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mooonjin · 2 years ago

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Hi hi!echo anon here i just realized that instead of putting echo x reader i put hunter/// can you feel my love for that man coming though yet-??? Anyways..the echo fic was so cute!! I hope you dont mind me requesting again;;but since i cant seem to get hunter off my mind... Hunter x reader where hunter is being a dad figure to omega AND navigating being in a relationship with the reader? I feel like alot of fics skip the part where The bad batch were soldiers and loving someone doesnt really come as easy to them;; oh my lord i wrote alot- anyways ill end this!! Do you have a masterlist?? And rules for your writings?

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Notes: AAAA so sorry echo anon that took so long to come you!! but its hereeee~~ to answerr your questions, i will have a masterlist soon once i get rest of the bad batch fics out and rules? not so really,, just nothing so super violent or extreemly dark smut ykk? okok enjoyyyyyyyyyy :DD

Pairing: Hunter x gn!reader

Summary: Dealing with a role as an older brother (dad) was something he'd never have thought of but also getting into a relationship? Yeah, that's another.

Warnings/Tags: mentions of Zygerrians, mild kissing, fluff — tell me if I've missed anything!

Hunter whimpered into the kiss.

You don't remember how many rotations it's been since you were able to have a makeout session with him. Let alone have him make noise. The shiver that travelled throughout your body caused you to push desperately against him.

Hunter's breathing shifted, he was almost panting like a dog in need of water. His kissing was sloppy, though you didn't complain. He's a soldier, obviously not the type to go around and practice kissing.

As Hunter's firm hands slid under your blacks, goosebumps appeared across your skin. His mere touch can send you into a frenzy; it was electrifying and soft. His hands came down to the hem of your shirt with the intention of removing it. He grinned teasingly against your neck, you could feel it.

As inexperienced as he seemed, he could still be the biggest tease ever. Just as he was about to take your top off, his thoughts wandered too far into a territory he'd been avoiding.

For him, he felt oddly free of worry and thought. He wasn't about to let that mindset take over him.

Hunter's paranoia kicked in, his hands abandoning your shirt and you completely.

You pouted once his touch left your skin, "Wait, where's Omega?" Hunter's iris dilated at a concerning speed, his eyes staring you down, his squint as menacing as ever. The initial atmosphere of arousal dissipating at lightspeed.

You sighed, shaking your head. He still wasn't used to balancing such a dad-like life with a relationship at the same time, "I sent her off with Wrecker," you reassured him, but he didn't appear too convinced. He always had to make sure Omega was somewhere in his sight, "Your brother's a big guy 'n Omega can handle herself now." you added on.

Whilst cupping his jaw, you examined his face. You gently took your thumb and caressed the tatted skull upon his cheek. He seemed nervous and wasn't easily reassured that Omega was okay. Not that he doesn't trust you or his brothers, oh gosh no.

"Woah-ho, 'm I interrupting?" a booming voice suddenly filled the Marauder, frightening Hunter and yourself.

It was only Wrecker, who seemed to be searching for Gonky as he frantically whipped his head around the nooks and cranny of the shuttle. The brute loves doing sets with the poor droid and is also the master of barging in without warning.

Although you had a grin on your face, Hunter wasn't the same. You could feel his gloved hands grip the lower part of your waist and you didn't know why.

His lips pursed inwards and his eyes squinted more than you've seen before. As his eyes darted around the space in thought, you spoke with a soft voice, "Hey, you okay?—"

"—Wrecker, where's Omega?"

This time, your eyes darted around the space, trying to regain Hunter's eye contact. You could hear happy noises erupt from further up the ship, assuming Wrecker found gonky laying around.

With a quick kiss on your forehead from Hunter, he hastily bolted up towards Wrecker, who was fortunately not paying attention to the lovebirds in the ship.

"Where's Omega?" as you walked slowly towards the two, you could hear how stern Hunter's voice became. You placed both of your hands on his shoulders to calm him down.

He looked over his shoulder to face you, oddly getting distracted by your beauty. The sight of his eyes relaxing a little bit was relieving.

"Left 'er with Cid, said she wanted to show her something she'd like—" faster than the speed of hyperspace, Hunter was out the Marauder in milliseconds and dashing his way deep into town, accidentally bumping you to the ground.

He didn't look back to apologise or even think twice about the harsh contact, by the time Wrecker helped you onto your feet, he was no longer visible.

You sighed, rubbing the back of your thigh from where you fell.

"Y'know... I have another weapon similar to that energy bow of yours," Cid mumbled. She walked over to her desk, the surface area filled with artifacts Omega had never seen before.

She wanted to inspect them all, pry, use, poke, do whatever she was able to do with the mysterious item. They didn't appear clean or regularly dusted but that was expected. 'Clean' wasn't usually the word for Cid's parlor.

Cid whipped out an old crate labelled 'FRAGILE' in bright red paint as well as being covered in crispy, aged blaster shots. Assuming the box was valuable and was definitely shot at, Omega's attention was directed from the target she was focusing on to the crate.

"Was that box stolen?" Omega piped up. She titled her head, curiously, making her way around the hologram table and towards Cid's desk.

As the crate made contact with the desk, multiple metal thumps could be heard from inside, a small wave of dust bouncing off the surface.

Cid scoffed, waving her hand about before opening the box, "Mmm, maybe, but no one's comin' after this, I'll tell you that," it was dusty. Really dusty. It must've been hidden away in the office for some time.

Unfortunately, Omega was too small to see what was in the box so she urged Cid to bring whatever the contents were inside, out. She received an eye roll from Cid, who complied anyway.

Having the embodiment of curiosity run about on two legs has its cons. It wasn't the most ideal around a snappy, sassy lizard.

Omega's eyes widened at the sight of a golden... stick?

"What's that supposed to be?"

"An electro-whip." Cid dusted off the thin layer of dust on the handle before presenting it. Omega let her fingers slide along the strange prongs on one end of the whip.

She was particularly interested in the design of the handle, her fingers descending from the prongs and onto the swirly, yellow designs.

As Cid lent Omega full control of the whip, she was already trying to find an on button, "How does it work?" she titled the handle on every angle, checking if there was anything to touch, press, hold, anything. She even dangerously stuck her eye through the prongs, looking down into a small contraption where the whole show of the whip emerged from.

"You might not wanna stick your eye there, Tiny," Omega immediately backing away as Cid chuckled. Cid gently took a hold of the handle and turning it around before giving it back to Omega, "Hold this handle and push this button, you'll hear a buzzing sound. And make yourself some room." she shooed Omega back.

She did as instructed, backing away from Cid's desk to give herself some room to charge up the whip. Looking around the handle, she found the button to hold down. Her thumb pressed against it, a tingly feeling and a buzzing noise slowly climbing up in decibels.

A golden stream of electricity emerged from the tip of the handle which startled Omega. She looked at the activated weapon in awe, fascinated at how it worked. Before she could wind up her arm to test the whip, Hunter came bursting through office door.

Startled again, Omega took her thumb off the button, the whip retracting, "Well, look who decided to show up." Cid chimed in, crossing her arms as Hunter stepped into the room.

His eyes immediately landing on whatever Omega was clutching in her hand. He noticed it right away, that same whip that he managed to overpower from the Zygerrian when they did their first rescue mission for Cid.

Hastily, he snatched it out of Omega's hand, careful not to hurt her in the process, "You shouldn't be toying with this," he walked over to the open crate on Cid's desk, placing the whip inside and closing the crate back up with a loud slam, buckling the crate tight.

He shot a brooding glare at Cid who defensively put her hands up.

Hunter placed a hand on Omega's shoulder, ushering her out the door. Omega waved to Cid before the sliding doors closed. The two exited the parlor entirely and was greeted with the sound of Ord Mantell.

The Marauder wasn't far from the parlor and neither was the Pantoran man that sold Mantell Mix. Omega giggled at the sight of Wrecker attempting to bargain the price.

As they passed Wrecker, Hunter gestured to him to just pay what the original price is considering they were going on a mission soon that pays well, "Maybe'll get cheaper next'ime..." he grumbled.

Omega gently shook her head, dismissing and forgiving Wrecker even though she didn't expect him to get anything when she came back from Cid's.

Wrecker happily ran ahead at the sight of a fixed Gonky and a disappointed Tech. You emerged from inside the Marauder, glad to see Omega well and Hunter calmed down.

After Wrecker had accidentally sat on Gonky's charging port, he'd ran off the buy something to compensate Tech for having to fix it.

You observed as Omega went along to hang out with Wrecker and Gonky. Tech, on the other hand, was glued to his holopad once again, "Echo and Crosshair are in need of my presence in town, excuse me." His put on his helmet and walked off, nodding dismissively to Hunter to let him know as well.

You stood upon the open door of the shuttle, waiting for Hunter to acknowledge you. Once he had taken his eyes of Omega, his eyes swept straight to you.

He expected a grin or an arms open hug but was met with a cold expression. Deep down he knew he did something wrong running off like that and ignoring you instantly. You exited the shuttle, walking towards him. He froze, terrified he might've made you angry.

He didn't know what to do in situations like this, having only seen scenarios similar when he would watch holofilms. Hunter was nervous, expecting it to end how it would've in the films: yell, shout, quiet down, angry break up.

"Look I really—"

"—You okay?"

What?

He didn't expect that question from you. Hunter was taken aback, almost forgetting to answer your question, "Wha— oh, yes, I'm okay? I guess," you chuckled at his step up, bringing a grin to his face. He hoped this wasn't a cover up of you being twitchy with him.

You pecked his lips, pulling away to address the recent situation, "Omega can be curious—" you began.

"—And reckless." Hunter finished, sighing, but you quickly shushed him with your index finger.

"And that's what makes her, her. I know you want to prevent her from getting hurt or lost but she's still a kid." Hunter's eyes panned over to Wrecker and Omega playing catch — Gonky basically being piggy in the middle — proudly witnessing the first time on Saluecami with Shaeeah and Jek. They both were happy and giggly, occasionally missing the ball and accidentally throwing towards one another's face, "Remember what Suu told you?"

"Children will always find ways of getting into trouble," he quoted, taking his eyes off the duo and back to yours. They always seemed to glimmer every time he stared.

You pulled him into a hug, if wasn't as comfortable with his armour on but the embrace is what matters.

Hunter pulled away, his hands returning to your waist, "I really like you a lot..." he sighed.

"Only?"

He became flustered at the intense eye contact, "Well—maybe more, I uh, don't know...?"

"I love you too," you pecked him again, watching as he scratched the back of his neck, "You're allowed to say it, are you not ready?" you prepared to apologise.

"No, it's not that it's just... I'm not the type someone falls in love with." he nervously confessed. You enveloped him in a passionate kiss, offering comfort. A small smooch of a plop was heard as the both of you pulled away.

"Would you care to finish what we started?" you grinned, feeling how tense his hands became that rested behind your waist.

"Gladly," he growled.

This time, you were gonna get more than whimpers out of him.

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with-love-from-hell · 3 years ago

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Melancholia

{part One}

Fandom: Obey me!

Genre: Angst

Written for F!Mc

WC: ~3k

Music Accompaniment (Monster thru Vide Noir)

CW: brief allusion to past injuries, blood/gore, depression, hopelessness, negative self-talk, jealousy, romantic rivalry, possessiveness/incel type behavior.

>> Though I have a Masters Degree in Psychology, I am not your therapist. If you have experienced any form of depression or suicidal thoughts, and are in need of help, please utilize the Suicide Prevention Lifeline, NIMH helpline, or the SAMHSA helpline. <<

I decided to format parts of this in 3rd person, so hopefully the switching back and fourth doesnt get confusing! I hope you all enjoy this one as much as Vermillion Skies!!! I completely forgot who all asked to be tagged so comment on this one if you'd like me to tag you in future parts!

You can find any future parts by searching the tag #Vermillion Skies or #Melancholia on my blog! I have added it to all parts!

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“So, where have you been?” Barbatos asked as Simeon hurriedly brushed past him. He was just going out to retrieve some items for tonight's celebratory meal at the castle, given Lucifer had announced his engagement to Mc through text. He wanted to ensure they kept tabs on the former angel, given he would not be welcome at tonight’s feast.

Simeon rolled his eyes, continuing on past the foyer and up to the north-most spire without so much as a “hello.” Barbatos turned to him, narrowing his gaze.

“I believe I asked you a question, Simeon.” he hissed in warning.

Simeon stopped, exaggerating a sigh and rolling his head toward Barbatos. “I just went for a walk. Must you question my every movement?”

“Yes, I must. As long as you continue sneaking out to spy on the young Mistress and Lucifer.” Barbatos stood unblinking, waiting for Simeon’s response.

After a moment of staring each other down, Simeon gritted his teeth, scoffing through them as he turned and continued back up the stairs without another word.

Barbatos clenched his jaw, growing more and more irritated with Simeon by the day. The audacity he had in treating the royals like shit when they took time in nursing him back to full health after his brutal fall from the celestial realm was really pissing him off. It was if he was acting like a spoiled teenager, and not a grown man. It’s not like Barbatos wanted to help him after all he’s done- and he cursed Diavolo’s feelings of guilt that resulted in Simeon now residing in the castle with them. After all Diavolo had done to mend connections between the three realms, the Celestial realm was now holding Devildom at an arms length once more, and Barbatos was concerned they may retaliate against Diavolo because of the Angel’s fall.

Diavolo and Barbatos both had warned him to stay away from Mc since the night of the ball was still an open wound needing to be mended, and he doubted she was ready to face him after all she had uncovered about his obsession with her that night. The demon clearly still had a firm grasp on his fixation with the human woman- and it appeared to be even more unhealthy than before. He would frequently sneak out of the castle and roam around the House of Lamentation or RAD, watching from afar as she and the 7 brothers of sin went about their lives in relative peace. It seemed to Barbatos that Simeon was waiting for a chance to disrupt that peace, and the idea gave him a feeling of unease- especially after he had hurt her and Lucifer so severely with his actions. Barbatos shook his head, exiting the castle to tend to his errands. Perhaps he could deal with Simeon’s attitude later on.

As the castle doors shut behind the butler, Simeon turned his head. Once ensuring Barbatos had left completely before leaping over the Banister and heading toward the spiral stairwell toward the east spire. He often sought comfort in the bedchamber shared by Mc and Lucifer during their trips to the castle, often finding solace for his aching heart in imagining it was he who was with her instead of the first born. Her scent still lingered from the ball four months ago, and he enjoyed breathing it in while admiring the view to the castle gardens.

Simeon quickly jogged up the stairs, wincing every so often at the still healing injuries on to his ribcage. He clutched his abdomen tightly as he stopped outside the first guest suite door. He paused for a moment, his hand lingering on the handle as he recalled all that had happened here. His memory of Lucifer deflowering her, leading to his ultimate downfall replayed in his head like a broken record. What he wouldn’t give to turn back time, to stop himself from ever going up those stairs and listening to Satan and Asmo’s warning.

He shook the thought from his head, pushing through the heavy wooden door. To his surprise, the room was different than it had been the previous times he has sought comfort here. Instead of a stripped bed, there were Gold silken sheets adorning the mattress, with matching shams on the pillows. Black and Red rose petals were scattered atop the sheets, and a trail of them lead into the bathroom adjacent to the bed. Vases of flowers lined the windowsill and either night stand, each containing red, gold, and black roses.

The last thing he noticed was a rose wreath displayed on the wall over the headboard with a small card stuck in the middle. Simeon approached the bed, snatching the card from the wreath before sitting down on the bed. His eyes widened as he realized the card was addressed to Lucifer and Mc. With his heart pounding deafeningly in his ears, he quickly tore the envelope open to reveal an elegant “congratulations on your engagement” card, signed from Barbatos and Diavolo.

Simeon’s nose twitched in annoyance as he shreds the card and tears the wreath from the wall, discarding it in pieces onto the floor. His chest heaved, fighting to get air into his lungs as tears stung his eyes. How cruel the hand of fate was to him, to throw one punch after another while he was already beaten down so low. What could he have possible done to deserve this wicked mockery of his heart?

He snatched a rose from one of the vases before exiting the room and making his way to the bedchamber he was given by Diavolo. He knew it was temporary- that the royals would eventually ask Lucifer to make space for him in the House of Lamentation- but he had no idea when that would take place. They still wouldn’t even let him see her, despite his growing desire to make amends. He assumed it would at least be a century before he would be granted a space near her.

“Simeon?”

A voice from behind startled him, causing him to nearly jump out of his skin. He turned, expecting to again be greeted with an annoyed-looking Barbatos, but instead a vaguely familiar face stood a few stairs below him

The silver-haired sorcerer tilted his head to the side as he approached, gazing up at him with shimmering grey eyes. His stared, taking in the new, but also familiar details of the former angel. All things considered, Simeon looked very similar to how he did before, with the exception of the scars littering his body, the dark-toned attire he was now dawning, and the distant look in his pale-blue eyes. He reached out to his shall, attempting to feel if the entity before him was real or if he was imagining him.

Simeon slapped his hand away in annoyance. “What do you want?”

Solomon pulled back, suddenly concerned about Simeon’s demeanor. “Where have you been for the past 4 weeks? W-we thought you were being held prisoner in the Celestial Realm. I thought that...maybe they had you executed.”

Simeon snorted in response, turning back up the stairs. “Why don’t you ask Barbatos.”

Solomon blinked in confusion. “What? I- wait! Simeon!”

He ran up behind him, catching his hand. He immediately pulled back, feeling the sting of the thorny rose as it bit into his skin. He rubbed his now aching palm, curiously eyeing how tightly Simeon was clutching the flower. Simeon stared angrily at him, not having any interest in pleasantries after what he had just had to experience.

Solomon sighed. “I know you’re probably still hurting, but now that I know you’re here- that you’re alive- I want to continue being friends.”

Simeon’s gaze softened. A friend. Something he felt void of over the past four weeks. He thought for a moment before gesturing for Solomon to follow him. Simeon lead him through the winding castle hallways to his quarters, ushering him into the decently-sized bedroom with a private bath. Indeed it was impressive, and Simeon had to remind himself to be grateful for such a nice bedroom during his stay at the castle, but it didn’t feel how he thought it would. It felt empty; void of any connection. It wasn’t home.

Simeon flopped backwards onto his bed, twisting the flower between his thumb and forefinger. Solomon stood in silence for a moment, trying to think of something to say. To his surprise, Simeon spoke first, breaking the tense silence on his own accord.

“H-how’s Luke?” He swallowed hard, desperate to know how his former brother was doing. “Have you heard from him?”

“No, I haven’t.” Solomon sighed sadly. “I’ve tried reaching out a few times, but Diavolo told me that Michael had been wanting to sever ties with Devildom after your fall.”

Simeon snapped his attention toward Solomon, his eyes wide. “They won’t even let him talk to you?”

He shook his head. “No- at least, I don’t think so. It’s hard to say if he’s avoiding my texts on his own or if he is being forced away from contacting me.”

Simeon turned his head back toward the ceiling, refocusing his eyes on the flower. He worried about Luke- about how he had been doing since his fall. When he saw him in the celestial realm, he had looked so small and broken. He hoped he would someday get the chance to apologize to him for what he said, but he figured he was undeserving of such a thing. As he and Solomon sat in a heavy silence, his thoughts wandered to Mc. He debated internally asking about her for a moment, but he wasn’t sure how Solomon would take it. as if reading his mind, Solomon smiled sadly.

“Mc’s been doing rather well. I’ve been seeing more of her lately around RAD. I think Diavolo has purposefully increased her presence among the other demons in preparation for Lucifer’s proposal.”

Simeon’s expression hardened. He gritted his teeth, fists shaking as the flower bent between his fingers. The pressure put onto the thorns caused small droplets of blood to drip down his wrist. He tried to maintain his composure as best he could, but it was clear to Solomon that he perhaps should have kept his mouth shut. Simeon’s voice came out in a gruff hiss. “Is that so?”

“Uh...” Solomon swallowed, regretting his choice of words. “Yeah...”

Simeon’s throat emitted a low growl as he tried desperately to focus on something else. Solomon shifted his weight awkwardly, not knowing precisely how to manage Simeon’s mood. This was very different from how he was before, and he had a hard time coming to terms with the fact that the former angel had changed so much. Solomon chewed his lip as he tried to think of how to change the demon’s sour mood by shifting the conversation to something different.

“She uh- she has asked me about you, though.”

Simeon felt as if his heart stopped. His grip on the flower released slightly as Solomon’s words replayed in his head. “She...has?”

Solomon hummed in confirmation. “Yeah...A lot, actually. She also thought that maybe you were killed by Michael. The idea of it really upset her.”

Simeon dropped his hand to his chest and turned to look at Solomon. His eyes shimmered in the low light, catching the flicker of the candle. “Really..? D-does she want to see me?”

Solomon paused, nervousness evident on his face. “I think so. But I’m sure it will be a feat doing so without Lucifer’s intervention.”

Simeon smiled. His heart felt full in learning that she had been thinking about him. Had he plagued her thoughts just as she did his? He was ever curious to find out. His feelings of determination refueled at Solomon’s assertion lifted him from his lying position. He eagerly jogged to his bathroom without so much as another word to Solomon. Anxiously, he began digging through the cabinets and setting out shaving supplies, cologne, soaps, and towels.

He needed to be presentable if he was going to see her tonight.

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“Thank you for inviting us tonight, but I assure you that you didn’t need to go to such lengths.” you murmured, face flushed at the idea that Diavolo would be so eager to see two of his closest friends betrothed.

Diavolo let out a hearty laugh, clasping a hand to your and Lucifer’s backs. “Nonsense! What better reason to celebrate!?”

You give Lucifer an uncertain glance. The last time you had celebrated was the night of Simeon’s fall, and you still had an uneasiness surrounding the Demon Lord’s refusal to even so much as utter the former angel’s name. He seemed to act as if the events never happened, even going so far as to completely change the subject when asked about if Simeon was okay. Lucifer wasn’t much better, insofar as anytime you brought the former angel up, his mood would sour further and he would grow tensely silent- even in the most lively of conversations. Part of you wanted to talk more about what happened- to find out what had corrupted Simeon so far that he would give up everything, and to also air your concerns about the fixation he had with you, but after the initial conversation with the brothers the night he was dragged off by Michael, they refused to discuss it. Part of you wondered if it was because Simeon had been killed, but you weren’t quite certain.

Lucifer squeezed your arm reassuringly and gave a warm smile. “I know you are nervous about all this, but it’s just us tonight. Relax, love.”

You breathed out deeply and gave Diavolo an exaggerated smile “I look forward to whatever you have planned, my Lord.”

Diavolo whooped in excitement and eagerly lead his two friends to the dining hall. Awaiting them was Barbatos and the Little Ds, who were surrounding by trays of extravagant looking foods. You were shocked to see how intricate everything looked, and found yourself wondering how in the hell Barbatos had enough time to produce such a well-thought-out buffet.

“Congratulations, Lucifer and Mc.” He smiled, bowing to both of you. “I hope you will find everything tonight and tomorrow to your liking.”

“Tomorrow?” You whip your head around to look at Lucifer, who grins cheekily at you.

“I have talked with Diavolo and managed to reserve the weekend on his private beach. There’s a nice bungalow there with all the essentials. It will be just the two of us.” He pulled you flush against his hip, relishing in your flabbergasted expression. Things had been reasonable calm- well, as calm as they could be with his brothers- since the night of the ball. While he appreciated the relative peace, he figured something exciting to shake up your normal routine would be good for you. “I figured it would be nice to spend some time away. Wouldn’t you agree?”

Your blinked back your surprise, feeling shocked that he would go through these lengths to profess his love for you- all seemingly spontaneously. Though, you do recall numerous phone calls between getting home from RAD and leaving for the castle, so perhaps he was just quicker than you thought he could be. Either way, you melted at the fact that your lover cared this much about you to throw all caution to the wind to make you happy.

Your heart fluttered as Lucifer held up your hand to his lips, kissing the knuckles near the beautiful ring that now adorned your finger. “I hope this isn’t too much for you all at once, love.”

You shook your head, feeling tears of joy well in the back of your eyes. “No...I’m just so surprised, is all.”

He smiles, tugging your hand gently and guiding you to your seat across from him. Diavolo motions for the Little D’s to serve the trays, and the meal begins. While part of you silently wished the rest of Lucifer’s brothers would have been included on your little get-away, it was nice to finally be alone with Lucifer again. It was something that didn’t happen often given the high-chaos that existed within the HOL, but part of that chaos was comforting. You considered Lucifer’s brothers family, and loved them despite their flaws. Their rambunctiousness made you feel secure, and you were glad that things started seeming as normal as they could get after all that has happened.

The night is spent with laughter, drinking, and enjoyable food as all of you celebrate what was supposed to be one of the happiest moments of your life...

...That is, until a familiar face catches the low light of the dining room, making everyone freeze in their seats for only a moment.

Your eyes widen and your jaw goes slack with shock. He was dressed to the nines, his posture the same as you always remembered. He had always had some of Lucifer’s elegance within him, but there was something casual about the way he moved. You felt your throat squeeze shut and your head begins to spin as he walks closer, a devilish smirk on his face. Lucifer bolts upright, his chair flying backwards as he slammed his hands on the table in rage. You know he is yelling, but to you, it all sounded like white noise. All your ears could train on was the sickly-sweet voice that tickled your eardrums.

Simeon took one of your hands in his, kissing the knuckles gently. He looked up through his dark hair with piercing eyes of cerulean. The smirk still played on his lips as he spoke, but something about him felt...off.

“Good evening, Mc. It’s been too long.”

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hobilluvvr · 4 years ago

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lost ocean troubles | 2

college au! sub!armin x dom!reader

words - 2.7k

warnings - vomit, blood, mentions of abuse , injuries

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so incredibly sorry for this late update but testing season is approaching and I need to study sadly :/ this part is very rough with spelling errors and grammar but will be revised later !

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The flowers had this magnificent pale blue color to them, the sun hitting them just at the right angle and the sage leaves accented the stem, the weight of the beautiful petals making the stem slightly wilt downwards .

this piqued armins interest, so much so that he walked towards them , feet trudding against the soft sand. As he comes close the overwhelming smell of coconut with a hint of sea saltseasalt overwhelmes his senses, his nose srunching up in question, the scent resembling of clean linen,a quite odd observation , even more so for a flower .

Just as he reaches to pick the flower up, the sun all of the sudden blazes furiously, the rays bouncing everywhere and blinding armin, now groaning as he squirms in abrupt discomfort. His feet dig at the sand … or what was the sand… the feeling of plush fabric instead meeting his skin, surrounding his body in comfort and warmth.

Snuggling further into this random source of heat, the sudden realization hits him. His eyes open the tiniest bit and he stops for a moment … this isnt the beach… in fact he’s laying on a bed… an unknown bed

At this his body jolts upward and armin frantically looks around his surroundings, the white pillows and the grey blanket not correlating in his mind as his. ‘This isnt my room’ the panic quickly sets in, quickly throwing the blanket aside and standing up abruptly which proves to be a grave mistake as a headache and the urge to vomit surges up his throat.

He clutches his stomach as he runs to the bathroom ,quickly kneeling over the toilet, emptying the contents of his stomach, the acidity already making his throat burn angrily. The sound of quick footsteps echo the walls and he goes to turn his head towards the door when the second round of bile threatens to escape his throat.

His ingers clutch the toilet ,violently puking when a second presence is felt . armin feels someone kneel next to him and gently rub at his back

“Its okay , its okay ,let it all out “ you push his bangs away from his face while the other hand rubs at his back . armin lifts his head up ,groaning as he moves away from the toilet feeling his head throb way too violently.

You hand him the cup of water and pain killer you set down when you entered the bathroom

“Here take this, dont move too much . your head is most likely killing you” he takes the items and pops the pill in his mouth quickly downing it with the water. When he sets the cup down he looks at you ,eyes squinting, clearly confused

“Where am i ?”

You chuckle lightly, standing up and lean against the counter “you dont remember anything do you huh?” the boy sitting on the floor thinking ...

Suddenly armin visibly stiffens, his cheeks flushing “uh w-ww di-idnt do i-it ,rig-ght?” his eyes all of the sudden finding great interest on the floor tiles .

You give him a light smile and laugh even louder this time “no, no we didnt ,dont worry about that. Here cmon” you reach out a hand to lift him up off the floor

He takes your hand sheepishly ,shoulders relaxing in relief, his red cheeks calming down “ then what happened? Why am i here ?” he asks following you out of the bathroom and into the room.

You cringe at the events that happened the previous night and you wonder if you should tell him everything. You head over to your drawers and open them, turning your back to the stumbling boy “well you got extremely wasted and this creep saw that you were alone and he tried messing with you but i took care of it”

your hands clench harshly at the shirt you were holding thinking about the old fuck. God humans can be pieces of shit

“Oh.” armins bit his lip and he desperately tried to remember exactly what happened , your answer being quite vague , but this did nothing but make his head throb once again . wincing in pain he goes to lifts his hand up to hold his head when he notices the bandages around his wrists ‘what happened ?did i get injured ?’

After picking out what you needed , you turned to face him and you catch his line of sight , looking at his wrists . as if you heard what his thoughts you say “ the perv was being really aggressive towards you and he injured you quite badly but i brought you up to my apartment and fixed you up a bit “giving him a warm smile you hold out the clothes you had previously searched for

“ here , take this and clean your self up a bit then i can take you home, yeah ? you got a little bit of a stain forming on you “ you chuckle, head nodding towards the vomit on the shirt before walking out ,leaving him in the room alone

His eyes widen at your comment immediately rushing to the bathroom and sure enough his vomit is all over the shirt , the mirror reminding him of his earlier commotion . armin sighs in embarrassment ,blue eyes scanning his appearance, finally now knowing how much of a hot mess he looks like . he notices another bandage on his face, his cheek specifically , a bit of blood staining the white bandage along with another few scratches all over his face.

His finger traces around his facial injuries ‘wow, what exaclty happened last night ?’

He shakes his head , not wanting his head to pound again, instead just focusing his attention on the shirt you gave him noticing that it looks similar to the dirty one he is wearing currently.

‘Oh god …..dont tell me …. Im wearing her clothes ‘ the realization hits him and his ears turn an angry shade of red. ‘God how much more of a burden can he be to you ?’ he groans before closing the bathroom door

…

As soon as you close the door , your eyes land on a very dishevled eren leaving his room , hand shielding his squinting eyes away from the harsh sunlight “what happened ? i heard what sounded like someone vomiting” his morning voice rasping out, following you to the kitchen and sitting down on the kitchen bar stool

“Oh he woke up and well... , you know how hangovers are like “ you open the fridge , scanning the interior “wait why is the fridge empty ? i thought i told you it was your turn to go grocery shopping this time ? what happened ? “ you frown turning towards him, crossing your arms

Eren only yawns and stretches his body, not seeming to mind that you were glaring holes at him “dont you remember ? i couldnt go so you said we’d go together after we ate something yesterday but then you got too caught up fighting someone if i recall correctly ” he confidently said, fingers tapping at his chin , eyes meeting yours, glaring back.

You sigh giving up “ ahh yeah i remember now….” you take a quick glance around the kitchen and see nothing of nutritional value “ the hell are we going to eat then ? and why didnt you clean up the medical supplies from last night ?” you badger him looking at the medical supplies messily strewn all over the counter

Eren scrunches his face , hand running through his bedhair, still groggy from just waking up a few minutes ago “ we can always just doordash something” he picks up the bottle of rubbing alcohol remebering how you carried armin into the apartment when he passed out and set him on the couch leaving eren to tend to his wounds.

Just as armin was falling , passing out after just vomiting all over you , you quickly grab at his waist and preventing him from hitting his head on the floor . the stench of the vomit was awfully intense and you scrunch your nose trying to stop the smell from affecting you “ can you be any faster over there ? you tease seeing him struggle with the keys , his fumbling being weirdly endearing somehow

“Im trying , im trying. I swear this cold is messing me up or something “ he puffs out now fumbling with inserting the key right . you roll your eyes upon seeing this , giving a light chuckle before reaching a hand underneath the blonde boys legs and bringing them towards your chest, effectively lifting him up bridal style.

You walk into the apartment and set the boy softly onto the couch before looking down to the mess that your clothes are in , heading towards the bathroom “ hey eren could you patch him up for me ? i have to clean myself up before he’s not the only one with body fluids all over the floor.” you smirk

Eren scoffs “dont you go throwing up on me , you hear ? i just mopped the floors yesterday and im sure as hell not letting you mess my hard work up “ he hears your distant laugh down the hallway , before the sound of boots fade, leaving him alone with the boy

Eren looks at the boy slowly sliding down on the couch and ultimately sighs before going to the cabinet where all the medical supplies are stored. He opens it while lowly muttering “just cause my dad was a doctor and he taught me a few things doesnt mean i have to tend to everyones wounds “

Grabbing a few bandages and bandaids, and rubbing alcohol, he grabs a stool and places it in front of the boy. ‘Your injuries shouldnt be that bad ‘ he thinks before he lifts the boy and positions him upright. Immediately the sight of scarce blood and vomit greets erens eyes . eren winces in slight sympathy and disgust before he wipes armins face clean with the cloth he has in hand and disinfecting the wounds next

The rubbing alcohol stirred a reaction out of the blonde boy seeing as he squirmed in discomfort , the position he was put in faltering, falling into the nearest thing, which so happened to be erens chest, more specifically his neck

Eren was flustered ,not knowing what to do he freezes , his ears turning red upon feeling the shallow breath of the boy on, his sensitive neck . Eren looks down and he admires the peaceful features on the petite boy .’he looks so peaceful, pretty even ‘ eren stares for a bit before he snaps out of it and pushes the boy off his chest , tending to his wounds , doing what he first came to do.

“ i left the supplies out because i knew i would have to tend to your wounds too “ he gets up , walking to the other side of the bar, heading where you are

You squint your eyes in visible confusion “ my wounds ? what are you talking about ?” he scoffs rolling his eyes, “dont play dumb with me , you beat up someone to a bloody pulp and dont expect any damage to your hands, more specifically your damn knuckles ? “

He reaches down, grabbing your hand and lifting them up as to make a point “look at this “ you look down towards your hand and the sight of multi colored bruises,blood and even some open skin greets you.

“ you didnt let me tend to them yesterday so let me do it now “ you meet eyes and his are practically pleading you, but before you get to open your mouth to say anything, you hear rustling and you look behind eren to see what it is .

Armin is awkwardly standing there in the living room, the clean shirt you gave him reaching his knees , and the sweatpants a bit too baggy . you have to physically stop yourself from cooing , the sight being way too adorable for you to handle this early in the morning

Eren senses his presence as well , turning around , both of you guys forgetting about your previous conversation . you clear your throat, sensing some sort of tension in the room “ hey youre finally out ! i was going to make you something to eat but turns out the fridge is empty “ you rub your neck sheepishly , making a mental note to go grocery shopping asap .

Armins eyes widen at this , his hands extending and quickly shaking “ oh no no , please you dont have to, i dont want to be more of a bother than i already am ,” he shyly looks down at the floor , swinging his body , slightly nervous

You smile seeing his cute habit of not making eye contact, fetching your car keys off the wall “ well i bet youre missing your home right ? i can drive you home now if you want “ you also grab the plastic bag off the floor by the corridor

Armin seems to stiffen again , eren now chuckling , his hands stuffed in his sweatpants , noticing how the blonde boy seems way to nervous around you guys . armin looks at eren momentarily before he looks at the floor again ‘ how the hell do you guys look so good this early in the morning ‘ he thinks ‘ meanwhile here he is looking all messed up ‘

“I actually dont live too far away, i can walk home by myself “ armin lies straight out of his teeth , clearly not doing it well judging by the look of your face . youre not convinced seeing as the whole reason why he’s here in the first place was because he was wandering alone.

“ id feel much better knowing that someone is walking you home , i dont want a repeat of what happened yesterday .” you bite your lip, now staring more intensely at the boy in front of you

Armin mentally groans ‘ damn you and your kindness, why cant you get the hint that he doesnt want to hassle you any longer ?’

“Well um … “ he pauses, intensely thinking of a solution that doesnt involve him burdening you guys any further when he hears some shuffling and then someone handing a phone to him. Armin looks up and green eyes stare back at him

“Do you have anyone you can call ? a friend maybe to come pick you up ? “ eren suggests , reading right through the boy

“ o-oh y-yes i do umm thank you , for your phone i mean “ armin scrambles to take the phone and calls his roommate , knowing for sure she is freaking out about his whereabouts

He hands the phone back to eren and shuffles his feet “ luckily she is around the area and can pick me up in 5 minutes , i can wait outside …” you ponder for a second at this suggestions , before ultimately nodding

“Yeah sounds like a solid plan , okay , here take this bag before you head out “ you hand it over and armin looks at you and tilts his head slightly “ its your clothes from last night , i washed them and folded them , oh and your bag is also inside “ you explain while he peeks at the contents inside grief striking his face

‘How much exaclty did you do for him , he’s the worst guest ever in history , throwing up all over your bathroom ‘ he cringes at the thought. He's definitely gonna think about this experience at night,when he reminisces about all the embarrassing moments he's had in his lifetime

“Thank you guys so much for all youve done , i really do appreciate it “ armin rubs at his nape laughing out softly “ well i should get going “ he goes to the entrance, hand on the knob

“Yeah absolutely no problem , take care pretty boy ! “ you say waving , smiling brightly when you see his cheeks flush once more , eren just nodding goodbye . he waves a small goodbye before leaving , closing the door gently . sighing in relief when he got out.

Armin walks out into the street and sure enough there is his roommate , waiting and the look on her face looks not so pleasantly happy .he knows what is going to happen. he opens the car door ready to hear her badgering soon enough

“Look , mikasa , i can ex-” not so shortly as he begins his sentence, she yells out

“WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOUVE BEEN ? DO YOU KNOW HOW WORRIED SICK I WAS WHEN YOU DIDNT PICK UP MY MANY PHONE CALLS ? ARE THOSE BANDAGES IM SEEING? “ armin winced at her reprimations, slowly sinking further into the passenger seat as she kept rambling, knowing that he has to face her wrath for the whole drive home .

he still has no clue as to what exactly happened last night, the only thing he can do is hope his memories would come back soon and clear up his many questions

#sub eren jaegar #sub!armin #sub aot #sub!aot #armin arlert #sub! eren #armin fic #sub eren #sub armin

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alittledizzy · 5 years ago

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hi mandy! i see you as someone who knows a ton about fandom and who is quite responsible so i wanted to come here for advice. the dnp ao3 tag has been taken over by someone posting rape incest fics for the past few days and its made me cry every time i go on the tag (the main place i go every day to get dnp fic content). ik ao3 doesnt have a real reporting system so do u know if theres anything i can do do report / avoid it? even the main dnp fic blog was reposting it :(

Okay, I’m gonna give you some tough love advice here: you definitely do need to focus more on controlling what you see and not what other people write because that is an uphill battle that will do nothing but end up immersing you in what it is you’re trying to avoid. That’s not healthy for you.

But luckily I do have a couple of very helpful tips - that I use myself - for making sure you don’t have to see it, because everyone deserves to be able to experience scrolling the site without being triggered.

Tip 1: AO3 Savior. If you’re using ao3 from a browser, there’s a script called AO3 savior that will allow you to block usernames and tags so you’ll never see them to begin with. If you need help installing it, hit me up (off anon) and I’ll give it a shot. If anyone else more familiar with it wants to do a proper tutorial please do! Tumblr Savior and the new Xkit also work for blocking on tumblr, and I think even tumblr mobile has a blacklisting app now but I barely use mobile so if someone wants to reblog this adding more useful tumblr app tips please do!

Tip 2: Use shortcuts. This works on mobile, too. Make sure you’re signed in and then go to the filter page and filter out tags that bother you. If you can’t do it as extensively as you need using the Exclude list, you can go to Other tags to exclude and type whatever word you want in with a dash in front of it. You can even do that with usernames, so you’ll never see that author appear in your search results. Your exclude list could look like this. What you do next - on mobile or on desktop - is bookmark that filtered list instead of the ao3 home page. So every time you want to see new phanfic, you click that link that comes with the filters already in place. Example.

I hope that helps, anon! And again, if anyone else has more useful tips for how to blacklist or avoid things on ao3, please add them on and I’ll reblog the post again!

#anon asks #Anonymous

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sinfullytempting · 5 years ago

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Temptations (Greed)

Its your favorite asshole!! Seonghwa!!

Tag list: @chanberrys @needyateez @marooneclipse @a-revolution-teez @choisanzs if youve reblogged the master list ill assume youd like to be tagged, you can also be asked to be added!

San (Lust 1) / Yeosang (Gluttony 2) / Seonghwa (Greed 3) / Wooyoung (Envy 4) / Filler Chapter (5)

“Sanggie already saw here and thats not fair!”

Seonghwa twitched as he waited for San to open the door, ignoring Wooyoung’s yelling from the phone as he rose a curious brow, waiting for the boy to open the door. “Wooyoung shut up.” Seonghwa ended the call and shoved his phone in his pocket as he leaned closer and knocked on the door harder. “San!”

San growled lowly, wrapping his arms around your waist tighter as he glared at the door. He pulled away. “Finish cooking, please.” The ‘please’ being tacked on as a last minute addition. San stood up straight before walking towards the door and swinging it open.

“Can i come in?” Seonghwa watched San, gold eyes watching red, not stepping foot inside the room. Seonghwa couldnt come in unless he had San’s permission, or you gave him permission. San’s lip curled as he shook his head. “No you cannot.” Seonghwa make be older but San is stronger. “No you can not~” San smiled widely before he saw you come around the corner. “San who is this? Another one of the sins?”

This male was tall, caramel colored hair, sharp gold eyes (those have to be contacts right?) and a cunning smile once he saw you appear, gold eyes lighting up. “Hello~ May i come in?” You frowned. “Of course why wouldnt you be allowed?” His cunning grin turned into a smirk as he pushed past San, automatically bee lining your way and gently holding your hand, kissing the back of it. “You do smell delightful, Thats wonderful.” You blinked, not expecting the boy to appear as quickly as he did, San quietly closing the door.

“Yes, this here, is Greed.” San came around and pulled you away from Seonghwa’s hands, a nasty look being sent towards Seonghwa as San stood behind you. Seonghwa stood up straight, lips pulled into a polite smile.

“Yes, i am greed but my name is Park Seonghwa. Its a pleasure to meet you Y/n.” His smile was tempting in all the wrong ways, but the way San had a hold of you, an arm wrapped around your waist, tugging you into his side, said he knew what you were thinking. Of course he did thats the first thing he did when you woke up.

“Uh...likewise?” You muttered, a questioning tone. “Uh how did you get here- Wait did you said i smell delightful? Yeosang said the same thing.” Seonghwa’s eyes brightened at the mention of Gluttony’s name. “So youve met Sangie? Ah, indeed, you smell absolutely devine its a shame San got to you first…” A deep rumble next to your chest hold you that San had growled- Wait growled? You fidgeted, noticing the thick tension in the room.

“Uhm...i need to finish cooking…” You squirmed your way from San’s iron hold and escaped into the kitchen.

Taking a deep breath you thought back to the small conversation you had with San. ‘Think hard enough and you can summon him’. You closed your eyes tightly, thinking and imagining the pretty boy infront of you, almost begging for someone sane in the current situation that is happening in your living room.

A familiar presence next to you made you relax, coming face to face with Yeosang. “Oh thank you for showing up.” Yeosang cocked his head to the side, eyes darting to the hallway that led to the two sins. “Sannie...and Hwa are here? Greed and Lust but heads all the time. But you’ve been claimed so it shouldnt be this bad.”

Yeosang glanced at the kitchen then to you. “...is that chicken?” You giggled, nodding and plating the food and guiding Yeosang to a table. “San said you liked chicken.” He giggled and nodded. ‘He’s so cute, like a little brother’ You smiled and turned back to the kitchen only to see Seonghwa and San standing infront of you. “I cant believe it actually worked, you summoned Yeosang…” Seonghwa mumbled. “She’s stronger then you said.” He turned towards San, seeing the smirk on his face. “Thats my angel, so full of purity and innocence, so strong and you dont even know it.” He grinned, San lifting your hand to his lips as he pressed a kiss against your knuckles. “Everytime you do something somewhat sinful you just smell that much better, youre so intoxicating.” He smirked as Seonghwa sat infront of Yeosang.

Shuffling closer to you he pressed his face against your neck, almost groaning. “You smell so good~ Its so worrisome that no one has noticed you til now…” San tensed, head turning towards the door. “You must’ve had a guardian angel, keeping you from us, hiding your scent, dulling it so we cant sense it…” San purred quietly in your ear, eyes scanning the area. “But where is he now? He must have been one of the strongest to be able to dull your scent almost completely.”

You blinked, confused. “If i did...i didnt know…” Seonghwa chuckled. “Of course you didnt know, theyre supposed to stay out of sight, only guard you from death.” You threw a glare toward the sin who merely smirked. “Hush, i didnt know you sins existed til this one introduced himself, quite rudely, this morning. And ive met two others in one day, so you can imagine how tired i am correct?”

He wiggled from San’s hold and placed a plate infront of Seonghwa then one next to Yeosang for San. “Sit down and eat, both of you.”

“She sorta smells like...Felix?” San stopped at Yeosang’s words. “Felix? Like The guardian angel Felix?” Yeosang nodded absentmindedly, chewing on his food. “What happened to Felix for him to leave her side...and how do you know Felix?” Yeosang hummed, swallowing a bite. “Wooyoungie knows one of his mortal friends? Changbin? I think thats his name.”

San hummed quietly, thinking about why Felix could have disappeared from your side. “He’s strong tho, what could have pulled him away like that?” San mumbled, eyes gliding towards you. “You said i could summon Yeosang if i tried hard enough right? And i did, it worked...do you think i could somehow summon Felix?”

“...also i had a guardian angel? Apparently how you’re speaking of him he is...a strong angel?” San scrunched his nose but nodded, not sitting well with the feeling of talking about how to summon an angel, let alone a guardian angel. Especially with Felix being a higher being then just an angel.

“Yes...Felix is a very strong guardian angel. He usually works alone but he has, two other angels he works with and mortal friends for some reason, but they arent important, what is important is, what happened to Felix. Even though hes an angel he was supposed to guard you, and its increasingly frightening the more i think about how he disappeared enough for me to find you and claim you.”

You nodded, backing up on your thoughts. “So? Do you think i could try and summon him?” The three sins turned and looked at you. “You want to try and summon an angel?” Seonghwa spoke, a mocking tone as he spoke. “Let alone a guardian angel? Who you dont even know what he looks like?” You couldnt help but shrink a little bit at his mocking.

“She did summon Yeosang...and we do know someone who knows what Felix looks like, and one who knows someone he works with…” San mumbled, looking around. “But is it a smart idea to search for him? Maybe he doesnt want to be found? But he wouldnt just abandon the person he was sent to protect right?” Yeosang spoke up as he finished his plate, orange eyes locking on you. “But summoning me seemed to drain you, so how about you eat then rest, the rest of us will look for ways to find him, this guardian angel-”

“I think this is a bad idea.” Seonghwa stood up.

“Why would it be a bad idea?”

“Hello? Yeosang? The two strongest sins are going to look for a guardian angel? Does that sound ok?”

You puffed your cheeks as you listened to the duo talk. “What if i want to find him? He should be around right? Do i need to put myself in danger for him to show up?” San blinked at your words. “Love, you smell like me now, i dont know if he’d come to save you. Im pretty sure, if he was still around he wouldnt saved you from me as soon as i appeared. Some low level demon wouldnt smelled Felix on you and bolted...but it was so faint i could barely smell it.” He hummed quietly.

“We can try tomorrow ok? We can talk to someone who knows how to find him.” He sighed. “Since youre so persistent on it.” You smiled and nodded. “Now...can all of you leave so i can clean up and go to sleep…”

“Dont worry about it, ill clean up for you.” Seonghwa stood up, grabbing the plates and walking towards the sink, Yeosang standing up and stretching before nodding. “I’ll leave, thank you for the food Y/n.” You smiled as the pink haired boy nodded, disappearing with orange smoke. You coughed a bit before hesitating to leave with one unknown sin in your kitchen cleaning up. The feeling of an arm around your waist guiding you to your room startled you. “San-”

“Dont worry, he will probably end up cleaning your whole house…” He snickered as he opened your door. “He’s a clean freak.” Seonghwa hissed from inside the kitchen. “Shut up San!”

He chuckled and closed the door behind you both, guiding you to the bed and humming. “Change. Maybe ill sing for you.”

You nodded and grabbed clothes before heading into your bathroom, throwing a glance back at San who grinned at you from the chair at your table. “Go on or ill come in to help you change!” You threw a glare before slamming the door shut behind you, letting San’s laughter seep through the door.

“I hate sins...”

“Dont lie baby you love us!”

“I only tolerate some of you, aka Yeosang!”

#temptations #temptations chapter #written

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irwinkitten · 6 years ago

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i know you know | c.h

pairing: reader x calum prompts: “That is the dumbest thing you have ever said.”, “You’re so cute when you’re drunk.” and “You drove all the way here just to bring me soup?” notes: we are on day 2 of the birthday countdown of fic week! i’ve honestly been having so much fun writing these. this one is just sweet sweet fluff that will rot your teeth. Small masterlist of the fic week can be found here. warnings: none word count: 1.7k!

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You knew that Calum wouldn’t be mad at you. It was a rare time in LA when the temperature had dropped enough to be considered cold and it was your bad luck that you got sick.

You knew he’d planned something special but with every part of your body hurting, you knew you wouldn’t be able to make it off your bed, let alone out of your house.

‘I know you had something planned but I can’t move without hurting. Sorry :(‘

Your eyes had tiredly watched the grey bubble appear, focusing on the movement. You didn’t even notice your eyes were slipping closed.

Your phone dropped to the mattress just as Calum’s reply came through, a soft snore escaping your lips as his text lit up the screen.

‘I’ll drop by after practice and look after you. That way you might actually eat something.’

When Calum had finished up at practise for the day and shown up at yours, he let himself in with the key you’d given him six months after you’d gotten together. He’d done the same a month later, gifting you with a key to his place.

As he manoeuvred through your place, he dropped the carrier bag containing the various soups he’d picked up for you, leaving them on the side for the moment before he continued his search for you.

Cracking open your bedroom door, his heart melted at the sight of you curled on your side, your phone in the empty space where he’d usually be. Moving slowly and carefully, he moved your phone from the bed before sinking down into it, feeling amusement flood him as you turned towards him, your arms seemingly searching for him.

“Hey princess.” He murmured when your arm had wrapped around his waist. It took you a solid moment to realise that Calum was actually sat there.

“What’re you doin’ here?” Your words were half slurred, exhaustion evident as you pressed yourself into his side. He smiled.

“You’re so cute when you’re drunk.” He teased as you fought to keep your eyes open. You groaned at him as your face buried into the pillow, making him chuckle.

“M’not drunk, asshole. M’sick.” You grumbled softly and he let his fingers trace against your cheek slowly, his eyes crinkled in amusement. “Why’re you here? Don’t want you gettin’ sick.” Despite your words, you leaned into his touch.

It was always like this with him, unable to resist the smaller touches the two of you shared. It was a side that he showed only for you, and it was a side of him that you cherished. Many of your favourite nights had been just lay together, hands skimming over the other as you watched a sitcom or had soft music playing as you quietly talked about your days.

“My favourite girl is sick. The guys can survive without me for a few days.” He whispered, lips lips pressing against your forehead.

“You’re gonna get sick.” You groaned and he snorted before shaking his head.

“Even if I do, it just means we can be sick together.” His words made you blink for a second, trying to process what he actually said. He raised an eyebrow at you before you lifted your hand, placing the back of it against his forehead, before moving to his cheeks.

He laughed before his arms circled around you, pulling you closer to him and you groaned in protest.

“That is the dumbest thing you’ve ever said, Hood. I thought I’d gotten delirious from fever for a second because it sounded like you’re trying to get sick just for an excuse to stay with me.”

Calum grinned as he pressed a soft kiss to your temple and you tried to pull away, determined to not get him sick.

“C’mon princess, is it not the best idea in the world? It means we can both cuddle together, although I’m going to cuddle you regardless.” His grip tightened around you and you knew in that moment that any argument you had was lost.

Especially when he pushed his lips out into a pout and you whined in return.

“You can’t do that to me Hood. You know I’m a weak ass bitch for that pout.” You muttered and you could see that he was fighting the smile, his lips twitching before he gave in, a laugh escaping his lips seconds later.

“It’s only fair, considering I can never say no to you, love.” He murmured. This time, you didn’t fight him as his lips met the skin of your forehead and you sighed in response.

“Get out of those jeans, no, nothing like that.” You added on hastily at the smirk that rapidly spread across his lips. “You’re in skinny jeans, dumbass. If you want to snuggle, get changed into something comfy and I might consider cuddling.”

Calum finally let go of you, pushing himself off the bed before rummaging through the drawer of stuff he left at yours. Whilst he was getting changed, you half dragged yourself from bed, your body protesting the movement as you shuffled through to the kitchen.

Getting yourself a glass of water, leaning against the counter as you tried to gain your breath, you felt somewhat ridiculous.

You could feel the few beads of sweat and you felt like you’d run a mile. Your body was protesting, your joints aching as you downed half the glass. You suddenly realised why Calum had been so insistent on staying with you and when he appeared at the kitchen doorway, with a raised eyebrow and his arms crossed over his chest, you could only give him a sheepish smile in response.

“I was thirsty?” You tried, your tone quiet. The unimpressed looked you received in return had you glancing down at your feet.

A sigh followed before fingers were tucked under your chin, tilting your head up. Your eyes met his and he gave you the briefest of smiles.

“Let me look after you, princess. You’re not well. I already warned the guys after I got your text, so they know I’m skipping out on practice for the rest of the week. If I get sick because I’m looking after you, then it just means more days in bed with you.” He murmured and you sighed, your body relaxing into his.

“Sorry, I just feel bad that you’re looking after me.”

“Does it look like I’m not okay with it? Princess, I’m wounded you’d even think that. I even brought you soup.” He teased playfully. “I’m fine with looking after you and it means more time with you. Who wouldn’t say no to that?” Calum hummed quietly and your eyebrows rose up slightly in amusement.

“So you drove all the way here just to bring me soup?” He groaned, resting his forehead against yours.

“You’re impossible. Here I am, trying to tell you that I want to look after you and all you can pick up on is that I brought soup over. Is there a receipt around somewhere so I can take you back to the store?” You giggled, your hands resting on his chest as you tilted your head a small fraction, your lips meeting his. It was a short, sweet kiss, causing his lips to break out into a shy smile and his arms moved so that they were wrapped around you, pulling your body flush against his.

“I love you so much, you know that right?” He murmured. Your heart skipped a beat every time he told you. Whether it was during or after sex, on quiet drives around the city at night, on hikes up the local hills with Duke in tow, it never failed to make your heart flutter.

It was the soft moments you shared when he murmured those words to you that you loved. It was just you two, and a love that you held so carefully because the heart in your hands had been hurt before. And so when he first said those words after a night spent at his and you’d been trying to cook breakfast for the two of you, you dropped nearly dropped the pan because you’d been so caught off guard.

He’d laughed seconds later when you muttered “I love you too, but we’re going to have issues if you don’t help me clean the mess you helped cause.”

But in this moment, full of a cold and he was still saying those words that made your heart swell.

“I do know it. And I know that you know I love you just as much.” You murmured in return and his lips curved up into a cheeky grin.

“Someone’s been watching too much FRIENDS.” You snorted at that.

“No, I’m just feeling delirious and exhausted. Wait---Cal!” You protested as he picked you up with ease, your legs wrapping around his waist so the two of you wouldn’t tumble to the floor.

“Princess, you looked like you were going to pass out when I got to the kitchen. I wasn’t about to make you walk back to your room.”

You groaned, but didn’t protest any further as he dropped you on the bed, ditching the shirt he was wearing and despite the beautiful sight before you, a groan escaped your lips.

“I swear to god, if you even utter anything along the lines of sex is good when you’re not well, I will take your soup cans and shove them where the sun doesn’t shine.” You warned him and he laughed as he tossed his shirt onto his pile of clothes before crawling into bed beside you.

“I promise you, I won’t try anything unless you want it. But I know you like tracing my tattoos, even when you can’t see them. So I figured it’d be a small thing to make you feel somewhat human.” If your heart wasn’t melted already, it certainly was now.

As you settled yourself into his side, you pressed a kiss to his cheek.

“I really do love you.” You murmured softly as his arm wrapped around you, fingers playing with the ends of your hair.

“I love you too, princess.”

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tumblunni · 6 years ago

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Directator episode dub vs sub comparison! For no particular reason! Except i lov he!

First off we have the big obvious fact that his movie is clearly based on Journey To The West and the dub episode title still says that and their costumes are all clearly that, yet they still try and remove all references to it. Wtf! So yeah just a big overall change is that in the sub everyone is directly saying the name of the thing and Directator doesnt give everyone weird bootleg names. (And leaves nate as nate for some reason???)

There's also a bit of a voice change with all the new characters. Dub Directator has kind of a deep husky stereotypical western 'intellectual savant director' voice, while in japanese its not really anything special and just a similar goofy mildly nasally voice as most dorky villains get in the series. Think sub maddiman but younger and more hyperactive than cutesy, i guess? Or to picture it in dub form imagine a sort of coke bottle glasses cliche librarian stereotype + Screaming Very Loudly. So yeah both his voices are cute but i like the dub one better for how its a bit more specific to a hollywood character, and also a voice you dont tend to hear that often in a villainous role. And then the assistant yokai trio had a surprisingly big change! In the dub they have adorable squeaky komasan-esque mascot voices which fits their :3 faces but contrasts hilariously with how humanoid they are. In the sub they have the exact opposite and have very deep ordinary human voices that are hilarious being delivered while looking so cutesy! Theres also a bit more variation between them in the sub, one of them is just a norml deep voiced dude, one sounds shrill and screechy and one sounds ullllltra deep and perpetually grumpy. Yknow despite always smiling and all. The identical looking yokai in a dress during one of the later scenes also has a different voice here, so it seems she was meant to be a fourth assistant rather than one of them in costume.

Directator says a lot of Gratuitous English Words, all the bits of him yelling ACTIONNN and CUT CUT CUT were still there in japanese. So i suppose maybe he would be categorized as a Merican Yokai if he ever became playable?

Theres some dumb weird sexism in the Sudden Son Goku High School Au section in the sub. The various annoying students are all the same except the girls. In japanese their lines were "ohhhh nooo we cant carry all this stuff because we're girls, blablabla we have internalized sexism and think you boys are soooo much stronger" And then nate and whisper whine about how 'girls are always like that', always shirking work and being spoilt and lazy and reliant on men to do everything. Its dumb.

The bit where one of the annoying students embarasses nate by saying there's a hole in the back of his shorts is actually identical i.e there still is not any hole in the shorts and everyone acts like there is. Thats so odd! A similar continuity error in an earlier episode was actually the dub editing out a shot of underwear but nope they didnt do it again. The only dub edits at all in this episode seem to be translating text on the signs and stuff.

The inexplicable badass grandpa who is always everywhere being badass is surprisingly different in japanese! In the dub he's called the producer of Directator's compny, which is awesome and hilarious cos it seems totally in character for him to be off having random adventures with yokai offscreen and constantly defeating them at their own game. In the sub it doesnt have that element of accidental continuity with his first appearance defeating sproink, because instead he is...the journey to the west historical consultant!! Apparantly Directator hired a human to fact check this human story and he just ended up picking the worst possible candidate who enjoys trolling the fuck out of everyone. This gramps going 'yeah looks fine' to all this nonsense has a whole new context, and it also seems to imply Directator is more incompetant rather than intentionally changing the story. Either way though its still hilarious and this grandpa is the goddamn best!

And thats all the major changes, most of the rest is just a stray funny line being only in the dub or only in the sub. I'll try and screencap those later when i rewatch them on a bigger screen

Personally my opinion is that the voice changes in the dub ended up making the characters even more endearing, and most of the added jokes gave me a great laugh cos they referenced specific american filmmakers and stuff. But the japanese version has the advantage of not being this confusing inconsistant dumb attempt to censor the mythology it was based on. And their version of the grandpa gag made slightly more sense because of it. Though him being inexplicably the even more directory director bossman in the dub adds even more to his legend of badassery!

Also Directator as a name is a good pun but it feels like a bit of a bad change cos it doesnt have anything in common with his japanese name except also being related to movies. His sub name is Mister Movien which was like..its already english yo...?? And i just feel like 'hey he is mister something, this is his actual name' is a different vibe to 'The Directator With A Capital The'. Also its easier to search tags on tumblr for mister movien, for some reason directator gets you results for everything individually containing director and dictator also. Like wtf tumblr did you implement an anti punning filter??

ALSO more evidence for my theory that Directator is related to Hoaxy Coaxy: everyone wakes up at home after the film is over and thinks it was a dream, so that totally seems like Directator's powers work the same as Hoaxy Coaxy's. Also both of their sub names are two words both beginning with M. (Moso monmon and mister movien)

Anyway in summaary i am weirdly addicted to this random goofy hollywood dude who only had 1 and a half episodes and never returned. When u get so little screentime youre damn right im gonna keep rewatching it til i die!! HES JUST SO CUTE DAMMIT

#let me barf words at you about all my yokai faves dammit

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marymoonpie · 8 years ago

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Liar Liar (pt. 1)

Pairing: Bill Skarsgård x Reader

Request: a fic where the reader is like 16/17 but lies to get casted in a movie and everyone thinks shes 18/older and bill falls for her? But he doesnt know. And like she acts very cold towards him but he finds her upset and she spills and he says he still loves her and its super cute?

WARNINGS: underage drinking

Word Count: 1.4k

sorry ahead of time for any spelling/grammar mistakes

You were never supposed to actually get the part. With only a few commercials under your belt, who the hell would have thought you would land a role in a major film? You certainly didn’t. You only went to the audition because your best friend convinced you to. For the exposure, she said. So you lied and said you were 21 instead of 17, went to the audition, and actually got the part.

You were so excited to hear that you had been casted that you didn’t realize the weight of the situation until after you hang up the phone. Immediately, you dialed your best friend. This was all her doing, anyways.

The phone rang a few times before she answered. “Hey, babe! What’s up?” she yelled into the phone, causing you to wince. You could hear electronic music blaring in the background.

“Where are you?” you asked.

“It’s Friday night!” she exclaimed, as if that explained everything. “I’m out!” Her voice was battling to be heard over the obnoxiously loud music and losing.

“Angelica? I can barely hear you. Where are you?”

“I’m at that new club! The one where the bartender gives you free shots if you flash him!” she laughed, not sounding entirely sober.

You pinched the bridge of your nose and leaned your head back. Angelica was always doing stuff like this: partying, getting drunk, hooking up with practically strangers. How she didn’t get kicked out of school was a complete mystery to you.

“Could you go somewhere quieter, please? I really need to talk to you about something,” you pleaded.

Angelica sensed the stress in your voice, “Yeah, of course.” A couple of seconds passed as you heard the music on her end grow fainter and eventually disappear. “I’m outside now,” Angelica informed you. “What’s going on?”

“I’m freaking out, Angelica. What the hell am I going to do? Oh my god, I’m going to jail. That’s it. My life is over!” you began ranting.

“Woah, woah, woah. Slow down. What are you talking about?”

“I got the part,” you explained.

“What part?”

You sighed. “The part! The one that you convinced me to audition for even though I’m too young.”

“Ohhhh, that part,” she realized.

“Yeah!” you shouted, anxiety turning into frustration. “The casting director called and offered me the part, and I accepted it like an idiot! I need to call him back and say I can’t do it.”

Angelica interjected, “Wait a second! First of all, congrats on getting the part. Second of all, you can’t not do it! This is huge for you, Y/N. Like once in a lifetime opportunity. I’m not gonna let you pass it up.”

“But, I lied,” you emphasized. “I’m a minor! I don’t even know if this is legal.”

“Y/N, take a deep breath and listen to me,” Angelica instructed in a firm, yet calming tone. You did as she said and inhaled slowly. You glanced down to see tread marks imprinted on the carpet below your feet. You hadn’t even realized you were pacing.

“You’re going to keep the part,” your friend continued. “Shooting only lasts for 4 months, tops. You’ll only have to lie for 4 months, and then your career will be set! No more commercials. No more low budget student films. Directors will be begging to have you in their movies.”

You sat down slowly on the arm of a couch. Angelica’s words comforted you, slowing your heartbeat. “Four months isn’t that long, I guess,” you agreed.

“Exactly! I’m gonna go now. Don’t wait up for me! Love ya.” Your phone beeped, signaling the end of the call, before you had a chance to respond.

With another sigh, you slid off the arm and onto the couch. You lied there for hours, trying the mentally prepare yourself for what was to come.

A week later, it was time for the read through of the script.

You sat in your car outside of the office building the read through was to take place in. The L.A. sun streamed through the windows and onto you. Sweat beaded on your forehead, half because of the heat and half because of nerves.

“You can do this, Y/N,” you assured yourself. “21 isn’t that different than 17. You’re an actor. This isn’t a big deal.”

With one last check of your appearance in the rear view mirror, you stepped out of the car and started towards the building. You reached the correct floor and room with little trouble. Opening the doors, you found a large room with a long table in the center. A crowd of people were mingling around it. Presumably actors, writers, producers, directors, and other people of the sorts.

“Y/N, darling!” the casting director, Joe, called. He rushed towards you and enveloped you in a tight hug. “We are so thrilled that you accepted the part! Come, our leading lady must meet the leading man.” He took your arm and lead you across the room. The two of you came to a stop behind a tall man with dark hair who was faced away speaking to someone else.

Joe cleared his throat and the man turned to face him. You immediately felt your heart jump. The man was gorgeous, to say the least. The almost perfect definition of tall, dark, and handsome.

Joe introduced you, “Y/N, this is Bill. Bill, Y/N.”

Bill extended his hand towards you. “It’s nice to meet you, Y/N.”

“You too,” you replied, moving your hand to shake his. His large hand was nearly double the size of yours.

“I’ll leave you two to get to know each other,” Joe said with a wink before striding off to talk to more people. You watched him leave and couldn’t hep but laugh at his caricature like persona.

“So, I heard this is your first movie,” Bill initiated conversation.

Your head snapped back to look at him. “Oh, yeah,” you confirmed with a sheepish grin. “I’ve been in plays and a few commercials, but never a movie.”

Bill smiled. The way his eyes crinkled caused your insides to stir. “Well, the casting board was really impressed with your audition, given how young you are. How old are you again?”

“Seve- uh… Twenty one,” you answered.

Great, I already blew it, you thought.

Before Bill could reply, a man stood on chair and called for everyone’s attention. “Good morning, everyone! I am Andrew Mars, the director,” he introduced himself. “Let’s get reading!”

Everyone moved from their spots in the room to the chairs at the table. You noticed that each chair was labeled with a name. Searching for your name, you found that your designated spot was right next to Bill’s. He walked up and pulled your chair out for you, like a perfect gentleman. Not only attractive, but chivalrous. Your heart was doing somersaults and you knew this wouldn’t end well.

“If everyone could turn to page 94, we’ll start with the first line there,” Andrew instructed. The first line was Marissa’s, your character.

“Please, just go. We can’t see each other again,” you read.

Jacob, Bill’s character, replied, “I can’t do that. I need you, Marissa. I love you.”

“If you love me, then don’t marry her,” you spit, digging into your character.

“You know I can’t do that-”

“Why not? We can leave right now and spend the rest of our lives together. I can make you happy. Can she?”

“It’s not that simple!”

“Of course it is! I may not have as much money as she does or as high of a social standing, but our life together would be glorious. Look me in the eyes and tell me I’m wrong.”

Bill glanced up at you, his eyes dark with the weight of the scene. “You don’t understand! You have no idea what it’s like to have so many expectations surrounding you. To have so many people depending on you. I want to spend the rest of my days with you. I desperately do. But I can’t put my own happiness over the well-being of my family.”

“I understand plenty, believe me. You say you love me, but you don’t know about love. Love is something that triumphs all else. Something to be fought for no matter the risks. No, you do not love me. You don’t know how to.”

“Great!” Andrew interrupted. The room erupted into applause for you and Bill, and you blushed as you looked around the table.

You looked at Bill who leaned over and whispered, “This is gonna be fun.”

It’s going to be a long 4 months.

Thank you so much for reading, I hoped you enjoyed!

So I’m definitely turning this into a series, cause I just love this idea. I’m thinking five parts and an epilogue :) If you wanna be added to the tag list for this series, message me

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pitubea1910 · 8 years ago

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Last Resource

Pairing: Oliver Queen x Reader

Featuring: John Diggle, Felicity Smoak

Words: 2359

Warnings: angst (I think?)

Tags: none

Request: anonymous request:

“Will u do a oliver queen/ex!reader where she is a police detective n know that he is the green arrow? After they broke up, years later, they met again during a case n r forced to work together much to the reader dismay. She is still not quite over him but he clearly has move on. The case is difficult thus they are going to have to put up with each other. Reader is just itching to finish up so she doesnt have to be in the same room with him anymore. Thanks.”

Notes: none

This couldn’t be real. You had spent years avoiding this moment, even when you were 100% sure that it would happen eventually. You didn’t want to do it, you didn’t want to ask for his help, but you knew you had no other choice. This man, whoever he was, was terrorizing Star City and had been doing it for weeks. The police hadn’t been able to catch him and you knew there was one person who could do it.

Your ex-fiancée, aka Oliver Queen, aka The Green Arrow. You two had been together for 5 years and engaged for six months. Apparently, Oliver Queen was eager to get married but The Green Arrow stopped him. His double identity never was a problem during your time together. You knew how dangerous it was but, being a police, you understood why he did what he did and you were willing to help any time he asked. Everything worked out.

Or used to until he became mayor. You had never felt prouder of him. He even proposed to you in front of everyone, making you feel like you were the only one in a crowd. Your life was just perfect: you had a job you loved, you loved your city, your apartment, your fiancée and had great friends.

But Oliver started to be more and more distant every day. He always said he was busy with his duties as Mayor and his night duties as the Green Arrow. You understood and tried to find the time to be with him. Everything went to hell the day you walked into his office, planning on taking him out for lunch, and you found him making out with Susan Williams, the reporter.

They stepped away from each other when they heard someone coming into the office. Obviously, they never thought it would be you. Oliver’s face changed immediately but you didn’t give him time to say anything. All you did was turn around and walk back out of his office. That was the end of your relationship.

And there you were, two years later, trying to find a way to solve the murder of those seven civilians in seven weeks. The police was desperate, knowing a new murder was coming. The town was terrified, not knowing who this guy was. And you knew exactly what to do, but still was trying to find another way, someone else to help you. Anyone but him.

Yet, you knew you were out of options. So you got up, took your coat and keys and headed towards where the lair was. The drive there passed faster than what you wanted, you needed more time. But before you realized it, you were in front of the old building where the lair was. Old memories of those times you went in there crashed you like a hurricane, making you want to run away. But it wasn’t the time to think about yourself; you had to think about your city and the scared people that lived in it.

So you took a deep breath, and made your way towards the building, wondering if they would have improved the security. Since you were able to get into the elevator and go down with no further problems, you guessed security was still the same. When you stepped out of it, a smile appeared on your face as you saw that the place was just like you remembered.

“No way!” You turned around as you recognized that familiar deep voice. John Diggle.

“John!” You exclaimed with a big smile as you hurried to hug him.

He had always been so protective about you that he felt more like a brother than a friend. You really did miss him.

“How are you?” You smiled. “How are Lyla and the baby?” You asked.

“Well, the baby is not a baby anymore. He’s five now” he informed you with a huge smile.

“Oh my God! He must be huge!” You exclaimed.

“He is” Diggle nodded with a laugh. “And how are you? What are you doing here?”

“Actually, I’m here because I need your help” you said.

“My help?” He asked raising an eyebrow.

“Your help. All of you” you sighed, knowing what he meant. “Is he here?” You asked looking around.

“He’s on his way from the City Hall” he told you.

“Busy as always” you mumbled, trying to ignore how your heart speed up at the thought of facing him again. “I’ll wait then. This is important” you sighed.

“Is it about the murderer?” John asked as he lead you towards a table so you could sit down.

“You always manage to find out about everything right?” You chuckled. Most of the times you came to them for help, they already know what you were going to ask. Some things never change. “And yes”, you nodded. “Seven weeks. Seven murders. The police is desperate. Whoever is doing this, he doesn’t leave anything behind. It’s so frustrating” you said.

“Long time no see”

The moment you heard his voice behind you, you could feel your whole body tensing. Your heart was acting like it wanted to jump out of your chest, you felt nervous and your palms were sweaty, making you curse under your breath. Two years and he still had the same effect on you as always. Too much for moving on.

“Hello Oliver” you said getting up and turning around.

He hadn’t changed a bit. His hair was short as usual, his eyes as blue as always and his tallness as intimidating as it used to be. Even his smile. That damn smile that rocked your world, that made you forget about everything, was still there, causing you to lose the ability to speak. And that suit he was wearing didn’t help at all.

“What a surprise” he said.

And then he just wrapped his arms around you, giving you a quick and tight hug. Where did that come from?

“It’s good to see you” he added with a smile.

“You too” you replied, even though you still didn’t know if it was good. “I need your help” you said.

“Straight to the point” he laughed. “I guess it is about those murders, right?” He said taking a seat as you did the same.

“It is. We have no clue, no lead, we have nothing and it is driving us insane. It is always the same: the victim disappears and it’s found some days later in a random place” you explained. “There’s no connection between the victims or the places, there are no signs of wheels on the pavement or blood. Nothing. It’s like they just appeared there, out of nowhere” you sighed.

“Are you sure there is no leads?” Oliver asked with a frown.

“We’ve searched all the places a million times. If there was any, we would have found it” you said, ruder than what you meant to.

He narrowed his eyes at your tone, but you didn’t apologized or anything. You were just doing this as your last resource, you didn’t even want to be sitting at the same table as Oliver. Especially, when obviously he was over you and you still felt like a fifteen-year-old next to him.

“I’m going to call Felicity to see what she can find” Diggle said getting up from the table and leaving you alone with Oliver.

Silence came in-between you like a storm. You looked away from him but you could feel his eyes on you the whole time. Staring. Making you nervous.

“How have you been?” He finally asked.

“Fine. Thank you” you replied. You looked at him when you heard him laughing. “What?” You snapped.

“Nice as always” he shrugged.

“Asshole as always” you said getting up from the chair. “I’ll tell Diggle to call me if Felicity finds something”

“I can call you” he frowned getting up as well.

“I changed my number” you replied simply before turning around and heading towards Diggle.

You could feel Oliver’s eyes on your back while you talked to Diggle. He told you he would call you the moment they knew something so you thanked him and went to the elevator, just wanting to be out of there and away from him. But that was too much to ask for. Just when the doors were about to close, Oliver’s hand stopped them and he walked in the elevator with you.

“I have to get back to the City Hall” he explained when you looked at him.

“I see” you said leaning against the wall.

Luckily, the ride back up wasn’t long. The moment the doors opened, you said goodbye and walked out of that cage.

“Wait!”

“Can’t you just leave me alone?” You snapped turning to look at him.

“What’s wrong with you?” He frowned.

“Do you think I came here because I wanted to? Do you think this was my first choice?” You asked, trying to keep your voice down.

“Since you’re asking, I guess not” he said crossing his arms. “It’s been two years, (Y/N)” he added.

“And you’re obviously over it” you laughed.

“You’re not?” He frowned even more. You chuckled and shook your head. He could be so stupid.

“How’s Susan?” You asked looking back at him.

“I haven’t seen her in a long time. Answer me” he demanded as he took a step towards you. “Aren’t you over me? Over us?”

“I thought I was” you said meeting his eyes. “Obviously, I was wrong” you added before turning around to go to your car. You really needed to put some distance between you two.

The next few hours were a complete hell for you. You spent the whole time trying to focus on your work so you wouldn’t think about him, but the whole time those blue eyes came back to hunt you. Over him? How were you supposed to be over him when he had been everything for you? When he had been the love of your life. You knew you would never feel for anyone what you felt for him, and the fact that he had forget about you was painful, since it made you think that you hadn’t mean that much to him. But you had to work with him this time. Just this time. And never see him again.

Before you expected it, you got a message from Diggle saying they had something. Bless Felicity and her skills. Once again, you took your keys and headed towards your car and towards the lair. This time you didn’t have to think that much before going down but the moment you saw him, you felt your knees weak again.

“(Y/N)!” Felicity exclaimed hurrying over you to hug you.

You two used to be very close back in the time when you and Oliver were together. But after your break up you decided to take some distance from everyone in the team. You knew she understood, all of them did, but you still missed them.

“How are you? You look so great! Oliver filled us in and I think I might have a lead. It’s not much but maybe it can help” she said.

“I’m sure it will be so helpful. Thank you Felicity” you smiled at her before following her to her ‘office’ where she sat down.

“(Y/N)”, Oliver’s voice said behind you. With a sigh, you turned around. “Can we talk?”

“I’m kind of busy now” you replied.

“It will be just a minute. I promise” he insisted. You sighed and looked at Felicity.

“Go. I’ll still be here” she smiled at you.

With a nod you followed Oliver back to where the training room was. You stopped in the middle of it, looking around as you remembered all the times you trained with Oliver. He would always kick your ass but from time to time he would let you win. A smile appeared on your lips at the memory.

“Were you being honest?” He asked behind you.

“About what?” You asked back, still not looking at him.

“Not being over us…over me” he said walking around you so he was standing in front of you.

“Why do you want to talk about it?” You asked crossing your arms.

“It’s important to me” he shrugged.

“As important as our engagement was?” You snapped sarcastic.

“How many times do I have to apologize because of that? It was a mistake. A horrible one. The worst one but…I never meant to hurt you” he frowned looking down at you.

“You did a great work with that” you said rolling your eyes. He was about to say something else, but you stopped him. “No Oliver. I don’t want to talk about it, I don’t want to talk about the past. The only reason I came here asking for your help, was because I was desperate and I want to save my city, just like you do. But the moment we’re done, I’ll be walking out of that elevator and never coming back, understand?” You told him. “You hurt me really bad, Oliver. I spent days without leaving my apartment. I didn’t know what to do or how to move on. Eventually I managed to keep on going with my life and I never was over you. You were and are the love of my life, and there’s nothing I can do to change that. That’s why I won’t be in the same room as you for more time than necessary. So please, stop this attempts to be friendly with me. I don’t want your friendship. All I ever wanted was your love and your respect. And even that was too much for you to give.”

Once you finished your speech, Oliver didn’t know what to say so he just stood there, watching you leave the room, not really knowing what to do. The moment he saw you there at the lair, earlier that day, he thought he could make it right and be your friend, but obviously you weren’t willing to have any kind of relationship. Not now, not ever. He really lost you and he was an idiot for it.

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Pinterest Ads: A Simple Guide to Set You Up For Success

Pinterest advertising clicks so well with Pinners, it’s kind of inspiring.

Pinterest is a discovery platform. Almost all searches on Pinterest are unbranded, which means Pinners are open to new ideas and products. In fact, 73 percent of Pinners say content from brands makes Pinterest more useful.

We’ll dive in to the differences between Pinterest ad formats and provide a step-by-step guide on how to advertise on Pinterest. Plus, we’ve assembled the most Pin-worthy ad tips along with Pinterest ad examples you’re going to want add to your next mood board.

Bonus: Download a free guide that teaches you how to make money on Pinterest in six easy steps using the tools you already have.

Why use Pinterest ads?

Pinterest ads offer marketers the chance to earn awareness and consideration from Pinterest’s 250 million users early in their consumer journeys. And connecting early works: 98 percent of Pinners say they’ve tried new things they found on Pinterest, versus 71 percent on other social media platforms.

Beyond driving awareness, brands using Pinterest ads’ targeting capabilities see results. More than half of Pinterest’s users have made a purchase after seeing business content on the site.

And Pinners spend 29 percent more than non-Pinners, delivering an average of $2 in profit for every advertiser dollar.

With that in mind, it’s time to get pin-spired about advertising on Pinterest.

Just one catch: For the time being, Pinterest ads are only available in Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Types of Pinterest Ads

Your Pinterest ad campaign type will determine what ad format you use, as well as your bid type and available placements. So it’s good to know the attributes of each format before starting a campaign.

Promoted Pins

Promoted Pins appear in the home feed and search results just like a regular Pin except that they’re boosted and targeted to deliver way more reach. Other than the “Promoted” label on the Pin, they look and behave the way other Pins do. Users can Pin them to boards, share them, and comment on them.

Perhaps the best feature of Promoted Pins is that after a Pinner shares it, the “Promoted” label goes away and subsequent repins are considered earned media. In other words, you get added exposure for free. When a user taps or clicks your ad, they’re taken directly to your landing page.

Promoted Pin Specs:

Campaign objective: Brand awareness File type: .PNG or .JPEG Ideal aspect ratio: 2:3 File size: Max 10 MB Description copy: Max 500 characters One-tap Pins

Pinterest tells us that, as of 2019, all Pinterest ad formats have officially been migrated to the one-tap system. That means that when a user taps or clicks your ad, they’re taken directly to your landing page.

“Two-tap” ads (where the first click resulted in a zoom-in) no longer exist. And since all ads are technically “one-tap,” it doesn’t make sense to use that term anymore either. “One-tap Pins” are no longer a category of Pinterest ad.

Promoted Carousels

Promoted Carousels were introduced in November 2018. They feature two to five images that Pinners can swipe through.

These multi-image ads can appear wherever Pins can, and they behave the same, except for the dots beneath that signal the swipe option.

Each card in a Promoted Carousel ad can feature a different image, title, description, and landing page. This format is great if you have multiple products or multiple features to showcase because different images and selling points can speak to different Pinners.

CoverGirl used a Promoted Carousel to show every shade of its TruBlend Foundation, resulting in a 3.8 point lift in brand awareness.

REI’s Experience the Outdoors campaign earned strong engagement and a 32 percent higher click-through rate using a Promoted Carousel.

Promoted Carousel Specs:

File type: .PNG or .JPEG Ideal aspect ratio: 1:1 or 2:3 File size: Max 10 MB Title copy: Max 100 characters Description copy: Max 500 characters Promoted Video Pins

Promoted Video Pins are just like Promoted Pins except the static image is replaced with video. Like Promoted Pins, Promoted Video appears in the home feed, search results, and the “more like this” section under a Pin close-up.

Pinterest videos autoplay as soon as they’re 50 percent in view. For greater accessibility, and because many viewers watch video with sound off, it’s important to produce video that’s not dependent on audio.

Pinterest offers two sizes for Promoted Video Pins: Max width and standard.

Standard width videos are the same size as regular Pins, whereas max width video spreads across the feed, minimizing distraction from competing Pins. Maximum video exposure can be more expensive, since minimum bids start higher.

Videos are ideal for awareness campaigns, and a good format for telling a brand or product story.

A Pinterest study conducted with Millward Brown found the Promoted videos are four times more memorable than non-video ads. And 67 percent of Pinners said that video inspires them to take action.

Promoted Video Specs:

Campaign objective: Video views File type: .MPR or .MOV Encoding: H264 Ideal aspect ratio: 1:1, 2:3, 9:16 or 16:9. File size: Max 2GB Video length: Minimum 4 sec, maximum 30 min Description copy: Max 500 characters

Promoted App Pins

Promoted App Pins let Pinners download your mobile app directly from Pinterest. These mobile-only ads are a good fit for Pinterest’s audience, since 80 percent of Pinterest traffic comes from mobile devices.

Promoted App Pins look and act just like a Promoted Pin or Promoted Video Pin, only they link to a valid iTunes or Google Play app store URL. An install button accompanies these Pins, but you should also make sure your copy and image or video conveys attributes about your app.

Pinners have a penchant for shopping, so quick-and-easy app downloads can quickly turn into sales. When Playrix chose Promoted App Pins to promoted its Fishdom and Gardenscapes game apps, one in five installs from Pinterest resulted in paying users. Overall Playrix doubled their ROI.

Buyable Pins

Buyable Pins are designed to be shoppable. Also known as Shop the Look, these Pins allow Pinners to find and buy products directly from your Pin.

These Pins work across mobile and web, and appear in the same places as a Promoted Pin would. The only difference is items in the image are tagged with white dots that can be tapped or clicked on to display and link to product information.

This format is ideal for images that feature multiple products working together. Imagine a fully decorated living room, Christmas dinner spread, or the latest fall fashion arrivals.

Pinterest recommends that images should be tagged with four to six dots. Ideally each dot should be linked directly to the product’s page. If that’s not possible, Pinterest suggests finding one exact match, and other close matches.

To create Buyable Pins, Pinterest offers a bespoke tagging tool. For larger campaigns it may be better to work with Curalate and Olapic are Pinterest’s preferred partners.

These Pins are designed to deliver sales. After Modern Citizen enabled Buyable Pins, the fashion brand saw its retail orders increase by 73 percent.

Story Pins

A new type of Pin format that is being tested with select business accounts, Story Pins feature up to 20 pages of images, text, and links.

Story Pins appear in users’ home feeds with a cover image and a title. They also say “Story” underneath. Tapping a Story Pin allows you to see all of its pages.

Story Pins can be saved to boards like any other Pin. Watch this space for updates on how they perform for brands.

How to Advertise on Pinterest

With your newfound expertise on Pinterest ad formats, you’re now ready to setup a Pinterest ad campaign.

Step 1: Get a business account

Either convert your existing Pinterest account to a business account, or create a new account for your business. Our guide to using Pinterest for business goes over the fundamentals of starting up a brand account.

Step 2: Install the Pinterest Tag

Before starting a Pinterest ad campaign, make sure you have installed the Pinterest Tag. With the Promoted Tag you’ll be able to track the actions people take on your website after seeing your Pinterest ads, including checkouts, sign ups, and searches.

Step 3: Choose your campaign goal

Each campaign starts at ads.pinterest.com with an objective. Choosing the right goal is important because it will determine what ad formats are available and how you bid in the ad auction.

There are four campaign objectives available:

Get traffic to your website. Earn high-quality leads and send Pinners to your website. You pay-per each click. Build brand awareness. Gain broad exposure with current and prospective customers. You get charged per 1,000 impressions. Increase installs for your app. There are two ways to promote app downloads on Pinterest. When you pay by install, Pinterest regularly adjusts your bid based on your budget. When you pay by the click, your ad is optimized for click traffic. Build awareness through video views. Autoplay videos are ideal for promoting awareness and consideration. You pay per 1,000 impressions. Step 4: Choose your campaign budget

Add your campaign name and then set your daily and lifetime spend limit. More specific pricing parameters will come later.

If you’re creating a carousel ad campaign, make sure you enable the option. This will only work if you’ve selected brand awareness as your campaign objective.

Step 5: Create an ad group

Choose a pre-existing ad group or create a new one. Think of an ad group as a container for your Promoted Pins. Each ad group can have a different assigned budget and different targeting.

Ad groups help you manage multiple goals within a single campaign. For example, perhaps you’d like to target specific content to a particular geography, but you have a limited budget for it.

Plan to launch with between two and four Pins per ad group.

Step 6: Choose your target audience

Set the parameters for the audience you would like to reach with your campaign.

You can target based on gender, location, language, and device. If your Pinterest ad campaign objectives are traffic or awareness, use a broad targeting strategy to avoid low click volume.

Read our guide on the top Pinterest demographics that matter to social media marketers.

Step 7: Select ad placement

If your budget permits, go with the all placements default. Otherwise there are two primary avenues for your ads to appear in: Browse and Search.

Browse placements end up in the home feed and related pins. They pair nicely with interest targeting, whereas search result placements perform better with keyword targeting.

Step 8: Add interests and keywords

You can expand on your targeting by adding interest and keyword targeting as well. This setting will ensure that your ads are automatically targeted to relevant searches and interests.

Pinterest finds that in in general, campaigns improve reach, click-through rates, and better achieve scale when interest and keyword targeting is enabled.

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For the best results, use 25 keywords. Keywords can be formatted to indicate broad match, phrase match, or exact match. Negative keywords can also be added to exclude certain search terms from triggering ads.

Keyword formatting

Broad match: art modern Phrase match: “art modern” Exact match: [art modern]

Not sure what keywords to add? Learn how to find relevant keyword here.

Step 9: Set your budget and schedule

Enter the start and end date for your Pinterest ad campaign. Then set your daily or lifetime budget. Your daily budget sets your daily spending limit for your ad group. The lifetime budget is the total amount you want to spend between your start and end date.

Be careful what you add here, because this cannot be edited later on.

Here’s a video summary of steps 5-10:

Step 10: Tailor for optimization and delivery

Start by setting a maximum bid for your Pinterest ads. This is also known as your target CPM rate. Minimum bids must be above $2.00.

Step 11: Determine your pacing

There are two types of pacing options for your Pinterest ad campaign: Standard and accelerated. Standard pacing aligns your bids with your overall spend and campaign duration. Accelerated pacing may be better for high impact campaigns as it enables faster delivery of your budget and faster results.

Pinterest will never spend over your daily or total budget caps, but accelerated pacing may drain your budget before your campaign end date.

Step 12: Pick your Promoted Pins

Click Pick a Pin to add Pins to your ad group. Remember, each ad group should aim to include two-four Pins. You can either create new Pins or pick Pins that you’ve added before. Assigned each Pin with a name and a URL.

For Pins to be eligible, they must:

Be saved to your profile Not be saved to secret boards Have destination URLs (they should not be shortened) Not feature third-party videos or GIF

Step 13: Monitor campaign performance

Click on Analytics from the Pinterest Ads Manager dashboard to measure the performance of your campaign. You’ll first be presented with an overview of all campaigns and their key metrics, including total clicks or impressions; engagement rate or CTR; average eCPM (earned and non-earned cost-per impression) and eCPC (effective cost-per click); and total spend. Click on a specific campaign to drill down into its performance details.

Each campaign is different, but a few ways you can further optimize your campaign are to broaden your audience, increase your budget, try different formats, or plan around events.

Read our detailed guide to Pinterest Analytics.

12 Pinterest Ad Tips and Examples

If you’re going to start investing in your Pinterest marketing strategy, you need to make sure your content is ready to shine. These tips and examples are a good starting place, or can help you refine current content.

Of course, before promoting any content, make sure you’re up to speed on Pinterest’s advertising guidelines.

1. Create beautiful content

Easier said than done right? Actually, it’s not. Keep imagery simple so that it will have high impact. Since 80 percent of Pinners use Pinterest on mobile, use high-resolution, vertical images to give your pins pride of place. Adhere to Pinterest’s specifications so you don’t end up with a distorted or truncated Pin.

Absolut and ad agency 360i used closeups and strong visuals to make a splash with Pinterest video.

Febreeze has another great example:

2. Lead with a hook

Whether you’re using static images or videos, you always want to lead with your hook. That goes for copy, too.

Pinterest recommends you prioritize the first 30-60 characters in descriptions, since the rest may not show in the feed. For video, the first few seconds are the most crucial.

Make sure to include your brand name in the hook. Pinterest research shows that Pins with a brand name in the first line of description earn two-times higher awareness.

3. Provide detailed descriptions

Pinterest users appreciate the finer details. Your descriptions should provide Pinners with information that they can act on. Take advantage of keywords and hashtags, too.

4. Stick with lifestyle themes

Pinners are more inspired when they see your brand in action, especially when it comes to video.

Pins that show someone interacting with your product or service are 67 percent more likely to drive online sales lift. But make sure to keep it as the focal point – don’t let it get lost in the mix.

Starbucks embedded its coffee right into morning routines with this Pin:

5. Add tasteful branding

Pinners don’t mind branded content, so make sure your brand name or logo are there to enforce awareness and consideration. For video ads, Pinterest suggests showing branding within the first few seconds, or for the whole duration. For images, avoid the lower right corner since that area can sometimes be covered or cut off.

6. Add a text overlay

Text overlay can enhance your brand message. But don’t overdo it, you still want your visuals to have impact, too.

The best text overlays call out unique features or are actionable. For instance, adding the word “new” can result in nine times higher aided awareness. Overlays with actionable copy see a 6 percent lift in online sales.

La La Land used text overlay to great effect, as a way to promote its Golden Globe wins.

7. Tell a story

After running a study on 29 Promoted Video campaigns, Pinterest found that focusing storytelling was one of the best approaches. People watched videos 29 percent longer when there was a storyline included. Storytelling is a great way to tell a brand story, share company news or showcase your product in action.

For Pinterest’s own Right the Ratio campaign, Pinterest used storytelling to demonstrate how to close the gender gap in creative fields.

8. Or share a how-to

The same Pinterest Promoted Video study found how-to instructional videos also worked best. Lowe’s created a campaign that demonstrated how to build a laundry room from start to finish. As a result, completion rates were double the Pinterest benchmark for videos longer than 25 seconds.

10. Pin for special or seasonal moments

Pinners are especially active when it comes to holiday or life event planning. But since they’re also planners, they’re often Pinning about these topics three to four months ahead of the event.

Pinterest’s research finds that Pins that feature holiday or life moment content have a 22 percent lift in online sales.

Pinterest’s Possibilities Planner showcases some of the largest events on the platform and provides good keyword tips.

Think outside of traditional holidays. What events matter to your audience? IKEA back-to-school season dorm-room décor campaign increased CTR by 73 percent.

11. Plan for Pin continuity

When a Pinner clicks on your Pin they’re looking for more information. Make sure they land on a page that can provide it – and if possible, use the same image for continuity. Pins that go to pages with similar imagery have a 13 percent higher lift in online sales.

Undergarment retailer ThirdLove found success this way with its one-tap campaign, earning a 26 percent increase in traffic, and decreasing cost-par-acquisition by 14 percent.

12. Use Rich Pins

There are four types of Rich Pins that can be used to provide contextual information for your Pins: app, product, recipe, and article. Including pricing details can make a difference: Pinterest finds that Pins with prices see 28 percent higher online sales.

Made.com used Rich Pins to share product name, price, and availability information on their home décor Pins. The added detail made a big difference, leading to a 51 percent increase in conversions and a 106 percent increase in transactions.

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