to work out? even for a tiny bit.
extremely protective of you, especially at parties. makes sure to keep an eye out even though you wouldn't know it.
Belch Huggins
belch was the most chill and the most independent one of the gang. aways making sure everything was in check and going smoothly. it was no surprise he was super welcome to you and tried to make you at ease the first few weeks, asking you if you were okay or needed a ride home.
is a gentleman, of course. doesn't tolerance any disrespect towards you, no matter how small it may seem to you.
offeres to pay for you when going out, no matter how many times you don't let him.
one time you both got so drunk you couldn't stop laughing; your bellys hurting and your eyes filled with tears while your faces were bright red. it made henry mad (as usual) but it's a memory you'd never forget. you had no way to get back home, though.
on fridays you watch him play basketball, sitting at the stands, and smoking and encouraging him. sometimes vic or patrick came too, but it was very rarely.
he offers you the ball but you immediately decline, being reminded of the day the ball hit you in the face after you missed your shot.
you requested him to teach you how to drive, which was a bad idea honestly. at first you didn't understand his instructions at all, but when he asked you if you had any questions you lied saying 'no'. after that instead of stepping on going forward you accidentally went backwards, almost crashing his beloved trams-am that he named 'daisy'. then you turned the wheel too far, almost falling at a ditch before he saved you two.
swore that you'd never get a license in your life and forbid you anywhere near the wheel, not even the passengers seat.
his dad owes a workshop, fixing cars. he helped too, supporting him in any way he could. you also helped him here and there while he taught you the basics and answered any questions you had.
he promised that he'd let you fix a car entirely on your own without his help. he said he'd also let you keep it for free.
you have a drawer contained only of belch's clothes. at first you'd ask him to try his sweatshirts on. then you'd complain you were cold and he'd sigh, saying you could give it back another day. but you never did.
you loved it when he gave you biggyback rides. his, especially. he could never refuse, despise how tired he was.
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riiwrites Ā· 2 years ago
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hiiiii !! i hope youre having a wonderful day !! could i request dazai being jealous over his S/Oā€™s long time friend :0 ? if u accept this request thank u so much and even if u dont still thank u <3
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a/n : ty for your request love šŸ«¶šŸ¼
warnings : arguments that contain swearing, just dazai being very possessive and jealous
wc : 1,564
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ā€” š“o be completely honest, you had not a clue on how you managed to run into Hatori. It happened quite abruptly as you were walking back to both yours and Dazais shared apartment after finishing your shift.
You bumped into each other on the street accidentally and almost immediately recognised one another, smiling at the sight of your childhood friend who you hadnā€™t seen in over a couple of years now.
Wow, time really flew by.
He had offered to take you out to coffee. No romantic intentions or anything, just friendly gestures. You smiled pleasantly at the idea and accepted his offer. It was a perfect time to catch up and you both were really happy you got the chance to do so. You had mentioned your boyfriend, Dazai and Hatori was very persistent on meeting him, really excited to meet the man who managed to steal your heart. So eventually after coffee you brought him back to your shared apartment where Dazai would be, really excited to introduce him to one of your long time friends.
Dazai was upstairs, watching television on his own when he suddenly heard the jangling of keys against the door hole, he instantly got up from his position on the bed, expecting only to see you. He grinned at the thought of you entering the door as he would embrace you with hugs and kisses. As soon as the door clicked and opened up with a creak you heard a rush of steps thumping down the staircase followed by a cheery voice from your lover. ā€œAh! Belladonna~ Iā€™m ever so happy to finally see y-ā€œ
A long pause interrupted him right as he was going to finish his sentence. He paused midway through rushing down the stairs and blankly stared at the pair of you, eyes flickering back to Hatori and then you for a few moments, his smile slowly fading away before his gaze returned to you and he cocked his eyebrow up.
ā€œY/N? Who is this?ā€
He asked firmly, his now stern expression not wearing off anytime soon by the looks of it. Hatori, completely oblivious to Dazais disapproval put his hand out for Dazai to shake, smiling kindly with a sweet expression painted on his face.
ā€œHi! Iā€™m Hatori, Y/Nā€™s friend!ā€
There was another long pause between your lover and long time friend, you were practically sweating at this point due to the one sided tension between the two. It felt like Hatori was the only one who clearly couldnā€™t sense it.
Dazai squinted his eyes down at the man before him, retorting back to the statement.
ā€œWell they certainly havenā€™t mentioned you.ā€
His squinting then turned to a cold glare. Hatori slowly got the hint of Dazai not liking this encounter at all and he backed away slowly, his smile also slowly fading, his eyes shifted back to you basically asking for help.
ā€œDazai..ā€
You started, attempting to cooperate with him.
ā€œWhat? Seriously, donā€™t give me that. Iā€™m only stating basic facts, youā€™ve not mentioned a single thing about this guy and then just out of thin air you bring him to our shared apartment?ā€
Dazai scoffed, crossing his arms with the same stoic cold expression he had on his face ever since he saw the pair of you two together. Just as you were about to respond back to this bitterness, Hatori then cut in, his friendly smile came back as he stood next to you.
ā€œI understand how upsetting this situation must be for you. But i promise you me and Y/N have been such good friends for years! We were only catching up.ā€
He remained positive as he then placed his hand on your shoulder comfortably. You mentally face palmed yourself, knowing this would only make things worse, and indeed you were right. This action only enraged Dazai much further, the indicator for this being true was how red his face was from the state of anger he was in just watching him touch you. Before this couldā€™ve escalated any further, you sighed softly and turned to Hatori, taking his hand off your shoulder.
ā€œI think you should go.ā€ You said to him with a soft but serious tone, a light smile on your face so you didnā€™t seem too careless about rushing him out so quickly. Hatori turned to you, completely understanding before returning the smile and nodding, he bowed respectfully to Dazai, whoā€™s stone cold glare couldā€™ve engraved holes in the top of Hatoriā€™s head if he wanted to. Hatori turned around and made his leave, nodding to you once more and shutting the door behind him.
Dead utter silence filled the room as the two of you stare at eachother, Dazaiā€™s expression slowly softened as he looked at you, staring at your precious face but his face still remained stern. He turned around and began walking to the kitchen as you were in complete shock by his behaviour towards your friend. You began to follow from behind and start to make your presence fully known.
ā€œWhat the hell was that?!ā€ You spat, glaring at the back of his head, he leaned himself on the kitchen counter, turning around to look at you.
ā€œWhat do you mean?ā€ He asked bluntly, squinting his eyes at you.
ā€œHe was only being friendly!ā€ You exclaimed, starting to get more angry at Dazaiā€™s bluntness and how cold he was suddenly being. He almost scoffed again.
ā€œYes, because being friendly to you means him having his arms all over you huh?ā€ He argued back, his chest heaved with anger and his cold facade fading, slowly bubbling up to anger once again.
ā€œAll over me?ā€ You emphasised
ā€œYou have to be joking, he placed a hand on my shoulder in a comforting gesture! I donā€™t get why youā€™re so bothered by this, I just wanted to introduce you to him. I said such good things about you at the coffee shop!ā€
Dazai paused himself for a moment, thinking of this scenario you had just opened up in his mind. He then took a quick double take.
ā€œYou- were at a coffee shop with him?ā€
He repeated what you said, just to make sure he heard right, then glared and turned away.
ā€œI bet he had his filthy hands all over you then too! God he makes me sick that piece of shit..Iā€™m gonna-ā€œ
ā€œNo, youā€™re not going to do anything, donā€™t even bother! You only met him for about five minutes anyway how can you make such a judgement? Why are you being like this?!ā€
You argued, choking on your own words, he then snapped back turning around to glare into your eyes as he finally spat out his feelings.
ā€œBecause damn it! it shouldā€™ve been me there with you! Getting coffee and talking! Having my arms all over you! Youā€™re MY lover for fuck sake. Nobody else should touch whatā€™s mine do you hear me? Nobody!ā€
It then suddenly clicked in your head. Your eyes widened as you finally began to realise why he was acting like this, his eyes were not only full of anger, but also jealousy. He was jealous! It couldnā€™t have been more clearer, his words confirmed the hidden truth that hid deep behind his brown orbs. You calmed yourself down quickly after hearing this, taking a few steps forward and placed your hand on his cheek gently, giving him a full sympathetic smile.
ā€œDazai, you do know that nobody else in this whole world would ever be able to compete with you to win my heart, right? Because youā€™ve already won it.ā€
You reassured him, caressing his cheek ever so gently with your thumb. His eyes softened as you did this, he let your words sink in before he let his insecurities get the best of him.
ā€œEven Hatori?ā€
He asked for one more piece of reassurance from you, before you rolled your eyes playfully, the smile still remained on your face.
ā€œYes, definitely even Hatori. Like him and I both said anyway, heā€™s just a long time friend, weā€™ve been meaning to catch up.ā€ You explained, he stood there for a moment, before he brought his hand up to your arm that was caressing his cheek, he kept a hold onto your arm and began to smile once again.
ā€œI- guess I have to apologise for my behaviour. To not only you but also Hatori.ā€ He said reasonably, before then speaking up once again, this time more of defending myself other than accepting that he was in the wrong.
ā€œBut he shouldnā€™t have had his hands on you like that! Especially not in-front of me!ā€
He huffed, pouting slightly. You giggled at this, kissing his pout off of his face repeatedly, he couldā€™ve just melted into your kisses if he really wanted to.
ā€œI mean, I guess I could learn to like him.ā€ Dazai sighed into your loving actions, falling in love with you all over again.
ā€œIā€™m still better than him though.ā€ he muttered in between your kisses, you giggled again at his sly remark.
He moved his hand up to yours, intertwining his fingers with your own as you smirked slightly, stuck in thought as you then spoke up.
ā€œI should get you wound up more often. You know it only takes one phone call-ā€œ
ā€œDonā€™t even think about it.ā€
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kjzlstuio Ā· 5 months ago
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Hello I saw your post, how about tsp headcanons or maybe anything about your au?
OH SHIT SOMEONE PERCIEVED MY AU
I feel like everyone that gets into tsp has an au for their own interpretation and story, so minee uhhhhh I had a plan to make a whole fic + illustration series for it, but I dont have the time or motivation so I'm cool with infodumping. Actually, getting it all down now would make it easier to release content for it, so win win !!
SUPER LONG INFODUMP INCOMING
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My au is mostly a character exploration of Stanley and Narrator after years in isolation before it starts getting meta. From adjustment to their new lives, to the evolution of their relationship through insanity, and finally discovering the truth of their world to break free.
The first few chapters are dedicated to Stanley's adjustment from his real life to the game. Chapter 1 follows his daily routine, his commute, his entrance into the building, and suddenly, the silence of his branch. His job wasn't very interactive in the first place, inputting what he was told into spreadsheets or other, but simply pressing buttons is a gross simplification of it. The oddity of the situation hits him, and the narration begins. Truthfully, the Narrator's words align with his thoughts, so while he is uneasy, he does as told because he'd do the same. The Freedom Ending is full of revelations and emotions as he reflects on his life, corners of the office he hadn't seen. Stanley steps outside, the daylight grows brighter, and he resets. Following this is Stanley's spiral through emotions. He doubts the voice in his mind being his own, looks everywhere for clues about his situation, inputs into the pink screens and tests out the story slowly. From barely diverting to a room or two in anxious desperation, to completely opposing the Narrator in anger and spite, Stanley branches into every ending plus some. While it's true that his life had fallen into monotony, the Narrator mocks and berates him not only through dialogue, but through the contents of the world. The building became nothing but a maze of halls, his capabilities as a human limited to button-pressing, his ability to speak lost completely. It was as if The Stanley Parable was made solely to mock his existence. The Narrator and Stanley battle for control of the situation. Stanley reclaims his pride and autonomy through defiance and causing the Narrator suffering while the Narrator retaliates. However, the Narrator always seems to default to wanting a good ending for them both and fulfilling his goal of greatness and artistry. Stanley soon grows to realize this as their time loops progress, and with time, conflicted feelings for the Narrator give in to gratitude and solace in their isolation. (I remembered I had this RP with myself midway through writing, so this might be the best place to put it. Stanley's going through the wringer with his emotions, and at a point, you can get too exhausted to feel what once enveloped you so intensely. Between his anger and his gratitude, there was definitely points of exhaustion. Additionally, even as he "gave in" to the game, he was still exploring every inch, wondering about the true nature of their existence.)
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Stanley never would have regained his ability to feel if not for the Narrator. If anything, he should be grateful that his lonely life was brought to someone's obsessive focus. He wouldn't have overcome his anxiety to adhere to instructions, wouldn't have dared explore outside what he was expressly given permission to. Wouldn't have felt so intensely with fear and wonder and anger and self-actualization. He had them to thank. And only them. For years. They only had each other. They couldn't help it that it naturally evolved into something more. Stanley's fear of the situation evolved to desperation once he realized the pattern. Desperation for an exit to insanity for what his life had suddenly become. Insanity to anger, focused onto the source of it all and the mockery of his life. Anger to understanding as the Narrator's intentions became clear to him. Understanding to gratitude. Gratitude to adoration. Adoration to obsession. So on. And the Narrator notices these changes. The Stanley Parable in their eyes isn't a mockery, but an artistic piece and aid dedicated to Stanley. For some reason, even unknown to them, they're very attached to Stanley from the start. While upset to see their piece ripped to shreds by Stanley's choices, in the end, Stanley grows bolder, more expressive, and the Narrator loves to see it. All of this development is slow and takes place within the decade before the next game installment. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is introduced to Stanley in the midst of their odd relationship. Not quite a thing, not quite hidden from each other. They've grown into this routine of cycles, and by now, their endings and interactions with each other far outnumber those in the game. When the new content is added, Stanley doesn't know how to feel. The Narrator had been developing it behind the scenes with unknown outside help for a while. Stanley had long given up on interacting with any other sentient beings ever again, so the new content is overwhelming and scary in that sense. The new stimulation is welcome, but new characters? Even hints of an outside presence, seeing the meeting room covered in notes and speculation over collectibles from unseen employees freaks him out. The need for connection leads him to attaching to these inanimate objects, much like his bond with The Adventure Line. The way humans find comfort in one another through touch and interaction is the same way Stanley feels over the Bucket. Stanley eventually comes to realize that the unknown and overexaggerated connection he felt to it was true. The Bucket is a person. In fact, the Adventure Line is a person too. The Wife mannequin is a person. The Settings is a person. That Cardboard Baby was probably a person too. Who knows. Stanley pieces this together from outside reviews of the game, the story of Employee 432, and the Curator. The company he worked for is the same developer of The Stanley Parable and it ran experiments on its workers and environments in plain sight. The Stanley Parable is an interactive recording of the pocket dimension created by these experiments with Stanley's own experiences being put onto store shelves.
There's a whole subplot with the Settings gradually forming a bond with Stanley as well, and it comes to a head when Stanley attempts to escape with the Narrator. Stanley and the Narrator have a heart to heart about everything. The Narrator feigned ignorance to the Escape Pod Ending, but now knowing everything, Stanley wants to escape more than ever. Without him, this fake world can't exist, and all these people will be freed with them. The Narrator gives in with some time, final reviews of their work together, but for some reason, Stanley remains. The Settings wants to make their time endless, but the world rots without the Narrator there, and the Settings eventually has to let go. Stanley wakes up again in his office. He fears that the game isn't over, but stepping foot outside his door, he hears the rustling of objects, the voices of people, and he stumbles through the office, now back to its original form, with all his coworkers within it. It's awkward knowing they've seen so much of him, and over a decade in isolation has destroyed his ability to interact, so Stanley avoids them all in a mad search for the Narrator. When they finally lock eyes, Stanley doesn't know what to feel, but he feels his voice come out for the first time in forever, and he cries. Everyone sets off to reclaim the lives they've lost, wishing Stanley and the Narrator well as the two awkwardly return the gesture. The Narrator, for once, is at a loss for words, and they part ways before exchanging contact information. Stanley stays with his parent for some time, lost and haunted with his experiences, and the Narrator reclaims what he can of his old life, spending many days waiting by the ruins of their company building for anyone who might return. It doesn't take long for Stanley to come back. Living in the real world again is overwhelming, and he took it a day at a time with the help of his family. Coming back to find the Narrator, Stanley shares everything. While it isn't their fault, he can't just forgive them for everything. His feelings are torn all sorts of ways, and they settle with staying friends, there to help each other acclimate to life again with everyone else, but mostly each other. They make it official after some time. Even though it isn't the best decision. They can't let go of everything or each other, so it's a very codependent type of relationship despite how it looks on the outside.
There's a lot of details I left out obviously. There's a whole Curator and Mariella plot, even more details about Stanley and the Setting's dynamic, all of the secrets in the game that Stanley experiences and their corresponding emotional developments, more character exploration for the Narrator and more of how the world worked (The Narrator was actually an invisible floating mass btw), I COMPLETELY FORGOT THEIR IRL RELATIONSHIP BEFORE THE GAME JESUS. But yeah, that's the gist of it. I'll definitely make more content of it soon.
Phew
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shootingcookielover Ā· 8 months ago
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Ducktales 2017 Dystopia Alternate Universe
After losing Della to space, Scrooge 180's into taking over the world to keep people safe from adventuring. (Yeah, u can imagine bradford's reaction xD)
This, surprisingly enough, doesnt necessarily change a lot for ur average, non-magical entity.
But now magically inclined people, to fully magic people r being hunted/locked up/etc.
Beakley, with Webby in tow, leaves the manor as soon as she realizes what he's doing. She tries to return to SHUSH, to warn them, do anything - but it's too late. SHUSH is already in Scrooge's hands.
While trying to evade shush/fowl/scrooge to protect her granddaughter and maybe start a resistance or something against mcduck's regime, she runs into a homeless teenager who is being hunted as well. Because she is a purely magical entity and thus entirely too dangerous.
This, of course, is Lena. (I'm assuming Lena doesn't really... Age? Considering that Magica made her when she was imprisoned and that was, presumably, a while ago lol)
They end up helping/covering for each other, to stay safe. Lena and Webby r basically siblings lol
They eventually find that there is a rebellion, a resistance, trying to fight against the grip mcduck has on the world and the discrimination against magical creatures. Who is leading this rebellion?
Glittering Goldie O'Gilt, baby! I just think she'd make a great rebel leader, especially when she realizes how utterly insane Scrooge has gotten.
She's not just doing this for the world, she's hoping she can maybe punch some sense into scrooge after taking him down.
Donald Duck, meanwhile, has no clue what's going on, not really. Being neither a magical entity nor really still in the adventuring business, Scrooge's changes haven't really affected him much - besides, he has the boys to take care of.
(aside from that weird letter from storkules; but that's probably nothing.)
The boys eventually need a babysitter. During their time at the mansion - a strangely empty mansion, mind you, with no magical artefacts, no mementos to old adventures - they end up finding that prophecy abt atlantis. (Or something like that.)
Cue Scrooge's driver, Launchpad "I'm a pilot" McQuack who has exactly zero qualms taking three boys on an adventure in a submarine.
I dont think Donald would still work with Glomgold in this instance - maybe instead he unknowingly hired on to the rebellion or smth? Either way, atlantis shenanigans happen.
The rebellion people donald works for - Beakley, probably, maybe even Webby is there - tell donald he shouldn't return to his uncle with the boys, but donald just rolls his eyes and insists they need to take accountability. Also scrooge needs to take accountability for putting them in danger in the first place.
Scrooge is not happy to find out that his nephew and his nephews went out adventuring. He fires Launchpad on the spot. (Launchpad def gets hired by the rebellion later)
But also, he wants to imprison the boys - for their own good, of course. Adventuring is dangerous and such dangerous inclinations cannot be allowed to run wild among the populace.
Donald (obviously) does not like this.
He tries to bust them all out (the boys are very surprised/impressed at Donald's fighting ability) but of course he hasnt done anything like this in years, he's rusty. And his uncle knows him well enough to counter him.
The sentence "I thought you'd know better, Donald, I really did. Especially after what happened to your sister." Falls at some point.
Lucky for the duck boys, Webby convinced Beakley to trail them, so now we get agent 22 busting them out! Yay! Except she gets taken prisoner in the process! Oh no!
The ducks find Webby who is, understandably, very upset at having her grandma taken, but also understands that the five of them have no chance of busting her out. So, she takes them back to the rebellion.
A rebellion probably consisting of like, Goldie (duh), Lena, maybe some of the Beagle Boys? There was that one magician beagle boy so i'm assuming he at least is there, and some other assorted magical/dangerous people/creatures. B.O.Y.D. probably, too, actually. I'm imagining Gyro got locked up - if only due to his, yknow, building B.O.Y.D. in the first place.
Oh, and once della comes back from the moon she's most definitely not teaming up with scrooge - something that really makes scrooge think i'd imagine. May even trigger his eventual redemption arc? Though having him as a villain through the whole thing could also be fun tbh
This is all i have so far tbh, but feel free to take the concept and run w it if u wanna, i had a blast coming up w even this much tbh xD i'd love to see other people take a crack at it (or expand it even!) so like, it's free real estate (just tell me if ur doing anything w this, i wanna see that lol)
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kyyuri Ā· 2 years ago
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the sweet whisperings of you and i (plays like a broken record )
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ā”Š Ėšāž¶ ļ½”Ėš ā˜ļø synopsis ; after spending many years longing for a friend group of her own, fate presents yn with a chance to make that long wait end, at the expense of her three year long relationship with nishimura riki - but was fate really that cruel ? or was there perhaps sabotage ?
pairing // non- idol ! riki x fem ! yn
genre // angst, a bit of fluff , lovers to ex to lovers
warnings // curse words, toxic friends
a/n ! SO SORRY FOR THE DELAY IN UPLOADING THIS šŸ˜­ would be going on a mini hiatus ( two weeks-ish ? ) as i have a lot of submission to do for school šŸ„² encore ! would definitely be back soon ! donā€™t forget to support enhypenā€™s comeback ! the trailer was insane and im here for it ! PLEASE DONT FORGET TO LET ME KNOW HOW YOU GUYS FEEL ABOUT THIS ONE SHOT !
wc; 11.6k (not proof read )
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[main masterlist ]
i.
growing up with parents that were filthy rich yet never present in her life, yn was subjected to many struggles in life. it was only normal for her to wish for her parentsā€™ presence during the hardest times ā€” but ynā€™s wishes never came true and it never will. materialism isnā€™t something yn is unfamiliar with. her parentsā€™ have long decided that love is anything money can buy and so, yn spent her entire life craving for something far beyond money.
after spending so much time alone, it wasnā€™t easy for yn to get used to an environment packed with human presence, high school. it didnā€™t take long for her to be outcasted either. despite her pretty looks, yn was never a fool when it came to people attempting to take advantage of her for monetary reasons. her constant rejections made many upset and so the rumours began spreading like wildfire and everyone ran with it. those were some painful days for yn. she would recall running into the arms of her driver for a warm hug whenever a new rumour appears out of nowhere. ā€œ did i do something wrong ?ā€ it was a question her driver often heard, ā€œno darling, people are just harsh creatures who work hard to get what they want, even if their methods are unethical.ā€
there was only one thing ( or maybe two ) that yn looked forward to in her high school days. the time she invested in the photography club. since her parents couldnā€™t be there for her physically, she would spend hours living through pictures of others vicariously, making up fake scenarios of her with her parents. that led to her realising her never ending love for photography. although, the members there treated her poorly, she never once complained. it was also then, she met the one and only nishimura riki. up till now, yn still has no clue why riki approached her instead of shunning her like the rest. it was the start of a beautiful friendship which ultimately blossomed into something much more, to say the very least.
ii.
just like that, riki has been through thick and thin with yn, but this time as her boyfriend of three years. riki thinks sheā€™s the most precious person in the entire world and yn think he is her entire world. the love they shared was believed to be eternal, considering how they were always stuck to the hips yet never once got bored of each other. ynā€™s insecurities ? riki knew them all by heart as well as how to counter them - how to make her feel loved. rikiā€™s hobbies ? she have them all engraved onto the back of her head - always ready to learn more about them so riki would know how much she supported him and the things he take a liking for.
for three years, they were the perfect couple. for three years, nothing could come between them, not friends, not families and not even the worst arguments. riki knew of ynā€™s family background and so he made sure to never end the day with any of them upset with each other. it was one of the sweetest things he could do for his loved one.
just like any other normal night, riki laid in bed with his arms wrapped comfortably around yn. ā€œi promise this is the last time i will bring this up, but are you sure you donā€™t want to meet my friends ? you guys might have a blast together !ā€ he looked at her fondly, ā€œitā€™s alright, ki. i want to be able to approach people on my own and be friends with them ! i havenā€™t had much opportunities in high school so i think i should step out of my comfort zone now that iā€™m going to university !ā€ yn answered, snuggling closer to riki. ā€œthank you for always keeping me in your thoughts.ā€ riki laughed softly, ā€œyou practically live in my mind rent free. ā€œ
iii.
things were always easier with riki by her side. it was almost as if nishimura riki was her soulmate since the very start. she made up for his shortcomings and he made up for hers. they were always willing to accommodate to each other, never afraid to grow in each otherā€™s presence. this was one of the things many people secretly admired about their relationship. it became crystal clear to yn that nishimura riki would inevitably be her first and last love because if she had a list of reasons why she loved him, it would never end. the moments they spent together were so well cherished, they often played inside her mind like a broken record - giving her ample amount of time to reminisce about those beautiful memories. to yn, nothing was worth trading the good memories riki created with her. to think riki could love her even at her worst was truly unbelievable ( at least to her).
when she first had her period while dating him and so unfortunately stained the pants she had worn that day, riki didnt make a big fuss about it at all. ā€œki, stop coming closer. please ?ā€ ā€œwhatā€™s wrong ?ā€ she looked around flustered, unable to come up with an explanation that wouldnā€™t leave her feeling embarrassed or awkward. ā€œdid i do something wrong ? ā€œ she shook her head, still pressing her lips together. ā€œthenā€¦ can you at least tell me why i canā€™t come closer ?ā€ riki looked a bit upset at how adamant she was in making him stay away. yn pressed her back harder against the wall, hoping to at least slide past him and into the restroom. observing her body language, it finally hit him what had inevitably happened. ā€œgive me a minute. donā€™t go anywhere. iā€™ll be back really quickly. ā€œ he most definitely stayed true to his words, in less than a minute, he came running back to her with the sweats he kept in his locker for dance practice. ā€œhere. you can change into these. when youā€™re done, wait here for me. iā€™ll go grab some painkillers and a bag for you to keep your clothes in.ā€
when yn first got a part time job so she could pay for rikiā€™s birthday present, she had a hard time adjusting to the crazy schedule. thankfully for her, riki was always there to welcome her in a warm embrace when she returned home. ā€œbad day ?ā€ he pulled her towards the sofa he was seated on, ā€œyeah. the manager keeps giving me backhanded compliments. i hate it there. and you should let me go now, i havenā€™t showered yet, i probably smell.ā€ this only made riki tighten the hug even more. ā€œ i havenā€™t seen you since school ended, im not letting you go that easily. you know, if you really have a hard time working there, you can always quit. whatever you need money for you can just tell me, iā€™ll go get a job instead and buy it for you.ā€ such a sweet boy, always caring about how she feels and willing to sacrifice his time for her. ā€œthat wonā€™t be necessary. i want to do this on my own. i wonā€™t push myself to the limit, you know this ki. iā€™ll quit if it goes too far. thank you for thinking of me.ā€ he hummed in reply. ā€œwell, i got something for you that might help take your mind of that witch ! its in the fridge right now, you can have it whenever you want. ā€œ riki loosened his grip, resulting in the girl to run towards the kitchen instantly. ā€œis that the strawberry cake from the newly opened store ? the one with a 3 hour long queue ?ā€ she examined the cake slowly. ā€œyeah ! i figured i might as well get it while waiting for you to end your shift. it was so annoying waiting under the sun but the smile on your face right now made it so worth it.ā€ he gave her a cheeky smile.
when yn finally managed to get the gift she worked hard for, riki was there to celebrate it with her (even though it was quite literally meant for him). ā€œki ! remember how i said i wanted to get the thing i needed on my own ? well i did it ! i also resigned from that shitty place. ā€œ ā€œTHATā€™S GREAT ! cā€™mon ! letā€™s go out for dinner to celebrate ! my treat !ā€ he spunned yn around from happiness. riki didnā€™t ask any questions, he was just glad that yn was free from the misery that came along with working in that store. he was also glad that he was now able to spend more time with her again. once ynā€™s feet touched the ground, she put her hand up, almost as if she was signalling him to stop. ā€œwhy not you take a look at what i bought ! i canā€™t be excited about it alone.ā€ taking the bag from her, riki took a peak. inside the bag, sat a beautiful wrapped nintendo switch with a console customised to suit rikiā€™s aesthetics. ā€œno way ! you got a switch ! iā€™ve always wanted one ! iā€™ll get one soon and then we can play together !ā€ he reached his hand out to return the switch to her, ā€œitā€™s for you, ki. itā€™s an early birthday present ! thatā€™s why i was so persistent on working to get it for you. i wanted to use my own money to buy a gift for you. i thought it would be more meaningful than getting it using my parentsā€™ money.ā€ she couldā€™ve sworn she saw riki tear up. ā€œyn, have i ever told you how much i love you ?ā€ he melted into her embrace, trying to stop himself from sniffling like a little child. ā€œ everyday, nishimura. iā€™m well aware of it.ā€
iv.
the first day of university was the one of the days yn considered the hardest. orientation was the bane of her existence and yet she was powerless in this situation. it didnā€™t help at all knowing riki was placed in a completely different orientation group because of the degree he was pursuing in arts ( while yn chose one in fashion ) . sulking, she waved him a final goodbye before dragging her footwear with much exaggeration. he chuckled at his girlfriendā€™s cute antics before running up to give her one last hug, ā€œlove, youā€™re going to be fine. youā€™ll meet plenty of nice people there and your dorm mates as well ! iā€™ll text you whenever i can so give this group a chance ?ā€ she nodded her head at rikiā€™s words, still pouting.
life without riki was ā€¦ boring. she didnā€™t need anyone else by her side, she just needs riki. her attempts at distracting herself by drawing circles on the ground with her fingers were working until two female pop up in front of her face. ā€œyouā€™re yn right ? im yuju. this is minhee. we are your dorm mates ! i hope we get along well !ā€ the female reached her hands out. smiling, she took her hand gladly. this was yn giving the group a chance and knowing riki, he would be beaming with joy if he saw this scene with his own eyes.
this conversation led to many more exchanged within the trio. within the period of a short day, yn had learnt many things. two of which being that minhee and yuju had been best friends since elementary and that minhee had a boyfriend, jaehyeok in the same university as well. ā€œi hope you understand if jaehyeok comes by the dorms often !ā€ minhee exclaimed, directing her statement at yn. ā€œthatā€™s fine by me as long as my boyfriend gets to come by as well.ā€ ā€œyou have a boyfriend ?ā€ yuju shot her a look of disbelief. yn smiled back in response. ā€œno way.. im the only one single here ?! whatā€™s his name ?ā€ ā€œnishimura riki.ā€ the look minhee and yuju exchanged was one that confuses her a lot but she doesnā€™t question it, not wanting to make them uncomfortable considering how they are one step away from forging a friendship. ā€œinterestingā€¦ā€ was all yuju could managed subsequently.
for the first time in awhile, yn felt like she was alive. it felt so good having friends of the same gender after being left alone for half of her life. it made her feel even better knowing that these girls were the ones that were going to be with her 24/7 thanks to their dormitory placement. ā€œim so happy ! iā€™m literally floating right now. they were so nice and relatable ?! yuju was so supportive of me the whole time and minhee is so good at planning. she even got the whole layout of our dorm settled and suited for our needs. i fucking love them so much.ā€ riki chuckled at her excitement, its been a while since he has seen her this happy. kissing her forehead, riki smiled, ā€œit makes me happy seeing you this excited. i hope they continue to treat you well. let me know if you guys ever need help, okay ?ā€
ā€œwould you be able to help me move my stuff to the dorms today ? when youā€™re done moving yours of course.ā€
ā€œim down to help at seven. you need anything else ?ā€ yn shooked her head.
v.
seven came and rolled by real fast. the door bell rang and yuju shot up immediately, ā€œiā€™ll get it.ā€ no one thought much of it since minhee also made sure everyone knew that her boyfriend, junhyeon was dropping by to help out as well. ā€œnishimura riki ?ā€ yuju leaned against the door frame. ā€œhow do you know my name ?ā€ his brows furrowed, ā€œyn told me about you. iā€™ve heard plenty. im yuju.ā€ she offered a hand to shake only for riki to decline it with a smile, ā€œim here to help my girlfriend so can you let me in ? thanks.ā€ biting her cheeks, she moved aside for him to enter. ā€œ ki ! youā€™re here !ā€ ā€œhello love.ā€ yn ran into his hands, allowing him to spin her around in a circle. ā€œletā€™s get to unpacking hm ? the faster we do this, the more time we can spend watching slam dunk.ā€ she nodded in excitement before dragging him towards her room.
ā€œwhat do you think about him ?ā€ yuju whispered to minhee. ā€œwho ?ā€ ā€œnishimura.ā€ minhee shot her a look, ā€œletā€™s not talk about it while heā€™s here, ju.ā€
being with riki always made everything feel more fun than it should be. unpacking ? thatā€™s a competition waiting to be won right there. cleaning up ? first one to grab the best tool gets to use it to clean. life would rarely be boring and this was definitely one of the boring moments in life that riki made enjoyable for yn. ā€œhow am i supposed to clean the window with a broom ?ā€ yn pouted, ā€œhey. you grabbed it, not me.ā€ riki laughed and as much as he was definitely following the rules, he would ALWAYS make sure to help yn - who always grabs the wrong tools out of frenzy - to clean up with her tool. she grabbed a broom to clean a window ? no worries, by the time riki is done, that broom would magically become a stick attached to a wet cloth.
ā€œanddddddd we are done.ā€ riki fell onto the bed from exhaustion. ā€œewwww ki, we are literally disgusting right now. letā€™s change out first, your hoodie and sweats are still in my closet.ā€ and by the time the couple was done, they were snuggled closely with her laptop placed on the pillow with slam dunk playing. it didnā€™t take long for the couple to fall asleep with their hands wrapped around each other tightly.
vi.
when yn woke up to a missing riki and the delicious smell of pancakes floating in the air, she jumped out of bed and sprinted towards the dining area. ā€œgood morning yn.ā€ yuju and minhee greeted as they sit across each other, indulging in a plate of rikiā€™s self made breakfast. ā€œgood morning love. you can go get your teeth brushed first, i saved you a plate and i made bungeoppang and bought some banana milk too. come eat when youā€™re ready.ā€ giving riki her signature cheeky smile, she dashed into the bathroom. ā€œyou know riki, youā€™re a really great boyfriend. yn is lucky to have you. thank you for the breakfast, it was really good. ā€yuju smiled. he looked around the room awkwardly, ā€œum, thanks ? honestly, im the one who is lucky. i canā€™t believe i even got yn to date meā€¦ im glad you enjoyed the meal though, itā€™s ynā€™s favourite.ā€
ā€œki ! ki ! the food critic is ready.ā€ riki chuckled at his girlfriendā€™s antics, looking at her full of love despite her childish side showing. ā€œeat well my little duckling.ā€ riki thinks he could watch yn eat all day long and he would never once get sick of it. when he first found out that yn hasnā€™t had a home cooked meal in the longest time due to her parentā€™s lack of care, he took it upon himself to master the art of cooking just so she could taste the slightest feeling of homeliness. the first few times he tried to whip up a meal almost resulted in the fire department being called to make a trip to his area. the challenges he faced didnā€™t stop there. when he tried again the following week, using his sisters as his lab rats, the stiffened look on their face confirmed his failure. time and time again, he failed to make something that could be on par to that of a homely meal. he had to beg his grandmother to teach him her ways just so he could shower yn with the love that her inner child deserves. all the cooking lessons he got definitely did not go to waste, and with many burn scars and cuts on his hands, he proudly presented to her a lunchbox full of love.
ā€œthank you for the meal ! i owe you one. you should probably get going though, class starts in an hour and if you stay any longer, i just might ditch to stare at your face.ā€ she hugged him, ā€œwouldnā€™t that be a win for me ?ā€ he wiggled his eyebrows before the two exchanged sickeningly sweet ā€œi love youā€s and bid each other farewell.
ā€œgosh, its like you guys are attached to the hip.ā€ minhee giggled at the sight before her. ā€œi guess iā€™ve grown to be a little reliant on him. ā€œ a fond smile attach onto ynā€™s face.
vii.
having friends taking the same degree as her definitely made university more endurable. ā€œwhat the flying fuck is wrong with the professor ? its only our first week and we suddenly have a solo project each ? he drops the most vague description of what we are supposed to do and calls it a day ?ā€ minhee tugged at her hair in annoyance. ā€œit looks like the other departments arenā€™t having it easy either, riki just texted saying that he has a full painted portrait assigned, due in a month.ā€ yn sighed. ā€œthis isnā€™t the university life i had in mind. all i wanted to do was get a degree while partying and falling in love. letā€™s just mug tomorrow, i have no mood for this today. ā€ yuju stuffed a bunch of sketches down into her bag.
once the trio returned to the warmth of their dormitory, the collapsed to the ground immediately. ā€œhey yn, is riki coming over again ?ā€ yn hummed, agreeing to the statement. ā€œiā€™ll go get changed first, help me let him in if he arrives earlier than expected.ā€ upon receiving a thumbs up from minhee, the girl headed towards her room. ā€œi have a crush on riki.ā€ yuju whispered out of the blue. minhee sat up, eyes wide open in shock. ā€œwhat ?! have you lost your mind ? heā€™s TAKEN. by YOUR roommate.ā€ minhee whispered back. ā€œit doesnā€™t matter. i think heā€™s attractive and he is my walking ideal type. i WANT him, and besides its not like i like yn a lot anyways. sheā€™s so annoying, riki this riki that.ā€ silence fell upon the two. ā€œhelp me sabotage their relationship. please. youā€™re my bestfriend.ā€ ā€œokay.ā€
the sudden knock on the main door sent the two into a shock, considering how they were scheming for someone elseā€™s downfall. ā€œnishimura, youā€™re here. you can wait by the couch. yn is getting changed.ā€ yuju batted her eyelashes. he doesnā€™t reply, just giving her a blank stare - one enough to make her a flustered mess. ā€œriki ! youā€™re here !ā€ ā€œlove ! come give me a cuddle !ā€ he pushed past the girl standing by the door and jogged towards his girlfriend. their sweet moment didnā€™t last long. not with the other two around scheming. ā€œyn, im so sorry ! could you do the chores now ? i have to run to the store and get ready dinner for jaehyeok just told me he had a bad day and the kitchenā€™s in a mess and i dont have enough time and please-ā€œ minhee shot yn a desperate glance. ā€œiā€™ll do it, go get the stuff you need. itā€™s really not a big deal.ā€ ā€œthank you, youre a life saver.ā€
riki thinks they arenā€™t genuine friends but the way your face lights up whenever you talk about them makes him wish he was wrong. ā€œiā€™ll help you love, it would be faster that way. ā€œ he tugged a strand of her hair behind her ear and the two got to cleaning. to think that she would waste such precious time with riki to clean up someone elseā€™s mess. ā€œi know youā€™re a little upset yn.ā€ riki exclaimed, not looking up from the area he was trying to mop. ā€œim sorry, i didnā€™t mean to spread the negative energy. i canā€™t help but feel upset. i wanted to spend time with you since we are going to be so busy starting from tomorrow.ā€ riki chuckled at how adorable his girlfriend is. ā€œyn, every moment i spend next to you will always be precious to me. it doesnā€™t matter if iā€™m cleaning the dumpster or watching movie with you. i love doing things with you because i love you, hmm ? no matter how busy i am, iā€™ll always find a way back to you.ā€ while it pleased yn hearing that, it definitely angered another ( especially since their failed scheming only ended up bringing the couple closer )
viii.
with everyoneā€™s submission date approaching at the speed of light, the small break time riki had were all invested in hanging out with yn. he was exhausted but he would never let her know that. seeing her face for even an hour would make everything worth it. he didnā€™t see anything wrong with spending time with his girlfriend until he accidentally overheard something he shouldnā€™t have. regrets started pouring in and he questioned how selfish he could be. ā€œyn, im honestly sick of it. we may be your roommates but we are also your best friends. if youā€™re going to spend every waking hour with riki, do you really need us ? we are trying our hardest here to find a time where we can hang out with you but your entire personality is about riki ! riki this riki that. fuck yn, we get it. we seriously get it. but if you arenā€™t going to put any effort into our friendship, then i think its better we end it.ā€ he heard yuju say, with hints of frustration buried in her voice. ā€œi didnā€™t know you guys felt that wayā€¦ iā€™ll accommodate. i promise ! please donā€™t ever say anything about ending our friendshipā€¦ pleaseā€¦ā€
to say rikiā€™s heart shattered at the sound of his girlfriendā€™s trembling voice is an understatement, because he was in absolute shambles. ā€œfuck this is my faultā€¦ā€ he cursed under his breath, kicking the wall next to him. when the main door unlocked to reveal yn, he dropped any hint of sadness on his face in hopes that she wouldnā€™t find out about what he heard. ā€œhey, ki ? do you think we couldā€¦ meet lesser ? just for now at leastā€¦ā€ it was such an absurd request. ā€œokay, love. iā€™ll be waiting for you. let me know whenever youā€™re free, iā€™ll come running to you. when im not here, promise me youā€™ll take care of yourself okay ? no skipping meals, no pushing yourself to the limits. i love you. ā€œ he gave her one last hug, one that wouldnā€™t be returned even after a week.
that week was horrible to both riki and yn. so much changed in so little time. for the first time in a while, yn felt lonely again. it feels just like the times her parents would leave her alone to go on business trips that would last for months. being together with yuju and minhee didnā€™t help the situation she was in a lot but it was still better than nothing. and with each passing day, riki gets more nervous. it wasnā€™t just the fact that he hasnt caught a glimpse of her face since the day he hugged her, but the fact that yn temporarily stopped replying to his messages. was there something wrong ? was she okay on her own ? he would never admit it but he was always as reliant on yn as she was on him and this time apart physically pained him. finally deciding it was too much for him to bear, he ran to her dorm, pounding on the door in hopes that she would be there. ā€œnishimura ? why are you here ?ā€ yuju questioned. ā€œwhereā€™s my girlfriend ? is she okay ? she hasnā€™t been responding to my texts and iā€™m starting to get worried.ā€ yuju laughed, puzzling the man. ā€œsheā€™s alright. her phoneā€™s getting fixed. minhee accidentally spilled water on it a few days back. they are out getting groceries, iā€™m sure theyā€™ll be back soon. would you like to come in and wait ?ā€ he couldnā€™t figure out if this was some sort of trap but at the very moment, he decided that being able to see his girlfriend was the most important thing and with that, riki entered the dorm.
the room was dead silent. yuju couldnā€™t stand it, not one bit. ā€œyou know, nishimura. you really piqued my interest a lot. you seem to be willing to do anything for yn.ā€ she started. ā€œyeah ? maybe because i actually love her ?ā€ yuju laughs again. ā€œit mustā€™ve drove you insane when ynā€™s phone broke. i wish i could see it with my two eyesā€¦ here. itā€™s my number. ynā€™s phone is getting sent back aroundā€¦ the end of this week ? you can contact me if you want to know how sheā€™s doing.ā€ her hands reach out, placing a piece of paper into the palms of rikiā€™s hands. ā€œit wouldnā€™t be wise to throw it away. after all, yn is staying with me.ā€
ā€œju ! weā€™re back ! where should i put the - ki ! youā€™re here !ā€ dropping the groceries, she made a run towards him, jumping into his arms. ā€œi miss you so much, you donā€™t even know.ā€ he buried his head into the crook of her neck. ā€œcan we hang out, please ? i donā€™t want to leave just yet.ā€ he mumbles. ā€œhey, um min ? would you be able to handle the groceries alone ? iā€¦ wanna hang with my boyfriend.ā€ giving yn a nod of assurance, the couple then headed towards ynā€™s room.
ix.
there was silence again, but this time a more comforting one. ā€œi think this is the longest iā€™ve gone without interacting with you ever since we started dating.ā€ riki combed through ynā€™s hair with his fingers as the two lie in bed. ā€œiā€™m sorry, i should have told you earlier. our schedules clashed a lot recently especially since submission is round the corner. i thought about just getting another phone but yuju convinced me out of it.ā€ he looked at his girlfriend with atmost adoration. ā€œnext time anything happens, just let me knowā€¦ somehow. mail me a letter if you have to, okay ? here, you can use my phone first. yuju said it wonā€™t be repaired completely till the end of this week. i have a spare phone so iā€™ll contact you through that.ā€ although the two havenā€™t seen each other in days, itā€™s the smallest things that reassure yn that their relationship would be nothing but good. ā€œi love you, riki.ā€ she whispers. ā€œand i love you too, yn.ā€
ā€œfuck, its clearly not working. riki is too much of a green flag for him to fuck up a three, almost four year relationship with that bitch.ā€ yuju punched at the kitchen countertop. ā€œokay, then sabotaged their relationship through yn. thereā€™s something odd about her. if you find the insecurity, you basically have the upper hand right ?ā€ minhee shrugged, placing another packet of biscuits onto the upper shelf. yuju smirked, ā€œi guess this calls for a girlsā€™ night.ā€
with that, the trio sat in yujuā€™s room later on in the night. ā€œi never had a girlā€™s night beforeā€¦ what do you usually do ?ā€ yn innocently asked the two. ā€œwe spill all our secrets and have fun. we drink until the sunā€™s up and sleep in the same room together.ā€ minhee answered, pouring the three of them a shot of soju. ā€œsince me and min already know each other for many years, weā€™ll mainly ask you the questions and you can ask any one of us !ā€ yn nodded, ā€œcan i start ?ā€ as usual, the two girls nodded. ā€œmin, how did you and jaehyeok meet ?ā€ minhee downed the shot, ā€œwhen the next door neighbour is hot and summer fling material, things were bound to happen. he asked me out around the time summer ended i think about five years ago ?ā€ ynā€™s chest felt warm, is this what it feels like to have friends ? friends that were willing to share secrets like its their prized possession ? ā€œwhat about you, yn ? did something happen in the past ? iā€™m sorry if its a sensitive topic but you seem very attached to riki and very new to all these friend stuffā€¦ā€ yuju stared at the ground after managing to get the question she longed to get answers for out of her mouth.
there it was. a pang to her heart. it feels almost uncomfortable, but thatā€™s the type of things friends would ask right ? because they cared. ā€œahā€¦ well, i never had any friends before riki came into my life. most of the people i went to school with tried to take advantage of my parentsā€™ wealth through me so i never had a chance to make a genuine friend with the exception of riki. my parentsā€¦ they arenā€™t veryā€¦ physically or emotionally involved in my lifeā€¦ they send me presents every now and then but were never there when i needed them or when i just accomplished a milestone. oddly, i donā€™t resent them.ā€ it felt like the weight has been lifted off her shoulders when she said that out loud. ā€œthatā€™s because you know they love you. love is everything money can buy and based on what you said, it looks like they bought you everything.ā€ yuju said, giving yn a pat on the back to show her support. ā€œwhat about your boyfriend though ? does he buy you expensive stuff ?ā€ minhee inquires. ā€œi prefer spending time with him over getting gifts from him, so i donā€™t really mind not getting a lot. he also says he is saving up for something. he has been saving ever since we started dating. i thought it was for a car but he has one already and is still saving. i never asked about it since he didnā€™t tell me why the first time i asked.ā€ yn took a shot. ā€œ has it ever occurred to you that maybe just maybeā€¦ he doesnā€™t love you as much as he makes it seem ? i mean we already established that love is anything money can buy but he barely even get you anything. your phone broke and the best he did was give you his used one ? itā€™s not even brand new. your parents love each other, right ? they give each other expensive things. your parents love you, they give you expensive things. jaehyeok loves min, he gives her expensive handbags. even when people get married, they propose with expensive rings yn, not with spending time.ā€ she took another shot. did riki really love her ? ā€œlook, youā€™re one of us now. we are just looking out for youā€¦ why not you test him ? tell him you broke your airpods and see how he react. if he loves you, he would drop everything and get you a new one - even if it means touching the savings he have.ā€ minhee gave yn a pat on the back. it was all going according to plan.
x.
the next time riki saw yn, there was this pressing feeling that something bad was about to happen - a feeling that he never felt before around her. ā€œa penny for your thought, love ?ā€ riki caressed her cheeks as the two laid on the sofa in his dorm. ā€œitā€™s really nothing of concern, ki. thanks for asking. oh, i got my phone back so you can have yours back.ā€ she passed him the item, not sparing him a glance. riki was never dense, he could tell yn was planning something. something that might not lead to the best outcome. ā€œokay, if you need anything else let me know alright. iā€™ll try my best to help you out.ā€ the sweet boy offered. ā€œi broke my airpodsā€¦ i tried asking my parents for new ones but they arenā€™t reachable at the momentā€¦ā€
ā€œdo you wanna use my headphones instead then ? until you can get a replacement. ā€ and thatā€™s when it all happened.
ā€œfuck thisā€¦ why do you always offer me your used stuff when shits happen to mine ? why canā€™t you buy me new onesā€¦ā€ she stared at the ground stubbornly. ā€œiā€¦ i didnā€™t know you would want me to get them for youā€¦ you always told me to not spend on you excessively , but if you really want me to get you them , i canā€¦ give me a week ā€¦? i should be able to get a job by thenā€¦ā€ the boy was confused, is this really what she wanted from him all along ? for him to shower her with love by buying her luxury items ? he mustā€™ve been a bad boyfriend for not noticing it especially after years of dating. ā€œwork ..? you have a whole bank account filled with moneyā€¦ and you wouldnā€™t even touch it for me ? whatā€™s so important about the thing youā€™re saving up forā€¦ what makes it more important than me ? even minheeā€™s boyfriend spends money on her ! she gets a new luxury bag almost every monthā€¦ā€ tears were rolling down ynā€™s face by then. riki hugged her tightly, giving her soft pats on the back, ā€œi canā€™t tell you just yet but please trust me, love. iā€™ll get you new airpods by the end of the week, okay ? please donā€™t be upset. iā€™m really sorry for not realising earlier that i shouldā€™ve showered you with things you like. iā€™ll buy luxury bags for you tooā€¦ please donā€™t cry anymoreā€¦ā€
he hated everything he has done to make her this upset, but most of all, he hated himself.
xi.
reaching out to heeseung, the boy agreed to help be a photographer for his project - earning him a total of three hundred and fifty dollars per shoot. it wasnā€™t enough so he agreed to model for jayā€™s fashion line as well - allowing him to invest hundred dollars more into your gift for every hour he worked. riki was hellbent on getting you more than just that airpods you cried over. he was going to get you everything you ever wanted. ā€œdad ? can i choreograph for a class ? i kinda need a bit of money nowā€¦ two days would be enoughā€¦ that should earn me about six hundred dollarsā€¦ā€
ā€œi think i was too harsh. i should apologise to him.ā€ yn said, sipping on her drink sadly. she felt guilty. riki was willing to do everything for her and all she did was whine and complain about the amount of effort he put in. ā€œno ! donā€™t do that ! if you say sorry, he would never take your requests seriously ever again. he might even love you lesser since youā€™re so easy to guilt trip. if he loves you, he would work for it and hang out with you during the duration of him buying you those items.ā€ yuju affirmed the girl.
with the amount of jobs riki took, it was hard for him to make time for his girlfriend. he would spend eight hours of his day in school, painting, drawing, sculpting. then, spend another three hours taking pictures of the models heeseung hired. it was then another four hours modelling for jay, leaving him with only nine hours left to fulfil oneā€™s basic needs as well as make time for yn and homework. on the days where he has dance classes to teach, he wouldnā€™t even be able to catch a glimpse of yn considering how he was running all over the place. the texts exchanged gradually became lesser as exhaustion took a toll on riki both mentally and physically. but he was okay with it, because the outcome would eventually bring a smile back on his girlfriendā€™s face.
riki doesnā€™t realise he had fallen asleepā€¦ in the middle of his home date with yn. she watched the boy rest in the most uncomfortable position, wondering how he even managed to sleep through that. wondering how he could even sleep during the few hours he barely made to spend with her after almost ghosting her for the entire week. picking up rikiā€™s camera, she pressed on the gallery button and instantly wished she didnā€™t. inside the file were many photos of beautiful girls dressed in the prettiest clothings, if not, beautiful girls wrapping their hands around riki as the two smile for the camera, wearing matching outfits. the camera that was once filled with many photos of her was now replaced with many photos of other girls.
yn covered her mouth to muffle the sobs. how could he so selfishly throw away a relationship they invested so much time in ? riki groaned as he got up, rubbing his eyes to clear his vision, he had heard her crying in his sleep and felt the absolute need to check up on her. ā€œloveā€¦? are you crying ?why are you crying ? do you want to talk about it ? i ā€¦ still have some time to spare.ā€ she pushed the camera towards him. ā€œfuck you, riki. why did you do this to me ? noā€¦ how could you do this to meā€¦ ā€œ love, what are you talking about ? did i hit you by accident when i was asleep ?ā€ the tears continue to pour from her eyes. ā€œletā€™s break up. i-i saw the photos with the girlsā€¦ my decision.. itā€™s final.ā€ it was now rikiā€™s turn to cry. he felt his vision blur. ā€œso thatā€™s it ā€¦? i donā€™t get a say in it too ? i donā€™t get to explain ? pleaseā€¦ please reconsiderā€¦ i want to spend my whole life with youā€¦ i want you to be my very first and last loveā€¦ yn, pleaseā€¦ā€ he knelt before her, sobbing. ā€œno, riki. my friendsā€¦ they were right all along. they said you didnā€™t love me since the start. work ? that was just an excuse to cheat wasnā€™t it ?you had money saved upā€¦ so you used that as an excuse to meet other girlsā€¦ everything minheeā€™s boyfriend did for herā€¦ you never did for me. youā€™re so busy these days you donā€™t even bother replying to my messages only for me to find out that youā€™re with other girls. when we do hang out, it always end with you falling asleep halfway or you being distracted and iā€™m tired of itā€¦ this is the end.ā€ ā€œyn love, i didnā€™t cheat, i swear ! i really was workingā€¦ā€ ā€œquit lying.ā€ she stood up, ready to leave his dorm. he quickly wiped his tears upon realising that yn was leaving. ā€œw-wait. take this. it was meant for you anyways. open it when you arrive safely at your dorm.ā€ he handed a big shopping bag to her before hugging her one last time. ā€œi love you.ā€ riki whispers, ā€œiā€™ll always love you, yn. take care my love.ā€
xii.
riki was upset. he had every right to be. he had worked so hard for so many years in hopes of filling in the void ynā€™s parents never did, but yet he failed. he had taken a week off school, reassuring the lecturers that it was due to an emergency when it was really just an excuse for him to cry all week. he stared at the many portraits he had drawn of yn over the years as well as the many photographs he hung of the couple together in his dorms. everything reminded him of her and it hurts him more than he thinks it should. ā€œriki ? thank god you answered. iā€™m really sorry she saw those photosā€¦ i was a fool for not getting a camera myself for the photoshoot. iā€™ll explain it to yn, i promise. i canā€™t sit around and do nothing knowing how much damage i caused.ā€ ā€œheeseung. itā€™s fine. really. itā€™s not your fault. i was a bad boyfriend to yn. thatā€™s why she broke up with me. iā€™m sorry i canā€™t help any of you out with your latest project. i need some time alone.ā€ his voice was scratchy and hoarse from all crying. ā€œthat should be the least of your worries right now. have a good break, donā€™t do anything foolish , okay ?ā€¦ iā€™ll let jay know as well.ā€ ā€œthanks.ā€ throwing his phone across the room, he took his keys and headed straight out of the dorm.
riki walked and walked and walked. he walked in the dark night, walked past hundreds of strangers and kept walking until he reached his destination. unlocking the door, he collapsed onto his knees. he was finally at the place he spent three years (almost four) working on, his very own apartment that was meant to be shared with his now ex girlfriend. ever since he met yn, he knew that she was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with and so he decided that on their fifth anniversary, he would surprise her with their very own apartment and so he started working throughout his highschool days all while keeping it a secret. he would help choreograph some dances on saturday mornings for money, telling yn that he was busy with physical training for his extra curriculums. on mondays, he would lie about having make up football practice when he was really modelling. riki would even skip some meals to save as much as he can for the apartment, only willingly spending money when it comes to yn herself. it took riki two years and a half to be able to buy a nice cosy little apartment (with the help of his parents of course) and he has been decorating it in secret as much as he can with his spare change. riki walked around the apartment, slowly feeling his tears welling up again. he had decorated it exactly how she would describe her future house to be. a soft, fluffy white rug sitting below the sleek khaki couch and a marble table. a walk in closet with a large vanity table and a white center table for accessories display. a master bedroom with a king sized bed, a bed side table and the lamp from ikea that yn couldnā€™t stop raving about. the extra bedroom that was turned into a studio for the both of them. the storage room he filled with shelves to give her space to store the cloths she needs for her designs. the half decorated balcony. riki did everything he could for her and it wasnā€™t enough for her to feel loved. he sprawled all over the floor, making no plans to get up from the position he was now in as tears flowed down once again.
as she left rikiā€™s dorm, yn mentally cursed herself for letting the one last thing that was good in her life go. she was now back to square one where it was just her against the cruel world. she had been dying to open the shopping bag riki gave but decided against looking into it until she had reached her room. yn thinks she had cried enough that day. she thinks she cried so much there werenā€™t possibly any tears left. oh how wrong she was. once yn was back in the comforts of her bed, she took a deep breath in and opened the bag. inside sat the airpods headphones she had asked from him the other day, a prada handbag, a bouquet of flowers as well as two tickets to the museum showcasing the works of her favourite artist of all time. the tears flowed endlessly. riki had given everything yn asked for in the promised amount of time. ā€œyn, are you okay ? i heard you sobbing.ā€ minhee said from outside the door. ā€œminā€¦ i think i fucked upā€¦ā€she wailed even harder. ā€œshit. stay there, iā€™ll call ju over and get you some ice cream.ā€
and so, another impromptu girlsā€™ night occurred. ā€œi shouldnā€™t have broken up with rikiā€¦ he did everything i told him to doā€¦ what if those pictures were a misunderstanding ? he never lied to me beforeā€¦.ā€ yuju sighed, ā€œyn, thereā€™s always a first time to everything. you saw it with your own eyes, the way he was interacting with the girls in the pictures intimately. the buying of luxury items were probably all a facade to keep you around. donā€™t cave so quickly. you should block him.ā€ she snatched ynā€™s phone from her hand, pressing into rikiā€™s contact and blocking him everywhere.
xiii.
a week apart turned into a month. rikiā€™s current mental state did not make any progress ever since he let go of the love of his life. the sweet whisperings of ā€œi love youā€ played in his mind like a broken record. although he most definitely wasnā€™t in his best condition, heā€™d rather spend his waking hours worrying about yn. did she eat well ? was she able to have a home cooked meal within the month ? was her classes too hard on her ? did she go to the museum with the tickets ? he had hoped she did, he wouldnā€™t wish for her to miss out on that rare opportunity that barely even came by. he camped at the ticketing website till dawn for a chance to get the tickets which quickly sold out subsequently. riki would be lying if he said he never tried to reach out to yn, but his efforts all lead to fruitless outcomes. it didnā€™t take long for him to realise he was blocked on all socials. thatā€™s when he remembered, yuju had given him a way of contact. ā€œhey, um this is riki. i was just calling because i was worried about ynā€¦ how is she ? is she doing okay ? i havenā€™t been able to reach her. please cook her some homemade dishes once in a while, i think she would love that. please let her know that im waiting for her as wellā€¦ā€ ā€œnishimura, yn is doing just fine. she isnā€™t at the dorm right now because sheā€™s out on a group dateā€¦ minhee tried to get her to meet new people so she would feel slightly better. i think she blocked you, so it might be a little hard to contact her. if youā€™d like, you can come over now and talk to her once she returns ?ā€
at that very moment, it felt like yuju was his knight in shinning armour, ā€œyeah. thatā€™ll be great. iā€™ll be there in ten. ā€
taking a deep breath, he knocked on the door to the girlsā€™ dorm. ā€œitā€™s open !ā€ yuju shouted, prompting for him to enter on his own. riki sat awkwardly on the sofa, waiting for ynā€™s return. ā€œdonā€™t be so awkward. i know you havenā€™t been here in awhile but a lot of things havenā€™t changed you know.ā€ yuju placed a glass of water in front of the boy. ā€œynā€¦ you mentioned she is meeting others nowā€¦ romantically ?ā€ the girl nodded in response. ā€œi seeā€¦ i hope the guy is able to treat her better than i canā€¦ā€ he sighed. itā€™s been a month but the wound was still fresh. ā€œdonā€™t be like that, riki. you were a great boyfriend to her. iā€™m not sure what exactly changed her mind that much but youā€™re the most ideal boyfriend iā€™ve ever seen. donā€™t doubt you capability to love. ā€œ she placed her hand over his. riki would be lying if he said he wasnā€™t taken aback. first, his girlfriend of many years broke up with him, then he contacted his exā€™s friend like it was nothing and now her hands are on his as if it was only natural that happened. ā€œfuck it, yuju. you donā€™t understand how much i loved her. how much i still love her. iā€™ll keep changing and working on myself if i have too, i just want her back. iā€™ll buy her the whole world even if it means i have to sacrifice myself. sheā€™s my lifeline.ā€ he threw his head back in frustration. ā€œriki, youā€™re too nice. she doesnā€™t deserve you or the effort you put in for her. for your sake, please. move on. you can get any girl you want on this planet so donā€™t dwell on her. thereā€™s so many single people on this earth like me. yn isnā€™t special.ā€ riki scoffed, ā€œshe isnā€™t special to you but she is to me. and for the record, iā€™m not looking for anyone else, iā€™m only looking to win yn back. ā€œ
the door unlocked to a figure of yn standing there dressed in something considered pretty. ā€œw-why are you here ?ā€ yn stuttered. ā€œyn, love please hear me out. please. just once. ā€œ rikiā€™s eyes teared up at the sight of his previous lover. ā€œriki, iā€™m not your love anymore. please leaveā€¦ iā€™m not ready to deal with any of this yet. ju, please walk him outā€¦ā€ yuju nodded, grabbing ahold of his hand and walking him towards the door. upon closing the door behind them, riki fell to the ground - huddling his knees as his sob the pain away. ā€œi-i fucked up real bad this timeā€¦ didnā€™t i ?ā€ ā€œno riki, sheā€™s just being selfish. iā€™ll try to talk to her about this. i honestly still have no idea how or why you guys broke up but if you could give me a clearer picture that would aid me a lot.ā€ she patted his head softly. ā€œiā€¦ donā€™t want to talk about it in public.ā€ riki sighs, ā€œwhat if we talk about it at your dorm ? would you be alright with that ?ā€ yuju suggested. ā€œit doesnā€™t really matter to me.ā€
xiv.
the talk lasted way longer than riki wouldā€™ve expected. by the time he was back from the washroom, yuju had already fallen asleep on his couch. he stared at her face for a few moments before leaving the room, only to return with a blanket - placing it over her body. a smile spread across her face without him knowing.
time flies when youā€™re having fun - so the night went by really quickly as yuju replayed the scene of riki placing the blanket on her non stop. she made a note to wake up early and prepare breakfast for the other to show her worth. ā€œmorning riki. have some breakfast before i leave. i remember hearing that you like having cereal and milk for breakfast. i got them all ready.ā€ he muttered a quick thanks in reply before sitting down quietly across her - clearly with no intentions of talking about what had happened last night.
and these moments soon grew to happen from once a week to almost every 2 working days, where riki would randomly walk into his dorm to see a drunk yuju crying about wanting some boy that didnā€™t seem the least bit interested in her. he had grown accustomed to her but still occasionally wishes for yn to be back in his warmth. how he wished he could ask her what to do. when yuju woke up the next morning, it was almost as if she had never crashed at his place at all, she looked prim and proper. ā€œhey rik, iā€™ve been dying to know whatā€™s in that brown box. itā€™s been sitting there for ages, itā€™s collecting dust at this point. can i open it ?ā€ before riki could even stop her, her hands reached for the lid and her eyes widened as she took in everything. countless of pictures of yn and riki were scattered across the insides of the box as well as every single thing yn gave that could possibly fit in that box. ā€œwhat the actual fuck. you arenā€™t even together with her anymore, move on ! you need to get rid of this. ā€œ she snatched a polaroid of the couple and scoffed. ā€œlook yuju, in the nicest way possible, fuck off. how long i take to move on isnā€™t something you can control. hell, i still have feelings for yn, okay ? i would run to her the moment she calls. iā€™m not throwing ANY of this away.ā€ ā€œare you fucking insane ? i worked so hard to get you to leave and youā€™re still so stubborn. youā€™re a fool, riki. i fucking love you and you wonā€™t even see it. how selfish. ā€œ
confusion was plastered all across rikiā€™s face, then anger. ā€œwhat the fuck do you mean when you said you worked hard to get ME to leave.ā€ the silence thickened. ā€œyou fucking bitch, you sabotaged my relationship, didnā€™t you ? oh my god youā€™re a horrible friend. get out. NOW !ā€ he grabbed her hand, pulling her towards the door and pushing yuju out the door. riki fell to the ground in horror. everything made sense now. the sudden change in ynā€™s behaviour. the sudden requests that never seemed as important previously. the breakup. because of yuju, he lost the love of his life. because of yuju, the couple had to suffer. because of yuju, he could only play the ā€œi love youā€s from yn in his head like a broken record and no longer hear it in person.
riki could sit here and pray for yujuā€™s downfall, but he wasnā€™t going to do that. riki was hellbent on winning yn back, and this time no amount of sabotage could stop him.
xv.
maybe some things are easier said than done. winning yn back was definitely one of the case for riki. she was avoiding him like the plague, leaving him defeated on a daily basis. ā€œiā€™ll try again tomorrow.ā€ and yet tomorrow came and went by with another failed attempt. feeling defeated, riki went to the cafe he once spent 3 hours queueing for to get a breath of fresh air. poking at the cake he remembered buying for yn, he sighed. ā€œcan i get an americano a-and a slice of that famous strawberry cake.ā€ rikiā€™s head instantly turned towards the direction of the voice, only to find the familiar face of the owner with tear stains on her cheeks. ā€œynā€¦ā€ he waited for her to grab her items before making his way towards her. ā€œyn. please. i need to talk to you.ā€ tears rolled down her face once again.
ā€œfuck off, riki. why canā€™t you leave me alone ? or anyone acquainted to me alone ? youā€™re even going for yuju now ? are you kidding me ?ā€ ā€œim not going after yuju. i have no interest in her.ā€ ā€œthat does not explain why she has the polaroid you took of us. why are you even lying ? whatā€™s the point ?ā€ riki was shocked at how much the love of his life has changed. the girl that was once a sweet angel seemed to be lost somewhere. ā€œyn, she stole that from me the moment i found out she sabotaged our relationship.ā€ ā€œnow youā€™re accusing my friend of things she didnā€™t do ?ā€ ā€œif i play an audio recording for you, would you believe me then ? i have no reason to lie to you, yn. i have no interest in any other girls either. i made a promise to the gods that you would be my first and only love and im not breaking that. ā€œ pressing the play button on his phone, riki handed it to yn as the audio sounded.
ā€œo-oh my godā€¦ this canā€™t be real.ā€ ā€œit is. i didnā€™t think they were very good friends in the first place but what yuju did really crossed the line.ā€ ā€œrikiā€¦ what do i do ? i literally live with them.ā€ she placed her head in her palms, sobbing. ā€œi have an apartment.ā€ ā€œwhat ?ā€ ā€œi bought that apartment for us a few years back. it was supposed to be a gift for our fifth anniversaryā€¦ you can stay there, at least until we figure out what to do with yuju and minhee. i donā€™t think you should be around them for a while. just pack your stuff and iā€™llā€¦ text you the addressā€¦ if you could just unblock me somewhereā€¦ā€
xvi.
as promised, riki gave her the address and helped her move in. ā€œi told them my parents wanted me to move back into their homes and they lookedā€¦ happy.ā€ riki reached his hands out, ready to give her a hug only to stop midway, remembering the status of their relationship. ā€œi think youā€™d want to be alone for a while, to think through everything. i wonā€™t be staying here, so you donā€™t have to worry. you can sleep in the master bedroom, the studio would be on your right and the toilet is down the hallway. the walk in closet is next to the master bedroom. you can keep your cloths for your projects in the storage room on the left of the studio. iā€™ll drop by once in a while to give you microwaveable food in case i canā€™t cook for you that day. you donā€™t have to worry about the groceries or bills. i got them covered. just rest well.ā€ ā€œriki. thank you. letā€™s talk at the end of the week.ā€ he nodded in response.
a week went by just like that. riki would be lying if he said he wasnt anxious about what was to come next. ever since their break up, it was almost as if he had lost his sense of direction. he had to start all over again and with yujuā€™s constant intervention, it wasnā€™t the easiest thing for him to do. this week was no different, yuju constantly trying to apologise to him for her outburst - blaming it on yn. ā€œrik. yn is out of the picture now ! she doesnā€™t even stay at our dorm anymore. we can be together.ā€ pure disgust plastered all across rikiā€™s face. ā€œyouā€™re seriously deluded. get help.ā€ and with that, he walked away.
the sun had already set by the time riki had reached the apartment yn currently resided in. knocking on the door as a heads up, he entered to find yn preparing some wine for the both of them. ā€œletā€™s chat in the bedroom.ā€ riki sat on the bed awkwardly across his ex. ā€œwhatā€¦ do you want to know ?ā€ ā€œtruthfullyā€¦ everything. i want to know how you got the money to buy this placeā€¦ why there were girls in your cameraā€¦ why yuju would do such a thingā€¦why youā€™re still helping meā€¦ i want to know it all.ā€ riki took a sip of the wine. ā€œwell for startersā€¦ i have been working since high school. i worked as a choreographer at my parentsā€™ studio and did modelling as well. like i said, this was supposed to be a five year anniversary gift to youā€¦ so i spent the past few years decorating it secretly. thatā€™s what the secret bank account was for and why i refused to touch itā€¦ as for the cameraā€¦ when you said you wanted all those gifts, i started working as a photographer for heeseung and choreographer at the studio again. additionally, jay offered for me to model for his gender neutral fashion line, hence there were girls in the photos with me. they paid me enough to get everything you wanted as well as get some more stuff to decorate this placeā€¦yujuā€¦ sheā€™s fucked up. apparently she liked me and i only found out when she admitted that she sabotaged our relationship to get together with me. sheā€™s been preying on your insecurities and iā€™m so sorry i couldnā€™t stop her in timeā€¦ iā€™m helping you because of my promise. my promise that youā€™ll be my only love in this life. you can break me a hundred times and iā€™ll still go back to you. iā€™ll wait for you until you become mine again and even if you donā€™t, iā€™ll still wait for you.ā€ yn was crying again. ā€œoh my god i was such an asshole to youā€¦ā€ riki chuckled softly, wiping the tears away from her face. ā€œyeahā€¦ but still, i prefer hearing your voice in person than to only be able to hear your voice play in my head like a broken record.ā€ ā€œwhat do i do nowā€¦ iā€™m still going to run into them in class. i canā€™t avoid then forever and theyā€™re literally the only friends i have. yuju is going to be pissed if she finds out iā€™m staying in this apartment that YOU bought.ā€ ā€œyou canā€™t avoid them in class but you can make new friends. i know its a little hard for you but i recently found out that sunooā€™s girlfriend is in the same class as you. i can get her to help you out. i know you want to make friends on your own so just take this as you meeting her on your own through mutuals ! donā€™t discredit yourself. if they do anything to you, gather enough evidence and we can submit it to the school committee. the committee might reassign you to a new dorm but if you want to continue staying here, feel free to.ā€ ā€œokay. i want to meet sunooā€™s girlfriend. iā€™m free the day after.ā€
xvii.
ā€œhi yn ! iā€™m ryeji, sunooā€™s girlfriend and your classmate ! riki told me about what happened. so iā€™m more than willing to lend you a hand !ā€ seeing her bubbly personality definitely eased ynā€™s nerves. ā€œriki really does have a pretty girlfriendā€¦ā€ the girl whispered under her breath. ā€œo-oh iā€™m not his girlfriendā€¦ anymore.ā€ ā€œah ! then you must be the girl riki swore to only love !ā€
ā€œhow was the meeting with ryeji ?ā€ riki asked. ā€œsheā€™s a lot nicer than my previous friends. she said sheā€™ll help me out if they ever approach me.ā€ ā€œthatā€™s great. iā€™m glad things worked out with her. here. itā€™s a new bag.ā€ he pushed a chanel gift bag towards her. ā€œrikiā€¦ about what i said last timeā€¦ i didnā€™t really mean it. itā€™s just thatā€¦ yuju convinced me that you didnā€™t love me because you didnā€™t do what my parents didā€¦ iā€™m really sorry i accused you of such things.ā€ riki gave her a tiny smile before pulling her into a hug. ā€œi know. iā€™m not mad at you for saying such things. i guess i should pamper you occasionally as well. i donā€™t think any amount of handbags could be worth as much as my love for you back then and now. donā€™t be sorry about the past, be happy you were able to realise what you truly want. itā€™s perfect alright if iā€™m not what you want. iā€™ll be happy as long as youā€™re happy.ā€ he rubs ynā€™s back slowly. ā€œwell, i want you back. iā€™ll court you this time ! you did everything for me back then and now itā€™s my turn to return the favour. i want to be the best girlfriend ever ! ā€œ
xviii.
riki woke up to his doorbell ringing, his disheveled hair and confused face clearly showing the state the boy was in. swinging open the door, he was met with a smiley yn with two bottles of banana milk in her hands, ā€œmorning ! itā€™s my first day of courting you so i wanted to walk with you to school ! you always walk me to school so i thought we could change it a little.ā€ pulling her in before closing the door behind her, he led her to the couch - head on her thighs, eyes on her face. ā€œhehe, good morning yn. now that youā€™re here, i donā€™t want to go to school anymore.ā€ she dragged him by the arm towards the bathroom, ā€œgo get ready for school. we can always hang out after ! my submissions are finally over.ā€
the two walked to school, just like they used to - but this time earning more stares and whispers due to their previous breakup. ā€œthis is my lecture hall. iā€™ll see you after my class ends ! iā€™ll think of you !ā€ yn gives riki a cheeky smile before sliding a chocolate bar into his arms. his favourite. ā€œyn, youā€™re here !ā€ ryeji called out to the girl, signalling for her to leave rikiā€™s side. ā€œhave a nice time in class, call me if anything happens !ā€ riki shouted after the girl.
ā€œi see youā€™re back with riki ?ā€ ryeji wiggled her eyebrows, ā€œnot exactly yet. im courting him this time. itā€™s my way of saying sorry for everything i guess.ā€ the other girl cooed at her response. ā€œmy favourite love birds.ā€ ā€œlove birds ?ā€ yuju slammed her hand onto the table. ā€œyou bitch ! he was courting me and you stole him away like that ? just as easily as you threw him away ? who was there for you when you were crying your eyes out ? me ! and who was there for riki when you dumped him over YOUR insecurities ? me ! stop being a pick me bitch yn. quit being so selfish.ā€ ryeji threw her pencil case at yujuā€™s face. ā€œshut it, you witch.ā€ ā€œOH. and it seems like you got a new friend too. letā€™s see what happens when she finds out your secrets. how everyoneā€™s view of you would change.ā€ lifting her feet to place them on the table, above yujuā€™s hands, yn laughed. ā€œtell them. or should i tell them myself ? riki told me everything you did to sabotage our relationship. and i believe you have a polaroid that belongs to US.ā€ snatching her wallet, yn reached for the polaroid. ā€œoh and you can stop chasing riki now. he is everything but impressed by your shenanigans. in fact, he had enough evidence to file a case against you to the school committee so i highly suggest you STOP messing with people around me. or iā€™ll mess with you.ā€ the room went pin drop silent. yuju kicked the table in defeat before walking out of the door, too embarrassed to sit through class. yn heaved a sigh of relief, ā€œyou did great, yn.ā€ ryeji assured.
xix.
sitting across riki in the restaurant was yn in a beautiful dress. ā€œi donā€™t think yuju or minhee would be bothering us any time in the future.ā€ ā€œthatā€™s great. iā€™m proud of you for standing up for yourself. ā€œ rikiā€™s hands reach for ynā€™s cheeks, caressing them slowly. ā€œi also got something for you !ā€ pushing a bag towards him, she flashed him her signature smile. ā€œitā€™s something i made during class ! one of the professors said that i should start a clothing line and my connections would be able to boost it. so i decided you should get my very first piece. you can even model for the line if you like and i would love for you to design the logo !ā€ opening the bag, riki found the most beautiful piece of clothing he has ever since, tailored to make his body features stand out even more than they already did. ā€œyou donā€™t understand how much i love this. thank you so much, yn. i appreciate it. truly. i canā€™t ever thank you enough.ā€ ā€œwell, you can thank me by being mine again. what do you say, love ?ā€ ā€œof course ! it would be an honor to be yours again.ā€ the two reconciled in a hug, ā€œ i love you.ā€ riki whispers.
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haveyouseenthisskeleton Ā· 1 year ago
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Skellys s/o and lazy bro dont get along
picture 2 puffed up cats staring at each other on opposite sides of the room
Until one day skelly comes home to find them sitting together wearing cheap wigs and mustaches well playing a video or movie acting like the best of best of friends
Small harmless pieces of Shenanigans evidence hidden like easter eggs around the room the only clue as to what has caused this change
Undertale Papyrus - Oh god, finally. He is so relieved. Sans can be VERY difficult with strangers, and he could see how uncomfortable you were around him, Sans being a true jerk just to try to make you flee. You obviously managed to pass a new step in your relationship. Papyrus decides to leave again a little bit longer so you can bound for good. Sans is warming up, that's actually a good sign!
Underswap Sans - He knew it was a good idea to leave with the house key in the morning so you two have to stay together alone, locked up. He knew Honey wouldn't leave you alone in the house. He's glad he was right. Sometimes, you just need a little help to get along. Blue pretends he didn't see you two having fun.
Underfell Papyrus - He can't believe his eyes. You two are just fighting all the time and you can't bear staying close to Red for more than 10 seconds. And yet here you are, laughing with him. Red is relaxed, like, really relaxed, and he's not saying any rude thing to you, somehow. Edge pinches his arm to make sure he's not dreaming. How the hell did that happen? ...That's kind of scary actually. When you're turning around, you spot him staring at you too, squinting suspiciously. You silently ask what is his problem. He doesn't answer and glitches through the wall, T-posing, still staring at you. ... Ok...
Horrortale Papyrus - Huh. He was starting to wonder when Oak would stop growling at you. He didn't expect you two to go from mortal enemies to best friends though. Oh well, he's not going to question it. His brother's mind is kinda a mystery. He's just glad he's not going to have to watch you two constantly in fear Oak attacks you out of nowhere.
Swapfell Sans - He's not surprised. Rus was simply messing with you from the very beginning, just testing the limits. But Nox knows better. Rus needed to put a little show to show you he is protected and stuff, even though, well, Nox really doesn't need it. But he's ok now, and friendly again. Unfortunately, this is also meaning he will corrupt you to prank him now. He hopes you didn't fall entirely for him yet. He needs a few days to prepare mentally.
Fellswap Gold Sans - He's not surprised either. Coffee is really, really shy with strangers and might look cold, but that's all just a facade. As soon as you talk a little with him to show you're not a threat, he's warming up at the speed of light. He's glad you two are finally getting along. He's not worried.
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justsomeoneintoomanyfandoms Ā· 5 months ago
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Hey! I got a matchup a while back, and lately I have been craving another onešŸ˜­ so if it's alright could I get romantic matchups for tears of themis, genshin, and atla? If not that's fine ofcšŸ’•
I use She/her pronouns but I've never really cared very much, I'm Bi but I'd like Male matchups for this one if that's alright (I love women but idk none of the women in these fandoms are like my type??? Idk)
Not sure if you use looks to pick, but I'm 5'7, longish brown hair and brown eyes, kinda chubby I'd say, and I wear glasses!
Ok so for the good stuff, I'm an enfp and a virgo and I have gad and adhd so I am very all over the place lol, I'm usually very energetic and loud (got called a human pep rally once) but every once in a while I take a hard turn the other way and do absolutely nothing lol.
Taking thing seriously is kinda hard for me, idk why but I'm very much the deflect and cope using comedy kind of person.
Personal life wise I'm the oldest of four (love my siblings) so loud is kinda the default in my life so I'm pretty comfortable in loud environments, but if I get a chance at peace and quiet I am JUMPING for it.
I have a few plants, I bake quite a bit (I make BOMB brownies), I'm very much a nerd lol, I love comics (fandom request gave that away tho), I play dnd, I love video games (rdr2, mk11 and mass effect are the current ones), I watch cartoons and build legos, and I'm learning how to draw.
I'm big into flowers and flower language, and I play guitar, alto saxophone, steal drum, and I have a violin I'm gonna start working on soon.
This turned out alot longer then I thought so the speedrun of the rest is although I dont often, I really like putting work into how I look (I just got a treble cleft claw clip with some dangly thingys and I like it I just wanted to mention that), no clue how to to makeup tho, I'm planning on going into communications, and uhh my favorite colors are pink and blue.
Thank you so much if you get to this
Hi Abby! Thank you for your request! Sorry it took a while. I hope you like your matchups!
In Tears of Themis, I match you with...
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If thereā€™s one thing that drew Luke to you, itā€™s the fact that you enjoy peace and quiet. He loves being in your presence when itā€™s quiet around. He just finds it soothing.
Definitely understands you using humour to cope. He does the same so he knows when it turns from just making jokes to coping and will check in when needed.
Please invite him to do gardening together some time. He likes being able to do something where heā€™s creating and nurturing life. Itā€™s a good change from what he usually does.
Flower language is a big part of your relationship. I see Luke as someone whoā€™s well versed in flower language so every bouquet he gives you has a hidden meaning behind it.
He also enjoys drawing so itā€™s not uncommon for you to find a sticky note beside your bed with a little drawing on it when he has to leave early in the morning. If you return the gesture, heā€™ll keep all your drawings in a safe place so he can look back over them.
In Genshin Impact, I match you with...
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You and Itto are both the definition of human pep rallies so when your powers combine, no one can stand in your way. You can both be a lot sometimes but you get along well.
He also struggles to take things seriously so heā€™s a lot more understanding in that regard than others are sometimes. You just get each other.
In a modern au, Itto would be a huge fan of cartoons. Heā€™s a firm believer than cartoons arenā€™t just for kids and still loves watching all those ā€œchildhoodā€ shows.
In the same vein, he also loves Lego. I canā€™t see him being a big fan of tricky sets but he enjoys all of the bright colours. Heā€™d love to make a set or two with you sometime.
I can see Itto being a fan of D&D as well. I think it might take him a bit to get his head around the different types of rolls and doing so much maths but he loves the roleplay elements and thinks itā€™s great fun. (I actually wrote this while playing a D&D session!)
In Avatar: The Last Airbender, I match you with...
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Youā€™ve got to be a certain level of energetic to keep up with Sokkaā€™s plans. And you certainly meet that criteria. Sokka loves being around someone who can match his energy.
In a modern au, heā€™s definitely a fan of comics. Heā€™s the type of person who buys two of every comic, one to read and one to keep in pristine condition.
For all his self-awareness, Sokka does have a tendency to deflect so he can easily recognise when youā€™re doing the same. He hopes you know you can rely on him if things get too much.
When he does run out of energy, thereā€™s nothing that Sokka loves more than relaxing while listening to you play music. He finds it soothing both because of the music and because of your presence.
Please do lots of baking for him! Sokka will never admit it but he does have a soft spot for snacks, especially if youā€™ve made them.
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bridgyrose Ā· 10 months ago
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Good afternoon Briddy. Most humbly do I request the next part of Transfer Student Weiss Redux. Please have a nice day.
(You asked, and you shall receive)
ā€œOf course theyā€™re late!ā€ Weiss growled to herself as she paced in front of the restaurant while she waited for Yang and Blake. She had told them the time to come around and it wasnt like Vale was all that much busier than it had been a couple hours ago. Even getting a scope for Ruby didnt take that long. ā€œWhatā€™s taking them so long?ā€Ā 
ā€œMaybe they got stuck in line somewhere,ā€ Ruby answered as she tinkered around with the scope. ā€œWe almost did.ā€Ā 
Weiss rolled her eyes and leaned against the wall near the door. ā€œThey could at least let us know why theyā€™re running late.ā€Ā 
ā€œYang will be here any minute with Blake. Just be patient.ā€Ā 
Weiss sighed and looked at her scroll to watch the seconds tick by. Yang was already five minutes late, which she had to admit wasnt like her. Both her and Ruby seemed to always be on time for everything, even getting up earlier than the rest of them for class. So seeing Yang run this lateā€¦ something had to be off.
A frown crossed her lips as she saw a call from Yang pop up on her scroll. ā€œWhere are you?ā€ she asked angrily.Ā 
ā€œWeā€™re on our way, but we ended up getting a bitā€¦ sidetracked,ā€ Yang answered.Ā 
ā€œAnd what is that supposed to mean?ā€Ā 
Yang paused for a moment, only a faint whisper coming over the speaker for the call before she finally spoke clearly. ā€œIā€¦ Blake can explain once we get back to the dorm.ā€Ā 
ā€œFine,ā€ Weiss sighed, annoyance in her voice. ā€œJust get here as soon as you can. Weā€™re already late and I dont want to lose our reservation.ā€Ā 
ā€œWeā€™re five minutes away, so weā€™ll be there soon.ā€Ā 
Weiss hung up the call and stuffed her scroll back into her skirt pocket as she huffed. ā€œOf course Blakeā€™s the one making them late and they cant even give an excuse for it.ā€Ā 
Ruby slipped the scope back into its bag and sighed. ā€œYou know, you should go easier on her.ā€Ā 
ā€œIf she wants me to treat her better-ā€Ā 
ā€œSheā€™s our teammate, that should be reason enough. I dont know what Atlas is like, but if treating people like this is how everyone acts, then youā€™re going to make a lot more enemies than you will friends. How do you expect to work with your team if you cant treat them with just a little respect?ā€
Weiss went quiet as the words got stuck in her throat, her heart started to ache about the team she had lost. As far as she cared, this team wasnt *her* team, it was just a replacement until graduation and she could be a real huntress. Though, she did have to admit that maybe she was being a lot rougher on them than she should be. They werent Atlas trainees, but they still seemed to be one of the best teams in their class. And even if they were willing to open up to her, it was hard for her to want to put down the icy shield she kept up to keep herself safe.Ā 
And then there was still the matter of her promise to try to help find Penny, the lie that brought them out here in the first place. Or at least, it had been a lie that she wanted to try to help. And as much as she wanted to keep buying time to prevent herself from having to help, with one of the SDC Vale branch office not too far away, itā€™d only be a matter of time before Ruby would say something. ā€œIā€¦ I spoke out of turn,ā€ Weiss responded as she had been trained. ā€œIt wont happen again.ā€Ā 
Ruby smiled a bit. ā€œAfter we try to find a clue or two about where Penny went, then maybe we can all try to open up with each other and at least try to understand each other. Maybe you can even let us know what brought you here to begin with.ā€Ā 
ā€œYou were given the paperwork, itā€™ll tell you everything you need to know.ā€Ā 
ā€œYeah, but, I want to hear it from you.ā€Ā 
ā€œThatā€™s not-ā€ Weissā€™s words stopped as she looked over Ruby, almost seeing the same look her original partner had given her whenever he tried to get close to her. Her breathing hitched as she felt her heart start to pound and she instinctively reached for her scroll. ā€œI-I have a text from my Father I need to answer,ā€ she lied as she started to pull away. ā€œIā€™ll be right back.ā€Ā 
ā€œDont take too long!ā€ Ruby called out.
Weiss nodded and checked her vitals as her fingers shook while moving over the screen of her scroll. The only thing she could see wrong with her was that her heart rate was more elevated than normal, but nothing else indicated she was having a panic attack like normal. Though, even if it was a panic attack, there wasnt much she could do now to take care of it. At least, not without letting her team know the full truth of everything sheā€™d gone through. And she wasnt ready for that. With a deep breath, Weiss did her best to calm down and made it to the restaurant with a small smile as she saw Yang and Blake finally there. ā€œAbout time you both made it.ā€Ā 
ā€œI told you we were coming,ā€ Yang answered. ā€œLike I said, we got a bitā€¦ distracted.ā€Ā 
ā€œRightā€¦ā€ Weiss sighed and opened the door to the restaurant for her teammates to file in. ā€œJust as long as you keep your promise and tell us when we get back to the dorm.ā€ She quickly grabbed Blakeā€™s arm as she passed, letting go just as quick and turning away. ā€œIā€™mā€¦ sorry about getting upset at you earlier.ā€Ā 
Blake paused in her step, still not looking at Weiss. ā€œIts fine, butā€¦ you really should give them a chance before hating them like you do. I know they havent exactly been keeping everything lawful-ā€Ā 
ā€œI know. But things areā€¦ complicated.ā€Ā 
ā€œThen will you talk about it with us?ā€Ā 
ā€œI-Iā€¦ Iā€™ll try.ā€Ā 
ā€œThatā€™s all we ask.ā€Ā 
Weiss let out a heavy sigh as Blake walked through the door, heart pounding nervously at the thought of even discussing any of her feelings with her teammates. But for now, she could enjoy lunch with them and maybe get them to forget about that kind of talk before heading back to Beacon. She glanced over at Ruby, frowning a bit when she saw her looking down the street. ā€œRuby, you coming?ā€Ā 
Ruby nodded for a moment, eyes still locked down the street as she took a step forward. ā€œI need to go check something.ā€Ā 
ā€œWait, Ruby!ā€ Weiss growled as she watched Ruby rush off in a flurry of rose petals. ā€œThatā€¦ that dolt!ā€Ā 
ā€œWeiss, you and Ruby coming?ā€ Yang asked.Ā 
Weiss took a breath as she looked into the restaurant, seeing how packed it already was as the maĆ®tre d' waited for them to give him the information for the reservation. She then looked off in the direction that Ruby had rushed off in, seeing the rose petals already fading. ā€œDammit,ā€ she whispered to herself. ā€œRuby ran off and we need to go after her.ā€Ā 
ā€œWhat about the reservation you were worried about?ā€ Blake asked in almost an annoyed tone.Ā 
Weiss took a step into the restaurant and gave a quick smile to the maĆ®tre d'. ā€œI need to move our reservation back a couple hours. Will that be okay?ā€Ā 
He nodded and flipped through the waiting list. ā€œWe have a spot for four this afternoon-ā€Ā 
ā€œIā€™ll take it. The name is under Schnee.ā€Ā 
ā€œAlright, Iā€™ll have that moved for four today.ā€Ā 
ā€œThanks.ā€ Weiss turned away from the maĆ®tre d' and walked to the door, her smile fading into a frown as she left. ā€œThat dolt!ā€Ā 
Blake sighed and followed behind Weiss. ā€œIā€™m sure whatever made her run off had to be important.ā€Ā 
Yang nodded. ā€œDo you remember which way she went?ā€Ā 
ā€œShe went down that way,ā€ Weiss said as she pointed down the street in the direction that she and Ruby had originally come from. ā€œWeā€™ll have to start going down that way and if weā€™re fast enough, we can follow her trail-ā€Ā 
ā€œNo time.ā€ Yang started to run off. ā€œYou and Blake search together, Iā€™m going to check the places that Ruby likes to go.ā€Ā 
ā€œWait, Yang-ā€Ā 
ā€œCome on, lets go,ā€ Blake said. ā€œYang knows Ruby better than anyone and weā€™ll slow her down if we go with. Besides, Iā€™m better at tracking when I have someone who can follow me.ā€Ā 
Weiss paused for a moment and looked over at Blake. ā€œYou know how to track?ā€Ā 
ā€œIts aā€¦ skill I picked up outside the kingdom. Doesnt matter, which way did you say she went again?ā€Ā 
ā€œTo the north.ā€Ā 
ā€œTry to keep up.ā€Ā 
Weiss sighed as she watched Blake use her weapon to get up onto the rooftops and started racing over the streets. She cursed quietly under her breath and used her glyphs to follow, making sure to stay behind Blake. ā€œDont worry, I wont slow you down!ā€
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smolweeblets Ā· 2 years ago
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Unresolved tension
A/n: This is actually so bad im sorry,, things will probably sorted out in the next fic or so, please be patient while i find my writing style šŸ˜­
ā€œOut of my way, Yelena.ā€ You growled. This feud the both of you had going on has been going on for as long as you can remember. Both of you were at each others necks and both always tried to one up each other with who could make the other more mad.
It was never anything dangerous though, as much hate you two had for each other it was all just petty insults and dumb pranks. It was a silent rule for you both that neither would do anything to cause any serious harm.
Nonetheless, you still hated each others guts. And it seems Yelena was about to reinforce that fact.
ā€œOh? And why should I do that, shortstack?ā€ She grinned teasingly. This was how it always started. One messing with the other, and them biting back woth snarky comebacks.
ā€œI have places to be, unlike a lazy slacker like you.ā€
ā€œHm. Not my problem.ā€ She gazed down at you, wearing that signature smirk that never failed to irk you.
You glared at her, not in the mood for these antics today. ā€œI said move.ā€ You just finished your last lecture for the day and needed to be somewhere important. But of course, she just had to be waiting for you. Like a twisted knight in shining armor.
ā€œOh? Why dont you just step to the side, or better yet,ā€ She bends down to your level and whispers in your ear. ā€œMake me~ā€
You step to the side but she blocks you, you step to the opposite and she mirrors you, seems she was not letting you out of this easy.
ā€œIm going to be late. Im not in the mood for this today.ā€
ā€œAs i said, not my problem~ā€
Anger bubbled up in your chest at her words. You needed to go to an important job interview and you were not going to give her the time of day.
You stared her down while she tauntingly gazed at you.
You moved suddenly, you grabbed her shoulder and yanked her down to a more manageable height. Then you grasped her by the neck. Nothing too hard, just enough to hold her in place.
It mustve been the sudden action, the sheer unexpectedness or it. Or maybe she was just weird, you had no clue. But what Yelena did caught you almost as off guard as her.
She fucking moaned.
More of a groan maybe, but that didnt matter, it had all the same meaning.
Her eyes widened as soon as she realized what she let out. Her face turned bright red as she stared at you, eyes wide as saucers.
And you stared right back. Just as wide eyed.
It was a few agonizing seconds of you two being too stunned to do anything.
But soon, you slowly started smirking. You were going to go along with this, and you were going to use it as leverage.
ā€œWell, that was certainly new.ā€ You smirked. Yelena's face turned impossibly red. It seems that there were things that could make her shut up.
ļæ½ļæ½ļæ½Hm. Keep this up and we finally might have something else to channel our hate into~ā€ You drawled
You let go of her as she gaped at you. you pat her shoulder as you turned to leave. Yelena continued to stare at you until you were out of sight. This may be the start of something new.
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chesters-ocs Ā· 4 months ago
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All this talk of the soulmate AU is making me in need of the eleventh (are we on the eleventh part now? idk) part of the soulmate AU. So that's what I'm humbly requesting today.
It could be anything, angst or fluff.
teehee >;) and god... yeah this is part 11. wow. something is telling me the end is soon as well, i just dont know why
wc: 1.5k
A number of months had gone by since the unfortunate incident where Vikram, in his sleep-deprived headspace, pulled a (thankfully unloaded) gun on his soulmate: Sylvester.
In this time, the broken nose the tall man was left with had luckily healed in such a way that it was barely even noticeable. Not that many people would have dared to comment on it either way, with how intimidating his gaze is.
A less wanted change was that Butcher had been called back to Italy by his boss a mere week after the events that conspired. Sylvester was well enough with the separation, as well as the kids, yet for some reason Ashok, the man's soulmate, was unable to cope, constantly checking the compass, and getting riled up when it hasn't moved at all.
"I don't get it! What's so important there?! So important that he had to leave..." he hesitates before saying 'me', the word dying in his mouth, as he kept pacing around the apartment.
Sylvester, who was the poor soul subject to his rants, sighed and briefly stopped caring for his plants and looked up, putting down his watering can: "That a rhetorical one?"
"No!"
"Well.. you know it's-"
"Yes I fucking know it's classified! You keep telling me that! But it still damn well frustrates me that you know and I don't!" Ashok cuts him off, before quickly realizing his outburst, "Sorry, I'm just... frustrated."
"As am I... As am I," the newly broken up man spoke, before leaving the room with the quick excuse of needing to dispose of the fallen leaves he had gathered from the various potted plants.
While Ashok remained thoroughly clueless, Butcher had informed Sylvester that it could take upwards to a decade until they see each other again, so they had come to the reluctant decision to break things off for both of their sakes. The possibility of them never seeing each other again was daunting, but likely. The logicality of it was the only thing that soothed Sylvester's mind.
This did, however, mean that Sylvester had become even more receptive to the affections of his own soulmate, to the displeasure of his son, now more vary of his dad's new boyfriend than ever.
But practicality (and luck) struck again, when the trio had found a little apartment building for sale, not too far from the heart of the city. The place was small, containing only three apartments within it, but after a little thought and budgeting, the group of men were the proud owners of the entire building.
Sylvester and the kids had taken to the one on the bottom floor, with it also being the largest, while Vikram and Ashok split the second floor amongst themselves, their front doors direct opposite of each other. Vik claimed the smallest one for himself, not listening to any objections from his friend. Not that there even were any from Ashok.
Speaking of the man, his pacing had finally ceased, as he just opted to stare out the window into the busy street, sparing a brief glance to the two children playing in the front yard, the setting sun casting harsh shadows. The soft sound of Sylvester's footsteps alerted him that the older man had returned, most likely having gone to the compost bin out back.
There was some hesitation before he spoke up, his clear tiredness being noticeable in the sluggish speech: "If.. It makes you feel better... Adam isn't one to break promises. And... he promised me he'll be back. When? I have no damn clue."
No words were said for a few seconds, the only sounds made was from the ticking clock and the kids outside.
Ashok had not noticed the substantial movement the compass on his wrist had made, having been trying to make it a point to cover that cursed thing forever engraved into his flesh.
"Thanks. That... does help," Ashok nodded, his voice down a few notches compared to before. The movement was miniscule, but his shoulders did sag slightly. Not enough for Sylvester to notice though.
Gathering his bearings, Ashok decided to at least distract himself from the thoughts of Butcher dying out there, wherever 'there' was, and took to tending to the man in front.
"Anyways... You alright, Syl? You look like you need to sit down," he asked, noticing how he was leaning more on the cane than before, likely still experiencing the pains of slipping and crashing down the stairs, despite it happening months ago.
The amused laugh and a nod was all he needed, to usher Sylvester to his bedroom, albeit as careful and slow as can be.
"Call if you need me, kay? I'll call Vik down to make dinner," was the last thing spoken to Sylvester, before the older man was left alone, with Ash just needing some way to distract himself, to keep himself moving.
True to his word, Vikram got invited downstairs to cook, always enthusiastic about providing for his kids. Sylvester would have joined them, though a quick peek into the bedroom revealed he had fallen asleep. Not having the heart to wake him up, Vikram just covered his soulmate, his boyfriend (god, he loved the sound of that word), with a blanket and returned to the dining table.
Once they had eaten, it was on Ashok to put the kids to bed, while Vik loaded the dishwasher and cleaned the table. The house was silent, save for the soft sound of a muffled lullaby coming from the room Mary and Sammy both shared, and the clinking of tableware.
Broken only by the sound of a door opening and closing, followed by a soft jiggling of the doorknob, which, unfortunately for the person on the other side, caught Vikram's attention.
Quietly closing the fridge door, he crept towards the door, already wielding his weapon of choice: a butchers knife. It had been the best thing he had, as Sylvester had requested that no guns be around the kids.
There was labored breathing on the other side, made louder when the door opened.
The man who had broken in was thrown to the ground, swiftly pinned face-down on the hardwood floor, the thud no-doubt resonating out trough the whole apartment.
He did not struggle when the blade was pressed against his neck, just grunting.
With the help of the kitchen's light, Vikram could see the assailant clearly. Almost a good heads worth shorter than him, a few nasty scars here and there. A scruffy, unkempt beard and black hair buzzed short. This did not look like someone he knew... Until they locked eyes.
Deep, crimson red. Now with bags under them and more tired than he had ever seen them before.
Although Ashok beat him first to the reaction, having been lured out by the noises, rounding the corner of the hall, curling his fingers around it as he did to help him lean forwards. And catch glimpse of the compass's movement finally. Pointing directly at the one under his friend.
"Wait!" He shouted, a bit too loud for his liking on accident, rushing forwards.
"That's-" "Your fucking soulmate, yeah, I got that," Vikram muttered, standing upright, and with a look of distaste, reluctantly helped the shortest of the three stand too, before discarding the knife, ignoring the irony of who was on the other end of the butcher's blade.
Said man was engulfed in a hug before he could react, resulting in a groan and a string of curses, which caused Ashok to frantically pull back his hand, feeling the warm blood before he saw it.
"Fuck, hey, he's bleeding, y'know!"
That got some sympathy points out of the doctor, at least, who reluctantly sat Butcher down and patched him up, the guy not even objecting to the rough treatment.
Sylvester, who got woken up in the process, joined them at the table, just quietly drinking tea, being a passive observer, but no doubt happy to see the man.
"... How did you even find us..?" Ashok asked softly, having taken to sitting down across him, looking at his soulmate properly for the first time in months. He so badly wished to reach over and grab him and kiss him then and there, but the man still dressing the wounds would likely not appreciate that... He doubted his soulmate would too.
After a moment, Butcher reached into his pocket, much to the dismay of Vikram, who cussed him out for moving too much, and pulled out a postcard.
It was all in Russian, but Ashok could at least make out the signature at the end, and gave Sylvester a weird look: "You wrote that? You told him we moved? When?"
"Got it a while back," Butcher grunted, and Ashok's eyes snapped back to him.
"I see..." he hummed, before a thought came to him, "Hey... If you need, I've got a.. a couch upstairs... that you could use." He hoped none of them noticed the stammering and nervousness in his voice.
"Unless you want to carry him there yourself, not happening. You'll rip my stitches!" Vikram warned, as he stood upright himself, gathering the contaminated supplies to dispose of them.
"I'll do it!" He bit back, a bit too quickly, before stammering, eyes flickering back to the injured male, "Only if, uhm, you want to, of course!"
"... Oh what the hell. Why not," Butcher agreed, but made no move to get up himself, instead sinking further into the wooden dining chair.
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moonlightshaiku Ā· 2 years ago
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To Get Rid Of
Gaster x Grillby x Reader
Word Count: 866
Warnings: panic attacks
Ao3: here!
Notes:
There's another part to this? But its late and I dont wanna post it?
Also I have a bunch of silco shit because my taste is men alone could get me a grippy sock vaycay
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You knew it was coming. Perhaps the fact that it was gradual was why it hurt more. Would it have hurt this much if you'd just ripped the bandaid off? Were you perhaps just back to your old habits? Staying so long that it was joy they left, because of all the time they had to hurt you?
You truly didn't know.
He'd been coming by your apartment more often, Gaster was still stuck there. They would sit on the couch and talk.
At first, it was sweet. Old lovers. Then you felt more like a child at the adults table.
At first you'd simply excuse yourself to the bathroom. Fifteen minutes later, when you would show back up, they wouldn't say a word. None of Gaster's sarcastic, "drown in there?" Quips. You'd slowly backed further and further away, hurt that they'd not noticed, and confused as to why you kept on hurting yourself with the knowledge.
Slowly the bathroom trios were bedroom trips. Kitchen trips, too. Thirty minutes, then an hour.
Gaster had just requested you give Grillby the spare key. You obliged.
Now you sit at a cafƩ. It had started as trips to the corner store. Grabbing drinks for you and Gaster, snacks for you all.
You hadn't even bothered to go home yet. You knew you would before Grillby left. Just to see if they noticed. And surely they would this time, but you're sure you'll just lie.
You can't quite keep away. It hurts, but a quick ruffle of your hair from Gaster has those feelings sinking away. They come back moments later, as he excuses himself to the couch, but at least they leave.
You wouldn't call it a drug. Not at all. The weed in your drawers is more pleasant. It doesn't hurt when you don't smoke it. Nor does the nicotine.
You run each moment over and over again in your mind. Before you knew Grillby existed, before you had entered his restaurant. Before you had hesitantly told the bartender that Gaster had shown up in your closet, and couldn't leave. Before you invited the man of fire over.
You knew about his "fear of touch" before you'd met the elemental. Gaster had explained in a long, drawn-out retelling of their "love story" how Grillby was afraid. Losing his temper meant losing control of his temperature. That slip in control could hurt more than his countertops. And it had.
You hadn't expected touch, but perhaps you had hoped for it. Even more so when you saw the way he clung to Gaster.
It had never happened. It never will. As soon as Gaster fully fades into existence, and is no longer attached to your apartment, they'll both leave you. Gaster will live at Grillby's, and you'll never visit the restaurant again.
Except, one part of you fears, they'll know where you live. You don't know about Grillby, but Gaster is determined (and a tad paranoid). A few missed calls and ignored texts, and he'll be at your door.
And then you'll somehow have to explain the obvious.
"Yes Gaster. You kissing me, confiding in me and then just leaving? Fucking hurt, dude."
And maybe he'd bring Grillby. And that information would make Grillby upset, wouldn't it? Not to mention, it's just an awkward thing to say with company. So maybe you wouldn't say it.
Maybe you could close the door in his face? But that's too dramatic. And lying to him would hurt, but you're not out of the practice by any means.
You'd just tell him you're okay. Busy. Promotion. Moving out soon.
And maybe you would move. Maybe you wouldn't.
Back to your hometown. Not quite a small one. Not quite a city either. All the teens know each other, but not an adult has a clue.Ā 
You zone back in momentarily. At the shaking of your hands and the jerking of your chest, you try to zone out again. Thinking about it is easier than feeling it.
And you're in a public place.
But tears are blurring your vision, your coffee liquefied and white in your eyes.Ā 
Each breath comes out ragged and short.
Your chest keeps jerking with every breath.
You so desperately want to end it, but crying feels more freeing.
You make your way to stand up. There's a bathroom.
Your leg catches on the seat of the booth, making a sound.
It sounds loud, you're not sure if it is.
It feels like everyone is staring. You don't know if they are.
Everything's a hot blur as you walk, coming to your senses as you close and lock the door.
Stuck in a decorated box, you wheeze for air.
It's too loud, and so are your sobs.
You want to sit on the ground. It's cold, hard. It's refreshing.
And it's probably covered in piss.
You lean in a corner and hug yourself instead. It offers little-to-no comfort. The floor looks so nice.
But instead, you choke on your tears. No form of comfort to give yourself.
Gaster was comforting.Ā 
But he didn't want you, he needed you, and he doesn't need you anymore.
And you don't want to walk away.
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petervel Ā· 3 years ago
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heā€™sĀ  stillĀ  playingĀ  chessĀ  withĀ  theĀ  memoriesĀ  inĀ  hisĀ  head ;Ā  Ā  Ā still trying to rearrange the events of the last two hours into a story that makes sense .Ā  Ā  Ā theyā€™d been on a skiff ;Ā  Ā  Ā heĀ  Ā &Ā  Ā lucyĀ  Ā  Ā āøŗĀ  Ā  Ā of this ,Ā  Ā  Ā peter is certainĀ  Ā (Ā  when her name had been drawn from theĀ Ā nightmareĀ  lottery ,Ā  Ā  Ā peter had found a way in beside her ,Ā  Ā  Ā burning mapsĀ  Ā &Ā  Ā intelligence from west ravka until the lieutenant had decided that the only way to suffocate this fire was withĀ Ā darknessĀ  ) .Ā  Ā  Ā 
the rest ,Ā  Ā  Ā admittedly ,Ā  Ā  Ā will not come easily .Ā  Ā  Ā he remembers the markers ;Ā  Ā  Ā the volcra .Ā  Ā  Ā lucyā€™sĀ  screams .Ā  Ā  Ā and then Ā  Ā  āøŗ Ā  Ā  nothing .Ā  Ā  Ā nothingĀ  butĀ  light .Ā  Ā  Ā and yet Ā  Ā  āøŗĀ  Ā  Ā as heā€™s led to the threshold of the generalā€™s tent ,Ā  Ā  Ā unanswered questions quickly gathering dustĀ ā€˜pon his tongue ,Ā  Ā  Ā peter is quick to realise that he may very well be the only occupant of the camp without a theory .Ā  Ā  Ā sunĀ  summoner ,Ā  Ā  Ā are the words that the wind catchĀ  Ā &Ā  Ā carry out to his ears through the fluttering tent flaps :Ā  Ā  Ā already ,Ā  Ā  Ā he knows heā€™s in trouble .Ā  Ā  Ā 
ā› please , Ā  Ā  just Ā  Ā  āøŗ Ā  Ā  let me see my sister first , āœĀ  Ā  Ā he mutters ,Ā  Ā  Ā glancing between the guards by his side with an increasing sense of desperation .Ā  Ā  Ā ā› she . . . Ā  Ā  sheĀ  wasĀ  hurt . Ā  Ā  on the skiff . Ā  Ā  i need to know that sheā€™s alright . āœĀ  Ā  Ā but the grisha to his left only shakes their head .Ā  Ā  Ā ā› sheā€™s in surgery .Ā  Ā  Ā it wonā€™t do either of you any good to see her now . āœĀ  Ā  Ā sheā€™s Ā alive ,Ā  Ā  Ā then .Ā  Ā  Ā peter will have to live with that Ā  Ā  āøŗ Ā  Ā  for now .
the tent is still ;Ā  Ā  Ā dimly - litĀ  Ā  Ā āøŗ Ā  Ā  even as peter is brought to a halt Ā  Ā  āøŗ Ā  Ā  but heā€™d have to be blind to miss the black kefta that cutsĀ  void - likeĀ  edgesĀ  into the smoky darknessĀ  Ā (Ā  if peter were indeed the sun ,Ā  Ā Ā he Ā wouldĀ  beĀ  swallowedĀ  ) .Ā  Ā  Ā heā€™s well aware that only one grisha in ravka is permitted to wear this colour .Ā  Ā  Ā 
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ā› iā€™m not what you think i am , āœĀ  Ā  Ā he says finally ,Ā  Ā  Ā eyes tethered helplessly to the silent silhouette that faces the war table at the back of the tent ,Ā  Ā  Ā ā› and if i were ,Ā  Ā  Ā i canā€™t imagine why you would let your men haul me around like anĀ  animal . āœĀ  Ā  Ā at that ,Ā  Ā  Ā he jerks his right arm out of a corporalkiā€™s grasp Ā  Ā  āøŗĀ  Ā  Ā though the second heartrender only tightens their hold in response ,Ā  Ā  Ā and peterā€™s subsequent surrender manifests as aĀ  near - imperceptibleĀ  dip of his head ,Ā  Ā  Ā eyes dropping to the plush carpeting beneath his boots for little longer than a heartbeat .Ā  Ā  Ā as if the opulence has reminded him where he stands among the elites of the second army ,Ā  Ā  Ā his next words are quiet .Ā  Ā  Ā deferent ,Ā  Ā  Ā almost .Ā  Ā  Ā ā› thereā€™s been a mistake . . .Ā  Ā  Ā generalĀ .Ā  Ā Ā iĀ  didnā€™tĀ  doĀ  anything . āœ
thatĀ  feeling ,Ā  Ā  Ā theĀ  oneĀ  caughtĀ  inĀ  yourĀ  throat :Ā  Ā  Ā isĀ  itĀ  fear ,Ā  Ā  Ā orĀ  fascination ?
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Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā plottedĀ  starterĀ  forĀ  @cairspianā€‹ !
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taki118 Ā· 2 years ago
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IruClarAzz Master Post Part 8
Just collecting all of the cuteness of the Love Trio and adding my commentary.This is all takes place during the current arc so spoilers abound here. Its not everything everything but close thereā€™s a lot of just little things and trying to focus on the three. (Also warning I may make jabs at the IruAmeri ship here and there just small comparisons showing why I donā€™t like it as much, no hate but if you donā€™t like your ship being talked about even slightly negatively probably look away.)
If you didnā€™t see it Part 1 is here, Part 2 is here, Part 3 here Part 4 here Ā Part 5 here Part 6 hereĀ Part 7 here
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So its the rookie hunt and they are all excited
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Clara has a very Clara way of attracting first years.
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Iruma tries to offset her with Azz but
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His isnā€™t much better
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I do love that he includes Clara in his plans though.
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Clara has a real talent for swaying people to her side.
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She even is able to do it to Azz and its just so funny.
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All to go back to her original plan with Azz now on board. (I really have missed the trios antics)
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Iruma tries to bring back focus on what sort of first years theyā€™d like to join.
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Iruma gives a nice little speech about how heā€™d just like nice people to have good times with.Ā 
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But he ends up taking Claraā€™s teasing too seriously, Irumaā€™s stomach really does have a direct line to his heart. Haha but you gotta love azz and Claras jealousy here at their food not being enough (just a reminder that Azz and Clara are good cooks and Ameri canā€™t cook for shit)
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I love how Azz is so ready to throw down.
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Also the team work here love to see it I demand more.
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Still the two get distracted pretty easily.
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I just love how they are in time out cause of nonsense from their senior.
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I love how they are upset for different reasons and Iruma is trying to placate them.
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But they get their first newbie and I just love the expressions here.
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I love how they have no clue what they do. Cause like they dont really do much in the club.
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I love the implication that they just do this routinely.
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But Deman points out that has little to do with the club itself. I just love how Azz is in step with Clara here.
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When he questions why they are even in this club they all follow after Claraā€™s display and I adore these dorks.
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Like this is not normal they are all resembling each other its so cute.
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I just love thats itā€™s called the Iru-trio camera.
So Thereā€™s no real love trio things after but they get new club members, unfortunately itā€™ll be a bit again. Though I do have something of a bonus post coming soon.
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rzyraffek Ā· 2 years ago
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If slashers interact regulalary, like as if going about more or less like rgeular people(but still slahsers of course :P), I am curious. Jamie Llyod, how would slashers interact with there buddies niece?Suddenly finding herself with a bunch of honorary "uncles"
Specific curisiotes include, Brahms, Jason, Bubba, both Scream guys(Billy and Stu), Leslie Vernon, and anyone else you might wanna toss in there if your happy to answer :)
AWWWW (i had to google Jamie Llyod cuz i thought you meant a guy from lego ninjago cartoon series and i was a little confused) Request open!!
Voorhees Jason
HE WILL BE SO SCARED PLS HE, HE CANT, HE CANNOT COMPERHAND
Accually he seems to be great with kids, he is just overthinking. If they go to shop together he wont be able to resist buying her whatever snack she wants!
He would rather pick her up and carry her around than to hold her hand because he gets distracted easly and he would just loose her in middle of forest
Jason will melt if jamie will say something along the lines "you are the best unlce ever!!" he will litteraly pass out and die
Jason and Micheal are besties so i can see them just hanging around and Micheal just randomly bringing her with him. just to chill and vibe. It would be very quiet vibe due to them being mute but it doesnt stop them from hanging out!
Billy and Stu! (tw to yall homophobes, this biches gay)
"ew a child..." "sup uncle Billy and Stu" "uhh look you are here only because Micheal made us baby sit you" "lol okay"
"I hate childen so much Stu :( " "Cmon its not that bad! She painted my nails!" "of course she did" "Also she said Im way better baby sitter than you!" "I- aint no way you are better than me"
This evening just turned into Billy and Stu trying to beat each other in "who is better uncle" competition
"Hey Jamie wanna see a scary movie :]" "cmon shes like 4" "im almost sure shes like 7 dude"
"I'm hungry im calling Micheal" "NONONO I- i mean why- we ordered fastfood! right Stu?" "uhh yeaahh, wait i just need to go outside for a, eeehh for an *runs to nearest fastfood to buy sometihng to eat*
they forgor that children accualy have to eat
they are so chaotic, they will fall asleep together (all 3) while watching Sponge Bob (Stu and Billy are secretly boyfriends btw i do not care that it has nothing to do with this headcanons, i just wanna inform you all)
"I know you guys are gay" " :O WHAT! I mean- who told you that! pfff some prankster probably" "I saw you hold hands! and thats what people do when they love each other! :3"(top tier sin)
Billy and Stu live together probably and their house is such a mess! its probably huge too, because Stu perents kinda rich. So i can imagine them loosing Jamie in middle of hause and then looking for her (shes goofy ah she will pretend they are playing hide and seek jsut to scare the shit out of them)
Heelshire Brahms
HE he would be so akward!!! Like "ehhh uhh hello child why are you in my house child, uhhh bloody hell" (Quick reminder that hes British and i will make fun of him)
HE WOUDL PROBABLY CALL MICHEAL "Uhhh Mr Micheal ur eeh your niece is here uhh can you like pick her up-" Jamie just standing behind hir "AAH-You, you wanna play scrabbles?" "ew no, can we play hide and seek" "Oh.My.God nevermind you can stay"
Micheal just comes to pick her up or something and Brahms with Jamie are already besties and they prolly made frienship braslets (and shit talk some people too)
okay ladies im back and i will write some more soon! pls comment and dont remember to like and subscibe and hit that bell button
tbh i dint have a lot of ideas (thats why Bubba isnt included i just had no clue what to write) but its good ig, and if i will find any people bullying stu/billy for being homosex i will steal ur steam account B)
x reader tags are only for more people to reach this post nothing sus here
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aliceinborderlandsquidgame Ā· 2 years ago
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Arisu x Reader - Find you
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Arisu and you get separated during the beach final game but find each other later on.
Notes: fluff - spoilers S2 - I think I messed up the Kings name.
It had been one moment, one moment when Arisu took his eyes off from you. Then fire, explosions and gun shots. And then, just like that, pure fire.
Arisu looked for you during the night, his voice full of desesperation as he screamed your name.
But you never responded to him.
Arisu tought the worst had happened to you, he let himself cry over you for what felt like hours.
He was sure he would find you during the next games, but no. Instead he found someone he wished to never meet again, Niragi.
After clearing that game, Arisu tried his best to stay positive about you, Kuina had seen his pain and could be empatic towards him since she was also worried about Chishiya.
So, Arisu decided to find you. No matter how or the cost of it, he said his goodbyes to the rest and left.
And where were you all this time?
An explosion got you back at the Beach making you lose your conscience. You got little looks of reality, someone taking you and carring you.
"Arisu" was what your mind had tought.
Days later you woke up with a big headache, and with bruises and cuts all over your arms and legs, they were bandaged as if someone had took care of them.
You took a look at your surrondings, noticing you were in a forest.
"Well, you are finally up" a masculine voice said.
Looking up you saw someone who you tought was dead long time ago, besides him stood a girl with a neutral look on her face.
"Aguni? You survived?" Your tone was a suprised one, but remembering who Aguni was it was actually not that big of a suprise.
"Saddly I did" he responded with a stoic tone "I found you without your boyfriend and no, I dont have a clue of where he is". He caught you red handed as you were going to ask him if he knew where Arisu was.
You blushed at the term "boyfriend", memories of you and Arisu together during the first games, how you two met at the beatch and how much you have liked him early on.
Now, you and Arisu never made things official, you did share a few looks and touches but nothing serious, tought it was a stupidity to denied your feelings for him.
"Wait, she has a boyfriend?" The girl next to him asked. You noticed she was missing part of her leg.
"Not imporant, whats important its our plan"
"And that plan is....?" You wonder looking back at Aguni.
"To kill the king of spades"
For the next few days you were given a gun and follower instructions like a lost puppy, planting tramps and learning how to properly manage a gun.
You soon got the girls name, Akane Heiya. You were suprised to see how she managed to survive for so long, she got your respect really fast.
During one afternoon, Aguni said he was sure the King would attack, so you stood by a tree, ready to kill him and then go searching for Arisu. You had tried to go earlier but your wounds were still bad, so you decided to stay back with Aguni and Akane, promising to help them kill the King.
Hearing gun shots and screams you stood up, ready to shoot but then your eyes went wide. You did press the gun and pointed at the king but you missed everyshot.
When you were sure the King had retreat you run.
"Arisu!!" You screamed, shaking him.
"Its out cold, and who taught you how to shoot?" Akane said besides you, keeping an eye out just in case.
Hours later you were besides him. Arisu had been sleeping all day, and you stayed by his side. He looked so peacefull sleeping, his hair covered part of his face, his chest went up and down slowly. It looked like he was having a non dream sleep, but he was at peace.
Hours later Arisu woke up starled by the night and the forest, he tried to get up but was tackled by a pair of arms. He let go a scream till your voice calling for him made him stop.
Arisu turned to see your face, tears running down your face but a big smile adorned it. Your hands touched him, making sure he was real and alive.
"(Y/n)?...you are alive!" A big smile broke up on his face as he tackled you to the ground, laughts scaped from you as you hold onto him. You could not believe you were able to be this happy in a hell place like this.
And without noticing you kissed him, it was quick and sweet, he froze in place but soon returned it. All these times together, when both of you felt a pull towards each other but never acted on it, afraid of what could happen later on....it was all let in the past as your lips moved against each other.
"Uh gross, stop it or get a private place" Akane said looking at both of you, but she had a small smile on her face, she could see how much both of you care for each other.
You two separated both being a blushing mess. Arisu took your hands on his ones, a look of pure love and determination in his voice as he spoke.
"So, whats the plan?"
"We kill the king of spades, and get the fuck out of here".
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