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palidoozy-art · 2 years ago
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van Kolyan triplets
Vamira, Aylenas, and Katarzyna
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sleeplessdreamer14 · 4 months ago
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𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓀𝓃𝑜𝓌 (𝓅𝒶𝓇𝓉 𝐼𝐼)
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fandom: gravity falls
relationship: stanford pines x reader
summary: the moment Ford realized he loved you.
contains: fluff, pining, a few little references, no dialogue
some folks who loved part I: @thistrashisreadytobash @allies-diary @gravity-falls-fanatic89 @nelson-and-murdock
It had been a few months since Ford realized he liked you, and he was handling it… relatively well.
Upon fully registering the fact that he had a thing for you, Stanford decided to give it some time just to see if the crush would fade and things would go back to normal. But as weeks passed, it gradually became clear that these feelings weren’t going anywhere. Especially since a lot of cheesy love songs were starting to make a lot of sense to him all of a sudden.
That being said, he had found a way to make the best of the situation. Ford still spent time with you, fortunately still feeling comfortable in your company. 
Though he had to admit, even the littlest things you did, like looking in his direction with those soulful eyes and saying his name, had a habit of getting his train of thought lost for a good second, resulting in him having to catch himself before he could say something stupid. 
Now, strolling along the boardwalk, he found himself lost in thought. Whenever the two of you would part ways at the end of the day, even if you had just spent hours together, it always felt like he was leaving your side too soon. Like he always wanted just a few more minutes with you. 
If Ford were to be completely honest, it was a bit frustrating, liking you. He had only had a select few crushes in the past- all of which seemed to go awry in some way or another- and none of them measured up to what he felt for you. Whereas he would feel little bouts of giddy excitement at the thought of his previous objects of infatuation, his crush on you was a whole other ball park. The joy was still there, of course, but it was evenly accompanied by a tightness in his chest that would have him distracted during the day and restless at night.
And as if on cue, the sound of your voice pulled Ford out of his thoughts, prompting him to lift his gaze from the old wooden planks of the boardwalk so he could see you walking in his direction and the distant clouds suddenly make way for the afternoon sun. He walked with you across the dock, sharing how your days have been and other such whatever.
Despite its difficulties, Ford liked this part of spending time with you. Ultimately, conversation with you has always been as easy as breathing. You understood each other's idiosyncrasies, and even liked each other all the more for them, and you just passed the time together so well.
For most of his life, Stanford had been brought up to meet certain expectations set up by those around him, thanks to his higher-than-average academic smarts.
But standing at the edge of the pier, leaning against the railing, staring out at the plum tinted sea with you, all of those things were put on the back-burner, and he wasn’t the six-fingered freak or the de facto smartest kid in the room. He could just indulge in simple whimsy, like when you two would watch scary movies and judge the quality of the acting and the special effects, or get drinks together after school and hang out until it got dark.
It was rare for him to meet anyone who made him feel so comfortably… human. 
As the sun got lower, the skies grew darker, and the carnival lights came on, the full weight of the situation gradually dawned on Ford as he took a couple of small side steps to be closer to you, fumbling curtly with his hands. He loved to see you, to talk to you, hear you laugh, to be next to you. He just… loved you.
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miley1442111 · 6 months ago
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the picture- a.hotchner
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summary: a late night issue turns into something very nice when your boss that supposedly hates you decides to come clean.
pairing: grumpy! aaron hotchner x sunshine! reader
warnings: none
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Aaron Hotchner hated you, that was one thing you were sure of. From the morning when you would give him a small wave from your desk, one that he would never be caught dead responding to. To the evenings, when he walked straight by your desk as you wished him a good night, again, something he would never respond to. 
He hated you, and you were ok with that. 
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Aaron Hotchner was in love with you, that was one thing he was sure of. From your kind gestures in the mornings and evenings, to the small things you did to brighten his days. The way you smiled at every small joke Spencer made, how you geeked out with Penelope over totally niche things, how you always seemed to outrun or outperform Derek at the gym- and subsequently tease him for it all week, how you would trade recipes with David, how you shared a love of cats with Emily- always sending photos back and forth of your cats, and how you were always there for Jj when she needed a babysitter, a friend, or just someone to talk to. And… how you didn’t mind how awfully rude he was to you. 
He loved you, and he was not ok with that. 
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“Hotch, have you seen the picture that was on my desk? It’s a small gold frame with just a photo of me and an older woman outside the bullpen from when I first started working here?” you asked, popping your head in from outside his office.
“Y/l/n, what have I said about knocking?” He groaned, irritation flowing through him.
“Aaron, it’s 9:43pm, you’re not exactly on a work call, nor a personal one, and you’re clearly packing up. Please just answer my question.”
You’d never been so direct with Aaron. He’d never seen you get even slightly ill-tempered with anyone, let alone the slight curb of annoyance in your voice. 
“No, I haven’t, sorry.” LIE. Aaron knew exactly where that picture was. It sat in the locked drawer of his desk, underneath some files of paperwork that were really just blank. Penelope had found it, and handed it off to him to put back on your desk because she had to run off. Aaron obviously didn’t put it on your desk, since it had stayed in his desk drawer for the past three days. “Maybe if you tidied your desk up, it would be easier to look?”
One thing Aaron didn’t love about you, was your habit of not keeping your desk very tidy. There were files stacked on top of more files, bright stationary and colourful trinkets Penelope had given you, as well as one small teddy bear you’d won at a carnival with Henry when you’d babysat him a few months ago. It drove him mad to see your desk get progressively worse, have Spencer help you clean it (for the most part, he was just jealous of the fun that he saw you and Spencer having when you cleaned, he wished it was him- even if his conscience wouldn’t let him admit it), then watching the mess pile up again. 
You gave him a curt nod and left his office without another word, another oddity. Aaron tried to do his paperwork, but ended up watching from his window as you cleaned your desk for a whole 45 minutes, only to not find the picture. 
Then he watched as tears welled up in your eyes and his heart broke. Why was this picture so important? 
He pulled it out from his desk drawer and looked at it. The older woman and you looked eerily similar, and you’d taken personal leave for an entire week to go somewhere, somewhere you didn’t explain to everyone. You’ve seemed more distant, and a little less happy in recent weeks, and you've been texting and calling your sister back home a lot more often. 
It clicked and he knew he had to come clean. 
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He walked out of his office and stopped at your desk, putting a hand on your shoulder. You shuddered away, wiping your tears away, then looked up to see the picture. Your frown was replaced by a bright smile, your arms wrapping around his neck in a comforting hug. 
“Thank you so much for finding it,” you smiled. “Thank you Aaron.”
Aaron’s brain was short-circuiting. Here you were, hugging him. His chest was against yours, his hands were on your waist, your arms were around his neck. His face slotted perfectly into the crook of your neck, where he could smell your sweet perfume. God, he loved your perfume. 
“Thank you so much,” you beamed, pulling away. Aaron just nodded with an open-mouth, still slightly in shock. “You seriously don’t know how much this means to me.”
“I’m glad I could help,” he smiled politely, but couldn’t seem to pull himself away from your eyes. You were magnetic. Your beautiful face, your friendly demeanour, your gorgeous smile. Why was he denying himself the one thing he wanted? Why was he denying himself the pleasure of your company? 
“Is everything alright?” you asked, noticing how the tension changed from your regular flat and slightly annoyed exterior, and changed to be something more… intimate. You suddenly realised how close he was standing, how you could feel his breath on your face, how the small freckles on his handsome face made constellations only you could see. 
“Y/n…” he spoke, swallowing the lump in his throat. 
“Aaron…” you responded, unable to look away from him. 
Suddenly there was no gap between the two of you. Aaron’s hands had grabbed your waist and pulled you into him, kissing you passionately. 
God, you loved kissing him. He loved kissing you. Win-win. 
You pulled back, confusion and adrenaline running through your mind as you stared at him. You just kissed your boss- actually; your boss just kissed you.
“I’m so sorry that was-” He started but you cut him off. 
“I thought you hated me.”
Aaron wracked his brain and yes, all the evidence was there. But how could you not see the hidden meanings, the secret things he did for you, the way he looked at you? Did you seriously think you just happen to get the window seat in the jet that also reclines, even though it’s Jj’s favourite spot? I don’t think so…
“I’m in love with you,” he said, breathless from the kiss. “Sorry I ever made you feel differently.”
Now it was your turn to be confused. “What?!” you squeaked.
“Do you actually want me to say it again or-?” 
“You’re in love with me?” You started pacing the floor, head in your hands as you attempted to process the insane revelation Aaron had decided to drop on a Tuesday night. “But you-you hate me! Everyday I wave-” “A wave I want to return-” “Every night I say ‘good night’,” “I know I ignore it and I’m sorry-” “when I came to you with a complaint you brushed it off-” “not liking someone’s attitude is not a grounds for dismissal, as much as I wish it was-” “You tried to get me fired!”
“No I didn’t?” He sighed, exasperated. “How could I see your beautiful face everyday if I got you fired?”
You stared at him. “Fair,” you shrugged. 
There was a moment of silence between the two of you. 
“This is the part when you ask me out,” you whispered, a flirty smile on your face. Aaron’s cheeks blushed and it took him a few seconds to collect himself. 
“Yes! Umm, Y/n, will- can I take you to dinner?” He asked, and you nodded. 
“Sounds like a plan,” you smiled and pressed a kiss to his cheek. “See you tomorrow, Hotchner.”
Aaron watched as you left the bullpen, a bright smile on your face, very much looking forward to your first date. 
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fluentmoviequoter · 9 months ago
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Pictures of You
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Pairing: Tim Bradford x fem!wife!artist!reader
Summary: While patrolling the fairgrounds, Lucy convinces Tim to have their picture drawn. She doesn't expect you, Tim's wife, to be the artist.
Warnings: fluff! mention of a bomb threat
Word Count: 1.3k+ words
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“Why are you acting like you’re being punished? This is fun!” Lucy exclaims.
“Feels like a punishment,” Tim mutters, not slowing down as he looks around while he walks. “Fairground duty is not my idea of a good time, Chen.”
“What do you have against fun and showing you have a personality, Bradford?”
“If you’re having so much fun, why don’t you focus on that instead of me? You just do your thing, and I’ll do my job.”
Lucy groans but continues walking through the endless rows of booths. There’s food, games, face painting, vendors, and more local artists than she can count. Tim keeps his eyes on the people rather than the entertainment, only looking away when his phone rings.
“Bradford,” he answers.
“Bradford, how’s it going?” Wade asks. “We haven’t seen any indication that the threat was legitimate at any of the other venues.”
“Someone called in a fake bomb threat? Who could imagine such a thing,” Tim answers with his unique blend of sarcasm and grumpiness. “I haven’t seen anything here other than the usual suspicious individuals that show up for cheap booze and carnival rides.”
“It’s not a carnival!” Lucy interjects. “If you’re going to hate on it, at least hate on it correctly.”
“Sounds like you’re having a good time,” Wade teases. “Keep an eye out, the day isn’t over yet.”
“Yes, sir,” Tim answers.
“Oh, and one more thing, Bradford. Loosen up and have a little bit of fun for once, would you?”
“And risk finding out that the bomb threat was legitimate, no thanks. Bye, Grey.”
“Tim, look!” Lucy squeals. “Caricatures! Can we please get one?”
“We are on the clock, boot.”
“I’m going to ignore the ‘boot’ comment and simply remind you that I am no longer a rookie, but I’ll let it slide. I’ll say please again.”
“No deal. We’re here for work, Chen, not to get temporary tattoos or eat funnel cake.”
“You like funnel cake?”
Tim glares at Lucy before saying, “Not the point.”
“Tim,” she groans, tilting her head back. “What did Wade say?”
“To keep an eye out.”
“And to have fun?”
Tim doesn’t answer, and Lucy bounces in place.
“One booth,” Tim concedes. “And then we’re going back to foot patrol. Don’t forget why we’re here.”
“Sir, yes, sir,” Lucy answers, mock saluting him before she hurries to the first booth in a row of artists. “Are you more of a ten-minute portrait or a caricature guy? Do you know the difference?” she asks when Tim joins her side.
“You pick. But you only have five minutes before I leave, whether the picture is done or not.”
Lucy nods enthusiastically before she begins walking. She slows down to look in several booths while Tim keeps an eye out for anyone matching the description from the call this morning.
“This one,” Lucy decides before pushing Tim into the empty tent.
“Hi,” Tim greets.
You look up from the sketchpad in your lap and smile. “Hello, officers,” you greet. “How can I help you?”
“Hi! We want a caricature,” Lucy answers. “Oh, and I’m Lucy and this is Tim; we’re off the clock for a few minutes, so we wanted to have some fun.”
“We’re not off the clock, boot,” Tim grunts.
“Boot?” you inquire. “You’re a rookie?”
“Not anymore, he’s just grumpy and doesn’t understand how much fun I can be.”
“Well, Lucy, what kind of fun would you like to have? I can do, or at least try, just about anything you’re interested in. Though if you want a portrait in ninety seconds or less, there is a guy down this row that can do that.”
“Are they any good?” Lucy asks quietly.
You shake your head before gesturing toward two seats on the other side of your canvas.
“I’m giving you free reign, but if you can make it kinda caricature-like, I wouldn’t be opposed,” Lucy says.
Looking over at Tim, you decide what you want to do. The wedding ring on your fingers glints as you reach for a marker, and Tim’s eyes drop as he watches your hand before meeting your eyes.
“I’m going to regret this,” Tim grumbles.
“Tim, be nice,” Lucy scolds under her breath. She sends you an apologetic look, but you only smile.
“I’m used to it,” you promise.
“Lots of unwilling models?”
Turning your attention to your paper, you shake your head. “Officer Bradford, care to explain?”
“Lucy, this is my wife,” he says reluctantly before saying your name.
“Wait. Oh my gosh, I have so many questions!” Lucy responds.
“You only have four minutes, so make everything quick before I send you to check the portable restrooms,” Tim snaps.
“Tim,” you warn.
“Bradford?” someone asks from outside your booth.
You chuckle as Tim closes his eyes. He rubs a finger over his left ring finger, and you smile when his eyes return to you.
“Officer Thorsen, good to see you,” you greet.
“Hey, Mrs. Bradford,” he replies. “Makes a whole lot more sense now.”
“You didn’t think Tim would willingly have his picture drawn?”
“Aaron, you knew?” Lucy asks. “I knew Tim was married, but- Tim, why didn’t you introduce me?”
“I actually met Aaron on accident while I was at the station once,” you offer, adding the finishing touches to the caricature.
Aaron steps to your side, pressing his lips together to hide his smile before he radios for all nearby officers to meet at your booth.
“Thorsen, you just saved Chen from a long afternoon of checking the backside of this event,” Tim interjects.
“Worth it,” Aaron responds happily.
“Bradford?” Nolan asks as he approaches. “Oh, you got a caricature! Can we see?”
A small crowd gathers in your booth: your models, Aaron, Nolan, Celina, and two other officers wait to see your picture.
“You told Aaron to call for backup for when you get mad at me, right?” you joke, winking at Tim.
You smile at Lucy before turning the board around so they can see the finished picture. Tim remains impassive, but Lucy laughs, leaning backward as the other officers yell in surprise before laughing so hard tears come to their eyes.
“Who’s the boot now, Bradford?” Lucy asks through her laughter.
The picture of Tim as a cowboy boot with a police badge and Lucy as a puppy in a police uniform goes over well with every cop in the booth.
“I’m getting you back for this,” Tim says. “Both of you.”
“Don’t threaten civilians, Bradford,” Nolan chides.
“Don’t threaten your wife!” Aaron amends.
Celina and Nolan leave first, and soon you, Tim, and Lucy are alone in the booth again. Lucy happily takes the picture, holding it against her chest as she watches Tim.
“We got a bomb threat this morning,” Tim says softly. “So, if you want to head out early, I’ll be home as soon as my shift ends.”
“Are you sure you don’t want to pose for your own copy?” you ask.
“If you want to draw me, just ask,” Tim replies as he stands. “But we both know who’s on every page of that sketchbook.”
“Who?” Lucy asks.
“Me,” Tim answers. At the same time, you say, “Kojo.”
Tim rolls his eyes and snatches it from your side. He laughs as he sees the most recent picture of Kojo. After he flips a page, though, he’s met with a picture of him. Lucy coos, immediately commenting on how cute the two of you are.
“Let’s go, boot. A word about this, and I’ll have you assigned to cavity searches,” Tim says as he steers Lucy out of your booth. He turns back to you to add, “I love you. I’ll see you at home.”
“I love you,” you answer. “And don’t be too hard on her, I drew the picture after all.”
“You’ve got ring immunity,” he says, pointing to your wedding ring. “So, I make no promises.”
“Tim!” Lucy yells. “There’s funnel cakes!”
Tim rolls his eyes and pinches the bridge of his nose as he steps away from you. You laugh as he waves over his shoulder, glad you got to see him, even if he will be teased about it for a while.
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carvinglies · 10 days ago
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Soulmate au part two: Creepypasta
part 1 || part 3 || part 4 Requests are open!
tw: mentions of flesh eating in EJ’s part
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Sharing tattoo’s: Jason the toymaker
Jason didn’t think he would ever have a soulmate but desperately wanted someone to be with him and play for eternity. In that desperation, he stole many soulmates from their other half which went on for a while until Jason was tinkering with his newest doll adding on his “special” additions, when he felt a stinging sensation on his upper thigh. Pulling up his pant leg, he stared at the new ink on his leg confused before it hit him– he had a soulmate! A playmate for eternity was destined to meet him, that overjoyed Jason. He dropped his project to go find this soulmate of his, the blue door in his workshop beckoning him as he stepped inside to search. Days long searching ensued before Jason found himself standing in front of his destiny bound soulmate.
“Would you play with me forever?” The burgundy haired male asked the person as they stared wide eyed.
First words to soulmate written on their body:Bloodypainter
Helen never had time to worry about soulmates when he was younger but when he found his passion for painting the idea of being bound to another inspired him to no end. Ever since he was a kid Helen had the words, “Do you have a bandaid? I just scraped my knee falling for you.” Written on him, anyone he showed would laugh at it but Helen just found it confusing who says that to someone they just met? Well that’s what he thought before knocking over someone in the street when he went to go buy art supplies.
Before he could get out a sorry the person grinned bashadly loudly speaking, “Do you have a bandaid? I just scraped my knee falling for you.”
Words that describe their soulmate are written on them:Jeff the killer
Jeff honestly never gave two shits who his soulmate was thinking they just had some weird words scribbled on them due to their method of connection. He had no reason to go out looking for his soulmate. Thinking and I quote, “if destiny really wanted us to be soulmates they would meet me themselves.” So that’s exactly what destiny did. Jeff was forced to go out for snacks by BEN grumbling through his mask he felt a tap on his shoulder.
Turning around he glared at who disturbed him. “Sorry to disturb you but you kinda look like my writing,” they looked around before continuing, “I was wondering if you were, y’know, who I think you are?” 
Gravitational pull towards their soulmate:Laughing Jack
It pissed Laughing Jack off when it began the constant feeling of being pulled in a direction even if it’s easy to resist gets annoying. He can’t even escape it inside his box! Jumping around from house to house especially is harder if you no longer can stay long from the pull forcing you away. Laughing Jack was relieved when the pull wasn’t as harsh anymore when he was at the nearest carnival looking to terrorize kids, well that was the case before the pull suddenly ramped it up and flung laughing Jack colliding with someone else who seemed to have been thrown too.
The person held their head as they awkwardly waved blabbering out the first sentence that came to mind, “So hey soulmate? I guess?”
Ink marks that move towards your soulmate:Eyeless Jack 
It was hard looking for your soulmate while being swamped with work from medical school, and even harder after being sacrificed and turned into an unwilling flesh eating demon. While past Jack would have loved to meet his soulmate the one that’s here now feared the possibility of eating them accidentally the ideas of the what if’s flooding into his head as he stared at the smoke like tattoo’s decorating his arms. Sometimes when Jack was a child he would play this game where he would walk forward watching as the tattoos reached out towards the direction his soulmate was curling around his arms before receding when he stepped back. Eyeless Jack while a recluse craved normality so he finally exited his cabin towards the nearest store. While checking out his items, ones he didn’t really need but anything to feel normal he supposed, the cashier's hand touched his tattoos burned as the burning sensation spread all the way to his hand. Jack assumed the cashier felt it too watching they gawked.
Regaining their composure they began to tease him, “what took you so long?”
Seeing the world in black and white till you meet your soulmate :Ticci toby
Toby was always curious about how colors looked, what if he was wearing a horrendously color matched outfit and couldn’t tell because he couldn't see it? What if his favorite knitted sweater from when he was little was a piss colored yellow? So many questions have gone unanswered it still annoys him that he can’t see colors what if yellow was a whole different color then what he thought it was, well Cupid decided today he would find out as leaves crunched under his foot as Toby walked the woods coming across someone sitting on the cliff looking out at the city below them, when he stepped on a particular damp twig they whipped their head around locking eyes with Toby. Colors flooded both of their senses overwhelmingly so, Toby swore he could smell them too at the beginning.
Overwhelmed with shock his soulmate jumped up running towards him stopping halfway before beginning their sentence feverishly, “Nice to meet you!” They extended their hand for a handshake, Toby cautiously stepped forward before recorpirating 
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gravityrises · 16 days ago
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The Virtues of Stanford Pines
Summary: I've seen people accuse Ford of doing horrible things on one side, and people defending his actions on the other side. But how about we turn the tables and talk about all of the good Ford has done. (At least, that was the plan.)
Word Count: 2813.
Spoilers: Gravity Falls series, Journal 3, The Book of Bill, Lost Legends, thisisnotawebsitedotcom.com
1. He's incredibly hard-working:
Just because someone is smart doesn't mean they don't put a lot of effort into studying and Ford definitely did. It's mentioned twice just in "A Tale of Two Stans," when he tries to convince the college board to give him another chance and when he describes his years at Backupsmore.
And it doesn't stop at intellectual pursuits. In Journal 3 Ford says he exercises daily, despite having always hated physical activity.
Anyway, I don't think anyone is going to argue this point, so let's leave it at that.
2. He's supportive of his friend:
There are going to be a few controversial takes, but I truly believe that Ford was trying to be a good friend to Fiddleford. Now, there were fights between them, and Ford did say quite a few insensitive things both to his face and in the Journal. But overall, I don't think he ever intended to hurt Fiddleford, and he definitely appreciated his friend's company.
When Ford invited Fiddleford to work on the portal, he wrote in the journal: "He (Fiddleford) has sacrificed so much to come to my aid. He has temporarily left his bride and their young son... he has abandoned his own professional aspirations... I must do my best to make him feel at home.... I am off to the store for some banjo strings and microchips!" (quote shortened, because I'm lazy) Clearly, Ford cared about his friend and wanted to make him feel welcome.
He also compliments Fiddleford's "brilliant mind," "amusing quirks" and scrupulous work ethic, by saying "I double-check my equations. He quintuple-checks!"
And I hear you, didn't he claim the complete opposite in the series? According to him, Fiddleford "was wasting his talent trying to make personal computers", right? Well, if we ignore the fact that the creators weren't 100% consistent in their writing, here's how I would reconcile those two statements. Ford thought (erroneously) that his friend's research wasn't important in the grand scheme of things, but it was important to Fiddleford personally. And can you really blame Ford? He was about to demostrate the existence of other dimensions and create a gateway that would allow us to visit them. If something like that happened irl, it would've been a groundbreaking discovery, altering our very understanding of the natural world and how it works. Meanwhile, laptops, at least in Ford's opinion, were just "heavy, slow journals." Still, he knew this work was important to Fiddleford, and he wanted to accommodate that. Hence, his trip to buy microchips (and banjo strings.)
Ford tried (and unfortunately, failed) to help Fiddleford deal with his anxiety. In Journal 3, he mentions teaching Fiddleford some meditation techniques and going to the Carnival, so that Fiddleford would enjoy "a day of relaxation." In the Book of Bill, Ford feels guilty about not getting his friend a gift and decides to throw a surprise Christmas party instead. This was also an attempt to cheer Fiddleford up after his fight with his wife.
"But Ford didn't take Fiddleford's anxiety seriously, and it ruined his life." Okay, let's say you're right. Remember, Ford was raised in the 60s. A time when mental illness or just mental distress were looked down on. What was he supposed to do? Suggest Fiddleford goes to the therapist? I mean, they were studying paranormal creatures, if Fiddleford told those stories to a therapist who didn't believe in these things, there would've been a really high chance of misdiagnosis. Should Ford have simply fired Fiddleford? Well, that wouldn't have been very nice. Also, there is no need to infantilize Fiddleford in the first place, he's a grown-up person capable of makind his own decisions. If the job is too stressful, if the relationship doesn't work out, he has every right to leave, because his life and mental well-being are his responsibility. Instead, he ignored Ford's warnings and decided to use the Memory Gun and start a cult. It was, by the end of the day, Fiddleford's decision. And it's tragic. It really is. No one deserves to lose their family, their mind and their sense of self. It's something Ford feels guilty about, because whether it was intentional or not, he did indirectly contribute to Fiddleford's downfall. That's why, when they finally reunited after 30 years, Ford apologized to Fiddleford. And according to Journal 3, Fiddleford dissmised his apology, leading Ford to say that "Not only is this man's mind superior to mine, but he has one of the biggest hearts I've ever seen."
3. He has no reservations about helping others out:
There's a reason why Ford's the first person people turn to, when there's a problem. He has both the desire and the skills to help people out. Using Dipper's idea, he stops agents from investigating his family. He goes above and beyond just to change a lightbulb in the kitchen. Though morally questionable, he did give the kids a mind control tie with the intent of helping Stan win the elections. In the comics, Stan turns to Ford when Mabel's face is stolen and when Stan himself is cursed by an old chest.
And that's how things were in the past too. In "The Pines Boys in: The Jersey Devil's in the Details", Ford defends his brother, twice. First, when Filbrick accuses Stan of stealing the gold chain from his pawn shop. And then, when the Sibling Brothers offered Ford to let him keep the monster and become famous in exchange for photos that would prove Stan's guilt. And just to add an incentive, they threatened to frame both twins, if Ford didn't comply. Obviously, it didn't work.
According to thisisnotawebsitedotcom.com, that's also how he became friends with Fiddleford: on the very first day, he spent nine hours helping his new friend prove his theory. And in the Book of Bill, when Ford learns that Bill's home dimension was destroyed by a monster, his immediate reaction is to offer help with hunting it down.
Whenever someone's in distress, Ford really wants to help them out, and I don't know about you, but to me that doesn't sound like someone lacking empathy.
4. He's got no qualms questioning the status quo:
In Journal 3, Ford mentions traveling to Northwest Manor to confront Old Man Northwest with evidence of his family's deceit. Instead, he was met by young Preston, who wasn't impressed with his speech and forcibly escorted Ford from the premises.
Also in Journal 3, Ford wanted to debate politics with Reagan. Make of that what you will.
Now this one is more of a conjecture, but in the Book of Bill, this is how Bill compliments him: "Guys as smart as you come along once every century, and they scare the pants off of authority figures!" This lie wouldn't have worked, if it wasn't what Ford actually wanted.
And of course, learning that his former "muse" is one of the most feared beings in the entire multiverse, didn't stop Ford from going on a quest to defeat Bill. Even after witnessing other creatures shriek and cover their ears at the mere mention of Bill's name. Which leads me to my next point.
5. Calling him determined would be a massive understatement:
Forget his sleepless nights at college, forget his extensive research in Gravity Falls, Ford has spent 30 years, let me repeat that again, 30 years traveling across dimensions and looking for a way to destroy Bill Cipher. I haven't even been alive for that long! From the little we know about those years, they were anything but easy. In fact, Ford describes them as "frightening, exciting, cruel, and strange." (And of course, the guy actually does use the Oxford comma in his writing. Who would've thought?) Let me stress that Ford was under no obligation to continue his quest, maybe he could've found a quiet dimension to settle down and live peacefully, in fact, that's something he contemplates while visiting A Better World in Journal 3. But he decides against it. Not because he didn't want to, he literally says that he wanted to revel in his parallel self's success. Not because defeating Bill would get him recognition. It wouldn't, at least not in his home dimension, where no one is even aware of the danger. No, he didn't stay, because his own conscience wouldn't allow it. Ford just couldn't break his vow from 30 years ago, it's as simple as that.
And what does he do, when his plans fall apart? Does he even consider giving up? Of course not! In fact, he ends his tale of interdimensional travel with the following sentence: "My resolve to defeat Bill has never been stronger." It's almost comical, watching him throw anything he can think of at Bill and see what might stick. His battle in the Nightmare Realm was interrupted? He jumps through the portal to stop Bill's forces from entering his dimension. The portal created an interdimensional rift? He tries to contain it. Bill threatens to get his hands on the rift? This time Ford has two ideas: he tries to encrypt Dipper's thoughts and creates a mystical barrier around the house. The worst happens and the world is about to end? Well, get in loser, we're going to shoot Bill with Quantum Destabilizer. Ford misses and is captured? Not to worry, there's a Zodiac prophecy, we can give that a try. It doesn't work, because two grown men can't put aside their grievances for just a few seconds, gosh that scene is so frustrating to watch. Well, here is another idea: one can erase Bill with a memory gun as long as he's in someone's mind. I don't know what else to say, Ford really did his homework, when he set out to destroy Bill.
6. He has the patience of a saint:
Wow, now here's a controversial take. Remember Stan's "Beep boop. I am a nerd robot. That's you. That's what you sound like," which Ford just laughs off. Yes, that's what siblings do all the time. And yes, this teasing does come from a place of hurt. Stan was feeling like "the stupid twin," "a dumb idiot who screws everything up," so Ford felt like he just had to put up with this. But it's still hurtful to be mocked for your interests. It really feels like their relationship was already a little strained even before the Science Fair Project Incident.
What about the fact that he was the first to stop the fight in "Dungeons, Dungeons, and more Dungeons" and suggesting Stan might actually have fun, if he joined their game?
Or all the snide comments Stan made, when they reunited during Weirdmageddon, including "Well, he's lost his mind" and "You really think some caveman graffiti is gonna stop that monster?" All of which Ford simply ignored. Yes, he did correct Stan's grammar under the worst of circumstances, I agree, but you know, everyone has their pet peeves.
What people often forget is just how difficult it is to be a kind person, when you're stressed. It is much easier to treat people with respect and understanding, when you yourself are doing fine. So is it that big of a surprise, that someone who's under pressure, sleep-deprived and/or in pain might be more prone to outbursts? And we know how traumatic Ford's experience of being bullied as a kid was, how much suffering Bill put him through, how difficult his years on the other side of the portal were and how much pressure he was under, trying to prevent a literal end of the world. It's ironic that the people who blame Ford for his lack of empathy, really don't show him any empathy themselves.
7. Even under torture, he didn't reveal the equation that would've allowed Bill to take over the world:
Do I really have to spell it out? Look, as someone who was on the verge of mental breakdown from a simple toothache, I have nothing else to say other than: This is admirable. And he did it to protect the world that, need I remind you, wasn't particularly kind to him. On the same note, he just never joined Bill in the first place: not in the 80s, and not during Weirdmageddon.
"Oh, but he's the one who started the Apocalypse, so he kind of deserved it." Seriously? No, I mean it, are you being serious? Is that something you would say to a person suffering from diabetes type 2, that it's their fault for eating too many sweets; or to someone with liver cirrhosis that they deserve to suffer because of their alcohol addiction? Because this is neither appropriate, nor helpful. Talk about kicking someone when they're down...
8. He's fiercely loyal to his family:
I think the way Ford compliments his grandniece in "The Last Mabelcorn" is very revealing: "You've protected your family. You're a good person, Mabel." His very definition of a "good person" is "someone who supports and protects their family." Which is... interesting to say the least, considering that Ford has spent a very long time away from his family and completely alone. But it does sound like something he aspires to. That's why he goes out of his way to help his family out, whenever they're in trouble. (See point 3 for more on this.)
When Bill threatens the kids, Ford is willing to risk the entire universe for a slim chance that they might be spared. It's a cruel Trolley Problem, which once again proves just how much he values his family. Still, this is some Fate/Zero level angst and I don't want to talk about it more than I absolutely have to. Let's finish this up with something more lighthearted.
9. He's never lost curiosity and childlike wonder:
This! This is what made me fall in love with the man and why I'm wasting my time writing this nonsense in the first place. This allconsuming excitement, when he finds a new anomaly to study; this seemingly endless energy, when he explores new places; this pure joy, when he gets to play DD&MD with Dipper! I don't know how to talk about it without gushing.
Ford obviously loves games, and not just DD&MD. He plays chess with Bill. He mentions being great at charades in the comics. And what cracks me up the most: during Weirdmageddon, when Pacifica compared the Zodiac to a game of hopscotch, not only did not Ford get offended, but he replied: "It would be a pretty fun game of hopscotch." Ford, darling, the world is about to end, is this really the best time to contemplate a hypothetical game of hopscotch? Also, you've just been through something traumatic... Forget it, you've been through 3 decades of traumatic experiences, can you at least have the decency to become a tad more cynical as you age, like the rest of us. I guess, mirth really is the mail of anguish. (It's from Emily Dickinson's poem and the quote means that some people act cheerful to hide their suffering.)
Also, something Ford doesn't get enough credit for, mostly because people usually focus on his academic achievements, but he is quite creative. He draws incredibly detailed sketches not only depicting various anomalies he encounters, but also whatever happens in his life. (Probably off-topic, but I find the implications of that karaoke page so funny. Think about it: the guy sobered up, looked at the incomprehensible nonsense he had written the previous night and thought: "You know what? This could really use an illustration.") Also don't forget that he canonically plays piano. Yeah, if I were Stan, I'd be jealous too.
And of course, that's why he's so passionate about science. Sure, part of him wants the fame and recognition that would come, if he makes a big discovery, but you can't deny that he genuinely enjoys learning new things. And that he enjoys sharing them with whoever is willing to listen.
In conclusion, I'm not trying to say that Ford is perfect in every way and has never done a single wrong thing in his life. To be honest, that would've made him a really boring character. So, yes, he is flawed, and misguided, and sometimes insensitive. He's made a lot of missteps because of his upbringing, personality and, as many have speculated, neurodivergence. But I really take issue with people saying Ford's a bad person, when he clearly isn't. Ford is and always was a good person, and by the end of all the trials he became a better person. One who understands that the only way to success is cooperation, not being a lone vigilante. That it's not a weakness to ask for help or to need help in the first place. And that a sea otter shared is a sea otter halved.
That's strange... why did I write that?
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cupidddd-d · 5 months ago
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i knew i'd never let you get away
now playing ... 4ever by clairo
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it had been three years without you. one thousand and ninety-five days without you. twenty-six thousand, two hundred and ninety-eight hours. it had been too long living without you, and it was enough to make a lesser man go insane. every second without you was agony, but he would soon be able to rectify his biggest mistake: not being the man you deserved.
he thought he would be happy if he had his family, that he could learn to love his wife one day, but he was wrong. none of it meant anything if he didn't have you. you were the light of his life, his first thought in the morning and his last thought just before he fell asleep.
wake up, pat the sheets next to him in his half-asleep daze to check if you were still there. you aren't. you never are anymore. eat breakfast, miss your cooking and how you always made sure he was well-fed. go to work, his only distraction from you. come home, look down at the keychain you had given to him after a date at the carnival as he unlocks the door. eat dinner, yearn to be back in your kitchen and in your arms. you used to dance with him under the fluorescent lights as you waited for the food to finish cooking.
sometimes when he showers, he still feels the ghost of your fingers in his hair. and when he closes his eyes, the warmth of the water almost feels like you again. the water bill had never been higher.
and of course he had been keeping tabs on you throughout your time apart. he'd made you a promise, after all. he needed to be able to find you. you had become an art dealer now like you had always wanted, and, true to your promise, you waited for him.
you still live in the same house. you never dated anyone new. despite everything he had done to you, you waited for him. you're still waiting for him.
that fact was enough for him to gather the courage to come back to you again. he had waited long enough to be with you. the divorce with his wife had been finalized a year ago, but the last thing he wanted to do was disrupt your life while you were trying to move on.
he stands in front of your art gallery, nervously adjusting his tie and brushing away any loose strands of hair. he takes in frantic gulps of air, steeling himself as he walks inside.
he clasps his hands behind his back, trying to look every bit of the proper gentleman he aspires to be.
"hello, is there something i can help you find-" it's you. he feels his knees grow weak, the breath getting knocked out of his lungs. you're so beautiful. how did he go so long without seeing your face like this?
"-satoru," you say softly, a dazzling smile lighting up your features. just when he thought you couldn't be prettier, you're smiling. at him.
he's imagined your reunion a thousand times over. and he's dreamed about it twice as much, but nothing could ever compare to the real thing. that knowing twinkle in your eye was something his mind never could have conjured, which makes this moment so much better.
he stands there like an idiot, his mouth gaping open. "i came back for you, baby. like i promised," he chokes out, his voice thin and breathless.
you stay silent, just grinning at him before you launch yourself into his arms. he catches you without hesitation, one arm around your waist and the other cradling the back of your head. like always.
he has a silent moment of gratitude to all the gods in existence, thanking them for leading him back to you. he's not a religious man, but as he stands there, with you finally back in his arms, he thinks that maybe he could be.
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argumentativeaxolotl · 1 year ago
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Random Human AU Cars headcanons that probably don’t make any sense before I go to bed bc I can.
Lightning McQueen:
- Has accidentally called Doc “dad” before
- Has accidentally called Strip “dad” as well
- Bro can literally not stop moving- like he will not sit still and he tries so hard
- He has the shortest attention span ever if it doesn’t have to do with his friends or racing
- He actually really enjoys American Football and plays a modified version with Mater sometimes
- He was an orphan growing up
- Bro would 100% go apeshit feral if he lost a game of Uno
- Loves carnivals
- Dog person
- Forgets he’s rich sometimes and he can make his own decisions about money
- His love language is hugs and gifts
- He bought the Hot Wheels of his car and continues to buy every variation
Chick Hicks:
- Bit other kids as a child
- Filled water guns with lemonade and shot at people’s eyes
- Daddy issues(actually this is canon isn’t it?)
- Cat person
- Frighteningly good at card games like Casino “house always wins” levels of good. Like bro will somehow know what your cards are without even looking at them
- He put rocks in snowballs
- Alcoholic
- Loves anything horror, gorey, and True Crime
- He’s notoriously bad at getting people gifts, like seriously bro is not allowed to buy anything for anyone for Christmas or their birthdays that’s how bad it is(someone usually gets it for him)
- He probably has a huge gambling problem
- His love language is giving gifts
- He gives gifts as a form of apology because he’s shit at words
- Literally the best mustache in all of cars- like he keeps that thing at top condition 101% of the time
- He never actually finished school because his dad forced him into racing as soon as he could
- Probably had rabies at one point and somehow survived
- If you somehow manage to become a good friend of his, he’ll actually be super chill w/ you
- Rich as FUCK
Strip Weathers:
- Legally adopted Cal after his parents passed away(or sumn idk)
- Has several scars on his arm from the crash during the tie-breaker race
- He, Tex, Lynda, and Cal were practically inseparable after the crash
- He and Tex are literally the bestest of buds like they are homies to the MAX
- He doesn’t hold any ill-will against Chick even if he should and is allowed to
- The “Boy Scout” of racing(think Superman or Captain America)
- He listens to “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X while working with his horses. Cal cringes every time.
- He never swears unless he’s serious about something or is extremely upset or concerned
- He almost fainted when he met Doc for the first time, almost immediately asking for an autograph
- He has a ranch full of horses and enjoys horse racing as well as car racing
- Received an apology gift of both cologne and a miniature trophy from Chick
- He let Chick sign his cast after the crash
- He’s tried to teach Lightning and Bobby how to ride horses with Cal’s help. It did not go well
- He wanted to be a doctor for a little while before switching career paths
- Racing is literally in his blood(he comes from a very VERY long line of racers)
- Weirdly good at writing. Like for no reason.
- He heavily fanboyed over Doc when he was younger
Doc Hudson:
- He loves Lightning as his son
- He thinks of Sally as a surrogate daughter
- Unironically says “back in my day” whenever he’s telling a story
- He owns a shotgun and it’s hidden away in his house, far away from Lightning(who keeps trying to find it with no luck)
- He knows the most shit out of everyone and all their backstories. Bro hears the gossip and goes “nice”
- He loves watching fruit dissection videos on YouTube for some reason
- Bro is great at knitting. Like seriously. Give him ten seconds and you’ll have a whole ass sweater with a theme and everything
- He is an alcoholic(especially after his crash)
- Never got married or had children… until Lightning and Sally lmaooo
- He nearly started crying tears of joy when Lightning called him dad the first time
- He has several large burns and scars on his legs and lower back from the crash(like shit is really bad dude)
- His favorite movie is the original ghost busters
- He is a cat person
- He is a neat freak at heart yet gave up trying to clean out his garage because of all the bad memories
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justaragdollysblog · 2 months ago
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Could you do a hurt/comfort Carnival!bunnydoll fic where Jax is having a mental breakdown over why he wants to hurt the players so much? I loved your last abstragedy fic <3
AHHH thanks so much!!!! I don’t know the absolute most ab the amazing digital carnival, so i hope this is okay!!
AU belongs to @sm-baby !
TW: Angst, Hurt/comfort, Mentions of death/murder, Mental breakdown
A Beast with Chains Still
Bites
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Jax lay in his room, which was more akin to a cell at this point. The chain around his neck had long since been cumbersome. He knew he was the reason for it.
He, like everyone else, had ‘woken up’ and realized the gravity of everything. That, even if they were trapped, no one would ask questions. No one would come find them. Even if they did, he hardly expected he’d be offered a way out.
Not after what he’s done.
He felt his ears start to droop, as he remembered what it felt like to hurt those players. People who meant well, at the wrong place at the wrong time. He didn’t know why exactly he slaughtered them, but he felt…somehow refreshed after.
But that was then, and this is now. And, how he wished it wasn’t. How he wished he was wearing his scarf again, teaching whoever wandered into his level about animation. He’d trade the softness of his scarf for the cold metal any day.
He recalled when he was first locked in his room. When he clawed at the door, begging for anyone to let him out. To understand what he was feeling and why he acted that way. One of his peers did, though:
Ragatha.
She would visit him very frequently, bringing him food and talking outside his door. Sometimes, on a rare occasion, she did enter his room. Those nights were spent in heavy silence, but her presence helped.
Jax could feel his heartbeat, or whatever he had in there, quicken. A lot. He gasped a bit, moving to try and hold his ears, like he did when he was upset and no one else was around.
The chain clunked against the floor as he grabbed his ears, and he started to sob at the hollow sound. It was a terrible, ever-present reminder of the fate he made for himself. A cell within a cell.
He hated that he felt this way. He hated that his first instinct with his newfound sentience was to lash out. It didn’t get him anywhere but more alone.
His breathing was frantic now, and he let out a strangled whimper as he feebly grabbed at the chain around his neck. The walls were blurring together, black and white, black and white everywhere. He was about to scream, when he heard a knock-
“Jax? I heard sobbing. Can I come in?” He recognized the voice almost immediately. Ragatha. The good-hearted, formal doll that had accompanied him on so many nights like this.
He took a deep, shaky breath. “…Yeah. Yeah, you can come in.” The gentle turning of the doorknob could be heard, and then an even gentler snap of the lock.
He didn’t meet her gaze. His breathing was still frantic and choppy, but slightly less so. Ragatha frowned and made her way over to him, kneeling down next to him. “It’s okay. Just try and focus on me.” She soothed.
Jax tried to calm his breathing, but the rattling of the horrid noise from the horrid chain didn’t help. He gasped again, shutting his eyes tightly. Ragatha smiled a bit, holding the chain in place.
“I won’t let it move, if you can try and breathe. It won’t make a sound, Jax. I promise.” Ragatha had a firm but kind grip on the chain. Just like she always was. Jax tried to breathe for several minutes, eventually returning to a rhythmic pace.
Ragatha smiled again, looking at him through a half lidded, understanding eye. “There we go. I knew you could.” She cooed, voice hushed. Jax felt himself wanting her to talk like that more.
“…I don’t know why I want to hurt them, doll. I don’t know why I did this to myself.” He muttered, voice catching on the last few words. Ragatha sighed a bit again, but a kind sigh. She was not incredulous or exasperated. She could understand, to an extent.
“I understand. I don’t think it’s right that things happened the way they did. But, I’ll always be here, bun. Even if the others warn me not to, I’ll find a way. I won’t leave you.” She soothed, putting a gentle and slow hand on his cheek.
Jax was entirely too tired and lonely to resist the touch or convince himself how much he didn’t need it. He moved his head into her hand, eyes closing. He really was tired. He could feel sleep and some semblance of peace pulling at his mind.
Ragatha scooched closer, laying his head down on her lap. She began to pet his ears, and she looked down at him with a smile full of empathy and understanding.
“We’re gonna be okay, bunny. No matter what.” She pressed a small kiss to his forehead, and he pressed his head deeper into her hands. How long had he been craving a touch like this?
Jax knew in the morning, he’d have to be alone again. He’d deal with it when it rolled around. Her touch was too soft to consider it going away right now.
He really needed this.
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WOOOO done! i hope this was good! if it wasn’t similar to the request, pls lmk! i went w this like after he was already locked away lol
reblogs are always appreciated! see you guys soon!
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dual1pa · 2 years ago
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not leaving you
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eddie munson x fem!reader 
warnings: language, kissing, overall fluff, people hating on reader/eddie, crying
18+ over y’all
enjoyyyy
You paced around your room, biting your nails as it was a nervous tick that you never let go of. 
Everyone was after your boyfriend — some even wanted him dead. 
The thought of it scared the living shit out of you. 
You knew Eddie. Yeah okay — he was a little intimidating at first but once you got to know him — he wouldn’t hurt a fly let alone murder someone. 
It pained to overhear the nasty things the people of Hawkins, Indiana said about your boyfriend. 
The only person that witnessed Eddie’s flee from his small trailer he called home was Max — who came and found you first to tell you exactly what she saw, but didn’t know where he was. 
It’s been days since you last seen him.
She promised you that she — along with her friends — were going to find him and prove his innocence. 
Of course, you went looking for him on your own but had no such luck. There was a place he went that you didn’t know of. 
You checked your secret hangout spots and there were no signs of life. 
It got to the point where all you wanted to do was give up. Max insisted that you take a break and “take care of yourself” — as if you could only think of yourself right now. 
You did your best to avoid eye contact with anyone while out in public knowing full well that everyone knew the two of you were in a serious relationship — and nothing will change that. 
It wasn’t like the people of Hawkins were trying to hide the fact that they were talking about you. Did it hurt your feelings? Of course it did, but you moved on.
The thought of Eddie scared, cold and alone in the night kept you from sleeping at night. You held on tightly to the teddy bear he won you at the Hawkins carnival last summer as you cried yourself to sleep.
The following morning — thank God it was the weekend. You couldn’t deal with another day of stares and whispers. You looked to the side and stared at a photo of you and Eddie in a photo booth at the once iconic Starcourt Mall.
Once you found the strength to get out of bed, you quickly showered and walked downstairs to find something to eat. Your parents were on a business trip so you were alone, which of course, you didn’t mind at all. 
You grabbed a bowl from the cabinet and poured yourself some cereal. 
Before you could take a bite, you heard a knock at the door. 
You looked through the peep hole before answering to see that it was Max — as well as her other friends that you didn’t know very well. You only recognized the one kid from Eddie’s Hellfire Club. 
You opened the door hoping they had news. 
“We have something to show you,” Max said, guiding you to the car. 
As you stared out the window — since Max wouldn’t tell you where you were going — you didn’t recognize your surroundings. It was right outside of Hawkins when Steve parked the car. 
As you got out, you looked around, not knowing where the hell you were. 
“Where are we?” you asked. 
“Do you know someone named Reefer Rick?” 
You shook your head, “Only that Eddie buys drugs from him.” 
Max nodded, “Well, this is where he lives.” 
“Is he here?” 
“Who? Rick? No. We don’t know where he is,” she replied. 
You followed the group to the backyard where a shed was located near the lake. Once you made it to the door, the gang looked at you so you went in first. 
“What are you guys trying to do? Scare me?” 
“Would you just trust me and go inside,” Dustin Henderson, the kid from Eddie’s club, said. 
You walked into the dark shed and looked around, only to find no one. There were rusty tools hanging from the wall and junk surrounding a large boat that rocked in the water. 
As you were walking around, you felt hands around your waist. 
You yelped, quickly turning around to see Eddie, the love of your life, the man you 100 percent believe that you will marry one day. 
You were speechless, your mouth hung open as no words came out of your mouth. Your hands reach up to caress his cheeks as leans in to kiss you... hard. 
You wrapped your arms around his neck tightly as he picked you up. 
Your foreheads touch as he let out a laugh — thrilled to have you in his arms once again. 
“Wha—? How? Are you okay? Is this where you’ve been staying? You could have—,” you began to ask almost a million questions. 
“Shh,” he whispered, caressing your cheeks, wiping the tears falling from your eyes. 
“I’m all alone, Eds. You could have come to me and stayed with me, honey,” you grabbed onto his hands still holding your cheeks. 
“You have no idea how many times I thought of throwing rocks at your window, but you have too many neighbors.” 
It was true — and many neighbors who can’t mind their own business.
“But.. why here? In this old piece of shit shack.” you asked, looking around the dump. 
“Because who would look in a piece of shit shed behind the house of a drug dealer?” 
He had a point. 
“Where do you sleep? Where do you eat?” 
“When I was a ghost, nothing basically. But when they found me, they brought me everything I need.” 
“We’re coming in, I hope you’re not screwing in there,” Dustin yelled through the door before slamming it open. 
— 
After a while, Dustin complained that he was going to miss curfew so the group was going too leave. 
“You coming with us?” Robin asked you. 
You looked at Eddie, who was behind you as you were leaning on his back. 
“I think I’m going to stay here tonight.” 
“But you have no extra clothes,” Eddie argued. 
“I don’t care. I’m not leaving you.” 
“GROSS IT’S SO ROMANTIC!” Dustin screamed as he walked out of the door. 
“Suit yourself, babe, there’s food and everything in there if you need it,” Nancy said. 
All of a sudden... silence. 
You turned around to hug your boyfriend once again and started to cry. 
You felt so bad that your boyfriend was the most hated man in Hawkins, Indiana. 
You heard him start to cry as well.
“I didn’t do it, babe,” he cried. 
“I know. I believe you,” you did your best to soothe him, but nothing could at this point. 
A while later, Eddie showed you where he was sleeping, which was a boat and a rolled up sweatshirt. 
He took off his leather jacket so you could use his soft shirt as a pillow.
“Let’s leave,” you said. 
“What?” 
“Lets leave Hawkins. You and me. We can start the life we’ve been talking about.” 
“You have to finish school.” 
You groaned, he was right. You couldn’t get a good job without at least a high school diploma.
“I know, but I’m done soon. I don’t want to be here anymore. I can’t deal with the stares at school, I can’t deal with the constant whispers about how I’m dating a murder. It’s not right because it didn’t fucking happen!” 
You hoped you wouldn’t cry again, but that didn’t happen. 
You held your boyfriend tight. 
“You don’t deserve this, Eds, you don’t!” 
He shushed you and pulled you closer to his chest.
“Let’s just not talk about it anymore, okay? Let’s just close our eyes and try to get some sleep ok?” 
You nodded, reaching up for a quick kiss and finding some way to go to sleep.
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intheticklecloset · 2 months ago
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TickleTober Day #3: Caramel Apple
Hinata and Kageyama (Haikyuu)
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Kageyama hovered over the candy apple hesitantly. Not that he didn’t want it – he did, very much so – but it was going to make a giant mess, and he wasn’t sure how to attack it.
Beside him, Hinata had already taken a giant bite of his, the caramel sticking to his chin. “What’s wrong, Kageyama? Don’t you want yours? It’s really good!”
“Of course I want it,” he muttered. “It’s just going to be messy. Why didn’t we grab napkins?”
Then again, napkins probably weren’t going to cut it where caramel was involved, and they were smack in the middle of the carnival’s food court now anyway. As far as they could be from any kind of cleanup.
“Just go for it!” his friend replied, grinning and showing off specks of caramel stuck to his teeth. “We can find a bathroom afterwards to wash up. Go crazy! It’s a carnival, after all!”
Kageyama glanced at the glorious mess in front of him, sighed, and then resigned himself to looking like a complete idiot trying to devour it all in one sitting. At least he wouldn’t be alone in that department; Hinata was already almost finished with his.
Several minutes later, he finally took the last bite of the candy apple, a satisfied hum escaping his lips. “That was fantastic.”
“Right?” Hinata exclaimed, getting to his feet, already ready for the next adventure. “What do you want to do next?”
“Clean up,” Kageyama said, knowing full well his redheaded friend had already forgotten they needed to. “Where’s the nearest restroom?”
“Oh! Right! I saw one near the vendor selling these. We can go there.” Hinata easily clambered out of his seat, uncaring as to whether he made a mess of his surroundings as he went. He darted around to Kageyama’s side and watched him for a moment. “Do you need help getting out?”
“No!” the taller boy snapped automatically, shimmying uselessly for a few moments longer. He was trying not to use his hands to help him climb out of the picnic bench they were at, but it wasn’t as easy as it looked. Finally he let out a huff and grumbled, “Yes.”
He should have known what was coming the instant Hinata smirked at him like that. Within moments his friend had descended, grabbing carelessly onto his ribs under his shirt and squeezing rapidly, forcing giddy giggles out of him that he was both mortified by and excited about.
“Wahahahahahahait, Hinata! Dohohohohohon’t! Not hehehehehehehere!”
“Aww, still so ticklish, Kageyama~ Why not use your hands to stop me if you want me to so bad, hmm? Tickle, tickle, tickle!”
Kageyama was blushing furiously, arms clamped to his sides in a vain effort to stop his friend’s antics, giggles and squeals spilling out of him uncontrollably. He allowed it for a few seconds longer before finally surrendering; he didn’t want to be seen like this in public if he could avoid it. “Okahahahay, okay, volleybahahahahahall, you idiohohohohot!”
Hinata stopped his attack with a giant grin, switching gears to actually helping the taller boy out of the picnic bench. “The restroom is this way. Follow me!”
It was then that Kageyama realized the further ramifications of Hinata’s tickle attack; he now had sticky caramel all over his shirt around his ribs. Anyone who knew them would just have to look at his clothes to realize what had happened.
“Hinata!” he snapped. “Get back here, you little twerp! You made a mess of my shirt!”
The tangerine-haired boy yelped and hurried onward, expertly avoiding Kageyama’s grabby hands until they were out of the crowd and the restrooms were in sight.
He had to submit to his best friend’s tickly wrath before they could get cleaned up, though.
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Congrats on 12k! :D
May I request “i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know.” & changkyun? Thinking of reader in a miniskirt too but whatever you feel like writing is best ^^
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you hadn’t wanted to leave the house. your boyfriend did. so you’re out at this stupid carnival with his friends because you couldn’t convince him to stay in with you.
it was rare for changkyun to want to go out, and you would usually jump at the opportunity to drag him somewhere, but you had been feeling needy all day and you wanted to spend the rest of the night in bed with him.
“come on, we never see soonyoung these days. he’s been asking to hang out with me and the guys for weeks now. i can’t keep blowing him off.”
“fine, you go, then,” you huffed, flopping back onto the pillows.
changkyun made a face. to be fair, he didn’t know why you wanted to stay home because you hadn’t told him. and you’re usually the more adventurous one out of the two of you which likely made your reaction all the more confusing to him.
“no, he wants us both there. why’re you being such a brat right now?”
you mumbled something under your breath that he didn’t quite catch but he didn’t bother asking you to repeat it because he was already annoyed.
begrudgingly, you got up and changed into something nice (choosing to forgo anything underneath your skirt as a little surprise for later). changkyun kept his work clothes on and threw a leather jacket over his shoulders in case it got cold and then you were out the door.
he hadn’t told you where you were meeting everyone so when he turned into the parking lot for a fucking pop-up carnival you were beside yourself.
“did hoshi pick the place?” you mumbled.
“yeah, why?”
“no reason.”
you really should have asked where you were going or at least thought your outfit through a little better because now you’re on the swing boat ride with your pussy out. thankfully, your skirt is long enough to cover everything so there’s no risk of sitting cunt-to-seat with nothing in between, but you do have to make an effort not to flash anyone by keeping your legs pressed together for the entire duration of the ride.
you would’ve just sat out and watched the boys ride the rides all night but you love roller coasters and you didn’t want to be the lame girlfriend by not participating.
you would also never pass up the opportunity to hear your boyfriend scream like he is now. he’s holding on to your arm for dear life, shouting expletives at the top of his lungs as the pirate ship swings back and forth and you laugh maniacally.
he’s a little wobbly by the time it’s over and still has to cling on to you as you make your way out of the gated area. soonyoung’s already talking about what to ride next, dragging hyungwon by the arm in the direction of whatever it is. you and changkyun trail behind the rest of them as your boyfriend regains his balance.
“having fun?” he asks with a kiss to your cheek. his bad mood seems to have disappeared along with his ability to stand upright.
you nod. “mhm.”
“aren’t you glad we came?”
“eh, kind of.”
“what? what do you mean ‘kind of’?” he presses.
“i just… had other stuff in mind,” you sigh, avoiding his gaze.
“other stuff? that we’d do at home?” you nod again and then the lightbulb goes off. “oh, that kind of other stuff?”
“yeah.”
“well, we can still do that later tonight, baby,” he whispers.
“but i had already been so horny all day,” you mutter back.
“then you should have told me! i could’ve ate you out before we left or something.”
“you would’ve made me wait,” you argue. “you’re mean like that.”
changkyun smirks. “maybe you’re right. it’s what you deserve anyway for acting like such a brat.”
“i was only acting like a brat because i wanted your dick so bad.”
“stop, you’re going to make me hard,” he whines in your ear.
“that’s all it takes?” you scoff.
“it’s you!”
“maybe we should sneak off to the bathroom real quick?” you suggest, wiggling your eyebrows.
but to your dismay, changkyun shakes his head. “no, they’d definitely notice. we’re here to hang out with soonyoung, remember? we’ll just stay a little longer. i promise.”
you catch up with the rest of the group a few moments later, effectively ending the conversation. you didn’t have anything else to say to changkyun anyway and you can tell he’s a little worried about it. he thinks you’re pissed but really, you’re plotting.
you eventually pull him to the side after giving him the almost-silent treatment throughout the next two rides. he raises his eyebrows expectantly, looking relieved that you’re finally going to talk to him. instead of saying anything though, you grab his wrist and yank his hand under your skirt, pressing his palm against you.
“i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know.”
changkyun’s mouth falls open. “this whole time…?”
“wanted it to be a surprise. i was waiting for the right moment to tell you.”
he seems to remember where you are and jerks his hand back to his side.
“and that’s now?”
“uh-huh.”
“fuck.” he sighs and puts his hands on his hips, looking back at his friends who are gathered by the funnel cake stand. then, decisively he says, “i’ll say goodbye to them, you go ahead. i’ll meet you in the car.”
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bwabys-scenarios · 1 year ago
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Fixer Upper
Part 3
Perv!Kurapika x Fem!Reader
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Kurapika woke up the sound of someone knocking on his door.
“It’s me.”
(Name)’s head peeked through the crack, the smell of dinner wafting through.
“I assume you woke me up to say dinner is ready?”
“How did you know?”
He couldn’t help but smile. “Lucky guess.”
The other three were already sat at the table. Tonight, they were having a baked hen, (Name) placing a few side dishes onto the table as Kurapika sat down.
“Go ahead and start eating, I’m going to grab drinks.”
Gon jumped up. “I’ll help!”
The two walked into the kitchen.
“Did you sleep well? (Name) wouldn’t let us wake you up.”
Leorio offered him a smile as the tall man filled his plate with food. He didn’t get to eat good, home cooked meals often, relying on fast food and TV dinners in between classes.
Kurapika nodded. “Yes, I did. I feel much better now.”
“Good. Does that mean you’ll be joining our sleepover tomorrow?”
He blonde sighed. “Do I have a choice?”
“Not really.” Killua replied through a mouthful of mashed potatoes.
‘Sleepover… I don’t think I’ve ever attended one.’
Kurapika stared at his empty plate before beginning to fill it.
“Is lemonade alright with everyone?”
Gon and (Name) we’re back at the dinner table, carrying a pitcher of lemonade and cups.
“Yeah, I don’t think anyone’s going to complain about (Name)’s homemade lemonade.”
Killua grabbed a cup from Gon and held it out to (Name), who filled it.
She filled everyone’s cups before sitting down and making her plate.
“It’s been so long since we’ve all been together. We should go do something tomorrow, before our sleepover.”
Gon nodded, his face covered in food. “Oh yeah, maybe we can go to the carnival! It’s in town for the next few days.”
“That’s a great idea! Guys, what do you think?”
Leorio shrugged. “I don’t mind.”
Killua was just as excited as Gon, and Kurapika…
“I guess that would be fine.”
(Name) giggled, clapping her hands together. “It’s settled then. Tomorrow, we’ll go grocery shopping in the morning, and go to the carnival after lunch.”
———————
The five loaded into the car to go grocery shopping. Unfortunately for (Name), she hadn’t gotten up fast enough to avoid taking everyone with her.
“Killua, Gon, repeat it one more time.”
“No touching anything but the shopping cart.”
She sighed. “Good. And?”
“No fighting the employees.”
“Finish it.”
“… even if they’re rude to you.”
“Alright. Let’s get going then.”
The drive to the grocery store was short, the two boys playing I-spy to pass the time.
“(Name), did you get the text I sent?”
“Yes. I’m not buying wine, nice try though Leorio.”
“Damn. Foiled again.”
The five exited the mom van, Kurapika going around the back to open (Name)’s door for her, but he paused.
The bumper was covered in stickers, ranging from Sanrio themed stickers to cursed images. It was easy to see who had placed which stickers.
“Kurapika? Oh, the stickers.”
(Name) had appeared by his side while he’d been looking over the back of her car. Kurapika’s eyes paused on a family if stick man that decorated her back window.
“What’s that?”
“Oh, that’s a representation of us. The girl is me, the little ones are Killua and Gon, and the big kid is Leorio. Though he’s more of the weird uncle, we just couldn’t find one that looked like him.”
He nodded. “I see.”
He felt a bit if disappointment that his own image wasn’t there.
‘But why would it be? I’ve barely been around.’
He diverted his attention to another sticker, raising an eyebrow.
“Baby on board? What baby?”
“Killua of course.”
“I put it on myself.”
The white haired boy looked strangely proud, patting it. Gon pointed to a sticker of an alligator. “I picked this one.”
“We know Gon.”
“It’s my favorite.”
“It’s a great sticker.”
Kurapika couldn’t help but laugh.
They all followed behind (Name) as she entered the store.
‘They look like little ducklings.’ Kurapika thought, unaware that he looked like one too.
“You can grab a buggy, Killua. Gon…”
The two made eye contact, not a single word exchanged.
The two boys followed behind quietly.
‘Telepathic communication? Is that what just happened?’
Kurapika watched the boys with a carful eye. With the way (Name) had talked in the car, he knew they had to have done something in order to earn her distrust.
“Alright, let’s start with snacks. Leorio, Kurapika, grab whatever you usually snack on and watch the boys. I’m going to grab Killua and Gon’s juice boxes.”
She waved as she walked off.
“So…”
The boys turned to look at Kurapika.
“What the hell did you do to not be allowed to touch anything?”
The two shared a look.
“They’ve gotten (Name) and themselves banned from every other grocery store in town.”
“Leorio!”
Kurapika snickered. “Seriously? What did you do to get banned so many times?”
Gon kicked the ground, looking embarrassed. “… made all the shelves fall like dominoes.”
“I bit an employee hitting on (Name).”
‘I’ll have to buy him some chocolate robots for that later.’ Kurapika thought. ‘Wait, why do I care if someone hits on her?’
“They were also caught trying to break into an employees only room.”
“We just wanted to see what it looked like!”
“Maybe you did, Gon, but I wanted to steal their uniforms and see how long it took them to realize I didn’t work here.”
Leorio shook his head. “This is why they aren’t allowed to touch anything. Honestly the fact that she allowed you two to come at all is shocking.”
——————
(Name) returned with a few packs of juice, dropping them into the grocery cart.
“Is it the-“
“Yes it’s the orange juice kind.”
The two grinned, following behind her.
“Kurapika?”
“Hmm?”
“What would you like for dinner? Gon got to pick what we had last night, it’s your turn.”
The blonde took a while to answer. ‘If I tell her anything is okay, she won’t take that as an answer. What is something I would prefer?’
Kurapika didn’t usually have the privilege to be picky. He ate what he could.
“If I’m being honest, I would prefer a traditional Kurtan dish, but as that is impossible for you to make…”
He thought for a moment more, (Name) typing something into her phone as he did.
“Something… suitable for a slumber party should be fine.”
Leorio snickered. “She asked what you specifically wanted, Kurapika.”
The man shot him a look. “I’ve never been to a slumber party. I don’t know what foods you eat during one.”
(Name) nodded, patting the blonde on the back. “It’s alright, I’ll let it slide this time. Just focus on picking out some snacks you like, okay?”
She left the snack aisle then, Gon and Killua in tow.
“You heard the lady, pick out some snacks.”
Kurapika frowned. Again, he wasn’t picky. There were few things that he cared about when it came to food, but…
He managed to pick out a few items.
The first was a box of cinnamon covered pecans. Pecans were one of his favorite nuts, and he quite enjoyed cinnamon.
His second pick was bag of trail mix, and his last was a box of crackers and cheese.
“No offense but those are some pretty lame snacks.”
Kurapika rolled his eyes. “She said to pick what I like. This is what I like.”
“Any particular reason you like them?”
The blonde nodded. “Nuts are high in protein, crackers and cheese are filling. Travel mix is convenient.”
Leorio sighed. “This isn’t a mission Kurapika, it’s a slumber party. Is there any food you get purely because you enjoy it?”
Again, the blonde had to think for a minute. Staring down the snack aisle, he began walking towards the sweets section.
In front of him was a specific type of candy. They looked like normal peppermints, but instead tasted of strawberries and cream.
Kurapika took a bag, looking down at it with a half hearted smile.
It was the first candy he could remember eating, a favorite among the Kurtan children.
“Got what you all wanted?”
(Name) strolled towards the two, the shopping cart the boys were pushing a lot fuller now.
Leorio turned to her with his arms full of snacks, (Name) stopping.
“Leorio, you can have three of those.”
Kurapika blinked and looked down at his own snacks, reaching to put one back.
“Oh, you can have as many as you want, Kurapika!”
She grabbed the snacks from his arms and dropped them into the shopping cart.
“Hey, no fair! Why does Kurapika get special treatment?”
(Name) gave him a smile. “Because Kurapika is just too pretty to deny.”
It took a moment for Kurapika to process the compliment, but when he did his cheeks turned pink. She’d called him pretty before, but the suddenness of her words left him flustered.
“That’s discrimination! Are you saying I’m not pretty?”
Leorio leaned forward, fluttering his eyelashes. (Name) groaned and pushed him away. “You’re not pretty, Leorio, you’re handsome.”
The man paused, his own cheeks turning a shade of pink.
Leorio cleared his throat and stood. “Ehem. Thank you.”
‘She thinks Leorio is handsome?’
Kurapika glanced between the two. In the past two years he’d been gone, how much closer had they gotten?
Was it closer than him and (Name) had been?
Kurapika only became more suspicious when (Name) looped her arm in Leorio’s.
“Let’s go check out, then.”
She walked away, Gon and Killua laughing.
“She always knows how to distract Leorio.” Killua said, snickering. Gon nodded.
“Yeah, one compliment and he’s like that.”
Leorio stumbled over both his words and his own feet as (Name) dragged him away.
The blonde watched with mild irritation.
———————
“Everyone, what are the rules for the carnival?”
They all sighed.
“1. Don’t fight the carnies, even if their games are rigged.” Killua said, his arms folded over his chest.
“2. There is a buddy system. At least have on other person with you at all times.” Gon answered, grabbing Killua’s arm.
“3. No gambling.”
“Wait why is that a rule?” Killua asked after Leorio stated the 3rd rule.
“You can blame Leorio for that.”
The other three boys turned to him with a raised eyebrow.
‘What an idiot.’
“4. No leaving the carnival without informing everyone first.” Kurapika said, opening his car door.
“That goes for everyone, adults included. I won’t hesitate to report any of you missing.”
She gave them all a look before smiling.
“Okay, everyone grab your buddy and let’s go!”
The group left the parking lot and entered the carnival.
“We’ll walk around then split up. Killua, Gon.”
She grabbed both of the boys by their shoulders when she noticed them starting to drift away
“You’ll be joining us.”
Killua groaned, Gon just nodding as he was dragged away.
They made a lap around the carnival, (Name) pointing out each attraction she’d want to visit.
“Oh, there’s a haunted house.”
Leorio perked up. “Haunted house? It’s not even close to Halloween.”
Kurapika glanced at the cheaply designed haunted house before continuing to follow (Name).
“Okay, you two can go. We’ll be meeting back up before 3 pm at the food court.”
The two boys were gone as soon as she finished talking.
“Are they going to follow the rules?”
“No, but they’ll be secretive about it so hopefully it can’t be traced back to me.”
“Hopefully they don’t attack anyone this time.”
Kurapika stared at the two with an incredulous expression.
‘What the hell do they get up to when they’re unsupervised?’
The first attraction the group of three were drawn to was a game where you threw darts at balloons to win a prize.
“Hmm… Leorio, I’m going to try.”
The man nodded. “Go ahead. I’m going to be at the next booth.”
Kurapika and (Name) turned, only to be instantly disappointed.
“A kissing booth? Seriously Leorio?”
(Name) walked up to the game of her choice. “Kurapika, you can go to another booth nearby while I play if you want.”
“I think I’ll try this one after you.”
(Name) nodded then handed the man behind the counter a few dollars.
“Alright Miss, all you have to do is hit three balloons with these darts, and you’ll win a prize!”
He handed her five darts, meaning she had five chances.
She handed Kurapika two of the darts. “Hold these for me, sweetheart.”
He did so, holding back a smile.
(Name) threw her first dart.
“You’ve hit your first balloon! Only three more to go!”
She jumped up and down in excitement. “Ahh, okay!”
She threw her second one, almost grazing a nearby balloon. It hit the board, missing it by a millimeter.
The next dart also missed, (Name) raising an eyebrow.
‘Weird, those should have hit.’
“Do you want me to try?”
Kurapika twirled a dart between his nimble fingers. His eyes were on the balloons, a frown on his lips.
“Uh, sure. Go ahead.”
Kurapika stepped forward, throwing the dart with more strength than necessary.
POP!
The carny’s eyes went wide. “How did you…”
“You’ve been using nen to make the balloons harder to penetrate but…”
He threw his last dart, popping the last balloon.
“It wasn’t strong enough to resist my nen coated darts.”
(Name) used Gyo to see Kurapika was right. The balloons had a thin nen barrier around them, making them indestructible to non men users.
The carny scoffed. “Didn’t think any nen users would be coming to my booth. Go ahead and pick out your prize, little lady.”
(Name) glanced at Kurapika, giving him a sweet smile.
“You pick. You’re the one that figured out what was going on, it’s only fair.”
Kurapika browsed the various plushies and small toys. Nothing he saw caught his eye.
‘I’m not really interested in such things. But…’
He turned away to think, and spotted a couple at another booth.
A man won a game, the girl at his side cheering for him. Once the prize was won, he handed it to the girl.
Kurapika’s eyes widened when the girl gasped and pulled the man into a kiss.
‘Is this what you’re supposed to do?’
He looked over the prizes again, this time with (Name) in mind. Kurapika remembered when he’d been in a small store in York New with Leorio
“She likes cute things. Like Sanrio products.”
“Sanrio? What is that?”
Leorio stared at the man. “Are you being serious? Hello Kitty, My Melody, Keroppi?”
Kurapika gave him a confused look.
“Oh my god. Just get her this.”
Leorio shoved a keychain into his hands. It was small and pink, with a cartoon cat holding a strawberry at the end.
Kurapika pointed to a Hello Kitty plush. “I’ll take that one.”
The carny handed it over and shooed them away. “Now get out of here. You’re bad for business.”
(Name) shrugged and walked over to Leorio, who was still in line for the kissing booth.
Now Kurapika was left carrying a small Hello Kitty plush.
‘Do I… give it to her now? Or later?’
(Name) had to physically drag Leorio away from his place in line. “It’s flu season, Leorio.”
“I don’t care! I’ll happily get sick if I get to kiss a pretty lady!”
Kurapika followed behind them, staring down at the small plush.
‘It’s… kind of cute.’
——————
After playing a few games, the group met up at the food court. Gon and Killua had been waiting for them with corndogs in hand.
“Finally. We’ve been waiting for like…”
“Five minutes.”
(Name) rolled her eyes and sat down next to them. “You two having fun?”
“Gon threw up.”
“Twice!”
(Name) smacked a hand over her forehead. “And you didn’t call me, why?”
“… it was really gross.”
“Trust me, you didn’t want to see it.”
Kurapika shivered. “Gross. Why are you eating if you just threw up?”
“It’s BECAUSE I just threw up. Gotta refuel before our next ride.”
“Wait, pause.”
(Name) held up her hand, causing the two boys to go quiet.
“Have you been eating and getting on rides right after throwing up?”
They looked at each other before answering.
“… yeah?”
She took a deep breath.
“I love you two. So much.”
She stood up and took Gon’s backpack.
“Hey, my tickets are in there!”
“Yeah, that’s why I took it. No riding anything for at least 20 minutes.”
“But-“
“But nothing! It’s like you’re shaking up a soda can, opening it, then refilling it and doing it all over again! You’re the soda can, Gon!”
Gon sighed, laying his head on the table.
“I told you not to eat four bags of popcorn before going on the carousel, but noo, you wouldn’t listen!”
Killua huffed. “Now we both have to sit out. I can’t rude anything because you’re my buddy.”
(Name) patted Gon’s back. “I’ll get you some water, okay? Just try and relax.”
She left to order her food and get some water.
(Name) returned a few minutes later with a platter of food in one hand and a cup of water in the other.
“Sip on this, I’ll be right back with the other drinks.”
Gon gulped the drink in one go.
“She said sip.”
“Please don’t tell her.”
Killua slapped a hand over his face. “I won’t, but only because if I do she’ll make us stay seated longer.”
Kurapika took a bite of the chicken strips he’d ordered, wincing at the greasy food.
“Ahh, carnival food. I’m going to be sick later.”
Leorio took another bite of his turkey leg.
(Name) returned with the drinks, sitting one in front of each person before taking her seat.
“Alright, dig in.”
She didn’t bother to look up to see they had begun eating without her, seemingly replying to someone on her phone.
After their meal of chicken strips and corn dogs, the group split up again.
“What should we ride next?”
Leorio began to speak but (Name) interrupted.
“I said ride. We’re not going back to the kissing booth.”
“Foiled again.”
Kurapika pointed to a nearby attraction. “How about that one?”
It was one of those turning teacups rides.
‘It’s cute, (Name) would probably like it.’
She hummed, pulling the two behind her to get in line.
“Yeah, let’s try this one. It’s only a dollar per person.”
(Name) stood on her tippy toes to peek over the person in front of her. “The line doesn’t seem that long, we’ll only have to w-“
She was interrupted when someone shoved her back and took her place in line.
“Hey, what the hell do you think you’re doing?”
Leorio stepped out of line to help (Name) up and brush the dirt off her dress.
The man who had cut the line didn’t answer.
Kurapika glanced between (Name) and the man, his jaw tensing.
‘She said not to attack anyone. Keep calm.’
Leorio and (Name) joined the line again, Kurapika creating a space for them to get in front of him.
(Name) politely tapped on the man’s shoulder.
“You need to go to the end of the line.”
The man turned around.
“And just what are you gonna do about it if I don’t?”
Her companions stared back at him from behind her, their expressions darkened.
“I… I’ll go.”
The man scurried away before (Name) could say another word.
“Wow. Was he scared of me?”
She pointed a finger at herself, looking back at her friends in surprise.
“You do have a scary mom look. Must of been a mommas boy.” Leorio replied with a shrug.
Kurapika followed the man with his eyes, making sure he could feel the blondes bloodlust with each step.
“Kurapika?”
He blinked before turning his attention back to (Name).
“Your eyes.”
The blonde paused, staring into the reflective metal off the teacup ride.
His usual soft brown eyes were a rich shade of scarlet. (Name) grabbed Kurapika’s hand and moved into a crowd of people.
“Close your eyes until I say to open them.”
He did so, trusting her to lead him to safety.
The two stopped somewhere, (Name) thrusting something onto his face.
“Okay, you can open them now.”
His vision was darker now.
“Sunglasses?”
“Yeah, will that work?”
He nodded. “Yes. They’ll work for now.”
Kurapika took in a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.
‘Why are my eyes scarlet? Am I that angry a man pushed her?’
(Name) placed a hand on his arm. “I don’t think anyone saw, but we should probably leave to be safe.”
Although she was putting up a brave face so he wouldn’t feel bad, he could tell she was disappointed they would have to leave.
“No, it’s fine. I closed my eyes seconds after they became scarlet, no one would have seen them.”
He took her hand, walking away from the booth she’d led them to.
“Let’s get back to Leorio. He probably has no idea what’s going on.”
“Actually, he’s the one that realized your eyes were red. I just reacted first.”
Kurapika laughed. “Of course. He’s so slow to act. Very indecisive.”
———————
The two joined Leorio, who had kept their spot in line while they were away.
“You two are just in time. It’s our turn next.”
(Name) jumped up in excitement. “Really? Oh good, I hate waiting.”
The three soon discovered that the ride was two per teacup.
And Leorio was way too tall to be stuffed into a teacup with another person.
“Sir, we’ll need you to step out of line. You’re too tall to ride this attraction.”
“Too tall?! There aren’t any rules about being too tall!”
(Name) gave him a look, causing him to back down and grumpily step away.
“Alright, you two ladies can go ahead and enter the teacups.”
Kurapika frowns. ‘Why do people keep assuming I’m a woman?’
(Name) took her seat in a pink teacup. “Get in and close the door behind you.”
He listened, a pout on his lips. Did he really look that much like a woman? What was it that made people immediately assume he wasn’t a man?
‘I should cut my hair…’
(Name) tapped his leg with her foot. “Hey, it’s time to start spinning!”
��Spinning? What-“
(Name) turned the wheel in the center with a giggle, the teacup spinning around so fast Kurapika had to hold on to keep himself from flying out.
“Ahh, this is so much fun! K- wait are you okay?”
Kurapika was beginning to turn a sickly shade of green as the rude continued. He gave her a thumbs up before moving his hands to hold his stomach.
“Oh shit.”
———————
“(Name), I am so sorry.”
The two sat on a bench, both covered in vomit.
“Don’t be. I should have known you would have a sensitive stomach after eating that greasy food.”
Leorio returned, carrying (Name)’s backpack. “Hey, I got your text. Is-“
He stopped a few feet away, holding a hand over his mouth.
“Yikes.”
(Name) let out a tired sigh, standing up so Kurapika could lie down fully.
“Watch over him, I’ll be right back.”
“What about the buddy system?”
(Name) shrugged. “That only applies to you four trouble makers.”
Kurapika slapped a hand over his head, letting out a miserable groan.
She was back soon after, carrying a handful of wet paper towels and a novelty tshirt that says “I love YN”.
“What is a York New tshirt doing here? We aren’t even close.”
(Name) shrugged. “I don’t know, it was the cheapest shirt available. Here, let me help you.”
She helped Kurapika sit off and pulled off his tabard, folding it carefully and throwing it in a plastic bag to wash later.
“I’m sorry, I’ve ruined your fun.”
(Name) pulled the shirt over his head and gave him a soft smile. “To be fair, Gon has been throwing up too.”
“But I threw up ON you.”
She grimaced. “Yeah, that does suck. But everyone gets sick. Trust me, I’ve gone through worse.”
He frowned, looking down at his new clean shirt.
“I’m going to go change too. Just rest up, the boys will be here in a minute.”
“You mean Gon and Killua? Wait I-“
She was already gone.
“Fuck, if Killua sees me like this-“
The sound of raucous laughter could be heard to his left.
‘God damn it.’
“Oh my- oh my god no way. There’s no way this is happening right now, hahaha!”
Killua was rolling on the ground, tears in his eyes from how hard he was laughing.
“Oh, you threw up too? And you got a new shirt, wow!”
Killua pulled himself together, picking himself off the ground.
“I don’t see why this is so funny. It’s just a novelty tshirt.”
Killua paused.
“No way.”
He took his phone out of Gon’s backpack and snapped a picture, turning the screen towards Kurapika.
The glasses (Name) had unceremoniously shoved into his face weren’t just normal sunglasses.
They were the most obnoxiously over the to hello kitty sunglasses on planet earth.
Killua bursted into laughter again. “Jesus Christ man, who told you those were a good choice?”
“(Name) did.”
His cheeks were a dark shade of red now. He wished (Name) would have picked something a little… manlier.
‘This must be the reason that person thought I was a woman. Of course.’
“Oh.”
Killua quieted down. He wouldn’t insult something (Name) picked out.
“I think they look good on you.”
Killua jumped at the sound of (Name)’s voice behind him.
“(Name)?”
Kurapika raised his head weakly to look at her.
“Where did you get those clothes from?”
(Name) was now wearing a tank top and a white pleated skirt. “Oh, I keep a change of clothes in my bag at all times. It became a habit after the Hunter Exam.”
He glanced from her small backpack, to her new clothes, to her face.
“How… never mind.”
(Name) crouched down next to him and placed a hand on his forehead.
“You’re warm. I’m going to take the boys to a few more rides, and then we’ll go home. Leorio, stay with him until then.”
“Roger that.”
(Name) leaned down to whisper in his ear. “Just consider us even for me drooling on you during the Hunter Exam, alright?”
She gave him a sweet smile before turning to leave, Killua and Gon following behind her.
——————
For the most part, Leorio listened and stayed by Kurapika’s side.
That was until he had to use the bathroom.
“Hey, you think you’ll be okay for like… five minutes? I need to take a leak.”
“I’m a grown man, I can handle myself.”
Leorio would have shot back saying even grown men need help sometimes, but he didn’t have enough time to, sprinting off to the restrooms.
For the first minute or so, Kurapika stayed still, letting the cool breeze calm him down.
That was until people started to gather around him.
“There’s a drunk lady just… laying on that bench. Is that legal?”
“She smells awful.”
Kurapika cracked one of his eyes open. On his right were a handful of people, peeking over the bench to look at him.
“I’m not drunk, just sick”
“That’s what they all say, lady. There’s kids here, drink at home.”
Kurapika sighed softly. He didn’t give a shit what other people thought about him, but they were disturbing his rest.
“Listen, I’m this close to projectile vomiting on anyone in 30 foot vicinity. You might want to vacate the premises.”
They scoffed at him. “Oh really?”
Kurapika rolled his eyes and pretended to dry heave, sending the crowd of people running.
“Oh god he’s going to throw up again. (Name)!”
“Where is Leorio? I leave for 10 minutes and-“
Kurapika held up a hand. “I’m fine, I was just pretending.”
(Name) helped him sit up. “Okay, we’ll pretend to not be a total mess right now because people are staring. Where’s Leorio?”
He leaned against her shoulder for support, cursing his weak body. “Bathroom. He’s only been gone for a minute.”
She halfheartedly patted his back. “Alright. Gon, Killua, go get him and head towards the car. I’ll meet you there.”
She pulled him into a standing position. “Can you walk?”
He stepped forward without her help, pushing her hand away. “Yes, I’m not helpless.”
Killua raised an eyebrow. “Uh huh. You look like a newborn giraffe. Don’t blame (Name) if you fall and eat shit.”
Kurapika flipped him the bird before stumbling towards the car.
‘Why are men like this?’ (Name) followed behind him, ready to catch him if he fell.
———————
The car ride home was quiet, the only sound heard being Killua singing along to whatever was on the radio.
“Killua, could you please quiet down? I’ve gotta headache.” Kurapika asked as a hand rubbed away at his temple.
Killua looked like he was considering his question, opening his mouth before (Name) sent him a glare through the rear view mirror.
“Yeah, whatever.”
Kurapika sighed in relief. “Thank you.”
If he knew that Killua had been seconds away from screaming at the top of his longs before (Name) intervened, he wouldn’t have thanked him.
(Name) pulled into the driveway of her home. The boys piled out of her mom van, running inside and tossing off their shoes.
“I’m going to shower…” Kurapika stated before stumbling towards the bathroom.
“Wait, don’t forget-“
He closed the door behind him.
“Your clothes…”
She groaned. Now, either she would have to bring him clothes while he showered or he would have to walk to his room in a towel.
‘Wait…’
“Hey, I’m going to take a shower. Can you bring Kurapika some clothes in a minute?”
She’d asked Leorio, but KIllua butted in. “Yeah, I can.”
“No. Sorry but I don’t trust you.”
“But…”
“No buts. Leorio, don’t let him get his little paws on Kurapika’s clothes. Killua has a cute face, but don’t be fooled.”
Leorio scoffed. “Oh please, I’ve known him longer than you. I watched him take a man’s heart out with just his bare hands.”
“Killua thats unsanitary.”
“He didn’t even wash his hands after.”
“GROSS!”
(Name) pulled away from the boy, a look of disgust on her face. “Go wash your hands, now!”
“It was two years ago!”
“I don’t care! Go!”
He walked up the stairs to (Name)’s bathroom while grumbling about her being unreasonable.
“I’ll take his clothes now…” Leorio slipped away into Kurapika’s room to avoid (Name)’s irritated state.
“Okay, let’s get you some medicine for your nausea earlier.”
Gon and (Name) sat at the dinner table, drinking juice boxes as she waited for Killua to come back down the stairs.
“I’m done. Go take your shower or whatever.”
(Name) leaped out of her seat and races up the stairs. She’d been putting on brave face for Kurapika, but she’d been on the verge of a meltdown for the past two hours.
‘God I smell so gross. Gonna throw that dress away later…’
She threw her clothing into the hamper and stepped into the warm water.
‘Ahh… that’s better. Gonna- where the fuck is my shampoo?’
(Name) blinked, did she use the rest of her shampoo last time? Good thing she kept extra under her sink…
(Name) finished her shower quickly. She’d need to start dinner soon if they would be eating before 8 pm.
Since they were having a sleepover, (Name) threw on a pair of pajama pants and a sweater. Comfortable, and cute.
‘There’s no one to look cute for, though.’
She sighed. It had been a while since she’d thought about purposefully dressing up. She’d have to call up some of her friends for a night on the town.
“Hey, did you-“
(Name) paused on the last stair. For a moment, she contemplated just going back upstairs and going back to bed. That would be much easier than dealing with the current situation.
Fake money was strewn across the floor, Leorio sitting in a corner muttering something about losing everything.
Killua and Kurapika were having a stand off, Monopoly money clutched against Killua’s chest.
And Gon was sitting with his shoes on the couch.
‘Where to start?’
She made her presence known by clearing her throat. Several pairs of eyes shot up to see her staring down at them, her eyes narrowed.
“You have 1 minute to fix this. I’ve got to grab my backpack from upstairs.”
With that, she turned around and walked back up.
———————
When (Name) returned, the floor was clean and the boys were all sitting patiently at the dinner table.
“Okay, good. Now that that’s settled, what should we do for dinner?”
“Something simple. I don’t think Gon can handle anything complex right now.”
Killua patted his friends back, who was currently sitting with his face planted on the table.
“Anything you make will be good, so I don’t care.”
(Name) groaned. “God you guys are no help at all.”
She stormed to the kitchen and threw the fridge open.
‘Something easy and simple… that won’t take long to cook…’
She settled on her grandmas recipe for homemade chicken noodle soup. She’d made it countless times, and even though it wasn’t cold outside yet, she knew it was the best option she had.
It was easy to make and would be good for her two sick friends.
“We’re eating chicken noodle soup. That okay with everyone?”
They all nodded, the two boys moving from the table to the couch to watch TV.
Kurapika’s hair was wet. Again. (Name) stared at him, hoping he’d be able to feel her thoughts and dry his hair, but he didn’t react at all.
“Kurapika… your hair.”
He looked at her, raising an eyebrow. “What?”
“Didn’t I tell you if you don’t dry it, you’ll catch a cold?”
He pushed his wet locks out of his face. “You worry too much. I’ve been leaving my hair wet for years.”
(Name) left the room and grabbed a towel. “Either you dry it, or I do. I’m not going to let you get sick.”
Kurapika stared at the towel.
‘Well… she did a good job last time…’
“… you can dry it. If you don’t mind.”
“I don’t. Leorio, watch the chicken. It’s cooking on the stove.”
“Roger that.”
(Name) dried his hair again, Kurapika relaxing ever so slightly under her touch.
‘I shouldn’t get used to this…’
But even as he thought that, his eyes closed and he leaned into her touch, a content look on his face.
He didn’t know how much he loved the feeling of fingers running through his hair. Kurapika even enjoyed the conditioner she added in.
“All done. Try to remember next time, okay?”
‘I’ll remember to forget.’
As (Name) cooked, Kurapika watched her from the table. It was hard not to.
He could still feel the lingering sensation of her fingers in his hair. It felt comforting, soothing almost.
Was it wrong to let himself enjoy the comfort of his friend? Maybe. In his world, that was a luxury he didn’t have the time to enjoy.
But he wasn’t on a mission right now. He could relax.
Just a little.
——————
After dinner, the group gathered in the living room. (Name) and Gon carried in multiple large comforters, placing them on the group to make a pallet.
“Are we… all sleeping here? Together?”
Kurapika watched as the other four plopped down onto the floor, Gon and Killua rolling around the soft surface.
“Yeah? That’s what you do during a sleepover. You… sleep over.”
He stared down at Leorio, who looked a bit too comfortable lying next to (Name).
“I see.”
He sat between Leorio and (Name), pushing the man away with his foot.
“Hey, rude! Who says you get to sleep next to (Name)?”
“I just don’t know how I feel letting my female friend sleep next to a known pervert. I wouldn’t be able to rest knowing she might be leered at.”
Leorio began to protest, but Killua spoke up.
“I actually agree with Kurapika. We haven’t forgotten what happened during the Hunter Exam.”
“Wait what happened?”
(Name) tilted her head in Leorio’s direction.
“On second thought I think I’m perfectly fine sleeping over here.”
Leorio cuddled up under a blanket, hiding away from (Name)’s judging gaze.
“Uh huh… anyways, what should we do next? Okay some games? Watch a movie?”
“Aren’t we… aren’t we supposed to sleep?”
Kurapika was already under his blanket, looking up at her with sleepy eyes.
“Oh, I mean you can, but I won’t promise you’ll be unscathed when you wake up.”
He was suddenly very awake.
“Unscathed?”
“First one to fall asleep gets their face drawn on.”
“Except for (Name). Last time we did that…”
KIllua shuddered. “It was a permanent marker too.”
“Killua. You didn’t.”
(Name) sighed. “He did. I had to go on a mission with a faded marker mustache and scribbles on my face. It was awful.”
“I don’t envy you. Not one bit.”
Killua and Gon crawled over. “We said we were sorry! Gon even picked you flowers.”
“Yeah, from our neighbors garden.”
“Technically-“
“Technically nothing! Now they won’t talk to me anymore!”
(Name) crossed her arms, pouting. “They were pretty though… and it was sweet of you…”
She pulled the two into her arms. “Aww, I can’t stay mad at my boys. Come on, let’s get some snacks and play some games.”
The two followed behind her like the puppies they were, Kurapika watching.
“How should I know you’re not going to perv on her?”
Kurapika glanced down at Leorio, who was wrapped up in a blanket. He’s inched towards the blonde like a worm.
“Unlike you I don’t have the history of being a sexual deviant.”
Leorio scoffed. “Yeah, sure. That’s only because you haven’t had your sexual awakening.”
Kurapika frowned. “My what?”
The dark haired man stared up at him. “You’re joking. Have you ever had any kind of sexual education?”
“… no?”
Leorio face planted. Now he really looked like a worm.
“Jesus. Okay, when a mom and a dad love each other very much-“
“I know what sex is, Leorio. Also, shut up.”
The blonde man’s face had gone red. Even if he hadn’t had his sexual awakening or whatever the hell Leorio had said, talking about sex was awkward.
Especially when his friend knew a lot more than he did.
“Whatever. Just… if you need to know something about it… just call me. I don’t want you doing something stupid and embarrassing yourself in front of (Name).”
Kurapika’s face turned a brighter shade of red. “In front of (Name)? What do you mean by-“
“Guys, should we play Candy Land or Uno?”
Their conversation was thankfully cut short by the group returning, games in hand.
Kurapika thanked the fact that he’d been sick today, because his red face was easily excused.
———————
They played for an hour or so before Leorio gave in and fell asleep.
“Boys, he has classes this weekend. Use the washable markers.”
Kurapika and (Name) sat on the couch watching some random anime the two boys had picked out as they doodled away on Leorio’s face.
“Are you feeling tired?”
(Name) had only asked because Kurapika’s head was dangerously close to leaning on her shoulder.
“Mm… a little.”
“You’re safe to sleep now. They have their victim.”
Kurapika nodded, but didn’t move. His eyes were getting heavy and he didn’t have enough brain capacity to listen.
“Mhm… yeah I’ll do that in just… just a…”
His head fully leaned onto her shoulder, the man falling asleep.
(Name) peeked at him from the corner of his eyes.
‘Ugh, why does he have to be so cute. It’s hard to keep my distance when he’s so freaking cute!’
She moved, moving his head from her shoulder to her lap.
‘If he stayed like that, he’ll hurt his neck…’
Once Killua and Gok finished their dastardly deed, they joined (Name) on the couch.
“I can kick him off of you if you want.”
(Name) shooed Killua away. “Killua, that’s not nice. Let him rest.”
The white haired boy rolled his eyes. “Alright, but don’t come complaining to me if he drools on you.”
She pursed her lips. “I won’t.”
Another hour passed, with (Name) passing the time by gently running her fingers through his hair.
It wasn’t as soft as it had been when he’d fallen asleep on her before. She knew he hadn’t been taking care of himself, and this only solidified the thought in her head.
‘I need to help him. Before he ends up getting himself killed.’
Gon and Killua fell asleep soon after. Killua had finally run out of steam after him and Gon chased each other down the street for a good 30 minutes.
‘The neighbors are going to complain again. At least they think the thing disturbing their sleep is a cryptid and not Killua.’
She glanced down at Kurapika.
He was crying.
She didn’t know why, but in his sleep tears had pooled into the corners of his eyes, falling onto her lap.
(Name) wiped them away and pulled the blanket they were sharing up to his chin.
‘It’s been a long day. I should sleep too…”
She moved so her legs were underneath him and lied down, her head resting against the armrest of the couch.
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jazeswhbhaven · 2 months ago
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From what I've been seeing it feels like PB is focusing on quantity over quality. Things like Obey Me, TWST, and Nu-Carnival has a sizeable group of characters, but they're not too huge so it allows them to flesh each one out to a certain extent, but then they can introduce a diverse set of cards on each of them so you're not starving too much.
WHB has not only has 6 Kings and one more on the way, but they also keep introducing more nobles and angels. In a way it's not bad, but this is why I seriously feel it is a case of quantity and not enough quality. From what I've seen in this community, characters that have been in the game since Day 1 are being super neglected. Then we a have every new L card released being paywalled, nightmare passes that also have the top rewards paywalled, are more frequent, even this time around the S+ card requires more gold keys and it doesn't have anything remotely special about it whereas the last S+ did which was extremely exclusive only. Honestly it's...really sad. Now you don't NEED these cards and I'm not asking for freebies, but in the end they are asking for your life savings for even just the decent stuff, and then you still have to deal with the gacha to do that.
I personally need a decent amount of characterization to really appreciate a character so I do appreciate the world building but no character has stuck with me yet. So everytime a new one is released I go: "Okay but what about like...the existing ones?" Our last one was Leraye, which I'm sorry, it's just a reskinned of his OG card and I found that really scummy which was probably why he was locked through achievements which...was the saving grace still it was the only time it happened. The story was nice though.
I don't want to come off as ungrateful and I probably am, but I just don't understand PB's decisions on what they're doing anymore. We can't use the "they're a small company" card, I'm sure they're not the only small company, but I don't have any sources, but so far this is the first time I seen company really just throw their community into a blender like this...then again I only played like 3 other gachas which isn't a lot.
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hey there 💭 anon!
This observation came right in time with how I'd like to pretty much introduce the game to new players that are flocking in.
PB's decisions as of late to change how we get currencies, paid banners, and the progression of the main story and character building has been a damn journey.
I don't think you're ungrateful, I wouldn't call anyone that honestly because as the consumer YOU are the the one, p2p or f2p, in the end that has be entertained by this nsfw game. The only one in existence that is catered to both women and men audiences. With that in mind, you'd expect to see something worth buying/taking up nearly 8gb of space on your phone for.
When the game was first teased, me and my friend were talking about it and she was overwhelmed by the amount of characters they kept showing, I met her through the Obey Me fandom, so that was our bread and butter for the majority of conversations. When I moved on to WHB, she didn't come with, she stayed for like maybe a week or two and dropped it. I forget mostly why which I could ask her again on her opinion.
But I'll let you in on something I saw the other day, the community over in LaDS has been having some issues with their banners/other gacha related things as well stating that this recent banner is driving players away. I don't play LaDS but PB isn't the only company it seems starting to switch things up when it comes to decisions.
The S+ cards confuse me because what they introduced was hey here's beach Rara (Raphael) and he has an adore mode, a story with mild spice, and you chats/more lore about this bitey boi. I had so much fun reading through that. Amy and Sitri's all we get are the likability things and well from the previous expectation? That made me shake my head. (also for the extra gold keys thing, apparently it's only that high if you want to get it early, the card is going into the banner immediately after the event so in theory we all literally could have waited to pull them so we wouldn't have to spend that amount of gold keys)
As far as content goes, I think ultimately there's too many characters to work with. If anyone on the staff has a brain like me, it would be very easy to neglect characters here and there. I also do not like that Gehenna has yet ANOTHER noble (sorry Amy) but other countries are lackin'.
Also unrelated...WHERE IS GEHENNA'S GROUP PHOTO U G H.
Niflheim needs one too.
All in all I hear you. Chapter 6 and Mammons/Amy's events though have me believing that the best has yet to come, these banners though....we will see... Maybe things will pop off when Asmodeus debuts..
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synnamonroll666 · 11 months ago
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Hello! I noticed that you’re taking requests and I hope you don’t mind doing mine…
Request: could you write headcanons for Syzoth with a fem!reader from Earthrealm who’s also in a circus as an acrobat who mostly does aerial silks? (Once I heard about him being in a travelling, my mind went ding! and produced this idea)
Ohhhhh, this is so cool! I always wanted to do something about the reader being in a carnival too. And when I heard about Syzoth being in a travelling carnival, it ticked that idea off in my brain as well. 😅 I love the idea of the reader being an acrobat who does aerial silks too! I have always been fascinated by it. 😍 Anyway, here are the headcanons!
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Syzoth X Fem!Reader: In The Carnival
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I had worked at the carnival for quite a few years now. Acrobatics were my life—my passion. I couldn't imagine doing anything else.
But my favorite act was the aerial silks. Being up in the air with all my limbs wrapped in silky ropes like a butterfly caught in a spider's web gave me a feeling like no other.
It was a day like any other when another carnival came to town. The newcomers decided to have a visit and watch the shows me and my colleagues would perform.
I was a little more nervous than usual before performing. My audience was one thing, but these people were in my profession, and I could help but worry about their judgment.
Either way, I still pushed through and did my work. It didn't take long before I was swinging in the air like an angel of their entertainment. Listening to their gasps of awe was like music to my ears.
I was pretty tired after the show, so I only said hello to a few of the newcomers before heading back to my tent to rest. Though I wished I could visit for longer—due to feeling quite lonely at the time��I just did not have the energy for it. But just as I sat down, some of my boxes that were stacked came crashing down before me.
Startled, I jumped up from my seat and yelled. My reaction must've scared the unseen intruder as well, because only seconds later, a person appeared out of thin air.
I screamed, grabbing for my pepper spray. Having something to defend yourself with was crucial when being a carnival performer due to the risk of robbers and other unwanted individuals regularly stopping by for a visit.
But lucky for this guy, I waited for just a second before attacking and saw his hands go up in defense. I hesitated, but I kept my little weapon up just in case.
"I-I'm sorry! I-I just w-wanted to come say hello, but I was too nervous!" He frantically tried to explain, his words coming out glued together to make one huge sentence.
Hearing this, I lowered the pepper spray, understanding the situation. I was quite shy as well, so how could I blame him for disappearing the second the chance to socialize came up? If only I had his ability...
"Y-You were invisible. Are you a magician of some kind?" I asked, genuinely curious and wanting to learn more.
He visibly began to relax and let out a faint chuckle, amused by my question. "No, I'm a shape-shifter."
"Shape-shifter?"
He nodded his head and then gave me information that blew my mind away: that he wasn't even a human. I begged him to show me his true form, and after a moment of hesitation, he revealed himself before me.
He was shaking slightly, as if he expected me to hurt him. But that was the complete opposite of what I wanted to do. He was so beautiful—an 8ft reptilian beast. He was something to be cherished, not harmed.
I couldn't contain myself and reached out to pet his nose. His crimson eyes widened, but he allowed it, quickly melting into my touch as I brushed my fingers along his scales.
After that, we spent the entire night talking. There was no sleep; slumber was replaced by facts about our lives and curious questions. By the morning, I felt as if I knew him more than anyone else in the world.
He told me that he was a Zaterran and that his race was from Outworld, as well as the fact that his people banished him for his ability because he was different. My heart broke for the poor man.
However, I reassured him that he was not a freak in my eyes, and I would like to keep in touch. His whole face lit up with joy, and he agreed that he would also like to continue our friendship.
When it came time for the other carnival to leave, I promised dear Syzoth that we would meet again. And I fully intended on keeping that promise. We said our goodbyes, and then I was lonely once again.
Not only that, but my heart then beated with a new desire. I had to see him again someday... I just had to...
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writer-komaru · 1 year ago
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₊˚ପ⊹ Prey of the Snake Eyes (*❦ω❦)/‘˚◞♡ ⃗ *ೃ༄
✧Rating: Smut + Slight NonCon
✧Characters: Thirteen
✧Word Count: 2.4k
✧Summary: Your decision to wear matching costumes with Mammon to the Devildom annual Halloween party was the last straw for a certain snake-eyed reaper. One moment you’re playing classic carnival games and winning prizes, the next you’re pulled into a secluded spot in the eerie haired house and shown who you really belong to. Try to keep quiet all you want, she’s not stopping till you’re sobbing loud enough to rattle the walls of the celestial realm.
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“This was such a cute idea! But how in the world did you get Levi to help make these for us?” You asked Mammon while happily twirling around in front of the mirror.
“My amazing persuasive skills and a little bit of bribery never hurt anyone,” Mammon chuckled to himself as he rested his arm on your shoulder and joined you in front of the mirror.
“You didn’t hear it from me but you look smokin’ hot as Yoimiya,” he playfully nudges you with his elbow, “Everyone’s gunna be so jealous.”
“Yeah, so very jealous that I'm going with The Arataki Itto, that’s what,” you nudge him back and put your hands on your hips.
“Haha, now that’s a given,” he smirks and combs his fingers through his hair. After a quick laugh at his antics you both rush out of the door to make it to the location on time. This wasn’t your first time going to Devildom’s annual Halloween party, but it was the first time you were not only going with someone but dressing up with them too. Usually you and the rest of the demon brothers go as a group, but this year RAD decided it was a great idea to give out a heavily weighted quiz the day after the party so everyone’s held up in their rooms studying. The only reason you and Mammon are going is because he never really cared about his studies and says ‘he could do it with his eyes closed’ and you completed your studies early. You were honestly very happy you didn’t have to go alone because parties are always more fun with friends. But there's just one thing you feel like you’re forgetting…
“Are you sure we brought everything?” You remarked, looking through your purse as you walked.
“What would we need to bring to a Halloween party besides ourselves?” He laughed it off, taking your hand in his and giving it a squeeze.
“Well I don’t know, maybe things like money, keys to the house, our phones, our tickets-“
“Yeah yeah yeah I get it, I’d be lost without you, what else are ya tryin’ to prove, huh?” He snickered and squeezed your hand again.
“I’m glad you realize it,” you laugh with him and eventually reach the entrance to the event. It’s decorated with vines, fake bats, and cutouts of ghosts and other monsters. It looks a little more cute than scary, though. But the interior is a lot more appealing as you two enter. There’s tons of mini games, other demons in costumes, a corn maze, a haunted house, and even a fountain filled with smoking purple water. This might have just been your imagination but you could have sworn Mammon’s eyes sparkled like bright fireworks at the idea of getting to experience all these attractions with you.
“They fuckin’ got apple bobbin’ too! Come on, we gotta go see!” He excitedly pulled your arm, causing you to yelp as he dragged you towards the buckets of apples. That was until both of you suddenly stopped.
“Huh? What gives?!” Mammon narrows his eyes, ready to square with any insignificant demon pleb that dared to interrupt his private time with you. Instead, he realized he was face to face with a bubbly, smiling face and a pair of sharp, snake-like eyes.
“Why hello again Sheepy and… company?” Thirteen waved to you and gave a curious look to Mammon, “Ohhh, you’re that funny guy who tried using a fishing rod while on the roof to snatch things out of people’s bags! Hahaha, that had me in tears!”
His face lit up in an embarrassed and angry blush, “It was one fucking ti- I mean, HOW DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?!”
“Wait mammon you actually tried something like that…?” You raised your eyebrow. You knew he would do anything for some quick Grimm but that seems way too cartoony, even for him.
Thirteen continued giggling, playfully slapping him on the back, “Could have used a better escape plan though! Falling off the roof and into the bushes wasn't the best idea.”
“J-just shut up, would ya?! It’s none of your business!!” He snapped back, pulling you closer to him by the arm.
“Alright fine, I’ve had my fun. And I don’t just come here to embarrass you or something, I came here for the little sheepy over here!~” She flashed you a smirk, causing Mammon’s blood to boil. She caught a glimpse at the hand tucked behind his back and the glimmering gold chains swirling around his fingertips and looked away from you, “But it seems you’re a little occupied at the moment, what a bummer. Guess I’ll just have to wait my turn, Cya around, sheepy!” As she bounded away, she drifted a teasing nail across your chest.
“That reaper girl… ugh, whatever, let’s just ignore her,” Mammon huffed as he motioned you back towards the apple buckets.
Throughout the whole night you couldn’t stop thinking about her, over and over, especially how she touched your chest. Was she trying to hint at something?
“Hey, earth to MC, pay attention! It’s no fun winnin’ if you’re just gonna count every star in the sky all night!” Mammon snapped his fingers in front of your face.
“Huh? What? Oh, sorry my bad. It’s uh, just a beautiful night tonight, I got distracted,” you laughed it off, picking your water gun back up and aiming it right at the target ahead of you.
“Yeah yeah, whatever you say, sore loser- Hey, quit that, you might actually beat me!” He exclaims, trying to fire twice as fast. After a very close match, you managed to come out on top by only a few points, being rewarded with a cute plushie bat with devil horns.
“Ughhh no fair, I shouldn’t have snapped your attention back and taken the free win instead,” he groaned to himself as you two walked away from the booth, hanging his head low dramatically.
“Look who’s the sore loser now?” You smirked, jabbing him in the shoulder.
“Shut it, I’m not a sore loser! Uh- there! See that game over there? First one to get a prize is the real winner! I’m totally going to wipe that shit eating grin off your face!” He points at the high striker game in the distance and sprints over to it. Excited by the challenge, you begin to follow him, only to feel a familiar pair of hands grace your shoulders.
“Huh? What the-!” You gasp as you're suddenly yanked into the haunted house, a mischievous giggle leading the way to a dark, secluded hallway.
“Was the little sheepy surprised?” A pair of bright green snake-like eyes illuminated the darkness. It was… thirteen?
“Huh? Thirteen? What’s this about? Mammon and I were-“ She presses her pointer finger against your lips.
“Shhhhh~ just forget all about that greedy crow. I’m way more fun than he or anyone in all of Devildom, I thought you knew that by now~” she smirks and once again traces a nail down the middle of your chest. You gulp nervously as the thoughts of your… previous encounters imprint themselves back into your mind.
“B-but we… I’m…” Your heart rate and breathing accelerate more and more as the mischievous reaper leans over you, caging you against the wall.
“Don’t be scared, little sheepy. I'm just here to talk, that’s it!~ Then I’ll let ya go, sounds good?” Her sweet voice becomes a low whisper right against your ear, causing a shiver to run straight down your spine. She smirks at your reaction but doesn’t mention it.
“Whenever I see you nowadays, you’re always hanging around those demon brothers. What’s the deal, huh? I know you’re roommates or whatever but come on, don’t tell me you’d rather get pulled around like their dog on a leash than have some fun with little old me,” she pouts playfully, nudging her thigh between your legs, “And don’t think I can’t see the way they look at you. I can tell they want you, they want you more than just roommates or even friends for that matter. It’s almost amusing. Because no matter how much they want you,” she smirks once more and rubs her thigh against your twitching heat, making you release a whine, “You’re aaaaaall mine~”
“T-thirteen, w-we are in public someone will-“ Your heart skips a beat as she chuckles devilishly, an evil smile stretching across her face.
“Someone will see? Is that it? And so what? Just means more demons will finally realize who you belong too. And I’d guess you like that too, huh?” Her eyes narrow as she grabs your hips and slides them harder against his plush thigh. It’s almost humiliating how good she’s making you feel. You bite your lip, turning away from her, doing your best to hold on to your last shreds of dignity in the face of this flirtatious reaper. But you should have already known fighting back against her is pointless.
“Trying to hold back? Think your cute little body can resist? How silly~ You may be a very special and important human but you’re still just a human with normal human weaknesses~” She laughs at your feeble attempts and doubles down, rubbing your poor, twitching sex harder against her thigh and leaning down to litter rushed hickeys down your neck. If you shunted just a bit it wouldn’t take much to confuse her for a succubus.
“Come on little sheepy, just give in so I can show you a better time than that Mammon guy~” She rolled her eyes at the mere mention of his name, “Playing fun carnival games, wearing matching costume, holding hands, Ughh it’s just insufferable… but I’m getting off topic, I can already tell your body has given up~”
You look down at your hips and watch helplessly as you hump against her leg, small pants and gasps leaving your mouth. She was right.
“What will it be? Want me to continue this or do you wanna peace right back over to the demon that isn’t even looking for you? Who will you choose, the pesky little demon boys or your gorgeous and powerful reaper of souls?~” she waited expectedly for your response, her fingertips snaking under your outfit and teasing the edge of your shorts.
You knew leaving Mammon wasn't a very good idea. If he found you like this it might ignite a second war. But the longer she had you pinned against the wall, grinding your aroused sex in just the right ways to make you lose your mind.
“Agh…damn it… I g-give up…” you finally relented, causing an excited giggle to leave her glossy lips.
“Good little sheepy, I knew you’d tap out eventually. You’ve never been able to resist me and you ever will~” she smirks happily before pulling your shorts down to your knees, making you hiss as the cold, musky air of the creepy hallway greets your dripping, clenching pussy.
“Oh my, look at how damn wet you are from just my thigh, it’s so adorable~” she whispers as she traces small patterns over your pulsing clit, sliding down to your fluttering cunt. Her strokes from your twitching hole to your sensitive clit sends your body into a frenzy, shivering and whimpering like a virgin.
“It feels good doesn’t it? I bet those ignorant demon boys could only dream of touching you like this. Hehehe almost makes me wanna snap a pretty picture of your sweet little pussy taking my fingers and slip a copy under each of their doors, just so they know what they're missing~” Her threats fall on deaf ears as she carefully punges two fingers into your cunt, making sure her thumb doesn’t stop massaging your clit. Your hips buck up into her fingers as they prod against your g spot, almost immediately making your head tilt back to release a surprised moan.
“T-thirteeeeennnnghhh, shit, this feels so good…” You whine and arch your back.
“Oh, I can tell~ I’m only using two fingers but you’re acting like I’m splitting you open. Are you close? Ready to cum already?~” she snickered and gave your g spot a firm rub before thrusting her fingers even faster.
“Mmm, fuck, gunna cum, I need to cu-“ Your half lidded eyes flew open as the sounds of echoed footsteps rung out from some here in the haunted house, “S-someone’s her- AGh?!~”
You looked down in fear as three skilled fingers pounded into your pussy and Thirteen’s lips wrapped around your throbbing bud. You knew damn well she could hear those footsteps just as well as you did. Such a troublemaker, through and through. Your orgasm was quickly approaching as the warmth built up more and more in your abdomen, showing no signs of stopping.
“MC?! Damn it, where are you?! Answer me!” Mammon’s worried voice grew closer and closer, footsteps rushing down the opposing hall. All it would take is one turn at the corner and one more thrust against your sweet spot and he would get to witness the sight of his crush cumming all over someone else’s fingers. The image of that lewd scene was both terrifying and hot at the same time, making your stimulated cunt squeeze even tighter.
“Oh?~ Don’t tell me… does the little pure sheepy like the thought of being found with their pussy being fucked? Hehehe, I’ll take your twitches as a yes,” An almost sadistic expression spread across her face from in between your legs. If that look means what you think it means, you were really in for it. A stream of moans rip from your throat as she sucked harshly on your clit, finger fucking you so hard your pussy’s squelching could probably be heard from all the way at the fucking entrance of the haunted house.
“Aaagghh, s-slow do- f-faster… fuckkk, slow D-DOWNNNGHH!~~’” Your body shook pathetically as the dreaded footsteps picked up speed.
“Yeah, keep crying out like a good little sheepy. You’re mine, and no one else’s. Now cum, cum all over my tongue and show Mammon how much better I make you feel~”
The boiling heat in your pussy was far too impossible to hold back any longer, exploding into a spasm of muscles and loud moans as your hot slick spilled into Thirteen’s eager mouth. The horrified look of betrayal on Mammon’s face you caught the glimpse of before your dazed eyes blinked closed is one that will stay permanently engraved in your mind the next time you try to go out with another demon.
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(I took a small break cuz of burn out and I’m ready to keep on writing! Sorry this is a bit short, I had more of a smaller idea going in than I did the other ones. Expect more writing soon <3)
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