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#I GOTTA PONDER ON THIS A LITTLE MORE BUT THERE IS SOMETHING HERE. I'VE GOT SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THIS
chloecherrysip · 1 year
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breaking news: local woman goes to the movie theater and somehow DOESN'T see the mario movie again for the millionth time? who IS she??????
#this APPEARS to be a non-mario related post but stick with me i'll bring it back around in the tags#instead i saw the japanese stage production of spirited away (subtitled) and it was absolutely lovely :) :) :)#i LOVE spirited away (makes me cry every time) and i LOVE theatre and to see how they translated so many incredible sights#from the movie to the stage was delightful#but let me tell you...the mario brainrot runs deep right now and my treacherous thoughts started taking me places#mario spirited away AU?? is that anything?? tragically separated bros fic where luigi is in the chihiro role and mario is in the haku role?#where mario saved his brother's life many years ago but lost his name and memories in the process and was corrupted by bowser's magic#and the experience was so traumatizing that luigi forgot about the other world they found together and has been told for years#that his brother simply drowned in the sewer saving him#and then as an adult luigi finds his way back into the world and has to serve bowser and fight the mushroom kingdom to survive#but at least he's being helped by a strange half-human creature who somehow knows his name without being told. at least there's that#I GOTTA PONDER ON THIS A LITTLE MORE BUT THERE IS SOMETHING HERE. I'VE GOT SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THIS#something that hasn't come up yet on this blog but is crucial to one's understanding of me: i LOVE weird AU's#i've never met a weird AU that i couldn't make work somehow. just watch me!!!#and also if you would want to see more elaboration on this let me know lol
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mxqdii · 8 months
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OMG NOW THAT U SAY THAT PLEASE WRITE A MATT OR CHRIS FIC BASED ON I CAN SEE U😻😻
i can see you - c.s
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pairings: chris sturniolo x reader
summary: reader suddenly develops feelings for chris sturniolo (based off of t.s song 'i can see you')
warning(s): fluff, mutual pining, kissing.
not proofread
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i've been friend's with the triplets for as long as i can remember.
but lately things have been different.
"this is bad, this is really bad alahna" i say with the phone up to my ear, ranting to my best friend
"okay calm down, it's chris, you know chris, you gotta tell him" she says and i let out a shakey breath
"alahna i-" i start but get interrupted
"y/n, you and i both know you guy's have always been something a little more than friends, its obvious, now tell him how you feel." she prys.
the call ends shortly after that, leaving me time to think about what alahna was saying.
i've never seen chris like that, right?
i've always thought of him as a friend, i just feel like now i can see him, like my eyes have been opened.
my thoughts are interrupted with my phone vibrating, seeing a text from chris.
great.
chris: yo, we're going to see a movie and you're coming, i already bought your ticket.
y/n: fine but only if you pick me up
chris: i always do princess
my eyes widen at the last message, princess?
calming myself down at that comment that got me way too flustered, i tell myself it was a joke and start getting ready for the movies.
for some reason, for the first time in forever, i put thought into what i wear.
i take the time to look good, which is odd considering it's just the triplets.
i mean, ive known them since i was 6, what's with the desire to 'dress to impress" now?
the doorbell rings and i jump
shit they're here.
i open the door with shakey hands, being met with nick, letting out a breath of relief knowing chris is in the car
a breath i didn't know i even had in.
"heyy- wait what's wrong" he asks and i groan
"don't worry about it, lets go" i say, grabbing his wrist dragging him back to the car.
"helloooo guys thank you for the ride" i say with a smile to cover up the fact that i'm dying at the sight of chris.
the car ride goes faster then expected, not much talking being done considering nick had his playlist on blast the whole ride.
nick saves me once again.
"okay me and matt will get the tickets you and chris get snacks" nick says to me.
i officially take back every good thing i've ever said about nick
"okay" i say, feeling the dryness in my throat
what the hell is wrong with me, i am too nervous around chris and i've never even felt this way before today??
what is happening.
"hey" chris says snapping me out of my trance
"hm?" i hum in response
"you're quiet, what's up?" he asks and i ponder as we wait in line.
"well, i- i don't know i've just been feeling different towards something" i try to explain and he nods in confusion
"okay.. care to explain a bit?" he pry's and i sigh
"chris i-" i start as i'm interrupted
"hello! what can i get for you two today" the concessions girl says
"a gun" i mumble and chris nudges me
"right! snacks... uh, i'll get a blue raspberry slushy" i say
"what did matt and nick want?" i ask chris and he orders for them
"then just a cherry slushy for me and that'll be all" he says smiling making my heart flutter
i reach into my purse searching for my wallet
"that's funny y/n" chris says making me look up
"what?" i ask
"you paying" he says, and i see that everythings already payed for as he pulls his card out of the machine
"chris-" i start but he interrupts
"shh, not a word" he says, putting his fingers over my lips to quiet me.
i cant help but feel my cheeks flush at the action though.
we walk back to the lobby, waiting for nick and matt
"so... what were you gonna say earlier?" he asks and i freeze
"uh, i kinda had to tell-" i start to speak but matt and nick come up to us handing us our tickets.
"i forgot! that's all" i say to chris with a smile
we walk to the movie theatre and take our seats, chris pulling our seat separator up.
"wha-" i say in confusion looking at chris and his open arms, like he's waiting for me to lay with him
i forgot this is something we do.
"cmon you don't wanna get cozy?" he says making me cringe
"ew." i say back knowing i don't mean it at all, just stalling from him being able to feel my heart racing.
the movie starts and i lay with chris feeling my clammy hands and shakey body distracting me
also chris's colonge, the sound of his heartbeat, his arm around my neck.
okay you get the point, i am going crazy.
"i-im gonna use the bathroom" i say, almost a mumble, frantically getting up and letting out a big breath of relief
i hear doors opening behind me and turn around seeing chris
it's too much- this is all just too overwhelming.
i feel tears brim at my eyes just getting worked up and just feeling overall upset
"chris no-" i say, his presence being too much
"y/n, you've been acting weird all day. i know something's up, you seem so nervous and i wanna help you but you have to tell me what's up." he talks and i snap
"i like you, okay!? and it kills me that i couldn’t do or say anything about it because i know you don't feel the same. the whole day i've been just going insane and i can't keep pretending i see you as my best friend"
i finally broke.
the tears start streaming down my face and chris looks at me in pure utter shock, making me feel worse.
"y/n-" he starts but i interrupt
"you don't have to say anything" i say and he sighs
"okay, then i'll do this." he says and cups my cheeks, kissing me passionately.
the world spins as i feel his soft lips on mine, a feeling i've been missing my whole life, one i won't ever forget.
he pulls away, smiling.
"chris-" this time he interrupts
"you don't have to say anything" he says, teasingly, as he kisses me again.
i think this whole thing has opened my eyes in a way they never would've originally been opened, seeing chris like this, it's something i needed, something i longed for and now i know that it's not just me.
chris can see me too.
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amirsirwrites · 2 years
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Feelings for KAY/O ❤️
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It's a little rushed at the end because I just wanted to finish it fast. Got a bit of a stomachache today. Enjoy reading :)
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KAY/O x GN!reader
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“But can he even feel emotions?” you were mulling over every single possibility right now. You’ve developed feelings for a certain robot who joined the Valorant Protocol but you weren’t taking it too well, not because you hated those feelings but because you weren’t sure if KAY/O would reciprocate them.
Jett and Phoenix were there to help you with your mini breakdown.
Phoenix slapped you on the back, “C’mon, bruv. Sure he can! I think… Well I mean he’s always so sarcastic, that’s gotta count for somethin’.” He looked to Jett for some support.
She wrapped her arm around your shoulder, backing Phoenix up, “Yeah, dongsaeng! Keep your head up, I’m sure he does. You just gotta shoot your shot.”
You sighed, rubbing the back of your head with your hand. Confessing wasn’t something you even thought about until now. You decided that before anything else, you’d go to KAY/O to ask some questions.
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KAY/O spends most of his time in the training room perfecting his fighting style. He requested for Max Bot to be repaired, claiming that he was the best sparring partner he’s ever had. While that may be true, everyone likes to joke that KAY/O just wants to prove that he’s the better bot of the two.
You watched him from behind the bullet-proof windows as he maneuvered skilfully over and around all the obstacles while attacking Max Bot. He had a rather aggressive fighting style so to someone like you who was more passive, you couldn’t help but be impressed by his fearlessness on field.
When he was finished with his training, he looked up to see you waving at him from the waiting room. He gave you a little wave back and walked over, going through the automatic doors. You sat in one of the swivel chairs while KAY/O went over to the work table to clean his firearm.
“So, what brings you here, Y/n?” he asked, disassembling the gun part by part.
You smiled and replied back, “Good morning to you too, robo man.”
KAY/O doesn’t really have a face so you can’t tell what he’s feeling but you have a hunch that he has a slight grin as he corrects himself, “My bad. Good morning, Y/n. Is there something I can help you with?”
You trace your fingers along the arm of the chair, pondering for a moment before answering back, “Not really help, per se, I just got a few questions for you.”
He glanced up at you for a moment, “Shoot.” before turning his head back down to focus on oiling and polishing the different parts of his gun.
“Well, I’ve been wondering - are you.. like, I dunno, able to feel stuff?”
KAY/O responded, “Physically, emotionally and mentally, yes. I can feel,” he paused and shifted his attention fully onto you, “Why do you ask?”
You shifted in your seat, not entirely sure how to answer his question without seeming suspicious. "Just.. curious. I've been thinking about it for a while, that's all."
He kept his non-existent eyes locked on you, making you avert your gaze from him so that you don't start to fidget from anxiety.
"Uh-huh.. Okay. Any other questions for me?"
Thankfully, he looked back to the table at that point.
You gritted your teeth, asking hesitantly, "Yeah. Do- Do you feel love?"
KAY/O was definitely giving you a strange look after that one. He decided to just answer your question though since he knew that you would be uncomfortable if he insisted on you telling him the truth.
“I do. Believe it or not, I care about you and everyone else. You’re all my friends.”
You nodded slowly and got up. Your poor heart was beating so fast at that point and you were satisfied with his answers so you thanked him, gave him a pat on the shoulder and walked out of the room.
Dear KAY/O was left confused.
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You started to become more and more nervous around KAY/O over the next few days. It was hard to focus whenever he was around. Since you started acting weirdly around him, KAY/O was worried that he’d done something to upset you.
He didn’t confront you about your behaviour, fearing that it would worsen the situation. And you didn’t tell him the truth about how you felt because you were too scared to do so. Yikes.
And then Brimstone assigned both of you on a team mission to Ascent. Shit hit the fan pretty quickly from the moment you arrived. The enemy team had a tight hold on B site, meaning retake was going to be a pain in the ass. If that wasn’t bad enough, both you and KAY/O were uncoordinated and underperforming due to the tension between you two.
Brimstone had enough and pulled the two of you to the side, “I don’t know what’s going on between you two but you better sort it out now. We cannot afford conflicts within our own team, especially right now.” He walked back to the rest of the team to give you privacy.
KAY/O sighed, “So. What’s going on?”
You clicked your tongue and looked to the robot, “Erm...”
“Just tell me, Y/n. Did I say or do something or what?”
Turning to him, you shook your head, “No, of course not! It’s.. It’s just my dumb emotions.”
‘It’s now or never,’ you thought to yourself. You took a deep breath, “Alright! Listen, KAY/O.. The reason I’ve been acting so strange is because I. have. feelings. for. you.”
He stared at you blankly.
“That’s why? Ah.. you humans are so weird. You should have just told me! Come here, Y/n.” He gently pulled you closer to him with one hand around your waist and another cupping the side of your face. He leaned in and kissed you. It was more like you kissing him since he didn't have a mouth but it was essentially the same thing.
With that kiss, all your initial worries went away. Now you just felt kind of silly about being so uptight about the whole thing.
He pulled away and gently stroked your cheek. "After we're done kicking their asses, I'll take you out on a date. Dinner, movie, dancing, it's up to you. That sound good, Y/n?"
You whispered a soft 'yes' and gave him a peck on the cheek while blushing. You could sense his smile.
Even though you wanted to stay like that, the both of you had to rush back to complete the mission when you heard Brimstone shouting for you. You couldn't wait for that date. :)
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'Dongsaeng' - Little sibling (Korean)
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scarfwrites · 1 year
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hello! can i request hinata opening his locker on valentines day and being surprised by reader's gift? (something like a huge teddy bear, takes up the whole locker lmao) thank you!
❅ A/N: Thank you for the request! I'm sorry if it's short and looks rushed I just finished my exam and I've got another tomorrow 😭😭😭 I hope you still enjoyed it though! I love this adorable little tangerine so much! I added a little more something into it hope you don't mind
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Sunshine on Valentines Day
❅Genre : Fluff, Crack ❅Pairings:  Hinata x Reader ❅Warnings: none
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It was the day before the long awaited Valentines day. The team was currently taking a break from their volleyball practice.
“Watcha getting Y/N for valentines day tomorrow?” Nishinoya asked curiously his face laced with a smug smile
“Huh get Y/N what?” Hinata replied full of confusion
“For Valentines Day! It’s tomorrow!” Nishinoya returned the look of confusion back
“WHAT IT’S VALENTINE’S DAY TOMORROW?” Hinata gasped in surprise earning a sassy “Idiot” from Tsukishima
“How do you not know that you’re their boyfriend” Kageyama gave the tangerine a disappointed look
“Because there’s only air, volleyball and stupidity inside that pea brain” Tsukishima snickered pissing off the usually happy go lucky middle blocker
“Calm down” Daichi sighed as Hinata grumpily sits down “You can think of a gift later after we’re finished with practice” Daichi continued as Hinata nodded
After practice the team decided to help the poor orange gremlin with the pursuit of finding the best gift for Valentines Day by taking him to the mall.
“What should I get Y/N for valentines day?” Hinata pondered as they walked throughout the mall
“Chocolates and flowers those are essentials so if you want a special one you’ve got to think bigger” Suga advised
“Yeah! Give her those but those shouldn’t be your only gifts!” Nishinoya guided excitedly
“You’ve probably already listed everything he was gonna give them” Tsukishima sneered as Hinata glares at him
“That wasn’t my only ideas!” Hinata pouted angrily
“Well what other things did you think of giving her” Yamaguchi asked everything goes silent as everyone looks at the tangerine
“You didn’t think of anything else did you” Daichi sighed
“No!” Hinata said as Daichi raised an eyebrow “Yeah that’s all i got” Hinata looked down as everyone facepalmed
“We’re gonna be here all day” Suga sighed
“Yeah especially since a lotta people are gonna give chocolates to Y/N like last year” Asahi chuckled nervously
“HUH? WHAT!?” Hinata yelled in astonishment
“Well you’re not the only one who gives them gifts, so you gotta make yours stand out from the rest” Kiyoko explained making the boy think long and hard before yelling in excitement
“I GOT IT!” Hinata yelled excitedly
“What?” They all asked
“No need to think about you can all go home” Hinata said quickly as he ran off
“Wait you didn’t- and he’s off and away” Suga sighed
“He’s never at a time with no energy huh?” Asahi chuckled
“Yeah he got it from me!” Nishinoya said prouldy
“Isn’t Y/N gonna surprise him too?” Yamaguchi asked
“Yeah I guess it’s a double surprise then” Yachi chuckled
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The next day is the long awaited Valentines Day. Hinata decided to prepare immedietly going to surprise you before going to class. As he opened the locker he greeted with party poppers and a giant teddy bear which squashes him.
“WHAT THE HECK IS THIS!” Hinata yelled in surprise though the noise was suppressed from the bears weight and size
“SURPRISE! HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!” you smiled brightly
“WHAT? WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?” He yelled unable to hear you
“Oh! Let me help you up!” you giggled pushing the bear aside
“What did you say earlier?” Hinata asked as you helped him get up 
“Surprise Happy Valentine’s Day!” You smiled
“Thanks! This bear is huge!” he said excitedly
“Well I thought it be ironic to get you something so big since you’re pretty small” you teased making him pout
“I’m not small!” He argued making you laugh
“Sorry but you love it don’t you?” You said suggestively as he gives you a look of defeat
“Yeah…” Hinata said with defeat
“Why are you dressed up like that?” you looked at him with astonishment
“OH RIGHT! Wait here!” Hinata instructed 
“Okay?” You said as he ran off somewhere
“YOU FORGOT THE- and he’s gone” you sighed looking at the giant bear the size of you
A few minute of waiting and you get a phone call from Shoyo.
“Come to my locker!” He instructed once more as you followed dragging the teddy bear with you
Once you went to your locker you felt like you already knew what was gonna happen but you still opened the door
“HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!” Hinata yelled as you opened the locker making you scream in surprise
“Sorry did I scare you” Hinata chuckled as he helped you up
“I didn’t expect you to be in my locker I thought you’d be next to me” you chuckled still in a daze
“Well I wanted to give you a special gift for valentines day and what’s more special than me looking like a present!” Hinata explained excitedly as you scanned his clothes
His clothes were all in the theme of a gift as there was a hat on his head which looked exactly like the top of a present. Though you also saw some valentine theme on his clothes
“Oh that’s why you looked like that when you were at my locker” you chuckled
“I got you chocolates and your favorite flowers!” He smiled brightly
“Aww Thanks Shoyo! I love your gift!” you said tightly embracing the boy making his smile grow bigger
“You’re welcome!” He hugged back
“Wait I usually get chocolates and other stuff in my locker how’d you fit in all that?” You asked as the hallway goes silent
“I ate them all…” Hinata chuckled nervously making you giggle
“Well I guess theres no other gift to compete then” you teased
“Well those aren’t as good as my chocolates!” Hinata pouted making you giggle
“You left your teddy bear by the way” you said as you pushed the teddy bear towards him
“Thank you! Sorry for making you bring this huge thing all the way here” Hinata chuckled scratching your head “How am I gonna carry this home though?” Hinata questioned as you lifted your shoulders
“I dunno ask Tsukki he seems like he could carry it” you shrugged
“Don’t drag me into your lovey dovey shit” Tsukishima glared as he walked in the classroom making you laugh
“Well Happy Valentines Day! I gotta get to class” Hinata waved goodbye as you did the same
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gravessyard · 2 years
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To Have Loved and Lost Ch. 3
Notes from the Crypt: I'm alive! I must apologize for such a long wait, after I recovered from being sick I fell into a slump, and then things with work began popping up and I was experiencing hella writer's block. I finally sat down today to finish this last chapter of To Have Loved and Lost and I gotta say this is the biggest chapter I've ever written, so I really hope you enjoy! This is going to be the last chapter of this series but I hope you look forward to future work! Chapter 1 here, chapter 2 here and chapter 2.5 here
Tags: GN!Reader, revenge arc, angst, fluff sprinkled in
Summary: You're in your villain revenge arc and prove to Jean and Diluc that you can be the worst thing that's ever happened to them
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“Alright, here’s what I was thinking… Hit them where it hurts the most”
The night ended with a brief brainstorming session, the four of you throwing out ideas on how to taint the perfect reputations of the two most prestigious names in all Mondstadt, before the last call was announced by Charles and you’re forced to leave the tavern with the date of the next meeting. Kaeya walked closely beside you, shoulders almost pressed together while you silently pondered to yourself, thinking of further ideas for your revenge.
“You don’t have to stay, you know”, Kaeya’s voice broke you from your spell, your eyes looking to meet the side profile of the cryo user, who wasn’t looking back at you. You were so enraptured by your ache and bubbling desire for revenge that you had completely forgotten why you visited Diluc in the first place; you went back for your travel permits so you could return to Inazuma. In another lifetime you would have returned to your homeland, heart aching and the drive to just cry with your closest friends and eventually move on, learn to stop being lost in thought over the what ifs and the doubts that plagued your soul, eventually find someone else who would cherish you the way you deserved. This lifetime isn’t that however, and you could only smirk devilishly, stepping closer to bump your shoulder with the man.
“I know, but after what your brother said and did to me, I’ll be damned if I return now without doing something”, there was malice in your tone, bloodthirsty almost, but Kaeya of all people knew that your intentions didn’t match your voice. He still had to suppress a shiver that threatened his spine, sending a genuine smile in your direction instead. He stayed silent the rest of the way home, knowing there was no need for further talk, the last thing you both exchanged was a gentle good night along with a hug before going about your nightly routines and heading off to bed. You were going to need the energy for the long war you were about to bring to Mond.
The morning sun offended your eyelids when it snuck through your open curtains, making you scrunch your face and turn over in hopes of getting more sleep, but your other senses were also starting to wake up as you took in the birdsong outside the window, the gentle breeze flowing through leaves and the scent of pancakes and bacon. You opened your eyes slowly, convinced you were kidnapped during the night as it was rare for Kaeya to cook. Sitting up, you rubbed the sleep from your eyes, legs moving to the side of your bed so you could stand up and stretch. Part of you wants to begin your morning routine of brushing your teeth and washing your face, but your stomach had better plans and guided you towards the kitchen, where your eyes widened slightly at the sight; Kaeya at the stove, still in his sleep bottoms and an apron that covered little of his bare chest. You learned very early on after moving in with the captain that he liked to sleep with little to no clothing on, and while he did offer to let you sleep in the same room as him, you insisted a guest room was fine since you didn’t want to end up embarrassing yourself if you got caught staring at his chest during bedtime. As much as you hate to think of it, Kaeya served as a good distraction when you found yourself thinking too deeply about what your relationship once was. There was more than one occasion where you would find your mind drifting to Diluc and then your vision would be blocked by a handsome, toned chest. There was something about Kaeya when it comes to those moments, as if he could sense your despair and used his charm and good looks to bring you out of that dark place. The sight before you, however, was just Kaeya in the rare mornings you both shared. You leaned against the doorframe, arms crossed and a sleepy smile on your face as you took in the way he flips the pancake he was cooking with elegance.
“If you’re going to just stand there, why not make yourself useful and help me set the table? I’m almost done”, his deep voice was pleasant to hear, he sounded as if he had woken up not too long ago himself. You hummed softly, moving from your place, and quietly setting up the table as he asked, setting down two sets of plates, glassware, and utensils just as Kaeya was finishing up his cooking and moving food onto plates. The morning was just comfortable silence, something you grew to appreciate as you felt it was the only time where your mind and heart were at ease, sitting here with the calvary captain enjoying some nice bacon, even if it was a little overcooked. You teased him about it while washing dishes, giggling at his feigned hurt reaction. With stomachs full and the morning becoming late, you and your icy roommate finally begin your routines of washing up and preparing for the day ahead, the ball of anxiety sits heavy in your stomach as you double checked yourself in the full length mirror that Kaeya owns, the bastard wont even entertain the idea of getting one for your room so you’re forced to use his while he’s putting his accessories on. “If you keep scowling like that, you’ll get wrinkles you know”, Kaeya chuckled from behind you, eye meeting yours in the mirror as you exhaled loudly, as if it would help calm your nerves.
“I know… Just have a lot of thoughts”, you mumbled, turning to face him. Clearing your throat, you reach out and begin to fix his shoulder pelt, not that it needed to be fixed anyway but the soft fur was doing an excellent job at grounding you. Kaeya refrains from voicing the sly comment that was on the tip of his tongue, he’ll tease you about wanting to touch him later when you don’t look like you’re on the verge of tears. Instead, he leans forward to press his lips right where your brows were creased with worry, smiling when he felt the muscles relax and your breath hitches. His hand comes up to wrap around yours as he moved his lips from your brows to your knuckles, placing a gentle kiss on each one before he gives you the softest smile you’ve ever seen. “It’s going to be okay, remember that you’re not doing this alone, and I’ll always be by your side until you’re satisfied”, his eye glints with something mischievous, and the romantic tension in the air morphs into something else as you pulled your hand back to slap at his shoulder, making Kaeya burst out in laughter. It didn’t take long to finish getting ready, meeting each other at the front door before doing your traditional routine of a tight hug, a crack of a joke and where to find the other for emergencies before separating outside, Kaeya going to the Favonius Headquarters and you returning to the tavern to meet back up with Rosaria and Venti to further discuss plans. You’ll relay whatever was said to Kaeya when he gets off work, but you knew you needed to set up a thorough plan if you wanted your justice to be swift and merciless. Before opening the tavern door, you rummaged through your bag, confirming the paperwork you had with you since before you even left home and taking a deep breath before finally entering Angel’s Share. Immediately your eyes landed on the pair you were looking for, a smile on your lips that lasted all but a few seconds, they appeared on edge. You didn’t have time to think why however as you looked over from their spot at one of the tables to the bar, where the one and only Diluc Ragnvindr was standing behind, accompanied by Charles. No one said a word, not you, not the men behind the bar, not your soon to be accomplices, and definitely not the passed-out drunkards at the other tables. Diluc stared at you, expression unreadable and like the smooth dickwad he was, resumed his conversation with Charles as if you didn’t even exist. You swallowed hard, trying to keep your own poker face intact as Charles tilted his head curiously at you, asking a silent question that you subtly shook your head at before walking towards Rosaria and Venti and sitting with them.
“This is bad… Who knew Master Diluc would actually be here today! Should we relocate?”, Venti whisper-yelled at you as soon as you sat down next to him, his question going unanswered as you reached over to pick up his drink and take a big swig out of it. You needed the alcohol to help steel your nerves and who cares if it was 10am on a Monday, no one bats an eye when Venti does his day drinking so who’s gunna fault you for starting just as early? “Just give me a second… I’m thinking”, you whispered back at Venti as you took another sip of his drink, cringing at how strong it was but you didn’t care, the poor bard had to practically wrestle his drink from your grip. “Hey, stop being idiots. He’s watching”, Rosaria whispered into her drink at you both, making you and Venti pause to look over at the bar and directly at Charles and Diluc, who were indeed watching you both wrestle for the mug. Diluc crossed his arms, unamused written all over his features and if you looked closely, you could see a faint scar on his cheek, right where you socked him the last time you saw him a few weeks ago. You felt the shortest moment of pride swell in your chest before it was snuffed out by anxiety, remembering why you were in the tavern in the first place and you were the first to break eye contact, returning your attention to your partners in crime. Diluc sighed, shaking his head, and resuming his conversation with Charles, while you made idle chit chat with Rosaria and Venti, refusing to acknowledge anything about your master plan while the very man you’re conspiring against is physically present. You listened to your bar mates dive into a story completely off topic, the alcohol seeming to affect all of you before your hearing blessed you with eavesdropping into Diluc’s conversation.
“We haven’t heard back about next month’s shipment from Ookami’s, and our current supplies are starting to dwindle, what do you suppose we do Master Diluc?”, Charles’ voice wasn’t loud, but with the lack of more active bodies in the tavern, it didn’t take much to pick up on the name he mentioned. It took a lot from you not to break out into a grin, recognizing the name immediately as it was something you were heavily involved in. Ookami’s is a rather famous sake house located in Inazuma, part of its appeal to customers was the anonymity of the owner that is said to work in the shadows, using the faces of their closest business companions to represent them in interviews and magazines. It took a lot of trial and error for the company to get to where its at now, going from a humble little sake house in Inazuma City to branching out to other nations that hold several warehouses and contracts. You’re rather proud of the work, leaving the warehouses to your business partners yet keeping the contracts of every tavern that asked to serve your goods, you felt like the most powerful being in Angel’s Share, being the object of Charles’ conversation. You knew it was only a matter of time before Diluc sent out another letter to Ookami’s, trying to get to the bottom of the sudden stop in shipment, which you absolutely did have something to do with. It was no rumor that you liked to work in the shadows, you rather liked the simplicity of your current life before it went to Hell. The spotlight wasn’t something that attracted you, you couldn’t see yourself doing these interviews or look forward to your page in magazines, so you left the task to those you knew were a much better fit to represent you. Of course, they never took the credit for themselves, always addressing you as Master Ookami and expertly redirecting conversation should it try to pry into your personal life and whereabouts. You were left to live your life as normally as you wanted, so when you visited Mondstadt to personally see how your wares were faring in Angel’s Share, a nation so far from home, you hadn’t expected to fall for the wine tycoon who still is unaware of how much power you actually had.
“I’ll send another letter today, and hopefully one of their representatives will actually respond, in the meantime just keep selling what we have”, Diluc huffs, clearly annoyed that his business was beginning to suffer a little, and you cracked a smirk at that. Two weeks ago, you sent an urgent letter to your partners, telling them to cease shipment to Angel’s Share until further notice and any letters addressed from Diluc should be redirected to you at Kaeya’s address, under no circumstances should he be made aware where his inquires are being sent to. You hummed to yourself, Rosaria and Venti going silent as you stood from the table, pointing your gaze to the door and after a few seconds they also stand, wobbling slightly towards the door and going back to bickering with each other. Diluc pauses, watching as you approach the bar with a sweet smile not aimed at him. “Charles… Be a dear and give me a shot of Ookami’s sakura sake?”, you purred, reaching into your bag for your mora pouch while your drink was being poured for you. Giving him a few coins, you picked up the glass, and while making direct eye contact with Diluc, downed the liquid in a single go and returned the glass to Charles with a wink. “You may want to think about switching to something else, as we’re experiencing… difficulties with our sponsor”, Diluc comments, tensing when you looked at him, or rather at his scar.
“From Ookami’s? Hm, wonder why, that sake is good stuff”, you feign a sigh, returning your mora pouch to your bag before bidding your farewell to Charles and leaving the tavern, returning to your tipsy friends, and guiding them to Cat’s Tail instead. You spent the majority of the day polishing up details of your revenge, giving Rosaria and Venti specific tasks that you knew they could execute flawlessly and only when the sun was beginning to set did you remember that Kaeya was getting off work soon and you rushed to finish the meeting, much to Venti’s relief after sniffling and sneezing the entire time. After making sure the drunks could actually walk themselves home, you hurried to the Knights’ Headquarters to wait for sir tall, dark, and handsome, only to interrupt what appears to be a sweet moment between Jean and Diluc. You felt bile in the back of your throat as you paused a little bit away from the entrance, noticing that Athos and Porthos were no longer guarding the front doors which gave them the needed privacy to share a kiss. You contemplated turning back, unable to face them together, let alone apart, but they already spotted you and were awkwardly stepping away from each other, as if they were still trying to keep their relationship a secret. “y/n? what can the knights help you with?”, Jean asks, putting on her acting grandmaster act that makes your blood boil, the way she still holds herself all high and mighty as if she didn’t have a hand to play in your suffering, in why you’re doing what you’re doing now. All logic went through the window the moment she spoke, and you opened your mouth to almost put your plan through the shitter if it wasn’t for Kaeya emerging from the doors, a tired look on his face that brightened up when he saw you. “I hope I haven’t kept you waiting doll, thank you for coming all this way”, his voice broke through your tension, and like a true guardian angel, he takes his place by your side and drapes an arm around your shoulders, ignoring Jean and Diluc in favor of pulling you close to kiss your temple. Your eyes never strayed from the pair, watching how Diluc seems to ruffle at the act of intimacy, and how Jean is trying not to jump to conclusions regarding her calvary captain and her lover’s ex.
“What’s going on here?”, Diluc was the first to speak, choosing to call it out as he sees fit and his frown only deepens when Kaeya smirks his way. “Whatever do you mean? It’s clear to see my roommate came all this way to make sure I get home safe”, to really drive home the point, Kaeya moves his hand from your shoulders to your waist, and you had to fight the blush that was blooming on your cheeks, subconsciously putting your hands on his chest but not having the strength to push him away.
“That’s inappropriate, Kaeya”, Diluc glared at his brother, fist clenching when the cryo user only laughed in response. “Inappropriate? One would think you would know more about that than I do, Master Diluc”, Kaeya’s gaze darkened, and for once you felt the air drop in temperature around the captain, Diluc’s bold claim seemed to get under Kaeya’s skin, and he was struggling to keep his emotions and therefore his vision, in check. Acting quickly, you pulled away from Kaeya’s hold to start dragging him away, without a goodbye to the acting grandmaster and her dog. Kaeya followed without a struggle, the only noise from him was a huff as you took him home and pinched the bridge of your nose, not in annoyance with him but with yourself for almost blowing your own plan. “Hey, how about some wine?”, Kaeya takes your hands in his to lead you into the kitchen, where he wastes no time in pulling out a bottle of wine and a pair of glasses to pour it into. You set your bag on the table, nodding as you pulled out the paperwork you had with you and quietly thanking the man when he places a full glass in your waiting palm. You take a sip as you picked up the first letter Diluc sent out, the handwriting as gorgeous as the man himself as you read and re-read the contents as if you hadn’t gotten them memorized by heart. “To our friends at Ookami’s, I am writing to inquire about the sudden stop in shipment to the Angel’s Share, blah blah blah”, Kaeya began as he poured his own glass, earning a snort and a chuckle from you. Aside from your business partners in Inazuma, there was a very small number of people who knew you were the owner of the famous sake house, you chose to tell Kaeya of your ‘secret identity’ as it was a vital piece of information that you were going to use against Diluc, not to mention you couldn’t even begin to figure out how you’d continue to keep it a secret if you were having letters sent to his place addressed to ‘Master Ookami’. You thought of it as no big deal, you knew Kaeya wouldn’t go around Mondstadt boasting about some top-secret information about you, but you were unaware of how his heart flutters in the knowledge that you trusted him enough to reveal something that quite frankly, was pretty big in the alcohol industry. Not only did Diluc break your heart, but he possibly royally fucked his sponsorship over with Ookami’s, and it’s currently the number one name that’s bringing his tavern revenue.
“Come sit, I’ll bring you up to speed on what happened today”, you pull out the chair next to you as you sat down, patting the seat and giggling when Kaeya sits and makes a show of scooting closer to you. From his perspective, he can really see the hardworking individual that you are from the way you present things, laying out your master plan that you talked about with Rosaria and Venti, their roles and even walking him through his part in the plan, its clear to see that you put a lot of heart and thought into really shoving his brother and the acting grandmaster as far into the dirt as you can. It was endearing, if you ignored your want to absolutely destroy them the way they did to you, but it still brought a smile to Kaeya’s face as he studied your face through your presentation, absorbing every detail.
You gave everyone a rough estimation of two months before shit hit the fan, which was ironic since it took two months before you found out that the love of your life was cheating on you, but fate calls it karma. While you were working behind the scenes to continue stringing Diluc along with his missing shipments, your entourage were hard at work out on the streets. Like how many things start, a small rumor was all it took for your master plan to start everything planned. Similar to a seed, it was planted just outside of Cat’s Tail, a whisper here and there detailing sightings of Master Diluc and Acting Grandmaster Jean behaving inappropriately with each other around the city, and that rumor only spread like wildfire that Diluc was unloyal to poor little ole you, who most people knew you left your life behind in Inazuma to be with him. Jean grew suspicious much quicker than you thought after she tried to ask Kaeya if he had any idea of who started the rumors, which he could only shrug and say he was too busy catching up on paperwork to go out and catch whoever was starting gossip. “Can you maybe ask y/n if they’ve heard anything?”, she tried to ask, faking sincerity in her voice that Kaeya could only quirk a brow at. “Even if I wanted to, I can’t… Haven’t you heard? They went to visit Liyue days before the rumors began, so that’s evidence that they didn’t start them, don’t you think?”, he narrowed his eye at her, watching the way she deflates. He had a point, you weren’t currently in Mondstadt, part of your plan was to leave the city as soon as Rosaria began the rumor at Cat’s Tail so you could have a credible alibi and not have fingers immediately pointed at you, the scorned lover. No one needed to know exactly why you went to Liyue, but if a prying acting grandmaster really had to know, Kaeya was instructed to tell her that you were requested by a family member who moved to Liyue, even though you went not only for leisure but to see how your wares were doing at Third Round Knockout, sipping a warm cup of tea while you sat with Wangsheng Funeral Parlor’s consultant listening to one of his many stories. You listened without worry, knowing that your accomplices were doing their best to turn Mondstadt into your battleground, the rumors circulated, growing bigger with each passing day and with it, so did Diluc and Jean’s stress. Diluc has yet to receive a response from Ookami’s just as he had run out of their supply of sake, and with the rumors making their rounds around town, he found out from Charles that hardly anyone visits the tavern now, not wanting to be a part of any drama. Anyone that does stop by is either a traveler passing through, or a green bard who is allergic to cats and a tired nun who refuses to drink at Cat’s Tail without him.
Weeks went by just as similar, Jean and Diluc would wake and prepare for the day, only to be blindsided and left feeling uneasy seeing how the townsfolk would whisper and laugh behind their backs, no doubt adding more to the rumors that were already beginning to break away at their status. ‘Did you hear? Master Diluc was caught in bed with the acting grandmaster’, ‘Poor y/n, if they find out they’ll be crushed’, ‘The other day I saw a purple mark on acting grandmaster Jean’s neck, I wonder who that could have come from’. The stress was becoming too much for Jean as she sat with her sister in the cathedral one day, weeping into her hands while Barbara patted her shoulder in consolidation. “I just don’t understand why someone would spread those rumors, what have I ever done to deserve this?”, Jean sobbed, missing how Barbara furrowed her brows.
“Jean… I know this isn’t the best time, but I need you to be honest, here in front of Lord Barbatos”, Barbara began, and Jean lifts her head to hiccup and give her a questioning gaze. “Did you… sleep with Master Diluc while he was in a relationship with y/n?”, the words were whispered, but even through Jean’s sniffles it was clear, and to hear a question come from her own sister was enough to send a cold chill up her spine, her silence speaking volumes. “Oh archons”, Barbara teared up, the weight of revelation heavy on her as she stood, Jean following suit and breaking out into another sob. “Barbara wait, please! I… I can explain, I…”, she choked out, legs too weak to follow Barbara as she hurried off, whether to pray for forgiveness on behalf of Jean or because it was just too much for her to handle, Jean will never know. She breaks down, guilt and remorse overwhelming her as she sobs in the middle of the cathedral, thankful of its emptiness but still uncaring should anyone stumble upon her in her current state. She leaves alone, empty, and numb but with a clear mind and time to self-reflect, time to realize that no matter how you tell the story, what she did to you was unforgiveable and she knew what she had to do to begin to help make it right. So, when she sees Diluc standing outside of her abode, worry written all over his face when he spots her, she hopes that you can find it within yourself to forgive her one day. “Jean… what happened? Are you alright?”, Diluc reached out towards her but pauses when she reels back, hurt and disgust evident in her eyes that makes Diluc’s heart clench. “Diluc… I can’t do this anymore… I’m sorry”, Jean’s voice came out hoarse, but it was still enough to drive a spear through Diluc’s heart, crushing him bitterly. He remained silent despite the many questions running through his head, ones he didn’t need answers for when he knew exactly why she was breaking up with him; the rumors had a big part to play but he also knew that deep down, what he and Jean did to you was also eating away at her just as it had with him, he confirmed it after he saw the way Kaeya acted with you, protecting you as though you were something precious to him. His hand fell to his side, fist clenching as he watched Jean enter her home and promptly close the door, leaving him out of her house and her life. He returns to Dawn Winery alone and empty, the only sliver of hope in his life being the letter addressed to him from Ookami’s saying that a representative will meet with him within the next few days for further discussion.
Angel’s Share is bustling with life the next time Diluc comes in for a shift, surprising him greatly, only for his surprise to twist into anxiety when he saw that it was a welcome back party for you, who returned from Liyue the night before. At Kaeya’s insistence, he brings a number of knights with him along with Rosaria and a Venti who is tuning his lyre, prepared to sing a tale he heard of recently. Diluc doesn’t miss the way Kaeya sets his hand on your thigh while he laughs at one of the knight’s stories, nor does he miss the way your lips stretch into a smile, one that doesn’t look forced. He couldn’t help but stare at how plump your lips look, to briefly reminisce how they fit perfectly with his. “Ladies, Gentlemen… y/n~, I am now about to sing to you a recently popular tale, so sit back and enjoy!”, Venti giggles before he strums his lyre and dives into an overexaggerated telling of your story, names omitted so none would be the wiser. To the drunkards, it was the catchy tune that had them slinging arms around each other and singing the words after Venti, but for Diluc it was a nightmare. It was clear to him that the story was fabricated from the rumors, but for it to have gained enough popularity that there was a song about it, he didn’t know if he could save what’s left of his dignity by kicking the bard out. To add salt to the wounds, he caught the way you stared at him with a knowing look as Venti continued to sing your tale, and as if time were slowing down Diluc realized. ‘I hope something else comes along and ruins your life with Jean too’, those were part of the last words you exchanged with him after you punched him, and Diluc could only look on in slight horror as he realized that you were behind everything. The rumors, the citizens mocking him and Jean behind their backs, the bard currently finishing his song in his tavern, everything was your doing. He wanted to be angry, but who can he turn to when the acting grandmaster is also a victim of your heinous deeds and no one in town takes him serious anymore? He stands behind the bar, defeated as you leaned more into Kaeya and clapped along with the other patrons as they screamed for encores from the bard. Venti sang more stories well into the night, and the Knights began to filter out at Diluc’s call of last rounds, and as you bid farwell to Venti and pecked a kiss to Kaeya’s cheek with a request to wait for you outside, you’re left by yourself with the owner himself. Diluc frowns at you, wiping a glass as you sat at the bar and began to rummage through your bag, pulling out a single sheet of paper and presenting it to him on the bar. His brows knit together as he scans the sheet, recognizing it as the contract he has with Ookami’s and he nearly drops the glass he’s wiping.
“Y…You? You’re the representative from Ookami’s who’s meeting with me?”, he asks incredulously, and is even more puzzled when you tilt your head in confusion. “representative? Oh, no, I’m Master Ookami”, you chuckle as if he told you a joke as you watched his expression go from shocked to serious within seconds. It was clear he didn’t believe you, and you anticipated that as you reached into your bag to pull out the rest of your contracts, placing each one on the table as he looks over them, the serious glint in his eyes morphing into slight fear. You intertwine your hands together, chin resting atop your hands as you flashed him a mocking smile. “I’m here to cancel my contract with Angel’s Share following recent rumors, you must understand that whatever bad rumors you circulate will reflect on my brand, so we have to let you go”, you sighed, collecting your other contracts and placing them back in your bag before lifting the one you had with Diluc and tearing it in half right in front of him, then tossing the pieces at him with a frown. Diluc could only watch the paper float to the floor as he finally feels himself break under you, the nauseating sensation of defeat along with the helpless feeling of no one to turn to fills his empty shell with something he could only wonder was the same you experienced that night. He was left to wonder as you exited the tavern to a waiting Kaeya, a soft smile on his face while he takes you into his arms under moonlight. “Well, are you satisfied?”, he asks, chuckling when you pretend to think and flash him a mischievous smile.
“I’ll say this is the best ending I could have achieved, but I think it could be missing something”, you hum, eyes moving to his lips as he swallows hard. For a while you both knew something changed in the air, but with recent events it was hard to sit down and properly discuss these feelings. With your revenge arc coming to a close, you wonder if the next chapter of your life will remain in Mondstadt, a question that didn’t need a voiced answer as Kaeya leans closer to finally kiss you, your lips as soft as he dreamed.
Epitaph: This piece can also be found on AO3. Thank you guys so much for joining me on this journey, I've been keeping up with tumblr notifs while I was away and it was how this piece was still getting love in my absence that really drove me to sit down and finish this piece, so I tried to do it justice for you all <3 I do have ideas for other fics as well as a follow up to Birthday Poptart for those curious, so look forward to that!
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Plot Twist: Do a power move and ship Miguel with Chel to really stick it to Tulio! (Obviously this isn't a serious suggestion xD)
As for serious suggestions, I will admit, my brain isn't that creative for such stuff as well as being unsure what exactly you're looking for, I can't even explain any of my choices/suggestions lol.
For Girls I thought Lottie or Tiana from Princess and the Frog, Marina from Sinbad, Kida from Atlantis or Pcoahontas maybe?
As for guys I could only think of Milo from Atlantis or the Beast/Adam (After Quasi stole his girl)
For some strange reason I thought of either Nani or David from Lilo and the Stitch.
Now if you want smth more angsty or "toxic" for interesting dynamics, maybe Gaston or Eris from Sinbad...?
I also thought maybe Thomas from Pocahontas, but then remembered you made him Lina's brother in your Hollina AUs, but at the same time it'd be kinda funny for both Lina and Thomas falling for the fun-loving outgoing blondes.
And last one I kept thinking of Eric but we already had Sinric, but then again... they all got two hands so who knows.
Again idk enough movies or series probably to fit for Non Disney stuff and especially in the guys department I seem to be lacking ideas for, but I just pondered as a fellow Miguel fan. I always felt like an outlier.
Chel
I know you're joking, but honestly, I agree with the energy lolol xD
I know I'm gonna break some hearts here, but I REALLY don't like Lottie... x'D I get what they were going for, and I do think they accomplished that so I appreciate her in an objective fashion... but me personally? She just annoys me so much xD
Tiana and Naveen make me so sad cause their human designs were SO GOOD and then they're frogs most of the time - I almost wish their human designs had sucked so them being frogs wouldn't have felt like such a slap in the face Dx
I like that you said Chel wasn't a serious suggestion, but then suggest the other "native babes" like Kida and Pocahontas and I am ALL for Miguel getting the hot princess. If anyone deserves it, he does!
I like the idea of Pocahontas because with Miguel, rather than John Smith's initial dismissive and racist attitude, Miguel would (like we see in El Dorado) just run around and want to genuinely learn about her culture. He'd be so excited about literally everything and I could see Pocahontas falling head over heels with that. I think Pocahontas might be my favorite option so far!
My issue with Kida and Milo is the same I have for Hercules and Megara: their animation styles are a little bit too unique.
What I mean by this is that Atlantis' animation is very "sharp." The edges are SO square on, for example, their hands and I don't like when animation is too sharp or too soft - it gotta be just right!
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Hercules has a similar, but ALSO opposite problem. If you take a look at Megara's hand here, it legit looks like the back of her hand is swollen, as if she got stung by a bee and that entire area swelled up like this. But no, this is just the animation style. And it freaks me out xD I dislike the sharp edges in movies like Atlantis, but the opposite extreme isn't good either.
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These animation styles aren't so different from other (non)Disney styles that it takes me out of crossovers (like The Last Unicorn does, I will die on this hill, I hate that it's considered (non)Disney by majority of the crossover community xD) so I can definitely still ship characters from these movies. It's not that they are hard to work with, but that I'm just not a big fan off overly sharp or round character designs.
I've seen a few Miguel and Nani videos actually, and what is interesting is that in quite a few of them... Nani is toxic as hell xD Something you may have noticed about crossovers (and by you I mean anyone reading this) is that some characters are more often portrayed as the abuser in comparison to other characters, and what they all have in common is that they have a lot of scenes where they're angry - cause that can be used to represent abuse, toxicity or just being mean. Odette is also often used as the "abusive" character because she has so many scenes where she's angry - I think that's why Nani is used to portray that sort of character often in crossovers x'D
I can definitely see her fall for Miguel cause he and David are kinda similar? Good guys with good hearts, absolute himbos and loyal as hell. Which is kinda why I don't personally ship Miguel and David, there isn't quite enough contrast between them for me personally.
GASTON DESERVES NOTHING XD
Eris is a character I would edit with ALL THE TIME if it wasn't for her amazing, but pain in the ass hair xD
Thank you for all the suggestions! It gave a lot of food for thought, and it was fun to think about Miguel this much :D
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Excerpt from my Fanfic
THE RESULTS ARE IN AND I'M GONNA POST THE FANFIC EXCERPT!!! (Sorry to the 7.7% who didn't want this but majority rules in my book)
Okay so we all read the title and I just wanna get some things across first and foremost.
I'm posting this for feed-back purposes. I just wanna see if this seems like a good enough story to post because I started thinking about it and realized that reading fan-fics (Saiouma one-shots on Wattpad mostly in this case scenario) have given me ideas for my own one-shots that I wrote down but wasn't confident enough to start typing because I didn't wanna be seen as "cringe" or a "terrible writer". I've seen so many good ideas from people on here like @thelemoncoffee and was like," Imma start publishing my ideas". Please consider commenting feedback or if you think it's worth it; reposting this. And so, with further a-do, my bros, brosephines, and broskis, I present you with an excerpt from:
The Prince and the Amethyst Dragon
"Well, well, well, you really shouldn't be out here roaming these streets alone ya' know~. You could be mugged, kidnapped, or worse, killed." Kokichi's facial expression turned dark and full of all kinds of malice. "And to top it off it could be by anyone, even me." Shuichi felt like his heart was in his stomach, but he had to find a way out of this. "W-well you wouldn't dare lay a-uh, a finger on me. I am Shuichi Saihara; son of the king himself." Shuichi exclaimed, feeling a little bolder now; standing tall above the other male trying to intimidate him. However despite his best efforts, Kokichi wasn't intimidated but his facial expression changed from malice to an almost child-like awe. Saihara gradually yet painfully realized that in revealing who he really was; he'd messed up. "Wow, just, just wow. A real life prince!" Kokichi lowered himself to a bow and reached his hand forward to take Shuichi's and gently kissed it while simultaneously looking up at him and winking."It's an honor to meet you, your highness.~" Shuichi's brain felt scrambled; this guy just threatened his life and now he's "honored to meet me". What was this guy's deal?
"Ohhh come on now, that was an obvious lie. I'm not gonna kill you silly, you gotta read in between the lines Shumai." S-Shumai?! What was this guy on? Whatever it was Shuichi didn't need any more parts of it. He needed to make it back to the castle before he got in trouble for sneaking out; he didn't need any more trouble than he already had. Kokichi trailed alongside him and then said, "So don't you have like- a magic carriage or something waiting for you? All this walking has me bored out of my mind." Shuichi sighed and calmly replied "Well, I do this every Friday night so I'll be fine." Kokichi still followed Shuichi, the sounds of the night filling the void of silence. Then Kokichi had an idea. He walked in front of Shuichi; now walking backwards, and announced his idea. "Hey Shuichi, I've just thought of a waaayyyy better idea that I'm sure you're gonna like." Shuichi doubted he'd like the idea but let the boy go on anyway. "I'll take you home but- in exchange, you gotta give me a kiss~. Nehehehe," he said smugly looking at Shuichi with his finger to his lips. Shuichi was clearly flustered by this and it showed on his face. "What are you trying to say, that you know a short-cut?" Kokichi pondered for a bit then said "Yeah sure, a shortcut or whatever call it what you wanna call it. Just follow my lead and I'll have my beloved prince back home, safe and sound in his castle in no time flat!" He then added, "Also the whole thing about you having to kiss me was a lie" Of course it was a lie Shuichi thought, but then proceeding to lightly blush seeing the child-like grin on the other boy's face. "Umm, so might I ask what's the plan then?" Shuichi asked clearly confused."Follow me."
Kokichi beckoned him towards a dark woodland area. Shuichi really began to question why he was here genuinely following him considering all that happened between them tonight, and yet here they were. Kokichi stopped abruptly and turned around. He looked both ways nervously like he was trying to see if there was a dangerous entity in the dark out to get him. "Okie dokie, Imma need you to wait riiiight here for me please. I'll call out when I'm done." Just as he was about to turn and vanish into the woods he turned around one last time and said, "I need you to not tell a soul what your about to see, I don't normally do this type of stuff for strangers but tonight I'm feeling nice. However, if you do snitch, I'm gonna have to kill you for real, and we both don't want that to happen, now do we my beloved prince?" Not again with the death threats. "Okay no need to put my life on the line again, I promise." Kokichi nodded his head and was consumed by the darkness of the woods. Shuichi stood there anxiously waiting. Minutes later he heard something from the woods "Your safe Shuichi, come on." Hesitantly Shuichi stepped forward and into the woods. "Kokichi?" He cried. "Come closer, you're almost there." Was the reply he got, but he still didn't see him.
"Kokichi can you not mess around right now, where-" Shuichi stopped dead in the middle of his sentence and his tracks. He saw two glowing eyes staring at him, one a golden yellow color and the other, a mythical purple. Shuichi was like a deer caught in headlights with fear and astonishment. He didn't know what to do, and contemplated running away from the beast and waking up in his bed at home safe from all this chaos knowing it was all just a bad dream. Then the dragon cooed to Shuichi, "Come closer, my beloved; believe me, I won't bite."
So that's it so far :) I hope you enjoyed this excerpt and like mentioned prior PLEASE feel free to comment your thoughts/criticisms or drop a question in my ask box. Thank you good citizens of Tumblr for allowing me to be myself, and sharing my interests with y'all :) Stay tuned for more Shuichi x Kokichi content
Thank you once again for your time <3
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{Birthday || "Sweet Cap'n Cakes" OC Fanfic}
{Characters: Chromius, Mark} [Owned by OP/writer and @gqyass respectively]
{For the special occasion, Chromius bakes a cake for Mark, but due to inconfidence, ruins the cake. Upon cancelling plans, Chromius is in for a pleasant surprise.}
"...Okay, so a little more cake batter... is this enough? Is that enough?... Yeah that's enough. Another egg? Sure! Chocolate? Why not!"
Seems Chromius is giving cake-baking a go, with today being a special day for a relatively new friend of theirs! There's only one big problem with all of this: Chromius has no idea what they're doing, and all they have to assist is a list of ingredients without an actual cookbook to reference.
"...Thirty minutes is enough, I think! Alright-! In you go!"
And Chromius just lets it fly on into the oven! Well, that's thirty minutes freed up to do other things, like an audio call with the one that's being prepped for! Heading over to where they had last set their phone, that being in the living room, they dial in the number, and moments later...
"Yeah, Mark here. Chromius, right?" Mark answers from the other end of the phone. Chromius is a bit disappointed at the uncertainty regarding Mark even remembering their name.
"Well... yes, Chromius. You haven't forgotten my name, have you?" Chromius speaks, looking off to a near-blank wall to the side of them, as Mark answers in an unexpected manner...
"Nah, just had to think a bit. Did you know I have you listed as 'Breakfast' in the contacts? Come on, you gotta remember telling me breakfast is your favorite meal, you've got like a few petabytes of storage in those drives of yours!" Mark chuckles playfully, whilist Chromius is pondering on this.
So then, their name is 'Breakfast', at least to Mark's phone. This is fine, surely it is. No use in worrying about it, it's just a fun nickname!
"Alright, jests aside... Happy birthday, Mark!!" Chromius speaks in a amplified manner. To Chromius' own surprise, Mark makes no sound hinting at being surprised.
"Ahh, I was waiting for that, lil' bud! Gonna have to try harder to surprise me next time, I had the phone away from my head in preparation. For real though, thank you, it's nice coming from a relatively new friend! So what're we doing for the occasion? Hangout party? Trip to the arcade? Window shopping? You have something planned, so I'd like to hear it." Mark speaks, to which Chromius then responds, sounding a bit modest with themself:
"Well, actually, cyber dollars aren't exactly rolling in for me, so I had to settle for something more humble. I've set up a birthday party for you with homemade decorations, and there'll be cake, chocolate cake!" Chromius speaks, to which Mark sighs in delight. Sweets, huh?
"Tch, you've got me convinced with cake alone. I know you're still struggling financially, so I was gettin' my hopes up a bit. Are you a mind reader or something, hacking into my internal components?... Nah, that's another joke. I'm glad you've got cake goin', I'm a BIG sweets person, so far be it from me to deny this 'cause I'm on my way! Better be ready or I might criticize things 'bout you! Haha- for real though, on my way. Let's make this a fun little hangout night!" Mark speaks, audibly standing up from wherever he was last sitting, and Chromius gives a brief conversation conclusion.
"Yeah, let's make this a party night, Chromius style! I'll be seeing you soon then, big bud!" Chromius speaks, before hanging up, and getting a glance around the room.
Well, there was a large 'Happy Birthday' banner made out of sheets of paper, colored in with pencil, paper plates laid out, a balloon or two hanging from most of the chairs, and the kitchen table having been decorated lightly with an assortment of drinks laid out.
"Well... you did well, Chromius, you did well... wait, did? I'm still doing... Wait- what's that-... smell?..."
Oh, somehow, against all laws of time, space and matter... it has been more than thirty minutes. No, It had been more like forty-five.
Next thing you know it, Chromius opens the oven... and falls flat on their back after taking in that intoxicating burnt smell.
"I burnt it. Made an absolutely dire cake, just completely ruined it."
And they flip over onto their side, their lights going blue, as they rub a finger against the tiled floor.
"Couldn't even make a good cake for Mark. What am I gonna do with myself? What would my other friends think? What would my parents have thought?"
And the musical bot sighs out unsteadily, dreading the thought that Mark was gonna show up and not even have a decent, or even edible at all cake. Well, may as well send the text that the party's off... after lazing on the floor for a few more minutes.
Eventually they get up, and send one simple, disappointing text:
[Dear Mark] [Please do not come to my house, I have baked an absolutely attrocious cake] [Just completely screwed it up] [Yours truly] [Chromius]
"...Well, that's it then. May as well try to make the most of this cake."
And Chromius gets onto work with the cake, futile as it may be, getting out a few tubes of icing, a few red sprinkles and a candle. Given some time, they apply icing to the edges of the cake, and begin writing a message into the center of the cake: 'Happy Birthday.'
But they end up running out of room, so now it's 'Happy Birth.' That just about summarizes the unfortunate state of this mass of dough and cake batter. Taking a seat at the table, Chromius sighs, ready to cut into the burnt cake, until-
A knock. Wait, a knock-? Why is there a knock? No, it couldn't be.
"OH-!... Open up, door's unlocked!" Chromius calls out, the door handle turning, and... oh no. It's Mark, despite the text message.
"O... oh geez." Chromius speaks, lights shifting to purple. Of course, the color of fear.
"You, uh, you actually showed up." Chromius speaks, with Mark saying nothing, just putting on a stoic smile as he welcomed himself to the kitchen table, sitting down, and grabbing a spoon and fork.
"Mark...? You do know that-" Chromius tries to speak, as Mark interjects, stopping Chromius then and there.
"Go on, light the candle. It's not proper if the candle isn't lit." Mark speaks, as Chromius insists, lighting up the singular candle.
"Mark... the cake's burnt. You DO realize, right?" Chromius attempts to speak, only getting a nod in response, Mark still wearing that smile of his as he starts to sing, unprompted:
"Happy Birthday to...!..." He points to himself, blinking, as if he wanted Chromius to continue the song.
"...You!" Chromius says as they try to get into a singing tone, rubbing the back of their head. Sure enough, the musical bot picks up the slacks, and begins singing the rest:
"Happy Birthday to you...! Happy birthday dear Mark!... Happy Birthday toooooo youuuuuu--" Chromius sings, seeming to take on a rather natural singing tone, and a surprisingly refined one at that. Shortly after, Mark blows out the candle, then wishing...
"I wish my lil' bud Chromius a happy future, and that they can overcome their inhibiting barriers, and find great success in S.C.C." Mark speaks, looking to Chromius with a genuine smile as he cut himself a slice of cake.
"And I do mean it. Don't worry about the cake, I'll eat it burnt, what matters is that you went out of your way to try and do anything at all. It shows how much you care despite us having not met too long ago. Stay cool, Chromius." Mark speaks. In some sort of emotional sense, Chromius tries to hold back years- or rather, processing what would be equivelent to tears for a musical bot that doesn't cry in the literal sense. During so, Chromius cuts their own slice of cake.
"T... thanks. You're genuinely great, you know that, Mark?" Chromius speaks, and promptly after, Mark responds:
"I try to be the very best I can towards anyone. Next year, let's hit up that arcade for real." Mark speaks in a soft, genuine tone as he begins eating away at the cake slice.
Happy Birthday, Mark.
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melchinafan · 11 months
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I'm looking around for posts to read up more on alt text/image IDs/etc., trying to figure out what is preferred and how best to handle them. I've recently seen some posts using alt text instead of descriptions in the body of the post, and I remember something about alt text being fiddly for some folks though maybe not for others? But that was a bit ago so maybe there's been a tumblr update that made it better? Still not totally sure on that. (This article is pretty good so far, with clarification and examples of what each type of description is and what they're for. This one is also excellent, with a ton of thorough examples, though it's specifically art-focused. Tumblr-based link hubs I've found include this which has stuff about the why and how for various situations, and this which has even more, for both users and businesses.)
And part of my brain is going "my spoons, there's So Much involved here and AAAA..." (Both because I do try to make my descriptions Accurate and Interesting which takes brainpower to write...and also because I'm reading so much right now that my brain is currently full, so the mere concept of Having Spoons feels absurd at the moment.) But also I think...I think the basic flat starter sentences I keep doing are...what could/should go in the alt text section? (Like, "screenshot from [game]" and "stylized illustration, fanart for [thing].") I'm still reading, but if that's the case, you can chill, brain! We already do the alt text bit, we just gotta put it in a different spot.
It still does cost me spoons to also describe something after I've spent too much time drawing it. But I'm prone to sitting on things for a day before posting them, so I use that sitting time to at least start a description! Which I can then refine before posting, going back and forth between both image and description to double-check each for missed errors/potential improvements. AND sometimes I'm too lazy to pull out my tablet, so I'll start an image as a mouse-based doodle "note" to have the file ready to work on later...so sometimes I'll start the description then, if I've got a good idea of what I plan to have it look like! (Then it's doubly-important that I edit the description before posting, to make sure it matches whatever the actual end result was. But my perfectionism requires double- and triple-checking anyway, so it works out fine.)
Bonus benefit to image descriptions, besides increased accessibility (which is the point, and should be incentive enough to do them): I can indicate little details or intent in my drawings that might not be immediately obvious to everyone. Like, that Disco Elysium fanart I did had the swirling musical lines as a hugely key element that I pondered over and reiterated SO MUCH, trying to visually capture the audio differences I was imagining in every subtle way I could, even though the end result looks very simple. (Respective colors, different line thicknesses, and steady wave vs swooping swirls were obvious to me, but might not be to folks looking at it, yanno? Or they'd get the vibe, but not be able to explain why, so that could help make it "click.") Plus, I used the fuzzy edges and color fadeout as a nod to the Pale, which I also had the chance to add bonus hints about in the description (without having to go "HEY IT'S A REFERENCE" in the post itself). Or like this fanart of Ryou, I got to point out that the lineart placement and lighter areas of color not only served to indicate lighting, but also his slow movement and the fact that he's kind of dissolving. So yeah. Describing my stuff is also a nice little bonus to help everyone get in on what's going through my brain.
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askelectrochromic · 2 years
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There's only one barrette I can think of in the Metroid series. That's gotta be MB's. Not sure how it could be plot relevant as a tool, but it could have some introspective affect on Adam (AI pondering a "failed" AI). It could also be brought up when Adam talks about the Bottle Ship. Just a little theory crafting over here.
Always good to know I've got people thinking. You might just be right about where it came from! 😉
It is worth noting, however, that this version of Adam does not remember the events of the Bottle Ship incident, and that there is something peculiar about his perceptions and memory of MB as a whole. It's subtle, but see if you can catch it in "Cyanide."
It will more than likely see some discussion in one way or another when Samus finally drags the truth out of him, though. (It's also worth noting there's another character relevant to the Bottle Ship who hasn't been introduced yet...) Good predictions!
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shiroi---kumo · 10 months
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( @aquaticsoul , for one very special birthday boy who he adores ) ->
It's taken a little bit of asking around to figure out birthdays, and it's taken a lot of pondering to think of what he can do for Valo's. At first, he'd thought maybe a book would do nicely, but... no, way too easy. Valo would enjoy any book handed to him any time, of course, but everyone knows that from the very moment they lay eyes on the man (who so often has one in front of him) that he likes books. Writing music is a possibility, too, but that's something Sielu is just known for and thus it is also much too easy. After several days and nights struggling over what makes a perfect gift for such a nice friend, he decides to do exactly what he does best: stop worrying about it and wait for the right thing to just appear. And Celestial Mother be blessed, it shows up just a couple of weeks before the day he needs it as he's helping his father and a few of his father's friends go through some boxes. It's falling apart. It's in dire need of some help. But most importantly, it's really old. And historians, such as Valo, tend to quite enjoy things that are really old. Sielu has no issue with taking the time each evening afterward to clean it oh-so-carefully, not telling a single soul what he's doing. Not even his twin, for once! This is Valo's present from Sielu and it needs to be a surprise. He just can't risk it. And he can't risk someone doing better than him, either. Finally, finally the day comes, and Sielu is up earlier than the sun so he can be the first (besides Aamunkoitto) to greet his friend. He shows up to the palace early and then to Valo's room as soon as he knows the man is good and awake (because of watching Aamunkoitto in the hallway), practically bouncing and all smiles. "Päivä tervehtii, Valo! I have something. It's for you," he explains, extending both a full gallon of water and a long, neatly-wrapped box that looks like it weighs far more than it actually does. In it rests a lyre carefully and securely packed so that it won't be damaged or broken. "I was just gonna get you a book, but this is way cooler. One of my teachers - who's a friend of my father's - got a few boxes of stuff sent to him. Mostly stuff that his choir could actually use, but also this. There was like... an entire debate on ethics and stuff, and we all eventually decided it should go to a historian, and I said I knew one, and then I told them about you and how you used to go looking in the ruins and stuff, and we all agreed you'd probably like it." He's got an awkward grin on his face by the time he's halfway done rambling, shifting a little to put his hands in his pockets. "But the reason we said it should go to you is because that thing is probably at least a few hundred years old, if not more. It's not playable at all anymore without a lot of work, and it was an argument between preserving a historical artifact and re-establishing playability. Uh... you can tell which side won that because I didn't even replace the strings. All I did was clean it up and put it back together, so be careful. I probably don't have to tell you that it'll fall apart if you mishandle it. It's not really like... a huge significant discovery or anything and there's no like... sign it should go to the church, so... there you go. A neat super-old instrument just for you, restored by yours truly. If you want an idea of how it would have sounded back then, I can get ahold of a more modern one sometime, and by that I mean I borrowed one and it's in my classroom and I'm totally using it in my lesson sometime soon. I'll bring it in here for you later. I've gotta tune it." He's still beaming, extra proud of himself because this makes two presents: the lyre and an evening performance (even if Sielu can barely play the lyre, and the performance will definitely be comedic in nature because of this). It seems he's just extremely happy about Valo's existence in general. And honestly, who wouldn't be?
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·:*¨༺ ✩★✩ ༻¨*:·. That's right. He knows what today is and right now mint colored eyes are looking over the sleeping form that is resting in one of the two beds that exist within the small inn they've come to find shelter in. How long as it been? His heart is swelling at the memory and he's come to find that he is unable to look away from the sleeping form of pale and blue as his chest rises and falls with such a gentle rhythm.
He remembers it all so clearly and he was so touched when it happened. What a thoughtful gift. What a thoughtful action and while he finds himself wondering for a moment why his mind would give him that specific memory to recall part of him thinks he already knows the answer.
What a gift it was and he's looking at the slumbering form of his friend thinking the same thing. It's been so long since their home was lost to the abyss of the Great Dark's endless hunger that to be gifted something so precious as his friend...
Ah he can feel the tears building up in his eyes as he gets emotional thinking about it, so a hand is raising to wipe them away; mint eyes continuing to stare quietly. There's really nothing better he could think to have on such a day.
"Tähtien?" A deeper but concerned voice sounds as arms come to wrap around him from behind. "You look like you could cry, are you alright?"
"I'm alright, Nousi." He replies leaning into the strong body behind him for support. "A bit tired but alright. I was just remembering..."
"Remembering what?"
"One of my first birthdays at the palace once Sielu was there..."
"I see."
There is a soft nudge to rub the man of Pink's center most horn against that of the man of Orange. A gentle coo escaping once he does so.
"I was thinking how fortunate I am. That we're here and we survived and that ... "
"That?"
"...we found him. I feel so fortunate that we have Sielu with us now. He's the best gift I could ask for beyond still having you at my side."
There is a short moment when that horn of soft gold is rubbing against opal again, followed by another coo and tightening arms.
"Yes, I agree. Hyvää syntymäpäivää, Tähtien. Rakastan Sinua."
"Minäkin Rakastan Sinua, Nousi."
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rainyblue · 1 year
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1/12/23
Here with a couple more thoughts on a couple more books.
Idol, Burning by Rin Usami
This was a short novella about a young Japanese girl whose oshi, which I take to basically have the same meaning as bias in the k-pop fandom, gets sucked into scandal after scandal and the effects that this has on her, as a die-hard fan.
I remember taking a class in college about East Asian pop culture and for my final project, I decided to write a short story illustrating the toxic effects of fandom in k-pop, but I think Usami's done it better in this one. It was pretty crazy reading this novella and recognizing my old self in Akari. In life, she is pretty slow to learning new things and isn't the best at school, but in her fandom, she's something of an authority on her oshi, Masaki. Following updates on his life and his career consumes her to the point that she's unable to focus on her own life, as his trials and tribulations and successes become her own.
I loved the way this book examines the dark side of fandom and how obsessive and toxic these parasocial relationships between fans and idols can become, while at the same time remaining sympathetic toward both. It's unhealthy for anyone to be obsessed with an idol in the capacity that Akari is obsessed with Masaki, but the story also hints that Akari may have a learning disorder of some kind, and she feels isolated, helpless, and abandoned living in a world that doesn't feel designed to help her thrive. When she's fangirling over Masaki and writing blog posts with updates about him, we get to see how perceptive and emotionally intelligent Akari really is. It's the one time she can feel a sense of control and feels the most like herself.
On the other hand, we also get glimpses of Masaki's life as an idol and the object of Akari's and so many others' attention and adoration, and how the scrutiny over his many scandals is slowly crushing him as commentary on the difficult lives of Japanese pop idols.
Interesting, though at times I felt the "plot" meandered a bit. 3.75/5
Fantasticland by Mike Bockoven
I've got some thoughts about this one. I think it'd be best if I laid it out with some bullet points:
What I Liked:
The audiobook narration: This book was meant to be read via audiobook. The way the story is told is in the form of a series of interviews of survivors from the Fantasticland disaster as well as other authorities such as the National Guard, corporate leaders, etc. I think if I were to read this as a physical book, there wouldn't be much to separate the individual characters in my head as there are no physical descriptors and each "voice" for the most part sounds the same. But the narrators really knocked it out of the park here, doing all these different accents and changing up the rhythm and cadence of each characters' voice that made it both easy to distinguish them and the book more fun to listen to. Well done.
Overall, a very interesting concept. Several synopses tout this book as a Lord of the Flies meets Battle Royale, and I would say that is pretty accurate in terms of the overall storyline and the level of violence and gore. A bunch of young adult theme park employees get trapped there during a hurricane and, despite having enough food and supplies to last it out, quickly devolve into savagery, forming rival tribes that repeatedly brutalize each other.
The format was interesting. Like I said, it is told in the form of individual interviews, making it kind of like a Blair Witch-esque found footage horror story. Normally, this is not my cup of tea as I find this documentary-style of storytelling to be very simplistic, a little too much "telling" and not enough "showing," interrupts my ability to get immersed. But I gotta give credit here to the narrators, again, as they did a fantastic job of making the interviews feel authentic and engrossing, and eventually the interview format grew on me.
What I Did Not Like:
What social commentary? Repeatedly, the book ponders the questions of how and why these young adults turned on each other so quickly. It's mentioned throughout the book that the park had enough emergency food and supplies to last 400+ employees a month or two in case of an emergency like this, and in this case, apparently there were fewer employees than expected since some didn't show up, meaning that that there was more than enough for all, so trying to survive shouldn't have been a factor influencing the employees' (who are frequently referred to as "kids" even though they are all 18+ and majority adults) descent into savagery. So why all the killing? The author tries to do some social commentary here about how the younger generation is obsessed with social media and technology and how they completely fall apart if you take their phones away, and it just... completely misses the mark? It's such contrived reasoning and reeks of "kids these days with their MyFace and SpaceBook" energy. Having no access to the internet in a world as connected and reliant on online communication as today's society can feel truly isolating and have real consequences, and having no access to the outside world during a natural disaster is even more anxiety-inducing, and the author sidesteps all of that in favor of "kids become savages when they can't check Instagram" commentary.
The plot feels contrived and implausible. There's absolutely no way a theme park (that supposedly has the same prestige and success as Disney World and Universal Studios) would force their employees to stay onsite during a hurricane to "protect the park from looting." Early on in the book, they talk about how if a disaster like a hurricane hit the park and pandemonium broke out, they could lose millions of dollars from looting. So their solution is to *checks notes* make a bunch of college kids stay onsite to fight the looters? Just get your damn popcorn buckets insured against theft and let the employees evacuate normally.
Idk, I just feel like all throughout reading the book, I was waiting for one of the characters to suggest or ponder that maybe there was something supernatural about Hurricane Sadie that made everyone go Mad Max so quickly, but the author still tries to chalk it all up to a bunch of kids going crazy without their phones. Yes, some of it is tried to pin on the villain Brock Hockney being some kind of charismatic psycho who convinced the pirates to kill, but that doesn't explain why the others formed rival gangs too.
Or maybe the book could have benefitted from some stories of what the employees' relationships with each other and management was like before the hurricane hit? Some hints that maybe there was ill will already being sown between employees of the different sections from before the hurricane that just got compounded by the disaster?
Personally for me, the real horror in these kinds of Lord of the Flies type of stories isn't in the blood and gore, but in the psychological aspect of it. It's scary being stuck in an abandoned theme park and not knowing who you can trust or not knowing when someone is going to turn on you, and the slow reveal of that madness is where the true horror lies. But the speed at which the kids turned savage left no room for that slow terror to build, and whatever climax the tension was building up to, it did not pay off.
Still, I like the audiobook narrators. 5/5 for the audio, 2/5 for the story, so let's call it an overall 3/5?
Up next: Infinite Country by Patricia Engel, then Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry.
Also, I had to DNF The Ones We Burn. I was about 50% through and couldn't get through it. Probably because I was in the middle of reading it when my cousin passed away suddenly, and I was listening to it non-stop to keep myself distracted only to find myself too distracted to pay attention to the story. I've decided to set it aside for now and try again once I'm in a better headspace.
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Hi Rose! Congratulations again on reaching your milestone! You're so talented and lovely, and I can't wait to see your blog grow even more.
For your prompts, could I please request Cassian Andor with the prompts:
42. “Do you think of me when you touch yourself?”
67. “It looks good on you.”
Hi Sam, my love! You are so sweet and I adore talking to you. Thank you so much for all your support, it truly means the world to me! I'm terribly sorry this took so long but I loved writing for this prompt SO much and I hope you enjoy reading it! I haven't written for Cassian in years so I hope I've done him justice here. In my mind, this little scene happened when he was younger, maybe early 20s, at the rebel base on Yavin.
Cassian Andor x AFAB!reader, no pronouns used
Rating: mature but this blog is 18+ so MDNI
Warnings: alcohol consumption, dirty talk, some touching over clothes (barely)
Word Count: 775
“Truth or dare?” you stare at him with a raised brow, skepticism painted across your features, “Really Cass? What are we, 14?”
“Come on, it’ll be fun,” he grins, “besides, it beats whatever this is.”
It’s late. You’re not exactly sure what time, but the sun had slipped below the horizon hours ago. You and Cassian pulled the short straw, ordered to take the night watch on the south side of the base. It’s not as if the job wasn’t important, but you couldn’t really imagine why anyone would attack the unsuspecting forest moon — that and you’d rather be asleep now, instead of sat in the lookout tower gazing out into the night.
“Fine,” you relent, deciding to humour him, “but it would be more fun if we had something to drink.”
His lips curl mischievously and he pulls a flask from the inside pocket of his jacket, “I’ve got you, sweetheart.”
The term of endearment tugs at something in your belly but you quickly brush it off. Of course, Cassian was handsome — funny, determined, badass — you could probably go on for hours but you were just friends…right? Just friends with this stupid boy you’d had a crush on for years.
“You’re gonna get us in trouble,” you shove him playfully and snatch the flask from his hand, unscrewing the lid to take a sip of the bitter liquor inside. It burns down your throat and pleasantly warms your insides. Cassian’s tongue darts out to wet his bottom lip as he watches your throat bob, eyes darkening as his mind begins to wander.
“Okay, truth…” you smile, passing the flask back to him, “or dare?”
Cassian tips the flask against his lips, pondering for a moment, “dare.”
“Hmm,” you wrack your brain for something to dare him — something that won’t get either of you into too much trouble if it goes south, “I dare you to send a dirty message to the last person you commed.”
Cassian rolls his eyes, and passes you the flask again, pulling out his comlink. You eye him amusedly, taking another sip as he types a message, hits send, and then looks back at you expectantly.
“You gotta show me so I kno—” your own com beeps in your pocket, “…wait, I was the last person you commed?”
Cassian just smirks, taking the flask back and waiting for you to read the message. Your face heats up and your heart begins to beat just a little faster as you pull up your message thread with him.
~ Those pants look good on you, but I bet they’d look even better on my bedroom floor. ~
Your embarrassment dissolves instantly and you try to stifle a giggle, covering your mouth with your hand, “Is that the best you can do? Come on, Cass, make me sweat.”
He huffs in faux annoyance, and you wonder if maybe this might be a bad idea, given the alcohol beginning to flow through your bloodstream dulling your sensibilities, and your secret feelings for your friend.
“You want me to make you sweat, huh?” his eyes darken as he inches closer to you, “Sure sweetheart — truth or dare?”
Your heart thrums, as you try to decide. The energy shifts from playful to something else entirely. You know he’s going to take this as a challenge and you’re not sure if you’re ready to suffer the consequences.
“Truth,” you breathe, hesitantly meeting his gaze.
He moves even closer and leans in until his breath fans warm across your cheek. You can feel your heart hammering in your chest as your breathing grows shallow.
“Do you think of me when you touch yourself?” he asks, voice low in your ear. He places his hand on your knee and squeezes lightly.
Your breath catches in your chest and you nearly let out a soft whimper. Warmth floods between your legs, pooling in your panties. You’re at a loss for words, unable to even think straight with the liquor hazy in your mind and Cassian so, so close.
“Tell me,” he murmurs, lips ghosting against the shell of your ear. His hand brushes up your thigh, edging closer and closer to your aching centre.
“Y-yes,” you nod, voice barely a whisper.
Cassian groans, adjusting himself in his pants. Your eyes flick down to catch a glimpse of his evident bulge. It seems you have the same effect on him as he has on you and that fact gives you a burst of confidence.
“Your turn, Cass…truth or dare.”
“Dare.”
You lay your hand over the bulge in his pants and he gasps.
“I dare you to kiss me, asshole.”
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"A drunk villain topping a sober yet submissive hero?🙏"
Request #9
Warning: nsfw.
A fun little idea! This is also the last request from my old blog's inbox, which I'm glad about because my current inbox is already filling with new requests. (Keep 'em coming tho! I love your ideas!💖)
I also gotta say, I've been on fire recently! I've been writing so much I got drafts saved and ready to be posted! Hopefully, I don't jinx myself here lmao.
Anyways, enjoy! ^^
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Hero weaved through the crowd of criminals, wine glass in hand, as they kept an eye out for their target. They have been sent out on a mission by Organization. They were to find Villain, capture them, and at last bring them to justice.
The hero was currently at a ball being held by Supervillain. Their disguise consisted of state-of-the-art technology forming a hologram over their entire body, making them look like Other Villain, with whom Villain is on good terms. Combined with a voice changer, they would no doubt fool the villain and catch them off guard.
Hero's plan was pretty basic. They were going to find Villain, drag them off somewhere away from the party, pin them down, and cuff them.
"Simple, but effective." - they thought to themself. The hero's only issue now was that they still had no idea where the hell Villain was-
"Well, hello~." - a voice slurred from behind Hero, and before they could even turn around, an arm hooked around their shoulders, and Villain's ugly mug was right in their face.
Getting into character, the hero responded, "Ah, Villain! It's been a while, hasn't it?"
"Mmm, sure has. Hey, how's about we... make up for lost time, eh?" - the villain asked, leaning even closer to the disguised hero's face, running a finger down their jawline suggestively. The smell of alcohol wafting off them made Hero's eyes sting, but they played along nonetheless, "Well... I don't see why not~."
"Oh, this is perfect." - Hero thought. They have been preparing for this for weeks. They had to catch Other Villain a few weeks back, just so that they could pull this off. And out of all possible outcomes, this was the best and most convenient one.
"But perhaps let's go somewhere more... private." - the hero suggested, dragging Villain along down a nearby hallway. The other did not resist, letting 'Other Villain' pull them into a random bedroom as they drunkenly giggled to themself.
Hero locked the door behind them, and before Villain could react, they grabbed their arms and pinned them down on the side of the bed, turning off their disguise.
Villain looked surprised, then confused, and then something seemed to click in their head.
"Oh, my. Hero, if you wanted to have some fun that badly, you could have just asked~."
It was the wrong thing that clicked. Hero's face heated up at the other's words. They found themself at a loss. And in their surprise failed to realize that their hold on the villain had loosened.
Villain, drunk out of their mind, somehow noticed their slack hold, and before the hero knew it, their positions had switched. The villain was on top of them, pinning their arms above their head and grinning down at them, their bodies pressed against each other.
And as their crotches brushed, Hero's face turned beet red. They couldn't stop a shudder from running through them as the villain whispered in their ear, "So, how about it, Hero~? Wanna play~?"
The hero tried to stutter out an answer but found that they couldn't. They looked for a possible way out, and to their surprise, noticed that Villain's grip wasn't as strong as it could be. They have been pinned down by the other plenty of times in the past during their fights, so they knew that they could easily escape right now.
...
But did they want to?
Hero could feel their blood rushing down to their sex as the villain rubbed against them. They knew they shouldn't be letting this happen, but... Villain just looked so hot like this. And their touch was making the hero want more.
"F-Fine, let's play." - the villain only giggled in reply and locked their lips together, kissing hard and with need. The feeling distracting the hero's senses. They inhaled sharply as the other's grip suddenly increased. Have- Have they been pretending to be weakened?!
Hero could not escape anymore, and honestly...
...they didn't mind in the slightest.
As their kiss continued, Villain dragged the hero to the middle of the bed. Releasing their wrists, they ran their hands down Hero's chest and then began unbuttoning their shirt. In their drunken state, however, they struggled and tore the shirt open out of annoyance.
Hero whined a bit at the sight of the loose buttons flying and decided to ruin the other's shirt the same way. They went to grab the fabric and tear it off the other, only to have their hands pinned at their sides.
A "Tsk, tsk." sounded in their ear as Villain scolded them, "You don't get to touch me unless I say so." - the sudden chiding caught the hero off guard, and they couldn't stop the pit that grew in their stomach from the villain assuming control.
"Understand~?" - Villain asked, their lips brushing against the shell of Hero's ear, eliciting a small gasp from them. A wave of pleasure shot through them as the other nibbled on their earlobe.
"Y-Yes." - the hero managed to mutter out, somehow already breathless. Barely anything has happened yet, so why were they freaking out so much?! Why did- Why did it feel so... good to be below Villain like this?
Was it just the danger of letting their nemesis have control over them? The adrenaline of being at their mercy?
The excitement of being so close together?
"Good~." - the villain purred above them, running their hands across every bit of Hero's torso, dragging their nails down the other's back, arching it and making a shiver travel down their spine.
The hero had to bite back a moan as the other ground against them once more. They wanted to pull the rest of Villain's clothes off but knew that they couldn't, that they weren't allowed to.
That powerlessness only served to turn them on further. Hero clawed at the plush bedsheets below them, bunching up the fine material between their fingers. The villain chuckled at the sight, leaving a trail of kisses down the other's neck. Going down their chest, they bit the hero occasionally, bruising their flesh and making them whine needly.
Villain went even lower, tugging down the hero's pants, but only slightly, not enough to reveal their sensitive genitalia. They left even more kisses on them, licking their skin, making Hero inhale shakily and wonder what the villain's tongue would feel like just a little bit lower.
That pondering only worsened as Villain forced their legs apart and mouthed them through their pants, teasing the hero, who this time couldn't help the moan that slipped past their lips.
Hero tried to grab the other's head on instinct. They wanted to keep them there, for that sweet feeling to continue but stopped themself halfway, remembering how the villain forbade them from touching them. They grasped at the bedsheets once again, knuckles hurting from their hard grip.
"Good hero~." - Villain praised, making the hero blush even more, as they turned their head to the side, trying to hide and smush it into the pillows. Their face, however, was back on full display within seconds as the villain suddenly pulled their pants down further and took Hero into their mouth.
The hero couldn't stop the curse that left them alongside Villain's name, which they began to moan louder the more the villain licked and sucked at their privates. The feeling of the other's teeth teasingly dragging down them made Hero's back arch again, and the threat of Villain being able to bite down on them made their insides twist.
They whimpered as the villain suddenly pulled away from them, only to swallow the lump that had formed in their throat as the criminal stripped themself of their remaining clothing, revealing themself to the hero lying below them.
"Like what you see~?" - Villain asked, giggling. The alcohol in their system still making them giddy. Hero could only stare at them, impossibly red in the face as they answered, breathless, "Yes."
The villain leaned forward, once more looming over the other, and the hero whined at the sight, pleading, "V-Villain, please can I touch you? Please, I- I want to touch you, please."
"Aww, begging already?" - the villain teased, taking hold of Hero's hips and positioning themself against them. The hero went to beg more, but only a mixture of a moan and a whine left them as Villain slid into them without warning.
The villain's pace was slow and surprisingly steady, considering how drunk they were. Hero held onto the bedsheets like their life depended on it. They wanted to touch the other so, so badly.
Villain leaned down and caught their lips in a light kiss, running their hands up the hero's sides, making them squirm. A gasp left Hero as the villain hit them in the right spot. The other grinned and pushed against it, again and again, thrusting in quickly and roughly, but slowly pulling out and then repeating the cycle until the hero was begging them again.
"F-Fuck! Villain, please!" - Hero yelled across the room, their mind so clouded with lust that they have forgotten all the enemies that surrounded them, all the villains and criminals alike partying just a short distance away. So many people, which wouldn't hesitate to kill them on sight.
Villain merely grinned. They could feel their orgasm coming closer and decided that they have messed around for long enough, "Hero~..."
Said hero focused on them, as best as they could anyway, and exhaled weakly as the villain's words registered in their clouded brain.
"You may touch me~."
Hero wasted no time hooking their limbs around the other. They moaned as their lips crushed together, as Villain began to pound into them without mercy.
The feeling of their skin against each other, the sheer amount of intimacy, and physical contact quickly drove the hero over the edge. And as they yelled out the villain's name, they too felt their blissful finish wash over them.
As the two began to gasp for air, slowly coming down from their high, Villain slid off of Hero, whose eyes were closed as they tried to steady their breathing.
The hero's eyes snapped open, however, at the feeling of power suppressing cuffs locking around their wrists.
"W-Wait, what is-" - they tried but were interrupted as the door suddenly burst open, and Supervillain's henchmen flooded the room, followed by their boss.
"Are you quite done yet?" - the supervillain asked Villain, an impatient look on their face that only made the villain giggle, adding to Supervillain's annoyance.
"Yeaaah, I guess I am." - the villain responded, ignoring the shocked hero beside them as they got up from the bed and approached the supervillain.
"Unless you wanna have some fun too~?" - they asked, leaning against the other criminal, still very much but-ass naked.
Supervillain only pushed them off and growled out, "Ugh, don't touch me. You smell like heroism and righteousness. Disgusting."
"Aww, but then... don't you wanna make me smell like chaos and evilness, again~?" - Villain playfully pushed, stretching their body in a teasing manner.
The supervillain only grumbled under their breath, "Oh, you stupid fucking..." before turning to their henchmen and barking out some orders at them.
The henchmen grabbed Hero and left the room. Supervillain relocked the door behind them and proceeded to drag Villain back towards the bed.
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hotchscvm · 3 years
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hoe hoe hoe - part one
Warnings: dark!Steve, student/teacher relationship
Word count: 2.2k
Pairings: Professor!Steve Rogers x Reader
Summary: Your dad's best friend isn't exactly who you thought he'd be.
chris evans masterlist
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Walking in the front door, the smell of eggnog, and pine hit your nose, mixing in with the warmth of the newly cooked food in the kitchen. Looking around the house, you registered how much decorating you had left your father to do, pondering whether or not he strained his back putting up the Christmas tree. You'd have to make it up to him somehow.
"Dad! I'm home." you yelled out, stepping out of your shoes. Even with the amount of work he had done, he still had the time to shovel the driveway despite the heavy amount of snow that had precipitated last night. The mixed-breed boxer pawed his way to you, the dog panting as he snuggled himself against your leg. "Hey, cutie."
Your father stuck his head from the kitchen, motioning for you to come into the room. "In the kitchen. I was getting worried that you got stuck in traffic. It's an absolute nightmare coming into the city from 122 right now."
Entering the kitchen with Dodger, you went to hug your dad, your arms wrapping around his waist. The man chuckled, giving your cold body a hug back before kissing your forehead. You sighed, pulling away, looking around the kitchen to see the dining room covered with food. "Traffic was a bitch, but I managed to get out of it. Although, I may have made a couple of people mad, but you gotta do what you have to do, right?"
"You got that right, pumpkin." he replied. For someone with a 20 year old daughter, the man was young, having you with his high school sweetheart at 19. He gestured at the food. "You hungry? I made all of this and I'm not sure that everyone at the party will eat all of this."
"Jesus, Dad, were you drunk when you made all of this? This is enough to feed the whole country." you commented, walking up to the table to grab a mini quiche off the plate. Your tongue swirled around the food, relishing the flavor. It was a gift having your father as a successful chef.
"I may have went overboard with the cooking, but I got excited." he explained, chuckling. Pouring some eggnog in a mug, he offered it to you, taking a sip of his own before announcing his news. "An old friend of mine is coming for the party. My best friend in college. He's in town for the holidays, and he'll be staying with us for a few. That okay?"
You nodded, washing the remaining quiche in the eggnog, swallowing it down. "Yeah, that's fine. Who's this friend of yours? Have I met him before?"
"You used to call him Uncle Steve, but he left for Brooklyn when you were four. I doubt you'd remember him but he gave you that necklace last year when he couldn't make it. He's a professor in Brooklyn now, but he wanted to come to Boston, spend the holidays with us."
"Wait, he gave me this necklace?" you asked, holding up the golden angel wings between your fingers. Your dad nodded, untying the knot on his apron. "Oh, wow. Hey, I officially get to thank him for it."
You dad agreed, nodding again as he popped a mint in his mouth, his teeth grinding down on it. "Yes, you will. He'll appreciate seeing you again. He's been talking about seeing his favorite girl—shit."
"Something wrong?"
"I forgot to pick up the ham today. I've been so busy making everything for today that I completely forgot about the main course for tomorrow." said your father, rubbing the bridge of his nose, mentally slapping himself. He sighed. "Can you take the pie out of the oven when it's ready? I have to run to the store really quick and get the ham."
Shaking your head, you stopped him, pushing his clearly exhausted body into the nearest chair, shaking a finger at him when he tried to stand back up. "No, no, no. You're tired and you need to rest. I'll get the ham, and anything else you need. Text me a list."
"Pumpkin, you don't have to do that. You just got home—" he was cut off by your insistent expression, the man relenting. "Okay, fine. Go to the Costco, they have a better selection there. And drive safe, it's supposed to be snowing tonight but with Massachusetts weather, you never know if it'll start early."
"Gotcha. I'll be back soon. In the meantime, you sit, rest, and text me a list of things I need." you said, grabbing the keys from the table. The cold air hit your face, your cheeks stinging from the impact. You winced, wishing home was somewhere warmer.
The drive to Costco was nostalgic, the familiar buildings and roads bringing back memories so deep you forgot they existed. The little ice cream place reminded you of your first kiss with your first grade boyfriend. You had immediately broken up with him the next day, claiming it was the way he walked when he asked if it was his sloppy peck on the lips. You had lied through your teeth.
Slosh was fun, it made it that much gross to walk through the barely shoveled parking lot, nearly slipping as you reached the entrance. One of the employees by the door handed you a cart, giving you a curt smile before returning to his spot.
Pushing the cart down the aisles, you immediately head to the grocery area, getting a text from your dad of all the food to get. With how short the list was, the cart had been unnecessary, but you decided to get all the last minute Christmas shopping out of the way, grabbing a Christmas card to match the present you had gotten for your father.
You had just bent over, reaching for the ham when you heard your name called, the familiar voice making you look up. A few feet behind you stood your history professor, a surprised smile on his face as he took you in. You returned the smile, stunned by the sight of you professor. "Professor Rogers? Hey, what're you doing here?"
The blond raised an eyebrow, his piercing blue eyes flickering to the necklace visible. He smirked inside, his heart warming at the thought. "I'm in the city for the holidays. I'm staying with a friend, catch up with them. What about you? Any exciting plans for Christmas?"
"Just spending it with my dad." you replied, reaching behind you to randomly grab a ham, not looking at the brand, and dropped it in the cart. "To be honest, I didn't think you could even leave Brooklyn. I mean, you practically worship the city, it's a surprise seeing you outside of it."
Professor Rogers laughed, his laughter was what you imagined angels to sound like. To say you had a tiny crush on the hot professor was understandable, although, so did everyone who had eyes. The professor leaned against the freezer, his eyes never breaking from yours. "Brooklyn's nice but it's nice to get out once in a while. That's a beautiful necklace you have there."
"Thanks, I got it from my dad's friend." you said, blushing slightly at the compliment. Taking a quick look at your phone, you noted you had everything your dad had asked for. Glancing back up at the Professor Rogers, you noticed how close he was, barely a few feet away. You gave him a smile. "It was nice seeing you, Professor. I'll see you in class."
Before you could move your cart, the professor placed a hand on it, motioning for you to pause. The blond scratched the back of his head, rocking back and forth on his heels. "Do you need help with anything? I can help you load this in your car, if you want."
"I didn't realize you worked at Costco, Professor." you teased, earning the cutest blush from the blond. Giggling, you shook your head, enjoying his company a lot more than it was allowed. "Don't worry, it's fine. It's not a lot, and I wouldn't want to bother—"
"You're not." he interrupted, sheepishly staring at the floor. The professor made himself look up, smirking when he realized you were blushing. "I wouldn't have offered if I didn't want to. Humor me?"
Call it stupidity or side effects of Steve Rogers' presence, but you wanted to spend more time with him, no matter how domestic the chore. Your smile widened, if possible, and you nodded. "Alright, if you insist. I've gotten everything I need, so I can tag along with you."
"All I really needed was some coffee," Professor Rogers held up the little plastic container filled with coffee grounds. Your thoughts immediately went to his hands wrapped around the cylinder, mentally slapping yourself for finding the simple action hot. "I'm ready to go if you are."
"Oh, okay. Let's go then."
The wall from the grocery area to the checkout was rather fun, the professor making you blush too many times to count, the smile on either of your faces never leaving. It wasn't a secret how many people fought to be in his class, guys included, mostly trying to "bond" with the professor only to get turned down every time someone had the balls to ask him. But it never stopped anyone from trying. It was almost pathetic, but very amusing in a sadistic way.
Professor Rogers held your grocery bags in his hands, effortlessly carrying them while you tried to take them back, feeling bad for having your professor help you out. The man would wave away your pleas, and you gave up as soon as you neared your car, unlocking the doors, and opened the trunk, Professor Rogers unloading all the bags inside. You bit back a smile, admiring the view, jealously wondering who would be lucky enough to end up as his wife.
He closed up the trunk once he was done, shifting his weight between his feet. "So, are you staying in Boston for the whole break or...?"
"Yup. I haven't spent much time with my dad since summer, and I've been guilted to stay in the cold since he's too stubborn to go somewhere warmer." you answered, playfully rolling your eyes. Professor Rogers walked you to the driver's side while you played with your keys, not wanting to say goodbye to him already. "What about you?"
"Me, too." said the professor, tucking his hands in his winter coat. He sighed, the smile dropping. "It was really nice to see you. I'll see you soon, sweetheart."
You nearly swooned at the nickname, cursing your heart for being so easily affected. "You, too, Professor. Happy Holidays and all that."
He laughed, walking off with a wave, the smile that had fallen now impended on his face as he walked back to his car. Steve turned around to see you get in yours, unsubtly staring at your ass. He sighed once again, a wave of sadness washing over him, the feeling he got every time he had to say goodbye to you. It would only be a couple of minutes, but it didn't make him hate it any less.
You drove off after a few seconds of getting your shit together; seeing your unbearable hot professor made you feel like a disgusting head-over-heels in love teenager. Or in other words, it made you the same as those desperate girls back on campus. You scoffed at the thought, starting your car. Hopefully, you'd see him again before class starts, but you highly doubt it.
Snow was falling, the little flurries making it harder to see through the windshield, only to stop suddenly when you reached your house. You grabbed the groceries from the trunk, easily carrying it into the house, so focused on not slipping that you hadn't noticed a very familiar car in the driveway.
Opening the door with ease, you entered the house, almost getting knocked out by the eager dog, jumping up on you. Laughing, you placed all the bags in one arm, reaching down with your free one to pet Dodger. The dog panted happily, his tongue sticking out of his mouth as it dismounted it's paws off your legs. The house had gotten awfully warm, even for you, and you immediately set the bags down to take off your coat. You hadn't noticed the shoes besides the door.
"Dad, I'm back." you announced, picking up the bags and headed to the kitchen, your gaze on the floor, careful not to slip.
Your father clapped Steve's back, the broad blond's presence gone unnoticed by you while you dropped the bags on the kitchen island. Your dad smiled. "Thanks, pumpkin. Honey, this is Steve, my buddy from college."
You turned around, facing them, a grin on your face, only to drop slightly when you saw who Steve was. There, standing in the middle of your kitchen, stood your history professor, all six feet of him, nonchalantly grinning at you. He engulfed you in a hug, leaving you breathless. "Professor?"
"Hello, sweetheart."
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sunshine-overload · 3 years
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[BSTS] Maica White Day 4* Card Story
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chapter 1 -in break area-
maica: Hmmm...
saki: What are you looking at Maica-san?
maica: The magazine that was left here fit the occasion. It has a special feature on florists. Appears there's even specialist shops for air plants now.
saki: They're really going all out huh.
maica: Do you know of them? Plants that can grow even without soil. They sound pretty instagrammable. I doubt any of the other guys here would be interested. Let's see the next page is about flower gifts? .....
Say, what kind of flowers do you like Saki?
saki: Hmm, I guess something like that bouquet, I think they look lovely.
maica: That so, something like this then. ....... I wonder if those that are in love give flowers and such to their partners. Do they find out what their partner likes first just like how I asked you now? What would admirers do in that case then? Lately I've been pondering that a lot.
saki: Admirers?
maica: I'm playing the role of one of Zanaida's admirers. Count Malefski(?). So I started wondering if it was him, how would he react. Admiration and love are different, it's simply putting ones existence on a pedestal. It's similar to the feelings people hold towards idols or those they look up to. If I'm being honest, I'm relieved I got a role that isn't in love this time.
saki: Is that so?
maica: Yeah, since I don't really understand what it's like to have the freedom to fall in love. Well, even without that Vladimir doesn't exactly fit me to begin with. I'm happy with being an admirer, this role has given me food for thought. Ah, my breaks over, I gotta get going.
saki: Ok, do your best.
(He said he doesn't understand the freedom of falling in love... I wonder what he meant by that?)
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chapter 2 -in restaurant-
maica: You still haven't gone home yet Saki?
saki: Ah, yeah not yet, I was still savouring the show, it was really wonderful.
maica: Of course it was, I mean I was singing after all. Well I guess it was also good in general. The crowd was also super pumped up since this was our white day show. It's a show that we put all our gratitude into so I guess the guests were more enthusiastic than usual.
saki: The feelings of you all are properly conveyed at every show.
maica: Hey, could you hold out your hand.
saki: Like this?
-cg
maica: So honest, well, I guess you're always like that. Anyways, this is for you, it's a present from me.
saki: Woah... it's so beautiful!
maica: It's a herbarium, the flowers inside will stay pretty for longer than usual. However it doesn't mean they'll stay pretty forever, gradually they'll start to fade and lose their colour... I figured they were similar to love. Would you agree?
saki: I'm sure there's also forms of love that don’t fade.
maica: Hmm? You really think so? I mean, wouldn't it be difficult to stay with someone forever simply because of a mutual love? The heart is always changing, your own and other people's... that's just how it is.
saki: Maica-san...
maica: I'm kidding, I went and said something like I knew what I was talking about but I don't know anything about love. I never had the freedom to fall in love with someone. I've always lived in an environment that didn't allow for it, I wonder if it's been like that ever since as well. In that place my own wishes are irrelevant.
saki: (I see, so that's how it was...)
maica: Though... if what you said is true and a 'love that doesn't fade' does exist then, if I end up getting trapped in such a love, I wonder how it would turn out. I may end up wanting to confine my lover like those flowers inside the herbarium. So that even if it's only for a little longer... the love won't fade. (looks sad) When it comes to love everything about it really is a mystery to me. Say, what is love to you?
saki: ......
maica: (smiles) Got ya, I'm just messing with you.
--end
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