#would have a crush on a boy and send him death threats and be like Get Out Of My School because he makes him nervous

[boxwinebaddie]

my favorite baby style ncu continuity is cute tiny hopeless romantic kindergarten disney prince stan falling in love with kyle broflovski at first sight and buying every flavor of ring pop trying to propose to him like 'you are...the most Beautiful person i've ever seen.'

and evil feral kindergarten nj kyle threatening to bite him, fight him and end his pitiful life like 'and you are...so Gahdamn WEIRD. stay the hell away from me, yA FREAK!' and trying to bear mace him skdhs

— but then k-garten stan doing something incredibly wholesome, mindboggling stupid and storybook chivalrous to save k-garten kyle's life, the ice around his cold black heart melting, bein forever changed and falling head over heels in love w boy hero k-garten stan...

...all to take the fATTEST L OF ALL FUCKING TIME because he is too emotionally constipated to confess his feelings and end up gettin stuck in the super best friend zone FOREVER bc every day perfect stan marsh gets lovelier, handsomer and....Fucking STUPIDER.

[robertreich]

How Trump is Following Hitler's Playbook

You’ve heard Trump’s promise:

TRUMP: I’m going to be a dictator for one day.

History shows there are no “one-day” dictatorships. When democracies fall, they typically fall completely.

In a previous video, I laid out the defining traits of fascism and how MAGA Republicans embody them. But how could Trump — or someone like him — actually turn America into a fascist state? Here’s how in five steps.

Step 1: Use threats of violence to gain power

Hitler and Mussolini relied on their vigilante militias to intimidate voters and local officials. We watched Trump try to do the same in 2020.

TRUMP: Proud Boys, stand back and stand by.

Republican election officials testified to the threats they faced when they refused Trump’s demands to falsify the election results.

RAFFENSPERGER: My email, my cell phone was doxxed.

RUSTY BOWERS: They have had video panel trucks with videos of me proclaiming me to be a pedophile.

GABRIEL STERLING: A 20-something tech in Gwinnett County today has death threats and a noose put out saying he should be hung for treason.

If the next election is close, threats to voters and election officials could be enough to sabotage it.

Step 2: Consolidate power

After taking office, a would-be fascist must turn every arm of government into a tool of the party. One of Hitler’s first steps was to take over the civil service, purging it of non-Nazis.

In October of 2020, Trump issued his own executive order that would have enabled him to fire tens of thousands of civil servants and replace them with MAGA loyalists. He never got to act on it, but he’s now promising to apply it to the entire civil service.

That’s become the centerpiece of something called Project 2025, a presidential agenda assembled by MAGA Republicans, that would, as the AP put it, “dismantle the US government and replace it with Trump’s vision.”

Step 3: Establish a police state

Hitler used the imaginary threat of “the poison of foreign races” to justify taking control of the military and police, placing both under his top general, and granting law-enforcement powers to his civilian militias.

Now Trump is using the same language to claim he needs similar powers to deal with immigrants.

Trump plans to deploy troops within the U.S. to conduct immigration raids and round up what he estimates to be 18 million people who would be placed in mass-detention camps while their fate is decided.

And even though crime is actually down across the nation, Trump is citing an imaginary crime wave to justify sending troops into blue cities and states against the will of governors and mayors.

Trump insiders say he plans to invoke the Insurrection Act to have the military crush civilian protests. We saw a glimpse of that in 2020, when Trump deployed the National Guard against peaceful protesters outside the White House.

And with promises to pardon January 6 criminals and stop prosecutions of right-wing domestic terrorists, Trump would empower groups like the Proud Boys to act as MAGA enforcers.

Step 4: Jail the opposition

In classic dictatorial fashion, Trump is now openly threatening to prosecute his opponents.

TRUMP: if I happen to be president and I see somebody who’s doing well and beating me very badly, I say, ‘Go down and indict them.’ They’d be out of business.

And he’s looking to remake the Justice Department into a tool for his personal vendettas.

TRUMP: As we completely overhaul the federal Department of Justice and FBI, we will also launch sweeping civil rights investigations into Marxist local district attorneys.

In the model of Hitler and Mussolini, Trump describes his opponents as subhuman.

TRUMP: …the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country…

Step 5: Undermine the free press

As Hitler well understood, a fascist needs to control the flow of information. Trump has been attacking the press for years.

And he’s threatening to punish news outlets whose coverage he dislikes.

He has helped to reduce trust in the media to such a historic low that his supporters now view him as their most trusted source of information.

Within a democracy, we may often have leaders we don’t like. But we have the power to change them — at the ballot box and through public pressure. Once fascism takes hold, those freedoms are gone and can’t easily be won back.

We must recognize the threat of fascism when it appears, and do everything in our power to stop it.

[08luvmailz]

⌨︎ ⁩◞ HERO FANBOY 2 — ! ❪bakugo katsuki❫

SYNOPSIS ୨୧ ! which a certain hero from ua crushes (hard) on a idol !

FANBOY BAKUGOU! He looks like he doesnt listen to kpop but he does

HE STAN YOUR GROUP SINCE PRE DEBUT bro from casula listener to hard stan 4life

He participates on selca day but only post blurred pics of him BRO WAS KNOWN AS THE PUNK AESTHETIC BUT A BOT BOYFIE MATERIAL

falling inlove with you because of your personality and he thought your hot like hotter than his explosions (but he would never admit that)

Has a collection of your album and sells some of his duplicate

send death threat to haters everyday THATS WHY THE FANS LOVE HIM FOR THAT

intimidating fan has some casual mutual on twt but never really interacted daily BUT OH BOY HE ACTIVE WHENVER SOMEONE TALKS SHIT ABOUT YOU

a known defender of you from haters, can see his tweets cussing this user or this user BRO HE DEFENDS YOU AND YOUR MEMBERS EVERYWEEK

he gonna start a war

who’s in denial about his obsession with you bro better have reality check on him

watches vids of you everyday, before going to school, after training, eating or before going to sleep BRO NEVER LACKS ALWAYS STREAMING YOU

has a secret album on his phone, photos and vid and edits of you. he never notices he has a creepy giddy smile whenever he watch those

almost got caught by kirishima BECAUSE HE WAS SMIRKING SO BAD he thought he was just watching some horror movie

goes to a photo booth because you have a collab with them BRO SPENT HIS MONEY JUST TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU

be delulu fr he was so happy, got many copies of the strip

best at hiding being a fan of yours

he wants to go to your fan meet but changes since he has to keep his " intimidating and doesnt listen to girly pop songs " oh but he does

smirks whenever like some random critique person on the internet compliments your voice BRO AGREES

you will never know he is a fan of yours

and he will always be good at hiding that

except when kirishima.... founds out when his phone is open and sees your face as his home screen

bro almost blows up his entire existence

kirishima lightly tease him but not to much since he is talking to a ticking time bomb that will explode everytime

[mypoisonedvine]

Drabble Idea: Judge Crane decides to give his obsession a third option. Death, exile, or…….

You know he would use his position in order to get his crush all to himself while Gotham burns.

YES OMG SOME LOVE FOR JUDGE CRANE he's so underrated and I actually lost it when I saw the movies in theaters and he popped up <3 like omg look it's my husband

warnings: coercion, ownership, threats of noncon, yandere vibes

"You can't be serious," you mumbled, but you knew he was-- Dr. Crane wasn't an especially humorous guy, that whole death by exile bit from earlier notwithstanding.

He still smiled at you, though; "It's your choice."

"Well, it's not much of a choice, is it?" you scoffed.

"It's a better choice than anybody else got," Jonathan shrugged, "if you do choose exile, I'm sure these guys would love to give you a nice send-off-- right, boys?"

You didn't even have the heart to look back at the thugs who had dragged you in here, but you heard them chuckling and mumbling amongst themselves. Crane had made his message clear, and you let out a sigh of defeat. "Fine," you said.

"Fine?" he repeated. "What's that mean, you'll just die?"

"No, I--"

"You know, you said once you'd rather die than marry me, do you remember that?" He laughed. But that was years ago, when your father tried to set you up with him because he was a respected doctor and you were a nice young socialite-- it was more about rebellion than anything else then, but learning about his insanity and criminal activities wasn't exactly changing your mind.

"I was wrong," you admitted, "alright? I'm sorry."

He smiled again, a little more sinister than the last time. "Then you can wait for me with the others... sweetheart."

~

The huddled mass of the 'arrested' dwindled through the day, executives and politicians dragged up the stairs to meet their fate as determined by Crane; soon it was only half or less left behind, with you simply counting the minutes until you'd be taken-- you couldn't imagine what life would be like with Jonathan, and for now, you tried not to.

He came for you at the end of the day, standing above you and smiling down as you stayed sitting on the ground, leaning against a pillar and waiting for whatever he asked you to do. "I'm not sure what I'm supposed to say," he admitted as he stared at you. "Hi honey, I'm home or something?"

"You don't actually sleep here, do you?" you frowned.

"No, no-- I believe in work-life balance," he shook his head; then reached his hand out to help you up. "Come on, let's go home."

Though you hesitated, you took his hand and let him help you to your feet with a wince.

"Are you alright?" he asked, seeing the pain on your face.

"They kinda roughed me up," you admitted quietly, though your breath caught when Jonathan pulled you closer.

"Poor thing," he mumbled, petting your cheek briefly, holding your waist a little tighter. "And having to sit on this hard floor all day-- you must be sore, hm?"

You nodded slightly, though you felt strange talking to him like this-- like it was a normal conversation, and not something you had to do to keep yourself safe. If being with him could really be considered 'safe'...

"I can write you a script if you're in too much pain," he offered, "but I think you just need some rest: somewhere warm, a nice big bed..."

He leaned in closer as he trailed off, taking a deep breath beside your head as he rubbed your back. Though he must have noticed the way you tensed up and nearly pulled away, it didn't deter him.

"I'll be good to you," he promised, "if you just behave. You don't need to be so afraid of me."

But you could hear the excitement in his voice; he liked that you were afraid of him. Finally, he had the power over you that you'd denied him all those years ago. No matter how sweet he promised to be, one way or another, he was going to make you pay for that.

[fumiyami]

MY OPINIONS ON DIFFERENT TOKOYAMI SHIPS!!!!

TokoTsuyu (Tokoyami x Asui)

• both animal based!!

•teamed up for that one thing of 1A against the teachers and was a good team

•saw a fanfic of these two on ao3 and it made me think of them two more!!

•I see Tsu as a lesbian mostly but none of their sexualities are confirmed (and let’s be real most of them are gonna be straight😰)

Overall: 4/10

BakuToko (Bakugou x Tokoyami)

•I saw a bunch of fics of these two and they were mostly all super good!!

•but y’all I hate bakugou’s character😓 (don’t send me death threats please and thanks!!)

•still though those fics changed my perspective on these ships

•also like super aggressive x super calm is a good trope!!

Overall: 5/10

TokoYama (Tokoyami x Aoyama)

•u guys i’m coming out as a tokoyama shipper!!! :((

•I LIVE for the trope of sun x moon

•also they have so many things in common!! like: both being insecure (I think), both having belly button quirks, both speaking in an unusual way (yuga speaking french and fumi being like gothic and stuff), and having a set aesthetic (yuga being bright and shiny while fumi’s all dark and broody)

•i’ve seen SO MANY cute fics of these two!! one of my personal favourites: Your Love Is Sunlight by Rainy_Day_Lemonade on AO3!!

•most birds are attracted to shiny things!! yuga is a very shiny thing!!

•I imagine yuga stealing fumi’s heart by first making dark shadow warming up to him!!

Overall: 10/10 (MY FAVOURITE MHA SHIP)

KuroYami (Kuroiro x Tokoyami)

•I don’t know much about this ship or kuroiro in general but he seems cool!!

•they’re both like dark-based or gothic!!

•I feel like it would take dark shadow a long time to warm up to kuroiro due to like him controlling him that one time?? I wouldn’t know I skipped past that scene :((

•also!! kuroiro canonically already has a crush and I don’t really like going against canon or anything!! (I like when my delusional mind can at least imagine my ships being possible)

•the opposite of opposites attract😥

Overall: 3/10

TokoKami (Tokoyami x Kaminari)

•i’ve seen like one fic of this and it was super good!!

•also I saw these fanmade mha tweets on tiktok by this person called Az who ships denki and fumi and it was so cute!! like: Denki: Tokoyami keeps giving me rocks what do I do??? (or something like that)

•I don’t know much about denki (or anyone other than fumikage and mina for that matter) but he seems like a good character!!

•I don’t see much of these two though :((

•another sun x moon trope?? maybe?? opposites attract?

•there’s official art of fumikage and denki sitting next to each other and stuff so :))

Overall: 4/10

TokoShoji (Tokoyami x Shoji)

•I had no idea what colour to do for Shoji so I just went blue :((

•anyways my heteromorph boys!!

•I don’t think of these two much but I keep seeing cute fanart of them on pinterest!!

•I think they’re friends in canon??!

•I feel like this would be a possibility like if any of these ships were to happen it’d be either TokoTsuyu or TokoShoji!!

•i’m so sorry but I did almost forget about Shoji entirely (I love the man I really do!! such a gentleman)

•not much to say but I like the height difference!! short x tall!!

Overall: 6/10

TokoJirou (Tokoyami x Jirou)

•this ship could also be a possibility in some far away universe!!

•they had a drama cd together about jirou being scared of ghosts while her and fumikage explored a haunted building of UA and she grabbed onto the hem of his shirt the whole time which was cool!

•they both have cool aesthetics!!

•both play guitar so they could do like duets together or something

•oh em gee I just thought of them doing a cover of that one song where it’s like “they’re only human they don’t see” or whatever!! (sorry y’all I barely know that song🤯🤯)

•I prefer either jirou x denki or jirou x momo but tokojirou is fantastic as well!!

•but I also have a slight grudge against jirou for personal reasons..(don’t kill me)

Overall: 6/10

TokoKoda (Tokoyami x Koda)

•both heteromorphs!!

•some people headcanon them as both autistic so that’s cool they can like sympathise with each other!!

•I headcanon fumikage to know sign language so if koda goes non verbal then they can communicate!!

•ALSO. animal based quirk x animal based human!!

•both of their favourite animals are probably birds and I love that

•BUT I don’t know much about koda enough and I don’t see much content of this ship :((

Overall: 3/10

I LOVE ALL SHIPS WITH TOKOYAMI REALLY (except for one..looking at you hawks x tokoyami😟😟) AS LONG AS THEYRE LEGAL AND HEALTHY!!

[fanfic-recs-01]

Spideypool Fics

This is just a list of all the Peter Parker/Wade Wilson fics I like on AO3, if you have any recs for me feel free to send me some!

Updated 5/15/24

I Think I Missed a Step ('Cause I'm Fallin' For You) by mokuyoubi

~Peter thinks Wade knows his secret identity, and Wade is really confused by the hot coed who keeps popping up and hanging out with him.~

The Health Benefits and Damages of Being an Avenger by Mushka

~"Tash? You done cleaning up the helpless puppies down there?"

“They’re monkeys. And yes. Status report.”

“I’m up here with Spider-man. He’s bleeding out despite my best efforts. ETA?”~

Join the Club by HashtagLEH 

~Homeless and mute after everything Peter has been through, he somehow makes friends with Deadpool, as Spiderman. And then he meets the Avengers, as Peter.

(Peter is underage here but there’s no romance)~

Peter Parker's Home for the Wayward Villain by BeanieBaby

~A really long redemption story.~

are you sure you wanna' love me? by scarlett_starlett

~Spider-Man is everything Peter Parker wishes he could be—witty, confident, loud, sassy, and sexy…

This is no more apparent to him than when Deadpool walks past him without a second glance the first time they meet. It sucks, considering Peter Parker has an embarrassing crush on the ex-merc.~

Mission by Woodlie

~SHIELD has found where Deadpool lives. Normally, this information would just be added to his file, but a civilian named Peter Parker also lives in the apartment with him.~

Petey and Wade discuss the proper way to go about vigilantism (and maybe they fall in love too) by isaDanCurtisproduction

~Deadpool totally crashes Peter's lunch date with some left-overs Aunt May had inundated him with, and Peter is like "Woah, isn't that that murder guy?" and then it kind of spirals from there. And maybe when Peter first saw Deadpool, decked out with fuzzy panda gloves and enough guns to take down a small monarchy, he should have high-tailed it the other way, but where's the fun in that, right?

Right???~

buddy you're a boy make a big noise by orphan_account

~Wade’s hanging by one leg from the firescape outside Peter’s seventh floor apartment, katanas sheathed on his back and a gun on each thigh - but he’s frozen like a deer in the headlights, as if Peter poses some sort of threat, standing like an idiot at the open window in sweatpants and no shirt, only a flashlight and a thin smattering of chest hair to defend himself.~

Oblivious In Love by Atsvie

~Peter and Wade are sort of a thing. Everyone knows. Except for Peter.~

Off The Record by crookedswingset

~Peter Parker is a corporate lackey whose sole job is to root out problem executives who waste Oscorp’s money and time. Wade Wilson is a reserve Avenger on the hunt for a prize even Iron Man couldn’t nail down: the real identity of everyone’s favorite webhead.

Too bad most people think Spider-Man is Harry Osborn.~

The 6 Months Peter Parker was Dead by Spongeekat

~Peter is forced to fake his own death to save the lives of his friends and family. Now living as his secret identity of Spider-Man, he must cope with the pain he's causing his adoptive fathers Tony and Steve, as well as Wade- the boyfriend he left behind- while adjusting to the lonely life of a full-time hero. It's not easy when his decision keeps finding ways to haunt him, and it seems his identity is even harder to hide from the Avengers when he's 'dead.'~

Petey and Wade discuss the proper way to go about vigilantism (and maybe they fall in love too) by isaDanCurtisproduction

~Deadpool totally crashes Peter's lunch date with some left-overs Aunt May had inundated him with, and Peter is like "Woah, isn't that that murder guy?" and then it kind of spirals from there. And maybe when Peter first saw Deadpool, decked out with fuzzy panda gloves and enough guns to take down a small monarchy, he should have high-tailed it the other way, but where's the fun in that, right?~

Rich in Love and Life by Adsdragonlover  

~Peter keeps running into Wade out of costume, and, remarkably, Wade's actually interested in him. In Peter Parker. And he keeps paying for Peter's things.~

Imperfect Strangers by oprime  

~Wade Wilson rents out his extra room to the kid that takes all those action shots of Spider-man. Peter something or other. He seems like he'll be an okay roommate and maybe an in with Spidey Cakes but why does everything about him seem so familiar?~

I dunno how to act or if I should be leavin' by sadieb798  

~A sudden weight clamps down on Peter’s right shoulder - a hand, he realizes when the fingers give his arm a brief squeeze - that immediately makes him tense. Why didn’t my spider-sense go off? Peter wonders as he turns to look -And comes face-to-face with Deadpool.~

Hot damn, and you too by Winterchildboobear  

~"How do you know my name?" Wade asked, keeping his voice light as he cocked the gun. The boys body tensed at the click of the metal, sitting up he stared at Wade sombrely, his gaze slightly unfocused.~

Shelter From Cold by torchestogether  

~The snowstorm was too severe for anyone to sleep out on the streets. Peter knew it was a bad idea, but even Deadpool deserved to have someone looking out for him.~

Deadpool's Dating? What the... by Ninjababe  

~Deadpool's dating squeaky clean Peter Parker. SHIELD wants to keep an eye on that.~

Time After Time by glaciya    

~“I can’t let you kill him.” Peter watches as Deadpool goes almost unnaturally still, the only movement coming from when he tilts his head at Peter. The odd tingling his spidey-sense has been making all night gets even worse as Peter tries not to shudder under the heavy weight of Deadpool’s gaze.~

Propositions by stuckybarnes  

~Wade finally convinces a very tired Peter to go to New York Comic-Con with him and enter a Deadpool and Spider-Man cosplay contest, sure they'll win. Obviously. It doesn't go exactly as expected, and Peter is not thrilled.~

hey you (who the fuck are you) by fancastical     *New

~For some reason, Peter thinks Deadpool knows his secret identity so he thinks its not a big deal to chat with the merc in his civilian identity whenever he bumps into him in various locations. Wade, meanwhile, is confused on why a cute but grouchy nerd keeps talking to him like they know each other but hey, its New York! Eccentrics are everywhere and this guy is really cute and doesn’t seem to mind hanging out with him!~

i know your secret by jilliancares    

~“I’m your new neighbor,” Wade forged on, oblivious to Peter’s state of shock, and he stuck out a scarred hand. Peter gripped it, feeling numb, and gave it a shake. Did Wade realize who he was? No, clearly not. He was acting way too normally. Wade was one for dramatics.~

The 6 Times Peter Wanted To Reveal his Identity (And the 1 Time He Did) by Spongeekat    

~Peter is madly in love with Wade, and plans to meet him on top of his apartment building to reveal his identity. Wade thinks Peter is standing on the ledge ready to jump, and takes it upon himself to make sure he gets home safe and finds a reason to live again.~

took no time with the fall by cherryvanilla    

~When the Avengers had briefed him on Deadpool, they played up the Kills People for Money and Has No Real Morals angle and left out the Is Pretty Damn Funny and Charming in a Weird, Terrifying Sort of Way part.~

Peter Parker’s Perfect Shot by GreyLiliy

~Peter found himself unlucky enough to witness one of Deadpool’s hits up close and personal, and to make matters worse, he failed to get a shot of the action. His boss J. Jonah demands Peter make it up to him and what could be more impressive than a perfect shot of Deadpool himself?~

Sister Margaret’s fics

I'll Tell No Lies by doctorestranged    

~When a series of murders take place, Peter Parker goes undercover in Sister Margaret’s to get intel on Tony Stark’s prime suspect: Deadpool. Peter goes in hoping to get enough information so that Spider-Man can save the day, but like everything in Peter’s life, it becomes a bit more complicated than that and it soon becomes apparent that he might not be the best fit for the job.~

It's Sweater Weather by Chaze_Come_Down

~After their friendship anniversary Wade gives Peter a special made sweater, it sparks a new age of their friendship and much to Peter's stupidity, decides to wear it out in his everyday wear and happens to stubble upon Sister Margaret's School for Wayward Children. Hoping to just get drunk, he meets a very intrigued and angry Wade Wilson who just wants to know how he got the one of a kind sweater from. Hell breaks loose and both are oblivious idiots.~

Liquor Might Not Solve All Your Problems But It's Worth A Shot by MissMoochy

~Spideypool Bingo prompt: [Sister Margaret's]Wade walks into Sister Margaret's School for Wayward Children, to see Weasel has hired a gorgeous new bartender called Peter.~

Sister Margaret's School for Broke Spiders by Lilacs_and_the_sea

~It's summer, and school is out. As a high school teacher, Peter is not being paid for three months. He's shit out of luck, and he desperately needs another job.~

Unmasking Spidey by Willow Writes (Willow_1)

~J. Jonah Jameson has offered a frankly ridiculous reward to whoever can unmask the friendly neighbourhood menace. So Wade returns to New York to make some easy money.Meanwhile, Peter Parker looses his job and finds work with his old school friend at Sister Margaret's School for Wayward Children.~

Weasel Knows Best by TreacleTeacups

~In which Weasel calls in a gold card because Peter Parker is too much of a handful even for him and he knows the perfect sucker for the job. Or, the one in which Weasel is sick of the tension and finds a solution.~

[likely-moony]

One way, or another ~ Siddhant Nandan Saaho ~

One Way, Or Another

Paring: Yandere Siddhant Nandan Saaho x GN Reader

Type/Words: Headcannons ~ 800

Synopsis: Just some Yandere Hcs for siddhant from the telugu movie: Saaho.

TW!!!: Yandere-Themes, Yandere Characters, Abuse Of Power (Intellectual, Popularity, and financially), Mentions Of Death, Minor Character Deaths, Unhealthy Obsession, Force, Forceful Relationships, Mentions Of Threats, Black-mailing, Obsessive Characters, Unhealthy Feelings, Manipulation, please let me know if I missed something :>

You have been warned ⚠️

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Saaho/ashok/Siddhant is a very complex yet straightforward person.

No matter where, when, or how you meet him, he'd fall head over heels for you within no time.

It would take a while for him to realise what he feels towards you isn't just lust, but once he does, it's game over for anyone else who wants you.

Not that it was easy for anyone else in the first place.

He'd purposely be a dick to whoever likes you, and constantly out smart them to make them look dumb.

If you meet him for the first time as ashok in the police operation, within a few days, he'd already be planning his next steps with you.

His steps on what would happen after his identity is revealed.

He knows you'll find out eventually, so he plans.

Maybe he'd hold you hostage to escape and take the chance to kidnap you as well, who knows?

But if that did happen, he'd keep you safe in a little room away from everyone and everything.

But don't worry, it's only until he regains his wealth.

After that, you'll be treated like a queen, whether you like it or not.

If you were to meet him as Siddhant, which is after he reclaims his seat, it would take very little time for him to really fall for you.

You could be anyone, and yet you'd still catch his eye.

A waiter/waitress/server, another wealthy person attending one of his parties, the offspring of one of his business partners, hell you could even be just a random person that took care of him as a child and he'd still fall for you.

After you do catch his eye, there isn't much left for you to do, as he can easily access all your information with just a few words.

And through that information, he'd start sending you little gifts like flowers, cards, which eventually escalate into bigger things like necklaces and shoes.

And depending on how you react to his courtship, decides how he moves forward. 

If you reject him, he could do many things depending on who you are.

If you're his employee or a server, he could easily put you in financial misery till you have no choice but to crawl back to him for help, where he'd have his arms wide open.

If you're the offspring of someone he works with, there's a billion ways to tie you to him.

Like shoving a gun into your father's head for your hand in marriage, threatening to put your family in financial debt, just the dirty stuff that you shouldn't be able to see :)

But if you were his childhood friend when he was living a poor life, he'd simply demand every person who works under him to search for you, and when he finds you  he expects you to run into his arms and feel overwhelming joy like he would feel.

But if you don't, and simply wave at him like he was just another random man, he'd be crushed.

And if you reject his courtship, oh boy.

Siddhant is willing to do absolutely anything to get you married to him right away.

Even if you don't want to, he's afraid he has no other choice.

After marriage, he'd be extremely gentle with you.

If you were the one person who took care of him, he'd pay you back a billion times over. 

He loves you too much.

But either way, in the end, you'll be his bride/groom and he'll be your happy husband. 

He'll treat you like gold.

If it was a valuable thing to him, that is.

If you were to meet him while he was undercover as saaho, it would be like a normal romance.

It's not easy to pique his interest, but if you do somehow manage, there's no way out.

He's a stalker and is obsessive.

You're the only one constantly on his mind.

He'd stalk you,24/7 and would Install a tracker on your phone and keep you safe all the time.

But when an incident occurs where you lose your phone and find yourself in danger, nothing is going to stop saaho from knocking you out from the behind, installing a tracker in you, and admitting you to a hospital.

And after all that work, if you still reject him, he'd kidnap you straight away.

There's no way out, because in no time he'd be one of the richest people in the world, so even if you escape, it's not for long.

He has all the resources In the world to make you his.

At the end of the day, you'll always be his, one way or another.

Hope you enjoyed it! :>

[mysterycharacterbracket]

Tiebreaker Poll #2

The following characters received 34 votes each. Because of the way the math works out, the top 4 characters in this poll will receive first round byes, while the other 5 will have to compete in the first round.

Character 1: Was smart, ruthless and a capable ruler, is often misrepresented by fans of other characters

Character 7: They're a squid. They're one-fifth of a monkey. They're a Demon King. They're an angel. They're a Reader. They're a character and they know it. They're a god. They're the most helpless being in the universe. They gave their entire found family trauma, that could technically classify as generational trauma. They manage to have mutually insane homoerotic relationships with two different people. They have three parents and three kids (in both cases, one is biological and two are adopted)

Character 77: He's a hopeless romantic. He draws his crushes during class. He gets turned into a supervillain and all he wants is to take his crush on a date. He ends up flirting with a guy later who likes his art, and his friends try to wingman them together. Misunderstandings happen, but he helps the heroes save the day by tying up one of them to a kite and putting a blindfold on them. Yes, it was wild. It's pretty much his awakening to liking boys. After the dust settles, he ends up working on an original project with the guy who likes him. They're almost always seen by each other's side after that. His partner drags him to gym class despite him hating sports and working with groups. He makes up a lame excuse and uses puppy dog eyes, and they somehow work. He's a mess but his partner finds it endearing.

Character 120: blue and likes hotdogs

Character 136: the most autistic serial killer i’ve ever seen. has daddy issues like you wouldn’t believe. may or may not be a shadow demon. sends strongly worded letters over tiny inconveniences. would probably say “🥺👉👈” out loud to someone he is actively trying to murder

Character 142: A crow, is tasked with killing some 'immortals' after some other crow stole his kill. Meets death themselves.

Character 230: A little guy! A socialist that was forced to join the capitalist system, but girlbossed so hard that he could retire early and uses his money to bring entertainment to everyone! So much transmasc swag! Loves videogames! Is very pro-piracy of digital media! An aroace icon! Orng.... fren....

Character 257: He's a petty criminal with a strong distaste for most forms of authority (with good reason; there's someone powerful out to get him and his family) and who is fully prepared to use drastic means if necessary to achieve his goals. His main goals, though, are just to love and keep safe the handful of people he really deeply cares for, and often enough those that they care for as well. In his mid-teens he left home to chase down a missing family member, with hardly anything in the way of leads, and ended up spending some time wasting other people's money on the purchase of information that ultimately did him little good. He's a momma's boy. For a brief time he was a clown. He's a constant provider of nicknames to people disinclined to appreciate it--then again, annoyance is what he's going for. He's a people person and loves attention, but can be afraid of it too, especially when it comes from a crowd; in the long term being in the public eye is not for him. He's brash and tends to mess up in the things he says; he's a handful and has admitted as much out loud. He's publicly insulted the love of his life (it was mutual). He's a fool for love and isn't put off by the death threats. He's participated in a scam engagement to help his crush inflate their fame. He doesn't know deeply, or necessarily even like, everyone in his friend group, but to those he does care for, he's the furthest thing from a fair-weather friend, and pushes back against their self-doubt and self-destructive tendencies. He's multilingual, from two different cities, and a child of immigrants. He tries to keep much of his identity out of the light, and he has supernatural power that is thematically tied to that. He has a particular hat he's quite fond of; he has big brownish eyes and he gets mocked for his height.

Character 270: Last of his kind, he makes his adoptive mother take in another boy. Now he finally has a friend and the boys have fun every day. Days turn into years and they are now teenagers, and he accidentally kills one of the boys who has bullied him his entire life, and runs away from home to find a country where he's free to be himself without fear, but he's caught by another tribe, these ones are after something else...

[aesterblaster]

For the ship game! Bachisagi, hubris

A/N : Honestly for these had to remember it's not asking for full on fics just what comes to your head first TT so sorry

tw for homophobia

Hubris: Excessive Pride, Defiance of the Gods

When it came out that famous soccer player Isagi Yoichi, main playmaker of the experimental Blue Lock project, was dating Bachira Meguru a fellow player...a man...all hell broke loose. Not even Anri could pr her way out of a just slightly off screen kiss that managed to get onto Blue Lock TV. There was an outpouring of outraged fans, some fangirls of either of the boys who were simply upset that they'd never have a chance, some claiming that the repressive enviornment had changed their behavior and this was more proof BLLK was unnatural, and still others simply sending in death threats.

Isagi was completely unaware of this. He thought that maybe, just maybe he was far away enough from the prying eyes of the camera...but he didn't know they were in the common areas too. He thought they were just on the field until he used his reward points to get his phone back. If there was one thing Isagi Yoichi was, it was prideful. He couldn't deny that watching people react to his skills was as validating as it was unreal, seeing the love pour in from around the world only made him more motivated to keep going and to defeat Kaiser. But this time when he looked up his name on Twitter all he got were clips of him kissing Bachira.

His cheeks went red. Fuck. He hastily scrolled through the tag past the frankly violating fanart that had been posted at light speed, past the wild speculations and accusations, all the way to a comment from one of his old teammates. "Always knew that guy was off..he was always looking at me weird during practices. Fucking disgusting. I hope he gets kicked out of there soon and seen as the fluke he is, he's just there to try and make the other guys date him." Isagi stared at that one for a long time, he frankly couldn't even remember who this guy was and now he was claiming Isagi was eyeing him? "Why does every good player have to be a homo these days this is actually sickening..just imagine what they do off camera..." Isagi turned off his phone, he'd seen enough, he had a match tomorrow he should be training for that.

Yoichi kicked like he meant to break the goal in half, he kicked like he was trying to behead someone, he almost broke the image generating collar of the fake goalie. He just wanted to get rid of everything he was feeling welling up inside of him like a bucket trying to hold its own under torential rainfall. He felt disgusted at himself, like his pride had been marred and he'd been caught commiting a crime. What would his parents think? What would Ego say? How the hell did that even get online in the first place. Isagi let out a scream of pure anger as he angled his kick towards a camera in the corner of the room. He knew those bastards were watching him even now and making jokes about his tantrum. He had to score next match..he had to crush the opposition..he had to prove himself..he was better than them.

"Is this...a bad time?" Shit. Isagi didn't turn around, even though he really really wanted to. He just kept his back to Bachira, his breathing slowing as he tried to weigh his options in his head. "Y'know, I was wondering if you were coming to lunch, all the good stuff is going to be gone soon.." AKA, come with me, I want to spend time with you. Bachira felt so smart when he came up with those little code words and phrases to talk to Isagi without letting the producers and sponsors of Blue Lock know everything...Isagi marveled at how useless that was now.

"I already ate. You can beat it, I want to practice alone."

Bachira stiffened. Isagi was never this blunt with him, sure he was shy sometimes but there was a new edge to his partner's voice that made his eyebrows furrow in confusion. "Isagi..."

"Meguru-" Isagi never called him Meguru. "just get the hell out. I need to actually focus." If only he could see the way Bachira's heart sunk when he said that, if only he turned around and saw his amber eyes glossy with held back tears, maybe he would've been a little kinder. "I said fucking beat it damn it! Didn't you hear I already ate? We need to start being serious. This is a competition and only one of our egos will win. If you practice with me all the time you'll know everything right?! My prefrences, my likes and dislikes, why I do what I do......"

It had taken so, so long to get to this point. So many hours of talking in front of the screens and watching replays of matches, so many small touches and compliments, so many moments spent awkwardly questioning if they both felt the same way. Only to be ripped apart as one instant on some viral tv show they barely even asked to be on. "So fucking leave."

In that instant, Isagi didn't know Bachira had already left.

:After The Match:

Bachira knew exactly what Isagi was upset about. He saw the clip after Hiori mentioned it to him in passing ("Oh and I didn't know you two were a couple. That explains a lot.") and he was similarly horrified by people's responses. But there was one key difference between Isagi and Bachira.

Bachira had been through this type of thing before. He had been kicked and bullied and called names for doing things no one else understood. He'd been called weird and gross and abnormal before. And his only response was to keep going. He couldn't stop these people from calling him horrible things and he sure as hell couldn't please them. If some team wanted to drop their offer because he loved someone and they loved him back then so be it. He'd be damned if he stopped showing up for his boyfriend.

So he went to watch his match on the benches. The way he got so riled up during the match, staring at the field like a man on a mission, the amazing goals he scored when no one saw him coming..it all reminded Bachira why he loved Isagi so much in the first place. Just seeing him explode with speed and purpose across the turf got his heart racing and his looks when he blocked someone before stealing the ball were only comparable to a supermodel. The angles he managed to hit the ball at, the spin he put into it, all of it made Bachira proud to be Isagi's boyfriend. He just had to wait until he was back to prove it.

"Isagi! That was amazing!" Shit. Isagi couldn't turn his back this time so he just tried to wave him off. There were showers in the common areas too after all.

"Bachira.." There was nothing more he wanted than to collapse into his arms, his whole body felt like it was burning from the inside out, like he had been running from something his whole life. God, why was he so perfect with his two toned hair and sculpted muscles? Why was he so gentle, wrapping around Isagi like a warm blanket after a hard day? "You're making this so hard."

"What avoiding me after that kiss was caught on TV?"

"Y-you know about that!? Bachira we have to stay apart until this all cools down I- I can't waste my carrer."

Bachira only hugged him tighter. "You think they're gonna stop. But they won't. You're scared, I get it. I kind of am too. But there's no way I'm letting some people online who've never even touched a soccer ball tell me to stop kissing you." Isagi gently pushed away to create just enough distance to stare into his eyes, it was his turn to get teary.

"Fuck, I-I..are you sure?"

"Yeah. I am." And right there, in front of a well placed camera, Bachira kissed Isagi Yoichi, top soccer player and emerging super star. And he was planning to do it again and again, as long as he let him.

[truck-fump]

How Trump is Following Hitler’s PlaybookYou’ve heard...

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How Trump is Following Hitler’s PlaybookYou’ve heard...

How Trump is Following Hitler’s Playbook

You’ve heard Trump’s promise:

TRUMP: I’m going to be a dictator for one day.

History shows there are no “one-day” dictatorships. When democracies fall, they typically fall completely.

In a previous video, I laid out the defining traits of fascism and how MAGA Republicans embody them. But how could Trump — or someone like him — actually turn America into a fascist state? Here’s how in five steps.

Step 1: Use threats of violence to gain power

Hitler and Mussolini relied on their vigilante militias to intimidate voters and local officials. We watched Trump try to do the same in 2020.

TRUMP: Proud Boys, stand back and stand by.

Republican election officials testified to the threats they faced when they refused Trump’s demands to falsify the election results.

RAFFENSPERGER: My email, my cell phone was doxxed.

RUSTY BOWERS: They have had video panel trucks with videos of me proclaiming me to be a pedophile.

GABRIEL STERLING: A 20-something tech in Gwinnett County today has death threats and a noose put out saying he should be hung for treason.

If the next election is close, threats to voters and election officials could be enough to sabotage it.

Step 2: Consolidate power

After taking office, a would-be fascist must turn every arm of government into a tool of the party. One of Hitler’s first steps was to take over the civil service, purging it of non-Nazis.

In October of 2020, Trump issued his own executive order that would have enabled him to fire tens of thousands of civil servants and replace them with MAGA loyalists. He never got to act on it, but he’s now promising to apply it to the entire civil service.

That’s become the centerpiece of something called Project 2025, a presidential agenda assembled by MAGA Republicans, that would, as the AP put it, “dismantle the US government and replace it with Trump’s vision.”

Step 3: Establish a police state

Hitler used the imaginary threat of “the poison of foreign races” to justify taking control of the military and police, placing both under his top general, and granting law-enforcement powers to his civilian militias.

Now Trump is using the same language to claim he needs similar powers to deal with immigrants.

Trump plans to deploy troops within the U.S. to conduct immigration raids and round up what he estimates to be 18 million people who would be placed in mass-detention camps while their fate is decided.

And even though crime is actually down across the nation, Trump is citing an imaginary crime wave to justify sending troops into blue cities and states against the will of governors and mayors.

Trump insiders say he plans to invoke the Insurrection Act to have the military crush civilian protests. We saw a glimpse of that in 2020, when Trump deployed the National Guard against peaceful protesters outside the White House.

And with promises to pardon January 6 criminals and stop prosecutions of right-wing domestic terrorists, Trump would empower groups like the Proud Boys to act as MAGA enforcers.

Step 4: Jail the opposition

In classic dictatorial fashion, Trump is now openly threatening to prosecute his opponents.

TRUMP: if I happen to be president and I see somebody who’s doing well and beating me very badly, I say, ‘Go down and indict them.’ They’d be out of business.

And he’s looking to remake the Justice Department into a tool for his personal vendettas.

TRUMP: As we completely overhaul the federal Department of Justice and FBI, we will also launch sweeping civil rights investigations into Marxist local district attorneys.

In the model of Hitler and Mussolini, Trump describes his opponents as subhuman.

TRUMP: …the radical left thugs that live like vermin within the confines of our country…

Step 5: Undermine the free press

As Hitler well understood, a fascist needs to control the flow of information. Trump has been attacking the press for years.

And he’s threatening to punish news outlets whose coverage he dislikes.

He has helped to reduce trust in the media to such a historic low that his supporters now view him as their most trusted source of information.

Within a democracy, we may often have leaders we don’t like. But we have the power to change them — at the ballot box and through public pressure. Once fascism takes hold, those freedoms are gone and can’t easily be won back.

We must recognize the threat of fascism when it appears, and do everything in our power to stop it.

[the-firebird69]

There's about 10% of your flea left all of it more luck and we're going after the ground-based stuff and we're seeing this probably 7% of that left. We're going after your ocean going vessels too and pulling them all out taking them all and anything that comes out of Australia is ours we're taking the ships in the upper Midwest and we are also taking Trump's star Blazer ships. Before late afternoon or Days end, John remillard will be the only morlock with a fleet and he'll think that he can do whatever he wants and he's going to be a sadly mistaken the attitude is completely stupid and the reasoning is wrong and he is a very dumb person.

Roughly 200,000 people that are left from the original and within Charlotte county pretty soon he's going to dip down 20 to 30,000 cuz that's what's ordered they're trying come from the rear. No leave only 170,000 and you're getting fired from everything. The sun is a point we have to bring in more people to do the construction we have to occupy places they would have and we would be a distraction as opposed to having two things going on Chris getting harassed Matt getting harassed there would be a whole bunch of stuff going on and after they're constructed there's more stuff and they're fighting over the apartments while it's going on so I went to start I'm tired of being talked to and told it was starting I'm tired of telling people all those plans signed we got projects up there in Charlotte county, a series of odd buildings they did so building the idiots are building all of their contaminated should be torn down immediately. No we are going to a meeting today with Mac. He did not send a notice to proceed. On any projects in Charlotte county as of today and we have inquired. He just says this we are not ready to proceed at this time. Finally he said how many machine would be in Jeopardy at all times. Well mac put it in writing, and the morlock we're mad and sent him a letter and said he's going to be arrested for a slander. Metro a letter back and said you can't arrest people for slander and it's a threat and I'm going to charge you with it and you wrote a letter back says it's not a threat I'm going to take it to court for slander so that's not what you said what you said was you're going to arrest me and make up a charge and she legal to say that to people. So I'm charging with it do not write this office so call this office if you do I will arrest you for harassment and do not harass the boy if you do you'll be arrested every time small or large part of something or not you will be arrested corky hung up the phone angry says who's coaching him and he heard his nephew saying oh I am it says you're dead instead of putting a hit on you you're going to see it and you're going to see your blood on the ground about an hour right in front of your face so he said no I said yeah I'm putting a hit on you you're going to shut your f****** retard face. Run around for almost an hour saying no way it's not going to happen it's like 45 minutes it says almost time you got hit just fell down and bleeding and say it's within the hour start almost cry said how many times you going to do this every time you open your mouth you open it now I'm going to come crush your throat said guelping and gasping for air and he died

Killing him every single time and that's what we do to these idiots they come back we kill them again they don't seem to care and they have no life after death nope their memories gone it's gone. But right now we're preparing a restaurant his son and John remillard that is in his son and Terry cheesman bja and more for obstruction of projects and construction projects and more and also shoddy construction on purpose in closing a structure against court order and more and all of them are felonies

Thor Freya

[lowkeyclueless5137]

Mountain Of Pride I

:0c

Yay! The tea is here✨

Tbh this will be a wild ride...

But also a somewhat looming threat over the hiatus for this series. I still have 0 idea what the next palace should be, which of course would mark it as the 5th palace, right before the summer intermission. :v

And I  also wanna see your suggestions. Maybe you have in mind the target or the palace theme. Anything is welcome! :3

Anyway! Enough of that! Let's see what we have prepared for today!

What we will cover:

-The palace exploration

- Sebek and Jack's jungle adventure

-uhhh... Kalim... Just HOW RICH ARE YOU?!

Now without further ado! On with the exploration!

While Sebek was fighting with a bush and Jack looked helplessly around, our thieves group was already at the canyon where Rose and Flame met the black masked guy. Spade looked rightfully scared. Heart teased him about it but one twig breaking was enough to send the 2 in a screaming frenzy.

They needed to know why this place was so deserted.

Walking and walking around tho, nothing came up their way. Only a few stray hyenas that ran immediately when feeling the danger of a far more intimidating group.

So the group decided to pursue the mountain.

So Monabus trip! :D

Epel took the wheel, the others in the back and Deuce in the shotgun seat. It was at first a rocky start at the base of the road, but it seemed like the road smothered out as they proceeded upwards.

And also it became warmer.

The first array of houses they came upon were some decent countryside houses, with shadows resembling people doing work while the kids played around. The interesting thing was their animal features, such as tails, ears or body marks. Giraffes, zebras, gazelles and others were roaming around, even running out of the way of the vehicle.

So far, nothing was marked as a threat.

Meanwhile...

~~~~(Tw for blood)~~~~

"Sebek! Stop it! We need to get back!" Jack groaned as the 2 of them started going up the mountain. The greenhead only panted as he made a pause.

Thud...

"SEBEK!" Jack yelled as he came by the side of the other. Sebek holded on one knee, panting hard as he was sweating. "You shouldn't have gotten so tense at the workout... Come on, hold onto me..." The other nagged.

"N-no... I can do it... I have to do it..." Sebek breathed out.

Cries of birds were heard as Jack looked forward. "What the-...." narrowing his eyes, the boy looked at the mountain in question.

Rumbling was getting louder as some sort of cloud of dust was forming.

A stampede... The people from the village the Monabus passed through. Hurrying, screaming and stomping one another, mostly scared by the bus.

"Sebek! Let's get out of the roadway!" Jack nudged the other, but Sebek wouldn't budge. "Dude, come on! We are gonna become pancakes if not!" Jack nudged harder the other.

But for Sebek, it was only a distant whisper. His mind made filps, echoes of screams filling his ears. Cries, concrete being crushed, yelling and running. He could see it clearly, the narrow path he was once eagerly waiting for a light. The same sound of rumbling, the dust of the walls being shaken off just how he was once shook away.

Isn't it familiar?

Sebek let out a ragged breath as his hands trembled. Looking down at them, Sebek opened his mouth, closing it slowly.

Your guilt is misguiding you... Let me help you find your path again...

He heard it clear as day. The sirens, the police, the crashed train. He smelled the burnt air, the death lingering, the sweat and tears of the ones still breathing. He saw people getting dragged out. He felt the grip of someone on him, but his body was tired, numb then. Just like now.

Was this... How Silver felt then?

He couldn't do anything... Yet you stay here as if you are in his place... What was your goal again?

"Protect Wakasama..." Sebek whispered. "Sebek... For the love of-Sebek listen to me!" Jack shook the other.

I am asking again... What is your goal, Sebek Zibvolt?

Seeing that finally the other was getting up, Jack exhaled, trying to grasp the other and drag him out, but Sebek's hand shot forward, pointing at the stampede.

"You will be not ruling over me again..."

Very good... I am thou... Thou art I...

A flame, Jack only backed away as Sebek gripped at his face, nails digging into his own cheek flesh, screaming and swinging his head and body like a rabid animal. It was on when he jerked unceremoniously that he managed to rip off what was on his face, letting blood to cover up his ripped flesh and face. The red liquid fathomed the bottom of Sebek's top lip, almost threatening with it's metalic taste, but the boy smiled maniacally.

Let us ride towards our freedom!

What was done, was done. You can only go forward, Sebek... Remember that...

The last scream Sebek let out was a battle cry. One that echoed all the way through the mountain. The stampeded was even closer now, but it seemed that it's noise was drowned by the blue flames that covered Sebek, raising up and jumping aggressively around. Jack again backed up a bit, until the flames got at their highest.

THUD

A thundering stomp came, throwing off the flames and making them to dissappear. Sebek was wearing a distinct attire, currently on a horse made out of what Jack could assume was a storm. Holding the leash better, the horse rose on it's back feet, it's cry sounding like a storm Jack never heard so intense.

"Come on! Let's go!" Sebek demanded as he grabbed Jack and yanked him with a newfound power on the horse as well. The animal in question, Jack didn't even know what it was anymore, started galloping towards the stampede. "SEBEK! WE ARE GONNA DIE!" Jack grabbed onto the other in sheer fear of their end.

"We aren't! We aren't repeating history!" Sebek declared as he pulled in a certain way on the leash.

Seconds away from being thorn apart by the stampede, the horse made a jump. A high jump with Jack silent in sheer horror as they landed gracefully down, the stampede passed already by their spot at that time.

Jack only looked at Sebek, who seemed to dumbly smile at nothing. Both still on the horse in question.

"You could've just gotten to the side... You know?"

~~~~~~~~

Jack, you ruined his moment... :/

But still, Sebek still insisted to gallop towards the top of the mountain. Malleus had to be in there. Jack voiced his worry that this was way too much by any standard. They should go back and forget about it!

But Sebek? Nah... Man insisted that until he finds Malleus, he would have no rest.

Jack never understood what's up with all this Malleus admiration, but enough was enough for him. He demanded to get back, because all of this was just insanity! Sebek literally ripped his face off and now he was alright, in some wierd attire and with a magic storm horse! Like bruh... This is not OK...

But Sebek insisted to go forward.

Jack was clearly not having it. He pulled out his phone to see how late it was exactly, but he noticed a wierd app he never installed. It was clear Sebek won't leave it at that and that they will still go forward to heck knows where.

So he decided to check it out.

Wrong move, because now the world wrapped around them, the horse dissappeared and both Jack and Sebek ended up plummeted in a bush.

Sebek demanded to know what exactly happened. Jack responded that they most likely fell down, hit their heads and had a conjoined imagination. Sebek would have to see if by chance, Malleus was at home.

Meanwhile, Draco sneezed for currently no reason. :'3

The thieves also reached a second village. Unlike the first one, in which the primitive villagers got scared by the bus, this one's weren't acting as scared, yet still they were looking wary at the bus in question.

Until one of them just jumped in front with a weapon, ready to fight the bus.

Once the thieves got out to fight the man back, that's when the other villagers seemed to have gained courage and so they charged at the group. They were clearly outnumbered, but most of the shadows were weak scapegoats used by the stronger ones in order to assure survival.

And that battle sure leaved everyone tired. Like rows and rows of shadows. It wasn't like the thieves would get a break in between. They kept coming so they had to retreat and call it a day.

At the Vanrogue residence, Sebek seemed to eagerly wait for Malleus. Lilia sure noted that and asked if something happened today. Sebek, not wanting to worry him, said that everything was perfectly fine and that he plans on changing a bit his gym routine. Lilia jokingly says that Sebek can't really handle well spices.

In the end, Malleus arrives!

Sebek seems relieved of that and the dinner commenced. It was take-out... Like the usual...

Sebek did ask, where was Malleus today. He usually doesn't look so worked up. His concern picks up Lilia's attention, who does ask Malleus if by chance something happened. He knew Sebek usually came in late because he took the bus, not the train.

Malleus just said that he was out with his friends and forgot to check the clock. Lilia seems quite happy that Malleus made some friends. Being home schooled must suck a lot for him.

Lilia also mentioned that tomorrow, 2 new students would be apart of his class. He was surprised with the sudden transfer, but since it passed through and the school also got a 'generous donation', it wasn't that much of a shock anymore.

Although after dinner and texts, Malleus pretty much knew what exactly was going on.

~~~~~~~~

It was a sunny day of June when Ortho and Riddle were walking to Shujin. Idia had classes earlier and he needed to come up with another insane excuse to Mr Sakamoto and see if maybe this time it would be the lucky day he will avoid PE.

"mmmm... I would want... Maybe on Saturday? Like after classes some ramen really would do good..." The younger boy mumbled. "Since you won that bet, you keep dreaming about the ramen..." Riddle pointed out.

"Can you blame me? Oh if I knew it would be a clear win, I would have brought up Adeuce too! Maybe Epel too? Although he seems to like more heavy meat dishes..." "your brother's wallet would end up in a coma with you alone..." "my hard earned money went into his video game! His hard earned money will go into my stomach!" "our stomachs..."

"anyway... Have you heard about the new students?" "I believe they are in my class..." "I heard they are totally loaded... Maybe if we put good with them... We might get some free food out of it~" "this is why the twins never treat us to lunch..." "Uncle's credit card is an ephemeral blessing..." Ortho dramatised as Riddle only rolled his eyes.

Although, as they reached Shujin, a ton of students seemed to gather in groups, whispering in between them. "I smell tea!" Ortho declared. "I believe it is not yet the time for tea, Ortho..." Riddle mused as he checked his phone watch. "But it's almost time classes start..." He noted. "Damn... You're no fun..."

In the class, Riddle was fiddling with his pen, exhaling as Mr Vanrogue came into the class.

Although behind him, 2 very familiar faces came as well. The formalities were exchanged, before a silence, seasoned with murmurs here and there, settled down in the room.

"Class... These 2 will be your new classmates... Please introduce yourself." Lilia motioned with a warm smile. The first one gave a blinding smile as he happily waved.

"Hello! I am Kalim Al-Asim! It's really nice to meet you all!" He beamed. The other only exhaled, although he was far more colder in attitude than Kalim. If Riddle was to say, anyone would seem colder in comparison to Kalim. "Hello. I am Jamil Viper. Please take care of me..." The 2 bowed and Lilia gave them the seats.

Riddle should have known better that this was Kalim's big surprise. What else would have he expected?

~~~~~~~~

In the lunch break, all of the thieves group was absolutely baffled to see Kalim and Jamil wearing the Shujin uniform. Jamil was straight forward: There was nothing cash couldn't arrange in this world.

On the other hand, Kalim had a pretty ugly fight with his mom on the topic of marriage. It got very heated, but in the end, Kalim allowed the Vipers to intervent and make a settlement: Kalim would stay in Japan for the rest of his high-school. Jamil got to stay by default due to his attendant status.

Jamil did express that for once, he gave to Kalim the absolute right in here, although he didn't elaborate too much, due to the fact that it was a sensible topic.

But back on their plan... They needed to somehow get to the top quickly. They couldn't just run over the shadows. The monabus can't hold that for too long and the villagers might be triggered as well and either start a stampede again or circle and attack them. And since as they progress, the villages seem far more evolved, it was by no doubt that also weapons and shadows were more dangerous.

But now, they had Kalim's new estate as a meeting place. While at LeBlanc it might pick up suspicions or even have someone accidentally snoop on them (like Cheeka did), Kalim and Jamil lived practically alone, with just a few attendants that can be called only when needed.

So for the whole thing to work, the group decided that first to establish a rock solid alibi: study sleepovers!

Later, at LeBlanc, Riddle had Jack come and have a small tutoring session. Trey was also there, much like Che'nya.

Although, it was noticeable that Jack was a bit uneasy. Something bothered him and now Riddle wasn't the best at feelings, but he knew when someone was clearly uncomfortable.

So while Riddle cut it short with Trey with the pretext of 'it seems you understand the subject already and I need more attention on Jack' s struggles', Trey didn't seem to let it go without Che'nya bringing up some wierd bluff motive to go.

So when the 2 are left in privacy, Riddle presses on the real issue at hand: Why Jack was so uncomfortable.

~~~~~~~~

"You seem to not be able to concentrate... Something has to be an obstacle..." The redhead mused as he harshly closed his notebook, snapping Jack from his daze.

The taller boy only shifted awkwardly, the silence overtaking them.

"I guess... I mean... There was something going on... Yesterday... I don't know what that was... But it felt so real! Painfully real! Yet it was also way too much of a fantasy. It literally made no sense!" He started to crack up. Riddle rose a brow.

"Are you alright?" "Y-yes? I mean no? I-I don't know..." Jack mumbled, one hand massaging his temple. "I couldn't sleep last night... And even today I performed poorly... I thought that maybe some tutoring would help me focus more... But now... I don't really know..."

Riddle only took in a deep breath. "Copy me." "Eh?" "Copy what I do... Look at how I breath..." The redhead gestured to himself as Jack looked at him. When the redhead inhaled, so did Jack. When he exhaled, Jack copied as well. This went on for a few seconds. "Better?" the taller nodded.

"look... I don't know what the panic was all about... But perhaps... You can recall it to me?" "bu-" "I heard many surreal stories. Be it true or false, my Verdict won't be given at all... I will just listen..." He reassured as the 2 both took a seat on the couch in the attic.

Jack only took a deep breath. "Yesterday... I was with a friend of mine... We attend different schools, but we go to the same gym after classes 3 times a week..." he trailed. "Yesterday... We stumbled across his... Well... Roommate... And then we tried to follow him." Riddle hummed.

"And then... BAM! We were in a jungle! And then there was this mountain... And stampede... And then Sebek... Blood... Fire... And a horse? A glass, storm horse? And then we were back in Shibuya..." Jack recalled.

"Sebek... Was more disturbed than me... But he somehow managed to keep a straight face. I'm not sure how. He said that he realised something..." Riddle only rose his hand, exhaling.

"I believe you..."

~~~~~~~~

Riddle did explain to Jack what he actually encountered. To say the other was surprised, was an understatement. Jack was absolutely petrified. At first he didn't believe it, but Riddle showed to him the eye app. The same app Jack had on his phone.

But Riddle warned. That no matter what he does, he shouldn't return there as it was way too dangerous and not only was that misterios creature, there was also an actual unknown person who can harm them.

Jack again demands to know more details, but Riddle doesn't give anymore. This was a secret and it should stay like that. Tell no one and leave it to be forgotten to time. Riddle would still help Jack out with tutoring, but now he would have his eye out for him.

It wasn't like Riddle didn't have connections now...

After that, Ortho and Riddle both were picked up by the twins to go to Kalim's place for the sleepover.

And damn, Kalim was loaded! He had a whole penthouse just for himself and Jamil. A rich one at that! And close to more luxurious places of Shibuya nonetheless.

And everyone thought the twins and Malleus were rich... This is next level!

Deuce was gaping like a fish, so much that Jamil closed his mouth. Ace was just bringing up the obvious if it wasn't for Vil. Rook was complementing everything. Even the twins were flabbergasted, Ortho was just fanning himself with his hand cuz damn boi. Riddle was speechless. Malleus seemed stone faced as always.

Epel said that Azul told him that whatever he does, don't ask the price. Google it in secret instead. :'3

Sleepover like sleepover, but in the end, the whole group had to make a formal meeting to discuss their next move. They had now Jack and Sebek as a problem, with Sebek actually wielding a persona.

That's when Malleus piped in. He was staying at a foster family after all, Sebek also staying in this care because his actual family lives away from Tokyo. But with all that... Last year an accident occurred, which seemed to make Sebek more loud and paranoid for Malleus and Lilia's safety. Sure... Malleus was a very important person after all, politically speaking, so he didn't really question it. Although, Sebek used to be more quiet and very energetic. Some would say he used to be quite annoying, but Malleus appreciated his enthusiastic nature.

It was clear tho, that Jack didn't want to partake in such matters. So at least they would have one worry less. Sebek tho, was the prime obstacle.

Rook brings up a few things about Leona though. He was a descendant of royal blood, but since he was the second born, he missed his chance at the throne. Especially since the current king, his brother, had a son. Still, he is rarely spotted around, mostly making ammendments with other countries when his brother can't. Ortho does bring up that Cheeka was particularly fond of Leona, bearly mentioning anything about his dad or other family members for the matter.

Cheeka was a firm believer that Leona was a good man at heart, which was kind of ironic, considering in which position our group currently was.

So now they could only proceed more with the mountain climbing.

Wop! First part of the mountain ark!

Tbh I do have plans for this one as it's currently the 4th palace! And we all know how the 4th dungeon plays out in persona games. :D

Or at least P4 and P5... :3

There is a good lot to tackle in here since *gasp* Leona has a character arc! The thing is... Leona is the palace owner, so it's more action inside that, rather than in the real world, where he can have his arc...

Welp... Until next time! Buh bye!

[dufferpuffer]

Damn, you are right.

~~~~ "...Oh, I had a few scruples. I assuaged my conscience with empty words. It would all be for the greater good, and any harm done would be repaid a hundredfold in benefits for wizards. Did I know, in my heart of hearts, what Gellert Grindelwald; Tom Riddle; Sirius Black was? I think I did, but I closed my eyes." ~~~~ If anyone good at writing fanfic see's this: Old man gets crush on a young guy that reminds him of every single mistake and tragedy in his life at once: The ever repeating story of a broken pureblood family A charismatic, handsome rogue... talented, with a penchant for getting in trouble, too intelligent for his own good... A murder near murder involving an innocent 'magical creature' at Hogwarts that makes him punish an innocent boy (Hagrid, Severus) A pile of dead muggles + the threat of Azkaban over muggle murder The unfortunate death of an innocent in a duel... Literally everything.

And he has to choose between making the same mistake he has been making his whole life: Closing his eyes, giving more second chances, dreaming and hoping that he is a better man than than he may actually be... ...Or bite the bullet: Send him to the same fate that took his father from him: Rotting in Azkaban over muggle murder. And for once he doesn't go with his heart - because his heart has proven oh so untrustworthy... ...12 years later he is proven wrong, yet again. And the bittersweet of that fact is palpable. The pain of it - and the undeniable, all encompassing joy! He sent a young man to rot, and he will never be forgiven... ...But now he is free! He has a chance to be a godfather, to have a good life - he can help mend his life, do something right for a man he cares for for once - a man that reminds him of the good he saw within the men he has lost to the dark... He will fix things. He will be the shadowy hand making the tough decisions nobody else can or will - and he will trust Sirius to be the bright knight he always has been. The knight he doubted. They will raise and they will save Harry Potter together...

...But he couldn't protect Sirius. He was too late. The only casualty at the Ministry... and it was him. I feel like im rambling now, I got sad old man disease

“‘Sirius Black showed he was capable of murder at the age of sixteen,’ he breathed. ‘You haven’t forgotten that, Headmaster? You haven’t forgotten that he once tried to kill me?’

‘My memory is as good as it ever was, Severus,’ said Dumbledore quietly.”

like are you kidding me? are you being fr rn? snape is a better person than i am because if someone said that about my bullying and abuse i would’ve gotten scrappy and scary. victim of abuse that he knows about and his best teacher and the only one who tried to protect anyone or fix anything and is basically the reason lupin had wolfsbane at all that all just got thrown back in his face in the worst ways possible. i would’ve been in jail ten minutes later actually. holy shit man

[lacie-crying-ruby]

Thoru cat Au! (The cat has its way of finding joy)

Kyo is born with black hair. Somewhere else, Kyoko is happy that her daughter looks just like her. That is until Katsuya wants to hold her in his arms too. Luckely, the hospital staff is bribed easily.

-Katsuya is the mafia kind of guy. Loving to his family, ruthless pretty much otherwise.)

-Katsuya getting someone to steal the beams after talking to an exorcist about his daughter. Said exorcist tells him to watch after himself too, since it appears he will fall sick soon.

-Thoru learning how to not hug boys. Is send to an all girl school for that. (Meets Uo there, who was sent to there because her father had a moment of good "will" (She did agree though). Hana going on alone, falling more and more into despair.

-Katsuya still dying, but later. (Overworking, and so on. Kyoko is devastated, but deals with it.)

-Kyoko dying too, in an accident, Kyo seeing her but only remembering her red hair and the name "Thoru", that she spoke in her last moment

-Thoru going to a different school because of payment and everything. (Uo coming along, because that strange girl is the only reason as to why she is still in school.)

-Meeting Hana there. adopting her. At once.

-Getting "thrown" out by the grandfather, living in a tent (mostly as a cat), working her ass off and being found by Yuki and Shigure. (Their plot still exists. But it is less about Kyo and so on.)

-Panic attack about turning into a cat because of her being sick. (She lucked out there.)

-Getting a home

-Working for said home. (Not finding out about it.)

-Cats coming to said home. (And they help cleaning like the doves in Cinderrella.)

-More time with Hana, Uo (and Yuki, by extention. A little bit).

-Shigure having an idea. He acts on it, but Thoru is being faster and the attempt fails.

-Akito finding out about this (Meh. Who cares.)

Kyo meeting Thoru on the way to his school. Thoru falling immideately, becuase well, smooth. Yuki appearing and dragging her away from Kyo, who meets the Shoma. Jeaous Yuki? Yeh.

-Shigure trying again, innocently. Gets death glares from Yuki. Thoru doesn't understand.

-Yuki and Shigure having a serious conversation, threats probably. Yuki backing away.

-Hana, Uo and Thoru having a black day - Thoru thinking about whether things would be different if she had been born a black cat. ("Ah, but I am still a lucky cat all the same, I guess. After all, even if I am cursed I am blessed with so much love from the people I care about. Truly mom, I wouldn't mind if that was my last day.")

-New years. Yuki straight up refusing to leave Thoru alone. He asks Shigure if he will kick him out for that. ("What a stupid question. Of course not." "Good." And gone he was.)

-Valintine's day happens, but only for Yuki, Hana, Uo, Shigure and maybe Haru.

-Another encounter with Kyo.

-Yuki's gift on white-day ("I never thought that I would come to love cats that much. But since they tell me immediately that you are here, I can't help but start looking out for them.")

-Then, new school year happens, Momiji and Haru come to the school. Haru and Thoru having a conversation with each other, Yuki meeting Akito on his way. Akito happens. Thoru sees Akito through a window and starts to cry. She wants to go, but is held back by quick thinker Haru, because once Akito sees her, Yuki wouldn't be happy anymore.

-Yuki and Akito have a talk, Akito notices that something must be the case and lets Yuki off the hook this time. "He" meets Momiji, and annoyed from him, decides to let it be for today. He runs into Shigure, but ignores him, hurting his ego (a little bit) and leaving . Yuki will see him for a visit each week from now on, but only to prove that he still is the "loyal" little rat.

(-Yuki meeting Kyo, who tells him that he is so much more than a tool. Yuki having a small crush on him for this alone.)

-Thoru being confused and Haru wanting to hug her, but stopping. ("It's saver if I don't know. For you and for Yuki.") Momiji joining, talking to Thoru. Yuki calming down a bit, going on with them, Uo and Hana joining them. Haru smiling warmly and remaining silent.

-Thoru not getting that feeling inside of her, still wanting to cry and resenting Haru for stopping her from meeting the one she had searched for, had been waiting for, had been wanting to meet since the moment her life had started.

-Hana and Uo kidnapping her for that afternoon.

---

The first time Shigure asks if he wants to stay with him, Yuki thinks the other is shitting him on Akito's behalf.

He is not.

-----

A lot more happens

Thoru finally meeting Akito, who had just had an abuser episode with Momiji, immediately crying and running up to her.

Akito hugging her back, (for now), relieved that it's just her final animal coming to her, no one will steal them away anymore.

Thoru ending up in that cat-house, leaving school ("No, it's fine. I was asked to stay here by someone important to me, I feel like my life finally has a meaning." "Then why are you crying?" "It's a bit lonely, I guess.")

Saki (and Uo) going to the Sohma residence in order to get a cat out and curse a god if necessary.

[jessource]

sentence starters: emails i can’t send.

rp sentence starters from sabrina carpenter’s, emails i can’t send.  ( part one )

emails i can’t send.

“it’s times like these, wish i had a time machine.”

“at 10:15, were you really asleep?”

“were you lying to me and the family?”

“there’s no ‘us’ in us when i’m lackin’ trust.”

“you disgust me.”

“don’t make me cuss you out.”

“why’d you let me down?”

“don’t say sorry now.”

“thanks to you i, i can’t love right.”

“they’re havin’ sex right now.”

“scared i’ll find out that it’s true.”

“i blame you for every worst that i assume.”

“when i’m fourty-five, someone calls me their wife.”

“and (he/she/they) fucks our lives in one selfish night.”

“don’t think i’ll find forgiveness as fast as mom did.”

“god, i love you, but you’re such a dipshit.”

“please fuckin’ fix this.”

“you were all i looked up to.”

“now i can’t even look at you.”

“i mean, as they say in chicago, ‘he had it comin’.”

vicious.

“one year, ten thousand bad moments.”

“i tried to look for the best in the worst. but like, fuck me, that caused a commotion.”

“you’re lucky i’m a private person.”

“i’ve quietly carried your burden.”

“everyone thinks you’re an angel, but shit i would probably use different wording.”

“you’re so vicious. love me, then pretend you didn’t.”

“why you gotta be so vicious?”

“crush my heart and wreck my image.”

“you like a certain type of woman.”

“you just run to whoever is winning.”

“it was me and you for life, now you’re kinda acting like i died.”

“love me, then pretend you didnt.”

“half of me just can’t resist it.”

“you don’t feel remorse, you don’t feel the effects.”

“you don’t think you hurt me if you wish me the best.”

“i shoulda known all along, i was only the next one.”

“i loved you but i wish i didn’t.”

read your mind.

“you gotta be lonely.”

“say it’s hard, but you make it look easy.”

“i’m trying to live in reality.”

“tryna ease the tension.”

“you got me stressing.”

“tell me that you miss me in your life.”

“i can’t read your mind.”

“you say that you need to be alone. but night and day want me at your beck and call.”

“you might be crossing a line.”

“wasting all our time to think that we could be casual.”

“you’re not my friend.”

“why the fuss if you say you just wanna be mine?”

“tell me what’s gonna happen when it’s you and me in a room but you know you can’t have it.”

“i’ll be laughing when you say you really have changed.”

“did i get the message in the way you intended?”

tornado warnings.

“we were never in the park.”

“ignoring tornado warnings.”

“he didn’t hold me in his arms.”

“we didn’t stumble over the pages of our relationship arc.”

“i want you there sometimes.”

“i guess maybe that’s why i’m lying to my therapist.”

“i keep saying things like, ‘i never saw him and we never kisssed.’”

“if he doesn’t see it, then maybe it doesn’t exist.”

“i think he’s onto me.”

“i deserve an hour in a week to focus on my thoughts not so obsessed with yours. i can’t hear myself speak.”

“sometimes i wish i kept some of my feelings in the basement so i’d still have some left.”

“you drive me crazy.”

“that’s not gonna stop me.”

“you call me ‘baby’”

because i liked a boy.

“i said i wanted thin mints.”

“you said you knew a guy.”

“stars in your eyes.”

“who knew cuddling on trampolines could be so reckless.”

“we bonded over black eyed peas and complicated exes.”

“fell so deeply into it. it was all so innocent.”

“now i’m a homewrecker.”

“i’m a slut.”

“i got death threats fillin’ up semi-trucks.”

“all because i liked—”

“i’m the hot topic on your tongue.”

“i’m a rebound.”

“tell me who i am.”

“guess i don’t have a choice.”

“all because i liked a boy.”

“i’m not catastrophizing.”

“everything’s derailing.”

“was only trynna hold you close while your heart was failing.”

“just two kids going through it.”

“you said i’m too late to be your first love.”

“but i’ll always be your favourite.”

“no, i wouldn’t recommend it.”

already over.

“we been talkin' for hours ‘bout how we shouldn’t talk for hours on end.”

“kissin’ after a conversation about how we’d probably be better off as friends.”

“same time here next weekend.”

“say we won’t do this again.”

“i say i’m done, but i’m still confused.”

“how am i supposed to close the door when i still need the closure?”

“i changed my mind.”

“but it’s still on you.”

“how am i supposed to leave you now that you’re already over?”

“selfishly, don’t wanna give you time to be on someone else’s lips.”

“i’ll take three short hours over three long weeks.”

“pretendin’ like we don’t exist.”

“i like my bed, but it likes you too.”

[tutorgirlrph]

💌        —        a  list  of  sentence  starters  from  sabrina  carpenter’s  album  emails  i  can’t  send .   feel  free  to  change  anything  to  better  fit  your  muse .

emails  i  can’t  send ‘   it’s  times  like  these ,   wish  i  had  a  time  machine .   ’ ‘   were  you  really  asleep ?   ’ ‘   were  you  lying  to  me ?   ’ ‘   there’s  no  us  in  us .   ’ ‘   there’s  no  us  in  us  when  i’m  lacking  trust .   ’ ‘   ugh ,   you  disgust  me .   ’ ‘   don’t  make  me  cuss  you  out .   ’ ‘   why’d  you  let  me  down?   ’ ‘   don’t  say  sorry  now .   ’ ‘   thanks  to  you  i-  i  can’t  love  right .   ’ ‘   i  get  nice  guys  and  villainize  them .   ’ ‘   read  their  texts  like  they’re  having  sex  right  now .   scared  i’ll  find  out  that  it’s  true .   ’ ‘   i  blame  you .   ’ ‘   i  blame  you  for  every  worst  that  i  assumed .   ’ ‘   don’t  think  i’ll  find  forgiveness  as  fast  as  mom  did .  ’ ‘   i  love  you  but  you’re  such  a  dipshit .   ’ ‘   please  fucking  fix  this .   ’

vicious ‘   one  year ,   ten  thousand  bad  moments .   ’ ‘   it  was  dressed  up  in  heated  emotions .   ’ ‘   i  tried  to  look  for  the  best  in  the  worst  but  like  fuck  me  that  caused  a  commotion .   ’ ‘   you’re  lucky  i’m  a  private  person .   ’ ‘   i’ve  quietly  carried  your  burden .   ’ ‘   everyone  thinks  you’re  an  angel  but  shit ,   i  would  probably  use  different  wording .   ’ ‘   everyone  thinks  you’re  an  angel .   ’ ‘   i  would  probably  use  different  wording . . .   ‘ ‘   you’re  so  vicious .   ‘ ‘   love  me  then  pretend  you  didn’t .   ‘ ‘   crush  my  heart  and  wreck  my  image .   ‘ ‘   why  you  gotta  be  so vicious ?   ‘ ‘   you  like  a  certain  type  of  woman .   ‘ ‘   when  you’re  insecure ,   could  be  me ,   could  be  her .   you  just  run  to  whoever  is  winning .   ‘ ‘   said  that  it  was  me  and  you  for  life .   now  you’re  kinda  acting  like  i  died .   ‘ ‘   you  don’t  feel  remorse .   ‘ ‘   you  don’t  feel  the  effects .   ‘ ‘   you  don’t  think  you  hurt  me  if  you  wish  me  the  best .   ‘ ‘   i  should  have  known  all  along .   ‘ ‘   i  was  only  the  next  one  to  take  your  love  songs  as  a  promise .   ‘ ‘   i  loved  you  but  i  wish  i  didn’t .   ‘

read  your  mind ‘   made  it  clear  when  you  told  me .   ‘ ‘   you  gotta  be  lonely .   ‘ ‘   say  it’s  hard  but  you  make  it  look  easy .   ‘ ‘   i’m  trying  to  live  in  reality .   ‘ ‘   decompression’ ,   tryna  ease  the  tension .   ‘  ‘   you  got  me  stressin ‘ .   ‘ ‘   feelin’  like  i  need  to  call .   ‘ ‘   you  sneak  up  on  me ,   tell  me  that  you  miss  me  in  your  life .   ‘ ‘   i  can’t  read  your  mind .   ‘ ‘   you  say  that  you  need  to  be  alone  but  night  and  day ,   want  me  at  your  beck  and  call .   ‘ ‘   you  might  be  crossing  a  line .   ‘ ‘   we  could  be  casual .   ‘ ‘   you’re  not  my  friend  and  baby ,   you  never  were .   ‘ ‘   why  the  fuss ?   ‘ ‘   tell  me  what’s  gonna  happen  when  it’s  me  and  you  in  a  room  but  you  know  you  can’t  have  it ?   ‘ ‘   you  say  that  you  really  have  changed ,   finally  found  your  way .   ‘ ‘   i’m  close  to  your  face . . .   ‘ ‘   did  i  get  the  message  in  the  way  you  intended ?   ‘

tornado  warnings ‘   we  were  never  in  the  park .   ‘ ‘   teetering  with  our  feelings  in  the  dark .   ‘ ‘   he  didn’t  hold  me  in  his  arms .   ‘ ‘   we  didn’t  stumble  over  the  pages  in  our  relationship  arc ,   ignoring  tornado  warnings .   ‘ ‘   don’t  understand  how  quickly  we  get  right  back  in  our  rhythm  without  missing  a  step .   ‘ ‘   logically  the  last  thing  i  should  have  on  my  mind  but  i want  you  there  sometimes .   ‘ ‘   i’m  lying  to  my  therapist .   ‘ ‘   i  never  saw  him  and  we  never  kissed .   ‘ ‘   if  i  could  convince  him ,   if  he  doesn’t  see  it ,   then  maybe  it  doesn’t  exist .   ‘ ‘   i’m  over  that  son  of  a  bitch .   ‘ ‘   i  deserve  an  hour  in  a  week  to  focus  on  my  thoughts .   ‘ ‘   i  deserve  my  own  consideration .   ‘ ‘   sometimes  i  wish  i  kept  some  of  my  feelings  in  the  basement  so  i’d  still  have  some  left .   ‘ ‘   i  drive  you  home ,   you  drive  me  crazy .   ‘ ‘   that’s  not  gonna  stop  me .   ‘ ‘   i  call  you  out ,   you  call  me  baby .   ‘

because  i  liked  a  boy ‘   you  said  you  knew  a  guy .   ‘ ‘   who  knew  cuddling  on  trampolines  could  be  so  reckless ?   ‘ ‘   we  bonded  over  black  eyed  peas  and  complicated  exes .   ‘ ‘   it  was  all  so  innocent .   ‘ ‘   i  got  death  threats  filling  up  semi  trucks .   ‘ ‘   tell  me  who  i  am ,   guess  i  don’t  have  a  choice .   ‘ ‘   all  because  i  liked  a  boy .   ‘ ‘   i’m  the  hot  topic  on  your  tongue .   ‘ ‘   i’m  a  rebound  getting  round ,   stealin’  from  the  young .   ‘ ‘   i’m  not  catastrophizing ,   everything’s  derailing .   ‘ ‘   was  only  trying  to  hold  you  close  while  your  heart  was  failing .   ‘ ‘   just  two  kids  going  through  it .   ‘ ‘   i’m  too  late  to  be  your  first  love  but  i’ll  always  be  your  favorite .   ‘ ‘   dating  boys  with  exes ,   no ,   i  wouldn’t  recommend  it .   ‘ ‘   all  of  this ,   for  what ?   ‘ ‘   when  everything  went  down ,   we’d  already  broken  up .   ‘

already  over

‘   we’ve  been  talking  for  hours .   ‘ ‘   we  shouldn’t  talk  for  hours  on  end .   ‘ ‘   kissing  after  a  conversation  about  how  we’d  probably  be  better  off  as  friends .   ‘ ‘   we’d  probably  be  better  off  as  friends .   ‘ ‘   same  time  here  next  weekend ?   ‘ ‘   we  won’t  do  this  again .   ‘ ‘   make  me  fall  where  i  stand ,   only  like  you  can .   ‘ ‘   i’m  done .   ‘ ‘   i  say  i’m  done  but  i’m  still  confused .   ‘ ‘   how  am  i  supposed  to  close  the  door  when  i  still  need  closure ?   ‘ ‘   i  changed  my  mind  but  it’s  still  on  you .   ‘ ‘   how  am  i  supposed  to  leave  you  now  that  you’re  already  over ?   ‘ ‘   selfishly  don’t  wanna  give  you  time  to  be  on  someone  else’s  lips .   ‘ ‘   i’ll  take  three  short  hours  over  three  long  weeks  pretending  like  we  don’t  exist .   ‘ ‘   i  know  you’ll  be  coming  back  to  the  back  bedroom  and  it  won’t  be  the  last  time .   ‘ ‘   i  like  my  bed .   ‘ ‘   i  like  my  bed  but  it  likes  you  too .   ‘

how  many  things

‘   there’s  no  hiding  from  the  thought  of  us .   ‘ ‘   i  got  ways  to  find  you  anywhere .   ‘ ‘   conversation  took  us  everywhere .   ‘ ‘   we  talked  until  the  sun  came  up .   ‘ ‘   i  wish  we  stayed  just  like  we  were  up  there .   ‘ ‘   i  consider  you ,   i’m  not  trying  to .   it  doesn’t  matter  whether  or  not  i  want  to .   ‘ ‘   i  can’t  help  it .   ‘ ‘   it’s  a  habit .   ‘ ‘   your  corner  in  my  mind  is  well  established .   ‘ ‘   i  wonder  how  many  things  you  think  about  before  you  get  to  me .   ‘ ‘   i  feel  myself  falling  further  down  your  priorities .   ‘ ‘   i  still  make  excuses  for  you  constantly .   ‘ ‘   remember  when  you  left  once ?   ‘ ‘   that  never  made  too  much  sense  to  me .   ‘ ‘   it  hurt  you  so  bad ,   hurting  me .   ‘ ‘   you  really  came  to  me  for  sympathy .   ‘ ‘   am  i  not  even  a  second  thought ?   ‘

bet  u  wanna

‘   told  me  i’m  your  only .   ‘ ‘   it’s  all  unfolding ,   babe .   ‘ ‘   slowly  lies  you  sold  me  all  saw  the  light  of  day .   ‘ ‘   you’ve  been  wasting  time  on  the  other  side .   ‘ ‘   now  you  say  you  hate  all  the  empty  space  and  if  you  could  go  back ,   you’d  stay .   ‘ ‘   didn’t  think  about  it  when  you  let  me  down .   ‘ ‘   it  hurts  to  see  me  out  of  your  reach .   ‘ ‘   bet  you  wanna  touch  me  now .   ‘ ‘   it’s  cold  out  there .   ‘ ‘   let  me  know  what  you  found .   ‘ ‘   bet  you  wanna  love  me  now .   ‘ ‘   fell  the  way  it  feels  when  you  don’t  have  control  of  who  i’m  holding .   ‘ ‘   is  it  feeding  all  your  fears ?   ‘ ‘   the  lights  are  off .   ‘ ‘   your  so  called  friends  are  gone .   ‘ ‘   i  know  what  you’re  about  to  say .   ‘ ‘   bet  you  miss  me ,   bet  you’re  reminiscing .   ‘ ‘   i  bet  you  hate  the  way  you  said  goodbye .   ‘ ‘   you  still  can’t  even  tell  me  why .   ‘ ‘   i  hate  the  way  you  left  me  dry .   ‘ ‘   i’ll  keep  that  between  you  and  i .   ‘

nonsense

‘   think  i  only  want  one  number  in  my  phone .   ‘ ‘   i  might  change  your  contact  to  don’t  leave  me  alone .   ‘ ‘   you  said  you  like  my  eyes  and  you  like  to  make  them  roll .   ‘ ‘   treat  me  like  a  queen ,   now  you  got  me  feeling  thrown .   ‘ ‘   i  can’t  help  myself  when  you  get  close  to  me .   ‘ ‘   my  tongue  goes  numb .   ‘ ‘   i  don’t  want  no  one  else ,   baby ,   i’m  in  too  deep .   ‘ ‘   here’s  a  lil  song  i  wrote ,   it’s  about  you  and  me .   ‘ ‘   it’s  about  you  and  me .   ‘ ‘   i’ll  be  honest .   ‘ ‘   lookin’  at  you  got  me  thinkin’  nonsense .   ‘ ‘   cartwheels  in  my  stomach  when  you  walk  in .   ‘ ‘   i  think  i  got  an  ex  but  i  forgot  him .   ‘ ‘   i  can’t  find  my  chill ,   i  must  have  lost  it  .   ‘ ‘   hope  nobody  knocks .   ‘ ‘   i’m  talkin’  opposite  of  soft .   ‘ ‘   i’m  talkin’   wild ,   wild  thoughts .   ‘ ‘   you  gotta  keep  up  with  me .   ‘ ‘   i  got  some  young  energy .   ‘ ‘   i  caught  the  l  -  o  -  v  -  e .   ‘ ‘   how  do  you  do  this  to  me ?   ‘ ‘   i  don’t  even  know  anymore .   ‘ ‘   i  bet  your  house  is  where  my  other  sock  is .   ‘ ;   woke  up  this  morning ,   thought  i’d  write  a  pop  hit .   ‘ ‘   how  quickly  can  you  take  your  clothes  of ?   pop  quiz .   ‘

fast  times

‘   sun’s  up  too  soon  like  daylight  savings .   ‘ ‘   mixed  emotions  are  congregating .   ‘ ‘   picturing  us  in  all  these  places .   ‘ ‘   ahead  of  myself’s  an  understatement .   ‘ ‘   sky  looks  so  purple ,   i  can  taste  it .   ‘ ‘   couple  days  in ,   i  call  you  baby .   ‘ ‘   what  the  fuck  is  patience ?   ‘ ‘   these  are  fast  times  and  fast  nights .   ‘ ‘   no  time  for  rewrites .   ‘ ‘   we  couldn’t  help  it .   ‘ ‘   give  me  a  second  to  forget  i  ever  really  meant  it .   ‘ ‘   my  feelings  used  to  be  serrated .   ‘ ‘   you  speak  in  such  a  perfect  cadence .   ‘

skinny  dipping

‘   it’ll  be  a  wednesday  and  i’ll  be  going  to  this  coffee  shop .   ‘ ‘   i  look  up  from  my  phone  and  think  there’s  no  chance  it’s  you  but  it  is .   ‘ ‘   hi ,   how  are  you ?   ‘ ‘   how’s  your  family ?   ‘ ‘   how’s  your  sister ?   ‘ ‘   well ,   this  was  really  nice .   maybe  we  should  do  this  on  purpose  sometime .   ‘ ‘   it’ll  have  been  long  enough  that  we  won’t  harp  on  arguments  in  your  garage .   ‘ ‘   all  the  ways  we  sabotaged  it .   ‘ ‘   what  it  was  and  what  it  wasn’t .   ‘ ‘   we’ve  been  swimming  on  the  edge  of  a  cliff .   ‘ ‘   i’m  resistant  but  going  down  with  the  ship .   ‘ ‘   it’d  be  so  nice ,   right ?   if  we  could  take  it  all  off  and  just  exist .   ‘ ‘   skinny  dip  in  water  under  the  bridge .   ‘ ‘   won’t  that  be  too  nostalgic ?   ‘ ‘   maybe  but  let’s  do  it  anyway .   ‘ ‘   we  won’t  sit  at  our  same  old  table ,   i  promise .   ‘ ‘   we  won’t  bring  up  the  past ,   we’ll  keep  it  bureaucratic .   ‘ ‘   we’ll  be  thinking  about  how  different  we  are  from  those  scared  little  kids .   ‘

bad  for  business

‘   he’s  good  for  my  heart .   ‘ ‘   he’s  good  for  my  heart  but  he’s  bad  for  business .   ‘ ‘   he’s  bad  for  business .   ‘ ‘   tears  me  apart  when  he  grants  my  wishes .   ‘ ‘   all  of  my  friends  think  i’ve  gone  crazy .   ‘ ‘   they  don’t  know  me  like  my  baby .   ‘ ‘   we  look  good  in  photographs .   ‘ ‘   i  like  the  way  you  like  to  laugh  at  dirty  jokes .   ‘ ‘   used  to  get  to  work  on  time  but  now  you’re  taking  up  my  nights .   ‘ ‘   never  been  so  glad  to  be  so  tired .   ‘ ‘   i’m  mad  for  you .   ‘ ‘   you’re  on  my  mind .   ‘ ‘   you  stole  my  life  and  it’s  showing .   ‘ ‘   if  i’m  just  singing  happy  songs  will  anybody  sing  along ?   ‘ ‘   you  had  to  go  and  break  into  my  head .   ‘ ‘   i  would  try  to  fight  these  feelings .   ‘ ‘   i  can’t  find  a  single  reason .   ‘ ‘   i’d  make  all  the  same  mistakes  again .   ‘ ‘   he  ruined  all  my  plans .  ‘ ‘   he  just  makes  me  so  crazy .   ‘ ‘   i  know  everyone  sees  that  he’ll  be  the  death  of  me .   ‘

decode

‘   you’re  good  at  the  falling ,   not  the  staying  there .   ‘ ‘   you’re  good  at  the  giving  too  much  then  getting  scared .   ‘ ‘   you’re  good  at  impersonating  someone  who  cares .   ‘ ‘   you  had  me  for  a  minute  there .   ‘ ‘   now  i  wonder  why  i  let  your  confusion  keep  me  up  at  night .   ‘ ‘   i’m  so  tired .   ‘ ‘   re - read  every  single  undertone  and  i  over  analyzed  it .   front ,   back ,   and  beside  it .   ‘ ‘   where  else  can  we  go ?   ‘ ‘   there’s  nothing  left  here  to  decode .   ‘ ‘   done  looking  for  signs  in  the  gaps  and  the  silence .   ‘ ‘   it’s  just  getting  old .  ‘ ‘   there’s  a  weight  off  my  shoulders  now  that  i  don’t  chase  you .   ‘ ‘   being  myself ,   did  that  emasculate  you ?   ‘ ‘   learning  from  you  that  i  can  walk  away  too .   ‘ ‘   now  i  wonder  why  i  let  your  indecisions  keep  me  up  at  night .   ‘ ‘   unpacked  every  single  word  you  wrote .   ‘ ‘   i  wanna  make  a  video  to  our  future  selves .   ‘