#uh..um..idk what to say. snow-for-brains
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lunarharp · 4 days ago
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warming back up with 89 feelings
#witch hat tag#orufrey#uh..um..idk what to say. snow-for-brains#i can't believe all that could be & is to come in upcoming chapters. i think my insanity will process itself and increase throughout august#cause i really can't believe we're really here. i have to stay alive no matter what#i looked up the jp for photosynthesis 光合成 and it just looks more directly romantic and clearly orufrey#kanji is a massive pain but if you KNOW the meaning the meaning is clear instantly even if you can't say it#with english you can SAY 'photo' but do you know it means 'made with light' does it LOOK orufrey when the time comes#the official translation sounded stilted as always..oh well#about qifrey's distraught suggestion about brug LOL:#i realised suddenly that qifrey is definitely going to beg oru and the girls to not take his memories and let him become a tree.#i mean i already thought that but..it will be so thematic bc all of them would obviously ask him to continue living#but everyhting in the manga is leading to him saying I really would rather die than forget all of this and all of you#but he would suggest to OTHER ppl that they forget him. he would take on sin if it means oru could have Innocence Is Bliss#(that's why he would suggest throwing the memory of this ADORABLE BRUG under the bus if it's THAT OR DYING) (dude calm down)#it's because I'M so lost that i could never bear to start over again - AGAIN. please don't take you all from me. let me go#then there will still be huge thematic weight in him becoming at tree even though coustas already did#(i always must think about what shirahama thinks will be a more interesting narrative)#bc he'll be the tree that remains a tree - so qifrey thinks - oru and the girls knowing they'll work for years to find out a way#i literally wrote my fic abt this etc idk why i'm acting like i only just realised it. but it was the the 'wasurenai yo' line this chapter#i was like You can't be sure of that lol. after it was officially translated as How could I forget?#i still don't like that bc of course i COULD forget. but I won't. I will choose not to. Wasurenai yo#please honour my choice. i know you're so kind oru - so much better a person than me - you could never use that magic like i could#qifrey's 'kindness' is in withdrawing himself from oru against oru's will bc oru will be better without him#oru's future 'kindness' will be in being so good a person he could never do that if qifrey said Give me the kinder death#YOU don't need to remember my troubles oru - bc you're better off without me. but me? I am NOT better off without you.#but coco and oru together can do anything because he is the saviour and coco the solver
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laora-ryn · 4 years ago
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Fanfic Review
tagged by @sapphireswimming, @ninthfeather, and @hawk-in-a-tree ! went back in the thread a little to get some extra questions, because I could lol
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How many works do you have on ao3? 100 ahhhh. I posted #100 in August, and apparently my brain liked the round number enough that I haven't posted anything since ;0;
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What’s your total ao3 word count? ...1,143,375...jesus christ
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How many fandoms have you written for and what are they? 18! "main" fandoms: Gundam 00, Harry Potter, Fullmetal Alchemist, The Hobbit, The World Ends With You, Persona 3, Supernatural, Danny Phantom, Kingdom Hearts "side" fandoms (only one offs, or crossovers): Bleach, Final Fantasy 13 + 15, Persona 5, Lord of the Rings, Van Helsing, Legend of Zelda, Doctor Who, Octopath Traveler
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Are there any new fandoms you want to write for? Of fandoms that aren't in the lists above, I have fic ideas for Assassin's Creed, Gnosia, and The Hunger Games. P5, DW, and OT will ideally be in "main fandom" list at some point lmao
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What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
Byzantine (HP/FMA)
Desiderium (Hobbit/LOTR time travel)
Symbol (Danny Phantom)
Chrysalis (FMA)
Yggdrasil (Hobbit)
Honorable mentions go to Penance (HP/FMA) and Men and Angels (FMA), which were wildly popular on FFnet, but since they got back-posted years later to AO3, their numbers here are lower.
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Which of your fics do you want more attention for? Every single one of my 00 fics, tbh. It's a tiny fandom but it still makes me sad because I'm really proud of them :(
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Do you respond to comments, why or why not? I try to! except sometimes my brain is an ass about it
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What sorts of things do you normally write? I uh got a little infamous in a few fandoms for the angst/tragedy side of things lol. Anymore I tend more toward angst with a happy (or at least not terrible) ending, found family, trauma recovery, dramatic irony/revelation fics where the reader has more info than many of the characters (looking at you, Bring Down the Sky)
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What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending? Oh lord, hope you were looking for a list lmao, because it's impossible for me to pick. in reverse posting order, going down my ao3:
our fury burns, a TWEWY haunting AU that I guess isn't angsty so much as Dark As Fuck
Empty Promises, a DP fic where Danny dies in chapter 1, and the rest of it is people dealing with the aftermath. it is, i have been assured by many people, awful
this is the way the world ends, a Gundam 00 AU where [redacted] survives their death in canon, only to die horribly a few months later. [other redacted] blames themselves and there is, um, all sorts of trauma to unpack
Phantasm, a Supernatural fic that I don't even remember the details of anymore except it is Dark As Fuck and Sam dies at the end
Ash Like Snow, an old Harry Potter/Fullmetal Alchemist fic set in an HP Dark Timeline, where Ed, Ling, and half of Al's blood seal show up in the Great Hall during their fight with Gluttony.
Honorable mentions go to Promised Eternity (FF13) and Asymmetria (FMA). They're both grimdark fics I started and then decided were Too Much, Even For Me, so I abandoned them halfway through.
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What’s a fic that pushed you out of your comfort zone? Idk what it says about me that?? I don't know?? the only thing I can think of is my 100 word drabble collections (Gundam 00, TWEWY) since i, uh, don't know the meaning of brevity lol. But yea other than that, nothing I can think of? And I can't tell if that's a testament to my comfort zone being Very Big, or me limiting my fics to things I'm familiar with lmao
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Do you write crossovers? What’s the wildest one you’ve written? Occasionally yeah! I wrote several Harry Potter/Fullmetal Alchemist fics back in the day that were pretty well received. I think the latest crossover I wrote was a TWEWY/Gundam 00 fic that I'm particularly proud of (but got next to no traffic, since neither of them are huge fandoms OTL)
Wildest?? i mean the crackiest one was probably Dimensional
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Have you ever received hate on a fic? yeah back in the day on FFnet, tbh I'm just glad the concept of 'flames' isn't around much anymore, it's so pointless
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Do you write smut? if so what kind? i am way too ace for that
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Have you ever had a fic translated? A lot of them actually!! I have them (+gift fic art) all archived on this page
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Have you ever co-written a fic before? Hooooooo boy this one takes me back. Yea, ten years ago I had 3 friends on a forum on FFnet, and we made a joint account to post all our co-written HP/FMA stuff. Playing God was the biggest one, but there were a bunch of oneshots too. You can read them here
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What’s your all time favorite ship? Lockon/Tieria and Christina/Lichty from Gundam 00. they deserved better
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What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will? Yggdrasil, and I feel awful about it ;0; I had big plans for it, but it's definitely a case of "bit off more than i could chew, and found plot holes, and got overwhelmed" so :(
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What are you currently working on? Currently, the main one is the next installment in Bring Down the Sky. It's taking so long since I don't know how the next several blocks are gonna be split fic- or chapter-wise, so I'm pre writing a lot of it to figure it out as I go Px I've also got a set of character studies of the season 1 Ptolemy crew from 00, but that's uh 2.5 / 11 done so that's gonna be a while There's more in my WIP folder but those are the ones that are probably at the front of the line for posting!
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What are your writing strengths? I've been told by several reliable sources that I'm very good at The Angst lol. I also pride myself on characterization and character interaction in general! My fics are definitely character-driven
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What are your writing weaknesses? Action scenes are a WIP for me otl. I'm also very bad at like, describing visuals for people? Since I'm 100% one of the people who doesn't visualize things in their head at all, so I forget a LOT of the time that people appreciate that lmao
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What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic? I mean, depending on the fandom, it's kind of inevitable? For multilingual characters, I only write out the dialogue if the POV character can understand what's being said Main example right now is Lyndsay Dylandy (Lockon's mom in 00), who I write as severely deaf and speaks in Irish Sign Language. The people around her are fluent, but randos around town (and the kids' friends, the first several times they come around) aren't When it's in those people's POV, I just write that Lyndsay is signing, and if the friend need to know what she said, one of the kids translates for them. For Lyndsay's POV, if the person's vocalizing, she does better if they're facing her, and talking louder, and is patient if she needs something repeated. She can read lips okay but it's not fool proof, so in non-ideal situations i tend to write vocalized dialogue from her POV with gaps in the parts of speaking that she would miss (ends of sentences, hard-to-parse words for lip reading) Tbh it's been a really interesting thing and I'm working hard to get it right - I've got mild hearing loss myself and am learning ASL, and I'm modeling Lyndsay's progressive loss after a close friend with the same condition. She wears hearing aids, but still has a lot of issues with hearing/understanding if she's not on her A game.
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What was the first fandom you wrote for? Most recent? First, a bad Harry Potter fic from when I was 14 - most recent, a much better Gundam 00 fic from August lmao
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What’s your favorite fic you’ve written? how dare you make me choose probably Nodus Tollens (TWEWY post-game trauma recovery) or the endings of stories that never got to be told (Gundam 00, an exploration of the Dylandys' backstory and the impact the war had on their family and friends)
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What fic are you most proud of? Same answer as above??? I guess I'm pretty proud of writing our own secret ceremonials for TWEWYtober 2020, 33k words within a month for 31 separate oneshots was impressive
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anyone who wants to Do The Thing can consider themselves tagged! @the-stray-liger, @neildylandy, @tieria-erde maybe??
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thesomberfest · 4 years ago
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Star Wars: Timestamps and Thoughts; The Empire Strikes Back
Salutations to all. Welcome back to my blog thing? Anyways today is the one and only The Empire Strikes Back which I think may be the most iconic Star Wars movie. But, don’t quote me on that. I’m only saying that as someone who has heard about Star Wars movies from the outside and honestly out of all the movies The Empire Strikes Back is the one movie I’ve always heard about; name-wise. I don’t think I know any spoilers about this movie, so we’ll see. I’m new to this and I don’t know what I’m doing so please have mercy and help a sister out, thanks. I have some idea based on what the movie is about based on the name but I’ll just take what Disney Plus tells me. I honestly have nothing to say. Should I start writing predictions before writing the timestamps and writing my reaction if I’m right or wrong based on the last movie I watched. Does that make sense? I can’t think of any other way to word it differently but if it makes sense then okay, let’s continue. This isn’t a prediction but um is this the movie where Luke finds about his parentage? Or is it a bit too early? Am I too early? Oh well. While adding timestamps I thought it would be a cool idea to add a “Favorite Scene” section under my “Final Thoughts” sections, I hope y’all like it.
03/9 Edit: Y’all sorry this is late but tomorrow is my birthday and I decided to not do my schoolwork and instead watch Star Wars and write. Before y’all get any ideas: yes. I am in fact still a minor. thanks. 04/3 edit: I AM SORRY THIS IS LATE I HAVE NO EXCUSE
Movie: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Release Date: 1980
Summary(?): So obviously the Empire is going to strike back right? And Luke has to find Yoda to learn the ways of the Force? No? Oh and a final show down with Vader? Am I wrong again?
Warning: spoilers (yea no duh bibi) and mild language on my part
Timestamps
00:00:06- 20th Century Fox is here, hello.
00:00:22- the words on the screen have made an appearance
00:01:41- the iconic words have left, bye-bye
00:04:28- Han Solo
00:04:43- It’s Chewie
00:05:04- Ya’ll it’s my queen Leia. She’s looking badder than ever
00:05:22- so the guy we first saw was in fact Luke, whoops.
00:05:40- Han is leaving? What about Leia? Am I missing something?
00:06:00- Okay so I’m convinced that something happened between Han and Leia, right? She looks pissed, he also looks pissed. Uhhh...
00:06:03- Oh shoot, she called out his name and went after him.
00:06:27- the way Leia feels about him? Sexual tension?
00:06:34- does Han want Leia to admit she has feelings for him? Does she have feelings for him?
00:06:42- “Afraid I was gonna leave without giving you a good-bye kiss?”- woah there Han
00:06:47- yeah, something did happen. I’m calling it
00:06:53- YES 3PO and R2
00:07:12- Oh shoot, Han doesn’t want to talk to Leia no more
00:07:19- ain’t nobody know where Luke is
00:08:06- aw Han said Luke is his friend. Character development
00:08:36- um is that Luke being hanged upside down?
00:08:47- uh oh, it’s the abominable snowman, let’s uh call him Yeti for short
00:09:00- Lukie-boy that might be a bad idea 
00:09:34- he’s using the Force to get the lightsaber, nice
00:09:40- oh no, the Yeti noticed
00:09:48- he got the Lightsaber yayy
00:09:50- did he just cut off Yeti’s arm???
00:10:00- run forest run
00:10:40- aw R2 :( I want to give them a hug
00:11:58- Leia looks really nervous. Uh-oh
00:12:53- I’m sorry but Chewie wailing/crying a few minutes earlier makes me sad.
00:13:42- omg Yoda? Han found Luke I repeat he found Luke
00:15:16- I wondered where they filmed or if this was effects or something.
00:16:01- are they going to be found? oh I hope so
00:16:13- yay! Found at last!
00:16:35- i’m sorry. is that a man baby???
00:16:48- oh wait was that man baby Luke? Oh god i kinda feel bad now
00:17:02- aww Luke and Han. Their friendship gives me life (junior)
00:17:05- my queen!!!!
00:17:15- ok but seriously what happened between Han and Leia? I know something happened.
00:17:25- I know Han did not just call my boy Chewie a FUZZBALL, please
00:17:31- alone? South passage? was that when Han claimed he was leaving? Her TRUE FEELINGS
00:17:50- why does Luke look sad? Is it... is it because HE HAS FEELINGS FOR HER???
00:17:58- (lets out a female lead in horror movie scream) OH MY GOD. I KNEW A KISS WAS TO HAPPEN BUT SO SOON? AND ON THE MOUTH WITH A PEANUT GALLERY LEIA HAS SOME BALLS. SO IT WAS NOT A PECK LIKE I’D ASSUMED HUH OMG tho I feel bad for Luke ‘cause (i think) she only did it to spite Han also if my math is correct IT WAS FOUR SECONDS LONG. But like is this the only kiss between the two or is there more cause ummm...... AREN’T THEY RELATED? SIBLINGS? TWINS I THINK? *Sweet Home Alabama now playing*
00:18:13- why why does he look so smug? also Han about to kill Luke a man
00:19:14- idk what’s happening
00:19:18- pew pew
00:19:44- THE IMPERIAL MARCH omgg yess... I live for the movies music
00:20:32- oh no, the music ended
00:20:38- wait nvm it’s continuing we stand
00:20:40- breathing problems much?
00:20:52- It’s Darth Vader
00:21:47- wait, didn’t he (Luke) almost die? shouldn’t he like oh I don’t know RESTING?!
00:22:47- have i mentioned that I live for the Imperial March? ‘cause I love it
00:23:39- OH
00:23:51- he really dying in the background huh
00:23:57- so he’s like dead, right?
00:24:02- what’s happening? Are they gonna go against Vader?
00:24:12- what the hell is a stardestroyer?
00:24:44- i’ve been told the dark side has cookies so uh peace out. If you would like to reach me please send me a letter via mail. thanks.
00:25:39- once again shouldn’t Luke be resting???
00:25:53- aww I want those binoculars. Is that what they’re called? Idk but I want one
00:26:05- what the hell are Imperial Walkers?
00:26:27- oh. are those Imperial Walkers? Those robot-looking dogs? omg I thought they were talking about Stormtroopers.
00:26:30- laser beam robot doggies did not hesitate
00:26:40- aw look at Luke being leadership material
00:27:09- wow these walkers are slow huh as to be expected
00:27:50- OH NO DAK bruhh nooo
00:28:09- are those robot dogs really gonna win?
00:28:21- LANDING? You mean Vader isn’t even fighting down there? Is he going to join? Or just find Luke and kidnap him and spill the beans? Or is that just my active imagination running too far?
00:28:39- the music...*beautiful*
00:28:58- tying the feet and tripping the doggies seems to be the moves huh
00:29:15- ooh and face first into the snow. how embarrassing...
00:29:20- I just know someone is losing their job or life like that one dude from before
00:30:18- i like the explosions
00:30:52- while one of the those little planes fall i’m sitting here thinking: most book/movie/tv shows that have the whole two sides thing (good vs bad) there always seems to be a traitor which makes me wonder if the good guys have a traitor? possible plot? idk, we’ll see won’t we?
00:31:18- the way these little doggies walk keep reminding me of some eerie Tim Burton movie and idk whyyy
00:33:04- two robot doggies down one more to go
00:33:25- man I just know someone from the Dark Force is gonna be dead fired
00:34:08- are those stormtroopers? They run funny
00:34:12- Darth Vader!
00:34:45- wait i’m dumb. did Vader invade the building/camp they were hiding at?
00:35:18- what does Vader want exactly? Princess Leia? Luke? the so-called “rebel plans”? What am I missing?
00:35:42- they really said: “peace out”
00:36:30- not regrouping? and what the hell is the Dagobah system?
00:37:30- did two ships just crash?
00:39:10- the music really makes this asteroid field detour awesome
00:40:25- did they--did they just go in a asteroid? Orr..?
00:41:18- and just what the hell is Luke thinking? he putting my baby R2 in distress?
00:42:04- where in the HELL are they?
00:42:21- did my baby R2 just fall in the water? Can he even swim? Is it safe? Is he going to die? Idc how cute Luke is, I will hurt him if 2D dies!
00:42:33- what. how is R2 okay? I thought--
00:42:53- Is that R2 whistling?
00:42:57- oh god, is that Nessie? oh no--
00:43:10- OH MY GOODNESS DID NESSIE JUST EAT MY BABY R2 WHAT THE FUC--
00:43:41- R2 MY BABY WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO YOU
00:44:01- YEA LUKE it was a bad idea going there! You put my sweet summer child R2 in danger! He almost got eaten as dinner!
00:44:18- ughhh the music is just AMAZINGGGG
00:44:38- whose brain is that? Is that what’s left of Mr. Anakin Skywalker? ooh now that I think about: what does Darth Vader look behind the helmet? I feel dumb for never thinking about that
00:45:34- hey you leave my man 3PO alone Solo
00:45:46- oh did Leia just fall into Han’s arms? ooh
00:45:56- “Captain, being held by you isn’t quite enough to get me excited” Leia woke up and choose violence 
00:46:56- oh OH Luke is looking for Yoda?
00:47:22- omg it’s YODA
00:47:48- man idk but lighting does wonders for Lukie-babe
00:48:26- is Yoda mocking Luke? ‘Cause I’m here for it
00:48:57- why is Luke lowkey being a pushover?
00:49:09- I KNOW Yoda isn’t hitting my baby R2 with a STICK the disrespect I-
00:49:56- at this point Yoda is just pulling on their legs for kicks and giggles huh
00:51:02- oh? alone? Leia and Han? my oh my
00:51:30- oh so now they hand-holding?
00:51:50- OMG when did they get so close to one another? I’m nervous
00:52:00- KISSING KISSING KISSING I REPEAT LEIA AND HAN ARE KISSING OH MY
00:52:04- ofc it’s 3PO to be the one to interrupt the kiss
00:52:14- oop-- Leia just left the crime scene. She’s going to pretend it never happened isn’t she?
00:53:04- wait. Vader isn’t emperor? Someone else is omg. I’m so dumb eye-
00:53:07- ew his side profile is not so good
00:53:10- the front is even uglier 
00:53:23- “young rebel”? my bby boy Luke?
00:53:25- “offspring of Anakin Skywalker”? wait a damn minute. Isn’t Vader oh idk ANAKIN SKYWALKER? Does that “emperor” guy not know? Or have I been lied to? WHAT AM I MISSING?
00:53:57- does this mean Anakin is considered to be a different person from Vader? I’m confused, someone explain please!
00:54:00- “could be turned”? say like Kylo? *dun dun dun* orr am I thinking too far?
00:54:16- “master”? you mean to tell me that Vader isn’t even the one pulling the strings? how embarrassing...
00:54:34- WHY WOULD YOU LEAVE R2 IN THE COLD RAIN?!
00:56:07- Luke my beauty dumbass just realized that Yoda was with the whole time
00:59:19- What is it?
00:59:29- Mynocks
00:59:35- oh hell no. I’m out
01:01:39- satan works hard but man does Luke work harder
01:01:57- “skinny boys are still the best oh i love when they slam and sweat.”-- Jack Off Jill, Lollirot (jolly good song) this one sentence describes it all :)
01:04:19- idk what’s happening but man does he look good. How long until y’all get tired of me simping over Luke?
01:04:40- wait WAIT THE FINAL SHOWDOWN IS IN THE FOREST? I THOUGHT-- I WAS TOLD--HOLD UP
01:05:01- but like, why it feel fake? Is this a dream? 
01:05:09- OH--[luke just decapitated Vader I-]
01:05:20- wait. it couldn’t have been that easy. This feels wrong-
01:05:29- omg. it’s luke! Wait what does this mean?
01:05:50- when i enter a room I would like the Imperial March to play, thanks.
01:06:26- uh, is that Boba Fett? If not I’m so sorry I’m new.
01:06:52- y’all I have a cofession to make: I have a fear of driving and my mother is forcing me to. How does this relate to the movie? Well, Han is steering the ship(?) so...
01:09:16- titanic part two?
01:10:31- my poor baby luke
01:11:37- luke please don’t give up :(
01:12:32- my man yoda showing up luke huh
01:13:35- uh oh. just like the first guy, he dead too. they’re just dropping like flies huh
01:16:05- and another kiss. a small peck, luke.
01:16:34- so is that Boba Fett or not? someone tell me please.
01:16:38- someone please run my baby R2 a bath
01:16:44-y’all the only time I can do a handstand is when I’m underwater (fun fact: i don’t like the pool)
01:16:51-[R2 is being levitated rn] if he falls and BREAKS into tiny pieces i’m quitting star wars
01:17:28- R2 good, he good “... I saw a city in the clouds.” you mean heaven?
01:17:37- “friends you have there” THEY’RE ALL GOING TO DIE WAIT--
01:19:50- they’ve [leia, han, chewie, 3PO] landed they’re safe, for now (i think)
01:20:25- [chewie replying “gahh!” to han] tell me why I laughed. I actually laughed like Chewie made a joke oh my...
01:20:34- uh oh [some dude just called han a slime(y)]
01:20:49- [they’re hugging now?] oh, wait. so they good now? or is this a joke?
01:22:01- i like the interior design of the building
01:22:49- [3PO gets blown up I think] what the hell just happened? 
01:25:13- he’s not coming back is he? [luke left to save han and leia]
01:26:13- finally. someone save 3PO or what’s left of him also I like leia’s new hairstyle it’s pretty
01:26:44- was 3PO decapitated? dismembered?!
01:26:55- good for chewie to fight for the parts of 3PO hopefully it’s all of his parts
01:27:35- my man 3PO in a box freaking dismembered and Lando out here flirting? 
01:28:30- what the hell? [its vader sitting at the head of the table] wait did Lando say a deal? as in turning in the princess? I--this is all happening so fast
01:28:41- [han and co. are now surrounded by boba fett and troopers] i bet they wished they’d stayed back in their rooms huh
01:30:31- oh so i’m assuming it was a stormtrooper who shot 3PO. what are they doing to han? omg is han being cooked alive?
01:31:33- wait I thought boba fett was a good guy? what the fvck.
01:32:05- what happened to han? mans looks traumatized 
01:32:34- oh leia...
01:34:14- i had also assumed all these years that vader was top boss and now i’m being told about some emperor guy? what 
01:35:18- i don’t understand why does boba fett want with han so bad? it can’t just be money, can it?
01:35:54- oh and another kiss and with an even bigger peanut gallery
01:38:22- what’s gonna happen to han now?
01:40:30- wait, is this where the showdown happens?
01:41:06- why is vader (his breathing) so loud?
01:41:10- OMG red vs. blue lightsaber
01:41:19- so this is it
01:42:01- oh, is lando helping them? does he feel guilty?
01:42:17- [chewie is currently choking the life out of lando] fuck yeah chewie
01:43:14- oh thank god R2 & 3PO have reunited once more
01:43:34- is it too late to save han now?
01:44:01- [back to the showdown, luke just lost his lightsaber] uh--this is why you never get too cocky too early, luke
01:44:27- [luke just flew?!] did he just fly like superman? what
01:44:31- who’s the emperor? I had assumed it was vader but i’m being told it isn’t?????
01:44:56- this showdown is a beautiful fight and those lightsabers are freaking cool 
01:46:15- it’s a beautiful dance and the Imperial March is giving me chills
01:46:32- [vader is throwing random objects at luke] aw that’s cheating. and nobody likes a cheater.
01:46:42- luke just flew out the window oh wait he good, now i think
01:47:12- hold up I just realized that they (han, chewie, leia) put 3PO in a fishnet bag (?) chewie really running around with 3PO like a backpack
01:47:49- [the citizens (?) are running] i’m getting titanic vibes and idk if i like it 
01:49:17- i hate to say it but these stormtroopers have really bad aim.
01:50:26- [vader just cut off luke’s hand] *shock* I-omg. He just did that. But, at the same time, I now understand the ERB Harry Potter v. Luke Skywalker so much more, make sense.
01:51:08- “father”? oh my...
01:51:17- “i am your father” oh my god. people this is not a drill, it happened, it happening uhh---
01:51:28- i feel so bad for luke. he looks like he’s about cry.
01:51:41- probs a bad time but luke’s kinda an ugly crier
01:52:14- [luke just fell & left vader standing] luke really said “i’d rather die”
01:54:04- wait, how does leia know where luke is? this some kind of force thing? maybe twin thing?
01:54:37- oh thank god they found luke
01:58:01- does vader care for luke? I mean probably not a lot since he DID chop off his sons own hand so idk
02:01:58- credits/the end
Final Thoughts? Wow. No yeah, I totally understand why Empire Strikes Back is a loved by all. It was amazing. I understand why it’s so talked about. This movie is beautiful; Leia/Han romance, 3PO and R2 banter, the good action. The soundtrack-THE SOUNDTRACK is SPECTACULAR and I would often fins myself rewinding scenes just to listen to the music. The visuals were so striking and appealing and it really showed during the showdown between luke and vader. 
Favorite Scene? Luke meeting Yoda and not knowing that Yoda was Yoda and every scene that included the Imperial March in the background.
If you have made it this far, thank you. I hope none of you people get tired of me fangirling over the Imperial March whilst simultaneously simping over Luke. Thank you for joining me on my adventure of watching Star Wars for the first time. If there’s any grammar mistakes I apologize. Also I got a cute R2 lego keychain from the lego store. Also if you want leave some comments I’m lowkey lonely. Thank you once again for joining me.
x bibi
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ktheist · 5 years ago
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The meaning behind my url: the ‘kth’ in ktheist stands for kim taehyung and ‘theist’ means someone who believes in god which just means kim taehyung is my lorde and savior amen.
A picture of me: i don’t feel like sharing pics at the moment. might change my mind in the future who knows i did it before (;
How many tattoos i have and what they are: none!
Last time i cried and why: i can’t remember but i usually cry when i found out i offended a close friend because i hate to be that offensive/hurtful person and end up keeping a distance from them so i won’t hurt them anymore 
Piercings i have: none!
Favorite band: bts and blackpink
Biggest turn offs: when someone pushes/asks me to do something even though i said no the first time / i’ll do it later
Top 5 (insert subject): uh, like classes? ig English… and that’s it
Tattoos i want: none! i don’t like being in paineee
Biggest turn ons: when someone doesn’t rush me ehehe
Age: legal
Ideas of a perfect date: i can’t think of any at the moment, but in a way, i’m always on a date with myself and my perfect self date would be reading manhwa’s all day hehe
Life goal: to do no harm but take not shit
Piercings i want: none, i can’t stand paiNE
Relationship status: in love <3 with myself <3
Favorite movie: pride and prejudice 2005!
A fact about my life: i live in a rural area and got into a uni in one of the big cities. oh the irony.
Phobia: cars! driving! idk about you but driving is really taxing for me ):
Middle name: i’m good lol
Height: shorte
Are you a virgin? nah
What’s your shoe size? usually, i pick 37, i don’t know how long that’s supposed to be.
What’s your sexual orientation? confused but leaning towards diggity dong dong
Do you smoke, drink, or take any drugs? i don’t but only because they’re expensive lol 
Someone you miss: min yoongi
What’s one thing you regret? my wasted potentials
First celebrity you think of when someone says attractive: min yoongi <3
Favorite ice cream? mint and ain’t nobody can change my mind
One insecurity: accidentally saying something hurtful to a loved one. 
What my last text message says: "nah i’m going in blind” to my friend when she asked if i’m preparing for tomorrow’s tutorial
Have you ever taken a picture naked? who has never?
Have you ever painted your room? yes!
Have you ever kissed a member of the same sex? not yet 
Have you ever slept naked? more like i can’t sleep with clothes on lol
Have you ever danced in front of your mirror? who has never?
Have you ever had a crush? yes, none of them work out and i end up with people whom i don’t really like at first but settled w bc ig i should grace them with my presence since they like me
Have you ever been dumped? yeah, i was lowkey glad it was over
Have you ever stole money from a friend? i mean i keep reminding my friends of the money they “owe” me ehehhehe
Have you ever gotten in a car with people you just met? guilty oof
Have you ever been in a fist fight? yes, shout out to my bro i might need some practice tho bc i’m a little rusty
Have you ever snuck out of your house? no, i used to storm out once lol bc i got so stressed out lol
Have you ever had feelings for someone who didn’t have them back? um, twice in my lifetime, i was so blinded by A’s face but a few months after i stopped talking to them, i realized my back hurt from carrying the conversation and B was cute but he was lowkey mean ): 
Have you ever been arrested? nope!
Have you ever made out with a stranger? yes lol 
Have you ever met up with a member of the opposite sex somewhere? yeah, the movies
Have you ever left your house without telling your parents? yes but i should’ve told them where i was going - i was that kid with poor communication skills
Have you ever had a crush on your neighbor? uh, ig? not really? idk.
Have you ever ditched school to do something more fun? YES like hangout with friends
Have you ever slept in a bed with a member of the same sex? if it’s just your normal kind of sleeping then yes, not a fan of sharing beds tho lol
Have you ever seen someone die? no
Have you ever been on a plane? yess
Have you ever kissed a picture? i’m pretty sure i have
Have you ever slept in until 3? LOL AM OR PM
Have you ever loved someone or miss someone right now? i have loved someone (maybe? idk i liked them bc they like me lol) and i don’t miss anyone rn
Have you ever laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by? YES
Have you ever made a snow angel? no it doesn’t snow here ):
Have you ever played dress up? yes!!
Have you ever cheated while playing a game? ehehe who’s never?
Have you ever been lonely? a lot
Have you ever fallen asleep at work/school? yes lol
Have you ever been to a club? no but i wanna try going but w the pandemic going on ig i’m probably never gonna lol
Have you ever felt an earthquake? no
Have you ever touched a snake? no
Have you ever ran a red light? guilty 
Have you ever been suspended from school? no hehe
Have you ever had detention? we didn’t have the detention system where i lived so no!
Have you ever been in a car accident? yes ):
Have you ever hated the way you look? yes ):
Have you ever witnessed a crime? yessss the crime of… being so gosh darn cuTE 
Have you ever pole danced? no
Have you ever been lost? ngl lie i’ve been clueless about where i’m heading since day one
Have you ever been to the opposite side of the country? i was about to say yes but then i don’t even know what state is the opposite side of the country so
Have you ever felt like dying? yes
Have you ever cried yourself to sleep? yes
Have you ever sang karaoke? no
Have you ever done something you told yourself you wouldn’t? yes this bitch a hypocrite 
Have you ever laughed until something you were drinking came out your nose? just ONCE
Have you ever slept with someone at least 5 years older or younger? no but be fun if that happened (older i mean)
Have you ever kissed in the rain? no
Have you ever sang in the shower? yesss
Have you ever made out in a park? uh yes it was like past 11pm and nobody was around
Have you ever dream that you married someone? yea the dude was cute but i remember feeling like i wanna escape the whole “married for life” situation lol
Have you ever glued your hand to something? no
Have you ever got your tongue stuck to a flag pole? also no
Have you ever gone to school partially naked? sis i wear a hijab
Have you ever been a cheerleader? sis i wear a hijab 2.0
Have you ever sat on a roof top? yes!
Have you ever brushed your teeth? omg how did you know?
Have you ever been too scared to watch scary movies alone? yes i can never finish a scary movie on my own ):
Have you ever played chicken? no
Have you ever been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? no but i’ve jumped into a pull with my clothes on
Have you ever been told you’re hot by a complete stranger? yea it was nice at that time but now, i’m like what makes a stranger think i’m interested in what they think about me lol
Have you ever broken a bone? no
Have you ever been easily amused? yes lol
Have you ever laughed so hard you cried? yess aaaaa the good old days
Have you ever mooned/flashed someone? isn’t that sexual harassment?
Have you ever cheated on a test? LOL what’s the point of not cheating if you have every means to cheat?
Have you ever forgotten someone’s name? all the time honestly my brain is a shite dump of all the useless infos but never the important ones like names or if i already talked about something with a certain person and then i’ll end up asking them again about that topic (excitedly at that) 
Have you ever met someone who didn’t seem real? i haven’t met min yoongi but yeah, there are some pretty and elegant girlies that make me go :o
Give us one thing about you that no one knows. is it supposed to be deep because ig no one knows but i’m currently hungry
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megalodont · 5 years ago
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tag people you want to get to know better
tagged by @captain-apostrophe​ 
your name and then what you would have named yourself: even in real life people suspect this isn’t my real name, but my dad really put “paris” on my birth certificate and tbh i love it! i’m even lucky enough that it’s considered “unisex” by society at large
astrological sign (sun/moon/rising if you know them): scorpio
when did you join tumblr and why?: umm, 2016 i think? i joined for fandom reasons, i just liked looking at art of shows i was into. who knew it would practically become a way of life for me? i did have a different tumblr in 2010 but i entirely just reblogged ~aesthetic pictures and never experienced any of the tumblr discourse i’ve heard went on during that time 
top 5 fandoms: uhh, i go so hard for one thing at a time so i’ll pick the top five of all time, even if i don’t interact much with them anymore. i was into voltron during the first few seasons, and i am pretty good at curating my dash so i didn’t have a toxic time of it bc i blocked so many people and blacklisted so many terms. i fell out of it pretty quickly around s4? or was it s5. haikyuu, my favourite anime, was a big one for a while, and i definitely fucked with boku no hero academia for a time. ummm oh, captain america had my ass for a while, and of course i haven’t had a non-mdzs-related thought in about a year now lol. 
top 5 favorite films: howl’s moving castle, the lotr trilogy (count as one movie!), ponyo, mulan, uhhhhh treasure planet. 
go to song when you wanna Feel something: hmm. welly boots?
what’s your religion or faith if you have one?: uhh, if i had to describe myself i think i’d say...spiritual agnostic. is that a thing? 
a song that makes you feel seen: tardigrade song by cosmo sheldrake? lol. or spat out spit by lady lamb
if you could have any career: uhh, ANY career? hmm. 1900s lighthouse keeper. whatever it was maria von trapp was hired to do. fire lookout. 
do you have a type?: hm. kind, smart, can make me laugh? or are we talking physically bc in that case no
what does your heart/soul yearn for: more time
if you had to describe yourself in 5 words to someone who doesn’t know you: cheerful, not bothered, yet anxious
favorite subjects in school: english across the board
where does your soul feel most at home: curled up in a nook, safe and unperceived
top 5 fictional characters: the hardest question i’ve ever been asked. okay if i go for a spread of things....... lan jingyi (mdzs), keladry of mindelan (protector of the small), nishinoya yu (haikyuu), oreki houtarou (hyouka), ummm. scorpia (she-ra princess of power. i have only watched 1 season of the show but i love her)
top 3 moments in a show that made you ugly cry: this is an impossible question, i literally, literally cry whenever i watch anything. uhhhhhhh umm, oh shit. boromir’s death. that scene in gallipoli 1981 where what’s his name is seconds too late to save his bud. um um um. there were several in the untamed. yi city maybe?  
the earth, the sun, the moon or the stars: the moon, my ancient darling
favorite kind of weather: snowstorm, freezing and windy as hell. yes i live in australia where this doesn’t happen, yes i’m sad about it.  
top 3 characters you kin with: i don’t know? uhhh. UHH. maybe lan xichen? i wouldn’t say i kin him but i think there are objective similarities on a personality level. aizawa shouta, bc i’m tired and would die for those kids.   
favorite medium of art: prose:) 
introvert/extrovert/ambivert: true introvert, just look at my career choices. not that i’d turn you down if you wanted to hold my hand.  
a favorite literary quote: fuck, idk. uhhhh. pass my brain is mush right now
some of your favorite books: oh god don’t put me on the spot. suddenly i’ve forgotten every book i’ve ever read. um, Guards Guards by Terry Pratchett, Trickster’s Queen by Tamora Pierce, Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Prince’s Gambit by C.S. Pacat.... and 500 other things i ca’nt remeber right now
if you could live anywhere in the world where would it be?: Whistler, BC. or any other remote town in the pacific northwestern mountains. although a very close second would be a remote town in scandinavia, say, töreboda, sweden. i like snow and pine forests and bears and i hate people.  
if you could live in any time in history when would it be?: the boring answer is that as a queer afab who enjoys having access to modern medicine uh, i’d choose now. but the fun answer, like if i could live in a tv version of that time or something.........hm. the part of me which yearns to escape capitalism and modernity’s complexities would say like. 800bce. just want to like. sit around spinning thread all day. 
if you could play any instrument masterfully it would be: pipe organ bitch
if you have one, what mythological god or goddess do you feel a connection to: hmmmmm. dionysus was neither male nor female, treated his wife well, and encouraged his female devotees to tear men apart with their hands, so. i’d say him. 
and lastly, favorite recent selfie in your camera roll: i’ve never taken a selfie i liked bro 
and i'll tag @greymouser13 and @plotwitch if you guys wanna!
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bazypitchandsimonsnow · 6 years ago
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Always Chasing After You
Rating: T
Genre: Angst/Fluff
Word Count: 5655
Summary: Baz is out for a walk, when the most ridiculous and beautiful boy in the universe runs into him. And the Chosen One has gotten himself into trouble. Again. Based on "there’s people chasing us and I pulled you into the alley with me and wow you’re close" and "I’m dying and I’m confessing my love for you" requests
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AN: Again, I can't express my apologies enough for taking so long with these requests. Stupid work and health, ugh. Idk if you guys are annoyed, but I'm def annoyed with myself. I hate being too tired to do things. But I got this done so yay! Hope you guys like it :)
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Baz
Why the fuck am I out here? It’s the day before Christmas Eve and bloody freezing, yet I’m wandering the streets like some moping emo. That’s probably what I am honestly. A depressed, lonely, lovesick emo, trying to freeze away my stupid feelings.
I shove my hands in my jacket pockets, warming up slightly. And my stupid lovesick brain imagines that warm, callused fingers are there heating my skin. I rip my hand out, keeping it in the cold, making the thoughts disappear by sheer stubbornness. No, stop it, subconscious. It’s not possible. Just because Snow and Wellbelove broke up last week doesn’t mean there’s a chance for me. There will never be a chance.
My head drops. I stare at the snow dusted ground, trying not to think of him. As if that’s even possible.
“Fuck fuck fuck!”
That’s the last thing I hear before a bloody fucking battering ram hits me. I yelp as I fall over onto the pavement, barely stopping my head from smashing open with my arm. Something or someone is pressing my back down. I whip my head back, ready to scream my head off, but then I’m met with panicked plain blue eyes.
“Snow?” I say.
“Baz?!” he replies, panting for breath. “What are you doing here?!”
“I could ask you the same thing.” I look to my left, and my eyes widen. “Why is your bloody sword out?”
“Uh, well, actually.” A rumble thrums through the pavement, like distant thunder. It gets closer and closer. Simon scrambles off me (unfortunately) and holds his sword tighter.
“You’re gonna want to run,” he says. “Like, now.”
I lift my head up just in time to see scaly feet pounding on the ground. “What the fuck?”
“Now!” Snow grabs my arm and hauls me to my feet. I scramble to follow him, the thundering sound chasing after us.
We bob and weave and duck through the streets. There’s only a couple of people, and they run away pretty quickly when they see whatever is behind us. I try to take note of Snow’s appearance. He’s in jeans and a hoodie, both tattered and bloodied. He’s not even wearing winter boots, just ratty old trainers. Bloody hell, he’s going to catch his death of cold. If we’re not killed by whatever’s chasing us first.
I catch up to Snow (thank magic for football). “What the ever loving fuck is going on, Snow?”
Snow dashes around the corner, and starts speaking between panting breaths. “Uh, long story short, accidentally wandered into a goblin nest while looking for a late night snack at a twenty four hour store.”
“Are you serious?!”
“Yeah.”
I follow Snow down a side street, and the thumping follows. “You are an utter fucking disaster, Snow!”
“Um, duh!” He grabs and swings around a pole to make a tight turn. I just use my feet like a normal person. “Why are you out here late at night? Isn’t your house in Hampshire?”
“I was at my aunts and I needed to clear my head.” Because I can only think about you, Snow. And it’s driving me to the brink of insanity.
Simon barks out a laugh. It’s wonderful noise. “What are the odds, huh? Just running into you.”
I let out my own tiny chuckle. “Yeah, true enough.”
We run down the streets at breakneck pace. Luckily, London provide lots of tight corners and winding paths. Snow looks over his shoulder a couple times, making his eyes widen in fear. That worries me. Snow has fought a chimera and a dragon. It takes a lot to get to him rattled, and he definitely looks a bit shaken up right now.
Snow dashes down a road, and I follow. But I quickly slam into his back with a formidable thwack, falling on my arse. “Ow!” I shout. “What the fuck, Snow!?”
“They looped around,” he pants out. “They fucking looped around.”
I scramble to my feet. I’m faced with oncoming horde of goblins, all pop star pretty with sharp teeth and claws. “Fuck.” I look over my shoulder. Another group is fast approaching. “Going back isn’t an option.”
Snow looks back too and frowns. “Fuck, you’re right.” Their thundering steps get louder and louder. “You got your wand?”
I pull it out of my inside pocket. “Always.
“Good.” He spins on his heels, sword raised high. “I think we’re going to have to fight our way out.”
“It’s the chimera all over again,” I grumble.
“Don’t get pissy about the chimera, that one was your own fault.” He moves into his fighting pose, every inch the mighty hero. Stupid Snow. Why must he always be so impressive?
I stick my wand out, fire already building at the tip. “Well, this one is your fault, so now we’re even.”
He growls deeply. The sound hits me harder than it should. “Just shut up and fight, Baz.”
“Gladly.”
The goblins close in. And all hell breaks loose.
It’s an absolute tornado of claws and blood and fire. Snow hacks and slashes like a madman. He’s a bloody force of nature with that sword. Nothing can get past him, no one can touch him. I unleash volleys of flames. The goblins roar and reel away, clutching their burnt arms. They jump at me with their supernatural speed, but luckily I’m a creature of darkness too. I block their attacks and kick them off with ease.
As I whip my wand around, sending a fiery lash into the final goblins’ face, I hear Snow shout loudly behind me. My dead heart kicks into overdrive. I spin around instantly. I couldn’t stand it if he got hurt, or worse. No no, that can’t happen.
Snow is being pushed back, feet digging into the ground, sword locked with a goblin’s claw. His drooling maw is far too close to Simon’s face for my comfort. His long teeth graze his face, drawing a drop of blood. My vision goes red. I charge forward and bash my shoulder into the beast’s broad chest, making him fly backwards into some of his fellow brethren. They fall like furious bowling pins, motionless on the ground.
After all the chaos, there’s a moment of silence. The calm after the storm, I suppose. Snow and I stare at each other, both our chests rising high in desperate gasps for air. There’s goblin blood all over his body, but he’s alive. That’s all that matters.
Snow’s gaze is wide, but I can’t tell what emotion lays behind it. Shock, fear, amazement, I have no clue.
“Baz...I...” he starts, words stalling out like a bad car motor. I open my mouth to reply, just as the worst pain I’ve ever felt scorches down my back.
I scream in agony, probably loud enough to wake some Normals. I stumble forward until a pair of strong arms wrap around me. Snow drags me over the waking goblins before they stand up. The pain is throbbing, burning, aching. I’ve heard rumours that goblin claws cause particularly terrible wounds. Unfortunately, they’re true. I push through it to get to my feet, running next to Snow away from these damn creatures.
We run like before through the serpentine pathways. The goblins are slower because of their injuries. They’re more than a few paces behind us. And it can definitely work to our advantage.
Snow and I turn a sharp corner. My eyes catch a narrow, almost invisible crack in a wall. I grip Simon’s arm tight and haul him towards it with all my remaining strength.
“Hey-” I cover his mouth before he can attract more attention with his shouting. He looks at my hand in surprise, but doesn’t push me off. I listen as the hoard approaches like an oncoming storm, then rush right past us. I wait until their heavy steps are completely gone before I (reluctantly) lower my hand from Snow’s mouth.
“They’re gone,” I sigh.
“Thank God,” Snow says.
We both take deep, calming breaths, though our chests are restricted in the tight space. I subtly flick my eyes downward. Blood hell. There’s barely an inch between Snow and I. Just a sliver of air separating my cold corpse from his warm being. He’s still disgusting, covered in goblin blood and dirt, but he’s still the most gorgeous thing in the cosmos. I force my eyes upwards, only to be met with Snow’s own.
Strangely, they’re not scared, or even shocked. I can’t tell what he’s thinking. All I can focus on is that he’s staring at me, that his pink lips are parted slightly, that I can feel his breath on my skin. He’s so close. One step, and we would be pressed together from head to toe. I could kiss him. Right here, right now. He doesn’t want me though, he never has. Yet...he’s looking at me like that. With wide, curious, pretty eyes. Could it be possible? Could he really?
“Simon,” I whisper. And in that moment of weakness, I reach forward, just about to touch his tawny cheek. Miraculously, he doesn’t pull away.
But that’s when the horrible pain shoots through my entire body again.
I gasp and hiss, suppressing the terrible scream I want to let out. My legs completely give out underneath me. Every bone in my body turns to jelly. As I’m falling, for the second time tonight, I feel arms wrap around me. Snow stops me from smashing my skull on the pavement. He gently lowers me down, my head pillowed on his thigh. I wish I was well enough to appreciate this.
“Holy fuck, Baz,” he says. “Are you okay?”
“Don’t know,” I reply, voice strained. I feel like I’m thinking through a fog. ”My back, it really hurts.”
Snow reaches around me, and I faintly feel his hand press against my back. When he pulls back, his palm and fingers are practically dripping in blood.
“Well,” I chuckle weakly, “that’s not good.”
“T-That’s a lot of blood...”
“No shit, Snow.”
He looks down at me with his wide eyes. “Why didn’t you say it was this bad?!”
“Well, we were a bit busy running for our lives.”
“Still!”
“Don’t worry, I’m-” I cough violently into my hand. When I pull it away, there’s tiny drops of scarlet on my pale skin. “Fine.”
“Oh my god, you’re dying.”
“Am not,” I grumble defiantly. Though, for once, Snow might have a point.
“Yes you are!” He runs a hand through his tangled curls. “Fuck, I don’t know any powerful healing spells. I don’t even have my wand!”
The reality of the situation finally hits me. Vampire healing can only work so fast. I suppose the wounds are too wide for it . Snow doesn’t have his wand, and it’s not like he can cast a proper spell anyway. I’m too weak to try to cast anything.
I’m going to bleed to death in an alley while Simon Snow holds me in his arms. It’s not exactly how I imagined I would go, but close enough.
The most surprising part though is how worried Snow looks. I’ve never seen him panicked like this. And all it’s over little old me. Interesting. Horrible, but interesting.
“Fuck, maybe we can get you to a hospital,” he mutters, more to himself than me.
“Snow,” I say, but he doesn’t listen.
“Maybe we can do to Dr. Wellbelove, he could help.”
“Snow.”
“Or maybe the Mage-”
“Simon.” That finally gets his attention and our eyes meet again. His are quivering, matching his shaky breaths. I reach up and touch his cheek. It’s soft, just like I always thought. “It’s okay.”
His brows pull together in indignation. “No, it’s not. You only got hurt because of me, a-and now you’re dying and I don’t know what to do!”
My weak hand trails from his cheek, down his arm, and finally lands on top of his fingers. “Stay,” I say hoarsely. “Just stay.”
Snow’s face tenses up again, and I swear I can see a few tears on his pretty face. It breaks my heart into pieces. He squeezes my hand. “Okay.”
I smile softly. My mind and body are fading, I can feel it. All my thoughts are getting muddled, inhibitions lowering, bravery rising in my final moments. I may finally be brave enough to say the one thing I’ve always wanted to.
“Hey, Snow,” I whisper.
“Yeah, Baz?” he replies.
“I never hated you.” His eyes bug out of his pretty skull. “You’re too incredible to hate.”
His lips fall open again. I want to kiss them. “What?”
“You’re amazing, the best person I’ve ever known.” My limbs are growing weaker. Snow’s face is becoming a blurry abstract blob of blue and bronze and gold. “I love you, Simon.”
The last thing I see is Snow’s beautiful face fall into utter shock, blue eyes sparkling and pink lips open wide. That’s a good thing to die looking at. I lose the ability to move at all. Everything is fading away. I wonder if my mother will greet me in the afterlife. I wonder if I even have a soul to go there.
And that’s my final thought before the world goes black.
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Hurts. Everything hurts.
My whole body aches worse than it has in years. Is this what Hell feels like? Just painful darkness for all eternity, uncertain of where you even are? It’s a far cry from fire and brimstone, but somehow so much worse.
Slowly, my other senses come back to me, something other than searing pain. I feel softness beneath me and over me. I hear clamoring voices and footsteps. And is that...bacon? Does hell smell like bacon?
It takes me awhile, but I realise I can open my eyes. Everything is too bright and blurry. I blink as my vision readjusts. Okay, I don’t think this is hell. Instead, it’s a small white room with old pine furniture. A closet, a desk, a shelf filled to the brim with books. I recognise the knapsack on the floor, dark blue with a feminist patch sewn on in blatant defiance of Watford’s uniform code. My eyes scan further up, and immediately grow wider.
Snow is curled up in a ratty arm chair, still dressed in his goblin blood covered jeans, hair tangled with the goop. His sleeping face is awkwardly squished against the side, a little drool falling from the corner of his mouth. But strangest of all, sprouting from Snow’s back are a pair of massive scaly red dragon wings that curl around him like a cocoon. A matching devil’s tale drapes over the seat and onto the floor. And I thought Snow couldn’t get anymore fascinatingly strange.
“Good morning, Basil.” I jolt up, causing pain to lance through my body. I hiss as I turn my head, though I already know who it is.
“Hello, Bunce,” I reply. “Where am I?”
“My house, in my room specifically.” She walks forward, looming over me in a strangely menacing way. “You’re welcome for the bed, by the way.”
I look down at the little twin bed I’m in. The sheets are moderately nice, and there’s a Star Wars blanket on top of me. “Um, thank you.” I run my hand over the fleece. It feels real enough. I look up at Bunce. “Am I dead?”
“Nope. Not for lack of trying though.” She points down, and I follow her finger. Well, this is something. My entire torso is wrapped in tight bandages, all the way from my shoulders to my waist.
“Oh my...”
“Yeah. You can thank my mum for that. She’s got five kids, she’s used to patching up scrapes. Though this was more than a scrape.”
“That’s an understatement. Damn goblins.”
“Simon told me all about it.”
My eyes flick over to Snow, curled up in his little wing cocoon. “What happened? How did I get here?”
She sighs and puts a hand on her hip. “Simon showed up here in the middle of the night carrying you and looking like...that. You were barely alive. He begged me to heal you. So we brought you upstairs and I casted every healing spell I know while Simon told me what happened, about the goblins and you saving his life. Then my mum bandaged you up. You survived, obviously, but I warned Simon that you may not wake up, considering how much blood you lost.” She glances over at the sleeping dragon boy. “He hasn’t left that chair, wouldn’t move no matter how much I asked him. For once, you might have a better idea of what’s going on with Simon than I do, Basil.”
If I had enough blood to blush, I would. Simon stayed with me. Was it out of guilt? Or something else? “I’m not sure, actually.”
“Alright.” She sounds a bit annoyed, but accepts it. “Do you need anything to eat? Or...anything to drink?”
I gulp and stare to the side. “Are you really buying into Snow’s crazy theories now, Bunce?”
“Not really. But you’re injured, so if he’s right, I think I’d rather ask than have you die.”
“Will you turn me into the Coven?”
Her eyes flick over to Simon, and her face softens, arms falling down. “I know I’m supposed to, but you saved my best friend’s life. I think it would be a dick move to turn you in after doing that.”
“You promise you won’t?”
“Yeah,” she sighs. “I promise.”
I see no sign of deception, no sign of malice. She looks genuinely kind. If I were stronger, I would probably keep refusing. But right now I feel like I’ve been run over by ten very heavy lorries. I don’t think I could survive without blood right now. So I lean further back against the wall.
“Animal blood works,” I say quietly. ”Despite Snow’s assumptions, I don’t kill humans. And if you have any real food it would be appreciated. I need that too.”
Bunce nods. “We made some blood pudding yesterday. I’ll get the leftover pig’s blood from the fridge. And I’ll make some soup too.”
I nod slowly. “Thank you, Penelope.”
She lightly pats my shoulder, trying to not aggravate my wounds. “Welcome.”
She turns on her heels and walks out. I take deep calming breaths, both for my wounds and for my panic. I just admitted I was a vampire. Penelope Bunce knows I’m a dark creature. But she hasn’t killed me. She’s grateful, because I saved Simon. And then I said I loved him. Bloody hell, what have I done?
“Baz?” I slowly turn my head to the side. Snow is rubbing his eye like a toddler just waking up from a nap. It’s absolutely adorable.
“Good morning, Snow,” I say with a raspy voice.
He stretches out, feet touching the ground and wings spreading out. He looks bloody majestic, like a storybook creature. “You’re awake.”
I laugh softly even though it hurts. “Yes, I am, last I checked.”
Snow stands up with shaky legs. His wings flare out and I’m even more glad that I can’t blush. “I...I thought you were dead.”
“Apparently I nearly was.”
“Yeah...” He walks towards while fiddling with his dirty fingers. “I really thought you were. Dead that is, in the alley after you passed out. There was so much blood...”
My heart aches at his small voice and nervous fiddling. He looks so scared. And it’s because of me. It hurts, yet a dark part of me wants him to care that I nearly died. “Yes, that goblin wasn’t playing around I suppose.”
My joke lands with with not even a fizzle. Snow’s face stays tense and nervous. He very slowly walks closer, like he’s afraid. I’m not sure of what though. “You were bleeding out, and I couldn’t think of anything to do. I was so sure you were going to die. I-I’ve never felt more scared and helpless in my life. And then...” He lifts his head. And his wide, wet, vulnerable eyes finally meet mine. “Baz, do you remember what you said to me? Just before you passed out?”
I gulp down the massive lump in my throat. Of course I remember. It was the stupidest decision I ever made, and I only did it because I assumed I was dying. Now I’m here, alive in a world where Simon Snow knows how much I adore him. So what do I do now? Do I run away? Or do I face the damage I’ve caused? I stare at Snow’s open face. There’s none of his usual anger. Snow has always worn his heart on his sleeve, he can’t hide anything he’s feeling. He’s obviously nervous, pulled in physically and emotionally, but he doesn’t look scared or angered. I think for once he doesn’t hate me. And I think for once I don’t need to be afraid.
“Yes,” I force out. “Yes, I remember, Snow.”
He lets out a quiet shaky, breath. A lot of tension leaves his shoulders. I think he assumed I would run away. I can’t blame him, I nearly did. Snow steps closer, standing at the edge of the bed. “Okay, okay. Did you, uh, mean it?”
My mouth pulls into a frown. Yes, Snow, I wanted to mess with you the minutes before I assumed I would die. Part of me wants to be angry, but I have never been truthful with him before. I can be now though. I nod slowly. “Yes, I did, Snow.”
“Oh.” His voice squeaks in this utterly adorable way. He rubs the back of his neck nervously. “Um, how long have you uh, felt like that?”
I chew my lip for a moment. No Basil, you’ve already gotten this far, don’t be a coward now. “A long time. Almost since we met.”
His eyes widen. “Really?”
“Yes, really.”
“Y-You’ve never said anything...”
I sigh, putting a hand on my stomach. “I never could, Snow. We’re meant to be enemies.”
“Oh, yeah...” He looks at the end of the bed and lazily lifts his arm. “Can I, uh, can I sit here?”
“Go ahead.” I’ll never object to having Snow near me, even if it’s at the end of a bed and between a sheet.
“So,” he starts tracing random patterns on his leg, “I know we’re supposed to be enemies. But you don’t want that, right?”
My heart aches, just like it did the moment I realised my feelings at 15. “No, I don’t. But it’s not like I have much choice.”
“Who says?”
I furrow my eyebrows. Even that hurts a bit to do right now. “Let’s see, my father, my aunt, your mentor, years of power abuse, the ghost of my mother, and the entire bloody Magickal World.”
“But none of those people are you, Baz.”
That hits hard. It’s delightful if not a bit tragic that Snow thinks I have any control over this matter. That I have any ability to do what I want.“No, but that’s not the point. Even you call me your nemesis.” And it stabs me in my undead heart every time I hear it.
“Yeah, I know,” he grumbles. Snow finally looks at me again, his gaze now determined. “But I’m not sure that’s true now.”
I won’t lie, that sends an ever frightful spark of hope in me. I school my face, only raising one eyebrow. “Oh?”
Snow nods, hands linked in his lap. “Yeah. I mean, I thought you were an evil monster, but you’re not. You’re a snob, and a bully, but you’re not a monster.”
“Thank you?”
He sighs and drags a hand over his tired face. “Sorry, words, ugh. What I’m trying to say is that you’re not the villain I always thought you were. You helped me fight the goblins and saved my life, twice really. I don’t think an evil person would do that.”
My mouth nearly twitches up into a smile, but I keep my composure. “If you say so...”
“Yeah, I-I do. And then,” he gulps a little, “when you were dying, seeing you like that...it was horrible. I suddenly thought about life without you, and it was terrifying. You’ve always been there. I can’t imagine you not being near me, where I can see you, where I can make sure you’re safe.”
Oh, how incredibly glad I am that I can’t blush right now. Why must Snow do this to me? My undead heart and broken body can only take so much. “You care for my safety? What, want to make sure you’re the one who kills me?”
Snow tilts his head back. “Baz, stop,” he groans loudly. “I’m trying to be serious here! I’m saying I don’t want you to die at all! The thought of you actually dying scares the fucking shit out of me. When you passed out, I sprouted fucking dragon wings and flew you here I was so terrified.” He puts his face in his hands, shoulders trembling with every breath. “You said you fucking loved me, Baz. I...I can’t even think about killing you now, it makes me feel sick.”
Crowley. He looks so upset, so broken. My brave strong hero, completely destroyed by the thought of my demise at his hands. I never thought I’d see the day. It’s absolutely heart wrenching. It’s difficult for me to lean forward, but I do it, for Simon. I place my hand on his. They lower slightly from his eyes, letting me see a sliver of plain blue.
“I’m sorry,” I say quietly. “I’m sorry I scared you. And I’m sorry I put that on you so suddenly. It was unfair.”
Surprisingly, he doesn’t yell at me or storm off to go bash something. Snow just grabs my hand tight while he wipes his eyes with the other. “It’s alright. Y-You thought you were going to die...”
I squeeze his hand lightly. “Yes. I wouldn’t have been brave enough to say it otherwise.”
He nods slowly, looking me in the eye. And I think we understand each other more now than ever before.
“I don’t want to fight anymore,” he says quietly.
“You don’t have that option,” I reply. “Neither of us do.”
“I don’t care.” He looks at me with his puffy eyes and little frown. “I’m not going to fight you. Everyone else can fuck off.”
A laugh spills out of my mouth. But even that relatively small sound hurts my chest. I hiss and press a hand over my heart. And to my utter surprise, Snow presses his own hand there.
“Lay down. You should actually rest. We both should.” His voice is soft, caring, and I wish I could hear it like that all the time.
I do as he says, shimmying down so my head rests on the pillow. I expect Snow to go back to his chair. But instead, he moves further up the bed. I freeze, and he decides to look up.
“Can I?” he asks. “T-The chair isn’t really comfortable...”
I slowly nod, hoping I won’t burst into flames from all the insane emotions inside of me. Snow lays down, just next to my arm, human and dragon limbs alike hanging off the edge. I shift to the side. Snow moves even closer. We stare at each other for a long moment, time and space bending around his plain blue eyes and freckled face.
“I like this,” Snow whispers. “What we’re doing now. I like this better than fighting.”
“What is this?” I ask, because I’m genuinely confused. I know what I want this to be but Snow might have an entirely different idea. He probably does.
“I’m not sure yet. I just know I like being close to you, making sure your safe instead of yelling. I don’t know if it’s...love. Love is a big word. I’ve never really fully got love, never learned about it as a kid. But I care about you a lot. I always have, but now it’s a good way.”
I’m filled with a mix of emotions. A swirling sea of hope and confusion and wonder. I want to believe Snow loves me or one day could, I really do. But it’s an impossible feat. Right? “Snow-”
“You called me Simon before.” That little smirk is so annoying and so attractive.
“Simon,” I sigh. “That’s very nice to say, but you know how strongly I feel. So please don’t play with my emotions.”
Snow shakes his head as hard as he can. “I’m not, I wouldn’t do that, Baz. I-I just...so much has happened today. I’ve just found out my enemy has loved me for almost seven years after nearly being killed by goblins. My tried as fuck brain is still catching up and shit. But I do know I really care about you, and I want to try...being with you in a better way. That’s all I can say for sure right now.”
If Snow were a terrible person, someone like me, I would doubt him. Maybe think this is some long plot to get me to let my guard down. But he’s such a golden hero, always has been. He’s honest, honourable, and kind to a fault, the things I love the most about him. He wouldn’t lie to me. But there’s still so much in our way...
“What do you want us to do then?” I sigh. “Just pretend we’re not on opposite sides of a war?”
He shrugs one shoulder. “Yeah, I guess. Maybe we could do this and show everyone they can work together and don’t have to fight.”
“And the whole world of mages will hold hands and sing a song about cooperation.” My pessimism and sarcasm are always persistent.
Snow smiles slightly. I feel something brush against my hand and I jolt. I know exactly what it is though. All warm with rough calluses, what else it could be? “Could I start by holding your hand?”
I gulp again. I can’t imagine how ridiculous I look. I want that so much, but I’m scared. I’ve been scared for years. Snow has always been braver than I am. Maybe I can be brave too.
Slowly, I take Snow’s rough, warm hand in mine. Our fingers weave together perfectly like a finely made tapestry. Snow rubs his thumb back and forth on my skin. It’s so simple, yet my body feels like it’s burning to happy ash.
“We can talk more later,” he says. “I know you’ll want to overanalyze everything even more.”
I laugh again, not caring that it hurts my chest. “You know me too well.”
He smiles and squeezes my hand. “Yeah. Not as much as I thought I did though, so I want to learn more.”
It’s a miracle I’m not a puddle right now. I think Snow’s hand is the only thing anchoring me to this Earth. We stare at each other for a long time. He just keeps smiling. And slowly, I start doing the same.
“I want to learn more about you too.”
We grin at each other. Snow and I are both damaged, confused, exhausted young men. But that only means we can understand each other better than anyone else. It will be incredibly difficult. Almost everything and everyone will stand in our way. There’s a high chance of more bloodshed and tears. Yet, I think this could work.
Oh, how I want this to work.
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Penelope
Making any sort of food in my kitchen is incredibly difficult on a good day, what with six people living here, but today is particularly hellish. My mother and father are racing around trying to prepare for Christmas supper. They keep asking if Simon and Baz are going to be here tomorrow and if they’ll need more food. Priya asks if Simon is a pokemon now. Pip wonders if Baz is really a vampire. Pacey wants to eat the candy canes early. It takes far, far too long to make some damn soup and blood.
Finally, I get up the stairs with a bowl of chicken noodle and a thermos full of pig’s blood. I have no idea how Basil drinks this stuff. It smells absolutely vile. I keep the thermos far away from me as I climb the stairs. Slowly, I push open my bedroom door. And I nearly drop everything because of the sight I see.
I’m not sure what to make of this. Baz and Simon are both asleep, on the bed, very close together. I’ve never seen them so close, except when Simon was cradling Baz’s unconscious bleeding body earlier. This is far less horrifying.
Baz is still laying on his back with one hand on his stomach, but his other is entwined with Simon’s. He’s curled around Baz, face pressed into his long neck, arm draped over his shoulders, and one leg slung on top of his like he’s trying to climb Baz’s long body. Even his dragon limbs are all over Baz, tail wrapped around his thigh and wing draped over them like a scaly blanket. But the strangest thing is that Simon looks...calm. I’ve seen him sleep before, curled in a knot and whimpering from his nightmares. From what Simon has said, Baz has nightmares too. Right now though, they’re just laying there with no sign of pain.
Baz got seriously injured after saving Simon’s life. Simon brought a near dead Baz to me while almost in tears. Now they’re tangled up together and sleeping peacefully.
Everything is starting to make sense.
I leave the tray on my desk. I doubt the soup will still be warm by the time they wake up, but I’d rather let them sleep. Simon and Baz are still snoring softly when I close the door. And I think that’s the best thing to happen today.
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AN: Alright another one done! I've still got a quite a few in my inbox, including the ones I had to skip and go back to later. And if anyone else wants to send a request before I close them, please do so by September 2nd. You can choose from the cliche/trope list or just what you want. I can't promise I'll get to it soon, but I'll do my best. Have a nice day :D
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assdiscourse · 6 years ago
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IronDad Bingo (1): Hibernation
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Note: I saw this challenge and decided to do it but idk who made it or like if I’m supposed to credit someone for the board cause I just chose a random one so lemme know whuddup with that and ENJOY! (also this isn’t beta read because im 19 nd dunno how to fukin read)
Peter didn’t realise how screwed he was until he tried to stand up from the couch to go grab his phone from his backpack, which he had haphazardly thrown aside somewhere near the entrance of the penthouse along with his jacket upon arrival, and then just- couldn’t.
Come to think of it, he had been steadily feeling more and more worn out the closer he got to the Tower. The minute he stepped in, it was almost as if the air was heavier, weighing him down and making it harder to walk. He had just chalked that up to being drained from school; after three tests, having to listen to all the chatter about the Winter Formal coming up, and of course, Flash being Flash, it had seemed reasonable to believe that it was just all of that catching up to him.
But then again, the tests had been really easy considering how far ahead he was from the school’s curriculum thanks to Mr. Stark’s vast collection of books on almost every topic Peter has ever been curious about, and his generosity in letting Peter ‘borrow’ them whenever he wanted and annotate the hell out of them until they just about doubled in width with the amount of sticky notes he stuffed in there and found a home on his desk back at the apartment rather than untouched in Mr. Stark’s library since he preferred the convenience of reading on his screens, unlike Peter, who loved the heavy weight of a book in his hands.
The Winter Formal was another potential stressor but honestly, ever since the Homecoming fiasco, Peter has felt pretty much unattached to school dances. He would go if Ned or MJ wanted to go, although the latter was less likely, but otherwise he couldn’t care less. Maybe it was because he was prone to ditching school events, which Liz could corroborate for him if she wasn’t all the way in Oregon (which, by the way, his fault. He knows he made the right choice that night but that doesn’t do anything to lessen the guilt of being the reason her whole life got uprooted), but also because school dances pretty much revolved around dating and asking someone out or getting asked out, and Peter was beyond dating, at least for now when he had so many other exciting things to focus on that his brain doesn’t even entertain the idea of it.
Flash was the only remaining factor but Peter had pretty much gotten used to his mocking and PG version of violence compared to what he faced out in the streets, so it almost faded into the background now. (Almost)
So logically, Peter should have known that something wasn’t right when his vision started fading in and out as he tried to focus on Karamo’s wise words on self-love, which apparently never sunk in even after binge-watching the entire first season of Queer Eye in one day, because he ignored all the signs screaming ‘SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT!’ and now he’s stuck on Mr. Stark’s couch whilst he and Ms. Potts are in a meeting for another hour.
In all fairness, having an IQ of 180 didn’t mean Peter was actually smart because, as his friends will verify, he was a dumb shit with no sense of self-preservation and apparently zero (0) common sense.
“Friday,” He managed to squeeze out, but it wasn’t loud enough to alert the AI, barely a whisper because he’s pretty sure he’s being strangled or something.
Tears started to leak from his eyes from the frustration of not being able to move or call for help. (and also being terrified)
“Hhhel—”
“Fri–”
“please–”
He could feel his lips move, but no sound was coming out. Vision hazy, unable to breathe, his limbs weighed down, and a scared plea for help on his lips were the last things he felt before the world went black.
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Waking up after sustaining an injury whilst out as Spiderman and losing consciousness was always weird. He would always have to fight through the fog left behind by the sedatives and the first of his senses he got back was always his hearing, and then slowly came the rest.
He would hear the steady beeps of the heart monitor, and Mr. Stark usually pacing around the room. He would hear the small sniffles Aunt May tried to hide as she cried tears of frustration and worry, sitting beside his bed.
This was different.
When he reached consciousness, the first thing he did was feel, and he felt warm. He could feel a heaviness on top of him but instead of a boulder crushing him down, it felt like soft blankets enveloping him. He could feel warm air rushing around him as if the air vents were right next to his face. And most importantly, he could feel two warm bodies on either side of him.
All in all, he felt warm.
And soon, confused.
He sluggishly blinked his eyes open, and turned his head only to be met with the sight of Ms. Potts- THE Pepper Potts, CEO of Stark Industries, Powerhouse, his mentor’s fiance, and his kinda mother-figure (although he would never admit it), curled up asleep next to him.
His eyes widened, and his confusion grew astronomically, as he whipped his head to the other side only to be met with a mouthful full of fabric and a light in his eyes.
Mortified, he realised he was tucked under Mr. Stark’s chin, currently very much cuddling his mentor, the same man whose idea of affection was limited to ruffling his hair, putting an arm around his shoulders, or only in the rare cases, usually when Peter read a social cue wrong, hugs.
He tried scrambling out of what he now registered as Mr. Stark and Ms. Pott’s bed, in their ROOM HOLY SHI- but just sitting up had made his head spin horribly and he couldn’t really leave without disturbing them both.
He tried to calm down, slow down his now heaving breaths because he was panicking okay?
Cuddling with Ms. Pott’s was okay because she has always been physically affectionate, from kissing his forehead, to hugs before he left, and even occasionally, falling asleep on her whilst the three of them watched movies in the lounge, so he didn’t think she would mind.
But Mr. Stark?
Mr. Stark wasn’t one for physical affection, and although he must have ended up in their bed by their own volition considering the last thing he remembered was feeling faint whilst watching Queer Eye on the couch outside in the lounge, but it didn’t mean Mr. Stark would be comfortable with him cosying up to him in his own bed.
Which - huh. In his panicking, he had forgotten his confusion, which came back full force now, because? Why was he in their bed anyway?
“Kid?”
He looked back to see Mr. Stark blinking awake.
Peter, of course, immediately started awkwardly rambling, “Mr. Stark! Oh sorry, I didn’t mean to wake you, I was trying really hard not to but then I couldn’t leave the bed as well and I’m confused I don’t really know why I’m here and sorry for getting spit on your shirt-”
“Kid, calm down. How’re you feeling?”
“Fine? A little tired, but nothing I can’t handle.” Which- not entirely the truth, cause his body feels sore all over, but it’s not the worst he’s ever felt so.
Mr. Stark closes his eyes for a bit and breathes out a sigh of relief. He doesn’t say anything else, so the only thing Peter can hear is Ms. Potts’ light snoring, which confuses him even more, because isn’t this weird? Why is Mr. Stark acting like this is no big deal?
“Uh, Mr. stark, can I ask, um, why am I here?”
“What do you mean kid?” Mr Stark said, sitting up a little against the headboard, and reaching for a glass of water on his side table, taking a sip and then handing the rest to Peter, who swigged it down in three big gulps, cause wow he didn’t realise how thirsty he was, before answering, “Like, well, here. Asleep. In your bed.”
“You don’t remember?” Mr. Stark asked looking a little concerned, but not alarmed so it couldn’t have been that bad, right?
“Um no..?”
“Kid, what’s the last thing you remember?”
“I don’t know,” he shrugged, “I remember being on the couch and watching tv and oh! I tried to get my phone but I couldn’t get up-”
And then it all came back to Peter - realising he could barely move, feeling scared but unable to call for help or do much of anything, the helplessness.
“I got an alert from Friday saying your heartbeat had dropped dangerously low, so Pepper and I rushed home, only to find you looking catatonic on the couch.” Mr. Stark shuddered, the lines around his mouth looked deeper as they held a frown, his eyes a bit scared as he recalled, “You were apparently going into hibernation which, I know we hypothesized the possibility of it, but at the moment I didn’t think-
Anyway, the heating had been shut off for maintenance so the penthouse temperature had fallen to around forty-two, and fuck kid, you didn’t even have a jacket on, being exposed to that temperature for such a long time caused your body to start shutting down, you were damn near hypothermic. I called Bruce, and he said everything should be fine as long as we got you warm and kept an eye on you, so Pepper suggested we bring you here. You’ve woken up twice since but this is the most coherent you’ve been so far, so that’s good.”
“But I didn’t even feel cold?” Peter was confused because he knows his spider DNA makes him unable to thermoregulate properly but on his walk back from school he felt normal, not cold at all!
Which… was not normal, dammit! How had he not realised something was wrong when he didn’t feel cold. In January. In New York. With snow on the ground!
“We’ll definitely have to run some tests for that, but chances are since your body was preparing to hibernate, it’s probable that your brain stopped processing external stimuli.”
“Huh yeah, I guess I didn’t really notice much but my vision was going all wonky," he paused for moment, scrunching up his nose absentmindedly, "but um anyway I guess I’ll leave now then and we can- tomorrow we’ll uh yeah but uh thank you for taking care of me.”
Mr. Stark looked like he was about to protest as he made to get up - or try to get up, because honestly, he didn’t think he could stand up properly yet, still feeling weak but he’ll cross that bridge when he got to it, so like 10 seconds from now - but a hand on his arm stopped him. He looked back to see Pepper awake and looking over at him concerned.
Suddenly he was being pulled back into a hug, which he immediately melted into because that’s the feeling Pepper brought, contentment. Comfort.
What surprised him is that Mr. Stark joined in, hugging them both so tight, he almost couldn’t breathe.
Pulling back, Peter saw both their faces and, clearly, how they found him must have looked much scarier than Mr. Stark described because both of them look shaken, scared, with so much love and worry in their eyes that Peter dove back in for another hug, and started to cry.
He had been so so scared on that couch, unable to do anything, feeling almost as if he was about to go to sleep and never wake up. So yeah, he took the comfort that his family was so ready to provide.
He didn’t object when Mr. Stark laid back and pulled him in to lay his head on his chest, nor when Pepper started running her hand through his hair.
He wriggled his toes a couple times to make sure he still could, only kinda scared of freezing up again, but he knew no matter what happened he would be okay because he was with two of the three people he loved most in the world. He let himself relax into their touch, knowing he’s safe here and fell asleep.
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internetremix · 7 years ago
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How do the crew members wear scarves in the chilly weather?
Kristen: I um. Like how most people wear scarves??? Goggles is small so she gets swallowed up in scarves. They’re either basically a blanket to her or they get unraveled and trail behind her in the snow haha.
Cami: I have a blanket scarf so it’s like a scarf but if I situate it right sitting down it’s like a blanket.
Phill: Fold in half, wrap around, tuck the non loop end into the loop end, tuck dangly bit into my big poofy jacket
Toonwolf: Chilly weather??? confused California brain
Kristen: I just wrap the scarf around my neck and inevitably get tangled in it and let it billow dramatically as it gets untangled haha
Phill: You and your billowing
Kristen: I have this huge blanket scarf with black stars on it, cause I saw it in the store like two years ago and went BLACK STARS?? IT IS FOR ME??? It’s huge, especially for me, but I love it. And yes. I always billow. Must billow. DRAMA.
Toonwolf: I have a few scarves but never ever ever get a chance to wear them but if I do I just kinda loosely wrap it around my neck?? Idk how many ways there are to wrap scarves so I’m learning things today
Alex: I do not remember where I keep my scarf
Uprising: I don’t wear scarves, I don’t really feel the cold. I often go out in the snow barefoot
Phill: Uprising is a frost fairy, pass it on
Uprising: It’s true I am a frost fairy
Kristen: Hahaha god I get cold so easily. Can’t maintain homeostasis to save my life.
Uprising: Ain’t u live more north than me… how does this work kristen
Kristen: I have very pour circulation and I’m very small. As a kid I used to run around in the snow barefoot so idk what happened. Actually my family used to have a hot tub and what us kids would do is we’d like… jump out, go run around and roll in the snow, then run back and jump back into said hot tub. Good times.
Uprising: I was always jealous of the kids who had a hot tub I’ve never actually been in one. But that sounds epic actually.
Kristen: It was a very good time. They’re a pain to take care of though and getting the chemicals right so the water doesn’t get gross is hard, so my parents eventually gave up on The Struggle. It was nice back in the day though!
Atwas: Scarf over snoot and tightened if very cold. If extreme cold and no hat, scarf over snoot, then use the rest of the scarf to make a hood over that to keep it all in place. But I mean…who needs cold weather to wear a scarf?
Phill: It’s it’s too warm to wear a scarf around the neck, then wrap it around my waist as a shash
Toonwolf: Me I need cold weather cause I overheat super easily ;; I’m a baby in warm temps so a scarf will kill me
Phill: HELLO, yes. I am also a baby with hot temperatures
Tex: I make a loop with the scarf and then stick my head through
Atwas: Tex, whipping in here with the most advanced scarf tech
Jojo: 
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that’s me
Phill: Not even an example. That’s literally a picture of you
Jojo: you’
Phill: #eyes reveal
Jojo: NO
Phill: Nah you’re right. Your eyes are waaaay prettier
Jojo: reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Phill: How to stay warm
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Split: scarves are for cowards
Kristen:Big words for a man in Florida.
Alex: Florida man declares war on scarves, found fighting shorter, wider doppelganger
Kristen: I’m just saying the temperature has ranged from 2 degrees to 15 in the past 24 hours, we’ve had like a foot of snow and we have a windchill of -30 degrees. So a scarf is uh. A good choice if you have to brave that right now.
Phill:
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Brodingles: Vine Link
Split: tchhhh never once worn a scarf in my life, not in florida, not in ohio, not in michigan, not in new york. when im waiting for a bus to school in gym shorts in a fuckin blizzard i hold the right to say fuck scarves.
Alex: Split says fuck work
Phill: Look at mr manly man with the hard nipples
Xander: Oh you’re one of those gym shorts in the winter kind of boys
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Beautiful Disaster Chapter 15
GUYS I FINALLY UPDATED MY MULTICHAP STINGUE FIC AFLDKGGHG OKOK
this is a huge thanks to @hauntedpotatocollector​ who was the main source of my motivation to update/finally finish this chapter after like nearly two years. 
idk if i should put the ao3 link since tumblr has that weird bug... but my ao3 is SeraphOfTheGay and you should find it on there! 
but anyways, enjoy! this took days of looking back on old chapters to see wtf i was doing and changing/adding a lot of things so i hope it’s worth the read! thank you all for your patience and support <3
They say certain types of weather can be a strong trigger for nostalgia, which is why Rogue isn’t surprised when a sudden thought pierces his mind, nagging him like a woodpecker pecking away at his brain. It’s a question that pops up as he’s casually walking towards the home of his three friends, the ones whose conversation he’d supposedly zoned out of a few minutes ago.
The slight breeze, warm weather, and faint sunlight peeking through the clouds remind Rogue of a time when he was out at a market shopping area. The memory was very blurry, so he couldn’t recall much of the details, but he remembered getting on a horse carriage to control the vehicle that’d gone astray, and while doing so, had gotten extremely sick. After all, Dragon Slayers were prone to motion sickness.
So what he wondered now was this: How was he able to ride the bus without becoming sick? He was sure he’d get motion sick in some way, which was also another reason why he’d been avoiding the bus since school began. He hadn’t even thought about this when he agreed to Sting’s suggestion of taking the bus with him, as if it was something that wasn’t significant at all when really, it should’ve been.
Carefully, he snuck a glance at Sting and Natsu, who were laughing together at whatever they were talking about, and wondered about their motion sickness condition. They were Dragon Slayers too, were they not? So how were they able to ride the bus daily without turning green or puking their guts out?
“…favorite is Paper Towns,” Natsu was saying when Rogue finally returned from his palace of thoughts. “What about you, Gray?”
“Ah, I liked that collaboration he did with two other authors. The book was called Let it Snow,” Gray answered, and a lightbulb flickered in Rogue’s mind, realizing what they were discussing.
“Oh man, I didn’t know he did a collab! I gotta read that at some point,” Natsu said, tilting his head as he took a mental note of it.
“I’m glad I got you into his novels, considering how you don’t even like reading,” Gray said smugly.
“Can you guys stop talking about books already?” Sting pleaded with exasperation. He grasped strands of his hair, exhaling. “I’ve heard things about that John Green guy and it seems like he fucks with your emotions or something. How about we talk about video games for a change?”
A minimal silence followed as Natsu’s face scrunched up contemplating this idea, and Gray took this moment to shoot a glance at Rogue, noticing his strained expression. “Hey, you alright?”
It took Rogue a moment to realize Gray was talking to him, and when he did, he snapped out of his daze and looked at his friend, blinking wildly. “Oh, y-yeah! I was just thinking about something, and actually,” he went on, before losing the chance to speak, “I have a question for Sting and Natsu, if they don’t mind answering…”
Gray nodded, his raised eyebrows hinting at his curiosity. “Oi, morons! Rogue has something he wants to ask you, so listen up!”
Sting and Natsu immediately stopped what they were discussing and turned towards him, giving Rogue their full attention. “Yes?” they said in unison, grinning widely. To Rogue, they looked almost like twins in that moment––same energy, same wild, windswept hair, same dorky smile.
Rogue then swallowed, slightly nervous. Having everyone’s eyes on him made him falter as if their gazes were weighing him down, but he was able to keep a decently steady composure, or at least one that was enough to get his words out. “You both are Dragon Slayers, correct?”
“Hell yeah we are!” they boasted, again, at the same time. But there was a twinge of uneasiness before they said that, sparking Rogue’s attention.  
Rogue decided not to think too much of it and just nodded, touching his chin with his fingers. “And Dragon Slayers have motion sickness… right?”
Sting and Natsu gave each other an odd look, their smiles receding, to which Rogue panicked a bit, wondering if he’d said something bad. However, almost immediately, Gray spoke up, slightly easing Rogue’s tension. “Are you asking because they were fine on the bus?”
“Yes…” Rogue confirmed, watching the others’ expressions. There was a natural yet somewhat forced happiness, as if what they were discussing held some sort of abnormal malice. “Um, was that not a good thing to ask?” he added quickly, sensing the discomfort he thought he’d raised in the air.
“No, you had the right to be curious,” Sting said finally. Rogue didn’t take his eyes off of him for even a second, afraid that he’d miss something important. “It’s just, we can’t discuss it in public, because the reason why we’re fine is something that isn’t really allowed. Or normal.”
“What he means is—“ Gray began, but Natsu cut him off.
“We aren’t allowed to reveal ourselves as Dragon Slayers.”
Rogue’s jaw dropped as sweat began forming on his temples; he blinked twice, trying to comprehend what Natsu just said.
“See, there’s no one around,” Sting followed up, gesturing to the desolate streets around them, “so when you asked if we were Dragon Slayers, we were okay with admitting it, even being proud of it. I mean, being a Dragon Slayer is one of the coolest things to be!”
“Don’t confuse him, just explain the motion sickness fiasco already,” Gray said, catching on to Rogue’s puzzled expression.
“We have this friend named Wendy,” Natsu stated, still serious like earlier despite his usually cheery personality. “She’s also a Dragon Slayer. In order for us to blend in around us and not be completely sick to our stomachs whenever we’re on a vehicle, she made us Tr— uh, Trolly… Taro… Toya…? No, wait, I got it! Troia pills. It has her magic that can allow us to not get sick, but we can only eat them in small amounts otherwise it won’t last for long and we’ll become immune to it. Anything longer than a short bus ride to school would still affect us, which would be bad.”
“Oh,” was all Rogue said, his eyes blown out wide. That part made sense. But why in the world were Dragon Slayers supposedly a forbidden species? And wait, did the others not know he too was a Dragon Slayer? Then, if he was one, how come he was fine despite not taking this Troia pill or whatever? Rogue yearned to ask more questions, but everyone seemed fretful and he felt awful for ruining their cheery mood, so he simply said, “I’m sorry for asking, we don’t have to discuss this further.”
“No need to apologize,” Gray assured him, giving Natsu a strange look. “I mean, it is kind of a sensitive topic, but you probably didn’t know since you’re new. Dont worry though, Sting and Natsu aren’t mad at you or anything, if that’s what you’re concerned about.” He smiled, turning towards them. “Right, guys?”
A smile stretched on both of their faces and they gave Rogue a reassuring thumbs up. “Yup!”
Rogue forced a small smile in return. They’re definitely like twins, he thought. He did feel that they were being genuine with their reassurance, but still, he felt bad. He had no idea that this was such a taboo topic, and if he’d known sooner, he wouldn’t have brought it up at all. Everything was getting stranger, and Rogue didn’t even know where to start looking for answers. If such a place even existed, that is.
The silence Rogue expected to follow that intensity never came. Although that discussion had seemed really strained, things progressed as if it never happened. Gray went on to talk to Natsu about something, and as Rogue tried to eavesdrop and/or join in, he was interrupted when Sting bumped his shoulder.
“Hey,” he said, in the softest voice, looking ahead at the sky above them, which was slowly turning to hues of crimson and orange.
“H-hey,” Rogue responded, a little startled.
Sting remained silent, and Rogue normally would’ve felt uncomfortable, but for some reason, a calmness overtook him instead. He followed Sting’s gaze up to the sky, watching as the brightness reflected in Sting’s eyes. In that moment he couldn’t tell what was more beautiful—the sky, or its reflection in someone who had eyes the same color as it.
Rogue could feel Sting’s warm skin against the thin fabric of his shirt, and it gave him a tingly feeling, like Sting was lighting little sparklers in his veins. Sting’s clothing style was very bold, to put it lightly. He didn’t cover a lot of his body, probably because he had a really nice figure. His muscles were so defined, his physique toned with skin that was practically glowing. Rogue could feel every part of Sting’s arms press up against him, and Rogue closed his eyes in that moment, melting into the calmness and thriving off the slight contact between him and Sting.
The moment, however, was short-lived, because Sting decided to say something finally, causing Rogue’s eyes to pop back open.
“Is there something you’re worried about, Rogue?”
Sting’s eyes never met Rogue’s, but Rogue could tell somehow that he wanted to look at him. He probably thought Rogue wouldn’t answer if he did.
Rogue looked on ahead before answering, seeing Gray and Natsu push each other around as they walked, clearly distracted. Logically, this was a good time to bring up all those questions he had, but then he remembered Sting being extremely confused when he talked about this strange feeling before, when he asked about them knowing about each other in the past, so he completely shut down the idea of mentioning it any further.
“It’s nothing,” Rogue lied, biting his lip. “But… I appreciate your concern.”
Rogue did not like lying, but found himself doing it a lot whenever someone asked him about what was on his mind. He didn’t think he could handle the atmosphere of that tense feeling from before, plus, he preferred this side of Sting instead ––calm, peaceful, serene––and did not wish to fracture this nice moment they were having.
He snuck a glance at Sting then, mostly to check if he believed what he said, and felt his heart beat oddly when he saw the look of determination in Sting’s eyes. They were captivating, the alluring sapphire making him want to spill every secret he’d been keeping. The intensity of Sting’s look almost made Rogue confess, but he held himself back, breaking away from Sting’s eyes. He thought he’d owed him a little explanation though, and didn’t want Sting to think he didn’t trust him, so after he swallowed the lump in his throat, he started speaking again.
“Well…” At that, he could’ve sworn he saw Sting’s eyes sparkle, “I wanted you to know…” he took a deep breath, preparing for how Sting would react, lowered his voice, and said, “I’m a Dragon Slayer too. A Shadow Dragon Slayer.”
“Wh— Wait, seriously?” Sting exclaimed so loudly that even Gray and Natsu, who were a few feet ahead, turned back to look at them. “No freakin’ way!”
“What is it, Sting?” Natsu called, his head still turned as he kept walking. This caused him to walk into a pole, and he yelped in surprise. “Ow!”
“Pole, one, Natsu, zero,” Gray commented, snickering.
“Shut it, Frosty!” Natsu spit out, rubbing his sore nose.
“Awww, do you want some ice?” Gray offered, wiggling his eyebrows.
“I’ll burn you, Droopy Eyes,” Natsu snarled, bashing his head against Gray’s.
“I’d like to see you try, Lame Brain Lizard,” Gray retorted, pushing hard against Natsu to match his force.
“Seriously guys?” Sting huffed out when he and Rogue had caught up to them. “I don’t know what’s more lame, the nicknames or the petty fights.” He let out a sigh, and then looked on ahead. “Oh hey, we’re almost back home!” He began to walk forward, when suddenly, he was gripped by the handle of his backpack and yanked backwards.
“Hey, you never told me what happened earlier!” Natsu, the culprit, yelled, shaking Sting wildly.
“I can’t… tell you… out here! Wait… till we… get home!” Sting wheezed out, stumbling. “Let me go!” He was starting to get dizzy from all of the rapid movement and had to grip onto Natsu’s scarf for support, which caused Natsu to nearly topple over. Natsu reached for Gray’s shirt to stabilize himself but ended up pulling him along into their chaos until they were all tangled in Natsu’s scarf.  
Rogue watched as the three of them shouted at each other and dragged each other around, and it made him think of a group of playful children who didn’t have a single care in the world, freely doing whatever they wanted to their heart’s desire. They were like a small, close family, and seeing them like this squeezed Rogue’s heart in a warm, fluffy kind of way, making him smile.
It wasn’t long before the four of them reached a mediocre-looking house, which Rogue soon learned was the home of his three friends. Sting, Natsu, and Gray had successfully managed to get untangled from the mess a few minutes ago, and now they proudly stood in front of the main entrance, grinning. Rogue didn’t expect much of their house, really, but despite the way it looked on the outside, the inside was exquisite. Or at least, as exquisite as a house occupied by three energetic, teenage boys can be.
“Welcome to our home!” Sting announced the minute he switched on the main lights.
Rogue sucked in a breath, not expecting what those lights revealed to him. The first thing he noticed was the kitchen, which was big, and cluttered with dishes and various packaging. Across the kitchen, there was a living room, occupied by a big TV, its stand surrounded by Xbox controllers and game discs. The couch looked worn yet comfy, and as he looked past the living room, he spotted two more rooms which he guessed were the bedrooms. Overall, the house was messy, yet exceptional.
“Wow…” Rogue marveled, giving their living space another once-over. He could see Natsu grinning from the corner of his eye, while Gray and Sting simply watched him as he checked out their home.
“First things first, WE EAT!” Natsu proclaimed, throwing his bag on the floor. He rubbed his hands together, staring at the kitchen as if food would appear and deliver itself to him.
“Is there ever anything on your mind besides food?” Gray asked with a sigh, tossing his backpack next to Natsu’s. “I actually think we don’t have anything left, so we should probably go grocery shopping before anything else.”
“Aw man, but I’m hungry NOW!” Natsu whined, frowning. “And to answer your previous question, Gray, there is one other thing that’s on my mind besides food.” Rogue noticed a sly smirk forming on his face, but before he could see anything else, Sting grabbed his arm and pulled him aside.
“Sooo Rogue, do you wanna join us for grocery shopping or would you like me to stay home with you while Gray and Natsu go out?” he asked, not letting go of Rogue’s arm.
Rogue pondered this for a moment, the thought from a few seconds ago disappearing out of his mind. Admittedly he didn’t know everything about those two, but he did believe one thing: they probably couldn’t handle going out alone together without some chaos occurring. He knew that much from the library incident. Also, the thought of staying in the house alone with Sting made Rogue a little nervous, but not in a complete bad way. There was also some excitement mixed in there, but he had to be responsible here. Either way, the faster they got done with shopping, the sooner they could start on their project. Natsu was his partner anyway, not Sting, so there wasn’t much he and Sting could do if Gray and Natsu were out on their own.
“I think it’d be better if we went along, you know, to prevent any disasters from happening?” Rogue supplied after some time, rubbing the back of his head. He hoped what he said didn’t sound too offensive.
Sting’s bubbly laughter made that doubt vanish out of his mind. “Hahaha, you’re so right! Alrighty then, off to the grocery store we go!”
“Hold it.” Natsu stopped them as they approached the front door, a serious expression on his face. “You owe me an explanation, Bumblebee.”
“Huh?” Sting blinked, slightly startled.
Bumblebee? Rogue thought, feeling a smile tugging the corner of his mouth. That’s actually…kinda cute.
“Don’t give me that look! You were gonna tell me something when we got back inside, right?” Natsu reminded him, his arms now crossed against his chest.
“Oh! That’s…well––“ he looked at Rogue in that moment, as if asking for permission through his eyes, and Rogue simply nodded. “Rogue is a Dragon Slayer too! A Shadow Dragon Slayer!”
“WHAT? SERIOUSLY? THAT’S SO FREAKIN’ AMAZING!!” Natsu shrieked suddenly, causing Gray to punch him in the shoulder for being too loud. Rogue could tell that Gray was intrigued and maybe surprised as well, and Rogue laughed nervously, playing with his sleeves. Hopefully this revelation wouldn’t affect them too greatly or change the way they thought about him.
“Now that’s something I didn’t see coming,” Gray said, looking at Rogue more closely.
“Looks like Gray is the only one in the group who isn’t a Dragon Slayer,” Natsu teased, sticking his tongue out as he winked.
“Aw come on, don’t make me feel left out like that you jerk!” Gray moped, a slight frown on his face. He didn’t look too upset though, to which Rogue was thankful for.
“Is that how you knew that Sting and I were Dragon Slayers? And why you asked about the motion sickness thing? I bet you’ve learned to control your motion sickness or something because you looked totally fine this morning!” Natsu went on, not over this revelation.
His questions made Rogue come to a halt. He hadn’t even thought about that—Natsu was right, how did he know that Sting and Natsu were Dragon Slayers? He’s never seen them use their magic before, and he’d only started talking to them yesterday, so how?
“I—well, um, you see…” he was struggling to find the words now, his head throbbing with more unanswered questions.
“Ooh, maybe its a special Dragon Slayer connection where we can all sense each other’s magic or something! It probably just kicked in now that our bond is stronger, right?” Natsu offered, and Rogue decided to accept it for lack of better knowledge.
“Could be,” he replied, nodding. His stomach lurched, but he tried to focus his mind on something else, not wanting to cause a scene in front of them.
“I actually kind of figured,” Gray said then, making the three of them turn to him.
“What? How?” Sting wondered, his eyes widening. “Didn’t you just say you didn’t see it coming?”
“Well, yeah, but then I remembered something. Yesterday, when we were sharing each other’s emails, Rogue said his was shadowdragonrogue7. So I thought he might be a Dragon Slayer.”
Natsu and Sting stood there, dumbfounded. “How…how did we not realize this sooner?” Natsu muttered, looking at Sting. All Sting could do was shrug, not being able to find the words for this predicament.
“We should get going now,” Gray said with a chuckle, and Rogue breathed out a sigh of relief, glad that this conversation was over for now. He had more things to think about, and it was still hard for him to accept this whole Dragon Slayer thing, but he decided to let it go for a bit and enjoy this upcoming shopping trip with his friends.
Friends. Every time Rogue thought of them as that, it made his heart flutter. He couldn’t have been luckier, to meet three caring, friendly people who took him in without hesitation, and made him feel like he’s always belonged. He’d surely have to thank them at some point, maybe even do something for them in return for their kindness. He hoped they could stay friends and still hang out even after this project ended.
“Rogue, you comin’?” Sting asked with a smile, pulling him out of his thoughts. Rogue nodded and swiftly followed the others out the door, their bright smiles illuminating the path in front of him.
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The grocery store wasn’t too far from their home; at best it was no longer than a twenty minute walk. Natsu had showed them a shortcut, a path that seemed a little dangerous considering the massive highway with no pedestrian walkways that they had to cross, but they ended up making it across just fine. Rogue found Natsu shouting “Told ya so!” multiple times to Gray, who had been the most worried about getting hit by a car or something on the way down, very amusing.
“Shut up, Natsu! I get it already!” Gray grumbled, grabbing Natsu by the scarf. “Don’t make me freeze your mouth shut.”
“You know I could easily burn your ice off Gray, plus, if you did that, how would you k—“
Sting interrupted him, yelling, “Natsu, watch where you’re going!”
Natsu turned around, realizing he nearly bumped into an elderly couple.
“Agh, sorry!” he yelped sheepishly as Gray let go of him.
The elderly couple just smiled at him and walked away, and Natsu took that as a sign of ‘apology accepted.’
“Good thing we came along,” Rogue whispered to Sting, who smiled at him in response.
The four of them entered the store then, and immediately Rogue was captivated by all the scents filling the air. This place was some sort of international market, consisting of goods from all over the world. Although there were various foods that one would be eager to try from another country, all Rogue could think about was the different kinds of chocolate he could get his hands on.
“Okay guys, who’s got the shopping list?” Sting asked, looking around to see where they could start.
“We ain’t need no shopping list! Just grab whatever ya feel like eating!” Natsu suggested with a huge grin.
“If we did that, we’d run out of money faster than you go through the food you eat,” Gray told him, shaking his head.
“How about we split up? Rogue and I will get some snacks, and you and Natsu can get stuff we can cook for meals, like vegetables and meat.”
“I’m all fired up!!!” Natsu exclaimed, reaching for Gray’s hand. He pulled him to the frozen section in the back, already starting without a second thought.
“Well that settles that,” Sting said. “Let’s go, Rogue.”
“Right!” Rogue said, following Sting down to Aisle 4, where most of the snacks were located.
“What’re you in the mood for?” Sting had asked, grabbing boxes of assorted chips and cookies.
“Chocolate…” Rogue said subconsciously, reaching for a box of pocky sticks.
Sting laughed, and Rogue noticed a slight blush on his face. “A chocolate lover, huh? We’ll definitely be buying some chocolate then.”
Rogue felt like his eyes were literally sparkling as Sting showed him this one kind of chocolate called Dairy Milk, which was popular in the country of India.
“I think you’ll love this one, it’s really good,” he said, and Rogue took it without a second thought. As long as it involved chocolate, he didn’t have to think about wanting it or not. The answer was always yes.
“Or should I say, it’s dairy good,” Sting said then, and Rogue couldn’t stop the giggle bubbling up in his throat. That pun was awful but somehow…it’s funny, he thought.
“That wasn’t bad,” Rogue said, meeting Sting’s eyes.
“Oh, you butter believe it!” Sting replied, holding up a bag of buttered popcorn.
Rogue felt like the smile on his face was permanent now. He watched as Sting ran to grab multiple boxes of berries, and was surprised and slightly confused when he laid down on the floor, covering himself with the containers.
Before he could ask what he was doing, Sting said, “Look, I’m berried alive!”
Rogue burst into a fit of laughter, feeling so light and fluffy and free. He couldn’t remember the last time he felt happy like this, so full of life and unbridled laughter.
“I know my puns are cheesy,” Sting stated with a smile, holding up a packet of cheese, “But as long as you think they’re funny or even decent, I’ll continue to make them.” He stood up and put some boxes of berries into the shopping cart, then returned the others to the shelves.
“Please do,” Rogue responded, watching him. He figured he should help, but there weren’t a lot of boxes left to put away. Plus, watching Sting do something like this fascinated him in some way, like he was under a trance. There was just a nice flow to his movements, a fluid motion that made Rogue feel warm and calm.
Once the mess of berries was cleaned up, the two of them looked around to see if they were missing anything else. As they checked out a small section of sweets, they heard an all too familiar voice not too far away, and turned their heads towards the sound.
“Natsu, get off the shopping cart!” Gray yelled from across the aisle, struggling to push a cart full of items and one too exuberant Dragon Slayer.
“You’re just weak, Gray! You can’t even handle this weight?” Natsu retorted, laughing maniacally.
Rogue blinked twice, surprised even though he should have expected this.
“What can I say?” Sting said from beside him, picking up a box of graham crackers, “A shopping trip is never boring with those two around.”
Rogue was inclined to agree to this statement. Whatever they were doing, it seemed fun. He wished he could be that bold sometimes, to be able to speak his mind, be open about his feelings and just completely be himself, but it’d take a while for him to get even close to that level. He couldn’t focus on that too much now though, because there was another box of chocolates practically glowing in front of him, calling out to him to grab it and eat it up.
Sting got close to him then, his shoulder brushing up against Rogue’s. Rogue’s breath caught for a moment, and he could’ve sworn he felt his heart beating in his ears.
“Rogue, I just got a great idea,” Sting whispered, not bothering to leave even a centimeter of space between the two of them. His eyes flickered between the graham crackers and the chocolate he must’ve noticed Rogue was practically drooling over. “Let’s make s’mores!”
Rogue was about to agree, to tell him that it was a splendid idea, when suddenly, the world seemed to stop completely. Everything went silent with the exception of a high pitched ringing in his ears, his blood felt cold in his veins, and a lightheadedness overtook him, his body abruptly too heavy to support. As he gasped and reached for something to hold onto, which ended up being Sting’s shoulder as he later found out, everything started spinning, plunging him into a suspended-like state, as if he were floating inside an ocean, lost, helpless, and unable to breathe.
“S’mores are the best part of camping,” said a familiar voice.
A figure that looked just like Rogue started smiling, holding an item of food that resembled a s’more.
“Hey, Rogue?” the voice said, taking a bite out of the s’more-looking thing.
“Hm?” Rogue-look-alike-who-had-the-same-name-as-him said.
“Are you a campfire?”
“What?”
“Cuz you’re hot and I want s’more!”
“STING…YOU DIDN’T!!”
“I JUST DID.”
“Wh…what’s happening? What was that just now?” Rogue cried out once he found his voice again, the death grip on his lungs slowly loosening. He clutched his head, fingers scraping into his skin, leaving scars. He could finally move, and his breathing returned, coming out in fast, hitched puffs.
“Rogue…hey, are you alright? Talk to me!” a voice yelled in worry. It sounded very distorted, like an octave too high. Two arms were holding him up, but he could barely feel them, just the vibrating and numbness spreading into his body.
“Jeez, what’s happening? You two are making more of a ruckus than we are!” another voice yelled. “Seriously, there’s a bunch of boxes everywhere, even Natsu and I don’t make this much of a mess!”
The rest of the conversation only rang in his ears, so he couldn’t hear or understand what they were saying. Rogue shook his head rapidly, clearing his mind. When he finally calmed down enough to breathe normally, he realized he was clutching hard onto Sting, leaning against him as if letting go would cause him to fall into a deep, never-ending abyss from which he’d never return.
“Should we take him to a doctor?” Rogue recognized this is as Gray’s voice, once his ears regained their hearing.
“There’s no need, I’m okay for now,” he said quickly, his trembling hands still holding onto Sting. He wasn’t completely sure if that was the truth, but the weird pain from earlier had suddenly dissipated, and the only thing that bothered him now was what that whole ordeal was.
“What happened dude? Are you okay?” Even Natsu was nearby, worry evident in his tone.
“I’m sorry…I have no idea what happened just now. Sting was talking about something and suddenly…I heard voices…saw something strange…”
“We’ll take you home,” Sting said, holding him tighter. “I think you need some rest.”
“But…your shopping…did you get everything you needed?” Rogue asked, his voice raspy, barely a whisper. He didn’t want his situation to cause any trouble for them, especially after all they’d done for him.
“We got what we need, and hey, you don’t need to worry about that. Just focus on you right now, okay?” Sting told him, swinging one of Rogue’s arms across his shoulders. “Gray, Natsu, I’ll meet you guys at home. I’ll see you guys in a bit.”
“Be safe!” Natsu yelled as Sting made his way out the doors, carefully supporting Rogue. As Rogue slipped out of consciousness, he barely missed Sting telling them to buy more chocolate, and a small smile stretched across his face as his mind went dark once again.
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When Rogue came to, he was in a bed that had a distinctly familiar scent. It made him wonder where he was, but there were no lights on, so looking around wasn’t much of an option. To compensate, he felt around for something recognizable, but nothing his fingers brushed upon was something he owned. So he wasn’t in his own bed, that’s one thing he knew now. He decided to get up and figure this out, but as he sat up, something cold landed in his lap, surprising him. He picked it up and touched it, trying to see what it was through the small illumination coming in from the crack under the bedroom door.
It didn’t take long for him to discover that the cold slush was an icepack, one nicely wrapped in a towel, which had probably been sitting on his forehead for a while considering that most of it was dripping wet. The memory of earlier hit him then, making him shudder. At least, for now, he felt a lot better since then, almost as if that whole crazy thing never happened at all. He didn’t know how much time had passed since that moment, but he hoped it hadn’t been too long, since he did have the project to work on.
Wait, does this mean I’m still at Sting, Natsu, and Gray’s place? he wondered, pushing himself out of bed. Slowly, he made his way to the front of the room, being very careful not to trip on anything, and pulled the door open.
When he entered the main area of the house, he was blinded by flashing lights. At first he thought he was experiencing some sort of epilepsy, but soon realized that it was coming from a video game that Gray, Natsu, and Sting were playing. So he was still here.
He peeked over the edge and saw the three of them sitting on the rug, each with a controller in their hands as their fingers rapidly smashed different buttons.
“Sting, you’re such a cheater! Stop using Minato, his flashing is annoying as hell!” Gray was shouting, his dark hair a ruffled mess. He also wasn’t wearing anything except his boxers, which made Rogue wonder what was going on.
“Ha, you’re just mad cuz you can’t keep up! Natsu and I will show ya!” Sting boasted, pressing buttons to begin what seemed like the next match.
Rogue decided to stay put and watch from the shadows, curious about this game they were playing. He was never a confrontational type anyway, so he decided to enjoy the view from where he was until one of them noticed he was there and invited him to come join them.
Less than five minutes had passed when Sting’s chill, cocky attitude was replaced with some sort of rage, one that wasn’t scary yet still intense.
“ARE YOU SERIOUS? MY CHARACTER GLITCHED AND MY COMBO DIDN’T FREAKIN’ WORK!” he whined, tossing his controller at the couch behind them. “Gah, I hate tournaments against you guys sometimes!”
“Want me to hold that ‘L’ for you, Sting?” Gray said in a teasing manner, poking Sting in the cheek. Rogue observed this closely, noting that Sting had very squishy-looking cheeks. That softness reflected in his current outfit; he looked really comfy, dressed in an oversized t-shirt and sweatpants, a change from his normal clothing style.
“You’re a jerk!!” Sting practically exploded in frustration like a little science-experiment volcano, grabbing a nearby pillow and smacking Gray’s face with it.
“Oooh, pillow fight!” Natsu said once he had his eyes off the screen. He dropped his controller and reached for a pillow, a sadistic grin spreading across his face. As soon as he stood up and got into a predatory-like position, getting ready to leap at Sting most likely, he caught sight of Rogue and yelled, “Rogue!! You’re awake!”
Sting and Gray immediately stopped wrestling with the pillows and scrabbled their way onto the couch, peeking over the edge of it.
“Rogue! How are you feeling? Did you get enough rest? Was my bed okay? Were you comfortable?” Sting rambled on with questions, almost going on longer if Gray hadn’t smacked him in the back of the head.
“Chill out for a sec.” He looked at Rogue, a soft expression in his eyes. “I hope we didn’t wake you with our loudness. And sorry for Sting’s rage quitting, it’s not as bad as Natsu’s but it’s almost on the same level.”
“I do NOT rage quit!” Natsu argued, pointing a finger at Gray.
“Oh really now, Mr. I-should’ve-won-against-that-Akatsuki-combo?”
“You kept spamming it! That was a jerk move, Frosty!”
“It’s badass, that’s why!”
“Well, yeah, but that doesn’t mean you can spam it!”
“Do you remember how many vases we had to replace because you broke them?”
“That never happened!!”
“I have proof—“
“Guys, enough already!” Sting stopped them, pushing their heads apart from one another. “So, Rogue, you hungry?”
Rogue’s stomach beat him to a verbal answer when it grumbled loudly, and Rogue blushed in embarrassment, clutching the fabric of his shirt.
“Come on, let’s go eat what I made and begin working.” Sting turned off the Xbox and stood up, making his way into the kitchen. Rogue had been so drawn into figuring out what the others were doing that he didn’t even notice the delightful scent coming from behind him.
“Whatever you made, it smells really good,” he said, sniffing the air.
“I hope it tastes as good as it smells!” Sting said sheepishly, bringing a steaming hot pot over to the dining table.
“Oooh Sting did you make curry?!” Natsu asked, drool dripping from the corner of his mouth.
“Why yes, yes I did,” he answered, lifting the lid off the pot. Clouds of steam escaped into the air, giving the atmosphere a humid feel.
“You’re the best!” Natsu cheered, reaching for the serving spoon, only to have his hand slapped away by Gray’s. “Hey, what gives?!”
“Jeez, do you have any manners? Let Rogue have some first,” Gray scolded, clutching onto Natsu’s hand.
“Oh no, it’s okay, he can have some first!” Rogue insisted, shaking his head.
“Nah it’s cool Rogue, you go ahead and take some,” Sting said, holding his arm out in front of Natsu before he got the idea to hurl himself across the table to take some.
From the corner of his eye, Rogue caught a glimpse of Gray’s fingers intertwining with Natsu’s, or at least that’s what he thought he saw. He couldn’t be completely sure of it because Sting’s torso blocked the view when he reached to scoop some curry and rice onto Rogue’s plate, making Rogue blink in his daze.
“Okay, now you can have some,” Gray told Natsu, whose eyes were practically shimmering in delight. Their hands were apart, so Rogue figured he just imagined what he thought he saw.
Natsu swept in and took a huge spoonful of curry, licking his lips in the process. He grabbed nearly half of the rice out of the cooker and tossed it into the mix on his plate, then reached for his chopsticks. Before Rogue could even say ‘thank you for the meal,’ Natsu had finished his food and was rubbing his belly in content.
“Do you even breathe while you eat?” Sting asked in worry, sitting down after he and Gray had taken their share.
“I dunno, but Gray sure takes my breath away!” Natsu commented smoothly, which caused Gray to turn red. Gray was probably caught so off-guard by Natsu’s statement that he almost didn’t realize that he froze his chopsticks from the shock of embarrassment.
Before Rogue could understand what was happening, Gray pulled the book of demons out of his backpack and slammed it on the table, causing their plates to rattle.
“ANYWAYS, LET’S START ON THIS PROJECT ALREADY!” he squeaked out, shaking his head in an attempt to cool his face off.
“R-right…” Sting said, scratching his cheek. He began eating as Natsu took the book and opened it to the first page, getting ready to read it aloud since the rest of them were still finishing their meals.
“So what I’m understanding is that there are nine demons. We already picked which ones we want, but do you want me to go through the other ones?”
Gray refused to speak and Sting’s mouth was full, so Rogue built up a little confidence and answered. “That might be a good idea. Just in case we don’t find enough information about the demons we picked, we can decide on a back up one if that’s okay with you guys.”
Sting nodded, and Gray just gave a thumbs up as he stuffed his face with more food.
“Jeez Gray, lighten up a little. I didn’t think what I said would affect you that badly,” Natsu said, bumping his shoulder. Gray’s only response was a measly sound of some sort, and Natsu just shrugged it off. “Anyways, I’ll go ahead and read them and summarize it as much as I can.” He cleared his throat, turning to the page that had the first demon listed.
“Kyouka has some sort of body-manipulating curse. Not much is known about how it works exactly, but I wouldn’t want to be victim to it. Next is Jackal. He creates explosions, ones that are very destructive. Ooh, I wanna fight this guy! After that we have Tempester, who can control a bunch of natural disasters. Yikes, wouldn’t wanna get on his bad side. Then there’s Franmalth, who can absorb and manipulate souls. Holy shit…that’s insane! Torafuzar can summon poisonous water and he has bladed arms. Haha, he looks like a shark! Ezel has a bunch of limbs that he can turn into swords. Kinda like Erza, but she could totally kick his ass. Then there’s Seilah, who can control any person or object. Spooky… Keyes is a necromancer, whatever that means. And finally, not including the one under the hidden flap, there’s the one you guys picked, Silver Fullbuster. The book just says he’s an undead human exorcist mage who utilizes ice devil slayer magic…”
“Wait, what did you just say?” Gray finally spoke, nearly choking on his last bite.
“Gray… could that be…” Sting started, but Gray stood up suddenly, with so much force that his chair left a dent in the back wall.
“I’m sorry, but I need a second to think… Excuse me…” He ran towards the front door, and threw it open, running out with even bothering to close it behind him.
“Hey, Gray, wait!” Sting called, shoving the last spoonful of curry into his mouth.
Rogue stayed calm, but he felt paralyzed. He didn’t dare move another muscle, didn’t dare to say a word. He could feel the tension in the air almost as if it was a tangible, physical thing and not just a feeling.
From the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of Natsu running to the door and looking around for any sign of Gray, but apparently he’d completely disappeared.
“Where the hell are you, Gray?” Natsu shouted into the night, clutching onto the doorframe so hard it nearly shattered.
“Natsu…calm down, we’ll find him,” Sting said softly, coming up to him.
“I’m going after him. You two stay here,” Natsu yelled, completely ignoring Sting’s statement. “Don’t wait up on me if I’m late. I’m not coming back until I find him.”
He slammed the door shut as he left, startling Sting. Sting sat on the couch in defeat, still in shock from what just went down.
Rogue shakily let out the breath he didn’t realize he’d been holding in, and sat in the deadly silence of the once energetic, noisy household.
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angelblumes · 4 years ago
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food ment. Helllooooooo ugh would you like me to beat her up perhaps end up like her namesake, og mischa?(jk im not a (cannibal)) time to bust out the therapy voice tho , you will find your people and they will love you. Ok. ok wtf is happening? are we like the same person or something? wellbutrin buddies ❤ my room needs to be clean and moved the whole sha bang but I cant😔 life needs to be lived and such. I hope you arrived safely and happily and that everything is slightly better for you than it was last message and that you didn't get too carsick. my power went out today for like 3 seconds everything turned off everything , it usually takes alot for that to happen for my house just because its old and other reasons that I dont actually know. I've had a jam out session yesterday, it was so relaxing 😌 🙌 danced my little heart out to them guys I told you about. There's something abt the murders in hannibal that just does it for me... the artistry of it all. I love it when we talk outside of the 5 daily things too!!! hey, did you get that 'you're so mature for your age' as a kid or 'you've got an old soul' ? whats ur thoughts on that? I personally cant really imagine saying that to a kid maybe its a generational thing? ok 🙄😁 I like commentary ive been watching reactions? on youtube its a guilty pleasure, also I've been getting into some reality tv. Wife swap is crazy I love it alot and then the dating ones because ofc. whats one of the 1st reality show you remember watching and not hating? Honey Boo Boo and I Am Jaz (I think?) were my top two choices of reality. maybe a rewatch is in order for me. ok daily things um a guitar got brought into my house today i... its very.. it made me weirdly happy I love music and its instruments. thank goodness tbh my med were just a little later than usual, the pharmacy gave me emergency 3 days for they can figure out whats up because this is the second time we are having the same problem 😅 I had the best brownie of my life, it was store bought but like from the bakery fav dessert. I got this "new" shirt on so comfy, its tie dyed splattered different blues with an astronaut and nasa logo in white, its cute but also like 3? sizes too big (its a hand me down) dont worry abt the guy if a next time happens ill be ready for it 💪 it will go down, I personally know the man's family I will ruin his life if it comes down to it (we live in a town idk if it's small)or realistically just sic my family onto him. I found out my cousin has a gf now and is apparently very much happier than she was with her ex man (who made awesome cheesecake btw off topic tho) gay people stay winning, I did not know she was not straight tho so happy little surprise 😁 jeez its a lot of words uh I hope you're doing good and you had a good sleep and other nice stuff happen to you and you had a good trip🌷🤟🤙❤
HELPPP u are an angel. thank u❤️. and right exactly. normalize thinking fictional murders are artistic or something . thinkin abt how i used to think criminal minds murders were interesting but never had the right words so i'd just be like "woah he *kills them weirdly*? cool"😭. BUT YEAH i did get that all the time omfg "ur so mature for ur age!!" like thanks it's because i have issues and problems 💀....hmm i hate reality tv HAHA. this gc i'm in was just talking abt wife swap the other day how crazy !! idk if i've EVER liked reality tv .... i like watching commentary abt it (like uhh cody ko's stuff) but watching it myself... nope😭. daily things lets see!!! i went to the baltimore aquarium:) i was exhausted tho. saw that a tiktoker i like (hello fem will graham cosplayers...) went there a few days before me. how funny! i wish we had met and fallen in love or something. i went to bed at 5pm yesterday and slept til 3am. then went back to sleep from 6am to 10am. i think my new adhd/anxiety meds are the cause. sadly. cuz they work! but by making me too tired to be nervous or start thinking too much🥲. i'm tired 24/7 already and thats not helping LOL! i had this fancy meal ok multiple fancy meals and it was really nice. i got chesapeake chicken (haha like chesapeake ripper am i right?!?) and it had crab but i'm crazy i'm crazy i didn't eat the crab. the texture was soooo bad. anyway at another place i got a burger bc i'm lame i don't eat seafood (besides shrimp. which i am allergic to.) and i ate almost the whole thing and my friends mom said she was proud of me😭❤️. i always feel so guilty after eating a lot and that made me feel good. i've started watching more vampire video game play throughs. what can i say. vampire masquerade: bloodlines did something to my brain where i like vampire games now. it's the same guy which is cool. i dont like finding new youtubers becuz i've never kept up w whose problematic or not... like what if i get really into someone and mention it and someone's like oh yeah he preys on women. wtf. like umm cry? is he a youtuber? is he evil? cuz i was looking for a pathologic gameplay and he had one and i was like hmm... he sounds familiar. he has probably done something ? maybe? mm lastly.... i read this hunger games hannibal crossover WEEKS AGO but it's just still on my mind. i don't particularly love the hunger games but it's only bc i don't really know a lot abt it. i enjoy it but i've only seen the movies and read the first book (until rue died. never picked it up again after that! i cried a lottttt) and there's like an absurd amount of hannibal crossovers. i guess bc hannibal would totally rule in the hunger games. like come on a CANNIBAL? the uh.. capitol? they'd go crazyyyy for that. the fic itself wasn't even that groundbreaking or anything i have a lot of criticism for it tbh but it opened my brain to the concept. i have another one opened in a tab but it's super long so i haven't made much headway. i want one where it's like.... the one where the old winners come back for a game! and then they escape😈. but in the one i read will and hannibal sort of just escape anyway in a normal hunger game. like ok cool but i don't think that's plausible. but then how would it work ? like could will win a game on his own? maybe i should write my own fic. but then i'd have to understand what happens in the hunger games /j. ugh ok i was thinking abt that one scene where idk they do the little hand signal thing and drag katniss away and go to shut the door like right as they shoot that guy in the head. THAT WAS SO CRAZY. or when katniss shoots the lady instead of president snow and then everyone just descends on him💀 i feel like there's a level of nuance and understanding that i just don't have so i say "woah! cool :)" i hope ur doing well too ily❤️❤️💗
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adella-the-romantic-blog · 8 years ago
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Get To Know Me (even tho literally no one asked lol)
*PERSONAL DETAILS
Nicknames? Kirbs, mostly. My coworkers at an old job called me Kirbstomp, which birthed the name that I use for literally everything. My family calls me Sue because they thing that “Kirby Sue” is a better southern name for me. Where do you live? lol south Louisiana kill me pls What’s your age? 24 Hair color? Black Eye color? Brown Height? 5′2 on a good day Date of Birth? November 16th What’s your star sign? I’m the truest Scorpio you’ve ever met hello Element? Water How many siblings? Two half siblings How many pets? I have 4 dogs (Harley, Gizmo, Bandit, and Kokomo), two of which technically live with my parents, and a corn snake named Peach Obsessions? Pokemon, Disney, snakes, slime (don’t u fuckin judge me it’s so cool) Bad habits? Drinking until I pass out does that count really? Phobias? Falling, the void
*ABOUT YOU
What makes you happy? Rainy days, 50 First Dates, spending time with any other human ever What really irritates you? Hot air, water left on the edge of the sink, spending too much time with any other human ever What makes you sad? pft everything hi i’m depressed What makes you angry? People who slow down too much while trying to turn, living in the south, Trump’s America What makes you scared? Under cooked chicken, when a friend doesn’t text me that they made it home, Trump’s America (see I did the thing again) Who is your best friend? Julie, who I met through the last Disney rp I was in on Tumblr, Alex, who I met through this Disney rp on Tumblr, and Wade, who I met through Ms. Roxie’s pre-k class.  Ever broken a bone? Yes, broke my tailbone playing softball. What was the last CD you bought? Christ, um... maybe... Paramore? Brand New Eyes?  What was the last book you read? It’s Kind Of A Funny Story by Ned Vizzini Who was the last person you spoke to? Like spoke-spoke? My mom. Texted was my friend Becca. What was the last thing you ate? Mushroom rice What was the last thing you drank? Uh idk some V-8 stuff that tastes like the gummy watermelon Lifesavers What’s the best thing you’ve ever bought? My gaming computer, probably. What’s the worst thing you’ve ever bought? My gaming computer, probably. What’s the best thing you’ve ever been given? A house. What’s the worst thing you’ve ever been given? My mom likes to believe that she’s good at picking out clothes to give me for Christmas. She isn’t. What are your future goals? My current goal is to make it out of Louisiana in one piece. One step at a time. Describe your bedroom? Woo okay. It’s like a small apartment. I have a fenced in yard where Harley and Gizmo can run and play and not get lost in the woods, and a covered, wooden porch with a table and chairs where I keep my crystals laid out so that they can be in the moonlight as much as possible. There’s fairy lights strung up around in the rafters of the porch roof. The door opens into my room, to the left is my bed in the corner with grey sheets, a black comforter with a gold mandala inlay, and a giant Maui TsumTsum that I cuddle with at night. There’s a star map tapestry on the wall next to my bed, and in front of the bed is my TV stand. There’s a basket in the corner that holds all of my records and a small table that holds my record player (Fleetwood Mac Live is on the player now). Next to my closet door there is a small terrarium hung that holds some sand and a succulent, and the same goes for th terrarium hung next to my window. I’ve framed concert posters of the Beatles and Elvis (fight me) across from my bookshelf. Who do you consider the most beautiful woman in the world? Well, I mean *unrolls mile long scroll* have you got time to talk about our lord and savior Idina Menzel? If not there’s Karen Gillan and Natalie Dormer and Elizabeth Gillies and Who do you consider the most handsome man in the world? Maybe... idk maybe Ryan Reynolds? Favorite thing to do on a hot summers day? Swim so that I don’t feel like my skin is melting off Favorite thing to do on a snowy winters day? PLAY IN THE SNOW GIVE ME THE CHILLY GOODNESS If you were granted 3 wishes, what would they be? A better life for my dad, the money and willpower to make something of myself, so much money. If you could go back in time to see or change something, when would it be and what would you do? Wow um... there are so many things I’d go back and change honestly lmao What’s the first thing you think about when you wake up? Is it cold yet? or Please don’t let it be 9:30 yet. Do you believe in the after-life? EhhhHHHHHHHHH???????? Where do you see yourself in 10 years time? I honestly have no idea What’s the funniest joke you’ve ever been told? “It’s just a phase.” *aggressively turns Pokemon music up* Any hidden talents? Does telepathy count? I can kind of sing too? Dream job? Zookeeper Who is your hero? Honestly Idina Menzel Describe yourself in 3 words: Loyal, charismatic, lazy
*FAVORITES
Favorite color? Pink Favorite number? 3 Favorite animal? Snake Favorite sport (to play)? Volleyball Favorite sport (to watch)? Football, baseball, volleyball Favorite Show(s)? Golden Girls, Steven Universe Favorite movies? Aladdin, 50 First Dates Favorite band? Paramore, Fleetwood Mac Favorite song? Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston Favorite room in the house? My bedroom Favorite food? Pizza Favorite drink? Bahama Mama Favorite place? Coyote Drive-In in Fort Worth, TX Favorite cartoon character? Garnet on SU, Princess Jasmine Favorite day of the week? Thursday Favorite day of the year? Halloween and my birthday Favorite season? Fall Favorite Holiday? Halloween Favorite girls name? Kalista Favorite boys name? Emery Favorite country? England Favorite smell? Coconut Favorite sound? Rain Favorite accent? British Favorite Ships (in or our of BDRP)? Pft mine (I think Octoclam might be my favorite don’t tell the others or Alex) Favorite Fandoms? Critical Role, Steven Universe
*PREFERENCES
Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi Pen or Pencil? Pen Day or Night? Night Cat or Dog? Both? Both are good. Summer or Winter? Winter T.V. or Radio? Radio Brains or Beauty? whY THE FUCK I CAN’T HAVE BOTH I say both Cup or Mug? Mug Tea or Coffee? Also both Gold or Silver? Silver, but like gold is cool too Brush or Comb? Pft neither City or Country? City Early or Late riser? Late Blond or Brunette? Brunette Scary or Romantic movies? Scary Board or Computer games? Um how dare you I need both Half full or Half empty? Depends on the day Happy and poor or Sad and rich? Happy and poor Glasses or Contacts? Glasses Flowers or Chocolates? Flowers Love or Money? Love Hugs or Kisses? UM both but like kisses if I had to choose
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stvrmwitch · 8 years ago
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Questions Tag!
Thanks to @the-fandom-potato, @onepage-atatime, @howlsmovinglibrary​, and @twobrokegirlswithbooks for tagging me way back in the ice age. I’m finally dethawed and ready to do this!
So to make this simpler (or perhaps more complicated  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  time will tell), I’m changing up the format. 
I’m going to now tag a bunch of people, and instead of me creating 11 new questions in four separate posts, you pick 11 from this list to answer. Under the cut I’ll be answering them all, so woof if you’re scrolling through my blog on mobile!
Tagging: @phoebzreadz, @pugs-n-books, @books-on-the-brain​, @thebookrose​, @cinnasbooks​, @potionsandplants​, @theboookowl​, @quillbit-reads​, @bookswithmichelle, @ravenclawlovestyrells, @veinslikefeathers, @thehungrylittlebookworm, @bookspectre, @heretherebebooks, @the-knights-who-say-book, @devilsmoonlightstroll, @sonderreads, @arkynn, @mermaidchasingbooks
I tried to mix in some new (and new-ish) followers, so hey y’all! If you’re tagged and not interested, no worries! If you’re not tagged and are interested, have at it friends!
Actual rules: always post the rules, answer the questions given to you, write 11 questions of your own, tag 11 people
Not entirely sure why but I alphabetized these but...
A book with a beautiful cover?
When Dimple Met Rishi -that cover makes my day whenever I see it!
A book you would love to see transformed into movie?
Hmmm. So many options. The one I’m obsessed most with at the moment is Ramona Blue. It’d make the perfect summer indie flick. All you need is a cast of young unknown actors because it’s a quiet story in the way that no one is really meant to pull focus.
A book you’ve read in the past two weeks?
Mockingbird, Vol 1: My Feminist Agenda
A fantasy world you would like to live in?
Harry Potter is such an obvious choice, but I love it.
A magical animal you would love to own?
Mer-goshdarn-corgi.
A movie that you wish had a different ending?
Bend It. Like. Beckham. SHOULDA BEEN G A Y
A skill you wish you possessed?
Literally any skills. I’m a dud of a human.
Best book crushes?
n/a
Day or night?
Morning????
Do you have a favorite mythological person or creature?
I do not!
Do you have a most owned book? (lots of editions of the same book)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Someday it will probably be me owning every edition of “The Importance of Being Earnest” which yes is a play not a ~book~ but still counts
Do you have any favourite bands or songs?
Little Mix (and their entire catalogue) is a staple atm.
Do you prefer science fiction or fantasy? (Neither?)
Science fiction!
Favorite genre of music?
??? Pop?? Rock??? That Indie Sound™????? Showtunes??
Favorite reading place?
I read the most at work, oddly enough
Favorite stand-alone book?
We Are Okay
Favourite booklr platform?
I’m not actually sure what this means tbh
Favourite genre for Winter?
Science fiction
Favourite genre?
Science fiction
Favourite reading weather?
Dark sky, light rain
Hardbacks or paperbacks?
paperbacks
Hogwarts house?
hiss hiss motherfuckers
If you collect something, what is it?
Books and debt.
If you could dress up as any character from books or other fiction (not taking actual costume making skills into account), who would you choose to dress up as?
I’m torn between Furiosa and Willy Wonka. There’s no inbetween.
If you could have any magical power, what would it be?
Teleportation
If you could rewrite any book, how would you change it and why?
Oh sweet niblets, there’s so many frustrating books that I correct as I go. Though for the most part it’s never as bad as wanting to fully rewrite it. I absolutely feel that way about Stranger Than Fanfiction though. It had such potential and was a letdown at every level. It’s not plotted well, characterization is weak, there are shitty tropes. And at first it’s like maybe they’re being set up for the sole purpose of being subverted but nope. Just a bad book. IMO of course.
If you had the chance to become the ‘chosen one’/hero of an epic story, would you take it? (PHENOMENAL COSMIC POWER vs. weight of the world on your shoulders/potential for extreme trauma).
Um, I mean no?? Like forced into it, ok. But would I go up and volunteer for that shit? Hell no. I’m so content to follow another’s lead on that. Like I’ll be ur sidekick character!!!
If you had to only read one author, who would it be?
Based solely on Strange the Dreamer, I’d say Laini Taylor. STrange is not nearly gay enough (is anything really??) but she’s got a great feel for character and pace.
If you play games (video, board, etc.), what’s your favorite one?
I still play the Sims when I’m in a Big Depressive Mood, and Tomb Raider is life to me. So those are my favorite two, though I don’t play a lot anyhow.
Least favourite book trope?
Young girls falling for their crusty ass male professors.
Recent favourite book/series?
When Dimple Met Rishi was a perfect summer read (though I still actually have like 50 pages to go rip me)
Tea or coffee?
#TeamHotCocoa
What character would you vote for to be president?
President of what? My fan club?? Jon Snow.
What fictional creature would you want to be your animal companion?
That little thievin’ ass platypus from Fantastic Beasts. Like we’d be villains but like. Robin Hooding it.
What is your favourite TV show/film?
Guy Ritchie at some point became my favorite director and The Man from UNCLE - tragically doomed to never get a sequel - is my fave movie. Ep for ep, Quantico is my favorite show.
What is your favourite dessert?
Fried ice cream
What is your ‘comfort food’ book, for whenever you’re ill/sad/tired etc?
Don’t quite have one. I turn to film and tv for that -usually Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
What movie is actually better than the book?
I’ve made the argument for Divergent a few times, which still stands but to change it up I’ll say Big Fish. The visual elements really capture the whimsy and wonder of that world.
Where is your favourite reading place?
As mentioned above, I like reading at work. I somehow pay more attention when I’m forced to read in intervals.
Which character/author would you make president?
This is also answered above and more seriously, I’d want Agnieszka from Uprooted in that kind of leadership role, because her concern with power is non-existent but she acts out of desire to protect all people. Plus she’s not here for your bullshit.
Which decade interests you the most?
Depends on what for really. 90s nostalgia because that’s when I grew up. 50s for fashion because what a damn look all the damn time. Um idk I like the music that came out of the 70s, but not much more than any later decade. All around, the current decade interests me the most because I have the most human rights within it. So there’s that.
Who is your favorite author?
Neil Gaiman maybe?? I’m bad at choosing one favorite thing.
Would you rather compete in The Hunger Games or The TriWizard Tournament?
Uh my pal I’m gonna go with the one where everyone is supposed* to come out alive on the other side.
*rip ceddie
You walk through a wardrobe, and you find yourself in a completely other world on the other side. Which world would you want to be in?
Wlw utopia. Nothing but wlw and smol animals. If you mean a pre-established fictional world, then let’s go with San Junipero. Like I wanna be where the immortal wlw are! I wanna see, wanna see them dancing!!!
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take-the-opporchancity · 8 years ago
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All 70 questions
01: Do you have a good relationship with your parents? Eh.. sorta but not really like I love them buttttttt they are assholes02: Who did you last say “I love you” to? I think my sister in law03: Do you regret anything? A lot of things but I'm here and??? Ye idk04: Are you insecure? Hell ye05: What is your relationship status? I am in a relationship with the best human ever honestly06: How do you want to die? Woah. Getting deep only 6 in. Um. Prefferably painlessly? But also maybe in a really cool way??07: What did you last eat? I last ate my break at work 08: Played any sports? I played netball for a bit? But ew09: Do you bite your nails? Yes when I'm v anxious or get super stressed about stuff 10: When was your last physical fight? I have never physically fought anyone? But I've split a dudes head open because he was really annoying me but that was when i was 7??? 11: Do you like someone? Uh.. yes it's morgan And I really like them!12: Have you ever stayed up 48 hours? Yes it was the worst I've stayed up 72 hours and I died13: Do you hate anyone at the moment? Just my brain. Everyone else I "hate" I don't hate hate j just reallllllly dislike them with a passion (that's hate isn't it oh shit)14: Do you miss someone? My little sister she's too far15: Have any pets? I got Izzy and Bob and Bruce and selena and Morgan and Nigel and Steve  and back home I got ziggy and hope and Molly and Rocky and jaba16: How exactly are you feeling at the moment? Sleepy and a little sick? Idk my throat hurts17: Ever made out in the bathroom? I think maybe???? 18: Are you scared of spiders? Yes but no but hell yes19: Would you go back in time if you were given the chance? Eh probably but again it would change everything and idk if I'd want that like I wish everything else happened but a couple of things djdnt?? But then butterfly effect can't change stuff without changing everything 20: Where was the last place you snogged someone? Snogged? Wow um my bed? 21: What are your plans for this weekend? To hug my gf (giant frog)22: Do you want to have kids? How many? 0. Or 500 dogs 23: Do you have piercings? How many? I got 0 in just now but I have had 7 piercings all together!24: What is/are/were your best subject(s)? Biology and art and I was really good at physics but I hated it???25: Do you miss anyone from your past? Not particularly 26: What are you craving right now?hugsssss27: Have you ever broken someone’s heart? Yes but.. I needed to in order to not keep hurting my self by staying in a v toxic situation?28: Have you ever been cheated on? Yep29: Have you made a boyfriend/girlfriend cry? Yep. 30: What’s irritating you right now? My brain 31: Does somebody love you? Idk? 32: What is your favourite color? Ughhh I have to pick one? Like all the colours? Rainbow! Shiny!????33: Do you have trust issues? Lol Yes34: Who/what was your last dream about? Um it was really weird but I can't  remember!35: Who was the last person you cried in front of? Morgan!36: Do you give out second chances too easily? Most definitley but.. I just believe people can change.37: Is it easier to forgive or forget? Forgive forgetting is difficult 38: Is this year the best year of your life? ??? It's still got time to get better!39: How old were you when you had your first kiss? This is v embarrassing but 19!40: Have you ever walked outside completely naked? Noooooooooooooo51: Favourite food? Pasta! Honestly any pasta I'm down 52: Do you believe everything happens for a reason? Yeah but like idkkkkk.??53: What is the last thing you did before you went to bed last night? Walked morgan to the bus stop54: Is cheating ever okay? Not really no.. but there are situations where it's understandable because someone's stuck in a reallllllly toxic situation... and everyone has reasons I guess idk I just don't think it's an okay thing to be doing honestly 55: Are you mean? Yessss 56: How many people have you fist fought? 0 57: Do you believe in true love? Yes??? Idk? This seems weirdly worded58: Favourite weather? Rainnnnnnnnnn! 59: Do you like the snow? Yes60: Do you wanna get married?probably! 61: Is it cute when a boy/girl calls you baby? I'm indifferent? Like it depends?????? If its just random and idk u then helllllllll.no get away62: What makes you happy? Orcas! And morgan! And rainbows and nature and fish's! And hugs!63: Would you change your name? Idk I kinda grew to like my.name? 64: Would it be hard to kiss the last person you kissed? Hell no!65: Your best friend of the opposite sex likes you, what do you do? Be like uh m8 I'm gay ur gay? Why u joking also I have an amazing gf  (giant fish) get away from me?66: Do you have a friend of the opposite sex who you can act your complete self around? Noooo67: Who was the last person of the opposite sex you talked to? Uhhhhh James from work? Maybe idk..68: Who’s the last person you had a deep conversation with? Morgan probably 69: Do you believe in soulmates? Yes but not like just in a romantic way? Like I feel it's more of a best friend thing?70: Is there anyone you would die for? Rachel and any animal ever and probably morgan if I had to! So.many but I'm like why not! Thanksss
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apocalypto12related · 8 years ago
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Do all of them!
1: is there a boy/girl in your life?
Ye! Sammy! @deziac
2: think of the last person who hurt you; do you forgive them?
Um... My family, probably, and no.
3: what do you think of when you hear the word “meow?”
Kitty! I love kitties!
4: what’s something you really want right now?
an apartment. on a less serious side, um, glasses???
5: are you afraid of falling in love?
Nope! I already have and since we’re poly im sure i will again owo
6: do you like the beach?
so/so. depends on my mood.
7: have you ever slept on a couch with someone else?
um... a pull out sofa, does that count? i have a hard time sleeping unless i can fully lie down.
8: what’s the background on your cell?
my old phone was tony my new phone is space. not sure what it’ll be soon. >w>;; considering i need to redownload all the stuff i got off tumblr. :’( i lost all my snapchat stuff, but i moved all of izaya to my computer so that’s fine.
9: name the last four beds you were sat on?
what??? O_o; um... a homeless shelter’s bed and other than that they were all my own??? (not counting the “bed” made of sheets at the one place.)
10: do you like your phone?
i just got a new one!! uwu It has 32GB with it’s own internal storage and I have a 32GB sd card. nwn;; So I have a lot of space~! plus it has a fingerprint sensor and im in love with unlocking it like that owo
11: honestly, are things going the way you planned?
prolly not, but when do they?
12: who was the last person whose phone number you added to your contacts?
sammy! bc we both got new phhones!
13: would you rather have a poodle or a rottweiler?
i heard poodles have bad temperaments!! idk about rottweilers!! whichever one is nicer??/
14: which hurts the most, physical or emotional pain?
emotional!! physical heals!! short time span for pain! emotional might not go away!
15: would you rather visit a zoo or an art museum?
DONt mmake me chosoelk??! i love both!!! i lovemy fluffy butts and i went to the met in new york!!! it was so cool!!! swords!! armor!! egypt!! aahhhh!!! i cant choose!!
16: are you tired?
im always tired!!!
17: how long have you known your 1st phone contact?
um... well it’s sammy
so uh, ten years in march owo (technically december was the first time we met!! but we count it as march since that’s when he started talking rly)
18: are they a relative?
no!!
19: would you ever consider getting back together with any of your exes?
it depends on if they changed their personality!! if not then no!! i mean i did get back with sammy but yknow we just count that as a break since we did actually get back together lmao
20: when did you last talk to the last person you shared a kiss with?
this morning!! she is at work so she’s not too talkative rn!
21: if you knew you had the right person, would you marry them today?
we’re fine with what we’re at!! i don’t need to marry her to make it ‘official’!! we’ve lasted almost 9 years and through some big hardships!! both of us unmedicated and dealing with new medication changes, so i think we’re fine!!
22: would you kiss the last person you kissed again?
of course!! :P
23: how many bracelets do you have on your wrists right now?
two!! my blue sylveon bracelet (i love sylveon, i would wear umbreon but i think i packed it!!!) and my pride rainbow bracelet! i took them off when we were looking for a shelter bc i was scared we’d get denied if they saw obvious gay signs :(
24: is there a certain quote you live by?
not directly!! something along the lines of that there is no set path in life you have to choose which ways you want to twist and turn and they’ll lead you onto new and bigger things.
25: what’s on your mind?
music! stuff for my phone! i have a lot of stuff i need to add to eeet!! it’s only a day oolllddd.
26: do you have any tattoos?
yes! it’s for my kitty who passed away! Her name was luna. I’m sure i’ve posted a picture somewhere.
27: what is your favorite color?
#00C5FF
28: next time you will kiss someone on the lips?
prolly tonight. owo
29: who are you texting?
Sammy owo
30: think to the last person you kissed, have you ever kissed them on a couch?
probably?? lol what.
31: have you ever had the feeling something bad was going to happen and you were right?
YES ACTUALLY D: idk if it happened any other time, but when we got into the car accident when I told our one friend we were joking about her coming up and hanging with us all my brain said was ‘You shouldn’t have done that. I shouldn’t have done that.’ and again when we went out to the car and it was pretty heavy snow fall. I was like ‘I shouldn’t go.’ my problem with that one was I didn’t want to go, but I didn’t think ‘we shouldn’t go’. but... what can you do now?
32: do you have a friend of the opposite sex you can talk to?
um. i don’t think i have a super close opposite sex friend. closest would probably be @h0bsyrup
33: do you think anyone has feelings for you?
I’m sure Sammy does. >w> I’m not sure otherwise. My followers don’t tell me that stuff.
34: has anyone ever told you you have pretty eyes?
Yes omg. Sammy was staring me in the eyes the other day and was like ‘your eyes are pretty’ and i’m like ‘omfg shut up >//<’
35: say the last person you kissed was kissing someone right in front of you?
if they’re not dating then she’s gonna punch their lights out, so i don’t have to worry.
36: were you single on valentines day?
November 24th, 2008 is when I started dating Sammy. You tell me.
37: are you friends with the last person you kissed?
... of course?? wtf is with these kiss questions.
38: what do your friends call you?
Kiki :D
39: has anyone upset you in the last week?
lil bit.
40: have you ever cried over a text?
Um... probably. I can’t remember.
41: where’s your last bruise located?
omg... um i guess undermy belly button is the latest bruise??? i have a lot atm from surgery and being motionless for four days!!
42: what is it from?
Sammy actually like harshly pushed on that area. like when you go to land somewhere with your full weight then you go ‘oh fuck’ yeah.
43: last time you wanted to be away from somewhere really bad?
um... recently??? but i guess not as bad as with my mom.
44: who was the last person you were on the phone with?
Sammy owo
45: do you have a favourite pair of shoes?
Nah.
46: do you wear hats if your having a bad hair day?
No.my hair style is like 99% bun.
47: would you ever go bald if it was the style?
i dont follow trends i set them.
48: do you make supper for your family?
not recently but i would for sammy and i usually
49: does your bedroom have a door?
i don’t have a “bedroom” atm e.e
50: top 3 web-pages?
tambo.c0m (tumblr), archiveofourown.org (ao3), youtube.com (the three i use the most anyway)
51: do you know anyone who hates shopping?
Sammy. xD at least food shopping.
52: does anything on your body hurt?
Abdomen. (:
53: are goodbyes hard for you?
it depends. if it’s unnecessary then prolly. if they’ve fucked me over idc. (i.e. my family trying to replace my mom’s abusiveness, fuck them.)
54: what was the last beverage you spilled on yourself?
prolly water owo
55: how is your hair?
it’s feeling fine, thank you for asking!
56: what do you usually do first in the morning?
it depends! if it’s my “morning” i wake up and usually bathroom.
57: do you think two people can last forever?
sure but it takes work. it’s not gonna be perfect 24/7 without communication or compromise.
58: think back to january 2007, were you single?
ye. omfg why would you give me nightmares. that’s when i started the rping side of myspce and met that douche wesley. his lying ass made me start self harming. fuck him.
59: green or purple grapes?
i don’t eat grapes .w.;;
60: when’s the next time you will give someone a big hug?
sometime in the future! prolly sammy!
61: do you wish you were somewhere else right now?
in an apartment. >w> or at the pompeii exhibit!!!
62: when will be the next time you text someone?
possibly today
63: where will you be 5 hours from now?
lying in bed. :D
64: what were you doing at 8 this morning.
struggling to be alive. (eating chocolate chip muffins)
65: this time last year, can you remember who you liked?
oh god. w8 no. i didn’t like anyone yet. that started like october or shit. ugh my ex. he became an ass. (aside from sammy obvs)
66: is there one person in your life that can always make you smile?
sammy!!
67: did you kiss or hug anyone today?
um... i don’t think so. i think we were both too tired and stressed. we didn’t get into bed until like 1 and the shelter has us be out of beds by 8:30 x3x;
68: what was your last thought before you went to bed last night?
um... ‘i should go back to sleep’ after waking up a third time and distracting myself with the phone
69: have you ever tried your hardest and then gotten disappointed in the end?
yeah,but at least i tried.
70: how many windows are open on your computer?
it’s not *my* computer, so it doesn’t count! ;D (8 but im downloading music stfu)
71: how many fingers do you have?
i have 10. my one pinky counts as a half finger sometimes though. i broke it and bc i didnt have insurance i never went to a doctor to get it fully take care of so it healed up all wrong.
72: what is your ringtone?
default at the moment!
73: how old will you be in 5 months?
oh fuck i’ll be 24. man if you asked me that back in june i’d be like ‘still 23 (;’ but no. my bday is december
74: where is your mum right now?
She passed away. :/
75: why aren’t you with the person you were first in love with or almost in love?
I realize that as much as I wanted to believe it was love, it never fully blossomed into that until I was with Sammy. I don’t think I’ve truly ever gotten to love anyone else, but that’s okay.
76: have you held hands with somebody in the past three days?
of course owo sammy and i are hella gay don’t u know.
77: are you friends with the people you were friends with two years ago?
i believe so owo we just don’t talk as much bc im a lazy sack of shit.
78: do you remember who you had a crush on in year 7?
fuck. i think i had a minor crush on some dude who also liked green day but never fuckin talked to me so i never bothered. that might’ve also technically been when i started liking wesley. does billie joe from green day count?
79: is there anyone you know with the name mike?
personally? uh.... i’m not totally sure o-o; fuck me man.
80: have you ever fallen asleep in someones arms?
probably wait yes. sammy. spooning is our fave position.
81: how many people have you liked in the past three months?
e.e no one that wasn’t a celebrity. 
82: has anyone seen you in your underwear in the last 3 days?
no bc shelter e.e
83: will you talk to the person you like tonight?
:P i talk to them everyday.
84: you’re drunk and yelling at hot guys/girls out of your car window, you’re with?
i wouldn’t get drunk! i wouldn’t scream at ppl! that’s rude! ppl usually can’t even hear you when you yell at the window! we hear ‘whoosh’ with your voice in the middle’
85: if your bf/gf was into drugs would you care?
i would be concerned since she’s said she doesn’t like them!!
86: what was the most eventful thing that happened last time you went to see a movie?
um... oh! a conversation started and a lil girl asked if we were in a certain theatre and I said ‘no we were in theatre blah’ so I asked what they went and saw. She said “Wonder Woman” “hey we just came out of that, too!” :P
87: who was your last received call from?
.3.; sammy
88: if someone gave you $1,000 to burn a butterfly over a candle, would you?
i-i’m torn??? i needm oney but poor butter-san... ;____;
89: what is something you wish you had more of?
money. clothes maybe
90: have you ever trusted someone too much?
yeah. lmao.
91: do you sleep with your window open?
i usually do! esp in the winter/summer! need air and love cold!
92: do you get along with girls?
ye!
93: are you keeping a secret from someone who needs to know the truth?
no. owo
94: does sex mean love?
no! sex is something that can bring someone closer, but it is not necessary for a relationship! 
95: you’re locked in a room with the last person you kissed, is that a problem?
>3>;;; again, no.
96: have you ever kissed anyone with a lip ring?
owo; indirectly. i shared a drink with someone who had one. xD
97: did you sleep alone this week?
not this week! :D last week. ;~; at the hospital.
98: everybody has somebody that makes them happy, do you?
yes. >3>
99: do you believe in love at first sight?
no!!! that’s not love!! you might end up loving them but you can’t love someone unless you know them!! :c otherwise it’ll lead to some bad decisions!! D:
100: who was the last person that you pinky promise?
OwO Sammy I think.
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attina-the-responsible · 8 years ago
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How to Defrost a Mermaid ~*~ [Mersisters]
In which the Triton girls check in after the snow storm, and then discuss polyamorous relationships, Australian kisses, and consent.
We actually had everyone for this one, but at different times. 
@andrina-the-amazingsupergenius, @adella-the-romantic, @arista-the-musical, @aquata-the-bold, @alana-the-badbitch, @ariel-the-rebellious
Andrina ok fam rate the latest swynlake disaster on a scale of 1-10
Attina i dunno if it hadn't lasted quite as long i'd give it maybe a 5
Alana 4 needs more gore, never really fearedfkrmy lie
Andrina i feel like court was a solid 3 on danger/ 9 on fun / 8 on cute boys
Alana Wow see we got comic book store man
Attina i dont think it was *that* fun
Alana and pauls crazy ex
Attina how crazy was she acting? how are the babies?????
Andrina that's becuase YOU were busy worrying while /I/ was perfecting my mixing techniques slash making the bar my fortress
Alana I mean idk I didn't talk to her see just seemed bitchy about the whole thing like chill we r all stuck in here and freezing
Andrina scale of bitchiness 1-regina george
Ariel It wasn't fun. I was worried about you guys.
Alana babies r fine. Comic man found a ton of pride u shirts to swaddle Alana Uh Uh
Ariel I did get to sing that song Total Eclipse of The Heart with Jim, though, and that made me feel better for a while.
Arista I dunno the ice castle was pretty fun
Attina um excuse me
Ariel Ice castle?
Attina also i'm sorry you were worried ariel 💗 but everyone is okay! 😄
Andrina wow and didnt invite me ris
Arista it was like ice skating and slippery but super cold so minus points for that
Andrina frankly that's so offensive
Attina WHAT were you doing in the ice castle
Arista I was on a rescue mission
Alana Wow
Ariel I'm glad we're all okay. We need to find magic portable bathtubs in the future though
Andrina on it ariel [finger gun emoji]
Ariel Who were you rescuing?
Alana thankfully the arcade sinks worked
Ariel Attina said you and Adella were home with Daddy
Attina wait for WHO what.
Alana Wow ris gets all the fun
Andrina five bucks if she says van
Arista Van got stuck in the blizzard out there so she went to the nearest building which was the ice castle. It's okay though guys Urs came too. Buddy system. I'm not totally clueless
Alana how was it Alana what is the yelp review
Andrina how was the service Andrina and did u lick the walls
Attina how did ??? that happen?
Ariel You risked your life to save Van? That's so romantic. Is she okay?
Alana nothing says love like hypothermia Alana just ask jack Dawson
Aquata at least you weren't alone out there
Ariel Who?
Attina god.
Ariel OH
Andrina wow
Attina wow
Alana titanic lad
Ariel The guy from Titanic!
Aquata oh my god ariel
Ariel Ugh he was so dreamy
Aquata yet you couldn't remember his name
Andrina was he
Attina how do *you* of all people forget that
Alana rose looked like his mum I swear
Ariel I remembered Jack!! Ariel Dawson threw me off for just a second!!
Arista um I would say 4 stars. Like definitely did not have the proper outfit. But it was super fun. Like an ice theme park. But totally cold. So much cold. Van is okay. Van, Urs, Kim and me are all at Urs'. Kim ended up rescuing everyone actually.
Alana imagine titanic but it's a MILF learning to love again
Attina ariel she tAKEs his NAME in the END how do you forGET
Andrina i'd watch that movie
Ariel Why didn't you get all bundled up before going out there??
Attina okay wait i need you to walk me through *exactly* what happened
Alana Wow go Kim rock on
Andrina still offended i wasn't invited
Ariel and I only forgot for a SECOND
Aquata you still forgot
Ariel FOR A SECOND
Alana I'm offended you got a BLOODY ICE Palace and I got orange Gatorade
Arista I was in Chapter Three with Urs and then Van texted me. I didn't have time for bundling up
Ariel I have Romeo and Juliet on the brain still!!!
Aquata Hey Tina remember how you told me that everyone was going to stay inside? Funny how that works out, huh?
Ariel I practiced my lines so much to keep from going crazy that I think I have them all perfectly memorized now
Andrina hey an quality time with ariel alana
Alana ah yes
Attina um well six out of seven did so i don't really like your tone, missy
Andrina did YOU participate in any karaoke with the jimmeister
Ariel I'm glad I had at least one of you there with me, Alana kept me sane
Alana Ariel singing as we all freeze to death Alana no, I broke into a vending machine with him
Aquata You really want to go there with me?
Arista Oooh what snack did you get
Ariel So wait, Ris, when did you get home?
Alana bottled water and cheetohs
Attina i don't think i need to go anywhere with you, aquata, i kept you safe--and ris is safe too i'm not going to apologize.
Aquata YOU kept me safe!?!? Are you fucking kidding me?
Alana uhoh
Arista excellent choices lans
Ariel Woah, hey, guys, don't fight
Attina uh yeah you're not dead in the snow so.
Alana remind me again why I'm the bitchy one
Andrina idk alana Andrina false advertising tbh
Ariel You're not... bitchy
Arista I don't think anyone's the bitchy one
Alana awh thanks Ariel
Ariel You're assertive and independent
Arista everyone gets cranky sometimes.
Aquata Yeah, you didn't FORCE me to stay inside. So no, it was not you that kept me safe.
Andrina in OTHER news i definitely borrowed a bottle or two of vodka from the court so if anyone is down for a post-swynlake-disaster throwdown
Ariel I think the storm and being without water for days didn't help
Alana yes please
Arista Oooooh vodka
Aquata I'll pass.
Ariel We should all get together for a group swim. I feel really thirsty and feverish still
Attina i think you've not got a leg to stand on, aquata you're still alive and not frozen to death ANYWAYS
Ariel I don't think I took a long enough bath
Attina andrina you need to give that back.
Andrina chill mom i'll pay i just dint have my wallet on me
Alana they won't miss it
Andrina in other other news i learned how to tie a cherry stem with my tongue while in there
Alana no one goes there for top shelf vodka they go there for tits
Alana nice
Attina who taught you to do that??
Andrina myself Andrina while u were flirting with aussie boy
Attina also it's not like we needed to steal it
Alana ^^
Attina i wASNT FLIRTING
Andrina only goes for aussies now Andrina here's the kicker Andrina ready
Alana is thou dabbling in two rivers of men
Andrina he Andrina is Andrina paul's Andrina roommate
Attina his accent was cute but Attina NOT FLIRTING
Alana NICE
Arista Oh no. That's bad
Ariel Attina!!!!
Andrina two for one amirite
Alana Wow u can walk from one room to the next
Attina we just had things in COMMON
Ariel have you DTRED YET
Alana what a dirty acronym
Arista Is he handsome? Scale of 1-10
Attina what no not with paul no
Andrina i thought she sneezed
Attina i mean--yeah, he was very handsome of course bUT not the point ~~
Alana threesome threesome
Attina how about that bath ariel ahha i need to relax
Andrina tbh like this guy doesn't have a baby AND he has a turtle sooo Andrina upgrade
Ariel Ew no threesomes guys gross!
Attina he also has a girlfriend so
Alana they are not gross
Arista Ohhhh Attina has cute boys flirting with her
Alana foursome foursome
Arista Turtles! That's so cute
Ariel Paul has a girlfriend? Ariel or the Aussie?
Andrina the aussie
Ariel Does the Aussie have a name?
Attina it was very cute! he showed me pictures of him, his name is scute--he has cute little outfits
Alana Wow invite ice bitch and have a fivesome
Arista What's the Aussies name????
Attina his name is stanley
Ariel Scute?
Andrina see a man who knits outfits for turtles is a man after attina's own heart
Ariel Oh
Arista His turtle's name is Cute?
Attina Scute--but pretty cute, he has some fancy long name but i can't remember it--i think the middle name was ashley. Attina oh! i hope he was okay, i've been worried. the heat lamp would've turned off during the storm.
Alana slide in his sms
Andrina all in favour of attina ditching paul for turtle stud say aye
Ariel Is Scute the turtle okay??
Arista Oh no! The turtle!
Andrina AYE
Alana AYE
Ariel No, you can't ditch Paul!!
Ariel He has kids!!
Andrina ugh ariel
Aquata he has a girlfriend, that's homewrecking.
Alana Paul has baggage
Ariel Stanley has a girlfriend!
Alana o tru
Ariel What Aquata said!
Arista Yeah! No homewrecking
Attina this shouldn't even be a conversATION
Ariel What baggage does Paul have??
Aquata um, he has children and a psycho ex?
Attina he doesn't have baggage he's perfectly lovely
Aquata thats what we established right?
Arista I dunno I don't think Attina has seen his closet yet
Aquata not his actual baggage Ris
Alana I'm p sure Ted Bundys victims would've called him perfectly lovely too
Arista Ohhh I dunno you can tell a lot by someone's baggage
Ariel Why are kids baggage?
Andrina right what can u tell about me from my baggage ris
Aquata fun fact they did call him lovely.
Ariel And it's not his fault if his ex is- well, is she really psycho?
Andrina idk ariel did she seem psycho Andrina u spent 2 days with her
Alana did u hear about the speed dating thing
Attina ugh why does this always turn into a convo about PAUL
Arista Ohhh I dunno you can tell a lot by someone's baggage
Ariel Why are kids baggage?
Andrina right what can u tell about me from my baggage ris
Aquata fun fact they did call him lovely.
Ariel And it's not his fault if his ex is- well, is she really psycho?
Andrina idk ariel did she seem psycho Andrina u spent 2 days with her
Alana did u hear about the speed dating thing
Attina ugh why does this always turn into a convo about PAUL
Ariel I mean not really, she didn't try to murder anyone or anything, I think she was just worried about her kids and it made her on edge
Alana she like stormed out in a rage just cuz he like talked to other girls lol
Andrina sorry you're the most interesting one of us
Aquata because you're boy crazed
Alana so she might kill atty
Arista I don't remember everyone's baggage. Do you have baggage?
Aquata shes defo gonna kill atty
Alana Yah don't mind me I'm boring lol
Andrina just kidding we should go back to talking about the ice castle
Aquata its been nice knowing you
Andrina i need specs
Ariel Why do you guys think she's gonna kill Teen??? Don't joke about that!!!
Attina no one is going to KILL ME
Alana I think ris is snogging van
Attina yes, let's talk about hte ICE CASTLE
Alana giving her a good old Australian kiss
Andrina dammit ris
Ariel How are you and Paul though Attina?
Attina what the hell is an australian kiss
Andrina wow
Alana oh you know
Andrina do u wanna tell her alana Andrina or me
Arista Van isn't Australian
Attina we're fine--good i think i dunno i haven't heard from him actually
Alana Like a French kiss Alana but down under
Aquata but down under Aquata ha ha
Arista Stan is Australian
Alana aqua I know you think I'm cool but come up w ur own lines
Ariel He hasn't checked on you?
Aquata I really don't think your cool so....????
Attina what an incredibly weird name
Andrina *you're
Alana Lol
Attina also no, ariel he hasn't but it's fine he's got his babies to worry about
Ariel Have you checked on him? Ariel Maybe he's too preoccupied with the babies
Arista Have you checked on the turtles???
Attina no he's got his babies to worry about
Ariel They're so CUTE
Alana they r loud
Ariel They're babies
Andrina do they do any tricks
Alana but cute ok i guess Alana patch can do a newsstand
Attina they're only a year old, paul was telling me they're starting to talk though!
Andrina wow never heard of that one before Andrina a newsstand
Ariel newsstand? Ariel what's that?
Alana he sells papers on the streets
Andrina like a 21st century newsie
Ariel No he doesn't, he's a baby
Andrina wears the lil hat and everything
Alana it's reverse child labor Alana what no
Attina that makes me want to get him a newsie hat wouldn' that be adorable
Arista Wow that's so cute!
Andrina technically newsies were employed by the papers they sold
Alana start an young Alana **THEM
Attina do they have newsie hats for babies
Andrina wow you should do that and tell paul about this very conversation
Alana sorry nails
Andrina "my sisters want to support your child's newsie career"
Attina he'd probably get a kick out of it, honestly but i can't tell him we were talking about him Attina obviously
Alana lockpicking really does a number on ur nails lemme tell you Alana u can just say we brought it up since Ariel and I met the babies sorta
Arista Maybe Stan can knit Paul's kid a Newsie hat
Alana beautiful
Attina oh! there we go!
Andrina i ship this polyamorous relationship
Alana get stan to knit me a bra
Ariel Would a knit bra be comfortable?
Attina it's not polyamorous guys and girls can be friends
Alana yeah it's like a cure bracket Alana **BRALETTE
Ariel Wait, what's polyamorous?
Alana when u r dating more than one person but like they all know Alana and r cool w it
Andrina the ideal we should all strive for
Alana and r maybe dating each other too
Attina not for me, thank you.
Alana more boys to score u, atty
Ariel Wouldn't they get jealous?? Ariel I would get SO jealous
Alana nah some people don't get super jealous
Andrina jealousy can be transcended Andrina sides ppl get jealous in monogamous relationship see ice bitch for an example
Alana ^^
Andrina she's not even IN a relationship and she's still plotting murder
Attina we don't know that Attina she could be fine with it
Andrina that mighhhht be true
Attina she could be perfectly lovely
Andrina but it also might noooot be true Andrina and judging on current data
Ariel Who's Ice Bitch again?
Andrina its more likely nooooot true
Alana ok well p sure I can get her number for u and u can ask her urself Alana perdita
Attina how are you going to get her number Attina also no.
Andrina i can stalk her and then pretend to be her friend and get the deets
Alana i have my ways
Andrina that's a more convoluted plan than alana's but more fun for me so
Alana also like the cast list
Andrina plus what else am i doing with my summer Andrina nothing
Attina i would really just like all of you to butt out of it honestly it is very tender and new and easily breakable, like the delicate ecosystem of the reef.
Ariel Why do you guys all not like her so much?
Andrina well the reef similie's convinced me
Alana Ariel scroll back to the "stormed out in a jealous rage during speed dating bc how dare Paul talk to another girl when they aren't even in a relationship"
Attina we don't know that's why she stormed out Attina maybe she had to make a phone call
Ariel Yeah
Alana I'm sure she has her reasons but the fact is atty is still entering dangerous waters
Andrina the Angriest Phone Call.
Alana lmao ok
Ariel She could have stormed out because a guy said something rude Ariel You don't know
Attina oh that's true too
Aquata yes, I'm SURE that it was because she was answering her phone Aquata or said something rude Aquata definitely
Alana and her friend ran after her bc that's what happens when u answer the phone
Attina look, i'm going to give her the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise.
Andrina personally i always use the buddy system when making phone calls
Alana don't say we didn't warn you Alana she's like tswift in blank space
Ariel Who ran after her?
Alana uhh redhead
Attina oh i think her name starts with an "a"
Alana ani...ta?
Ariel Then maybe a guy really did do or say something rude and her redhead friend was making sure she was okay
Andrina le gasp its one of us
Attina yes that's it! anita
Alana even ends w an a too
Attina wow that name is rather...triton isn't it, though blends better lol
Andrina can i befriend ANITA an get the deets then Andrina give me some sort of covert mission
Alana I support that
Attina i think i told you to stay out of it actually Attina no your marching orders are to stay out of it, it's not fair of you to pry into my personal business
Andrina ok does anyone have any kind of covert mission for me
Alana get another bottle from a different swynlake establishment
Andrina thnx Andrina that'll be my tuesday activity
Attina andrina no sTEALING
Ariel Ummm teach me how to fake kiss?
Andrina you just put ur hands in front of ur mouth
Ariel Doesn't that look super obvious??
Aquata how the hell did we get here?
Andrina ok to be more specific it's like your thumb. and the rest of your hand just looks like you're gently caressing the cheek of your lover Andrina its Advice with Andrina hour duh
Ariel huh
Andrina i can show you later lucky number seven i'll fake kiss u to the moon
Ariel I feel like I'm gonna laugh too much
Andrina well DONT its very SERIOUS
Attina then you'll wind up *actually* kissing her
Andrina i've kissed worse Andrina unfortunately lmao
Ariel I don't wanna kiss my sister!!! Ariel Or Marie Ariel Marie is nice and pretty but I don't really want to kiss a girl I don't think
Andrina a shame tbh they are uuuuusally better kisses
Attina never know until you try lmao
Andrina taste nice, smell nice, soft lips
Ariel But boyyyyys
Aquata it's a play, you're fine
Attina something you're not telling us andy?
Andrina ok everyone here knows i have kissed girls before i kissed brit like a few weeks ago for free shots at pixie's lmao
Adella girl kisses are much better
Andrina thank you dell
Attina there is a diff between kissing girls for drinks and kissing them because they smell nice
Ariel Wait is Andrina gay now too?
Andrina yup Andrina gay today, who knows what i'll be tomorrow
Adella are any of us gay?
Andrina isnt everyone a little gay
Ariel Isn't Arista?
Attina i'm pretty sure i'm not
Andrina ariel for the last time
Ariel I don't think I am
Andrina love u
Adella we're both bi
Andrina but just because you date or kiss a girl does not make you gay
Ariel Oh Ariel I know that!!
Andrina please google "sexuality"
Attina i think there is some liek beautiful irony to the twins being bi idk
Adella same tbh
Ariel I know about sexuality!! Ariel I just wanted to be sure
Andrina then dont ask me if im gay just cuz ive kissed a girl or two
Adella girls are great u should def kiss the girl
Aquata yet you think kissing marie will automatically make you gay
Ariel I dunno how it works, I only really like guys Ariel I didn't say that Ariel I just don't want to kiss her
Adella bet her lips are softer than dash's
Attina everyone leave ariel alone, she's still learning
Andrina oh definitely i bet dash tastes like cheese
Attina oh that's definitely true you know she uses some fancy french moisturizer or something
Adella plus isn't that a part of being an actress like ur not kissin her cause u think she's cute
Ariel Don't Ariel You can't just
Adella ur doin it cause she's ur romeo
Ariel You don't know what Dash tastes like!!
Andrina hey im js Andrina and i like cheese so Andrina it was a compliment
Adella same
Ariel I mean I guess?
Aquata hes a teenage boy, of course he tastes like cheese
Attina also good point della
Andrina yeah it's for the S T A G E
Ariel Stop talking about what my boyfriend tastes like please!!
Attina and like i *said* if you're uncomfortable, just tell simba
Ariel Maybe I'll try it. Like, just a peck or something?
Aquata there you go
Adella doesn't haveta be full tongue
Ariel I wanna make sure Dash is okay with it though
Attina well you certainly aren't going to be making out with her on stage
Aquata im sure he's going to understand conisdering its a play
Ariel Okay okay
Adella unless u wanna
Aquata though you dont need his permission for everything
Adella but i mean
Attina i doubt he's expecting anything more than a peck, could even be a cheek kiss really--whatever you're comfortable with
Adella truuuuuu
Andrina marie has to want it too also
Andrina maybe MARIE doesn't wanna kiss YOU ariel Andrina huh ever think about THAT lil missy
Ariel It's okay if she doesn't
Attina just like it's okay if you don't
Ariel I don't know how to feel if she like, really does tho
Attina it's not her decision, it's yours
Andrina let her down easy,
Ariel Okay
Adella still think it's dumb if u don't even try tho Adella js
Attina consent is important Attina even in a play
Ariel it is!
Aquata I'm pretty sure the fact that she signed on to be romeo automatically means that shes consenting to the kiss
Aquata otherwise she wouldn't have agreed
Andrina that's not true Andrina it's a teen production lol its not that big a deal if they kiss or not
Adella we're all glazing over the fact that it's just a stage kiss again
Aquata ^^^
Andrina yeah but people can still be uncomfortable with that
Adella 3 minutes ago u were on team stage kiss
Andrina i wouldn't be, but heeey who knows people got religious reasons or values or something-- i mean i totally am team stage kiss but its not THAT big a deal either way
Ariel We'll see guys okay Ariel I don't like feeling pressured though Ariel Is everyone going to be expecting us to kiss? Because then I have to at least stage kiss I don't want to let everyone down
Andrina just talk to simba and you'll be fine
Attina i think you can easily sell the performance without a kiss, but listen to andrina, talk to simba--he's been in lots of plays before, he'll know what's up.
Ariel Ugh okay
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To the Four of Us (Part Twenty Seven)
premise: modern AU chronicling the squad as they make their way through college and deal with general life things. words: 2,139 warnings: drug mentions, swearing all chapters: x tags: @heythereitsloey @anitheunicorn @newyorkyoucanbeanew @lafbagxette @justafangirlwithanavy @iamgrayfox @ordinaryornate @schuylerjoon @georgewashingsin @trashyperson101 @crazydragon15 @but-if-you-had-to-choose @geespilots @marvelous-hamilfan @mynameisalexanderhammyham @panda-powers @and-maria @lafeyettegunsandships @schokoobananaa @allthegoodurlshavebeentaken @aphboi @hell-yes-puns-and-ships @aham-threw-his-shot-away @hesitantcat @nonstopspook @hamrevolution @alexander-did-you-know @allthegoodurlshavebeentaken @spitaverse-burr @angelizaandpeggy @isis278 @idk-destiel @engulfedinstars @hamiltrashuniverse @ahrupe @just-me-an-asshole @readfizz @skeletonmelodies @gum-and-chips @iminwaytoomanyfandoms @hadleyelizabethuley @fictionalboyfriends @ridiculousn3ssfangirl @pleuxvoir @liallow @kanadianwithashippingproblem @bucket-of-kittens @welcometohamilton @forth-schuyler-sister @fanwaffles @ariadne1004 @inspacewmorty @marshmallow-satan @anbu1997 @sinmineral a/n: LETS HECKIN GOOOOOOO BUD
Alexander knew he fucked up. It was ten o’clock on a Monday morning and he was laying in his bed watching his ex-boyfriend get dressed to make the walk of shame back across campus.
He and Thomas didn’t speak after, which made the quiet sound of the TV floating over from Hercules’ room all the more awkward. Alexander focused on the extremely un-endearing noise of Michael Scott while Thomas hastily did up his belt.
“Okay—um—bye,” Thomas mumbled, pulling on his jacket and yanking at the doorknob simultaneously.
“See ya,” Alexander replied lamely, huffing and rolling onto his back to stare at the ceiling.
Immediately after the door clicked shut behind him, the door connecting Alexander’s room to Hercules’ opened and his two friends popped out holding hands.
“What the fuck, dude?” Hercules deadpanned.
Alexander, who was still wearing only boxers, stood up and put his hands on his hips.
“John did it first,” he shrugged.
“If John jumped off a cliff first, would you?” Lafayette scolded, sounding eerily like his father.
Alexander almost laughed, instead rolling his eyes and turning to pull a hoodie over his head.
“This isn’t going to solve anything, Alex,” Hercules said seriously, moving toward his friend. “It’s not going to fix things.”
“And what if I don’t want it to?” Alexander said, agitated. “What if this isn’t about fixing things? John obviously doesn’t want to…why should I?”
Lafayette sighed, sitting down on Alexander’s bed and looking up at him.
“Alex,” he said. “Look me in the eye and tell me you don’t want to fix this. I’m not saying it was all your fault, but don’t tell me that you’re over it. Because I know you’re not, and I know he’s not.”
“Exactly,” Hercules interjected. “It was a stupid mistake. You both acted badly, but you guys need to fix this. Getting revenge on each other—and do not try to tell me that’s not why Thomas was here—isn’t the solution. You’re just going to end up resenting each other.”
“Besides,” Lafayette muttered, suppressing a smile, “I’m pretty sure your dad already has the wedding planned. Have you seen the way he watches you two together? Mon dieu.”
Hercules laughed and even Alexander cracked a smile. He sighed, looking up at the ceiling. Part of him knew that his friends were right, and he didn’t want to fight with John anymore. He wanted to be with him, to be happy, like they were at Christmas. He wanted to be there for John, and he wanted John to be there for him.
“Are you okay?” Hercules asked.
Alexander nodded vaguely and pulled on a pair of jeans.
“I have class,” he mumbled, not wanting to talk about John anymore.
When he swung his door open, however, John was standing there with his fist in the air as if he was about to knock. His mouth was slightly open and his eyes were wide. Alexander watched the colour physically drain from John’s face as he stared at him.
“Um—” Alexander began.
He heard Hercules and Lafayette scurry back into the other room and shut the door behind them, though he was sure they both had their ears pressed to it.
It took John another minute to speak.
“Hi,” he said awkwardly.
Alexander didn’t reply.
“How’s—uh—how’s your jaw? Um…it must be nice to have those wires off. Right—well, uh—can I come in?”
 Stepping aside to let John inside, he closed the door behind him and folded his arms across his chest.
“I, uh,” John began, rubbing a hand on the back of his neck. Alexander watched his bicep flex as he did it. Normally, Alexander would have made some ridiculous comment about John’s arms, and it was halfway off his tongue when he stopped himself. He couldn’t do that anymore. “I’m sorry.”
Alexander raised an eyebrow, taken aback by John’s words.
“I’m sorry that you, uh, walked in on…that. Last night.”
“You can do what you want,” Alexander said, studying the floor uncomfortably. “You broke up with me, remember?”
John sighed and sat down on Alexander’s desk chair. He spent a lot of time there, when Alexander forced him to study instead of procrastinating whatever task was currently at hand.
“Alex.”
Alexander glanced up from the floor and locked eyes with John. There was something in them that he hadn’t seen before—remorse?
All Alexander wanted to do was cross the room, sit down on John’s lap, and kiss him like he’d never kissed anyone. He felt so desperate—so lonely—but what could he do? John didn’t want to be with him.
John was watching Alexander expectantly, so he shook his head and threw his gaze back down to the floor. He didn’t know what to say—how could he apologize for how he’d treated John? For everything he’d done? Was John showing up supposed to be a peace offering? Could Alexander tell him about his latest big mistake, Thomas?
Thomas.
Alexander felt something like a fist clench around his stomach and threaten to make him throw up as he thought about that morning’s fuck-up. John had done it too, but in his case it was meaningless sex with a stranger. This had been morning sex with Alexander’s ex, with whom he had quite an extensive history.
This left him in an even deeper state of speechlessness.
“Alex,” John repeated louder. Alexander could tell that he wanted to keep talking, but Alexander was afraid that he was physically incapable of forming words.
“I slept with someone too,” Alexander blurted. His eyes widened and he clapped his hands over his mouth. He truly hadn’t meant to say anything; his mouth often worked faster than his brain.
John raised his eyebrows in surprise, but to Alexander’s intense shock, he started to chuckle. It was a warm and inviting sound, a familiar sound.
“I guess we both needed to let some anger out of our systems, huh?” John shot Alexander a small, half-smile, a few stray pieces of hair falling into his eyes.
Alexander bit his lip, nodding slowly.
Could he tell him? Should he tell him? Did he need to know?
“It was Thomas,” Alexander whispered. He felt his eyes burn with tears and blinked a few times to clear them away.
“W-wait—what?”
With a deep breath, Alexander looked up to meet John’s gaze. His eyes were wide and filled with shock and sadness.  
“Thomas,” Alexander repeated. “He was here this morning. I’m s-sorry…it was a stupid mistake. I’m so sorry, John.”
He watched John’s chest rise and fall in time with his breathing. He could tell that he was thinking hard. He was probably picturing it—an image he’d seen before—Thomas and Alexander together. No John in the picture.
“Okay,” John said weakly. He stood up and adjusted his shirt. “Okay.”
“John?”
“Thanks for telling me.”
Before Alexander had the chance to say another word, John had swiftly left the all-too familiar room and shut the door calmly behind him.
The mental image was too much: Alexander and Thomas entangled in bed…the bed he’d been in so many times…his quiet place, the place where he was safe. Where he and Alexander were safe…where they could be together and talk…where they watched movies with Hercules and Lafayette…where Alexander helped him meet the word count on his essays…where they spent Sunday mornings, spilling pancake syrup on the sheets…laughing…kissing…
With a quick stop to his room, John pulled on the green sweater he’d gotten for Christmas and pushed his earbuds in, turning the music on his phone to full volume and heading outside. He intended to walk around campus until he couldn’t walk anymore, until he could no longer feel his toes, or until his mind had found something else to focus on.
In the lobby, he pulled on his coat and zipped it all the way, watching the snow fall through the window. It looked peaceful outside, contrasting beautifully with how he felt. A hurricane in the middle of a winter wonderland.
Before John could open the door, he felt a tap on his shoulder and spun around, yanking out one of his headphones.
A woman was standing in front of him—a skinny, middle-aged woman with dull, wrinkled skin; thin, mousey hair; and a wide smile that revealed a set of yellowing, fragile teeth (minus one or two on the bottom).
John stared at her blankly, waiting for the stranger to speak. Who was she? How did she get into the building? Why was she poking him on the shoulder?
“John, you don’t—you don’t recognize me?”
When she spoke, a strange feeling flooded through him. Nostalgia? He recognized her voice. Somehow, he recognized her voice. Where had he heard it before?
“Johnny—”
And then he remembered.
“Mom?”
Her smile widened. He saw black spots pop in his vision. She stepped towards him. He took a step back. He felt as though he was watching the scene from across the room; if he had to guess what an out of body experience was, he was pretty sure this was it.
It had been years. Almost decades. How did she find him? Why was she even looking? He swallowed the lump in his throat and took a deep breath, trying to calm his anxiously pounding heart.
“What—why…what are you doing here?” John felt a harsh coldness overtake him and replace the anxiety. He folded his arms over his chest protectively and took another step back.
“I—I missed you,” she said, raising her eyebrows in surprise.
“Why?”
The question left his mother speechless. It sounded cold, but John was genuinely curious. Why now? After all this time, what changed?
“I heard about your father.” John closed his eyes and nodded. Of course she did. “I want to be here for you. You don’t have anyone anymore.”
“Even when Dad was alive I didn’t have anyone,” John muttered, moving towards the front door and out into the cold. The fresh air felt calming on his face, but his mother followed quickly behind him.
“John,” she said again. “I came all the way from South Carolina. Please—just let me talk to you for a moment—”
“Hang on.” John stopped in his tracks. “You’ve been in South Carolina all these years?”
“I’ve been all over the place. Just—please—let me explain myself.”
“What explanation could you possibly have?” John snapped, spinning around to face her. “Why, after all these years, did you finally decide to come find me? I already had one shitty parent. I don’t need a second in my life, okay? I don’t even know you.”
“I had to leave,” his mother replied quickly.
“Wh—”
“John.” She sighed and shoved her hands in her coat pockets. “I was…I was on meth.”
John stared straight ahead, unblinking. How could this possibly be happening to him? Why was he burdened with the most complicated life of anyone he’d ever known? His mind flashed to an image of himself beside a warm fireplace in a cozy home…next to his boyfriend, whose father had returned from the kitchen with three mugs of hot chocolate…a Christmas tree softly lighting the room. Peace. A simple day. Happiness.
“I was clean for almost a year.” His mother snapped him back into the present.
“But…” John had a sickening feeling in the pit of his stomach that he knew what was coming next.
“I’m using again,” she whispered, echoing his fear.
“Right,” John said curtly, nodding at his mother. “Well, I’m going to go back up to my room, where I live, and go to sleep in the hopes that when I wake up I’ll realize that this has all just been a horrible nightmare.”
Without another word, John turned on his heel and sped back through the breezeway, into the lobby, and into the elevator, where he tapped his foot on the floor incessantly, waiting for the sweet relief of the floor he wanted to be on more than anything.
His mind was spinning too fast to conjure a coherent thought. Questions spun around his head and made him dizzy until the elevator beeped and the doors open. He turned right and ran down the hall, only one image overtaking his mind.
Pulling the door open, John startled Alexander, who was sitting at his desk typing something.
He felt a tear roll down his cheek as he swiftly crossed the room, shut Alexander’s laptop, and pressed their lips together, stunning Alexander into submission. The relief that washed over his body when Alexander kissed him back was so overwhelming that John began to cry.
“I’m so fucking sick of complicated,” he whispered.
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