#also there was a hint of daddy issues sprinkled in there because his dad is like this super powerful teacher at the boys school and he

[steine-druff]

do you ever just spend hours trying to figure out which specific issue of a magazine about a show that you loved as a kid contains that one comic that shaped you as a person AND THEN FIND SOMEONE WHO FOR SOME REASON STILL HAS IT AND IS SELLING IT

[kaypeace21]

I believe that byler is an endgame

but why would they spend 3 seasons winding up with mileven?

People REALLY need to pay attention to the shows the Duffers cited as huge inspirations to them. Cheers,dawsons creek, freak &geeks did exactly what the Duffers are doing (and the Duffers said these shows inspired them)

. Cheers for over 5 seasons built up the pairing of sam and Dianne- had them break up in the s5 finale and then in the last 2 eps of the 11th season have them get back together and once again break up explaining for the 100th time they were wrong for each other and brought out the worst in eachother . Cheers would build up multiple pairings (Frasier /Lilith (s4-11/broke up in s11) , sam/Dianne (s 1-11, broke up in s11 permanently) , rebecca /sam (s8-10) Rebecca/robin (s8-9) -these pairings lasted for multiple seasons and they all broke up! They built pairings up for multiple seasons but showed throughout the show why those pairing in cheers could never work out in the long term. The same Thing happened with almost every pairing in Dawson’s creek (they’d build up multiple pairings up -sometimes for multiple seasons- sprinkle in good but also dysfunctional aspects of those relationships- and then break them apart for good ).

Also in Dawson’s creek 2 characters (a rich girl and poor guy with daddy issues) date and breakup- but both of their gay brothers get together and are endgame instead of them (cough jancy vs byler). One of the gay guys (the rich one with the book smart sis) even dated the main girl (Joey) for a while before admitting he was gay and that he was in denial (while dating the main girl for more than a season ). In D.C even the main guy(Dawson) / girl (Joey) don’t end up being endgame (despite teasing it for all 5 seasons) . They did this with a lot of couples in the show. Honestly, the Duffers pretty much borrowed this idea of showing pairings with issues and breaking them up -but toned down how long they’d bait them . Like 11seasons of showing dysfunctional couples date -ick. And Dawson’s creek ... my god it had a literal love octogon/ love webs (so many love squares/pentagons/ and on and off relationships). The 1 adult couple broke up and I’m not exaggeration 4 times, and Dawson got back with 2 of his girlfriends like so many times. And ugh I’d say each (of the 4-5) main characters dated at least 4 people -and each of those relationships lasted for like 20+ eps each... and then after all that build up -break up ). That’s not even including the people the main 5 or so characters would date for like 5-6 eps . Thank god it was toned down compared to Dawson’s creek or cheers. i can’t imagine the frustration watching those shows during its airing 😂

Freaks & geeks (set in the 80s)was also inspo.14 y old Sam who is bullied and called “homo” “queer” etc throughout the whole series - he also obsesses over a cheerleader girl for the whole series and in the second to last ep of the series- they finally start dating  and he realizes they have nothing in common and says “it’s boring. all we ever do is makeout.She likes nothing i like. We can’t talk to eachother. We never have fun.” And he admits he only keeps dating her cause everyone would call him “crazy” to not date her. sam and her are also said to be “from different planets” and “different species”  just like mileven in s3 lol.  The gf of  sam also says before they dated she saw him ‘like a sister’ (like El asking mike if he’d be her brother in s1, before they date). And after this sibling comment various characters -encouraged the couple and said they would be good together (before they dated-like what we’ve seen in st with mileven and other ships ).Sam eventually decides to not cave to peer pressure- and breaks up with her. Meanwhile sam’s sis (is a straight A student, who is initially into a popular guy and starts hanging with the cool kids).  After getting over the first (popular) guy, she later dates another guy- a music-obsessed-stoner-guy  with a cruddy dad...and she breaks up with him (like jancy?). That couple was even called ‘romeo & juliet’ before they broke up-similar to mileven being called “romeo & juliet’ before their breakup. plus r&j were never in love... just like mileven.

All 3 shows had the main guy/girl date but not end up with eachother in the end . And both shows -would build up several pairings that looked like endgame but would show faults in those relationships and would have them breakup (because those pairings were never that healthy together). Which I believe is what they’re doing with jancy, jopper, mileven and lumax (explained in my analysis here all the evidence for why I don’t think they don’t end up together). I mean there’s many reasons I listed in the analysis but you think it’s a coincidence - jancy, lumax, mileven , and Steve/rando girl who rejected him in s3-all incorportated spying on their love interest ? you think the duffers think that’s good to have all these romantic pairings spy on eachother? When in the show they canonically have the us gov (villains) spy via phone taps, and hidden recorders, and cameras? Brenner used El as a spy for his own gain ? they even call the mf a ‘spy’ (which the characters perceive as the  main villain)... i don’t think the mf is  actually villainous but that’s off topic).The point is narratively equating spying as something ‘wrong’ by characters our main cast of heroes is against. But having that same cast of heroes partaking in spying themselves … specifically on to their romantic partners- and not also showing it as a negative. But romanticizing it? Would be quite hypocritical. And a HUGE narrative oversight.

Also build up?

S1- mileven kiss right after el asks if he’ll be her “friend” or “brother”. Has others compare el to mike’s sibling /cousin. Hint Will is gay . Have hints mike is queer too/ and cares deeply about Will. Constantly mention how el physically resembles Will/a boy. Parallel mileven to ted/Karen who were “never in love”. Have Nancy and mike verbally compare the jancy/stancy love triangle to mileven/byler . And at the end of the season mike writes a story for Will that likens the 2 to han/leia. Flo says about jancy/Jon “ only love makes you that crazy and that damn stupid”. (Which flo wasn’t entirely right about since jon punched Steve for insulting his family- for Jon it was familial love -not romantic love. But put a pin in that phrase)

S2- was pretty much byler season (and mileven barely interact that season). Byler say they’d go “crazy together”. But el’s new catchphrase is she’s “not stupid.” They Compare mileven to luke/leia (siblings that kissed) . Ref ghostbusters and parallel byler to the romantic pairing of Dana /venkman (but have el just be a ghost and mike a ghost buster which isn’t romantic but the opposite) .parallel mileven to hopper/el. Have el spy on mike, el hurt a stranger cause of unhealthy jealousy, have mileven dance to a song about a possessive spying/Stalking ex gf . Throw in mileven burns like “they’re not in love they’re not even from the same planet.” (El being et ref) . Have mike say annoyed “a bond ?! (Scoff) cause you shared nougat?! “ (egos like s1 ) “. Mike saying after knowing max for a week “hate you? I don’t even know you?” (He knew el for a week too so no way he loves her -cause he doesn’t know el , just like max ) . mike even criticizes his friends’ instant attraction to max saying “you haven’t even spoken a word to her.”Dustin saying “ I don’t have to . I mean -look at her.” Which makes it even more suspicious that mike was into a girl who multiple characters said looked like a boy (specifically Will) in s1. Have El watch a soap opera (all my children) and mimic the scene of  erica kane and her love interest michael. Which in the soap opera-isn’t endgame, and ended with some stalking after their breakup.

S3- mileven is finally dating : multiple characters (lucas, Will, Hopper, dustin,Max, etc) in the show dislike and verbally complain about them together . In cheers all of sam’s friends hated him dating Dianne and would vocally complain about it (similar to joyce they even clapped/cheered after 1 of their many breakups) . Mike is horrified by the spying(that mileven fans romanticized in s2) , el is happier single and neither is heartbroken over the breakup. They date for 2 eps and then breakup . Mileven being together inhibits El’s character arc from s2 (aka she went from wanting to explore the world and leave the cabin in s2 to see her friends, to ignoring her friends and cutting herself off from the world in order to stay in the cabin all day to make out with mike for 6 months - she would literally lie to her friends about curfew to return to the cabin and kiss mike -going against her ‘friends don’t lie’ mantra from the past 2 seasons too ). Mike canonically doesn’t trust her / doesn’t believe in her ability to make decisions and lies to her and never apologizes for lying. And el doesn’t apologize for spying . They throw in more gay hints of mike & Will. Mileven is called “bullshit” like s2 stancy . And Both pairings in the show kissed a bunch and said “I love you” (but they weren’t endgame). They also contrast s3 mileven scenes to s2 byler scenes and have byler win out. And once again parallel mileven to hopper/el and Karen/ted. As well as paralleling and likening Mileven to stancy in numerous other ways (besides the “bullshit “ line) . They also parallel mileven to stobin (both are straight baits) .They parallel the stobin confession to the mileven one -both confessions have them sitting on the floor, both girls have bandages on their legs, and both confessions are interrupted by dustin. Also both Steve/mike use the terms “crazy & stupid ” to confess to robin/el. But unlike Will who agrees to be “crazy “ with mike .El confused , asks “ what makes you crazy?” And robin says she didn’t have a crush on his “stupid hair”. el even says in reference to mike “there’s more to life than stupid boys.” Showing how el/robin don’t have romantic feelings for the boys-like the flo phrase of s1. Unlike Will who after fighting with mike calls himself “stupid” over and over and rips up the photo of him and mike where they promised to go “crazy together.” Even Steve says in s2 stancy should should “pretend to be stupid teenagers” in love. Emphasis on “pretend”. And when el says she loves mike “the first I love you” plays -the only other time that song plays in s3 is when robin rejects Steve (cause she’s gay.) cough cause mike is gay too.

There’s a lot more in each season (that illustrates mileven was built up -but not as a positive couple but a problematic one that was never was in love to begin with ). But I’m trying to keep this short . You can read this post here where I go in more depth about all of this .

S1-2 builds up the problematic ships (but showed good and bad aspects of their dynamic) . like the spying of jancy, lumax, and mileven or the jealousy. of Hopper in s2. In the s2 finalie they have them kiss or hug/exchange romantic glances. And in S3 we see the after math of this with all the couples officially dating - and they show all the couples issues at the forefront . I already talked about mileven. But, Lumax broke up 6 times (they dated for 6 months- and every month they dated max dumped him ). Jancy fight in the opening of ep 1 and don’t understand each others issues (sexism/poverty-and Jon’s issues with his dad) . And neither supports the other in their passions of journalism & photography.Nancy is also called “nancy drew” who in 1986 (year of s4) before going to college dumps her long term highschool bf (who helped her in many of her past mysteries/novels ). Their relationship was also shown as complex and somewhat dysfunctional because of both parties -before nancy drew dumps him. And (even if not dating like the other pairings) jopper almost go on a date in s3. Joyce was trying to hide the fact she was moving, Hopper was horribly jealous, and all they did was yell and argue.Murray says to joyce regarding hopper “he’s a brute... probably reminds you of a bad relationship” (aka lonnie/Joyce) . They even have Joyce watch a cheers ep- which directly compares jopper to (dianne/Frasier) who weren’t endgame in cheers but a rebound .  Hopper /fraiser both drink chianti . Fraiser asks dianne to marry him/Hopper asks Joyce on a date-both women stand them up. Or when Joyce asks Hopper out she calls her self ‘detective byers ‘and Hopper name drops miami vice. Which had an on and off again relationship for several seasons- of the male /female detectives.The relationship faded out as Gina realized they mainly got together when one or both needed someone. Crockett was very protective of Gina, and had some jealousy when Gina was involved in relationships , but was the first one to be there for her when things went wrong. And they realized it was better to not be together romantically. Heck seems like all these couples have negative film/tv parallels... lucas in s2 mentions not liking winston in ghost busters cause he came ‘super late’ (like Max). in s1 disses michael myers (which Max dressed as). And at the end of s3- lumax dress identically to eric/donna from a ep of that 70s shows (in the ep  eric/donna were broken up).

 (s3 was marketed as the “summer of love” and “summer love” is a euphemism for flings that don’t last.) s4-5 Will probably show good healthy ships/break up the problematic ones from past seasons .

So first 2 seasons focus on the unhealthy ships / and the last 2 seasons focus on healthy ships. S3 the middle season would be considered the turning point -and why none of the popular ships (assumed to be endgame) came off looking that great (compared to how they were presented in s1-2) .

[obeyme-kaidii-writes]

Family

Leviathan x gn!MC

Words - 3215

Content warnings - angst, family issues, lots of comfort, a sprinkling of humor

Prompt/Inspiration - none

Summary -  Levi learns why you didn’t want him to meet your family.

AO3

Family had always been a bit of a sore subject for Levi. He may have 6 brothers that he would have been willing to do anything for - die for, if it came to it - but he still felt like the odd one out. The black sheep.

Asmodeus had Satan. Belphie had Beel. And Lucifer was well, Lucifer. And even if Mammon was easily the most picked on of them all, he still frequently hung out with Asmo and did whatever it was that normies do when they go out.

But for Levi? He was largely just left to his own devices.

At least, that was before you came. Now that you were here, he found himself able to spend more time with his brothers. And you helped him find common ground so he could share his interests with them too. Mammon in particular had gotten a lot closer to him and hung out with him far more frequently. Levi was still the undisputed otaku in the family...but Mammon? Well, he had his moments.

When Levi found out you would be going to the human realm to visit your family, he was curious. His only experience with human families came from his anime and manga that he’d import to the Devildom, so he wanted to see how close those things were to reality. At least that’s what he told you. You were skeptical about his motives. And also concerned about the whole “meeting people” thing - but he assured you if it was just your parents, he could manage.

You initially told him that you thought it best that you go alone, but after seeing how hurt he was you quickly changed your mind. It wasn’t that you didn’t want your family to meet Levi, you weren’t trying to hide him. But you didn’t want him to meet them . They just weren’t the sort of people you wanted to spend much time with. To put it simply, it was a miracle that you turned out as well as you did.

The only reason that you were going back at all was because Lord Diavolo insisted. He thought it would be a wonderful idea. The next step in bringing harmony to the realms. The human exchange student and their demon boyfriend. You tried to explain to him that your family was not the understanding and accepting sort, but he was confident that if you could win Lucifer over, some humans shouldn’t be a problem at all. Totally ignoring the fact that you had already spent the majority of your life with these people and had not had any progress thus far.

You had tried your best to manage Levi’s expectations. You didn’t want to make him too anxious about the visit but you also didn’t want him to get caught completely off guard either. You briefly considered giving him a list of subjects to avoid, just so he didn’t draw anymore attention to himself than necessary. But you knew that wouldn’t be fair to him, and he was self conscious enough as it was - you didn’t want him thinking you were embarrassed to be seen with him.

As you pulled into the driveway of your family home, you stole a glance at Levi. He was white as a sheet and bouncing his leg up and down nervously, taking deep breaths to calm himself. You reached out and gently placed your hand on his own that was resting on his leg. He jumped a little, having gotten a bit lost in his thoughts, but soon gave your hand a squeeze in return.

“Maybe this was a bad idea…” he said.

“You really don’t have to, you know. We could just hide out in a hotel and tell Lord Diavolo everything went great…”

“No! I-I-I want to do this.”

You gave Levi a small smile. You really had to appreciate how hard he was trying. He wanted to impress you. This was supposed to be what boyfriends did, right? Visit their partner’s family? Bond with their father over drinks? Win the heart of their mother with his gentlemanly demeanor? He could do that. He was sure. He had to do it. Levi wanted to stay in your life for a long, long time, and this was the next logical step, wasn’t it?

“Alright, but if it gets to be too crazy for you, just let me know.”

He nodded, smiling back at you and giving your hand another squeeze before climbing out of the car. As you two walked hand in hand up the driveway, you started to notice that something wasn’t quite right. There was a new car in the driveway you didn’t recognize, for starters. And you heard the raised voices of a rather large group of people talking. By the time you reached the front door, you were positive there wasn’t just your parents here.

“Umm Levi, I really…” you had started to explain to him your suspicions, when the front door suddenly opened and your mother greeted you, arms open wide.

“OH MY BABY! YOU'RE HOME! I watched you walking up the driveway but I just couldn’t WAIT!”

Levi watched in horror as this woman wrapped you up in a tight hug, screeching out a greeting that made his skin crawl and his blood run cold. Why did she have to be so... loud ? It didn’t take long before she had released you and finally turned her sights on him. He gulped as he prepared for his introduction, but thankfully, she was much more reserved this time.

“Well ain’t you just the cutest thing,” she cooed, pinching his cheek, “You must be Levi, right? C’mon in the both of y’all. The family is in the backyard while Daddy is working on the grill. We’re having barbecue tonight!”

“The family…? No, Mom, you didn’t…”

“Oh hush. We haven’t seen you in forever! Of course we had to invite the rest of the family. It’s not like we ever know when we’re gonna see you again…”

For a brief, fleeting moment Levi had started to think maybe this wouldn’t be so bad after all. Your mother was loud and shrill...but she seemed nice enough. She called him cute, after all. But when he turned to look at you after learning that the “rest” of your family had been invited, his smile started to waver. You looked like you were about to cry one minute, and then like you were ready to spit hellfire the next. For all the headaches he and his brothers had caused you - he had never seen you this upset before.

Eventually you plastered a smile on your face and accepted your fate, reminding yourself that they hadn’t done anything yet. Maybe they would behave for once and there wouldn’t be a repeat of The Holidays ‘09™️ where half your family ended up at the local urgent care clinic before the night was out because someone decided a food fight with flaming marshmallows was a good idea. (And it had quickly progressed to much more than marshmallows on fire)

You adjusted your grip on Levi’s hand, lacing your fingers together, determined to not let him get separated from you, and followed after your mother through the house. Levi gave your hand a small squeeze, in his own attempt to reassure you, because as perfect as your fake smile was, there was no hiding just how tense you were. You turned to look at him giving him a small, genuine smile before mouthing, “I’m sorry,” as you stepped outside into the yard.

————

To your great surprise, things really weren’t that bad at first. You walked around and introduced Levi to the various cousins and aunts and uncles that had arrived, and everyone had been mostly polite and courteous. He looked a little worn out, but nothing like you had imagined. You were also able to keep him safely by your side, so there weren’t any opportunities for your more mischievous family members to cause trouble. By the time the food was ready, you were starting to let your guard down a tiny bit.

And that, you would soon learn, was a grave mistake.

Your family had gathered around the large picnic table in the backyard, and lunch was being served. You had managed to get a seat near the end so Levi was not sandwiched in between you and your family members, and the rowdier of your cousins were seated at the further end, far away from the two of you. You were listening to your family chat, occasionally exchanging touches and smiles with Levi to check in with him, when the conversation suddenly shifted to you.

“So dear,” your mother started, “when are you going to get serious about getting married?”

“Pardon…?!” you choked out, as you desperately grabbed for the glass of water in front of you to clear your throat.

“Yeah hun, you’re coming to that age when you should start thinking about your family. You need to start looking for a suitable partner,” one of your aunts chimed in.

Your face flushed scarlet, and you felt your stomach flip, “I’m good. I already have a boyfriend. I’m not looking for another,” you finally managed to answer, hoping to make it sound like there was no room for argument.

Your mother, however, did not take the hint.

“Do you mean him dear? He’s very cute but he doesn’t exactly look like the responsible type.”

“Hey son, what’s it you doing for a living?”, your father asked, leveling his gaze on Levi, who had been trying to ignore the conversation.

You felt Levi flinch beside you and you shifted so you were sitting just a little bit closer to him, your legs now pressing together. Oh how much you wished you could have just grabbed him and run right now. You were so stupid for doing this. Arrogant even, for thinking things were going to be fine with you there to deflect the awkward questions.

“Dad, that’s really not something we need to talk about right now.”

“Mind your father,” your mother warned, “Let the poor boy answer.” All eyes then focused on Levi, waiting for his response.

In that moment, Levi really wished he could just turn invisible. He hadn’t taken his eyes off his own plate yet, but he could feel everyone else staring at him. He felt you shift closer to him, and while he did appreciate the reassuring touch from you, it did nothing to quell the anxiety bubbling up in his stomach.

“Umm...I’m...a...I’m a Devil...errr...YouTuber…”

“A what now?”

“A YouTuber. He makes videos of gameplay and walkthroughs, things like that. He’s really good at it too,” you explained, smiling at Levi, hoping that your little bit of encouragement would help soothe his nerves.

“Well hun, that ain’t a real job.”

“Your mother’s right. You need to find someone with a stable career that will be able to contribute to your family. You don’t want to be stuck carin’ for a mooch, like your Auntie Tammy do ya?”, your father asked, followed by snickers from your cousins at the jab towards your conspicuously absent aunt.

“I’m fine. That’s between me and Levi.”

“You can’t really be serious, dear.”

“I am.”

“Hahaha, but he looks like such a dweeb!”, cackled one of your cousins, from the very same rowdy bunch of cousins you had tried best to avoid all evening.

“Watch it,” you snapped, tightening your grip on Levi’s hand. This was going downhill. And fast.

“Don’t talk to your cousin that way.”

“I’m uhh...I’m going to the bathroom…” Levi mumbled as he stood up and made a hasty retreat inside the house, having finally had enough of your family’s judgmental looks and insults.

“And you wonder why I don’t come by very often…”

“Now hold on, what is that supposed to mean?” your mother asked.

“It means, y’all are a rude bunch of assholes and I’d rather chew glass than sit through another meal with you.”

And cue your mother’s crocodile tears.

“Look what you did! Apologize to your mother now!” your father said, his tone sharper than it had been before, as he struggled to maintain his composure.

“Sure, after you apologize to me and my boyfriend.”

“Apologize for what? We just want what’s best for you. Why can’t you see that?” your mom said, sniffling and dabbing at her eyes with a napkin.

“Because we’ve had this conversation a thousand times. You don’t approve of my choices. You’ve mocked every partner of mine that’s had the misfortune of meeting you. And frankly, I’d rather be living in hell than spend another moment here.”

And with that you stood up, ignoring the shouts and your mothers sobs as you went on the hunt for Levi, whom you were sure was not going to be returning to the table anytime soon. When you finally found him, he had taken refuge in the small upstairs bathroom, hoping that anyone who may be looking to use the restroom would go to the downstairs one first and leave him undisturbed.

“Levi?” you knocked on the door, “Can I come in?” You heard some sniffing and shuffling around before the door finally opened, revealing a very red faced Levi who was trying (and failing) to hide behind his bangs. You quickly slipped inside, locking the door behind you. When you turned back to Levi, he was sitting on top of the large bathroom vanity, his feet dangling over the edge, and you didn’t waste another minute going to him and wrapping your arms around his neck, as he slipped his around your waist.

“I’m sorry. I’m so, so sorry,” you said, over and over again as you hugged him, “They’re a bunch of angry, miserable people. Please don’t listen to them.”

Levi pulled you closer, burying his face in the crook of your neck. He took a deep breath, inhaling your scent, and trying to distract himself from his chaotic thoughts. This was not how today was supposed to go. It was supposed to be his chance to get to know your parents, but from the moment your mother answered the door things had started to go south. Why hadn’t he listened to you when you suggested spending the day in hiding?

And what was going to happen now? Was this it? Did this really mean there was no future for you and him? Of course there wouldn’t be one. He was foolish to have ever thought there could be. Your parents weren’t wrong when they said he didn’t have a real job. And what did he even know about supporting a human family anyways? Why did he think he’d be able to take care of you at all? You probably wanted someone who knew what they were doing. Not someone who you’d end up caring for.

“I love you so much. Please don’t listen to them. Please.”

“...they’re not wrong though...I...I don’t have a real job…”

“Levi, look at me,” you said, pulling back slightly and taking his face in your hands, gently turning him to look at you, “You’re one of seven demon lords of the Devildom, Grand Admiral of The Hell’s Navy. I think you’re ok in the job and prestige department.” You smiled at him, and he gave you a small, weak smile in return.

“Even my family would have been impressed with that if I could have told them,” you teased, before leaning forward and pressing a gentle kiss to his cheek, “Besides, there is nothing wrong with being a You...DevilTuber anyways. You’re good at it, and you enjoy it. That’s all that matters.”

“You’re not worried about being stuck with your loser boyfriend who uses up all your time and money for his failed hobbies and selfish interests and…”

“No, Levi. I’m not worried about that. For starters, I don’t even have a loser boyfriend,” you said, this time kissing Levi softly on his lips, “I have a very talented boyfriend whom I’m very proud of.”

Levi blushed at your compliment before pulling you closer and resting his head on your shoulder. This day sucked. He was exhausted. And he really just wanted to go home and go to sleep. But at least you were here with him, and hadn’t left him alone to deal with the pack of wolves that was your family.

“Are they always like that?”

“My family?” you asked, wrapping your arms around Levi’s neck again and kissing the top of his head, “Yeah. Pretty much. That’s why I don’t see them often.”

He finally understood why you had been so anxious about this whole trip, and why you stayed glued to his side the entire afternoon. You weren’t worried about him embarrassing you or himself - you were worried about your vicious relatives attacking your boyfriend. How many other friends and partners of yours had they mistreated? he wondered.

“I thought since you were so nice, they couldn’t be that bad…”

“Pffft. No. They definitely could be that bad. It’s said that kids can go one of two ways - they either turn out just like their parents, or the complete opposite and use their parents as the blueprint for everything they don’t want to be in life.

I am obviously part of the latter category.”

“Good.”

You laughed at Levi’s reply, glad he seemed to be feeling a little bit better. His head was still resting on your shoulder and you could tell he had reached his threshold for human interaction for the next decade, at least. You started to comb your fingers through his hair, snuggling him close. Levi’s arms tightened around you, letting more of his weight rest on you as he started to relax.

“So, do you want to go ahead and go back to the Devildom?...or do you want to find the fanciest hotel around and spend the night there on Lord Diavolo’s dime?”

“...what kind of fancy hotel?”

“The kind that offers 24/7 room service and will cook up anything you can imagine.

Oh, and, can’t forget to mention this, the kind your brothers don’t know about so they can’t interrupt us.”

“...that sounds good.”

“It’s the least Lord Diavolo can do for us I think, after forcing us on this awful trip.”

“Could we rent movies too?” Levi had turned his head to look at you, his eyes sparkling as he started to remember some really good anime movies that were currently only available in the human realm.

“Oh definitely. As many as you like,” you smiled, giving him a quick kiss.

“Then what are we waiting for? Let’s get out of here before your mom tries to hug you and starts screeching again.”

Laughter filled the small bathroom as the two of you began giggling at his comment, taking turns shushing one another in an attempt to keep quiet. It didn’t matter what your family thought about your life choices, or whether they judged Levi “worthy” of your time. All that mattered to you was that you were able to enjoy moments like this, with your best friend and partner. And you weren’t about to give that up.

[suckthatagustd]

Three Years, Four Months, and 17 Days - Also, a Trademarked Chocolate Donut

summary: so maybe jin’s accusations had some merit, after all.

rating: t 

genre: a little bit of angst and some not-so-well-placed humor 

warnings: cursing and maybe a hint of food porn 

pairing: kim seokjin x reader 

a/n: first fic, and I would really appreciate some comments and/or reviews!! I would like to know how I did, and if there are any ways I could improve, I'd be glad to hear them! Also, I may take requests if they interest me (sorry if that came out rude but also I'm kind of not sorry, sorry) in order to get some more stuff out and circulating. thx k bye

 The last thing Jin expected to see while walking to his favorite café with the intention of surprising his girlfriend of three years (four months and 17 days -but who's counting?) with donuts was to see said girlfriend of three years (four months and 17 days) feeding said donuts to some other man. 

Now, Jin was never one to base things off of first impressions, and he liked to think he was fairly rational when it came to issues that normal people would, for lack of a better word, lose their composure over.

 Perhaps, understandably though, his mind jumped to one blaring conclusion that seemed painfully obvious: his girlfriend of three years (four months and 17 days goddammit) was cheating on him – at their favorite café, no less!

 "What nerve," he hissed between his clenched teeth (still impossibly straight and pearly white so how could you possibly think of cheating on him of all people?) and his eyes narrowed as far as a human possibly could with no genetic enhancement (this isn't a fucking hybrid AU, so there is no reason why they would narrow into slits you unrealistic, naïve, little -), but this was a predictable initial reaction, right? 

He would like to say that upon seeing this sight, he had a nostalgic flashback to their first date in this same little café three years ago (three years, four months, and 17 days, but who's counting? Not him, obviously), but honestly, his mind was primarily occupied with the disturbingly cruel thoughts of how to get out of the relationship while maintaining custody of the dog (because truly, isn't losing your dog of two years, four months, and 17 days one of the worst pains to ever experience? Like your heart being torn in two much how Jin's was right at this very moment?). 

 And while Jin would have wanted nothing more than to storm up to you and the (oh my god he's actually really attractive but goddammit so are you, Jin! - Oh my god why was he talking in the third person?) man you were shamelessly feeding a chocolate donut with extra chocolate icing and chocolate sprinkles (gasp are you really feeding Jin's favorite donut to this man right now? You monster -!), he would have rather not started a scene like some poorly-scripted K-Drama (how dare you turn his life into a poorly-scripted K-Drama you uncultured swine -!). 

Instead, he, like the totally mature and cool adult that he was, pivoted around and began walking back to your shared apartment (with every intention of bribing Chimmy with his favorite pretzel treats so when the time came for the dog to choose between his two owners, he would most certainly choose his daddy because mommy is a cheating cuntwaffle who obviously can't stay attached to one object of affection), but not without shooting one last glare over his shoulder to see this incriminating view.

 »~» 

You came home almost five hours (four hours, 57 minutes, and 39 seconds but who's counting?) later, but were fairly puzzled by the failure of your beloved Chimmy jumping all over your legs. Pouting, you kicked off your heels at the front door and set your purse on the island in your kitchen before languidly stretching your arms over your head like a content kitty ("yeah," Jin scoffed to himself, "I bet she's content alright.").

"Babe, I'm home!" Your frown etched deeper into your lips when you did not receive your expected response, as you knew he was home judging by the placement of his shoes by the front door. Upon peering around the corner to see your beloved boyfriend calmly sitting on the couch with his legs crossed and Chimmy in his lap, you grinned belatedly and sauntered over to the pair.

"Hey, baby," you greeted once more, placing a chaste peck on his cheek while also petting Chimmy's head lovingly, and then proceeded to sit next to them on the couch with your legs tucked. "How was your day?" 

The blank expression on his face (or lack thereof?) caused your brow to furrow, and you gazed upon your boyfriend of three years (...) with worry. 

 "Babe, what's wrong? Did something bad happen?" 

 All Jin did was keep staring ahead, stroking Chimmy's head (like that scene from The Godfather, but no less intimidating) and keeping his plump lips in a straight line. 

 You were slightly irritated by a lack of response, but having been with this man for quite a while now (.....), you knew that he did not often show negativity unless the situation was dire. That being said, what could have possibly caused your boyfriend to feel this way? 

"Jin, baby, please talk to me," you encouraged softly, reaching up to caress his cheek, but were swiftly ushered into a state of shock when your hand was abruptly smacked away (lightly, though, because he was not heartless like some people, obviously). 

Your expression quickly morphed into something irate, and your jaw quite literally dropped. "Excuse you? What was that?!" 

Jin collectedly swiveled his head around to directly face you, but he no longer wore a face of indifference; instead, his heated expression met yours with the same ferocity. 

"Excuse me?" He questioned rhetorically, momentarily pausing his repetitive strokes on Chimmy's head (Chimmy, blissfully unaware of the rising tension between his two owners, grumpily raised his head to see why the pets had stopped, but was too lazy so he set his head back down with hopes of Dad continuing his previous ministrations soon), but his tone was deceptively composed. "Oh, I'm sorry, I just don't want the filthy hands that touched the Chocolate Supreme Donut™ to grope my face." 

Your fury was quickly exchanged for a "what the actual fuck?" expression that clearly demonstrated your (most definitely unwarranted) confusion. 

 "Allow me to explain, since you're obviously not picking up what I'm dropping here -" 

"Did you just fucking -" 

"And that is you decided to go and buy the Chocolate Supreme Donut™, my favorite, but you already knew that, right? You bought this donut - my favorite donut - and proceeded to feed it to some other man." 

Your jaw dropped (again, because it seems Jin was just full of surprises today) and you opened your mouth to reply, but Jin instead shoved a fucking pretzel down your throat (what the actual fuck), temporarily preventing you from speaking (you may be a suspected cheater, but even you know it's improper to talk with food in your mouth). 

"Now, baby, I'm sure you're smelling what I'm cookin'?" 

("Enough with the fucking idioms, Jin." 

"...No.") 

Jin held his head high and warped his pillow lips into a triumphant smirk, but there was an undertone of barely-concealed hurt that caused an ache in your heart; however, that was soon overcome by your unbridled rage. 

"Are you implying that I cheated on you?!" 

Jin's cocky facade quickly transformed into something far more affronted and heart-breaking. 

"I fucking saw you with another man at our café, feeding him my favorite flavor donut, while holding his hand! What else was I supposed to think?!" 

"How about maybe me showing my cousin around the city, you asshole!" 

»~»

 Now, Jin was a lot of things - an excellent cook, incredibly attractive (he was the visual out of his group of friends, obviously), fairly intelligent, and even a relatively fast sprinter (that 100m dash? He owned that bitch); but, maybe not the best at handling delicate issues. 

Exhibit A: Staging an intervention for Jungkook and his less-than-healthy working out habits (ironically enough). 

(Who knew Jungkook could cry that much? Certainly not Jin, obviously. 

But Yoongi? Most certainly. Insensitive bastard.)

 Exhibit B: Accusing his girlfriend of three years, four months, and 17 days of cheating on him. 

 A cousin? Really? Shouldn't he have factored it in? 

 He didn't know you had a cousin! 

("We've been together for over three years, Jin, and you've once asked me about my cousins." 

Cousins? As in plural?! 

You sighed.)

You, however, seemed to be on the borderline between bawling your eyes out and carving his eyes out (but maybe possibly perhaps he deserved it). 

"I can't believe" (a sniffle) "you thought I" (a hiccup) "that I -" (a sob – goddammit why did Jin feel like he was about to cry?) "that I cheated on you? After over three years of dating?" (three years, four months, and 17 days - sigh - forget it) "I can't believe this." 

So maybe (possibly perhaps) Jin felt like the biggest asshole of all time, and his anger rapidly transformed into something more somber and guilty. 

"Baby, I'm really sorry! I'm sorry I jumped to conclusions like that, but I just..." 

His words tapered off into a whisper until they eventually died on his lips altogether, but the wet gleam in your eyes cracked his heart in two (or three. Or four. Okay, fine - no less than a million) pieces. 

"You just what? Called our relationship into question because you could never be bothered to ask about my possible family? So now I'm the aggressor because you weren't involved enough? But now I have to suffer through this emotional turmoil because you couldn't be bothered to walk over and ask?" Your words became more accusatory and full of venom with each passing syllable, and Jin cowered back into the couch upon hearing them (Chimmy, meanwhile, vacated the couch about five minutes ago in search of food because he was clearly unaffected by his parents arguing and goddammit Jin knew he should have picked the Chiweenie instead -). 

"Baby -" 

"No, you know what? I need time to myself. I need to evaluate this relationship because apparently I've given you everything and it seems you have yet to do so." 

Jin's jaw dropped and his (rather otherwise deliciously tan) skin paled in an instant. He did not move into action, though, until he noticed you were halfway to the door and already had your purse in your arm. 

He scrambled off the faux leather (as if he could afford the real deal! It wasn't like he was a famous idol or anything) and nearly tripped over a sleeping Chimmy (who, upon seeing his empty bowl, returned to the foot of the couch and decided to nap instead). His shoes squeaked on the floor and by the time he gathered his bearings, you had both heels on and were prepared to open the door. 

"No, baby, please!" He was tugging on your unoccupied wrist, but quickly released it upon seeing the scathing glare you shot his hand while it was latched onto you. "I made a mistake, but that doesn't mean I care any less about you! I love you so much and I would do anything to make you happy -" 

"If you really want me to be happy, Jin," you interrupted, not even bothering to look into his eyes and subsequently the tears threatening to pool over his lash line. "Then you'll leave me alone until I feel that I'm ready to look you in the eyes without calling everything we've built up into question; until I feel like you love me as much as I love you." 

And just like that, you walked out the door, leaving Jin to wallow in his guilt for the next few hours (days, actually, but maybe possibly perhaps Jin deserved it.)

 (Or not.) 

»~» 

When you stepped out of Jin's apartment, your budding tears quickly dried up and you wiped the residual tracks of sticky mascara from your cheeks with a disgusted sneer. While muttering belligerent curses under your breath (which may or may not have concerned a certain nosy, handsome, tall, charming, handsome, smart, sweet, handsome bastard - did you say handsome? Well, just in case, handsome), you briskly walked to the apartment complex's garage where your car was currently parked. 

You fumbled with the keys upon reaching your vehicle, hands shaking only slightly (not out of fear like one might expect, but instead nervousness) while you unlocked your door. You gave the quiet lot just one more wary sweep with your eyes before sliding into the driver's seat, setting your purse on the console and retrieving your phone from within. 

You pressed a series of numbers that made up your password, then scrolled to your contacts. You selected the name you had been searching for, and pressed the call button while chewing your nails anxiously (not enough to bite them off, though, because that was not a habit you needed to be picking up again). 

After three rings, he picked up. 

(Thank god.) 

"Hi babe, what's up? I really loved that donut shop you showed me today, so maybe we can go again sometime?" 

With a deep inhale, and an even louder exhale, you responded. 

"Hey, um, I think we should end this."