#And she doesn’t like hugs and I do but that’s ok since we have physical affection different ways like holding each others arms or bonking

[fan-of-young-royals]

Isn’t it so wonderful that there are people that make you feel safe and happy and full of love whenever you’re around them

[nicodrawings]

Dump time featuring Billie Morales aka Silly Billie

Update 2: oh! Also the first two illustrations are based on Yotsuba art!

Update: ok HC time, if you wanna know more keep reading as usual.

BILLIE SECTION

-I made Billie 5 years old.

-I’ve mentioned this before but Billie has Asperger’s.

-She didn’t talk until she was like 3 going on 4.

-Her nickname is "silly billy"

-Miles always says "how's my favorite girl in the whole wide world?" when he comes home from school on the weekends.

-Miles is a doting big brother and helps take care of her as well as connecting with her interests.

-As much as she loves her parents, she thinks the world of Miles. She's up under him the most, especially when she's over stimulated, stressed or sleepy. His heartbeat calms her.

-She has a limit to physical contact and taps when she’s ready to let go. She usually only hugs her family. Her and Ganke do hand touches instead of hugs.

-The family helps her navigate her environment and her emotions as well as socializing but never push anything that makes her uncomfortable. They always ask questions and have special routines to help her.

-A part of her routine is on Saturdays they go to the park so she can see the pigeons.

-Miles does not like pigeons, but tolerates them for Billies sake.

-They also have special songs for her like "🎶when you walk across the street take ur eyes off your feet🎶" to remind her to look both ways and pay attention when walking across the street since she can get distracted easily.

-The songs they use also attach her to music. So whenever they go to ganke he plays the piano for her and they make songs up and when she hears a song she likes she starts stimming and wiggling.

-She also takes interest in drawing because she sees Miles drawing and they draw animals and watch Steve Irwin on Saturdays too.

-She doesn't understand figure of speeches so if you say "don't sweat it" she would be like "...sweat what?"

-she doesn’t show a lot of emotions unless she’s feeling something intense.

-She rarely sees Miles in superhero mode in public but when she does she just goes “SPIDER!” and smiles and he waves at her.

-Moral of this story, she is loved.

HOBIE

-He lives with his grandparents in the Bronx area (I’m not sure which side yet tho).

-He loves his grandparents very much.

-One time at a punk rock concert a wise man told him “the most punk thing to do is to take care of yourself, don’t be reliant on the system to do so, cuz they ain’t”

-He told his grandpa the following day and they had a heart to heart about it considering that Hobie was very depressed at the time.

-So with that being said, health is incredibly important to him.

-Some ppl tease him and call him “straight-edge” but it don’t bother him much.

-Hobie officially meets the other spiders when he’s 16.

-Clicks with Gwen and Miles almost immediately.

-Especially Miles, Peter always jokes and says that they were definitely brothers in their past lives.

-Gwen and Hobie bond over music.

-Gwen gets the crush first.

-But unlike Miles she’s more forward and doesn’t wait a billion years so she’s asks him out.

-Hobie says yes.

-Only one that knows how to drive by the time he’s 18.

OTHER STUFF

-Gwen’s relationship with her father just…never gets better in my AU. He’s just an ass and as far as Gwen is concerned they’re not family, they’re just related. With that being said, although it’s never acknowledged, Gwen definitely sees Peter as a father figure in her life. She even has him as her top emergency contact. Peter started to understand this when she was 16, he never questioned it and sees her as his oldest daughter. When she’s had really bad arguments with her father she goes to Peters and spends the night.

-Peter and MJ’s home is open to all the spiderkids. No questions asked.

-Peter and MJ always say “On our taxes we have one kid” when people ask them how many kids they have.

-When Peter gets home he sees how many pairs of shoes are at the door then yells “how many kids are in the house?" They usually yell in response which gives him an idea as to how many kids are there.

-On average there’s no less than 2.

-One time he asked and a really deep voice responded along with the kids.

-It was Venom.

-All the spiders have their own therapist’s but every other weekend there’s a group therapy session for kids with powers funded by S.H.E.I.L.D. It’s not required that they go but it’s open for them regardless, just sign up and come in.

-Ganke donates some of his legos to the program and helps assist sometimes with running it since it’s not ran in the best shape.

-This connects to a bigger problem of helping hero’s with their mental health and stability, especially when they decide to retire.

-If you read the other AU list I had, this is the reason why Ganke switches his major to Social Work when he goes to college.

NICKNAMES

Peter’s nicknames for the kids:

Miles-“Junior/Little Man”

May-“Mayday”

Gwen-"Gwennie Pie”

Ganke-“Goober”

Hobie-“Hobie” (obviously)

Anya-“Ani”

Ganke’s nicknames:

Friends-“Gee” judge calls him “G-money”

Miles’s mom-“Honey”

Ganke’s mom-“Gee-Chan”

The boy that bullies him AKA Sean “Gay-ke”

Peter-“Goober” (as I’ve said before)

Venom and Eddie-“Boy”

Miles’s for when he’s feeling affectionate-“Cariño”

Anyway that’s all I got for now! If you have any questions about my AU please feel free to ask away. I love talking about it as you can see.

[georgeweasleyslostearhq]

Hi! Can you write a Xavier Thorpe x Reader one shot, where reader is just like Wednesday, doesn’t show her emotions and is really closed off.

Her and Xavier have had a ‘thing’ going on but Xavier was sick of her not showing how she feels and not wanting to tell people and they have a fight just before the Rave’n so Xavier ends up taking Bianca.

When Reader turns up with Wednesday, Tyler, Enid and Ajax, she sees Xavier with Bianca and actually starts to tear up for the first time in her life.

The others are noticing she’s crying are are freaking out and she keeps denying it before she finally breaks down and runs out.

Maybe Enid is angry and goes up to Xavier shouting and he eventually runs after Reader, and a happy ending please? A really soft cute ending where they fix things and Reader is just desperately apologising and begging for Xavier to stay with her, which is unlike her but she really loves him :))

Sorry if this is too much detail! I absolutely adore your writing by the way, and though I’d request this with you as you write so well! <3

ofc!

NOT FAIR

pairings: Xavier Thorpe x Fem!reader summary: ^^^^ warnings:

"hey" Xavier greeted you with a big smile as he wrapped his arms around you.

"stop" you nervously pushed him away gently, looking around, checking if anyone was in the quad

"don't do that in public" you stated bluntly

"I was just saying hello" he chuckled confused "what's wrong with that?"

"nothing, just don't hug me" you spoke mono-toned

"so I can't hug my girl? what else can't I do?" he questioned rhetorically

"first of all I'm not exactly your girl. and anything but physical affection, verbal affection. any type type of affection really or touching" you replied dully

"so I can't even hold your hand?" he scoffed

"don't take it personally" you remarked

"I will take it personally! I can't do anything with you! I thought we had something" he admitted

"I never said we didn't" you shrugged

"well why don't you want to let people know? are you embarrassed of me or something?" he questioned

"more embarrassed that we have to have this discussion" you responded

"can you at least tell me how you feel?" he pleaded

"I feel bad" you paused, trying to think of the words. but Xavier thought that was it and his face softened

"I feel bad that I have to waste my time having this discussion. you knew what I was like when you met me, yet you still pursue me"

"you're kidding, right?" he huffed

"I don't kid"

"I'm so sick of you not telling me how you feel about things. it's not that easy to guess your emotions, Y/n. and what's the problem of not letting people see? what are they going to do, huh?" he said loudly

"if you're sick of me, then leave" you barked

"and let me guess, you won't care, will you?" he laughed sarcastically

"I mean I wouldn't be sad" you shrugged

"of course you wouldn't" he rolled his eyes before walking away from you.

you blinked before walking back to your room, where you were going before you came up to you.

----

"are you meeting Xavier there or is he meeting you here?" Enid asked

"well he didn't ask me so I'm guessing neither" you replied

"what! why?" she almost shouted

"I guess we had a fight a week ago, I kind of thought he would come back but he hasn't talked to me since, so." you explained

"about what?" Yoko asked

"something stupid about not showing feelings" you sighed.

"I'm sorry, honey!" Enid apologised, coming to your side

"I don't care" you brushed it off.

"ok, well I have to go meet my date. see you guys there!" Yoko waved, leaving the room

"ready?" you asked Wednesday

"I told you I'm not going" she called

---

"never in any second of any day did I think I would be here" Wednesday groaned, entering the room in her black dress

"but you're glad that you are, right?!" Enid clapped happily

"not necessarily" she spoke

you looked around the room, seeing Xavier with Bianca, you felt your stomach drop and a weird feeling throughout your body.

you couldn't move as you stared at the pair as they laughed with each other

"you ok?" Ajax asked, noticing the way your eyes watered

you looked at him, snapping out of your thoughts as you blinked rapidly

"I'm fine" you lied

"alright" he smiled.

you looked back at them as your friends walked a little ahead of you.

the feeling came back, at a much worse rate, making you feel sick. you felt your eyes start to water again, but they actually fell down your cheeks this time

"hey! hey, what's wrong?" Enid pressed as she turned to you, noticing your state

"nothing, it's just so bright in here" you made up an excuse

she looked over to where you were looking

"are you sure it's not about them?" she questioned softly

"I'm sure, Enid" you nodded your head, subtly sniffling

"it's ok to be upset" Ajax added

"I'm not upset!" you spoke too loud, making some people around you turn your way

"I'm not upset" you repeated as more tears fell down.

"honey, it's ok" Enid comforted

"No it's not!" you cried, quickly walking out of the room to the quad, where you sat down on the edge of the fountain, crying.

--

back at the dance, Enid watched as you ran out crying. she sighed before looking over at your friends. she turned to Xavier on the other side of the room and took a deep breath

"can I talk to Xavier for a second?" Enid asked calmly to Bianca

she looked her up and down before looking at Xavier "I'll get us some drinks" she said before she left

"what is wrong with you?" Enid qustioned angrily

"what are you talking about" he raised an eyebrow

"you had no right to tell her she can't show her feelings! because she can and it's obvious that she has feelings for you!" she almost yelled at the tall boy

"yeah, it's so obvious" he replied sarcastically

"she's crying over you right now, Xavier. so don't come telling me or her or anybody that she doesn't have feelings. because she does" Enid poked his chest with her pointer finger

"I hate to break it to you, Enid, but I don't think she's crying, are you sure you j-"

"you think you can just show up with a date- who, is not her but your ex and she would be upset about it? you might not have seen much from her but I can tell you right now that now is the time to see her" Enid cut Xavier off

Xavier looked over at Bianca, who was talking to her friend with two drinks in her hand

"you can't seriously be contemplating to stay with Bianca or going to find, Y/n are you?" she scoffed "if you are then don't go to Y/n. but if you can tell me that you 100 percent have no feelings for Bianca anymore, then go"

Xavier looked down at Enid and looked around

"she's in the quad"

"thanks" Xavier smiled before walking quickly out of the dance room.

--

"hey, you ok?" Xavier started, hearing sniffles and sobs from you as your back faced him

"go back to Bianca, I'm sure she'll be looking for you" you spoke wobbily

"you know I don't care about her" he sat down next to you

"I'm sorry" you sobbed

"for what?" he asked

"not showing enough emotions, I thought you knew how much I liked you" you mumbled

"liked?" Xavier quizzed, his voice was gentle and uneasy as he repeated what you said

"I mean I still do, I wouldn't be crying if I didn't" you laughed quietly

"good" he smiled, he kept his distance as you turned to sit looking ahead instead of the water in the fountain

you two sat in silence for a while, hearing the muffled music from inside

you leaned in closer to him, resting your head on his shoulder as you looked down at your hands.

Xavier smiled to himself as he looked at you in the corner of his eyes.

"you look really pretty tonight" he confessed

"thank you" you sniffled.

"you look beautiful every day, I'm just trying to say you look really nice in that dress" he blushed lightly

"I know" you giggled

Xavier sighed happily, letting silence take over again. he reached hand out anxiously wondering if you'll take it or not

you looked down at his hand that rested on his thigh, open for you to hold. you smiled before reaching for it, intertwining your fingers as you held onto it.

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[tomkaulitzssgirl]

Hi so I was wondering if you could write like Tom doesn't like to be touched or hugged and he's always grumpy. Basically he's black cat personality and reader is his SO and reader is always like really really sweet, shy, easy scared and always wearing no make up and pink dresses and pink clothes (literally she have like 1 pair of shoes that are white and rest of her clothing is pink)and her personality is Fluttershy from mlp, and how they would be for each other. And maybe some sweet situations or something like that. If you're not comfortable with writing it then just ignore. Bye love you 😘

Grumpy Tom x Shy Sweet Reader

- ok let’s start off by saying that tom isn’t used to serious relationships and we know that

- so he is uncomfortable with receiving too much affection

- besides that, he is cold with everyone

- he doesn’t like giving affection either

- let’s say that the only thing he shows it’s when he’s horny (a lot lol)

- he’s pretty much grumpy, always giving death stares to people (especially guys if they look at you too much)

- he has to admit though that he has a soft spot for you

- there are only a few times where he showed affection and it was on your birthday or your anniversary

- but he shows the love he has for you in other ways

- he gives you good advice, he helps you with anything you need and he likes to buy you stuff out of the blue

- like a random thing made him think of you? yeah he’s gifting you that

- you show him a purse you like? he has already bought it

- you are the total opposite of him, even your style

- you always dress in pink and very girly meanwhile he wears baggy clothes

- he loves your style though, how you look so feminine

- but he won’t tell you that, sometimes he gives you a compliment but most of the time he makes fun of you (with love) calling you princess bubblegum or fluttershy

- even your personality reminds him of those two since you’re very sweet, caring, shy, quiet but also kinda flirty

- but that doesn’t mean you didn’t have arguments about this, this differences have an effect on your relationship

- one time he didn’t like how clingy you were being infront of his band members so he got annoyed and took your arms off him abruptly

- that led to you crying in your room while he faked that he didn’t care

- but i’m reality he cared a lot and as soon as practice finished he ran to you

- especially because bill was insulting him and telling him how dumb he was

- as he saw you crying he rolled his eyes but deep inside his heart broke at the fact that hr made you sad

- he came closer to you and tried to wipe your tears away but it was you thst slapped his hand away this time

- you told him how invisible you felt to him because even if he showed you affection in other ways, you still needed that in a physical form

- from that moment he started trying harder and harder to be sweet and you appreciated his efforts, even if it was a simple kiss on the cheek or a small cuddle session

- he actually began to like it a little, watching you sleep in his arms was the best thing ever

- you understood that sometimes he needed his space so you let him be and he thanked you for that

- but you love each other so much and he would do whatever it takes to protect you!!!

hope you liked it!!!

[sniigura-archive]

ok we know what adam and reader think and do for their children, unconditional love etc... and im going to assume the relationship between the kids are just like normal siblings, taking that little paragraph were one of them cursed at another kid for insulting their sibling; and they know that their parents love eachother, the constant sibling factory and accidental walks in are enough proof. But what are the kids thoughts about their parents? most of them are mom kids and since reader is the ruler in the house i think they are alright with reader, but what about adam? since teenagers are his least favourites, they have more troubles with him but now im courious of what do they think of adam and reader?

i sorted the kids by birth order btw

eden opinion on reader: respects her and loves her. comes to her mother when it comes to emotional support. thinks reader should enable adam less (she tries ok)

eden opinion on adam: capable guy. she thinks adam should take some deep breaths before acting (he does already 😭). she likes working with him together on their car projects and she always knows she can count on him if shit ever hits the fan

kane opinion on reader: he’s a total mamas boy which causes him to put reader on a pedestal. he was a highly sensitive child with undiagnosed ADHD and reader was the parent who handled his outburst and emotions the best. reader always suspected that adam also has ADHD and after kane finally was diagnosed and adam was like „what that’s what everyone does“ she forced him to get diagnosed. kane takes his meds regularly while adam. doesn’t. kane and reader work together on the garden!!

kane opinion on adam: thinks his father is an idiot and likes to act like they aren’t related (he’s very much like adam and hates when it gets pointed out). likes to make divorce jokes which adam HATESSSSS like don’t wish evil like that upon him!!!! the older kane gets the more he mellows out and is able to properly connect with his father. so what if they hug properly for the first time when he’s in his 30s

abram opinion on reader: respects his mother a lot and sees her as a role model. has autism and reader makes sure all his needs are met. it was his idea to get chickens and he loves every pet a lot that the family has. he thinks his mother can be very unempathetic, since reader has the tendency to think if every physical need is met that the children shouldn’t complain (what childhood poverty does to someone)

abram opinion on adam: good husband and ok father. he’s aware that adam tries his best so he can’t stay mad at him. they both work on projects around the house like making their own furniture, they build the chicken coop together etc which he enjoys a lot

setha (comes out later as Nick!) opinion on reader: good mother but they don’t share many interests together. still loves his mother a lot. the first person he came out to as trans masc but only because adam can be so insensitive

setha (comes out later as Nick!) opinion on adam: thinks his father is the coolest actually. have lots of shared interests and opinions. was scared to come out as trans masc but it all went well in the end. picked out his new name with adam!! plays drums and it pains adam but he tries to smile through it

ada opinion on reader: got into anime and nerd stuff in general because of her mother so loves her for that. has a tendency to hide away in her room which reader tries to push against. poor girl is just a huge introvert but knows reader only has good intentions

ada opinion on adam: coolish guy but they don’t have much in common. get along well. takes her father to conventions and sends him links to figures and mangas she wants since reader has a tendency to forget birthdays. adam on the other habd makes every birthday a blast for the kids. he suffers through the conventions because he wants to make sure his daughter is always safe

isaac opinion on reader: when he’s older he appreciates that reader forced the whole family into signing lessons, since he was born deaf. takes out his hearing aids and closes his eyes when his family annoys him. thinks reader babies him too much

isaac opinion on adam: fave parent because adam rough houses with him. gets his love for martial art thanks to his dad. randomly jumps on adam’s back for a surprise attack

lazarus opinion on reader: thinks reader is an amazing cook and loves cooking with their mother together. had their coming out as non binary by simply saying at the dinner table to only use they them pronouns from now on and everyone just nodded. knows that their mother tries to make it right for everyone and appreciates the effort

lazarus opinion on adam: wants adam’s rib recipe but he refuses and says they will get it as their inheritance. it’s his secret (he’s just being extra). adam is sad he couldn’t convince his child to change their name to smth band related. thinks their father should be more open minded but from the stories reader tells they know adam improved a lot

delilah opinion on reader: too strict 😔 (the only one who says no to her. youngest child privileges), has a tendency to bump heads because of that. at the end of the day they love each other but in the mornings and afternoons they want each other dead

delilah opinion on adam: daddy’s girl, loves her father. probably because he spoils her a lot. she’s very obvious adam’s favourite, since she’s a girl and looks completely like reader

[voltronisanobsession]

hi hi! I freaking LOVE your work! I'm glad that you do VLD stuff, even if the fandom is dead and sh!t! Anywho, can you do something along the lines of who, in voltron, do you think is the best hugger/cuddler!

If you dont want to, i understand! ❤️💛💚💙🖤

Paladins Ranked Best to Worst Hugger

Hello, thank you so much!!!! Even if the fandom is kinda dead, I still enjoy writing and just interacting with those who are still alive😍🔥🔥 I had a lot of fun writing this, thank you again for requesting this!!!

I’m gonna rank them from best to worst hugger since I think cuddling should get its own ranking and then giving my reasoning!

Lance

Hunk

Shiro

Allura

Pidge

Keith

Lance

OK IDK IF YOU’RE SUPRISED WITH LANCE BEING NUMBER 1 BUT HEAR ME OUT! I think Lance would be the best hugger BECAUSE his hugs feel like home. We know that he has a big family so I like to think that hes done a lot of hugging and comforting with his cousins and siblings, making him an expert at them! He definitely squeezes people when he hugs them, he just loves giving them!

Plus he doesn’t make them weird! They instantly feel natural and not forced, like Pidge and Keith’s are. You could just go up to Lance and randomly hug him and he wouldn’t even question you, bro would just go with the flow and I love him for that. Yeah his hugs feel like home, he makes you feel included in what feels like small secrets.

Hunk

Next Hunk! I was seriously debating hard about who should be #1 in this list, but I ended up putting homeboy second. Hunk is an automatically emotional and caring person, so imagine that registered into hugs?? Bro gives the biggest yet softest hugs EVER. Same with Lance, hugging him doesn’t feel weird whatsoever, he’s just trying to comfort you!

His hugs feel like a blanket, protecting and comforting. Did that make sense?? He would definitely be the type to pick you up and swing you around in a hug though! Hunk finds hugging to be a really stress relieving thing so be sure to give him one if he looks like he needs one!

Shiro

SHIRRROOOO WOOOO!!! A solid third place, pretty good if I say so myself. I think with Shiro, his hugs are very grounding. He would usually only hug people if they really REALLY need it. But despite how sparse his hugs are, he makes them all worth it. If you ever have a serious conversation with him, just know that he will always hug you in the end, not only to comfort you but to also thank you for trusting him with your secrets and feelings.

His hugs aren’t too tight or too loose, it feels like he’s actually like really holding you. HEAR ME OUT ITS HARD TO PUT IT INTO WORDS! BUT!! You feel seen with his hugs, he actually sees you and hears you, and Shiro is willing to protect the person deep down inside you. His hugs feel like a shield, ready to comfort and provide a safe space for you.

Allura

I love Allura so much omg. I placed her kinda low because I feel like she doesn’t give hugs often at all. Like you would have to go to her yourself and just ask, which she will question you. But if you look like you really need one, she will give you the WARMEST hug ever. Allura’s hugs are delicate in a way. She would hold someone as if they were fragile, being light with her touch because she doesn’t want to accidentally make you uncomfortable.

But despite that, her hugs bring a lot of comfort, they make you feel as if everything is going to be alright. Hugs make Allura feel vulnerable so be prepared for long hugs. She hugs you but just know that she needs that same amount of comfort too. Her hugs feel like finding inner peace, all your nerves instantly settle when she pulls you in her embrace.

Pidge

I feel like Pidge is a somewhat closed off person. I think we’ve seen that Pidge can be an emotional person, but when it comes to physical touch, she doesn’t really think twice about it. Like Allura, you would have to ask her for a hug if you really wanted one. And when you do she might feel a little awkward giving you one😭😭I think she’s really used to only giving her family hugs so giving hugs to friends and you may put her off a little. But after the first few hugs, Pidge would definitely grow to enjoy your hugs!

I feel like she’s the type to rub your back, maybe even rock you guys side to side since she can’t keep still for too long. She might tell a joke while you hug too hehe. Her hugs feel like hugging an old friend, making sure to let you know how much those moments mean to her when you guys have a hugging session.

Keith

Rock bottom, he was an easy decision to make, at least for me. As much as I love Keith, I just KNOW he would be pretty reluctant in giving hugs. He’s not at all used to touching other people like that, he views it as something pretty intimate. So when he finally gives you a hug after some time, he’s pretty nervous, so bro is like really rigid and awkward when hugging you. It would take some time for him to finally loosen up, he’s just so tense.

Keith saves his hugs for people he’s close with. Hugging is Keith’s way of saying “hey I care about you!” He rarely gives hugs though unless he feels the need to. He’s also the type to like rub your back while hugging, it’s something he doesn’t realize he does. It feels weird hugging him at first since he isn’t used to being so close to someone, but he learns to just appreciate the small moment. His hugs feel like summer nights, they’re really refreshing and hugging him is like a new experience everytime.

[lemon-natalia]

Gideon the Ninth Reaction - Chapter 31

what with this and chapter 20 Harrow is getting undressed a lot more frequently than i would have predicted at the start

wait is this the infamous pool scene i've heard about?? 

yeahh Harrow’s general attitude of paying more attention to the other Houses rather than Everything else going on really backfired w/ sending Gid & the Fourth back to the facility. but to be fair i don’t think anyone could have predicted just how badly it would go

interesting to get an insight to Harrow’s parents other than Gideon’s in this chapter. the fact that they were fully willing to kill the other Ninth children to have Harrow be such a powerful necromancer, their fear of Gideon - but also Harrow continuing her mother’s tradition of the salt water pool, their kindness to Harrow as they were preparing to kill themselves and her. it paints a quite nuanced picture of two very ruthless but cowardly people who do seem to have loved their daughter to some degree, even if they were terrible people.

and i was right in my suspicion that there’s something up with Gideon herself! what with surviving nerve gas and being fine after the whole soul-siphoning thing, she just physically seems more resistant to dying. maybe her mysterious origins will be coming back into play soon

guess in a roundabout way i wasn’t wrong in chapter 2 that Harrow’s both prideful and vulnerable, she has just as much self-loathing as Gideon and her superiority was an outlet for it. she’s more comfortable being drowned than hugged!! this chapter in general recontextualizes so much of Harrow’s character and motivations and i feel like i’m gonna have to go back and reread this book at some point with that in mind

so i already knew about the reveal Harrow’s parents killed off the other kids so this chapter isn’t as impactful as it might have otherwise been, but it is still a very good chapter in that it gives such an insight into Harrow’s psyche growing up knowing something like that from such a young age. the entire chapter is pretty much just exposition but it’s worked into the characters and their dynamics very well

oh also she doesn’t actually blame Gideon for her parents dying apparently! this is why we communicate people

ok i wasn’t expecting to actually find out what was in the Locked Tomb in this book but here we go i guess. Harrow talks about the ‘beast’ the emperor defeated at the resurrection being in the locked tomb, but actually in there is a … preserved dead girl? hm, there feels like a lot more to this than the emperor is actually telling. the mention of the tomb being surrounded by salt water as well feels significant somehow, especially since Harrow mentioned it in this chapter as ceremonial.  

ooh it occurred to me that, based on absolutely no evidence other than i know a character called ‘Nona’ is the title of the third book, is the girl in the tomb Nona??

“I deserve to die at your hand. You are my only friend. I am undone without you” i am not normal about these two

also gahhhh Gideon moved to the cavalier bed. i have absolutely nothing coherent to say except i love them your honour

[anonwrites2233]

Here’s my crack at an amazing digital circus tickle fic! Don’t like tickles then don’t read!

Lee!Pomni Ler!Ragatha

Title: Relax!

Pomni was wandering the digital circus, still trying to come to terms with the fact that she was stuck in this digital hellscape. The small jester really was having a horrible time so far. She really didn’t know what to expect, and the colors were driving her mad. She missed her home, even though she doesn’t even remember it at this point. All she can really remember is putting on that stupid headset. Worst decision ever…

She dissociated, in a constant state of existential dread, and didn’t even realize that Ragatha was standing beside her.

The doll was really worried about her newfound friend. She wondered if there was any way she could calm Pomni down, or maybe cheer her up a little.

The doll lightly tapped the jester’s shoulder, causing her to jump out of her trance.

“Hey, Pomni…? Would you like to come sit in my room with me for a bit? It’s ok if you don’t want to, but I figured you could use some company, and maybe some down time to get away from all the craziness y’know?”

Pomni thought for a moment before nodding. Ragatha had been nice to her all this time, and she really didn’t have any issues with her. If she trusted anyone here at all, it was her. So maybe she could try to relax a little…

Ragatha smiled and calmly lead the small jester girl to her room, opening the door and letting her in. The jester looked around the room, amazed at how soft everything was. Ragatha’s bed was a plaid blue color and pattern, and very plush.

Ragatha sat on the bed, patting beside her to coax Pomni to sit. She obliged.

Pomni sat and nervously twiddles her thumbs.

“N-Nice room…”

Ragatha smiled “thanks! I try to keep it as comfy and tidy as possible. I like my things neat and organized since it’s the only place I can really control ya know… and having a comfortable environment can help ease the mind.”

Pomni nodded.

Ragatha was still a bit worried for Pomni.

“Y’know, Pomni, you’re always welcome to come sit in here with me if you need company. I know it’s scary being stuck here, but I’m always here if you need someone to talk to.” She reassured the smaller girl.

Pomni simply nods.

“I-I appreciate it really… I’m just… still really scared… I-I… wish there was a way out…”

Pomni looks down, Ragatha frowning in response. She lightly rubs Pomni’s back, which startles her at first, but since Ragatha was so gentle, she eases into it rather than staying tense.

“I understand… we all do. I know it’s hard but please try not to stress so much about it… we’re all in this together after all, and the best we can do is try to make light of this situation the best we can…”

Pomni looked so depressed.

It made Ragatha’s digital heart sink.

She continued rubbing her back, and offered her arms outwards.

“Would you like a hug maybe…?”

Pomni slowly slunked her small body towards Ragatha, normally against physical touch from anyone, something just seemed so calming and gentle about Ragatha’s presence… perhaps she could be an exception.

Ragatha couldn’t help but chuckle at Pomni. She was really cute when she let her guard down. She gently hugged the smaller girl and sorta held her in her lap, causing the jester to blush. She lightly patted her head.

“You’re gonna be ok, new stuff. I’m always here if you need someone to talk to, or to just be there.”

Pomni couldn’t help but get a little emotional, wiping a few tears away.

“T-Thanks Ragatha…”

Ragatha frowned a little again.

“Oh no no! It’s ok! No need for tears ok? Everything’s gonna be fine…” she kind of rocked the smaller girl as if someone would rock an infant. She was already feeling very protective over the newest member of the circus. I guess it was somewhat in her nature.

Pomni actually calmed down rather quickly. Something about Ragatha’s nurturing presence, her softness, and the atmosphere finally being somewhat safe. She leaned into her touch.

Ragatha smiled fondly at Pomni once she calmed down.

“That’s more like it… y’know you’re really cute.”

Pomni turned bright red and hid her face as Ragatha chuckled.

“Cmon now, don’t hide silly.”

She playfully poked Pomni’s stomach, having being towards her due to how she was holding her in her lap. This caused Pomni to squeal in surprise.

Ragatha got a spark of mischief in her eyes. Oh this could possibly be a good way to cheer her up!

“Ooo what was that? Are you ticklish, Pomni~?”

Pomni was bright red and already panicky.

“N-N-Nope!” She tried to protest, but her jumpy and nervous nature was already giving her away. She actually couldn’t help her lips from slightly curling upwards as her hands stayed in a defensive position in front of her.

Ragatha simply smirked and wiggled her fingers above Pomni’s tummy.

“Are you suuure about that?”

Pomni was nervously begging just watching her fingers.

“P-Please Ragatha n-nomfff!!!”

Midway through pleas, Ragatha lightly scribbles on Pomni’s stomach, with Pomni reflexively covering her mouth to muffle her giggles.

Ragatha smirked and kept up her attack, scribbling a little harder now exploring every inch of her tummy.

“So Pomni, if you’re not ticklish I’m sure you wouldn’t mind if I kept this up then…”

Pomni squealed and immediately dissolved into squeaky giggles. She still kept her hands over her mouth, but she was now being so loud that it wasn’t doing her any good.

“Mfmfmfmmfmfmmm~!!”

Pomni started to wiggle around in Ragatha’s grasp and kick her feet a little.

“Hmm~? Someone’s awfully giggly for not being ticklish~ don’t think I can’t hear it~ and please don’t hide that adorable laugh, I wanna hear more!”

Ragatha kept at it, going at her sides and ribs now with both hands, going in for the kill.

Pomni shrieked pretty loudly much to her embarrassment, trying to grab Ragatha’s hands by reflex, which caused her to release some adorable shrieky laughter while throwing back her head.

“NOHOHOHORAGAHAHAHAHAGAHAHAHAA~!!”

Ragatha couldn’t help but laugh right along with her. She was being way too adorable for her own good. She couldn’t just stop now.

“That’s more like it~! You’re so cute like this Pomni~ Tickle tickle~”

Pomni kept letting out giddy, childish giggles and full on belly laughter, depending on where Ragatha went, she kept at it going all over her tummy, ribs and sides. Pomni was an absolute wiggle worm beneath her, squealing and kicking about with the reddest face Ragatha had ever seen.

“PLEHEHEASE NAHAHAHHAA~!! EHEHEEI CAHAHANANT-!!”

Ragatha couldn’t believe it. She’d never seen Pomni so happy before, and if she was reading her right, she seemed to be enjoying this. Maybe this could be a good future tactic to cheer up the jester. She didn’t want to overwhelm Pomni, but she couldn’t help but continue.

“I think since you lied to me, it’s only fair I get to explore this a bit further~”

Pomni shrieked when Ragatha grabbed her hips.

“EEEEEHEEEEK!!NAHAHAHANOHOPLEHEHEASE!”

Pomni was visibly tearing up and practically bouncing, the poor jester girl was so sensitive there.

The doll practically had hearts for pupils at her reaction, god why was she so cute??

Ragatha didn’t want to kill the poor girl, so she slowly slowed down her tickles, watching the giggly jester beneath her slowly calm down and catch her breath. God she was adorable.

The doll felt a little bit of guilt rush over her when she saw how flushed and worn out Pomni had been after the playful assault ceased.

“Heh, sorry about that… I-I hope I didn’t go too far… I just couldn’t help myself, you were so cute and I had never seen you so happy before”

Pomni couldn’t help but keep a wobbly grin, still giggly and flushed.

“I…ihits ohokay…”

Ragatha sighed in relief. Reflecting back on it, Pomni never asked her to stop…

“Heh… good. Hey, y’know if this helps you feel better, I wouldn’t mind doing it again for you any time you want. If my judgments correct, you seemed to be enjoying yourself…”

Pomni was flustered. Yeah, she hadn’t been that happy here before this happened. She usually wasn’t one for physical touch at all, but Ragatha’s touch was so gentle and fun, she made her feel safe enough to let her guard down. The tickling was a nice stress reliever from the anxiety the jester was experiencing.

Shyly, Pomni nodded.

“Y-Yeah… sure…”

Ragatha smiled.

“Great! And don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone ok? This can be our little secret! Besides, Im sure the others wouldn’t be nearly as merciful as me…”

Pomni let out an awkward chuckle.

“Y-Yeah… thanks… and yeah… I really wouldn’t want them to find out…”

She seemed a bit tense thinking about the possibility of Jax finding out.

[eaeulfl]

Definitely spoilers below for anyone who isn’t done watching

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My mom and I just finished rewatching snk earlier and so I’ve now watched snk, from beginning to end, a grand total of three times and my mom two times. It’s a shame I didn’t think about officially categorizing/compiling some of the episodes/moments into lists after the first time and the second time but here we are. I believe my views/preferences have definitely changed since then, albeit the changes aren’t too dramatic. Anyway I probably just have too much time in my hands lmao

My top 5 most emotional episodes/moments in no particular order:

1. Armin realizing that eren and mikasa didn’t think he was useless and then him trying to convince the soldiers around them that eren wasn’t a threat to humanity

Truly one of the most iconic, most moving parts of the whole show imo. I liked armin so, so much in season 1 and even now my heart still hurts just thinking about the him at the time. He really was the most precious, most promising, sweetest, kindest little thing you’ll ever lay your eyes on. I’m not into any kind of physical contact at all but I just wanted to hug him hold his hand and assure him that everything was going to be alright and that he was doing amazing. Objectively they really only survived because Pyxis arrived just in time, but this doesn’t and shouldn’t diminish the shine of his heart and courage. Season 1 armin will forever remain the best armin for me personally. Absolutely the bestest boy and friend you could ask for.

2. Artur braus: “Sasha…Yer all I hoped for.”

I’ve shed some tears exactly once the entire three times I’ve watched the series but I seriously almost lost it here as well. It was a very, very close call. Sasha is and will forever remain best girl for me and she deserves all of the good the world has to offer.

3. When gabi and falco were screaming their lungs out for Reiner and reiner just kept asking them to be quiet, and then as he transformed again he asked why they wouldn’t just let him die

This one is a bit different. The first time I watched this I didn’t really hurt but I definitely felt a sense of horror. Now I just find it really sad. You can say gabi and falco were trained candidates but specifically in that situation they were just two helpless kids desperately screaming for help and the “help” was ultimately just a guy who had pretty much given up on life because he’d already suffered too much and for too long. It’s insane.

4. When artur braus was talking about how he let Sasha become a soldier not knowing he’d eventually realize that perhaps the world was also just another kind of forest and then after he asked gabi if she was ok and she asked back if he really didn’t hate her kaya came running to kill gabi and Kaya starts screaming and crying after she fails to do so

I had whole-body goosebumps the first time I watched this. Artur and Lisa swallowing their pain and extending their compassion and Kaya struggling with so much anger and sadness were devastating.

5. Levi telling hange to give her heart before she went off to try to slow down the rumbling, her death, and then him telling her to watch over them, and then hange meeting Erwin and the rest

This is the one and only time I’ve ever cried watching the show. I wasn’t ugly sobbing or anything but this really was the heaviest, most painful thing. Exactly after I heard Erwin say “it took off” I lost it. I genuinely don’t think I’ll ever get over hange’s death. Or Erwin’s.

My top 5 best fights/action scenes in no particular order:

1. Sasha freaking fresh graduate braus running down the wall to save Samuel and then shooting the hook of her odm gear into Samuel’s lower calf

This simply isn’t talked about enough. PERSONALLY SASHA IS AND FOREVER WILL BE BEST GIRL.

2. Jean saving Connie and then Marco connie and Annie saving Jean in trost

I really liked the teamwork here and I wish we could’ve seen more of it. Also I’m not like a big fan of Marco or anything but I feel like with some time and experience he could’ve been a good leader too. Or a vice leader. I think it would’ve been interesting to see Jean and Marco work together as commander and vice commander or whatever was next in rank.

3. Everybody working together so that eren could seal the gate with the boulder

This was pretty emotional too.

4. Sasha no odm gear just massive guts and pure skill braus saving kaya

Enough said. Personally still one of the most iconic episodes in the whole gd show.

5. Keith shadis saving surma and rallying and then leading the other cadets, and Jean rallying and leading the soldiers

I absolutely loved that despite his “inferiority complex” or whatever you’d call it Keith is still a soldier and most importantly a leader and a mentor through and through. I loved that even as an older character he still underwent a learning process concerning his own identity and the world. And I’m so proud of Jean for having come so far. Is it Janbo or jeanboyyyyyyyoubetterstopbeforeistartscreamingcryingthrowingup? Also I really appreciate that they acknowledged Pyxis one last time before his death. He really was one of the goats.

My top 5 general moments/episodes in no particular order:

1. When Jean asked armin if abandoning your humanity was the only way to win, and if eren did become that monster would that really be a victory for humanity

This has really stuck with me. Jean best boy.

2. The new Levi squad (eren mikasa armin Sasha jean Connie historia) cleaning the cottage and kinda sorta goofing around and then Levi coming in and inspecting the table and then saying “I’m quite sure I gave you enough time.” lmao

The mood isn’t entirely light here but it’s light enough that they can joke around and get into petty arguments and I really wish we had more episodes like this.

3. Floch telling it like it is before the ceremony to honor their fallen comrades and eren I really can't say if it was the right decision or not jaeger asking armin "What is there beyond the walls?" trying to build his confidence and then finally shutting the hell up after recalling the gruesome death of his aunt faye

Yeah I said I wanted more moments with a lighter mood and this is anything but light, but I'd be lying if I said this wasn’t satisfying to watch. Floch's later ideals were messed up and even without that in the picture it was pretty mean on its own, telling armin that erwin should've lived instead when armin had no say in the decision, but his honesty and objectivity were refreshing. The satisfaction gained from this is still overshadowed by the sacrifices that had been made and by erwin's death, but at the very least this was included into the dialogue. Someone had to tell the truth. Seeing eren unable to continue with his nonsense was just the cherry on top. Again, this is majorly overshadowed by the fact that eren still had his way and the rumbling still happened, but at the very least it was included.

4. Sasha eating seafood/Niccolo's food for the first time

Sasha really undid years of brainwashing and racism by just being herself the beauty of her heart the power she holds SASHA BESTEST MOST LOVABLE GIRL.

5. The first time Sasha eats ice cream and Connie eats from the same ice cream and then sasha goes back to eating the ice cream again

I understand this might not be a big deal for some or maybe a lot of people, but for me this really shows how close they are and how comfortable they are with each other. Neither of them hesitated. It was just so natural for connie to say "Let me try that!" and then to just go for a bite, so natural for sasha I love food braus to extend her arm to offer the ice cream and then to eat it again. I know it's like a really, really, really small thing and maybe not even a thing at all, but it made me feel very warm inside. I've said it before and I'll say it again, how I wish the main trio of snk had been sasha jean and connie instead.

[meili-sheep]

So this is from our good friend 🐱 anon! And while this isn't like specifically harem, I'll probably cover the Harem and extras. And we'll start with Nation so

Mondstadt!

So Albedo. Would instantly start asking diluc questions and start performing tests. For Hexenzirkel Mom Diluc, Albedo probably tries to see if there is something from Diluc's mother at play. Probably test Klee's strength as well, just to be safe. He probably starts looking for a connection between pyro energy and physical prowess as well. So he would have a rather mundane reaction and just go into him being well Albedo.

Now for Eula. She's probably heard about former Captain crazy strength but most likely dismissed it, thinking it was just an exaggeration. Then he flips a fucking Ruin Grader. She probably has just a moment. I mean, I can't blame her, though. I'd need one too. Specially because right after, he'd go into sweetheart mode and start asking if she's ok. And generally acting very sweet and kind despite the fact HE JUST FLIPPED A FUCKING RUIN GRADER. Of course, after such an embarrassment like this, she will need a little revenge and make sure Diluc knows who's top dog.

Now main ships outta the way, let's talk about Venti. Because you can't tell me that either Ragnvindr or the Red-Haired warrior could do the same thing. And it's something Venti rather casually forgot. In general, he forgets that Diluc is his equivalent to Zhongli's General Alatus, like if Xiao was more chaotic and had an issue with authority. And Flipping a Ruin Grader would be a very good reminder for Venti.

Moving on, I also want to briefly mention Rosaria and Kaeya. Mostly because Rosaria knows Diluc has a lot of surprises, but she was not expecting that. And Kaeya. He's been dealing with this bull since they were kids, so just them at the bar, and Rosaria is just still stunned.

"He flipped. A whole. Ruin Grader..."

"Really? Glad he's still in condition then."

"Huh? What do you."

"I once saw him hug a boar when we were kids... He hugged it so hard he broke the poor thing's ribs. And would not stop crying about it."

Liyue

Starting with Zhongli. He'd probably have the most normal reaction out of everyone, and that's probably because. Zhongli sees himself as a normal human, or he wants to. So weird like that he is very used to playing it off as normal human things. He really does applaud Diluc's form, though. Probably makes some suggestions.

Now to Xiao. This would really be a heartthrob moment for Xiao, tbh. And he's gonna deny it like his life depends on it. Like NO It definitely wasn't hot that his human boyfriend flipped a whole ruin grader over his shoulder! Definitely not! And he still probably frets over Diluc after words and makes sure he didn't get injured.

So Yelan is getting put here because I see her and Ningguang and friends of Diluc. I particularly see them as members of the underground network. And Diluc doesn't report to either. He respects them a lot. They both would be incredibly impressed, but here is the thing with these two. They see Diluc as their "cute" junior. So despite having taken down a Ruin grader with his bare hands, he now gets cooed at by these two women telling him how proud they are. It's embarrassing but he can't do anything but take it.

Now on to the others. And here is my favorite underrated dynamic, Diluc and Yanfei. She is his lawyer, and no one can tell me otherwise. They are both the more serious of the Pyros and the only ones who can control the chaos. But ummm. Yanfei forgets Diluc is also chaotic. And after seeing him flip a Ruin Grader, She probably starts working on a damage claim argument centering around Diluc being unable to control his ridiculous strength. She did end up using it. and it did keep Diluc out of jail.

Inazuma

Thoma, much like Kaeya, grew up with Diluc's bull. So he isn't really surprised when he sees Diluc flips a ruin grader but probably offers him a snack or something afterward, making sure he's ok and didn't strain himself or anything.

Now I'm putting Ayato and Ayaka together. Because, well, I imagine that Ayaka is constantly dealing with a love-struck brother. And this would be another case. And this would be a case where Ayato would start in on how of course, Diluc is the strongest because Ayato only like the best of the best and has the most incredible tastes, and Diluc is simply the greatest. And Ayaka is in shock that a human can even do that, and everything her brother is saying is just going in one here and out the other. As she just sits there stunned and makes a mental note to make sure no one upsets Master Diluc.

So Itto is a hype man. And this would send him into overdrive. While his whole gang is just stunned, they just have to go along with what Itto it telling them because, well. That guy just took down a ruin grader barehanded. Like yeah, Itto can do that. But he's an oni... but Diluc... Diluc's just supposed to be a regular guy.

But after the shock wears off. They totally join Itto in the hype team and praise Diluc to the sun and back. He is very embarrassed about it all and well.

Sumeru

Al Haitham. You can't tell me it doesn't work out like he does it mostly to stay healthy. But he's probably stronger than people give him credit for. But seeing Diluc do that...

That's a whole different level. He probably pulls a little bit of an Albedo and goes into investigative mode. But, um, a little more creepy and just watches Diluc in his daily routine. Probably ends up coming to the conclusion that Diluc... mostly likely has some supernatural ancestry that he's managed to inherit and levels it there.

Kaveh. He'd nearly have a heart attack. Like he would deal with it in phases.

Stunned silence.

horny

realization of horny

a bit of shame about the horny a bit of embarrassment about the horny

acceptance of the horny

simp

So as the newest Bully Memeber, I gotta put Tighnari here. And let me say he would go mildly Albedo but then start probably going feeding Diluc weird plants and testing them with Diluc's strength. And they would become a chaotic NIGHTMARE.

Now Dehya is another Big Sis I give to Diluc. And I can not tell you how proud she would be. I mean, she would instantly suplex him to assert dominance, but that's ok She's still proud.

[luffyvace]

MINA ASHIDO X GN READER

SHES SO PRETTY

AND CUTE

i do gn reader so much but it’s probably fine since it’s inclusive. (i’m gonna do her again with poc/black reader- also imma do more black reader in general ☆)

SHES BEST GIRL

i love her and you do too

she’s an amazing girlfriend

need mental support?

she’s on it! uplifting music, parties and motivation for the win!

need physical support?

she’s got your back in fights

shes got your back (literally) in massages

shes your shoulder to lean on

loves to see you smile and laugh

and blushing too so she teases you

if your just as eccentric as her you two are WILD CARDS

if not—

“come onn! give in to peer pressure!”

won’t give up until she’s convinced you to do whatever she was trying to get you to do at least once

if you’ve got low self esteem she ain’t allowing it

she’ll erase the thought from your brain before you can think it

”what do you mean you weren’t as good as everybody else?! did you see yourself out there?! do you need me to show you the video again?? you did great! you were terrific! a star!”

”i just don’t think so mina..i don’t know, i feel like ___ did way better”

”NO WAY! you are at the top of our class in every aspect and you know it! there’s no way i’m letting you doubt yourself like that so don’t even think about!”

”how can you become a hero thinking like that _____?? heroes are supposed to give people hope! not give up hope themselves!!”

yeah.

it ain’t happening

with how pushy she is, your bound to have a few more positive thoughts

”fine!! you don’t think your strong enough? let’s train then!”

she won’t go easy on you either

”i thought you said you weren’t good enough? if you really think so and you want to be, here’s the training!”

loves you to bits and pieces

whatever your going through?

nu uh.

‘WERE going through’

yall are a team and she calls the shots on that one

but anyways :)

mina is a cuddle bug and will trap you if you don’t give her cuddles often enough

she traps you anyways

sometimes to mess with you

other times because she wants more affection from you

her love languages are ALL

yes. all of the above.

she does anything to make you happy and this is her way of showing it

she really doesn’t expect anything in return either

although she might bribe you

”awww cmon! please? remember that super cool mirko figure that you wanted? that I got you??”

she means well by it i promise

is down to do practically anything with you

she’ll teach you how to dance btw

even if you really don’t want to 😭

gets mad and fake pouts if you genuinely don’t want to learn

shes still coming over for her cuddles tonight tho. 😐

what you thought this was? 🤨

a free for all??

nahh

you gettin this work.

btw-

boy

girl

them

it

xe

xer

YOU COMIN TO THE GIRLS NIGHT.

she needs you there

you just have to be there ok?

ok.

:)

if your intelligent or at least understand the homework your gonna have to remind and help her

if your not and forget as well

🧍‍♀️

“momo we need help with the homewor-“

ngl she unintentionally does pda

its just the fact that she doesn’t pay attention to the people around you

and doesn’t care

she will hold your hand, peck your lips, giving you lots and lots of hugs in public

but she won’t make out with you- that’s for private

if you don’t like any pda

apologies but ya girl is going to keep forgetting

“whoops!”

‘😑’

‘😅’ “IT WAS BY ACCIDENT I SWEAR”

yeaaa..

sure mina

anyway

she’ll want to do self/hair/skin care with you

if you don’t wanna you gotta at least be there while she does

and hopefully sing some songs with her

please?

pretty please?

with a cherry on top?!

why nooooott?? :(

fine! >:(

but if you do..!

WOOP WOOP!!

y’all sing and dance around and do the whole shabang

hyping each other up and all

its so fun

also a really good gift giver

she remembers stuff you say you like wayyyy better than her homework

so she gifts you whenever she sees something she knows you’d like

or wants to see your surprised happy face

she’s just a ball of love

please love her back

she’s not the best at cooking or baking 😭

if you are she won’t stop bugging you to cook/bake

especially bake-

for her and the girls-

lowkey brags about your skills

”seee? i told you ____ can cook really well!”

”____ is amazing! i’d bet on them in a baking competition with sato!”

her room isnt messy she just has a lot of stuff

also she trusts you a lot with her secrets

like you were the first person she told that kirishima had black hair in middle school

she gossips to you as well

even if you don’t wanna hear please listen!

your her partner in crime!

if your really strong and at the top of your class she’ll brag about that too

she doesn’t mean to put anyone down but she’s just so proud of you!

10/10 i recommend as a girlfriend

shes your best friend, lover and soulmate i swear!

stan ashido!!

SHES BEST GIRL!!

SHE’S A OUTSTANDING PARTNER!!

IN MINA WE TRUST!!

hope you enjoyed :)

[canirove]

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“Your phone is ringing.”

“I don’t have a phone” Mila says, hugging Fran a bit tighter.

“Yes, you do” he laughs. “And it is ringing. What song is that?”

“I don’t know, my best friend chose it for me.” Her best friend. Rúben. That had been the first time she had thought about him since meeting Fran. Could Eva be right with her theory?

“Are you picking up or not?”

“If I can find it” Mila sighs, letting go of him and trying to figure out where her phone is.

“I think it is over there” he says, pointing at the end of the bed.

“How did it end there?” she asks, moving until she is lying on her stomach, her head and arms hanging from the end of the bed while she searches for her damned phone. Why did Rúben choose such a horrible song? Was he planning on torturing her?”

“I don’t know, I was too busy kissing you and taking off your clothes.”

“Hello?” Mila says after finding her phone under Fran’s boxers.

“Finally!” Ella screams. “Where were you?”

“Sleeping.”

“Girl, it’s almost 1 p.m.”

“I had a long night.”

“A good one?”

“A very good one” Mila says, feeling Fran’s hands moving up her legs.

“That’s very interesting. What’s his name?”

“Fran!” she yelps when she feels him biting one of her butt cheeks.

“Couldn’t resist” he whispers, moving to be on top of her and leaving kisses all over her back.

“Wait, wait, wait” Ella over the phone. “Is he there with you?”

“More than with me, he is on me” Mila giggles, Fran tickling her while he kisses her neck.

“Oh… my… God.”

“Don’t move. I want to fuck you like this” he whispers again into Mila’s ear, making her feel goosebumps all over her body.

“Ella, I have to go.”

“To get railed?” she laughs.

“Precisely.”

“Have fun, girl.”

“Oh, I will” Mila says, letting her phone fall to the floor, not caring about hanging up.

━━━━━━❃━━━━━━

“Here she is!” Eva says when Mila walks into the house.

“Here I am” she replies, sitting down on the sofa.

“How was that Spanish dick?” Eva asks, elbowing her.

“It was really good, thank you. Yours?”

“Disappointing. You got the good one.”

“Oh, I’m sorry, Eva” Mila says, hugging her friend.

“You are back!” Miriam screams, the girl she was talking with the night before walking behind her. “This is Ali, by the way.”

“Hello, Ali. I’m Mila.”

“Nice to meet you” the girl says.

“So, breakfast and catch up?” Miriam asks.

“Miri, love, it’s 4 p.m.”

“Really? Wow.”

“When did you arrive home?” Mila asks her, trying not to laugh.

“The sun was already out” Ali says.

“And we didn’t go straight to bed. Not really” Miriam adds, making Ali blush.

“So basically you both had a wonderful night, while mine sucked” Eva pouts, crossing her arms over her chest.

“We’ll find you a nice guy, Eva. Don’t worry” Mila says, resting her head on her shoulder.

“Nah, there is no need. I’m just happy you found yours” she replies, resting her head on Mila’s. “But wait, did my plan work? No Rúben?”

“Who is Rúben?” Ali asks Miriam.

“Long story short, Rúben and Mila have been friends since forever, but something changed this year, and they ended up having sex. Multiple times. And now she doesn’t know if she has actual feelings for him or if it is just physical, and she is scared of ruining their perfect friendship because of it.”

“Ok… And the plan was?”

“To find a nice guy, see how far she could go with him, and if she thought about Rúben while doing all that. Did you think about him?” Eva asks Mila.

“Not until this morning when Ella called me. I had forgotten he had chosen my ringtone for me.”

“That’s great! Then now you know you don’t have feelings for him!”

“Doesn’t she?” Miriam says. “She just slept with a guy who looks cut from the same cloth.”

“Rúben and Fran? No way” Mila chuckles.

“Think about it. Both of them are tall, tanned, play football, have amazing bodies, a beard, wear their shirts with half the buttons open for some reason…”

“Their names start with R…” Ali adds.

“Are you telling me… That I didn’t think about him because I met someone who looks like him?” Mila says, the good mood she was in starting to disappear.

“I’m afraid so” Miriam shrugs.

“Fuck” Mila whispers, sinking on the sofa.

“Hey, no. We’ll try again, we’ll find you another nice guy” Eva says, trying to cheer her up.

“And he will also have things in common with Rúben.”

“But maybe that’s just because you have a type?” Ali suggests, also trying to cheer her up.

“Yeah, I do. My fucking best friend” Mila says, feeling tears coming to her eyes. Because it’s not just that Fran reminds her of Rúben on the outside. His character also is very similar to his, and now that she thinks about it, the things she liked the most about him, are the same things she likes the most about Rúben.

It wasn’t just physical attraction or the spring making them horny. She has feelings for Rúben. Real feelings that go beyond friendship. And she can’t keep lying to herself anymore.

She is falling in love with Rúben.

[thatswhatsushesaid]

Hi! So I did a fair amount of rereading in this specific area for a fic I'm writing but fuck if I know where I've been. I would rather die than try and find it all again so I am humbly requesting that someone else do it for me your help. I feel Pretty Damn Sure that Jgy never touched Qin Su after he knew that they were siblings. However, my friend pulled up a passage from the ExR tl: “Jin GuangYao hugged his head, his voice bitter, “… I never touched A-Su again after our marriage. A-Song… we had him before we married. Back then, I was afraid of further delay and additional issues…” (bold added)

...and I can only remember, aside from this, Qin Su saying something like "no wonder you never...ever since...ever since then", in ryukiseth's translation of the webnovel. Given only those two sources, it seems ambiguous as to whether he never touched her again after he knew OR after their wedding night. What do you think?

hey!! i am always happy to go digging around in the text for literally any reason at all, but for this one i feel pretty confident that i don’t need to, because i agree that it is left ambiguous at least insofar as whether or not jgy was intimate with qin su again before their wedding. however, my personal read is that i do think he had no choice but to consummate the marriage on their wedding night.

which is just. fucking awful—for jgy, of course, because He Knows (and is horrified), and awful for qin su precisely because she doesn’t know. but i imagine she can tell something is wrong, if the way zzj plays it in cql is any indication. like… look at his face.

he looks like he’s going to be physically ill.

the reason i think they likely were intimate on their wedding night is because i don’t see how he could have avoided it without bringing a lot of undue criticism and scrutiny down upon himself and qin su both. i don’t know if it would have been customary for the marriage bed to be, uh, inspected the morning after, but even if something that invasive weren’t expected, i suspect there were other risks factors to consider. what if qin su fretted to her maids or friends about her new husband treating her coldly? what if those rumours made it back to qin su’s father? (jgs isn’t her dad, he’s just the shitty sperm donor ok) given how hard jgy had to fight to get the marriage approved in the first place, it seems likely that qin su’s father might seize on an opportunity to annul his daughter’s marriage to jgs’s most ambitious bastard, in hopes of securing a different match for her. which might have been the best scenario for everyone involved—if qin su weren’t, you know, already pregnant. and jgy knows firsthand what happens to women who are pregnant out of wedlock.

so, yes, those are my thoughts on the matter. tl;dr i do think jgy consummated his marriage to qin su, and then proceeded to never touch her ever again. that much i definitely believe is indisputable truth, not just because jgy says so himself, but because as you pointed out, qin su makes it clear that jgy never touched her again, too. and she has no reason to ‘perform’ this narrative for anyone else, since as far as she knows, she is only speaking to jgy in the jinlintai treasure room.

[jake-whatthefisgoingon-kiszka]

Summer Crush

Hydrangeas

Part 3

Summary: Sam had been caught in the middle of a friendship triangle for years. The problem was it wasn’t a competition for you. No you actually had a secret crush on his other best friend, Danny. When the boys come home for the summer Sam gives you one word of advice, distance yourself from Danny.

Pairings: Danny Wagner x fem reader x Sam Kiszka *slash pairing

Warnings: 18+, NO minors!, sexual content, slash pairings, friends to lovers, kind of enemies to lovers, love triangles, drinking, talk of jealousy, potential threesomes, not going too into detail yet don’t want to spoil it but do be warned 🫣, if the part number is in italics then there’s spice

Word count: 5.1k, ok it just happened

As you exited the coliseum you were hit by the thawing feeling of the warm early summer air against your frozen skin. It was almost unbearably cold during the whole ceremony which had to be a crime in Detroit to keep everyone so cold after the weather had finally started to turn for the better. A steady breeze kept the hot beams manageable and you gripped onto your graduation cap to keep it from flying off even though you were sure (you counted to keep track) you had 30 bobby-pins in there to keep it secured.

You heard your parents calling your name from near the exit and followed with your eyes in the direction your ears were guiding you. You could make out the shadowy profile of your parents waving you down a few feet away, the sun behind them making it incredibly hard to see through more than a squint.

What you couldn’t make out as you started walking towards them, was the tall lanky figure situated just directly behind them.

“Look who’s here!” Your mom exclaimed in excitement.

Your eyes were finally able to focus as the image of your best friend was revealed.

“Sam?” You questioned just to make sure your eyes were not trying to fool you in a trick of the light.

“The one and only” he cracked a smile and held out his arms waiting for you to run forward and hug him, which you did.

“I thought you weren’t going to be able to make it?” You continued to wrap your head around how he was actually physically here right now hugging you back.

“I wouldn’t have missed this for the world” he spoke just directly above your ear where his nose was buried into your mess of heat pressed curls.

“Let’s get a picture of you two!” Your mom called out, barely tugging on your arm to get you to separate from Sam just enough to turn and snap a photo.

The wind picked up and both of your hair was blowing wildly but you didn’t care, your face was beaming with happiness as you watched your mom get her phone angle just right. She took a few shots then Sam turned his head towards yours, pressing his lips firmly against your cheek while she took one more.

“Ok I think I got it” she was proud of herself, and proud of her daughter, and you were glad it was finally over.

“So, where are we going to celebrate?” Sam questioned assumably as everyone had finished their mingling and congratulations.

“Let me call Stephen and see if he’s getting off work soon” you pulled out your phone and started to pull up his contact.

“Who’s Stephen again?” Sam pretended he didn’t know although you stopped what you were doing for a brief moment to shoot him a look just in case he wasn’t joking. “Your roommate, right!”

“My boyfriend” you corrected with a roll of your eyes and started the call, stepping away just a little bit while he answered and you spoke for a while.

“So why couldn’t Steve ditch work and make it to your graduation?” Sam shortened his name like not using every syllable would give him some sort of power over him who he hadn’t even met yet.

“Stephen” you corrected as you started to make your way to the parking lot that held your car, Sam in tow since he probably got a taxi to get here. “He doesn’t like Steve”.

“Well I don’t like Sammy” he replied.

“Shut up, yes you do” you reached a hand over and playfully pushed his shoulder.

“No that’s what you guys called me when we were kids, can’t you see that I’m a man now?”

“You look like a man who’s wearing women's pants” another playful stab, but that’s only because you knew Sam could take it. In fact he looked like he was enjoying the bantering back and forth like you used to tease each other all the time over the years.

“Hey, I’ve got to keep up appearances, you never know someone could recognize me out here”. You both looked around at the busy parking lot and absolutely no one was fazed by either of you.

You started stripping off your graduation robe when you reached your car, tossing it in the back seat before getting back to the actual conversation at hand. “Anyways, Stephen is up for a promotion so he couldn’t get the day off” you had convinced yourself you didn’t really care. Him getting this promotion would make life a whole lot easier for the both of you meaning not having a job lined up immediately after graduation wasn’t that big a deal. Stephen had taken care of you through your last years of college. He was a few years older than you so he had graduated and already gotten a job secured from a past internship. You were grateful for the opportunity to continue to focus on school and your projects but now you were definitely ready to get to work and start pulling your own weight.

“He’s going to meet us a Joe’s, it’s a popular spot for the local college kids, maybe you will meet someone your own age”.

“A bar?” He questioned with a scrunch of his nose. “I thought we’d go somewhere where I could drink too”.

“It’s not just a bar, they have a kitchen and a cafe of sorts” you tried to encourage him that he would still have fun

Joe’s was a pretty special place in your heart. When you got to Detroit you didn’t know anyone. It wasn’t until your first year roommates who were Detroit natives drug you out of the dorms to Joe’s that you started to open up and make new friends.

You ended up meeting Stephen at Joe’s. It was during his summer internship he had gone out with some colleagues the same night you and your friends were celebrating your birthday. When he overheard your friends ordering you birthday shots he took the opportunity to get you a drink as well, and from there your relationship was history.

Once at the bar Sam seemed to be a little uncharacteristically stand-offish while you introduced him to all of your college friends. It was almost like he hadn’t expected your life to have carried on without him while he was gone.

That didn’t last long though as the drinks came rolling in and the girls at your table got more and more interested in your friend he too started to flirt back with them.

You sat back and watched unamused as Sam taught your friends a drinking game where you bounce a coin off the table into a shot glass. They were amazed by his ability to make it every time, though he was far more sober than they were and you knew his brothers had been making him play that game with them for years now.

Just as you were about to shoot Stephen a text asked where he was at he snuck up from behind you, startling you as he wrapped his arms around your shoulders and kissed the top of your head.

“So proud of your sweetheart!” He congratulated you as he came around to your front and leaned back over to place a long kiss on your lips this time.

You heard Sam clear his throat from behind him causing him to break the kiss to see who was intruding on his moment.

“Stephen this is Sam, Sam this is Stephen” you introduced the two officially. Your boyfriend extended a hand but Sam had already glided past him to your side.

“Well if it isn’t the lucky guy!” Sam exchanged a playful yet slightly targeted first few words.

“I am” Stephen stuffed his hands into his pockets since Sam had accidentally, or purposefully you weren’t sure, missed his offer to shake.

“Can I get you anything? Another drink, perhaps some water?” Stephen directed his attention back to you who was still working on the last drink someone had brought you.

“I’ll take a water” Sam spoke before you. Clearly he knew Stephen was talking to you but he included himself anyway.

“Alright then, two waters” he took one more glance at you, second guessing whether he should leave you there or not, but ultimately walked off towards the bar.

“What’s gotten into you? You’re acting strange” you looked up at Sam who was still standing to your side.

He cracked you a smile to show he was only messing around. “One of your friends gave me a few hits of her joint in the bathroom” Sam revealed how he had gotten his nerves from earlier to subside.

“Samuel Kiszka!” You whisper yelled at him but he only grinned wider before returning to his game across the table.

“And Danny lost his room key because they were in my pants so we had to sleep on the couches in the hotel lobby” Sam began to conclude his chaotic story while causing your friends at the table to erupt in laughter. You had heard that story plenty of times, but hearing Sam excited to tell it again still made you smile and listen intently.

As you were focused on listening you heard someone from behind you having a separate conversation of their own.

“I mean who does he think he is?” A guy spoke first then your heart dropped when you heard who he was talking to.

Stephen started his reply, “I’ve known her for three years, half of which I’ve been dating her, and I’ve never met the guy in person. Now he shows up out of nowhere” he scoffed at the end showing he clearly wasn’t enjoying Sam’s company as much as everyone else was.

You hadn’t even realized the little off conversation had made you so mad, but you swung your head around to face them. “Sam is my best friend” you reminded the two who now realized they had been talking a little too loud.

Sam immediately jumped up from his end of the table and came over to see what you were getting upset about.

“All I’m saying is he hasn’t bothered to visit you before, why has he decided to come now?” Stephen stood up as well to match Sam’s movements.

“You know he’s been busy” you shot back. Stephen knew all about Sam you hadn’t ever tried to keep your late night phone calls or backstage dressing room video tours a secret, so why was he acting like an ass about Sam being here now. “Regardless, Sam was here today, and that’s all that matters”. Stephen knew there was a second meaning to that remark, he knew underneath it all you were upset that he didn’t take time off from work to attend your ceremony, and he sighed at the face of having to apologize to you again for something he says wasn’t in his control.

“I think maybe I should head out” Sam peeped out in the middle of you staring down your boyfriend who refused to admit he could have tried harder.

You broke the eye contact to turn towards Sam, “What? Where are you going?”

“I was planning on getting some sketch hotel near the airport” he pulled his phone out to start looking for a room to book.

“Absolutely not, you’re staying with us” you informed him without taking a second to discuss it with Stephen first.

“We don’t have a second bedroom” Stephen tried reminding you but you were ignoring him at this point.

“I have a really early flight in the morning. I don’t want to bother you guys” Sam tried to decline but you weren’t taking no for an answer.

“I can take you to the airport in the morning, you can sleep on the couch” you had made up your mind and both of them knew tonight there was no use trying to argue with you so they both sucked up their animosity and the three of you made your way to the apartment.

Once you were home you were glad to get out of your dress and heels in favor of comfy pajama shorts and an old tee. Sam had honestly expected to stay at a hotel so he hadn’t brought anything to sleep in other than his boxers but you gave him some of Stephen's pants to wear while he was in the shower.

You headed to bed with Stephen but as soon as you were sure he was in deep sleep you snuck out of the bedroom to go bother Sam laying on your couch.

“Sam? Are you awake?” You called out in a hushed voice.

“Yea, I am” he replied, “not going to lie, your couch is kind of uncomfortable” he sat up and moved the blanket around so that it was stretched out across his shoulders. You took a seat next to him and he wrapped his arm with the blanket around your shoulders.

“I’m really glad you came” you told him again and he squeezed you a little in response. You didn’t want to ruin the moment, but ever since you had gotten home you had an uneasy feeling. A bottomless pit forming as your stomach fell. “When will I see you again?”

“It better be soon!” He replied trying to bring you out of your funky mood. “Maybe now that you're done with school you can come to some of our shows. You know we’re playing at Coachella this year right?”

“That sounds fun” you giggled, although you still had a lingering bad feeling. You looked around your dark apartment and felt nothing. You were so excited when you moved in with Stephen but you realized now that you were only reacting the way you thought he wanted you to. You thought moving in together was a little too rushed, but your increasingly busy schedules were keeping you and Stephen from seeing each other. At least this way you knew you could sleep in the same bed every night. Except now you weren’t in bed with Stephen, you were out here talking with Sam like time had never passed.

Sam continued to fantasize about you coming on tour with them, he told you about a few plans they had coming up and how his brothers would love to see you again soon as well. He even mentioned that Danny sometimes asked him about how you were. You hadn’t thought about Danny in a long time, and you felt kind of bad about it now that Sam had mentioned he’d asked about you.

You and Sam had ended up staying awake all night talking with each other, sometimes getting a little too loud and giggly, but never bothering Stephen sleeping in the bedroom.

When it came time to head to the airport you and Sam piled tirelessly into your car, watching the sunrise on the horizon as you drove him further away from you and back towards his life on the go.

You mentioned kidnapping him, taking the exit towards home to see your families instead of the way to the airport. He played along with you for the rest of the drive but ultimately you ended up at the signs that said departures, saying goodbye once more to the only person in the world you knew ever truly meant anything to you.

Your phone ringing woke you from your dream in the middle of the night.

Your eyes were still puffy from crying yourself to sleep so they stung and you had to furiously squint at the bright screen next to you.

If Sam was calling you were going to be pissed he woke you up. You were just barely able to make out the big numbers on the front of the screen. It was just after midnight.

Although you had only been asleep for about an hour and a half you still didn’t appreciate being woken up.

That was until you managed to read the name on the screen next. It wasn’t Sam calling to bother you, but Danny.

You sucked in a deep breath quickly and picked up the little rectangle device before you let the last ring come through. “Hello?”

“Did I wake you up?” A quiet and alluring voice came out the other end and you pressed the cool glass closer to your ear while you sat up in your bed.

“Yes, but I’m awake now” you replied with a clearer tone than the raspy and drowsy answer when you picked up.

“I was thinking about you so I couldn’t sleep” he revealed his reason for the late interruption. “I was hoping you would tell me more about this crush you mentioned” even over the phone, you could hear the smirk in his voice.

“You would like that wouldn’t you?” Whether it was the late hour or something else you found that talking to him on the phone was easier than you imagined leaving you able to tease a little.

You heard a small chuckle, it sounded like he pulled away so you wouldn’t hear it clearly. “Yes I would, so tell me, when did it start?”

“Hmm, I don’t really know. It just sort of happened” you hummed into the phone trying to remember something to pinpoint the exact moment your gaze towards him turned from just one of the guys you hung out with to one that when you saw him made your heart flutter and your toes scrunch inside your shoes. “I guess it was in highschool” you finally admitted.

“Highschool?” He gasped at how long you had managed to keep your feelings hidden. His breath stressed a little as he decided whether or not he wanted to bring up this next bit “I’m kind of glad you didn’t say anything back then though. I’m not sure how I would have reacted. You were intimidating to me” he chuckled again, this time not turning away so you could hear every little inclination in his voice.

“Intimidating?” This came as a surprise to you, nothing about your highschool self would mark you as what you considered to be intimidating.

“The way you fit in so well with the Kiszkas. Jake has told me himself you’re one of the smartest people he knows, you can match Josh’s energy, not to mention Sam is mesmerized by you” if you couldn’t still hear the laugh in his voice then you might have taken his confession as one of jealousy, but instead you could tell he only meant to say he was inspired by you.

“That’s just because we’ve known each other for a long time. I practically grew up with them” you tried to take some of the illusion away since it really wasn’t that impressive to you.

Danny fell silent for a moment and you worried maybe you were being too convincing about there being nothing special about yourself. “Can I ask you a serious question?” He finally spoke again in a serious tone.

“Of course” you tried to hide the shakiness in your voice.

“You and Sam never-?” His voice trailed off again like he immediately regret trying to find that answer.

“Sam?” Although he didn’t complete his sentence it was obvious what he was trying to say “no, umm, Sam and I are just friends”.

“I see” he sounded like there was still more he wanted to say, but must have decided against it as he quickly changed the subject before you could try to question him in return.

“Can I take you to breakfast in the morning?”

“Oh, I have some work to do so if you don’t mind my laptop tagging along then sure” breakfast with Danny sounded lovely. You pictured the way the early morning sun would shine in his usually dark hair, illuminating and glorifying the true deep burnette that it was.

“I don’t mind at all, I’d love to see some of your work if you would show me”. You stopped to think if you had ever had a conversation with Danny about your career aspirations. Sam of course had heard all about it, and surely he might have in turn spoken about it to any of his other band mates. Now that your mind had wandered off to Sam you started to second guess if going on a date, if you could even call him asking you to breakfast a date, was a good idea.

“You know Sam was over really early today, I’ll have to come up with a good excuse for why I didn’t call him in the morning” you sighed into the phone.

“Sam was only up that early because he crashed with me the night after the party and I made him get up” Danny let drop in response.

“Ok that makes a lot more sense now” you replied and you both shared a soft laugh before both ends fell silent again, seemingly with nothing left to say to each other.

“Well, if your going to drag me out of bed tomorrow too then I better get back to sleep” you hated to be the one to end the call, but something told you if you didn’t soon then the two of you might accidentally stay up all night just listening to each other breathe on the other end.

“Good night” was all he said, your name trailing at the end with the sound of his exhale. He didn’t sound too excited to be letting you go either.

“Good night” you told him back and watched your screen stay illuminated with the call as you hesitated before hitting the red end call button.

The morning came quickly, but your newfound excitement for the day made it easy to get up and get ready. Before you had only expected to throw on a t-shirt and a pair of sweats or something comfy to get work done, but now that you were going out you decided to wear something a little cuter.

Danny had text you a meeting place, a little cafe in town that had a private patio in the back. When you arrived he was already there waiting for you.

“Good morning” he stood up to greet you, stealing a quick kiss on your cheek when he had you close in a hug. It was a satisfying feeling to have had the last thing and first thing he said to you good night and good morning.

Because you were the only two who chose the patio the waitress was quick to come by and take your orders. After she left you went ahead and got your laptop out to boot up.

“Sorry to get to work so soon, but I have to turn this in by noon”.

“No problem, what are we working on?” He took the chance to move his chair from where it was situated across the table over next to you so he could see what was on your screen as well.

Your laptop finally powered to life and opened up on your desktop screen saver of you and Sam at your graduation.

Your eyes glanced towards Danny as he obviously was taking in what he saw.

“I remember when Sam left to come see you here” Danny recalled his version of the story in the scene. “Josh was pissed” he chuckled a little bit at the mention of Josh like he could ever honestly be pissed. “We were going to Europe a few days after and he thought Sam wouldn’t make it back in time”.

“Well I’m glad he came anyways, it was good to see him” you couldn’t feel selfish about wanting your Sam time and before then it had been a few years since you had actually seen him in person instead of on a little FaceTime screen. He had been and still was your best friend, you didn’t think anything could change that fact.

“I’m glad he came too. You deserved someone to be there for you” His eyes shifted from the screen to you now which only reminded you that you were staring at him.

“Anyways” you quickly turned your attention back to what you were doing and fumbled with inserting your flash drive in the little slot at the side of the laptop.

Your food and drinks came out together and Danny watched mostly in silence as you worked. You stopped every few minutes to take a quick drink but was so enveloped in nearing the end of the project that you had barely touched your food.

“Here” Danny spoke up causing you to break focus for a moment. You turned towards him to see he was holding a forkful of food extended your way with his other hand hovering underneath prepared to catch any falling pieces.

“You don’t have to do that” you tried to reach over and grab the fork from him but he pulled it away quickly while still trying not to spill anything.

“Let me help” he was trying to ask you seriously but there was a joking tone in his voice and he had an amused smile spread wide across his lips.

You gave up easily, years of growing up with stubborn boys had made you pretty non-combative.

He successfully fed you the bite and waved his hand along for you to keep working. He kept the act up, although you continued to argue with him the next couple of times, by the end you were just accepting it.

“I think I’m just about finished” you spoke with the mouthful Danny just fed you.

He smiled again when you turned back to him. You were assuming he was glad you were done, but instead he reached over and used his thumb to wipe the corner of your mouth. You brought your arm to your mouth and vigorously wiped it to make sure there wasn’t anything else left behind.

“You're fine it was just a little crumb” he laughed at your over exaggerated response.

“You could have just let me know” you replied, still trying to hide your flushed face.

“Next time I could lick it off” he leaned forward like he might still do it anyways.

“Ok that’s enough of that” you scooted your laptop to the side then slid your plate towards you and away from him.

“Why are you embarrassed?” He continued to taunt you like he wanted to see just how red he could get your cheeks to turn.

“We’re in public” you replied quickly as an excuse, he glanced around and there was still not another soul in sight. Even the waitress after the last few times she came to check on you not needing anything she had started to appear less and less.

He moved to the edge of his chair, leaning forward and placing an arm across the back of yours. “So you’re saying if we were in private I could lick your lips?” His voice was hushed but you heard it loud and clear, sending an electric jolt through your body grounding you there in your seat.

You took one more backward peak to make sure the waitress or anyone else wasn’t about to come through the door then grabbed the front of Danny’s shirt pulling him down into a kiss.

“That didn’t count” he forewarned you but still accepted the small win, letting your chair go and settling back into his. “So you finished your work?”

“This one is done, but I have a few more projects lined up for the summer.” You went ahead and repositioned your laptop again so he could see it since he seemed to still be interested. “I’ve been working on advertising for a few business promotions. It’s not really what I ultimately want to be doing but the more work I do my name can get passed around”. You shrugged, not expecting him to really be that intrigued.

“This is pretty good” he didn’t sound surprised, more like he was starting to think of something. “Do you have anything else you’ve worked on?” He asked and you shook your head yes, clicking the folder button at the bottom to show your flash drive was nearly full of completed work, works in progress, and personal designs. He pointed towards a certain piece you had been working on mostly for fun so it wasn’t completed but you opened it up for him anyways.

“Have you shown Josh any of this?” He asked as he studied the various designs in your portfolio.

“No? Why?” You questioned, not seeing how Josh had anything to do with your work.

“You should, we’ve been looking for a new tour manager. Josh wants to do a lot of crazy stuff” he huffed at the memory of Josh trying to explain his extravagant ideas to everyone.

“Tour manager?” You blinked at him in shock, “I don’t think I’m qualified for that”.

“Well, maybe not the manager, but you could definitely help us out!” He sounded so genuine and thrilled about the idea that it started to get you a little excited as well. You had yet to figure out where your next big career move would be so if this truly was an opportunity then you thought maybe you should give it a go.

“Alright, next time I see Josh I’ll show him” you agreed to do at least that and Danny took your hand in his, giving it a little encouraging squeeze.

Now that you weren’t expecting it the waitress came one more time to check on you.

“I can take the check” Danny finally asked her, signaling that you guys were finishing up.

“What’s next for you today?” You asked Danny as you started to pack up your stuff.

“Nothing really, just hanging out at home” he shrugged his shoulders. He had gotten so used to constantly moving from hotel to hotel, venue to venue, that sitting at home sounded so weird to him now, but he was going to take it while he had it.

“Sam and I are supposed to be going through his wardrobe or something like that” you tilted your eyebrows up to show how enthused you were about it.

“I could come by later tonight?” He offered, unsure if Sam would keep you preoccupied all day. On second thought Sam had a lot of clothes it most definitely could take all day.

“I’d like that” you accepted his offer to his surprise. “I’ll text you when I make it back home?”

“Okay, that sounds great to me” his smile was growing wider and he clasped his hands together in order to contain his eagerness.

“I’ll see you tonight then Danny” you stood up from your chair and swung your bags strap around your shoulder.

“Yeah, see you” he muttered out and watched you as you left the cafe to head towards Sam’s house.

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[calypso-finale]

Fifty One. Part 3

So unsure of hugging him back, I did anyways. It’s been a while since we have hugged physically in which it wasn’t sexual, the hug was full of feeling and I liked it, he appreciated it and to feel that, I melted in his arms and he smells nice too “that is dope cake my bro” Kairo had to pipe up, he had to ruin the moment, moving back from the hug “thank you, I didn’t think I would be crying, I mean thug tears of course” my mom is smiling at me, I was just going to walk off but Oakley grabbed my arm “yeah?” I said looking behind me “I wanted to say thank you, this, what you did for me. Like it’s nothing, and really I didn’t care like I mean nobody did anything and the bros know if I say no, then I do but you did this, thank you” I waved him off “don’t be, I mean you will always be the father of my child and I want him to know we can get along anyways, also what is a birthday if you don’t blow candles out and also, I remember the cupcake and candle thing, I don’t think I will ever forget really” he looked at my wrist, I still have the cartier bracelet he got me. He swallowed hard “daddy, I want it” here comes Aziel, he probably wants cake now. Oakley picked him up, making my way to my mom. Rich hasn’t left, he is staying here until these boys go “who put the party hat on him?” I pointed “your son” he just said “you need to retire; you are old now. Mom let him retire” my mom looked at Rich “he told me to never do that to him, he said he would always protect me until his last breath and please, he isn’t old! He is a few years older then me but look how good he looks, how dare you” pulling a face “dad is a pensioner” my mom gasped “you really bad at maths ain’t you, dumbass so anyways, the bed better be made for me” I chuckled “yeah, as soon as I knew you was coming I made the bed because I know you like to complain, I have always got a spare room for you, I am shocked Imani let you go?” she always wants to come “I said no anyways because this is not about us having fun or time to just relax, I have shit to do. Like I want to know you’re ok, Imani just wants to have fun and she is going through a moment, so I told her but I didn’t invite her to this” letting out an oh “Imani is always going through a moment, I get why you don’t want her here” I mumbled “see my point, it was never to do with the fact I don’t trust you but as much as Imani is ok, she still has what she has and I want to always keep an eye on her, you know” nodding my head “I forget at times, she tries so hard to be ok” my mom smiled.

My mother is so sneaky, I am just checking Instagram and she has posted, no wonder she was smiling the way she was, she is always up to something. She told me his mom follows her, and she purposely did this to annoy her. She has posted a video of Oakley walking in at first, then a video of him seeing the cake and she captioned it family. Then she posted again of us hugging and put happy birthday, now what kind of rumours is she starting, I am flabbergasted. I think she is pissed off so when she is she will do the most and she will create shit to piss the person off but this, this will be on blogs. Looking over at my mom and she is speaking to Oakley, let me go to her and ask her what the hell and also what even is she saying to him, she is on something this woman now. Making my way over to them “am I missing on gossip?” I said “not gossip, just Oakley said tomorrow he doesn’t mind driving us to his mother’ home” looking at Oakley “do you know why she wants too?” I asked him “I think I am aware; I am not that slow really. I am not even allowed to go in, I have been banned” I pulled a face “banned from a house you bought” he shrugged “whatever right but erm, yeah. I can drop you off and pick you up” my mom cooed out “how nice of him” my mom just smirked at me, she is on some shit “but Oakley, you should you know get your house back” he shook his head “I can’t, I ain’t that kind of guy. Let them, they are childish and whatever” that is crazy, if we ever marry I will be kicking them nasty people out myself.

I wake up and my mom just finished her meeting with whatever, I don’t know who. Aziel is awake and is silently eating on my mother’ lap “so much peace?” I said “he’s being a good boy for me, we are doing meetings and breakfast aren’t we” he looked up at her “love you” she kissed his forehead “he woke me up, not even you. I was shocked, he just was knocking on my door” I laughed “I leave my door a little open for him to just come in but he acts like a grown man in this house, he climbs out of things. He slept in my bed and just got out, I got worried” my mom shook her head “he was knocking and knocking, and then I heard a little sigh, so I got up and opened the door and I saw his precious little face looking up at me, so I got out of bed and just did my thing, so I spoke to my people, my contacts. You did erm nothing wrong, they aren’t mad they just needed someone and that it came off as pushy but it wasn’t no issues or trouble, and that they would give warning prior to doing this so yeah, nothing wrong with Dior, I think erm in the long run you need backup, once he goes to school, with his dad potentially being busy you need to have a plan where if you need to go, you have someone to call and it can’t be friends, it can’t be family because you need to pretend they don’t exist. But you need someone where you call them, they can do it and that he is happy with, like Amerie. You don’t have to have a live in nanny, just there when you need because when he goes school, you can’t just up and move him, now you can” nodding my head “so we will look for that, modelling wise, you’re fine. So we are going to leave Aziel with Oakley and we will see that white bitch, if I whack her let me” the way my mom just said that so calmly and got up, like it was nothing “shall we have some juice” my mom is fighting, this is going to be interesting.

My mom and I sat in the back of the car, the windows are tinted so nobody can really see us in the back and also the car seat is already fitted in the front but then Rich couldn’t sit with us so he is behind us in a different car “I woke up to headlines” Oakley said “headlines?” my mom said like she doesn’t know “Rihanna in the trap” he laughed “hey, I can hang around anywhere but it’s not a birthday without cake, and it’s nice to see you out and light spirited, I am happy for you. You need to gain weight though” Oakley looked behind him “I am always skinny, I get it. I mean I will, I have that cake in the house. How long you going to be at my mom home?” he’s too nice to say mom home “as long as I can until she knows to not ever speak on my daughter again” Oakley cringed “I erm, I don’t agree with what happened, I was pissed off and that is why I am banned, she is going to say a lot about me too so yeah, she is a good manipulator too, she is good for others but not her own and I realised that a lot, she erm. She may push you but just remember that you are better than that and I appreciate that you also invited me to your home, sorry I didn’t stay” looking at my mom “you’re more than welcome, just a shame we couldn’t show you the rest of it but don’t worry, she has met her match. You just pretend you don’t know a thing” my mom is in her zone “I think my mom is pushing a narrative because she is young, she thought she could control Rylee, it’s a sick thing but yeah” shaking my head as I looked out of the window, she is a bitch that lady.

Opening the front door “be good for daddy ok, don’t be playing around too much” Aziel has shades on, he is too cool for me now “what you say? Before I take the shades off you” he is going to make me do it “good!” he spat “yeah good, give mommy kiss then?” he shook his head “oh you don’t want to give me kiss because your dad is here” taking his shades off “no!” he spat “then give me kiss?” he did not want to show me love because of dad, he lifted his head up and he gave me a kiss “stop showing off, don’t give him any sugar he is already hyper” placing the shades on “I won’t, just text me and I can come around, I won’t be far” nodding my head “you should have Kayson with you though, we spoke on that” Oakley nodded his head “I know, but I am going down south, I will be ok” smiling at him “that is me then, see you both soon” closing the door “it’s hot in London isn’t it” my mom said “it is, you’re about to get a whole lot heated once we get in” walking towards the house “he did this house up again for her and she blocked him from coming, how crazy is that. And she knows you’re coming, the gate is open” I pointed, Rich power stormed by us, I guess he wants to be he one to see the family first “she is a shit therapist” nodding my head in agreement “he said she is good, to others but not her own and I am still stunned she got with a black guy, I thought they was married and they aren’t you know” my mom’ eyes widened “oh she has arrived” Oakley mother said, I don’t know, her tone is already a little nasty but we will see.

Oakley mother and nan are here, and a few others, it’s a very white occasion. Neil is here but he is a pushover, Oakley brother is here too. I don’t know, I sense like they did it to create a barrier of some sort “it’s so good to see you back, the last time we saw each other was during the baby shower, things were different then” she said “it was, it was optimistic to say the least, no kidnapping then” my mom laughed, she didn’t see the joke in it but my mom did “well erm, he is always spending time in America, he came back very different, like he didn’t know us. And he was in Barbados, then he is here. The child doesn’t have stability, he is here and there and we don’t get him so we decided to take him” looking at my mom “you mean kidnap him?” looking at Rachael “no, that is my grandchild” my mom clasped her hands together “did you ask the person that birthed him? I mean he didn’t come out of you right? So was she aware, let me just set the tone. If my daughter was to call the police on you, and she stated she didn’t know. Would you be arrested?” she isn’t going to win this “like I said it was harmless, he liked it” she overlooked the question “so I am right yeah, you took him. You made my daughter cry, my child. Now you all sat here and looking at me like Rihanna the superstar but I am not, I am here as Robyn, a mother. Any mother protects there child, when I am dead! Then I can’t but until I am alive I will be. You took him, how dare you and how dare you even assume she would leave him in a wet diaper? My daughter, the very one that was taking care of her own siblings, she help me a lot and I would trust her with my children, I know her. You know what, my husband is right, the lack of respect you have for her is because she came here at that age, but I will tell you something, I would say Mrs Caesar-Su but you’re not even married but I will tell you something, I never kicked my child out! And she knows that, I never did that when she came here, and if you think I would let you bully her and make her feel she isn’t on par with you then you wrong, whatever ploy you got going on, you need to stop. Because one thing, I don’t fuck around when it comes to mine, and that is Aziel too. You barking aloud about my daughter being a bad mother, I can promise you now, you won’t see him, I don’t care” the silence in the room is deafening, my mother will not take their shit.

“Apologise to my daughter” my mom said, oh she is not holding back “for what?” Racheal asked “for everything, I mean it speaks volumes that you can’t even sing happy birthday to your own child, I don’t know what hate you have against him but it’s really sickening how you treat him” the nan rolled her eyes “you come in our room and make orders” she pointed “I came into Oakley’ home, let’s start there. He dropped me off outside the home, that boy has been nothing but respectful” my mom spat “I made some stupid decisions to assume what he is like, I hated him but you know what, what to do when your mother is a shit person. We had every right to be upset about the age gap, you didn’t it was your son with my daughter, so really we should be penalising him” it’s shocking to see this woman so quiet “I think you don’t know the half of it, my son was a good boy until he got with the wrong crowd, we had personal disagreements and he you don’t know anything about him and his temper, you think he is sweet but he isn’t, he lied. He said that I could take him to Paris but then back tracked” I furrowed my eyebrows “I didn’t” oh Oakley is here, he came back “I never said that, I was asleep and you took him in the early hours” he has come back just in time to defend himself “you painting a picture to them about me, but the fact you called Aziel too American, I think you listen to your mom too much that you don’t see you come off as racist and condescending” she gasped “I was never racist, I am with your dad aren’t I” she laughed like she can’t be still that “he is so white washed that he doesn’t even claim the black side himself” Oakley said “I think you owe Rylee an apology, you was trying to make me get full custody and use her age and the fact she was clubbing in LA” my eyes widened “this ends now, bro thanks for texting me” his brother hid his face “this is crazy to think I am racist, I took her in. This isn’t on me. You, you are so stupid to even get her pregnant, this is my point Oakley” she really gets at him, I don’t know why either “I don’t care, I really don’t. I just want you to apologise, and I want you to not ever try and come at her” where is Aziel, I can’t see him “you come here trying to save the situation, you can’t even save yourself” she said to him “that is why my friend died mother” I cringed, that is awkward “Oakley, I didn’t mean that. I won’t say sorry but we keep it mute” Oakley looked at my mom “no” my mom simply said.

I want to know where Aziel is “where is he?” I mouthed, Oakley frowned at me in confusion “I think really we need to just come to an agreement because that is our grandchild too” my mom sniggered “the racist wants to see him, ok. Anyways, what I want from you is when you get the papers served to you miss thing. You fucking sign them, you speak on my child again I will rip your fucking hair out, and your mother too” Rachael got up, my mother did too “how dare you make threats in my home” she spat, Rich came forward “you don’t speak to my mom like that” Oakley’ brother “I just did bitch” Oakley stepped back, I think he is conflicted in the situation “get the fuck out of my house” she pointed “Oakley, do you want me to leave the house” my mom looked at him “I am asking the man of the house so you, before Rich punches you step back” she is starting on them all, my mom is putting him in a nasty situation “mom, please” I got up “let’s just go, I think they get the message. Come” at the end of the day it’s his mom still “you sign those papers bitch, I am not even joking with you. You have no right ever speaking on my daughter and her parenting skills when you can’t raise kids! You should be blessed you have a son like him because you! You deserve shooting and the rest of you white motherfuckers” my eyes bulged out “mom!” I spat “please” I pleaded with her, Rich just came out of nowhere and the way he flung Oakley’ brother to the wall “you mind your business” Rich said, oh they about to jump us “let’s go” pushing my mom to move “nan, just shut up. They are going, sit down” Oakley said, we need to go “you go with that family! Go, don’t ever come back in this house! Ever!” she barked, Rich is shuffling us out and I get pushed from behind. Looking behind me and I just see Oakley punching his brother “Oakley!” I spat, I was going to stop him but Rich just yanked me to move, he doesn’t want us here any longer. As I got out I see Aziel with Wadz kicking a ball outside, the front yard.

Oakley still drove us back, he is a little silent I mean it’s a lot “mom, you wouldn’t stop” I said to her “I don’t give a fuck, she deserves more. I do not care, she is toxic and was playing a game with you. She won’t anymore my baby, she needed to know you had us, you always have us. Don’t ever cry over something that can be fixed” putting my head down “I apologise to you Oakley” my mom said, wasn’t expecting her to say that “oh it’s ok” he mumbled “and it was my brother, he pushed me into you and then yeah” looking to the side of his face “he punched you back” his cheek is red “just a little something it’s fine” I don’t think it is “don’t let her get you down” Oakley chuckled “thank you Rihanna, I didn’t think I would hear such words about me from you, it’s nice. Thank you, I know you dislike me the most” my mom laughed because she did “well, I have no choice now. I am joking, just you know we need to move on, your mother is not nice at all. The things you have done for her even after she kicked you out is wrong, you deserve better” my mom is being too kind, a little too kind for me. I am glad that’s over with but I feel like the battle with Oakley and his mom has just started, I feel for him.

[lonewolfel]

Fictober 2022 Day 6

Prompt: 3 - "That was not my intention."

Fandom: The Owl House

Rating: Gen

Relationships: N/A

Characters: Eda, Raine, Luz, King, Original Golden Guard/Grimwalker

Note: Part of an AU I have been working on off and on. Basically, it is where Eda adopts Hunter 5 years before canon.

Eda looked over at Raine as they walked to the CATT's secret base. She couldn't help but be glad that they remembered and were ok. She was kind of mad but she understood the feeling. 

Luz followed beside her with Omri clutching tightly to the human teen. Omri looked at everyone with clear distrust and fear. The poor kid has been through a lot the past couple of days. Luz as well.

King was in her arms. He had also been through a lot. He was a titan and not only that but the last one. Lilith was walking behind the group with Hooty attached to her back talking to Steve. 

All of this reminded Eda of the one kid missing from this. 

It's been months since she last saw the eldest teen. The last time she had seen Hunter was the early morning of the day Luz had that they all had been captured by the Emperor's Coven. Omri claims that he had escaped a while ago but Eda hasn't seen any sign of the blonde teen. Eda tried to hold out hope that he is still alive but it was getting difficult with the silence. 

"Is this everyone?" Luz asked.

"No, there is one more but he decided to stay behind," Raine said. 

Eda felt her hope rise. Maybe... No best not to get her hope up. She'll only be let down in the end. 

They entered the building. There was a pale teen with blonde hair. Eda felt her breath catch in her throat. It looked like...

"Hey, you guys are back. Where did you..." Hunter said. He turned around and froze. 

Hunter's blonde hair has been cut with his cowlick no longer visible. He had eyebags similar to when Eda first found him. His magenta eyes were wide in shock. There were no visible changes in scars but that doesn't mean anything with Belos. He was wearing an actual nice outfit that didn't look like he had thrown it together with his eyes closed and had to repair it multiple times. He had a red bird on his shoulder. 

A palisman, Hunter had gotten himself a palisman while he was away. Eda's heart kind of dropped. She had hoped that she would be there when he got his palisman. 

"Hunter!" Luz cried. She ran forward, with Omri forced to lose his grip on her. She tackled the older teen into a hug. Hunter stumbled back and looked really confused. It was good to see that he was still awkward with physical contact. 

King jumped from Eda's arms and flung himself onto the two teens. Hunter's look of confusion deepened. He awkwardly set a hand on both of the younger kids.

Omri looked unsure. He seemed to want to rush over to Hunter and yet he didn't seem to know if it was welcomed. Eda placed a hand on the boy's dirty blonde hair. He looked up at her and she smiled reassuring him. 

"Uhm...Hi?" Hunter stammered. Eda let out a chuckle.

"I was so worried. I thought you...I'm so sorry that was all my fault." Luz cried. Hunter frowned.

"Hey, I made my own choice it isn't on you. This wasn't your fault." Hunter said. Luz began to sob into the older teen's chest. Hunter froze unsure what to do.

"We thought that Belos killed you." King finally said. Hunter's face contorted into pain.

"I thought he would," Hunter muttered. Luz and King's arms tightened around the older teen.

"Why didn't you come back?" Luz sobbed. 

"I...It's a long story. A lot of stuff happened." Hunter said

"Hey, Blonde, we need to talk." Eda finally broke in. Hunter flinched slightly. Eda had to stop herself from frowning. Before Hunter's flinch at being called to talk was almost completely gone. Now he was back to the way he was 5 years ago. It hurt her heart.

"Uhm, sure." Hunter agreed. Luz and King let him go. He walked towards the grey-haired witch. 

"There's a room over there where you two can talk in private," Raine told her. They pointed at a room off to the side. Hunter looked like he wanted to do anything but that.

The two of them walked into the room. Hunter fidgets nervously. Hunter hadn't been afraid of Eda like this in years and it hurt. It made her want to go into Harpy mode and kill Belos even more than she already did.

"You're not in any trouble, Blonde," Eda said trying to reassure him. Hunter thou looked anything but reassured. "I just want to understand why you didn't come back when you escaped." 

"I figured you didn't want me back," Hunter admitted. Eda felt pure horror.

"What!" Eda exclaimed. Hunter flinched and began to fidget with his hands.

"Well, I figured since you had Luz now you wouldn't want a traumatized teen around," Hunter explained.

"Oh, Hunter," Eda said.

"I mean you and King were over the knee with Luz. I don't know I just figured that the only reason I was still around was cause you're too nice to kick me out." Hunter further explained. Eda rushed over and hugged the teen. He tensed up at the touch.

"That was not my intention to make you feel like that," Eda said. Hunter allowed himself to relax. "You always have a place with me, Hunter."

"Thank you." Hunter breathed. Eda chuckled.

"You don't have to thank me, kid," Eda said. The hug broke apart but they stayed close. Hunter had a small smile on his face. 

"So what all did I miss?" Hunter asked. Eda paused. How did you tell a kid that he wasn't a witch and was created by his so-called uncle? Eda remembered Omri's reaction. The kid was silent for a couple of days and was latched onto Luz so tight she had practically gained a new limb.

"A lot." Eda finally conceded. "I'll tell you after the Day of Unity." 

"Alright," Hunter agreed.