#the return? wrapped! 🎬

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MARWAN KENZARI, TOM RHYS HARRIS AND CHARLIE PLUMMER.

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[chiiyuuvv]

the happy baby ★

boyfriend!taki 0.3k words

notes! like one cuss word, taki's kinda down bad

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“hey babe,” you whisper to your boyfriend while he’s busy gaming with his friends, your hands traveling from his gaming chair to his chest in a slow manner, your chin resting on top of his head. you wouldn’t be able to understand how whipped the boy is for you, himself wrapped around your pretty finger as goosebumps appear along his neck. 

he hums in return, too scared to respond since he’s afraid he’d stutter, and because his friends could hear your conversation. after a while, you place a small kiss on his head before letting go of the boy, returning to his bed to resume watching tiktoks. his head whips to your direction immediately. 

“where are you going??” he whines, spinning his chair so you could see his puppy eyes practically begging you to come back. even with the hoodie he wore, he still missed the warmth you gave him. 

“to bed?” you answer like the question was obvious (it was), pointing your finger to his mattress as you tilt your head in confusion. 

“come backk..” he whines again, setting his controllering on his lap to make grabby hands at you. you shake your head, pointing to his headset. 

“you’re playing with your friends, baby. i’ll still be right here when you finish,” respectfully, he didn’t give a shit about his friends at that moment, not when he missed his pretty girl’s presence. his bottom lip is dropped to a pout and you instantly give in, throwing your phone somewhere as you climb up the chair, straddling taki’s lap.

he hears you mutter about how much of a baby he was, but he doesn't care, his hands rubbing circles on your back as you stuff your face into his neck. if anything, he was a happy baby.

“ah, are you lovebirds done arguing now?” yuma’s voice echoes from taki’s headphones, a teasing chuckle leaving his lips. 

“shut up,” taki responds before continuing, “my girl is sleeping.” 

the words manage to make you blush, yuma to snort, and taki to grin.  “whatever you say, lover boy.”

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Things Mia Said/Done..

~ Pregnancy edition (Pure Fluff and tiny bit of angst! 🥰)

~ All the young avengers and friends are included -> Liane, Rick, Luna, Cole, Cassie, Jeremy, Rochelle and etc

- Pairings: Mia x Nik, Cole x Jeremy, Rochelle x Michelle, Rick x Luna etc. 🎬

Wearing comfy cardigans, graphic tops, and her hair in a cute messy bun. Painting her nails and wearing certain earrings too

Being a cuddle/hug bug 🤗

Buying pillows and blankets for the living room in the house. Cause of course who doesn’t want pillows and warm weighted blanket??

Binge watching tv shows with the gang (like Voltron with Luna, certain documentaries series with Rick and OUAT with Liane)

Watching movies, such as classic Disney movies, sci-fi and action comedies 🎬

Aunt May becomes a grandma 💜

Making Bruce Banner and Natasha Romaneoff grandparents (again!) heheh ( AND HULK TOO OBVIOUSLY! 😌)

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Going to the Disney store and shopping in general.

Mia appear in the living room holding up car keys, “I’m going the mall, who wants to join me?”

Liane grins, “Where we going?”

“Target, H&M, Pandora and of course The Disney Store. Might buy some plushies!”

Luna gasped and squealed, “You had me at plushies! How much can we buy?!”

Rochelle already packing a bag and grabbing money

~~

Being emotionally invested in everything she does and becoming a little passionate about something as mundane as making breakfast for everyone at home

Cooking and baking all the time! (No one going hungry in The Avenger Tower 👏 )

MIA BE EATING 🍽️ SNACKING AND SHARING FOOD

Eating sweet and salty foods

Ricky finding a eating buddy in Mia ☺️ as they are always eating together or creating combos of meals

~~

“Ooh nachos!” Mia said as she entered the kitchen and taking a bite.

Rick gasp chuckled as he glared, “Hey that was mine!”

“Sorry, eating for two…”

“Eating…for two? But you’re not—OH MY GOSH?! Wait you-?!”

“Hehehe! You just found a foodie friend for the next few months.”

“OH MY GOODNESS! I’mma be an absolute legend of an uncle!”

~~

A little forgetful but eventually remembers!

“Is it too early to pick names? And no we’re not naming them Cole Jr!”

Playing music and dancing in the kitchen

Passionately singing out lyrics 😂

Gets annoyed with her favorite Star Wars t-shirt doesn’t fit her cute belly and decides to steal one of Nikolai instead

“Aww they’re kicking!”

Squeals at cute baby clothes

Doesn’t mind when one of her friends rubs her belly for good luck 🍀 and finds it adorable

A little sensitive to smells and comments about it

“Yo! Who farted?!”

“Someone needs to take a shower!”

~~

“I’m a hot mess.” She said randomly

Cole snickers, “Tell me something I don’t know, love.”

The two just start laughing

~~

Sometimes question why her friends and hubby bought SO much stuff.

“What did you guys do?! Buy the whole mall?!”

Becomes emotional and just wants to wrap her arms around her friends, after getting worked up

Or one of her love ones are sad and she just wants to do EVERYTHING to make sure they feel better ❤️‍🩹

Find Mia napping or sleeping in (she’s a night owl so this a shocker to everyone!)

She will sometimes finds herself taking care of others and even doing chores for them

She blushes when someone decides to chat with the baby

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Mia is laying down on the couch flipping through channels and smiling. Then suddenly Nikolai pops beside her and cuddles his wifey, telling her about his day.

“What are you doing?” She asked giggling looking at him.

Nikolai grins and rubbing her belly, “Gossiping with our baby boy.”

~~

Everyone suddenly becomes overprotective and careful around her, even though Mia has to remind them that she’s fine

Jeremy reminded her to take it easy and she making a witty remark to him

Luna and Mia putting the baby’s room 🥺 together

Rochelle wanting to return the favor to her, due to Mia being supportive during Rochelle’s pregnancy ☀️ meanwhile Michelle is freaking out over everything and being super excited

Nikolai becoming a huge fan of wifeys cooking and becoming extremely protective of her. Hell, he figures it out before her 😂

Mia creates t-shirts for everyone as gifts!! Baby lab coats too

Bruce, Liane and Nikolai telling Mia to chill out 😤

~~

Rick would be sooooooo excited and want to do things for Mia (chores, errands, paperwork) and also spoil the kiddos. Bruce, Natasha, Hill and others want her to listen to the doctors advice too.

She doesn’t always listen to them and regrets it later, knocking out cold on the couch.

~~~

Miss Mia will never admitted it fully but she’s emotional and has her moments insecurity across the board. In response she is often used humor to cope with any kind of worries she got. But sometimes she brings up the thoughts she has.

“Will be a good mom like mine is? I hope so.”

She knows that Nikolai wonders if he will be a good father. Of course she will find him and talk it out, how they’re both feeling about everything going on.

“We’ll be alright and this kid is gonna have a great village to raise them.”

Sometimes Mia is found on the couch or sitting at her desk doodling thing too, it’s a great mental break to relax. Relive herself of any kind of tension and sometimes she ends up with a good laugh.

Sometimes she is just embarrassed and emotional for no reason and honestly it’s cute

~~

“I cried over a meeting yesterday and an email.” Mia exclaimed, “I never cry during a meeting!”

“What was the meeting about?” Cole asked

“Saving and investing in Panda bears for cute press releases..” She admitted

Jeremy burst out laughing, “Oh jeez! Okay, that’s cute.”

Cole snickered, “Oh you poor thing you’ve gone soft.”

~~~

This girl sometimes end up saying random stuff…😂

“I know what I should do! I should cut my hair like Princess Diana.”

“If Donkey and that dragon ended up together, why are their kids donkey size?”

“Why don’t donuts grow on trees?”

“Hercules was a good movie and the cartoon was fun too.”

“If I listen to Justin Timberlake and dance around, do you think the baby would like to dance as a toddler?”

“What? Tom and Jerry is educational…if you don’t about the violence part..”

~~

Other times she is saying sweet and sappy stuff 🩷

“I love you guys! I don’t say it enough.”

“Shut up, you are beautiful and smart and wonderful human being!”

“I know I have been emotional lately and a little annoying, I don’t mean to act that way…so I got you a little something to show my appreciation for you.”

“Did anyone ever tell you that you are amazing and doing your best today? Cause you are.”

“Who wants donuts? I’m buying!”

~~

“You gotta stop baking so much.” Cassie says chuckling, “You gotta eat some healthy food too.”

Mia dressed in a white apron and wearing Mickey Mouse ears while making Goofy themed treats.

“You weren’t complaining last week when I made you Hogwarts theme snacks for your movie night!” She remarked yelling.

Luna gasped, “She got a point!”

Liane eating popcorn with Rick watching it all go down giggling

~~

Mia tends to go a little overboard with things especially when she starts nesting too early in the season

SHE JUST WANTS THE PLACE TO LOOK COMFY AND COZY! That’s all she ask 😌

She tends to be a bit dramatic and silly too, often when she’s in a mood.

“Why are you looking at me like that? Am I forgetting something? Oh god, did I say something wrong? Don’t laugh!”

She will eventually get over it and go back to normal

She gets excited over the littlest things too!

Mia is often a tad bit clumsy and lack the energy to do things around the house at times. She adopts a lazy era 💅🏻

But everyone loves her all the same in the end!

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FROM THE START laufey

🎬〰️atsushi x gn!reader

—FW: pure fluff, happy birthday to my best boy<3!!!!!!!!! live laugh love m ATSUSHI ♡!!<2, short cuz i still have so many things to do AHHHH:((!!!, a bit long actually 😭 i was late to the other’s characters bday due to the ass system of our school and torturing us with assignments💔💔

May 5, Atsushi’s birthday.

A special occasion of his, Of course you haven’t forgotten! How could you? It’s now officially your job to make your beloved feel loved, given worth after what he’s gotten through this dreadful years he’d tormented. Yet endured just for you, so return it back. The clock ran towards the next racing number at a quick pace. Time’s ticking, in a hurried act. It’s May 4, 8:00 PM strikes. You shuffle around your blankets, your hair all ruffled in a complete musing mess. You rub your eyes awake, your eyes barely devoid of any emotion as you aimlessly observe the surroundings displayed after you, your phone chimed in a ‘ding!’, despite it. You remained to stare pointlessly at the ceiling, you glance beside you, Atsushi hugged your waist, his warmth spilling to yours. His face buried in your shoulder, soft breathing escapes his parted lips. He looks so dreamy, his eyes peacefully closed from what beckons him. Scarring him cruelly, he seemed so safe in your presence. The urge of kissing his cheek was nearly palpable. A smile crept onto your face as you gently prodded his nose. He’s so adorable, he is adorable. You let out a satisfied sigh, a puff of air fleeing from your lungs. You have to slowly, and discreetly remove his arm wrapping around your waist. In a tinge, you were successful in your mission. A lingering affection still brewing in your stomach, you give his cheek a gentle peck before merely exiting the door.

Your eyes squinted, peeking through the gap. The room was dimly lit, you proper your posture as you step out of the line where the den is roamed by a tiger. You sneak carefully, having to be secure of him being woken up by your creaked sounds is embarrassing. It is, indeed. You wouldn’t want that outcome do you?, no… This is his chance of the chaste pass. You walk through the pavements, lampposts alighting you on your way. The bell churned, a slight echo of the last bit of noise. Entering your way in, you browse through the selections of bracelet. You needed those, you desperately needed those matching bracelets he had always adored to purchase only for you two, even during your time of friendship. The knob twisted into an escalate, you didn’t complain an inch. Your eyes sparkled in interest. One with a yin-yang like design, beaded with black and white. A gem bead lacing at the end of the ties. Who cares if you go money-broke after this? Your lover’s smile is worth more than it. Proceeding onto the counter, you gleefully bought the bracelets. Running back home, you hastily but gently slammed the door open. Avoiding noise, a single one perhaps.

Placing the bag on the table, the morning awaits. You crawl back in bed, embracing your lover in an adored manner. Burying your face into the crook of his neck, a gentle chuckle escapes Atsushi. 5:00 AM, you woke up. Quick, as dash. You again, lightly moving your lover’s arm from yours. You strode your way to the kitchen to prepare your lover’s favorite dish, obviously. Turning the stove on, you yawn. You had to assure yourself to keep silent. Moments pass by as you slid the chazuke on the table. The bag sat on the table, a gentle smile glued to your lips as you went back in. “Atsushi!” You say in a whisper-shout voice, but it was quiet enough to not startle him. “Love..” Atsushi sits up as he was fast to lay his head on your chest. “I have a surprise for you, darling..” You muster, almost excitedly. His eyes widened as he tilts his head up. “Really?!” He sat, a shine shone in twinkled in his eyes. He looked so handsome, you want to pinch his cheeks so badly. Though, refrained in doing so. “Follow me.” You take your hand in his as he happily accepted, you led him through the kitchen as he lets out a thanked gasp. “I love you so much!” He kisses you on the lips softly, you couldn’t help but smile. He sat on the cushioned chair as he ate his food. “I still have a gift for you.” You add as you open him the gift, ah yes. The matching bracelet. He paused in devouring the food in seconds as his eyes sparkled. “Mm! You bought them?” He wipes the tint on the corner of his lips. You pecked his cheek, lovingly. “Happy Birthday, love, Love you.” You meekly whisper.

“I love you too!”

—

[flamigoat]

Lights, Camera, Actions!

Part 2. 💖🎬🧡

Previous Part —> Next Part (Final)

Pairings: Rabbid Peach x Rayman

Characters: Rabbid Peach, Rayman, Beep-O, Rabbid Mario

Themes: Friendship, Romance, Humor, Hurt Comfort, and Angst

Warnings: Harm to characters while fighting, scares of death, cartoon violence, and descriptions of kissing.

Plot Summary: Rayman and his friends take a break after a long day of filming. They have one last scene to film today, the first take of the final battle. A recreation of their battle with the Phantom. So far, Rayman and Rabbid Peach have not found a time to improvise the kiss scene yet. Will they be able to then? The anticipation plagues Rayman’s mind in a way he doesn’t understand, along with a strange fuzzy feeling following him when he’s around her.

Author’s Note: Just a heads up, this is a long one guys! Grab a snack, some water, sit back, relax, and enjoy!! 😉🧡💖

Rayman downed the water bottle in his hand. Taking quick swigs of it as he lays back in the chair outside the set. Polokus, this was a long day. He felt exhausted from all the scenes they filmed. He breathes a deep sigh of relaxation as he closes his eyes and leans more into the chair, letting his posture loosen a bit. His head floats off the back of the chair a bit, his snout facing towards the ceiling.

The lights on the ceiling beamed uncomfortably through his eyelids. His brows scrunched up in annoyance. “One. Last. Scene.” Rayman thought. He runs his hand through his hair delicately. He twirls a strand of it around his pointer finger, enjoying the sensation of it wrapping loosely around his gloved finger. It reminded him of-

His mind drifts to Rabbid Peach. Everything was much more fun when she was around. Filming was easier to manage and improvise with her ideas. Even if most of them were about making her stand out more in scenes. He huffed a puff of air out of his nose in amusement about all the times she deliberately took the cameramen aside to get her best angles.

He ran his hand through his hair unconsciously, brushing it until he got to the top of it before returning it to the base of his hair and repeating. Compared to his, her hair felt more well cared for, that’s for sure! Could it be from the hair products she uses? They did have a nice smell to them, better than the one he and Rabbid Mario shared.

Her faint scent of strawberries clung to his hand after he fixed her hair. It was a shame that it was all gone now after the long day of filming. He reviewed the rest of the day in his mind.

The first few scenes they filmed went well, but she and Rayman could never find a time that felt right to improvise the kiss scene. It was either the mood wasn’t right or it just didn’t fit in with the romantic plot Beep-O had set out for the film. He worked so hard to create it, that it only felt right to do it at the best time!

They felt it was best to save the kiss for the battle scene, the last scene they needed to film today. Surely they could improve it in that way! The atmosphere would be dramatic, tense, and unbelievably romantic.

The thingamajig could picture it so clearly in his mind. He and Peaches fending off a horde of enemies. Once they were dealt with, the dark sparkle particles of their bodies would swirl around the pair of heroes as they glanced at each other. Locking eyes only for a moment, but it would be clear what they were thinking. They’d pull each other in and share a kiss. The music production crew would edit in some pretty music to emphasize it.

He imagined Beep-O’s excitement at the potential of it. The robot did have great taste when it came to these things.

Rayman frowned when he thought of the fact that he hadn’t kissed anyone before. Anxiety panged at his mind. What if he missed? Or what if she didn’t like it? What if it makes things awkward between them? Egads! That would be the worst!

What if she didn’t like him anymore after this?

His negative spiral was stopped by what Peaches said back in the dressing room. “Don’t you ever say that Rayman.” she said. He had never seen her look so hurt before. She seemed so upset at the comments he made towards himself. She held his hands ever so gently in her paws.

Did she care for him that much?

The things she said to him came flooding into his mind. His heart fluttered a bit at all the compliments she gave him. It felt really nice. Especially coming from her. She said them with such conviction too! That means- wow. She really must think all those things about me.

He felt a warm, fuzzy feeling in the pit of his stomach. His body relaxed from its tension.

Rayman smacked his face lightly with his hands. “No! It won’t change anything between us. We care too much about each other to let that happen!” he thinks.

The light beaming through his eyelids was overcast by a sudden shadow above him.

“Could- could it be Peaches?!?”, he thought, feeling embarrassed from all the sappy thoughts he had about her seconds before. His face flushed red at the thought of Rabbid Peach being so close to his face. Standing over him, with her beautiful blonde hair cascading downward onto him.

His theory was disproved when he heard the gruff voice of his other rabbid friend over him. Oh. So that’s why he didn’t feel her hair.

Rabbid Mario: “Rayyyy~! You’re not asleep, are you? I brought us some food!”

Mari shook the greasy bag of fast food playfully, hoping to rouse his friend out of his contemplative mood. His friend Rayman tended to overthink, much to his and his teammates' dismay. Maybe he just needed a boost of energy before the last filming? As much as he hides it, Mari needs it too.

The thingamajig opened his eyes, picking his head up and straightening his posture. He does a stretch, feeling his back pop a bit at the movement. He turns to Mari with a soft smile on his face, his eye bags looking even worse than they usually did.

“Aw thanks, Mari! Man, I needed this right now!”

“Nooo problemo!” Rabbid Mario said in a sing-song tone.

He plops down on the floor, opens up the bag, and takes out his cheeseburger. Rayman joins him, getting up from his comfy chair to sit with him on the ground. He sifted through the bag inquisitively now that his friend got his food out of it. He decides to save the best-looking fries for Rabbid Peach, only picking out the soggy ones for himself. He knows she hates those. Wait. Speaking of Rabbid Peach-

“I thought Peaches was with you?” Rayman questioned.

Bad timing, because Rabbid Mario was halfway through a ginormous bite of his burger. He chews it, talking with his mouth full.

“Oh. She went to pick up something for us. She said I couldn’t come with her. It’s a surprise! I think.”

“Hmm.” Rayman softly hummed with delight. She was so sweet, even if she couldn’t admit it. An endeared smile spreads across his face. Her actions spoke louder than her words he supposed.

The pair of friends continued to eat. Rayman picked some fried chicken out of the bag, hoping to save some for Peaches. He folded up the bag tightly afterward, not wanting the food inside to get cold while they waited on her.

Eventually, the two went to stop their friend Beep-O from working. Rayman practically dragged him over to their little hang-out spot on the floor, with the stubborn robot trying desperately to fly away from them. Together they passed the time talking and eating their food. Beep-O abstained from it, saying the food was too greasy for his system.

Rayman was laughing at one of Rabbid Mario’s funny stories when he recognized a familiar smell. Light footsteps he knew far too well. The click of her phone charm against her hips as she walked. It’s-!

“Boys~!!! I got you guys a little something!”

Rabbid Peach strutted towards them, her heart sunglasses resting on her head. In her arms, she held various colorful paper bags. Rayman recognized the logos on them from the fancy bakery around the corner of the Space Opera Network.

Rayman was about to get up to greet her or help her with the bags, but Beep-O rushed ahead of him! Seems like the robot was very excited about the sweets.

“Peachy! Oh, this is too much! These are so expensive- how did you?”, Beep-O said, concerned, but trying to hide the joy in his voice.

“Bwahhh! Don’t worry about it! It’s all my money. Besides, you guys deserve something nice. It’s been a crazy day.”, Peaches waved her hand around playfully at his comments as she responded. “Plus! I got your favorite~!”

“No way.”

“Oh yes I did~”

Peaches opened up the bag slowly, with Beep-O waiting impatiently on what it could be. She goes even slower, a big smug grin on her face as she looks up at her friend.

“YOU DID NOT!”

“YEAH I DID! BAM!”

She takes out a delicious-looking, giant, lava cake. Every time the four roommates passed that bakery, Beep-O always stared at that particular cake in the display with awe as he floated past the store window.

Beep-O squealed with delight at the dessert. Afterward, his face went blank for a moment of contemplation. Maybe he attempted to grab it? His gears whirring loudly. It then stops a bashful expression on his face.

“OH! Let me get my body! Oh, I forgot! Hold on I’ll be right back!! PUT IT BACK IN THE BAG PLEASE! Oh, I wouldn’t want it to get cold….” Beep-O fretted.

The robot rushed away as his friends politely giggled at his embarrassment over forgetting his body that day. It’s not like they’d mind either way! No need to be embarrassed. To be fair, he only got it recently, so it’s natural he’d forget. Especially on such a busy day. He’d loved his new eating function so far. In particular, so he could gorge on all the sweets he desired for so long.

Rayman directed his attention back to the bags Peaches brought in. “I wonder what she got for me?”, he thought. Rabbid Mario must’ve thought that too, he was practically hovering over her in anticipation.

“Annddd- hehehehe, for Mari~!”

Out she pulled a protein caramel cheesecake. Rabbid Mario beamed with delight. He eagerly snatched the dessert from her grasp and chowed down on it with his bare hands—the whipped cream covering the sides of his lips. He gives Rabbid Peach a thumbs up, causing her to scoff in amusement.

Rayman chuckled at how messily his friend was eating. “It must be good then!”, he thought. He hoped it wouldn’t be bad with how much effort Peaches went into getting them. He wouldn’t want her to be disappointed after all!

His rabbid friend approached him, a warm smile on her face. Her pretty, wild blue eyes stared into his own. It felt like lums were buzzing around in his stomach. His eyes panned to the last bag hanging off her arm, waiting in anticipation.

“For you Ramon~”, Peaches said in an exaggerated fancy voice. Her hair swayed delicately as she took a dramatic bow to present his dessert. It was vanilla waffles with strawberry slices in between whipped cream. Surrounding the delicacy was a variety of syrups to try. It looked very pretty! And delicious.

Rayman could cry. He could bawl his eyes out right now. He was so touched. This was just what he needed! Something nice, simple, and comforting to stave off such a stressful day. Heh! She… really gets me.

“Awwww Peachy!!! Thank you!”, Rayman responded. He took the container for the waffles and sat back down on the ground. He enthusiastically patted the floor to the side of him, waiting for Peaches to sit beside him. She sits down in the spot he chose for her. He was happy she sat so close to him.

Just as he was about to indulge in his dessert, he heard a loud grumble from his friend’s stomach. ….Oh! She hadn’t eaten yet! Rayman hastily hands her the food he saved for her, shoving the bag into her lap.

Peaches giggled at his urgency. “Pffft! Ray! What’s with the rush? I’m okay!��, she said in between her laughter. The marvelous sound of it made his heart flutter. It wasn’t that serious, but it felt important to him. She was important to him.

“Well, you need to eat! Here I saved some of it for you.”. He drops the bag carefully into her paws.

“Heh! Awwww, thanks Ray. You’re so sweet. Y’know that?”, she said teasingly to him, a smug grin on her face. She nudges him lightly with her elbow. He rolled his eyes and gently batted her side with his hand. He could feel her hair brush against his hand for a moment. It felt nice.

“Hm. Well, I could say the same for you.”, the thingamajig thought, giving her a soft look.

Peaches ate the chicken and fries her friend saved for her. Eventually, Beep-O returned with his robot body, apologizing profusely that he had forgotten it. Rabbid Peach waved his worries away and passed his chocolate lava cake to him. After taking the first bite, the robot looked like he could die of happiness. Rayman waited until Rabbid Peach was done with eating first before starting on his dessert.

Rabbid Peach took out some sliced candied apples and started eating them delicately. Rayman could feel his mouth salivating looking at them. Should he ask if he can have some? No, that would be too much. Right? I mean she did such a nice gesture for them. It’d be ungrateful if he asks.

Unfortunately, his friend noticed his staring, locking eyes with him as she was about to take a bite of one. He could feel his face heat up at being caught staring at her. Wait. Why was it doing that?

“You want one?”, Peaches asked, muffled by the half bite she took out one of the apple slices. She waved it in front of him, smiling. He thought she looked cute with her cheeks all full like that.

The thingamajig tensed, feeling flustered, “N-no! I’m okay. You don’t have to-”

“I want to Rayman. I’ve got plenty!”

A slight frown of guilt spread across Rayman’s face. His friend seemed to notice, she took an interested glance at his waffles before saying:

“But in return…I want to try one of your waffles.”

He brightened at her proposal. That would be much more fair! He liked that idea way better.

“Heh! Deal.”

Together the pair of friends shared their desserts. Eventually, they drifted to laying on their stomachs, hands crossing over each other to pick at the other’s dessert. They tried different combinations using the variety of sauces Peaches brought with the waffles. Even dipping the apples into them to see which combo could be the best. It was messy, but fun.

Rabbid Peach then focused her attention on her other friends, striking up a conversation with Rabbid Mario and Beep-O about the next scene. Despite his attempts at tuning into their conversation, his attention always drew back to his blonde rabbid friend next to him. Even with all the sweet smells around him, the scent of her strawberry hair products was all he could focus on. Or, when he took notice of her quirks of the way her lips moved when she spoke.

Her lips. His gaze fell onto them. He noticed a bit of chocolate on the side of her mouth that had gone unnoticed by the rabbid.

His body reacted before his mind, Rayman reached his hand over and gently cupped her cheek. Turning her head towards him, he tenderly rubbed the chocolate off the corner of her mouth with his thumb, brushing the digit for a moment over her lips. He felt lightheaded, touching her face like this. It was almost like he was under her spell. Transfixing his gaze to the rabbid’s lips.

“R-Ray?”, Peaches said to him shakily. He could feel the heat on her cheeks. Her beautiful shimmering blue eyes stared up at him.

Gulp. He snapped out of his trace onto her, his thoughts starting to run wild in panic. Was she disgusted?!? Grossed out?!?! Did he scare her? Make her uncomfortable?!?! That was too far Rayman!! You’ll make things weird and-

They stopped when her hand drifted over his, pressing his hand tenderly into her cheek. She still stared at him, eyes wide, as if he was in the same trace he was in. Once again, it felt like it was just them. As if the world was drowned out around them. Until-

“Sigh~.”

The sound came from their friend Beep-O, his head resting dreamily in his hands staring at the pair. Rabbid Mario stared at the pair in awkward shock, the bite of the lava cake he was sharing with the robot falling off the fork and onto the ground.

“Ooooo! Very romantic you two! But, please save that energy for the set, okay?”

The friends pulled away from each other, blushing profusely. Raman’s hands swiftly retreated into his hoodie pocket. He swore he could still feel the warmth of her face on them. Or was that just him? He felt dizzy.

The mood was tense and quiet between them for a moment. She put her hand on the spot on her cheek Rayman rubbed. A look of contemplation on her face. Her ears were beet red. Wait. What if she thought?…OH NO. I’ve gotta say something!!

“I-I’m sorry! I just saw that there was something on your face so I wanted to take it off for you!! I hope you don’t mind! Egads I should’ve just told you!!”, Rayman squawked out. His voice cracked, worsening his embarrassment.

“O-oh! That was it! Um. It’s all good Ray. You just surprised me is all heh.”

“My bad…sorry heh.”

The rabbid patted his back playfully, saying, “Bwahhh! You’re alright! Don’t worry about it, m’kay?”

He nodded. Oh, thank Polokus! Everything is fine. He didn’t mess up anything. Rayman breathes a sigh of comfort, taking a swig of his water. Her hand felt comforting pressed against his back. Pressing down the fabric of his hoodie a bit. His body relaxed into it.

“Y’know, for a second there I thought you were gonna kiss me or something! Ha!”

Rayman chokes on his water, coughing violently. Peaches returned casually to eating, as if she didn’t make his heart burst out of his chest just now. The thingamagjig punched his chest with his hands, tears wetting his eyes as he choked. His face felt hot. It was probably red by now with a mix of him choking and his embarrassment. Any more of these moments and he’d think he had some sort of heart condition.

Beep-O was about to speak. Rayman quickly gives him a pleading look to not ellude to anything else between them. He couldn’t take any more of his observations. Not now. He was struggling enough! It’ll make things weird between them! Luckily, a set worker walked up to the robot, tapping his shoulder and announcing the next set was ready.

Beep-O perked up, swiftly getting up from his spot on the ground. “Oh! We’ll be down there in just a second! You ready guys?”

His friends were less enthused than the robot was, slowly getting up and throwing out their food wrappers and bins. Rabbid Mario stretched, one Rayman assumed was part of his daily work out routine. Rabbid Peach sighed, annoyed, and got up from the ground, Rayman followed her. She did a little stretch with her arms, making a cute “mmph!” sound as she tried to wake up her muscles after lazing around for so long.

He tried to mimic her movement, but realizing he didn’t have any arms, decided just to crack his back instead. Interlacing his fingers together, he stretched them out far into the air, letting out a big yawn. It was contagious, causing the other blonde to yawn as well, closing her eyes as she did so. He thought the way her teeth peeked out of her mouth was really cute.

Onto the final scene for the day. The infamous battle scene against Phantom.

Together, the group walked towards the…”set”. To be fair, it wasn’t really a set the film crew made, they just used an old Darkmess puddle they found behind some equipment. It was risky to try it, but it would save them a lot of money in the long run too. No stunt actors to worry about or teach or cgi budget they could save on. This was the better option, and he knew his friends agreed too. Especially Rabbid Peach.

As the crew member stepped back, afraid of the mass in front of them, Peaches stepped into the shallows of the Darkmess Puddle, feeling the familiar waves of cold wrapping around her legs. She was used to these sensations, as she’d fought in many battles like this before. The familiarity looked strangely comforting. She hadn’t done a fight like this in a long time, the thrill of battle coursing through her veins within her expression. Her eyes contained that familiar fire to them, she always enjoyed a good fight. Rayman smirked in excitement at the thought of fighting alongside her again.

But for the scene she had to act like she didn’t. For the camera of course! The script didn’t call for her to act excited about it, they wanted her to stay calm and elegantly dive into its waves. Just like she did all those battles ago.

She turned back towards her friends, signaling them to follow her before she sloshed further into the deep end. Rabbid Mario followed trudging through the pool of Darkmess. He stood beside Rabbid Peach, breathing out a satisfied huff of effort as he reached her. He bumped her side with his Dukes weapon, a confident motion, shaking out a hearty laugh and saying his oneliner in the script.

The two felt right together. It was odd that Beep-O chose him and Peaches for the romance instead of them. They trusted eachother so much, and the way his mustachioed friend looked at her sometimes made him feel upset. Maybe even jealous. The rabbid’s eyes were filled with such admiration for her. Did he like her?

Did she like him back?

A pang of unfamiliar hurt jabbed into his heart.

Beep-O flew past Rayman to meet with his friends, causing his hair to swish from the wind it picked up. The robot left his body behind, sticking to his classic look for the movie. They all turned to look at him. Right. They had a scene to film. He needed to shake these thoughts out of his head now.

“You ready Ray?”, Peaches asked, a smugness in her tone. She cocked her Triple Troll weapon eagarly. Rabbid Mario bashed his fists together, a battle hungry grin forming on his face. Beep-O changed his exression on his face screen to his angry one, his regular blue flashing red.

He had a line in 3…2…1!

Rayman fixed his gaze on the camera following him. He steps forward confidently, brushing his hair back, expressing a look of determination.

Rayman said huskily, “Yeah! Lets take this Phantom down!!!”

From there he rushed to the pool of Darkmess, the tentacles within it trying desperately to grab at his shoes and suck him in. He dove in, splashes of darkmess sprayed upward from the impact. Once out of the camera’s sight, he closes his eyes tightly, feeling the dark thick liquid of the Darkmess’s materials quickly pulling him into its current. The atmosphere of it felt suffocating, like always. As if it was trying to squeeze the life out of any creatures that entered it. It stopped when he popped out the other side, landing on his feet.

His friends soon followed, breaking through the Darkmess and appearing in the pocket dimension alongside him. The other side of the portal revealed a battlefield similar to the room where they fought the Phantom. The lighting consisted of a sickly yellow coming from floating lightbulbs and a mysterious light in the sky. There were floating cameras and various props were sprinkled throughout the air, floating aimlessly. Flickering white stage lights were on the sides of the walls instead of above them and carpets on the floor drifted and wrapped around walls and barricades around them.

It definitely wasn’t the weirdest thing he’d seen in Darkmess Puddles, but it was still creepy nonetheless. Yeesh.

He heard the filmmakers had been preparing his set for weeks, throwing in props and trying to adapt the Darkmess to become similar to the real thing. He supposes with the time they had, they did more than enough. It would definitely look awesome to film the battle scene against Phantom in here! Plus, it did save Beep-O a ton of money on the effects budget for his film. Polokus knows they needed that!

Beep-O accessed the battlefield, floating above the area. When he returned, he relayed, “Okay, looks like there’s quite a bit of small enemies on the left, and one massive one on the right. They seem weaker than us, but stay on your guard! This isn’t scripted, so please do the bare minimum for your lines and focus on the battle. We can edit in more in post production. We’ll have to cgi in the Phantom anyways.”

Beep-O muttered that last sentence under his breath. He could see his robot friend’s eyes crinkle with stress at the thought. Poor Beep-O. Good thing he didn’t have to handle all that. It sounds like a nightmare!

Rabbid Mario wiped his brow at what Beep-O said, he muttered to Rayman, “Phew! I’m a fantastic actor, but I don’t think even I could remember all those lines and fight at the same time! I haven’t seen mine in a while.”

Rayman paused, confused, he whispers “Wait. Haven’t you been practicing those lines for months? We got the scripts ages ago!”

Mari turned away bashfully, “Well when you’re as great as an actor as me, you don’t need a script to tell you what to do!”. He struck a confident pose. “I lost that thing ages ago.”.

The thingamajig’s eyebrows raised in shock. Rayman was both impressed and concerned at how Rabbid Mario improvised his lines for the whole movie. And no-one noticed?!?! His friend was truly an enigma.

“What?!?” Rayman whispered, astonished.

Their conversation was interrupted by the sound of Rabbid Peach’s voice as she discussed strategies with Beep-O.

“-so me and Rayman will take the right side and you and Rabbid Mario can take the left. Once you’re done, you two can circle back to me and Ray to help defeat that boss. We’ll try to pick at its health while you take out the smaller enemies. Does that sound good, boys?”

She turned back to the pair of friends, expecting that they were paying attention to what Beep-O and her were talking about.

“Yep!”, they said in unison. Sounds easy enough! With Peaches by his side, it’ll go smoothly. He was sure of it. He was about to walk away with Peaches before Beep-O stopped them.

“Wait! Before you go, take this with you.”

Rayman squinted at him, “Take wha- AAAAA?!?”

A smaller, haphazardly thrown together robot materialized next to his head, the buzzing sound it made startling him. Peaches was also freaked out by its presence, standing in front of him protectively, glaring at it.

Peaches questioned, “Blech! Beep-O. What the heck is this thing?”

“It’s a floating camera drone silly! It’ll capture footage of you guys while I’m gone! Y’know, in case you guys do anything interesting in the fight.”

Rayman nodded, “Ah, okay.”. He poked the weird camera a few times, watching it teeter in the air.

Peaches turned away, signaling Rayman and the drone to follow. “Bye guys! Stay safe, m’kay? Promise to let us know if you need anything!”.

“We will!”, Rabbid Mario chimed in as he waved goodbye to his friends. Rayman waved back to them. Rushing off to join Peaches as she walked away. The excitement of the battle ahead of him filled them both with delightful adrenaline.

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Enemies were scattered throughout the battlefield, trying to ambush the duo from all sides. Too bad for them. Looks like they’ll just have to come to them!!

“Now Ray!!!”, Rabbid Peach shouted out.

Rayman equipped his Vortex Costume Ability, summoning tornadoes to carry the enemies towards them. The turrets the thingamajig set up blasted brutally at them as they were trapped in the air.

The foes landed roughly on the ground as he dropped them. They looked weaker, angry, but not down yet. Peaches would be there to take them out!

He smiled when he heard her footsteps approaching him. She dashed into one, causing it to burst into dust. The blonde Rabbid stood protectively in front of her friend, summoning her spark, Zephyrquake. A battle hungry expression on her face in anticipation of what she had in store for these guys.

In an instant, windy shockwaves bashed at the enemies, exploding into dark sparkles at its very contact. Rayman’s hair blew back, unharmed by the gusts of wind. All he could do was stay fixated on his friend, admiration for her bloomed within his chest.

Once the wind died down, Rayman’s Vortex Costume faded away, leaving him back to his regular abilities. Peaches combed her hair back with her paws, giggling at how Zephyrquake floated proudly around her. Happy that they were able to defeat that many people at once. He chuckled lightly as he stared at her.

She moved to pat Rayman on the back, smiling up at him. “Great job Ray! The turrets were a smart move. I didn’t even have to shoot em this time!”.

He blushed at her compliment. “Heh! Thanks Peachy!”, he said softly.

He paused, he wanted to compliment her this time. “Y’know, you did really great too. We make a great team!”

The thingamajig reaches out his fist for a fist bump, she stares at it before giving him one. A touched expression on her face, before it turned coy.

She grabs Rayman’s cheek in a quick motion, pinching it playfully as she pulls his floating head into her chest. “Dawwww! Look at you getting all soft on me Ray!! So cute!”.

“Cute?!?!”, Rayman thought. She ruffled his hair as she held his head in her arms. He squeaked and blushed, feeling his face press against her chest. He pulled his head out of her grasp with his hands, adjusting it back to the top of his torso.

He huffed out a snort of fake annoyance, “Whatever! I was always soft on you Peaches~.”.

She gave him a disbelieving look, Rayman snorted at the goofy expression she had.

She chuckled, eyes squinting at him challengingly, “Pfft! Oh, you are such a liar! Bwahahaha!”.

Okay, he’ll let her have this. He gives up, just enjoying the sound of her laughter.

She wipes a tear away from the corner of her eye, “Heh! Thank you Ray. That was really nice to hear!”. She looked into his eyes, saying softly, “We really do make a good team, hm?”.

Rayman wanted to reply, but noticed the strange shake of the ground beneath them. A shiver of fear crept up his spine. Loud thuds of footsteps could be heard approaching them.

He could hear Peaches stepping back, loading her weapon once again. He turned around, and looked up.

Rayman’s blood ran cold.

It was a Wildclaw. A gargantuan Wildclaw. They weren’t in a safe spot to attack this thing!! Their only choice was to run and look for higher ground to lower its health.

The pair shared a knowing glance and ran together to the nearest pipe they could find. The beast charged towards them on all fours, skirting around each obstacle they tried to slow it down with. Even with all the turrets Rayman placed to put distance between them, it crunched them all under its paws while they shot at it. As if they didn’t even lay a scratch on its tough skin.

Adrenaline pumped throughout the thingamajig’s body. Making a beeline to the pipe, their only chance of making it out of this unharmed. Peaches made it, desperately waiting for her friend to join her. He could hear the rapid thumping of the monster’s paws against the ground behind him. Scratching against the dusty wooden floors.

Suddenly, he felt the world slip under him, falling to the ground. He scrambled as fast as he could to his feet, but it was too late it caught up to him. Standing tall over him, it’s horridly fearsome eyes staring him down.

He froze in shock. As much as he wanted to move, he was unable to. He couldn’t breathe. The beast swung downwards at Rayman.

Just then, he heard the panicked voice of Peaches, “Ray!! Watch out!!”.

He felt the rabbid push him away, taking his place. The thingamajig’s eyes widened. It felt like time slowed down, fear setting in at what would happen to her.

The giant Wildclaw swiped at his friend, sending her flying across the battlefield and-

CRACK

-Peaches smashed into the wall. The body of his beloved friend slumped onto the ground. It showed no sign of movement. No sounds of pain afterwards.

Nothing.

Oh, Polokus no…

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!

“PEACHES!!”, Rayman screamed out in terror. He sprung into action, attacking the beast with fervor. Blast after blast hit the monster. He was beyond angry at it. He was outraged. As if he was going to go mad with the fire he felt in his body.

Fear, pain, anger, sorrow hit him all at once. His mind whirled. His snout creased. Sharp teeth peeked out of his mouth as he grinded them together. His eyes wild with a feeling of hatred he hadn’t felt in a long time.

How dare he?!?!? HOW DARE HE HURT HER?!?!

As much as he ripped away at the enemy, it wasn’t enough. Rabbid Mario and Beep-O were nowhere near them. He was alone in this fight. With each hit the thingamajig landed the Wildclaw struck back harder.

It was weak, but he was weaker.

One blow in particular broke through his costume ability, slamming him into a barrier, knocking the wind out of him. His weapon sliding across the wooden floor. He was cornered, trapped. The beast towered over him.

He stared up at it. Its claw extended, revealing renewed sharp talons. He breathed out panicked breaths. This couldn’t be the end. It couldn’t!!! He needed to help Peaches!! He needed to save her!!!

The beast’s claws swiped down at him. The thingamajig flinched, preparing for the painful strike to reach him.

BLAM! BLAM! BLAM!!

The Wildclaw suddenly burst into black sparks, scattering in the air with vigor. On the other side of the sparks stood Rabbid Peach. Roughed up, but still alive.

Her wild blue eyes made contact with his own. She hauled her Triple Troll weapon over her shoulder, smoke emitting from the muzzle. Her ruffled hair swished out of her face, showing her shaky confident grin. She reached out her free hand to him.

“Hah… you- huff didn’t think I’d be beaten that easily, huh Ray?”

Relief pulled harshly at Rayman’s heart. More than he could take. He took her hand and collapsed into her arms. He wrapped his hands around her back, sobbing. He could hear brief the rattle of her weapon as she set it onto the ground.

The thingamajig felt around her, checking for any injuries. There weren’t any serious ones. Oh thank Polokus. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

He felt the Rabbid hugging him back tenderly, rubbing small circles into his back. His breathing steadied. She worked her magic to heal them both from their wounds. A soft, pink light illuminated them.

She asked him gently, whispering, “Are you okay? Did it hurt you?”.

He held her tighter, his hands drifting to her hair. Searching for something soft and comfortable to touch.

Rayman whispered shakily, “No, it’s that, I- hic- thought you were gone….”

It felt painful to speak, but he kept going through choked out sobs, “I heard that cracking noise and I thought you were in serious danger! I was so scared. I can’t imagine losing you Peaches…”

He sobbed, “I just can’t…”

Peaches hugged him closer. He nuzzled his face into her neck, trying to keep himself as close to her as he could. Tears dampened the Rabbid’s puffy sleeves. It was quiet for a while. All that could be heard was crying and ragged breaths.

Eventually, his cries softened, however, he still clung to her neck. He could feel his breath blowing back at him, bouncing off her skin. The Rabbid broke the silence, “Hey, you’ll never guess what that cracking noise was.”

Rayman sniffled, “What?”

“It was my phone.”

His face crinkled in dumbfounded amusement. A small grin forming on his face. The thingamajig snorted, before letting out tired laughter. “Oh there’s no way Peachy.”

“Yes there is Ray!”, her whispering broke the volume a little higher than she expected, immediately toning it down. “I’m sooooo mad about it Ray. This is the WORST.”, she whispered in sharp lighthearted annoyance.

Rayman let out more exhausted giggles, most of them muffling into her neck. His grip on her relaxed, hands drifting down her back. His feet flopped down to the side as he sat on the ground. Peaches’s paw traveled into his hair, smoothing out a strand that loosened during the battle. It felt really nice.

He sighed, his voice moved into a honeyed tone, “Oh this is the worst? How about that time I made you sing karaoke with me?”

Peaches chortled out laughing at the mention of the memory. He could feel her body bouncing with the action while lying on her shoulder. She covered her mouth with her paw to stifle them. He didn’t know why. Her laughter was the most wonderful melody he’d ever heard.

She leaned into him, embracing his body deeper, patting his back as she laughed. “Oh stop it Ray! It was funnnn~. You had a good time! Don’t try to deny it.”

“Hmmn. I sure did.” he sighed into her neck, enjoying the flow of her hair when he puffed out air onto it. It was so beautiful. She…was so beautiful.

The adrenaline of battle was gone now, but he noticed his heart still raced. He could hear his friend’s heartbeat, loud and quick. Just like his. A strange, unfamiliar feeling hit him at that revelation, but he couldn’t figure out what.

All he knew was that he was about to do something reckless.

He picked up his head from her shoulder, staring behind Rabbid Peach momentarily, catching a glimpse of the camera robot floating around them. She seemed to take notice too, sharing a look of acknowledgment at her friend.

They still had a scene to film, even if an accident had occurred during it. And after going through all that, the two were determined to nail it. They felt closer to each other now than ever before. Held each other more intimately than they’d ever had. He wanted this, but-

First, he needed to check if she was up for it.

He taps his friend’s side, Peaches’s breath hitched at the realization of what it meant. His heart raced at the sound. Was she nervous? He’s never really seen her like that before. It made him feel prickles of anxiety too.

All that was shaken away when Peaches cupped her paw to Rayman’s cheek. Eyes lidded with confident desire. He shuddered at the contact. She twitched her ears, confirming she was comfortable. She gave him a look, silently signaling him to let her take the lead. He was more than happy to let her.

Her face inched carefully towards his. He wondered if she was trying to figure out how to get around his snout. He closed his eyes, trusting her guide him.

And then he felt her lips press against his.

He melted into the kiss. Her lips were so very soft, like he imagined. The strawberry scent of her shampoo made him feel oh so dizzy with warmth. Once again he felt as if lums were flying about in the pit of his stomach. He could feel the rapid thud of his heartbeat against hers. An almost synchronized rhythm.

His mind felt hazy after he tasted their shared breath within the kiss. Her lips still had the taste of chocolate from earlier, and he couldn’t get enough of it. It was like they had both secretly wanted this for a long time, but never thought about it before.

Or found a moment to act on it, at least.

Her paw pulled his head in, deepening the kiss, and he was more than eager to lean into it. He took it a step further, sliding his hands up her back, to her neck, to cradling the back of her head, weaving his fingers through her silky golden hair. He kissed her back passionately, trying to match her movements to the best of his ability.

Peaches fought him back on this, almost like she was competing with him. To them, this was another competition, and they were both in it to win.

It was incredible how she drew him in. That fire in her. Her drive, her strength, her compassion, her humor, her smugness, her warmth! He couldn’t get enough of it. He was enchanted with her. Under her spell- and glad to be! Hopelessly devoted to her kisses. To the way she made him feel.

Eventually, she pulled away, a faint strand of saliva connecting their lips before it dissipated. They shared heavy breaths, feeling the warmth of them on each other's faces. Rabbid Peach pressed her forehead against Rayman’s. Her hair tickling him. They stared into eachother’s eyes, both hazy with desire. It was over.

Rayman cuddled his face into the Rabbid’s neck once more, letting out a sigh of satisfaction. His first kiss…and it was with his best friend. How funny was that? How lovely it was. He was so lucky. He felt all warm and fuzzy inside at the thought.

He twirled her hair with his fingers, wrapping strands around each digit with ease. Like he did with his own earlier that day. This felt much better. His friend returned the gesture, playing with his hair, a small giggle slipping out of her mouth. She hummed as she played with his hair, the pretty noise making his heart ache once again.

He wanted more. Was that so bad? They could always use another take right? Surely it would help Beep-O to have a variety of takes. The thingamajig certainly wouldn’t mind filming another. Maybe a few more after that. It was the least they could do. Right?

His hand moved to tap her side again but was interrupted by footsteps approaching them.

Rabbid Mario broke through the barrier separating the group from one another. A look of pure relief cast onto his face. His eyes watering with joy at seeing his friends okay. Beep-O flew past him, making a beeline towards Peaches. Distress was clear on his face, she let go of Rayman to catch him in her arms. The thingamajig, still leaning on her, moved to the side to make room for his robot friend.

He could hear the unmuffled cries of his friend Beep-O as he nuzzled into Rabbid Peach’s chest. He blubbered, “I heard your life detection monitors reaching critical levels! Oh Rosalina, thank goodness you two are okay!! Hic! Peachy, you- you scared me!!”.

Peaches sniffled, distraught at seeing her friend this worried for her, “I’m alright Beep-O! We protected each other pretty well! Looks like you’ll have some good scenes for your movie, huh?”. She attempted the remark to lighten the mood, but Rayman was unsure if it worked or made Beep-O feel worse. He hoped it wasn’t the latter. Their robot friend pushed himself further into Rabbid Peach’s grasp, continuing to sob. The three stayed quiet for a bit, only trying to comfort each other.

Rabbid Mario joined the group, he collapsed into his friends, trying to hug them all as tightly as he could. As if he was worried that if he let go, they’d vanish. He sobbed loudly, his tears wetting Rayman’s hoodie. He rubbed small circles into the mustachioed Rabbid’s back just like Peaches did to him. They all stayed there for a moment.

Rayman was glad to have such great friends in his life. He hadn’t felt connections like this in a long time, ever since he left the Glade. He pulled them all close, his head drifted to lay on top of Rabbid Peach’s. His chin nuzzled comfortably into her hair.

The battle was over, and yet the group stayed. Grounding themselves with their company. They needed this. Battles had always gone smoothly for them, never like this. It was scary. Today was a close call, and they’d never let it happen again. No matter what.

Darkmess dripped from the void of the sky above them. It was time to leave. They gathered themselves and watched as the pocket dimension they were in fell and crumbled around them. Rayman’s hand moved to wrap around Rabbid Peach’s paw. Holding it securely. He could never get used to this feeling like his friends were. He closed his eyes, and the unpleasant vertigo hit him.

In an instant, they were transported back to the soft, familiar carpet of the studio once more, the harsh ceiling lights beaming down on them. The filming crew congratulated them and checked them over for any injuries left unhealed. As much as they tried to appreciate their enthusiasm, they were all exhausted. All Rayman needed right now was just to go home, watch a movie, and fall into his bed.

Just as the group was about to leave the studio, Peaches stopped in her tracks. Rayman noticed, stopping his stride as his friends walked ahead.

He gestures toward her, beckoning her to come with him, concern on his face. “Peachy? You coming with? It’s going to get all rainy outside any moment now.”

She looks away from him, causing Rayman’s heart to ache with worry. Did he mess things up?

The Rabbid fakes a smile, trying to put on a quick cheery mask. She points a thumb back to the studio, her posture taking a shy expression.

She stammers out, “I just forgot something in the dressing room. You guys can go ahead! I wouldn’t want you guys to get soaked waiting on me, y’know?”

The thingamajig raises an eyebrow, saying, “I can wait for you! I wouldn’t want you walking home by yourself. It’s dark out and your phone is broken. What if something happens?”

Peaches paused, unsure of what to say, “Okay. Just stay right here. I’ll be back in a bit!”

“M’kay!”, he responded, waiting by the entrance. He watched as his pretty Rabbid friend walked down the hallway until she was out of sight.

Once she left, he leaned against the doorway. Egads! He hopes he didn’t mess things up between them. He couldn’t bear the thought of losing their friendship.

He pinched in between his eyebrows with his fingers. He shook away the thought. No. That’s impossible Ray. Don’t think about that. It wouldn’t happen. Plus, she wouldn’t want him feeling like this. She cares about him too much to let it happen, and so does he.

He sighed dreamily, thinking about the moment he and Rabbid Peach shared in the dressing room earlier today. She is so kind. Strong. Gentle. Just a few hours ago, even though she was the one who got injured by the Wildclaw, her priority was to save and comfort him. She was his hero, today as well as all other days. Every day she inspired him to improve himself.

And he loved that about her.

…

He felt his heart race at the stray thought that invaded his mind, his face flushing a hot red.

Wait. Egads!!! Love?!?! Don’t be ridiculous Rayman.! He meant it in a friendly way!! A best friend way! Yes, that. Nothing more!!

His self conscious prodded at him further, “You have plenty of other friendships. So why is this one different? Why do you feel such strange feelings when she’s around?”

He had no answer, so he decided to take his mind off it. He turned to watch the rain pour outside the window of the door. The raindrops tapped loudly on the glass, and he tried to focus on the sound, to drown out his thoughts.

…

But his mind always drifted back to Rabbid Peach, setting his heart aflame once again.

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Author’s Afterword:

Thank you all for reading! This fanfic was so incredible to work on, and I’m blessed to have people out there that enjoy my content. It means the world to me, so thank you!

I’ll be releasing an epilogue in Rabbid Peach’s POV for her reaction to the events of this day on set. Look forward to it!! I also plan on making little notes of how I interpret and write these characters for fun! Let me know if you guys would be interested in that, or more.

…and maybe a sequel project in mind that involves input from you guys!

AKA you guys interviewing the characters by asking them questions about the film, their experiences on set, and so on. Fun stuff ahead!!

Welp! That’s it for now. I need to take a break, this was way too long BAHAHAHA! Have a great day everyone!! And please take care!! 💖🧡:D

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▶️ Chichi being I.N's only maknae (even if only fake one) || ChiNgin

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SKZ-TALKER. Jeongin is sitting on the floor eating, Chichi in a tracksuit enters the room.

"Not ready, as usual."

Chichi looks at him, adjusting the waistband of her pants.

"Because I'm always last." She giggled softly and sat down on the floor next to him.

"Did you eat?" Chichi shakes her head and immediately gets a plastic container of seafood soup in her hand. "I thought so."

🎬🎬🎬

SKZ-TALKER. Chichi records and points to Jeongin's small figure behind her - Jeongin has his makeup done. Chichi laughs softly. "Cute. Cute, cute... If you think he's small here, you're wrong, that's his natural height. Really! Smolinnie..."

🎬🎬🎬

During one of the interviews, Chichi, as a woman, was offered a blanket on her lap, but she of course refused. Jeongin sitting next to her took it instead of her and instead of on her lap, he wrapped it around her shoulders.

🎬🎬🎬

A short compilation of Jeongin always passing her in front of him & a short compilation of Jeongin always serving her food first & a short compilation of Jeongin lovingly looking at Chichi every time she says something during an interview / while receiving an award / when she says something in general.

🎬🎬🎬

SKZ-TALKER. Chichi is sitting on the couch with a law study book. Jeongin is sitting next to her reading something on his phone. Without even looking at her, he carefully takes her legs with one hand and places them on his thighs so she can stretch them.

🎬🎬🎬

SKZ-TALKER. Jisung records Jeongin going backstage.

"Food arrived?" Han asked looking at the food bags in his hands.

"Yeah, but there's nothing there for you." Jeongin replied mercilessly putting everything on the table. "Half is for Chichi, half is for me."

Jisung made a funny noise suggesting a broken heart.

"Cruel! You always only think about her, what about me?"

"Do you have hands? Phone? Then order something yourself." Jeongin replied with a wide smile and Han pointed the camera at his "sad" face. [Editor's note: Stray Kids' most pampered member: Chichi!]

🎬🎬🎬

YFNChichi! Episode. Chichi reads the comments when Jeongin enters the room, he is barely visible but STAY have good eyes. Chichi turns off the sound when talking to him and stands up moments later before returning with a plastic box. She turns the sound back on.

"Mac and cheese! I mentioned today that I was craving it and here it is! Miracles really do happen." She laughs a little.

🎬🎬🎬

YFNChichi! Episode at the hotel. Chichi fixes her hair and reads the comments.

"Who's your roommate? Oh, it's I.N. It's always I.N. When we're asked who would like to share a room with whom, his quickest answer is me. He's really lovely and makes sure I eat right. I have a huge problem with that, but thanks to him I eat often and healthily. Also, we have a lot of things we would like to watch together, so during such stays we slowly make our watchlist complete!"

🎬🎬🎬

A short compilation of how Jeongin always waits for Chichi to see where she sits, only to sit next to her moments later. There are also a few moments in the compilation where the other members specifically leave room for him next to Chichi.

🎬🎬🎬

Episode of the variety show, Stray Kids are at the game center. Chichi tries to get a stuffed animal from the machine but fails miserably, so she gives up and joins Changbin and Felix in the food area. Meanwhile, Jeongin walks over to the same prize machine and, after struggling for a while, gets a stuffed cow.

Chichi later posts a picture with it on Bubble with the following description:

"You've been watching the XYZ Show, right?

I couldn't get Panchan (the name given to the stuffed animal), but I.N got it for me!

He has a really good heart and great skills... I wish I could play games like him someday.

I.N, thank you and greetings from Panchan from my bed! ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ"

🎬🎬🎬

SKZ-TALKER. Hyunjin and Bang Chan are talking to the camera. In the background, Chichi is sitting by the wall with the laptop, and next to her Jeongin is watching something on the phone with headphones. They don't talk to each other, but their legs are intertwined, and an open packet of snacks lies between them.

🎬🎬🎬

YFNChichi! An episode in the dance training room. Chichi is sitting on the floor after a dance cover of "Love Dive" by IVE. She reads the comments. "You're best at more complex choreographies. Oh my gosh, thank you so much! Really... Stray Kids' choreographies are a bit complex right? When I'm in the process of creating them, I always call I.N for advice when I'm not sure. Then he comes around and tries to sing a part of the song by dancing my choreography, then I know if it's really too difficult or not and I know what to improve. I.N is really amazing, I can call in the middle of the night and he comes up tight and ready. Of course I try not to call too often!"

[gacmediadaily]

With great excitement, Great American Media announces the wrap of Love at the Kettle (wt)! This production, starring real-life couple Carlos And Alexa PenaVega, recently completed with a very special performance from one of the film's stars.

See all of the details in their press release below.

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Great American Media Press Release:

GREAT AMERICAN MEDIA 

ANNOUNCES WRAP ON 

LOVE AT THE KETTLE (wt),

FEATURING SPECIAL 

COLLABORATION WITH 

THE SALVATION ARMY

FILMED AT ICONIC 

AT&T STADIUM 

FOR GREAT AMERICAN 

CHRISTMAS 2024

New York, NY – August 6, 2024 – Great American Media is thrilled to announce the production wrap of its film “Love at the Kettle,” (wt) starring and produced by Carlos PenaVega and Alexa PenaVega and co-produced by Mario Lopez. The heartwarming original movie features a unique collaboration with The Salvation Army. In exclusive scenes filmed inside the iconic AT&T Stadium, Carlos PenaVega sings an original song penned exclusively for the movie – Get Him Back (For Christmas). Love at the Kettle will have its World Premiere this holiday season as part of GREAT AMERICAN CHRISTMAS 2024. Love at the Kettle brings viewers an inspiring story of love, community, and the spirit of giving. The film follows the journey of two individuals who find love and purpose while volunteering at The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle, a cherished holiday tradition. Carlos PenaVega and Alexa PenaVega bring their undeniable chemistry to the screen as the lead characters, whose paths cross in the most unexpected ways. AT&T Stadium has opened its doors for the film’s production. Key scenes will showcase the grandeur of the stadium, providing a stunning backdrop that amplifies the film’s themes of community and teamwork. This collaboration marks a significant milestone, blending the excitement of Christmas, football, and the heartfelt message of The Salvation Army’s mission. The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign, a staple of the holiday season, plays a central role in Love at the Kettle. The film aims to raise awareness and support for the organization’s vital work in aiding those in need. Through this partnership, viewers will be encouraged to contribute and make a difference in their communities. “We are incredibly excited about this film and the partnerships that have made it possible,” said Great American Media President & CEO, Bill Abbott. “The collaboration with The Salvation Army not only enhances the story but also underscores the importance of giving to and supporting our neighbors.” The filming marks Carlos PenaVega’s return to AT&T Stadium where he joined his band Big Time Rush in performing the national anthem on Thanksgiving Day in 2011. Carlos PenaVega and Alexa PenaVega are longtime supporters of The Salvation Army and have personally participated in various initiatives with The Salvation Army, including serving families with food boxes after hurricanes in Florida, helping families receive Christmas gifts after losing everything to wildfires in their hometown of Lahaina, Hawaii, and even serving as bell ringers as part of the beloved annual Red Kettle Campaign. “Love at the Kettle” promises to be a must-watch event this holiday season, combining romance, community spirit, and the magic of the holiday season. Stay tuned for the premiere date and additional details. Photo Credit: Getty Images ABOUT GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY Great American Family is America’s premiere destination for quality family-friendly programming, including original holiday movies, rom-coms and fan-favorite series that celebrate faith, family and country. Great American Family is home to year-round seasonal celebrations including Great American Christmas, the network’s signature franchise featuring holiday themed movies and specials. Founded in 2021, Great American Family is part of the Great American Media portfolio of brands. Twitter: @GAfamilyTV Facebook: @GreatAmericanFamily Instagram: @greatamericanfamily About The Salvation Army The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. Follow The Salvation Army: Twitter: @SalvationArmyUS Facebook: SalvationArmyUSA Instagram: @salvationarmy -----------------------------

My Quick Take:

I must first say, I am big fan of Carlos and Alexa PenaVega! Not only do I love their movies together, but I also love their commitment to God, their love story and their precious family. They are a perfect fit, I feel, for Great American Family.

Carlos and Alexa's first movie premiere on Great American Family, Mr. Manhattan, has received wonderful feedback from viewers, so I know many, including myself, are excited to see their first Christmas movie collaboration for the network.

Plus, the theme of this Christmas movie with the Salvation Army and giving to others sounds hopeful and inspirational!

I would love to know your thoughts, as well. Please share in comments below.

That's a wrap!

Net 🎬

[trulybetty]

Closed Sets | Dieter Bravo x OFC!Bryony

A little one-shot for this week's @writer-wednesday - I thought of ideas for a couple of other characters, and I may return to them...

But for now, here's Dieter and Bryony...

Pairing: Dieter Bravo x OFC!Bryony Warnings: closed movie sets, Dieter being his unrelentless self, barely read-over writing, tiny hint at smut if you squint Summary: Dieter convinces Bryony to visit him at 'work', however, he has other ideas. AO3: TBD

Closed Sets

Dieter was radiating mischievous energy. Bryony had suspected he was up to something the moment she’d realised the sound stage he’d lured her to was empty and not another soul was to be seen, anywhere. She had been working late into the night in the offices on the other side of the studios when her phone had sprung to life with a series of text messages, all from Dieter asking, no begging, her to come see him. 

Dieter: Bryonnnnnyyyyy 😏😏😏 Bryony: Dieter. Dieter: Mon chere 🥀🌙, I'm aching without you. Bryony: I miss you too. Dieter: 💔 Devastating. Why not wrap up your work and come see me? I'm only on lot 6 🎬 Bryony: I still have six more pages of this proposal, Dieter. Dieter: It feels like forever since I last saw you 😭 Bryony: We had breakfast together this morning. You interrupted my morning meetings and you've FaceTimed me three times this afternoon already. Dieter: Ahhh, but it's not the same...😓 Come on, Daff 🌼 Bryony: And Cricket told me there was a fourth attempt, said you FaceTimed her instead of me... Dieter: 🤦‍♂️ Not my finest moment, I admit. Bryony: She told me you were naked... Dieter: Just a minor wardrobe malfunction 🙊 Nothing scandalous, I assure you!

So he'd lured her here with the promise of a break from their demanding schedules, a playful diversion. Dieter, with his boyish charm and sparkling eyes, was in his element, a mischievous grin adorning his face. Standing before Bryony, he was practically buzzing as he guided her towards the mock suite nestled within the sprawling movie set. 

“Dieter,” Bryony hissed, casting a wary glance around the dimly lit set, “this is a closed set, we’re not supposed to be here.”

His grin widened, and he shrugged nonchalantly as he smoothly retorted, “Au contraire mon cherie, I’m an actor in this movie and you’re a producer who works on movies. This is a movie set is it not? Do we not meet the prerequisites to be here?”

Bryony rolled her eyes at his logic, but a smile tugged at the corners of her lips despite herself. His light-hearted banter was infectious, and she found herself unable to suppress her laughter. “That’s one hell of a way to bend the rules to your advantage, Bravo,” she said, her voice layered with a mix of exasperation and amusement.

Dieter merely shrugged, feigning the picture of innocence. “Come on Daff," he coaxed, his voice a silky drawl that was hard to resist. "I need to get in character for my scene tomorrow, help me run my scenes.”

Bryony narrowed her eyes at him, knowing all too well the underlying subtext of his words. She was after all too familiar with his tactics, and she knew precisely what scene he was supposed to be filming the next day. It involved a bed, a beautiful woman, and not a stitch of clothing. She couldn't help but laugh at his audacious attempt.

"Dieter," she admonished, fighting the smirk that tugged at her lips, "I’m not having sex with you here."

Undeterred by her refusal, Dieter's playful grin never wavered. His eyes twinkled with delight as he stepped closer, his fingers gently tracing the curve of her arm. The sudden proximity, the warmth radiating from him, and the lingering scent of his cologne set her senses on high alert. This was Dieter at his most persuasive, his most charming.

He turned, walking over to the bed in the middle of the set “Come on Bryony," he began, his tone feigning sincerity as he perched on the edge of the sumptuously dressed bed. The white linen and plush cushions perfectly positioned for the scene in question. "I need to get in character for my scene tomorrow. Help me run my scenes.”

“Dieter,” she replied, the single utterance of his name holding a world of warning. Despite herself, she felt the familiar stirrings of desire at the back of her mind.

Unfazed by her retort, he simply shrugged, his grin widening as he leaned back on his hands, feigning innocence. “Daff," he coaxed, his voice dropping to a persuasive whisper that tickled the edges of her resolve, "give me something to work with tomorrow.”

He knew just how to push her buttons, how to make her knees weak with a mere glance, a word, a touch. It was a push and pull that they had perfected over the course of their relationship. It was enticing, thrilling, and utterly frustrating.

“Maybe I can try out the whole method acting thing," he suggested with a twinkle in his eye, "see if it’s all what it’s cracked up to be.”

That elicited a laugh from her, a delightful sound that echoed through the spacious suite, bringing it to life. “Dieter Bravo,” she exclaimed, rolling her eyes at his theatrics.

Switching tactics, Dieter leaned in, his voice dropping to a sultry murmur, “Juste une petite démonstration, ma chérie?” The shift to French was deliberate. He knew the language was a turn-on for her, the way his lips curled around the words sending an unintentional shiver down her spine.

“Dieter,” she strung out his name, her resolve faltering as he stepped towards him, close enough that he could tug her to stand between his open legs by belt loops of her jeans.

"At least let's fool around,” he winked, hoping to set some middle ground to agree on, “give me something to work with tomorrow on set. Sex scenes really aren't as sexy to film as people think."

Bryony's gaze flickered from his hopeful eyes to his softly smirking lips, a decision forming in her mind. With a sigh, she moved closer, her hands landing on his chest. The fabric of his shirt was warm under her touch, his heartbeat steady beneath her fingers.

"Alright," she finally relented, her voice almost a whisper as she gave him her best attempt at a pointed look. "But remember, this is purely for research purposes."

Dieter's face lit up, his grin widening as she lifted her knees to straddle his. "Of course, purely research, Ms. Morgan."

He was leaning in close, the warmth of his breath fanning against her neck, his arms wrapped loosely around her waist. Despite her initial protests, Bryony found herself falling into the rhythm of his playful game. She rolled her eyes, a half-hearted attempt to appear exasperated. "Jesus, I must be losing my mind to let you convince me of this."

[pipelinelaserraygun]

URGENT intercession urged: Deitrick Bonhoeffer FAILED in his attempt to murder adolf hitler.

🦇 I'm VERY concerned that demo-🐀 RATS are plotting to use the upcoming Trump rally at MSG (*and the 🎬🍿 upcoming Film adaptation about Bonhoeffer) to make it look as if a "devout" Christian ONCE AGAIN will "take 💥 matters into his own hands".

🕎✝️🛐 Father God, 🐏🐑 lift YOUR veil FROM the 👀 eyes of 🦯🦮 the blind. Ratio the Deep State plans to dust. Help difference-makers to see 👁️👁️ THROUGH the lies.

🌎 As the WHOLE WORLD teeters on a 1,000% collapse, unrepentant FALLEN sinners will INTENSIFY outcries to prevent ANY EFFORTS to curb their WICKED ways.

They want 🗽 "liberty", EVEN AT THE EXPENSE OF ☠️⚰️ killing those ✝️🛐 Christians calling for REPENTANCE.

They 👺👹 want a spiritual equivalent of 🗳️ "undecided voters" to unapologetically prioritize sinning as ABOVE obeying God.

They'll 📢🎙️ WIDEN calls to literally make satan a martyr.

They're planting homegrown Manchurian 🪴 candidates.

They will 🌀 twist narratives.

Developments are going to play out UNPREDICTABLY.

Slow Horses 🧐 dig for clues.

God is keeping how things will 🧶 unwind, moving forward, close to HIS 🦺 vest.

Season 4 just wrapped up, and it is MUST-SEE 👀 TV.

2024 is a time of government sanctioned acts of 😈 evil.

Why is such treachery ⚖️⬆️, created behind closed doors, TOLERATED?

Conclave (scroll further down for MORE 🎬🍿coverage) was a powerful indictment about making shady, sinful deals behind closed doors, to acquire posts of authority.

ALL temporary holdings onto power are soon relinquished. Christ's return will turn the current "leadership" 🎪🎪 circus tents UPSIDE DOWN.

Scripture (1 Samuel 8) clearly states that it would be better NOT to have kings that reject God's ultimate Authority.

Samuel warned the Israelites that asking for a godless king is essentially rejecting God's rule, and would lead to oppression and injustice from the 👹👺 tyrants they choose; that having God as their leader is BETTER than having a human king that is arrogant towards God, like ALL the other nations did.

[allthenewzworld]

Spider-Man 4 has found its new director in Destin Daniel Cretton, known for directing Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.🕷️🎬

This comes after Jon Watts, who directed the previous Spider-Man trilogy, left the MCU. Cretton's experience in handling action-packed, emotionally-driven Marvel stories makes him a strong fit for the upcoming Spider-Man film.

Writers Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers are returning for the project, and production is set to begin in early 2025. Story details remain under wraps for now, but more updates are expected soon.

[chiiyuuvv]

NOW PLAYING.. RIIZE

@chiiyuuvv on tumblr . please do not steal works

💿 = full length 📀 = drabble 💽 = soft thought/hour 📳 = texts 💾 = request 🎉 = birthday 📟 = suggestive 🎧 = personal fav ⭐ = a hit (over 75 notes)

All works are fluff unless stated otherwise

WORKS OF RIIZE FROM @chiiyuuvv HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED

🎤 IMAGINES

🎬 osaki shotaro

▶️ love 📀💽⭐

The story on how boyfriend!shotaro confesses his love for you

▶️ bring your child to work day 💿💽

You help set up the dinner table at your moms job, accompanied by stranger!shotaro

🎬 song eunseok

▶️ nom 📀💽💾⭐

You spend your time making boyfriend!eunseok meals, unexpected on how he returns the favor

▶️ headrest 💿💽🎧⭐

You spend your time lending classmate!eunseok your shoulder as he sleeps during your class

▶️ Wrapped around his finger 📀💽⭐

Bestfriend!eunseok finally claims you as his

▶️ sleep 📀💽⭐

Boyfriend!eunseok comes back from with his friends to find you asleep, wrapped in his hoodie

🎬 jung sungchan

▶️ quiet 💿💽⭐

Classmate!sungchan befriends you, the shy yet cute girl

▶️ blue shoes 💿💽⭐

You get on the wrong track with mc!sungchan, but that quickly gets turned around

🎬 park wonbin

▶️ makeup artist 📀💾⭐

You do idol!wonbin's makeup for a photoshoot

▶️ headpat 📀💽🎧⭐

Bestfriend!wonbin whos addicted to the feeling of your hand in his hair

▶️ that after work feeling 💿💽⭐ poll!

Boyfriend!wonbin is just so cute when hes cuddly, tired after his long shift

▶️ snacks and blushes 📀💽🎉⭐

you surprise idol!wonbin with some snacks during his practice

🎬 hong seunghan

▶️ crossing the bestfriend line 📀💽🎧⭐ poll!

Bestfriend!seunghan cant stand being your bestfriend anymore

🎬 lee sohee

▶️ sohee mini series!

🎬 lee anton

▶️ archive i 📀💽

▶️ pool party 💿💾⭐

Classmate!anton helps you when you've slipped off of the diving board

▶️ bats 📀💽⭐ poll!

You ask a question to classmate!anton, but he was distracted by the way your lips moved

▶️ a knock on the window 📀💽🎧⭐ poll!

Boyfriend!anton will do anything to get his goodnight kiss

▶️ dance practice 📀💽⭐

You surprise friend!anton during his practice with his friends

▶️ christmas movie 📀🎧⭐ from tiny christmas event!

Boyfriend!anton comforts you during your period, happily agreeing when you want to turn on a movie to fit the spirit

▶️ bf!anton texts 📳⭐

▶️ bestie!anton texts 📳🎧⭐

▶️ hold me, never let go 📀💽⭐

inspired by rocco's song, hold me, never let go

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[justinejoy]

That’s a wrap! 🎬

To all our Celine YouTube subscribers, THANK YOU for kicking it with us on the comfy couch for the past month! We had way too much fun with yall and I’m just glad I can finally stop lying to you guys about my YouTube return lol 🤣🤪🙃

Can’t wait to keep the YouTube content rolling for you guys so make sure you drop more of what yall wanna see in the comments below!

[sesikudadaryti]

🎬 + Viserra + “Driftmark” scene after Aemond loses his eye @oficecndfyre.

Everything had all happened so quickly. She had almost not gone down to investigate who had flown off with Vhagar, and she was beginning to wish that she had just stayed in bed. She would have been better off anyways. When the fight broke out, she had stayed out of it, feeling a sense of panic. She only managed screaming for them to stop fighting until Luke had sliced Aemond's eye from his face.

The rest was a blur of being rushed inside, and the King called before them. Fear was all over Viserra's young face as she waited for her mother. She hadn't done anything, and already she was feeling dread about what would happen when her Grandsire got there. That was his son, who had just had his eye cut out...there was no way this could possibly end well.

As the adults deliberated, she looked between all of them, wanting to speak up, but she hadn't been asked to.

"There is a debt to be paid." Said the Queen, staring down the King. Her eyes widened. How had things come to this? Was she honestly demanding that one of Rhaenyra's children, lose their eye over this. Having been standing with her mother, Viserra clung tightly to her arm, watching as The King and Queen argued over it. Her Grandsire would see none of it, but it didn't change the fact that everyone in the room, saw the lengths the Queen, her mother's old friend, would go to see her idea of justice being served.

Viserra went to her uncle, Lord Corlys with her brothers, following suite when her mother gently urged them behind her, and she had been sure that the matter had been settled.

"And let it be known, anyone who's tongue questions the birth of Rhaenyra's children, shall have it removed." The room had seemed to start to calm, everyone ready to return to bed, before the sound of a blade being drawn could be heard. Viserra had been confused by the sound, and it was Luke's scream that pulled her attention, as she was pulled behind Lord Corlys for protection. The young girl screamed out, clutching to Corlys as she peaked out from behind him in time to see her mother, physically fighting with the Queen to keep her from getting to Luke. How could all of this had happened? How could things have gotten this bad? All over a question of who Rhaenyra's sons were.

The line in the sand had been drawn. A moment that would forever shape how those in that room moved forward with one another. Literal sides being chosen. Viserra ran to her mother, wrapping her arms around her and hugging her tight, once the danger was gone. This moment would ignite a fear of the Queen in Viserra. She had been willing to cut out a child's eye. What else was she capable of?

[fiadorable]

neon - a snw fic

📖 Chapel, Ortegas, and Uhura in a karaoke bar 🎬 Rated F for feelings and H for hands and U for unbeta'd woohoo! 💜 This is for @ussjellyfish

Takes place before All Those Who Wander chronologically but has no spoilers

"Well, I, for one, did not realize that Nausicaans sang operettas," Ortegas said, slinging back the last of her drink and waving their waiter down for another. Her leg bounced up and down under the table as she tapped a rudiment next to her cocktail napkin with her fingertips. "Chapel, Uhura, another round?"

"I could go for another," Chapel said. "Get me one while I run to the refresher? No sugar this time, I want it with that Rock of Gibraltar twist."

Ortegas made a face, but nodded and slid out of the booth to let Chapel out. "And what about you, Nyota?"

The cadet shook her head, golden sunburst earrings flashing with silky waves of greens, blues, and pinks from the neon lights coating nearly every inch of the walls in the bar. "No, thanks. I have the early shift tomorrow morning."

"Well if you're not going to drink, then you have to go sing," Ortegas said, pointing up at the currently empty karaoke stage. Nobody wanted to follow the Nausicaan too closely, she guessed. "I heard Spock telling Number One you had a 'pristine' singing voice."

"He did?" Uhura flushed and wilted in on herself for a moment, but a second later sat up taller, proud, smiling a little.

Atta girl.

Ortegas nodded. "That's practically a rave review from a Vulcan."

Leg tired. Time to bounce the other one.

Uhura leaned over the table a bit to see past a gaggle of young humans and Andorians returning from a trip to the 'fresher, and Ortegas caught a whiff of her perfume? Soap? Lotion? She smelled like sunshine and rain.

"Okay," she said, sitting back, and Ortegas only just managed to cover the silly little grin on her own face with her hand. "I'll do it."

"Great."

Ortegas watched Uhura thread her way through the crowd to the stage and thoughtfully select a song from the karaoke screen. Their waiter finally made it to the table, and she put in another order for herself and Chapel as the song queued up.

"U-hu-ra!" she bellowed, cupping her hands around her mouth, grinning at the smile her chant elicited and the small wave she received in return.

On the stage, Uhura readjusted her grip on the cordless mic, looking down at the floor as the opening chords of Vulcan lute thrummed from the speakers stuffed into the corners of the room. And then she looked up. And she sang.

Ortegas propped her elbows on the table, resting her chin in her hands. Uhura's voice soared, her entire body seeming to soak in all the available light until it was like she was the only source of it in the room. It was clear the rest of the patronage thought so as well, so much did the din recede as the song went on, and Ortegas found herself sitting completely still, contemplating her friend. The younger woman stoked the crowd's enthusiasm with a magnetic presence until the last, unearthly high note died away.

The crowd roared their approval as the song finished, and she gracefully declined the calls of an encore as she made her way back to their table.

Uhura slid back into the booth, grinning. "That was amazing, thank you for pushing me to do it."

Ortegas blew air through her lips and shook her head. "I'm gonna kick Spock's ass."

"Why?" Uhura's brows peaked in distress.

"Because 'pristine' doesn't even begin to cover you," Ortegas said, gently pressing her foot atop Uhura's under the table, and then retreating.

"Oh," Uhura flushed again and wrapped her hands around her sweating glass of water. "Wow, that's really nice of you to say."

Before Ortegas could reply, Chapel returned to the table. She wasn't alone, though. A tall woman with electric purple hair had an arm wrapped around Chapel's waist, and as they approached they laughed together about some shared amusement.

Ortegas tapped her fingers against the base of her glass. The waiter brought over the new drinks just as the pair reached the table.

"Erica, Nyota, this is Breanne!" Chapel said, her voice high and bright with the two drinks she'd already consumed. "She wants to go do science with the Vulcans!"

"Oh, that's great," Ortegas said, plastering an interested smile on her face. "Hi, Breanne. Do you want to sit with us?"

Chapel's smile dimmed a bit. "Oh, well, I was going to go sit with Breanne's group. They're all attending the Vulcan Science Academy and I wanted to dish on genetic modifications to half-human species and--"

"Go, begone with ye," Ortegas said, waving them away. "Just don't forget, last transport back ot the ship is 0200."

"I won't forget," Chapel said, already turning away, new drink clutched in her free hand.

"You always forget," Ortegas called at her back. Chapel raised her drink in acknowledgement, but didn't turn, and the lean of her body into Breanne's siphoned a bit of the oxygen from the air in Ortegas' lungs.

"You really like her, don't you?" Uhura observed quietly.

Ortegas tapped a more complicated rudiment. "Well, to be fair, I don't really know Breanne well enough to say one way other the other."

Uhura rolled her eyes and smiled, reaching across the table to still her hand. "No. I meant Christine."

For a moment, she forgot who Christine was, because Uhura's fingers were soft and warm against her own (cold, her fingers were always cold from working the consoles at the helm) and her fingernails were painted with a shimmery silver polish. And then she squeezed her hand.

"It's just a workplace crush," Ortegas said to their hands. The impulse to let her hand fall over beneath hers, to trace the lines time etched into her palms and caress the gentle strength in the grasp of her fingers was almost overwhelming. Almost. "I'll get over it. I always do."

Uhura hummed and pulled back, breaking the contact. Then she slid out of the booth and walked around to sit next to her. For a moment, they didn't touch, didn't say anything. A Tellerite was butchering an old Earth ballad in the background. And then Uhura reached for her hand again.

"So you do believe in workplace crushes," she said, not looking her, but smiling, softly, hopefully.

Ortegas let go of the breath she was holding and slowly laced her fingers with Uhura's. "Yeah," she said. "I do."

[toiletwipes]

Ooo, okay okay. So, basically.

Me and Wilbur were getting ready for a party at some friends house. Something sorta formal but one of those were you know it's just going to be full with a bunch of I guess we lived together as roommates, friends. (Sadly) I was wearing this satin short dress with a little slit so a little thigh was showing, thigh high socks, and some back platform boots. Hot, right? Anyways I'm just staring at the mirror, making sure everything is looking good when WILBUR. COMES IN. Maroon button up, a few buttons left unbuttoned with black slacks. AND. WITH BOOTS. We just let our eyes glide over each other's bodies before making eye contact. I some point complimented him, while walking past him I patted me hand on his chest and glided is down to his stomach. So gehagdusbs. The next thing I remember was we were at the party, we were both really drunk at that point. I'm not really dancing, just swaying to the music letting the achohol consume me when I feel hands on my waist and heat on my back. I look up and it's Wilbur, and his soft eyes just stares at me, his eyes flickering across my face. The sexual tension started to rise. It was weirdly real. But then, he just leans into my neck, whispering drunken nonsense, but somewhat along the lines of it's time to leave. I agree and we drunkenly find a friend to drive us home.

Fast forward we get home, thank the friend and that we'll get the car the next day. At this pot we're out of our shoes, sliding across the house dropping stuff, giggling like the drunkies we were. But then I get bold and I'm horny from that one moment at the party, so I just turn to him and kiss him. He returns the kiss and deepens it. My hands are around his neck and his are on my ass. I jump up and wrap my legs around his waste while he's supporting me with his hand on my upper thighs. We continue to make out more and we trail to my bedroom where he dips me onto the bed. Mind you that this room has a mirror infront of the bed. I'm under him and I could absolutely not understand how pretty this guy was. He tells me how much he wanted me for the years we've been friends and that he always wanted to touch you even more, not hugs or handholding. More intimate ways. He starts kissing my neck, littering my neck in hickeys. I lift his head an look at him, hooded eyes with lust. I start giving him hickeys. Our clothes are now gone, drunkenly taken off by one another and I'm slowly riding him. The room is filled with heavy breathes and moans. The last thing I remember is when I say to look in the mirror, to look fully at me bouncing sweetly on his cock. And that. Yeah. I sadly woke up but lordy. The face I just. I didn't know I could register that as a dream. Uh. WVDJAVSJWVAKAAAAAGGAGVVAAAHHHHHGG

Internally screaming and maybe without the s.

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HMMMM HOLY SHIT

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