#v. i won't give up [alive!au]

[colacat53]

A Rundown of My Tessa Lives AU

It all starts at the Elliot Manor(of course) during the night of the Elliot and Frumptlebucket gala(N won't be here because he is still tied up outside on that tree, I'm pretty sure he only gets untied from that tree due to Uzi's interference and since this isn't Uzi looking into V and N's memories and is actually the true events of the gala there will be no appearance of darkXwolf17 to help him). When J and Tessa are confronted by V who is currently possessed by the Solver I think they will instead try to escape V instead of fighting her(since I think they only fight her in the first place to give N and darkXwolf17 time to get to the basement). They escape V and Tessa then attempts to stop Cyn from being silly. When Cyn possesses all the drones, J resists long enough to tell Tessa to run, Tessa listens and tries to get away before a Solver possessed J chases after her. Tessa manages go get outside before J catches up to her and J attacks her. I imagine Tessa grabbed the sword from J at some point so she tries to use it to defend herself against J. At some point during her escape, J manages to slash Tessa across the face with the fleshy eldritch claws gifted by Cyn. This causes Tessa to fall down a hill and into some bushes, leaving J to believe she is dead and so she returns to Cyn. (later when J comes to she she's the blood on her claws and is then convinced she killed Tessa)

Tessa stays hidden in that bush until everything is over and Cyn and her possessed drones leave the manor to go after the rest of earth. When JCJenson arrives Tessa comes out of the bush and tries to fight them with the sword she has and JCJENSON, upon seeing this terrified, injured girl with a sword take her in to patch her up and question her. Tessa at some point after getting patched up, reenters the manor and sees the results of Cyn's massacre(she also grabs the revolver she threw at Cyn)

Tessa allies with JCJENSON in order to stop Cyn and also get her drones back. Tessa grows up a bit and is trained by JCJENSON (on another planet besides Earth and Copper-9, presumably the planet where all the immortal dogs were moved to)

Enter Astronaut Tessa as she lands on Copper-9! Tessa explores Copper-9 for a bit before she gets attacked by a familiar face, a now Disassembly Drone J, who had mistaken Tessa in her astronaut suit as a drone that could be an easy meal for her. Upon hearing a surprised Tessa say "jaybird", a nickname Tessa had given her, J stops her attack in shock at the very much alive Tessa in front of her, who J had thought she had killed back at the manor. J apologizes(so much) to Tessa for what happened at the gala and Tessa forgives her, saying she knows that Cyn was controlling her(also this scene takes place during The Promening). Now that J and Tessa have been reunited they start working together and J takes Tessa to the door that Uzi's colony hides behind. When the two land, instead of Tessa beheading Reid with her sword I'm instead going to say that J attacked and ate him, much to Tessa's displeasure and Tessa asking "why the hell she did that" and J explaining that when Cyn turned J and the others into Disassembly Drones she made it so they had to consume oil to survive and Tessa then starts trying to fix that so J doesn't have to kill Worker Drones to survive. Eventually the two come across Doll who has been outside of the outpost since The Promening, trying to find a way to help stop the Absolute Solver. The three of them make their truce together on getting the keybug to get into the Cabin Fever Labs and all that goes the same with Doll taking the keybug and leaving when she sees that Tessa and J would be working with V.

I want to say the events of Dead End would go the exact same but at the same time I feel like the sentinels attacked Tessa in canon because it was actually Cyn so idk maybe the sentinels just attacked her because they hadn't seen humans in a while, idk.

someone already made a post on how Tessa being alive in Mass Destruction would play out so I'm just gonna say it plays out the same as that ( @ingulo-agualo for the au I'm talking about). I will however say that the reason Tessa disappeared after Doll confronted her was because she heard Cyn coming and fucking dipped because she knows she can't take on Cyn without the patch first and wasn't going to risk trying to help Doll get away in case Cyn possessed Doll(o7 Doll, you will be missed).

Once Cyn herself appears in Mass Destruction and tries to drag N and Uzi into the as J said "big scary hole thing" (also I imagine Cyn wouldn't look like how would as a normal drone since she wouldn't be able to wear a very much alive Tessa as a skinsuit and that she would instead look very eldritch and fucked up because I still think she looked really cool as Flesha) I feel like Tessa would freeze up in this moment in fear of Cyn because she remembers seeing the aftermath of the gala and I believe she was already afraid of Cyn during Home so I think seeing her again and also seeing how Cyn looks now would scare her quite a bit. Tessa only snaps out of this due to N grabbing her as he goes to take the spaceship from J.

Now time for Absolute End!!

So while Nori, Uzi, and N are all in space Tessa confronts Cyn alone, despite being afraid of her she knows she has to stop Cyn now or else Cyn will succeed in destroying Copper-9. Cyn easily wins against Tessa and is about to kill her

meanwhile, J, who was with Khan, Thad and Lizzy after N stole the spaceship from her and was trying to see what she could do about the gravity and weird tentacles Cyn was using to drag everything down when V and and sentinel buddy arrive. The two of them notice the scene of Cyn about to kill Tessa and J tells V to throw her at the two of them since due to the gravity J wouldn't be able to get to Tessa in time and so V throws J and J is able to save Tessa from Cyn. I imagine Cyn would try to possess J, like she did at the gala only for J to fight against it, where Cyn then decides to attack J, beheading her and trying to access her core. Tessa, not wanting J to be killed by Cyn, sneaks up on Cyn and attacks her with her sword, having learned her lesson from the gala on using the revolver. Tessa manages to hit Cyn a bit before Cyn fights back, using one of those big scythe/claws to attack her and send her flying into something nearby. This attack breaks Tessa's helmet and had Tessa not had this helmet on she would've died and at the best case scenario would've just been blinded and received a huge scar. (also I imagine that Tessa can survive without the spacesuit but in canon Cyn was using it as an excuse to have everyone believe she was Tessa since the human skeletons around Copper-9 don't wear helmets which makes me think it was probably fine for them to breathe and that the air wasn't toxic).

J, whose head had finished regenerating, sees the state of Tessa and uses the opportunity of Cyn not focusing on her to take Uzi's "bite me" literally and bite Cyn, as well as attacking Cyn with her tail, throwing Cyn into the hole. J then runs over to Tessa to check if she's okay, frantically asking if she's okay and removing the helmet, to which she then sees the scar on Tessa's face that J had given her when possessed at the manor. Upon seeing it, J apologizes again for what happened at the manor, Tessa stopping her and saying it's okay and that she forgave her. Tessa then comments on how J saving her from Cyn was pretty reckless but also how it was impressive that J resisted being possessed which leads to J saying she did it because she loved Tessa, that she had been in love with her since they were at the manor and that she would've rather died than let Cyn possess her again and have her hurt the person she loved. Tessa would return J's feelings, saying something like "Aww, Jaybird, I love you too" and also saying how she saved J from Cyn because she also cared about her. The two of them kiss(yay!) with J unfortunately getting a taste of Tessa's blood in that kiss because Tessa is bleeding from an open wound across her face that Cyn had caused(from the big scythe/claw thing) which kind of ruins it because ew she did not want to taste that. Also everything with N and Uzi's confrontation against Cyn, the "Callback Ping" scene, and Cyn chasing after V had been happening during this and when J and Tessa recover from their little moment they come just in time for the Uzi, N, and V vs Cyn fight and the two of them provide some support during the fight, with Tessa using her revolver and J also using the guns she has, J not physically joining the fight to stay by Tessa's side to protect her and to also help Tessa stay up because being sent into a wall really hurt.

After Cyn's defeat, Tessa and J live within the outpost, just like N and V. The two of them living together. I also assume N is probably living with Uzi with V either also living with them or living with Lizzy(Vizzy is also canon in this au)

also Tessa did get another scar on her face as a result of that fight with Cyn so her face is now even more scarred up but she is still silly and whimsical

[staytinyville]

Stay Alive (14)

BTS poly!ot7 x Reader

Magical Creatures AU

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Warnings: None

A/N NOT BETA READ (I did try the best to my ability) As normally! I love all your expressions over the whole chapter. Keep them coming! I love you guys!

While looking over some papers having to do with Jungkook and Namjoon, the other nurses were sitting around your desk area, idly working. Another nurse had walked in and started giving out trays of food meant for the patients. You gave her a thankful smile when she handed you Namjoon’s food. Jungkook had to get his nutrients through an IV due to him still being in a coma. 

“Eun Ae.” You heard the lunch nurse speak up. “You have to take Min Yoongi his food.” She told the other lady. 

You looked up from gathering your things, noticing it was the nurse who stormed out of Yoongi’s room the first day you met him. She gave the cup given to him a deadly glare before crossing her arms in defiance. 

“No!” Eun Ae sneered. “I refuse to see him.” She gave you a look. “Tell the new girl to do it.”

You raised your brows the moment they all turned to look at you. You gripped Namjoon’s food tray tighter from all the eyes. But lucky you, the nurse decided to spare you the attention. 

“The new girl isn't Yoongi's nurse.” She glared at Aun Ae. 

“Well I say she is now.” Eun Ae answered aggressively. She shoved some papers on her desk to the side, picking up the other lunch trays given to her. “I am done with his tantrums and sour personality. He is the devil's favorite and I don't need that kind of energy.” With that she strutted off to visit her other patients. 

The nurse turned around to face you with an irritated expression. However it wasn’t directed towards you with the way she sighed to calm herself before speaking to you.”(Y/N)?” She called. “Would you be a dear and take this to Min Yoongi. He's in room 2.”

“Yes.” You spoke up. She handed you his tray, filled with only a styrofoam cup with a straw on the side. 

The lid kept you from seeing what kind of drink it was but it must have been some kind of smoothie from how heavy it made the tray. From over the cap., you could easily make out the red color that swished around inside. 

“Is this it?” You frowned when you noticed how much more Namjoon seemed to have. You moved Yoongi’s cup onto Namjoon’s tray in order to not struggle so much. 

“Yes?” The nurse frowned, confused. “Why do you ask?”

“Well it's just a drink.” You explained. 

The nurse suddenly looked at you oddly. She was trying to figure out if you were serious or truly not in the loop about the whole thing. “Do you not know why he's here?”

“No?” You told her, tilting your head. “He's not my patient.”

“Right. Right.” She said, nodding her head. “Well that's because it's what he eats.” She added with a shrug.

“Just a drink?” You asked incredulously. 

“(Y/N),” She turned back to you with a questionable look. “Do you not know he's a v-”

“Hui Geom!” Someone rushed into the office, panting. “Mina won't stop screaming!” They called in a rush, hands covering their ears. 

“Aish, that girl.” Hui Geom didn’t get to finish what she was going to tell you. 

You sighed to yourself, deciding it best to just move on with your day. With Yoongi’s room being one of the first you would come across, you found it easier to just drop off his one cup. You knocked on the door–as one should–before entering when there was shuffling on the other side. The lights were turned off as usual the moment you walked in. 

“Yoongi?” You called out. “I got your food.” The night light from last time you were in his room was suddenly turned on and you could make out his silhouette walking over to you. 

Your lips pulled into a smile as you could make out his round cheeks and fluffy hair. When he was close enough, you handed him the regular size cup. He grabbed it from the bottom, trying to avoid touching your fingers. 

“Ya know, I don't think just a smoothie is very healthy.” You explained to him. 

His hands were quick to cover the lid, turning around to avoid you staring at it. “It's what I eat.” He shrugged.

“What is it?” You asked as he took a sip from the straw. 

With him turned from you, you hadn’t seen how his eyes rolled to the back of his head or how black veins turned up under them and stretched down halfway to his cheeks. 

“Cherry?” He spoke without thinking. He lightly turned to you, the dark room keeping you from seeing his face fully. “You just going to watch me eat?” He asked when he noticed you were still standing in the room. 

You tried to keep from frowning. His words stung but he didn’t mean them in a harsh way. He probably just didn’t like when people watched him eat like you knew a lot of others did. 

“Oh, would you like for me to leave?” You asked him, feet shuffling around. 

Your eyes were downcasted down, making Yoongi feel upset about making you leave the room. However he knew that he couldn’t have you watch him eat. He turned into a monster when he would eat. He knew you had no clue about their existence and he would rather keep it that way for the time being. 

Seeing you look so sad over leaving his room, had him speaking before he realized it. “I'll go get you when I'm done.” He spoke up, causing you to look at him.

“That's fine, I guess.” You smiled softly. He felt relieved you understood. Hopefully you just thought he didn’t like when people watched him eat. And that was exactly what you had been thinking. 

Just as you went to turn around and open the door, someone swung it open without knocking.

“Hyung!” Taehyung cried out, rushing forward without a care and turning on the lights. Both yours and Yoongi’s eyes squinted before they adjusted to the new scene. 

“I accidentally exploded while working with my energy and I gave myself a really bad gash.” The boy was holding onto his shit to keep it off his skin. “Jungkook obviously can’t lick it so can I have some of your bloo-” His eyes went wide when they landed on you.

“Oh. Hi, Jagiya.” Taehyung dropped his shirt, arms still held at a length away. There was a goofy smile on his face but you could see how he panicked inside by glancing between you and Yoongi. 

“Hi, Taehyung?” You questioned, eyes drifting to his torso that he seemed to avoid touching. 

He held his arms at his side but didn’t let them rest. He was probably in pain from the injury he supposedly got and didn’t want to touch it. 

“Why don't you ask Hobi?” Yoongi sighed, walking closer to the boy.

“You know he can't heal me.” Taehyung said pointedly. 

“Taehyung, your nurse is supposed to take care of your injuries.” You butted in, hands moving to hold onto Taehyung. “Let me see.” As your fingers moved to the bottom of his shirt, he allowed you to softly shift it up. 

You gasped, almost letting go of the fabric. You crochet down in front of him, trying to get a closer look at the injury. It covered the entirety of Taehyung's left side starting from just under his armpit down to waist. It looked like he had tried to move out of whatever hit him so it only caused a scrape. 

Due to this it did look like Tarhyung had just fallen onto cement on his side. However the thing that worried you was that it didn’t look like a regular scrap that would boil over with blood. The injury was black as his skin looked bruised as well. 

“How did you do this?” You asked incredulously. “What kind of injury even is this?” You wanted to touch his skin to get a better look but went against it for fear of hurting the man.

Yoongi sighed behind you as he leaned back from inspecting it. “I got it, (Y/N).” He told you, taking a hold of your body and moving you towards the door. “Thank you for the food, but give me a moment and I'll heal him.” He explained. 

His hand moved down to comfort you but the moment it touched your skin you flinched back. “Your hand is freezing.” You gasped, taking a hold of it. You brought it up to your mouth to blow on it and warm them up between your own. However, as your fingers danced down to his wrists you realized the rest of his arm was cold. 

You shook your head as you convinced yourself it was probably just the air conditioning. Like how Namjoon’s body was hot because of the shower. Your mind was playing tricks on you again. 

“Also how do you know how to heal Tae?” You shook your head, eyebrows furrowed as you looked up at him.

“Yes, my skin is cold.” Yoongi spoke quickly, softly punching you outside into the hallway. “Now if you'll excuse us.” He avoided your last question. You were brought out your stupor when the door clicked shut.

With Namjoon’s food tray in hand, you went back over what Taehyung had said. He mentioned Jungkook, but knew that he wouldn’t be of help because the boy was asleep. However his words did leave you stumped.

“Why would Jungkook lick him?”

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[beanghostprincess]

A very interesting AU concept would be swapping Sanji and Pudding, hear me out:

It starts with 9 year old Sanji at G€rma. In one way or another, his modifications partially activate. He is still weaker than his siblings, but its enough for J@dge to not imprison him even after Sora's death. (He still gets berated tho) Living like this slowly makes Sanji lose his emotions. He doesn't have a will to to live, yet he can't die.

Meanwhile, at Tottoland Big Mom is furios at a 6 year old Pudding because she just can't awaje her 3rd eye. She calls her a failure, punishes her for nothing, and tells her that she isn't her favourite daughter anymore. Hearthbroken, Pudding decides to run away like her big sister Lola did by hiding in the hold of a ship. She ends up in the east blue and after the ship wrecks, she meets Zeff. They are both stuck on an island fir 80 days, but he sacrifised his leg because he could never let a lady go hungry, its just wrong. Later they are saved and end up opening the Baratie.

Zeff raises Pudding as his precious daughter. She is already great at baking, but he teacges her how to make other dishes and cuisine. Everybody loves her, and anyone who even lays a finger on her will die.

Then Luffy arrives. While Pudding's real dream is to learn about the 3 eye tribe, she tells everybody that is to find the All Blue for her old man (she still covers her eye, Zeff is the only person who has seen it). After the events of the Baratie arc, she joins the crew as the cook.

The rest of the story would be similar. Pudding is now a pirate who uses her leg fighting skills and smarts to get by. (As well as an idden power thats connected to her 3rd eye) The marines gave her the epithet "chocolate leg Pudding". Im not sure if she already has the memo-memo no mi... I'm gonna assume she does and its very useful for her.

The first change in the plot is at Thriller Brak. Pudding notices her sister, but she is scared to face her at first, since that woukd mean telling her friends about her true lineage. For most if the arc, she deribetaly tries to hide herself and even wears a disguise. In a final moment in the arc, she asks Lola to talk to her privately. We don't see what happens yet, but we will one day.

The rest of the story is the same, until Whole Cake Island. When she is kidnapped by the Big Mom pirates. When her bounty poster is changed to "only alive". When the invitation to the wedfing of the 3rd son of the V!nsm@ke family and the 35th daughter of the Charlotte family are handed out. When Big Mom decides to claim her disowned child to give her up in an arranged marriage as part of a coup. Threattening to hurt Zeff and her friends if she doesn't comply.

I love this so damn much you don't even know-- I've always been saying that Pudding's story is basically Sanji's but like, with the bad ending because she never got to escape when she was little but Sanji did. And now that you mention this AU, it's just perfect to show their similarities but also to turn the stories around and,,, It's amazing.

Starting with Sanji, I adore that the approach here is that he's emotionless. I don't think he'd be like his brothers in a narcissistic, egocentric way. I think that after being abused constantly he just loses all will to leave and shuts down completely even if there is still empathy within him. The whole thing with the Vinsmokes is that they were all raised to be powerful killing machines and that's why they act like this, not because they actually are emotionless. And Sanji in this context isn't either, he just seems like he is because he just... Gives up. So I imagine a black-haired Sanji with some blond, completely shut down and just taking the abuse and living with it and serving the family without anything else.

But there is still some type of connection in him to like, animals and women, I think. It's small but it's there. He's not our sweetest boy but he won't harm women the way Niji does and he will help and feed animals because he is strangely attached to them and cooking. But Judge doesn't really say anything about it anymore because at least the kid gets the job done and doesn't seem like he's going to rebel or anything. He's kind of like in a Reiju position? Where he understands their situation and has his own emotions but just shuts down? Except that he's well, extremely depressed and mean and she's concerned for him. I think she still protects him though, she's the only one Sanji doesn't push away. Typical "they sit in silence and she hugs him and even though he stays expressionless it's obvious that he likes it with her".

And Pudding... I love that she gets her happy ending here. I've been saying Zeff has girldad energy and it just makes sense that he'd be extremely protective of her while teaching her to cook and fight on her own!! He raised the most gorgeous, sweetest, and yet ruthless cook of all seas! I think he'd be such a great dad for her because he would help her stand up for herself and also take care of her in their early years together when she is still having trouble adapting to a new, healthy environment. Of course, she still has nightmares and trauma responses when she grows up, and he helps her anyway, but she gets better at some point.

I love that he's the only one who sees her third eye!!! That'd be like, such a good plot point too for her to join the strawhats... Also, her dynamic with Luffy would be hilarious because despite being sweet, I wanna desperately keep her mean personality and she would be SOOO done with Luffy. Their relationship would kind of resemble Lusan's a lot, imo. And Nami would be sooo happy to have another girl in the crew so early!!! I also think she'd hate Zoro but not because of like, parallels with Zosan or anything, I just think their personalities clash too much-- And she'd have a soft spot for Usopp but that's because, you know, everyone does. Also, I like having a girl in the crew that isn't part of the coward trio. She actively fights and I love it. Then Vivi and Robin join them and y'know, I am starting to think another girl in the crew would be literally amazing hahahaha (I've been saying this for so long). So I am guessing everything stays the same except that during Thriller Bark she reunites with Lola but yeah, she doesn't tell the others about it. Because that's what WCI is for!

Then WCI happens... And I am losing it because I really, really, really want her to have the biggest breakdown about it and sacrifice herself Sanji-style (don't you just love how you don't even have to change the plot because they're literally parallels??? I will never understand how some people can hate Pudding lmfao she's literally Sanji). So she's forced to do the exact same thing she does in canon if she wants to save the ones she loves, but she doesn't want to kill Sanji?? Like at all?? And then you have Sanji who literally gives zero fucks about what's going on. I think he'd be forced to act politely and like a gentleman when he literally doesn't care about all of this-- And probably Pudding finds out and he's mean to her, yadda yadda yadda.

And y'know I would absolutely love if Sanji knew they're going to kill him but couldn't care less about it because perhaps dying is better than whatever life he's living, and when Pudding realizes what's going on she makes him want to live just... A little bit. Something awakens inside Sanji and suddenly he's scared and he doesn't want to do this. Sanji sees Pudding's third eye... Pudding finds out about Sanji's mother... They actually won't stop arguing at first, Pride & Prejudice style, and then Sanji sees her with a different perspective and all of a sudden he starts acting more protectively and sweet to her? So she's confused as hell and still tries to argue but uhhhh complicated relationship they've got there, but at least they help each other out.

And idk perhaps we have the Viinsmoke sibs having the same scene they have in canon and helping Sanji out but the crucial part is Reiju paralleling the original scene in which she helps Sanji escape. And he finally does and he leaves with the strawhats because I need them to have a happy ending. So he's still dealing with, you know, trying to express his emotions and wanting to live but he'll get there someday because at least now he's safe. Nobody kisses and forgets anybody because I will not allow a sad ending here, thank you.

[justshapesandshitposting]

Here's Gorgon! CPC au Barracuda and also Chimera's spouse.

notes:

Resting bitch face McGee but they are v loving towards Chimera.

they only really care about Chimera and a select few minions. apart from that they don't give a fuck.

straight up murdered a few people who they considered to be a threat

'oh I can't NOT fuck him' towards Chimera

Actively trying to be professional/serious about the first corruption ("please stop flirting, I love you but this is serious")

FAR worse for paradise on a whole than chimera ever was

second corruption was started by them, and let's just say... it was NASTY, Gorgon was going straight for the throat and all but mauling paradise like a rabid animal in their grief and rage about Chimera's perceived 'death'

calmed down quite a bit once 1. they found out chimera was still alive and 2. they got chimera back and sorta just squirreled the both of them away somewhere to hide and recover.

they are p high strung during the second corruption, and their state of having several massive open wounds and perpetually bleeding out wasn't really helping them out either.

one small incident away from going full cursed grabbing emoji on EVERYONE that they don't give a shit about post-corruptions.

Venom is a anticoagulant, meaning that once you get bit, you won't stop bleeding. doesn't seem that bad until you remember that they have a lot more teeth than just fangs, and will bite multiple times.

[villabella12]

@arcvmonth Day 26: Action Magic - Crossover

AU where Yuma and the SSNIC (Super Secret Number Investigation Club) are stuck in the ARC-V world with no return whatsoever cus this club has a special place in my heart (Was planning this to be a TOH and ARC-V one but too lazy to do so)

Spoiler Alert! Name dropping my OC's name cus my mind said fuck it and just decide to do it anyway

Headcanons:

Would wake up in a random park in Maiami City, not knowing they've been transported out of their world

Probably just kept on searching for Number Cards (not knowing that someone else is now the Number wielder)

All of them would've been amaze at Action Duels but would be disappointed because that means that their Duel Gazers are now useless

Will eventually help and befriend Yuya and the You Show

^ Yuya and Yuma would be chaotic besties. He would definitely teach the SSNIC how to Pendulum Summon

(Astral senses that there's a hidded darkness inside Yuya's heart, thought that he may have a number card, he's 100% wrong)

^ Yuzu, Cathy, and Kotori would hangout as a trio, but made Yuzu the mother since Cathy and Tori won't stop arguing over Yuma, which Yuzu find it to be something stupid (which pisses the two of them even more, but instantly regrets it once Yuzu pulls out her fan)

^ Tetsuo and Gongenzaka would be close friends but Tetsuo would fear Gongenzaka's dueling style (but also admire him in some way)

^ Takashi, Tokunosuke, and Raya would be friends but not that close as the others are

^ All of them would hangout every single day, mostly at the You Show Duel School and help each other out in any way shape or from. From the SSNIC helping the Duel School get more attention and preventing it from being bought out from a big corporation, to the You Show gang helping them and finding more 'Number' cards

100% would be afraid of Yuya's berserk state (except Yuma cus he thinks its cool)

There could be a point where the SSNIC would visit LDS (during Sawatari's introduction), get distracted by the XYZ course and evetually meet Maria, except something's off abt her

^ Yuma would be crying in tears as he misses her so much but in return she would've smack him in the process

^ She would probably be confuse and weirded out since 1. They know her full name, family members, deck archetype, and address and 2. She doesn't have a cousin named Yuma and she doesn't EVEN lived near Heartland nor has she heard of its existence

^ The reason she is creeped out and she doesn't even admit it is that she DOES have a uncle and aunt named Kazuma and Mirai, Mirai was pregnant, but she and Kazuma were killed in one of their expidition, so she's seeing a alive version of her supposed-to-be-cousin-but-is-dead

^ Duels Yuma, won the duel, hears his story, and decides to do something abt it

^ Gets taken in by Maria's family since they're not in their own world, give them some spare rooms, clothes, and duel disks

^ Was trained under Maria's supervision and taught them how to be better duelist (+ taught them how to have fun in duels as well)

^ Would 100% teach them Pendulum and give them Pendulum cards

Due to being trained well with Maria, they would probably join the Lancers as well

Would be the pain in the ass part of the entire Lancers due to arguments (Maria arrived late to babysit them)

Would be hella PISSED to see their home dimension, or a version of it, being destroyed, like fully destroyed. Will get revenge on Academia

The Synchro Arc is like a 50/50 bcus all of them don't know how friendships work (Maria taught them how friendships work, it broke them badly)

Academia Arc would be the WORST of the bunch. They would've taken it ALOT more seriously, especially when they arrive at the Fusion Dimension

Yuma would be the one to duel (alongside with Gongezaka, Maria, Raya, Sylvio, Reiji, and Ray) against Zarc! Yuya since these two are SUPER close and are probably besties back in the Standard Dimension

I ran out of hcs of this au since there's ALOT more here to add on

[waitingforwinterwinds]

A Clash of Kings - 43 JON V (pages 564-572)

The men from Shadow Tower arrive at the Fist of the First Men, and Qhorin Halfhand catches Old Bear Mormont up on Mance's plans before inviting Jon on a perilous scouting trip.

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It was growing harder to cling to the hope of benjen's Stark's safe return. The cloak he had found beneath the Fist could well have belonged to his uncle or one of his men, even the Old Bear admitted as much, though why they would have buried it there, wrapped around a cache of dragonglass, no on could say.

dragonglass = 🥛

poor Jon, loosing hope that Benjen's alive somewhere.

Jon knew Qhorin Halfhand the instant he saw him, though they had never met. (...) Only thumb and forefinger remained on the hand that held the reins; the other fingers had been sheared off catching a wildling's axe that would have otherwise split his skull. It was told that he had thrust his maimed fist into the face of the axeman so the blood spurted in his eyes, and slew him while he was blind.

That's pretty hardcore.

... he and Cat should start a club for people who sacrificed their hands in some manner to catch a blade in exchange for their life.

"I'll not be going there, I promise you." "The Old Bear's not like to give you a choice." "Might be I won't give him one," said Chett.

Let me guess, they're part of the mutiny... is it still a mutiny if it's ashore? part of the group from the other visit to Craster's Keep.

... brb, googling or this will bother me... Mutiny, noun. "an open rebellion against the proper authorities, especially by soldiers or sailors against their officers." Ah, so it is.

Jon slid his new dagger from its sheath and studied the flames as they played against the shiny black glass. He had fashioned the wooden hilt himself, and wound hempen twine around it to make a grip. Ugly, but it served. Dolorous Edd opined that glass knives were about as useful as nipples on a knight's breastplate, but Jon was not so certain. The dragonglass blade was sharper than steel, albiet far more brittle.

dragonglass = 🥛

Arts and crafts with Jon~ also: ngl, Edd's opinions on things are fantastic, and I have decided that in a modern AU, he would absolutely be a Reactions Youtuber. Like Cinemasins, but actually funny.

... omg! they have MAMMOTHS! I need one.

dozen, I need one dozen. maybe two.

"The old gods are still strong beyond the Wall. The gods of the First Men... and the Starks."

Urgh, that gave me chills. And I would love for it to actually mean something, but with GRRM's opinion on magic and gods, it's probably better if it's more about the faith of men in the bloodline of Stark, not because destiny chose them, or because their blood itself is super special chocolatey fudge covered awesome, but because when push comes to shove, the Starks choose to Ward the North and the realms of men, generation after generation, not because of divine providence but because that's just who they are in their bones.

Also poor Mormont, he has such hard choices to make, so many lives in his hands and no matter what he chooses, someone loses.

[clairethecutepup]

Murder Drones Fanfic: A Warning of Danger-- Now and Later... (N's Pet AU)

Synopsis:

Thad has brought Uzi and N back to the bunker, after the two agree to help with the mysterious disappearances and deaths. However, are they actually prepared to face the horror that awaits inside-- and not just what the responsible thing is, but what it could mean for Uzi and her strange symbol? N's concerns won't be limited to just Uzi, unfortunately, as Claire displays some uncharacteristic behavior when confronting the cruel force...

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Thad finishes leading everyone back to the bunker. Claire looks from N's back, the riding pup taking in the full view of the entrance. Obviously, not her place of origin: this place hosts worker drones, not strange human-dog-things. Yet, why does it stir a sense of familiarity within her...?

"That's a 'bunker,' Claire," N smiles and points, "it's where the worker drones hide to avoid getting killed by us," he then winces, "Uh, but it didn't do a very good job preventing that the last time we were here..." he taps his index fingers together, looking down at Uzi, "Do you think they'll be comfortable with me being in there again...? I know I helped stop V and J, but I also helped them with wiping you guys out before all that..."

"We'll have to find out..." Uzi sighs, "If it makes you feel any better, this'll be awkward for me, too..."

Uzi knows her father will likely want to see her again, but how would that turn out...? 

"Oh hey, dear daughter, I'm so happy to see you're still alive and well-- even though I apparently don't care if you actually aren't! After all, I trust my doors more than I do my own oil and metal-- even when all I had to do is just pick up your freakin' railgun and pull the trigger!"

"Oh, hey, Dad! Yeah, totally good to see you again, we're sooooo cool after you decided to just let N here kill me!"

Yeah, it's gonna be real fun... But again, there's that hypocrisy if she just turns her back on everyone else, too. Well, as long as he also doesn't abandon her to whatever's causing these deaths and disappearances...

Thad knocks on the door.

"Uh, hello...?" he asks, "I promise I'm a fellow worker drone, just bringing back the two people who saved us last time..." he looks at Claire, "... And another person, too, I guess…?"

Wait a minute, how did they know for sure that really was a fellow worker drone out there? Well, when you have doors, you also have peepholes. Khan did understand the once-fatal flaw of his doors: their opaqueness, thus you could never tell who was really standing on the other side of them... Good thing he realized that oversight; otherwise all the worker drones would've been dead by now, instead of just getting to wag their fingers and chuckle, "You almost got us that time, disassembly drones!" Not only did the door guard see that Thad was a fellow worker drone, but he also saw their previous saviors were with him.

"Yep, that seems to check out!" the guard smiles, then frowns, "Hey, wait a minute... Is that a disassembly drone?"

"Yeah, about that..." N rubs his arm, "I actually have something to give you guys..."

"Okay, just don't try anything..."

Well, if you can't trust the machines literally built to slaughter your kind, who can you? Besides, he seems like the same one that saved everyone in the end-- despite helping infiltrate and slaughter everyone originally. The guard parts the door's halves a little, resulting in the centered crack that allows him to look through. N pulls out a crudely drawn card, handing it over: the paper wasn't even folded properly, but the N stick figure-- surrounded by stick figure corpses --and his sad little tear made that badly written, "I'm sorry..." seem all the more authentic. Underneath the cover: a pebble taped within and accompanied by the poorly written, "You can also have this rock I found, I thought it was neat." With an apology card (and rock), the guard smiles again.

"Aww, go ahead and get in here, ya goober!" he fully opens the door, wagging a finger, "Just don't do it agai--" he then freezes and widens his digital eyes, as he watches them enter, "... What the heck is that supposed to be?"

Three guesses whom that once-wagging finger pointed toward, and the first two don't count. Claire's ears flatten, as she tries hiding her head behind N's.

"That's 'Claire'!" N grins and points a thumb, "Don't worry, she's a good girl and won't cause any trouble."

"I'm not so sure about that..." Uzi sighs, examining the humanish thing on N's back, "Everyone's pretty much used to being hunted by whatever isn't a worker drone, and now we actually have something taking everyone out. Maybe it'd be better to have her wait outside, before she causes some mass freakout?"

"Aw, come on, they don't seem to mind."

All the remaining door guards have surrounded N's back, to eye and poke the weird hybrid hanging there-- just as one does with any strange new thing. Claire winces but remains still, even as her tail is being repeatedly stretched. That particular drone then switches from holding the large and long cloud of fluff within his hands, to hugging it.

"So soft..."

"See?" N looks back at Uzi, "They're getting along just fine."

"Fine," Uzi rolls her eyes, "just remember that part about making sure she doesn't kill anyone or cause trouble some other way."

They're soon taken to a crime scene: the remains of a drone lay strewn about on the ground, oil still seeping out of the severed parts. They didn't have any police tape available, so toilet paper blocks off access for anyone not permitted to investigate. Not like it's been much use otherwise, ever since the humans here died... Uzi examines the remains while kneeling, but she can't deny a standard disassembly drone seems like the actual culprit: torn apart, damaged beyond repair, nothing that seems different from the usual results of blades or other weaponry.

Uzi asks, "You're sure you were the only ones sent here?"

"Yep, just me, V and J," N nods, "and we all left after that whole fight," he then thinks a moment, "... But maybe I didn't take all of J with us...?" his eyes widen and he gasps, "If that's true, maybe it was enough of her to regenerate and start attacking everyone?"

"I don't know if she'd be the 'creepy killer staying quiet in the shadows' type..." Uzi stands again, "She seemed like the type who'd kill everyone in sight and brag while doing it..."

"Yeah, she always did take pride in her work... Maybe almost getting completely killed off made her want to be careful this time?"

"But we wouldn't be here anymore, not even my railgun would... So, if it is her, why would she feel like she has to stay out of sight?" Uzi then looks at Claire, "I still have my suspicions about possibility 'B' here, though..."

"Come on, Uzi, look at her..."

If it wasn't the toilet paper keeping unpermitted drones from entering the scene, it was Claire. Their own kind dying and with the corpse visible? Mehhh... Now, some weird looking human-puppy-thingy? Time to literally poke and prod in curiosity! Or, squeeze those soft little hand-paws or make those big ol' wolf ears flop about. Still, the poor kid maintains her docility and doesn't do more than wince anxiously. 

"See?" N gestures, "Well-behaved, so how could anything like her be responsible?"

"Yeah, because V and J were just as friendly as you are..." Uzi rolls her eyes, "I'm telling you: if it's not another disassembly drone, then finding her was a sign that things are about to get worse..."

N frowns at Claire. He didn't like the idea of his new pet secretly being a member of some "creepy shadow-lurking hunter" species... How could anything like Claire be that way, though? She seemed far too terrified to be anything terrifying-- actually, maybe N should stop being kind enough to let everyone see her...? Poor thing looks overwhelmed and ready to cry...

"Wow, just look at those teeth!" one drone stretches her mouth open, "They sure look deadly..."

"Whoa, check out the claws she's got!" Another drone holds her paws up, "They seem sharp!”

"Hey, you're right! You could probably tear us apart easily with these..."

"The best part is, they seem like the kind of claws and teeth to only be visible when she's acting deadlier than cuter."

Uzi comes over and takes a closer look: stretching Claire's mouth as wide as possible to see those fang-y whites, then getting a closer look at those only-sometimes-visible claws on her paws. N didn't like how Uzi furrowed her digital brow...

"Uh, hold on a minute...!" he quickly stands in between the two, holding his arms out, "Sure, those look concerning, but we still have to remember that she was with us the whole time and even if something like her is responsible," N lifts Claire into an arm, his eyes turning into digital shades, "Claire could also be an 'angsty rebel' that's gone against her fellow... uh... friends and refuses to follow any mission orders," he lifts Claire up by her armpits, "Yay, rebellion and totally being on our side...!"

"... What if it's not following orders...?" Uzi finally asks, though more to herself, "What if it's something that could be acting on its own...? The sooner we get to the bottom of this, the better," she then glares at Claire, "Okay, you can't really speak, so we'll keep it simple: you answer, 'Yes' or 'No,' but it better be the truth..."

Was Claire alone out there? The pup nods to confirm. Did someone give her orders to exterminate the drones here? The pup shakes her head in denial. Does she remember how she got here? Another shaking of her head. Uzi didn't sense any attempts to hide things, but she didn't like the pauses Claire took to think and how she shifted her eyes in that thought. Luckily for her, it was easily identifiable as more of a struggling recollection than a fibber's planned fabrication.

"... Do you know anything?"

Claire shakes her head fiercely, her blonde tuft and blue ears flopping with enough force to almost throw them off herself. She hoped to high Heaven that Uzi believed her, it'd be terrible to suffer without any possible information to save her... Or, any information to at least satisfy herself. N would normally be relieved that his pet won't be answering to the railgun instead, but he'd be lying if he claimed there wasn’t personal concern about Claire's clear inability for a proper answer-- whether they were being denied whatever helpful information Claire could provide, or regarding the pup herself. The "amnesia cliche," or so it seemed to currently be, was never a result of something good... It was admittedly empathetic for him, even: all he could recall himself were the orders from JCJenson to hunt down their "rogue AI," yet he felt like there was always something more to it.

"Well, if you do remember something," Uzi points at Claire, "you better tell us...!" she turns away, "In the meantime, we'll try figuring this out the old fashioned way..."

Armed worker drone, disassembly drone and... canid-sapien-thing then set off to find whatever's responsible. Of course, their search just had to bring them to the spookier and darker part of this stupid bunker. Even better, it was under some repairs, so that was some extra bit of danger: wires, holes, toilet paper "tape" that would've been easy to get tangled up in-- especially in the aforementioned spooky darkness. As if N and Uzi weren't on edge already, they heard a sound from Claire they never expected: a growl. 

Wait, she could actually show an emotion other than fear...? Wait, Uzi probably should focus less on that and more on what’s causing those growls... N also focuses on where Claire narrows her eyes and bares the sharp fangs that are ready to rip out the throat of whatever it is. Not even Claire understood her odd 180 in behavior, she only knew something drove her to tear apart whatever stood a few feet away... The very same thing that finally opened and revealed its yellow humanistic eyes, and the yellow grin of incisors and canines once hidden underneath the oral corners that stretched a couple feet from each other. N's own eyes widened, as he instantly aimed his arm and readied missile. Uzi's face replicates his horror, as she also prepares her own weapon-- but not without a, "Yeah, totally NOT another disassembly drone...!"

"No, I am not..." it spoke without emotion and even more robotically than the actual robots, "I am... something more..."

N fires his missile, the explosion resulting in small surrounding fires that illuminated the area-- WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FRICK IS THAT?! The wide grin and eyes belong to some fleshy mass serving as some "head," stretched into the air by the elongated metallic vertebrae that extended from the other fleshy mass: a quadrupedal form that stood atop pole legs, all bent outward like a beast of only hind legs, with each one's weird hand-feet being a human's source of digits with a disassembly drone's claws. The creature technically seemed to be J...? That fleshy cranium had her pigtails and the body had her syringe tail-- er, harpoon tail.

"Do not mind me," that thing continued, "I am simply trying to sustain myself on the flesh and blood of the innocent... Or, oil and metal, in this case..."

N reaches out, "Claire, NO!"

The smaller (and definitely less terrifying) freak of nature charges toward the larger one, assuming her own quadrupedal stance. Claire's small size made for faster agility and evasiveness, letting her dodge the quick harpoon that skewered the ground. Uzi couldn't tell which she was in more disbelief of: the freaky J-thing that stood before them, or Claire having the guts and aggression to just go in like that? N's own surprise gave way to panic: how the heck does he help fight that thing if Claire's in the line of fire?! After aiming his arm in various directions, he decides he'll lessen the risk of harming Claire instead through closer combat-- even if it may increase risk of his own harm.

"Uzi, cover me!"

"Just make sure to give me a clean shot!"

Uzi aims her railgun in preparation, knowing it's all she can do-- but by Robo-God, she was going to make it count! She'd better, or the weapon’s recharging duration could cost them dearly... Claire ran around, jumping from wall to floor, floor to beast-- hopping and speeding about however she could to swipe and bite the monstrosity. She’d destroy that freaky abomination's body, and most certainly what gave it life originally... Unfortunately, no matter how much flesh she cut through, no matter how many wires and pieces her teeth ripped out; the pup couldn't fully bring the beast down. A harsh smack from the harpoon's side sent her into the wall, before one of those horrid claw-hands squeezed her in its fleshy blades. Claire didn't whimper as she was threatened with death by both crushing and slicing, as the fingers tighten around her, she only growled and bared her teeth. The J-monster then brings her closer to its yellow grin and eyes.

"Now, be a good whatever-you-are and play dead, just like the rest of them..."

N flies by, his arm’s blade cutting off the creature's limb, before he grabs the dropped Claire and hurries away with her.

"UZI, NOW...!!"

"Get back here," the creature charges, "it's very rude to leave, before I get a chance to properly kill you..."

N flies past Uzi, doing his best to keep hold of the squirming Claire; while Uzi braced herself, narrowing her digital eyes. Not yet... Not yet...

"Uzi!" N stops and turns around, "What're you doing?!"

"Trust me!"

"Oh, I'm sorry," the creature focuses on her, "I can see you wish to die first..."

"Uzi, shoot already!!"

N drops Claire-- commanding a quick, “Stay!” --and rushes back. The grinning face lurches forward, ready to smash Uzi within its stretched jaw.

"Yeah, that's right," Uzi smirks, "BITE ME!"

Of course, she wouldn't give this thing the chance to make her catch phrase literal: her railgun's green beam pierces through the beast's mouth and past the back of its skull. With the head and "brainstem" entirely destroyed, the neck and rest of the abomination falls atop the ground. It decomposed like any corpse, despite it not being of a purely organic nature. The bloody and oily bubbling mass melts away, reducing to just the basic components: bits of a metallic skeleton, sparking wires... and, of course, the remains of J's head. N lands behind Uzi, scanning the scene with her. He's relieved, but...

"Uzi, don't scare me like that!" he scolds, "I was worried you froze up there!"

"Hey, it's not like this thing can do multiple shots in a row! ... Yet. With how it is, I needed to make sure it'd actually do something to it. What better way than right in its big, stupid, horrifying face?"

"Alright, I guess it did work, but try to be more careful, okay?" N then looks over at Claire, "And Claire, bad girl, no running toward dangerous and scary monsters!"

Claire winces and lowers her head, looking ready to cry at N's disapproval. Then, another 180 happens: Claire growls and charges forward, as something small climbs from the monster's remains... Uzi steps aside to dodge, while N fails to grab the speedy pup. 

"Oh, come on! What did I just say…?"

"Uh, I think there's a bigger concern here..."

Both watch Claire catch something in her clawed paws and try tearing it with her teeth. It was some kind of core: small and with little bladelike limbs, but no amount of poking nor pushing could save it.

"Ow... Ow..." it responds to the gnawing, "At least eat a breath minute before eating me..."

Whatever that thing was, it seemed incapable of committing further harm; so N and Uzi shared a glance, before approaching and kneeling for a closer look.

"What is that...?" Uzi asks, "It looks like a drone core, but when are they so... weird?"

In all honesty, she didn't know how to describe it as "freaky," "scary," and so on didn't seem to cut it. N tries to pull it from Claire, but she clenches her teeth and pulls back with a growl.

"No, drop it, drop it..." N wags his finger, still pulling back, "We need to--"

Uzi rolls her eyes, before slamming the top of her fist into Claire's throat. The natural gag reflex ensues, forcing Claire to wince and open her mouth, tongue hanging out.

"You can eat whatever it is, when we're done with it..."

"What's gotten into you, Claire...?" N furrows his brow, but returns to examining the weird thing in hand, "And why's this causing it, whatever it is...?" he had to press his other palm onto Claire's lunging face, "Hey, no, down…!"

"Here, I'll take it..." Uzi offers a hand, “You just worry about making things easier…”

While she took it, N trapped Claire in a tight embrace. The pup kept struggling, until N managed to lie her onto his crossed lap and calmed her with a petting hand.

"It's okay, girl, it's okay..."

As usual, Claire goes from puppy to putty, finally stopping her assault. Uzi constantly rotates and tilts the limp core, occasionally holding up one of the legs' bladed feet and then looking into the glitching digital iris centered in the flesh. It seemed like they managed to save it just in time: the sparking and bitten thing was close to death, unable to properly sense all around it any longer nor simply move. Then, the yellow screen locked its singular eye with the opposing purple pupils, displaying that familiar symbol... Then, Uzi's right pupil mirrored it.

"Hello, fellow program..."

What did it just say...? Wait, is this why Uzi has it, is she also--?!! In her panic, she throws the core onto the ground.

"What're you waiting for?! Sic it!!"

N releases Claire, and the pup instantly tears it apart. N turns toward Uzi, standing up and putting a hand on her shoulder.

"Uzi, is everything alright...?"

"I'm fine," she smacks his hand away, "I just..."

How is she supposed to finish that: "I just think I might also turn into some freaky, fleshy monster-thing because it shared this weird symbol of mine and said we're alike!"? ... That wouldn't be true, right...?

"Look, let's... let's not worry about that right now, okay?" Uzi sighs, "We got our answer and fixed things, and that's all that matters..."

N knows she is bothered by something, beyond recently facing some eldritch horror... However, it may not be wise to prod her when she's uncomfortable.

"Okay, just know that you can tell me anything," he offers a smile, "We're friends, Uzi, and I'll always be happy to help with whatever might be bothering you."

"Yeah, I'll... I'll keep that in mind..."

Part of her does want to tell him, just to get it off her chest and make an answer easier from possible help. Still, it's not easy to confess, not even to just yourself, that there may be a connection between you and some horrifying abomination. A "program," huh? Is that what might be wrong with her, why this symbol was appearing...? Please, don't let her actually become such a thing-- especially not worse...!

"Anyway, we should probably tell everyone..." Uzi leads the way, "I'm sure they'll be happy to hear it..."

N continues to watch Uzi in concern, before watching Claire finish the mutated core and... eat it? Well, that's one way to get rid of some freaky source of terror... He whistles and has her walk alongside him, though bipedally this time and entirely back to her docile persona. N worried about what could be going on with his friend and pet: why was Uzi suddenly so panicked, why was Claire suddenly acting like a fellow disassembly drone? He needed to find some answer, to help poor Uzi and to prevent Claire's seeming aggression from inviting possible trouble... In the meantime, he'll just keep an eye on them both.

As if the poor worker drone didn't have enough on her mind, Uzi found herself before, not just other drones, but also Khan. This wasn't an easy experience for himself, either, as it took a while to find the gall to face his daughter again; however, he needed to speak to her again, he didn't get to simply hide in shame after abandoning her to the disassembly drones... Needless to say, everyone else-- N and Claire included --just shift their eyes between the two as they awkwardly stand on the sidelines. Khan rubs the back of his head; while Uzi isn't certain about just glaring at him and acting all (rightfully) bitter, or going from "edgy and hormonal" teen to mature adult. She had some time to think, during her (self-appointed) banishment, and the J-abomination's threat of seeing either killed off before such a moment could happen... No, neither could just let things stay as awkward and awful when it came to each other-- especially when the loss of a mother and wife made them their only remaining family. They share the expected and synchronized, "Uzi..." and "Dad..." before Uzi was allowed the first sentance.

"Look Dad, I admit that I'm still pretty mad at you for just closing the door on me, instead of trusting me... But, if you did manage to kill off N with my gun, we might not have been able to save everyone else here from V and J. I have to give you that... Just, next time, don't leave me for dead, okay? It's pretty messed up!"

Khan hugs his child tighter than he ever has.

"Oh, Uzi... I may have a duty to help protect everyone here, but that's no excuse to forget about the person I should focus on protecting the most. No good father should ever forget that... I promise, I'll never do something like that again."

"... Yeah, you better not..."

When Uzi returns the hug, everyone else responds appropriately: wiping their digital tears (which wouldn't actually be affected by the tissues...), clapping or cheering. N couldn't help but sniffle and wipe away his own (unaffectable) tears.

"I love happy endings..."

Claire wasn't familiar with the whole story, but she agreed it was a nice moment. Of course, there were Uzi's fellow school peers, too...

"Jeez..." Lizzy rolls her eyes, "Get a room..."

Thad asks, "You know that's her dad, right...?"

"Ugh, you know what I mean, Thad..."

"<It's truly a blessing to still have your loved ones to hold...>" Doll furrowed her brow, speaking in her usual Russian, "<It would be a shame if the next time they separated, it was permanent...>"

Doll then noticed Claire staring at her. Claire wasn't growling nor baring her teeth, but her stare was abnormal: a neutrality that didn't display standard docility nor the triggered aggression of before, just unblinking blues that stared past their goggle-like glasses... Doll raised an eyebrow at first, before glaring back at the pup; she knew there was something of concern with her, just as Claire felt there could be with Doll... For right now, though, N would take Claire back to the landing pod with him. After all, they couldn't just leave V all alone and chained up... or presumably so. 

When N relayed the story to her, she couldn't quite fathom such a creature existing nor a drone's core-- "worker" or "disassembly" --being in such a state. Then again, if this weird "pet" of his existed, then what was really off the table? Better question, what is on the table or simply in store: whether V's personal plans, Uzi's concerns about herself, or Claire's concerns about Doll and vice versa?

… Well, Uzi had one more concern on her mind, namely something that made her seem less like a “rogue badass”...

“Wait, you told everyone I was grounded instead?!”

[End Chapter]

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To Keep Easier Track of the Series:

As you can see, this AU isn't just "Word-for-Word Murder Drones, just with a new character": I knew I should also take some liberties to make things a tad more interesting, like new dialogue and recreated events. So yeah, hence J's "abomination form," or whatever YOU might want to call it, has taken the form of something else. As such, Claire will be inviting a new aspect into the overall story, like her soon-to-be-revealed backstory on where exactly a weird... thing like her would even come from-- and why it'd become so aggressively insane when confronted by a certain program. For now, let's just say: the remaining Earth humans were forced to work with whatever they could as a final defense-- WHATEVER. THEY. COULD.

[redandblackpoetry]

and onto my favorite part of ur answers: eldritch ghost crumbs (⁠つ⁠✧⁠ω⁠✧⁠)⁠つ

i'm v interested in ghost's past with roach, like the entirety of their relationship? hows and whys and whens!!! but i shall keep my silence for the sake of the sequel...... but!! ghost's issues keep increasing (well i keep learning there's even more baggage than i expected) with each of my asks/comments that u answer and i am Enjoying It. like yes. make him Suffer. hurt/comfort is a very superior trope and he is my sacrificial lamb to the angst gods

so idk much abt lovecraftian eldritch monsters (i know of the lore pretty vaguely) bc i am a Fool so idk how much u based ur plot on it but basically any eldritch lore dump is appreciated either way bc of that.

also ghost crumbling at peer pressure? now i feel that. well i think u meant more like a threatening sort of pressure rather than friendly jabbing but it's a lot more funnier when u consider ghost being exposed to peer pressuring and going. uh, ok. LMAO anyway it's also a v beautiful irony that a being that feeds off of fear doesn't welcome it in the parts of his life that he is the most vulnerable in so chefs kiss for that

his true form!!!! i was already guessing this bc it's pretty much implied i feel like but!!! does this mean, when ghost got captured by zaragoza he was in his true form? what are the dimensions even? and!!!! simon saw him like that? could 141 ever get a chance to see him like that, like can he leave simon's body and then come back? (i won't accept the answer of they will but he'll have to completely leave simons body, no sir. simon is along for the ride alive or dead, whether he wants to or not) (talk abt ride or die but die is optional while ride is mandatory)

more importantly, i'm like v v v obsessed with thinking abt simon's pov on first seeing ghost and how his opinion would've changed had the situation been more normal when they first met? like... is he also inherently a monsterfucker? (that's such an iconic question out of context btw, pls acknowledge my brilliance) but like soap sees the tongue and goes. hm. would simon also. ok no my brain is overheating at this point i'll shut up.

(i'm just thinking another au of an au yet again. thanks for the brainrot. it's branching and GROWING how do i stop it????? but like i'm imagining like timeline being different and ghost being captured by the opportunistic fuck shepherd and they try to use ghost in usual military fashion and simon maybe meets him like that and. wow now that i'm getting into it this has the vibes of those merfics of mer being caltured and the scientist seeing them and slowly getting to know them and it's then an epic save-the-mer adventure but mer is an eldritch monster and the pretty scientist is actually a built like a shit brickhouse, gruff military man simon who is Ver Reluctantly starting to get fond of ghost and is not happy abt it)

(i'm dying. why is my brain doing this to me. whyyyyyy)

anyway i have yet again wrote walls of text abt this fic so. i'll wander off and touch some grass before my brain explodes. i'm just. obsessed with all this. a tad too much perhaps so this ask is now ur problem. have fun

The hows and the whys and the whens of Roach and Ghost's relationship have pretty similar answers actually, it'll make sense when I get there hopefully. And I hope that it's as good as you're imagining!

Hurt/comfort ngl is one of my favorite tropes, and I love giving characters trauma and breaking them down and mending them back together and seeing how I can mend them

And don't worry about knowing the lore, as with most fanfiction I'm taking Lovecraft and his genre's works and kinda ripping it apart for juicy bits, though I'm trying to keep the overall impressions. The feeding on different emotions/things is entirely my own idea because I honestly needed some way to nerf Ghost since Lovecraft never elaborates on how his eldritch beings function, so I gave them a food source. The whole possession aspect is actually based on one of Lovecraft's characters though I filled in my own blanks (LC loves being vague for The Horror) and Ghost's parents are also eldritch horrors that are mentioned in his and others' works. Cthulhu also exists in this fic and is actually Ghost's nephew geneology wise! Thats gonna become important in the next chapter ;)

And yesss the fact that Ghost feeds on fear doesnt make him immune to it

And yes! Ghost was in his true form when he was captured by the cartel, though since he was weak he was smaller than normal (he stretches like silly putty). I put a lot of lore and background into each chapter so I'm never sure how much readers remember/understand especially if its spread out. Size wise during the cartel he was probably at least the size of a car, normally he's maybe the size of a six story building? He's actually pretty small compared to some of his kind

And yes, Simon saw him like that and was like "neat, I'm gonna make a deal with this thing because I was the cartel to Burn" and Ghost immediately vibed with that

Would you believe that I'm toying with the idea of the 141 seeing his true form in the main fic? Its gonna be very near the end, and there's a lot of angsty implications regarding it because remember, Simon's dead. Without Ghost to keep his body, well, alive and functioning what happens to a dead body?

Absolutely iconic question and I'd very much believe that Simon is definitely a monsterfucker. He's seen so many human monsters that it imagine its somewhat of a relief and very attractive for him to see a monster not trying to hide what they are. You're also giving me very naughty threesome Ghost/Simon/Soap ideas

And friend, dear mutual, I have absolutely no clue how to fix the brainrot as its infected me as well! And again with giving me ideas!! I was soo close to starting a new 141 fic focusing on Roach for mermay you have no idea, might come to your ask box and ramble at you about it

You know Venom, yes? This idea is giving very Venom movie vibes. Because Ghost is a hardass and he'd cave eventually and end up possessing the people that Shepherd brought in as cannon fodder but he wouldn't gel with them and since he's very prideful he's end up ripping them to shreds over and over. Until Simon. Until Shepherd captured Simon and they gel and Simon and Ghost bond and the 141 come to save them. The team finds out about Ghost and they just slowly introduce him to the world and help him heal and take him on missions

Welp this has been my wall of text, hope you enjoyed! I also need to touch grass but sadly its a beautiful day and I'm stuck at work

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Miss Mafia | jhs (m)

pairing: Hoseok x reader, Taehyung x reader (He's just a childhood friend, no love interest)

rating: 18+

word count: 15.5k sorry not sorry :)

genre: mafia au, strangers to lovers, secret agent, you are a mafia boss

summary: It's not easy to be the boss of one of the biggest mafias in South-Korea. And surely not as a woman. When a secret agent got discovered by one of your people and brought to you, you would've never dared to guess he would turn your world upside down in multiple ways.

warnings: praising, big d*ck Hoseok, oral (m receiving), hard sex, dom Hoseok, sub reader, v penetration, no protection (reader has an implant so she can't get pregnant. Make always sure you use protection guys!), also a bit of fluff at the end

music recommendations: - Lacrimosa - Mozart - Symphony no 9 - Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven - more songs on this playlist (youtube)

- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1yXNkU806Y7EZruvrbl4g9?si=76931ed2ebae4c2c (spotify)

a/n: Again back with a story! I'm sorry for any grammar errors. It is such a big one shot. I'll probably proof read it later so I'm again sorry for any grammar mistakes in this ff! Just ignore it please :')

I was originally thinking of making this a jungkook ff but I eventually ended up making it a J-Hope ff instead. I think he would do a great job as main character here ;) Give it a lot of support and

enjoy reading!

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Lacrimosa from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Such a pleasant song to listen to with a good glass of wine. You take a sip of the dark red liquid as you softly move your head to the music playing through your boxes. This is how you liked to spend your time alone. A good glass of wine in one hand and the remote of your boxes in your other hand putting on some of your favourite classical music. Like Lacrimosa from Mozart or Beethoven's 9th symphony. All great composers with excellent music. You smiled as you felt your body relax after the long stressful day you had today. Your placed your red tinted lips on the glass for another sip of your wine you would never get to taste.

"Miss!"

You let out a deep sigh as you turned around in your chair towards the front of your desk. One of the maids walked inside and bowing at you. You gave her an unpleasant look. "Didn't I told the staff clearly not to come into my study for the rest of the day?" You asked the woman in front of you who kept looking down, probably not daring to look you in the eyes right now. Everyone knew you could be a real furry when you got angry or irritated. You can ask the last butler you had, after dropping a glass of whine on you by accident. It costed him a finger because you accidentally dropped a knife on his hand.

You softened the volume of the music before speaking again. "Tell me what's going on. It better be good if you don't wanna lose your job." You said coldly, don't sparing her a glance as you emptied the bottle into your glass. "I-It's about the issue from last week mam." She said. A bit of fear could be heard in her voice.

"Go on" You said. "They caught him miss." She said. You looked at the girl in front of you and suddenly began to laugh. The girl looked up for the first time, confusion all written over her little face. You turned towards the painting of your father on the right wall of the study and smiled, raising your glass. "See dad? The company is in great hands. I told you I would get him." You turned back towards the girl, that smile/smirk still on your face.

"Tell them to bring him to la grande salle. I'll be there in a minute." You told her. The maid bowed and then left the room closing the door on her way out. " You chuckled as you licked your lips. "Turns out this day is gonna be better than I expected..." You said, turning up the volume of the boxes and taking another sip of your glass of wine.

A few minutes later and your men walked in dragging a guy with them. His hands and feet tied together, his clothes covered in bloodstains and his hair a complete mess. You leaned forward in you chair as they dropped the man right at your feed. You were currently in your grand salle, how you like to call it, where you handled business of all kinds. From having meetings, recruiting new members till having a talk with bastards like the guy in front of you right now.

"Well, well, well... What do we have here." You said, letting out a small laugh. "Jung Hoseok, isn't it? Secret agent at the National Intelligence Service. They say you're one of the best in your profession. Sad that reputation will end today." You said, leaning back in your chair, snapping your fingers as a sign for the maids to leave the room. Leaving only you, Hoseok and two of your bodyguards. You threw the papers that were in your hand onto the table next to you, the pages falling open on some pictures of Hoseok and his meetings with the NIS.

"I must admit Mister Jung, I'm quite impressed. You have been undercover in my companies for five years. My father always knew there was a spy between us but he never had the chance to catch you." You looked away, staring into the distance as you said your next sentence. "Caught a bullet right through the head. Very tragic." You looked back at the man in front of you. He was still looking down, not saying a word or sparing you a small glance. Was he even still alive? Anyways, you still went on with your little speech. "But times change. After my father's death I took over and look! It's been less than a year and I already caught you."

Suddenly Hoseok started to laugh. You looked at him confused as he slowly tilted his head so you could look at his face for the first time today. His cheeks and upper lip were bruised and a dried stream of blood could be seen under his nose. He looked you right in the eyes. "Took you long enough to figure out it was me." He said. "But congrats. I'm happy you can finally make daddy proud." He mocked, spitting some blood on the white marble floor. His words and actions made your head boil. How dare he speak so lowly about your father. The bodyguards stood read to walk over and beat the shit out of him but you raised your hand stopping them.

You took a deep breath, trying to keep your cool. "Listen here," You said, getting off of your chair, slowly walking around the men on the ground before making a halt behind him and squatting down. You pulled out a blade out of your pocket and held it against his neck as you pulled his head backwards. He let out a painful groan making you smirk. You leaned in closer towards his ear before saying the following words, "You can say anything you want Mister Jung but know the more shit comes out of your mouth the less pleasant your stay at my villa will be before I release your soul from your body, understood?" You said, your mouth dangerously close to his ear.

The man didn't seemed intimidated as he scoffed. "Bring it on Missy. Good luck with keeping me locked here." He said.

You stood back up, a bit overwhelmed by his bold words. You walked towards his front, wanting to see his face. "You got a big mouth for a guy who just has been beaten the hell out of." You said. "Maybe I should just kill you here right now. Makes it a lot easier for the both of us." You said as one of the bodyguards handed you a gun. You loaded it and pointed it towards his head.

He looked you right in the eye as you held the trigger ready to shoot. What surprised you the most was that he was smiling. Why was he smiling? This guy made you so confused. "Not the brag princess but-"

"Don't call me that!" You yelled at him with gritted teeth.

"Ok my lady." He said teasingly. "What I wanted to say is you can't kill me." He looked quite relaxed when he said that.

You scoffed. "What are you talking about? I can kill you wherever I want, whenever I want! Just watch me."

He shook his head. "Sorry to burst that bubble of yours but you can't. You see... I've been undercover for 5 whole years. I know a lot about your company and you." He said, smirking, never looking away from your eyes. "I have been in every building, every city and every warehouse of yours."

"And what's your point?" You asked, getting annoyed of his talking. "To make it short, I have placed bombs and dynamite all over the place. If you kill me you'll never get to know the password and won't be able to deactivate them. So say good bye to your drugs, weapons and men... my lady. Bye, bye money." He said before laughing again.

"And why should I believe you?" You asked. "Busan, the warehouse at Ilgon street, number 45 (a/n: I made the street name up. For people who are wondering.). Look under the floor in the janitor's closet." He said.

You heart raised and your breathing became more rapid as you looked at one of the guards. "Go check if it's true what he's saying." You told him. This couldn't be true. If that bomb was really there then he probably said the truth and there would be more. That would also mean the end of your little mafia life and your source of income. That could never happen, not in a million years. Your family has worked so had for all this and now you're finally almost at the top, yes almost, he would barge in and ruin everything. You couldn't let that happen.

You looked at the guard as he finished the call. "They just found two boxes full of dynamite in the basement under the janitor's closet." The guard confirmed what Hoseok just said. "They say there are timers placed on them. They can only be removed by password, cutting a wire would mean the end." He said.

You brought your hand to your mouth and started to bite at your nails as you paced back and forth. "How much time do we have?" You asked. "7 days, mam." The guard answered.

7 days... You had 7 days to figure out that damn password and get rid of these bombs. But would you really be able to dismantle them on time? "Get Taehyung and put him to work." You told the guard before he disappeared to go get your hacker to fix the job. "You," You said, pointing towards the other guard. Lock Mister Jung up in the basement and make sure he doesn't escape." You said. "You can just call me Hoseok my lady. No need for the formalities." He said, giving you a wink. "Oh, shut up you. You're in no position to talk right now."

He laughed. "Right now I'm in a much better position than you would think love." The man came over to Hoseok and picked him up brutally from the ground. "Good luck with finding the password!" He said, before the doors closed, leaving you all alone in the room. You hoped Taehyung would be able to find it because you weren't in the mood of talking to that asshole again.

"Have you already found something?"

It had been 3 days since your encounter with Hoseok and him telling you about the bombs. 3 days of your hacker Taehyung trying to find a possible password to deactivate them. "I'm sorry y/n. Still nothing." Taehyung was one of the few people that could call you by your real name. You practically grew up with the boy so of course you got some kind of bound with each other.

Taehyung was typing all sorts of things on his computer while something was loading. "Whoever placed these bombs knows damn well how to use them. I can't crack into the system, nor can I track them or dismantle them without the password." He said. "Who did your father mess with?" He asked, his eyes never leaving the screen. "The secret agents agency of South-Korea." You said softly while biting on your nails again. It was a bad habit you did whenever you got stress.

Taehyung pulled at your hand so you couldn't bite on them anymore. "You should really learn how to stop doing that." He told you, looking at you for the first time after you entered the room.

You sighed. Taehyung was not successful in finding the password, the troops you sent hadn't found a single bomb yet except for the one Hoseok told you about and tracing was also out of the question. You were really losing hope. "Just keep looking." You told Taehyung before leaving him behind in his little room.

You were getting tired of all of this and decided to distract your mind a bit. And what is better then visiting your favourite casino when you are bored and stressed? So you went to your room and dressed up for a night out.

Little did you knew a surprise was waiting for you the other day...

"Mam! Mam!"

The door of your bedroom opened, a maid running inside out of breath as she stood at your bed, bowing first before waiting for your permission for her to speak again.

You groaned as you heard the woman storming in your room. Your head pounding because of the amount you drank the evening before at the casino. You slowly opened your eyes, hand on your head, holding it because of the pain. You gave the woman an angry look. "Speak" You snapped at her.

"M-Mam, T-The prisoner! He- He-"

"He what?!" You yelled, tired of the stuttering and hesitation in her speech.

She swallowed before talking again. "He escaped..." She said softly but clear enough for you to hear.

"WHAT??!!"

You made your way down the halls of your mansion while you wrapped your bathrobe around your body. While you made your way downstairs a few of your men were running upstairs but halted once they saw you. They stared at you with wide eyes while you stood there furious looking down on them. "I'll ask you once..." You said as you slowly walked down until you were face to face with the head of the guards. "What happened?"

"We were guarding him like you asked and suddenly someone of the kitchen came to bring us food. They said it was a treat for our hard work. After we ate it... We blacked out. When we woke up again the door was open and he was gone." The man said, looking down.

You clenched your teeth and slapped him right in the face. "YOU IDIOTS! How could you let him escape! I asked one thing of you and you couldn't even do that!!" You yelled at all of them. They all looked down like puppies that were being scolded at. "You're all useless!" You said as you made your way further down the stairs. They all bowed at you one by one as you made your way down.

You took a few corners before ending up in front of Taehyung's bedroom. You knocked, not waiting for an answer, and walked in. "Taehyung I need you to check the CCTV footage of last night. That fucking agent escaped." You said pacing around in Taehyung's room while the boy sat up, sleepily rubbing his eyes. "How late is it?" He asked groggily as he looked at you with puffed cheeks, bad hair and small eyes. "It's 8 am." You told him.

He sighed. "Give me a few minutes to wake up and then I'll go check ok?" You nodded. "Ok, I'll give you 15 min. Not more." You said and you walked out.

Like promised, in 15 minutes Taehyung was already sitting behind his desk returning back to the footage of yesterday evening. You saw the images of you walking out of the house, ready to go to the casino. "You can skip past that." You told him. He skipped a bit forward until you told him to stop. "Stop! right there." You said pointing at the screen. A man with a hood and a mask on walked in the shadows towards the back of the house. Taehyung checked one of the camera's at the back and you saw the men slipping in through the back door where the kitchen is. "He must be the one who drugged the food of the guards."

"They were drugged?" He asked and you nodded. "These morons thought they got food because of their hard work." You answered him. "Now go to the footage of the basement." Taehyung did as you said and showed the images of the sleeping men and the hooded man breaking the chain, letting Hoseok out. "He must have informed someone somehow where he was." Taehyung said.

You sighed. "I need that password. I can't dismantle these bombs without him. I don't like to admit it but... I need him. I need Hoseok." Taehyung turned towards you in his seat. So what are you going to do now?

You thought for a second. Indeed, what were you going to do? You knew everyone would fall for Hoseok's tricks all over again. Except for you. You would never fall for his charms, right? "I'll go after him." You then suddenly decided. Taehyung looked at you in shock. "Are you sure?" He asked. "You got men to do the dirty work for you." He stated.

You nodded. "I know but I can't trust them anymore. Those idiots already let him escape once, I can't let them do it a second time." You told him. "Check the CCTV's of the streets and every nearby city. I need to know where he is."

"Sure will." Taehyung said before going to work again.

While Taehyung worked on tracing Hoseok's location you went towards the dining room to grab some breakfast. Because of all this drama this morning you haven't even had the time to get some food into your system. Your stomach was already growling as you sat down at the filled table, set for two. Two? You may ask. Yes two. Today was the day your second hand would come back from his yearly vacation. He was one of the most trusted men into your house.

His name was Marcus and besides being your second hand he was also your dad's best friend. He has always been by his side and helped him in any way possible. After he died Marcus swore loyal to you and said he would do anything in his might to protect you. So the least you could do for him was to treat him as one of your own show him your gratitude.

While you were peacefully enjoying your meal the doors suddenly opened, revealing a man in suit. You smiled at the man immediately recognising him. "Marcus! Welcome back." You welcomed the man as he walked over towards you. He bowed at you before sitting down at the table where you were already seated. "It feels good to be back mam." He said, smiling before taking a look at the breakfast in front of him. "Well this is sure a great come back." He told you Smith amused eyes. "Please, enjoy yourself." You said. "Take whatever you want." You told him. "I'll sure will." He answered before digging in.

"So how was your trip?" You asked him. "Pretty good. Got some time to relax." He said. "How were things going here while I was gone?" He asked you.

You sighed. "It has been an entire rollercoaster. Oh Marcus," You said dramatically. "How happy I am you're back. I have so much to tell you." After you told him everything Marcus looked at you in shock. "You finally caught him?!" He asked surprised and you nodded. "Kind of, but he escaped yesterday evening while I was gone. These idiots can't do anything right around here anymore..."

"Only if I had been here to stop all this, huh?" He said teasingly and you nodded. "You know you're the best." You told him.

You ate and talked for a good hour before Marcus decided to go see his colleges and try to lessen the damage that had already been caused by Hoseok's escape. You really hoped he could do something about all this.

That evening you also went to go see Taehyung again to check on the situation. "You already found his whereabouts?" You asked the man in front of you. He turned his chair around and smiled at you. "Even better." He said licking his lips and clicking on one single button on his keyboard a whole screen popping up full of information. "I know which city he is in, which district and even in which building!" He told you, all proud of himself.

You walked over and stared at the screen with big eyes. "Really?! You are the best Tae!" You said, wrapping your arms around him in a big hug. The man laughed. "Alright, alright! You're welcome Y/n-ie" He said as you let go again.

"God, I could kiss you right now! You bring me so good news right now!" You yelled at him and he laughed. "You're welcome and about the kiss... no thanks." He said, showing off his boxy smile afterwards. "Go find me a plain ticket for the first flight tomorrow and tell Marcus he has the leadership until I'm back. This girl is going to Busan for some business..."

"Yes mam!"

And so the next day you flew all from Seoul to Busan. You took a taxi from the airport to your hotel while checking the info about Hoseok's whereabouts on your tablet. You mailed Taehyung, telling him you had a safe flight and to thank him again for his good work. He would definitely get a raise once you got back. You smiled as you closed your tablet and looked outside as you drove past the chore. "How long until we reach the hotel sir?" You asked the driver. "We're almost there miss! Just a few more minutes." He said. "Good" You answered, opening your window a bit and closing your eyes, enjoying the fresh sea air filling the car.

After a few more minutes you finally arrived at your destination. A five star hotel Taehyung booked for you. You got out of the taxi, payed the driver and walked inside the building as some staff took your bags out of the cab. You walked towards the counter and asked for your room. Of course it was the penthouse. You knew you could trust Taehyung. He always knew what you wanted. Once you got the key you went towards the elevator and went upstairs. You already felt completely drained from the trip towards where you were now.

As you arrived you walked towards the end off the hall and opened the door with your key card. A big smile as you entered the room. "Finally some rest." You said as you stretched your neck and walked towards the bed. But as soon as you walked through the door two men grabbed you by the arms. You tried to scream and break free from their grasp but it was no use. One of them held a cloth against your mouth and nose with some chloroform on it making you stop struggling after a while and falling into a deep slumber.

While you were unconscious the men dragged you outside the room, making sure no one saw you. They took you inside the elevator where someone was already waiting for your arrival. It was the lady from the counter that gave you your room earlier. "Let's move fast. Once you get out of the elevator go immediately towards the right. Go through the last door and that should lead you towards the back of the hotel. The van is waiting there." She said. Once they got you in the van they drove off to who knows where.

A few hours later you woke up with an incredible headache, as a side effect of the chloroform. You groaned as you opened your eyes, white light shining all around you. Once your eyes got adjusted to the light that came from big windows all around you you could also make out some silhouettes. "Our little princess is finally awake." You heard a voice. The voice sounded awfully familiar. But you couldn't put a name on it just yet.

You tried to move your hands but quickly figured out they were bounded behind your back. Same went for your legs. Tied against the legs of a chair. You looked back in front of you and the silhouette stood up from his place and walked closer until it was close enough. It squatted down in front of you and now you were able to identify the person clearly. "Hoseok..?" You said with unbelief.

He smirked at you. "Good morning princess." He said smiling. "Hope you slept well." Then you noticed the pain in your neck, shoulders and lower back. How long had you been tied to this chair for? You asked yourself. "You've been out for a pretty long time." Hoseok answered before you could even ask. "I hope my men weren't too rough on you." He said letting out a chuckle and standing back up to walk back towards his chair. He picked up an envelope from next to him and gave it to the man on his left. "Here, split it between you and the other guy. You did a great job." He told the man before he left the room, leaving only you and Hoseok.

"W-Where am I?" You asked. Your voice still a bit husk. "Is this xxx street? Your hide out here in Busan after you escaped?" You asked making Hoseok only laugh.

"Oh you wish sweetheart. Busan was just a distraction to get that tech guy of yours and your men off of my tail. We're in Ulsan right now." He told you. "I must admit... Your men are good at finding me but remember, I'm always a step ahead." He said. You looked at him and scoffed. "Asshole..." You muttered under your breath. "I heard that." Hoseok answered.

"Good, glad you know." You told him. He sighed and shoved his chair a bit closer before leaning forward, his arms resting on his thighs. "Tss, even bounded to a chair you still are a furry." He said. "Do you know why I brought you here Miss y/n?" You stayed quiet, clenching your teeth. "I brought you here because I got a proposition for you."

You scoffed. "And what may that be? You're gonna turn yourself in to me and let me torture you?" You asked nonchalantly.

He shook his head and hissed. "Aish, such a beautiful face but such a dirty mouth." He said, leaning back again. "You know the Choi clan right?" He asked. You scoffed. "Of course I know the Choi clan. Who doesn't? They're the biggest mafia out here in South-Korea. My father's mafia's greatest enemy."

Hoseok nodded. "Indeed. We've been already trying for years to stop them but without success."

"And what does all this got to do with me?" You asked him, not impressed by his little talk about the Choi's.

"I need your help." He said, a serious gaze on his face. "I need you to tell us everything you know about the Choi clan and help us arrest them. There is no better view over a mafia as the view of a mafia boss itself." You looked aside, out of the window. Now only noticing you were at a house right next to some low cliffs ending at the sea. You laughed. "And what's in that for me? I can help you but you're probably gonna arrest me afterwards anyways. So why should I bother?" You looked back at him.

He nodded, following your path of thinking. "I knew you would say that. Here's the deal. You help us destroy the Choi clan and I guarantee you won't go to prison. It's that simple." He said, standing up and walking around your chair. You wanted to say something but Hoseok was first. "And I know you're gonna refuse but think for a second... You have no where to run y/n." He stood now right behind you. He leaned in closer towards your right ear. "I got bombs all over your places." Then he switched to your left ear. "And I got you, tied to chair here right now. So either you're going to help or I turn you in right now and then you can say bye bye to your little mafia life." He said.

You scoffed. You wanted to protest but you knew he was right. He had you completely in the palm of his hand. There was no escape from him. "I give you three days starting today to decide whether you're in our out. In that time," He said, cutting the rope that was holding your hands together. "You are free to stand and walk wherever you want but," He said, turing towards your front and also cutting through the ropes at your feet. "You don't go off this domain. You'll stay at the house or at least in its presence. I have guards all over this place so don't you dare escape. Cuz things won't end well if you do" He spoke lowly, standing up while you pulled your hands to your chest, rubbing your sour wrists. The skin a deep red colour from where the rope had been a while ago.

You watched as he walked towards the door at the back of the room. "I'll stay here too. Come see me whenever you made your decision. I hope you enjoy your stay here." He turned his head towards you one last time, giving you a big grin before turning back around and walking out of the room leaving you all alone.

Already one day and one night had past and you still hadn't made your decision. You know going in on Hoseok's decision was your only option so far but you couldn't stop thinking if there maybe was another way. If your men maybe could get you out of here without Hoseok's deal involving. Should you go accept Hoseok's deal? Maybe. Where you stubborn? ... Hell yes. You don't like to lose and give in to others. So this time you also didn't want to just give into him. You couldn't. You were the boss of a big mafia! You shouldn't bow for just anyone.

That day you didn't talk to Hoseok at all. You did see each other sometimes and ate meals together but that would always be in complete silence. You expected Hoseok to annoy you but surprisingly he didn't. After lunch Hoseok left the house for the first time since you were here leaving you all alone. (The bodyguards are still there so dw, you can't escape that easy ;)).

That night when Hoseok came back he was so frustrated. You could see it at his behaviour as you were both eating dinner together at a rather late hour, you must admit. "What's wrong?" You asked. If you had to stay here for a few days you could at least make it a bit less awkward between the two of you.

Hoseok looked up at you. Surprised that you actually started a conversation with him after ignoring his existence in this house for at least 24 hours. "So you haven't lost your voice yet? That's a relief." He joked.

You sighed. "I'm serious Hoseok. What's wrong?" You tried again, trying to be as friendly as possible es hard as it was. He looked at you confused as for why you would care for him. "It's nothing you should concern about." He stated before starting to eat again.

You sighed. "Look, I know we're enemies and We both know we can't stand each other for one bit but... If I need to stay here for the few days ahead I want to make it at least a bit more comfortable for both of us. So..." You swallowed your proud and stubbornness as you said the following lines. "So, if something is wrong then please don't hesitate to come talk to me. I'm here for you ok?" You cringed at stating your own words but this was something you needed to do. Not only to make it more comfortable but also to earn Hoseok's trust. Maybe it could come in handy later on. You never know.

Hoseok nodded at your request. "I will princess." You wanted to snap at him giving you that nickname again but you quickly figured out you better shouldn't. Hoseok knew you were holding yourself in for not going all furry on him and he loved it. He loved making you all worked up and angry. Besides that fact that you were a dangerous mafia boss you were also a very pretty woman. No denying that. And seeing you all worked up and going all furry on him made him feel some kind of things.

"I'm a bit tired." Hoseok stated after a while. "I'll go get some sleep. You should do the same." He said, shoving his chair backwards and getting up from his seat. "And don't forget to think about my proposition Y/n. It's a very good and reasonable deal if you think about it throughly. I hope you can state me your decision tomorrow. But for now, goodnight." He said and then left towards his room.

After you were done eating you also left towards your room to get some good night rest. You sat onto your bed after putting on some sleep wear. You sighed as you thought about your situation. You really felt stuck. You couldn't contact anyone since you didn't have your phone. Hoseok must have hidden it when you were unconscious. your men also haven't been looking for you yet either... Did they even knew in what kind of situation you were right now? Did Tae knew? Would he be worried right now since you haven't texted him yet in these 2 days you've already gone missing?

You let out a deep sigh as questions kept filling your mind. It made you crazy! But suddenly all worries were blown away, out of your mind, as you felt two arms wrap around your frame from behind and two lips placing a delicate kiss onto your neck. Your eyes widened in shock. You quickly looked at your side only to lock eyes with someone you didn't expect.

Hoseok.

He softly smiled at you. "Hey princess." He said, smiling softly. "W-What are you doing here?!" You asked while getting out of the man's grip and standing up from the bed. Why was he here? Why did he touched you like that? Why did he acted so... sweet?

Hoseok tilted his head to the side and looked you up and down, smirking and biting his lip. "Couldn't sleep." He said.

You looked confused at him. He couldn't sleep? So why did he came here then? Out of all places why here? In your room? "So?" You said.

He let out a small chuckle and stood up from the bed, making slow steps forwards, closer to you, making you taking steps backwards until your body hit the wall. No where to run now.

Hoseok placed his hands at both sides of your head, against the wall. "Listen up my lady, I can't sleep and it seems like you can't sleep either, so what do you say about having some fun together hm?" He asked, his eyes scanning your face for some kind of reaction before resting on your perfect shaped lips. God, it drove him wild. Those delicious luscious lips...

You looked at him in shock. Was he really asking what you thought he was asking?! Was he referring to sex? "You tried to slap him in the face but he caught your hand on time and pinned it against the wall making you gasp. You must admit it was kinda hot, seeing his fast reflexes.

He pushed closer against you, one of his legs pushed between yours, his knee against your princess parts, his chest pressed against yours. You swallowed as you looked into his deep brown eyes. You could see they were filled with lust. Completely the opposite of how you both would look at each other a day ago.

God, it made you feel things... That lust filled gaze of him. And his knee, pressed against your core didn't made it any easier. "What will it be love? I don't have all night. I know we're supposed to be enemies but I remember a certain person saying we should get more comfortable around each other and that I was always welcome. Do you still remember that princess?" He asked you and you nodded. You didn't knew what was wrong with you but Hoseok's sudden dominant behaviour got the best of you.

He leaned even more closer towards you, your noses brushing against each other, his lips so close to yours and yet they didn't touch. "What do you want princess? Tell me..." He said, and with those final last words you lost it.

"You" You answered him almost immediately. Without hesitation Hoseok started to kiss you and you surrendered completely to him. You kissed him back and Hoseok let go of your hand that was still pinned against the wall. Your arms fell onto his shoulders. You pulled him closer, deepening the kiss some more, your fingers playing with the locks at the back of his hair. Hoseok bite and sucked at your bottom lip until you finally opened your mouth allowing him inside. Hoseok slipped his tongue inside and started to play with yours. You both moaned into the kiss as it got really steamy and messy. "Fuck Y/n- I didn't knew you could kiss that well." Hoseok stated, breathing heavily between kisses. You smirked. "Had lots of practise in the past i guess." You answered before he guided your leg around his hips, his mouth smashing against yours again in a hot kiss. He slapped your thigh two times, asking you to jump which you gladly did. You wrapped both of your legs around Hoseok's waist, not breaking the kiss as he takes you with him towards the bed.

When he hit the bed frame with his feet he slowly sat down, making you sit on top of his lap. You grinned against him, never breaking the kiss. Soft moans and groans coming out of both of your mouths. Hoseok let go of your lips only to wrap them around your jaw and throat. You moaned, grinding harder against him as he found your sweet spot. "Fuck Hobi-" Without you realising a cute nickname slipped out for the man under you. Hoseok stopped kissing for a while looking up at you. "What- What did you just say?" He asked, already half out of breath from your make-out session.

You blushed as you bite your lip, looking away in embarrassment. Hoseok took a hold of your chin and made you look at him again. "Hey, Look at me while I'm talking. Now answer me princess." He said. "What did you just call me." It sounded more like an order now then a question.

"H-Hobi..." You said quietly. It was quiet for a second. Hoseok just stared at you as he took in your words. Then he suddenly grinned, a soft chuckle leaving his lips. "Cute..." You could hear him whisper under his breath before he pecked your lips. Then he went down again, kissing and napping at your sweet spot. You were sure it was going to leave a bruise later on but right now you didn't mind. Your brain was a haze, your body felt hot and you were so wet down there.

His hands kept roaming your body. From caressing your back to gripping your hips, to grind you more and harder against him, grouping your ass and so on. His hands found their way under you shirt and he pushed it up to get it off of you. You helped him getting it off making him stare at your red laced bra afterwards holding onto your breasts.

He grouped them into his hands, squeezing them softly while you just watched. You knew you shouldn't love all this right now and you knew you surely shouldn't do it with him but you couldn't resist it. And besides, it had been so long since you've had dick. And from what you could feel in his pants right now he got one on the larger size.

You bite your lip as you looked at him getting one breast out of your bra, his thumb caressing over the little but making you whimper. He looked at you, giving you a lazy smirk before he attached his mouth to your breast. He let his tongue roll over your nipple, now and then sucking on it, making them go even harder. His other hand still working on your other breast before he switched sides. Now your left nipple in his mouth and his fingers playing and pinching the other one. While he was busy sucking your tits he unbuckled your bra, making it fall onto your lap. You slept your arms out of the straps and threw it aside.

When you turned your head back towards him his lips met yours again in a quick but deep kiss. "Now love... It has been so long since I've had a woman so close to me. So what would you say of making me feel your mouth, huh? Would you do that for me princess?" He said, his thumb tracing over your bottom lip before slipping onto your mouth. You wrapped your lips around it and started to suck on his finger. It may look strange but it kinda comforted you, making you feel smaller and wanting to submit more to him. Letting him take full control.

You nodded as an answer and smiled, getting his thumb out of your mouth. "Now," he said. "Get on your knees love."

He pulled down his pants and boxers as you sat down on the floor, his dick springing free standing tall and red. He was so ready for you. You licked your lips before kissing his length. Starting at the bottom and making your way towards his already leaking top. When you got at the top you started to take him inside of you, making him groan as you suck on his tip, your tongue rolling over the little slit. "Fuck-, that feels so good princess. Keep going." He said, closing his eyes and putting his hand behind him leaning on his strong arms as he felt his body melt under your touch. After teasing the tip for a while you tried to slowly bob your head up and down, every time when you're going down taking an inch more into your mouth until you couldn't anymore. The part that didn't fit into your mouth you stimulated with your hand, moving it up and down in a steady motion with your head.

Hoseok grasped onto your hair out of pleasure, pulling it softly and getting it out of your face. He wanted to see your face while you pleasured him so well. You were such a good girl for him. So good... He never expected for you to go in on his proposal of having a one night stand for tonight but he loved how turned on you got from him and how submissive you got after you acted like such a brat earlier. He liked to get you worked up and make you go all furry to him but having you now submit to him did something to him. He had been watching you for already so long and now he had you for him alone he couldn't drop the chance and just rushed to your room.

Hoseok felt himself getting close as you went bit faster, your droll already rolling over his dick and towards his balls, your eyes getting teary but you didn't cry. "I'm close baby." He told you. "I'ma cum in your warm little mouth and you're gonna swallow it all. You're my good girl after all, isn't it?" He asked and you nodded.

You loved to be a brat but for some reason hearing Hoseok call you a good girl made you want to please him in all kind of ways. You wanted to be his good girl and his only. You loved his small praises, the cute nicknames he gave you and that irresistible smirk of him whenever you did something he loved or when he had a little plan up in that head of his. In other words he made you go crazy for him.

A few more thrusts and he finally came, tinting the walls of your mouth white. And just like he asked you, you swallowed it all, showing him afterwards. "Good girl. Did so well princess." He praised you again and you smiled up at him as he held your chin, pulling you back up.

He sat you back on his lap and kissed your lips, tasting himself before flipping you over onto your back, on top of the soft mattress. You gasp as he does so.

He grins and hovers over you, ghosting his lips over yours for a while making you hungry for more until he finally kissed you again. He kissed over your jaw and behind your ear. "Princess, I want you to turn around for me." He whispered before biting your ear playfully and getting up so you could turn around for him. You did as he said and turned around now laying on your stomach. He slowly looked you up and down, his hand gliding over your half naked body until he stops at your ass. He helps you out of your pants and panties, throwing them aside. After that he also gets off his remaining clothes before hovering over you again, leaving soft kisses on your shoulders. You whimpered as you felt his hard dick poking your asscheeks. You had been so wet this whole time. Your pussy was craving for some attention.

Hoseok chuckled deeply as he felt you grind against him. "Such a slut for me princess. Your body is just begging me to get touched." He said making you whimper a second time.

But luckily you didn't have to wait long or his full length was already inside you. You moaned as he filled you up so well. "Fuck-" Hoseok breathed out. Because you were already so wet for him he slipped right in and he didn't expected that. But it wasn't like you were to loose. You still felt so tight. It was like your little cunt was just made for him.

He pulled it out before pushing it back in, making you both moan simultaneously this time. You both felt so good. No words to describe it.

When Hoseok started to move for real this time he didn't hold back. He didn't really wait for you to adjust to him (not that you needed to) and started to thrust at an already rapid pace. Moans and groans filled the room as Hoseok was ramming into your pussy like crazy. Right now you felt like you were on cloud nine and on Hoseok's side it was just the same. You both had no thoughts at that moment, the only thing on your minds is how good the other's body felt against your own.

After a short while you felt that familiar knot in your stomach. Meaning you were close. Hoseok could feel it at how tight your pussy became. Sometimes pulsating, driving him crazy. "I-I'm c-close-" You said to him between moans and heavy breaths.

As you told him that he suddenly seemed to stop making your groan and whimper. "Hoseooookkkk-" You were whining, not liking his warm flesh leaving you wet and aching hole. But before anything else he flipped you around and pushed back in. You moaned.

"Want to see your face." He said. "Wanna see how good I make you feel." He stated before slowly starting to trust again, his eyes never leaving your face, taking in every detail, every new expression that took place on that oh so beautiful face. He speed up a bit, seeing your expression change again and hearing your moans getting louder. Like before you ached around him, getting tighter and tighter as that wave of pleasure came back, bringing you close to pure ecstasy. "Cum for me sweetheart." Hoseok said as he felt himself getting close as well.

As like his words were the magic spell your body was waiting to hear you both came undone, Hoseok's mouth devouring yours again, muffling your moans as you came. You both stayed in that position for a while, your lips still attached against each other as Hoseok spilled his load inside of you until his dick softened down again and slipped out. You whimpered at the loss.

Hoseok gave you a last peck on the lips before getting off of you and laying on his back beside you, staring up at the ceiling. "That... Was amazing." He said out of breath. You laughed and nodded. "That was indeed." You answered him. "It has been so long since I had such good sex." You admitted. "Me too, princess. Me too..."

"You're on the pill, right?" Hoseok suddenly asked, turning his head towards you. "Why you asking?" "Well, we didn't use a condom. I hope you don't mind." Hoseok said, blushing a bit and rubbing the back of his neck nervously. How was this the man the one that ever took control over you a while ago?

"I don't take the pill but I got a spiral implanted. So no need to worry about getting me pregnant." You told him. He nodded and then stared back at the ceiling. He suddenly laughed. "What?" You asked turning towards him. He shook his head. "Was just thinking of something.." "Tell me." He played on his side and looked at you. "You know what they say about keep your friends close and your enemies closer?" He asked, a playful smile on his face. "Well I think this way we're definitely keeping our enemies closer." He winked at you and you scoffed, a little smile creeping through.

And that's how you both ended up talked a bit that night until you felt your body getting tired and just fell asleep.

Opening your eyes the next morning it seems you were the first one awake. You tossed around and laid on your other side facing the still fast asleep man next to you. You smiled as he looked so soft while sleeping. So... harmless. You smiled as you looked at him, admiring his cute, puffy face he made while sleeping. How could anyone want to hurt this man?

You shook your head. Did- Did I just think that?! You asked yourself. Get him out of your head Y/n! He's supposed to be your enemy! You told yourself. But yesterday night was just so... You bite your lip as you thought back about yesterday night. Maybe... Just maybe you could trust this man for once. Maybe it was ok to let go for just a little while.

You thought back about his proposition. You didn't knew if yesterday night was one of his plans to get you to follow him into his idea or not but this morning you finally made your decision. You were gonna take Hoseok's offer. It's not like you had any other plans, right?

Before you knew it the men next to you woke up and when he saw you were awake he smiled, closing his eyes and yawning, stretching his muscular arms. "Morning.." He said softly in his deep morning voice. God, you were such a simp for that voice from now on. "Morning." You answered him. You got a bit shocked as the boy leaned in and softly pecked your lips.

Hoseok looked at your shocked face and let out a small giggle before turning onto his back and looking up at the ceiling taking a deep breath. "Last night was... amazing." He said. You nodded but of course he couldn't see it so you answered him afterwards. "Yeah.." You said softly. "Hoseok?" You asked and he turned his face sideways so he could see you, a soft smile plastered onto his face. "Please call me Hobi." He said. You blushed as you remembered you accidentally calling him that last night.

You gave him a small awkward smile and a soft nod. "H-Hobi?" You tried again. "What is it angel?" He asked. Angel... Well that was a new nickname to add to the list. He hadn't called you angel before. You kinda liked it... Stop it! Stop thinking about it Y/n! You internally sighed. Why did he made you feel like this??

"Y/n?" Hoseok called out your name as he saw you were caught in thoughts all of a sudden. "Huh?" You said as you heard his voice. "Oh.." You looked at him and bite your lip before deciding to be bold and sit a bit up. One hand holding you up and one softly wrapped around Hoseok's naked chest under the blanket. You softly let your fingers glide over the warm skin. "I just wanna say... I'm in." You told him, not really wanna admit it but your heart said it was the only right thing to do and your brain said it was the only option to do.

Hoseok looked at you a bit confused before understanding it. "You're for real?" He asked shocked and you nodded. "I will help you catch the Choi's. I already kinda know how too I think..." You said. You looked up at him and Hoseok was smiling at you. He softly started to pet your head. "You made the right decision. I'm glad you decided to cooperate." You don't know why but hearing Hoseok saying you did well made you feel all giddily and good around him. And on top of that the pats he was giving you... You felt like you were in heaven. You may look and sometimes act like a real bitch, well- actually most of the time-, but somewhere inside there you were just a soft girl.

Hoseok let out a deep breath getting you both out of your silent trance you both seemed to be in. "We should go get some clothes on and then we can discuss further details." He said and you nodded, unwrapping your arm from around him and laying back down so he could get up.

Once you both showered and were fully dressed again you sat together at the table to discuss your plan. "So, you said you had something in mind right?" Hoseok asked and you nodded. "Tell me."

"Well," You started off. "You probably already know Mr Choi has two daughters" Hoseok nodded. "but did you knew he also had a son?" You asked and Hoseok looked at you confused. "We've been through those files multiple times. He had a son. He died 10 years ago." Hoseok said, grabbing the file and showing you.

You smirked and shook your head. "That's the part he made you guys see. The rumour goes that he's still alive." You said and Hoseok looked at you in shock. "How is that possible?"

You grinned. "I don't know either but apparently he is. About this... there is good and bad news. What you wanna hear first?" You asked Hoseok. "Good first." He answered.

"Very well then. The good news is, they guy should be in Korea. Multiple people keep saying he's still here and have seen him. It has also been confirmed with pictures. Now the bad news... We have no idea how he looks like. We have witnesses but no descriptions or clear pics of his face."

"So he could be anyone..." Hoseok said and you nodded. "Exactly." "And what has this son to do with getting the Choi's?" Hoseok suddenly asked.

"Well, get the son and you get to the father! People say they still see each other once a year. You said you couldn't get your hands onto Mr Choi? Well he's your chance." You said.

Hoseok seemed lost in thoughts as he looked at the documents in front of him. "But how are we going to find him?" He asked. "There live thousands of people here in Korea." He stated.

You smirked. "I got the perfect solution for that."

A few hours of convincing Hoseok and taking a plain back to Seoul and you were standing again at your own house. More specifically, Taehyung's workspace. "So you are sure this guy can find Choi's son?" Hoseok asked you for the already umpteenth time. You sighed. "For the last time Hope, Taehyung is the best. This guy here gets everything done." You said earning a grin from Taehyung himself who was seated at his usual place, behind his computers. "Well, thanks for the compliment Y/n." He said. "And Hoseok, don't worry. I'll find this guy. It's not because you failed that I will." He gave Hoseok a quick wink making him scoff.

How does he even has the audacity. Hoseok thought. "Good luck man." Hoseok said before walking out of the room with you, leaving Taehyung alone to do his job.

"So what do we do in the meanwhile?" Hoseok asked you. "We just relax a bit. There's not much we can do anyways." You told him. And before you knew it you had let him to your bedroom. (Not for what you think you pervs out there.😏 It's not always about sex.)

You sat down on your bed as Hoseok admired your room, standing still at some pictures. "Is that you?" He asked, holding up one in particular. You smiled and nodded, thinking back about old good memories. "That's me and my mom." You said as you thought back about her. Her soft hands, her warm smile. You missed her a lot. "What happened to her?" Hoseok asked; like he could read you expression. "Cancer..." You answered. "Dad was so broken after she died." You looked up from the picture at Hoseok again, giving him a sad smile. "It's not because we are feared mafia's that we don't know what true love is. What mom and dad had... Was something special. They really loved each other." You said.

Hoseok put the picture back down and walked over to you, sitting down next to you and holding your fragile frame. "I wish she was still here. She was a wonderful woman." You said as Hoseok softly caressed your head. "She told me I should always follow my heart."

Hoseok pulled back from the embrace and gave you a small reassuring smile. You don't know why but your body seemed to react on it and you started to smile back at him. You didn't knew how you became from being enemies only a few days ago to feeling so close to him now but it felt good and you kinda didn't want to let go of that feeling.

Hoseok put a strand of hair behind your face before speaking. "Y/n, what would you think of getting out of this... mafia live of yours? Just start a new life, a better one. Maybe even go start a family." He said.

You laughed ad shook your head. "I can't do that... I maybe had a choice as a kid but after my father died and I took over... I can't just leave like that. And besides... Some people here are like family to me. I can't just leave them." You told him.

"What if you could?"

Before you could answer him, the door to your bedroom opened. "Boss! I didn't knew you were already back and oh- You found him?! Do I need to get the guards?" Marcus asked after storming in.

You smiled and turned towards Marcus. "No need Marcus. It's alright. I made a deal with Mr Jung here so from now on he won't be our prisoner anymore. He will be our guest. And besides, I already told you to just call me by your name. You're not just anyone Marcus. You were my father's friend. So please be comfortable and just see me as a friend too." You said, earning a smile back from him. "Sure Y/n. Do you guys need anything?" He asked and you shook your head. "Not really but thank you Marcus. I'll see you later downstairs." You told him and with that he left your room again.

"Marcus?" Hoseok asked and you turned back to him. You nodded. "My father saved him a few years ago when I was still a kid. Since then he had been my father's most trusted man and also his friend. After he died he swore to protect his family no matter what. So that's how he became my wing man now." You told him and Hoseok nodded. "I see.."

You sighed and stood up. "Well... I should go downstairs now. Marcus is probably waiting for me. You can stay here until I come back our just room around a bit in the house. Whatever you like." You told him and he nodded. "see you later Hobi!" You said with a smile as you walked towards the door. Hoseok smiled back, even happier as he heard you used the little nickname again. "See you later." He said before you finally walked out of the door.

"Ok... explain to me Y/n why that guy is just randomly relaxing in your room?" Marcus asked you once you were both sitting downstairs on the sofa. "Well Marcus, Like I told you, I made a deal with Mr. Jung." "Are you crazy?!" Marcus yelled. "That's like making a deal with the devil!"

"Calm down!" You yelled back at him, making him shut his mouth and sit back down. "Now let me explain." You d-said, fixing your hair. "When I was in Busan I bumped into Hoseok like planned. We... had a little encounter afterwards." You said, thinking back about how he kidnapped you but afterwards how he could pleasure you so well. You swallowed, stopping your thoughts and licking your dry lips. "Then Hoseok came with a proposition. His agency is after the Choi's. Even more then after us. He promised if we helped he would leave us alone afterwards." You explained to the man in front of you.

"And what makes you think he's speaking the truth?" Marcus asked you. You stared into the distance, a small smile forming onto your mouth. "I believe Hobi." You said.

Marcus looked at you with questionable eyes. "H-hobi?" He asked. You swallowed, eyes in shock. Did you just said that out loud?! You looked at Marcus. "I-" How were you going to explain this? "What happened back in Busan?" Marcus asked. "Nothing just-... I was tired of him giving me those little nicknames so I gave him one to annoy him too! Yeah! That's it." You said, a nervous giggle afterwards. You hoped he didn't suspected anything.

Marcus nodded. "Alright then.." He said, dropping the topic. "And besides, Imagine. For so long the Choi's have been at the top of Korea's mafia. Once they're down we're the new number one. We'll finally stand at the top Marcus! How wonderful is that!" You told him enthusiastic. Marcus nodded. "That's... Indeed great!" You frowned your eyebrows. You expected Marcus to be the most enthusiastic out of the two of you. "Is everything alright?" You asked him.

He cleared his throat. "Huh? Oh, yeah, sure. I was just worried about you. What if something happens to you. I still can't trust that Hoseok guy." He said. You gave him a soft smile, placing your hand on top of his. "Don't worry Marcus. I got this." And with that you stood up and walked out. "By the way Marcus," You said, turning around one last time. "Can you go check how Taehyung's work is going and give me an update on it? It's quite important and I only trust you with it." You told him. He nodded. "Of course. I'll go check right away boss!"

When you came back to your room you were surprised that Hoseok was still there. It was like he never left. "I thought you would've already went off to go explore the place." You said as you walked in. Hoseok looked up at you. "Neah, not really. I rather stay here. It's quiet here." He said, laying back onto the bed.

You went to sit at the edge of the bed and looked outside the big window in your room. Suddenly you felt Hoseok's hand grabbing yours and to Hoseok's surprise you laced your fingers with his. He smiled, looking at your face as it looked beautiful to him with the current lighting coming from your windows. You hair already got a bit messy from walking around all over the place all day. You may have been a target for him at first but right now, the only thing he could think about calling you was his angel. That's how you looked in Hoseok's eyes like an angel still trapped into the claws of the devil... The mafia. If he only could get you out of this life and give you a better one. "Leave this place with me tonight."

You turned your head towards Hoseok as these words came out of his mouth. "What?" "You heard me." Hoseok said, sitting back up and sitting a bit closer towards you. "Leave this place with me. Y/n, I can see this is no life for you... I promise I can give you a better one." Hoseok said, looking deep into your eyes. You suddenly felt all naked, like Hoseok could look right through you and into your soul. It's not like you loved the mafia but it also wasn't like you hated it.

"How...?" You quietly asked. "I already told you it's not that easy..." You said, looking down at your still intertwined hands. "Let's just leave this place tonight. No one will know. And we'll see what happens afterwards." Hoseok pushed your chin back up with his free hand. "Look at me Y/n. Do you trust me?" Hoseok asked.

You thought for a second, nervously chewing on your lip. Eventually you nodded your head. You knew you couldn't deny anymore what was happening between you and Hoseok. You knew it all went quick but there was just this sparkle between you and from today on you couldn't unseen it anymore.

Hoseok smiled at your response. "Good. So please Y/n, please come with me." He said, leaning in closer and delicately kissing your lips. You nodded. "A-alright. Let's get out of here tonight. But... I can't leave Taehyung here behind. I need him to go with us. He's my best friend Hope... We grew up together."

Hoseok looked you into the eyes while playing with your hand. "You're sure you can trust him enough to let him come with us?" He asked and you nodded. "I'm a hundred percent sure of it." Hoseok nodded. "Ok then. Go tell him. We'll leave at 3am. Everyone should be asleep by then."

And so as planned you went to speak to Taehyung. You told him the plan and of course he supported you in your decision. He was glad you asked him to go with you. He joked around saying' if Hoseok didn't take you away from here I would'. You laughed at him but then he started to question you about Hoseok and then the blushing and stuttering came. Of course, as the good friends you are, you told him about how you felt something towards the boy but wasn't quiet sure jet but it just felt right. As last you also talked about who the son of the Choi's could be but Taehyung only said it was difficult and he didn't knew yet.

After your little chat with Taehyung and bumping into Marcus inside the hall you were finally back in your room, making everything ready together with Hoseok. "Go get some rest Y/n." Hoseok said, packing the last of your things. You didn't intended to take much with you but no matter what Hoseok insisted he would help you pack. With the small bag finally packed you lay down onto the bed, staring up at the ceiling. You heard Hoseok close the zipper of the back before feeling the mantras getting heavy next to you. "I am surprised I'm doing this... A few days ago I wouldn't even have thought of escaping this life. I was so focused on making my parents proud..." You said before scooping a bit closer towards Hoseok, resting your head on his shoulder while he wrapped his arms around you. "No matter what you do, I think your parents will always be proud of you Y/n. Now go sleep. You got a few hours." He said, kissing the top of your head.

"Goodnight Hope."

"Goodnight Y/n."

While you slept Hoseok didn't close an eye. He stayed awake all night, staring at you and also keeping the guard. He knew it may be foolish of him but there was someone in this house Hoseok didn't trust. And that was Marcus. Marcus had always been a strange figure in Hoseok's eyes and today it only got worse.

Hoseok lied to you when you asked him if he stayed in your room the whole time you were gone. In fact, Hoseok went to look for Taehyung. He had something in mind and the only one that could confirm it was him.

"Taehyung, can you look into someone for me?" Hoseok asked as he walked into Taehyung's office. "Who do you need me to look for?" The guy asked, looking at him from behind his desk. "I want you to get some research done on that Marcus guy."

Taehyung looked at him in shock. "Marcus? Why?" He asked, genuinely confused. "I don't trust him at all and I need to confirm something..." Hoseok said, standing behind Taehyung, looking at the screens.

"Marcus has been friends with Y/n's father for so long. Why wouldn't you trust him?" Taehyung said. "You don't think that-" Taehyung broke his own sentence into a silence as he finally understood what Hoseok was looking for. Hoseok nodded. "I think he's our man."

And just like he had thought Taehyung confirmed it that evening. Marcus was indeed the person you guys had been looking for. He was the son of the one and only Mr. Choi. But what would the son of a filthy rich mafia boss do in their enemies house? Hoseok could only think of one thing...

Then a bullet shot through the window and got caught by the opposite wall. Hoseok shook you awake. "Y/n wake up! Plans have changed, we need to go now!" You immediately woke up and you both stood up from the bed, only to hear another two gunshots. You both quickly laid flat on the ground. "W-what is that?" You asked, still halve asleep and confused. "They're here to kill you Y/n."

"What?!" You asked confused. "Who would possibly want to kill me?!" Again shots and Hoseok pulled you with him inside your closet. No windows there so the shutters don't know where to shoot anymore. Then a door opened giving you the answer to your question. "Well, hello hello!"

You looked at Hoseok in shock recognising the voice. Was that Marcus?! Hoseok put his finger in front of his lips telling you to not make any noise.

"Where are you little princess? I know you're somewhere in here~" Marcus said as you heard him walk around the room. "I know your lover boy is with you too." He said.

"You know... I wished things would've gone other ways but you just leave me no choice Y/n. You're just like your father." He said before shooting at the ceiling, making you jump a bit.

But what did he mean, just like your father? "You know the day your father died... It was my doing. He tried to escape too and just like you now, he left me no choice but to kill him right there and then."

You placed your hand over your mouth in shock. Your body was trembling while tears were threatening to leave your eyes. Marcus killed your father? But why would he ever do that? They were like best friends. Hoseok took your trembling body in his arms, shushing you quietly while he was eagerly looking for a way out of here.

Marcus started to speak again. "I know you're probably wondering... 'Oh why did you kill my daddy Marcus? Weren't you like best friends?' " Marcus said, trying to imitate your voice. "Well dear, It may look like we were friends but I am his worst nightmare. Your worst nightmare!" You heard him push a closet on the ground, making a hella loud noice. "You know who I am Y/n? Why doesn't Hoseok tell you, huh?" You looked at Hoseok confused. What would he know you didn't? "I am Marcus Choi. The son of the biggest, most feared mafia boss." Then a maniac laughter could be heard from him. "Wasn't it a great idea from me to infiltrate your little mafia and bring it down? After the accident happened everyone thought I died but I didn't, what caused me to be in the most ideal position. I thought when your father died I finally made an end to the Lee's but then you showed up from your house in the US and took over!" This time a vase could be heard shattering onto the ground. "Of course daddy's little girl had to take over business! Now where are you Y/n! Cut the crab and come out already!" Marcus yelled.

Hoseok slammed the door open as on clue and run with you towards the door as Marcus tried to shoot at the both of you. Luckly no bullet caught you. Or so you thought... "Hoseok! Your shoulder!" You said while you were running through the halls. "I'm alright. We need to get to Taehyung first to warn him and then get the hell out of here." He said. You looked at his shoulder and let go of his hand. "You'll need your hand to put pressure on that wound." You said.

"WHERE ARE YOU, YOU BITCH!!"

You quickly opened the door and ran into Taehyung's room as you heard Marcus yell from upstairs. "Taehyung!" You yelled as you run towards him and hugged him. He hugged you back. "I heard gunshots, what's happening?" He asked, letting go of you. Then he looked at Hoseok and his arm that was covered in blood. "Fuck that looks bad..." He said. "Is it Marcus?!" He asked and Hoseok nodded. "He somehow must have heard us talking about escaping. We need to go now."

"COME OUT COME OUT WHEREVER YOU ARE!"

Marcus voice could be heard closer and closer. "He's getting near." You said. The panic could be seen in your eyes as you looked at the two boys. "You two need to get out of here as fast as possible." Taehyung said. "And what about you?!" You asked and he gave you a soft smile. "We can't escape with all of us. Marcus knows this place too well. He'll catch onto us in no time. You go and I'll distract him."

"But what if he hurts you like he did to Hoseok?!" You asked concerned. "Don't worry about me Y/n. I'll be alright. I always am in the end. Just trust me ok?" Leave the house and I'll make sure you escape safely." He said.

"He's right Y/n. We got to go now." Hoseok said as he pulled at your arm. You gave Taehyung one last glance. He smiled and nodded, like he was saying 'it's alright. It's all gonna be fine.' And so you trusted him on that and left with Hoseok through the front door.

"THERE YOU ARE!" Marcus yelled from the top of the stairs aiming his gun towards you but shot into the door because Hoseok could close it on time. A tear left your eye as you thought of Taehyung being inside there with that maniac. You were so scared of what Marcus could do to Taehyung. Then you saw the house go into lockdown. You knew this was Taehyung's doing and it was also a sign for you and Hoseok to leave.

"Where are your cars Y/n?" Hoseok asked. "Right there, behind that corner." you told him as you both ran towards the garages. You opened one and got inside the car as fast as possible, Hoseok behind the steering wheel. "Buckle up!" He said and then started the engine. But before you could ride away a shot was heard. You both looked at the side, it was Marcus. Somehow he managed to escape the house and he just shot one of your tiers. This was no good. "You both looked at him in shock as he aimed the gun towards you two again. Fear in both of your eyes this time as you had no where to run to now. You were so scared knowing this could be your last moment.

You still had so many things you wanted to do. You want to stop this mafia shit, make more times to spend with friends and family and most important of all, start a new better life with the one you loved... Hoseok. As you were so concentrated you didn't saw Taehyung stumble out of the house all beaten up by the hooligan in front of you.

You closed your eyes in fear of what would come and then it finally came. Two gunshots could be heard.

...But strangely they never reached you nor Hoseok. You opened your eyes again and saw Marcus coughing up blood before falling down onto the floor. Someone had shot him. Then from everywhere around the building and bushes men with guns appeared. Hoseok rushed out of the car and towards the men. You looked at your saviours in shock as Hoseok talked to them about something. Two persons went to check on the corps while Hoseok looked back and forth between you and then one he was taking to.

You decided to get out of the car as well and with small steps you walked towards Hoseok. He gave you a soft smile and then took you into a tight hug. "It's alright. It's all over now." He shushed you while caressing your hair as you cried into his chest from the chock and all the stress you had been going through tonight.

"Who is this Seok?" The man that was standing with Hoseok earlier asked. "This is Y/n. She was one of the people captured here by Marcus." Hoseok said. "I see... Can you both come testify one by one in a while?" The man asked. "Sheff, can we do it together? I don't think she's in a state to handle this on her own now." Hoseok stated and the guy nodded. "I give you 15min to calm down a bit. Come inside afterwards.

Once the guy left Hoseok let go off you and took a step back to look at you. "It's alright. Just take some deep breaths." You did as Hoseok said and it calmed you down a bit. "Now, I want you to let me speak when we get inside for the interrogation. If they know you're the boss of this whole mafia you hang." "They will put me in prison?!" You asked in shock and Hoseok shock his head. "No, no, no. I won't let that ever happen princess. Just let me do the talking and everything will be alright, ok?" He said and you nodded. "Ok.." "Good."

"Now... How did all these men come here?" You asked, confused on how Hoseok's men suddenly found your house. "I called them in. When you were talking to Marcus I went to Taehyung to search a bit more information about the man."

"You already knew... You didn't trusted him from the start." You said and Hoseok nodded. "I didn't trusted him indeed but I didn't knew. Well... I wasn't sure yet. So that's why I needed proof. Thanks to Taehyung's help I got it. I contacted my boss afterwards. I told them my location and everything they needed to know. My plan was to get you out first so they could storm in and clear this mess without you having to worry about it. I didn't knew he would come and try to kill you first..." Hoseok said, looking down. "I wanted to capture him to get to the Choi's as originally planned but then the shots and he tried to murder you and-"

"ssh," You said, placing your hands on both of Hoseok's cheeks. He looked up at you and you placed your forehead carefully against his. He calmed down a bit, taking a deep breath. "I'm here Hope. I'm right here. I'm still alive thanks to you. You did good by calling your troops here. Thank you for saving me." You said, smiling at him and he smiled back.

You took a deep breath yourself before both going inside for your interrogation. Like you discussed earlier outside Hoseok did the talking. He had to lie a bit for that but it was necessary to not get you in prison. He told them Marcus killed your dad and captured you afterwards. He told them Marcus took over and then caught him too. When you tried to escape today Marcus tried to kill you both and then the troops came in. That's the story Hoseok told the police. "Can you confirm this Ms. Lee?" The agent interrogating you asked. You nodded. "Yes it is. I have been captured by that battered for years until Hoseok finally came and saved me." You said, Hoseok squeezing your hand under the table as if wanting to tell you 'good job'.

After all that happened that day you still had to find a good story for Taehyung. After that was all done and Taehyung was completely healed again you and Hoseok decided to live together. Taehyung was so happy for the both of you. The only thing he ever wanted was to see his best friend happy and now he knew you finally were.

"Guess who?"

You laughed as you knew who these hands and voice belonged too. "Hoseok, we're the only one in the house right now. Of course it's you." You said giggling. It had been a year since what happened with Marcus and right now you were living happily with Hoseok in a villa at the beautiful coast of Italy.

Hoseok took his hands from around your eyes and went to sit next to your legs onto the sunbed you were currently on. You put off your sunglasses and looked at the man in front of you as he leaned in closer for a kiss. For the ones asking, yes you and Hoseok were a pair. A month after everything that happened and after recovering from the chock for a while Hoseok finally asked you to be his and without hesitating you said yes. And so you now both lived happily in each other's presence.

"I got a surprise for you." Hoseok said, pulling back from the kiss and smiling at you. He then pulled an envelope from behind his back. "What is that?" You asked. "Open it." He said, giving you the envelope. You opened it and pulled out two tickets for... "The opera? Is this real?!" Hoseok smiled and nodded. You wrapped your arms around him and hugged him tightly. "Thank you so so so muchhhh!!" You said while hugging him happily. In that year of living together Hoseok slowly dithered out your love for opera and classical music so one day when he sat behind his computer he decided to get you a little present. "See it as an early birthday gift." Hoseok said as you let go of him and kissed him full on the lips. He laughed as he kissed you back, loving to see you so happy.

"It's tonight so I suggest you go pick a nice dress to wear because I know if I don't tell you now you'll take ages." You playfully hit his chest while he laughed. "It's true tho! Now go get ready, we leave at 6." He said. You stood up and got a smack onto your ass. "Yah-" You turned around and looked at him. He smiled and just put on his sunglasses laying down onto the sunned you payed on earlier, smirk on his face. "Go get ready! The longer you take the later it will get."

Once you and Hoseok were ready it was indeed almost time. "Told you, you always take a long time in the bathroom." Hoseok said, kissing your naked shoulder as he wrapped his arms around your waist. He checked you out through the mirror in front of you. "You look beautiful in that red off shoulder dress." He said and you smiled at him, kissing his cheek. "Thanks love. You don't look that bad yourself in that black suit with red tie." You turned around and playfully pulled on his tie, pulling him closer so you could kiss his lips. He kissed back, pushing you a bit backwards against the sink of your bathroom. "We should stop now or we won't even make it to the opera." Hoseok said, pulling away from you.

He did a step backwards and reached his arm towards you. "My lady," He said playfully. You laughed and wrapped your arm around his as you both walked out of the house and towards the car.

Once in the opera house Hoseok saw that sparkle in your eyes and it filled him with love and admiration for you. You looked so happy and it made him happy too. "Look how beautiful and classy it looks here! Wah." You said as you walked towards the giant stairs. "Did you knew that 'common people' always needed to sit at the low levels and that the rich sat at their private balcony? Until now it are still the most expansive places in the house." You told him, already walking towards the door that lead you towards the lower levels assuming your seats were there.

"Where do you think you're going?" Hoseok asked, pulling you back. "I'm going towards our seats?" You said questionable. "What else?"

Hoseok pulled you with him and onto the stairs. "Hoseok-" You said, looking at him in disbelieve while he pulled you with him up the stairs. "My princess only deserves the best." He said, kissing the top of your head before walking further through the hall on the second floor.

He opened a door with Hoseok's name written on and just like in every opera house there was your private balcony. "You really paid for all of this?!" You asked surprised while walking onto the small balcony, looking down at the podium a bit further. Hoseok went to stand behind you and held you as he admired the opera house with you.

You really were surprised at how he managed to pay for this. After leaving the mafia you of course also had to leave all the money behind. Mafia wasn't really legal so the money went towards the government who would do it's thing with it. You were already shocked at him Hoseok managed to buy the villa in Italy you were currently living in and now these expensive opera tickets?

"My job pays quite well Y/n. I think you sometimes underestimate my job as a secret agent love." He said, kissing your nape before letting go of you and sitting down in one of the chairs. "Come sit with me love." You went to sit down and as if on clue the lights dimmed and the show started.

"This was so good Hoseok! I loved it so much!" You said enthusiastically. The whole car it back home you couldn't stop talking about everything that evening. From the beautiful building to the lovely voice of the sopranos. He felt like he just took a little girl towards Disneyland, mesmerised by the many fairytales around her. That's how it felt with you right now. "Cute..." He mumbled as he opened the door for you.

Once you walked inside you saw something you didn't expected. The floor was covered with rose petals and on every closet or chair were cadges lighting the way towards the living room. You turned around towards Hoseok in shock. "Did- Did you do all this?" You asked him and he gave you a bright smile nodding. "I hope you like it." He said and you nodded. "Are you kidding?! I love it! Hope... You're so sweet." You said, a tear leaving your eyes.

Hoseok wrapped you in your arms letting out a soft chuckle. "Oh baby, don't cry now." He wipes the tear away that fell out of your eye. "This is supposed to be a happy day." He told you. You smiled through your tears. "It's just that- You're just so sweet Hobi, you're amazing and so kind and caring towards me. I can't help it." You said.

Hoseok softly kissed your lips. "It's alright love. I like doing cute and sweet stuff for you. Seeing you happy makes me happy. You know that. The only thing I want is for you to feel loved." He said. He turned you around, holding your hand. "Now go walk a bit further. I got another surprise for you." You gave him a questionable look before walking further.

"T-Taehyung?!" You run towards him and unfolded him into a tight hug. "You're here. You're really here!" When you left Korea Taehyung didn't. He decided to stay, going back to his family and live there for a while, while he would try finding a new job. You thought you would never see him again and here he was, right in your arms.

"Did you set this all up?!" You asked, pulling away from your arms. The boy laughed and nodded. "How did you manage to do all this?" You asked, looking around the room. There were red, pink and white balloons hanging at the ceiling, small red paper hearts were covering the curtains and of course the many candles and rose petals all over the place. "Thank you so much for this. Both of you. This is so cute." You said, your hands on your chest as you looked at the two boys and the work they pulled off.

"Oh, where are my manners." You said, fanning your head. "Sit down Tae! It's been so long. I wanna talk and know everything that happen with you while I was gone. You want something to drink?"

Taehyung laughed and stopped you. "It's alright Y/n. You don't need to do all this." He gave you a sweet smile. "Besides, this evening is supposed to be only you and Hoseok. I stay here for two weeks so enough time to talk later. You go and enjoy your night with your manz." Taehyung said, raising his eyebrows and taking his jacket off of the couch. "I'll leave you alone now. Have a great night guys!" He said, winking and smirking at you as he passed by. "See you tomorrow!"

You laughed as he left the place. "Aish that little-" You said as you watched him leave. Hoseok stood behind you again to hug you. He loved giving back hug's a lot lately. Even while you were sleeping he would always spoon you. "Baby?" Hoseok called out your name while he placed his head on your shoulder. "Let's do what Taehyung said and make this night ours." Hoseok said. "And how are you planning to do that Mister Jung?" You asked your boyfriend teasingly.

He took a deep breath. "I don't know yet Misses Jung." You turned around and looked at him in shock. In the past year he had never used his last name to address you until now. "Misses Jung?" He nodded and smiled taking a step backwards and suddenly going down on one knee. Your hands went to cover your mouth in chock. Was this real? Was he really just... proposing to you?

Hoseok pulled a small box out of his pocket and opened it. "Y/n Lee, what would you think of becoming Misses Jung? Will you marry me?" He asked sweetly. He was smiling but you knew inside he was very nervous. So you didn't made him wait long and started nodding your head. "Yes, a thousand times yes. I would love to become your wife Hope." You said and Hoseok's smile widened even more as he stood up again and held you close, his lips meeting yours into a soft but passionate kiss. "You have no idea how happy you make me right now." He said, kissing you over and over again.

You were expected to get the ring around your finger but Hoseok just tossed the box onto the couch and picked you up bridle style. You gasped as he swept you from your feet quite literally. "Let's go celebrate this upstairs, shell we?" He asked and you giggled, caressing his cheek and nodding, kissing his lips as he carried you both upstairs towards your room.

"I love you Hope."

"I love you too, Y/n. My miss mafia."

[cognitive-psientist]

@catylsticbystander - continued from here.

“Now, now, no need for the waterworks there...” Wakaba said gently, patting the woman’s shoulder as she offered her a tissue to dry her tears.

“How about we discuss the details over coffee? My cofee-making skills aren’t as advanced as my friend’s, but I think I’m decent enough.” The scientist chuckles, smiling gently at the woman.

[dumb-dumb-mander]

WHAT IF─

Ok look, I'm in the Kingdom Hearts fandom since 2002 and my self-insert use Darkness (long story) and you give me Void, which looks like a sibling of Heartless?

Yeah ! I needed to do a corrupted!Mikhail :v

So hear me out about this messy chaotic unfinished idea ! Unless I change my mind, it won't end in a new Au, but it could fzbejf

Mikhail had enough to kill the dragons, had enough to not be able to save, and couldn't get out of his mind that Aurene would be the last "Elder" one.... To him, it was particularly unfair since Soon Won was "just" corrupted, it just... Needed to take the Void away, right?

Beside... She was the last dragon. His Wyld Hunt would be done. His job would be done...

In his usual auto-destructive manner *cough* h may have ask Soon Won to link them together (sort of like by the Dream, like Mordremoth?) and yada yada, epic battle maybe?

Mikhail ends up corrupted, taking the Void in him

Because @/salad-tales idea is too good to miss ; his friends ended to fight him to make him return to reason

In the end, Mikhail became the host of the Void and Soon Won lost all her powers (so Aurene still ends to be the Elder Dragon of ba,ace etc) but is still alive !

I can imagine it can be triggered by negative emotions and Mikhail is very subject to anger ("I'm furious !") when he fights

So huh yeah

just random ideas

I know the death of Soon Won is important (symbolism, angst, and all) but nghhHHH

[mewmewchann]

If you’re still accepting asks for the Madoka AU, it’s been a hot minute so I could use a refresher:

- Rantaro’s old team was Saiko, Haruto, Sachiko, Miko, Jasper, and Kokoro, right?

- If the main villain of Madoka AU isn’t Tsumugi I will eat my hat.

- Since we’ve learned a lot about them since the last time they came up: anything you can tell us about Rantaro’s old team that you couldn’t before? I’m mostly curious about Miko and Jasper, since they’re the only members of the team besides Rantaro himself that aren’t confirmed to be dead, but extra info about the others would be welcome too.

- Have you ever thought about witches for the magical girls/boys who don’t witch out in the AU?

damn I need to talk about this AU more again huh ty for giving me the opportunity!

Rantaro’s old team was Saiko, Haruto, Sachiko, Miko, Jasper, and Kokoro, right?

Mostly. I recently had a thinking back moment, and actually switched Miko out for another character as it made more sense for them to be there instead of him. (so thankfully he's being spared from angst for once) As for who...All I'll say is I have actually drawn them once, and they're someone I haven't talked about in a really long time. *wink*

If the main villain of Madoka AU isn’t Tsumugi I will eat my hat.

Good news, you're putting your hat aside And ngl her fucking magical power is terrifying

Since we’ve learned a lot about them since the last time they came up: anything you can tell us about Rantaro’s old team that you couldn’t before?

Saiko died first (for those wondering his soul gem broke during a witch fight), Haruto died second (fuck you Tsumugi), Sachiko died third (T^T) and Kokoro died roughly ten minutes before Rantaro met Kaede. And as for Jasper and the other one...Yeah they're still alive. Basically after the whole thing with Macbeth, Rantaro decided to leave in order to keep the others safe, as he believed that whole thing was his fault, as he wasn't able to get a grief seed in time. Kokoro kinda decided to follow him anyway and Onoziam happened.

And before you ask, there is a point where they do get involved. I had the idea of like a mini arc after the Dionysus situation where Kaede decides to leave Kaito and Shuichi and tag with Rantaro for a bit, where the "getting to know each other" portion of a romcom ensues they start to get to know each other and he actually decides to open up for once in his life. And at that point he maaaaay or may not get a message from an old friend~

...Then again this is assuming I actually write any of this sdsdsdsds

Have you ever thought about witches for the magical girls/boys who don’t witch out in the AU?

I mean the only names I have are Clair and Lucille (oh gee I sure do wonder who they are) and that's mostly in Doppel context. I don't really have a lot for Clair (literally all I have in my txt file is "piano key skirt?" rip), but I do have some stuff for Lucille. I never actually sketched a design out, but his inspiration is the snake of Eden. And let's just say that the Doppel idea I have is veeeeery Tokyo Ghoul inspired~

(and speaking of Doppels someone [deactivated unfortunately :(] made a bunch of REALLY cool Doppel ideas for the main cast! won't be using any of them obviously because they aren't mine, but just thought I'd share)

I might talk about this AU more again if people are interested, because even though I haven't talked about it in a while it still holds a special place in my heart ^v^

[limetimo]

Regulus Fics I Read This Week III

Blood of Thy Enemy - Regulus has a wife and 2 children and has been living in France teaching DADA in Beauts for the last 5 years. When he feels the Mark come alive he goes to Grimmauld to check on the destroyed Locket and runs right into Sirius. Chaos ensues and Sirius and Harry end up living with Regulus and fam in France for the holidays.

The Red String by Entwinedlove - Lily and the girls perform an accio-soulmate ritual and whoops it works! And whoops Lily's soulmate is not her fiance but her fiance's best friend's estranged little brother.

friends, first by whitherwaywill v nice slowburn Regulily ♥

Marked by wynnebat - It's short and packed like w h o a the characterization done in so little words?

Three's a crowd (but what a lovely crowd it is) by vaindumbass Lily and Regulus start dating, Regulus reaches out to Sirius to kiss and make up; oh and they meet James the really cute bartender. Very sweet!

Epoximise by NuclearNik Sad Alert! You probably won't need tissues but Regulus' life is so filled with regret. Just a prettily written tragedy

Two in one by criscros Black Brothers + Lily + mentioned James gratitious smut :D

Pain is another word for saying love by Bledyn - Lily and Regulus are in an unhealthy relationship because they're both not doing great and hurting each other feels better then the world hurting them both separately. Saddd :( and well-written.

On My Mind by Primrue Just Lily watching Regulus be pretty on a broom :D

Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough by BrianJustin4Ever Lily and Regulus date but he can never give her what James can - to go public with their relationship.

An Oligarchy Maiden by dehydrated_thot Moodboard and a short story. I'm not entirely sure what's going on here but I'm digging it. Impeccable vibes

Late by cassiopeiablack1994 it's pretty focused on Sirius and James realising they've been truly madly reciprocally in love since they were teenagers. But now they're both married (to Remus and Lily) and love their spouses too much to hurt them like that. Everyone lives, Peter wasn't a traitor, Regulus has/had a thing for Lily. I'm really curious where this goes tbh

No Love for the Wicked by VigilanteVampire4311 Harry yeets himself after Sirius into the Veil and gets yeeted to the Marauders era (the Marauders are all going to be sixth years like him). I really like racist Regulus who is too polite to actually say it. Oh and it's a different dimension and Tm Riddle is a DADA teacher and Madame Pomfrey kicks ass

To Be or Not To Be by tired_softy James and Regulus are datinggg but Regulus just got Marked (under duress) and has Emotions too big for his little emotionally stunted body. It's only 2 chapters so far but looking good!

Starting Line by EmmieAnn - Marauders uni group chat, Regulus is only going to be allowed in after Sirius fixes him up a bit

In A Years Time by tired_softy Surprise motherfucka! Regulus stole the Potters away just before Voldemort could get to them, and they're all pretended to be dead together. Poor Remus found out on the first anniversary of their "death". One chapter but it looks like the author might add more??

Silk matches by coincidences Lily is on a holiday in France when a literal cat bulglar breaks into her room and takes a nap on her lap.

let’s walk together by starryinthesky a series of Regulily dating. Cute dorks. Love them. Go check it out

Wings to follow by slyther_bi Soulmates AU where you get a tattoo of your SO's favourite animal and when you touch it becomes colourful. Because everyone's parents are happily in love, nobody is traumatised by their childhood. Everything is rainbows and sunshine. Very easygoing and sorta Severus Snape centric.

Tides by jimmyjanejams ROYALTY PIRATES AU THIS IS NOT A DRILL I REPEAT ROYALTY PIRATES AU RUNAWAY PRINCES SIRIUS AND REGULUS BOARDING A PIRATE SHIP AND FALLING FOR CAPTAIN REMUS, COOK LILY AND WHATEVER THE F JAMES' ROLE ON THE SHIP IS Wolfstar and Regulily, an AU you didn't know you needed but trust me, you do need it.

Follow In Her Paw Prints by Erica45 scared of what future holds to him if he becomes a Death Eater, Regulus runs away to live with Professor McGonagall ♥

Rest In Peace? No, Live In Peace by A2idB1u3 Alright so??? Regulus used to date James and Lily and they made him Harry's dad via adoption ritual. They broke up when Regulus became a Death Eater tho. Barty used to date Sirius but they too broke up because Death Eater. Before Regulus goes off to the cave he sends his besties a letter where he tells them about Harry being his son and asks them to look out for him. And on the October 31 1981. they do. First POV which is usually a turn off but the author makes it work really well.

Company by Primrue SAD. Regulus has a habit of wandering the halls when he can't sleep. Prefect/Head girl Lily escorts him back to his common room and eventually they start talking. But I don't think they every really understood each other. "Don't mistake my lack of brashness for apathy. And as long as we're handing out advice, try taking this one: sometimes it's better to blend in and bide your time. Not everything can be solved by announcing your moves to the world."

Face Death in the Hope by TSPofAmbition The Marauders see Regulus acquire a book on Patronuses to read up on a Patronus changing. Sirius investigates, wondering just whom his brother might love so deeply it changed his Patronus' form. PRETTY

Did you even love me? by Fall_Fairy_101 The Black Brother's relationship through the eyes of each brother. Only Regulus is up so far and it was good in the way tragedies tend to be.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary. by Fall_Fairy_101 Sirius catches Regulus self-harming and they talk some things out.

Your dating HER? by Fall_Fairy_101 Everybody's girls. Sirius finds out her best friend is dating her little sister. Jamie is bashful and Regulus is unapologetic. Includes fan casts for the girls that made me go "Oh yeah that fits!"

Not Anymore by queerofthedagger s a d Jegulus. Regulus breaks up with James to protect him.

Like You Mean It by queerofthedagger Regulus gets hit on ina muggle bar and asks James (his crush because ofc xD) to be his boyfriend for the evening, just until the guy gets the message. Woopsie oopsie, turns out the sleazeboy is their new Quidditch teammate and Regulus and James have to keep up the act. It is entirely too easy to pretend they're in love.

When the Love Runs Out by dukeaubergine !!!!! Regulus has been under the influence of a love potion for a couple years in which time he'd done everything to make his wife Severina Black nee Snape smile. Including being a sacrifice in dark rituals or sleeping with other people for favours. When the Potters are murdered and Severina forgets Regulus in the ruins of the cottage, Sirius notices his brother is Really Not Okay and takes both him and Harry to his flat. Really scratched an itch for me :D mind the tags for non con drugging and other triggers.

Remus and Regulus: Horcrux hunters by Oliivii Remus finds out what Regulus is about to do and forces his help on the younger man. They're Horcrux hunters! It comes at the cost of their love lifes. Pregnant Narcissa joins the gang later, and we get to see Rem and Reg daddying baby Draco :D

Sugar Snow by Entwinedlove Walburga can't leave the house for five minutes because Orion does not an attentive father make. Thankfully the little boys found themselves a fun and safe, if a little messy, activity to keep them occupied!

Something Darker than Black by Starr_Burst Regulus gets yeeted from the cave to 1995. Fred and George find him at a muggle hospital and take him to Grimmauld's.

Wisdom In The Face of Danger by AshJuillet Regulus nopes out of becoming a Death Eater last minute, and drags himself to his brother's doorstep after the aftermath.

Harry's second birthday by Pluto_Princess What it says on the tin except everybody lives.

Until You're Home by AmeliaDarkholme So! Good! So good! I can't even summarise. Just. So good

Good by startohismoon confessing his crush to Regulus, James forgets to watch the Map and gets Sirius and Peter a detention. Feels and fun!

To Be Mortal by FantasticalFairyFarmer Regulus survives the cave, realises there are more Horcruxes, and begins a one man operation of finding and destroying them Love it

45 Decibels by LimeOfMagicLimo- sort of a shameless self-promotion but writing third part of the series I find myself re-reading 45Db for almost every little thing because of consistency and continuity lol

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So, would you have prefered a FE4 remake announcment of the cluster fuck of three houses v.2 ?

Honestly?

I don't know.

I mean, as long as FE Jugdral stays this niche thing, all the "other race cannot rule over us because they are different and non humans" + khalidstans in general are kept away from Jugdral, and they cannot ruin the experience for anyone who wants to play or anyone interested.

OTOH, from the small things we know, this new Fodlan episode is centered on everything I do not give a fuck about, like, I won't say I won't buy it because no Rhea, but a weird AU where Edel still attacks the monastery, centered on Billy and Worst Mom?

It's as if you order a pizza, and they put extra special care in putting some mayo + cucumber + turnip topping.

I don't give a frick about those toppings, we saw Jerry ? Wow, awesome, I can't give a fuck about him either.

TFW Dimitri's ponytail and Baldi close-up are the only things that interest me in this new game - and yet, ponytail!Dimitri, what he is supposed to be ? A Dimitri who wasn't put to death yet because Cornelia didn't frame him for Rudolph, so Rudolph is still alive?

Or the game is just some sort of AU with a new faction to take the "evil mastermind" flag out from Uncle Thales's hands, because he sucked hard - and everything you knew that "already" happened in WC doesn't matter anymore, so everyone can sing kumbaya and befriend each other ?

Yes, I am disappointed, but I don't know what pisses me more, the fact IS (and KT) bank on their failure of a game (as in, it talks about the less interesting parts of Fodlan because unless you really believe the CoS is the catholic church or something, Edel's war is just the story of someone who thought she was in control until she wasn't - unless tru piss), or they seriously think Worst Mom is some sort of mascot that makes thing sell, or just... adding new OCs to flesh out the Agarthans... so many people care about?

I am seriously not expecting anything else out from Fodlan (my hopes for a dev book or a databook were crushed) bar from Heroes and normal!Rhea + kid being released one day and the highly presumptive 'maybe they'll bring mythic macuil'n'indech one day?'.

Idk how i should compare it, but FE16, and FE16W to me are the "what if we made a game focused on the black fang during the Elibe saga", completely avoiding the "and there are dragons who aren't bad but damn we warred against them in the past? Can we live together or is it impossible?" subplot.

[the-cookie-of-doom]

@spainkitty​ i’m glad you’re interested! In that case I’ll tell you some about the AU, since God knows WHEN I’ll be able to write it xD I mean I have a few thousand written already, but it’s not even on my radar atm rip 

So before the war breaks out, Mitch and Laura were dating in secret and very much in love. It was still the early stages of the anti-werewolf movement which has been brewing for a while, before the all-out war begins. Humans weren’t sure what to do about werewolves, and people like Gerard hadn’t worked their way up into positions of power yet. 

Older hunter families like the Argents work alongside the police to maintain order, pooling their resources, which also means Mitch is more in the know that most people about what’s going on behind the scenes. John doesn’t care for any of the Argents and wishes they’d just get out of his town, but his cooperation was directly ordered by the mayor, so... Pretty soon, Gerard ends up the mayor with very radical beliefs about werewolves, and it all goes downhill from there. 

The tragedy begins with the attack on the Hales: a fire that kills them all. Mitch finds out somehow (I haven’t decided; either he finds out and tries to warn them, or sees the fire from home and goes after them, etc.) but he’s too late to save anyone. First responders are already there by the time he shows up, including John who has to physically drag him away kicking and screaming, stopping him from trying to run inside. He shoves Mitch away and tells him to go home before any of the Argents get there and see him, and it’s awful. 

Gerard questions Mitch about his relationship with Laura; tells him she was a monster, etc. Meanwhile Mitch is heartbroken and grieving, believing that everyone was killed. In reality, Peter, Laura, and Derek got out alive. John told Mitch before to go along with whatever Gerard said, pretend he didn’t know about the Hales being werewolves, to not give anything away, because that would put Mitch at risk. And it’s awful, but he does it. 

10 years down the line, the war is in full swing. Mitch and Stiles ended up drafted into the military, which has been fully integrated with hunters. Unbeknownst to everyone else, Stiles is a budding emissary, just like Claudia was. Together they work to smuggle out werewolf POWs. And one such prisoner is Derek. But when they’re trying to get the latest group out, they’re caught. Derek pulls Stiles away while Mitch essentially sacrifices himself to create a distraction. 

Derek brings Stiles back to the Hales; Laura and Peter have been gathering all the survivor’s they can find, hiding out on the west coast. There’s been rumors of a pack bigger than anything they’ve ever seen, but none of the humans were ever able to track them down. The fact that Stiles saved Derek’s life, and that several of her betas vouched for him as the one that recused them, is the only reason she doesn’t kill him on the spot. 

And then Laura finds out Mitch may still be alive. She doesn’t dare hope; what are the odds Stiles’ brother is the same boy she dated 10 years ago? But there’s enough of a chance that she’s willing to break into the human base and find out. Especially if it means she can rescue more of her people while she’s at it. 

I highkey want to write more Mitch/Laura but I know nobody loves them like I do 😭

Maybe I should really fuck myself and change my NaNo project to my werewolf v. Humans war ft. Sterek and Mitch/Laura xD

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So in the star wars AU we've tortured Dream and Tubbo and Tommy and honestly the whole of the sleepy boys pretty thoroughly which means we now get to torture Eret, right? (Insert an evil laugh here)

Because there's so much angst potential. Eret fleeing out of the temple with about twenty younglings and padawans in tow, their home collapsing behind them in a rain of fire and blood and betrayal. Eret desperately trying to keep their charges alive but they slip through their fingers one by one till there's only Tubbo and Dream left. Eret, as a newly knighted Jedi, having no idea what to do but having all those lives depending on then. Eret dreaming of their former master who died protecting them even if they weren't a padawan anymore. (Eret, dreaming about all the children they couldn't save and waking up screaming, still with accusing eyes in their mind. Eret, wondering why they were the only one who survived and not someone who would have deserved it more).

Eret, after losing everyone and everything they ever cared about, wandering lost and aimlessly (and angry) through the galaxy, searching for something to do. They weren't planning on joining the rebellion. But after they help Hbomb out of a tight spot (and may or may not have accidentally become the king of a planet but we don't talk about that), Hbomb invites them and the anger burning in them makes them say yes.

Eret climbs the ranks in the revolution maybe faster than they should have but their rage powers them. When they meet Dream again after the other became a fully fledged inquisitor, they nearly give in. Later, it will take them years to confess just how close to falling to the dark side they were in that moment. They've lost everything and everyone and every perspective in life they've ever had and Dream had the audacity to stand there and talk about how they could join the person responsible for so much spilled blood? (Later, they'll find out that it was intentional. That the Crimson would have sacrificed half-trained padawan Clay for Jedi Knight Eret in a heartbeat. It takes the two of them a wgile to get over that realisation).

They don't fall. But it's a near thing and the darkness never really goes away after that. It hasn't fully left since they alll watched the temple fall but now it's different. Now it belongs to them in a way it hasn't before. They are scared. They don't trust themself. hey cut off their connection to the force as much as they dare and spend the next years expertly pretending they mever were a jedi.

When they see Tubbo again, they first think it's a hallucination or a force ghost. They'd never thought the padawan would have survived, even if he had always been quick-witted and ressourceful. It's a glimmer of hope for Eret they hadn't had in such a long time.

When they see Dream standing there in the quarters of the rebellion, their first emotion is anger. How dare he. How dare he. How dare he stand here after spilling so much innocent blood. How dare he be the one who survived after he willingly allied with the one who brought the destruction over them in the first place.

Later, when they are calmer and have seen they way Dream acts now a bit more, they are horrified they ever thought like that. But in that moment they are angry and it shows. Their duel is vicious and bloody and when Puffy interrupts them, they both bleed. The interruption doesn't stop them from arguing in a language no one else knows anymore and it takes some time until both the physical and mental wounds heal.

Now, as by the rules, some comfort ;): When Dream has his breakdown in the main hall and everything goes flying, nobody can get to him. Then, suddenly, Eret comes nearly flying out of one of the corridors and sprints to Dream. They somehow (force powers, obviously, but that's not yet revealed) avoid everything flying and cradle Dream's limp form into their arms. They whisper words the other can't understand, in a long-forgotten language that Eret learnt to read a book and Dream learnt just to show it was possible. The others don't understand a word of what is said but one word is repeated again and again: "Clay". (Eret's basically saying " It's okay. It's okay. You're safe, Clay. I got you and I won't let them touch you. I promise.* in slight variants over and over)

Also, after Dream and Tubbo got taken by the Crimson again, Eret is the one who sits with Dream when he wakes up. The two of them have long talks about the force and when Dream quietly reveals how scared he is of falling to the Dark side again, Eret tells him about their own issues. Together, they begin to work it out. Neither of them ever find fully back to the light but they make their peace with the grey and do the best they can.

-V

I should have seen this coming. We haven’t come up with hurt Eret had in the Star Wars au and it was only a matter of time.

God, but them being so close to falling to the Dark Side and them being so angry? Understandable and oh that hurts. That hurts a lot. 

Then we get Dream and Eret being mad at each other for so long and my god, it hurts. This hurts a lot.

Also, hey. That bit where it says that the Crimson was going to throw Dream away if Eret ever tipped over the dark side? Ouch. Oh god that had to be one conversation and a half for the two of them.

On the bright side, comfort! That’s good. We got the two of them with comfort and working their issues out and man that’s great. Healing is great. It’s about the recovery after the suffering and hurt.