#yeeee we should hang out sometime :>

[shadowofroses]

Jujutsu Story idea/excerpt

Jujutsu Kaisen

Pairing: None/possible reader x Gojo Satoru

Warnings: AFAB reader, Reader is a Jujutsu Sorcerer, Tarot. Future telling, possible spoilers. (No clue if I'm continuing)

Song Used: Play Dirty by Kevin McAllister

Story idea/excerpt:

You sighed relaxing in your own private oasis. Wearing a bikini while laying on a towel soaking up the sun. It was in your own domain, not one person to complain about you being an eyesore. Not that you ever let it get to you. Curvaceous, your looks weren’t too terrible you would call yourself at least cute. 

Your eyeglasses laying off to the side, while your smart phone played music. Lightly singing along. 

A shadow soon casted over your body, you could only tell when you felt your body cool down a couple of degrees causing you to frown. You had a feeling you knew exactly who was standing blocking out your fantasy sun. “You should probably run for your life, You should probably cover your eyes, You should start rehearsing your lies, 'Cause this can only end one way.~” You sung out while you moved to sit up and you open your eyes. Your eyes raised up and locked onto Gorgeous blue, and a pleased look on white haired man’s face. His blindfold pulled down over his neck. “Satoru, what do I owe the pleasure of you barging into my Domain?” 

With a whistle, his face stretched into a grin. “I was unaware that we were allowed Vacations.”

You sighed, “Says the man who can go anywhere in the world that he wants at the snap of his fingers.”

“Even more interesting since It’s against regulations to randomly pop up a Domain for personal use.” Satoru sung out causing you to snort. 

“Since when do you play by the Rules?” You flashed a smile up at him. You went to dismiss your domain, however he held a hand up. 

“Privacy is nice.”

You reached for your bag, pulling out a tarot deck as your phone kept playing.  If you wanna live, gonna have to kill, If you wanna win, blood is gonna spill, If you wanna play, we can play all day, But we play, play dirty, play dirty~

Your tilted your head as your phone stopped playing at those lyrics. “My interpretation, and not literal correct?” 

“Your interpretations are usually better and much more fun!”

Halloween was soon around the corner. Using your cursed energy from within you, you intuitively picked out cards. You frowned again glancing down at the cards, “Does this have to do with the young Vessel?”

“Yeeees and no. I’m concerned all together, as the higher ups already tried to kill him once”

You lightly growled, “The fucking fools.” you shook your head lightly, “These indicate a pure soul, a body over flowing with power and potential. Generally I would think you for this, however the Devil is paired with this along with the Hanged Man. Making me think more on Sukuna’s Vessel. Naturally trying to twist Young Itadori’s views to see from a different perspective. However it’s not just Sukuna at play…” Your hands roamed over the cards as Satoru watched you get a stronger feel over the cards. 

Do you wanna put up a fight? Or do you wanna get out alive? Everybody is picking a side, and this can only end one way…

Satoru blinked down at your phone. “Sounds like you need a new phone.”

You shook your head, “Sometimes my cursed energy affects electronics. But it’s interesting with the lyrics, they are playing out of order... Death, Tower, Magician, Five of swords. Something huge is going to happen that might cost lives…”

Would you get the Devil this dance? Would you be a part of his plans? If you wanna play, we can play all day, But we play, play dirty, play dirty. 

You merely looked up at him with a serious look, “Whatever you are planning, be very careful as you are playing not only on the knifes edge. But with lives as well.”

Satoru’s face was flat, “I’m seriously not planning anything, I just had a bad feeling something is coming.”

Finally, you stood up and dismissed your domain. “Just let me know when and where you need me old friend.”

Satoru scoffed, “Old I’m only 29…”

You rolled your eyes smirking slightly, “28, you have a couple more months till your birthday Boyo.”

His eyes seemed to sparkle, “Oh? Planning on something for me?” 

“We’ll see. Lets see about surviving whatever is about to go down first.

[mellow-worlds]

I'm trying not to feel like everybody hates me. I'm trying not to think that T is ignoring me on purpose because he hates me because that's just stupid. I should focus on the good things. At least, if I don't see my friends tonight, I get to go to the theatre and it'll be fun. Yeeee. It's not a choice between going to the theatre or seeing my friends, seeing my friends would just be a little bonus, so I shouldn't feel like I would rather see my friends than going to the theatre even if I would. And I might get to see T tomorrow so that's fun. AND OMG I FORGOT ABOUT THIS I MIGHT HAVE A DATE TOMORROW AND I SHOULDN'T THINK ABOUT IT TOO MUCH BECAUSE I'LL FREAK OUT. I mean Idk if it's a date or if MK just wants to hang out... He said that we could just talk about movies. Yeah. That's what we'll do ig. Idk. Wtv it's beside the point.

A's heart with her hands should show that she at least appreciated what I said and kind of appreciated me for saying it. Meaning, she thinks I'm alr. T's and my conversation yesterday was nice and he might've been ok with me staying at his place, meaning he thinks I'm alr. There were several instances were L made sure to include me in the conversation (he talks a lot) and he even asked me if I had time yesterday. I really appreciated that. Meaning, L thinks I'm alr. MK wants to meet me so we can talk about movies. Meaning he thinks I'm alr. A lot of people think I'm alr so that's good. I'm an alr person. Sometimes people take a while to respond, they don't suddenly hate me. People have their own lives, not everything is about me. And people think I'm alr. That's good. A told a lot of jokes yesterday and I thought how much fun she's to hang around with. She told jokes just to me as well, so she really must think I'm alr. I'm so glad.

[girlblunders]

mush | amajiki tamaki x reader

a super, super, SUPER late fic a.k.a. part 2 of @denkis-kaminari‘s secret santa gift

summary: a drabbleverse of your relationship development with tamaki, from middle school to a rather unique confession of sorts over the phone a few years later

themes: high school au, friends-to-lovers, reader likes to make tamaki laugh… and blush :’-)

warnings & notes: there’s some crack in this, you can easily tell ahdsdjaklkal but other than that, please enjoy??? // also gender neutral!

(i.)

It was in homeroom that you learned that Amajiki Tamaki got into U.A. High School. The reason you knew about this was because of one Togata Mirio. 

Mirio was loud and big in everything he did and right now his big hand was patting Tamaki’s back, supposedly in reassurance that his decision to go to U.A. with him was a good one. But Tamaki was having second thoughts.

“Can I just return my letter of offer? I don’t want to go anymore; I want to go home,” Tamaki said.

“Ya can’t go now because we’re in school and I don’t think you’re the type to skip school, right? And you’ll be fine anyways! I mean, you did get one of the most-improved scores in the cohort.”

Being Mirio’s friend was both a blessing and a curse; a blessing because he was really good at getting people out of their shell and a curse because he was a little bit too optimistic sometimes.

Tamaki quietly sunk his head onto his desk and mumbled. “Ok,” he sighed. “If you say it will be fine then maybe it will be fine…”

It was not fine.

Lunchtime came around and Tamaki wanted to hurl (himself into the trash can). He felt like garbage and oddly enough, you were the one student to witness him like this. At first, you panicked. Mirio was nowhere to be found and usually he was the one who would be comforting Tamaki in a crisis like this. But this time around, there was only you and you had never really spoke one-on-one with the timid boy.

Fortunately, your nervousness was short-lived when you realised that Tamaki’s face was getting paler and paler. As cautiously as you could, you cleared your throat.

“Amajiki?” Tamaki was startled to say the least and when he looked up through his bangs to see your furrowed eyebrows and slight frown, he retreated further into his seat. 

“Is it okay if I sit here?” You gently asked. Tamaki could only nod, too shocked at the interaction to speak up. Though you didn’t expect him to respond immediately anyway.

You tried not to stare directly into his eyes, just in case you sent him into overdrive, and settled for unpacking your lunch as you spoke.

“Hey, um, are you okay, Amajiki?” You asked, gulping down a mouthful of food. Tamaki’s eyes locked onto yours and you were taken aback by the brief intensity of them. Just one look had made you a flustered mess already. 

“Uhh, you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to, Amajiki,” you said quickly.

Tamaki looked down at his food and said something that you didn’t quite catch.

“Sorry, what was that?” You leaned a fraction closer and Tamaki gulped. 

“I’m fine, just tired,” he said softly. You leaned back into your chair and nodded.

“Ah don’t worry I understand. It’s a very tiring process, preparing for high school and all. But for you in particular, Amajiki,” you paused, sighing before you continued, “you must feel like a heavy burden has been placed on you to uphold the school’s reputation, right?”

Tamaki was puzzled about how you deduced that from the way his body seemed to curl into itself. His lip quivered as he struggled to find the right words to respond with while you tapped your chin and kept nodding to yourself.

“Mm, I think it’s okay to be nervous about things like this, Amajiki.”

Tamaki actually felt a little calmer now that you were sitting there casually talking with him.

“Ahh, about earlier, I-I’m better now,” he said. You simply smiled at him and continued eating in companionable silence. “Also, thank you for asking me if I’m ok.”

Tamaki sent you a small smile that made your heart quicken at the sudden movement.

“Amajiki…” you started.

He rubbed the back of his neck and looked at you with a small smile.

“Um, you can call me Tamaki, if you’d like.”

Your face heated up at the sudden burst of confidence. Tamaki really didn’t know how much of an effect he had on you.

“Ahhh I don’t feel like I know you well enough to use your first name though,” you croaked. Tamaki looked back down, his shyness returning in full force.

“It’s okay, y-you can use it.” And when he looked back up again, it seemed as if you were radiating warmth from your entire being. 

(ii.)

Tamaki really loved heroes and he really loved talking about them with you because you would nod excitedly and listen for hours to everything he gushed about. It was rare to see Tamaki unabashedly talk without stuttering or slipping one bit and you were glad to be one of the people he felt comfortable being around.  

When he met the pro-heroes from U.A., he would call you up first to gush about every single encounter he had, and today it was about All-Might.

“All-Might really does smile all the time. It’s cool and kind of scary. I don’t have a lot of classes with him though so I wouldn’t know for sure. But from what I’ve heard, he can get pretty fired up too.”

“Kind of like Mirio?” You suggested.

“Now that I think about it, yes. Exactly like Mirio.” Tamaki chuckled and your cheeks hurt from grinning. You could get used to this; talking on the phone with Tamaki after school and making him laugh without even trying… that hard.

“Ugh, I miss you guys. Nejire too. I think we need to catch up soon so I can be revived from the hell hole that is work-study.”

“I think you need more than just us to be revived.”

“Excuse me, all I need is to do is be around Mirio for at least five seconds and absorb his energy; only then will I feel completely rejuvenated,” you deadpanned.

“Are the rest of us just extras?” Tamaki sounded like he was actually offended by the seriousness in your voice.

“No!” You protested, then added, “I love each and every one of you equally.”

“H-hey now, that’s just cheesy.”

“It is, but seriously, can you ask Mirio to send me some of his energy? I’m dying here and I really need him.”

“Are you serious?” spluttered Tamaki.

“Yeeees, I can’t live on caffeine alone. I’ll have whatever Mirio’s having.”

“Ok, I’m hanging up now. Bye.”

“Are you jealou—”

Beep.

And that was the very first time that Amajiki Tamaki had ever hung up on someone.

(iii.) It had been a while since you last caught up with ‘The Big 3’ and Nejire wanted to buy enough snacks so that you’d all be full (of junk food) by the time you reached her house. After today’s workload, cooking was the last thing on Nejire’s mind.  

“Is Mirio coming?” You asked Tamaki, who had his back against the wall. 

“Mirio can’t make it because he has work study today,” Tamaki replied.

“Ah, fair enough.” You sat down on the curb outside the convenience store and patted the space next to you.

“Sit next to me?” You said, smiling up at Tamaki. He didn’t reply and instead seemed preoccupied with the ground beneath his feet. He’s overthinking again, you noticed. It was clear to you that Tamaki was subtly calculating where he should sit and how close he would be next to you. 

You wanted to guide his hand downwards and make it clear that you wanted Tamaki to choose to sit just close enough so that when either of you slightly moved, you would bump shoulders. It was a mushy thought, but you couldn’t help it, you just liked being next to him. But you wanted to pretend for a bit longer.

You sat and watched patiently as Tamaki slowly lowered himself down onto the curb… a whole lot further way than you expected. In fact, Tamaki was exactly two seats away from you and judging by the conflict on his face, from the anguish at his miscalculation to his reluctance to change his seating position, he didn’t mean to be.

Tamaki was regressing back into his thoughts again, so you took this opportunity to snap a photo of him but didn’t realise the sound was on. You jumped at the noise, your eyes finding Tamaki’s slightly panicked expression mirroring your own.

You laughed nervously, “Sorry! It was really good lighting and I didn’t want to waste it.” Great cover, you internally groaned.

Tamaki, whose face was slightly pink, muttered, “You always take bad photos of me.”

“They’re candid thank you very much and anyway, at least they’re not as bad as Kirishima’s.”

Tamaki giggled and you grinned at the lovely sound. You were glad that you could get him out of his head for a bit.

“Anyways, that’s not entirely true,” you said as you got up to take a nice photo of the sunset behind you. “I have some cute ones of you too, I’ll send them if you’d like.”

And with your back turned to Tamaki, you had failed to notice how his blush deepened.

 (iv.)

Tonight you could not stop thinking about Tamaki. He was in every corner, shop window display and person you came across. It was Christmas and the elves were EVERYWHERE. Every time you saw an elf, you would stare at their ears, and then your brain would automatically associate them with Tamaki’s slightly pointed ears that were the exact same shape, only cuter. You didn’t know how many times you’ve freaked out a Santa’s little helper elf by staring at their ears and blushing every shade of red. You didn’t know what to do about it. Though one thing did come to mind.

You grabbed your phone out of your pocket and dashed out of the shopping centre after collecting a pair of complimentary elf-ear headbands for you and your little sister.

“Can we eat ice-cream now?” Your sister whined as you fumbled about with the headband. When you got it to sit as perfectly as it could on her small head, you clicked your tongue and replied.

“Wait!! I have to take a photo first and send it to my friend.” You snapped several shots of your sister, who posed for them despite her eagerness for the ice-cream you had promised her several hours ago.

“Ok that’s cute enough,” you said and sent the best ones to Tamaki.

“I’m always cute,” your sister bragged. You snorted. That was true, but you didn’t want to tell her that again just in case you made her ego bigger than it already was.

You took your sister’s hand and navigated through the packed crowd for some well-deserved ice-cream. As you waited in line, you couldn’t help but check your phone every ten seconds for a reply from Tamaki.

“Are you waiting for your boyfriend to text you back?” Your sister teased.

“Ha-ha no. I’m waiting for Tamaki to reply.”

“Same thing,” she muttered back. You glared at her but rolled your eyes when she shrugged her shoulders in response.

Ping!

The notification rung and boy you had never unlocked your phone so fast in your life.

Tamaki 🐙💞: she looks like she was forced to wear that

You had drawn little hearts around the elf-ear headband on your sister’s head and sent it without context.

You: ummmm it’s cute. plus it reminded me of you

Tamaki 🐙💞: how??

You: you have the same ears as the elves i keep seeing everywhere. tamaki… i think i may have found your long-lost family

Tamaki 🐙💞: okay weirdo

You scoffed. You were glad that you could banter with Tamaki without him getting self-conscious now. But sometimes the easiest way to get a reaction out of Tamaki was to compliment him. And you could never get sick of that flustered face of his.

You: don’t worry tamaki, you’re still the cutest elf boy in my eyes 🥰🥰🥰

Tamaki took a few seconds longer to reply to your message. You could tell by all the backspacing he was doing with whatever he wanted to respond with. You could already picture him blushing while reading your text and it made you smile at your cringey text in satisfaction.

From the corner of your eye you could see that your sister was judging you silently, but you paid no mind.

 (v.)

“You know, Tamaki, you’re pretty consistent with the people that you choose to interact with,” you said over the phone. Tamaki had called you, saying that he couldn’t sleep because he felt worn out. When he asked if you were busy, you had reassured him that you were definitely not busy even though you were stuck on closing duty at your part-time job. No one else was on the closing shift with you, so you had decided to put your earphones in and talk to Tamaki to pass the time.

“How?” He asked.

“Tamaki! Haven’t you realised that you tend to gravitate towards people with, well, sunnier dispositions than yours?”

“That doesn’t really narrow it down though because that could be anyone.”

You cracked up laughing. Tamaki seemed to be funny when he wasn’t supposed to be.

“Okay, I’ll give you that. But, ok, I mean Mirio is basically sunshine personified and although he’s laidback, the guy is a hard worker! Then there’s Nejire, who has pure confidence and honestly, I would too if my speed, technique, intelligence and communication statistics were so well-rounded. How is that even possible? I don’t know. Her resilience knows no bounds.”

Though you couldn’t see it, hearing you talk about his friends with such enthusiasm and admiration caused a faint smile to appear on Tamaki’s face.

“And they’re both so weird!” You sighed deeply, “Tamaki, I think you have a thing for weirdos.”

Tamaki tried to suppress his laughter. “Does that mean you’re a weirdo too?”  

“Oh no,” you mumbled to yourself, pretending to have a dawning realisation. “What have you done to me, Tamaki!?”

This time, Tamaki couldn’t stop the giggle from escaping his lips.

“Oh, wait, Tamaki, I’m putting you in my pocket ok?” You heard an ‘ehh??’ right before you stuffed your phone into your pants and finally locked up for the evening.

You talked on the way home, while you washed up and right until you winded down for bed.

“Tamaki,” you began.

“Mm?” He yawned softly. He was getting sleepier now which was a good sign.

“Um, how are you feeling now?”

“I still can’t stop thinking about what happened today,” Tamaki answered wearily. You felt your heart ache.  

“If you keep worrying about what other people think of you, you’re going to make yourself sick.”

“I know.”

“Yeah, sorry. I know you do, and I know it’s hard as well when your mind is just constantly buzzing. I would offer you my bed, but I don’t think you’d be comf—”

Tamaki made a strangled noise from the other line, “U-Um, that’s okay.” You waited patiently for him to continue, eyes bulging in anticipation for what he was going to say next.

“But can you stay on the phone with me?”

Your heart soared at his request. “Of course, Tamaki, I’ll stay on the phone with you for as long as you need.”

Tamaki thanked you and there was a brief pause because he couldn’t think of what to say next. Lucky for him, you picked up on this difficulty a while back and easily slid into the next topic of conversation.

“You wanna know something, Tamaki?”

“Mm?”

This was it; the point of no return from where your harmless crush on Tamaki would change for better, or for worse.

“Back then, I wasn’t one of the people who ignored you on purpose.” You could feel your cheeks heat up the more you thought about what you were going to reveal to Tamaki. “I noticed you all the time…”

“W-what? Why, or how? I, uhh, huh?”  

“Are you sure? You better brace yourself, Tamaki.”

“Uhh yes? You’re the one who started this conversation?”

“Tamaki!!! Are you ready or not!?”

“Yes, yes, I’m ready.”  

“This is going to sound so shallow and cheesy, or both, oh my god, ok. OKAY,” you raised your voice for no reason in particular; the excess energy in your body screaming to be let out. Tamaki laughed softly and that sound eased your nerves for about a millisecond.

“Tamaki,” you began again, but in a stern voice this time.

“Yes?”

“I always thought you were cute—like really, really, really cute, especially when you played around with Mirio. You always had this small smile on your face when you were with him and I—hold on a second.” You really felt like you were going to tear up for some stupid reason and so you paused to take one deep breath and exhaled… a jumble of sentences.

“I felt so lucky to have always seen that smile up until middle school. Tamaki, you don’t understand—I even thanked Mirio at some point, for being your friend and whatever else, I don’t even know or remember what I fully said. Oh god. Maybe it is selfish of me, but Mirio’s friendliness towards you helped me to become your friend too.” Your voice had barely held up the sternness it begun with; instead, it had turned to mush once you started gushing about Tamaki.

“But then you transferred to UA and I didn’t realise just how much I had missed seeing you in person. And Nejire used to say that I had a ‘thing for shy boys’ and I didn’t know what she meant by that! I only told her that I liked you so much and that I COULDN’T HELP IT. Or maybe I did think you were cute because you were also shy, but you’re more than the sum of your parts, Tamaki. I think I’ve always known that. I just—I just wish I had known you sooner.”

On the other line, you could hear almost every single breath that Tamaki took.

“Maybe I do have a thing for weirdos,” Tamaki contemplated.

Now you were confused. “H-huh?”

“I think it’s like you said; I admire the same kind of people. Y-you and Nejire don’t really have a filter when it comes to discussion topics; you both tend to speak your mind.”

You nearly choked on your saliva. You did not expect this response at all. Maybe a rejection or something but this? You didn’t know what this was.

“What about Mirio?” You managed to whisper.

“You and Mirio are both very warm people. Literally though, the both of you are like walking heaters.”

“TAMAKI WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?”

“Umm, well, these are things you have in common with the people I like, as you said before. B-but what I’m actually trying to say is that high school isn’t the end of the world. It’s only a short time so you aren’t missing much, except… m-me.” Tamaki’s breath nearly caught in his throat at the prospect of staying on your mind for the past year or so.

“Besides, I’ll still be there with you after high school i-if you’ll have me.”

You cupped your mouth in an attempt not to squeal at the cheesiness coming from Tamaki’s mouth instead of yours this time. Once you calmed down as much as possible, you cleared your throat and replied.

“Tamaki, does that mean you accept my long-winded confession?”

“Yes?”

“YES?” You repeated in mock outrage.

“I mean, yes—I like you too AAAHH.” The tips of Tamaki’s ears were burning now.   

You burst out laughing. “I’m surprised you could understand what I was trying to say.”

“I always understand what you’re trying to say.”

“Aww Tamaki, you’re so cute,” you gushed once again. “I’m glad you like me too! Now please go to sleep before I come over there and put you to sleep myself.”

Tamaki passed out instantly. 

[wdgadget]

@masterserris: so can your plague doc and zeroster start a club of gasters that can resurrect the dead? that’d be dope lmfao

i agree, complete with matching tshirts

[imaginetonyandbucky]

Dream a Little Dream of Me - Ch4/4

It becomes sort of a thing with us. Me and Tony. Every now and then, whenever the exhaustion hits too hard, whenever sleeping and the dreams and the lack of dreams are too much to take, JARVIS makes sure we always find each other. He was subtle about it at first, thought he was being clever having us coincidentally meet in the kitchen or gym or the roof.

Took us just few days to figure out the AI is most definitely plotting against us.

Or for us, I suppose.

Since our impromptu meetings started, things got…better. Not great or perfect but better. No more falling asleep dreading what’s to come, no more waking up miserable and angry…I’m nowhere near okay but I think maybe, just maybe I could be. Maybe there’s still a place for me in here. After the war, after HYDRA and the Winter Soldier…after seventy years living in my own personal nightmare I might be able to do something with my life after all.

Current goal number one? Make Clint stop stealing my favorite fruit loops!

“Yikes! Do you have your will sorted out bird brain?” Tony waltzes around me into the kitchen, looking between me and Clint. “Because if glares could kill…” he trails off, walking to the fridge.

Clint turns around, freezing when he spots me looming in the doorway. “What?!” he frowns at me, mouth full of my delicious –

“It’s the fruit loops, Katniss,” Tony hums.

“Wha-?”

“They’re mine,” I glare harder at the archer, who in turn widens his eyes.

“Th…they’re delicious,” he stutters.

“I know.”

“I’ll uh…buy some more! For both of us!”

“Yes, you will.”

He glances at Tony, who’s too busy searching for potential breakfast in the fridge to notice him. “O-kaaay.”

“Now.”

“Right,” he nods and bolts out of the kitchen.

“Well…that’s one way of getting rid of morning annoyances. Very handy. No pun intended,” he glances at me, eying the left hand for a second. “Making friends?”

“Clint’s cool,” I shrug. “Not cool enough to share these with him yet though.”

(Read-more ahead!)

He watches me with eyebrows raised as I sit down where Clint’s been just moments ago, confiscating the bowl of deliciousness. “Looks like you’re okay with sharing,” he chuckles, picking a blueberry jam out of the fridge and grabbing a couple slices of bread from the counter.

I almost drop the spoon, making a double-take at what I’ve just witnessed. “Are you…making breakfast?!” I blurt out.

“I’m hungry.”

Only that never stopped him from not eating anything for days. Steve of course gave me the Tony Stark 101, thinking he could pass it off as an excuse for almost strangling the man. Almost made me want to strangle him, but after a quick notes comparison with Natasha I found he was mostly right about everything.

Barely sleeps, barely eats, is reckless in battles, doesn’t listen to anyone, makes jokes out of everything to dodge anything serious…still not an excuse for what Steve did. Luckily for Steve, he’s behaving himself lately so I won’t have to punch him anytime soon.

And…so is Tony. He’s still doped on coffee most of the time – he does like his coffee, alright – but doesn’t look like he’s just crawled out of his own grave.

Wait…was he humming a minute ago? He was.

Huh.

“Morning,” Natasha sneaks in, sitting opposite of me with a smirk.

“Nat,” Tony winks at her, finishes his PB&J’s and heads for the exit. “See ya around, James,” he adds on his way out.

“Sure.”

I gotta go for a run after this. Clear my head. Before…before I start thinking about something that’s so not possible.

“James?” Natasha snorts, smirk widening.

I glare at the spy, wishing it would have the same effect as it does on Clint. “S’ my name.”

“Yeeees. It is,” she purses her lips, eyes dangerously…knowing.

On second thoughts, I’m gonna go for the run now. I back out of the kitchen, noting that as soon as I’m three steps away from the table, the still half-full bowl of fruit loops once again changes owners.

Damn Natasha.

Tonight’s one of those nights. Nights I know I should go to sleep, but don’t want to at all. I don’t even have to tell JARVIS where to take me after I step into the elevator. It goes straight up, stopping at the penthouse.

Guess I’m lucky, because Tony would usually be in the workshop this early into the evening and I w –

And he’s asleep.

Right there on the couch, still wearing his ragged and dirty workshop clothing and his left hand holding onto a wrench.

“JARVIS?” I whisper, unable to hold back a smile.

“You may wake him up, Sergeant. He’s been asleep for five hours like this, which is sufficient for now,” he replies just as quietly.

The couch is comfy, but sleeping on it for too long isn’t exactly comfortable. And if he sleeps for too long, he delves too deep into whatever nightmare decides to pay him a visit.

I walk across the room without making a single sound. Every now and then I find a good use for all the assassin skills HYDRA bothered to train me. Moving silently like this comes in handy all the time – like this, on the battlefield…or if I want to scare Sam shitless when I catch him spying on Natasha. The dude couldn’t be more obvious if he tried. I told him that…and didn’t really appreciate the comeback.

“Look who’s talkin’, Sergeant I’m-just-watching-Iron Man-for science! Or whatever excuse you’re making!”

Damn bird brains…

Crouching down next to the couch, I take a moment to observe the seemingly relaxed face of the man that would without a doubt be haunting my dreams by now – if I had any.

Maybe it’s for the best.

“Hey,” I try at first, but his peaceful face doesn’t even stir at the sound. Startling him awake would be as bad as letting him continue sleeping so I have to be as sneaky about it as I can. Taking my chances, I place my metal hand on his warm, flesh one, hoping the wrench it’s holding won’t deck me in the face next. “Wake up, Tony.”

It’s not exactly a smooth awakening, but with a sharp intake of breath and a slight jolt he opens his eyes, wide and wild for a moment.

“Sorry. J said nap time’s over so,” I smile at him, but it falters the instant I see the sheer terror in those brown eyes.

“S’okay,” he sits up, his PR face falling into place. “Didn’t wanna sleep anyway,” he yawns, looking down at our joined hands.

Crap.

I stand up, making it a subtle excuse to break the surely offending contact. The way his eyes sadly travel up with the motion confuse me enough to regret doing it immediately. “You a’right?”

“Hm? Sure,” he nods, frowning at the wrench he then places on the coffee table.

It’s the kinda ‘sure’ that makes me really restless and by me I mean whatever is left of the Winter Soldier somewhere down there. Steve used to say it, usually while his bony little face was all bloody and beaten, but ‘sure’ - he was okay.

Tony is not okay.

Whatever expression forms on my face must convey that message with absolute clarity, because he sighs and sits back against the back of the sofa.

“I don’t wanna talk about it,” he grumbles and it’s the closest thing to an admission of not being okay I’ll ever get from the man, if past experiences are anything to go by.

“Okay.”

“It’s…stupid,” he continues in a lowered voice. “Anyway. What brings you up here at this hour?”

“Tony, it’s just a lil’ over 6 PM.”

“It is?! Oh. So…wanna hang out?” he smiles, but the press façade is still at hundred percent.

“Yeah,” I return the smile, bright and honest.

His face falls all of a sudden. “Well, we’ve got about ten minutes. I totally forgot about Prague,” he mumbles, teeth gritted.

Ah. The International Astronomical Union thing. “I thought that was tomorrow.”

“It is. And I’m supposed to have a presentation on something that’s not even built yet!” he glares at the wrench. “Gotta go hit the workshop and do some hard core overnight inventing, just like old times. I’d tell you to come along but…”

“S’fine. Would only distract ya.” And freak out the second I stepped in there.

“You’ve got no idea…I mean,” he clears his throat and gets up, pacing around the couch. “It wouldn’t be a problem. Seriously. If you ever wanna try coming down there you can. Anytime. I’ve already trained DUM-E to make sure he wouldn’t be a bother…or spray you with a fire-extinguisher. Don’t ask, he’s got a fetish that one,” he explains with a snort, seeing my confusion.

“He sounds like fun. I’ll uh…I’ll think about it.”

“Sure. So…five minutes to go. Need a drink? Or a movie recommendation? You can stay here if you want. Or - ”

“Thanks. That’s alright. Gonna read something and go to sleep, I guess.”

He looks at me with the same ‘I see right through your bullshit’ look I used on him a moment ago.

“Fine! So it’s not alright…s’not like you can do anything about it. Or anyone, really.”

He hums in thought, eyeing the piano with what I can only guess to be determination. “Even if you can’t dream, you can occupy your mind with something, right? Imagine something? That’s what I try doing. To chase away the nightmares. Or the fear of them. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.”

“It’s been workin’ lately, huh?”

He freezes…and is that a blush? Did Clint slip something into my tea? I’m seeing things now. Great. I’m gonna murder him.

“Yeah…kinda. Anyway. Thought I’d suggest it…in case it might work for you, too,” he shrugs.

“I tried, actually. My imagination suffered over the years, though. It just wouldn’t work for me.”

His lips twitch into a subtle, mischievous smirk and he moves to the piano. “Maybe we just need to give it some incentive.”

“I don’t think a little bit of Mozart is gonna help,” I roll my eyes, but he starts playing anyway.

And that’s not Mozart. Or Chopin or Bach or whoever. I don’t really know anything about music, but I know this song.

Everyone born in the twenties knows this song. It would be playing in the background while you were slowly dancing with ya sweetheart and getting your first kiss. And second, third, and so on. I don’t remember a single dance or event where this didn’t play at least once.

The melody starts rolling and Tony hums along with it. He’s made it clear ain’t nobody’s gonna hear him sing, ever.

I move to my VIP chair – as he calls it – not sitting down, just next to it. Next to Tony.

The songs brings back good memories, that’s for sure. But I don’t understand how this is supposed to be some kinda incent –

Oh. Oh.

...while I’m alone and blue as can be, dream a little dream of me...

I thought the chair was the only thing capable of wiping my mind completely clean, but this right here manages to out-do it. I gape at the engineer, who’s still playing and humming the tune with a content smile, trying to make sense of what’s happening here.

By the time he’s done and rotates on the piano stool to look at me, my brain finally decides to cooperate and in a rare moment of clarity I return eighty years into the past to switch the Bucky Barnes mode on. “Are you…flirting with me in a song?”

He raises his eyebrows and for one single moment he looks shy. Tony goddamn Stark looks shy. Before I can take that in, he’s back to that mischievous smile. “Too High School Musical for you? Or not enough? Wait, you don’t know what that is, do you. Good, don’t ever let Clint bully you into watching it. Seriously, he’ll be sneaky about it and - ”

He goes on babbling in the speed of light about something something Clint, but all I heard was…the lack of a ‘no I’m not, you fool’ in that sentence. Not only didn’t he deny the flirting bit, he basically confirmed it. HYDRA spent seventy years trying to break me…and by the stunned, silly way I must look right now I guess this man succeeded in doing that in only five minutes.

“…so the question is, is it enough of an incentive for you to survive the night while I’m off to plot revenge against those damn astronomers for demoting Pluto? And yes, that’s the only reason I even agreed to the presentation. That and a chance to hit the pubs for some good beer. You’re a beer guy, right? I’ll bring you some. There’s one called ‘Demon’…and it tastes exactly as the name suggests – deviously good. Only they don’t bottle it…oh well, I’ll bring the whole cask! Uh…you okay?”

I shake my head a little, trying some sorta hard reset or somethin’ before he calls 911. “You…you’ve just told me…in a song to…dream of you,” I sum it up, more for myself than anyone else, really, because his growing smirk is telling me he knows all too well what he’s said and what it means.

He shrugs, raising a challenging eyebrow. “The song’s telling you to do a lot of things, actually. I don’t remember all the lyrics, but I’m pretty sure at one point there’s something about saying nighty night and kissing and holding tight. I guess we can skip that – even though that’s my favorite bit – and you can just tell me you’ll miss me, go do the dreaming part and we can revisit the rest tomorrow after I crush that presentation.”

He says it so matter-of-factly that the million questions flooding my brain disperse into thin air this instant. He’s dead serious. He’s…deadly seriously flirting with me. With. Me.

As if reading every word of my inner dilemma, his cocky smile eases into this gentle little quirk of lips I’ve only ever seen him use…well…with me…and stands up. Taking two swift steps right into my personal space he grabs both my arms in a gentle hold and leans close enough his lips brush against my left ear. “How does that sound to your imagination?” he whispers in a tone that is probably just as innocent as Clint’s apologetic pout. Not at fucking all.

I finally manage to will my head to move and lock gazes with the engineer, his eyes more alive than I’ve ever seen them. And I have been paying special attention to them lately, alright?

I’m not the Bucky Barnes of old…he would definitely do something more than just imagine things right now. But HYDRA and all the fuckery it’s put me through be damned – the Bucky Barnes I am now is NOT out of the game yet. I still know how to play it. So I will.

Finding the courage to put one of my very own smirks on, I return the gentle hold, place my hands – flesh and metal – on his hips and lean closer to whisper as well: “I’ll miss you.”

Not at all innocent – voice or hands.

And now that I’ve said what he suggested, I’m gonna go and do what he suggested as well. So I take a few steps backwards, memorizing that partly satisfied, vulnerable and partly something-else-entirely way he’s watching me right now and turn around, walking back to the elevator.

It’s already here and opening, but I decide to give into the swirling curiosity after all. “Is that what you’ve been doing lately?” I glance back at the now openly grinning man. “Dreaming of me?”

He shrugs. “Maaaaaybeeee…? Although, lately is a bit…inaccurate, to be honest.”

Day one hundred of discovering useful Winter Soldier abilities – the ability to maintain eye contact with a stone cold, unreadable expression despite a volcano of emotions is exploding in my head. That’s right, HYDRA, I’m about to utilize seventy years worth of your training efforts not to assassinate people, but flirt with Tony Stark.

So while I leave my already wild mind deal with Tony’s revelation, I back into the elevator, watching him – and him watching me – until the doors slide shut and JARVIS automatically moves it down to my floor.

“JARVIS?”

“Yes, I have already downloaded the song to your StarkPad music library,” he answers before I can even ask.

That just goes to show how brilliant the AI is. Like father like son. But there’s one more th –

“I have also taken the liberty of including a full version of Sir’s instrumental performance of the song. There is also one where he sings along, but I wouldn’t recommend it for listening-before-sleeping purposes. But if you are ever feeling down and in need of a good laugh then it is available to you as well.”

Okay…there’s a fine line between brilliance and actual mind reading. Gotta watch out for this one.

I go through my evening routine and when I’m all clean and tucked in, I put the piano piece on repeat. The volume is gentle enough to be almost soothing and it doesn’t really take long to be lulled to sleep by it, the melody going on and on in the background until morning.

“Before you murder me, I did not eat your fruit loops!” Clint throws a disclaimer my way as soon as I enter the kitchen.

I glare at him – and Sam, Steve and Natasha too, for good measure – not believing a work of it. When I make it to the cupboard I indeed find the box of fruit loops completely empty and just left in there as evidence of the unforgivable deed.

A mocking, teasing gesture. Oh when I find who’s done it I will…nevermind. Bird brain is lucky, because this fine early morning I am in a very good mood.

So I might not have dreamt last night, not really. But the events of the evening kept replaying in my head – with the added bonus of my not so brain-dead imagination throwing in a little bit of…somethin’ to keep my mind occupied for a while, that’s for sure.

“For once, Katniss isn’t lying,” Tony materializes in the doorway, ready to storm the conference, fancy suit and all.

That fancy suit however wouldn’t stay there very long…courtesy of my imagination.

“For once? What’s that supposed to mean?!” Clint pouts, glaring at a suspiciously amused Natasha.

“How do you know he’s not lying?” I narrow my eyes at Tony, trying my usual intimidating look but god! Is that difficult to do to him. When he’s all suited-up and grinning and…what aftershave is that?! Without a doubt designed to torture me.

“Why, James, isn’t that obvious?” he beams and brings an empty bowl he’s been hiding behind his back into view. “I know, because I ate them.”

Clint chokes on air, eyes bulging out. “You’ve got a death wish?!”

“What’s going on?” Steve frowns in clear confusion, looking between the all of us.

Tony only grins more, setting the bowl on the table next to Clint. “Sharing is caring,” he shrugs, raising just one eyebrow in quite the practiced fashion.

I couldn’t agree more…but he’s not getting away that easily. “Well in that case…” I turn around and pour myself the remaining Stark Potion of Life.

The way Tony’s grin breaks and molds into absolute horror in a second as I bring the cup to my lips almost makes me burst into laughing. Him and his coffee, seriously…

I torture him but a moment longer, before offering the untouched cup to him. “Sharing is caring, huh,” I smile but narrow my eyes immediately. “Some things I’m not gonna share. Just so you know.”

He takes the cup, pouting. “Good. Me neither.”

“Speaking of sharing!” Clint ruins the moment by jumping between us, putting his hand around my shoulders, leaning close with his patented smirk of conspiracy. “I’ve heard all about Nat’s ninja dream, Steve’s weird riding on the subway dream…so, your turn!”

“You dreamt about riding on the subway? The fuck?!” Tony turns his attention to Steve, who’s still blinking between us like we’ve just erased his brain or something.

“I’ve had…you could call it a dream I suppose,” I tell Clint, leaning against the counter behind me. “I dreamt a little dream of a little someone. Well…not so little now that I think about it.”

“Eeeeyyy! Now we’re talking dirty, metal man!” Clint exclaims, hitting my metal upper-arm with his fist. “Tell me everything!”

I lock gazes with Tony, who is back to grinning like a mad man. “Not sharin’ that with you, bird brain. And what are you lookin’ at? Go, you’ve got to avenge Pluto and get back here with the beer.”

“Bossy…I’ll be off then. Behave, boys…and ninja,” he gives Natasha a courtesy bow and with a wink my way, he walks out of the room.

I can’t help but watch his retreat – studying all the curves for science purposes of course – and it seems to be the last straw for Stevie, who definitely noticed with all his confused staring.

“Did you just…never mind. I’ll be in the gym,” he shakes his head and all but runs away.

With sudden wave of clarity I didn’t think my brain would ever be capable of again, I realize it should really be me running out of the room.

I should be flinching out of Clint’s bro half-hug, I should be freaked out by yet another one of his dream questions and I should most definitely be even more freaked out by the fact that I am not.

Not flinching away, not freaking out, not running away.

A man can’t afford any of that while on a flirting mission with Tony Stark. And said flirting mission needs more…research. JARVIS will help, I think.

Looks like I’m just gonna have to wait until the evening for…the man of my dreams. And make sure I’m a man of his dreams as well and not the nightmares.

And I have plenty of incentives on my mind for that.

~The End <3

[barbaesparza]

A Load of Bologna – Liv POV Barisi one-shot (2205 words)

L: Sonny's letting me borrow him tonight... Sorry.

R: Are you really sorry?

L: Um...

R: I suppose it's only fair.

R: I'm gonna go visit my mom

R: I still blame you for this

L: I wouldn't be surprised if that was Sonny's plan all along :P

R: He loves my mom. He wishes he got to eat her food tonight.

L: I don't doubt that.

R: Still, I suppose he needs his fill of humans who aren't yet old enough to roll their eyes at him

L: I'm pretty sure that's just you, Rafael

R: Excuse me? Are you telling me everyone else enjoys his company while I'm the only one who simply tolerates him?

L: I never said that.

R: Right...

L: So you gonna put a ring on that soon, or?

R: Interesting segue

L: I thought we were just talking about how much you love him?

R: Were we?

R: I mean..................

R: Since you asked...

L: Go on...

R: I've been thinking about it.

R: A lot.

L: Oh, Rafael...

R: The thing is, I hadn't thought about marriage for a long time?

R: But then, Sonny happened.

R: And I can't imagine my life without him. And frankly, I never want to.

L: You're a big softie, aren't you :)

R: Shut up.

L: It's a good thing!

R: We'll see about that

L: So when were you thinking?

R: I don't know... Within a couple of months?

L: My detective is going to be so damn excited!

R: Oh god, Liv

R: You'd better not breathe a word of this to Sonny

R: Or I swear, I'll... I'll

R: Never let you abuse his cooking services again!

L: Rafael. Relax. I won't.

R: I might need that in writing.

L: You want that kind of evidence lying around the house?

R: ... Fine. I'll take your word. Go get your son and get yourselves ready for a relaxing night of bolognese and bologna.

L: You really love him, don't you :')

R: Why are we friends again?

-

Sonny arrives at 5:30 pm sharp, bringing a bottle of red with him. He gives Liv a kiss on the cheek and hands her the bottle. He looks over her shoulder.

"Where's the little guy?"

As Liv puts the bottle of wine down on the dining table, Noah pokes his head around the couch, where he's sitting on the floor playing with his hot wheels.

"Hey, there he is!"

"Uncle Sonny!"

Noah stands and plods over to Sonny, who picks him up.

"Hey little guy, not so little now, are you?"

"Nope, I'm a big boy now, Mommy said so."

"Yeah you are!"

"When I grow up, I'm gonna be as big as you!"

"Well, you'd better eat all your vegetables if you want to grow up nice and tall!"

"Okay! Uncle Sonny?"

"Yeah, Noah?"

"Where's Uncle Rafi?"

"He's at his mami's house tonight!"

"Oh!"

"When you're Uncle Rafi's age, you're still going to visit your mommy all the time, aren't you?"

Noah looks at him, confusion evident on his little face.

"Where are you going, Mommy?" he turns to ask his mother, pout forming around his words.

"Ohh, baby, Mommy's not going anywhere!" Liv assures, reaching out to hold her baby boy.

Noah goes readily, throwing his arms up to hang around her neck.

Sonny looks at Liv, feeling slightly guilty. But Liv only smiles at him, patting her little boy on the cheek, who seems to have forgotten all about his abandonment panic.

"Come on, sit already."

 Drinking on an empty stomach was never wise, but that never stopped Olivia. She pours a glass each for Sonny and herself, and they sit and chat about work, Noah and family. Meanwhile, Noah sits with them at the table, happily making an elephant out of playdough.

 After a short while, Sonny checks his watch and announces that he should start cooking. He makes his way to the kitchen and peers into the fridge.

“Wow, you weren’t lying about the fridge full of groceries,” he calls out.

Liv follows him to the archway of the kitchen, keeping one eye on Noah.

“I never lie, Sonny,” Liv twinkles at him.

Sonny lays out ingredients and implements.

“Let me help,” Liv offers, but Sonny shakes his head.

“No, come on. Go play with Noah. I got this.”

Liv smiles at him appreciatively.

“Thanks.”

 In 45 minutes, Sonny’s serving up a tuna pasta bake with a side of vegetable soup. Liv helps Noah to move his playdough creations, now with a pink snowman, a green caterpillar and a blue hamburger to join his elephant, over to the coffee table.

 “Here we go. Who’s hungry?”

“Meeeee,” Noah volunteers.

“Good,” Sonny chuckles. “Eat up. But be careful with the soup, it’s hot.”

“Veggie soup,” Noah states matter-of-factly.

“That’s right, Noah! To help you grow nice and tall,” Sonny grins, and the way her son is grinning back at him melts something inside of Liv.

Noah jabs artfully at his pasta bake before shoveling some into his mouth.

Liv digs in, and as she chews, she can’t help thinking that Rafael is a lucky man.

As they eat, Sonny asks Noah all about what he’s learning at school. Noah talks good-naturedly about the books they’re reading in class, the project he’s doing on the seasons and the games he likes to play.

“What about you, Uncle Sonny?”

“Um, what about me, Noah?”

“What are you learning at school?”

Liv and Sonny take one look at each other and burst out laughing. They calm themselves quickly, diverting their eyes, not wanting Noah to feel self-conscious.

“Oh, uh. I don’t go to school anymore. When you grow up, you finish school and go to work. I work with your mommy, remember?”

“Oh right, I knew that,” Noah says with a cheeky grin.

Liv blows on some soup and holds it out for Noah to eat. Noah sips on the soup and chews on some carrot thoughtfully.

“So what are you learning at work?”

“Well, Noah, I’m uh… I’m learning that every day the fight to do the right thing is worth it. And I’m learning that good people, like your mommy and Uncle Rafi, are always going to be there for those who need help.”

Noah nods, pretending to understand completely.  

“Yeah. Mommy helps me all the time.”

Sonny’s eyes crinkle knowingly.

“I know. She helps me, too.”

Liv smiles fondly at Noah.

“You help me too, baby.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. You help me by making me smile.”

Noah giggles.

“And you can help me now by finishing your soup!”

“Yes, Mommy,” Noah responds eagerly.

 After putting Noah to bed, Liv joins Sonny in the kitchen where he’s doing the dishes.

Sonny turns around when he hears her walk in.

��Liv, about before. You know, with Noah. I’m really sorry.”

It takes a second for Liv to understand what Sonny’s talking about.

“It’s okay, Sonny. That was really nothing.

“It does make me a little sad though…

"He doesn't know yet, that he'll be the one to leave.

"I just wish he'd stay like this forever."

Sonny doesn’t know what to say to that, so he just gives her an awkward pat on the arm.

Liv grins cheekily, thoughts seeming to change tack mid-awkward-arm-pat.

“Speaking of staying forever… where do you see yourself in 5 years, Detective?”

Sonny, thrown by the sudden question, feels like he’s back in one of those countless job interviews again.

“Um… I’m still open to change, but I’d like to think I’d still be here, at SVU.”

“Uh huh.”

“Is this about the lawyer thing?”

“Depends…” Depends which lawyer.

“Because like I told Rafael, I don’t think I’m interested in pursuing law at the moment. I mean, 5 years, that’s a long time. And I’m not promising I won’t consider it again sometime, but for the meantime I’m happy here. Real happy.”

“I’m glad to hear it, Sonny.”

Sonny gives her a slight smile.

“In that case, if you’re planning on staying long-term… I’d like to unofficially recommend that you take the Sergeant’s exam at the next opportunity.”

Sonny splutters.

“Me? Really, Lieu?”

“Don’t act so surprised, Carisi. You’ve consistently shown that you have what it takes. Not to mention your aptitude for exams.”

Sonny blinks at her, wide-eyed and clearly humbled.

“But… what about-”

“Amanda?”

Sonny nods seriously.

“She has expressed interest in the past, and I have no doubt she would make a fine Sergeant. I will be speaking to her about it as well. There’s no reason you can’t both do the exam.”

A slow grin makes its way across Sonny’s face as he washes his hands.

“So what do you say?” Liv asks, as Sonny dries his hands then looks back up.

“I’ll definitely think about it. Thank you, Liv.”

“Good. Good,” Liv responds, leading the way out of the kitchen.

Sonny pauses, seeming to consider something.

“Um… you know… I’ve been thinking about something else, too.”

“I’m all ears,” Liv says with an easy grin, motioning for Sonny to sit down again, at the couch this time, and pours them both another glass.

“Well, uh…”

“Yes?”

“In 5 years, I still want to be with Rafael.”

Liv can practically feel her own ears prick up with interest.

“Yeeees?”

“I want to be with him a lot longer than 5 years, though.”

Liv uses her silence to will Sonny to keep talking.

“And. I’d really like to, you know, make it official.”

Liv clasps her hands under her face, which must be lit up like a Christmas tree at this exact moment.

“Oh, Sonny.”

Sonny flushes slightly, probably a combination of the wine and the rush of admitting that out loud to someone.

“I’m so happy for you,” Liv gushes, and slides over to envelop him in a firm hug.

Sonny laughs into Liv’s shoulder, squeezing back affectionately before pulling back to take another long sip of his wine.

“So you think he’ll say yes?”

I’m contractually obliged not to answer that question, Liv thinks.

“You’ll find out when you ask him.”

Sonny glances at her nervously.

“But if you’re asking my opinion, I think there’s not a single thing you could do to get him to say no to you.”

Sonny smiles at her, eyes possibly looking a little damp, and reaches out to give her hand a gentle squeeze.

 When Sonny leaves a little later, Liv flips the TV on and mutes it, flopping down on the couch. She frowns momentarily at the empty wine bottle before grabbing her phone, a wicked grin replacing her frown at an alarming rate.

 L: If you want to be the one to propose, you'd better do it sooner rather than later :)

L: (I never sent this text)

R: Liv you fucker! You better not have told him!

L: Nope. It just came up naturally in conversation

R: Good

R: Wait, it did?

L: I thought you trusted me ;)

R: With my life, yes. To keep a secret, depending on the amount of wine you've consumed.

L: Just 2 glasses :)

R: Drunk Liv has been known to lie to me

L: I'm not drunk!!!

R: Whatever.

L: Can I be Maid of Honor?

R: When I propose, I will make sure to bring it up with Sonny.

L: Okay!

R: Besides, I think you would be my Best Lady.

R: And I'm going to go out on a limb and say yes, you can

L: This is all I've ever wanted in life

R: Not drunk, my ass.

R: Are you even gonna remember this in the morning?

L: I don't drink on the job!

R: Aren't you at home?

L: Motherhood is a full-time job, Rafael! You should know that!

R: I hate to turn this into an interrogation, but you just admitted to having 2 glasses of wine.

L: I mean I don't get inebriated

R: Just for being able to spell that, I'm inclined to believe you this time

L: Thank you, autocorrect!

R: You're a real sharp drunk, aren't you?

L: You should know I'm sharp no matter what.

R: Oh, I know.

R: Liv, Sonny's home

L: Ask him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

R: Whoa there! Not tonight, Olivia.

L: You're no fun :(

R: Good night, Liv. Sleep it off.

L: Sleep what off?

R: Text you in the morning. I gotta go make love to my boyfriend who wants to become my fiancé :)

L: Too much information!

R: Huh. Maybe you're not that drunk after all

 Liv rolls her eyes and puts her phone down beside her on the couch. Her eyes flick up to follow the movements on the TV screen, but her attention is not held. She eyes her phone again and bites her lip.

 L: Psssst. Amanda.

A: Hey, Liv. You’re not asleep yet?

L: Nope. I’m totally buzzed. But don’t tell Barba.

A: Oh god, what did I miss?

L: Technically, neither of them told me not to tell you.

L: So.

A: ?????!

L: Who do you think is going to propose first? Sonny or Rafael?

L: Place your bets

A: Anyone ever tell you you’re an enabler?

L: No.

A: Rafael’s proposing?

L: He’s thinking about it. A lot.

A: Oh fuck!

L: Wait. You knew about Sonny?

A: He may have mentioned it roughly 500 times over the years

A: But I think he’s been serious about it for the last few months

A: God, our boys :’)

L: You know, whatever happens, we never had this conversation

A: Oh, you’re not meddling anymore?

L: I wasn’t meddling! They came to me and told me this shit!

A: Alright. Well, I won’t make the same promise ;)

L: I absolve myself of all repercussions from this conversation

L: Btw you should take the Sergeant’s exam

[sleepy-space-nerd]

Je ne sais pas si c'est un de tes pairings, mais... Brienne/Jaime (en amitié si tu préfères), Harry Potter AU !

Yeeees! It’s one of my OTPs from Game of Thrones! I think it’ll be more than 3 sentences but who cares xD

EDIT: I GOT CARRIED AWAY

Jaime had been sorted into Griffindor, even though it was really close. The Sorting Hat told him. 

“Your heart belongs in Hufflepuff… yet I can see you have another wish… and you are brave enough for that. Griffindor!” 

He was relieved. Everyone in his family went to Griffindor, and his sister was already waiting for him at the table. How could he leave Cersei alone? How could he be in another house when his father was watching him, just next to the headmaster.

And so, Jaime remained a Lion, soon followed by his little brother. To forget what he believed was a weakness, he spent most of his time with his twin. Cersei always was so determined, she even stated that one day, she’ll become headmaster. Seeing her confidence helped Jaime to build his own. But before realizing it, he became dependant.

“Another weakness… but what can I possibly do?” he thought.

One day, the perfect occasion showed up. For one week, some students would be transfered into another house, to make new friendships and see that they were all equal. Jaime would do nothing of this, he’d prove he was better than every single Hufflepuff. 

“Jaime!” she shouted when he annouced he’d take part in it. “Why would you leave your family? Why would you leave me?! You know we can only count on family, right…?” 

She was always like this. Harsh at first, and then charming, with her smooth voice. Jaime was powerless, she always had the last word. But he had to, so he insisted.

“Sister, it’s not that…”

“Then what is it? Don’t you love me?!” the sound echoed in the hallways.

Of course he loved her. He’ll just step away from what he wanted, it didn’t matter.

“It doesn’t matter” he whispered to himself with a smile.

“A person should be able to do what they want, at least sometimes. It does matter. Being only loyal without a sense of judgment will just make you a good dog.” an unknown feminine voice said.

Brienne was actually just passing by, but when she overheard what was happening, she knew she had to step in. Justice was more than important to her. And of crouse, she knew who those two blondes were.

“Cersei, with all my respect, you should let your brother decide by himself. He’s only human.”

She felt Cersei’s look of disgust on her. The beauty of the Lannister daughter contrasted too much with her appearence. Of course, she didn’t care, she was used to it.

“Oh wait… you must be this ugly Hufflepuff mudblood.” she giggled with an almost cruel smile.

“Yes, but my name is Brienne.”

Jaime was speechless, looking at the two girls… arguing? Well they weren’t, but he had the feeling it would soon happen. He had to admit Brienne’s looks were nothing like his sister’s, but she tried to help him, didn’t she? He decided to repay his debt right now.

“Brienne are you in the Quidditch team?”

“Yes I’m the keeper of the team actually.” she answered, ignoring the look Cersei gave to her brother.

“Fine. Then let’s go deal this with a match.” he adressed a soft smile at Cersei. “Go to the common room to rest a bit. You know I’ll win anyway. Trust me.”

He kissed her on the forehead and she let him go. He and Brienne walked to the Quidditch field without a word.

“Thank you.”

“What?” Jaime was caught totally off guard. “I was just repaying my debt you know. I have nothing to do with Hufflepuffs… especially mudbloods.”

He didn’t think a word of what he was saying, but he was raised this way. He couldn’t befriend people who weren’t from ancient families or his father would know it for sure.

“Oh sure. I don’t ask you to like me all of a sudden. What man would want to hang out with a girl as tall as them, right.” she sighed. “Anyway, let’s do this little match.”

“I… I lied about the match. I just wanted Cersei to leave us alone, I’m sure you know her reputation.”

“Oh! Then my intution was right!”

“What do you mean?!”

“Your sister is very possessive, and your father is known to be cruel. Cersei has the same eyes as him, but you don’t. And you wanted to do this thing to be in Hufflepuff for a week. I never liked your family, but when I heard you, I felt like you were different.”

There was a big silence. She saw right through him just like that. He didn’t know what to say.

“And… you should take your own feelings in consideration. Trying to please your sister at all cost can be toxic. And I’m sorry about comparing you to a dog earlier.”

“No that’s okay, I know what you meant.”

“Then… I’ll see you next week?”

Jaime’s heart started to beat faster. Next week? What was she talking about, she wanted to talk again?

“I mean you’re going to stand for yourself and do this house exchange… right?”

He blushed straight away. Of course she meant that. He felt so stupid, he had to go calm himself.

“Hum, yes. See you next week. Goodbye… bye!” 

Brienne looked a little confused but she knew she’d see him again, and he seemed very interesting. Jaime almost ran to Griffindor’s common room, but he found himself in front of Huffelpuff’s one. Maybe for the first time in his life, he found someone who could teach him freedom.

[primadonnatartuffe]

-- impenetrableVitality [IV] began pestering primadonnaTartuffe [PT] at 17:32 -- 

IV: ryan 

IV: actually nevermind 

-- impenetrableVitality [IV] gave up pestering primadonnaTartuffe [PT] at 17:34 -- 

-- primadonnaTartuffe [PT] began pestering impenetrableVitality [IV] at 17:34 --  

PT: um NO you cant just pull that shit. 

PT: once you got me youre stuck with me. 

PT: whats up finnberly???

IV: oh uh 

IV: i don't know

PT: k... 

PT: well i wanna chat anyway. 

PT: im having a pretty choice day today. :100: :ok_hand:

PT: sipping this drank of the cafe variety. :coffee:

IV: that's good 

IV: do you mean coffee

PT: yessiree. courtesy of the coffee can. i fuckin love this place.

IV: where is it though

PT: downtown on skaia. around where my usual haunts are.

IV: is that place 

IV: like 

IV: okay

PT: liiiike? safe?? is that what youre asking?

IV: yeah i guess

PT: its all good in this hood. :heart:

IV: are you by yourself

PT: yeeees. currently.

IV: are you eating anything 

IV: are you by yourself by yourself or by yourself with people around

PT: there are people around yeah. in the restaurant. 

PT: otherwise its just me and mr coffee.

IV: maybe ask a few people if they know cpr

PT: finn... baby... 

PT: im not gonna choke on my coffee.

IV: no i mean just in case

IV: it might be good

PT: in case of what?

IV: in case there's 

IV: i don't know 

IV: a cardiac emergency 

IV: do they have an aed there 

IV: maybe you should make sure they do

PT: finn... 

PT: are you alright sweetie? you seem like youre freaking out a little.

IV: i'm fine 

IV: i just think it's important that people are educated

PT: it sure is!!! but i think its fine.

IV: well it's easy to think that

IV: i just want to make sure

PT: of course. no problemo. 

PT: but hey lets talk about something else!!! 

PT: guess what happened to me last night.

IV: are you okay

PT: yes FINN. im great in fact. :blush:

IV: oh

IV: are you sure

PT: YES FINN!!!!!!!

PT: this is me trying to share GOOD news.

IV: okay tell me

PT: well. 

PT: well well WELL well WELL.

PT: me and jack are kiiiinda back together.

IV: oh

IV: wow

IV: that's great

PT: I KNOW RIGHT.

IV: is he okay

PT: shit he better be amazing cuz hes got me.

IV: you have a point

PT: I KNOW RIGHT.

IV: right

PT: in general tho he seems fine.

IV: they have an aed

PT: what??

IV: i called the place

IV: they have one

IV: in case you were wondering

PT: ... 

PT: umm okay i wasnt but... 

PT: are you sure youre alright??

IV: do you know how to use one IV: that's okay it tells you how to use one anyway

IV: it literally talks to you

PT: :confused:

PT: okay i definitely know youre not alright cuz youre ignoring me!!!!

IV: no i just need to tell you that

IV: it's by the bathroom

PT: duly noted. 

PT: finnnnn.

IV: yeah

PT: talk to me. youre acting weird.

IV: 30 chest compressions 2 rescue breaths 

IV: you can use it for a lot of things  

IV: maybe the people around you should know too

PT: I DIDNT MEAN TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT.

IV: sorry

IV: oh you have to open the airway too don't forget that

PT: mmmmmmmoh my god.

IV: does jack know

IV: i should tell him

PT: youre starting to worry me... 

PT: dont make me call colt.

IV: you don't need to call him he's fine 

IV: i'm fine 

IV: it's fine

PT: are you sure something isnt going on??

IV: i don't know

PT: tell me whats going on in your head right now.

IV: i don't know 

IV: i'm

IV: this was a mistake

IV: another one on top of another one that everybody saw coming

PT: nooo baby its fine.

PT: you fuss at me just lemme fuss at you. 

PT: its the law of equivalent friend exchange.

IV: he was right the whole time

IV: what am i doing

PT: who?? ill fight him.

IV: i'm not really different am all am i 

IV: i'm just 

IV: doing the same things

PT: :frowning2:

IV: i'll probably ruin her life and think i'm helping her but i'm not

IV: i have to go

-- impenetrableVitality [IV] gave up pestering primadonnaTartuffe [PT] at 20:36 --

-- primadonnaTartuffe [PT] began pestering impenetrableVitality [IV] at 20:38 --  

PT: no you dont!! hey! 

PT: finn listen. 

PT: you can talk to me alright? 

PT: if you feel like a fuck up just know youre talking to the Ultimate fuck up so im the last person who would ever judge you for whatever is going on in your head. 

PT: i wanna listen... i wanna be more helpful... 

PT: come on. please?

IV: i need to go i have to

IV: i have to stop doing this

IV: i have to stop

PT: hey hey. 

PT: it doesnt work that way alright?? 

PT: shit happens sometimes. 

PT: but it passes too... yeah? 

PT: i fucked up last night too finn. 

PT: i started drinking again... but i know for a fact it couldve wound up way worse. 

PT: and im okay! im gonna be okay even if i slipped up. you know what i mean? its the same with you.

IV: i brought an innocent life into all of my shit 

IV: i have to make sure she's safe 

IV: she's not safe with me

PT: baby youre doing a great job with her!! anybody can see that. 

PT: just because youre sick doesnt mean you gotta stop living your life. 

PT: youve got friends whove got your back... and theres nothing wrong with that. 

PT: shit i mean we were all basically raised by our parents friends along with our parents too right??? shes got the same kind of environment. i cant think of any place safer than where she is right now.

IV: i don't know 

IV: i don't want to keep hurting people

PT: i know... it sucks. 

PT: but its gonna be okay. i promise.

IV: fuck

PT: yeah let all your fucks out.

IV: i think i need help 

IV: i'm by myself right now 

IV: well me and sofia 

IV: i think i

IV: need to

IV: something i don't know

PT: well hey i can come over if you want.

IV: please

PT: okay gimme like... 45 mins or so since colts gotta live in the middle of bfe. 

PT: ill be RIGHT over. hang in there.

IV: okay the door is IV: is it locked or unlocked 

IV: i should know this 

IV: oh no

PT: i figure colt locks the door when he leaves. so just lemme in when i get there! 

PT: okay message me if you need to but im omw. 

RYAN: -pockets her device, fleeing the coffee shop and making her way to the transportalizer hub. with a quick zap she's on odimist, but the longer neck of her journey is getting a cab out to colt's place. she arrives at her estimated time... give or take a few minutes, but probably give, but of course no one can ever arrive early during emergencies. still, she's here, and she's knocking on the door while also texting finn that she's here.-

FINN: -his fingers feel numb and so do his his toes and so does his mouth in a weird way, but that's probably due to how messed up his breathing is. he's terrified he's going to drop sofia, that his arms will just give out from underneath her, so it's taking him a long time to get to the door-

RYAN: -that's fine... she can be patient... but not really. she peeps through the front window to see if she can spot him anywhere inside.-

FINN: -she can. He's mostly still other than the tiny steps he's taking and the steps he's taking backwards before he goes forward again. it makes sense in his head,  somehow-

RYAN: -frowns through the window at him. does she wait? does she try something else? she's REALLY not good at this, but dammit she's trying. she taps on the window now?? maybe that'll snap him out of it long enough to get her in there.-

FINN: -he looks up suddenly at the window tapping and has an expression of embarrassment on his face before he looks around frantically and just holds sofia closer as he goes to open the door. Finally, the door opens-

RYAN: -SUCCESS. she scurries over, looking up at him with big concerned eyes.- heeey buddy. 

RYAN: im here now.

FINN: hi 

FINN: sorry

RYAN: -flaps a hand- its all good. 

RYAN: hey sofia. -smiles a little at her and then kinda dances around finn to get inside.-

SOFIA: -stares at Ryan- 

FINN: -just looks really frazzled- i uh 

FINN: um

RYAN: -puts a hand on his back and starts rubbing in small circles.- shhh its cool. 

RYAN: maybe we should sit down??

FINN: -he takes a moment and nods before looking down at the baby again- yeah probably

RYAN: -starts guiding him to the couch.- alright alright alriiiight. 

RYAN: -plops down and plops her hand on the cushion next to her.-

FINN: -sits carefully- 

FINN: i need to wash my hands 

FINN: you need to wash your hands

RYAN: huh?? oh... because of the baby? 

RYAN: i can do that now... then we can trade off and you can go wash your hands?

FINN: do you remember how to hold her RYAN: yeah yeah of course. -gets up and scurries over to the kitchen to wash her hands in the sink, quickly returning to them.-

RYAN: okay i got this.

FINN: -he looks so worried but he carefully hands her over to ryan- you got her RYAN: i got her finn. i promise. -coos at the baby as she takes her.-

RYAN: hi again sofia. did you miss me? FINN: -watches the two of them as he leaves the room and bumps into the wall before disappearing into the kitchen to wash his hands. he returns after a few minutes.- maybe we should change 

SOFIA: -subtly wiggles- RYAN: nah... besides were all cozy here right? -snuggles sofia- we can relax. FINN: maybe we should though 

FINN: just in case 

FINN: the fabric is laced with deadly germs RYAN: -gazes at him a little bit- yeah... nah... that doesnt just happen. i think its cool. FINN: remember smallpox blankets RYAN: ... noooo?? FINN: it was a thing

RYAN: well thats cool but! pretty sure were good.

RYAN: lets talk about something else okay?

FINN: -sits back down and his fingers are digging into the couch cushion- RYAN: ...

RYAN: actually i think im gonna sing something.

RYAN: what do you wanna hear baby?

FINN: who RYAN: you. the bigger baby. FINN: oh

FINN: i don't think i have a great taste in music RYAN: okay i know youre tone deaf but you can still like music. everybody does.

RYAN: but alright leave it to me.

RYAN: just focus on listening alright? FINN: okay RYAN: -takes a breath- i know i havent been perfect but give it some time.

RYAN: cuz not a single day goes by where you dont cross my mind.

RYAN: and we spend our lives looking for things we cant find.

RYAN: oh but not a single day goes by where you dont cross my mind.

RYAN: all the days you spend on my mind.

RYAN: all the times that id say that well be together. well be together oh.

RYAN: all the ways you see through my heart.

RYAN: i know the good intentions they won't last forever wont last forever.

FINN: -listens to her sing and watches her, trying to focus on her voice and not anything else. it's beautiful- 

SOFIA: -YAAAAAS this is great. she gurgles-

RYAN: -smiles down at sofia.- all the hours weve spent on the line.

RYAN: all the times that youd say that i never listen i never listen

RYAN: through the conversations weve had til 4 am.

RYAN: you say you want something different want something different.

RYAN: and i know i havent been perfect but give it some time.

RYAN: cuz not a single day goes by where you dont cross my mind.

RYAN: and we spend our lives looking for things we cant find.

RYAN: oh but not a single day goes by where you dont cross my mind. -looks over at finn when she's done.-

FINN: -he looks calmer now. If not just a little- that was 

FINN: really nice

RYAN: -smiles softly.- yeah i know haha. 

RYAN: thanks man.

SOFIA: aaaaa 

FINN: did you just inherit a good singing voice

RYAN: haha i mean kinda? but it takes a lot of training too.

FINN: i think i'm untrainable

RYAN: i mean... we cant ALL be fabulous singers.

FINN: that would probably get a little annoying

RYAN: yeah man. i wouldnt feel very special haha... singing is basically all im good at.

FINN: that's not true 

SOFIA: nnnnn

RYAN: -bounces sofia a little in her arms, cooing at her.- 

RYAN: well i never pass up the opportunity to hear about myself sooo tell me what else im good at. :wink:

SOFIA: -wow this is the best time of her life- 

FINN: it's a long list but okay 

FINN: good at livening up a party good at being a good friend good at doing hair and makeup good at acting good with sofia good at not giving up

RYAN: -oh... dammit. why does she ask this stuff if she doesn't want sappy sentimental answers? she laughs a little and sighs.- ... thanks finn.

FINN: you're welcome 

 FINN: it's true

RYAN: -sniff... ugh. she's been feeling an awful lot of emotions these past couple days. she didn't ASK for this. accepting genuine, heartfelt compliments is hard so she tries to just focus on one. one thing she's curious about.- 

RYAN: you think im good with sofia?

FINN: well yeah FINN: -his expression softens- you're kind of a natural FINN: she loves you

RYAN: well the feeling is mutual sofia. -grins lopsided at her.- 

RYAN: i do kinda... like kids more than i would expect if someone like me. i dunno...

SOFIA: -good bitch you better love me- 

FINN: that's why assumptions are stupid

RYAN: troo. 

RYAN: ... maybe id have fun being a mom.

FINN: you can babysit her sometime if you want

RYAN: yeah? alright. 

RYAN: just call me whenever. not like im ever busy.

FINN: come on you have to be busy sometimes

RYAN: busy being SEXY sure.

FINN: -smiles a little- entertaining jack is that time consuming huh

RYAN: PFF no way i make him entertain me. 

RYAN: i only have to rely on my sexy personality around him since he cant see shit.

FINN: oh yes makes perfect sense

RYAN: -snickers- ... you know its kind of surreal. 

RYAN: like how naturally we kinda fell into it but... 

RYAN: -sighs- were both scared too?? and thats like... a reality of the situation we arent sure how to deal with. does that make sense??

FINN: -looks off for a moment- i know exactly what you mean

RYAN: yeah... 

RYAN: i just want it to work.

RYAN: i really feel like it could if i just... knew what to do.

FINN: -he looks off- yeah 

FINN: i uh 

FINN: i get it 

FINN: i might be going through the same thing

RYAN: -glances at him- yeah?

FINN: -his cheeks redden a little bit- yeah

RYAN: :eyes:

FINN: -scratches his head nervously- yeah i 

 FINN: saw emilet again

RYAN: oh reeeeally?

FINN: -HE'S SO RED- yeah 

FINN: i did -he saw a LOT of emilet-

RYAN: heheh aww finn. always getting up to something. 

RYAN: guess this means we can flail at each other while we flounder through familiar but tumultuous waters. 

 RYAN: be my lifeboat hombre.

FINN: okay

FINN: if you'll be mine

RYAN: -smiles, soft and sincere.- of course.

FINN: -smiles a little, taking a breath- colt's not 

FINN: too happy about it 

FINN: but things are different this time

RYAN: hes a grumpy gus anyway. 

RYAN: ... a neigh sayer if you will. 

RYAN: but man whatever floobs your boobs. even if it isnt different its your decision to make you know?

FINN: -he nods- you know the person that just 

FINN: you're with them and you know they're important to you 

FINN: then you're away from them 

FINN: and then when you're back in the same room you realize they were always the most important person to you a ll along

RYAN: -she laughs a little.- shit i mean yeah. 

RYAN: except for me its more like i definitely repressed all those feelings like every day until we were in the same room together. 

RYAN: and hes looking so different but so good and its like. 

RYAN: well fuck me i guess. 

RYAN: in every sense.

FINN: -laughs a little too- been there done that

RYAN: come on finn that goes without saying. 

RYAN: youre like the sluttiest person i know. and thats coming from ME.

FINN: -just slowly shrugs and smiles-

RYAN: -SNRRRKKK- goddammit finn!! -elbows him as best she can with a baby in her arms.-

FINN: ow hey 

FINN: you're the most violent person i know

RYAN: thats right bitch. ill fuck you up.

FINN: not with her you won't

RYAN: damn... true.

SOFIA: -whines a little and scrunches up her face-

RYAN: aw sofia im not really gonna fuck him up. 

RYAN: (im just telling her that to relax her.) -snickers and bounces her a little though.- 

RYAN: you think shes tired?

SOFIA: -starts to cry. life is hard- 

FINN: that or hungry or she needs to be changed 

 FINN: that girl can eat 

FINN: que paso sofia

RYAN: oh shit. good. 

RYAN: youre a growin girl. -smiles at finn, glad he's really calmed down now.- 

RYAN: want her back?

FINN: -puts his arms out- yeah sure 

FINN: she's probably tired 

SOFIA: -she's tired and upset about it-

RYAN: bet youre tired too. -hands sofia off to him carefully.-

FINN: -takes this cute little sad baby into his arms and he feels so much better about it than he did before- yeah 

FINN: but she has to sleep first

RYAN: naturally. 

RYAN: ... can i come with you when you put her to bed? -strangely curious about this routine.-

FINN: -looks over at ryan for a moment and then smiles- sure

RYAN: cool. cool cool cool. -smiles a little back-

FINN: -stands up and shooshes sofia- follow me

RYAN: -rises to her feet, hovering closely- :eyes:

FINN: -walks into sofia's room where he flips on the light. this is such a baby room, with a lot of pastel colors and a very secure crib. there are a lot of stuffed animals in the crib, but not so much that it affects her sleeping. his first stop is the changing table, where he takes the crying baby and sets her down- don't feel obligated to watch this part

[fearofaherobrine]

Roleplay Server Log #158

"More Bar Chatter”

[Doc] I wonder how long it will take Trender to get the rest of the list?

[CP] - Depends on if he uses his proxy or not

[Doc] Shudders - why would he do that? If he can use any door as a portal?

[CP] - The doors only go to his workshop, plus his proxy can just go in and buy the stuff

[Doc] Oh, Okay. I thought it was anywhere. Seems like the right kind of power for a boogeyman to have.

[CP] - I mean, I'm sure if he really wanted to he could make it work that way...

[Doc] Points to hirself- This is me never mentioning that to him...

[CP] - Your choice

[Doc] Sighs- Honestly... I'm kinda missing Splender...

[CP] - He's second oldest, when Slender can't run things, he does with some help from Trender

[Doc] I know... but he's fun to have around, and even though I know he promised to behave; having Ej in the house is stressing me out a bit.

[CP] - Can't relate to that

[TLOT] What it wouldn't bother you to have someone around who might try to eat your spouse?

[CP] - He wouldn't dare

[TLOT] Points at Steve who is curled up in the booth, and sleeping soundly. -

[Doc] We all have important people and things to protect Cp.

[CP] Grumbles-

[Lie] Checks on Stevie- Stevie, you need to finish your breakfast

[Stevie] - But brother isn't eating!

[Notch] I think Cp is like a cat, he wants to drag his food away someplace and eat alone.

[Stevie] - But Hope doesn't do that

[Doc] LH does it. And I bet Grinny does too.

[Notch] Big cats do it irl too. To keep other animals from stealing their food.

[CP] - Grinny will vomit it everywhere

[Doc] What? He has trouble eating?

[CP] - Nope, or maybe he would now, but it would probably be to spite you

[Doc] I just feel sorry for him. I hope his fur grows back soon.

[Lie] - It can take some time...

[Notch] Why don't you just make him some hair like you did for me?

[CP] Notices that Lie has his paperwork and takes it back- I hate working on this sort of stuff- He starts shuffling through it again

[Doc] Because it'll be wrong somehow. It'll just make him more pissed off because I'm touching him or something. - Lays across the bar in defeat.

[Deer] Finishes what she was working on and quickly slips the paper into her inventory-

[Doc] Sticks hir tongue out slightly and just stays flopped. - sigh...

[Notch] Cats are always harder to win over, aren't they?

[TLOT] But it feels like a victory when you manage it....

-There's scratching on the bar door-

[TLOT] His ears prick up and he gets up to open the door a crack and look out.

[Smile] Pushes his nose through- Hi!

[TLOT] Opens the door for the dog, - Hi Smile. Did Liu come with you?

[gem] -waves- hello

[Smile] - He was following, but then I started running- Grinny is flopped over Smile's back

[Grinny] - Ugh, stupid Dog

[Doc] Turns hir head to see where the quieter voice is coming from and fights down a little smile at the sight of the cat riding the huge dog.

[Sam] Is smiling hugely and already making food for the animals.

[Ruby] That is the biggest wolf I've ever seen...

[Smile] - BONE PEOPLE!

[liu] -finally catches up and walks in- hey.

[Ruby] Don't even think about it.

[Sam] Sets down a bowl with a pile of steaks for Smile and a smaller plate with flaked chicken on it for the cat.

[TLOT] Sounds like the dog was walking you Liu.

[Smile] Smells the steak and leaps over to eat-

[Grinny] Sniffs at the chicken-

[liu] smile is to big for me to walk him.

[Notch] He's nearly big enough for a person to ride.

[CP] Puts aside a few papers which are more minor things for the coronation.  He feels relatively safe about them since Steve is asleep-

[Doc] Just watches the duo quietly, not even sure xe's been noticed.

[Grinny] Takes a few tiny bites of the chicken-

[Smile] Wolfs down his food and looks at Sam with his best puppy dog eyes-

[Lie] Raises a brow and offers the rest of the sobering flower to TLOT-

[TLOT] Oh it's okay Lie, I'm not drunk. I metabolize things relatively quickly. Honestly I don't think Steve was that messed up either, alcohol just makes my lamb a bit sleepy.

[Lie] - I see, just offering

[Doc] Takes it and looks at it, twiddling it idly around in hir hands.

[Lie] Perks a little, Oh, I know something which could be added to the coronation- Spawns a Nether tree sapling- Just put down a bit of netherrack for these to grow on

[Sam] Slips Smile another steak-

[Smile] Happily eats it-

[liu] -sits down at a bar-

[Notch] That's really odd looking Lie. Does it do something special?

[Lie] - No, but it's able to withstand the Nether

[Sam] Looks at Liu with a questioning glance.

[Ruby] Leans back on hir chair and gives Liu's butt an appraising stare.

[liu] just some food please. -doesn't notice ruby staring-

[Sam] Brings food for Liu as well.

[Smile] Goes over and licks Liu's hand-

[Ruby] Meh. Not bad for a human. Hey Winston, hows your head?

[liu] -pets smile and eats his food-

[Grinny] Swats at Liu-

[Winston] - Still a bit fuzzy I'm afraid

[Notch] Quietly- Is that... the cat?

[Doc] Yeeees.

[Ruby] Nothing to be ashamed of man. Ya gotta relax sometimes.

[Winston] - That is usually difficult

[Ruby] The Nether is serious business, I'll give you that. I'm not a big fan of lava myself.

[Winston] - Lava to me is like water for you

[Ruby] It doesn't hurt you?

[Doc] Another one who can bathe with the brines...

[Winston] - Not at all

[Doc] What do you mean Winston? Can you only take it for a few minutes or something?

[Winston] - No, as in it doesn't hurt me at all, I was responding to Ruby

[Doc] Ah... just ignore me... I'm still a little drunk.

[Winston] - That is alright

[CP] Deciding to procrastinate more- Hey Doc, how pissed would you be if I held the coronation out in the real world?

[Doc] Gaaah.... yeah if you want several of us not to be able to go.

[TLOT] Count me out for that Cp.

[CP] Acts like seriously considering it

[Doc] You utter pissant.... you wouldn't. Where would you find a private space big enough for even a tenth of your mobs?!

[CP] - There are places

[gem] could he even take his mobs to the real world?

[Doc] Are you trying to fucking hurry me into building another body for Deerheart?

[CP] - Nope

[Deer] - CP, why are you being mean now?

[Doc] I know Gk would be disappointed too.

[Notch] Whispers to Deerheart - He's just trying to put off his work by picking a fight...

[Deer] Rolls her eyes- CP do your work

[CP] - Don't wanna

[Notch] I thought so.

[Lie] - Come on CP, if you really focus it shouldn't take too long

[TLOT] Yeah, especially after you yelled at Steve for trying to help.

[CP] - Shut up

[Doc] Sets the sobering flower upright in hir empty glass and drags a sheet of paper near hir. Xe balls it up and flicks it so it rolls gently along the bar and stops near Grinny.

[Grinny] Glares at it from Smile's back-

[Doc] Isn't even looking. - Lie? You should try and make a flower with Flux. Even if it doesn't do anything.

[Lie] With Flux?  Hmmm...

[TLOT] Takes out the sprig of catnip he offered to Cp a while back and breaks off a small piece. He sneaks over and puts it down in front of Grinny before sitting back down.

[Grinny] Flat out ignores it-

[Doc] Doodles on a bit of paper, xe's thinking of what to wear hirself since Cp nixed hir dragon idea.

[CP] Still shuffling through papers-

[gem] -is looking over doc's shoulder to see what xe is drawing-

[Stevie] Slumps against the table a bit- I'm full!  Can we go build the blanket fort now?

[Lie] Laughs a little- Only if you go get your pants on

[Stevie] - Okay- He runs back for the bathroom

[Notch] Can I help with the fort since all the critters are fed Lie?

[Lie] - I think Stevie would love it if you would

[Flux] Smiles a little-

[Ruby] Yeah, I got shit to do too. Call me when you're ready for the party Sam. Nice meeting ya Winston. - Goes to leave.

[Winston] - Master, perhaps you should send me back...

[CP] - Hm?  Oh, alright- Opens a portal

[Doc] Liu? Do you mind staying at my place for a bit? I'd like to keep an eye on Grinny and he and Smile seem inseperable.

[Smile] Perks at hearing his name-

[liu] uh sure.

[Doc] You know you're always welcome to come and hang out with us if you get lonely, don't you?

[TLOT] Hey, Gem, how are your wings? It looks like we got you to rest for a bit anyway, didn't we?

[liu] yea I do.

[gem] I guess you did but they are healing fast.

[Steve] Makes a tiny yawn and stirs awake.

[TLOT] Gives his mate a little kiss on the forehead.

[CP] Stands up, not noticing a few papers that slip out from his pile-

[Notch] Reaches down and hands them back to him- Here you go Cp.

[CP] Grumbles as he takes them back.  He's really not looking forwards to arranging this coronation-

[Doc] I have sewing to do anyway...

[Deer] - And I have ideas

[Doc] Gives her a sly look. - I know the kind of ideas you have....

[Deer] - Maybe it's a different kind of idea

[Doc] Ah, darn.

[TLOT] Come on Doc, you're still a bit drunk. No need to be surly.

[Doc] Either way, thank you for the food and alcohol Sam, it was all excellent as usual.

[Sam] Takes a small bow.

[Lie] - Remember, just get us a list of what you'll need and we'll have it ready for you when you get to the other server

[Sam] Already working on it. Thank you Lie.

[Lie] - You're welcome

[Stevie] Runs out of the bathroom with his pants on once more and clings onto CP's leg- Brother!

[Notch] You're popular today Cp.

[CP] Groans- I don't want to do any of this...

[Notch] I know the feeling, I was never fond of doing the accounts.

[Lie] - Just think of it this way CP, the faster you deal with it, the sooner it will be over

[Notch] chuckles-  You sound like someones mom bugging a kid to do their homework Lie.

[Lie] - Sometimes I feel like it

[CP] Just starts walking out with Stevie attached to his leg-

[Shuppet] Was hiding up near the ceiling and floats down to follow him out.

[Doc] Well there's nothing for it. Time to head home. Who's going my way?

[TLOT] Helps Steve up. - Right behind you.

[Flux] - I will

[Deer] - I will obviously love

[skiasurveys]

#397

let’s start off with some basics. ayyyye. Okay What’s your name? Jen but i go by skia How old are you? 23 What’s your hair and eye color? Light brown hair and dark brown eyes How tall are you? 5′1  What’s your relationship status? Taken

Alright, enough of that. Let’s move on to the random shit.

What’s your favorite song? right now is Let me Live by Queen What does that song mean? What is the message behind it? Its about..from what i take, giving your all to someone who doesnt care, but takes it all. Givers vs takers. Is it your favorite because you relate to it, or do you just like the beat? Relate and i just love Queen  Have any pets? If so, what are they and what’s their names? 2 cats that are siamese named Archer and Misty Have you ever met your idol? My idol is dead. If so, were they nice or were they kind of an ass? What’s your favorite method of gaming? (PC, Xbox, Playstation, etc) Playstation or Nintendo Switch or older versions like Gamecube or N64 but those are so old lmao If you’re in college, what’s your major and why did you pick it? I am currently taking Office admin but thats just cus i needed to take something because I am good at this. I am going for social work next year hopefully. How’re you doing today? Really fucking anxious.

What color are your bedroom walls? Beige, I wish i could paint them but im renting. Describe your favorite shirt. I have a few but i really like my beatles tshirt just cus i can do a lot with it for style lol Use this space to tell someone off. What’s your view on smart watches? Cool or a waste of money? Waste a money. I understand apple watches cus you can get text messages..but still a waste What is one poster that you have hanging on your bedroom wall of? I dont have posters but I have art. How many times have you moved in your life? 4 times.

If you moved, do you like where you are now better than where you were? I like being on my own now but I like my moms house. What’s your favorite color and why? anything pastel because theyre nice to look at.

Do you have a calendar? If so, what’s the theme? Not right now. Just use my phone. Have any famous person’s autographs? no Do you draw well? i think i do. I love drawing, i can improve for sure but from where i came from? way better. What type of cell phone do you have? I have an iPhone 8. Should you be doing anything else right now or are you just bored? Nothing, maybe laundry but its like 9:30 PM so nah hahah  If you’re in school/college, what’s your favorite subject and why? Currently not taking any courses atm. Are you a cat or a dog person? Why? cats. i like dogs but cats are cooler and dog ppl are annoying as fuck lol Tell me about the plot of your favorite book. Its in perspective of a dog watching his owner go through traumas (like death and losing custody of his child etc). Its really cute and interesting concept. Do you wear glasses or contacts? I have perfect vision. What do you think about horror movies? some are good or so bad. 

If you love them (I do), what’s your favorite? i dont care for them so...

Got any cool Christmas presents picked out for family or friends yet? I need to start shopping once i get paid lol Do you do Black Friday shopping or wait for Cyber Monday? I do it online maybe but the sales arent usually that crazy. Have any mental illnesses? I have depression and a few anxiety disorders What’s your favorite word and why? Ive never rly had one. What is the most expensive thing you own, and what is it? My Laptop maybe. Did you buy that item yourself? No, my boyfriend bought it for me for my bday 

Where do you work and what is your postion? Too personal lol How often do you cuss? Toooo much. sometimes i just swear and i am like...chill

What type of car do you drive, if any? 2007 Pontiac G5 Are you happy with it? If no, what’s your dream car? She does well and takes me where i need and is reliable but I want a new one for sure, I want a Nissan Juke lol Do you have a lot of social media accounts? Which ones? I have a lot. Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Tumblr, Pinterest, Facebook, snapchat...etc What is your favorite genre of music? I like all kinds, really. Does your family have holiday traditions? If so, what are they? we used to. If you’re in a relationship, are you happy with it? Yes. How long have you been with your significant other? 3 years and 7 months..damn. Do you like psychology? I do! I love the brain and how it works and how it can really fuck with you. What is something your state is popularly known for? I live in canada buuuuut, rednecks.

Do you like to do craft projects? If so, what’s the coolest thing you made? Sometimes i do. Do you watch sports or do you think they’re overrated? I dont watch them.. What’s one occupation you think gets paid too much and doesn’t deserve to? hmmm Youtubers lol Do you straighten your hair? Never  Ever dyed your hair a color that isn’t natural? (blue, pink, etc) I did a little bit of purple but not full head. How’s your relationship with your parents? its super healthy and i am so thankful for that. I can tell my mom anything and i know shes there for me. My dad died when I was a teenager but we were also very close too. Do you still live with them or do you have your own house? Own apartment. What’s something you are currently saving money for to buy? BILLS. Do you smoke/vape? If so, what brand do you smoke/what device do you use? N/a Ever done drugs? weed and shrooms.

Tell me one of your worst habits. Nail biting. What’s a weird quirk you have that no one else you know does? Im not sure lol If you game, what type of headset do you use? I hardly use a headset but I wish I could afford razor.

What type of computer do you own, and do you like it? Acer Chromebook. What’s the thing that annoys you the most? Bad drivers. What brand of TV do you have? Haier or something  Are you excited for Christmas? (It’s December 1st today when I made this) Yeeees but whatever  Tell me about your favorite vacation you’ve taken. Back in 2015 I went to Disneyland and it was really exciting because ive been wanting to go there since I was a child. I had a lot of fun.

Tell me something cool about yourself. I have no idea, honestly. Did/do you get good grades in school/college? I try my hardest and sometimes I just dont well  What’s your ringtone on your phone? Just the basic one. What’s your favorite store to shop in? Depends on my mood. I like American Eagle If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would buy and why? Pay off student loans, pay back my mom and I would for sure get myself a house. How long have you had a Bzoink account? I have had one for over a year now? But i dont hardly use it anymore because the surveys there are SO dated and boring questions.

Ever been to Field of Screams? If so, what’s your favorite attraction? Never even heard of that Do you own a Polaroid camera? not a real one. Do you have hardwood floor in your room or carpet? Carpet  It’s a Saturday night, what are you typically doing? Either working, or cleaning lol Do you have a lot of friends or do you not have any at all? I dont have many but tbh I keep my circle tight. What’s your all time favorite movie and why? The Lion King. I just love disney movies. I grew up with it

How many blankets do you sleep with at night? 2 blankets and more if i need. What’s the last TV show you watched? Did you enjoy it? This is Us and yes. Do you prefer cable TV or do you use Netflix? Netflix or any streaming tbh. Cable is so old. What is your dream job and why? Being an artist tbh. I just wanna create art Do you think you would be a good therapist? Maybe..but i am too mentally fucked up. What’s your favorite brand of clothing? again, it depends. I like american eagle, garage and H&M.

Did you like this survey? I did! some are boring and this one wasnt. lol

[redvelvetnerd]

1-100 for the recently askme box thingy 😇

*cracks knuckles* HELL YEAH

1. Last kiss: Last night and it was Not and Ideal Situation2. Last phone call: My aunt on Wednesday, just to see how I was doing.3. Last text message: My suitemate, freaking out about the events of last night 4. Last song you listened to: “How Far I’ll Go” from the Moana soundtrack 5. Last time you cried: I… don’t remember surprisingly?

HAVE YOU EVER: 6. Dated someone twice: nah fam7. Been cheated on: I sure hope not8. Self harmed: yeahhhh9. Lost someone special: too many 10. Been depressed: hell ye11. Been drunk and threw up: Nope

THIS YEAR HAVE YOU: 12. had sex: yeeee13. How many people have you had sex with this year?: 2 or 3 depending on what counts?15. Made a new friend: lots of them!17. Laughed until you cried: plenty of times18. Met someone who changed you: so many19. Found out who your true friends were: still doing that20. Found out someone was talking about you: YEP26. What did you do for your last Birthday: I went to Splish Splash with my friend who has the same birthday as me, and then we went for hibachi and had an awesome cake that she made!

27. What time did you wake up today: like 10:30 ish I think? 29. Name something you CANNOT wait for: hanging out with my best friend tonight! 30. Last time you saw your all of your siblings at the same time: Honestly my stepsister’s wedding in August. Haven’t seen any of my siblings in person since the fact.31. What is one thing you wish you could change about your life: nothing honestly because everything is a learning experience and even if things seem shitty, I find that I’ll look back one day and realize that everything that happened, needed to happen so I could grow and mature as a person.32. What are you listening to right now: nothing tbh. I should put some music on33. When is the last time you had sex?: depending on what counts, either a week ago or two months ago.34. Who’s getting on your nerves right now: two guys from last night - one who kissed me and now thinks we’re a thing, and the other who I thought was into me and then went “lmao I have a girlfriend” and brought her to our game night like wow fam. 35. Most visited webpage: Tungle Dot Hell36. Favorite colour: either red or purple37. Nicknames: K, KP, Kris, Kristian Pav, Kenzy, Chicken38. Relationship Status: bitterly single39. Zodiac sign: leo40. Male or female: female41. Primary school: a Christian school on Long Island42. Secondary School: same place as 4143. High school/college: high school was same place (it was a K-12 thing) and college is Stony Brook44. Eye color: Brown46. Height: 5’6 last I checked47. Do you have a crush on someone: lmao who the fuck knows48. What do you like about yourself: I’m funny sometimes, I’m a very loyal and attentive friend, and I love to help other people49. Piercings: one in each ear and that’s it50. Tattoos: none yet51. Righty or lefty: righty

FIRSTS: 53. First piercing: I was a few months old when I got my ears pierced54. First best friend: I met her in Bible camp when we were 4 and we’re still friends ❤️55. First hookup: This past September and it was. It was bad. For many reasons that I won’t get into.56. First Bestfriend: why is this here twice

RIGHT NOW: 59. Eating: nothing60. Drinking: water61. I’m about to: text my friend to see if plans are still on62. Listening to: still nothing fam63. Waiting for: MY FUCKING FRIEND TO TEXT ME ABOUT PLANS I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TIME.

YOUR FUTURE: 64. Want kids?: Probably, if I get married65. Get married?: Most likely, but not till I get my shit together66. Career: lmao who tf knows. Something with languages.

WHICH IS BETTER: 67. Lips or eyes: EYES68. Hugs or kisses: depends on who we’re talking about69. Shorter or taller: it doesn’t matter to me70. Older or Younger: again, doesn’t matter71. Romantic or spontaneous: SPONTANEOUS LIKE HELL YEAH BRING ME ON COOL ADVENTURES AT 1AM72. Nice stomach or nice arms: I really don’t care? 73. Sensitive or loud: sensitive. I don’t like loud. 74. Hook-up or relationship: RELATIONSHIPS omg I feel like a casual thing would be a Not Good idea

HAVE YOU EVER: 76. Kissed a stranger: nah77. Drank hard liquor: YE78. Lost glasses/contacts: I don’t have either 79. Had sex: Ye80. Broken someone’s heart: Probably? 82. Been arrested: no and I don’t plan on it83. Turned someone down: a LOT of times84. Cried when someone died: yes yes85. Fallen for a friend: Kinda…? I still don’t know what that was like if I was starved for intimacy or if I actually liked him

DO YOU BELIEVE IN: 86. Yourself: I guess? A little? 87. Miracles: Yes! I’ve seen them88. Love at first sight: hell nah. There has to be a deep bond that builds over time and after learning about the person.89. Heaven: yes90. Santa Clause: not anymore. Not since elementary school91. Kiss on the first date: I mean I never have but I don’t see why not.92. Angels: yes!

93. How would you label yourself?: what does this mean? 94. Someone You Pray Everyday For: my sister, that she won’t grow up to be as fucked-up as I am 95. Did you sing today: yeah but in a joking kinda way because i was making a Hamilton reference because when am I not making a Hamilton reference 96. Who From All Your Ex’s have You Cared The Most About: He’s got a Tumblr so he may see this but I’m not gonna tag him. He knows who he is. Anyway, we dated the second semester of our freshman year and y’all probably saw us being gross on each other’s blogs but basically he got me in a way no one else did, and we were scarily similar in a bunch of ways and though I certainly have people I’ve known for longer, when we were together, it felt like I’d known him my whole life. We didn’t end on the most amicable terms but we’re friends now which is Good.97. If you could go back in time, how far would you go?: I just wanna party it up in the 20s man98. Out Of Everything In The World What Do You Wish For: That one day I’ll be truly happy with where I’m at in life99. Are you afraid of falling in love?: oH YES. I go through an existential crisis every time I so much as develop a crush on someone are you kidding me100. Do you like the way you look?: sometimes. I go constantly back and forth between “I am the most beautiful creature that graced this planet” and “i am the most disgusting human alive”

THANKS ANON ILY