#you dont go there until AT LEAST 7pm

[uses-for-fics]

Can't Get Enough

Darren x Reader

a/n: i think this drags on but whateverrrrrr i finished it and im proud i finally finished soemthing. 6 hours. 6 long miserable hours she had to endure in a cramped plane all because her boss wanted to be a bitch and make her miss out on her weekend. Y/n should’ve been out on her two day-relaxing wilderness retreat but instead she was stuck here, carrying all of her boss's luggage as she hauled ass right behind the terrifying woman. Luckily, she managed to put her phone into her purse before all the luggage was assigned to her. If she was going to be forced to be here, the least they should let her do was listen to her audiobook by the hotel pool.

She had safely made it into the giant glass box of a hotel without tripping and stared in awe. The hotel was lavish! She looked forward and there stood a giant waterfall in the middle of the lobby. The splashing water made it feel refreshing inside and brightened the already very luxurious place. Maybe she could find time to come back to the lobby and pretend she was far from work. She zoned out imagining all the fun she could be having right about now, failing to notice the dastardly woman calling her name until she saw old wrinkly fingers snap in her face.

“HELLO!!! Are you going to get my room keys or not?” Her boss’s shrill voice ringing in her ears. “Sorry, Ms. Featherington.” The older woman snapped her fingers and held out her hand. The assistant looked over to the receptionist and put down some of the luggage. “DONT DO THAT! These carpets are utterly dirty with everyone’s steps, my bags should NEVER touch the floor.” The shrill voice spoke up again.

The younger woman took in a long breathe. “I’m sorry, I won’t let it happen again.” She hobbled over to the desk with the bags all hanging on her, grabbing the key from the stranger. The receptionist gave her a small pity smile and pointed them in the direction of the elevators. “Your room will be that way.” Y/n noticed how the keys were different. One was a shiny goldish color, while the other was a plain grey color.

“Where will I sleep?” She asked. Ms. Featherington smiled. “The expenses could only cover for ONE penthouse suite, you’ll be sleeping in the ‘quainter’ rooms underneath. Now take my bags to my room and organize my things. I’m going for a trip to the spa and I’m expecting a spectacular reservation at the best restaurant around here at 7pm WITH a car pick up and I better not see a single thing out of place in my room when I get back.” With that the older lady put on her sunglasses and walked away. The poor assistant could just sigh and carry the heavy bags to the elevators.

She successfully managed to put all the bags into elevator and push the button to the 16th floor without falling over. Now she just needed to make it to the room...easy right? She had stacked all the luggage she could carry in a straight pile in her arms and weaved her way through the long hall. 'A few more steps and I'm there.' She thought to herself. She let out a sigh and started to feel the bags wiggle in her arms. 'Fuck.' It's all she could think of as she tried to catch the bags before they hit ground. From across the hall, Darren, Alexx and Joel had all finished cleaning the penthouse and were grabbing their cleaning items. Darren stretched his arms up until he heard a satisfying 'CRACK'. "I think we did a great job with this room. We deserve a little prize." He reached into his shirt's pocket and pulled out a pipe. "Dude! Seriously?" Joel reached out for the pipe. Darren extended his arm above Joel, making it hard for the scrawny man to reach it. "Come on man! Thats not good for you." Joel huffed. "Dude, if Darren wants to get shit faced, I think we should let him." Alexx said as he patted Darren's back. Darren nodded and took a hit from the pipe. Joel shook his head in disbelief. "You only think Darren should continue cause you're his supplier!" Alexx hushed Joel. "Not so loud man! Someone is going to hear you!" Darren blows out a ring of smoke and smiles. "Oh please, we're the only people here." Joel looks behind Darren and points. "Us and that person." The two other guys look behind themselves and see a giant stack of luggage wobbling. "Woahhhh technology has come so far! Luggage's can deliver themselves now." Alexx beamed. Joel rolled his eyes, "Thats obviously a person. Come on let's go help." Alexx shook his head. "No way man, we get paid to clean, NOT to carry bags, I'm not doing extra work." Darren shrugged and walked to the person struggling. "Here." He grabbed a couple of bags, just enough so it wouldn't be so heavy anymore for the person. He was able to see the person behind the luggage tower and smiled. He didn't expect to see a frantic looking woman. She looked up and saw him, her quivering lip turning into a smile. "Umm, let me help you." He chuckled as she loosened her grip on the bags. "Thank you." she said sheepishly. She looked tired, nervous, almost like she didn't want to be there and yet, Darren thought she looked beautiful. The woman took in her savior's features. Scruffy stubble, unkept fluffy hair, and glazed over hazel eyes. He looked like an angel to her. They hadn't noticed Joel grabbing some bags from the woman. She looked over at the second man and smiled up at him. She thanked him and reached into her pocket for the key card. Much to Alexx's dismay, all three men helped her bring the bags in. Alexx and Joel put the bags down near the entrance of the room and headed out of the room.

The woman called out before Darren could leave. "Wait!" She said just a bit too loud. She felt her face go red as Darren turned back to look at her. 'God was he cute.' She cleared her throat, "Let me at least tip you guys." She instinctively reached to her side, aiming to grab her purse but found air. She usually carried her purse on her person all the time in case Ms. Featherington needed something.

She looked up at Darren and gave a nervous chuckle. “Whoops, looks like I can’t find my purse, just give me one second.” She started scrambling around the luggage, in hopes it was just piled around there. Darren tried to reach out to her. "Oh no you don’t have to worry about that. It really wasn’t a problem." He grabbed ahold of her shoulder. She stopped her frantic searching and looked up at him. He noticed how tense she looked. Shit! She felt tensed! Almost like if she was on edge all the time.

She reached for his hand that laid on her shoulder. "I insist, you guys didn’t have to help, and I really do appreciate your help." He felt his face warm up from the lady’s touch…or maybe the drugs were staring to hit, he couldnt tell. The woman went back to looking for her bag and had become to look frantic every second she couldn’t find it.

"FUCK!" She threw her hands into her hair. Darren’s eyes widen at the sudden burst, walking closer to her. "Is everything ok?" She looked at him and started geting teary. "I must’ve left my bag on the elevator or in the lobby…I can’t remember…FUCK these stupid bags!" She huffed and covered her eyes. ‘Great. Just fucking great. She managed to lose her purse AND embarrass herself in front of the cute brunette.’

The other two men had come back into the room. "Darren we gotta go, as much as we like slacking off, Cassie is on her way checking the rooms weve done...which isnt a lot." Alexx whispered to Darren. Darren looked over to the crying woman. he couldnt leave her there, something about her just called to him. He turned back to Alex and Joel. “You guys go on without me. I’m going to hang back.” Alexx looked back at the woman who’s taken a seat on the couch. “Ohhh, getting her while she’s at her low. Nice move dude, I don’t know why I didn’t think of it.” He smirked up at Darren.

Darren smacked Alexx on his arm. “Obviously I'm going to help her look for her bag, dumbass." Joel rolled his eyes, a habit he's gotten used to since he met Alexx. "Come on, Cassie will be here any moment." Joel grabbed Alexx's collar and pulled him out of the room. "You owe us!" Alexx yelled as Joel dragged him out.

Darren huffed out. This is why he never got girls. He walked up to Y/n and crouched down in front of her. He put his hand on her knee. "Hey, it's going to be ok. I'1l help you look for your bag."

She moved her hands from her face and sniffled. "Really?" Darren's heart leaped. 'Even with teary stained cheeks, she looked absolutely vibrant. ' He patted her knee. "Of course! I have access to any room and any floor. We'll find that bag in no time!" He stood up and stretched his arm out to her. She took a hold of his hand and smiled. 'His hand was soft for a cleaning maid.'

"First things first, where do you remember last having your bag?" Darren intertwined his hand with hers. Her face reddened. "I remember definitely having it in the lobby, I put my phone in it an——“. It had dawned on her that Ms. Featherington could have blowing up her phone this second with messages and complaints. “FUCK! My phone is in there! My boss is going to be pissed!” Darren gently squeezed her hand as he felt her start to get anxious again.

“Hey hey hey, it’s going to be fine. I’m sure she’ll understand, it’s a small hiccup.” He calmed her down. She sighed. “You don’t understand. She’ll literally rip my head off for not answering right away. I can literally get kidnapped and she wouldn’t care, she would still hassle me to get her a hot Venti, caramel latte, with triple shots, no foam and extra caramel all made with skim milk.” She squeezed his hand.

The most he had to worry about was his sexist boss but even then he was mostly sexist with the women. Disgusting but he got away with getting high so he stayed. “Ok ok, here’s the game plan, let’s check the elevators first and we’ll go from there.” She took a deep breath and shook her head. “Ok, I trust you.”

This had started an 1 hour and a half long wild goose chase from avoiding Cassie, checking all the elevators, the downstairs lobby and even the parking lot but to no avail, they couldn’t find the purse. “It’s no use, I’ve lost all my contacts, my boss is going to be pissed I haven’t answered her and worst of all I won’t know if Colin and Penelope ever end up together!” She huffed as she leaned back in the elevator that was taking them back upstairs.

Darren chuckled. “Well it’s so obvious Penelope and Colin are gonna end up together, why wouldn’t they?” The girl glared at him. “Or maybe they don’t! I don’t know it’s not like I read the book or anything.” He gulped. The girl just hung her head low. The doors to the elevator beeped and opened to reveal a red head in a white button and a navy blue skirt. “Darren! I’ve been looking for you! You haven’t been getting high in the rooms again, have you?” She yelped.

Y/n lifted her head to give Darren a quizzical look. Darren gave a nervous smile. “Actually Cassie-“ he grabbed y/n’s hand to help her up from her slumped position. “I was helping the wonderful lady look for her lost purse. She can’t remember where she left it.” Cassie blinked. “Oh my, have you tried checking lost and found?” Darren just stood there.

“We have a lost and found?” He questioned. Y/n’s head turned slowly to glare daggers at Darren. Cassie huffed. “Come with me ma’am, I’ll take you there.” Y/n stepped out of the elevator and followed the poised woman. Darren followed suit. Y/n grabbed Darren’s shirt and pulled him down, enough to whisper to him. “How come you didn’t tell me there was a lost and found?” She looked absolutely charming while she was mad. Darren gave a small smile. “To be fair, I’m high like half the time I’m here.” He removed her hand from his shirt and held on to it. “Besides, even if I did know we had one, maybe I was just trying to get to know you more.”

Darren stood tall again, not letting go of her hand as they continued to walk. Y/n had to take a second to compose herself, feeling her cheeks turn to a dark shade of red again. This guy was going to be her downfall.

Silence stretched between them like a taut wire during the elevator ride back to the penthouse. Her bag, retrieved thanks to Darren, sat forgotten on the floor. Her gaze flicked between it and her phone. Should she confront the messages waiting there? Lost in thought, she barely registered the elevator doors sliding open, and only Darren's gentle hand on her arm brought her back to the present. She stood frozen, the weight of the unaddressed phone a burden in her hand. Darren's voice, softer than she expected, cut through the suffocating silence. "You should check it." (Y/n) lifted her head, eyes clouded with apprehension. Darren offered a hesitant shrug. "Here," he said, extending a hand. "Let me." Before she could voice a protest, his fingers brushed hers, sending a jolt through her. He took the phone, a silent decision made. He began scrolling through the messages, his jaw tightening with each new tirade. A frown etched itself onto his face as he read the vile attacks. He switched to the voicemail, the notification displaying a staggering number – fifty missed calls. He pressed play, but the speakerphone's harsh amplification only served to distort the voice on the other end. It was a torrent of obscenities, impossible to decipher. He couldn't focus on the words, his concern fixated on the woman beside him. (Y/n) flinched with every venomous insult, her shoulders hunching inwards as if trying to shrink away. The stark contrast between her earlier vibrancy and this fragile shell hit Darren with a force that left him speechless. All he could think about was the way this strong, bright young woman would crumble with each hateful message, the light in her eyes dimming with every attack. Darren took a deep breath, his eyes flickering from the phone screen to (Y/n)'s tense posture. With a determined swipe, he deleted the entire voicemail history. "Let's just forget about all this." He said, his voice firm yet gentle. He slipped her phone into his pocket before she could protest. (Y/n) stammered, a flicker of worry crossing her face. "I can't just ignore them. I need to respond." Darren shook his head, his gaze holding hers. "No, what you need right now is a break. Relax, unwind. This place is huge, explore it. Let's take advantage of that." (Y/n)'s eyes darted between the room key and Darren, a war raging within her. Responsibility versus escape. Finally, with a frustrated sigh, she blurted, "Screw it." She thrust the key at him, a small smile tugging at the corner of her lips. Darren's face broke into a relieved grin. "That's the spirit!" He took the key, a mischievous glint in his eyes. "So," he leaned closer, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper, "ever heard of salvia?" (Y/n) cocked her head, intrigued despite herself. "Salvia? What's that?" He chuckled, a low rumble that sent shivers down her spine. "Oh, this is going to be interesting," he murmured, his hand reaching for hers.

[thompsborn]

any news on hb ch17?! if you’ve got shit going on or just anyway like there’s absolutely no pressure I was just wondering if you had any idea when it’s likely to be out? I miss it lmao

hi yes sorry!!

i was very confident that i’d get it done and posted by the end of april, but i’ve also been applying to new jobs and started getting some interviews finally which has taken up a decent amount of time, BUT!

i’m not promising anything, but i have like half of next week off and i have a follow-up interview in about an hour for a job that would have much better hours if i were to get it, because tbh the reason i have been so slow in writing and posting fics at all is because my current job has hours that just do not agree with me mentally or physically (split shift where i wake up at 4:30 am and dont get home until like 7pm every week day lmao send help) so once i have a new job i’ll actually have the time AND the energy to write more!!

so, i haven’t finished chapter 17 and because of me being in the process of interviewing for (and hopefully getting) this new job or some other new job and then the transition period that would happen from my current job into a new one, i can’t say for sure when i’ll get it done, but i’m about like halfway done with it and with me having half of next week off from work and also having no plans for this weekend it is definitely POSSIBLE for me to get a lot of progress on it

no promises, and even if i do make a lot of progress that doesn’t necessarily mean that i’ll finish it, and if i do finish it that doesn’t mean it’ll be able to get beta read right away (i’ll have to message evie and such) so i’m not gonna promise anything, but it’s definitely in progress and i’m definitely trying to get it done!!

and hopefully i get a new job asap so that i’m able to write more in general, because before my job got so exhausting i was able to post like at least one chapter/fic every month or two, and it would be SUPER cool to be able to get back to doing that!!

maybe i’ll post some snippets from chapter 17 while working on it this weekend though, just to get SOMETHING out there while finishing it lmao

thank u for ur patience and kindness 🥺❤️

[robmopp]

Just normel shit I do

I have been sitting here for like 40 minutes trying to post something but when i start to actually write it just fells wrong and maybe I just need to post something to stop felling the dread of not having really posted any thing since the literal day that i made this account and just post some shit. But when ever i want to post some thing It just gets longer and longer until Its just a bunch of words that made sens a minute ago but now they just fell wrong [The fact that I go back when I am done and add my thoughts In the []things probably dosnt help with that] and I have no Idea what to do about this but to just make a post[That would have been a good idea six months ago because at that point I was just not using tumbler because If I actively used tumblet that I had to poste something and thats scary ] . Because it literally does not matter if or when or even what i post because no one I know even knows what tumbler is and even on tumbler almost no one will (probebly) see this and so anything that i do with this account really dos not mater. I think i just needed to hear/think/type that because I feel much better now. It is now 8.51 pm on the 25.05.2024(DD.MM.YYYY) I have been writing this since 7:45 pm or something (about 7pm if we count the 40 minutes) You dont need to read further anything under this isnt really important

First of all it fells so good to just type the last paragraph with the time and date again I will now try to compress every idea for a post that I had In those 40 minutes i mention into one or less sentences. Fist post idea I am have been executive dysfunctioning this account and originally wanted to make a post similar to this or my first post on the first of each month. [Just because you dont put a . or , in there dosnt mean its just one sentenc there are tow of them in there at least]

Second post idea My pc isnt good enough to run windows 11 and its sad about it

the 3ed post idea(how the fuck do you spell third (why do I know how to spell now and not like 10 seconds ago)) I have been here for a year now and I still have now Idea how tumbler works

fourth post idea how do I get other stuff than splatoon on my tumbler there is just to much of it[actually I lied to you this was a post idea that I had like 3 months ago its better now i fixed it]

Look what i found In my drafts before finishing up this post its such a nice small message that I wrote 10 months ago and if I actually remembered to post this the day after I wrote it maybe then I would have actually done what this draft says:

"Hello again people on the internet

I have bin here fore a month now and I think I really like it here . I still have no idea what i supposed to do so im just going to do something.

i will probably do something on the first of every month just because that`s when i made my first post "

I will hear by try to do that this year (this is not part of the draft anymore i will actually try to do this)

Its about 9:30 pm still the 25 of May now . it has just been fun to write all this stuff again

[gayspock]

again sir?

all of yesterday i was likegod i'll try and piece myself together. tomorrow. now its 7pm lay face down freaking it for 2 hours after work . i cant fucking bring myself to get any of this shit together and its godawful fucking humiliating bursting into tears over nothing in a loop, and help me christ because. i dont want to fucking move and what is even the fucking point when its getting nowhere . stupid fucking cunt (points) spends his energy barely and i dont even get close to an equilibrium as everything just slips further and further away and so what cuz even if i fucking did manage to scrape everything its like tomorrow and thern the next day and its forever and ever and im really fucking sick of everythng i feel like im such a fucking waste of space and i cant ever find anything witrhin me to prove otherwise and theres never anything i can fucking do that works out or means anything and i keep trying and it never goes anywhere and im so so so sick of fucking trying im really fucking sick oftrying it never fucking means anything its so fucking worthless and the only fucking thing people cn ever say to you is to keep fucking doing it and for what ikeep doing it for years and it never matters and i know what that means i know its just people trying to pass the buck i dont think anyones everactually had faith in me realistically to do it only stupid fucking idealised versions until they realise its really that fucking worthless and i dont know i do try i swear i do but it never is worth a fucking thing and no one believes me no one believes its that fucking hopeless and i cant even fucking tell anyone i told you so because nobody fucking sees i exist and im always left behind in the end and i dont know whats wrong with me or why its so hard and everyone says its fucking hard and it just makesme so fucking angry and upset because theyre still surrounded by at leas tfucking someone at least fucking someone i keep just fucking ending up alone and fucking crazy even if i do my best and i htink i keep thinking about how i really will be dying alone and no ones ever going to know i existed and what was it even fucking for i just fucking lived and it was miserable and nobody fucking cared and so fucking what i think about how naive i fucking was as a kid thinking someone might finally give a rats ass and it all just keeps passing me by i can barelyfucking coast by nevermind be a fucking functioning person and im so fucking alone have i bitched about that yet ii cant fucking do it any more im alone 24/7 and i cant fucking do it and all the advixce just feels like people mocking me because i dont have anything i keep trying at things and it just doesnt work and the truth is im just sort of a deadweight fucking person and nobody . likes that . like i cant fucking make more of myself i cant fucking manage anything like "get some hobbies go outside"

i DONT FUCKING KNOW MAN i keep trying and i keep trying but i just . cant find anythingwithin me no matter how fucking much i keep doing i just keep fucking throwingmyself at stuff and feeling hollow and getting insanely upset or something bad keeps happening and im punted back further and further every time cuz szomehow it just keeps getting worse it keeps getting worse all the time maybe if it was just a fucking steady, horrible fucking miserable ache but its like every time i try to fucking better something it jsut feels like i make a fucking fool of myself and i end up intears no matter how many times i keep going at it and its not fucking fair its not fucking fair im being childish i know i am but fucking god it takes so much fucking time an d energy to just subsist and try to fucking meet the baseline for a nothing, empty fucking existence and for what no one fucking sees me icant fucking keep anyones attention im barely fucking stomachable and nobody fucking takes me seriously im a fucking joke and i keep trying everything i try to be myself i try to be something more something less it means fucking nothing i cant even fucking keep my shit together i can tfucking do anything its embarrassing that no one fucking believes i cant fucking do anything i keep trying at so much fucking shit and i just always . seem . to fail. and i dont understand i just wish there wasdone thing that went right or i could be happy about or one fucking thing that meant something but there isnt and . and no oneis ever going to help because theres no one fucking there . i dont have any friends my family dont fucking care i can go months and months just dead silent . i think i can go years and it wont make a difference i havent spent fucking time with anyone in so long im so so fucking sad but even given all the opportunities i jsut cant . do it . i cant i think theresjust something so fucking hollow and people can tell and they'll never fucking want me and i just want toknow what its like to be hugged properly or to have someone fucking check in and make sure i have a fucking pulse and i cant helpmyself i cant even manage anything by myself i wish i wa scapable of soemthing just something god even if i was alone its so fucking . i cant fucking do both i cant be fucking alone and just so . fucking useless cuz i cant fucking manage anything i dont know whats wrong with me why i have to be stupid and just so fucking . useless and i dont even have the words half the time i just . i cant ever fucking even describe it like i jsut keep fucking cocking everything up and i feelso fucking exhausted and i cant . keep fucking swallowing the failure after fucking failure and ithink im just going to end up dead and i keep crying because nobodysever going to even know i just write insane fucking posts like i have for years and it doesnt fuckinghelp anything but keep some fucking . stupid thread on fucking reality that ive long since fucking lost like why man fucking why whatever god

[karpsicles]

uhh uhh uhh 23, 31, 18, 17 :3

u guys are spoiling me by letting me talk abt myself <3

23. my relationship with my sibling

i've kinda mentioned it before in tags n stuff but my little sister is my BEST FRIEND of all time. shes two years younger and we're actually quite different as people but it works really well and our personalities just mesh perfectly. every day im so so thankful to have a sister who is so unlike me but also so like me at the same time. we dont have twin speak bc we're not twins lol but the way we can wordlessly communicate with each other actually shocks me sometimes. shes honestly just so great and shes my baby sister and always will be im like super lucky to be so close with her

31. what ur last text messge says

i will answer this again bc it's changed since. "like its kinda crazy" in response to my sister's response to me saying that tom hardy has DSLs LMAOOOO

18. most traumatic experience

i broke my femur in 2018 and was in hospital for 5-ish days because the hospital was waiting to get the titanium rod that would go into my bone delivered. they transferred me to 3 different hospitals and every day they were like "it might come today!!!" so they made me fast until 7pm and they were like "ok no surgery today u can eat" and then i would just. devour hospital food. i was in traction so i couldnt even sit up i was fully bed ridden. after like 4 days the doctors came in and were like "we lost the part in transit" and i fucking broke down i was so frustrated and sick of being in traction and was in so much pain despite the morphine oh my god. anyways they sent me to the london hospital and they FINALLY did the surgery but oh my god it was fucking ridiculous. the canadian healthcare system ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

17. someone you miss

my bestie from high school :( she lives like an hour and a half south now which honestly isnt that far but shes still in uni and we dont often have time to hang :( she also doesnt drive so i make the trek down and then i gotta stay at least one night to make it worth it so :( hopefully i see her around christmas this year!

[lqfiles]

HELLOOOO 🦏 ANON!!!! jelly here, as of recently i haven’t been super on time w reading updates because of that STUPID ASS SHIT going on with my job, might be on top of it again soon tho bc signs are pointing to me no longer having that job.

BUT the secret is having no hobbies and literally being attached to my phone 24/7 because i hardly leave the house i spend most of my days in my room until someone makes plans with me…😆 (i also may or may not have insomnia so im awake for a verrryyy long time, only time im not on tumblr is if im sleeping or playing fortnite.) i have just general post notifs on for mother lqfiles because i was never really one for taglists in particular, i like reading whatever people post if i go as far as to just turn on notifs. i guessed waaayy back when that she’s somewhere in the uk from posts she’s made in the past ab updating at a certain time i think, im in NEW YAWK so between the ripe hours of 5pm-7pm for me is i think when she posts and im already on my phone at that point… im such a loser guys sorry

also my blog… is @haechoxo … there’s nothing on it really it’s quite boring but i did have to dig for that specific pic of jisung i wanted but it’s well under construction bc i hate the color palette AND i have not been dedicated enough to continue making the smau yet. i think i have enough for two profile posts and maybe a prologue/first chapter… but feel free… (ripping my hair out at the thought of being perceived but it’s okay because maybe it’s my ticket to being as famous as lqfiles my role model)

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PLS DONT TELL ME YOURE ABOUT TO GET FIRED 😭😭 that place was unserious anyways, you don’t wanna be in a place like that which can’t even notify their employees of stuff!! its THEIR loss 🤦🏽‍♀️

i keep forgetting you’re a fortnite loser (endearing) the way so many oomfs of mine play this too, maybe i need to fr hop on this trend too 😓 the skins are cute so maybe i will. ALSO YES i remember you said you got my notifs on, feeling very #APPRECIATED #LOVED thank you aegi 🥹🥹 kinda felt you on that having no hobbies and lots of time part tho, it’s why i can update the smaus a lot, i fr got nothing better to do w my time AND IM OKAY WITH THAT!!! people love to shame you for being lazy but i’m PROUD. (i say this like i haven’t made a bucket list of stuff i should try to do this summer instead of wasting time hsjdhsk) NAWT A LOSER PLSS trust i’m always on my phone too.. at least one of us got a job rn and it’s not me so speak highly of yourself queen!!

THE JELLY ALIAS IS SO CUTE PLSS tbh i like the colour palette, i feel like it’s different from the rest because i rarely see anyone use that, its usually either white or black 😭 anyway i will follow you (if you let me…) (pls tell me if you want me to perceive you yet)

[snzhrchy]

i dont know but maybe wednesday addams x reader (wlw) who secretly watch the night sky together in their secret hideout or a tall tower, then they both share a kiss under the moonlight

— ☆ MIDNIGHT !

wednesday addams x fem!reader

synopsis; wednesday invites you to spend the entire with her while admiring the stars.

notes; wednesday might be a ooc sorry about that !!

taglist; lmk if u wanna be on it!

Nevermore was a peculiar school, to say the least. Firstly, the school was dedicated to educating and teaching outcast students, such as vampires and werewolves — something most people would consider as folklore. Secondly, there had been a murder investigation at the school, as well. To summarize a creature was hunting and killing outcast students in the forest.

Yet for you — Y/N L/N, the oddest thing you encountered in the school was the small letter that slipped under your door at 7PM. Receiving a letter isn’t the weirdest thing to happen to you, what really surprised you was the sender: Wednesday Addams.

Wednesday had joined the school in the middle of your last semester and had saved the school, as well. Her achievement was remarkable. But, unlike the other students at the school, Wednesday was not keen to socialize. She never gave any interest to platonic or romantic relationship — hell, she didn’t even have a phone. She really was odd, even in a school filled with odd students.

During your second semester, you had announced to everyone that you and Wednesday were in relationship. No one believed it at first — after all, it was the Wednesday Addams; no one expected someone like her to be romantically involved with someone else. But it was true. You and Wednesday had gotten really close during her first semester when you both attempted to uncover the mystery behind the unusual deaths of the many citizens of Jericho.

As far as the contents of the letters go, Wednesday had scribbled a simple ‘Astronomy Tower. Midnight. Tonight.’ on it, along with her name at the bottom.

There were two ways you could interpret this: either Wednesday was wanting to surprise you with a date or you were going to get murdered. Being the optimistic person you are, you decided to take the latter!

You wasn't the one to stay up late but if your dear girlfriend had requested you to visit your spot at midnight, then who were you to say no?

The Astronomy Tower was at the tallest tower in the building, it was accessible to students but most would go there to just make out since teachers rarely ever visited it. However, it wasn't all that bad since the tower provided a wonderful view of the sky which looked even more gorgeous at night when the plethora of stars decorated it.

when you was sure her roommate was fast asleep, she slowly crept out of her bed and made her way to the tower, being careful to not make a single sound.

Once you arrived, you checked your wrist watch which read '11:58PM'; you arrived just in time.

You opened the door slowly to the tower as you attempted to quietly enter the room. Your eyes scanned the room until they landed on the small figure of Wednesday Addams herself. You gently closed the door and rushed up to your girlfriend.

You greeted her with a smile — a smile that Wednesday really loved. ‘So! What’s the occasion?’ She inquired. Wednesday said nothing and continued to focus on the view in front of them.

‘As you know, tonight’s the Blue Moon. I wanted to watch the moon with you since I know you enjoy cosmology,’ she spoke, attempting to make her voice sound as monotone as possible.

Youwas too focused on her girlfriend that you hadn’t even realised the view in front of them. The Astronomy Tower had a large window right at the middle so students could study and admire the stars. It also had a telescope near it.

Wednesday was right, you thought. The sky did look beautiful tonight: along with the teal colored moon, there were many stars that circled around it yet many were hidden due to the subtle, light fog.

‘Wednesday… wow, this is so—‘ before you could finish your sentence, it was interrupted by Wednesday: ‘don’t mention it, I mean it.’

‘You know, this phenomenon happens only every three or two years. I didn’t want you to miss it,’ Wednesday spoke, ‘I laid out a few blankets for us so that we could watch the stars.’ She pointed to the properly spread out blankets with pillows on the floor below you two.

You both made your way to the blankets and sat beside one another with your hands laced into hers.

After a while, you glanced over at Wednesday — who’s eyes were still fixated on the blanket of stars.

You slowly took your hand which wasn’t intertwined with Wednesday’s and placed it on her cheek which caused her to look at you quizzically. Your faces were merely centimeters apart and you stared lovingly into her dark eyes.

She observed you momentarily until she connected her lips with yours. You immediately kissed her back.

Once you both pulled apart, you noticed that the corners of her lips were curved into a small smile and you knew that you were the one who caused it.

[moneymasnn]

Flower girl and Her Football boys| A Mason Mount And Ben Chilwell Love Triangle

Chapter 5:

Masterlist

Notes: sorry this has taken a while to post but I hope enjoy!!! It hasn’t been very well proof read so plz don’t juggle any mistakes🤧Also do you guys want me to make a gif list??? And if I started making a playlist for this series would you guys like that? <3

You could see your hand was shaking in the corner of your eye as you nervously tried to applied the dark coloured eyeliner. A million emotions waving through you and it felt like too much to handle. Saying you were nervous for your date with Mason would be an understatement.

You had agreed for him to pick you up from your house at 7pm, you sent him your address over messages and texted him telling him to call when he was outside. So that explains why you were so startled when there was a ruff bang at your door.

Your walked over to the door, standing on your tiptoes to become in eye line with the little piece of glass. Your eyes widened as soon as you saw who was standing at your door. Immediately pulling away to open the door and grab Ben pulling him inside by his arm.

"What the fuck Y/n?" Ben exclaimed as you harshly pulled him, checking outside to see if maybe Mason was there. When there was no sign of him you slam the door and turn to Ben, who was standing with a sour face and his arms crossed.

Shit.

"Ben this really isn't a good time-" you huff, rubbing your temples slightly.

“You really let me fuck you on your kitchen counter just so you could go on a date with my best mate a few days later?” Ben says as he barges past you, making way to the kitchen.

You hadn't followed him, you stood in the hallway, your mouth wide as you tried to collect your thoughts, realising how much of a predicament you were in.

You curl your fists and shut your eyes in a silent grown before making way to the kitchen where you saw Ben leaning on the counter, clearly very angry.

There it was again, that lingering silence that always surrounded in the presence of Ben.

"You look, really beautiful" He says as he looks you up and down. The expression on his face made your heart bleed.

You sympathetically smiled at him "thank you" you quietly replied before making your way over to him placing your arm on his shoulder.

"Ben, you really need to leave. He's picking me up in 10 minuets, I'm really sorry." You rub his arm slights before pulling away.

Ben raises his head up as his bright blue eyes stare into yours, before you even noticed him leaning in he pushes his face into yours, his hands grabbing your waist as he tried to kiss you as deep as possible.

You melted into the kiss for a few seconds before placing your hands on his chest to pull him away, "Ben" you mumble into the kiss, as you deny entrance to anymore of his tongue.

He pulls his head back, keeping a firm grip on your waist as you place a hand on his face, "We can't" you say as he bumps his nose against yours.

"I know, I know." As much as he didn't want to he pulled his hands of your waist, as he stood up straight.

"Go on a date with him y/n. And if you like him and he makes you happy then I'll leave you alone, and I'll never mention it to mase."

Your eyes felt glossy as you felt the sense to hold him tight, "I dont know what to say, Ben." You can't bare to look at him knowing you're obviously hurting him.

Ben opened his mouth to talk before the echo of a few gentel knocks filled the house.

"Shit" you mumbled knowing it was defiantly Mason, you blinked an immense about of times before trying to fix your lipstick through the reflection of a dirty spoon on the kitchen table in front of you. Until you realised that was the least of your problems.

Ben was standing in your kitchen.

"Just- shit shit shit- Just go upstairs and wait until we've gone then you can leave, make sure you lock the house behind you, leave my key under the mat outside." You whisper shouted You push ben up the stairs.

He would be lying of he didn't find the situation a little bit exilerating, but that scared him slightly as the last thing he would ever want to do in this would would be hurt mason, the boy who was like a brother to him.

You brushed off your outfit as you open the door to a very smiley Mason. He had the typical toothy grin he always wore, he had jeans and a jumper on with a big bouquet of tulips In his hands.

Your eyes flicked from his smile to the flowers as he gently gave them a shake, a smile spreading across your face. "No one talks about how hard it is to buys flowers for a girl that owns a flower shop." He huffs as though he had just lived the most stressful 10 minuets of his life.

You pulled him in for a hug and kissed his cheek, "Thank you mase, they're perfect." Mason felt his cheeks pink at the slight peck of your lips on the skin of his cheek.

Mean while your heart was fluttering at the little tag hanging out the bunch of tulips, written:

To flower girl,

Hope you like your flowers

from No19 x

It was the same handwriting for the note you got when he first invited you to the stadium. "Do you want to come in and ill quickly put them in a vase?" You gently take the flowers out fo his hands as you make way for him to walk in.

You both stood in the kitchen as you quickly pulled out a vase and stared to fill it with water from the tap. You could feels masons eyes never leave you as he watched your every move. watching you like you were his favourite character in a movie.

It was at that moment you remembered a certain hidden brunette was upstairs. You quickly placed the flowers in the vase before fulling them around signalling back to the door.

You both smiled as you pushed on your trainers and walked out the door, making suer you left your key on the table for Ben to lock the door behind you.

Mason had told you to dress casual, you was slightly happy about this since you felt weird about sitting in a fancy restaurant with him with an over priced menu, talking about stupid things until eventually you both run out of things to say. Was it obvious you had never been on a date before?

Meanwhile Ben waited for masons car to pull off your drive while he sat on the end of your bed, his eyes scanning your messy room. He couldn't help but giggle at the number of outfits on your bedroom floor, he knew he had messed up letting you go out that door with mason. Especially when he noticed a tiny navy blue piece of card balancing on your mirror, he fought the urge to pick it up and invade your privacy, but he found it captivating that he had seen that hand writing before. When Ben stood up and moved closer to scan the little piece of paper, his heart hurt more as he realised you had kept a meaningless note from Mason on your mirror, in a place where you would look at it everyday. Ben had never left you a note before the match he invited you too, he never got you flowers. Why has he never gotten you flowers? Ben was suddenly noticing all his wrongs and all of Masons rights.

You bundled into his car fiddling with the hem of your jumper, your mind was stuck on Ben, who was stuck in your house. But mostly the fact he had told you to go on your date with Mason, he didn't fight for you.

You both chatted in the car, laughing away at the tiny little finger marks up the car window, that had no doubt been put there by his niece.

But mason didn't just speak about himself, he wanted to know about you. He wanted to know everything about you, and not just the best parts but the parts that you so clearly cut off from people, he wanted you to feel comfortable in his company, like you could tell him anything.

Mason had never felt fuzzy about a girl before, it worried him until he had a phone call with his him mum where she told him he might have just met the one, 'the one' he thought? He was only young but he knew where ever this feeling was talking him, he needed to follow it.

He pulled up at the local bowling centre, a place you had ben many times. You would come visit your aunts shop as a kid. You tried to control the smile on your face as you realised he was going to take you bowling for a first date.

Mason open your car door before you had a chance as he helped you get out the car, shutting the door behind you. "I know its the type of thing 15 year olds do, but I thought it might be fun." He shrugged with a sheepish smile.

"It won be fun for you when I completed smash you" You smirk as you start to walk to the centre.

"Oh now you've started a war" Mason giggles as he catches up to you, your hands brushing as he works up the courage to take your in his. Linking your fingers together he kept a straight face, not daring to look down at you because then you would notice how embarrassingly red his face was.

You walked into the empty bowling alley, Illuminouse neon purple lights highlighting all his best features as you couldn't stop staring at his hand in yours.

He slightly squeezed your hand before letting go to talk with the manager, turns out he had rented out the whole bowling alley for just you both.

"What would you like to drink?" Masons voice snapped you of your gaze as you were staring around at all the empty alleys, the quiet hum of of pop songs playing in the background.

"Im having a beer, they do cocktails though?" Mason raised his eyebrows with smirk as he shaked the menu in his hand.

"I could down 10 shots and still beat you at bowling mount, dont think alcohol is going to give you an advantage." You smirk back as you start to skim though the menu, eventually ordering a pornstar martini.

Mason put your names on the machine, titling him self as 'football boy' and you as 'flower girl'. One of the many little things he did that night that made you smile and your stomach flutter.

"What no fair" he moaned as you managed to score your second strike of the night, you were ahead of mason by but only by 4 points.

You threw your hands in the air as you twirled around to face him again, smugly walking over to down your second cocktail of the night. You felt slightly tipsy, but you held it together better than Mason, who you had convinced to have a pornstar martini too and you could tell it had thrown him of his aim slightly.

You were both giggling messes half the night, as you were constantly bumping each-others shoulders. Mason had worked up the courage a few times to put his hands near your waist and tickle you and eventually lifting you in the air after he scored his first strike.

Lucky you you managed to beat Mason at the game by only 2 points, this clearly annoyed him though, but he refused to be a sore loser.

You were both now sat in one of the booths at the back fo the room eating shitty pizza with a Fanta and coke.

"Its because im a gentleman, I let you win." Mason smirked at you for teasing him. Your are trying to stop the laughs falling from your mouth as he sat with a slice of pizza in his hand, complaining about his loss.

"Im at a disadvantage" he whines as he takes another bite of the pizza in front of you.

"Whys that?" You question through giggles.

"Because my opponents pretty, I got distracted" he pouts as he takes another bite.

He did everything right that night, he made you laugh, he made you comfortable, he made you happy. There wasn't a lot of small talk, it was more of just enjoying each others company. It was perfect.

You sat in the booth for way over a couple hours, downing water to sober Mason down slightly before making the drive home.

You walked out holding hands again, until you got in the car to go home. Once you sat down he picked your hand back up again and placed it on his lap. He didn't want to come on to strong, but it was like he couldn't not be touching you.

When you got to your house he walked you to the door, you both stood patiently at the door for a moment while you unlocked it. "Do you want to come in?" You loved his company, but you didn't want to rush it and sleep with him, yet.

"Ive actually got training tomorrow so I better not" Mason says as he scraches the back of his neck, he was clearly nervous.

You smile and nodd in a response as you both stand there for a little while longer, you are about to speak up until he finally did.

"Y/n, can I kiss you?" You knew it was coming but you didn't think he would actually ask you. You felt shocked at first, Mason seeing your shock as an evidant no.

"Sorry, if that was- sorry you dont." Mason starts to panic, clearly rambling on.

"No, its just, no ones ever actually asked before." You awkwardly giggle.

Mason just looks in your eyes for a second, he wasn't going to lean in until you told him he could. He wanted to kiss you but he also wanted things to be on your terms, not wanting to rush you.

You giggle at his little soft expression that was plastered on his face, "You can kiss me mase"

And with that you watch him lean in, with smile on his lips. He places his lips slowly on yours, not moving them much, just enjoying the feeling of your lips on his. He slowly bought one hand up to hold your waist and the other on your jaw as his fingers tangled in your hair.

He slowly added more pressure pushing his lips further onto yours, still using no tongue. The kiss was sweet and meaningful. It was slow and soft. It was the absolute juxtapose to Bens.

Mason pulls away keeping his face firmly close to yours as he pushes some stray hair behind your ear. That stupid toothy grin still placed on his lips. "Thank you for a good night mase." You smiled on to his lips before you peck him again and pull away to enter your house.

"Night y/n"

You felt the butterfly's like a teenage school girl in your stomach that night, your date with Mason was amazing, but you knew that if he found out about Ben then everything would be ruined.

Next day mason couldn't stop the smile that was on his face, he felt like he was falling in love with you, and instead of worrying about it he just enjoyed the feeling.

He marched into training , hugging all of the boys as he messes around acting like the big child he usually is at work, but he was being little extra this morning.

“Someone’s happy mate, did you getting some?” Ben jokes as he pats Mason on the back with a fake smile.

"I really like her man, like really like her" Mason huffs as he falls back on the locker room bench next to Ben. As ben was putting his training clothing on, trying to not to make eye contact with ben at the fact he didn't answer his question.

Ben felt guilty for sleeping with you, but at the same time he didn't regret it.

"I think she's the one" Mason nods as he leans forward, patting his knees.

"The one?" Ben repeats confused, as he sits down next to Mason.

"She's got me feeling like a teenager man" Mason rubes his face in his hands.

"You down bad bro" Ben once again fake laughs as he starts to walk away, not being able to handle Mason talk about you knowing you probabaly felt the same.

chapter 6...

Ben at first though maybe it would be a good idea to a avoid you for a few days, then he realised that he was just giving you more time to think about your amazing date with Mason.

So he did something he didn't think he was going to do on a Thursday morning, with his head head high he was going to walk into your flower shop and demand you make a decision.

[xanaxlollipop]

I am wondering if you are aware about codependency. The excessive emotional reliance on a partner, typically one who requires support.

I became codependent to my now ex boyfriend . He is a drug addict , that's why . We've been together for 3 years . I broke up with him a few months ago but i still cant let go . It's not easy for me to let go of people in my life generally . I feel like i " abadon " them ( if that helps ) .

He has narcissistic personality traits and I've read that both codependents and narcissists have abandonment fears . I cant bear to hurt him in any way and I cant let go no matter how harmful it gets for me. I try not to meet with him but I constantly chat with him or talk on the phone with him . If i dont answer ( probably because im sleeping ) , he insults me , threatens me and abuses me in different ways .

The first step is to acknowledge there's a problem . So I did ! I dont know what the next step is and mostly I dont know how to finally and completely let go .

Thanks in advance

Oh me oh my...Let me channel my inner Mrs. Mariella...

Hello, yes...I am well aware of what codependency is. I gotta correct you on something tho, people with narcissistic personality traits, don't fear the abandonment the same way people with codependent personality traits do.

The first type of people fear abandonment because they loose A person who fills up their ego. The second type of people fear abandonment of THE person they love because they think either that they're not worthy of love from anyone and THAT person is the only one who could ever love them, or they.

See the subtle difference? To you he might be the only one, to them you're just one of those who can provide source of self gratification/sense of power etc.

So, the second step is giving yourself the worth you deserve, not the one he told you that you have. It's not your job to fix him (or anyone), you're not abandoning him, you're choosing something that doesn't hurt you. And you have the right to do so.

Also I'm sorry to let you know but EVERYTHING you'll ever do in your life will hurt someone, including YOU. Take what you need from this...

I know it's not for everyone to cut people bluntly out of their life. I'm not going to tell you what's best for you, you're the only one who knows that.

So if you want to keep hearing from him at least do it at your terms, with some healthy boundaries you decide the amount of:

psychological resources (example: "i don't have the resources to face this conversation right now")

time (example: "I'm busy until 6pm"/ you talk to him from 7pm to 8pm/ do not reply on Sunday)

info about your life

you want to share with him...and you're

ESPECIALLY

allowed to choose the tone of the conversation you're having. You are allowed to stop responding, block him, tell him that you're not going to respond if he's abusing you in any way.

You might be there to listen, but you're not there to tolerate disrespect nor to fix his shit ✨

Hope this helps.

Good luck with your second step and all of the steps you're going to do after that one. You did great with recognizing the problem, don't be afraid of people being mad at you. And don't be afraid to deal with your own frustration of people being mad at you!

Remember that people can get mad over stupid things like...the color of a dress (if you get the reference we're bff now). "Tolerance for frustration" when others upset you... is something we learn as kids, if you or other people did not attend that class, it's time to sign up for an evening course.

You can do this 💙

[kappnspeach]

how to quickly pay off loans in animal crossing new horizons (without time traveling): *UPDATED 4/1*

okay so i know these tutorials are everywhere but i also know that the biggest and most famous way to get bells from acnl was bug farming. theres no island that you can go to everytime that will have massive amounts of valuable bugs so i made my own. here's how to do it:

you're going to start by collecting all of the flowers on your island and putting them in one spot. you're probably going to want to remove some of the trees in a large area as well (if you dont know how: eat some fruit, grab a shovel, and dig that tree up). i put my garden in front of my house. there aren't a ton of flowers on your island so i recommend taking a shovel with you and heading to a nook island (or stealing them from your s/o like i did). once there, fill up your pockets with flowers by digging them up and plant them in your home. heres what my garden looks like as of day four in the game:

UPDATE AS OF 4/1/20: i’m putting the rest of this post under read more because it is now obsolete in the northern hemisphere as emporer butterflies are out of season. here is some new and updated information on catching bugs!!

in the last tutorial (the one under the read more), i said you should catch emporer butterflies and man-faced stink bugs after 7pm. this is no longer correct as emporer butterflies are out of season and it’s not worth hunting man-faced stink bugs. you won’t turn nearly as much profit as the following method.

you’ll want to keep your large garden (don’t worry, all your hard work wasn’t for nothing!!) however, this time you’re going to hunt for bugs during the day. 8am-5pm approximately (some can still be caught until 7pm but 8-5 is prime bug hunting times). one of the bugs (and the biggest money winner) only appears if you have hybrids in your garden. if you’ve been watering your garden frequently, you should have had at least one. you can also sometimes find them on nook miles islands. you’ll want to catch the following list of bugs:

agrias butterfly (3000 - infrequent) orchid mantis (2,400 - fairly frequent) peacock butterfly (2,500 - very frequent - only spawn if hybrid flowers are present - replaces emporer from last tutorial due to sheer volume) rajah brooke’s birdwing (2,500 - not very frequent) paperkite butterfly (1,000 - frequent - replaces stinkbugs from last tutorial) madagascan sunset moth (2,500 - infrequent) tiger beetle (1,500 - unknown frequency)

you can ignore almost everything else. with the added butterflies, this makes daytime hunting much more profitable. i also recommend that if you can, wait until flick is on your island (place your bugs in your storage or around your island for safe keeping). he pays 50% more than the nooks do and it’s definitely worth it. he’s also super cute and it makes him happy so there’s that.

and that’s all! sorry for the lack of pictures this time but i hope this helps. if anyone needs anymore tips or tricks or has any questions, please feel free to message me anytime :)

you can hunt for bugs day or night but the more valuable bugs tend to come out in the evenings (around 7pm). you'll want to have quite a few nets prepared and ready to go. i throw them on the ground with some resources to make some more and the workbench.

the two bugs you're going to want to stock up on are emporer butterflies (4000 bells) and man-faced stink bugs (1000 bells). make sure to scare away all of the regular green stink bugs so that the man faced stink bugs and emporer butterflies appear more frequently.

in a garden of the size above it takes me ~10 minutes to fill up on bugs. once you've filled up on all of your bugs, head over to nooks and sell them.

if nooks is closed, you can drop them on the ground and sell them off the next morning. I've been using this method for ~3 days and I've already gotten to the fourth room in my house. heres my account balance after one night in the game (and i only played for about two hours):

lmk if you have any questions about the process. sorry if someone's done this before but i haven't seen a tutorial on it!! :) have fun!!!

[oikawaplssteponme]

The Apartment: part 6

▪️for parts 1-5, click here

pairing: Kuroo Tetsurou x fem! reader

rating/warnings: swearing, like 2 seconds of angst (?), implying ✨spicy✨ things (but nothing happens/happened)

synopsis: You knew that living with your three best friends, Kuroo, Oikawa, and Bokuto, would be a wild ride. It’s never a dull moment with those three. Let’s just hope you can keep your huge crush on Kuroo a secret when he is only a room away.

a/n: HI HI💕! omg i loved seeing everyone’s reactions to part 5 (i didn’t plan for it to be as angsty as it was oops) so i wanted to get part 6 out asap! thanks again for all the love in this, it means a lot :)) as always, my inbox is open for anything and everything so don’t be shy to come say hi or request something💛 and lmk if you’d like to be added to the taglist :)) okay enjoy xx

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Six: little black dress

No surprise that you got zero sleep that night. Your brain wouldn’t shut off. The idea that Calie could be doing something with Kuroo made your stomach ache. She could be in his room right now, doing god only know what. It was awful.

The morning sunlight came peaking through the window of your bedroom. You laid in your bed, bundled up with the endless amounts of blankets you had. You knew you should probably get up. You had a class at 1pm. You checked your phone and saw that it was close to 12pm. You sighed and got up from your bed, heading straight to the bathroom.

You brushed your teeth and splashed some cold water on your face. Your eyes were still a little puffy from the tears you shed the night before. You left the bathroom and saw that Kuroo was already up.

“Good morning,” he smiled. Kuroo was already making breakfast. He wore nothing but a pair of shorts.

“Hi,” you muttered. You sat down at the counter.

“How’d you sleep?” He asked. Really?

“Like hell,” you said. Kuroo frowned.

“Oh I’m sorry. Here, I made you some coffee.” He handed you a warm mug.

“Thanks. How did you sleep?” You asked, unsure if you really wanted the answer. Kuroo placed a plate of food in front of you.

“Really well actually. I was super tired,” he explained. Hmm wonder why?

“Oh, that’s good at least,” you whispered. You weren’t hungry, you kinda picked at your food.

“Is Calie still here?” You blurted out. Kuroo gave you a confused look.

“No, of course not. She only stayed until her apartment cleared up,” he explained.

“So nothing happened between you two?” you asked, still unsatisfied with his first answer.

“What do you mean?” He questioned. You sighed.

“For being one of the smartest people I know, you can be really stupid sometimes,” you huffed. Kuroo rolled his eyes.

“Well if you’re asking what I think you’re asking, the answer is no,” he said. You groaned.

“Sure…”

“I’m serious.”

“Whatever. I’m gonna go,” you said, getting up from your seat. You walked over to your room and grabbed your jacket and shoes. Kuroo followed.

“I’m sorry, are you mad at me?”

“No no, Kuroo, why on earth would I be mad at you?” You said sarcastically.

“Okay well if you’re leaving then I’m coming with you.”

“No, I wanna be alone.”

“Do you wanna be alone or do you just not want to be with me?”

“Isn’t that the same fucking thing?” You grabbed your backpack.

“Y/N, what's going on? Talk to me,” Kuroo reached for your hand but you swatted him away.

“I don’t want to Kuroo,” you grabbed the front door knob, “if you want someone to talk to, go talk to Calie.” You slammed the door behind you and left.

~

You hated fighting with Kuroo. You rarely did, so it especially hurt when you two argued. You sat outside of your campus library on a bench. Kuroo left you a couple phone calls but you didn’t answer. You tried calling Oikawa but it went straight to voicemail. You then decided to call Bokuto.

“Y/N-CHAN HEY HEY HEY!”

“Hi Bo..”

“Woah there, why the sad tone?”

You sniffled into the phone.

“I kinda lashed out on Kuroo for last night…”

“Oh no...Oikawa told me what happened with that girl...I’m really sorry. What did you tell Kuroo?”

“I just got pissed off at him for bringing that bitch over and I just have that horrible gut feeling that he likes her and I know I shouldn’t have yelled at him but I’m just so upset. Like why do I have to like him if he’s just never gonna pick me?”

“Listen Y/N, Kuroo and that girl could just be friends. Kuroo could like you, but is just really bad at showing it. He’s an idiot.”

You sighed.

“Yeah I know. I just...god, why didn’t I just tell him when I had the chance?”

“You’ll get your chance, I just know it! Keep your head up. And when Oikawa and I get back, we can deal with Kuroo.”

You chucked.

“Thanks Bokuto. Well, sorry for bothering you,”

“You never bother me. Call me if you need anything, okay?”

“Okay I will, love you.”

“Love you too.”

You ended your call with Bokuto, feeling a bit better. You sniffled, wiping away the few tears still on your cheeks. You soon realized that you were still in your pajamas and people were staring. Great.

“H-hey…” a voice said. You turned around to see Kuroo, holding out a sweatshirt and a pair of sweatpants for you.

“You left with your pajamas on. And it’s too cold to be wearing shorts,” he smiled, handing you the clothes. Your cheeks went warm. You got up from the bench and grabbed Kuroo, pulling him into a hug. He let out a sigh of relief, holding you tightly. You could never stay mad at him, after all, you loved him.

“I’m sorry for getting mad at you,” you muffled out, as your face was pressed against his chest.

“It’s okay. I’m sorry for ditching you last night, it was stupid and I shouldn’t have,” he said. You looked up at him.

“Yeah it was stupid,” you joked, playfully hitting his arm.

“Can I make it up to you?” He asked.

“How so?”

“Well, for starters, ditch class?” he proposed. You gasped.

“Kuroo Tetsurou wants to ditch class? Who are you and where is my nerdy best friend?” Kuroo laughed.

“I know I know but you’re worth ditching class for,” he smiled. You felt butterflies in your stomach.

“Fine, you can make it up to me,” you said. Kuroo smiled.

“Can you answer this for me though?” You asked. He nodded.

“Um- is there actually nothing going on between you and Calie?”

Kuroo sighed.

Could you be any more obvious that you liked him?

“No Y/N, absolutely nothing. I think Calie’s girlfriend would be shocked if there was,” he said. Your jaw dropped.

“SHE HAS A GIRLFRIEND?!”

“Yeah, her name is AJ, she’s super nice.” You felt so embarrassed.

“Oh my fucking god…” you burried your face in your hands. Kuroo laughed.

“Yup, Calie and I are just friends,” he said, “anyway, kinda got my eyes on someone else.” Your eyes grew.

“Wait what?”

“What? I didn’t say anything.”

“Kuroo what did you just-“

“Come on Y/N, I have a plan for us today!” Kuroo grabbed your hand and led you back to the apartment.

~

You and Kuroo spent your afternoon watching old movies and munching on whatever snacks you had around the apartment. Back in high school, you and Kuroo would often have movie nights together. Whenever one of you wasn’t doing their best, the other would be at the door with a movie to help. You loved that tradition with Kuroo.

You sat on the couch next to Kuroo as the credits of ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ played. You probably watched a total of 4 movies, bringing the time of day close to 7pm.

“I think that’s enough for watching movies,” you said, stretching your back from sitting for so long.

“Good thing I’ve got another idea,” smirked Kuroo. You raised a brow.

“And what might that be?”

“We are going out!”

“Out?”

“Yes, out! So Y/N-Chan, go get yourself prettied up and get ready for a night on the town!” cheered Kuroo. You laughed.

“Kuroo it’s a Tuesday. I’m not sure how much fun we’ll be having.”

“Don’t doubt me. I know where to go for a night like this. Now go get ready!” Kuroo pulled you up from the couch and led you to your room.

“Oh and wear a dress,” he smirked. Kuroo left you to go get himself ready.

Is this this horrible way of asking me out? No, can’t be.

*BUZZ*

You reached for your phone, seeing it was a call from Oikawa.

“Hi shitty-”

“PUT KUROO ON THE PHONE NOW SO I CAN VERBALLY BEAT HIS ASS-”

“Oikawa calm down-”

“AND DONT EVEN GET MY STARTED ON THAT BITCH CALZONE OR WHATEVER HER NAME IS-”

“Toru please-”

“DONT WORRY Y/N, I MANIFESTED THAT SHE WILL BITE INTO A TORTILLA CHIP AND THAT IT STABS HER CHEEK! THE WORST TYPE OF PAIN!”

“Oikawa?” You groaned.

“Okay I’m finished. Yes?”

“She’s gay.”

“SHE’S GAY?”

“Yes she’s gay. She has a girlfriend. I overreacted, her and Kuroo are just friends,” you explained finally. Oikawa went silent on the other line.

“Well that’s awkward... I had a brilliant revenge plan.”

“You’ll have to save it then.”

“BUT HEY that’s good!!”

“Yeah, he’s actually gonna take me out right now.”

“LIKE ON A DATE?”

“Uh I’m honestly not sure...I don’t think so at least.”

“Well regardless, do your best to seduce him.”

“Toru please-”

“Okay okay I’ll stop. Keep me posted!”

“I will.”

“BYE Y/N!”

“Bye shittykawa.”

“You really have to be nicer to me-”

You hung up on Oikawa before he could finish. You saw a text from him.

you suck -sent 7:24pm

You laughed and set your phone down to get ready.

You scrambled through your closet for a dress. You didn’t want to wear the same one you wore to the party those weeks ago. You scanned through your clothes before finding a little black dress in the back of your closet. It still had the tags on it. Oikawa had bought it for you for your birthday last year, saying everyone needs a little black dress in their wardrobe. You never got around to wearing it.

You set the dress on your bed and went to take a quick bath. After you dried off, you began to put on some makeup and slipped the dress on. You looked at yourself in the mirror. The dress fit you beautifully. You felt beautiful. You slipped on some heels, no matter how unstable you walked in them.

“Ready to go…” Kuroo stood in your doorway, nicely dressed. His voice trailed off as he looked at you.

“Do I look okay,” you asked. Kuroo licked his lips subtly.

“Uh yeah you look more than okay…” he said, still staring. You felt the blood rush to your cheeks.

“Well, where are we going?” Kuroo smiled and reached out his hand.

“What’s a good time without a little dancing?”

•

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[imagines-mha]

class 1-B and night routines

Monoma: if monoma doesn’t annoy at least 2 people per night he simply will not sleep. Wears the comfiest pyjamas- like a 100% cotton top and plaid pj bottoms and everyones so fuckin jealous. He tells everyone he has a 16 step self-care routine he does every night but he really just brushes his teeth and then sits on his phone for like 2 hours? Ike what do you GET out of lying??? 

Tetsutetsu: he thinks going to bed after 11pm is criminal. Literally doesn’t understand the cryptidcrew™️ who DONT MF SLEEP. Works out before bed which is 👌🏻👌🏻 OOF. Aw hes the type of friend to make everyone tea and toast and send them asmr videos if they cant sleep i love him. He usually spends his night dancing around with pony and working off all his ENERGY

Kendo: “yall im turning into bed i’m too tired for this shit” “kendo it’s 7pm”

My girl will retire to her room as early as she can (usually with the rest of the girls) and she just RELAXES. Like self-care to the max: paints her nails, watches tv, plans her tomorrow, showers. She’s usually asleep at 10pm and wakes up the next morning full energy I want what she has

Awase: he has the WORST sleep schedule like fr. Literally sits up on tiktok until 3am and he’s just like “oh shit i’m up at 7…” *continues scrolling* like bro GET UR ASS TO BED U HAVE TRAINING AT 6AM. His night routine ain’t anything special- he sleeps in sweats and always keeps his window open (although someone told him about banshees once and now hes lowkey terrified lmao)

Kaibara- the type to fall asleep on the sofa and wake up at 4 in the morning to find tsuburaba in the kitchen eating a full course meal and he just SIGHS and goes up to bed in the worst mood bc why tf are his friends so WEIRD. Likes to watch the stars and edit pictures before he sleeps- its so therapeutic to him and also productive so he’s winning

Rin- he drinks coffee every night after midnight and then goes “oh my fuck shit i just drank coffee why am i like this” like congrats u fuckin dumbass now u ain’t gonna sleep. And he never fuckin learns. Always does his hw at like 11pm, Also stays up way too late binge-watching star wars smh 

Tsuburaba: he gets up every night and treats himself to a three-course meal in the kitchen no cap no sound awareness my man will be blending shit full blast at 2 in the morning. Usually falls asleep sitting at the kitchen table and he 👏🏻 needs 👏🏻 a 👏🏻 chiropractor 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻. Also always forgets to do his homework until everyone’s packing up to go to bed and hes like “please,, anyone,, the math?”. Shoda wants to punch him so bad

Ibara: the most well-structured person in the entire building. At 7pm she has her shower, at 8:30pm she goes to pray, at 9:30pm she journals and draws to calm her mind, and at 10pm she meditates until she falls asleep- which is usually 10:20pm.. Everyone wants her self control and independance like damn how does she FUNCTION. Also queen of vegan self-care remedies 

Pony: girl is chaotic as fuck it’ll be like 10pm and rin’s like “yo pony can i copy the hw??” And shes like “WHAT HOMEWORK.” . *cue two idiots freaking tf out*. She’s always wearing matching pj sets and fluffy socks and loves sliding around in them like a dork. Dances every night before bed to tire herself out like shes just in the lounge deadass vibing to taylor swift and a new person joins her everytime . people would be dead without her

Kodai: movies every night or she won’t go to class the next morning. Shes always just sitting on her phone w earphones in like she has absoloutely no time to deal with monoma’s shit so she just peaces tf out of existence. Cutest pyjamas ever i love her pyjama queen. The go-to girl for homework she just leaves her bag open, as long as u return it shes cool

Tokage: oh my god shes so CRYPTIC and FOR WHAT. Pranks pranks pranks pranks pranks. everyone hates her for it and she loves it so bad. Like she has the balls to prank kamakiri and that TAKES BALLS LET ME JUST SAY . she’ll just leave her body parts in people’s beds and its SO annoying. They usually just pick up her stray arm and fling it at the wall in revenge then act confused the next morning when she complains abt the bruises 

Komori: cryptic as fuck. Does she sleep? Why is she always sitting at the table? What is she doing? . Closes her tabs whenever someone comes into the dining room and just stares at them til they leave again like :)). In the garden every night til she can’t bear the coldness- watches the stars and makes flower crowns and worships the moon i love her

Kuroiro: nighttime is the time he just evaporates like where tf is he like 🙄🙄 reel it in randy from monsters inc . Hiding in the walls and listening to everyones conversations and secrets is his only skill in life . Everyone thinks he doesn’t sleep and just wanders around (he does, he just likes to have an edgy reputation)

Kamakiri- did you hear that?? oh its just kamakiri fistfighting monoma in the hallway again. Fr takes no prisoners he needs his beauty sleep (or idk do bugs sleep lmao??). If you’re in his way while he’s RAMPAGING to his room youre dead bro when i say he takes bedtime routines seriously i MEAN it. He does self-care and tells NOONE but its lowkey cute idk lmao why do i have a crush on a bug lemme call my therapist real quick

Bondo- 9pm. Wind down time. A good book is all my mans needs and he’ll be out for the count in absolutely no time at all. Fukidashi will die jealous and bondo fucking loves it. Milks tf out of it too he’s like YAWN I AM SO TIRED OFF TO BED NOW TO SLEEP PEACEFULLY GOODNIGHT and everyone who WISHES they could sleep as early as that wants him to choke

Manga- king of never having hw done until 1am at the earliest 🤡. He lives on 1 hour sleep most nights and his speech bubble just says “no <3” until like 11am. Its cus of his crippling hyperactivity he’s running the halls at 3am practicing the entire mamma mia choreography ffs fukidashi U HAVE A CAREER AHEAD OF U 

Reiko: energy drink addiction 101 if she doesn’t drink monster every night before bed she’s convinced she’ll die. “I sleep all day and party all night” she says, crying over math hw at 2am. Plays music too loud and has LED strobelites on ALL NIGHT. Shes deadass doing witchcraft in the lounge w komori all night during finals week she doesnt give a single fuck x

Shishida: another reader,, mans will finish an entire book in a night by the force of sheer willpower alone. Takes a bath every night and it makes his fur so fluffy and smell like apples smdnwjdnwd. Perfect snuggle buddy for wintertimes (pony LOVES HIM) and he’s that good man who carries tsuburaba to bed when he falls asleep at the kitchen table

Shoda: “please don’t speak to me while im doing my homework im 👌🏻 this close to having a mental breakdown and all it takes is a single poke to reel me over the edge.” Complains all day about being tired then goes to bed at 2am?? Like no shit ofc ur tired bitch . Always up for a deep talk at night he knows EVERYTHING abt EVERYONE and hes so trustworthy hed never tell a soul

Honenuki: he meal preps and does yoga before bed 🤢 like WHO HAS THAT MOTIVATION. Irons and sets his uniform out for the next day before getting his homework FINISHED by 9pm . He’s pretty flexible w what he does at nights it 100% depends on his mood. Usually he’s helping Tokage with pranks or working out w tetsutetsu tho. Used to annoy people who were up doing hw after 11 like “really tsuburaba? You should be ashamed”. Shoda almost DECKED him once for it tho and he was #traumatised and never did it again

[theflowerisblue]

Sábado 20:45

Nora: should we meet up tomorrow to study?

Eva: Amy girl, we missed you yesterday.

Nora: we didn’t like Fran Parra’s speech.

Viri: I did.

Eva: that’s because you’re so cheesy.

Viri: hahahahhaa

Amira: did Lucas say something? [she deletes the message]

Hi I’ve been thinking [deletes the message]

Hello I’ve decided that [deletes the message]

*Voice note*

Hi, Cris. I’ve been thinking that because of all the exams and everything maybe it’s best if I’m off social media. Instagram, WhatsApp, everything. at least until evau is over.

Dani: hi

Amira: hey, what a coincidence.

Dani: how are you?

Amira: fine. I’m pretty overwhelmed with evau. How are you? I didn’t know you got out of practice so late.

Dani: yes, I’m exhausted. Hey, listen-

Amira: how are the kids?

Dani: great! The other day we had a friendly match and we almost did good, but then we didn’t. Well, they ask about you everyday, they really miss you.

Amira: I’ll swing by some time.

Dani: listen, it’s not a coincidence that we ran into each other, okay? I was on my way to your place.

Amira: why?

Dani: because I really miss you too.

Amira: okay then. Now that ramadan is over, one of these days we could go out for a drink or something if you want. As friends, you know?

Dani: I don’t want to go as friends. The more time goes by, the more I think we’ve made a mistake. And why? Because of one argument? I want us to try again. That’s what I was going to say.

Amira: you just don’t know the mess that’s my head right now.

Dani: Okay, if you don’t want to them just tell me. It’s fine. The last thing I want is to put more pressure on you.

Amira: it’s not that. How do you call it, in rugby, when the teams are crashed together and they push each other?

Dani: a scrum?

Amira: that’s it. A Scrum. That’s how I am, the ball in the middle of the scrum.

Dani: alright. Then let’s do this, you focus on your exams because that’s what matters the most. And then if you still want to talk it over, then we can meet up once the evau is over. What do you say about Friday? 7pm at the swings? It’s totally fine if you don’t go, I’ll get it then. No problem.

Amira: listen I...I have to go, they’re waiting for me to start the iftar.

Dani: Okay.

Amira: but I’ll see you.

Dani: yeah.

Amira: bye.

Joana’s teaser

Joana: but you did go out on Saturday, right? I saw you on ines’ story.

Cris: I want to be with you. I don’t want to break up, okay? I don’t.

Joana: being in the hospital didnt help me at all. How long did it take me to throw it all away? A fucking week?

Cris: maybe we dont need to go minute by minute anymore.

[obsessive-ego]

Coming home late

Someone asked me to do a thing where reader comes home late and beej is a worry wort

Musical beetlejuice x reader

Just something soft

Your whole life your father told you "with hard work comes reward" yes he was an asshole, but that wasnt important, what was, was that all your bending over backwards and non stop work has finally paid off, you were prompted at work to assistant manager, which basically you were one before hand, had all the responsibilities, but no power, no title, and more importantly no cash bonus. But your boss finally pulled their head out of their ass and recognized your hard work.

Leaving the apartment today you told beetlejuice youd be home at 7pm, like always, he wanted to hang around and mess with the old couple down the hall, you laughed, and told him to have fun.

Finishing up your shift, as assistant manager you had a tad bit more paper work then normal, not that it was difficult, just tedious. Unfortunately that extra bit of paper work caused you to miss your bus, as frustrating as it was, at least it was nice out, and you had a book in your purse, plopping down on the bus stop bench you begin killing time.

Back at home beetlejuice was pacing the floor, 7:05pm, trying to reason with himself,

'it's only been 5 minutes, maybe the bus is late'

Sitting down on the couch, he takes a deep breath not that he needs it, and trys to focus on something else, you'd be home in a bit, its fine.

7:25pm

Okay something is wrong, you were NEVER late coming back to him, something had to have happened, did you get lost? Or hurt? Did someONE hurt you? What if someone took you? Beetlejuice could feel his hair shifting colours, an awful mix of purple, white, and red. He begins pacing the floor again, ever so often glancing at the front door of your apartment. Where were you? He tried thinking rationally about where you could be, but he couldnt help but think of the worst case scenario, what if someone attacked you on the way home? Cut your tongue out, and left you for dead? The rational part of his rotten brain refused to look at it any other way.

Heading to your room, and crawling into your bed, he buries his face into your pillows taking in your scent in Hope's to calm down. It only made things worse, this was probably the last time he'd smell you, you were gone, and he was trapped, useless.

9pm

You unlock the door to your place, tai take out in hand, since your town's bus schedule is a joke, you had to get creative to get home, and since you finally got that pay raise you decided to stop for take out.

"Guess who got-" you stop, the apartment was pitch black, you know the power didnt go out, your wifi was working, you sigh, beetlejuice was probably planning to scare you.

Placing the food down on a near by table so it's not a casualty to whatever the ghoul was planning, you wander into your apartment, getting ready for whatever nonsense he has planned for you. Nothing, you've been home for 5 minutes and he's done nothing, you do a sweep of you apartment looking for him.

When you reached you're bedroom, you saw the rather large mound under the blankets on your bed.

Slowly approaching, you place a hand on top "beetlejuice?" You whisper

In a flash you were pushed up against the wall, in a bone crushing embrace, his face nestled in the crook of your neck

"Ah-" you squeaked out

"You're home" he croaked

"Yeah, sorry I was late-"

"You're still in one piece" his grip tightens

"What? Of course, I just missed my bus" you laugh

Beetlejuice pulls away from you, his hair was an awful mix of blue and purple, you can only stare.

"I thought I'd never seen you again, you're never late, what if you got lost, or murdered, how am I supposed to know?!" The demon practically shouts, you flinch at the volume.

Dumbfounded by his reaction of you being late, he has to be kidding right? "I'm a tough gal beej" you laugh "and you KNOW if shit ever gets really bad I'd call your name 3 times" you didnt understand why he was acting so upset, you've spent your whole life doing things on your own, so having someone worry about you was new and weird.

Beetlejuice grabs your shoulders forcing you to look at him "you had me worried sick y/n, how was I supposed to know you were okay? You're 2 hours late" it was never a good sign with Beej used your name, his eyes were wide, the moss on his face matched his wild hair in its purple hue, he WAS serious.

"I-I'm sorry, I didnt think you'd care" you stuttered out "I had some extra work to take care of, and i missed my bus-"

The ghoul cuts you off, pulling you into another tight embrace.

"Wouldn't care?, I know you're dense, but you're not that dense right?" He whispers

You frown, you wouldn't have guessed he'd be so sensitive about you, yeah you get how he doesn't like being alone thing, or being left behind, but you would have never guessed that he worried about you to this extent, nobody ever has. You return beetlejuice embrace, he flinches at frist. "I'm sorry" you mumble "but, I dont have a landline, how was I supposed to tell you I was running late?"

A long silence fills the room, broken when the demon grunts in response.

"Tomorrow I'm getting you a burner phone" you mumble into his shoulder.

The 2 of you stand there for a long while, being held by one another, the both of you being touch starved didnt help, until beetlejuice breaks the silence.

"Sugar, we should move, you're kinda giving me-"

"Cant we ever have a nice moment?" You cut him off "OH! I bought dinner on the way home" you pull away and head to the kitchen.

Beetlejuice sighs, as much as he didnt want you to pull away, he was enjoying your warmth and scent too much, and after that scare of the thought of never seeing you again, he was getting alittle too excited to have you in his arms.

"Since I got promoted at work, i thought we should celebrate, I got tai food, the place you like with the green boxes" you holler from the kitchen.

The ghoul perks up at this, reappearing next to you, you nearly jump when he does so, he only chuckles at your reaction.

"Smells almost as good as you do sweetheart~" he cooes

You snort out a laugh, and beej smiles in response, such a beautiful sound.

"So wanna watch nightmare on elm street?" You ask while reheating the take out, beetlejuice places his head on yours, leaning into you.

"Do you even need to ask?" He chuckles

You laugh, as he wraps his hands around you waist slightly ticking you, the ghoul always got clingy when you got home from work, but after the whole being late thing, it's like he put it into over drive.

You hand the demon the take out box you specifically got for him, he snaps his fingers and the two of you reappear on the couch, you being in the ghoul's lap, his head nested next to yours. Embarrassed you squirm in an attempt to escape such an embarrassing position, but is stopped with a firm grasp on your waist.

"After that little scare today doll, I think you can humor me tonight" you practically purrs in your ear, that delightful low gravel that made your legs weak.

"Okay" you stammer out, beetlejuice runs his scratchy beard against your neck, you practically shiver in response, this was gonna be a long night.

[likelightningafterthethunder]

Like Lightning After the Thunder: Chapter One: Damned Smile

Fic Summary:

His breath wavered as he stared into Katsuki’s eyes. He knew he could get out if he tried. He could knock Katsuki out, hope that no one else would find them, and run back into the shadows where he belonged. Katsuki may have had him pinned down but he was in Denki’s range now and it would take little effort to send a charge through Katsuki to paralyze him temporarily.

It would take barely any additional effort to kill Katsuki.

As the sparks began to charge, lighting up the air around him, Katsuki refused to back down.

–

Katsuki always knew he was destined for great things.

He didn’t think he’d have to turn his back on all he’s ever known to get there.

Rating: T

Warnings: Eventual major character death, implied/referenced child abuse, psychological trauma

Other Tags: Bakugou Katsuki/Kaminari Denki, slow burn, alternate universe - canon divergence

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Even years later, that damn smile haunted his dreams.

There was absolutely no reason for him to still think about the event. Everything had been taken care of when it had happened― injuries were treated, authorities alerted, information secured, and a press conference to tie it all up in a big red bow. There were no loose ends, no surprise second coming, no physical reminders of what happened lingering in his daily life. Katsuki would have labeled it as done, dealt with, and no longer relevant, shoving it aside in his memory so he could focus on actual important shit.

Except his mind had different plans.

When he was lucky, he could completely forget about the event for months. Other times, his dreams would be filled with nothing but that damn smile, taunting him with its silence. He could usually predict when the dreams would come― the anniversary of the event for example― but other times, it seemed like anything could trigger the memory. He once saw a bright yellow balloon and for the rest of the day, every time he closed his eyes he saw that damned smile, never wavering despite the curses and insults Katsuki spewed.

He wanted to forget it. He wanted so desperately to forget it. For the image to erase itself from his mind, for it to take the feelings away with it. He could deal with the anger, he could always deal with the anger, but when his memory reminded him of the wave of hurt and betrayal that nearly blinded him…

When his alarm jolted him from his sleep and freed him from the smile, he couldn’t get out of bed fast enough. He woke up drenched in a cold sweat, sheets singed and smoking lightly as he unclenched his hands, and Katsuki was, for once, very relieved that not all of his sweat was explosive. He slapped the singes a few times to ensure that all of the embers were put out before heading for the bathroom, cursing under his breath as he flinched at his own reflection in the mirror.

There was nothing particularly wrong with his appearance, if you didn’t count the dark circles under his eyes from a fitful night’s sleep or his clammy skin, but after being plagued by the smile, Katsuki could barely look at himself. His reaction to the smile made him feel weak, like he couldn’t handle himself and that there was something wrong with him. It was just a smile after all. There was no reason for him to react to it like a nightmare, no reason for him to lose sleep over it or to feel overwhelmed by emotions at the thought of it.

Yet when he saw the smile and saw how the corners of his mouth were tugged a bit too tight, how his eyes were open a bit too wide, how the only shine in his eyes were the reflections of light on tears that refused to fall…

Katsuki cursed.

The icy cold shower did little to help distract him from the memory, nor did his morning run nor the steaming shower he took after. He wasn’t supposed to head into the agency today, so he didn’t have any planned beatdowns for today, and yes he probably shouldn’t be hoping for it, but part of him hoped for a sudden emergency villain so he could distract himself by focusing on beating some villain’s ass into next week.

A few hours later when his phone refused to stop buzzing, Katsuki wondered if throwing his phone across the room until it stopped would be close enough to beating villain ass to work. He reluctantly decided that talking to people so they’d leave him alone was probably less hassle to deal with than having to replace his phone and distribute his new number (even if it would give him an excuse to ghost some of these damn extras).

A few individual texts and a group text were the cause of the buzzing. As the group text’s new message count continued to rise, he figured it would be easier to respond to the individual texts first. Just in case he changed his mind about destroying the phone.

Four Eyes (Rocket Legs): Hello Bakugou, this is a reminder about the upcoming Class A reunion. As the head of the reunion committee, it is my duty to ensure an accurate headcount for the event, and I have yet to receive your response about your attendance. Please ensure to respond via the following link by this Friday at 11:59PM. [Class A 10 Year Reunion RSVP]

Four Eyes (Rocket Legs): In case you missed the previous messages regarding the reunion, the event is March 28th starting at 7PM at the Shinjuku Hotel in Musutafu. If you need to rent a room for the night or the weekend, please alert the Shinjuku Hotel staff that you are part of the Class A reunion party by next Wednesday for an event discount.

Katsuki frowned. He wasn’t exactly looking forward to the possibility of being surrounded by all of his former classmates and even less at the idea of being socially obligated to spend the entire evening with them. At least when he met up with his friends elsewhere, he could always claim needing to leave early so he could make the last train or that work needed him to come in early the next day.

He closed out of the conversation, figuring he still had a few more days to decide if he really wanted to deal with his classmates for an entire evening.

Midoriya: Hey Katsugou! I was wondering if you’re going to go to the reunion? Tenya said the deadline to RSVP is coming soon and we haven’t heard from you, so I just thought I’d check in!

Katsuki: The fuck is Katsugou?

Midoriya: Oh sorry!! Typo!!

Midoriya: Anyway, are you coming?

Katsuki closed out of the conversation and moved on to the next one.

Shitty Hair: Katsuki! Are you coming to the reunion or not dude????

Katsuki: Fuck off.

Shitty Hair: Aww dude that’s no way to talk to your best friend, you know you love me!!

Katsuki: I’m blocking you.

He did not, in fact, block him. But he did close out of Eijirou’s texts.

Save for the newest text sent directly from Eijirou, all that was left was the backlog of texts in the group text. It had kept going off while he was reading the other conversations, so Katsuki figured it meant that everyone was either off for the day or on their lunch break.

Raccoon Eyes: guys!!!!! the reunion is COMING UPPPPPP!!!!

Raccoon Eyes: i cant wait to s

Raccoon Eyes: ee all of u guys again!!

Tape Face: lmao you saw us last week

Raccoon Eyes: yes

Raccoon Eyes: an eteRNITY ago

Raccoon Eyes: and like

Raccoon Eyes: kats left early so we didnt have everyone

Raccoon Eyes: so it doesnt count

Shitty Hair: Yeah Katsuki don’t leave early next time!!

Raccoon Eyes: we just have to hold him hostage next time

Raccoon Eyes: or like

Raccoon Eyes: AMBUSH him

Tape Face: i can always tape him up

Raccoon Eyes: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

Raccoon Eyes: tape him to the wall

Raccoon Eyes: and then like

Raccoon Eyes: steal his wallet

Raccoon Eyes: cant get on transit w no moneys

Raccoon Eyes: ei and han hold him down

Raccoon Eyes: i run to hide his wallet where he cant fi

Raccoon Eyes: nd it

Raccoon Eyes: probs keeps kats tapped to the wall all night

Raccoon Eyes: free up his arms so he can have a drink????

Tape Face: explosion palms dude

Raccoon Eyes: oh u right

Raccoon Eyes: he can just have a cup w like

Raccoon Eyes: a REALLY REALLY long straw

Raccoon Eyes: make sure u tape him up w his hands behind his back

Tape Face: you got it

Shitty Hair: He’s in this chat guys he’s going to see the plan

Raccoon Eyes: whatevs we can still totally blindside him

Raccoon Eyes: ANYWAYS

Raccoon Eyes: ure all going right?????

Tape Face: ya I rsvpd a while back

Shitty Hair: Yep!! Wouldn’t miss it for the world!

Raccoon Eyes: what about u kats

Raccoon Eyes: kats???

Raccoon Eyes: KAAAAAAAAAAAAATS

Raccoon Eyes: k

Raccoon Eyes: a

Shitty Hair: I’ll text him separately

Raccoon Eyes: t

Tape Face: he probably has this muted lmao

Raccoon Eyes: s

Raccoon Eyes: !!!!!!

Raccoon Eyes: how dare u ignore us

Raccoon Eyes: after everything weve done for u!!!!

Raccoon Eyes: thought we were ur ride or die hoes

Raccoon Eyes: dont tell me ur not going!!!!!

Raccoon Eyes: im so offended

Raccoon Eyes: how could u do this to us kats

Shitty Hair: Maybe he’s at work today?

Raccoon Eyes: boo

Raccoon Eyes: how dare he prioritize wo

Raccoon Eyes: rk over us

Raccoon Eyes: his best friends

Raccoon Eyes: the suns of his life

Raccoon Eyes: the bit of happiness in the cold

Raccoon Eyes: cold

Raccoon Eyes: cold

Tape Face: coooooooooold

Raccoon Eyes: COOOOOOOOLD

Raccoon Eyes: thing he calls a heart

Shitty Hair: Lmao

Tape Face: its got a bit of warmth

Tape Face: most of it is his temper

Raccoon Eyes: boom boom POW

Raccoon Eyes: well while we wait for kats

Raccoon Eyes: help me pick some photos for the slideshow!!

Tape Face: are you doing only UA pics or some stuff since then

Tape Face: somehow iida managed to not specify lmao

Shitty Hair: The info email was like ten pages, how did he miss it

Tape Face: idk

Raccoon Eyes: ive got plenty for both!!

Raccoon Eyes: momo said pref UA pics but some new stuff is good too

Raccoon Eyes: show how far weve come n all that

Tape Face: oh cool let me get some opinions then too

Shitty Hair: Anyone have any pics of the camping trip from second year?

Raccoon Eyes: before or after todoroki and kats’ fight turned it into a icy hot springs

Shitty Hair: Both lmao but probably before it went to hell

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Raccoon Eyes: ofc ive got us chillin in the springs

Raccoon Eyes: well most of us

Raccoon Eyes: kats u never get in the water w us :C

Raccoon Eyes: lets go to the beach next time!!

Tape Face: hed prob boil the water w you in it if you dragged him in lmao

Tape Face: spicy acid time

Raccoon Eyes: id like to see him TRY

Shitty Hair: Don’t tempt him lmao

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Raccoon Eyes: i got like a shit ton more

Raccoon Eyes: should i send some of THE FIGHT

Shitty Hair: Maybe not

Tape Face: yes

Tape Face: well

Tape Face: depends on how many pissed off katsuki pics youre putting in lmao

Raccoon Eyes: OH

Raccoon Eyes: OHHHH

Raccoon Eyes: OHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Tape Face: ?

Raccoon Eyes: dude

Raccoon Eyes: do u have the POMERANIAN pic

Tape Face: o shit

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Shitty Hair: I still think Katsuki should’ve taken that pup home

Shitty Hair: They’re matching!

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Tape Face: i also have this one

Tape Face: when she tried to bite his nose off lmao

Raccoon Eyes: kats couldve named her king explosion murder

Raccoon Eyes: or just murder

Raccoon Eyes: p sure she wouldve tried to murder kats at least o

Raccoon Eyes: nce

Tape Face: lmao she basically tried when he found her

Shitty Hair: Maybe it’s for the best that he didn’t keep the pup

Tape Face: look what i found

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Raccoon Eyes: AWWWW YES

Raccoon Eyes: LOOK AT USSSSS

Raccoon Eyes: we look FABBBB

Shitty Hair: Is that from the dance?

Tape Face: ye

Raccoon Eyes: guys what if we recreate that pic at the reunion

Raccoon Eyes: the fits?

Raccoon Eyes: immaculate

Raccoon Eyes: the pose?

Raccoon Eyes: perfection

Tape Face: hotel?

Tape Face: trivago

Shitty Hair: I’m down for recreating some pics!

Raccoon Eyes: yessssss

Raccoon Eyes: u have no choice either kats u gotta do it

Raccoon Eyes: wherever u are

Shitty Hair: Oh he replied!!

Raccoon Eyes: SWEET

Raccoon Eyes: what he say

Shitty Hair: He said fuck off

Tape Face: as expected

Shitty Hair: Lmao he threatened to block me again

Tape Face: thought he said he was blocking you last week

Shitty Hair: Yea exactly

Raccoon Eyes: HOW RUDE

Raccoon Eyes: as punishment for not paying attention to us

Raccoon Eyes: im gonna send this

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Tape Face: LMAO whend you make that

Shitty Hair: Is that Katsuki with a cat face and ears

Shitty Hair: Dude I don’t know if he’s going to kill you for that or for the pink hair first lmao

Raccoon Eyes: lmao made it just now

Raccoon Eyes: well MAYBE if he ANSWERED us

Katsuki: Delete it.

Tape Face: O SHIT

Tape Face: you summoned him

Raccoon Eyes: NO I WILL NOT

Katsuki: Delete it Raccoon Eyes or else I’m coming for you.

Tape Face: are you coming for the left shoes and shittin in them

Raccoon Eyes: NOOOOOOO not my shoes!!!!!!!!

Tape Face: its just the left shoes tho

Raccoon Eyes: BUT THATS MY FAVE SIDE

Katsuki: What the fuck are you two going on about?

Raccoon Eyes: DONT COME FOR M

Raccoon Eyes: Y LEFT SHOES KATS IM SORRY

Katsuki: I’m not coming for your fucking left shoes. Or any of your shoes.

Katsuki: I will be coming for you if you don’t delete that picture, though.

Raccoon Eyes: FORGIVENESS

Raccoon Eyes: I BEG

Raccoon Eyes: PLSSSSS

Katsuki: Delete the picture.

Raccoon Eyes: ugh fiiiiiiiiiine

Raccoon Eyes: its deleted

Raccoon Eyes: i wont send it to momo for the slide show

Katsuki: Good.

Raccoon Eyes: IF U COME TO THE REUNION

Katsuki: Fuck off.

Shitty Hair: C’mon Katsuki!! It’ll be fun!!

Tape Face: ya it wouldnt do if we didnt have our exploding star

Raccoon Eyes: ill send momo WORSE if u dont come

Raccoon Eyes: nd u wont know WHAT til AFTER

Raccoon Eyes: so PLSSSSSSSSSS

Raccoon Eyes: PRETTY PLSSSSSSS

Raccoon Eyes: PLS COME TO THE REUNION

Raccoon Eyes: ill spam u a lot worse if u dont show us proof of rsvp

Raccoon Eyes: pls kaaaaaaaaats

Raccoon Eyes: kaaaaaaaaats

Raccoon Eyes: k

Raccoon Eyes: a

Katsuki: Ugh fucking fine, I’ll do the RSVP now then.

Raccoon Eyes: t

Raccoon Eyes: YAY

Four Eyes (Rocket Legs): Good afternoon, Bakugou! I just wanted to confirm with you that I have received your RSVP for the Class A reunion. As a reminder, if you need to rent a room for the night or the weekend, please alert the Shinjuku Hotel staff that you are part of the Class A reunion party by next Wednesday for an event discount.

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Katsuki: Four Eyes is watching the RSVP form like a fucking hawk apparently.

Raccoon Eyes: YAAAAAY URE RSVPD!!!

Shitty Hair: You know him, always dedicated to his work

Tape Face: sweet

Raccoon Eyes: are u guys getting rooms

Tape Face: yea musutafus too far for a round trip

Tape Face: esp since itll prob end late

Shitty Hair: I got one for the weekend!

Tape Face: wbu mina

Raccoon Eyes: booked a room already!!

Raccoon Eyes: kaaaaats wbu

Raccoon Eyes: u should

Raccoon Eyes: we could have a brunch or lunch or s/t thats just us

Raccoon Eyes: plsssssss kats

Katsuki: I’ll think about it.

Tape Face: better than a no lmao

Shitty Hair: If they run out of space or if you decide last second, you can room with me dude

Raccoon Eyes: awww why not a yes

Katsuki: I haven’t asked the other Four Eyes for the time off yet.

Tape Face: is this four eyes no4 or no15

Raccoon Eyes: four eyes no69

Raccoon Eyes: no wait

Raccoon Eyes: no420

Tape Face: haha blaze it

Raccoon Eyes: BLAZE IT

Shitty Hair: It’s number 7

Katsuki: Fuck you, I don’t have that many Four Eyes saved in my phone.

Shitty Hair: I’d be surprised if you had 420 contacts period dude

Raccoon Eyes: would b hilarious tho

Katsuki: Yes, it’s Four Eyes number 7.

Shitty Hair: I was right!!

Katsuki: Why would I ask any of the other Four Eyes for time off? They’re not my fucking bosses.

Tape Face: dunno

Raccoon Eyes: idk maybe ure secretly dating one a

Raccoon Eyes: nd have to confirm that its ok

Raccoon Eyes: ARE U SECRETLY DATING A FOUR EYES

Raccoon Eyes: U HAVE TO TELL US IF U ARE

Raccoon Eyes: URE LEGALLY OBLIGATED

Tape Face: o shit

Tape Face: scandalous

Katsuki: Shut the fuck up, I’m not dating anyone, secret or not.

Raccoon Eyes: thats what they all say

Katsuki: Whatever. I’m not dating anyone.

Raccoon Eyes: kats n four eyes no420 sittin in a tree

Raccoon Eyes: k

Raccoon Eyes: i

Raccoon Eyes: s

Raccoon Eyes: s

Raccoon Eyes: i

Katsuki: I’ll blow up all of your left shoes when you’re not home.

Raccoon Eyes: n

Raccoon Eyes: NO

Raccoon Eyes: IM STOPPING DONT DO IT

Shitty Hair: Hey what do you guys think of this photo

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Tape Face: dude yes

Raccoon Eyes: AWWWW OUR FIRST BILLBOARDS AS PROS

Katsuki: Do we really need to send them pictures? It’s not like we fucking forgot this stuff already.

Tape Face: you can be a killjoy if you want lmao

Tape Face: im sure mina will send more than enough to cover for you

Raccoon Eyes: U BETCHA

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Tape Face: lmao why do you have a pic of katsuki throwing ei

Shitty Hair: I still can’t believe you did that bro

Shitty Hair: WITHOUT WARNING TOO

Katsuki: I gave you plenty of fucking warning.

Shitty Hair: Saying “I’m throwing you” AS YOU’RE THROWING ME is NOT PLENTY OF WARNING DUDE

Raccoon Eyes: im always ready to document golden moments

Katsuki: Shut the fuck up. We won the training exercise so what’s it fucking matter?

Shitty Hair: YOU THREW ME!!

Katsuki: Tape Face caught you before you could get hurt.

Shitty Hair: YOU /THREW/ ME!!!!!!

Tape Face: barely caught

Katsuki: Whatever.

Raccoon Eyes: im still impressed by how eASY u made that look

Katsuki: What the fuck’s that supposed to mean?

Raccoon Eyes: o look conveniently timed distraction photo spam

Katsuki sighed as he continued the conversation, commenting here and there on the photos his friends sent for judgement. In retrospect, he probably should have tried to talk to Shion first, since there was a chance she would have denied the time off for the reunion. Although, knowing her, she would have accepted just to force Katsuki into socializing. He opened up a new text message, figuring that if Shion did decide to deny the time off, he would at least have a screenshot to send to his friends explaining the sudden change in plans.

Katsuki: I need March 28th and 29th off.

Four Eyes (Shitty Shion): Do my eyes deceive me? The great Katsuki Bakugou, asking for time off?

Four Eyes (Shitty Shion): I’m amazed! Usually I have to ask you to take the day off!

Four Eyes (Shitty Shion): Nay, not ask, but force!

Katsuki: Are you going to give it to me or not?

Four Eyes (Shitty Shion): Depends! What do you need the time off for?

Katsuki: Class reunion.

Four Eyes (Shitty Shion): Oh those are fun!

Four Eyes (Shitty Shion): Fill out the proper time off paperwork and have it on my desk by Monday. I’ll approve the time off.

Four Eyes (Shitty Shion): Just keep your phone on you in case we need you to come in for an emergency, but I’ll try not to ruin your reunion with work.

Katsuki: Thanks.

Well, so much for an easy way out.

Katsuki pinched the bridge of his nose when he noticed that his phone had already accumulated another thirty texts in the past few minutes, no doubt primarily from Mina. He scrolled through the backlog, sending a few mostly empty threats when he saw photos he did not want projected for the entire class to see, freezing when his gaze met a pair of familiar amber eyes.

Shit.

In his scramble to close out of the photo, to escape the genuine smile that somehow was more haunting than the one in his dreams, he left the group text completely. He briefly thanked his past self; he’d impulse or rage quit the group text plenty of times before that this wasn’t unusual behavior. If he was lucky, his friends wouldn’t have noticed the timing of his departure and would assume he was just fed up with the notifications or the conversation.

Shitty Hair: You okay, Katsuki?

A weak laugh escaped Katsuki’s lips as he read the newest notification. Of course Eijirou noticed.

Katsuki: I’m fine.

Shitty Hair: Okay

Shitty Hair: We don’t have to talk about it

Shitty Hair: But if you want to, I’m here dude

Shitty Hair: I’ll tell the others that you left so your phone would shut up and not to add you back yet

Katsuki: Thanks. Really.

Shitty Hair: No problem dude

Katsuki put his phone down, silently praying for the smile to leave him alone.

When he finally laid down for bed that night, he repeated the short prayer, for a peaceful night’s rest free of the smile, of the hurt, of the pain, of the guilt.

But as always, the smile came.

[paramisgwilwileth]

Challenger || Armin Arlert [College AU]

~x~ [ ARMINARLERT X FEM! READER] ~x~ 

-please dont repost, nor copy and paste, Thank you!

- photo not mine

no warnings, just Armin.

------------------------- THE blue-eyed blonde stared at you with wide eyes, obviously shocked at your sudden outburst as you slammed your palm on his side of the table in the library- ignoring all the judging stares from the Other University Students- You parted your lips to speak as you stared him down  confusion still on his features.

" Armin." You smirked , your eyes never leaving his. "I challenge you to a duel, an Intellectual duel - but there's a catch are you willing to engage in this feat Arlert? " . You waited for him as he blinked- did the poor guy just get lost within his own world again? It took a few more seconds of blinking and staring at you until he spoke.

" Pray , do tell." he uttered as your words started registering in that pretty brain of his.

" Whoever gets the higher grade during midterms will get their wish granted, if I win you will lend me your library card, for a month."  You said triumphantly- but inside you were really really hoping you win since you lost yours along with the fact that it takes a month to process one.  " and if you win I will-"

" - we go on a date." It was your turn to blink out of confusion, a what?

" A date [Y/N], dinner maybe, lunch?" a smile tugged up at his lips at your reaction.

Your face felt red, Armin Arlert's request is a date-?

" F-fine whatever." You shook your head- as if that would ease the redness of your cheeks. You sighed and stretched your hand out at him raising an eyebrow  as you waited for a handshake as a pact.  "Now will you accept?"

He nodded- his blonde locks swaying along with the movement of his head as he reached out to shake your hand, his other hand brushing his shoulder length gold hair away from his sweet face.

"I look forward to our date Ms. [L/N]." He gave you a close-eyed smile.

Guess you'll have to study harder this time.

----

You stared at the only number with a decimal in your report card- gaping in disbelief at the 1.50 on your Mathematics Subject. What on Earth are you going to do now? Surely Arlert would have a perfect score over everything - that smartass. Still- you had hope, maybe he hadn't perfected an exam or two- so you rushed down the hall to the bulletin board to look for the masterlist and ranking of all the students.

Paradis College of Science

1. Arlert, Armin

2. [L/N] , [ Y/N]

3. Ackerman, Mikasa

4. Bodt, Marco

5. Leonhardt, Annie

And the list goes on.

Now, you were sure that you would never have peace again-

"7PM, Friday. I'll pick you up in front of your dorm room I suppose." A sweet familiar voice materialized from behind you, making you jump . You bit the inside of your cheek and inwardly groaned- No library card, and also you earned an unnecessary date. You exhaled through your nose and stomped back to your dorm to prepare for Organization activities that afternoon.

On your way you had bumped into your friend Historia, hearing her gasp as she witnessed your interaction with Armin- bombarding you with questions about him and you until her girlfriend Ymir came to pry her off of you.

----

Friday came and you were out of focus the entire day, either it was your leg bouncing up and down in nervousness, or you would bump into posts  not knowing where you were headed- it was horrible.

Now you sat on your bed in your room, dressed in a simple plaid skirt and long-sleeved blouse - deciding if you were to put makeup on or not. Deciding against it you again, just simply, powdered your face and applied a thin sheen of lip-tint for a bit of colour as to not look like a complete ghost of a person.

6:55pm your phone flashed, a soft bell alarm went off indicating that it was about time to exit the safe confinements of your College Dorm room and engage on a date with the smart, attractive, young man waiting by the main doors. It took you about three minutes to ride the elevator down  arriving at the doors at exactly one minute before seven.

And there he was, already there just waiting for you.

" Y-You look amazing [Y/N] ." He smiled shyly, tucking a strand of his golden hair behind his ear- making you blush . He offered his hand to you as he opened the door to the passenger seat beside the driver of his car- helping you get inside before he himself went around and sat on the driver-seat himself.

" Where are we going?" You asked, you at least wanted to know where you were headed in case this guy had the guts to sell you off for money- not that he seemed to be the type of person who would do that  or would need that seeing his car's model in the first place.

" Nowhere fancy... Just somwhere cozy and relaxing." He grinned boyishly as he started the car and drove off - not exactly answering your question ( to your frustration) - stopping at a quaint little restaurant with a nature motif. " We're here..."

He got out of the car and helped you out, finding you both a nice table by the window to see the view of the garden lit with fairylights. You orders came and soon you were both only chatting, mostly about academics, life, and future plans. You found out that he wanted to be a scientist, discovering the vast majority of sciences in different aspects.

Soon it was almost midnight and your date was slowly approaching its end, he had drove you back to your dorm and waited till you had notified him that you were safe inside your room- only did he leave.

The events of the night replayed themselves within your mind-

" Oh, I almost forgot..." He had stopped mid conversation to fish something from his jean's pockets pulling out a laminated white card with the school stamp on it. He handed it over to you and grinned " Here, my library card."

You blinked in confusion, shaking your head. " But I didn't win the bet."

He shrugged, his golden hair moving along with his actions once more as he giggled. "Just take it [ Y/N]."

You gaped at him as you reached over to recieve the card when he pulled it back.

" On one condition, you let me tag along with you to the library." He smiled, innocently .

You gulped, unsure of what to say, before nodding and accepting his proposal.

" I head to the library everyday at 5 pm ." you replied to him as he placed the sleek card on your palm.

Now, in the confinements of your room- comfortly dressed in your pajamas  you sighed.

" I guess I'll see even more of you Armin Arlert."

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Note:

Hello everybody!

I'm still alive! HAHAHA, I hope you are all safe and well!

This chapter was inspired by multiple things.

My Friend , Sora  - and a lot of college AU Armins - they're all so fab! and the anime " My Little Monster."

Please don't forget to vote and/or comment so I can see if my work is okay or if i need major changes!

Thank you everyone!

- MK