#Jules being annoying on main

[tirednapentity]

Messy doodle because I am unwell about them rn

[wildflowercryptid]

Hope its okay if I ask about your versions of Florian and Juliana, thanks ^ _ ^

- Are they siblings?

- What are both their personalities?

- Were they actually raised in Paldea? The MC's in the game are implied to originally be from Galar so I was just wondering that

- Which storylines from the game are each the of them the main character of?

I'm so sorry if I've missed out an info sheet on them hhhhghg

Thank u again!

oh, it’s more than okay to ask about them! i actually really like talking about my interpretations of the pokémon characters, but i just struggle to articulate my ideas a lot of the time. or forget to share them. i’ve been meaning to drop lore for these two so i’ll do that now!

( putting the answers under a cut because i kinda ended up rambling. oops. )

are they siblings?

yes, they are! juliana is the older of the two, but they’re actually super close in age ( with jules not even being a year older than florian. ) because of that, they’re pretty close and sometimes get mistaken for twins. they still bicker and annoy each other like any other typical sibling relationship, but they respect each other a lot and consider each other their greatest confidant. their relationship kinda ends up paralleling carmine and kieran’s own dynamic as siblings, with juliana and florian seeing each other as equals while the same can’t really be said for carmine and kieran.

what are both of their personalities?

while they’re both pretty level-headed, juliana is definitely the more outgoing and confident of the two. florian is more of the reserved type, someone who typically keeps to himself and would much rather wait in the wings than be center stage, ( too bad he’s basically the major protagonist of the story. ) they’re both fairly friendly, but he struggles connecting with others more when compared to his sister. essentially, they’re kinda like a dialed-back version of mabel and dipper pines. florian generally is a very sweet and open-hearted kid who tries to see the best in others, which often leads to his kindness being taken advantage of and getting pushed around easily, ( i.e. carmine convincing him to keep the secret about ogerpon from kieran. ) because of that, juliana is a little protective of him and isn’t afraid to step in when he struggles to stand up for himself. and while she does like to be seen as reliable, that doesn’t mean that she doesn’t encourage florian to be more confident and advocate for himself more. he does end up growing more of a backbone during the timeskip, which makes her very proud. meanwhile, juliana is a lot more outspoken and doesn’t hold back when things need to be called out. she’s still just as compassionate as her brother and is extremely reliable, along with having a very strong moral compass. she definitely fills the cool, reliable older sister role pretty well.

were they actually raised in paldea?

they grew up in galar like what’s implied in canon, but the details are a little different. they’re actually paldean on their mother’s side, who was originally from cabo poco herself. their family decided to move from wyndon back to her hometown after their father lost his job at one of macro cosmos’s now defunct finance subsidiaries. luckily, he was able to land a new desk job in medali and now larry’s his boss. ( the two get along well, they talk about their kids during lunch breaks. )

which storylines from the game are each of them the main character of?

juliana takes on the victory road and starfell street storylines while florian tackles the path of legends and filling out the pokédex, with both of them coming together for the way home. initially, i conceptualized them as co-protagonists and they still kinda are… but florian has definitely taken on the role as primary protagonist with how much shit keeps on just happening to him. i would expand the specifics of how the path of legends plays out for florian and how his friendship with arven develops, but i’ve already rambled enough so i’ll try to talk about that in another post.

hope this answers all your questions and sorry if it's a little long, i've just gotten attached to these kids and have a lot to say about them.

if you have any other questions ( about the paldea kids or mjverse in general, ) please feel free to ask them! it might take me a sec to reply, but i'll try my best!

[grapebritain]

(to note, i haven't watched all of psych yet )

Like how i was speaking about in my last post, Shawn isn't just 'comfy in his sexuality' i don't think anyway. To me , it seems a lot more than that. Again, i could be projecting but I've seen a LOT of other people agree with the idea that Shawn spencer isn't 100 percent straight and i think ik why.

I think it's fine if straight guys make gay jokes ofc. ik i am technically bi myself, i do make a lot of gay jokes towards my friends and things and it is in no way romantically charged. Thing is, Shawn doesn't JUST make jokes in the show. sometimes he's 100 percent serious. To the viewer, the scene may be a joke, but the in world situation he isn't joking.

The main example i can think of is that one scene where Gus calls out the fact Shawn had a romantically charged dream about a fireman for example. Although it is, again a joke to us the viewer to giggle a little, you can see that Shawn starts getting very annoyed and serious about it , indicating that this dream he has was very likely a real thing that happened he didn't want Gus talking about everywhere which is just one of many questionable things i think that makes many viewers suspicious.

Also , bc i love me some Shassie, whenever Jules is romantically interested in someone else, Shawn starts acting a little bit flirtatious again towards Lassiter, like the episode where Gus is trapped in the bank he seems fairly glued to him most of the time when he can be.

I have nothing wrong at all with straight guys being comfy with their sexuality at all, but the way Shawn acts....idk there is something off with it that screams something else below the surface. I do think he likely has a female preference , bc obvs he is only ever seen dating women , but i don't think that makes him straight bc of it.

also just wanna add a final note that, i actually like how psych doesn't make sexuality the forefront of someone's personality for the most part, like Lassiter is pansexual but it isn't like....his ONLY trait, so i don't think i'd want the show 'more gay' or whatever. i just think it would be nice if they could confirm or smth that Shawn could be bi.

[eundiarys]

# THE WAY I LOVED YOU — short teaser

⊹ pairing — choi yeonjun x fem! reader.

⊹ warnings — mentions of getting injured/broken leg, not proofread sorry your girl is lazy

⊹ extended summary — not being to get over your highschool ex even after he broke your heart is horrible. it’s understandable though, especially since he was your first everything. but yn has decided that it’s time to get out of her shell and date again! lucky for her, there’s a perfect candidate for that as her company’s president son is head heels for her. but what if it doesn’t work? what if she still longs for the way he loved her? and what happens if he feels the same?

⊹ genre — fluff, angst, crack, socmed, non idol! au, academic rivals, enemies to lovers, highschool au (flashback), opposites attract, second chance romance, exes to lovers, etc.

SENIOR YEAR OF HIGHSCHOOL — 2018.

you walk back and forth infront of the room as you hesitated to enter. of course, with beomgyu just staring and quietly judging.

you were currently In front of yeonjun's hospital room, clutching the chocolates and a flower and feeling slightly guilty and unsure of your purpose for being here.

oh right, you “accidentally” kicked the ball too hard that it somehow got to choi yeonjun — and now he has a broken leg.

“gyu, can’t i do this tomorrow?”

“you said that yesterday. and the day before. and you also said the same thing the day before yesterday!”

“pretty please?”

“nope. that won’t work on me! now go!” beomgyu gives you a gentle nudge before shutting the door.

fine. i’ll go in. it’s my fault anyway….

in all honesty, do you feel bad? yes.

but do you regret it doing it? absolutely not. he’s just an arrogant competitive asshole!

after hesitating, you finally knocked on the damn door.

you thought yeonjun was the one who responded with the barely audible "you can come in!", so you entered.

“yeonjun? it’s yn!" as you set your presents on the side table, you shout softly.

“oh? yn?” a sweet voice responded. when you turned around, you see yeonjun who is glaring at you like crazy, next to mrs. choi, who was smiling at you warmly.

you had a small conversation with mrs choi, but after about 10 minutes she excused herself and said she had to meet a friend.

leaving you alone, with the devil.

you sat down beside him.

you’re quite enjoying this silence. you don’t think he is though.

“so… i heard jeon si-ah confessed to you.” you finally broke the silence between you too.

i mean, you’re the one visiting him in his hospital room anyway. He doesn’t have to say anything, and you were the one who wanted to come without him asking. so you should totally be the conversation starter!

“is that the main reason you came to see me? If yes, please get out. I liked it better when you were not talking.” he answered, making it visibly clear that he’s annoyed.

“don’t think like that.. it’s because i feel bad for kicking the ball too hard and somehow it ended right on your leg!”

“you sure that wasn’t just on purpose…?”

“100% sure. now, will you answer my question?”

“you didn’t even ask me a question.”

“come on, don’t be stupid! What do you think about Si-ah?”

he stayed silent for awhile. “she’s pretty, i guess.”

“you guess? bro, what else do you want? she’s rich and so are you, she’s pretty, has such a charming personality and —”

“she’s not you.”

you kept quiet. “what?”

“she isn’t you.”

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© eundiarys 2023

jules notes 📝 LOL what do we think ???? feedbacks are VERY appreciated!!! enemies to lovers yeonjun HEKAKDHKAJA 😫😫 edit : did i forget someone why does the taglist look diffrent

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[mzannthropy]

“It’s really disgusting that Doss’ crazy adventures should have turned out like this. It makes one feel that there is no use in behaving properly."

I kinda see Olive's point here... oh dear, am I gonna be controversial again?

So, the way I see this book is that the real villain is not any person, but the clan's customs and traditions. I think all the members perform to some extent, but I don't think they're really bad people as a whole (I maintain that Uncle James is an abuser and Mrs Frederick ofc is an emotional manipulator with her silent treatment, though she's not a Stirling by birth, the rest are mostly boring or pompous or annoying, but nothing terrible). And I think Olive also performs, maybe more than the others, playing the role of the golden daughter, the perfect girl. The only other time we get Olive's POV, aside from this letter, is in the chapter when Barney is getting gas from Uncle Wellington while Olive's in the car. We learn that her fiance worries over insanity running in the family, and then she has an idea:

Wouldn’t it be splendid if she could induce the prodigal daughter to return?

She doesn't care about Valancy, she just wants to score points the the clan. Olive has followed all the rules correctly--yet Valancy, who has shamelessly broken them, gets to bag a Redfern heir and thus gains respect of the clan.

Natalie Lue talks a lot about performing and people pleasing on her Baggage Reclaim podcast and blog (which she doesn't update anymore, but there's plenty of material to read/listen to), I have previously shared an episode where she talked about the dark side of people pleasing--meaning that if you people please all your life, one day you're just gonna snap. It's essentially what happened with Valancy.

“I’ve been trying to please other people all my life and failed,” she said. “After this I shall please myself.

It's like that meme "are you tired of being nice, don't you just want to go apeshit?" I hope Olive and Cecil will be happy together, but it would also be interesting to see Olive, too, go apeshit.

Also, I have just remembered Clarissa Mao from the TV series The Expanse. She also did her best to be the perfect daughter of Jules-Pierre Mao (the Big Bad of the show), who favoured her rebellious younger sister Julie. One day it becomes too much and she goes berserk, trying to kill the main hero of the show. I really liked her character, though I never finished the show (maybe I'll go back to it).

[monsterrae1]

20 Questions for fic Writers!

Thanks for the tag! @exhuastedpigeon

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

62!

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

702,474 💀

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Buddie and sterek atm; but i have an outline for an andreil fic I promised to April and a Jo/Jules fic I also need to figure out for her

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Till now I always got by on my own (I never really cared until I met you)

You’re not my homeland anymore (so, what I defending now)

You’re on your own kid (you always have been)

Mark me like a bloodstain

Suddenly thunder and everything’s changed

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I do! I just think it’s nice to give thanks back to people who read my fics 🖤

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I would say “I should go and find myself (before I ruin someone else)” because while the main Buck/Eddie had a happy ending, other Eddie was left all alone.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Mm probably “break my heart (or bring it back to life)”? Idk it’s the one that came to mind

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not really? Mostly annoying comments here and there but I wouldn’t say hate

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yeah, I’m pretty meh with my smut, nothing too exciting. Except for the monsterfucking 😌

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

Nope!

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know!

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yeah! My very first buddie fic got translated to Russian, and currently Till now is being translated to French.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Not yet, but April and I keep talking about collabing.

14. What’s your all time favorite ship?

Sterek, the brainrot is just as strong as it was 10 years ago 😂

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

My stucky gifted AU 🪦

16. What are your writing strengths?

Emotional scenes I think? Bringing emotions to the page

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Fucking dialogue

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

If it makes sense for the characters, sure why not

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Jonas brothers 😂

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

You can’t make me choose (it’s till now)

Tagging if they wanna do this @adiazhalloween @loserdiaz @hoodie-buck @buddierights @prettyboybuckley @rogerzsteven @heartshapedvows @eddiebabygirldiaz @housewifebuck @elvensorceress @the-likesofus @spaceprincessem @spotsandsocks @shortsighted-owl @hippolotamus @disasterbuckdiaz @mysteriouslyyounggalaxy @jesuisici33 @folk-fae @underwater-ninja-13 @honestlydarkprincess @bigfootsmom @giddyupbuck and whoever else wants to do this!

[lostfirefly]

You’ve Got the Same Dream as Me (Ch.8)

Hello, kiddos! The idea for this fanfic came to me from a dream (again) I had about a month ago. Тhe main characters were T. Cruise & H.Cavill (don't ask me why), but with a light hand they have been replaced. The main action of the dream took place somewhere in the sands. Аlthough this fanfic will feature Sir Crocodile and our beloved Buggy, the action shifts to the desert. No marines, ships etc. The devil fruit's abilities are preserved. Catch the Mummy and Indiana Jones vibes :) Different titles and names from the original source material will be used to emphasise the general OP's vibe.

Since English is not my native language, errors may occur. As always, feel free to share your thoughts :) 

And thank you to my dear @yujo-nishimura and @laurasoretta for believing in me :)

Description: Catherine, a librarian who is searching for the trail of her sister who went missing on an expedition. Notes in books and diaries lead her to Cairo. There she finds a retailer from an artifact shop who, in exchange for selling her a map and equipment, insists that Catherine take her along. They get into a little (or maybe a big) adventure.. 

Warnings: Catherine is still angry about the phrase Buggy said in Ch. 7 (he's a vulnerable idiot). That's why she can be a little annoying. F words. Croco x OC are two assholes. Adventures and fun are still here. Buggy x OC, Sir Crocodile x OC. Hope you enjoy it!

Words: 3262 (omg!)

The title is taken from «You've Got the Same Dream as Me» (Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli) (One Piece, Netflix)

Taglist: @gingernut1314

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• Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7

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"Oh, hi, sister!"

"Oh, hi, sister? Jules, are you fucking kidding me? You’ve been missing for almost two months, I come looking for you, and all you can say is, "oh, hi, sister"? Catherine could hardly contain her anger and slowly approached Jules. "What are you doing here? And why are you with the beehive?"

"Well, after breaking up with Pete, I decided to go on an expedition to clear my head.. There I met a man with a funny haircut in the shape of a three. He offered me an interesting case and good money. And this nice man is his boss", brown-haired girl said with a smile. 

"Oh, God! Could you please shut up?" Rika said with annoyance. She walked up to Jules and pushed her towards Catherine. "Welcome to the team of misfits."

"Heeey", Jules squealed.

"All right, ladies and the clown. Enough of this chit-chat and all this drama. Now you put your brains together, if you have them, read your maps, your diaries, and tell us where we're going next." 

Crocodile approached Rika. 

"You've done a great job, my love. Look and learn, clown, what kind of woman you should choose", Crocodile said with a sneer and kissed Rika again eagerly.

"Thank you! But I want to remind you that you hurt me at that old man's house," Rika returned the kiss. 

"It's still ew", Catherine said with disgust.

"Oh, fuck! You've tired me out this week," Rika stopped kissing Crocodile, approached Catherine and grabbed her shoulder. "You know how many times I wanted to punch you in your pretty face, so you'd finally shut up. Now be a good girl, go back to your loser's place and do what you've just been told."

"And when did you have time to contact Crocodile, Rika?" Buggy asked, taking Catherine’s hand and leading her behind him.

"About a month ago, why? Do you feel bad about me not being with you or something? No, thanks. I found the real man."

"Hell, please, no. Just curious. I don't understand why you need me."

"Oh, are you trying to sneak out, my clown boy? Well, somebody had to get us in here. Crocodile doesn’t know the exact way, and you've been here before, albeit from the other side, and you have our box. Plus, I knew you'd fall for the treasure and, obviously, the girl. So. Sorry, buddy."

"Will someone tell me what's going on here?" suddenly asked Jules and glanced at Buggy, "and who are you?"

"They are," Catherine pointed at Crocodile and Rika, "two bastards. And that brown-haired bitch I met at the airport. She gave me a flight ticket. And he..."

"What do you mean, she gave you the ticket?" Buggy interrupted Catherine and looked at her in surprise. "Did you just take the fucking ticket out of that girl's hand? Did you really think a random stranger would just give it to you?"

"Well...," she looked at him with round eyes and shrugged.

"God, you're even dumber than I am," he rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"Oh, yeah! And this is coming from the 'I don't need a plan' person," Catherine mocked Buggy, standing behind his back.

"That's enough!" Crocodile stepped closer to them. "Listen, clown. Please tell your girl and her sister to tell us where we need to go. Otherwise…"

He grabbed Jules with his hook.

"Okay, okay!" Catherine said, "I'll do what you want. Just don't touch her". 

"Catherine, don't!" Buggy hissed.

"I’m not gonna let some guy with the hook hurt my sister or you," - she said in a whisper and blushed slightly. "Come on, Jules. Let's take a look at the map". 

"Good girls. Laura, honey, stand next to that fucking clown. He's got powers and he could easily make a run for it," Crocodile sat on the floor and lit a cigar. 

"As you wish, boss."

Catherine and Jules sat on the cold rocks, shining flashlights on the map and diary entries. A light breeze walked through the space. They spent a long time going over the pages with their hands.

"Look," Catherine pointed to the coordinates in the diary. "We were here, here, and here. I think we're here now, right? The map’s drawn the path."

"First of all, I'm shocked at what's happening. What's going on? Second of all, what do you mean, the map's drawn a path? And third," Jules smiled wryly, "who's that guy with the red nose?"

"Fuck! I'm begging you, let's first get out of this fucking cave or wherever we are now. This is all your fault. If you hadn't disappeared, I wouldn't have come here and I'd be sitting at home with coffee right now, and everything would be fine." 

"Hey, I apologize for interrupting your family drama, but did you find anything?" Buggy squatted down next to them.

"Not yet. Why are you asking? Oh, you're worried you're gonna miss out on the treasure now? And then you can't get a girl for one night at the bar?" Catherine mumbled, turning the pages.

"Why are you so mad?" he asked in surprise.

"I'm not... I don't care about you and your late-sex life, actually. You could go out and fuck every girl in town in one night."

"Oh, wow, right to the heart!" he exclaimed in a mocking tone, but he changed it quickly. "Hey, listen. About what I said.. I want to ap--"

"How much longer are you going to suffer bullshit?" Crocodile asked with annoyance. "Any news?"

"Don't yell at me, the beehive! No upd.. Uh, wait. Buggy, hold the flashlight, please", Catherine ran her hand over the sheets and mumbled something to herself. "Hey, the hook man. Do you have the book with you?"

"Of course. Laura, give it to her," Crocodile said with a low voice.

Laura went to the bag, pulled out the book and handed it to Catherine. 

"Thank you, bitch," Catherine barked.

Reconciling the entries in the book and in her diary, Catherine continued to mutter something to herself and surveyed the space. She ran the fingers of one hand over the pages, the other hand drawing some shapes in the air. 

"What is she doing?" Jules asked Buggy with a whisper.

"I have no idea, I thought you knew. She’s your sister."

Rika and Crocodile watched Catherine's strange movements intently. 

"I got it!" - Catherine jumped up abruptly, grabbing the book and diaries and walked quickly forward. "Jules, look at the map. Are there any changes now?"

"I see nothing," Jules said, looking closely at the map. 

"Honey, you'd better tell us where to go next," Crocodile walked over to Catherine and took her firmly by the neck.

"Hey, let her go," Buggy walked over to Crocodile.

"Or what? All right, I can't cut you. But I can cut her. I can cut her sister. Or kill. You're not in a very good position right now, clown. So, save your heroics for some petty squabbling amongst lowlifes like you."

"You can threaten me as much as you want, I don't give a shit about it. But if you lay one finger or your hook on either of them…"

"Then what? Are you gonna kill me?" at that moment, Crocodile's hand began to turn to sand.

"Stop! Please!" Catherine took Buggy's hand and gave him a hard look. "It's okay. I’m fine. Anyway, the beehive, I have bad news for you. The map is useless now until we get out of here. It only points the way in daylight and, as I understand it, in direct sunlight. So, we'll follow the path where the road is drawn now, and if there's nothing further, we'll go blind."

Rika came over to Jules and looked at the map.

"I hate to break it to you, my love, but that bitch is right. So far, the path's partially drawn. I don't know why the fucking thing didn't draw it all the way through. You're not so stupid, are you, Catherine?"

Catherine rolled her eyes and started packing.

"What was that? His hand turned to sand. And what does that big man mean when he said he can't cut that guy?" she asked with horror in her voice.

"Ah, it's a side effect of the devil fruit," Catherine waved her hand, "I'll tell you later."

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They walked along the winding rocky paths for over an hour, lighting the way with torches. The wind continued to blow through the cave, bringing smells of damp and rot. 

"God, I don't want to die in a cave and lie here like some pharaoh", Jules muttered to herself, shifting her feet heavily, "And at first that man with the hook seemed so nice."

"Bastards always seem nice at first. Don't they, Buggy?" Catherine cast a glance at the clown and adjusted her bag.

"If you have a problem with me, cotton candy, just say so," he said in a surprisingly calm tone.

"I don't have a problem with you, and I don't want to talk to you," she snapped.

Jules looked at them questioningly. 

"But you keep doing it, Cathie-pie", he said with a slight irony in his voice. "One minute you're mad at me, and the next..."

"Shut up, please, I hate you," she interrupted him with a quiet growl. "Shit, if you knew how much you piss me off, silly clown, I'd.... Ouch!"

Catherine didn't realize she'd hit a stone wall. 

"What the hell?" she touched the space in front of her. 

"Are you okay?" Buggy put his hand on her back.

"What? Yeah, I'm fine... But..."

"What happened?" Crocodile's voice came from behind her. "Where are we?"

"I don't know...," Catherine shone the torch on the wall. "We couldn't have lost our way. We could have taken a wrong turn… in theory... There are a million paths."

"We could have taken a wrong turn, huh? Are you kidding me?" Rika took two big steps and grabbed Catherine's arm. "I swear to God, I'll rip your head off if you take us down the wrong path."

"Get your crocodile hands off me!" Catherine tried to throw off Rika’s hand. "We're in a bloody ancient cave in the middle of Egypt. You think there's only one way in a cave like this? I’m really sorry that it's not lit up like a fucking highway. Just give me a minute. Jules, the map!"

Rika let go of Сatherine's hand and continued to stand by her side.

"That's why I love you, baby. For your temper," Crocodile walked over to Rika and put his arm around her waist. 

"It’s still ew, by the way," Catherine snorted and stared at the map. "Jules, the diary! Buggy, please, hold the torch. One more riddle is written here..."

Check the wall, and touch the floor, 

It can help to open the door. 

You'll be helped by a pillar of fire.

Just take it up a notch higher.

"And what does it mean?" Crocodile asked. 

"Well, you're supposed to be the smartest guy here, so think about it", Catherine said mockingly.

"I'm sick of you!" Crocodile hissed. "Laura, I think our redheaded smarty-pants is a little out of touch. Maybe a gun would help. Will you please point that pretty thing at her little sister?" 

Laura took out a gun, cocked the slide and put it to Jules' temple. 

"You’re truly a piece of shit," Catherine whispered. "If the four of you want to get to the treasure, shooting somewhere in the dungeon is not recommended. You'll turn to sand and escape, the clown will fall to pieces and escape too, and the four of us will be crushed by something heavy. No offense, but that's not how I pictured my demise."

"Very funny, yes," Crocodile grinned. "Now go to your blue-haired friend and open the door."

"Check the wall, and touch the floor.. a pillar of fire. Jules, Buggy, obviously, we need to check the walls and floor with the torch or the flashlight, there must be some clues there," Catherine said this with undisguised admiration. 

"I think you're beginning to like this whole treasure hunting thing," Buggy said with a grin.

"No, I just want to go home and be away from you," Catherine tried to sound serious. 

With the torch, Jules and Buggy lit every millimetre of the wall. Catherine sat on her knees and ran her hands over the floor. 

“You know, Crocodile, I know you're kind of mafia, but maybe you could help. The sooner we get out of here, the sooner you can get your gold”, Catherine said, probing the stone tiles in the darkness. “Check those rocks you're standing on, please.”

Crocodile snorted. Rika nodded her head slightly and they began to check the floor beneath them. 

"There are some drawings here," Rika said.

"Yeah, and there are some on the wall, too," Jules mumbled. 

Catherine sat down on the stone floor, Crocodile sat next to her. They both stared at the book. Rika and Buggy watched them both warily.

"Look, the hook, you see, one of the slabs in the book is marked with a sign. That's how the ancient Egyptians labelled something like a button, if I'm not mistaken."

"Buttons? To what?" Crocodile looked at Catherine questioningly.

"I don't know. Maybe it's your treasure behind the door, maybe it's sarcophagi with mummies or a bunch of man-eating scarabs. But you see, there's a drawing here. It's a diagram. We have to click on the pictures on the wall and the floor in the right order, I guess... But we need to find some kind of lever that activates it all."

"And if we press in the wrong order, then what?" Crocodile asked in a quiet voice.  

"Well, then we have a good chance of turning into mummies, and in a few hundred years local kids will be scared with scary stories about us." Catherine said, barely containing a nervous laugh. "Yes, I've always dreamed of dying next to the sandman and the clown."

Crocodile stood up and offered Catherine his hand. 

"Thanks, I guess," she said with surprise in her voice. "Okay, guys, we need to find a lever, a big button or something..."

Catherine and Crocodile continued to look at the book and diary while Laura, Rika, Buggy and Jules were exanimating the walls and floor. 

"People, there's another sign here," Laura said, lighting an obscure symbol with her torch.

"Wait, that's...," Catherine sat down next to her, "it's Seth's sign."

"How is Seth?" Crocodile asked.

"God, сome on! You're in Egypt. It's an Egyptian god."

"Then what do these symbols mean?" Jules' voice came from the wall. 

Catherine approached her. 

"Jules, sister, hold the book. Buggy, hold the torch and the diary," she began to run her hands over the wall and the pages again, muttering something to herself. 

"Anything?" Rika asked, coming up behind her. 

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, don't distract me," Catherine waved her hand away. "Guys, I get it. Look, these aren't just symbols. It's a puzzle. But not just a puzzle, a puzzle of myth. And a note that says "Beware of Seth".

"What myth?" Buggy asked in surprise.

"Osiris and Isis," Catherine said affirmatively.

"And what's it about?" Laura asked and Rika said together.

"Come on! Seth killed Osiris, Isis' husband, chopped him up and hid him in different places. Buggy, by the way, if you bother me, I'll do the same to you," she said with a slight smile.

"I'm sorry, what?" he raised his eyebrows. 

"Isis went in search of her husband's parts. The symbols on the wall and floor match the ones in the book. And if you look in the diary, you'll know in what order to press the buttons." 

"But what does this have to do with Seth?" Laura asked. "You know, I don't know much about all these Egyptian myths, but it seems to me that if something is mentioned in the text, you should take it into account." 

"Seth is the god of storms and deserts, that doesn't make sense," Jules said.

"But he was also considered the god of deception," Catherine whispered. "We need to press these slabs in reverse order. We have to find the lever and then start this infernal mythological machine." 

"There's something like a wheel in here, but to be honest, I don't really want to touch it," Jules said with excitement in her voice, pointing to a small object. 

Crocodile and Buggy approached the wheel. Turning it a few times they both looked round.

"And now what?" Crocodile asked.

Catherine looked at the book and started pointing with her hand. 

"Now we have to press the slabs in reverse order, that's what Laura, you over here, Jules, you over here, Rika, you on that slab, you two stand over there at those two slabs closer together. Just in case there's a door, of course."

She sat down on the ground, put the book next to her, and started rambling again. 

-Feet.. Arms... Body... Arms... Legs. Okay, first brown-haired bitch Rika. Then Jules. No, no, no, no.. first Laura. Then Rika. Then Jules. Then beehive. Then Buggy."

In that order, everyone pressed the slabs. 

"And what? Nothing happens. Are you sure you got it right?" Buggy asked with a distinct annoyance in his voice. 

"I-I.. I don't know, I hope so."

"If you decided to trick us...," Rika moved with a quick step towards Catherine.

Suddenly they heard a strange noise and the floor started to wobble. 

"Please tell me it was you who ran so hard," Catherine said with fear in her voice, getting up from the floor. "Oh-oh, that's not good." 

Slowly the walls began to fall down. The floor began to move more and more. 

"What's with the door?" Rika shouted.

"It won't open," Jules hit the wall with her hand. 

"Oh-oh, that's too bad!" Catherine looked around, dazed with shock. 

"Are you sure you read it right?" shouted Crocodile.

"Do you really have to ask that now?" Catherine yelled back. 

The heavy stone door began to open slowly. Crocodile and Buggy tried to pull it to move it, but to no avail.

"Yes! Yes! It's opening!! Hurry!" Jules took Laura's hand, and they slipped through the narrow passage.

"Catherine, hurry!" Rika grabbed her arm and dragged her towards the door. 

The floor began to slowly collapse. From the bottom of the cave came the muffled sounds of stone hitting stone. Catherine noticed the book that had been left on the floor.

"The book!" she broke free of Rika's grip and ran to get it. 

"Rika!" Crocodile turned into sand and picked Rika up. 

"Oh, Catherine, this was a bad idea. That's the dumbest idea ever," she muttered to herself as she watched the floor fall down in bigger and bigger chunks. 

Suddenly, she felt someone pick her up and book.

"You will be the death of me, cotton candy!" Buggy's flying torso threw her on his shoulder and carried her to the door. 

"Damn you and your chop chop abilities," she said, exhaling as she watched the remnants of the floor fall into the abyss of the cave. 

As soon as everyone was behind the door, it closed. 

"Is everyone alive?" Rika asked, lighting a torch from the wall.

"I think so," Laura and Jules squeaked in unison somewhere. 

Buggy lowered Catherine to the ground and put his body back on his feet. She looked around.

"Well. I have two bits of news. One, we're all alive. The second is that the way back is cut off".

[iiyarada]

Hi to the 3 Kurt Stachler fans that exist I wrote an extremely unprofessional “essay” (word-vomit) on him and his character and am finally posting it for all to see.

Read it HERE!!! Under the cut

Kurt Stachler is an extremely important yet extremely underutilized character in Kaze to Ki no Uta. His main purpose in the series is to be the comedic relief, as Kazeki is a very serious and heartbreaking manga. There's no harm in having a character used for comedic relief, but with Kurt's writing, and the importance he has in the series, having him solely be the "funny guy" causes him to fall short, as Keiko never expands upon him as a character and keeps him as comedy even after he plays one of the single most pivotal roles. The other minor characters, such as Carl, Pascale, Rosemarine and even Jules all get mini-arcs expanding upon their characters and motivations, the exceptions being Kurt and Nekka, and while both characters had their potential, I will be focusing on Kurt. Part of me believes that Kurt was boiled down to such a 1-dimensional is due to his size. Kurt is drawn to be a bit bigger than the other characters, who are all drawn in your typical thin anime body type. Even then, Kurt's body type fluctuates as the series goes on to make him look thinner than originally intended. The main reason I think this way is due to:

The Funny Fat Friend Trope.

The Fat Best Friend trope is a (annoying) common trope in media where the main character, in this case Serge, has a friend who is not conventionally skinny that only exists for the sole reason to be funny for the main character. They are a sidekick and oftentimes not fleshed out. Kurt 100% fits into this trope, but breaks away from it in certain scenes when he becomes relevant to the plot. However, when he is relevant, he is drawn thinner in certain scenes.

As I said before, there is nothing wrong with having a character written in to be comedic relief. Nor do I believe that the "fat funny friend" trope is bad in every piece of media , for example in certain medias that focus on satirical comedy where EVERY character is a stereotype can utilize this trope to where it doesn't come off as hurtful, the main difference there being that in these comedies - as mentioned before - EVERY character is based off something trope-y, no one is singled out. Kaze to Ki no Uta is NOT a comedy, and that's where the series falls short with handling Kurt. Having characters that are the comedic relief AND have issues is not impossible to write and having a funny person have issues doesn't make them less funny, but instead, makes them more human.

But what ARE some of Kurt's "issues" if any? He's impulsive and easily irritable, he struggles with jealousy (he is even called out for it at one point) and seemingly has some sort of issue with attachment and abandonment. There are all of these character points that are brushed off to the side or are treated as some sort of joke due to the fact Kurt HAS to be "the funny one." There's no chance for him to be explored on a deeper level because of the preconceived notion that the funny guys can't have struggles. Normally, this would not be a huge issue, as he IS a side character, but as mentioned before, Carl and Pascale are fleshed out and explored on a deeper level. Pascale is a wonderful example how a character can be funny and have deep-rooted flaws and issues, yet Kurt remains the one who "can't have issues."

Aside from his issues, Kurt has his personality strengths as well, which are ALSO under-explored due to the aforementioned FFF trope. Kurt is a very determined person when it comes to maintaining friendships, he's not one to leave someone alone. Even after he had his fight with Serge, he came back to check on him after learning he was hurt despite being upset with him. He's protective and is someone who doesn't go back on promises he's made (said by himself) Hell, being funny in times of struggle can ALSO be one of his strengths, IF it was balanced out with the rest of his writing.

In this section I will be expanding upon WHY Kurt plays an important role in the series and without him, some of the most important events could not have been possible.

In the beginning of the series Kurt holds disdain toward Gilbert but loves spending time with Serge, which is conflicting for him. His friend is important to him, but his homophobic ass does NOT like Gilbert, but as mentioned before, Kurt isn't the type of person to drop someone over him not liking someone else. He stays friends with Serge and in turn, begins warming up to Gilbert, and is even implied to have a small crush on him (see Kurt 119). BUT EVEN BEFORE THAT, even WITH his hatred of Gilbert, he was never one to go out of his way to attack Gilbert. During the scene where Jack (NOT Jack Dren, different Jack) is trying to force Gilbert to stick his hand in the fire, Kurt is one of the people who is AGAINST Jack bullying him. No, Kurt doesn't like Gilbert, but he doesn't want him to get hurt at the hands of others either. **Keep in mind that at this point in the series, Kurt had NO IDEA why Gilbert acted the way he did. He only knew that Gilbert seduced lots of people.

The ONE TIME where Kurt attacks Gilbert is during the Arles arc when Serge says he's going to leave to go back to Gilbert. Kurt gets upset and claim that Serge is "crazy about that dirty f-ggot!" Which results in the two physically fighting and Kurt walking off with Nekka out of anger.

THIS SCENE IS VERY INTERESTING!!!

In this time, nothing between Serge and Gilbert had been made official. Serge still wasn't even sure how he felt about Gilbert until AFTER Kurt suggested him being in love with Gilbert, which I assume was a joke made by Kurt (literally the 1880s equivalent of calling your friends gay as a joke). To Kurt, Serge is just simply friends with both him AND Gilbert. Serge had agreed to go to Arles with them, Gilbert was invited but declined. To Kurt, this was time to spend with a new friend and this wouldn't have changed much if Gilbert was there or not, either way, they were hanging out together. After Serge said he was going to leave Arles to find Gilbert, Kurt takes this as Serge playing favorites. Gilbert HAD the option to go with them, but he CHOSE not to, and now Serge was choosing Gilbert over the people he already agreed to spend time with. Kurt had already been established as a bit jealous, and this hurt him!!! The reason Kurt even called Gilbert a "dirty f-ggot" was him lashing out due to his own jealousy and hurt feelings, no it's not something to condone, but at the same time he's a 14 year old who believes that one of his friends just indirectly said Gilbert was more worth Serge's time, that hurts!! Kurt had NO IDEA Serge's feelings towards Gilbert, if Kurt was given the context and DID know about his feelings, I truly believe the Arles fight would not have happened at all.

After the fight in Arles there's a brief scene where Kurt and Serge glare at each other before walking away, where you can see that Kurt is eating one singular apple. Dude please eat something more, but other than that, this scene isn't relevant. I just want him to eat a Happy Meal or something.

At one point, during the time Kurt and Serge aren't talking, Serge ends up getting hurt and is bedridden for a bit. In this time, even while Kurt is supposedly mad at him, he takes his time Serge to make sure he's okay. He's NOT that petty and still sees Serge as a friend even after he was hurt.

After the Arles Fight, Kurt isn't relevant for a while, but he is shown to have warmed up to Gilbert. His disdain is shown less and less and he's seen more with the friend group where Gilbert IS included. He makes jokes and spends time with his friends and this time Gilbert is included in the antics. Gilbert isn't 100% sold on spending time with everyone, so these scenes are brief but it's important to note that Kurt and Gilbert's relationship is NOT as rocky as before, AND his relationship with Serge is back to normal. They're friends again!!

It's volume 11 where Kurt gains relevance again. Gilbert is beginning to spend more time with the group and the rest of the group is also trying to make him feel more included. Overall, their friendship goes from disdain to good friends very smoothly and naturally while also being something happy!! Which. Lord knows Gilbert needs some happiness.

BUT THEN THERE’S ADAM.

The entire deal with Adam in a nutshell is that he wants to hurt Serge, Gilbert uses his body to prevent this from happening. At first this entire ordeal is a secret, then somehow Serge learns the reality of the situation and want to do whatever he can to stop this. The plan is for the pair to run away somewhere away from Adam and Lacomblade for good. Adam hate club.

NO ONE is happy about Adam and in this arc. NO ONE. Though when Kurt learns that Serge wants his help with running away, he's hesitant because Gilbert is used to running away without being punished, but if Kurt was found out, he WOULD be punished, and he wasn't interested in that. That is, until, Serge explains WHY they want to run away and Kurt ends up changing his mind. He loves his friends and hates seeing them hurt, he wants this to escape even if it means he wasn't going to see them again.

THE FIRST PART OF THE PLAN, Kurt comes up with the idea that he'll take Serge's place during roll call in the morning so that Serge can go get phase 1 of the runaway complete (i forgot what it was, but oh well this is about kurt). According to Kurt and Serge, they have similar voices, he could say "here" for Serge behind the door so it appeared as if he was present, THIS ALSO MEANS Kurt was taking the fall at his own attendance expense. This SMALL detail is just another subtle way of showing how deeply Kurt cares for his friends and the lengths he's willing to go for them.

After phase 1, there's a break in the plan where we get MORE HAPPY CONTENT!!! A lot of the Kurt moments are very slice-of-lifey. He mentions missing Serge's stories and jokingly fights with Pascale. Everyone celebrates Gilbert's birthday and Kurt even gets him a frog as a gift since Gilbert mentioned liking animals. It's very cutesy and fun and is a nice way to show the friendship dynamic between the side characters.

Now, during the entire Escape Plan Arc, Kurt acts as a self proclaimed "bodyguard" to Serge and Gilbert whenever he's around. He makes it a point to stay with them as long as he can so that, if something happens, he'll be there. When Serge gets his arm hurt by Adam and is then subsequently insulted, Kurt is FUCKING PISSED and his first thought is to immediately to physically fight the guy (he doesn't but i digress). The Adam Arc is where Kazeki REALLY shows how much he loves his friends and how much he's willing to do to protect them, even if his protectiveness is shown in a comedic way (see Kurt 222). There's even a point where he's "put in charge" of Gilbert, bringing him to class, making sure he's okay, things like that.

THE SECOND PART OF THE PLAN. The actual escape plan route needs to be scoped out and Kurt volunteers to do this. He does this by literally going through the fucking sewer to find places that will be out of sight from the watchful eye of Rosemarine. Holy shit the dedication.

Remember how he was put in charge of Gilbert? Yeah. Well, he forgets his Bible in his room at one point and has to go back and get it, and in those moments where Kurt was gone, Adam got to Gilbert again. Which FIRST OF ALL, I'm killing Adam. BUT SECOND OF ALL, this shows how much of a threat this little shit was being. Adam was still willing to be gross with Serge around, but he never got close when Kurt was around. Kurt was ready to KILL.

Speaking of kill, he really IS willing to do so after he learns what happened with Adam while he was gone getting his Bible (see Kurt 237). He's absolutely PISSED OFF. I think this is a big moment as it shows just how much Kurts feelings have changed towards Gilbert. He went from someone who held disdain towards Gilbert but ultimately remained a disapproving bystander when he was being mistreated, to a friend who was willing to threaten anyone who hurt not just Gilbert, but ANY of his friends, even if that means putting himself at risk.

He's not JUST the guy willing to beat people up. He shows kindness through other ways, he makes tea, he continuously checks up on Serge and Gilbert, he plays games with them, he's both parts angry at what's happening while keeping a gentle composure around the victims of the situation.

THE THIRD PART OF THE PLAN. The carriage. Perhaps the single most important thing needed for Serge and Gilbert's escape, and who's behind it all? Kurt. He scopes out specific people that might have connections to carriage agencies and talks to them in secret, which is very risky. Any of these people he was talking to could rat Kurt out at any moment, and one of them actually DOES rat him out to Rosemarine, but LUCKILY AT THIS POINT, Rosemarine had HIS OWN change of heart and decided to keep the news for himself. That aside, they get the carriage delivered, Kurt fucking SUCCEEDED!!!!

And finally, THE FOURTH PART OF THE PLAN. The actual escape. During the escape, Rosemarine shows up to give Gilbert and Serge some money for Paris, of course, no one aside from Serge knows this. EVERYONE that was in on the plan assumes that the whole thing is a bust due to Rosemarine interfering. It's at this point Nekka pulls back on the plan and exits stage left, which upsets Kurt a lot since him and Nekka are good friends-in fact, this is the first time Nekka and Kurt willingly separated from one another-but he is also good friends with Serge and Gilbert. To Kurt, he thinks Nekka is being a coward, ESPECIALLY since he knew everything about Adam, but he let's Nekka go anyway. Pascale offers to take the fall, but Kurt refuses, saying he's not going anywhere and if Pascale is getting in trouble, he's getting in trouble too. They don't end up getting in trouble since Rosemarine was on their side, but on the chance that he wasn't, Kurt was still willing to stand firm in his position and actions in the escape plan.

This is the last we see of Kurt for the rest of the series aside from in Serge's flashbacks, and I think, while his last scene is a bit silly (See Kurt 262) it's impactful, and his last moment is him stating that he's not one to go back on promises he's made. His growth from a bystander to a good friend who's willing to risk his own safety for someone he used to call an enemy is something beautiful yet since it's Kurt, it's still treated as a joke. Every single event I described above was treated as a joke or something silly. Kurt is not allowed to be helpful in a meaningful way, that's Serge's job. He's not allowed to give advice in a serious manner, that's Pascale's job. He's not allowed to have conflicting emotions about not being able to see Serge ever again, that's Carl's job. He's not allowed to be upset about anything at all, because he's written as the comedic relief. Even when he supplied Serge and Gilbert with their sole means of transportation, it's treated as a joke, because above all, that's how Kurt is written. He is not written to be someone meaningful, he's written to be a one-dimensional joke.

Kurt's potential as the comedic relief AND a meaningful friend was wasted, he had the chance to be a fleshed out character, just like Carl, Pascale, Rosemarine, or any of the other characters were, but because of the trope he fits into, that potential to be a great character disappears and he falls back into the box Keiko designed for him in the first place as the Funny Fat Friend.

AFTER THOUGHTS I COULDN’T FIT IN:

-The way the Arles fight scene parallels with the Nekka-Kurt separation is so. Head in hands.

Kurt chose to separate himself from Serge after he chose Gilbert over him

Nekka chose to separate from Kurt after he chose Gilbert over backing out with him. Im SICK!!!

-All Kurt’s mentioned that I put in parentheses will be posted in a reblogged version of this post when I have access to my Kurt Folder

[jjkeverlast]

true love | N° 4

➵ genre our beloved summer au, exes to lovers, romantic comedy

➵ summary in which you're face to face with your ex again after 5 years, because both of your friends start dating each other.

➵ word count 5.2k

➵ warnings angst (it's mild dw), jealous tae (trust me it's a warning), second hand embarrassment, mentions of alcohol, a lil tiny bit of tension.

➵ author's note i'm so sorry for the delay guys!! but i just want to thank all of you for being so patient with me. hope you enjoy this long awaited chapter!! <3

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When Taehyung steps out of the kitchen, you’re confused. You don’t recall what exactly he’s referring to and it bugs you. You want to talk to him, ask him about what he meant but then again, do you even want to know? Scared to get to the bottom of it all, you let it go for now, returning back to your office. 

Work goes by fast, your focus surprisingly being present even though Taehyung’s words are nestled in the back of your mind. ‘’Oh and Y/N? I’m not sorry for looking at you like that.’’ You’re annoyed, mostly at yourself for being so drunk out of your mind to call your ex and therefore forgetting all words exchanged between you. It’s pointless to dwell on it, your curiosity definitely gets the worst out of you and for reasons being you want to let all hopes of you and Taehyung finding your way back to each other go? You’ll have to let this rest as well. So you do. 

‘’Y/N!’’ You look up from your screen, Jules hugging your door, a smile showing all her pearly white teeth. She’s the definition of ‘this is an amazing day, let’s all smile and be happy,’ today by the looks of the shine sparkling from her eyes. 

‘’Jules.’’ You greet back, not as excitedly as her, wanting nothing more than to be home and cuddle with Samba. But you remind yourself to stay professional, forcing a smile on your face to get this interaction quickly over with.

‘’Two things. I’m so sorry you had to see that last Friday! It’s just, Mr. Kim is such a nice guy and it just happened.’’ Her fingers twirl in her blonde hair, her cheeks reddening at the mention of Taehyung. She’s whipped. She’s whipped hard for him. 

‘’It’s fine, he’s— what you said, mhm.’’ You go back to the loading screen in front of you, Jules still hanging in your office. She’s not done. 

‘’Yes?’’ You push her to the final words she’s been holding in while looking down on her heels. 

‘’I don’t know, he’s just kind of ignored me since it happened. I’ll leave you to work, sorry for disturbing.’’ She rushes out of your office as if she’s said too much. Her words definitely struck you, he’s ignored her since it happened? All while he went to you and took care of your drunk ass? It’s a lot to take in and your mind goes blank for the rest of the evening. 

You’re in need of a friend, your best friend Jeon Jungkook to be exact. He’s the only one who truly helps you relax when things in your life get out of hand, with a tint of mockery. 

Which explains why you’re at home with Jungkook sitting next to you, covered in a blanket as you watch a scary movie. The loud screams from the main character fill the dark living room, the only light coming from the TV screen. 

You’re at peace, resting your head on Jungkook’s firm shoulder, the thoughts of Taehyung lingering further away from your mind. 

Jungkook doesn’t ask any questions, already knowing the answer to most of them revolving around your ex boyfriend. He’s sad seeing you being so affected by him, even though it’s been five years with no contact between you. 

You’re about to doze off, the scary movie being boring for you as it focuses more on jumpscares than the storyline itself, up until a buzz interrupts you. You fish for your phone, it being placed in the crack of the couch, your hand almost getting stuck by pulling it out. You’re surprised seeing Yeon-su calling you, it’s been a while since you’ve both spoken together, her being awfully busy with Jimin. They’ve reached the honeymoon phase, you can’t really blame them for being overly smitten with each other. You get Jungkook to pause the film as you take the call. 

‘’Yeon-su! Hi.’’ She’s quick to greet back, already babbling about how much fun she and Jimin are having and that she met his parent’s a few days ago. You can picture the huge smile plastered on your face as she continues to ramble about her and Jimin’s relationship, until she mentions yet another fun activity that she’d love for you to join. 

‘’An amusement park?’’ You parrot, a frown appears on Jungkook’s face as you turn to face him, eyes begging for a solution from him. He shrugs which results in you agreeing to join her and Jimin to the ‘date’. You knew Yeon-su just wanted you to talk a lot more with Jimin as he means a lot to her. 

‘’Okay, tomorrow at five.’’ You repeat to make sure that was the right time. Yeon-su is the first to say goodbye, giggling and shushing Jimin before she hangs up. 

‘’Thank you so much for your help.’’ You punch him in the stomach, Jungkook grunting in pain. 

‘’Ow! What the fuck.’’ He holds his stomach, as if it’s fragile. You roll your eyes over Jungkook literally having a single brain cell which doesn’t include logic or any sense of knowledge. 

‘’You’re so stupid!’’ You slump back on the couch, crossing your arms from the anger and slight tint of annoyance about your best friend not being able to take a fucking hint. 

‘’Y/N, just go there, seriously what’s the worst that could happen?’’ 

The worst that could literally happen is walking towards you as you stand with Yeon-su and Jimin by the entrance of the amusement park. You try not to show the bubbling anger emerging in the pit of your stomach. Yeon-su and Jimin smiling and waving towards the person, all while you look down on your shoes. 

‘’Taehyung! Glad you could make it.’’ Jimin throws him a pat as he greets both of them, Yeon-su throwing a compliment towards his outfit. She’s not wrong, he does look good. 

‘’Hey.’’ He engulfs you in a hug and you’re taken back from his arms wrapping around your frame. You’re stiff, sensing the eyes from Jimin and Yeon-su bore in your back. 

‘’Just go with it.’’ Taehyung whispers softly, for them not to hear. You let go and accept the hug. His scent traps you, your head turning dizzy and remembering how Samba carried it with her after he took care of you. You close your eyes, losing yourself in his scent, his dark curls tickling your ear. 

As he pulls away, his nose brushes against your cheek and you feel a shiver run down your spine. 

‘’Alright, let’s go!’’ Jimin encourages the both of you, an awkward silence throwing itself above you. Taehyung walks beside you, a clear distance between you. Yeon-su and Jimin are too busy with each other’s embraces and watching them from afar makes you miss the way this was you. Walking shamelessly with Taehyung peppering your temple with kisses as his arm rests on your shoulders. The memory causes goosebumps to arise on your forearms and you hug your form, trying to rub them away before Taehyung notices. 

Jimin and Yeon-su make a stop at a rollercoaster, you look up seeing how far down it goes. You see Taehyung’s face almost pale, remembering he’s afraid of heights. But he forces himself to stand in line with the two lovebirds and you sense that he’s scared shitless. 

‘’Hey, I don’t feel like riding this roller coaster. I’ll go grab myself something to drink, care to join me Taehyung?’’ He sheepishly smiles and agrees in a heartbeat. You both step out of the cue and agree to meet them in front of the ferris wheel in 15 minutes. 

‘’Thanks.’’ Taehyung says as you’ve walked far away from the couple. 

‘’It’s no problem. Haven’t you told Jimin about your fear of heights?’’ You expected Jimin to know about Taehyung’s very obvious fear, so it surprised you when nothing occurred. 

‘’It was never brought up.’’ 

‘’Ah.’’ You both find a bench close to the ferris wheel and sit in silence. An older married couple and their child walk by you and you smile at the sight. Their child hugging a huge seal plushie. The child smiles in your direction before they are out of sight. 

‘’You really don’t remember, do you?’’ Taehyung breaks the silence and you turn to see an empty expression from him. You know he’s referring from the day in the office, confessing towards something that has completely faded from your brain. 

‘’I–’’ You start off, but your ringtone cuts you off and you quickly excuse yourself to take the call. It’s an unknown number, so you answer with caution. 

‘’Hi, who’s this?’’ 

‘’Hey, Y/N, it’s Namjoon!’’ You immediately recall that you gave out your number to Namjoon a few hours before chaos erupted in your apartment. 

‘’Oh Namjoon! Hi!’’ Taehyung’s expression changes swiftly to annoyance, hearing the so-called name slip out from your lips. You notice his expression, but don’t dwell on it, not wanting to analyze why Taehyung looks like he wants to kill someone. 

Namjoon proposes to invite you to his museum, for the both of you to catch up. You agree, both of you settling on tomorrow around eight pm. 

‘’Can’t wait. See you tomorrow.’’ You hang up, Taehyung staring you down for no reason. 

‘’Sorry about that.’’ Taehyung scoffs at your apology and before this conversation can continue any further, Yeon-su and Jimin are back and the four of you move towards the ferris wheel. 

The queue is a bit long, mostly filled with couples. The ferris wheel is a very romantic attraction so it doesn’t surprise you one bit that Jimin and Yeon-su are eager to take it. 

‘’So, Namjoon, huh.’’ Taehyung’s tone is bitter, not even trying to hide his jealousy and you roll your eyes from his comment. 

‘’What about it?’’ You press your lips to a thin line, awaiting his reason for the feigned jealousy. He has no right after he’s moved on — with the help of Jules lips. 

‘’Are you seeing him?’’ The question throws you off. Taehyung asking such foolish questions has you turning your back to him. You really don’t want to deal with this, especially around Yeon-su and Jimin. 

‘’Oh, so I’m right?’’ His ironic tone pulls you back to the conversation. You’re pissed, with every right to yet Taehyung isn’t allowed to speak on behalf of your dating life when he left you behind five years ago. 

‘’Seriously, shut the fuck up.’’ You put your hand on his chest, feeling how rapidly his heart is beating. You’re surprised so you retrieve your hand and ignore the quick beating of Taehyung’s heart under your palm. 

‘’Guys! It’s our turn.’’ Jimin catches the two of you’s attention, and you separately enter the passenger cars. 

‘’Hi, is it possible if we could have two separate cabins?’’ You ask the guy who’s in control of the attraction. He looks at you dumbfoundedly. 

‘’Either you go with your little boyfriend or you leave this queue.’’ His tone indicates he’s tired and you try to ignore the boyfriend comment he throws at you and Taehyung. You sense the suspicion from Yeon-su’s glare, so you quickly apologize to the man and walk in the passenger car. 

You’re trying your best not to roll your eyes as Taehyung’s body is pressed up on yours. These cabins are tight — probably to add a more romantic effect for all the couples. 

As the ferris wheel moves up, you notice Taehyung clutching on the handle for support, closing his eyes to not look down. 

You forgot all about his fear of heights, too busy being pissed off about his behavior. He’s biting his lips, trembling against your shoulder. 

You want to help him, but the reminder of his pissy comments make you ignore the trembling sensation coming from him. 

Taehyung remains like this, eyes closed, clutching hard on any form of handle. You grunt inwardly before taking his hand and caressing it. Taehyung softens under your touch and his trembling stops. 

‘’It’s almost over.’’ You remind him, as his fingers press tighter against the backside of your hand and you mentally throw a tantrum at the butterflies slowly appearing in the pit of your stomach. 

The passenger car halts, signaling it’s now at the top. It tilts a bit and Taehyung whines in fear, his knuckles white as he holds as tight as he can. 

‘’Taehyung, look at me.’’ He slowly opens his eyes, letting them rest on your face. His breathing settles to a normal pace and you smile at him. 

‘’Y/N, I have to confess something.’’

‘’O-okay.’’ You’re not sure where this conversation is headed, but you listen attentively. 

‘’When you opened the door, Jules kissed me.’’ You look away at the mention of the kiss shared between Jules and Taehyung. 

‘’No, listen, she kissed me. I’ve never been interested in her.’’ 

‘’Taehyung, it’s fine, you don’t have to explain.’’ You find it ridiculous that he’s explaining such a thing as if you care. 

‘’But I do. I don’t know how she got the idea that I might’ve been interested in her. But when I saw you—’’ He looks down at your intertwined hands, ‘’I just– I didn’t want you to think there was something.’’ 

‘’Taehyung, you’re free to do what you want.’’ The passenger car starts to move down. 

‘’Right.’’ 

‘’I think, I think we should let this go. Start over.’’ Taehyung looks at you shockingly, slowly moving closer to you before you stop him. ‘’As friends.’’ It was for the best. To be friends instead of creating such a mess from being exes. 

Taehyung gulps at the word friends. But he’s willing, if it means he’ll still be able to talk to you. ‘’Okay.’’ He agrees. 

The passenger car finally arrives on the ground and you let go of his hand, missing the warmth the longer time runs without his hand in yours. But it was the right choice. You can be friends with Taehyung and him with you. 

Returning to work the next day, you’re being met with Jules carrying a frown. She’s toying with her hair, looking down at her feet in the small kitchen. 

‘’Hi Jules.’’ You greet as you open the cabinet to find a mug for your morning coffee. 

‘’Taehyung doesn’t feel the same way.’’ Oh. So that’s what we’re doing, okay. 

‘’I’m sorry to hear that.’’ You’re really not. 

Jules lets out a puff, kicking her feet together as she thinks before speaking, ‘’something about him being interested in someone else. I don’t know.’’ Your heart stops at her explanation. Taehyung is interested in someone? You don’t want to know, sensing already where this is going. Friends. Remember you’re friends. It’s a word that has to keep itself repeating for your curious mind to not jump to conclusions. He couldn’t possibly… 

You’re here to work, not think about Kim Taehyung again. Jules doesn’t expect you to answer her obvious statement of how her ‘relationship’ with Taehyung is going. So you leave the tiny kitchen, settling back in your office. It’s hard in the beginning. To completely focus on the unfinished work that is sitting right in front of your nose. Your brain is settled on reminding you of the warmth from Taehyung's hand in yours on the ferris wheel yesterday. Why did his hand have to feel so warm against yours? Even after five years, his hand still feels the same. You doze completely off, knowing you can’t escape the sudden thoughts of Taehyung’s hands… his fingers– god those fingers. The fingers discovering each part of your body and focusing solely on your– 

‘’Hey! We’re ordering bagels for lunch, what kind do you want?’’ The intern Jungwoo asked you, having a strong hold on the notepad in his hand. 

‘’Oh, just whatever there is. I’m not picky.’’ Jungwoo looks confusingly down on the notepad, giving you a tight lipped smile before leaving you alone. That was… weird. 

You’re surprised to see that Taehyung didn’t show up to lunch. Seeing he is the CEO of Officester. You don’t think too long about it, chatting with a few colleagues as you all eat. 

The day comes to an end, you being the first to rush out seeing you’re meeting Namjoon in a few hours. As you enter the elevator to go down, you’re met with Taehyung. 

‘’Hey.’’ You greet casually, standing a few meters from him. He reciprocates with a small lipped smile. The silence is loud, feeling as if it takes an eternity to go down. You wish you could say anything, now that the agreement between you is friends. 

‘’Are you doing anything exciting this afternoon?’’ 

‘’Just visiting my parents.’’ You hum before it returns to the unforgivable silence between you. To both of you’s luck, you arrive on the main floor. 

Stepping out of the Officester building, you notice Taehyung walking towards a bus stop. You’re astonished, remembering how he’d never take a bus and stay clear in his very own car. You don’t think much of it, rushing to your own apartment. 

You’re greeted by Samba, her big green eyes smiling at you as you kneel to run your fingers through her black fur. She purrs as if something is wrong, which quickly catches your attention. 

‘’What’s wrong Samba?’’ She softly walks to the door, to keep guard. She’s waiting for someone. A specific someone. 

‘’He’s not coming Samba.’’ With that you walk to your closet, deciding on a more comfortable outfit for your meeting with Namjoon. You wouldn’t call it a date knowing how Namjoon and you were clear on the friendship spectrum back in college — the reason being your relationship with Taehyung. But even as if you weren’t with Taehyung, Namjoon would never be more than a friend to you. He was attractive, kind and gentle as well. Although for some reason your eyes could never open to the idea of Namjoon being different. 

The address Namjoon sends you over text is shown to be close to you. So you decide to walk and avoid taking the crowded bus in the late evening where everyone is on their own way home. 

You quickly catch Namjoon in a beanie and a fuzzy sweater. His dimples are prominent on his face as he gives you a warm smile. 

‘’Hi.’’ You greet, settling on hugging him which he easily reciprocates. He looks excited, judging by how his eyes sparkle and face overly glowing. He doesn’t hesitate to guide you inside the museum, it being big and spacious. 

Various paintings with a few sculptures are decorating the inside of the room. You catch a person standing by a desk in the corner, she smiles as she finds you noticing her. Namjoon notices you’re aware of his secretary. His hand places itself to your back, pushing you forward with him to greet the woman. 

‘’Hi, it’s nice to meet you. I’m Y/N.’’ You smile as she brightens over your greeting. 

‘’Hi I’m Kira. It’s nice to meet you too.’’ Her dark brown hair is settled in a high ponytail, showing her strong built features on her olive skin. You’re surprised that such a beautiful woman is working for Kim Namjoon. Before you can think further, Namjoon tells Kira that she can leave if she’s finished with her assignment for the day. She nods, thanking him as she starts packing in front of you both. 

‘’Hope you enjoy the infamous Cypher.’’ She chuckles dryly as you mutter a low thanks. You can’t help but feel intimidated. Kira being naturally pretty as she’s watching you both attentively. 

‘’It’s beautiful so far so I’m sure I’ll love it.’’ You reason, seeing Kira has finally finished packing, slumping her bag on her arm. 

‘’I hope so! Or else I’ll have to find a new job.’’ She jokes and Namjoon shoots her a glare in which she mouths a sorry, making you break out in a laugh finding her humoristic. 

‘’At least Y/N finds me funny.’’ She sticks her tongue out, Namjoon rolling his eyes over her behavior. 

‘’It was nice meeting you Kira. Get home safely!’’ 

‘’That I will. Thank you. Hopefully we see each other some other time.’’ Her smile widens when you agree as she finally steps out of the front doors. 

‘’She’s kind.’’ 

Namjoon turns back, catching one last glimpse of her before he gives you his full attention. ‘’Yeah she is.’’ He agrees with you, guiding you more towards the center of the museum as your curious eyes wander around, noticing the beautiful art installed everywhere. 

‘’So, how’ve you been? You looked stressed last time I saw you.’’ Namjoon speaks up first as he walks behind you while you stroll energetically all over the well put together museum. 

‘’I’ve been okay, sorry, you just caught me in a bad moment.’’ You look back, a toothless smile stated towards him. 

‘’Oh okay, do you want to talk about it?’’ His voice is laced with uncertainty, not sure if he can ask you something that screams personal. 

‘’No, I’m okay now.’’ Even though you’ve been close with Namjoon before, talked endlessly about relationships, family, dreams and so on, it feels different now. You can’t really pinpoint what exactly makes it different. Maybe it’s the lack of contact you’ve had with Namjoon over the five years that have passed between you. 

Namjoon respects your decision in not wanting to talk further about last Friday when you walked in on Jules and Taehyung. Even though Taehyung made it clear to you that there was nothing, the sight is still unforgettable. 

‘’How’ve you been? I love Cypher, by the way. You always had a good eye for art.’’ You compliment him, turning to look at a certain painting that catches your attention. It’s a face, colored with pink and blue colors that illuminate a form of emotion. Namjoon stands beside you, turning to look at the same painting as you before giving you an answer, ‘’I’ve been good.’’ His dimples re-appear when you turn to look at him. 

‘’I’m happy you love Cypher, took me around three years to reach where I have now.’’ You’re surprised by the information Namjoon cared to share. Three years. It was definitely worth it, seeing the final result around you. 

‘’I see you like V’s work.’’ 

‘’What?’’ 

‘’The painter, their artist name is V.’’ You respond with a faint oh, recollecting yourself in front of the painting. It screams familiarity and you’re not sure why. 

‘’Have you met V?’’ You ask out of curiosity. 

‘’No. V is an unknown artist. I found their art on the internet and they were kind enough to give it this piece to me.’’ Namjoon is smiling as he reminisces to how he received an important piece so easily. 

‘’Wow, that’s really kind yeah.’’ Before your conversation can continue any further, you feel a buzz in your jacket pocket. You’re thinking it’s Yeon-su, her calling at any given time to chat with you about Jimin and hers relationship. Which is nice, it’s exciting to hear how in love she is, seeing her not even five months ago had lost all hope in finding the one. Grabbing a hold of your phone and looking at the screen, your mind grows irritated at the name. Tae. 

‘’Hold on.’’ With that you pick up and walk further inside the museum, Namjoon staying glued in front of V’s painting. 

‘’Taehyung, this is a bad time.’’ You start off, silence being the only thing heard from the other side of the line. 

‘’Sorry. I just thought since we’re friends I could call you again.’’ He has a point. You did state that you were friends, and friends well… share calls once in a while. 

‘’You have a point. But seriously, this is a really bad time.’’ You spin slightly, seeing Namjoon look down at his shoes, looking like someone who’s bored out of his mind. Your heart drops at the thought of being rude towards Namjoon, who’s been nothing but kind. 

‘’Oh. Right okay.’’ His voice drops, sounding as if he’s down about something. But as of right now? You don’t have the time nor the patience to find out. 

‘’Yeah, see you tomorrow.’’ You don’t even let Taehyung speak before you hang up and walk rapidly back to join Namjoon by the painting. 

‘’I’m so sorry.’’ You’re already apologizing, catching on to Namjoon’s half bored face that swiftly turns into excitement. ‘’No, hey, it’s okay.’’ 

‘’Should we continue?’’ He nods as you both walk further in towards the sculptures. 

Meetings, meetings and another meeting. It’s an endless day of organization and business transactions being made from left and right. You’re exhausted, seeing you first came home at one in the morning after you hung out with Namjoon the whole evening, which turned to night. Taehyung is seated three seats behind you and you feel his eyes bore into your back. You chose to act unfazed and as if nothing he’s doing is bothering you, which somehow seems to work. Surprisingly. 

‘’Thank you, that will be all.’’ Your boss finishes it off quickly, lunch break nearing around the corner. You can’t believe you’ve been stuck in this room since eight in the morning. A lunch break is well deserved. Walking back to your office you’re greeted by, ‘’Koo!?’’ Jungkook spins in your chair, whistling until he faces you. ‘’Missed me?’’ 

‘’What are you doing here?’’ 

‘’I bought ramen. Figured you needed some company.’’ You smile as Jungkook excitedly holds up two instant ramen cups. 

You both walk towards the common canteen, Jungkook telling you all about his new gaming set up at home and you listening attentively. 

Slurping noises fill the room, as you both eat in silence. You’re really glad that Jungkook came to eat lunch with you, making you less worried about the whole Taehyung situation. 

‘’So what’s up with you?’’ Jungkook mumbles, nearly done chewing as he speaks. You can’t help but look judgmentally at your best friend that’s almost about to spit half of his food in your face. 

‘’I don’t really know.’’ It’s an honest response, you have no idea where you are right now, your current state of mind keeps running back to the idea of Taehyung and you and it’s clear that you’re still not over the break up. Especially after having seen him too much for your own liking. 

‘’Okay, what about Taehyung?’’ You knew the question was coming, Jungkook hasn’t heard anything about him since you drank five bottles of soju like it was water. It’s a lot of what has happened, and you’re not sure where to start. 

‘’What about him?’’ 

Jungkook snorts at your question, as if it isn’t more obvious what exactly he’s referring to hearing about. You look away, hiding yourself from current embarrassment. To your luck, Jules walks by and quickly throws an elevator glance at Jungkook. You notice but don’t point anything out. Jules finds Jungkook attractive. Her stance changes completely and her hair is more exposed. 

‘’Hi, Y/N, care to introduce me?’’ You widen your eyes, a mouthful of noodles resting in your mouth as you silently chew. 

‘’Mmm– this is Jungkook, Jungkook this is my colleague Jules.’’ 

‘’It’s nice to meet you.’’ She bats her eyes, them staying completely glued to Jungkook. 

‘’You too.’’ He smiles kindly back, before he returns to give you full attention. 

‘’Um, do you work out?’’ Jules bites her lip, drawn to the form of Jungkook’s body, especially his shoulders and arms. 

‘’I do, yeah.’’ Jungkook tries his best to not seem rude, but knowing him he’s internally throwing a tantrum at her for not leaving. 

‘’Care to show me one day? We could–’’

‘’Oh, honey I’m so sorry. I don’t swing that way.’’ 

‘’You mean you’re–’’ Jules starts off slowly but Jungkook only nods. You try your best to hold your laugh in. He’s honestly ridiculous. 

‘’I- I’m so sorry. See you later Y/N.’’ She smiles awkwardly, sparing no second glance at Jungkook finishing his noodles. 

‘’You’re unbelievable. I thought you swung both ways?’’ You raise both brows, aware of the fact that Jungkook is bisexual. 

‘’I am, but not for that though.’’ Your laugh releases at the final straw, doing the complete opposite of holding back. Jules was everything but Jungkook’s type and you found it hilarious how quickly he had turned her down. 

‘’No, but seriously, what’s up? Tell me one thing.’’ He brings out the puppy eyes and you give in. 

‘’I went to visit Cypher, Namjoon’s museum.’’ 

‘’Oh? Like a date?’’ You’re quick to turn down the fact that it was a date between Namjoon and you yesterday. 

Jungkook’s teasing doesn’t stop, him bugging you about the fact you went on a date with Kim Namjoon. You try to shush him, eyes turning in your direction, indicating you’re both being too loud.

‘’So? You have the hots for Namjoon, huh.’’ As Jungkook’s sentence slips, Taehyung walks by your table and halts at the name. You notice how he swiftly stops but goes back to walking towards his table. 

‘’You’re such an ass!’’ You whisper yell, giving up on stopping the bickering from Jungkook. 

‘’Shut up, you love me.’’ He’s not wrong. You do. 

After Jungkook left after lunch, you’ve been stuck in the office, having a clear deadline and to finish the good amount of emails that need to be sent before you leave. You’re tired, your eyes almost dropping closed as you stare at the computer screen. You don’t realize that you’re the only one in the office, the lights being turned off all around you except the lamp in your office. 

As the last email is sent, you stretch and scurry, grabbing your things quickly, your stomach screaming since earlier. 

You feel much lighter, knowing today is now over and you can go home to Samba and feed her. You hadn’t expected for Taehyung to already stand by the elevator as you step out of the office. Why is he still here? 

‘’Hi.’’ You greet. Him, muttering a hi back, not looking at you except just walking towards the elevator in a straight line. Many thoughts are begging to escape from your mind over his behavior, but you stop yourself. Leave it Y/N, it means nothing. 

You click your tongue once or twice, the silence being too much to bear in the elevator. 

‘’Y/N.’’ That catches your attention and before you can mutter a response, Taehyung walks so close to you, his nose slightly brushes over yours. 

‘’You really don’t remember, do you?’’ He’s referring to his words from the kitchen earlier this week. It’s as if Taehyung senses you not being able to remember and to his advantage, the metal doors open and he walks away. 

You swallow your breath, heart sinking the less he’s visible. Why can’t you just remember? You wish you could remember the whole night but your brain forbids you from digging that memory and a part of you is grateful as well. You can’t get hurt again, and especially not like you did five years ago when Taehyung left you in the middle of the street after breaking the news. But the pounding heart in your chest seems to prove you otherwise. Deeply, you know you can’t be friends with Taehyung. Your love for him is too strong for you to be able to. 

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[lescarnetsdehaku]

Is La Marquise a Milady-type character ? What are her plots ? How devilish would you say she is?

La Marquise de Gerfaut is actually inspired by Milady (The 3 musketeers) and La Marquise de Merteuil (Dangerous Liaisons), some of my faves novels.

La Marquise has no devilish scheme, she just does things because she can. If someone annoys her, she will ruin their reputation, but she also, sometimes, do it out of spite. She just wants to live her best life being the apex predator in every rich salon there is 💅

Her main scheme in the story is a bet she makes with Adam when they first meet Jules: who will succeed ruining his life and expectations first. The only rule is not to interfere with the other's way.

Of course there is more to her, but I want to let you all discover as it goes 😌💅

[hufflepuffhabs]

Barça Players as Harry Potter Characters

Sooo I seem to have too much time on my hands (or rather o much proficiency in procrastination) and simultanly too much opinions on this. Do let me know any other opinions, some are literally not based on anything. And obvs no hate to any!

Xavi - Remus Lupin

Was already here in his youth and was very popular then. Now he is back to teach the next generation of wizards.

Marc-André ter Stegen - Minerva McGonagall

A true hero! Also he is kinda cate-like. This is one of my favorites, so congrats!

Iñaki Peña - Neville Longbottom

Loveable guy, but does not get the chance to prove himself until later on.

Héctor Bellerín - Luna Lovegood

They are kinda there for the magic, but they also care about other stuff. People may find them a bit strange, but in truth they have their priorities set. Very magical vibe in general.

Ronald Araujo - Ginny Weasley

This is one is ambitious in every aspect of life. Talented, but also a bit weird.

Andreas Christensen - Viktor Krum

Both come from the north. And they have a very ambivalent vibe, like probably a good guy, but the facade is kind harsh.

Marcos Alonso - Bill Weasley

One of the older Weasley siblings. Not such a trouble maker as some of the others, but still part of the gang.

Jordi Alba - Rubeus Hagrid

Just a cuddly guy with a sweet personality, but can get fiesty if need be.

Jules Kounde - Lee Jordan

They have the same hair. Plus he seems like someone who would be a Gryffindor.

Eric García - Hermione Granger

Smartest person in the group, does not care about others opinion and is willing to risk it all for their closed-ones (including cursing and threatening). Also nearly died once. We love this one!

Sergio Busquets - Sirius Black

Part of the old popular group. Leader for the young ones, but in difference to Remus, he is more the cool uncle than the responsible one. Also can be kind annoying in a good way.

Pedri - Harry Potter

Do I have to say more? He is the magician, people put all pressure on him. And the hair is kinda similar sometimes. Also grew up differently than most (one being from the Canary islands, the other, well being from under the stairs). Both very family-oriented.

Franck Kessie - Garrick Ollivander

This has absolutely no logical, only vibes.

Sergi Roberto - Charlie Weasley

The Weasley family is just everywhere. So this one had to be included. Is not talked about much, but still liked by most.

Frenkie de Jong - Fleur Delacour

The have so much in common: Very blond hair, very cute accent, same initials. Good at what they do, but kinda slept-on.

Gavi - Hedwig

Ok, I know this is very random. But hear me out: Hedwig is cute, Gavi is cute; Hedwig is protective of her people, Gavi is protective of his people; Hedwig is small, Gavi is small; enough said.

Ousmané Dembélé - Ron Weasley

Sorta part of the main cast, but not the superstar. Also sometimes a bit problematic.

Robert Lewandowski - James Potter

An older, very good guy. He seems cool, but we do not know as much about him. Superstar, but not future.

Ansu Fati - George Weasley

The first of the Weasley twins. Very funny, very loveable. Loves the others and is happy to be a part of this.

Ferran Torres - Fred Weasley

The other Weasley twin. Also funny, and sorta more the centre of attention, whether on purpose or not. I love this one, but he faces more adversity than necessary.

Raphinha - Oliver Wood

Good at sports. Looks good. But not really that memorable.

[tirednapentity]

I see you, canon scene where nya comforts Cole after he turns into a ghost and I raise you nya helping Cole get comfortable around water again when he turns human

[katnissgirlsmakedo]

cassie protagonists ranked TO ME

emma..... my most beloved emma.... she's like if a boy was a girl but totally normal about being a girl she just acts weird. that didn't make sense. she's like girl jace basically. which makes her a billion times cooler and deeper than jace could ever try to be. she's like if there was a girl who kind of sucked and was an idiot but she loved her friends so so so much and she was a genius and super cool and awesome and badass but also she's like kind of stupid with emotions and bad at handling personal relationships... and she has a sick ass sword!!! she's like if katniss was a shadowhunter. she's like if a knight from any fairy tale was kind of a loser. she's like if liv moore was monogamous. hard to explain any of that just trust me that emma is cool as hell. and she loves clary sooooo much...

clary. we would be nowhere without the og.... she's literally like if an angel was just some dude. and she had Protagonist Disorder. and she was blessed with divine visions. you know i love clary you know i'm a clary girl do i even need to get into it further...

it hurts me to do this, i didn't want to have to make cordelia number 4 but. ok and rememeber that this is conceptual still because twp doesn't even exist yet it's just well i can't make my special girl number 4 out of 5 i'm not a monster. anyway yeah. dru <3 she is so dear to me even though collectively only like 30 pages have ever been written about her. i just know she's going to slay the house down in the wicked powers is the thing i know it i KNOW it... people are afraid of her slayage and believe it or not she already has haters but they are NOT me and they are NOT welcome here... i don't give a shit if you wanted kit to be the protagonist of twp he's not a girl. being a cassie shadowhunter protagonist is for girls only. he can be second like jace and james and will and jules. kinda crazy how historically all the secondary mains have been the love interest. rip ash lmao. anyway. literally do not care if you wanted kit to be the main main character you will fucking survive and you don't know it yet but it's better this way. dru is taking so many hits for him it's crazy. cassie's gonna make her do love triangle drama and annoying miscommunication and we're all gonna be so pissed off about it like we always are when cassie does this with every single on of her primary couples. and meanwhile kit and ty are gonna be fucking normal in comparasin. say thank you to dru and get over it.... also i literally love her to pieces she's soooo funny and kind and she loves her family more than anything and she hates being the second youngest and she just wants to be included in ty's ridiculous schemes and she loves her silly little horror movies and she has a blue streak in her hair and she wears ironic t shirts and she hates school and she's soooo mad that jules and emma restored their haunted house before she could visit it.... and she's my friend.....

cordelia <3 it's not her fault the final book in her trilogy was kind of a flop. she slayed it though... except for the love triange stuff that pissed me off an unreal amount you guys know you were there. but i love cordelia she's soooo protagonist... she's so remember that you can't save everyone remember that you have to try..... also her gay ally swag is unbeatable. she loves her gay friends more than she loves herself....

tessa sorry girl it's just well i haven't read tid since 2014. you're cool to hang with in sobh tho even though you're cryptic as hell for no fucking reason.... i love it tho she's like hm well things happened in the past that might actually be relevant to your situation emma but i can't tell you about those things because they make me sad. good luck tho! like go girl give us nothing....

[jacklyn-flynn]

Trying to get back into Space Trash, so here's some Jules and Cullen (and Jasoom!)

Though most might assume being distracted from the duties he takes so seriously would annoy the Commander, Cullen loves the fact that he has someone in his life worth daydreaming about.

Cullen was trying to focus on writing his report but all he could think about was Jules. His usual state as of late. He swore he could still feel her lips on his cheek from her goodnight kiss after their date. Maker’s breath, date. Him. 

As if the creature could tell who preoccupied his mind, Jasoom jumped up onto his desk silently. He set the pad down and looked at the black cat. Brilliant blue eyes almost glowed as they regarded Cullen evenly. 

“Can I help you?” he asked, brows raised slightly. It was unusual for the cat to show himself without Jules. Jasoom meowed and rubbed himself along the length of Cullen’s arm then jumped off the desk. He looked back at Cullen when he reached the door and meowed louder. The feline could go where he pleased, doors be damned, but Cullen got up to open the door for him anyway. The cat sauntered out and after a few feet, looked back at Cullen expectantly. 

“Am I to follow you?” he asked. In answer, the cat turned and headed to the stairs that led down to the main Control floor. With a shake of his head, Cullen followed. 

He nodded and exchanged pleasantries with those he passed until Jasoom started to hiss at them, preventing any further delays. He led the Commander down into the lowest of the inhabited levels of The Herald. Cullen opened the looming bulkhead door that led to the third engine compartment. 

Jasoom let out a  ‘mmrup’ and ran down to the end of the compartment and then disappeared behind a large turbine. Cullen turned the corner to see a pair of black, jumpsuit clad legs sticking out at about his shoulder height from an open compartment in the turbine. 

The cat had disappeared. Cullen assumed it was because he had done his duty. “Are you stuck?” he asked, walking toward Jules. 

“Fuck!” she hissed under her breath, the word echoing from inside the large compartment. “Jas, you dick. I said anyone but Cullen!” She was trying to whisper, but he could hear everything. 

“Here, let me help you,” he said with a chuckle. He gripped her hips tightly and pulled as gently as he could. It seemed she’d stuck her front half in to work and her center of balance had tipped forward. 

She whined softly but helped to free herself, eventually slipping out of the door to the compartment and landing on the grated floor in front of Cullen. 

Maker, his heart was racing. Her tall, slim form right in front of him, close enough to feel how warm she was. His hands felt so right on her hips. He let her go before he did something stupid. She turned to face him, her face beet-red except for the scar on her cheek that left a bright white line. 

“Why didn’t you call for help on the comms?” he asked with a smile. 

“And who, pray-tell, would you call if your butt was eye level with anyone who could come and save you?” she asked. 

“You,” he said, partially joking. Impossibly, her face grew redder. She bit her lip and he almost groaned at the sight. He almost blurted out how beautiful she looked. Instead, he cleared his throat. “I promise, I won’t tell.”

She tucked her bangs behind her ear and nodded, releasing her lip. Stepping close, she laid her hand on his shoulders, standing on tiptoes to kiss his cheek. “Thank you.” 

“Except maybe Morgan,” he teased playfully. Secretly, he was beaming inside. Smitten as a school boy.  

Still blushing, she pointed toward the hall that led out of the engine room, laughing. “Get out, you horrid man!” Her laugh and smile would sustain him for the rest of the day.

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Introduction Post

Hello, my name is CJ Nightingale, and this is my blog dedicated to my OCs, their story, and the development of said story!! I'm making this blog for the sake of having a designated place to talk about my OCs, and so that I have some people to hold me accountable for actually making story progress, since I've been struggling a bit to actually sit down and make progress on getting the comic going. I think having a blog about it will help me stay motivated. Hopefully. Lol

A little bit of story related information:

This story has over 36 very important characters, not including antagonists and "true" side characters. This story takes place over the course of about 7 or 8 years, in 5 acts, taking the characters from middle school into early college. It's based in what I believe would be described as an "urban fantasy" setting, which looks similar to our world but is quite different. The story is meant to be mostly lighthearted, but there will be very intense moments and emotional damage (and a little blood sometimes too, as there will be fantasy violence).

I will make proper posts describing things in more detail as I go, but for the time being here's a brief introduction to each of the main characters:

Skylar: Acts 1-5, sarcastic, takes no BS, a bit of an enigma, Lukas' twin

Jesse: Acts 1-5, scatterbrained, just out here doing his best

Rin: Acts 1-5, mischievous, enjoys trying new things

Zander: Acts 1-5, smart, unbothered, designated "responsible dude"

Tabitha: Acts 1-5, bubbly, arguably too much faith in humanity

Lukas: Acts 1-5, looks more chill than he actually is, emotionally intelligent (most of the time), Skylar's twin

Lydia: Acts 1-5, too smart for her own good, very good with power tools

Marcus: Acts 1-5, quiet, listens a lot and knows more than he should, arguably drinks too much caffeine

Jules: Acts 2-5, highly approachable and talkative, likes poofy dresses

Dillon: Acts 2-5, skeptical of people, likes roller derby, hates group projects

Takuma: Acts 2-5, Ambitious, sarcastic, has doodled on every piece of clothing they own

Mariah Mae: (Kind of a side character) Acts 2-5, wildly peppy, a bit of a nerd, highly authentic person

Rea: Acts 2-5, perpetually has her head in the clouds, bewildered by humans

Dani: Acts 2-5, highly intuitive, knows all the things, likes music and their service dog

Booker: Acts 2-5, tends to accidentally run his mouth, likes basketball, bass guitar, and his friends

Ollie: Acts (1) 3-5, a little bit reactive, closed off, terrifyingly good at sleight of hand and at lying (do not play poker with him)

Meklit: Acts (1) 3-5, levelheaded, blunt, likes people and dislikes shoes

Gavin: Acts 3-5, both lawyer smart and a bit naïve, cellist, keeps putting himself in situations by accident

Goldie: Acts (1) 3-5, a bit shy, puts a lot of pressure on himself but looks really really chill at all times, chronic doodler

Blake: Acts 1-5, very antsy, very tired, very full of nervous energy, makes some poor decisions

Zaahira: Acts 4-5, genuinely nice person, cares about people, prefers plants

Wulf: Acts (3???) 4-5, impulsive, giggly, just happy to be here, on the run from the government

Akachi: Acts (1) 3-5, extremely ambitious, aesthetically inclined, color coordinated at all times

Selene: Acts 4-5, high tolerance for shenanigans, very bubbly, just out here having a good time

Sakura: Acts 4-5, detail oriented, loves stickers, can borderline read minds/hj

Remi: Acts 4-5 (probably??? gonna have to figure that out a bit more), very smart, very sarcastic, very giggly, very happy to be here

Leah: Acts 1-5, insomniac, a bit pretentious, makes some poor decisions

Sylvi: Acts (1) 3-5, borderline annoying theatre kid in the best way possible, very good singer

Karim: (Arguably a side character) Acts 4-5 (maybe idk), arguably too much faith in humanity, enjoys puns

Jono: Acts (3) 5, loves music, loses his train of thought frequently, looks more nervous than he is

Ivanna: Acts (3) 5, tough, good at water polo, believes in doing the right thing

Sovanna: Acts (3) 4-5, super chill, loves stickers, loves travelling, detail oriented

Ash: Act 5, under a ton of pressure, a bit reactive, out here trying his best

Coral: Act 5, can be hard to talk to, big listener, takes herself very seriously

Sib: (arguably a side character) Act 5, way too much energy at all times, good sense of humor, Ari's twin

Ari: (arguably a side character) Act 5, tired, quiet, talks more to animals than he does people

So that's a brief introduction to the non-antagonist characters, I'll make actual introduction posts for them later, but also if y'all want to ask questions about any of them before I get to that lmk!! Also feel free to ask questions about anything related to this story, I'd be happy to talk about it, and it might motivate me to help get stuff done.

If you found this blog just randomly and not from my fanart page, you can find that at @cj-the-random-artist , and you can find my website which has more art of my OCs at the link down here:

If / when I start uploading this story as a comic, I'll update this post with that information as well. That's all for this long introductory post, and I hope y'all enjoy this long winded thing and enjoy this little blog here!! Have good day lovelies :D

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1-02: We Hate You Please Die

Part 2 out of ??

Pairings: Reggie x Reader, Luke x Julie, Alex x Willie

Summary: (Y/n) (L/n) has been able to see and feel ghosts ever since she was little, which made it hard to tell the ghosts from the humans. Everyone has always thought she was a bit crazy, even her best friends, Julie and Flynn. But when three ghosts with a love for music appear in Julie's garage, suddenly (Y/n) doesn't seem so crazy anymore.

Song: We Hate You Please Die (Crash and the Boys)

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I shouldn't have shook his hand. Everyday has been getting worse since then. Willie and I have been like his own little errand boy and girl. It's been hell, and I haven't even died yet. He's been flirting with me constantly and keeps calling me his queen. Every night I have to go there to play but as soon as I'm done, I get a couple of hours of freedom to feel again.

I've started drinking there, something I never thought I would do, but it's helped relieve some of the stress. School has been hell and my parents are never there. But every time I play my guitar, sing, and just being on the dance floor helps me get away from all that, all the stress and pain I feel.

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Flynn was quick to drag me out of class as soon as the bell rang. We ended up meeting up with Julie at her locker "Hey, underachiever." Flynn said as the two of us now stood by Julie. I held one of the straps of my backpack in hand, that same strap being thrown over my shoulder as Julie sent us both smiles.

"Hey, disappointment and crazy lady"

Me and Flynn looked at each other before going back to look at Julie "Okay, I know you don't want us to ask-" I cut her off while stating "Flynn, this is all you. Not me." I let out a small chuckle as she rolled her eyes and groaned a little. "Okay, fine. I know you don't want me to ask, but have you figured out what you're gonna do today?" Julie shrugged while shaking her head slowly.

She spoke "I'll know in the moment." I let out a sigh before commenting "So that's a definite no." Flynn sighed as well before trying to talk her into things "Really, Jules? That's all you're giving us? Mrs. Harrison said this is your last chance." Julie nodded her head "I know. I was there." An all to familiar giggle caught mine and Flynn's attention followed by an annoying high pitched voice.

"See you at the rally!"

Flynn spoke up first, as I glared daggers at the ogre across the hall. "Ugh, What is she handing out?" The three of us watched as she said hi to the students walking past while handing them her flyers. "Desperation?" Julie asked, causing me and her to snicker as we fist bumped.

The princess herself then started walking in our direction. I stepped back a little in annoyance as she stopped in front of the three of us. She handed Flynn a flyer "Here you go" she dragged out the 'o' in go, a forced smile on her face "My groups preforming at the spirit rally tomorrow." Handing another flyer to Julie, she slowly took it out of Carries hand. "I'm sure you guys have nothing better to do." A fake smile sat on her face.

Flynn sarcastically stated "Oh my gosh, Carrie. Thanks!" Carrie delightfully stared back just as dramatic "Oh my gosh, Flynn. Don't bother coming!" All while playing with her necklace. Carrie then turned to me, as I stood there leaning against the lockers, arms crossed with a glare on my face.

"Here you go, freak. Maybe you'll see a ghost there!"

She held a beaming smile on her face as I sarcastically chuckled, ripping the paper out of her hand in annoyance. She turned around and walked away as I angrily scrunched up the flyer and threw it somewhere down the hallway. "Yeah I'll see a ghost alright." Shoving my hands in my sweatshirt pockets I continued "Hers. When I shank her with my switch blade that just so happens to have slipped out of my hands and flew across the room to her face." I stated as Flynn and Julie stared at me with frightened expressions.

I shrugged "What? She already thinks I'm crazy" Julie smiled a little while stating "Yeah well now we think your crazy." She pointed between her and Flynn. Flynn nodded her head in agreement as I smiled at them and let out a content sigh, with a nod of my head "It's a gift." The two of them stared at me for a couple seconds more before shaking there heads and dismissing my anger.

Flynn scrunched up the Flyer in her hand as Julie's attention was brought over to the boy just a few feet away from us. I shook my head while saying "Oh lord here we go." Flynn was quick to question Julie "Nick? Still? You know they're gonna get married and have a bunch of unholy babies." Julie was quick to defend herself "Nick's a sweetheart." Flynn quickly responded "Yeah, you'd actually have to talk to him to know that." This caused a chuckle to arise from me.

"And only one of them has to be a demon to make a demon baby."

I looked over at Carrie only for her back to be turned towards us. I was quick to cup my hands around my mouth while yelling "Demon!" To her, she was quick to turn and look back at us. I sent her a big fake smile along with a wink as the other two turned their heads to avoid confrontation.

To our luck she didn't march over to us, the three of us snickered as I walked over to stand between them. "There's that smile." I stated while slinging an arm over Julie's shoulder. Flynn stated "Now, let's go prove everybody wrong." Julie chuckled lightly before shutting her locker, I swung my other arm over Flynn's shoulders as the three of us walked off to music.

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I was one of the first to go. "Okay Mrs. Harrison. What would you like to hear today? Pick an instrument." Mrs. Harrison laughed a little as I stood up chewing my gum that I purposely put in my mouth for this class.

'Pay back time, you demon spawn from-'

"How about the bass?"

I nodded my head and gave her a two finger solute "Yes ma'am" fixing the beanie that sat on my head, I chewed on my gum as I looked through the guitars grabbing the nice shining red bass in the corner. I was quick to grab a mic and a stand, deciding to play a full song as always. I was going to play Come As You Are by Nirvana but considering the fact that I had a revenge plan going I had to shorten it.

I stood practically in front of Carrie as I plugged the aux for the bass into the amp and made sure it was on volume one (But rock it on volume ten). I decided on a song I once heard before from a movie. I cleared my throat a bit before talking into the mic that was currently attached to the stand "This song is called We Hate You Please Die" I put on a fake preppy smile and mimicked Carrie's voice as I continued. "Enjoy!" Staring her down in annoyance.

She glared at me while crossing her arms a crossed her chest. I rolled my eyes in annoyance at her as my smile instantly dropped to my resting bitch face. Playing the bass for a few minutes I started to sing.

I can't feel you

I can't feel you

I can't hear you

I can't speak 'Cause

Love don't stink

Love don't stink

Love don't stink like that cottage cheese

I here my god in a coma freeze

I here my god in a coma freeze

Lonely

Lonely

I held out the note before playing the bass some more and continuing with the song which just so happens to be a repeat of the verse I just played.

I can't feel you

I can't feel you

I can't hear you

I can't speak 'Cause

Love don't stink

Love don't stink

Love don't stink like that cottage cheese

I here my god in a coma freeze

I here my god in a coma freeze

Lonely

Lonely

Lonely like you.

On the last note, I spit my gum out, only for it to land on Carrie's vest and part of her hair. Carrie's shriek of disgust echoed throughout the room, as most of the class let out a bunch of laughs. I feigned surprise by putting a hand over my mouth and widened my eyes. "Oops." I stated "Must've forgot that I still had gum in my mouth." I smiled innocently at her as she angrily stood up.

"You ruined my outfit and all you have to say is 'Oops' ?!"

I chuckled quietly to myself while shrugging my shoulders and taking the bass off me. Mrs. Harrison turned to me, shaking her head in disappointment "Ms. (L/n), please remember to take out your gum next time." looking over at a now pissed off Carrie she continued "Carrie you may go to the nurse to see if she can help you get the gum out." Carrie huffed in anger before stomping out of the room.

I looked over at Mrs. Harrison "I can also play that on electric guitar and drums if you'd like" she looked back at me while shaking her head "Once was enough (Y/n). Thank you, you may sit." I nodded my head and threw myself down in the seat next to Flynn. When my parents started going away 24/7 I started drowning myself in music, finding a different instrument to play almost everyday. Most of the time I taught myself but other times I had someone teach me. Flynn and I fist bumped each other in amusement as I leaned back in the seat and crossed my arms a crossed my chest.

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One by one everyone presented, Carrie eventually came back to class gum-less. Glaring at me on her way over to her seat, I smiled smugly at her in response.

Nick was now preforming but it was soon to end and was actually really good. Everyone clapped, hell even I clapped for him. "Nice job, Nick. Almost as impressive as your game against Glendale." Mrs. Harrison's comment caused Nick and the class to chuckle. Nick went to put his guitar down as Mrs. Harrison stepped forward.

"Ok, we have one last performance."

She clapped her hands together in front of herself "Julie." I looked over at Julie only to see her head down, her cap hiding her face. She slowly looked up at Mrs.Harrison, and got up to go over to the piano. Nick walked by her as he went to his seat and she made her way to the piano.

Flynn grabbed my arm excitedly, a proud smile on her face, a small one tugged at my lips as I watched Julie make her way to the piano. 'Come on, Jules. You got this.' I thought as Julie nervously opened up her notes and put them down on the piano. She sighed heavily before sitting down slowly in the seat, she looked up at Mrs.Harrison.

"Take your time."

Mrs. Harrison stated and Julie opened the fallboard, placing her hands slowly on the keys. Only briefly before they were pulled away, causing Flynn to shoot up from he seat. Julie stood up as well, shaking her head "I'm sorry." Flynn sighed in defeat as Carrie decided to speak up "Is this when we clap?" I glared at the back of her head as Julie annoyedly marched out of the room, Flynn following close behind. I angrily kicked the back of Carrie's chair almost causing her to fall off it.

"Watch it Carrie."

I spoke while getting up to follow the two of them out of class.

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