#I'm glad he got to meet Phil.

[pinkpuffballdude]

I'm glad he got to see his channel hit 10mil. I'm glad he got to see everyone pull together for that last push. I'm glad he got to realize his childhood dream. I wish he got to enjoy it longer.

[shubblelive]

— FRONT ROW

summary : for the first time, you see just how many fans wilbur has in person, and for the first time, you begin to feel like you might not be able to handle it.

genre : angst -> fluff, happy ending

warnings : one or two swearwords, reader gets overwhelmed, they almost break up (but not really i promise)

pairing : cc!wilbur soot x fem!reader

pronouns : she/her, reader is called wilbur's girlfriend

featuring : cc!wilbur soot, cc!ranboo (mentioned), cc!philza (mentioned), kristen

requested : @gracietaylorsversions Hiii! Ilysm could you maybe write a fic inspired by the song “dark red” by steve lacey, more specifically the part: “only you my girl, only you babe” where the reader gets insecure and jealous but wilbur makes sure to reassure her <333

word count : 1.5K

note : hello angel! now, i personallly hate writing jealousy fics i feel like i can NOT do it well, so i opted to delve more into insecurity than jealousy with this one. i'm so glad you're liking my stuff thank you so much it means the worlds

the room was massive. it was like a warehouse, but with seperate rooms off the main one, and way more people. you were in one of the separate rooms, carpeted and less crowded, a yellow card around your neck with your name written on it suspended by a lanyard. 

you weren’t a creator. you didn’t stream or make youtube videos or anything, you hardly even posted on instagram. the only reason you were attending vidcon was because of the man whose arm was wrapped around your shoulder as he chatted avidly to ranboo. 

they had a panel later, the first one since the pandemic had started. it had been somewhat of a surprise to you, when wilbur started getting so big as quickly, but you’d always know it was bound to happen. now, three years into your relationship, you were about to see your boyfriend in front of his first live audience.

one of the vidcon crew members arrived in the room as signalled everyone’s attention, everyone in your group falling silent. they’d all be leaving to go on stage soon. you wouldn’t be alone though, phil’s wife would be there in the audience with you. 

while wilbur got instructions from the crew member, another producer lead you, kristen, and a few other guests of creators into your seats, and you waited anxiously for your boyfriend to come out. 

the two of you had together since 2019. you had helped him move into his streaming office (and subsequently out of his streaming office after getting evicted), and had been there every single step of the way through his streaming career. his fans knew of you. they knew your name and what you looked like, and that you and wilbur had been dating for years, but not much more than that. 

you were as supportive of a partner as you physically could be, helping him out as much as you were able to. for his first ever vidcon, you’d been lucky enough to be able to take time off work to go to LA with him, and he’d let you know over and over how grateful he was for it. you’d held his hand across the atlantic ocean and let him go just in time for him to meet his adoring public. 

and adoring they were. it had been your first time ever truly seeing your partner’s fans in person aside from the odd chance meeting. this was extremely overwhelming. he stepped out of the wings and made eye contact with you immediately, waving at you subtly as he greeted the rest of the crowd. the featured creator hour went for, predictably, about an hour, and as your boyfriend and his friends left the stage, the audience was left to disperse on their own. you guys had saved seats for this one in advance, so you’d had a producer escort you into them, but this time it was just you and kristen in a sea of hundreds of teenagers.

“excuse me,” a small voice piped up, and you whirled around to see a young girl, no older than fourteen standing nervously behind you. she introduced herself nervously, and told you that she thought you had always seemed lovely, and asked for a photo. kristen took it for her, and she left with a beaming smile on her face as you felt your heart thrash against your ribcage. 

there were so many people here, and you were already incredibly overwhelmed by the noise, but now the knowledge that people were perceiving you, even if it was only one fourteen year old girl was just too much to handle. “hey!” you called out to kristen as you both reached the door, having to nearly yell over the noise. “bathroom, i’ll be right back.”

“do you want me to come with you?” her husband would be back in the creator lounge by now, you knew, so you shook your head. 

“no, i’ll be alright, you get back to phil. will you tell wilbur where i am though, please?” she nodded at you, and you took off towards the nearest bathroom. it was absolutely packed, so you skipped it and went straight outside to the carpark. it was hot, and you took a swig of your water bottle as you sat down on the concrete, back against the wall of the building. there were still somehow dozens of fans out here, but you didn’t care.

you needed to get better with this stuff. this was wilbur’s job, and you were his partner. if you were going to spend the rest of your life with him, then you’d need to be able to go to things like this and support him. 

he had so many people’s eyes on him, and you knew that all he wanted was yours. you couldn’t be there for him in the way you needed to. he deserved better. 

the internet was a cruel place. of course you’d seen hate of yourself. you’d seen wilbur shipped with any female friend he came into contact with, and you had always been okay about it. but maybe it wouldn’t be such a bad idea if he dated someone from the industry. he was bound to find someone eventually, someone who loved him just as hard as you did and was able to be there to support him. 

you weren’t cut out for this. you needed wilbur.

he was beside you. “are you alright? what’s going on?” he was scanning the small scattering of fans around the carpark areas, hoping to find somewhere to get you away from prying eyes. “darling?”

“i’m okay,” your voice shook, and he helped you to your feet. “you should go back inside.”

“i am not going anywhere without you,” he said resolutely, hand securely wrapped around yours. 

“i’m such a shit girlfriend,” you tried to laugh, but their were anxious tears forming in your eyes. it was so bright that you had to squint to look at wilbur, who was shielding you from the LA sun. “i’m sorry.”

“what are you talking about?” he asked softly. “you’re not shit, darling. furthest from it, in fact. you’re the best girlfriend i’ve ever had.”

“i’d hope so considering we’re still dating,” you said quietly. “maybe we shouldn’t be, though.”

wilbur thought he couldn’t feel more anxious after the creator hour. existing in front of such a massive croud of people was something that had never felt real to him, but then he’d looked out into the audience and had seen you, and he knew that after he left he’d be able to pull you into his arms and kiss you, and that you would fix the pounding of his heart. and then he’d stepped back inside the lounge and been met with just kristen, he waited, ten, fifteen minutes, believing you when you’d said you’d gone to the bathroom, before he used the find my friends app on his phone to see where you were. but that sentence made earlier feel like the most calm he had ever felt. “you want to break up?”

his voice quivered, low and deep, and you shook your head frantically. “of course i don’t want to. i was just thinking that…”

“that we should.” he finished flatly. “why?”

his hands were still around yours, but this felt more for his sake than yours now. “i can’t do this, wilbur.” you breathed out. “i can’t do the crowds and the screaming and the hoards of people who know that i exist, i can’t do it.”

wilbur’s face crumpled with relief. “you don’t have to, darling. i promise. from now on, no more events or conventions or panels that you don’t want to go to. please, i love you so much, i’m not gonna lose you over this.”

“but you deserve to have someone there who can do these things!” you argued. “someone who gets it, who understands!”

“i don’t want someone who gets it.” wilbur shot back immediately, silencing you. “i want you. i love you so much, darling. i don’t care if you don’t like the crowds, or if you don’t feel comfortable with me talking about you on stream or posting photos on instagram. none of that means anything to me. the only important thing is you and only you.”

you were almost crying as you kissed him, having to close your eyes instinctively against the sun as his lips pushed against yours, his hands caressing your back comfortingly. “i’m sorry, wil.” you said softly, lips still on his. “i’m being silly.”

“just a little,” he admitted between kisses. “but so am i. i’m just glad you’re here. i love you, silly.”

“i’d say it back but i don’t feel like it anymore.”

he barked out a laugh. “fine! i’m sorry. i love you, darling. my serious girl.”

“that’s somehow worse.” he kissed you to make it up to you, though, so you allowed him to drag you back inside, this time he got a security guard to sneak you in through a back corridor where you were still met with a room full of people who knew your name. except this one had a reserved seat right next to wilbur as you got to watch him live out his dreams, right there in the front row. 

[finnitesimal]

i miss phil and missa hanging out together but i do not have the time to rewatch all of those vods. do you have any favorite pissa moments that you could recommend?

I'm so glad you asked so I can rewatch all of them but off the top of my head we have

Right off the bat. the first time they meet! Around 03:37:20 on Missa's vod and 03:59:20 on Phil's, Phil drops into a river in front of Roier and Missa who immediately accost him for food, sand and/or cobblestone. After he points them in the direction of the nearest desert and Roier mildly threatens him, Missa says "I love you man" and Phil says "I love you bye" back. 10/10 first interaction very cool, conjures the image of philza minecraft emerging from a river and solidifies that missasinfonia is in fact a stronger man than me

- Phil joking that Chayanne wanted a black bed because he's emo and Missa going "just like his father" and you hear the slow realization between them after Phil laughs like wait a minute is he talking about me or

- 02:17:00 on Missa's, "I'm taken for, thank you very much" "no, I'm so happy with my partner" Establishing the relationship baby!!!! There was never a slash P. die by my blade

- 03:01:20 on Missa's 05:33:25 on Phil's you KNOW I'm putting "come to bed partner" in there. You know it. Sexo. Plus Double beds in Minecraft culture connotations

- Literally every instance of names. Punching walls

1) 01:47:10 - missa, when Phil get hit by a phantom "no toques mi querido"

2) 01:50:40 - missa, when everyone's names got changed to Tilin "darling, could you tell me what my name is"

3) 02:09:05 - phil joking about Chayanne being in highschool waiting for him to come back from the lag "sweetie, when do we move the weights and turn his room into the gym"

- whore things to say. 00:25:24 on Missa's "I've been so alone.... So very alone" whore things to say part two 04:13:00 on Phil's "you're looking awfully bare" the armor bit was cute though. I don't deserve you (foreshadowing my insanity on this)

- bonus not-with-phil quote "he makes me feel safe" about wishing they could play together again. Awe

- bonus not-with-missa quote "what an adonis of a man" minecraft streamers specifically using 'adonis' as a descriptor. Two nickels

BONUS

Not quite a Phil moment but there's a bit at 01:46:50 at this vod where Missa and Chayanne visit Charlie and after assaulting him in his own home Chayanne gets asked if he could provide bodyguard services against his bitch wife and while he looks for Flippa Chayanne asks Missa "nosotros no tenemos esos problemas/we dont have those problems" To which Missa answers no, (either) "Tus padres te quieren mucho/Your parents love you very much" OR "tus padres se quieren mucho/your parents love each other very much" still don't know which it is I think the second works with the situation better but as always spanish speakers please correct me if google translate is fueling my delusions

[aurumacadicus]

For the blurb thing maybe Coulson and Tony plus pumpkin carving?

Tony is so skilled with his hands and Coulson is so stupidly in love with him.

--

Phil was on gutting duty. He found, surprisingly, that he quite liked it. There was something soothing about sawing around the stem, angled just right so the top wouldn't fall back in; scooping the insides clean and smooth; dumping the strings and seeds into their designated buckets at his feet; and then carefully placing the lid back on top and pushing it further down the table. He was quick. Efficient. Considering what spices to use on the pumpkin seeds after roasting them later.

It kept him from the awkward position of having to make small-talk with children. Tony was good at it--he could chat with a child for hours despite understanding nothing of the subject. As easily as he could make people rich people feel small, he could make small children feel larger than life. It was part of the reason he loved Tony, after all: Tony could wither him with one look if he was focused on the wrong thing, and Tony could build him up with just a few words after a long day of losses when he felt like a failure.

"What do you think, Phil?" Tony asked, turning his immaculately sculpted pumpkin toward him. It was quite obviously Hulk's fist. "You think people will be able to tell what this is?"

"Of course," Phil agreed, because one time he'd joked about it and the child receiving the pumpkin hadn't understood, and Tony had had to soothe several ruffled feathers.

Tony turned the pumpkin toward the little girl who had asked for it theatrically. "Well! And what do you think, little lady?"

"I'm not a lady, I'm a dinosaur," the little girl said, and then let out a roar to prove it.

"My mistake. Obviously you are a dinosaur," Tony agreed without missing a beat. He motioned at the pumpkin with a flourish. "Does this pumpkin meet with your reptilian satisfaction?"

The girl pursed her lips, skeptical, then nodded firmly. "Yes, it's very good."

"And what do we say?" her father asked kindly.

"Thank you Mr. Iron Man sir," she said, with more gravity than it probably deserved, before her dad scooped the pumpkin up to take on to the next booth with them.

"You're welcome!" Tony called after them, then sighed, leaning back in his chair. "Ouch."

Phil turned, reaching out to take one hand between both his own and massage it. "How are you doing? Need a break?"

Tony opened his mouth, then closed it again, considering. Finally, he decided, "I'm fine. Most kids are clearing out, so we've probably only got a couple more pumpkins to do, if that much." He flexed his other hand, then pulled his hand from Phil's. "That one doesn't hurt as much. Do this one."

"Okay," Phil replied, gamely turning his attention to rubbing his other hand. "Are you going to stay to hand out candy?"

"My arms are going to fall off," Tony complained. "And if I see one more popcorn ball I'm gonna hurl."

"Okay," Phil said again, unable to keep the fondness out of his voice. "Well, I think your Halloween Carnival is once again a great success."

Tony hummed, a pleased smile crossing his face. "I'm glad. You weren't too bored, were you?"

"When I can listen to you have an extended conversation with a tiny vampire about the ethics of drinking from animals versus humans? Of course not," Phil scoffed. He lifted Tony's hand to press a kiss to the back of it. "Lucky you've already got calluses on your hands, or you'd be worse off."

"I suppose there is an upside to being in the workshop all day," Tony mused, brushing the backs of his fingers over Phil's lips. "How are your hands, paper-pusher?"

"Sore," Phil admitted. "But I could take more breaks than you, so probably not as bad as yours. No blisters," he added when he noticed Tony trying to peek. "I'm fine."

"Okay," Tony said, clearly reluctant, but Phil wasn't in the habit of lying to him. "Well. I have one more pumpkin I want to carve."

Phil released his hands. "If you have to."

"I do," Tony decided, turning to the pumpkin Phil had just emptied.

Phil focused on cleaning up, because it looked like they truly weren't going to get anymore kids coming up. Tony had people to do the really dirty work, but he busied himself with tidying the carving implements and checking the buckets to make sure that there was no trash in them. He checked their phones for any announcements from event organizers and found nothing but 'great job, everyone!' from them.

"Ta-da!" Tony exclaimed, turning the pumpkin toward him with a smug grin. It had Captain America's shield carved into it. "For you!"

"What if I would have preferred the arc reactor?" Phil asked.

Tony scowled at him. "You get that whether you like it or not. Just for that, I'm sleeping in the guest room."

"No you're not," Phil said, taking the pumpkin from him. "I'm putting this in the living room for the party tomorrow so I can see how many times people harass Steve with it."

Tony beamed at him, affront forgotten as quickly as it had come. "I'll make sure to put an electric candle in so Steve can't just blow it out."

"Thank you," Phil said, leaning in to kiss his cheek, and then chucked a handful of pumpkin string at Clint when he heard him yell 'gross!'

[bonesandthebees]

I love your pta au so much!!

Gotta ask, was Phil or Missa involved in any sort of drama?

lol thank you I'm glad people like my silly au

for the most part phil and missa stay out of drama, but also love to know what's going on. since missa is the trophy husband he tends to get the gossip from the other parents like what happened between mariana and foolish in the past, who's kid got what grade on the latest test, what spreen's been up to since he stopped showing up to the pta meetings, etc. then he reports it all back to phil

phil just wants to focus on raising his kid and also helping to raise his grandkid. except he also knows so much about charlie and mariana's divorce(s). so much more than he wants to know. he has a grudge against charlie because one night after he got into a fight with mariana charlie showed up drunk at their house banging on the door and shouting incoherently. none of them were home at the time but phil saw it on his doorbell camera because of course this bitch would have a fucking doorbell camera

phil also has a superiority complex though because chayanne keeps talking about setting buildings on fire and carries a lighter around and it's really starting to freak the other parents out, but phil just laughs it off and insists a little threatened arson never hurt anyone, right?

[sergeantsporks]

Witch Switch: All of Part 1

Part 2

Transcript Under the Cut

[Caleb is driving while Phillip sits grumpily next to him]

Caleb: So... are we going to talk about it, or...

Phillip: Oh, my god, Caleb, they made such a big deal about it when they called, it was NOT that bad! Some of the guys just bet me I couldn't climb to the top of the Noceda statue, and--

C: The guys? Your friends? Did they get in trouble, too?

P: No, of course not. I'm not a snitch, Caleb, but the point is, Principal Hal COMPLETELY overreacted. I was FINE. No one knows that museum and Statue like I do.

C: Hey. I'm proud you've made friends in high school I never had that. So I'm glad you've found a group to call your own. With that being said... promise me you'll be careful?

C: I know you want to impress your friends, but you don't have to do everything they dare or bet you to do. If you know it's dangerous, or wrong, then you need to stand up and say "no, I don't feel comfortable with that." If they're really your friends, then they'll understand. And if not... then you're better off without them, and I want you to get out of there. Stay safe.

P: Yeah, okay.

C: Good. Now that's discussed... I've got a late shift tonight. Evelyn will be coming over--

P: GROAN

C: --with dinner, so don't worry about food. Be good. Don't climb any more statues while I'm gone

P: No promises

C: Pip.

P: I won't.

[Cut to a Silent door]

[Repeated knocking]

[Silent door]

[More Knocking]

Unknown [muffled]: Phillip, I know you're in there! Let me in!

[Silent door]

U: Oh, for...

[Click as the door is unlocked]

[Panel is on Phillip, who is lying on the floor with headphones on]

Evelyn: Phillip, I know you can hear me

[Panel is Evelyn with her arms crossed, Phillip's face (smug) in a bubble next to it]

Phillip: Oh, hi, Evelyn. Sorry, can't hear you

E: Okay, cool. Guess that means you don't want dinner

P: [sitting up quickly] I didn't say that

[Evelyn's face is in a small panel next to him, smiling smugly/evilly]

[Phillip and Evelyn are sitting at table, Phillip with a fast food soda cup in his hands]

E: What are you listening to, anyway?

P: Podcast

E: 'bout what?

P: Kids who got away with killing their siblings' partners

E: Har-dee-har. What is it actually?

P: Gravesfield witch hunts

E: Ah

Evelyn: Heard about what happened today

Phillip: I'm sure you did

E: Pretty awesome that you got to the top.. [realization that she's supposed to be a responsible adult] Uh-- but-- you know-- don't do it again? And all that.

P: [Skeptical] Are you trying to be "the cool one?"

E: [half sarcastic] Oh, no, I could never be cooler than Caleb

P: Damn straight. Anyway, no one has to worry about it happening again. It was just a one time bet from my friends.

E: [with venom] Oh. Your "friends."

P: Yes, "friends." A novel concept to you, I'm sure

E: Oh, very mature.

[Cut: Phillip is now at the door, which is open]

Phillip: [gesturing towards the open door] Okay, thanks for dinner. Bye.

Evelyn: [arms crossed] No can do, Phil. I promised Caleb I'd keep an eye on you while he's--

P: [interrupting, frustrated, throwing his arms in the air] He's just at work! I don't need a babysitter!

E: [surprised and guilty] Yeah... work...

[Cut to a view of a street featuring the Robin's Roast Cafe]

E: [disembodied voice] I'm sure he's just... worried about you

[Panel features Caleb, wearing Robin's Roast apron/hat with a manager bage, twisting his hands nervously]

Caleb: Hey, uh. Thanks for meeting me here

[Panel features Principal Hal sitting grumpily at a table. Next to him, smiling and waving friendly, is Manny Noceda]

C: [disembodied voice over Hal and Manny] You... wanted to talk about Phillip?

[beansthough]

BEANS FOR REAL JUST YOU MADE THE WHOLE THING SO MUCH BETTER!

LIKE THE AGE JUMP MEANS WE HAVE MATURE TOMMY!!! He would so just enter Uncle Tommy phase and be able to sympathize with Tallulah so much more because of his own experience with Hunters.

And Wilbur being just a glorified Teddy Bear is everything and I love it so much more!!!!! He's definitely just gonna be stuck their for a while and get a rush of nostalgia from meeting Tommy all over again with her probs not knowing her own strength etc.

But but I had another thought!!! Now what if we had Chayanne into the mix? I think it would be so good if Chayanne was just a tiny hybrid too (idk if still a dragon but anyways) and he kinda got ditched as a kid and had been wandering for a home till he stumbles upon Tallulah in Tommy's old den and they befriend each other that Chayanne decides he's Tallaluhs protector now.

And then lets say that Tommy and Wilbur couldn't see Tallulah for some reason and it's Phil who goes to see her and what a surprise he gets from this tiny boy protecting a dragon from anything and everything because he doesn't trust any one- even small hybirds like himself. THEN YOU GET THEIR BONDING AND PHIL GOING: This child is malnourished and looks son shaped. I JUST THINK YES IT WOULD BE SO CUTE!!!!!!!!

Thank you for letting me rant a second time and I'm glad you're well <3 Love seeing you about when you're online <3

Omg YESSSSS.

We definitely need Chayanne . I think he should be a sparrow hybrid for him and Philza to be closer and make Phil’s instincts just go crazy.

But ah just Chayanne meeting Tallulah and instead of being frightened her just like, yep this in my little sister now. I have to protect her with my life. And Tallulah keeping him hidden from Wilbur, but when Philza shows up for a surprise visit.

Chayanne had never seen Philza around before so he just immediately tries to fight Phil. And Philza see this kid and just goes yep! Mine forever!

[phelbeez]

how would the rest of soul-as react to sunny existing? Like, they’ve lost their eggs, would they have a bad reaction to her, a good one or a neutral one?

* Sunny's name is Poppet in this au! If you see me referring to a "Poppet" that is her :)

Tubbo - He made the choice to adopt her almost immediately upon finding her. He had been grappling with the idea of having to adopt Chayanne and Tallulah if Phil never woke up after their crash landing. The possibility of death isn't even gone now! He might as well protect this kid and practice for having full responsibility of 2 more.

Philza - Phil was having a pretty quiet day until Tubbo came back to the base and presented him with a whole entire child. Phil was enamored, but was relieved that Tubbo wasn't expecting the parents whos kids are still missing to jump at the chance to help raise another kid. He's been very unappreciative of Fit's teasing about him being a grandpa. (I'm not even Tubbo's dad-)

Fit - He and Tubbo weren't expecting to find anybody while away on yet another trip into the wastes. He's just glad this time it didn't end with Tubbo having to lose another limb. He was conflicted at first. The responsibility of taking care of a child on top of everything else? But when faced with either an extra mouth to feed or the guilt of abandoning a child after losing his own... Yeah, Tubbo can bring her home.

Etoiles - He was her first choice of "favorite uncle" for a reason here. Immediately doted on her with shiny gifts (armor). She held onto it even though she was too weak to wear it. He isn't planning on adopting another kid but he enjoys having one around again. Another reason to keep fighting so hard to survive and the added bonus of a new stick fight partner. (She has to learn how to protect herself, yes? We won't always be there.)

Bagi - It was her first time properly meeting a living egg. Bagi fell in love with Poppet. Bagi loves having Poppet around and it has encouraged her to spend more time in the base instead of constantly going on week long trips into the wastes. She is Poppets only auntie- For now! Bagi has lots of good things to say about her auntie Tina.

Charlie - He kept his distance at first. Terrified of making another mistake. Terrified of being forced away from his new home because of another accident. Tubbo might have heard all these stories from the others but that didn't stop him from "allowing" Charlie to babysit. It wasn't much of a choice the first time he did. Charlie was the only one who'd be at the base for a full day! Of course Poppet would be his responsibility. He did his best though and Poppet would eventually end up adopting him. Which Tubbo was a little bit relieved about. Being a single father during the apocalypse was rough.

Pierre - He has his own "beef" with Tubbo. He likes having Poppet around though. He likes being able to brag to her. He's finally got access to all these machines after all, and while Tubbo's busy doing his leader things Pierre's busy trying to rebuild his factory. (Unsuccessfully so far, it's been a slow process. Resources are much harder to come by.) But it's more than what Tubbo's done so... Time to brag to his kid?

[writing-oof]

Sometimes I Forget How to Wake Up (That's Okay. We'll Wait for You)

Day Five: (Situations Wheel) I got Hibernating Technoblade, so I speed-ran a nearly-1k hurt/comfort fic for this :]

TW: sleeping, fatigue, temporary paralysis

Technoblade doesn't make it to his room before it hits him.

He would have been fine, if he hadn't been pushing it back nearly a week now. He's just lucky he wasn't out in the snow when it happened.

He stumbles up the steps, his vision blurring and the world starting to spin. His limbs drag heavily, as if tied to stones twice his weight.

When he trips on the top stair, he can barely move his arms in front of him in time to catch the ground before it slams into his face.

His nose still clips the floor, even with his hands splayed in front of him, and a throbbing pain spreads through his head and behind his eyes.

It isn't broken, thank god, and Technoblade slumps over onto his side, curled up on the ground like a baby.

He considers making the fight to drag himself to his bed, just a few doors down, but he doesn't have much time to consider before he's gone. His eyes shut and his muscles fall lax, a heap of himself in his hallway.

---

Technoblade wakes up falling.

He would shout in surprise if his vocal chords weren't loose in his throat. As it is, he breathes out just a bit harsher than normal.

don't fall again someone says, quiet and soft.

Even Chat is quiet, apparently, lulled drowsy and slow.

It takes him far too long to realize he's being set down on his bed and not dropped off a cliff or something.

Philza meets his gaze, admonishing and fondly exasperated in equal measure.

dadza crafting a belt someone jokes.

"Mate," Philza says, his eyes too concerned for Techno not to twitch his gaze away. "You've really got to--"

He never hears what Phil tells him, his head drooping so quickly it snaps back to hit the pillow before the man can make it out.

---

The next time Technoblade wakes up, someone is sitting in the chair next to his bed.

It isn't Philza, and he can tell before he even wakes up.

The person breathes too shallow and smells too tense. There's something earthy to them, and something that couldn't be further from the earth.

Ranboo, Techno realizes, waking up stiff and sore.

Ranboo!

ender boi

good morning

He tries to look at the kid, get his attention, but his eyes stay stubbornly motionless. He can barely feel where one side of his face presses into his pillow.

Technoblade tries to move his hand with everything he has, but his fingers only twitch.

Ranboo must have been looking at him, because the kid makes a surprised noise and asks, "Are you awake, Techno?"

Techno twitches his fingers again and Ranboo makes a pleased noise.

"I'm glad you're awake," he says, "Phil was worried about you."

Techno would snort if he could. Sure, Philza probably fretted more than he should, but he can smell Ranboo's own anxiety from here.

sleepy

too tired

"I've--uh--I've never seen someone hibernate before," Ranboo admits, "It's pretty quiet, since you've been asleep most of the time."

big nap

Most of the time, not being all of the time.

Technoblade wonders if he'd said anything, or done anything in the moments between sleep he can't remember.

probably something stupid

heyy

shhh you're being loud

"I'm glad you're okay," Ranboo says and Technoblade rolls his eyes. In his mind, since his actual eyes still aren't moving.

L

If Ranboo says anything else, it's drowned out by the sleep calling for him again.

goodnight someone says, and no one says anything else for a good long while.

---

Tommy is in his room.

Technoblade flickers awake like an old candle at the sound of the door opening, his younger brother's scent thick in the air, letting out a soft noise as his fingers twitch.

"Morning, Blade," Tommy says, too quiet. Subdued.

Technoblade twitches again.

The bed creaks, the mattress dipping as Tommy comes to sit next to him.

The room is quiet, Chat whispering unintelligible complaints about being woken up early, and Technoblade can feel Tommy staring at him.

His eyes don't open still, too deep into the hibernation for his brain to want to work with any more sense than he has to, but he's too tired to remember to be worried about being blinded.

"How can you stand not being able to move like that?" Tommy asks, poking his cheek gently.

"Doesn't all that hair in your face drive you crazy?" he asks.

And, it didn't, before Tommy pointed it out.

But now that he knows it's there, feeling the strands stick to his skin and shift with his breath, Technoblade starts to feel like his skin is crawling.

He twitches his fingers and Tommy makes a contemplative sound.

"You want me to braid it or something?"

Technoblade thinks. He tries to, at least.

braid pog, someone offers and Technoblade doesn't have it in him to disagree. Besides, it does solve the problem.

He twitches his fingers and, listening to Tommy hum something soft and quiet, falls asleep with fingers in his hair.

---

Hibernating isn't safe.

He can't afford to do it when he's alone, even though his body does it anyways.

It's always a gamble, if he'll be alright when he wakes up, if he wakes up at all.

He's lucky he was home this time. He's luck he had a home to hibernate in this time.

But, he has a feeling that even if he'd fallen still in the snow he would have broken his hibernation in his bed surrounded by his family anyways.

[k4tisblog]

08 MEDIA DIARY: Dan & Phil & Privacy

HELLO INTERNET!!!!!!!! If you didn't know me in 2012-2017, you might not know about my little fixation on these two British men on YouTube. Meet Dan Howell and Phil Lester. They started out as teenagers making silly videos in their bedrooms. Dan inspired by and a fan of Phil, made his own content and - come 2009, ended up meeting Phil.

(Moral of the story: Parasocial relationships work! Sometimes!)

Chaos ensues, they bond for life.

Now you can never really think of one without the other.

Without getting too much into it, yes. You know the internet. There was HEAVY speculation on their relationship and sexuality. I never got into it myself, but it was a huge part of the "phan"dom in the early days. Inescapable. Them openly denying that they were gay while their fanbase wrote insane erotic fanfiction (think: hamsters, peeling of skin), made "evidence" edits, and leaked footage from their private lives - It was a wild ride, and dare I say invasive at times. They did come out as queer at the end of June 2019! In Dan's 45-minute-long video titled "Basically I'm Gay", we get to know a lot of his personal battle with his sexuality, yet while still barely scratching the surface of it all.

"Obviously we were more than friends, but it was more than just romantic. This is someone that genuinely liked me. I trusted them. And for the first time since I was a tiny child, I actually felt safe. And the relationship we formed at that point was something that I needed in my life. We are real best friends, companions through life, like actual soulmates." is what Dan says about Phil, choosing not to elaborate further. He sets a boundary with his audience, stating that he wants to keep his personal life private (and so does Phil).

I respect that dearly, and I am glad that the fanbase has matured a bit more over the years to abide by that boundary (at least from what I've gathered. I hope... Looking up their names seems to say otherwise). Learning what to keep private and what to turn into content is a fascinating practice. Especially when you're a celebrity whose entire brand revolves around your person, stories, and hijinks. There will always be people who you can't control - those who view you as a commodity, a story to unpack and watch unfold. I feel like none of us are built to be seen by this many people at once. On a personal account, everytime I've encountered a brush of virality I go a bit cuckoo and I find myself withdrawing into a shell. It really does take a certain strength/dissociation to be perceived by so many.

Anyways, they uploaded a video on their shared gaming channel recently! "A Fan Perfectly Recreated Our House in Roblox". Self-explanatory, and also not clickbait! It was fun seeing their old apartment perfectly recreated as they occasionally showed clips of videos, reminiscing about their old content.

...Pretty jarring to see their real street views outside their windows, though! (O_o) ( 8:38 ) A bit funny, but also not funny at all. I giggled, had a bit of a haha hehe, but I also worried. There are definitely people out there who stalk creators by going to places they frequent, or even their own homes just from clues online.

Everyone is a content creator to some extent, so we need to be mindful! Digital footprint, guys! Moral of the story is shut your blinds and throw away your phones and delete yourself off the face of the internet and change your name and live off the grid and. I'm kidding... I also wrote this at 1.25am and am unsure how to end it. GOODNIGHT INTERNET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Goodnight Chris.

[i-am-beckyu]

rahhh i'm glad you're doing well and i hope works gets a little slower soon 🤍 also YUMMYYY thank you for the snippet i LOVE IT i'm genuinely so excited for it :DDD BECKYU CONTENTTT!!!!!! :3

and about serenityyyy i'll see what i can get! i've kind of been all around with my plot for serenity lately but it's slowly getting planned out (i've planned chapters 1-14 so far!)

i guess all i really need is a Spot for him cause techno's got his role, so does wilbur and ranboo and everyone else but so far i've just been stuck on using phil as a distant familial connection to tommy :v if i could i would want to try and get him involved with the other realms too, idrk :v

i also just did see that there's a #serenity split tag on your blog with some info,,, i'm not really sure what's lost on discord sjdnf

— brick

Lol I'm glad your excited. (I spent like 4 hours working on this fic last night and am very VERY pleased with how it's going. I def needed to write something new after so much focus on other wips :3) And yeaaaaaah works just gonna be busy because of the holidays and such. Schools work differently in Australia so the long 6 week break starts next week and everyone wants there cars fixed :|

And oh my goodness I am so glad for my excessive need to categorise stuff with tags because the serenity split tag has been so good rereading all the info you've shared!

So I know you've been working on the plot but this is my suggestion based on what I found on the tag.

Phil is the one that found Tommy in an alley way. The man is literally the reason Tommy builds a relationship with first before being brought home to his residents and adopted. Phil basically saw this child and said: Is anyone going to adopt him? And did.

Now at the time, Tommy was still just a child so he basically took on the responsibility to raise Tommy. And even though it was strange how mature this child was, to Phil, Tommy was still just a boy and raised him as his own. He watched how he changed and grew.

Now we skip to the present and obviously Tommy's getting all his ingredients so he's probably distancing himself which Phil picks up on. He puts it down to Tommy maturing and wanting his own space so he does his best not pry. He thinks back to how Tommy once said that he wasn't actually from this world and was on a mission- but he put that down to an over active imagination.

Basically Phil is your "trying to be a good dad and looking out for his adopted son" father figure.

It would all come to head most likely when he discovers who Tommy really is and then would learn more about his realm and stuff.

I think Phil being mortal in this would work well but if given the opportunity, he might meet Lady death through Tommy and become smitten with her. You wouldn't have to elaborate on them too much from there but could def hint at Kristin being interested in him and that suddenly Phil is seeing some mysterious woman.

That would be my take on it and I think would be best.

If you wanted another route tho, I suggest since Lady Life did guide Tommy to the mortal realm, she could of spoken to her sister Lady death that she was worried about his safety and Death literally sends her best angel (AKA Phil whos been in the mortal realms for a while doing other things -no idea what tho) to find and look after tommy. But that would alter the first idea cause then he would know about the other realms and stuff. Up to you but that's what I can think of.

Concerned/Supportive father trope lol

Hope that helps <3

[gotlostonmywayhome]

Girl Back There Valentine's Day Self-Rec List

I've been kind of going through it with my physical and mental health over the last several months. I haven't been doing a whole lot of creating as a result. I attempted to do something for Valentine's Day, a ficlet, a drabble, a moodboard, something, but I've been lacking the time and motivation.

While I'm working on not letting that get me down, I thought I would at least do a self-rec list to put out work that I have done in hopes that I will get back to my creating ways someday. I've only written one fic that is Valentine's Day themed, but I do have a few soft, squishy fics for you to enjoy the holiday with.

A Holiday More Meaningless than President’s Day (Bucky Barnes/Clint Barton, Rated M, 5k)

Clint has a minor problem. Despite seeing all the advertisements and heart decorations everywhere, Clint hasn’t thought about Valentine’s Day. Now he is wondering if the Russian spy/assassin/all-around-badass he has been secretly banging like a faulty screen door for the last few months wants to celebrate the holiday. Since Bucky wants to keep their thing a secret, does that mean he doesn't want to celebrate? Would Bucky be upset if Clint treated today as a normal Sunday? Does Clint want to treat today as a normal Sunday? And even if Bucky does acknowledge the holiday, how does one handle this day with a fuck-buddy? Clint is nowhere near psychologically mature enough to handle these things.

Sometime, anytime, sugar me sweet (Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, Rated M, 6.2k)

Bucky doesn’t know how his mother managed to Jedi mind trick him into dropping off Becca at summer camp this year, but she somehow did it. Despite his grumpiness at the unreasonable hour in which he was wrenched from his nice and cozy bed, Bucky is glad for this time with his little sister. Becca spends their time talking about the activities she got to do last summer that she hopes will be back again this year, all of which was organized by Steve Rogers. After she came home from Camp Marvel last year, all Becca could talk about was Steve Rogers, one of the counselors for her team, The Howlies. Steve Rogers was an amazing artist. Steve Rogers participates in all of the competitions despite his asthma, scoliosis, heart arrhythmia, and various other medical issues. Steve Rogers totally drinks his respect women juice. Bucky would be worried about his sister may be developing a crush on this Steve guy, but after meeting him, Bucky is more preoccupied with the crush he's developing on Steve. So preoccupied in fact, he ends up signing on to be a camp counselor for the summer.

The Sunrises in Wakanda (Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, Rated G, 2.8k)

The sunsets in Wakanda are unrivaled if you ask anyone lucky enough to see them and Bucky agrees. They are truly spectacular, but Bucky prefers the sunrises. The start of a new day in this life he managed to carve for himself since the fall of Hydra.

(More after the cut)

In a room full of art, I'd still stare at you (Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, Rated E, 9.6k)

The blond grabs his chest and throws his head back, laughing with his whole body. Bucky can hear the sound from where he is across the gallery. The sound is far deeper than Bucky could have anticipated on a man that small. Bucky can feel the sides of his mouth curl upwards at hearing that laugh. As if his thoughts called out to him, the blond looks over and catches Bucky staring. Bucky should look away, he’s being rude and creepy, but he can’t. Those startling blue eyes have him snared.

Animal Husband(ry) (Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Rated T, 1.2k)

Ear scratches, man, they are the best.

Vibe Check (Steve Rogers/Tony Stark, Rated T, 1.1k)

Harley and Peter worked too hard to get their dads together for Tony to forget to give Steve flowers.

Love You Latte (Clint Barton/Phil Coulson, Rated T, ≤1000)

Clint’s favorite customer strolls in at a quarter to eight. Exactly on time and looking as delicious as ever with the no tie, open collar look. It nearly leaves Clint tongue tied.

Coming Home (And Finding You) (Clint Barton/Phil Coulson, Rated T, 1.4k)

Phil has a rough mission. When he gets home, Clint has all of Phil’s favorites ready.

The Universe is Ridiculous (Clint Barton/Phil Coulson, Rated T, 1.3k)

Phil should know better and be careful about what he asks for. Or at least be very specific as to what he asks for. The Universe has a wicked sense of humor and will likely do exactly as wished.

[lokisprettygirl]

Hear me now (Jotun Loki x Female reader AU) (18+)

Read chapter 30 here// Series Masterlist

Chapter 31

Summary : You meet the god of thunder and instantly dislikes him.

Warning : 18+ Soft smut

You were making breakfast in the kitchen when you heard a few knocks on the door and flinched, he was right behind you holding you in his arms so he caressed your shoulders softly, 

"It's alright, I'm here, I'll check okay?" He said to you softly and you smiled, he hated the fact that because of Steve you still flinched everytime you heard someone knocking on the door. He changed into his human form quickly, watching him do things like that still felt surreal. How was it even possible, you wondered and then you remembered what he told you about his life on Asgard. 

You knew you were not going to fall for a normal human being, you never really fell in love until you met bluey.

He opened the door thinking it was either Phil or Natasha but his eyes teared up as looked at the man standing on the other side of the door, the man looked the same as he remembered him. 

You walked out of the kitchen and towards him and you didn't recognise the man so you looked at him confused but then you looked at Loki, his eyes were teary, and his face has gotten pale

"Bluey?" You linked your fingers with his and that's when he snapped out of his thoughts 

"I'm sorry, who are you?" You asked the tall blonde muscular man standing at your door and he smiled

"Apologies my lady, I Thor .. Loki's brother, I sense that you may not have heard of me" your eyes widened as he said that. That was Thor, as in god of thunder Thor. Bluey's brother.

"Ohh boy" you mumbled and your grip tightened around Bluey, what if he was here to harm him, the thought scared you so you stood in front of him and placed your arm around him in a protective manner.

"I have heard of you..just recently, what do you want?" you asked him and his smile faltered at the tone of your voice. The way you stood so protectively in front of Loki confused him too. Was this the mortal heimdall told him about?

"Uhh I uhh" he stuttered and you looked at him curiously.

Bluey kissed on your cheek softly so you looked at him,

"It's okay don't worry darling" you nodded and he looked at Thor. 

"What do you want Thor?" Loki asked him and Thor chuckled. He was expecting a hug to say the least.

"Well it appears to me that you may have forgotten your manners, mother would be so livid" and maybe he shouldn't have said that after what happened.

"I do not care..get out and go back to where you came from, how did you even get here?" Loki told him as he got angry and tried to shut the door on his face but Thor stopped him and held the door open forcefully, Loki pulled you behind him as he didn't trust anyone anymore.

"Loki my brother, I is here to bring you back home" Loki's eyes teared up and he chuckled.

"This is my home, I am not going anywhere with you, certainly not to the place that was never my home, to the people that were never my family" your arms wrapped around his waist as you heard his broken little voice. 

"What about us then? Was I never your brother? Loki we were raised together, we played together and fought together, you will always be my brother" Thor said to him and Loki nodded.

"We also hated on frost giants together remember?" His voice held no emotion as he spoke,

"If I knew of your heritage.."

"I'm glad you came to see me Thor, but I'm not going anywhere" Loki told him clearly but Thor didn't cross realms to leave so easily.

"You have to, father is perished, mother is severely ill. I am the king now and I can abolish the banishment" 

Loki didn't even flinch as he heard of Odin's demise and Frigga's illness, he still remembered the betrayal he had faced by their hands.

"Well that's sad, but as I said, this is my home and I have a life on Midgard now, I have a child I am to take care of and also pardon my manners, meet my beloved y/n" he introduced you and you just glared at Thor, there was something about him that you didn't like. Apple must not have fallen too far from the tree.

"Lady y/n, it's lovely to meet you" Thor said to you and you nodded then he shifted his attention back to bluey.

"Loki I need you, I cannot do this alone, come with me brother, take your mortal If you wish to, Asgard is under my reign now but I feel incompetent, the throne is .. burdening and I'm not equipped..I need your help" 

The throne, there was a time when it mattered to loki, when being on par with Thor and Odin treating him equal to him was something he craved. Not anymore, he didn't care anymore about anything except you, Alvis, the friends he had made here and the people of the village. 

"So that's why you come see me because you need someone with brains than brawl to help you manage the throne?" 

"Lokii no.. I" Loki cut him off as he was done listening to him.

"He sees everything right? Heimdall, he sees it all, he must have seen everything I have been through since I got here, and as well as I know you, I know you must have inquired about me. Did he tell you about it, the way I suffered in past year?" Bluey's eyes teared up and so did yours, he has been through hell and if it wasn't for you meeting him and saving him from that hell, he wouldn't even exist anymore. They were going to turn him into a monster.

"Lokii I couldn't have come, I couldn't have gone against our Allfather, you must know " 

"Goodbye Thor " Loki said to him as he pushed him away from the door and closed it before Thor could speak again. He stood against the door with his head down on it, his back facing you. He felt broken, seeing his brother brought back the memories from his childhood and the time he had spent in Asgard, a place that he thought was his home. 

"Blueyy" you caressed his back with your fingers and he turned around instantly to wrap his arms around you in a hug, you heard him sniffling very softly and the sound broke your heart. 

"It's okay bluey..it's okay, I'm sorry I'm so sorry" you didn't even know why you were apologizing to him but you had no idea how to console him at the moment. 

You made him sit down on the couch and then you sat down on him, he turned into his bluey form and you hugged him as tightly as you could, you just wanted him to feel okay now.

"They never loved me, none of them did, they all just wanted to use me..all of them" he cried into your chest so you kissed the top of his head, your fingers ran through his scalp in circles. Your heart felt heavy for him, the pain he has been through was insurmountable, even after everything he suffered, he was still kind and he just wanted to give love, he never got much in return and he didn't expect it either but he was still human, that kind of trauma would have changed someone but not him.

He always was the special one, even when you didn't know of his truth, even when he was just bluey, he was really truly special to you. 

"I know baby I know..but you're not alone anymore I promise okay, you have a son at home and you have me I promise you'll have me as long as you want me" you cupped his cheeks and spoke as softly as you could. He looked at you, his ruby eyes were sad and filled with tears, you hated knowing that Thor might have known of Bluey's kidnapping and did nothing to save him, he could have died and they didn't care

"You are loved baby, I swear you are loved with every piece of my little existence and I know I'll never be enough but I promise you'll never have to feel unloved again..never ever" he cupped your cheeks and kissed you as you finished your words. He had the whole universe in you, your existence was anything but little to him.

"You're enough little darling, you're more than enough for me, you saved my life, you rebirthed my belief in love and you have no clue what you have given me love, you are mine and I'm yours for eternity, nothing will take you away from me, nothing " your eyes teared up so you kissed him again, you already had Stark on your back and now his brother was here, you didn't trust him to not hurt bluey. 

You placed his head down on the couch as you peppered kisses on his neck, he moaned as you caressed the ridges over his skin with your fingertips, always so sensitive and he absolutely felt delighted whenever his marks were caressed.

"What do you need sweet blu, tell mee" you whispered in his ears and his eyes teared up, his cock twitched in the confinement of his pants so he placed your hand on his bulge and made you stroke him slowly ,

"Just keep touching me darling..oh please keep touching me like that" you sneaked your hand inside his pants and grabbed his aching hard cock, your other arm wrapped around his neck and you pulled him closer to you, he instantly hid his face between the crook of your neck and you used the opportunity to press kisses onto his shoulder. Your hand stroked him slowly, up and down, your thumb played with the tip of his cock, he kept mewling and purring like a kitten while you fondled him and pleased him. 

He noticed the way your hips rubbed against his thigh slowly so he grabbed your hips and helped you move. Then his hand sneaked inside your pajamas and he played with your soaked lips. 

None of you spoke, he growled and purred as the sensation increased in the pit of his stomach, you moaned and whimpered but none of you needed words to express your feelings, you never really did need it with him, you understood him even when he said nothing and he got you even when he didn't understand the language you spoke.

Both of you crossed the height of pleasure together and in sync with each other, it was beautiful and it was everything you have ever craved in your life, it was as if you were destined to find him and be found by him. 

You smiled as his cold cum made your hands tingle, his own hand was drenched with your release, you could never see him blushing in his all blue beauty but you always knew when he was feeling bashful. He would out his head down and just smile a little and you knew he was feeling shy. He picked you up so he can clean you both and  you both finally had that breakfast you were making before Thor came.

Once in bed for post breakfast cuddles you couldn't help but think about the question that was bothering you deeply. You knew he was thousands of years old but you were just a human, what would happen to him when you are gone? You didn't want to leave him alone, you just promised him that you won't. Thor must still be here, on earth and you were worried about him lurking out there.

"Do you think he's gone?" You asked him

"I know him very well and he's like a stubborn mule so my wager would be on no. He'll try to persuade me again I know of that" 

"Why would he want to take you back to that awful place?" You caressed his head and he sighed,

"He must need me as badly as he said, or he might just want his brother back, whatever the case is I am not leaving you and my son alone love" you smiled and wrapped your arms around him as he said that, 

"Blueyy?" He hummed as you called out to him 

"Ummm later I would like to talk about your home in Alaska and me moving there, I just have my fears and doubts that I would like to share with you" 

He smiled as your words brought him relief, It was true that he swore to himself that he won't return to the village without you by his side, not again. And what you said gave him a new hope, he didn't want to abandon Alvis for you or you for him and he was afraid that he'd be in trouble soon if you refuse to accept Alvis. 

But now he was excited to discuss this with you and take you back with him. However none of you knew that there was a major revelation waiting for you there.

Something that will change everything you know about yourself. 

💙💚❤️💙❤️💚💙💚❤️💙❤️💚💙💚

[duskwoodgirl4life]

Light smut in this chapter you can skip passed it if you don't feel comfortable reading it

Chapter 3

MCs POV

I dreamed of Jake last night. He came back to me a free man, he was no longer a wanted man. I was so happy that he had come back for me. Everything was so perfect. We got married and had children but then he slowly started to fade away. I tried reaching out for him but I couldn't save him. It's always the same dream night after night no matter what I try to do I always end up losing him. It's been a couple of months since I came back to duskwood. I'm back in my own apartment now Jessy and dad have been amazing looking out for me the way they did.

I'm meeting up with the others later at the aurora. I can't wait to just have a little fun, I've been so focused on Jake that I've forgotten what it's like to just let go and forget everything for one night. I've even bought a new dress that Jessy said I looked smoking hot in and insisted that I get it. It was a tightly fitted red strapless dress that hugged my curves so well. After a few hours I am finally ready to go out. I match my dress with a pair of black heels and purse. I don't bother to take a jacket as it's quite warm out. I arrive at the bar and I see the others sitting in a booth before going over. I go over to the bar to get a drink. I see Phil flirting with a woman when the woman walks away. Phil turns and sees me sitting at the bar.

"Hey beautiful, how are you? Haven't seen you here in a while" Phil took my hand and placed a small kiss on it. "A lot has happened. I've come to have fun tonight" Phil smiles at me with that fire in his eyes. "What can I get you to drink?" I sit and think for a moment deciding on what I want to drink. "I'll have a double whiskey on the rocks" Phil goes to make my drink and I feel someone touching my shoulder. I turn around and for a second I think it's Jake tapping me on the shoulder. I have this smile on my face and when I see who it is the smile fades.

"Hey MC, you okay?" The small blonde stood in front of me trying to figure out what's wrong "oh Lilly, im okay I'll be over in a second" I turned myself back round and down my drink in one slamming it back onto the bar. "Can I have another please Phil" Phil looks at me with wide eyes but he doesn't question it he just gets me the drink and I go and join the others.

"Hey MC it's so good to see you" Cleo stands up and hugs me. I haven't seen Cleo much since I got back after Cleo sits down and another pair of arms wrap around my body Jessy is holding onto me. "Hey MC, I'm so glad you came, sit down next to me" everyone shuffled around the table making some more room for me to sit down. I sit and talk to Jessy and Lilly most of the night while Thomas and Hannah are too loved up to care about anything or anyone around them. Dan is sitting talking with Cleo. It's good to be out, it's good that I came here.

After a few more hours I start to feel pretty good. I've been drinking whiskey most of the night. I'm sitting at the bar waiting to be served. I can't keep my eyes off Phil. I want him to come over to me so badly this is definitely the whiskey making me think all these things about Phil. I see him go into his office so I decide to go and follow him when I get there he's bent over picking something up off the floor. I can't keep my eyes off his arse "you know that is a really good view" my eyes widened at what I just said. Did I really just say that out loud? I decided to brush it off and just go with it. I want to have some fun tonight and if that means it's with Phil then I'm okay with that.

Phil looks up at me with that hot grin on his face. I make my way over to him and push him against the wall kissing him. He doesn't seem shocked by my actions, he just goes with it. My hands roam all around his body. It's like I am craving every inch of him. I need to have him right here and now I pull away from Phil walking back towards the door and locking it. Phil knows what I am doing. It's not the first time he's been here and done this with some random women only this time in no random hookup. Our clothes start to fly off across the room. We both fall to the floor, our hands exploring every inch of the other's body as moans escape my mouth.

The next thing I know more moans are coming out of my mouth as Phil is fucking me on his office floor. Now I know why all the women love hooking up with Phil. He's so good at what he does and as for his size he fills me up so much. I can feel myself wanting to cum all over his cock with a few more pushes I cum all over him as I feel him filling me up. I climbed off Phil and lay next to him. After a few minutes we get up and put our clothes back on. "Any time you wanna hook up baby just let me know" Phil winked at me as he left his office. I thought about what he had just said and decided that I would definitely want to do this again.

I walk back over to the table where my friends are and sit down, I can see Jessy looking at me with a confused look on her face. "What were you just doing MC?" A smirk laced my face as I looked at Jessy. "Oh I just went to have a little fun that's all" Jessy still looked at me with confusion then it but her. "Did you and Phil just sleep together?" I sat back with my drink in hand and smiled. "Yes and it was the best sex I've ever had" I could see Jessy's eyes widen at what I just told her. "I don't want you getting hurt again MC you know what Phil is like" the smile still lacing my face as I took a sip of my drink. "It's okay Jessy it was just a hookup nothing serious"

I could see Jessy starting to relax a little at my words, she moved closer to me and put her hand on my shoulder. "Please just be careful MC" I looked at Jessy and smiled softly back at her. "I will Jessy I promise" I had an amazing time at the aurora. I asked Phil if I could hang back while he closed the bar. That look he gives me drives me crazy "sure thing gorgeous I won't be long" it didn't take long for Phil to get things done. Watching him made my heart feel like it was beating a million times. This was going to be the best fun I have ever had. I walked over to Phil and took his hand. His apartment was above the bar which had its advantages.

We just make it up the stairs before our clothes start to come off, I can't wait to get him undressed so I can see his super hot, sexy body. We make it into the bedroom both falling into the bed. I can't wait to feel Phil inside me. He's like an addiction that I can't get enough of. The next morning I wake up to an empty bed Phil nowhere to be seen. I get up out of his bed and put on my panties and one of Phil's t-shirts. Walking into the living room I see Phil standing in the kitchen making some breakfast. A smile spreads across my face as I walk over to him wrapping my arm around his waist.

"Hey gorgeous, I'm making bacon and eggs. Why don't you sit down and I'll be over in a minute "I kiss Phil on the cheek and walk over to the table picking up the coffee pot and pouring some coffee into a mug. I can feel Phil's eyes on me. I can tell he's loving the face I'm wearing his t-shirt after a few minutes Phil comes over with breakfast. It all smells so good Phil is looking so hot without his shirt on his muscles so super hot. After eating breakfast I go to get changed so i can get home and get out of this dress. "why don't I came with you then we can hang out before I open the bar"

Me and Phil head back to my place. He offers to make some coffee while I go shower and freshen up. Spending the day with Phil has been amazing. We haven't been able to keep our hands off each other. We spent most of the day making out on the sofa with my hands roaming all over his body. "I want you so badly Phil" I bite my lip as I look into Phil's eyes. I unzipped his jeans and freed his erection. I slowly grind against him as a moan leaves his mouth. I lowered myself into him. That feeling of him deep inside me feels so good.

I've been seeing Phil for a few months now. We have grown closer, our relationship isn't just about sex anymore. I have finally moved on from Jake. I will not waste anymore tears on that man. I feel like I am finally in a place where I can be happy. I can't wait to go and see Phil later. He's taking me out on a date. He won't tell me where we are going as he wants it to be a surprise.

I've finally decided on an outfit for my date with Phil. I've got a pair of black skinny jeans that have rips going down each leg. I matched them with a red vest top and my favorite black boots. I look out of the window and see Phil pull up in his motorbike. I quickly grab my leather jacket and keys. "So where are you taking me?" I couldn't keep my eyes off him. He's so cute. "It's still a surprise gorgeous" I climbed on the back of Phil's bike and held onto him. After half an hour we arrived at this beautiful spot overlooking duskwood. Phil had a basket and blanket already laid out.

We sat down on the blanket talking and eating all the amazing food Phil had brought. "thank you Phil, today has been amazing" I turn to look at Phil and smile "your welcome gorgeous" I lean in and kiss Phil on the lips his lips taste so sweet. "MC, I've never said this to anyone before I love you" I looked at Phil and my eyes widened. I wasn't expecting to hear this but I think I felt the same way "I love you to Phil"

[damelucyjo]

Okay, here we go!

Episode 2 - (I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea

Oh, I'm digging this remix!

Keeley's office is so cute

Keeley & Ted really are the same person, aren't they 🥰

I have a feeling I'm going to love Barbara

TED!!! That was very enthusiastic, even for this lot 😂

I'm glad we're gonna get more Trent this season

OMG, their collective 'no' for him to just agree. Hilarious

How can he honestly still be so clueless about the Football world? 🫣

"The fumes make me dizzy and I overshare. Please don't print that" Rebecca, you are so real 😂

Rebecca instantly changing her mind once West Ham is mentioned and Trent fully seeing it.... hmm... 👀

Zava dabba doo! OMG, control yourself, woman! 😂

The exact same thing switched between Ted & Rebecca? Brilliant move. And her admitting to it being because of Rupert? Yes!!

'Love that' spoken like a man who knows about shitty exes

Ted & Keeley bonding! I've missed it

Isaac scaring Keeley, amazing. Him wanting a shoe deal but just for shoes, amazing. He's moved on from his Rolos!!

Jamie stuttering around Keeley, boy's still got it bad, huh?

Of course Isaac is a body language boy!

CLENCHED ARSE!! OMG 😂

'I use body science' oh Jamie

That pitiful hum. I love you Jamie!

'It's called empathy, you dusty old fart' I think Roy & Jamie are my favourite pairing in this show, after Ted & Rebecca, of course

'I forget how skittish elderly people could be cause of the war' please never change!!

“And don’t you say a fucking word about it either, William” OMG poor Will! 😂

Oooo he's reading a book. Beard, I'm as shocked as you

Beard's screams!!

He's saying football without thinking... he's learning!!

This banter about wishes is just Brendan & Jason doing what they do best. I love to see it

'I just wished for that 30 seconds ago' Dani, please never change 🥰

This confusion about what is going on is my type of comedy

The boys being collectively upset about Roy & Keeley, so true.

And Beard's scream, Ted fainting... I love my boys

The collective 'aww' Poor Roy haha

'What's a CD?' HOW OLD ARE YOU, WILLIAM?! My god 🫠

Of course Beard has a set of keys to Ted's

How many times did they have to film Brendan running back in screaming before they could do it without laughing?? I can't not laugh watching it!

Roy boy is so angry, bless him

I see you Phil, trying your best not to completely crack up in the background 🤪

'Woo! I mean, fuck off, Trent Crimm' we must protect Dani at all costs

Is this us being shown that more people don't trust or believe in Keeley yet? 🤔

She's so precious, still not understanding why people would be proud of her 🥰

DEBORAH!!

Of course Deb doesn't camp. Who do you think she is?!

Ooo, Tish talk 👀

Nothing like being overly sarcastic with your mother. It's my favourite thing to do!

Her own mother telling her she should meet with her psychic because she's in desperate need of maternal guidance? Please never change, Deb! 🫡

This show is so good at the callbacks, Rebecca mentioning something about Rupert that she knows so well which we get to hear about later... more shows need to be like this!

Hannah & Jeremy together are just gorgeous! 'No, it's too late. Jinxed it' I could watch these two banter for hours

Everyone ignoring him, poor Trent 😕

Brett has been amazing in this episode, as with all the others, but a full scene where he doesn't say anything, but you understand everything... ALL THE AWARDS! The balloon popping is the icing on this scene

Babs is showing Keeley exactly what she thinks of her without saying it, that's cruel. Leave her alone!

I can see this relationship becoming something wonderful though

Believe, believe, believe. It's almost like that's what this show is about or something...

Mae & the bar boys are back! 🥳

Is that text foreshadowing that hiring her friend may not work out??? 🤔

I'm with Hannah, I could watch an entire show of just these three at games

'Jinxed it again' Hannah & Jeremy, again, marvellous!

The stadium being behind Roy may have made me tear up a little, not gonna lie 🥹

Rebecca grabbing Keeley's hand 🥹

Lip-reading massage therapists

SHE USED TO BE A BARTENDER! 👀

AND HE WAS MARRIED WHEN THEY GOT TOGETHER!!! 👀👀

I love backstories!!

Ted telling Roy like it is and him not blowing up at him?? Love to see it

Also perfect explanation of what a Hallmark movie is 🫡

Roy still being angry because of something written when he was 17? So real.

The boys being relieved they can talk again 😂

Them also not needing Ted to give them their pep talks at games anymore cause they're working it out themselves...I see what's happening... 🤔

Go on Rebeca! Be a boss bitch!!

I will say this everytime we see Rupert, but I fucking love Anthony Head 😍

I can never take my eyes off the screen when Hannah & Tony are on it

HANNAH'S FACE!! Truly a masterclass in showing everything without words

YESS! CHEW HIM OUT, REBECCA!!! We love an angry woman!!

Off Dani's fucking face! 'My face scored a goal' 😂

A sour-yell. Perfect

Her popping back round the corner, Hannah you comedy queen

Twat - Ooo, I do love an angry Rupert 😏

'May I keep the pen' I think I'm gonna like this Zava

Another Beard yell, I'm in love 🥰

Zava and Jamie are gonna clash big time. I'm excited

Jane still finds them threatening 👀👀

Roy's whole speech being basically a parallel for what they're setting up to be Ted's journey this season... interesting 🤔

That's another one done! This was one of my favourites, I think. Got back to the humour of the show a bit more.

[bonesandthebees]

Hihi I have thoughts™️ about Rose chapter 5 that I will be sending in later but I find the guessing the mcd to be really fun sooo.

Atm I'm thinking Quackity or Phil.

Quackity I have no justification for other than vibes and it could maybe serve as a way to up the stakes in the competition between the heirs. With Quackity gone the tensions will be high as fuck as Niki now doesn't have him as a safe option in her mind in case she doesn't get the Crown; it's her or Tommy and she does not want it to be Tommy. She could become more cold and brutal towards him due to the nature of the competition now. Could also be a breaking point in Wilbur's relationship with each of them as it gets to a point wherein he has to choose one to fully back to ensure his position as future Consil.

Phil I believe it could be a bit of fun foreshadowing with the funeral / death conversation in Chapter 4 after Wilbur's meeting with Niki, Schlatt and Q. Crimeboys codependency dynamic goes kinda crazy and depending on when it happens (if it's Phil), Wilbur might fall back on Tommy for comfort instead of Niki which would splinter their relationship possibly more than it already had been if I'm reading the war room exchange between Niki & Phil right. (Cough Wilbur always backing up his father whose undermining Niki and she gets upset about it because who wouldn't cough).

I got so carried away with this I apologise but I am having the thoughts™️ about rose and all the potential with the messy relationships and politics being mixed in. Genuinely one of my favourite things to read and explore in my own writing, especially when death gets thrown into the mix.

I am so excited to see how this goes, you have no idea.

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I wish I could give you more of a response but when it comes to theories I have to keep my mouth shut. I will say I love seeing your reasoning for these. love your analysis on niki too, you definitely get a lot of what I'm focusing on with her character.

no need to apologize this was a delight. I love love love messy relationships with politics thrown in. it's why royal politics are just so interesting. it's the most insufferable family drama with a hundred times the consequence.

so glad you're excited :D