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seokminfilm · 3 months ago

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into it | joshua hong

🪄 pairing, joshua hong x reader

🪄 warnings, non-idol au, model joshua x personal assistant reader, fluff, enemies to lovers, reader has some creative ways of insulting joshua, flirty joshua, joshua doesn't take reader seriously, romantic tension goes INSANE, open ending (??)

🪄 summary, everyone knows you hate joshua hong with a passion. do you really hate him though? or are you just in denial because he's just your type?

🪄 author's note, do you guys ever have that one-sided beef with a person that you really don't even know WHY you have that beef? that's me w joshua ngl 😭 ANYWAYS this was requested by my pookie @yudaies (knowing i would lose it if she asked me to....which she did anyways)!! hope you enjoy you evil woman 🤍 ALSO TWO PSAS: 1) i'm going to start writing my shorter fics in lowercase just to minimize the stress i have with capitalization errors! longer/full-story fics will be properly capitalized, but the shorter, quicker fics i do will be in all lowercase!! 2) please take the poll regarding the length of fics you all wanna see from me so i can know what to do in the future! thank you lots lyrnation!!

🪄 now playing, you right, doja cat, the weeknd & into it, chase atlantic

the flash of cameras was still kind of new to you, and you stood in the back of the room, surveying the action from afar. photographers surrounded joshua like he was some sort of new bacteria discovery, and he stood with a simple expression, a sultry look in his doe-like brown eyes as he gave a small smile to the cameras surrounding him.

being stuck as joshua hong's personal assistant seemed like a dream to every disillusioned teenage girl, but you knew the harsh reality of it. you weren't looking for the spotlight, but joshua still had a way of stealing it from you, even if you were doing simple things like ordering him coffee or picking up his tailored suits.

it was common knowledge to all of your coworkers that you had some undiscovered vendetta against the man. when your friends sang his praises, you had to add water to the fire, raining on their parade.

to the outside world, joshua hong was a visual of composed grace. he has this sickening 'gentleman' agenda he was pushing for himself, and the cute, sweet gaze in his wide brown eyes made your skin pulse with annoyance.

in fact, you were almost 100% convinced the man was ai-generated, given a perfect smile and smooth voice to match his "unreal" visuals (of course they were unreal─he probably was unreal, for god's sakes).

the photo op came to an end after 30 minutes of trailing behind him for interviews and outfit fittings, and you could breathe a sigh of relief, grateful you wouldn't have to see him say thank you with that stupid, rich-sounding, hot l.a. accent, and─

"is my schedule done for the day?" the voice you were just fuming over is heard from behind you, and you turn around, a sour smile on your face as joshua smiles sweetly at you. curse his stupid pretty crescent eyes and his stupid adorable scrunched nose.

"you have one more fitting for the upcoming photoshoot tomorrow morning, and then you're done for the day," you say blankly, thanking the staff member who returned joshua's personal belongings to you.

"are you okay? you seem like you're in a sour mood─although, you always seem like that," joshua teases lightly, chuckling to himself as he stuffs his phone in his dress pants' pocket.

"of course i'm always in a sour mood, mr. hong. you do realize that i hate seeing the flashing cameras all the time." you lie straight through your teeth, and joshua nods with faux sympathy, a smirk behind his eyes.

"of course, i can understand that. i just can't help but wonder if you're annoyed by the flashes or my "glittering smile"." joshua echoes the compliment a newscaster gave him moments earlier, and you grumble to yourself, tempted to flip joshua off.

"let's just go. your nice clean rolls royce is waiting for you." you step out of the way dramatically, and joshua bows to you, obviously towering over you as he struts out of the double doors. his white heels click against the sidewalk, and you grit your teeth, sliding beside him into the back row of the car as you sigh.

the weather is nice, complimenting the busy day you've had. joshua takes his phone from his pocket, taking pictures of the cloud-free sky from behind the window, probably going to be posted to his instagram.

"hey, can you take these pictures for me? i think i'm going to upload them to my instagram," joshua hands you his phone, and you roll your eyes, having guessed his words just seconds earlier.

sighing, you hold his phone up, preparing to snap the picture. joshua puts his model face on quickly, face falling into a suave expression as his eyes sparkle with the sun's rays from outside.

the small, attractive smirk on his face is one that makes your uneasy stomach churn for reasons you want to ignore, and you hand him his phone back, turning away to hide your peering eyes.

"these are really good! why aren't you a photographer?" joshua asks lightly, and you shrug, answering the question against your will.

"photographing doesn't pay as well as babysitting a model for five days a week." you smile dryly, and joshua chuckles, voice melodic as he nods.

"you're not babysitting me. if anything, i'm babysitting you. especially with that bad attitude," joshua has a dramatic scowl on his face, that he loses in seconds when he chuckles at your strained reaction.

"i'm just joking with you, lighten up." he gives you a light bump with his shoulder, flawless skin clear and illuminated by the light as you sigh.

"you know, that outfit you're wearing is really nice on you. i don't think I've seen you wear it before." joshua's compliment shatters your whole "hating joshua hong" agenda, and your cheeks heat up against your will, to which you temporarily give up, sighing as you glance over at him.

his eyes are already on your figure, and the gentle smile he's giving you makes you want to lunge at him and rearrange his face so that he doesn't look so majestic. not that you thought that he looked majestic or anything. he was just an average guy.

"thanks." you reply, although it sounds more like a question than a harsh appreciation. joshua nods, crossing his legs as he politely adjusts his styled hair. his gold studs glitter in the sunshine, and the cologne he must have put on before the event lingers, clouding your mind more than you'd like.

"you don't look too bad yourself. the styling...really wasn't a bad choice this time." the compliment you give back sounds so forced it's laughable, but joshua ignores this or doesn't catch on (you believe it's the former).

"thank you. i think the harsh critiquing you gave the staff last time really paid off," joshua adds, looking over to you with that stupid sweet look in his eyes. trying not to shudder, you just shrug, playing it off the best you can.

"it's what i'm supposed to do." you shrug again, letting out a quiet sigh as you lapse into silence. something is lingering in the air, and you do your best to deny what it is.

"you know, even if you do your best to pretend you hate me, i know you don't," joshua says after a moment of silence, and you freeze, eyes blown wide as your cheeks flare a dark red again.

"and how do you know, joshua?" you use his first name, stepping up to the bait joshua may have thrown for you. he leans back in his seat, legs leisurely crossed as he smirks to himself, eyes closed.

"be honest with yourself. do you really hate me that much?" the question, however simple it is, shuts you up quickly, leaving you a quiet, melting mess as joshua smiles to himself, returning his attention to the window.

in that moment, you decide that you might not hate joshua. you may just dislike him.

or, better yet (and to be honest), you don't hate him at all.

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luvtak · 1 year ago

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mr. sandman, bring me a dream

✧ pairing 7 dream x reader

✧ genre/tw fluff fluffy fluff fluff, what i think dating them would be like <3 an embarrassing amount of run-on sentences i'm sure.... the dreamies being the most perfect boyfriends to exist, mostly unedited

✧ w/c 2293 (about 300 words each!!)

✧ a/n back to my roots writing for nct... also,,, not the dreamies being my ult group but my last group to do these headcanons for :/ i have so much fun writing these little ideas and dreams about them let me know if you want more!

MARK truly the definition of wrapped around your finger… tells everyone about you every day of his life. Smiles at everything you say and calls you the cutest names. Makes sure everyone knows that you’re taken for life–no ifs about it. Tells you about his whole day, down to the most unimportant details. Kisses you all around your face and gets red seeing you so flustered. Constantly saying the worst pickup lines. Always always makes time for you even with his busy schedule. Talks to your family on the phone and becomes best friends with your siblings. Lets you win during video games and pretends that you’re just so much better than him. Never comes empty-handed–if you invite him over he’s bringing some sort of present he can’t help it. Wraps you up in at least three layers when it looks a little cold outside. Starts bringing up ideas for a Halloween couple’s costume in January. Celebrates your birthdays and accomplishments like his own. Holds you close to him in any moment of rest, the members are around? He’s only bringing you in closer. I’m sorry to say this, but he is definitely one of those people who refer to you as a “we”... “we watched that movie last week!” or “sorry, we can’t come, we have plans.” Would never even think about fighting with you and when it can’t be avoided, he is always the first to apologize. Walks around draped over you, his neck falling onto your shoulder and clumsily shuffling you along. Steals your phone to take silly pictures of himself, and you end up having 500 selfies of Mark making the same five kissy faces. Fixes your clothes/jewelry/hair as the day takes its toll. Kisses your wrist whenever you hold hands. Lovely and forever committed to giving you the sweetest existence possible.

RENJUN My angel boy<3 would be the most loving boyfriend if you’re able to get past him giving you sm attitude. Lovingly scolds you 24/7 365. Pouts if you don’t say you love him back or forget to kiss him before you leave. Steals your sweaters and jewelry. Makes you laugh so hard you cry, then kisses the tears away. Has the worst case of cute aggression when he see’s you like he can’t help but take a bite out of you. Whenever you ask him to do something he’ll roll his eyes and scoff but still gets up to do it anyway. Says your name so sweetly and with so much love it could be a term of endearment. Sings to you when you’re sad. Holds you so tight when you sleep, like he could absorb you into his own skin. Carries a picture of you in his wallet everywhere he goes. Gets genuinely annoyed when other people know something about you that he didn’t–wants to know everything, especially the embarrassing stuff. Acts of service king, does things for you and expects nothing but a kiss in return. Gives you the first bite of his food. Forehead kisses 100% of the time. Extremely tenderhearted, wants to be loved and love in return with nothing holding him back. Knows your schedule down to a T. Shakes his head at every joke you tell, but still grants you a laugh. Kisses you slowly and earnestly even if theres people around. Drops the most earth-shattering confessions of love at random moments and just expects you to move on. Matching accessories are a must!! And he will be ready to break up if your forget it one day (we have seen how he is with the dreamies friendship rings). Wraps himself completely around you when no one is around, and stays that way until one of you has to get up. Loves completely and wholeheartedly and is a perfect perfect boy.

JENO Shy and perpetually flustered, cannot believe he got you fr. Alternates between the cockiest boy you’ve ever met and the most oblivious creature around. Is so in awe of you, cannot get over you choosing him. A big baby of a boyfriend. Body slouched over yours at all times. Tells everyone it isn’t obvious how unbelievably whipped he is for you than giggles when you call him a pet name. Loves when you fawn over him lol, would feel so good about himself when you laugh at his jokes or wear an outfit because he said you looked pretty in it. Definitely the kind of boy who gets you a necklace with his initials on it. Is somehow even more smiley when you’re around. His love language is 100% acts of service–helping you with chores and making dinner, he desperately wants to wash your hair and help take your makeup off. Always takes you home himself and makes you call him before you go to bed. Kisses you all over when you’re sad and squeezes you so tight you can’t breathe. Puts his lips right over your ear and whispers so you can hear him in loud places, sometimes telling terrible jokes to see you laugh. Constantly on the phone with you–will get yelled at by his members and staff to focus on his schedule. Takes you on long drives and lets you have the aux the whole time, smiles even when he hates the song. Snuggles up to you and has you in an iron grip all night; wakes up periodically to tell you to stop wiggling. Literally a broken record of “oh my s/o would like this!” and “you would never believe what my s/o told me…” Tucks you into his sweater when you’re cold and always carries extra clothes because he knows you’ll forget. Could never hide his feelings for you, it’s written all over–hairbands and your favorite snacks in his cabinets. Is so so so in love with you, and would never even think about being embarrassed of it. <3

HAECHAN Sweet as cherry pie. Silly and charming and the kindest boy you know. Lives his life attached to you, hands on your hips and kisses pressed everywhere he can reach. Never goes a day without telling you he loves you in the most sickeningly sweet ways possible. Listens to every word you say, goes as far as telling other people to be quiet so he can hear you better. Serenades you with the most obnoxious renditions of love songs and coos when you make faces at him. Teases you endlessly–tickles and jokes and ridiculous nicknames, but would never let anyone else make a joke at your expense. Sleeps fully on top of you, head pressed under your chin and hands slipped under your sleep shirt. Celebrates you and your relationship with all of him, always the loudest voice singing happy birthday and the prettiest flowers congratulating you for an achievement at work or school. Speaks to you so softly and with so much compassion you almost get whiplash when you see him around the dreamies. Brings home sweet treats and little keepsakes from his day out. Will watch a movie or listen to a new song and note all the parts you’d like so he can play it for you later and speak to you about it. Unbelievably protective, not in a toxic way, but he wants so much to be able to take care of you and keep you safe–hand pressed on your back while you walk through crowds, and his hand protecting you from hitting your head as you get in the car. Has lists of important days in his notes app, cataloging gifts he could get you and your order at all your favorite restaurants. The perfect silly boyfriend, caring and lovely and everything you need

JAEMIN Marry this man. Has been committed and steadfast in his dedication to you since you met. Extremely serious when it comes to your heart and your feelings. The first to say I love you or to apologize after a fight–would never raise his voice at you or say things he didn’t mean. Is always feeding you, either a complete meal that took him an hour to make or the most perfect bowl of ramyeon you’ve ever had. Constantly sending you pictures of the cats. LOVES pda–kisses you in front of everyone and laughs when they groan, cuddles with you on the practice room couch, and rolls his eyes when the dreamies gag. Always kisses you with soft hands on your cheeks and the prettiest smile. Buys you a keepsake from everywhere they go on tour and gives it to you in a huge suitcase and will not feel ashamed in the slightest. Somehow finds out how to bring you up in every conversation, “oh they really like this song” or “thats actually their favorite movie you know…” you would truly never have to worry about anything with this man, he’s gonna take care of everything, a future airport dad if i’ve ever seen one. Sends tiktoks of cute animals and pouts if you don’t like them right away. Buys you silly sweatshirts and phonecases and demands you wear them proudly as a symbol of his everlasting love. Out of all of the boys, I feel like he is the most likely to give you a promise ring, and in my heart, I know he would have his name engraved on the inside–a quiet confession only the two of you know about. Sleeps directly on top of you, I just know it… holds onto you in every crowd. So many conversations between little kisses and I love yous. Always carries your things, whether it be a bag or shoes that got too uncomfortable his hands are open and ready whenever you need them. The most perfect boy in the world, and whose surprised?

CHENLE truly your best friend in the entire world, f2l in its entirety… would roast you every minute of every day but if anyone else even dared he is shutting that shit down right away. His arm has a permanent residence on your waist. Giggles at you when you’re annoyed at him but apologizes anyway. Makes you watch him play basketball at 11 pm and laughs when you say you're cold and sleepy, but takes you home right away. Will kiss you in front of anyone–loves it when you get all shy and flustered. Always trying to give you expensive presents and rolling his eyes when you tell him to reign it in. dog dates with Daegal!!! Talks about you so causally that the dreamies didn’t realize you were his girlfriend until he kissed you goodbye, and they were all so dumbfounded. Will watch anything if you like it and will tell you it sucked with a smile on his face before kissing you as an apology. Huge bouquets for any anniversary or birthday. Wraps his arms around you and rocks you around, whispering sweet words that he’d deny if you told anyone about. Stares at you 24/7 and gives you his 100-watt smile. Goes out of his way to help you–buys your groceries, helps wash your hair, picks you up, and takes you wherever you need to go–but always denies it. Begs you to wear his clothes, bonus points if it’s something that has his name on it, or some nct merch. Has an iron grip on your hand at any given point and giggles when you try to get free. Will listen to literally anything you tell him. Smiles into kisses and sighs when you pull away. Is so domestic and lovely in everything he does, even if sometimes he is the biggest menace.

JISUNG so so so shy, truly does not know how to have a s/o in public lmao. When you’re alone he’s the cutest most confident boy in the world but as soon as there is another person around he does not know you. He makes it obvious that it's just because he’s awkward, but sometimes you definitely do have to tell him to stop being a weirdo and to hold your hand. Constantly makes fun of people with you and is always ready to hear some hot goss. Is always listening to you–even if everyone in the room is talking over you, he will be looking at you with his full attention and urging you to go on. Laughs at everything you say even if it's not funny. Kisses your cheek every morning first thing, and thinks you look so cute cuddled up into the covers. Piggy-backs you everywhere: you drank a little too much or it's too early… up you go! You being comfortable and happy is his priority in any situation, and if anyone including himself is disrupting that he is dealing with it immediately. Whether that means complaining to one of hyungs to help him or going straight to the source of the issue, he’s going to try and help you, even if it’s not like him to speak up for himself–you’re the most important thing to him. Tries to teach you nct dances and gets unbearable secondhand embarrassment when he sees you mess up. Almost exposes your relationship once a month. Is wrapped around you every single moment you’re alone, even if it’s just for a second–someone leaves the room? Jisung is suddenly fully enveloping you. Thinks pda is so embarrassing but would try so hard to be more openly affectionate with you. Blushes to his roots when you sweet talk him no matter how long you’ve been together. Kisses your hands when it’s cold outside and wouldn’t even think about giving you anything of his if you needed it. The sweetest, shyest boy, and so wonderful–loving him and being loved in return would be the loveliest gift.

#k-labels #nct x reader #nct dream x reader #nct fluff #nct dream fluff #nct scenarios #nct imagines #nct dream imagines #jeno x reader #mark x reader #jaemin x reader #haechan x reader #chenle x reader #park jisung x reader #nct dream #nct

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https-milo · 8 months ago

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I didn’t see him on your list of characters guide but would you ever do Fatgum for the Instagram series? If not feel free to ignore this! I just love him a lot!

I NEED TO UPDATE MY LIST OF CHARACTERSSS I SWEAR!! THIS IS LIKE THE SECOND TIME SOMEONE'S REQUESTED SOMEONE WHO WASN'T ON THE LIST BUT I DON'T MIND DOING :,((

anyways! thanks for the request!!

DATING TAISHIRO TOYOMITSU(FAT GUM) INSTAGRAM!

details!

instagram posts w/ comments while dating Taishiro Toyomitsu(Fat Gum)!

a/n OBVIOUSLY these are just pictures off of pinterest, reader can be however you imagine!

main m. list / instagram m. list

y/nbakes · 13w

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y/nbakes new bite-sized pies at the bakery! come on down and let me know how they taste! :D Tagged: sugarcoatbakery

t.amajiki /bmi.fatgum you wanted a new bakery to visit, right? bmi.fatgum t.amajiki wow amajiki! this is great! if only you could speak out like this during work hours, huh? t.amajiki bmi.fatgum you're so mean. this is workplace harassment

bmi.fatgum THOSE LOOK SO GOOD! I'M RUNNING! y/nbakes bmi.fatgum UH HELLO? I'LL SEE YOU SOON THEN, MR. FAT GUM!

bmi.fatgum · 10w

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bmi.fatgum I've been going to sugarcoatbakery every day for two weeks now, they never miss! The food is so good!

Tagged: y/nbakes

y/nbakes AHH OMG! HELLO?? Thank you so much, Mr. Fat gum! I'm glad you enjoy the food my staff and I make! bmi.fatgum y/nbakes ANYTIME! YOU'RE SO TALENTED! y/nbakes bmi.fatgum you're too sweet :,) <3 bmi.fatgum y/nbakes I should be saying that to you, considering you're the baker! :D y/nbakes bmi.fatgum well, you're the one that eats all my sweets! you inhale everything sweet, sooo YOU are sweet! ^-^ bmi.fatgum y/nbakes whatever you say ;)

redriot OH HEY! That's the place you took Amajiki and me to! t.amajiki redriot yeah... I showed it to him and he's obsessed with goin now. only when the owner is working though bmi.fatgum t.amajiki AHAHAH WHATEVER DO YOU MEAN, TAMAKI!? t.amajiki bmi.fatgum I feel your glare through my screen and it's scaring me. I wanna go home.

INSTAGRAM DIRECT MESSAGES!

bmi.fatgum replied to your story: we should do that again buttt without Tamaki and Kirishima!!

y/nbakes: I would love to!! that'd be so fun :D

bmi.fatgum: sooo it's a date? Read 18:26

y/nbakes: SORRY I WAS FREAKING OUT Sent 18:32

y/nbakes: UH YES PLEASE! JUST LET ME KNOW WHEN???

bmi.fatgum: of course, I'll pick you up Saturday?

y/nbakes: YESYESYESYEYSES

INSTAGRAM DIRECT MESSAGES!

bmi.fatgum replied to your story: making me look big and for what :(

y/nbakes: taiiii you realize you eat my entire inventory during your patrols right ^-^

y/nbakes: no offense, but it is also kind of a part of your quirk!!

y/nbakes: besidesss it makes you strong, right? but I think you're already strong, skinny form or hero form!!

bmi.fatgum: you think im strong?

y/nbakes: well duh! why wouldn't I?

y/nbakes: you're not #58 for no reason, y'know? bmi.fatgum reacted "❤️" to this message

bmi.fatgum: thanks y/n :)

bmi.fatgum: are you interested in going out again?

y/nbakes: 1000000000%!!

y/nbakes: tonight was so fun <3

y/nbakes: thank youuu

bmi.fatgum: anytime! :DD

bmi.fatgum: how about a restaurant this time?

y/nbakes: id love that!

bmi.fatgum: great! I'll pick you up Tuesday night? y/nbakes reacted "❤️" to this message

y/nbakes: sounds perfect :)

y/nbakes · 9w

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y/nbakes me and the newly-appointed boyfriend had an amazing dinner <3 (the flowers smelt soooo good!!)

Tagged: bmi.fatgum

bmi.fatgum our past few dates have been so fun, I'm so glad we're together!! <33 y/nbakes bmi.fatgum me too!! I'm super glad you came into my bakery and ate all those apple pies a month ago ^^ bmi.fatgum y/nbakes I'd do it again 100 times y/nbakes bmi.fatgum for me or the pies? bmi.fatgum y/nbakes both!! 🥰🥰

redriot wow, I dont think i've seen Fat Gum with portions that small y/nbakes redriot don't let the picture fool you!! (he ordered 6 different meals and 2 whole cakes) redriot y/nbakes sounds more like it! 😭😭

Thank you so much for reading <3

me after adding variety for the insta posts: 😁😁

how do we feel about the story posts? :P

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waffledforbreakfast · 9 months ago

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Receiving Love Letters - [MUTI! BLLK X F!READER] (pt2)

(SEPARATE)

Staring: ness, otoya, karasu, Reo

pt1: rin, sae, shidou, niko, kaiser

[ BLLK Scenario Masterlist ]

TW: heavy ooc, bad grammar, bad spelling, bad formatting, cringe, scuff, etc.

>Ness

Ness had put a bit too much effort into his letter, spending every hour of every day working on it

Kaiser had to drag him out of his room if he wanted to go anywhere

And finally came the day that Ness finished it, now it was time to deliver it to you

But he started doubting himself, and was about to turn back around to redo it, worried that it wasn’t good enough for you

But Kaiser pushed him into you, giving Ness a semi-encouraging smile (but really he was thinking smt like “cmon Ness, just get it over with…”)

Poor Ness could not stop stuttering, with every second his face grew hotter

“I- HERE.” he bowed before shoving the letter in your face and running off

He basically melted once he was out of your line of sight

“ahhhHHHHH KAISER I DID ITT. DO YOU THINK SHE THINKS IM WEIRD?? AGHARG”

“Ness, stop freaking out, it’s literally over-”

“Kaiserrrr, what if she hate’s meeeeeeee ;n; ”

“...cHILL-”

You opened the letter, interested by what he’d write

“Mein Engel, I love you so so much, much more then you could ever believe, I’d do anything for you ♡ Please go out with me? I beg you, I’ll even get on my knees if you ask, please please go out with me. It’ll make me the happiest guy in the world, I’ll be so lucky if you do. I find it hard to believe you like me at all, but I promise I’ll be perfect for you ♡♡♡ Please, just one chance?”

You giggled as you put the paper away, looking forwards to hanging out w/him more

>Otoya

Otoya didn’t see the point in beating around the bush, so he approached you after school one day

“Hey, so you do like me, I was right!” He smirked with a smug face as he put his hands in his pockets

You hesitated, you should’ve expected that he’d be so direct and cocky. “If you’re just here to make fun of me you can go…” you mumbled, slightly embarrassed, and regretted sending the letter

He laughed “No no that’s not what i’m here for. I actually came to ask you out.” Otoya smiled, it seemed genuine, but who knows

“...Huh-?? You fr??” you were understandably skeptical, this man plays around with every girl

“Yea, 100%. I even stopped talking to other girls just for you, so you better accept.”

“Wait you what-??”

“WHAT I’M TRYING TO SAY- is that I like you and we should go out.” He said, smiling, but his face was starting to flush

You notice this and found it quite amusing, “Alright alright, I’ll go out with you, Mr. F2ck Boy” you teased

He laughed, and gave you a quick kiss on the cheek, “Great, I’ll dm you the details” and with that, he left

Internally he was so happy, you actually agreed! He smiled to himself, looking like an idiot

Meanwhile, Karasu, Yukimiya, and Hiori watched from afar, silently laughing at him

>Karasu

In typical Karasu fashion, he felt the need to one up you. So he encrypted his letter as well, challenging you to decode it

He put the letter in front of you, and sat down on the other side of the table.

He had asked to meet with you, so you weren’t that surprised. You looked at the letter then back at him, “You sure you want me to read this in front of you?” you questioned

“Go ahead and try, this is the hardest one yet.” he sounded proud of himself for coming up with such a complex code

“Alright” you shrugged and picked up the paper.

You glanced through the paper, comparing the patterns and symbols. Karasu may’ve been proud, but this type of cipher was actually incredible common

“Got it.” You looked up at him, only having stared at it for a few seconds

Karasu’s jaw dropped “No you don’t- there’s no way you figured it out that quickly!”

You laughed “This is one of the most famous codes used in WWII, you know that right?”

“...”

You gave him an amused look, before reading his letter aloud to him “Dear [Y/N], I actually really like you too-”

“AHHIUSHEFLIUAGE;F- SHUT IT-” he stood up suddenly, embarrassed

You burst out laughing, “What’s wrong? Thought you were okay with me reading it in front of you?”

“YEA BUT NOT ALOUD-!!”

You continued to laugh, before gathering yourself as you read the letter while Karasu sat back down, burying his red face into his arms

You finished reading the letter with a smile, and tapped him on his head

He looked up at you, face still flushed, “So, whatcha say?” Karasu asked, barely louder than a whisper

“Sure, I’d love to” you responded, smiling

>Reo

“Reo, you should really try to focus more…. And i’m saying that-” Nagi commented.

Reo had been spacing out for all of practice, and would occasionally groan or cry in embarrassment. He and Nagi were dropping off his love letter earlier that day, and you had caught them in the action. Reo froze up for a few seconds, as Nagi just watched, eventually having to drag him away and run

“ahHHHH NAGII IM SO STUPID” Reo cried, falling to his knees

“Yea I know, but seriously chill out…”

“ :((( “

“...”

You were just about to grab your things from your locker to go home when you saw Reo sliding the envelope through the slits in the door. You just watched him, slightly shocked as he continued.

Finally he stood up and turned around, making eye contact with you.

Reo’s eyes shot open, his mouth slightly agape. He did NOT plan for you to see this-

You both stood there for a second, before Nagi dragged Reo away, leaving you there to process what just happened.

You shook it off, and opened you locker, then the letter

“[Y/N], I love you, thank you so much for giving me a chance. I promise I’ll be the best man for you, would you like to join me for dinner?”

Despite the actual letter being pretty short, he had a whole speech on how much he loved you, prepared for when you two went out. He had also slipped a few $100 dollar bills in there, just for good measure ;)

Please go out with him, he’s gonna go emo if you don’t :(

A/N: Im not sure if i should be putting pt2 in the title, but maybe it helps with navigation so ill try it

#bllk #bllk x reader #blue lock #blue lock x reader #blue lock x you #bllk x you #headcannons #bllk headcanons #bllk scenarios #alexis ness #ness x reader #otoya eita #otoya x reader #karasu tabito #karasu x reader #reo mikage #reo x reader

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narwhalandchill · 1 year ago

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spicy take incoming but i kinda wish ppl werent so desperately attached to and protective of this moniker of Great Big Brother 100% Perfect So True And Real when it comes to childe bc honestly. he really isnt (perfect or even that good at times) and to me acknowledging the ways both he and his family (for enabling him) are in some ways kinda just. doing teucer incredibly dirty in the long term but only with the best of intentions in the short term is so much more interesting than just pretending hes a flawless brother?? like it only adds to the drama and irony of it all man like theyre rly so dysfunctional as a family unit its great. even if hoyos likely never exploring that shit in its true depth it still lives rent free in my head for sure lol

like. you rly dont have to turn ajax into some sort of unfeeling uncaring monster of a shit brother to acknowledge that he does, in fact, repeatedly make incredibly reckless and selfish choices during his SQ with teucer and in general by choosing to obstruct the truth of who he is from lil bro so completely?

like this stuff can be nuanced and coexist with his absolutely 100% genuine commitment to protecting teucers bubble of a worldview (and w the theme of childlike dreams and wishes being so prevalent in general who knows what could be cooking w that one in particular) and his loyalty and love for his family without just having to whitewash the dumb shit he does lmao

like just bc hes capable of and willing to face the potentially grave repercussions of absolute bangers (🙄🙄) like teaching an actual fucking child to consider ruin machines fun besties and 100% insta ready to fuck himself up by protecting teucer at the cost of aggravating his still-unhealed injuries from the liyue AQ when dottores abandoned lab turns out to be more lively than expected doesnt. make that choice not a very irresponsible one yall im begging 💀

like. hes the adult here . the entire situation unfolding as dangerously as it does in the factory is Absolutely all on HIM for not being able and/or willing to disappoint teucer by just . Doing the mature thing and sending him away to safety because HES gotten too attached to this idea of being his lil siblings' loyal knight and perfect brother that Always finds a way to surpass the expectations no matter the cost its a role HE wants to keep playing despite the risk

like its So obviously a pride thing for him too and thats so fucking interesting because Of how flawed and questionable the logic is!! like yes he truly cares about teucer and ensuring he has a great unforgettable time during this impromptu escapade in liyue like thats not up to debate but the point im trying to make is that the choices he makes are Still very much intertwined with his ego and overconfidence and not really based all that much on Whats Actually The Best Approach Here. he improvises a way to give teucer the best mr cyclops outing he has ever seen bc HE wants to be the one offering him that experience and ends up biting off a bit more than he can chew and he can only blame himself for that one and This Isnt Fucking Sustainable

like i dont think that makes him evil but i do think it showcases his arrogance and flaws in a very concrete way and is a part of why calling him a perfect brother or at least one without an asterix just. rubs me off wrong lmao

like idk feel free to keep calling him that if its important to u and all if u want idc (and i do to some extent get why this defensive narrative of insisting hes great no issues at all emerged bc i remember 1.1 some ppl acting like hes childcare satan for how he treats teucer lol) but. at least like . Be willing to chip in to fund the therapy teucers going to need for those lifelong trust issues in the future man 💀

Bc Thats The Other Thing. now tonia and anthon i dont consider a part of this bc at least they Know hes in the fatui and hiding the gory details of ur harbinger job from ur baby sibs is like. fair enough and reasonable. but. crafting an Entire different AU version of yourself and feeding it to your baby brother as what constitutes actual reality surely is a choice of all times like ajax ily but genuinely . What the fuck if you were real id throttle you

AND HIS FAMILY ENABLING IT THE ENTIRE TIME ITS CRAZY LIKE. As a person with multiple siblings both older n younger with some similar age gap cohorts involved. God id snitch so fucking fast i dont think ppl rly stop and think much abt how objectively horrifying this shit is from teucers long term pov 😭 in the best way obviously given its fiction like its so scrumptiously awful and dysfunctional .

(& just in general man im just so obsessed with the way ajax 14 basically broke the eggshell of his past life and emerged to rise towards his destiny drowned in the guts and gore of the place and people and community he once called home unconditionally. Bro he fucked that town UP and now his family relations will never ever be the same its so fucking Delicious. those 3 days missing and what followed are just Actually a literal fucking horror movie when you stop blindly stanning our ginger menace, forget ajax' side and take the pov of his family and morepesok in general Why Are People Not Talking About This)

like. its not that i dont understand Why this is sth childe ended up doing as i said Thats The Point. its human. teucer is the only one in the family who wasnt there during that fateful 3 days/months . Like yea anthon and tonia were prolly sheltered from most of the carnage back then too but they still Know where he was sent when he became literally uncontrollable and almost killed the neighbors (everybody & their mom loves demonizing his parents as if his demon spawn ass left them a fucking choice JFEJSJSJSKDKS) . like its at least Known.

but then theres teucer.

And like. teucers the Only one with whom ajax can even pretend to have that delusion (ha) of normalcy and a family that hasnt seen him gaze into the abyss and stare back bloodied and grinning ear to ear . like. hes the only shot childe can have at even playacting some crude imitation of normalcy before Everything and even That comes with an expiration date hes fully aware of. so theres just lies after lies after lies and the fact that even his family just. if not actively partaking in the charade then at least silently allows the entirety of it to happen to teucer whos the Only fucking one out of the loop is just..... dude its not fair on him At All

Misleading teucer THIS much is just. its fucking horrible man but i GET it. thats why its so delicious man i GET it but god its just . imagine being teucer in this situation.... thats his entire fucking World shattered once the truth comes out. Everyone close to him has been lying to him his entire time. They all knew and they let him be misled. Like sure he might be happier Now with ajax dutifully protecting that childhood dream of his but after that. Just. sit on this for a bit. after everything do we Really think teucers just going to understand why it came to be and see it as worth it???? Will he really????

yet at the same time as awfully cruel it all is its just So human!!!!! Its so human of both ajax and his family to use the innocence of the only child that was spared the aftermath of worlds best/worst 3 month abyss training camp to indulge in this flawed false reality where their third son didnt walk into the void and come back hungry for More until only the fatui could take him and even then it only spurred him on further on that path. Like its all an act and a lie and its just. Not fucking fair on teucer but hes still doing it and theyre letting him even tho they Know it wont last theyre all looking teucer in the eye every day and letting him believe like man....

like in both the entire ruin factory sequence And in general hiding the truth from teucer as extensively as childe does hes being incredibly selfish but at the same time its selfishness only rly in the way all people are when it comes to Wanting to be seen a certain way by the ones they love and care about. and thats what makes it so interesting. bc as much as the choices he makes are dubious (or like. this decision makes sense to him. a morally bisexual total omnivore ethics-wise narwhalpilled since 14 who sees exclusively in abyss shrimp colors and acts accordingly) both they and the motivations behind them are also just. So very human ones . as terrible as the implications and eventual inevitable downfall of those choices can (will) be.

like. is it not that much more fascinating to consider all the ways that childe is neither a particularly exemplary nor an egregiously bad brother just one that. Happens to be wired weird in the head and proud and flawed and with a track record of heavily suspect decision-making but that also very much genuinely loves his family man. Like i can love that about him without dismissing the fact that theres parts to how hes treating teucer that 100% can and imo rly should backfire horrifically bc. It really just is that fucked up

hes not a good brother hes Worse AMD better than that and also not alone in this like. his family is an active fucking part of this . But like still . Is he trying his best with his abyss shrimp colored vision ? Yes. Is his love genuine? Absolutely. What are the marks? 3/10 meet me in the office after class mister youre just actually horrible (affectionate) 😭

A perfect brother? Not My Ajax man 🗣🗣 and like theres SO MUCH to explore in that it makes me so sad you just. Never see any of it p much in fanworks bc we all just call him best bro and whatever and thats that like its so sad. this family is terrible horrible awful and no good and they deserve it but also didnt deserve it it was misfortune it was fate it was inevitable . justice for teucer man i need to get him in therapy asap

#tonia will call him a perfect brother and ppl take it at face value is so.#dude NOBODY in that fuckimg family is in the place to say jack shit abt whats healthy familial dynamics n whats not #now like. do i know that theyll most likely never Truly let ajax experience teucers righteous rage at the betrayal #and instead brush it off where hes like youre still my brother i love u #Yes. unfortunately. but god he doesnt fucking deserve any of that like he SHOULD lose teucer forever #teucer should go full scorched earth no contact the entire family like its r/relationship_advice addressing mild drama #and theyd all deserve it. even as i understand Why they did this.and sympathize with it .#this is why he and the narwhal deserve each other btw hes just kimda fucking terrible sometimes #yes i had to make this about them too #genshin #rambles #childeposting

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dianadragonfly · 1 year ago

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So, I was thinking about different fandoms and the fics that I love. What makes a good, satisfying fan fic? I realize it has 100% to do with the canon.

Take BBC Sherlock. I struggle so much with AUs where their beginnings are different. Sherlock is an astronaut, assigned to work with scientist John. (This is an example, not a dig at any specific fic). I can't. I can't. I realize BBC Sherlock is also an AU from Doyle, but BBC Sherlock and John are so fucking tied to "A Study In Pink" and John handing his phone to Sherlock that everything else seems false. Fun premise, but not the Sherlock and John I know.

A satisfying Johnlock fan fic needs to change the ending of the BBC canon. To think of these two men, who love each other so much, just continuing their parallel existences, never becoming anything more than crime-fighting buds, is just. . . it doesn't fit. It doesn't fit the show. It doesn't fit the characters Moffit and Gatiss created, even if they decided to not make it happen (as a special 'fuck you' to their fans). It's heartbreaking.

My favorite fics are fixits -- many of them deal with the aftermath of Euros and Mary, or some do "canon intercepts" and deal with Seasons 3 and 4 differently. Still, anything but John and Sherlock raising Rosie together as partners/lovers/husbands in 221B with Mrs. Hudson downstairs feels like a lie. (Some canon intercepts write out Rosie completely.)

If I had to write sequels to BBC canon, I'd pick "Drawn to Stars" by @totallysilvergirl or "Never Turn Your Back on the Sea” by @discordantwords . There's a thousand other ones, but those ring the most true to me.

"Heartstopper" fics don't have a lot of room to mess with the ending. Anything other than Charlie and Nick happily growing old together is so far out of canon and out of character that it doesn't even seem like it's worth exploring. There are a handful of ones that have one character or the other dying, but mostly, we understand right away that Charlie and Nick are endgame. We are 100% aligned with canon and creator on this.

Anything that isn't true to this ending rings as false as anything that isn't true to Sherlock's beginning. Fun to read, but not our characters.

With Nick and Charlie being so young in canon, their beginnings are so much malleable. Sherlock and John are tied to that lab. Nick and Charlie? not so much. They meet in grammar school. They meet in University. They meet after a hot hookup at a club in their 20s. They meet after broken marriages to Imogen and Ben. They meet during Nick's rugby career or as fellow teachers. They meet at gyms, at animal rescues, at psychiatric hospitals. They are single parents, University professors, rock star drummers, hot shot authors and academics. Their beginning isn't fixed. But the end always is.

I have so many favorites but I just re-read "Lavender Fields" and I think it's a perfect Nick and Charlie meeting up in their 30s fics. There's a ton of University fics too.

I haven't read nearly as many fics from other fandoms, so I don't know their quirks. I'm finding that fandoms that don't have a m/m pairing are hard to find a lot of fics for. (That's a whole 'nother post). But other m/m fandoms seem to have canon-compliant extra scenes. (Wanna see Achilles and Patroclus get freaky in a tent somewhere? Here ya go. That being said, there's one about Achilles waiting for Patroclus in the Underworld that breaks. my. damn. heart.)

Anyways, I need to do a serious look-through of other fandoms to see how this plays out.

I should add the links here to the fics I mention, just because.

#bbc sherlock #heartstopper #alice oseman #fanfic #johnlock #au

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dufferpuffer · 1 year ago

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First of all, I need to express my love for you and how grateful I am for your deep understanding of Lupin and Snape's characters. You're the first person I see that loves them both while also acknowledging their flaws and not trying to sugarcoat Lupin's toxicity (again, thank you)

Secondly, it is because of your great comprehension towards them that I'd like to see your opinion on this. We don't talk enough about Lupin's shitty and completely uncalled for behaviour towards Snape during PoA (and just how well Snape handles it, because God knows most people would have snapped, and he had more reasons than anyone to do so, but only intervened when CHILDREN'S safety was compromised)

What do you think would've happened in a world where, instead of taking Lupin's bullying and mocking during PoA, he returns it just as smoothly and doesn't just let the man walk over him? What of an alternative universe where Snape just says "you know what? Fuck it, I'm a loser but you're no better" and despite still being terrified afraid of Lupin, he also resents him and subtly puts him back in his place every time he pulls the usual shit? (While also keeping his distance because he doesn't want that man anywhere near him)

Would have Lupin gotten angry? Would he get cold feet and keep the distance too because he can't handle Snape actually fighting back? Would this turn into a toxic asf enemies to lovers dynamic with all the passive-agressive exchanges, backhanded compliments and constant fight for dominance in the situation?

Seriously, love your blog 💕 Hope you're well and thriving

Thankyou for the love :') I love the boys, and without their complex layers of toxicity and trauma the boys just wouldn't be The Boys anymore. Lupin's softness is nothing without his sharp edges after all. Its been awhile since I read PoA. Its the next one i'm reading to my boyfriend. But this is a really interesting fic idea!!! Such a small change - but potential big consequences...? Remus is a coward, but in PoA he was spoiled with getting his own way - and things generally went really well for him. I flicked through some of the chapters where they interact, so this isn't perfect - but what if Snape did snap back every time Remus tried to press him...? He was told to keep the werewolf's secret - not to allow himself to be bullied again. ((This this turned into a looooong look into their dynamic. Oopsy.))

Remus Lupin and the Nasty Man who Wont Let Things be Easy for Him

Chapter 7,

Remus arrives ~fashionably late~ to class so he can surprise the kids: 'only bring your wands (no lame textbooks) for a practical.' He is confident, a little playful - dealing with Peeves effortlessly. (His father specialized in things like poltergeists and boggarts, after all.) The kids think he is cool! He already knows all their names! He is glowing with pride just to be there. So adorable I love him. He has 100% been bouncing on his heels with nerves and excitement to teach this lesson. There is no way he was ACTUALLY late - he just wanted to appear aloof.

He wants to be cool - and fun - and comforting - and safe: Why else have the first lesson be getting the kids to face the scariest thing they can imagine under HIS warm protection...? Albus is definitely his role model - they have the same manipulation tactics. Very different to Snapes 'get it right or else' lesson beforehand. He is safe. He is SO safe. He is The Safest Man. He's learned all their names already, isn't that nice of him?? Now he can learn all their fears, too - and he can soothe them!!! How well planned, Mr Lupin… Warm, soft, fluffy Mr. Lupin. So capable and so sweet… He could NEVER be a monster! Nobody will EVER suspect he is a monster...

As Professor Lupin came in and made to close the door behind him, Snape said, ‘Leave it open, Lupin. I’d rather not witness this.’ He got to his feet and strode past the class, his black robes billowing behind him. At the doorway he turned on his heel and said, ‘Possibly no one’s warned you, Lupin, but this class contains Neville Longbottom. I would advise you not to entrust him with anything difficult. Not unless Miss Granger is hissing instructions in his ear.’ Neville went scarlet. Harry glared at Snape; it was bad enough that he bullied Neville in his own classes, let alone doing it in front of other teachers. Professor Lupin had raised his eyebrows. ‘I was hoping that Neville would assist me with the first stage of the operation,’ he said, ‘and I am sure he will perform it admirably.’ Neville’s face went, if possible, even redder. Snape’s lip curled, but he left, shutting the door with a snap.

Though Snape was still being nasty about the previous lesson - this was a HELPFUL comment more than it was a jeer at Neville. He almost didn't say anything at all - but turned on his heel at the last second. He knows Remus was irresponsible with danger in his youth and is new to teaching. So he gives him a tip: 'Longbottom is difficult to manage. Granger is capable and trustworthy. Pair them together if you must.'

...Honestly he was basically setting Lupin up to look good. Anything Remus said would have seemed lovely, even a terse "Yes, well, thankyou Professor. We will see about that." ...But Lupin politely and confidently spat back. Always politely. He wasn't rude to Snape, but the meaning was clear: 'Back off, Severus. I decide what my students can handle.'

Snape's lip curled. (That's his version of a sneering little smile) 'Oh yeah? Good luck with that.' The amount of body language these men talk through, both masters of hiding their intentions and emotions with masks - they fence with words and actions.

How could Snape snap back without seeming like he was lashing out...? Remus bullies by asserting dominance in a way that makes others seem like they're being mean to gentle widdle Wupin if they retaliate, or are being silly if they defend themselves. Remus is desperate for his students to have confidence in him. To think of him as their sweet savior. To soothe his worries of posing a danger to them, of being rejected, of being suspected…

Snape’s lip curled. "…Then I wish you good luck, Mr. Wolf." he drawled as he left, shutting the door with a snap.

…Maybe that treads the line of what he is allowed to say. Remus would scramble to Dumbledore's office in a panic, to get him to warn Severus not to play silly games... but he would have to do that later, in secret - away from the kids. In the immediate - he would stammer to remind them: "Of course, Lupin means 'Wolf' in French… Snape is just making a little joke!" But god, what a way to knock him off-balance-!

I don't think it will change how the lesson goes. If anything, Lupin will be more keen to push Neville to humiliate Snape via his Boggart. Especially knowing he will soon be seeing Snape's lip curl in triumph as he gets told off by Dumbledore - because Remus snitched. How humiliating, getting a 'teacher' involved. (They're little boys at heart.) There is nothing Snape likes more than humiliating a bully. Every time 'Boggart' is mentioned Snape has the sweet memory of seeing Lupin look so pathetic in-front of Dumbledore, his role model. Every time a kid calls him 'Mr Wolf' as a joke... Remus will have to pretend he 'doesn't mind much', but gently insist they use his real name, please. He will know to tread carefully around Severus.

Chapter 8,

Harry is at a low point emotionally. He is having a good chat with Lupin, who seems to understand him better than other teachers. Though, Lupin is still speaking vaguely, making allusions - much like Dumbledore.

'Sit down,’ said Lupin, taking the lid off a dusty tin. ‘I’ve only got teabags, I’m afraid – but I daresay you’ve had enough of tea leaves?’ Harry looked at him. Lupin’s eyes were twinkling. ‘How did you know about that?’ Harry asked.

If it didn't say 'Lupin' you'd 100% believe Albus said that - complete with twinkling eyes and an awestruck Harry. ((This is making me wanna do a whole thing comparing how Albus and Remus act)) Anyway - In this cozy atmosphere, where Remus is enjoying being the object of Harry's awe, and not telling him he was his parents' close friend...

He was interrupted by a knock on the door. ‘Come in,’ called Lupin. The door opened, and in came Snape. He was carrying a goblet, which was smoking faintly, and stopped at the sight of Harry, his black eyes narrowing. ‘Ah, Severus,’ said Lupin, smiling. ‘Thanks very much. Could you leave it here on the desk for me?’ Snape set the smoking goblet down, his eyes wandering between Harry and Lupin. ‘I was just showing Harry my Grindylow,’ said Lupin pleasantly, pointing at the tank. ‘Fascinating,’ said Snape, without looking at it. ‘You should drink that directly, Lupin.’ ‘Yes, yes, I will,’ said Lupin. ‘I made an entire cauldronful,’ Snape continued. ‘If you need more.’ ‘I should probably take some again tomorrow. Thanks very much, Severus.’ ‘Not at all,’ said Snape, but there was a look in his eye Harry didn’t like. He backed out of the room, unsmiling and watchful. Harry looked curiously at the goblet. Lupin smiled.

Aka. Severus walks into the beasts den and finds a pup. Have you ever seen Severus act so polite? So appeasing? So... dare I say... submissive? Even Harry knew something was up - worried Snape was acting meek because he was trying to POISON Remus. (Only in his dreams.)

And Remus-! All smiles! Harry is looking into the goblet? SMILE! 'I was showing HARRY, who is here in my office with us RIGHT NOW, my Grindylow! ...Oh, 'my' potion? Yes, yes... how kind. Lovely. Marvelous. Please and Thankyou and GET OUT.' Antsy. On edge. Calm twinkling eyes are now jaw-clenching smiles.

Lupin drained the goblet and pulled a face. ‘Disgusting,’ he said. ‘Well, Harry, I’d better get back to work. I’ll see you at the feast later.’

'How lovely Severus is to brew this innocent potion! I shall drink it now! Teehee, its a bit yucky~ Anyway Harry YOU SHOULD LEAVE.'

He just made the boy some tea, ready to have a heart-to-heart... and because Severus came in with his wolfsbane: screaming internally. On any other day, with any other person, Severus would have struck his pitchfork right into his chest and turned him over like hay. They are both defensive here. Cats circling each-other. Severus is SO spooked due to it being close to the Full Moon, entering a private room with Remus - and now having to speak carefully because The Lad is there - he just allows Remus to be the boss 'Yes, sir - on the desk? Of course...' He just wants to leave. No waxing gibbous werewolf temper. Adios.

...What about a Severus that see's Remus' fear of not being in control of the information in the room - of having Harry ask questions? How about he uses his own discomfort to fuel being a little bugger?

‘Come in,’ called Lupin. The door opened, and in came Snape. He was carrying a goblet, which was smoking faintly, and stopped at the sight of Harry, his black eyes narrowing. ‘Ah, Severus,’ said Lupin, smiling. ‘Thanks very much. Could you leave it here on the desk for me?’ Snape walked up to desk, his eyes curiously wandering between Harry and Lupin. ‘I was just showing Harry my Grindylow,’ said Lupin pleasantly, pointing at the tank. 'Right here would be marvelous.' He patted the the edge of the desk furthest from Harry with his fingertips. ‘...I rather think you should drink it now.’ said Snape, ignoring it completely. ‘Your little chat can wait till you recover, surely.’ ‘Yes, yes, I will-’ Lupin seemed a little flustered. His eyes darted to Harry's, and for a moment he thought he could see fear. Harry's stomach dropped a little as he peered curiously at the goblet. ‘I made an entire cauldronful,’ Snape continued. ‘Since you will be needing more than this for your... particular condition-’ ‘Yes, Thankyou, Severus.' Lupin spoke firmer now, cutting him off. Harry had never seen his gaze look so sharp. 'I'll take more tomorrow, then.’ There was an odd standoff between them. Snape's head tilted as he opened his hand for the goblet, but kept his distance. The edge of Lupin's smile strained for a moment before he tipped the strange, steaming brew back and started to drink. Harry had a mad urge to knock the goblet out of his hands. ‘Ugh... Pity sugar makes it useless...’ he almost choked taking one last hurried gulp, leaning to hand the smoking goblet over. ‘Indeed. A pity.’ said Snape, lip curling into a smug hook. There was a look in his eye Harry didn’t like. 'Potter - I highly recommend you leave the Professor alone now to rest.' He turned sharply, cloak flowing behind him as he left. The smoke left a funny smell in his wake. Harry looked to Lupin. There was so much to say he was tongue tied! Does he warn him that Snape wants his job? Does he ask about the potion? A part of him even wanted to comfort his teacher. Adults didn't usually have this much trouble with Snape... ‘Well, Harry, he is right - I’ve been feeling a bit off-colour recently. I’ll see you at the feast later.’ Lupin stood quickly, gesturing him to leave. ‘...Right,’ said Harry, putting his empty teacup down.

I think, if anything, Harry being there would have made Severus bolder. Remus, at the end of the day, can't bring himself to start fights. To refuse to drink the potion would make him look like a child. Rather than seeming like he has a foot up on Snape he now seems a little... pathetic. Infront of the boy he wanted to impress.

Severus is cornering Remus to drain his confidence. He isn't threatening to out him - but he is speaking as if he might, keeping Remus on his toes while staying completely innocent. He is playing Remus' game against him, and is better at it. He has the advantage of far less to hide - and far less to prove.

Chapter 14,

This is the one where Remus and Snape have their grand sparring match about the Marauders Map, but I wanted to add something to what Snape says to Harry beforehand:

‘What did you say to me, Potter?’ ‘I told you to shut up about my dad!’ Harry yelled. ‘I know the truth, all right? He saved your life! Dumbledore told me! You wouldn’t even be here if it weren’t for my dad!’ Snape’s sallow skin had gone the colour of sour milk. ‘And did the Headmaster tell you the circumstances in which your father saved my life?’ he whispered. ‘Or did he consider the details too unpleasant for precious Potter’s delicate ears?’ Harry bit his lip. He didn’t know what had happened and didn’t want to admit it – but Snape seemed to have guessed the truth. ‘I would hate you to run away with a false idea of your father, Potter,’ he said, a terrible grin twisting his face. ‘Have you been imagining some act of glorious heroism? Then let me correct you – your saintly father and his friends played a highly amusing joke on me that would have resulted in my death if your father hadn’t got cold feet at the last moment. There was nothing brave about what he did. He was saving his own skin as much as mine. Had their joke succeeded, he would have been expelled from Hogwarts.’ Snape’s uneven, yellowish teeth were bared.

I think Snape would actually be surprised that Lupin hadn't told Harry anything about his father. That HE had told him more about James than ANYONE else had bothered to! He would have expected Harry would now know all sorts of stories where they humiliated him... Unless maybe that was part of a deal? He doesn't talk about werewolves - Remus doesn't talk about his past...? Regardless - I don't think Snape would think it too revealing to say this:

'I suppose your new favourite teacher's painted a very different image of your father. All the better to win your precious trust.'

I think he would be confused that Harry was confused - before getting him to turn his pockets out. It would plant a seed of doubt in Harry's mind: Lupin was keeping BIG things from him.

He strode across to his fire, seized a fistful of glittering powder from a jar on the fireplace, and threw it into the flames. ‘Lupin!’ Snape called into the fire. ‘I want a word!’ Utterly bewildered, Harry stared at the fire. A large shape had appeared in it, revolving very fast. Seconds later, Professor Lupin was clambering out of the fireplace, brushing ash off his shabby robes. ‘You called, Severus?’ said Lupin mildly. ‘I certainly did,’ said Snape, his face contorted with fury as he strode back to his desk. ‘I have just asked Potter to empty his pockets. He was carrying this.’ Snape pointed at the parchment, on which the words of Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs were still shining. An odd, closed expression appeared on Lupin’s face. ‘Well?’ said Snape. Lupin continued to stare at the map. Harry had the impression that Lupin was doing some very quick thinking. ‘Well?’ said Snape again. ‘This parchment is plainly full of Dark Magic. This is supposed to be your area of expertise, Lupin. Where do you imagine Potter got such a thing?’ Lupin looked up and, by the merest half glance in Harry’s direction, warned him not to interrupt.

First of all: "A large shape had appeared in it, revolving very fast." Excuse me? 'Revolving very fast?' What direction?? That's fucking hilarious

Severus knows that Lupin made this parchment. He recognized the nicknames. Snape is better with Dark Magic than Lupin, Harry especially suspects Snape is keen on Dark Magic - it is ridiculous to call Lupin there to inspect the map, and everyone knows it. Snape wants to corner Lupin (for once) and get him to slip up about letting Black into the castle. Remus, of course, puts on another mask so he doesn't react to anything - and shoots Harry an 'I've got this' glance. Which is all very well and good for a confident Remus that's had Severus under his heel all year... But OUR Severus? The Severus that's made Remus look (and feel) wimpy? ...I think they're both going to get a shock.

‘Full of Dark Magic?’ he repeated mildly. ‘Do you really think so, Severus? It looks to me as though it is merely a piece of parchment that insults anybody who tries to read it. Childish, but surely not dangerous? I imagine Harry got it from a joke-shop –’ ‘Indeed?’ said Snape. His jaw had gone rigid with anger. ‘You think a joke-shop could supply him with such a thing? You don’t think it more likely that he got it directly from the manufacturers?’ Harry didn’t understand what Snape was talking about. Nor, apparently, did Lupin. ‘You mean, from Mr Wormtail or one of these people?’ he said. ‘Harry, do you know any of these men?’ ‘No,’ said Harry quickly. ‘You see, Severus?’ said Lupin, turning back to Snape. ‘It looks like a Zonko product to me –’ Right on cue, Ron came bursting into the office. He was completely out of breath, and stopped just short of Snape’s desk, clutching the stitch in his chest and trying to speak. ‘I – gave – Harry – that – stuff,’ he choked. ‘Bought – it – in Zonko’s – ages – ago …’ ‘Well!’ said Lupin, clapping his hands together and looking around cheerfully. ‘That seems to clear that up! Severus, I’ll take this back, shall I?’ He folded the map and tucked it inside his robes. ‘Harry, Ron, come with me, I need a word about my vampire essay. Excuse us, Severus.’

To Harry - Lupin didn't seem to know what Snape was talking about. He is stunned as the teachers have their little battle - as Severus tries not to say too much, and Remus lies through his teeth about things he doesn't need to lie about. His name is written on it. Dumbledore would know who 'Moony' is. Given the chance to defend Lupin, Harry and the Weasleys would come clean on how they got it. But OUR Harry? He knows Lupin is keeping secrets. He cuts off conversations when he feels stressed, he stammers excuses for odd behaviour - and now Snape has suggested he knew James more intimately than just 'being friends at Hogwarts' - yet has told him nothing of note. He might be a little protective of Lupin, but he has never trusted any adult fully... and he is starting to smell the lies.

‘You mean, from Mr Wormtail or one of these people?’ he said. ‘Harry, do you know any of these men?’ ‘No,’ said Harry quickly. ‘You see, Severus?’ said Lupin, turning back to Snape. ‘It looks like a Zonko product to me –’ 'But you do, right? Professor?' Harry cut him off. The silence was palpable. Remus' soft smile was missing at he stared back, wide-eyed. Snape was just as speechless. He realized, with a sickening drop in his stomach, he had essentially just come to Snape's defense. Before anyone could say anything more, Ron came bursting into the office. He was completely out of breath, and stopped just short of Snape’s desk, clutching the stitch in his chest and trying to speak.

Harry does what Severus has done all year: Snapped back at Remus' attempts at bullshitting. It's Remus' fear: his student is suspicious of him. Severus is just plain confused. He never thought James Potter's son would jump in to take his side on anything... he hasn't had anyone on his side all year, either. Not that thats unusual. Is this history repeating? A Potter defending Severus from Remus...? Nah. Not quite. (Not posting the original quote - because it's long. Remus says he met the mapmakers, and that they would have wanted to lure Harry out - but otherwise just tells him off like a good little teacher - leaving Harry feeling guilty.)

Harry didn’t dare look at Snape as they left his office. He, Ron and Lupin walked all the way back into the Entrance Hall before speaking. Then Harry turned to Lupin. ‘So you do know them.’ Harry asked directly. 'That's why Snape called for you. Your name is on it.' Lupin looked pained for a moment, like he was sucking on a sherbert lemon. ‘That is correct.’ said Lupin shortly. He glanced around the empty Entrance Hall and lowered his voice. ‘I helped make the map. It was a long time ago. Last I knew of its whereabouts it was confiscated by Mr Filch.’ he said not looking any less pained about having to say it. Ron looked amazed, but Harry's expression hardened as Lupin continued. ‘I don’t want to know how it fell into your possession. I am, however, astounded that you didn’t hand it in. Particularly after what happened the last time a student left information about the castle lying around.’ Harry was too keen for explanations to let him continue. ‘Why did you lie?’ Harry asked sharply. 'If Snape knows one of the names was you, why lie about it?' ‘Because …’ Lupin hesitated, for longer than was comfortable. ‘because... I didn't want you thinking I was suspicious.' Lupin smiled, chuckling slightly as he continued. 'Theres a dangerous man about, Harry! One who wants to lure you out of school-’ ‘One of your friends.’ said Harry, correcting him - and getting more indignant. 'Is his name on the map too? What about my father?' ‘...You're quite sharp, aren't you.’ he said slowly, his smile falling as he looked at Harry more seriously than ever before. 'Yes, they are. It was a long time ago, as I said.' 'Give it back.' Harry snapped, reaching for the map - but Lupin snatched it away. 'I can’t let you have it back, Harry.' Harry's jaw stiffened. Ron looked almost disgusted. 'You said his dad's, yeah? He has a right to it!' ‘I have a right to it too, as one of its makers!' Lupin stopped himself, as if catching that he sounded ridiculously petty. '...I covered for you, Harry - at risk to myself. You can't expect me to do it again. I cannot make you take Sirius Black seriously. But I would have thought that what you have heard when the Dementors draw near you would have had more of an effect on you. Your parents gave their lives to keep you alive, Harry. A poor way to repay them – gambling their sacrifice for a bag of magic tricks.’ He walked away quickly, leaving no room for a response. Harry felt far worse than he had at any point in Snape’s office. 'Sounds more like he was covering for himself...' Ron mumbled, putting a hand on Harry's shoulder.

I wanted a Harry hurt by Remus' lies. Harry never quite see's his teachers bad qualities while he is at school - because he is only 13. But if Snape being a snappy little bugger has one consequence: It's eroding Remus' projection of a confident man without secrets. Harry can sometimes ignore things he isn't directly interested in, but he is interested in both Remus and Snape. He wouldn't miss that. With some added defensive Ron, because Ron is a good lad.

There are many ways to spin this to be more overt, I took a very soft-handed approach that hasn't ended up changing too much. Baseline, I think: Remus would bend the knee to Severus more often than not. His one true goal is to look good - and Severus' goal is to not let him do that. Snape is BETTER at these games than Remus is. Remus has Dumbledore on his side to stop Snape from getting too loose-lipped, but we all know Snape is clever, witty, petty and vindictive. He finds ways around the rules and does his best to get information to the children that will keep them safe. The only thing holding him back is a slight fear of Lupin. If Remus were to confront Snape, beyond dragging him into a Dumbledore meeting, it would be a 'pretending to be nice, full of backhanded-compliments and cheeky remarks' argument in private. In Snapes office, so Remus can leave rather than have to demand Snape leaves. Because the moment Snape actually becomes angry he would leave - with one last biting remark, so he can feel like he had the upper hand.

....Is this like.... what you wanted? I sorta fell off the deep end... I feel like I've been on some sort of bender...

#love you remus #remus lupin #remus my beloved #severus snape #hp #headcannons

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daz-zey · 4 months ago

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This is a list that I’ve been keeping track of. Kind of fell off because life. But I’m going back into it. 🫶🏼

If some of you want to explore more of kdramas after squid game or something.

K-dramas I’ve watched

1. Beating again

2. (A) Beautiful mind

3. Tell me what you saw

4. Voice (kinda graphic)

5. Hospital playlist

6. When the devil calls your name

7. Oh my Venus

8. Hyde jekll me

9. The K2

10. Tunnel

11. Man to man

12. Stranger (secret forest)

13. Because this is my first life

14. Abyss

15. Vagabond

16. Designated survivor: 60 days

17. Life (k-drama)

18. Are you human too?

19. Mr. sunshine

20. Korean odyssey

21. Goblin (type in k-drama after)

22. Dramaworld

23. Itaewon class

24. Crash landing on you

25. Memories of Alhambra

26. Cinderella and the four knights

27. 365: repeat the year

28. The item

29. Kingdom (season 1,2)

30. Strong girl bong soon

31. Naked fireman

32. The lies within

33. W: two worlds

34. Bad Papa

35. Oh my ghost

36. Money flower

37. Rugal

38. Busted (variety show..?)

39. The king eternal monarch

40. Mystic pop up bar

41. My mister

42. My girl (Chinese drama)

43. Flipped (Chinese drama)

44. Perfect and casual (Chinese drama)

45. Please love me (Chinese drama)

46. The Uncanny Counter

47. Awaken

48. Doctor Prisoner

49. Life on Mars (k-drama)

50. Sweet Home

51. The Fiery Priest

52. Hot Stove League

53. Kairos

54. About Time

55. L.U.C.A: the beginning

56. Black

57. Accidentally in love (Chinese drama)

58. Sisyphus: The Myth

59. Beyond Evil

60. Wait, My Youth (Chinese drama)

61. Navillera

62. Vincenzo

63. Mouse

64. Move to Heaven

65. Taxi Driver

66. Here’s my plan

67. Dark Hole

68. Youth of May

69. Law School

70. Undercover

71. The Battle of Jangsari (movie)

72. Doom at your Service

73. Entertainer

74. Doctor John

75. Fix you

76. Find me in your memory

77. Voice 2

78. Voice 3

79. Voice 4

80. The devil judge

81. D.P

82. Squid Game

83. Police University

84. The veil

85. Dr. Brain

86. The Silent sea

87. Cupid kitchen (Chinese drama)

88. Switch on (Thai drama)

89. Reset (Chinese drama)

90. Ghost doctor

91. The gifted (Thai drama)

92. Jirisan

93. Juvenile Justice

94. Through the darkness

95. F4 Thailand

96. Lucky club (Chinese drama)

97. Falling into your smile (Chinese drama)

98. The sound of magic

99. Tomorrow

100. My liberation notes

101. Our blues

102. Money heist Korea (unfinished)

103. Extraordinary attorney woo

104. Adamas

105. Little women (unfinished)

106. One dollar lawyer (unfinished)

107. Island

108. Crash course in romance

109. Payback: money and power

110. Divorce attorney shin (unfinished)

111. Taxi driver 2 (unfinished)

112. Tell me that you love me (unfinished)

113. Vigilante

114. Evilive

115. Blood free

116. Numbers

117. Zombie detective

118. Devilish Joy

119. Connection

120. High school return of a gangster (unfinished)

121. Miss night and day

122. The first responders 1 & 2

123. The whirlwind

124. The Auditors

125. 19th floor (Chinese drama) (unfinished)

126. Snowfall (Chinese drama)

127. Miss S (Chinese drama) (unfinished)

128. Romance in the house

129. Dongjae the good or the bastard

130. Love scout (ongoing)

131. Light Shop

(Includes some Chinese and Thai dramas)

#korean #kdrama #kdramas #korean drama #from my notes #stress from college when it comes out #squid game #squid game 2 #brainrot #the brainrot is real #highly reccomend #pick one that sounds appealing #seong gi hun #thoughts #chinese drama #thai drama

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wallterwall · 8 months ago

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POSTAL

(2007)

By Uwe Boll

MAN:

Tower two.

Stand by.

[ speaks indistinctly ]

That's affirmative.

Congratulations, Nabi.

We are at the doorstep

of our martyrdom.

Praise Allah.

Praise him!

Soon we will be greeted

by Allah, the one true god,

and by the cheers

of our forefathers

and by 99 perfect virgins

who will worship us

for all eternity!

I thought it was 100.

What's that?

they promised me 100.

what's the difference?

If they're telling you one thing

and they're telling me another,

maybe they don't know

for sure.

Maybe.

Maybe the exact number

of virgins is not precise.

I mean, if it's in the 90s,

I can live with that.

Or 75.

Hey, I'm not greedy,

but what if it's 10?

Well...

What if it's 10, but we have

to split them between us?

Then you'll have

five more virgins

than you have right now,

right?

We're talking

about eternity here!

How long will five virgins

last you -- maybe a month?

They're not going to be virgins

for long, right?

Look, would it make

you feel better

if we called the big guy?

Yes.

Take the stick.

- Okay.

It's ringing.

Osama, yes, it's Asif.

No, we're on it.

It was fine, but security

takes forever, you know?

What are you going to do?

Anyway, look,

Nabi has a question.

Will you talk to him?

No!

[ mutters indistinctly ]

You do it!

Hello!

Yes.

Uh, it's about the virgins.

Really?

It was 100 when I signed up.

[ sighs ]

He said

it's not that many anymore.

Too many martyrs

in the first go-around.

You've got to be kidding me.

Does he know where we are here?

Give me the phone.

Take the stick.

Osama, it's Asif.

Right now, can you tell me

the number, absolutely,

that you can guarantee

Nabi and myself,

as far

as virgins are concerned?

[ pounding on door, indistinct talking ]

No, that's fine.

MAN:

Do it!

Come on, man!

He can't guarantee

more than 20.

MAN #2:

Open the goddamn door,

you bastards!

MAN #3:

We're gonna f***ing

kill you, you motherf***er!

MAN #4:

Lying pieces of sh*t!

MAN #5:

Open the door!

MAN #6:

- Open this f***er!

Screw this, right?

I'm glad you said it first.

Okay, get on the intercom

to the passengers.

We are changing course

for the Bahamas.

Bahamas!

Aah!

[ indistinct shouting ]

We're going to the Bahamas!

[ indistinct shouting ]

Aah!

[ whistling ]

[ gunshots ]

MAN:

...Has again expanded

the definition of marriage,

this time to include any union

between a man and a woman,

a man and a man,

a woman and a woman,

a man and a collie,

or a woman, a polish sausage,

and a long weekend.

The standoff with Mr. Cruise

Has now stretched

into its eighth day.

Cruise continues to insist

that police are violating

his parental

and religious freedoms,

citing human sacrifice

as essential...

Today on

"Good Morning Paradise,"

mayoral candidate Eugene Wells

joins us to talk about

the new political landscape,

and the newest toy craze

of the year --

Krotchy dolls.

Stay tuned. It's gonna be

a super-dupe show.

Turn down that f***ing TV!

I can't hear my show.

[ indistinct shouting on TV ]

Yeah,

nothing's good on anyway.

Just, uh, preparing

for my interview.

Fight!

Aw, you fight like a p*ssy.

No one's gonna hire

your sorry ass.

Why don't you go suck up

to your Uncle Dave already?

[ gagging ]

God damn it!

What the hell

is going on out there?!

Ugh.

Nothing.

Make sure you pick up

that welfare check!

Kiss, kiss,

sweetie pie...

[ speaks indistinctly ]

[ squishing ]

Come on!

No.

Bad boy.

I told you --

no poopies in our yard.

No poopies in this yard.

You only poop in

the next-door neighbor's yard.

[ gunshots pinging ]

Feces in the yard.

[ sighs ]

That's a violation

of trailer-park

ordinance number 101-40.

Stop eating the poop.

I'll add that to the list.

Th-the list?

The list. Great. The list.

W-what else?

What else

you got on the list?

Ordinance number 143-11.

Yesterday around lunchtime.

Now, I don't care what you two

do in your own bedroom,

but ordinance number 143-11

says if I hear your lewd

lovemaking after 10:00 a.M.,

I get to file a grievance

against your sorry ass,

which is

exactly what I'm gonna do!

Oh. Oh.

- Oh, okay.

Well, at least I wasn't boning

my sister, you inbred hick.

Oh, for your information,

hillbilly,

I wasn't even here

yesterday afternoon.

[ laughs ]

[ sighs ]

I hate this town.

Matt!

- Whatever!

This f***ing sucks.

And NASA,

The National Aeronautics

and Space Administration,

does not exist.

All the space missions

that we've heard about

since we were little kids

in school --

creations of Hollywood.

We did not land on the moon.

There is no John Glenn.

Well, there's a John Glenn

who's a Senator...

Hey, hello?

You, professor.

What is this,

a reading library?

Yeah, yeah.

Two minutes, buddy.

Ah, no "two minutes" now.

You buy now, or bye-bye.

Bye-dee now now.

Ah, go on, bye-bye.

Go on.

Bye-bye.

You bye-bye.

Goodbye. Goodbye.

- Hey.

Don't let the door

hit you on the way out.

Daddy, Mohammed says he needs

to talk to you again.

What about?

What else?

Okay, so, what did she say

about me exactly?

That slut.

# killer, yeah,

and rhyme till I die #

# with an AK-47

from side to side #

# jihad killers #

# man, it's hot in here #

# you just to stake that

out of this atmosphere #

# jihad killers #

My brother.

Any police come around today?

Anything suspicious?

No, nothing, Mohammed.

Trust me...

you are safely hidden here

for as long as you want.

Well, that may not

be for much longer.

Oh?

We have news

from Afghanistan.

News? Oh.

It is all coming together.

The shipment

left three days ago.

Oh.

Praise Allah.

When, uh, will be it here?

Tomorrow!

The time has come for us

to place our swords

to the genitals

of the infidels.

[ exhales deeply ]

Whoo-hoo!

[ chuckles nervously ]

[ groans lightly ]

[ keys clacking ]

Gah.

I see

you noticed the heads --

motivational.

Those are

every f***ing bastard

that I had to climb over

to get this job.

Jesus.

[ laughs ]

Foul.

They're paper-mache.

They're --

he thought they were real.

[ chuckles ]

Sit down.

Let's get started.

So, I hope you don't mi--

I hope you don't mind

the recording.

Uh, we're gonna use it

as training later.

Ready?

Uh, yeah, yeah.

It's good.

What the f*** is wrong

with you?

It's, uh --

the chair is actually --

All right,

we're on a time clock,

So let's get started,

shall we?

Yes, sir.

Good.

Well...

Um, so, I'm here

for the job, sir.

Right.

You're a factory worker.

I was.

I was a factory worker, but

the factory got closed down,

so I got laid off, and --

I've interviewed 15 other people

for this job.

What makes you think

you're better than them?

Well, I don't know

if I am better than them.

Well, god damn it, pal.

If you want this job, you better

reach out and grab it.

You better put

those f***ing heads on the wall.

You know what? F*** it.

Let's go to the questions.

What is

your greatest strength?

Um...

I'm a really good team player.

Wrong.

[ keys clacking ]

What is

your biggest weakness?

Um, I'd say I work too hard.

Wrong.

How would you move a

mountain using only a spoon?

A spoon?

If you were in a box,

how would you think outside it?

I bought all these goddamn English CDs

For you

to say f***ing "glass"?

It's "glasses."

You f***ing foreigners

come over here,

and you f*** up

the language,

and this b*tch

is f***ing up the traffic!

Come down, Greg.

You f***ing calm down!

This flat-ass b*tch

comes over here,

she takes over

the convenience stores,

and they eat up

all our goddamn dogs!

Go and help her.

Come on.

WOMAN:

What's the holdup?!

You're right.

I'm trippin'.

I'll just get out of the car

and make sure she's doing okay.

She's an old lady.

[ sighs ]

I feel bad now.

[ woman shouts indistinctly ]

Hi.

The light is green.

[ speaking native language ]

The light is green.

You could have

went through the light.

The light turned gr--

what did you say?

[ speaking native language ]

What'd you say, b*tch?

Aah!

Why don't you stir-fry that?

[ man laughing ]

WOMAN:

Holy f***!

MAN:

Damn!

Yeah, that'll get her moving!

Man.

What happened over there?

B*tch called me n*gger.

[ indistinct conversations ]

Ooh.

Whoa-ho-ho!

Did you see that?

Yeah.

[ chuckles ]

One date with me,

she'll look like she's been hit

with a mayonnaise truck.

[ both laugh ]

That's right, Mr. Stickum.

[ both laugh ]

Yeah, I hope she comes back.

You got to hold it.

[ whimpers ]

Thank you.

Okay.

All set?

- Yes.

What do you got?

- I will have a medium...

[ inhales sharply ]

[ squeaking ]

No, you know what?

I'm gonna have a large.

I'll have a large mocha.

Okay.

No.

No, you know what?

Maybe a -- maybe a vanilla.

Okay.

W-w-what do you think

goes better with bagels?

Unh!

You had 10 minutes

to make up your f***ing mind!

What is it with you people?

Can somebody please tell me?

I mean, we sell coffee.

That's it, nothing else.

You're not buying a car,

I mean, right?

Make a f***ing decision, huh?

How about it?

I know.

Here we go.

You're gonna have

a regular coffee.

Careful -- the beverage you're

about to enjoy is extremely hot.

Next?

Uh...

What?

I, um --

Two lattes,

no foam, please.

[ rock music plays ]

I can't believe

this is the first time

you've ever been here.

Huh.

I mean, all these f***ing idiots

calling me Uncle Dave,

And here I am --

I actually am your Uncle Dave.

[ chuckles ]

Yeah.

So, when was the last time

I saw you?

The bachelor party,

right before the wedding night.

Oh, f***, yeah, right.

That was fun.

I wonder

if that donkey survived.

[ inhales deeply ]

Well, what do you think

of the place?

Ah, it's -- it's amazing.

Yeah. I kind of owe it

all to you, you know?

Me?

Well, we always talked

about running a con like this, right?

- Yeah.

[ why did you have to send like seven of these ]

#ooc #anonymous

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clearlydiamondz · 2 years ago

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The Game

Erik!Stevens X Black!Reader

Part Eight

- - - - - - - - - -

Erik, the most popular person at Texas Southern University, has his heart set on a particular girl.

- - - - - - - - - -

Erik shook horrid at the envelope that he held in his hands. “Well, the letter ain’t gonna open itself.” Ms. Whitney said with her hands crossed as Erik looked at her.

“What if it says I’m not accepted?” he asked her as she sighed putting the cigarette she was smoking in the ashtray and grabbing her shoulders.

“I highly doubt that. You are one of the smartest boys in this building. You have a story that’ll make a grown man cry. They’ll be a fool not to let you in.” she said then stepped back. “Now open up the letter.”

He slowly opened it, flipping it so he could read it. “To Erik Stevens, it is with great HONOR TO OFFER YOU A FULL RIDE-” he couldn’t even get the full sentence out before he jumped in the air in excitement.

“Now would you look at that?”

__________________

“Come on babe, we gotta go,” he said grabbing the keys off the counter as she kept refreshing the grades for her Aerodynamics class.

“No, I need to check it before we leave just in case I have to email my professor,” she said still staring at her computer screen.

“Babe... you have A’s in all your other classes, I’m sure this will be no different,” he said grabbing a water bottle out of the fridge.

“Ooh, it’s posted. I got an 89.9%?” she said in confusion.

“Oh, here we go.”

“He really couldn’t round it up?” she rolled her eyes looking to see what she got on her test. “I got a perfect 100! Do you think it’ll be rounded?” she looked up at him as he sighed.

“I’ve known that Mr. Phillip has given rounded grades after he finalizes all of the grades to the students that deserve it.” he comforted her. She shut her computer and grabbed it. She stood up with a pout. “Don’t let this ruin our road trip,” he said walking behind her and smacking her ass, then grabbing a hand full.

The two of them walked to the car that was packed with their things for their trip to Memphis Tennessee.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

It was late when they arrived, about one in the morning. They were on the outskirts of Memphis. Her father had a good fair amount of farmland behind his house where he had chickens, a rooster, some goats, and some horses. They were as country as they could get. Finally, the eight-hour drive was finished. She stepped out of the passenger seat looking at her father standing on his front porch as she waved.

“Is that my sugar bear?” he said walking down the porch as she ran to him.

“Hey Daddy..” she hugged him as he hugged her back.

“You don’t know how much I missed you,” he said kissing her forehead. He looked behind her seeing Erik walking behind her as she stepped aside.

“Erik, this is my daddy Eugene. Daddy, this is my boyfriend Erik.” she introduced the two as Erik reached out his hand for him to shake.

“It’s an honor to meet you, sir.” Erik smiled showing off his dimples. Eugene looked him up and down before shaking his hands back.

“How ya doing?” he gripped Erik's hand, a tad bit harder than he should have. Erik being Erik gave him the same energy.

“Well let me help y’all bring this stuff inside the house, I know y’all are tired,” he said walking to Erik’s trunk to grab their things.

After the two of them got settled into her old room, Eugene stood outside her door as he crossed his arms.

“I hope y’all are ready to help me out on the farm too. A couple of people down at the church want to buy some eggs off of me, and the horses need to be fed,” he replied as (Y/N) chuckled.

“Seems to me you might not have a pair of boots Erik but I got me a pair of boots in the closet that ain’t never been worn. We look bout that same size,” he said looking him up and down. “I got Erik an air mattress. It’s right there in the closet now,” he said pointing towards the closet. Both Erik and (Y/N) looked at him confused.

“My bed is big enough for the both of us. You did not have to do that,” she said walking over to the closet and seeing a twin bed. “And the bed ain’t even big enough for him,” she said bringing it out. Her dad looked between the two before saying,

“Well, he can sleep in the bed and-”

“We are both sleeping in my bed.”

“(Y/M/N).”

“Daddy.“ she followed his tone. She looked at him as he stared back at her. Erik wasn’t even going to fight this battle. Mainly because her pop looked like he always kept a rifle underneath the bed.

Spoiler Alert: He does.

“Y’all keep this bedroom door open.” That was all he said. “Goodnight y’all.” he left the door wide open before going across the hall to his room. He shut his door locking it before (Y/N) went to the door to close it.

“I thought he said to leave it open,” Erik said sitting on the bed and taking his jacket off.

“I’m grown,” she said before taking off her shoes and looking around her room.

“Dang, he really didn’t change anything.” she laughed as she walked to her dresser to see some old stuff she left behind.

“I see.” he chuckled looking around the green-painted room with childish posters everywhere. He saw a few NASA posters, a pillow, and stuff around. “You ain’t tell me I’ll be working on the farm,” he said getting undressed. “Low key a little excited.”

“Yeah, we might be able to even ride the horses too,” she said going through her bags to find some night clothes.

“And how about seeing your mother?” she asked her as she sighed.

“I’m really not trying to see her for the next few days. She actually doesn’t know I’m in town. She thinks I’m getting here on Saturday.” she replied stripping out of her clothes as Erik sighed.

“Babe...”

“Listen once you meet my mother, you’ll understand,” she said before she turned around. “Plus, there is so little that I know about your family,” she said sitting on his lap as he chuckled.

“I know, it’s just my family really isn’t great. Or have a good dynamic,” he said to her. She scoffed looking around.

“The only good dynamic I have is with my daddy and both my grandma. Maybe a few cousins,” she replied. If only he had that.

“Trust me, I’ll tell you all about them one day.”

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

The rooster in the front yard woke the both of them up. It was about the break of dawn, and a little bit of sunlight went through her white blinds. She lifted the knitted quilt her father’s mom made for her a few years back. “Fucking hell, that is loud,” Erik grunted as she laughed sitting up.

“Yeah, he’s our alarm clock.” she got out of bed, turning on the light that was on her bed table. She walked to her closet grabbing her old pair of cowgirl boots and some old jeans she had in the closet.

“You were not playing when you said y’all were country.” he chuckled sitting up in the bed, that statement made her laugh.

“Aye, I gave you a choice and you bought your lil happy self up here.” she reminded him. He grabbed her waist pulling her towards himself.

“Yeah and? I’ll do it again.” she laughed as he kissed her on the chest, then on her lips. The kiss got a little more heated as his hands trailed up her nightgown and her hands gripped his dreads. It was interrupted by a knock on the door.

“Rise and shine y’all. Time to get to movin’ now! And I thought I told y’all to leave this door open!” he yelled through the door as she rolled her eyes.

“The A.C. is on, it probably shut when we’re sleeping!” she yelled back as she smirked at him.

“I got these boots out here. I’ll be waiting on the back porch!” they heard him walk away as he pinched her side slightly.

“He ain’t believed none of that. Now he gonna get on my ass.”

“Not you being afraid of my daddy.” she laughed slipping on her jeans under her nightgown. “He ain’t gonna do nothing.”

“Ion believe it.”

After the two of them got dressed, the two walked out to the porch to see her father putting bird seeds in the birdhouse. “Sugar bear, go ahead and go out to the coup and get some eggs for breakfast. Erik, I need ya help back in the stables.” her father instructed him. She looked between the two, warning both of them to behave with just her looks before placing a kiss on Erik’s cheek then her father’s, grabbing a basket to collect the eggs. She walked in the opposite direction as the two of them stared at her.

“This way. I know Houston has horses, have you seen one in real life?” he asked him as Erik winced.

“To be honest. I haven’t.”

“Yeah, most city folk haven’t. She might just gotta teach you how to ride,” he said opening the stable gates.

“I’d like that.”

“Go ahead and grab that wagon and place the hay on it so we can feed the horses,” he said to Erik as he nodded. After grabbing the hay and going to the stables to feed the horses, the two of them held a small talk about Oakland, what he was in school for, and his future plans.

“Now listen Erik-” Eugene turned to look at him. “So far from what I can tell, you are a respectable young fellow, and I trust my daughter’s judgment because she is far from a fool.” he started as Erik nodded.

“But man to man, I need to know that my daughter is being taken care of and protected out there in Houston. If something happens to her, I’m all the way in Tennessee. I can’t get to her. And even then I’m getting up in age. My ability to protect her will get harder as she grows older.”

“Sir, her safety is nothing you have to worry about as long as she’s with me. There is nothing I wouldn’t do to make sure she’s straight.” Erik said. He meant every word he said. Whether it was her physical being or mental being.

“Mhmm, how about financially. I see you drove one of them nice cars out here. You know how to make responsible financial decisions?” he asked as Erik nodded.

“That car was bought in full with the money I saved sir.”

“You can afford a car like that yet you are a college student. It cost me an arm, leg, a kidney, and a bit of blood to buy that car she drives now. So how do you make that money?” Erik got quiet. He didn’t really make money the legal way, especially for a dude in college, but before his father passed away, he had a bank account set up for him once he turned 18 for college. With the full ride to college, that money was used for anything. He got himself an apartment, bought himself a car, and put the rest in his savings. That didn’t stop him from selling from time to time. Maybe it was just the street mentality that he could never have enough money.

“Well, my father left me a pretty good inheritance once I turned 18,” he replied. Eugene looked him in the eyes squinting.

“Now I can tell you ain’t lying but I can tell that ain’t the whole truth either.”

“I also sell on the side,” he whispered as her father nodded.

“Aye, look. A man gotta do what a man gotta do to provide for himself. I appreciate you being honest.” her father said. “But, that’s a dangerous game you playing. Especially being a black man, son. If my daughter is in that car with you-” Erik cuts him off.

“I have never and will never put her in that kind of jeopardy. That was already considered, sir.” Eugene got quiet before nodding. “With this college degree, and everything I’ve saved, I’ll be able to quit and get a job that not only I enjoy but it provides enough that she won’t ever need nothing,” he said looking at the coup to see her placing eggs in the basket.

“And how do you know my daughter is the one that you’ll be taking care of for life?”

Erik thought for a moment. He was never asked this question by any parent of the girls he dated. Mostly because he was never the ‘take home to mom and dad’ kind. It was funny that (Y/N) was the only one.

“Honestly, I can’t say,” he said truthfully. “But I know the love I have for your daughter is something I can’t take advantage of. When I’m around here, all I feel is happiness. My whole mood is based on her emotions. If she’s upset, I’m upset. If she’s happy, I’m happy. She’s mad, I’m mad.” he replied as his father nodded in improvement.

“I do know that she’s the type of person that people will take advantage of mostly because she wants to see the good in everybody,” he said as Eugene nodded in agreement.

“Yeah, she’s always had that problem ever since she was wearing pigtails and bows.”

“And that’s how I feel about her. She’s an intelligent woman with a head on her shoulders, and I love she sees the good in people. People nowadays take advantage of it, and I wouldn’t want no one to damage her because of it.” Erik said truthfully. “I just have this.. need to want to protect her all the time, be the one to defend her when someone feels like they can say whatever they want to her.” her father chuckled before scratching his beard.

“Well son, this statement gonna be put up to the test with her mother.”

“Is that so?” he asked as he nodded crossing his arms across his chest.

“My Patricia. My first and only love.” he chuckled. “Was beautiful. Still is beautiful if you ask me, but boy her attitude made her the ugliest thing on this Earth,” he said with a face of disgust, then he looked at Erik. “That stays between the two of us.”

“Loud and clear.”

“I dealt with that for 20 years. Married her when I was only 20. Had sugar bear when we were 26. Got divorced when she was around... 13 or 14. Just the way she talked to me but the way she spoke to our daughter is what made me divorce her.” he said shaking her head.

“It was that bad?”

“Whatever you are thinking, 20 times worse. When that judge told sugar bear that she could stay with me, I ain’t never seen her that happy. Her mother hated both of us because of it. Now she did find the lord, good for her.” he said sarcastically. “Up until college, she tried to get her mother’s attention. Doing extra sports, church choir, and volunteering at different places. But her mother ignored it, didn’t stop her from bragging about it though.” he said.

“It makes sense,” Erik said to himself. Overachiever, the stress to get all A’s, never had a sip of liquor up until that party?

“How about your family? I’m sure they’d rather have you home for the holidays,” he said as Erik sighed looking down then back at him.

“Yeah.. that’s the thing. Don’t really have much to go back home to,” he said as Eugene raised his eyebrows. “My father died when I was 12. We didn’t have close family members, my mother left me with him when I was only a few days old. Ever since he passed, I was put in foster care.” he said as Eugene’s face turned to pity.

Erik hated it. A reason why he didn’t tell people, the only people who really know Travis and Jakeen.

“Damn... I’m sorry son,” he said grabbing his shoulder. “She never told me that.”

“That’s the thing. She doesn’t know.”

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

(Y/N) was in the kitchen making omelets with some of the eggs she gathered this morning. Erik was sitting at the kitchen table on his laptop looking over his test grades in approval. “You were not wrong when you said the internet connection was horrible,” he said as she chuckled.

“I warned you,” she said sipping her orange juice and leaning on the counter. He stood up walking over to her as she smirked at him.

“Ooh. Erik Stevens, you look like a real country boy. I like this.” she teased him as he rolled his eyes playfully. She wasn’t lying though. She always had a thing for country boys, but Erik was that one city boy that stole her heart. Seeing him with the boots and the long white shirt with the jeans, and the fitted cap had her feeling in some kind of way.

“Really?” he grabbed her hand pulling her closer to him as he kissed his neck.

“You real bold doing this while my dad can come in here any minute you know,” she whispered as he continued. He was going to say something but a knock at the front door pulled them apart. Her dad came into the kitchen and she looked at him confused.

“It’s still early in the morning. Who is that?” she asked him.

“That’s ya mother,” he responded as her attitude shifted.

“Wait you told her we were here Dad!” she asked walking across the kitchen to where he was. “I told you not to say anything!”

“She doesn’t know you’re here yet. She’s just coming by to pick up a couple of eggs,” he said grabbing the rest of the basket. She looked at Erik with an ‘Are you serious look before he walked to the door opening it.

“Finally, you answered the door.” The two of them hid in the kitchen. “Jesus Eugene when was the last time you cleaned this place.”

“It’s nice to see you too Pat. Here are your eggs.”

“Ugh in this place is a mess. You really need to clean up in here.”

“Pat I really don’t have time for the company so you should go.”

“Don’t be rude. And when was the last time you talked to your daughter? I have a feeling she’s lying about bringing that boy from-” She stopped when she walked into the kitchen and saw the two of them there. (Y/N) scratched her forehead in annoyance as Erik sat there waving at her... like an idiot.

“Oh.. well excuse the hell outta me.” she placed the basket of eggs on the counter. “You must be Erin.”

“It’s Erik.” she looked him up and down, squinting her eyes at her daughter. If (Y/N) wasn’t mistaken, it almost seemed as if she was surprised.

“So what? You didn’t let your mother know you were in town already.”

“Ma we got in literally at one this morning. I haven’t even had time to take a shower yet.”

“Yeah. I can see that. I wonder how you get a man like this looking like that.” she looked up, not trying to let her anger get control over her. “See how emotional she gets. Can’t tell her anything without her getting pissed off. I don’t see how you do it.” she walked over to Erik shaking his head.

“I’m Patricia. It’s nice to meet you,” she said pulling him in for an awkward hug. He patted her back before nodding.

“It’s nice to meet you too.” he forced himself to say. For him, it was the complete opposite of nice. If this was anyone else talking to her like this it would be different, but (Y/N) warned him that it was going to happen, and to stay on his best behavior. So, that’s what he had to do.

“So since you guys are here, y’all can head over to the church and help set up for the Christmas service once y’all are dressed. Erik can-”

“Sorry, we can’t. We already have plans.” (Y/N) said leaning on the counter. Her mother looked at her in shock before saying,

“You can just push your plans aside for the day. The church needs y’all help and-”

“Oh we can’t. We have plans today.” (Y/N) cut her off. Her mother looked shocked at the decline in the offer, well not really an offer to them more like the demand.

“Well you can just cancel that and-”

“We’re not canceling.” That was all she said. Pat looked back at Eugene as he looked up at the ceiling. “Plus, we are on vacation. We are not trying to go set up chairs and tables at the church,” she responded looking back at her mother.

“Okay... but the church needed volunteers and I already told them you were coming. I would hate for you to let them down like that.” her mother attempted to convince her. Erik had no choice but to interject.

“How did you tell them that we were coming if you didn’t even know we were here yet?” he asked. Eugene looked at him a little surprised that he would question her. Pat looked at him in shock, then in anger before sighing.

“Look. The church needs help and-”

“Well, what is CJ doing? I’m sure he and his girlfriend would love to help down at the church,” she said tilting her head to the side a little. Eugene looked at his daughter in shock.

“He actually said that he couldn’t today. Something about going live on Steam for something. I don’t know! Look, you need to come down to the church. End of discussion.” she said grabbing her basket of eggs. “When did you start questioning what the Lord wants you to do?”

“I’m sure he’s not upset that I’m not going to the church to set up chairs and tables on our vacation,” she responded back. Her mother just sat there staring at her, wanting to say some more other things but she didn’t say anything.

“Eugene can I talk to you outside for a minute.” Was all her mother said before stepping out of the kitchen? Her father walked outside with her as she turned to look at Erik.

“I thought I told you-”

“I��m sorry, I wasn’t going to sit there and let her lie to you like that. That’s wild she just lied and didn’t think twice about it,” he said shaking his head as she raised an eyebrow at him.

“See, I told you that-” he stopped her from finishing her sentence when she kissed her on the lips. Smiling into the kiss, she wrapped her arms around his neck as his hands traced down to her hips.

“Stop saying you told me so. I WANT to be here with you,” he told her. “I want to get to know your family,” he whispered to her as she grabbed his hand.

“Hmm, so why don’t you tell me about your family?” she asked him as he sighed letting her go. “Awe c’mon Stevens. I know everything about you except your family. I know for a fact they would want you home but your spending it with me.” she followed close behind him as he turned around grabbing her hands.

“It’s. complicated (Y/N),” he whispered with both of their hands to his mouth as she playfully rolled her eyes.

“I am the last person you wanna talk about complicated. Did you not just see my mother?” she pointed to the door with a chuckle. She saw the look on his face and it was nothing but a joke. He was serious. “Erik there is nothing that you have to hide from me. If I’m with you, I want to know all about you. The pretty and the ugly my love.” she said touching his cheek. He grabbed her wrist before kissing the palm of her hand. She grabbed his hand walking out to the back porch where the swing sat. She dragged him to it as they both sat down she grabbed his hand and sighed.

“I just want you to know... no other person knows about this. Only Travis and Jakeen,” he told her as she slowly nodded. He cleared his throat before speaking,

“I never... knew my mother. She left when I was a couple of weeks old, and it was just me and my dad,” he told her. Her eyes widen in shock as she grabbed his hand. “My dad was found dead in our apartment one night. I came in from playing basketball with my friends, opened the door, and-” He didn’t finish that sentence as he looked off into the distance.

“Erik..” Was all she could say. “Oh, Erik... I am so, so sorry.”

“Man don’t be like that. It happened years ago and I don’t want you feeling bad,” he told her. She looked at him confused, speechless. She wasn’t going to lie, she thought his parents were some well-off folks considering the lifestyle Erik has. His car, his apartment, the way he spoils her. This was the last thing she could and would think of.

“No. Erik. I am sorry. That is something you should not push to the side.” she said touching his cheek. “That’s a huge part of who you are...”

“Yeah, but I don’t want it to be. If and when I do tell people they look at me the way you just did,” he said to her.

“Look..” she sighed then smiled at him. “I’m happy that you felt comfortable enough with me to tell me this. I know it must have been hard for you to tell me. I appreciate this, I appreciate you.” she said looking him up and down. He noticed her stares before saying,

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“It’s just, after everything that I know about you plus this makes me admire you so much more,” she told him.

The statement made Erik think. “I ain’t know you admired me.” he chuckled.

“Erik Stevens, are you blushing?” she teased him as he glared at her. “But of course I do. You kinda pushed me to stand up for myself,” she told him matter of factly. “But despite everything you’ve gone through, look at the man you’ve became.”

He smiled at her as she smiled back at him. He kissed her on the forehead, then placed a kiss on her lips. She wrapped her arms around his neck, as he pulled her closer by the waist.

He pulled apart looking into her eyes, then kissed below her ear. He swiftly whispered in her ear, “I love you.” she pulled away, a grin appearing on her face.

“I love you too Stevens.”

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(Y/N) knew that she would eventually have to go home and visit her mother’s side of the family. She had a few cousins and Uncles that she was excited to see, but some of her family, she was dreading to see. Filled with mostly older females, they tend to be very conservative and very religious. Growing up, she was always walking on eggshells not to say something horrible. As she got older and realized how much better she could be, their opinions of her didn’t matter... and they hated that.

Erik opened the door for her and got out, looking at the two-story house that she once lived in. She saw a bunch of cars, immediately realizing that it was family coming to help her mother cook. “Are you sure about this Erik? We can stay at pops house and go out tonight?” she asked him one last time. He shook his head knowing how important it was for him to be there with her.

“I’ve told you this a million times. I don’t mind,” he said grabbing her face as she pouted. She was scared that her family would scare him away, but for Erik, it was the complete opposite. She nodded as he shut the door behind her grabbing her hand. They walked up to the porch and she opened the door to see the living room filled with her younger cousins. As soon as the door opened, their faces lit up when they saw her.

“(Y/N)!” they yelled as they ran to her. Her face lit up as they damn near tackled her to the ground trying to get a hug out of her.

“Woah, how are y’all?” she said catching her balance again as they all started talking about school, their new jobs, and new college applications.

“Who’s that?” the youngest of them, Kaliyah only being 6 years old with her two front teeth missing, said pointing to Erik.

“This is my boyfriend, Erik. Erik this is Kaliyah, Zion, Gabriella, and man-man,” she said introducing them as he smiled his toothy grin at them.

“It’s nice to meet you.” They looked at him confused.

“Yeah you ain’t from around here are you?” Gabby said giggling as (Y/N) laughed.

“It’s that noticeable?” he asked looking between the two of them as they all nodded.

“You stand out like a sore thumb but look my man-” Zion wrapped his arm around Erik’s shoulder, him being the more sociable one. “You gotta teach me how you get your muscles like that my man, I’m struggling,” he said pointing towards his arms. It was his first year of high school, with it being Gabriella and Man-man’s last year.

“You got an extra two hours of your day to hit the gym?” Erik asked him making Zion wince.

“And you lost me.” he unraveled his arms as Erik laughed. “But aye look, it was nice meeting you though,” he said walking back into the room. (Y/N) was going to ask them about the college applications but her mother walked into the room.

“You know you are about an hour late right? If I tell you to be here at a certain time I expect you to be here at that certain time.” she nagged her as Gabriella rolled her eyes, even though Pat couldn’t see her.

“That was my fault. My car got-”

“You don’t have to defend her.” she cuts him off. (Y/N) looked at Erik with a warning face before he tried to defend her again but he stopped when he saw her face.

“His car got stuck in the mud because of the rain. Daddy was trying to help him out,” she said taking off her jacket and hanging it on the rack reaching out for his jacket to hang. Before her mother could say anything else, she cuts her off by asking,

“Where is everyone at?” her mom squinted her eyes at her, obviously in annoyance as she pointed to the door of the kitchen.

“They are all in here cooking like they are supposed to,” she said, throwing shade toward her daughter a bit but all (Y/N) did was ignore her as she grabbed Erik’s hand, leading him to the kitchen. She opened the door as everyone saw her, greeting her. She introduced Erik to all of them, some of her cousins that were around her age goggled at him. A little shocked by how good-looking he was.

Her aunties, Caroline and Ester, looked at their sister Pam with a shocked look. Before you came, they talked about how much they disapproved of you attending college. Unlike your other cousins, you didn’t want to work at the church only making $10 an hour. You didn’t want to marry a man inside the church, knowing their true intentions. Saying they were men of God, but sneakily looking at the young adults around her age.

She remembers like yesterday when her mother and she got into a huge argument about (Y/N) wanting to go to college instead of staying here and marrying Brother Ron.

“How could you do this? Brother Ron already wants to court you and I don’t see anything wrong with him. He’s a man of god, a minister, and-”

“He’s 10 years old than me first of all. And if that’s the case, why is he talking about getting me while I’m a minor.” she snapped at her mom. “I’m going to school.”

“Now you listen here, I don’t know what little friends been putting in your head girl but you ain’t going to no damn college!” her mother yelled at her. Pat made her way to her ex-husband’s house after finding out her daughter got accepted to TSU.

“You can’t tell me where I can and cannot go! I literally got a dance scholarship full ride and you’re telling me I’m-”

“I’m telling your fast ass you don’t belong in no damn college! All that’s gonna end up are you pregnant with a baby daddy that doesn’t want nothing to do with you!” she yelled as Eugene stood in the middle of them.

“Patricia, are you really arguing with her about going to college? You need to be proud.” her father defended her as she scoffed at Eugene.

“Proud? Proud that she doesn’t want to be in the church. You are a young lady, what the hell do you belong in a college for? I have not been to college and I am doing perfectly fine.” she snapped at her as Eugene nodded.

“Oh I see, your jealous.” he laughed at her as Patricia snapped back at her.

“Jealous? By the time I was her age, I was married and pregnant with her. Tell me what I got to be jealous of?” she smirked crossing her arms over her chess.

“Yet you’re divorced and that said child not wanting anything to do with you.” she snapped back. That alone made her mother slap her across the face as Eugene grabbed her arm.

“That’s it, Pat. You gotta get the hell up outta here!” her father snapped.

“So (Y/N), how has that school stuff been going?” her Auntie Ester asked cutting the collard greens as Erik and her pulled up a chair to the table to sit.

“It’s going good. I’m graduating within a few months which is exciting,” she said looking up at her mom. Her mother’s eye twitched at the word graduation.

“Aw well, that’s nice. So when you move down back here what are your plans. You know the church will welcome you back.” her Aunt Caroline asked cutting up some onions. Both Erik and (Y/N) looked confused as she said,

“Um, I don’t plan on coming back to live. Maybe to visit, but with my degree, there is nothing here for me,” she mentioned as the entire kitchen got quiet.

“But (Y/N), aren’t you marrying Brother Ron. He’s not going to separate himself from the church for some silly degree.” her cousin Yolanda asked laughing. Now Erik was on full alert.

“Marry who?” (Y/N) and Erik said at the same time. Erik was more of a question while (Y/N) said it with pure venom. She looked at her mom before chuckling.

“Yeah I’m not marrying anybody any time soon and I’m most definitely not marrying no Brother Ron with his perverted self.” she rolled her eyes as they gasped.

“You are one disrespectful little girl you know that?” her mother snapped at her as she rolled her eyes. “Now I let you go to the damn school, I let you get a taste of this boy but you need a man of God. You are coming back to Tennessee (Y/N) end of discussion.” she snapped at her as (Y/N) laughed. Her mother was surprised at the laughter before (Y/N) stood up grabbing Erik’s hand.

“Yeah okay. We’ll see,” she said walking past them as her mother followed.

“You get back here (Y/N)!”

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