#winner gets to decide the sleepover movie

[honeylemonbutte]

OC-tober 2023, Day 8: Past & Day 31: Costume (LOL, no rules!!!) (bweird prompt list)

October - happy birthday B. Warrick & happy birthday to my MC, January Cohen. Her birthday is on Oct 30th and she frequently celebrates it on Halloween, for one big spooky birthday bash.

Back to the present:

Fernweh Saga by @lacunafiction

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[DAY 2] masterlist ᡣ𐭩 !

— " platonic sleepovers that end up in with you in their arms " ; one bed / vacation ft. half of riize

♡list : @lecheugo , @imthisclosetokms , @rizzkisworld , @hyvelxve , @starryriize

"Cant believe i have to room with you," wonbin shoots you a look as he jingles the key into the door knob, finally opening with some struggle to reveal your beautiful hotel room. The walls painted white with a tall, warm yellow lamp at the side to illuminate the space. Only problem was, there was only one bed.

Everyone became fully aware of this information once the recipient informed them, breaking into a circle to play rock, paper, scissors. Winner and loser would be paired up together to get that singular bed, while everyone else was able to decide who they wanted to sleep with.

You won, wonbin lost, his eyes rolling as he clicks his tongue. He wasnt annoyed like how he acted.. he actually didnt mind, knowing that hed be comfortable with you. But he loved teasing you, watching as your lips form into a straight line. "If this was a horror movie.. im kicking you off the bed so the monster would eat you first." Wonbins head falls back as he laughs at your words, watching as your arms cross.

"I'll drag you with me." He gives you a wink equipped with a smirk, before grabbing one of the towels that sat at the edge of the bed. "Im gonna shower first." He says over his shoulder, your head nodding in acknowledgment although he couldnt see you, jumping onto the bed to turn on the tv. "Yeah, okay." You say, your full attention on the screen. "Take your time."

.

"Look whos here.." you say as the bathroom door opens, a grin appearing onto wonbins lips, his hands busy drying his wet hair with a towel. "Miss me?" His lips pucker, throwing that towel in the hamper along with the clothes he wore in the morning. "Are you going to shower?" He askes, taking the opportunity to slide into the bed next to you, lifting the blanket so it could lay comfortably on his legs.

"No, i showered before i got here."

"Cool." He plays with his fingers. "Are you going to play something?"

"Yeah.. im just trying to find something good," wonbin nods his head out of the corner on your eyes, your lips licking into full concentration. He couldnt help but admire you in this state, his eyes darting to your figure and across the room so it doesnt seem obvious that he was staring, his hands scratching the back of his neck.

Anyone that walked by could notice wonbins tiny liking towards you, his laughs becoming more frequent whenever you opened your mouth, the small desire to spend the rest of the day with you, and the next.. and the next.

He didnt know why but he found you so captivating, wanting to get to know you more and more as the time pasted. So he was a little too happy when you were being paired, but calmed himself down so no one could notice his growing feelings, and more importantly so he wouldnt get teased by his friend group.

"Found a movie!" You exclaim, snapping him out of his thoughts. His head turns when he realizes hes been staring at you this entire time, his ears pink as he prays that you didnt notice. "Should i turn off the lights?" You ask, completely oblivious. Thank god.. he breathes the breath he doesnt even know he was holding, a quick nod leaving his head.

.

The movies been playing in the background yet wonbin hasnt paid any attention to it. Not because the movie was boring but because he couldnt stop staring at you, and he was getting a little sleepy. A long yawn leaves his lips, shifting into the bed to get comfortable.

"Tired?" You ask, turning down the volume of the television so the latter could hear you better. Wonbin shakes his head in agreement, his eyes widening when your hands lace into his silky hair, giving it a soft pat. And suddenly, he doesnt care anymore, his head leaning into your touch before resting against your arm so you could play with it more, his eyes getting heavy. "Is this okay?" You ask for consent, watching as wonbin lets out another yawn in response, his eyes finally closing, drifting off into sleepy land.

The next morning, a sleepy hum leaves his lips, his head buring deeper into your chest as you lazily stroke his hair, your legs tangled and his arms wrapped around your waist. "Aww, they look so cute." A voice says, along with a snap of a camera. A snap of a camera? Without thinking, wonbin shoots up, a shocked sungchan and eunseok standing over them.

"Well good morning lovebirds-"

"Sungchan. Delete that. Right. Now."

"Its hyung to you-"

"I SAID DELETE IT!"

[sunsetsandsunshine]

~ 𝙱𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙵𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝙵𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 ~

·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚𝚃𝙸𝙲𝙺𝙻𝙴𝚃𝙾𝙱𝙴𝚁 𝙳𝙰𝚈 𝟹-𝟺: 𝙲𝙷𝙴𝙴𝚁𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚄𝙿/𝚁𝙴𝙼𝙴𝙼𝙱𝚁𝙰𝙽𝙲𝙴˚*• ̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*＊·̩̩̥͙

𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: 𝙷𝚞𝚛𝚝/𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝

𝚆𝚘𝚛𝚍𝚜: 𝟸,𝟻𝟷𝟼

𝙻𝚎𝚎: 𝚁𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚢 🏒💙

𝙻𝚎𝚛’s: 𝙱𝚛𝚎𝚎 ⛸️💜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚎 🥅💚

𝚂𝚞𝚖𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚢: 𝙶𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙱𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚊 𝚠𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚕…𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚁𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚢. 𝙱𝚞𝚝…𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎. 𝚁𝚒𝚕𝚎𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚎 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝…𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎…

(𝙰/𝙽: 𝙺𝚒𝚗𝚔/𝙽𝚂𝙵𝚆 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚐𝚜 𝙳𝙽𝙸!!! 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛’𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚌 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚘𝚛𝚜! 𝙳𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚋𝚎 𝚠𝚎𝚒𝚛𝚍!!!)

𝚆𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜: 𝚃𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚌𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚔𝚒𝚍𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚒𝚐 𝙰𝙷𝙰𝙷

𝙸𝙼𝙿𝙾𝚁𝚃𝙰𝙽𝚃: 𝚂𝙿𝙾𝙸𝙻𝙴𝚁𝚂 𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝙸𝙽𝚂𝙸𝙳𝙴 𝙾𝚄𝚃 𝟸??? 𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔— 𝙸 𝚍𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚘. 𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚌 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎𝚗’𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚎 𝚢𝚎𝚝— 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚏𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑!

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“Grace…please. Me and Riley have heard enough of your playlist. Just admit mine is better so we can carry on with our sleepover festivites.” Bree sighed, resting her head on Riley’s shoulder.

“Just one more song! Then I’ll be done.” Grace smiled as she pressed play on Shuffle as she went to her Spotify app, “Whatever song it is…I’m 101% sure you guys will lohooooove it.” 

The song played for a bit, the music bouncing around the room as Riley and Bree slowly started to realize what they were allowing themselves to listen to…

“…I-Is this…Peaches from the Mario movie…?” The blue eyed teen snickered, laughing louder as Bree just sadly facepalmed. 

The glasses wielding teenager got up from where she was sitting, standing up and basically snatching away Grace’s phone from her palms. 

“Okahay, yeahhhhhh…no. I’m turning this off.” The purple cladded girl mused as she did just that, giving the electronic back to the green pajama wearing girl. “So, based on popular vote…which was just me, myself and I…I declare myself the winner of Deciding Who’s Spotify Playlist is the MOST Banger! Or DWSPITMB for short.”

“How come you get to decide what playlist is quote on quote 'the best?!' I think mine is pretty suherb.��� The smaller teenager huffed. 

Bree adjusted her glasses, raising an unamused brow at her smaller friend as she sighed in disappointment. Riley, though, just chuckled in utter amusement, sitting on her bed criss-cross as she munched on some the leftover popcorn they made earlier in the night.

Bree loved proving people wrong…and Riley loved watching it allllll unfold. 

“First off: it’s superb. And second, no it is not! Your playlist just consists of meme songs!” The chocolate eyed girl said matter-of-factly.

The green cladded teenager scoffed, “Oh yeah? Like what?”

“Goofy Goober…Smash Mouth All Stars…It’s Raining Tacos— shall I continue?” 

Grace crossed her arms, glancing to the side of her as she wallowed in defeat. 

In her defense…although the songs she liked were classified as 'meme songs'…they lowkey kind of ate down…

…Just a bit…

…Juuuuust a tad…?

“No…” The smallest of the three huffed. 

“And you!” Bree said as she pointed at Riley, ignoring the small surprised squeak that came out of the blondie, “Your playlist is just straight up Disney songs!! If that doesn’t scream basic I don’t know what does…” 

The blue cladded teenager swiflty got up and went towards her best friends which resulted into all of them looking like the formation of a small triangle, “Wooooah woah woah woah! Don’t drag me into this! Disney’s songs are peak and they will continue to stay peak!” 

Grace grimaced, rubbing the back of her neck, “After Encanto…Disney kinda fell off I’m not gonna lie, Ri…” She grumbled under her breath. But her dismay, Riley heard it loud and clear..

Crystal clear, to be exact.

“A GIRL WHO HAS 'NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP' IN HER PLAYLIST SHOULD NOT BE TALKING!!!” The girl in blue screamed. 

“IT’S GENUINELY A FUN SONG! YOU’RE JUST JEALOUS YOU DON’T HAVE MY MUSIC TASTE! AND AT LEAST MY PLAYLIST HAS A THEME…unlike someone I know…” The black haired teen snapped back, trying not to giggle at Bree’s loud and dramatic offended gasp. 

“HEY HEY HEY!! DON’T YOU EEEEEVEN START!!” The girl in glasses yelled, “You wouldn’t know good music if it hit you right in the face!”

“Oho I do so know good music! But you have Laufey, Jack Stauber and Green Day all in the same. playlist!!!” The blue iris wielding teenager scoffed, putting a hand on her hip, “And besides, if your playlist is the 'superb' one, what have I been listening to this entire time on my playlist, huh?”

“Trash.” Bree said plainly and simply, the three best friends locking eye contact with one another for a moment or two before bursting into loud uncontrollable cackles. 

The three teen’s laughed at their silliness, all sitting on Riley’s bed as they tried to calm down to the best to their abilities.

“Trash.” Grace exclaimed as she tried her best to match Bree’s voice before breaking character and snickering again, “PFFTHAH! Even the wahay yohou said ihat was juhust sohoho fucking peherfect.”

“Ihi dohon’t know whahat cahame ohohover me…i-ihit juhust happened!” The purple cladded teen snorted, pulling out her phone from out of her pocket, “Fohor the Archives?” 

“For the Archives.” The tallest teen agreed, all of them getting close to one another to take a picture. 

The brown eyed girl pressed the button to encapture the memory through a single photograph, looking down at it happily as she squinted, looking at it more attentively. 

Bree screamed in shock, putting her phone face down on the bed as she pulled her hood up, engulfing her face inside of it as she layed on her back, “MY GLASSES! MY. FREAKING. GLASSES!!! THEY’RE UPSIDE DOWN!! WHY DIDN’T YOU TWO TELL ME?!” She cried in embarrassment. 

Her two friend’s in question exchanged a look with each other, holding back more small snickers, “Ihi thought yohou were gohoing fohor aha look!” Grace grinned. 

“I WASN’T!!!” The purple cladded one huffed, fixing her glasses so they weren’t upside down anymore, “You two are so damn fake…”

“Oho puh-leeeease.” The hazelnut eyed girl sweetly said, wrapping the other in a big bear hug, “You loooooove us.” She teased. 

The blondie leaned on her bed-frame, hugging her knees together as she rested her chin on her knees, watching the other two bicker about absolutely nothing.

And suddenly…out of nowhere, Riley’s fond smile turned to…a small, sad one…

She didn’t know why.

She had no idea why.

But all of a sudden…she just felt…sad.

Not, like, depressed sad…

…But not subtle sad, either. 

“…I’m gonna miss this…” The taller suddenly blurted out, not really carrying if the other two heard or not…

…But, of course…they heard loud and clear…

…Crystal, even.

“…Miss what, Ri?” The smallest of the three asked casually, giving the blue eyed teen her full attention as Bree looked at her as well.

The blonde rubbed her knuckles slightly, anxiously looking away and avoiding eye contact with the other two, “Just…hanging out with you guys, I guess. Just…being here, y'know? School starts in, like, a week and I really don’t think I’m ready…”

“Don’t remind me…” The girl with glasses whined dramatically, flopping on Grace’s chest as the hazelnut eyed teen happily and gladly held her in her arms tighter, squeezing her comfortingly as she took her hood off from her head, “It’s freaking crazy…I remember us cleaning out our Middle School lockers like it was yesterday…” The green cladded girl grinned with nostalgia. 

“Pff…speaking of, you guys remember when I found a year old sandwhich in Ryan’s locker?! That shit was hilarious.” Riley said as the other two laughed. 

“That shit was disgusting. I’ve never seen something so…so…hideous…” The girl in purple pajamas fake gagged, “…Well, besides you of course.” The chocolate eyed teen said as she gestured towards the hazelnut eyed teen. 

“HEY!” Grace huffed, lightly flicking Bree’s forehead. 

The tallest of the three of them let out a short laugh…but, it lasted longer than her usual, genuine laugh…

…This one seemed…forced. 

Her laugh’s started to sound a bit choked as tears ran down her face. In alarm, both Bree and Grace went to her side’s immediately, making sure their friend was okay…

…Well, as 'okay' as a crying person could be at the moment. 

“Sorry…sorry, gosh…I’m…I-I’m b-being so stupid…” The blondie sniffled, wiping her nose and face with her sleeve. “No…you aren’t.” The girl with glasses reassured as she rubbed the other’s back, “You’re just upset…and that’s okay.”

“But…B-But I’m not upset…” 

“…You’re not?” The shortest one of them all asked carefully.

Riley sniffled once more, glaring at her knees, “I don’t…a-at least I don’t think I am. I’m just…scared, I guess.” She explained as more and more tears ran down her face like they were never-ending, “I…I liked Middle School…a lot. I met you guys a-and s-so many other p-people that changed m-my life for the b-better.” The baby blue eyed teen said softly, a wobbly smile stretching to her features. 

“I-I was able to f-find myself and know who I-I wanna be!! A-And n-not to mention I-I was even a-able to d-do d-dodgeball on Gym days! Dodgeball!” The blonde exclaimed whilst sobbing. 

Grace rested her head on Riley’s shoulder, holding her hand in her’s to stop the taller’s excessive hand rubbing, “Still saluting you for carrying our Dodgeball team...” The green loving teenager murmured.

“B-But now…it’s j-just Middle School a-all over again. A-And I-I’m gonna be the n-new k-kid…” The blue cladded kid sighed as she buried her head on her knees, “A-And I won’t have you guys…”

There was a long enough silence that lasted for a while; all that was heard was Riley’s quiet sobs (well— as quiet as one can get when crying) and Bree and Grace’s breathing patterns.

Grace crossed her arms, giggling, “Uhuh…who said that?” 

“You two are gonna be at a different school—” The blonde tried to explain but was almost immediately cut off by her other best friend, “Still doesn’t mean we won’t be there. Phones exist, Ri-Tie. We have our group-chat! We can FaceTime on the weekends and meet up during holiday breaks!” The girl in glasses happily said. 

“B-But…w-what if we don’t k-keep in t-t-touch? O-Or we g-get in a-a f-fight through text a-and we d-don’t talk to e-each other f-f-for months?!” The blue cladded teenager exclaimed in exasperation and desperation, holding her friend’s hand in her’s as she tried to calm herself down.

The brown eyed girl squeezed her friend’s hand comfortingly, her eyes softening, “…It seems like your less worried about school…and more worried about…'losing us…'”

Riley just quietly sniffled, looking away in embarrassment. 

“Ri…you aren’t going to 'lose us'. We legit aren’t going anywhere.” Grace explained thoroughly. 

“But…B-But what if y-you f-f-find someone…better?” The blue eyed girl probed. 

“…Better?” Her two friend’s questioned. 

“Like…me but…better.” The taller inquired. 

“I can’t promise that we won’t…make friends at our new school…but I can promise there will be no person at that place that can replace you. Heck, no one on this Earth can replace you even if they tried. And you wanna know why?” Grace grinned as she squished other’s hand a bit harder.

Riley smiled slightly at the action, squeezing back, “Pff…why?”

“Because you’re Riley freaking Anderson! AWOOGA!!!” The green and purple cladded girl’s both shouted, causing the other to laugh her tears away as she wiped her eyes, “G-Guys…that was so. damn. cringy. PLEASE never do that again…”

“Alas, it is what we do best.” The hazelnut eyed girl said as she dramatically lied down on the bed, “And speaking of which…I think you need some cheering up Ri-Pie…you still look down in the dumps.” And with that, Grace got up and pinned Riley’s wrists to the bed with one hand as the other wiggled teasingly.

The blondie audibly gulped, a small, nervous smile spreading to her features as she blushed slightly. 

The brunette giggled at the sight, putting her hand’s around her mouth to make her own voice seem like it was coming out of a megaphone, “Houston! Houston, we haaaaave a problem! It seems like Ri-Ri needs some tickle tickle tickles~!” 

“SHUHUT. UHUP—”

“And it seems like she’s insulting me, ladies and gentlefolks…! How unfortunate…” The girl in glasses hummed as she sat where the taller’s head was, using her arms and pinning them up so Grace could tickle her freely, “And to think we could’ve gone easy on you…”

The girl beneath squeaked loudly, hiding her face in her arms, “Guhuhuys w-wahahait! Stahop!!” 

“But we haven’t even done anything!” Grace said innocently as she dug her fingers into the blue eyed teenager’s hips, “See? Not doing anything.” 

“BAHAH— hic! NO!” The tallest one of the three squeaked, tugging on her arms but because of her purple cladded friend’s hands…she wasn’t able to go anywhere.

“BREEHEE! LEHET hic l-leHET GOhoh ahahand squeak— GRAHAHACE!! STAHAHOP!!” The blondie said as she kicked her feet wildly on the mattress, “STAHAP IT NOHOHOW!!”

The teen in purple rolled her eyes fondly, “I mean we cooooould…but you need to tell us what to stop doing.”

“YOHOU. KNOHOW!” The tallest of the three shouted. 

“Hmmmmm…do I~?” 

“Y-YEHEHES!!”

“I dunno~! I don’t think I do~!” 

“YEHES. YOU. DO!”

“I don’t, actually…” The brunette inquired, letting go of the other’s arms and digging her hands into her underarms whilst kneading her ribs. 

Talk about double kill! 

The blue iris eyed kid arched her back momentarily, hugging her middles as she belly laughed loudly, “GYAHAH— hic! NOHOH! NOT THERE! NONONOHOH— squeal! PLAHAHEASE!!” 

“You’re a huge walking tickle spot, huh, Rile?” Grace snorted as she scribbled the blonde’s sides. “SHUHUHUT YOHOHOUR MOHOUTH!!!”

“Nah…we’re good.” The two tickler’s said sassily, giggling with each other as they said the exact same thing at the exact same time. 

Great mind think alike! 

“GEHET. OFF!” Cried the blonde, happy tears springing up in her eyes, her irises shooting out of their sockets as Grace unpredictably blew a raspberry on her stomach. 

A warning would have been nice…

“NAHAHAHAH!! GRAH— hic! GRAHAHACE!?”

“Yeeeeees?” The charcoal haired teen said innocently as Bree started to tickle Riley’s neck mercilessly. 

“OKAHAHAY!! OKAHAY!” The baby blue eyed teen screamed,  “AHALRIHIHIGHT AHAHALRIHIGHT! IHI SURRENDER!!!” 

“But we didn’t even get to your favorite spoooooot~!” The black haired teenager smirked, poking the blondie’s foot. “AHAHUGH!! NOHO! I-IHI hic DOHOHON’T HAHAVE hic hic OHONE!!!”

“Oh yeah…that’s right…you have four.” The hazelnut eyed kid taunted lightly, blowing more raspberries on Riley’s stomach as she squeezed her sides. “GRAHAHACE— hic hic NOHO PLEHEHEASE—” The taller squealed, happy tears rolling down her face as the purple cladded one of the three wiggled her fingers over the blondie’s ribs and neck.

“GUHUHUYS— SQUEAK!! IHI’M GOHOHONNA DIE!!!”

“Then. perish.” Bree said simply, tickling Riley’s neck and ribs as the tallest of the group went absolutely mad with laughter. “As I said, no one can replace you, Ri…seriously…I don’t think I met anyone who’s laughed this loud…” The girl in glasses giggled. 

“Agreed…we’ll keep in touch, go to resturants and it’ll be perfectly perfect…ish. It won’t be the same like last year but we’ll just learn to adjust—“

“IHIHI GEHET IHAT!!!” Riley screamed, her cackles dying down as her best friend’s lied down next to her; Grace on her left whilst Bree was on her right. 

“Promise?” Grace asked once more.

“Prohohomise…” The blonde snorted, wiping her eyes as she playfully glared at her best friends, “Don’t think for a second you guys are off the hook…sleep with one eye open…”

“Will do.” Bree yawned, stretching as she quietly went to sleep, Grace soon following as her eyes closed and drifted to slumber.

Riley smiled fondly at her friend’s…

…Her best friends…

Riley might not go to the same school as them anymore…but that didn’t matter.

The distance that was going to be between her and them would be…strong.

But their love and appreciation for one another was stronger…

And no damn distance would change that…

·̩̩̥͙＊*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚𝙵𝙸𝙽˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚＊·̩̩̥͙ 

(𝙿.𝚂.: 𝙸𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚎𝚗𝚓𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚌, 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚐!!!)

[sheiireen]

a short dkbk fic... 'Inhibitions' tags: post431 / one-sided izuocha / drunk boy(s) / misunderstanding / angst

“I'm going ahead!” Katsuki shouted to Izuku, who was still in the middle of undressing himself. He heard the splash of Katsuki jumping into the hot water.

After a quick shower, Izuku joined him.

“This feels really good...”

A few days ago Izuku would have never guessed that he'd be the lucky person Katsuki would invite to an onsen retreat vacation from his agency. The best part was that it was a private onsen, so it was just the two of them! It's been a while since they both hung out alone. They've either been with their classmates or with Izuku's students when Katsuki joined their classes as a co-teacher. Izuku was really happy that they could finally spend more time together. Submerged in the heat of the onsen, they stared at the stars for a while before Izuku decided to speak.

“How are you feeling?” Izuku asked Katsuki. He noticed the furrowed eyebrows and swam a little closer.

“Don't worry about anything work related, Kacchan. They'll be fine for a few days!”

“You're one to talk...” Katsuki bit back.

He wasn't wrong. Izuku brought some papers to correct until Monday, but that was different from hero work! Apparently Katsuki overworked himself to the point he collapsed at the agency, hence the forced vacation. Izuku had noticed the dark circles under Katsuki's eyes the past week and he hoped he would feel better after this trip. Izuku wanted him to smile and relax more.

After the first signs of dizziness they decided to go back into their room. They changed into their yutakas and Izuku flopped onto the futon. “It's so comfortable!”

Katsuki clicked his tongue. “I still can't believe they gave us the honeymoon suite. And there is no one here I can complain to!”

Izuku chuckled. “Come on, it's not that bad.”

Katsuki glared at him.

“Besides...it would be just like the old times, when we had sleepovers watching All Might movies.”

“You have no idea...” Katsuki said quietly.

“What was that?”

“Nothing.”

Katsuki walked up to the cabinet and checked out the drinks. It was filled with all sorts of alcohol. “Woah. Don't they have any water?” He complained.

“There's a vending machine in the lobby.” Izuku stood up and took out some coins from his purse. “Do you only want water? Anything else?” “Just water is fine.”

When Izuku came back, he brought two huge bottles of water. He suggested trying some of the alcohol, since Katsuki was usually the driver and didn't get to drink much when they were outside. Katsuki wasn't happy with the idea, until Izuku challenged him - a challenge to find out who could drink more. The winner would get a wish granted.

“So you're backing off, Kacchan?”

“I never said I'd back off.”

Izuku should have known that Katsuki was a light drinker. After their fourth drink, his cheeks were already adorned in a pretty pink, while Izuku was only tipsy.

“One more!” Katsuki slurred.

“I...don't think that's a good idea, Kacchan.”

“Huh, you givin up, Izuku?” Izuku looked at the bottles and had a brilliant idea. “Ok, Kacchan. One more. The winner will be decided after the next round.”

Izuku hid the glasses and filled them with water instead of alcohol.

“Drink up.” Izuku felt a little bad for deceiving drunk Katsuki, but it was for his own good. He regretted suggesting this challenge anyway. It was dumb, and the only reason it happened was because he missed the challenges they used to have. Katsuki gulped down his glass while Izuku stopped midway. “I- I can't. I'm done.” Izuku lied.

Katsuki opened his eyes, at least as much as he could in his state and smirked. “I win!”

Izuku sighed, but smiled softly. “...I'll grant you any wish, Kacchan.”

“Any wish...?” Katsuki hesitated and kept his gaze away from Izuku for a moment before he moved closer. His red eyes sparkled when he clutched Izuku's yukata by his chest. “Will you grant any wish...?” He repeated. The sudden proximity flustered Izuku and he felt his cheeks flush with warmth.

“Kacchan...?” Red, glassy eyes were piercing through Izuku's green ones. He was frozen as he felt Katsuki's warm breath on his neck. Katsuki kept glancing at his lips. “Then...I want you...to kiss me.”

Izuku gulped. Kiss-?

It was Katsuki's wish, right? Izuku said he'd grant any wish, right?

Izuku slowly leaned in, but stopped midway when he registered Katsuki's unfocused eyes. This was wrong.

“Kacchan, I'm sorry.” He gently pushed Katsuki away by his shoulders.

“Can you ask me again tomorrow, please?” When you're sober, he mentally added. He spoke in a soft tone.

Katsuki looked at the floor, so Izuku couldn't see his eyes. He was quiet for a while, before he stood up and stumbled out of the room.

“Kacchan?” “'t was a mistake. I won't bother you again.”

“Where are you going?” Izuku followed him. Katsuki swayed as he walked down the stairs and Izuku caught him by his arm right before he fell.

“Kacchan. Please come back, you're clearly drunk!” He pleaded. That's when he saw the tears in Katsuki's eyes. A heavy feeling spread in Izuku's heart. He knew it was somehow his fault. He pulled Katsuki closer. “I'm sorry. Don't leave. Please?” Izuku strengthened his grip on Katsuki's arm. “Let's talk about this tomorrow, okay?”

It seemed like all strength had left Katsuki. He allowed Izuku to pull him back into the room. He was silent the whole time, even when he was tucked into bed. But there was a sadness on Katsuki's face that broke Izuku's heart and made him force away his own tears. Tomorrow. They'll talk about it tomorrow. He had so many questions, but he needed Katsuki to be sober for that.

When Katsuki woke up from a restless sleep, he found Izuku cuddled up to him. His arms were wrapped around Katsuki's torso – as if he wanted to make sure Katsuki wouldn't leave. His head was throbbing, how much did they drink last night? He tried to recall the drinking game and how it ended,when a message on his phone popped up. It was from Ochako.

“Hey, how is it going? Everything good? :3”

Katsuki sighed and threw his phone away.

Ochako had asked to meet him a week ago.

“What do you want, Round Face?”

“I want to confess to Deku.” Katsuki's heart skipped a beat. He bit his lips before he replied.

“Oh yeah? Good for you. Didn't need to tell me.”

Ochako pulled out an envelope. “This is an exclusive onsen holiday I was gifted by my agency. A very popular destination among couples. I wanted to ask Deku to go with me.”

Rub it in, Katsuki thought. He felt anger creep up. “Congrats.” He shrugged, but his voice came out sharper than he intended.

Ochako then slipped the envelope to Katsuki. “I need to know first.”

Katsuki just blinked at her.

“I can't confess to him if I don't know how he feels about you. And if I ask him he'll just deny it.” Her eyes were determined, while Katsuki was just confused. “The hell are you talking about?”

“I want you to take him there. If nothing happens, I'll confess to him.”

Katsuki scoffed. “So you're pressuring me into confessing?”

Ochako shrugged. “Or him. We will see.”

Another buzz brought Katsuki back from his thoughts. “Helloo?” Another text from Ochako.

He groaned. Fuck it all!

They had a quiet breakfast, but Katsuki could feel Izuku's eyes on him the whole time. “Are you feeling ok, Kacchan? Any headache?”

“I'm fine.”

Izuku rubbed his neck. “So...uhm...do you remember anything from last night?”

Katsuki put down his coffee before replying. “Not much. We had some drinks and then I remember waking up.”

“Oh...” Izuku's voice had a disappointed tone in it.

“If I said or did anything stupid, don't take it too seriously.” Katsuki stood up and started to clean the table.

They decided to go hiking. There was a mountain nearby that Katsuki had always wanted to climb. After two hours, they finally reached the top.

“Wow, look at the view!” Izuku said excitedly.

It was breathtaking. The sea of trees below was covered in all shades of red and orange and the stream from the river added to the peaceful atmosphere. Katsuki smiled.

When Izuku noticed, his smile grew. “This is amazing, Kacchan! Thanks for taking me here.” It wasn't me who was supposed to be here, Katsuki thought. He turned his face from Izuku when he felt a lump in his throat. Fuck. Whenever he tried to recall what happened last night all he remembered were fragments of disasters. Katsuki had tried to kiss Izuku and he pushed him away. That memory was engraved in his mind, the one thing that he'd never forget even if he tried to.

He rejected Katsuki.

“Hey Kacchan. Don't you think that this hill looks just like the one from All Might's Silver Era movie?”

Katsuki heard Izuku's footsteps walk towards a hill. “It looks exactly the same!” Izuku said happily. He positioned himself in a powerful stance as Katsuki's bit his lips.

No. Izuku raised both arms.

Don't. He bent his elbows and with a loud voice, he said “I AM HERE.”

Every movement slowed down for a moment. Even the wind danced around Izuku. He looked mesmerizing. Like the sunlight. Like a real hero. The words echoed in Katsuki's ears. 'I am here'. Who would have guessed that the brightest smile on Izuku's face would be what made Katsuki break down completely.

Liar.

He didn't even bother hiding the tears.

When Izuku noticed, he ran up to Katsuki. “Kacchan! What's wrong?!” “Let me go!” Katsuki shouted as he slapped Izuku's hand away.

“You have no right to say that.” Izuku was speechless.

Katsuki started to walk down, he didn't want to argue on the top of a mountain. Izuku was surprisingly quiet when he followed Katsuki's trail.

Walking down calmed him down. He was able to collect his thoughts and give himself time to prepare for what was next. He took a deep breath. Fuck it, he would let it all out now. Who cared anyway.

“You're really good at rejecting things, Izuku. I have to applaud you for that.”

“I haven't stopped being a hero, if that's what you mean, Kacchan?” His answer came out like a question. Katsuki almost felt sorry for him, because he genuinely seemed confused. Katsuki shook his head. “It's not the same. When I said I want to compete with you for the rest of our lives, I meant that. I still do.”

He stared at Izuku's wide, green eyes. Katsuki scoffed. “Yeah real shocker huh? Go ahead and tell me how childish I am, I don't care.”

“I don't think that. I would never think that.”

“Why did you leave then?” His voice cracked, betraying how hurt he was. He noticed some tears in Izuku's eyes. “I didn't know you felt that way, Kacchan. I'm sorry!” He moved one step forward and when Katsuki didn't move, he took it as permission to approach him. Izuku took Katsuki's hand before he went on.

“I didn't think you'd care that much, Kacchan. I can't promise you I'll go back as a full-time hero, but if that's your wish, then-”

“No. It's too late for that...and last night you-” he instantly shut his own mouth. Izuku just blinked at him, mouth open.

The silence that followed felt like an eternity.

“...You know, I haven't skipped any of my training program because sometimes I do think about doing more hero work.”

“Oh really?” Katsuki's sarcastic remark showed that he didn't believe him.

“Yeah. We can test it out here?” Izuku smiled. It was his signature smile that challenged Katsuki to a duel. A sign to make up. Katsuki made out a hint of insecurity in his voice, though.

“I don't know what you want to prove. You won't win against me anyway.” Katsuki swiped his last tears away.

“Winner gets a wish granted.” Izuku shouted before they started. After that, they did the dumbest challenges: Who could climb a tree the fastest, who could find the most beautiful flower in the next five minutes, who could lift the heaviest rock. In the end, they ended up with a tie. Even though the challenges weren't too hard, by the end they were lying on the grass, exhausted from all the running and yelling at each other about who won which part. It was the first time in a while Katsuki felt relaxed. Izuku chuckled, too. “This was fun.”

“I clearly won.”

“No, I did!”

They stared at each other and laughed. They lay in the grass for a while, watching the clouds pass by as the wind rustled their hair.

“...Hey, Kacchan?”

“Hm?” “Can we act like I won the challenge?” Izuku's voice was serious and Katsuki opened his eyes to see his expression. Izuku was lying on his side, eyes fixed on Katsuki. Normally, he wouldn't back down, even if it's for a stupid challenge, but the earnest gaze in Izuku's eyes made it hard to resist. Katsuki sighed in defeat. “Sure, nerd. It's your win. What's your wish?”

Izuku rose and put each of his arms around Katsuki's face.

“I want to kiss you.”

// The end. ----- A short epilogue:

Katsuki never replied to Ochako's texts. The first day, because he had nothing to say, the second day, because he was too embarrassed to tell her what they have done.

When he arrived at his apartment, Ochako was at his door.

“Soo, how did it go?”

Katsuki looked away. “...Sorry.” He couldn't hide his guilt. Why did love involve hurting others in the process? It sucked so much.

Katsuki expected tears, but Ochako smiled, letting a long breath out. “I see.”

“I'm glad. For both of you. Make sure he's happy, ok, Bakugou? I'll make you pay if you don't.”

Katsuki nodded.

“And you, please be happy, too, okay? You deserve it.” Ochako said. She had a genuine smile on her when she waved him goodbye.

When she was almost out of sight, she turned back. “By the way, if you ever collapse at work again, I'll have to force you to take a whole week off.”

Katsuki's eyes widened in realization. “Wha- Hey! Come back, Round Face!” When he made it down the stairs, she was gone already. Katsuki let out a stunned sigh and looked at the night sky. Next time he sees Ochako, he'll make sure she'll get the biggest and best thank you she's ever received in her life.

[clanwarrior-tumbly]

Hey, there! How are you?

I was hoping I could request a Moondrop x reader x Sundrop short fic?

A fic about a costume competition on the main stage of the Pizzaplex with all of the animatronics and then separately a staff costume competition.

Reader would be the daycare attendant and come in either first or second place for the competition.

After the competition, reader goes back to the daycare for a Halloween-themed sleepover! With Halloween movies and themed snacks and stuff! I think it’d be cute ☺️💕

Hi! I've been good, thank you! Finally getting the spooky halloween fics rolling

..........

"So you're a STAFF Security Bot? The makeup looks great on you!"

"Really? Thanks. I guess it'd be dumb to ask who you are, huh?" Vanessa looked at your costume up and down with a raised eyebrow. "You look like you're gonna work for the damn travelling circus."

"Well...that's kinda the point." With a smile, you smoothed out the wrinkles in your striped pants, ensuring that your ruffled two-toned collar was neat. The bells on your wrists jingled noisily, but you quickly silenced them.

"Now I don't feel so embarrassed.." The blonde mumbled to herself, her gaze going back to you. "Don't you think you kinda...overdid this? I mean none of us are getting a bonus for putting more effort into our costumes-"

"There's no such thing as "overdoing" Halloween, Ness." You huffed. "I don't care about any bonuses or prizes. We're here to bring some holiday spirit to the Pizzaplex! I think it's good that the manager asked us to participate. They know how to have fun unlike the last one."

"...jeez, you're sounding more like Sun everyday." That was her only remark before she went back to staring at her phone, clearly wanting to get this over with.

Meanwhile, you were bouncing on your heels, being next in-line to show off your costume to the eager audience waiting outside.

For the first time ever, the Mega Pizzaplex finally scraped together the perfect Halloween event to really kick off the season: a costume competition!

It took place on the main stage in the atrium, which was decorated from floor to ceiling. A small fortune was spent on getting holograms to feature the Glamrocks in spooky costumes, but the employees were the main stars of the show.

Since you and the others knew about this months in advance, you had plenty of time to work on your outfit and makeup. You truly wanted to knock this out of the park by dressing up as your all-time favorite character:

The Daycare Attendant!

At first you had a difficult time deciding which one would be your muse. You'd hate to disappoint either of them, so you ended up designing something that contained aspects of both animatronics!

It took a lot of blood, sweat, tears, and glitter glue..but you finally finished it and now you were here, ready to show it off to the world!

There was an entirely separate competition for the animatronics themselves, who just finished an hour ago. They just brainstormed ideas and their handlers got to work creating their costumes.

The rules were all the same, nevertheless, and the winners were determined by whoever was cheered for the most.

Freddy, who was dressed up as Frankenstein's Monster, ended up winning first place (which you saw coming from a mile away)....while poor Roxy, who actually dressed up as Freddy, got second place. She was a sore loser about it and complained that the entire contest was "rigged".

Despite that, all of the animatronics seemed to have lots of fun.

Now it was the humans' turn to shine. You were 100% ready to give it your all, glad to see your coworkers were getting into the Halloween spirit, too....although Vanessa was less-than-thrilled to learn that participation was mandatory.

Regardless, you were happy with the way your costume turned out.

After telling the announcer your name and character, you waited for your queue to run on stage.

The anticipation was killing you!

"And up next we have [y/n], one of our longtime staff members, decked out as our one and only Daycare Attendant!"

With a big smile spreading from ear-to-ear, you headed out and were met with cheering kids and impressed parents. You did a little twirl so they could see all the parts of your costume, making sure the bells jingled loud enough for them to hear.

Among the crowd, you could see the animatronics hanging in the back, being allowed to spectate this contest. Sun himself was there, dressed up as a knight in shiny armor. But he was ecstatic upon seeing that you dressed like him and Moon.

"[Y/N]!!! YOU LOOK AMAZING STARSHINE!!!" He shouted, jumping up and down as he cheered the loudest.

You spotted him and waved back, your smile growing even more when you realized he loved it (even though he could only admire the details from afar for now).

It did take Freddy's and Chica's hands combined to ensure he didn't try to hop the fence and run over to you.

After your mini-performance was done, you headed off the stage before turning to observe Vanessa, who acted like a stiff and bored Security STAFF bot. She just muttered some of their preprogrammed lines before making a swift exit.

The applause for her was..lackluster, but she seemed relieved to finally be done with it.

You, on the other hand, were still relishing in all the attention.

Soon you'll get to see who won! You weren't counting on yourself winning the grand prize since your other coworkers put a good deal of effort into their costumes, too.

But in the end, getting first or second place wasn't your biggest concern.

Having fun is what mattered most.

............

"You're awful smug about that trophy. Didn't know you were the competitive type, officer."

"Well..I think for tonight, I can afford to be a little proud of myself." You smirked knowingly at Moon, holding up the golden trophy in your hands.

It wasn't made from real gold, of course. It's all just cheap useless plastic that was painted gold.

But you did, however, adore its design very much: Freddy's head shaped like a pumpkin with a #1 beside it, and your name written on the plaque just below it.

This wasn't any bonus check, gift card, or coupon...but it absolutely made you feel good about winning first place in the costume competition.

You made sure to thank Sun for his help before Moon took over the daycare's night cycle--aka his half of the "Halloween Sleepover", another smaller event the Pizzaplex allowed to keep the little ones occupied.

Fortunately, you got to supervise it to ensure everything ran smoothly. You were even allowed to stay in costume, and that got kids complimenting you left and right (albeit some of the tots mistook you for the Attendant himself, but you didn't mind it).

Of course, nobody was prouder than both Sun and Moon.

"I appreciate you considering me in this design. Very well done, indeed." The lunar animatronic flicked the bell at the end of your blue jester hat, grinning as it jingled. "You have quite the talent...unlike Officer Vanessa."

"I'd go easy on her, Moon. She's just not a big Halloween fan." You chuckled, putting the trophy on the security desk, before you leaned back in the chair and looked over the clipboard. "Anyways, we have just a few more activities scheduled...including one more Halloween movie. Then you'll be giving the kids lessons on how to trick-or-treat safely, and-"

"That's what I need help with!" Moon suddenly jumped onto the desk, perching there as he stared down at you. "I can't keep showing them SpongeBob forever."

"..what's wrong with SpongeBob?" Blinking, your gaze went to the small group of children, who were all in their own costumes, watching the "Scaredy Pants" episode through a projection on the wall.

They were all tucked into sleeping bags, candy wrappers scattered in their laps, and unfinished art crafts on the tables behind them. Moon was a tad bit fidgety over the messes they left, but you kept reassuring him everything will be cleaned up soon.

"Nothing, but...grr...listen." He grumbled, growing annoyed. "I know there's two movies in the drawer to your right, and we only have time for one. Look at them and pick for me."

Nodding, you opened the drawer and found the DVDs he was talking about.

But you were quite surprised.

"The Nightmare Before Christmas and..Corpse Bride?" You stared at the covers, before looking up at Moon. "Management...actually approved these?"

"It would seem so, if they're here."

"...I don't know. The kids might be a bit too young for either of these movies, Moon." You frowned a little. "They might give them nightmares-"

"If they can handle seeing SpongeBob's exposed brain, the creatures of Rock Bottom, and the Hash Slinging Slasher...then surely they can handle seeing Jack Skellington or Emily."

"But the animation is totally different and---" You began protesting, although you stopped as you saw how Moon was just...staring at you blankly. He was practically begging you to make a decision lest he strangled you.

"..I'll take care of the movie and let the kids decide which one they wanna watch. You can go clean the tables and work on your safety lesson plan. Okay?"

His grin returned immediately.

"Wise choice, "Daycare Attendant"." He snickered, flicking the bell on your hat once more before he slinked away to cleanup duty.

Sighing, you got up and stretched, before heading over to the children so they could cast their votes on which movie they wanted to see.

After they made their choice, you went back to helping Moon, although at some point you two ended up watching the movie as well.

The night was still young, but so far it's been fantastic and full of Halloween fun!

What better way to spend it than with your favorite animatronics and dressing up as them?

[cinemagooey]

CINEMAGOOEY

I had a happy childhood - a middle-class upbringing, the ranch house in the 'burbs on a quiet street, bestie sleepovers complete with canopy beds and giddy secrets. My younger years weren't perfect -no one gets a pass from childhood traumas and tragedies. But overall it was an uncomplicated and sweet time in the 70's.

But as great as it was, I still needed escape. So I ran away from reality as often as possible in those early years, fleeing to the movies, my drug of choice.

A Saturday movie excursion was a life or death necessity for me. I would beg, cajole and bargain with my parents for ticket money and a ride to the theater. There in the solitude of a dark theater, the projector would roll and magic would unfurl like a shimmering kaleidoscope. I became lost in a land of imagination and wonder, mesmerized in a celluloid world of make-believe.

I never outgrew my love of cinema; it expanded exponentially. There's something about immersing oneself in a good story in the sanctity of of your own home or in a popcorn scented theatre that speaks to me and whisks me to my happy place. Something magic happens when we engage with cinema. The good ones either lift us up and sing to us, or wound our hearts in a sweet, interminable way. The bad ones have us shaking our heads at the fact that we'll never get the time back. Either way, movies grab us, whirl us around in a dizzying dance and then push us out in the sunlight, dazed at the experience.

Let's get into the good ones. Let's dig into some old fashioned hoopla about really great cinema.

I'll begin with one of my favorites genres:

FOREIGN FILM

J'adore foreign film. I'm never put off by subtitles and find these movies to be some of the richest, most sumptuous of all cinema. Foreign film connects us to the world. It gifts the viewer with an intimate window through which we peek into other cultures, other lands and native stories. We climb into the vivid imaginings of filmmakers, whose minds were cultivated and nurtured in exotic locales. It's a form of travel without costly airfare and jet lag, with the bonus of a good story.

Here are my top three recommended foreign films that I've viewed of late:

CLARA SOLA

A stunner of a movie resplendent with gorgeous cinematography, this 2021 film written and directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén unfolds in a tiny village in Costa Rica. Clara, a 40 year old with mental and physical disabilities, lives with her fanatically religious mother and niece Maria, a fifteen year old who gleefully prepares for her Quinceanera. Middle-aged, curious and child-like, Clara's life is spent communicating with the family's white horse, being a pawn to her mother's money-making schemes and watching Maria's life bloom as she stands on the sensual precipice of adulthood. When handsome Santiago arrives on the scene, wooing Maria in a forbidden way, something awakens in Clara and she decides that she wants what Maria has. With bold stubbornness and using mystical powers that lend an supernatural aura to the story, Clara sets out to claim it all in her own awkward, humorous way - with devastating results. Fantastical, shimmering scenes set against a backdrop of naked poverty make this movie sing in a way that made my soul ache, and the brilliant screenplay had me laughing out loud and alternately tearing up.

Amazing performances by Wendy Chinchilla Araya as Clara and Daniel Casteñeda Ricón as Santiago, Maria's boyfriend and Clara's secret crush. This should have been a Best Foreign Film nominee (if not winner) at the 94th Academy Awards. It's not easy to find Clara Sola; I had to stream it with a Criterion Collection subscription, but it's worth digging around to unearth this hidden gem.

THE ZONE OF INTEREST

Buckle up. Watching this movie is like taking a joy ride with your scary older cousin behind the wheel; you want to enjoy it, but instead you feel terrified and little like throwing up. That's the point of Jonathan Glazer's chilling masterpiece The Zone of Interest.

Rudolph is a rising star in the military. His wife Hedwig cultivates a home for their children on a quaint country estate. But this is no Leave It To Beaver redux. Rudolph is a commandant in Hitler's Nazi party and Hedwig's carefully built utopia lies just over the wall from Auschwitz, which Rudolph manages. So close is their little manse to the concentration camp that the family can hear the daily horrors of screams and gunshots, and the fiery glow of the gas chambers illuminates the evening sky. To these recurring abominations, the family turns a deaf ear and a blind eye as they go about their idyllic life.

This cruel indifference is what makes The Zone of Interest so harrowing to watch.

Rudolph prizes his lilac bushes more than the innocent lives he slaughters, and Hedwig engages in chilling acts of depraved apathy: haughtily accepting a fur coat that Rudolph gifts her (booty from a Holocaust victim), and hosting her mother in the garden as a prisoner can be heard pleading for his life from the other side of the wall.

Part of this movie's power lies in the fact that the viewer never sees the acts taking place inside the concentration camp - the brutal sounds of savagery overlaying a lush, bucolic setting is enough to horrify us.

The Zone of Interest won both Best International Film and Best Sound at the 2023 Academy Awards. Sandra Hüller's performance as wife Hedwig garnered her a much-deserved Best Supporting Actor (female role) nomination.

This movie is an awful reminder of mankind's grotesque ability to normalize evil with unflinching apathy - especially in the face of cultural pressure or political brainwashing. It made me squirm as I pondered the nature of humanity. I've heard it said on several platforms that this movie is not for entertainment value; I agree. Instead, it's is an opportunity to turn inward and ask ourselves: could these types of horrors happen again? And if so, what would you do?

CINEMA PARADISO

Some have described Giuseppe Turnatore's 1988 Cinema Paradiso as a love letter to the early age of film. I would call it a slow, seductive kiss, beguiling us to remember the days when going to the cinema was an event.

Everything about this film is perfect - the heart-rending story centered around a small town movie theater, the lush cinematography capturing life in a dusty, Italian village and the trembling soundtrack that tugs at something soulful and primal. All this against the backdrop of cinema classics. It's a wistful salute to the Golden Age of Hollywood and a tender coming of age story in 1940's Italy.

In 1988 Rome, Salvatore Di Vita, a famous film director, learns his old friend Alfredo has died. He immediately flashes back to his childhood as an eight year old in the Sicilian village of Giancarlo, just after WWII. Salvatore's nostalgic flashback encompasses most of this sublime film.

Salvatore (Toto to the villagers), is a precocious child. His father dead, his mother overwhelmed with the everyday indignities of single motherhood, Toto finds escape at the Cinema Paradiso, sneaking in when the town priest sits alone in the empty galley censoring movies. Alfredo, the tired, middle-aged projectionist, is tasked with splicing out the offending bits before the villagers see it.

Toto is mesmerized by it all and is madly curious to see how the magic happens in the projection booth. Through pluck and luck, Toto connives Alfredo into giving him a job in as his assistant and the two form a tight, familial bond that is the heart and soul of this film.

Toto is still manning the booth at 16 when he falls hopelessly in love and is called to military duty. Returning home a year later, Alfredo does something surprising and insidious that alters Toto's life forever.

In modern day 1988, Salvatore returns to Giancarlo to attend Alfredo's funeral, and is bequeathed a package that sets up the last, flawless scene in this exquisite film.

Cinema Paradiso is a beautiful reminder of days gone by and things of old that once held meaning and sway over our lives. Before television, computers, the internet and iphones, there was a place where people gathered to be swept up, escape the banality of life and become immersed, briefly, in a world larger than their own.

And isn't that what cinema is all about?

[davisexplainableart]

October 28, 2016:

Tommy (dressed as "Prankenstein"): Y'know, why does Prankenstein always have to be the one getting pranked, instead of being the one doing the pranking? Has he ever pulled a prank of his own?

Tara (dressed as the "Bride of Prankenstein"): Why are you asking me?

Tommy: Well, everyone else is busy with the trick-or-treating contest, so we're the only ones here.

Tara: Alright, fine. But still, I didn't write or direct that movie, so I wouldn't know.

Tommy: I mean, I'm sure he has pulled a few of his own, right? He's gotta have done so at some point. Maybe if I ever come across him...

Tara: Come across him? You mean you wanna meet Prankenstein himself?

Tommy: Yeah, I wonder what he would say to me...

Tara: He'd probably tell you that you're wearing the wrong outfit.

Tommy: Wait, what?

Tara: He wore a blazer, Tommy, not just an ordinary black jacket.

Tommy: Oh yeah, I couldn't find one in my dressing room. I thought it was pretty strange, I could've sworn that I had one, but I...

(he continues to talk, but Tara just stops listening)

Tara: Alright, let's get back to tonight's new "PBS Kids GO!" Halloween special...

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You probably have 2 questions, so let's answer them...

Who is "Prankenstein"?

That's the name of a prankster version of Frankenstein's monster. The character was created for a Fridays skit that aired on October 27, 2006.

10 years later, the hosts decided to dress up as Prankenstein (Tommy) and his bride (Tara), as they also played the characters in the original skit.

2. What is this "trick-or-treating contest" that Tommy is talking about?

For that show, a contest was held that every member of the audience participated in. Several rounds were held in a virtual neighborhood throughout the night to see who could collect the most candy. The winner would receive a golden jack-o'-lantern. One that would never go bad, and could be continuously used every Halloween.

I don't remember who won, but I'm sure they still have their prize.

11/2 Update: Almost forgot to discuss why I was absent this week.

Anyway, like I said in my post of October 21st, the reason for my absence on October 28, 2016 was... a lot.

Or at least what happened that weekend was enough to wear me out.

First, I intended to be part of the 10/28/2016 show, and was even going to partake in the trick-or-treating contest that week. However, I was forced by my Elementary School to hold a "Halloween Sleepover" that Friday night, so I missed the entire show.

My backup plan was to personally sit down and watch the stream on Saturday night at 7pm (the same time the show started). But then, I was forced by my parents to watch "The Nightmare Before Christmas" in the living room, since we didn't get a chance to watch a movie on Friday (due to the sleepover).

By Sunday, I had just lost interest in trying to watch the event at all, after everything that kept messing me up. Plus, I had school the next day, and it's not like I'd be allowed to stay up late for my whole "simultaneous time slot watching" thing on a Sunday night.

[mirobami]

What about a headcanon with everyone in Hyakkaou Private Academy having a sleepover at their friend’s house for the weekend? In which they have pillow fights, playing truth or dare, eating s'mores, of course includes watching a scary movie.

↳ sleepover

♥ GENRE: fluff.

♥ CHARACTER(S): everyone.

♥ SYNOPSIS: in request!

♥ NOTE: Oh this one is a lot, I'm gonna include everyone in this but it's everyone together at a sleepover

Are you the MC of an otome game? Because that's what everyone's thinking when they see the most powerful people following you around as if you were royalty and they were your knights

The day you even remotely hint at a sleepover, all of them are fighting to ensure that they get an invitation, only to realize that they would actually have to get along with their enemies

The sleepover happens on a Friday and the first ones to arrive (30 minutes early) are Yumeko, dragging Mary along happily; right on time are Kirari and Sayaka, mainly because Sayaka had to tell Kirari that they had to be there on time and the rest come at scattered times, the last person to arrive being Midari and Yuriko has to apologize to you, saying that she tried to take her earlier

Everyone’s in their pajamas and they’re super weary around each other, but they immediately smile at the sight of you

The first thing that everyone decides on is a Mario Kart tournament, Ibara has brought the Wii U and everyone’s taking their own controllers while most of them stand aside, placing bets as to who is going to win

It doesn’t matter who you main, if you steal Rosalina from Runa, she’s going to lose it

Midari is fighting with Rin over the control and his seat next to you, she wants to sit next to you because you’re sitting next to Yumeko (and because you’re there too)

The winner of the tournament, to everyone’s surprise, was Terano; she didn’t even want to play until Yumi shoved the control into her hand

That’s when the snacks started to be passed around as everyone started deciding on a game to play, first it started with Never Have I Ever, but it quickly went downhill

“Never Have I Ever...tried to backflip my way into a pool because my crush was watching.” 

Nobody’s hand was raised and that’s when Kirari pointed at Yumemi, “We all know you’re lying. Raise your hand, Yumemi.”

“Kirari, that was one time when I was little!”

But soon it started to become worse, with fights breaking out over what someone did and didn’t do, it’s up to you to suggest Truth or Dare, in which everyone happily agrees

You go first, setting down a bottle that will point at someone and as you spin it, everyone is watching expectantly until it lands on Manyuda: “Truth or dare?”

“Truth.”

“Is it true that you let Itsuki paint all of your nails in neon colors due to the loss of a bet?”

Manyuda’s jaw dropped as he glared at Itsuki, “I swore you to secrecy!”

The rest were letting out roars of laughter, not believing that the most serious member of the party would even remotely lose and certainly not be entitled to a consequence such as that

The bottle keeps going around, the dares getting more dramatic and the truths becoming worse: “I dare you to run down the street in tap shoes while singing an explicit song at the top of your lungs.” “Have you ever thought about dating a milf?” “You have five minutes to write a country song and perform it.” “What is the weirdest status you’ve had on social media?”

It wasn’t until someone got dared to kiss you that everyone froze before there was another uproar, ensuing an incredibly aggressive pillow fight where anyone could’ve had their head chopped off by the deadly speed of a pillow that could’ve felt like rocks

Rolling your eyes, you brought out the s’more kit that you bought for this occasion, yelling, “If all of you don’t calm down, all of these s’mores will now become mine!”

The sheer silence could’ve made you cackle if it wasn’t for them glaring at each other in a lethal manner

You decide to put on a horror movie, knowing that it would at least calm some of them down--until they got terrified

It was a mix up between Midsommar, Hereditary, and some other movie that Miyo suggested (everyone instantly shot down Miyo’s idea because they did not trust her and were positive she would traumatize them)

They were the ones that chose those three, so the popular vote got to pick the movie

Not even halfway through the movie, they were all either cowering behind someone else, putting on a brave face, jaw dropped, or they were munching on their s’mores

The ones who openly screamed at some point were Mary and Sayaka, this movie was horrifying, how could anyone watch it?

Sumika, as an actress, watched the movie and hummed in appreciation for the special effects and everything else; she studied films a lot and she would be damned if she didn’t study this one

Once the movie was over, you toppled something over and literally everyone became a choir of shrieking, terrified individuals; you’re pretty sure they’re all traumatized

Miroslava suggests a Disney movie next and you make her choose because everyone else seemed too frozen to even speak; she chose Wall-E

The movie seemed to calm them down, even getting to the point where they were sleepy

Rei wanted to help you out with cleaning up, so she did as the movie was watching but you insisted in her sitting down and watching the movie

Once it was over, someone shouted, “Another!”

Cue the Disney princess movie marathon as well as the karaoke of songs that came from them

At around 4 am, they were all sleeping as a movie played in the background; they were a lot more peaceful, especially since they were in your presence

Your presence calmed them immensely and they couldn’t be happier about being at a sleepover with you, even if it meant getting along with people they didn’t like

[0perfectimperfections0]

Cuddles

For my friend @natalie-the-writer who needs an incentive sometimes to do her work XD

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A movie had finally been decided on between Ox and Moxy. Between Finding Nemo and Tangled, they had finally decided to just watch both.

They were barely through the first movie when Lou's eyelids grew heavy. He curled his legs close to his chest on the sofa, head lolling to the side every now and then. The only reason he was still fighting sleep was that UglyDog made a bet as to who would stay up longer. The winner would get to pick the movies for the next month. The first person to fall asleep would have to carry around the winner everywhere for a week.

A hand started rubbing Lou's back, and he weakly pushed it away. "That's cheating," he mumbled.

"There weren't any rules, so...," Babo let his sentence hang and continued. Slowly but surely, blue eyes fell shut, and the doll swayed a little too far to the right.

Lou was pulled into Babo's side without any complaint from the doll. Yeah, he was out. Moxy even shuffled over to see. She poked Lou's nose lightly, "Psst! You asleep already?" The only response was a scrunched nose before Lou buried his face into Babo's side to avoid any more assaults. "Welp, guess Lou's out first."

"Ugh, good," Nolan climbed up onto the sofa beside Lou, "now I can fall asleep with no consequences."

"Where's the fun in that?"

"Hush!" Babo put a finger to his mouth. "You'll wake him up."

"It's a sleepover!" Moxy kept her voice low. She gestured avidly to the sleeping beauty, "You don't actually sleep at a sleepover!"

Babo waved her off and pulled the doll into his lap carefully. "He can sleep if he wants to. It's been a long day." And it had been. Bless his heart, Lou had been working nonstop around the town since dawn to prepare for the factory reevaluation coming up. To prove his point, Lou curled more up against him once settled and let out a barely audible sigh of contentment. "Look at him. He's tired."

Moxy groaned, looking up to the ceiling before hopping up onto the couch as well. She settled on Babo's other side, gingerly toying with the bangs falling in Lou's face. "I guess he can sleep for a little bit. Only cause he looks adorable."

"He'll sleep as long as he wants to." They continued watching the movie. One by one, they started dropping like flies. Nolan wasn't too far behind Lou, also curled up against Babo. The doll was like a stuffed blanket. By around five in the morning, Moxy had been declared the winner as Wage just couldn't hold her eyes open any longer.

"Yay!" She pumped a weak fist into the air before collapsing to the floor.

Lou woke up wonderfully but wasn't too pleased to carry the pink doll around on his back for a week.

[ojirominaj]

—SLEEPOVERS WITH HAIKYUU CHARACTERS

featuring: ushijima wakatoshi, tendou satori, yachi hitoka, suna rintarou, & aran ojiro.

content warnings: just fluff. not proofread but that’s not surprising

USHIJIMA WAKATOSHI

-sleepovers with him are real practical lol. of course he’ll make it a good time since you’re there though!

-he’ll probably order pizza and have a couple of your favourites + his favourites and a couple of movies.

-he’ll completely get off of his phone (not that he’s really on it anyways) to give you his undivided attention once he gets there!

-happens every other month at his house, you two made it a thing whenever your schedules weren’t so hectic.

“thanks for inviting me over here, ushi. your place is extra,” you took a look around his apartment, it was very clean and smelled of the eucalyptus candle he had bought prior to you coming. “comfy.” you sent a genuine smile his way while walking past him to sit your stuff down.

“thank you y/n. i made sure to get extra of your favorite topping on the pizza this time. i know how much you like it.” he had sat on the couch waiting for you to join him. “mm thanks toshi you’re the best.” you took your seat next him, snuggling yourself into his chest and the warm blanket that he had probably just pulled out of the dryer. spending times with him no matter what you were doing was always the highlight of your day.

TENDOU SATORI

-honestly one of the best haikyuu characters to have a sleepover with tbh.

-there is never a dull moment when you’re over his house...unless you’d want it to be of course!

-he has soooo many snacks..blankets..everything you could ask for he already has it waiting for you.

-you two will stay up into the wee hours of the night either talking/watching the movies or literally doing anything under the sun lol.

only god knows how many movies and junk food you and tendou have consumed within the last few hours. “tori... ‘m so full why’d you let me all of that stuff.”

“you’re the one that challenged me to an eating contest! i couldn’t go out sad like that.” he rubbed at his bloating stomach while resting his head onto your shoulder. the rolling credits of the movie you two had finished began rolling in the middle of you two playing some board games. “loser has to do what the winner says. deal?” you smirked while moving your game piece up two.

“oh you are so on.”

YACHI HITOKA

-omg the sweetest girl ever!! she’ll have a self care type sleepover set up for you two.

-if you’re into getting your nails painted and stuff she’ll totally do that for you! do it for her as well and she will get all flustered.

-doesn’t really have actual food but definitely has snacks! i think she also has a thing for good movies so you two will watch those while she pampers you.

“stay still, y/n.” she lightly chuckled while placing the last bit of the face mask onto your face. “i’m trying i swear. it’s just that it tickles.” you couldn’t stop giggling because her hands are so delicate and they felt so good on your skin.

“okay i’m done! can you paint my nails now?” she smiled at you and you couldn’t help but smile back. “of course i can. what colour do you want?” you had picked up the assortment of nail polishes she had set out and she decided on a baby pink. once you had finished she had asked if you could feed her fruit she had so she didn’t mess up her freshly painted nails.

“catch!” you surprised her and her eyes widened as she tried to catch it in her mouth. you toppled over in laughter and she followed soon after.

SUNA RINTAROU

-another one that has a large assortment of snacks and blankets.

-but it’s only because you two do these so frequently at his and yours house. he has a drawer at your house full of what he needs while he’s there and vice versa.

-you two will most likely fall asleep in the middle of watching a movie or something, he’s just so comfy and his bed is even comfier.

-a kind of shitty host though lol. you might have to let yourself in because he’ll probably be sleep & forgot he invited you to come over.

“suna can you pass me the chips please?” you had lifted up from your original spot on his bed to turn over and look at him.

“no get it yourself.” he didn’t miss a beat and all you could do was scoff while getting up to get the chips yourself. not even 5 minutes later, suna tapped you on the shoulder. “can you pass me the chuupets, y/n?”

“no get it yourself.” you mocked him and you didn’t miss how he rolled his eyes with a chuckle. “haha very funny. can we cuddle?” you nodded before scooting over into his chest.

between your full stomach and his warm body heat, you fell asleep in no time. “y/n look up or you’re gonna miss the best par-” he stopped himself once he heard your soft snores. he placed a chaste kiss onto your temple before joining you in sleep.

ARAN OJIRO (bestie 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨)

-i think he’s the best person to have a sleepover with no shade.

-he’s up to do whatever as well! wanna gossip while baking cookies? okay. wanna go for a drive at 3am to mcdonald’s before you prank call some of you twos closest friends? he’s down.

-always asks if you’re having a good time too. doesn’t want you to be bored and you’re the guest lol.

“so then he was like ‘i don’t give a rats ass samu, eating my leftovers last night was too far!’ and then they started fighting. you already know suna recorded it all.” he was ranting to you about what had happened at practice earlier that week between the twins and you two shared a loud laugh.

you two were currently in the kitchen having a baking contest to see who could make the best cake. he slyly peeked over at yours trying to look and see what ingredients you were adding. “aht no peeking aran! i know you’re preparing for your loss and all but geez.” you poked fun at him and he just smiled before rolling his eyes.

“oh please y/n. i know this one special technique that’s gonna make my cake ten times better as yours. we’ll see who has the last laugh.”

author’s note: trying a new format of writing my hcs lol. um other than that enjoy reading besties <3.

OJIROMINAJ© 2021. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all contents in any form other than reblogging is prohibited.

[lukemichaelcalumashton]

sleepover. i am hiding a pillow behind my back, will definitely not attack after you answer these very important questions no sir 😤 top 5 ashton pictures, favorite fic wip you have in your folders, and would you rather go to the movies with ash but the movie ends up being uncomfortably bad, or go to the arcade with mike but all the games are janky and / or out of order and he gets obsessed with the claw machine 🤔

i feel only slightly threatened by that pillow you're badly hiding but i won't say no to a pillow fight, it's ON and i see you decided to start with a real punch in the throat huh this was impossible and also torture because i had to look through my ashton pics 17 injured 28 dead

here are the winners but ask me tomorrow and they'll probably change (also i don't think you thought this through teresa because now you have to look at them and suffer with me)

my favorite wip is probably my biker ash au where big badass biker ash rescues a kitten and brings it to the animal clinic where vet tech calum works and then keeps showing up and maybe offers to take calum for a ride on his bike idk i haven't gotten that far lmao but i love it i love the idea of ash with a tiny kitten tucked in his jacket and calum positively swooning

now i had to think this one a lot because honestly i would love to do both svdjshdj like even if a movie is uncomfortably bad i feel like ashton would make it funny and entertaining you know?? but also watching michael get more and more frustrated while playing with the claw machine would be SO funny and who knows he might even win me a toy so mmm i guess I'd go with michael to the arcade. he can bring ashton if he wants too :)

sleepover time!

[a-chlolix-blog]

Scarabée and Kitty Claws AU

Akumas in Season 2 that I've decided to keep the same, but with different reasons for being akumatized.

Despair Bear

- Bulter Jean gets akumatized again, but the situation and event are different.

- Chloé's having another sleepover with Sabrina, Rose, Juleka, and Alix & Juleka.

- Alix decides to bring a horror movie for them to watch.

- What they didn't know was that André found out these sleepovers & has Bulter Jean watch them.

- Of course Chloé (along with Sabrina) gets quite scared of the movie and screams.

- Bulter Jean comes rushing in with chocolates and Mr. Cuddly. Chloé's quick to push him out before they saw Mr. Cuddly.

- She then tells him if he came in with the bear, she'd have him fired (which was a bluff, but he believed it).

- This upsets him so much, he's akumatized into Despair Bear.

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Prime Queen

- Nadja is still akumatized into Prime Queen, but the situation's different.

- The interview on her new show still happens, but she's trying make Scarabée and Kitty Claws reveal that they're both in love with Stallion Star (who is quite uncomfortable) at first...

- Then when Stallion Star reveals the fact Kitty Claws is a Lesbian and she focuses on her much to the heroine's dismay.

- Scarabée notices that both these heroes are uncomfortable and takes them to leave the show early to get ice cream.

- Nadja's new show then gets canned and she's akumatized into Prime Queen.

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Riposte

- Kagami still becomes Riposte, but instead of Marinette, someone else declared Adrien the winner. Someone quite biased.

- Brigiette Alarie (OC of mine) is the one who follows Adrien and Kagami & watches them fence.

- Because she's a major fan of Adrien and wants him to fall for her, she declares that Adrien got the point & goes on and on about how great he is compared to any other Fencer.

- Kagami's then akumatized into Riposte and wants that rematch with Adrien.

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Reverser (It happens alot sooner)

- Since Marc has been around since Season 1 in this AU, him being akumatized into Reverser is quite different.

- The three bullies that picked on Nathaniel and gets him akumatized into Evillustrator, decides to pull a prank on him involving his secret book.

- This prank obviously gets Marc akumatized into Reverser with the goal of making those bullies become as weak and scared as they made him feel.

- As much as the heroes wanna see those three get punished, they just gotta save'em.

- Nathaniel becomes "Arman Renard" in this episode.

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Glaciator

- André the Ice Cream Vendor is still akumatized again. Though the change as to way is different.

- Adrien actually meets up with Marinette, Nino, Alya, Ivan, Mylène, Juleka, Rose, Nathaniel and Marc.

- When he reveals to have brought Chloé (they would've brought Sabrina too but Roger said no), Marinette Alya Nino Mylène and Ivan are on edge, but Juleka Rose Nathaniel and Marc are quite happy to see her.

- Chloé asks where Alix is and Rose responds with "She said she couldn't make it because she's studying". André notices Chloé's sudden mode change and gives her an ice cream.

- He says to her "It's clear that your thoughts are on more than one. Not being able to decide isn't fun..." this has Chloé blushing hard, but when he says "You even want them to be one in the same, but for one of them... you don't even have an actual name.", that had her blushing even harder.

- Not wanting to hear to the others mumble about her "mystery crushes", Chloé drops the ice cream and runs off.

- This is what gets André the Ice Cream Vendor akumatized into Glaciator.

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Zombizou

- Caline Bustier's still akumatized into Zombizou on her birthday, but because of someone else.

- It actually happens after school this time and Caline's driving herself and Aurélien home with a bunch of gifts in the trunk.

- Aurélien's quite jealous and upset that her students were able to give her better presents than he didn't & before they go in their home, Caline takes to her son about. Before noticing an akuma is heading straight towards them.

- It goes from targeting Aurélien, to targeting Caline. She shouts at her son to run and call for help and he does just that.

- Caline's still akumatized into Zombizou, But main target is her son instead of Chloé.

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Syren

- This akuma's quite different as it has nothing to do with Kim, and Ondine's not the one who gets akumatized.

- It's tryouts for the swim team at Kagami and Ondine's school. Ondine and many a few others make it on to the team, but one certain girl's quite bitter that she isn't.

- Blaming Ondine for "taking her spot", this girl's akumatized into Syren and Ondine's her target.

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Anansi

- Nora still becomes Anansi, but for a completely different reason.

- Nora invites her family as well as Nino, Alix, and Jalil to one of her Kickboxing Matches.

- The woman that Anansi's fighting against decides to cheat & wins the match, much to Anansi's and her many guests' dismay.

- Anansi of course demands a rematch, but this woman accused her of being a sore loser in front of many cameras.

- Nora's trying to tell everyone she cheated, but no one listened to her but her family and friends.

- This is now Nora gets akumatized into Anansi.

- Kitty Claws unifies Plagg and Wayzz & becomes "Selina Snapper" in this episode.

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Rogercop (it's a Season 2 akuma now)

- This season one akuma has been movie to season two & given a new reason for being akumatized.

- Roger hears from his fellow officers and the public that the heroes are doing a better job protecting Paris than they are.

- His angry and jealousy gets him akumatized into Rogercop.

- He has his normal powers from canon, but with the added ability of transforming other officerss into Akuma-Cops.

- His goal is to hunt down the Miraculous Heroes, take their Miraculous away, and arrest them all.

- Sabrina becomes "Busy Bee" in this episode.

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Style Queen (1 & 2)

(Link to Episode Post here)

- Audrey not only gets akumatized into Style Queen once, but twice! And here's way.

- Audrey shows up for Fashion week, alongside two of her models (Zoé and Mitchell) who were going to model alongside Adrien.

- At this point Chloé doesn't wanna impress her mother (Audrey secretly shocked by this) and André's the one who tries to give Audrey the present while they're talking to Nadja Chamack.

- The first time she becomes Style Queen is similar to canon, but Chloé pushes Adrien out the way and gets turnt to glitter instead & Busy Bee's actually there to use Vemon on her.... But the plan doesn't go that way.

- Because Adrien's not hit by Style Queen, Gabriel doesn't give up on being Hawkmoth and decides to use the Style Queen akuma again when Marinette rejects Audrey's offer to come to New York her.

- Marinette had heard about how badly Audrey treated Chloé and decided she wasn't gonna work alongside with this woman.

- Then Audrey's akumatized into Style Queen 2.0. This akuma has the added ability of mind controlling her targets by shooting glitterly outfits onto them.

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Malediktator

- Of course, André still gets akumatized into Malediktator. But for quite the different reason.

- André tries to get Audrey Chloé and Zoé to sit down and have a family dinner with them all.

- Of course Chloé's not having ANY of this as she trying to go to Alix's house for the slumber party they're having with most of the other girls from their class along with Kagami and Ondine.

- André not liking this "New Chloé" along with Audrey talking down to him, his akumatized into Malediktator with the goal of making Chloé his precious little girl again & Audrey a nicer and supportive wife.

- Those who try to get in his way would have to be commanded too. That goes for the heroes as well.

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Frightingale

- Clara does in fact become Frightingale, but for quite the different reasons.

- Every in Chloé and Alix's class shows up so they could all dance in Clara's music video.

- But then XY (who has this annoying crush on Clara) comes in with Bob Roth, ready to change everything about the Video.

- Bob Roth even shows her papers from the Mayor (which he tricked him into signing) that basically tells her if they don't do the video XY's way, then the whole thing's cancelled.

- Of course this upsets Clara very much. As she runs into her trailer crying and gets akumatized into Frightingale.

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Catalyst (as well as Cavalry of Chaos)

- It's still Heroes' Day & Nathalie still becomes Catalyst, but there a different plan and back up plan.

- Lila's still needed as Volpina, but this time Gabriel and Nathalie (mostly Nathalie) were able to do enough research to fix the Peacock Miraculous and give Catalyst a Sentimonster.

- This Sentimonster transforms those who were saddened by Kitty Claws's "death" & Scarabée "joining Hawkmoth" into her own Cavalry of Chaos.

- They're all ordered to look for the "evil" Scarabée and were told that if they were to see Kitty Claws, then she's obviously a fake.

- The other part of the plan was to re-akumatized those who have been saddened by the new already.

- When the Heroes are backed into a corner and hope is lost, the hero "Lapin du Temps" makes his present day appearance!

Inspired by: @emdoddles @muggle-born-princess @princess-of-the-corner @symphonic-scream @justanotherpersonsuniverse @dcschart

[reidsnose]

masterlist

first of all thank u guys so much for 1k!! heres a quick little sappy ramble because i truly cannot thank u enough:

i started this account four months ago simply because i didnt want these random fics i wrote to sit in my notes app never in a million years did i think i would get ang sort of attention for them, let alone have 1000 people follow my blog??? this is so insane just thank u is all i can say because its so bonkers to me. thank you for reading. thank you for asking. thank you for requesting. thank u for being my friends. and thank u for putting up with my shitposts and irrelevant updates :)

and now for the main event:

so i decided to switch it up a little so since we are celebrating such a HUGE milestone ive decided to do my usual sleepover celebration and *drum roll* a writing contest!!!! well not so much a contest bc i might have too difficult of a time picking a winner bc everyone on this app is so incredibly talented but i will be rebloging and leaving long tags on each and every one!!

first we have our regularly scheduled sleepover ask emojis :) send is as many as youd like !!!

🕶- send me a description of yourself and ill make u a mood board :)

🕊-send me a description of yourself and ill write you a letter from your favorite cm character

🌙- send me a description of yourself and ill tell you which cm character i think youd be besties with and why

🚽- criminal minds meme/cursed image

🪱- ill cast the criminal minds characters as whatever youd like (colors, weirdly specific movie genres, etc)

🎩-ill tell you my first impression of you (you can tell me ab yourself or ill just stalk your account ahaha)

🦐- ill draw u whatever you want (it will be done very poorly im not an artist)

☘️- a couple of head canons for any cm character of your choosing :)

🤸‍♀️- ask me anything

☀️- lets be mutuals :)

writing contest rules: make sure u tag me in the fic/blurb that you write!! also use the #lucis1kfics to help me find it easier and make sure to write which prompt you use :) last but not least please no smut please! make sure to be as creative as u want and have fun !!!

writing contest prompts: (spencer reid x reader)

"what are you two doing?" "...not smooching"

failing miserably at something ✨together✨

bau olympics

(one last time thank u all so much this truly and honestly means the absolute world to me. you are all individually loved and cared for and make the world a better place simply by existing in it :) thank u for impacting my life in such a positive way, i hope i can do that for you)

[ichika27]

Mairimashita! Iruma-kun s2 ep21

Last episode for this season!

It’s strange we’re only getting 21. It feels like an awkward number to end on since many other anime that goes on for 20+ episodes have at least 24-26. Oh well, s3 has been announced so it’s all good I guess.

It's still the Apocalypse (the last day of it) and Iruma is trying to finish all of his homework which seem to be going well. He had a lot to do due to homework being doubled.

Why was homework doubled? It's the consequence of a past action...

It was due to the bet from back at the Walter Park arc! They remembered about it (I kinda forgot about it, honestly, since so many things happened since then).

Grandpa Sullivan is the one to choose the winners and decided it was all of them making them all both the winners and losers of the bet. With this, both the prize and punishments applied - they were treated to an expensive meal but they also have to deal with a ton of homework. Kalego-sensei is pissed he had to pay for everyone’s food but was very happy to tell them that they will be suffering for the rest of the apocalypse.

Iruma worked hard and got through all the homework though.

This Apocalypse Iruma had: gone on vacation with his friends, went on a sleepover at a friend's house, and went on a date... so naturally, this time around he's spending time with family!

He and Grandpa are gonna go buy school supplies. I kinda missed when me and my family did that back in the day. I always found shopping for school supplies fun.

Due to the season's earlier events, Iruma has gotten pretty popular it seems so Grandpa gives him anti-recognition glasses for a disguise. Ain’t the boy cute? I dunno why but with anime characters, glasses actually either add or subtract from how good or bad their appearance is.

Haha this reminds me, there’s this anime called “Castle Town Dandelion” and the MC is a girl who hates standing out and in one episode, her sister gave her glasses that could allegedly do the same thing Iruma’s glasses here could. It doesn’t work like that and everyone just acted as if it does to make her feel better. Akane needed this version lol.

They're headed to Magical Street to go shopping! A new area has been introduced to both us and Iruma.

This is apparently where shops, parks and also teacher's dorms are located. I’m wondering why the teacher’s dorms are here when back in the episodes where Iruma joined the student council, it seems he and the student council members were staying over at school. Why isn’t the dorm for faculty members at school, too then? Weird.

Iruma's Grandpa is pretty popular, too. People crowded around him as soon as they saw him but doesn't recognize Iruma due to the glasses. Makes me wonder why Grandpa didn't wear ones himself lol.

Grandpa Sullivan isn’t just popular as he’s well-liked, too.

First, clothes shopping! Iruma tried on a coat as they need some for the upcoming winter. Grandpa decides these were good and takes an entire rack. Damn they're rich lol. He tells Iruma to just wear a different one everyday.

They're buying accessories next and Opera suggest that Iruma buy a collar for his familiar which is Kalego-sensei lol. Iruma knew it would not end well if he actually did that and declines. Opera is disappointed by this... they really want to mess with Kalego, huh?

I think it’s funny but I also pity Kalego-sensei. Having to deal with his senpai’s antics long after graduating. The nightmare of many former students.

Next they're buying books! God this makes me miss going to book fairs.

Grandpa tells the staff at the desk what books he wanted and each one he lists off automatically flies down next to him (pretty cool). Grandpa explains that Iruma would need a lot of books to learn more spells. They talked about the spell Fractal (which Iruma used to princess carry Ameri last episode) and Grandpa tells him that with enough practice, Iruma could also use it to be able to fly. Grandpa takes this chance to show-off to Iruma by using it to take down a shoplifter. Everyone in the store is amazed but Iruma's praise is the one Grandpa cares about the most.

They continue shopping for stuff. This was funny cause the way Grandpa said the lollipop's name reminded me of how Doraemon introduces the items from his pocket. Also, does this mean that lollipop has no expiration date?

The day ends with the two having a talk (Opera went and got the carriage). Iruma says he had a lot of fun at school which made his Grandpa happy knowing Iruma has gotten used to living here. Grandpa tells him that the new semester would be even more eventful than this one and showed him a poster of what I assume would be the festivals the other fans have been mentioning.

In the middle of their talk, Iruma suddenly asks Grandpa about how to become a Demon King (likely cause he overheard some people wondering aloud why Sullivan, a powerful demon, didn't want to take the job despite being qualified for it).

Grandpa is surprised and speechless for a moment but then becomes happy and says if Iruma is asking cause he wanted to be Demon King then Grandpa will support him. Iruma explains he’s just curious.

Flashback! It seems Grandpa used to work for the former Demon King, Delkiller.

Too bad his face is covered. I’m curious to know what he looked like when he was younger.

Oooh... we finally see him - the infamous Delkiller that's been talked about for a long time. His face isn't completely properly shown for now, I guess but he’s shown to be pretty huge. He seems lazy but he also takes pride in the Demon World he's created. The flashback ends here though.

His hair color reminds me somewhat of Evil Cycle! Iruma’s hair color...

We get a bit of lore info from Grandpa about Demon Kings.

Grandpa explains about the 13 Crowns - representatives of the Demon World who help govern it - and that to become a Demon King, one must possess the trust of every single one since they'd be the one to rule the Demon World.

He also explains the role and power of the Demon King - their word is law and they are the Demon World itself. Demons will do as they commanded. The Demon World is a reflection of whoever ruled it and right now, the Demon World is a fun place because Delkiller-sama was a fun person.

Grandpa explains that with all these in mind, he doesn't know if he'd even get the role someday if he wanted it or if he ever did, if he'd be worthy of it. It’s such a big thing after all.

If he did become the Demon King though, he says he'd do this: make the Demon World "Iruma"-themed lol. Seriously though, he says he'd support Iruma if he'd become the Demon King and would like to see what kind of world Iruma would create.

These statements are very ironic considering who would end up being future Demon King haha.

While Iruma said he didn’t want to become Demon King, he did end up thinking about it. What if he did become the Demon King?

Hmm... for someone who isn’t interested, he looked like he was thinking deeply about it.

They get back home and later that night, Iruma checked the stuff Granpa bought him.

Iruma finally gets a hold of the Demon King Prophecy! We've heard about the prophecy before but Iruma probably hasn't yet until now. After listing the stuff about the future king, there’s a shot of Iruma’s hand with his ring haha. Upon reading this, Iruma thought more about it: What kind of world would it become if he were to become the Demon King?

You’re not the only one wondering Iruma. I’m sure the rest of the fandom is wondering that, too.

The new semester begins! The entire Abnormal class is told that they now have to attain Dalet (4) rank before their second year begins as it's the minimum they'd need to graduate - failure results in them losing the Royal One classroom!

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Not gonna lie, the shopping part of the episode reminded me of the scenes at the beginning of the firsts Harry Potter movies with them shopping at Diagon Alley. It’s fun and I got to see more of the Demon World. I wonder if they’d show us other places in the Demon World in the next season.

Grandpa happily doting on Iruma made me think that maybe it’d have been better for him if he had gotten to adopt Iruma as a child. Iruma is already a teenager and so their time they could spend together wouldn’t be as long or as often since Iruma had friends and busy with school. On the other hand, Iruma gained a lot of experiences in his crappy life before getting here and it did help him become the person he is. I guess the problem here is that he’s human and he probably ages faster than everyone else. :P

Like I mentioned before, it feels weird we only got 21 episodes this time. I was hoping there’d be another arc before the end of the season. There’s already a season 3 announcement and for next year, I think, so its all good. It might feel like a long time but I thought the same back when season 1 ended and now the finale for season 2 had just aired. Time flies fast.

I just wanna point out that in the last scene at the classroom when they were being told about the rank raising they gotta do, Agares is shown with his eyes visible. I’m glad they never put that mask back to cover his face cause he looks good haha. Glad they kept this detail.

Well, thank you for reading this and the other posts, too if you did. I guess we’d have to wait for season 3 now. I’m glad this show is popular enough to gain another season so fast. :)

[mlqcconfessions]

MLQC Headcanons - Quarantine with the 4 boys

Warning: Minor plot spoilers for main story; suggestive? not really?

Because a lot of people have been worrying over current situations, I hope this can perhaps lessen your burdens. Enjoy!

Victor

Your entire apartment complex is set as a shelter-in-place

Even though you’re so healthy, you can’t go outside

So after work, he orders suggests you stay at his house for the time being

You happily take the offer (pudding all day, every day!)

You actually don’t have your stuff with you (and can’t go back to your now-blocked off apartment)

The two of you arrive home to CONVENIENTLY placed clothes (with your size), toothbrush sets, and enough groceries for 4

Victor avoids your eyes

So this is why Goldman kept complaining about how he’s a butler now

He tells you to take a bath first while he prepares dinner

You suggest taking one together (with the look to accompany your words)

He pauses for a second, nearly drops the knife, before responding

“....dummy.... then we’ll have no time to cook ALL of this food to satisfy that never-ending stomach of yours”

Really? Mr. Victor “Time Controller” Li saying there’ll be no time?

You roll your eyes before heading to the bathroom (fortunately, you didn’t catch Victor’s cheeks starting to go pink)

After dinner, you two watch movies together

Rock, paper, scissors; winner gets to pick (he stops time right after you pull out paper; he pulls out rock)

You decide to put on a black and white film you’ve never heard of before

“You’re going to fall asleep, MC”

“Am not!”

You’re out within the first 20 minutes (your head is lying against his shoulders)

“This dummy...what am I going to do with you?”

Contrary to his words, his tone is delicate and he smiles warmly, picking you up to let you sleep in the bed

Of course, he will too

Kiro

Savin cancelled all his schedules so as to prevent him from going outside

Nothing is boring with this energetic ball of sunshine

Even quarantine

He's actually excited for this (an excuse to stay up all night with you)

It’s not a sleepover, Kiro

Buys 3 bags full of snacks and food before going to his house

"We're gonna need ALL of this if we want to survive, MC!"

Treats the entire process as a zombie apocalypse

You're wearing matching pajamas that he specifically made Savin order (sorry Savin)

Actually brought walkie-talkies so you can talk to each other in different rooms (his house is HUGE)

You call him Agent Key, he calls you Agent Chips

Insists you end your sentences with “Over.” (whines if you don’t)

He waits by the door for you to walk by, ambushing you with kisses all over

You grab a nearby pillow to playfully nudge his chest

Proves useless because he just hugs you even tighter, as if he's trying so hard to keep you from leaving

You notice the slight change in his actions, and pull down his collar to kiss his nose

He’s definitely caught off guard as he can feel his cheeks starting to burn

You say nothing and simply bury your head in his arms

You guide him to the bed because he NEEDS reassurance that you’ll be with him forever

You answer by being the big spoon this time around (he loves it more when you stroke his hair)

"We're gonna get through this together, alright?"

Lucien

He knew the apartment complex would be quarantined sometime soon

Invites you over to his place, instead

Actually supplied to the MAX (this man just knows)

Recent news has made you frustrated and worried (of course, he realized this too How could he not)

He prepares you chamomile tea to ease your anxiety (you love the way he elegantly brews and he knows that)

He uses the china set the two of you bought together (only takes it out of the case when he serves you)

His house just has that scent

Infused with lavender; it’s enough to make your nerves calm down by a ton

You take a sip of the tea and lean back on the couch, completely at peace

After brewing his own cup, he sits next to you

Does a quick briefing on how the situation might change in the future

“No matter what happens, I’m always your next-door neighbor”

You set your cup down and lay your head on his shoulders

It gives you a sense of security in a world where danger is all around

The smell of Lucien coaxes you to a wonderful sleep

He looks at you with multiple emotions in his soft eyes, all pointing to the same thought

“.....am I enough for her?”

Is it too selfish of him to want her by his side? Forever?

He looks down at his teacup, fully decorated with butterflies painted with all colors of the rainbow

Was this cup always this beautiful?

You lightly mumble some words in your slumber, much to his delight (he always did enjoy listening to your “dream language”)

“I love you, Lucien” 

He goes wide-eyed before closing his eyes and matching his breathing to yours

“I love you, too”

Gavin

He was dropping you off at your apartment after work ended

There was a curfew set in your town, so he couldn’t go home on Sparky (probably pertains to “flying” home, too)

Despite your worries, he opens your window to fly off

You grab his arms (he’s surprised, but definitely happy about it)

“You can stay over at my place!” 

BIRDCOP IS CONFLICTED

Would you have done the same to your next-door neighbor if he asked??

A strong gust of wind blows into your open window (Gavin is brought back to his senses as you struggle to close it)

Tightly shutting your window, he accepts (he’ll have to talk to you about being too trusting later)

You bring him the clothes he left behind last time (you may have worn it once or thrice but you washed it, of course)

Tonight’s dinner will have to be instant ramen (you forgot to buy groceries; it was sudden, after all)

He notices you stocked up on his favorite types, and blushes slightly

You don’t understand what’s so embarrassing about instant ramen

It starts heavily pouring as the two of you clean up after dinner

You take a shower first while he sets up the bed (his ears are fully perked, happily listening to your cute little humming)

When he’s done with his shower, you two cuddle close on the bed, watching the news on TV (he smells like you, and it’s great)

You must’ve shown signs of worry, because he turns off the TV and pulls you into his arms, chin resting on your head

Words can’t explain how comforting it is right now. How SAFE you feel.

The two of you doze off into a deep slumber in each other’s embrace, surrounded by the harmony of heavy rain softened by an opposing wind 

He knows you sleep better when it’s quiet

This took longer than expected but so WORTH IT

AHHHHH the FLUFFF

I’ve poured my heart and soul into this post, hope I was able to stay in character!

Whose imagines did you enjoy the most? If I had to choose, I would choose Lucien’s (sorry Birdcop, but I actually felt emotional when I wrote Lucien’s)

Stay safe and healthy, everybody! We can get through this!

[theinsiderrp]

HALLOWEEN WEEK: 22ND - 31ST OCTOBER

from the 22nd to the 31st october, all academies will be closed for lectures/learning & halloween week will commence! below you can find the schedule for this week and what you can take part in. 

FRIDAY: LOCK-IN THEATRE

this event will take place at every academy

in the theatre, scary movies will be showing from 7:00pm - 4:00am. once the movies start, the doors will lock and you’ll stay in the theatre. the earliest time you can leave is 4:00am. 

snacks, drinks, blankets etc. will all be provided. 

you can choose where you take part in this event. you might decide to go to another academy to be closer to friends or stay at your own. 

SATURDAY: LOS ANGELES: HORROR NIGHTS

there’ll be a trip to universal studios for horror nights. this is basically where the studio has a ton of spooky walk-throughs. dress comfortably and get ready to be frightened! 

dares and fun things WILL be sent out given activity is good 

you can go in small groups.

after there’ll be a sleepover in the diamond bridge common rooms with pumpkin spiced latte and the movie ‘hocus pocus’.

SUNDAY: EDINBURGH: PUMPKIN PICKING 

as we move into the week of halloween, there’ll be a pumpkin picking and carving event at west ivy’s. it’s more of a lowkey event for people to wind down, take cute pictures and dress all aesthetically. 

you can then go back to west ivy’s to carve them/post pictures. the winners will be rewarded.

MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY: FREE DAYS! 

FRIDAY: HOGWARTS & PARTY: LONDON

a halloween party at harry potter studios. fancy dress of course! the sleepover will take place in st judes, wherever you want to stay!

SATURDAY: PARTY: NEW YORK CITY 

a halloween party hosted at the student roof top bar in liberty, NYC

SUNDAY: PARTY: TOKYO 

a halloween party hosted at blossom bell in the main hall