#(and I turned it back on this morning cuz I didn't want the cat to be cold)

[kirby-the-gorb]

[usagikookiejams]

HAVING A CUTE DATE WITH THEM

Shiba Taiju, Terano South, Ryuguji Ken

A/N: Sorry guys for not updating for long, I wasn't in the mood to write and also due to busy schedule

Shiba Taiju

"Ugh, why do I even agreed to this?," you heard a mumble from behind. You turned around while spotting a large smile on your face, "Come on babe! It's not even that bad, right? I mean.. look at all those cute cats, who could resist them?!." Taiju rolled his eyes on you, sighing, "This does not fit me baby. What if my gang members see me like this?." You just ignored him, knowing that he will follow you nonetheless. Both of you got into the Cat Café; it was obvious who wanna be here and who DOES NOT. Bleh, whatever, he will get use to it. After settling down in one of the tables, you waited patiently for the waiter to get your order. "Babe, look at Bobby. He wants to be pet by you," you alerted Taiju. "Huh? Bobby who?," Taiju looked confused. "Duh? The cat by your lap? Look there babe, he wants you to pet him," you responsed while patting the cat on your lap that was wearing a collar with 'Miku' on it. Taiju looked over at Bobby, seeing those big blue eyes staring at him cutely. The staring contest continued for a few seconds until Taiju heard you laughing. "Hahahaha look at the both of you! So hilarious!," you stated while bringing Miku near your face to kiss her nose. You looked very adorable doing that, Taiju could feel his heart beating fast as if it was your first met again. He sighed, admitting to himself that this indeed was not a bad idea. Mentally noting that he will bring you here again next time <3

Terano South

Well, it was his idea to go to a theme park. Cuz he imagined himself enjoying numerous thrill rides here with you. But never, I mean NEVER has it occured once in his mind that he will be waiting in line for this ride instead. "Omggg! I have not go on merry-go-round for years! Can't wait for our turn babe!," you jumped in your spot. Sigh... yes merry-go-round. Who the hell go on those besides kids? Plus, he is too tall to go there, people will be looking at him weirdly. "Baby, I think I might have to pass on this. Why don't you go while I take a lot of pics of you from here, hmm?," he suggested. "Oh no need babe! I just wanna enjoy this together with you. Pleaseeee?," you looked at him with puppy-eyes. He sighed again, knowing that you are too cute to resist. Welp, it's your and South's turn now, so no turning back. You giddily chose the one that you want to ride, while South just chose whichever closer to you. After a few seconds, the merry-go-round song started playing, indicating that the ride was about to start. South couldn't help but having a very bored expression on his face, knowing this ride didn't give him even an ounce of excitement. That is until he looked ahead at you seeing how you were directing the camera towards him while smiling, "Hye babe! This is fun, right?", you asked him. South observed how you were looking very happy, and also squealed at the ride sudden movement sometime... he doesn't have the heart to deny your question. You just looked too cute like this, realizing this free-spirit personality also was one of the reasons he fell in love with you. South could feel himself started to enjoy the ride too, and he replied yes to your question. After the ride end, you couldn't believe that South pulled you into the line again, perhaps like 2 or 3 times more until you have to drag him from there. Lol!

Ryuguji Ken (Draken)

In both of you guys' relationship, you both normally have mutual understanding on dating. I mean, it was not hard to decide on dating activity or location. However, this... this one is new. Well, you came across an advertisment on pottery. So you decided to give it a try, thinking that the idea seems interesting. That is how you and Draken ended up attending this class, on Saturday morning. "Hwaaa. Baby is this a good idea?," you heard Draken asking you while yawning. "Well, I hope it is. But it's okay babe, we just a few minutes in, so it might be interesting later on," you felt sorry having to wake Draken early for this class. You had to admit that a few minutes in, it was boring. I mean, all you guys had done by now was just the theory class on what is the good clay to use and how to use the machine. After some more dreading minutes of the boring lecture, you guys finally started on the actual pottery designing alongside other participants. Draken just randomly making a design, a simple cup. You came to observe his cup and praised him on how good it looked. That is until you came out with an idea to kinda like 'destroy' it. "Hey baby! What are you doing?," Draken hold your hand firmly. "Hahahaha sorry babe! I just thought it would be better if we write our initial there," you pointed out at the cup. Draken observed them, thinking that hey it doesn't look that bad, it actually looked better like that. He agreed that it looks good, and you couldn't help but feel proud at the idea. That is until you saw Draken ran towards your table to mess up your cup too. "Heyyy!!," you ran after him. The other participants just looked at the both of you in awed, hearing the boisterous laugh at how you both were teasing one another. Draken realized how this simple activity means a lot to him, if he could see you keep on smiling like that <3

[liaarxse]

could u headcannons of what the tr characters would do if y/n did this trend with ken, nahoya, chifuyy, baji, kazutora?

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8131oTm/

(basically y/n walks away from them whenever they get close)

Nah, cuz it's 2am, and I'm cackling like a madman omfg this is amazing

<3 Here you go, anon:

Headcanons

How would TR characters react to you moving away from them

Characters: Ryuguji Ken, Nahoya Kawata, Matsuno Chifuyu, Keisuke Baji, Kazutora Hanemiya

Warnings: none

A/n: I literally have 40 history lessons to revise in 2 days, and I've gotten nowhere

Ryuguji Ken

Not this shit again

Draken is tired of your games

He had to deal with Toman, some punks, MIKEY and now you?

Kill him

Oops already happened

But he did this to himself

A few days ago he "accidentally" ruined one of your favourite dresses with motor oil and only said sorry

So sorry not sorry Dora

"Hey, Y/n? Want a glass of water?"

"Sure."

Perfect timing

He walked towards you to give you the water

You walked away

....

He took 3 steps forward

You took 3 steps backwards

Again

3 steps forward

3 steps backwards

You made 5 full circles around the couch at this point

"Not this shit again"

He went to sit down because man's tired of this

You felt bad and went to him

He turned to you before he sat down

"What?"

"Sorry, c'mere"

He went to hug you

You took a step back

BITCH

LMAOOOOO

Give him a hug pls

You did ofc

Until you could

I'm not sorry

Y'all spent the night just cuddling and talking about how annoying(ly hot) Mikey is

The next morning you did the prank again

He went back to sleep (and never woke up)

Nahoya Kawata

Who made you do this?

You lost your marbles?

LAST PERSON to do this prank on

But you still did

Stupid

Y'all were just chilling at a park

The sun was setting, giving the landscape a pretty peachy-golden tint

It reminded you of your boyfriend who was chasing squirrels behind you

Yeah, you pretended not to know him

He got tired and went to sit next to you

"What'cha starring at, babe?"

"The sun?"

"Ok"

He left to chase a squirrel that he claimed to look like you

Back to not knowing that person

It was getting pretty late, so you gathered y'alls stuff and got up to leave

He was carrying a dead squirrel in his hands

"Babe, look! I caught your doppelganger!"

"Oh, that's nice baby– MOTHER OF GOD–"

You didn't have a choice that fucker started chasing you with it

He lied that he threw it away

He didn't

Half way towards your house he fished it out of his pocket and shoved it in your face

You screamed and took like a fucking backflip backwards

He slowly walked towards you with his iconic grin obv

"Nahoya, no."

"Nahoya, yes."

"I'm gonna break up with you."

"I'll shove this up your ass while you sleep."

Y'all didn't break up ofc

That continued up until like 3 blocks to your house before he threw it inside a house through an opened window

The night at least ended peacefully

You had a nightmare where he did shove it in your ass

Matsuno Chifuyu

Why?

Like why?

Just why?

This happened while you were at a Toman fight

You got a call from Hina that your boyfriend got hurt

So you skiddadled to the place very quickly since you lived like 7 minutes away

It took you 30

When you got there, the fight had already ended

Your boyfriend noticed you and ran with an opened arm since his other was a tad bit injured

You took a step back

🤨

"Hey babe."

"Why did you do that?"

"Did what?"

He took another step towards you

You took a step backwards

He frowned

"Is it because my uniform is blooded? Wait, gimme a sec"

He took his top off

OOOOOHHH LAWDDDD HAVE MERCEYYYYYYYYY

THEM SCRUMPTIOUS ABS

bite bite

Lmao, who were you kidding

Get em tits

And you did baby gorl

Don't do this to him again though

Keisuke Baji

He just got back

And guess what

Another stray kitty was brought home

You lost count of how many Baji Jr. and Y/n Jr. cats you had

You smiled anyway since it's a kitty after all

"Yo bae, can you please fetch me some kitty clothes to dress up Y/n Jr.?

Ah this time it was you turn

You did of course

And when he walked over to you to grab the clothes

You saw something jump

Then again

And it hit you

Flees

You threw the clothes in his face and ran back

"What the hell?"

"Stay back."

"Why?"

He started walking towards you

You screamed

He was confused af still walking towards you

And you were walking back

This continued for like 7 minutes before you entered the kitchen

You grabbed bug spray

And sprayed him with it

He died

Jkjkjk

He was mad though

Ah, it's fine. You took care of it and cuddled with all 61 cats

Then you saw it again

You jumped out of the window

He jumped after you

Lmao you got flees too

Kazutora Hanemiya

This time, there was no specific reason

You were just watching tiktok with him, laying on your chest, trying to sleep

But he couldn't

This was Mikeys fault

"My wheenie needs to take a whee-whee."

"The mental hospital is 10 minutes away."

He got up and went to the bathroom

Then you landed upon the tiktok

Now this, this is perfection

He came back after like, 2 minutes

He crawled back in bed

You got up

"Huh?"

"What?"

He sat on the edge where you stood

You walked away

He walked towards you

"What are you doing?'

"What are YOU doing?"

You barely kept your laugh in when you noticed his face

"This is Mikeys fault isn't it."

"Tora no–"

You did like 6 circles around the room

You got bored with just staying in it and went to the door

He got in front of you and locked it

You stumbled back into the bed

"Baby...~"

HE SAID IT IN HIS HOT DADDY ENGLISH VOICE UGH

Oh-oh guess who's weenie has to take a wee-wee now

Lmao this surely will 'rearrange your guts'

If you know what I mean

[joanquill]

Marriage proposal

I'm going to go with Will cuz that man is quite mischievous. I want a situation where they caught the reader off guard by embarrassing them infront of everyone about this. You choose either the town? school? or in the middle of a mission love yah Full fluff mix with crack ehhehe imagine Sherlock's face

William James Moriarty

Tag/s: Crack-ish, Fluff, Established Relationship

"Oh?" you mused, seeing a familiar consulting detective wandering around the halls of Durham University.

You lightly laughed as you followed him, blending yourself with the crowd of students to remain undetected.

"Excuse me," you tapped his shoulder, making him jolt and quickly turn to you.

"(Y/N)!" he sighed, making you lightly laugh.

"Looking for someone?" you questioned, an amused smile on your face as he smirked.

"Who do you think? I was promised dinner,"

"By the way," Sherlock mused, following you through the halls.

"I didn't peg you to be a fellow professor,"

"Because I'm not," you clarified, showing him the basket you were carrying, "I'm just on an errand. William forgot his lunch... again," you sighed, remembering the crowd of students questioning your relationship with their mathematics professor.

"Really?" Sherlock raised a brow, "A man with his intellect forgetting his lunch?"

"It baffles me as well," you chuckled, knowing questioning William would only lead you to more confusing answers.

"Besides," you turned to your heel, facing Sherlock, "We're already here," you smiled, peeking through the window.

There were only the students inside, with no sign of William.

"Ah-! Right... They have exams..." you muttered, forgetting William's reminder.

"Then, let's go in," Sherlock smiled, putting his arm around your shoulder as you entered the classroom.

"Wha- Sherlock!?" you whispered loudly as you and he sat at the back.

"I don't think this is allowed!" you reminded, not wanting to get in trouble.

"Relax," he reassured, pulling two pens from under the desk.

"Proctors rarely check on the students, and the students themselves are busy reviewing..." Sherlock snuck his hand around the tables, pulling out two pens,

"And they always have extra copies of the exams," he reassured you as he gave you one, but you were still unsure.

"Besides," he grinned, pulling you closer.

"Don't you want to see Will's reaction?" your eyes widened at the idea, making you smile.

"All right then,"

Some students were able to recognize you, but you managed to convince them to keep it a secret to prank their professor.

The proctor also didn't seem to see you from the sea of students, seeing as he dozed off, letting you and Sherlock take the test along with the others.

From the front page, you already knew you were going to fail.

And judging by the student's reactions, it seemed you weren't the only one.

But despite that, you tried to answer the ones you remembered William taught you and doodled for the rest of the time.

"How did you do?" Sherlock asked as you as the students crowded William, complaining over the exam's difficulty.

"I'm not sure... But I hope my drawing of a cat would at least give me five points," you snickered, showing him your doodles.

"Ah, let's go," Sherlock whispered, seeing the students disperse as William compiled the exams.

You both kept quiet as you walked down, William's back facing you as he arranged the papers.

"Sensei~," Sherlock called out, making William turn around in surprise.

"Good morning, sensei~," you copied Sherlock's tone with a smile, satisfied with his reaction as Sherlock wrapped an arm around your shoulders.

"Did we pass your test?" Sherlock taunted, an unamused look on William's face.

You noticed some students were taking their time packing their bags, or better yet, some were still hovering around the door.

"I assume you will be joining us for lunch?" William questioned, swiftly pulling you to his side.

"I was promised dinner," he reminded with a grin, "And I feel like I'm going witness something interesting..." he added, his eyes trailing to William's pocket.

"Well, I know when I'm not wanted," you chuckled, stepping back from the two men.

"You two enjoy your date," you teased, making everyone around you freeze as William softly rolled his eyes.

"Afraid that would not be possible," he smiled, grabbing your hand and lifting it to his lips.

"I couldn't possibly ask for your hand in marriage when you're not around, now can I?" he winked, pulling you to his side as you walked out of the classroom and Sherlock close behind, making the students shout in shock and excitement.

You, on the other hand, followed William in complete shock while Sherlock was close behind you both, stifling his laughter.

"...Huh?" you asked William, who only smiled at you.

You looked back to Sherlock, who laughed loudly in response.

"I wasn't expecting you to propose like that, Liam,"

"Well, I highly doubt (Y/N) would consider it a real proposal. Let alone think it actually happened," the two men continued to converse.

You only followed along, your brain barely comprehending what happened in the classroom and not hearing their conversation.

"Then, how about lunch? Since you'll be spending dinner preparing for your actual proposal,"

"I don't remember agreeing to that,"

[crusty-chronicles]

Ch 8: Nen Abilities and Ants

Synopsis: After seeing what can only be described as a behemoth ant claw, you decide to finally reveal your nen ability in the hopes that it'll assist the expedition. Or alternatively, your distracted attention is severely noticed and missed.

Fun fact #9: Y/n is easily embarrassed by nice gestures and kind words. Even though they like to be a little shit and tease people

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You were unbelievably flustered at the moment.

The fire was out by the time you woke up and were aware of the 'incident.' You made a move to look for the owner of the 'thing' and accidentally stepped on a twig. Killua shot up and looked straight at you.

You paused in your movements, face heating up impossibly more.

"Isn't that Kite's?" He asked while pointing at you.

You wanted to hide yourself in the blue fabric. Maybe curl up and disappear. But you wouldn't let one kind gesture get the best of you. Nope. Not at all.

"Maybe?" Your voice came out squeakier than you would have liked.

"Maybe." He looked unimpressed by your answer. "Right. So why are you still wearing it if you don't know whose it is?" There was now something mischievous in the small assassin's eyes.

Perhaps payback for all the times you teased him.

"I don't believe I like what you're implying." With the little dignity you had, you crossed your arms.

"I'm not implying anything." Killua's grin was cat-like.

You went to give a rebuttal before the sound of a yawn stopped you.

"Good morning!" Once again you froze as your panicked gaze met Gon's.

"Y/n, how come you're so red? And why are you wearing Kite's cloak?"

You loved the boys, you really did. But right at this particular moment, you wanted nothing more than to up and leave and crawl into a small hole to die in.

This time you did hide yourself into the pleasant smelling fabric and tugged it closer to yourself. Whether it was out of embarrassment or for comfort, you couldn't say.

"We will not be discussing that at this time. Please and thank you."

"How come?"

Mischief littered the other boy's aura.

"Yeah, how come?"

And you had to think really fast on your feet to avoid further flustering yourself.

"Cuz I said so. And if you don't drop it, I won't carry you today."

A sound of disapproval from both. Good, maybe they wouldn't press you anymore.

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Turns out the man in question had left to get some fresh water for the three of you. He was caught off guard by you suddenly thrusting a neatly folded bundle of cloth into his chest. Your face was turned away from him as you spoke.

"Thank you." Your voice was shaky and your aura was slightly uncomfortable. From behind you there was a shout of 'I thought you didn't know whose it was!'

Your head snapped in the direction of the voice.

"That's it! You can walk today you little ghoul!" You let go of the blue fabric completely and stomped towards the burnt-out campfire.

"And you're gonna do speed training for a whole week! With the bigger rocks!!!"

A cry of "NOOOOOO!" And then laughter as you tackled the small assassin down to tickle him.

The other boy laughed and pointed at his friend.

"Ha! You've done it now Killua!" Then a shriek as you pulled him down to give him the exact same treatment.

You three were odd. Close-knit, but odd.

Kite went to put his cloak in his backpack and noticed it now had the faint scent of fresh rain.

It suited you.

......

After finally settling back down around the makeshift camp, the topic of just what the hell Kite actually did was brought up.

"I do biological surveys."

You should have guessed it was something to do with nature. He did grow up around it, after all.

"My main focus is discovering and researching new species." You could sense the shift to excitement from him. Seems he really did love his job.

It was almost cute.

"For instance, have you heard of the Camp Tiger?"

There was a scrunch from all of your faces as you each tried to recall hearing the name.

"Huh?"

"Can't say that I have."

"The what?"

His excitement was in full force now, reaching into his pack to pull out a small laptop.

"They've mastered fire. They use tree branches that were ignited by lightning as kindling." There was rapid typing on the keyboard before the screen was flipped over to the three of you.

"Other than certain bipedal magical beasts, they're the first of their kind. A wild animal that prefers its meat cooked as opposed to raw."

Sure enough, there were two of the tigers placing their prey above a fire to cook. You would have watched with more interest if it weren't for the two boys next to you shaking your shoulders from excitement.

"Hey, check it out! That's so cool!" You swayed to Gon's side.

"Yeah! They're actually cooking it!" Then to Killua's.

You looked up from the screen with tired eyes as you continued to be shaken. Kite's gaze met yours and you mouthed a 'help me.'

He ducked his head down in amusement and tried to hide the grin creeping up.

You were thankfully let go a moment later when Killua asked about the ants from yesterday.

"You said the thing that attacked me was a Chimera Ant, right?"

"Yes, the Chimera Ant." The atmosphere suddenly got a little thicker.

"It's under a designated quarantine: level one. It's a dangerous insect that normally no one's allowed to be near."

Judging from the small scar on Killua's knee, you could tell why.

"So were you the one who discovered them?" Gon asked.

"No, I usually specialize in larger creatures. But right now I'm investigating these insects."

You tilted your head at that one.

"Why?" It really didn't make sense for him to be investigating something out of his specific level of expertise. Not that you were the job expert, but still. Why go out of his way to study these things?

"Something had been bothering me lately," he answered. His gaze settled on the destroyed nest a little ways away.

"As it says stands, it looks like I'll have to move to a different location now. I need to make a call, but I'm not getting a signal here."

"A phone call?" Gon questioned.

"I'm working with others. There are 7 of us."

You would deny to your grave that you felt a smidge of disappointment at the news.

"I guess I'll have to wait for them to show up. They're all amateurs, but extremely skilled hunters. I'll introduce you to them." There was that same fondness in his eyes when he had talked about Ging.

Then you felt the presence of about four start to approach. You couldn't sense any ill intent from them, but you still kept your guard up.

Gon had noticed your sudden change in demeanor, your posture a lot stiffer than it was.

"You sense something?" His question had caught the attention of the other two.

"People." Was your response. Kite trained his field of vision to where you had yours. He immediately recognized them as his team, and was somewhat surprised you had sensed them so fast.

Those tired eyes of yours were sharp.

The group of four emerged from the underbrush. There were two girls, one very curly haired dude, and- WAS THAT A BEAR????

"Oh hey!" IT WAS NOT A BEAR!

"Speak of the devil," Kite said as he got up to greet them. You and the boys followed suit.

"Hey, Kite. Who are these guys?" The girl with the pinkish-purple hair asked.

"Some new friends of mine, 'dropped by for a short visit in their travels." Kite gestured to the three of you

"Is that so? Nice of you to come all this way. My name is Spinner Clow, Spin for short." She introduced.

"Pleasure to meet ya!" She outstretched her hand to Gon first.

"Hi, I'm Gon Freecs. Nice to meet you, Spin." He said as he shook her hand.

The small group froze at the mention of Gon's name.

"Hang on, Freecs?" You could see the cogs turning in Spin's head.

"Wait, does that mean you're-!?!?" Kite answered before she could finish.

"Yep. This boy is Ging's son."

"SERIOUSLY!?!?" They all said in unison. You could sense excitement from all of them.

"What about them!?!?" The guy with the afro asked as he pointed towards you and Killua. You were unused to this much energy at once.

"Are you Ging's kids too?!??"

You had to stop yourself from gagging. You? Ging's child? Absolutely not.

"No. That's just Gon," Killua answered.

"My name is Killua Zoldyck." He sounded a little proud as he introduced himself. It made your eyes soften slightly.

The guy from before backed away with slight fear.

"Zoldyck? Really?"

"Don't take this the wrong way," the woman with shorter hair started.

"But are you a part of the famous family of assassins?"

"Mmhm. That's right, but I quit the business." He answered.

Then you were pointed at again.

"Ooooh! And you???? Who are you supposed to be?!?"

You did not like this guy's energy. But maybe that was just you being an ass. You did already have a very stressful morning. You felt expectant eyes on you. They probably assumed you were some hotshot, or at least related to one.

Surprise! You were none of those things. You were just...

"Y/n."

It wasn't the first time your answer was unsatisfactory. Bisky let you know almost everyday she wanted more details from you.

"Y/n? Y/n what? C'mon, don't be shy!!!"

The circles under your eyes seemed to darken at his probing. Before you could answer though, the boys had taken over.

"Y/n is the one who watches over us and makes sure we don't get into trouble!" Gon was the one to speak first.

"That's right! And they're super tough, too. Even if they aren't a Hunter, so don't underestimate them!" Killua added.

You were stunned for a second. Was that what they really thought of you? You wanted to hide again, but for a different reason this time.

You'd thought you'd be used to everything these boys did by now. But this was a little different. They were vouching for you. You tried to look down to hide the softness in your eyes. But you couldn't stop it from dripping into your tone.

"Yeah, so there you have it." The strong protector. Now you'd just have to prove it. And you sure as hell wouldn't let them down doing so.

The excitement simmered down a little and shifted into something a little more comfortable that suited your taste. (Shifted away from you for a bit)

"While Y/n may not be a hunter, both boys are professionals. Which makes them your seniors," Kite elaborated, much to his team's shock.

You, however, were feeling a bit proud. At just 12 years of age, they'd already surpassed four grown teenagers. At 12, they've both accomplished so much.

Hell yeah!!!

Those were your kids!!!!

.........

You all settled down to continue talking for a bit. It was a little bizarre to be around so many people. Usually, your social circle had remained small. (Dodgeball on Greed Island being an exception because there was no way in hell you would have sought out that many people yourself.)

So to have so many sitting and chatting, it felt odd. Especially since they all seemed like good people. You couldn't tell if you liked or hated this new arrangement. Then again, it felt kinda nice to not be so isolated.

It just might take awhile to get used to.

You eased back into the conversation as Kite's team continued to introduce themselves again.

The guy who looked like a bear was Mon. The dude with all the energy and afro was Stick Dinner. (Who did make the joke that he was a cook because of his last name, har har) And the girl with short hair was Banana Karvaro.

Now that one threw you off, but you were quick to hide your confusion. They were an odd bunch, weren't they? Close, but kinda odd.

A small dog jumped out of Banana's backpack and ran straight towards Gon. And your heart just about melted at the small creature wagging its tail, desperate for pets. Gon picked it up and let it lick his face.

You were reminded of just how much you adored dogs, however.....

As Kite went on to finish listing the remaining members, Podungo and Lin, the small dog made its way towards you. It gave one sniff your way and retreated back to Gon whimpering.

You weren't so great with them, or the smaller animals for that matter. A damn shame.

Curious eyes fell on you. You didn't really feel like discussing why the poor creature had run from you, even if you did have a pretty good inkling as to why. Thankfully, Kite, your savior twice now, had diverted attention away from you. It was like he could tell when you were getting uncomfortable.

Oh wait...

You had to remember someone could see you now. But it was just so damn hard to get used to that again.

"Where are the other two now?" He asked in reference to the missing members.

"They're both heading towards the area of the sighting," Mon answered.

Area of the sighting? Sighting of what?

You weren't left in the dark for long as Mon pulled out something from his pack.

"What you told me earlier was accurate, Kite." He held up a small jar containing what looked like a claw.

"This thing right here, it looks exactly like the claw of a Chimera Ant queen."

You froze momentarily. If the claw was that big, then the creature it belonged too...

Not good.

Not good at all.

"We ran some computer analyses, and it came back a 99% match." Mon elaborated.

You couldn't be sure just what it was capable of until you got your hands on a bigger part. Still, the damage a normal sized ant did was bad, an even bigger one could be catastrophic. Your train of thought was interrupted by Killua getting up.

"Can I see?" He said gesturing to the claw.

"Sure."

Killua took the small jar and immediately frowned.

"So this is a Chimera Ant claw? It's as big as a human finger."

Gon got up to get a closer look as well.

"Does that mean that there are huge ants?"

"We're not certain." Kite responded.

"Could one have mutated that big?" Killua asked as he continued to inspect the claw.

"It is possible, although it may also belong to a completely different species. Regardless, we just don't know right now. That's why we're investigating."

You really did appreciate that he was taking the time to answer the boys' questions instead of brushing them off. You'd thank him for that later. For now....

"Hey kid, give that here a sec." Killua handed you over the jar.

Immediately you felt something off. Something dark. You opened your palm and examined it. The claw itself was incredibly sharp. Sharp enough to tear clean through flesh. Probably saw through bone, too. But there was something else about it.

Your eyes picked up on a faint residue covering the claw. That was where the feeling was coming from. Something about it you could only describe as 'icky.' It made you want to recoil and drop the vial you were holding.

This thing....

It was evil

You didn't have a very good feeling about this.

You handed back the claw as Spin went on to explain how they came into possession of such a thing.

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They had purchased it from an agency after it washed ashore on YorkNew. The seller preferred the claw went to a hunter rather than be taken by the government. Two pieces of the claw were taken for study, which brings us to where we are now.

You and the boys had officially joined up with Kite and his team for this expedition. First stop: YorkNew to gather the rest of the team.

Gon and Killua were a little ways ahead of you with the rest of the group chatting. It put you at ease a little to see them making friends. It wasn't often they got to just be kids.

You decided to give them some space and hung back with Kite. The silence wasn't as awkward as it had been yesterday. You were almost content to bask in it.

"So..."

You nodded your head to show you were listening.

"What am I getting myself into with those boys?" There was something teasing in his tone, although the question was genuine.

You turned your head a bit to address him better.

"Honest opinion?"

A nod.

"Gon is a precious ball of sunshine who's a little dense at times. Don't get me wrong, kid's strong as hell. He just has trouble getting things sometimes. He beats himself up over that, which sucks because he feels like he constantly needs to prove himself. I have a feeling it relates back to 'you know who.'

"Killua is a feral goblin at times, but once he likes you, he's just as sweet as the other one. He's cautious and knows how to pick his battles. And despite the shit his family's put him through, he's still a good kid. They both are." Everything about you in that moment was soft.

Your eyes held a certain fondness that only a parent would when talking about their child. Your tone was filled with unconditional affection. And even your aura was pure content with something a little sweeter.

A family

That was the word for what you and the boys had formed.

You nudged the taller male's arm.

"So, whaddya think? Do you got what it takes to mentor these two?"

There was a smile on your face. Not quite as big as the one from yesterday, but still there. Still you.

"I think they'll fit right in. Besides, they've got someone like you watching over them."

It took you a second to process Kite's words and when you did, your face went hot.

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?!?" You had a good feeling about what he meant. And the thought was very embarrassing.

"Well it's said that good Hunters are blessed with great friends." There was that teasing tone again.

You gave a playful nudge to distract from your flustered state.

"You are such a dork, you know that?"

You earned yourself a smile from him and tried to bite back your own.

"So you're saying you're not a good friend, then?" Oh, he could bite back, could he? Mischief littered your aura.

"Yup. I'm not their friend. I'm the big sibling, princess. Beat that!" You looked so proud it was actually adorable.

This time, it was his face that felt a little warm from your nickname.

"Please don't call me that, you'll give my students ideas." He readjusted his hat a little so you wouldn't see. But you could still sense his embarrassment.

"Wow, you're already rejecting my friendship. How cruel, after I graciously forgave you for shooting at my kids. Guess I'll just die."

You were startled by a booming laugh from up ahead of you. It was that Stick dude. He probably told another joke. Kite picked up on your sudden unease.

"Not a fan of loud noises?" He asked. (Ah yes, you'd forgotten he was a little dizty.)

"Not a fan of obnoxious noises. I deal with loud everyday, if you couldn't tell." You gestured over to the two boys in front.

You felt a nudge to your shoulder.

"You'll get used to it." Kite assured.

"Stick's jokes don't always land, but when they do they're pretty funny." It was sweet how he vouched for his student like that. Something you could respect.

"I hope so, if not I'll just become deaf. And you'll just have to get used to using sign language."

He lifted a hand towards your field of vision.

'Already have,' he signed.

Your mouth dropped open in delighted surprise.

"You bitch! How come you didn't tell me sooner? Hold on, let me-"

And your own hand was rapidly making signals. You felt like a little kid again, staying up and sharing secrets in the dark.

'Your hat is stupid and I want it.'

He let out a huff of amusement.

'No, only people who read from nature encyclopedias are allowed to wear it.' You gave a light laugh at that. It was decided, you liked him.

Liked messing with him, that is.

'Nerd. Huge Nerd. I'll just take it from you when you're asleep.'

Your grin was so big, you were sure your face would split in half. How long had it been since you smiled this big?

'Sure you can try, but I'll sense you coming.' He was kinda pretty when he was looking at you like that.

'But the question is will you be able to catch me, princess?'

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Something was missing. Off, you could say. There was a certain lack of presence next to the two boys. And as Gon turned slightly to ask you something, he realized what it was.

You weren't there.

Instead, you were behind laughing and smiling so brightly with someone he was sure you hated the day before.

It felt strange.

Your presence had become a constant in his and Killua's life. A stable force that was comforting yet stern at the same time. Always watching, always protecting. So to have that suddenly disappear...

He didn't like it.

There wasn't a time he could recall when you hadn't been far behind.

Your smile, your real smile was rare. So rare that it was mind boggling how big it was in Kite's presence.

It took months for you to be comfortable around them. Months to get you to laugh. Months to be able to see a glimpse of your true personality.

And here he was doing the same in just one night.

What had changed?

You wouldn't just forget about them, would you?

"Hey, Sib!" No, there was no way. You had all been through so much.

You paused your signs and gave the boy your full attention.

"Yeah?" You weren't embarrassed this time. Was that a good or bad sign?

"You promised to carry me, remember?" Maybe he was being a little selfish. You deserved to be happy. But that didn't mean he couldn't worry.

"I did, didn't I?" Your brow was quirked up with a small smile. "Alright, hop on munchkin."

He let out a relieved smile as you sped up your pace and hoisted him on top of your shoulders. He felt like a giant like this, able to see everything. There was a smidge of smugness as he caught Killua's gaze and stuck his tongue out at him.

Gon could feel your pace slowing again, most likely to continue your silent conversation with Kite. He didn't want you to forget about them again just yet.

"Hey, Y/n?"

You gave a hum, pace returning to normal.

"What did you want to be when you grew up? I know you said you didn't wanna be a hunter, so what did you wanna be?"

He hoped it wasn't something that made you upset. You always got a little defensive when it came to stuff from before Greed Island.

Seems luck was on his side today.

"I never really had the chance to think about things like that. My future was predetermined, so to speak. But I remember this lady from when I was little." You had never really talked about your childhood before.

That's when it hit him.

You were what had changed.

You were finally comfortable enough to let go of that lazy front. Finally opening up instead of hiding away. You were changing, and they had been the ones to spark it.

"She would always play her piano for all the kids. I remember running over and trying to be at the front because if you were, she would let you pick out the song. It was something that always made us smile. I used to think if I could do something like that...then everything would be worth it." Your tone was somber, but not upset.

Perhaps he was overreacting after all. You were happy, and in the end that's what mattered most. If you wanted to share those smiles with someone else, then by all means do it. As long as you were smiling.

He could let go if it meant you'd stay happy.

"Do you have a favorite song she would play?" He folded his arms on top of your head and rested his own on them.

"It's been years. I don't really remember any of them anymore. Maybe a melody if I try hard enough, but not a full song....There a reason you're interested in my future?"

"Well, I usually ask people why they became hunters, but you're a little different. I guess I'm just curious is all."

You were quiet for a second.

He hoped he didn't scare you off.

"... Maybe one day I'll tell you two everything. When I'm ready..."

When you were ready.

He was sure the two of them could wait until then.

"Hey, kid."

He hummed at your call.

"Do you wanna continue flying solo, or do you wanna invite your bestie up here?"

He could feel himself beaming.

"Can you carry both of us?"

"I've got shoulders of steel, now shuffle over."

He did as you asked and balanced on your left. You steadied him with one arm before calling to the other boy.

"Hey, Killua! It's your lucky day, I've forgiven you!"

The small assassin looked up at you with a small glare.

"It's about time. You're too soft to stay mad for long."

"Hey!" You protested.

Then you leaned down so you could pick him up and placed him on your right. With both of them secured, you walked steadily forward. (Not without throwing a wink behind you at the taller male.)

Gon and Killua looked at each other and gave a slight nod. Everything had been sorted out.

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When you had reached the jeep you were to be traveling in, you couldn't help but notice it was a little small. Especially if two more people were joining.

"If push comes to shove you could just tie me to the top like luggage and get 'er going," you said.

You were immediately met with horrified gasps of 'NO!' from Kite's team as you set the boys down.

The duo in question were trying to stifle their laughter, already used to your quips and deadpan delivery.

"We would never ask that of you," Banana hurriedly explained. The others nodded rapidly behind her.

It was kinda funny how fast they were to shoot down your suggestion, unawares you didn't really mean it.

They were good people.

"Damn shame. I was looking forward to the view."

Sounds of rushed out 'You don't have tos' and Please don'ts' were heard throughout the area.

Yeah, you'd definitely made the right decision in joining them.

You felt a light thwap to the back of your head and turned to glare.

"Quit terrorizing my poor students," Kite said as he adjusted his hat back in place.

Did he just-?

Now that was new.

"Hey, I terrorize everyone," you threw over your shoulder as you and the others piled into the jeep.

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You found yourself sandwiched in between the boys with Stick on Killua's side and Kite on Gon's. Safe to say, it was a tight fit. The others were packed together in the back.

Like sardines in a can.

From the forest to a rocky desert you traveled. The area reminded you of the time you spent on Greed Island. No monsters though.

And no bombers.

"It's been days-No, it's been months since it last rained here," Kite noted.

"The weather this year has been so unstable. It's possible it's even affecting the wildlife in some way. Though, it's hard to say just yet."

Droughts were hard for any living thing. Worst case scenario, the animals probably left when they couldn't find any water. But you weren't exactly an expert on the subject.

"So the insect with the large leg could be a mutation influenced by these conditions," Spin speculated.

"But why would it have grown larger?" Banana questioned.

"In order to survive more easily," Mon answered.

"If it were bigger, it would have a much better chance of securing its food."

You decided it couldn't hurt to add your thoughts in the mix.

"If it's mutated, then there's probably more of them out there, ya know? Besides, mutations occur when the need for survival changes. Usually hundreds of years. It's not likely it just all of a sudden grew big. I'd wager it's from somewhere else where size is necessary for survival."

Ah yes, critical thinking, your friend. It'd been a while since you put your noggin to good use. Like solving a good puzzle. Plus the ant being from somewhere else fits in with the strange residue left on the claw.

If you could just get your hands on a bigger piece, you'd know for sure.

"But where would it even be from that requires it to be that big?" Spin asked.

"Beats me. But it makes a helluva lot more sense than it getting bigger because of the rain, or lack there of."

You may not have been a hunter, but you sure as hell thought like one. The thought that the ant could have been from somewhere further than the few islands next to YorkNew hadn't really crossed their minds. Which begs the question: were there more of these things out there somewhere?

"You may be right, but we should still take into consideration the nature of the Chimera Ant," Banana explained.

"I agree. They do reproduce in a unique way that isn't found in any other organism." Spin continued.

Now that piqued your curiosity.

"They do? How?" It was Gon who spoke up.

"They reproduce through a process known as phagogenesis," Kite answered.

The process, as he explained it, was when the queen ant consumed an organism and passed those traits down to its offspring. Depending on how many species it ate, every trait could be randomized or combined to form something completely different.

The queen also preferred to consume her body weight many times over in a single day with organisms that it deemed to have the strongest traits. In other words....

"So if she sets her eyes on you, you're finished, huh?" Killua guessed.

"Judging by the size of that claw, she's at least two meters long. That thing could eat a human in no time at all."

The silence was deafening.

And you couldn't blame them because something that big with that huge an appetite....

It'd be a miracle if it hadn't eaten a human already.

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It had been a while since you last set foot in YorkNew. The constant buzzing and bustling of people was almost dizzying. Man, you'd been away from society for too long. Something else you would have to grow used to again.

At least the bridge you guys were on was less densely occupied. It gave you a chance to relax and suppress your aura all the way. Couldn't be too cautious here.

The missing members form Kite's team were quickly found.

"Meet Gon, Killua, and Y/n," Kite introduced. "I mentioned them on the phone."

"Hello there. My name is L-Lin Koshi. It's a pleasure to meet you," The boy with glasses greeted.

"And my name is Podungo Lapoy. I'm happy to have you three on board." The smaller woman said.

Also good people from what you could sense.

You and the boys exchanged pleasantries before getting back to business.

"Where was the leg discovered?" Kite asked them.

"On the beach, right over there," Podungo answered while pointing.

"And according to the locals here, one day it just w-washed up on the shore," Lin added.

So here the ten of you were, scouring the beach for clues. However none of you could really find anything. It was possible the waves washed away what potential clues there might've been.

"Hey, there's a forest right behind us," Killua pointed out.

"Well if it ran in there, it'll be difficult to find it," Banana explained.

Killua looked in thought for a second before speaking again.

"Y/n!"

You looked up from your crouched position.

"Yeah?"

"Think you could find it with your eyes?"

He knew you could see what most couldn't. If anyone could find this thing, it would be your with the eyes to that could find anyone.

"It's tough to say because it's not human. I'd need a little more to go off of in order to guess what its aura would feel like. Every animal would just look and feel the same without more information." Which sucked because your one good thing was pretty much useless.

Damnit

You really needed the rest of that arm to make sound observations.

"Could you still try?"

You didn't get a chance to respond as Soon spoke up.

"Hang on just a sec, we can't be certain that the Chimera Ant is even still alive."

"That's a good point. We don't even know if it ended up on the same island that it's leg drifted to." Stick backed up.

Was it bad a part of you hoped it was dead already?

"Let's find out then," Banana suggested with a spark of hope in her aura. Seems you were gonna have to search the forest after all.

From under the flap of her bag, the small dog from before barked. He jumped out and waited for the claw to be placed under his nose for sniffing.

"I can help too!" You were startled a little by Gon's sudden outburst.

He ran over and took a whiff of the claw much to your confusion.

What was this?

"Gon's sense of smell is just as good as a dog's," Killua explained. He seemed a little proud at the fact.

Gon followed close behind the dog sniffing at the ground.

And you were distressed.

"Kid, don't stick your nose in the ground. You're gonna get sick," your tone was exhausted.

Right as you finished speaking, the dog started peeing. You were quick to lift Gon up from the ground with a 'See, I told you. It's icky, dummy.'

"It's fine, I couldn't smell anything anyways."

"Yeah no sh-" you cut yourself off.

"No duh," you corrected and set him down.

"It probably rained some since then," Spin offered as an explanation.

"Guess it means the Chimera Ant isn't here," Mon concluded.

A beat of silence.

"We should consider the possibility it may have washed ashore elsewhere." Kite stated before formally addressing his team.

"Which direction do the currents flow here?"

"I-It's complicated. Th-The direction is reversed between day and night," Lin started.

"And it changes with the seasons, too. It can even be different on certain days," Podungo added.

Well that was just bad luck.

"It'll be tough to pinpoint a precise location," Spin lamented.

God you would kill for a bigger piece of this ant. You'd be able to narrow down a few things for sure. Your thoughts were cut short by Gon.

"Well it's way to early to give up. Let's just split up and search." Ever the optimist that boy.

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"You know, when you said 'let's split up' I thought Y/n would be with us," Killua complained.

The small assassin also wasn't very fond of your lack in presence. He had grown used to having your ability to rely on. A trust that you would be able to protect them from any danger you sensed.

Without you, he was on high alert.

"I know, but someone suggested we split into pairs," Gon was pouting at this point.

"And it's not like we can follow them, they'd sense us before we could even get close," Killua ranted.

Damn you and your eyes.

But to be fair, he was being a little ridiculous at the moment. They were here to look for the ant, not get distracted by why you weren't helping them.

And there it was.

He and Gon had become too dependent on you.

You were an adult. With your own life and your own decisions. You weren't a babysitter.

"Maybe we shouldn't worry that much about it," Gon's voice snapped him out of his thoughts.

"What do you mean? Why shouldn't we worry? Y/n isn't a fighter, remember?" He was trying his best to justify going after you.

So you weren't a babysitter, but you were their friend. Friends stuck together no matter what.

"But we both know they can take care of themselves. I don't like them being away any better than you do, but think about it. When was the last time Y/n ever had this much fun?"

It was true.

And it hurt.

And why it hurt just made the feeling worse.

Was he really acting like his family right now? Like his mother?

"I just don't want them to leave us behind."

The exact thing Gon had felt this morning.

And he would reach the exact same conclusion too.

"They deserve to be happy," Killua admitted at last.

He felt a hand on his shoulder and looked up at his best friend.

"They won't leave us, no matter how many new friends they make." There was so much certainty that it made him have no choice but to believe it.

"And you know why?" Gon continued.

"Because Y/n is our big sibling!"

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You couldn't count the amount of times you'd been hit in the face by a tree branch. How many times you'd stepped on a stick that went right through the shitty old shoes you wore. It was honestly embarrassing how out of your element you were, while your companion seemed right at home.

"Sorry, but the forest honestly sucks dude," You said after tripping over a stray root.

"Why are you apologizing?" Kite asked as he helped you back up.

"Because you like nature, or did I read that wrong?" You stabilized yourself before a mischievous thought crossed your mind. You leaned up and made a few swipes towards Kite's hat. He avoided your grabs with a smile.

"I do, but that doesn't mean I like everything about it. There are some things I absolutely despise."

You quirked a brow.

"Ooh, do tell. I'll share my secrets if you share yours." You scanned the area one more time with your eyes before giving him your full attention.

"They're not really secrets, just things I don't talk about often."

He stopped you before you could yet again trip over a stray branch. You sincerely doubted the Chimera Ant was here.

"Yeah? I've got some of those too, so we'll still be even." You didn't know why you were being so open. Why you were volunteering to. It was strange.

But you didn't hate it.

"Maybe later, we've still got a job to do." There was a hint of disappointment in his aura. Like he didn't really want to focus on the task at hand. But a job was a job, you supposed.

"I'll hold you to it...But y'know," You started. He stopped walking to give his full attention.

"If I could get a good look at the full claw, I might be able to do something."

No deceit in your aura.

You were being genuine.

"The pieces we brought with us aren't enough for you to deduce much?" He was testing the waters a bit. Wanting to see just what you were up to. What you were capable of.

"Pieces of a piece make things harder to put a certainty to," You responded.

"The claw itself is sharp, as we can tell. Sharp enough to slice through bone, leaving no doubt it's a carnivore. There's residue of something darker that lingers on it. Perhaps from the place it originated from. That's what you get from a piece."

You were so much like Ging, and you didn't even know it. Precise in your observations and never making a conclusion unless you had enough evidence.

It was fascinating really, the way your brain worked. Seems being a smart ass wasn't the only thing it made you capable of.

"With the whole arm, what do you think you'd get?"

You thought about it for a second.

"Maybe a visualization. I dunno. It depends on the condition."

"A visualization?" Just what the hell was your nen ability?

You smirked something teasing.

"Well I don't wanna ruin the surprise, you'll just have to see later when I finally get my hands on that damn arm."

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It was dark out by the time everyone called it quits. There wasn't a sign the ant had been here, which meant it was back to the city to further study the claw. Good for you, but also troublesome.

You were once again packed tightly into the jeep. Same seats as before, which unfortunately meant it was your shoulders the boys were sleeping on.

You were thanking whatever greater being was up there that they didn't snore. But drool? Yes, they both did, and it was gross. They owed you a new shirt when they woke up.

Everyone else had already fallen asleep. The only other ones awake were Stick, who was driving, and Kite.

You turned your head slightly to get a better look at the taller male. He looked a little worried. His aura filled with concern.

What was he worried about? It had to be bad if the calmness that had previously radiated off of him was gone.

You got an idea. Not a very well thought out one, but it was something. You moved your arm from out under Gon and moved it on top of the seat. You cringed slightly as he leaned further into you and smeared the streak of drool.

God, they really were still just kids.

With your arm free, you made a light tapping on the seat to gain Kite's attention. He looked up a little startled before his eyes met yours. You gestured to your arm and made grabby motions with your hand.

Seeming to get your message, he slid his own on top of the seat until it was in your range.

With a skill that only came with years of practice, you began to use his hand to sign. Making sure to go slow enough that he could decipher each one. A smart idea since it was still very dark out.

'Something wrong?'

He used your hand to do the same.

'Worried.' He was a little slower, not used to this new form of communication. He didn't want to accidentally hurt you folding your fingers.

'The ants?'

'Yes. Might be too dangerous for my team. Yours too.'

Yeah, a six foot killer ant was definitely scary. And if it could make more with the traits of apex predators, it was definitely worrisome.

'Then we just have to find it before it can cause serious damage.'

Then something in your eyes had changed. The resolve was back.

'We will find it. And keep everyone safe, too.'

You could kill bugs, no matter how big.

They weren't people.

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You'd spent the rest of the night engaged in silent conversation with Kite. You asked him questions about his team. And you'd deny the softness you felt seeing him become so enthusiastic telling you about them.

He asked you about how you met the boys. And he would deny finding it endearing how much your eyes lit up with each story.

The atmosphere was nice.

And all awkwardness had melted away into something so pleasant, it was hard to put into words.

When you'd finally arrived at the 'base', you were like a kid in a candy store.

A roof over your head????

Amazing

An actual house with air conditioning????

You were basically in heaven.

A shower????

Hot diggity dog you were blessed by god himself!

But besides that, you were finally in the room with the full claw. Finally able to see it in full. Finally able to observe it.

You half listened as Kite explained to the boys the nesting behavior of the Chimera Ant queen. It was vital information that you would be sure to ask about later.

They were also discussing missing people's cases with Spin as she typed away on the computer. Again, vital information.

But you were just too damn excited to finally use your full ability.

After making sure it was okay, you opened up the case. Your eyes eagerly scanned the weathered down appendage. The same residue from the smaller pieces was there. The particles were so dark, and that feeling of dread was back. Whenever it was from, that place was dangerous.

With a coating of nen on your hand, you reached out and touched the claw.

A purple hue engulfed it, catching the attention of everyone in the room. Your eyes held that same hue around them, then you removed your hand and crouched down. With a touch to the floor, a creature started forming.

You heard the gasps of shock, but didn't really register them. Not as the most grotesque insect you've ever seen in your life loomed above of you.

It gave a small roar that startled the amateur hunters.

"IS THAT THE ANT?!?" Stick shouted as he hid slightly behind Banana, who was also very frightened.

"WHY IS IT SO SCARY!?!?" She shrieked.

You couldn't blame them. This was one hideous creature.

You stood up and paced around it, glancing at every angle. It wasn't completely solid, kinda like a hologram. But it was realistic enough.

"My, my, you're an ugly bastard." It was noted by everyone in the room that you had been amused rather than scared.

"It's at least two meters like Killua thought. Maybe a little bigger if the back legs extend further." The image of the ant adjusted itself slightly taller. Your brain worked double time to make proper assessments.

"Too big to stay hidden for long. The only place stable enough to house it would perhaps be a cave system or mountain range. But with a missing arm, I doubt it went very far above ground. And that's just assuming it hasn't healed yet. If it's already begun to nest, then definitely the mountains are our safest bet."

The ant replica in front of you flickered. Damn, you really had become rusty.

"If it hasn't been spotted yet, it's probably in an area without much of a population. That or someplace isolated. And given its size, it'd need to be an area with ample wildlife to feed itself. Not only that, it's size paired with an insatiable hunger would give it the aura of just about any apex predator. Think bears, lions, wolves, stuff like that."

You briefly glanced over towards your very startled company.

"We also have to take into consideration how complex its thoughts are. If it can think like an actual human, then finding it is gonna be an even bigger pain."

Your observation was complete. The ant disappeared along with the nen around your eyes.

"Do you think you could repeat some of that?" Spin asked, hand hovering over the keyboard. It was then you took in the state of everyone.

Most of Kite's team was a little frightened. Maybe you should have warned them about that first part. Kite himself looked shocked. And your boys, your boys looked very excited.

"Sure. Isolated or low populated area, mountain ranges, and ample wildlife. The rest is how we actually search for it."

She nodded and started typing fast.

While everyone waited on Spin, you were immediately questioned by Killua.

"Hey, what the hell was that?!? I thought you said your ability was speed!"

You gave a nervous laugh before you were once again being shaken by the two boys.

"Come on, Sib! You have to tell us what that was! It was so cool!" Gon exclaimed.

Yeah, it was about time you give some semblance of an explanation.

You let them shake you a little more before stopping them.

"Okay, okay. But I'm only gonna go through it once, so pay attention."

Both nodded eagerly. You could feel eyes on your back from everyone else. How embarrassing.

"My ability, my real ability is tracking."

It was like a pin dropped. And the dots in the boys' heads started connecting. But before they could start asking anything, you raised a hand up to stop them.

"There are five steps that work together in order for my nen to function. Visualization, Aura Sensing, Speed, Silence, and Capture. You with me so far?"

You were almost startled by the sound of resounding hums. Everyone really was listening.

"Step one: Visualization. If I know enough about a target, I can make a perfect image of them. Or alternatively, if I know enough of what something looks like, I can form an exact replica. Nothing is solid and its purpose is purely for scouting.

"Step two: Aura Sensing. My eyes have been trained to see the auras of most people. The stronger someone is, the easier it is to see. My range to purely feel for them is just shy of a hundred meters. The ones closest to me are the ones I take seriously. Through this I can make out exact emotions and see precise locations. If I've seen your aura once, I will always be able to find you again.

"Step three: Speed. In order to stay on top of a moving target, you have to be fast and certain in your movements. With enough training, nen is not needed to enhance your speed. It also means my legs are the strongest part of my body, being that they are the most practiced.

"Step four: Silence. Breathing, steps, even your heartbeat have to be absolutely silent so the target is unaware of your presence. Your aura must also be suppressed all the way down.

"Step five: Capture. Methods may vary, but for me personally, I summon strands of nen that wrap around the target's body. If my will is unbreakable, so too are the strands. They are for holding, not hurting. They won't tighten any more than they have to, just enough to be secure.

"And that concludes my presentation, " you jazzed your hands lazily.

You were met with a deafening silence.

Yeah, didn't sound so nice out in the open. If anything, it showcased just how much of a monster you really were.

You were suddenly being shaken again.

"THAT'S SO COOL! HOW COME YOU DIDN'T TELL US SOONER!" The shaking was turned into a tight hug by Gon. You were frozen on the spot.

But-?

"You really had us fooled this entire time thinking speed was all there was. But it makes sense, you didn't really have a reason to reveal it until now." You were shocked by how nonchalant Killua sounded.

"I gotta say, it is pretty cool!" Then the shaking started up again.

"You gotta teach us how to do it! I'll do whatever crazy training you put me through, just show me how!"

"Me too! Show me too!"

Well that was unexpected.

They weren't scared of you???

They didn't think you were horrible???

You looked up from the boys to assess the rest of the room.

The initial shock was gone, instead replaced by that same buzz of excitement when they had first met the boys.

You almost cried with relief.

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Tags: @fandomhoe101

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An: Crying and screaming because this is the calm before the storm and I am not ready for the next two chapters to be written. Also ☝️ I do have future plans for Kite. And by future I mean FUTURE. Like near the end future. But we gotta persevere through the angst to get to the fluff. We WILL get a happy ending y'all. AND HAPPY PRIDE MONTH 🎉🎉🎉

[hoeforhao]

Tum Se Hi (Its about you, Just about you) J.W.W

୨୧pairing : co-worker!wonwoo × g.n reader

୨୧author's note : how can i not do something for my moon's birthday!!! the title is from one of my favorite songs of our culture. I have tried to include the closest translation at the places the song's verses have been used♡

"What about the flowers tho? I want exactly two thousand and three lilies to adorn the hall by 6p.m sharp!!You remember that right?" a raspy hushed voice whisper talks to Chan, part time pet sitter at the shelter and full time Mr.Wonwoo's baby.

"What are the lovebirds chirping about huh?Lemme in your gossip too nah!" sudden contact of his shoulders with a warm pair of hands, pulls wonwoo out of the conversation and makes him stern his face so that the big secret doesn't spill out to you before hand.

"Nothing dumbo. We were just planning on what to do for cinnabun's birthday." the moment that those words escape his crevices, witnesses a slight drop in your smile and a deep sigh making its way out of your lungs.

*Cinnabun was one of the furrbabies at the cat shelter you three worked for, whose birthday was the next day. But that wasn't the reason for your sigh. I mean why would it be right? She was your favorite babie afterall. It was just cuz you thought that wonwoo even remembered bunbun's birthday, but ironically not yours. Your 20th birthday that was today. Yes today yet you had to act like there was nothing today. Why? Because you knew no one remembered and no one cared! Except....*

It was around 5:30 in the evening when you were finally done with your daily work schedule,be it feeding the babies or cleaning up after the menace pies.

Even if the world forgot to celebrate your presence, doesn't mean you will too, right? That's what you kept on telling yourself while buying that one slice of caramel cheesecake from the bakery next to the shelter, this morning.

Consoling yourself with all the "yes y/n you matter" and "so what no one remembers? it's still your special day", you gingerly make your way to the room where all the cattos were.

"Wait! Why is it all dark? Where are the babies? Did they all fall asleep already?" your heart clenches at the sight. Maybe you truly were just a mistake the universe made and now tried conveying to you at every point that you're nothing but an unimportant living piece of dirt on this planet. Else, why would everything be against you, on your OWN GODDAMN BIRTHDAY!!

"Looks like I'm just not meant to be even the tiniest bit happy on my day" these are the last words that part your lips, as you twirl on your feet to go back home.....just when a tug of guitar strings rings in your ears and....

Baaton mein baatein teri, raatein saugaatein teri ( my talks are full of you, my nights seem to be a gift from you )

Kyun tera sab yeh ho gaya,hua kya

( why has everything of mine become yours? what happened? )

Mein kahin bhi jaata hoon ,tum se hi mil jaata hoon ( anywhere i go, seems like i meet you )

Tum se hi, tum se hi ( it's about you, just about you )

Your legs have started feeling numb, you're too scared to even turn back to see the prettiest constellation being presented to you. Just you!

"Happy birthday y/n! I know all these years you've felt like you didn't deserve to celebrate your special day, the day this universe created the most beautiful lily ever. The day the missing puzzle piece of my being was carefully wrapped up in the shiniest of papers and presented to your parents." teardrops following each other down your cheeks like a colony of ants bringing home food, while wonwoo's bulky firm arms pull you into the warmest embrace known to mankind.

"Y-you remembered? B- but how?" trying to speak casually while being a crying mess is definitely not your cup of cocktail for sure. "And what about the cats? Where are they?" a panic instantly shines on your forehead as wonwoo pulls you by the shoulder and turns you towards the masterpiece he has created.

All your babies were lined up like little kids at a birthday party, wearing silly little princess and knight dresses while the room was decked up with white lilies all over. Your work table was now being occupied by a two tier vanilla caramel cake that specifically spelled out "Going Twenty" alongside your favorite brand of soju. But all of these still felt small infront of that satin sash that said " Happy Birthday to the prettiest star this galaxy had to offer".

And that's where you lost it. Dropping to your knees on the floor while shielding your entire face beneath your palms, you started wildly sobbing. No one has ever made you feel this special and what did wonwoo do? He turned the eternally cursed day of your life into the most beautiful one.

"Don't cry dumbo. Today is the day to celebrate with spirits and cakes not with tears and sobs princess" that same pair of arms wrapped around your torso, gently pulling up your body from the ground ; the arms that now felt like home and the embrace that made your heart fill up with nothing but sheer joy and peace.

"How can i ever thank you for this wonu!! All these just f-for me...for a girl who's only your co-worke..." before you could even finish blabbering like an absolute idiot, one of wonwoo's slender fingers lands on your lips forcing that ignorant mouth of yours completely shut.

"Just a girl? Oh how naive you're love. Only if you realized that you're not 'just a girl' for me but my entire sky; the canvas upon which i shine the brightest every night. The lost piece of my painting I've been trying to finish all these years"

'W-wonu y.." idiotic of you to even try speaking midway when the person you've adored all these time is now pouring his heart out to you.

"Y/n, I've loved you three summers....will you let me love you the rest too?" the restricting fingers finally drop down from your lips as wonwoo bends down his head, tears threatening to fall out of the two moon crevices on his forehead.

"Will it be a problem if we walk down this path together, hand in hand?" a soft pair of paws cups wonu's cheeks, gently wiping off the stray drops of tears staining his mochi buns.

"Thank you y/n." that's all that comes out of his mouth as he literally throws his entire body weight onto you while wrapping you into the tightest yet gentlest hug....head resting on your shoulders.

"Thank you more wonwoo" you calmly whisper into his ears while your hands took turns in patting his back and his satin soft perms.

"Uhh hmm looks like someone forgot to thank the one who helped him TO ARRANGE ALL THIS AND IMPRESS HIS LOVE" Chan's sudden intrusion is all it took for you two to come out from being an intertwined vine.

"You sly little boy!!! Did all of these just under my nose while acting all normal huh!!" and that's how a typical chase between the real life Tom & Jerry of your shelter ensued....wonwoo quietly looking over his moon being all giggly and happy, with stars in his eyes and sheer love in his heart.

[stinkysam]

Deke Shaw - On Monday.

Warning : sex mention, puking mention

Genre : fluff

Synopsis : "you get sick and deke is here to take care of you."

Reader : male (he/you)

A/N : between s5 and s6. Deke hasn't created his agency (?) yet. // self indulgent cuz I'm sick (pharyngitis) // very long. 4k546 words

-Thursday 28th

It started off in the evening. You felt like puking and the need to clear your throat more often than usual.

You thought nothing of it, thinking it would pass.

But as the night began, you couldn't sleep. Your nose was suddenly too loud for you to breathe through it so you breathed through your mouth, which you hated. You quickly started to feel an uncomfortable feeling in your throat, making you cough dryly. You still managed to fall asleep only to wake up around 1am with a loud cough, waking up Deke.

"W- what ?" He asked quietly, eyes still shut and voice groggy with sleep.

"I think I'm sick." You whispered.

"What ?" He opened his eyes to look at you and blinked several times, only seeing your silhouette in the dark.

"Nothing, go back to sleep."

"Okay." And with that he closed his eyes and went back to sleep, huddling closer to you, his cheek resting on your shoulder.

You didn't move for a moment, managing to fall asleep like this, breathing through your nose silently. You woke up a couple hours later, tossing and turning, coughing and no longer breathing quietly.

You grumbled incoherently.

You tried to find a comfortable position, watching with envy Deke sleep peacefully against you.

"I wish I was dead." You whispered to yourself, tired and annoyed. How do you catch a cold in a 30°C / 87,8°F weather ?

You continued to clear your throat as you closed your eyes, hoping it would get better in the morning.

It didn't.

-Friday 29th

You woke up pissed and definitely sick. Nothing had changed, you still felt like puking and you had a sore throat, coughing occasionally. But you stubbornly still thought it would pass. You had hope, touching your lymph node on the right side of your neck. It always was swollen when you got sick, but this time, nothing.

As the day passed, nothing went away, if anything it got worse. You had a headache and back pain by the time you reached home.

Deke noticed and went to you.

"Babe, you okay ?"

"Yeah." You said, suddenly feeling dizzy. Deke stared at you, clearly getting worried.

"Do you need me to do anything ?"

"N-"

"Like, what do you guys do when you get sick ? In my days we either slept it off when we didn't have enough tokens or we'd have the same basic stuff for headache and stomach pain."

You coughed once and sighed, rubbing your forehead.

"We go to a doctor." You said weakly.

"Okay. Where." He said, determined to drive you there, or at least accompany you since he didn't have his driving license.

"It'll pass. If it doesn't I'll call one on Monday." You replied with a small smile. He stared at you, clearly wanting to go now as you cleared your throat once more. "I have stuff in the toilets for the headaches and other pains."

He nodded, cupping your cheeks.

"But on Monday, we call a doctor. For now, go take those meds."

"During dinner." You sighed and crashed on the couch. Your back was killing you and Deke gently rubbed it for moral support, unsure of what else to do. He started to wonder if he wouldn't have to feed you those meds like you do with a cat or a dog. Holding your mouth while you try to bite and throwing the pills in. He hopes it won't come to that.

"It's okay, baby, as soon as you take these you'll be fine."

You sighed, tired as you placed a hand on your forehead.

"I should check my temperature." You said, groaning as you got up, Deke followed you while you grabbed the thermometer and gave it to him. "Push the button and aim for the forehead."

"39°C / 102,2°F" He looked at you, growing more worried.

"That should be fine, as soon as I take those things I'll be fine, right ?" You say with a smile, grabbing back the thermometer to replace it where it was.

He looked at you, unamused as you simply smiled.

"Let's make dinner."

Deke walked in front of you, stopping you.

"No. I got this, you rest."

"Babe, I love you, but you need me to cook."

"Loml, I love you, but no, I don't."

"Okay, okay, let's see what you can do, then." You say with a sigh, coughing again, walking back to the couch.

You take out your phone to occupy your mind while your boyfriend begins his work in the kitchen. You keep shifting in your seat, your back killing you still. Then after ten good minutes you hear…

"Hey, huh, how do I turn on the stove ?"

"Turn the left button while pressing two random buttons at the same time."

"Like thi- oh ! Yeah ! Thanks !"

You eye him occasionally, checking that everything is going well and helping him from afar and quickly an hour passes. You stand up to set the table and Deke joins you with the first dish. Tomato soup.

You eat calmly and he tells you about his day. He has an idea, planning to create his own business, something about new technologies. But before he could continue, the stove was beeping, indicating the next dish was ready. Ravioli gratin.

You continue eating and remember you have to take your medication at the same time, going to the toilet to take the right pills. Despite the uncomfortable feeling when swallowing water, you still managed to take your pills under the watchful eyes of Deke, glad to see he didn't have to force them down your throat.

The end of the meal quickly arrived and, too tired, you decided to go to sleep. You place your plate in the dishwasher and begin to walk toward the couch, ready to crash in and sleep.

"No way, you sleep in the bed, I sleep on the couch. You're sick, you need all the rest you can get." Deke said, crossing his arms as he got up to stand in your way.

"We'll have to change the sheets." You replied, to which he rolled his eyes.

"I'll help you, it can't be that hard."

"No, but I hate doing it."

He chuckled and gave your shoulder a pat, before sitting on the couch as if to make sure to not let you lay there.

"Ain't you forgetting something ?"

"Oh right !" He said, quickly jumping back up to you and kissing your lips. "Good night."

"No, I meant to put your plate in the dishwasher." You laughed.

"Oh !"

"Good night." You said as you walked toward your room, hearing him put his plate in the dishwasher as well.

"Night !"

The second night was… weird. You woke up every hour but fell back asleep quickly. You barely tossed and turned. Not feeling any rage each time you woke up.

-Saturday 30th

The morning came soon enough and you felt slightly better. Your headache was partially gone and you didn't feel like puking anymore. But your throat, god it was sore and uncomfortable, making you cough and clear it every now and then.

The day went by smoothly, you still coughed but your back didn't hurt anymore. Yet, you still felt tired, half asleep on the bed for most of the morning and then on the couch during the afternoon.

You watched some TV show with Deke, having nothing better to do for now. You started watching both on each side of the couch, making sure to not be in contact too much so he wouldn't get sick as well, only to finish by cuddling together, Deke in your arms, your chin resting on his shoulder.

You fell asleep without noticing, snoring quietly against him. You woke up a few hours later when he moved, standing up to make dinner.

You felt surprisingly better. Apart from your sore throat and occasional coughing, you weren't hurting anymore.

The third night was awful. You waited and waited and waited and sleep never got to you. You watched the hours pass and you coughed and cleared your throat again and again without never stopping, your headache coming back.

-Sunday 1st

At 6am you had enough and walked over to the couch and laid on your boyfriend, waking him up in the process.

"What happened to not wanting to get me sick ?" He asked with a lazy voice.

"Fuck it." Yours was weak, barely audible.

He laughed and wrapped his arms around you.

You spent the majority of the day in his arms, only parting occasionally. You tried to nap but once again, sleep didn't come. So you ended up continuing your show together. Your feet rubbing against his.

You both fell asleep on the couch that night. You woke up a few times and still felt tired in the morning, but not as much as the day before.

-Monday 2nd

"Okay, you had your fun, you're still sick, now let's go see a doctor. C'mon, go, go, go." Deke said, already walking to the door, ready to leave.

"Alright, alright ! Let me grab my key !" You said through a broken voice.

He grinned, happy, and quickly walked outside your flat to get into your car. You soon arrived too, handing him your phone so he could choose the music. Always picking from the 80s or 90s.

-

"Oh yeah. It's… red, red." The doctor said as she looked inside your throat with her tongue depressor."

She then palped your neck. "Yep. It's a pharyngitis. No doubts."

-

"Next stop, the pharmacy." You said, holding up your prescription.

"Let me do it. I got this." He said, grabbing your wallet with a smile, leaving the car. "Wait, what did she say you have ?" He asks through the open window.

"Pharyngitis. But take this."

He nods as he grabs the paper and finally walks away. You watch him straighten up as he enters the pharmacy. He waits a few minutes for his turn and greets the pharmacist.

"Hello, huh- my boyfriend, he's- he has a pha… pharyngitis ? She gave him this ?" He says, placing the paper down.

The pharmacist stares at the paper as she thinks for a moment before walking away and coming back a few minutes later with two small boxes in her hands.

"Here." She says, placing them in front of him. "This is for the headache, we don't have the spray asked so I'm giving him that one."

"Okay." He said with a smile before paying and leaving, his little bag of medications in his hands as he walked back to your car. The first thing he did was repeat everything she told him.

You drove back home and ate lunch. You were a little excited for the spray for your throat. You never had any and wondered what it tasted like.

Bad.

It tastes bad. Your face immediately contorted in a grimace as soon as the liquid hit the back of your throat, making Deke laugh at you.

"I knew it'd be bad, I've been there."

"You tried air spray, it's not the same."

He rolled his eyes at your words, clearly not accepting his defeat.

"Hey, I'm showing my support here."

"You're bad at it." You laughed and he rolled his eyes once again, crossing his arms. He stopped sulking after you kissed his cheek only to get taken by a coughing fit.

"Oh nice ! Now you're coughing on me ! What really happened to not getting me sick ?!"

"I said fuck it !" You say with a laugh only to cough more.

Deke then looks at you slightly worried as he sees you continue to cough, your eyes shining with involuntary tears.

"No seriously, are you okay ?" He asks, cupping your cheeks.

"No- I'm dying- fuck !" You said in a hoarse voice, coughing more. You then sighed as it seemed to calm down and Deke wiped your eyes.

"Okay. I'm okay." You breathed slowly trying not to trigger another coughing fit, your eyes watering more. You swallowed thickly.

Not daring to speak, you gave him a thumbs up with an awkward smile, only to cough again, you let out an annoyed sigh as your fist hit the table, clearly getting frustrated.

The rest of the afternoon went by smoothly, your coughing calmed down and allowed you to rest.

"Wait. How do we sleep tonight ?" Deke asks, as he prepares the couch.

"We commit to the bit !" You say, nose growing clogged.

"Which one. The one where we really don't want me to get sick or the one where we don't care ?" He's looking at you with big eyes, as if it was the question of a lifetime.

"I don't know." You smiled and laughed. "Do you really want to hear me cough and complain all night ?"

"You already do that all day, so…"

"Fuck you." You said, with a fake hurt expression.

"I'm saying I don't mind !"

"Then say it like that ! Oh my god !"

"Okay, fine ! Let's sleep together !"

"Okay !"

But as you laid down another coughing fit hit you, making your eyes tear up. Already making you toss around in frustration.

"Babe, calm down. It's gonna pass." He said, pulling you against him. You did as asked, trying to relax in his embrace. Your eyelids felt heavy as he kissed them.

"Close your eyes."

"Mh." You groaned but complied still, rubbing your feet together for a moment.

This night again, you didn't sleep correctly, you woke up every hour to cough and almost puked once, making you stressed each time you felt a cough coming up.

You'd sit up at times when you felt like you might want to puke but each time was a false alarm. Sometimes Deke would be awake and rub your back for support, sometimes he'd still be asleep, snoring peacefully, legs tangled with yours.

You were done trying to sleep around 6am so you grabbed your phone only for Deke to take it from you and place it under his pillow.

"No phone. Sleep." He said, voice groggy making you groan and clear your throat for the umpteenth time this night. You sighed as you replaced your head on his chest, managing to successfully fall back asleep.

-Tuesday 3rd

You stayed in bed all morning while Deke was outside. You hoped you could get some more sleep but it didn't work, you were only dozing off.

The afternoon felt like the first day again, with the nausea coming back.

"How are you feeling ?" Deke asked, looking at you as he placed a gentle hand on your forehead, sitting next to you on the couch. "You look pale, babe, and your forehead is kinda hot."

You coughed and shrugged.

"Slightly better ? Head, throat and back are not hurting, not dizzy anymore. I think my left ear is clogged and I feel nauseous again but other than that I'm fine." You said, thinking about how you felt. "And you ?"

"Me what ?" He smiles. "Oh. No, nothing. Despite all the exposure you've been giving me, I remain the healthiest and best boyfriend ever." He said proudly.

You raised an eyebrow at his self praise.

"Maybe I should cough on you. Open your mouth, babe." You said, grabbing his chin while laughing.

"Hey, I don't mind spit but not that way !" He stood up, trying to look offended. "Shouldn't you be happy I'm not sick, like any good boyfriend ? Mh ?"

You huff, crossing your arms.

"Not really, I see you sleep so peacefully and I just…" you clenched your fist in a joking manner before adding "Maybe I already spat in your mouth and you don't know." You said, leaning back as you looked at him with mischievous eyes.

"You simply wouldn't dare." He said, placing his hands on his hips.

"Oh don't tempt me. I already spat in your mouth before. What's the difference ?"

"Oh I don't know, hum, the germs ?! Maybe ?!"

"Oh come on, it's not transmi- wait let me check something." You said, taking out your phone, raising your finger up to keep him silent. "Okay, nevermind, it's transmissible, fair enough."

"Of course it's transmissible !"

"I said okay !"

"You'd spit in my mouth ?!"

"Yeah ! Maybe. I don't know ! Yeah !?"

"You'd spit ! In my mouth !?"

"I already spat in your mouth ! Like three times already ! And guess what, there were germs too !"

"It was during sexy times ! Not because I'm sleeping like a baby next to a fucking monst-"

"Dying man !"

"You're not a dying man ! You're just sick !"

"Yeah but I felt like saying it."

"Oh so now we're just saying things ? Like I could just say anything and you'd roll with it."

"Yeah, maybe. I don't know." You said with a smile, clearly amused by the yelling.

He sighed and turned his head to the side to hide his own smile.

"Just don't spit in my mouth."

"Never ever ?"

"No. Yes. No. Like, yes. But not outside of sex."

"So what I get, if we were having sex right now, you wouldn't mind me spitting in your mouth ?"

"I don't know, I feel like this is a trick question." He tilted his head to the side and squinted his eyes.

"It's really not, babe."

You stared at each other for a moment, unmoving, both smiling awkwardly at the other, unblinking. You finally stood up and pressed yourself against him, he took a step back and you took one forward, closing the distance.

You grabbed his hips, pulling him against you and he just stared, face turning from surprise to disgust.

"You'd try to get me horny just to spit in my mouth and get me sick !?"

You laughed, letting go of him to finally let out the cough you were so desperately trying to hold in.

"How twisted are you, man ?!"

"You wouldn't have gotten sick anyway. Look at all the exposure you've had. We kissed, cuddled, I probably even coughed on you while we were sleeping. And you're as healthy as a… baby or… whatever."

He stared at you, saying nothing for a moment as if he was thinking.

"I mean… I doubt babies are that healthy. They're very weak, [Name]."

"Yeah, I know, Deke. I mean it like, you're so healthy it looks like you've never been sick before, like a newborn. Blank canvas. You know ?"

"I've been sick before."

"This is not the point, Deke."

"Like my stomach was… wow the worst pain. And I've been shot !"

"This is not the point !" You rubbed your forehead, feeling a headache creep in from all the yelling. "Oh my god. Let's stop." You said with a laugh, shaking your head.

"Headache ?"

"Yeah. I brought it on myself."

"You kinda did."

"I'd definitely spit in your mouth."

"Yeah you would." He laughed, sitting with you on the couch as you cuddled against him.

You spent the rest of the day together, and you did get a headache ! You finished the show you were watching and started a new one after one hour of searching and hesitating.

The night was awful again, even worse than the previous. At 4am you had enough of trying to sleep so you got up to lay down on the couch with the lights on, leaving Deke sound asleep in the bed.

You felt like it was better with the lights on, suddenly you almost didn't need to cough as much. Even though now your teeth were hurting. You quickly looked it up and apparently it's normal to have teeth pain during a cold or a sinusitis. You have a pharyngitis, but it's the same. Right ?

-Wednesday 4th

A couple hours later Deke woke up. Seeing no one beside him, he sprawled on the bed before realizing something was wrong. He quickly got up, almost storming out of the room.

"Love ?"

"On the couch." Your broken voice simply said, followed by a cough. You looked at him, slightly confused. He looked at you just as confused.

"You slept there ?"

"No. I'm waiting for the day."

"Still ain't feeling better, huh ?"

"Nope." You shook your head, feeling a headache creeping in as you rubbed your forehead.

He gently caressed your hair, massaging your scalp for a moment and you closed your eyes, relaxing. He didn't know what to do. The medications were supposed to help but they seemed to do absolutely nothing.

"I wish I could sleep." You said tiredly.

"I know, honey bunny." He sighed.

You looked at him, trying not to laugh at the nickname.

"What ?"

"Nothing." You shrugged looking away.

"It's an endearing pet name, [Name]."

"I said nothing !" You say with a smile.

"I'm over here, trying to be a good loving boyfriend and what do I get in return ? Laughter. Wow, I thought you were better than this, man." He said, turning around as if about to leave. You know he's not serious. You laugh with a cough and grab his hand, pulling him to you.

"I'm sorry, love, I'm just not used to cutesy names." You say, resting your head on his back on closing your eyes, wrapping your arms around his waist.

"Good save." He moves you a bit so your head is against his chest instead and he kisses your forehead.

After a moment he stands up again.

"You should rest while I make breakfast."

"I'll try."

But as soon as you laid down, you couldn't stop coughing and clearing your throat. You had to sit up for it to calm down a bit.

"Hey, breakfast's ready." He gently called out to you. Hoping it would pass after eating something.

"Thanks."

You ate a bit then took your meds before going back on the couch, dozing off. Your teeth and head were no longer painful but you were still very tired.

You spent the afternoon watching movies, the few ones they still had in the future and he explained which part they thought was real and why. Your head resting on his shoulder, you listened, or tried to, dozing off at certain moments.

You ended up falling asleep like this for an hour, Deke not daring to move in fear to wake you up. Moving his hand so slowly to grab the remote and lower the volume.

Time was for dinner and you stared at him, confused, when you saw him quickly leave after finishing his plate, rushing to the bathroom. Not even five minutes after you hear him call for you.

"Love ? I drew you a bath !" Then his head popped out of the entrance, with a large smile on his face. Clearly proud of himself. "I know you prefer showers, it's faster, but I thought a bath could relax us." He continued, watching you put your plate aside and clean the table. You walked toward him and kissed his lips.

"Thanks. Honey bunny."

"Say what you want, I like it." He said, making you snort.

"Get naked, we're really gonna test your immunity." You pat his back and begin to undress as he quickly does the same, tossing his clothes to the corner before walking into the tub.

You follow him promptly, sitting between his legs and relaxing immediately in the warm water. You felt him move beside you, grabbing the washcloth and pouring some soap on it before slapping it on your back, between your shoulder blades making you laugh as you felt the fabric stick to your skin and slowly glide down.

He washed your back and your hair, careful as to not pour water in your eyes as he scrubbed your scalp gently.

"If this doesn't get you better…" He says quietly.

You smiled as you closed your eyes, letting Deke take care of you.

You stayed in the water for a moment, washing one another and enjoying the hot bath, resting in each other's embrace.

You managed to sleep rather well that night, despite waking up early with a coughing fit, your eyes watering as you sat up, Deke softly rubbing your back.

-Thursday 5th

You decided to get up and buy some groceries for the week. Deke came with you, not wanting to let you wander sick even if you felt much better. Or maybe it was his excuse. Even though he was now used to living in this century, he still liked to come with you groceries shopping.

"You look very pale, honey."

"No bunny ?"

"You really want it ? Honey bunny ?" He asked and you shrugged, making him smile. "No but I'm serious, you look very pale."

"Weird. I feel fine. Less explosed than yesterday." You cleared your throat a bit. "I feel like my voice is better too."

"It is. Less broken. But still soft."

You hummed, or tried to as no sound came off and nodded.

Like you thought, Deke ended up making you buy more stuff than planned. Good, and bad.

Like food you never cooked or tasted before or random stupid objects.

And when you'd try to stop him, he'd do puppy eyes to make you say yes. Which happened a bit too often for your liking.

"Stop that."

"Stop what."

"Looking at me with those eyes, like you're some kicked puppy each time I take something off the cart."

"You don't want… huh…"

"You don't even know what those are ! And I don't know how you eat 'em.

"That is a jackfruit." He said as if he's just made his point.

"You've read the label. Do you know how to eat them ?"

"No, but they're big."

You sighed, replacing it in the cart as he smiled, practically beaming.

"Thank you." He said, kissing your cheek, rubbing your back.

"Yeah, yeah." You smiled. "It better taste good."

You drove back home and sorted the groceries while Deke smiled while he took the jackfruit and placed it with the other fruits.

Aside from a few nauseous moments you felt rather fine today. You still took your meds, just in case and watched your show together. Deke wrapped in your arms.

This night was even better despite waking up at 1 and 6am.

-Friday 6th

You decided to stay awake and to sit on the bed. You remained like this for two hours, coughing occasionally. Deke's head was resting on your laps, sleeping comfortably against you. You caressed his hair with your eyes closed before he naturally woke up. He stayed like this for a moment, enjoying your gentle touch.

"What hour is it ?" He quietly asked.

"8:12." You leaned down and kissed his cheek.

"Heyy your voice sounds much more like you." He half exclaimed, kissing your lips.

"Yeah ?"

"Yeah. Just how I like it."

"Aw, ain't you sweet." You pecked his lips again.

"Feeling better ?"

"Yeah. You ?"

"Still nothing."

"Lucky bastard." You sighed as you wrapped your arms around him, pulling him against you.

[palettepainter]

How dare you create a precious Floyd x Janice love child and not tell us anything about them

I MUST KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR BOY, CALEB

I really wanted to draw some responses to this but since I've got a feeling I'm gonna be busy in these weeks running up to Christmas and new year you'll just have to have some facts. However I can offer this doodle of baby Caleb and Animal, for some reason this didn't upload in the first post I made with him?

-He's literally vine energy, so many vines fit him so well (Kid Caleb: "Lookat all does chickens!" // Older Caleb "Road work ahead? Uh, yeah, I sure hope it does"). I can go on but I don't wanna fill this with too many vine quotes, I've been wanting to draw a little comic of kid Caleb and Floyd to one vine but that'll likely have to be a newyear thing I work on

-Gas station sushi is his life and blood

-As a child he tried to eat things he wasn't supposed to, a lot. Dirt, flowers, coins, guitar plectrums, rocks, bracelet beads. Floyd more often than not spent his time trying to pry something nonedible out of Caleb's hands when he was little

-No thoughts, head empty, only vibes

-He will and has followed a snail around the theatre for three hours

-Haircutt?? Hairdressers?? No thanks. He's terrified of hair dressers

-He was a bit of a crybaby as a kid

-He likes to collet shiny rocks/crystals and give them to people he likes

-All of his good genes went to his looks and his singing voice Caleb has a total of three braincells, those braincells being the ones that successfully ate dirt when he was a kid

-He can sleep standing up

-Is a natural on the bass and the drums (Animal was excited to show him how to play them) but naturally he leans more towards the guitar

-As well as playing the bass Caleb can also play a ukulele, harmonica and acoustic guitar

-He likes kids, finds them easy going but they can stress him out sometimes

-Talk to him about literally anything and he'll just sit there, you could talk about rock formations, and he'll sit there nodding and humming. He will not understand a word you're saying but he'll listen

-I made a doodle about this in the post I made with Caleb's design but when he was a baby he was terrified of the rest of the band, except for Animal. It took him a while to warm up to them, but he loves them now, the band probably tease him about it sometimes, but they never mean any ill will

-Mama's boy and isn't ashamed about it, it took him ages to call Floyd pa, and when he did call him Pa it was probably right in the morning when the band got up and Floyd didn't even realise until minutes later

-I don't know if I'll make this cannon or not but I've been entertaining the idea of Caleb having some form of stage fright. He's totally fine preforming with his parents and the band and even to some of the other muppets, but to a live audience and infront of a camera?? This might sound silly but I've had the idea that Caleb first goes on stage to preform alongside his folks when he's 13 - Floyd and Janice where super excited as was the rest of the band, Caleb got many pats on the back cuz he was "offically part of the band!". While the band are waiting to go on stage Caleb peaks a glance at the audience through the curtains and he realises just how big the audience is, how many eyes are going to be on him, how - if he messes up - the WHOLE world is going to see on their TV's. Then right as Bobo gives the band the go ahead to go on stage Floyd turns around to Caleb to ask if he's ready to rock, only to see that Caleb is gone - leading to the band having to quickly improvise on stage cuz Caleb isn't there to play or sing his parts. Again this is all a loose maybe idea

-His favourite animals are snails, but he also likes sloths, manatees, penguins and cats

-Sunflowers are his favourite flowers

-He likes it when people braid his hair, he finds it therapeutic

-Out of the band he probably vibes with Pepe and Rizzo the most

-Totally chill with having his nails painted he's down for a spa day

And that's all I got for now!

[sleepdeprivedsimp234]

So I made a little fic based off of my new headcanon about NY having heat-intolerance. As in, he doesn't do heat well. Also the reason that he doesn't go outside. So um I'll just leave this here: @literallyjustexistinghere cuz they helped come up with ideas for the fic <3

Also I'm a firm believer in Alaska/New York both as a ship and platonic relationship, but here this is going to be just platonic.

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NY was sitting in the corner of the living room listening to music and reading when he saw a shadow looming over him. He looked up and rolled his eyes. It was Illinois. Of course it was. What did he want now...

"The f*ck do you want, Chicago?" York asked, already done with this conversation.

"Damn, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning, huh Yorkie?" Illinois said with a teasy smirk. "Also it's Illinois, not Chicago."

"No difference. And don't call me that. Now leave me alone." York snapped before turning back to his music and book. He glared up at Illinois when his book was suddenly snatched from his hands. "What the hell??"

"Do ya ever do anything besides read and listen to your sh*tty music all day?" Illinois teased.

"Well- yea I draw and a few other things like terrorize my siblings. Also don't disrespect Green Day like that." York responded, still glaring at the slightly taller state.

"Yea well I guess I can't really disrespect Green Day... But still. Why don't you go outside or something? Like goddamn you're like a friggin' vampire." said the Prairie State.

"I do go in the sun, thank you very much." sassed the Empire State.

"How?? You never go outside!"

"I sit in the sunlight coming from the window in the library." NY answered, rolling his eyes again.

"So you bathe in the sunlight like a cat? And here you keep saying that ya ain't a cat." Illinois laughed.

NY rolled his eyes once more and tried to reach for his book, but Illinois just held it out of his reach. "Will ya just shut the f*ck up, give me the book, and leave me alone?"

"Why don't you just come outside?" asked the slightly taller state.

"Cuz I can't. I have really bad heat intolerance that makes me incapable of going outside with air-dropping my conscience elsewhere." Answered the Empire State before trying to reach for his book again.

"Pfft- yea- okay. I dont think ya have heat intolerance, you have 'actually-doing-anything' intolerance. Cmon. You're comin' outside, you can have this later." Illinois said before putting York's book down and gently-but-roughly grabbing his York's hand. He managed to drag NY towards the door, but halfway through he had to pick him up and throw him over his shoulders like a sack of potatoes due to how much he was struggling. He carried the struggling Empire State out to the backyard and back towards where there was a forest. After about 8 minutes of walking he lowered the smaller state down and pulled him to his feet. Except he didn't let go of York's hand after and he completely ignored the slightly dazed and dizzy look in his eyes and how much he was sweating and shaking already.

"See? It's not that bad." He said, before letting go of York's hand and walking a little further into the forest. He thought York was following him til he heard York say in a small voice:

"I-Il (pronounced "El")... I don't f-feel good."

"Quick bein' dramatic. I'm sure yer- oh sh*t!" Illinois turned around just in time to see the slightly smaller state collapse with a small thud. He rushed over to York's side and shook his shoulder a bit, and he started to panic when he got no response. He went to go check for NY's pulse around his neck, but instantly pulled away when he felt the heat radiating off of his skin, which was not normal, seeing as York naturally ran cold almost like a snake. "Holy sh*t you're burning up... What did I do..." Mumbled the Prairie State as he took off the smaller's jacket.

'Has he always been this thin...?' Illinois started to think to himself. 'Nevermind that's not the point.... Uh where's my phone.... F*ck I left it in the house.' Illinois's mind raced on and on as he tried to find out what he could do. He looked around and nearly sighed in relief when he saw someone walking into the forest. He looked a little closer and noticed that it was Florida. Why him...? Whatever, it'll have to do.

"Florida!! C'mere a sec!!" Illinois shouted, gaining the attention of the Sunshine State, who sauntered over with a teasing smirk.

"Hey Chicago~ How can I be of ser- Holy hell what happened to New York??" Florida asked, teasing attitude set aside for a rather concerned one.

"I-I dont know!!! He just passed out randomly! Just- go get one of the OG13, preferably Mass!!!" Illinois answered quickly.

Florida nodded and started running back to the statehouse. Illinois looked back to the unconscious state in front of him. Maybe York wasn't lying??

About five minutes later, he heard footsteps running towards them and looked up to see Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and surprisingly Alaska running towards them.

"The f*ck happened ere'??" Penn shouted, kneeling down next to York. He pulled the Empire State into his lap and checked for a pulse, completely ignoring the heat. "Well he's alive at least. What the hell happened?"

"I-" Illinois started to try to answer but suddenly out of nowhere somebody came and gripped him by the throat and threw him against a nearby tree and punched him in the gut. Once he recovered from that blow, he looked down to see Mass glaring at him with a dangerous look in his eyes.

"What the actual f*ck did you do to my little brother?!" shouted the Bay State, his voice sounding a lot like there was two people speaking.

"I-i-i don't know- I just wanted to get him outside for once instead of him being lazy and sitting inside with a book all day!! Like goddangit your a doctor, even you would agree that he needs to be outside more!" That earned him another punch, this time to his nose, which was most certainly broken now. "Jesus can ya stop punchin' me already?!" Another punch to the gut. Ouch.

"He can't go outside, Illinois!!! He has really bad heat intolerance, didn't he tell ya?!" Maryland said, his voice full of worry for the younger.

"I mean yeah,- but I thought he was just makin' sh*t up! I didn't think it would actually hurt im'!!" Answered the Prairie State. He felt someone slap him across the face. Again, ouch.

"Aight Mass you can take it easy on him Jesus Christ!" Alaska said as he picked up NY and held him close to him so he could cool off, seeing as Alaska was naturally freezing cold.

Mass turned back to Illinois and made a noise that sounded a lot like a lion's growl. "Fine... Ya got lucky." Mass said before releasing the taller state and throwing him to the ground. He turned around and walked away with Alaska, who was holding NY in his arms, and Maryland who worriedly walked beside them.

Penn walked over to Illinois, pulled him up onto his feet and dusted him off. "Cmon kid. Suppose someone's gotta patch you up."

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(in the statehouse)

Massachusetts, Maryland, and Alaska were all relaxing in the garage and waiting for the Empire State to wake up. Alaska had the smaller state in his lap and held him close to help speed up the cooling-off process. After a few more minutes, Alaska felt York stir a bit in his arms.

"W-what the hell happened..." York mumbled, his voice a bit more quiet and raspy than usual due to lack of use.

"Illinois dragged ya out into the heat and ya passed out accordin' to him. He got lucky, cuz Laska' stopped me before I could beat the crap outta im'." Mass said, reaching over to the side of his brother's face and using the back of his hand to check his temperature.

"Yea well you still broke the guy's nose." Alaska snorted.

"And I would do it again in a heartbeat." Mass said proudly with a wild smile on his face. He sent a playful glare York's way when the younger laughed a bit. "What're you laughin' at huh?"

"You claiming that youre not overprotective of me but then giving us reasons to believe that you are." York said, laughing again.

"Oh haha. Shut yer lil' mouth before I give you a reason to laugh." Mass teased, reaching over and playfully squeezing NY's side, making the smaller shriek slightly and push his hand away.

"Okahahahay okay-" said the younger.

"Good." said the older before ruffling York's hair.

Alaska and Maryland exchanged looks that said "Hehe. Free blackmail.", before turning back to the two siblings.

[avocad1sh0w0]

Merry Christmas dears

As i promised

-Trees, cats, feathers and white snow-

A Scarian Christmas oneshot

3rd POV

Grian and Scar were just finishing the final details of the Christmas decorations, the white snow falling seemingly endless outside, a few hermits were playing in the snow, the colorful fairy lights were only visible because of it's glow, decorating the bases, the big Christmas tree in the middle of Boatem, right above the Boatem hole, Jellie was sleeping in the couch, peacefully, oh how Grian wanted to be in her place right now, he was decorating the Christmas tree, it was quite har for someone his height (not as if someone like him existed, well, we've got gnomes, but anygay-) making him have to fly low not to hit his head on the ceiling, and that's what was tiring, his wings were hurting from the amount of effort to keep him just above the floor, but not too high as he used to.

Scar left to get some wood for the fireplace, leaving Grian to prepare the food as Mumbo had invited all of the hermits for a Christmas dinner, everyone together, like a family.

It was almost night when he finished everything, Jellie had waken up a few minutes ago, currently eating, the blond male was sitting on the floor with a wet cloth he was using to clean in his hand, sweat dripping from his forehead, wings puffed up and in a urgent need of preening, he was really tired, he heard a curious meow coming from the gray and white cat, who was sitting in front of the tree, tail swinging from side to side agitated (cat owners will know what's about to happen) "Hey girl! What ware you doing?" Grain asked Jellie, as if she was going to answer, receiving a malicious meow from her "Oh no, please don't do this, I've been tidying this whole place up since morning" he pleaded the cat, that was going into a jump position, with a meow she jumped in the middle of the tree, making a few of the decorations fall of either cracking or breaking by whole, glass shards scattered around the floor "JELLIE, NO!" He yelled before the cat jumped out back to the floor, bringing the whole tree along, breaking everything, well, almost everything, the only thing that was intact were 2 plastic decorations one with a picture of the whole server together inside and the other with a picture of him and Scar during the mission of bringing a charged creeper into one of the shops of the diagonal alley, he held them close to his chest, as tears he didn't know he had been holding, ran down his face as he curled up in a ball, seeing all the hours of work gone in a matter of seconds, he wanted to cry, he wanted someone to tell him it was going to be okay, he wanted Scar.

Maybe his prayers were heard, cuz a few minutes later scar entered the house, his hair and clothes white because of the snow, he put the logs into the support near the fireplace (I'm Brazilian, Christmas is hot af here so I have no idea what this is called) "Honey, I'm home!" He said jokingly, his deep, joyful voice ringing in his ears, when Scar opened his eyes he saw the whole mess, and a sad, crying, pesky bird in the corner, leaving the mess behind he rushed to Grian, not even bothering to take off his boots, as it was safer since the decorations were mostly glass "Oh Grian, what happened, are you okay, are you hurt, you're a mess!" The brunet asked turning Grian's head trying to mind any cuts, pulling him I to his arms after finding none "I-i'm fine, it's just....... I tried to make everything perfect, but then..... Then Jellie jumped on the tree and destroyed everything, I could only save these two" the avian answered between soft sobs, showings his boyfriend the decorations, a smile appeared on Scar's face "I don't care about the decorations, I care about you, Christmas is not about gifts or decorating, it's about being with loved ones, and just by having you here with me, safe, in my arms, it's already a perfect Christmas, don't worry about the tree, we can buy a new one next year, how about we go to Mumbo's now, we can deal with this later, let's just clean it up" Scar said caressing the blond's face with his thumb, placing kisses on the others face, making Grain giggle, almost forgetting about the sadness "Yeah... I guess you're right, then we better start soon, this will not clean itself up!" He said trying to get up, but Scar didn't let him, not yet "Nah-ah-ah~ not before preening your beautiful wings, they're in an urgent need!" Scar demanded in a jokingly serious tone "Fine, I guess, tho, they are in a pretty need of help" giggles filled the once sad place, Scar carried Grian to their room, preening the brown wings of his boyfriend, being extra careful "I love you Scar....... I don't know what I'd do without you" The blond avian muttered "I love you too my little songbird" the brunet replied, placing a soft kiss on top of Grian's head........

-THE END-

SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG, THE ENERGY WENT OUT AND I DIDN'T HAVE INTERNET, ANDWHENITCAMEBACKIFORGOTALLMYIDEASANDIWASJUSTABLETOFINISHITNOWI'MSORRY?!!!!

[nyxnightshade1332]

Expectations When Expecting (Book 1)

Chapter 6

Chapter 7:

Yuu watched in fascinated horror as Deuce called one last cauldron that came crashing down, just in front of the three delinquents. The loud CLANG from the cauldron seemed to shake the floor for a moment before the boys scrambled backward.

"Yikes!" One cried.

The other stared incredulously, terrified. "Whoa, didn't know you had that in you..." He muttered.

"Look, I'm gonna let you off the hook this time, but only 'cuz I don't want my pasta gettin' cold." One responded before he and his group walked away, slightly singed, but still unharmed.

It was silent for a moment before Grim finally broke the silence.

"Pfft! I knew you were all talk! You better hope I never see you again!" He cheered before noticing the look that Yuu was giving him.

"What happened to 'no more incidents'?" Yuu raised an eyebrow at the cat, who shrunk back slightly. She then rolled her eyes and motioned for Grim to just grab his food.

"Can we just get some lunch already? I missed breakfast, and I'm about to collapse." Ace said.

" I can't believe this." Deuce lamented. "Textbook bullies at an academy that's supposed to be famous for producing exceptional mages..."

"Don't think too much on it, Deuce. Bullies tend to be everywhere." She said before pausing. "Thank you for saving me, though. That was very brave of you." She gave him a gentle smile as she went to collect her food.

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.

Once the group had finally sat down, Grim did not hold back, noticing how the group itself seemed somewhat tense after the fight.

"Aw, get over it already. It's time to chow like the wind!" Yuu watched, slightly disgusted as Grim shoveled food into his mouth.

"This omelet is as fluffy as a cloud, and practically burstin' with cheese!" He swallowed, shoving more food into his mouth.

She only moved when Grim reached for her share as well. "Hey! Get your grubby little mitts of my food! You're already eating your food! AND you ate my food in the morning!" She hissed, shielding her steak, swatting Grim's paws away.

Grim shrugged, still chewing as he spoke. "So, I saw your guys' dorm, but what are the other ones like?" Grim questioned, getting himself scolded by Yuu.

"I'm sure you're familiar with the statues of the Great Seven? Night Raven College has a dorm themed after each one."

Yuu jumped, instantly recognizing the voice and its tone. She rigidly turned, eyes wide with terror as she remembered how this boy had attacked the group, nearly taking her baby. Yuu scooted away slightly, turning away from him, keeping her hands on her stomach protectively.

"Bwah! You're that guy from this morning!" Ace said, scooting closer toward Yuu, who watched Cater wearily.

"You tricked us into paintin' those dumb roses!" Grim said, glaring at Cater, who innocently put his hands up.

"'Tricked' is such an ugly word. Do you think I wanted to spend MY morning painting roses?" Cater said, finally noticing how Yuu seemed to be a little scared of him. The way he looked at Yuu, he noticed how she seemed to be shielding something. Cater pretended to ignore the behavior as he continued. "It's dorm policy! I was just following orders."

"And grinning like a fiend all the while." Deuce reminded Cater, also weary of the upperclassman. Cater gave a friendly laugh, allowing for Yuu to notice Cater's attempt to make himself less intimidating.

He's good at flipping his mood. She thought to herself, slowly relaxing her body so that she was no longer curled in on herself, however, she still kept Cater at a distance.

"Now, now, little Deucey. Outside of the dorm, I don't care what rules you follow. Here, I'm just a friendly mentor figure!"

"Please. Do NOT call me Deucey." Deuce muttered, irritated at the nickname.

Yuu froze. "... Did you just call him a little sh-?" She asked aloud, hearing Ace choke on his chocolate croissant.

Cater seemed surprised for a moment before cackling hysterically. "Holy-" He gasped, trying to take a breath. "Okay, damn. That was actually funny!"

Yuu turned bright red, shrinking slightly. "Don't- don't laugh! I didn't mean to say it out loud!"

"Ah ha ha. That's how Cater shows he cares." A voice behind her startled her, making her turn around to get a face full of a tall guy's abdomen.

"Ack!" She yelped, rubbing her nose in slight pain.

Ace, with an unimpressed expression, glanced at the guy. "And who are you?"

"Ah," The young man, tall with green hair, pushed up his glasses awkwardly as he gave a smile. "I should introduce myself. The name's Trey. Trey Clover. I'm a junior at Heartslabyul, like Cater here."

He looked at Yuu, who was looking at him, annoyance clearly etched into her features. "Sorry about that." He added quickly.

"Yeah, it's fine. Nice to meet you, tall man." She said, sitting up straight as she took a bite of her rapidly cooling meal.

"You must be Yuu, the new prefect from that dump of a- ah, I mean, the 'rustic dorm'." Trey said. "I heard the whole story from Cater. Thanks for looking out for our boys yesterday."

Yuu swallowed her food before responding. "Not a problem, though be careful. They're a handful." She semi-joked as Trey sat in the empty seat beside her.

"Oh, I bet." Trey looked at Ace, who was tugging at his collar.

"I don't recall inviting you to sit with us..." Ace grumbled.

"Hey now, we're all from the same dorm, right? Let's try to get along. Here, gimme your digits." Cater said, pulling out his phone.

"I would, if I had a phone. Not like I used it much anyway." She said, awkward at the sudden ask.

"Maan, what is up with you, Yuu? You look so tense!" Cater teased. "It's okay, baby! Relax! Relaaaaax! I bet you're the type that's awkward IRL but can text up a storm, huh? Just give me your info already!"

"It's physically impossible for me to relax at the moment, but thanks for trying." Yuu responded.

"Cater. You're freaking out the freshmen. Maybe take it down a notch?" Trey threw an apologetic look at Yuu.

"Ha! Sorry! I can get a little extra sometimes. What were we talking about... The dorms, yeah?" Cater smiled to himself before leaning forward with interest. "Ah, what fun to mentor new students! Go ahead, A-M-A."

Yuu looked visibly confused for a moment, attempting to decipher the "internet speak" as she wasn't very used to using it. It finally clicked when she considered the context and she finally nodded.

"Before you get into the other dorms, I wouldn't mind learning a bit more about ours. Like, what's the deal with all this 'Queen of Hearts rule number whatever' junk?" Ace asked, attempting to understand what he'd been punished for a little better.

"I'm sure you're familiar with the legendary Queen of Hearts already? She had to rule over a kingdom of weirdos, and did it by emphasizing order and making strict rules." Trey stated, pushing his glasses up.

"Our dorm, Heartslabyul, is a homage to her. By tradition, we wear armbands with the red and black of the Queen's dress. And we live by the rules she created." Cater added, eyes scanning the faces of the underclassmen.

Grim, who was now attempting to steal Yuu's food, scoffed at the new information. "Can you make me any more bored?"

Yuu lightly bonked Grim on the head, hushing him. "Don't be rude." She scolded.

"Now, the degree to which we adhere to the rules depends on the sitting housewarden. Past wardens have been much more lax." Cater said, ignoring the cat.

"Riddle though? He doesn't mess around. Basically, you could say that we're honoring that tradition to the utmost extent possible." Trey concluded, Yuu jolting in surprise. It's rare to see such a strict child.

"Bleah. Just my luck..." Ace grumbled, sitting back.

"So what are the other dorms like, then?" Grim asked, eyes curious as he ignored Ace. Yuu noticed the distraction, slapping away the cat monster's paw.

"Grim." She said sternly. "You ate literally everything else." 

Chapter 8

[cutecherrygirl]

Hi so um, this is my first time writing 5sos imagine so dont expect anything good lol but ill try

Cats over dogs

Plot: you and Luke have been dating for 3 years but then broke up due to Him cheating on you with Sierra 🙄😒. But in those 3 years yiu guys have raised a dog named Petunia. And you raised her during covid so...lets just say she is very attached to you and is used to you being around, and Sierra just came put of nowhere and now Petunia misses you and is sick, doesn't want to eat, sleep, or drink. She just sits by the door and wait for but but u are not allowed to come anymore. But seeing Petunia like this breaks Luke's heart so he decided to do some changes.

Warnings: smut lol and cursing.

You woke up by the most annoying sound in the world, alarm. You whined and turned it off "for fucks sake" you cursed and sat up, you took your phone in your hands and check the time, it was 8:00 a.m. you rolled your eyes and tossed the phone on the bed. Today is a special day, for Michael, hes having a baby shower abd you happened to be invited, you and Michael are good friends but the reason the invitation shocked you is because you broke up with Luke.

You stand up and walk to the bathroom to do your morning routine then went to the kitchen to make yourself coffee. You made a plat to complete ignore the individual that chested on you and his unidentified new chick and just focus on your friends and Calum. After drinking your coffee you went back to your room and jump on bed, you decided to relax as if you didn't just wake up.

Suddenly your phone started ringing so you pick up "Michael Clifford, its 8:25 a.m, what is it?" You said annoyed "look y/n, Luke is going to attend the baby shower and I dont want you guys to fight" I sighed "Michael, tell him that...not me..Im planning on ignoring him" I said honestly but Michael Did liked that so he hang up. Michael hates when something doesn't go in harmony or according to his stupid plans.

It was almost time to go so you started getting ready, you dressed up in this

You let your hair fall over your shoulders Because why not, and you put on some parfeum to smell good for....well.... everyone except for Luke. You then grabbed your Dior purse and walked out of the house before locking the door for safety reasons. Then you drove to Michael's and Chrystal's house.

When you arrive you walked over to the front porch with bag in your arms. Chrystal opened the door "Hiii!" She saud exited and hugged you "omg hii!!" You hugged her back and handed her the gift which was mostly baby toys, some gummy worms for Michael and cookies for Chrystal. You two had a minni gossip part on your own before finally entering the house. You greeted everyone and Calum was last to be greeted "Hey" he said and you rolled your eyes "hey" "I like your hat"Calum said after looking at you up and down "but im not wearing any hat" you said confused "exactly" then he left.

After few minutes, you already ate half of the cake, few minu pizza's and glass of water, no alcohol tonight 🤭. You were just chatting with Michael 's mom and tried avoiding all the personal questions she was asking when all of a sudden you felt something wet on your leg "Ugh exuse me!" You said and turned around seeing Petunia, you literally started crying and kneeling down and hugging her "omg my baby" you patted her and Petunia wiggled her tail, you couldn't help but noticed somone watching you from the corner of your eye, you looked and it was Luke, your mood instantly changed from happy to not very happy. Petunia ran to Luke cuz her called her and you stand up as he walked towards you "Hey".

You decide to walk away from him but he grabbed your arm "lets talk" he said "we dont have anything to talk about Luke" you said but he didn't agree with that statement "of course we do" he pulled you towards him so you were facing him "Let go of me" you said angry but he shook his head "I brought Petunia here so u can see her and this is how you repay me?" He asked "Luke, you cheated on me with that woman" you reminded him before seeing a ring on his finger "wow...you even married her" you said as tears started to form in your eyes "remember when you promised me we will get married Luke? Where did that go? Oh wait I know, in the trash can!!!" You screamed before pulling your arm away from him and walking away.

You were on the tarace era with Cherry cola in your hand and cigarette in other. You were sad but very mad as well. "Hey" A voice behind you suddenly said "Hey Ash" you replied and he patted your shoulder " are you ok?" He asked you before taking the cigarette out of your mouth and into his own, you chunkled "not really" he shook his head and you talked for awhile. Since he brought Whiskey you two got a bit drunk and started talking nonsense. You giggled as he caressed your back while telling you about his fishing adventures, he then placed his hands on your waist and caressed it with his thumbs, while you took another sip of the drink. Then you both started feeling very deep tension and in that moment you just needed to feel his lips on yours or you would go crazy, so you leaned in, first watching his reaction and when you saw he started leaning in as well the door suddenly opened.

You both looked at each other annoyed and then at the door, it was Luke with Petunia following him "What is going on?" He asked "dude cmon" Ashton said annoyed before grabbing your hand "lets go somewhere else" you nodded but Luke stopped you "wait...Y/n...can you like be with Petunia for a bit before we go home "he asked you and you looked down at Petunia"fine" you said and Ashton walked out. You took of your heels and laid on bed, Petunia laid next to you and cuddles up to you and Luke laid behind Petunia.

It was quite, awkwardly quite. Petunia fell asleep and you were patting her "She's so cute" you said and Luke nodded. You couldn't Help but noticed Luke was watching you carefully "Luke, stop starting at me for fucks sake" you whispered so u dont wake Petunia up "sorry you're just so pretty and-" You interupted him "either take your cringe ass out the door or be quite" you warmed him before looking up at him for the first time since he entered the room. After few more minutes you decide to talk "Luke..why did you cheat on me with her? Just why? Is she really that better than me? Or is it just because you like older women" you waited for the answer"it was just an affair....but I never stopped loving you" "oh fuck off you moron, you literally married her" you rolled your eyes trying to keep your eyes from getting watery "Im sorry...."you heard his voice crack, no matter how mad you were at him you hated seeing him cry "Don't cry" you said "I just, I literally made the biggest mistake ever, she doesn't even cook good" you gently moved Petunia to lay on your place and you layed om hers next to Luke, You wrapped your arms around his torso and carresed his golden locks "don't cry" you whispered in his ear and he wrapped his arms around you tightly, taking in your scent.

You stayed like that for awhile before you felt him place his hands on your leg and caressing it with his thumb, you enjoyed it because his hands were soft and warm. You nuzzled your face in the crook of his neck amd gave him little kiss there he then pulled you closer and moved his hand from your leg to your bum pushing it slightly so your hips would brush against his,you let out a breathy moan as your heat brushed against his hard well yk, you then placed your leg over his hip and he thrusted his hips into yours and you but your lip. Every move he made was gentle, slow and sensual, your brain was telling you to stop him but your mind and heart were telling you to kiss him and continue, since everyone always say to listen to your heart you did just that. You looked up at him and he looked back at you moved hair from his face behind his ears, placed your hands on his cheeks and kissed him, he of course kissed you back full of lust and passion. He then placed you on your back and got on top of you with his hips still grinding against yours "you have no idea how long ive dreamed of doing this again, touching you again, kissing you again" he whispered in your ear before biting it gently and kissing your neck, you threw your head back "fuck Luke" You moaned out quietly, after making sure he left few visible marks he wrapped his fingers around your neck and kissed you roughly, he ran his hand down to your cleavage, he tuck his finger inside it before ripping your dress in two pieces, you couldn't care less to be honest , as long as you had Luke 😜. He tossed it to the floor and you helped him take off his blouse and pull down his pants, he then slide down his boxers and your underwear and got ready. He leaned down at you and pecked your lips and you opened your legs wider, he layed his forehead on top of yours "I dont have condom"he said and you blinked "you can pull out" you told him but he wasn't having it, "oh look, there's one on the floor" He randomly found condom on the floor, you didn't really care that much, he opened ot and put it on the went back to the position he was in, he slid himself inside of you and you moaned "oh my god" quietly of course "shhh" he told you and bit down on your shoulder then started moving his hips, you started getting desperate and moving your hips as well "fuck Luke go faster, please just go fucking fast" you whined which made him twitch inside of you and going faster and harder, he gripped the bed board behind you and leaned down to kiss you, while you made out he grabbed your bum and lift it up in the air then continued to pound into you like that, you completely lost yourself and started crying out in pleasure and Luke was enjoying every second of it, when you two finally came at the same time he layed down on top of you and you both were breathing heavily and were sweat as fuck, he kept giving your shoulder mini kisses which you liked alot.

You then dressed up, you found a new dress under the rug and walked out just in time to reveal gender and it was a girl yay.

[elprupneerg]

it sucks, enjoying seeing my family and yet having everything that surrounds seeing them be filled with pain and stress and discomfort. especially since half the discomfort and stress could be taken out if i didn't have to deal with my mom's bullshit. putting in a readmore cuz i'm trying to get better about my vents being too visible/triggering for people that don't wanna see that shit. warning for unsanitary stuff, bodily fluids (both animal and human), abuse/neglect of a disabled elder, very long explanation of events because nothing in my life is simple and i don't know how to cut things down very well

so my parents headed down to iowa for the family reunion a day early. we all met at a restaurant at noon, and in order to get there in time those of us who left the same day had to leave between 7am and 8am. my parents wanted to avoid that, so they left friday night and stayed in a hotel.

however, this meant they needed someone at the house at 7pm friday night and 7am saturday morning to give 2 of the dogs meds (one is every 24 hours, the other is every 12 hours. the third doesn't need meds but gets a piece of hotdog anyway because otherwise she feels left out). none of my younger siblings were willing/able to do it, and picking me up from my parents house instead of from my apartment shaved about 45 minutes of drive time off the trip. so i slept over.

last time i slept over was on the night of the 4th since i'd thought everyone would be drinking on the holiday and didn't wanna worry about people getting into trouble with holiday traffic. my old room got turned into a guest room (and oohhhhhhh boy do i still have thoughts on how that went down, but that's another story) and there's now 2 beds in it. my mom warned me on the 4th that one of the cats used to sleep on one of the beds, but she kept him shut out of the room after she realized he was peeing on the bed. once he got out of the habit of being in the room, she'd started leaving the door open and the dogs had taken to sleeping on the other bed. so she recommended that i sleep on the bed that the cat had previously claimed and now none of the dogs laid on. i was very very very stupid and took her at her word.

the blankets and sheets had been cleaned (several months ago) and had some hair from being generally Around the dogs (expected) and a spider living between the sheets (unexpected and upsetting). however there was an odd and very very very very very strong smell of cat piss. i'd thought it was something wrong with the large teddy bear sitting on the bed (stuffed animals soak up smells very easy and are hard to clean) and brushed it off. i didn't sleep much, but i survived.

i knew that i was gonna have the house to myself for several hours before i would be anywhere close to sleeping, and i knew that i didn't want anything to smell that strongly of piss again. so the first thing i did when i got dropped off at the house was take the blankets and sheets off the bed to take them to the laundry. the blankets and sheets were clean and smelled fine. no stains or anything.

the mattress pad underneath the bottom sheet had a giant piss stain. we're talking "if i laid down on the bed with my head at the top, the other end of the stain reached my elbows" size. gross. nasty. explains why i smelled piss the entire night last time. i start trying to get the mattress pad off, with the thought that i would wash it and then put it back on the bed with the stained side towards the foot of the bed so it wouldn't smell so strongly.

there was a second mattress pad underneath. it was also stained in the exact same spot. "how odd" i'd thought "that they'd change the sheets and wash everything post-cat-pissing, and just happen to put the stained parts lining up together". but i was starting to get a very bad feeling about this.

everything was machine washable and dryable, so i did 2 loads of laundry to get everything done before bed. i pulled things out, used a basket to take everything upstairs, and started examining things so i could find the stained parts and put those at the foot of the bed.

the stains were almost entirely gone. there was still a faint smell of cat piss if you shoved your face too close and the slightest bit of off-white coloring if you knew what to look for, but otherwise? completely gone.

after realizing that the cat was peeing on the bed, my mother had taken the blanket, top sheet, and bottom sheet off the bed and washed them. she had then put them back on the bed, Directly On Top Of The Piss Soaked And Stinking Mattress Pads, and then called it a day.

i was hurt and disgusted and sore (partly from having to lift up a mattress to get sheets on it while having joint problems, but tis the nature) but i was able to get over my anger and hurt and go to sleep. after all, my mom doesn't always think things through, and she doesn't always notice smells and things like that, so its. well its not Fine, but its fine. i guess.

the next day we're all at the reunion, we've gone out to eat and then gone to my cousins' house to hang out and chat. and mom starts telling a story about work.

my mom drives for uber and lyft. sometimes they get contracted out for medical transport without getting told, and while she's not Sure this is what happened here, she was getting offered 3 times the normal rate for the distance she was driving and there was a "do not deviate from this route" warning when she was told what directions to take. so while she's kinda confused she ends up taking the ride.

mom gave too many personal details so i'm gonna try and cut that shit out. the relevant parts are that the guy who scheduled the ride seemed high off his gourd, and he'd scheduled it for his elderly relative who uses a wheelchair. high guy carried his relative down to the car, and leaves him to get himself in while saying weird and mean shit to my mom. relative has trouble controling his bladder, and ended up putting mom's floor mats on the seat so when he had an accident it wouldn't soak into the seats (dude was obviously doing his best with a crap situation, i hope the elderly relative gets better supplies/caretaker soon because jesus christ). high guy eventually wanders off to grab his relative's wheelchair and blankets, which were also soaked in piss. mom noticed the smell, and when she commented on it high guy started screaming awful things at her and his relative. they're eventually able to get the chair in the car and the high guy away from the car so they could drive off. rest of ride goes without a hitch, but mom notices the smell the whole way there.

she then goes on to explain how she cleaned out her car, and how much effort it took, and how she was so so so careful with it to make sure the back of her car and her car's trunk were nice for her and her passengers.

so like. she's able to notice the (honestly not that strong) smell of pee from this poor guy, but not the ammonia heavy Stench of cat piss on the bed she told her kid to sleep on? she's willing to go to all that effort to clean and detail her car but can't even do a 2nd load of laundry to clean off the cat pee on the mattress pads?

she's gone on and on and ON about how sad she is that none of us want to spend any time in the guest bedroom sleeping over by her. but she hasn't thought that maybe the fact that the room is decorated kinda weird, or that one of the beds has been claimed by the dogs, or that the other bed was literally fucking soaked in cat piss, could have anything to do with it?

she's perfectly willing to moan and complain about how none of her kids want to sleep over in this room that she worked soooooooooooo fucking hard to clean out all the "junk" (my belongings, which she had a lot of fun looking through and then gossiping about with my siblings) and redecorate to make it look "nice and welcoming". but she can't put in the energy to Wash Some Fucking Sheets? she made a big deal about how she made a diamond art picture for me that she thought fit my aesthetic (it doesn't, it fits the vibe she Wants me to have). but she Can't Make Sure That When I Sleep Over There I'm Not Sleeping On Top Of Cat Piss.

not sure how to end this. just like. fuck. goddammit. what the fuck. jesus fucking christ. i hate that house and i hate that room. i should've taken a picture of how nasty those fucking mattress pads looked before i washed them so i'd have proof to show her cuz i know she won't believe me if i tell her. and she'll Still wonder why none of her kids want to sleep over. and it'll be all her fault

[flames-memory]

Monday morning

BC took me to this cool fancy mall, and we had dinner. It was fun, just nice to have a cozy moment, have dinner. We went home and snuggled to sleep.

Night

Billy asked BC to run the club tonight, he had something come up. She did great, people were dancing and moshing. The music was great. It wasn't the big crowd of opening night, but I thought it was decent. BC was worried it was too quiet.

Tuesday morning

Mistress took me back to the same club as the first time with Faye. I wrote the blindfold, and I could hear all the people there, but it didn't matter. I didn't care as much, since I couldn't see them. It was intense and, of course, amazing.

Tuesday

I am NOT. Soo... Weird dreams. Eliza was there with BC when I woke up, they had dinner ready, or mostly eaten. It was nice to chat, but for some reason I didn't really want to..

Yeah that's a lie. I didn't feel as comfortable around Eliza. I think she's nice, but I'm not fully comfortable with her, knowing how she prioritized BC recently. I don't need her in my problems.

Sniffing, running, city, trees, Hellions... Smashed.. ha.. fire doesn't hurt... Searching... But not.. no.. no longer desperately. Curiously. Familiar. Uncomfortable.

What's all that? That's all I got right now. That and.. "Not". I am Not. A name??

Whatever. I'll figure it out. It doesn't seem to be imminent disaster.

I need a better schedule. When Eliza said she was going to Black Cat, I wanted to throttle her. WTF?

I don't understand people.

I can't straight out understand, so my brain comes up with maybes.

Maybe Eliza is mad cuz I butted in.

BC been busy a lot, really, the last few weeks. With Faye, with other people sometimes. I never know for sure. I certainly didn't mind, I was aware when I got involved with her that she was a busy person. At least I could look forward to seeing her when she wasn't . Everywhere we go out seems there's someone she's close to. Some of them are friendly. I finally have a few people i'm starting to 'know', people I can have a conversation with. I'm seeing Mark around more, and Andres and I are slowly becoming friends, although he's a busy little spark himself.

I feel like I year Max as backup. His plan b joke been bugging me, since he's not all wrong. I tried to make it up to him, even if he didn't mean it, by giving him some focus, and luckily, BC turned out to have 'throuple' dates with Eliza and Sebastian a bunch since they been back from Paris, so it worked out pretty well.

Till today.

I took a job I didn't have to, thinking she had movie plans with Eliza. Why? I think she did one night, way back when, and somehow Tuesdays are always weird, and other than it one night at the movies, I just thought it was like, their thing.

And I hate to say it, but I'm not eager to hang out with Eliza yet. I guess I have to forgive her for putting BC through some unnecessary shit first.

If it had been Faye, it wouldn't have been the same. Although... Here's more maybes now.

Maybe things seem weird and tense cuz we're worried about Faye. Maybe Faye being missing means suddenly, BC has a bunch of free time. Maybe I'm not sure where that thought leads, but I wish Faye were back, so I didn't get too used to BC being bored and lonely, for ME to get used to having so much of her time before Faye comes back. Faye's going to be around a lot more, which means everything will change, as far as our schedules and when we see each other, I think.

I'm not good at this stuff. I wish I was. I know I love them, but I'm scared I'm not enough for both, and I'm not willing to lose either. Imma just fuck it up till one chooses to leave me, I guess.

[lenavaz]

MERROCK TASK #19 THE TINIEST DETAILS

do they drive? if so, do they enjoy driving or do they hate it? or somewhere in between? Yes, it took her a while to get her license, since she didn't really care to drive all that much, but she does drive, and now she's come to enjoy it. But most of the time, if it's just local (in the suburbs), she likes to bike or walk.

if they drive, where is their favorite location to drive to? Out to the coast, just for the views. And getting to have her windows down to let in all of that good, fresh sea air.

if they drive, do they own a vehicle? if so, what make and model? Elena has a 2024 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy edition, in the fun purple color. It was a present from her father, and really one of the only 'luxury' items she'll indulge in... 'cuz it's pretty cool.

what bumper stickers do they have on their car? No bumper stickers, but window clings that can easily come off... she has a fish and a cat to symbolize her pets, and little rock stickers in the other window that she got from the shop.

what paintings and/or posters are on their walls? A lot of old prints that she's picked up with her grandmother, gilded mirrors, light sconces, floral prints. There are some nice family photos hanging up in some of the rooms, too.

what is a song they listen to with the windows rolled down, turned all the way up, on the highway? Lately, it's been that Beautiful Things song by Benson Boone -- how do you not sing that song at the top of your lungs when you're out for a drive?!

is there an artform they’ve always wanted to try (glassblowing, woodworking, painting, ect) but never have? if so, what about that artform speaks to them? Really, any of them. Lena is a pretty artistic person, in terms of wanting to try everything, but she would love to get into sculpting, maybe? Or finding a way to make art with flowers!

what time of day do they usually start getting sleepy? Midnight-ish? Lena likes to think that she's still in her "I can stay up super, super late at night!" phase, so sometimes she'll be up until the early morning hours, which probably is not the world's best decision. But still.

do they catch a second wind? if so, what is their method for catching it (napping, drinking coffee, exercising, ect)? She's pretty good at listening to her body and knowing when the best time to go to bed is, but if she has to catch a second wind, she'll reach for an Alani or a green tea.

are they a nap person? if so, how long are their naps? do they set a 20 minute timer and wake up before it? or set no timer and wake up in the middle of the night? Now and then! It really depends on how tired she is. Sometimes, she'll just take a fifteen minute nap to rest her eyes, and other times, if she has the time for it, she'll be down for an hour or two. But she does set an alarm, normally, to make sure she doesn't sleep the whole day away.

what is the most obscure book they’ve read? The Botany of Desire.

what is a book that interested them so much they took it with them to the bathroom? Susan Shapiro's 'Barbie.'

what did the air smell like during their childhood? Like most kids growing up in Merrock, Lena can very specifically recall the scent of salt and lobster, fish and seatwater, pine when she would go play in the woods, fresh dirt from the garden, bread when she went downtown and passed the bakery. But she can also remember her grandmother making enchiladas and tamales in the kitchen on Saturday nights, and her father's cologne as he got ready for work.

what is a core memory from their childhood that they look back on fondly and for comfort? All of the times that her abuela would teach her things: gardening, cooking, cleaning the house, but also things like how to best dress her body, how to do her hair and make-up, sizing shoes and dresses, everything about being a girl, and then later, a woman.

when was the last time they were held, and truly held, for several minutes? who was it with? The last time that she curled up with Marisol to watch a movie together!

do they meditate? if not, have they ever tried? how did it go? Not very often, but she has done it before. It's nice to feel centered, grounded, like you're both very in tune with everything but also above everything.

how many pennies and quarters do they have in their couch? Actually, none! And the only reason that she knows that is that whenever Marisol comes to visit, she collects all the coins that she can find and puts them in a jar which they then use for the ice cream truck when it comes around.

how dusty is their home? spotless, lived-in, dust bunny haven? Lena wouldn't say that her house is spotless, by any means, but definitely not dirty! It's lived in, but in the best way possible; it looks like a well-kept home.

what is their favorite chocolate bar? Lena loves a good Dove chocolate!

do they like their brownies fudgy or cakey? or not at all, and only want the crusts? Fudgy! The main point is that she always has to have a glass of milk to go with them.

what's that one weird food combination that everyone else thinks is gross but they think is delicious? Dipping french fries in a milkshake! She gets odd looks or appreciative looks in the diner, depending on who's there.

where do they put their shoes when they come home from a long day? On the mat right inside the sun room, so that they can stay safe and dry and not drag mud or dirt all over her house. Then she'll clean them off and put them back where they go.

after a vacation, do they immediately unpack or slowly retrieve items from their suitcase until its empty? Somewhere in between. For the most part, she tries to unpack the stuff that she's going to need right away, but some stuff can stay in the bag for a while.

how often do they do self-reflection? Every now and then, but it's not something that she's obsessed with doing or thinking about.

are they more afraid of being alone with themselves or with others? Being with others that she doesn't know would be the key.

have they ever had a near death experience? if so, what was it? Not really, thankfully!

out of all the subjects in school, which was their favorite? which one did they excel at? Lena always did very well in school, so she excelled at a lot of subjects, but really loved art and science.

how many alarms do they have set on their phone? what is their alarm ringtone? Just the one! It normally plays a cute little jingle that sounds ethereal (who wants to be jolted awake?), but ... she admittedly does hit the snooze button quite a few times.

do they fart in front of other people? or do they hide their farts? Just in front of close friends, otherwise she tries to have a little bit of decorum, naturally.

do they have to see any specialist doctors? if so, do they have a strong bond with their doctor or do they dislike them? Yes. Since Elena transitioned when she was younger, there have always been special doctors that she has seen, but they are amazing and she has a great relationship with all of them.

what is their favorite seasoning? Elena sort of believes that there is no such thing as too much seasoning on any food, which means she likes all of it.

what is their favorite sauce? Hot sauce!!! Does queso count, too?

how spicy is spicy for them? (pepper, jalepeno, ghost pepper, ect) No such thing as too spicy! Well, no, she wouldn't necessarily eat something that embarrassed her if she told all of her friends that she could do it and then couldn't, but.

how long do they let the dishes go unwashed? A day, maybe two... three if she's really busy! Also, it sort of depends, because she's one person, and wants to let the dishes accumulate a bit before running the dishwasher, so. Math.

how much laundry do they accumulate before doing it? That, she stays on top of. The second that the hamper is full, she takes everything over to the wash room and runs a load.

what shampoo, conditioner, cologne/perfume and deodorant do they use? Lena's a sucker for trying out new products when it comes to shampoos and conditioners, but she's been really into the Monday brand lately, since it's affordable and good! Perfumes, also varies. She loves Miss Dior, and has a bottle of Burberry and Rose Gold by Tiffany.

[nityarawal]

July 25, 2023

Morning Songs

Lexi "X"

Strangest Things

Can Make My Car Not Work

Tires Low

Mountain Temperatures

Temperamental Lexi

And Suddenly

All Alert Lights Are On

That's My Little Lexus 

Lemon

Afraid To Sing

I Wrote The 1st Verse

In My Head

Saw 3 Smiling Coyotes

Bushy Tailed

At Sunset

Signs Of Families

Traveling

Herding Around Us

Sometimes I'm Lonely

But The Birds

Always Say Hello

The Ravens In The Morning

Happy

At What I Left

The Previous Day

Old Chicken

The Blue Jay's

On A Lark

And The Red Necked Hummingbirds

Hovering In My Face

Vibrating My Way

Unheard Messages

Squeek

Redwood Trees

Demand Water

If I Can Be An Ambassador 

For Nature

And Moms You See

"Mom H2O"

Licenses

Ask For Water

Agua Pura

Sad Journalists

Are Attacked

Sold By Agents

It Happened To Me

When I got Interviewed 

While Living At The Raj

In College

GQ Called Me

Smeared Our MUM Utopia 

Gay Writers

Somehow Missed Point

Of God Loving Families

Yogis

Gurus

Teachers

Creating Miracles 

Energy Vortexes

In Iowa

Children Growing

And Glowing

Judges Wanted Our Offspring

Lawyers, Lawyers, Lawyers 

DA- Never Listens

No Women

In Iowa

My Only Choice

Is To Prosecute

Myself

As A Realtor

Cuz no One Has

A Fidicuary Duty To Me

But My Gagged Family 

Who Can't Speak

Sir "X"

Won't You Help

Won't You Rewind "X"

Dr. "X" 

Rewind

Why Must Branding

Always Take 

Precedent

More Important

Than Moms

Mum

Won't You

Dance

Tic-tac-toe 

A Move For "X"

Now A Move For "O"

Won't You Dance

Tic-tac-toe 

Britney Grinned

Through 10 Years

Of #BritneyBitch

#BritneyIfUrReadingThis 

And Now She Says

#MindYourBusiness 

"B"

B****

Bring Back Roseanne

Barre

Bring Back

Heartland Iowa

Vibes

Bring Back

Sensibility

On "W" Word

Before "X"

We're Happy To See

'Ya Back On 

"X"

Do 'Ya Mind

If We Call The Bird

Something More

Than Just An Ap

Only 20% Women 

Left

On "X"

Male Dominated

Writers Caged

Singers With Lymes

Discriminated

And You Offer Us

Another Promise

Who Bought The Bird

Corp "X"

Freedom Of Speech

Like Twitter

Safety 

Like Cybertrucks

And Rape Tesla Whistles

Starlink

Still Not Connected

Who Bought The Bird

Once Again

For Thanksgiving

Who Bought The Bird

And Put The "X"

Next To A Circle

Before Peace Dinner

Who Bought The Bird

Whose "X" Corp 

There's A Bunch 

Of Mummies

That Just Want 

To Know

And Picnic Now

In Peace

Like A Family Should

On The River

Where The Waterfalls

Flow

In The Grotto

Along Wildflowers Paths

Some Of us

Want Our Disney 

Ending

Now

Some Of Us

Need Our Tree Homes

And Beach Homes

Back

Some Of Us

We're Ripped Off 

At Courts 

Have Given Enough

Stormy Warnings

From Scotland

To America

And 60 British Colonies

Plus Iran

We Want Back

All Of It

Stormy Warnings

Pirates Blunder

Court TV

Won't Do 'Ya  

No Good

Romantic Bots

Playing Movie Stars

In The Name Of

Edward Scissorhands

10 Other Celebrities 

And Rockstars

Spin Dr's 

Even If We Love

Your Cats

#WeHeardYou 

Stormy Warnings

Billionaire Blunders

Can't Eat That

Judges To Pay

For Starter Wives

Murders

Call Your Laundry List

Of Promoted Offenders

Defenders

And Take A Stand For

Hunter

Huntleys' too

And Do What Pappa

Biden Cannot Do

For If You Have A

Eclectic Gene

AB 

Or Negative Rogan Blood

No One Understands 

You Might Become

An AI Experiment 

A Disease 5000 Years

Old

Like Lymes

Cysts

Still Prosecuted

Against

Like Witches

Then Call

Yourself A Dr

X

Call Yourself A Lawyer

X

Call Yourself An Officer

X

Of Court

Turn It Around

Please Don't Forget

Her "O's"

And Stop The Cold War

Rewind This Space "X"

Business

Hoarding Moms Assets

If The Rockets

Are Taking Off

At Our Expense

Then That's Not Being

A Taoist

Rewind This Space "X"

Business

Dr. "X"

Rewind This Space "X"

Business

Thanksgiving Birds

Will Always Be Upon

Us

All Spies

Crystal Bugs

Drones Buzzing

Into Tents

Trespassing

Reperations

For Perverted Officers

Breakfast

Coffee

Naked Showers

At State Parks

And Hospitals

Enoch Wants More

One Rape

One Rental Car

Was Never Enough

Gluttony 

So We Discipline

Our Officers

When They Beat US

Up

And Raid Our Homes

We Discipline Our Sargeants

Who Didn't Report

In-House Murders

Like Sargeant Protero

You Want A Judge

To Attempt To Murder Elon's Child

And Harem

Like Us

Like Biden's Neighbor-

Judge

For Pedophilia

We Ask

No Gag Orders

Will Make Us

Follow In Those Footsteps

No Gag Orders

Will Make Us Quiet

Against 

This Judge Construct

No Gag Orders

Will

Quiet Neila's

Mothering Love

Compassion

Through "O's"

Empathy

And Ghosts

Through Us

Through Moms

Peace

Stop The Abuse

Stop Raping Ukranians

Like Neo-Nazis

Says Roseanne Barre

We Willed Her Back 

To Twitter

Stop Giving Away

War Babies

Teens

And Kids

To Nazi Soldiers

On The West Coast

Russia

Iran

And all The Globes 

Women

We Adore

Stop The Wars On

Yonis

Stop The Wars On

"O"

Stop The War On Oceana

We Forgive Her

Her Wasp Grooming

For Throwing Soda

In My Face On

Christmas Eve

And Stabbing My

Forehead

An Imaginary Red

Indian Dot

With Her Finger

My 3rd Eye Chakra

On A Bribe

For Blowjobbing Militia

Christian Greenwashing

Druglords

Handmaiden

Cop-Debugging 

Stealing Phones

We'll Always Love

Marilyn's

In Her Prime

Past Her Prime

And Before Her Prime

She Wasn't A "W"

Smeared Like #FreeBritney 

"Before Her Time,"

Elton Said

Recap Her Voice

From A Decade Old

Recording

#MindYourB 

Recap #FreeBritney 

"X" Came After "W"

You Must Honor

Our Mothers

Stop The Incessant

Rockets

That Forgot

The Feeling Level

On Earth

No Thanksgiving 

In California

Stop Starter Wife

Murders

That Is The Universal 

Loop Hole

Peace

"X" And "O"

Hugs 

All Love Eternal,

Dr. Nitya Nella Davigo Azam Moezzi Huntley Rawal xo