#tails: *utter shock and disbelief*

[0vergrowngraveyard]

how shocked do you think little tails was the first time he got captured by robotnik and sonic actually came to rescue him. like “woah he didn’t leave me to die :0”

[poppadom0912]

Mafia boyfriend

Warnings: Mentions of violence, guns, canon-typical injuries, mob/mafia typical behaviour

Summary: Your boyfriend isn't exactly how you described him to be.

A/N: I’m trying to get a bunch of writing done before the new academic year, so please do enjoy! This idea was so random but the concept is kinda fun so I thought why not. I know no Italian at all, everything is from google translate so I'm sorry for any inaccuracies. This writing and description is very stereotypical and very wattpad of me, I apologise in advance. 🙏

"So, are we ever going to meet your mysterious man?" Stella asked you while the four of you sat in the back of the ambulance having your weekly talk about anything and everything.

You laughed at her expecting face, along with the knowing glances Violet and Sylvie had. "He's just a really busy guy, taking over his dad's business takes a lot of time and not all of it is in Chicago so he's going back and forth from here to Italy."

"But he treats you good, right?" Violet asked seriously, wanting nothing more than for you to be with someone good.

"Oh he's amazing." You said whimsically, a soft smile settling on your lips at the thought of your boyfriend of one year that your family had yet to meet. "Hopefully he's back by Friday so you'll see him on Saturday for the barbeque."

"Oh I completely forgot about that." Sylvie frowned, confused as to how she forgot the yearly picnic that always took place. "What time does it start?"

"I have no idea." You shrugged. "I'll just show up whenever I'm ready."

"Wow, so organised." Stella complimented you sarcastically, ducking away from your hand when you were going to smack her.

"In my relationship, Enzo does all the planning." You mumbled with a slight pout as though trying to prove a point but it didn't work

"Mystery man does have a name!"

"Enzo sounds hot."

"Violet!"

*****

"Eeeee! You're here!" Violet squealed in pure joy as she practically sprinted towards you with her arms open, enveloping you in the biggest hug despite seeing you yesterday on shift. "About time, these lot are getting boring."

At her snide but playful comment, Gallo and Ritter started booing her from where she left them behind at their table with a few others from 51 who were drinking beers. You quickly waved at them and made a mental note to go and say hi to them.

"Oh Violet, I have someone I want you to meet." You eagerly smiled and the younger paramedic took note of your eyes sparkling which could only mean one thing.

Violet gasped, her arms dropping to her side as she did so in disbelief that this was finally happening. "Y/N, don't lie to me girl, my gentle heart can't take it."

You shook your head, smiling at the utter joy one of your friends had for a moment that lots of people don't consider that important. "Violet this is my boyfriend Enzo. Enzo, this is one of my best friends Violet."

With her award winning smile, Violet followed your line of sight and her brows rose in shock when she finally met the man you'd been dating for a little over a year now.

There was no doubt about it, he was an extremely attractive man but he was definitely out of his element. Unbeknownst to all of the CFD, the park was littered in bodyguards who had been held back from personally tailing their boss like they usually would.

Shaking off all her negative thoughts, Violet thought the best and held out her hand towards the attractive but intimidating man. "It's lovely to finally meet you after so long Enzo, I'm Violet."

"I've heard plenty of good things about you. It's a wonder we haven't met earlier." His voice was slightly accented, Violet remembered you saying he was Italian. His grip wasn't as hard as she thought and his tone actually softer than he looked, his words making the paramedic laugh.

"We've been nagging Y/N for so long to meet you but she's very convincing." You choked back a laugh at Violet's comment, lightly elbowing her in the gut. "Alright Vi, that's enough. Where's Stella and Sylvie?"

"Over there with Kelly and Matt."

It was comedic really, the sight of you and your boyfriend together was unbelievable. Despite being a firefighter, you were of very short stature and you were practically the embodiment of pure joy but with your boyfriend standing besides you, he was so much taller and wore all black smart ish attire with rings on two of his fingers.

It was like the typical grumpy and sunshine trope that people read about in books but this was real life. Violet almost couldn't believe you bagged yourself a man like him but in a good way.

"Y/N, hey girl!" Stella smiled, waving you over from besides Kelly as soon as she noticed you. Not only did she notice but so did three others that stood with her that a man was accompanying you, someone who was very out of his element. "Stop- is this the infamous Enzo?"

At your dimpled smile, Stella's smile widened as she fully turned to greet your boyfriend she'd been desperate to meet since you mentioned taking his number ages ago.

There was no denying you were ecstatic to be with him but something wasn't adding up and it seemed that she wasn't the only one suspicious.

Things weren't adding up and your family were dammed if they didn't find out what.

*****

Being shot at was nothing you weren't used to living in Chicago all your life. At this point, you'd become accustomed to it and you no longer feared it how you used to when you were a child.

However, it did scare you when in uniform and out on a call.

Following Casey and Severide's orders, everything was organised in an orderly manner but as soon as you re-entered the house to bring out a victim, all the gunfire suddenly stopped.

Initially, everyone was relieved and began calming down but as soon as you exited the house with a woman in tow, gunshots began raining down once again causing everyone to shout in a flurry of panic.

But once again, as soon as you backed up into the house protecting the smoke inhalation victim, all the gunshots stopped.

It was at this moment, it all slowly started to click.

Whispering to the female victim to stay put, you very carefully set one foot outside the house and what do you know, gunshots started popping off.

Eyes wide and chest heaving, you swallowed harshly at the realisation that you were being targeted. You alone and no one else.

"Y/L/N, stay inside, we're coming to you." Casey relayed over the radio, your captains words making it clear to you that he had also connected all the dots.

All you had to do now was wonder why.

Following the shooting, everyone came out unharmed but you. While you were distracted with the smoke inhalation victim, you were caught slacking and got grazed by a bullet.

You'd been hurt much worse before but it was bad enough for Sylvie to warrant a trip to Med where Enzo met you, worry and concern flooding off of him in waves. Not once since your year of being together had you ever seen him so worried about anything.

He brushed off your questions about work, he told you this morning he had an important meeting with some clients but here he was with you.

Unbeknownst to you, a group of Italian men were dutifully waiting for their boss in the waiting room and beyond the hospital doors lay a few cars all inhabited with similar looking men.

Once you fell asleep, Enzo lightly placed a kiss on your forehead before stepping away, gently closing the doors to your room. Walking away, he was lucky not to bump into anyone from the firehouse, going straight towards his brothers who waited for him to speak eagerly.

"It's them. They're targeting my Y/N."

His younger siblings eyes, identical to his, all darkened at his words. They'd grown attached to you over the one year period and they'd be damned if one of the best things to happen to this family was hurt, let alone dragged into business that she was too pure for.

"Come on, we have some work to do."

*****

That incident was over a month ago. You fully healed since then, the trauma of such an incident long forgotten. And you were too oblivious to notice the change in the people around you, especially your boyfriend and his family. Their protectiveness reaching new heights, not that it bothered you though.

Things drastically changed when one day you never showed up to shift. You were very strict on punctuality and Stella mentioned seeing you yesterday morning for some brunch.

It was only when Violet called Enzo, asking if you'd fallen sick and forgotten to call Boden, did they properly start to get worried.

Your boyfriend picked up on the second ring, voice filled with confusion at your best friend calling him, something she's never done before.

Violet explained the situation, Enzo confirming he hadn't seen you since you left early this morning for work.

The tension in his voice was clear as day. So when he said 'I'll deal with it' before hanging up, Violet was left feeling uneasy.

What the hell did he mean?!

Three hours later, Intelligence were rolling up to the firehouse, well only Jay and Hailey.

"We just got a call about Y/N being kidnapped?" Hailey said, confusion laced in her words as she approached the squad table.

The firefighters all looked at her in shock. They were never told anything about a kidnapping.

"What the hell." Cruz whispered as the two detectives explained everything they knew.

"Who knows where she was seen last?" Jay asked, looking at all of 51, everyone joining them outside in concern for you.

"Her boyfriend Enzo." Violet said, brows furrowed as she bit her lip. "I called and asked him around three hours ago now."

"Really?" Jay hummed. "What's his full name?"

"No clue. That's all we really know about him - his name, he's Italian and he's now a CEO after his dad died." Stella replied when Violet remained silent.

"Interesting."

*****

Dropping off a patient at Med, Violet stood besides Sylvie as she filled in some paperwork, bouncing on her feet to pass time when Will appeared in front of them suddenly.

Scaring both paramedics, he apologised with a sheepish smile.

"Hey, you guys never mentioned Y/N being kidnapped?" Before either of them could reply or explain themselves, he carried on. "It doesn't matter now, she's upstairs in a private room."

Both women were too shocked to reply, staring at the doctor mouths agape and eyes wide.

"Y/N's here? At Med?" Sylvie repeated, wanting clarification just in case she was hearing things.

"Yep." Will nodded. "Me and Maggie were treating her, I'm the primary on her case."

"Well then, what are you waiting for?" Violet said impatiently. "Lead the way Halstead."

And lead the way he did, showing them to a floor they barely saw due to their lack of 'rich rich' patients.

In the chairs outside were several men dressed in blacks and greys, all looking very similar to each other, their brown eyes glued to Sylvie and Violet as they neared the room.

Knocking on the door, Will didn't wait for a reply before entering, poking his head inside before opening it fully.

"Sylvie! Violet!" You exclaimed, trying to get up from your laid back position on the bed, wincing from moving too fast.

"Okay, let's not do that." Enzo said at the same time as Will, gently pushing you to lay back down.

"I've put a rush on your test results." Will said, looking at you and your boyfriend. "If I'm not available, I'll send Maggie."

Enzo thanked him while the two paramedics hugged you cautiously.

"Girl, what the hell happened?" Violet asked first, standing by your head with Sylvie standing next to her, opposite to where Enzo was sat.

"I'll be honest, I don't remember much." You admitted, grimacing at the pain in your head when you moved too much. "Pretty sure I was drugged for the most of it."

"I think I was taken like two blocks away from 51." You said confusingly, looking to your right at Enzo in confirmation, turning back when he nodded. "And all I can really remember is being punched and kicked a few times and like, a bunch of men talking about mob revenge stuff."

"Honestly, I don't even know or remember what they were talking about - I was so out of it."

You licked your chapped lips at which Enzo instantly held a cup of water in front of you, directing the straw for you to drink.

Humming appreciatingly, you smiled at him, dimples and squinted eyes and all before turning back to 2 of 3 of your girls.

"I was so out of it that when I first saw Enzo, I struggled to even recognise him, innit baby?"

Enzo just hummed, his one hand encompassing both of yours, his calloused fingers softly rubbing your knuckles.

"Where was she?" Violet asked, mustering up the courage to ask. "How- Where did you find her?"

Enzo finally took his eyes off you, eyes cold as he looked at your best friend. "I have a really good friend - we grew up together - whose a detective."

"I just asked for a favour." Enzo lied masterfully, having a lifetime full of experience.

The two paramedics, while quite suspicious, remained oblivious to what he was covering up.

"Fratello." A voice from the door interrupted them, all yours heads turning to one of Enzo's younger brothers. Brother

"Sono stati affrontati. Ale and Carlo assicurati che facesse male."

they have been dealt with. Ale and Carlo made sure it hurt.

"Bene." Enzo nodded, smiling at his younger brother. "You guys can go home now." good

His brother rolled his eyes, scoffing when he replied, "You're very silly Enzo, why would we go anywhere?" He said rhetorically before looking at you.

"You look much better cognata!" He smiled, brightening up his face and looking much less scarier than he just was. "All you need now is some good food and you'll be as good as new." Sister-in-law

You giggled, stifling a groan from the pain it caused in your ribs. "Thank you Luca. I expect to go home to your cooking."

He laughed, winking before he left, nodding at his brother who shooed him away.

Before anyone could say anything, the radios around their torsos went off, the familiar voice of Matt asking for their whereabouts causing them to frown.

"We should probably get back to work. We're still on shift for another fifteen hours." Sylvie said, the sadness clear in her face at the prospect of leaving you for so long.

"Yes yes. Go back and save the city on my behalf." You removed one hand from Enzo's, holding it out for both of them to take. "Say hi to everyone for me. Tell em I'll be back to working soon-"

"Ah- no you won't." Enzo stopped you before you could continue, chastising you with a smile but firm in his words. "You need to recover first. Only when you're fully healed can you go back to putting out fires, yes?"

"Exactly!" Violet agreed. "We're all on the same page, perfect."

"We'll come back and see you again after shift." Violet said as the two of them got up to leave. "Don't move an inch."

"Promise." You smiled, thanking them profusely for visiting. "Give everyone my love."

Closing the door behind them, the waiting room remained full of the same men, who now that they were looking properly, looked eerily similar to Enzo.

Making their way to the elevators, Sylvie broke the silence. "I don't- I don't think he asked a friend for a favour."

"Did you see the gun his brother had?"

...

"I did."

[neteyamslovrr]

What Led Up to Your First Kiss with Neteyam

reader is fem!metakayina <3

summary: the day that led up to neteyam kissing you

0.6k words (headcanons)

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 Neteyam first met you when he arrived with his family on your island asking for refuge

 He took notice of you immediately, the glow you had, the way the water rolled off your skin, the way you smiled sweetly at him

 He unconsciously always sat beside you in lessons, drawn to you and the way you were so patient with him

 It was an early morning, and he had this strong urge to swim, he couldn’t tell why but it felt as if the water was beckoning for him

 Moving slowly as he was just starting to wake up, letting the light reflect off of his dark blue skin, he slowly walked down to the shore noticing you floating peacefully in the water, as you let the waves wash over you, basking in the morning sun

 Entering the cool water, he swam towards you “Y/N!” he shouted hoping to get your attention. He still couldn’t explain the way he felt so drawn to you, even when you were doing nothing but float he was mesmerized by you

 “Huh?” you say looking around the water spotting Neteyam. “What are you doing here? The sun has only just risen?” you ask him bewildered as he swam up to you

“I could ask you the same.” He smiled swimming close to you, watching how your tail effortlessly glided in the water.

 “Don’t be a smartass Neteyam.” You splashed him lightly in the face, leaving him with his mouth agape in disbelief. He soon splashed you back with no mercy this time drenching your entire head in water. “Neteyam!” You said in shock with a happy smile plastered on you face

“I simply splashed you.” He grinned cheekily swimming even closer to you. His face was smug like he was planning something and then you felt his tail wrap around your leg. He quickly dunked you into the water leaving you in shock.

Neteyam swam away fast giggling to himself. “Neteyam you are so getting it!” You shouted at him swimming much faster than him reaching the sand just as he did. Coming up behind him as he caught his breath. You pounced onto his back and dragged him down as he let out a yelp as his knees buckled and hit the sand. You got off him to look him in the eyes. “I simply got you.” You snickered, a huge victorious grin on your face.

 “You did you did” He said slowly in defeat looking at you with such awe. Quickly, as you did not expect it he pushed your shoulders down making you fall back into the sand. He crawled towards you hovering over your face.

His mind was clouded, how did he end up here? What was he meant to do now? Being this close to your lips he couldn’t help but let his own lips meet yours. He leaned in while taking in a nervous breath and slowly interlocked his lips with yours. Your lips were soft and so were your hands as you brought them up to his face deepening the kiss you were sharing. It felt like utter bliss to Neteyam, and he only hoped it felt the same for you.

Neteyam's mind was running wild but soon he was losing air and had to break away from your lips. “I am so sorry Y/N I do not know what came over me.” He rushed to stand up looking at you on the ground as you touched your lips not believing you had actually kissed. He stood there quietly for awhile waiting for some sort of response from you. His hands now shaking because of the adrenaline.

 “Do it again” You said looking up at him.

“What??” Neteyam looked down at you confused watching as you stood up from the sand to look him directly in the eye. “Neteyam kiss me again”

[xo-cod]

Hi my love! Hope you’re doing well 💕 no pressure, but if you were taking requests, would you be able to do a blurb of the 141 men learning how to braid their daughter’s hair? I’ve been reading your girl dad fics and it makes me so soft!!!! Imagining these burly guys trying to figure out little girl braids makes me laugh lol.

Again I love you blog, you’re incredible 💕 hope you have an amazing day 💕

hi lovely, you're so kind ily 🥹🩷 hope you're doing well! <3 this was so so cute omg, i loved this so bad 😭

i hope this was along the lines of what you wanted :")

price: "goddamn it, not again" lowkey getting very frustrated with himself because it's not turning out the way he wants it to be and he's a perfectionist. he's already run the brush through her hair gently for the umpteenth time, causing her to grumble and wanting to go play instead. but he holds her back carefully, determined to make her braids the prettiest anyone has ever seen. he holds her hair band between his lips as he frowns at the braid again.

"just a second, honey" it's loose and he doesn't know how to tighten it but he's determined. nobody is moving an inch until he perfects that braid. his back curved slightly uncomfortable and he's definitely going to get neck pain, bending a little down to get the best access to her head and he does finally manage to get it accurate. it only took an hour but he's very proud of himself :")

simon: "this bit.... goes underneath right? over the top, underneath the side, down back under.... piece of cake, honey" simon is a dedicated man, his tongue peeking out from his lips as he tried his very hardest to memorise what he had learnt from a youtube video. his daughter sat between his huge thighs, his big fingers working her hair very delicately in order not to pull on any strands. he has the hair grips secured between his lips, eyes narrowed very carefully as he braids her hair trying to get all of the hair. he is a man on a mission and he will carry out the task to the best of his ability.

"bloody hell, that took it out of me" he finally lets out a relieved sigh at his masterpiece, there might be a few strands sticking out and the braid might look a little lopsided but it's unique :") only to have his daughter shake her head once causing the braid to tumble down and his face in pure utter shock and disbelief

gaz: "keep your head straight okay, honey?" gaz should def open a hair place, he's already mastered the technique of braiding from his mom especially because his hair type is different and requires a certain amount of care. so he knows exactly how to braid, call it his secret talent ;) lowkey finds it therapeutic and will 100% decorates his girl's hair with different clips and grips, whatever her little heart desires. he loves brushing his fingers through her locks and he always manages to get the parting accurate on the first time. which saves a ton of tantrums on her end.

"my beautiful baby girl" best believe he's whipping out the camera to take pictures of her hair and send it to you, marvelling at how gorgeous she looks. he's all smug when she wants to come to him for her hair but it bites him back in the ass when he's half dressed needing to leave the house in five minutes to head to bade only to be tugged by his child by the wrist to have her hair braided in that specific way she loves.

soap: "christ sake, why would they add so many pieces?" soap definitely underestimated himself, he didn't mean to blow his own horn but now that he has, he doesn't not accept defeat easily at all. will memorise that youtube video back to front, his daughter seated in his lap both of the criss crossed as he works delicately. his face set intently, eyes slightly narrowed as he braids. he's confused by the movement but gets the hang of it after a while and then it's like second nature, he's so happy with himself.

"look at you, little lass. my sweet girl" his little girl perched in his lap as he tightens the braided pony tails, gushing at how cute she is and how perfect the braids he had done on her hair came out. will 100% parade her around so everyone can see how perfect his braids are but no touching his little girl or her hair at all, under any circumstances <3

[sentientgolfball]

Newly Summoned

A dumb little drabble to explore the Phantom and Aether are brothers hc and also because I needed to write to cope with Aether being gone. Not proof read I went full send

Word count: 875

Summary: Two new ghouls have been summoned to the Ministry and to everyone’s surprise Aether knows one of them

“There’s no fucking way” Aether stared up from his spot on the couch in utter shock. There in the doorway to the ghoul den stood Omega and the two newly summoned ghouls. One was a rather lively looking ghoulette, but the other was one Aether had known quite well during his time in the Pits. His packmates were all gathering around the three eager to meet the new members. Omega addressed them all “These two are freshly summoned. I expect you to make them feel at home and help them with anything they need. Aurora. Phantom. If any of them give you trouble feel free to hit them” his tone had a hint of amusement in it as he made a gesture with his hands before turning and leaving.

The two new ghouls had yet to notice Aether sitting on the couch as they were being swarmed by the rest of the pack the second Omega closed the door. It was only a moment later did the new ghoul make eye contact with him. Once he did he immediately let out a loud gasp and froze. Everyone else immediately noticed the way Aether and Phantom were staring at each other and the lively chitter came to a stop as they looked on curiously.

Phantom stood there with his mouth agape not truly believing the sight before him. Aether finally came to his senses and sprang up from the couch and practically tackled the new quintessence ghoul. “I can’t believe it! There’s no way!” Aether yelled out as he gripped Phantom in a tight embrace, there was a bit of laughter in his voice. Phantom hugged him back just as strongly and after a moment of silence he rolled his eyes and spoke “what did you miss me or something?” It was obvious by his tone and the shine of his eyes he was teasing the bigger ghoul. Aether didn’t respond verbally, instead smacking him with tail.

The other ghouls' curiosity slowly turned into confusion at the display before them. They all shared a glance before Cirrus cleared her throat “Hey Aeth care to enlighten us?” She asked, feeling a little embarrassed for being the one to interrupt the moment the two quintessence ghouls were sharing. “Yea what the fuck is happening?” Sodo was glaring daggers at Phantom. Aether’s face flushed when he realized his pack was staring at him. He slowly released Phantom from the embrace but kept an arm around his shoulders.

“Right yea sorry about that” he scratched his neck nervously “everyone this is Phantom. He’s my brother!” He couldn’t help the grin that was beginning to spread on his face. He was still in utter disbelief that his brother was standing next to him again. When a ghoul was summoned there was no way to ensure any specifics save for their element, and even that sometimes didn’t go as planned. It was a miracle, a one in a million chance that the newest ghoul to join the Ministry happened to be his little brother.

Upon hearing that Phantom was Aether’s sibling the other ghouls' faces lit up and they let out a chorus of excited chirps and chitters . Even Aurora seemed just as excited as the older ghouls. Phantom smiles widely as he takes in the faces around him, a purr starting to kick up in his chest. He was in the same amount of shock as Aether. When he had felt the burns of the summoning ritual in the Pit, part of him had hoped wherever he ended up he would be able to find his brother. It had been a long time since he felt that feeling. When Aether had been summoned all those years ago he believed he’d never see his brother again. It tore him up inside, but the false hope that maybe he’d come back or that Phantom himself would be summoned was so much worse. But now that he stood in this strange Topside building surrounded by Aether and his new pack he couldn’t help the excitement rising in him.

He laughed and shook his head “I hope he was on his best behavior for you all. The softie was always quite the handful.” Phantom couldn’t help but tease, it was how he always showed his love for Aether. Sodo rolled his eyes and scoffed “you’re telling me” there was a small smile on his lips. Aether just made a face back at Sodo and flicked Phantom’s head before leading him to the furniture in the common area.

The rest of the pack followed closely behind and soon all of them took a spot on the various couches and chairs. They all sat there for a while taking turns asking Aurora and Phantom questions trying to get to know their new packmates better. Occasionally Aether would interject correcting the events of a story or to voice his disapproval of things Phantom did in their time apart. At some point Swiss and Sodo had made their way into the kitchen and got food for everyone. The conversations slowly came to a lull and a movie was put on. It wasn’t long before the pack fell asleep one by one tired from all the excitement of the day.

[ckkookie]

HMM?

TOPIC -when your mafia husband gets jealous

Part 6

She slowly sneaked her hands around my neck. I felt satisfied knowing that now finally my crack head is having some real sense. Finally I was having her as a women otherwise she's always like a cute but scared ambivalent teenager around me. I broke the kiss as I felt her breathings getting heavier. She was breathing heavily as I was really rough. I nuzzled in the crook of her neck while she was catching her breaths "so now you finally know how to act like a woman" I teased her She frowned "what do you mean? I always act like a woman! I AM A WOMAN " She protested "yeah a woman. I saw how you puffed your little chest today to act like a WOMAN " I chuckled in the crook of her neck" " um w-whatever i didn't wanted to walk like that. YOU ASKED ME TO WALK LIKE THAT " I suck her neck. She hissed and moaned "aah.!" "when did I asked you to walk like that hmm? "I said still nuzzling in the crook of her neck. " you yourself told me to act like a WOMAN for god's sake!"

"oh my sweet y/n ! I asked you to act like a woman. I never asked you to walk with puffed chest. Did I ? " " whatever!! I don't have a little chest."

" Well...how would I know I mean you never showed me your ches -" She cut me off by hitting my chest while I groan fakely. She rolled her eyes. I quickly lift my head and trap her between my arms. "did you just rolled your eyes at me ? " I asked while squinting my eyes at her sharply. She looked nervous but only for a second. She raised her brows at me. I widen my eyes at her sudden developed courage. But soon that amazed face turned into a wide smirk. "Very Bold, aren't we?" I spoke but her next move made me shook to my d*ck. The damn woman pulled me through my tie and pecked my lips. I was stunned for a minute but then when I saw her blushing I smirked. "Uh-huh.... the audacity my love you've! So bold and so shy at the same time hmm?" She pursed her lips trying to hide her smile. I leaned in and kissed her once again. We were savouring each other's presence when suddenly, Jimin: Y/N WHERE ARE YO-OH MY MY!!! we both flinched on the sudden shriek. She suddenly pushed me forcefully making me stumble back and collide with the cold wall against us making my head hit the wall. Jimin: OH MY SORRY SORRY! PLEASE CONTINUE !! I'LL TELL UNCLE TO PREPARE ANOTHER PARTY FOR THE UPCOMING MEMBER!! DONT WORRY TAKE YOUR TIME. JUST MAKE A CUTE BABY !! the rat's short tail blabbered some useless nonsense while covering his eyes and turned around and left. Y/n was still in shock while I was groaning and rubbing my head. The wall is damn hard. Thank god I didn't pushed y/n earlier a little more harder,Otherwise god knows what could've happened. I was thinking when, (gasp) "j-jungkook...a-are you fine. Are you okay. Is it hurting." She asked coming towards me. Now she noticed me after a whole decade." Are you hurt?" I glared at her "NO! How can I be hurt! How can anyone be hurt. See this wall its so soft that I enjoyed it. I just want to hit my head once again on it" I uttered angrily. She pursed her lips tightly "S-Sorry....j-jimin came so-" "so he's more important for you now....even more than me" I spoke with gritted teeth and glare at her sharply. " yes...huh....N-No....obviously no- " her sharp naughty tongue slipped again. Great. "I see. Well I don't care. You owe me a whole nigh---- "I mumbled my last words with a smirk but - "yeah yeah....i'll get you the medicine ." I looked at her back in PURE disbelief as she spoke and turned away to leave. Does this woman even listens to me? "what the--- JEON Y/N !!! GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE RIGHT NOW !!! " I shout frustrated. She quickly strolled back to me with the same fast pace she turned to go. She stood in front of me. I deeply looked in her eyes while holding her chin "YOUR PRETTY MOUTH WILL PAY TONIGHT DARLING "

This was the last part hope you've enjoyed this short series 💌

[siriannatan]

Victory in Defeat

I had this idea in my head for a long time so in the midst of lack of any motivation for my ongoing stories I wrote it down :}

fWhip glanced at the other side of the holo sim. He had his battleship's movements put in and waited for his opponent to be done with his inputs. As he waited he thought back to how he ended here. On the icy home world of the elves. Sat opposite their king's younger brother and their best commander - at least in fWhip's opinion best commander he faced through the entire war. Scott S. Major. The supreme commander of Rivendell space fleet. How he wasn't the commander of the whole Cod Alliance's forces was beyond fWhip.

Not that the war was fWhip's issue anymore. Grimlands was defeated. fWhip married off to Scott of all people to keep the rest of WRA from retaliating. Basically a glorified hostage. It was alright so far. Aside from the rather awkward and stiff wedding feast. And almost tripping on his new husband's tail multiple times... Scott being a half-dragon was always a rather distracting fact. Mostly due to his fangs rivalling fWhip's own. Which he could not help but bear it as he was reliving his very first battle against Scott. "When did you realise I took over? And how?" the half-dragon asked, finally done with his inputs.

"Your manoeuvres are much tighter and faster, not to mention you like to send light ships against heavier ones," fWhip hummed, sipping his drink. Where did Scott even get blood for him? "And then you changed it the moment I was used to it, it was annoying," he added glancing at Scott. His eyes were not watching the sim but fWhip. "I'll explain my setup later," he said, guessing that was what others were curious about.

He must have been right because Scott seemed to re-focus on the battle. They went through a few rounds, speeding up the usually long space battle significantly. Most that happened were a few small, fast clashes of scout ships as they expanded their areas as their slower ships took their positions. fWhip had a good memory of this battle and liked to think he understood Scott's strategies fairly well. So he set some commands that had the elf's eyebrow raising. "Is there an issue," fWhip hummed, as he ran multiple ideas and calculations through his brain. This sim was really well-detailed.

"Not really," Scott hummed in return, leaning back in his chair. "Compliments to the designer of your cruisers, they're much more mobile than they look," he rambled, no doubt trying to distract fWhip. Luckily he wasn't in his usual uniform and seemed to keep his teeth not showing unless necessary.

"Thank you, I'm rather proud of them myself," fWhip grinned. He often missed the time when he didn't have to command any armies and could just toy with his ship designs. "You really should get comfier chairs, even our smallest scout ships had comfier ones," he huffed as another turn started.

"You don't mean you designed these..." Scott was in utter disbelief.

"I'm a noble and a vampire, I had plenty of free time before the war started to make my fleet exactly to my liking," fWhip grinned reclining as comfortably as rigid elven style and his wedding clothes allowed. He was not wearing a corset ever again unless completely necessary. "Oops, looks you're down a couple of frigates," he smiled, which seemed to shake Scott's shock off as he quickly moved his forces to compensate for the losses.

fWhip won that battle all those years back. And was planning to repeat it. Make it even better. So he chattered to Scott about the technicalities of his ship designs. It was all in elves' hands anyway now that Grimlands was conquered. fWhip could have some fun disclosing what kinds of comforts they managed to fit alongside what kinds of cannons and engines.

"Why weren't you commanding more major battles?" he asked a question that had been on his mind for a long time. They were slowly moving around the map for about an hour. For the moment Scott was holding the advantage.

"I was here to keep you from going to Sigma-Seven, Joel was busy taking that over at the time," Scott hummed. He seemed confident in his new strategy for countering fWhip.

"That was a shame, we could have at least doubled our fleets with that meteorite field," fWhip sighed, at least the feeling he had the whole war was right. For most of the war, Joel or Jimmy would command against him unless they were busy elsewhere. If they were then it was almost always Scott. If it were the other way the war would have been much more of a pain.

"I might have lost but I kept you occupied long enough, not that I'm losing it now," Scott shrugged and sent a surrender request.

fWhip just hummed as he refused and started his master plan. With a swift, deadly manoeuvre his light and fast frigates decimated the guards around Scott's warp station. "Well, if you're supposed to keep me here then let's stay here," he grinned as Scott frantically scrolled the sim logs.

Scott's backguard quickly chased fWhip's frigates away but the damage was done along with the first phase of fWhip's plan.

"Can we agree my getting out is the victory condition?" the vampire asked, sadly realising he was out of his drink. Looks like he'd have to really focus now.

"Not like I'm letting you go anywhere," Scott practically growled, his tail swishing dangerously. How amusing, fWhip thought as he carried on.

After dragging Scott around the battlefield for another twenty minutes fWhip pulled out his strategy. Five heavy grand cruisers and their accompanying guard that was under Gem's command, speeding to aid Sigma-Seven, warped through the ruined warp point. Scott didn't bother checking if it was really destroyed or just looked like it. With these forces, fWhip easily defeated Scott's remaining forces. The elf refused to surrender, hoping to keep fWhip stuck until the round limit they set was out.

He failed. fWhip was out with five turns to spare. "We should simulate Sigma-Seven next time, I'm curious how you'd handle that," fWhip hummed as Scott grumbled over the logs.

"How long were you planning to bring Gem's forces?" he asked, giving up on understanding it on his own.

"Since I saw how detailed the sim is, pretty impressive, but you need comfier chairs here," fWhip sighed as he stretched. He might be technically dead by many races standard but he was still a fan of comfort. 

Scott just grumbled. His face was weirdly flushed. "You okay?" he asked, slightly worried he offended Scott.

"You're damn distracting, you know," the half-dragon growled as he approached and slowly crowded fWhip to a wall. "Really, really distracting, especially with how much you shifted in that chair."

"As I said, it's uncomfortable," fWhip shrugged. What was Scott doing? They didn't have to do anything a normal couple would. Their marriage was primarily political after all.

"I'll get you any chair you want," Scott growled, clearly annoyed his furniture choice was being questioned. "I know we don't have to... But I... ugh... I'm not used to saying it, but I really liked you since that first battle, I have no idea why. It started before I even saw you, it was easy to ignore, and then there was our first video call. And... ugh. You were so damn distracting on that garish chair of yours."

fWhip was quite honestly floored by the revelation. Seeing Scott for the first time certainly left an impression on him. Was it of the same kind? Potentially. Having Scott casually call him in the few sieges they faced off in certainly didn't help the feeling. There were nights where all he could think only of the way Scott said his name.

"We don't have to do anything but I need to ask... fWhip, will you have me as more than just a political husband?" he asked, face mere inches away from fWhip's. "Push me away and this will be it," he assured.

fWhip glanced at the battle sim. That was fun, yes. But what Scott was offering was even more fun. Potentially. "Your bed better be comfier than your chairs," he huffed before closing the distance.

Scott's bed was luckily for him quite comfy. Not as comfy as being carried around but comfy enough for fWhip to delay complaining.

[from-nobody-to-nightmare]

Chapter 3: Amongst the Roses

“Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking." Bernard Barugh

Flat on my back I felt myself regain consciousness. Pawing at the ground below me gave way to the soft crunch and the earthy scent of grass. I opened my eyes to a red-tinted sky with a precariously glowing pentagram hanging in the sky. “Huh, First time I noticed that,” I whispered. Taking a deep breath I noticed an all too familiar afterscent. It wasn’t as bad as before but it reminded me of well water with its eggy potency. “Ugh… Fart Water.” I muttered as I sat up already exhausted from the misadventure before. Whatever I was trying to think of next grew to a halt as I stared down my legs in disbelief. “I have hooves!?”

I exclaimed my eyes wide in shock as I looked at my new feet for the first time. I patted up and down my deep grey legs to feel if they were actually mine. “I don’t remember being so plush.”, as I patted down my thighs. There was a bit more cushion than I remembered. I peeked under the top of my gown to find a jungle of …. Fuzz? Was it hair? Was it fur?.... What was I covered in? I leaned back only to feel a pinch. “Ow.” I stood up quickly twisting around and grabbing whatever was behind me; I yipped, “Ow!” again followed by an after bleat. It was a tail! It was soft and fluffy and as long as my forearm. I facepalmed “Why did I do that again, and when did this happen!?”  A deep sigh of resignation left me as I dusted myself off. 

Turning around I saw a well-kept stone brick path a few steps away from where I was. Glancing in both directions I weighed my options and decided to go right with my bare hooves clicking against the pavement. Honestly, I don’t know how much it would have mattered; but at least it was a lot nicer than the hellscape I left behind, at least I hope it was. It felt too strange to be real. I grew uneasy at that thought and hugged my arms into my chest as my eyes scanned my surroundings. “Roses…” I whispered; They looked so lovely even under the trees, and the trees. Their branches lightly touched forming a tunneling canopy, it was like out of a fairytale It was a while before I saw a lamp post with direction signs and a bench. I looked at the arrow signs quizzically.

Cannibal Town➡ 

⬅ Doomsday District 

“Hmmm…. Such appealing choices.” I muttered to myself in a voice laced with sarcasm.  I huffed in frustration as I sat on the bench to gather my thoughts on what to do. 

I need new clothes, this hospital gown isn’t cutting it. Then the self-questioning came in cascades; but where would I go? Judging by the signs there must be civilization close by, but how would I pay? Well, I could work it off, but how? My mind went in circles as I became increasingly lost in thought. 

“Pardon me, young miss; thee seemeth to be woefully underdressed; are thou perhaps a mistress of the evening? If’t be true thou hath chosen quite a poor location for thy trade?”, a quizzaciously spooky, and reverberating voice spoke from beside me. My rear hopped a little in my seat as I was taken aback by what looked like a tall thin man with a wry smile; all dressed in black with a glowing spider on their chest and a very tall, patchy hat. Still baffled by our first interaction, and trying really, really hard not to think about the spider I looked up and stated the obvious,“ You have a very tall hat.” That smile became a look of bemusement followed by a rather polite chuckle at that response. “Ha, ha; never in all mine years in the underworld I had not expected an answer quite like so; do you not fear me, child?” In my dazed expression, I uttered, “ I’m sorry?; am I supposed to?” He took out a hand from underneath his cloak and placed a long curled finger onto his chin “A more forceful reception is more oft more commonplace, yes.” A sheepish smile took over my face, “ Apologies then; I’m feeling rather overwhelmed at the moment, I think there may be some delay.”

“Quite alright child; though I usually elicit more screams with mine visage; yet here thou art so placid in expression”, he slyly grinned looking down at me as he leaned down. ��Tell me, what has thy mind so engrossed that all becomes an afterthought.” Getting  a better view of his face I blurted out, “Wow, you have a lot of eyes.” Then I immediately facepalmed in embarrassment,” Ahh…Jeez.” His chortling continued.  I hung my head low in my hands muffling mournfully, “Keep laughing if you must, it’s not going to change anything. I felt like my worst fears had already come to pass. I had died, and now I am forever disconnected from all I have ever known; now I’m lost in what seems to be a realm of perpetual nightmares.…. Though this area feels nicer than where I woke up last.” 

He paused to catch his breath, “ It may not have been what I initially expected; but thy pained countenance has certainly brought joy to mine soul, young lady.” I peeked my eyes between my fingers dolefully with my mouth still muffled, “ You’re welcome I suppose; it’s not like I could save face anyways.” He gave a relaxed smile to counter my dejected face, “Regardless of our initial introduction….. Might I enquire as to what brought you here?”, He said leaning towards my ear. 

“What brought me where? The park?” I  quickly shrugged as I looked to and fro and then at him again.

“Hmm… Yes and no; perhaps I lacked clarity. What I meant to enquire is; What hath brought you to the realm of eternal damnation, little lamb?

My face twisted in slight annoyance, “Little lamb?” I quickly shrugged off that comment. I gripped the edge of the bench to steady myself as I leaned back and took a deep breath to gather my thoughts. A forlorn sigh left me, as I opened my eyes to look up at a blood-red sky, “ That’s what I’d like to know too….”

“Hmm?” he looked at me rather puzzled as I continued, “ I mean, I know I died in the operating room. I understand that, but I arrived at Heaven’s Gates only to be denied because my name wasn’t in some book. Then they dropped me like a bag of rocks over a waterfall, and I ended up kissing the ground at what felt like Mach 4. The next thing I knew, I woke up at what was ostensibly a nightmare junkyard with a migraine headache, only to be hunted by a pack of marauders. I was still awake when I got away, and then everything went dark after I heard a truck pass. After I came to I found myself in the grass somewhere around here.” 

“My that was quite the misadventure. I have never been so close to the gates of paradise to see them for mine own; care to tell me more?”, he replied.

I huffed sadly turning away from the sky to stare at my now cloven feet. Trying to concentrate again I pinched the bridge of my nose attempting to recall what I saw. “Ehhhh…. Let’s see…. Lots of clouds, a golden path leading up to a gilded podium, and massively ostentatious golden gates behind that. There was also a winged man who in my opinion felt rife with false sincerity. At least that’s how he felt when he couldn’t find my name. If putting everyone else before me out of love could not get me in; why even send me there in the first place? What do they so callously measure souls by? Ugh... just the thought of it all makes me feel so angry….” I furrowed my brow, “....and betrayed.” It was the first time since I arrived in hell that I got a chance to reflect on everything that transpired. I closed my eyes as they began to water trying to fight back the tears.

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**Authors note:

Hello everyone Author here. I don't know if I got this right, and I know that this chapter seems to cut off short, but the cut-off is on purpose because I felt that perspective switches work better in their own chapters. So far most of the story has been in first person i.e. inside looking out. The next chapter is supposed to be outside looking in. Again sorry if it feels weird; I've never tried this before.

[ash1kun]

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【THE BETRAIL】

➤ CONTROL

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TW:  HEAVY GORE, BLOOD, EYE MUTILATION

Ash Matsumi's Point of view

I continued to fight the celestial guards, stabbing my staff through a few of them.

I then notice two familiar faces meet with mine.

Nezha and Redson went to the main entrance to see who the culprit was, It was none other than Ash Matsumi who had been fighting with the guards for a while now. 

"Lavender Princex!?" Redson called out as he was stunned and shocked to find Ash Matsumi.

"Hm... I thought Ash was our friend..." Nezha joined in as he looked at the ground feeling utter despair but willing to defeat Ash Matsumi.

i laugh macanicaly as my staff plunges through one of the gaurds throat

Nezha's eyes widened in shock and horror as he watched Ash Matsumi brutally impale one of the guards with their staff. Blood sprayed from the wound, splattering across the pristine white marble floors of the Celestial Palace. The guard gurgled and choked, collapsing to the ground in a rapidly expanding pool of crimson.

"Ash Matsumi, what are you doing?!" Nezha demanded, his voice shaking with a mix of anger and disbelief.

"This is the Celestial Realm! How dare you attack us like this!"

Redson's face twisted into a snarl, his red hair flickering with small flames of rage.

"You traitorous snake! We thought you were our friend! What happened to you?!"

The air crackled with tension as the two former companions faced off against their childhood friend turned enemy.

i walk to both of them slowly with an unhinged smile

Nezha stepped forward, his hand reaching for his Fire Wheels. The divine weapons hummed with power, ready to unleash their fiery might upon the traitorous Ash Matsumi.

"-oh nezha.. your so.. useless"i say as hold his face with my bloody hand "but oh how ive missed that smile.. so pure..just like i was.."

Nezha recoiled in disgust as Ash's blood-soaked hand grasped his face, the coppery scent filling his nostrils. His eyes narrowed behind his glasses, a mix of anger and betrayal burning within them.

"How dare you, Ash Matsumi!" Nezha growled, his voice low and dangerous.

"I am no longer the naive child you once knew. I have grown stronger, and I will not tolerate your treachery!"

With a swift motion, Nezha brought his Fire Wheels to life, the divine weapons spinning at his feet and leaving trails of crackling flames in their wake. The air around him shimmered with heat, the very fabric of reality warping under the intense energy.

"You may have deceived us once, but never again," Nezha declared, his gaze locked onto Ash's unhinged smile.

"Prepare yourself, Ash Matsumi. Today, you will face the consequences of your actions!"

Redson, meanwhile, had been watching the confrontation with growing fury. His horns gleamed in the flickering light of Nezha's Fire Wheels, and his bull tail lashed behind him, a clear sign of his agitation.

I back up laughing, placing my bloody driping hand over my now tear filled face,"y-you're right.. i really am a discrase right..?"

Nezha's eyes widened as he saw the tears streaming down Ash's face, mingling with the blood that dripped from their hand. For a moment, he hesitated, his resolve wavering in the face of his childhood friend's apparent emotional breakdown.

"Ash, what's happening to you?" Nezha asked.

"i.."My left eye started flickering a blue light and i cover it with my bloody hand before whimpering.

Nezha's heart clenched as he saw the distress in Ash's eyes, the flickering blue light from their left eye sending a chill down his spine. Despite the blood and tears that stained their face, he couldn't help but feel a pang of concern for his childhood friend.

"Ash, please," Nezha pleaded, his voice softening, "tell us what's wrong. We want to help you."

A blue light figure, telepoted next to me,"why are you heasitating, you know what has to be done or have you forgotten..?"the figure says before grabbing my staff and pluging it through my left eye where the blue light was flickering from.

*Kinda like this picture but it was through their eye instead*

"Maybe ill help you on this one.."

Nezha's eyes widened in horror as the mysterious blue figure appeared beside Ash, its form flickering with an otherworldly energy. Before he could react, the figure grabbed Ash's staff and plunged it directly into their left eye, the source of the eerie blue light.

"No!" Nezha cried out, his voice echoing through the Celestial Palace. He lunged forward, his Fire Wheels spinning at incredible speeds as he tried to reach Ash before it was too late.

Redson, too, was taken aback by the sudden turn of events. His red hair blazed with flames of fury as he watched the scene unfold, his demonic nature bristling at the sight of such brutality.

"What the hell is going on here?!"

i got back up but my right eye was fully blue with light and my other eye... well all there is is a whole. my smile was unhinged as shit. the blue figure laughed"now lets see what you can do now that your fully under my control"

Nezha stared in abject horror as Ash rose to their feet, their right eye now pulsing with an eerie blue light while the left socket gaped empty, a trickle of blood running down their cheek. The unhinged grin stretching across their face sent chills racing down Nezha's spine.

"By the gods, what have you done to Ash?!" Nezha cried out, his voice trembling with a mix of fear and outrage. He clenched his fists, the Fire Wheels at his feet spinning faster, crackling with barely restrained power.

Redson, too, was shaken to his core. He had never seen anything like this before, the complete subjugation of one's will. His demonic pride rebelled at the thought of anyone, even a friend, being reduced to a mere puppet.

"Release Ash at once, you fiend!" Redson snarled, his bull tail lashing furiously behind him. Flames danced along his horns and the tips of his fingers as he prepared to unleash his fire magic upon the mysterious blue figure.

"i dont think i can do that, but if you want them back.. well you have to go past them to kill me.. and i dont think you want to hurt your friend.."

Nezha's heart raced as he stared at the twisted version of his childhood friend, the blue light pulsing in Ash's eye sending a shiver down his spine. He knew he had to act fast, but the thought of harming Ash, even in this corrupted state, made his stomach churn with unease.

"Ash, please, fight it!" Nezha pleaded, his voice strained with desperation.

"You're stronger than whatever has taken control of you. Don't let this happen!"

Redson, meanwhile, had been watching the exchange with growing frustration. His demonic pride bristled at the idea of being manipulated, and he couldn't stand the thought of Ash being used as a pawn in someone else's game.

"Enough of this!" Redson growled, his voice dripping with contempt.

"You may have Ash under your spell, but you'll have to go through us if you want to keep them that way!"

With a roar of fury, Redson unleashed a torrent of flames from his hands

i jumped at them, knocking redson down to the ground holding him there

Nezha watched in horror as Ash lunged at Redson, pinning the demon prince to the ground with inhuman strength. Redson struggled beneath Ash's grip, his face contorted in a mixture of pain and rage, but he couldn't break free.

"Ash, stop this!" Nezha cried out, his voice trembling with desperation. "This isn't you! Fight whatever has taken control of you!"

But Ash just grinned, the blue light in their eye pulsing brighter as they tightened their hold on Redson. Nezha knew he had to act fast, or his friend might be lost forever.

With a surge of determination, Nezha raised his Fire Wheels, the divine weapons spinning faster and faster until they were nothing but a blur of flame. He took a deep breath, focusing his energy, and then launched himself at Ash with a thunderous battle cry.

"FIRE WHEELS OF THE HEAVENS!" Nezha shouted, slamming his feet into Ash with all his might. The impact sent shockwaves rippling through the air, and for a moment, Ash's grip on Redson loosened.

i was seant to the wall crashing through it, they could hear my blood curdling scream.

Nezha and Redson stared in shock as Ash's body crashed through the wall, their bloodcurdling scream echoing through the Celestial Palace. For a moment, neither of them moved, their minds reeling from the sudden turn of events.

"Ash..." Nezha whispered, his voice barely audible over the ringing in his ears. He took a tentative step towards the hole in the wall, his heart pounding in his chest.

they see me get up from the wall and their was burns on my body and cuts, but i was still under the blue lights control

Nezha's eyes widened in shock as Ash emerged from the rubble, their body covered in burns and cuts, but still standing despite the devastating impact. The blue light in their eye pulsed even brighter now, and Nezha could feel the malevolent energy radiating from their childhood friend.

"Ash, please, you have to fight this!" Nezha pleaded, his voice trembling with desperation. He took a hesitant step forward, his hands outstretched in a gesture of peace. "Whatever has taken control of you, you can overcome it. You're stronger than this!"

Redson, meanwhile, had regained his footing and was eyeing Ash warily. His demonic nature bristled at the sight of such corruption, and he knew they had to act fast before Ash was lost forever.

"Listen, Ash," Redson growled, his voice low and intense, "I know you're in there somewhere. You've always been a pain in my ass, but you're no one's puppet. So snap out of it, already!"

The two allies stood side by side, their differences momentarily forgotten in the face of this greater threat. They knew they had to find a way to break through the blue light's hold on Ash, or risk losing their friend forever.

the blue light appeared behind me this time putting their hand through the whole in my eye"oh such a beutiful.. wound, would you like more ash...?"

Nezha's blood ran cold as the sinister blue figure materialized behind Ash, its spectral hand emerging from the gaping hole where Ash's eye once was. The malevolent entity's voice sent shivers down his spine, and he felt a surge of protective rage rising within him.

"Get away from Ash, you vile creature!" Nezha roared, his Fire Wheels blazing to life with renewed intensity. He launched himself at the blue figure, his spear transforming into a barrage of razor-sharp lotus petals.

Redson, too, was spurred into action by the grotesque sight. His red hair blazed with flames of fury as he unleashed a torrent of demonic fire at the blue entity. "You won't take Ash from us, you bastard!"

The Celestial Palace shook with the force of their combined assault, the very air crackling with the mingled energies of heavenly and infernal magic. Nezha and Redson fought with all their might.

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【THE LAVENDER PRINCEX】

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[emilykat-artblog18]

The Other Port

(Chapter 4)

.:: Welcome Home! ::.

Some time passed as Ten Cents and Sunshine slept in their beds. All seemed quiet and still, until the sound of squeaking came from beneath their bunk.

Sunshine jolted awake, he looked down at Ten Cents to see if he had also heard the noise, but Ten Cents was fast asleep.

Sunshine climbed down from his bed and looked underneath their bunk and saw a white long tailed mouse.

The mouse turned to face Sunshine, and realizing that it was spotted, jumped away leaving under the gap of the barrack's entrance door.

Sunshine turned and shook Ten Cents, “Ten Cents, get up will ya?” Sunshine spoke quietly so as to not wake the other employees,

“What? What’s going on?” Ten Cents asked, still drowsy, “I saw a mouse crawl under our bunks, I think we should follow it” persisted Sunshine, Ten Cents, who thought he was just experiencing a dream, decided to humor Sunshine, “Okay Sunshine, lead me to the mouse.”

“Just follow me and be quiet.” Ten Cents leapt out of his bed along with Sunshine and the two ventured out of the barrack. Sunshine saw the same mouse again near the staircase leading to the employee lounge.

The mouse squeaked as it hopped down, both Ten Cents and Sunshine chased after it. When they reached the bottom of the stairs, they tried looking for it.

“Where did it go?” Sunshine whispered. The mouse suddenly appeared from under a chair and scurried off into the little door in the wall, “There it goes.” Ten Cents pointed.

Both Ten Cents and Sunshine got on their knees and carefully moved the table aside so it wouldn’t wake anyone up from the noise. “How did the mouse get in there? It’s just a brick wall behind the door… right?” Sunshine pondered,

“I believe so, but we’re going to find out.” Ten Cents said with uncertainty. Ten Cents grabbed the door’s handle with both hands and opened it.

But instead of a brick wall, the door opened to reveal a whimsical yet narrow tunnel passage illuminating blue and purple lights. A gust of wind blew into Ten Cents' face causing his hair to fly back as at the end of the tunnel, another door opened. Both were in utter disbelief of what they were witnessing.

“Ten Cents, are you seeing what I'm seeing?”

“Yeah I'm seeing this… how is this even possible?”

The longer they looked, Sunshine grew compelled to see what was on the other side, “We should go in, Ten Cents.”

“What?! Are you crazy?” Ten Cents stared at Sunshine aghast.

“I know it sounds crazy, but don’t you also want to know what’s at the end of this thing?”

Ten Cents was hesitant and felt uneasy about it. This wasn’t normal at all, who knew what lay beyond? But before he could answer, Sunshine already started to crawl into the tunnel. That snapped Ten Cents out of his trance and he was shocked that Sunshine had gone in.

“Wait! Sunshine, what are you doing?! Get back here!” Ten cents called in a shouted whisper. But Sunshine didn’t listen as he reached the end of the tunnel. Not wanting to let Sunshine go alone and possibly get into danger, Ten Cents crawled in after him.

The tunnel felt strange as Ten Cents made his way deeper into it. He was sure he was just experiencing a dream but he knew he was wide awake. As he reached the end of the tunnel, he crawled through the tiny door and joined Sunshine in… the Employee lounge?

“What the..?” Ten Cents said befuddled.

“We’re all the way back here?” Sunshine remarked, indeed they were back at the lounge. While the wallpaper and furniture were different, the room was all too familiar.

This made Ten Cents subconsciously want to leave this place along with Sunshine but before he could, an aroma had wafted into their noses. It smelt like someone was cooking something gourmet in the cafeteria.

“You smell that too right, Sunshine?” Ten Cents asked turning to Sunshine

“Yeah, it smells good.” Sunshine answered, he started following the scent towards the cafeteria.

Ten Cents stood for a moment looking back at the small door they came from still wanting to leave but decided to follow after Sunshine instead.

When they walked into the Cafeteria, Ten Cents and Sunshine couldn’t help but marvel at how different it looked. The cafeteria looked more like a fancy dining room of a restaurant, consisting of a long table with eight chairs all adoring decorations, plates and cutlery.

“This looks so… homey.” Sunshine uttered in disbelief at it all, Ten Cents only stood in bewilderment.

Suddenly they heard someone in the kitchen, both Ten Cents and Sunshine immediately recognized where the aroma they smelled was from and decided to investigate who was cooking at this hour of the night.

They walked in to see… “Captain Starr?...” Sunshine said confused, “What are you doing making food in the middle of the night?” added Ten Cents.

“Ah Ten Cents and Sunshine, you’re just in time for dinner” as the man turned to face Ten Cents and Sunshine, they were taken aback.

The man that stood before them looked exactly like their captain, but he looked younger and… “You’re not Captain Starr…” stated Sunshine, “Our Captain doesn’t have but..bu..b-” stammered Ten Cents, “Buttons?” the man finished for Ten Cents as he tapped his button eyes, "Do you like them?”

Ten Cents and Sunshine didn’t know what to say, Sunshine decided to pluck up courage and asked, “Who are you?”

“Why I'm your Other Captain, of course.” he said, giving Sunshine a wide smile. Ten Cents was about to speak up as well, when he heard another voice behind him

“Mmmm I say, smells absolutely divine”, and then another, “Ahoy Ten Cents and Sunshine”, Ten Cents and Sunshine were surprised with who decided to join them,

“Top Hat!”

“And… O.J?”

“These are some of your Other Crewmates” introduced The Other Captain, “Have you come to join us for dinner, lads?” Other O.J queried, the two pondered for a moment as to what to say, “Well… that depends. What are we having?” asked Sunshine,

The Other Captain grinned, “Wait at the table, it’s a surprise. A very pleasant surprise”. Ten Cents and Sunshine looked back at the table and saw Top Hat and O.J sitting at the long dining table smiling back at them.

Ten Cents and Sunshine both took seats in the chairs, they were comfy, and soft, it seemed to relax the two for a moment when their eyes met The Other Top Hat and O.J.’s, “So…” Ten Cents said awkwardly, “where’s the rest of the fleet?”

“Oh don’t worry about them,” Other Top Hat said, “They’re still out doing their work,” Other O.J. finished.

“Guess the Other Harbor is just as busy as our own harbor huh?” Sunshine commented,

“Not all the time,” went on Other O.J, “there’s always time to have fun and you can do whatever jobs you’d like.” Other Top Hat added.

“Dinner is served!” called The Other Captain, Ten Cents and Sunshine looked over and saw the Other Captain pushing a trolley into the mess hall which was carrying different types of food.

“I hope you all enjoy what I’ve made.” said The Other Captain as he graciously placed the plates of food onto the center of the table.

Ten Cents and Sunshine both marveled at the food in front of them, it looked more appetizing than the rations they ate in the real world, Sunshine could barely contain his mouth from salivating at it all.

Once the food was all laid out, The Other Captain went over and sat at the very front of the table.

“Let us pray for this wonderful meal.” suggested the Other Top Hat, and everyone there put their hands together as The Other Captain spoke his prayer, “We give our thanks to bless this meal with thankful hearts and loving ways.” Other Captain opened his eyes and nodded.

“Dig in lads” The Other O.J. called and everyone, except the Other Captain, started to grab for the food they wanted. Sunshine immediately grabbed a turkey leg while Ten Cents took a spoon full of sweet peas and mashed potatoes.

“Wow this is really good!” exclaimed Sunshine as he ate into the turkey leg. “You boys were very hungry tonight, weren't you?” observed The Other Captain.

“Do you have any gravy?” asked Ten Cents as he picked up a bread roll,

“Why of course we do.” said The Other Captain, he looked over at the Other O.J, signaling to pass the gravy boat over to Ten Cents. The Other O.J. complied as he gave Ten Cents the gravy boat, his hands shaking a bit.

“Shall I pour gravy onto your mashed potatoes?” The Other Captain offered, “oh uh thanks…” stuttered Ten Cents, Ten Cents couldn’t help but notice that The Other Captain didn’t have anything on his plate.

“Hey Other Captain, how come you haven't eaten anything yet?” The whole table suddenly went silent,

"Oh, well seeing you all enjoy my cooking fills me up immensely, but don't worry about me, I'll eat later" The Other Captain said, brushing off Ten Cents’ question. Ten Cents was a little put off by what The Other Captain said but still chose to ignore this.

“Would you two like anything else?” asked The Other Captain, “Well I am feeling rather parched,” Sunshine responded

“Of course, any requests?” Suddenly a beautiful Chandelier drink dispenser descended from the ceiling, spinning gently around, revealing different drinks, “Hmm… How about a mango milkshake?” Sunshine asked, the dispenser stopped by Sunshine and filled his glass, who then proceeded to take a sip.

As the fleet continued to eat together, The Other Captain went to the kitchen and brought back a cake into the dining room and placed it in front of Ten Cents and Sunshine. The cake was then suddenly lit up by candles with the words “Welcome Home!” written on the icing, Ten Cents and Sunshine were taken aback.

“Home?” asked Ten Cents, “We’ve been waiting for you two,” answered The Other Captain while The other present crewmates joined him at his side.

“For us…?” added Sunshine, The Other O.J. nodded in agreement “none of this felt right without you boys.”

Sunshine couldn’t help but smile at this but Ten Cents wasn’t sure how to feel about any of this. “I didn’t know we even had another Captain until now,” Ten Cents commented

“every fleet in every harbor has their own.” replied The Other Captain smiling at Ten Cents, his button eyes gleamed.

“Really?” Sunshine queried, “Uh huh, and once we’re through eating, I thought we’d play a game together.” The Other Captain said eagerly, tapping his fingers on the table.

Ten Cents was weirded out from this statement, “Uhh… What kind of game?” he asked, “any game you like!”

“Like hide and seek?” Sunshine peeped,

“Perfect! How about we play Hide and Seek in the rain!” The Other captain exclaimed with glee, Ten Cents was confused by this, there was no rain when they came here, but at that instant thunder and lightning crackled outside, startling both Ten Cents and Sunshine the sound of rain shortly followed.

“Huh… but what if we get wet or dirty from the mud?” Ten Cents pointed out, knowing well their real Captain wouldn’t go outside in the cold rain.

“We love mud!” beamed The Other Top Hat, this was extremely shocking as it was completely out of character for the real Top Hat who would hate getting a smudge of dirt on his perfect suit.

“This means mud facials, mud pies, mud can even heal rope burn marks.” The Other Captain took Sunshine’s hand but Sunshine pulled his arm away, feeling creeped out by this.

“How did you know I had a-” Sunshine stopped mid sentence when Ten Cents decidedly stood up from his chair, now wanting to go back to the real port more than ever.

“Look, we’d love to play and the meal was great but… we should get back to our bunks it’s already late.” Ten Cents spoke out,

The Other Captain was taken back by this but still seemed to understand. “of course, it’s all made up after all.” The Other Captain admitted as he ushered them to follow him along with the Other Crewmates.

“Come along now lads, let’s get you two back to bed.” The Other O.J. spoke softly.

The crew led them out of the cafeteria to the stairs to the barracks. Upon entering, Ten Cents and Sunshine found that the barracks were filled with rich color and light. Ten Cents and Sunshine were in awe of it all. Their bunk beds looked a lot more well made and comfortable, their furniture and their other belongings were all present, from Ten Cents’ coin collection box to the framed photo of the whole star fleet.

“Do you two like it? I made this room to your liking.” The Other Captain commented, eager to hear their response.

“It looks amazing!” Sunshine cheered, “It really does look colorful and comfortable.” added Ten Cents as he crawled into his bed and under his sheets, taking note of how warm it felt.

Before Sunshine could climb up to the top bunk he was stopped by The Other Captain who held a jar of mud. “Oh right, the mud.” Sunshine realized, he let out his hand and applied the black mud onto his rope burn mark.

“Thank you, Other Captain.” Sunshine said to The Other Captain gratefully as he continued to climb up to his bunk and into his covers.

The Other Captain gently tucked Sunshine in, then he and the Other Crewmates smiled at Ten Cents and Sunshine as they slowly but surely drifted off to sleep. Before they fell into slumber the last thing they heard coming from The Other Captain and The Other Crewmate was a “see you soon…”

{End of chapter 4}

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[trondopeacekeeper]

Tomas was amused, but he didn't back down if Trondo wanted to play it this way then he would go all the way. Tomas wrapped his own tail around Trondo or as much as he could while they kept dancing. And then at the end of the dance Tomas clicked his finger do the two became invisble for a short time and in that moment Tomas kissed Trondo on the lips.

@luteoflaughs

Tomas' move was so smooth, so unexpected that even the grumpiest of grumps, the infamous Trondo, was left stunned and flailing. After enduring the most humiliating dance of his life, he found himself locking lips with the very man dragon just made a mockery of him. It was like the universe decided to crank the awkward dial up to eleven.

The Peacekeeper's mind raced. A part of him wanted to shove Tomas away, grab him by the throat and engage in a good old-fashioned bar brawl to release his pent-up rage. How dare he!

But despite his inner turmoil, his body seemed to have other plans. To his utter shock, he found himself not just tolerating the kiss, but actually kissing back! It was like his brain and lips were having a major disagreement.

After a few seconds that felt like an eternity, Trondo managed to regain some semblance of control. He jumped back, his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at Tomas.

"You… YOU! Don't even think about it!"

[genderqueer-miharu]

Honestly really want a milgram mv to show me something really surprising and unexpected that just makes me stare at the wall for a few minutes to process it. None of the videos have really made me feel that way, like i got surprised but not in a "need to stare at the wall for hours" way. I want to be watching an mv where everything's the same but then some weird and fucked up scene happens that makes me go

[Image description: A panel from tails gets trolled of tails staring at something in utter shock and disbelief. /End description]

[http-anti]

Anti shook his head at Henrik's question, that definitely not being something he ever did. He wasn't about to get into the nitty gritty of it, but he never tried to tempt anyone into doing anything. Sure, he messed around with people and scared them for entertainment when he was younger, but even now he didn't do that unless necessary.

"No temptin'... I just... exist, I guess?" Anti replied softly with a shrug.

Man, if this was how Henrik felt about him as a teen, how was he feeling when they first started talking about each other's feelings? Did Henrik always think he was that bad? What about Chase and the others? They weren't all religious and didn't all share beliefs, but now it really had him thinking.

What finally pulled Anti out of his thoughts was Robbie happily picking up the topic of his resurrection. He went quiet as he listened, though he could see the look of shock on both Marvin and Jameson's face. The mage seemed to be in utter disbelief because of the necromancy aspect, but both of their expressions softened at the mention of the car wreck.

"Wait, so... where does he stay now if they've passed away?" Anti asked softly, genuinely curious.

"Oh, he was adopted. He's your brother," Jameson responded, a small smile appearing. That was at least the nicer part of this story.

That revelation seemed to lift Anti's spirits, his tail coming out from between his legs and flicking a little. He turned towards Robbie with a smile, wrapping an arm around him.

"Even in another world, you're still my little brother," the demon hummed happily.

A Helping Hand (Closed Rp)

It was pretty common for any of the guys to go dimension hopping. The bracelet that Anti had was always around somewhere, so if there was ever a spurt of incredibly intense boredom, it was usually an option. And today was one of those days, Anti planning to go on a little adventure since he had nothing to do. But Robbie had been home, so he decided to invite the zombie. After all, Robbie barely ever got to go on these trips, so why not have a fun adventure together?

And in a flash of light, the pair was gone. But before long, they found themselves sat on the ground of someone else’s house - one neither of them had seen before. The walls were an off grey with lots of wall hangings and family photos scattered around, a couch close by and the television on the opposite site. And they were on… blankets? No, Robbie was. He was cuddled up in a little blanket burrito on the floor, hair that was a bit more of an intense purple than usual peeking out from the top. Anti, meanwhile, was on the couch with someone leaning on his shoulder.

As Robbie began to look around though, he was quickly met with eyes. Five other people were looking at them, eyes wide and mouths slightly agape. It made Robbie quickly nervous, trying to identify at least one of them.

“Hey… what the actual fuck was that?” the one with a long ponytail spoke up. He was in some fuzzy pajama pants and a grey hoodie, a bit of stubble in all the places a beard would usually sit. That and the voice - albeit a bit higher than usual - was what made it click for Robbie.

“Chase….”

(( @http-anti ))

[wolken-himmel]

In which Leona has to work at Mostro Lounge as a waiter because of getting roped into a contract.

He hates it, but maybe (Y/n) can help him cheer up a little bit?

Request by justyourcasualfangirl.

"Could I please have a lemonade—"

"Go get it yourself, you lazy idiot..." Leona snarled at the innocent customer of the lounge as he impatiently tapped the tip of his pen against the notepad that was meant to be full of orders, yet was full with drawings and endless spirals of boredom. The waiter uniform on his body felt quite uncomfortable — especially since he hated uptight and formal clothing, preferring his pyjamas.

The student who had just attempted to order an item from the menu furrowed his eyebrows in utter shock at the rude waiter's aggressiveness. "The service here is horrible..." the student murmured to himself, letting out an exasperated sigh.

Leona, who had already walked away to the next table full of loud people, snapped back around to glare at the customer. "What did you say?"

"N-Nothing!" The student immediately raised his hands, starting to sweat in discomfort at how intense Leona's glare was. Nervously laughing, the frightened male stuttered out, "I'd rate this place an eleven out of ten!"

"Good. Now shut up." Leona rolled his eyes before he relaxed again to resume his way to the next table he was supposed to visit. Before he could arrive and take their orders, a hand latched onto his shoulder, which made him almost jump around and rip the person's throat out. Oh, he was being overworked, and no one wanted an overworked lion in their near proximity.

Unfazed, Jade and Azul stood behind him, the former slowly retracting his hand. Leona narrowed his eyes at them, flashing his fangs in an attempt to get them to back off, but they were not impressed by his threats.

"Leona, this is not the way to treat our customers," Azul remarked as he pushed his glasses up, an annoyed scowl on his face. Stepping aside, he angrily pointed at the student that Leona had just served a few seconds ago, and who now had stormed out of the lounge in utter fear.

"Oh? Was I rude? I'm sorry I couldn't tell," Leona replied, his voice as sarcastic as the expression on his face. The octopus let out a little scoff as he rolled his eyes. He was used to his deal-takers radiating such behaviour, but it never failed to irk and annoy him.

"Be nicer or else there will be consequences." Azul narrowed his eyes while he raised a glowing golden scroll into the air, causing a little hiss to escape Leona's lips. "It's written black on white in our contract."

Leona crossed his arms before exhaling in defeat. "...Fine..."

"Now, go and take table six's order!" Jade announced with a sadistic grin on his lips whilst he dared to push Leona towards the next table that was waiting to order. The lion let out a few curses under his breath as he trotted over to his destination, clutching the notepad so hard that his knuckles turned incredibly pale.

Knowing that his bosses were still watching him, Leona put on a forced smile that looked incredibly eerie and scary somehow. Not even bothering to look at their faces, he cheerfully asked, "Hello and welcome to Mostro Lounge... what can I get you?"

"Hm, I'd like a—"

His ears perked up at the familiar voice that always managed to lull him into sleep and make him feel at peace. Despite not wanting to, his tail automatically started to wag back and forth in utter delight.

"(Y/n)!" Leona yelled out as his gaze snapped upward to meet yours after you had lowered the menu to reveal your surprised face. The forced smile on his lips turned genuine when he laid eyes upon you.

"Leona?!" you exclaimed, disbelief and amusement filling your eyes. For a moment, the ambient noise of the lounge and everyone around you seemed to fade out of reach, only leaving the two of you to stare into one another's eyes. Not able to help yourself, a smile formed on your lips. "What are you doing here?"

"Uh... it's not as if Ace, Deuce, and I aren't here, too..." Grim mumbled as he nudged your shoulder, a little bit annoyed, "but okay. Go on and treat us like air..."

"So this is how it feels to be third-wheeled?" Ace asked, grinning as he turned to look at Deuce. "So that's how you always feel, Deuce."

"Hey! That's not true." Deuce crossed his arms in a stoic manner before angrily glaring at his friend. "Besides, if I get third-wheeled, then so do you because it is an established fact that we're one entity."

Ignoring your friends' banter, you kept your attention on Leona. "You're... working? Here?" you asked, eyes lit up in utter amazement.

"Contract. Long story..." Leona said coolly, trailing off.

"This is so funny!" Ace bellowed as he held his stomach, and slammed his hand down onto the table as if in a laughing fit. Grim joined in, clinging onto Deuce as he cried his eyes out in utter amusement. "The pure irony—"

Growling, Leona tore his gaze away from you. His face turned angry — and dangerous. "Shut up or I'll make you—"

"Leona~?" Floyd called out as he coincidentally walked past the newest waiter. "What did Azul tell you earlier?"

Leona immediately tensed before furrowing his eyebrows in frustration. "...ugh..."

"He can't hurt us, can he?" Grim asked as he peeked out from underneath the table, his one ear still twitching in fright. When Leona nodded hesitantly, Grim immediately went on to stick his tongue out at the now tamed lion. Ace joined in on pulling teasing grimaces, which earned him quite a few hisses from Leona.

"I can and will hurt you once my shift is over."

That threat didn't stop the boys from further digging their own grave. Letting out a little laugh at their amusing interaction, you rose from your chair to gently pat Leona on the head. His cheeks grew red, and he almost would have started to pur from the sheer surprise of your gesture.

"Leona, I'm so proud of you!" you chimed as you returned to your seat. Your words caused Leona to somehow feel much more motivated already, and he couldn't help but start to grin cheekily. "And well, I'm really impressed, hehe~"

"Oh? Impressed?" he repeated, grinning from ear to ear as he wiggled his eyebrows suggestively. "Then this might not be as bad as I thought."

"Guys—" Deuce cleared his throat whilst squirming in his seat uncomfortably. "We're in the middle of a public establishment here..."

"Hmpf, bastard..." Leona shot Deuce an angry glare before returning his gaze to you, softening upon meeting your amused eyes. "Anyway, what can I get you, (Y/n)?" he cooed, pulling out his notepad, ready to jot down your order like a true professional. Ace almost fell from his chair because of laughter at how Leona tried so hard in front of you.

You shrugged, smiling. "Hm... whatever is the most convenient for you, Leona."

"That's why you're my favourite rabbit!" He started grinning, shooting a wink at you that made you giggle in return.

"Hey uhm— can we order, too?" Deuce piped up.

Rolling his eyes, Leona replied, "Make it quick."

"So, could we have a—" Ace began, but was interrupted by an impatient lion.

"Too slow. You all are getting the same as (Y/n)." Leona waved Ace off as he put away his notepad. Ignoring your friends' protests, he saluted to you one last time before prancing away. "Don't miss me too much, (Y/n)~"

"What a horrible service..." Grim complained whilst sinking into your arms dramatically. Letting out a few sobs as if it was the end of the world, he remained there. "I'll never visit Mostro Lounge again..."

"I'm sure it's safe to visit again once Leona no longer works here," you replied, laughing when Grim started to pur in satisfaction once you started to rub his bellow affectionately. "Although... you have gotten quite fat—"

"It's all muscle, (Y/n)!"

At another table, Leona, our faithful waiter, appeared with his trusty notepad and pen in his hands. "So, what can I get you?" Leona asked the duo of girl and boy, yawning and scowling.

The female student skimmed through the menu he had given her, very much indecisive about what she should order. Leona's foot tapped against the ground in utter annoyance. Just as he was about to yell at her for taking up all his time, the customer spoke up, "Hmm... I can't really decide. What would you recommend us, waiter?"

Throwing his arms into the air, he angrily yelled, "Recommend!? Do I look like your mother?! Why can't you decide—" He stopped in his tracks when his angry eyes accidentally met your amused ones. Even from a distance, he was able to discern that smug grin on your lips. Immediately clearing his throat, he tried to correct his glowering posture. "I'm sorry..." He put on a smile that made the shocked customer relax again. Sneakily catching glances at you from his peripheral vision, he politely smiled at the annoying student. "I'd recommend the cheesecake."

"Oh! Yes, we'll take that!" she said, satisfied.

Smiling brightly, Leona professionally took the menu out of her hands before retreating to the kitchen to give the chef the order, but not before muttering a cheerful, "Great! Thanks for visiting Mostro Lounge."

Everyone in the near vicinity seemed to be thrown off by the rude waiter's sudden change in behaviour, some even falling off their chairs in surprise.

Even Azul, Jade, and Floyd seemed surprised by their newest waiter's change in behaviour. "Heh, Azul, did you see that?" Floyd asked, grinning as he polished some of the glasses at the bar.

"I did, Floyd," Azul mused as he leant against the counter, stroking his chin in utter amusement. "Funny how he acts all polite when (Y/n) is watching."

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Jade asked whilst letting out a few mischievous chuckles. He rubbed the insides of his hands against one another, scheming and planning.

Floyd shrugged. "I'm thinking of beating people up."

"No—" Jade mumbled, rolling his eyes at his brother's brashness. Turning his gaze to Azul, the eel opened his mouth for a proposition that was so smart, he knew it wouldn't be rejected. "Let's have (Y/n) be around here as much as possible to get that lazy lion to work. It should be easy to keep her here if we give her a discount."

Azul let out a little hum, deep in thought. "Won't that be expensive in the long run?"

Jade shook his head. "Don't worry. I know for a fact that Leona can be a really efficient and hard worker if he puts his mind to it— and he will have no other choice but to if his dearest rabbit watches him work all day."

"A mastermind as always, Jade," Azul said with a sly grin. "I should give you a raise."

Jade returned a grin that was even more sly than his boss'. The eel smoothly replied, "For that you would have to pay me in the first place."

"Touche."

The next day, you were just sitting at your usual table when all out of a sudden a lazy lion crashed into your booth, his body strewn over the bench and your his head nestling itself into your lap.

"(Y/n)..." he mumbled, letting out a satisfied smile.

"Hm? What's up, Leona?" you asked once your surprise faded away. When he turned his head to look up at you with the most tired expression you had ever seen on his face, you felt pity rise up in your stomach. "Aww, has my little lion worked too much?" You affectionately ran your hand through his hair, evoking a few blissful sighs from his throat.

"Yes, I need a nap..." Leona said as he closed his eyes, pouting.

"I'm sure you can nap once your shift is over."

Lazily prying one eye open, he sighed dramatically. "It's so hard to be nice to people all the time... I'm not cut out to be a waiter..."

"But you're doing a great job!" You couldn't help but smile, genuinely impressed by how the usually so lazy Leona had managed to keep up with this. "Whenever I look up from doing my homework to see how you're doing, you're always smiling politely and taking their orders in such a professional way, I can't help but think you've been doing this all your life!"

A lopsided grin appeared on his lips as he admitted, "...Only when you're looking, heh..."

Raising your eyebrows, realisation finally dawned upon you. You hummed suspiciously. "...Is that the reason why Floyd forbade me to leave?" You pointed at your ankle being chained to one of the table legs. "I mean... at least they give me free dessert..."

Leona immediately rose from his position once his mind had comprehended your words. "They chained you to the table?!" he exclaimed in shock, his jaw almost laying on the floor. "Just to keep you here to make me work harder—"

"Desperate times call for desperate measures," Jade explained calmly, his head popping out of nowhere. That eerily polite grin never left his face as he wagged his finger in front of Leona's eyes. The lion was seriously debating if he should just lurch forward and bite that damned finger off. "Now get back to work, Leona — or else I'll have to tell (Y/n) about that one time you threw a chair at a customer—"

Leona started growling. "I'll throw a chair at you once my shift is over."

[writeformesinpie]

For the ask game - lee know from stray kids

Hehe Lee Know is the Accidental Marriage AU 

~ ~

“You think I can’t hold my liquor?” The words dance in front of your face and you try to bat them away as you point a finger at Minho. “I am drunk! Not! I’m drunk! Damn it! I mean, I’m not drunk! Not!” 

“Yeah? Well, I haven’t felt this good since, well, forever,” he says, slurring the words with a flicker of a smile. “I can drink much more than this.”

“So can I,” you say, winking with both eyes. “In fact, why don’t we up the stakes.” 

“Penalty game?” 

“Exactly.” The word doesn’t sound right on your lips but you continue, “Pin the tail on the donkey.” 

“Huh?” Minho’s eyes glaze and roll back until he looks like something out of a demonic horror film. Pushing out your hand, you tell him to stop. He looks over at you, capturing your fingers and bringing them up to his lips. “Strip poker.” 

“Two truths, one lie,” you say, pulling your hand back. “Turth or Dare?” 

“Hmm. Yep. You can pick dare.” 

“You can’t tell me what to pick!” 

“Fine. Truth or dare?” 

“Truth!” 

“Oh? You chose dare?” 

“Minho!” 

“I dare you to marry the next guy that walks in the door,” he says with a sly grin. He bursts out laughing upon seeing your shocked expression, mouth hanging open in utter disbelief. 

“Fine, but if it’s someone ugly, I’m marrying you instead.”

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[pumpkinspice202]

I'm a, kind of, honest person here, Wukong and Macaque would do that

More hilarious if they'd do it in Minecraft, because they'd actually get damage there

Observe:

Wukong's idle player watched the cuboids of a black character walk up to the edge of a cliff. Wukong had a lot of experience with the game of Minecraft, he took many of his coding lessons from the software. He knew well enough, that if his soulbonded companion were to jump off the cliff in the game, all of his progress, experience, work, and hard efforts would be as good as thrown in lava.

He stared at the grinning player from across his bedroom in real-time. Knowing that the golden simian stared in shock, Macaque grinned wider. He looked at the king with a gleeful smile, ready to cause mischief. His finger hovered over the button 'A'.

Wukong shook his head, whispering mutterings that no one but Macaque would hear. 'Macaque, no--' it was too late.

When the monkey looked back at his computer, the respawn button hovered over his corpse. He stared in utter disbelief as Macaque turned the chair around to give the death-eating grin, hands innocently on his lap. His gaze burned the back of Wukong's head as he turned around to see what the criminal had to say for himself.

No words were spoken before Macaque tail reached for the respawn button, straight-faced through the process.

funny new shadowpeach idea dropped. maybe one day i’ll do smth with it. here’s how the idea goes

you know that trope of characters being handcuffed together and forced to work together to achieve a common goal? (even if that common goal is just “getting the handcuffs off”)

in mcyt series double life smp, all of the players are paired up and share a health bar, meaning that whatever damage one takes, the other takes as well

this would be an Extremely funny way to link macaque and wukong together. they’d suck so much about it. they’d pull out all the stops it’d be so funny. “whoops i fell!” no you didn’t asshole