#this is another point i forgot to make but yeah like why are we obsessed with demonizing addicts đ
omg i'm SO obsessed with roommate james like you don't understanddddd đđ i've been loving the shy reader fics so far i'm so excited to see more of them!! i don't know if this would make sense w/ shy reader so honestly just write it however you want but i would loooove to see something w/ roommate james where he has friends over but is always like talking about her and checking on her and everything and his friends are just teasing him about it hahaha i think it would be so fun!! anyway tysm and i hope you have a good day!!!
Hi sweetheart! I had this scene already written but I did implement a couple of the things you requested, hope you like it <3
cw: alcohol
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roommate!James x shy!reader ⥠1.3k words
Somehow, youâve wound up basically in Jamesâ armpit.Â
âFalsehoods!â James is laughing, nearly shouting, but you get the sense one needs to yell a bit to communicate in this friend group. Everyone except Lily and Remus, that is, for whom the others seem to quiet reflexively every time they start to speak. âLies and falsehoods! If I recall, I wasnât the one who left a pot in the sink for so long it grew mold.âÂ
âIt wasnât my pot!â Sirius defends himself, propping himself up on Remus' shoulder to make his point. Heâs somehow managed to recline on the arm of your couch, his boyfriendâs arm wrapped cautiously around his waist to keep him from slipping off. âYou cooked pasta in it and then forgot!âÂ
âY/n,â says Lily, sitting across her girlfriendâs lap, âblink twice if you need help.âÂ
Mary laughs, hooking her hands under Lilyâs knees to pull her closer and then intertwining their fingers. This is another thing youâve noticed about Jamesâ friends: they have a tendency to pile. Not even necessarily with their respective significant others and seemingly regardless of the seating available; last time you came home Sirius was half across Jamesâ lap and Lily and Remus were sitting together on the rug as if the rest of the couch wasnât empty.Â
You laugh too, self-consciousness making you slip further down Jamesâ side when the others look your way. So, itâs possible you have some idea of how you came to be basically in his armpit.Â
James grins down at you. âDonât listen to them,â he stage-whispers. âWe both know what a good roommate I can be, under the right management.âÂ
Your answering smile comes far too easily. You like seeing James like this. You donât think heâs ever not himself, but as soon as Sirius got here itâs like he dialed up to eleven. And he obviously loves his friends, entertaining them, making them laugh. You can see why, too. Theyâre an easy bunch to talk to.Â
It probably helps that James has been practically tipping ciders down your throat (he hasnât; heâs offered them to you, and youâve gulped them down like the nervous freak you are), but youâre actually having a good time. You felt a bit indebted after heâd bought you a pizza last week and youâd still chickened out of coming downstairs, but now youâre glad youâre here.Â
Your body feels loose and liquidy, and your shoulder is just starting to hurt from the position youâre in (which makes you wonder how long Jamesâ ribs have been hurting from your shoulder digging into them) when he looks down at you again. He seems amused.Â
âYou comfy down there?â he asks.Â
âMeh.â Itâs an honest answer.Â
âHere.â He brings his arm to your shoulder, propping you up and then scooching closer to you on the couch. Now youâre not in his armpit so much as under his arm, which drops from where itâs draped across the back of the couch to squeeze your shoulder reassuringly. âBetter?âÂ
âYeah.â Even the social lubricant of alcohol canât keep the nervous edge from your voice. âThanks.âÂ
âCourse, love.â He gives your shoulder another little squeeze, beaming as he focuses back on the conversation.Â
Your chest hurts, a gratifying ache.Â
You manage to down another cider before his friends start saying their goodbyes, Sirius and Remus each whipping out a cigarette as soon as theyâre outside while Lily and Mary fake cough and James heckles them lovingly from the doorway.Â
When he shuts the door heâs still smiling, so obviously content you canât help but feel a crush of affection for him.Â
âThanks for inviting me,â you say, grabbing a rag to clean up where Mary had accidentally spilled a bit of her drink.Â
âOf course, I told you youâre alwaysâwhat are you doing?âÂ
He sounds so affronted you actually think youâve done something wrong. You look up from where youâre mopping up the spill, confused.Â
âIâm cleaning everything from tonight,â he says, still looking outraged.Â
You smile in relief when you realize itâs feigned. âDonât be stupid. I was participating tonight, too.â
âYou make it sound like you were an accomplice to some crime.â James sits down beside you and steals the rag from your hand, cleaning up the rest of the spill himself. âYouâre off the hook, you were practically coerced.âÂ
âI was,â you agree, standing and gathering the dishes from the coffee table instead, âbut it was fun in the end. Iâm a little bit glad you coerced me.âÂ
You can hear Jamesâ smile in his voice. âIâll be sure to do it more often. First, Iâm gonna coerce you into hanging out with us again on Friday, and thenââ He turns around, eyes narrowing as he spots the couple of glasses youâre carrying ââstop picking up my mess! Fuck, I canât keep up with you, youâre like a machine.âÂ
A giggle fizzes out of you. James stands and holds his hands out for them, but you take a couple of steps back. âWhy canât I help? Anyway, youâre just as clean as I am.âÂ
âBecause, it was my idea,â he laughs, pursuing you. âAnd Iâm only clean because youâre clean.â He backs you up against the stairs, wrestling the glasses away from you with frustrating ease. âIf I thought you didnât care, this whole place would look like the inside of my room.âÂ
You give an odd bark of laughter, leaning on the banister to look at him. He looks ridiculously smug, both glasses held in one big hand. âOh my god, youâre so nice. Itâs pathological.âÂ
âWow.â Some of the smugness falls away as James grins at you. âThatâs a real one.âÂ
âWhat?âÂ
âYour smile,â he says. You still donât get how he can do this eye contact thing, looking at you so openly while he seems so sincere. Your own gaze flees downward, warmth rushing to your cheeks. âI donât get to see it a lot, out in the open like that. Itâs really lovely.âÂ
He reaches for you, doing this weird chin-pinching thing that shouldnât be half as endearing as it is. You roll your eyes, but your mouth seems stuck. You donât know how to respond.Â
James doesnât seem to notice, taking the glasses with him into the kitchen. You grab a few more off the table and follow him. Heâs turned the light above the sink on, but the rest of the kitchen is dim. His long sleeves are pushed up to his elbows as he makes soapy water in the sink.Â
As you come in, he turns around to take the glasses from you, the light from above casting a glowy halo of his thick brown hair. Heâs so beautiful it makes your stomach hurt. Youâre suddenly worried you might be just inebriated enough to do something stupid.Â
James narrows his eyes at you teasingly as he snatches the glasses away. âEnough of that,â he scolds.Â
âAre you sure you donât want any more help?â you ask.Â
He rolls his eyes. Youâre pretty sure he didnât do that so much before he started hanging out with you. On him, it somehow manages to look fond. âPositive,â he says. âGo stop being useful.âÂ
You catch yourself biting the inside of your lip. âOkay. Then I think Iâm gonna head up for the night.âÂ
âYeah?â James looks over, and you wonder for a second if something in your voice has given you away. He looks confused, a bit worried, but then that melds into a soft sweetness. He gives you a smile. âOkay. Sweet dreams.âÂ
âYou too,â you say, doing your best to smile in response before you round the corner to the stairs.Â
Your brain feels fuzzy. Youâre not sure if thatâs from alcohol or fatigue or something else entirely, but it feels good to put on your pajamas, clean your face in front of the mirror. The covers on your bed are soft and heavy. You can hear the kitchen sink running downstairs as you slip beneath them, James finally starting to rinse the dishes before he turns in for the night, too.Â
You think of his boisterous laugh, the weight of his arm around your shoulders, his thumb pressing into your chin.Â
When you close your eyelids, you half expect to find a faint outline of his smile impressed upon the insides.
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the clash | v. ever fallen in love
hobie brown x goth!reader
word count: 3.1k
genre: enemies to lovers
warnings: language, insults, hobie hating you, you hating hobie, mentions of death, demonic names, mentions of injuries, giving and receiving stitches, geniuses being dumbasses
a/n: these keep getting longer LMAO which is wild too bc i literally had an idea to make this chapter even longer, but i had to end up splitting it up. thank you to everyone whoâs reading the series, i appreciate you all more than you will ever know. please enjoy this chapter, the next should be out either late tonight or tomorrow :)
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Itâs been a few months since youâve become a part of Spider Society, and much to everyoneâs disappointment, you and Hobie still hate each other. Even though on any given day the two of you will be seen around each other, youâre always arguing. Yelling. There have been multiple times where the two of you almost fought, but someone always breaks it up before it gets to that point. âReady to go, Hobie?â Gwen asks, and he scoffs. âCanât believe âm beinâ forced to go to that dickheadâs world by you of all people,â he grumbles, and she rolls her eyes. âCâmon man, we all know that youâve both been way more irritable towards everyone because you havenât seen each other in what? Like two days?â
âIâll be a lot worse when I see them, I can promise ya that, mate,â he snaps and Miles shakes his head. âYeah, sure. Whatever, Hobie,â he says as Gwen pulls up the portal to your world. âAre you excited to see them? I havenât seen you two apart for this long ever, youâre always together,â Pavitr says, side-eying Hobie. He keeps trying to tell Gwen and Miles the two of you only hate each other because you have strong feelings for one another and donât know how to face them.
âIâm telling you, theyâre obsessed with each other,â Pavitr says as he, Gwen, and Miles sit in his home, sipping some chai. âObsessed with wanting to kill each other maybe, but thatâs about it,â Miles says, and Pavitr groans. âNo! Youâve got it all wrong! Neither of them knows how to express their feelings and thatâs the only reason they act the way they do!â he tries to convince them, but Gwen and Miles just glance at each other. âI donât know, Pav,â Gwen says. âI picked up on the romantic tension between the two of you immediately, why are you doubting my genius social cue reading now?â
âYou need to stop being such a romantic, Pav. The two of them would rather eat glass than be romantically involved in any way,â Gwen responded, but Pavitr was not convinced.
He still isnât. Hobie laughs. âExcited? You must be mental to think Iâd be chuffed to see them,â he responds, and Pavitr sighs. One day. One day he will get Hobie to admit he cares for you.
Gwen was honestly a little nervous for this little meet-up. The two of you had a really bad fight recently, and trying to get the two of you back to talking level seems a little ambitious.
âYou what?â he yelled, causing you to roll your eyes. âIâm being mentored by Miguel.â Hobie stares at you, not saying anything, with his mouth slightly open before he shakes his head. Heâs very angry, but you simply donât care. âHeâs helping me, Hobie. We both have the venomous bite thing, so heâs trying to help me out with it and helping me adjust toââ
âDonât you dare say adjust to fuckinâ Spider Society like I ainât been here the whole time.â
âYou never necessarily helped, Hobie. Unless you count constantly insulting me andââ
âNah, donât gimme that fuckinâ rubbish, (Y/n),â he growls, and you cross your arms. âWhy are you so mad about it anyway?â He laughs. âWhy am I mad? Seriously?! Youâre the right fuckinâ hand of the pitch and toss!â
âThe what?â you ask and he groans. âThe fuckinâ boss, (Y/n)! The man!â
âSo what, Hobart?! In case you forgot youâre a part of this society, you listen to Miguel too!â
âI fuckinâ donât!â
âYou fucking do!â By this point, youâd pulled attention from several other spiders, not only because of the yelling but because their senses were going off. The two of you were too focused on each other to realize they were all ready to pounce on the two of you. âFuckinâ piss off before I do somethinâ we both regret,â he growls, and you laugh. âMake me.â
The two of you were separated after that and havenât talked to each other since. Granted, itâs only been two days, but that is long for the two of you, honestly. And itâs been making everyone a target of Hobieâs rude remarks and your cynicism. The two of you need to talk because clearly, not talking just makes the two of you feel worse.
Even though Hobieâs acting like this is the worst thing his friends could possibly do to him, he does kind of sort of miss you. Which he hates. Itâs been two days and heâs already missing you? Disgusting. He canât wait to yell at you about it. Heâs able to keep his cool and pretend like he really doesnât want to go, but in reality, heâs so anxious to see you. âAlright, come on,â Gwen says, motioning for Hobie to enter the portal. He glances around at them. âMakinâ me go first?â
âCanât have you run off at the last minute,â Gwen says and he sighs. âWhatever,â he says, walking a little too fast into the portal. He only stops when heâs enveloped in a familiar darkness. He feels something brush up against his leg, and he lets go of a breath he didnât even realize he was holding. âGood seeinâ ya, Shadow,â he says, bending down to give your cat some attention. Shadow headbutts him and he scratches between his ears. Your cat loves Hobie, much to your disdain.
âYou hurt him, I kill you,â you said to him the second time he was at your place. He picked up Shadow while you were in your room, and when you came out and saw him holding your baby, you were ready to fight. But you were ready to fight him at any given moment anyways. âI wonât hurt him. Heâs much cooler than his owner anyways,â Hobie says, petting his head. You roll your eyes. âYeah wellâ wait is he purring?â you say, and Hobie smirks at you. âLooks like he likes me better than his owner too.â
âShut the fuck up. Shadow!â you call your cat, your voice going from a tone that screams âI hate youâ to one that screams âI love you.â Of course, Shadowâs ears perk up and he hops out of Hobieâs arms and right over to yours. You stick your tongue out at Hobie, who rolls his eyes and looks away to cover up the dusting of a smile on his face. âWhat are you, 12?â he asks, and you scoff. âCan I hold Shadow?â Pavitr asks, and you hand him to him without a second thought. But no matter who you passed him to, heâd either end up in yours or Hobieâs lap.
He's so lost in the memory that he doesnât even sense you approaching. âSo, you decided to actually show up. Iâm surprised,â he hears your voice and looks up at you. âWasnât exactly by choice, love. If I had it my way, Iâd never be in this hellhole again,â he retorts, and you just shake your head and say nothing. Thatâs strange. You thought for sure you would mention something about him being forced to do something even though he always does what he wants. âWhat? Have you lost your spitfire after only two days of not talkinâ to me?â he asks, standing. You sigh. âI just⌠I donât have the energy to fight today, Hobie. Okay?â
Donât have the energy? You literally always have the energy to fight with him. Before he can say anything else, Pavitr comes through the portal.
â(Y/n)! How have you been?â he asks, excitedly, hugging you. Hobie doesnât like that. But what he doesnât like even more is the slight look of pain that spreads across your face for a split second. He observes silently as you play it off like nothing happened, and Pavitr is none the wiser to it. Gwen and Miles enter shortly after, and the dynamic you all had before yours and Hobieâs attempted murder of each other returns. Except for the constant bickering between you and Hobie. Instead, itâs just a lot of silent glaring, and subtle reactions. âOkay, hold on. What the hell is this?â Miles asks, and you both look at him. âWhat?â you say at the same time, ending in a side eye to each other. âThat! That right there, why arenât you two threatening to tear each otherâs heads off because you said the same thing?â Miles asks, and Hobie shrugs. âI got nothinâ to say to them.â
âDitto,â you say, and the three of them look at you two like your heads just got cut off. âAre you serious?â
âDo I look like Iâm havinâ a laugh, mate?â Hobie snaps at Miles and he puts his hands up in surrender. âThis⌠is odd. I canât recall the last time it was quiet between you two.â
âBecause it never was. They always went for each otherâs throats like their own lives depended on it,â Pavitr says to Gwen, and you clear your throat. âWeâre right here, you know,â you say with a forced grin. âYeah, care to save the talkinâ bout us til we arenât around?â Hobie grumbles and the three glance at each other before nodding. âSorry, you twoâŚâ Gwen says, and you shrug. âItâs whatever. Dealt with worse,â you say, and Hobie nods. He glances over at you again. How is no one else noticing how weird youâre acting? Is he the only one who pays attention to you or some shit?
This isnât the first time heâs picked up on your odd behaviors. Within the time he knew you, he was able to notice your behaviors unlike anyone else.
He wasnât necessarily looking for you. Heâd never go out of his way to look for you in a million years, yet here he was. In your world because you didnât show up at the allotted time everyone was gonna meet up at in his world. He webbed up to the tallest building, the Ember Stake Building. It resembled that of a wooden stake, except all black and metal instead of wood. Sure enough, you were there. âYouâre late.â
You turn and look at him, but donât say anything. Instead, you just turn away. He frowns. âWhatâs that all about, then?â he asks, plopping next to you. You sigh. âI think Iâm just gonna stay here tonight.â
âWhat? Why? Because youâre too borinâ to do anythinâ fun? Gotta work late tonight?â
âNo. Personal reasons,â you say and he cocks his head to the side. âSuch as?â
âFuck off, Hobie. Iâm not telling you.â
âYes, you are. Whatâs goinâ on in that empty head of yours?â he asks and you give him an unamused look. âItâs the anniversary of my Uncle Belialâs death,â you mumble. He frowns. âAh. I see.â
â...Yeah.â The two of you sit in silence, the wind the only noise happening before he sighs. âWell then, youâre definitely cominâ tonight.â He stands. You look at him. âI just said-â
âAnd I donât give a shit. Come on, your friends are waitinâ for you. Besides, they can help ya get your mind off of it. Chop-chop.â You ended up going because you were forced to. But you did have a good time. Hobie was right, it helped you get your mind off of things. And maybe you were reading into it, but he seemed just a tad bit nicer to you that night than normal.
And you could tell his.Â
âAnd what the hell is your problem today?â you appear behind Hobie who is angrily restringing his guitar in his common room at Spider Society. âWell now youâre a part of it,â he responds. You sit on the floor across from him. âAs much as Iâm happy just my presence can reduce you to a massive asshole, I donât think Iâm the only reason this time.â
âHow could you even tell?â
You shrug. âYou busy your mind and hands when youâve got something on your mind,â you say, and he looks at you. He clicks his tongue and shakes his head. âDidnât realize you were obsessed with me.â
âYou wish,â you say. He sighs. âNew group of fascist assholes showed up today,â he begrudgingly opens up and you nod. âTold you so.â He glares at you. âHad to say it,â you say, âBut youâll beat them. You always do.â He glances at you. âAnd if you canât, Iâll just take care of it for you.â He laughs, unamused. âIâd like to see you try.â
Heâs unsure why so many memories are flooding back to him at this moment in time. The answer is that heâs obsessed with you and Pavitr is right, but we donât need to talk about that until he realizes it for himself. Maybe not seeing you has made him think about you more for some reason. He shakes his head, rejoining the conversation. Everything goes surprisingly well for the rest of the time you all are together. Unfortunately, Gwen gets a notice that something is happening in her world, and she has to go. Miles follows, and Pavitr is torn between going with them or staying with the two of you to make sure no one gets murdered. Or to see some romantic shit.
âWe been behavinâ, havenât we?â Hobie says, a bit relieved they were leaving so he could find out what was up with you. You were close with the others, but even theyâve commented on you two only opening up with each other. âYou actually have⌠and maybe itâd be good to leave them alone. Talk out whatever issues theyâre having,â Miles says to Pavitr and Gwen, who look at each other but reluctantly agree. Miles and Pav rush into Gwenâs world before her. âI swear if you two kill each other Iâm going to kill both of you,â Gwen says, walking backward into the portal to her world and pointing at the two of you. âWe wonât.â
âProbably,â Hobie finishes, and Gwen rolls her eyes before disappearing. Thereâs a silent tension between the two of you before he speaks up. âWhat happened?â
âI donât know what youâreââ
âDonât play dumb with me, now. What happened?â he pushes, and you frown at him. Shadow leaps up into your lap and nuzzles you. You sigh and gently pet him. Hobie stays silent, watching and waiting. âJust⌠bad day,â you mumble. âBad day, how?â
âBad spider day.â He hums. âThat why you looked like Pav stabbed ya after that hug?â You look at him, surprised. âYou saw that?â
âCourse I did. âm not fuckinâ daft,â he responds, and you look at Shadow. âYeah⌠itâs nothing, though. Just a few scratches, typical Spider-Person shit,â you say, and he nods. âLet me see, then.â
âWhat?â
âLet me see.â
âWhy?â
âCause youâre lyinâ,â he shrugs, and you glare at him. âHave I told you I hated you?â
âNot recently, but yeah.â You glare at him but sigh. âFuck you, Hobie,â you mumble, but shrug off your oversized cardigan. His eyes widen as he sees deep lacerations and bruises spread across your shoulder and onto your back. He stands up and approaches you without even realizing it. You watch him as he studies your injuries. âWho did this?â His voice sounds darker than youâve ever heard it. You look away from him. âDoes it matter?â
âYes,â he responds immediately. You turn your head to look at him again, only to have him staring directly into your eyes. âProwler,â you mumble, and he frowns. âThe worst of the worst in your world,â he whispers to himself, recalling a conversation the two of you had months ago. He glances around. âWhereâs your first aid kit?â he asks, and you look at him with a side-eye. âWhy?â
âCause I wanna get high off the painkillers in it, why do you think, you dolt?â he snaps, and you point to your bathroom. âUnder the sink.â He gets up and walks into your bathroom, grabs the first aid kit, and walks back out to you on your couch. âTurn round and move a bit,â he says, and you do. He sits behind you, starting to clean and stitch to your injuries up. You wince slightly and he frowns. âWhy havenât you done this yet?â
âI canât reach back there myself.â
âThen ask someone else to do it.â
âI donât have anyone to ask anymore.â
âYes, you do,â he says without missing a beat. You turn your head to say something snarky to him, but he looks at you at the same time. Your faces are closer than the two of you expected, causing you both to quickly look away. You can feel your face burning, and youâre grateful the injuries are mainly on your back and not close to your heart because you donât want to hear his comments about how fast itâs beating. On an equal note, Hobieâs happy you arenât looking at him because he has his jaw clenched and swallows hard. His heart is beating just as fast, but he pretends like itâs nothing, just like you. He finishes the stitches, placing bandages over top of them. âDone,â he says, and you mutter a quick âthank youâ as he tosses the first aid kit onto your coffee table. âShould be healed by tomorrow,â you mumble, and he nods. âWhen did that happen?â
âA few hours before you all got here,â you admit, and he frowns. âAnd you were just gonna pretend nothing happened?â
âYes. I told you earlier, Iâm too tired to deal with any bullshit today, okay?â you confess, and he frowns.
âHe get ya that good cause youâre tired?â
âI guess.â
âWhenâs the last time you slept?â
âDunno.â
âStop lyinâ love,â he says, and the nickname you hate oh so much sounds just a little sweeter to you than it should. âCouple days ago.â
âYou havenât slept in two days?â You shake your head, and he sighs. âGo the fuck to sleep. Now.â
âButââ
âGo,â he demands, pointing to your bedroom. You groan, âYouâre so fucking annoying,â you mumble, getting up and dragging yourself to your room. âYeah, yeah whatever,â he says, following you. You flop onto your bed as he leans against the doorframe, arms crossed. âCome to tuck me in?â
âYou wish,â he watches as Shadow hops up onto your bed, curling up against you. You immediately put your hand on him and pet him. Hobie frowns as he feels a pang of annoyance toward your cat. âGonna stand there and watch me sleep or something?â your voice pulls him out of his ridiculous thoughts, and he scoffs. âGonna stand here and make sure you donât try to get up as soon as I go,â he says, and you sigh. âFine,â you mutter, rolling away from him. He stands there until heâs sure youâre asleep. He glances at Shadow, who is still awake and staring at him. He puts his finger to his lips to say âshhâ as he pulls his mask over his head.
He and the Prowler of this world need to have a bit of a chat.
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Orange Blossoms
Pairing: Buck x Reader
Word Count: 6.6k
Notes: This is late and my schedule is fucked but at least I look super cute right now
Episode 9: Kiss Me Thru the Phone
âThis is boringgggâ Buck is laid out on the break room table. There hasnât been a single call all day. Itâs been⌠not loud, suspiciously not loud.Â
âIâm almost tempted to say itâ
âDonât you fucking dareâ Eddie looks up from his crossword and Hen points her fork at himÂ
âYou say it and we make you go on every call by yourselfâ
âWhy donât you bother Y/N?â Eddie says as he writes down another wordÂ
âSheâs busy, she and May are at the movies togetherâÂ
âSheâs been spending a lot of time with her lately. Iâm glad theyâre becoming better friendsâ Hen stabs at her pasta and Buck rolls his eyesÂ
âYeah, best friendsâÂ
âAww is someone jealous?â Eddie teases and he glares at himÂ
âIâm not jealous!! I just- I got used to hanging out with her thatâs allâ
âWhy are you so far up her ass, let the girl breatheâ Hen chuckles and Eddie looks over his book at BuckÂ
âYou donât think Iâm letting her breathe?âÂ
âHere we goâ Eddie sighsÂ
âYouâre literally glued to her side every single chance you get. Let the girl breatheâ
âYou donât know what youâre talking aboutâŚâ Eddie mumbles and Buck sits up so fast the room starts spinningÂ
âYou think Iâm like⌠like too obsessed with her?? Like itâs weird right??âÂ
âRightâ Hen agreesÂ
âWrong,â Eddie writes another wordÂ
âI should call her. I should call her and tell her we need spaceâ
âThatâs the stupidest thing Iâve ever heardâ Eddie sighs, setting his book down âHen you donât have all the factsâÂ
âWhat other fact could I possibly be missing??â She looks at Eddie and he runs his hands through his hairÂ
âWell⌠hereâs the thing-âÂ
âSheâs my girlfriend!!â Buck absolutely gushes when he says it, and Henâs mouth drops open, she pulls out her phone sends a text, and then looks at BuckÂ
âAre you insane?? Cap is gonna kill you! Does he know?!âÂ
âNo! And weâre keeping it that way!!âÂ
They heard loud footsteps on the stairs as Chimney comes running up, heâs completely out of breath as he stops at the top of the stairs
âYouâre dating Y/N?!âÂ
They all loudly shush him and he drags himself over to the table and plops down in the chair next to Hen, Eddieâs phone pings from the corner, and he chuckles quietly to himselfÂ
âYou told him?!âÂ
âBest friends share the tea you know that Buckâ Hen says simply and he canât even disagree with thatÂ
âWhen did you start dating her??âÂ
âOh, Iâve been taking her on all kinds of dates for a couple months now! Iâm taking her to the carnival tomorrow, sheâs gonna be so excited!! Itâs gonna be a group thing I totally forgot to tell you guys youâre all invited⌠but yeah anyway I basically only care about her. Oh yeah and EddieâÂ
âThanks,â he says sarcasticallyÂ
âThat sounds really romantic⌠weâll be thereâ Chimney gives him a thumbs-upÂ
âOkay I guess you were right Eddie, do not take my advice⌠but when are you gonna tell Cap? Seriously?âÂ
âFuck if I know⌠Iâm going to let her decide when sheâs ready for it and weâll talk from there⌠besides, itâs kinda hot hiding itâ He falls back on the table dramatically and sighs loudly and they all roll their eyes at him.
âYouâre gonna get caught,â Hen says and Buck scoffs
âI am the King of subtlyâÂ
His phone starts ringing âI Was Made For Lovinâ Youâ starts playing and Eddie looks at himÂ
âI think thatâs your phone, your Highnessâ
He flicks him off and answers it âYou want me to open my FaceTime? Whatâs up do-âÂ
Before he can even finish âDollâ he clicks it open and youâre in frame a few feet away from the camera, itâs set up so itâs angled down at his bed, and youâre laid in the middle of it⌠almost completely naked.Â
He shrieks and yanks his phone to his chest âIâll be right back!!âÂ
They all look at him like heâs crazy as he goes running down the steps and into the bathrooms, locking the door and locking himself into a stallÂ
âY/N?! Are you crazy?!âÂ
âI asked Eddie if you were around Bobby! itâs fineâ you giggle as you turn over flat on your back with your feet firmly planted on the mattressÂ
âHow did you get into my apartment?? Did I already give you a key?â
âEddie let me borrow his! How do I look?â You open your legs slowly allowing him to see the new lingerie youâd just boughtÂ
âA-are those-âÂ
âCrotchless panties? Yeah.â You say it like itâs nothing like your heart isnât beating out of your chest right now at this stupid little idea you hadÂ
He can feel the way his pants are becoming embarrassingly tight and he leans against the cool tiles in the stall just trying to calm himself downÂ
âSo⌠whatâs this all about huh?â He asks and you take your time, flowing your hands over your body and feeling yourself upÂ
âThe other day, when I was out with Hen? I asked her to take me to the sex shop because I needed to get some more cleaner for⌠uh something and I found something⌠that I was way too curious not to buy. And I kinda just wanted to show youâ
âYou wanted to show me?â He parrots you, he has no idea where the hell this is going but heâs not madÂ
âUh-huh! Iâve got it all ready!â You reach over for something and his eyes go as wide as saucers as you come back into frame. Itâs a good-sized dildo, with a bit of an odd base to itÂ
âApparently, they make squirting dildos! And I just um⌠well I was curious okay! So I bought one and I want you to see me try itâÂ
âThis could not have waited until I got home?âÂ
âD-do you want me to wait until you get home?âÂ
Youâre a little quiet, a little hesitant now. Maybe this wasnât the best idea, maybe this surprise was a bit much⌠maybe-
âOh fuck no, dear god please continueâ
Buck has never been more tempted to say he was sick and had to go home early. He watches you with rapt attention as you bounce on that stupid fake dick and not his. He watches the way your hands flow over your body and you pinch your nipples as you moan his name, cumming on his sheets in his bedâŚÂ
Youâre so distracted by the little show youâre putting on that you almost miss the soft moan that comes from the phone. Your eyes widen as you look at the camera, Buck is getting off in the bathroom at work. Heâs got his hand wrapped around his cock, squeezing the head and dragging his hand back down, coating it in his precum. You stall just a little and he grunts
âUh huh, I didnât tell you to stop. Keep fucking yourself baby, ride that dick like itâs mineâÂ
Youâre not sure when you press the damn button, if he tells you too or if you just wanted it so badly you did it, but you cum at the same time he does, sobbing his name over and over as you bounce on that cock, the cum gushes inside of you, filling you up completely as you fall onto your side, your legs shaking harshlyÂ
âO-oh g-godâ You gasp as you feel it spilling out of you. You reach for one of his pillows and curl into it, trying to hold yourself together and he laughs a littleÂ
âShit that was good⌠that was so goodâ heâs giggling deliriously and you start giggling with him, just as overwhelmed as he isÂ
âI love you doll,â he says and you blush deeply, he knows how youâll respond and heâs starting to like hearing itÂ
âI knowâÂ
âIâm on my way, Iâll be there soonâ You watch him awkwardly cleaning himself up and you curl into his pillow moreÂ
âWhat are you talking about?? Buck, you canât just randomly go home in the middle of the day!â
âIâll just tell Cap I gotta run home real quickâ
âBuck,â you say sternly and he looks at you, heâs almost too pretty to look at right now⌠you can see the deep, carnal, lust in his eyes as he stares back at you nowÂ
âP-people n-need youâÂ
âWhat about what I need?â His voice drops an octave as he wets his lips and you gulpÂ
âWhat about what you need bunnyâÂ
He and Eddie hit the gym for a couple hours.Â
âYou know what the best part about going to a really busy place for a secret date is?â
Buck takes your hand as soon as the man puts your wristband on and pulls you through the lit-up gatesÂ
Your mouth drops open as you stare around you. It had been a long time since youâd been to a carnival, apparently, things do get better with ageÂ
âWhatâs that?â
Bobby does a head count as he takes Athenaâs hand and kisses the back of itÂ
âAlright, donât lose your buddy⌠Iâm talking to you, Buck. Please Y/N make sure you hold his hand or else heâs gonna get lostâÂ
âWeâll meet up in an hour and get something to eat alright?â Athena says and everyone agrees and breaks off. Buck waits until Bobby is out of sight to lean down and kiss youÂ
âNow you have to hold my handâÂ
You giggle and lean into his chest blushing, of course heâd thought about that when planning this.
âWhere are we off to first?â Eddie asks as he and Hen turn to you guys and Buck points at a booth with little ducksÂ
âIâm winning my girl everything she wantsâÂ
âBuck these are totally rigged!â You say as he pulls you towards the booth with the others followingÂ
âYou donât know Buckâ Eddie smirksÂ
âAlright, baby girl you pick, anything you want!âÂ
âOh someoneâs confident!â The man running the booth walks over with the little water rifle in his handÂ
Eddie hands the man the money and Buck takes the rifle, looking at youÂ
âI want thatâ You point to a giant fluffy pink bear and Buck takes aimÂ
âHen you want anything?â He asks sweetly and she chuckles âIâll take the turtleâ
âI can win both if I get them all right?â He asks and the man rolls his eyesÂ
âBuddy Iâll give you one for your boyfriend too if you make every shotâÂ
âYou want something, boo?â Buck bats his eyes lashes at him and Eddie laughs, shaking his shouldersÂ
âI want that dolphin!!âÂ
âBet, you can get those down nowâ He takes aim again as the little ducks start quaking and bobbing along, a cute little song plays as they quack in time with the musicÂ
Your mouth drops open as he shoots all 12 in a perfect row, the booth shoots out a little confetti blast and congratulatory music playsÂ
âOh my god!!!â You laugh as the man begrudgingly hands you all your prizesÂ
âThatâs right, thatâs right, I'm the manâ Buck puts his arms up, doing a little spin, and Eddie high-fives him as you squeeze your teddy bear to your chestÂ
âLetâs go play more!!!âÂ
You run from booth to booth, and Buck wins at every single one he plays for you, he wins so many you start giving them to little kids as you pass by. Eddie wins a few, Hen wins a few and you have absolutely rotten luck. Youâre pouting at the next one as all three of them win at least a little prize, Buck offers his giant dolphin to a little girl next to himÂ
That was hotÂ
âCome on pretty girl you got this oneâ He nuzzles your neck and you giggle, he kisses your cheek and lines up the water gun for you, keeping his body pressed to yours even though he has to bend down to be the same height as youÂ
âNow just aim and fire, youâre gonna do great!â Hen takes a video as she and Eddie cheer for you, you take a little breath and aim at the stupid clown faces. You end up hitting all five in a row and gasp, tossing the watergun down and turning to BuckÂ
âI did it! I did it, Buck did you see!?!?â You squeal as he picks you up and spins you aroundÂ
âI knew you could do it bunny!!âÂ
Buck watches you as you walk ahead of him and Eddie with Hen, shaking the pretty crocheted doll youâd won
âSo, howâs that going?â Eddie nudges him and he smiles and bites his lipÂ
âItâs going so good Eddie, like so good. Being with her is an absolute dreamâÂ
âOh? You guys gettin' serious?â He raises an eyebrow and Buck shrugsÂ
âAs serious as we can be right now I suppose, I donât know itâs just nice having her you know? Itâs really nice being around her⌠seeing her every day..âÂ
âSo youâre in love?â Eddie chuckles and Buck nodsÂ
âOh yeah no without a doubt Iâm gonna marry her. Just call me Evan Buckley-GrantâÂ
âYou really want that Nash-Grant name huh?âÂ
âOh hell yesâÂ
Buck has his arms around you as youâre standing and talking to Eddie and Hen while waiting for the others, Bobby sees you before you all see himÂ
âYouâre glaring,â Athena says as she leans into himÂ
âIâm not- I'm just looking, canât a guy just look??âÂ
âSure you can look. But youâre glaringâÂ
âWhy is he holding her like that. I hold you like that he shouldnât be holding her like thatâ
âBuckâs very affectionate, you know thatâÂ
âCan he be affectionate with someone whoâs not my niece? What about that girl controlling the tilt a whirl! She was very nice!!âÂ
âWhy are you so against them being so close?â
âBecause I know Buck. I love him like he was my son, but I know Buck and if he hurts her Iâm going to run him over with the engineâÂ
âYouâre talking like theyâre already togetherâ Athena stops him for a second and looks up at him. He sighs and shakes his headÂ
âI canât shake the feeling sheâs hiding somethingâŚand if itâs being with him? I donât⌠I donât know what Iâll doâ
âMind your own damn business and let them be happy?â Athena raises an eyebrow and he grits his teethÂ
âMaybe⌠possiblyâ
âUh huh, well letâs go Mr. Maybe-PossiblyâÂ
As soon as Buck spots them he lets go of you, like he wasnât just hanging all over you, and grins widely at BobbyÂ
âHey Dad, hi Mom âÂ
A shudder goes down Bobbyâs spine when he says that, something just seems⌠different.Â
âSo have you guys decided what weâre eating?â Athena rubs Buckâs back and kisses your head and Bobby narrows his eyes but stands next to youÂ
You guys all pick a different truck and come back to a table to share it all, Eddie bumps Buck to the side and sits next to you so he has to sit across from you. He grumbles and plops down next to Maddie who rolls her eyes and pats his back before handing him one of her gator nuggetsÂ
Bobby realizes he should have never let you buy that damn corn dog. Because heâs watching the way Buck is staring at you and the way youâre laughing and giggling with Eddie while taking a bite. But no you just had to beg him for a Korean corn dog, something youâd never tried before and he just had to indulge you⌠Bobby could never say no to you and now he was paying for it.Â
Buck has had the same tater tot against his lips for the last two minutes as he watches the way your mouth goes around that-
He yelps and drops it as Maddie kicks his legÂ
âWhat was that-â
âYouâre staring!!â She hisses under her breath and he looks down at his still-full basket and back at you, you look over at him wrap your lips around the tip of your corn dog, and wink at him. He looks down fast, stuffing his face and trying to fight the deep blush on his cheeks and Eddie nearly falls off the bench as he laughs at himÂ
Bobby glares suspiciously and bites his giant turkey leg. Oh, thereâs definitely something going on between you three.Â
âWhoâs ready for some rides?â Eddie claps his hands together now that youâre all done eating and you do a little dance as Bobby hands out tickets to everyoneÂ
âWhere should we-âÂ
You shake Eddie by his shoulders and Chimney laughs at your excitementÂ
âMerry-Go-round!!â You and Buck are on the same wavelength as he fist-pumpsÂ
âFuck yeah!â
âJesus okay! Alright!â Eddieâs laughing as you spin around grab Buckâs hand and start dragging him off toward the merry-go-round.Â
Both boys drag you on all kinds of rides, but on the really tall ones you sit out with Athena, itâs not until the 6th ride, yet another tall one that Buck finally slows down enough to realizeÂ
âAre you afraid of heights?â He asks as he tries to tug on your arm but your feet are firmly plantedÂ
âUhhhhhâ You look around for an out but the others are already in line and Athena is walking over to some benchesÂ
âYou are arenât you!âÂ
âM-maybe a littleâ You blush and he smiles, kissing your head
âAw thatâs okay⌠maybe we can do something elseâ
âNo no! You go have fun! Athena and I are cool waiting!â
âItâs just⌠I kind of um, wanted to do something..â he scratches the back of his head awkwardlyÂ
âWhat was it?âÂ
âW-well I umâŚ. I kind of wanted to take you on the Ferris wheel⌠itâs really romantic and I just- I uh- I thought it would be really niceâ
You look at him, your cheeks flushing and you shrugÂ
âMaybe I can tough it out for youâ
You sit next to Athena on the bench and she puts her arm over your shouldersÂ
âHow are things going with you two?â She squeezes you and you blush, leaning into herÂ
âItâs going so good âThena honestly. Heâs just so⌠so himâ You wiggle excitedly and she chucklesÂ
âYou guys gettin' serious?âÂ
âAs serious as we can beâ You smile âI want to talk to him about maybe telling Bobby⌠something? Iâm not ready to confirm it⌠but I wouldnât mind hintingâŚ. Buck told me he loved meâ
Athena looks at you, her eyes wide âAlready??âÂ
âActually he did on our third date at the beachâ You giggle âI havenât said it back⌠Iâm just waiting for the right time I guessâÂ
âAnd when would that be?âÂ
âI guess itâll just happen when it happens!â
As soon as heâs off the ride and out through the gates, Buck grabs your hand and tugs you off the bench âCome on!!â He pulls you along behind him away from the group as you run together, bobbing and weaving through the crowdÂ
âI donât know about this!!â You call out to him and he turns back to look at you for a momentÂ
âJust trust me!âÂ
You nearly stumble over your feet and face plant as he stares back at you. When did he get so shiny⌠and pretty⌠and why are there little hearts all around him. Why are his eyes so bright and full of-
Love.Â
Oh god.Â
How does he look so good when heâs running. The lights of the carnival shine around him in a halo, and heâs laughing as he almost crashes you guys into like 50 things but you donât careÂ
You make it just in time for the next ride and the man begrudgingly lets you on. Buck collapses into the basket and you gingerly sit next to him. You get buckled in and the guy checks the bar before patting the side of itÂ
âEnjoy your ride,â he says in a dull tone before walking awayÂ
âB-Buck I-âÂ
You huddle into his arms and he kisses your headÂ
âI promise you baby youâll love this, and if you donât you can shove me off okay? Eddie and I talked all about calming techniquesâÂ
The basket lurches as the ride starts and you gulp âJust let me know when we make it to the topâ You say, covering your eyes and he chuckles and kisses your headÂ
âAlright sureâÂ
Itâs actually taking a lot longer than you thought it would while simultaneously not being slow enough. You slowly let your hands fall and look up at Buck. He looks like a little kid, grinning from ear to ear and trying his best not to wriggle because thatâll shake the basket and youâll hate thatÂ
âYou okay?â He looks down at you. Have his eyes always been that blueÂ
âUh huhâ you mumble and he smiles, leaning forward and kissing your noseÂ
âThanks for coming with me, I know youâre probably really scared⌠but hey! Look you made it to the-â
âI love youâÂ
The basket stops moving and so does Buck. He actually fully stops breathing, his mouth wide openÂ
âBuck??â You wave your hand in front of his face and he stays frozenÂ
âEarth to Buck?? Hello??âÂ
âY-you what?â
âI love youâÂ
âAnd you told me. At the top of a Ferris wheel. At night. At a carnival.âÂ
âYesâÂ
Buck pulls out his phone and pushes your face away from him.Â
âMmmph!! Hey!!â You bat at his hand and he keeps pushing you away
âEddie, Y/N just told me she loved meâÂ
âYou called Eddie?!âÂ
âNo, I didnât say it backâŚâÂ
You can hear Eddie cursing Buck out and you toss your head back laughingÂ
âI panicked!!! Okay, god, okay quit Iâm sorry!!â He hangs up and shoves his phone back in his pocket. He takes a deep breath and turns to you, completely calmÂ
âYou were saying?âÂ
You giggle and lean against him âGod youâre so youâÂ
âIs that a good thing?â He asks sheepishly and you nod, pulling away and kissing him softlyÂ
âMhm definitelyâÂ
âYou really love me?â He holds you in his arms and you nod againÂ
âI really love youâÂ
âThis is literally the most romantic thing thatâs ever happened to me in my entire lifeâ He fake sniffles and you snort, whacking his chestÂ
âYouâre so dramaticâÂ
âDonât you ruin this moment for meâ he flicks you off and you roll your eyes at himÂ
âAlright, alright, sorry. Iâm⌠also thinking of maybe cluing Bobby in⌠Iâm- Iâm feeling k-kind of serious about you a-and-â
He kisses you, silencing your trembling thoughts as puts his head against yours âWhatever you wanna do babe Iâm okay with it. We can give him a little hint⌠Iâm just- Iâm so happy youâre not secretly ashamed of me or somethingâ
âI could never be! IâŚI love youâ
âI love you tooâ
You nuzzle into his arms and he kisses your head, rubbing your arm softly. You look out over the fairgrounds, all the people, and the shiny lights and ridesâŚ. And all the people at the bottom of the Ferris wheelâŚ. And the red and blue flashing lights..Â
âUm⌠Buck?âÂ
His phone starts ringing again and he picks it upÂ
âWhatâs going on down there??âŚ. Are you shitting me??? Uh⌠okay thanksâŚâÂ
Buck puts his phone back in his pocket and holds you tighter to himÂ
âLike I said, this is super romantic, right? Me and you, all alone up hereâŚâÂ
âBuckâÂ
âYou know⌠no one can see us⌠maybe-â
âBuckâ
âAnd your skirt is pretty shortâ
âItâs a skortâ
âDamnâ
âBuck?!!!â You yell this time and he bites his lip, rubbing the back of his headÂ
âNow you gotta understand- baby please I just wanted us to have a romantic moment okay?? Ferris wheels are so romantic-â
âEvan Buckleyâ
âThe Ferris wheel broke. Please still love meâ He hides his face in his hands and groans loudlyÂ
âIâm so sorry baby, Iâm so sorry. I should have never dragged you on here, I just- I just wanted us-â
You pull his face to you, kissing him to stop his panicking and to channel yours somewhere. He pushes you down on the seat and the basket shakes. You scream and he laughs, he laughs hard as he holds his body to yours, covering you.
âIâm so sorry I didnât think that would happen Iâm sorryâ Youâre slapping his shoulders and heâs laughing into your neckÂ
âIâm sorry baby Iâm sorry I love youâ He starts kissing your neck, sucking right on your pulse point and you gasp, arching your back off the seat âLemme make it up to youâ He slides his hands under your top and your eyes shoot openÂ
âYou are not gonna do what I think youâre gonna doâÂ
âOkay, really it all depends on what you think because you wore a skort!â
âOh, Iâm sooo sorry I didnât want people seeing up a dress or skirt on rides!âÂ
âStop making senseâ He huffs and you sit up, pushing him back against the sidewallÂ
âHow about I show you just how much I love you?âÂ
âWait what do you-âÂ
You reach forward, hurriedly unzipping his pants and his mouth drops openÂ
âYou are notâ
âGotta take my mind off the whole stuck at the top of the freaking Ferris wheel somehow right?â You carefully get on your knees, pulling your hair to the side. He leans forward for a second, cupping your chin and tilting your head up to look at himÂ
âGo on bunny, make daddy proudâÂ
Your breath hitches and he leans back, spreading his legs and putting his arms on the back of the seatÂ
âHow do you do that?â You ask quietly, smoothing your hands up his thighs and helping him wiggle his pants down a bitÂ
âHow do I do what?â
âGo from being an adorable goofball⌠to thisâÂ
âItâs called being a switch baby girlâ He winks and you shake your head, blushingÂ
âNowâ He puts his hand on your head, pushing you down toward his cock âWhere were we?âÂ
You kiss the tip, wrapping your hand around the base and stroking it slowly⌠you do not miss the way your fingers donât meet or that if you really wanted to⌠you could use two hands, he was not kidding when he said he was⌠big.Â
You look up at him, batting your eyelashes at him sweetly as you wrap your lips around the tip sucking on it lewdly. His mouth drops open slowly as he watches you, doing his best to keep eye contact with you, he pushes your head down slowly, amusedly watching the way you hollow your cheeks to go down further, you choke a little as it hits the back of your throat and he gasps, taking your head in both hands and easing it down your throat just a little moreÂ
âThatâs my good girl, fuck thatâs it, choke on this cockâ He pulls away and you gasp for air, he laughs and holds your head, bobbing you up and down on his cock.Â
âGoddamn I wish I could fuck your face properlyâ He groans softly using your face like his own personal little sleeve, enjoying the way the corner of your eyes water as you keep eye contact with him. He moans and tilts his head back, listening to the way your throat sounds around him, and your sweet little choking noisesÂ
âOh god thatâs my sweet, sweet, little bunnyâ He starts to bob your head faster and you brace your hands on his thighs, your eyes watering moreÂ
âThis is gonna have to be quick if you want time to fix your face upâ He pants out, pushing you down more on his cock and whimpering at your garbled moansÂ
âYou gotta swallow it, baby girl, come on bunny, swallow for daddyâ You can feel the way his thighs shake as he keeps his hips still and you can feel the way youâre soaking your pantiesÂ
âTouch yourself, please? wanna see you touch yourselfâ heâs practically begging, You bat your eyelashes at him, sliding your hand down the front of your skort and rub your clit in fast little circles. His eyes roll back and he lets his head fall back against the cool metal of the basket youâre inÂ
âIâm gonna cum bunny, fuck, keep touching yourself just like thatâÂ
Your thighs shake as you get yourself and him off at the same time. You roll your eyes back in your head as he hits the back of your throat again, keeping it there for a minute before pulling you away.Â
âYou ready?â He grins as you nod eagerly and he cums down your throat, he pushes your head down to the curls surrounding his cock and you take it all, getting off at the same time he does like he perfectly timed it. He moans your name, a bit louder than he should but he canât be bothered to care as he lets go of your head, he helps you up onto the seat again so you donât fall onto the floor of the basket.
âThatâs my dirty girlâ he chuckles in your ear as he holds you âFuck I canât get enough of youâÂ
You look at him, your eyes bright and sparkly and his heart skips a beatÂ
âD-donât look at me like that!âÂ
âLike what?â You ask so innocently and he groans in frustration, hiding his face in his handsÂ
âLike you need me to fuck your face all over againâÂ
He helps you fix up your makeup, holding up your mirror as you reapply your lipgloss and touch up the areas around the mouthÂ
âGood thing I remembered to set it,â You say âOr else my makeup would have streaked and that would have been a dead giveawayâ
âMaybe donât set it some time, Iâd love to have a picture of thatâ He sighs happily and you whack his thighÂ
Maybe getting stuck on this stupid thing wasnât as bad as you thought it would be.Â
Bobby has his arms wrapped tightly around you, pulling you to his chest. He knows how you feel about heights, not that youâve made it much of a secret. Heâs a little⌠surprised with how calm you seem? Even if youâre clinging to him a little tightlyÂ
He looks over at Buck, heâs shaking Eddie and Eddie has his hands braced on Buck with his mouth wide openÂ
âWhat were you doing up there with Buck? I thought you were going with Eddie?âÂ
âOh! Um he decided to go with Hen since Karen couldnât make itâ You shrugÂ
âYou guys uh? spend a lot of one-on-one time together?â He asks, trying to keep the nonchalance in his voice but you know heâs staring daggers at BuckÂ
âNooo? Um, not really?â Your voice is high-pitched as you pull away from him and he looks down at you
âAre you sure?âÂ
âThatâs a funny question, Dad!â You try to walk over to them but he grabs your hand, pulling you right back over to himÂ
âIs there something you wanna tell me?âÂ
âWhy do you keep asking that?â You laugh awkwardly and he puts his hands on his hipsÂ
âBecause youâre giving me a reason to think youâre dating Buck or Eddie. Or both of them!âÂ
What a sandwich that would be, a big dreamy muscly sandwich.Â
âThey are just my friends! I donât know how many times I can tell you this! And if I was dating one of them I would take my time to establish something before telling youâ
âWhat if thatâs what youâre doing now?!â
Oh shitÂ
âWell!! Then, thatâs my business!âÂ
âCan you at least tell me-â He looks so pained, like heâs ready to throttle one of them, or both he canât decide âIf you are seeing one of them, Iâll leave it. You just tell me if youâre maybe setting something up with one of them and Iâll drop itâ
You gulp, crossing your arms over your chest, and look away from himÂ
âI might, possibly, maybe⌠be into one of them. Maybe!!âÂ
Bobby pats your head lovingly before storming over to Buck and Eddie and punching them both in the face, he kicks them both in the junk and takes turns kicking them both in the stomach. He grabs a nearby fire extinguisher and sprays them down before throwing it at them and then gets in the truck and rolls right over them, over⌠and over⌠and over again
âBobby?? Hello??? Earth to Bobby!!â Youâre waving your hand in front of his face as he glares at them, a little smirk on his face as he nods his headÂ
âHm??â He snaps out of it, looking at you and you put your hands on your hipsÂ
âWhatâs that face for! I said it was highly improbable!!âÂ
âUh⌠nothing. Nothing. Are you ready to go home?âÂ
Buck and Eddie come over, Buck looks like heâs about to skyrocket back to the top of the Ferris wheel again and Eddie is giving you a lookÂ
Of course, he freaking told him
âYou ready to go home?â Buck asks and Bobby looks at himÂ
âOh. I just asked her that, because you know sheâs coming home with me? And her Aunt? You know where she lives?âÂ
Buck and Eddie give each other a look and you facepalmÂ
âOhhh-Kay?â Eddie says âSo youâre going home with them?âÂ
âLooks like itâ You shrug, Athena comes over now, putting her arm around Bobbyâs waistÂ
âAre you going home with them?â She asks you and Bobby answers for youÂ
âNope! With us! Her Aunt and Uncle!âÂ
âAre you sure you canât go with them?â She asks and looks up at BobbyÂ
âMay is going to a friends⌠and so is HarryâÂ
âSounds like youâve gotten rid of almost everyone!â Eddie says and Bobby glares at himÂ
âOh gag, please come with us Y/N,â Buck says and you look up at BobbyÂ
âYou and Athena could have the whole house to yourselfâŚâ You clasp your hands behind your back and look at him as sweetly as you can âYou could get it onâ You wriggle your eyebrows and he groans in complete and utter embarrassmentÂ
âOhhhhh Bobbyâs gettin' lucky tonight!!!â Buck cups his hands over his mouth and shouts it so the whole team can hear itÂ
âAyooooooâ Eddie spins around in a circle and you do a stupid little dance cheering with himÂ
âAyeeeeeâ Chimney and Hen cheer back and Bobby literally crumples into Athena as she laughsÂ
âAlright, all of yâall knock it off! Look at him! He can barely show his face! Youâre staying with the boys tonight right?âÂ
âRight!!â You say excited and Eddie picks you up, throwing you over his shoulder and you squeal as he spins you both around crazilyÂ
Bobby narrows his eyes and glares at that but leaves it alone. Buck takes your hands and does a little dance with you as you all head back to the Jeep together. You squish in between Eddie and Chimney while Maddie sits on his lap and snuggle into Eddieâs sideÂ
Bucks radio is blasting as you all sing along while driving down the busy streets of L.A, it turns out your voice is straight-up gold and they all know youâre just messing around.Â
Youâre singing Love by Keyshia Cole and it was a joke a first, just a TikTok youâd sent to all of them⌠but youâre good and Buck is melting as he listens to you singingÂ
âThatâs my girlfriendâ He gushes to Hen and she laughs at him, rubbing his shoulder and shaking her headÂ
Hen and Chimney are rapping Super Bass and Maddie is dying laughing when Buck looks in his rearview mirror as he drives, heâs not a jealous man, especially with his best friend⌠but⌠but-
Your eyes catch his, and you grin snuggling into Eddie moreÂ
âHey, you cold?â He asks you, looking down at you and you look up at him, nodding sweetlyÂ
âUh-huh,â you say in such a little baby voice, Buck scoffs and grips the steering wheelÂ
âAwww donât worry I gotchaâ Eddie unbuckles you both real quick and puts you in his lap. He buckles himself back in and wraps his arms around you, pulling you closer to him so your head settles against his chest and youâre tucked into himÂ
âThat better honey?âÂ
âUh huh, a lot betterâ You bat your eyelashes at him and Buck accidentally slams on the breaks at a stoplightÂ
âHey!!â Everyone flies forward and that just makes Eddie hold you tighterÂ
âSorry! Sorry there- god there was a stupid squirrelâ He growls as he waits for the light to turn
âThanks for killing us and not the squirrelâ Chimney jokes and Hen turns backÂ
âI would risk my life to not kill an animal either okayâ
âIâm pretty sure we all wouldâ Eddie agrees as he rubs your arm softly. Buck watches you in the mirror again and you look back at him, giving him a little winkÂ
Heâs not a jealous man.
Heâs not.Â
The honking behind him and all four of his friends yelling at him to go make him think maybe he isÂ
Just a teeny bit.Â
He lets Chimney and Maddie off first, and you give them a hug when they leave⌠and go straight back into Eddieâs arms. Hen is next, you blow her a kiss and they all wave goodbye as she heads inside. You adjust yourself not even hinting at letting Eddie go anytime soon
âSit your ass upfrontâÂ
Hen had barely shut her front door before Buck is turned around glaring at you
âNo, I think Iâm-â
âDid I say you had an option? Did I say I wanted to hear your mouth? No. Now get your ass up here before I come to get youâÂ
Eddie is snickering quietly and you sit up, putting your hands on your hips.Â
âYouâre not talking to me very-âÂ
Your breath catches in your throat as Buckâs hand shoots out and wraps around your neckÂ
âBad girls donât get to breatheâÂ
His words shoot straight down to your core and it feels like your brain shuts off, absolutely zero thoughts, only him. You look at him as sweetly as possible, heâs not really squeezing, but you know his grip strengthÂ
âJesus dude, get a roomâ Eddie interrupts the moment and Buck lets you go. You fall back onto the seat and Buck sighs, his voice is a little quieter now, but still just as firmÂ
âCome sit up hereâÂ
âOkayâÂ
âYou gonna sit in his lap too?â Eddie scoffs as you climb over him unnecessarily and out of the carÂ
âIf I could I would,â you say and get into the front seat. You buckle up and look at Buck, folding your hands in your lap and giving him the sweetest smile you canÂ
âHeyâ you wink and he shakes his head, starting the car and pulling out of the drivewayÂ
âHeyâ he mumbles back and you giggle, taking one of his hands and holding it in yoursÂ
âYou are sooo hot when youâre jealous,â you say softly, tracing the shell of his ear with the tip of your finger and he blushesÂ
âOh shut upâ He gulps and Eddie laughs from the backseatÂ
âWerenât you just choking her out? And now youâre all shy with her up thereâÂ
âLeave me alone or youâre nextâ He threatens and you squeeze his handÂ
âBoy would I love to see thatâÂ
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New Journey (S.H.) Chapter 6 Season 4
Pairing:Â Steve Harrington x henderson!reader
Summary:Â Back to Hawkins for spring break. Y/n believed it would just be a quiet time to cherish with her loved ones, but one day in and another mess had already began.
Warnings:Â cursing, blood
Notes: A little late with the chapter today, sorry I was watching the Olympics đ
. The action has begun! Really liked writing this chapter and I also wanted to say a big thank you for the likes and reblogs I've been getting. Please enjoy the chapter and stay safe! đ
Oh, P.S., this one is a biggie.
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âYeah, thatâs not creepy.â Steve said as he looked up at the house before you.
After waking everyone up, you took Nancyâs car and headed over to the house you had seen in one of the many newspapers you had read when searching for information about Vecna.
âWhat exactly are we supposed to be looking for in this shithole?â Steve asked you as the two of you made your way to the nailed-down front door.
âWeâre not sure. We just know this house is important to Vecna.â you explained him, your palm settling over one of the wooden plates on the door.
âBecause Max saw it in Vecnaâs red soup mind world?â
âBasically.â you answered your boyfriends, who nodded his head.
âGreat.â
âMaybe it holds a clue to where Vecna is. Why heâs back. Why he killed the Creels. And how to stop him before he comes back for Max.â Dustin tried to keep the mood positive.
âWe donât think heâs in here, do we?â Lucasâ voice sounded, his eyes searching for some confirmation from all of you that nothing bad would happen here.
âGuess weâll find out.â Max simply said, making all of you turn back to the front door.
âReady?â you nodded at Steve and started removing the nails from the wood with the hammers in your hand. After clearing the door from the plates, Steveâs hand falls to the doorknob. He tries his best to open it but to no avail.
âItâs locked. Should I knock, see if anybodyâs home?â he makes a weak attempt at a joke, earning a slight chuckle only from you.
âNo need. I found a key.â Robin said while holding a big brick in her hand. As your eyes shot open, you took Steveâs hand in yours and left the porch to give Robin the clear.
The brick easily broke the stained window giving Steve the chance to open the door from the inside. He was the first one to enter the house, you second and the rest following behind, each of your eyes roaming around the abandoned house.
âLooks like someone forgot to pay their electric bill.â Lucas joked after his failed attempt to open a lamp.
You felt Dustin stand next to you handing you one of the flashlights he had in his bag. You both light them up, Steveâs eyes landing on you two.
âWhereâd everyone get those?â he questioned.
âDo you need to be told everything? Youâre not a child.â Dustinâs tone got too rude for your liking.
âYou both are. Here.â you searched Dustinâs backpack and handed Steve one of the remaining flashlights. You had no idea how he fit everything in there.
âThank you.â he said to you with a smile, when Max called out for you.
âHey guys? You all see that, right?â he flashlight was pointing at the old grandfather clock.
âYeah.â you told her.
âIs this what you saw? In your visions?â Nancy asked.
âI mean, itâs just a clock, right?â Robin wipes some of the dust covering the glass of the clock âLike a normal old clock.â
âWhy is this wizard obsessed with clocks? Maybe heâs, like, a clockmaker or something?â you bit your lip as you listened to Steve try and figure out what was happening. On the other hand, Dustin couldnât help his sharp tongue.
âThink you cracked the case, Steve.â
âCan you dial down the sarcasm?â you asked your brother who took a defensive stance.
âHeâs starting it.â he pointed at Steve, who looked offended.
âHow?â
âAll I know isâŚâ Nancy spoke up, ending your conversation âThe answers are here. Somewhere. Okay, everyone stay in groups. Robin, upstairs.â the two girls disappeared upstairs. Next, Max and Lucas left to explore the floor you were on, leaving you with your brother and boyfriend.
âCome on, boys. Together once again.â you motioned for them to follow you up the stairs.
Behind you, Dustin smiled up at Steve, making the taller boy sigh and go after you. The action left Dustin offended.
âWas that a sigh?â
âNo, I did not sigh.â Steve defended himself, but Dustin wasnât buying it.
âWhy did you sigh?â
âI didnât sigh. Just come on, dude.â
âI heard you.â
âW-weâre just always partners, okay?â
âYou donât like being in the same group?â you asked him, joining on their bickering.
âNo, no, not with you. With him.â
âI heard that too.â Dustin whined.
âGood for you.â
âWhat? Am I boring you? Is that it?â
âExactly- No, the opposite.â
âIf you donât shut up, Iâm forming my own group.â you told them, finally getting them to stop and follow you.
You ended up in a big, dusty room, looking around for anything that could help you. The three of you remained silent until Steveâs voice echoed through the room.
âHey, uh, Hendersons?â
âYeah?â you and Dustin answered.
âCould you maybe, uh⌠clarify what sort of clues weâre supposed to be looking for here?â
â âThe world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observesâ.â Dustin said in a British accent, not really helping Steve at all âSherlock Holmes.â you just stood still, observing their interaction.
âThatâs great. Thanks, thatâs great, really helpful. SherlockâŚâ Steve scoffed and walked towards you âYou were right. He is entering his teenage years. Strongly.â you made an âI told youâ face.
âJust look for anything that stands out. Anything that says Upside Downey.â
âYeah, I- I can do that.â he nodded at your words, walking away to explore another part of the house.
After a few minutes, you realized that Steve was no longer in your eyesight, so you decided to go look for him. You were making your way down a hallway when a startled Steve appeared before you, quickly closing the door he had walked out from
âDonât go in there. Spiders, too many, many spiders.â he pointed at the room, the scared expression on his face making you giggle.
âSteve, what happened?â
âDonât laugh at me. Take it out. Take it out.â he lowered his head to you so you could remove the spiderwebs that were stuck in his hair.
âIâm not laughing at you. Come on, sit still so I can take it out.â you held his head and began taking out the webs carefully.
âIf thereâs a spider nesting in there, youâre never gonna find it till it lays eggs and the babies spill out.â Robin joked, when she and Nancy walked next to you as they headed over the other side of the hallway.
âWhatâs wrong with you?â Steve told her, making Robin chuckle before walking away âRobin, seriously. Sheâs got problems.â he said to you under his breath.
âYeah, but we love her.â you had a small smile on your face, for just a moment forgetting where you were as you picked out the remaining webs in hair.
âStrong words.â he waited a second before agreeing with you, acting reluctant âBut youâre not wrong.â
âThere, done.â you told him and wiped your hands, removing all the stickiness, not entirely sure if it was from the spiderwebs or his gel.
âHey.â his voice was soft, almost a whisper, but it pulled you in easily. Your eyes stared into his âHow you feeling?â
âI mean, this place gives me endless goosebumps, but I guess Iâm alright-â you joked, wanting to add a little light to the situation.
âNo, I mean⌠in general. Are you okay?â the look in his eyes told you this wasnât just about the fact that you were breaking and entering a house, searching for clues that could lead you to an interdimensional demon, but about everything that could be burdening your heart.
âAre you?â you asked back, making Steve nod his head. You wanted so badly to sit down and understand what had led him to say no to your idea, but now wasnât the time, which made it so much worse, because there were times when you werenât sure if you could be as touchy as you usually are, feeling the small tension between you.
âYeah, I get your point.â you felt his hand hold your own, his fingers caressing the back of your palm softly. He had lowered his head to look at your intertwined hands. When his eyes returned to look into yours, it felt intense. His gaze fell to your lips, your breath catching in your throat âCan I?â
You found it sweet that he was asking you for permission, even though you could never tell him no, no matter what had happened between the two of you. But just like you felt awkward at times, he did too. He didnât want to step over the boundaries you have built for yourself, give you yet another reason to yell at him when this is all over and you can face reality. It was weird pausing the state of your relationship to figure out how to stop the Upside Down once again, but you had to if you actually wanted to have a relationship to turn to at the end of this, with both of you alive.
So, you softly nodded your head, closed your eyes, and leaned in, waiting for his lips to land on yours, but a loud voice interrupted you. It was Max.
Steve groaned just inches away from your face, and you giggled at his impatience.
âCome on, duty awaits us.â you boldly pecked his lips, tugged his hand, and headed to where Max was standing next to Lucas. After a couple of seconds, Nancy, Robin, and Dustin appeared as well. She pointed towards the chandelier before you, saying that she saw the lights flickering. You stood there, silent, waiting for it to happen.
âItâs like the Christmas lights.â Nancy said in thought when the chandelier flickered.
âThe Christmas lights?â Robinâs eyebrows scrunched.
âWhen Will was in the Upside Down, Joyce had put Christmas lights all over the house and⌠it was like they came to life whenever Will or the Demogorgon were near.â you explained, memories coming to you from three years ago.
âVecnaâs here. In this house. Just on the other side.â Lucas said just when the lights above them went out.
âI think he just left the room.â Robin said.
âDid he hear us?â Max asked something you couldnât answer, but Steve decided to make it worse with another unexplainable question.
âCan he see us?â
âHeadphones.â Lucas told Max, and she quickly obliged.
âWait, wait. Everyone, turn off your flashlights and spread out.â Nancy told you and you turned off the flashlight in your hand without any questions, understanding what Nancy was hinting.
âBut then weâre not gonna be able to see if we turned off our flashâŚâ you heard Steveâs confused voice that stopped when he realized that everyone had already gone in different directions. He shook his head and went after you, scared to be left alone.
âI got him! Got him!â it wasnât long before Robin was screaming for you to get here âI got him! I⌠I had him.â however it didnât last long.
You continued holding up your flashlight, waiting for Vecna to appear, when Steveâs voice interrupted the silence from beside you.
âOh whoa. Oh, I think heâs moving.â you watch his lit-up flashlight with determination, feeling as if you remove your gaze from it, the light will disappear âHeâs moving. Heâs moving.â you follow after him as he tries to guess Vecnaâs next movement âShit. I lost him.â
âNo, you didnât.â Maxâs flashlight was the next one to light up, making you all follow her. She heads towards a small staircase. You were next to Max, so you were able to easily see where it was leading to and announce it to the rest.
âItâs an attic.â
âOf course, itâs an attic.â Robin said with her usual load of sarcasm.
âHold up, guys. What if heâs leading us into a trap?â Dustin tried to voice his concerns but stopped when he realized that all of you ignored him and just headed up the stairs entering the attic.
You couldnât see anything out of the ordinary, just an empty, dusty attic filled with unused furniture. However, something odd did catch your eye. A single light bulb was in the center of the room, already flickering.
You circle around it, completely missing your own flashlights coming to life too, until Dustin points it out. You lifted them up, the light becoming brighter than ever.
âOkay, whatâs happening?â Steve asked and you answered under your breath.
âI donât know.â
Suddenly, as the lights got brighter and brighter, the glass from the torches started exploding one by one. You covered your heads to protect yourselves from the sharp glass shards. The last one to explode was the single lightbulb, darkness surrounding you. You lift your head back up, looking around the room, sharing the same thought.
You have found his hideout.
âNot to be a wimp, but can I maybe sit in the car for this visit? Cause this is gonna totally and royally suck.â Robin voiced her concern from the front of the car.
It was the next day and you were heading back to Eddieâs hiding spot, finally bringing him the food and beer he had requested. With the whole realization you had yesterday, you kind of forgot that you also had a fugitive to take care of.
âIt wonât be that bad.â you said from the back of Nancyâs car, trying to believe it yourself. It wasnât just his fury at you about being late that concerned you, it was also the fact that everything you suspected had happened, had actually happened.
âI just canât stand to see those doe eyes of Eddieâs break again. I really, really canâtâ
âAt least he can drink himself into feeling better.â Steve consoled Robin, holding up the six-pack of beers.
âThatâs what my mom does.â Max confessed like it was no big deal.
âWhy donât we just give it a trial run? âHey, Eddie. Uh, good news first this time. We got you some Dustin-approved junk food and that six-pack you requested. Oh yeah, and we found Vecna. Only the bad news is that heâs in that other, darker, much scarier dimension that we told you about, and the gateâs closed, so we have no way of getting to him. Heâs entirely shut off to us, so basically, youâre screwed. And, no, no, I know you were already screwed, but now youâre like doubly, triply screwed.â Robinâs words made you realize just how horrible this whole thing was going to be, so you let your head fall down on your hands.
âOkay, wait, wait. Maybe we donât put it like that.â Lucas requested and Nancy stepped up.
âWeâre one step closer to finding Vecna. Thatâs what we say. Thatâs whatâs important.â
âSee, Robin? Positive spin can make all the difference.â Robin hummed at your boyfriendâs words, muffled as he was chewing on some Pringles, but before you could continue, Nancyâs words interrupted your previous conversation.
âOh, shit.â Nancy said and parked the car.
The whole town was at Eddieâs hideout, leaving you no choice but to think that you were too late and the police had caught an innocent man. You all got out of the car and made your way carefully behind a van close enough to the Chief of the police, Powell, so you could easily hear him talk about what had happened.
Another student had been killed, his name was Patrick McKinney and the main suspect for the murder was Eddie, who was now, also, a public suspect. The good thing was Eddie was not caught, but the bad things are piling up so much, youâre not sure when theyâre gonna tumble.
âOh, man. This is not good. This is really not good.â Steve said under his breath, after you gathered enough information to catch up.
âWhere the heck is Eddie?â as if he could hear your question, Dustinâs radio came to life, Eddieâs voice calling out for you.
âDustin, can you hear me? Y/n?â
âEddie, holy shit. Are you okay?â Dustin quickly answered Eddieâs call of distress.
âNah, man. Pretty- pretty goddamn far from okay.â you could hear the strain in his voice, clearly stress over what was happening.
âWhere is he?â Robin asked and Dustin repeated the question to the fugitive.
âSkull Rock. Do you know it?â oh you were quite familiar with Skull Rock, your eyes landing on Steve out of pure instinct.
âUh, yeah. Thatâs near Cornwallis and-â Dustin tried to recall the location, but Steve already knew exactly how to get there.
âGarret, yeah. I know- we know where that is.â he pointed to you and smirked when he saw the redness forming on your cheeks. However, his gaze then fell on Nancy, who was standing next to you, and let out a slight cough when he remembered he didnât go there only with you.
He shook his head to forget the memories and jogged to the car, ready to drive you to where Skull Rock was.
âHold tight. Weâre coming. Weâre coming.â Dustin tells Eddie, and he gets into the car after you.
Steve is at the front with Dustin, following him as they were trying to understand where they were supposed to be heading. Steve knew they were heading in the wrong direction, but Dustin was certain it was this way since his compass was saying so.
âDude, Iâm telling you, youâre taking us the wrong way.â Steve complained.
âItâs north. Iâm positive. I checked the map.â he had the map in his left hand and the compass in his right, constantly checking the direction and huffing when he always saw it pointing at a different one.
âYou do realize Skull Rock, itâs like a super popular make-out spot?â Steve told him, Dustin not getting where he was heading at.
âYeah. So?â
âYeah, well, it wasnât popular until I made it popular.â he pointed to himself âAll right? I practically invented it. Weâre heading in the wrong direction.â Steve did a sharp turn and went off the trail into the woods to get them to the spot he knew like the back of his hand.
âSteve. Where are you going? Steve!â
âStop whining. Letâs go. Come on, trust me, man.â he waved his hand for him to follow, and after an exaggerated groan, Dustin did as he was told âLike I said, Iâve been there plenty of times. It was one of the things I was known for back in high school.â
âWait.â Dustin paused for a moment in his spot, while in thought âHave you been with my sister here?â
âWorse.â Steve answered.
âHave you not been with my sister here?â
âHow is that worse to you?â
âI want my sister to get the best treatment you could possibly offer her.â Steve shook his head at his words but cleared his throat to explain himself.
âLetâs just say that out of the 3 legal of age women in the group, Iâve come here with 2 of them.â
âOh. Oh! Come on man!â Dustin finally understood what Steve was saying, but after thinking about it for a moment, he couldnât help but chuckle âYouâre even more screwed if my sister remembers that.â
A little further behind, you were walking beside Nancy, Robin just a little ahead of you, trying to hear what Max and Lucas were talking about.
You were quiet, enjoying the familiar walk to Skull Rock, when Nancy cleared her throat, bringing your attention to her.
âSo, have you ever come to Skull Rock?â
âOh, yeah, I have.â you nodded, memories of you and Steve coming into your mind âYou?â
âYeah.â her voice was a bit strained.
âHave we come here with the same guy?â
âI think so, yeah.â you stole a look at Nancy. Her face was full of concern, worried that you would think this is weird, you two talking about your present and past relationships, but you just let out a big chuckle. Your reaction made her feel more relaxed, seeing that it wasnât as big of a deal as she was building it up in her head it would be.
âWhy were you so nervous? Itâs not like I wasnât there when you dated him for a year. I encouraged you.â
âWell, encouragement isnât the word I would use, but yeah I know.â
âHey, can you blame me? He wasnât the best back then.â thinking of King Steve and your Steve was like thinking of two completely different people.
âI know. Youâve made him better.â Nancy smiled at you, and you quickly returned the gesture.
âWe both did.â you didnât feel weird at all talking about Steve with each other. First and foremost, you were friends, and you did find this whole situation hilarious. Suddenly, Robin interrupted your small moment after getting back from âspyingâ on the other troubled couple of the group.
âOh my God, theyâre so adorable. I just want to squeeze âem, you know?â she told you, making your gaze fall on Max and Lucas walking ahead of you. It was nice seeing them spend some time with each other, even under these circumstances âIf Iâm permitted to see a silver lining in this end-of-the-world doom and gloom, it would be two souls coming together and forgetting all their previous faults out of love. I didnât mean that as a hint or anything.â
âRight.â you nodded your head, not believing her for a second.
âBut if I did mean it as a hint, would that be so terrible? I mean, to wish happiness for all of my friends?â you scoffed at her words, Nancy deciding to get to the bottom of what was happening.
âWhat actually happened between you guys?â
âRobin is overexaggerating. We really are fine. Just a small fight, just like all other couples have.â you told her, but by the look on your friendâs face, she needed a better explanation than that, so you gave in âBasically, I asked him to move in with me and he ignored me.â Nancyâs eyebrows shot up while Robin defended both sides.
âHe didnât ignore you.â
âHe did. He didnât want to talk about it which to me says everything I need to know. Heâs not ready and itâs fine. It just annoyed me how he handled it.â you confessed to your friends, your gaze staying on the ground.
âI didnât know you guys were that serious, but I do believe you. I bet itâs nothing. Steve has always been too anxious for his own good. But with the way he looks at you, you have nothing to be worried about.â
âThank you.â you looked at her, wanting to sent her another smile, but you stopped when you noticed she was the gloomy one right now. You turned to look at Robin, who had also noticed but just shrugged her shoulders, not knowing what to do. After a moment she cleared her throat and looked over at Nancy.
âDo you have something you wanna share to the group, Nancy?â
âIâm having a similar situation with JonathanâŚâ she confessed.
âReally?â you asked, letting her go on.
âItâs just⌠He was supposed to be here for the break, and then he backed out the last minute for some vague, mumbly Jonathan reason. And, to be honest, Iâm not even that surprised, because Iâve been feeling him pulling away. A- and I donât know if itâs because weâre 2,000 miles away or if he met someone new or what. And now I canât find out why because apparently, heâs blown up his familyâs house or something.â
âYouâve been holding that in for a while now, huh?â
âYeah.â she nodded at her question, glad to have finally expressed her frustration.
âNancy, I know how it can be but I can promise you, you donât need to start creating all these crazy scenarios in your mind. Jonathan is scared, but heâs definitely not cheating on you.â you explained as you picked up the pace when you saw Steve enter a big bush, entering Skull Rock.
âIs scared? What do you mean âis scaredâ? Have you talked to him?â Nancy called out for you. You realized you had let out more information than Jonathan would have liked, so you just pushed past the bush in front of you to avoid the conversation.
âOh, boom! Bada bing, bada boom. There she is, Henderson. Skull Rock. In your face, man. In your stupid, cocky little face.â he took a look at the scowl on your face, his hands going up defensively âHe started it.â
âDoesnât make sense.â Dustin looked down at his compass in confusion. You patted his shoulder as you passed by him, your eyes scanning the area for Eddie.
âYeah, yeah. Even with it staring you right in the face, you canât admit it. Canât admit that youâre wrong, you little butthead.â just when Steve ended his sentence a sudden thud made you turn around, scaring the shit out of you. However, relief replaced the feeling when you realized it was just Eddie making a theatrical entrance.
âI concur. You, Dustin Henderson, are a⌠total butthead.â
âJesus, we thought you were a goner.â your brother let out a sigh and went to hug his friend.
âYeah, me too, man. Me too.â his eyes settled on you and Steve as they hugged. You sent him a small smile, glad to see he was okay.
After the rest appeared out of the bush, Eddie began explaining what had happened while you were gone.
âWhen I got to the shore, I tried calling for you guys, but, uhâŚâ he opened a flash, drinking what you guessed, no hoped, was water in there âMy walkie was busted, man. Drenched. So, uh, I did the thing that I do now, apparently. I ran.â he chuckled humorlessly.
He was squatting in front of Skull Rock, the rest of you standing before him, listening closely.
âDo you know what time this was? The attack?â Nancy asked him.
âYeah, no, I⌠I know exactly what time it was. My walkie wasnât the only thing that got soaked.â he took off his watch tossing it over to Nancy, who caught it and looked at it, to confirm her suspicions.
â9:27.â
âSame time our flashlights went kablooey.â Robin said.
âWhich means what exactly?â Steve asked from beside you.
âIt means that the surge of energy we experienced was Vecna attacking Patrick.â you explained.
âWell, weâre one step closer. We know how Vecna attacks.â Robin said and Lucas continued her train of thought.
âAnd where he attacks from.â
âSo now we just need to sneak into his lair in the Upside Down and Drive a stake through his heart.â you looked at Max. The rest went on with the conversation, but your attention was suddenly focused elsewhere. Your gaze was fixed on Dustin who was walking up and down staring at his compass.
You were only able to join the conversation again when Eddie addressed the question you also had in your mind.
âHey, uh, Hendersonâs not, uh, cursed, is he?â
âIâm not entirely sure.â you told him and moved towards your brother.
âOh, come on, heâs fine. Cursed? No. Mental? Absolutely.â Steve answered for you, always ready to comment on Dustinâs antics.
You were just a couple meters away from your brother, when his loud exclamation stopped your movements.
âBoom!â all your eyes widen in shock, while Dustin turns around and points at Steve âBada⌠Bada⌠Boom. I was right. Skull Rock was north.â Steve rolled his eyes at him
âSeriously? Youâre serious?â Dustin nodded and hummed with a huge grin on his face âThis is Skull Rock. Okay? Youâre totally, absolutely, 100% wrong. Right now!â
âYes. And no.â
âOh my GodâŚâ Steve groaned. You moved forward landing on your brotherâs side as he handed you the compass to check it out.
âThis compass worked correctly when we left the Wheelersâ. It was correct when we got in the car on Kerley, but it started to slip the further east we went. Now, itâs way off. When I was leading us here, I wasnât wrong. The compass was.â you looked down at your hands to see the compassâs needle not pointing correctly, just like Dustin was saying.
âSo, youâre using faulty equipment. Youâre still wrong.â Steve tried to reason with Dustin, but your brother was still not giving in.
âExcept it isnât faulty.â
Suddenly, as if a lightbulb lit up in your mind, you finally understood what Dustin was talking about.
âWait- Are you sayingâŚâ
âYep.â your brother turned to look at you with a shit-eating grin on his face.
âIs that even possible? How?â you questioned him, the rest looking at the two of you as if you had each grown two heads.
âI donât know but it could explain a lot of blanks in our theory.â
âWhat is happening?â Eddie asked the group.
âOh right, youâre new. This is a Henderson thing, youâll get used to it.â Steve answered him.
âLucas, do you remember what can affect a compass?â Dustin pointed to Lucas.
âAn electromagnetic field.â the other kid answered, realization hitting him aswell.
âYep.â
âIâm sorry. I mustâve skipped that class.â Robin looked very confused, not understanding what you were talking about.
âIn the presence of a stronger electromagnetic field, the needle will deflect towards that power.â You pointed to the direction the needle was pointing at right now.
âSo, either thereâs some super big magnet around here, orâŚâ Dustin stopped talking, wanting someone else to finish his thought.
âThereâs a gate.â Lucas was the one to finish it.
âBut weâre nowhere near the lab.â Nancy asked you.
âBut what if, somehow, thereâs another gate? A gate that we donât know about. Itâd have to be smaller. Way less powerful.â Dustin suggested.
âSnack-size gate.â Robin commented and you nodded.
âIt is possible. Nancy, remember when you, me, and Jonathan were searching for Will? You went into the Upside Down through a small gate in the woods. Itâs plausible Vecnaâs doing the same.â you explained to her, and she nodded her head.
âHow? Why?â Steve was the next one to question your crazy theory.
âNo idea. All we know is that something is causing this disturbance, and the last time weâve seen anything like it, it was a gate. And I hope it is because then weâd have a way to Vecna. And a shot at freeing Max from this curse.â Dustin looked at Max, hope once again rising through all of you.
He turned to give you a look and without a word, you nodded, gave him the compass, and followed after him as he began walking towards the direction the needle was pointing to.
âWhere are you going?â Steve called out for the two of you, his voice making you stop, and grab Dustin from his backpack when you realized he had no intentions of stopping and listening to him âEddieâs still a wanted man. We canât just go for a hike in the woods.â
âThis little steel capsule might be the key to saving both Max and Eddie. What say you, Eddie the Banished?â Dustin turned to Eddie and you all turned to stare at him, waiting to see what he would say.
âI say youâre asking me to follow you into Mordor, which, if Iâm totally straight with you, I think is a really bad idea. But, uh, the Shire⌠the Shire is burning.â you smiled after hearing his words and seeing your brother jump up and down when he realized Eddie was into this whole thing. They were a weird duo but they worked âSo Mordor it is.â Eddie got up and followed Dustin, the rest quickly accepting the plan and going after them. You stood in your spot waiting for Steve, who still looked confused.
âWhat is Mordor?â he said under his breath making you chuckle.
âIâve told you a hundred times to read âThe Lord of the Ringsâ but you never listen to me.â you grabbed his hand and tagged him along, when Eddie ran back towards you and went to Skull Rock, picking up some of the stuff he had left there.
âGet your stuff, dude. Letâs go.â
â âLet them a journey new begin.â â you reference the book with a smile, making Eddie stop in his tracks and look at you pleased.
âIâm liking you more and more, older Henderson.â
It honestly felt like you were walking forever. The sky was now dark blue, any sight of the sun gone. You were, as always, at the back of the group following Dustin. Suddenly you saw the rest pick up their paces, so with a quick look at Steve, you started chasing after them.
âI think weâre getting close.â Dustin announced, looking back to the rest of you, missing the fact that right in front of him was a lake. Luckily, Eddie was there to stop him before he fell in.
âWatch your step, big guy.â
You finally catch up to them, seeing the very familiar lake in front of you.
âOh man. You gotta be shitting me.â Steve was breathless from all the running, glad to just stand still for a moment.
âYeah. I thought these woods were familiar.â Eddie said, and you nodded.
âLoverâs Lake.â Robin pointed out.
âThis is confounding.â Dustin was the only one who didnât sound exhausted or confused, just entertained.
âThereâs a gate in Loverâs Lake?â Max asked.
âWhenever the Demogorgon attacked, it always left an opening. Maybe Vecnaâs the same way.â Nancy answered and you bit your lip.
âSo, yesterdayâs attack left an opening at Loverâs Lake. How convenient for us.â
âYeah, only one way to find out.â Steve pointed at the covered little boat beside you. Eddie uncovered it and the two of them pushed it to the water.
The first one to get on was Robin, who completely ignored Steveâs offer to help her with his hand, and just balanced herself by grabbing their hands. You shook your head with a small smile and headed to them, waiting your turn.
Steve turned to see you next and you gladly accepted his help, your hand easily landing on his. You thanked him and sat down opposite Robin, who had made herself comfortable at the front of the boat. Next was Eddie, and then Nancy. The boat already felt too crowded, so when Dustin placed his bag in and tried to get on as well, Eddie smacked him in the head, sending his whole body back.
âHey, hey, hey, you trying to sink us?â Dustin looked confused, so you leaned forward to ease his wound.
âIt can only hold four people okay, buddy? Weâll carry on the quest.â you told him and Nancy joined in.
âItâs better this way, okay? You guys stay here with Max. Keep an eye out for trouble.â she was right. You didnât like leaving them here alone, but you also didnât want them anywhere near the gate, so sacrifices must happen.
âYou keep an eye out.â Dustin sassed, his tone shocking you âItâs my goddamn theory.â he complained and Robin rolled her eyes next to you.
âYou heard Nance.â
âWho put her in charge?â Dustin asked pointing at Nancy in front of him.
âI did.â Robin replied with a proud smile on her face.
âCompass.â Nancy demanded, the palm of her hand in the air, right in front of Dustin, commanding the compass. After a frown, Dustin complied and handed it to her. You sent him a grateful smile, which made him mock you in return.
âHey, there you go.â Steve said and threw Dustin his bag back right before pushing the boat to the water and quickly getting in as well.
âYou said four!â Dustin yelled and Steve mumbled a not so heartfelt apology back.
âStay safe!â you yelled at them and gave Steve your hand, helping him get situated inside the boat.
âBedtime at nine, kiddos. Miss you already!â Robin joked, as she stood up and waved at the kids, making Dustin give her the middle finger.
You were kind of pushing it by having five people in the small boat, but you were determined to make it work. So here you were, squished between Steve and Nancy while Robin and Eddie paddled. Nancy had given you the compass when she sat down, so you were now guiding them to where the needle was pointing, while Nancy and Steve looked around for anything that could give away where the gate was located.
Suddenly the needle goes crazy and you tell them to stop moving the boat. They huddle close to you, staring at the compass.
âGuys, whatâs going on?â your brotherâs voice sounded from the radio âCome on, guys, talk to me, whatâs going on?â he must have seen you stopped, eager to find out what caused it.
Robin picks it up and answers âUh, Dustin, your compass has gone from wonky to wonky with a capital âahhâ!â
Before you could give your brother an actual answer, the boat started swaying more and you realized, when you turned to your left, Steveâs movement was what made you all move. You looked at him confused as he took off his shoes and socks.
âSteve, what are you doing?â you asked him.
âSomebodyâs gotta go down and check this thing out. Unless one of you four can top being a Hawkins High swim co-captain and a certified lifeguard for three years, then⌠itâs gotta be me.â
âWhat?â you asked shocked.
âNo complaints, all right?â
âHey, Iâm not complaining. I do not wanna go down there.â Eddie said, but you paid no attention to him or the fact that he was throwing stuff all over the boat, too focused on your boyfriend who was now standing up, and taking off his sweater. You panicked and rose, holding his arms to stop him from jumping in.
âSteve, you canât just-â he swiftly removed himself from your hand, letting his hands hold both sides of your face, looking deeply into your eyes.
âIâll be fine, okay? Itâs just a swim. Iâll be right back.â he pecked your lips and without another word guided you to sit back down. Everything happened so quickly that you didnât know if you should allow your body to blush at his kiss or stand up again and tell him to stop being so reckless.
âHey.â Eddie pulled you out of your trance, and you looked over to see he had created a good enough waterproof solution for the flashlight using a plastic bag he had in his pockets. Steve turns and takes it when Eddie hands it over âGood luck.â he wishes him and Steve in return thanks him and throws him his sweater.
You watch as Steve takes a deep breath, ready to dive, but you call out for him before he can disappear into the water. His head turns to look at you âBe careful.â he smiles and nods. Before you can blink, Steve throws his body into the water. You move yourself to the side of the boat, looking at the spot he had descended from.
You thought you were standing there for an hour, but according to the rest, Steve was closing in on just a minute under there. The silence was deafening, as you waited. You didnât even realize you were holding your breath as well, until Steve appeared with a big splash, sending water inside the boat and scaring all of you at once.
âI found it.â he breathed heavily, trying to catch his breath.
âYou found it?â Nancy asked again shocked.
âI found it. Yeah. I found it.â he takes the hand you were offering him, helping him grab onto the boat. You smiled, happy to see he was okay.
âDustin, you are a goddamn Einstein. Steve found the gate.â Robin spoke on the radio to inform the kids what was happening.
âItâs pretty wild. Itâs more a snack-size gate than the mama gate, but still, itâs pretty damn big.â you didnât have the time to chuckle at his comment, because for a moment his whole body went underwater again. Luckily his reflexes were quick, so he was able to hold himself upwards, never letting go of the boat.
He looked back up at you, confusion taking control of his face. Then he is gone.
You yell and call out for him, not understanding what had just happened. Youâre once again standing still, frozen in your spot, not registering any of the words the rest are saying. Suddenly, your body decides your next move before your mind can.
âWait, wait, wait. Youâre not going in there, are you?â Eddie asks you when he sees you shrugging off the jacket you were wearing, leaving you with your top on.
âDonât follow.â
It was the only thing you told them, before diving after Steve. A little voice inside of you was screaming at you, telling you what a terrible idea this was, but a bigger one was repeating only one word, Steve. And you could only listen to the latter.
You swam as fast as you could. You werenât good at holding your breath but you were not gonna let anything stop you. Your eyes search the dark water for some sign of Steve or the gate, finally landing on something that irked your attention.
A soft red glow was calling for you at the bottom of the lake. As you got closer, the brighter it got and you quickly realized it was what you were looking for. All around the gate were veins, similar to the ones you had come across so many times when dealing with Upside Down. However, you had never seen a gate like that before. You let your hand touch the red wall separating you from the other dimension and it only took a small push for the gate to let you in.
The moment you landed on the other side, you were coughing up, gladly letting in air on your lungs, poisonous or not. With deep breaths, you looked up and saw you were still at the lake, but here there was no water. Everything looked frozen, a gray fog surrounding everything in the Upside Down making goosebumps cover your body as red thunder echoed around you.
Noises interrupted your thoughts, and you turned around to see Nancy, Robin, and Eddie appearing from the gate. You sighed and stood up, watching them as they caught their breath.
âWhat did I tell you?â
âSomething stupid.â Robin answered you. You scoffed, but not without a smile creeping into your mouth as you helped them get back on their feet.
A scream sounding from your right. Your head whipped around, immediately recognizing Steveâs voice. Weird creatures were over him, holding him by his neck and bruising his sides with their teeth. They were small, smaller than the monsters you were used to from the Upside Down, but that didnât mean they couldnât do the same amount of damage. They looked like bats that had escaped from a radioactive lab. You wanted to tear them apart, but you knew that wouldnât help your situation, so your eyes searched around for anything that could help you. Besides Steve, you saw a boat covered in veins, but the oar that was sticking out was what caught your eye. The second one was on the ground.
You signaled for the others to grab the one by the boat, while you hurried to hold the one nearest to Steve. The moment you had it, you swung it forward and hit one of the creatures, sending it away from Steve. You saw his eyes moving to watch you and a stern look on your face, almost being able to feel the adrenaline off you.
âHey there.â you say and kick the other thing off his torso. You call out for Robin to step on the one choking Steve so you can easily hit it with the back of the oar. You can hear Eddie encourage you, before spotting another one of the creatures nearing you from the air. He calls out for Nancy who was holding the other oar, so she can have a heads up and prepare. She starts swinging at it and he looks around for a rock to grab and hit it with.
Meanwhile, you and Robin are still trying to remove the creature from Steveâs neck, but it is extremely stubborn. Robin is now also beating the hell out of it with one of the flashlights. Eddie and Nancy are still trying to sway off the creature and they succeed, only to realize it wasnât actually leaving, just changing targets. Nancy calls out for you to look out as more come her way, but you werenât able to hear her correctly, so in your moment of confusion over what was happening you completely miss the creature crashing into you from behind and sending you to the ground, the oar falling from your grasp.
You try to reach for it, but youâre unable to. Robin rushes to help you get it off. Just then Steve regains some of his strength and manages to yank the beast from his neck, taking it by its tail. You let out a scream, feeling the things nails scratching and making your back bleed. Finally, Robin succeeds, removing the creature from your back and yanking it to the ground. You stood back to your feet, a groan leaving your lips, but you swallowed the pain down, grabbing the oar once again and giving the creature one more big, final blow to its head.
You finally feel like youâre able to breath, turning around to see if anyone else needed help. You watched everyone staring at Steve who was still holding the monster by its tail, yanking it back and forth, letting it hit the ground with force each time. After he felt like it was enough, he stepped on it with one foot, giving him the support he needed to tear the thing in half. In the end, heâs breathing heavily, letting the half he was holding fall to the ground and spitting out blood that had collected in his mouth from the fight.
You let out a relieved sigh and immediately go up to him. You say his name softly and wrap your arms around him. His own settle at your waist, his face falling on your shoulder. After hugging him for a few moments, you pull back to take a good look at his face. He was covered in dirt and blood.
You brought your hand up to wipe some of it off, Steve leaning into your touch âAre you okay?â
âWell, they took about a pound of flesh. But other than that, yeah, never better.â his tone was sarcastic, trying to hide how much the bites and claw marks were hurting him. You looked down, your hands touching his wounds gently to inspect the damage, however, he wasnât focused on any of that âYouâre insane for following me down here.â
You couldnât help but agree with him, but then again, youâve always been insane âAnd let you have all the fun? I donât think so.â he scoffed with an exhausted smile tugging at his lips. You leaned in when he rested his forehead against yours, breathing each other in, glad you were both okay.
âUh, do you guys think these bats have, like, rabies?â
âWhat?â Steveâs brows frowned, turning to stare at Robin, annoyed that your small moment was over.
âItâs just that rabies are, like, my number one greatest fear. And I think we should get you to a doctor, like, really soon because once the symptoms set it, itâs too late. Youâre already, like, dead.â
âThanks for the pep talk, Robin.â you said when shrieking erupted around you. It startled you, making you all huddle together, you and Steve at the front.
You turn to look at the bats who were forming a guard around the gate, making it quite hard to get past and leave the Upside Down.
âAll right. Thereâs not that many.â Steve says, his body guarding you. The bats shriek at you âWe can take them. Right?â he sounded less sure at the end, making you concerned.
All your hopes disappeared when you saw more of them heading your way.
âYou were saying?â Robin asked full of sarcasm.
âThe woods. Come on.â Nancy said and you followed her, running for your life. You carefully avoided any veins, as you remembered what these veins meant here, and entered the woods.
You ended up hiding under Upside Downâs Skull Rock, waiting for the bats to lose your tracks. The moment the coast was clear, you all stood up, leaving your hiding spot.
âThat was close.â Eddie agreed with Robin. You were looking upwards, watching the bats fly away when a noise from your left made you turn your head.
Your heart dropped in fear when you saw Steve gripping his wounds, his whole body leaning on the rock, dizziness taking over his senses.
âSteve?â he hated how scared you sounded.
âIâm fine. Iâm fine.â his sentence ended in a groan, his eyes squishing from the pain. You rushed forward to guide him to the ground carefully.
âYouâre not fine, Steve. Youâre losing a lot of blood. GodâŚâ you exclaimed when you saw his bloody hands. You placed yours on top of them, gently removing them from his torso, all of you gasping when you saw the amount of blood that had left his wounds.
âWe need something to cover themâŚâ you searched your body, feeling your clothes to find something that could help. The fabric was too thin and small for a job like this, and also incredibly torn in the back after all the scratching from the creatures. Luckily Nancy came to the rescue and started tearing a part of her blouse to give you.
âOkay. So, the good news here is Iâm pretty sure wooziness is not a common symptom of rabies. But if you start having hallucinations or muscle spasms or you start feeling really aggressive, like- like you wanna punch me or something, you should totally let me know.â
âRobin?â Steve said.
âYeah?â
âI kinda wanna punch you.â his breathing was heavy, trying to not pass out from the dizziness.
âSense of humorâs still intact. Thatâs a good sign.â she laughed. You thanked Nancy after she handed the fabric to you, and Robin took it as her sign to leave you alone following after Nancy, certain she could not bear to see that.
âOkay⌠It might hurt.â you eyed his face, your own full of worry.
Steve nodded âDo it.â he grunts and does his best to hold himself up to give you better access to the wound.
You start wrapping his waist with the fabric, gently but firmly so it can hold any more blood that would want to get out. You hear him groan in pain, his stomach flexing at the touch. You apologized but he just told you he was fine.
âIs it too tight?â you were almost done, just waiting for the clear to tie the knot and secure its place.
âNo, itâs- itâs good.â you nodded at his words and finished the knot at the front. You hoped it would be enough.
You looked back at him, hating how in pain he looked. He leaned back against the stone, his eyes falling on you with a sigh.
âThank you, baby.â you let a small smile out at the nickname and kissed his forehead.
âSo, uhâŚâ Eddie starts talking, bringing your focus on him âThis place is like Hawkins but with monsters and nasty shit?â he was standing on top of a fallen tree.
âPretty much.â Nancy answered.
You placed your arms around Steveâs waist, careful to not touch his wound, his arm around your shoulders, and helped him stand right back up. You looked back at Eddie, seeing him ready to jump off the trunk, back to the ground, but a warning from you made him stop.
âWait, watch out for the vines. Itâs all a hive mind.â you tried to explain, but from the look on Eddieâs face it obviously wasnât enough.
âItâs all a what?â
âAll the creepy crawlies around here, dude.â you helped Steve lean to the stone once again, never leaving his side to make sure youâd be there if he needed help âTheyâre, like, one or something. You step on a vine, youâre stepping on a bat, youâre stepping on Vecna.â you nodded at his words. Eddie looked spooked as he carefully let himself back into the ground slowly, his feet never touching the veins.
âBut everything from our world is still here, right?â Robin questioned.
âAs far as I understand it, yeah.â Nancy answered her.
âSo, theoretically, we could go to the police station, and steal guns and grenades and whatever we need to blow up those bat things that are guarding the gate.â she suggested.
âI highly doubt the Hawkins PD has grenades, Robin. But, uh, guns? Yeah, sure.â Steve said, his hand never leaving his bandaged wound.
âWell, we donât have to go all the way downtown for guns. I have guns in my bedroom.â Nancy told you.
âYou.â Eddie had finally landed back on the ground âNancy Wheeler, have guns, plural, in your bedroom?â
âFull of surprises, isnât she?â Robin said rhetorically, a smile on her face.
âA Russian Makarov and a revolver.â the other girl explained, and Steve scoffed at the memory.
âYeah, you almost shot me with that one.â
âIt was in the heat of the moment.â you defended Nancy, also remembering your adventure at the Byerâs house. A glimpse of blue coming towards you caught your attention, realizing it was Eddie's sleeveless, jean jacket that he had taken off and thrown at Steve.
âFor your modesty, dude.â he explained and your boyfriend nodded.
All of a sudden, the earth started shaking, surprising all of you and making you lose your balance. You hang onto Steve, who puts his arms around you without a second thought. You grabbed Nancyâs hand and pulled her under the rock with you, while Eddie held Robin on the ground. The earthquake wasnât long, but its strength did scare you. When the shaking stopped, you heard a creature baying in the distance and echoing through the woods. It was one of the scariest sounds you had ever heard.
âYeah, so guns seem like a pretty good idea to me.â
âYeah, me too.â Eddie and Robin said, still on the ground.
âSo, what are we waiting for?â Steve said, swiftly putting on the jacket in his arms and getting the torch from his back pocket, turning it on and leading the way. You were the first one to follow after him, your eyes always scanning the ground for the veins.
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Avian Scar? Avian Scar!
Aka a ficlet that wouldnât leave me alone until I wrote it
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âScarâoh, Scarâyour wings!â Grian lamented, slipping into a landing on his scaled, bare feet as his Elytra disengaged. He regained his bearings and approached Scar, looking at the grey-and-white harpy eagle wings tucked to Scarâs back. âScarâwhy arenât you taking care of them?â
âI am!â Scar blustered.
The gills on Grianâs neck lifted and settled. âYouâre not,â he said.
âYes I am! Iâm keeping them clean and I wash them off in the shower every night.â
âScar, youâre not supposed to soap them unless they get covered in mud or blood or something. Youâre supposed to rinse them and then oil them while you reorder the feathers.â
âWell isnât someone just all hoity-toity!â
Grian leveled him with a sarcastic eyebrow. âCome on. I spent the better part of four seasons with wingsâapart from that bit where I was a mushroom. I know how to care for them now. Sit down.â He pushed Scar over to a bench at the train station and prodded until Scar sat down. Then set down his Ender Chest and pulled out a bucket of water and a brush. âLucky you, I got a new one for this season, not realizing I was going to be aquatic this time. Guess I got too used to the wings.â
âWhatâs that?â
âThis is a preening brush. Birds preen their feathers with their beaks. Our fingers are the wrong shape and material, so we have to do it with brushes. Here.â Grian passed the brush over. Scar took it. And stared at it. Silently. For several looong seconds.
âWh⌠what do I do with this?â
âStick your wings out. Let me rinse the grit out from between the feathers first. Then Iâll show you.â
Scar extended his wings to either side of him. They werenât as lustrous as theyâd been Day One. Limp and dull in color. The feathers brittle. Shaggy. Falling apart. Grian was astounded he could still manage to fly at all.
Quickly but carefully, he rinsed Scarâs wings, reordering the twisted feathers where he could, pulling out ones that had fallen but got caught, and occasionally picking out the larger debris. He worked quickly and quietly. So used to tuning out one of Scarâs silence-filling rambles about something inane that it took him until the start of the second wing to realize Scar was silent.
âWhat? No Disney news for me today?â Grian ribbed playfully.
Scarâs eyesâvibrant green against the forest heâd built by handâwere tracking every single movement of Grianâs hands. âHow⌠how are you doing that so fast?â
âPractice. Like I said. I had wings for like five years.â Grian shrugged.
âDo you miss them?â
âYeah. But itâs fun to branch out every so often. Be something new. And I managed to learn how an Elytra works. Itâs not the same as bird wing flight but itâs close enough.â
âWhy do you think I got the wings?â Scar asked.
Another shrug. âZookeeper? You love your animals so much your code decided to make you part. I started this world normal. Not even wings for the first time in a few seasons. And then I got so obsessed with fishing that my code slowly adjusted to make me aquatic. Itâs one of those pieces of this universe that just⌠make no sense, I guess. But youâll have to learn to take care of these.â Grian finished the second wing. âNow let me show you how to oil them on your own. See this spot right here?â
âYeah.â
âThatâs your oil gland. You spread the preening oil over your wings from there. Hold the brush likeââ He took Scarâs wrist and the brush and adjusted how Scar held the handle of the brush. âThere you go. Now drag it down in the direction the feathers grow. With the grain. Like brushing hair. Thatâs it.â
Grian guided Scar through, remarkably patient. Scar tried to learn. He really did. It wasnât his fault that his memory was a leaky tap and dripped things away to the point where he forgot them. But he wanted to learn. So he tried.
âHey, uh, G? Will you, uh, keep helping me? Iâm not gonna get the hang of this for a long while.â
Grianâs smile was exasperatedâbut also touched. âSure. I can do that. But promise me youâll take care of them.â
âI will, I will! Just need someone to show me how. A lot.â Scar chuckled. Grian joined in. âI appreciate it, yâknow. You helping me.â
âYeah, well. You need all the help you can get,â Grian teased. He giggled and used a rocket to shoot into the air.
Scarâs wings beat and he ascended right behind. âOh no you donât! You get back here, mister!â
Grianâs high-pitched giggles and full-bodied cackles rang through the sky as Scar chased him around Cherry Mountain.
Down below, Gem rolled her eyes, but she was smiling. âWeirdos,â she said fondly. She grabbed her Impulse goat horn and gave it a blow.
âHohmygod!â
Grianâs cackling got louder, joined by Scarâs laugh.
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hii !! can you do akito (shinonome) with a gf whoâs OBSESSED with another group? i just thought of this and found it funny
heâs always like âwhy donât we go to your placeâ and reader is like oh no itâs ok haha!! because itâs kind of embarrassing but thereâs so much merch itâs impossible to take down
and one day he convinces you to let him stay over and boom. posters everywhere. cds everywhere. binders full of photocards. a whole shelf of albums just sitting there. donât forget the dvds and polaroids! bonus points if you forgot to turn off your cd player when you answered the door so itâs blasting said groupâs music as well đ
( ++ doesnât have to be any group in particular but iâm heavy in my enhypen phase right now, so maybe them? thatâd make it even more nerdy but đ )
𦹠pairing: Akito Shinonome x fem!reader
𦹠content: Confused Akito, fluff, kpop stuff, idk..
𦹠notes: aaaa i love this idea, tysm! for the group i chose enhypen as well but also stray kids because you can never stan too many groups áľ á áľ (i had the biggest stray kids phase lollzz, plus idk much abt enhypen:c sorrie) also wrote half of this at school wowie
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-Just..so confused?? He doesn't get the thing about collecting photo cards and the terms fans use so you have to explain it to him.
-Once he gets it though he's just mildly concerned, for your sanity and wallet. He does commend your dedication and loyalty to these groups though (silently hopes you do the same with him.)Â
-Occasionally asks you if VBS had merch would you buy some, his reaction would vary on your answer. -
-If you say no heâll just say âuh huhâ and walk away. (pancakes are the solution, TRUST.) + he's just playing around, he isn't mad.Â
-If you say yes heâll just smirk smugly and try to talk everyone into making merch. (he fails)
Heâs so confused right now, he just doesn't get what's the big deal about it. The ginger knew you absolutely loved these so called K-POP groups and he didn't mind at all, not a tiny bit. To be fair, he was somewhat an idol as well. A street musician to be exact but that was close enough.Â
And today was another added episode to the collection of you not letting him go to your home, what exactly were you hiding from him? He stood before you, in all his glory, a skeptical look on his face. âC'mon doll..is yer room messy or somethinâ? Iâm sure it can't be that bad, trust meâIâve seen worse.â He said in an attempt to reassure you, intently watching how your lips pressed into a thin line and your eyes darted across the park you two were at. âL..-look! A bunch of people are doing cool skating tricks!â You exclaim, pointing to a bunch of randos doing flips or whatever. Distracting him was worth the shot, no guarantees itâll work though.Â
He almost facepalms himself when he hears your shitty attempt at diverting his attention elsewhere. âDoll Iâm not the smartest but I'm not that dumb..â It was honestly offensive that you thought that would work..You couldn't keep hiding forever, you two wouldn't progress if you didn't allow him to do something so simple as coming into your home. And as he said, he's somewhat of an âidolâ as well so he probably wouldn't find it too weird. Yeah, think positive! He won't think you're some kind of koreaboo or anything!
âRight..I guess you could come over to my place. But on one condition..â She starts. âDon't find it weird..?â He chuckles in response, shaking his head. âNo promises.âÂ
And that's how he ended up in this rather strange position, sitting on your cozy bed as the posters on your walls stared down at him. âWow..this is um..a lot.â His mouth formed a crooked smile, glancing at the shelf filled with albums. Where you got the money for all of this was a mystery to him. âSo..who are they?â He asks, flopping back onto your bed, full of a bunch of stuffed animals. Your eyes start to sparkle, this was your time to shine, well rather to rant about your unhealthy obsession with these KPOP groups but let's not talk about that right now.Â
After your rather lengthy explanation about every basic thing he needs to know, the expression on his gruff face seems unreadable. Was he angry or somehow jealous about it? Or was he simply just not interested in it? That might've been the case, but not right now at least. âMmh..alright.â He sounded way too casual about it for comfort if youâre being honest. But if he was held captive and needed to be honest, extraâI know, he found this..mildly concerning addiction of yours quite endearing. Itâs not like it would cause problems along the way, unless you spent all of your money on merchandise and went broke but he has enough trust in you not to do that..donât break that by buying some lightstick that costs more than your kidney.Â
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I would love to hear more about your Sampo headcanons!:)
Hello!!!!
So strictly speaking, I've said all my 'main' headcannons so what's left is just silly little thoughts that I feel like would or could happen in cannon and just are fun to think about. So here we go!
1. I think it would be really cute if at some point, after the seal of the underworld was lifted and Rivet Town is habitable once more, Natasha wants to return to the orphanage and, to raise money, they do a theatrical performance.
Sampo volunteers to help as a director and while he is fair, he bias he has for children is a lot more noticeable. Like, he'd be the Gordon Ramsay of theater. They did raise the funds though so all is forgiven. /j
2. You know Celine? The NPC that wants to become like another NPC so at that point she just stalks and copies her and asks for our help in a daily mission? Yeah, he accidently gave her the idea.
He would probably at some point advertise himself as a 'solver of any problem' and Celine would come to him asking for acting advice, saying she wants to be more like Tamila (the NPC she's trying to copy).
The advice he would give is learn how to pick up some of her mannerisms so she can get more 'in character', saying that's what he does a lot . And Celine does, and that's the start of her 'obsession'.
He doesn't know what's going on with Celine since after the initial 'session' he hasn't seen her and he didn't think about it much. He made money that's all that matters.
3. When Seele turned of age to drink, she immediately started challenging people to drinking contests because she has high metabolism. However, she got too cocky when she taunted Sampo, not knowing that man has spent a big portion of his life in the World's End tavern.
She lost soon after and never went drinking with Sampo again. Don't worry though, the day after Natasha scolded both. Sampo still makes fun of her anytime he sees her holding an alcoholic drink (Natasha won't admit she finds it entertaining).
4. Has started multiple betting pools with the Silvermane Guards (while pretending to be one). Gepard know of them (not that it's Sampo making them) and lets them do it since the bets (50-100 credits) aren't that big so nobody is losing much money and it keeps his soldiers entertained enough.
5. I just know this man makes snowmen in highly dangerous, far from the city, fragmentum filled areas. Like he's in the middle of nowhere, snow is all around him and fragmentum are ready to strike anything that moves and he crunches down, and makes snowmen in dumb poses, sometimes resembling people from Belobog.
Anytime that the Guards have to make an expedition for whatever reason and spot a snowman, the reaction they have is: "He's been here too????????!!!!! Why?????!!! What the fuck, how?!?!??!1/1?1/"
6. Babies, infants more specifically, immediately calm down and giggle in his arms but he himself is very awkward around them. It's probably because he's a Creation of Elation so he brings laugher easily, but he does not know how to interact with them. They are just so small! What if he accidently boops their nose too hard and it dents or something???????
Whenever Natasha has a difficult baby to deal with because they keep crying no matter what she calls Sampo. He always comes, thinking it's a favor she needs or more medicine, but no. It's a baby, here hold it.
7. Since he's not entirely human, he needs less food, water and sleep. That's great! But he neglects those needs more often than not because he forgets he needs to eat, drink and sleep.
8. He probably has slept in a cardboard box before, because he forgot that he does get tired and was about to pass out so he did it in the safest place (trash).
9. I do believe he's unvaccinated, not because he's anti-vax, but because, one, he's not fully human so his immune system is different and stronger, but also two, it requires a lot more touching that he's comfortable with (that is none) which is why he avoids doctors
Plus, he was spawned, he was never a child. So he never had the opportunity to get one and he learnt about their existence a little too late.
He once mentioned it to Gepard who freaked out and made a plan with Natasha to get Sampo to get his shots. It was messy.
10. I do believe he can shapeshift and I imagine that he once had a conversation with Gepard (after they had become closer) where he mentioned that in another language Geppie's name means cheetah. And because Gepard has never seen a cheetah, Sampo shapeshifted into one. Sampo spent the entire night shapeshifting into different animals and species to show the other. Gepard quickly noted that a fox suits Sampo a lot.
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Sometimes what people wear as pajamas is a weird indicator of personality so... Whatâs your opinion on their pajamas?
it took less than a second for me to go âhow do pjs indicate personaliOhhh wait yeah that does make senseâ as I realized I was folding up multiple adult size cartoon character onesies for my own pajama drawer. letâs get into it BUT UH DISCLAIMER i mostly talk about patterns in canon iâve noticed with just⌠tiny personal thoughts in here. less headcanons more breakdown. NOW letâs get into it
lupin:
two modes-- soft, fuzzy button up set, or just his underwear. somewhat depending on weather, DEFINITELY depending on mood. i mean you don't wanna get COLD and he got those nice purple heart pajamas with an actual, legal purchase, so it'd be stupid to waste them ALL the time!
there could be a joke here about how heâd probably just sleep naked if the gang werenât constantly groaning in annoyance, throwing pillows at him begging him to put on some damn pants, but the reality is⌠he canât really sleep like that. itâs uncomfy :( he tried :) but itâs uncomfy :(
jigen:
you aren't ready for this. or you are. you likely are, given i had to choose between like 3 different pictures i have of him in fits like this
and iâm dead serious. big ass ankle length nightgown with matching cap. no, really. these are his actual pajamas. theyâre comfy to him. i canât fathom why, maybe the fabric is just equal parts breathable and warm, maybe he did this once for the bit and realized it was the best sleep he ever had, WHATEVER, these are his pajamas, and no amount of teasing by now will stop him from changing into these before going to bed
i have to respect them for committing to this bit, because you think, oh, heâs the coolest. he wouldnât have lame pajamas. no he does. very lame. hilariously so. arose such a clatter type shit. nighty night scrooge
fujiko:
now, she would LIKE to say big, fluffy, fancy nightgown⌠but the texture feels bad scrubbing against your skin all night, so she usually just opts for a simpler nightgown. or, like lupin, just her underwear. obvious fanservice aside sheâs clearly comfy bundled up like that so you show em how its done fujiko
no matter how cold it gets, she can never really sleep in pajama pants. shorts, maybe, but anything that reaches past her knees feels restrictive, hence why she normally just goes for the nightgown. she doesnât even kick in her sleep idk why itâs such a big deal!
goemon:
i had to look through a bunch of stuff because i was like. wtf. what DOES he wear to bed. he canât just be wearing his usual clothes all day and night, it would be uncomfortable. so iâve come to the conclusion that these virtually identical clothes here are just made of a softer material, designated as goemonâs jammies
or he just. sleeps in his underwear. it really is comfsorry the mental image of the camera panning across three beds where theyâre sleeping in their underwear vs jigen still rocking the victorian fit is killing me a bit
zenigata:
have you noticed he sleeps with his hat on more than jigen does. isnât that fucked. jigen has a special sleeping hat but the alleged NON-hat-obsessed guy is the one sleeping in it. due to his⌠hectic routine, he never really has a default type of pjs. either he just sleeps in what he was already wearing (câmon, man) or heâs packed like, some pajama pants, or (take another shot because this series loves this gag) just hits the hay in the heart print boxers. jigen really is a scientific outlier.
USUALLY if heâs bothering to actually change, itâs just the undershirt heâs already got on and some comfy pants, the kind you can get at like walmart for five bucks, so if heâs forgotten to bring them itâs no biggie. damn anon was right this IS a personality indicator!
BONUS YATA!:
as we have oft discussed, yata is a man we have all met at one point in our lives. so, yata has the basic boring man pajamas. t-shirt thatâs too big for him but he forgot to return it, and seasonal pajama pants. the pants always seem to mismatch the season, he wore the snowflake ones during summer, and now heâs wearing the halloween ones in winter?
the shirt itself is also mundanely mysterious. nobody can really place the logo on it, and he doesnât really remember where he got it from either. it doesnât bother him too much until itâs pointed out to him
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ECLIPSE INCORRECT QUOTES
because thatâs when you know im obsessed with it
(disclaimer: I meant to do this literally two weeks ago but I didnât think I had enough but I stopped for a bit and my adhd brain promptly forgot about it for a week and then remembered and then forgot for another week, and honestly i meant to actually make this for like a month before that but i didnt actually start finding the quotes until two weeks ago, but itâs fine Iâm here now)
â- â-
Akk: Ayan is a little bitch.Â
Wat: Why?Â
Akk: Number one, heâs little. Number two, heâs a bitch.
(episode 1-3 core)
â- â-
Namo: The floor is lava!Â
Kan: *helps Thua onto the counter*Â
Akk: *kicks Wat off the sofa*Â
Ayan: *lays on the floor*Â
Namo: ...Are you okay?Â
Ayan: No.Â
(im 80% certain this is a deleted scene from the beach episodes)
â- â-
*Akk and Ayan are planning to break in somewhere*Â
Akk: We need to distract the guards.Â
Ayan: Right.Â
Akk: What are we gonna do?Â
Ayan: I'm gonna break their elbows while you poke their eyes.Â
Akk:Â
Ayan:Â
Akk: Deal.Â
â- â-
Akk: Aye, can you help me? All of my clothes keep disappearing for some reason.Â
Ayan, wearing a hoodie that's 5 times bigger than his size: Spooky.Â
â- â-
Akk: I'm going to take a shower, I'll be right back.Â
Ayan: Why are you telling me this, I don't care.Â
Ayan, right after Akk leaves the room: I miss him already.
â- â-
Aye: Fuck capitalism. It's a rigged system that keeps us poor and it isn't fair. You shouldn't need to work three jobs to afford basic necessities.Â
Aye, playing Monopoly: Sorry, if you wanted to win you should have tried not being poor.Â
â- â-
Akk: I fellâÂ
Aye: From heaven?Â
Akk: No, I literally fellâÂ
Aye: In love with me the moment you saw me?Â
Akk: MY ARM IS BROKEN!Â
Aye: Okay, but do you think I'm pretty? Be honest.Â
â- â-
Aye: Are we fighting or flirting?Â
Akk: I'm pinning you against a wall with my hand around your neck-Â
Aye: Your point?Â
â- â-
Thua: Two bros!Â
Kan: Chillin' in a hot tub!Â
Thua and Kan, in unison: Zero feet apart 'cause we're GAY AS FUCK!Â
â- â-
Akk: I owe you one.Â
Aye: Thatâs ok. You can just date me and weâll call it even.Â
â- â-
Thua: I want to kiss you.Â
Kan, not paying attention: What?Â
Thua: I said if you die, I wont miss you.Â
(its okay thua, he's not ignoring you, he has adhd. just kiss him, he'll be happy, trust me)
â- â-
Kan: And now for a gay update with Akk and Aye.Â
Akk: Getting gayer.Â
Kan: Thank you, Akk.Â
â- â-
Wat: So⌠Iâve seen youâve been spending a lot of time with Thua recently.Â
Kan: No, Wat, it's not what it looks like, I swear.Â
Wat: Oh really? So no reason for me to be jealous?Â
Kan: No! Youâre the only one for me.Â
Wat: Is that so?Â
Kan: I promise! Thua and I are just dating, okay? Heâs my boyfriend.Â
Wat: So there are no best-friends-feelings involved?Â
Kan: You are still my one and only best friend! Heâs just the love of my life, nothing more!Â
Wat: But Iâm still the platonic love of your life, right?Â
Kan: Of course bro!Â
Wat: Bro...Â
Thua: What the-Â
â- â-
*at 3am*Â
Kan: *runs into Akkâs room and turns on the light* Wake up sleepyhead!Â
Akk: *wakes up* Dude!Â
Kan: *cackles*Â
Aye: *sits up from where he was sleeping behind akk* What the fuck, Kan?
Kan: *jaw drops* Wait WHAT-Â
(the original vine is now playing over and over in my head and its probably my favourite vine and its literally them and i love it so much gerjdhgbrh)
â- â-
Kan: This totally sucks, man.Â
Akk: This is horrible.Â
Kan: Yeah, I know, I mean look at everything the curse did to those rulebreakers today.Â
Akk: No, itâs not that, itâs Aye.
Akk: Itâs just like, I canât get him out of my head and every time I look at him I have these pains in my chest, and I just know itâs his fault, that bitch!Â
(AVPM QUOTE LETS GOOO and yes it is perfection and is exactly canon i take no criticism)
â- â-
Kan: Did Thua just tell me he loved me for the first time?Â
Akk: Yeah, he did.Â
Kan: And did I just do finger guns back?Â
Akk: Yeah, you did.Â
(oh you sweet sweet maybe-bisexual man)
â- â-
Aye: *finds a note* Hmm, whats this?Â
Kan: Hey, that's mine! *tries to grab it*Â
Aye: Aww, it's a love note for Thua?Â
Kan: No-Â
Aye: *opens it*Â
Aye:Â
Kan:Â
Aye: I can't read this.Â
(is it because the contents are too explicit to read or because kan's handwriting is awful? you decide)
â- â-
Kan: So are you gonna explain how the hell you crashed my car?Â
Akk: Well we were driving and there was a deer in the road, so I said "Aye, deer!"Â
Kan: ...And what did you say?Â
Aye: ..."Yes, Honey?"Â
â- â-
Kan: I love you.Â
Thua: I love you too. I've waited so long to hear you say that.Â
*Kan and Thua kiss passionately*Â
Wat, to Akk: You owe me 20 dollars.Â
(HES BEEN SAYING IT FOR YEARS AND THEY FINALLY DID IT. IMAGINE THE VICTORIOUS FEELING WAT FELT IN THAT MOMENT. NOT TO MENTION THE JOY AT HIS SHIP FINALLY GETTING TOGETHER. BRO IS AS PHENOMENAL AS TIW AND I LOVE HIM SO FREAKING MUCH (someone write a crossover fic where tiw and wat get together and plot their ships' getting together. if someone has already written this, please tell me)
â- â-
Kan: Time sensitive question how flirt boy.Â
Akk: Throw rocks at he.Â
Aye: Hot Dogs.Â
Wat: Kill him.Â
Kan: Thanks guys.Â
â- â-
Kan, trying to sound happy: *about Aye and Thua* Theyâd make a cute couple, huh?
Akk, holding back tears: They certainly are standing next to each other.Â
(first few episodes core. specifically when aye is whispering in thua's ear and theyre both just standing to the side watching it happen and completely unaware that this means they are gay and in love with one of them)
â- â-
Thua: I'm so happy, I could kiss you!Â
Kan: Um...Neat.Â
*later*Â
Kan, lying face down on their bed: I said "Neat," Akk. Who the fuck says neat these days? It's not neat to say neat but I said it anyways because I'm fucking stupid.Â
Akk, reading a book: Don't beat yourself up too much, Kan. Everyone gets nervous sometimes. Remember what I did when Aye confessed his love for me?Â
Kan: Didn't you thank him?Â
Akk: *closes the book and looks at the ceiling* I fucking thanked him.Â
â- â-
Kan: How is the most beautiful person in the world?Â
Thua: *blushing* IâÂ
Aye, butting into the conversation: Akk is perfect, thanks for asking.Â
â- â-
Wat: Do you love Kan?Â
Thua: Yeah, I do.Â
Wat: Akk! I told you I knew it! You owe me 100 baht!Â
Akk: We all love Kan. You should've asked if he was IN love with him.Â
Thua: I thought that was implied.Â
Akk: ...Â
Wat: ...Â
Thua, looking straight at Akk: Congrats Wat, you just won 100 baht.Â
â- â-
Akk: Are you trying to seduce me?Â
Aye: Why, are you seducible?Â
â- â-
Aye: Jail is no fun. Iâll tell you that much.Â
Wat: Oh, youâve been?Â
Aye: Once. In Monopoly.Â
â- â-
Wat: When I was a kid, Kan told me that the paper strip thatâs in the chocolate kisses were edible and I ate them with the chocolate for a year.Â
Teacher Sani: They are!Â
Wat: FOR REAL?Â
Sani: No! Why did you fall for it again?Â
â- â-
Thua, on a random band name generator: Oooo! They Might Be Depressed Horses! That about sums up my friend group.Â
â- â-
Akk: Being gay is a constant battle between "I wish to sit on a window bench with my lover, our legs tangling as we listen to the birds" and "Hey, let's go throw rocks at fascists" and I think that's very sexy of us.Â
Ayan: If the window's open and you time it right, you can do both.Â
â- â-
Ayan: Hey, Akk, what do you think it would be like if we had kids?Â
Akk: What would it be like? Inconvenient, mostly.Â
Ayan: No, I mean, what would they be like, the kids? You ever think about it?Â
Akk: Can't really say I have.Â
Ayan: You know, for someone as eccentric as yourself, you can be boring as fuck sometimes.Â
Akk: Sorry, Aye. For what it's worth, I'm picturing them now. A boy and a girl. Two perfect little freaks of nature raised by people who've clearly got no business bringin' up anybody.Â
â- â-
Ayan: Talk dirty to me, baby~Â
Akk: The dishes.Â
Ayan: Wh-Â
Akk: Theyâve been there for 4 days and itâs your turn to wash them. You still havenât cleaned them and I have asked you to do so several times.Â
â- â-
Ayan: My hands are cold.Â
Akk: Here, let me hold them.Â
Ayan: My lips are cold too.
Akk: *covers Ayan's mouth with his hand*Â
â- â-
Akk: Okay, Iâm going to get the wedding cake.Â
Ayan: Perfect, while you do that Iâll check on the ring bear.Â
Akk: ...Â
Akk: You mean ring bearER, right?Â
Ayan: ...Â
Akk: Look me in the eyes and tell me you are not going to bring a dangerous wild animal to our wedding.Â
â- â-
Ayan: Since we're in a relationship now, your clothes are my clothes too. Don't ask me why I have your shirt on, this is our shirt.Â
Akk: Fine, but when I come strutting in with your fuzzy socks I don't want to hear shit.Â
â- â-
Akk: You are the love of my life and I would do anything within reason to make you happy.Â
Ayan: I would be happy if you ate, stayed hydrated and got a reasonable amount of sleep.Â
Akk: I said within reason, Ayan. How about I murder that guy?Â
Ayan: So murder is in reason but proper self care isn't?Â
Akk: Well, duh. What kind of question is that?Â
â- â-
Ayan: I don't need to go to bed. I'm not tired, I'll be fine.Â
Akk: But, darling, I'll be so lonely without you. Come curl up in my arms so I can feel whole again.Â
Ayan: O-oh. Well. Are you trying to seduce me into healthy sleeping patterns??Â
Akk: Is it working?Â
â- â-
Akk: I don't need to go to bed. I'm not tired, I'll be fine.Â
Ayan: But, darling, I'll be so lonely without you. Come curl up in my arms so I can feel whole again.Â
Akk: O-oh. Well. Are you trying to seduce me into healthy sleeping patterns??Â
Ayan: Is it working?Â
â- â-
and now, for my personal favourite...
Ayan: Akk is playing hard to get.Â
Ayan: Little does he know, I'm a master at playing hard to get rid of.Â
â- â-
that's all for now, but i promise, i will be back
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terfs are so weird, I had to go block one and I looked through her blog and 90% of it was just. terfs being miserable and making hating men and trans people their only "personality trait". also the whole weird thing where they're painfully obsessed with pussy and then painfully obsessed with cock but in an opposite way. also there was one particular post that I thought was kinda funny especially given the post right above it, it was a two hit combo fr. like first there was a post with the stupidest take ive ever seen on it/its pronouns saying that "they have nothing to do with being queer and everything to do with low self esteem". which like. no. lmao. but then the very next post. is even stupider. it's a woman complaining that her sibling is nonbinary and doesn't want to be a woman anymore. and then, that's the funny part, she says the fact that her sibling doesn't want to be a woman makes her feel like they consider her inferior. girl. like I'm sorry but seeing a post saying it/its pronouns are a result of low self esteem and then right after it seeing another one that reads as inferiority complex + the lowest amount of self confidence I've ever seen in a human being. is very funny. to me personally. also why are they so annoying about everything. what are they even talking about. why are they so fucking miserable all the time. do they just. not want to be happy? do they have so much hatred in their little hearts that they have to focus it on a whole ass demographic instead of just on their parents like normal people? (this is a joke, normal people don't hate their parents except for when the parents suck, and if you have to ask, they do. anyways.) I forgot what I was saying and I don't care enough to keep going. I just wanted to point at them and be like wow isn't that fucked up. so we can all collectively go yeah that's fucked up . goodbye.
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School girl crush story time:
Mehdi was a really cute upperclassman that was very good at studying, he was way taller than Amir, had long brown hair with defined curls, a cute button nose, clear skin, pretty and kind looking brown eyes and plump lips, I used to draw him when we were on a break sometimes.
There was one problem. I never talked to this boy before. But my mom knows his mom (mostly people who went to this prestigious school in Tunisia were kids of doctors/ business men/ politicians/ engineers ect⌠his mom was an ophthalmologist that did her thesis at the same time as my mom and they studied together throughout all the years of medschool. So she was closer to her than to Amirâs mother who was a dental assistant (I think thatâs how she knows her itâs really vague in my memory) at my auntâs Cabinet (sheâs a well known dentist in Tunisia)
Anyway⌠my heart would break every time I see him hug Amène the popular girl, or kiss her cheek. she hung out with upperclassmen and I thought it was so cool but I hated her guts after what she did to me and how she made my relationship with Amir awkward. So Mehdi was 15 years old and was in a relationship with Amène. And idk how Amène found out maybe itâs because I was writing his name and last name with hearts all over my copybooks, I was obsessed with him. And he never bullied me or made fun of me for being overweight or anything! So she embarrassed me multiple times by getting me to talk to Mehdi and I would get all flustered and suddenly I forgot how to form a coherent sentence.
They broke up but still had a flirty relationship and amène wanted me to get with him (she didnât really like him like I did, just wanted a fun time is what she told me and she also liked that boys would literally fall at her feet)
Whenever amène would try to embarrass me He would laugh to make the situation less awkward and tell me it was okay, he was also always accompanied by his best friend, another Mahdi lol itâs pronounced the same just written differently.
But one time as I was waiting for my mom to pick me up and Mehdi and Mahdi were also right outside our school. And I didnât mean to eavesdrop on their conversation but I was with nobody and they were talking about a Sarra
So naturally I got curious when I heard my name.
 - Did you know that Sarra from the 7ème has a huge crush on you? 
ÂŤÂ -yeah, itâs pretty obvious, plus amène told me, I donât understand why everyone is so mean to her I always see the boys in her class swarm up around her during the break and make fun of her calling her names⌠sheâs a pretty cute girl if I do say so myself, sheâs always kind to those around her too, our interactions were very sweet⌠but I donât see myself dating her⌠she seems⌠idk too innocent⌠childlike almost, but at the same time she acts more mature than all the girls in her class that I know of (heâs talking about the popular girls that are Amèneâs friends that only Date upperclassmen) when she isnât being bullied I see her drawing, sometimes I see her with Yasmine (Yasmine is also very well liked by the boys but she always rejects them in a badass way haha) but sheâs mostly alone⌠her head in the clouds, I wonder what she thinks about. 
It did hurt a bit that he didnât want to date me but this was a turning point in my life
1- a boy thought I was PRETTY CUTE!AND SWEET WHAAAAT????
2- he thought I was mature! He saw through the facade⌠me having to keep up a persona so I donât seem too gloomy and sad (I wouldnât shut up about my dad and how much I miss him if I was honest with my classmates) (I would tear up when I see dads coming to pick up their children afterschool. I was so jealous because my dad was working abroad)
3- he cares enough to wonder what I think of!!!!
For reference i was 157cm I used to have a bob with bangs and my hair was silky Dark brown and very beautiful compared to now. It was healthy silky and shiny, when it would dry naturally it would look like I went to the hairdresser⌠I wish my hair still looked like that. (Honestly if I am told it would go back to how it was once I go into recovery I would try) I also had a smaller nose (I want my old nose back PLEASE!) big pink lips. Huge brown eyes that looked even bigger because my face was smaller. When I look back at pics I feel so sad that I thought I was ugly I was just a bit overweightâŚ. Children can be brutal honestly.
So yeah, way down memory lane we go.. this is literally so embarrassing to share lool (I hope no one I know irl finds this but at the same time who cares I am 19! I can do whatever!)
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So I'm rereading Under the oak tree and like so far, imo, maxi brings out both the worst and the best in Riftan. I have never read the web novels, just the Webtoon, so idk how he is in the novel, especially since there is one from his pov, so I can only take guesses of how he thinks from the Webtoon.
But yeah, he's too much so far, I kinda forgot how he gets later on, but rn I feel like he's too much, especially when he doesn't attempt to get to know maxi and at the same time maxi doesn't try to get to know him (ch. 19). If memory serves correct, they do that later on in the Webtoon, I think.
I have seen spoilers for the novels though so I am aware that Riftan hasn't had an easy life and obviously, neither has maxi. So I try not to get irritated too much when I see how... Awkward they are around each other (ch. 19 so far) if sex is not involved. But it makes sense, especially when they haven't seen each for like, 3 years, and how shitty her dad is to the point he still kept her so she couldn't go to Antol (???). So it's understandable why they don't understand each other, but it's frustrating that they only make small attempts to (ch. 19)
Ik I'm a broken record at this point, but I want to make it clear that I understand. It's frustrating nevertheless, because as the reader, we know what's going on, what maxi is thinking since its from her pov. We're not the characters so it's a bit harder to understand where they are coming from, since again, we are seeing everything (or mostly everything, I kinda want to see Riftan out and about) and they don't.
Their trauma shaped them into the way they are, and it's because of that I try to like, not quite the Webtoon in rage, but I want to see it through.
But yes, another thing I don't understand is how... High the kings hold Riftan when he's kinda... Harsh on them. And I do like how he stands up for maxi whenever one of them (specifically that blonde guy who's name I forgot) just shitted on her. HOWEVER, What I don't like is how Riftan just... Interrupted her when she was about to stand up for herself. I only remember this part because of how irritating it was to see it, and I understand why Riftan reacted the way he did, but jfc that actually made me mad. I like how he did that, but it was at the cost of Maxi showing the authority she has (if I remember everything correctly anyway, I could easily be wrong about everything after ch. 19)
Also, something I don't like, but kinda understand, is how Riftan never asked maxi, properly, why she wasn't in his land for 3 years. Or asked if her father was involved in it or anything like that, he just kinda assumed she didn't want to be there. Like bro, you see the nervous mess that is your wife, why aren't you having a conversation with your wife (ch. 19)
But yeah, that's my thoughts so far.
Anyway, maxi is precious and Ruth is sexy and a positive influence on Maxi. Better then Riftan, because he's not obsessed with her, and wants to help her improve because she wants and needs to improve while Riftan just accepts her as is which would be fine, but he chooses to ignore/just is very oblivious about her mannerisms because he's just so in love/obsessed with her.
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Is sparxshipping toxic?
Iâm not sure what sparxed it but I just started to think about the, debatably, infamous ship between Bloom and Valtor. And while this is a strange post to suddenly come back with (hah, assuming I even stay active after this) I might as well ride the sudden jump in interest.
Also, take this as a revision to my past (cringey) opinion on the ship. Quite honestly, I need to revisit a lot of those older posts (should I call them editorials? analysis maybe? Idfk Iâll come up with a name for them later) Dear God, they are so bad and poorly thought out urghhh
Anyways...
To start us off, what is sparxshipping?
Sparxshipping is the romantic pairing between protagonist Bloom and villain Valtor (Baltor in some versions). I will not be referring to season 8, mostly cause I donât care for it, and partly cause I honestly forgot what even happened đ
We meet Valtor in season 3, where heâs trying to steal various forms of magic from the different kingdoms in the magic dimension. Throughout this season we learn that he was made, by using the Dragon Flame, by the three ancestral witches to destroy Domino. Obviously making him more to Bloom, than just another villain.
Why do people ship them?
Well, thereâs the obvious. They fit the enemies to lover dynamic to a T. And because Valtor is basically a blank slate of a villain, like many of the villains in Winx, itâs easy to develop his character and story in a more sympathetic---and eventually, romantic---way. Speaking of which, itâs easy to assume that heâs never been shown to love, be affectionate, or really anything healthy or positive cause again, cartoon villain guy. And that, Bloom serves as an opportunity, not only for redemption, but to properly learn to show and give love.
They are very contrasting personalities, but have very similar mindsets---just used in different ways. Valtor is suave, calculated, and charming. Bloom is stubborn, headstrong, and optimistic. The both of them are overly dedicated, impatient, confident, and the lead in their groups.
Throughout the season, Valtor seems to have an interest in Bloom, to the point of sparing her continuously. Even his henchmaâams took notice (honestly when Icy said he was strangely obsessed with Bloom and then he just uno reversed that shit, really giving me Icy x Bloom X Valtor vibes ngl). He even offered for them to takeover together, to share the power he stole. And without context, yeah, you could see how that can be taken as romantic, to a degree. But you cannot forget that heâs a huge manipulator and, like making a deal with the devil, he will give you what you want for a price.
Why is it so toxic?
The first thing that comes to most peopleâs minds, is the age gap. And to be fair, I also used to thing there was a disgustingly large age gap between the two. They were really giving Edward & Bella vibes, if you know what I mean. But the truth is, they are about the same age. Honestly, I blame the art-style for making him look much older and Bloom the same as when she was 16.
Think about it, Valtor was made around the same time Bloom was born in order to destroy Domino. By definition they are the same or of a similar age. The thing about that though is, does that alleviate the power imbalance he could have over her?
There are various forms of power imbalances, the only ones I could think of that are applicable to these two is power, age, and experience. Age and experience are not the same thing, you donât magically earn experience for being a certain age you arenât literally leveling up lol.
For age, no, there is no power imbalance. As stated, they are practically the same age.
For experience, this is an interesting one. Since we really donât know much about Valtor, we have no idea if he had to mentally develop the same way any born being would. It puts into question his experience. Cause while there are absolutely things he knows that Bloom does not, heâs also been âraisedâ a certain way, therefore all he knows could be a very narrow mindset or form of knowledge. At the very least, he has the mental capacity and know how to manipulate people and take advantage of others. So, while itâs still debatable how much of a power imbalance this puts them at, he has the capability to control her and it really falls upon the writing, for how they deal with that.
Now power, I mean this mostly in terms of magic, but Iâll also try to touch on influence and physical means of power. Though they share the same source of power---which is part of what makes them shippable, their whole two sides of the same coin dynamic (which is arguably Icy and Bloomâs dynamic)---he abuses his power. But he means to horde knowledge to become more powerful and if he had succeeded, there would be nothing Bloom could do to stop him. I feel like the implications there are obvious. And to take it a different direction. Letâs say he does have all this power and Bloom inevitably caves and basks in it as well. Thereâs still an imbalance, because of potential entitlement & shaming Valtor might use to hold this gift over her head. Or simply that he fully controls her abilities and therefore a lot of her autonomy.
Now physically, he is a big dude capable of using his strength to force what he wants. Donât get me wrong, just because youâre stronger than someone does not mean thereâs an imbalance of power, just that, in that aspect, you do have power over someone and it comes down to morale. And given Valtorâs pitch poor morality, paired with his physical means, there is absolutely an imbalance in power. Albeit I donât think heâs one to force his way physically, but only because itâs not as satisfying as tricking others--heâs like Naraku really.
Lastly, influence. This is definitely the least impactful. At least as he is in the series. His influence would only become an issue after taking over the world. He has all this control over everything and everyone, what is stopping him from doing that to Bloom or holding his status over her?
And probably the most important part. He kinda uhhhh, killed her parents. Yeah. Okay, technically he didnât kill them. Just turned them to stone to forever be in between life and death, never truly being able to do either. Mhm. He also partook in the destruction of her home and, presumably, turning Daphne into a spirit.
In conclusion...
Now I donât hate sparxshipping, not anymore at least. But as it stands in canon, yes, itâs pretty problematic. Though itâs not impossible to get around these issues, and any others I potentially missed (donât blame me itâs been a while since Iâve watched). With some solid planning and writing, a dash of canon-divergence, and perhaps a touch of âfix-itâ it is possible to make this ship not only romantic but also enjoyably healthy. On the flipside, thereâs nothing wrong with writing about a toxic relationship, just be careful how you write it and what you may indirectly be implying through your writing.
Oh and if itâs an AU itâs basically fair game, an all you can eat buffet, a pile of gold, the jackpot, the crackpot, the...
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New Journey (S.H.) Chapter 3 Season 4
Pairing:Â Steve Harrington x henderson!reader
Summary:Â Back to Hawkins for spring break. Y/n believed it would just be a quiet time to cherish with her loved ones, but one day in and another mess had already began.
Warnings:Â cursing, mentions of drugs, angtsy
Notes: Okay, let's cut to the chase. The season is written and I'm going to be posting a new chapter everyday. Thanks for the patience. Please enjoy and stay safe out there! đ
Gif not mine
Chapter 2 << Masterlist >> Chapter 4
You thought your ride there would be quiet, but of course, having Robin with you meant anything but that. You were sure Steve had talked to her about what happened between the two of you and even if you werenât in the mood to talk about it, you were also sure Robin was dying to bring it up. You just waited to see how long it would take for her to spill it out.
So, after five minutes of silence, Robinâs voice filled the car âSo, you and Steve huh? I bet you had fun last night.â
âI know you know, Robin.â
âKnow what? I donât know anything.â you sent her a sideways glance and it was all it took to break her âFine, he told me this morning. What exactly happened?â
âYou know what happened. I asked him to move in with me like I told you I would do and he freaked out for some reason.â
âWhy?â you knew what Robin was doing. She was perfect at playing the psychiatrist to get all of your secrets, and you hated the fact that it always worked.
âThatâs the question, why? Like, if youâre not ready, thatâs fine, but donât start acting like the mere idea of us living together is awful to you.â
âThatâs how you felt?â
âYeah⌠I know he didnât mean it like that, but canât he just communicate like a normal human being?â you voice got smaller with every confession you made.
âWeâre talking about Steve here. Of course, he canât.â she saw your face scrunching up in thought and immediately forgot about her joke âHey. It just threw him off. I donât know what scared him so much, but I do know that his love for you is much stronger. Itâs honestly kind of annoying how obsessed heâs with you. For example, the candlelight thing he did last night? He had that idea over a month ago and he would not stop talking about every single detail he wanted to include. Also-â you sat in silence as you listened to Robin ramble on about Steve and his antics as she jumped from one point to another without trying to make sense of her narrative. It brought a small smile to your face, hearing your friend go on and on about anything and everything, a nice distraction from whatâs happening around you.
It was only when you arrived at the address that she stopped talking and walked over to the rest of the group. You got out of the car and walked next to Dustin, who was handing out flashlights for all of you to see. How does he have so many of them?
You just shook your head and started looking around before walking with Dustin and Steve to the front door. You stand beside your brother as he begins ringing the doorbell once, then twice, and after getting no answer he starts pressing the button repeatedly in frustration.
âHey, knock it off.â you hit his hand away from the bell.
âOkay. Well, thatâs settled. I guess heâs not here.â
âHeâs not going to come answer to anyone knocking on his door. I mean, he is a drug dealer.â you said
âOkay, so how to we get him to come out here without alerting him?â
âI donât know.â
Right after you finished your sentence, Dustin started knocking on the door while yelling Eddieâs name âLook, we just wanna talk, okay? No cops, I swear. We just wanna help.â he knocks again âEddie!â
âSay it louder, try telling everyone weâre here.â you told your brother sarcastically, but you accomplished nothing as he continued to do as he pleased, yelling out Eddieâs name before switching it to Rickâs.
âDonât scream that.â Steve told him, but Dustin once again ignored everyone, his stubbornness getting the best of him.
âRick!â
âDustin!â you whisper-yelled his name.
âHeâs not there.â Steve
âReefer Rick!â he yelled one more time before giving up âHe could just be really highâŚâ he tried to reason with you and you just groaned, fearing your lead was getting you nowhere.
âIs that a foot?â Steve suddenly asked, pointing at something with his light.
âWhat?â you pushed through Dustin to take a look yourself.
âNo, thatâs a shoe.â Dustin said after inspecting it and before this bizarre conversation could continue, Maxâs voice interrupted you.
âHey, guys!â
You quickly walked over to her to see what had caught her attention. Before you stood a lake house, that was previously covered by the trees. The perfect place to hide, you all thought. So, you started inspecting it, Robin being the first one to poke her head inside, calling out to see if someone was here.
âIs anyone home?â she said after walking inside, you going in after her, the rest following.
The door creaked until everyone was inside as you began looking around for any clues this place could offer you.
âWhat a dump.â Steve said out loud as he walked in before you heard him click off his flashlight. You turned to see him on the opposite side of the boat with an oar in his hands while he began tapping the boat in front of you. It made you stop in your spot, and just watch him with furrowed brows.
âWhat are you doing? What are you doing?â Dustin repeated his question when Steve didnât respond.
âHe might be in here.â he responds, never stopping nudging the boat.
âSo, take the tarp off.â Dustin said as if it was obvious.
âIf youâre so brave, you take the tarp off.â Steve whined and carried on with his poking. You just shook your head at their behavior. At least Dustin was being cold with Steve too, not just you.
âHey, look over here.â Max called out for you, pointing at the table in front of her. Both you and Robin stood beside her as you inspected the opened candy wraps and the empty beer bottles âSomeone was here.â
âDo you think they heard us?â you questioned.
âProbably. Got spooked and ran.â Robin answered you.
âDonât worry. Steve will get him with his oar.â Dustin joked.
âI know you think youâre being funny, Henderson, but considering everyone in this room has nearly died about a hundred times, personally, I donât find it funny in the slight-â Steve hadnât stop poking the oar and you ended up getting tired at both the boysâ uselessness.
âOh my God, just take it off.â you swung off the tarp when chaos corrupted.
You yelled loudly in shock when you saw a body stand up from the boat. In surprise you pulled backward, your arms reaching out for Max and Robin to not get closer, but they werenât the ones you had to worry about. You watched the stranger grab Steveâs body, push him into the wall with force, and place a broken beer bottle near your boyfriendâs neck. Your legs moved quickly alongside the girls, pulling you over to Dustin who kept a distance between the rest of you and Steve. Being closer to the spectacle you were able to recognize the stranger as none other than the person you were looking for, Eddie Munson.
âEddie! Itâs me. Itâs Dustin. This is Steve. Heâs not gonna hurt you, right, Steve?â Dustin called out for Eddie, desperately trying to calm him down before Steve quickly agreed with his younger friend. You just held your breath, your eyes never leaving Steveâs face and the bottle next to his neck.
âSteve, why donât you drop the oar?â your brother said with a careful tone and you all watched Steve let go off the oar. But the sound it made when it hit the ground, seemed to startle Eddie and he pressed the sharp edge even further into Steveâs neck. You whimpered at the sight, your body moving forward without thinking, but Dustin stopped you âHeâs cool. Heâs cool.â
âIâm cool, man. Iâm cool.â Steve repeated.
âWhat are you doing here?â Eddie finally spoke, his voice filled with fear.
âWeâre looking for you.â Dustin told him.
âWeâre here to help.â Robin explained.
âEddie, these are my friends. You know Robin, from band.â your brother pointed at Robin behind him, who nervously imitated playing her instrument âThis is my friend Max. The one who never wants to play D&D.â Max waved at the punk âAnd my sister. Y/n. You know her, Iâve told you about her.â you let out a soft hi âEddie. Weâre on your side. I swear on my mother. Our mother. Right, guys?â you nodded at Dustinâs words, the rest of the guys agreeing.
Eddie just looked at your faces for just a moment before letting go of Steve, who grunted over his relief, far away from the broken glass. At the sight you immediately moved over at Steve, not caring about Eddie, and grabbed your boyfriendâs face.
âYou okay?â you moved his head to the back to see if there was any damage on his neck and let out a breath when you saw that no blood was spilled.
âIâm fine. Iâm fine.â at that moment you had forgotten all about your fight and made a promise to yourself to only talk about your future once you ensured that there would be one to talk about after you figured out what the heck was happening this time.
âEddie. We just want to talk.â Dustin had moved over at Eddie, attempting to disarm him, but Eddie flinched away âOkay.â
Eddie looked terrified, crouched down on the floor. He couldnât look away from the ground, his hand trembling as he held on to the bottle. You werenât sure if you were afraid of him or for him.
Robin carefully leaned down, meeting his eye level âWe want to know what happened.â
Eddie shook his head, answering after his sniffles surrounded you âYou wonât believe me.â
âTry us.â Max told him.
You stood before him as he started explaining what he saw. The kids were sitting in front of him, while you, Steve, and Robin were standing in the back. You hadnât left Steveâs side as your hand grasped his arm to make sure he wouldnât leave, that he wouldnât get in more danger.
Eddieâs words were shocking. He explained why Chrissy had come with him to his trailer and how at some point she just lost all control over her body. He described her lifting up into the air, her bones snapping one by one. Even after all the terrible things youâve seen, you couldnât imagine something so horrible happening to someone.
By the time Eddieâs story ended, he was even more shaken up. He looked around at your faces and scoffed âYou all think Iâm crazy, right?â
âNo. We donât think youâre crazy.â your brother told him.
âDonât bullshit me, man! I know how this sounds.â
âWeâre not bullshitting you.â Maxâs voice was serious.
âWe believe you.â Robin tried to reassure him as well.
âLook, what Iâm about to tell you might be a little⌠difficult to take.â Dustin said.
âOkayâŚâ
âDo you know how people say Hawkins is⌠cursed? Theyâre not⌠way off. Thereâs another world. A world hidden beneath Hawkins. Sometimes it bleeds into ours.â
âLike ghosts and shit?â he asked, trying to understand was his little friend meant before Max answered.
âThere are some things worse than ghosts.â
âThese monsters from this other world⌠we thought they were gone. But theyâve come back before. Thatâs why we needed to find you.â Dustin explained to Eddie.
âIf theyâre back again, we need to know.â Max said and you decided to step in to see if Eddieâs incident could lead you anywhere. You already knew about the flickering lights, but any further information would be useful.
âEddie, that night, did you see anything?â
âDark particles, maybe?â Eddie shook his head at Maxâs words.
âIt would almost look like dust, swirling dust.â Dustin tried to build a picture in Eddieâs brain about what exactly you were looking for.
âNo, man, there was nothing you could see or, uh⌠or touch. You know, I tried to wake her, man. She couldnât move. It was like she- she was in a trance or something.â he answered you.
âOr under a spell.â Dustin said in a different tone than before, one telling you that he was onto something.
âA curse.â Eddie immediately picked up on what Dustin was saying.
âVecnaâs curse.â you closed your eyes when you realized what they were talking about. Great association by Dustin once again, you thought.
âWhoâs Vecna?â Steve asked from beside you.
âAn undead creature of great power.â Dustin and Eddie began explaining.
âA spell caster.â
âA dark wizard.â
Even after their descriptions Steve was still confused over Vecna, so you spoke up âA D&D character.â
Which made Dustin scoff and turn to look at you âDonât ruin it.â
âHey, weâre back.â Steve said as he entered the kitchen, finding you on top of the counter while you drank a glass of water.
âThey got everything?â
âYeah, change of clothes, everything they needed. Grabbed some stuff for you too, theyâre in Dustinâs bag. Also told your mom and Maxâs that weâre just having like a movie night/sleepover, so they wouldnât worry.â
âYeah, good job.â
After leaving Eddie back at the lake house, you told them that it would be best if the rest of you stayed together, to form a plan, gather information, and, also, keep everyone safe. So, you ended up in the one place with enough room and with no one else to ask questions. Steveâs house.
He had just returned from driving everyone around Hawkins to go get some stuff to spend the night at his.
You watched him take his jacket off before sighing loudly âWhat a day, huh?â
âYou could say that again.â
Steve didnât need to look at you for a second longer to see that you were upset. Being thrown back into the nightmare of a situation was hard for all of you, but he knew you were the most anxious one of them all. Your nightmares make it impossible for you to sleep some nights and you end up calling him to calm down. Always trying to help everyone else and not you, always trying to figure out any possible outcome, and not taking a moment for yourself.
So, when your eyes shot up to look into his and he saw how they glistened, he realized you had been crying and it broke his heart.
âHey, weâre okay, weâre fine, right? All of us are here and okay.â he placed himself between your legs as his arms hugged your waist, pulling your body into his. Your own hands easily settled themselves around his neck while your head relaxed on his shoulder. You took a deep breath, his presence bringing you at ease.
âIt canât be the same thing again, can it?â you certainly felt like you were in denial. You knew it had to do with the Upside Down, you just hoped it would be an easier fight than the last time.
âI hope not.â his palm stroked your back in soothing circles, helping you relax.
âI justâŚâ you pulled your head away from his shoulder to look at his face âI thought after Hopper and Billy, after their sacrifice, I thought it was finally over, and nowâŚâ
âI know.â he nodded his head, but he unfortunately didnât know what to say to make you feel better. He knew it sucked, it was terrible and very dangerous for all of you, and he couldnât sugarcoat that. He couldnât hide you all away till it ended, and you all knew that the only way to get over this was with your help. No one else knew what you did and no one else could save this town than you, once again.
So, Steve just settled by placing a soft kiss on your temple before jumping on to the next topic he couldnât stop thinking about while he drove the rest of them back âY/n, listen, about this morning, I didnât mean-â
âI donât want to talk about that. I donât care right now. I care about us- all of us.â you hugged him tighter, your face squeezed into his neck and your words getting muffled âLetâs just focus on this now, okay? Weâre okay.â
âWhatever you want, baby.â
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The voting is over!
A huge thank you for everyone who 1) sent in suggestions for the themes and also for 2) voting. A total of 34 votes!!
Another special thank you to everyone who answered why they ship FRobin! It's always good to remember why we all love this ship so much!
Another shoutout to @pokeharvest for creating the graphics!
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Why do you ship FRobin?
"your existence is not a sin" and he won my and Robin's heart đ¤
it started in december 2021 as a joke with my bf who wanted zoro to be with robin and when I saw that scene in Water 7/Enies Lobby of them on the sea train I was like "honey I tell you Robin would choose to fuck that guy over zoro any day" and then we both noticed how much chemistry they both actually had. At some point we were both looking at each other and the tv back and forth being like "did you fucking see that" and I literally squaked when the CBT scene happened.
So yeah I started shipping them to annoy my bf and I got really hooked by them because of their chemistry, the way they are pretty much opposites personality-wise but share a pretty specific experience to bond deeply, the way Franky reminds Robin of Saul with his words and actions and how that makes her reflect on her life and think of him as a treasure, how they both relate to the other strawhats as their parents, how they know each other so well they can basically predict what the other one is going to say, how he's always close to her and they're both the first ones to protect each other, how even the animators in TOEI ship them so much that they add in little scenes to make situations a bit more romantic (also! knowing that Oda did personally add things in the anime that were not in the manga because he didn't have time or because he forgot makes me wonder how much of those anime frobin scenes were just TOEI animators being silly and goofy or Oda being like "yeah I do kinda like a little romance"), and the way they feel so, so real. I just love them so much -I'm pretty obsessed ngl- and it is a ship that brings me so much joy.
also I love frobin because they're basically canon but not technically so yeah I can actually win silly debates online and feel like the best of the worst type of people online lol
Because they are super!
They understand each other on a level no one else does and Franky didn't hesitate to say that she deserves to live during the sea train arc
They are perfect
It's more of a causal thing. I love the content that other creators make of this ship, some of is so cute and soft that how can you NOT like it? Plus Nico Robin deserves to have good things in her life.
Honestly I just love them. I fell out of love with One Piece but they keep me coming back. They're wholesome and good and bonkers and amazing. Overall completely underappreciated!
I love the smart goofball and smart goth dynamic. She's always tired of his shit, but is always amused. He's madly in love and in awe of her brilliance. I also like the idea that they could be romantic, platonic, or kinky.
I just think they are so very in love and nothing could convince me otherwise
I ship frobin because of their dynamic during enies, thriller bark , and they are just cute overall love the idea of them as a couple.
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The Promised Neverland - Kaiu Shirai/Posuka Demizu
Vol. 16-20: A âYOU STUCK THE LANDING!â Commentary + Overall Thoughts
-the seven walls are time and space? very interesting.
-smol emma jumping out of the cupboard and screaming RAAAYYY is the epitome of emma.
-jeez, hayato is adorable
-wth, ayshe's and demon's story is heartbreaking
-one thing i have to commend the manga for is structure. it stops the action and moves away to keep the tension- but just so. just for long enough. not too long so that it becomes frustrating or that you've forgotten what's happening.
-julius' comrades as first food offers?! JEEZ!
-hayato is a snitch.
-Iss should ask for emma's family, right? the most important thing to her? i call the being "Iss," yes. i don't know what to do with the lettering
-okay, clearly the reward is an emma sacrifice, but i don't believe for a second that emma will get an unhappy ending so how are we solving this
-oi! OI! NORMAN IS COUGHING UP BLOOD, OI, STOP THAT! i figured he might have been experimented on too, but oi~
-omg ray's so happy to see sonju and mujika
-low-key cathartic that emma calls norman a liar that she can't trust. yes, girl, say it. it's the same thing, always the same story, it goes beyond this manga. the positive traits when someone is your ally become negative traits when they become the opposition, even though the person themselves hasn't changed at all.
-norman's "i'm scared" inner thoughts are heartbreaking
-the part where norman asks ray and emma to help him, heartbreaking
-norman: gives the most honest and vulnerable "i want" speech of his life.
ray: got it.
the brevity, the simplicity, i love it.
-with all those lil lines on his face, i'm just imagining norman permanently beet red at this point. and i love the idea that extreme determination and single-mindedness can actually be a cry for help. i haven't seen it put so bluntly before, and it's very true.
-now that norman's opened up, he looks like emma and ray's age. it's cool
-OI BITCH LEAVE ZAZIE ALONE!
-SONJU IS THE QUEEN'S BROTHER?!?! PRINCE SONJU?!
-why did they give norman a bow, that boy can't shoot to save his life
-REDEEM YOURSELF, ISABELLA! NOW IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE
-yes, oliver, slay! we love to see it
-damn there's such good moments in these final volumes, i'm starting to worry about s2 of the anime. is any of that there?
-YES ISABELLA YES! YES! she looks so chipper when she explains she'll betray the farm, lol.
-i know i'm obsessed with aot, but at times i legit think the promised neverland is the deliberate antithesis of aot. and i have no problem with that.
-leuvis is also a sibling? did we know that? if so, i forgot.
-ray's scarf is blue?! i imagined it maroon
-ugh, they shot minerva in the back. somehow that feels worse
-SMEE?! SMEE?! SMEE KILLED MINERVA?! NORMAN'S SMEE?! (*in retrospect, normanâs smee is never explored, oof. an oversight)
-ray and norman are having a sweet moment in the panel where everyone's celebrating the end of the farms, it's adorable
-aah okay, not gonna lie, i teared up at emma and phil's reunion
-ray's expression when he says sorry and thanks to phil, they nail it.
-oooh you're killing off isabella? i didn't expect it, but it makes sense.
-yeah, of course they love isabella and isabella loves them. it's not as black and white as ally and enemy.
-don be like, "RAY GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE, MOM IS CALLING"
-ray continues to be my favorite and most nuanced character, followed by norman. but ray is number one by far. by far far far
-I CALLED IT, THE REWARD MUST BE EMMA'S FAMILY! i don't know what that means yet, BUT I CALLED IT because the story abides by its logic, love that for it
-lmao imagine how terrified all these children/adults who knew nothing must be, just whooshing out of existence into another world
-AHAHA EMMA'S NOT HERE! NICE! what did she do and how do we save her
-yes, that's a good reward. true to the story. i mean, bad for everyone, but narratively good. amnesiac emma
-emma feeling the void in the space inside of her where her family was, very well-expressed
-ah. final chapter. please stick the landing.
-TWO YEARS! IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS!
-GHOSTIES SAVING THE DAY AAAHHHH
-ASDJHKSFJK THEY FOUND HER, WHAT A GREAT PANEL, RAY AND NORMAN AND EVERYONE. she must be terrified. they're all strangers.
-my boy ray shines, i love it
-aww norman "thank goodness," what a soft boy. also he's crying, have we ever seen him cry before? he didn't cry for isabella
-the lambda group thriving :'))) they have effective medicine for their side effects :')))
-dang it, norman's speech is giving me the feels
-"why does it feel warm but also painful in my heart?" is literally a summary of the final chapter.
-ah, bb ray is crying now too
-THEY'RE GONNA LIVE TOGETHERRRR, SCREW DESTINY
-mujika looks happy, and sonju looks sonjuish :)
-not sure if the old man knows it, but he's just been adopted by fifty thousand children
-okay, i am so happy. this is a perfect ending. this is just. it's so good. it tooketh and it gaveth and now the mini torettos can all live together. i'm so happy with the ending.
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-i'm so happy in general that i read the manga. we started off neutrally, then things got rough and i genuinely thought if it might be better to quit, but from around the midpoint and onward it just got better and better. the story is exactly what it promises to be, very true to itself, and it pays off in every aspect.
-ray is my GOAT in this manga. norman is as nuanced as ray, i just vibe with ray the most. but i consider them both good characters. emma, on the other hand, is a very straightforward character, very static, but she works. she is the pillar of the story and she's exactly what she's meant to be. i like that she pushes everyone towards kindness, and when *they* can't be kind, she takes care of the issue herself from a place of kindness so that they won't have to fight from a place of unkindness. it's an interesting approach. and then, i have a soft spot for oliver and hayato for some reason.
-one thing that made me roll my eyes was that in such a huge cast, everything is so unanimous. the norman and vincent incident aside, there's no fights, no real resistance, no dissent. but it's not the kind of story where there would be, where there would be a point to be, so i don't feel like holding that against it. and it tried to give it that aspect too, with emma going against her fam to find Iss and all that.
-everything abides by the logic and tone of the story. and the ending just elevates the whole thing even higher, because it stuck the landing so well imo.
-now on to the anime, to finally hear their voices. i fear for the dreaded s2, and dare i say, i am also a little intrigued.
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