#hopping from fandom to fandom like a bunny

[shizuhanaart]

girlfriendsss

[joontroverted]

𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤, 𝙠𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙮!

boyfriend ryomen sukuna x reader

fandom : jujutsu kaisen

tags : just fluff!!!

summary : your boyfriend falls asleep on your lap during movie night... of course you can't help but mess with his sexy sexy back 🥰

author's note : i don't even like this man... but i watched what was unfortunately, the perfect tiktok for boyfriend sukuna! divider credit : @anitalenia

"you asleep baby?"

there's no response from your boyfriend, his back gently going up and down. sukuna's cheek remains pressed against your thigh from where he had laid down halfway through the movie.

"baby?" you try again, and this time he grunts a bit and turns his face on the side to face you instead of the television. he then slowly begins to turn the rest of his body, causing you to shriek.

"wha- what is it?" he immediately says, his voice still hoarse from sleep, sitting up.

"you almost ruined my masterpiece!"

"what masterpiece, woman?" he grumbles, as you urge him to turn away from you. when his back is back in full view and all the little kittys are unharmed you sigh.

he tries peering over his shoulder, "i can't see shit."

"get your ass up and go look in the mirror then."

sukuna heaves himself up, finally rubbing off the remnants of sleep from the nap he took. the moment he's up and walking, your british shorthair pixel decides to claim him, running behind him and clawing at his feet.

he looks over at pixel and rolls his eyes and bends over. "all right, all right, crazy girl," he tells her fondly, as he slings her over his forearm and nestles her against his chest. she rubs her head against his plush pec.

she sure is your cat.

"now, let's see what my woman's been up to," he says, half to pixel and half to himself as he stands in front of the mirror. he turns away from it and peers over at it to see the vast expanse of his back decorated with dozens of hello kitty temporary tattoos.

"ahh, hello kitty, my familiar foe. we meet again," he hums, raising his arm to flex it. he raises his eyebrows and sets his jaw, narrowing his eyes. the sharp cut of his jaw and the serious glint of his eye contrast against the hello kittys peppered on his back and the fluffy bunny slippers he's wearing.

all the kittys move about as the tendons of his muscles flex and bounce, hardening as he pulls his arms up in a pose. pixel scampers up to try and balance on his head.

"wait for me, wait for me!" you hop off of the couch and hug sukuna's thick, firm waist, looking at the mirror image of his giant form posed and flexed with you on your tippy toes peeking up from the divot between his shoulder and his neck, pixel (somehow) seated on his head.

you snap a few mirror selfies of the three of you. sukuna has learned by now when and how to change poses whilst also not covering the camera or changing the angle. and of course, the last picture has to be one of you grabbing his ass, one hand holding the phone and the other's nails sinking into one of his thick and soft and juicy globes. you can't resist yourself as your nails go deeper, even after you're done taking the pic.

"tch."

"popping your ass all by yourself, handsome?" you smirk and nuzzle into the valley between his b̶̶o̶̶o̶̶b̶̶s̶ pecs, inhaling his deep, natural scent.

he pushes a large hand across the side of your face, into your hair, bending down to drop a kiss onto your lips. a kiss that he deepens as your arms circle around his shoulders, his tongue stroking and pushing against yours. his lips taste of strawberry, and you have to bite back your smile from how smooth and plump they are now after he's been stealing your lip balm. you bite his lip as he lifts you up and takes you to the couch, dropping you down gently and nuzzling into you.

you feel pixel move over the two of you and take her usual spot at the corner of the couch.

"was i a good instagram boyfriend?" sukuna hums into your neck.

"a very good instagram boyfriend."

"is the master happy with her masterpiece?" he moves lower, dropping his head onto your chest, and this time he's between your boobs.

"uh huh, are you?"

"mm, can i go back to my nap now?"

you giggle as he twists about to settle himself back on you, this time his entire body covering you like a blacket, from his shirtless top half to his bottom half covered in pink and black sweatpants.

"you can nap now, baby. you can lay on your back too, if you want! i think the tattoos are all dry now."

"face in titties," he mutters, shaking his head. "where did you even get all these tattoos from? did you plan this?"

"oh, i actually had them for a while now, but i think i have sticker anxiety, because i don't think anything is cute or worthy enough for me to stick my stickers or in this case..."

you chatter on about the little sticker and tattoo cards that you couldn't help but buy whenever you saw them, even though you don't know where to stick em. sukuna sleepily smiles into your chest from the implication that you found him was cute/worthy enough to finally use them.

the scratching of your pointy nails on his scalp, and the way you gently pat his back in a rhythm pulls him back into the deep sleep he was in before you had woken him up. your soft chest serves as a better pillow than anything he's ever laid his head on, other than your ass, perhaps. he is so comfortable, you make him feel so comfortable, all the damn time.

"and that's why i chose to watch the terrifier tonight! but you didn't even stay awake to protect me, did you big boy?"

your answer to his question had managed to take a one eigthy and end up on a completely different subject. you look down at your boyfriend who has been fast asleep on your tits from the second he asked you the question, a small pool of drool spreading from the corner of his open mouth onto your skin.

"aww, my baby," you whisper, dropping a kiss on his pink hair. "look at him, pixel! our big scary boy's more like you than he is like a guard dog, isn't he?"

pixel mrrps and continues licking her paw.

you scrunch your nose and pull out your phone, looking through the pictures you just clicked, and click some more of him drooling and dozing.

he might have learned how to be the best instagram boyfriend, and posting this will definitely bring in all the likes and comments but for now, you want him just like this, sweet and snuggly, and only yours to admire.

inspo

[bunny-jpeg]

hii bunny!!! can I get a chocolate cake and whisky with seb or jenson???

bakery menu

want to order your own? take a look at the menu! there's a little something for everyone! i also write for fandoms outside of f1 so if that interests you let me know! i love getting orders! this one i chose jenson button, ever day i get seb from someone hahah, and i will write them. but thank you for the request!

chocolate cake ("do you feel that? that's what happens when i think about you all day.") + whisky (degrading language) served by jenson button (formula one)!

cw: smut/pwp, dirty talk/degrading language, age gap (20s/40s), mean!jenson, brat!reader, thigh riding, masturbation, non-penetrative sex, clothed man/nude woman, couch sex, nipple play, references to spanking

jenson liked good behaviour from a good girl. a good girl meant a good life, without any troubles. but, there was something a spitfire little thing that he could fold to his pleasure and fuck submission into.

you had been the hardest brat to break, and jenson lived for it. there was nothing like after a long day taking you and fucking any stress of the day out of his body. pushing his cock as deep as he could get it.

letting the messy tip kiss your cervix.

it was a rainy day in july and you had tracked your wet socks through the house after you came back inside. you were soaked from head to toe, but you should've waited for him to come get you from the front door with a towel.

now he had you naked with your wet clothes in a pile on the floor. the older man had his hands on your bare hips and his lips on your hard nipple. he was massaging it between his inscors.

your ass was burning from his earlier smacks, you were surprised you didn't get a spank for every drop of water you got on the hardwood floor. now your nipples were being bit up as you straddled his thigh.

he pulled away a little and rubbed both nipples between his pointer finger and thumb, even giving them a big tug. which made you squirm, "you have to behave, love. you can't be bringing your wet clothes into the house." his voice was firm, "you're such a silly little girl, aren't you? just making a huge mess for me to clean up." he shook his head with slight disappointment which made you whine.

you whined, "please ah! c'mon, you're being so mean!"

he looked at you, eyes went for for a moment. he laughed, "i'm being mean? you got an entire puddle right in the middle of my living room in the house i pay for." he put his lips back on the soft skin and tried his best to leave dark bruises on the skin.

you rubbed your slick pussy up against his thigh, the rough jean material he wore made the hairs on the back of your neck stand out. you were painfully hot like this, naked while he was clothed. a visible sign of submission.

he pulled away from you and relaxed against the couch. he took his cock out of his jeans and spit in his hand before he started to jerk himself off. he said, "come now, love. hop to it. if you want to get yourself off, i'm not helping you. brats have to do things for themselves." he was going to love the sight of this.

you started to move up against his thigh. you straddled it and rubbed your achy clit across it. shivers ran up your spine and made your bruised nipples hard. oh, you were just painfully adorable. look at the sight of you, the little brat he had trained so well.

you were capable of being good, you just needed reason to be. but, don't worry jenson would give you reason after reason to be on your best behaviour.

he continued to jerk himself off, occasionally spitting i his hand more. sadly his hand really wasn't like the sweet cunt that was being dragged across his clothed thigh. he eyed you up and down. from the blissed out expression on his face to the bounce of your bruised breasts.

"who owns this pussy, huh? who owns it because you can't be responsible for it. who owns it the way this house and your car are owned?" he panted heavily as he felt his heartbeat in his ears.

this was just too much and he knew his words were making you crumble.

you croaked as you continued to ride his thigh, "you own it. you own it, jenson." you swallowed roughly, "just like you own everything else." you whined as you felt the pleasure race up your body.

you clothed onto him tighter and continued to move your poor cunt up against his clothed thigh. it was almost pathetic, a woman much younger than him was getting her clit stimulated by the over priced denim he wore.

he cupped your ass with his free hand, the bruised cheek still felt hot under his broad hands. you swallowed and continued to move, he maintained eye contact with your body. you looked so painfully erotic, like a good proper whore.

"you're mine, got it?" he asked as he continued to fuck his hand. as much as he'd love for it to be your soft pussy or perfect throat. but, for now he just had to make due.

you couldn't deny it, it was a fact. you were his, he had sank his claws into you long ago and wasn't letting up. so you better be a good girl and continue to fuck yourself on his thigh.

"please, honey."

he landed a smack across your ass and goped the cheek once more. he felt the thrill of pleasure course through your system as he continued to thrust his cock. the pre-cum was all over his hand as you left a wet mark across his pant leg.

you looked like a horny little puppy. it was sickeningly disgusting and only riled him up further.

"you're such a bad girl." he said, "getting off like this." he grabbed your hand and made you touch his slick cock, "do you feel that? that's what happens when i think about you all day. and then you turn around and act like such a brat." his voice was laced with venom

it was all a little too much for you.

you dug your nails into his shoulders as you came, making a mess of the rough jean of his pants. it left a pretty stain as your wetness seeped into the fabric. a big dark spot from his baby girl.

you rested against him and panted heavily, pressing a lot of your weight into him. he relaxed further into the couch with his cock still in his hand. he said to you, "you're such a dirty little slut." he panted, "you always want more, more, more." he swallowed, "but i'll always give you what you want."

"jenson." you whimpered.

a few more jerks of his hand and he finished. ropes of cum got all over the front of his white t-shirt, but he didn't care. he got to see his naked little slut get herself off on his thigh.

he knew his jeans needed a good clean thanks to you. he let go of his cock and panted heavily. his cock twitched when he watched you lick at the cum on his hand. you did it on instinct and moan when the saltiness hit your tongue.

"you're going to be the death of me, honey.' he said as you cleaned him up. he knew he couldn't survive another round like that. so he whispered in your ear, "why don't you put all of our clothes in the wash and meet me in our bedroom. i'll take good care of you." then groped at your bruised ass cheek.

you knew how to behave, jenson ensured that over the time you have been dating. and while he loved your firecracker spirit, nothing got him harder than you dutifully getting up from his lap and going to wash the clothes like a good girl. <3

[drdawnbreaker]

ﾟ°☆𝐃𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐧𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐏𝐭.𝟏☆° ﾟ

Heya!! This is my first recommendation list. I read too much and from multiple different fandoms, hehe. I did think about splitting the fandoms up into separate posts, and maybe I'll do that in the future, but for now, these are all just amazing fanfics that I need to share and show off to the world. If you have any fics you really love, whether they are your own or others you love. Send them my way!! Im always looking for new content to read, hehe.

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✦ Unleashed — @veltana

Genre: Smut. Sex Pollen Au.

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Female Reader

Summary: During a mission, Bucky is exposed to something that removes his inhibitions, and all he wants is you.

✦ Last Minute — @dollfacefantasy

Genre: Smut

Pairing: Frank Castle x Female Reader

Summary: When Frank won't give you attention, you have to convince him not to leave somehow...

✦ Everybody Talks — @nickfowlerrr

Genre: Smut. Halloween Au

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Curvy!Reader

✦ What If...? — @vunblr

Genre: Smut. Angst. Neighbours Au

Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Curvy!Reader

Summary: Bucky navigates his insecurities and guilt from his past as he grows closer to his new neighbour, a nurse.

✦ Who’s She? — @sacredsorceress

Genre: Fluff. Secret double life au.

Pairing: Avenger!Bucky x Fem!Reader

Summary: when sam gets injured during a mission and isn’t able to go to a hospital, bucky brings him and natasha to his own home to get cared for by his girlfriend, y/n, who he’s been keeping a secret.

✦ Dr. Bee — @malum-forev

Genre: Fluff

Pairing: Bucky x Nurse!Reader

Summary: Bucky has quite the reputation, but all it takes for him to want to change is an hour with an outspoken little Bee.

✦ In losing grip, on sinking ships (you showed up just in time) — @mellowsaturns

Genre: Heavy Angst. Onesided-enemies-to-lovers-ish

Pairing: Soldat!Bucky x Assassin!Reader

Summary: When the avengers pick up unusual activity, they realize that not all of hydra was destroyed. one unidentifiable face sends the team into a frenzy, but bucky knows it. he could recognize those eyes anywhere.

✦ Blurred Lines — @ellemj

Genre: Time Travel. Angst. Smut. Fluff. Enemies To Lovers

Pairing: Avengers!Bucky x Reader. 40s!Bucky x Reader

Summary: When choosing a female agent to send back in time to gain young Sergeant Barnes's trust, everyone's in agreement that it should be Sharon. Until Bucky, the man that you barely get along with, speaks up and lets everyone know that it could only be you.

✦ Out of My Head — @navybrat817

Genre: A/B/O. Smut. Angst. Fluff.

Paring: Chubby!Alpha!Bucky x Omega!Reader

Summary: Bucky feels a bit insecure during a romantic evening, and you do your best to get him out of his head.

✦ The Memory Remains — @vunblr

Genre: Smut. Angst. Winter Soldier Vibes

Pairing: Bucky x Curvy!Reader

Summary: An unexpected encounter brings Bucky face-to-face with someone from his past, stirring memories he thought were long buried.

✦ Toy Soldier (part 1) — @vunblr

Genre: Dark. Gore. Angst. Fuff. Big feels

Paring: Winter Soldier!Bucky x mutant!Reader

Summary: She had been the tool Hydra used to keep him operational; he, the weapon manipulated by their tendrils to execute their ambitions. Years after breaking free, fate Sam Wilson brings them together once more. Now, they must navigate the challenges of forging a connection beyond the twisted dynamic that once bound them in the past.

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✦ Strawberry Scented — @cakelitter

Genre: Smut. Hybrid au.

Pairing: Leon S. Kennedy x Bunny!Reader

Summary: You remain still blissful as ever. Your dreams must be nice, hopping in meadows and basking in the sun; or is that too stereotypical of him? Wonder if you dream about him. Does your mind replay the sweet and innocent time you spent together? Or do you get dirty dreams about him like he does?

✦ Dolled Up — @coqvttes

Genre: Smut.

Pairing: Carlos Oliveira x Virgin!Reader

Summary: After making you wait nearly two months to lose your virginity, you surprise him in lingerie that you know he can't resist corrupting you in.

✦ Sweetheart Club — @cakelitter

Genre: Smut. Angst. Collage au.

Pairing: Professor!Leon x Fem!Reader

Summary: “You wanted to talk, professor?” he turns around and faces you, placing down the papers he’s holding on his desk and taking his glasses off. “Yeah, mind explaining the absences?”

✦ Light of the Full Moon — @dollfacefantasy

Genre: Dub-con. Werewolf au. Smut. Angst

Pairing: Husband!Wolf!Chris x Wife!Reader

Summary: Your husband hasn't been the same since coming back from his latest mission. you struggle to understand the cause, not wanting to believe the worst. on the night of a full moon, tensions peak, and you're determined to find out the truth.

✦ LIKE RABBITS ♡ — @dollfacefantasy

Genre: Pure Smut. Hybrid au

Pairing: carlos oliveira x bunny-hybrid!fem!reader

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✦ Werewolf!Jason Todd Imagine — @redr0sewrites

Genre: Smut. Werewolf au. Heat/Knotting

Pairing: Jason Todd x Human!Reader

✦ Virgin Jason Todd — @devotedlyandrogynousyouth

Genre: Pure Smut. Drabble. P/W/P

Pairing: Jason Todd x Reader

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✦ Tentacles — @sweetcocopowder

Genre: Smut. Monster fucking. Supernatural.

Pairing: Dean Winchester x Castiel ft. Alien being?

Summary: Dean has to perform a ritual to continue further in his hunt. Said ritual, is fucking an ancient being that only wants to pleasure. And Cas is here as moral support.

[svt-luna]

* ˚ ✦ LUNA

﹟STAGE NAME ‣ Luna ❨ 루나 ❩

﹟BIRTH NAME ‣ Bae Ji-Yeon ❨ 배지연 ❩

﹟ENGLISH NAME ‣ Luna Bae

﹟POSITION ‣ Lead Vocalist, Visual

﹟BIRTHPLACE ‣ Kensington, London, United Kingdom

﹟BIRTHDATE ‣ January 30, 1997

﹟ZODIAC SIGN ‣ Aquarius

﹟CHINESE ZODIAC SIGN ‣ Ox

﹟HEIGHT ‣ 170cm ❨ 5’7" ❩

﹟WEIGHT ‣ 43kg ❨ 94 lbs ❩

﹟BLOOD TYPE ‣ O+

﹟MBTI ‣ INTJ

﹟NATIONALITY ‣ Korean-English

﹟REPRESENTATIVE EMOJI ‣ 🌙

﹟SUB-GROUP ‣ Vocal Team

﹟INSTAGRAM ‣ @/lunabae

﹟SOLO FANDOM NAME ‣ Moonlights

﹟MIC COLOR ‣ Periwinkle

﹟LUNA FACTS ‣

She was born in Kensington, London, United Kingdom

She is an only child

She comes from a wealthy family

Training Period: 3 years and 4 months

She moved back to Seoul, South Korea in 2011 at the age of 14 years old and started training as an idol when she was just 15 years old back in 2012

She was a trainee at YG Entertainment for a year and was constantly offered to train at PLEDIS Entertainment which she accepted hesitantly a year later

She started training in ballet at the age of 3 years old

Her mother is a retired ballerina while her father is an anthropologist

Education: Southbank Internation School Kensington, School of Performing Arts Seoul

She can speak in English, Korean, and Japanese

Her nicknames are ‘Lulu’, ‘Nana’, ‘Ace’, and ‘Elsa’ (because she can be cold according to the members), ‘It Girl’, ‘Siren’, and ‘Bunny’

She was dubbed the ‘Ace’ by fellow trainees because she was an all-rounder who could adapt and do anything asked of her, and also because she would always get high scores during monthly evaluations

She ranked 1st on TC Chandler’s Most Beautiful Faces of 2020

She is very smart and was always top of her classes

She has a talent for manipulating situations and the rest of the members during their Going Seventeen games making her one of the scariest players

When asked what made her want to be an idol, Luna said, “I was performing on a big stage as a ballerina and there was just a voice in my head that made me want to start singing at the same time.”

Out of all the members, she's the cleanest and has an obsession with cleaning her surroundings

She has mentioned a lot of times that she dislikes doing aegyo but strangely enough, can do it naturally and unknowingly

All the members have confessed that they found her intimidating upon meeting her for the first time, idols and people who meet her for the first time have the same impression (because she has a resting bitch face)

Charming Point: Visuals, siren eyes, charisma, presence/aura, dimple, flirty personality, smirk smile, rbf

Specialty: Facial expressions, stage presence, versatility, flexibility, vocal prowess, trendsetter

Likes: Performing, dressing up, shopping, eating, baking, listening to music, sleeping, working out, reading, legos, classical music, ballet, bunnies

Dislikes: People who walk slowly, when the door gets left open, unorganized plans and surroundings, aegyo, spiders, darkness, tightly closed spaces

Motto: “I believed that I could and I did.”

Show more Luna facts. . .

Related: SEVENTEEN Discography | SEVENTEEN Members Profiles | SEVENTEEN Vocal Team Members | SEVENTEEN Hip Hop Team Members | SEVENTEEN Performance Team Members

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[haunting-heroes-creative-games]

✨ Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About The Haunting Heroes Discord But Didn’t Want To Ask ✨

Are you looking to join this DPxDC server but don't know what it's about? Are you new to Discord and want to figure a few dynamics about it first? Then this is the post for you!

We're Super excited to share with you some of the features you can expect when you join the Haunting Heroes DPxDC Discord server.

🔷 I’m new to Discord. What is Discord?

A noble question. Discord is a messaging/private server application where you can join servers to chat, text, and video call people. Lots of fandoms have servers dedicated to their beloved show/book/comics/blorbos

It’s a popular platform because a) it’s free and b) it’s very easy to organize.

Haunting Heroes, as such, is essentially a private chat room where you can talk about DPxDC with other fans. There are other DPxDC servers, but you can never have too many!

🔷 What do you do on Haunting Heroes?

We do a lot! If you’re here, you may have seen the results of the Writing Games we’ve played, like "Who Wrote That?" as well as "Guess That Fic" (a fun way to give fic recs AND test your DPxDC fic knowledge!).

We also share updates of fanart, non fanart, and fan fics, as well as recommendations to stories we’ve read and enjoyed.

And we have plenty of ways to discuss ideas: from canon resources to headcanons that intrigue you; from prompts to workshopping your story ideas; from asking for a beta-reader to sharing your progress. Sometimes this even happens live while doing a sprint with others.

🔷 What does ‘18+ SFW’ mean?

18+ is fairly straightforward: you have to be 18 years or older to join our server. So why SFW?

We decided to emphasize the Safe For Work aspect not because no NSFW content is allowed—we have a flourishing NSFW category as well as a Dark Category with channels for people to talk about it to your hearts’ content! We welcome more mature content, but not everyone wants to engage in it, or only want to engage on their own terms. Being able to curate what you do and don't see is important to us, hence the separate categories (and having to self-select a role to see the NSFW + Dark channels)

We add SFW when talking about HH because ‘18+’ on its own has certain connotations (just like ‘adult content’ or ‘adults only’).

Why, then, are we an 18+ server? We appreciate the under 18s in our fandom, and there are lots of fandom places that are open to all ages (for example, this blog!). But there are older fans who feel more comfortable in an adult oriented space. We noted that a place for adults only in the DPxDC fandom was missing, and wanted to fill that niche.

🔷 Why Should I Join?

✏️ If you’re a writer, you can find a beta reader or ping the Ideas Helper role if you want some help with your story. You can find and share resources for various things, such as writing, art, and how to use A03.

🐱 We also share lots of pictures of our pets!

💡 We have fun emojis and stickers unique to Haunting Heroes, many made by people who are part of the server.

⭐️ We have a starboard! If someone says something you find funny, react to their post with a star emoji; if a post gets 9 stars, it gets shared to the board! It’s like the highlights reel at the end of a Mario Kart Race, but user generated. It's a good way to quickly know what's been going on in the server.

🐰 Our Bunny Hutch (AKA prompts sharing category) is always hopping. Enter at your own risk! You may go there with the intention of dropping off one prompt for someone else to adopt, and leave having adopted 4 new WIPS of your own!

And most importantly, we are a fandom community looking to share with each other the things we love doing or seeing in the fandom. You are likely to find writers, artists, and commenters you know from AO3 or Tumblr, but you might also find new friends to hang out with or be inspired by new things while lurking.

🔷 What can I expect upon joining?

☑️ Once you join, you will have to read our guidelines to make sure you agree with them and know what you can expect in terms of how we handle the server.

☑️ There are also roles to be selected so you can customize your experience. Some roles will allow you to give information to other members (such as the pronouns you select), others will give you an aesthetic (such as color roles), others are pingable and alert you for specific activities (such as movie nights ,or a new writing game being set up, or when someone wants others to bounce ideas). Some will also grant you access to specific sections in our server, such as dark or nsfw channels, which won't be visible otherwise.

☑️ Don't forget to also select the 18+ role which grants you acces to the whole server. This one is made specifically to confirm you agree with the guidelines and are 18 or older, since that's our sole requirement to join the server.

☑️ Once you define your roles, you can check our server roadmap to guide you through the many channels we have in the server with descriptions for each of them and the bots we have available to help through the experience.

☑️ Don't worry if you get a few pings upon entering: we have a welcome mat where others will greet you once you're in.

🔷 How can I join?

To join, send us an ask confirming you're 18+ and someone in our team will send you the link. You can find the ask box as "Ask us anything here" at the top of our blog or clicking here. Please make sure you check your inbox for our reply. If you sent us an ask and haven't gotten a reply in 48hrs, please let us know either replying in this post or contacting one of our mods.

We hope you have fun and fulfill your hero-haunting needs💚👻

[milk-is-stable]

The Detective v The Xmas Tree Bandits

Sick Day rewatch requested by @radioroxx I'm sick, and I know by this that point most of you european folks are asleep but I still have a few hours to go before bedtime so I'm still rewatching long forms and providing commentary!

Pre-watch thoughts: This is never one I gravitate towards rewatching for some reason, and I'm not really sure why? So it's been awhile! Let's do this!

Liveblogging:

Sam sure loves his 1940s New York accents

"just..just push me, please." "Oh, where am I pushing you sweetie?" "Out of the scene" the saga of trike-J will forever be remembered.

Donnie and Frankie into the rooooom!

"You and your ho ho ho" "WOAH, WOAH, WOAH!" <- underrated joke right there!

Bunny rabbits hop around like that, I hear.

"Yeah, we'll keep it understand." Luke not passing up an opportunity to point out one of the others' mistakes.

"I would never betray you, Frankie!" <- feel like we were maybe setting up a potential plot thread here that ended up getting dropped? Weird thing to say otherwise.

"I have two sons called Rupert?? Confusing!"

I'M SETTING A TIME PERIOD. yeah we got that from the accent, too

Honestly half of this play feels like Sam trying to convince the other three that his character isn't a piece of shit, and honestly, yeah, everyone's weirdly hard on the guy when he's just trying to save Christmas for the whole city XD

(he has a point about the food though, idk why we don't have more distinct christmas dishes. every family's different of course, but broadly speaking, yeah it's just thanksgiving again one month later. wtf.)

Ring christmas bells, these are the bells, those aren't the words, you are absurd...

This whole scene is just AJ being confused some more and Luke roasting him for it.

Yes, they're brothers! SO much family resemblance. Can't you tell, from their fabulous coats?

"I told you so many times it was over!" "Did you??" <- see this is what I mean XD I feel like everyone is on wildly different pages about how absent Dad is in this equation, which makes each scene more confusing than the last.

"I was at this strip club this morning" "Oh, and I'M the problem!"

If we're committed to the "AJ plays a campy time-traveling character" thing from Ballet on the Battlefield then I think the times square tree lighter should be part of it. What's my justification? Pure Vibes.

Everyone say Thank You Tom for knowing all the numbers, all the spreadsheets, all the admin.....

Sam: Listen this whole play is a trainwreck but we HAVE to save it in time for Christmas. AJ: SAY NO MORE *activates detonator*

The trike coming out on its own is so good

"Let's crawl to the front of the stage so we can be seen!"

"WE CAN'T ALL BE DYING" *starts desperately playing with every single prop on the table*

"It was never about you coming home-" "REALLY???"

and of course, the iconic: "Donnie, do you wanna do your emotional speech now?" "....nah, I'm good" *dies instantly* Well done sir, no one is doing it like you.

And scene! Honestly, I don't know why Donnie and Frankie don't live in my head more rent free, by all accounts they should tick every character box for me, they've got the dynamic duo, they've got the tragic backstory, they've got the iconic look...it feels weird to say they're underrated because obviously the fandom loves them, but for ME, they're an underrated duo, so it was nice to revisit them here!

[cydrafinity-tadc]

Masterlist of my fanfiction

Will of course keep this updated. Presented in reverse chronological order so you get the newest work first.

Both characters and ships will be listed from most to least prevalence in the story.

If chapters are not listed, then it is a oneshot.

Currently, the only fandom is The Amazing Digital Circus.

The Forlorn Bunny & The Frog Who Hopped Away

Rating: Not Rated

Characters: Jax, Ribbit

Ships: Jax/Ribbit

Jax visits an old friend. Takes place immediately after episode 5. Let's call this ship Bunnyribbit, okay? It's a nice pun.

Heartfelt Happenings at Honeymoon Harbor

Rating: General

Characters: Ragatha, Pomni, Caine, Zooble, Gangle, Jax, Kinger

Ships: Pomni/Ragatha, Gangle/Zooble

Chapters: 1, 2, 3

Caine has a special Valentine's Day adventure cooked up for the Circus crew, where they will each be paired up and sent on a scavenger hunt. Pomni and Ragatha have been getting close, but they may have to get even closer for this escapade. Ragapom focus with background Abstragedy. Was intended to be a oneshot, but it's 3 chapters - and now complete!

Gangle's Silly Softball Sidequest

Rating: Mature

Characters: Gangle, Jax, The copy of Jax from the episode 5 trailer, Pomni, Kinger, Dr. Football

Ships: Gangle/Jax, Gangle/The copy of Jax from the episode 5 trailer

Based on a handful of frames from the Episode 5 trailer, written within hours of said trailer dropping, running on pure adrenaline and sexy vibes. Probably much less refined than my usual standard but this isn't about refinement, it's about Gangle getting caught with Jax's opposite-personality NPC copy, by the real Jax. Sexy times ensue. No actual explicit sex nor nudity but a LOT of kissing. No substantial story but I hope you like the quick and dirty horny nonsense.

By The Blood Moon's Light

Rating: Mature

Characters: Pomni, Ragatha

Ships: Pomni/Ragatha

The blood moon hangs high over Syrcus Castle, as Pomni Van Helsing prepares to confront its most dreaded master. But between the stories, the strangers in town, and the castle's servants, something about the whole situation feels... off. Self-contained Vampire Hunter Pomni x Vampire Ragatha AU, no knowledge of other AU material needed (nor does any exist outside this fic).

New Couple's First Fight

Rating: General

Characters: Pomni, Ragatha

Ships: Pomni/Ragatha

Pomni and Ragatha just concluded their first fight as a couple, and sit down in the devastating aftermath to talk it out.

We Can Take Things Slow

Rating: Explicit

Characters: Pomni, Ragatha

Ships: Pomni/Ragatha

Pomni and Ragatha have only been dating for a week, and Pomni still isn't used to physical intimacy. When she and Ragatha share a bed for the first time, however, she gets a bit more excited than she thought she'd be. Cuddly fluffy sex, with canon-accurate restrictions. So no genitals, no taking off clothes.

It Always Plays Out This Way

Rating: Explicit

Characters: Gangle, Jax

Ships: Jax/Gangle

They hate each other, they love each other, repeat. Angsty, sexy Ribbun from Gangle's POV.

Whatever the Future Holds

Rating: Mature

Characters: Pomni, Ragatha

Ships: Pomni/Ragatha

Pomni and Ragatha stay up talking in bed, and Pomni brings up a heavy subject when she poses the question: What do they want to do when they escape?

An Endless Conga Line of HR Violations

Rating: Explicit

Characters: Gangle, Jax, Ragatha, Zooble, Pomni, Gummigoo

Ships: Jax/Gangle, Pomni/Ragatha

Gangle has been having a rough day as shift manager of Spudsy's. First, Ragatha, who has been completely out of it for some reason, can't stop talking about Pomni. And then Jax comes in from his "re-evaluation" with a surprise... Comedy smut, mainly Ribbun but with some Buttonblossom thrown in, along with other ships that you'll have to read to find out about.

Why Does This Car Smell Like Japanese Cherry Blossoms

Rating: Explicit

Characters: Jax, Gangle

Ships: Jax/Gangle

Jax won't put up with further punishment from Caine after Gangle's "extra training," and demands a promotion. Gangle has an idea on how he can earn it. (She pegs him in the back of his car.) Takes place within the events of episode 4, though doesn't quite fit into canon. Loosely based on an animatic by vvickydisc on Tumblr.

[notapradagurl7]

Do you take requests for hunger games? Finnick to be specific. I am in need of some black women as readers being the love interest ❤️❤️❤️

Black Fem Reader x Finnick.

Fandom: Hunger Games.

Summary: You and Finnick weren't fighters for Hunger Games, so you both stick to what you know best, being together amidst the chaos. Mornings were your favorite time with him.

A/N: I most certainly do lovely anon! It's been so long since I have seen the movies based on that book, 😭 but you are correct and I am in need of some as well! Here you go! Hop you enjoy!

Warnings: mention of violence, fluff, no smut, short fic, love-dovey married couple stuff,

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You stood before the counter of the medium-sized Kitchen with your brown eyes focused on the plate of hashbrowns, you gently placed green and purple grapes in the plastic bowl after cleaning them.

You sighed in bliss and remained focused on the task: making breakfast for your husband, Finnick.

Your black box braids pulled back in a ponytail, while you were dressed in some white leggings that pooled around your legs and, a matching tee shirt paired with some bunny slippers and socks. Your melanated skin shined brightly from the upcoming morning light.

“Good morning, my beautiful wife,” Finnick greeted as he stepped inside, a smile curled upon his face.

Your brown eyes flicked toward those green eyes of his, smiling like a Cherise cat from Alice in Wonderland, once you gazed on him.

“Good morning handsome,” You replied back, washing your hands and wiping them off with a towel.

You approached him with your hands cupping his face, planting a kiss on his lips.

You were a baker just like your mother during a young age, learning the art of mixing flavors and creating delicious treats. But today, you were sticking to something simple yet hearty, hashbrowns, pancakes and fruit, something that would provide energy.

Finnick wrapped his arms around your waist, pulling you closer to him as you both stood in the kitchen. The scent of potatoes sizzling in the pan filled the air, mixing with the sweet aroma of the grapes.

“Smells amazing in here,” he said, looking over your shoulder. “I could get used to waking up to this every day.”

You chuckled softly, your heart swelling at his words. “Well, I hope you like them because I made a whole batch. We need to fuel up for whatever today has in store for us.”

“Whatever it is, as long as I’m with you, I’m ready for it,” he replied, leaning down to give you another quick kiss on the forehead.

You felt the warmth of his body against yours, and it made you forget about the chaos outside your door. The Hunger Games had left their mark on the world, but within the walls of your home, you felt safe and loved.

Setting the table, you poured two glasses of fresh juice and placed the bowls of fruit in front of the two chairs. “I hope you’re hungry,” you teased, grabbing the spatula and flipping the pancakes to ensure they were perfectly crispy on both sides.

“Always,” he replied, taking a seat and resting his chin in his hands, watching you with admiration. “You know, you’re the reason I wake up smiling every day.”

You turned to him with a bashful grin, feeling that familiar flutter in your stomach. “And you’re the reason I get out of bed every morning. I wouldn’t trade this life for anything.”

As you both sat down to eat, the sound of laughter and light conversation filled the kitchen, a stark contrast to the violence and turmoil that lurked just beyond your front door. You shared stories, reminiscing about your favorite moments together, and with every bite, life felt a little brighter.

After breakfast, you stood up and began clearing the table. Finnick, however, had other plans. He jumped up, took your hands in his, and pulled you close once more. “How about a little dance?” he suggested with a playful smirk.

“Now?” you raised an eyebrow, glancing around the kitchen.

“Why not? We have the whole day ahead of us, and I want to make the most of it,” he said, twirling you around before bringing you back into his arms.

You laughed, feeling the joy radiating from him. “Okay, fine, just for a moment.”

As soft music played from a small speaker in the corner, you swayed together, it was just you and him, lost in each other’s embrace, the love you shared stronger than any fear you faced.

“You and me, we’ll get through anything,” Finnick whispered, his forehead resting against yours.

“Together,” you affirmed, your heart bursting with love for the man who made every day feel like a dream.

As the morning turned into afternoon, you both knew that no matter what challenges lay ahead, you would face them side by side, closer than air.

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[trancylovecraft]

(AOEX) The Blood Of An Unwilling Covenant

PART 4 OF 8: Iblis & Egyn

(Yandere Platonic Demon Kings (Ba'al) x Reader)

SERIES SUMMARY:

BARISTA'S NOTE: OK SO THIS ONES PRETTY LONG BUT UHHHHHH GENDER: Femme FANDOM: Blue Exorcist

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LAST PART ,AO3 LINK, SERIES MASTERLIST, NEXT PART

[F/N] zipped open her bag, The fastener running down the side of the main compartment.

It was the early morning, Daylight streaming in from the open window of the room and shining down onto the old shaggy carpet. Highlighting the rugged mess of the blueberry faux fur.

The alabaster closet door was open ajar, Letting the pile of used clothing and toys with a film of dust spill out from the innards. Posters were spread across the wall, Several titles of TV show names and boy bands imprinted on the colourful paper.

[F/N] sat atop the neatly made bed surrounded by the fluff of her floral duvet. Her pillows sat tidy against the mahogany head of the bed, The bunk itself was surrounded by furniture of the same make. A desk by the open window and two bed stands filled with trinkets and trophies she'd earned from her school.

[F/N] shoved the scooby-doo torch into the backpack, It was an old maroon that she had gotten years ago on her first day of school. It was small, Straps digging into her shoulders but it was enough to hold the contents inside and good enough for her mission.

"Food.. Check! Torch.. Check! Camera.. Check!" [F/N] said as she counted the contents of the items laying inside the backpack. Sifting through everything she had and will need as her finger brushed against fibre inside the bag.

Pulling it out halfway, She smiled.

"Folder.. Check!" [F/N] grinned as she shoved it back into a holster compartment inside, Fastening it tight. The folder she had gained only a month ago, What she had held so tightly then could've never braced her for what was inside.

Demons, She had hit a jackpot. The folder had contained so much information and words she didn't understand that she had to spend an extra few hours in the library sifting through a thesaurus.

Late at night under a swing arm light, She had spent days upon days deciphering and reading the words inscribed in the files. But once she had understood and read everything a second time, She struck gold.

The contents of the file made her feel less guilty about the dying man she had encountered a while back, As what was outlined in the details told her of awful acts assumedly committed by the man.

It spoke of some strange organisation, One of which name she didn't recognise in the slightest but the atrocities they were implied to have committed were all she needed to know.

She didn't read much into it, She hadn't the stomach after that night in the graveyard. But from what little she did she know, Something evil was going on somewhere. Something that was brewing-

And something that could help her with Tetsuya.

[F/N] zipped up her bag, Hopping up from her perch on the bed and flinging the straps around her shoulders. What she had read was about demons, Not speaking of any hypothesis but talking as if they were the norm: An everyday thing!

Her camera, If she was able to picture proof of demonic existence then she would be proven right. The file wasn't useful as it was only words and the pictures in there were horrific, And worst of all had no demons in them.

It also said something about a laboratory, One a few hours away from where she was staying in the city of Sendai.

[F/N] knew what she had to do, What she needed to do.

And what a beautiful day it was to do it to!

The warm summers day, The streaming light that illuminated the dust drifting through the air. It was like a lovers embrace, Inviting and welcoming into it's hold. It tickled at the skin of anyone under it, Teasing just like a partner would too.

[F/N]'s feet hit the rug. Tattered sneakers tied into lopsided bunny ears as she turned round the bend of her bed, Making her way towards the door on the right side of the room.

She passed by the wrinkled certificates and chipped gold of her literacy trophies, Ignoring the common bugs squirming around atop them. Infestation as always, Wood starting to rot just a little bit as well.

Though, she stopped.

The open closet door, The alabaster paint of the shutters chipping but that wasn't what she was focused on. Instead, It was the shine of the sunlight reflecting off the dandelion raincoat left hooked inside.

[F/N] stared at the old coat, Visions of his face coming back to her. It was the only thing she had ever gotten back from evidence, Once covered in his blood and covered more in the memories of their time together.

She turned towards it, Stepping forward as she peeled back the creaky doorway of the closet. It was so near her now, The faded stains of dirt and grain still present as she felt her fingers brush up against the yellow Tyvek.

"Tetsu..'" [F/N] muttered as she unhooked it from the hanger it was draped from, Tyvek caressed within her fingers so delicately that it may as well of been floating. She smiled holding it tight.

It was so oversized on him back then, Sleeves drooping down near to his ankles and still ruffled to high hell. But now as she grew and matured it fit perfectly on someone like her now..

Fit perfectly.

[F/N] smiled, Knowing what to do.

Her fingers wrapped around the chip-paint doorknob her hand turned, Ready to leave the stuffiness of her bedroom. This was it! This was the start of her mission, To avenge Tetsuya and to vindicate her of a-

"[F/N]."

[F/N] stopped dead in her tracks. Swinging the door open just in time to meet the folded arms of Mrs. Ono, The counsellor.

[F/N] blinked, Stumbling back a few steps in surprise at the new arrival. Mrs. Ono stood there in her pristine elephant-grey suit, Carmen tie and bun neatly done into their usual appearance of perfection.

Her red-rimmed devil-horn glasses obscured the emerald hues of her eyes staring down at her accusingly, Not so different from a disappointed kindergarten teacher as [F/N] was caught red-handed.

"..Mrs. Ono." [F/N] greeted lowly as she started to shift in her spot, Nervously twiddling her fingers as she was scrutinized under the gaze of the older woman.

She looked [F/N] up and down, Spying the yellow raincoat and hood she was darning and recognising it well. Eyes lighting up in realisation.

"That's a nice raincoat, [F/N]." She greeted slightly, Nodding which [F/N] returned in kind. It was unspoken, But there was nothing that needed to be said as it was all spoken from the glint in the iris. She shrugged.

"Thanks.." [F/N] muttered.

"I was just coming to see how you were doing, Check in on you since you haven't been out of your room much but.. It seems like you're going to be proving me wrong, Aren't you young lady?" Ono said as she eyed her up and down, Spotting the Velcro straps of her backpack.

[F/N] shrugged uncomfortably, Squirming around under the hot scrutiny of Mrs. Ono. The chances of getting caught by her right now, [F/N] groaned. She should've just gone through the window.

"Well?" Ono urged as her folded arms were firm and stance unwavering. [F/N] grasped the straps of her merlot backpack, Tongue pushing at the back in her teeth as she tried to find an excuse.

"..I'm just going off to the library in town. Summer's almost over and I'm going to start studying early, You know how I am with maths.." [F/N] laughed half-heartedly, Boldly making the move to go around her.

But the firm grasp of a hand on her shoulder was enough to hold her in place, [F/N] glancing up nervously towards those red-rims.

"Then I suppose you have your textbooks in your bag, Yes? Do you mind giving me a quick look inside your bag?" Mrs. Ono inquired, A request that made [F/N] bite her tongue: She had been caught.

[F/N] groaned like a toddler, Stamping her foot onto the half-way rugged carpet flooring of her bedroom and the polished wood of the hallway. Her fists balled on the straps, Knuckles cracking as she felt her teenage hormones start to boil.

"Whatever! Why do you care where I'm going? Just let me past, I've got stuff to do!" [F/N] whined, Throwing her fists down to her side in a petulant annoyance. Ono blinked, Straightening up her glasses on the bridge of her nose.

Though, She leaned forward. If her eyes weren't prying before, They were like an analyst's now.

"[F/N].. Don't think I don't know about your ventures out of the centre.." Ono started, Voice now a hushed whisper "I know about your visits to town or the forest, I know that you leave a pillow dummy in your bed late at night when you do."

[F/N] scoffed, Hating the way she started to shrink under her gaze so she tried to raise her shoulders and puff up her chest to look bigger, Getting in her face. She talked like she knew what she was going through, Knew every detail of her life and so much more.

She was talking like she knew her.

"So what..?! Yeah I like long walks at night, I like running around in the forest. Why should you care, It's not like you're my mother!" [F/N] snapped, Stomping her foot down and near yelling in her face which made her jerk back in surprise.

Mrs. Ono's face fell, Weathered wrinkles dropping from the hems of her visage as she stepped back from her.

Ono sighed, Ruby painted lips turning a frown.

"I try to be, [F/N].. " She breathed, Shaking her head she stepped forward. [F/N] felt Ono's hands move to her shoulders. [F/N] shuddered, But a comforting squeeze settled her as she came eye to eye with her emerald ones.

Staring deep, Sunlight reflecting of her glasses.

"I want to be someone you look up to. I want to be the person who you can count on because I care for you." Ono exasperated. "You're a good kid, You just do bad things because you have no one to tell you they're bad."

[F/N]'s lips curled up into a snarl, Barely controlling the respiration of her lungs as she tried to stop the grinding of her teeth. A natural reaction, One [F/N] couldn't stop but was helped by the small circular motions of the counsellors thumb rubbing into her shoulder.

Mrs. Ono clicked her tongue, Looking down for only a moment while she collected her thoughts.

"You go out late at night and I find myself staying up waiting for you to come back, To hear your window slide open. With all the crime and cruelty in the world.. I fear that one day I may never get to hear the shutters of your window ever again." Ono whispered, And if [F/N] didn't know better she could've thought there were tears brimming at her eyes.

[F/N]'s head dropped down, Drooping from her neck as she suddenly became interested in the vans she was kicking in. All this information new to her, Not aware of the way the woman kept an ear out for her at night.

Who else would ever do that for her? Not the other staff, Not the practitioners who came in or the other kids who seemed to enraptured within their own storylines to ever care. Who else in this world would ever care that much?

Tetsuya, That's who would.

Nights when they made pillow forts in each others rooms that they snuck into. The way they'd sneak into the centres kitchens at night and raid the cupboards filled with snacks only meant for 'Friday Golden Time', Now enjoyed by them anytime they wanted.

A smile near cracked her face, Remembering the way he use to push her around and she to him. His laugh so foreign now, You never know how much you desperately try to grasp at memories of them until they're gone. Faces muddling and voices warbling into nothing but a faint summer daydream.

Gone in the breeze, Drifting so far away from her.

That's why she was doing this, That's why she had to do this. And she might as well die trying.

"..You're not my mother, You never will be." [F/N] spat, Head still dropped to it's valley as she did.

The hands on her shoulders lightened, Fingers slipping from her high shoulders and leaving her body. Mrs. Ono stepped back as she watched [F/N] start to tense, The opposite for her as she felt her body deflate.

[F/N] wasn't done however, Finally raising her head to reveal the veins popping at her temple and the bared teeth in her maw. Anger rising to a peak, Still feeling so small within her presence.

"Stop trying to be someone you're not! I've never needed a mother figure in my life and I never will, So just leave me alone okay?! I don't need you to look out for me cause I can do it myself!" [F/N] yelled, Saliva spitting out from her throat as she slammed a foot forward. Nose scrunching up in disgust.

Mrs. Ono jolted away from the sheer volume of her voice, Echoes trailing down the empty hallway. [F/N]'s scream died to nothing but stunned silence, Echoes falling to a halt as her jaw finally closed shut.

[F/N]'s shoulders fell, Fists uncurling and flopping down to her sides as she seen the counsellors face look dejected.

Her eyes were crestfallen and her mouth turned up into a quiet yet somehow screaming smile. [F/N]'s face fell along with hers, Realising what she had done as she went back to awkwardly standing in place.

[F/N] opened her mouth to speak, But was interrupted.

"..Alright. I understand." Ono started, Her voice quiet as she nodded her head.

[F/N] shook her head back and forth, Mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water as she tried to find the words to say.

"I.. It's fine I'll stay here tod-"

"No, You should go. If it means this much to you then I think you should go out, Adventure or whatever you do during the day. I wont stop you, Just.." Ono trailed off, Voice dying into a silent whisper.

Her eyes met [F/N]'s for a second, That shine on her devil-horned glasses faded to nothing but an afterglow.

"Please, Try to stay safe." Mrs. Ono smiled, Such a melancholy little one at that. So much so that it made [F/N]'s heart clench, Juices squeezing out from the pores in the organ as she looked at the woman with guilty eyes.

Mrs. Ono said her goodbyes, A little wave of her hand to show off the painted red of her nails and the clean cut of her cuffs. She bowed once before turning away from her, Meandering down the hallway with the clacks of her glossy rose heels.

[F/N] could only watch the back of her head, Not able to see her expression as she left down the hallway. She wanted to say something, To apologise or to make up for what she had said but when she tried to open her mouth there was nothing to say.

By the time she could make a coherent sentence, Mrs. Ono was gone. Off to do her job and her duties that she was paid to do.

"..I'm sorry.." [F/N] whispered, Voice muddling in with her breath as she turned away. The bus tickets shoved into the back pockets of her jeans were waiting for her, It didn't matter anymore she supposed.

[F/N] turned away, Trying to shove the shame deep down into the pits of her mind. She sighed, Finally stepping foot out into the hallway.

She had a job to do and she was going to do it. The camera was still in her bag, The folder too. There was nothing left to do as she sauntered off down the hallway, Off to catch her bus at the nearby station.

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"Thank you, Sir!"

[F/N] called out to the bus driver, Soles of her vans hitting the gravelly pathway as she hopped off the bus stairs.

The mechanicals doors moved shut, Glass panes showing the driver revving the engine once more before he pressed down on the pedal. [F/N] stood idly by the roadside, Grass tickling at her bare ankles as she watched the bus travel away down the pathway.

It got smaller and smaller as it went, Disappearing on the blue horizon with her eyes enraptured on its departure.

[F/N] gripped the straps of her leather brown back-pack, Pulling it cosy over her shoulders. The day was cool with the wind dusting the far plains, Brushing against her skin and making the strands of hair on her head wave with it.

She stood in the middle of nowhere, In some rundown bus-station with no other passengers that got off with her. It was evident by the street-signs chipped paint, Rusted metal bar holding it up and the wooden bench beside it half-collapsed onto the dirt.

Sprigs and ferns growing wild, Grass tall and unruly that hid the thousands of pebbles scattered within the fertile soil it grew from. The road sat atop what could've been called a miniature arête, The plains not being so flat more than hilly.

Tree's of oak and spruce coupled in clusters, Standing high like landmarks for her to get back from. It was messy yet beautiful, The air much more pure here than it was back at the suburbia she was accustomed to.

It filled her lungs, Taking it in with a deep breath. The furthest she had ever been from that place she had been defined to call home.

"Wow.." [F/N] muttered as she watched the fluffy white of the picturesque clouds above move at their turtle's pace, Knowing how far they'd get in only a few hours. But she wasn't here to cloud gaze or enjoy the wildlife, She was here for one reason and one reason only.

She shifted the bag on her back to be just a little more sturdy, Settling the straps in place before her hand reached behind her to plunge into the semi-opened zipper.

From what she could tell, She was in the right place. The file she had spent many sleepless nights studying outlined a sort of laboratory supposedly in this area. It had coordinates but [F/N] was unable to read them well, Only being able to make out the general location which she thinks was here.

Fishing around and sliding out the file from it's holster, She opened up the cream front to find the coordinates and neon-yellow sticky notes she had attached to it. They labelled her bus route and where she should go from there.

Google maps was a useful tool, God bless technology! [F/N] using the library computers to get a birds eye view of the area and a general layout. And as she came to find to her suprise, Was what seemed to be listed as a 'Makeup Manafacturing and testing facility' Bullshit, [F/N] thought.

The shoes that were planted in the grained soil lifted as she started walking along the side of the road, Finding a good place to go down the hill. The brand that was advertised on the google maps icon was virtually non-existent.

Not to mention that the name "Illuminate Cosmetics" was listed in the file, The one which she closed and shuffled back in her backpack before carefully scampering down the rocky-hill roadside, Kicking into the ankle-high grass with the momentum.

It didn't take long for her to take off in the general direction of where those coordinate's were suppose to take her, Easily stomping and flattening grass along the way. From what [F/N] believed: It was a front for some demon-oriented organization, One where they did horribly sick things to actual human beings.

She headed in the direction the google maps logo had popped up on, Just a bit beside and behind the bus station. That was another thing, What kind of manufacturing facility is placed in the middle of nowhere? With no roads or pathways for the employee's?

Fishy, Definetly as she passed by the thickening of the pine tree's. She hopped over rocks and swerved around shallow dirt ledges in the crossing of plains to forest. [F/N] didn't know if she was going in the right direction, But as the smell of searing chemicals started to tickle at the edge of her nose: [F/N] knew she must've been getting close.

The forest got thicker along with the scent of clinical pollutants and contaminants. [F/N] tried her best not to let it sting at her eyes and let hot tears fall from them. It was only once she had gotten to the core of it, Could she hear the arguing.

"Ugh! You're still watching that filth when you're on the job? Lady Iblis gave you her absolute command to keep watch, Put that phone away!"

"Oh, Don't worry I'm watching something alright. No need to be so pent up, Amon."

"..Pent up? Was that another one of your foul jokes?!"

"Possibly."

The sides of [F/N]'s nose upturned, Eyebrows furrowing in what only could've been described as irritated confusion. It sounded like a normal salaryman and for some reason an English Tudor arguing over someone called Iblis, Bizarre it was as she dashed behind a ferned bush.

"You are impossible to work with! How our lady lets you continue to stay on guard confuses me!" The Tudor proclaimed and as [F/N] quietly rustled the bush branches away from her face, She could finally see what he looked like.

He was nothing like the English Tudor he expected him to be. Well.. he had the flair but he looked straight out of ancient Egypt instead. He was of darker complexion with gold and necklaced beads ringing around his bare neck and chest, The feminine-looking hieroglyph only boldening her ancient impression.

Not to mention the cream-cloth draped around his waist to act as baggy trousers, Or the ankle and wrist bracelets made out of some kind of precious stone. His belts, His dark half-cut hair that faded into blonde and the rather modern leather jacket he wore all made one thought go through her head:

Yeah, This guy is fucking nutty.

The man beside him spoke up.

"Wow, Are you really doubting Lady Iblis' decision of keeping me on guard? I expected better of you, Amon." The man said and as [F/N]'s eyes wandered over to him. She raised a brow at his appearanc.

Unlike "Amon", This guy was exactly who he sounded to be. A salaryman was what he was with his clean cut suit and slicked back hair, Appearance all completed with his dark-rimmed glasses placed upon his chiseled and admittedly handsome face.

But the way he sat, Crouched down like an animal with a cell-phone gripped tightly in his hand. It made a shiver go through [F/N]'s smile, Especially the kind smile that showed no teeth.

He was disturbing, But [F/N] just couldn't put a finger on why.

Amon gasped rather dramatically at the accusation the other man made, Body jerking around to snarl at the crouched man as his fingers curled up into fists.

"Asmodeus, How dare you hang our Great Lady's words over me! You should know better, You disgust me!" Amon declared to the now named Asmodeus, Who in turn just smiled wider with that kind grin and continued to scroll on his phone.

"Whatever you say." He replied in short, Which only seemed to make Amon more mad.

[F/N] leaned over a little bit more from where she was hiding behind the bush. Peeking over the side to see that the two men were actually standing guard in front of a doorway to what looked to be a large building.

[F/N] smiled.

Jackpot.

She had found the facility. The clinically white doors were the only things seen throughout the density of the high forest. The rest of it was hidden behind the thick leaves and logs of the tree's, But [F/N] could tell it was huge.

These two that were fronting the door must've been the guards then, Though [F/N] questioned the garbs and get-ups of them. What kind of security dresses like an ancient Egyptian and an everyday salaryman? It didn't make sense.

And who this "Iblis" was, That was another thing that confused her. But it didn't matter as her eyes scanned the outside of the building, Seeing the metal it was made out of before she saw the metal shutters of the vent.

[F/N] steeled her nerves, Only now noticing the rapid beating of her heart. Her hand moved to Tetsuya's raincoat, The yellow Tyvek being a comfort as she caressed it in her hands and shuffled it tighter on her shoulders.

The raincoat, It calmed her down. It still smelt of rainwater and cut grass, An after shower morning day was what she was brought back to. It soothed her as she started to move back from where she was hidden in the bush.

The men were still arguing at the doorway, Mostly Amon chastising the other man while he browsed porn sites. [F/N] tried not to sarcastically puke as she heard the moans of some girl coming from his phone.

The vent, It was located on the wall beside the doorway. If she snuck around just right without any noise then she could easily undo the screws, She had came prepared with the tools of course.

Passing by rocks, Pushing past ferns and herbs she was about to pass the men.

"Disgraceful! What is it that those men are doing to that woman?! Does she not have any dignity?!" Amon exclaimed as her peered over to look at Asmodeus' phone, Eyes wide with his dark eyeliner crinkling.

"Oh. So this is what human beings call 'Bukkake', It's basically when-" "Shush!" Amon suddenly slapped a hand over Asmodeus' mouth, Cutting off his explanation as they suddenly fell silent. [F/N] paused, She was sat still and silent with the vent only a few feet away from her.

The faint rustle of the wind in the leaves was the only thing she heard, Even the video playing on Asmodeus' phone was cut off. Her eyes widening, The beating of her thundering heart felt so loud in her chest that she thought it would give her away.

Amon stood there, Head held high as he seemingly sniffed at the air like a dog. His hand was still on Asmodeus' mouth, Of which looked up to his peer in slight confusion. [F/N] swallowed back the saliva in her mouth, Could she have been caught?

No, She couldn't! She hadn't made any noise and she was concealed within the shrubbery well. There was no way! And her nerves were calmed as Amon signalled the other to get up and move in the other direction.

Asmodeus surprisingly did as he was told, Putting his hands on his knee's and pushing up to stand at his full towering height. Amon pointed over somewhere else, Asmodeus nodded and they took off in that direction.

[F/N] watched as they went, The drumming of her beating heart being her only company now as she sighed in relief.

A hand grappled onto the canary hood of her raincoat, She screamed as the hand pulled her forward and dragged her out of the bushes.

She was met with the glare of broad daylight, The sun burning into her retinas as she was forced to look back at it. Thrown onto her back, [F/N] sputtered out as she hit the trimmed grass of the clearing.

"Look what we have here!"

A shadow cast over [F/N], The blinding glare in her eyes fading as she came face to face with Amon. He looked down at her with a snarl and folded arms, Golden eyes glaring into her's with the same intensity of the raging inferno of the sun as he looked at her.

[F/N] gulped, Eyes wide as their irises met.

"Aah! I'm sorry!" She yelped as it was the only thing she could come up with as she met with the surprisingly intimidating man. [F/N] tried to back up, Push herself away on the dirt while her eyes still locked onto him.

But she yelped as she felt her back hit the shins of Asmodeus, Somehow managing to stab his foot into her lower back, Making her yelp.

"Aha, It's some mortal kid. Wonder how they got all the way out here- You wanna tell us where you came from?" Asmodeus responded as he looked down at her, Casting a huge shadow with his bulky frame.

"I.. Erm-"

"Ugh! She was almost past us you idiot! If you didn't distract me with those vulgar videos I would've been able to sense her from miles away!" Amon suddenly chided Asmodeus, Directing his anger up to his colleague.

"Oh come on, When are you going to get off my case. It's no big deal!" Asmodeus said as he looked back up at him from behind the dark rims of his glasses, Closed eyes saying everything he needed to with the same unbothered smile.

Amon scoffed.

"No way, You almost disobeyed Lady Iblis once again!" He exclaimed.

"I am in service to Lady Iblis just as much as you are, Amon. So in my personal opinion, I think that she wouldn't appreciate you using her name as an excuse, I just got this body and it's in the triple digits that you've said her name today." Asmodeus explained.

Amon's jaw dropped dramatically, Eyes following in expanding to saucers as he started berating the other man.

[F/N] on the other hand was caught in between and confused by their words. "Just got this body?" "Mortal?". Could they be demons? As the thought entered her head she instantly brushed it off.

Demons had horns, Talons and claws. They had cat-eyed pupils and their teeth were like scissors ready to tear into flesh like paper, These men may have been weird but from her eyes there was none of that to be seen.

..Seen, She couldn't see it.

But she watched as they bickered, Still surrounding her like a pack of hyena's yet their attention was fully focused on arguing with the other. [F/N]'s eyes darted back and forth with each remark, Hands still firmly pressed into the grass she was collapsed on.

"For days on end, I am tired of hearing human women mewl like cats in heat from your cellular device! Only now has it negatively affected your duties by letting some mortal child almost pass!" Amon complained, Pointing an accusing finger at Asmodeus.

"Calm down, She wouldn't of gotten past us either way. I really think you need to start consorting with some women, Who knows? You might enjoy it." Asmodeus responded calmly.

This only seemed to make Amon all the more angrier.

"Why you-"

"Honestly? You were pretty distracted."

Both demons instantly jerked their head around to look at her, A bead of sweat running down [F/N]'s brow as she physically felt her audacity grow to the size of a beluga whale.

Asmodeus' smile grew just a bit wider as he looked down at her, That disturbing chill spilling down her spine only grew as he eyed her.

"Distracted, You really have the confidence to agree with him? You don't even know what trouble you're in, Do you?" Asmodeus remarked as he leaned down closer to her, Which made her shy away from him even more.

[F/N] gulped.

"Y-Yeah.. I mean if your friend and his sharp instincts wasn't able to catch me, I'd already of passed through. You're lucky he's so attentive." [F/N] sputtered out under his judging gaze, Squirming like a bug under his shoe as she locked eyes with him.

Asmodeus grinned, But before he was able to say anything more-

"At least someone understands the importance of keeping watch!" Amon exclaimed, A proud yet somehow cruel smile appearing on his face as leered down towards her. "You could learn some manners from this one, Even though they are only some puny human child." [F/N] sighed silently, It had worked.

"Wow, You really have some guts for a child… That's certainly amusing." Asmodeus remarked yet that chill down her spine never let go. His hands which had unusually long nails weaved back and forth between his fingers, Almost flaunting them to her.

[F/N] shuddered before she spoke.

"I mean- He was the one that caught me, It was really impressive how fast you were able to drag me out here. You must be incredibly strong to of done that!" [F/N] praised as she looked up at the Egyptian man from the floor with the best genuine eyes she could fake.

Amon smiled, Toothy grin proud and prideful as he looked back at her.

"Aha! You notice my power, How observant of you!" He beamed. "I'll have you know that I am the sun king, Amon! One of the highest kin under our Lady Iblis!" Amon flaunted, Almost pushing out his bare chest and flexing the semi-built muscles in his arms.

[F/N] knew what he wanted, She also knew that he was batshit insane. The Sun King? Seriously? [F/N] also thinks she may have heard a few kids call themselves that in their minature roleplays at the playground.

She gulped however, If that was the case then she just needed to play along.

"S-Seriously? That's so cool! No wonder you were able to get to me then, 'Lady Iblis' must be really glad to have someone like you serving her!" [F/N] continued, Eyes still locked onto his proud gold as his grin got impossibly bigger.

"Hah! I can say I've taken a liking to you! For a mere mortal child, You certainly know your place below me as an inferior..! Unlike a certain someone.." Amon trailed off as he raised his vision to meet Asmodeus.

Asmodeus, In turn, Raised a brow.

"..Aren't we suppose to be mutilating this kid for getting too close to the base?" He said casually, Phone still in hand as [F/N] almost felt her heart explode in her chest. Lip bitten and breath held in her lungs, Her eyes burned into The Sun King's stature.

Amon blinked, Prideful smile dropping.

[F/N]'s eyes widened in anticipation, Mutilation, They couldn't possibly do that to her..! They couldn't.. They.. Her story couldn't end here! Not when she hadn't gotten her answers, Not now!

Though, Amon scoffed and scowled at his peer.

"You were also suppose to be keeping guard, Weren't you? Keep your mouth shut and I won't inform Lady Iblis of your incompetence! Besides, Our lady simply said to keep people out and I am doing as such by keeping a close eye on this one!" Amon proclaimed and [F/N] could physically feel herself melt into the grass and let out the biggest sigh of her life.

"Alright then, Whatever you say." Asmodeus replied, Seemingly taking it easy as he whipped out his phone from his pocket and started to walk away back to his guarding spot. [F/N] sighed, Relieved that he seemed to be lower in status than the nutjob still leering over her.

Oh, Right.

[F/N] snapped her neck up to look at the looming shadow still cast over her, Despite the dark she could see that the man's smile was as bright and as arrogant as it first and always was.

"Now! It's time for you to come with me and make sure you don't get past our guard, Perhaps you can inform me more of how strong I am!" Amon grinned.

This was going to be a long day.

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What was up with [F/N] and her penchant for attracting nutjobs?

First it was the encounter with Johann Faust's bizarre younger brother, The boy who chewed tobacco and hung from streetlights like a bat. Next it was the violent drunkard she had met at Tetsuya's grave, The man who had a lunch bag over his head and just happened to have a file detailing a conspiracy inside.

Now it was the self-proclaimed Sun King Amon, The man who she was sat uncomfortably inside his basketed legs. [F/N] wondered if she really was cursed, If she just had some horrid luck or maybe something else..

"I killed him and severed his tail with my vessel's own two hands! He begged for mercy but for insulting me? Of course I couldn't let it go!" Amon continued on with his story. [F/N], Sat in-between his basketed legs had already learned to tune him out in favour of her own thoughts.

Him, Being much taller than her had already caged her in with his body. He seemed to enjoy her meaningless praise so he sat her where she could say it best, Not even a foot away from him with his arms caged around her mid-section.

"So I had to cut his tongue out as-well! He couldn't beg much after that!" [F/N] was uneasy as he continued to drone on about whatever story he had made up today, She needed to figure out a way out of here.

Asmodeus was sat crouched a bit away from them, Eyes glued to his phone as lewd noises erupted from the device. [F/N] wanted to plug her ears but Amon wouldn't take that well, So she just had to endure.

"Wow.. And what did you do after that?" Fortunately for her however, The vent that she had spotted was just a bit around the corner from where they were sat. She just needed to figure out some excuse to get over there.

Amon smiled at her "interest"

"I strung him up to a rock and got one of my demons to peck out his liver! A fitting punishment for messing with our lady, You agree?" Amon asked and [F/N] blinked, Looking up at him.

"Oh.. Yeah, Yeah.. Sounds nasty." [F/N] said absentmindedly, Still enraptured within her own thoughts to have heard what he said. Amon's smile instantly dropped as he looked down at her.

"Were you not listening to me..?" He asked slowly and [F/N] felt herself return to the situation, Beads of sweat already starting to line her brow as she chided herself for being absent in the head.

"Oh.. Erm.. It's just.." [F/N] trailed off as her eyes were locked onto Amon's, Whose brow seemed to get more furrowed by the second. [F/N] gulped.

"I just need to use the bathroom, Sorry. I can't really focus so.. I was wondering if you could let me go do my business in the forest.. If that's okay with you- Oh Great Sun King." [F/N] added on quickly, Lightly nodding her head in a bow.

Amon opened his mouth, Lips parting from his frown. But before he could answer, His peer spoke up. Or rather laughed.

"He He He! She probably wants to leave cause of how exaggerated that story is" Asmodeus chuckled, Eyes still glued to his phone. Amon scoffed.

"Oh yeah? And how would you know?" He retorted.

"Because I was the one chained to the rock, And for the record: I was the one who cut out your tongue, You really need to get your memory checked." Asmodeus replied, Pausing the porn he was watching to look over at him. Amon in turn, Gawked.

"I exaggerate nothing!"

"You do, It just doesn't feel like it because exaggeration usually makes a story interesting." Asmodeus replied, Tilting his head in an innocent yet knowing gesture which made Amon near fume from the ears.

"Ugh, Whatever!" Amon retorted, Now suddenly turning back down to [F/N]. "Make it quick! If I find out you've ran away, I'll hunt you down and drag you back here to be spit-roasted over a fire. You understand?"

"Loud and clear, Yep!" [F/N] nodded, Instantly scrambling to get off of his lap. She climbed out, Amon almost refusing to let go of her for a second before his arms fell back down to her sides.

He watched her go, Stumbling from her sleepy legs before wandering off into the forest. Only taking his gaze off of her once Asmodeus made another comment, Making him turn around to chew him out once more.

[F/N] entered the treeline, Only now shaking off the pins in needles of her legs as she turned back to look at the bickering men. They were distracted, Good, And once she was sure they weren't looking, She swiftly made her way around the bend to the vent.

She tossed the backpack onto the overgrown grass beside her, Plopping down in front of the vent as she unzipped and started to shift through the contents of her bag.

The white metal walls sprouted weeds and sprigs from their corners, Not cleaned in a while. In her peripherals she could see several miniscule bugs crawling around in the shutters and canals of the vent, Already dreading going in.

But she had to do this, And she had to do it fast. Amon and Asmodeus could catch her any minute, Stop arguing and come to their senses. She felt her throat grow dry as she finally pulled out the screwdriver.

[F/N] had a feeling she would need it. Well, She had a feeling she would need the pile of random tools she had shoplifted from the hardware store in town. The sleazebag working the register, Of whom ironically kept eyeing her didn't see her shove them all into her bag.

[F/N] only barely knew how to use it as she started to unscrew the first hinge, All her information coming from commercials and quick wikihow tutorials she prepped herself with before she came.

The first screw came out, She smiled. But it was instantly dimmed once she heard the argument once more.

"Don't you think you should be keeping a better eye on that kid? She could be working with the exorcists for all we know, Might be contacting her superiors right now.."

"I doubt it! From what my senses tell me, The girl hasn't even gotten a temptaint yet!"

"That doesn't mean much, Could still be in contact with the order. I'll go check on her then, See if she actually is still there."

[F/N] froze, The screwdriver in hand and end still pressed into the fitting gap. The first screw was already done, Fallen on the floor. If Asmodeus noticed it, It would be game over for her.

But she heard Amon scoff.

"And let a pervert like you walk in on a child? Disgusting, Have some honour!"

[F/N] sighed, Her relief was scarce but it helped her move onto the next screw. Starting to turn and undo it quicker than she did before, Sweat starting to build in-between her palm and the screwdriver.

"Woah, Woah, Woah! Do not accuse me of such, I'll have you know that I have standards. I'm looking for a real woman, Not some little human child. I have no such intention."

[F/N] unscrewed the hinges faster, Tension rising in her chest as the second one fell down into the grass.

"I highly doubt that! I shall check on the child then and prove you incorrect!"

"You know, You've been acting weirder than usual. Why such an interest in this one human?"

The third screw fell from the hinges. Her heart drummed in her chest as her eyes darted to the final screw, Slamming the end of the tool into the ledge she started to turn it. Desperate to get inside.

"..I.. What is happening? This vessel seems to be.. Acting off." "What's wrong with it?"

"That's strange.. My vessels heart seems to be beating!"

The fourth hinge fell to the floor along with the shutter of the vent, It clattered onto the solid ground, A sound louder than she would've wanted. And the sudden silence of their conversation was enough to get her going.

[F/N] gasped and dove into the vent's canal, Cramming her body inside as she heard the shuffling of footsteps. She ignored the ants and insects skittering around inside as she started to clamber through the tunnel.

"HEY!"

[F/N] couldn't tell which one of them said that, Nor could she tell whose hand was trying to grasp at the back of her raincoat. Barely able to grab her bag and get away, She clamoured through the ventilation as the tunnel got darker and darker. Shadows consuming her body.

She knew they couldn't follow, Both of them were too big to fit inside. But the newly-teen girl that she was, [F/N] could fit though rather uncomfortably in the canal. Hearing the shouts for her to get back, She lunged around a corner, Deeper and deeper into the shadows.

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Pushing herself through the vents, [F/N] tried to keep her noise down.

As she travelled further and further down the shaft, She couldn't see much of anything except from the faint glow glistening rays shining through shutter doors. It was barely much to illuminate her way, Which way? She wasn't sure.

But along with the darkness came the noise.

It was chatter, Not of a crowd or a busy train station but a collected discussion of audible professionals. All of them seemed to either be in debate, Discussion or suggestion. It was strange, And from the height she was traversing she couldn't make out a single word.

The vents smelt of dust, Almost like a cat's cushion though from the small peeks she got through the shutters this was no place to keep a pet. With little glimpses of laboratory equipment and folders she was so tempted to drop down and gather her evidence.

But she couldn't, Not if she wanted to be caught.

Every single room she passed seemed to have someone in it. Each turn she clambered around the chatter was as present as always, Every glimpse through a shutter she could she the backs of clinical white coats and medical masks attached to nameless faces.

"So many people.. What are they even doing here anyways?" [F/N] hissed quietly as she passed another shutter. She couldn't remember from the file and the claustrophobic build of the vents made it impossible to reach into her backpack and jog her memory.

Passing round another turn, Going further and further down the vents she started to smile. The discursive chatter started to die down, Only faraway thunder now as she excitedly crawled deeper inside.

It was only once it started to die was she ready to kick open a shutter, Checking the room only once. Reeling back her leg for momentum, The soles of her vans pushed into the shutter of the vent and kicked it open with a resounding slam.

Her legs draped over the opening, Hanging back and forth in the air. [F/N] measured the drop between her and the concrete floor, Calculating to see if she could make it without injury.

Pushing herself off the edge, She deemed she could. Hours of running around in the forest and playing rough was enough to know how to land safely as she hit the floor, Knees bending to take in the impact.

"There we go.." [F/N] whispered, Only slightly disappointed in knowing that her vans would be scuffed later as she got up and dusted herself off. Pushing her hair away from her face, She found that she was in an office of sorts.

Well, It was massive for an office. It was open-floor plan and rather expensive looking as [F/N] could tell the quality of the blueprint desk. Polished mahogany with metal support beams, [F/N] could almost taste the superiority coming off of whoever owned this.

The desk, The cabinets, The corkboard filled with blueprints and scientific formulae was all so stuck-up. Cleanly concreate floors, All of it was well kept. Especially the shine on the drawers, The drawers that were sure to be stuffed full of files and documents, All ready for the taking.

[F/N] smiled, Yet she didn't hesitate. Amon and Asmodeus could be informing their superiors any minute now, If she just grabbed a bunch of stuff now she could be done with it. In and out, She made sure to remember the pathway in the vents after all.

Running over there she pulled the bottom of three-door drawers open, It slid open without any lock and she crouched down to see several files and documents sprout out from within. [F/N] grinned, Hands lunging for the contents.

"Jackpot.." [F/N] squealed quietly as she side-tossed her bag on the ground beside her, It landed with a scud and the half-open zipper was quickly shoved full with documents. [F/N] only glanced at the contents, Spying the word demon and not giving it a second thought.

"Come on.. Come on.." Eyes dead-set on the paper she had to push it down to get it in, And when her bag and it's compartments couldn't hold anymore she started to fold them into the pockets of her raincoat.

[F/N] jumped up from her crouching position, Kicking the bottom door closed it hit with a slam. [F/N] reached down and lugged the straps of her overstuffed bag over her shoulder, She was done, She had the evidence! At least she hoped so-

"Well, Well, Well.. What do we have here..~?"

[F/N] felt her heart drop to her stomach.

It was if the room had gotten ten times colder, Like a sudden chill had entered at the call of the new voice.

[F/N]'s eyes widened, Lips parting and going agape.

It was sultry and the words were spoken as if being hissed by a snake, It also had some foreign accent she couldn't quite place, Somewhere in the middle-east being her best guess.

[F/N]'s mouth went dry, The image of a lunging snake in her mind making her body petrified in place, Unable to turn around. I've been caught- I.. Do something-! Anything-!! Come on! MOVE YOUR BODY!

Yet the only movement that came from her was the shaking of her fingers.

She could hear a mocking chuckle come from the woman.

"Aren't you going to turn around, Little girl~? Come on now.. You don't need to be scared of me~" The voice laughed and both of them knew that statement was a joke. [F/N] could feel her hair stand on end, The woman's presence somehow activating every instinct in her body telling her to run away.

But she couldn't act, Not even when she sensed the nails approaching and ready to pounce onto her neck. [F/N] could almost feel her heart explode, Even so when she sucked in a sharp breath of air.

Get it over with, If my story ends here then it will be one hell of night-time read.

[F/N] snapped her body around in one jerky motion, Face steeling to the best it could've as she came face to face with the source of the voice. And it wasn't like anything she had ever expected.

The woman was curvy, That was the first thing [F/N] noticed about her. She also noticed that she wasn't afraid to flaunt her assets as she was garbed in what seemed to be belly dancer attire, Translucent cream cloth complementing her dark complexion.

The woman smile grew wider than it already was, Tongue flicking at her painted lips.

"Awe, Look at how small you are~! Now can't you show me you're face? I can't quite see it under your hood~" The woman purred. It was if every syllable she spoke was sang in a mocking chorus. As if this was all a cruel joke to her, Which it probably was.

[F/N] barely had any strength inside her to turn around and face her, Let alone do anything more. The cold chill running down her spine was muddled with the woman's scorching warmth, Confusing her even more and piling onto her question of why a belly-dancer of all professions was here in a medical facility.

The woman chuckled, The way her smile was drawn made her most gorgeous face seem so ugly. Her beautiful lemon green eyes focused dead on her, Long dark hair tied into a large braid and the gold she was dressed in didn't make her any prettier with that expression on her face.

"I.. Uhm.." The woman stepped closer to her, Bare foot pressing onto the concrete. [F/N] wished she had the guts to back up.

"Don't be shy~ You're in a lot of trouble now, Do you want to tell me how you got in here~?" The woman laughed, Not giving [F/N] the option of moving herself as her hands finally lunged for her face.

"H-HEY!" [F/N] yelped out as she felt burning hands grasp onto her face, Squeezing painfully as her head was nearly ripped off her neck being jerked to look up at the woman. Almost tripping on herself, Tears in her eyes nearly formed.

"There we go..~" The woman said as her face grew uncomfortably close to [F/N]'s, Eyes locked dead in on each other as she examined every single little inch of her face. [F/N] whined as her grip grew aching, Tears burning at the edges of her eyes already starting to drip.

This woman was going to kill her, That was what [F/N] could feel in the very core of her bones. Every hair on her skin stood up straight, Heart thundering like it never did before. She didn't know why, But she could sense the danger rolling off of her.

This woman was a viper, Venomous and deadly.

The woman's tongue flicked at her lips once more, Eyes narrowing in onto [F/N]'s own.

"Oh my, Aren't you a cute one..~" The woman drawled as her thumb started to caress into the side of [F/N]'s cheek. [F/N] could barely meet her eyes, But she could almost see the shine in her peripherals as she tried to hold her gaze down.

She tried to swallow back her fear.

"I.. I'm sorry. I don't know how I got in here.." [F/N] explained but it came out more like a plea, Voice high and shaky as she felt that oh-so familiar feeling of weakness coarse through her, Disgust at herself to chase it.

"As I look at you closer.. You must be the most adorable little mortal girl I've ever seen.. Your kind are usually hideous.." Her voice dimmed down like a whittling flame, Almost talking to herself now.

"Please.. C-Can I just go home? I didn't mean to intrude.. I.. Uhm.." [F/N]'s squeak trailed off as the grip on her cheeks stiffened, Pushing them so painfully together that her lips had to pucker.

The woman's smile turned into something else, The one that looked like a lioness' bared marrow and gums. It seemed to soften, Though not by much as the volatile look in her eyes was still burning bright.

"Oh no, Definetly not.. You should stay a while, I love adorable things and you are just the most endearing child I've seen~ How'd someone like you get in here~?" The woman hummed.

"I-I don't know I.. I kind've got lost and I just wandered in.." [F/N] said, Lying through her teeth. She should've came up with a better lie but by the way the woman closed in on her made her brain feel like it melted in her skull.

"And such a cute voice too.." The woman trailed off, If her voice wasn't muttered by now it was whispered at this point. [F/N] shook, The woman's face grown so close that there were only a few inches between them now.

[F/N] needed to escape now, She didn't care why a belly dancer was here anymore, She just wanted to leave. But how? How would she ever get out? The woman had a firm hold on her and was much bigger than [F/N] was, So attacking her was out of the question.

Lying, That didn't seem to be doing much either. This woman considered her cute despite the damage done to her body from smoking, The bags under her eyes and horrid breath being of testament.

[F/N] was terrified, She needed to escape.

Iblis on the other hand was mesmerised. What she had thought was an order's spy had turned out to be more interesting than she had thought, As on first sight she viewed the girl like prey. Food to play with, A mouse in the jaws of a snake before they snapped shut.

But she had turned out to be much more appealing than just prey. Both from her face to her adorable yellow raincoat, Iblis' penchant for the adorable seemed to be going wild. Even going so far as to ignore the blemishes in her appearance.

Her eyes narrowed, What was happening?

THUMP!

Huh..?

"S-Seriously Ma'am, I don't know where I am.. I won't tell anyone of what this is just.. P-Please, Let me go." [F/N] asked once more, Begging in her voice as the weakness flooded through her.

Though, To [F/N]'s surprise, The grip on her cheeks began to soften. Lips pushing back into their normal position and giving her enough leeway to get out of her grasp, Stumbling away and her back near hitting the archive drawers.

The woman who had to lean down finally stood up at her full height. [F/N] let out the biggest sigh of her life, Hands running down to fix Tetsuya's raincoat and smooth out the rest of her clothes.

[F/N] smiled, Relief was an understatement for how she was feeling.

"..Thank you. Ma'aAHM-!"

"You are just so adorable~!"

[F/N] was suddenly hoisted in the air, Feet not touching the ground anymore as she was held up by the woman.

[F/N] yelped, Hands under her armpits not being much of a stable hold as she flailed about in fear.

"Look at you and your little raincoat! Oh my, How did I not see this before~? You make my vessel's heart start to work again- Aren't you just the sweetest thing?" The woman gushed, And it didn't do anything to console [F/N]'s shrieks.

She was confused too, The woman's words weren't unlike those of before yet the tone she had used was stark and contrasting to the one she used now. This one wasn't mocking, Not the viper she had imagined, No, Not at all.

This was genuine, This one sounded like she actually meant her words without a single drop of venomous anger going through them. The woman smiled.

"What's your name~? Go on!" The woman urged, Talking to her as if she was an infant and imploring [F/N] to say her first words. Her lips curled into a from, Sweat still on her brow.

The woman continued to look at her, Smile still present as she waited.

[F/N] meekly opened her mouth.

"..[F/N]-"

"Your name too, Oh, I could just eat you up~!"

[F/N] couldn't get a word in, Not a single one. With the way she was forced to stare into the eyes of older woman she could tell as such, The yellowish-green being absolutely enamoured, Almost reminding [F/N] of the exaggerated attitudes of mothers she'd seen on TV.

Fuck, This was weird. She hated it too, The way this random and woman she seemed to baby her now. Was she trying to lure her into some sense of security? What's with the change in attitude? Her heart still pounding, It didn't change a thing.

"..Iblis?"

A meek voice called out from somewhere outside of the room.

The woman turned round in the direction of the voice, A smile still on her face. [F/N] was pleased once the grip on her started to lower down, Dangling feet starting to brush at the floor until she was completely set down.

[F/N] sighed in relief as she watched the woman start to saunter towards the slightly-open doorway. Though the smile on her face didn't last long as a neuron sparked off in her brain, That name- She recognized it.

"You were also suppose to be keeping guard, Weren't you? Keep your mouth shut and I won't inform Lady Iblis of your incompetence! Besides, Our lady said to keep people out and I am doing as such by keeping a close eye on this one!" Amon proclaimed and [F/N] could physically feel herself melt into the grass and let out the biggest sigh of her life.

Oh..

Oh fuck.

This must be her, The one in charge of this place.

She's screwed, Absolutely fucking screwed.

"Egyn~! Oh you're not going to believe what I've found!" Iblis called out to the voice, Hips swaying as she leered over the doorframe. One hand holding onto it while another beckoned the source over to them.

[F/N] could only watch, Unable to do anything or escape as the exit was blocked by Iblis.

But as she moved to the side and the sound of footsteps slowly got closer, [F/N] braced herself for whoever she had to deal with now.

"..D-Did you get my blueprints? I just wanted to know why you were still.."

Well, This wasn't what [F/N] was expecting.

A young boy around her age, Possibly younger waddled out beside Iblis. Though at first glance she had to blink twice as the surprisingly-realistic shark onesie made her think seafood had grown legs and started talking.

[F/N] wouldn't of even known it was a young boy if not for the timid yellow eyes peeking out from the shark's mouth. [F/N] was stunned, His flippers pressed together in a milquetoast fashion wasn't the intimidating figure she had been expecting.

Point proven when his meek little eyes widened, Tears starting to rise at the edges.

"AH, A-AN INTRUDER!" The boy yelped, Stumbling back in his onesies stubby little shark legs and hitting the doorframe. [F/N] blinked, Looking at the boy she could already see a burst of chunky tears rolling down his cheeks.

"Erm.." [F/N] didn't know what to say as the boy started to panic, Near squeezing himself into the nook of the office like a cornered animal.

Luckily though she didn't need to say anything at all, As Iblis did the work for her.

"Isn't she just the sweetest little human girl you've ever seen~? This is [F/N], She-"

"A-A SPY! W-What is she doing in my office..?! Is she with the order..? W-We need to call security.. We can't let anyone interfere..!" Egyn cried out, Starting to panic and shake as he seemed to ignore Iblis' words.

Iblis rolled her eyes, But in an affectionate manner.

"Come on now, It's not like you tried to tamper with anything in here, Did you?" Iblis said, Suddenly turning to her with narrowed eyes which made [F/N] tense up her muscles once more.

She shook her head.

"N-Nope, Don't even know where 'here' is.." [F/N] replied in short, Averting her eyes away from Iblis' scorching gaze. Not even seeing how the eyes of her own switched back to 'normal' and darted back to Egyn.

"You see now? She doesn't mean any harm~ Now, First I'm going to go deal with those useless subordinates outside, Then I'll let her go~" Iblis said comfortingly, Ignoring the absolute ire coursing through her words at "useless subordinates"

"..I'm still in the room, You know..?" [F/N] said, Scratching her head.

"L-Let her go?! What if she tells someone? W-What if word gets to the order?!" Egyn squeaked lowly, Turning to his sister and ignoring [F/N] entirely.

Iblis' lips pursed together as if in thought, Her brothers words finally clicking in her head and realising the weight of the situation. She took one glance back to [F/N], Who was currently standing uneasy in place as she waited on baited breath for the result.

"I suppose you're right.. Pesky human authorities.." Iblis muttered with a slight snarl on her lips.

Egyn audibly gulped, Stubby little leg stepping closer to his sister. Iblis leaned down once Egyn tapped her forearm.

"I-I don't mean to be rude.. But shouldn't we.. Deal with her?" Egyn whispered, Flipper up to separate them from the intruder in his office, Nervously glancing back at her. Iblis only shook her head, Raising back up.

"We'll figure out what to do with her later, But for now, I must go deal with those wretched subordinates who let her slip by. I don't know why I bother with them.." Iblis hissed as soon as the mention of the two guards came up.

[F/N], Who was standing awkwardly a bit away from them, Shifted squeamishly in her spot confused as to what they were saying. Especially once Iblis turned back over to her, Ugly snarl on her face disappearing and mellowing out into her now usual beam.

"Now then~!" Iblis exclaimed, Taking a step towards [F/N] and before she knew it her cheeks were smushed together between Iblis' palms once more "I'll be gone only for only a moment.."

Iblis leaned down know, Talons only teasing [F/N]'s skin threatened her now as they were held tighter in Iblis' hold. Eyes sparking with something dark, Shadow cast as their faces were only a few inches apart.

"..Don't try to escape, Don't even think of it. I have questions for you and I'll make sure you answer. Do you understand, Little one?" Iblis whispered, Her smile completely wiped from her face. [F/N]'s heart nearly stopped, But not in time for her to nod feverishly, Eyes bulging.

Iblis' smile returned.

"Good!" She said, Grip relieved from [F/N]'s face as she raised back up to her full height.

[F/N] sighed in relief so great that she didn't even care when her hand was grasped by Iblis, Shoulders only tensing up slightly as she was tugged out of the room by her persistent hold. [F/N] took another look at Egyn, Who was muttering a nervous jumble of words under his breath.

[F/N] gulped, Eyes only shying from the blinding light that rammed into her sight once the metallic door was shoved open.

Like the blinds opened by a mother to wake their sleeping child, Her eyes stung at the sudden invasion of the fluorescent light. Compared to the fairly dim office she had been trapped in, This was the suns core.

Both that and the chemical smells, Both were equally as nasty and pervasive. Both coming from the wide open, Near soccer-field length hallway that she had been herded into. Only once her eyes adjusted to the light, Was she able to see where the smell was coming from.

Vats, Medical equipment and computers. Whatever you could describe this almost alien-technology was the source of the horrid stench. Doctors, Researchers and staff of all kind were idling about, Their chatter disorientating as [F/N] almost puked.

Though she would be in the perfect place to do so, As the clinical white walls and the tiled floor reminded her very well of a hospital. They were on the first floor, [F/N] only glimpsing upwards to see a balcony of sorts a few metres up, Assumedly a second floor.

[F/N] was dragged along by Iblis through the vast hallway, Egyn trailing behind them. Doctors only glanced at the newcomer, Though they were more interested in the two who were escorting her, Eyeing them like a rabbit waiting for the fox to pounce.

"LADY IBLIS-!"

[F/N] froze up as she heard the familiar voice echo out from somewhere to the left of her, The chills from the cold room being nothing as she recognised the voice, One that was like fire, One that was like the sun.

Amon came rushing in, Sweat dribbling down his toned skin like he had run a marathon with his perspirant drenched clothing to match. Asmodeus followed after, Surprisingly without phone and his lazy smile traded in for a brisk pace.

Amon stuttered to a bow in front of his mistress, Back low and his hands behind his back in an overdramatic display of respect. Asmodeus following Amon's movements, Iblis turned to them.

"I-I apologise for interrupting you and your duties, My lady! However we must inform you that a human child was somehow able to pass throu-" Amon looked up, Subservient eyes meant to look up Iblis landed on [F/N], Looking back at him with shock.

"Really? You don't say.." Iblis spat out through her oddly sharpened teeth. Canines bared as the hand entwined with [F/N]'s squeezed tightly, Almost painfully as she winced and the veins in Iblis's brow started to swell.

Amon gulped, Eyes darting up to Iblis back down to [F/N], Almost as if he had something he wanted to say or do to her but needed to keep focused. Asmodeus behind him seemed calm, If not for the slight downturn of his lips.

Iblis snarled, Free hand raising up and slamming down to grasp a hold of Amon's hair.

Amon choked as Iblis' nails dug into his vessel's scalp, Her hold unwavering like a prisoners chain.

[F/N] gasped, Almost stumbling back in sheer surprise at Iblis' strength if not for the hand still wrapped in-between hers.

"You're incompetent! The both of you!" Iblis yelled into Amon's ear, Lowering herself down so she was eye to eye with him. Doctors and staff froze in their walks, Stammering back from the scene in order not to provoke her wrath.

The grasp on [F/N]'s hand was let go in favour of giving the same treatment Amon got to Asmodeus, Wrangling him closer and shoving the two men side by side with their heads butting into each other like competing rams.

"I apologise, My lady!" Asmodeus finally piped in, Calm tone still there but barely vailing the nervous aftertaste. "She tricked us, We shouldn't of been so ignorant but unfortunately she is.. Charismatic" He continued, Almost unsure on that last word.

Iblis hissed.

"Oh, You are so lucky that this girl is just the cutest little thing, Otherwise I would not hesitate to spit roast your pathetic hearts over a bonfire and watch you writhe!" Iblis announced, The hair almost torn out of the men's scalps as she started to march away with them dragging behind her.

"W-We're so sorry, My la-"

"QUIET! I am so tired of your excuses!" Iblis yelled as she began to drag them off towards a rather large door, Assumedly the one the two men had came from. [F/N] watched from the side with wide eyes, Both impressed and terrified of the woman's strength as she lugged them away.

Iblis only turned back once she reached the precipice of the doorway to the hall, Head turning to reveal her near-glowing lime eyes staring back at [F/N], Near into her soul.

"Be good for me now~! I'll be back soon, Be good for Egyn now~!" Iblis called out, Voice echoing as she finally turned back around to drag the two out of the hall. Both men yelling out their apologies The door slammed shut.

[F/N] blinked, Wiping the sweat from her brow.

"Uhhmm…" [F/N] looked to her side to meet Egyn standing a bit away, Shifting in his spot and retreating back into his shark onesie as he looked at her uncertainly. [F/N] scratched her head, Copying him as she shied into her raincoat.

[F/N] looked away, Standing in the middle of the busy area as she was scrutinized under the gaze of hundreds. Stuffing her hands into her oversized pockets, [F/N] tried to ignore the scalding eye-shaped burns on her back.

"So.."

Egyn spoke, Finally breaking the silence as his voice bounced off the tall walls.

"I-I think you should come this way.." Egyn stammered, Breaking out into a trot as he trudged past her. [F/N] gulped, Terrified still as she asked what she had gotten into, What the hell was going on here and how she would get out.

She followed him, Trailing behind slowly past the hundreds of liquid filled vats and climbing over the tubes and wires. The vats had thick liquid, Glowing and too viscous to see inside of them.

[F/N] ignored them, Not wanting to know.

☆♡☆

[F/N] sat leaning against the built up steel wall, The material hard against her back and sure to give her problems later in life.

Knee's pulled to her chest, She burrowed herself into the little corner of safety she had made for herself. Side pressed up against the sort-of control panel she was leaning against, It was uncomfortable but she made do.

The sounds of whirring machines and clanking cogs was mixed in with the near crazed mumblings of Egyn, Who was working at the panel pressing several colourful buttons and pushing levers almost at random to her.

Pushing her head into the dip of her knees, She sighed. [F/N] had no idea how she was going to get out of here. Talking about supplies, [F/N]'s bag was laying beside her, Able to convince Egyn that she had snacks in there that she wanted so she could get the documents from inside.

Luckily due to the noise, The ruffling of paper the documents made from within her pockets and rucksack was covered up. Pockets and pouches still stuffed to the brim, Though concealed through the yellow.

"T-This is insane.. What am I going to do, What am I going to do..!?" Egyn mumbled through his work as he pulled down another lever. [F/N] looked over at him, Not sure if this was normal for him or if he was just truly stressed.

[F/N] tapped her shoes, Sniffling only a bit in the chilling atmosphere of the room.

"..You can just let me go." [F/N] piped up, Hesitant in voice as she turned to look at him. "I won't tell anyone, I'm not apart of 'the order' or whatever that is, I really did get lost"

Egyn snapped around, Fast enough to give [F/N] a fright as his wide eyes glared at her through the maws of the shark.

"N-No way! I can't tell if you're lying or not.. Even if you don't go to The Order then you'll go to the police! And that's trouble enough..! I can't let you leave.." Egyn argued as he hurriedly turned back to his little panel to smash buttons and pull leverish stuff.

This sucked. [F/N] was confused, Agitated and most of all terrified of being in this hellish place. It was cold, Air singed at her skin and the horrid little corner she leaned against gave her back aches in several places.

She needed to leave, She needed to get out of here. It was the same feeling she had felt back in the forest that day, The day Tetsuya died. That overwhelming feeling of wrongness, Like a human being like her was not meant to be in this place.

But she needed to stay calm, Stay stoic. She didn't want to be that terrified little girl that cried all the time anymore, She wanted to be strong. [F/N] steeled her face, A snarl on her lips.

[F/N] sighed, Agitation brewing on her face.

"What if I just leave back through where I came from? What's stopping me from just going.." [F/N] muttered under her breath, Eyebrows furrowing as she knew that Egyn could be too distracted and might let her walk free.

Not so much, However as Egyn jerked right back around.

"You can't! I-I won't let you!" He squeaked, Something that was meant to be intimidating but came off as a choked cry from a mouse. [F/N] rolled her eyes.

"Yeah? Well it's either that you kill me or I leave eventually, Either way what could you even do about it?" [F/N] spat, Determined to keep up her strength. The little boy younger than her could do nothing against her, It was a wonder how or why he was operating the machines in the first place.

Egyn gulped.

"I-I can stop you! I'm the king of water so I'm really powerful-!" He replied though as low as his ego was already, Egyn could almost feel it shatter and fall to new levels as [F/N] just scowled at him.

"Seriously? First 'The Sun King' and now you, 'The King of Water'. Is this some kind of roleplay or something..? Am I just not getting this? Though.. I guess the shark makes sense now.." [F/N] groaned as she shook her head.

She could almost see Egyn deflate in his onesie, Obviously hit one of his good few thousand nerves as he shrunk over into himself.

"..I-It's not roleplay! I really am a demon king.. I am strong! Just stop being mean, I don't need to deal with this.." Egyn blurted out as he turned back towards his machines, Continuing to work.

Though as he did, He never noticed the way [F/N]'s ears perked up. How her body stilled and her eyes stilled to process his words.

She turned to him, Saucers for eyes as she stared at his small form. "You're.. You're a what?" [F/N] near choked on her own saliva as she said it, Eyes fixated as her body locked in place.

"A.. A demon king?" Egyn repeated, Only glancing back at her with those canary coloured eyes in confusion.

"The.. The demon king of water. T-That's who I am. I.. I'm in charge of all water-related demons..? Do you.. Really not know what demons are?" Egyn stammered as he scratched the back of his head, Leaning over to get a better look at [F/N], Still curled up tight and buried into the corner.

Though she was still, More than a corpse would be after rigor mortis. Egyn wasn't sure what to do when she just stared at him dead-faced, If it was possible to get any more nervous then he would've combusted by now as he felt scrutinized under her gaze.

[F/N] just continued to look at him, Blinked, Only then snapping back into reality. A jolt ran up her spine, Making her shiver.

"No way.. How could you be a demon? You don't look demonic so- How..?!" [F/N] laughed however disingenuous it may have been, Frown lines still etched on her face as she steadied herself against the wall.

Egyn stepped a little closer.

"Oh.. You must not have a temptaint then..!" He answered, Raising a fin like he was raising a finger. [F/N] just stared back at him again, And suddenly, Combusting wasn't that unreasonable of an outcome now.

"I-It's when you humans don't have an injury or illness, Usually a bite mark or something that penetrates flesh, Caused by a demon! I-It makes you able to see demons so..! You obviously can't since you don't see my demonic traits or the coal tars floating around you..!" Egyn blurted out, Gesturing with a fin to something [F/N] just couldn't see, Drifting amongst her.

"They seem to like you too.." Egyn added, Slightly confounded as he observed their behaviour.

[F/N] jerked her head back and forth, Unable to see the pudgy little kin of rot circling around her head. The demons being rather attracted to her, Nesting on her shoulders and rubbing at her hands.

"How could.. How could that be true.." [F/N] whispered as her mind seemed to rewind like a reeling film tape. Temptaint, He couldn't be making it up. [F/N] was sure, As she had heard it before.

Amaimon, Johann Faust's weird little brother, He had said that word before. So did Amon, The so called sun king that didn't seem so made up now, He mentioned it to Asmodeus who [F/N] could only imagine what he really was.

And now Egyn, The demon king of water.

Had she really been so ignorant?

"..If you want I could give you a temptaint..? So you can s-"

"NO! No way! I-I don't want to see whatever the hell you're talking about!" [F/N] bit back, Not giving any chance for the demon to reply. Her teeth bared, Fingers curled and digging into the soft skin of her knees so hard it was almost enough to draw blood.

Egyn yelped and stumbled back at her outburst, Yell so loud that it echoed around the sectioned off room they were in. His reaction, It only muddled [F/N]'s mind even more.

Demons, She had been surrounded by demons for her entire life and she just hadn't noticed it. Temptaint, Everyone who had mentioned it must've been one of them. Amaimon, What a weird name, It made sense now.

But Amaimon being Johann Faust's brother, What did that make him?

"I.. Erm, I-I think I should get back to my machines um.. Uhhh.." Egyn's eyes darted back and forth from [F/N] to his control panel, Unsure of what to do as he sort of melted back into his starting position.

[F/N] just watched him go with eyes like prey watching the predator stalk off, Aware of every movement. Her body rigid as she tried her best not to lunge for a makeshift weapon, To attack him and get out of here.

She wasn't safe here, She never was. But now every inch of her was like stone, Petrified by a gorgon's stare. But now every hair in the back of her neck stood up, Blood running colder than the Styx. These were the creatures that killed him-

Killed Tetsuya.

"D-Darn..! This machine.. Where in fathers name is the screwdriver.." Egyn muttered as he repeatedly pulled a stubborn lever that just didn't seem to work, Wisps of steam rising from the panel below, Sweat near dribbling off him as he tried to find a screwdriver around here.

Not on the desk, Not on the side table beside him with all his other assortment of tools. Where it could have gone was a mystery to him, Nowhere to be found.

"Here."

Egyn turned around to meet [F/N], Who had finally got up onto her own shaky legs and had extended an arm with a screwdriver tightly locked within her fingers. She seemed calm, Slight smile on her face. Egyn gasped, Grabbing at the screwdriver.

"A-Ah, Yes! Thank you..!" Egyn said as he took the screwdriver in-between his flippers, Not realising that the red handle didn't match the navy blue set of tools he had laying on the metal desk beside him.

[F/N] watched as he got onto his knees and started to unscrew the panel's hatch, Ready to get to the innards of the thing. Her smile present, Egyn too distracted to see the cumulation of sweat starting to dampen her brow.

Brave, Be brave. Stare adversity dead in the eyes and come out on the other side.

Bide your time, Chronos is on your side, Watching you.

You can do this.

"So.. What's this place suppose to be, Anyways?" [F/N] said, Shoving her hands into the pockets of Tetsuya's raincoat. She looked around casually, Admiring the shine of the vats and the wires like rat-tails running around the place.

Egyn hummed as he tampered with the wires of the panel.

"Erm.. I'm not really suppose to tell anyone but.. It's a laboratory, I-I guess you don't need me to tell you that one.. Hand over the pliers, Please..?" Egyn called out and [F/N] obliged as she sauntered over around to the desk full of tools, Picking up the pliers and handing them down to Egyn who took them with a thanks.

"Alright then, Like what do you do here or is that something you're not suppose to tell me either..?" [F/N] picked up and examined the used wares laying upon the table, Watching the shine of the fluorescent light roll of the metal of the tools.

"Can't tell you.. Top secret to outsiders." Egyn answered simply as he handed the pliers back over to [F/N], And without him looking, Slipped them into the already overflowing pockets of the raincoat.

[F/N] sighed, Thanking whatever god that the demon king below her was so distracted.

"'Kay.." [F/N] drawled as she looked around the room. How she was going to get out of here she knew, But it was an unsure plan. One that she was betting her assumption on, A trait of hers she had only realised today.

Her penchant for weirdo's.

They liked her, They seemed to anyways. From everyone that could've been a demon. Amaimon, The man from the graveyard, Amon and Asmodeus, Iblis and even her possibly-real imaginary friend Beelzebub.

They loved her, Why? She didn't know, How could she? But she could certainly use it to her advantage.

"..You must be in charge then, Like.. I don't know what you do here but it seems important." [F/N] commented, Eyes lingering down to Egyn.

"I-I'm the assistant director, I'm also the head of the genetic mo- Oh, I shouldn't of said that!" Egyn perked up, Voice raising an octave as he almost hit his head against the frame of the hatch. "F-Forget it!"

[F/N] quelled the quiver of her lip as her mind finished the end of the term. Genetic Modification, That was a hint.

"..I never heard anything, Don't worry about it." [F/N] shrugged as she felt the worried scrutiny of Egyn's eyes on her. She got down onto her knees, Steadying herself with her hand before plopping down onto the floor, Leaning against the panel.

"So. Is it on animals or i-"

"I-I said forget it!" Egyn snapped as he jerked around to meet [F/N], Who couldn't help the shudder run through her body as the sickly yellow of his eyes met hers with a newfound fire. Ironic, Really.

He didn't say anything else after that, Fire dwindling in his eyes until it died back into the milquetoast expression it usually was. He turned back to the panel, Shaking his head slightly.

[F/N] sighed.

"..Sorry, Genetics has always been interesting to me so I suppose I can't help it.." She commented with a shrug, Looking away from him in favour of admiring the room.

Egyn however blinked, Eyes darting from his task back to her.

"..How could you know anything about genetics? Y-You don't even look old enough to be taught that sort of thing.." Egyn commented as he glanced over at her while continuing to fix the wires.

"..Well, Not enough to be taught but I like learning on my own and.. Genetics has always been such an interesting topic for me." [F/N] replied with the most genuine tone she could produce, A complete lie. She, In fact, Was old enough to be taught that in school. And in that moment she thanked all the hours she spent studying for her chemistry tests.

She didn't know much, But she knew enough basic terms and concepts to get by.

"..I-It's difficult to find human beings or demons that like science, Especially genetics, I mean.. E-Even though there's a lot of researchers both demon and human here, None of them are really that easy to talk with, To be honest.." Egyn blurted out and this time he didn't look back at her.

[F/N] rolled her eyes, A small smirk appearing on her face.

An opening, There it was. Finally, A conversation could get going.

"Definetly. Don't let me make any assumptions but, I'm guessing it must be because of your status as a demon king, Right?" [F/N] asked as she tilted her head, Observing the way a small glint in his eyes sparked up and his sad frown almost upturn.

He paused for a second.

"..Y-Yeah, It's difficult to talk to anyone other than my siblings.. And even then they're not very interested in sciences. Don't get me wrong, You humans are inferior but.. It would be nice to have a discussion about it with someone.." Egyn near whispered, Eyes staring off somewhere else as he spoke.

"I hear that." [F/N] smiled, Swallowing down the hatred in her throat. "Science is just so interesting and it sucks that not as many people are into it as they should be, I mean, It's literally where humanity's star achievements lie."

Egyn perked up, Eyes widening through the maw of his onesie as he couldn't help but let a nervous smile crawl up the sides of his face.

"E-Exactly, You get it!" He exclaimed as he set down the wires in his "I don't get why more of you humans are into it! I-It's the best thing to have come out of humanity and you all should learn it to some degree.. More than you already do.." Egyn blurted out.

[F/N] smiled wider.

"Thank you for saying it! Like hell, Biology and Chemistry and Physics is all just so interesting.. I'm so glad that someone else is able to recognise it!" She laughed, Throwing random terms out as a hand moved to cover her faux chuckle, Looking away from him.

Egyn however, Had his eyes trained on her.

His face fell, Unblinking as he stared. He didn't speak a word either as he studied every inch of [F/N], From her head to her toes was all picked apart by his gaze and [F/N] couldn't help but bite her tongue.

"..Wow. You're the first person in centuries to actually notice that.." Egyn said almost in a whisper as he examined her like a dissected frog on a table.

"If that's true, I guess humanity really is doomed." [F/N] replied, Ignoring the implication of centuries he spoke of.

Egyn was lost in his own mind, Eyes staring somewhere past [F/N] as he thought. The first time anyone has said agreed with him, A point he had held like a moral in his head and she agreed with it without any kind of fear for who he was.

Of course, Some over the centuries agreed with him but.. Egyn could tell they were just scared of him.

She wasn't faking it, At least he didn't think so. It was strange, Some human child younger than him but older than his vessel was the one to finally understand him and his points. He had only met her for an hour at the most but..

THUMP!

What?

THUMP!

His chest, The ribcage inside started to shake.

It was his heart, The organ inside was beating. Hot blood coarsing through his veins finally starting to warm up the cold chills of the ocean that was his vessel before. Egyn lunged a hand towards the side of his chest, The one that thundered like a beating drum. What was happening?

[F/N] on the other hand had her eyes lit up like fireworks, This was it. She had recognised it from Amaimon, The way he had grappled onto his chest like he was having a cardiac. That wonder-filled expression, She had gotten through to him.

Though the smile on her face dissipated, Loathing for him still running through the heart of her own. As she watched him take a moment, Breathing in and out, She bit down on her tongue.

Now it all hinged on the final part.

"This.. T-This is amazing!" Egyn exclaimed and suddenly the hand gloved in his flipper was grasping onto hers, A movement that made [F/N] jump as he was suddenly much closer to her than she remembered.

"I-I see what Iblis means now..! You're making my vessels heart start to beat..! Oh wow- I need to study this!" Egyn gasped as he finally got up to his feet, Excitable as he stamped his feet over to the desk and started to gather papers and stationary.

[F/N] blinked, Letting go of a breath she didn't know she was holding.

"I mean.. H-How are you doing this?! This is impossible.. No way, Iblis was right- You're amazing!" Egyn gushed as he brought in a good few handfuls of paper and other stuff into his basketed hands, Too much for him to carry but he managed anyways.

[F/N] blinked.

"Thank you.." [F/N] replied slowly as she watched him start to scribble on his plastic clipboard.

"It feels.. Warm, It's familiar.. P-Perhaps it.. Maybe its similar to when I first incarnated.." Egyn rambled to himself as he spilt down words onto the paper. "It's so strange- Maybe it feels.. No, It feels almost familial..? So weird!"

[F/N] could only watch as he ranted off to himself, A slight rotten taste on her tongue as she heard him describe whatever world-shattering emotion he was feeling right now. A demon, Disgusting, Her fear was dwindling but in turn her hatred was growing.

It made her bite her tongue, Stopping her from saying what she said. "I mean.. H-How are you doing this? I need to know more, Y-You must tell me!" Egyn exclaimed as he suddenly snapped back to meet [F/N], Who ironically near jumped out of her skin at the movement.

"..I don't really know, I'm a bit overwhelmed-!" [F/N] smiled and discreetly wiped away the sweat on the sides of her jeans. Egyn shook his head, Nervously yet giddily laughing as he set down his clipboard.

"Oh no-! I'm sorry, D-Do you need anything? I can go get someone to bring you food or- I could get you water..? What do you need?" Disgusting, It was acting as if it actually cared.

"I'm fine, I think I just need to go back and grab some stuff that fell out of my bag.. Books and stuff, You know?" [F/N] replied with the same smile she held up like an advertisement board.

However, Egyn paused at her words. Giddy rambling under his breath coming to a sudden halt as he stared at her dead in the eyes.

"..What? You.. Y-You're not planning to leave, Are you?" Egyn asked, Almost monotone if not for the slight waver in tone, Like he was about to burst back into tears. [F/N] blinked, Shaking her head.

"No! No way, I actually like being here and I like talking with you! I wouldn't want to leave and besides, Do you really think I could get out with both you and Iblis here?" [F/N] explained softly, Stepping only slightly closer to him.

Egyn looked down, Flippers going back up to join together, Twiddling with the fingers inside.

"I-I don't know.. What if you try though? W-What if I go with you to make sure you don't..?! That's a good idea!" Egyn suggested which made [F/N]'s eye twitch, Wrong turn, She couldn't let that happen. She frowned, Stuffing her hands into her pockets.

"..Do you not trust me?" [F/N] started "I thought that we had something going, You know. We may have only known each other for a half-hour but I really thought that we shared some kind of connection, You know? I guess not.."

[F/N] drawled, Tossing her head to be side and lowering her brows in an agitated stare far off. Egyn squeaked as soon as she finished her last word, The shadowed eyes inside starting to bubble with tears.

"N-NO! We do! You're fun to talk to but I just think that I should go with you.. I-I only have known you a short time and that's the reason why!" Egyn babbled as his spill of words did nothing to phase [F/N]. She only shrugged her shoulders.

"Nevermind then, I mean I wanted to stick around since I liked it here with you but.. I guess not then, Besides you and Iblis are probably gonna kill me for being here anyways." [F/N] spat out.

Egyn gasped, His hand reached out and grappled onto [F/N]'s forearm. She 'tched and refused to look back at him, Which made Egyn all the more nerve-wracked.

"No! We're not gonna kill you! I-I don't wanna and I don't think Iblis wants to either so could you please just listen to me..! Y-You can stay here! I'll figure something out! I-I like this feeling, I don't want it to end! You almost feel like what you humans consider a sibling-!" He rambled.

[F/N] almost gagged.

"..I mean, I wanted to stay but I guess since you don't trust me enough.." [F/N] drawled out, Only barely glancing back towards the boy who was almost about to explode from the stress.

And she almost enjoyed it, His misery being a near joy.

"FINE! Just go get it and come back quickly!" Egyn finally blurted out as he let go of her forearm and stumbled back. [F/N] let out a small sigh, A smile finally returning to her lips as she beamed at him.

"Thank you- I'll be really quick!" [F/N] cheered happily as she lowered down into a quick bow, One that hid the slyness of her smirk and the grab of her bags strap before she kicked off and ran down the small lifted podium they were stuck on.

Egyn kept her eyes on her, Never letting his gaze wander for a second as he watched her never look back for a second. Watching as she jogged across the open hallway from his higher position, Gaze shaking as she entered his office.

[F/N] slammed the door behind her and finally slung her bag over her shoulder, A relieved yet devious giggle echoing from her lips as her plan worked. Her back hit the door, Head tilting up almost to thank the gods above.

She did it.

But she had no time to celebrate over the spoils of her victory as she had minimal time to get out of here, Far away, Even though she had said her name there was no way that they could find her, This place was located far from where her origins began.

She pranced over to the cabinets, Foot locking in one of the bottom drawer handles with her hand hanging onto the top one. Starting to climb she easily found her hands over the vent's edge. Lugging her body up, She pulled her weights into the shaft.

It took work, But she was able to find her way out by the lack of dust trail she had made getting in, The rest of the vent being powdered in the stuff. And luckily, The vent still hadn't been fixed back into place, The inviting light of the late-afternoon day leading her to her exit.

"-Fuck-!" [F/N] gasped as she finally pushed herself out of the vent and onto the dirty bare ground of the forest floor below her, Cheek pressed against the ground giving her the premium view of the bugs scuttling around her.

She couldn't stay for long though, Her hands pushed down onto each side of her, Nails digging into the dirt as she pulled herself up onto her feet. Dusting herself off from her raincoat to her jeans, [F/N] picked up the pace and started to run.

She got out, She had gotten out using her own head and wits. The sweat dribbling down the sides of her face was enough of a trophy of challenge, Proud smile bared on her face. The documents stuffed in her pockets was her reward, [F/N]'s eyes shined.

Proof of demons, Knowledge she hadn't known before was brought to light. Demons were really, Really real. She just couldn't see them, That's why no one believed her, Because they couldn't see just like she could.

She was home free, She was gone. No one could ca-

An alarm sounded out.

[F/N] stumbled in her run, Head jerking around as she heard the muffled wails of an alarm system blare out from inside of the facility. It was so loud, So loud that even though it was contained inside she could still hear it distorted a good few bits away from the place. She gulped, Eyes widening.

"Fuck- Shit, Fuck- Oh no..-!" [F/N]'s pace picked back up, Legs running like her life depended on it. She had hoped that Egyn would've waited just a little bit longer, Or did Iblis finally come back and take matters into her own hands?

It didn't matter, Keep going. Keep going, Keep going, Keep going-! You'll die if you stop! You'll be dragged back there for almost revealing this place to the authorities, Who knows what they might do to her?

It was unfortunate, So caught up in the gravity of the situation that she couldn't see her foot caught under the stray branch.

[F/N] tripped.

She screamed as she slammed down onto the semi-rocky flooring of the forest, Chest first hitting the ground with a thud and shaking something inside her. Her head followed next, Bumping against the dirt.

[F/N] whined, Blurriness fading in and out of her vision and a ringing like church bells sounding in her ears. The blue sky above her seemed to almost change colour. Green to red to blue to pink, Dizzy, So dizzy.

But not enough so that she couldn't hear the voice call out to her.

"Woah there! Looks like someone's in trouble!"

It was lazy, Laid back and spoken in a foreign accent [F/N] just couldn't place against the bells in her ears. She could tell it had gotten closer though, As the shadow looming over her seemed to be the source.

[F/N] groaned, The little spouts of sunlight seeping through the mans shadow hit her eyes like pepper spray as she turned up to look at him.

He was of medium height for his gender, Male, And it showed through the unshaven starts of a facial hair coming out from his sun-kissed skin. From his legs to his bare arms he had body hair, [F/N] would've felt disgusted if not for the current events.

It also showed in the dark scruffy mop of hair he had on his head, It was so uncut that it covered his eyes, A safari hat lazing atop of it. Apart from that, His ensemble of a dirty collared shirt and a kaki shorts was enough to tell [F/N] what exact kind of person that he was.

"Ngh.. Who the hell are you?" [F/N] croaked out, Hand reaching and entangling in her hair as a ditch effort to stop the throbbing. The mans lazy smile just grew, The hands in his pockets shoving down deeper as he sauntered over to her.

"That's something I should be asking you, Huh? What's a kid like you doing all the way out here?" The man laughed as he leaned down to look at her collapse form. [F/N] only shot an agitated look at him, Which only seemed to amuse the man even more.

He chuckled, Lowering down onto his knees.

"The name's Lewin Light, I'm with the Vatican. Came out here after a tip-off about an organization called 'The Illuminati'. Any idea what that is?" Lewin asked, Reaching beside him into a compartment of the bag over his shoulder, Fishing out a water bottle.

[F/N] just blinked, Weakly taking the bottle into her hands once offered.

"Uhm.. Well if you mean the testing facility with literal demon kings, You know.. The one back there blaring alarm sirens then yeah, Yeah I do think so." [F/N] spat as she popped open the cap, Getting to her knees and starting to take the biggest sip of her life.

Lewin's smile became more dark, His bangs near lifting from his eyes to reveal a sea green peering down at her.

"You were inside? Seriously?" He asked in an almost hushed whisper. [F/N] swallowed down the chilled water, The tap of the bottle pulled from her lips.

"…Yeah, May or may not have stolen a bunch of documents too." [F/N] replied, Though more nervous as the alarm continued to blare.

Lewin snapped his fingers.

"No way! Seriously? Some little kid like you got in and out of there? Should probably get outta here then and come back with enforcements- But you've got to tell me about it!" He said as he raised back up to his original height, Arms locking around her armpits he helped [F/N] up to her feet, Stumbling as she got into place.

Though as soon as she did, Lewin shoved his face straight into hers.

"Did you seriously meet any of the demon kings in there? How did you survive? What were they doing in there? Any experiments? What kind of stuff did you take? Did anyone see you? What's your name?!" Lewin spewed out, Giddy smile like a child on christmas as he spoke. [F/N] gulped.

"I- I don't know but can you PLEASE just get me out of here! They'll be coming any second!" [F/N] hushed as she kept glancing back to the facility, Of which in the distance could she hear the yells of what could only be security start to air out.

Lewins face fell, But he drew back.

"Ah.. Right, Okay. Later then, I'll get you out of there then." Lewin stated, Pulling out something from his pocket, Some kind of artefact that he held in-between his gruff fingers. [F/N]'s eyes circled in on it, But before she could a

"Ready? You gotta hold onto my hand if you wanna be transported!" Lewin chimed in as he extended his hand out towards her, [F/N] was hesitant as she looked at the artefact, But as she heard the voices of the guards start to close in, She didn't start to hesitate anymore.

Her hand lunged out to his, And she barked out a "Go!"

And as soon as the guards closed in on their location, The only thing they found was the tall height of trees around them. Shrubbery leaves dancing in the soft wind, And no thirteen year old girl in sight.

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"Well.. I see everything here is in order, Mr.."

"Lewin, Lewin Light!" He said, Sticking out an over-eager hand towards Mrs. Ono which previously was used to scratch the wolf's nest of his hair and reach into his bag of crisps laying upon his lap.

Mrs. Ono laughed nervously, Eyeing the crumbs on his fingers as she nudged his hand back away from her.

They sat within her office, The same one [F/N] had been coming into for over a decade now. Greyish-blue walls, Polished floors, Those same overly-sweet encouraging posters that made [F/N] want to puke.

And she was sat in one of the twin chairs, Those uncomfortably designed ones with high arms which only provided comfort once you sat like a maniac. Back sunken in, Legs spread out with a small grin.

This time, She wasn't alone.

Lewin Light sat in the other twin chair, The one that was usually empty once she was called in to be berated or told off. He seemed to copy her movements, Legs out, Sunken into his chair and even topped it off with the dirty garbs and the bag of snacks by his side.

He looked so out of place in such a formal office space. His oversized poncho overflowing off the chair's arms and his scruffy start of facial hair making it look (and smell) like a homeless man had walked in.

Mrs. Ono didn't like him, [F/N] could tell by the way she kept readjusting her devil-horned glasses. Proper heel's clacking together under the desk she was sat at as she eyed him like a dirty stray.

And he seemed like it too, His stench was horrible.

Mrs. Ono cleared her throat, Almost as if the odour had reached there.

"Let me just go over this with you.. This is an international adoption so there is usually a lot of moving parts, Though.. This one however seems streamlined.." Mrs. Ono commented, Starting to flick through the documents in front of her.

"I see.. So you, Yourself, Are situated in Dallas, Texas. Over in the states.." Ono said, Raising an eyebrow as she turned back up to eye Lewin once more.

"Yep!" Lewin chirped, Obviously not afflicted by the weight of the counsellor's gaze as he only crossed his legs and plunged a hand into the bag of chips, Staring right back at her as he shoved them into his mouth.

Mrs. Ono could barely disguise a scowl.

"And you're unwedded? No other possible parental figures or..?"

"Nope! Just me, But you know I've always wanted a kid and the dating scene is just so difficult nowadays! Besides, If it's a matter of money you're concerned about, I believe my salary should be listed down somewhere aswell.." Lewin said, Pointing a lazy finger somewhere vaguely on the paper.

[F/N] didn't hear the actual number, But by the way that Mrs. Ono's eyes widened and her breath was caught in her chest, [F/N] could only imagine the actual number.

"Ah.. I.. I see then." Mrs. Ono stuttered as she reset her glasses and replastered the pristine smile on her face. "I suppose everything is in order, Though if I must be so bold, May I ask a question of my own." Lewin shrugged.

"Shoot." He replied, With the appropriate gesture.

Mrs. Ono shuffled within her seat, Almost as if she was sitting upon hot coal. She leaned forward, Fingers entwining as her eyes finally wandered over to [F/N] for only a moment before snapping back to the man in front of her.

She cleared her throat.

"Why exactly have you chosen [F/N] here? Please, Do not get me wrong she is a lovely child but parents usually go for younger kids, And erm.. [F/N] seems to have taken a liking to you, Which says alot, Am I right?" Mrs. Ono said, Voice lowering and octave as she looked back to [F/N].

[F/N] blinked, Jolting up in her chair as if finally tuning back into the conversation.

"Oh, Uh.. Yeah, I like him." She replied in short, Rubbing the exhaustion of the early morning out of her eyes before lazing back into her original sprawl upon the chair.

Lewin glanced over to her under the bush of his unruly hair, Sly smile widening on his face as he leaned forward on his seat.

"Well, You got me there, Ma'am!" Lewin chuckled at the older woman, Scratching at his nape. "If I'm being honest with you, I've sorta been hiding the reason I've been wanting to adopt this kid in the first place."

Mrs. Ono raised a brow.

"Go on." She prompted to which Lewin chuckled awkwardly.

"Well, I met her at this food joint in town a few years back and things just kind of started there." He started. "Honestly she's always seemed like my own, You know? You kinda just get that feeling and I just think it's time that we finalise it."

[F/N] turned over to look at him excitedly, The man being a stellar liar both in voice and movement as they seemed to morph into something of a faux genuine tone. [F/N] solidified it, Nodding along as if it was the truth.

It's not like Mrs. Ono would understand, She never did.

"Ah, I see. So you've been in touch for a while now." Mrs. Ono said, Almost relieved as she leaned back to relax in her chair, Settling the documents back down on her desk.

"Yeah! Known her since.. Since when now? It's so hard to remember.." Lewin asked, Jerking his head around to look at [F/N] who hummed and itched at her chin.

"Mmm.. Maybe three years now? So hard to say, Felt like it's been a lifetime." [F/N] joked as she looked back at him, Both containing humour in their eyes that Ono just didn't pick up on.

Lewin giggled and turned back to the counsellor.

"Yeah, Well anyways there's just a lot to like about the kid. I mean, Smart, Brave and knows how to escape a bad situation. How could my cold dead heart not beat for this little imp?" Lewin laughed heartily as his hand found it's way to [F/N]'s head, Starting to roughly ruffle the hair atop her head.

"Hey!" [F/N] giggled, Trying but failing to push his surprisingly muscular arm away from her. Lewin continued to laugh as he watched her fail to stop him.

Mrs. Ono couldn't help but give a small smile as she watched the interaction, Eyes softening from behind her glasses for only a moment.

"..Well, I see that everything is in order then. You've already signed the documents and I'm proud to say that you are now the legal guardian of [F/N], Mr. Light." Mrs. Ono proclaimed, Though her smile seemed more strained than prideful, More lost than usual.

[F/N]'s laughter died down, Eyes catching the expression of Mrs. Ono. Her giddy smile almost slowing down to a halt.

Though she was broken out of it with the rapid tap of two fingers on her shoulder.

"Right then! Thanks for your time, Appreciate it, But we'll be on our way now!" Lewin said as he jumped up from his seat and stretched his arms up into the air, Near cracking his back. [F/N] blinked, Understanding the command as she followed Lewin up to her feet.

"Yes, Don't let me keep you.." Mrs. Ono stated as she shifted the documents on her table into the cream-front folder, Nudging it in as Lewin started to saunter out of the room, Poncho flowing behind him which [F/N] trailed eagerly.

"..[F/N]!"

Though, She stopped. Turning around to meet the source of the voice.

Mrs. Ono continued to smile, But it seemed different. It was sad, More forlorn as she looked [F/N] in the eyes with the most regretful gaze she had ever seen. [F/N] almost felt herself shrink, Almost meeting the womans gaze with the same remorse.

Ono's lip trembled for only a minute, Almost as if she was thinking over what she might say.

"..I know I haven't been able to provide you the help that you needed, I want you to know that I hope you find peace in whatever way that may be.. And I wish you the very best.. I hope that you find what you are looking for.. Good luck, [F/N]."

That was all Mrs. Ono said, The last words she spoke before she swivelled around in her chair, The back of it acting as a barrier between them now. It was silent, Only the sound of distant, Faraway laughing of the youth center's children somewhere deep inside of this place.

[F/N] didn't want to admit it, But she would miss every second of it. [F/N] didn't say anything either, She couldn't, Only look at the back of her chair, Shake her head before turning around to walk off with her new father.

She didn't look back again, Not once more. Because [F/N] knew that she was in too deep now, And there was no way she could ever go back.

[mariequitecontrary]

2024 TF Reverse Mini Bang Memories Part 1

With the @tf-bigbang discord server closing today, I thought I'd share just a few of my favorite memories during my first community fandom event :)

Not to be dramatic, but this event changed the trajectory of my part in the transformers community for the better. It felt like I was at a 4 month long summer camp! I had so much fun talking to everyone and making so many precious, precious friends that I truly hope to stay in touch with.

So buckle in and grab some boba or your preferred drink of choice, because this is going to be long and sentimental.

A Welcoming Start

I joined at the beginning of April, due to someone reposting the Big Bang's twitter post about how writers were still welcome to join. I thought, "Only 5k word requirement over the course of a few months? Yeah sure. I can do that." Little did I know I'd actually committed to writing a fic almost 5 times that length

The vibes in the discord server started out with a bang (heh). Everyone was immediately kind and welcoming to one another. It was an immediate safe space to be excited, let loose and show our freak XD I loved how ferally affectionate we were with bringing new friends into the fold.

A sketch by @nepetacataria-art perfectly shows this I think XD

The Support and Love Shared

The sheer amount of love, comradery, and support shared with one another was astounding. Almost 200 writers and artists shared tips and tricks and offered advice and encouragement to each other! It was unreal and I learned so much. It truly encouraged me to improve in my craft and even inspired me to want to learn how to draw again!

Oh, and the RECS everyone shared!!! Everyone shared so many fics and art pieces that I am now obsessed with! I have been blessed with a LOT of quality, amazing content that I never would have seen otherwise! My tbr list grew from large to neverending haha <3

Teasing the Artists Before Match Ups

I'm ngl, I had WAY too much fun once the sketches were released to the writers and the secret-authors-corner channel was made. We all OBSESSED over all of the art and fangirled over each one! But we also talked, and talked, and talked. And dropping out of context messages into the public channels for the artists to see was too much fun!

Talking Transformers

IT WAS THE BEST THING EVEERRRRRR!!!!! WOWOWOWOWOW! I loved raving about characters and lore, both canon and fanon! Even when I wasn't a part of the conversation, just lurking and reading what people talked about whether it was AUs, comics, shows, character breakdowns, brainstorming ideas...it was all so cool and so fun. Everyone is so creative and thinking about the sheer amount of fun we all had makes me tear up.

Like, SO MANY plot bunnies were made with everyone! Myself included! Sometimes people would just say a random ass thing and then five others would hop on, riffing against each other and developing that little idea into something concrete and so so JUICY.

Two out of many MANY conversations that I personally loved were the video games x transformers ideas and talking tentacles and transformers in the nsfw channel XD

Writers Panicking, As We Do

It was all in fun, but it was very entertaining and validating to be in a space where we can all stress about our writing, our fics, and approaching deadlines.

The mods clearly enjoyed adding endless fuel to the fire and (lovingly) watched us all scream and run around in a fiery chaotic panic over every little thing.

Streaming

I didn't get to join many, but it was always so cool watching artists draw! I also had a lot of fun streaming Hades 2 with a few friends with it was first released :)

Team 0 - A King Julien Starscream Fic

It all started when Writer's Choice Period began...and the example inspired many of us writers to obsess over this...I'll let the screenshots tell you XD

A King Julien Starscream fic just WORKS and you can't tell me otherwise! @mendely's sketch REALLY sold it to me as a thing that's GOTTA happen.

Madagascar AU FTW

AND THEN THE MODS MADE IT A THING THING

@useless19's king julienscream puppet owns my soul and their little vid is possibly the finest piece of silent cinema I've ever watched in my entire life. I was ENRAPTURED.

@sxpaiscia's art KILLS ME. PUTS MY HEART IN A CHOKEHOLD. Julienscream lives in my head rent free and 50% of it is imagined with their art in mind.

The sad end to the story is...the Team 0's fic wasn't completed within the time requirements to be posted with the rest of the Mini Bang's fics :( Do we still plan on continuing and finishing it? HELL YEAH WE ARE!

To Be Continued...

Did you know that there is a limit to the amount of images you can share in one post? SMH.

Link to Part 2!

[twopoppies]

Oh thank you, this is thrilling I've never had a nickname from you haha. Today I was entirely too online and I messaged before and said that I argued with someone about how much I do not want to date Harry and then those girls being mean about Larry fic and just like come on everyone. The reason I said I'm scared wasn't just to say I'm scared, I meant to followup with "I'm scared so I'm taking the joy I have and holding it close and it's making me feel safe and better in these frightening times." Fic is part of that for me and it's not right that these girls were dismissive and judgmental about something like that. If the world is going to hell can we all have our little comforts on the way and not be nasty about them to other people?

And like, I am so much happier and cooler now than I was when I was a bus girl. I'm legitimately funny and I make people laugh every single day and it isn't by punching down anymore. It's something those girls will have to learn, it's hard at first. I give a shit about the people in my life. One of the reasons I said I'd never want to date Harry to that other blog was because I'd never give up the joy and relationships I have to follow any man around on tour. It's not even just Larry (it is Larry). Sooooo many people had something to say about that, that maybe I didn't think I'd like Harry enough or treat him right (the way they could) or value the world experience. Or I wasn't brave enough. My favorite was the people who talked about how Harry would give his girlfriend (me or them) money so they weren't stuck in the hotel (what?). It was suggested that I could have my life and friends in between tours. I'm not kidding. Fuck and no if you drop your life and don't nurture your relationships whenever you have a romance they might be gone when you need them.

So today I've just been kind of spinning and having this reckoning ever since October 16th and Election Day really reevaluating what matters to me and what doesn't. Today it was through the lens of Harry and fandom and fantasizing or not about being his girlfriend. I'm sorry Harry, it's not you it's me. I'll never be your girlfriend. Tbh it's kind of making me laugh now because why did it matter if I wanted to date him or not? And why did those girls have to say nasty shit like that over something I really think they cannot understand until they experience personal growth. To make someone feel bad about their work or their reading materials? What are your hobbies, girlies? I know I can find a way to make you embarrassed about them if you tell me. I know that because I'm you, but better and wiser now and much much smarter than I was when I was 20 and mean. I grew. Will you? Truly, I hope you do. It is so much more fun this way. It is so fun to let the silliness of fanfiction comfort me (though it is of course not all silly). Don't like fic? Don't engage with it, more for me. But use your fucking manners and be polite about it.

Remember that Almost Famous quote about how really being cool is about being uncool or whatever it is? It's true. And I was cool in theory. This is not bragging btw. Embarrassingly I was a hipster. I was a snob, I was judgy and I was a smartass. The guy I dated was gorgeous and rode a fixie and we talked about beer and bikes and the elephant six (remember them?) and people were jealous. I had tons of friends and a social life and on paper it still looks pretty good. But I wasn't authentic and that's what's actually cool. Last month I went out to brunch with my sisters and their kids and let them put Halloween stickers on my face and scream sing "hop like a bunny" outside the restaurant and I was fully present in that moment all weekend. That to me is cool. It's not the only thing that's cool but it IS authentically cool.

TL:DR: Don't be mean, I promise I can still make you feel awful about yourself but I won't because there's nothing less cool than being this bus girl person. Know what you are worth, who matters to you and treat them well and be careful with their hearts and their trust. Don't belittle things you don't understand. Don't waste time trying to guess your way into becoming Harry Styles' next girlfriend (he's taken, ladies). And do date the hot guy at school but know that he will cheat on you. He'll be amazing in bed though. You'll get over him.

Sorry for being so weird! Love you forever, Gina Gina.

This was a wild ride. I want to live inside your brain for a few minutes. 😂 I so fully agree with all of this. Being authentic is being cool. Fully embracing your unique weirdness and being yourself is cool.

Oscar Wilde once wrote, “It is tragic how few people ever ‘possess their souls’ before they die.” As the world feels like it’s falling apart around us, what is the point of wasting time trying to “look cool” by being something you’re not? Be yourself. Get to know yourself on a soul level (my phone changed that to “soup level”…maybe that’s the key 🤣).

And people who belittle things because they don’t personally like something, are just stupid. When my kids were little, their favorite saying was, “don’t yuck my yum” and I think those are good words to live by.

Anyway, bus girls can suck it. The older I get, the less I care about “fitting in” or other people seeing me as “cool” and I realize how much happier I am.

To me, that’s pretty damn cool.

[thoughtsaboutshows]

4,18 love let’s play pretend so much looking forward to the new chapter 😁😁

Hey Nonnie!! Thanks for the ask! And I'm working on LPP today, my plan is to get it up tomorrow 😆

4. A story idea you haven’t written yet

I feel like I always have plot bunnies hopping around in my head.  But I have one fic idea that I originally thought of for the Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina fandom that I may redesign for the Empyrean series.  It’s basically a college sports AU/brothers best friend where the MMC is a football player and the FMC is a sports medicine trainer and it’s against the rules to date.  So forbidden love in a sense but I haven’t really thought further than that as to how I’d make it Empyrean.  

I have a long one shot idea for Immrick that I got in an ask a long time ago that I need to work on, basically them giving little things to each other back and forth over the years. 

I also have a Spy AU idea that ALSO used to be CAOS that I could rework to be Empyrean since that’s what my brain wants to be writing right now.  

Stay tuned for after Let’s Play Pretend!

18. if you keep them, share a deleted sentence or paragraph from a published fic

Here’s a piece of dialogue from LPP when they wake up the first morning in Mexico.  I ended up cutting it because I liked other things I wrote better and it felt too soon to bring up “back then” 

“Stop!”  I yell at him, finally having had enough.  We’ve only been doing this fake dating thing for less than twenty-four hours and I’m already ready to rip his head off.  There are moments where it’s been fine, easy…fun even.  But moments like these where he teases me and looks at me with a biting lip and drags up ghosts of hookups past that I just want to rip his perfectly soft hair out.  

He shuts his mouth at my outburst.  I think he caught the slight crack in my voice and the watering of my eyes before I force it down, because he presses his lips together and almost looks…apologetic. 

“You have to stop that, Xaden.”   His eyes flicker at me using his name, proving that I mean what I’m saying.  I keep my voice as steady as I can and he’s hanging on my every word, every ounce of teasing gone from his gaze.  “Stop talking about back then or I can’t-”   I pause, running a hand through my hair.  He catches the movement, eyes softening for a moment before he hardens them again into indifference.  With a breath I steady my voice again.  “If we’re going to get through this week then the side comments about us from before need to stop.  In fact, maybe you don’t need to talk to me at all.”  

He stares me down for a few seconds before nodding twice, face still cool and calm.  Without another word I grab some clothes from where I unpacked them into an armoire and slip into the tiny water closet again.  As I dress I try not to think about the fact that Xaden, with all of his carefully crafted guards down, was drawn to me.  That in his sleep-addled state it was me he sought warmth in.  I shake away the thought before I do something dumb like crawl back into bed with him and stick my face in his chest.  I know from experience how comfortable it can be.  Get yourself together, Violet.  

If I’m demanding that he stop joking about our time together, then I should probably take my own advice and stop thinking about it.  Hopefully breakfast with my friends will help clear my head, and getting far away from Xaden will be good for my heart rate.  

[mister-tom-a-dildo-lover]

It's Really Hopping

Fandom: HP Ship: Tomarry Writer: Watermelonsmellinfellon/Mister-Tom-A-Dildo-Lover TAGS: Humor, Fluff, Animagus, Drama, Bunnies, AU, Mild Language.

~.O.~

It wiggled. It was small and fluffy, and it wiggled incessantly.  

Tom Riddle knew that he shouldn’t be so obvious, but his darling Harry was so adorable in his Animagus form! All small and cute. His fur soft and his whiskers thin.

Harry was the cutest animal Tom had ever seen. 

When the teen had come to him, excitedly telling him about how he’d managed to finally finish his Animagus training, Tom had been skeptical. But the Harry went and proved himself immediately, transforming into what his own Animagus usually hunted for meals.

A rabbit. Or as Harry had exclaimed, ‘a bunny!’.

Tom had lifted his boyfriend into his hands and very nearly cooed when Harry nibbled his thumb affectionately.

From that day forward, Harry would come to Tom when he needed some comfort, and would find himself bundled in Tom’s breast pocket, watching with all the innocence of an animal.

And no one knew that Tom Riddle’s boyfriend was practically being carried everywhere.

Not that the green eyes stood out enough against the black fur.

And no one was willing to get too close to Tom in order to see for themselves.

Of course there were… times, when Tom had to rescue his Harry while in his Animagus form.

Harry seemed to attract other rabbits. They would surround him and follow him everywhere. And when it wasn’t rabbits, it was cats or Kneazles. But they weren’t following him to be friendly. Tom had managed to make himself an enemy of all the felines in the castle because he kept interrupting their hunt.

Not that he cared.

Still, Tom and his familiar Nagini ended up having to protect Harry because he had not one self-preserving bone in his body. 

And Tom didn’t really mind. Being a snake gave him a sort of freedom that he did not get while being human. And Nagini was a fine teacher.

It was especially adorable when he could slither around with Harry sitting on his back somewhere.

~.O.~

“Harry… Why is there a legion of rabbits following you?”

Of course, Harry couldn’t actually answer him, being a rabbit himself at present. But still. His lover had turned into an animal and had gone out to collect his posse of fluffy-tailed creatures. And then he lead them into the castle.

Harry was small, furry, and had a bright pink nose. He hopped on over and stopped at the toe of Tom’s shoe. Carefully, one tiny paw reached out to touch the clean Dragonhide. The nose wiggled cutely.

Tom rolled his eyes and bent down to pick up the little creature who squeaked.

“The rest aren’t coming,” he said tersely, striding away from the group of rabbits, hoping to return to his dorm before any decided to follow.

The last time they followed, Tom awoke to find rabbits in his shoes and fluffy tails in his face.

Not pleasant.

~.O.~

§Nagini, if you see any rabbits, or anything that looks like a rabbit, so long as it isn’t black with green eyes, you may eat it.§

The serpent hissed and nodded her head and slithered down his shoulder.

§Dinner. Dinner. Come out, come out wherever you are!§

Tom smirked to himself. No more fur in places it shouldn’t be!

~.O.~

“Tom, have you seen any of the bunnies that followed me everywhere?”

Tom was a Slytherin and was perfectly capable of holding a straight face. However, he had not actually seen any of the creatures, so he wasn’t lying when he said, “No.”

Harry’s shoulders slumped a bit, but Tom refused to feel guilt. It was for a good cause. He’d get over it eventually.

Hopefully.

The fur was unbearable!

~.O.~

“Tom!”

The Slytherin sighed and pulled away from his work. Harry had made it a point that he was willing to stand by and wait for Tom to finish. Of course, he proved his Slytherin side by annoying the hell out of Tom in order to get him to either finish faster or stop working altogether.

“Nagini was chasing my little friends and trying to eat them!”

Damn!

In Harry’s arms was the bashful - honestly, how could a snake look bashful, what the hell? - serpent, and she refused to even look in Tom’s direction. No doubt Harry had given her a stern talking to and somehow made her feel guilty for following Tom’s orders.

He should have gone to the extra effort of ordering her not to get caught. Foolish!

Harry dumped his serpent in his lap, sending her a disapproving look. “I don’t want it happening again, or else.”

And with that, Harry did an abrupt about face and sauntered from the library, leaving Tom to stare at Nagini’s embarrassed face, in disappointment. It was time for another plan.

Maybe he could get them banned from the school? Rabbits weren't allowed as pets after all.

~.O.~

Okay, this wasn’t exactly what he’d had in mind.

Tom glared at Nagini because neither of them would have to deal with this if she’d just learned to be sneaky from the start!

Harry had somehow managed to get the professors on his side and now there was a warren on the grounds for all of his little friends. He’d gotten Hagrid and Grubblyplank to create it with Dumbledore’s approval, so they technically weren't in the school now.

Tom couldn’t actually do anything to the rabbits without getting caught.

The protections that had been layered over those blasted bundles of fur were simply too numerous, and he wouldn’t have the time to take them all down, sick Nagini on the furry beasts, and then place them all back up himself and return to his Common Room with enough time to spare. Harry would know it was him anyway.

Also, he might have been lulled into complacency by Harry’s very big and very bright green eyes… and the promise to ride him the moment it struck midnight on his eighteenth birthday.

But such a promise would not work all the time, he vowed to himself. He was not that weak to Harry’s wiles.

And he refused to even think about Harry wearing a bunny-tailed butt plug like he promised!

~.O.~

A/N: Wanted to celebrate Tom's birthday the right way!

[angstea]

how do i begin when the roof is ever changing?

Fandom: FNAF

Ship: Glamrock Fronnie

Series: Auctober 2024

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Summary: Freddy didn't go bowling during the day anymore. Everyone knew that.

AN: Freddy is autistic

Title is from Neath the grove is a heart by Yaelokre

Written for Auctober Day 19: Comfort Items

Read on AO3

Freddy didn't go bowling during the day anymore. Everyone knew that.

Only when the doors to the Pizzaplex shut for the night did he venture up to Bonnie Bowl, a morose expression on his face.

There was a time that the guests would regularly encounter Freddy and Bonnie bowling side by side, lighthearted competitive jabs exchanged as the pins fell and numbers on the scoreboard ticked up. Bonnie was always in the lead, obviously. But Freddy had been slowly climbing the ranks and catching up until he was in a steady third place, just behind a particularly dedicated guest.

He never did get to beat Bonnie. His scores had been wiped from the leaderboard after he disappeared. The thought made Freddy's chest ache.

Fazbear Entertainment had done everything in their power to make all evidence of Bonnie disappear. Freddy knew it was only a matter of time before Bonnie Bowl was rethemed and all the kids who remembered Bonnie would grow up and they'd stop asking where he went.

But Freddy wouldn't. He'd never forget if he had anything to do about it.

The doors to Bonnie Bowl slid open and Freddy made a beeline straight for the alleys. There was a time where Bonnie would have been waiting for him on the little stage. He would've hopped down from the platform, floppy ears twitching and a wide grin on his face. Not anymore. Never again.

Now, the room was dark and there was no Bonnie in sight. Just Freddy. Alone. He'd never known a world without Bonnie before this.

You and me, forever and ever.

He stopped dead in his tracks and clutched the bowling ball in his hands tighter. Freddy wasn't supposed to have it but he'd managed to grab it before the staff cleared out Bonnie's stuff. Because he knew they would.

Freddy turned it over in his hands, eyes landing on the signature scrawled across it. Bonnie's name stared back at him, the i dotted with a star and the tail of the e swooping upwards.

He diverted his course to the stage. Pulling the curtain aside, he stepped through into the room hidden behind. The place would be gutted as soon as another use was found for it. Until that point, Freddy swore to visit as much as possible.

His green room should have fallen into anarchy without Bonnie there to maintain it, but Freddy had taken up that responsibility. At first, it was because he wanted the room to tidy for when Bonnie returned. Eventually though, it was just for the sake of routine and feeling close to Bonnie.

Freddy slumped down into the chair by Bonnie's mirror. The vanity had a light coating of dust and the little statue of Freddy hadn't been moved so much as a millimetre. Everytime Freddy visited Bonnie, it was always in a different place. It was like a game. One they'd never play again.

Freddy hugged the bowling ball to his chest. None of this would make him stop missing Bonnie, but it made the hole in his heart ache a little less. A little.

"I miss you, bunny."

You and me, forever and ever

Forever had turned out to be a very short time.

[bringthekaos]

Hi, I don't know whether you're still online here, but I just had the chance to fangirl over 'The Pulse of the Machine' and recommend it to a bunch of other people.

This reminded me, that I wanted to tell you after Season 2, that I prefer this fanfiction to whatever Rito came up with. I prefer this Viktor, Jayce, Caitlyn, Vi , Blitzi... and Renata, of course, hehe.

You envisioned them so much better than their official work, and if there is a pedestal for fanfictions, then this one belongs on it.

I think, I already left kudos, comments, bunny-hopping through your fanfictions, but I really wanted to get this off my chest. You wrote the Machine Herald we deserved.

I am definitely still here! I’m just a little more active on Twitter these days, mostly because…. because I’m still struggling with season 2. I’m kinda stuck in a very strange place. The JayVik ending scene was absolutely beautiful and them loving each other so much that they’re willing to face the end together is how I’ve always seen them. But… as I stated in my opinion post on season 2, I’m still very unhappy with… basically all of it. When I got into this fandom and into this ship, I fell in love with their League lore. And I have this incredible talent of always picking as my favorite character those who get killed off. I pretty much never fail. So I was stoked to read the Machine Herald’s lore, to see that he was basically an unkillable cyborg. So I latched on super hard, harder than I probably should have. I was so excited to have the ship, to know that even after season 2, they would be alive and I could conceivably keep writing their silly little hate/love/fight/fuck story until my fingers fell off.

And then… it happened again. My favorites got killed off. (I know a lot of people think they got teleported through time/space/whatever, but A) Christian Linke keeps ruining that theory by insisting they’re actually dead, and even though I shouldn’t give a shit what that homophobe/ableist thinks, it still sticks in my brain and turns into this festering writer’s block, and B) that still leaves me with an EXTREMELY limited direction to go in, fic-wise. And they had to completely assassinate Viktor’s character to do it, which just… needles at me all the more. I guess I could (and probably will) continue to write Machine Herald as an AU, but I just wonder what audience I will even have. Will the only comments I get on my fic be “why isn’t he like he is in Arcane??” Cuz boy that’ll get exhausting quick.

Anyway, I’m rambling. Just wanted to explain my absence before I say HOLY SHIT THANK YOU FOR RECOMMENDING PULSE OF THE MACHINE, and for all of your extremely kind compliments. I always worry about my character building, and that all of my characters are either too OOC or all have same-personality syndrome. But to hear that the way I wrote them (including Cait and Vi, who intimidated the shit out of me to write) was beloved, perhaps more than how they were in Arcane??? Literally the highest compliment I’ve ever received. I’m still humbled to this day by the response to that fic, and consider it my magnum opus. So really, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. For reading it, for loving it, and for sharing it. It means the world to me 💖