#thank you for the urh

[starsinthenigth]

★oh ermmm★

★woahwa- it- it's me★

★im the birthday alien★

★woahaha

it's birthday time /ref★

[yarafic]

Imagine 》  being in love with Jeremy but he's not in love with you

I've  been friends with Jeremy Gilbert since we were in Kindergarten. As the years past, I grew feelings for him, but  what a idiotic mistake I've made.

But I had to learn and deal with the pain that I felt whenever I saw him with Vicki and Anna. The only people that knows about my feelings for Jeremy are Stefan and Matt, I'm very greatful they never said a word to no one. 

~~~

"Come on, y/n, tell me whose the guy your in love."Caroline kept pestering.

"Care, I don't want to say so please stop pestering me." I said annoyed.

"Y/n, we're best friends and best friends tell eachother everything. I've told you all my secrets, please tell me. And its not fair that you told Matt and Stefan " She said with her puppy eyes.

"Urh, fine but I swear if you tell anybody, I'll  fucking kill you got it."

"Yes got it . "

" It's Jeremy." I blurted out.

"Oh my god, no way Elena ' s baby brother." She said giggly.

"Can you shut up?" I asked her.

"Your secret is safe with me." She said.

" What secret?" Elena snd Bonnie questioned

"Uhhhmmm.....it's nothing important...right Caroline."

"Really isn't, it's just an issue that she have."

"What type of issue?"Bonnie raised a brow.

I  began to panic and I turn to look at Caroline who is also panicking with me.

" Y/n has a crush on Stefan."Caroline blurted out quickly.

I gave her a "What the Fuck " look.

"Really, why didn't  you say anything."Elena said.

"What did you wanted her to say, "Oh Elena, I'm have a crush on your ex. I hope you don't mind."Bonnie said.

"Do you guys think I'll get mad if she asked Stefan out?" Elena asked.

No one said a word, as my prayers were answered Jeremy came to my rescue.

"You guys won't mind if I take y/n, right." He grab a hold of my wrist amd yank me out of my seat without an answer he took me out of The Grill.

"Hey, what's going on?" I questioned.

"I just wanted to ask you a question." He says while sitting on a bench not that far from The Grill.

"What is it?" Hoping that he was going to say the words that I always want to hear come out of his mouth.

"What do you think about Bonnie? " He asked.

"What do you mean I think about Bonnie. You have to be more specific on me, as a sister, best friend, or a lover." I said the last part quietly but loud enough for him to hear.

" As my girlfriend."he says.

"I think you guys would be amazing couple. My new OTP." I said with a fake smile.

"Really, you think so."

"I know so, Jer."I said while patting his back.

"Thank you for being my best friend."He says as he wraps his arms around my waist.

A pang of pain and jealously rush through my body, yet again I have to get use to it.

[emrys-rusts]

You are fucking insane /vpos

Have a Jonny because good fuck man you earnt it-

Yeah urh have a good day

HI HII HIII AAAH GHWUA EXPLODES

THANK YOU!!! You'll soon find that I'm the least insane of all in this fandom... :))

BUT I LOVE YOUR JONNY GWHIOWAAA WHAIOA THANK YOU EATS

You're so sweet Im cryinh

Thank youu💗💗<3

Uhm uh um,,

For you‼️‼️ the jonny creature and the brumbot drian :]]]

[distressedwalnut]

URH HI SMALLGIFT bec I really like ur content jehje

HOLY SHIT OH MYGODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER!!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH RAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!

[max-the-many]

It took quite a while to get some samples, mostly cause I definately didn't wanna waste this opportunity.

The flood of emotions, of insight, of trust was just breathtaking, literally, when I touched this heap of slime that turned out to be three, touched out of an indiscribable urge the moment I saw it.

I cant discribe it, but I just knew at that moment what needed to be done, and I wanted it desperately.

So I went to town, looked around until I found the first one, sitting in a cafe. Without much of a thought I blatently crashed into him in a fake stumble, grabbing his head, lucky enough find a single hair in my hand after appologysing heavily.

The swcond one was a bit harder. After crashing into him inmidst the walkway I wasn't so lucky. So I followed. Hours. He was just too perfect!

Finally he entered a store. And as he went for the booths to try some clothes I took a chance, buying a wool one after he put it away, hoping to have some of him in there.

The third one though took a while to find. As I wanted him to match as good as the first two would. So I walked around the cuty, seeing men after man. Nobody was good enpugh. I wanted this to be perfect! The thought of having them was just too good! Although I didn't really know what would happen exactly.

Then, when I saw him behind the counter of a hardware store it felt almost like a dream. It had to be him! Almost comically dressed in a red and black plaid shirt he smiled at me as I entered the store.

"How can I help you?" he said and I craved to just ask for some of his louvious hair, peaking out between the top of his shirt.

In desperation I had an idea. So I thanked him, looking around by myself, preparing for my plan before I asked about some random tool, trying to get him out.

He smelled so good when I stood besodes him infront of the display! And then, when he reached out to grab the tool I asked for I did the same, faking to touch the hairy back of his hand by accident.

"Oh shit, what..." he stated when the sticky underside of my hand pulled on his hand.

"Urh... damn I thought I got rid of it! Sorry, but I already washed my hand a thousand times!" I lied before finding an excuse to leave. Of cause it was glue that I smeared on there exactly to get what I saw in my palm, smiling widely. The final sample to return to those... whatever they were...

[darkelfguy]

hi! i was wondering what mods you're using in your screenshots? they look so gorgeous that you've made me want to play morrowind again haha

Thanks, I'm glad they're giving you the Morrowind itch! I do actually have a list of graphical mods I use, covering everything from shaders to texture replacers, UI improvements, animations, and sounds. It's not a proper modding guide per say (and there are links included to actual instructional modding guides in the list), but it covers most of the visual elements I use in my screenshots. That said, that list doesn't include any location or landscape mods, so real quick, here's a few of the common ones I use in my screenshots: Landscape Mods: Spines of Madness Azura Coast Redone Rocky West Gash - BCOM Rocky West Gash - Aggressively Compatible Rocky West Gash - Devilish Rocky West Gash (I use this one) Markgran Forest - (Alternative: Another Markgran Forest) Bal'laku - The Lonely Towers Strider Burial OAAB Grazelands OAAB - The Ashen Divide OAAB - Foyada Mamaea The Mountain of Fear Graht Morrowind Swamp Trees

Major Location and Landmark Mods: Tall Dungeons The Beacons of Mamaea The Great Hive of Baan Binif Memento Mori Telvanni Sea Beacon OAAB Tel Raloran The Beacon of St. Rilms Salothran Beacon Fort Ghostmoth The Telvanni Ward Keepers The Slavers Spire The Great Seawall of Vivec Gates of Ascadia Ald Gash - A Redoran Lighthouse RR Mod Series - Telvanni Lighthouse Tel Vos Hla Odai Caldera Priory Thickle-Lo Grove Draggle-Tail Shack Arnchenzel - Dwemer Underwater House Location Overhauls: OAAB Shipwrecks OAAB Tel Mora Tethered Tel Branora Caldera Governors Manor Redone Balmora Temple Redone Finding the Erabenimsun Ashlander Camp OAAB Market Baar Dau - Ministry of Truth The Ashlanders OAAB Seyda Neen - Damp Little Squat URH - Khuul and URH - Ald Velothi Cozy Caldera Cozy Ald'ruhn Hla Oad Grim Khuul and Enchanted Ald Velothi Mystical and Religious Maar Gan (alternatively Maar Gan - Town of Pilgrimage) Galen's Quest for Truth The Northern Strongholds RR Mod Series - Ghostgate Fortress Corprusarium - Sorrow Heart of Tel Fyr Marandus Rebuilt Town Additions: Dagon Fel Mill Redux Dagon Fel Lighthouse Vivec Lighthouse The Ebonheart Lighthouse Telvanni Lighthouse in Sadrith Mora The cool Khuul Lighthouse Shipyards of Vvardenfell Balmora Docks District Sload and Slavers

I'm almost certainly missing a few, and that list doesn't include quest or dungeon mods for the most part, but that's most of the major ones I've featured. I'll have to make a proper new list covering content mods at some point.

[l0serwriter]

★heyllo, heya hii- erm. First off, how are you and urh, second- I've got a request idea.★

★Okay, here's the idea for an oneshot: Rise!Donnie x borrower!reader. Please hear me out on this one (the details are going to be long !!):

So, Donnie had recently found out that (borrower reader) has been living in the walls of his lab for quite some time now and he somewhat got interested into learning about them- maybe even meet them. And although the thought of jarring (borrower! reader) is..there- he decides to try and approach them by talking to them and that kind of stuff- However, there's just one small problem, because ever since being found by Donatello, (borrower!reader) just, erm, refuses to come out of the walls. At all.

Okay, maybe only in case of emergency or if Donatello is asleep, but other than that- nu uh, there's no way they are stepping out of there. - Oh, you are asking the reason as to why they won't come out?

Well, y'know how Donnie sometimes..most of the- urh, EVERY TIME he does an experiment in the lab he just acts like he has lost it. Yeh, pulling long monologues to particularly no one- acting like the mad scientist he is. That sort of stuff. And if combined all the loud noises and clanging that his machines and tools produce, erm yeah. It may just be absolutely hellish for (borrower!reader) since they can't really move to another room.

They were probably scarred, maybe lost precious sleep due to the sounds all around them. The lab for is on the second floor for fucks sake, it's an absolute vast compared to em. Plus, thanks to Donatello's inventions and perhaps, cameras, (borrower!reader) would have a higher chance of getting spotted and most likely, to their dismay- captured.

As I said- they deny them to get out of the lab's walls but Donnie has other plans for them. He wants them to come out so that he can learn more stuff about them. Maybe he do a little inspection of them? Although, he'd doubt that a creature as small as (reader) would let him get close to them.

..With that said, he now tries to coax (borrower!reader) out of the walls. Or maybe even make them a bit more comfortable in his presence? Sure, he does feel a little embarrassed that he is talking to a wall, unsure whether they want to listen to him or not. However, he does want to give it a try.

★yeah, those were the ideas that I have. I know it may seem a little too specific but erh. So urh. Sorry for that-★

★also since this is the first meeting between Donatello and Reader this would be platonic..most likely- but I live the trope up to you-★

★Now, if you don't know what a borrower (the species) is, you could DM me for more details and I happily infodump, explain what they are- urh, yeah.★

★so bye, take care- have a good day or night and, erm, bye <3★

Hi, I am so sorry it took so long for me to do this but I hope you enjoy. Also please correct me if I made any spelling or grammar mistakes in this.

Donatello was just minding his own business while working on one of his many projects. But, he had the strange feeling of being watched. He decided it was probably just his lack of sleep getting to him. He yawned softly and decided he should probably try to get at least some sleep. As he stood up from his chair he could have sworn he saw what looked like, WAS THAT A TAIL! He immediately went over to where he seen it to find a tiny hold in his lab wall. He crouched down to try and get a better look to find nothing. “Hello?” Donnie asked to no one in particular as he stood up sighed, but with this new discovery of his. He knew he had to get a closer look and understanding of what he saw.

You let out a small sigh of relief after seeing the giant turtle leave. You know you should have just watched from the tiny hole but how could you? His tech and inventions always amazed you. But one reason why you haven’t gotten closer is because of the way he talks to himself nonstop. It honestly creeped you out. Plus you didn’t want his to scream at you like he does the other turtles especially the blue one. So you just stay in the comfort of your own home and watch from afar.

It has been a day since Donnie had discovered that there was a small creature (Which he now knows is called a borrower) was living in his lab’s walls. He wanted to know more about them, like what they looked like, what they eat, etc. So he decided to try and bribe them into coming out. He placed down a small plate of berries to see if they would come out. He noticed that whenever he was around so he left the lab but he checked the cameras he had in his lab to watch and observe. 

All he could do was hope that you came out of your little hole.

[kittykittyanon]

★sooo urh, based on erm your tags on this post urhh..★

★I made a little something-★

★erm, here-★

★Yeheheh- this is the first thing that came to my mind upon reading the tags★

★yeah Iknow it's not mysterious and theres no fire place, but I cant draw fireplaces =[★

★..cat themed wizard-hat tho- yay★

★urhruh- m'kay, bye and take care <33/p★

OMIGOSH OMIGOSH OMIGIOSYSJDVDKSVLS DOD SLD LSBl JEVOSGEOSGEOVSOEVWKVEKWVEID SUSBISGSOS IAKAHS0WHWJEVOE RUEOBRKR DOWPSJSPWBSBDIWPWJDBRHEOBDURNWPDBDOSHX8JDVEOSBSBDIENSIVSOVDBSVDIDVSOVDKEVSKABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAÀAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

/POS /POS /POS /POS BARKING SCREAMING JUMPING AROUND CRAWLING ON TOP OF THE CEILING SHAKING YOU JUMPING INTO THE WIZARD HAT SHAKING YOU SHAKING YOU SHAKING YOU SHAKING ME AS A CAT SHAKING YOU OFNDJSOVSPSVDKDVLDVDOSVSIDH /POS /POS /POS

YOU MADE THSI???? FOR EMEE,!,!??!?!? DJDJSVAIAFSID 😱😱😱😱😱💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

TAHABKBYOU JOAVK?!?!?!?!?! THANK??? YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it's so cute omigojs... cheeky little goober hiding in a witch hat...... what will it do............ the crimes,, the atrocities it will commit ((biting people and running away)).......

THANK YOU STARRY!!!! gently holds the image. ((and you, if you don't mind :3))

[rakiah]

Hello! I love your work so much thank you for sharing your lovely art and leovill-ness to the world! ❤️ Here are some questions for ya! 2, 20, 23~

Hi! Aaaw thank you so much! And pleasure is mine! I’m glad to share my current hyperfixation :’D 

2. Who is on your homescreen? 

Is that a surprise?

Otherwise the homescreen is shared by Vil, Lilia or Leona most of the time.

20. Favorite book from the main story? 

My my… Well, I must say the book 7. 

I'm just having the time of my life :'D I won’t say too much for those who wait for the chapters on the EN server but oh boy, how I’VE CRIED since then! Lilia’s part was heartbreaking. Lilia IS heartbreaking. It was really hard for me to read again the first chapters on the EN server knowing all what is coming for him ; ; To know that Lilia was one of the least characters I’m invested in at the beginning and he surely became one of my top fav. This game is insane. Omg and tomorrow is the next chapter! I’m so excited! o(≧▽≦)o I can’t wait to have the Savana chapter with its SSR of a new Dreamversion! I wish for Leona of course (I hate you.) but he already got too much SSR. Jack is a more suitable candidate for a new SSR but I really don’t know what his dream could be…

Otherwise, I like the book 5. Despite the ending. Even if I may understand why, it still feels bitter to me. But I like the pace and the development of Epel’s character. And also I’m a twistunes addict :’)

Book 6 has great scenes and character interactions but that fucking Tartarus…. URH. Too long. Really too long…

23. Which dorm would you be sorted into?

An old quizz put me in Octavinelle, which is fine but I won’t do well with water and constant capitalism :’)  I do hope the mirror send me to Pomefiore. The dorm’s values fit more my character.

[tmnt-multiverse-election]

★Heyllo, I have a couple questions about the AU / OC nominations—

|★| Can we nominate the same OC— but in like, a different AU's ?? I already have submitted one of my OC's and I have a different version of them that I kind of want to nominate, however I just wanna know if it's allowed to do that first. |☆| Also, is it okay if we share information about a character/au when submitting them ??

..Theseee are the questions. m'kay, I appreciate you for taking time to read this and urh— yeah, thanks. /gen.

Yes. You can nominate as many characters/aus you want. Just know that you have to get 5 nominations before the end of the day to continue to the primaries.

You absolutely can, just know that I'm the only one that's sees them. I love hearing about aus (that's partially why this was made)

[starsinthenigth]

hi , this isnt a repost game or anything , i just wanted to say youre really cool and give you a few reasons why

☆ youre really nice and fun to talk to , and i enjoy all of our interactions greatly , even the little ones

☆ i love watching you improve with your art , and all of your art is super cool <3

☆ its super silly to see all of your reblogs

☆ it makes me happy to see your reactions to stuff because theyre so silly and i can tell you mean it compared to some people who have forced reactions to things

☆ i think your interests are interesting

☆ youre just rlly cool , im glad i am ur moot :3

★..urh

erh- hold-' hold on-★

..*Google how do I respond to such heartfelt positivity*

★woah erm★

★that's. I don't know if I have anything to say (this is in a positive manner, I'm saying this in a positive-)★

★you are extremely cool too by the way /gen★

(⁠☆‹ ☆⁠)

★urm. yeah.★

[zurdurer]

hi!! lately going through your arts with their(what are their pronouns btw?) plot of your sona (for no reason, yes-yes, totally not to draw them) and can you tell more about nathaniel? v interesting concept with the barnacles, love it

Hoooly shit okay right thank you for askin n i shall supply as best i can :]

So!!! I haven't given loads of thought to pronouns but as an enjoyer of neos and xenos I'm gonna probably end up updating this eventually, currently I'll say Nate's pronouns are he/it/ey ^^

I'm not entirely sure what extra information you'd like soo here's some bonus facts :)

It has to cut eir own hair a lot using whatever tools he can find but generally ignores it until it gets in the way - longer hair makes it easier to hide!!

Likes boats so much he brings them below the tide to be preserved by the ocean :]

before becoming an avatar he lived in a small seaside town by the beach with eir father and older brother who left the town for further education, its father had a ship maintenance company so he spent a lot of his childhood around boats - this definitely helps when finding the weakest points on the boats when he does his thing

He found a fascination in marine life, fossils and the like; but when given the opportunity to leave and move to a city, he couldn't bring eirself to move on from its little seaside town

I'm going to write a full backstory for em at some point soon hopefully so there'll be more information there :]

Yeah urh thanks again for the ask!! Rest assured you will see more of Mr Coates in the future :)

Have a quick bonus sketch too 💥💥💥💥

[doctor-feelings]

*slides in reluctantly or something*

★uurhhrhrrrrr- heya, heya urh so urh-★

*throws this*

★I hope you don't mind but erh, I drew something for you-★

★...eeeerrhhhhwhatelsedoIsaynow★

★ermmm I might digital-fy this-★

★M'kay buh bye, hope you enjoy- take care and bye (⁠☆< ☆⁠) !!★

OMGGGG??!!?!?!

OMGBOMG OMG OMH

I LOVE THATBSO SO OS MUCH

THANK YOU OMGG.

[theangelcatalogue]

★bdhddb heya, so- urh, I have question, do you write for specific characters for each fandom? If so, then could you please note them down so we know what we can ask for?★

★Also, I'm sorry to ask again- but are there certain tropes that you write for? Such as fluffy, angst, platonic/romantic, ect★

★nsssh also, third question- for fandoms such as (ROT)TMNT, does the (READER)/ (Y/N) have to be human? Or could we request for other species as well- (such as mutated!reader, borrower/tiny!reader, ect)

★uuurh, thank you for noticing my ask and have a nice/day <3★

Hello dear! <3

☆- Don't really have specific characters! I write for anyone and most characters,except in Danganronpa that i Don't write for Haiji and the Kids only platonic(can ask romantic i think? But idk)

☆- I (try)write for any trope!

☆- No! It can be any species! I don't see so many Mutant!Reader so i think it would be cool to write about

☆- Have a nice day my angel! Thanks for the aks,don't forget of drink water,sleep well and eat! <3 (sorry if i forgot something)

☆ (Random Mukuro Gif cause she is my wife fr)

[angelitaby]

★beige erhhh, beige blog theme, pretty blog theme /gen

it kinda reminds me of urhh.. the light academia aes-

aesthet-

yeah you get it. ALso urhhh, I kinda imagine that if the new theme was a person— they would have a pretty collection of different types of concealer, lined up in way that is visually pleasing =P /pos !!

m'kay urh— bye bye kat, werh★

thank you!! i am obsessed with light brown/beige right now, and i loveee light academia!!

omg yes she'd totally have a lovely collection of cute makeup i can see that, and some pretty hair and white french tip nails to go with it!!

byeeee ren mwah mwahh <333

[virtualcarrot]

[KKIR] Modern AU - Teaching Pains Pt7

Part 6

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The show ends to much delighted acclaim on a parallel bars demonstration by Sasuke.

Ebisu struts about like a peacock afterwards, puffing his chest and inclining his head to better welcome invisible laurel wreaths. Since it’s warranted, for once, they all let him have it. The man’s nearly as competent as he believes himself to be and unafraid to tell the world, which gives him a not insignificant advantage when it comes to selling the school’s merits to starry-eyed crowds.

Iruka may be amiable, but he’s also too bashful to boast with any credibility. His true skill set shines in the wrangling of the students.

He gives the kids half an hour to soak in some of the praise themselves and rest, then descends on them like a bird of prey and puts them back to work.

All in all, the open day is a resounding success.

While Suzume finishes counting the earnings from the bake sale, Iruka packs what few slices didn’t sell, too dry or too dark-crusted, and tries to figure an excuse why Naruto should absolutely get one even though there aren’t enough for every single volunteer student.

He really shouldn’t keep playing favorites.

In the end, Mizuki’s the one who makes it a non-issue. “Come on, you’re all exhausted. I’ll take care of locking up for the evening.”

“Are you sure?” Iruka asks, while Suzume pulls the battered cash box to herself with a scowl.

“I know how much is inside,” she warns.

Mizuki gives her an ironic smile. “Not enough to be worth getting caught stealing from, I'm sure.”

She yields reluctantly, which Iruka nonetheless takes as a sign of go-ahead. He pushes up, shoving a bundle of leftover cake in a pocket of his vest as he goes. Just in case.

Upstairs, the teachers’ lounge stands absolutely vacant. Iruka pats himself down to make sure he’s not forgetting anything, moving his phone from his back pocket to the greater safety of his coat.

The screen is lit with a message from Kakashi.

“We should talk.”

Fantastic. The guy could not have worded that more ominously if he’d tried. Iruka wonders which of his colleagues betrayed him, and if they did it intentionally at all or just acted like the bored busybodies that they are, leaving Kakashi to connect the dots.

Well, if Kakashi wants to talk, he’ll have to wait. Iruka’s not touching that tonight.

He’s also mildly offended that Kakashi believes it warrants talking about at all. So, Iruka has a crush. Big deal. Why do people keep thinking he’d let it affect his work?

He yells a farewell that echoes up the walls of the atrium, waves goodbye to the few faces that perk up to return it, and steps out.

Walking alongside his bike, he marks a pause before the students gathered in wait at the bus stop.

“Good job today, kids. Couldn’t have done it without you,” he says gratefully.

Sakura smiles back, flushed at the praise, and Ino pushes her hair back like she can’t handle it without putting up a front of conceit. For his part, Shikamaru slumps at the prospect of finally getting some rest.

“But it’s so troublesome,” he mutters.

Given the late hour, Iruka spares him a lecture. He does a headcount of all the kids present, knowing that some, like Neji and Hinata, were driven home by their parents, and frowns.

“Naruto isn’t with you?”

Sakura darts a glance at Sasuke sulking to the side. “Urh, him… He said he'll take the next bus. Doesn’t want to share with Sasuke,” she replies with a huff.

It’s a bit extreme, even for Naruto, though knowing the rivalry between the two boys Iruka can see how Sasuke’s success as a prize athlete student would have been upsetting. 

He sighs at the thought and kicks his leg over his bike. “All right, then. Well, get home safely, kids. No dilly-dallying.”

The chorus of ‘yes, sensei’ to his back makes him smile.

He’s thankful he doesn't live too far from the school but the trip home includes pedaling uphill, which has the peculiar trait of never getting any easier no matter how often he does it. The aches from his sparring session with Kakashi don’t help either. And because his building doesn’t provide a bike rack, he also gets to look forward to the usual three floors climb with the frame of his bicycle digging into his shoulder. 

All that’s to say, when Iruka finally gets home and discards shoes and coat and vest, he slumps on his couch with no intention of moving for the next hour. Maybe--maybe--he’ll consider rooting around for the take-out menu in a drawer of the kitchen, but that’s it.

His phone has other ideas.

“Umino Iruka speaking,” he says on autopilot.

“I assumed, yes,” Daikoku replies with some humor, having made the call. “How are you?”

In an immense display of willpower, Iruka manages to give him a mostly succinct and coherent description of the day.

“Good to know that it went well,” Daikoku says with a mildness that Iruka takes to signal the end of pleasantries; he sits up for the follow-up. “Say, I don’t suppose Naruto would be with you?”

Iruka pulls the phone away from his face just long enough to utter a raspy ‘fuck’.

“No, he isn’t,” he replies tightly after.

There’s a cautious hum on the other side of the call. “Yes, I thought so.”

“He didn’t get back to the orphanage?”

“No.”

“Not at all?”

“Not to my knowledge,” Daikoku says placidly.

Meanwhile, Iruka feels the blood in his veins begin to simmer with a sense of urgency.

“I’ll check the school,” he says.

“Thank you. Though don’t worry too much,” Daikoku stresses with a chuckle. “You know how they are at that age. Pushing boundaries, testing authority...”

Iruka knows. And he also knows he’ll give Naruto the earful of his life when he gets his hands on the kid.

“Yes,” he says a bit too shortly. “I’ll keep in touch.”

Daikoku’s voice remains lightly amused when he replies: “likewise.”

They hang up.

Alone on his couch, Iruka drags both hands over his face and heaves a long sigh in preparation to get moving. He knows he has a reputation for overreacting. He knows his blood boils quick and fast and that he can be impulsive. That’s how he cares.

And he cares a lot.

The few stop signs and red lights on the way back to the school are an exercise in self-restraint, but after so many years knowing himself he’s learned to keep a mostly cool head even when his every senses are aflame. Landing himself in the hospital would at the very best be counterproductive.

He still reaches his destination in record time, barely braking on the way down the slope.

The school is already closed when he arrives. Unlocking the door requires a sharp jostle but he’s used to it and it gives way after a few shakes.

Inside, the lobby is dark and empty, as should be expected. Much more worrisome is the alarm system, which he finds to be disabled when he goes to turn it off.

He sends Mizuki a quick text asking about it. With one student missing and a security failure at the school, Iruka doesn’t know if he’d rather be dealing with two unrelated incidents or just the one, that Naruto might somehow be involved in. He really doesn't like the latter.

The hallways are eerily silent as he moves through them.

As a rule, every teacher is responsible for locking their classrooms when they leave. He checks a couple of doors at random just in case, peering inside the glass window and lighting the way with his phone.

None open.

There are no signs of forced entry anywhere. Maybe Mizuki simply forgot about the alarm.

Maybe. But there’s just enough uncertainty left that he doesn’t dare yell out for Naruto.

This is twice today that he’s had to go looking for the kid. Iruka’s going to give him so many hours of detention that Naruto won’t be able to do anything other than sleep and eat with what free time he has left. And Iruka doesn’t care if that’ll require that he himself spend all of his own life at the school. Such is the fate of a teacher.

Having found no success with the shut classrooms, he ventures towards the administrative wing. Why Naruto would feel particularly fond of it, Iruka doesn’t know, but that is where the kid chose to hide earlier. He might as well.

The sounds of distant rummaging prove him right. He turns off the flashlight of his phone, making his way over by the hazy light of distant streetlamps straining past the dirty windows of the corridor.

At the end of it, the door to Hiruzen’s office is ajar. He nudges it open with his foot until he can catch sight of the intruder.

“What the hell are you doing?!” he shouts, throwing it all the way open.

From where he’d been clambering up one of the sturdy bookcases, Naruto squeaks, loses his footing, and crashes to the ground.

“Ouch, ouch, ouch,” he moans, rubbing his shoulder. He’s quick to forget the pain, though, and slumps. “Aw come on, you couldn’t have waited a few more minutes until I found it? This isn’t fair!”

He’s acting way too casual for someone caught this red-handed.

Iruka steps deeper inside, taking stock of the contents of the office. It’s been left relatively untouched, most of the huge mahogany shelves showing their usual tidy alignment of ancient tomes. The desk got the worst of it, books and scrolls stacked in unsteady piles like they were haphazardly discarded after being pulled out from their usual spots.

When he looks back to Naruto, the kid’s sitting with his arms and legs crossed and muttering to himself with a scowl. “Mizuki-sensei didn’t say it’d be this hard to find.”

There are fire alarms that haven't rung as devastatingly sharp to Iruka’s ears.

“What’s this about Mizuki-sensei?” he asks faintly.

Naruto shrugs, looking mildly dejected as he scoots to half-heartedly check the bottom shelf behind. “He said the old man hid the answers to the final exam in one of his books and he could hel--” He cuts himself off and perks up. “Hey, I think it’s this one!” he says, beginning to pull it out.

A shadow blocks the doorway. Iruka hears a heave, a grunt, and catches a wobble out of the corner of his eyes.

Apparently his reflexes aren’t as dulled as he thought, because he manages to push Naruto out of the way and tell him to run before a full bookcase of mahogany and paper comes tumbling down on him.

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Part 8