#your rival slash bestie really switched up on you there.

[waitingforsecretsouls]

Summary of #630, basically

Original for reference:

[dreamisols]

.𖥔 ݁ ˖ THE ART OF REMEMBRANCE

"do you think we're lovers in every universe?"

the vice captain looks at you with amusement reflected in his smile. you hear his soft footsteps first before you feel his hand pat your head. comfortable silence looms between you two—unusual for your late night talks, but a welcome change nonetheless.

hoshina breaks the silence, "just lovers?" he jokes, hands roaming to the back of your waist. he holds you gently and you both sway to a rhythm that only the both of you know

"i'd like to think we're soulmates in every universe there is."

𖥔 SUMMARY: conversations about possible "alternate versions of us" have been the topic of interest that you and your lover hoshina soshiro can't seem to stop thinking about. you both believe that the art of remembrance will tie you two together with a red string.

𖥔 CONTENT: a series of soshiro hoshina (kaiju no. 8) x fem!reader fics where each work is a different au, sfw

𖥔 NOTES: series (ongoing) - updates will take a while (please be patient!), this series is a writing exercise for me but also self-indulgence hehe <3, inspired heavily by other cool series i see for hoshina (please check them out!! they're so good<3) + my friends' ideas (shout out to @misaemores ILY BESTIE!! <33)

chapters under the cut! (last update: 061124)

INDEX (you may read it by order or as oneshots! ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა)

00. COFFEE TALK ⊹- the rare moments of free time allow you and your boyfriend to talk about anything and everything that comes to mind... at this point, you two might as well be the third division's free podcast! (intro fic; original canon hoshina x reader)

01. BEFORE THE TEA COOLS DOWN ⊹- there are a number of things that hoshina deems delightful. it's the simplicities, really—wielding his sword, picking up his favorite novel, and roaming the streets of town, to name a few. his greatest joy, however, is the moments he gets to spend with you. (bodyguard au! - samurai! hoshina x heir! reader)

02. NO WAY, I WON'T SAY I'M IN LOVE ! ⊹- you're the crown prince's mage-slash-overseer, and he's fallen in love with the neighbor kingdom's lovely princess, how wonderful! if only you didn't hate the princess's royal knight with a burning passion. (royal au! - knight! hoshina x knight! reader)

03. A+ FOR EFFORT ⊹- with you and your classmate hoshina constantly switching between the top two ranks on the honor roll, there's bound to be rumors and bets placed on the class's very own academic rivals. you both wonder how long it'll take for them to realize you two are dating. (college au! - fake academic rivals! hoshina x reader)

04. MY GIRL COULD BEAT ME IN A FIGHT !! ⊹- renowned for your impeccable knowledge of classic grim fairy tale horrors and things that go bump in the night, you are a world-class hunter of the supernatural. aside from expelling ghosts from the local town, you also love spending time with your bloodsucking boyfriend. (paranormal au! - vampire! hoshina x hunter! reader)

TAGLIST! (let me know if you want to be added! :o) @misaemores, @wooasecret, @adaizel, @mysticalchocolate

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likes and reblogs are appreciated, but please don’t copy or repost my works! [series established: 062424]

[milk-colored-dream]

this neighborhood has always been kinda off.

word count: 1,099 words character: ace trappola note: set after the protagonist managed to get back home. a series, hopefully. also, yes I uploaded this story somewhere else as well!

It's been around a little less than a month since the government issued an order for everyone to stay in their houses. Everything had been chaotic due to a certain virus spreading around the world, and it's safe to say almost everyone and their families are affected... including me, my cat, and my neighborhood.

"I wonder when this will end...?" I whispered as I looked out of the window. It was around 01:00 PM in the afternoon, and outside looked incredibly peaceful - almost as if there wasn't a world crisis going on... ah, I really want to go outside...

No, no, no! Do yourself - and all the health workers out there - a favor and stay at home...!

"But I'm super bored..."

I looked down to see my black cat looking up at me as if he's had enough of my ramblings.

"Meow."

He meowed, and honestly, he's a really, really strange cat. It always feels like I understand what he says. Even as I picked him off the street, when I was about to name him Coal, he meowed really, really loudly and for some reason, the words: 'I'm not Coal, I'm Grim!!' appeared inside my head. At first I was super confused, but now I just think that yes, I guess strange things do happen in real life, and yes, my cat is maybe, probably, most likely, a telepath. Oh, by the way, what he said just now was: 'You're so noisy'. He's really arrogant for a creature living on the canned tunas I bought him.

I was about to say something to him when suddenly, my doorbell rang.

Ding-dong!

"Comingー"

Ding-dong! Ding-ding-ding-ding-dong!

"This annoying way of pushing the doorbell... it must be him."

I sighed as I stood up (Grim had already jumped off of my lap at this point), and walked towards the door.

"Yeah, yeah, what do you want, Ace?"

I said, as I opened the door. As expected, the greeting me behind the door was Ace Trappola, one of my neighbors. He lives in a share house around two houses away from mine, along with his buddies. Sometimes he visits with Deuce Spade, his bestie-slash-rival, and the two of them (plus Grim) would make a mess out of my house... though, now that we're in quarantine, I have to say I miss their antics... by quite a lot.

"Hey!" He pulled down his mask (good children don't copy him! Keep it on, that's the whole purpose of the thing!) and grinned as he called my name. His smile has an inexplicable quality to it: it makes you want to smile as well... and truth to be told, perhaps what I need now is someone like him - someone akin to sunshine - to  make me feel better. And so, I smiled back, quickly forgetting my irritation of him pushing my doorbell five times in succession.

"What's up?" I asked, and then I noticed the two big grocery bags on his hands. "Just got back from groceries?"

Ace sighed, "Yeah, I lost the battle."

"Battle?"

"They were cheating!" He suddenly yelled, "We were playing a game where we each eat a Super Hot Extra Spicy Devil's Onigiri made by Dorm Leader and Trey-senpai and the one who gave up and drank water first lose," he explained.

There are so many things I wanted to comment on, but for your information, I've actually already asked him regarding his calling Riddle Rosehearts, one of his housemate, as 'dorm leader'. I mean, it's not like they're in a dorm, and dorm leader sounds very... school-ish of him (despite all of them being university students like me), so I got curious. He answered that it's just a habit he's had, since, you know, Riddle acts like a dorm leader. I'm inclined to agree with him, though, since Riddle's way of talking and behavior is very much like an upright class president.

"ーI bet they used Trey-senpai's magic and..."

His last words piqued my ears as I tilted my head to the side, "Magic?"

He looked at me in horror for one second, before he switched back to the usual Ace, "U-uh, uhm, I mean, I bet since Trey-senpai's the one making the onigiri, he rigged it so I got the spiciest one!"

I eyed him in suspicion, but then decided to let go. Oh well, Ace and Deuce both tend to say weird stuff - especially Deuce. Though Ace always seems to cover for him when that happens.

"Ahaha, and I bet that's Cater-san's idea."

"You bet it is!" Ace grumbled, cursing under his breath. I think I heard him saying 'I'll get you when I'm back, damn yankee honor student!' (most probably referring to Deuce), but I'll just, uh, pretend I heard nothing.

"So? What brings you here?" I asked finally, after Ace calmed down a tad bit.

"Oh! Yeah, Dorm Leader asked me to give this to you," he said, as he handed me one of the bags he has on him. Different from the rest of his shopping bags, this one is red, made of paper and has a cute checkered pattern on it.

"What's this?" I asked, as I took it from his hand.

"Handmade cookies. Don't worry, Trey-senpai made it together with Dorm Leader so it should taste good."

"Trey-san's cookies...!" I looked at it, and then at Ace, in gratitude. "Thank you, Ace!!"

I smiled widely - oh, to eat Trey’s heavenly cookies again...! - as hugged the paper bag Ace gave me. However, for some reason Ace's face turned red... and his expression's kinda mixed.

"Stop that," He pushed his free hand on to my face, "It's distracting!"

"Huh!?" I jolted in surprise. "What's wrong!?"

"...Nothing," Ace replied with a pout, "Anyways, I'll be going home now. Can't make the tyrant dorm leader wait for too long."

"...?" I gave him a last questioning look, but then I nodded, "Okay, take care, Ace!"

"Yeah, see ya later! Don't die, 'kay?"

"Out of boredom, probably," I laughed, "But I'll do my best. Oh, and please tell Trey-san and Riddle-san thanks for the cookies! I'll make something in return tomorrow."

"Sure, sure," Ace replied, "'Kay, bye for real now!"

Ace gave me one last smile and turned around to go home. I sent him off from the porch, and then I went back to the house, grinning as I imagined myself eating the heavenly snack that was Trey and Riddle's cookies, and I closed off the door.