#uri x carla

[norbezjones]

24 Days of Gift-Giving: Eight Vacations

(This is yesterday’s prompt!  Posting today’s later tonight!)

Happy December, everyone!

So, @creativepromptsforwriting is doing a writing thing called “24 Days of Gift-Giving” where each day of December has a prompt, so I figured it would be fun to write something up for each prompt!  Feel free to participate too, if you’d like!  It could be a fun writing game!

Like usual, I will be doing these for the characters of my story Romance The Backrooms, a liminal space otome with 5 main love interests. 

Today’s Prompt: Eight Vacations, “An adventure vacation was definitely not his idea of a fun time.”

Characters: Uri & Carla (the main character)

Other Info: Post-RtB, a timeline where Uri has parted ways with Manorial (the entity that lives inside him and can bend reality in exchange for his memories).

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Uri wasn’t the type of guy who wanted adventure.  It was the kind of thing that kept unfortunately coming to him, because that was what life in the backrooms was like, and he wanted peace & quiet more than anything.  So when Carla suggested going on an adventure vacation, Uri was confused more than anything.

“Why would we do that?” he asked her.

“Well, I’ve noticed that you’ve lost a lot of confidence since Manorial left you,” she explained with a sympathetic expression.  “I think it would be nice to have a fun getaway, and give you a chance to see how capable you are.”

“Come on, I’m not capable. . .” Uri mumbled.

“Yes you are,” Carla insisted, taking his hand.  “Uri, you survived the backrooms—that makes you more capable than most people I know.  And it wasn’t just Manorial’s skills that helped you survive—it was yours, too.  And more than anything, I want you to see that.”

Uri nodded, taking this in.  He looked into Carla’s eyes, and saw so much love & passion in her gaze—he could see how much she cared about him, and he smiled.

“Ok,” he agreed.  “I suppose we can give it a try.” Carla grinned.  “Great!  You won’t regret it."

@creativepromptfills

[frank-olivier]

Jeffrey Mishlove (New Thinking Allowed)

Heidi Jurka is author of 'The Making of a Psychic'. During the period from 1976 to 1979 she worked closely with parapsychologist Andrija Puharich on his "space kids" project. She was living in Puharich's house in August 1978 when the place was set on fire by an arsonist.

Here she provides many details concerning her work with Puharich, the "space kids" and "mindlink" projects, and the arson fire that put an end to this chapter in her life.

Heidi Jurka: Andrea Puharich and His Space Kids (February 2024)

Andy Puharich

Dr Andrija Puharich, medical and parapsychological researcher, medical inventor, physician and author.

Exerpts taken from interviews with his offspring for the 2023 documentary 'Mind Traveler'.

Puharich Personal (May 2023)

Psi Clips

Andrija Puharich, M.D. surveys his career researching psi, including studying the gifted subjects Eileen Garrett, Peter Hurkos, Uri Geller and others. Recorded at the Mind Science Foundation in San Antonio, Texas, USA on 21 February 1989. Dr. Puharich was Research Director there in the early '60s.

Much discussion also on ELF, psychotronics, government-sponsored psychic warfare and remote viewing of sub-atomic particles and fields (through Sharron Jacobson).

Dr. Puharich asserts that Peter Hurkos served as the top psychic for President Ronald Reagan. This was confirmed by Lee Sannella, M.D.

Andrea Puharich: Psi Explorations From Garrett to Geller And Beyond (February 1989)

Michael Salla

One of the most intriguing aspects of Gene Roddenberry’s creation of the Star Trek franchise was his relationship with a mysterious extraterrestrial group calling itself the Council of Nine that were being channeled by the psychic Phyllis Schlemmer in the 1970s. Roddenberry sat in on channeling sessions from 1974 to 1975, and participated in Q & A’s that were recorded in Schlemmer’s 1993 book, the Only Planet of Choice.

What lent credibility to the Council of Nine was that their existence was confirmed in the famous Law of One channeling sessions held from 1981 to 1984, which are widely regarded as the most authoritative channelings ever conducted due to the strict scientific protocols used by a retired applied physics professor, Don Elkins.

These historical events provide important context for Elena Danaan’s most recent contact experiences where she claims to have been taken to Jupiter’s moon, Ganymede, where she met with the Council of Nine, and was told why Rodenberry was chosen to prepare humanity for a Star Trek future.

This is an audio version of an article published on November 4, 2021, and narrated by the author Dr. Michael Salla.

Michael Salla: Contact with the Council of Nine & Roddenberry's Star Trek Future (November 2021)

Uri Geller

A book popped through my letterbox recently entitled Memories of a Maverick by H.G.M. Hermans. The maverick in question was Andrija Puharich (1918-1995) and the author, ‘Bep’ Hermans was his second wife. Her book has prompted this tribute to a great and much misunderstood scientist of great vision, versatility and courage and a wonderful human being. But for him, nobody outside Israel would probably ever have heard of me, and it is no exaggeration to say that I owe my career and my success to him.

H.G.M. Hermans: Memories Of A Maverick (1998)

L/L Research

Don and Carla were interviewed on WKQQ for their "UFO Awareness Week" in 1977, sharing information about their work in UFO investigation and communication.

Jim McCarty heard this interview on the radio, prompting him to seek out and join Don and Carla for their public meditations. Eventually, Don and Carla invited Jim to join efforts and form a trio, leading to the receiving of the Ra contact.

Interview with Don Elkins and Carla Rueckert (WKQQ, May 1977)

Monday, February 26, 2024

[norbezjones]

First day of @creativepromptsforwriting's Date Week, baby! I'll be writing a new Romance The Backrooms story for every new Date Week Post.

Today's Ship: Carla x Uri

Prompt: He was not one to kiss on the first date. But he had done a lot on this date that he normally didn't imagine himself to do.

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"Uri!"

Uri turned around to see Carla approaching, and he gave her a smile. She was wearing a sundress decorated with cartoony bluebirds; it looked lovely on her. He felt a bit underdressed in his khakis and long collared shirt.

"Good to see you," Uri said once she got close. "Um . . . are you ready?"

"Of course," Carla replied with a smile. "Let's go!"

Soon, the two of them were sitting at a table in the coffee shop, with drinks and food. Uri had a white chocolate frappuccino and a blueberry scone, while Carla had a hazelnut latte and a cinnamon raisin bun.

The conversation settled into an easygoing rhythm of how-was-your-days and what-have-you-been-up-tos, and Uri responded to each question & que appropriately. But in the back of his mind, his depression lingered, and made him think, I am definitely going to mess this up.

He suddenly noticed the conversation had lulled, and saw a sad look on Carla's face. "What's wrong?" he asked.

"Nothing, just. . ." She bit her lip. "Sorry, I'm just overthinking things a little bit. I know you know what that's like."

"Yeah," he said, putting a hand on top of hers. "I definitely do."

"I just feel like I'm gonna say the wrong thing and ruin everything," she admitted, "even though I know that our bond wouldn't break that easily."

"My brain's also telling me that," Uri admitted, laughing.

"Our brains can be so mean sometimes," Carla said, sticking out her tongue playfully. "But at least we can talk about it, right?"

Uri nodded. "Yeah. I'm glad I can talk to you about it. And my friends too, I suppose. But you . . . you're very special to me. I hope you know that."

Carla blushed. "Thanks," she said, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "I'm glad to hear that."

Uri leaned forward and put a hand under her chin. Tilting it upwards, he planted a gentle kiss on her lips. He was not one to kiss on the first date. But then again, he had done a lot on this date that he normally didn't imagine himself to do.

When they parted, Carla gave him a smile, and squeezed his hand. "Thank you," she said. "That was . . . very nice."

Uri smiled back. "I'm glad." He cleared his throat and sipped his drink. "Like I said . . . you're very special to me."

First Date Prompts

It was their first official date and despite both of them already knowing each other, they were both incredibly nervous.

He was not one to kiss on the first date. But he had done a lot on this date that he normally didn't imagine himself to do.

Their first date was an absolute disaster. And everyone was shocked to find out that they were already planning the second one.

As far as first dates go, this one was special.

Having their first date in front of cameras was less than ideal.

They couldn't remember what their first date was, so they plan the perfect first date, even though they've been together for some time now.

A date is not supposed to last more than a few hours, much less more than a day. Especially not a first date.

This first date was a perfect example of Murphy's law. Nothing worked out how they had expected it to, and every time they thought it couldn't get worse, it did.

Having been in an online relationship for a while, it was weird and exciting to have their first date in person months after saying I love you the first time.

Their friends had arranged a blind date for them, and because their friends know them best, they were already planning a second date after this.

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[ao3feed-eremin]

Jesus Christ We Need To Stop Crashing Ships

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/lKsM07C

by 33smallraccoonsinatrenchcoat

AoT x Star Wars. That's the just of it. I did this cause I asked my friend who I should draw light sabers for, so THANK YOU CHAR YOU'RE MY BESTIE FOR LIFE!!!!!!!! More tags and shit will be added as I go. I might not post super often depending on my work hours. I wont do smut in the main fic, but might to some side ones with that

Words: 1059, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of AoT x Star Wars

Fandoms: Shingeki no Kyojin | Attack on Titan, Star Wars - All Media Types

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

Characters: Eren Yeager, Armin Arlert, Mikasa Ackerman, Levi Ackerman, Marco Bott, Bertolt Hoover, Reiner Braun, Sasha Blouse, Connie Springer, Erwin Smith, Hange Zoë, Moblit Berner, Mike Zacharias, Jean Kirstein, Zeke Yeager, Pieck Finger, Yelena (Shingeki no Kyojin), Ymir of the 104th (Shingeki no Kyojin), Krista Lenz | Historia Reiss, Porco Galliard, Marcel Galliard | Berwick, Dot Pixis, Gabi Braun, Floch Forster, Falco Grice, Kenny Ackerman, Frieda Reiss, Theo Magath, Nile Dok, Hitch Dreyse, Azumabito Kiyomi, Darius Zackly, Marlo Sand | Marlowe Freudenberg, Hannes (Shingeki no Kyojin), Zofia (Shingeki no Kyojin), Udo (Shingeki no Kyojin), Uri Reiss, Lara Tybur, Willy Tybur, Flegel Reeves, Dimo Reeves, Carla Yeager, Dina Yeager | Dina Fritz, Onyankopon (Shingeki no Kyojin), Asajj Ventress, Nightsister Characters (Star Wars), Talzin (Star Wars)

Relationships: Armin Arlert/Eren Yeager, Levi Ackerman/Erwin Smith, Hitch Dreyse/Annie Leonhart, Mikasa Ackerman/Sasha Blouse, Reiner Braun/Bertolt Hoover, Marco Bott/Jean Kirstein, Moblit Berner/Hange Zoë, Krista Lenz | Historia Reiss/Ymir of the 104th

Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Hurt No Comfort, Order 66 Didn't Happen (Star Wars), Major Character Injury, First Battle of Geonosis (Star Wars), Siege of Mandalore (Star Wars), Planet Mandalore (Star Wars), Planet Shili (Star Wars), Planet Ryloth | Twi'lek (Star Wars), Planet Geonosis (Star Wars), Planet Lasan (Star Wars), Planet Tatooine (Star Wars), Planet Naboo (Star Wars), Planet Coruscant (Star Wars), Planet Ilum (Star Wars), Planet Dathomir (Star Wars), Fluff, Angst

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/lKsM07C

[dreaming-for-an-escape]

So this is a vampire Eddie Munson writing piece. It’s a crossover between my fanfics Dimensions Of The Heart and Beauty Has Her Way. It’s my Stranger Things/IT crossover and The Lost Boys story. That’ll explain the mention of my OC Cheryl because she’s the main OC in Beauty Has her Way. So it’s a crossover within a crossover 😂 I do plan on introducing Eddie in Beauty Has Her Way but that’ll happen later, after I cover The Lost Boys story-line.

Anyways this features my OC Alexandra Uris who is my other OC Gwen Tozier’s daughter. It takes place years later after Stranger Things Season 4 when everyone thought Eddie died. In this crossover story he turned into a vampire. He’s been living in Santa Carla with our favorite vampires and is a part of their group.

In this Alexandra is eighteen and is at Santa Carla for summer vacation. Eddie runs into her and finds out who she’s related to.

Short but sweet. Enjoy! It was fun to write! If you guys like it maybe I’ll write another blurb.

Pairing: Eddie Munson x Alexandra Uris (Gwen and Stan’s daughter). This was supposed to read as a start of friendship between them but uh...I don’t know anymore. I’m a sucker for a vampire x human relationship. And also it’s Eddie! But it does complicate things since in post IT: Chapter Two, Alexandra is paired with Oliver (Ben and Beverly's son). But who’s to say Alexandra won’t have another potential love interest in her life?I mean Gwen did xD Sorry not sorry. 

It took Eddie longer than he liked to admit to locate where that alluring scent was coming from. 

Paul and Marko would have definitely given him major shit about it. Thankfully Paul was with David and Dwayne, and Marko was off somewhere with Cheryl doing things Eddie would rather not know, let alone, think about. 

This new scent for some reason was familiar to Eddie but he couldn’t figure out why that was. Why did the scent (of citrus?) make him walk around the boardwalk like a mad man on a mission. The people around him were giving him odd looks as he lifted his nose into the air, deeply inhaling. Eddie didn’t give a fuck with how he was being looked at though. All he cared about was that tantalizing scent. 

There was a slight floral taste in his mouth after each inhale he took. Despite not being a huge fan of floral scent, this one in particular made him determined to find the source of where it came from. It was borderline intoxicating and Eddie wondered if this was what Marko meant when he told him about meeting Cheryl for the first time when she had been human years ago. 

Cheryl’s scent had caught Marko’s attention, and the reason why was because she ended up being Marko’s true mate. Was this now happening to Eddie? Was he smelling his true mate’s scent or was this just a person with mouthwatering blood, waiting to be feed on by him?

Eddie would only know once he’d locate the scent, and locate the scent he very well did. Of all places on the boardwalk the person’s zesty scent was coming from the vinyl shop. Vinyls to this day happened to still be popular with people, and he was glad about that. Even with all the new ways to listen to music, Eddie preferred listening to music as he did when he had been a human in the eighties. 

Call him old fashioned but it was his preference. He wasn’t the only one who felt this way when it came to his vampire family. 

The vinyl shop was familiar territory for Eddie and he felt ridiculous for not checking the place sooner. He walked in as if he owned the place, the employees already recognizing and leaving him be. After living so long in Santa Carla it sure felt like he was the owner. 

Eddie nearly closed his eyes from bliss. The delightful tangy scent was so strong in the shop that there was no way of escaping it. Not that he wanted to do that, quite the opposite actually. 

His eyes soon found the owner of the scent he’d been drawn to. 

A dainty looking blonde girl around eighteen or so stood in between the aisle, going through the vinyls in front of her. She was wearing a black headband, pushing her hair away from her face revealing her beautiful dark brown eyes. Eddie noticed that there wasn’t a single blemish on her fair skin. 

The girl’s hair only reached her shoulders, and yet there was still some bounce. Her outfit did indeed let him know that she wasn’t from Santa Carla. Eddie already figured this to be the case from her scent. It was a huge give away because had she lived in Santa Carla Eddie, him or one of his brothers, would have scoped her out already. 

Her scent was too captivating to ignore. Now that Eddie was looking at her he realized that not only did she smell like sunshine in a bottle, she also looked the part. 

As Eddie approached closer he saw just how much taller he was than her. Eddie stood at five feet ten inches. She must have been five feet two inches, at least. To his amusement Blondie here was shorter than Cheryl. He along with the rest of the guys liked teasing her about it. 

Eddie licked his lips before speaking, and when the girl set her eyes on him he felt a slight burn in his throat from how close he was to her now. 

“You looking for anything in particular?”

Blondie narrowed those beautiful dark brown eyes of hers. Unlike most of the girls he chatted up she wasn’t falling so quickly. There was no fluttering of the eyelashes, or even a blush coating her cheeks. She wasn’t even smiling at him. No instead she appeared guarded, and Eddie was finding that to be intriguing. 

“Do you work here?” Blondie asked evenly, though Eddie could detect a bit of sharpness in her tone. 

“Nah, just a regular customer.” Eddie told her with a grin. “Though I do like to help people with finding good tunes. You know? Lead them in the right direction. Some people just don’t know good music.”

Blondie stared at him, and he could tell she still didn’t trust him. Her dark brown eyes however did lessen a bit from harshness. “I think I can manage on my own.” She went on to say and then continued going through the vinyls in front of her. 

“Yeah?” Eddie’s eyes wondered to her neck, taking another inhale. He tried being discreet about it. He wondered what it would take in order to convince her to follow him to a more secluded area in order to get a taste from her.  

The girl’s answer was short. “Yup.” 

“Why’s that?” Eddie asked hoping to get more out of her. 

She let out a sigh, directing her eyes onto him again. “My mother’s a singer. I know my music.”

Eddie wasn’t expecting that but he went along with it. “Oh? Who’s your mom?”

Blondie kept her gaze steady on him as she answered. “Gwen Tozier.” 

Eddie’s mouth almost dropped open like in a cartoon. 

The girl saw his reaction and must have thought he was a fan. Her lips quirked, not quite a smile. “You’ve heard of her?”

“I sure have.” Eddie answered with a far away voice. 

He knew exactly who Gwen Tozier was. He hadn’t seen Gwen in years and he hadn’t been in contact with her or anyone from his past life. Not even his Uncle Wayne. And why would he? Eddie was supposed to be dead. 

Any information he did know about his past loved ones was minimal. He did know about Gwen’s singing career but nothing about her personal life. He didn’t like digging because it just brought sadness, and why be bummed when he was going to live on forever?

Eddie was considered to be dead by everyone in Hawkins after the battle with Vecna. As much as he wanted to tell everyone in Hawkins he hadn’t kicked the bucket, he knew he couldn’t. Because the truth was he wasn’t alive, not like them. He wasn’t human anymore. He was a vampire now. And he’s been living as a vampire for quite some time now. 

It hurt but leaving Hawkins had been the best and smart move on Eddie’s part. He thought he left everything from his old life behind but now here he was talking to Gwen’s daughter. 

Was Gwen also here in Santa Carla? What about Gwen’s husband? If there was one, Eddie just assumed she was married. And if so to who?

Who did Gwen decide to settle down and have a kid with? Was it Harrington? It had been years since Eddie set foot in Hawkins but he remembered how head over heels Steve had been for Gwen, and he remembered how Gwen felt for Steve. The two were in a bit of a rough patch during their battle with Vecna but not enough to officially end things between them in Eddie’s opinion. 

So did they reconcile and marry? Eddie had so many questions. 

The girl in front of him would give answers. Eddie was sure of that. And even though it probably was a bad idea to get involved with her he just couldn’t seem to stop himself. 

“My name’s Eddie.” He introduced himself, sticking out his hand. When all she did was blink at him he laughed. “Come on, it’s just a hand. It’s not like it’s gonna bite you or anything.” He probably shouldn’t have made that joke considering he’d been planning on sinking his teeth into that soft neck of hers earlier.  

Blondie stayed quiet for a long time. Eddie really thought she was just going to continue standing there, staring at him with those dark brown eyes of hers. Eyes, that he now realized, were like Gwen’s. But then Blondie let out a sigh, not exactly an annoyed sounding one. She briefly shook his hand. “Alexandra.” 

Eddie repeated the name in his hand. Alexandra seemed like a fitting name for the daughter of Gwen Tozier. The girl he once considered like a sister. He certainly did love her like one. 

“So Girlschool?” Eddie brought up after their handshake ended. He gestured to the vinyl Alexandra was now holding. “That’s who you were looking for?”

Alexandra nodded her head.  Now that they introduced themselves she found it a bit easier to talk to him. Although her guard still remained up. It didn’t matter how good looking he was, she wasn’t about to end up on the news. 

“Yeah, I’ve been wanting to buy another one of their vinyls. Girlschool is such an underrated band.”

Eddie smiled. Gwen used to say the same thing. In his mind he could picture them smoking together after classes, and talking about music. 

Girlschool being one of the many bands mentioned by her. Eddie recalled her owning a Girlschool t-shirt. It had been loose on Gwen because unlike most of the girls at Hawkins High she liked dressing more for comfort. In Eddie’s opinion Gwen could have dressed in a potato sack back then and she’d still be considered cool by him. 

Eddie looked over Alexandra, eyes gleaming. The same thing could be said about her if she ever decided to wear a potato sack too. 

“Are you a fan of their music?” Alexandra asked him.

Eddie’s smile widened. “Actually yeah, a good friend of mine got me into them.”

Alexandra hummed. “Your friend must have good taste in music then.”

This time Eddie answered in a softer tone. “She does.” 

Alexandra picked up on the softness as she stared at him. Eddie was taken back in time yet again.  

Those dark brown eyes, they were so Gwen. Especially under the shop’s light. Eddie knew right then and there that no harm would come to Alexandra. Not by him, and certainly not by his brothers. He’ll have to make that perfectly clear to them.

Eddie already knew that Cheryl would at least help him if any of the guys would cause trouble. He could count on Cheryl with about anything really. She was kind like that. Honestly it was hard for Eddie to think of her as a vampire because of how much love she held in her undead heart. 

Actually, and this wouldn’t be the first time he thought it, even telling Cheryl, but his vampire sister did have a lot of qualities that made Eddie think of Gwen...and now here he was conversing with Gwen’s daughter. 

Eddie’s tongue traced the inside of his teeth, glad his fangs were currently hidden. Alexandra’s scent hadn’t lost its allure whatsoever. 

Yeah, on the downside Eddie lost a meal but it wasn’t like he could drink her blood.  Eddie could already picture an older looking Gwen scolding him. That would be a huge no and Eddie would feel guilty, something he tended not to feel a lot these days. Thanks vampirism. But even though he just met Alexandra, Eddie already knew he wouldn’t harm a single strand of her beautiful blonde head. 

Now on the upside finding someone else to feed from would be easy. This was Santa Carla after all. But he’d look for a meal later. Right now Eddie wanted to focus on Alexandra. 

Talking to her made Eddie think back to the times he spent with Gwen all those years ago. 

It made him feel human for a moment there. And it was a feeling he missed more than he thought. 

Okay Blondie...

Eddie let out a low laugh when Alexandra tilted her head at him, finding her puzzled expression to be cute. 

What else are you going to make me feel?

[bluesylveon2]

My My, I Could Never Let You Go

Summary: Sasha Zoe just wants her dad to walk her down the aisle. There is only one problem: she doesn't know who her dad is! Sasha invites 3 men in hopes of finding out which one is her father. What could possibly go wrong?

Pairings: Levi x Hange, Sasha x Niccolo, and other background relationships

Disclaimer: This is a Levihan Mamma Mia au. This fanfic is inspired by Mamma Mia which is directed by Phyllida Loyd, written by Catherine Johnson, and uses music from the pop group ABBA. Attack on Titan is a manga/anime series written by Hajime Isayama and published by Kondasha

Author’s Note: NOW EDITED! This chapter and maybe the next few will include character background. I know the movie doesn’t include that, but I am! This story will have some added/deleted scenes from the movie. I hope you like it though! Also, the characters are in their Season 4 looks. The 104 group will be 20-21. Niccolo is 23. The adults:

Hange, Nanaba, Rico, and Mike - 43 | Levi - 45 | Erwin - 46 | Moblit - 40 | Pieck - 37 | Porco - 35

Yes, the adults are mostly in their 40′s, but look young. Let’s just go with it

I will try to keep a weekly or week and a half update depending on school. 

Now let’s move to the chapter where we meet a happy and engaged Sasha! 😁

Need to catch up? Catch up here!

Ch 1: Honey, Honey

Kalokairi, Greece

1 day before the wedding

Two passengers walk out of the docked ferry. Mikasa - the tall one with short jet black hair and dark brown eyes - was grabbing the rest of her stuff while her friend Historia - the shorter one with long blonde hair and blue eyes - searched for Sasha. It didn’t take Historia long to find her. Sasha wasn’t hard to find. Despite her wearing her brown hair in a ponytail and wearing casual clothes; she was running towards them at full speed. Sasha also held a small book with her. 

“OH MY GOSH! YOU ARE FINALLY HERE!!!!” Sasha screamed as she ran towards her friends on the dock. 

Mikasa Ackerman is half Japanese and half German. She originally lived in Rothenburg ob der Tauber in Germany but moved to Kalokairi after her parent’s death when she was a teenager. Mikasa’s parents dreamed of visiting the island one day when Mikasa was older. She used to sit on her mother’s lap as she told her about the island's beauty. After Mikasa’s parents died, her great aunt on her mother’s side reached out to her from Japan and provided Mikasa enough money to move to Kalokairi. Mikasa’s great aunt was unable to take care of Mikasa because of her old age, so Mikasa chose to live in Kalokairi to fulfill her parent’s dream. The only downside was that Mikasa lived alone. Her home is a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home. It’s enough for a person, but Mikasa felt alone without her parents. It was where she met Eren Jaeger's family. Eren’s mom, Carla, often invited Mikasa to eat so she wouldn’t get lonely. Eren gave Mikasa a red scarf as she was leaving the Jaeger household. He claimed it was a gift, so she didn’t feel lonely. Mikasa, touched by the gift, started visiting the Jaeger family more, and she even met Eren’s freind, Armin. The Jaeger home became Mikasa’s second home, and Mikasa was not alone anymore. It changed after Historia moved the island. 

Historia Reiss came from Munich and ran to Kalokairi to get away from her family. She felt confined in her home when all she wanted was freedom. She had also learned the ugly truth behind her family name a week after moving in with her father, Rod Reiss. Her uncle, Uri, was the CEO of the Fritz company, a conglomerate in Germany with other branches across Europe. The company also did some shady business orchestrated by Rod, but it was hidden from the public. The only plus for Historia staying home was seeing sister, Freida, more often. 

The only downside of running away to another country was not knowing the language. Historia was walking around the island when she accidentally bumped into Mikasa. Mikasa noticed how lost Historia looked, so she invited her into her home. Historia spills her entire life story (including her real name) to Mikasa the moment Mikasa sat down in the chair in front of her to eat dinner. Historia was horrified after she finished her story. She just told her story to a stranger who is most likely going to kick her out. Historia flinched when she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to find Mikasa looking down at her with a smile. Mikasa understands what it is like to be alone, so she invites Historia to stay in her home. The girls eventually lived together as roommates until they had to leave for their modeling careers. Mikasa and Historia have even walked in Milan Fashion Week. 

The home is still under Mikasa’s name (originally it was under her great aunt, but it went to Mikasa after her passing). The girls (and everyone in their friend group), use it when they stay on the island. The current inhabitants are Hanami and Mina since they were the first to arrive. Mikasa, Annie, Hitch, and Historia are the only girls from the group staying at the hotel. 

Historia also started going by her real name after an incident with the company. Rod went to prison and Freida became the new CEO. She and Freida keep in touch often via mail to make up for the lost time and update each other of their lives. Historia told Freida about her freinds, her new maternal figure (Hange), and her girlfriend, Ymir.

Sasha met Mikasa and Historia on the island in high school. Mikasa was with her friends, Eren and Armin when Sasha met her. They were often paired up for projects and events that their friendship happened naturally over time. Sasha met Historia when she gave her some bread after Sasha was caught eating in class. Mr. Shadis, their teacher, is really a strict man. He made Sasha run laps around the whole school as punishment. Sasha wouldn’t stop thanking Historia after that. 

“SASHA!!!!!!” Historia shoved her stuff towards Mikasa and began running towards Sasha. 

“MIKASAAAAA!!!! HISTORIA!!!!!!!!!” Sasha continued yelling before glomping Historia. Luckily Historia caught herself without falling into the water.

“And where is my hug?” Sasha heard behind Historia before looking up to see Mikasa smirking at her. Sasha opened one arm out to initiate a group hug.

Mikasa briefly put both her’s and Historia’s stuff down and joined in on the hug. 

“Ugh, it’s been so long! I missed you both so much!” Sasha complained dramatically as she let go of the girls. Mikasa and Historia grab their things and start heading towards the beach with Sasha. 

Sasha looked at the group and noticed someone was missing.

“Is Ymir not coming, Historia?” Sasha asked while tilting her head to the side.

“No,” Historia says sadly, thinking about her girlfriend as she looks down as she walks. “She has caught up with work lately and won’t be able to attend your wedding.” Historia looked up and smiled “She wanted me to tell you congrats on your engagement though.”

“Well we would have been here earlier, but someone” Mikasa glared at Historia “insisted on being fashionably late” Mikasa grumbled. She gave air quotes on the words fashionably late with her free hand. 

“Well are we?” Historia giggled. She waved her hand innocently while ignoring Mikasa’s last statement 

“No” Sasha laughed “Aunt Nanaba and Aunt Rico will be here later on today, and Aunt Pieck will be here tomorrow.”

Aunt Pieck is Sasha’s only known family member from her mom’s side. 

(Sasha also heard about a grandmother, but her mom never talks about her)

According to Hange, Pieck is Hange’s younger cousin. Hange’s mom and Pieck’s mom are sisters, but they weren’t that close. Hange’s mom was more focused on her singing career, and Pieck’s mom wanted to focus on her daughter. As a result, Hange would often visit Pieck’s house in Santorini. Pieck would tell her stories about Kalokairi during one of Hange’s visits. Pieck’s stories of Kalokairi sparked Hange’s interest in the island. Pieck is currently a photographer who lives in Portugal after marrying Porco Galliard. She met Porco after a photoshoot in Spain. 

Porco is a veteran from Portugal. His brother, Marcel, is also a veteran and he was in the same unit as Porco. Both brothers began traveling around Europe after finishing their service before settling down. One day, the brothers were in Valencia, Spain after hearing of the La Tomatina Festival in Bunol. Porco met Pieck during the festival after she threw a squashed tomato straight at his face. Porco had to face her alone (Marcel was somewhere deep in the crowd) and decided to get back at her. It was a battle between speed (Porco) and stamina (Pieck, Porco had no idea how Pieck was not getting tired). According to Aunt Pieck, it was like the others in the crowd didn’t matter to them. It was her vs Porco. The two got to learn more about each other after the festival ended, and they exchanged numbers. 

Sasha has not seen her Aunt Pieck since her high school graduation. Her aunt had moved to left Greece after marrying Porco, so her visits were less frequent. Nevertheless, Sasha enjoyed looking at the postcard and photos her aunt sends every year. Seeing her aunt and uncle’s happy faces puts a smile on Sasha’s face. She wishes her mom had a similar experience. 

“I knew we should’ve waited longer,” Historia complained to Mikasa and threw her arms up for dramatic effect.

“Yeah me too,” Mikasa says sarcastically and rolls her eyes.

“Speaking of guests, are the other girls here already?” Historia asks Sasha and looks around the beach expecting the others to magically appear before them.

“The other girls are here,” Sasha replies “Mina is hanging out with Marco, Hitch is dragging Marlowe around the island, Annie is on a date with Armin, and Hanami is probably trying not to kill Jean. She has been here longer and is working together with Jean on the wedding”

Hanami is a sweet but oblivious girl they had all met in high school. She is known for making rash decisions, and it worried them. Jean usually reprimands her for being rash, and Hanami would fight back verbally. She and Jean used to not get along before, but their friendship has improved over the years. Nowadays, the both of them just like messing with one another. 

“Let’s hope that your wedding does not end in disaster,” Mikasa says with a hint of worry in her voice.

Their friend, Hanami Richter, is Sasha’s maid of honor. She was born in Greece after her parents moved from Cambridge. She is both Japanese and German like Mikasa, but looks more European. Hanami has short dark brown hair, dark brown eyes,  and wears glasses. She looks like she could be Sasha’s long lost sister. (The girls switched places once, but Hange figured out ‘Sasha’ was not Sasha. Luckily Hange didn’t get mad, but she was impressed).  Hanami is currently attending the University of Vienna to study International Business Administration. 

“Oh!” Historia exclaimed in an attempt to change the subject “Show us your ring!”

Sasha laughed before stopping their walk to extend her left hand. She showed Historia the beautiful ring on her ring finger. The ring consisted of a 2-carat diamond glistened from the sunlight. The ring was not too over the top. It was a white gold ring with a diamond placed in the center surrounded by smaller diamonds to form a halo. 

Historia let out a whistle “Niccolo did really well! Let me take a picture and send this to Ymir. She was expecting a big diamond”

Niccolo is a young chef with wavy blonde hair and green eyes. Niccolo dreams of working as an executive chef after traveling the world. However, no one appreciated his cooking despite working in a famous restaurant. Sasha met him when she and her girl friends went on a summer trip to Italy. During the trip, the group decided to eat dinner at a well-known restaurant in Rome. Everyone, especially Sasha, was enjoying their meal until Sasha started eating her lobster. The girls will never forget how Sasha couldn’t stop complimenting the lobster that she wanted to meet the chef who made it. Niccolo was shocked when his co-worker mentioned what was going on outside the kitchen. Someone was actually appreciating his cooking and he moved them to tears! Niccolo had no choice but to agree. He wanted to meet this person. Surprisingly to the girls, the restaurant let her meet the chef, but only after closing time. Sasha was in tears as she hugged Niccolo, and Niccolo was shocked to see how his food affected her. (Niccolo never told Sasha, but it was love at first sight for him). They met again months later when Jean invited Niccolo over to Kalokairi to surprise Sasha. Sasha and Niccolo eventually started dating, and Niccolo proposed to her after 2 years of dating.

As Historia took some pics on her phone, Mikasa remembered what Sasha mentioned in their group chat before they arrived.

“Sasha, what’s the big news you mentioned a few days ago?”

“Right!” Sasha exclaimed and covered her mouth with her unoccupied hand “I want you guys to guess before the big reveal.”

Historia was pocketing her phone and let Sasha drop her hand back to the side. Historia let out a gasp. She put one hand on Sasha’s shoulder and the other on her stomach. 

“You're pregnant?!?!?!” Historia yelled

“No no no! You're wrong Historia.” Sasha laughed and held up both of her hands in front of her body

(Historia was relieved. Mikasa considered Niccolo lucky because won’t be sporting a black eye on his wedding day. She didn’t say that out loud)

“So what is it then Sasha?” Mikasa after the girls started walking again.

“Weeeellllllll. I invited my dad to my wedding!” Sasha screams with glee

“What?!” “You finally found him” Mikasa and Historia shouted at the same time and looked at Sasha

“Not exactly,” Sasha replied before sitting down on a rock down the beach with the girls. Their spot at least gave them some privacy to talk.

Suddenly, Sasha’s happy expression turned serious. “You also cannot tell anyone what I'm about to say. You have to promise me that and do the salute to it too?” 

“Yes ma'am. We promise” Mikasa and Historia said before facing Sasha and doing their salute. They put both of their hands in a fist. They placed their right fist over their heart and their left fist behind their backs. It was the secret salute their friend group came up with in high school. Mikasa and Historia sat down on some rocks across from Sasha after they did the salute.

“You know what my mom says when I ask about my father. It was a summer romance, and he was gone before she realized she was pregnant with me. I would accept it and never ask more questions.”

Historia put a hand on Sasha’s shoulder and gave her an empathetic smile. She understood where Sasha is coming from. Historia didn’t know much about her family as a child since she grew up with only her mom. She met them after her first year in high school, but it was not a pleasant experience, and she would rather choose to forget it (except for Freida). 

Mikasa also gave Sasha a smile before motioning with her hand to continue.

Sasha smiled at both of her friends. “Well guess what Hanami and I found while looking through the attic for wedding decorations,” Sasha says before pulling out a leather journal. It was a brown journal that looked worn and had a leather strap to seal the book closed. 

“Is that-?” Mikasa asked

“No way-” Historia began

“Yes!” Sasha squealed “It is my mom’s old diary she kept while she was pregnant with me.”

Sasha set the diary on her lap and opened it to one of the bookmarked pages. She began to read a journal entry. 

July 17

What a night! Levi took me to a secluded beach here on the island. We danced on the beach. We kissed on the beach and-

“Dot dot dot,” Sasha said

“Dot dot dot?” Mikasa asked with a perplexed look on her face.

“What does that mean?” Historia asked Sasha confused

“Who knows?” Sasha replied with a shrug “It’s from the olden times. They had weird terminology back then. Now let me continue.”

Sasha stood up abruptly and walked off from Mikasa and Historia. The girls quickly grabbed their things as they stood up and followed Sasha.

Levi is such an amazing guy! Yeah, he may be short, is always scowling, has a funny way to drink tea, and tells poop jokes, but he is such a sweetheart. He never shows it to others, but only me. Me! I get dizzy looking at his charm and going on new adventures with him. Is he some sort of a love machine? He's practically everything I want in a guy! I really think he's the one.

“Your mom sounds like she’s really in love with this Levi guy.” Mikasa comments (she also starts questioning Hange’s tastes in men. A guy who scowls and tells poop jokes? That baffled Mikasa.)

“I think it’s cute,” Historia says with hearts in her eyes and turns to Sasha “Is Levi your father?” 

“Oh but wait” Sasha stops walking on a cliff that overlooks the sea. She gestures to Mikasa and Historia to sit down before continuing.

All this time Levi tells me he loves me, but I’m doubting that now. He’s been hiding things from me, and I found out about it this morning. He suddenly announced that he was engaged, and had to leave to get married. 

How dare he?! I was too blinded by anger to think rationally. I packed Levi’s stuff, dragged Levi out of my house, and threw his stuff (and Levi) to the nearest ferry while demanding him to leave. I didn’t want to see him again, and I didn’t want him to see how heartbroken I was. 

“Oh no. Poor Hange” Historia says sadly. Mikasa didn’t say anything, but she scowled instead. 

“The plot thickens,” Sasha says and continues reading

I texted Nanaba and Rico to do some snooping for me since the internet can be weak here on the island. I gave them the information I knew about Levi and let them do the rest. Rico managed to find some things about Levi.

How dare he? He lied to me this whole time about his last name, how he is the heir of Ackerman Bank, and possibly his love for me? No wonder he was acting mysterious when we first met. I just want to-

Sasha stops abruptly. She looked at the page again to be sure she was reading it right. The page had her mother’s writing, but there were some scribbles and small crinkles. Sasha knew right away that her mother must have cried while writing the entry.

“There are multiple tear marks and some scribbles here” Sasha comments with a solemn expression on her face.

Historia and Mikasa looked at Sasha with sorrow. It seemed as if her mom went through a lot before she was born.

There was a moment of silence until Historia spoke up in an attempt to lighten up the mood. 

“At least your mom didn’t damage the diary, or we wouldn’t have any clue who your father is. Remember that time Eren and Connie accidentally knocked over that old vase at the hotel?”

All 3 girls shivered at the memory

“Well, at least the journal didn’t meet your mom’s wrath. We got lucky there.” Mikasa says with a small smile on her face

“Yeah” Sasha laughed. It’s rare for her mom to get angry. She has only seen her mother really angry once, and it was after the incident. Luckily, her mom never got mad at her. She showered her with love and affection instead. 

Sasha turned the page to another bookmarked section and looked to her friends sitting nearby. Historia looked as if she was in deep thought. Her arm was propped up on her knee and she rested her head on her fist. 

“Something on your mind Historia?” Sasha asked

Historia perked up at Sasha’s question. She then glanced at Mikasa and then the journal. Historia looked at Sasha.

“You said Levi’s last name is Ackerman, right? What if Mikasa is related to him?”

Historia gasped and turned to Mikasa with a gleeful look on her face “You and Sasha could be related! Wouldn’t that be fun?”

“I would rather not be related to Mr. Poop Jokes. He hurt Hange and he sounds like an asshole.” Mikasa scoffed and dismissed the idea. It would be nice to be related to Sasha, but not through Levi. 

Meanwhile, Sasha laughed when Historia’s smile turned into a pout. She and Mikasa are really close friends. It would be nice to at least have one of her friends be blood-related to her.

“Wait until you hear this,” Sasha says before standing up and walking away from their spot on the beach. She started heading towards the stairs along a cliff while reading at the same time. Mikasa and Historia stood up and followed her. They don’t want to miss the rest of the story if they let Sasha walk away.

Both of them sweatdropped as they ran towards Sasha

“I don’t understand why she needs to walk off from us. I get that she needs to guide us to the hotel, but couldn’t we have heard the story all in one sitting?” Historia says to Mikasa

Mikasa shrugs before jogging (and dragging Historia behind her) to catch up to Sasha. Luckily Mikasa is still athletic from high school, so it didn't take her long to catch up. 

August 4

I met Erwin Smith - a tall man with blond hair, blue eyes, and the biggest eyebrows I’ve ever seen. He looks like the star of the latest superhero movie - out of the blue when I was walking around town. He looked lost, so I offered to show him around the island. He’s such a sweet and understanding guy. Although I’m still obsessed with Levi, one thing led to another and-

“Dot. Dot. Dot” Sasha says laughing

Mikasa and Historia gasped as the girls made it towards the entrance of Hange’s hotel (aka Sasha’s home)

August 11

Mike Zacharias - a tall man with blonde hair, light green eyes, and has a tendency to sniff people - took me to his yacht for our nightly yacht ride. We spent the night gazing at the stars and telling stories. 

The girls climbed up the steps towards the hotel. Once they made it to the top, Sasha stopped and turned around to face Mikasa and Historia before finishing up her story. 

Mike is so wild and such a funny guy. One thing led to another and-

“Dot! Dot! Dot!” Sasha and Historia squealed at the same time. Mikasa watched her friends excitement with a smile on her face

A door opens behind the girls. Hange Zoe comes in with her full glory wearing her signature white shirt with overalls while carrying a broom. She sets it off towards a nearby wall.

“Here come the bridesmaids” Hange sang with her arms open for a hug

“Hange!” Mikasa and Historia say with excitement and run to get a hug and a kiss on the cheek from Hange. Sasha quickly hides the diary behind her back. She is thankful that her mom was focused on her friends instead of her.

“Look at you! You’re both so beautiful and you need to start growing” Hange ruffled their hair and laughed

“You look like you’re having fun” Hange smiled and gave them the proud look only a mother would give towards her children

“I used to have fun” she added with some reminiscence in her voice. She thought of the 3 men who impacted her life as she turned around to pick up her broom. 

“Oh, we know.” Historia giggles before Mikasa discreetly elbowed her to tell her to shut up.

Hange looked at the girls suspiciously and Sasha smiled before motioning to her friends that they needed to go. Hange shrugged before going back to the door she came from, leaving Sasha and the others alone.

The girls let out a sigh of relief before heading to Sasha’s room. Hopefully, no one else runs into them or it would raise suspicion.

Sasha walked towards her bed and sat down once they made it to her room. Mikasa and Historia set their stuff off to the side and stood in front of Sasha.

“So, who is your dad? Levi, Erwin, or Mike?” Mikasa asked

“I don’t know!” Sasha exclaims 

“But which one did you invite?” Historia asked

Sasha didn’t answer and stayed silent. Historia and Mikasa picked up on her silence and immediately knew

“Oh. My. God.” they said while simultaneously stepping back and sitting down on a nearby chest

Sasha squealed as she stood up. A big smile grew on her face 

“Do they know?” Historia asked

“Well, would you write to a total stranger ‘Will you come to my wedding? You might be my father?’ No! They think mom sent the invites and no surprise with what’s in here-” 

Sasha picks up the diary from her bed

“They said yes!” Sasha squealed causing Historia and Mikasa to jump up with glee

The girls proceed to have an impromptu dance party in Sasha’s room to celebrate. They danced around for a bit but stopped after Sasha decided to head out to her balcony with her mom’s diary. Mikasa and Historia stayed behind and sat down on Sasha’s bed. They wanted to give her space to think about everything so far.

“I’ve heard so much about them, and I want to know more about them too,” Sasha says softly to herself. She glances down at the diary and smiles “Once I do, I can know how much they mean to me.”

Skiathos, Greece

1 day before the wedding

Two taxis were heading to the Skiathos port. Both taxis were trying to reach the ferry before it left for Kalokairi. 

Erwin sat calm and composed with his business suit, but he was nervous on the inside. How would Hange react to his sudden appearance? What would she say? Is she still with the other man? He can feel the timer to the meeting counting down in his head. “If only the taxi went a bit faster,” Erwin thought to himself. 

Meanwhile, in another taxi, sat Levi. He was starting to get impatient. Levi cursed his luck before putting his pocket watch back in his shirt pocket. He would have been on Kalokairi a lot earlier if the 1 stop of the flight didn’t take too long. Levi leaned forward to tell the driver to speed up, but it seemed as if the ride to the port was too slow (in Levi’s opinion). 

As Levi sat back, he dug into the pocket of his slacks for a small blue pouch. He untied the knot and dumped whatever was inside the pouch onto his palm. A simple yellow gold ring with a diamond fell out. Levi bought that ring weeks after coming back from Kalokairi and settling his family drama. It was kind of a dumb purchase if Levi thought really hard into it. He broke Hange’s heart and she kicked him out. It’s simple, really. Hange would not say yes if he had returned to Kalokairi and proposed to her. 

Nevertheless, Levi thought yellow gold would look good on Hange’s skin because it reminded him of the yellow shirt she wore when they met. He only kept it because of the memories they had, and Levi will always treasure it. Levi puts the ring back in the pouch and pockets it. He doesn’t see himself opening it again if Hange decides to kick him out for a second time. 

Both taxis make it to the port, and both Levi and Erwin run towards the ferry only to see it leaving.

“Damn it!” Levi yells

“I agree,” Erwin calmly says next to him

Levi looks up to find a tall man with blond hair and the biggest eyebrows he had ever seen, He didn’t notice Erwin’s presence until he spoke. Levi looked at him. He internally prayed to himself that he would make it to the wedding on time and see Hange. 

“When is the next ferry leaving?” Levi asks Erwin. Levi didn’t know much Greek since Hange was the one who helped him before. He hoped the blonde stranger at least knew something

Erwin walks towards the nearest sign and reads it using basic Greek he learned years prior 

“Monday,” Erwin says dejectedly and Levi groans in frustration

“Hey!” they hear from the sea and turn their heads

They both see a tall, blond-haired man with a mustache and a beard waving to them from a yacht. There was another man with him who looked like he was doing last-minute preparations before sailing. 

“Are you heading to Kalokairi?” the man asks Levi and Erwin

“How did you know?” Levi yells. The man is a good distance away from him after all.

The man laughs “I could practically smell the desperation off of you”  Erwin’s face turns red from embarrassment. Levi scowled

“You can come with me. The name’s Mike Zacharias by the way. That man over there” He points to a guy with brown hair styled in a pompadour “That’s Gelgar. He’s been taking care of my yacht since I was away. He can help bring us to the island.”

“Sure,” Erwin spoke up. “My name is Erwin Smith. He then raised a hand and gestured to Levi 

“This is-”

“Levi Ackerman” Levi finishes for Erwin. Levi revealed his last name to them unlike when he first met Hange. Luckily both men didn’t make any connections between him and his family business.

Mike turned to Erwin “Well then, Erwin.” He turned to Levi “and Levi. You better hurry up and board the yacht soon. We are heading to Kalokairi once you are settled.” Mike said and walked off to check on everything with Gelgar

Levi sighed. He had no choice. He might as well go with Erwin and Mike since Mike is his only hope of reaching Kalokairi on time. 

Meanwhile, Erwin recognized Mike after many years. He had some physical differences but didn’t look much different overall. Erwin knew that Mike was the man Hange was with when he came back to see her. 

There is only one question that kept playing in Erwin’s head. Is Mike still with Hange?

©: This is where I insert all rights reserved stuff. This story belongs to me. Do not modify or republish

References used/Notes:

Obviously the salute used in the military

Sasha having the girls salute is a nod to OVA 2 where she makes Reiner do it

Some inspiration from both Mikasa and Historia’s backstories

Hanami is my OC from AOT 2 FB (I posted what she looks like on my Tumblr bluesylveon2)

I added more characters because I want Sasha to have more friends in her bridal party

Levi being the heir of Ackerman Bank is based on list I found of big businesses in Germany. Two were based in Frankfurt and were only banking, hence the name

But Levi owns a cafe in the Prologue? Will be explained later

Sasha and Niccolo’s first meeting is from the recent episode

I decided for Porco to be Portuguese because Porco means pig in Portugese

I’ve heard of La Tomatina and it looks like fun

I base the character nationalities on names/some reddit posts. I saw one where Pieck was Greek so I added that to her character

I picked Santorini because it’s a city I want to visit one day. Also Sootopolis (from Pokemon) is based off of there

Hange’s diary is the same journal as the one seen in AOT (Ilse’s notebook and AOT 2 FB)

The ‘Erwin from a superhero movie’ is because of Chris Evans

Hange is canonically the scariest when mad. I tried to portray this with Levi’s backstory and the vase incident 

I added the ring scene with Levi for future purpose

[news24hrou]

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[norbezjones]

AU-gust in September #28: Caretaker (Romance The Backrooms)

So, here’s the deal.  I couldn’t participate in my beloved AU-gust event last month, because I was busy.  So I thought, fuck it, I’ll just participate this month instead, because we as humans can do whatever we want, and screw the rules lmao!  And that’s what I’m doing.

The event is “supposed” to be for fanfiction, but I want to write AUs for my game Romance The Backrooms, a liminal space otome with 5 main love interests, so I’m gonna do that instead.  Like I said, screw the rules! X)

Since September has only 30 days, I’ll treat Day 31’s prompt as a Joker (aka a prompt I can switch out if I don’t like the day’s chosen prompt).

I wanted to use the @tropetember prompt! C: Here’s the tropetember prompts if you want to take part in that event as well!

Today’s Prompts: Caretaker, Songfic (featuring the song Coffee And Tea by SPICYSOL),

Characters: Carla, Uri

Other Info: My first songfic, omg!  The idea of this fic is that Carla & Uri are a couple, back on Earth.  They were tasked to take care of a little boy for a few days, maybe that of a relative or friend.  At the start of the fic, they’re seeing the boy off once the kid’s parent(s) arrive to pick him up.

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“Bye!  Drive home safe!” Uri called as the parents drove off.  Once the car was down the road, he went back into the house with Carla.

“You want to put on our playlist and relax?” Carla asked.  “I’m sure taking care of a kid was quite a different experience for you. . .”

“Yeah, let’s do that,” Uri agreed.

And so, they went to the couch, and Carla put their playlist on through the speakers in the room.  As SPICYSOL’s Coffee And Tea played, Carla put an arm around Uri and put her head on his shoulder.  “Something up?” Carla asked him.  “You got that look on your face.”

Uri shrugged.  “I don’t know, taking care of [Kid] really got me thinking,” he said.  “I’ve never thought about whether I’d be a good caretaker of a child.  It was different.  And . . . I liked it a lot more than I expected.”

“Yeah?” Carla asked.

As they were speaking, the song went onto the second verse:

~I found a love that I can finally call my home.

I feel the warmth and love all the way down to my bones.

Guided by the voices from above

Honestly, I think I’m finally free~

“Yeah,” Uri said, running a hand through his hair as he fidgeted.  “I never really took care of a little one before, and I thought I’d be horrible at it and mess things up.  But I loved it.  It got me thinking about the future, and what I want to do.”

“Like . . . being a dad?” Carla asked.

Hesitantly, Uri nodded.  Then he quickly added, “Or maybe helping care for kids in another environment, like you at the daycare, if a kid isn’t something you want.”

“Well, I’m not opposed to it,” Carla told him.  “But I want to do some more therapy work on myself before I consider it more seriously.  I want to work on myself so I can be the best mom I can be, you know?”

“That’s fair,” Uri agreed.  “I should do the same. . .”

The bridge of the song played:

~But sometimes it may get a little hazy

When it gets a bit crazy

I try to remind myself~

“I’m glad caring for [Kid] got you thinking about these things,” Carla said, kissing Uri on the cheek.  “Thanks for talking about it with me.”

“Of course,” Uri said, squeezing her hand.  “I want to be open with you.  I used to close myself off so much, not say anything to anyone.  I don’t want to do that anymore.”

Carla smiled.  “Good.”

The chorus of the song played as the two snuggled together:

~’Cause everything I want

Everything I need is already in my sight.

Just look around; you’re surrounded by the light

Even the mountains that you face

Are all blessing in disguise

We’ll get through it.

‘Cause everything I hoped

All the dreams I see I swear I’ll make it mine.

And I know it won't be easy

Won’t be easy

I'll keep running

Enjoy this life I live~

[norbezjones]

5th day of creativepromptsforwriting’s Date Week with my Romance The Backrooms characters! 

I want to write multiple ships & prompts for this one, so I’ll list them as we go!

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1. Carla x Kalcal

Prompt: they are both not local and they keep getting lost

“Ugh, this main street area is harder to navigate than I thought,” Carla said, checking her phone’s GPS for the tenth time that night.  “Sorry, Kalcal.  We’re probably late for our reservation. . .”

“Hey, it’s ok!” Kalcal replied, putting his arm around her and kissing the top of her head.  “I’m always up for a little adventure in a new place.  And I’m sure we’ll find where we need to be eventually!”

Carla leaned against him with a smile.  “Thanks, Kalcal.  That makes me feel a little bit better.”

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2. Carla x Glarence

Guest starting: Grotto

Prompt: a last minute emergency means they have to bring someone else with them on the date (e.g. child, little sibling, pet)

“Uh. . . You didn’t say you were going to bring your pet,” Glarence said, giving the stink eye to the lampost-headed dog sitting next to her.

“Sorry,” Carla said apologetically, fidgeting nervously.  “The sitter cancelled at the last minute, so I had to bring him with me. . . At least the restaurant allows pets?”

Grotto put his paws up on the table and leaned forward towards Glarence, the bulb in his lamp head flickering the buzzing as he did so.  Glarence didn’t flinch, but stared back as the animal came closer, until their faces were inches apart.

Then, Grotto’s bulb glowed bright, and he leaned back, the buzzing dying down.

“What does that mean?” Glarence asked Carla with a raised eyebrow.

“It means he likes you!” Carla replied with a smile.  “Anyway, you want to order an appetizer?”

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3. Glarence x Adiel

Prompt: they thought they would have a date with someone else and are confused by who actually shows up

“Huh?!” Glarence exclaimed, frowning and standing up from his chair.  “What are you doing here?”

“You first,” Adiel, who was standing, said to his friend.  “Why are you here?”

Glarence folded his arms.  “I’m supposed to meet [REDACTED] here.  We’re supposed to discuss a . . . private matter, but it’s been an hour and they’re still not here.”

“Oh, interesting,” Adiel said, frowning.  “Well, I was told to meet you here for a date.”

“A DATE?!” Glarence exclaimed.

“You might want to keep your voice down,” Adiel said, noticing people looking over.  “We’re in a public place. . .”

“Right,” Glarence muttered.  He cleared his throat, and said quietly, “Look, if [REDACTED] isn’t coming, I suppose the two of us can have dinner.”  Before Adiel could respond, he quickly added, “As friends, got it?!”

“Sure,” Adiel agreed, sitting down in his chair and giving Glarence a  wink.  “As friends.”

“You’re always messing with me,” Glarence muttered, sitting across from Adiel.  “Anyway . . . I’ll flag the waiter so we can get something to drink.”

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4. Carla x Uri

Prompt: they were absolutely not dressed for the weather and end up getting completely wet in the rain

“Oh man. . . Of all the days it had to rain, it had to be on our beach day,” Uri groaned. The sky had opened up and released a full torrent of water, causing him & Carla to flee from their place in the sand and run into Carla’s car.

“I guess we got pretty unlucky," Carla said, shivering.  "And neither of us brought a jacket. . ."

Uri put an arm around Carla and gave her a hug, letting her rest her head on his chest.  “Does that help at all?” he asked.

Carla smiled, and cuddled against him.  “Yeah, it does.  Thanks.”

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5. Carla x Zenobos

Prompt: even though they had reservations, the restaurant is closed

“T-They closed at 6pm?!  But how?  They said ok to my 8pm reservation when I called them!” Zenobos exclaimed, sounding defeated and on the brink of tears.  “I’m sorry, Carla.  I totally ruined our date. . .”

“It’s not your fault,” Carla reassured him.  “It’s not like you could’ve seen this coming.”  She took his hand.  “Don’t worry.  There are plenty of other restaurants in this area, so I’m sure we’ll find one we can go to!”

Zenobos sniffled.  “R-Really?”

“Yeah!” Carla exclaimed.  She smiled.  “Ready to go.”

Zenobos smiled back and squeezed her hand.  “Y-Yeah.  Let’s go!”

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6. Carla x Adiel

Prompt: the waiter was supposed to bring a dessert with an engagement ring to the table next to them but brings it to them and now the awkwardness has reached new heights

“That was a really nice dinner,” Carla said, giving Adiel a smile.

“Yeah, I agree,” Adiel said, smiling back.  “I had a really nice time with you today, Carla.”

“Me too,” Carla agreed, blushing.  “Thanks for inviting me.  This was a good idea.”

“I’m glad,” Adiel told her.  He cleared his throat, and then said, “Hey, um, there’s something I want to—”

“Alright, I’m here with the special dessert!” the waitress exclaimed, appearing from seemingly out of nowhere.  She was holding a large cheesecake, and Carla could see something poking out from the center of it. No . . . it couldn’t be. . .?

“Special dessert?” Adiel echoed, frowning.

“Yep!”  The waitress put the cheesecake down on the table, and seeing it confirmed Carla’s suspicions: there was an engagement ring in the middle.

She looked up at Adiel, only to find he was just as surprised as this as she was.  After a moment, he cleared his throat and said, “Um . . . are you sure you have the right table?”

The waitress frowned, then took a piece of paper out of her pocket, which she read.  After a few more seconds of awkward silence, she said, “Oh, you’re right; I’m so sorry!  Please excuse me.”  With that, she picked up the cheesecake and quickly walked away.

Adiel and Carla looked at each other.  Then, a laugh escaped Adiel’s mouth, causing Carla to giggle too—and soon, a chorus of laughter was erupting from the two of them.

“That sure was something,” Adiel said once they were done laughing.  “I hope you don’t feel too awkward about that.”

“I’m ok now, but thanks for asking,” replied Carla.  Then, she realized something, and added, “I, um, hope you know that it’s not that I don’t want to be engaged to you.  Err, I mean, not that I do!  Oh geez, this isn’t coming out the way I want it to—it’s just that I don’t know you well enough to decide either way.  You understand that, right?”

“Yeah, of course,” Adiel assured her.  He reached out and took her hand. “For now, we’re just dating.   And if it goes somewhere deeper in the future, let’s have it go there naturally.”

Carla nodded, smiling.  “Agreed.

“Now, did you want to get dessert?  I assume you don’t want to get cheesecake. . .”

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7. Kalcal x Zenobos

Prompt: their boss/parents/friends are also on a date in the same restaurant

Additional info: ties into the previous story

“Did you see Adiel & Carla having a date on the other side of the restaurant?” Kalcal asked, giggling.  “Aww, those two are so cute together!”

“Yeah, they are,” Zenobos agreed with a smile.  He looked at their empty plates and asked, "Did you have enough to eat?”

“Yeah, it was great, little buddy!” Kalcal exclaimed.  “Thanks for taking me here.  This was a nice surprise!”

“I’m glad you feel that way,” Zenobos said.  “And now, there should be one more thing to end off our evening.  Any minute now. . .”

“Oh wow, there’s another surprise in this surprise?!” Kalcal exclaimed excitedly, clapping his hands together.

“Um, yeah, something I arranged with the waitress,” Zenobos said, blushing.  “So—”

“Sorry for the wait!”  At that moment, the waitress swooped in, holding a cheesecake with a  ring in the center of it.  “Here’s your special dessert.  Enjoy!”

Zenobos let out a sigh of relief.  Once the waitress walked away, Kalcal leaned forward to examine the jewelry in the dessert.

“Ooo, it’s shiny!” he exclaimed, taking the ring out of the cake.  “What is it?”

“Well, it’s something a human told me about once,” Zenobos exclaimed.  “He was wearing a ring just like that, and when I asked about it, he said that it symbolized his relationship with someone very special to him.  Someone he trusted with his life.”

Kalcal let out a small gasp.  “And now . . . you’re giving me a ring like it?” he asked in awe.

Zenobos nodded, blushing.  “Yeah.  You’re my best friend, and I’m so glad we found each other.  So when I found that ring, I knew I wanted to give it to you, to show you that in some way.”

“Awww, that’s so great!” Kalcal exclaimed, tearing up.  “Thanks, little buddy.  I’ll wear it with pride!”

He put it on his finger and showed it off to Zenobos.  “How do I look?”

“Great!” Zenobos replied, giving him a thumbs-up.

“Awesome!” Kalcal said, grinning.  “Thanks, Zenobos.  You can be a really thoughtful guy, bud!”

Zenobos blushed.  “Thanks, Kalcal.  I appreciate that.”

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Date Mishaps

a misunderstanding about where they would be meeting, so both are waiting at a different location

a last minute emergency means they have to bring someone else with them on the date (e.g. child, little sibling, pet)

they were absolutely not dressed for the weather and end up getting completely wet in the rain

one of their phones is dead and they can't reach each other

even though they had reservations, the restaurant is closed

one of them gets hurt on the date, which makes them end up in the ER

they met online without a proper picture of each other and they keep missing each other at the bar, not able to find out who their actual date is

the waiter was supposed to bring a dessert with an engagement ring to the table next to them but brings it to them and now the awkwardness has reached new heights

they are doing speed dating, but unfortunately they already know each person of the other sex that is there

a date on a boat is nice until a swan attacks and someone falls into the water

they are both not local and they keep getting lost

their boss/parents/friends are also on a date in the same restaurant

one of them gets called back into work for an emergency and their date insists to walk them there

they thought they would have a date with someone else and are confused by who actually shows up

More: Date Gone Wrong

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So, here’s the deal.  I couldn’t participate in my beloved AU-gust event last month, because I was busy.  So I thought, fuck it, I’ll just participate this month instead, because we as humans can do whatever we want, and screw the rules lmao!  And that’s what I’m doing.

The event is “supposed” to be for fanfiction, but I want to write AUs for my game Romance The Backrooms, a liminal space otome with 5 main love interests, so I’m gonna do that instead.  Like I said, screw the rules! X)

Since September has only 30 days, I’ll treat Day 31’s prompt as a Joker (aka a prompt I can switch out if I don’t like the day’s chosen prompt).

Today’s Prompt: Farm/Ranch

Characters: Carla (is the 1st person narrator of this story) & Uri

Other Info: I’ve been playing Fields Of Mistria lately, so this is very much inspired by that lol.  Enjoy!

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My grandmother left this farm to me in her will, and who was I to refuse it?  A free place to stay, and a new start in the countryside?  Sounds great!

But once I arrived and walked up to the small cottage, things suddenly seemed a lot more intimidating.  All of the empty farmland, waiting to be filled. . . Could I really do this?

“Hey!”  I jumped at the sound of a voice, gripping my suitcase tighter.  I turned to see a man in overalls and a blue plaid shirt walking up to me.  “You must be the granddaughter I’ve heard so much about, huh?” he said when he got close.  His voice was soft and warm, which was nice.

“Um, yeah,” I replied, holding out my hand to shake.  “I’m Carla.”

“I’m Uri,” he told me, shaking my hand.  “Listen, my farm’s just up the way there.  So if you ever need any pointers or help on the field, um, I’m there.”  He turned away shyly.

I smiled.  “Thanks.  I appreciate that.”

Uri nodded.  “You need any help unpacking?” he asked.

“No, I don’t have much,” I replied.  Plus, I didn’t want a stranger in my house just as I was arriving—I wanted to get used to the place first.  “Speaking of which, I better get settled.  I’ll see you around, though!”

“See you around,” Uri agreed, a small smile forming on his face.  With that, he walked away.

I watched him go, and then went up to my cottage.  Putting the key in the lock and turning it, I entered my new home.

Now it was time to get settled. . .

[norbezjones]

AU-gust in September #6: Reality Show (Romance The Backrooms)

So, here’s the deal.  I couldn’t participate in my beloved AU-gust event last month, because I was busy.  So I thought, fuck it, I’ll just participate this month instead, because we as humans can do whatever we want, and screw the rules lmao!  And that’s what I’m doing.

The event is “supposed” to be for fanfiction, but I want to write AUs for my game Romance The Backrooms, a liminal space otome with 5 main love interests, so I’m gonna do that instead.  Like I said, screw the rules! X)

Since September has only 30 days, I’ll treat Day 31’s prompt as a Joker (aka a prompt I can switch out if I don’t like the day’s chosen prompt).

Today’s Prompt: Reality Show

Characters: Carla , Kalcal, Glarence, Uri, Zenobos, and Adiel

Other Info: The reality show I’m basing this on is Sexy Beasts, specifically the Netflix version, because it’s one of my favorite trash TV shows.  In the show, people in weird prosthetic masks (which are usually animal-themed) date other people in weird prosthetic masks—the idea is to judge a person on personality, not appearance.  In this story, Carla has a shrew mask; Kalcal has a hyena one; Glarence has a bull one; Uri has an owl one; Zenobos has a rabbit one; and Adiel has a panther one.

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Host: Welcome back to Sexy Beasts!  Tonight, we have a quintet of animal bachelors to introduce to our shrew-d bachelorette: Carla.

Carla: Well, um, I have been looking to have someone new in my life. . . And this show was in town so I thought, why not?

Host: Great!  And what are you looking for in a furry friend—err, boyfriend?

Carla: Someone strong & supportive, with a soft side.  Someone I can cuddle with when we watch movies and have picnics with when it’s nice out.

Host: Quite a list of requirements!  Well, let’s go meet our first eligible gentleman: our cackling hyena, Kalcal.

Kalcal: Hahaha!  Hi!  Man, I love this mask!  The makeup team did a hell of a job, huh?

Host: They certainly did, you filthy animal!  So, what are you looking for in a mate?

Kalcal: I want someone who’s gonna be fun!  Someone I can laugh with. . . Someone who knows how to have a good time!

Host: I’m sure being with you would provide a barrel of laughs!  But enough about Kalcal?  How about we introduce our brutish bull, Glarence!

Glarence: Hmph.

Host: So, cut the bullshit and tell us: what are you looking for in a woman?

Glarence: I want someone who can get on my level.  I don’t like shallow, weak people—I need someone strong.

Host: Interesting!  Well, let’s move on to our next dating candidate: Uri, our local barn owl.

Uri: Um, hello. . .

Host: As you can see, Uri is a real hoot!  Tell us, Uri, what are you looking for in a woman?

Uri: I just want to date someone kind, I suppose.  Someone with a big heart. . . Does that make sense?

Host: Absolutely, you wise owl you!  Now, onto our next sexy beast: Zenobos, the fidgety rabbit.

Zenobos: H-Hi!

Host: So tell me, bunny boy: what do you desire in a partner?

Zenobos: W-Well, I suppose I want someone with an inquisitive mind, someone who likes to wonder about the world and explore things in life.

Host: You are one deep rabbit!  And now, to our final candidate: Adiel, our roaring panther!

Adiel: Why, hello!

Host: Tell us, tiger—I mean, panther: what are you looking for in a mate?

Adiel: I want someone who’s brave, someone with a lot of heart & inner strength.

Host: Fantastic!

Host: Alright, that’s all our sexy beasts.  Let’s get this show started!

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Fotografii de colecţie! Cum arătau juraţii ” X Factor” în 1993. Delia asculta Michael Jackson, Bănică era un star, Brenciu îşi începea cariera iar Carla's Dreams... În săptămâna în care Antena 1 aniversează 24 de ani și derulează  șapte seri de supershow-uri, jurații X Factor vor fi alături de telespectatori pentru a aduce emoție, spectacol şi trăiri intense. Dar iată și ce făceau aceștia în anul 1993, când Antena 1 avea prima emisie. http://ift.tt/2jwbN95

[norbezjones]

4th day of creativepromptsforwriting’s Date Week with myRomance The Backrooms characters! 

I want to write multiple ships for this one, so I’ll list them as we go!

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1. Carla x Kalcal

“Do you want to be my date?” Carla asked Kalcal.

Kalcal leapt up in excitement and grabbed her hands.  “Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!” he exclaimed.  “I’ve been waiting for you to ask!”

Carla blushed.  “R-Really?”

“Yeah!” Kalcal said, grinning.  “I’ve loved you from the moment we met—why wouldn’t I want to date you?”

Carla blushed.  Then, she took Kalcal’s hand and said, “Come on, let’s go in together.”

“Alright!” Kalcal agreed.

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2. Carla x Glarence

“Do you want to be my date?” Carla asked Glarence nervously.

Glarence turned to her in surprise.  Then, he shrugged.  “Well, you're probably more fun than going alone," he replied.

“What?!” Carla exclaimed.  “You’re so mean. . .”

“Ugh, don’t look at me with those pleading eyes!” Glarence exclaimed, blushing as he stared at Carla’s face.  “Y-You’re so needy. . .”

“Because I like you, stupid,” Carla told him, folding her arms as she blushed.  “Because I think you’re cute. . .”

Now it was Glarence who was blushing.  “S-Shut up!  You’re the one who’s cute!” he exclaimed.  He held out his hand.  “Come on!  If you really want to be my date, human, then let’s go already!”

Carla smiled and took his hand.  “I gladly accept.”

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3. Carla x Uri

“Do you want to be my date?” Carla asked Uri shyly, sitting next to him.

Uri sighed.  “I’m so sorry, but I can’t,” he replied softly.

“Why?” Carla asked, frowning.

“Because . . . I probably wouldn’t make a good date,” Uri said, turning away.  “I’m not exactly an exciting person to be around. . .”

Carla put a hand on his knee, causing Uri to turn towards her.  “I like you, and I want to be around you,” she reassured him with a smile.  “I know you’d make a good date, Uri.  What do you say?”

Uri blushed, his pale blue cheeks turning slightly darker.  “Well . . . I guess we can try it out,” he replied.

“Great!” Carla exclaimed.  “Let’s go!”

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4. Carla x Zenobos

“Do you want to be my date?” Carla asked Zenobos.

Zenobos blushed, his light green cheeks turning yellow.  “I mean, yes?” he squeaked.  “And . . . not just this one time?”

Now Carla was blushing, too.  “What do you mean?” she asked.

“Um, w-well, I mean that I want to date you tonight . . . and I want to keep dating you,” Zenobos replied, looking up at Carla.  “Is that ok?”

Carla smiled.  Then, she held out her hand.  “Yes, it very much is.”

Zenobos grinned happily, and took her hand.  “G-Great!”

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5. Carla x Adiel

“Um, do you want to be my date?” Carla asked Adiel.

Adiel gave her a smile.  “Weird timing to ask me that,” he teased.  “We just survived a near-death encounter, and now you want to take me out on a date?”

“I mean . . . yes?” Carla squeaked.

Adiel nodded, thinking for a moment.  Then, he said, “Well, in that case . . . what the heck?  Why not?”  He reached out for her hand.  “Come on, Carla.  Lead the way.”

Carla grinned and took his hand.  “Ok!  Let’s go!”

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6. Glarence x Adiel

“Look . . . we got to have some kind of cover.  So do you want to be my date or not?” Glarence snapped.

Adiel smirked and turned to his friend.  “Well, I assumed we’d be dates already.  Since we’re actually dating, after all.”

Glarence’s pale face darked with a deep blue blush.  “W-WHAT?!” he exclaimed.

Adiel burst out laughing.  “Oh man, your face!” he exclaimed.  “I’m just joking, Glarence!  Relax!”

Glarence let out a sigh of relief—but he was surprised to find out that part of him was a bit disappointed.  “Good,” he said, refusing to acknowledge that side of him.  “So, you’ll be my date, for our cover?”

“For our cover,” Adiel said, winking.  “Riiiiight. . .”

“Stop messing with me!”

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7. Kalcal x Zenobos

“Um, do you want to my my date?” Zenobos asked nervously.

Kalcal grinned.  “What took ya so long to ask, little buddy?  I’d love to!”

Zenobos blushed.  “R-Really?”

“Yeah!” Kalcal took his friend’s hand.  “I’m not one to be shy about my feelings, but I gotta admit that I’ve been holding myself back a little bit.  I can’t wait to be your date—let’s go!” Zenobos smiled, catching up as Kalcal dragged him along.

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Dialogue Responses

"Do you want to be my date?"

"I would really love to."

"I'm so sorry, but I can't."

"Yes. And not just this once."

"Weird timing to ask me that."

"What took you so long to ask?"

"Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!"

"I want to be much more if you'll have me."

"Well, you're probably more fun than going alone."

"Not the most romantic way to ask, but always yes."

"I assumed we would be dates already. Since we're actually dating."

All the Dialogue Responses can be found here.

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