#yard work and house work to be done tbh

[tht0nesimp]

Y!Bully!TBH boys X reader

TW: Drugging, weed, oral sex (m, receiving), poly, party, kidnapping, sexual themes, crying, dub/non-con, 16+ characters, modern au (THIS IS FOR 2 AND THE NEXT PART)

You widen your eyes trying to think about the last time you even thought about a party, but you were pulled in the car and sat next to him in the upper passengers seat “where exactly?” he sneers at you “the junkyard doy, its at 8. Look presentable please” you nod like youve done this before while getting out at your stop

You got into the shower and thought about the clothes you had lined up in your closet and what you should wear. You got out and put on a black skirt and a low cut black frilly shirt and matched it with checkered socks, it wasnt perfect, but you definitely looked like you were going to a party along with looking well dresses

Billy pulled up at about 8:10pm and smiled when he saw your outfit “not half bad” he nods and you get in the roofless car with a gasp when you realized all the boys were in the back seat with robin screaming at griffin for some reason. It was going to be a long, long, night

As soon as you arrived billy rushed you into the blaring music and party people dancing around, about ¾ of the school was there and your stomach began to turn and twist as all the moving people and smell of alcohol filled your nose

You ran over to the entrance of the junk yard and sat there with a sigh furthermore you looked at the dark sky before hearing a rustle behind you, robin?!, you got up and crossed your arms at him as he smiled “yo, i brought ya somethin to relax” it was a joint “i don't smoke” he began to sit down next to you and began telling you it was just once, only a little, etc.

You took it and attempted to smoke, it went okay and you felt yourself relax into the fence with a blissful gasp when all the boys found there ways to you “Time to go home darlin” billy held out a hand but you felt as if your body was completely useless as you were carried to the car and were dropped with a thud into the car “Did, did you drug me” you managed to get out and billy smiled innocently “maybe?, we just want to bring you home” you noticed you weren't going down your street, then where…? Your brain shuts down completely 

~~~time skip~~~

You woke up with your arms tied up to a bed frame and your legs with strange doodles on them, then you saw finney and griffin smiling at their work “do ya like em” griffins smile was washed away when you began cursing and struggling instead an angry look encompassed his features turning into clenching fists “STOP” he yells and you nearly do

He runs out and your left with a fuming finney “fuckin whore, shoulda just fucked ya throat” he flipped ya off and ran out of the room with bruce walking in confused “the heck did ya do?” he questioned with a concerned voice “the fuck am i here for” he looks nervous “uhm, because we said so?” you finally got your hands out and he seemed surprised “sooo, wanna wash that off” he pointed to your leg and you nodded “the bathrooms down to the left” you get up heading off towards the bathroom, examining the creaky house, You walked into the living room to see vance leaned on the wall “finney told me your outburst doll” you wearily walked down the stairs and he shook his head and walked towards you forcing you on your knees. Suddenly your throat was filled and your head was being forced down “poor griffin, he cried because he thought you hated him” you fell back and he seemed to calm down a bit “i do” his anger started again and he ran off “ROBIN” you knew it was your queue to find bruce to protect you furthermore you ran up the stairs

“BRUCE- Why do you have your bat?”

ENJOY YOUR CLIFFHANGER BIATCH

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[cupoftaae]

Forever And A Day (KTH x READER) series ♡ The Art Exhibit (Chapter 6)

Summary: your lifelong friend is forced to face his true feelings for you once he breaks the number one rule of becoming friends with benefits: dont fall in love. He knows he loves you, but you on the other hand need more convincing of the most important thing: the right decision.

Genre: fwb. Roommates, friends to idiots to lovers, fluff, angst, smut, the whole 9 yards tbh.

Pairing: taehyung x female!reader

rating: 18+ (minors dni!!!)

word count- 5k

chapter warnings!- swearing, alcohol, this is kind of a fluffy ass chapter, but the end is a little frusterating. NO BAD VIBES THOUGH! reader is finally happy rn. tw: annie.

a/n- Hi guys! first of all, HAPPY SPRING! Also happy Ramadan to anyone who is celebrating!! I really wanted to publish this by last Monday at least, but I ended up getting a cold, and then I had an exam this week too that I crammed studied for. I wasnt happy with the ending of this chapter and wanted time to fix it up a bit!! we are getting to the good stuff now so I really hope you enjoy! (ps. another thanks to all the likers, rebloggers, commenters, it means so much to see feedback, ily guys.

The song of this chapter was on repeat while I wrote it !!

This week had been good.

For the first time in what seems like forever, life was actually giving you a break....sort of.

"Kwan, cmon! I promise French isnt that hard if you just sit and let me teach you!" you exhale with a wide smile, looking at the 6 year old who was now running around the living room.

Since Tae quit his job, you decided to start picking up after school shifts to tutor your neighbor, Mrs.Chin, and her bratty 6 year old. You used to tutor her other child, Mimi, who was always well behaved, but she went to study abroad, leaving you alone with the devil reincarnated.

"I dont wanna! its stupid!" the younger child yelled back, making you take a moment to breathe before responding. "Kwan, I would appreciate if you let me teach you, or at least if you even sat down and listened to me read." you said calmly.

You looked over at the pouting boy and his action figures, arms now crossed over his chest as he glared. You sighed and ran your hands over your face, lets just say if the pay wasn't $90 an hour, you probably wouldn't submit yourself to this.

"Kwan." you said, getting up with your textbook and sitting on the floor next to him "your mommy hired me to help you learn, I really want to be able to teach you something here, because whether you realize it now or not, learning a second language is a really beautiful thing" you show him all the pages of notes youve taken from your own classes, watching him view it over.

"I wanna be here for you, we can be buddies, ok? no more fights, no yelling. How about this-" you turn around to him "If you let me teach you for a half an hour, 30 minutes, you can have 20 minutes of playtime, yeah?" you spoke softly

"mmkay.." he looked at you, nodding gently.

"aw, see, you are a good boy I knew you were, cmon, sit and i'll teach you how to introduce yourself in French, so when you go to daycare tomorrow, you can show it off to everyone" you smiled and gently tickled the boy, making him giggle loudly.

You really did enjoy teaching and learning, something about it just made you feel incredibly intelligent, and yes, you loved acting too, but the idea of being able to offer something new to someone genuinely got you excited. If you could go back and change your major to anything, It would probably be French or some other foreign language, teaching abroad doesnt sound too bad.

-

At the apartment, Tae had been cleaning a little bit more. He figured if he was going to have more free time, then he needed to learn to help out around the house....He also needed a distraction from the fact that tomorrow night is the art exhibit, and to say he was nervous was a complete understatement.

The work he'd been creating is done, but like always, he wanted to change it last minute. You sat with him last night and explained that it didnt need to be changed, and he needs to be more confident with himself and his art.

His thoughts were interrupted when you walked through the door, offering a quick smile at him before walking off into the kitchen. He put down his broom and walked over to you, "How did tutoring go?" He asks softly, watching you pour coffee into a mug. "It was okay" you shrug, looking at the clock and internally sighing, it was dinner time and you hadnt prepared anything.

"You okay?" he asks

you look back at him and lean against the counter, "yeah...Kaito was supposed to pick me up at 8, and I sat outside texting and calling him until 8:30, when I decided to just get an Uber home"

"why didnt you call me? I would have drove over there" he frowns, leaning against the opposite counter. "ah, didnt want to bother you" you shrug.

He sighed and looked down. "I made you dinner, by the way" he spoke, making you look up at him warily. "by made, I mean bought, dont worry theres no food poisoning here" he rushed, making you giggle.

"thank you tae, I really appreciate that" you walk over to hug him gently, telling him you were gonna wash up and shower before eating.

He finished cleaning the living room before finally crashing on the couch, watching as you left your room with a towel on your head, making him laugh. "are you gonna tell me my fortune"

You scoff and grab your bulgogi, sitting onto the couch next to him.

"yummy?" he asks, searching for something to watch, "mhm" you smiled and offered a bite which he gladly took.

"oh also, Because tomorrow night is the art show, I was thinking afterwards we should get dinner or something..." he trailed off, avoiding eye contact.

you turned your head to him, smiling softly, "hm that sounds fun. are we thinking Mcdonalds?" you giggle, making him laugh as well.

"nooo, no" his head shook, "I dont know yet, I'll look around."

"we can go to that Korean barbecue place that just opened, and celebrate your win" you shrug

"we dont know if Im gonna win, there are many talented artists participating. I have like no chance, y/n."

you scoff and shake your head, "you are telling me, that THE Kim Taehyung has no chance? I dont believe this!"

He smiled and watched as you rambled about how he has worked for this and deserves it, laughing quietly.

"yeah...I dont even care for the money to be honest. I Just want to go to Paris again...it was fun when we went last time" he sighed.

You chewed your food and nodded, standing up in front of him with your hands on your hips, "Mr.Kim, I am putting it into the universe now, that if somehow you dont win, I will make sure we both go to Paris once more"

"really?" he spoke after a moment, unable to take you seriously with the towel head.

"really"

"I dont think Kaito would like thattt" he sung jokingly, getting up and grabbing the blanket from the other side of the couch, covering himself in it.

"I dont careeee" you sung back before jokingly jumping onto him, squeezing his face as you continued to speak. "I dont even know where he is right now, probably drunk or something"

"does he get drunk a lot?" tae asked, smiling as you poked around his face with your hands. "yeah....kinda. He can handle it most times but.." you cut yourself off, not wanting to say anything else.

"but what?" tae asked, head turning to yours as you laid on him. Your eyes simply scanned over his face as he did the same with you. The urge to kiss him was there, but you knew better.

You got up and off him, making him sit up and look at you. "but what?" he repeated

"nothing" you smiled before stealing his blanket and running off to your room, making him get up to chase after you.

You were both laughing, but Tae was still catching his breath. You looked like you wanted to kiss him, no? His mind ran around in circles, ultimately convincing himself that he really does need to drop this and stop over analyzing everything.

He sat into his bed that night, looking over at his painting which leaned against his desk. He so desperately wanted tomorrow to be perfect, he wanted to win, but he also wanted to impress you.

His mind wandered down the rabbit hole. was it too clingy to ask to go to dinner after? was he annoying you and you didnt have the heart to tell him?

He rolled his face against his pillow, sighing heavily as tannie ran up and jumped on the bed, cuddling with him.

Across the hall you paced your room, glasses on as you tried to memorize your studying and figure out an outfit for tomorrow.

You gently hummed to yourself before moving the coat hangers around to see what you had, you dont exactly have 'art show' worthy clothes. You knew that ultimately it didnt matter, it wasnt about you, it was about him.

You climbed into bed and wrapped up your homework, deciding to pull your phone out and see if your boyfriend called or texted.

0 notifications

you sighed and opened up messages, texting him quickly.

you: hey....I hope you are okay? You havent texted or anything, im a little worried. you were supposed to pick me up today and then go for like coffee or something. did you forget? its okay if you did, just hope you are safe.

you bit your lip as you sent the message, waiting for a few minutes for a possible reply, but ultimately receiving nothing.

-

"ah, Yun Y/n, you really have impressed me, this is amazing"

you looked at your theatre teacher with hopeful eyes, glad that she appreciated the project script you stayed up to finish last night.

You bowed politely, "thank you so much, that means a lot"

"of course" she responded, taking her glasses off, "I really do hope you decide to take this class next year, you are one of my best students and I think the incoming freshmen would love to learn from your writing skills"

you smiled and nodded, "I dont see any reason why I wouldnt stay" you laughed lightly, making her nod, "good!"

she handed you your papers back with the received grade, allowing you to walk out into the hallway to see a certain someone.

"um...hello?" you spoke, aggravation evident in your voice. Kaito looked up from his bag at you, a guilty expression now showing.

"y/n, baby im sorry about yesterday"

"Look, I dont care about the pick-up thing, why couldnt you text me this morning even? I thought you died or something"

he laughs yet you were not amused. "My phone broke" he cleared his throat. You sigh and look around. "you know how many phones are on campus? you also have so many classes with Chae, would it kill you to relay the message?"

"im sorry, ok?"

you glared at him. 'Sorry' had become his broken record repeated phrase lately, and honestly, it didn't sound all to genuine anymore.

"yeah" you shrug and begin to walk away before he stops you. "Oh, are you free tonight?"

you stop and turn, shaking your head, "no, I have plans"

He scoffs, "doing what?"

"I have an art show with Taehyung and its late, we are going right home after"

"I see" he nods sarcastically, obviously pissed off. "are you going to the party that Jungkook is throwing at least?" he adds

"oh yeah....Dahyun invited me, I'll be there I guess" you mumble

"good" he smiled and held your cheek, making you look up at him. "dont bring him, okay?"

you look over his face before rolling your eyes and turning to walk to your next class.

Things lately with Kaito havent been as well as you had planned. When you two first started dating, the romance was there, there was a spark within sharing similar interests and likes, there were cute dates, late night conversations. As you find yourself walking down the hall, you wish that perhaps you never got to know the quiet boy in your acting class. You ponder about what would have happened if you two just remained friends, strangers, even.

His drinking was something you had been made aware of by a few classmates, but you can only blame yourself for ignoring them. As much as you hated to admit it, you didnt care in the moment. You are a young girl, who has vulnerabilities and of course wishes to find someone that makes her feel special....but given that....you also deserve pride, and the power to know, or to walk away from situations that arent helping you grow.

You dont ask much of kaito, he couldn't even pick you up on time and let you know why. It was borderline pathetic. He was pathetic, and the marks still evident on your wrist were enough to prove it.

you dont know what you had done in a past life to get such shitty treatment from men, but you could only pray that either the universe sends you in a different direction, or fixes the broken path you are currently trying to fight through.

-

"I called the restaurant, they take walk ins" Taehyung cheerfully spoke, barging into your room to see you sitting with your back towards him, papers sprawled around your desk surface.

"thats good" you mumble, refusing to turn around at the excited boy.

Taehyung notices the shift in your voice, the way your back is slumped over as you hid yourself in the piles of paper and homework. As he walked over, small droplets of tears resting on the wooden desktop below you are visible. You had been crying. A gentle hand comes up to graze against your back, remaining still for a moment before he spoke. "Y/N, whats going on?"

You sniffled, wishing that you could just be alone but also refraining against sending the boy out, he just wanted to help. "Im just stressed" a simple shrug and a blow of the nose make taehyung sit on the end of your bed as he faces you, deciding its enough distance from you, but not too much. "do you wanna talk about it?" he asks softly, his hair resting in front of his eyes, its grown so long these days.

You looked back at him and remained quiet for a moment before opening your mouth, "no" you shook your head. "I just....I just want tonight to be fun, I want you to have fun, I want this for us, just one day without anything pulling us down, okay?"

Taehyung nodded slowly, not sure what could have sent you into a spiral like this, but respecting your decision to not speak on it. "Okay, yeah, we will have fun okay?" he whispers, hand now holding yours as he got closer to you, wiping away your tears. "don't cry, everything will be alright sweet girl" he brings you into a tight hug as his words are close to brining you to cry again. You can blame it on being hormonal, but something about the comforting nature of the boy in front of you made you just want to constantly be there, support and love him for what he is. You would cling to him like a koala if you had the chance.

but he wasn't yours, and you were not his.

You had not been the best friend to taehyung for the past few weeks, something youve tried to make up for by either cooking, or buying him new art tools. You even stayed up late with him a few nights ago just letting him rant about all the shit on his plate. It made you realize that this boy would tell you every little detail about his life, he trusts you so much, yet you couldnt even be honest about the kaito situation.

Guilt was the best emotion to describe the feeling in your chest.

The best thing you could do tonight is to treat him like he were king of the world, he deserves a break, and it would kill you to have to be the one to ruin it again.

You sniffled and looked back at him, "so are you gonna show me the menu of the restaurant or what?"

Taehyung laughed lightly, squeezing your hand as he helped you up and led you out into the living room with him.

-

Every time Taehyung see's you upset, he feels as if those emotions transfer to him. If he could snap his fingers, or wave some magic wand, he would make it so you never cried again. A part of him was upset that you didnt feel comfy enough to open up about what exactly was bothering you, yet at the same time, he was able to understand your reasoning. You two fought more in the past few months than you have in your entire lives, it felt like walking on eggshells every time he spoke, he was fearful of losing you as a friend, so he made sure each word that came out of his mouth was nothing but delicate, kind, and loving.

He buttoned up his suit, smiling at himself in the mirror as he sprayed on some cologne you bought for him last Christmas. He remembers how much you loved to cuddle up to him when he got home from work, hiding your face in his neck, complimenting how good he had smelled.

Seems like those memories are so distant, in a way he almost mourns them. He is grateful to even have you at all, but as time goes on he truly believes he may never get over you, that you will always just be the one that actually got away.

He looks down at his drawer in his bathroom, the drawer that had been shared by you whenever you had used his bathroom. It hadnt been open in a while, but as he looked through it, he couldnt help but laugh.

purple nail polish.

You asked him if you had left it in his bathroom and he told you no. He thought it was cute that its the shade youve always worn. He even bought you a new bottle just so he could keep the one you left behind.

His mind flickers back to when you had begged him to let you paint his nails, after about 30 minutes of pestering, he finally gave in, letting you give him the full spa treatment.

He softly smiled as he examined the polish, carefully putting it back before walking out and into the living room.

"AHH you look so cute!" you giggled and ran up to him, squishing his bread cheeks. Tae had never worn a suit before, but you took him shopping a few days ago and convinced him he would look really good in one, and he has to admit he feels pretty well fit in it.

You fluffed his hair up and smiled softly, watching his eyes scan over you, something that made you blush. "You look really good, is this a new dress?" he asked quietly

"wow you noticed" you teased

"Of course, you look so pretty in it" He wanted to go on, he wanted to tell you how beautiful your smile looked and how it didnt matter what you wore, because in the museum full of brilliant art, he probably would only be able to look at you tonight.

"thank you" you shyly spoke, "are you ready?"

He held up his canvas, smiling brightly and nodding. "Here" you placed a plastic bag over the art so it wouldnt get destroyed or ruined in any way, especially since it was raining out.

"thank you" he spoke, lifting it up again before grabbing the umbrella and walking towards the door. "Lets go win that prize and rub it in everyones face" you tease, cheering as you made your way down the hall, tae walked behind and watched your childish nature, giggling to himself.

-

It was crowded.

You didnt even know there was this many art students in your school.

"just stay with me, its okay" Tae whispered to you after dropping off his artwork at the front table so they could enter it into the contest. He noticed your fidgety state, gently grabbing one of your hands with his own. You offered a light squeeze in acknowledgment.

"Taehyung!!!"

You both turned around to see Annie running up, smiling brightly with a glass in her hand. "Uhg Im so glad you made it, did you submit your work??"

"yeah I just gave it to them" he pointed at the adults working the table. "great, I seriously cant wait to see your work hung up, I know whatever it is will be beautiful."

"ah thank you, you are too kind" he spoke softly, feeling your grip on his arm tighten.

"Hi Annie" you spoke, annoyed that she chose to ignore you. "Oh hi!" she waved. "Im sorry, I forgot your name, what is it sweetheart?"

Taehyung scoffed quietly, stopping you from speaking before him "Her name is Y/N, I only talk about her all the time" he looked down at you, offering a reassuring smile.

"Oh, I forget everything im sorry" she giggled loudly. "cmon, lets go get something to drink" She tugged on his other arm eager to get him away from you.

"do you want anything?" he mouthed to you, making you shake your head. "no, go have fun" you offer, watching him give into annie's aggression with a sad smile, walking away.

You took your time walking around the exhibit, stopping at each frame to read the small descriptions and notes. You were never super artsy like Taehyung was, but it was impressive to see how dedicated he was.

you made your way through the large crowds of chatter, searching for taehyung before spotting him in the corner by the food stand. You walked over and gently hugged him from behind, it wasnt an act of anything, you just hated being in crowded areas, so you clung to him as best you could. His hand gently grazed along your arm before turning, a audible scoff from Annie is heard as he turns to face you.

"Hi sweet girl, You okay?"

"yeah" you nod, "I was just looking at all the art, which is beautiful but I think they have nothing on yours"

"Youre biased" he chuckled

"tsk tsk, I tell the truth" you giggled, hugging him as you rested your head on his chest, his arms around you loosely. To any onlookers, you two were a couple.

You both are naturally cling people, perhaps it can be to blame for how you both fell so easily into the friends with benefits thing.

"I didnt know you guys were dating" annie took a sip of her wine, gesturing between the both of you.

"oh no, we arent" you quickly spoke, "we are just really close"

"ah..." she trailed off and gave a knowing look to Taehyung, making him shrug. He didnt like to be mean, but he also liked seeing how jealous she got of you. He would never date Annie, and he felt guilty for maybe leading her on, but he feels pride in knowing that shes jealous of you.

you are his girl whether you were dating, friends, anything, everyone knew that.

"they have food if you are hungry" he suggested, patting your back to get your attention.

"Oh, thats okay, im saving room to stuff my face with Tteokbokki later" you both giggled,

"lets go look around, yeah?"

you nodded and grabbed his hand, leading him away from the judgmental girl watching you both like a hawk.

You noticed his frown as you sat in front of a canvas filled wall, "whats wrong, tae?"

"these are all....amazing..." he gestured towards a few, head lost in thought and self doubt.

"bubs, i promise you, yours is just as good if not better. remember what I said, no matter what happens, the outcome will be okay" you rubbed his shoulder, watching a small smile appear on his face.

"everything will be okay" he whispered to himself, taking a deep breath before nodding

-

As the night went on, guests were informed that the ranking and award ceremony would be taking place in just 15 minutes. Taehyung had been wrapped up in conversation with another one of his classmates, eyes absent mindedly searching around the banquet hall for you.

You told him a bit ago that you were gonna go grab a drink, and its been 10 minutes.

Across the room, little to his knowledge, you were wrapped up in your own conversation with a boy who caught you admiring his own work. "It took me a few months" the boy spoke softly, both of you standing in front of his painting. "You didnt want so submit it into the competition?" you asked, watching him shake his head. "I dont need people judging my art, it doesnt matter what they think. I like being able to just put it out into the world for what it is, I dont need a prize for that"

You were taken back by how well and soft spoken he was, unsure how to respond, "Whats your name by the way?"

"My name is Jung Hoseok" he bowed his head lightly, smiling brightly at you. "Ah nice to meet you Hoseok, Im Yun Y/N"

"pleasure meeting you" he spoke, shaking your hand. "so are you here tonight for your own art?" he added

"oh no, no, I am definitely not an artist", you giggled. "Im here with my best friend, he is the one participating tonight"

Taehyung finally found an out in the conversation and began his search for you, pushing through the room to see you standing next to some stranger. He would be lying if he said he didnt like to see you with other men, especially Hoseok, who was in his art class. He would rather you be standing with Kaito at that point.

"Oh taehyung!" Hoseok greeted the man you didnt even know stood behind you, making you turn and smile. "Sorry, I got lost" you giggled, taking his hand as he moved beside you. "Hello Hoseok" tae bowed his head.

"Y/N told me you are trying for the contest, good luck, I heard the judges tend to pick favorites" he laughed and tapped his arm, making him awkwardly smile. "I think he will be ok, wait until you see his painting, its beautiful" you spoke up

"Im sure" he looked at you both, bowing politely before walking off into a new conversation with his nearby friends.

"dont let his charm get to you, he isnt the nicest person" taehyung turns and speaks, gently leading you back to the front of the banquet hall.

"What? he seemed so sweet" you spoke

"I heard he is kind of....you know....like, he likes to play with multiple women at once" he explained as best he could, making you smile, "a man whore" you suggested, making him laugh. "yeah, a man whore"

"dont worry, Im not interested. Ive had enough boy drama to keep me away from any penis within a 5 mile radius" You spoke, watching Taehyung burst out in laughs. "speaking of him, is kaito mad you are here?"

"If he is, I dont care, tonight isnt about him, only you"

-

A few moments later, everyone had gathered into the front of the banquet hall, a panel of 3 judges proudly standing on the small stage ready to reward the prizes in rankings of the top 5 works of art submitted tonight.

"I am so nervous" Taehyung whispered, not directly at anyone but himself. You looked back and smiled, grabbing his hand and entwining it with your own. "Stop stressing, your hair is gonna go grey." you both quietly giggled before the lady on the mic began to speak.

"Thank you all so much for coming to our annual art banquet show, this is the 11th year we have been graciously welcomed back and we could not be more excited as the number of participants grow each year." she adjusted her glasses before speaking again. "Tonight is not about winning, or being the best, it is about recognizing talent of all unique levels, seeing things from other peoples eyes, its about the beauty of art"

The audience clapped lightly, making you smile as you looked around at everyone piled up together in anticipation.

"With that, I believe we are ready to begin the gift ceremony. The other judges and I graded on not only the art itself, but the impact received through it, we were looking for those who went outside the box, and we are happy to say we were not disappointed."

Taehyung looked at the black cloths that hung over the art work that was pinned on the wall up front, unsure if his was one of them or not.

"I'll remind everyone of the prizes, 5-3 place recieve a generous cash prize, as well as a discounted art session for next semester, 2 place recieves a larger amount of cash, while 1st place gets a visit to the Louvre Museum in Paris France, fully paid!"

The crowd happily cheers, the excitement in the room can easily be felt. You were nervous for Taehyung, not because you didnt think he could win, but you knew how much he wanted this trip. You wanted to see him happy, and most importantly, you wanted him to be proud of himself.

"We will now begin" The older woman walks to the lined up art, standing in front of one. "In 5th place, we will happily be awarding this to...." she gently pulled the black sheet off, revealing the art as the crowd clapped happily.

"Seo Yoon, with 'a walk with existence'"

you looked around to see the girl stand up and go to collect her certificate, bowing and thanking the judges.

"4th place, goes to.... Park Jimin, with 'serendipity'"

Everyone cheered as the younger man walked up to join the others.

You felt taehyungs hand squeeze yours lightly, as the 3rd person was revealed and it wasnt him, now he was eager. He either got 2nd, 1st, or none at all.

you gently rubbed his back as the woman went to reveal 2nd place. "In 2nd, we have..." the painting was revealed, "Kang Annie, with 'daydream'"

You both looked at eachother, "I didnt think her art was that good" taehyung claps but whispers in your ear, making you giggle and hold his arm for support. The tension in the room grew as the judge made her way to the remaining painting, the cloth gathering in her hand.

"and for first place, we, the judges have decided to reward...." the curtain felt like it fell in slow motion, taehyung quite literally on the edge of his seat.

"Kim Taehyung with 'Forever and a day'"

You jumped up immediately as his name was called, his beautiful painting on display for everyone to see as claps and "congratulations" were gifted his way.

"I won?" he mumbled, standing as you grabbed him close, hugging him tightly. "I fucking knew you could win!!! Im so proud!!!' you cupped his face and smiled, making him smile as well.

"get up there and claim your prize" you mumble, urging him up to the stage where he went to collect his prize and certificate. "Congratulations to everyone who won, and everyone who participated! lets get a round of applause for all the talent here tonight"

The room clapped loudly as you caught his eye, smirking and chanting loudly, maybe a bit too loudly for an art show. He laughed and congratulated the other winners, giving annie some bullshit answer when she joked about being his Paris plus one.

"You have no fucking idea how proud I am, Taehyung" you hugged him once more as you two started to get ready to head out. He made sure you took 10 million photos of his painting on display, making it your lock screen on your phone.

"I still cant believe I won.....it doesnt feel real" He joked, linking your arm with his as you both made your exit after saying goodbyes to everyone.

"wait until it hits, you are gonna be so proud of yourself. Paris....PARIS, taehyung, this shit is huge. Im not gonna lie, I almost cried when I heard your name"

"you did not!" he chuckled as you both walked to your car.

"Yes I did, you just dont get it" you teased "felt like such a power moment, you just know annie was pissed too....little bitch"

Taehyung bit back his laugh as he sat in the drivers seat, pulling his seatbelt on and resting his head back as you got in. "Thank you for everything, for coming....for just being my support" he spoke kindly, wide grin stuck on his face.

"dont thank me, im always gonna be here for you, seriously. Now, lets go eat until we get full, order dessert we cant finish, take it home and get drunk" You put your seatbelt on, car filled with excitement and giggles as he began to drive to dinner.

He really did feel excited, He was mostly in shock on how he was able to win something he threw together last minute.

Blame it on the alcohol, but some deep part of him wanted to come clean in this very moment, as you were now in the crowded restaurant, music blasted as you sang loudly, you looked so beautiful and alive.

The painting was about you.

Taehyung spent hours dedicating himself to that painting, and it was about you. It seemed like a perfect time to just rip the bandaid off right now, a night where everything was going right.

"y/n..." he mumbled, watching as you happily looked over at him, his heart now in his throat. you stopped dancing and made your way over to where he sat at the bar, your drunken self leaning forward to hear him over the music.

"I just wanted to tell y-"

"youre so handsome, jesus christ I hate you" you interrupt, words slurring as you look at him lovingly.

He knows you are drunk, but the comment still made him laugh, "thank you" he whispered as you walked back out to the dance floor, dragging him with you.

"ah y/n, im not really a dancer"

"you dont need to be, just listen to the music and feel it" you shout, jumping around and holding his hands. He has to admit, seeing you away from your usual tight knit persona was really attractive, of course he admired you always, but he never saw this side before, it was new and exciting.

He allowed himself to relax a bit, taking another shot before finally giving in and dancing with you in the crowded bar. "thats it!" you yell, jumping around with him as you both fell into fits of giggles. "cmere" you turned around and pressed your back to his chest, and even in his drunken state, his heart still fluttered at the sudden contact. You carefully danced against him, not in a promiscuous way, simply just a light sway.

You two ended up spending a bit too much money at the bar, making tae ultimately put a cap on the drinks for the night. You werent ready to leave yet, so he ordered a basket of fries and water, sitting at a table with you in the next room.

"we have to sober up just a little bit, I still have to drive home" he giggled and sat beside you, taking a few fries and shoving them into his mouth. "thanks bubs" you slur, eating the fries and chugging water like you havent had any in weeks.

"are you having the best day of your life?" you ask, making him smile, "yeah, I am actually" he held a fry up and fed it to you. "good, me too" you spoke, mouth open and full of food.

the two of you sat and spoke until you felt some of the alcohol waving off, "hmm, do you wanna go home?" you asked him, noticing how tired you both were getting.

It had been almost 5 hours youve been here, and you didnt want him to only stay because you wanted to.

"yeah...its kinda late" he smiled softly, standing up and helping you.

"youre okay to drive?" you ask, watching as he looked into the next room, listening to the jazz song that was playing.

"tae?" you walk over, watching him turn and smile. "wait, before we leave.." he held your hand and led you into the other room. "dance with me, just one last song" he looked down at you, and there was no way to say no to him.

You two were surrounded by some older couples, all of them turning their attention to you as you made your way into the center of the floor, saxophone blaring through the speakers.

Taehyungs long arms wrapped loosely around your waist, resting just above your butt, your arms reaching up to hold his shoulders as you two slowly swayed to the music.

"Why are you looking at me like that" you mutter, thankful for the dark lighting hiding the current blush on your face.

"Like what?" he smiled

You shrug, giggling softly, "I dont know" you bit your lip and looked at him, alcohol still able to be felt deep in your veins.

"whats so funny, hm?" he teased, looking directly at you with a wide smile, "whats my girl always laughing about?"

you shyly looked down, the weight of his gaze too much. Your head rested against his chest as butterflies filled your stomach. this was wrong.

"you cant say that" you whine quietly

"why not?" he stood back and gently spun you around, making you smile as your hands returned to his shoulders.

"because....im not your girl" you mumble, eyes fixated on both of your feet below.

He sighed and rested his head against yours, words not needed, yet actions saying much more as his hands squeezed your waist gently, rubbing up and down carefully.

you looked up at him finally as the song was coming to a close and allowed yourself to just be, smiling as he looked at you. "You will always be my girl" he whispered so only you two could hear, he quickly turned, grabbing your hand. "lets head home"

You felt breathless, and most of all guilty....but not in the way most would think. You were guilty about not feeling guilty. You had fun, and you werent going to apologize for the mindless flirting that occurred tonight.

-

The both got out of the car and jumped under the hood of your apartment complex, looking at the rain pouring.

"I had fun, tae..."

"I did too" he looked at you hopefully, his hand returning to yours.

"we need more time for just us, we've been so wrapped in other shit" you sigh, the sound of rain surrounding both of you.

"I agree, I dont care what we do, im always enjoying myself with you"

You smirk and jokingly jump towards him, embracing him tightly "ahhh tae tae...what will I do with you, little art boy" you smile as he laughs.

You both pull away, arms still on eachother as you stood outside your home. There was a moment of quietness, eyes scanning over eachothers faces.

"Tae...." you whisper, gathering your thoughts before he slowly leans in, nose brushing yours. The top of his lip grazes against yours as you lean in, suddenly realizing what was happening as you pull your head away.

He didnt react sharply, just watching you with sad eyes.

"we cant" you whispered, shaking your head

"why not?"

"because we dont know what we are doing tae, we know better than this." you firmly say

"do we?" he spoke calmly, eyes still fixated on you.

"yes.."

He looks down at your hands, squeezing them "please...."

You frown when he isnt looking, dragging your hand to pull his wet hair out of his face. "Im sorry" you softly spoke, rubbing your thumb over his cheek, "lets go get some rest, yeah?"

he waits a moment before nodding, silently following you into the apartment.

You werent sure what exactly was in the air tonight, but you knew something changed, and maybe it was the universe finally answering your call.

A/n: sorry ...

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@turnthepageandbeburnt @taebangtanbabe @borahaexoxo @lelefoodlover @tan-veee

[thehumantrampoline]

What's up how's your Wednesday I just got attacked by two of the four pit bull mixes next door on my way to the bus

I'M OKAY they just destroyed my coat sleeve and shaken me really badly but it could have been a lot worse if they hadn't gotten distracted long enough for me to get away. I've been crossing the street to avoid their yard for weeks because their fence is fucked up and they go crazy when I pass, but today their gate was open and they charged me as soon as they saw me. I tried to shout no, which kind of worked the last time they got out and they stayed away long enough for a neighbor (not the owner) to come wrangle them, but this time I saw immediately that that wasn't going to help and so instead it was me standing in the street not fifty yards from my house screaming "help" instead. Nobody came this time.

It can't have been 45 seconds but it felt like an eternity of one of them shaking my sleeve and me swinging my bag at the other. I went straight back inside and once I stopped shaking and crying I called animal control. My friend sent me money for an Uber so I can just chill out at home until I have to go to work.

The thing is I LOVE dogs and I love pit bulls. These just live outside totally untrained and neglected fighting with each other. I hope the city takes them away from the owner tbh. I should have called before. At least I've done it now.

[jazzhandsmcleg]

I don't know how to ask this without sounding rude but..... You were super rude first. Why were you soliciting somewhere that had a no soliciting sign? Like, why did you think that was going to work out for you?

The homeowner was not in the wrong to point out that you were quite rudely doing something they specifically have a sign against lolol

hi anon! thanks for stopping by my inbox, and for coincidentally solidifying my resolve to address this issue at some length. for now you get the cliff notes version. bear in mind that this info a) is American, b) varies by state, and c) sometimes even varies by county or city, so the specifics may not apply to where you live. but this is what's going on where I am, and I think the bit at the end applies generally anyhow.

also all mentions of "you" are general. I'm not irritated at you specifically, anon.

signs that simply read "NO SOLICITING." this only applies to people representing businesses: people who want to install windows or solar panels, do your yard work, stuff like that. charities, religious groups, and political canvassers are exempt. notably, I am canvassing for a 501(c)(3) charity. additionally, I have only been doing this for a week and a half and have already gotten numerous positive responses from houses with "no soliciting" signs up once they know I'm not selling anything. finally, and crucially, presence of a "no soliciting" sign is not considered an excuse to not do my job, i.e. my employer tells me I still have to knock. we'll come back to that point.

more complicated signs, like this one.

this one will probably deter most people, out of common decency, but still not all. why not? because it's still not illegal for charities, etc. to come knocking. even within charitable organizations, etc., different people may have different personal rules on how to approach houses with signs like these, and they will pass those rules on to the people they train.

(side note: really not sure what "no menus" means.)

3. "NO TRESPASSING" signs. this is a bit of a complicated one, because their placement can have repercussions. sign on a gate? don't come down the driveway, or up the walk (depending on which gate). sign in a window? don't set foot in the house. sign on a fence? don't set foot in the yard; depending on the placement of the sign, the driveway may still be okay. the real hard line is if the person lives there verbally notifies the canvasser of "no trespassing" rules and requests that they leave. ignoring that is very illegal. but for the purpose of this post, this is beside the point.

--

so my first point is that, if the canvassers in your neighborhood are more well-versed in signage and local laws than you are (which they may very well be; it is our job, after all), you as a resident/homeowner will have a problem of miscommunication on your hands. this is your problem, unfortunately. canvassers have no way of determining in advance who means what and how seriously. we have to go by gut instinct and the textbook definitions of what is presented to us, i.e. the law. if you don't like it...regrettably, the only thing to be done is to try to change the law. (or complain to my employer, but I would be surprised if that had any effect, tbh.)

my second point is that there are much better ways to deal with someone ignoring a "no soliciting" sign -- even a more complicated iteration -- than coming out swinging. mainly, JUST DON'T ANSWER THE DOOR. it costs you nothing, it saves you and me time, and prevents the situation from getting fraught.

because here's the thing: I'm just doing my job. you may not like it and that's fair, especially because I don't much like it either. but I am being paid to knock on your door and try to engage you in conversation if you answer, and so that's what I will do.

I don't mind if you close the door in my face; it's a valid way to get rid of canvassers and I don't take it personally, though I am instructed to continue to talk until I literally hear the click of a latch or until I hear three hard "no"s (again, that's my job). I don't mind when people don't answer their doors. I've done my due diligence by knocking, after all, and I totally understand why people don't want to talk to me.

but door-to-door canvassers are, at the end of the day, salespeople. ambulatory customer service workers. we are people, not rodents or cockroaches, and we do not deserve your hostility just for doing our jobs. predatory canvassers absolutely exist, and if you smell something fishy by all means close your door in their face or ask for their organization's contact details and report them. but if you decide to take time out of your day to be a petty jerk to a visibly hot, sweaty, and tired (because let's not kid ourselves about the nature of this work) person speaking politely to you at your door because they happened to know what your "no soliciting" sign means better than you do (even if you're not aware of that fact, or if your jurisdiction's laws are a bit different!)...that's a note against your character, not mine.

[jankwritten]

For spotlight: what does Hades do/what’s the relationship w Nico?? Oh also what’s Persephone up to? Does she get along w Nico?

Okay so it's never really FULLY explained in canon - and maybe I will explain it at some point later in the story, who knows - but Hades is a super rich politician/business man. Not really politician, but he's very Influential and works really closely with a lot of politicians and so people kind of lump him in as one of them.

He's also super mysterious and...quirky. Like, he's just. A weird guy. He's super goth and believes weird things (he believes in Santa and the Tooth Fairy and shit like that) and he's pretty emotionally distant a lot of the time. Think of him as like, the walking poster for undiagnosed Dad Autism, y'know? Does that vibe make sense? Like he's very "I love my kids but hugging and touching makes me feel horrific. I love my job because I get to work with numbers and sort data and make solutions that are obvious to me but apparently nobody else understands and therefore I Have To Teach Them" but he's also super stressed all the time and has had drinking problems in the past.

Nico and Hades don't have the best relationship. Nico loves his dad, of course, but he also feels rightfully distant from him. When they lost Maria and then Bianca, Nico kind of felt like he lost his dad, too, because Hades withdrew entirely into his work and, since they lived in such a big house, they didn't see each other a whole lot. Plus, when Nico was first getting really into Hockey, he basically had to sneak around his dad to play, because Hades was strict about Nico not doing anything that would get himself hurt. He'd done a lot of research into hockey in an attempt to get closer to Nico, be interested in his interest, and instead found himself loathing the idea of his son being in such a hostile environment.

Hades and Nico have a very complicated relationship that's just kind of always been how Nico is with his father, so he doesn't know anything other than that. It doesn't bother him all that much day to day, though when he goes and visits it definitely weighs on him a little bit, especially after he's gotten a taste of like, what it means to have somebody really there for him and looking out for him, like Jack Seas and Snowy do on the team.

It's also an issue of independence, TBH. Hades never really wanted Nico to be independent, Hades wanted Nico to stay home, go to a really good school, get a business degree and start working his way up either in Hades's business, or starting his own business and thriving that way. Hades wanted to keep Nico close because he knew Nico's mental health struggles and feared that if he let Nico get too far out of his web of control, Nico would spin out and end up dead.

TLDR; Nico and Hades have a super intricate relationship that's spun out of their grief over losing Maria and Bianca, and the intricacies of their own mental health struggles and how they handle that.

PERSEPHONE is thriving living her best life etc. etc.

No but actually she's Hades's business partner, a lifelong friend who was there for the deaths in his family and became a big part of helping them through the grieving process. She and Hades started dating not too long after Maria died - I've said it before somewhere and I can't exactly remember where, but I think I mentioned something like the three of them had been in a polycule? IDK, but I like the idea either way.

ANYWAY Persephone runs the arts and PR side of Hades's business because he loathes that kind of thing, and she also helps him with numbers and some of the bigger projects when it gets to be too much for him to handle on his own. She moved in after Bianca died, and planted a big garden in the back yard that has memorials to both Maria and Bianca, as well as various family-and-associated pets who have passed throughout the years.

Persephone and Nico get along pretty well. He's a little awkward around her only because he sometimes still doesn't know if he's meant to treat her like a mom or what, because some days he does see her as more of a mother figure and some days he feels really disconnected from her. She cares about Nico in her own way - she was a little tough-love on him growing up, especially after he started hockey. No bullshit excuses would get past her, basically, and if Nico had a problem and came to her crying with it, she would let him cry it out and then make them have a logical, rational discussion about it. (This was pretty rare, though, because Nico used to do that with Maria and he feels like he's betraying her a little bit by going to Persephone. It's fucked up, but y'know.)

Persephone is super supportive of Nico playing hockey, though, as opposed to Hades. She thinks it's great, and cool as hell that Nico found something that he's really good at, kicked the shit out of stereotypes and all that.

Persephone and Hazel also get along really well, not that you asked about that :P But Hazel and Persephone have met a couple of times, and Persephone does know that Hazel is Hades's kid - she was there when the original "scandal" came out, after all. Hazel doesn't see Persephone as her half-step-mother, but more like an Aunt, or a really good family friend. Hazel likes to teach Persephone how to make spell jars and tea blends out of the herb and flower garden.

All in all, the family isn't very close-knit and they have a lot of internal structural problems between themselves, but Nico still loves and cares for them because they are his family no matter what. They're what he has left and he's not letting that go.

[reikunrei]

i know i’ve already talked about this half a dozen times but i’m really sooo so excited to see Steve and Jonathan interact more. like, it’s obviously been set up that at this point they have to be teamed up in some way, and i’m just chomping at the bit for that kind of interaction.

like, it’ll probably be against both of their wills in some way, or at the very least against Jonathan’s, and so now they’re stuck together and it’s awkward because neither of them really know each other. and they’ve saved each others lives like a dozen times at this point, and watched each other kick ass again and again, but like...

Steve probably still thinks about the fact that Jonathan took those sneaky photos in his back yard, and while Jonathan did apologize to Nancy for it, he and Steve never talked about it again. and Jonathan definitely still thinks about all the shit Steve said before they had their fist fight (how the Byers are a bunch of screw ups, how it’s not surprising that Will “died,” how they all deserved it, etc.) because of course he’d still hold a grudge over that! it was shitty!

and even if they’ve saved each others lives several times now, that doesn’t automatically negate the shitty things they’ve said or done to each other on a personal level. and the fact that Jonathan still defaulted to making a jab at Steve about him being unable to be “in charge” proves that he still thinks that, to some degree, Steve is still very much like he was in high school. like, he knows that, on some level, Steve has changed, having likely heard tons of praise from the younger kids... but how much of it does he really believe, you know? it’s a high stakes situation, of course Steve is gonna try to save people... but what about when they’re outside of a high stakes situation?

as the audience, we’ve seen Steve steadily improving across all seasons, and he really didn’t learn how to be a wholly “good person” until the very end of season 3, i think, and his friendship with Robin was just the beginning of that growth tbh, at least by way of changing the way he thinks about and views the world and his relationships with other people. but Jonathan has seen, like, basically none of it first hand. they don’t hang out, they don’t talk. hell, even after the season 1 fight with the demogorgon, we learn (in season 2) that Jonathan just “disappeared,” per Nancy’s words. Jonathan didn’t stick around, and we see that, when Steve appears, Jonathan slinks away. he and Steve do not have a relationship right now.

and i really truly think that some sort of forced team-up that results in a heart to heart between the two of them would do astronomically well by their individual character arcs.

something about how Steve is still in love with Nancy, and still hoping it’ll work out between them, but talking more with Jonathan and learning just why Nancy likes him so much, and how her and Steve aren’t quite compatible anymore, and maybe never were, because maybe even the true Nancy that Jonathan loves so much isn’t the Nancy that Steve knew and still fawns over. like, it would allow Steve to move on or come to terms with the fact that he doesn’t need to be in love with someone or be in a relationship in order to be whole. he might want Nancy, but he doesn’t need her.

and we’ve still never really seen Jonathan’s trust issues addressed on screen (i will forever be sad that we didn’t see Jonathan letting Argyle into his life), and having Steve poke that bear, to talk to him and make Jonathan second guess his feelings about Steve. like, words cannot describe how fucking badly i want Steve to finish his apology from season 1. like, as far as i can remember, it didn’t seem like Steve went to Nancy to apologize to her first. he went to the Byers house to apologize to Jonathan. only, he got interrupted by the plot he was totally unaware of. and i can bet that Jonathan forgot about that, but maybe Steve hasn’t. and once they’re alone together, air thick with awkward tension, he thinks, fuck, this dude hates me, and i know exactly why.

like, just imagine having that final link closed for the both of them. Steve finally getting to apologize for the asshole things he did to Jonathan, owning up to what he did and not hiding behind something like, “well, i saved your life, so you have to like me now.” like really owning up to everything he said and did to Jonathan. and Jonathan just gawks at him because, oh. fuck. and Steve would just have to keep talking, because Jonathan is stubborn and a little caught off guard. so Steve is saying stuff like, “I’m happy for you and Nancy, you make a great pair. i’m sorry i broke your camera, that was really fucked up. i’m glad that Will ended up okay. like, really glad.”

and then imagine Jonathan muttering out an apology, after way too much silence has passed, and Steve just kinda blinks at him. and Jonathan says it again, “I’m sorry, too. for, you know, the pictures and... and for... you know...” for being a dickhead to you all these years when everyone else was telling me you were a good guy. he can’t say that, though. to Steve Harrington?? that would be too vulnerable for Jonathan. at least right now.

i’m just so !!!! about them and the potential for more interactions between them!! like their relationship is still so fragmented, they’re the only two who have yet to reconcile and gotten to know each other on screen. and i honestly feel like if we don’t get just one little awkward team-up between them where they’re forced to talk about their feelings, the two of them will stall out and not be able to move forward in their arcs. because if they really want to lean into this love triangle with Nancy, Jonathan can’t keep going to Argyle for advice and Steve can’t keep going to Robin, and Nancy can’t be caught in the middle with her split attraction between the two of them. the two guys have to talk to each other, to learn who each person is, so that Steve can move on and accept Nancy’s feelings for Jonathan, and Jonathan can stop being a defensive prick around this guy who’s otherwise a perfectly lovely friend to Nancy and everyone else.

[cadmium-ores]

*collapses* I have spent. The last six days straight. Working nonstop. On nothing but (1) my job and (2) painting the house.

like. like. as in I woke up early, began working, and didn't stop until my body would not go on (e.g. signs of impending collapse). I have discovered energy drinks actually work! this is the only reason I got this far! I had never drank a full one before!

this is because I bought a Big House (love to make choices) that required a 50' boom lift rental to paint and that Costs Money so I had to finish everything that needed to be done with the lift in the time we had the rental

but like. I did it?? it's done?

the house isn't completely painted but like it's going to rain for the next ~week so I am using that as my excuse to not touch a can of paint again for a hot minute

I know how to use a boom lift now (pretty cool tbh)

Established rapport with my neighbor (he's a nice guy; was super chill about us needing to park the lift in his yard to do one side of the house)

discovered some particular strain of inner peace from the simple nature of reducing all of your concerns to simply Work, Paint, Food, Sleep for an extended period

did actually manage to Not exceed my limits although I did experience significant pain, minor hallucinations, and loss of balance/stability by the end of some of the days

feel like. accomplished. and weirdly like. idk. something else?

anyway so now I'm going to sleep. for the correct number of hours. and then like. put my house back together and remember how I normally conduct my life, b/c everything else fell by the wayside given the fact that exactly 100% of my time and energy was accounted for

[bukitanukiart]

Solubivnus: a day of chaos

Today has been potentially the most eventful day of my life, so I'm going to hype it up as such.

To preface the story (and title), I live with 5 roommates, and we have a calendar in our kitchen for communal events, and written on today (May 25th) was the phrase "solubivnus atfakoji".

This has been here since the beginning of the month, and frankly, none of us know who wrote it, or what it's supposed to mean/actually say, so for the whole month, we've been hyping up today as a joke, even deciding to have a big dinner as "celebration" for solubivnus.

But starting about a week ago, we've been having issues in our house, mainly the fact that our water heater wasn't working, and any attempts to contact our landlord failed, so today we took our anxious asses over to their residence services to actually help us. Thankfully, they listened to our begging and sent over our saviour: Kyle. Kyle has saved us many times before, we adore this man, I would die for Kyle.  So over Kyle comes in record time and takes a look at the heater and was like “yeah, that’s weird” and calls over a plumber to take a closer look, so off Kyle goes, and about 20ish minutes later, the plumbers come by and just say “oh yeah, Your gas got shut off, call your gas company.” and the 5 of us that were home look at each other because, why is our gas off? we've payed the bill on time since we’ve moved in?  and then we remembered something very important.  remember how our hot water went out about a week ago? yeah, the day before, we had seen a man in our backyard with a jacket that read “Meter reader”. we didn't see him do anything, just the tail end of him being in our yard and going on his merry way. we thought it was weird as fuck, but he didn't do anything so we just ignored it.  except he did do something...

he turned off our gas and we didn't even notice.  so I call the stupid gas company, and say “yo, why is our gas off?” and the poor guy on the other side of the line is like “off? its not, your file says your fine, I can send someone over to check it out though. 45 Road st right?” and I pause. “no” I say “I live at 54 Road st” and there was another pause. “your file says 45″. I feel a sense of dread as I look at my account details. there it was. 45 Road st. “Oh god. have I been paying someone else’s gas bill?” and my man on the other side lets out a small “I think so...” so for almost a year, our dumb asses have been footing a random strangers bill. and you might be thinking, Buki, how the fuck did you not notice this? how come they didn't shut it off 3 months in? well my friend, I live in the north, where its illegal to shut off gas during the cold months as it supplies heating, and wouldn't you know it? our lease started 2 months before the cold months. and so I wait on hold, trying to get this all figured out and eventually get told “we can transfer all your payments to a new account for your correct address and hook you back up to gas, it’ll be done in... around 20 days.” and I'm like “what the fuck, I cannot go without hot water for another 20 days, is there anything you can do?” and then I get put on hold again. 

when I finally hear from this guy again, I'm told “okay yeah, we can hook you back up sometime between 6 - 8 pm tonight, you'll still have to wait for someone to call you in 20 days for the account changes though” and tbh, that's cool man, thats fine, I just cant go a total of a whole month without hot water.  and once I hang up the waiting game is played again. by the time we hear from this guy, we we’re ready to sit down for our solubivnus dinner.  it was 5 min to 8 when we hear a knock, and we think “oh god, its finally over” as this guy hooks our gas back up and sets up our water heater and leaves.  we have a nice dinner, hanging out until 10pm It’s finally over.

except it’s not. we go downstairs and what do we see? our water heater spewing water all over our basement floor. and we panic naturally. so here we are, filling buckets with the coming onslaught of water as I panic call the emergency line for our rental company, and let me tell you that was the longest phone call of my life. finally they say they’ll send someone over, I say “great, please hurry” and not even 10 minutes later our saviour returns. Kyle.  my man Kyle comes to the rescue and turns the water off, looking at the mess to try and figure out what's wrong before calling us another plumber, these ones coming in 45 min. and when they come, what are we told? “yeah, we’ll have to replace the whole thing tomorrow.”  and that's where we are now. 

what an eventful solubivnus.

[andthebubbles]

so uh i’m kinda getting the urge to make a lot of seb gifs; i also still wanna change my ao3 icon/make a seb gif for it (i know exactly what i want) ... i also am getting the urge to write... and i also wanna play cities skylines. perhaps i should do one more day of CS, and tomorrow i’ll probably have more of that nagging feeling of wanting to write? (i also have Actual Work to do, but it’s not urgent, and it’s really boring, so it’s not being done sksjnkfjgnfkg)

so there was one day where i only played CS for a few hours, so i never made a progress report/post on it.

ETA: have some pics!! i took screenshots, i forgot i did:

the SPUI! ^

and from above:

(i should probably change the big roads colour to match the highways... later...)

i also got rid of the flowers on the roundabout... and actually today i can replace the cobblestone one way road with a normal tarmac road:

and i did line markings for this junction, but it’s out of date now/i upgraded it yesterday to 3+2 lanes going up to Hill (and forgot to take a screenshot), so, yeah:

also i had my first fire. not bushfire lol. i don’t mind fires ig but hmm i thought the spread was just a bit too far/unrealistic. however, idk, i’ll leave it for now/not look for a mod

ANYWAY, as for yesterday, well i spent most of the day playing CS haha... even though the anarchy mod broke gkfjngkfjkfdj. anarchy makes your life so much easier... plus i couldn’t do some stuff yet without that mod so i just left it unfinished. anyway i hear it’s working again so hopefully when i start up/get into the game, it all works fine!

okay, pics time:

overview!

i mostly worked on Bottom last night. i gave it a metro station, which i may change to a train station... idk yet. not really clear how i should use metros tbh because we only got metros really recently

Bottom is looking bottom-ey:

the metro station! i went and got some non-vanilla ground metro stations, i’ll see if they’re nice/work and if i like them i’ll swap this one out. also i have a bus terminal for future use/i’ll need it

yeah i still don’t know exactly what i wanna do with the Services 1 district/how big/small to make it:

so i made this lil thing and i thought it was nice!

some terraces at Far Bottom:

i seriously love RICO rn

i made a metro depot/repair yard (yeah i know it doesn’t look right with those tracks, that’s why idk if i’m keeping it as metro (if the tracks i got today with wires overhead work, then yeah maybe) or changing it to trains (after the train traffic jams i got in my previous big city, i wanna stick to metro, or have train lines entirely separate from the intercity/cargo ones)):

more terraces at Bottom (the uglier/more industrial side of it):

and rundown tiny houses (sort of like those old working class cottages before they got all spruced up in the 2000s or something here):

and this is central station... although, again, it might be completely changing depending on whether i pick metro or trains for the main rail transport within the city...

gonna put an intercity bus terminal around here too. and a big tram interchange when i get the trams in!

okay that’s all for now!

[finch-house]

Aahahaha okay so plans have drastically changed again.

I ended up finding a house for sale in my price range in town. Big house, decent house. Was a bank repo and because of the location nobody wanted it and it's been empty for 2 years. My friend lives 2 blocks up the same street and I know it's a sketchier spot, but the whole town has gotten bad tbh so whatever. My mortgage was approved this morning. I take possession on May 17.

Only thing is it was broken into while it was empty and they stole all the copper plumbing *facepalm*. But I have quotes for all the work that needs to be done and it's within my range and my parents are going to come help me and have supplied me with some funds.

Fenced yard for the dogs, so that's cool. I'll have enough room to have a photo studio that I don't have to tear down and set up whenever I want to use it AND I have a space that is perfect for a darkroom, so that's exciting. It's not a tiny home and it isn't what I was thinking I was going to end up with, but it's maybe better? Idk, I'm excited. I'm also incredibly anxious about it all, but it's good. It's all happening so soon.

[h-pelessly]

July 26, 2023

I don’t have a lot to catch up on. At least not recently, but here goes...

June 16th, I know is a long time coming, but I hung out with Karen from LD, and I found out a lot of stuff. First off, I’m proud of myself for driving to Irvine unbothered. Second off, the amount of problems from not knowing where tf I was going in the neighborhood to my phone overheating to her living in a GATED COMMUNITY where I had no way to go in were big issues. Once I got to Karen’s, we went to Irvine Spectrum with her car because I was scared to drive but irregardless. We went to eat at Yard House, and she wanted something off the Happy Hour menu and split the check in half so I had to pay extra like ?????????? But I was like it’s just a few dollars don’t make it a big deal. It’s just once. We also got ice cream and the workers annoyed me bc I was trying to read the menu, and I can’t see bc not only am I blind, the text was small. Also, there were 2 workers with no customers and was done helping Karen so one of them could’ve helped me, but mf looked back at the menu like we were at the optometrist and seeing if I was seeing correctly????? The audacity, anyways... Karen and I went to go talk to which I found out more things about Alex. Like I didn’t know her as well as I thought I did which makes perfect sense, but it just sucked. How Alex had a toxic ass friend that works at LD and she’s the reason Alex got into her car crash. How close her and Karen were, which I did not know because I thought Alex thought she was annoying. It only adds on when I went to Karen’s house and saw her polaroids with Alex like damn they were close. But it was cool catching up with Karen. Much needed.

July 12th, Trinh and I went to The Summer I Turned Pretty Premiere at Irvine Spectrum. I was going to have my mom drive me since Tim was being a hardass about not knowing when he would get out of work. But he got off work early so he took me to Irvine Spectrum. At first, I thought we could snag quick parking so I asked him to walk me in. Then, we found out parking was ass so I told him to just drop me off, but he was so tied into the idea of him walking me in that he tried to find parking. When he finally found parking, he complained about it being a bitch when I told him multiple times to just drop me off. Annoying. So we go inside and didn’t realize there would be a line so that was that. The line wasn’t long or bad tbh. We went to get complimentary snacks which we then didn’t realize fan girls went into the theater to claim and save seats. Super annoying if you ask me so we sat near the front. It sucked, but it was only one episode. Turns out the show was being released tomorrow so the premiere wasn’t worth it, but I’m glad I went with Trinh and it was free!! After that, Trinh and I went to Barnes and Noble to look at books. I got her into not only TSITP but romance books hehhe. I showed her my top books and she said aloud how much she loves spicy books which a girl responded same. So I was like well damn am I unapproachable? So I asked one of the girls who liked Dreamland Billionaires if she liked the third book to which she said eh. I have a huge bone to pick with her but anyways, that was my social work for the day. So Trinh’s going to get into romance books courtesy of me hehhehe.

July 14th, Tim didn’t take the correct day off so we are celebrating my birthday today. I think it was kind of funny that my dream this year was to go to San Diego to celebrate. I don’t think I told Tim that, but that’s where he took me to celebrate. He took me to San Diego Zoo, which was pretty cool because he planned something decent. The only thing that sucked is that we went later than expected, and since it was a Friday and rush hour, the drive was absolute hell. It took almost 3 hours to get to the zoo, and as it was already late, we only had 3 hours to explore the zoo. Lorena always said the zoo is huge, and I agree. I don’t think we visited all the exhibits, but it was very cool and spacious. We thought there would be a panda exhibit, which made me excited, come to find out China didn’t renew the contract last year or something so we missed it by one year. How tragic. We did get to see elephants and they looked like they were in a big exhibit so that was pretty cool-- I think Jamie’s rubbing off on me because there is no chance I’d be that excited for elephants if not for her. Overall, I don’t think we did a lot and saw a lot, but Tim thought it was worth it. I might want to return someday. Also, they had the wild safari ride next door that we didn’t go to, so one day, I would like to go to that. Then, we went to go for dinner. We didn’t know what to get, but I knew they had the best Poke in SD so we looked for that. Thankfully, not far away, they had a poke bar. Parking was ass because it was a Friday and it was close to UCSD, but the fish was fresh and I loved it. We thankfully found the same bar near Santa Ana so we could try that. Overall, I had a pretty solid birthday.

July 15th, I celebrated my 25th birthday. Quarter life crisis-- woot, woot. The fact that I thought it was funny to mention the phrase last year was a tell-tale sign because it is in full swing this year. Not only did I quit my job, but I don’t know what to do. Don’t get me wrong, I hated working at ACT, but at least I made money and had a schedule everyday. Regardless of how the schedule absolutely sucked, I had something to do everyday. Now, I feel like I don’t which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but I just need some order in my life. But to add on, the order in my life should be from something I enjoy; I want a job where I’ll enjoy. Maybe it’s too soon for that so I should stick to things I hate that’ll make me money... Who knows. Well, because Tim took the wrong day off, I was forced to do daily Saturday things such as going to church n stuff. Tim wanted to take me out to dinner after and because I loved Shabu, he wanted to take me to All That Shabu, a place we both love. I didn’t think it was anything special because we always go here regardless of a special occasion or not so I didn’t want to go. Not only that, it was a Saturday so the line would be long. And mf had the audacity to ask me to pay for my half???????????? He claims that he doesn’t and I offer, which he won’t turn down, but are u fucking kidding me for my birthday? MF is DUMB.

Books I read this month;  Icebreaker by Hannah Grace (5/10) I didn’t see the appeal in this. Author describes FMC like a man and that bothered me a lot. My friend recommended it to me because she loved it and ate it up, loving the struggle of FMC to get out of her ways, but I think there was too much spiciness [fwb kind of book] to focus on the main idea.

Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher (10/10) I loved this book. I discussed it with Tara, and it went from being in my top 3 to just being really good. Although I ate this up in 2 days, I don’t think MMC was responsible or held accountable for his actions. He would say things like “whatever she wants, she gets” which is my dream, but what are the consequences of his actions? I loved this book so much more than the first of the Dreamland Billionaire series because MMC had it rough protecting his younger siblings from his dad. Do I like drama? Am I the drama?

A Long Time Coming by Meghan Quinn (6.5/10) I really wanted to like this book. Tara loves the Kane brothers (Dreamland Billionaires) and I thought these Cane brothers would be mine, but honestly I didn’t like the first brother as much either. The entirety of the beginning of this book was ASS. The FMC is getting married, and the MMC is her best friend so he’s her best man. The FMC irritated the fuck out of me, wanting the MMC to be at her beck and call if anything happens like wanting him to move near her and her husband when they move like ????? Boundaries????? But towards the end, MMC is a freak. People love him in that he shows FMC a good time, but I have never been so angry at a book in the beginning. Anyways, his brother is my hubby so tis ok. Final Offer by Lauren Asher (100/10) Tara said I would love it, and I did. MMC struggles with alcoholism and wants to be given a second chance with FFM and her daughter. It’s so cute how MMC did not like the daughter at first because he wasn’t used to having a her around, but the way the get closer and closer makes my heart so happy. He overcomes his alcoholism because he has someone to do it for now and UGHHHHHHHHHH. I went out and bought a copy so I can reread it again. Do I like middle brothers or do I like men with issues?

Throttled by Lauren Asher (6.5/10) Maybe I just don’t like the F1 racing scene but this book was not the best. Tara loves it, but I mean, I don’t see the appeal in the MMC. Maybe because of the cover and that’s not my type? But I do love how MMC is willing to go to therapy and fix his shit in order to have and appease FMC. I do like the brother’s best friend (teammate/rival) trope so I do love that. To be honest, I’m more intrigued with side/other character’s stories. No idea if I’ll get to them, but probably so. MMC and FMC deserve to be together.

Forbidden Hearts by Corinne Michaels (9/10) I honestly enjoyed this book. I prolonged the time I finished because I needed to peel myself from the book and exist in reality, but this book had me kicking my feet while giggling. This is a nanny and single dad trope that I saw on Tiktok so I wasn’t really excited to start because ngl, Tiktok does give some shitty recommendations sometimes. But I chose to read it because of Cal and Cami from Final Offer. MMC is a grump, and the nanny is the FMC, who MMC has known growing up, but never liked. FMC gets the opportunity to nanny MMC’s deaf daughter and gets along well with her, and whilst seeing how responsible FMC got, MMC fell for her. It really is the trope of he falls harder which I absolutely love. I cannot get past the idea of a 40 something year old calling me “sweetheart” during the deed but ya know it is what it is. It’s not me. But some parts are kind of cheesy. I thought it was a first book for Corinne, but apparently not and she’s been writing since 2015 so that was wild. This book was v cute-- reminded me of The Love Hypothesis, but that book is incomparable to anything else.

The Deal by Elle Kennedy (8/10) It took awhile for me to come around to reading this because of the book cover. It looks like a low res tumblr 2011 picture tbh. Tara convinced me it was an easy read and I wanted to add another book to my July read so I finished it in a day. The banter between MMC and FMC was so cute, and honestly, I knew what was going to happen, but the climax made me cry. This is one of the booktok books so I had high expectations. This book reminds me of that one movie on Netflix with Ken Jeong and Bella Thorne, but also, I feel like this idea is something I had in my head, but it was beautifully illustrated out in real life. MMC was such a college athlete which was so funny but the way he loves FMC made me sob. I love this. Adding this to my physical collection because it’s cheap.

[marmolita]

15 questions

I was tagged by @ivorydice ! Thanks!

Zero-pressure tagging: @wildehacked @squidsquadlove @shoujocowboy and whoever else wants to do it!

1. Are you named after anyone?

Nope! Just a name my parents liked.

2. When was the last time you cried?

Uh...this morning lmao

3. Do you have kids?

I do indedd

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

A moderate amount I guess? Like I don't think people would describe me as a sarcastic person but it's not like I'm never sarcastic either.

5. What sports do you/have you played?

As a kid, nothing. I took lessons in swimming and gymnastics and tennis at various times but never got past beginner level of anything. As an adult, I did a couple of sprint-distance triathlons and some 5ks but that's about it.

6. What's the first thing you notice about other people?

I honestly have no idea! I forget what people looked like after I see them unless they had some specific look about them that was memorable.

7. Eye colour?

Yes. 😂 Actually according to some chart or other my eyes are technically "gray" although they're like, dark gray on the edges, blue-green in the main part, and brown right next to the pupil.

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings 100%

9. Any special talents?

Depends what you mean by "special." I can play the violin and piano because all that time I spent not doing sports as a kid I spent doing music instead, does that count as special? There's probably a hundred million other people at least who can also do that.

10. Where were you born?

SoCal!

11. What are your hobbies?

Fandom obvs, as I said above violin and piano though I rarely play my violin these days (which is unfortunate because I was decently good at it but alas, repetitive stress injury). I got into jigsaw puzzles so that probably counts though I haven't done one for a while because I was busy doing knitting and trying out embroidery, but I don't know that I'd call them hobbies compared to the jigsaw puzzles. I like picking out plants for the garden but I'm a slacker and Mr. Lita does all the yard work. Not sure what else counts here -- watching TV? Reading? Going for long walks? Shopping? Cooking? I do all these things.

12. Do you have any pets?

Not at the moment. We're planning to get a dog later this year (last one passed a number of years ago).

13. How tall are you?

5'4"

14. Favorite subject in school?

In college it was Japanese 100%. In high school idk, I don't know that I had a favorite. I do enjoy learning foreign languages so maybe that's just it.

15. Dream job?

Being rich enough that I don't have to work tbh. Would someone pay me to just tool around the house doing various hobbies and take trips to places? Otherwise honestly my actual job is fine, like, I don't love it all the time and I'm not excited to go to work every day but it's perfectly acceptable for a thing I have to do to make money.

[darktyrannomon]

I'm having the most strongest intrusive thoughts today like I've got my current one which is "pour the boiling hot water fresh from the kettle over your hands it won't hurt I promise" to which I'm normally like "ok Karen" and I have the standard back and forth like you do with intrusive thoughts where you try to logic them

:readmore:

But my current ongoing one when I've gotten super bad mentally is "you know you should just drive to the middle of the woods and just get lost and disappear. If you set things up right beforehand I bet it'll take people at least a week to notice (when you don't turn up to dnd really)" and it's... Really hard to fight logic with this one because being trauma aware of people's idiosyncrasies like yeah. The only people I have contact with irl are at the yard and I can set that up right. I barely talk to my parents for like small talk or catching up or whatever but I can always say hey look after the cats whilst I'm X. Or something else. I doubt my partner would notice too much cz I ghosted them once on our anniversary because they spent it at their friends house instead of listening to me try to organise something and didn't notice so idk. If I don't initiate sometimes I do wonder if we'd talk daily. They don't often notice if I'm upset anyway tbh

So like it's REALLY HARD to argue with this one. It's really hard to just not go right now to the middle of the woods in my PJs and just stay there

And like doing the "think of the people who love you" thing doesn't work on me. I can't quantify care or love I guess and I'm still around because I gave myself responsibilities in my animals. I've never seen my parents upset for my sake. One of the times I was having a full suicidal meltdown in front of my partner they got upset and I had to console them which honestly SUCKED. And I havnt done anything either because of the trauma response of asking permission to do any little thing that might label me as a bad child I guess. You know that never got diagnosed with autism as a child response to things where you have to be validated for each little thing and no one will let me and I won't let me cause no one will let me

But like I'll hurt myself still and that's fine cz that's not got a knock on effect on anyone but me. I've been better with my meds but I'm so drained and tired of being logical and constantly rationalising with myself and the people around me

[roseverdict]

TEEHEE

the original song is this one but as you can see. i cannot be contained.

might make it its own post also.

this will not make sense if you haven't read "what darkness most fears" so i highly recommend reading that if you think you can handle it; it is very spooky and very fun. this multilevel filk song or whatever it is i just made also low-key spoils the entire thing and i definitely recommend going into the fic blind if possible. for the Vibes. you can do whichever order you want though, that's just how i'd do it. if it helps any, i mostly managed to keep each of the three chapters to roughly one verse/chorus combo each, more or less.

tbh i really wanna try my hands at that AMV idea in my brain (it would visually depict the storyline in conjunction with the lyrics) but i figure, it's halloween, the musical part is done, i can share this bit for now :)

it may also not make sense if you've got auditory processing issues- i've been listening to this for DAYS as i worked on it so i know what lyrics should go where, but idk how clear it is for people who are Not Me so i'm including lyrics under the cut

happy halloween :D

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It all begins one night like any other Somebody's sick, so out head all his brothers Fog rolls across the ground, obscuring all there is to see And they don't return, so the boy sets out to find them.

With two hundred and forty minutes left Til sunlight returns in the morning Michelangelo stumbles along the Hallways feeling woozy Graves already dug out in the front yard Stones already etched into with new names Portraits of his brothers on the walls Unfinished yet!

He still has time! Still has a chance! To get-!

All three of his brothers out and set them free! From the evil thing inside! From the demon of the house! No one else can do it! As he falls into the depths of Hell itself! Mikey clings to desp'rate hope! And to a sai he did not have a minute ago!

In the bedroom are dozens of pages Generations of journaling nightmares Smoke remains in the study he finds Unburning and unfading "Fire keeps him away for a short time" "Magical protection is a toss-up" "Death and terror permeate the air" But not tonight!

Into the pit! Into the dark! To get-!

All three of his brothers out and set them free! From the evil thing below! From the dark man of the house! Someone has to do it! As he forges through the depths of Hell itself! Mikey clings to desp'rate hope! And to the sight of someone where he could not have been!

Light a fire and drive off the shadows! Make demands in a furious bellow! And find-!

Brothers alive! Not out of time! Brothers in pain! They very well might still die!

Get all three of his brothers out and set them free! From the blood-thirsty dark tree! From the demon of the house! Oh, he's gonna end it! As he burns away the depths of Hell itself! Mikey swings back one last time! With a weapon only his family could use!

(Edward Pitchood, Elaine Burden, Jeremy Pregtz, and if you fail, Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelang'lo)

if you take an anime OP and write completely original lyrics for it, but make those new lyrics related directly to a specific fanfiction you've read, then make an UTAU sing those lyrics and mix it together with the original OP's instrumental, how many layers deep are you into a filk song?

[ofunderworldisms]

I still owe 7 meme replies ( out of like the 20 i had earlier on here ), i cleared ALL of my drafts out, and now i just owe the starters to those that liked my post the other day.

so currently owed is:

@decorazones

@littlexsiren - one musician au starter and one regular one

@caell

@hovvwegcnnapay

@speculoxxciphers

@perceptionborn

[bl00dgutsgl0ry]

It's Been a While

Pairing - Diluc x Fem!Reader

Warnings - NSFW UNDER THE CUT MINORS FUCK OFF +18 ONLY This is pretty soft sex tbh, as much as I would love to write the most heinous shit with Diluc I don’t really think it would go with everything.

Word Count - 1.5k

Other Comments - This is my absolute favorite time of year, and I really wanted to divulge myself in this wondrous fic. I couldn't stop thinking about sad lonely Diluc finally having someone else to celebrate Christmas with, and thus having a reason to decorate his home with stuff bro everything about this just made me feel soft :( I know Christmas really wouldn't be a thing in Teyvat, so I'm more so using Christmas just for the decorations and gift giving and not about the actual religious meaning sorry lol.

Being an isolated man was easy. Diluc didn’t have to put much effort into relationships which gave him one less thing to be stressed about. This meant that there were drawbacks as well, which would become glaringly apparent around the holidays. Everyone was so focused on being with the ones they loved that everything became lonelier around this time of year. Even Kaeya had found his place for celebration with the Knights; who of course tried to include him at first, but after so many unanswered invitations they stopped offering. The decorations and lively streets used to be his favorite thing when he was a child, but now he had quite a dislike for them.

But when you crossed his path, went through thick and thin so you could stay with him, it was like a bright streak of lightning set fire to his existence, bringing in warm orange and yellow light, replacing the suffocating inky black abyss that was his life. He finally found himself appreciating the bright streets of Mondstadt, the excited shouts or boisterous laughter resonating in the free city. You two had planned to decorate his home this evening- “The whole nine yards” as you had put it. He could see your excitement for the activity and quickly gave in to your begging one evening.

Now Diluc sat anxiously at the Tavern awaiting your arrival so you both could walk back to his home, looking for a fitting tree in the process to put up in his living room. The familiar bell on the Tavern door rang out loudly in the closed establishment, before being cut off but a loud giggle. You approached Diluc, wrapping your arms tightly around his torso.

“You ready D? Archons I’m so excited this is going to be so fun.” Diluc couldn’t help the small smile that broke through his usually stoic gaze. What could he say, he was not immune to your infectious mood.

“Of course, but I will admit I haven’t done this in a while.” He spoke as you both walked into the cold air locking up the Tavern right behind you. You hummed in response, quickly linking your arm with his walking slowly through the warm red green and gold lit streets.

You both made quick work of scavenging for the perfect tree, making it to Diluc’s home before too long. You had brought along a couple bags that contained decorations, and Diluc had gone out a couple days prior with you to get some other things so that everything would be what you imagined. It took you and Diluc about two and a half hours to get the house well decorated, snowflakes and lights delicately placed around the living room. The last thing left to do was place the star at the top of the tree. With Diluc being as tall as he was, all he needed to do was lift you up so you could set it on the top. You carefully set the star up before tapping his shoulder to let you down. As he lowered you, your faces were inches apart where he took the moment to lightly press his lips to yours.

It didn’t take long for you to mirror his actions, your arms linking around his neck as you leaned into him. When you both finally pulled away, he grabbed your hand leading you to his bedroom. You had done this many times with Diluc, but your heart never failed to start fluttering as you approached the bedroom door. He gently pushed you onto the bed, boxing you in with his strong arms. This time when he dipped down for a kiss, it was more intense, more heated, more passionate. One of his hands cupped the side of your face, as your arms once again snaked around his neck. There was a softness to all of Diluc’s actions that flustered you.

You both finally pulled away, lips red and puffy. Diluc’s hands wandered up and down your body, before sliding off your shirt and bra. Your hands made quick work of Diluc’s shirt as well, both of your clothes discarded somewhere on the floor. Diluc’s mouth was on your neck and chest once you were exposed, leaving bruises and bite marks in his wake. Your body felt like it was vibrating with anticipation. Your shaky hands rose up to press against his chest lightly.

“D… please… It’s becoming too much. I really want you.” Your face and body was flushed, as a quiet chuckle rumbled low in Diluc’s chest.

“You’ve always been so impatient, baby.” You bit your lip as you looked away embarrassed, causing Diluc to laugh once again. His hands made their way down to your pants, effortlessly unbuttoning them and pulling them off you. He let you unbuckle his pants, before having to pull away to fully slip them off. While he was doing this, you took this chance to crawl back further on the bed. Soon enough though, Diluc was back on top of you, lips attached to yours once again. His dick strained hard against you, occasionally feeling it twitch and pulse in desperation. Diluc was exceptionally skilled about ignoring his dick, but you could tell tonight was not going to be one of those nights. You both wanted each other, and you wanted each other bad.

“You ready baby?” Diluc’s eyes met yours, as you nodded.

“I want you to say it baby, let me hear you ask for me. Let me hear you want me.” You blushed hard as Diluc’s request, but you knew you weren’t going to get anything unless you complied.

"Yes D. I really want you please. I want you to fuck me baby.” You let your hands card through his long crimson hair that fell over his shoulders. A smile graced his beautiful face, his eyes crinkling at the corners.

“Of course my dear, your wish is my command.” Diluc punctuated his sentence with a smooth thrust of his hips, pushing his dick deep into you. You could feel yourself stretch open, making space for his large cock. You moaned out long, arching your back and pressing your chest to his.

“I know baby, I know. It feels so good doesn’t it.” He took the words directly out of your mouth, leaving you to only nod in response as you let out another stretched moan. You nails pressed crescent moons into his back. Warmth bloomed deep in your chest, spreading throughout your body like fire as Diluc set a steady rhythm.

“You feel so good baby, you always take my breath away. Everything about you is perfect. You make me the happiest man in the world.” Diluc’s deep voice whispered low in your ear, before he buried his face into your neck. The once silent room was filled with the sounds of both your moans mixing with the sound of skin hitting skin. At this moment it sounded like the most beautiful symphony.

“I love you baby, nothing in this world will stop me from loving you. Let me show you how much you mean to me.” You were taken aback by how soft and vocal Diluc was being tonight, and you couldn’t tell what was aching more, your heart or your pussy. One of Diluc’s hands had trailed down to your core, his fingers making circles around your clit. You moaned out loud, squirming around as everything got more and more intense.

Everything was beginning to get overwhelming, and you could tell Diluc was getting close as well but the way his grunts were getting louder and louder, and his dick was beginning to twitch quite a bit. You cunt fluttered and tightened as you got close.

“I love you too D, cum with me.. Ah fuck.. Please.” Diluc groaned at your words, thrusts becoming faster and harder. After a couple more rough thrusts both of you messily tumbled over the edge, moans being muffled by a sloppy kiss. Diluc let you two ride out your orgasms before pulling out, smirking at the way you whimpered and twitched as his dick slid against your sensitive walls. Diluc fell next to you and pulled you close to his chest.

“Thank you baby.” You looked up at Diluc, your brows pointed upwards in confusion. Diluc took in your expression and continued. “Thank you for everything you give me. You’ve changed my sight. Everything is brighter now, not as bleak and monotonous. You’ve shown me that I deserve to appreciate this holiday just like everyone else. I can’t think of anyone I’d rather celebrate with.”

You had no words to respond with, you were shocked to hear this come out of Diluc’s mouth. He always had his own way of showing appreciation for you rather than talking, but hearing him say everything he felt about you made tears swell in your eyes. You quickly blinked them away before they had the chance to fall, and connected your lips to his. You stay there for a few moments, lips pressed softly against each other before pulling away and looking him in the eye.

“You have no idea how much it means to me to hear you say that D. I love you.”