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kingexpl0sionmurder · 4 years ago

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Mutual Misunderstandings - Kirishima Eijirou - Smut

Author: @kingexpl0sionmurder Pairing: Kirishima Eijirou / F!Reader Rating: 18+ (Contains smut) Words: 5,866 Warnings: Quirkless AU, Aged up characters (they adulty adults!), unprotected vaginal sex, oral (male receiving), very very light choking, reader has a bit of a size kink. AN: Another entry for the BNHAREM collab! This time we’re writing roommates, and I somehow managed to snag Kirishima! I’m super excited for all of the fics coming this time around, so make sure you click on the link below and read some of the other submissions!

This is my first time writing Kirishima and I’m super nervous about it. I’ve always really loved him because he’s just the best boy and he’s so brave and strong and gentle and I just want to cuddle him into oblivion. I also firmly believe he’s going to be a huge tank of a man when he gets older and I’m going with that vision of him here.

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You stood in your living room, your jaw hanging open, staring at him in shock. Kirishima had a similar look on his face, the two of you pointing at each other like that Spider-Man meme.

“You mean to tell me you’ve had a crush on me this whole time?” You finally choked out, blinking owlishly at your best friend and roommate. “I thought you liked Mina!”

Kirishima sputtered, shaking his head. “No way! She’s my friend, we’ve known each other since middle school, you know that.” He moved to cross his arms across his broad chest. “And anyway, there’s no way you like me, you have a crush on Bakugou!”

There was no way this was happening right now. “No! I don’t like Bakugou like that! He’s a pain in my fucking ass, and I think about murdering him on a daily basis.” Facepalming, you groaned. “Are we really this stupid?”

How did you end up here?

It started back in your first year of college.

The parties and the seemingly endless studying had become a comfortable routine for you. So what if you were sleep-deprived and living on cup noodles? You were getting your higher education and ready to tackle the real world head-on in just a few short years.

A pipe dream, but still.

You had your best friend Shinsou by your side and a customer loyalty card at the campus coffee shop and everything was right with the world. You’d even managed to get paired up with Hitoshi’s (sort of) boyfriend for an English project, which was a better outcome than what you could have hoped for, not having to work with some rando on something that would be a large chunk of your grade.

Kaminari had suggested that you work on it at his place with the promise of Doritos, and you agreed. Who were you to turn down snacks? Poor college students needed those cheese dusted carbs to survive.

The Upsilon Alpha fraternity was one of the best and most popular on campus, and at first, you found it almost laughable that Kaminari was a member. At first glance, he seemed like a total space cadet stoner who didn’t belong in college, much less as a member of such an esteemed frat. However, after getting to know him, you knew that he was most definitely all of those things, but he was also insanely smart when it counted and kept above average grades in his classes (except for math, but with him being a bisexual disaster human, it came with the territory).

You had made some decent progress on your project after about an hour. The outline was done, and you were discussing how you would be presenting it since you had a choice between a written essay or a PowerPoint presentation.

Without warning, the kitchen door flew open, the doorknob slamming into the wall behind it.

“Well, the quiet was nice while it lasted, huh?” Kaminari blinked, completely unfazed by the commotion, leaning back in his chair and eating a chip.

Your gaze flitted over to the man who was glaring at the two of you from the doorway, his hands shoved in his pockets. Blonde hair that looked so much like an explosion was sticking up in every direction on his head, and you felt his red eyes trained on you as he took in the room. “What are you doing, Dunceface?”

Kaminari didn’t answer right away, raising his eyebrow and grinning at the new arrival. “Hey, Kacchan.”

If the bulging vein in the man’s forehead was any indication, Kaminari had said the wrong thing. He opened his mouth, and you assumed it was to threaten your project partner, but he was interrupted by a hand on his shoulder from behind.

“Bakubro, be nice. Kami has company.”

The man that appeared beyond the angry pomeranian took your breath away. He was...big. Like, his shoulders were so wide you wondered how he was going to fit through the doorway. And he was tall, with spiked red hair making him look even taller, big red eyes and sharp teeth, and the most beautiful smile you’d ever laid eyes on.

Blonde and grumpy grumbled, moving aside to let giant and red into the room, who then turned that megawatt million-dollar smile on you, and you tried your best not to stare at his biceps or the way his shirt clung to his chest.

Was it hot in here all of a sudden?

“Hi! I’m Kirishima, and this ray of sunshine is Bakugou, we’re some of Kaminari’s frat brothers!” He held out his hand for you to shake, and you smiled up at him, taking his giant hand in yours. The size of his fingers sent your brain reeling, and you knew you needed to get yourself under control before you started moaning out loud in front of him.

“I’m Y/N, it’s nice to meet you! Kami and I are just working on an English project.” You explained, grinning back up at him, trying to keep the lust off of your face. You didn’t want to look like some kind of freak.

He took his hand back and crossed his arms over his chest. “Oh, you must be Shinsou’s friend! Kami told us you’d be coming over, I forgot about that.” He turned, watching as Bakugou slunk over to the fridge and opened the door. “Don’t let us bother you, we’re just grabbing some water before we head to the gym.”

Kaminari snorted. “Dude, if you get any beefier we’re going to need to remodel the doors so you can fit through them.”

Kirishima turned as red as his hair, glancing at you, before he grinned at his friend. “If I stop, no one will be able to bench press you and Sero at the same time at the next party.”

“Bro, that is my favorite party trick of yours.” He sat up straighter, looking forlorn at the thought of it not happening anymore. “Okay, fine, go to the gym.”

Bakugou grumbled from behind him something that sounded like “I could bench press four of you if I wanted to.”

“Of course you could, buddy.” Kirishima slung his arm over Bakugou’s shoulder. “Okay, we’re out of here. It was nice to meet you, Y/N. Good luck with your project!”

Bakugou grunted and shoved a water bottle at Kirishima, shrugging out from under his arm and leaving the room. Kirishima smiled at you when you said goodbye, hurrying after his sour-faced friend and leaving you and Kaminari to your work.

“Your housemates are...interesting.” You managed, still trying to wrap your head around the red-haired man.

Kaminari snorted. “Kirishima is the walking definition of sunshine, and Bakugou is...well, he takes some getting used to. But he’s not a bad guy.”

You just hummed, chewing on your pen absently. “Can he actually bench press you?”

“Fuck yeah. He does it one-handed. You should come to our next party and see for yourself.”

Keeping your face as neutral as possible, you nodded. “Maybe I can convince Shinsou to come with me.” Wiggling your eyebrows at Kaminari when he blushed, you turned back to the notebook that lay open in front of you. “Come on, let’s figure this out so we can talk more about your intentions with my best friend.”

You did show up to the next UA frat party, Shinsou in tow. Your purple-haired bestie was grumbling the whole way, his hands shoved in his pockets. It didn’t stop him from making fun of how short your skirt was and teasing you about how you’d done nothing but talk about Kirishima since the day you’d met him.

“He’s like Clifford the Big Red Dog, Y/N. Clumsy and adorable.”

“He’s definitely big. I’d like to climb him like a tree.” You linked your arm with his, walking up to the giant house, the windows already rattling with the bass pumping through the speakers inside.

“You’re disgusting. I am appalled and also proud to call you my best friend.” Sarcastic as usual, he let you drag him along without a fuss.

“That sounds about right.”

The party was in full swing, half the campus milling around inside the house with red plastic cups in hand. You found Kaminari almost immediately, shoving Shinsou towards him and making your way to the kitchen to find yourself a drink.

“Y/N!” Kirishima was in front of you almost immediately, giant cat eyes and his shark tooth smile lighting up the room. “Kami mentioned you might show up!”

Blushing, you nodded, suddenly losing the ability to form words. He was wearing a tank top, his arm muscles on display, and you took a moment to thank the Lord for the blessing before you.

“You want a drink?”

You realized you were staring, so you cleared your throat and smiled at him. “Yes, please.”

His large hand wrapped around your elbow gently as he tugged you through the crowd in the kitchen and out towards the back porch. You tried not to think about how your skin was burning under his touch. You needed to get a grip.

He got to work on the keg, pumping the handle on the top and grabbing you a cup, tilting it a bit as he filled it with beer.

“Hey, shitty hair! Beer pong!” You turned to see Bakugou standing on the other side of the large wooden deck, his arm resting on the shoulder of a tall and lanky brown-haired boy. “Sero here wants to break up the dream team! Find a partner!”

Kirishima chuckled, shaking his head. “Yeah, hang on!” He turned to you, handing you your drink. “So, you play beer pong?”

Bringing the cup to your lips, you tilted your head back and chugged your beer, wiping your mouth off with the back of your hand when you’d finished. Kirishima was staring at you with wide eyes, looking surprised but pleased. “Yeah. I’m better when I’m drunk, though.”

He held out his hand for the empty cup, moving to fill it up again, his grin never faltering. “Let’s go kick their asses.”

That was the beginning of your friendship with Kirishima. What had started as a crush on the red-haired man had turned into a companionship that you couldn’t ever see yourself without. That was why you never said a word about how you really felt.

As cliché as it was, you didn’t know how you’d survived without the guy. He was nothing short of amazing. He was a great listener, and he gave good advice. He was always there when you needed him, bringing you soup when you were sick, going on late-night snack runs when you were up all night studying for exams, showing up with chocolate and tampons when it was your time of the month.

Shinsou had always done those things for you, but he was spending a lot of time with his boyfriend now. You weren’t upset about it though, you thought they were the cutest and you didn’t want to third wheel their time together, so you hung out with Kirishima and Bakugou a lot more often.

As Kaminari had told you on that first day, Bakugou truly wasn’t a bad guy. His attitude got on your nerves though, and you envisioned punching him in the face at least four times a day, but you didn’t dislike him. He and Kirishima were best friends, so he was a part of the package, and you learned to deal with him.

So it was a no-brainer when Kirishima and Bakugou approached you and asked if you wanted to get an apartment with them once you’d graduated. With the three of you living together, you were able to afford a nicer apartment than you’d ever dreamed of having that was in a central location and only a few train stops away from where your respective jobs were located.

Things were going well, and you’d done a decent job of keeping your true feelings for Kirishima to yourself. It helped that he’d never dated anyone, and you were free to lust after him quietly, under the impression that no one had caught on to how you really felt, perfectly content to continue as you had been since the day you’d met him.

The only wrench in your plans of quiet pining was Mina Ashido.

Mina was awesome, and you loved her to pieces. She was one of the only other females in your friend group and had been around since you’d gotten closer to the boys in the frat that first year of college. She was the perfect person to go to when you needed some self-care nights, always down to put on a face mask and paint your nails, and she was the best shopping partner.

However, you were thoroughly convinced that Kirishima liked her.

You’d noticed, as far back as your freshman year, how they always gravitated towards each other in social settings. Mina was always one of the last ones to leave when you went out back then, always the one Kirishima threw his arm around when you walked back to campus from the bar.

It was part of the reason you’d become close with Bakugou in the first place. Whenever Kiri was with Mina, you always sidled up to the explosive blonde, teasing him to distract yourself from the way your heart was squeezing in your chest.

Neither of them had ever mentioned having more than just a platonic, friendly relationship with each other, but you couldn’t shake the feeling you got whenever you saw them together.

It’s called jealousy, you idiot.

You had nothing to be jealous about though. Kirishima was your friend, and that’s all he would ever be.

Things had been going well, at least that’s what you’d thought. And then this morning had happened.

It was Saturday, which was your normal grocery shopping day. You and Bakugou had taken on the burden of shopping for groceries for the apartment. You’d allowed Kirishima to go once and he came home with more junk food than should be allowed in one cart, and half of the things on the list you’d given him missing, and more protein powder than should be legally allowed.

Bakugou had worked out a system and your grocery shopping trips were like a well-oiled machine that took no longer than an hour out of your day, and you were grateful for your grumpy friend and his penchant for being overly organized.

You finished getting dressed, ready to get this over with so you could use the rest of the day to play video games and be generally lazy. Walking into the living room, you stopped in your tracks to see your roommates glaring at each other, which was normal for one of them, and uncharacteristic for the other.

“Everything okay?” Your eyes darted between the two men, taking in Kirishima’s stiff posture and clenched jaw.

“Fine. I’m going shopping alone today.” Bakugou grunted, turning away from his best friend.

Puzzled, you frowned. “What? Why?”

Bakugou stopped in the doorway, turning to face the both of you, looking thoroughly fed up. He lifted his hand and pointed. “The two of you are making me want to commit myself. I’ve been dealing with this shit for years, and it ends today. You’re in love with each other. Figure your shit out and fuck already. I’ll be out for the rest of the day.”

You gaped after him as he turned again, giving you both the middle finger over his shoulder as he left, the door slamming shut behind him.

And that brings us up to speed.

“Are we really this stupid?” You asked, shutting your eyes and leaning your head back.

Kirishima sighed. “This doesn’t make any sense. Since when?”

Snorting, you flopped down on the couch, rubbing at your face tiredly. “Truthfully? Since the moment we met.” You guessed the cat was out of the bag, so you might as well tell him everything. “In the kitchen at the frat house.”

“When you came over to work on that project with Denki?” His eyebrows furrowed, an adorably confused look on his face. “Are you telling me I’ve been pushing you at Bakugou for nearly 5 years for no reason?”

“Yeah, you could stop doing that at any time and I would appreciate it. Unless you want me to strangle him to death.”

Kirishima flopped down on the other end of the couch, his shoulders slumping in defeat. “I’ve liked you just as long, you know? I saw you sitting in our kitchen and I thought I was going to throw up.”

“If that was supposed to make me feel good about myself then you’ve failed miserably.”

“No! I just mean, the butterflies-” He groaned. “Shut up and let me get this out okay?”

Smirking at him, you turned your body, leaning against the back of the couch. “Okay, sorry, keep going.”

Taking a deep breath, he continued, red eyes trained on your face. “Do you remember the frat party?”

“Which one?”

“That first one, when you chugged that beer in front of me and then helped me kick Bakugou’s ass at beer pong?” He waited for you to nod before he spoke again. “I’d never felt so enamored with anyone in my entire life.” Kirishima let his gaze fall to his hands. “You were so awesome and funny and beautiful and you kept up with my friends and their dumbass antics like a pro and I just...I couldn’t believe you were real. I just kept telling myself that you would never be into someone like me, so I decided that if we could be friends for life then that would be enough.”

“Ei…” You trailed off, frowning. You’d always known he tended to get down on himself. You and Bakugou had done your best to convince him he was worth much more than he let himself believe, but sometimes he needed a reminder.

“I know, I know. I don’t feel that way anymore, but at the time I did.” His hair was down, tied back in a loose bun, bits of his fringe falling in his eyes. He pushed a piece of it behind his ear and kept going. “So I tried to keep my distance, kept on hanging around with Mina, tried not to think about how much I wanted to be with you. She kept telling me I needed to tell you, kept rubbing it in that I wasn’t being manly about it. But you were hanging out with Bakugou so much I just figured you liked him and I didn’t want to get in the way.”

Closing your eyes, you let your head fall forward. “I was hanging out with Bakugou because I couldn’t stand seeing you with Mina so much. I was jealous.” Realization hit, and your eyes snapped open. “Mina knew?”

“Yeah, she’s the only one I told.”

“All those times we hung out and she never said a word.” Chuckling, you shook your head. “I told Shinsou. It’s like the only secret he’s ever kept from Kaminari. I threatened to mutilate him beyond all recognition if he mentioned a word to anyone.” You grinned sheepishly at him.

Kirishima huffed a laugh. “You’ve been spending way too much time with Bakugou. Your threats are just as creative as his.”

“Speaking of, I guess he figured it out on his own then.”

Humming, he shrugged. “He was always the smartest one out of all of us.” He looked over at you again. “So, now it’s your turn.”

Raising an eyebrow, you blinked at him. “For what? A heartfelt confession?”

“It’s only fair. I told you how I felt. What did you think when you first met me?”

You felt your ears get hot. “Do you want the truth? Because it’s kind of embarrassing.”

Shifting himself on the couch, he leaned against the arm, tanned forearms resting on his knees. “Oh, this should be good.” He teased, grinning.

“Shut up.” You sighed, preparing yourself for his reaction. “When you walked into the kitchen that day, my first thoughts were...uh...pretty dirty. Like X rated.”

Eyes wide, he stared at you. “Really? How dirty are we talking here?”

You covered your face with your hands, mumbling your answer behind them.

“Sorry, what was that?” He was fucking with you again, you could hear the smirk in his voice, and you were tempted to smack him with a throw pillow.

Taking a deep breath, you moved your hands from your face, looking him right in the eye. “I said, I wanted you to step on me.”

Sputtering, he blinked a few times. “What?”

“I mean, you were this...tank, Eijirou. Like this giant man with gorgeous eyes and a killer smile, with the personality of fucking sunshine and you had these big hands and I wanted you to wrap them around my throat and-”

“Whoa whoa whoa, seriously?” His cheeks were as red as his hair, his hands flailing as he stopped your tirade. “You wanted me to…?

Nodding solemnly, you looked him dead in the eyes. “Yes, and I’ve thought about that like every day since then.”

“I am learning things about you today that I never even imagined.” Blowing a breath out he slumped back, looking shook.

You hurried on, wanting him to know it was more than that. “I mean, after that I got to know you and I love everything about you, Ei. I just, you’re such a good person, better than I could ever be. You care about everyone and you’re always there for me, for all of us, whenever we need you. You’re strong and funny and brave. I always know that I can rely on you.” Sniffling, you couldn’t help the emotions bubbling to the surface.

“But you also want me to step on you.” He was grinning, his eyes a little wet, too.

Wiping at your eyes with your fingers, you chuckled. “Yes, exactly.”

Sighing, he leaned forward, grabbing your arm and tugging. “Come here.”

Crawling across the couch, you laid down between his parted legs, your head resting on his chest. He wrapped his giant arms around you and kissed the top of your head.

“Now what?” You asked, realizing you were afraid of the answer. What happened now?

He hummed, and you heard the sound vibrate through his chest. “I was going to suggest a nap, but now I keep thinking about what you said…”

You lifted up to ask what he meant, shifting your body and freezing when you felt something hard brush against your thigh. Eyes meeting his, you bit your lip at the look on his face, feeling a blush creep over your face and down your neck. “Yeah?”

“I figured we can do things out of order a little bit, right? I’m going to take you on a real date and court you properly, like a gentleman and all that, but right now all I can think about is, well…” He sat up, grabbing you around the waist and lifting you like it was nothing, until you were sitting properly on his lap, straddling his hips. When he was satisfied, his hand moved to your throat, putting the smallest amount of pressure on the sides of your neck with his calloused fingertips.

The moan that tore from your throat was low and quiet, but he heard it, muttering a curse under his breath as you became nearly boneless in his lap. “Eijriou.” You managed, licking your lips and gazing at him through half-closed eyes, your blood pounding in your ears.

It was ridiculous how turned on you were in that moment, and he’d barely done a thing. You felt his cock twitch beneath you, and you couldn’t help but grind down on him, the small amount of friction making you shiver.

Suddenly he was guiding you towards him, your noses bumping and breath mingling as he held you in place, his lips just out of your reach. “You don’t know how much I’ve always wanted you, Y/N.”

Letting your eyes slide closed, you ran your hands up his muscled arms and rested them on his shoulders to keep yourself upright. You were tired of waiting, of keeping yourself from what you wanted. “Show me.”

If you were to die right here on this couch it would have all been worth it. The feeling of his lips on yours, the way he ran his thumb lightly over your throat as he kissed you, had your eyes rolling back in their sockets. You couldn’t get enough of the taste of him, of the feeling of his hard body beneath your fingertips. He was careful with his sharp teeth, tugging at your bottom lip lightly, your tongues sliding together as he rolled his hips against yours.

You pulled back for air finally, taking in his kiss bruised lips and dilated pupils. Reaching down, you tore your shirt over your head, tossing it across the room, never breaking eye contact. You watched his gaze fall to your heaving chest as he worried at his bottom lip for a moment, obviously lost in thought.

Before you could ask him what he was thinking about, he’d shifted again so that his feet were on the floor. Kirishima lifted you off his lap and put you on your feet in front of him, hands moving to your waist, fingers slipping into the elastic of the leggings you were wearing. He pressed his face to your bare stomach, kissing your skin as he worked your pants down your thighs, slipping them past your knees. You played with his hair, moaning softly as he kissed along your hip.

When he sat back you stepped out of your leggings, feeling exposed. You forgot how to be awkward when he was looking at you like that, hungry and wanting. Stepping forward, you pouted. “Why am I the only one half-naked?”

Chuckling, he pulled his shirt off, and you sucked in a breath, trying to wrap your head around the fact that this man, with a chiseled and perfect body like a Greek god, wanted you.

You didn’t even have time to admire him, because he was moving again, pulling you closer by your thighs, sharp teeth hooking into the front of your panties and dragging them down. Tugging the tie out of his hair, you slid it on your wrist, letting your fingers card through his red locks. He let his hands do the rest of the work until the offending garment was tangled around your ankles.

Pushing him away gently, you watched him settle back on the couch, red eyes gazing at you as you reached back to unclasp your bra, letting it fall to the floor, finally fully exposed to him. Kirishima sucked in a breath, blinking a few times in disbelief. “God, you’re so beautiful.”

You kicked your panties to the side, moving to kneel in front of him, reaching up to grasp the top of his grey sweats, mouth-watering when you started to tug them down. Kirishima was huge everywhere else, so the size of his cock was of no surprise to you. He was massive, long, and girthy, and you couldn’t wait to feel him inside you, stuffing you full.

Rubbing your thighs together for some relief, you left his sweats around his ankles, leaning forward and grasping his cock in your hand. It was almost comical how small your hands looked compared to it. Your eyes locked with his as you licked a long stripe up the shaft, tracing along the prominent vein on the underside, and lapping at the precum dripping from the head.

Kirishima’s head fell back to rest on the cushion behind him, his fingers tangling in your hair as you took him into your mouth. Your jaw ached almost immediately as you did your best to swallow all of him down, willing your throat to relax. You’d spent so long thinking about how he would taste and sound as you sucked his soul out through his dick, you were going to make the most out of this moment.

His breathy pants filled the room, along with the obscene slurping sounds of your mouth around his cock. Gripping your hair and tugging lightly, you could tell he was holding back, his thighs shaking with the effort to keep from fucking up into your face. You pulled off, opening your mouth to let him know he could wreck you however he wanted, but he had other plans.

“Come up here, baby.”

The pet name sent shivers through you as you stood up, straddling his lap, his cock pressed up against his stomach. His thumb brushed over your lips, wiping away the spit and pre that spilled down your chin. Cradling your face in his large palm, he pulled you forward and kissed you deeply, his free hand sliding between your bodies. Thick fingers parted your folds, and you lifted up on your knees to give him better access. You moaned into his mouth as he brushed over your clit, gathering the dripping wetness of your cunt along his digits and sliding one finger inside your hole.

You clenched around him, breaking the kiss and keening loudly, your hips involuntarily bucking against his hand. His finger pumped in and out, curling slightly and pressing against your inner walls, stretching you. Gripping your hip with his other hand, he kissed his way down your jaw to your neck and chest, tongue flicking out over your nipple, hot breath ghosting over your skin with a chuckle when you grabbed his head and pulled him towards you.

One finger turned to two and then three as you rocked and mewled in pleasure, his thumb finding your clit again and pressing against the bundle of nerves, whispered praises reaching your ears as he sucked and bit at your breasts. You were on the edge, wanting to fall over and drown in him, needing to cum all over his fingers and then again on his cock, wanting nothing more than to feel this way forever.

“Ei I’m gonna…” You panted, unable to form the words.

Grunting, he moved his fingers faster, pressing his thumb in a little harder, his words of praise streaming steadily, telling you how good you were, how pretty you looked. Eyes rolling back, your body tensed, a moan in the sound of his name leaving your lips as you shook, cumming harder than you ever had in your life.

You were still clenching when he pulled his fingers out of you, his hand slick with release as he tugged on his cock and lined it up with your entrance, your body mourning the loss for mere seconds before he was filling you again. The slick glide of your arousal had you taking nearly all of him, the two of you groaning in tandem at the feeling. Gripping his shoulders, you lifted slightly, slamming your hips back down and taking him to the hilt. The stretch was just on the edge of painful, but his thick digits had stretched you just enough that the pleasure superseded any discomfort.

Still trying to gather yourself after your orgasm, you took a moment to breathe, studying his face, your gaze tracing over the scar on his eyelid, and his dark lashes fanning over his cheeks. An hour ago you never could have imagined you’d be here, panting shakily, drenched in sweat and skin to skin with your best friend and roommate.

Clenching around him, you held his shoulders, rocking forward and lifting yourself slightly. Kirishima gripped your hips, fucking up into you in a steady rhythm, his lips finding yours once again to swallow the panting moans leaving you. You bounced on his cock, relishing the feeling as he kissed down your neck, his fingertips digging into your flesh, sure to leave bruises for you to admire the next day.

You weren’t sure how much time had passed, but it didn’t even matter. Just being this close to him, feeling him filling you so completely after wanting him for so long, it could have been minutes and you’d be happy. Knowing he felt for you as strongly as you felt for him was enough.

His fingers trailed along your front and dipped in between your bodies to rub your clit again, and you felt the pleasure race down your spine, coil tightening again and ready to break. “Oh fuck, Eijirou!”

Growling, he grunted your name as his hips snapped up to meet yours, chasing his release. “I love you, Y/N.”

His words tipped you over again, your breath catching as you came, the wet sounds of his cock plunging into you increasing as you gushed around him. You buried your face in the crook of his neck, completely spent. You held onto him as he slammed into you a few more times, rhythm faltering and hips stuttering until he was filling you up with a loud groan.

Collapsing back onto the couch, he held you to his chest, the two of you gasping for air. It was quiet for a few minutes as he rubbed his palm along your back comfortingly. You felt relaxed and sated, a pleased smile making its way to your face when you thought about what he’d said.

“Hey, Ei?” You pulled back slightly to look at him, giggling when he peeked one eye open to gaze at you.

“You okay?”

“Mm. I just wanted to tell you that I love you, too.”

He looked sheepish, opening both eyes and biting his lip. “I didn’t mean to tell you like that. I wanted it to be romantic.”

“That was plenty romantic, Eijirou.” Rolling your eyes fondly, you shifted in his lap. “I’m just happy to hear you say it.”

“Man, we did this all wrong. I should have at least taken you to dinner first. This is so unmanly of me, I just couldn’t help it.” He frowned. “I’m sorry-”

“You’re too good sometimes, Ei. I’m not complaining, am I?” You raised an eyebrow. “We should go get cleaned up before Bakugou comes home and finds out we fucked on the couch.”

“Please don’t talk about Bakugou while you’re sitting on my dick.” He made a face that caused you to bust into gasping laughter.

“Oh my god, I can’t.” You wheezed. “You’re ridiculous.” You moved to get up and he stopped you.

With a serious look on his face, he pushed your hair away from your face, his hand lingering near your ear. “I do love you though, Y/N. And I’m glad we finally got here. I didn’t think we ever would.”

Expression softening, you leaned into his palm, smiling at him. “Me too.”

Maybe if you had just told him how you felt all those years ago, you would have been able to have this sooner. But you promised yourself that you wouldn’t dwell on the past, deciding to focus on the future, because you knew it would be filled with more moments with him just like this.

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postapocalyptic-cryptic · 3 years ago

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Prompts Update

Hey all! So there are a few writing prompts stewing in my ask box right now, and some of them have been there for a while. With the exception of things being done as part of trades or exchanges, I will NOT be working on any of them until further notice. I apologize, but I need to put a hold on things for my mental health.

Quick reminder that my requests have been closed for about a week and that any prompt sent during that time period has been deleted. Again, this is for my mental health.

My KoFi shop is also currently closed. Anything that’s been commissioned or won in a raffle is still in progress and will be completed ASAP, but nothing else can be commissioned at this time.

Thank you for your patience <3

#i'll reblog this in the morning too

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monstersandmaw · 3 years ago

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There are postal delays at the moment, and although nothing of mine has yet been delayed or affected, please make sure you order in time to avoid Christmas disappointment.

I’m also closing my shop for the holidays on Monday 13th December 2021. I’ll list a few more last (and new) goodies this week for you, but I’ve got big plans for January (and a lil sale too!).

Xenomorph and plague doc keyrings will go up on kofi shortly.

I have been summoned for jury duty this coming week, but I’ve been told I’m a reserve and they will phone me if I’m needed, so there’s still a chance I might not have to go in… cross your fingers for me!

Keep an eye on my Instagram - I post more about updates and progress and behind the scenes goings on there.

Etsy | Kofi | Instagram

#ghosti makes stuff #resin #non monster post #update

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taeguboi · 5 years ago

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@taeguboi’s fiction masterlist [updated w/ summaries]

If you happen to like anything I have written, a coffee on kofi would be very much appreciated, thank you 😊

GENRES: ❤️ = fluff // 🔥 = angst // 💋 = smut // 🤹‍♀️ = polygamy / 3+ people involved // ❓ = sort of none of the above? or I can’t figure it out or it’s a series with a bit of everything to follow

✍️ = to be continued, incomplete series // ✔️ = complete series

💭 = “Would You Rather...?” responses from when I did an ask box drabbles game

🔀 = Shuffle Game responses from when I did an ask box drabbles game

RM x Reader

~ Fluff ❤️ boyfriend!RM ✧ 350 words ✧ quick untitled imagine ✧

‘Come rain or shine, you can always rely on Namjoon’

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~ A Care Package To You ❤️ boyfriend!RM ✧ 800 words ✧ lockdown imagine

What would Namjoon send you in your time apart in lockdown?

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~ All Worked Up 💋 boyfriend!RM ✧ 800 words ✧ 💭 04

A delayed raunchy picture of you finally sends to Namjoon’s phone on his bus home and your work isn’t too far away from his route...

~ Still Worked Up 💋 boyfriend!RM ✧ 1.3k words ✧ [part 2] ✔️

...and this is what happens when he catches you on your lunch break

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~ On Hold, Hold On 🔥 boyfriend!RM ✧ 2k words ✧ lockdown imagine ✧ 🔀 ‘EIGHT’ by IU and Suga ✧

A talk with Namjoon helps lift your mood when you start to feel a little lost in life

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RM x Member

~ Namjoon’s Crush ❤️ RM x Jimin ✧ 500 words ✧

‘What happens when Namjoon needs a place to stay because his keys have vanished into thin air and Jimin is the only one who can offer him a bed for the night to recover?’

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~ Alone, Together 💋 RM x Jimin ✧ 5.6k words ✧ student!au

‘It’s quite rare for Namjoon and Jimin to spend time without the other lads. For one of them, there is no apparent reason for this other than pure coincidence, whereas for the other, there is definitely a reason why he can’t be left alone with the man that somehow makes him weak at the knees.’

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~ Blanket Kick 💋🔥 RM x V ✧ 6.2k words total ✧ ...as idols ✧ bs&t era

parts: 01 / 02 / 03 / 04 ✍️? [See part 4 for the main smut, about 2.5k words]

Namjoon is confused and it doesn’t exactly help when his truth or dare forfeit is for Taehyung to sit on his lap. In a nutshell, Taehyung turns Namjoon into a hot mess.

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~ Intern 🔥❤️ RM x J-Hope // RM x Jungkook ✧ 20.2k words total ✧ about 3k words per part ✧ journalist!au / reporter!au ✧

parts: 01 / 02 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / ✍️?

Based on the K-Drama ‘She Was Pretty’ because I got major second lead syndrome. In which Namjoon has snagged an internship and his estranged childhood friend Hoseok is his boss. Also if you liked Namjoon’s purple hair, so does his new colleague, Jungkook.

Warnings: Flashbacks of bullying, shaming of homosexuality. Implied anxiety.

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Poly!RM

~ Us... and Them 💋🤹‍♀️ RM x y/n x Jin x Suga x V ✧ 14k words ✧

You and Taehyung get more than you bargained for when you pick up in the club when you pull not one, not two, but three other men.

Jin x Reader

~ THE 🧡🔥 ✧ chef!Jin / waiter!Jin ✧ 14.3k words total ✧ restaurant!au ✧

[One of my earlier works so please expect much less than greatness, though you can probably tell from the titles]

parts: 01 / 02 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / ✔️

‘You peer into a shop full of things you can’t afford and that reminds you that at some point, you really need to get a job… Then into a restaurant that seems absolutely charming [...] You make eye contact with one of the workers. He is probably not that much older than yourself, quite a good looking face, actually, and a smile that enhances his looks.

‘‘Oh my god, he’s smiling at me! He’s going to think I’m some weirdo that watches people! Crap! Keep walking y/n!’’

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~ Mrs Kim 🧡 2k words ✧

parts: 01 / 02 / ✍️

I... don’t know how to summarise this one rip. Maybe I can do a better job if I get to writing the other parts. To be honest, I’m sorry guys, I need to make some better quality Jin content.

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~ A Care Package To You 🧡 boyfriend!Jin ✧ 650 words ✧ lockdown imagine ✧

What would Seokjin send you in your time apart in lockdown?

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~ A Crush On You: Truth or Dare 🧡 2.1k words ✧ sleepover imagine ✧

In which Jungkook dares Seokjin to kiss his crush, you, at a sleepover.

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Jin x Member

~ Long distance scenario 🧡 Jin x Jimin ✧ 800 words ✧ quick untitled imagine ✧

In which Jimin is missing his boyfriend Seokjin

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~ Tease 🧡💋 Jin x V ✧ 4.2k words so far ✧

parts: 01 / ✍️

Taehyung has been visiting the local entertainment store daily without fail for the past two weeks for one reason only; the store’s handsome new employee, Seokjin. In these two weeks, Taehyung has bought a series of mostly useless things he doesn’t need, though he doesn’t mind one bit. It’s worth it so long as he can conjure up a conversation with the cutie behind the till.

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~ First Time 💋 Jin x Jungkook ✧ 2k words ✧ ...as idols ✧

In which Jungkook confides in his hyung that he’s never had sex. Seokjin is more than happy to accommodate.

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Poly!Jin

~ Us... and Them 💋🤹‍♀️ Jin x y/n x Suga x RM x V ✧ 14k words ✧

You and Taehyung get more than you bargained for when you pick up in the club when you pull not one, not two, but three other men.

Suga x Reader

~ Sweet Like Sugar 🔥💛 4k words ✧ school!au ✧

It’s that time of year again! Following the auditions in preparation for this year’s panto, the roles are announced! It seems the girls who are swooning over Taehyung aren’t the only ones who are jealous that you get a kissing scene with him...

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~ “It’s Been A While” 🔥 1.7k words ✧

It sucks. Being the best friend of the guy you’re in love with and that you aren’t the girl who rests on his shoulder, sat on the other side of him. People have qualifications in being a surgeon, a model, a lawyer… You, on the other hand seem to be over-qualified in third-wheeling. You’ve had enough.

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~ “Sea” 🔥💛 2k words ✧ idol!au ✧

The struggles of debuting as a foreigner are hitting hard for you. Yoongi is pretty impressed by your voice though.

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~ Rocker Yoongi ❓ 800 words ✧ rocker!Suga ✧ untitled imagine request for Yoongi x Melinda ✧

Yoongi actually quite likes it when the barmaid he’s trying to flirt with doesn’t take any of his shit

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~ New Jumper 💛 boyfriend!Suga ✧ 550 words ✧

A little mistake with the laundry results in a cute new look for your boyfriend

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~ “Zzz” 💛 bestfriend!Suga ✧ 600 words ✧ 💭 01 ✧

It’s only the first film in to your little marathon and already Yoongi struggles to pay attention

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~ Locked Down in Tension 🔥 housemate!Suga ✧ 2.1k words ✧ 💭 02 ✧ lockdown imagine ✧

There’s just something about your housemate Yoongi that distracts you from doing anything productive. Tensions rise when he gets a little touchy-feely whilst watching a film together...

~ Locked Down in Tension [continued] 💋 housemate!Suga ✧ 5k + 4.8k words ✧ lockdown imagine ✧

parts: 02 / 03 ✍️

...and things escalate from that point onwards. Basically, you fuck each other.

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~ “Say You Love Me” 🔥💋 exboyfriend!Suga ✧ 2.5k words ✧ 💭 06 ✧

“An aura of suspense filled the room as you were alone with your ex boyfriend for the first time since you two had broken up [..] But now he is standing here in front of you, it feels just like yesterday. Any hint of progress you made in moving on, vanished. Any rational thoughts about what went wrong, faded. Any moments you were convinced you don’t need him, forgotten about.”

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~ A Crush On You: Truth or Dare 💛 2.1k words ✧ sleepover imagine ✧

In which Yoongi struggles to admit his crush on you.

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Suga x Member

~ Attention 💋 Suga x V ✧ 4.6k words ✧ dom!Suga ✧

Taehyung just really wants to get Yoongi’s attention. He definitely succeeds.

Warnings / Themes: Choking and daddy kinks [but neither are too prominent]

~ Switch 💋 Suga x V ✧ 6k words ✧ [part 2] ✔️

Taehyung can’t stop thinking about that time with Yoongi at the hotel just over a week ago. Even just the sound of his hyung’s voice when they bump into each other at the local convenience store is a turn on.

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~ Sloshed ❓ Suga x Jungkook ✧ 700 words

In which Yoongi and Jungkook get drunk together at a festival.

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Poly!Suga

~ Us... and Them 💋🤹‍♀️ Suga x y/n x Jin x RM x V ✧ 14k words ✧

You and Taehyung get more than you bargained for when you pick up in the club when you pull not one, not two, but three other men.

J-Hope x Reader

~ “Godammit Hoseok!” 💚/❓ bestfriend!J-Hope ✧ 1k words ✧

Your friend Hoseok is being a little menace as you’re trying to get ready.

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~ The Closet 💋 2.1k + 2.5k words ✧ college!au ✧

parts: 01 / 02 ✔️

You and your college friends with whom who you’re collaborating on a track speculate what’s behind that mysterious door in the studio. Also, you’re experiencing major red-light syndrome and the nerves are real...

One day, when it’s just you and Hoseok in the studio, you discover it’s unlocked only to find it’s just an empty cupboard... which you guess has plenty of room when lust overcomes you.

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~ “Oops” 🔥 1k words ✧

You broke off your fling with Hoseok because you couldn’t do it anymore. You loved him too much to be satisfied in having anything less serious than that with him. Now, he can’t stop thinking about you.

~ “Best Of Me” 💚 fwb!Hoseok ✧ 2k words ✧ links to “Oops” but can be read as a separate fic ✧

Pretty much a flashback to a day at the beach with Hoseok, Jimin and Taehyung in with you and Hoseok are insanely flirty.

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~ Secret college relationship 💚 260 words ✧ untitled imagine request for JHope x Brianna ✧

Pretty much what it says on the tin. Painfully short, sorry.

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J-Hope x Member

~ Intern 🔥 J-Hope x RM ✧ 20.2k words total ✧ about 3k words per part ✧ journalist!au / reporter!au ✧

parts: 01 / 02 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / ✍️?

Warnings: Flashbacks of bullying, shaming of homosexuality, implied anxiety

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~ Rocker J-Hope ❓ J-Hope x V ✧ rocker!J-Hope ✧ 1k words ✧ untitled J-Hope x V imagine ✧

“That is a beautiful bloke” - Taehyung decides to go to the bar tonight. He likes who he sees there.

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Poly!J-Hope

~ “Roller Coaster” 💚🤹‍♀️ J-Hope x V x y/n ✧ 1.4k words ✧ 💭 05 ✧

You’re petrified of roller coasters. They just don’t seem safe. You’re forced to admit this when Taehyung is desperate to go on one.

Jimin x Reader

~ “It’s Been A While” 💙 1.7k words ✧

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~ Long Time Coming 🔥💙 fwb!Jimin ✧ 2.5k words ✧ college!au ✧

You thought you could be a no strings attached kind of deal with Jimin... until you’re crying in the club because there’s nobody else like him.

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~ A Care Package To You 💙 boyfriend!Jimin ✧ 700 words ✧ lockdown imagine ✧

What would Jimin send you in your time apart in lockdown?

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~ “Go Get ‘Em” 🔥💙 boyfriend!Jimin ✧ tall!reader ✧ 2.1k words ✧ ✧

You stopped wearing your favourite heels because you’re worried about what people say because you’re taller than your boyfriend Jimin. He loves you in those heels however, and is set on changing your point of view.

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~ High School Sweethearts 💙 boyfriend!Jimin ✧ 1k words ✧ 🔀 ‘OK’ by Strawberry Milk ✧

Various flashbacks with your high school sweetheart Jimin.

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Jimin x Member

~ Alone, Together 💋 Jimin x RM ✧ 5.6k words ✧ student!au

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~ Namjoon’s Crush 💙 Jimin x RM ✧ 500 words ✧

‘What happens when Namjoon needs a place to stay because his keys have vanished into thin air and Jimin is the only one who can offer him a bed for the night to recover?’

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~ Long distance scenario 💙 Jimin x Jin ✧ 800 words ✧ quick untitled imagine ✧

In which Jimin is missing his boyfriend Seokjin

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Poly!Jimin

~ poly!Jikook ❓🤹‍♀️ Jimin x Jungkook x y/n ✧ 900 words ✧ untitled imagine ✧

Jimin and Jungkook celebrate 5 months together with a night out clubbing. When Jungkook bumps into you, an old friend, Jimin gets jealous, at first.

V x Reader

~ Cuppa Tae 💜 series of linked drabbles ✧ 750 + 1.3k + 1.1k words ✧

parts: 01 / 02 / 03

You barely know Taehyung but there’s something about him that makes your heart flutter.

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~ Nice To Meet You 💜 1k words ✧ ...as an idol ✧

At a BTS VIP meet and greet, one of the boys stands out to you more than the others. It also seems one fan stood out to V more than the rest, too.

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~ Party Time 💋 2k words ✧

You sit on Taehyung’s lap when there’s nowhere else to sit. He’s embarrassed at the ‘problem’ he develops and you notice

“How about we have some fun on our own…?”

~ Coffee 🔥 1.5k words ✧ ✔️

Taehyung can’t stop thinking about that drunken night with you. He doesn’t know that you’re feeling the same way.

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~ Saudade 🔥💋 2.4k words ✧ ...as an idol ✧

You miss each other so badly. The boys’ schedule will probably always get in the way.

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~ Boxing Day 💜 bestfriend!V ✧ 1.3k words ✧ untitled drabble ✧

You take your bikes out for a ride and Taehyung takes you to an unfamiliar, pretty place.

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~ Uneasy 🔥💜 housemate! V ✧ 6.4k words ✧ student!au ✧

You’ve had enough of an unfulfilling relationship that does nothing but drain you. It’s time to move on with your life.

Warnings / Themes: Insecurity and low self esteem, coming out of a bad relationship, bullying flashbacks

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~ “It’s Complicated” ✍️🔥 housemate!V ✧ 900 words ✧ student!au

You left your relationship with Taehyung to be with him. Your new boyfriend is your soulmate, right?

“For fuck’s sake…” you exasperatedly sigh. “How did we go from 'Would you like a cup of tea?’ to ripping each other’s clothes off?”

Warnings / Themes: Cheating on a partner.

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~ Camping with V 💜 boyfriend!V ✧ 550 words ✧ 💭 08 ✧ unititled drabble ✧

“Taehyung always found you adorable. Particularly right now as you tried to keep a hold of the novelty sized beer can in your hands as you sit around the campfire with friends.”

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V x Member

~ Blanket Kick 💋🔥 V x RM ✧ 6.2k words total ✧ ...as idols ✧ bs&t era

parts: 01 / 02 / 03 / 04 ✍️? [See part 4 for the main smut, about 2.5k words]

Namjoon is confused and it doesn’t exactly help when his truth or dare forfeit is for Taehyung to sit on his lap. In a nutshell, Taehyung turns Namjoon into a hot mess.

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~ Tease 💜💋 V x Jin ✧ 4.2k words so far ✧

parts: 01 / ✍️

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~ Attention 💋 V x Suga ✧ 4.6k words ✧ dom!Suga ✧

Taehyung just really wants to get Yoongi’s attention. He definitely succeeds.

Warnings / Themes: Choking and daddy kinks [but neither are too prominent]

~ Switch 💋 V x Suga ✧ 6k words ✧ [part 2] ✧ ✔️

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~ Rocker V ❓ V x J-Hope ✧ rocker!V✧ 1k words ✧ untitled J-Hope x V imagine ✧

“That is a beautiful bloke” - Taehyung decides to go to the bar tonight. He likes who he sees there.

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Poly!V

~ Us... and Them 💋🤹‍♀️ V x y/n x Jin x Suga x RM ✧ 14k words ✧

You and Taehyung get more than you bargained for when you pick up in the club when you pull not one, not two, but three other men.

~ “Roller Coaster” 💜🤹‍♀️ V x J-Hope x y/n ✧ 1.4k words ✧ 💭 05 ✧

You’re petrified of roller coasters. They just don’t seem safe. You’re forced to admit this when Taehyung is desperate to go on one.

Jungkook x Reader

~ Moving On 🔥 husband!Jungkook ✧ 8k words total [each part more or less 2.5k] ✧

parts: 01 / 02 / 03 ✍️

Your marriage with Jungkook turned into a shambles. What went so horribly wrong?

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~ Making Out ❓ 2.3k words ✧

You teach Jungkook to be less shy around girls

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~ “Can’t Buy Me, Love” 🔥 coworker!Jungkook ✧ 7.7k words total ✧

parts: 01 / 02 / 03 ✔️

The beautiful man from across the room becomes an employee at your work. You have to witness him getting basic girls left right and center, all the while you fall head over heels for him.

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~Jungkook’s Noona 💗 boyfriend!Jungkook ✧ 450 words ✧

Jungkook is surprisingly mature.

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~ Wedding 💗 friend!Jungkook ✧ 600 words✧

Jungkook just like to bug you, knowing you’re quite sceptical about the whole wedding malarkey.

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~ “Take a Date to Skate” 💗 date!Jungkook ✧ 1.4k words ✧ 💭 03 ✧ 1980s!au

“You and Jungkook had been seeing each other for almost a couple of months now and were just seeing where things took you [...] It eventually became an unspoken protocol that Thursday night was date night since after every date, you’d both agree to see each other ‘this time next week?’”

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~ A Crush On You: Truth or Dare 💗 2.5k words ✧ sleepover imagine ✧

What happens in seven minutes in heaven with Jungkook?

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~ “She’s Mine Now” ❓/ 💗✍️ drummer!Jungkook ✧ 7.1k words ✧

Jungkook gets the girl right in front of her lousy date’s nose.

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~ Somebody To Lean On ❓ friend!Jungkook ✧ 1.1k words ✧ 💭 07 ✧

An attempt to rekindle things with an ex reminds you of the jerk he was in the first place. It’s raining and Jungkook lets you in.

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~ Work Hard, Play Hard 💋 coworker!Jungkook / businessman!Jungkook ✧ 7.2k words ✧ office!au / business!au ✧

You get more than you bargained for on your business trip with colleague Jungkook…

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Jungkook x Member

~ Intern 🔥💗 Jungkook x RM ✧ 20.2k words total ✧ about 3k words per part ✧ journalist!au / reporter!au ✧

parts: 01 / 02 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / ✍️?

Warnings: Flashbacks of bullying, shaming of homosexuality, implied anxiety

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~ First Time 💋 Jungkook x Jin ✧ 2k words ✧ ...as idols ✧

In which Jungkook confides in his hyung that he’s never had sex. Seokjin is more than happy to accommodate.

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~ Sloshed ��Jungkook x Suga ✧ 700 words ✧

In which Yoongi and Jungkook get drunk together at a festival.

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~ Don’t Mind Me 💋 Jungkook x Jimin ✧ 2.5k words ✧

There’s only so long Jimin can watch his boyfriend just sitting there being all hot and angry with his perfect hands on that game controller

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Poly!Jungkook

~ poly!Jikook ❓🤹‍♀️ Jimin x Jungkook x y/n✧ 900 words ✧ untitled imagine ✧

Jimin and Jungkook celebrate 5 months together with a night out clubbing. When Jungkook bumps into you, an old friend, Jimin gets jealous, at first.

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~ So Far Away 🔥💋 tbh cba to word count right now ✧ student!au ✧

parts: 01 / 02 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 / 10 / 11 / ✍️ [planning to rewrite this soon so if you see it gone, it’ll be back and hopefully better]

“For several months now, Jeon Jeongguk and Jung Hoseok had been ‘together’ but not together… It was unnecessarily complicated. They both liked each other but were clearly, as Jeongguk said, too stubborn to admit it to each other, perhaps even scared, given the fact that they used to hate each other.”

Basically loads of pairings [won’t give the context though]: hopekook, vkook, vmin, namjin, sugakookie... it’s all a big mess really, that’s why I’m rewriting it

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~ PAPER HEARTS headcanon ✧ 1.1k words ✧

Me making dumbass imagines of when any of the boys will have to enlist in the army.

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~ SKOOL LUV AFFAIR school!au ✧ 3.7k words so far ✧

Based on the album that is the fiction’s namesake - the concept of them all liking the same girl.

Where Did You Come From? [01] ✍️? 3.7k words

The new girl has a cold response towards Namjoon who has been asked to show her around... actually, she’s cold to anyone if they aren’t rich enough, at that.

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BTS Soulmate!AU Coming Up!

(Well at least I hope to continue it at some point lmao)

PROLOGUE: Mindful // PROLOGUE: Youthful // PROLOGUE: Hopeful

The Very Hopeful And I: BTS Soulmate!AU [01]

Part 1 of this soulmate!au… ^

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nythroughthelens · 5 years ago

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Turns out that one of the most terrifying things to go through in a pandemic is to come down with the virus causing the pandemic. I am on day 7 of Covid-19, Coronavirus. I shared this fact in a video yesterday across all of my social media accounts. I received a lot of messages asking how people could help and if I had shareable PayPal, Venmo, Kofi links as well as how to purchase my work (I am also unemployed right now which is adding to the terror). Here is a master list of ways to donate and support me as well as ways to purchase my art.

Ways to donate and support me financially:

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Ways to purchase my art:

Main collection of my art for sale

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My Arctic photos are also for sale: Arctic expedition photos

Additionally:

I license my work out for film, print, television, book covers, games, music media + digital use. If you are thinking about licensing my work for any of the above scenarios, feel free to reach out to me at my email: [email protected]

I have two books but I am going to be brutally honest and share that sales of my books will not help me out right now for a multitude of reasons having to do with how traditional publishing operates.

Covid-19:

Here I am yesterday on day 6 of Covid-19 sharing my symptoms and general sadness about the state of things. I am on day 7 right now and developed a sporadic dry cough but still have the same symptoms as I mention in the video.

Here’s hoping it doesn’t progress further. And I wish all of you good health and minimal pain during this absolutely horrific time period we are all experiencing together.

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andymull · 6 years ago

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WWE Wrestlemania 35 - Preview & Predictions

Becky Lynch vs Ronda Rousey (c) vs Charlotte Flair (c) - Winner Takes All

And here we go...... the women have finally produced a feud and wrestlers that have gotten theirselves into the main event of the biggest show of the year. The addition of Ronda to the company has been MASSIVE, both to the product in terms of matches as well as to the financial side of things with her being a big factor in the WWE’s new tv deals. And as well as Ronda we have Becky, who has really clicked with fans over the past few months, with the image of her with a busted face on Raw being the image fans now see the second they think of her which was vital in her progression.

This then leads us to the third wheel of the match in Charlotte, im not sure if that’s a knock on her or not, oh well its the truth. There was a big backlash around her inclusion here as many feel it wasn't required in the slightest, but really taking a step back and thinking about it this added an extra factor of heat to the feud which was kinda needed as they've messed up so often during the build to this bout. Whoever the winner beats to win then sets up another big match with the person not involved as they weren't beaten, then you can also have the loser climbing their way back to another bout giving it another layer of development to it all. Another of the problems in adding Charlotte was that very recently it seems Vince found out that Charlotte hadn't won a tv match this year, this was the reason for her randomly taking on Asuka and beating her for the title to show there was a big reason to add her in the main event as more people were questioning how bad that stat looked. And at the same time doing that has destroyed the plans for the Smackdown women's championship and Asuka’s big pay day.

Remember, they arent just building to this match, they are building for the future. And the above will see them easily through to the Survivor Series with a heavily heated title feud on one or both shows depending on how they handle the winner having two titles......

Which then leads to their decision, do they continue to have two women’s champions OR have one champion that travels to both shows to align things with the women’s tag titles?

I see Becky winning beating Charlotte to take both belts, it lets Ronda have some time off setting up a big money match on her return while Becky leads Raw in her place - LYNCH

The New Daniel Bryan (c) vs Kofi Kingston - WWE Championship Match

Another match where the build has been all over the shop, but in this case injuries have changed and dictated the directional moves in which wrestler would be making the step up to challenge Bryan for the belt. The last change that stuck was moving Kevin Owens out of the match and adding Kofi after his reaction in the Elimination Chamber, after he was added to that match after Ali was injured and lost his spot there too, busy to keep up isnt it...

This really should be an easy to predict outcome with Kofi finally getting his big shot and winning the title for a first time, the actual question should be how long will he hold the belt for? Once the Wrestlemania buzz dies down and management begin to look critically at his ratings and sales how long will they persevere with his reign?

I just hope they dont split The New Day up during his run, we need them to keep the group together and show friendship in a solid way, instead of the usual ways of them turning on him with poor reasoning. If they want to challenge him for the belt have them ask for it and say they are willing to prove theirselves first, then challenge him as friends as whoever wins it doesn't break the connection as they all support each other.

Daniel Bryan will not lose much in dropping the title, he’ll quickly move into another fun feud with whoever he wants and asks for, this is exactly the method to Bryan’s current run and its great......get Pete Dunne ready!!! - KINGSTON

Brock Lesnar (c) vs Seth Rollins - WWE Universal Championship Match

Too many matches on this show, so ill be quick with the ones that SHOULD have an easy to predict outcome.

This is the perfect example, Seth goes over strong, Brock takes some time away and finally gets a date for his return to the UFC and gets in fighting shape. Rollins then returns to Raw as champion and moves into a feud with Drew McIntyre who deserves it and will have some solid bouts, the only problem there is Drew is up against Roman and I doubt he wins at Mania over him - ROLLINS

Triple H vs Batista - No Holds Barred Match

Also if HHH loses he has to retire and cant wrestle again which should ring bells for the outcome, I love that Big Dave is returning for one last match and if you know him you’ll know he isnt here to have his hand raised.

Triple H wins, hopefully quickly after seeing his last few bouts, then I see them both hugging straight after or even on Raw just making a mockery out of this fake build up to the feud - TRIPLE H

Shane McMahon vs The Miz - Falls Count Anywhere Match

Toilet break time.

I really have no interest in this in the slightest, even as a team I didnt care, seeing Shane wrestle as a heel doesn't appeal and Miz acting as a bad ass baby-face cant get me to act interested.

I love Shane as a heel boss but it doesn't carry over to wrestling, as a face his whole act is building to a big spot/jump but that really is counterproductive for a heel, and if they do so then dont be surprised to have him get cheered over Miz - MIZ

Roman Reigns vs Drew McIntyre

I really want Drew to win here as he’s so ready for the big push but the whole story to Roman’s return cant possibly see them plan for anything other than a Reigns victory. I can only imagine them doing a multi person match on Raw for the next number one contender as a way to have Drew get there without pinning Roman - REIGNS

Tamina/Nia Jax vs Bayley/Sasha Banks (c) vs The IIconics vs Beth Phoenix/Nattie - WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way Match

All I can say here is that the Sky Pirates NEEDED to be in this match for my interest.

Lets get rid of Nia and Tamina quickly in a heap of rubble at ringside then let the others work, there’s no doubt in my mind that the champs are keeping their belts. They then will defend on all shows including NXT, hopefully, but lets keep the titles on teams that can work well and not with the gimmicky teams please - BAYLEY/BANKS

AJ Styles vs Randy Orton

This should be a very solid bout but at the same time is really the beginning of the feud so may not get the most time and could have a cheap finish to let this continue. But saying that these two could be guys high up on the list of people that potentially could get moved around in the draft, especially Styles after his long run with the title on Smackdown - STYLES

Samoa Joe (c) vs Rey Mysterio - WWE US Title Match

Another match that has changed multiple times or morphed into other planned feuds, this particular match blatantly wasn't planned at the time of the last PPV as they had Joe choke out Rey which doesn't make any sense to have him now challenge here.

For me Joe needs a long run with the title mowing through guys and gaining back the killer image he should have, let him do this for months with the whole purpose of it being to ultimately get him ready to be moved back to the main event scene as a legit challenger and the champion.

Rey has looked great since coming back and should really have been having a bout against Andrade tonight with the mask vs hair stipulation added to it but oh well, not sure if Dominic will be ringside and involved but I feel he may and may be the reason for Joe retaining, be that by him being a distraction for his Dad or even turning on his Dad, who knows.

What I also will say is that Rey actually does have a slight injury which he seems to be fine with,but, I wouldn't put it past them to alter this and add others to the match AGAIN just to get people on the show and save Rey’s ankle if its still in pain - JOE

Bobby Lashley (c) vs Finn Balor - WWE Intercontinental Championship Match

Finn’s going to be in Demon mode, simple - BALOR

Kurt Angle vs The Baron - Angle’s Farewell Match

Man, what a let down this is if it actually is the planned match, and not only that but Angle is broken down now sadly to the point where they shouldn't be putting him in the ring, who knows how he passes their tests to see if he is fit enough to be in there.

The big story is will someone take out The Baron when he makes his way to the ring for a HUGE pop and take his place against Kurt, the popular choice with people is seemingly John Cena. Now, im not sure anyone can drag Angle to a great match anymore and bringing in someone who isnt a full timer and hasn't been wrestling in awhile is a bad choice for me, id rather he be involved in the Elias angle where he can come in and nail an F5 for the easy pop.

Im actually lost for who should take the role and it work and more importantly someone who isnt already in a match on the card. If I could take it back afew months I would have never had the Drew McIntyre match in November where he destroyed Kurt with his own move, if they built Drew as a force upto this point then had a super competitive match with Angle ending in the same way as November I think you could take tons from it. Angle doesn't need to go out on top, he will be left in the ring after the match for the applause and potentially taking off of his boots to leave in the ring. But it will also do wonders for someone to beat him, hell if its Drew it would have been easy to move him straight to the title scene rather than a lose to Roman.

If it actually stays as The Baron id love for it to be a double retirement match, or an Angle win - ANGLE

Ricochet/Aleister Black vs The Uso’s (c) vs The Bar vs Rusev/Shinsuke Nakamura - WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship Fatal 4 Way Match

Id expect the Usos to retain, not sure the others deserve the titles just yet, maybe Ricochet and Black but I see them going singles once the Mania buzz dies down - USOS

Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal

The main name included here is Braun Strowman and the guys from SNL, I cant see past Braun and there’s no real reason for it unless there’s a new guy debuting or a big angle that’s going longer with the SNL guys being able to get Braun eliminated - BRAUN

Women’s Battle Royal

I dont think all the names have been announced here and it will be decided just before the show on who’s around, yes I believe that fully. The front-runners should be Asuka, Mandy Rose and Lacey Evans, Asuka deserves it for how she’s been treated with the title and Lacey’s big push should be starting from here. Ill go with Lacey to eliminate Asuka to win and kick start her first bi feud on the main roster - EVANS

Buddy Murphy (c) vs Tony Nese - WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match

Again I say the same thing, not the time for Murphy to drop the title and not the opponent for it either, infact im alittle surprise Nese got the spot. He’s a good wrestler but I dont think much of his character work ‘look at my abs!!’ and that’s basically it? - MURPHY

The Revival (c) vs Zack Ryder/ Curt Hawkins - WWE Raw Tag Team Championship Match

There really is ZERO need for this match, ZERO. The challengers haven't been on tv, haven't won matches and have ZERO credibility.........but what about Hawkins losing streak......that’s literally the ONLY reason they have gotten this spot - REVIVAL

I hope everyone enjoys the show, please try and watch it in parts if you can avoid spoilers as this is WAAAAAAYYYYYYY too long a show AGAIN

Bye for now

Andy

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magpiefngrl · 7 years ago

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Fae AU!!!! This is gonna sound weird, but, Fae AU where they’re both High Fae that rule over conflicting seasons (Draco is Summer and Harry is Winter or vice versa)

Thank you for your prompt! I loved the idea, but for some reason I struggled with the plot. I wrote 3 different beginnings before I decided to delete the whole thing and start again lol. Hope you enjoy it!

Many many thanks to @lower-east-side for betaing this at such short notice! You’re the best 💖💖💖

The Spider’s Silk (3.4k, Explicit-ish. Despite mentions of misery, it has a happy ending, promise!)

Draco was supposed to take a quick look around, that’sall; not strike conversations with attractive Fae from other Courts, whohappened to be wandering alone in the Spring Court’s formal gardens.

‘You’re not meant to be here, are you?’ said Harry,son of the Summer High Lord, trailing his fingers through the water of afountain. ‘It’s the Passing of the Flame from Spring to Summer. You aren’tallowed here.’

‘Will you tell on me?’ Draco raised his eyebrow, moredaring than he felt, knowing full well he’d be in trouble if his father heardhe visited the Spring Court in secret, let alone during the Passing. He’d noidea what had driven him to disobey traditions that spanned a thousand yearsonly so he could finally see the Summer Lords by himself. Draco flexed hiswings, trying to suppress a spike of anxiety, and noticed Harry’s eyes sweepingover them, his skin flushing.

‘I could,’ Harry said, dragging his gaze from Draco’swings and meeting his eyes. ‘But I won’t. Why are you here?’

Draco shrugged. He couldn’t very well say he burnedwith the desire to see the Summer Fae and their antlers, so different to thegreen-skinned folk of Spring, or the red-haired Autumn Fae with the long tails.So different to Draco and his family: winged and pale, hair and eyes almostdevoid of colour like the snowy slopes of Erebos where the Winter Court stood.In the end, he settled for half a lie: ‘I wanted an adventure.’

That brought a crooked smile on Harry’s face. ‘Haveyou been to the Spring woods? They’ve the most curious beasts; also, rumourssay a tribe of carnivorous Fae hides deep in the forest.’

‘I thought Spring was all dew-covered meadows andwildflowers.’ Draco’s father had portrayed Spring as the most frivolous of allthe Courts, desiring ephemeral pleasures and creating nothing of substance.

Harry scoffed. ‘Spoken like someone truly clueless.There’s blood and rot underneath the thriving plants; what do you think makesthis realm so fertile?’

Draco didn’t like to be made to feel ignorant. ‘Ithink you’re full of talk. Ever seen one of these beasts you speak of?’

Harry crossed his arms, the air chilling between them.‘Some. And if you don’t believe me—’

‘I don’t,’ Draco said.

‘—I can show you.’

Entering the woods at the heels of a Summer Fae (the basestof the Courts, Draco’s father always said) in search of mythical beasts likethe Grey Spider or the infamous Horned Fae with the bloody tastes didn’t seemlike something Draco would regret. Draco felt little fear; he could hold hisown in a fight. The Winter Court wasn’t short of dangerous creatures and he hada good deal of magic in him.

They didn’t speak much as Harry led them deeper intothe woods. Pollen drifted from blooming trees on a light breeze that ruffledHarry’s hair, and the smell of wildflowers and moist soil filled the air.That’s what Draco had found different when he’d first crossed the border toSpring: the fragrant air he breathed, heady and intoxicating.

‘So how do you know so much about these woods?’ heasked Harry when the silence had stretched thin.

‘My mother’s a Spring Court maiden,’ Harry said, afact which explained his startling eye colour. ‘I’ve visited often; I have lotsof cousins.’

‘My father disagrees with the idea of taking a consortfrom outside one’s Court,’ Draco said, pushing aside a fern.

‘Does he now?’ Harry’s voice sounded cold.

Draco said nothing, certain that mentioning traditionand the correct way of doing things would annoy Harry. Perhaps his father wasright about the Summer Court and their progressive manners, if they’vetaken up with Fae from other realms.

Glancing at Harry ahead of him, sure-footed and tall,his breeches snug on his legs, Draco thought that perhaps that wasn’t such abad idea.

Soon the woods around them filled with shadows, thecanopy above blocking the sun. An eerie silence spread when they crossed amurmuring stream that vanished once they were over it. No birds sang or insectsbuzzed, the rustling of the tree branches the only sound. Draco felt the hairat the back of his neck rise; his wings spread a little, as if preparing forflight.

‘We’re here,’ Harry said and motioned him to crouchnext to him behind an oak. ‘The Grey Spiders’ nests are over there.’ He pointedat the white mist ahead. Not mist: spider silk hanging from the trees in thicktranslucent drapes.

‘They say if you steal a Grey Spider’s silk, it’llgrant you a wish to retrieve it,’ Draco whispered.

Harry grinned, his eyes bright in the gloom. ‘Draco ofthe Winter Lords, you wanted an adventure? How about we have one?’

Ten minutes later they pelted through the trees,panting, as branches behind them groaned and creaked under the weight of theenormous creature after them. Draco, his hands covered with a silk bundle,zigzagged through the trees, his lungs gasping for air but every nerve in hisbody burning alive.

‘This way,’ Harry called from his right and Dracoswerved, missing the creature’s pincers by a few inches, and burst through awall of ivy between two trees. The spider followed, tearing down the ivy asecond later. A second which was enough for Harry to have taken position, curlsof magic spiraling golden around his fingers, creating a barrier. Draco hadflown over him, holding the silk out of reach.

The spider raised its many dark eyes to Draco overheadand wailed, pushing against the invisible barrier Harry had created. When itrealised it was trapped, it stilled. Its mean eyes looked at them as Dracolanded beside Harry.

‘What’ll it take for me to have my silk back?’ thespider said in a high voice. Draco shivered.

‘We want you to grant us a wish,’ Harry said.

‘My wishes bring misery,’ the spider warned.

‘Do you think we’re fools?’ Harry asked, and Dracosmirked at the spider. ‘A wish means something we want to happen.’

‘Ignore me at your peril, young Fae. What’s the wish?’the spider asked.

Draco gazed at Harry, who looked back. They hadn’tplanned that far ahead. Stealing the silk had been worth it, Draco thought, forthe excitement of the chase and the way his heart beat fast in his chest,adrenaline coursing through his veins. Harry said nothing either. He brushedhis sweaty hair back, his face flushed with exertion, and he beamed at Draco. Athought passed through Draco’s brain, fleeting like a butterfly. He wonderedwhat it’d be like to—

The spider spoke. ‘Your wish is granted. Give me mysilk.’

‘What?’ Harry asked. ‘We haven’t made a request.’

‘Yes, you have. The wish needn’t be spoken out loud,’the spider screeched, clicking its pincers. ‘The silk!’

Draco’s cheeks burned as he considered what the spidermight have considered a wish. He reluctantly handed the silk back, while Harry,red in the face but obstinate, asked, ‘Whose wish did you grant?’

The spider retreated with its bundle. ‘You’ll see.’Draco would swear it said it with glee.

They remained still, listening to the spider’sprogress through the forest. Draco scuffed his toe on the ground. ‘Wish or not,it was still great fun.’

Harry smiled back. ‘It was, wasn’t it?’

Behind them a stream flowed and they crossed it and trudgedon until the trees became sparser and the light fell slanted and green throughthe trees. Harry climbed one to pick some red, ripe fruit, which he shared withDraco. Draco had never eaten it before; it tasted sharp and sweet. Juice randown Draco’s chin as he bit into it, and he caught Harry glancing at him as helicked his lips and his sticky fingers.

The idea that the spider might grant his fleetingthought lit a fire in Draco’s insides. He couldn’t help glancing at Harry’slips and his teeth ripping into the fruit, and the way his eyes softened whenhe glanced at Draco. Draco had no clue if the wish might be fulfilled soon. Theidea caused his stomach to flip with nerves and torturous anticipation.

They’d reached a pleasant clearing, bright and lush,where a pool had formed shaded by three willow trees. Harry sprawled in theshade, limbs akimbo, and closed his eyes. Draco sat near him, watching him.He’d never imagined he’d find a Fae of another realm attractive, and certainlynot one of the Summer Court, but now that his pulse had calmed and theexcitement had settled, all he could think about was kissing Harry. Just theonce. Just to see what it was like.

Harry disrupted these thoughts by standing andundressing.

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morgan-angel · 3 months ago

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Day 31 of my art challenge. 💀

#morgan challenge

Part one :

Part two :

First day of october (October theme's is anatomy. I've been struggling lately with anatomy and it really make me sad. So, I want to make some progress on it !) 🎃

First post of october! Finally a new theme ! Yippie !

Sooo, today's was about anatomy, obviously. And also a bit of character design and line-art. I made two parts for today. First one is a study of a full skeleton. Even if it's not anatomically correct yet, it's still my first time doing a full time skeleton and I didn't make a lot of skull in my life tho. I really like it ! Also, drawing skeleton to help with anatomy is actually so much better than doing poses studies. Because skeleton is a guaranteed base !

Part two was about doing characters in a skeleton base. I love doing this, it's so fun and it actually helps a lot. I know we can't very tell that there were a skeleton base so here is an example :

I really love this ! It's hard but worth it so far.

Gotta do some more skeleton studies tomorrow ngl. Or else. But I like doing this.

Go see the pin post on my profile if you need some context :)

Working on opening a lil shop on Kofi tho. I really want to do some commissions. If you want to just follow me, here is the link : https://ko-fi.com/eishi_h

Also, if you want some better quality photo or just want to see more of my art, go on my insta : https://www.instagram.com/eishihashimoto1?igsh=N2MycDh6NnE4cDMw :)

New beginning! Gotta grind and make a lot of progress like September !

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kujo1597 · 7 years ago

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Actually, That Was a Good Thing

Life is constantly moving forward. Things are always changing, nothing is ever still even when you don’t realize it’s moving. A lot can happen in just a year.

(A/N: Holy cow! I’m actually done this! I wanna thank those of you who read this until the end. I appreciate you so much! And I really appreciate new readers as well I hope you enjoy reading the whole story. Of course I’ll still be writing stuff for this AU but the main chunk of story is done.

And a big shoutout to @drawbauchery for her Mom Zircon AU. It really inspired my human Zircon. That dynamic between Zircon and Peridot is super cute! And I really wanted to do a similar dynamic. But without the stalker, I think I’ve put poor Peri through enough already. Haha.)

You can also read this on Archive of Our Own.

Chapter 15

Peridot let out her breath in a puff when she put a heavy box on a brand new carpet.

The room looked and smelled so clean.

“Ooof,” Amethyst put down another heavy box.

As she looked around Peridot felt a bittersweet feeling.

“Heck of a year,” she said.

“Huh?” Amethyst didn’t quite catch that.

“I was just thinking that is was just one year ago that I was living with Lapis and the two of us had our first date.” Peridot’s expression turned apologetic. “Sorry my moving day fell on our one-year anniversary.”

“Don’t worry about it; important thing is that we’re together,” Amethyst kissed Peridot on the cheek. “Not like it’ll take all day to do this anyway.”

“Yeah,” Peridot knelt to give Max a pat. She pointed at an arbitrary part of the hallway. “Go explore, Max. This is our new home.”

But he stayed put.

“Little guy probably needs to adjust first,” Amethyst suggested. “He’s never been here before.”

“That’s true. He’ll explore with me, I’m sure.”

Amethyst stretched out. “Well, we should start unpacking.”

“Then go out and buy a mattress. The bed in here is too soft.”

“You already tested it?”

“I felt it while putting boxes in my bedroom. I can’t sleep on it.”

“Alright, mattress shopping it is. Good thing you’re not stuck with that clown car anymore.”

Peridot laughed. “Yeah, I still can’t believe Pearl surprised me with a car. Fixing it with her was so fun, then she let me keep it!”

“So which room you wanna unpack first?”

“How many belts does one demigirl need?” Amethyst playfully groaned as she sprawled out on Peridot’s bed.

“I don’t have that many. And it’s not like they’re all the same anyway,” Peridot pulled out a few belts. “See? This one has an alien pattern, this one is covered in Pokémon, and this one is houndstooth.”

“Yeah, I’ve seen,” Amethyst really didn’t get it. “That’s just a lot of belts nobody’ll see.”

“A few of my therapists told me that doing small things for myself, even if it’s silly stuff like wearing goofy belts that only I know about can help my mood.”

“Oh, that makes sense. Probably should guessed. So is that houndstooth one because you like Persona 4 so much?”

“You know it.”

“And y’know... having a million belts is probably better than me. I just have the one and it’s being held together with duct tape,” Amethyst changed the subject. “Since you’re buying a new bed, do you mind if I have this one?”

“Not at all.”

“Cool.”

Peridot finished organizing her closet knowing full-well that it wouldn’t last. But it was satisfying nonetheless.

“Do you think Max will be fine while we go shopping?”

Amethyst glanced at the sleeping lump on the bed next to her. “I don’t see why not. Buddy’s passed out. And you leave him alone all the time.”

“Sometimes dogs piddle and get destructive when they’re nervous. He’d be left all alone in a strange new place.”

“We’ll just take a trip to Dreamy Sleep then come back.”

Peridot glanced at Max. “Well, what I can do is leave some of my clothes laying around to hopefully keep him calm.” She gave it some more thought. “Yeah, he’ll be okay if I do that.”

“Ready to go then?”

Before long Peridot changed and left her clothes on the bed and couch.

While her and Amethyst carried the new mattress through the hallway, thank the stars Peridot got a room on the first floor, Peridot was confronted by a woman with bright-yellow hair styled up into two points.

“Do you have a dog?”

“Yeah,” Peridot signaled to Amethyst to put the mattress down. “But he only weighs nine pounds so he’s well within the size limit.”

“That’s well-and-good but if he cries constantly then we’re going to have a problem.”

“Max cried? Was it the whole time I was out? He’s usually very quiet.”

“He cried for the first five minutes.”

“Ah, this was his first time being left alone here. He should be good in the future. I don’t go out much so he should be adjusted next time.”

The woman’s eyes narrowed. “What do you do for a living?”

“I’m a freelance programmer,” Peridot replied growing more irritated. She knows she doesn’t exactly look ‘respectable’ but frankly, bright-yellow hair doesn’t either.

“Okay the-”

“Jeanne!” Another woman came bounding through the hall. Her pale blue hair curved and floppy. “Are you harassing our new neighbour?”

Jeanne, oh how the sound of that name made Peridot’s skin crawl, replied, “I was just asking them about their dog.”

“I must apologize for Jeanne,” the blue-haired woman said. “She’s a stickler for the rules.” Her tone turned firm when she started to face the other strange lady. “I told you it was just a nervous pet.”

“It’s fine,” Peridot said, the new woman seemed very nice and when Peridot looked at her she felt something she’s never quite felt before. In some ways it was like how she felt about her dad. But different.

Jeanne... not so much.

“Oh, right,” the new lady turned to Peridot. “Isa.”

“Peridot.”

“Amethyst,” she waved from where she was leaning against the wall.

“Good to meet you,” Isa said then she looked between Peridot and Amethyst. “Are you two living together?”

“No,” Peridot hesitated but saw a wedding ring on Isa’s finger and a matching one on Jeanne’s. “We’re not living together but we have been dating for one year. Exactly, actually. So you and Jaune are married, right?”

“Yes.”

“Got married the day it was made legal.”

“That’s great,” Peridot said, feeling relieved. Some of her neighbours in her old apartment were... less tolerant.

“We should let you go,” Isa said.

“Yeah,” a part of Peridot didn’t want this conversation to end. She started to consider getting to know Isa over tea. “Max is missing me. It was nice to meet you.”

The four all waved and said their goodbyes and Peridot and Amethyst reached Peridot’s room.

She carefully opened the door and Max came bolting out then started to run circles around her.

“Okay, hello, I know, you missed me,” Peridot picked Max up and kissed him. “Let’s check around for accidents, eh Max?”

After the inspection which turned up nothing resulting in lots of scritches and smooches from Peridot, and the mattress was in place, Peridot and Amethyst sat on the couch watching TV.

“So Peri, how ‘bout we do something naughty?” Amethyst wiggled her eyebrows.

“Oh, what do you have in mind?” Peridot gave Amethyst a sultry look.

“Well,” Amethyst dragged the next sentence out sexily. “Why don’t we cheat on Kofi and order Domino’s?

“How scandalous,” Peridot leaned into Amethyst. “Pull out your phone and place that order.”

“You want those spicy chicken bites?”

“You know I do-” Peridot couldn’t keep up the routine; she started laughing uncontrollably.

“How could you?” Amethyst said in mock offense. “I try winning your heart with pizza and chicken and you laugh at me?”

“I can’t help it,” Peridot said between giggles. “We’re such big dorks.” She collapsed onto Amethyst clutching her stomach.

Amethyst traced lines next to Peridot’s mouth with her thumb. “Maybe I should cut back on the comedy a bit. You’re starting to get laugh lines.” She rubbed Peridot’s cheek. “Then again, those are the best wrinkles. Means you’re happy.”

“Please don’t stop making me laugh, even when I look like my lola,” Peridot sat partially up and wrapped her arms around Amethyst. “Your sense of humour is one of my favourite things about you.”

“You feeling alright? Like, you’re cuddly but not usually this mushy.”

Peridot nestled into Amethyst’s neck. “I think I’m just feeling a bit lonely. I haven’t lived alone since college.”

“Want me to stay the night?”

“No,” a shake of the head. “Well, yes. But you shouldn’t. It’d be best if I just rip off the bandage. So to speak.”

“Alright, if you change your mind tell me,” Amethyst looked at her phone. “Still up for cheating on Kofi?”

“Always.”

“Have I ever told you that I appreciate how you started trying weird shit with your food?” Amethyst stated, amused by Peridot putting her chicken bites onto her pizza.

“I’ll never surpass the master,” Peridot took a bite. “I’m not brave enough to mix strawberries, canned tuna, and hot sauce together.”

“Not my best sandwich in all honesty.”

“They can’t all be winners,” Peridot said with a shrug.

They ate supper while watching Ninja Keith reruns.

Eventually Amethyst spoke up. “So, you still doin’ that Lapis and Jasper thing with me tomorrow?”

“Yeah,” Peridot finished off her crust. “We need to make sure it goes well. And if it doesn’t, we need to be there to help them.”

Amethyst grabbed another slice of pizza. “True. And fukkin’ deck Lapis if she makes my sister even worse.”

“She won’t. Lapis has made great progress. Have faith in my roo-former roommate.”

“I know,” Amethyst sighed. “Just worried. Jasper’s been doing better too.” She took a big bite. “Don’t want it to go backwards.”

“I feel the same way when it comes to Lapis.”

“You sure you don’t want me to spend the night?” Amethyst had noticed a subtle sadness in Peridot’s eyes. “Sometimes it’s best to take band-aids off slowly. Y’ever slice your leg open?”

Peridot cringed. “Yeah, ripping off the bandage hurt like a son-of-a-gun.”

“But if you peeled it and wet it then it wouldn’t have.”

After a moment’s thought Peridot gave in. “You’ve convinced me. So I guess you need to go get your stuff then.”

“Nah,” Amethyst polished off her pizza. “I had a feeling you’d want company the first night. My stuff’s in my car.”

“You know me well.”

Peridot and Amethyst barely dragged themselves out of bed the next morning. They were both worried that things would go horribly wrong with Lapis and Jasper.

But before they arrived at the meeting place Peridot decided to drop Max off at the beach house. He needed the supervision if they were gonna be gone for the day.

Pearl was the one who opened the door. “Hello Peridot and Amethyst.”

“Hey Pearl,” Peridot greeted her. “Thanks for puppysitting on such short notice.”

“Don’t mention it,” Pearl gave Max a swift pat on the head. “I actually kind of like him now.”

“We can’t dawdle,” Peridot put Max on the floor then pointed into the house. “Go find Steven.”

With that, Max excitedly ran off.

“Bye Max,” Peridot called after him with a giggle.

“Amethyst,” Pearl turned her attention to her. “I need you to pick up a few things.”

“Got it,” Amethyst saluted as she took the shopping list.

“You’ve never watched Max for the whole day before,” Peridot passed a basket full of blankets, toys, and food for Max to Pearl then pulled a piece of paper out of her hoodie pocket “As you know he eats at all three meals, though breakfast isn’t an issue... He gets three-quarters of a scoop of kibble. Max sometimes sleeps under stuff so if you haven’t seen him in a while check under Amethyst’s bed. Let’s see...” Peridot looked over her list to find more urgent stuff.

“Peridot,” Pearl interrupted her thoughts. “He’ll be fine. I’ll read the list, I promise. You two need to get going.”

“Well, okay,” Peridot passed the list of care instructions to Pearl. “Remember, keep an eye on Steven, I always catch him sneaking snacks to Max.”

“Okay,” Pearl pushed Peridot out of the doorway.

“And watch him when he potties,” Peridot’s fretting continued. “Seagulls like to pick on him.”

“I got it.”

“And don’t forget-”

“Goodbye, Peridot.”

“Yes, goodbye,” Peridot said automatically.

Pearl closed the door on her.

“Well that was a bit rude,” Peridot put her hands on her hips.

“She’s right though, rude or not we gotta go,” Amethyst jabbed her thumb at the car.

The couple raced to the back corner of the meeting place so as to be discreet. They weren’t actually supposed to be there.

Not long afterwards Lapis strolled in, then Jasper. Those two looked pretty okay, nervous, but okay.

“Lapis,” Jasper said after taking a deep breath.

“No, I’m going first,” Lapis firmly stated. She made eye-contact with Jasper, sighed, then said it.

“I’m sorry.” Lapis kicked her foot. “I shouldn’t have taken all my anger out on you.”

“I...” Jasper could barely believe what she just heard. “Um...” That wasn’t part of her plan... “Okay.” She cleared her throat then recalled the script she had rehearsed at home. “I took advantage of you to punish me. I did bad things, and always felt bad about myself and I used your anger to give me what I felt I deserved.”

Lapis looked like she was about to blow a gasket. “What! No! I used you! You were such an easy target. So big and smug, with that stupid nose piercing, you look like a bull, and you got angry back which made it easier for me to yell at you. But then you stopped and I kept going. For once I felt powerful.”

“And I felt like I deserved it so I let you keep going and egged you on, and when you did leave me I tried to get you back, I craved the attention. Nobody ever stays with me, our relationship, as awful as it was, was the longest one I ever had. I didn’t want it to stop and be alone again,” Jasper breathed in, “but it really was bad.”

“You know, you didn’t deserve what I did to you.”

“I know that now, but at the time I truely believed I did.”

“We were really bad for each other, you brought out the worst in me.”

“And you brought out the worst in me.”

“We really shouldn’t be together.”

“Well,” Jasper recalled what Peridot had told her, “we shouldn’t date,” she held out her hand, “but we can try being friends.”

Lapis didn’t take Jasper’s hand. “What if we fall back into our old habits?”

“Amethyst and the peacock will call us out on our shit,” Jasper jerked her head towards where the two she was referring to were sitting. “That’s why they’re here.”

Lapis looked at them. “God dammit, were they here the whole time?”

“Pretty sure.”

“She’s such a worrywart,” Lapis said with a fond smile. “Dumbass.”

“So how ‘bout it?” Jaser offered her hand again. “Wanna try being friends?”

“Sure,” Lapis took the offered hand. “We can try.”

“Hey Amethyst, Peridot,” Jasper called out to them. Amethyst perked up but Peridot looked confused. “You gone deaf, ya little peacock?”

“No!” Peridot replied with a blush, then when her and Amethyst joined Jasper and Lapis she continued, “it was just weird hearing you call me by my name.”

“Been over a year, kid,” Jasper clapped Peridot on the shoulder.

“Wait,” Amethyst crossed her arms with a smirk, “you knew Peri’s name the whole time.”

“I had a good feeling about her.”

Amethyst playfully smacked Jasper’s arm. “You ass. You were testing her.”

“Of course, I don’t want you getting hurt again,” Jasper chuckled at her feisty little sister. “Anybody patient enough to put up with me calling them such a dumb name’s bound to be good. Or at the very least be able to put up with you.”

As the exchange between sisters went on, Lapis looked at Peridot. “How’s condo life treating you?”

“Pretty well so far. I met two of my neighbours. They’re nice. So...” Peridot felt a small tug in her chest, “how’s the roommate search going?”

“Bad. You set the bar too high. I can’t go back to eating nothing but garbage,” Lapis’ cheeks warmed up. “And you’re nice and funny.”

“You know, you can come over any time,” saying this made the tug go away slightly. “I’d like that, and so would Max.”

“That damn mop, miss him too,” Lapis said under her breath then added in a normal tone, “And you swing by whenever. I’m not changing the lock.”

“It slipped my mind that I never gave my key back. I’ve had it for so long...”

“I never asked for it. I know I can trust you.”

“True, but I might scare your new roommate if I just waltzed on in. I don’t need to deal with the police.”

“Yeah, you do look kinda sketchy,” Lapis teased Peridot. “But I’ll just tell her to expect a short big-eared nerd with dumb hair to randomly show up.”

The two laughed.

“But I’m serious Peridot. Come over whenever you want. And bring Max.”

“You too. And I will come over with Max, he misses you too.”

Sensing that Peridot needed a hug Lapis held out her arm. “Come here, you sap.”

Peridot accepted the hug.

And that’s when Lapis realized she needed it too.

After some more talking Amethyst and Peridot parted ways with Lapis and Jasper who also went their separate ways.

“So glad that went as smoothly as it did,” Amethyst sounded relieved.

“Me too,” they arrived at the door of the beach house and Peridot opened it. “I wonder how Max did.”

Peridot looked around for him and and didn’t see him.

“He’s sleeping on the couch,” Pearl said, startling her. “Him and Steven ran and played all day.”

“Max must be pretty tuckered out then,” Peridot said with a laugh. “He’s gonna sleep well tonight.”

Amethyst chuckled. “Yeah, good for you, he kinda fussed a lot last night.”

“He’s never done that before, not even when I first got him,” Peridot sighed.

“You have to remember, he’s known the duplex for most of his life,” Pearl surprisingly gave Peridot this gentle reminder. “It’ll take time for him to adjust to the new location and not having Lapis around.”

“It’s an adjustment for me too,” Peridot said under her breath.

“That’s natural, I imagine moving from Canada was one too,” Pearl placed a hand on Peridot’s shoulder. “But at least this time you actually know people and have some company. Even if it is of the furry variety.”

Amethyst gave Peridot a crushing hug. “Yeah! And if you ever need non-furry company just give me a call.”

“Thank you, both of you.”

“Well, you can stay for a bit, or if you need to go you can find Max on the couch,” Pearl jabbed her thumb towards the living room.

“I think I should get going, I have stuff I need to do and groceries to put in the fridge,” Peridot walked into the living room.

And Steven was there. “Hi Peridot,” he said with a smile. “I think Max had fun.”

“It looks like it,” Peridot gave a very sleepy Max a pat. “And I trust you had fun too.”

“I did,” Steven gushed. “I didn’t know he could run that fast.”

“Yep, he’s pretty speedy when he wants to be.”

“We had races, and played tug, and chase,” Steven listed off all the things the two of them did on his fingers with a big grin.

“Did you know that he knows how to play peek-a-boo?”

“He does?” Steven got starry-eyed. “I need to do that with him next time.”

“But maybe not around Pearl,” Peridot whispered. “He does this cute little bark and I don’t know how she’ll handle that.”

“Okay, I’ll keep that in mind,” Steven whispered back.

“Unfortunately, I have to take him home now,” Peridot picked Max up and he blearily opened his eyes, noticed Peridot, then went back to sleep. She gave him a kiss.

“Aw, okay,” Steven sounded disappointed.

“Don’t worry, you’ll see him again before you know it,” Peridot ruffled Steven’s hair.

“And you too, right?”

“Yeah,” Peridot smiled fondly. “And me too.”

Steven gave her a big hug and she left after getting another hug from Amethyst.

Max trotted next to Peridot through the hallway of the condo building. She technically was supposed to have him on a leash but he was well-behaved so it should be fine. And it was, Peridot reached her door without incident, well, apart from a mother looking at the two of them nervously as Max sniffed towards her child.

She’ll just have to get used to them, Peridot figured, only slightly bitterly.

Peridot didn’t finish her unpacking yesterday so when she finished putting groceries away. She started with her action figures because robots in cool poses always lighten up a room. She started with the Labrys Figma Amethyst managed to get her for Christmas.

A knock on the door interrupted Peridot’s reminiscing.

She hurried as fast as she could on her bum knee and prosthetic foot.

“Wait,” Peridot was slightly out of breath and a bit too late. When she got a look at who was walking away she smiled. It was Isa! ...And Jeanne. “Sorry about that, I was unpacking,” she added with a laugh, “and my legs are kind of a mess.”

“Oh, that’s fine,” Isa said, she was momentarily mildly puzzled then remembered the sight of Peridot in shorts. She held out a basket. “Here, a welcome basket.”

“Thank you,” Peridot took it and looked through it. “Ooo, I can make marmalade with this.”

“Marmalade?” Jeanne snickered. “What kinda punk are you?”

“One that’s a marmalade-loving nerd,” Peridot didn’t really appreciate Jeanne’s tone.

Or maybe a slight bias was shining through.

“So, uh,” Peridot awkwardly pointed at her door, “would you two like to come in and chat?”

Isa and Jeanne exchanged glances.

“Sure,” Jeanne shrugged and Isa nodded.

Peridot led them into her home. “Now, it’s still a bit messy. I had more stuff than I thought.”

“You sure it’s such a good idea to invite strangers into your home?” Of course a Jaune was snarky and picky.

Peridot looked at Max who was still sprawled out on his back. “Well, Max doesn’t have a problem with it so I think having you two over is fine.” She held up her basket of fruits. “I’ll go put these away, make yourselves at home. Do you want tea?”

“No thanks,” Isa replied. “And I can help with the basket.”

“Thank you.”

The two went into the kitchen while Jeanne sat on the couch next to Max. She looked at him for a bit and he looked at her.

“Is your dog friendly?” Jeanne called to the kitchen.

“Yeah,” Peridot called back. “Go ahead and pet him. He especially likes chin scratches.”

While putting fruit away Isa looked in the living room and smiled. “Peridot,” she pointed at the couch, “I think Jeanne and Max like each other.”

Sure enough, Jeanne was smiling as she rubbed Max’s tummy and the pup was loving it.

Isa pulled out her phone and took a picture making sure Jeanne wouldn’t catch her and get embarassed.

And in that time Peridot decided that maybe Jeanne wasn’t so bad. Max is a pretty good judge of character after all.

Putting food away didn’t take long at all, Peridot and Isa joined Jeanne and Max bringing glasses of water.

“So, what do you two do for a living?” Peridot kicked herself for asking such a boring question.

“Get this, me and Jeanne are both lawyers.”

“Jaune’s a lawyer?” Peridot couldn’t believe it, how could somebody with highlighter-yellow hair be a lawyer? “Like, practicing?”

“Yes I’m a practicing lawyer,” Jeanne was understandably annoyed. “And why do you keep saying my name like that and making that face?”

“Oh, I didn’t realize,” Peridot didn’t want to touch on that subject so she stayed vague. “Somebody ruined that name for me. I assure you, it has nothing to do with you.”

Finding this odd, Isa kept it in mind. “Where are you from?” She asked.

“Calgary, Alberta,” Peridot replied.

“Me too,” Isa smiled as she put more pieces in place, especially as she got a better look at Peridot’s face. “Actually, you look kind of familiar.”

“Well that’s odd, I didn’t go to law school. I guess maybe we could have gone to elementary school together...”

Even more pieces fell into place, especially with that unique eye colour.

“Would you happen to know Jaune Diamont?” Isa asked out of the blue.

“What, no way they know somebody that important,” Jeanne waved her hand dismissively but then she noticed Peridot’s off expression. “Wait... do you?”

“Um... uh...” after much hesitation Peridot answered the question. “Yes. She is my mother.”

“Holy shit,” Jeanne said in quiet disbelief.

“Aha! I knew it!” Isa was far less quiet. “You look just like her! You’re Peridot Diamont-Hōseki!”

“I can’t believe one of your crazy theories ended up being right,” Jeanne still wasn’t over it.

“I remembered that Jaune had a daughter because the lawsuit involving her was the talk of law school,” Isa looked at Peridot who was barely hiding her mild crisis. “Then one day the discussion suddenly stopped. It’s always bothered me. Something big must’ve happened.”

“It got settled out of court,” Max crawling onto her lap helped calm Peridot. “That’s all I can legally say.”

“That’s really suspicious,” Jeanne raised an eyebrow.

“Considering I’m sitting with two lawyers I really can’t say anything more.”

“You know,” Isa’s suspicions about the case had woken a strange new feeling up inside her, but she couldn’t place it, “you can tell your lawyer about it. It’s not official yet, but if you need one you can hire me.”

As much as Peridot didn’t appreciate the subject of Jaune being pushed on, that weird feeling from earlier returned. She... kind of wanted to tell this lady she only just met more about it.

“I’m really uncomfortable going into detail,” Peridot took a breath, in and out, and stroked Max. “But I will tell you this. It was a divorce case and ‘alleged’ child abuse was a large factor.”

Both Zircon’s eyes went wide.

“Oh jesus...” Jeanne was the only one to speak.

Isa didn’t, she had a feeling that was it, but that new feeling made her unusually quiet. After a little bit he figured out what that feeling was.

She wanted to take care of and protect this young woman she recently met.

“I don’t know what to say,” Isa breathed in. “But if you need a restraining order filed or anything, even not legal matters, my door is open.”

“You have my gratitude,” unlike Isa, Peridot still hadn’t figured out what she was feeling. “Oh, and I’ve already filed a restraining order against her.”

“Well I would hope so,” Jeanne loudly said.

Isa realized something. “For the record, my wife’s name is spelled J-e-a-n-n-e not J-a-u-n-e so she doesn’t have the same name as your mother.”

“That’s good to know,” with the bias gone Peridot was actually able to think better of Jeanne.

Though she still found Jeanne a bit rude...

“Moving on,” Isa made a motion with her hands as if she was physically moving something. “I see you like video games. Jeanne was really into them when she was younger. Weren’t you dear?”

“Yep, I was a SEGA kid. I played a lot of Sonic.”

“Ah, I was a Nintendo kid myself, but I did have Sonic CD on the PC.”

“Missed that one, the SEGA CD was too expensive and I didn’t even know about the PC version.”

“It got re-released on a few consoles. I have it on my PS3 if you want to play it.”

Jeanne actually smiled. “Maybe some other time.”

And Peridot smiled back.

The three chatted for a while about their interests and eventually the Zircons had to leave.

Then Peridot got back to her task of unpacking while talking to Amethyst on the phone.

“Whattup Peri?”

“Hey Amethyst,” Peridot couldn’t hold in her giggle. “Do you remember Jeanne and Isa?”

“Yeah, just met ‘em, blue and yellow hair, right?”

“Right. They were just over and they’re actually really nice.”

“Cool, it looked like you didn’t like Jeanne.”

“It was mostly bias since her name sounds like my mother’s,” Peridot answered truthfully. “But it’s spelled differently. The sound still bugs me a bit though.”

“Give it time.”

“I will.”

“So why’d you call? I like talking but we saw each other earlier. It’s not like you.”

“Still feeling a bit lonely I guess.”

“Want me to serenade you to sleep?” Amethyst jokingly offered.

Peridot laughed. “No thank you. I don’t want to wake up with a dead or broken phone.”

She heaved a heavy box onto the table to sort through.

“Still unpacking?”

“Yeah, it’s taking forever. How’d I amass this much stuff in four years?”

“Dude, I’m the same way. You keep buying these little trinkets and before you know it you look around and think ‘shit, how’d this happen?’ And then you go and buy more stuff.”

“For someone who isn’t into statues I sure have a lot of statues...”

Amethyst chuckled heartily.

The two of them continued to talk as Peridot unpacked.

Peridot looked around her quiet new living room and let out a satisfied breath. She finally finished unpacking.

As her eyes wandered she thought about where she was just four years ago.

At the time, the fire seemed like the end of it all.

She lost her home.

She lost her belongings.

She lost her savings.

She would wear the scars for the rest of her life.

It hurt.

But from that fire she met Lapis, a close dear friend.

Then Amethyst, her wonderful girlfriend.

And of course, Max. Her companion who helped and continues to help with all the stress.

All that loss and nearly dying put everything into perspective.

It made her a better person. And in several ways, it gave her a better life.

Peridot smiled.

That fire was actually a good thing.

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29th October 2019 Student-led seminar 2

Text: Littler, J. (2010) 'What's wrong with ethical consumption?', in Lewis, T., Potter, E. (eds) Ethical Consumption: A Critical Introduction, Oxon: Routledge, pp. 27-39.

Table of content:

Introduction: What is Ethical Consumption anyway? Main part: About greenwashing Questions that emerged for me: Way outs - maybe? So what can I do for a start? Social Media Boycott Conclusion Notes: Books and articles Pictures

About the author: Jo Littler is a speaker at the Center for Culture and Creative Industries and Research Director in the Department of Sociology, City University London. She received her doctorate in culture and communication at the University of Sussex. Among other Universities she also taught at Middlesex University with a focus on media and cultural studies.

Her interests are within interrelations between society, politics, culture, and her research fields are mainly on meritocracy, gender, consumer culture, heritage and also celebrity.

Some of her latest works (selection): Littler, Jo (2017) Against Meritocracy. Routledge. Littler, Jo (2009) Radical consumption : shopping for change in contemporary culture . Maidenhead: Open University Press/McGraw-Hill. Littler, Jo (2008) Gendering anti-consumerism: consumer whores and conservative consumption. Palgrave MacMillan.

What is Ethical Consumption anyway?

There is a multitude of layers to this topic that it seems rather impossible to draw a straight line between what is part of it and what is not. Are we talking about animal welfare, is it the whole environment with a focus on renewable energy, is it about people ethics with a focus on code of conduct and ethical trading schemes, or human rights, modern slavery, do we include political and environmental donations, or do we check for boycott-ism, and ethical accreditation as well, just to name a few?

It gets even more complex when we look at the middlemen like delivery-drivers, people in warehouses and on cargo ships or trains, the third world farmers and helpers where poverty and child labour exists, the waste from unused groceries, textiles, outdated technology products.

In our generation we are more connected with the world than ever and trade-supplies are global. Never before in human history was the supply of consumable items greater. This makes it more difficult than ever to be an ethical consumer and to consider all the different choices and their side-effects.

Is living up to be an ethical consumer really that difficult? Is it just a way to ease a guilty conscience for those with enough money to afford it? And would this mean that poor people are excluded and cannot take part in conscious consumption?

This essay is full of questions as on the one hand I strive to be as conscious as possible and on the other hand I’m very afraid of wrong choices as I will elaborate on later.

About greenwashing

It’s not only about the consumer but the industry as well. Discussions about global governance and ethics were already high in the late 20th century(1). Following the introduction of the then United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan of Global Compact during the World Economic Forum, the UN itself became a moral authority for global values and governance(2).

But even though there is regulation through the UN and following campaigns, can I trust companies that advertise a green and ethical stance? Should I be charged more for the feeling of having done something for the environment? For example, sales campaigns that promise that the added 0.10 pounds of the bill go to WWF or similar organisations - is this really being done? How can we be sure and how can we trust a corporation to do this when all the time we hear news about big companies taking shortcuts, polluting, sometimes even breaking the law in order to make a profit?

Above: My screenshot (Dictionary Cambridge, 2019) Definition of capitalism UK

Above: My screenshot (Dictionary Cambridge, 2019) Definition of capitalism US

In our capitalistic world most companies are the victim of their own goals: the run for profit. If they are not regulated by the state or by themselves through responsible owners and shareholders, they will use all options at their disposal to sell their products. Hence the findings by Krauss are of little surprise and the statement of Littler becomes very valid:

‘(...) corporations can indeed be of progressive value, but, crucially, only at the whims of corporations themselves; and in addition corporations may hype their claims or use them to hide more exploitative aspects of their practice.’(3)

Questions that emerged for me:

Is it true that it takes great effort and time to find products and companies that are really responsible and that most of them in turn are more expensive? There does not seem to be the one “Right Way” to live responsibly but many. It’s a jungle of options and sometimes the first glance, the claims of a self-proclaimed green company, are just a sham as Littler points out with examples of Wal-Mart or Home Depot(4).

I want to add one of my personal examples, Chiquita bananas which I preferred over their competitor Dole as of 2011 when they were in a lawsuit for greenwashing and water pollution as well as other factors(5).

Chiquita, certified by the Rainforest Alliance made me believe they were growing bananas responsibly and environmentally friendly, as much as that is possible despite the distance they need to travel from. In 2014, Chiquita suddenly became known for water pollution as well which raised the question about the Rainforest Alliance’s knowledge and partnership in that. I felt guilty and betrayed by the company, and almost like an accomplice to a crime(6).

Way outs - maybe?

We cannot be Superman and save the whole world, that much is certain. What we can do is create options for ourselves. In the end it might not change much in the grand scheme of things but it might make people around us become more aware of their consumer behaviour as well.

So what can I do for a start? There are possibilities available for ethical shopping like the fair-trade seal, using recycled paper, organic cotton or to buy regional produce. There are also options for reusing unwanted items like handing them over to charities or left-over collections. You can buy second-hand and there are even opt-ins for a weekly clothing lending bank so you don’t need to buy clothes at all.

Social Media Online guides and apps can help us to make ethical choices. There are books, consumer advice hotlines, magazines, and also the new media forms offer a wide selection of advice online, like https://thegoodshoppingguide.com/(7) In their reports they distinguish between four sections giving you the option to pick parts that are more important to you. The downside is that there are only few tested companies.

Boycott Another way to make an impact might be to boycott and spread the word, similar to what happened to Uber in 2017 with #DeleteUber(8) Both Uber and Facebook are facing enormous pressure and have modified some of their practices and committed to improvements.

Conclusion

‘One of the things you can do to be more responsible is to take greater ownership of your stuff,’ says Mr. Lai(9).

Life changes all the time. Recently I read in the news about the invention of plastic bags - they were introduced as a more nature-friendly alternative to paper bags(10).

That means we need to be aware of our surroundings and sources, we need to stay informed and be flexible with choices as the industry is flexible with prices.

And at the end of the day, however, it is still about finding our own way of living a happy life since there is only this one to live. The amount of effort every single one of us puts into researching and making informed decisions is, after all, also each individuals own decision and perhaps the first one we have to think about, before even looking at more detailed decisions.

Notes:

Books and articles:

Wilkinson, R. (2005), The global governance reader, London: Routledge.

cf. Bruno, K. (2005), Bluewash, New Internationalist. Oxford: New Internationalist Co-operative, (375), pp. 26–27.

Littler, J. (2010), ‘What's wrong with ethical consumption?’, in Lewis, T., Potter, E. (eds) Ethical Consumption: A Critical Introduction, Oxon: Routledge, p. 32.

ibid. p. 31-32.

Halverson, M. (2015), Dole, chiquita sued by seattle nonprofit, SeattleMet, 6 July. Available at: https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2015/7/6/dole-chiquita-sued-by-seattle-nonprofit (Accessed: 27 October 2019).

Shemkus, S. (2014), ‘Better bananas: chiquita settles lawsuit over green marketing, but the legal battle isn't over’, The Guardian, 19 December. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2014/dec/19/chiquita-lawsuit-green-marketing-bananas-water-pollution (Accessed: 25 October 2019).

The Good Shopping Guide, (2002/2019), The good shopping guide, viewed on 27 October 2019. Available at: https://thegoodshoppingguide.com/ (Accessed: 24 October 2019).

Chen, B. (2018), ‘Yes, you can be an ethical tech consumer. Here’s how’, The New York Times, 12 December. Available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/technology/personaltech/ethical-tech-consumer.html (Accessed: 27 October 2019).

ibid.

Weston, Ph. (2019), ‘Plastic bags were created to save the planet, inventor’s son says’, The Independent, 17 October. Available at: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/plastic-bags-pollution-paper-cotton-tote-bags-environment-a9159731.html (Accessed: 27 October 2019).

Pictures:

Capitalism UK (2019) [Screenshot]. Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/worterbuch/englisch/capitalism (Accessed: 27 October 2019).

Capitalism US (2019) [Screenshot]. Available at: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/worterbuch/englisch/capitalism (Accessed: 27 October 2019).

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