#chapter 812

[algumaideia]

Sanji will marry????

Also he has a family?????

[whatlurksbean]

What Lurks beneath- chapter 29 page 812

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[tenthousandyearsx]

“You were my ideal type from head to toe.” Strong, poised, a successful adult in society. And, well, I was jealous of your looks too. Not your face, but your height and build. The face is nice to look at, but having it myself would be too much pressure. [...] “And when you loitered around near me, did you think I wouldn’t develop any affection?” [...] His damp hair, those golden eyes beneath it, still sparkled. It was not just his appearance but his entire presence that was beautiful. He was still someone I could call my ideal type, yet it was different from before.

– The S Classes that I Raised – Chapter 812: Ideal Type

[justagalwhowrites]

Two years ago today, I posted the first chapter of Beskar Doll to AO3.

It was my first foray into fanfic and my first time engaging in fandom outside of attending cons and wearing out VHS tapes rewatching Star Wars a million times. I started writing it just for myself with no intention of posting it anywhere and then @mysticnightmarewrites and @interdimensionaldrey-blog convinced me to share it. So, I did! Thinking that maybe 10 people would ever look at it. More than 1,400 kudos, 800 comments and 66k views later, I think the actual number might be a smidge higher than that. Maybe. Just a little.

Beskar Doll was the first time anyone but one or two people in my life saw my writing - after spending the last 20+ years of my life telling stories to my notebooks and my laptops - and it was so much better than I thought it would be.

That story became a bit of an obsession for me and then Lavender did, too, and then all of you wound up here and I couldn't more thankful that. This journey has been one of my favorite things about my life over the last two years and so much of that is because of you. Thank you for spending your time on these stories, thank you for caring about these characters, thank you for tolerating my posting schedule that has absolutely no rhyme or reason and the fact that my favorite thing to do is torture these men with angst. You all truly mean so much to me.

I know this fandom has been a rougher place lately, but I know what a beautiful place it can be and I have faith that we can be that again. I'm looking forward to the day we are ❤️

[adaobiiii]

────── Behind The Runway ⋆｡𖦹°‧★

────────────────────── 𝜗𝜚 ࣪˖ ✧˚.⋆ Masterlist

ᯓ★ Miraculous Ladybug Social Media AU

ᯓ★ Summary : A bunch of one-shots on Marinette as MDC and her friends/connections, that lead to Lila's downfall. Includes the Akuma class going to gotham, Luka, Kagami and Felix going to Collège Françoise Dupont, a tiny bit of Adrien salt at the beginning and Felinette!!!. OR An smau where Marinette launches her brand and gets super famous. Lila, obviously, attempts to make things worse for her but it simply bites her in the face.

ᯓ★ Genre : Fluff, Comedy? (as comedic as i can get), a tiny bit of angst, friends to lovers

ᯓ★ Pairings : Marinette x Felix

ᯓ★ Started : January 11, 2025

ᯓ★ Ended : March 23, 2025

ᯓ★ A/N : Guys a decent amount of the characters might seem ooc (out of character) but thats cause i'm not an avid watched of the show.... Everyone is aged up to 18/19 and is in their last year of high school (pretend the age matches lol). I have no idea what update schedules will look like but i hope this ends up around 20 "chapters"

Home ||  Main Masterlist || MLB Masterlist

ᯓ★ Profile 1 : Private Accounts ᯓ★ Profile 2 : Not So Private Accounts

★ 1 Rich Girl Privileges

★ 2 Accept My Love

★ 3 Scream In The Halls

★ 4 Apologise? ( WC : 784 )

★ 5 Karma

★ 6 Little Fashion Minions

★ 7 Dress In A Bathtub

★ 8 Womp Womp ( WC : 650 )

★ 9 Cute

★ 10 Crying

★ 11 Creative ( WC : 655 )

★ 12 Adrien ( WC : 831 )

★ 13 Tainted By A Male

★ 14 A Date ?

★ 15 Breaking News

★ 16 Touch Grass

★ 17 Only You Do ( WC : 912 )

★ 18 Concert

★ 19 Virgin Eyes

★ 20 Sabrina ( WC : 1990 )

★ 21 Gone

★ 22 Ridiculous

★ 23 What The Fuck ( WC : 812 )

★ 24 Marinette Dupain-Cheng ( WC : 1611 )

★ 25 Imagine

★ 26 Velvet Mirage

[sunshineangel0]

chapter ten

pairing- bang chan x OC (Chi Nakamura) genre- slow burn, romantic comedy, slice of life word count- 812 warnings- mild language, chaotic public kissing, secondhand embarrassment, emotionally constipated idiots (affectionate) a/n- sorry this is so short!! but i couldnt find a way to sum it up better 🥹 also shoutout to Mina for being the voice of reason we all need.

Chi had barely survived the last few weeks.

Sleep came in fragments. Her thoughts ran in loops. Ever since that night backstage—since that kiss—her entire world had been suspended in some strange, silent limbo.

Between her and Chris, nothing had been said. But everything had changed.

He still showed up at Mochi & Bean every morning, like always. Still at 5:30 sharp. Still ordered his Americano, extra shot. Still leaned over the pastry case to point at muffins he claimed weren’t technically counted in the inventory.

But now, the quiet between them buzzed.

Chris looked at her like she was a secret he couldn’t stop telling himself. His touches lingered—barely-there brushes of fingertips as she handed him his drink, light nudges of his shoulder against hers like punctuation marks to their banter. And always, always, his eyes trailed after her a beat too long.

But the kiss? The moment everything shifted?

Never mentioned. Not once.

And it was slowly driving her insane.

Then—midday happened.

Chi was wiping down the espresso machine when the bell over the café door jingled, sharp and out of rhythm with the usual lunchtime crowd. She glanced up—

And froze.

Chris.

But not morning Chris. Not sleep-mussed hair, hoodie-half-off, sleepy-smile Chris.

This Chris had his hood all the way up. Mask pulled high. Shoulders tight. Hands shoved into his pockets like they were holding him together.

Wrong time. Wrong energy.

Chi blinked, already uneasy. “Back for another caffeine fix?” she asked, trying to keep it light as she tucked a damp cloth into her apron.

He didn’t answer.

Just stared at her like she’d just asked him to jump off a roof. Like he was about to.

“Chris?” she said, her voice dipping lower. “You okay?”

He pulled down the mask, opened his mouth to say somethin—then stopped.

And someone else beat him to it.

A guy stepped up to the counter. Some regular who always lingered too long and smiled too wide. Chi vaguely remembered him as the type who gave his number on napkins and didn’t take a hint.

“Hey, Chi,” the guy said, casual but way too confident. “You free this weekend? I was thinking we could—”

Chris moved before Chi could blink.

A sharp pivot. His stare dropped to the guy like a hammer. Calm. Cold. Calculating.

Chi’s stomach flipped. “Uh—”

“I don’t want to just be the guy who gets coffee anymore.”

Chris’s voice was low. Rough. It struck the air like flint against steel.

Time stopped.

The milk steamer hissed. Somewhere in the background, a spoon clinked to the floor. No one breathed.

The guy blinked. “What?”

But Chris didn’t look at him.

His eyes were locked on Chi like she was the only real thing in the room.

Her pulse rocketed.

She opened her mouth, voice barely a whisper. “Then… what do you want to be?”

Chris didn’t answer with words.

He crossed walked aroung the counter and pulled her in, hands on her waist, firm and unapologetic—and then he kissed her.

Right there.

In the middle of the café.

In broad daylight.

His mouth crushed against hers, all heat and urgency, like he’d been holding it back for way too long. Like weeks of tension and silence had finally snapped. His fingers curled into her apron strings, tugging her closer, and Chi could only hold on.

Everything spun. Customers gasped.

Someone whispered, “Is that—?”

A phone hit the floor with a clatter.

Chi’s brain short-circuited. She felt everything—his breath, his grip, the way he kissed like he was drowning and she was the only air he’d ever need.

Then—he broke away, just barely.

His forehead touched hers. Their breaths tangled. Her hands were still knotted in his hoodie. His smirk ghosted against her lips.

She was speechless.

He looked far too proud of himself.

And then—

Screaming.

“WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL JUST HAPPENED?”

Mina’s voice cut through the chaos like a siren.

Chi blinked. Her body finally remembered how to move. She looked around—phones up, jaws dropped, faces recognizing him.

From the back, a girl gasped and gripped her friend’s arm. “Wait. Wait. Is that—BANG CHAN?!”

Chris exhaled, half-laughing, like this wasn’t his first spontaneous public meltdown.

“...Oops.”

Chi’s soul left her body. “oh... yeah...”

Mina stormed forward, a hurricane in an apron. She jabbed a finger at Chris, then at Chi, then back again. “You—AND YOU—just made HEADLINES. IN. THE. MIDDLE. OF. A. CAFÉ!”

Chris shrugged like he’d just tripped over a chair. “Yeah, that happens sometimes.”

“WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT HAPPENS SOMETIMES?!”

Chi couldn’t take it anymore.

She grabbed Chris by the sleeve, yanked him toward the back. “Kitchen. Now.”

He went easily, grinning like a maniac, utterly unbothered.

Behind them, Mina turned on the crowd. “NO PHOTOS! I MEAN IT! I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN.”

Someone whispered, “Too late.”

Chi groaned. She was so, so done.

©sunshineangel0 𖹭 if you liked this work, please consider reblogging, commenting or liking! xoxo franzi 💋

skz general: @velvetmoonlght @scarlet789 @estella-novella @nightmarenyxx

Mochi and Bean: @offl-ine @missvanjii @watchingover-hypegirl @namchanhyung @d0nnie---dark0 @queenofdumbfuckery

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[chaconnehoonie]

Welcome to Earth- Enhypen(Pilot) (discontinued)

⟿ Extraterrestrial! Enhypen x Fem! Reader

Synopsis- The idea of extraterrestrial life was never a deeply interesting topic to you. Of course, that was before you found a wrecked spaceship and seven inhuman beings.

Estimated WC: 20k-25k

Pilot WC: 812

Warnings: Aliens, cursings, angst, smut(hyung line), fluff, idiotic humor, mythology, [etc. will be added on]

Taglist-

@deobitifull @shinrjj @notevenheretbh1 @skzenhalove @jooniesbears-blog @kgneptun @minniejenseo @strxwbloody

Please comment or send an ask to be added to the taglist, and please have your age in your bio!! I will not be tagging minors or anyone without an age.

A/N: Although this is titled as the Pilot chapter, this will not be a series! The purpose of having this short Pilot chapter is for everyone to get a taste of what’s to come, and to test the waters with a less common genre. So, there will not be chapters, only the pilot and the full length fic.

The depictions of aliens and extraterrestrials in this writing are not meant to be “historically” accurate or follow society’s standard view, these characteristics are made to fit the storyline.

This is fiction and the scenarios are completely fake and from my brain, none of the characters are like this in real life, MDNI!

“Seriously- who’s idea was it to visit another galaxy just for some stupid party!?” Sunghoon stands up from the table he was sitting at, abruptly leaving the game he was playing with Sunoo and Jungwon. He stomps his way over to the spaceship’s control system, catching the attention of Jay who was taking a nap. “And why is Riki flying us? Who’s supposed to be controlling this ship!?”

The panic in Sunghoon’s voice rises, quickly attempting to shove Riki out of the seat but the younger just shoves him back. “Chill, Jake was steering but he needed a bathroom break so I took over.” Riki shrugs casually. Jay finds interest in the conversation and walks up next to Sunghoon, heavy yet squishy feet slapping the tiled floor underneath him.

“Chill? Chill?! Do not tell me to chill when we’re at risk of dying!” Sunghoon is yelling now, drawing their friends’ attention to the situation. Jay groans at Sunghoon’s volume ringing in his sleepy ears.

“What’s going on? Where’s Jake?” Heeseung hears the commotion and comes to rest a hand on Sunghoon’s slimy shoulder, speaking calmly to steady his friend. “Jake left to take a leak, and told Riki he could steer the ship. So unbelievable.” Sunghoon shakes his head in disapproval, mentally listing off the ways he’ll punish Jake in the future. “Maybe if I water his favorite plant with acid rain he’ll get the message.”

Heeseung attempts to relax his raging friend, forgetting about their younger one now steering the ship in the wrong direction. “Wait, Riki- do you even know where we’re going?” Heeseung looks towards the radar, noting how the small image of a ship was further than it should be. “Well…Jake didn’t tell me where to go, he just told me to keep steering.”

The eldest rubs a long finger against his temple, trying to remain calm unlike Sunghoon. Just in time, Jake comes strolling out of the bathroom with a sharp-toothed grin. “See! I knew he wouldn’t crash. You guys just have to trust me.” He sits in the passenger seat next to Riki, encouraging him to keep flying as he’s doing a great job at “keeping everyone alive.”

Before Jake was able to take over the steering, a loud shriek comes from Jay who was now pointing towards the radar. “Guys look! What is that?” All five boys focus on the electronic, watching the way the ship is now suddenly turning towards a massive unidentifiable object. “Not you Riki! You’re supposed to focus when you steer!” Jay turns the boy’s large head back towards the windshield, but it’s too late.

“Watch out! It’s an asteroid!” Sunghoon grabs the steering wheel above Riki’s hands, trying to take control of the whole ship, sighing as the flying vehicle becomes stable again. “Seriously guys, who lets a child have this much power?” Everyone lets out relieved laughs, although Sunghoon wasn’t cracking a joke.

Just as they thought they were safe, a loud crash is heard behind them followed by the screams of Sunoo and Jungwon. Everyone turns to see the two of them holding onto different pieces of furniture as a hole in the large broken window threatens to suck them out of the ship as smaller pieces of furniture fly out. “There’s more!” Jungwon shouts as him and Sunoo look out of the big broken window next to them, watching as the star-speckled sky fills with large flying meteors.

Jungwon grabs Sunoo’s arm, pulling him towards the front of the ship with everyone else to huddle for protection. “This is bad guys, there’s too many!” Sunghoon is cautiously dodging any meteors and debris while everyone else is balled up together, slimy cold skin pressed tight as they get ready to say their goodbyes forever.

“I never thought it would end this way.” Heeseung starts speaking, voice shaky as he tries not to worry the younger members. “I always thought Jake and Riki would accidentally light a mushroom forest on fire or something…not this.” He finally breaks down and everyone else follows, sobbing and gripping each other tighter.

Sunghoon doesn’t give up, continuing to steer even with multiple asteroids denting and destroying the ship. “I can try to land us somewhere.” His voice sounds frantic as he tries not to show his panic. Before he can find a clear planet to land on, a sudden asteroid is seen rapidly flying forward and into the windshield.

A fire erupts from the destroyed engine, any alarms enabled on the spaceship are now blaring and flashing red as the whole aircraft plummets down. “Hoon!” Sunoo cries out as he extents a hand to the older who is cowering away from the windshield and running over towards his friends.

“We’re going down! Prepare for impact!”

[taesanrot]

taesanrot's 2024 wrapped!

first of all, happy new years! i want to thank everyone for the support i've received this year. 2024 was my first year on this blog, and i've gotten more love and support for my writing than i could've ever imagined. i'm so grateful for every single note and interaction and follower and ask and i hope we can spend 2025 together as well <3

top 5 fics:

from the start — h.ts | 1397 notes

earrings — l.cy | 879 notes

thinkin bout you — h.ts | 812 notes

soothe — h.ts | 733 notes

cool with you — k.lh | 725 notes

longest fic:

thinkin bout you | 5.8k words

shortest fic:

untitled | 0.2k words

group i wrote the most fics for: riize

idol i wrote the most for: han taesan

number of groups written for: 4

2024 milestones: hit 500 followers, hit 1k notes on a fic, joined a writers network (@onedoornet xoxo), started my first fic collection

goals for 2025: put out at least 2 fics a month, write a 10k+ word fic, expand the genres/tropes i write, start writing for more groups (enha here i come), post an smau

favorite fics i've read this year:

you plus me by @paarksunghoon —i laughed i cried i smiled, everything! this was a work of art i wish i could experience it for the first time again

i hate you by @ikeuverse — enemies to lovers and best friend's brother GOD.... the tension between the two was so well written

busy woman by @heedeungism — a recent one but still so good nevertheless, felt like i was watching a movie play out in front of me, can't wait for the second part <33

score that goal! by @lqfiles — probably my fav smau EVER .... the humor was just so perfect, the main character was so likeable and the plot just flowed so nicely i enjoyed it thoroughly

join game? by @hangup119 — another fantastic smau, just watched jjk for the first time so i finally understand all the references. once again the humor and jokes were unbeatable, kind of a unique trope as well and the written chapters were actual art

cloud 9 by @wonhes — GODDD THIS SMAU ... when i tell u this got me through my summer internship, just so wholesome the mcs are so perfect and cute together

indica dreams by @hazyhae — haechan in a stoner fic? im there. i've reread this one so many times

rainy day by @01zfan — couldn't end off this list without my favorite anton au!! the essence and calmness of it was just everything to me, seriously my comfort fic

[thehanwen]

The penultimate chapter and the basis of my whole fic The Dial Tone is All He Has, my Dial Drunk inspired fic, is up now! Go check it out Here or start from the beginning

Here's a snippet from Chapter 4:

"It's that Harrington boy again."

Flo gave him a 'told you so' look as he brushed passed her with a sigh and ventured further into the station. He found Callahan outside the one holding cell the building had, his hands thrown up in an exasperated gesture.

"I told you already, that number is disconnected!"

"No, no try it again. He'll answer. Try with the area code—812-219-9765." Steve sat sprawled on the floor of the holding cell, back against the concrete wall, legs splayed out in front of him. He rattled off the number quickly for someone who looked to be more alcohol than water.

[kartoonatic]

South of Midnight: Chapter 1 Details and References

I've played this game like 3 times straight through. I have a problem. Here's all the little background details and references I saw in Chapter 1, massive spoilers under the cut:

A lot's going on in Hazel's room, her posters are packed with references. Lets start with the obvious:

This poster for "Fangs" is a reference to Megan Thee Stallion's "Hiss".

"More-812" is a reference to Blink-182.

Pro-Boohag propaganda.

These comic book posters allude to Hazel's upcoming adventures.

And a quick note- in chapter 2 after her first fight, Hazel says this:

You could take this to mean that there's a comic series about a superhero Weaver who fights Haints in universe, but I don't think this means anything I just think it's cute.

Hazel works at a donuts & coffee shop and plays guitar.

@/miladyconfetti on tiktok pointed out that this poster is likely a reference to Flo-Jo (Florence Griffith Joyner), a legendary track & field athlete and the fastest woman ever recorded to this day. I'm inclined to believe her because the suit is iconic like come on.

In the living room we find out Lacey has excellent taste. This picture is a reference to Annie Lee's "Blue Monday", 1985.

While I believe the one next to it, due to the style of shading and bodily proportions, is a general reference to the work of Ernie Barnes. His painting "The Sugar Shack", 1976, is what I thought of when first seeing it.

Alright I'm probably only fixating on it because I'm Mexican but THESE jars here in the back resemble a type of pottery that's very popular in New Mexico. They might be an american version of a style of pottery that comes out of Jalisco, but I'm not confident enough to say. The only english name I could find for them was "red ware pottery" and I'm unsure of the real name/style but my grandma's house is absolutely filled with these.

Is this as exclusive to NM as I think it is? Does anyone know what I'm talking about? Anyways...

The fridge magnets resemble characters we meet later on.

This might be a reach but I think this moment references Bag Lady by Erykah Badu.

And last but not least, the figures in Mrs. Pearle's house all resemble a boss fight. From left to right: Ayotunde, Two-Toed Tom, Laurent, and Huggin' Molly.

Hazel drops the Huggin' Molly figure, foreshadowing her death.

That's all I got for chapter 1. There's one more poster I didn't mention, but that's cause I couldn't think of anything about it. If it is a reference, I don't know it. Feel free to add if you got it or caught anything else I missed.

[dizzymisslizzie]

2024 Fic Round Up!

Inspired to do this by @caterpills's post!

Most of my fics were published in 2024! Going back, I realized how much writing I did this year! This is my first foray into writing in fandom and I've found it so soul-enriching.

So here's the list of my 2024 fics! Note: These are all RWRB❤️🤍💙

January

Model Behavior: Model!Alex AU, Words: 67,876

March

New Friend Silver, Old Friends Gold : PWP! Words: 4,683

May

May the Fourth be with You: Post-Canon Fluff!! Words: 1,764

June

Biscuit Land: Single Dad!Alex and Baker!Henry

Looking for Orion: RWRB x Star Trek: TNG AU! Doctor!Alex with cute kids and Commander!Henry. This one is angsty but as always a happy ending! Words: 32,245

July

Fireworks Reflecting on a Lake: Post-Canon Fluff! Words: 812

September

beautiful, curious, breathing, laughing flesh [fic & podfic] by esbielle, LK_42: This is my first collaboration!! Olympic diving AU! Words: 32,431, Podfic 4 hours

October

All, All Mine, Beloved: Omegaverse! Lawyer!Alex and Prince Henry in a rushed marriage. There's plenty of sex but LOTS of plot too!! Words: 69,193

November

Crystal Heart by LK_42 for magicmelinoe: Anywhere with You gift exchange! This story was going to be 3K words and ended up at 34,147!! Witch!Alex and Faerie!Henry quest to find answers to a magical bond.

Say My Name: Ok, this started out quick and dirty and has grown into a second chapter and likely a third at some point! A bathroom stall at a gay bar; Words: 3,964

December

Merry Christmas, Henry Fox: PWP!! Y'all, this is just some hot Writer!Henry and Lawyer!Alex sex. Words: 1,743

I have so many WIPs that I'm playing with! My Camping AU: Wildness & Artifice is very summer themed and the ending needs fleshing out so I think I'll keep that one for the Spring.

BUT! I have at least two more winter themed fics that will be coming out in the next month or so! There's also Gilmore Girls AU and Sugar Daddy Pez in the works!

I love RWRB and the whole MCQ universe. This fandom their books have relit a love of fiction (I read a lot of non-fiction history) in me that I thought was gone. This fandom and their words got me through a tough pregnancy and kept me sane during my first months as a new mom.

The words of the authors of this amazing fandom have made me weep, rage and laugh out loud. Thank you for your words and inspiring me to keep writing mine.

Open no pressure tags!

@miss-minnelli @tailsbeth-writes @firstprincehornyramblings @aforgottennymph @botaboxed @suseagull5914 @onthewaytosomewhere @marz-rm @magicmelinoe @cha-melodius @anincompletelist @fullsunsets @starrypiscesao3

[whatlurksbean]

What Lurks beneath- chapter 29 page 797

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[mythoughtsaregoingtooffendyou]

Chapter 2: Planning Ahead

Na'vi: Kaxltì -> Hello Appearances: So'lek, Ateyra (OC) Word Count: 1 812 Authors Note: There again is no need to have played the game. Since this is a So'lek fanfiction there will be minor Spoilers. I hope you enjoy reading and have a beautiful day ❤ The other Chapters are HERE

As you woke up, you already knew that this day would be hard. After everything that had happened yesterday you had a lot to get done.

First off all you wanted to ask So’lek for another Bow lesson. You knew you needed to learn this, so that everybody in HQ could stop worrying so much about you. And furthermore, you agreed with Alex. He might not normally be good at this type of thing, but for you to wait around until So’lek talked to you was ridiculous. After all it was So’lek. He never really talked to anyone if it wasn’t totally necessary.

Second you needed to check on Ateyra, see how she was doing, now that the Aranahe had taken her in. You also hadn’t forgotten that you needed a plan on how to stay close to her and redeem yourself in the eyes of the Aranahe. This would also be the thing you decided to do first. Since So’lek wasn’t particularly fond of you, even though you did your best to change that, and you did not want to ruin his day first thing in the morning, neither did you want to ruin your own day if he decided to reject you.

Slipping into the pod, readying yourself for the connection, excitement arose in you. Closing your eyes in your human body and opening them to see Pandoras forest and beautiful nature in front of you would be something that you would forever worship. There was nothing better than the sensation of the soft noises, the different smells and the intensity of how your Avatar body took all of it in. Eywa, you loved this feeling. More now than yesterday you whished to stay in this body forever. In the back of your mind the dread of going back to your small and fragile body, where you could not feel, hear or smell all those sensations was building up again.

Pushing those thoughts aside you stepped out of Wooded Glen Field Lab and started heading to the home tree. Priya had already informed Ateyra that you would come meet her there. As you came closer you already saw Ateyra waiting for you. Quickening your steps as to not waste anymore of her time you already shouted “Kaxltì” in her direction. Ateyra had taken a few environment samples for you to take back to HQ that she gave you the moment you stood in front of her.

“Here, I couldn’t take more. I also tried talking to them to let you in again, but it’s no use. I’m really sorry.” A soft smile formed on your lips “Don’t be. It’s their right to keep me out, after all that happened. I will find a way to prove myself to them again. Or at least I hope to do that. Anyway, did they teach you anything useful?” You knew Ateyra wasn’t the one to blame. Of course you were sad, that for one you couldn’t be with the Aranahe anymore and that there was no way for you to be a representative for the Resistance at the moment, but for now there was nothing you could do about it. It was best for you to fixate on the things that were within your reach and that was bow training with So’lek. Or at least you hoped so.

“Well, we didn’t do much yesterday. I met some of the people and we shared a meal. But today is going to be very exciting. Nevika plans on showing me how to dress Na’vi and Etuwa also wanted to talk about something. I will keep you all updated.” With a smile and a nod, you said “Good, let me know if you need anything. Also, it be great if you will take me along if an opportunity arises.” You knew this was a selfish request, but Eywa you just wanted to be a part of this. You already missed the smells inside of home tree and while you knew that you would be in the way, considering your non existential skills with any weapon, you wanted to go along. At times like this you really wished, that during the first fight against the RDA, someone would have shown you how to properly wield a weapon. But then again you didn’t because now you could make So’lek your trainer. “I’ll do my best” Ateyra answered. With a last nod, the two of you parted ways.

Since you planned on bow training you started heading towards HQ. Taking your sweet time to take everything in. After all, you were more than happy to be back in this body. You grabbed yourself a fruit to eat on the way. The taste of Pandoras foods was another sensation indescribable. It made you miss the good foods from earth even more. You would practically kill to eat something properly in your human body again.

Once you had reached HQ it was time to search for So’lek. As he wasn’t in his usual spot you had to check practically everywhere, until you found him standing outside. He seemed to want to head off somewhere. Stopping him in his tracks your heart began to flutter. Eywa, that man had no business looking so good.

“What do you want?” his usual annoyed self made you feel at ease, as it wasn’t anything against you or anyone in particular. So’lek wanted his peace and quiet and did everything to protect that. He was a loner, and it was only on rare occasions, such as your bow training or when the Sarentu arrived, that he allowed someone invading his personal space. This thought arose something in you. You hadn’t yet thought about why the lone soldier had even suggested bow training you. You wanted to think about it more, but you still owed So’lek an answer. “I wanted to know if you would again show me the ropes on how to use a bow.” You began speaking. Already you could see him frowning at your request so you quickly added “I promise I will do better this time. No missing the target anymore!” still frowning he said “But only one more chance. However, it has to be tomorrow, today I have to go on a mission. Meet me tomorrow morning in front of the HQ. Be early, you have a lot to get better at.” With that he turned and left you standing there. Frozen in your spot.

You had expected him to say no, or to make it more difficult for you. He seemed to do that to everyone else. Maybe you had gotten away with it because he had a good day? He also didn’t seem to be too appalled seeing you today. When he was with Alma, you could see it in his eyes how he tried to keep his hatred in check. Today that seemed different. Or maybe it was your imagination whishing for him to like you. To at least become friends, so you could be near him.  

You headed inside, giving the people in the Lab the samples that Ateyra had taken. Now that Bow training was planned for tomorrow you asked around and helped where help was needed, in order to pass the time quicker. The thought alone of being with So’lek tomorrow made you cheerful.

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So’lek wasn’t sure what exactly had ridden him to say yes to your request. It also didn’t seem to make sense to him as to why he wanted to help you train with a bow in the first place. You were a Dream walker, a human but sometimes you seemed more Na’vi. Maybe that was the point that intrigued him. How you managed to hide your roots like that.

He remembered well the day that he asked you to first train with him. He had always kept a close look on every one of the Resistance incase that any human, Dream walker or Na’vi decided to do something that he did not approve of. Therefore, he was one of the first to notice your change. It did not surprise him, after all you had spent a lot of time with the Aranahe, learning their ways and exchanging culture. However, to his surprise he felt sorry for you and wanted to help you get your mind off this topic. He did not know why, the two of you never really had a close relationship. All you ever did was exchange formalities when it came to missions. And now he allowed you to train with him again. It confused him. There was no reason for him to allow you to be close.

What made even less sense was the fact that you were talentless when it came to the bow, why would you want to continue learning? No matter how often he had corrected your posture and no matter how often he had told you to hold your breath in before firing your arrow you never seemed to really execute it. And Eywa the number of arrows you had missed were impressive. Just thinking about it made him annoyed.

And yet it also seemed to intrigue him. The thought of getting to know you better, to unravel what made you so Na’vi in his eyes, why you were so eager to get to know Pandora in all it’s ways. Yes, you were quite the opposite of the other dream walkers he had gotten to know. Most of them refused to let go of their ways. They made themselves look Na’vi, but their actions were disgusting and wrong. They were demons in the wrong body. But you? Somehow you were not.

He also remembered how angry you were at Alma the day she had confessed that the Sarentu children were sleeping in cryopods. It had made him happy, to see that someone felt the same way about it as he was. And when you tagged along on the mission? You might not had noticed it, but he kept fixating on you. You were no fighter, but the way you spoke to the children and lectured Alma, it had made him grateful. He saw himself in the Sarentu children, or at least a part of him. They had also lost their clan and lost precious years being in the TAP. He now wanted them to experience Pandora to the fullest and you agreed with him. While Alma needed them to fight for the Resistance, you told them that they should do as they pleased. Of course, Alma did not only want that for them. But there seemed to be something twisted about her, that So’lek had yet to uncover. He liked the fact that you appeared to think the same way about this. All of this had made him curious about you. Maybe that was why he agreed to give you one more lesson.

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Day 812

Chapter 8 - Chainsaw vs. Bat

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What Could Have Been: A Bad Romance One-Shot

Series: What If but more specifically Maximum Damage (the alternate ending)

Original Series: Bad Romance

Fandom: The Royal Romance/The Royal Heir

Pairing for this chapter: Liam x Max (now), Liam x Riley (past), Riley x Max (past)

Rating: MA

Warnings for this chapter: character death mentioned.

Word Count:  812

A/N: This was written in response to an ask from @kyra75 for the angstgiving event hosted by @choicesprompts. The request was for the prompt "What could have been" and was specifically for the Bad Romance gang. Since BR had a happily ever after, I couldn't come up with a good, angsty what could have been until the alternate ending popped into my head. Once it did, this just suddenly existed in my head and I had to write it.

My other stuff: Master List.

The crown princess of Cordonia was getting married to the love of her life. It was a watershed moment in her life. All of Cordonia would be watching as she walked down the aisle.

The king was sure that there had never been a prouder father in the history of the world. His little princess was all grown up. She was happy. She was radiant. She looked just like her mother.

He turned his head to observe his queen. The years hadn’t dimmed her beauty one bit. She was as beautiful as the day he’d first lain eyes on her in that bar in New York.

Liam had been born into wealth, and raised to rule, but the greatest privilege of his life had been raising their daughter. It didn’t matter that biologically speaking; she was Drake’s daughter. Her DNA didn’t matter.

Drake. The best friend he’d ever had. His childhood companion. His partner in crime. His closest confidant. His brother.

“Don’t get too sentimental. You promised her you wouldn’t cry.” Drake smiled at him from the seat on the other side of Riley.

“How can I help it?” Liam responded as tears slipped down his cheek. “You’re here. You’re both here for her big day.”

“Liam.” Max’s voice intruded on the scene.

Not yet, Max. Just a few more moments.

Riley leaned over and touched his hand. “She’s so lucky to have you. You’ve done a wonderful job. You and Max both. Thank you.”

“Liam. Liam.”

Not yet, Max!

But it was too late. They were already fading.

“Wait! Don’t go!”

“Liam, come on, it’s time to get up.” Max shook him gently by the shoulders. “We don’t want to be late for the wedding.”

Liam blinked against the onslaught of brightness flooding into the royal suite. “Max?”

“Yeah, who else would it be? Are you okay? You were crying in your sleep.”

“I was dreaming, but Max, it seemed so real! I was at the wedding, and Riley was with me! Drake too!”

“Oh, babe.” Max climbed back into the bed and wrapped Liam in his arms and tears sprang into his own eyes. “I miss them too.”

Twenty six years later and he still blamed himself. If only he hadn’t dropped the damn cell phone that day. If only he’d pulled over to the side of the road before trying to call 911. If he’d done that, then Riley and Drake would both still be here. Hope would have her biological parents. Liam would have his queen. He would have his everything.

But that’s not what happened and now all they could do was dream about what could have been.

Liam looked up into his husband’s eyes. “It wasn’t your fault. It was a tragic accident.”

Max smiled through his tears. Of course Liam knew exactly what he was thinking. Liam was the only reason he was alive. Liam had willed him to live and pushed him to walk again.

Getting out of that wheelchair had been the hardest thing he’d ever done. Not because of the grueling months of physical therapy, but because he had felt like he deserved to be there. He would never understand why he had Liam’s love and forgiveness when he knew he didn’t deserve it, but he was grateful for it. And he was grateful for the daughter they shared. The one whose heart stopping smile was the spitting image of the woman they had both lost.

“I know,” Max lied. Today was a happy day, not a day to wallow in recriminations. “We both promised Hope that we wouldn’t cry today.”

Liam laughed, a bit of sunshine returning to his life. Max had a way of doing that. “We all knew that was a lie when we said it.”

“Oh, a bald faced lie! She’s our baby girl. Of fucking course we’re going to cry!”

Liam laughed again as the last vestiges of the dream wisped away.

Riley and Drake would be there in spirit. Hope had left two reserved seats empty to represent them.

Hope was what they had left of their lost loved ones. And she had brought exactly that into their lives. Hope was what they had clung to in those early days of grief. She had brought sunshine and joy, laughter, and beauty back into the world.

Drake had certainly named her appropriately all those years ago.

Four hours later, they watched her say I do. They both cried copious amounts, but they were happy tears.

And while they both wished that Riley and Drake were there with them, they were thankful to have each other.

The king glanced at the two empty seats. He swore he could feel them there. Maybe, somehow, in some other existence, they were.

Deep in his heart, Liam believed that somewhere out there, in an alternate universe, what could have been, was.

[youaresimplylovely]

“Fast and Fabulous: A Driven Love” 

---- A love story between a Formula 1 Driver and a Supermodel

Chapter 6 (Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5)

Pairing: Carlos Sainz!Formula 1 Driver x Famous Supermodel!Reader

Words: 1,558 words

Warnings: fluff, slight swearing, slight smau, angst!

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Summary: Suitor

A big yawn escapes your mouth, smiling groggily from your long but comfortable sleep. Stirring up as you open your eyes, scratching them to get the sleep out of you. A loud, exasperated sigh comes out of your mouth as you stand up from your bed. Heading to the window next to your bed, you open it to see the rays of sunshine. You stared at the view for a few moments, soon disturbed by loud notifications from your phone. 

You scrunch your face, grabbing your phone from the nightstand. A wide smile purses your lips as you open your Instagram to see many follow requests. 

carlossainz55 started following you. 

lewishamilton started following you. 

charles_leclerc  started following you.

landonorris  started following you.

maxverstappen  started following you.

lance_stroll  started following you.

pierregasly   started following you.

estebanocon  started following you.

georgerussell63   started following you.

yukitsunoda0511  started following you.

“Damn okay.” You laugh seeing the follow requests of the drivers. You shrug as you decide to accept them all and follow them back. 

After accepting the following requests, you head outside your bedroom and into your kitchen. You lived in a condominium; houses weren't your thing, but you stayed in your parents' house occasionally. You couldn't even open your fridge till a message popped on your notifications. It was Carlos. It's like a light bulb lit up throughout your whole body. You couldn't help but giggle as you opened the text. 

Carlos hola mi belleza! Buenas dias, I hope you're doing well. I'd like to take every chance with you to officially start my courtship. May I take you out for breakfast? 

Meanwhile, on Carlos' end, he was like a teenage boy; he couldn't calm down and was so nervous. His breaths were rapid, his hands shaking as he constantly looked at his phone. His thoughts were going crazy. He was praying to the Gods that you would say yes. He'd give anything. You were the woman of his dreams. Well, yes, he had a previous girlfriend, but he had never been this crazy over one. And it was all the doing of one woman. You. 

Back on your end, you smile happily, seeing his commitment to you. You open the chat and text him back. 

Y/N Yeah, I'd love that, Carlos. Thank you, can you pick me up? 

If only you could see Carlos, his eyes lit up and a huge smile pursing his lips. He giggled like a little boy as he texted you back. 

Carlos: Of course, I'll pick you up. Just send me your address, and I'll be there. 

He finishes his text with a red heart emoji. He sighs happily as he rushes to get ready. 

You smile as you text him your condo address as you head back to your bedroom to change. 

10 minutes later, you get another text from Carlos saying he's here. You hurry to grab your purse as you head out. You take the elevator to your condo and arrive at the ground floor. Your jaw dropped, and your eyes widened as you saw Carlos there with his Ferrari Competizione 812. You chuckle as he opens the car window of the passenger seat and waves at you. 

He gets out of the car, taking his sunglasses off. God, you couldn't help but stare at him. He was so handsome. He then approached you with the brightest and sweetest smile.

"Let's go, beautiful?" He smiles at you as he opens the car door for you. Smiling softly as you enter his car. 

As he entered his car and sat in the driver's seat, he fastened his seatbelt, and so did you. You raise your eyebrow, watching him lean in the backseat as he grabs a bouquet of flowers. Smiling at you as he holds it out. 

You chuckle, smiling at him as you take out your phone, snapping a quick picture of him with the roses on his hands. He smiles at you as he gives it to you. 

"Red roses are my favorite flowers. Thank you." You smile, leaning in closer to him as you hug him.

"Can I post this picture? Can I soft launch my suitor?" You say in a playful voice, showing him the cute picture of him holding the roses. 

"I had a feeling and soft launching? I don't know that, but you sure can." He giggles, gently touching your chin, laying his hand on the steering wheel, and starts driving. 

You smile at him and open your Instagram account to post the cute picture. 

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ynlovesu red roses r my fav 

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user13 MISS MA’AM??? EXCUSE ME???

user7 WAIT A MINUTE I RECOGNIZE THOSE ARMS 

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user4 OMG FERRARI COMMENTED??? IS IT CARLOS???????????

You giggle at the comments, eventually turning your phone off. 

Moments later, you and Carlos arrived at the cafe. You really liked the ambiance; it was warm and comfy. Carlos led you to your table. He gently pulled out the chair for you to sit on. You smile as Carlos sits on the chair across from you. 

He stared at you lovingly, eyes eyeing you from head to toe. He was in awe of you; you were so beautiful, and he couldn't help but believe he had pulled such a woman.

You chuckle, seeing Carlos stare at you as you snap your fingers in front of him, causing him to shrug, eventually laughing. 

"You're so beautiful, mi amor." He looks at you, slowly and gently grabbing your hand to hold, which you let him do. 

You snicker at his words, "I look like a mess." You laugh, looking at yourself

"You're not; if you say you are well, you're gonna be my mess." He smiles, gently rubbing and touching your hands. 

You chuckle at his words; God, was he so sweet. 

Moments later, you and Carlos ordered food after an hour of laughing, smiling, eating, and well flirting. A familiar someone called you. It was Val. 

"Oh, my best friend from the Philippines is calling me. Her name's Val." You smile, introducing her to Carlos. He smiles, feeling happy knowing you're introducing him to your loved ones. 

You smile. Happily, your hand still holding Carlos' while the other is on your phone. You answer the call, expecting good news. Not realizing that it would be chaos. 

"Hey, Val-" You were caught off guard by Val's worried and slightly angry face. 

"I think Karina's cheating on me." She scoffs, looking at you with fire burning in her eyes from anger. 

Your eyes widened at the sudden statement. Carlos looked at you with slightly worried eyes as he stayed quiet, still holding your other hand and rubbing it softly. 

"What? No? That's not possible." You say, speechless, as you look at her with worry. 

"YES! YES IT'S POSSIBLE!" She yells, throwing the chair she sat on. 

"She's been hanging out with this guy, and don't call me crazy because she's been spending more time with him than me, Y/N! We can't even prepare our wedding properly. Every time I come home, she's dressed to go out, and she says he's just a 'friend,'" She rants, breathing heavily, still angry, but now her tone is sad. 

Before you could say anything, you heard the loud door opening from their house through your video call. Karina arrived. 

Val kept the call between you, too; she crosses her arms as she scoffs at Karina. 

"Late again? Were you meeting with your boy toy again, huh?" You could see from the call that Val was so furious. 

"You're crazy," Karina says, rolling her eyes as she sets her car keys on the counter. 

"Me? Crazy? You're crazy! You've spent more time with that stupid idiot than me! Why is he your fiance? What does he have that I don't?" Val growls as she looks at Karina. 

"You can't be seriously jealous of him! He's just a friend!" Karina acts defensive as he looks at Val with complete annoyance. 

"Oh yeah, a friend. Your friend who you see every night? Are you cheating on me? Why am I even asking! It's obvious!" Val yells angrily at Karina. 

Karina glared at Val. She was still full of annoyance. "Whatever." She walks out of the room and heads upstairs to the guest bedroom. 

"YEAH! FINE! GO STAY WITH THAT IDIOT!" Val yells at Karina, making sure her voice is heard from upstairs. 

You were still on the call; while they were fighting, you looked at Carlos with a worried look. He keeps you calm as his hands caress yours. 

A loud scoff comes out of Val's mouth. Picking up the chair, she threw it and sat back on it. She lets out a sigh as he looks at you. 

"It's been like that the past few days, but what were you gonna say that you may have found yourself a date?" She tries her best to give a smile at you. 

"Well," You smile, chuckling despite the tension. You show Carlos to Val from the call. 

Carlos smiles nervously as he grins. "Hi." He says softly as he holds your hand. 

Val's jaw dropped. She was speechless. The anger from her was washed out. She smiles at you and Carlos. 

You couldn't help but giggle at her cute reaction.

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