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Curse - June 2 - word count: 444 - @wolfstarmicrofic
Pulling her son aside, Hope took a deep breath. “Remus, I have something to tell you.”
“Ma? What is it? Are you alright?” Remus asked.
She wiped her eyes. “For now. I need to tell you…” she ran a hand over her face. “That night, when you were attacked, Greyback not only Turned you- he cursed you.”
Remus’s eyes widened. “With what? Can I break it? What will it do to me, Ma?” he asked.
“Oh, baby,” she sniffled, pulling him into a hug. “I’m sorry.”
Remus’s stomach dropped. “Ma?” he said. “What’s going to happen?”
“I’m afraid that it’s fatal,” Lyall murmured. What the fuck- when had he gotten here?
“Fatal?”
Damn. Remus was going to die. Oh, well. He had a good run.
Actually, not really.
“It’s fatal- unless, of course, you can find someone who truly loves you for who you are,” his father said gravely. “And you kiss them in… about two weeks.”
Wait. That actually… wasn’t that hard.
“Of course, you two would romantically love one another for that to work,” Lyall said dismissively, as if he hadn’t just aggressively shaken Remus’s world like a toddler with a snowglobe.
Did he love any of his friends like that?
Well, yeah. Sirius. He was just… too amazing to not have fallen in love with.
But did Sirius like him back?
He had to ask.
“Alright,” Remus said suddenly, turning on his heel and walking to the fireplace. “I’m going to James’s to ask the boys. Be back soon, Pa.”
“Wha-”
Remus called out into the fire, “Potter Manor!” and his house spun out of view.
The moment he was on solid ground again, he saw the faces of Sirius and James.
“Hi, guys,” he said, brushing dust from his robes. “So, it turns out I’m actively dying.”
“What?” they asked at the same time, astonished.
“Yeah, dunno,” Remus shrugged. “Greyback cursed me to die unless I kissed someone who loved me unconditionally.”
James coughed into his hand, elbowing the boy next to him not-so-discreetly.
“I, uh…” Sirius shuffled his feet awkwardly. “Are you just gonna kiss James and Peter and I until the curse is broken? How long do you even have?”
“Two weeks. And no, Pads, I’m here for you.”
“...and that’s my cue to leave,” James said brightly. “See ya later! Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do, lads!”
Sirius stared at Remus, gaping like he was a fish out of water. “Me?”
“Yeah. Now get over here and help me break this curse, Padfoot.”
“Sure. Just promise me that you won’t get cursed and start dying again,” Sirius said. “And they call James and I the reckless ones.”
#btw hope and lyall lied they just found the letters remus wrote to sirius but never sent and decided “hey lets set them up”#emi writes sometimes#sirius x remus#remus and sirius#remus john lupin#remus lupin#remus loves sirius#remus lupin x sirius black#sirius black x remus lupin#remus x sirius#sirius loves remus#marauder era#sirius orion black#sirius being sirius#sirius black#marauders era#the marauders#wolfstar microfic#wolfstar fic#wolfstar#james being james#james fleamont potter#james potter#marauders#the marauders era#marauders fandom#harry potter marauders#hp marauders#marauders fanfic#marauders fanfiction
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Hero / 英雄 (2002)
Legendary Chinese filmmaking visionary Zhang Yimou teams up with legendary cinematographer Christopher Doyle to create a timeless wuxia epic that switches eras and perspectives through scenescapes defined by different primary colors.
Director: Zhang Yimou
Cinematographer: Christopher Doyle
Starring: Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Donnie Yen, and Chen Daoming
#hero#英雄#Yīngxióng#2002#zhang yimou#christopher doyle#emi wada#jet li#tony leung#maggie cheung#zhang ziyi#donnie yen#chinese film#chinese cinema#wuxia#martial arts film#chinese martial arts#martial arts#hong kong cinema#hong kong film#hong kong action#period piece#period film#warring states era#costume design#production design#cinematography
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Script reading of US the Series!
#us the series#emi thasorn#bonnie pussarasorn#sing harit#view benyapa#going to tag only the main ones but interesting to see also Samantha Melanie there#I lied… I also tagged view#and also VIEW my beloved <3 yacht hello long time no see#AND WE ALL SCREAMED
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HUH??
#in 1970????#nezheads if theres anything you want to share now would be a great time.#i am NOT good with the mike nesmith hair chronology im sorry. my loyalty in that respect lies with george harrison still#anyway ummmmmm hello.#emi's meandering jotts
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It's kinda funny having BG3 prints in my office because this makes me very popular with students who assume I'm a big fan of what is probably the only RPG most of them know (no shame, we all start somewhere, it's in that DA zone). Like, I do like the game. I like it enough to have enough shit about it I post or reblog it seemed like a good idea to separate it out to not overwhelm my queue on main. I'm very much a Dark Urge fan, at the least. But it's definitely not my favorite RPG lmao. And I definitely do not have the intense passion for the core companions that a lot of folks do. Beautiful for them! Just not really me, and very much not me around the romances considering I ended every one I actually started.
#I sometimes think about bringing an ISAT print from home to hang up. I think that would be nice#in order to rep a game that IS a big and life changing favorite#well. not that gate 3 wasn't life changing. I'm not actually joking when I say it got me diagnosed with some psych shit lmao#but a lotttt of that was durge in general or kasander specifically making me willing to talk about things I previously hadn't#I'm ambivalent in many ways about people recognizing my affiliation past or present with popular media I don't share true passion about#it's just kinda silly sometimes. like they don't know about pathfinder............ they don't know where the true madness lies#so sayeth emi#I'm glad that the stuff makes people feel welcome in my office though :)
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Characters | GLORY & GORE
meet the original characters of GLORY & GORE
THE ORIGINAL SINS
Cordelia Blake (Daughter of Poseidon, 21, English)
Weapon of Choice: A celestial bronze trident that can channel her water powers.
Fun Facts:
Her “resting face” makes people assume she’s plotting something (she is).
Has been blessed or earned favors from almost every god on Olympus.
Got banned from driving the Hangvan after one small accidental flood.
Owns a collection of cursed seashells but refuses to get rid of them.
Drinks saltwater like it’s normal and gets offended when people gag.
Margot Sullivan (Daughter of Ares, 20, American)
Weapon of Choice: Twin celestial bronze daggers (because stabbing is efficient).
Fun Facts:
Blessed by Hecate, which makes her surprisingly good at magic for an Ares kid.
Has a list of people she wants to fight but pretends it doesn’t exist.
Thinks sleep is optional and caffeine is a personality trait.
Has a huge crush on Louis Clarke but refuses to admit it.
Has a rivalry with a particular goose at camp.
Charlie Alley (Son of Dionysus, 22, American)
Weapon of Choice: A celestial bronze rapier that turns into a corkscrew.
Fun Facts:
Will fake a British accent for no reason other than vibes.
Loves wine, politics, and Enya—yes, in that order.
Once convinced an entire mortal frat party that he was the reincarnation of Bacchus.
Once argued with a sphinx about wine pairings (and won).
Once ghosted a prophecy because it was “too much effort.”
Sean Bakker (Son of Athena, 20, Dutch)
Weapon of Choice: A celestial bronze spear, because swords are too "inefficient."
Fun Facts:
Has an entire spreadsheet ranking his enemies (and friends).
Has an encyclopedic knowledge of trains and will infodump if prompted.
Cannot go five minutes without making a plan.
Carries a pocket notebook where he secretly ranks everyone’s battle strategies.
Once solved a cursed labyrinth in under 10 minutes while eating a sandwich.
THE WARRIORS OF OLD
Rowan Camp (Blessed by Pan, Australia)
Weapon of Choice: A celestial bronze boomerang that always returns to him (except when it doesn't).
Fun Facts:
Can communicate with animals and sometimes gets unsolicited life advice from kangaroos.
Accidentally became a local cryptid after living in the woods for a month.
Once won a surf competition by accident while running from a sea monster.
Always carries eucalyptus leaves to calm down stressed-out friends.
Can identify any plant and its magical properties but has killed every houseplant he’s owned.
Xóchitl Santos (Warrior of Itzamná, Guatemala)
Weapon of Choice: A macuahuitl (obsidian-bladed club) that glows when danger is near.
Fun Facts:
Raised in a temple and trained as a warrior before realizing she likes city life.
Owns more knives than anyone should, and each has a name.
Can see glimpses of the past when she touches ancient objects.
Once punched a demon so hard it reconsidered its life choices.
Refuses to learn how to swim because "the ocean is not my problem."
Lola Li (Delegate of Nüwa, Beijing)
Weapon of Choice: A whip made of jade and celestial bronze that can extend or harden into a staff.
Fun Facts:
Can manipulate jade and stone like it’s an extension of her body.
Plays mind games for fun (no one is safe).
Once used a dragon’s tooth as a hairpin for an entire week without realizing it.
Secretly keeps a ranking of the most dramatic people she knows.
Is very polite until she’s in battle—then she’s terrifying.
Kia Parker (Daughter of Pele, Hawaii)
Weapon of Choice: A celestial bronze machete wreathed in eternal flame.
Fun Facts:
Can summon fire, but her real talent is scaring people with volcanic eruptions.
Once roasted marshmallows over an active lava flow (and ate them while running).
Can sense when a volcano is about to erupt, which is useful but stressful.
Has a habit of showing up exactly when she’s needed and disappearing after.
Has never lost a surfing competition, but only competes for fun.
Emi Sakura (Protector of the Kami, Osaka)
Weapon of Choice: A katana imbued with the spirit of a trickster fox.
Fun Facts:
Can see and communicate with spirits, whether she wants to or not.
Once tricked a trickster god into owing her a favor—she hasn’t used it yet.
Has a haunted fox mask that whispers battle advice (sometimes good, sometimes bad).
Once led a spirit army into battle just to see if she could.
Is so calm in battle that it scares people.
OH YE MORTAL BEINGS
Imogen Blake (Cordelia’s Sister, World-Famous Musician)
Weapon of Choice: A celestial bronze baton (doubles as a conductor’s wand).
Fun Facts:
Is effortlessly perfect at everything and knows it.
Has a massive fanbase that would start a war in her honor.
Secretly enjoys Cordelia’s chaos but pretends to be above it.
Has fan clubs in multiple pantheons.
Has never lost an argument, and probably never will.
Louis Clarke (Margot’s Crush, Imogen’s Assistant)
Weapon of Choice: Weapons? What weapons? (Will reluctantly use a clipboard in self-defense.)
Fun Facts:
Always looks stressed because working for Imogen is like herding cats.
Has an encyclopedic knowledge of coffee and will judge bad espresso.
Is completely unaware that Margot has a crush on him.
Can organize anything in record time, which makes him terrifyingly efficient.
Somehow keeps up with Imogen’s chaos without losing his mind.
#glory and gore#original character#my ocs#characters#louis clarke#imogen blake#emi sakura#kai parker#lola li#xochitl santos#rowan camp#sean bakker#charlie alley#margot sullivan#cordelia blake
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5 + alex, george, lando 👀 (it's tan brawngp2009 hi)
hi tan, thank you <3
5. push off a cliff/sing for/play twister with
oh dear. sorry to lando, but he's going off the cliff immediately. i'm a horrendous singer, imagine a dying cat or something similar, but i feel like alex would not judge me too hard. OR at least manage to laugh at me in a way that doesn't make me want to crawl into a hole and die, but would make me laugh as well. as for playing twister, george seems like he'd be very awkward. veeery. and so would i, so we'll just have the most horrendously stiff, uncomfortable game of twister in all of human history until one of us simply cannot stand the record level of awkwardness anymore and loses on purpose. eye contact would be desperately avoided at all cost.
ASK- 3 people and
#sorry i lied the real answer is if i had to interact with any of these people i'd go into hiding permanently#ask games#emy asks <3
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every day i think about ritsu diving behind that desk at reigen's place because he didn't want tsubomi to catch on that mob works there...........
#HES DRAMATIC!!!!#but also right... mob lied his ass off to emi about where he works HAIAHA#given this is all post reigen getting clowned on live television i understand him.. even though she for sure could see him hiding#go beyond your limits. } ooc
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Nasty Dog! | Kuroo Tetsurou x f!reader


1.- Part one.
masterlist here<3
cw. MDNI. fem! reader. delinquent! reader. use of yn. smoking. cursing. smut. dry humping. dirty talking. power struggle. both you and kuroo are kinda feral. lemme know if i missed anything ;3 wc. 5.6k an. i blame this on sir mix-a-lot and my instagram fyp. enjoy<3 comments are appreciated <3
And when I catch a little kitty lookin', oh, so tough Bring hot water 'cause I might get stuck!
Nekoma wasn't huge, but it wasn't some tiny rundown school either. It wasn't a prestigious rich-kid academy like Fukurodani, but it wasn't a dump. You'd call it perfectly average—just balanced enough to create a decent social jungle.
The school had its fair share of quiet nerds, top-ranking students, sports freaks, and, of course, the so-called delinquents, as adults liked to whisper whenever they saw kids with piercings, dyed hair, or a cigarette hanging from their lips.
You? You belonged in the latter category.
Which is why, during lunch break, you and your bestfriend Emi had a cigarette and a canned coffee for lunch, tucked into a secluded corner she'd found and claimed after a teacher caught you smoking behind the gym a week before and threw a fit about it, forcing you to find a better place.
You leaned against the sun-warmed brick, one boot crossed over the other as the late morning light sliced through the cracks between the buildings.
The sky was too blue for how shitty the day had started.
"Inukai-sensei scolded you again? What a drag."
Emi's voice broke through the idle silence, syrupy with a mix of concern and genuine amusement. She had her eyes closed and face looking up into the sky, bathing in the sun like a happy cat.
You nodded in response.
"Another lecture about skipping class and how I could amount to more and to 'please think of my future' and yeah... The usual." You waved a hand in the air as if you could swat away his voice. Just retelling it made your skin itch with anxiety. You patted your blazer for your cigarettes.
Emi let out a thoughtful hum. And opened her eyes to study you with a tilt of her head.
"Well, he's right. You used to get really good grades in first year..."
You shot her a disgusted look, scrunching your nose.
She laughed, brushing you off. "Hey, I'm just saying. Why waste your time with us anyway? Why don't you listen to Inukai-sensei and get your grades back up?"
"I just don't get the point of chasing 'academic success' All that effort just to end up working in some office that'll suck me dry and bury me under unpaid overtime like the rest of this country?" You scoffed, still patting your pockets. "Bullshit... Where are the fucking things?"
Emi rolled her eyes and reached into your bag, retrieving the familiar box with a practiced flick of her wrist. She stole one for herself, already slipping it between her glossy lips.
Emi was loud, pouty, and wore trouble like lip gloss. Shiny, sweet, and impossible to ignore, she floated through the chaos of Nekoma High with a glossy grin and one too many questionable friends (one of them being you).
The perfect image of a bleach-blonde puppy pretending to run with the big dogs.
But underneath the fake lashes and the too-short skirts, she was pure heart: loyal, messy, a little reckless, and your best friend.
She loved too fast, forgave too easily, and stuck to your side like her life depended on it. In a city full of knives disguised as smiles, Emi was an open wound—raw, real, and stupidly brave. A rare trait in Nekoma. You'd landed more than a few punches to protect her, and you were willing to land many more if it meant she was out of harm.
"You sound like such a snob, Y/N."
You snorted as she handed over the box.
"Thanks, babes," you whispered as you took it form her hands, pulling a cigarette out of the box. "Call me whatever you want. As long as I pass and graduate, the rest is useless." You bit down on the filter of your cigarette, patting your pockets again, this time in search of your lighter.
"Sure, sure. You've gotten enough lectures today. I've got my own problems anyway." Emi sighed, reaching into your left pocket and fishing out the lighter. She lit her own cigarette before handing it to you. You gave her a grateful nod. "Yasuo broke up with me. What's up with that?"
You didn't really hear her. Your gaze was already drifting toward something—someone—far more interesting. Your lips parted just a little, cigarette hanging forgotten between your lips.
Kuroo Tetsurou, striding across the schoolyard.
Broad shoulders, long legs, the kind of posture that said I know exactly who I am.
His hair was a wild mess—bedhead in the most deliberate, devastating way, like he'd rolled out of someone else's bed and still looked hotter than anyone had a right to. It was all jagged spikes and volume, practically defying gravity, but somehow it worked for him.
Too well.
Next to him walked a shorter guy with a slouched posture and his eyes glued to his phone. But your eyes? Locked on Kuroo like a heat-seeking missile.
He turned his head slightly, talking to his friend with a lazy grin. You caught a glimpse of sharp, narrow eyes and a grin that looked like trouble.
The kind of cocky smile that said he knew exactly what you were thinking and was daring you to think it louder.
Your heartbeat stuttered, then picked up like it was trying to break free from your chest.
Fuck, he was hot.
The kind of hot that made you want to do something reckless.
Like ruin your academic record.
Or make it better.
Or crawl into his lap and ask him to tutor you in anything but math.
Eureka.
"Very cute," you muttered under your breath and lit up the smoke, eyes raking over him like he was your next bad decision wrapped in a school uniform.
(He was.)
Emi's voice rose in protest beside you. "Hey! Are you even listening to me?!"
You crushed the flavor capsule between your teeth, a little too hard.
"Who's the hottie? Never seen him before..." you murmured, half to yourself, half to Emi—afraid that if you took your eyes from him, he'd vanish.
Emi's annoyed pout was immediately replaced by a curious squint. "Eh?"
"The tall one, next to blondie," you pressed with a jerk of your chin in his direction, your body practically leaning forward like gravity itself was pulling you toward him. "You know him?"
Of course she did. Emi knew everyone.
She followed your line of sight—and her face lit up with recognition. "Oh! I do, he's the captain of the volleyball team... Tetsurou! Kuroo Tetsurou. He's in Class 5, I think."
"Kuroo Tetsurou-kun, huh?"
You rolled the name over your tongue like candy, savoring every syllable.
"Class 5... so hot and smart. I like."
You needed him.
Biblically.
You didn't notice Emi's wide-eyed stare as she put two and two together, looking between you and Kuroo with a mixture of disbelief and amusement.
"Wait—seriously? Him?" she spluttered.
You shot her a glare, brows raised.
"Don't get me wrong," she rushed, "he is hot. And he does sports. And he's like, top of his class, I'm pretty sure. Pretty good catch... for a good girl."
You scoffed. "Pfff. Who's the snob now?"
"I'm just saying. I don't think he'd mingle with the likes of us. You could have any of the guys if you wanted."
You made a face like you'd tasted something sour. "The guys have no brains. And even less charm. Brain-eating bacteria would starve up there."
She blinked. "Brain-eating... what?"
You shrugged, lighting your cigarette with a smirk.
"Besides, it's the chase that's exciting. He looks like a tough cookie. I like that."
Emi snorted. "Girl, if he's a cookie, you're a box of cheap cigs. You two don't mix."
But you weren't listening anymore.
Your sights were set, your interest fully piqued. Your mind was already spinning a thousand possibilities.
And right now? You wanted Kuroo Tetsurou under you.
Or on top of you.
Or really anywhere he wanted to be. But that was beside the point.
You tilted your head, eyes narrowing on him like a predator sizing up prey.
"Magnetism, honey. Polar opposites attract... sometimes."
You took another drag, eyes back on Emi. "But no pain, no gain. Whaddaya think?"
"I think you're insane," Emi said, laughing, her eyes sparkling with amusement. "But I love it when you get that crazy look in your eyes. It means a shitshow's about to happen."
"Thank you, babes."
"You know it. Always got your back."
"If you need someone dead, you know who to call." You winked, and she rolled her eyes with a smile.
"No new info there." She took her final drag, then ground the cigarette out under her shoe.
She turned back toward Kuroo and his friend. "Okay, but real talk—how're you gonna pull this off? You need a plan."
You mirrored her movement, flicking away your cigarette and pulling a tissue from your blazer pocket to pick it up.
"I'm working on one. Step zero is in motion." You handed her the crumpled tissue. "Pick up your butt or the teachers will know we smoke here now."
"Oh shit, you're right." She bent to grab the butt, mumbling as she moved. "You see? You're smart—Eh? Where are you—"
When she looked up, you were already walking.
Purpose in every step.
The distance between you and him closed with every beat of your heart, Emi's voice fading behind you as she scrambled to catch up. The sun hit your back. The breeze lifted your hair. And in your head?
You were already imagining his hands on your waist, his voice in your ear, the way that smirk might look beneath you.
He looked even taller up close.
Even hotter.
And you needed him like your lungs needed that next hit of nicotine.
The two boys stopped talking, eyes flicking up as you approached.
You looked up at Kuroo with a tilted head and a smirk.
"What's your name?" you asked, even though you already knew.
Conversation had to start somewhere.
Kenma scrunched his nose immediately, catching a whiff of cigarette smoke before he could.
You caught it—a flicker. Kuroo's pupils dilated. A split-second widening of the eyes before suspicion slammed into place.
Cute.
Kuroo was already analyzing you. Running the odds.
He couldn't quite place what your intentions were, but something about the way you looked at him told him it couldn't be anything good.
His eyes narrowed, as though trying to peel back the layers of your carefully crafted nonchalance. He didn't trust easily, and people like you... well, you had a way of being unpredictable.
Kuroo knew you, or at least he had heard of you.
You were infamous in ways that made most people wary, always getting into fights with girls and boys alike, to the point that more than one person he knew was outright afraid of you.
Still, for some reason, the teachers—despite the rebellious streak you wore like armor—seemed to favor you. They kept trying to pull you out of whatever bumpy road you'd decided to drive down, but he couldn't see why.
You were... trouble. Big trouble.
But despite that, there was something undeniably magnetic about you. And damn it, he couldn't help but wonder if it was curiosity or something deeper that had him paying more attention to you than he probably should.
You were also lowkey hot to him—highkey, super pretty. But way too much trouble to pursue.
So, what the hell were you doing right in front of him?
"Kuroo Tetsurou," he answered, tone neutral.
"Nice. I'm—"
"Y/N," he interrupted. "Most people know you."
"Most people know about me." You caught the way Kenma cringed at your words. It made you smile.
There was a moment of silence between you, where you took your sweet time examining his features. His eyes flickered, maybe to keep his cool, maybe to hide the fact that he was intrigued—his eyebrows raised, like saying 'So... what do you want?'
But he was fronting. Freaking out on the inside. Still trying to make sense of you. He wasn't sure if you were about to punch him, kiss him, or just walk away.
The worst part? He couldn't figure out which one he hated less.
Your unassuming smile made it hard to read you, but there was something in the way you looked at him he liked. Your eyes looked curious. Like a dog sniffing a possible friend.
Or a prey.
"Would you tutor me?" You saw Kuroo's eyes snap to Emi, whose jaw hit the floor the moment the words left your lips.
He scoffed, crossing his arms across his chest. "Excuse me?"
"Yeah, tutor me. My homeroom teacher has been giving me shit about grades, and I'd like to graduate."
He shrugged. "Naturally."
Oh, so he was a smartass.
"Would you?"
"Why me?"
"Aren't you in class 5? That means you're smart."
He wasn't budging. His expression remained unconvinced, the flicker of suspicion in his eyes never fully disappeared.
And then there was the look on Emi's face, like she was questioning your sanity. Yeah, that confirmed it—he was right.
This was bullshit. There had to be more to it than just grades.
"I'll pay you."
Both Kenma and Emi looked at you with wide, unblinking eyes. Kuroo's lips curled into a sly smirk.
Now he was really curious.
He leaned in just a little, intrigued. "How much?"
"1000 yen." Emi's eyes almost popped out of her head. Why were you willing to pay him?
"3000 yen." Kenma's face shot to Kuroo, equally shocked. Why was he raising the price?
Your smile grew. Why was this kinda hot?
"Are you trying to scam me, smart boy?"
"Pfft, that's a miscalculation, considering you'll be taking away my study time to help you out."
You raised an eyebrow.
He looked down at you like he didn't regret this conversation anymore.
And you looked up at him like you were about to set his entire world on fire.
"2500." You offered your final bid. His smirk widened.
"Y/N!" Emi whispered in urgency.
"Done."
Your smile grew. "Okay. Thursdays after class."
"After practice," he corrected, voice smooth.
You shrugged. That worked for you.
"Can I go watch?" you teased, flashing a cheeky grin.
"I'd rather not." His smirk deepened as a pout tugged at your lips. That look suited you.
"Fair. See you Thursday, smart boy~" You waved a hand at both of them as you turned to walk away.
Kuroo watched you go, still wearing that crooked grin—but now, there was something else behind it.
Interest. Amusement.
A flicker of intrigue he hadn't expected to feel on a Monday.
You'd crashed into his day like a storm in lip gloss and leather, and now he couldn't stop wondering what the hell you really wanted from him.
Kenma nudged his elbow. "You're actually gonna tutor her?"
"She's paying," he replied, though his gaze was still on your retreating figure. "And she's... interesting."
"Interesting's one word for it," Kenma muttered, unamused.
Meanwhile, Emi was dragging you down the school grounds back to your little corner like you were a possessed doll, whisper-screaming at you in complete disbelief.
"What the actual hell was that?!"
"What?" you said, feigning innocence as you pulled out another cigarette, mostly for effect. "I got a tutor. Aren't you proud of me?"
"You just offered to pay the guy to spend time with you—and called him smart boy, by the way. That was a little cringe."
You exhaled with a grin, smoke curling past your lips. "And he didn't say no."
Emi looked like she wanted to peel her own face off, but she wore a shocked smile.
"You're insane," she whispered, like she couldn't believe you.
But you? You felt electric. Buzzing with adrenaline and reckless possibility.
Being honest, even you couldn't explain what had you this hooked in the first place. It wasn't like you to flirt, let alone sleep around—especially not with some guy you'd just met. You weren't even that experienced, really. Just good at faking it when you had to. You knew how to make guys back off, not draw them in. And you liked it that way—especially with a friend as stupidly pretty as Emi.
Someone had to be the one with teeth.
But the second you laid eyes on Kuroo, something unfamiliar ignited in your chest. Hot. Sharp. Wild. It didn't feel like danger, not exactly—but it burned just the same. And without thinking twice, without looking back, you lunged toward it like instinct. Like hunger.
You weren't chasing chaos for the thrill this time.
You were chasing him.
And there wasn't a single part of you planning to stop.
When Thursday rolled around—and after confirming to Emi three separate times that yes, you were going to pay him, and yes, you were trying to fuck him—you actually paid attention in class. Took notes, too, so you didn't show up to tutoring empty-handed. Half-assed, sure, but it was something. You even waited for him outside school like you said you would.
The spring wind clawed at your jacket as you leaned against the weather-worn "Nekoma Metropolitan High School" sign, flicking ash from your cigarette like you weren't freezing your ass off. Rust crept along the metal edges, and the chain-link fence behind you rattled every time the breeze picked up. You looked every bit the part of a stray dog waiting to be fed—eyes sharp, restless, scanning for the only person you'd follow home.
You caught sight of him leaving the gym, towel slung around his neck, hair damp and a little more tousled than usual from practice. Of course he wasn't alone—Kenma trailed behind, glued to his phone, already scowling once he noticed you.
Kuroo slowed when he saw you, surprise flickering across his face. He clearly hadn't expected you to follow through on your offer, and the corner of his mouth twitched like he couldn't decide whether to be impressed or concerned. But once it was clear you were serious—and once you confirmed the study session was happening at your place—he tossed a quick goodbye over his shoulder and followed you through the alley-strewn veins of Tokyo.
Your apartment complex looked like it had seen better decades.
Rusty stairwells, cracked concrete, the faint smell of piss, mildew, and something metallic hanging in the air like a permanent tenant.
Neon light from a busted sign across the street flickered through your broken blinds.
The building groaned when the wind pushed through its joints, and the elevator had been broken since forever.
Kuroo took it all in with that quiet, unreadable look you'd noticed he got sometimes—eyes narrowed, thoughtful.
He didn't say anything. That was somehow worse.
Inside, the place wasn't much better. Cigarette smoke clung to the yellowing walls.
A stained countertop, three empty ramen cups, a crumpled paper bag, and a scrawled note waited:
For your tutoring and anything else. I have a fight today. Grandma's at the pachinko. Behave.
It was scrawled in your dad's sloppy, half-illegible handwriting. Kuroo read it, then blinked slowly like he wasn't sure if he was impressed or deeply concerned.
You grabbed the bag, tossing the note into the dented trash bin with a smirk.
"A fight," he muttered, still processing as he followed you down the hall. His gaze drifted around your room like it was offering up pieces of you without permission—band posters, a half-broken fan, a low table in front of a dusty floor TV.
"My dad's a boxer," you explained, toeing off your slippers and throwing your bag onto the bed.
Kuroo raised an eyebrow. "And your grandma's a—"
"Pachinko enthusiast," you finished, grin crooked. "So we've got the place to ourselves until at least nine."
You thought he'd get the hint. His Adam's apple bobbed—nervous? Excited? You couldn't tell. But when he sat down cross-legged at your low table and pulled out his books like he was actually here to tutor you, you almost groaned aloud.
"So," he said, pulling a blue folder from his bag, "let's see what you're failing."
"You actually got my report card? That's commitment." you said, raising a brow.
He ignored your teasing as he flipped through the papers. "You're not failing anything, surprisingly. But your chem grades are garbage."
You flopped dramatically onto your bed. "I'm struggling."
"I see that," he muttered, pulling out a notebook. "Come on."
You sat up with a groan and dragged yourself to the table, grabbing a pen. He didn't look at you when you settled beside him, but you caught the slight shift in his posture when your knee bumped his. He cleared his throat and started explaining covalent bonds.
You half-listened. You watched his mouth move instead.
His voice was smooth, confident. He was focused, leaning over your textbook, one hand pointing at a diagram, the other scribbling notes with clean, sharp handwriting.
He smelled like cheap body spray, shampoo and faint sweat from practice.
Your hand slipped onto his thigh.
"Tetsurou-kun," you said, all syrup and heat, "you can't seriously think you're here to actually study, right?"
He froze. Swallowed. Then, to your shock, lifted his gaze with forced calm.
"What am I?" he asked. "Some common whore you're gonna pay to fuck?"
The words cut sharper than you expected. Your smile faltered. You hadn't meant it like that. You weren't sure what you'd meant, actually. Suddently this whole thing felt a little shittier.
Your fingers twitched where they rested against his thigh, but you didn't pull them back.
"N-no," you muttered. "I just—" You exhaled, frustrated. "I didn't think this far ahead, okay?"
He watched you. Read through you. His expression softened a little, the edge in his voice gone. But he still didn't touch you.
You were about to say something else—maybe change the subject, maybe apologize—when he talked again, teasing.
"You actually want to learn this or not?"
You blinked, thrown off. "Huh?"
He held up the notebook. "Chemistry."
You stared at him. Then, grudgingly, nodded. "Yeah. Sure."
You leaned in, this time actually paying attention. Took notes. Bit your lip when he smirked at your compliments and felt your stomach tighten every time he laughed when you cursed at the confusing parts.
"Not gonna lie, you make this sound way easier than the teacher. What the fuck," you grumbled.
He seemed to like the praise, smiling beside you while he continued to explain.
His voice settled into your ears like warm honey. When you answered his questions right, he smirked. When you got one wrong, he nudged you with his knee and explained it again, slower this time.
You hated that he was good at this. That he made you want to keep going just to see the way his eyes lit up when you understood something.
Eventually, the lesson became background noise. Your focus shifted to the way his knee brushed yours, to the way he stole glances at your thighs like he didn't want to be caught but also didn't care enough to stop. To the way his fingers moved—long, elegant, tapping the page as he talked, not realising he was doing it.
His mouth, his voice, his brain—God, this was so much worse than you'd planned. He was actually hot and smart.
You were openly staring at his lips when he finally noticed.
"What?" he asked, brow arching.
"Nothing," you said, leaning back with a slow smirk. "Just wondering how you make covalent bonds sound hot."
That got a laugh, rough and short. But his ears were a little pink.
"Thought you liked ionic bonds more," he teased with a raised brow.
"Don't get me wrong, ionic bonds are cool. Covalent bonds are... hot."
"That's a new one," he said, voice low. "Gonna start rating chemistry terms by sex appeal now? Want me to whisper 'intermolecular forces' next?"
You snorted. "Don't tempt me. I might actually learn something."
"Blasphemy," he said, mock-scandalized. "You learning? In my presence? Next thing I know you'll be asking about valence electrons like you mean it."
You sat up, leaned in, and closed the book between you with a soft thud.
"Okay, I was good. I listened. Took notes. Didn't even flirt for twenty straight minutes." You raised a brow. "Now, when are you gonna stop pretending this is actually about chemistry?"
That wiped the grin off his face—but not entirely. It curved at the corners, wry and knowing. His gaze didn't leave yours. You saw the fraying edges of restraint, the tension vibrating between you.
"Isn't it?" he asked, the words almost gentle.
But his pupils blew wide when they dropped to your lips. You caught it. And still, you didn't move.
You weren't about to force it. A single "no" or even a flicker of hesitation from him and you were ready to throw in the towel, swallow your embarrassment for the rest of the session—maybe learn some more chemistry and then avoid him for the rest of your last school year. Hopefully, the rest of your life.
You let the silence hang a beat longer.
"Look..." you exhaled. "I'm not really good at this. I just pretend I am."
That caught him off guard.
He could tell—you were slick, but he was smart. Sharp enough to see through you and that overconfident persona you put on, but he hadn't expected you to admit it. Not like this. Not in your room, with his textbook sitting closed between your thighs. At least, he knew he wouldn't have.
You saw the shift immediately—his breath catching, his posture tightening ever so slightly.
"Huh," he said after a second. "Guess I'm not the only one bluffing their way through this study session."
"So you're saying you don't get turned on by covalent bonds?"
That earned a soft huff. He leaned forward, eyes sharp, voice low.
"Depends. Are you offering to share some electrons, or...?"
You laughed. His hand moved slowly, fingers brushing your hair behind your ear. And when he looked at you this time, it wasn't with that usual playful glint.
It was something raw. Like honesty.
"I like you," you admitted, tilting your head slightly. "But I don't really know what I'm doing."
"Good," he murmured. "Then we're even."
Then, slowly—finally—he leaned in to meet your lips.
Soft at first. Testing. But when you answered back—with a hunger he didn't expect—the leash snapped. His hand slid behind your neck, anchoring you against him as his mouth claimed yours. His tongue licked into your mouth with filthy, unhurried precision, dragging a whimper from your throat.
He kissed like he meant it. No fumbling. No hesitation.
You gasped when he tugged your hair just enough to tilt your head back, and the gasp melted into a moan when his other hand traced up your spine, pulling you closer—guiding you over to sit on his left thigh. Your fingers twisted into his shirt, clutching him like he was the only thing holding you up.
"You're all talk," he muttered against your lips, grinning when you shivered after a well-placed flex of his thigh. "But so am I."
You squeezed your eyes shut—dazed, aching, and a little embarrassed.
"...Shut up," you breathed, your usual sass caught somewhere between your throat and the pounding in your chest.
His smile turned downright wicked. His mouth dragged along your jaw, down your neck. You squirmed, knees bracketing his thigh as his hands slipped under your shirt, palms hot and rough against the bare skin of your back and waist.
"You don't have to act tough," he whispered, voice rough and reverent. "I think I like you more like this. Messy."
His mouth dipped to your collarbone, kissing and biting the sensitive skin. Every nerve in your body lit up.
Your head tilted back to give him more space, heart thudding so hard you thought it might crack your ribs. Your tough-girl act had fully melted now, replaced with the kind of hunger you'd been feeling since the first time you saw him—the kind of hunger you didn't know how to fake.
"God," you gasped. "You're not supposed to be good at this..."
He chuckled low in his throat, kissing a line down your chest. "Top of my class, remember?"
"Smart boy..." you growled—but it came out more like a broken, desperate plea. "If you don't—"
He cut you off with another kiss, deeper, devastating. His hands dragged up your stomach, slow and sure, thumbs brushing the underside of your bra with maddening patience.
You tried to shove him gently back, straddling his lap like you could wrestle some control back—but the second his dark, hungry gaze locked onto yours, you felt your composure crack.
"You sure you're inexperienced?" you asked, trying to tease—but your voice betrayed you, too breathless to land the hit.
He didn't even dignify it with a real answer. Just kissed you again, harder—tongue sweeping into your mouth like he fucking owned it. His hands clutched your hips like he was trying to brand himself into your bones, and after a small, involuntary moan slipped from your throat, you pulled back with a narrowed look, silently demanding a response.
He just shrugged. That maddening, smug little shrug. Like he hadn't just made your whole body tremble.
"I'm a fast learner," he said, trailing his mouth down your throat, voice dropping lower.
A shiver went up your spine as he bit down at your pulse point, and you whimpered, threading your fingers into his messy hair and tugging.
Still, you didn't stop him.
Didn't want to.
This was what you wanted, wasn't it? To see if all that cocky arrogance and big-dick energy were just a front.
And judging by the thick length of him, already hard beneath you and pressing snug under your embarrassingly wet core...
You might've bitten off more than you could chew.
Kuroo unbuttoned your shirt slowly, peeled it off your shoulders, and tossed it aside—then paused for just a second.
His gaze was scorching.
Starving. Almost reverent.
"Fuck, you're gorgeous," he breathed. "What a pain in the ass."
"Huh? Which one is it?" you whispered, smirking—until his mouth latched onto the top of your breast, sucking hard enough to make you tense a little. It burned in the best way—lingering and possessive.
He unclasped your bra like he'd done it a thousand times, and the second you were bare in front of him, his hands were everywhere—palming your tits, dragging his thumbs over your nipples until they were tight and sensitive. Squeezing. Claiming.
Then his mouth followed.
Hot. Wet. Perfect.
His tongue circled a nipple, then flicked it—slow at first, then rougher—and you arched with a soft, broken moan.
"Oh my god," you gasped, nails digging into his shoulders as your hips rolled. "You're dangerous."
He laughed against your skin, biting just enough to make you jolt.
"Top of my class," he muttered again—infuriating, smug, hot as hell.
You rocked down harder, grinding against the hard bulge in his pants, and his breath stuttered. He gripped your hips tighter—bruising—guiding your movement with a low, wrecked groan.
"Fuuuck..." he breathed. "Do that again."
You did—and something snapped.
His hands shot down to unzip your skirt, and you let him, lifting your hips so he could drag it off and toss it somewhere on your floor, leaving you in nothing but lace panties. Bare thighs. Wet as hell.
He didn't even strip off his shirt, still fully clothed—his mouth just went right back to you, trailing down your chest with a reverent slowness that made your pulse jackhammer. You felt his lips, his tongue, worshipping every inch like it meant something, while little groans and moans escaped his lips as you rode him over his pants.
His lips were swollen, your skin flushed, legs wrapped around him as he rolled his hips into yours, pressing you harder against his thick cock. His hands moved over your body like he owned it—confident, thorough, maddeningly slow.
And every time you thought you had control, he took it back.
Faster.
Rougher.
More deliberate.
His grip bruised. His tongue fucked into your mouth like he was chasing a high. Your panties were soaked, clinging to your folds, and your clit throbbed with every subtle shift of your hips against him. You didn't even care how obvious it was.
You wanted him. All of him.
Every time you rocked down onto the thick bulge in his pants, you could feel the friction spark—sharp, maddening, electric. The tension inside you built in waves, tightening with each grind, pressure curling low in your belly, spiraling toward something reckless.
You were right on the edge, strung so tight you felt like you'd snap if he so much as exhaled too close.
And the worst part? He was trying to keep quiet.
You could feel him trying—holding back. Swallowing grunts. Burying moans against your skin.
But they kept slipping out.
Low, desperate sounds tearing from his throat with each drag of your body against his cock. His breath caught every time you moved—hitching, stuttering, wrecked. You could feel it vibrate in his chest, in his mouth, in the fists he clenched on your hips like he was trying not to beg.
Oh you could only imagine he was a loud fucker.
Those sounds were unraveling you faster than anything else.
And still you kept grinding. Kept chasing the friction.
You were dizzy with it. Hot and wet and aching. So close you could barely breathe.
"Don't stop," you whispered—your voice low, needy. "Just... don't stop."
He froze.
Just for a beat.
Just long enough to make your heart lurch.
Then he leaned in, lips ghosting over your throat, collarbone, jawline.
"Oh, I'm not stopping right now," he said, voice rough like a sin. "I'm just choosing when."
You scoffed, tried to grind again—but his grip locked you down, holding you in place like you weighed nothing.
"God, you're..." He cut himself off with a ragged breath as his fingers slipped under the waistband of your panties—just barely. Teasing. "Didn't know you were this fucking greedy."
"I'm not," you argued. "But you are. You're so—fuck—you're cocky."
He laughed—quiet and mean—and you felt it echo through his mouth as it dragged over your bare tits again, tongue leaving wet, hot trails.
"If I keep going..." he murmured, lips ghosting over one aching nipple, "...I'm not going to stop."
You looked down at him, lips parted, chest heaving. "That's not a problem."
But he just stared at you—hungry, calculating. Controlled to a fucking fault.
"You're paying me to tutor you," he said.
Calm. Dangerous.
Like a warning—or like a reminder.
To you.
To himself.
Maybe both.
"And you think this is a game."
Your stomach flipped.
You didn't know if it was the way he said it—so calm and knowing—or the fact that he was absolutely right.
And then he leaned close, mouth brushing your ear, breath hot and voice fucking lethal.
"I'm not going to fuck you just because you're good at pretending you want me."
Your whole body locked.
Then his hand slid up between your legs, pressing against your clit—hard enough to make your spine curve, but still not enough to finish you.
"I'm going to make you mean it."
You moaned, hips bucking—but before you could chase it, he was already pulling away. Already lifting you off him.
Gone.
Just like that, the warmth of him was gone.
He stood, chest rising and falling, one hand dragging through his hair like he needed air.
The other palmed his cock through his pants—thick, straining—not even trying to hide it.
"I'll see you next Thursday," he said, voice maddeningly even. "For chemistry."
Then he smirked.
And walked out.
Left you half-naked, flushed and aching, sitting on the floor of your room.
Ruined.
Fucking prick.

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title: I’m fine
pairing: grayson hawthorne x reader
synopsis: a story where ‘I’m fine’ means ‘I’m totally not fine but I’m not going to admit that’
warnings: dizziness, fainting
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It only started as a headache, not bad enough to be classed as a migraine but bad enough to be considered more than your average headache. Still, I carried on typing the words out on my computer, my brain pulsating in pain.
I didn’t have time to rest off a headache, there was too much to do. I’d only started working four hours ago and if I didn’t get this done by tonight then my boss would not be happy. I mean it wasn’t exactly my fault she decided set me an assignment with a deadline on the same day but still, I had to work it all out and push through.
The tasks seemed endless, I typed word after word, in a state of not really registering what I was writing, just making the robotic movements to write. Clicking the keys and forming coherent sentences without anything being properly processed. It wasn’t unusual, I was used to my brain working faster than my body sometimes.
Still, my head throbbed on. For a second, I stopped the incessant tapping on my keyboard and pressed two fingertips softly to each temple. My hands were ice cold. I breathed in and out deeply a few times with my eyes shut before beginning to work again, praying a tiny reset would be what I needed. I knew I was lying to myself, I knew it would take more than that to soothe any pain but I carried on like I didn’t.
“Are you alright?”
As small gasp escaped my lips as I looked up to see Grayson standing in the doorframe, one hand at the top taking most of his weight. I wondered how long he’d been stood there and I hadn’t noticed.
“Mmmm,” I hummed in reply, going back to finish the sentence I was typing before I lost my train of thought. Then I looked back up at him again, “why?”
He walked in slowly looking at my face intently, “you look a little pale.”
He took my face into his palms and rubbed my cheek with his thumb. Small, gentle, long strokes, that made me lean into him further. I wanted to just curl up in his arms and sleep, but my work clearly had other ideas.
“Just a headache,” I brushed it off, pulling away from his touch reluctantly, “is there any aspirin?”
“There is,” he nodded slowly, his eyebrows pinching together in concern, “but I really think you ought to lay down if it’s this bad.”
“I don’t need to,” I shook my head stubbornly, standing up to look him dead in the eye, “I’m fine.”
What a lie.
“You don’t look fine,” he told me softly, the anxiety rippling across his perfected features. His hands curved around the small of my back and I tried to enjoy it instead of thinking about the throbbing of my head.
So despite my ache, I smiled, “well I feel fine.”
Sometimes I lied so easily and so well it worried me. I shouldn’t be this good at something so cruel. But maybe more than him, I was lying to myself to convince a part of me that I wasn’t as feeling as bad as I thought I felt.
Grayson gave me another worried glance, thumb running up and down the base of my spine rhythmically, the softness of his touch sending a chill through it.
“Have you eaten today?” he asked me, the tingling up my back dying down.
“Earlier,” I nodded, my eyes flicking the time in the bottom corner of my screen realising my ‘earlier’ actually meant six hours ago. On cue, my stomach seized in a hungry protest, sending a tight knot like sensation across my abdomen. I prayed it wouldn’t grumble, betraying my lies to Gray.
“I haven’t seen you eat or-“
“Stop the fussing,” I grinned to bear it, “I’m fine, just need a tablet and some water.”
“Maybe lay off the work then,” he suggested, cocking his head towards my computer screen.
“Grayson I need to get this done,” I sighed gently, “a little headache can’t stop me.”
“Okay…” he said unsurely, hesitating for a few seconds.
“Stop worrying,” I forced a laugh through my searing brain, glancing up at him and looking through those truth-reeling gray eyes.
“I’m not,” his right hand twitches at my side. Liar. “Sit down and I’ll go and get you the aspirin, okay?”
“Okay then,” I nodded, sitting down. Another chill ran through my spine, though this time it was because of the empty place left where his hands had just been.
I took a few more deep breaths, feeling a little out of it all of a sudden. It was like I was in the room but I wasn’t at the same time. I closed my eyes and let the weight of my skull fall into my palms, breathing even deeper, heavier.
I let myself hang, like a lifeless marionette forgotten by her puppeteer, everything leaden and dopey. When I heard Grayson coming back and quickly opened my eyes and sat up a little bit straighter. If he saw me like that he’d get stressed and that’s the last he needed. It was only a headache after all.
Just a really bad headache.
“Thank you,” I kissed him on the cheek as he passed me the aspirin pill and a glass of water.
He cupped my face in his hands, “you promise me you’re fine?”
“I promise promise promise you,” I whispered, feigning another smile. My jaw was starting to ache. I don’t know it’s it from the guilt of lying or the forceful action of smiling or maybe it was just the headache transferring.
I took the tablet between my fingertips and put it at the back of my mouth before swallowing it quickly with water. I shivered afterwards. I hate taking tablets.
Grayson squeezed my shoulders softly, “do you want me to stay here?”
“Didn’t I just ‘promise promise promise’ you I was fine?” I asked, raising my eyebrows.
He looked at me and sighed. Worry ran riot across his eyes, swirling anxious thoughts into pools of grey. How bad did I look?
“I haven’t got much work left to do, okay?” I said, “I just need to get through this.”
He took his time walking out and although I didn’t look at him I was convinced he kept looking back every through steps to check on me. Finally he left and I downed the glass of water.
I sat still for a moment, analysing how I felt. I didn’t think it was possible but my head had worsened. I internally groaned as dread filled my body. It wasn’t supposed to worsen. I prayed the tablet would kick in, after all I hadn’t really given it a chance.
I took a long breath out and continued tapping away at the keypad. After a while the continuous clicking and clacking was beginning to irritate me. Like an itch I couldn’t quite scratch. My already pounding head felt pounded with the small noises over and over like they were making a mockery of it. Still I continued, there wasn’t much left now and if I could just finish it l, all would be okay.
After about a billion spell checks - seriously why does psychology have a ‘p’ and ‘h’ in it, it’s so irrelevant - I thought I might be ready to finish when I realised I’d missed a whole section.
By now my head was almost unbearable. Torturous agony was creeping up behind my eye now as well as the front of my head. A whole section felt like it would be the death of me. And I’d noticed something weirdly unnatural about my breathing. Every breath in didn’t feel like enough oxygen. So I began to breathe more deeply and when that wasn’t working, more quickly.
That only fuelled my rising panic about the weird nature of these symptoms. They were familiar. Why couldn’t I breathe normally? What was wrong? Maybe it was more than a headache? Questions raced through my head faster than it had time to process them all.
Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.
My head pounded on and like the idiot that I am, I carried on writing. My vision blurred out for a fraction of a second then cleared shortly after. I rubbed my eyes. It was just the screen. Just the screen.
It happened a few more times, so I cleaned my glasses with the bottom of my jumper for good measure. More notes, more notes, more notes, more notes. I quickly hit save in the document for fear if my computer crashed I would lose it all. I sighed as I then went to drink from my water glass only to realise it was empty.
“Gray!” I yelled, “could you grab me another glass of water please?”
I barely registered his reply, my only focus being the stupid piece of work. ‘I can last a little longer’ I repeated over and over in my mind. Until I was bored. Until I was delirious. Until I was too brain dead to care.
I could hear Grayson approaching so got up to meet him at the door. I wanted a ten second break from staring straight at the glowing screen. Suddenly, mid step, I stumbled. Straight away Grayson had one hand around the small of my back gripping tightly and the another on my upper arm, steadying me. I try to laugh it off as a I mistake but even that sounded weak.
“Woah sweetheart,” he said, his hold firmer as he set me straight, “what’s going on?”
“I’m fine,” I shrugged, trying to get back to my chair, my legs feeling too much like jelly for my liking.
I could see he didn’t believe me completely, he didn’t have to say a word. Grayson, instead, took me in his arms. I couldn’t ask to sit down after that, then I’d be admitting that something was wrong. So I stayed standing, my body against his. The only thing holding me up was him.
He looked at me, tender eyed and consumed with concern, “you’re clearly not my love.”
“Gray, I just tripped,” I said smoothly, praying he’d let me twist the truth as I tried to stop my legs from shaking.
“Don’t lie to me,” he murmured in a low voice, curling his other arm around my waist for support.
“I’m not lying,” I shrugged, continuing to be in denial as I gripped to his shirt so tightly my knuckles went white, “I’m fine.”
As soon as the words left my lips everything spun. I closed my eyes and pressed my head against his chest, hoping it would all just go away. My feet swayed a little and panic seized my throat at the unsteadiness. I made a choked sound, halfway between a gasp and a silent scream.
“It’s okay,” Grayson whispered softly, “I’ve got you.” He brought a hand up through the back of my hair and gently held onto the back of my head to steady it.
“Dizzy,” I murmured into him, my voice slurred and slowed. I felt so out of it.
We stayed like that for I don’t know how long. My concept of time was as hazy as my vision. I just remembered staying very still, Grayson’s hands not leaving my body and how hard my forehead was pressed against him.
After a while, I tried to stand back on my own, thinking the dizzy spell was over but as soon as I did the room became a whirlpool of colours and blob-ish shapes. I felt myself lose my footing completely and before I knew it was falling backwards.
Strong arms tensed around my torso and quickly caught me, “oh sweetheart,” I heard Grayson say as he safely lowered me to the ground.
My legs became lifeless pieces of flesh, heavy as led but weak as a flimsy childhood doll. My head felt heavy in his lap as it pounded on. I sewed my eyes shut, it helped a little with the dizziness. His cold fingers tentatively touched my forehead and I leant into them ever so slightly with what energy I had left.
“I’m going to carry you to bed,” he told me gently, as I felt one arm around my back and the other under my legs.
“But my work-“ I groaned, feeling a little nauseated from the dizziness.
He held me tightly, “no sweetheart, forget about work, you need to rest.”
I didn’t reply and instead feebly gripped my deadened limbs around his neck and prayed for all of this to just go away.
“Gray,” I murmured into his chest.
“Yeah?”
“I’m not fine,” I said, somewhere between a sob and mumble.
“I know sweetheart,” he whispered, pressing a shaky kiss on my temple, “I know.”
He scooped me into his arms and carried me to the bedroom, laying me on the bed, before tucking me under the covers. Not letting go of my hand, that gripped him so tightly I don’t know how he didn’t complain. I heard him dialling a number.
“Who are you calling?” I slurred.
“Someone to come and help you,” he responded swiftly.
“Mhmm,” I could only muster in response.
His thumb rubbed circles up and down my hand, “I’m going to stay right here okay?” he comforted, “can you still hear me?”
“Don’t go,” I whispered, feeling quite pathetic but not self-conscience enough to care.
“No I’m staying sweetheart,” he squeezed my palm in his, “I’m staying.”
My eyes fluttered open as my head lazily lolled to one side, “I’m dizzy,” I groaned, not remembering if I’d mentioned already.
“I know,” Grayson whispered, a hand pushing my hair out of the way, “I know.”
“Can I rest my eyes?” I asked him, closing them anyway.
“No, you can’t go to sleep,” he told me.
“No just rest my eyes…” I trailed off, pausing for a long while, my train of thought wavering, “…to stop the spinning.”
“Squeeze my hand every three seconds then,” he said, “so I know you’re awake.”
“Deal,” I barely managed to whisper before I felt the need to increase my breathing rate. It felt like there wasn’t enough oxygen in my system.
I squeezed his hand every three seconds, just about keeping track of the numbers. But with every squeeze I could feel myself growing weaker and weaker, like all of my energy was being drained slowly and mercilessly. The only thing that kept me from closing my eyes was Grayson’s gentle touches. His soft fingertips trailing over my face, tracing the contours or drawing spirals on my upper arms and neck.
I opened my eyes for a moment, when the darkness was just as bad as the light, when I felt dizzy no matter whether my eyes were closed or open. Things blurred and cleared, darkened and became normal again over and over and over. Until, a piercing ringing coursed through my ears and everything other sound seemed to be submerged under water. I knew what that meant I was close to.
“Gray,” I murmured shakily.
“Yes?”
“I’m going to pass out,” I told him, a single tear trailing its way down my cheek, “I can feel it.”
I knew the signs well enough and every sign was pointing that way.
“It’s okay,” he said, positioning himself behind me, so my back was pressed against his torso and he could support my head, “I’ve got you.”
“I don’t want to pass out,” I sobbed, black spots dancing across my vision in mockery.
The worst part is always before you passed out because when you’re out you feel and remember nothing. But before, you know what’s coming and you know you can’t stop it.
“It’s okay, I’ve got you,” he mumbled into my hair, slowly, comfortingly, “you’re safe, if you need to pass out, you can and your body will, whether you like it or not.”
My hands were shaking, fingers rocking back and forth, bumping into one another clumsily, “I’m scared,” I said between uneven breaths.
I grabbed Grayson’s forearm to attempt to still them, my fingers so brutally desperate in their clinging that they constricted his blood flow. No matter how many times I’d passed out,, I always felt just as scared.
“You don’t need to be scared,” he soothed gently, “I’ve got you, I’m right here and I’m not going anywhere.”
“You promise,” I panted, looking up at him, chest rising up and down harshly.
“I promise,” he leant down and planted a sweet of kiss on my nose.
I kept looking up, until his gray eyes clouded with dark spots, until calm expression replaced with an endless see of nothingness, until the whisperings of sweet words ceased. My breathing was heavy, growing heavier by the second and then… then there was black.
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I felt thick and heavy with drowsiness. My body felt so weighted it ached. My back was against the mattress, my head flat on the pillow, I was anchored to my bed. The covers had been adjusted to just under my neck and I could feel someone’s hand in mine.
I winced as I opened my eyes, the light attacking them too viciously. Immediately Grayson dimmed it down, holding my cheek tentatively in his palm.
“Hey sweetheart,” he whispered, kissing my forehead.
“Gray?”
He traced a soft thumb over the bone where my eyebrow sat as he asked, “how are you feeling?”
“Tired,” I mumbled, stifling a yawn.
“Here,” he said gently, “have some water.”
Slowly he helped me prop myself up, his hand pressed up against my back, the other tipping the glass towards my lips. I swallowed, the water feeling odd against the dryness of my throat.
“How long was I out for?” I coughed.
“Only a bit,” he said, laying me back down, “the doctors have come and gone, they say you’ll be okay with some rest.”
“Why did I pass out?” I asked tiredly, “do they know?”
“You hadn’t taken your iron tablets in three days,” Grayson explained, cocking his head towards my table.
I glanced to my bedside and gasped. Three days worth of unconsumed tablets sat there. I never usually forgot, one day maybe but three whole days. That was unheard of. Guilt permeated me, all the stress I’d probably put Grayson under could’ve been entirely prevented.
“I must’ve forgotten,” I sighed leaning deeper into my pillow, “work has just been so hectic lately and-“
“Hey, hey, hey, I didn’t tell you to worry you, I told you so you wouldn’t overthink what was wrong,” he said softly, “but it’s okay, you’re okay, that’s all that matters.”
“But it’s not okay because it’s all my fault,” I bursted into tears, the shock wave of random emotion leaving me senseless, “I’m sorry. I didn’t tell you I wasn’t fine and then I just passed out and that probably really stressed you out and I could’ve stopped all of that if I’d just taken the stupid tablets.”
“Sweetheart,” he pressed a palm flat on my chest, “breathe, it’s okay.”
His voice was the constant in my current of chaotic overthinking. This had happened before many times, my low iron deficiency had always been an issue, but even the very first time I’d passed out he was so much calmer than I’d expected.
He kept calm for me.
“God I feel like an idiot,” I choked out a pathetic laugh, wiping my eyes roughly with the back of my hand.
“You’re not an idiot, love,” he soothed, taking my hand gently into his and replacing with with the pad of his thumb, as he gently wiped away the tears that were left, “it happens.”
“It shouldn’t happen,” I shook my head defiantly.
I don’t forget things. I never forget things.
“Hey,” Grayson said, “look at me, you’re fine, I’m fine and that’s all that’s important.”
He held my face in his palms and looked at me like I meant the world.
“I’m sorry,” I let the weight of my head fall into his hands, taking the ache from my neck.
“Don’t apologise,” he said, “there’s no need for you to, just relax.”
I closed my eyes, his palm warm and comforting against my cheek. His fingers found their way to the top of my head, soothingly running through my hair over my scalp.
“Do you want me to get in with you?” he asked.
I nodded sleepily and watched as he slipped into the bed beside me. I was quick to snuggle close, intertwining my legs with his and burying my face into his chest. I inhaled and exhaled slowly.
“You okay, sweetheart?” he whispered in a low voice in my ear as his arms curved around my waist.
“Tired,” I mumbled.
“It’s okay,” he ushered, “you can go to sleep.”
“What if you go?” I asked, like a child.
“I won’t, I promise,” Grayson said, “I’ll stay here with you.”
I smiled to myself, and squeezed his arm, “I love you,” I murmured, “so much.”
“I love you too sweetheart,” he planted a kiss on the top of my head, “more than this world. Get some rest now.”
So I shut my eyes and fell longingly into sleep’s arms.
a/n: hope you enjoyed guys, sorry I haven’t posted much 💖💖
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The whole Once-ler family is working full tilt!
Here's my full piece for the VK Onceler Zine! I was very lucky to get to be a part of it...🥹 I used concept art as my inspiration this time: [link] Keep reading below for my process vid and all my director's commentary!
Thank you for being curious! Here's a video of my WIPs:
Deadlines were TIGHT for this zine! We were given only 2 months (compared to the 6 months I had on the previous onceler zine), so to make sure I could finish on time, I decided to do only base colours and lighting, with almost no shading anywhere. Still, trying to balance all the colours took the longest for me, as you can see in the vid. xP
Also idk if anyone noticed, but for the face I chose to use an already existing onceler doodle: [link] Why? Well, why not! I really liked that doodle and I didn't want it to go to waste. 😆
Things that I enjoyed sneaking in:
-the golden spiral! Vaguely, at least! At the very least I hope your eyes can follow the order of thneed production, from the fallen tree at the window to the tuft harvesting to the thread spinning, to knitting the thneed and then drawing up plans for bigger and better things, and then ending with him pulling on his iconic glove to show he's going to take control now
-15 cents, a nail, and a great great great grandfather snail, as well as a tin pail since that's where you're supposed to deposit your payment
-combining things from the 2012 movie and concept art, the 1972 movie, and the 1971 book (e.g. that funny wrench he uses to fix pipes)
-Miss O'Schmunce-ler! You can see from the vid that I added the bracelet pretty late, because it was a late decision to have a Miss O'Schumunce-ler somewhere. I chose her to be the one picking up the pencil in the end, since she's pretty good with a pencil in the movie hehe. You guys can pretend the arms holding the phone is Miss Funce-ler.
-a thneed, a seed, and a (grickle grass) weed on the floor. The thneed is just the first of many that will soon create a giant pile. The seed lies forgotten in the corner. The weed is foreshadowing the future.
-hinting that Lorax and Once-ler were actually good friends, like they were in the Lorax musical stageplay. 🥺 I kept this part of the script in my mind for this piece:
This was aftermath Once-ler talking to the Lorax, reminiscing on their good times...and also being stupid and inconsiderate because the Lorax was in fact there all along as his friend, trying to warn him of what was going to happen. 😔
So in my zine piece we're witnessing a peaceful time before all the real biggering really starts. I like to think that in this scene, the Lorax had been sitting on the Once-ler's lap, holding his gloves for him and having a nice chat together with maybe some harmless bickering, but then the Once-ler gets a phone call so he cuts their convo short and rolls his chair over to the window to answer it. Putting business over friendship as usual, of course. Inspo for the lap sitting comes from this fanart by Emi that I love: [link]
What else...the parts that I'm proud of the most are the stool (I spent 2 days just drawing this stool), the curtains, the fact that I was able to include every truffula colour, and the Once-ler's pose. I was close to giving up on that pose because I had no idea how to draw it but I'm glad that I tried again. I wanted to show him at ease during a stage in his life that we never got to see much: the happier and more innocent days of his biggering when he only had a small shop. 😊
That's all, I think! Thanks for reading if you did! Once again it was an honour to be part of this zine!!
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How about a Kenji Sato and #2 on the angsty list you reblogged?
Angst time, hell yeah (brother)! Sorry been watching Aia Amare again.
Pairing: Kenji "Ken" Sato x Fem!Reader
Tags: fluff, angst, troubles sleeping, self-doubt, kisses, established relationship, cuddles
Prompt: "Who am I without you?"
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A/N: I really hope this movie gets a sequel. It was so damn good and I really didn't expect it.
Nights that you woke up alone in the bed you shared with your boyfriend weren't that unusual. Well now they were getting fewer and fewer in between but they still happened. Ever since Emi left things have been harder again. Not like they were before, they were better but there was still a kind of loneliness there that you weren't sure what to do about.
Kenji knew that he did the right thing, he was the best father he could have been, and to you the best boyfriend he could have been at the time. But even now when he saved everyone, when his career was thriving once again, when his relationship was better than ever he still found himself walking back and forth in the living room late at night.
"Can't sleep?" Kenji jumped at the sudden sound of your voice and the sight of you leaning against the doorframe in your nightgown. "
"Big game tomorrow. You know me, I'm super excited." He lied through a smile and a cocky wink. Tiredness and fear rested heavy on his shoulders, making him slump a little.
You sighed and guided him back into the bedroom, hand in hand. He didn't resist, he dragged his feet along, hair falling messy across his eyes.
"You know you can tell me anything, right Ken?" You let him lay on his side and you were right next to him, your hand in his, face to face.
"I... I always thought a life like this was all I wanted. Baseball, fame, freedom... you. And then Emi happened and I became Ultraman. I think I'm still Ultraman, I know I am... I should be! I should be happy! I still have you!" He chewed his bottom lip intensely, giving it a dark pink color. "Who am I without you?"
The question came so silently, unexpectedly.
As the silence dragged on Kenji's eyes met yours, his hand gripping yours tighter. "That's a weird question coming from you. You're who've you've always been. You're Kenji Sato." You leaned in and kissed that pinkish spot on his lip. "You're the famous baseball star with fangirls that make me want to carry a bat around." You kissed him again, on the corner of his lips. "You're Ultraman, the hero who saves people without hesitation." You placed your free hand on the back of his neck and pressed your lips against his, "You were an amazing dad to Emi, and if you want, one day you can be an amazing dad to someone else."
"A-Are you..." His eyes went to your stomach.
"No, but maybe in the future. It's cute how you immediately got your hopes up." You saw him pout at that. "And that is even cuter. The point is you don't have to try to be just one thing, not for me or anyone else. To me you're Kenji. The stubborn, hotheaded man that won't my heart with that stupid charming smile of yours." And like a switch that turned on that same smile greeted you moments later.
#kenji sato x reader#ken sato x reader#ultraman x reader#kenji sato imagine#ken sato imagines#ultraman imagine#kenji sato headcanons#ken sato headcanons#ultraman headcanons#kenji sato fluff#ken sato fluff#ultraman fluff#kenji sato angst#ken sato angst#ultraman angst#kenji sato x you#ken sato x you#ultraman x you#angst drabble#drabble#x female reader
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Of all the days to finish a fic - well, at least I know it'll never be overwritten by canon? This is my take on a conversation between Ed and Stede, about Izzy, that I have been pondering since season 2 ended - about lies and trauma and hidden truths.
I spit on your grave (3487 words, T)
“You know we didn’t just happen to be there, right?” “Oh?” Somehow the mechanics hadn't quite occurred to him, how Ed had arrived in the nick of time, an avenging angel wreathed in smoke and flame. He had simply appeared at the perfect moment. “Babe, we followed your ship for days. What do you think I sent Izzy after you for?” A pause, in which the OH reverberates louder in his head. He sees himself, a lifetime and less than a year ago, standing at a bar in a white suit. And Izzy, snarling about his boss.
Shout out to @veeagainsttheday for the beta, @emi--rose for bouncing some ideas, and @celluloidbroomcloset for an extremely well-timed little post that helped me figure out how to pull the ending together.
#ofmd#ofmd fic#my fic#my writing#if you followed that post from a bit ago about “I would have shot him” this is what I was watching that stuff for#so also like: thank you to everyone who's written sharp as hell izzy-related metas for helping my clarify my thoughts
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this is for your event 🗣️🗣️
here me out.. gojo fic abt the song tell your girlfriend by lay banks. something like having a crush on gojo and he likes reader too but reader and gojo are with other people. idc who readers boyfriend is🫣
WC: 1.7k
CW: alcohol consumption (all characters of age), swearing, cheating (see above ask for details), female pronouns (reader referred to as girlfriend), not beta read AT ALL, reader is a bit of a crybaby lol
Note: thanks for sending an ask in emi!!! also, this song is fire i was literally jamming the entire time i was writing. also, sorry if you wanted this to be more true to the vibe of the song. i kind of interpreted it my own way and rolled with it lmao
listen to this while reading
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You loved your boyfriend, right? You had only been dating four months, but you wouldn’t have dated someone if you didn’t have feelings for him. Sure, he could be a little aloof, and a little rude, but he had his moments when he was sweet and caring. So why did you find yourself thinking of someone else?
During the day when the sun was out and you were thinking rationally you could convince yourself that you truly cared for him, but at night under the low lighting of the bar all bets were off. When you were a few shots past tipsy and your thinking was slowed, why did another face keep coming to mind.?
Initially, I wouldn't do this
Hennessy pourin' and shit gettin' fluid
And you never intended to cheat. And you definitely never intended to fall for your best friend who was also dating someone else. But when you spent time with him, or when he shot a flirtatious wink from across the room he ignited a swarm of butterflies in your stomach. A swarm of butterflies that went into hibernation when you were around your boyfriend.
You knew it was wrong, that you shouldn’t feel the way you did, but with the heavy beat of the bass coursing through you and cognac warming your insides your traitorous heart finally decided what it was Gojo Satoru made you feel. Desire. And…love. Oh shit, that wasn’t good.
Suddenly feeling a bit ill, you waved your concerned friend off and staggered outside to get some fresh air. Taking deep gulps of fresh air, you stepped into an alley to get some privacy so you could collect your thoughts. You wrap your arms around yourself in an attempt to ward off the chill of the night seeping through the thin fabric of your clothes.
As you stand there shivering, your thoughts are interrupted by a warm jacket being wrapped around your shoulders. Spinning around, you find yourself face to face with the one person you absolutely did not want to see at the moment. Confronted by the appearance of your best friend, you can’t help but start crying. It’s stupid, you know, but as soon as you lay eyes on him the shock of your realization wears off and your emotions kick in.
“Oh my god, hey, are you okay?” He panics, grabbing your shoulders and peering into your face concerned. “Why are you crying? What’s wrong??”
His care only serves to make you cry harder. Why? Why did he have to be like this? Couldn’t he just be a bad friend and ignore you? It would be so much easier that way. Unsure what to do, he pulls you into a hug, patting you on the back.
“Hey. It’s okay. I got you. Can you tell me what’s wrong?” You can't take it anymore. You both are dating other people, and you are definitely finding too much comfort in his arms. Pushing him away, you avert your gaze.
“You, okay? You’re my problem. Can you just leave me alone please?”
His brow furrows. “What do you mean ‘me?’ Did I do something? Also, I’m not leaving you outside by yourself at this time of night. Please, can’t you just talk to me? Whatever I did I-”
“I just realized I’m in love with you, okay?!” Your voice rings out in the stillness of the alley, and you clap your hands over your mouth, horrified. “Wait, I-”
You’re cut off by him gently taking your face in his hands and slotting his lips against yours. The kiss is soft and sweet; filled with years of longing and suppressed feelings pouring from each of you. It feels like home. It feels like love. It feels right, but you know it isn’t. Pushing him back, you stare at him wide-eyed, your chest rising and falling with rapid breaths.
“What…what was that?”
We was just friends, but then came in Cupid
The tension was buildin', we had to pursue it
“I like you too.” He blurts in lieu of answering your question. Then he pauses and corrects himself. “Actually I’m in love with you. I have been for a while. I just didn’t think you felt the same.”
Unsure of what to do or say, you just start laughing, because the two of you were idiots. You were best friends who supposedly knew everything about each other. Except for the fact that you were each in love with the other, apparently. Oh my god you were in love with your best friend and he was in love with you. Your laughter became tinged with hysteria as you remembered that you had a boyfriend and he had a girlfriend.
Tears filled your waterline. “Oh my god Toru what are we doing? I have a boyfriend!! And you have a girlfriend! We can’t be doing this…”
“Why not?” He gently cups your face in his palms and brushes your tears away with his thumbs. “Break up with your boyfriend. Be with me. My girlfriend isn’t a problem. She’s known about my feelings for you from the start. She’s in love with someone else too and we’ve just been using each other as a distraction. There’s nothing in our way.”
Standing in that alley with his vivid blue eyes on yours, you couldn’t help but believe him. What if he was right. What if the two of you really were meant to be?”
What it's been with us this whole time
Taking a deep breath, you step back, and out of his reach. If you were going to think about this rationally, you couldn’t be so close to him. You push your hair back out of your eyes and tilt your head back. He watches you from where he is, knowing that you need space to sort out your emotions and thoughts. After a few minutes you turn back to him.
“Alright. The first thing I’m going to do is break up with my boyfriend and apologize. After that, I’m not sure. I don’t want to make you any promises, because I’m not really sure of anything. The only thing I know is that I won’t be able to live with myself if I don't break up with him, because he doesn’t deserve to be hurt or deceived. Okay?”
“That’s fine.” Satoru says simply, looking at you with so much affection it hurts. “I’ve waited for you so long, a little while longer isn’t going to do me any harm.”
Your eyes soften. “Thanks. Now, I’m going to head back in, okay?” He steps aside, allowing you to pass. Heading back into the party, you feel nauseous, but you head up to your boyfriend.
Because if you ever want to be with Satoru, your relationship can’t start with deception.
'Cause I don't wanna live a lie, lie, lie
An hour and one extremely difficult conversation later found you sitting on a park bench with your head in your hands crying. Surprisingly, your now ex-boyfriend had been very understanding and kind about it. While he was clearly hurt and holding back tears, he had told you that he just wanted you to be happy, and that he was okay with it.
After reassuring you that he wasn’t angry, he hugged you one last time, wished you well, and walked away. Unable to stop crying, you were overwhelmed by a sense of relief, but at the same time guilt. So you had told your boyfriend. What now?
Should tell my boyfriend what I been doin'
The weeks after your breakup were tough. You told Satoru you needed time to yourself, because even though you logically knew that you shouldn’t feel bad, you couldn’t help but feel an overwhelming sense of guilt. You felt like if you started dating him now, it would be unfair to your ex, and that you should at least wait a little while.
You also discussed the matter of his girlfriend, and decided that it was okay for him to remain with her until you were ready, as the two of them were friends and he was helping her make her crush jealous. You didn’t mind him helping her, especially since you were making him wait and overcomplicating things.
You told Gojo as much, and decided that for the time being the two of you would remain friends until you were ready. You just needed a little time to figure yourself out. But you knew that you wanted to be with him. Just not right that second.
Took a break, had to focus on some me time
We can keep it low-key for the meantime
A couple months passed, and you went on with your life. Everything was normal, and you tried to push your thought of Satoru away, preferring to procrastinate on talking to him as long as possible.
Until one night, when you were cleaning your room and found a box of photos from your high school days with him. Going through them, you felt a sense of nostalgia, and affection. And suddenly you missed him. You missed him so bad it hurt. You needed him by your side, and you needed him as more than a friend.
Hit by this revelation, you sat there for a moment, stunned, before leaping up and grabbing your car keys. Driving well above the speed limit, you rushed to his house and banged on his door. Was it sometime after midnight? Yes. Did you really care? No.
You heard his groggy voice say something about waiting one moment, then the door swung open. And there he stood, right in front of you in all his sleepy glory. But as soon as his eyes landed on you they widened and all traces of sleep disappeared from them.
“[Y/N]! What are you doing here? It’s-” You interrupt him, tears already pouring down your face as you beam up at him.
“I love you. I’m ready to be your girlfriend now.”
Go tell your girlfriend that I'm your girlfriend (oh, oh)
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Maniac
Ch 16 ➧Or Is It?
Parings ➧ᴇɴᴇᴍʏ ᴛᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇʀ!ꜱᴀᴛᴏʀᴜ ɢᴏᴊᴏ x ᴄʜᴜʙʙʏ!ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ
Summary ➧ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴇɴ ʏᴇᴀʀꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴠᴏɪᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ɪᴛ ᴜɴᴀᴠᴏɪᴅᴀʙʟᴇ. ʜᴇ'ꜱ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴɪᴀᴄ ɪꜰ ʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋꜱ ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜰᴀʟʟ ꜰᴏʀ ʜɪᴍ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ.
Trigger Warnings ➧ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢꜱ ʜᴇʀᴇ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ɴᴏ ꜱᴍᴜᴛ.
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The weather was overcast and when the wind blew it made it feel colder than it actual was. The waves that crashed against the shore aggressively and you couldn't help but think the weather was trying to match you mood. Emi called to update you with pictures and to catch up right before her and Kento got back. You told her that you had been busy starting a new tv show, cleaning your apartment, and now you were focusing on the checklist at the cafe.
"Have you not hung out with Satoru any?" Emi asked as you can hear a shower running and Kento humming in the background. You felt yourself tense up at the mention of his name.
"He's been busy with work. Speaking of work I just got to the cafe so can I call you later?" You say trying to direct the conversation away from Satoru.
"Okay! Have a good day and I'll talk to you later." Emi said and with that you hung up as you made your way inside.
You had a few of your regulars come in asking how the wedding was and how you were doing while you made their usual orders. Although the cafe was closed for four days you missed their presence. However, besides the regulars with the weather being gloomy you spent most of the day making warm coffee and sending them away in to go cups. This gave you time to slowly cross things off your check list. You were currently working rearranging the books by color which you and Emi had talked about wanting to do for months but never got around to doing it.
You turned on the radio and hummed along to the song that played as you tried to decide what color the book you were holding was; it wasn't quite yellow but you definitely couldn't say the cover was brown. The bell rang out and you called out over your shoulder before you putting a few books down on the cart you had brought out to help the sorting.
"Welcome! I'll be right up there."
You wiped your hands on your apron as you pushed your long sleeved t-shirt up as you walked behind the counter.
"I'm sorry for the wait. My co-worker got married so it's just me here today." You smiled and finally looked up only for your smile to fade.
Satoru stood in front of you looking desolate. He wore the black head band again to push back his hair which drew more attention to those blue eyes that didn't seem as bright but the bags under his eyes were prominent. His toned build hiding behind a bagging black sweater and ripped black jeans. You wanted to reach out and pull him against you. You wanted to tell him how much you missed him.
Despite giving yourself a pep talk every day trying to prepare yourself for seeing him and making sure your resolve wouldn't falter it still didn't prepare you to see him like this. You took a deep breath and trying to keep a poker face.
"What can I get you today sir?" You said. His face twisted into something akin to heartbreak.
"Baby please don't do this to me." He breathed out and placed his hand on top of yours only for you to snatch it away from him.
"I'm at work," You sternly said. "If you aren't going to order anything get out."
"If I get a coffee will you please sit down and talk with me?" He asked.
"What is there to talk about? I don't want to hear another bullshit apology from you. You've lied to me over and over again. I'm sick of being someone you can use to make your miserable existence mean something."
"I want a latte to go and I want you to sit down and talk to me. Please." He said flatly which caused you to look down at your register and push down on the buttons to get his order started.
"Anything else?" You huffed out and he shook his head as he walked over and sat at a table near the window. He looked out at the waves that seemed angrier now.
You quickly worked on getting his coffee together so you could let him say what he needed to say and get him out before you did anything you regretted. You walked over to the table with the warm cup against your palm as you set it down on the table. Satoru looked at you with blood shot eyes as you sat down; you nervously played with your apron trying to ground yourself. He wrapped his long fingers around the cup and brought it closer to him but never lifted it up to his lips as he kept his eyes on you.
"I want you to know that I never wanted to hurt you," He softly said as he looked down at his cup. "I admit that Hina and I talked on and off for a while but I swear to you I didn't ask you to be my date to the wedding as a joke. The idea popped into my head when you and I decided to call a truce. I even told Kento about asking you to the wedding. I figured he'd tell me to piss off because he's so protective of you and that would be enough of a sign not to do it. But he didn't?" He said as he started to mess with the lid of the cup. "He told me I should give it a shot but I needed to be serious about it. At first I thought about just trying to convince Hina to go with me but then we hung out the night of the surprise party and you looked so," He paused for a moment and smiled.
"Vulnerable." You spit out.
"Beautiful." He said as his eyes shot up to yours almost with a warning glint in them. "I meant what I said when I wanted you to be my date to the wedding. And it wasn't till that night I took care of you and saw how much you trusted me that I realized I had always had a crush on you. After you admitted that you had never hated me I confused myself on what I should do. I had to think it over but after reading the text you sent me saying you didn't want to go to the wedding together anymore my soul ached. That's when I knew I was fucked and in the best way."
"It still doesn't change what I saw in those text messages between you and Hina"
"Did you see any of the text after that where she started to bombard me with messages? Or all the text I where I asked her to leave me alone?" He blurted out. "Where I told her I was seeing someone and that I was serious about this one."
You stayed silent as his grip on his cup tightened.
"Or how I told her that if she and her friends didn't stop stalking us that I would file a restraining order and that everyone would hear about it. She didn't tell you about that did she?" He pressed and you looked down at your lap.
"I care about you. Regardless of what she has told you. If she can't have me no one else can but she doesn't truly want me. She wanted to stay at home and do nothing more than blow all our money on shopping trips while I slaved away to try and build a life for us. To try and make it easier to pretend to be happy. We loved each other but in unhealthy ways. With you I feel different. I feel safe and cared for. I feel like we could have a future together."
"I'm gonna need time to think." You softly said knowing you couldn't handle to mixed emotions you were feeling. The bell to the shop rang out and a few customers walked in.
You quickly stood and greeted them as you walked to the counter.
"I'll see later." You called over your shoulder.
The customers that had walked in were two women that were your favorite regulars. They always ordered the same coffee and always were looking for book recommendations. You smiled as you bent down to grab a few books you had set aside earlier just for when they stopped by. You handed them the books as you started to get their coffee order ready as they raved about the last book you had told them about. The women stayed for a few minutes talking about a friend who suggest a short story and how they weren't as impressed so that they would always come to you which made you smile.
You said your good byes and turned your attention to the table Satoru was at. You stared at the empty table that once was occupied by your boyfriend. Ex-boyfriend? You groaned at the thought of trying to figure it all out. You knew what you had to do but couldn't bring yourself to really go through with it.
You walked back over to the chaos you had started earlier that morning and cleaned up as best as you could so you could finish it up tomorrow. You decided to call it an early day and leave the mundane task like sweeping and dusting till the next day. You untied you apron and looked at the clock to see you would be closing an hour earlier than you originally had planned but with the lack of foot traffic you knew it wouldn't be that big of a deal. You walked over to the coat rack and hung your apron up and leaned down to grab your bag when the bell rang out indicating someone had walked in. You looked up to see a familiar face as he took his sunglasses off and placed them on his head; you recognized the man to be Satoru's old friend.
"Are you still open?" He asked with a soft smile.
"Of course. You'll be my last customer of the day so you showed up right on time." You smiled as you grabbed an apron and wrapped it around your waist again.
"Oh, I don't mean to keep you."
"Nonsense I have nothing else going on for the day. What can I get you?"
"I'll take a hot green tea." He says as he starts to grab his wallet.
"It will just be a couple minutes." You say as you start working on his order. You peeked over your shoulder to see him looking down at his phone,
His hair was styled differently then it was at the wedding. He wore some of his hair down while the other half was pulled into a lose bun. He wore a dark grey trench coat and tucked under his left arm was a black scarf. Underneath his coat he wore a black turtle neck that was tucked neatly in to his black jeans. His jeans stopped just right above his ankle and the only pop of color was his hunter green loafers.
"Here you go." You say as you slide his drink over to him with a smile.
"I thought you looked familiar." He said as he looked up from his phone causing you to tilt your head in confusion.
You weren't going to say anything because you assumed he didn't even notice you between the tension between him and Satoru. He turned his phone to you and there you were with Satoru's arms wrapped around your waist as you both smiled at the camera. He had posted that picture to his social media the night of the wedding and you felt your face heat up at the fact he still had the picture up.
"You're Gojo's girlfriend." He said as he tucked his phone back into his pocket. You nervous scratch at the nape of your neck and chuckle.
"It's a bit complicated at the moment. You're Geto right?"
"Only Geto a few. You can call me Suguru." He said and flashed you another smile
"It's nice to see you again under less intense circumstances."
"It's nice to see you too. I didn't realize you worked here." He said as he took a sip of his green tea and hummed.
"Yeah Emi and I own the place but she's been on her honeymoon so we decided to close the shop till today."
"No wonder my assistant kept coming back with crappy coffee." He says with a laugh.
"I was wondering why I hadn't seen you in our shop before."
"I could say the same about you. Hina never mentioned Emi having a co-worker." He said as he shoved a hand into his coat pocket. You rolled you eyes at the mention of her name.
"She has a habit of lying." You say but the immediately cover your mouth and look over at Suguru who smiled. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't talk about your girlfriend like that."
Suguru's face twisted into something that could only be described as disgust at the mention of her name. For some unknown reason this brought a sparked joy in you. It was slowly become more evident that Hina wasn't as liked as you originally thought.
"Unlike you and Gojo things are not complicated between us. We are not together. I was just her date for the night and what a miserable time that turned out to be."
"I can't imagine she was too much fun after her and I got into it." You nervously bit your lip thinking back to dumping a glass of wine on her. Not your best move but at the time it felt electrifying. He gave you a questioning look and you sighed. "I threw wine on her."
"That was you?" He asked.
"She was meddling honestly." You huff out
"She was so pissed about that. It was called for if you ask me."
"Did she tell you what happened?"
"You said you were free after you got through with me didn't you?" He asked and you nodded your head.
"I'll tell you all about it if you want to go to lunch with me?"
You paused for a moment thinking about what you should do. Part of you wanted to go home to think about things with Satoru while another part of you thought maybe Suguru could be the little push you needed to make a decision. You could ask him questions because out of everyone in this town you knew he knew both Hina and Satoru on a level you possibly couldn't. You smiled and nodded your head as you asked him to wait outside while you closed up. It couldn't hurt to go to lunch with him, besides he is gorgeous.
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Wandee Goodday: Act 1 Check In
I wanted to check in with this show at episode three for posterity. Coming out of the third episode, I was excited to talk about the inclusion of a 69 in a BL we all had pretty easy access to and what that meant for presentation of mutual pleasure between men in a genre that doesn’t often deal with that. I also had some thoughts about Wandee ignoring the significance of asking Yak to come out. I wasn’t alone, and eventually ran across @befuddledcinnamonroll ‘s post about where they stand with Dee at this time. I wanted to write some thoughts down about this character at episode 3 and save some other posts so I can see where we were a quarter of the way into the show for later.
I’ve enjoyed Wandee as a character from the beginning. I like how much of a messy gay he is, and totally get why he’s a comfort character for @shortpplfedup. Still, Wandee is a legit mess. I noted back in episode 1 that he turned mean when he got rejected by Ter. We’ve had a great run with some classic tropes with his relationship with Yoryak (@troubled-mind), and we can tell that he takes his work as a doctor seriously ( @gaylittlepieceofsh1t).
It’s just that, even with as much fun as we’re having following this character ( @happypotato48), we can’t help but notice that he’s not great with Yak’s boundaries. We’ve talked about how special Yak’s bisexuality feels in this show ( @yankeebastard). We’ve seen that Yak is pretty good about establishing and respecting boundaries ( @becauseimanicequeen), but Dee’s competitiveness ( @chicademartinica) is going to be a real issue in this show ( @ajchayapol), because Dee was way out of line ( @lurkingshan ) this episode with the way he trampled over Yak about coming out in a sports environment ( @djeterg19 ) as his fake boyfriend with no regard for how that would impact Yak ( @negrowhat ).
However, like @twig-tea, I remain interested in what we have in store, and am especially curious about Oyei and Cher. I thought this third episode tied all of its scenes together really well, and even think there’s potential in Ter seemingly being uninterested in the doctor played by Emi who has also expressed interest in him. I’m excited to see where Dee and Yak go after this, because Wandee lied and cheated with all he had to get Yak to agree to help him beat Ter, and we’ve already noted how Dee behaves to get what he wants (@respectthepetty ).
Still, I’m really enjoying this show, and wanted to take a quick snapshot right here of how we’re feeling about Dee and Yak at what felt like the end of the first act. We know that Yak and Dee are actually decent to each other when Dee isn’t breaking the rules he already set, and we can tell plainly that Yak perhaps desires more than just a friend with benefits from Wandee. I’ll probably do another one of these posts after episode 6 and see where we are, because I really believe in the experience of episodic storytelling. I think it’s good for us to be clear about where Dee is now so that we can observe his changes in real time as the consequences of his actions blow up in his face. I am so ready for Yak to snatch that necklace, you have no idea.
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