#ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OK HAVE THE DOCTORS REALLY DISMISSED YOU DID YOU GET YOUR HEART CHECKED I'D BE SO SCARED FOR MY HEART IF THAT HAPPENED

[ungalobrando]

After Ungalo was defeated I literally grabbed him and pulled him into my arms and my home btw

[splitster]

answering more POM WRAITH au/Pingo asks!!

featuring: biology questions, creatures, dingo (unfortunately), and more!! check it out ↓↓

she does need sleep! she doesn't need to sleep as often as people, but she's a little wraith and she needs to snooze every like... i dunno. three days? sure, let's go with that.

although in the first few days of her being on PNF404, i could see her getting bored one night and poking around her crewmate's rooms to see what they're doing (spoilers: they're all just sleeping). in the morning after, dingo talks about a very bizarre dream he had with a specter watching him sleep! everyone dismisses it as the ranger having some weird sleep paralysis, but pom's sweating at the table thinking about how she should be way more careful if she does that again.

this ask did inspire me though, i'll probably make more art explaining how she works sometime later hehe...

that'd be scary... although, if there's anyone incentivized to wraithify olimar, it'd probably be the plasm wraith! that golden goo is really fond of him, and they'd love to make olimar just like them

WAHH THANK YOU!!! if they ever dated and got married they'd be able to save on a dress! hehe

she might look kinda scary but she's a sweetheart!! pom would genuinely struggle to make herself hurt humans. if there's a beast threatening her crew though -- that thing is mince meat!!

WAAAHHH THANK YOU!! it's definitely a challenge to make it fit with the other wraiths but still be unique... it was fun to design though!!

IM SORRY i didn't get to your ask before i actually posted the full wraith design... there she is though!! HILAHERHLIAEERH

yes!! he's the first one to discover her secret. it'd probably happen on accident out on the field pretty early on when pom is forced to defend herself with no pikmin, but it's no difference to Oatchi -- pom is pom! he'd bark and give her helmet a lick, and when pom realizes her rescue pup isn't scared of her it's quite the relief...

i have art of oatchi and wraith pom i'll be posting later!!

WAHHH... this is cute i like this hehe!! dingo sees those striking X eyes and still falls in love!! GRRRR i must draw more pingo now...

AUGH.... OK!! more pingo on the way then boss 🫡 (i do appreciate it though lmao)

she doesn't need to eat human food, but she does need to consume living creatures for biomass! human food is definitely delicious and she very much enjoys things like chocolate or hot coco, but to sustain her form and keep up energy she has to go for creatures

i'll probably make art for this later to explain better, but it is kinda like an amoeba -- after killing something, she can cover it and dissolve it with her goo. easy peasy!

Louie: You're a wraith? I thought you were just weird like me Pom: ... Louie: ... Can you go get creatures for me

pom is trying her best to understand human social cues and etiquette but it's a struggle sometimes!

i took psychic damage from this ask thank you for penis ringo💖

YES!!!!!!!!! there are so, so many ways that could happen and each one is hilarious... i've written out a few different scenarios, i should pick one to draw out... it'd be funny if dingo learns her secret but decides to trust her and keep it safe. but he's, you know. dingo. he's not good at lying, especially to his crewmates (and especially to his actual childhood friend of a doctor who was already very suspicious of the new blood!)

of COURSE i'm very abnormal about those two.... actually if y'all have scenarios you wanna see with those two, send more asks and i'll probably end up drawing them lol

that's actually a really good question! i haven't thought too much about how her full wraith would visually change, but if she ate enough and got stronger i imagine she'd finally be as big as the other two. she'd probably gain more wraithy abilities and attacks! trying to take down a powered up full wraith pom would be a very difficult fight, even for those with the best dandori skills and a full squad of pikmin

Pom: I can't let anyone find out my secret... Shepherd: I can't let anyone find out my secret... Collin: I can't let anyone find out my secret... Dingo: I can't let anyone find out my secret... Yonny: this is gonna be fun Bernard: (doesn't care if people find out) Russ: (doesn't care if people find out) Oatchi: bark

[thewritingofspencerrose]

Missile Target Missed

lando norris x oc, lewis hamilton x daughter!oc

"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?" Lando's voice roars through the hospital waiting room, filled to the brim with F1 drivers. The entire grid, to be exact.

His target? Pierre Gasly, the man who he holds responsible for his pain. For her pain.

"Mon homme," Pierre tries to cool, holding his hands up in defense. "I didn't mean for it to happen."

"Didn't mean for it to happen?" Lando questions, voice like ice. "I listened to the radio calls! You knew a Redbull was right there and you were determined to get P1! No matter what!"

"I just thought it was Max, that I'd be knocking him down. I didn't think I'd be hitting Josette."

"And that's ok to you? Risking another driver's life? After everything?"

"Lando, I'm sure -"

"I don't want your reassurances Charles! He almost killed Jo! She's Lewis' daughter! The love of my life! The mother of my child!"

But he hadn't realized what he had said until it was too late.

The mother of my child.

"The what?" Oscar is the one to question, the youngest's eyes being wide.

Running a hand down his face, all he can do is sigh, tears rolling down his face as he looks up to seventeen of the nineteen people he spends every weekend with.

"We didn't know," Is all he cries, Max being to quick to catch the Brit as he crumbles. "She wouldn't have been racing if we knew. She was only a little late."

"Lando, you have to explain in full what's going on," Max requests gently, the normal teasing not present in his voice.

"Joss is pregnant," Lewis answers, reappearing with a nurse by his side, dismissing the woman with a thank you. "It's still early, six weeks according to the doctor. And she and baby Hamilton-Norris will be okay," he assures, tears still fresh on his face as he aims the last statement at Lando. "It's going to be okay, Kid."

In most situations, Lando wouldn't have done what he did next, but this was no normal situation. He got straight up and hugged Lewis, that man who had been hesitant to have Lando anywhere near his daughter, and he hugged the younger boy right back.

"Pops, why are you hugging Lando?" I can't help but ask, the nursing assistant stopping my wheelchair just outside the open area, all of the boys eyes on me, just like they were on my first day. Well, minus the dark blue cast on my arm.

"We're just happy you two are okay, my gorgeous girl," He assures, letting go of Lando and coming to me, thanking the nurse who clearly thinks he the best thing next to wine and kissing my forehead.

"Oh baby," Lan coos, giving me a look over that would typically leave me with goosebumps if he wasn't crying.

I know my body is bruised and battered. Crashing does that to a person. His arms wrap around me gently, his lips meeting the top of my head as he kneels to my level.

"I'm so glad you are okay," He whispers, holding me as tight as he dares.

"We're okay, really," I can't help but assure, the idea of being a we're still so foreign but so loved. "Although I don't think Horner will be thrilled with either of us."

"Like I could be mad at you," Horner's voice floats from the back of the room, and based on everyone's faces, no one had realized he had arrived. "However, you and I will be having a conversation Gasly," He adds, glancing at the man as he moves past him, arms wrapping around me in a hug. "Zak and I will have to chat about our orange and papaya baby."

Pierre. Dad mentioned that he had been the one to crash into me.

Because he thought I was Max.

But I can't help but laugh at Christian's little joke, imagining the hayday our social media admin are going to be in.

"You're going to be okay?" Oscar speaks up, him and Max coming to give me light hugs as well, Max ruffling my hair.

"I'll be okay, we'll be okay," I assure, moving to stand from the wheelchair with my father's help, Lan attempting to hold most of my body weight. "Obviously, today will be my last racing day of the season, but I'm still going to be in the paddock as much as possible. After healing of course," I assure, seeing the look Lando is giving me.

"Josette, I'm so-"

"Pierre, I'm not prepared to talk to you right now," I can't help but interrupt, "I know it wouldn't have been your fault, but if we had lost our baby... if I had died-"

"Josette Elizabeth Sienna Hamilton," Pops scolds, tears in his eyes at the thought. It's only ever just been us. And Roscoe and Coco.

"If I had died, my family, my love, and my fans would have blamed you, as well as the FIA. While I know that I don't, I could have lost everything today, because you decided to teach my best friend, my teammate, a lesson for being good at his passion."

"Jo-"

"Mate, I suggest you respect her wishes, because I am not as forgiving as my girl," Lan warns, a look I've never seen on his face.

"Lando," Oscar whispers on my behalf, clearly sensing my concern. "Why don't you get Josie and baby home, I'm sure some rest and relaxation will do them well on the plane."

"He's right my love," I whisper, pulling his hand. "Wheel me away, prince charming, I can't wheel this thing on my own."

"You're wish is my command, your majesty," He returns, pecking me once before looking to Pops, nodding for him to follow along.

"Wait, Lan," I can't help but pause, looking to the grid around the room. "Thank you boys for coming. It truly means the world."

"Anything for a friend," Is George's response, making me smile and nod, Lan directing me out the doors.

Six months later

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joss.hamilton testing, testing, one, two, three, is this thing working?

apologies for the months without posting, in the following to my crash six months ago, my and my family's lives were turned upside down.

bad news? i had broken my arm. good news that lan and i now have decided to announce? baby hamilton-norris will be making an appearance in the paddock in the 2025 season, as soon as he is born in december.

so there's the updates. i can not thank you all enough for your kind words, support, and love over the last few months. let us continue to heal and love each other <3

(picture credits to lan)

landonorris i can not believe life is real. thank you for making it so perfect

lewishamilton excited to rise to the title of grandpops in a few months <3

pierregasly beyond grateful to have been able to rebuild friendships. to you both and baby norris

[robotslenderman]

Ok, so I've played VTMNR a few times now, and I've noticed something which I think is interesting. Near the end of the book, if you've romanced Lettow and choose to fight the SI with him, you'll have the opportunity to kiss him in the hallway. If you decide to kiss him again, or just return to the room with him, there will be one retainer left. Depending on your relationship with Lettow, he'll act differently here. If your Lettow/Camarilla relationship is moderate (3 dots), he'll become cool and composed in front of the retainer. Additionally, he'll touch your wrist in a lingering way, which you realize he's doing in order to check your watch. If your Camarilla relationship is high (5 dots), the part about about him being "cool and collected, even in the presence of a single retainer he is the Eagle Prince" is not mentioned, and Lettow will touch your face instead. In my opinion, the nature of the relationship is more unclear in the 3dot interaction. Personally, I find that it feels more manipulative (though I'm probably not clever enough to explain why). With 5 dots, I follow him to Egypt everytime, but with 3 dots I still follow him. I'm just much more wary about how "happy" their relationship will be. Will he sacrifice my character to the Sabbat if needed? Who knows! Although, really, who's to say you're not being played by him the entire story, even with a full relationship meter.

Another variation I've noticed is during the confrontation with Donati when Lettow flutters up the steps, he will A) see you and force himself to stand, B) stand (because he's an elder), or C) rise to his hands and knees, but is too weak to get up more. I'm not sure what the trigger is for whichever action he takes (or if there are more variants of this), but my more moderate relationship characters got either scenario A or B, while my high relationship character got scenario C. When I played through it, I personally liked scenario C the best because to me, it feels like he trusts the main character enough that he's willing to afford a moment of weakness around them. Afterall, he's still able to attack Donati no matter if you get A, B, or C, so he's clearly not that close to the brink of death.

While I love Lettow and his romance, I'm pretty confused by it all. First of all, I don't really understand his character or ambitions too well. Despite how friendly and trusting he seems in the the first chapter (showing you Jasper's death? Why?), he's suspicious of the courier from the start (if you spy on Carlos in the parking garage, he'll reveal that Lettow thinks you might be an SI agent). And I don't think that suspicion ever goes away, it just evolves. He dismisses the idea that you're SI, but then he thinks you're allied with *potential diablerist* Julian (even if you aren't) then quickly seems to realize it's you (maybe by sensing her in your blood?). He continues to suspect you, until he seems to REALIZE realize that you diablerized Aila. Before the final confrontation between you, Julian, and Lettow, there's a moment where Lettow is reading his book and asks you in a tired, soft voice "I need to know why you--". He never gets to finish that thought, but I'm pretty sure he's asking why you killed her. However, after the warehouse meeting, Lettow decides to spare both you and Julian?? Because he's tired and lonely?? I dont get it, what's his agenda? Why spare them? From what I know, the traditions say that killing/diablerizing a fellow vampire is punishable by death, so isn't Lettow actively going against the Camarilla? I can kinda understand if he doesn't want to kill the player character, since he thinks Aila is in our veins, and he's potentially formed some sort of attachment to us (though I think at this point, Julian's formula has completely eradicated any traces of Aila from our blood, so surely Lettow can detect that?). However, I can't really understand why he spares Julian. Maybe he does it because the author wants to highlight that Lettow is a rare breed of kindred, one that's truly benevolent with a high humanity, but that's the only reason I can think of. Really, I'm just not sure what type of person Lettow is, or what his game is. Julian is clearly depicted as being pretty manipulative and as having these huge ambitions that he needs the courier to help him achieve, but I don't think that's true for Lettow. Asides from running packages, he doesn't really benefit from them (asides from the whole "maybe Aila's reincarnated" thing). So maybe he's manipulating the player at this super high level, but you know, maybe he's just actually a great, merciful person (except he did actually kill a ventrue in his court for having conspired to diablerize Invidia Caul. So what's up with that?)

Anyway, thanks for taking the time to read this monster of an ask, and please let me know what you think!

THANK YOU ANON FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL ASK.

TL;DR at the bottom!

If your Lettow/Camarilla relationship is moderate (3 dots), he'll become cool and composed in front of the retainer. Additionally, he'll touch your wrist in a lingering way, which you realize he's doing in order to check your watch. If your Camarilla relationship is high (5 dots), the part about about him being "cool and collected, even in the presence of a single retainer he is the Eagle Prince" is not mentioned, and Lettow will touch your face instead. In my opinion, the nature of the relationship is more unclear in the 3dot interaction.

Honestly, personally? I just write this off as him not trusting you nearly as well. "Lingering" suggests he *wants* to touch you, but the biggest giveaway is that he doesn't seem to have the need to check your watch at all in the five dot one (if I’m understanding you correctly). That tells me that with five dots, he just openly wants to touch you and isn't afraid to show it (aww), but with three dots he's a little more reluctant and is just *pretending* to check your watch.

He's got walls up in three dots he doesn't in five.

Another variation I've noticed is during the confrontation with Donati when Lettow flutters up the steps, he will A) see you and force himself to stand, B) stand (because he's an elder), or C) rise to his hands and knees, but is too weak to get up more. I'm not sure what the trigger is for whichever action he takes (or if there are more variants of this), but my more moderate relationship characters got either scenario A or B, while my high relationship character got scenario C. When I played through it, I personally liked scenario C the best because to me, it feels like he trusts the main character enough that he's willing to afford a moment of weakness around them.

That's my exact same impression too -- there's trust with five dots that doesn't exist with three.

Despite how friendly and trusting he seems in the the first chapter (showing you Jasper's death? Why?), he's suspicious of the courier from the start (if you spy on Carlos in the parking garage, he'll reveal that Lettow thinks you might be an SI agent).

Okay I actually do have thoughts on this.This gets a little bit beside the point of your ask, so bear with me.

Regarding Jasper -- all I can say is, "Why NOT show you Jasper's death"? He doesn't have any reason NOT to show you. It doesn't make him vulnerable for you to know that Jasper is dead, or how he died. It doesn’t give the Courier any kind of edge against him. So Lettow has nothing to lose and everything to gain (your trust) by making you think you’re important enough that you get to watch the video.

Regarding Lettow thinking you're an SI agent -- I know this isn't the point of your ask but I do have thoughts on that, so please humour me for a moment before I go back to your point --

There's something very subtle in VTMNR that is never shown outright. It's very, very subtle but if you think about it, there's a really big reason why Lettow could think you're an SI agent despite being a vampire.

Think about it. Lettow himself points out that he's the only Prince that is as paranoid as he is about the SI, and yet Tucson is swarming with their agents. All the other Princes are emailing and texting and they're not dealing with the SI to nearly the degree Lettow has.

So what's the difference between Lettow and those Princes?

Lettow has an Autarkis in his Domain who's constantly blowing the Masquerade, that's why!

Who keeps calling you and speaking openly about being Kindred?

Julian.

Who keeps pinging the SI in his phone calls, forcing you to switch phones over and over?

Julian.

Who keeps loudly saying things like "WE CAN'T LET ANYONE KNOW WE'RE VAMPIRES" potentially in earshot of the SI, who you KNOW are watching you?

Julian.

Julian flaunts the Masquerade CONSTANTLY. And in doing so, he makes Lettow a target, because Lettow’s the guy in charge of the area!

So what has this got to do with Lettow thinking you're an agent of the SI? I have to admit, I can't quite connect the dots here, but I think it goes back to Julian once again. Julian's operating under his nose. Julian doesn't give a fuck about the Masquerade. Julian has links to you. I wouldn't be surprised if those factors, combined perhaps with stuff happening behind the scenes that the Courier never sees, is why Lettow at first believes you're an agent of the SI.

Basically -- Lettow sees Julian pulling shit, and at first thinks it’s because he’s part of the SI. Lettow sees you have connections to Julian (or perhaps the other way around) and thinks that because of that you have connections to the SI as well.

Later, Lettow does admit the idea is ridiculous, because he sarcastically tells Dove (paraphrased) “why yes, I’m sure that this vampire isn’t helping the vampire hunters.”

(I also believe that Julian is the one that actually SENT the video of Jasper's death to Lettow. I honestly can't think of any other explanation as to who it can be from. Obfuscate doesn't work with electronic devices, indicating the video has been doctored to hide Julian, and who would do that except Julian himself, especially since he tells us that he has video editing skills? Julian knew that Jasper was recording, but didn't wipe the video or take the camera to erase evidence of his crime. So who else but Julian sent that video?)

Anyway, moving on --

Before the final confrontation between you, Julian, and Lettow, there's a moment where Lettow is reading his book and asks you in a tired, soft voice "I need to know why you--". He never gets to finish that thought, but I'm pretty sure he's asking why you killed her. However, after the warehouse meeting, Lettow decides to spare both you and Julian?? Because he's tired and lonely?? I dont get it, what's his agenda? Why spare them?

My impression is that it was just that -- because he was tired and lonely.

At first he lets you live because his couriers are dropping like flies and he needs every one he can get. And as the story goes on, he gets tireder and tireder until he seems on the brink of succumbing to torpor himself. (Bitch is 200 years old and whining about how old he is even though he had an 800YO girlfriend!) At the end of the story, he's exhausted.

And he's also quite clearly severely depressed. And apathy is a strong symptom of depression.

So yeah. I think he spares both the courier and Julian simply because he's too tired and depressed to give a flying fuck any more. Aila's gone, killing the courier won't bring her back. What's the point in killing them? What's the point in killing Julian, when he demonstrates several times he thinks Julian is no threat? (He's wrong, but he clearly underestimates Julian -- he tells Julian that the Masquerade will survive Julian, and he tells Dove that Julian is "just an Anarch.")

I also think his feelings regarding Aila herself are complicated -- it must HURT to survive someone who died via what's essentially suicide. He knows Aila was suicidal. He must have complicated feelings regarding that -- feelings like he wasn't enough, feelings like maybe she didn't love him as much as he loved her.

So yeah. I think he was too tired and lonely and too devastated to care about enacting justice against either of them. I think he just wanted to put it behind him. Run away to the Middle East, let it go, put it behind him, never think about it again.

As for Lettow’s agenda itself?

I’m not going to say he can’t be manipulative. But I do believe he isn’t as manipulative as the other Princes, and that he sincerely does want to do better than they do.

The biggest evidence in support of this, if nothing else, is that Lettow is Gangrel. Gangrel, as a rule, don’t do political bullshit. They tend not to participate in the Jyhad. They tend to be loners, and they often don’t raise their own childer -- so they (often) lack a mentor/mentee relationship that other clans have, meaning that nobody was there to mentor them in ways to survive, let alone thrive, in political bullshit.

So that means Lettow would be drastically inexperienced in manipulation and bullshit outside of what he’d have seen as a mortal aristocrat, and would also probably be way less tolerant of political bullshit than other Kindred. He doesn’t have Dominate to help him. He doesn’t have Presence to help him. Just a magic bird, his own shapeshifting skills and what his friends can give him.

Remember that Lettow became Prince because there was literally nobody else available. He said so himself that he basically stepped into the job because there was nobody else -- he was the one that killed the old Prince (and in a rather extra way, no less) and there were no other Elders in the area.

Plus, by this stage, Aila was dead and he wanted to hunt down her murderers. Or, if I have my timelines incorrect, she was in torpor and therefore vulnerable and in need of protection.

What better way to do that than with the resources a Prince had at his disposal?

I don’t think it’s a complete coincidence that he stopped being a Prince on the same night that he finally confronted her killer.

TL;DR --

Lettow doesn't trust the Courier as much if their relationship with the Camarilla isn't great.

Lettow underestimates Julian, and doesn't think he's a threat at all, even though it's almost certainly Julian that drew the SI to Tucson like flies to honey.

By the end of the story, Lettow is deeply depressed, apathetic, and on the border of succumbing to torpor and ennui himself because of that, and so literally doesn't care enough any more about bringing Julian and the Courier to justice.

Unlike other Princes, Lettow is from a clan that typically is separate from all this political bullshit, has no social Disciplines, and had a motive to be Prince in that his lover was dead and he wanted to find her killer with any resources he could get to be at his disposal. So I truly believe that while he may feel the need to be manipulative from time to time, he truly did want just what was best for the Kindred around him.

[farfallasunicas]

Supernatural story updated

thanks to @missjanuarylily for the edit

  Sam was glad to see Kinsey sitting outside. He claimed she wouldn’t go far ,but he said it more out of hope and determination than anything else.  Sam looked at his little sister, his first instinct was to ask if she was ok even though he already knew the answer to that and thought it was pointless to ask.  Instead he relied on Dean as a role model for what big brother’s do. After all, in Sam’s opinion when it came to brothers, Dean was the best.

   “So” Sam started clearing his throat.  “That was a lot of information to take in… anything you want to talk about?”

   Kinsey just looked up at Sam with sad eyes shaking her head before realizing why   Sam and Dean looked so familiar. They were the ones who saved her all those years ago. “You guys should’ve let me die all those years ago." She was speaking barley above a whisper " Instead of killing whatever that creature was that killed my sister... you should've let it take me” she quickly looked away as tears where rolling down her eyes, her voice betraying her. “I know you most likely don’t remember something that happened over a decade ago, but if you didn’t interfere I would’ve died and then maybe Ellie would’ve been saved … then I never would’ve become this…this ... monster!”

    “Ok…Kinsey…deep breathe…slowdown. It’s ok” Sam tried to comfort her. “And even if we didn’t show up, you can’t know for sure that things would’ve been different”

     Kinsey just glared at her supposedly older brother. She definitely had the Winchester temper.  “That thing took everything away from me”   Kinsey knew her emotions where getting the best of her, but she was too angry to care. “It killed my little sister then got me thrown out of my house. All I wanted was to avenge my sister. To keep anything from hurting anyone else I loved or cared about… and now I’ve become this... this…monster!”

      “   Kinsey, sweetie, what happened with your sister is not your fault. You have to accept in this line of work that we unfortunately can’t save everyone. It’s tough, believe me I know it’s tough ,but you eventually have to accept that you did all you could, and not let the guilt eat you up inside” Sam’s soulful eyes looking into his sisters deciding to lighten the mood a bit. “ Besides  you’re not a monster according to every lore I’ve ever read, angels  are the good guys”  Sam wasn’t about to tell   the girl in front of him who just found out she was part angel that most of the ones he met were dicks.  Right now she just needed to calm down the best that she could and just be a normal person. “Besides, if anyone of us is a monster it’s me”

   Kinsey looked at her brother with a confused yet concerned look. Not sure she believed what   he said. “But you’re a hero!   All those years ago when you told me monsters were real, you also told mr hunters are like superheroes , so wouldn’t that make you a hero?”

    “ That was Dean who said that not me" Sam corrected. " However choosing to use that logic it makes you one too” Sam smiled reassuring her.   Apparently his little sister was a mixture of him and Dean. At least he has someone else who might like research like he does.   “But in all honesty, I could be considered a monster.  I’ve been soulless, hooked on demon blood, and done so many horrible things during that time that my own brother wanted to hunt me”

    “You seem ok to me right now” Kinsey admitted her angel-like innocence shining through.

  “I am…  I had my family to help me, and I got better” Sam sighed. “   And we’re willing to help you as well, if you choose to let us.   You’re not in this alone Kinsey”

   “Thanks Sammy” Kinsey smiled finally calming down and giving Sam a hug.  He just smiled hugging the girl back. Normally he wouldn’t let anyone but Dean call him Sammy, but somehow, Kinsey, his little sister calling him Sammy just felt right.

     *********************************

  Meanwhile inside the bar Reed had just come too and was determined to raise hell and hunt his girlfriend, though he was a bit unsteady.

   ::Easy” Dean said helping Reed steady himself.  “You might have a concussion, it’s best to take it easy and go to a doctor”

    Reed glared at Dean. He hated this guy so much.   “You know as well as I do that a concussion is nothing in this line of work.  I’m fine…and as a hunter you also know that   we’ve got to kill Kinsey. That power could only mean she’s possessed or something has killef her and is using her meat suit.   That's not the Kinsey I know out there. No human has powers like that!”  Reed was getting ready to go out, not sure how to kill whatever she was but he could sure exorcise it and send it back to where it belonged.

     Dean put his arms out blocking Reed’s way. “She’s not possessed” Dean admitted getting ready to explain when   Reed cut him off.

  “You think you know everything just because you’ve done this all your life! I come from a long line of hunters. I can tell when someone isn’t human…now move out of my way!”

  “   She’s not possessed!  She’s a Nephilim!” Dean was doing his best to keep his patience.

  “A What!?”  Reed shouted. “There’s no such thing”

  “She’s an angel-human hybrid. She doesn’t have her  full powers so she’s not going to hurt anyone. Just get out of her life already, she doesn’t need someone like you…and that’s coming from me!”  Dean tried to explain.

    This just made Reed that much angrier. “I told you to move!” He said taking a swing at Dean which was successfully dodged. Dean then returned a punch like he often gave Sam when he was mad at him.  " You're right. That's not the Kinsey you know out there. You know Kinsey Noelle. That girl out there is Kinsey Winchester so do us a favor and stay away from my sister". Reef was about to come after him but Dean just walked away.  “Sammy! Kinsey! C’mon let’s get out of here and find a place to crash for the night”

  Kinsey looked confused as Dean and Sam walked to the impala. “Me?”  She clarified.   Not even   an hour ago this guy had dismissed her and refused to accept that she was anything but something he had to stop.

  “Yes you” Dean commanded “I might be mean and badass sometimes but I’m not cruel enough to leave a young lady out on the street with nowhere to go, especially when she hasn’t done anything”

    “I’ve got a place to go.  Reed and I have a place just up the road.  I’ll be fine…but thank you”   Kinsey honestly wasn’t sure what to say or accept. She was beginning to wonder if a trickster had thrown her into an alternate universe.

     “My little sister will not be staying with a douchebag like that!”  Dean   responded adding authority to his voice. “Now get in the damn car! I really don’t want to give you an order but I will if it’s necessary!”

   Kinsey always knew that she should respect her elders and she thought why not give it a chance.  She could always sneak out later if these guys were insane. Instead she just rolled her eyes climbing in the backseat of the Impala.

      Sam couldn’t help but smile as Dean drove off into the night.  He was glad that Dean seemed to be accepting their little sister. After all Mom and Cass wouldn’t lie about it. And since Dean never did accept it Adam as there brother he was  expecting the same thing to happen with Linsey even though he did  prove Sam wrong by taking Jack under his wing last year. Hopefully would Kinsey under his wing too. If not Sam certainly would. Either way this was sure to be a wild adventure.

[rip-a-dip-dip-you-potato-chip]

will this be a legit tumblr fic series? no, absolutely not I just felt like writing something. Everything else will be bullet points since I can knock out like, two to three seasons in one go.

Shannon (Shan) Maywether.

Oc introduction P1

This takes place in between season 1 episodes 10 and 11 in like a mini sode I like to call "Eye of Unfairness" its a play off the fact Shan means unfortunate and unfair in Scottish (something I recently learned)

Also feel free to change out Shannon's/Shans name for your OC if you want to! I don't mind! Keep in mind this fic was made with Shannon's personality and physical condition in mind. I also wouldn't mind feed back!

Third person POV

A day had passed since the reveal of the green ninja. It was a surprise to learn that Lloyd, a kid, was the supposed chosen one. It was shock to, well everyone on board the Bounty.

It was Wednesday, so Shannon was tasked with cooking for the day. She stood, cutting vegetables for the side dish she was wiping up alongside the English breakfast she had made. Her mind was filled with ‘what if's’. As an older sister to 10 younger brothers, 4 of which that happen to be around Lloyd’s age it was startling for her. There was no telling when the 'Final Battle' will take place and what would happen during it, took the focus from the sharp edge of the blade she was holding.

"ow, damn it-" dropping the knife on the cutting board as she cursed. Bringing the cut wound to her lips she sucked on it as she searched for the bandages they kept in the kitchen just incase if kind of thing happened.

After finding bandages and bandaging the cut Shannon finished fixing up the salad. Just as she set the freshly tossed salad on the table the other residents of the ship walked in.

"Morning Shannon" "Mornin' Zane"

The other ninja mumbled a good morning as well as they took their set's at the table and began eating the breakfast prepared.

"Hay Shannon what happened to your hand?" Lloyd asked looking at the older girls hand.

"Oh, accidently cut myself." She replied placing her coffee cup down looking over at the small blonde. She ruffled his hair earning a ‘stop it’ from the boy, and chuckled at how messy his hair was now. 

The rest of breakfast went without much problem seeing as how everyone was still riding down from the adrenaline that was yesterday. It all seemed peaceful still Garmadon walked in.

Shannon's POV

Garm walked in, late as usual. And as usual we where all kinda put off with what he was eating. Dark matter grubs I think there called? Never payed much attention to this sorta thing really. I just can't get the truth we uncovered yesterday. Lloyd being the green ninja. Its going to hard for him I can tell.

Letting out an tried sigh I got up with my now empty plate and made my way over to the sink.

"Shannon, the Bounty is landing in a bit. You wanna come run groceries with me?" Nya asked as I passed her.

"Uhh, sure just tell me when you're planning on leaving." "You got it!"

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Third person POV

As stated by Nya the Bounty had landed not long after they finished washing the dishes. The boys were outside training. Shannon seated cross-legged on the steps just watching with Wu. Garmadon had disappeared back into the ship, probably his room for the time being. Lloyd was hanging around the place too, inside reading. And Nya was getting ready to head out.

It wouldn't be for another 10 minutes till Garmadon emerged from where ever he was.

And unfortunately for everyone he was at the steps of the ship leading to where the ninja were training, and felt like causing some chaos.

Now it's not the man's fault, he has the venom of an equally evil snake brooding in his veins.

He knew he couldn't mess with the ninja, it was like a principle thing seeing as how they where tolerating his presence on the ship. Wu literally came to what might have been hell to most folks and brought him back to Ninjago to save his son. Nyas off limits, and as much as he wants to, his son, Lloyd is probably still shaken from not just the green ninja thing, but the snakes as well.

Which left Shannon.

The young lady had made it clear since there first interaction, that she held nothing against the dark lord. In fact she even played along with his bullshit if she felt like it. Best part, she can hold her own too. She may not train with the boys often but she knows spinjitzu, and has proven to be a good fighter, Shans just lax and a go with the flow kind of person.

With that in mind, he decided to make a comment.

"Not going to change?"

"What's wrong with what I'm wearing?" Shannon questioned, she didn't bother to look at him, as she took a swig from her tea that Wu had generously offered.

"With the amount of purple you wear you might get mistaken for a snake"

"Phff, at least I don't look like a took a bath in tar"

With that, a swift yet not powerful smack to the back of the teens head was earned. It was supposed to be playful, harmless but as the force of the hit passed through the youngers head, the sound of heavy glass hitting wood made itself known. This caused the boys to stop and turn there attention back over to the steps on the deck. As Shannon looked up, it became evidently clear she was missing her right eye.

Panic ensues.

Jay, Cole, Kai, and Zane screamed at the fact there friends eye was now just gone. Garmadons just standing there questioning if he put more power than he initially thought he did. Wu went wide eyes as he stared at the girl next to him, seeing small streams of blood leak out the now empty eye socket. Lloyd and Nya came running out to only to scream themselves.

With a sigh Shannon picked up her Eye and monical that had fallen.

"Guys, chill out!" She yelled.

"CHILL OUT! SHAN YOU EYE FEEL OUT OF YOUR HEAD" the Blue ninja yelled. Pointing at the eye in the Burnetts hand.

"Its a glass eye bolts for brain's" Shan retorted.

"Glass eye?" Cole repeated.

"Yes, a glass eye! Why did you think I wore a monocle instead of regular glasses? Sure I can't see jack with my right eye but it acts as a shield of sorts!"

"I-im so sorry, are you okay Shannon?" Garmadon asked.

"Ya, im fine" she answered.

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After that everyone had gone inside. Zane grabbed the medical kit to disinfect and put a temporary patch over Shannon's eye. Garmadon had taken the glass eye and with the recommended disinfectant Shannon just so happen to have on her, put the bloody thing in a black glass cup filled with warm water and the disinfectant liquid mixture, to clean it. He may be the bad guy, but he's never really hurt anyone to the point they lose something like an eye.

Once done he gave the glass to Shannon who was now sitting in the armchair.

"So, umm how'd you uh- you know lose you eye?" Kai asked weirly, he feared there might be some sort of trauma along with it and didn't want to trigger it.

"You don't have to tell us!" Nya quickly added.

"Na its fine" Shannon said as she waved off there concerns.

"I was about seven when it happened. Home invasion. The guy had a gun. I had heard sound from downstairs and curiosity got the best of me. I think your all smart enough to piece together what happened next" she said. Everyone kinda relied back at the mear mental image.

"Yikes" Jay, shivered at the thought of it.

"I mean it’s not all that bad I guess. Altho I didn't have a say in whether or not I got a fake eye"

"What do you mean you didn't get a say in it?"

"It’s exactly as I say it is. When I woke up my depth perception was crap, but I had both my eyes. It wasn't until the doctor told me my parents were admit about me having one"

"So are, you like going to be ok or?"

"I'll be fine green bean, if anything this was a good thing, means I need a new one. Thankfully I shot my brother text about one lot long ago." Shannon said dismissively

"Brother?" Wu questioned.

"Okay, Nya you ready to got out?"

"Ya but it can wait-" "I'm good, I swear Nya lets go" the older girl instead as she got up and dragged Nya out the ship for their planned outing. (She put the glass with the eye in the table as they left)

"Well that was, concerning" Cole said as the two girls disappeared.

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It was around midday the girls were not back yet. Jay was still unnerved by the eye in the cup being in such an open area, moved it over to the kitchen counter. Training was cut short because of the incident. Wu taking into account not just the mental impact of one of his charges eyes popping up in front of them, but the buildup of stuff they'd been having to deal with since his absence. Besides when the girls get back they all need to talk of a plan to get the Fang Blades back from the Serpentine before they can awaken the Devourer. 

Wu and his brother where out front on the deck talking, it felt like forever to the two of them since they last spoke in such good terms. The guys (pluss Lloyd) where inside playing video games as a pass time. It wasn't long after when the sound of a car, a taxi, could be heard coming there way. As the taxi came to a stop the guys had logged off there game and stepped out to grate the return of the only two females on their team. 

But instead of the raven and green tipped brunette haired, a blond tipped brunette boy stepped out the vehicle (not before paying of course) and made his way over to the Bounty. 

“umm, dumb question since there aren't many flying ships around, but is this the Destiny's Bounty?” The Boy asked as he neared the ship. upon closer inspection the boy was wearing a leather jacket with a white under shirt, and jeans with a pair of black converse. He had a mailman bag slung over his shoulder. 

“ya it is, what bring you all the way out here though?” Cole answered as he crossed his arms. attempting to look menacing which seemed to be working.   

“uh, I came to drop something off for my sister, Shannon?” The boy answered.

“Shannon, as in the monocle waring Shan?” Jay asked 

“yes! that one!” 

“Cool, Cool... wanna climb on board?” Kai asked him.

“Would I!” The boy, Shannon’s brother made is way up on the Bounty.

“By the way, what you name” Zane asked as the brunet dorded.

“Shane, Shane Maywather and might I say it’s a pleasure to meet the guys my sister has been staying with after all this time.” He, Shane replied.

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“wait, so let me get this straight” Cole stood with his hands on his head, clearly confused by what was said. 

Its been about an hour since Shane was let on borde and the guy could see why his sister liked it here so much.  

“there are 10 of you? including Shane makes 11″ Cole sated. Shane just nodded as he let the earth ninja racape what Shane had told them. Wu and Garmadon where in the kitchen intently listening to the conversation they were having.  

“yup, Shan and I are the oldest, there where are the quads; Jason, Mayson, Tyson, Carson.” He started again listing his younger siblings.

“Then the triplets; Asher, Carter and Xavier. Then the last set of twins; Franklyn and Merlyn” Shane finished. 

“No wonder Shannon can deal with us so well” Jay said looking astonished.

“ya she had to deal with 9 younger brothers and one older one” Kai remarked. Shane snickered before correcting him.

“Shannon is the oldest, in fact despite us being twins, she’s technically a year older than me.” 

“But isn't being twins, like two people being born on the same day?” Zane inquired.

“True, but you see, my mom had Shannon on december 31st 1995, at around 11:55pm, I then happened on january 1st 1996 at 00:02am in the morning” Shane explained.

“dude” Jay commented. Shane laghed.

“yup,Shannons the ‘big sister’ of the house” He said glancing about.  

“i'm surprised though, i though Shannon would have at least mentioned something about you guys to us” Lloyd pipped in. He enjoyed Shannons company she made him feel welcome. And when she caught him setting up the prank for Kai as his uncle had asked him to, she gave him some pointers on how to eviscerate Kai’s high score. Even took some pressure off him as she stayed in the room in anticipation for the fire ninja so they wouldn't get too suspicious. To learn Shan had several younger brothers, like Jay commented, meade scene in how she was not only dealt with them but was able to deal with his father so well.

“Honestly,it's do be expected. Because Shannons the oldest our parents are hard on her... We come from a fairly well of family to the point where money is more or less a play thing to our folks” Shane started, the ninja(pluss Loyd)went wide eyed.

“so you're saying you guys are rich?” Jay asked dumbfounded. Shane fidgeted with his fingers.

“Y-Ya pretty much. But Shannon, and our parents, they... They don't get along at all. For all i can remember, the only time i've ever had with Shan was when she wasn't in any of her classes or extracurriculars. They pushed her to be perfect, and at the same time pushed her away. Looking back there where countless arguments over a lot of what they where doing” Shane said looking down at his lap. 

“There was this one argument that just hit the nail in the head though, a couple years back, it was during dinner and our parents had invited a business associates family over. They had a son, about three years older then Shannon and I. Our parents had announced that he would be Shannons fiance and thighs went downhill fast” Looking up once more Shane let a had run though his hair as he relieved the memory. The guys were taken aback by this, seeing as how Shan was arguably one of the most level headed people they knew. 

“sounds stressful” Kai quipped not really knowing how to respond to that, bur as a brother to a sister himself he could understand the feeling of not wanting your sibling to do be forced into doing something they don't want to. 

“You don’t half of it” Shan said with a sigh. 

“After that, she stormed out never to be seen scene again. At least physically, she managed to keep contact with me, we talk but not as much as either of us would like...” He finished leaning back and letting the surprisingly soft couch engulf him. 

“I’m glad though,she deserves a break after everything” Shane commented.

“ya well if you call fighting an army of skeletons, snakes and eventually Garmadon a brake, then you my friend are in need of a vacation as well” Jay replied plopping down next to Shane with a dorky grin. The tenshin that had been building in Shane dissipated, yup he could really see why his sister liked it here so much. 

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Dropping the topic of who much his and Shannon's parents where that talked about other random things. It was a little bit later when the girl got back.  The two where catting about, something girl related when they walked into the main room of the Bounty. 

“Hey! Welcome back! And guess how came to visit?!” Jay sang, gesturing to Shane who was seated next to him. Shannon looked over at her bother in shock she thought-

"Good to see you again Sister!~" Shane said as be bolted form where he was sitting to envelope Shannon in a hug. As he did Shannon dropped the bags she was holding, seemingly shocked that her blood brother was here. 

“Shane?” She breathed, then hugged him back, leaning into it. 

After a bit the two separated.

“It’s good to see you again Shane! How have you been?” “Good, good, what about you? what happened to your eye? Where is it?” 

Shan laughed a little and shook her head.

“There was an accident this morning, Garmadon hit the back of my head and it just popped out” Shane stood still. Taking in the information. Once complete he turned and tried to lunged to where Garmadon was, if it wasn't for Shannon having grabbed him in that split second. He probably would have gone into a full on fist fight with the dark lord. 

“Lemme go! I'm going to eviscerate him!” Shane hissed struggling against his sisters grip. Thank the First Spinjitzu Master that Shannon trained with the boys ocashinaly. 

“Calm down little brother it was an accident” “Like HELL”  

The two go back and forth a little more till Shane camls down. Garmadon rightfully spooked at the fact that this, well mannered, e-boy looking, kid was threatened to ‘eviscerate’ him. 

“Fine, I won’t attack him, doesn't mean I won’t like it” Shane said mutting that last bit. 

“Seriously (1)Balach Milis, if you applied this anger properly, you wouldn't have to deal with what Eric and Lizzibeth right?” Shannon said as she let him go. picking up the grocery bags, and placed them on the counter. 

“(2)Flùr Gaoithe, you know when it comes to Mama and (3)Athair I can’t do do that!” He complained like a small child. 

“You really need to grow a backbone” Shane said shaking her head.

___ 

Things had settled down since then.  

“It’s getting late, I should get going, I have band practice tomorrow and need the rest.” “boo, skip and just stay here for the week” “Flùr Gaoithe” “Balach Milis“ 

With that The younger twin got up, gave his sister the new glass eye she had asked for, said his goodbyes, shot Garmadon one last glar, and left. 

“Your brother seems like a nice person” Gramadon said looking over the the greet tipped girl. 

“Ya, he’s awesome. Wish he was less of a pushover tho” 

Jay feeling thirsty, walked over into the kitchen. He spotted the black glass cup, completely having forgot about the eye inside it. Now you can't really see anything at the bottom. And Jay, in his infinite wisdom, thinking it was just some random cup of random water that had been left on the kitchen counter, and drank from it. 

“OH GOD” 

 “Did Jay drink from the eye glass?” Lloyd asked his uncle who was watching from the blue ninja form the table.

“He drank from the eye glass” Wu confirmed. The others erupted into a fit of laughter and giggles. 

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 (1)Balach Milis - Sweet boy  

(2)Flùr Gaoithe - Wind flower 

(3)Athair - dad

this was translated using google translate, the language being Scottish Gaelic. I know Ninjago was based off of asian culture. But like I said, Shan it scottish for unfortunate and unfair. Also nothing in the lore of the show explicitly states that Ninjago is the only continent on the planet. 

I HC that there are different parts of the world. its safe to say Ninjago is the main land where a lot of the exciting things happen, but across who knows how long away there are different countries. And Shannon’s family like immigrated to Ninjago, during it’s early years where big contributors and financial support, in building the city. 

but ye this is a mini sode, i came up with. criticism is always welcome! I will be doing bullet notes for Shan and Melody, and maye Gold to since i have an active fic about her that i haven't updated in, forever but yaaaaa. 

till next text post i guess lol                          

[mr-nobodys-stuff]

Meeting Deku

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Description: you just moved from America to Japan for work. Moving was a bit tougher than you expected. A shy green haired boy offers to help. You meet his mom and spend a little time with them. Becoming friends with them is a must have now.

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The long flight from America to Japan is definitely a tiresome trek. Not so much physical, but more mental. The stress and nervousness of your new permanent home setting in.

You've been to Japan a few times in the past. So it's not anything to be too worried about, but still.

Musutafu, Japan. That's where you chose to live. The nicest place you could find without going too expensive.

Once the plane landed you did the usual. Walking off the plane with your carry on, fetching the rest of your luggage, finding a taxi, and finally reaching the apartments.

There is where you met the landlords, a nice little old couple.

"Now dearie, if there's anything you need, don't be afraid to ask. You have our numbers right?" The woman encloses your hand in both of hers.

"Yes, I do. I'll be fine and thank you for the place," you give her a soft smile, nodding your head.

"Perfect! Well, we better be on our way now. Got some grocery shopping to do," she says, leaving after giving her own grin.

You turned to the apartments and huffed, hyping yourself up. Time to carry your bags up to the room on the second floor. Highs weren't your favorite thing, but the second wasn't too high, thankfully.

You draped your bag around your back as you dragged the large luggage up the steps.

"Excuse me, miss!" A voice says from behind. Quickening footsteps accompanying it.

You turn to see a green haired man hurrying over to you.

"Would you like a hand?" Without giving you time to respond he pulls up the heavy bag, effortlessly.

"What floor?" He asks.

"The second," you say, leading the way. He follows you all the way to the designated floor and sets down the bag on its wheels.

"I'm Y/N by the way," you say, putting a hand on your chest.

"Izuku Midoriya, but you can just call me Deku though," he waves a hand, dismissively.

"Ok, cool!" you nod. "Do you happen to live here in the apartments?"

"Y-yeah I do! Just on the other side actually. I live with my mom, haha," he rubs the back of his neck.

"Oh, I'm just moving in and I live by myself."

"Really? Do you need any help?" He asks, grinning a little.

"Not presently. I have to wait on my things to get here first. They should get here in a few days and you don't have to help if you really don't-," you shake your head and wave your hands, partially in defense.

"Nonsense! I'd love to help! M-maybe you'd like to stop by my place to meet my mom? She'd be happy to meet our new neighbor, haha," he blushes slightly.

"Yeah, but maybe tomorrow? I'm pretty tired from the flight over. I haven't eaten all day," your stomach suddenly feeling extremely empty at the thought of food.

"Oh right! Sorry, I forgot!" He laughs nervously. "W-well if you really wanted to, you could stop by for, uh, dinner? My mom usually makes more than we can eat."

"That would be nice," you grin, feeling all warm inside. "Which apartment?"

"34"

"Ok, I'll go put this away and I'll head over," you nod, still smiling.

"O-ok!" He stutters.

"See you in a few!" You wave over your shoulder as you make you way to your apartment.

Midoriya runs to his apartment, red faced, heart racing, nerves through the roof.

"Mom!" He falls as he makes it to the kitchen.

"Izuku! What's wrong!?" Inko asks, eyes wide as her son peels his face from the floor.

"I asked a girl to come over for dinner! She's just moving in on the other side of the building!" He starts sputtering out different sentences.

Inko smiles and laughs.

"Izuku, please calm down. What's her name?" She pats his shoulder.

"Y/N," he says, trying to calm himself.

"Good thing I made enough food and hopefully she likes Udon," Inko sighs.

Izuku paces and talks the walls off. He's never brought a girl back to his house before. But something about you made him ask.

Inko cleaned a bit more and got out another bowl and chopsticks.

A knock on the door almost scared Izuku out of his boxers. He did trip and fall to his butt though.

"I'll get it!" Izuku jumps up and hurries to the door. He swings it open to see you.

You had changed from your over comfortable clothing to a bit of a nicer outfit, but nothing too over the top.

"O-oh, Y/N," he says, a blush sprawling across his features.

You smile and nod.

"Hi Deku! Sorry it took me a bit longer, I thought I'd change real quick," your own cheeks dust with a pale pink.

"Haha, yeah, you look good. Er, I-it looks good! Y-your outfit looks good I mean!" He stutters.

"Izuku! Let her in!" Inko calls from the kitchen. Her tone sounding playful.

"O-oh right! Come in," he moves so she could enter.

"Take my shoes off?" You ask, glancing down.

"Y-yeah," he nods, watching you take your shoes off.

"Sorry, I'm from America. I've never been in a Japanese home before so I wasn't sure," you follow him to the living room.

"Oh don't worry about that."

"Ah hello! You must Y/N. I'm Inko Midoriya," she bows.

"It's nice to meet you," you nod to her.

"Likewise," she smiles with her big, beautiful, green eyes. "Izuku tells me you're the new neighbor. On the other side of the building of course."

"Yeah, I am. Just got here earlier today," you say.

"Well, let's eat! We can chat during or after and I hope you like Udon. There wasn't much of a heads up," Inko chuckles.

"Oh whatever is fine with me. I've never had it before though," you sit at the dining table with Deku. He sets a bowl down in front of you and himself. The food definitely smelled delicious. It looked straight out of one of those food magazines at the doctor's office.

"Um, one question," you pick up the chopsticks. "How does one...," you look the pair up and down, trying to copy Izuku in holding them.

"You don't know how to use chopsticks?" Izuku asks.

"Not really. I just usually use a fork," you say, feeling a bit embarrassed.

"Hold it like this," he molds your hand and fits the sticks perfectly. "I'm sure it'll take a few times to get it down."

"Thank you," you smile, trying to lift the noodles with the sticks. They slip right off. Now it was your ultimate mission to get those damned things in your mouth.

With a slightly hunched back, concentration keyed on the noodles, and tongue sticking out slightly of course.

Inko smiles at her son, making him burst into a blushing mess. He puts a hand on his face and turns downwards.

"So Y/N, where are you from?" Inko asks, swirling noodles around in her own bowl.

"America, I've been to Japan a few times. Mostly for work purposes," you say, finally getting a singular noodle. "Ah-ha!" You stuff it in your mouth.

"And what do you do for work?"

"I'm an artist," you swallow the noodle. "This is really good."

"I'm glad you like it!" She smiles and nods.

"W-what kind of, uh, artist?" Izuku asks nervously.

"It's mostly digital art, but I do draw and paint pretty often though."

"That sounds like fun. Maybe you could teach me a few things here and there. I always thought painting would be nice to try sometime," Inko smiles giddily.

"Yeah, I would love to. Any time is fine with me. Just hit me up and we can have some fun with it," you grin and chuckle lightly. "So what do the two of you do around here?"

"Izuku here is a hero actually," Inko kicks him lightly.

"Oh, yeah! So if anything ever happens, you can count on me to help!" He says with a big smile.

"Cool! I bet that's stressful," you stuff your face with more noodles.

"I-it can be at some points. I aim to be the number one hero! Just like All Might!"

You look at his determined face. A smile creeps it's way to your features at the scene. You turn your attention back to the half empty bowl now.

An hour or two later, you finally called it quits. The comfort of alone time and sleep was calling you. Even though your things weren't going to be there for a few days, there are still a few things to do first.

You bid goodnight to Inko. She thanks you for your time and lets you go.

Izuku insists on walking your back to your place. Not like you don't mind either so you let him.

"Thanks again for having me over," you say as you open your door.

"U-uh yeah! Sure thing! It was nice having you over," he blushes and smiles.

"Did I ever give you my number?" You ask, recalling whether you did or not.

"You want my number?!" He jumps back slightly, bursting into red.

"Of course I do," you grab a piece of paper and write your number on it. Something tells you he's just gonna continue being a blushing mess for a while, meaning you're not gonna get it out of him.

"Here's mine. Now I'm gonna go get some sleep. Text me whenever you feel like it, okay?" You pat him on the shoulder and smile. "Goodnight Deku.

"Uh! Yeah! Goodnight Y/N!" He smiles from ear to ear and nods.

You shut the door and look through the peephole. On the other side you can see him looking at the piece of paper, still smiling. He huffs, making that determined face again. Finally he runs back in the direction of his apartment.

You take a deep breath and slide down the door. A blush and a smile softens your features at the thought of his smile.

Let's just say it plagued your thoughts until you fell asleep.

[vlexuss]

#1 "A snowstorm during a hot night"

PART 1

When I was a kid and watched superheroes on TV, one of them asked "What gives you happiness?" He said he would never retire until he knew what it was.... But after all, no one knows the real answer to that question.

Around five in the morning, in one of the houses standing on the hillside, the side door with a ramp attached at its foot opened. A boy with red hair, that was keep out of his eyes up by the navy blue headband, stood at the door and in one swift movement jumped on his skateboard and skated down the ramp, straight into the street, that was still lit by the lanterns.

Everyone has a different opinion on this matter.

As he glided along Okinawa's many streets, the rubber wheels of the boy's skateboard, combined with the cold asphalt, made a distinctive crunching sound that only stopped when the skateboard broke away from the ground.

To be popular in general.

Be popular with the girls.

Get into a good school.

To be respected.

To be able to help people.

Tapping the board into the air again, he turned it with his foot along the narrower edge three hundred and sixty degrees, missing the high curb in the process.

I'm sure that's what makes others happy, but unfortunately none of these things make me happy.

He landed on it's back again, riding further down the pavement.

For me it's skateboarding that's bringing me happiness—

"Wo-how...!" the boy wobbled, unprepared for the possible blocking of the board's wheel by a crack in the pavement. With frantic movements of his hands, he tried to regain his balance. It took a good while, but eventually he managed to win this unbalanced battle with gravity.

It was close..., he breathed out a sigh of relief, but his momentary inattention could do him no good.

"Gwah!" because unknown to him his skateboard lead him once again on the street's asphalt and in the next second, the red haired boy felt the back of his knees collide unexpectedly with some metal surface. His board ride out from under his feet and stop a few feet away. His body, on the other hand, spread out on the hood of the Polestar 1's bonnet like a starfish "H-hy...?" the sudden collision disoriented him slightly and he took a moment to collect his thoughts.

"Reki!" the driver's door opened hurriedly and worried voice of a well-known doctor from the nearby clinic reached the boy's ears "Are you all right?"

"Oh, onee-san, hey..." still slightly disoriented, Reki raised his head as clatter of heels hitting the asphalt sounded from the side of his feet. In his view appeared heart-shaped face of a blonde-haired woman with extremely young features, whose blue eyes could put the daytime sky itself to shame "Yeah, that... It's nothing. Everything is ok..."

"That's the pity" he easily recognized from her facial muscles movements that her worry about his condition had turned into pure irritation in a split of second "How many times can you be told to be careful? Especially at this hour?" the disgruntled flick of her tongue against his palate was followed by a nasal sigh. The blonde began massaging her throbbingly pain-ridden temples, visibly tired of repeating one and the same thing to the teenager. Her long hair, tied up in a thick braid, bounced delicately on the cold breeze.

"Well, probably a lot I guess, heh..." Reki rose his body to a sitting position, wiping his forehead with his hand. Noticing a mistake in his behaviour, he looked everywhere to avoid woman's reprimanding gaze.

"Do you know how many times per day I have to deal with hit-and-run cases at the hospital?" like a mother reprimanding her child, the blue-eyed woman slammed the door of the car aggressively and with disapproval painted on her delicate features, she move in front of the boy "I don't want to see you there one day, Reki"

"...You won't see me there..." Reki said those words as quietly as he could, not sure how his companion would react when they reached her ears. But she apparently heard them anyway, as she deepened her already intense gaze even further.

"You are very lucky that you have met me and not some—" before she could finish her thought, as if on cue, a black sedan car appeared from behind a busy street two streets away with a squeal of tyres. Its owner, together with a few other passengers, with a wild laughter moved up the street, not even thinking for a moment about slowing down, despite being in a built-up area "Exactly. A madman" without looking away from the teenager, the blonde crossed her arms under her breasts and raised one eyebrow, as if to ask him non-verbally if he had looked carefully at the evidence of the seriousness of her statement.

"Heh, well, I admit it. I'm sorry..." he bowed his head with a beaten dog's face, scratching his nape nervously "I will be careful next time"

"You always say that, you liar" standing in front of the bonnet of the car, she leaned toward the boy, that at first seemed surprised but not much later has started feigning indignation with a bewildered face.

"But now it's for real!"

"Yeah, sure. I believe you" straightening her back, the woman rolled her eyes and unclasped her hands. Her feet, trapped in black stiletto heels, brought her closer to the skateboard, which then she grasped in her tiny hands "By the way. How are your little sisters? Did the medicine I prescribed worked?

"Yes! Saying 'it worked' is an understatement! Thanks to your remedy it was already much better by the next day!" the boy smiled widely and joyfully, springing his legs as he jumped from the bonnet of the kombi. He approached the blonde with a leap in his steps "Everyone could finally get a good night's sleep because my sisters weren't crying anymore"

"It's good to hear" a gentle smile appeared on the woman's lips as she handed the object into the owner's own hands. She slipped her already free hand between the boy's unruly red curls and stroked them affectionately "But now I believe you should keep going, shouldn't you? Oka-san is probably getting impatient waiting for you, and 'S' starts in exactly half an hour."

"Holly cow! Really?" the same hand she had used to brush his hair a moment ago, was now positioned in front of his face so that he could freely check the time on the watch fastened on the wrist. Once he had succeeded in doing so, an expression of horror appeared on his face, after which he almost immediately jumped on the board and set off towards the designated spot "Here I go then!"

"Just be more careful out there! Don't end up like last time!" the blond-haired woman approached the car door, not even for a moment taking her blue eyes off the boy.

"Sure!" he replied without turning back, raising only a thumb up above his head. The woman, on the other hand, let out an amused breathy laugh through her red lipstick-painted lips and nodded slightly. She stood like that for a long moment with her hand leaning against the roof of the car, beating a rhythm with her fingers against the metal until her young friend disappeared behind the corner of the building.

"I'm keeping my fingers crossed..." she reached for the handle, but before she could pull it, she felt an unpleasant shiver run down her spine. It was as if her body was warning her of someone's unwanted gaze focused on her. With a sudden movement of her head, she looked behind herself and started checking nervously her surroundings, which were still covered in darkness. Although this was not the first time she had felt she was being watched, she always had the same feeling at such a moment - helplessness. Like helpless prey, unable to see the predator lurking in the darkness, ready to attack.

Oh, come on girl... Instead of standing like this, you should get out of here as soon as possible...

Seeing no one, she swallowed her saliva with difficulty and, wanting to get rid of this horrible feeling as soon as possible, she got into the car.

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"And yet we see each other again"

The regular tapping of the black heels of the irritated woman was in itself a reminder to the battered boy standing before her. She didn't even have to ask him about the outcome of the race. His expression alone, his swollen hand and the general state of his clothes told her everything.

"Well, I know, but it's not my fault, okey?" with the most glummy expression she'd ever seen, Reki walked over to the medical coach standing to the side of the desk, dragging his feet behind himself. Without thinking much, he ploped down on it and hunged his sick hand down over the edge "It's just that... Shadow used those lousy tricks of his and you know..."

"It's never your fault, Reki" he woman sighed heavily, rising from the swivel chair. Watching his companion markily out of the corner of his eyes as she just approached a series of glass cabinets lined up against the wall, he paid particular attention to her limping gait. It wasn't the first time he'd caught himself observing her ailing leg, but every time in the past he'd asked her the reason for the injury she'd quickly dismissed his curiosity with a wave of her hand. She always avoided this topic like a fire, so he decided not to start it this time also knowing that he would not get a concrete answer anyway "And yet you always let yourself be carried away by your emotions and you always end up here"

"If you're insinuating that I'm a hothead, then you're wrong, Carly-onee-san" the red-haired boy pouted.

"We definitely see things differently" she sighed shrugging her shoulders and opening the glass door with the key hanging around her neck. Retrieving a bandage, medical forceps and scissors from the cupboard, she reached into the drawer below for a vial of saline and gauze "You may claim that you skateboard for fun, but nevertheless there's always something that drives you to do your best... And you proved it with your performance today, for example"

"What do you mean?" Reki raised himself to a sitting position, looking at his companion questioningly.  Without bothering to close the open piece of furniture, the woman turned back to her patient on the heels of her shoes.

"I mean that if it was indeed as you claim then you would have simply laughed Shadow off and not challenged him to a beef" with a slow step she approached the boy and began to put away the necessary assortment on the metal treatment table. Finishing up, she pulled the office chair over to the bad and sat down on it, with a heavy sigh "Sometimes I really get the feeling that you're covering yourself with this whole 'fun' of yours just because you're not sure of your skills"

"That's not the reason..."

"That is clearly the reason, Reki" Carly said firmly furrowing her eyebrows. A look of regret than graced her features, which only start to deepen with every second of gazing at the sullen face of the red-haired one "but" finally, she forced her lips to curve into a serene smile as she lifted the amber-eyed boy's lowered chin with a index finger "Don't worry about it and remember that you are an amazing skater in my eyes, and I will always be your number one fan"

"It's good to know that at least you think of me that way..." she extended her hand out in front of her in anticipation of his, which he immediately put in her, without the slightest problem receiving the message she was sending with that gesture. The blonde got down to work almost immediately.

"But now you at least know what tactics Shadow uses during the beef" rolling up the sleeve of the teen's sweatshirt, she took the time to glance at him from under her eyebrows. She was glad he wasn't looking straight at her at that moment, because she wasn't even trying to hide her true emotions that had just tugged at her heartstrings. Although there was still a gentle smile on her lips, deep compassion flashed in her eyes.

"Unfortunately I found out it the hard way" her eyes focused back on clining and sanitising the scratches on the boy's forearm.

"And now to avoid another accident you must find a way to escape these 'lousy tricks' of his" she decided to change the subject slightly, while focusing even more on cleaning and disinfecting the bigger wound. Once finished, she reached for a bandage and, placing one end of it on her companion's arm, she began to efficiently wrap it around it.

"Better said than done—Ow!" the boy ended his statement with a groan of pain as, with an expressionless face, Carly mercilessly tightened the bandage on his ailing limb.

"If this is how you would always approach things, you'll never develop your skills" he breathed a sigh of relief when she finally loosened the material, continuing to wrap it around his injured wrist a lot moredelicately "You need to start learning from your losses because—"

"I know, I know" he muttered under his breath, looking away. The woman, who had been interrupted in mid-sentence, merely looked at him expectantly "Losing is part of winning, because it gives us knowledge that we can use later to win"

"Exactly, and by the way, one should not be impatient either, Reki" a smile full of maternal warmth crept onto her lips "Once you master this, victory will come to you on its own"