#also i'm saving for Wanderer but really wanted a Thoma

[plantmomindenial]

got the skin on day 1 let's goooooo

[galaxy-stardust]

Duskwood

Jakes view

Part 1

Alright, I contacted the group.

Thomas already contacted the number which was send to him.

I will give the number access to the chats now and will contact it afterwards.

I should make it short. A video call he smiles, knowing how impressive his skills can be.

Let's save the number first. Maybe I will know the name after saving it and I can take a look at the profile picture. I'm really curious who might be behind the number.

*typing in number*

Hmm... female a smile rushes his face

Beautiful name and.... what a beautiful women.

That's what you call a blessing in disguise.

He realizes that he is litarally staring at the picture and shakes his head.

Ok, the chat between Jessica and Dan is over. My turn.

How do I start. What about a simple *typing*

She doesn't know what I mean, damn my bad he rolls his eyes and starts typing again

She likes it. His heart makes a jump but in the same moment he forces hisself for not beeing this emotional.

Ok, time to cut it short.

He makes sure that his hoodie is hiding his face and starts the video call.

He ends the call with the words "trust me".

Phew, ok let's see what she thinks about all of it.

She trusts me he thinks a bit surprised very good! I knew the video call was a good idea. She's interesting... his thoughts wander but no time for it yet.

I will introduce her what to do. She has access to the cloud already.

Ok, done. And now, just to make it clear because all of this is very important *typing*

And.. offline.

He leans back. Happy with his work so far.

He takes another quick look at MC's profile picture  Beautiful girl he smiles while he is reading the chats between the group and MC and tries to find helping clues.

After a while a message from MC pops up.

He sits up straight.

Her first found in the cloud. That was quick but unfortunately not usefull. Nevertheless.

She is quick-witted. I like that.

Good, she knows what to do. Let's go on.

Wait, what? She wants to talk to me? Why? She thinks I'm interesting. He feels that he's blushing.

What does she wants to know? I will not tell her a thing about me...it's too risky...not now. Ok...

She wants to know which program I use to hack? Clever. He smiles.

*typing*

I have to make sure, that hiding my identidy has the highest priority.

Great, she understands.

In the moment he sends the message he bites his bottom lip.

Damn, that sounded a bit hard. I didn't mean it like that.

Why she wants me to choose a topic now? My last smalltalk is definetely too long ago.

*typing*

Seriously Jake? You can't think of anything better? He shakes his head.

MC, I'm sorry that my words come out so hard and distanced. I really want to talk to you. You're so interesting as well and I already feel a connection between us but I can't open up to you. We don't have time for that.

So many thoughts crossing his mind but he has to protect his identidy. He must save the distance between them. It's too dangerous for him. And also for her.

Ok, second try.

Well, not much better as the first question. But enough smalltalk for now. There's a lot of work to do. For both of us.

If I wonder who you are MC? Of course I do.

Alright, I will lock out. Otherwise I'll probably end up telling her my name or worse...

He leans back, streches.

Ok girl, good luck. He smiles and starts working.

Part 2

[starlightshadowsworld]

So in comics there's definitely been and are characters that everyone just agrees that they have to die.

And stay dead.

Think of Thomas and Martha Wayne, Uncle Ben etc.

Now these have changed from what they were initially

After Death in the Family, Jason Todd was supposed to stay dead.

And he did, for 17 years before coming back as the Red Hood.

Like there was a fake out in Batman: Hush that it was Jason and it was wild.

Bucky Barnes, also meant to stay dead and did so for 37 years.

... 37?!

Before becoming the Winter Soilder.

And these aren't in universe years, this is real world time.

Now it's hard to imagine them not wandering about.

So I'm trying to think what 3 characters I think should stay dead.

At least for the forcible future.

And who's dead that should be bought back.

.

Staying dead: Jason Grace (Percy Jackson: Heroes of Olympus.)

Yeah... I know.

I love him I'm still holding out hope he will return but I don't think it's coming.

I say think because... Leo.

Jason Grace is the perfect example of, I followed the rules, I did everything I was supposed to and I still lost everything.

He's the perfect soilder, the paragon of heroism and he fell sacrificing himself to save his friends.

I think it's best if Jason stays dead because his death is used to show the fragility of human life.

Of the harrowing lives demigods lead.

His final words are punctuated by him staring at Lester, Apollo in his eyes as he's stabbed.

And telling him to remember.

Remember what you saw, remember the way my life drained from eyes.

Remember this day, and know I'm not the first nor the last.

It's such a powerful moment.

Especially because Apollo gets to know Jason and is hit throughout the book that Jason is so young.

That he's just a kid.... that they all are.

Demigods aren't promised happy endings.

Most don't live to be adults, and it's perfectly and tragically shown perfectly through Jason's death.

He just got the life he wanted, found out Leo's alive... And than in a moment it was all gone.

Also, for Jason who's served 14 years at 16, he deserves to rest a while.

.

Coming back to life: Summer Rose (RWBY)

Didnt see that coming, I was very much on the "Oh my gosh can we not... Can she just stay dead" train.

Now look at me.

To be fair we know more than we did than and I am really interested to know what happened to Summer.

What happened to STRQ in general to be honest.The tragic death that no one speaks of.

Who's events seem to be only known by Summer herself.

And with the rise of Grimm like the Hound, a beast made of both grimm and silver eyed warriors.

With the note from Ruby and Yang that Summer could have been the turning point.

From Salem killing silver eyed warriors to capturing them.

Given Salem was trying to kill Maria when she was young, now am old lady.And has only ever tried to capture Ruby.

That and Grimm Summer is just the concept ever, I wanna see Summer Rose the paragon of being a huntress be an underling for Salem.

Especially if she's not as reluctant of a follower as we may believe.

.

Staying dead: Junko Enoshima (Danganronpa)

Junko is that werid one of I want her to stay dead but like keep her memory alive.

Because it makes sense too, woman caused the apocalypse.

And if we're still operating in that universe it makes sense she'd be bought up, especially after the fact.

But I don't think Junko herself should be bought back.

I get why they did it in Danganronpa 2 because it made sense.

But after, I don't think Junko needs to keep being our main bad guy.

I think exploring the word, her followers and hell people have nothing to do with her would be a lot of fun.

If they do bring her back I'm not gonna be mad, just think hey if we can have multiple protags it'd be fun to have multiple villians too.

She can't carry all of this on her own.

If they do bring her back, kinda defeats the purpose of her death.

Of why it meant so much to her, why she had to lose to Makoto the ultimate hope and her own class.

She lost but she also won.

It's such a huge thing and to bring her back and than kill her later it really deminishes the impact her death had.

... That and...She'd need a whole new body because who knows what happened to her corpse.

.

Coming back to life: Matsuda Yasuke (Danganronpa)

Speaking of followers of Junko I'd like to see.

We know little about Matsuda, given he's only appeared in Danganronpa Zero.

I think him being around would be really interesting especially in a world where Junko stays dead.

Because Matsuda is that complex thing of being someone infatuated and in love with Junko.

He was her childhood friend and boyfriend after all.

But also someone who wants her to change.

He created a version of her devoid of despair and he'd be happy to keep her that way.

Which is a unique perspective because most Junko followers think she's the most perfect thing ever.

And I think having that perspective would make for an interesting story.

Because no one really sees Junko as a fully realised person, not even Mukuro her own sister.

Also even aside from Junko, Matsuda also plays a huge role in the killing game's.

He's the one responsible for the memory wipes.

Being the Ultimate Neurologist.

I personally would love to see the memory stuff explored given it was always second to the killing games.

I get why but it's so cool and not something we talk enough about. Wonder if he was scouted by Hope's Peak not just for having a talent but for it's usages.

Say... The Kamakura project ����.

I dunno but I think Junko's boy toy deserves some time in the spotlight.

.

Staying dead: The Grabber (The Black Phone)

His death was not only deserved.

It was fucking satisfying.

Watching Finney use everything the other boys gave him to beat that fucker.

That has kept him hostage, killed several others and is now getting his just deserts.

Was glorious.

... And I'm well aware that there's a sequel coming.

And I'm just hoping he stays dead.

Because not only do the ghost boys, Finney and Gwenny deserve to rest.

The Grabbers death was just perfectly set up and delivered so brutally.

That him being alive and returning to die later kinda ruins the ending.

Because it's Finney's fight to freedom.

I mean if that's the way they go with it, I can't say I'm not intrigued but yeah... Not in a rush to see him again.

Would much rather see someone else wear that mask.

.

Coming back to life: Sammy Emily (Five nights at Freddy’s)

The fact everyone dies and comes back to life in this series.

But not Sammy is a crime.

I'm sorry but the story about the mysterious twin brother of the girl who becomes the puppet.

Is something I wanna see.

I know he's only been mentioned vaguely in the Silver Eyes books.

But that's only more reason.

Just Sammy who's thought be dead for years raised by his mother and having an unexplainable connection to Freddys.

I mean tons of kids in the Fazbear Frights books have been drawn or compelled to go to Freddys.

His would make the most sense.

Maybe Williams after him?

Maybe it's Charlie in the Pizzaplex recognising and calling out to him.

Maybe he's the new night guard at the place trying to figure out what happened here... And why it feels familiar.

Maybe he knows about Freddy’s but he knows Charlie was taken and killed.

A parallel to Charlie thinking it was him in the original books.

Maybe he's out for revenge or just trying to find his missing sister.

There's so many possibilities.

I'm just saying if we can get a book about Sea Bonnie's we can get a Sammy Emily story.

.

Well that's my list.

Feel free to add your own, I'm curious.

[angstmongertina]

7KPP Promptober 2023 Day 1

I'm once again pretending I'm actually gonna participate in Promptober this year. Shhhh it's fine.

This month, I may end up playing entirely in the VaLia 'verse that @teaandinanity and I have created just for fun. AKA is it even 7KPP anymore when we're shipping the next generation and also only one canon character exists still? I apologize to everyone else, who don't actually know what's going on and will not recognize the characters we're yelling about. I promise I will hide everything under read mores, at least as long as I'm participating.

Thank you for your patience! <3

He’s staring again.

He shouldn’t be, and he knows it. It’s something that has always made Nadia uncomfortable, the unsubtle leering of men who only ever wanted her for beauty or title. It’s something that he’s always known about her, that he has always poked fun at, dismissing them as lechers and ingrates, hardly worthy of her acknowledgement, let alone her time, her attention.

And now, neither is he.

Or, perhaps, he’s never been, but he’s just never realized it until now. Perhaps his only saving grace is that she’s never noticed either, that she somehow still hasn’t noticed.

And if he wants to keep that up, he really has to stop staring.

“Lord Thomas?”

A giggle, a gentle weight on his arm, brings him back to his senses, and to the young lady whom he has been tasked with escorting and whom he has been rudely neglecting. He turns, forcing a smile onto his lips and thanking the years of socializing that has given him the training to manage one which passes basic muster.

Or, at least it ought to, but he sees Lady Rana’s own expression turn stilted for a fraction of a second before smoothing back into graceful levity. And yet he almost doesn’t notice, because instead, he can feel another pair of eyes land on the back of his head, and he’s not sure if the sudden weight is relief or disappointment by his timing.

Rather than considering it any further, he puts it out of mind with a small bow. “Lady Rana. My most sincere apologies for my wandering mind. Might I redeem myself in your eyes with a dance?”

Her smile widens as she accepts his proffered hand and he fixes his gaze on it, the delight and coquetry that ought to be enough, that ought to be everything.

When he next gets a chance to look back, she’s gone.

[keyotos]

hoyoverse men as songs on my playlist (pls dont take these seriously)

A LOT ⎯ 21 savage

"how much money you got? (a lot) how many problems you got? (a lot) how many people done doubted you? (a lot) left you out to rot? (a lot) how many pray that you flop? (a lot) how many lawyers you got? (a lot) how many times you got shot? (a lot)"

childe. jing yuan. alhaitham. diluc. blade.

they have problems and they have opps. they are also rich as fuck and they prob have a ton of lawyers. and they have definitely been shot. idk.

CARDIGAN ⎯ don toliver

hotter than the sauna, i met her at salata bought lil' baby prada, she popped it for the dollar don't stick around, you should save yourself (save yourself) but you can hit my phone if you need some help (needed some help)

lyney. wanderer. ayato. sampo.

yeah u really shouldn't stick around. like yikes. run? maybe? just kidding! even if he's a little sus he is hot as freakkkkkk (sampo).

MIRRORBALL ⎯ TAYLOR SWIFT

hush when no one is around, my dear you'll find me on my tallest tiptoes spinning in my highest heels, love shining just for you

barbara (she's not a man but i feel like she fits yk??). kaveh. also lyney. neuvillette.

um are y'all okay???? like... they are going through it. it is okay to be messy.

BEST I EVER HAD ⎯ DRAKE

sweatpants, hair tied, chillin' with no make-up on that's when you're the prettiest, i hope that you don't take it wrong you don't even trip when friends say, "you ain't bringin' drake along?" you know that i'm workin', i'll be there soon as i make it home

cyno. itto. luka. thoma???

you guys found urself a good one. mmmmmf. one of my fav drake songs. u the fucking best u the fucking best u the fucking best.

KISS ME THRU THE PHONE ⎯ SOULJA BOY

baby, you know that i miss you, i wanna get with you tonight but i cannot, baby girl, and that's the issue girl, you know i miss you, i just wanna kiss you but i can't right now so, baby, kiss me through the phone (kiss me through the phone)

gepard. childe again (he just gives off the vibes). heizou. kaeya.

what little cuties. except for heizou he's ugly.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

FASHION KILLA ⎯ A$AP ROCKY

my bitch a fashion killa, she be busy poppin' tags she got a lotta prada, that dolce & gabbana i can't forget escada, and that balenciaga

ningguang. herta. fu xuan. kafka. lisa. yae miko. yelan.

read the lyrics and tell me that these women don't come to mind immediately.

PAIN 1993 ⎯ DRAKE & PLAYBOI CARTI.

i just want everyone to listen to this song.

LOLL i got bored so i wrote this.

[dustofthedailylife]

Hello sweetiee

There is a brainrot lingering on my mind since my teacher told us some stories about pirates. Genshin Impact Pirate AU?

We all know Beidou would be the captain for sure, and I also have a feeling that even tho it was all an act, Kaeya might also have some skills. Kazuha would write poems and Venti would sing them. Zhongli would tell stories at night, and I think Ayato and Thoma would be his #1 fans. Diluc would still be a barman, serving drinks to the captain and her fellow drinking buddies; venti, Rosaria and Kaeya. Childe, Kaeya, Venti, Itto, Cyno and Yae would be pranksters and their victims would be probably Xiao, Gorou, Diluc, Jean, Tighnari, Kujou Sara and Ei. I bet they also prepared a prank for Ayaka but they got scared of Ayato and didn't do it.

I'd like to write something for each character but I can't think of something for all of them. Do you want to add/change something? You know me, I always love your ideas<3

Love youu take care mwah •3• ♡

-⛄️

Hey my dear! Hope you've been doing well! ♥

I love this little brainrot!! Let me see, I've never written any AUs but here goes (maybe something to dabble into in the future... low key I'm a sucker for reading highschool AUs ngl, haha!)

I'll post them under the cut... couldn't come up with something for everyone 🤭

Beidou - Captain, 100%

Kazuha - Captain Beidou's Right Hand

Xingqiu - Logbookkeeper

Kaeya - Rivaling Captain (because listen, I do think he has Captain qualities, sort of also because of the eyepatch but not only. His charisma just screams Captain to me).

Rosaria - Captain Kaeya's Right Hand (also quite the capable assassin, trained with daggers and used to working in the shadows)

The Fatui - Enemy Raiders & main antagonists

Diluc - Tavern owner (there is not much that changes for him, it's kind of perfect for this AU already imo, upside, he gets all the gossip from the different crews and can gather intel and info on people and for his secret nighttime job where he isn't just a tavern owner).

Venti - Wandering Bard (joins different taverns or ships from time to time and stays with them for a while. It is said that whenever he is aboard a ship there is always sufficient wind and no strong storms or turbulences.)

Ningguang - Wealthiest fleet owner in Teyvat.

Ayaka & Ayato - Traders & Warehouse owners (business inherited by their parents - when they died, it had lost a lot of reputation but Ayato build it up from the ground again. Ayato can be quite intimidating, don't try to scam him while doing business)

Zhongli - mysterious storyteller the crews often listen to when they travel to Liyue (There is some peculiar aura about him but no one can really put their finger on it.)

Itto - comedic relief of the story (seems dumb at first but has a heart of gold and helps his crewmates where he can saving the day more days than you can count)

I think that is all I can up with for now. Really enjoyed this little brainrot. Probably also will have better ideas for some characters later but that's the best my brain can do for now 🤭

[ram-de]

[read] ravensong thoughts vomit (pt. 2)

who tf is dale AHHHHH I just want my son (38 years old) to be happy and enjoying life stop being so blue😔 but he hasn't moved on WHY IS GORDO SO SIMILIAR TO OX AUGHHHH

Gordo hasn't healed yet because he kept being dragged into shits hshsjsjsjjs

They're pushing robbie and Kelly hard which honestly I don't mind their antics are soooo cute😂 i also felt like the dynamics is gonna be different (quiet cat ox/talkalot pup joe, grumpy bitter old man gordo/sad uncle mark), Kelly is portrayed to be the softer one (tho he seems like a copy of Carter at times since they're always a package except for that one Ox/Kelly and gordo/Kelly scene) while robbie seems to be a glass canon, WHICH MAKES A GOOD DISASTER PAIR. pleaseeee less angst for their book mr klune😔 also let's switch things up by having the non-bennets courting the other... UAGSHSJSHHE DO I SKIP THIS ANGSTY BOOK AND JUMP INSTEAD(no I won't)

Ok so speciesicm exists in this world. calling an omega 'IT' like an animal too??? THE WOLF GOVERNMENT IS ROTTEN AT THE CORE

can we send my son (38 years old) to therapy please

Bruh omegas are just lost soul like no wonder they wander for a pack... someone help them😔

man gordo really picked up from his old man Marty... Smoke a lot... Swear a lot... Likes fixing cars. If Mark were indeed there at the funeral and couldn't bother to console my grieving son than I don't know what else was so important mark.... APOLOGISE TO MY SON NOW

Has been in my mind how come gordo is so sad when he has like a solid friend group (love u rico tanner and chris), they even bother him, visits him and drag him to hangouts. Was gordo that closed off?? Some pain aren't meant to be shared but how I wish he'd let people help...

they're so lively😭 THEY'RE MENACES HSGSHSJSH I love my old man crews

this bar chapter is top tier I'm cackling hshshsh they're so silly NOT CARTER?? NOT ELIZABETH SHSGSJSJ STOPP SHE'S A REFINED LADY

😐😮‍💨 not again it was going so well am I here to be tortured by pain HAVE MY SON GORDO NOT SUFFERED ENOUGH why can't mark just BACK OFFF

Can we not do infidelity can mark just leave gordo alone HAS HE APOLOGIZED YET? NO? EXACTLY....!!

Is this long ass excerpt about gordo pissing really needed for the story...... Um. I'll take this over him hurting so you know what? Keep pissing, gordo!

Mark you cheater EUGH

I love my son gordo for standing his ground he is just like ox fr

THE ALPHA SOCIETY LIED A LOTTTT I know for sure Richard has been an insider job. Hunters rampage. They need some method of eradicating. Thus. Robert livingstone being freed. Some sort of magic to keeps people head not saying too much. Pappas is a puppet. What else? What's the grand plan here. Hunters eradication but extends to human in packs.

Gordo has been carrying the safety of the town FOR YEARS!! manipulating civilians memories so they didn't know werewolves and magics. And knowing there's only one (1) witch in the town HES DOING ALL OF IT???

INFECTION... ZOMBIES... MINDLESS DRONES...

Nooooo mark got bit😔

SHUT IT ELIZABETH YOU DON'T GET TO PUSH GORDO TO FORGIVE MARK!! NOT WHEN YOU. ALSO. LEFT. HIM!! And didn't even bother send a letter!

Also mark hasn't even told what his story was. He just kept. "You don't understand!" got cut off "But I tried when I could!" doesn't change the fact that you still left wolf boy AND got cut off "I've been telling you! You don't know the-"

AUGH whatever mark is gonna turn feral (coz I read the chapter list) and then gordo somehow saved him coz he's hi is tether or something or the wooden raven yea yea that tracks

I live my grumpy protective uncle gordo he's such a menace sometimes

fuck I teared up a bit again don't die mark...😔

no no no no robbie sweetheart we are not going to justify Thomas benett leaving his witch alone to fend for himself shit it with being forced! He have. Choices!

ox is awesome indeed hzgzhsbejhzus

noo noo NOOO WITCH PATRICE we are not condoning Thomas Bennet being a prick alpha just because "he made mistakes" SHUT YOUR MOUTH OFF

Gordo's tether being the wooden raven mark gave him, not mark himself. But what,what he promised, what could have been, the memories of pack and clumsy kisses and all of that youth before, before. Gordo my son😭 im taking him to therapy

Girl why do these wolf hunters talk like anime characters (which I like) THEY'RE SO Edgy BRUH THEIR SPEECH TAKES UP LIKE 3 PAGES LONG!! all of that saying bunch of complex words that I don't even know what do they're saying (I'm not a native speaker💀)

GRABHH I DONT KNOW THE CHRISTIAN LORE SO ALL THIS REFERENCE IS LOST ON ME??? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING GIRL I can feel the literacy skills leaving my brain

So is she doing a sermon while running ahead of the wolves? Or maybe she's dragged by the wolves on leash? Or is she like, stopping to make speech, and then running again? If she run, can gordo even hear all the sermon?? And if she's not running, how far are they? Who's listening to you girl😂

I just resized the text to make it smaller and lord save me💀 AGHHHH I HATE LONG PARAGRAPHS MAKE IT STOP I DONT KNOW WHERE TO READDD

Meredith king im sorry to break it to you, but you're a chuunibyou girl😔

Fucking finally. Mark it only took you 54% way through the book to admit. That. You. Are. To blame. GOSH. it took longer than it should. A near-death gordo. AND GOROD DONT DOWNPLAY IT PLS

Gordo is being an asshole BECAUSE HE HAS ALL THE RIGHT TOOO fuck mark honestly,, I will always back you up my son

I still feel like mark's apology isn't enough for me to forgive (it was not my place to forgive lmao) but so long as my son gordo is healing and seeing green and not more blue then thats fine as well. Mark you're on thin ice

😭 finally... Cuties

Don't worry gordo even if u absolve thomas bennett of his wrongdoing I will carry the resentment enough for both of us

I AGREE there's too much entangled plots like what do you mean there's evil alpha society, wolf hunters, infection shit and gordo's daddy issues ?????? I liked the first half better. Book 1 better (age issue aside)

Why do I feel like the past 50 pages until now has been a drag... Like pacing issues? Tension issues? One time tension is all high like live or death then next page it's all OK and rico's joking about something and then another conclict issues and then suddenly non-solved but ok for now like?

It's all been happening for like 1-2 days?? Hello?😭 I feel like too much is developed... There is a lot to unpack I know BUT SPACE IT OUT???

What the fluff this is a bit violent with bloods and claws (I'm a bit vanilla)... Anyways...

pup mark's thoughts :(

FUCKING THOMAS BENNETT AGAIN. screw him I'M GONNA DANCE IN HIS GRAVE GOOD THING HE dyed his hair into the color of ash or something. FUCKING THOMAS BENNETT AND HIS ALPHA "FAMILY ABOVE ALL" BULLSHIT YOU LEFT ONE OF YOUR OWN FOR WHAT???

THANK YOU THANK YOU MARK YESSS SURGE THE POWER OF ANGER. RISE. RISE RISE RISE.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND I FUCKING HATE THOMAS I'M TURNING INTO RICHARD COLLINS AAAAGHHHJHHJ fuck character flaws fuck humane traits because I'm so... RESENTFUL. HE NEVER APOLOGIZED TO GORDO WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THAT MAN. all of my son gordo's resentment is valid AND justifiable. Consider yourself lucky he forgave you. AAGHHH THE HATE IS CONSUMING ME

can we just let them sleep plz there's like 20years of angst resolved just... This is what I meant about the wonky tension shgdshsjshs it's such a whiplash

can we not have thomas back in the story again HES DEAD FOR FUCK SAKE AUGHJTTT SCREW CLOSURE HE DOESN'T DESERVE CLOSURE

Who is this timber wolf and why is he cute and possessive

My uncle gordo is protective and clumsy and cute and NOOO CARTER :'(

shut up Elizabeth if Thomas rly loved gordo he should tell him himself when he had the time. AND HE HAD ALL THE TIME! before he's dead. So. BACK OFF MY SON

[aribeez]

Stay

pairing: kazuha x fem!reader

themes: SFW, hurt/comfort, reader is from Snezhnaya, jealousy, Thoma makes an appearance (!)

synopsis: you leave liyue after years of trying to make a life for yourself there. it failed. now, you work on the crux, and alongside is a mysterious boy who always seems to be writing and who claims being alone is better anyways.

Warnings: swearing, kissing, trauma dumping, pet names, Tomo briefly mentioned, lumine makes an appearance, minor spoilers for labyrinth quest, NOT PROOFREAD

notes: my love for kazuha bends time and space. saving for him after i get xiao. i love how we, as a fandom, decided kazuha calls us "my dove". i also still have covid. fuck my life. side note, in case you don't get it already, i'm in love with kaedehara kazuha. like seriously in love. please enjoy this fic. i worked really hard on it. it's kinda long but drabbles are not my thing. anything i write will usually be long. leave any requests if you so choose.

✧

Past Liyue harbor and amongst the seas, a ship, so vast in size, makes its perilous journey back from Inazuma for the umpteenth time. Admiration fills you as you see Captain Beidou atop the ship, instructing her crew with such poise and maturity. How you longed to be upon the ship, away from this place.

Many years you have been trapped in Liyue after escaping the Tsaritsa's grasp. Her dictator ways matched those of the Raiden Shogun, but seemingly worse, because unlike the people of Inazuma, who reject the Shogun's ways (well, some of them), the people of Snezhnaya were under the Tsaritsa's spell, worshipping her every move. The next boat out before you could be stopped was to Liyue, so, leaving behind your estranged family, you travelled to the land of geo. It wasn't bad by any means (though the archon himself dying was a bit traumatic), but it wasn't home. It was a constant struggle to find work as a foreigner, even after living here for years, and to put it bluntly, you were lonely. Not that you didn't like being alone, the thought of someone weighing you down was alien to you, and you preferred your own thoughts. However, a friend would be nice, at least temporarily. You decided if you were going to be alone, you would make the most of it and travel.

This is the day you ask Captain Beidou to work aboard the Crux, until you can quietly escape the ship when it lands somewhere of value to you. You made a list of rules for working on the ship: stay quiet and keep a low profile. If you want to slip out unnoticed, you had to keep to yourself.

The boat finally reaches the dock, the waves around it growing larger as strong people file off the ship, carrying heavy boxes in and out. Swallowing hard and gripping your vision for luck, you march on over to the captain herself.

"And you!" She yells out to the muscular man carrying wooden crates on each hand, each one looking as if they were about to topple over. "Watch out!" She grabs one of the boxes with seemingly no force before it reaches the floor. You wince at just how close the crate was from reaching it's demise. Beidou sighs, handing the crate back to the crew member.

"Sorry, Captain." He says shamefully, looking down.

"It's okay!" She laughs, catching you off guard. What a care-free boss she was, how lucky the crew of the Crux were to be among her. "Just please be more careful."

With a smile, the man continued carrying the crates off the ship.

"Ah." Beidou sighs into the air, taking a swig of whatever drink was in her cup. This was your cue, it was now or never, before she leaves once again.

"Captain Beidou," You announce, a slight tremble in your walk.

Her eyes dart to you, stopping you slightly in your tracks. "It is I." She smiled, holding her cup up. "To what do I owe this pleasure?"

"My name is Y/N, an aspiring wanderer. " You continue, ignoring your bodies anxieties. "I would like to work aboard your ship." You surprised even yourself with how confident you sounded. You had to be if you wanted to get in the Captain's good graces.

"An aspiring wanderer, eh? We already got one of those. Why don't you stay in Liyue kid, the sea is no joke." She warns, leaning against the edge of the boat.

"Captain." You pushed yourself to speak, not taking no for an answer. "Please. You don't understand. I'm unhappy here, I hate my life. I have no friends or family." You pour your frustrations out onto the poor Captain, hoping the honest truth would get you aboard. "I don't belong in this mundane life, I am a good and honest worker, and can be of great help to the Crux." Your breathing becomes heavy as you finish your sentiment, a little too afraid to look at the reaction on Beidou's face.

Contracting thoughts twisted Beidou's face, wondering what to do in this situation. On one hand, she understood where you were coming from, but putting another person in danger out on the sea made her feel uneasy. "Okay kid," She finally responded, coming to a conclusion. "You can come."

A sigh of relief visibly fell from your lips as you clasped your hands in front of you in thanks. "Thank you so much, Captain."

"N-No need for all that," She awkwardly laughed, clearly not that great at taking praise. "Just grab your stuff and climb aboard. We'll be leaving back for Inazuma tonight."

-

You didn't have many things except two changes of clothes and limited mora you got from working odd jobs throughout Liyue, so you made it to the ship with plenty of time to spare before departing once again.

"Sorry, but there's not a lot of space in the upstairs cabins." The woman named Huixing said, leading you to the bottom of the ship. There was a small bed along with a tiny nightstand and chair, accompanied by a candle. "You'll be down here."

"It's okay." You smiled, grateful there was even a bed at all. You were actually pretty excited to have your own room, it's easier to stick to yourself and not get close to anyone. "I prefer this anyway, being alone."

Huixing lifted an eyebrow. "Alone? Who said you would be alone?"

"Ah-" Your mind started to panic, but quickly you took a deep breath, not wanting to seem weak already. "I just assumed, because there is only one bed down here." You point out.

"Yeah..." Huixing drew her breath out. "Actually, we're a little crowded, so-"

"Huixing?" A voice behind lingered, startling you. You jump, looking behind you as a man came down the latter. "What are you doing down here?"

Platinum hair blinded your vision as the man jumped down, a small thud escaping the floor boards. He looked different to the other crew members, he didn't seem as strong, nor as tall, but he stood with such grace and confidence, you were simply in awe at the man.

"Kazuha." Huixing smiles. "Sorry, I meant to find you earlier, but you seem to disappear into thin air whenever I need you." She sighs, bringing a hand to her furrowed brow in annoyance.

"Sorry," He mumbled sheepishly, his eyes now wandering to you. "I assume you had to find me because of her?" He asks, cocking his head to the side.

Crimson was the only way to describe his bright eyes, and getting lost in them was so easy, you forgot to talk.

"Yes!" Huixing beams. "This is Y/N, a new member of the Crux Fleet and your new roommate."

"Huh?!" Your eyes snap out of its mesmerized daze and back into reality. You were about to share this tiny room with this guy?! Did you hear her right? You hear the man, Kazuha, you assume, chuckle at your slight exaggeration.

"That's what I was trying to tell you!" Huixing groaned. "You're not alone, you're sharing this room."

Right...

"Well, the Captain needs help with unloading a few more boxes." Huixing starts climbing back up the latter. "No need to come up and help, Y/N. Just get settled and then meet us up for dinner."

"Wait, Huixing-" But like magic, she was gone, already scurrying out the door. you silently groan to yourself. Your perfect situation ruined. You close your eyes, taking a deep breath in at what just happened. In opening them, you're met with the man, Kazuha, once more.

He paid almost no mind to you as he sat on the small chair in front of the desk, gathering a quill and ink along with some parchment. You watched as he gently dipped the quill in some ink, leaving heavy strokes on the parchment.

Uncomfortable and unsure of what to do, you slowly bring yourself to the bed, reaching for the thin blanket. It was rough and a little stained. When's the last time it was washed? You eyes wander to the pillow. There was one. Great.

For what seemed like an eternity, you had to break this silence as it might kill you otherwise. "I-I'm sorry I invaded your space." You stutter softly, a blush appearing on your cheeks. "When Huixing told me there was no space, I didn't realize it was this tight." You admitted. Your words did not interrupt the flow of his writing.

"It's no trouble." He spoke, his gaze not leaving the paper. "The Captain told me this may be a possibility in the future."

His non-chalantness struck you wrong. The least he could do was look at you! You two are meant to be roommates after all.

No, you convince yourself. This is actually for the best. If you were to have a roommate, the least they could do was not talk to you.

"Well then, since it is I who is in the way, I can take the floor." You offer up. You didn't really feel like fighting over who takes the bed, plus, it looks just as uncomfortable as the floor.

"We will take turns, it's only fair." Kazuha sets his quill down, finally making the time to look at you. "Apologies for acting rude, but I had to write before my inspiration went away."

You stare at him questionably. What a strange man.

"Do you wish to tell me your name? If not, I understand." The way he spoke was like he was reciting poetry in a bookstore. It was flowery and gentle, unlike anything you've heard before.

"My name is Y/N." You finally answer.

"Y/N." He tested out. "Lovely name."

"Thank you..." You shifted awkwardly. You have talked more on the Crux this one day than all your days in Liyue, and to be honest, these simple conversations were draining you out already.

Kazuha chuckles at your demeanor shift. "You're tired. I can tell. Please, take the bed."

"I feel bad." You admit, shuffling your feet nervously. "This is your room."

"No, I am simply borrowing it. It is just as much yours as mine, please." He insists. "I will not be sleeping anytime soon anyways, so how about this? If you wake up before I decide to sleep, I will take the bed. Would that make you feel better?"

It was at this moment you decided you had nothing to worry about. He was a good guy, you could tell. After all, he was trying to make a stranger feel better, which is nicer than at least 90 percent of people you've ever met.

You nodded, unable to form words anymore due to your depleting energy.

"Excellent." He smiled warmly at you, grabbing the ladder. "I will meet you later." And with that, you lied down, drifting off.

-

Kazuha has never felt he had to stay in one place, actually, he would hate if he felt he had to stay in one place. After the death of Tomo, he has never formed such a bond again. His relationship with Captain Beidou was probably the closest he thought he would get to his and Tomo's bond, but Kazuha's heart has embraced change the last two weeks, and he wondered if the cause was an outside source.

You two did not speak often, but living in such close quarters with one another did force you to learn some new things about each other. Kazuha, to your surprise, hated mornings. It seemed he would rather fade into oblivion than wake up before 10 AM. You were not a morning person yourself, but you couldn't help but chuckle at the groan Kazuha let out each time Beidou yelled at your names to come help the crew. Also, Kazuha's flowery nature was not an act. It honestly shocked you that his little persona was real, because who in their right mind talks so gently and acts so generously all the time. It exhausted you just watching him.

Kazuha often leant you the bed even on his days, claiming the "floor is better for his back". You didn't believe him, but it was easier to just accept than to argue, because truthfully, you'd never win against him. He was stubborn, you learned that as well.

"I think being alone is what I need in life." Kazuha said one night during one of your many late night talks. "I feel better alone." No one left to lose if you're alone.

Kazuha also learned a little about you, about the fall of your family due to differences of the Tsaritsa's teachings, and how living in Liyue felt like a chore. He nodded understandingly as you spoke of freedom, the anemo vision you possessed shining slightly as you did. Kazuha smiled warmly to himself, knowing your morals aligned with his.

It took some time before he spoke of the fall of the Kaedehara clan and Tomo. He didn't say much, but you didn't need him to. The hurt in his voice told you everything.

Climbing down from the ladder at an atrocious time, you were startled to see Kazuha still awake, your room lit by a tiny candle as he wrote away on a piece of parchment. It seems your arrival did not startle him though, as he did not even look up at you. He was lost in thought as he scribbled violently.

Not wanting to disturb him, you gently set your boots to the side, trying to keep as quiet as possible. Kazuha moves as fast as the wind when he is on the go, so it's rare you see him sitting. Your eyes move to him unintentionally. The candle light shining on his soft face made him look almost unreal. You always thought Kazuha was extremely good looking, the way his white hair fell perfectly on his glowing eyes was almost like he was a portrait. The small red streak that went down his head complimented the permanent blush on his cheeks that wore itself so well against his pale skin. You felt a pang in your heart as you stared at the man whom you've grown so infatuated with the past few weeks.

The clearing of his throat broke your trance. "Sorry." You mumble. "Did I mess up your thoughts?" You look at him apologetically.

"On the contrary," He said, smiling at you. "I just finished. What's got you up so late?"

You bite your lower lip nervously. You swore to yourself you would tell no one of your plan of slipping away, but you broke your number one rule and got close to someone. Someone you maybe have developed feelings for.

Could you really admit to Kazuha you were on the dock deliberating if you were ready to leave him? Does he deserve to know? Does he even care?

"We land in Inazuma tomorrow." You finally say.

Kazuha nodded. "That we do. Is it your first time?"

"Yes. I've only ever been to Snezhnaya and Liyue."

"Are you nervous?"

The only thing you were nervous about was liking Inazuma so much, you'd want to stay. Though you were reentering a world you tried so hard to escape in Snezhnaya, the stories told by the people of Liyue indicated Inazuma was rebuilding after the awful vision hunt decree, and that is was a much better place. A place one would even like to stay at.

"A little bit." You answer.

Kazuha frowned slightly at the way you hung your head as you sat on the edge of the bed. Something was definitely wrong. He did not wish to push you anymore and scare you away, but he wanted you to talk to him. Why did he want you to talk to him? "It's normal to feel that way."

You nod slowly, not making eye contact. Why did this make you so emotional? Isn't this what you wanted? A fresh start in a new place? You knew the Crux would be temporary, but you never thought you'd grow to like it as much as you did. "I know." You croak out.

You gasp at the sudden force pushed upon you as Kazuha gently laid you on his shoulder. When did he even move next to you? Your breathing hitches as you feel warmth radiate off his body and onto your face. You've never actually touched Kazuha before.

"You don't need to tell me what's wrong." Kazuha explains, gently taking your hand into his. "Though I have a feeling, I shall not push, my dove." Kazuha swallows as he slowly entangles his hand into yours, waiting to see if you'd push away.

You didn't.

He clamps his hand shut, tightening his fingers around, causing a massive blush to run across your cheeks. Is this what was missing in Liyue? Not a sense of adventure, but a genuine connection? Between the sudden affection and the nickname, you almost exploded.

Until you remember what he said late that night.

How being alone made him feel better.

You wanted to cry, of course Kazuha didn't want you.

The warmth of his hands brought your touched-deprived self great comfort, as you unintentionally snuggled in closer to him. You stared at the way his hand wrapped around yours, a tear trickling down your face.

"Kazuha?"

"Hm?"

"I don't want to be alone anymore." You admit quietly.

Silence from Kazuha's end. All he wanted to do was bury you in a hug and keep you safe from the awfulness of the world. The last few weeks have been challenging for him as he battled these new feelings that arose because of you. Every conversation you two had made him fall for you slightly more. But he knew better. He knew you wanted a start somewhere else, and he knew he could not give that to you. Selfishly, he decided he was no good for you.

Tears fall harder when you don't hear a reply. You knew he understood you meant him, that you don't want to be alone anymore because of him, and he said nothing.

"Can I sleep up here with you?" Words muttered quietly after a few minutes of your choked sobs filling the room. You lift your head slightly to meet Kazuha's gaze, confused at what you just heard.

"But-"

"Please?" He tried again.

You sniffle, nodding your head. You couldn't say no to him, even though you knew it would hurt to never feel him next to you again.

Kazuha gently lies down on the pillow, laying you right on his chest. You hear his heartbeat as he strokes your hair gently. You don't even realize you're drifting off until your eye lids completely shut.

"My dove, I don't want to be alone either. But if I lose you, I'm afraid I'll break."

-

"Lumine?" Your head snaps to the side at the sound of Kazuha's voice. Lumine?

"Kazuha!" A high-pitched, cheerful voice calls out. Your eyes blink a few times at the flying fairy calling out to Kazuha. Next to her, a mysterious blonde, who is also waving to him cheerfully. "long time no see!" The fairy says, a beaming smile spread across her face.

"How goes the great adventurer? What are you doing back here?" Kazuha smiles. You swear you've never seen him smile so big before. Who was this girl?

"I just came back from defeating this weird labyrinth that was occupying Inazuma." The girl explained.

"Yeah, it was pretty odd, but we made a new friend! He's made of paper!" The fairy exclaims as the blonde girl, Lumine, groans.

"Paimon, you always word things super weirdly."

"So?! That's what happened!" She yelled back, causing Kazuha to chuckle over their debocal.

Feeling the pit in your stomach grow as you watch the three converse, you almost didn't hear Beidou calling your name outside the boat. You look down as she waves at you to come to her. You decide anything is better than watching Kazuha laugh it up with Lumine. Frowning to yourself, you drag your feet down the dock to Beidou.

Was she why Kazuha says he'd be better alone? Was he lying to you just to make you feel better? This whole time, was there another girl?

You reach Beidou, completely oblivious to the blond right next to her. "Y/N, meet my friend Thoma." She smiles.

You look up to the one of the most handsome men you've ever seen. He was tall, clearly toned, and had bright green eyes that reminded you of emeralds. You became clearly flustered, unable to speak.

"It's great to meet you, Y/N! I understand this is your first time in Inazuma, mind if I show you around?" Thoma was cheerful when he spoke, completely opposite of Kazuha who was gentle and soft.

"S-Show me around?" You finally spoke. Of course a stuttering mess had to come out. You became giddy at the thought of exploring new territory, until the shadow of your boss came into view. "Oh, I actually have work to do-"

"Nonsense." Beidou slapped your shoulder, a little too hard, laughing. "If Thoma requests to take you, I cannot say no."

You smile at her, then back at Thoma. He was cute, you did not mind this arrangement. Plus, the tour may help you reach a conclusion if this is where you'd like to stay. After all, it's not like Kazuha would beg you to stay with him anyways. It might be best to forget about him.

"Well then," You say, a blush forming on your cheeks. "I guess I cannot say no."

"Great!" Thoma gasps. "I know just where to take you! Do you like tea?" He started, as he linked your arm with his.

Unbeknownst to you, Kazuha watches as you touch arms with another man, a gust of wind rifling through his hair as his mood shifts.

"Everything okay, Kazuha?" Paimon asks, worry filling her expression.

No response comes from his mouth. Though the sound of the wind is silent to others, it is not to him. He hears the wind speak of you, speak of your cheerfulness alongside this new man in Inazuma. Lumine catches on, turning behind her to see you walking away with Thoma.

"Oh, there's Thoma." Lumine states, looking off into the land. "Do you know him?" She looks back to a dejected Kazuha. "Or..." She looks back at the girl linked in his arms. "Oh..." She sighed out.

"It's nothing."

Lumine frowns. "That's Y/N, huh?"

Kazuha smiles sadly, looking down. "Yes."

"She's beautiful."

"I know."

"Kazuha... Jealousy isn't a good look on you." Lumine sighs. Kazuha chuckles slightly in response. "You want her to stay with you, right?"

"Of course. But I know she wants more than I can give her. I will not be a barrier in her happiness." He shifts his weight from one foot to the other. "Plus the way Thoma looked at her... I can tell he already took an interest."

"And what if you are her happiness?" Lumine pushes.

"Lumine..." Kazuha sighs, for the first time, at a loss for words. "She... She's planning on staying in Inazuma."

"How do you know that?" Paimon questions. "Did she tell you that?"

Kazuha shook his head. "No. She didn't need to. It's why she was so upset last night. She wanted me to tell her to stay, and I was silent." He confessed.

"Silent?!" Paimon exclaims.

"Shh, not so loud!" Lumine whisper-yells to Paimon, now turning her attention back to Kazuha. "Kazuha, let me tell you something." Lumine was strict, causing him to tense up. He's never heard her raise her voice towards him. "You're my friend, so I'm telling you this as such, okay?"

Kazuha nodded.

"You're an idiot."

Ouch, Kazuha thought. But she's not wrong.

"You obviously love her, otherwise your facial expression wouldn't read 'I want to kill Thoma'."

"I do not want to kill Thoma. That is immoral."

"The point is," Paimon chirps in. "Is that you'll be happier with her, and her with you. Please Kazuha, don't let her get away." Paimon frowns.

Kazuha looks up at the sky. "I always wondered where the wind would take me, never did I think it would lead anywhere after Tomo." He admitted.

Lumine pats Kazuha's shoulders understandingly. "I know, but now you have another chance, don't lose it."

-

"Kazuha." You breathe out, your breath hitching once you see him on the bed. "I thought you would be out around Inazuma." You confess.

"I had to make sure you would return..." Kazuha swallows. "That if you returned, then maybe..."

You look at the floor with sad eyes, the pit in your stomach returning as you remember him with Lumine. "Then maybe what?" You mutter.

"Maybe you decided not to stay in Inazuma."

You step back several feet in shock. How did he know? "How did you-"

"Are you?" He interrupted, not giving an explanation to how he figured out your plan.

"I... Don't know." You confess, playing with the tips of your fingers. "It's beautiful here, but something was missing..." Your face turns a bright red. You feel like an idiot. He has someone else.

"Y/N, can you look at me?"

You feel a stream of tears about to come down as he says that. You close your eyes, slowly shaking your head as you start to shake. "No." You whisper.

You open your eyes at the feeling of your hands being held. Kazuha stood in front of you, forehead touching forehead. He was close. So close you couldn't move. You felt yourself burning up.

"Kazuha..." You whisper, unsure of what to say.

"Stay." He muttered.

Your breath stumbles as you heard the words you searched for all of last night. No, it can't be. "What about Lumine?" You couldn't help but ask.

Kazuha moves his head back to look at you, confusion arising. "Lumine? Do you know her?"

You shook your head sadly. "No. I saw her with you, smiling, laughing." Suddenly, a strange sensation of anger comes upon you. You push back Kazuha's hands, causing him to freeze up. "Was anything you said to me real?" You asked bluntly.

"R-Real?" He stutters. "I'm not sure I understand..."

"All those late night talks, the way you held me, were you fucking with me?" You asked, your tone rising.

"Of course they were." He frowns. "Everything with you was- no. Is real. I just know Lumine from adventuring... Nothing more." Unbeknownst to Kazuha, you were just as jealous as he was.

"Then why-" Heavy tears fall from your face. "Why didn't you ask me to stay last night, or this morning, why now when I have to make my decision?" You cry out. Kazuha let you sob. He would let you punch him if you chose to do so. He didn't like seeing you cry, but knowing it's him causing you to feel this way made him want to be right beside Tomo in this moment.

"Because I thought you would be happier with someone like Thoma." Kazuha looks away, unwilling to look at you.

"Is that really what you think?" You ask, tears staining your bloodshot eyes.

Kazuha shook his head, turning back to you. He moves your hair from your face to behind your ear, his gaze never leaving your face. "Not anymore."

You sniffle, tensing up at his gentle graze upon your face. "Kazuha... I need to hear it. If I'm going to stay... I need to know why I'm staying." It was stupid, but this was it. If you decide to stay with him, it would be a journey. It's one you want to take, but you need to make sure he's just as willing.

"You should stay..." Kazuha slips his hand under your chin, forcing you to look up at him. Your breathing stops as you both make eye contact with one another. "Because I love you." He whispers.

Just then, his lips came crashing down on yours as he kisses you passionately. Oh how you longed for such a moment. You wrap your arms around his neck instinctively as your lips tremble around his.

You both slightly break away, breathing heavily as you slowly open your eyes. "Please... Stay with me. I don't want to be alone anymore, my dove." Kazuha says quietly, causing a shiver down your spine.

Without thinking, you hug him tightly, your face buried in the crook of his neck. "Of course." You whisper as you feel his arms wrap around you. "I love you too, Kazuha."

“You know,” Kazuha chuckles. “The first time you met me, I was writing a poem. I said I didn’t want my inspiration to run out. It was about my first time seeing you, and how beautiful you are. I told my self I could not lose these first feelings of seeing you, so I wrote them down.”

You freeze at the sudden confession, turning a deep scarlet color as your stomach churns. No one has ever called you beautiful…

“And then,” He continued. “I wrote about you last night. About how much I would lose if I allowed you to escape me.” He stroked your hair gently as he spoke of his admiration towards you. “You’ve never left my mind, Y/N… Even the wind spoke of you to me.”

You’re left speechless. Tears filling your eyes again, you jump at the chance to kiss him. This time it’s longer, fuller, and you never want to let go.

“I’m so happy the wind lead you to me.”

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New Dawn: New Horizons Chapter 3 - With A Little Help From The Devil

Warnings: Language, and slight angst.

Word Count: 2.5k

Summary: Lucifer confronts Gabriel seeking his help to find the other angels that were cast out of Heaven.

Guest OCs: The usuals

Guest Characters: Lucifer (Supernatural), John and Jacob Seed (mentioned), Wheaty (mentioned).

Written by @athenalillystar and myself. Hope ya'll enjoy!! 💗💗

Taglist: @wargames94 @rabbitsoldier @vicki-the-sinner @mrsladydiana

Note: This is a Far Cry New Dawn and Supernatural crossover with my OCs

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Lucifer has his hand over Cristina’s mouth to muffle her screams, stopping her from alerting the family. 

He clicks his tongue a few times, and says. “I thought we came to an understanding. I told you, you’ll see me again. Guess I should’ve been more specific”.

“What do you want?!” she asks, her voice muffled by his hand. 

“You promise not to scream?” he asks, his voice deepens, almost in a whisper.

She nods her head in response. He moves his hand away from her mouth. 

“What do I want?!” he asks, his index finger on his chin, walking towards her bedroom window. 

“Well first off, I would like to know what is so special about your cousin?!. The small one with the cotton candy hair”.

“Daenerys?” she asks, in slight confusion. 

“Yeah, for some reason she happens to be the most important thing in the world to Gabriel” he says, bitterness in his voice. 

“That’s his daughter, that's why she’s so important to him” she responds, in a somewhat sarcastic tone. 

He chuckles, “Ehh not quiet”.

She looks at him in confusion, furrowed her eyebrows at him. “What is that supposed to mean?!” she asks, getting slightly irritated. 

“Well you see. Gabriel is no-”.

He gets cut off when her bedroom door opens, and Gabriel appears in the doorway. 

“Uncle Gabe I-” she says before getting cut off, and going unconscious by Lucifer snapping his fingers. 

Gabriel steps into the room, closing the door behind him, “I told you to leave them alone” he tells him, his voice deep, and angry. 

Lucifer shrugs, “You know I never listen”.

“What do you want?!” he asks.

“You know what I want” Lucifer tells him, “I want you to come with me, and we can find all the others that fell.”

“But why do you care if the others fell?. No one did when you fell” Gabe asks.

Lucifer rolls his eyes, “Yeah, I know. That’s why I want to rub it in dad’s face when we confront him”.

“Do you even know where the others fell??!” he asks, crossing his arms.

“Samandriel, Uriel, Castiel, Michael, Gadreel, Raphael and you are the only ones that I know of that fell. I'm not sure where, but they're most likely scattered".

Gabriel goes silent for a moment, looking down at the floor.

“Okay. I’ll go with you” he says. 

A smile appears on Lucifer’s face, “Good, we should get-”. He gets cut off by his younger brother “But, it’ll have to wait until the morning”.

Lucifer rolls eyes, throwing his head back in annoyance, “Are you serious?!”. 

He nods his head, “Yes, I want to give them an explanation. I’ll tell Daenerys that I’m gonna go help out some survivors with the Highwaymen, or something like that”.

Lucifer shoves his hands into his jacket pockets, and says.

“So you’re gonna keep lying to your “daughter” huh?!”.

Gabriel sighs, “As much as I don’t want to. I have to. How long will this search be?”.

“A week, maybe 2. See you tomorrow little bro”. 

Lucifer disappears from the room, and Cristina is still unconscious.

With the very little powers he has, Gabriel wipes her memory from the last 2-5 minutes.

He goes back to his and Kate’s room, laying next to her in bed. 

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The next morning at around 7:30am, Gabriel is packing some of his gear that he’ll most likely not need, but has to make it look like he’s going out on a week-long hunting trip, or at least a few days. 

“So how long are you gonna be gone?!” Daenerys asks, sitting at the kitchen table, looking up at him.

He sighs, “A week. Maybe 2. Depending on how long they're gonna need me”.

Kate leans against the doorway of the kitchen, who knows the real reason why he’s leaving.

“So who is that you’re gonna be searching for?!” she asks, playing along with this situation. 

He looks up at her, “It’s a group of hunters that were ambushed by the Highwaymen. Mickey and Lou wanted them captured, and they escaped. Fled into the nearby forests, not far from the radiation zone in the Henbane”. 

He finishes packing up, and he heads outside to his truck.

All of the adults Paige, Kenneth, Mandy, Barbara, Adrian, Mark, Nate, Cody, and Martin all know the real reason why Gabriel is leaving. Trying to keep the kids from knowing the real truth. To help out Lucifer and find the angels that were cast out of Heaven, and were now wandering the Earth, either human, or half human, with little to no powers, or angelic grace. 

The kids don’t know the real reason why he’s leaving. He hugs every single one of them, he holds Kate and Daenerys longer, placing a kiss on Daenerys head. 

“Please come back whole” she says, hugging him tighter. 

He laughs softly, “I will”. Placing another kiss on her head.

He kisses Kate goodbye, gets into a truck, and leaves the property. Meeting Lucifer at the meeting point. 

They all go inside, back to what they were doing, letting Gabe go to find these “hunters”. 

*******

After a half an hour drive later, Gabriel arrives at the meeting point Lucifer had sent him via angel radio. Surprised he was able to get through, even with the very little powers he has. 

A few miles away from the radiation zone of what was once the Henbane River.

“Great. You showed up!” Lucifer says, enthusiastically. 

“Okay. So where are we going?!” Gabriel asks. 

“That way” Lucifer says, pointing into the direction of the radiated part of the Henbane. 

“Into the radiation zone?!?” he asks, eyes wide. Not sure if he’ll actually survive going into that death zone, even with the amount of powers he has. He’s pretty much a human at this point. 

“Yeah. So lets goooo” he says singfully. Walking towards the dead zone.

“I don't even know if I can go through there!” the half angel protests.

Lucifer stops walking, “You’ll be fine. I went through there, and I’m still alive”.

Gabe rolls his eyes, groaning “Yeah because you still have your powers. I don’t. I barely have my powers”.

Lucifer groans back, “Okay. You’ll be fine. Raphael, Uriel, Gadreel and all the others are there, and they most likely don’t have any of their powers. They’re basically human with very little angel powers. So let's go!!” he says singfully again, and walks towards the radiated part of Hope County. 

The youngest Archangel groans, and follows his older brother into the radiation zone. As much as he doesn’t want to, he still does. 

****

Back in Holland Valley, everyone is working, doing their own thing around the compound. 

Jeffrey and Thomas are helping the guys, and a few others put up guard towers around the wall. 

The whole thing is basically a second Prosperity. Open to those seeking shelter from the Highwaymen. 

Paige, Kate and their mother Mandy are supplying guns to some of the residents and all those living on the compound. The three teenage girls are putting up cameras, and motion sensor spotlights with the help of a few others from Prosperity. Even from 40 feet away, and with her back to her. Kate can detect that Daenerys is worried about her father. 

“I can tell she’s worried” Kate mutters to her mother and sister. 

“Wouldn’t you?” Paige responds. Kate looks over at her, and nods her head. 

Paige sighs softly, “I get that you never really got to know dad, but still. I still worried whenever he left. I was just a child. I was afraid of everything”.

Sighing, “Yeah, I know but this is different. I just don’t want her, or anyone to know that we have an Archangel living with us” Kate tells her. 

Mandy doesn’t speak up in this conversation, or put in her two cents, she just listens in on their conversation. 

“Or that you’re married to an Archangel” Paige adds, “What about John?!”. 

Kate scoffs in annoyance, “What about him? He's dead”. She never thought about John Seed in several years, she kept his name and the thought of his existence out of her mind. 

“Yeah, I know. You and Wheaty killed him, or maybe it was Nick Rye. I don't know, I was too busy killing Jacob Seed” Paige tells her. 

“Yeah” Kate whispers remembering all the great times she had with Wheaty, “I don’t want her to know about John. Bad enough she has his eyes. It's a constant reminder that she’s his kid”.

“She also has his small hands. Have you noticed that?!” Paige tells her, while doing jazz hands like movement with her hands. 

Kate laughs softly, and says “Yeah. I could’ve saved him”. Paige looks over at her, “Who?. John?”. 

She scoffs, and shakes her head, “No Wheaty. I could’ve saved him. I’d rather have him be Daenerys’ father than John. I can’t imagine how she would’ve turned out if John were to live. A sadistic little shit. Yelling out “Say yes!. The Power of Yes!. Confess your sins sinners!”.

Paige laughs at this, “I would’ve had Cristina, or Bianca beat her up”.

Kate takes a deep breath, trying to hold back her tears, “I could’ve saved him, I could've gone back, and got him. I still think about it every night” she tells her, voice trembling, "I miss that Native guy so much". Light tears start to run down her cheeks. 

Trying to reassure her younger sister, “You gotta stop beating yourself up about that. I understand you, and Wheaty had something special. I definitely prefer you and him, over you and John, but I’m sure he would’ve wanted you to move on. I know if I would've let you gone back, and get him. You would've died as well". 

Kate nods, agreeing with her “Yeah I know, I know. I thought I would’ve ended up being a single parent. I still remember the day after we killed John and Jacob. Wheaty said to me that he wouldn’t mind being a stepfather to our child, then hopefully had kids of our own".

She stops for a moment, and Paige continues to reassure her sister.

"We lost a lot of people that day. A lot of friends Eli, Tammy, Wheaty, Jess, Mary, Pratt, Hudson and Whitehorse. Do you know if Morgan, Ryan, Sarah and all the others made it? ". 

Kate nods, and continues, "Yeah, we did but then Gabriel came into the picture. Him, and I grew closer, he helped me raise Daenerys, he took care of me throughout my pregnancy. I know he’s not used to the human lifestyle, and it was all new to him. But he adjusted very well, and I’m glad he’s here. I don’t know if they made it, I haven’t seen, or heard from them, but I’m sure they’re all dead”.

********

Lucifer and Gabriel walk through the Henbane River, and to Gabriel’s surprise he’s not coughing up his lungs, and dropping dead. 

“Eessh this is depressing” Lucifer mumbles, clenching his teeth.

“How much further?!” Gabriel asks, getting tired of walking. Lucifer looks around the dry, dead and gray scenery “It’s not far”. He’s not even sure if they’re going the right way, it’s all a dead zone. 

"What are we even looking for?!. How are we even gonna find the others?!" he asks. 

"Static. From angel radio" he mumbles, still unsure where to go. 

They continue walking through the radiation zone. After a few minutes Lucifer senses something, he stops dead in his tracks as does Gabe.

“What is it?!” he asks. He shushes him, and listens closely. “This way!" he tells him. 

He follows him further into the dead region. 

“What is it?!?” Gabriel asks, annoyed that his brother isn't answering him. 

“It’s one of them” he answers. “Raphael?!?” he adds before walking towards the sound that only he can hear. Gabriel follows behind him. 

******

Back at the compound, Cristina, Bianca and Daenerys are setting the motion sensor lights.

The youngest of the Winchester kids, Daenerys can’t concentrate due her father not being around. 

“He’ll be back Dae” Cristina comforts her younger cousin.

“Yeah I know. I just worry whenever he’s not here” she tells them, “Especially with those douchebags running around and capturing people”.  

“He’ll be back. He said he will, and he’s gone to help others several times before” Bianca tells her. 

She tries to keep her mind away from her dad, reassuring herself that he’ll be home within a week or 2, or even a couple of days. Cristina’s mind keeps wandering as well, remembering what her mom, and aunt had said to her the night before. 

She wants to tell Daenerys and Bianca but promised her mom and aunt that she wouldn't. 

Lucifer keeps coming to mind, and that scares her. She had a dream that he appeared in her room, and he was about to say something about her uncle Gabriel and Daenerys but was woken up by her alarm. 

After a couple of hours they finished setting up the lights and cameras.

The guard towers are all complete, the Winchester-Smith compound is complete. 

They have all of their workshops setup. The training yard, infirmary, cartography, garage and the garden are all set. 

Their bunker had been made into an infirmary, storage facility and an armory. As an underground shooting range. 

Later that night at dinner. Everyone that is living at the compound is seated at the main dining room in the main house.

Mark, Nate, their wives and kids. Martin, his wife, and kids. Adrian, his wife and kids. Cody and his wife. Kenny, Kate, Daenerys, Bianca, Jeffrey, Thomas, Barbara, Cristina, Mandy and Paige.

Paige stands up, clears her throat and gives a speech. 

“Okay, everyone if I can have your attention. First off I just wanna say thank you to all of you for your help. I know it’s been a huge adjustment. With the Highwaymen running around Hope County, it’s not really easy. We just need to stick together, and fight against them. I know Gabriel will be back within a week or two with those missing hunters maybe sooner, and we can recruit them to fight against the Twins and their followers. We have everything we need. We just have to keep on our feet. Watch over, and protect our home. Don’t let our guard down because we don’t know when they’ll strike. But if we fight, and push back, they’ll get the message that we’re not to be fucked with. So with that being said. Thank you, and I know we can win this fight”. 

Everyone applauds Paige’s speech, and they all eat their dinner. 

[i-can-get-extra-with-my-ships]

If the prompt shop is still open... "I'm starting a war. A *tickle* war." With Patton and Roman? That would literally make my night and day

For this blog prompts literally stay open until they are eaten by the Tumblr void. So yes I can and will write this for you.

Aka: the 3 times Patton got away with tickling Roman and the one time he didn’t.

tw: a little Roman angst, and a little bit of Remus being a trash rat.

word count: 522

Fandom: Sanders Sides

Ship: Royality, background Analogical

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Nonviolent wars were commonplace in the mind palace. Not everyone would get involved in them. Logan says that they were childish. Patton claimed that wars were bad. Thomas just didn’t know what was going on in his head. However, there was one time that Patton actually was apart of one of these wars.

It was quite the effort for this to happen though.

It all started with Patton wanting to tickle his boyfriend.

~~~

After long days Roman would often put on a Spotify playlist of powerful broadway songs. Songs such as Waving Through A Window, Defying Gravity, World Burn, She Used To Be Mine, and so on and so forth.

The song that was currently playing was Monster from Frozen and he was really feeling it.

“Is everyone in danger as long as I’m alive? Was I a monster from the start? How did I end up with this frozen heart? Bringing destruction to the stage, caught in a war, that I was never meant to wage.” Roman was unaware of the audience behind him. “Do I kill the monster? Father, you know what's best for me. If I die, will they be free? Mother, what if after I'm gone, the cold gets colder and the storm rages on?”

Roman was really into it now. “No! I have to stay alive to fix what I've done, save the world from myself, and bring back the sun.” Patton knew where the song was going. He had heard it a bazillion times. “If I'm a monster then it's true, there's only one thing that's left for me to do. But before I fade to white I'll do all that I can to make things right.”

Roman took a deep breath and hoped to the Broadway gods that he would be able to hit that high note “I cannot be a monster. I will not be a monster! Not tonight!” Roman cursed under his breath at the fact he couldn’t hit the note.

“Watch your language, honey.” Patton smiled from his spot on the couch. Roman nearly jumped a foot in the air.

Patton giggled and walked up behind Roman. “You know that song is pretty sad Roman.” 

The prince figured that his love would be going for a hug but that was not the case. Patton started violently tickling Roman’s sides.

“OH MY GOD!!” Roman shrieked through his laughter. “PAT STOP!!”

Remus rose up. “Are we murdering my brother?” He asked. He saw the sight of a very flustered Roman and a very smiley giggly Patton. “Oh ew. You’re being gay. Let me know if you two fuck later.”

~~~

Roman and Patton were cuddled up on the couch watching Finding Nemo. As much as Patton loved that movie his mind was wandering elsewhere. He tried to repress the thoughts, even though that is the exact opposite of what Logan had taught them when Remus first appeared. As Logan had said, repressing the thoughts only made them more prominent figures in his mind.

Patton had stopped actively paying attention to the movie quite some time ago. Roman still hadn’t noticed. Patton decided he was going to act on his thoughts. He snuck his arm around Roman’s torso. He didn’t think anything of it and rested his head on Patton’s shoulder. Patton began to tickle Roman’s side once more and laughed as the other started shrieking with laughter

Once Patton had had his fun Roman looked over his shoulder pouting.

“Aww, sweetheart, it’s ok,” Patton tried to be consoling but was rather challenging to do so while laughing.

Roman broke and started laughing with Patton as they turned their focus back to the movie.

~~~

Patton had walked into the kitchen in search of a snack. He was feeling rather dangerous and was planning in getting two cookies.

He was prepared to find Remus existing on or in the fridge doing something weird. What he didn’t expect to find was his boyfriend stuffing his face with cookies. Patton didn’t hesitate to tickle Roman’s sides. Roman started shrieking again.

Upstairs in Logan’s room, which was directly about the kitchen, Virgil and Logan heard everything.

“I swear to you Logan. They’re trying to cover up the fact that they’re fucking by shriek laughing.” Virgil sat up from the cuddle session that was going on in his boyfriend’s bed. “Or they just don’t moan like normal people.

Logan had been agreeing with Virgil on this subject for a while now. “But that’s directly below us in the kitchen. Why would they do it in the kitchen?”

“Logan. Babe. Lemme explain something to you,” Virgil put his hands together. “When you’re horny. You're horny. You don’t think with your brain. You think with your dick. So who knows. We’ll just watch to see if Patton is walking funny tomorrow.” They had also decided that Patton was a bottom.

~~~

Roman had been in his room all day trying to get the script for the next episode right. The last time Patton had seen the side in question was the prior night when he had mentioned how he was going to be working on the script all day.

Patton walked into his boyfriend’s room, knocking on the doorframe. Roman perked up and turned around. Patton walked in and sat on the bed.

“Roman, honey, have you eaten anything today?”

Roman looked into the lamplight. Patton knew that Roman did that when he was being called out. 

“Have you taken a break at all today?” Patton hoped the answer was yes. He knew it wasn’t though. Roman’s intensified gaze into the light told him all he needed to know.

Patton pulled Roman out of his desk chair. “Take a break and getaway. Runaway with me from your work. Let's go lay down. Where we can cuddle.” Patton sang softly as he led Roman to the bed. 

“I love you so much, my love,” Roman mumbled as the two lay down. Patton once again tickled Roman’s sides to lighten the mood. Roman started laughing but squirmed out of his boyfriend’s grasp. 

He pinned Patton to the bed and leaned in. “I’m starting a war. A tickle war.” He whispered into his lover’s ear. Patton’s face was bright red and he started laughing at the declaration of war. Patton’s laughter turned into shrieks louder than Roman’s when the prince had started to tickle his sides.

Patton was against the nonviolent wars of the mindplace 99% of the time.

The exception was when they were tickle wars with his boyfriend.

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This took much longer than anticipated to get done. Sorry for making you wait. I do like this though.

[nothingbutfangirlsmut]

The Trials of Emi

Pairing: A little Minho. A sprinkle of Frypan. Gally x Emi(OC)

Summary: Emi, her twin brother Thomas, and a small group of gladers had been rescued and taken to a safe haven. Or so it seemed. It doesn't take long for Thomas to realize something is wrong. What happens next is a true trial for all of them but Emi's trials began the moment she was ripped away from a dying Gally. Watching someone you love die right before your eyes truly takes a toll.

Finally meeting the right arm could have been the end but betrayal leads to even more chaos and loss. A new mission to rescue those taken from them leads them to a city. The last city. After Emi finally comes to terms with everything that's happened something unfolds that changes everything again. She will have to not only deal with helping her brother take down WCKD and save their friend but also deal with all the new problems in her head and her heart.

Rating: As of right now it’s at most PG13. Some strong language that’s about it but it could change.

(This is the 2nd part/book to my other story "The Maze trials: A Gally Fanfiction". This will cover the events of the scorch trails and the death cure.)

Chapter Thirteen

Newt and I worked together to torch the door to the compartment open. Thomas was the first to push threw the door. Newt and I were quick to follow behind him. Harriet was close behind me.

"Aris" Thomas whispered then moved to a seat near the front.

"Hey, you guys okay?" Thomas questioned.

I stepped up behind Newt so I could see both Aris and Sonya sitting there chained to their seats.

"We're fine" Sonya nodded.

Thomas slowly continued towards that back. We all looked around at each of the faces hoping to find one in particular.

"It's okay, you guys are safe. Just hang on some more." Thomas said softly as he walked towards the back of the compartment.

"We need the bolt cutters." I heard Harriet say behind me.

Thomas stopped when he reached the back wall then slowly turned to face me and Newt.

"He's not here," Thomas said in disbelief.

"Shit" I whispered.

Newt and Thomas made their way out of the compartment while I stayed inside to help Harriet cut open all the chains. Once the kids were all free Harriet and two others led them outside to meet with Vince. I caught up with Thomas.

"What now?" I asked him quietly as we both watched the kids pass us by.

"I have no idea." He sighed.

"We'll figure something out," I whispered.

"Come on in you guys!" I heard Vince shout from around the corner.

Thomas and I stepped to the corner of the building so we could watch Vince speak to the new arrivals.

"Alright guys, listen up. I know you've all been threw hell. I wish I could say our troubles are over. We're not threw this yet. WCKD is still out there. They're not giving up. You got something they want. They took you because you're immune to a plague that's wiping out the human race. They think you're worth sacrificing to find a cure. Well, I don't." Vince spoke like the true leader he was.

The kids in front of him cheered and applauded.

"So in two days when we get this tub of rust seaworthy, we're gonna go to a place where WCKD will never find you. A place you can start over. A place you can call home." Vince continued.

Thomas turned away to head back up the path. I took one last look at Vince then quickly followed behind my brother. We walked between two of the old buildings. Thomas slowed for a moment as he caught sight of Brenda and Jorge then continued on. We walked into a room where Newt, Harriet, Aris, And Sonya were sitting. Sonya was attempting to clean the dry blood from Aris' face.

"Here drink this" Harriet said handing two cups to Sonya and Aris.

Thomas and I joined Newt to sit across from the two we'd just rescued. Fry was standing behind me. Aris took a slow sip of his drink then turned to look at Thomas.

"Took you guys long enough to rescue us," Aris said with a smile.

"It's good to see you too bud." Thomas chuckled.

"So what happened?" Thomas asked gesturing to Aris' face.

"I fought back. Tried to anyway." Aris shrugged.

"You're lucky you found us at all. They had us on the move a lot. I feel like something big was happening." Sonya said.

"Any idea where they were heading?" Newt asked them.

"All I know is they kept talking about a city," Aris said.

"I didn't think there were any cities left," Harriet said glancing at me.

"That's because there aren't. Not still standing anyway." Brenda said from behind us.

I hadn't even realized she followed us in here.

"Okay, wait, what about Minho? Why wasn't he on the train?" Thomas asked Aris.

Aris and Sonya shared a look of sadness and fear before turning back to us.

"I'm sorry Thomas. He was." Aris said slowly.

Thomas was immediately in a hurried frenzy as he dug threw some of the boxes of our supplies. He had gathered a small group of us in one of the makeshift storerooms. I stood between Newt and Fry as we watched Thomas searching for something. Vince, Jorge, and Brenda stood on the other side of the table watching Thomas as well. A few minutes passed when Thomas finally pulled something out of a box. He turned around slamming it down on the table. We all stepped closer to see an old discolored map. One area on it was circled. Thomas pointed to the circle.

"There that's it," Thomas said.

He smoothed out the map so we could all see it better.

"It's a few hundred miles. Based on the railways and everything that Aris told us that's gotta be where they're heading. That's where they're taking Minho. We take everyone that can fight. Follow the roads where we can. We can make it back in around a week." Thomas explained.

"A week? It took us six months to get here. We've got over a hundred kids here now. We can't just hang out here forever. After what we just pulled? You wanna wander off to some random point on the map? You don't even know what's there." Vince said sternly.

"I do," Jorge spoke up.

Everyone in the room turned to look at him.

"It's been a few years but I've been there. The last city. That's what WCKD called it." Jorge continued as he walked closer to the table.

"It was their home base of operations. If that city is still standing that's the last place you wanna go Hermano. That's the lion's den." Jorge said pointing at the map.

"It's nothing we haven't done before," Thomas said simply.

"Yea, with months of planning, reliable information, and the element of surprise. None of which we have now." Vince informed Thomas.

"Vince, I've thought this threw can you just hear me out?" Thomas asked quickly.

Vince raised his voice finally losing his cool with Thomas.

"Hey! The last time we went off half-cocked I lost everything! You remember that?" Vince shouted in Thomas' face.

Vince sighed then took a deep breath before continuing.

"Look, I know it's Minho. Alright? But you can't ask me to put those kids on the line for one man. I won't do it." Vince said in a calmer voice but he was still stern.

Vince and Thomas stared at each other. I glanced back at Fry who had been silently standing behind me. He gave me a knowing look. I had a feeling he knew what Thomas was going to do just like I did. The radio sitting against the wall started to crackle as distorted voices tried to speak threw it. The words were chopped here and there but we all knew what it meant.

"Shit. Get the lights." Thomas said quickly.

Every one of us scrambled to get where we needed to be. Jorge was quick to pull the lever and cut the power. Fry and I ran to the other side of the building to check everything had went out. Our whole base was now dark as the sound of aircrafts could be heard in the distance.

"They can't be that close," I whispered as Fry and I listened to the distant sounds.

I walked away from him to go outside where I found Thomas standing alone. I went over to him then turned to look in the direction he was. The aircrafts were searching the mountains in the distance. They really were getting close to us.

"You alright?" I asked Thomas.

"Fine," he said simply then walked away from me.

I knew immediately that he wasn't fine. I knew he was going to try to run off to that city even if he had to do it alone but he wasn't going to go alone. I wouldn't let that happen. I ran back inside to find Newt and Fry. They were both trying to gather things up in the dark.

"Boys, you know what we gotta do right?" I asked them.

Both boys stopped to look at me. They both held up a bag as they smiled.

"Already on it love," Newt said.

After we packed everything we needed into the bags the three of us silently went off to where the jeeps were parked.

"You two go ahead and get in. I'll wait for Tommy." Newt said as he went to lean against a table.

Fry and I climbed into the jeep. Fry took the driver seat while I climbed into the passenger seat. We sat in darkness waiting for my brother to try to sneak off by himself.

“You really up for this?” Fry asked me quietly.

“Of course I am. He’s my brother. I’m not gonna let him do anything this stupid by himself.” I chuckled softly.

“Not gonna lie I’m a little terrified but you’re right. I can’t let him, you, or Newt do this without me.” He said softly.

He grabbed the wheel then tightened his hands around it until his knuckles were white. I reached over then pulled one of his hands off the wheel. He looked at me as I wrapped both my hands around his. He gave me a small smile then seemed to relax in his seat. It wasn't long until we heard the footsteps coming up the stairs.

"Where do you think you're going then?" Newt asked through the darkness.

Thomas stopped in his tracks. Newt turned on the lamp that was on the table next to him.

"Newt" Thomas said quietly.

"Don't be a twat about it. I'm already in. Come on." Newt said as he took the bag from Thomas.

Newt walked over to the jeep then opened the back door to toss in the bags.

"No, no, not this time. Look, even if we find Minho there's no guarantee we'll make it back from this." Thomas told Newt.

Newt chuckled softly as he leaned against the jeep.

"Right, then you need all the help you can get," Newt said.

He turned then pulled open the front driver door. Fry leaned forward against the steering wheel as I leaned over his back so Thomas could see me. Thomas smiled but scoffed.

"Well, we started this together. May as well end it that way too." Newt told him.

"Okay, let's go get him back," Thomas said with a small smile.

I jumped into the back seat with Newt as Thomas took my spot. Fry pulled out slowly trying to make as little noise as he could.

—

[innately-pretentious]

Hello, dear! May I have a ship in Friends, Killing Eve and OITNB and The Good Place, please? I'm female, bi, so no real gender preference. I’m quite a unique and creative person. I love dark/creepy things, history, writing, antiquing, vintage clothes, cats and binging tv shows. I’m clever, intelligent and don’t take crap from anyone. I like to do things for people, but I can also be a bit selfish.

I ship you with Ross!

The two of you would be adorable together! Ross is such teddy bear at heart, when he asked you out it was the sweetest thing. He asked if you would meet him at the museum he worked at. With flowers in his hand he, very bashfully, asked if you would like to grab dinner sometime. You couldn’t bear to say no!

After that the two of you were inseparable, meeting him after work or him surprising you at lunch. Museum dates are always fun, he is constantly telling you when they have got new exhibits coming in. Walking around with him admiring the compiled artefacts, you can’t help but smile as he describes them all to you, it’s like watching a child at Christmas! You get second hand excitement as his face lights up, explaining the historical significance of the pieces. 

Ross is definitely unique and doesn’t mind your ‘quirky’ characteristics, he loves how you pride yourself on your creativity. The two of you are constantly bouncing ideas back and forth, debating various topics together. Arguments are rare, but you both are always down for a discussion. His friends all accept you, you soon turn into a regular at Monica’s apartment. He is always complaining that the girls are stealing you away from him, based on your constant presence at their sleepovers! 

The song I associate with you guys would be ‘Blood Bank’ by Bon Iver!

I ship you with Villanelle!

This would be such a chaotic pair, I love it! She is obviously one for theatrics, and is not shy at all when pursuing you. She makes it painfully obvious what her intentions are and has no problem asking you out! She most likely showed up at your house is a killer Alexander McQueen gown and refused to take no for an answer. 

Shopping together is a dream! She is the biggest fashion fanatic and she knows exactly where to shop. She can be a little bit pushy as to what she wants you to try on, but you trust her style more than anything. Plus, you can’t deny the child-like joy that spreads across her face when you have the clothes that she picked out on! Money is no issue for her and therefore she has no problem treating you, even if you insist you can pay for it yourself, she won’t allow it. 

She never really felt the need to hide what she did for a living, you always did assume she did something a little unconventional. Not assassin level unconventional, but still! She is relieved you didn’t run for the hills, you know you are safe as long as you are with her. You hardly would need to though, she knows you don’t take crap from anyone! She jokes about how the two of you can go abroad together on her assignments, travelling round the world together. 

She loves quiet night in with just the two of you, watching creepy movies and tv shows. It may seem mundane, but it makes her feel normal, she doesn’t need to put on a big performance around you. She makes the best snacks to eat whilst watching the film, literally it looks like she raided the sweets isle in the supermarket!

The song I associate with you guys would be ‘Blame It on Your Love’ by Charli XCX ft. Lizzo. 

I ship you with Poussey!

The two of you are so cute. She definitely pursued you first, not even being the least bit subtle about it! You would constantly find her making excuses to be nearer to you, sitting with you in the cafeteria, ‘bumping’ into you in the hallway, hovering around you in the library. Eventually you had enough of it and asked her if she wanted to hang out just one on one together!

The two of you pretty much become inseparable. Sitting with each other at movie night, sharing headphones with one another. She loves it when you rest your head on her shoulder, so she can wrap her arm around you and play with your hair. It is her idea of heaven. You two are notorious at hogging the TV remote for the common room, you can binge watch shows for hours on end together. You even let her spend hours watching Judy King on the cooking channel and fan girling when she comes to Litchfield. She always says that when the two of you get out, she can finally put her cooking skills to the test and cook a proper three course meal. Even if it tastes terrible, you give her the biggest compliment!

She loves the library, it is her number one hangout spot, and soon it is yours too! You both spend hours looking through the different books and recommending them to one another. She is in awe of your creative side, she pushes you to continue with your passions. She is in love with the idea of you writing! She will read anything you write down, often finding out that she is the inspiration behind some of your works. 

The song I associate with the two of you would be ‘Hearts in Halves’ by Cub Sport!

I ship you with Chidi!

This is too adorable! The two of you literally work so well together. You probably met around the university he was teaching at, and you always caught him staring at you. You knew he was way too indecisive to ask you out by himself, therefore you were the one to ask him to dinner! He was so shocked and only managed to squeak out a ‘yes’ before blushing red and asking where you two should go!

Chidi is not exactly one to stand up for himself all that much, it really annoys you when someone is clearly taking advantage of him and he simply cannot seem to let them go. You have no problem standing up for him, you don’t take any crap from anyone and neither should he, by voicing your opinion, you’re saving him an awful lot of hassle. He is truly grateful that you care that much about him. 

After the two of you pass away you are definitely united in the good place. As soon as you see him you can’t help but run directly into his arms, he told Micheal to alert him as soon as you had arrived. He has been planning your reunion for literally years, you wandered around the forest for hours until you stumbled upon a picnic he has set up for the two of you. He remembered all of your favourite foods. 

You love hanging out with him in his reading nook, offering inputs on the various pieces of literature that he is reading. Spending your days leaning against one another, legs intertwined, reading your favourite novels in a comfortable silence. 

The song I associate the two of you with is ‘B-A-B-Y’ by Carla Thomas!