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asuyaka · 10 months
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Hear me out on this,
HCS for Misa and L from Death Note(separately) with a detective s/o who's like Ranpo from Bougon Stray Dogs✋
★ - eeeee!!! Deathnote req!! (๑>ᴗ<๑)!!
☆ - Misa Amane & L Lawliet x Super Detective! Reader!
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She loves you so much, but goodness (!!!) your smarts are going to be the death of her (literally and figuratively) 
It’s a miracle how you haven’t found out she’s the Second Kira (you have, but you’re conflicted if you should rat out your girlfriend for the sake of justice) but she’s glad!
She is so confused about your addiction to snacks because ???? why do you need that much?
She’s an idol, so she has money to back you up — not all the time, but most of the time she lets you run free. She always reminds you that too many snacks aren’t healthy, but you need snacks to function, so it goes from one ear and out the other.
She tries her best not to let you and Light meet, as much as Kira needs you dead for interefering with his plans, she can’t bring herself to give you —her boyfriend who she loves so much despite your weird snack obsession— to the man who savd her life, no matter how grateful she is for that.
"Misa....!" You groan, lying down on a couch as you watch someone put makeup on her for her next photoshoot. 
You've run out of cases that interest you, you're hungry, and you need something to do other than look at your perfect, amazing, charming, beautiful, pretty, stunning, breathtaking, gorgeous, captivating, alluring, attractive girlfriend.
You watch her in the mirror as the person places lipstick on her. Her light-brown eyes catch yours as she sends you a playful wink.
...Yeah, you lied, you could definitely keep staring at her more. 
Your thoughts wander to the Kira case. You've solved it already, despite the dead ends and plot twists Ligh— Kira kept throwing at you, but you can't find it in yourself to turn it in to the police.
You're smart (obviously). If you turn in Light, Misa will become a prime suspect for the Second Kira, they'll arrest her under suspicion, and she'll eventually break or Light will manipulate her situation in a way so that they'll free him and keep Misa. 
You still don't know how they kill, it's one of the few plot holes that bug you at night, but you're on the track to figure that out— you hope so at least.
Misa's face is above yours, a small smile on her face as she kisses your cheek. "I'll be done soon, then we can go out, okay?" 
Her smile is so warm. Even after dating for so long, it still brings butterflies in your stomach. "Yeah," you breathe out, hands squeezing Misa's slightly. "Have fun, okay? I love you."
Misa giggles—you love her laugh, it's airy and tugs a smile on your face every single damn time you hear it— squeezing your arm as she makes her way out of the room. "I love you too!"
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Snack runs, snack runs, and did I already say snack runs?
The two top detectives are also lovers?? It sounds like the plot of a cheesy rom-com, but it is, in fact, the life of you and your beloved, sleep-deprived boyfriend!
You two work best when you're together. You don't even have to be touching (a lie) being in the same room working on cases is enough for the both of you.
Watari provides food (desserts and snacks, upon snacks, upon snacks) when you two are working on especially time-consuming cases.
Whenever you don't feel like working or the case you are working on doesn't interest you anymore, you cling to L's back, hide your face in the crook of his neck, and either sleep or give small feedback on the cases he works on.
The amount of money you two spend on food is not healthy, you're both very aware of that, but if you think you never gain weight so... who cares?
L has a hard time expressing his feelings, you're very aware of that, so you two have little signals whenever he wants something!
Pulling on your thumb whenever he wants a hug (he quickly discovered he adores physical touch), having Watari hand you cookies 'n creme pocky whenever he needed some form of intimate physical touch (kisses, hand holding [only when you two are alone], or particularly... engaging kisses.)
You were half-asleep, a chocolate wafer in your mouth as you lay on the floor, papers scattered around your body like faux snow.
You were bored, unbelievably so. Most of L's time was spent on the Kira case, in which he wouldn't let you participate for the sake of 'your safety' or something you didn't care enough to remember.
You think that was the first serious fight you and your boyfriend had in the three years you've been together. You didn't understand why he wouldn't let you do this, you two were great and reliable detectives. 
His argument of "keeping you safe" didn't make any sense either, because if he dies because of this god-awful and annoying case, you'll end up joining the investigation anyway— by force if you have to.
The sound of a door creaking open slightly catches your attention. The pattern of bare feet coming closer to your figure as a hand gently pulls your thumb.
"I'm mad at you, you know?" You huff, eating the wafer and turning your body away from the black-haired man.
A small noise of frustration comes from behind you as L pulls on your thumb harder. "Hug." 
"Go hug that Yagami boy since you like spending time with him so much." You're being petty, you know, but you can't help it.
You know L loves you, and you love him too but fuck if the Kira case situation didn't get under your skin, you'd be a liar. 
A very bad one too.
The tugs get harder and there's less pause between each one. L is very persistent, you don't know why you thought he'd leave you alone after denying him the first time.
"[Name]. Hug."
A beat of silence passed as your free hand pushed past the papers of evidence for a case you were working on, trying to find a snack.
You felt a tug in your heart when L's grip slightly faltered. With a sigh, you hastily rolled over. Encasing him in your arms and rolling back the other way, the two of you finally look at one another eye to eye.
"Happy now?" You ask in feigning annoyance as you watch your boyfriend's lips slowly curl into a smile, a small dust of red tinting his pale skin.
"Very."
Sighing dramatically, you let him stay in the crook of your neck, legs intertwined as the sleep slowly falls over your body.
You can be mad at him another time.
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healthysclf · 4 months
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tag dump: general blog things
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archivalofsins · 7 months
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Lope: This one considers herself a bit of a funny girl. She's not that comedic though. Hm, this pair is a bit on the nose...
Lope's Commencement
Daniel Prisoner 001
Mirelle Prisoner 002
Zareth Prisoner 003
Afra Prisoner 004
Nell Newell 005
Ooopsie did you need that?
Ina Faraday 006
Geraud Princeton 007
008- Vinya Artley
Place of birth: Wyoming, Ohio
Date of birth: 05/18/2007
Age: 16
Ethnicity: Jamaican American
This one is a bit of a blank. A real space cadet. She was the last one to wake up. Seems she might take sleeping medication of some sort. When she woke up she was incredibly hyper. This one is chatty in all capital letters. It seems like she always has to be talking and she talks incredibly fast on top of that.
Prisoner Color: #CEB02A
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Permanent Record
Vinya could be applying herself much better. She’s currently sitting at 2.00 GPA. She’s inattentive in class and disruptive. Her social skills are flourishing but she has a bad habit of disrupting people before they can speak, shouting out answers when she wasn't called upon and is prone to getting distracted. She also has poor balance sometimes tripping over nothing. She plays it off very well usually getting a laugh out her peers.
However, many of the teachers are concerned that she may not understand when people are laughing at her and not with her.
XXXXX: Vinya go on do the thing again it was so funny.
Vinya: Oh, I don’t know-
XXXXXXX: Please?
XXXXX: Yeah none of them got to see it and it was so funny.
Vinya: Oh, alright I guess.
XXXXXXX: Ha, that was hilarious you were right.
Vinya: Ha-ha yeah glad you liked it.
Dear Mr.Artley,
We are contracting to inform you that your daughters behavior has gotten out of control. Her habits are not only immensely disruptive but could end up causing her great physical injury if she continued. Please, take some time to talk to her about her behavior at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely, XXXXXX
Mr.Artley: Vinya you can’t keep being disruptive in class. Plus what is this about great physical injury.
Vinya: Oh I just tripped a few times it’s no big deal. Everybody thought it was funny. It got a lot of laughs just like your stuff does. My friends loved it.
Mr.Artley: Look sweetie you can’t just go falling on cue. That stuff takes practice. You could get really injured doing that incorrectly. Plus no real friends would sit back and watch you make a fool of yourself for entertainment.
Vinya: I am not making a fool of myself! They think I’m funny because I’m being funny. You don’t know what you’re talking about- In fact you’re being a jerk! I’m funny I am- You just don’t get the joke because you’re old!
Mr.Artley: Vinya get back down here- Slapstick is older than both of us and you know it. Falling down or off of stuff is literally the oldest joke in the book!
Vinya: I don't hear you jealous old man says what?! La,la,la-
Mr.Artley: What-hey!
Vinya: Ha; you said it.
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plzcallmesa · 2 years
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DOLONIA ༄ [raph x reader]
[008]: never say xever
masterlist
[07/08/09]
tw: swearing, blood?
*・゜゚・*:.。..。.:*・''・*:.。. .。.:*・゜゚・*
even if months before you have had a moment where you looked at april with a different light, things between the two of you didn't change.
a lot of time had passed from the day you rescued her and you had probably started to stop doubting about her innocence.
but with the comments, hard glares and other little things she had started to do to set you off you couldn't help but still found her quite annoying.
you both tried to hide it the most when you were with the boys, but the moment you found yourself alone with one another it was over.
still when she suggested to take your friends out for something more than just patrolling you had to agree.
those guys deserved a break and to see the city with a  different light.
that's why you ended up walking near the girl with four mutant turtles, they needed to hide in the shadow but it was taking you at least double the time to arrive to the place.
"you guys want to speed it up a little?" she asked as she thought all of the reptilians where behind her.
"are you saying turtles are slow?" asked donnie from a corner in front of you.
"that's a hurtful stereotype." said mickey with a sad tone.
"yeah, kinda racist." you fake pouted.
she rolled her eyes at you before leo explained the reason behind their behaviour.
"trust us, april. we are better off keeping a low profile. we find people treat us better when they don't know we exist." your expression fell as you were reminded of the way people would act about them, not understanding why human had this fear for the unknown.
"sorry, i'm just so excited to get you out of the sewer for a change." she responded not addressing the whole meaning of leo's phrase.
"what are you talking about? we go out all the time." answered raph really confused.
"yeah, but tonight you're going to do something besides hitting people." you nodded in agreement, before looking in his direction.
he made a face of disappointed as he probably wanted to blow off some steam.
"don't worry. you're going to love this noodle place i found."
"and you're sure we'll be welcome?" questioned donnie.
"oh, yeah. mr. murakami doesn't care what you look like. in fact, he won't even know what you look like-" you watched as she continued to talk not getting to the point.
"he's blind" you interrupted and you watched as the boys expressions changed from confused to understanding.
"awesome!"
mickey made a pained sound as he was hit behind his head by raphael making him correct his mistake.
"i mean, for us obviously."
nobody said anything else as april turned around walking away, you all started to followed her staying a little behind.
"so, [name], you saw this place?" asked leo still doubting a little.
"yeah" you responded simply still looking in front of you, your hands were in your pocket and you walked slowly to not leave the boys behind.
"is he really blind?"
"yes mickey" you chuckled turning your head in his direction, you put your right arms around his neck bringing him near you.
"and ya're sure we are not gonna get any problems?" ralph cocked an eyebrow at you.
"yep" you replayed dragging the last letter, you repeated the movement on him, putting your left arm around him a bringing him close crushing the both of them against you.
after that nothing more was said as you continued your walk.
you arrived in front of the resteràunt but you stopped in your tracks as you watched the silhouette of some men fighting.
you heard april make a worried sound as donnie asked for some information about those people.
"the purple dragons. they think they own the streets around here." responded the redhead.
you looked at the boys before voicing your thoughts "want to show them the truth?"
leo looked around for a second before making you hide behind a corner ready to go inside,he had jestured to april to wait outside and that was what she was doing, or at least for now.
"so much for not hitting people tonight." groaned leo.
you shrugged moving your eyes on raph noticing how he looked really happy.
leo made a sign with his hand that probably meant 'let's go' and you all ran inside ready to kick their butt.
"booyakasha!" screamed mickey before you all fall in position taking a look at your surrandings.
there were three man with body full of tatoos, they all looked kinda alike.
"all right, let him go. you don't want any trouble." started leo with his leader's voice.
"we, on the other hand, do." continued raph, excitements filling his body at the thought of beating those people.
"whoa, those guys were serious. they really are giant turtles."
"i'm sorry, why everybody always forget about me?" you asked exasperated.
"i don't know but, you've heard of us? dudes, we're famous." happily said mickey turning in your direction.
"that's bad." reminded him donnie while you rolled your eyes.
"oh. right."
"whatever you are, this neighborhood is ours. so why don't you slither back to the ocean you came from?" one of the men replied wanting nothing to do with all of you.
"actually, we're freshwater turtles-" started donatello.
"yeah man, do your research!" you interrupted with a little smirk.
"-i suspect that we're derived from the diamondback terrapin but it's possible we're a common box-"  you all looked at him with confusion as you thought he would've stopped after your interruption.
"get 'em!"  screamed the one on top of the table and the others obligated running in your direction.
the fight was real easy and as the man you were fighting was kicked by donnie and mickey you let yourself look to raph.
you didn't know way but the way he kicked those criminals with nonchalant was really satisfying for your eyes making you follow his every move.
the only thing dragging you back to reality was seeing april getting almost hurt, you quickly took a knife throwing it against the plate making it shatter before coming near her.
she gave you a thanking glance before resuming her rescue.
you watched all the boys fight and you noticed how they were a lot more skilled than the other three.
you watched as leo let the leader go, a glimpse of doubt crossed his face and you smiled at him to let him know that it was okey, that he had did the right thing.
"come on. let's go." said the 'boos' getting the other two out "this ain't over, greeny."
"'greeny'? really? i wonder how many brain cells he put to work on that."
"i don't donnie, guess all" you smirked making  mickey give you an high three.
"you just let him go? what the heck was that?" screamed raphael.
you put your hand to your face pinching your nose as you could only imagine how all this thing could escalate.
"they weren't exactly a threat. they'd had enough." replied leonardo already done with ralph.
"dude! they were beating up a blind guy. there's no 'enough'. now they'll think we're wimps and we don't have the guts to finish the job." continued raph.
you had to admit it was a good point, you knew leo had a lot on his shoulder and letting those guys go had probably been a thought choice for him but it was true that what they were doing was really bad.
"wow that was great, you guys." complimented april as she came back in.
"thanks, april. did you see when I caught the one guy and flipped him onto the counter? did it look cool? i bet it looked cool." started to rumble donatello as he tried to sound smooth.
"the coolest." replied april trying to sound convincing.
"you didn't see it, did you?"
"no, I did not."
"don't worry donnie, it was indeed really cool" you talked from behind her giving him a
wink.
"my friends, i'm indebted to you. please, allow me to make you a meal. free of charge."  said the chef and you could heard the sincerity in his voice.
you smiled as you put your elbows on raph shoulder tilting your body in his direction, using him to help you stand.
"i think we can allow that." he replied.
"what is your favorite dish?" asked murakami.
"oh that's an easy one" you chuckled.
"pizza!" the boys all screamed together bringing a smile to your face, you didn't notice raph's eyes linger on you for a little, but his brothers did.
you move to sit down and you waited for murakami to cook you a meal, you watched as he did crazy tricks with the food leaving you speachless.
"oh, murakami-san, that was awesome!" complimented donatello.
"you're like a ninja but for food, like the game!" screamed mickey before turning towards you and putting his hands on your shoulder to shake you "[name], [name], what's the game called?"
"uh, fruit ninja?" you asked not really sure of why he was getting so worked up.
"yeah! he's like food ninja"
as you finished your little chat with mickey the chef put a plate down on the table in front each one of you and you took a good look at it noticing the perfection of every piece.
"pizza gyoza." called it murakami.
"pizza gyoza?" asked april a little confused.
you rolled your eyes at her judging, she didn't even taste it and was already thinking that it was bad.
you all took a bite and you fall in love, it felt amazing, it was like when you tasted pizza for the first time but ten times better.
you all complimented the chef thanking him for his kind gesture before you were interrupted by the red head.
"this is really good too, you know."
"did we ask?" you murmured looking down pretending to play with your food.
"uh, murakami-san, do the purple dragons come around a lot?" suddenly asked leo stopping april before she could say some comments towards you.
he sighed before responding "yes. they demand protection money but i refuse to pay. they will surely return." he admitted and you turned your head to your left to look at leo's face.
"well, they wouldn't if somebody hadn't wimped out." commented raphael, you tilted your body to look behind leo's head and you gave him a hard glare to make him shut up.
raphael pretended like he didn't notice but you knew he did, as you put your body back in the right position you watched as mickey's hand came into view only to steal the last piece of foods from leo's plate.
mickey eat it making you roll your eyes as leo looked at him angry, you took your sticks and moved the last pieces of pizza gyoza on the leader's plate making him eat in silence.
-☆彡
to say the tension in the lair was thick was an understatement, raph couldn't help but remind leo of his act of weakness anytime he could making the leader doubt of his choices.
one time leonardo was kicking the punch bag, you set with your back against donnie's legs watching the tv, and mickey was on the sofa in front of you.
it had been some hours of just these, no thoughts in your head as you concentrated on the screen in front of you, the only other sounds being leo's fist connecting with the bag.
it had felt nice, having these little moments of comfort always brought you some stability and happiness.
while you were so focused you didn't heard raph's coming into the room, you realised only when he opened his mouth to tease his brother, again.
"whoa, whoa, leo. i think he's had enough. you better let him go."
you sighed tilting your head behind looking up towards donatello, he looked right back at you with the same exhausted expression not wanting to hear all of that for the tenth time.
"i get it. you're making fun of me for not mercilessly pummeling a helpless man."
"yes, i am. you showed weakness. those guys only understand one language."
"chinese?" asked mickey bringing a smile to your face, in the corner of your eyes you saw raph go in front of him and you tried to not put yourself into the conversation.
"no. fists." he responded.
"what about feet?" sincerely questioned michelangelo.
"they understand feet." you coughed trying to hide a laugh at raph's defeated expression.
"that would make them bilingual." added donnie making you point him with a finger to agree with him while still keeping your eyes on the show.
"the point is we can't go soft on them!" tried to explain raphael as his brother pushed his button.
"to show mercy is not soft. it is a sign of true strength." interrupted master splinter.
"but, sensei, they're criminals. this is war." raphael said, trying to make him see his point.
"a daimyo of the sixteen century once said 'in times of peace, never forget the possibility of war. in times of war, never forget compassion.'"
"i'm guessing that guy lost a lot of wars." talked back raph.
your sensei brought his stick near his face making the terrapin gasps at the sudden movement.
"you see? mercy." he replied and you could swear that you had heard a smirk before he did the same movement this time hitting the green skin.
"okay, look. compassion is great. but the purple dragons are not going to leave murakami alone." replied raphael holding his shoulder, you started to sit up brushing yourself of any dirt before you walked in front of master splinter.
"so we'll track down the dragons and make sure they got the message. and if they didn't, we'll send them one. special delivery." replied leonardo making you smile at his leadership.
"was that meant to sound tough or stupid?-" as always your hand made contact with the back of his head making him do an exaggerated pained sound.
"how are we gonna track someone down when we can't talk to anybody?" asked donatello from him sitting spot.
you looked to the leader and as you made eye contact an idea came to your mind, you knew he had gotten the same thoughts when he smirked at you making you frown back.
"don't worry, [name] has it covered." replied leo while you rolled your eyes.
a text was enough and moments after you were walking down the street, wearing a cap and sunglasses to hide your face.
and as you walked near april you couldn't help but re-think all the times you had judged the avengers' for dressing the same way as you when running away from the police.
you had always thought that they looked stupid and that two items were 't gonna make them hide that much, but now as you wearing them you realised that you felt a lot more safe than you thought.
you were lost in your thoughts, the red head not saying a word , until she put an arm in front of you to stop you from going any further.
"we're here." she said pointing towards a man cleaning the street.
as you approached him you took out your glasses hanging them to the collar of your hoodie.
april did the first move tapping the man on the shoulder to make him turn around and focus on the both of you.
"we're looking for the purple dragons." she said trying to looking smooth as she frenetically looked around.
"i don't know what you're talking about." he responded looking scared, you could both look through his lie and you looked at him with blank  look.
"don't worry, we can protect you. we're undercovers cops." continued april as you kept your mouth shut.
"you look like you're sixteen" he murumured back making you roll your eyes.
"we know." you talked back as it was obvious.
"we're really good at this." chuckled the other girl, sending you an hard glance.
"let me see a badge." he said still doubting of your true identity.
you watched as april started to look a little anxious and you quickly talked for her trying to save both your covers.
"are you crazy? we can't carry a badge. that would blow our cover." you said always with the same nonchalant tone.
"i suppose that makes sense." he replied scratching his head, you both realised that he had fallen for it and you looked at each other with a smirk.
"so?" asked april prompting him to say something.
you listened to all he had to say after he begged you to protect him from the group, you felt bad for the man but you made a mental note to ask for the boys to keep an eye on him.
after the chat you hided in a dark alley and you took out your t-phone to text the others, you told them the address before calling april's name and going back home.
-☆彡
you were listening to donatello as he explained to you their little encounter with the purple dragons and mickey's 'ex best friend' bradford.
"-at the end leo made us run back home since we preferred to stay alive and, here we are."
you set on the couch with mickey's head on your legs as you looked at him trowing his head behind in exhaustion.
"man, could that fight have been any more embarrassing?" rhetorically asked raphael as he punched the poor punching bag.
"sure. we could have been hit in the face with pies."
ralph growled at him and you rolled your eyes, the terrapin was to busy punching the bag to realise the way you were petting his brother's head.
but now that he was looking at the both of you, growling at his brother's bad joke, a part of his mind noticed how he felt a weird, bad feeling in his stomach, did he wanted to be at his brother's place?
thankfully leo talked back making raph mentally thank him for his leader's side and their need to stand up for their self.
"it's called fighting smart, raph. the purple dragons have bradford and xever on their side now. last time, we barely beat those guys."
"yeah, because they're willing to fight to the finish. the only way to beat them is to be just as ruthless as they are." raphael said back, walking in his brother's face.
"raphael, this xever can cross lines that you won't. this may make him dangerous, but it does not make him strong." added his opinion mister splinter making the room fell quiet.
"but xever wins fights. isn't that what matters? and he never shows anyone 'mercy'." he responded looking away from leo.
lately that day you found yourself exchanging some words with your leader, you had see his face as he made the choice to let the man go and you could only imagine how much he was rethinking that moment in his mind.
you arrived in front of his room, and you quietly knocked on the door, loud enough for only the two of you to hear.
you heard him say that the door was open , a thing that you already knew, and you walked inside finding him set down on the floor cleaning his katana.
you closed the door behind you without turning around before slowly walking near him.
"can i?" you asked still not sure if he really wanted you there right now.
he nodded, giving you only a glance, you sent him a smile before getting your spot near him.
"how's my leader doing?" you questioned trying to not make it sound too deep.
"could do better" he quickly responded, this time keeping his eyes on the weapon in his hands.
"i'm pretty sure that he's doing his best"  you said back still with a small smile slightly tilting your head.
he sighed closing his eyes before throwing his head behind (a thing that you noticed all the brothers , and you, did a lot).
"what are you doing here?" he murmured opening his eyes to tilt his head towards you.
"checking up on my big brother." you talked, your smiled fading away as you noticed the seriousness of the conversation.
"that's the big brother's job, to check on the others and-" started to explain leonardo still not understanding why you were there with him and not playing with michelangelo in the other room.
"-bottle up his thoughts and feelings untill he feels like trowing up?" you sassed looking at him right in the eyes.
he didn't responded looking right back at you whitout saying anything, you knew him like you knew all of his brothers and you understood him like them, sometimes even more.
"look leo, i don't know what's going on in that leader's brain of yours but i can tell it's not good" you watched as he opened his mouth to say something before you stopped him continuing your talk "i know that you have a lot of pressure on you and that you are a crazy over thinker but i also know that you have a family that loves you so, so much; even if sometimes it doesn't seems like it."
he smiled at you, you watched him back and in his mind everything became right, you had always been there for them ever since he could remember.
when you were five and mickey scraped his knee for the first time falling of his skate, and you took care of him for the whole day; at six when you took the blame for the broken sai when everyone knew it had been raph's in a moment of anger, at eight when donnie made you stay awake the whole night just because of one of mickey's silly little question.
you were there even when donnie asked to use you as a tester for his new experiment which caused you to burn some ends of your hairs (nobody ever knew how it happened and you both refused to tell them); you were the first to listen to leo's rambling about space heroes; and the first to (fake) try mickey's way of cooking.
you were the one to found spike and give it to raphael as you thought that he would need someone else to be there to listen to him; when mickey wanted to learn how to braid hairs and you stayed stiff for hours trying to explain it to him ,and failing; when donnie's tooth fall, leaving the gap that was now still visible; and even when leo broke his first katana and felt like a failure and needed someone to reassure him.
you had always helped the guys stop every argument and you had always been ready to listen to all of their crap about every single little thing.
he hugged you with all his force making you fall a bit for the impact, you hugged him back his head down on your shoulder.
you heard him take a little breath to regain a feeling of reality before he murmured a little 'thank you' on your shoulder, you smiled at his softness reminding yourself that you were all still teenagers and not some crazy superheroes.
"you know i'll always be there for all of you." you replayed before he broke the embrace to look you right in the eyes.
"not just about this, about everything" and your eyes started to water, you didn't thought anyone had noticed your little things but in reality everyone did, and hearing him say those words to you made you feel a lot more understood.
you hugged him again and you both closed your eyes finding some peace in that moment.
sadly everything was stopped by the sound of the t-pod, making you both take them out.
it was two simple texts from april.
'sos'
and an address who you knew belonged to mr. murakamis' restaurant.
-☆彡
you arrived at the place as soon as you could the boys right behind you. using the roof you couldn't help but send some glances to the stars always finding beauty in them.
"april, what's wrong?" asked leo, and only in that moment you noticed you had arrived.
you jumped down from the roof sending a nod towards the red head.
"it's murakami." she said before making you all enter the restaurant. "someone took him and left this."
she pointed a note on the wall, a knife holding it still.
"sweet! free knife." happily chanted mickey not realising the truth.
"the note, dummy." scolded him donnie as you tried to hide a chuckle, from behind him you put your head on mickey's shoulder watching donnie read the misterious note. "'no more running. if you want the old man, meet us on the roof of the fortune cookie factory.'"
"well, what are we waiting for? let's bust in there and save murakami." you had always admired raphael want to save everyone but you noticed how sometimes it blinded his judgment.
"not so fast. think, raphael." tried to warn him leonardo.
"there's two words that don't usually go together." commented donnie making you hit his head from behind, he turned around putting a hand on it before murmuring an exaggerated 'aw' in your direction.
you brought your focus an leo after you sticked out your tongue to donatello, listening to his words.
"this is obviously a trap."
you nodded at his words walking near him.
"well, what choice do we have?" angrily asked raphael not understanding what his brother wanted to do.
"maybe we do need to think more like xever." leonardo commented making you look at him confused, leo couldn't be really suggesting what you were thinking? it wasn't in his character to do something like these.
you and donnie talked at the same time.
"wait,what are you saying-"
"but, master splinter said-"
"i know. but xever crossed the line dragging murakami into this. he's got to learn that we can cross the line too. no more 'mr. nice turtle.'" leonardo interrupted the both of you and even if in that moment, he was holding on a hard exterior you knew that inside it was the opposite.
"yes! i never liked mr. nice turtle." said ralph making you sending an other glare in his direction to which he replied with a sincerely confused one.
"let's do this i guess" you talked, hoping to do it as fast as possible to have some time to bring back some sense into those turtles' brains.
that's why moments after you found yourself sitting on top of a roof, feet hanging on the side, waiting for bradford's arrival; you were counting the stars to help you distract yourself from everything that was gonna happen.
the feeling in your guts was telling you that this plan wouldn't go exactly as leo planned and you were just hoping for a positive ending.
you hadn't say a words since the restaurant only giving some smiles to donnie and mickey to let them know it wasn't them that you were mad at.
you kept your gaze up not addressing the terrapins behind you even in the slightest, they were being so, dumb.
why couldn't they listen to your sensi you didn't know but you knew that you needed to make them think about all of this as soon as you could.
as soon as you thought that you found a presence sit right near you in the same position, you knew who it was whiteout even tilting your head.
"come on, say it." the voice said, you kept your mouth shut moving your eyes from one star to another.
"[name] i know ya want to say it so just do it." he hunted just wanting you to address his presence, he hated this feeling; you were making him feel like a ghost, and he just wanted you to turn around and look him right in the eyes.
"oh my god will ya stop with the silent treatment? just fucking talk to me!" he said from your side, and that outburst was the trigger.
"no raph, i won't! you're a fucking baby, you know what i'm going to say, but you still want to hear it coming from me. but you know what?" you talked right back before getting up not feeling comfortable anymore on the cold surface.
"i'm going to make you happy" you sassed as he got up too just to get in each others faces, he towered over you but it wasn't something that you were afraid of and you ignored it as you continued your talk..
"i don't know what the fuck is going on with you but i don't need you to rub all of this shit on leo, he was doing a good fucking job as leader but you're making him do a bad. choice."
you stopped, bringing a finger on his plastron before getting even more near his face.
"and you. fucking. know it."
your finger hit him at every word and he felt like it was a knife hitting his heart; you were right, on everything.
he knew leo shouldn't do all of these and he knew that he also didn't want to really do it.
he also knew what you were gonna say to him so why did he pressured you so much on saying it? and why was it hurting that much to hear the truth come from you?
he knew you had read him in a second, thanks to his eyes but he couldn't let the facade fall so he grunted in your face, angrily moving your hand away form near him before  glaring at you and turning around.
but just before doing the last movement he did a step back looking at you right in the eyes.
"you never take sides with us, uh?" he said , making you remember the conversation of months prior.
your eyes hardened and you pretended that that phrase didn't do nothing to you, but you both know it did.
he walked away leaving you alone under the stars, you moved your eyes up but this time it wasn't comfort that you found,  only nothing.
because for the first time the stars didn't felt like an amazing thing that you wanted to know everything about, but just some stupid lights that didn't affect anything that was happening to you.
-☆彡
the brothers hadn't hear the conversation between you and the hothead, but they could feel the tension between you two.
and it wasn't a good one, as mickey said.
leo knew your talk was supposed to bring some sense into his brain and not do this but how could they win if their opponent was ten steps ahead?
he brought all of your focus on him bringing you at the end of the roof to talk to you about what was about to happen.
"okay, he's strong, so speed and stealth are essential. okay, everybody know the plan? mikey?"
"yes"
"are you sure?"
"yes."
"tell me what it is."
"um maybe we should go over it one more time?"
you smiled before walking towards him to explain the plan to him, again.
moments after bradford was making his way out of the door, raph distracted him as you all jumped down and after some fights he was thrown and captured in a bin.
"gentlemen, welcome to the other side of the line." he said smirking, you rolled your eyes just wanting to punch the grin of his face.
"now i'm definitely going to need a tat." commented mickey only to be hit by raphael, you hit him back making him turn towards you with confusion but you didn't address him.
he turned towards mickey again only to found him sticking out his tongue.
raphael and mickey took the bin on their shoulder only to make it fall.
"sorry." excused himself michelangelo not realising who he was apologising too.
"don't apologize to him." talked raph.
"i mean, sorry i didn't drop you harder!" sassed mickey making his brother smirk proudly at him.
and even if you were mad at him with all your guts you couldn't help but smile a little at the two brothers, and the way raph loved all of them so much.
"there you go!" said raph bringing his eyes on you and he could swear that he had seen a small smirk on your face.
you brought brad off with you at the meeting point with xever.
as you arrived you hides behind a corner donnie pointing up towards one of the roofs.
"you guys. look."
you found yourself watch mr. murakamison hang with a cord, a single cut and he would fall.
your brain began to put together thousand of different outcomes and you breathed in and out to calm yourself before following the terrapins up.
"we're here, xever. now let the noodle man go." warned them leo.
"sorry, there's been a change of plans." said xever not wanting to loose a single battle against all of you.
"actually, there's been another change of plans." sassed leonardo making you open the bin to let xever see his friend.
"i love it when a change of plans comes together." commented donatello thinking they had won.
"you let our friend go and we'll let your friend go." added leonardo.
in donnie's mind everything was done and now they could go easily back home and relax, while he daydreamed about a certain redhea-
xever's laugh interrupted his thoughts and you felt the feeling in you stomach stop knowing that this was the point we're leo's plan would fail.
"he's not my friend."
"we're not kidding. okay, s-stop or we'll toss him." he tried to sound convincing but it didn't work, everyone knew they would had never do anything like that.
"go ahead. it'll save me the trouble." but sever would, that's why he started to cut murakamison's cord making your stomach drop.
"uh, raph?" asked leo, and only then you realised that it was your raphael that was holding bradford up the roof on the street.
"aw, shit" he murmured as he made eye contact with you, you already knew he would've never do something like this but he still made you get mad.
he brought the man back up not wanting to risk others lifes.
"tat's what i thought. attack!"ordered xever making the ninjas run towards you.
the fight started pretty well and it was enough to distract raphael from everything else but when he looked around him after kicking one of theirs butt he found himself petrified.
there was you, at the center of the roof angrily kicking everyone.
he had to admit you were looking really good not letting anyone come too near you without being throw away.
he knew that he was probably the cause for all that angers but he couldn't stop himself from admiring you- uh your fighting skills.
still nonjas kept coming from every angle and soon you found yourself get cornered near the brothers.
"all right. let's settle the score, pond scum." said bradford.
"we're the ones who didn't want to throw you off the roof." tried to remember him donnie hoping that it would've been enough to end this.
you fought and fought but they were a lot more then you and as you were distracted by donnie and mickey getting hit a kick in your stomach made you lend near them.
you watched as raph was kicked down and you and leo both screamed his name at the same time.
sadly littler later leonardo was kicked down too, you watched him try to get up but he was too tired.
you felt a hand on yours and you looked at raphael's one touching your skin.
you felt him squeeze your hand and you squeezed it back, you were blocking out the voices of bradford and sever and you tried to concentrate on what was happening, you were disarmed and badly hit but you had to get up.
leo's katana fell in front of you and you gave it a glance only to found yourself reflected on it.
your face made an angry expression and you started to get up, you took your knife looking around only to find your sword on the other side of the roof.
"now, if you'll excuse me, it's time to cut these turtles into little pieces." commented clever only to turn around and find all of your up ready to fight.
"i don't think so." commented leo , you all hit the ninjas more near you kicking them away.
leo made water fall from the cisterne making everyone get dragged away by it, you quickly jumped catching your sword before it could get lost forever.
you turn around only to find mickey copy your movements to save the chef.
"i got him!" you heard him say and you breath a sigh of relief as you looked at him crushed between his other three brothers.
you helped them up using all your force and only then you brought your eyes down feeling your legs hurt even more.
you caught a glimpse of red and you quickly looked back up trying to not alarm anyone.
you don't know how you walked to the restaurant whiteout giving away that you were feeling a lot of pain but you were grateful for it.
murakami gave the plate to you but you almost threw it on raph as you were afraid that a little more weight on you would've made you fall.
"accept this token of my gratitude. pizza gyoza."he said.
"awesome. thanks, murakami-san."  thanked him donatello eyeing the plate with heart eyes.
"you're welcome, turtle-san." he replied making you all tilt your upper body down only to realise his words.
the turtle's body stiffened and they stopped in their tracks to look at him.
"wait, how did you-" started to talk donatello only to be interrupted by him.
"i do have other senses. touch, smell." he answered making you all turn to mickey, you had to admit that they all smelled a lot ( especially after a fight) but now you were so used to it that you almost didn't felt it anymore.
"you don't think we're weird and scary?" questioned leo making you put an hand on his shoulder.
find people that wouldn't hate them was hard those days and you were feeling so happy that they finally found some other human that accepted them.
"you saved my life. who am i to complain?"
mickey hugged him and you felt your heart in your throat as you looked at the scene, you loved those boys so much and they had always deserved the world.
you didn't realise but you put your head down on raph's shoulder making his body tense at the sudden contact.
this quick movement made you stiff up again not daring to look at him.
he still owned you some apologies.
-☆彡
when you arrived back you had little time for yourself, you ran to the shower ready to scrap all the dirt away.
you let your head rest against the wall as you let the water fall down on your body.
the blood on your legs coloured the floor of the shower, you watched as the injury became more evident.
washing yourself would've been easy if it wasn't for the pain of cleaning the cut to prevent it from getting infected.
you knew you would've to ask donnie for bandage after but you didn't want to alarm them after finally getting some time to relax.
that's why you put your music high enough to cover your groan of pain, you used the last bandage on your little aid kit under your bed to stop the blood.
you rolled it around your legs doing the knot over your cut just as donatello told all of you other times.
you dressed with comfy and baggy clothes to stay comfortable and hide the injured leg.
just as you were using a towel to finish drying your hair you heard a knock on your door.
"it's open" you screamed over the music before quickly walking towards it to lower the volume.
you turned around before stopping in your tracks.
rapheal coughed trying to fill the awkward silence and for a second you look at each other without saying anything.
you didn't know what to think, a part of you wanted him here so he could apologise to you  but the other part was afraid that you needed some more time alone.
still he was here now, and you couldn't do a lot about it.
in the meanwhile raph was petrified, even if he repeated the words in his head he was afraid of saying something wrong.
he had made you quite angry but he just hoped that you would forgive him, even if not now.
he took a deep breath, before oping his mouth to start say something.
"i'm sorry for-"
"i'm sorry that-"
you talked at the same times, you stopped to look at each other; while you fidget with the end of your shirt he did the same with his finger.
"uh- you go first?" he asked with a nervous chuckle not sure of what to say.
you nodded.
"i'm sorry that i screamed at you, i was angry but that didn't give me the right to talk to you like that" as you talked you knew he wanted to say something but the waited for you to finish before giving you his side of the talk.
"you don't have to be sorry, i quite literally asked for it" he replied, his hand on his back in an awkward gesture "i'm the one that should be- no, is sorry, i don't know what came over me but i didn't want to do anything bad i swear."
"i know raphie, i know" you responded, the use of the 'secret' nickname brought a smirk to his face.
"so you forgive me?" he asked still not sure of what was happening.
"only if you forgive me too" you responded making a step near him.
he did the same, bringing you in the same position of the fight, only this time both your voice was just above a whisper.
"i do" he said.
"good, cause i do too." you smiled.
you hugged each other, that had been your first big fight in years; and you didn't know what you would've done if it caused to make things wrong between you two.
as you hugged you remembered other events of the day and, not moving your face from his neck, you talked.
"you and blue?"
"all good, he just finished chasing me around the lair" he laughed, his breath on your neck making your skin freeze.
you hummed in appreciation, knowing that you had to talk again with the leader too.
but for now you were good like that, hugging your best friend, both not realising that you were swinging with the music.
but maybe that was the point, being so in sync that you weren't realising it.
or maybe you were just two obvious soul that had meet each other, again.
*・゜゚・*:.。..。.:*・''・*:.。. .。.:*・゜゚・*
[07/08/09]
a/n:
7239 words!!
what’s with me and thinking the most long chapters are the shortest.
still i finally updated, i know, shocking.
the next chapter is coming sooner don’t worry.
next chapter is gonna be the first step for a big change eheheheh.
also i did a tiktok account were i post some edits about this story, if you want to check it out it’s ‘.callmesa_’
thanks for your time like always <33
-sa :)
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lgcmanager · 2 years
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TYPE ZERO MISSION 008
SCHEDULE TYPE: TRIMESTER ( PART 1 OUT OF 1 ) SCHEDULE RESTRICTIONS: cannot be paired with another trimester schedule, unless stated otherwise. for reference as to whether your muse is eligible for this event, please click over HERE.
( important note: this will be the first and only part for the type zero mission! the next part after this will be the year end ceremonies so that will be posted after this mission’s deadline has passed. )
BOMIN gathers all of the TYPE ZERO members, DOWOON and PARKER together for a meeting. one can tell that he’s a bit stressed this time around and it makes sense once he reveals the first and most important announcement. 
TYPE ZERO’S COMEBACK
“while V&A will be spending their time resting, TYPE ZERO will be preparing for their comeback in NOVEMBER. i know it’s quite soon, but if you only knew what the rest of this year’s schedule looks like… i got a bit overwhelmed looking at it.” his voice slowly grew softer near the end, but he shakes his head as he hands them the lyrics sheet and reminds them about how he sent the audio files to the members via e-mail.
for the NOVEMBER comeback, here is the album list:
THUNDEROUS ( TITLE TRACK )
BAD ALIVE ( ENGLISH VER. )
BEFORE THE DAWN
TURN BACK TIME ( KOREAN VER. )
line distributions for this can be found HERE. the boys will be making a comeback on NOVEMBER 11. from now until then, BOMIN will ask that all of the members learn the new songs and teach DOWOON and PARKER some of TYPE ZERO’s previous songs. then on the week of OCTOBER 17, all of the boys will start recording songs and filming the music video.
FANSITE ( OPEN EVENT 6 )
starting NOVEMBER, PARKER and DOWOON will be eligible to participate in OPEN EVENT 6, where they can post content for the fansites! more information about this can be found over HERE.
LGC CAFÉ PERFORMANCES
due to their busy schedules, the TYPE ZERO members will not be eligible to participate in the LGC CAFÉ PERFORMANCES for this trimester.
GROUP ACTIVITIES
to help prepare for their promotions, the company has given them some gigs to attend to. the first one being HANWOO RADIO, where PARKER and DOWOON will be the guests for the NOVEMBER 21 episode with CRYSTALLIS’ ASTRID and FABULA’s LILLY as the guests ( BTOB’S EUNKWANG will not be present for this episode ). the theme for this episode is called “beginnings”, where the guests will talk about topics related to it ( ex. how they joined legacy, their thoughts about debuting as idols, what they hope to accomplish in 2023, etc. )
the second gig will be for EUNHO and DAEHO, who will be making a guest appearance in AMAZING SATURDAY for the . their outfit theme for this episode is, “SNAP CRACK THUNDER” ( in reference to one of the lines in their title track ), which means that the boys will dress up in edgy outfits with bold colors. during this episode, they will be guessing the part of the lyrics to two songs ( first being ‘make her dance’ by simon dominic [feat. loopy & crush] while the second song is ‘rollin’ by twice ). if everyone correctly guesses the lyrics, they will be rewarded with food specialties from gaegeum alley market in busan! they will be filming this episode on NOVEMBER 4, but it will be airing on NOVEMBER 12.
the third and final gig for their promotions will be their magazine photoshoot for the DECEMBER 2022 issue of SINGLES magazine. the photoshoot will be on NOVEMBER 18 and after the photoshoot is done, all of the TYPE ZERO members will sit down for an interview discussing their goals and dreams. afterwards, the group will be split into smaller teams ( TEAM TYPE: DAEHO, DOWOON, NATHAN / TYPE ZERO: EUNHO, PARKER ) where they will be playing the balance game. in the balance game, they will be given two choices ( ex. “summer or winter”, “confessing feelings through a handwritten letter vs confessing feelings face to face”, “sweet or salty”, “eggs in ramen or no eggs in ramen”, etc). every time the team gives the same answer, they will be awarded one point. whoever gets the most points after the 2 minute mark will win!
YEAR END CEREMONIES
as an early reminder, ic wise TYPE ZERO will be slowly be preparing for the year end ceremonies sometime around MID-NOVEMBER but for the sake of threads and events, there’s no need to write threads for that right now. 
REQUIREMENTS
COMEBACK PROMOTIONS: write a 4 replies (minimum 8 lines) with another TYPE ZERO member about anything related to their schedules ( ex. guest appearances, preparing for the live performances, practicing the songs, mv filming, etc. ) for +6 POINTS TO DISTRIBUTE ANYWHERE and +6 NOTORIETY ! 
make sure to use the hashtag lgc:typezeromission for everything related to the event. you have until NOVEMBER 19, 2022 at 11:59PM EST to complete the requirements and validate your points. please submit the following form ONCE on the points blog.
MUSE NAME ∙ TYPE ZERO MISSION 008 - COMEBACK PROMOTIONS: +6 ( skill points distribution ), +6 notoriety [ LINK ] 
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stardewtm · 2 years
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꒰ ꕤ ꒱      a rather mysterious letter arrived in your mailbox this morning. it was postmarked pelican town, but that's the only discerning feature on the otherwise crisp white envelope. upon opening it (which you might have said that you weren't going to do, but curiosity got the better of you, didn't it?) it's a simple white page, with some questions typed out using what could only be described as a typewriter that has seen better days.
will you answer it factually, or make it seem like the joke you take it to be? the choice is up to you.
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001. if you could close your eyes and, as soon as you open them, be transported somewhere else, where would you go and why?
002. what is one thing you never leave home without?
003. what is your greatest weakness?
004. what is your greatest strength?
005. where do you go when you need to take a break? what draws you here?
006. if your past self from 10 years ago saw you now, what do you think they would say? do you think they would be proud or mortified?
007. what is your favorite way to spend the day?
008. what tradition, holiday or festival, if any, means the most to you? why is that?
009. when i say the word 'memory,' what comes to mind?
010. what are the words you'd like to live by?
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regardless of the importance of the questions or the person asking it, there is one thing to note: you are here and perhaps, that is the most important thing.
welcome to pelican town!
please tag all posts with stardewtm:task and this is a rolling task. there’s no due date!
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sins of my youth. 008
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Billy Hargrove x OC! Evie Fenny~ Also posted to my AO3
Summary: It was common knowledge that Billy Hargrove hated Hawkins. Hated Cherry Lane. Even loathed the strange girl next door. Evie Fenny wasn’t too fond of the chaotic Cali transfer either. An awful high school tradition sparks a chain of events that changes everything, ultimately bringing two frayed souls together.
A/N: New chapter!! Revenge plots, unlikely allies, and a romantic dip. TW: Hints of teen bullying and mentions of pica. Billy's anger gets scary for a hot sec. Enjoy!!  TAGLIST OPEN!!
Chapter 8: Because My Calendar Is Open
   “Wish it was warm enough to eat outside.” Evie grumbled. Picking crust off her sandwich. 
   Ignored Carol’s cackling three tables away. All the clicking of cutlery on plastic trays grated worse.
   “How was that dinner at Billy’s?” Heather looked up from her lunch.
   “Susan had to call and cancel. I guess she wasn’t feeling well.” Evie frowned. Wondered if Neil liked her staying out late with Mona and her friends. “Rain check.” 
   Behind Heather, Steve Harrington was wandering with a tray. Looking lost as he always did this time. No longer friends with Tommy and giving Nancy and Jonathan some space.
   “Steve.” Evie piped up, pressing her lips. “Want to sit with us?”
   He blinked. Crossed. 
   “Yeah...that’s cool.” He slid into the bench next to Evie. Plastered a little charm. “Ladies.”
   “Hey.” Heather’s smile brought pink into Steve’s soft cheeks.
   “Evie, you know Hargrove is staring at you, right?” Steve started to cut into his slab of meatloaf, gesturing with his chin. “What’s the deal with that? He’s been trying to use his laser eyes since school started again.”
   Evie spotted Billy a couple tables behind Heather. Intent. He didn’t look away when their eyes met. Evie just shrugged.
   “I don’t know what you mean, he’s just annoying. Forgot he even existed.” Evie scooped up some mushy peas and gagged them down. Heather studied her.
   “He’s a little prick.” She decided.
   “He’s a dumb guy.”
   “He’s not a guy, Evie, he’s a prick.”
   Steve snickered at them.
   “You reject him or something? Seems like a persistent asshole.” Steve went on.
   “As if Billy Hargrove would ever be into me.” Evie looked away. Said that before.
   “Whatever. Billy and his penis don’t deserve you.” Heather got Steve choking on milk laughing. Some came out his nose. “Oh no!”
   “Here.” Evie was giggling too, pressing a napkin to her friend’s mouth and nose. “Heather, go easy on him.”
   “So much for King Steve, right?” A laugh followed but it sounded weak. Evie only pressed her lips.
   “Royalty is overrated. Steve is fine.” She smiled a little for him. Met his dewy eyes and pulled away. When she faced Heather, Billy was gone. “Heather and I were hitting the movies after school. Want to go with us?”
   “Like hang out?” Steve perked so Heather nodded too. All smiles. “Uh, yeah. I’d like that. I’ll drive.”
   “Perfect. We do this thing where we show up and watch whatever is playing soon. Bad or not... Oh, shoot...I gotta hit the library, I forgot to return something.” Heather winked and got up to dispose of her trash. Left Evie with the pretty boy.
   “You ride your bike in, don’t you?” Steve turned his head as Evie picked up her water. “It’s winter.”
   “Seasons change, my boy.” Evie sipped, beaming.
   “I just wondered if maybe you wanted like a ride to school and back.”
   “Heather usually is able to grab me. The before and after school extracurriculars are starting to pile for her…” She blinked.
   “You live on Cherry, you’re not out of the way for me.” 
   “I so am.” Evie chuckled and shrugged.
   “Just a ride, maybe you can help me graduate.” Steve held out a hand. “Fair?”
   “Sure.” They shook on it. “Thanks.”
   “Well, well, well.” Carol flipped her helmet of orange hair aside and settled palms flat on the table. “Fallen from grace and now sucking up to the ice queen. I hear pretty boys can thaw her though, Steve, so you might get lucky for once. Does Mr. Bowers even speak to other students, or are you just needy enough for the list?”
   “Carol. I already know the answer,” Steve touched his chest, “but, do you really have nowhere better to be?”
   “Looks like Fenny gets around, huh?” Tommy curled an arm around his girl’s shoulder. Flashed that crooked smile. “Just going down the list now.”
   Normally, Evie would have spoken up. Witty comeback. But, she just glared at the ugly cafeteria tiles.
   “How about you get lost?” Steve continued. Evie’s hands curled into her lap. The amusement from their friends just grew louder and she couldn’t stand it. Anger burned white hot and a bark stopped them all.
   “Hey.” Billy crossed back in. Few tables stopped to see him command. “Knock it off, let’s go.”
   “But-”
   “Just leave it the fuck alone, Carol. Yeah? This shit is done to death and I’m over it. You’re being really pathetic. Both of you. C’mon.” Billy flared up, head cocking. “Only gonna ask you idiots once, the fucking cackling is giving me a headache. Leave her alone from now on, unless you want a problem with me. Bye.”
   He pointed toward the door. Not joking. A few students moved to go.
   Carol and Tommy both seemed to sag and follow after them. Their friends at the table decided the fun was over and crossed out too.
   Billy cast Evie one lingering stare, ignored Steve, and went the other direction. Shoved the door to go outside.
   “Did...that just happen? What’s up with him, seriously?” Steve turned back to Evie staring at where Billy had disappeared too. Lips parted.
   “I...I don’t know.” She asserted. “And I don’t care, I gotta...go.”
   “You barely ate anything.”
   “Filled up at breakfast, not much of an appetite.” Evie forced a chuckle. “See you in class?”
   “Sure…” Steve pushed his hands into his pockets. Let her go.
** ** **
   Billy didn’t appear again from all his smoke and stars. Never quipped about those almost heroics from the days before. But, his snapping kept Carol and her gaggle off of Evie completely.
   Like magic.
   More January snow fell with the weekend. Never ending frost with a perfect blanket of peace. Icicles shimmering on every house. The whole street sparkled.
   Evie bundled and slung a bag over one shoulder. Figured venturing into town was better than sitting in a freezing house contemplating what to swallow next.
   She tried to slow. To stop. To let things pass. This habit was eating her right back.
   Evie started to pass the Hargrove house and looked up to watch the new flurries fall. Too delicate upon her cheeks. Like confetti. 
   She thought of the intimate way Billy had touched her lips with two fingers to brush a piece away before kissing her. Again and again. 
   The thought bloomed unwanted roses up her cheeks. 
   She caught a glimmer on the sidewalk right in front of Billy’s car and Neil’s truck parked there. Couldn’t stop herself from shiny things. Bent down and pulled her glove off to pluck something silver up. A chain. And a pendant came with as Evie held it out from her expression. 
   A Playboy charm. 
   Crouched there, she sighed into pure cold. Blinked and let her eyes focus on Billy’s car beyond it. Quiet and undisturbed.
   So, Evie thought.
   Lips parted when she saw the passenger side door. Even with a few splatters of snow, words came into focus.
   Carved crude and angry into the side.
   Prick.
   Bold, ugly letters.
   Evie shot to her feet. Shuddering and alert like someone was watching.
   “Oh, my god.” She puffed, cradling the chain to her chest.
   By some twist of horrible fate, the front door beyond the porch opened.
   Billy stepped out. Cool as a cucumber. Lighting a cigarette. Stunning in a brown, leather bomber.
   Feet shuffled back. She stared at Billy with this clear look of horror when he spotted her.
   “Photo will last longer, Angel, but I charge for them.” He quipped, massaging his front suggestively. Lighter flicking closed. 
   Billy hadn’t seen his car.
   Evie felt adrenaline kick in when the bus passed behind her. Steps hurried up the sidewalk to get on it without glancing back. A hand covered her lips. Evie paid and sat down. Dared to peer back at Billy’s house.
   He was standing between the vehicles. Eyes pointed on the craving. 
   And then he slowly lifted his blaring gaze to where she’d disappeared too.
   Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
   Evie thought she might have a panic attack right there. Tried to catch her breath until the bus rolled onto Main Street before a hand tugged frantically to get off. She went into the first store she saw. Grocery store big enough to hide in. Attempted again to get her lungs working.
   Maybe running wasn't the best idea, but staying to explain seemed impossible. 
   The charm left an imprint in her hand from clutching it so tight.
   Billy thought she did that. Fuck. And he was going to fucking kill her.
   Evie scurried around the aisles. Kept checking the windows for the furious, rumbling Camaro. Pulled a beanie lower and her hood up before creeping back outside to cross the street. Tucked curls aside.
   She could have blamed Heather if the charm wasn’t damning enough. Her friend had used the word prick a number of colorful times.
   Brock Tannen was fucking with them both now.
   “Shit, shit.” Evie muttered. Few residents paced to get their own errands done. The rev of an engine shot sparks up Evie’s soul. She whirled down an alleyway, figured he might just run her over.
   “Fenny!” Billy skidded halfway down the path and curved. Lunged out of his car. “Get back here! You think I won’t recognize that ass anywhere you stick it? What the fuck! C’mere!” His snarling echoed. 
   Evie was sprinting now, but Billy worked out and he was taller so he caught up easily. Two tight hands yanked her coat so hard, she skidded on slush and fell next to some stone steps. Hard thud planked her body.
   Stars burst. A groan pushed from pink lips before eyes focused on Billy Hargrove about to breathe fire and lay waste to her.
   She’d never seen such an expression on a boy before. Pure, burning fury and hate.
   Wild like he wasn’t really seeing her.
   Scrambling, Evie had also never witnessed something so frightening. Billy’s hands were on her shoulders. Pressing his steel weight down so he could snap his jaw. Starving.
   “What the fuck! You fucking keyed my car! My fucking car, you bitch?” Profanities of all sizes and colors were spitting from his lips. Evie just looked shaken and terrified at him. Realized she wasn’t talking so her brain tried to mash words together.
   “I didn’t! I didn’t do it!” She barely spoke over his rage. Hands pushed at his chest with no hope to get him off.
   For a moment, she wondered if he’d try to hit her. He just growled and yelled. Unleashing fury he might have pent up.
   “Billy! Billy, it wasn’t me!” Evie tried again. Brought her palm up so he could see the chain twisted around her fingers. “Tannen! Look! Just look, I didn’t...”
   Billy finally shut down. Went still to narrow on the charm, recognizing it.
   The fingers twisted into her coat were hauled up by bigger hands and a taller figure.
   “Hargrove, it’s too early for this, Jesus Christ.” Chief Hopper had parked his Blazer and was now smacking Billy into the side of it. He turned and noticed Evie pushing herself off the wet ground. “Evie Fenny? Are you okay?”
   Wind blew through the alley. 
   “Yeah, I…” She saw handcuffs and Billy squirmed before she sprang up. “Wait a second. That wasn't…”
   “Looked like this boy had you pinned down.” Hopper was trying to get Billy to keep still. "A new low, kid."
   “Get off me, you damn pig!”
   “Lovely.” Jim gruffed, sighing. “We’ll talk about this at the station.”
   “Wait, we were...fooling around.” Evie hurried and grasped Jim’s arm. Backed off when his head whipped toward her in disbelief. “I fell and took him with me. It was an accident. Please don’t take Billy away.” Hands clasped to plead.
   A curly head tilted toward her too. If Billy had issues with the police, Neil would snap him in half.
   “Please, Chief, just let him go. This is a big misunderstanding. Billy and I will go home. Please.” Evie tugged again and Hopper blinked a couple times.
   “Just fooling around?” He looked to Billy, who was completely simmered again.
   “Uh, yeah. I’m revved, Chief, just look at her.”
   “Okay…” Jim cringed. “Just...get out of here and stay out of trouble, kid. Drive under the speed limit, yeah?”
   “I love law, Chief Hopper.” Billy quipped. Hopper peered at Evie again so she smiled and grabbed Billy’s hand.
   “We’ll be going now. Billy owes me a ride.” She tugged, still breathing heavier. The Chief got back into his car to go, head shaking. Teenagers.
   Evie snatched from Billy and shoved him away the second the older man had gone.
   “Don’t ever come at me like that again.” Her voice tremored lower. One finger poked his muscled torso. Billy only stared. “Never again.” She tossed the chain at his chest. “Your new best friend screwed you over. Not me. Eat that up, prick.”
   Evie started walking again and saw a piece of cardboard duct taped over the nasty carving. Billy caught up with her.
   “That shithead isn’t my friend. He framed you...not very well.” Billy let the chain dangle before his face. “He’s fucking dead. My dad’s gonna ream me when he sees the car. Shit... Fucking shit!”
   Evie paused to peer back at him. Head in his hands, crouched over to curse. She slowed. A beat.
   “Look, I...I know a garage that’ll help you out with a discount. My mom’s friends with the owner and his wife. Perks.” She stuffed her hands away and looked down at her clothing. “Shit, I’m soaked.”
   “Never heard that before.” Billy joked, smirking. “Thanks...for keeping me out of cuffs.”
   “You’re an asshole still.”
   “Yeah.” He agreed, going to the car. “Get in.”
   “Why?”
   “Take me to the garage so I can get my shit fixed. See if I have enough for it.” Billy rubbed his eyes. “Fuck.”
   “Only if I drive.” Evie crossed her arms. Billy did a double take. “I have my license.”
   “No.”
   “Yes.”
   “No.”
   “Yes or I’ll walk.” Evie shot back until he tossed the keys at her to catch. Billy bitched about it, but slid into the passenger side. The engine revved so he hissed.
   “Easy...”
   “That’s rich.” Evie squealed off. Obeyed the speed limit. “Thought Tannen was your buddy.”
   “I think I punched him after the dance. I was still kinda drunk.” Billy gave an agitated breath. Sunk into the seat. “Why’s he hate you so much?”
   “Because I exist in this body with this brain and I breathe, it doesn’t matter.” Evie turned a corner. Avoided his stare. “I think he hates anything that isn’t him.”
   “Well, Tannen hates us both. Framing you and fucking with my car.” Billy paused. Got sly. “So, how are we getting him back?”
   “Revenge? No, not interested.”
   “C’mon, Angel, live a little.”
   Evie skidded to stop at a red light. Head snapping to see him.
   “Yeah, I tried that with you already.” She seethed. Billy studied her. “I’m taking you to the garage and I’m catching a bus home. My clothes are still damp, thanks for that.”
   “Brock’s date was fourteen, did you know that? He’s a piece of shit and he’s asking for it. You don’t have to like me, we can just hate the same person who hates us. Teach him a lesson.”
   “Any bright ideas?” Evie continued down the street. No answer. “Thought so.”
   “I’ll think of something.” Billy paused. “Tannen’s got a cushy little life doesn’t he? Perfect family. Girls lined up.”
   “He’s dating the daughter of a pastor. Sweet cheerleader who goes to Bates. Cheating on her because she isn’t putting out. But, she’s good for the image and for his ritzy Ridgemont family. Heather’s parents run in a similar circle. She always has dirt.”
   “Yeah? What’s Tannen like?”
   “His car and his image.” Evie parked. “Go in and drop my mom’s name. The guy’s sweet, he’ll help you out.” She tossed the keys in Billy’s lap. “See you later.”
   “Wait.” Billy hurried around the car as she got out. “Just, wait. Let’s get back at him.”
   “I don’t care as much as you do, Billy.” Evie passed with snow falling into her long, spiraling curls.
   “Sure you do, you’re just pretending you don’t.” Billy snagged her wrist. “Evie. I am fucking sorry. About the shitty dance. About school. It’s fucked and I don’t blame you for being this upset.”
   The continued groveling made her smirk.
   “Not upset.” Evie crossed her arms.
   “He flashed that money in my face and I just figured I could show you a good time and keep you out of it. But, the whole thing when I saw it...I really thought they weren’t serious about the pool. I wanted out of the deal. I kissed you after midnight. It was still fucked. The other girls, they… You know, I’ve been thinking about them too. We could get revenge for them. Shove it up Tannen’s ass.”
   “Did you fake it?”
   “Fake what?”
   “All of it.” Evie gathered the courage. “The...talking. The smiles. The laughter. Dancing with me. Why did you kiss me after midnight?”
   “I just…” Billy shrugged hopelessly. Lashes fluttering. “I felt like it. I don’t have to bullshit around you. You call me out when I do either way. I don’t know. You kissed me first and I thought...I just wanted to kiss you. I asked you to a fucking motel.”
   “And I was gonna go with you.” Evie shrugged. “But, you lied to get me there. I can’t help but feel that bullshit laced all of it. Do you understand that?”
   “Yeah.” Billy sighed. Stood there against winter. Unafraid. “Fact remains, I didn’t want anything else.”
   Evie gave a breath into the cool air. 
   Neither did I.
   “Let’s get your door fixed.” Evie went around him to go into the shop. She did all the talking to a burly man with a hook prosthetic for one hand while Billy teetered on his feet behind her. “Give him a couple hours to work.”
   “Daddy’ll miss you.” Billy huffed, digging for a cigarette while his precious car was moved away. Evie gave him this scrunched look and shook her head, laughing.
   “Well, see you around.” Evie got the back of her jacket snatched and huffed for theatrics.
   “Nice try, you think I can’t follow you all over this town? Look, grabbing you was... I shouldn't have done that. I won't come at you like that again.” Billy turned her, cigarette dangling from his lips. “Tannen.”
   “Your problem.”
   “He’s gonna be your problem too, Evie.” Billy stood over her, plucking his smoke out to puff. “If you don’t help, I might run off and do something stupid.”
   “All your life.” She cocked her head. Gave another sound of aggravation. “Just because I know I can’t outrun you. Let’s go. It’s too cold.” A hand tugged his jacket until he was walking next to her. Billy felt his stomach bubble with excitement. “There’s this place Heather and I like...up the block.”
   They walked slushy sidewalks to the corner where a little cafe sat. Teens wandered a smoky, dim lit lounge. Evie pulled her coat, beanie, and gloves away to sit. Billy stole an ashtray and followed. Peering around at all the art and empty stage. Hippy sort of place, not like other hangout spots in Hawkins.
   “The co-owned bakery next door supplies all their pastries.”
   “Broke now.”
   “I’m offering.” Evie decided. “Not cause I like you. I just don’t like to eat alone at a table.” Billy’s eyebrows lifted before he tapped his ashes.
   “You pick.”
   “Do you drink hot cocoa?” Evie watched him nod when a boy crossed over. “Jesse, hey.”
   “Fen,” the boy grinned broader, “hi.” Year younger and going to Hill Valley. Family moved a town over but kept the location for their beloved cafe. “Marty was just asking if I’d seen you around Hawkins.”
   “Yeah, let him know Heather and I said hi. First year of college any good?”
   “He likes the Florida weather.” Jesse swept his mop of brown curls aside, a million piercings along his ear and eyebrow caught the light. Broad boy who enjoyed football, painting, and the piano. Peered at Billy and blushed. “Who’s your cute friend?”
   “Down boy. This is Billy, he’s having a day that only your hot chocolate and apple strudels can cure.”
   “Where’d you get your ink?” Billy eyed Jesse’s decorated arms.
   “City, not far. I’ll write it down for you.” A wink. Billy seemed to like the attention today. Jesse turned back to Evie. “My mom tried to dye her hair in the bathroom. Didn’t go well so Mona will be seeing her this week.”
   “Ouch. Again?” Evie chuckled. “What color this time?”
   “What supposed to be strawberry sky and it’s...cotton candy pink. I liked it.” He laughed. “Sprinkle of cinnamon on the cocoa?”
   “You know me too well.” Evie let him go off then faced Billy. “High School running back. Sweetheart. I dated his older brother. Briefly before the move."
   "So, you guys still talk or...?" He faked disinterest and she snorted at the attempt.
   "Not really. I mean, we ended fine, he's just a college kid now." Evie cracked a smile, narrowing. "But, my mom’s friends with his mom.”
   “What mom doesn’t Mona know? Figure she leads the network.” Billy countered. Evie shrugged.
   “Good point, she’s a social nut.”
   “Speaking of, isn’t that her?” Blue eyes turned out the frosted windows. Mona in a short dress, fitted chic coat, and tall platform heels that rode up her knees. Nancy Sinatra would be proud. Walking with a bunch of paper bags, headed back toward her shop. Men stopped to see her bounce. “Damn.”
   “Stop looking at my mom, perv.” Evie reached for his jaw and turned it back toward her. Breath catching as she slipped away quicker. “Why’d Susan cancel on us?”
   “Dad canceled. Not Susan. He just made her do the dirty work.” Billy explained, snuffing his cigarette out.
   “He didn’t like her staying out with friends late?” Evie guessed. “What kind of husband doesn’t want his wife to have friends in a new place? I bet she’s lonely.”
   “You lonely?”
   “I have friends. Are you lonely with your fake fans?” Evie shot back, sitting up. He batted his lashes, undaunted.
   “Dad doesn’t like anything except maybe his collection of belts and a full bottle.” Billy shrugged his jacket off. Played with his ring. Head turning, the little spike hanging from his ear caught the light outside.
   Infuriating, how pretty he was not doing anything.
   “Does he hit her too?”
   “Too?” Billy snapped back in, leaning forward with his arms crossed. “What’s that mean?”
   Evie only stared at him.
   “Sorry.”
   “No, I…” Billy cursed to himself. “You probably get a front row seat. You know, he didn’t start going at Susan until the move here. She’s learning though. Quickly. How to play dad’s game.”
   “Does he go after Max?”
   “No, he’s too distracted with me and I keep Max out of trouble. He will one day when she’s older.”
   Evie looked at his hand and wondered about touching it. Billy seemed to feel it hang in the air so he sat back.
   “Bowers ever hit you?”
   “No, he doesn’t-” Evie caught herself with wide eyes. Got smaller. “He’d never hit me.”
   “So, you’re admitting it.” Billy leaned forth again. Even closer. Some instrumental and chatter covered their voices.
   “No one will believe you.” She repeated, eyes on the table.
   “No, probably not. Won’t tell even if I think it’s fucked.” He screwed his eyes at her. “How?”
   “How’s it possible for someone gorgeous to get with a girl like me?” She sounded wounded.
   “No, just...how?”
   They paused when Jesse returned. A full plate of warm, golden pastries. Two steaming mugs. Evie tipped him with a sudden smile.
   “Thanks, Jess.”
   “Anytime. Don’t be a stranger.” He looked to Billy. “You too, got it? I wrote that address down. They love taking new people if you need ink. Come in here and...show it off.”
   “I just might. Thanks.” Billy sparked with his usual charm as the boy went.
   “You love to flirt.”
   “I love to be desired, don’t you?” Billy stuffed the card away, peered at his mug before drinking. Evie followed. “So. We got time.”
   “Why do you care?”
   “I just do. I think you're interesting, Evie. This town needs a blast of color and I found it.” Billy stared. “Think I’m gonna judge you?”
   “Yeah.” Blunt.
   “Well, I’m not. Not you.” He plucked up a little pastry when she didn’t. “Don’t let me eat this whole damn plate.” Evie scoffed, breathless and took one to chew. Licking sugar from her lips. 
   “Billy, why...why are you here with me still?” She narrowed again.
   “Because,” he sparkled, “my calendar's open.”
   Evie tried to look away. To laugh him off. Couldn’t find the will and locked in.
   “Well, I don’t want to get into it here. So, let’s just enjoy the heater and sweets.” Evie reached for another flaky pastry. Billy grabbed one too. They filled their bellies in silence. Eyes locking then averting ever so often.
   “Let’s get out of here. Walk.” Billy licked his thumb. Arms crossing to lean over and see her drink.
   “You want me to spill badly.”
   “I took you out and you had a shitty time, I don't do that. I want to make up for it.”
   “You don’t like the snow,” Evie ruffled her curls, “don’t know how you’re surviving it, Cali.”
   Billy peered out the window. Let the glow bathe his face. Cool and almost iridescent. Brightening his eyes framed with those sinful lashes. 
   “You like winter?” He asked out of the blue.
   “Actually, yeah. It’s not so bad. Prefer fall. I like tucking in with a warm blanket and cocoa. I like the snow, things always feel...new after." Evie felt a distance quell. He seemed to notice it too. Wistful and vast. "It covers up what came before.”
   “Well, let’s go walk in it.” Billy pushed up. “I’ll meet you halfway and brave it.”
   Evie stared at the table. Watched him start to go before she shoved her hat on. Got up and followed.
   “If I just say that I forgive you, can we part ways?” Evie got in front of him outside. Flecks of snow tumbled into her hair. Melted on strawberry cheeks. Billy was too many colors against white and grey. Ocean blues. Peaches. Cherries. Honey. All sun kissed freckles and golden hair. 
   “We could make a bet.” Billy stepped closer to curl a devilish smile.
   “Another bet?” Her brow lifted. “No thanks, my track record with you and bets is zero.”
   “No fun at all.” Billy puffed. “Evie, the way I see it, neither of us can leave the other alone.”
   “That’s a you problem.”
   “You know you can shake me and you’re not trying too hard, I think you’re just curious enough to stick around.” Billy cocked his head. “So, I’m just saying we should chase that. It was fucked up and...I am sorry. For you and those other girls. I say that you and I hang out long enough to get revenge on Tannen and then, I swear...cross my heart as fuck all...that I’ll leave you alone once that prick gets it. Only if you want me gone.”
   “You tried this.”
   “I didn’t mean it then.” He stuffed hands into his pockets and she exhaled out her nose. Shuffled on the slick sidewalk.
   “But, you magically do now?”
   “Maybe that’s what has us stuck, we want to do something about it.”
   “You swear?”
   “Every damn day.” Cheeky shit.
   Evie’s eyes squinted at him. Sized him up. 
   “I just...I don’t forgive you.”
   “I can live with that,” he said, “for now. I haven’t earned shit. I’ll make it up to you.”
   Promises. Promises. 
   “I don’t,” Evie tried again to disengage, “I don’t think you can.”
   “C’mon.” Billy slid in front of her when she turned. Got lush. “Evie.”
   “Let’s just not make this harder than it needs to be.” Her hands lifted. Evie went around him and Billy’s arms went out aimlessly.
   “What would your Mr. Darcy do to make you feel better?”
   “What?” Evie spun on her heel, almost laughing. Billy peered away.
   “I got his name right. How’d he make you feel better? Listen, Evie...I deserve the cold shoulder. I do. It fucking…” Billy sucked in air and came to her at the corner. “I’ll level with you. I’ve been beating the shit out of myself for what happened and I deserve that. Does that help you? I can’t even get it up...you know what I’m saying? I liked it. Being there with you and I can’t change what happened after-”
   “Ick. I wish I didn’t know what you mean.” Her face screwed up. A beat to break for laughter. “Is this really that important to you?” Billy got close with those wandering eyes. 
   “Yes… It really fucking is.” He hissed lower. "Truth is, I even want more of those signature bad kisses we love to share. If you can still call them that, Angel."
   Evie huffed. Almost aggravated. Not really. Stepped back to look him up and down.
   “There’s one thing you might be able to do to make me feel better.” She crossed her arms. Brought on hands up to tap her chin in thought.
   “And?” Billy gasped out.
   “One question.” She rounded him, eyes wandered to scrutinize. “Do you still have that white button up?”
   Billy turned his head, earring dangling before he narrowed.
   “Uh, yeah....” He looked a little apprehensive when she smiled fuller. Sly.
   “We can work with that.”
** ** ** 
   Three knocks and Heather Holloway was blinking her doe eyes at an odd pair.
   “What’s he doing here?” She pulled at Evie’s arm to get between them. “What did I tell you, Hargrove?”
   “Billy’s trying to make amends, Heath.” Evie said flatter. They stood before her huge mansion on Loch Nora. “Are your parents or the housekeeper around?”
   “Not today.” Heather was still all daggers at Billy. “We don’t need Billy’s amends. He’s done enough.”
   “There’s a bigger asshole to be worrying about.” Billy spoke. “Tannen.”
   “Your buddy? I’m not so sure.”
   “No, he...has a point. But, we’re not here to discuss that. Yet.” Evie blinked. Smiled. “Can we use your pool?”
   Heather looked confused. The curls piled up onto her head bounced a little. No makeup. Lazy sweater dress. 
   “Why?”
   “It’s indoors and heated.”
   “Not heated right now.”
   “Even better.” Evie beamed when Billy’s face dropped. “Sidebar, just us girls.”
   Billy hung out on the snowy steps while they went just in the door. There was a great deal of snickering before Heather returned biting her cheek. Fully amused.
   “You can come in. Shoes off.”
   Billy stepped inside to obey, looking around.
   “Jesus, Holloway, this place… Is daddy the mayor?”
   “He runs the paper.”
   “Explains a lot.” Billy grumbled as her head snapped at him. “Easy. Not here to fight. Just...acting out Evie’s whatever Darcy fantasy to make her forgive me.”
   “Never said I would forgive you.” She noted down the hall.
   “This won’t hurt my chances.” Billy was stepping out of his shoes. Evie looped her arm into Heather’s.
   “This way.”
   He walked slower behind them to observe the place. Cheesy family portraits galore. Too many vases with fake flowers. Floral wallpaper. Rich people.
   “So, what the hell brought you two back together?” Heather had asked.
   “Not together.” Evie piped quicker. “Tannen keyed Billy’s car, framed me for it. I sorta helped him get it fixed.”
   “He, what? ” Heather paused, opening a textured glass door.
   “Yeah, big mess. Tannen’s not quitting.” Evie picked up as they went into the pool room. Odd to be in here while frost covered the back windows.
   “Probably cause I punched him.”
   Heather snorted at that, stepped on a button to bring the cover rolling back over the illuminated fresh water. 
   “You sure this is what your dream freak would do?”
   “So, sure. Don’t forget your line.” Evie flicked a piece of paper she’d written on at his chest. Billy griped when Heather laughed at him trying to get out of his coat and jeans. White shirt and grey briefs. Evie peered at his muscled thighs and looked up at the ceiling. 
   Whew.
   “You can look, ladies.” A sleazy grin bloomed. “You’re both lucky I wore underwear today.”
   “Gross.” Heather came around the pool to her friend.
   “Well, do your thing, William.” Evie giggled, gesturing. “Or should I say: Fitzwilliam.”
   “How’d a guy with that name not get his fucking ass kicked? Instead, he’s drowning in pussy, I don’t get it.” Billy stepped into the water. Bitched about the cold and sauntered to the center holding his paper up. Soaked his shirt through.
   “This isn’t even in the book.” Heather had whispered so Evie hushed her.
   “Yeah, duh, but...Billy doesn’t know that. Look how hard he’s trying. It's almost cute. Almost.” She covered her mouth. “Plus, I dreamed about this once, let a girl live here. It can happen one day.”
   “Is he like...really trying?”
   “Starting to think he is. Won't leave me alone and he...I'm not exactly running either anymore.” Evie peered at Billy turning around. Voice rose. “You look great.”
   “Bite me.” He dunked while holding one hand up to keep the line from getting wet. Came up ruffling his curls like some ethereal merman. Still stunning. White shirt clinging to his rock hard chest. Evie bit her lip with hooded eyes and missed Heather watching her face.
   “Say the line!” She called then. Billy rolled his eyes with the longest huff he could muster.
   “In vain I have-”
   “With a little life, Billy!” Heather laughed at him there. Billy sucked in to pout. Water sloshing all over to prune his fingers. Hair and face dripping. Eyelashes clumped. 
   “In vain!” He just said it louder. Slower. “I have struggled!”
   Evie and Heather had to kneel down because they were laughing so hard. Clinging together on the tiles.
   “Keep going!” Evie waved her hand and tried to breathe. Billy groaned, eyes rolling.
   “It will not do…” He’d already gotten water smudging the page. “My feelings will not be...regressed?”
   “Repressed!” Came the correction. Billy shot the rest out in one swift breath.
   “You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you!"
   “How, what?” Evie was all giggles.
   “How! Ardently! I admire! And love you!” He played a total smart ass. Smoldered. Broke. “Can I be done now? My balls are getting kinda high in here.”
   Evie cackled comically, holding her stomach and rolling before she waved a hand.
   “Yeah, yeah, you can get out. Oh, god. I can't...” She wiped her eyes and heard splashing. Scrambled because Billy was marching toward her sopping wet. Heather skidded to get away before Billy dove on Evie and shook himself out like a mad dog. Spraying her with water. “Billy! No!”
   “Billy, yes!” He pushed her shoulders down and ignored the slaps at his chest.
   They both were laughing now. Loudly. Almost free. Almost forgetting.
   Heather grabbed a stack of towels and paused to see. Billy’s infectious grin and Evie Fenny so lost in it that nothing else mattered. 
   Evie caught her friend's confused expression and shoved Billy off.
   “Okay, okay, you’re done.” Evie shot up. Cheeks rosy. “Uh, bathroom.” She got a towel from Heather’s arm and jogged away. Faster than she meant. Billy pulled up to his knees so Heather padded toward him.
   “What are you doing?”
   “Fuck if I know at this point.” Billy felt her drop a towel over his back. Pushed to his feet to see her. “Thanks.”
   “Are you actually trying here or are you going to hurt my friend again?”
   Billy ruffled his hair and wiped his face. Holding the towel over broad shoulders. 
   “Listen, only thing I know for sure is I don’t ever want to hurt Evie again.” Billy stopped after that to let it sink in. “You know her best, what the fuck else can I do here?”
   Heather’s lips turned up. Spread to show teeth.
   “You want to know what Evie likes.” Tables turning.
   “I know some stuff. Give me some more to work with. And don’t lie, we played that game.”
   Heather exhaled to study him.
   “Just because you seem to be trying and that’s the hardest my friend has laughed in awhile.” Heather peered at the door. “Evie’s a hopeless romantic even if she hides it. A regular dreaming Cinderella. She likes people unafraid to show how they feel about her and anything made of chocolate…"
   "That checks out, I can work with it."
   "That dance was cruel. You’re lucky she’s even allowing you the gift of embarrassing yourself in her presence.”
   “Noted.” Billy peeled his shirt off and wrapped the towel around his waist. “I have a change of clothes in my car. Will it be weird if I jet out in this and my boots?”
   “Ahhh, give me your keys. I’ll find it.” They paused to step away from each other when Evie returned. Towel bunched to her chest. Eyes flicking between them. Avoiding Billy’s damp chest rising and falling, his saint chain glittering and stuck to skin.
   “So, this thing about Tannen. Oof. I have an idea.” Evie cleared her throat.
   "Ohh, look at Miss Naughty Evangeline." Billy mocked with a southern twang. "Getting into the spirit. Why, now?"
   "Because my calendar is open." She cocked her head up. Looked wildly pretty there with her devious pride. “Does Tommy still have Bubbles’ number?”
   Billy flashed a smirk. Let it illuminate his face until she matched it. Heather wondered about offering them a room.
   “Angel, I’m really liking the way you think.”
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Thanks all for reading!!! I love these two so much!! As always, feel free to chat with me. Askbox and taglist are both open. ^_^
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TASK 001. CHARACTER QUESTIONNAIRE.
› 001. how did your muse find out about being a demigod, and how did they react?
somehow, in some weird way, jax was unsurprised. it felt right. it felt okay. the news he was awaiting finally came, that the isolation and abnormality he felt were only in anticipation for what was to come. he knew he was special; adults in his life showered him with praise since he could mumble words. but to a young boy, beginning to resent his intelligence, it shined a beacon of hope. he wondered if he was destined to become a great hero, a marvel of history, that maybe this was the beginning of his incredible odyssey with great things to come. ( obviously, that turned out great. )
› 002. how does your muse’s mortal family feel about them being a demigod?
jax is unsure how his father feels about anything, cloak of emotional cloudiness between the two his whole life. he’s sure his dad feels resentment towards his son, barely mentioning athena past the initial discussion. he wonders if he were normal, born of a mortal mother, if his dad would be more affectionate, more proud. his dad feels as if jax didn’t have to work for anything, like he had to, and that he’s wasting his great mind. jax feels his dad wishes he never kept his son in the first place, maybe even regretting meeting athena, and the relationship between the two is kept formal. a piece of him wondered the day he was told the news why his dad raised him in the first place, if he had resented athena so much, and if he was too different from humans to coexist happily at home. his sister is unaware, as is his step-mother.
› 003. when did they get claimed by their godly parent?
when he turned ten, he was claimed by his mother, athena. sent to camp to train, the goddess had high hopes for her intelligent spawn, claiming him so he could coexist in athena cabin with the other demigods. he recalls the owl symbol appearing over his head, her long distance way of saying you’re mine, followed by the arrival of several envelopes. all the interaction occurred over letters and writing, papers jax had to comb out of the trash to keep.
› 004. did they attend a camp?
he attended camp half blood each summer in between his boarding school days, a place he loved since his arrival. never quite popular, a know-it-all of a teenager, he found friends who understood him and his abilities better than anyone before could.
› 005. was your muse ever sent on any quests?
jax traveled on quests mostly at the request of athena, a brain power to get through the stragetic bumps of the quests. they were usually small, ones where small bits of combat were needed, but usually, he was smart enough to prepare protection amulets beforehand, allowing them to travel short distances safely before attracting monsters. 
› 006. what’s their relationship with their godly parent?
the relationship between jax and athena is . . . complicated. she expected greatness from him, a great trophy son, but the need for independence and emotional approval led him to instead resent everything she wanted of him. he doesn’t know much of her anymore, not speaking with her for a while, mostly because he haven’t much to share. he secretly wishes she’d check on him more, encourage him, but his pride scorned any relationship they began.
› 007. your muse’s favorite part about being a demigod?
he loves his genius intelligence, how easily he can recite his notes and test answers, memorize schematics and fit pieces together. everything was so simple and straight-forward growing up. even now, he barely opens his textbooks if only to read them aloud to memorize.
› 008. your muse’s least favorite part about being a demigod?
the same things he loves he detests. he’s developed an imposter syndrome. the work he’s done is not his own; it’s simply his mother’s, his demigodlyness, his inheritance. he’s not special as a child of athena. in the world of the gods, he is another spawn, but in the mortal world, he is a genius. he only wishes sometimes he was left unclaimed, because then he’d be extraordinary.
› 009. what’s your muse’s weapon and battle proficiency?
jax is without a weapon and without a single ounce of battle knowledge. he learned the basics of archery through his camp days, but since at eonia, he hasn’t touched a sword, bow or knife. violence is unfitting to him. 
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ajokeformur-ray · 5 years
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Home to you // Arthur x Makenna // personalised fic.
@i-wanna-give-arthur-fleck-a-hug​: another personalized fic where I obsessively hug Arthur?? And what he would do? Idk I've just always wanted to hug him ;;w;;
You mentioned wanting to tackle him with hugs and making him laugh, so that’s the basis of this piece skskkk I hope you like it! ^^ <33333 [GO FOLLOW HER OMG]
Personalised; name used is Makenna but it can be swapped out if wanted! ^^ <3333
Word count: 1, 008.
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If there was one thing which you loved to do more than anything else, it was the absolute joy which came with hugging Arthur.
When you were out and about in public running errands or when Arthur was picking you up from university or, on rarer days, when you were able to pick him up from work, your hands would be tightly clutching each others, your fingers interlocked as you spoke of your days. More often that not did you speak and Arthur listen; his job at Ha-Ha’s never gave him any kind of a relief from their constant bullying and insanely long shifts with no breaks and so he much preferred to listen to you so that he could give you advice if you needed it, or tell you a joke just so that he could hear you laugh.
It was his favourite sound, such a beautiful melody which reverberated inside his head for hours, long after you had finished expressing your amusement. Indeed, his own laugh was your favourite sound and all the times that you had made him laugh were ones that you cherished. Making him laugh was your daily goal and so often did you simply feel unsatisfied if you went to bed without hearing him laugh even once.
When the both of you were home, however, were you always touching in one way or another. Your hands entwined, your legs locked as you shared the worn sofa, your arms around each other so tightly that you couldn’t tell whose limbs were whose or even where you started and Arthur ended... Always, always, were you in contact with each other somehow. It was a part of your relationship which you both deeply treasured beyond any measure which the other could even begin to comprehend.
On this day had Arthur been unavailable to pick you up from university and so you had had to make the long trek home by yourself, your mind deliciously clouded with all the thoughts of Arthur that were safely kept inside yourself, so innate and so deep was your love for him. In what seemed like forever and yet in no time at all, so distracted and caught up were you in all the ways you planned to hug Arthur once you got home, did you arrive at the severely neglected and run down apartment complex. You ran in through the double doors, down through the foyer to the stairs, and then up, up, up, the eight floors. The burning in your legs intensified with every flight climbed but you kept going, you kept moving, your heart pounding at the same rate in which your mind echoed his name.
Arthur Arthur Arthur Arthur Arthur Arthur Arthur -
He truly was your reason for being, your love of life, and again and again, every single day did you find just one more thing to love about him. You fell in love with him each and every single day, and every time you thought you couldn’t love him any more than you already did were you proven wonderfully wrong.
You bounded down the corridor, passed letters A to I, and finally to J - you knew not if Arthur was home, so erratic was his work routine at this time of the year, which didn’t help to ease his financial worries any, but as you slid the worn key into the rusted lock, jiggling the door handle as you turned the key, did you let yourself into a warmly... lit. Apartment.
Just as you realised that Arthur was home did you hear the gentle padding of footsteps rushing towards you. “Yay, Makenna, you’re home, you’re home!” Arthur’s wiry arms encircled you immediately and you felt the fears, anxieties, worries and insecurities melt away with the coolness of his touch as you allowed yourself to succumb to all that he was. “Oh, I missed you so much!” He squeezed you at the last word to emphasise his point and you sighed happily, tightening your own arms around Arthur. 
Just at the point that Arthur let go of you, rather reluctantly you knew, did you grab him, your fingers flexing into the dip of his hips as you pulled him back towards you, making him moan softly in joy at how obviously you needed him, how desperately you craved his attention and his affection, but also at how well you knew him. Arthur knew not whether you had pulled him back to you because you hadn’t finished with him or whether it was because you knew that he wasn’t finished, but either way was he incredibly grateful for your emotional intelligence at such a time.
“I missed you too.” And oh, help you, you had. You really had, and you felt the familiar stinging of tears in the backs of your eyes as love threatened to drown you in its tidal waves; a daily occurrence.
“How was your day, Makenna?”
You shrugged, thinking of the torments which had been delivered to you this day, and Arthur cooed in sympathy as he moved his arms so that he could rub your back in soothing up and down motions, his hands firm but somehow still gentle on your much abused skin. “It was okay,” You weren’t going to give him anything more than that as an answer and you both knew it, “And yours?”
Arthur shrugged with one shoulder, a self-deprecating smile on his face. “It was a day,” He sighed out the last word, tired and tried as he was, and you hummed in understanding. So well did you both know each other that even without full sentences could you know what the other was thinking and feeling.
Your eyes met Arthur’s and the need in your own made him shiver as he stepped forward, so close to you that his chest was brushing yours with every breath that either of you took, and as you became safely wrapped in the cages of the other’s embrace did you know that you had both come home.
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thetv-junkie · 5 years
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Keeping Track of Fanfics (99 % Offline) and How to Organise Them Neatly
Without a doubt, fanfiction has become an undeniably popular phenomenon in modern pop-culture. Every day thousands of avid writers provide us with their entertaining adventures, allowing us to interact with like-minded fans and friends and secretly indulge in collective swooning. ヽ( ⌒o⌒)人(⌒-⌒ )ノ
But then again, the sheer abundance of stories makes it hard to not be confused at times. Have I read that fic before? Did I like it??? Had there been an update that I might have missed? Where the heck did I stop reading? Damn, that story has been deleted; I wished I had saved it! ( ಥ ʖ̯ ಥ)
Especially in devastating times as this, with the corona virus running rampant on the whole globe, forcing millions of people into quarantine at home, the fear of the internet collapsing is palpable everywhere. In China, readers didn't/still do have no access to archiveofourown.com anymore.  (o_O) !
But fear not, here's a great solution for the problem. – The FREE offline programme "Calibre". Some of you might have heard of it already and shy away from its usage as it seems confusing and cumbersome at first glance. (•ิ_•ิ) ?
In this tutorial, however, I will show you that, once you've gotten through the necessary set-up (which I will guide you through step-by-step) it will be well worth the effort and you're going to love “Calibre” forever for saving your fanfiction treasures and allows you your daily fix of smutty goodness, even if being online is no longer an option.  (๑˃ᴗ˂)
So, here we go:
First, you need to download "Calibre" (either the regular or portable version):
https://calibre-ebook.com/download
and install it.
ヘ( ̄ω ̄ヘ)
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Follow the instruction and select your device (output format is usually .epub but than can be changed to pretty much every other common format.) and click on “Finish”. If you’re not sure which device you use (or use more than one), simply stick to “Generic”.
An interface will appear:
You need to click on the three dots on the right (see arrow). An additional row of plugins will open which holds the button “Preferences”. Click that.
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Scroll down to “Advanced” and select “Plugins”, “Get New Plugins”.
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In the list of new plugins chose “FanFicFare” and install it (Ignore the warning.). As for the toolbars - best go with the pre-sets.
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You can pick as many plugins as you like; “EpubMerge”, “Find Duplicates” and “EpubSplit” are useful additions, but see for yourself. Whenever “Calibre” asks you to close and re-open the program, do so (might happen a couple of times).
Next, go back to “Preferences” (remember the three dots on the right of the toolbar), find “Toolbars and Menus” and choose the main toolbar.
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You can now pick the buttons you want to show up in your main toolbar, then click “Apply”. My toolbar looks something like this:
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If you can't see all of your plugins, click on the three dots on the right, just as before. An additional row of plugins appears underneath.
Now we’re going to add the columns that are individually important to you and which will give you the information you need in order to pick the right book for your reading session.
Go to “Preferences”, “Add your columns”.
First tick and un-tick the pre-set columns that you want to keep or get rid of.
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Then, click the green “+”-button on the right. An new window pops up that allows you to create new categories. Here's an example:
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In my case I've picked a column that can be answered with a yes/no, but of course you also could opt for a text version instead (which is helpful when you want to sort stuff by pairing). Just make sure the lookup name is written in small letters (otherwise you'll get an error message) while for the column name you can write whatever you wish. When you're done, click "Apply".
Repeat the process as often as desired, here's my columns to give you some ideas:
ID
(like 008, so I can give individual IDs to my books which makes finding them easier.)
Title               
(No big brainer here – once you download a fanfic, this will be filled in automatically.)
Read? 
(Again, pretty self-explanatory, easy to answer with the yes/no option)
Rating               
(Now that is probably the most important column since it gives me an idea whether that fic is worth a re-read, or not. You can chose the ★★★★★-rating system in your personalised columns)
Time                    
(This column is only necessary if you know if you're a fast reader or not. We only need this column if you intend to add “Pages” as well:)
Pages                  
(That feature comes in handy when you're reading on another device like your mobile phone or tablet. Some devices show either the number of pages or the estimated reading time. In case it shows only the number of pages (just for example's sake, let's pretend you need one minute for reading one page which leaves you with e. g. 900 pages. Go to this site to break it down to hours and minutes:
https://www.unitjuggler.com/convert-time-from-min-to-h.html
900 minutes/pages leaves you with a total of roughly 15hr of reading time. You might want to note that down in your Calibre columns in order to have a vague idea if you're in for a lazy half-an-hour-read or better get settled for a marathon.)
Pairing?              
(Does what it says on the tin – If you have more than one fav pairing in the same fandom it is useful to be able to sort by pairing for easy selection when you're in the mood for certain protagonists without wanting to scroll through your library forever. Btw, I recommend to use different libraries for each fandom. (Click the arrow on the right of the button "Calibre Library", "Switch/Create Library" and follow the instructions)
NSFW?              
(Personally, a really important column for me. 'nough said. (^_<)〜☆ )
Okay, so now that we got the most important stuff done, let's finally download a fanfic!!! Leave Calibre as it is, open the internet and go to your site and fic of choice. Select the according url in your browser, copy it, switch back to Calibre.
Click on the arrow button on the right side of your plug in fanficfare, "Download from URL", the download url is automatically added, then press OK.
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Now one of these two things can happen:
If you're lucky, on your bottom right corner, there's a pop up, letting you know that your FanficFare download is complete. All you have to do is press "Yes" and ét voila – you've imported your first fanfic!
All you need to do now is to double click on the title and start reading (I recommend to use E-book viewer). Enjoy !
However, if you're not lucky, you might get messages like how the sites want you to enter your username and password or that it's adult content blah blah blah, yadda, yadda, yadda. Having to fill in the information for every single fanfic is annoying, time-consuming and, most of all, incredibly annoying!
凸( ̄ヘ ̄)
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Hence, here's the work-around:
Click on the arrow right to your plugin "FanFicFare" in the tool bar, find “Configure FanfFicFare”.
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Go to the tab that says "personal.ini", then "edit personal.ini" Scroll down in the small pop-up until you can see this pre-set:
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Edit in all the sites you're usually browsing for fanfiction. Always make sure that the letters of the sitename are blue, not red. If you want to make sure you aren't bothered with any verification pop-ups and such, double-check to work all of these in:
[Your fanfiction page like hp.adultfanfiction.org]
#username:YourPenname
#password:YourPassword
## default is false
#collect_series: true
#is_adult:true
#fail_on_password: false
That should do the trick and you can now easily keep track and enjoy your fics!
☆*:.。.o(≧▽≦)o.。.:*☆
Bonus:
When you're done reading you might want to fill in some information for later use.
For that, fill your columns on the main screen by simply double-clicking on each category. So far, so good. But we need more metadata.
Choose a fic so it’s highlighted in blue. Then go to "Edit Metadata" in the main tool bar.
A window opens:
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Some information will be pre-filled but you can always edit them. Also, I highly recommend you to change the tags to your liking, same as you can add a book cover of your choice via the browse function.
On a final note: When you're following a fic that is still in-progress, you can simply click the button "FanFicFare" (NOT the arrow next to it!) to update it.
♡( ◡‿◡ ) ENJOY YOUR READ!
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durifmdarchived · 4 years
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[ spotify link ! ]
    inspired by task ten, i decided to make a second playlist that entails duri’s greatest b-side hits! of course, this is his own personal choice of b-sides that he likes the most and would listen to the most; if he were to want to listen to his own voice, of course. this playlist has ten songs on it, with five of them being knight songs & five being solo songs. much like the task playlist, the songs on this playlist have descriptions as to why he chose them. this is in no particular order, besides for order of release (by knight era & solo era, separately.)
001. peter pan by knight. 
    personally, duri just kind of likes that they did a song based off of peter pan. as a fan of animation movies and disney, he was a bit giddy when he read the lyrics to the song. even if it’s a bit of a sad breakup song, he still enjoys the mentions to peter pan, characters in peter pan, and neverland. this song also holds one of duri’s favorite kind of music sounds - early 2000s. there’s almost something nostalgic about the song, maybe that’s why it all fits so well. in general, it may be his favorite song off of xoxo.
002. playboy by knight. 
     overall, if you were to ask duri his favorite b-side that knight has done in their discography, he would one hundred percent answer playboy. it’s something that reminds him much of a nineties song in a way; which, is known to be one of duri’s favorite eras of music, especially when he comes to music from the west. this is probably one knight song that duri would end up listening to on his own, just because of the enjoyment he gets from the song. sure, he probably still doesn’t fully realize that it’s about sex just yet, nor does he know what a playboy is. nonetheless, it remains as his top favorite knight b-side. 
003. she’s dreaming by knight. 
  she’s dreaming is a song that means a lot to duri, simply based off the fact that it’s the first song that he wrote completely on his own, that bc entertainment had accepted to use. a dream-like love, but one that fades; but, it’s one that you’re still looking for once you’re dreaming and yet, it feels like the first time when they find you again. it must have been a movie that duri based the song off of, but he can’t entirely remember fully. nonetheless, he really quite likes the song because it told out better than he could have thought. 
004. my turn to cry by knight. 
  weirdly enough, my turn to cry had become a favorite of duri’s simply because he feels like it’s a song that has taught him that it’s okay to cry. sure, that’s not the actual message behind the song, as the song is more so about taking a turn to cry from someone else, just so they don’t have to cry all on their own in a place without someone. nonetheless, he almost feels like it’s something that he can relate to. even if now, someone could take his sadness away; take their turn in crying and let him have just a small amount of time without it. he promises, he’ll take it back.
005. lights out by knight.
    lights out holds probably the most meaning in a b-side that he’s written. lights out is the second song that duri had completely written on his own for knight that bc entertainment had accepted; which was a relief due to how much the song means to him. lights out is written from the perspective of his uncle during the long nights that duri couldn’t sleep, where he was sad, was haunted in his dreams, or simply the overwhelming loneliness that he would face. his uncle would be there for him in these times, telling him that it was okay; but, most importantly, just wanting to see his nephew smile again. he wanted him to know that he wasn’t alone and essentially, would end up getting him to fall asleep. 
006. star by duri. 
     star is a song that he wrote as a thank you to his family and closest friends; all the ones that have really taken care of him throughout his life. if it wasn’t for most people, he would probably be more lost than he actually is, not knowing what exactly to do with himself. but, now, he knows, that it’s really just his turn to take care of others, to be the star that they were to him. simply, he’s going to shine bright for his parents, he’s going to shine bright for his family, and he’s going to shine bright for his friends. it’s another song that’s really emotional for him, so he hopes people really feel how he’s feeling, and know that he’s simply just thanking them. it also helps that he’s a very big fan of stars. 
007. sound of winter by duri. 
     death mention tw // this is the one that really makes duri incredibly emotional, to say the least. essentially, sound of winter is almost like a letter written to his parents. often, during the winter, he worries about his parents being relentless in the place that they were laid to rest, simply because winter is the season before they passed. he wonders, often, if they’re feeling okay, if they’re resting peacefully; especially with knowing that the end of the season is when it’s hardest for duri and the time when they had left the earth to live among the stars in a perfect harmony. however, when he looks up at the stars, he knows that they’re okay, that they’re in their final resting place, sleeping in white; a blanket of soft, white snow and even though it’s cold, they have each other. 
008. flower by duri. 
     death mention tw // flower is a song that duri had put towards himself, in someway. the beginning of spring, the transition from winter to spring, is the hardest time for him. the changing of the seasons never bothers duri, no, he always welcomes the seasons; especially because winter and summer are his favorites. but, he’s always had a hard time welcoming spring due to the passing of his parents at the beginning of the season, when everything is finally melting and getting ready to bloom. essentially, duri had written flower as a way to help him through this changing of seasons. he’s trying to tell himself that it’s a beautiful time, that he should do his best to melt as well, to bloom in a new era. spring is still hard, but he’s trying his best, nonetheless.
009. good night by duri. 
    he’s very aware that a lot of his fans have hard times too, even the friends that he has made on the path of life, have hard times too. he wrote good night as a way to make sure they’re okay, to give them comfort in some sort of way. even though there’s so many times that he can’t have a good night’s sleep, he’s hoping that they can. he sends good wishes that they’ll be able to sleep, hoping that he can also give them sweet dreams on top of it. he can only hope they feel better, that he’s able to help comfort them, especially with this song. he doesn’t want them to worry and to lack sleep... even if it’s a bit hypocritical, considering he can’t do it himself. 
010. hold you tight by duri. 
     simply, a cheesy song that he more so wrote towards kai. while it’s very known that duri is a big time hugger to everyone, including his friends and family; he couldn’t help but to write a song about hugging his significant other tight. how is he not supposed to hold kai tight when he’s kai, after all? simply, he’s so in love, and decided that he was going to write a song about hugging to portray that, rather than going to route of writing about kissing. he wanted it to be a different form of affection and choose his favorite, in the form of hugging, and holding someone tight to you. that’s why it’s one of his favorite solo b-sides, because it’s about hugging.
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LETTER MEME: aria & sten!
signed sealed delivered. ll accepting.
008. an angry letter
How is it, being the one who escaped? Do they speak of Amaranthine in the North? I want to hear you build it up for me, brick by brick, though I know the answer. You’ll tell me of defenses, of the shemlen ready to serve and fight, how best to breach the stronghold based upon the tactics of the Darkspawn. You keep everything so damned tidy, and in that you are so much like all the others we met in Seheron.
Tell me everything like this is just a distant place, a tally of numbers and tactics. Make it all a point on the map. I can’t stand for any of it to be real anymore. I don’t want to be pinned in for others to make of me what they will, not like this, when it means nothing. We serve, but only for a cause that has weight.
I am tired, Kadan. I am so tired.
You trust me with your life, and I remember that. Can I trust you with my mind? Will you give me that peace, or are we too far from that? I wonder if we would recognize each other now. 
I just want something to hold on to, something I can choose. And wherever I go, whoever I must accept, the barest scratch always brings you back to the surface. If we were both still outsiders, I think nothing could hold me back from finding you. Or perhaps you’d talk me down, the way you always do, remind me of my own strength no matter who holds the leash. I think I could be content either way, and what is that, asking to be content instead of happy? Why couldn’t you have torn me away from them and turned the tide?
But we can’t make homes out of people, and stone does not allow roots to grow.
I am not angry at you I swear.I just wanted someone to stay.
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100 Questions&Answers: Miku MEMORIAL ARTIST BOOK
In addition to several photos AN CAFE Memorial Artist Book also brought an interview and a special questionnaire of 100 questions with each of the 5 members. Here is the translation of the 100 questions with Miku's 100 answers. Translate: Japanese>Portuguese by Hiyori Portuguese>English by Shiro 001 How many sushi can you eat? Around 25
002 Which sushi's ingredient do you like? Thread-sail Filefish (a type of fish)
003 If you have to eat something until you die, what it would be? Sushi
004 Which kind of lamen do you think has the strongest flavor? Tonchan no Tsukemen
005 What do you in like in a hot drink? Chai tea latte of Starbucks
006 Which mixture do you think most matches rice? Mentaiko (Pollock roe)
007 What flavor of chewing gum do you like? Mint
008 What flavor of candies do you like? That ones with flavor of energetic drinks
009 Soba or udon? Soba NOTE: Soba is a pasta made from buckwheat and udon is made from wheat only
010 Of your whole life, what was the most painful experience you've ever faced? (referring to physical damages) When I was in elementary school, I participated in the multi-sport gymnastics and had those gymnastics formation, I fell from above
011 One part of body that demonstrates more confidence? Eyes
012 What do you think about old times? Mice
013 If you had won 100.000 yen what you would make? (Around 900 dolars) I would put in saving
014 And about 100.000.000 yen? (Around 900.000 dolars) I would have fun with friends.
015 I know this is kind out of reality, but if you could have a wild animal, which would be? It would be a gorilla. They look like good companions.
016 To Cook, wash clothes, clean the house. Which one do you do better? Cook
017 If you were going for a walk with your girlfriend, where would you go? The night view is beautiful on the edge of the beach
018 Where would you spend your last days of life? (If you were an old man where would you want to live?) and why? In a countryside. I hate places with too much people
019 Is there anyone you consider to be the strongest person in the world? My mom.
020 An anime character, manga, etc. that you consider to be the strongest? Son Goku of Dragon Ball
021 If you could turn into some anime character or something like this, who would you choose? Toma Kamijo from Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
022 First CD you bought? Koigokoro of Nanase Aikawa
023 Your preferred winter song? You of Kumi Koda
024 Your preferred xmas song? None
025 Forgetting that you were part of a band, if you were about to start one, what would it take? And why? Guitar. I would also play some instrument and some girl (s) in the band
026 And what would be the name you would choose for the band? Dark into the dark
027 If you went to a desert island and could only take three things, what would it take? My puppy, water filter, instant noodles.
028 Do you know how to swim? Yes
029 Something you would never want to happen? To have contact with death
030 If you were a child, how would you like to be called? Seira-chan
031 Do you speak when sleeping? If yes, talk about something already happened to you. It seems I do this frequently. A lot of people already got irritated with this (lol)
032 If it was your last day of life, what would you do? I would enjoy a great meal
033 What was the longest time you could stay awake? 48 hours
034 If you could become someone important in history, who would you be? Toyotomi Hideyoshi
035 Do you use a lot of emoticon on LINE? Have you been using LINE lately? I use a lot of colorful letters
036 What's the biggest lie you've ever told? I never lied like this
037 Write the kanji that you think represents 2019 and why? 成 (turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach)
038 The most expensive thing you bought this year? A house
039 The most convenient thing you bought recently? A light epilator
040 A number from 0 to 9 that you like more than others? 3
041 Your longest finger without the middle finger, is it your index finger? Ring finger? Or are they both the same size? My index finger
042 The word you most speak? Dangerous
043 At what time do you think "I'm being bourgeois"? When I only eat things I like it
044 If you could have powers, which one would you choose? Power to shrink people
045 If there was a magic word that said things would happen, what would it be? I can
046 If you have to choose a follow up for the curry what would it be? Breaded pork
047 Some kind of punishment game you'd like to avoid? Ippatsugyagu (short joke games)
048 Do you like the time zone? Why? I like when it’s 10 o'clock in the morning. The sun in this part of the day gives a feeling of comfort
049 How much would you pay for a T-shirt? Up to 2,000 yen (Around 18 dollars)
050 Tell something you would say to you 10 years ago. Are you going to be prominent?
051 If it was 50 years ago, what would you be doing? Would have a grandson and an amusement park
052 How could you imagine yourself 10,000 years ago? It seems that I would not exist
053 What is the first impression you have of each member of An Cafe? Takuya a chihuahua; Kanon a penguin; Yuki the Usopp (one piece) and Teruki a fox
054 If underwear could have another name, what would you call it? Delicate
055 A live that you can not forget? The birthday live at Tiara Koto
056 During those 15 years which member has changed the most? Takuya
057 Do you prefer the traditional breakfast or bread? Traditional
058 A teacher you always remember? Teacher Takeno
059 The most fun song in a live? Seishun TRAIN
060 Where do you most like to do a live? Takadanobaba AREA
061 A thing you most buy at a convenience store? Black Coffee
062 If you were not an artist, which career would you choose? Artist Businessman
063 Which city goes through your head before a live? Nakasu
064 A stationery item that you like? High-tech mechanical pencil
065 An electronic device that you like? Electric shaver
066 A person you think is erotic? Yuki or Kanon
067 What do you think of the vocaloids? I did not understand the question
068 A TV show that you like? Ariyoshi Hanseikai (TV Show)
069 What's the first live you've been? Of Kagerou band
070 How many pairs of shoes do you have? I think about 20 pairs
071 What is your average time in the bath? 1 hour
072 A mobile app you liked right away? Google Maps
073 Do you use a computer for what purpose primarily? Work
074 What have you found funny lately? The strange faces actors make in essays
075 Who would you most like to meet? My grandfather
076 When you were a kid, who was your superhero? My dad
077 The flavor of Umaibo that you like? Salad flavor Note: Umaibō or "delicious stick" is a small corn cylindrical snack from Japan.
078 An entertaining artist that you like? UN-JASH Oshima
079 First time you did a makeup? When I was in middle school
080 Talk a little bit about your first live. I was very nervous and could not do the MC, so everyone laughed at me, except the members who were angry
081 Do you prefer night or day? Night
082 When you can't sleep what do you do? Drink
083 Not counting your part in the band, which musical instrument do you like? Guitar
084 The oldest memory you have? When I was a child they had just bought me a toy and I soon broke it and my father became very angry
085 What color do you like? White, black and pink
086 What is your favorite mascot? I don't have
087 Where do you usually buy your clothes? Paul Smith and TAKEO KIKUCHI
088 Are there any manga or magazines that you buy frequently? None in particular
089 How long you already waited for a person who did not show up? 1 hour
090 How many times can you do sit-ups? Around 300 times
091 At this exact moment how much you have in your wallet? 300 yen (around 3 dollars)
092 Which Cocoichi curry do you think is the most spicy and the topping? The standard curry with sausage topping Note: Cocoichi is a Japanese restaurant franchise specialized in curry
093 Subject at school that you was better? Mathematics
094 Subject at school that you was worst? Japanese and sociology
095 What do you do before each live? I go to the stage and ask for everything be fine
096 What is the essential item for a live? Hearing protection
097 Are there any objects that you can not throw away? A plush I won
098 What do you usually buy at McDonald's? French fries
099 What do you use at bedtime? When it's not cold just a underwear
100 Leave a message to Caffekos I'm so grateful that we found each other. You are the treasure of my life, I love you all.
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Public Opinion in the JFK Library Archives: School Prayer and the Supreme Court, June 25, 1962
Stacey Chandler, Reference Archivist
In 1958, starting the school day with the Pledge of Allegiance was pretty routine for American kids. But mornings became a bit more complicated that year for students in New Hyde Park, New York, where the local public school board started requiring teachers to lead a class prayer (written by the state’s Board of Regents) after the Pledge each day. It didn’t take long for local dad Steven Engel and a few like-minded parents to challenge School Board President William Vitale on the prayer’s constitutionality, bringing the issue of school-sponsored prayer into the national spotlight and sparking controversy across the political spectrum.
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As Engel v. Vitale made its way through New York’s courts, judges sided with Vitale and school prayer three times, stressing that students could leave the room if they didn’t want to participate. But on June 25, 1962, after hearings at the U.S. Supreme Court, Justice Hugo Black delivered the 6-1 decision that reversed the lower court’s ruling and deemed school-sponsored prayer unconstitutional:
We think that by using its public school system to encourage recitation of the Regents’ prayer, the State of New York has adopted a practice wholly inconsistent with the Establishment Clause. …When the power, prestige and financial support of government is placed behind a particular religious belief, the indirect coercive pressure upon religious minorities to conform to the prevailing officially approved religion is plain.
Though the ruling banned only official school-sponsored prayer and didn’t impact individual students’ rights to pray on school grounds, it motivated people across the United States to write to President John F. Kennedy with their thoughts about the role of prayer in public life. Their letters are now part of the archives at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, where archivists are working on preserving and describing them.
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Damaging materials removed from the Public Opinion Mail collection during preservation.
In the two weeks after the decision, the White House Mail Room saw nearly 1,000 letters on the topic; only 13 of those, a staff member noticed, supported the Supreme Court’s ruling. Most writers brought up Communism or the Soviet Union, echoing the comments of politicians like Alvin O’Konski of Wisconsin, who suggested the Court was “doing everything possible to help Khrushchev bury us.” Meanwhile, children (often writing as part of a Sunday school class) worried they wouldn’t be allowed to pray in school at all.
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Others attacked the communities associated with the families involved in the case, who identified as atheist, Ethical Culturalist, Jewish, and Unitarian: 
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While the letters arrived, JFK was preparing for a previously-scheduled June 27 press conference. Expecting that he’d be asked about Engel v. Vitale, the President’s staff put together a few draft statements, including one that expressed sympathy with the dissenting opinion. But when a reporter asked “Can you give us your opinion of the decision itself?” JFK ditched the prepared remarks and said:
We have in this case a very easy remedy, and that is to pray ourselves. …I would hope that as a result of this decision that all American parents will intensify their efforts at home, and the rest of us will support the Constitution and the responsibility of the Supreme Court in interpreting it.
JFK’s comments sparked a second wave of letters, and most writers expressed concern over what they interpreted as outright support for the Court’s ruling. 
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One of these writers was New York fifth-grader Tom Mallon, who later reflected that his own letter “based on a misapprehension (Kennedy was not supporting the Court’s decision per se), shows a stiff anger.”
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But not all of the letters about JFK’s comments were critical. Scattered throughout the boxes of mail on this topic are letters from leaders of organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the United Parents Association of New York City, who wrote in to express their approval of his remarks.
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By the end of 1962, the flood of White House mail about the case was over – but the controversy wasn’t. In December (after receiving many constituent letters of their own), members of the House of Representatives voted to inscribe “In God We Trust” on the wall in the House Chamber, in what Congressman William Randall of Missouri called “our answer to the recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court order banning the Regents’ prayer.” But even as the words were mounted on the Chamber wall, another landmark case was on its way to the Supreme Court – Abington School District v. Schempp – that would end Pennsylvania public schools’ required Bible readings in June 1963.
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JFKWHP-ST-C7-2-63. John F. Kennedy delivers his State of the Union Address in January 1963 under the newly-installed “In God We Trust” inscription.
While a 1962 Gallup poll tells us that 79% of Americans approved of “religious observances in public schools,” polls can’t always reveal what’s hidden behind the numbers: the beliefs, attitudes, and understandings about an issue that contribute to each person’s opinion of it. Letters from the public can capture the perspectives that raw numbers can miss, and we’re working to preserve these materials for future study of decisions like Engel v. Vitale and their lasting impact on American politics and culture.
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sheusedtobesassier · 3 years
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Day 10,913
001. Glazed. Nothing crazy.
002. Gut reaction is an 8.
003. Hm, hm. Would like to see more of the American southwest.
004. This is not my forte.
005. Lol, maybe the pizza place one I didn’t know was a date.
006. Just creamer.
007. Um. Maybe the answer is 2019.
008. This month it’s been opening my door for Star.
009. Alia. She’s a legend.
010. A dozen times.
011. I will never recover from Albuquerque, NM.
012. Oof. Gut reaction. Life Itself. Elizabethtown. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium.
013. The ants on a log snack. Letter People. Getting a turn at the Sand & Water Table.
014. Omfg the Out of the Box magical building comes to mind.
015. Steven Curtis Chapman’s Speechless (1999).
016. Who is your favorite? What do you need less of in your life? Can you please stop eating things that aren’t good for you?
017. New Mexico.
018. Outspread.
019. Hmmm, hmmm. Um. Shoot. Fine, I’ll look it up. Damn. Shutter (2004).
020. Like uh, less than ten times ever.
021. Shaving my head.
022. Paris, France.
023. “Boromir is dead.”
024. I mean actually it’s attempting to unpack almost entirely.
025. Oh wow. I’m surprised that my answer is NYC.
026. We are dwelling on Albuquerque tonight.
027. Mm. When it’s over?
028. The parts where you’re just calmly quietly participating in it. Like, the midst of it. Not planning or anticipating or whatever. Just the actually doing.
029. Abuse. Probably.
030. Um. It’s stressful to type it but maybe 2022 is the year I attempt to start writing a book?
031. Yes because I don’t let them freak me the fuck out.
032. Cheerios, Golden Grahams, Honey Smacks, Raisin Bran, Shredded Wheat, Special K.
033. Late.
034. Ugliness.
035. Ummmm. Ironing? I think?
036. Español.
037. Lol um Taylor probably.
038. Tara Lipinski. Hahahaha.
039. It’s uh. Hm. It’s probably A Series of Unfortunate Events.
040. I don’t want to think hard enough to answer.
041. The Killers. The Beatles. John Mayer. Rihanna. Harry Styles.
042. OMFG YOU’RE GONNA GET ME TO TYPE TARA LIPINSKI TWICE?
043. Skinny jeans. Eventually.
044. Generally they treat me like I’m an interesting, smart, special person.
045. New Year’s Eve and I’m not telling why.
046. When somebody brings me coffee. Driving while listening to the current playlist. Good tips. Connection. Currently a handful of episodes of Girls.
047. Hahaha. Um. The Bengals. Woop, woop.
048. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
049. I’m like at the very end of just okay orange bottles of Real Raw.
050. You’re asking the wrong one.
051. I would still sleep tbh. Haha. I would not give it up.
052. Um. Uh. Oh, oh, oh, enthusiastically supporting the local drag scene.
053. One more time with feeling: Albuquerque, NM. Adobe. Wide open spaces. Cold floors. Lemon tree and an avocado tree in the yard.
054. I HATE EARLY MORNINGS. 
055. Lol. Whatever happens, happens.
056. Girls. How I Met Your Father. Euphoria. Wheel of Time. Hasanabi reacting to Master Chef. I intend to watch season eight of RuPaul’s Drag Race soon.
057. Ummmm. Baby panda.
058. Gut reaction is that I live a luxuryless life, but thinking about it a little harder I guess it’s that I hardly ever compare prices when shopping.
059. Neither, but if forced to choose skydiving.
060. Like uh, like 80% different.
061. This is a good question that require introspection I cannot attain right now.
062. Having fun.
063. Um uh maybe getting a lengthy massage.
064. Olesya Rulin.
065. This.
066. Piano playing.
067. Ummmmmm. Oh maybe the Robby Flaig note.
068. Um. There’s got to be several things but I can’t think of any.
069. Oh fuck. The Colsons’s house probably.
070. Honestly not very long. Maybe a week? Maybe.
071. I do not have one.
072. Space.
073. Uhhhh. The one in London even though that was in the midst of some definite right under the skin embarassment.
074. Mountain.
075. Trespassing?
076. Bruh I don’t take travel advice??
077. Lol my internal dialogue tells me it’s during “large group activities” haha.
078. Welp. Most of it has been not success.
079. Only in the worst context, my fluency in pop culture.
080. Maybe the crescent moon on my knuckle.
081. It might have been cool if I had stuck around for a degree from SAU.
082. Furbies????
083. Uh, I can’t answer because Rachel Shinabarger.
084. Topshop.
085. “Like at least she’s not trying to be that girl!!!!”
086. I wept both times I watched 48.
087. Shia LaBeouf, unfortunately.
088. Girls.
089. Maybe 20? Around 20.
090. I literally can’t tell you.
091. Ummmm. Omfg is it Devil’s Lake??
092. Yeah but not often.
093. Lol sure but I’m not the right kind of pretty.
094. 100.
095. No interest in cold weather. No thank fucking you.
096. Omg the Denver omelette at Sparks without cheese.
097. Probably but I don’t think so.
098. I uh. I definitely don’t think hard about it at all.
099. I mean maybe the answer is Etsy.
100. No.
101. Maybe that one on the unstable bridge in Montello.
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blue-cinder · 3 years
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random line 008
this could be in movies (?)
" you look, you stare and there's actually just one letter coming to mind when you do it. the words could've been there if only you could answer it. but since there is no answer, there are no words at all. right?"
@blue-cinder 💙
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