#and he only got blushy when she said she wanted to be in the same class as him

[aquarterasian]

One thing I thought was cute was that Iroha calls Satoru by his fist name but Satoru still calls her by her last name, he’s too shy to be on first name basis and I think that’s adorable

[ackermai07]

Hi! Could you write a one shot for Bakugo, Todoroki, and Kirishima where the class is watching a movie or something at the dorms and their crush falls asleep on them? I can see the boys getting all blushy when she unconsciously snuggles up closer to them 🥰🥰

Thank you!

ᵗʰⁱˢ ⁱˢ ˢᵒ ᵃᵈᵒʳᵒᵇᵃˡᵉ ⁱ ᶜᵃⁿᵗᵗᵗᵗᵗᵗᵗᵗ ᵘᵍʰʰʰʰʰ ᵃⁿʸʷᵃʸˢ ʰᵉʳᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵍᵒ ˢʷᵉᵉᵗⁱᵉ ⁱ ʰᵒᵖᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵉⁿʲᵒʸ ⁱᵗ

wearning! : pure fluff

Don't repost please!!

"Is everyone ready?"

Mina shouted, making sure everything was set and everyone was prepared.

In short, what was happening was that tomorrow is a holiday, and after a tiring week, the girls suggested the idea of watching a movie (the kind you like), staying up late, and enjoying themselves to compensate for the positive energy lost through training and studying, and of course, everyone agreed.

𝗕𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗴𝗼𝘂 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝘀𝘂𝗸𝗶

The surprise was how this early-to-bed, serious guy had actually agreed to this silly movie night offer, but of course, no one dared to comment on it (they didn't want to be the reason for him changing his mind).

"Tsk... why on earth did I agree to watch this stupid movie in the first place," Bakugo muttered to himself, his eyes fixed on the TV screen where the movie was playing. Truthfully, he knew the reason he was here- 𝘆𝗼𝘂.

Bakugo had always admired your confident, composed, and intelligent personality, to the point where he found himself gradually falling for you, struggling to break free from its grasp.

Another annoyed sigh escaped his lips, feigning irritation as usual, but deep down, he was genuinely happy to be sitting next to you on the couch, able to inhale your soothing scent.

It didn't take another minute before he felt a weight on his shoulder. His eyebrow raised in confusion, and when he turned his head to see, he was met with your lovely, soft face resting on his shoulder. The boy swore he could feel his heart pounding out of his chest, and for a moment, he stopped thinking, just staring at you with flushed cheeks, thankfully unnoticed in the dimmed lights.

"Oi... you," he said in his rough tone, which seemed calmer, then lightly shrugs trying to wake you up. "You'll miss the damn movie... wake up."

Meanwhile, all he got in response was a sleepy nuzzle from you, moving closer to hug his side more, enjoying the warmth emanating from him.

Poor Bakugo stopped his movements and froze in place for about a few minutes. The first to notice was Kirishima, who turned to see what was up with his friend.

"Hey Baku-bro, what's wro..."

And there Kirishima caught sight of your sleeping form next to him, a wide grin spreading across his face. Even before he spoke, Bakugo silently gestured to him, thus ensuring he stayed close to you for a longer period.

He absentmindedly played with your hair, eliciting contented hums from you, which seemed to draw the attention of the entire class towards you two. Oh, and don't worry about any commotion; once Bakugo gives them the death glare, they'll turn away without saying a word.

(half of the class has fallen asleep already, anyway).

By the end of the movie, he didn't even realize he had fallen asleep, his head resting on yours, inhaling your refreshing scent and feeling your warmth.

(This incident might actually serve as a strong incentive for him to hurry up and confess to you as soon as possible).

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗶 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼

It was known that Shoto often found himself in these kinds of nights, spending time with his friends, and with you, the love of his life.

Both of you attended the same middle school, and there were many clashes between you, but at that time, Shoto was only focused on his deep-seated hatred for his father.

Now, at U.A. High School, he found the time to develop his feelings for you, thus becoming immersed in love for you.

And there he was now, on the floor in front of the TV, covered with blankets for comfortable seating. You were sitting beside him, and oh, how difficult it was for him to focus on the movie content with you so close.

He also threw sidelong glances at you, admiring your focused face on the screen, and your slightly parted lips from concentrating so hard on the events. Honestly, he wished desperately to overwhelm your lips with kisses until you couldn't breathe (you can't really blame him).

As he was lost in his fantasies, he suddenly felt something descending onto his lap. And guess what? It was your head being placed on his lap.

The poor boy's brain stopped functioning as he tried to process what had just happened.

(He also felt like his heart stopped for a moment.)

"Y/n... y-you okay?" Shoto whispered softly to you, making sure only you could hear him, and his hand moved to brush a strand of hair away from your face, while a terrible blush spread across his cheeks.

The poor boy wasn't used to being affectionate :(

"Very... sleepy," was your only response as you hugged his waist and snuggled closer to his left side where warmth emanated.

Let's say he miraculously managed to control his quirk so as not to accidentally hurt you.

Meanwhile, the boy's heart swelled with emotions, and he found himself gently stroking your hair, a small smile adorning his handsome face.

And as soon as the movie ended, he carried you bridal-style and took you to your room under Momo's guidance, making sure not to wake you up at all.

On the other hand, he couldn't sleep a wink that night, but be prepared to receive the most beautiful confession in your life soon.

Bonus points: His desire to kiss you became unbearable.

𝗞𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗘𝗶𝗷𝗶𝗿𝘂𝗼

He was one of the biggest supporters of the idea, especially since you were the one who suggested it, so of course he would always support your opinion.

He always did, seeing you as a fun person who radiated warmth like the sun, an optimistic personality he fell for boundlessly.

You were always a source of inspiration for him with your positive energy, encouraging him and praising his perseverance, and in return, he gave you the brightest smile.

His friends somehow learned about his secret admiration for you (Mina was the reason... ahem)

and they always tried to involve you both more to bring you closer together.

This event was no different as they made sure you two were close to each other, leaving the couch for you to sit on together.

(Kaminari was included to sit next to Kirishima just to make it less suspicious.)

Now, in the middle of the movie, just like Shoto, he couldn't focus at all.

He was just captivated by the little sounds you made whenever an exciting scene came up or your eyes sparkled with interest at what was shown on the screen in front of you.

He was literally in his own world, worshiping your facial expressions and your gentle demeanor.

But at some point, he stopped paying attention to you, replacing it with discussing the details of the movie with Kaminari. Then, in a sudden moment, he felt something land on his chest... it was your head.

The boy quickly covered his mouth to suppress the scream that was about to burst from the depths of his heart.

In contrast to the two above, he had a quick response as he gently shook your shoulder.

"Y/n, y-you awake?" His voice came out as a somewhat quiet tune, not wanting to draw attention to himself.

"Sorry... feeling sleepy... just... a little nap." After that, you held onto his arm and used his muscular chest as a pillow, drifting back to sleep.

Because of your action, his quirk activated for a few seconds, and he slapped his own face out of embarrassment and happiness he felt.

Your sudden move caught the red-haired boy off guard to the point he didn't know how to react :(

"Yes, of course... it wouldn't be manly of me to move and disturb you," he muttered to himself in embarrassment, stiffening in his position before wrapping his arm around you to pull you closer to him.

But he forgot about Kaminari, who saw everything and struggled to suppress his laughter as he ran away, catching the attention of the class, only to stare at both of you in awe and admiration.

All I can say is that by tomorrow, you'll see plenty of pictures taken of you sleeping on Kirishima, and his friends endlessly teasing him about it.

Then get ready for his confession of his feelings for you.

ᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵉʳᵉ ʷᵉ ᵍᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒᵒ

ⁱ ʰᵒᵖᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵉⁿʲᵒʸᵉᵈ ʳᵉᵃᵈⁱⁿᵍ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱˡˡ ᵇᵉ ᵈᵒⁱⁿᵍ ᵐᵒʳᵉ

sᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜ!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝.

[hoejosatoru]

Omg I absolutely LOVED how you wrote suo x super shy reader😭 It got me rolling on my bed, giggling and kicking my feet!!!

May I request more headcanons/writings of this specific trope?

For example, imagine that the reader is also insecure with herself and super inexperienced and hence why she is super shy as well. Like she thinks that she can't make Suo feel good because she never takes the lead or never does anything (but in reality she makes Suo feel good by just being like that, like Suo just wants to hear her little moans that progressively might get louder).

Like imagine Suo putting his fingers inside her and after a while she feels so good that she wants to let Suo know that it feels good by, literally saying, "it feels good", and that alone motivates Suo to keep going and the reader gets so excited that she turns around and rides Suo's thigh -because she needs that friction- until she has an orgasm, not necessarily squirting- and Suo is so proud of her

And in the same situation, later when the reader isn't out of breath anymore Suo guides her hand down indicating her that he wants a handjob (like- now it's his turn to feel good, omg-), and the reader proceeds to make him cum with her hands- And during the handjob she hides her face on Suo's neck because she can't get herself to look at Suo, she only listens at the sounds surrounding her-

Omg I hope this isn't too much and I'm sorry if it is (I don't want to be a bother), don't feel pressured to write about it, I just blurted out these ideas😭 I absolutely love your writing!

And thank you so so much in advance! ♡

Omg anon I feel like you basically wrote this for me I love it.

My hcs are that Suo 100% your pleasure before his own. Like you said, seeing you enjoy yourself and getting off is super pleasurable to him. It's basically foreplay without you having to do anything but enjoy what he gives you.

He's super good at coaxing orgasms out of you, whether it be with fingers, mouth, cock. He's super into edging and building you up. This gives you time to get more comfortable + plus as you get closer to finally cumming you're so desperate that you forget to hold back moans. Seeing you fall apart and give into pleasure like that is sooo erotic to him.

When it comes to his pleasure he won't push you, but he knows that encouraging you will make you feel better. I'm not sure if he has an innocence kink, but I lowkey think he would enjoy someone who's a bit shy and learning on him. Because he can basically mold you to giving the perfect pleasure for him. Again, he enjoys the process of it and isn't about just getting off super quick. I think he would this its super hot that you got all blushy and embarrassed as he moaned under your touch. He can tell you're super turned on though and he absolutely will be going back for seconds with you once he's cum.

[thequietkid-moonie]

Saw you write for corpse bride, im not sure if requests are open since your bio and pinned say different things but if they are could I get something for Victor? Im a sucker for friends to lovers so maybe something with that? 👀

Friends to Loves w/ Victor Van Dort

[ HEADCANONS ] [ Corpse Bride ]

OMFG thank you so much for requesting this!! I love so much the movie and finally writing for it is so amazing!!! Waaaahhh hope you like it as much as I did!!

Also, so sorry for confusing you, it was totally my bad, I totally forgot to change the one of the bio but thanks for checking both, I apreciate it a lot!! 🖤

Getting to be Victor's friend could be either pretty easy or pretty difficult, he normally doesn't go out of his house and when he does is mostly with his parents, it could be that you two met because your families are friends or because you two agree somewhere

He could be pretty awkward and clumsy at first due not really knowing what to say but wanting to give a good impresion, but at the time pass he will start to feel more comfortable and will start to express more himself

He would prefer if you don't meet his parents right away (and actually prefer to avoid it as long as posible), not that he is embarrased of you but he is afraid for his mother reaction, and even if she takes it well is probably that will say something embarrassing about him and he doesn't want to scare away his probably only friend

Is more likely that Victor will accept you the way you are without much problems, not matter if you are more the shy or energetic type he just wants for you to feel free to be yourself (since you do the same for him, is only right in his mind and even if you would criticize him he prefers to just let you be). If you are more the shy or introvert type he tries to talk more and motivate you to do diferent things together as friends (even when is something new for him) but if you are more the energetic and extrovert type he tries to follow your lead and your rythm, he may complain a bit sometimes for being too much but he just get uses to it over time

It doesn't have to pass much time for Victor to fall in love but that doesn't make it less meaningful, his feeling grows faster that he can notice so it would take him a while to know what he is feeling, and when he does it will take him a little bit of time to accept it mainly because he is really nervous about the whole thing, he doesn't know if he will be enough for you or even if you will ever like him that way

Even before him realicing his feelings it start to be a little bit obvious, since, even if he had already got used to having you around he is more nervous and clumsy around you again, just like he was when you just met, but this time he tries to brush it off by laughing at it, as well he start to trip on his words and sometimes speaks before thinking (more than he used to). While having a crush Victor is stuck between being really nervous and completely comfortable around you

He isn't exactly planning to confess his feelings for you but there are moments where you two are talking in a more serious manner and he just start to talk from his heart and his true feeling slips a little (if he realice it in time he will try to apologize or cover it up). He will only confess if and when he is sure of his feelings for you and that are reciprocated because he doesn't want to risk your friendship, he wouldn't mind too much never telling you his true feelings if he knows you don't like him back

If you are the one confessing then it will take him by surprise, it actually take him a moment to fully process what you have said and is probably that he asks you if it is real, he will be all blushy and flustered, even triping on his words but at the end he manage to express his feelings for you too

It would take him a while for Victor to accept that this is for real and that he is in a relasionship with you and yet he couldn't be happier for it, he tries to be the best boyfriend, the one that you deserve, unfortunately his insecurities sometimes push him a little to much and make him think that you deserve better than him

It would take him a while to get used to being in a relasionship but once he does he will be actually pretty open with you and tries to have a lot romantic and meaningful gestures with you

[helloheyhihowdyheya]

Happy one year:)

I was wondering if I could get something with Peter where reader always flirts with him cause she thinks it’s cute when he’s flustered (and because she actually likes him) then one day he flirts back and she gets all timid and blushy because he likes her too 🥰

Ahh this is so cute!! And thank you <3 Sorry it's a bit short.

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Last week, it'd been calling Peter "pretty boy" while cooking that made him red and stuttering. A month ago, you fixed his hair this way and that to see him stumble over his words — his chocolate eyes unable to look you in the face for an hour.

And just yesterday, you walked out of your room partly clothed and asked him to zip up your dress. You'd felt his shaking fingers move up your spine and a labored breath blow across your neck. You'd relished in his wide-eyed look when you turned around. His halted nodding after you said, "Thanks, Pete," brought a smirk to your face.

Okay, maybe you were being a bit mean to him. But you couldn't help it, couldn't be blamed for loving the power you had to reduce him to such a state. And, conveniently, it made for a fun game of who would confess first.

You desperately hoped he felt the same way — he had to, right? Part of you didn't want to know, so it was easier to flirt with Peter and avoid talking about feelings. Which is exactly what you planned to do on your day off with him.

He waited on your couch for you to finish getting ready, the two of you about to head out for the movies. Wearing the shirt that fit you just right, you bounded out of your room. You stood in front of his body, saying, "All ready to go. How do I look?" Posing just a little for him, you eagerly anticipated his red face. Maybe his jaw would drop when he looked up at you.

But he didn't do any of that. He just let his gaze wash over you before muttering, "You already know you look damn good."

A slight frown took over your face, your arms slowly falling to your side. "What?" Silence settled through the air as he stood up, the space between you two almost non-existent. Your mouth just opened and closed beneath his stare.

Peter tilted his head, raising an eyebrow. "Got nothing to say this time, pretty girl?"

Good lord. A breath tumbled from your lips, your body unable to do anything but look at him. Pretty girl. Is this how he felt all the time?

"I..." you started, praying for some sort of flirty remark to come to mind. But it didn't — any thoughts leaving as he brought a hand up to your face.

His thumb brushed a stray hair off your cheek, the touch of his skin on yours sending a heat through you. His fingers caressed down to your jaw, following the curve of your neck, before traveling along your arm. He left a trail of goosebumps in his wake, sending a shiver up your spine.

Peter's mouth moved toward your ear, inch by inch. He whispered, "You didn't think I'd ever get you back for all those times you teased me, hmm?"

His words made your head spin, your body only staying grounded by the hold his hands now had on your waist. As his face moved back in front of you, his mouth just breaths away from yours, you shook your head — giving him anything that'd bring him closer.

His lips grazed yours, making you wait too many painful seconds before he finally captured your mouth. Your hands grasped onto him, twisting into his hair as a whine left the back of your throat. He overwhelmed your senses, erasing anything in your awareness that wasn't him.

Mentally, you begged him for more. More what? You weren't sure, but you needed Peter to give it to you. Instead, he pulled back, letting you swallow down much-needed air. His forehead came to rest against yours. You looked at him, your chest rising and falling.

"You keep staring at me like that, and we're not leaving this apartment," he muttered against your skin, his eyes fluttering shut.

Needless to say, the two of you didn't make it to the movies.

[agaypanic]

Can you write for Rory where he has like a pen pal for a school project. They both talk to each other ALL the time and he's really excited that he made a new friend! One day the reader tells him she's coming to visit and he gets all excited telling the gang about her and over all just that huge buddle of joy he always is! Well..obv he doesn't know what she looks like because they talk through letters. So when this absolute buddle of cuteness and rainbows randomly runs up to asking about and just rambling on and on about how he's her pen pal he just crushes her with a hug and just can't believe she's really their! And just ends all cute maybe throw in some flustered and blushy moments too if you can!!

My Pen Pal (Rory Keaner X Reader)

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Summary: Rory’s English class is assigned pen pals from the high school in a neighboring town. You and him hit it off right away, quickly realizing that this new friendship should go beyond letters.

A/N: open ending bc i didn’t really know how to end it lol

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Rory must have been the only one in his class excited to have to do a pen pal project. He liked making new friends, especially since it came relatively easy to him. He was just the type of boy who could get along with anyone.

When you first started talking to Rory, you just viewed it as another assignment. You each had to write five letters, one letter being sent every week. But your thoughts quickly changed when he responded to your first letter. He seemed funny and nice, so easy to talk to.

Rory thought the same about you. You were so sweet in your letters, always giving thoughtful responses to what he had previously sent, and he tried to do the same in his letters. You two had so much in common: the same taste in media, opinions on different topics, how you would survive a zombie apocalypse if the day ever came.

During the last week of sending letters, you and Rory grew sad when you realized the assignment would soon end. While talking to each other, you didn’t think about the fact that your conversations would someday come to an end.

But then you remembered that Rory lived in the next town over. You could easily see him and continue talking if you really wanted to. So, in your last letter to Rory, you asked if he would ever want to meet and talk in person. If yes, he should describe what he looked like so he’d be easy to find.

Rory was absolutely ecstatic to read your letter. He said that he couldn’t wait to see you, giving you his description and telling you the best time and place to meet.

“Rory, I didn’t know you knew how to write.” Erica joked as she watched him scribble feverishly on paper.

“Who are you writing to, Rorster?” Benny asked.

“My pen pal, Y/n!” Rory took a break from writing to look up at his friends, smiling brightly as he thought about you. “We’re finally planning to meet in person! She’s so nice; I can’t wait to meet her.” Then he got back to writing, trying to decide where you should meet. “Hey, is the park a good place to meet someone for the first time?”

***

Before he knew it, the weekend had come, and Rory was sitting on a bench at the park, waiting for you. He convinced his friends to go with him, to calm his nerves while he waited and to comfort him if you never showed. But he knew you would come.

“So, what should we look out for, Rory?” Ethan asked, looking around. A few people were scattered around the park, but they probably weren’t who Rory was looking for. “What does this girl look like?”

“Well-” Rory cut himself off, trying to think. Only then did it occur to him that you hadn’t given him a description for him to look for. You knew what he looked like, but that was it. “...I don’t know.”

“What do you mean you don’t know?” Erica asked, crossing her arms. “You didn’t think to ask?”

“It slipped my mind!

“Well, she knows what you look like, right?” Sarah asked, and Rory nodded. “Then I guess we just wait for her to find you.”

“But that could take forever!” Rory knew he was exaggerating. But he had been waiting for what felt like forever to see you; the fact that he had to wait for you to find him first made him even more impatient. 

“Don’t worry, Rory. She should be here soon.” Benny said, checking his watch. “You told her to meet you here at three, and it’s-”

“Rory?” An unfamiliar voice came from behind the boy. He whipped his head around and looked at a girl who was looking at him hopefully, playing with her fingers. He stood up from the park bench.

“Y/n?” Hearing him say your name made you squeal, and you couldn’t help but run up and hug him. Rory gripped your waist tightly, jumping around in excitement with you in his arms, making you laugh. “I can’t believe you’re actually here!” He set you down but kept his arms around you, trying to take in every detail.

“Of course, I’m here! I couldn’t wait to see you.” You caught a glimpse of Rory’s friends watching your interaction and giggled at their stunned reactions. They probably didn’t think that you were actually real, or that you’d be so excited to see Rory. “Wanna introduce me to your friends?”

As if suddenly remembering his friends were there, even though he made them come in the first place, he turned to face them. He introduced everyone to you, and you waved excitedly.

His friends could sense that the two of you should have some alone time. After all, this meeting was for the two of you to finally hang out.

“You know…” Sarah stood up and walked to you, placing a hand on your and Rory’s shoulders and turning you toward the other direction. “There’s a really good ice cream shop down the street. Perfect for hanging out and first dates and stuff.”

You and Rory lit up at the suggestion. Quickly thanking Sarah and saying goodbye to everyone else, you and Rory practically dragged each other out of the park and to the shop. You talked the whole way there, trying to plan the rest of your first day together.

[themushroomgoesyeet]

When Merf steals borrows clothes

Merf is definitely one of those girls who steals oversized clothes from her husband

It all started after Merf & Muriel officially moved in together

At that point in time, Muriel still didn't really have any clothes besides his masquerade outfit; there was only two spare pairs of trousers and that was it

As much as Merf adores Muriel without a shirt she knew he really also needed clothes and suggested a shopping trip

Muriel was very blushy at first, but eventually he began to give input on Merf's selections & even choose a couple things for himself

Once Muriel had a proper wardrobe, the theft began

One morning after taking care of the chores outside, Muriel came in to find Merf curled up by the fire, reading a book and snuggling into one of his shirts

Cue confused blushing

"..........Merf, why are you wearing my shirt?"

"Because it's cold and I didn't want to take the blanket off the bed."

"But you have a cloak."

Fell deadly silent, is what Merf did

Eventually Merf was able to explain that she was not in fact lying when she said she wanted Muriel to have nice clothes, and somehow Muriel ended up finding it all rather endearing

Every now and then Merf would walk into the room wearing one of his shirts, or even go to bed wearing one, making Muriel blush a little every time

The real problem came with a foreign vendor selling a strange new garment that looked like a soft, thickly woven shirt with a drawstring hood

To say that Merf immediately fell in love with these new "hoodies" would be an understatement

They're so soft! And warm! And Muriel. THEY HAVE POCKETS

Muriel really liked them too, so he and Merf both got one, and for a moment all was right with the world

And then they came home and Muriel never got to wear his hoodie again

Don't get Merf wrong, she likes her hoodie, it's just...... Muriel's is so much more comfortable

After a small argument over the hoodie, a decision was made to get Merf a new hoodie the same size as Muriel's

Man looked away for one second at the hoodie stall and turned around to see Merf run off with ten newly purchased hoodies

This man loves his wife very much, but if you thought he didn't give her a good scolding about her spending habits then you are mistaken

[princessbettina]

Dance with The Stars-Stardust x Fem!Reader

(Summary-Getting to tag with the newly formed tag team P.C.B. aka Paige, Charlotte Flair, and Becky Lynch, has you up for plenty of fun and wild adventures. One night, PCB and you have an exciting and thrilling match against both the Bella Twins and Alicia Fox.

That’s where everyone slowly discovers your crush on Stardust (he suddenly interrupts during the match as one of the Bella twins try to be sneaky and cost you the win) until Stardust saves you and distracts your opponents as you get the win. Afterward, you find yourself in a surprising offer from the one who’s from the 5th dimension.

Warnings: None-This story takes place back in the year 2015 as that was when Stardust was still around, as was PCB in tag team form. Kind of a long story but I think it's worth the read :)

Divider Credit: saradika on Tumblr

After you got the offer to team up with Paige, Charlotte, and Becky, you knew your life would change in a good way. You had been a part of the company for a few years now and have been having everyone have their eyes on you when you made your entrance each night, including Paige. You and her became really great friends the moment you two were signed by the wwe around the same time. She was like your partner in crime.

One night on Raw, you were called by your closest friend Paige, as she wanted to put your skills to the test and take down the Bella Twins along with Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch. The more help on her team, the better. You instantly accepted Paige's invitation, and it was made official.

"This just in, this has been made official by Stephanie McMahon moments ago. We are set to see PCB alongside Y/n in a tag match against the Bella Twins and Alicia Fox later tonight." Said Michael Cole as he spoke on commentary for those watching on television at home. You were ready.

You never teamed up with Charlotte or Becky before, but you enjoyed watching them in the ring plenty of times before and grew to be friends with them outside the ring, right next to Paige. Trust and loyalty grew and radiated between the four of you as you all stretched and waited backstage, talking amongst each other and watching the other matches on the TV screen that was next to you.

"We got this, ladies! We're going to take down those troll doll twins once and for all! " Paige exclaimed as you nodded and smiled. Charlotte and Becky squealed and clapped their hands which caused you all to laugh softly.

"Paigie Mack is right! We'll beat them so fast, they won't know what hit them!" Becky cheered as Charlotte laughed more and woohed like usual, again causing you all to laugh more.

Moments later, you glance away from the group for a moment, and as you turn your head to the side, you gasp softly to yourself as you begin to feel the blushing beating on your cheeks. Paige was quick to notice your sudden mood changes.

"Y/n? Baby girl, what's the matter? " Paige asked you calmly, gently resting her hand atop of your shoulder. Calmly collecting your thoughts and taking deep breaths, you turned your head back to face Paige and the others before smiling a blushy smile.

You glanced up at Paige and whispered towards her, hoping only she would hear and no one else. "Stardust just walked by a few minutes ago."

Paige widened her eyes and looked up and saw that Stardust was walking through the hallway and passed you and your gal pals. "Yeah, you're right, he's right down the hall now. Aiming for gorilla."

Or so she thought that's where he was going. Moments later, Stardust was seen walking back in the same direction where he came before moments ago in the same hallway. "Wait, Y/n! Do you have a crush on Stardust or something? " Paige questioned, a sly smile appeared on her face.

You continued to blush and then widen your eyes, playing it off and pretending that what she said wasn't true. Gently covering her mouth with your hand, the two of you laughed.

Somehow, both Charlotte and Becky heard about your little crush on the guy who wants everyone to forget about that so-called 'Cody Rhodes' fella and who literally hisses at almost everyone he comes into contact with.

"So, you have a thing for Stardust, don't ya, Y/n? " Becky asked, curiosity rolling off of her tongue. You widened your eyes again as you began to blush even more. You playfully denied what Becky said.

"Whaaat? No, I don't. You girls are so silly." You chirped, giggling nervously as you hid your face in your hair.

"I think you and Stardust would be so cute together, Y/n! " Charlotte said with a wink your way. Both her and Becky nodded in agreement. Soft giggles escaped from their lips.

"I ship it already! " Charlotte chirped quickly once more. You shook your head and took a breath.

You thought you were in the clear as you composed yourself and began to stand tall. That's when you stretched out your arms for a few minutes, as did the other three girls too.

Paige saw something that you didn't. She gently rested her hand on your shoulder and quickly whispered, "Girlfriend, here comes Stardust, five o'clock! "

Your eyes grew big, and it felt as if your breath was sucked out from inside you when you shot your head up and immediately saw Stardust walking towards you.

"Keep calm,Y/n," whispered Charlotte before she giggled softly with Becky. Paige bit her lip from anticipation as she watched Stardust walk up to you.

What was Stardust doing here?

"Greetings, Y/n. We finally meet each other at last." Stardust greeted you softly, that iconic smirk glowing on his face, causing your face to burn from blushing much harder now.

All you could do was smile back at him, your face almost as red as a tomato at this point. You couldn't wrap your mind around the fact that your crush was standing right in front of you and talking to you. "H-hi Stardust. "

Stardust found it cute how speechless you were. He smiled brightly at you before looking you up and down, starting from your feet all the way up to your face. Seeing that instantly made you flush that you felt like your face was on fire.

Who knew that one look, one stare even, could make you act wild?

Yeah, you knew it was for him to act mysteriously and flirty, but you never expected for him to do an act like that, especially for anyone he's rarely talked to.

"Wish we had more time to talk. I'm aware that you have a tag match soon. I've seen you around here and I must say that I've enjoyed seeing what you can do. I personally would like to get to know you better if you want to as well." Stardust said with a flirty smile.

You could instantly feel the smirks off of the faces of your team members in Paige, Charlotte, and Becky as they continued to stand by the both of you.

"I would be honored. It's a deal, Stardust!" You replied quickly as the smile on your face grew. He smirked and nodded his head at your response. The both of you wanted to keep this interaction going more, but it was Paige who snapped you out of your little love fit your mind was having.

Paige gently tapped your shoulder. You whipped your head around to face her for a moment. "Come on, babygirl! Our match is on next. We have to go now, bye Starboy!" Said Paige, as she waved quickly to the man and then motioned her arm to you, as both Charlotte and Becky began to walk towards gorilla.

Stardust playfully rolled his eyes as his smirk continued. He then made that tongue clicking sound softly, indicating that he didn't want you to leave so soon. "The name's Stardust, not that odd fella Starboy you speak of. "

You couldn't help but giggle at Stardust's remark. You smiled at him as you waved at him. "Sorry about her. I'll see you later, I promise."

Stardust liked the sound of everything that you said. You practically saw the smirk on his face grow by the minute. He was speechless as he quietly admired your beauty and glow.

All that the man that dances with the stars did next was simply nod as his smile continued.

You took a few steps forward and then looked back at Stardust briefly. You softly smile and then wave at him once more.

"Bye." You whispered with a smile before turning your back around and catching up with your friends in PCB.

You didn't see the wave that Stardust did as he continued to watch you exit and walk off in the distance.

He knew what he wanted to do next...

Your match against the Bella Twins and Alicia Fox had been underway. You and your team were dominant from the start, which was surprising because everyone thought of you to be the underdog. This dominance coming from you was one way to win over the crowd.

Seconds later, it was the Bella twins who decided to be sneaky and cause a distraction on you when they used what they like to call, 'Twin Magic'-where the legal tagged person switches places with their twin by hiding from the ref, not getting caught.

Charlotte and Becky were busy taking down Alicia in the far corner of the ring on the right, as Paige was laying on the ground outside the ring by one of the barricades after being taken out by the Bella Twins before they started with Twin Magic.

You stood in the middle of the ring momentarily, confused as what to do next. You wanted to help both of your team members, but your attention was quickly on the outside of the ring in front of you. You knew that the Bella Twins were up to no good, and you had to put a stop to them and fast.

You raised an eyebrow as you got closer to them. The second you got even closer to them and stepped out of the ring ropes was when Nikki switched places with Brie by sliding under the ring, hiding as Brie began to grab hold of you.

Catching you off guard momentarily as she grabbed the base of your neck and almost began to throw you into the ring steps. Brie's plan was cut short when all of a sudden, Stardust's music began to play.

The crowd cheered as it seemed as though Brie had seen a ghost. Stardust immediately ran down the ramp as Brie continued to hold onto you before throwing you right in front of Stardust when he was a few feet in front of her.

Thankfully, what Brie did didn't cause any injuries to you and Stardust. He quickly kept you up by maintaining his balance, along with your own, his hands snaked around your shoulder and then to your waist as he smirked at Brie, who backed away from the two of you.

Her hands up in surrender as she then stopped walking when it was Paige who began to throw hits on her from behind the moment Brie turned around.

You, on the other hand, began to stand up straight again and finally caught your breath. Stardust never left your side. His arm was still around your shoulder. You slowly turned your head to face him and saw him flirtatiously smirking back at you, causing you to smile and blush.

"Hello, beautiful." Stardust chirped, winking your way. Causing you to giggle and cover your mouth with your hand as a way to relax your nerves, being that close to and with your crush was a big deal.

The only thing you could do was smile up at him and move the strand of hair away from your face before Stardust took control of that, gently replacing your hand with his.

Seconds later, you and Stardust watched as Paige tossed Brie into the ring as then Nikki came back into the frame and helped her sister from getting pinned by Paige. Nikki was the legal competitor in the match, after all.

Comforting Brie for moment was what Nikki did before Charlotte came back into the frame too, hitting Nikki with a boot to her face as soon as she stood on her feet, causing her to fall down on the mat.

Quickly, Charlotte went for the pin on Nikki as the crowd chanted, "One... two... three!" The sound of the bell ringing afterward had indicated that you and your team won.

The ref raised up Charlotte's hand in victory as Paige, Becky, and yourself quickly joined her in ring. Before, though, you quickly told Stardust that you'll be right back as you then slid into the ring with your teammates. Sharing hugs and squeals together, celebrating your well-earned victory.

"Here are your winners, Charlotte, Paige, Becky, and Y/n!" One of the ring announcers announced, the crowd continued to cheer and clap for you and your team.

"We did it! I'm so proud of us, ladies!" Paige squealed between hugs with the three of you. Both Charlotte and Becky mentioned how proud and happy they were of you and of the win. "Way to go, Y/n! You're one tough and spicy lass, you are!" Becky said with a giggle and a wink.

You laughed softly and playfully shook your head. "Awesome job, Champ! Paige made the right decision on bringing you on board with us. I think you could be the next member of PCB." Charlotte said to you with a bright smile.

Everything that you were hearing made you overwhelmed with happiness. You actually became speechless. You thanked all three girls for their extremely nice words. Paige turned to look at you with a smile and whispered,

"You proved that you can truly take down anyone, Y/n. As your bestie, I officially welcome and invite you to be a member of PCB anytime. We can all count on each other."

Tears began to fill up in your eyes. Happy tears at that. You nodded your head and gave Paige another hug as she hugged you back. "Thank you, Paigie! You're amazing, and I love you!" You whispered to her as the smile on her face and yours grew. Charlotte and Becky joined the hug as it became a group hug and then tapped your shoulders afterwards.

Paige noticed that Stardust was still standing outside of the ring. She knew that he probably had something planned for you. "Babygirl, Y/n! Stardust never left, he's right over there." Whispered Paige as turned you around and motioned her hand in his direction.

There he was, standing in the same spot that he was when he saved you from Brie. Only this time he was making it seem like he was 'hiding' behind the ring rope pole. As soon as you made eye contact with him was when he peeked through and came out of hiding again, hissing at Paige, which she didn't quite understand why but just laughed. "What is he doin'? Anyways, I'll leave you to figure him out. See you later, darling. Good luck!" She waved and giggled before exiting the ring as Charlotte and Becky followed behind her.

Stardust stepped up onto the ring steps and entered the ring before pausing in his tracks and bringing both his hands to his face, making that iconic star symbol on his gloves. Watching this happen right in front of you caused you to giggle and smirk playfully the more you watched.

Stardust then quickly removed both his hands away from his face, and smirked directly at you, causing you to blush once more. Moments later, the two of you found each other both listening to the crowd and smirking at them briefly before looking back at one another, signalling that you both were thinking the same thing somehow.

Without hesitation, Stardust held out his hand towards you. This gesture only meant one thing to you and you were beaming with excitement. "How's about you become my beautiful sidekick? Partner if you will where together we can dance with the stars and rule this wrestling galaxy as one?" He asked curiously,smirking your way.

You widened your eyes for a moment before grinning ear to ear. You then chuckled softly and found yourself connecting your hand with Stardust's, causing the crowd to cheer. You officially were on board with your crush, and that made you so happy.

You couldn't wait to see what adventures Stardust and yourself would get into. You hoped it started now.

-The End <3

I hope you enjoyed my first Stardust story. I know, I know Stardust isn't around and not a thing anymore, but as a new Cody Rhodes fan, I really enjoy watching old clips and stuff of Stardust back then, he was really an enjoyable and fun character. He will always have a special place in my heart &lt;3 I'll see you in the next one <3

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Alwaysss up for Christmas delulu think about d word babas first Christmas and they’re just in their own little bubble 😭 and like the fam and Denise visiting

yesssssss i do feel like i neglect baby alex in that au so let's talk about the first christmas after he's born. lyla was seven months old for her first christmas, so she was a little bit more aware and active than her little brother, who's only four weeks old for his. it's also different in that, last time, you all went to stay with matty's family, but this year you're at home and your families are coming over; your parents offered to host, given that you have literally just had a baby, but actually you and matty thought it would be easier for both you and the babies if you didn't have to leave the house lol. they're helping with dinner, but on christmas morning itself it's just the four of you - you snap awake when you hear alex crying just before 7am, but matty's over with him before you can get up, scooping him up like "oh, my boy. what's up? oh, wait, never mind - i can smell it", and he smiles at you and says "go back to sleep, sweetheart, i've got him". you're so tired that you can't even argue, and you wake up roughly an hour later feeling quite well-rested to the most adorable sight - alex lying on matty's bare chest, smiling at his sister, who's squished in between her parents, stroking his tiny hand. anyway, you all exchange merry christmases and kisses and cuddles, and you feed alex while matty and lyla go and make breakfast. then it's time for opening presents in the living room - lyla is so excited to give alex the soft toy she picked out for him, and she's adamant she wants to show him the book he got her (though neither of them can read lmfao), and you and matty both have to try not to cry at the presents the kids got you and the ones you got each other (he def buys you jewellery. maybe fancy earrings that "you could maybe wear on our wedding day, if you like", said in the most tender tone you could imagine. god you can't wait to marry him. anyway). and there are more family cuddles, because of course there are, before your parents get here and keep an eye on the babies while you and matty get a minute to yourselves to a) kiss and b) get ready; when everyone's properly dressed and matty's family arrive, there's more present exchanging, and then your dad starts prepping dinner while the grandmothers take turns cooing over the babies. your mum's like "i know i'm biased because he's my grandson, but alex might actually be the cutest baby boy i've ever seen" - you're like "you literally have two sons of your own", and she's like "yeah, but look at him! those eyes!", and you smile and kiss matty's head like "perfect eyes. exactly the same as his dad's". matty gets all blushy and snuggles further into you at that, and denise is like "it almost freaks me out how alike you he is, matty. but cuter"; he laughs at that like "yeah, his mum's genes didn't really get a look in, did they? but that must mean he'll be exactly like you personality-wise, darling, yeah?", and denise is like "what, not taking any of your nonsense? god, i hope so" lol. matty's perfect the whole day, though, quietly making sure you're comfy and have everything you need, and he sits with alex cosied into his chest during dinner while you get some time to yourself to eat (your dad is content enough to play the "you have a bite, then me" game with lyla the whole time lol) - it's a family effort to get the kids to bed, though, the grandmothers doing bathtime and the granddads doing the bedtime story. you kinda despair at that, because "it's christmas! you're our guests!", but they all say "we love you so much, but shut up and let us do this for you two and our grandkids. have a minute to yourselves!"; matty doesn't need much convincing, and he pulls you to the kitchen to make you a fancy hot chocolate and finish the profiteroles from dessert. you talk and laugh and kiss the chocolate from each other's lips, and matty's like "i love you. and our kids. and our family. today's been perfect, darling. thank you for making it that way". of course, you feel the same <3

[hellcatinnc]

Vampire Dormitory Anime Review

Spoilers Included

Ok this anime has so much confliction to me in whole I loved it but at the same time it annoyed me. I do think it is worth anyone putting on their watch list though even though for people that fall into being Ren lovers you don't want to get your hopes up will not get you anywhere. This story is based off one vampire saving a girl/boy/girl from dying when she fell by accident when she was contemplating suicide. You go on this path listening to Ruka be a cute blush boy one minute and ridiculing Mito about her blood tasting horrible. He even kept pushing her aside past his own feelings so he could be the king of vampires and be with his one true destined partner. Like yeah he saved, yeah he took her in but come on this should not have been a open and closed love story. I don't get why when you add a second guy to some anime's and I end up shipping the second guy more, this is another anime that has that happen to me. So lets break down the characters then I will go over what burned my ass the most in this anime and what I loved.

Mito Yamamoto

Such a pretty girl and I do like her as a character she isn't useless. She has her own personality she does get hurt easily but then again I think this is why I like her I can relate. The being alone, falling too fast and getting hurt easily. They need her in an otome game for sure or at least a personality like hers. Anyways she is the main of the story and I'm glad in the end she got a happy ending she deserved it.

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The cute back and fourth scenes with both guys and Mito in the picture were perfect. She looked good with both of them I'm not gonna lie. Although I still prefer her with Ren I guess too each their on in the end. It really is her story though about how she finds love and friendship and a home.

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Ruka Saotome & Mito Yamamoto

I started watching the show for this pairing however I honestly think it didn't last long for me. I mean Ruka isn't a bad guy he just listens to everyone else too much on what he should do and not follow his heart. It really was the only issue I had with him because he is a sweetheart, and is a blushy boy too. He was too easily swayed even when there was a imitation Mito he jumped right to her and even chose to save her life over Mitos'. I'm not sure why so many were against Ren but loved Ruka when he did just as many stupid shit if not more. He broke her heart on several occasions, he pushed her away, he played this pull her in to push away again, and sometimes he could be plain rude to her. In the end not gonna lie the first time he really won me over when he more the less said fuck it all I want her before he even knew it was his destined partner. I loved this side of Ruka he finally grew a back bone and went after what he wanted at any consequence. Ruka isn't a horrible character I do feel like he fits a teenage age perfectly where I feel like Ren is more grown up.

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Ren Nikaido & Mito Yamamoto

Ren stole my heart pretty early on and I think he got the shit end of the deal. So most the show is about him and Mito I swear, cause everytime Ruka is hurting her she runs to Ren. He is like a big brother/best friend trope type for sure. He tries to come off as a tsundere early on but he isn't he just doesn't take shit off people. He is lonely and has been alone most his life just like Mito this is why their friendship I think grew very fast. In a perfect world Mito would have been better off with him he would protect her like know other. However after you get to a point you can really love this man and what they have together the writers fuck it up.

I mean it too, you know when you get a certain character and you get a idea of their personality and stuff is, well this is what you get with Ren you learn who he is and how much he loves Mito whether girl or boy. However writers had to make sure people didn't like the 2nd male lead much more so the last 2 or 3 episodes makes him in to a asshole that turns her into a male so he can try to force her to marry him. This is not or has not been once the kind of man he is. I was so enraged by this, so your telling me a man who wipes away her tears, beats peoples asses that bother her, holds her close when Ruka hurts her...your telling me thats the man that would force something on her...I think not. I will hold to the end Ren is my favorite and I would have gladly took him off her hands to have a real man. OMG and when this man blushes I want to kiss him so bad. I love my blushy boys.

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Komori

Now this man likes to flip back and fourth between being the vampire king and a somewhat cute shyish type guy who is everyones boss at his restaurant. Its funny until the end no one realizes this is the same guy. I mean look at this man how can you no tell he is the same lol. Now I can't say I much cared for his attitude as the king though came off like a ass at times.

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Takara Kagurazaka

Takara really isn't anything special he is pretty geeky and you mostly only see him in a group or when he is with Juri on his own. He is crazy about girls but not a one want him. However I loved how he was with Juri always protecting him and even after Juri confessed his love he didn't blow him off. I don't think he is gay but Juri means everything to him hoping to read the manga and see if these two become more would be so cute and so happy for Juri.

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Juri 

This boy is the sweetest and the cutest like I can't even he has this beautiful little face that makes me want to kiss him. He is much too pretty to be a boy probably prettier than Mito to me and she is a girl lol. Anyways its so sweet to watch him and his little crush on Takara like I don't its not a heavy influence so people that don't like BL won't have to worry but I would love to see a spinoff with him in the BL universe for sure.

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Best and Worst LI from each series

Inspired by this post by @choices-binglebonkus from a couple of years back. I came across it recently and I felt compelled to do my own.

Keep in mind that I haven't played some of these stories in a while, and there are a handful where I haven't even started or completed them. So a lot of stuff here is subject to change.

TCATF

Best: For Kenna: I'm not sure. For Dom: probably Sei because I loved their relationship in Book 2. But it's been a while.

Worst: For Kenna: I'm still not sure. For Dom: either Rose because of how she's written out of Book 2 with the inability to transfer data, or Will Jackson with how he was so obviously a last minute addition.

[MW: Haven't played yet, and IIRC this one didn't really have any LIs or romance.]

[TFS: Haven't played yet.]

ROE

Best: As pleasant as the 3 main LIs were, all their romances with MC felt very empty and rushed, which to be fair is expected when Nana's forcing you to marry by the end of the summer. As for the other characters, it's still hard to pick one that's the best cause I didn't find any of the romances particularly remarkable. I'd have to go either with Party Twin's LIs or cousin's romance with Chaz because they were the only ones that didn't feel like clusterfucks.

Worst: Like I said, all of MC's romances were empty. But since I'm including the other characters' romances too, easily Audrey and Elena. Audrey was a very unpleasant character towards Bookish Twin in Books 1 and 2. And same for Elena in part of Book 2 and all of Newlyweds; she had every right to be upset at Brother for hiding his past ex wife, but she acted incredibly petty and immature over it.

ES

Best: I didn't really get to romance anyone in my playthrough but either Jake or Estela. Jake has some really funny one-liners and nicknames. Estela I saw has the "Dont. Touch. My. Husband/Wife!!!" line that makes me really want to do a romance with her as a m!MC. I love protective gfs, I aspire to be a protective gf.

Worst: None of them because all of them are great characters. But if I had to choose... maybe Quinn? She didn't feel as fleshed out to me as the other 3. But it's been 2 and a half years since I last played so yeah.

LH

Best: None of them really grabbed me, but I'd have to go with either Leah or Ben. Ben is just a sweetheart, but I also liked the interactions between Leah and MC in Book 2.

Worst: Mark wasn't bad, but I couldn't buy into the relationship with him as well as I could the other two.

THOBM

Best: Eleanor for sure. She is partly responsible for my realizing that I'm not straight. She's supposed to be this stoic ghost woman, but gets super flustered and blushy when you flirt with her??? Bye bye heterosexuality.

Worst: Victor wasn't bad but he was just... a total non-character. Yeah, a rare story where a female LI takes the spotlight and a male LI is sidelined.

TRR: I haven't really played past Book 1, but I've already deemed Liam as my favorite LI. Though I am biased because this is the first book I started when I first got into Choices back in February 2021 (I'm a fandom baby I know), but he won my heart instantly in that premium scene where MC can take him on a boat to see the statue of liberty. And throughout the rest of the book he's just a very sweet and pleasant character. So I'm just gonna leave it at that and not deem a worst LI just yet.

Hero

Best: It's been a long time but I strongly remember quite liking Grayson. He was sweet and cute. Kenji was also pretty decent but I don't think I liked him quite as much as I did Grayson.

Worst: Eva isn't a bad character, but she was introduced way too late into the story for me to truly care about her.

OG HSS

Best: AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN ZHOU AIDEN-MOTHER-FUCKING-ZHOU!!!!!! Sweet mother of all things holy how am I supposed to talk about this in only one paragraph???

As if it wasn't obvious, I love everything about him and he's easily my favorite Choices character of all time. For one, I love male characters who are more on the soft and gentle side. Aiden is definitely that, and his tendency to get flustered and blushy is adorable. For two, he's passionate, dedicated, just very earnest and down-to-earth. And especially in Book 1, we see how he struggles with self-esteem. He's passionate, but he doesn't consider himself as such. He considers himself a failure for the screwed up halftime performance. He doesn't feel he knows how to communicate to MC right and thinks lower of himself for preferring to communicate through music.

I found a lot of these aspects very relatable myself, outside of music though, because I can't play an instrument to save my life. But I do have a passion for stuff like drawing, writing, and editing. And I think relating to Aiden so much sort of added to how authentic the romance route with him and MC felt for me. There were a couple of moments where I could have my MC sort of connect with him– the rooftop scene where MC can say that seeing how passionate he is inspires them to do better, their scene at homecoming in the band room where MC can say that social interactions don't come easy to them either despite how confident they can be.

And just... the whole romance route feels so earned and well-paced? I mean I'm sure all of the routes in HSS are like that but I especially love it here. How you can give him time of day to listen to him play piano, slowly help him step out of his comfort zone, I love how protective you can be of him in Book 2 and how you can be there for him when Isa and his parents are punishing him, and how he's then being there for you during the Book 3 drama when you're accused of sabotage. And all the moments such as becoming official with him, him confessing his love to MC and how you can confess back... it just all feels so organic.

Also the romance route with him hits so much different if you romance him as a band kid. You get extra moments with him, not to mention when you're about to play his song at the spring concert and they say how "there's a glint in his eyes you haven't seen before" and after you play it they say "his eyes gleam with pride" like HELLO??? That extra bit of connection they have when they're *both* musicians???? Shit like this is why I sing my praises to this trilogy so much.

Worst: None of them! Okay but if I had to choose... well, this is gonna pain me to say this, but Michael.

I adore his character arc and he's my second most favorite HSS character and Choices LI, but when I tried romancing him (and I did so twice), I noticed he actually felt a lot more underdeveloped in comparison to the other LIs. Specifically in Book 2, as he's the only character who isn't really struggling with anything. He felt very lacking in presence for the first half of that book– even moreso than Emma, whose subplot didn't even have anything to do with the main Isa plot. And so Book 2 kinda felt like this big gap in the relationship journey that he and MC can have.

Then again, maybe he and Evie Ayana (my MC) just don't have all that much chemistry and I should try romancing him as a brand new version of the MC.

ILITW

Best: My personal favorite is Lucas, but honestly? It's a tough tie between him, Andy, and Ava. Andy I'd say had the stronger character arc, but I personally related more to Lucas. Ava however is certainly the most memorable and witty of them.

Worst: Connor. He's not bad and I quite liked some of the banter between him and MC, but he is lacking in ways that make him stick out like a sore thumb. All these other LIs are characters attending school with MC, that MC has been friends with since childhood, who have all experienced Jane's death up-front as kids. Connor lacks all of that, being Stacy's older brother of 2 years and not really part of the friend group. And he doesn't really have much of a character arc like the others do to make up for that. I don't mind MC romancing outside of their close childhood friends, but it just felt a bit harder to connect with him on the same level as the others.

HFTH:

Best: Wyatt was probably the most memorable of the bunch.

Worst: Nick was annoying, but he did get better in the second half of the story. Holly was alright but very bland.

[RCD: Haven't played yet.]

PM

Best: Hayden without a doubt, though I'm certainly very fond of Sloane too. Hayden is a literal robot, yet they still feel more like an actual human being than like 90% of the customizable LIs we've been getting. The whole arc with them basically having an existential crisis upon realizing they're an android, then eventually going on to start a new identity for themselves... I loved it. And as a bonus, the customizable aspect is kind of integrated in the story itself rather than being a meta choice.

Worst: None of them. Maybe Alana and Khaan, cause they seemed to be somewhat pushing some romance with them in Book 2, but it felt very muddled and unclear.

BB

Best: All of them. But I'm probably most fond of Kamilah "I'm *her* queen. And she's mine." Sayeed. Jax and Lily are close seconds though as they're incredibly memorable (also the mass fandom hatred for Lily that was apparently a thing... yeah very sus to me. why did y'all hate her.)

Worst: None of them. I'd say maybe Adrian didn't stand out quite as much as the others?

[VOS: Haven't played yet.]

AME

Best: None of the LIs really stood out to me but my favorite would probably have to be Jen, she was sweet and always tried to help MC.

Worst: Derek had to be the most lackluster of them all IMO.

[D&D: Haven't played yet.]

ATV

Best: For MC: I was most fond of Kepler the buff queen and Meridian the sweet medic. For Eos: Gee Zekei, how come PB lets you be a romance option for two playable characters? For Pax: Holmes is precious.

Worst: IDK honestly. I wasn't a fan of Zaniah's betrayal or whatever it was. But IDK.

[BSC: Haven't played yet.]

HSS:CA

Best: Objectively speaking, Skye. She's the one thing that HSS:CA enjoyers and HSS:CA critics and haters can agree that is good about the series, and honestly that's deserved. Everything about her character storyline is pretty damn immaculate. That being said, I romanced Ajay and I'm personally very fond of him. Although I didn't care much for him in Book 1, Books 2 and onwards make him a much more sympathetic and compelling character. And personally, I tend to chalk up the whole siding against MC thing to be lazy OOC writing considering A) he'd warned MC about Danielle in the earlier chapters and B) directors generally have a responsibility to stay unbiased in these kinds of situations, and given how seriously Ajay takes being a director, realistically I think he would have tried to stay unbiased and tell the other accusers to fuck off. PB, you did my boy dirty.

Worst: Rory. I didn't hate them and they're a pretty decent character on their own, but they're easily the weakest LI of CA and of HSS as a whole. They have zero character development over the trilogy. Book 1 forcing our MC to crush on them and agonize so much over wanting their first kiss with Rory on stage was obnoxious and unnecessary, and it didn't help that their entire personality in said book didn't really go much beyond "popular theatre heartthrob". They try so hard to force us to like them by flaunting how popular they are and having Cunt and Nasty– sorry I mean Clint and Natalie– constantly fawn over them. Rory was thankfully no longer forced in Book 2 and had somewhat more character (also the way they called out Morgan's hypocrisy and single handedly destroyed her campaign is peak Rory), but the whole election plotline did nothing for their character. Book 3 gives them some sort of conflict with their parents, but it's just the group thinking Rory's dad is cheating only for it to be the good ole misunderstanding cliche.

ILB

Best: Tom. Parker was pretty adorable too, but nothing beats the part in the premium lake day scene where Tom wishes he'd won a giant teddy so he could put it in the passenger seat and be able to go into the fast lane and then MC can give him the teddy they won (if they did win).

Worst: Danni for how she can be needlessly callous towards Parker's memory if he ends up leaving the group. Even if he's dead. It comes off as extra hypocritical if Danni ended up caving to Astrid's temptations as well.

[TE: Haven't played yet.]

ACOR

Best: Either Syphax or Cassius for their loyalty to MC.

Worst: IDK.

TH:M

Best: Eris Huang is an icon. "Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals".

Worst: I didn't care for Sonia. I mean she was alright and I liked her redemption arc, but she just didn't vibe with me as a LI.

ROD

Best: Colt is the only LI I felt had any real character depth, any real significance, any real reason for me to give a shit about him.

Worst: The pushing of Logan as the main LI felt very forced, unnecessary, and undeserved. Like... there wasn't anything all that special about him.

OPH: I haven't really played past Book 1, but I'm quite fond of Bryce.

[PTR: Haven't played yet.]

[WT: Haven't played yet.]

NB

Best: Katherine the "I don't like being saved" was fun to romance as a male MC. But either Vera or Cal would have to be the strongest character-wise.

Worst: None of them really. None of them are super amazing to me, but I didn't have any problems with any of them.

[PT: Haven't played yet.]

[SK: Haven't played yet. Tried to once but I got bored and quit 5 chapters in]

BP

Best: Aisha for sure. She's just a very vibrant and fun character.

Worst: Reed and Ash were nice and cute, but other than that... not much. They were pretty useless to the plot too.

MOTY

Best: All of them. IDC. They're all super compelling.

Worst: None.

[StD: Haven't played yet.]

[TRM: Haven't played yet.]

BaBu

Best: Mayor Dixon was really fun to romance. The female version especially contributed to my possible bi awakening.

Worst: I liked Clint as a character but the first chapter tries wayyyyyy too hard to get the player to be turned on by the thought of having his babies. The Clint fangirls in that scene were so clearly written by someone who's never met a single woman in his life outside of some stereotypical textbook-definition Facebook Karen moms I'm sorry

[HC: Haven't played yet.]

WEH

Best: Well well well, this seems to be the first ever single-LI story on the app. And personally I think Dakota was a pretty decent and compelling character.

Worst: None

BOLAS: I haven't started Book 2 yet but I already know my favorite is Imtura. I especially love how shamelessly RoleReversal her romance is with a male MC. Praying it carries over to Book 2.

AVSP

Best: None

Worst: This book was boring and Simon/Ava's motives for making a fake marriage with the MC felt very contrived.

Witness

Best: Cassian. This book sucks but Cassian was at least a pleasant character.

Worst: None.

DS

Best: None.

Worst: None. Honestly I don't have many feelings for the characters in this one.

TNA

Best: Sam Dalton. I mean he's not brilliant or anything but I do have a bit of a soft spot for them because TNA 1 was the first Choices story I ever completed. Also the first time a f!MC was allowed to get up in her m!LI's bootyhole.

Worst: Also Sam Dalton because of all the "+Desire +Desire +Desire +Desire +Desire +Desire" and shit

QB: I've twice attempted playthroughs of this and ended up neglecting both of them halfway through Book 1. But I did quite like Ian/Ina.

TUH: I started a playthrough back when it was releasing to all and then ended up neglecting it by like Ch10. I'll need to start playing again, but I remember being quite fond of Mr. John Somerset.

MTFL

Best: All the LIs were pretty compelling characters, they just had shit stories with a shit MC. But of the three of them, Ava was probably the most compelling to me.

Worst: None.

MM

Best: IDK. I'm tempted to say Jack/Jacqueline because I did like their banter with the MC, but other than that they were rather bland.

Worst: Like I said, Jack/Jacqueline felt very bland outside of the banter they could have with MC.

[RT: Haven't played yet]

WB

Best: Morgan was easily the most fleshed out and compelling of the two LIs.

Worst: Bastien is derivative as all hell. Seriously, pick up any werewolf-themed YA erotic story and the male werewolf LI in it will almost certainly be identical to Bastien.

[FA: Haven't played yet]

SB

Best: This is a tough one. Chef Flint's character was a lot more derivative and I personally preferred being around Julia(n). But Julia(n) was also an incredibly useless character, you could remove them from the story and nothing important would change.

Worst: See above.

LOA

Best: As much as I didn't care for the series, I did find both LIs pretty decent. But of the two of them, Aislinn is much more fleshed out.

Worst: Gabe, who wasn't bad but wasn't nearly as fleshed out as Aislinn.

SW

Best: Manu was a pretty interesting character. The relationship with them is pretty straightforward, but it was interesting and even a bit sweet later on. And apparently your bond score can determine whether or not you survive in the last chapter? Also this is the only single LI story I know of where you can choose a more platonic route with the LI.

Worst: None.

WTD

Best: I think I liked Angel the most. She was fun.

Worst: I'm not sure really.

Surrender

Best: None. None. None. Noooooooooooone.

Worst: Fuck Reagan Thorne. Worst LI on the app ever. I'll admit Book 2 does go a little more in-depth with their background, but as someone who has been in a similar situation, God they botch it horribly because 90% of this book is spent doubling down on Reagan's toxicity. And just when MC finally gets the self-respect to leave them after that awful "When a woman agrees to be my sub she agrees to obey" line, they then throw it right in the trash with how easily she ends up getting back with them. Bruh throw the whole LI in the trash.

COP

Best: Trystan is a fun character and their relationship with the MC is very refreshing. They're both equals for once in a single LI story, and it'll be interesting no matter which gender you choose for each character (whereas in most single LI stories they're really only interesting if you play as anything other than wlm).

Worst: None.

UT

Best: None.

Worst: Kit is the textbook definition of a soulless personality-less customizable LI. They try to push them as this "player" except it's moreso just people flocking to Kit rather than Kit flirting with others.

TPS

Best: Clarke was a fun character and the female white sprite also contributes to me knowing I'm not straight.

Worst: Devon was nice but they were kind of bland and useless.

TCH: I've only played Book 1 so far and haven't yet started Book 2, but I found Kieran pretty decent and I enjoyed their development.

ID: Gabe was sweeter and I kind of liked their interactions with the MC, but Cas was more interesting, so I'm not sure. But there's a Book 2 on the way so I can't properly judge anyways.

MAH

Best: Tyler! He's arguably the least developed of the LIs but he was my favorite because he's just so babygirl. I miss when we had true softie male LIs. Also, bonus points for the dialogue changes about him realizing he's not straight if you romance him as a male or enby MC.

Worst: Not sure. Maybe Donovan because he could be a bit callous to the MC in the earlier chapters. I get why he was acting like that, but some of it did seem a bit excessive. But even then, he's still a very fleshed out character and his callousness doesn't go on for too long, so it's hard to, in good faith, deem him as the "worst". But I will also say that Stevie being MC's childhood best friend felt very poorly set up.

TPA

Best: None of them. Rowan was underdeveloped and Agent Grey was mostly very one note. They have some alright interactions, but I personally found the two hookup options Lou and Alexis far more interesting.

Worst: Like I said, Agent Grey was very one note. They seemed to be trying to go for the whole James Bond trope with having a companion that he has a bit of bantery romance with, except there wasn't much flavor to the relationship between MC and Agent Grey. Grey's character is pretty much entirely just being a tsundere.

[GNV: Haven't played yet]

[KOD: Haven't played yet]

[GG: Haven't played yet]

RWB

Best: None.

Worst: Drew had some alright character development, but I found them mostly unremarkable. "Baby Bird" was also very infantilizing.

FCL

Best: None.

Worst: How is it that every single character on-screen, even Sky who's a complete stranger, could figure out MC was scheming against Rebecca, but Rebecca's partner themselves apparently could not? Blake is either spineless as all fuck, or was just doing shrooms during the entire trip. Or both.

[TDA: Haven't played yet]

[KND: Haven't played yet]

TBB

Best: None

Worst: Cole/Callie is bland as all hell and very unreliable. Tries to use a baby to save their and Daphne's relationship and then proceeds to cheat on Daphne. Only in like the last chapter do they talk things out like actual grown ass adults, but it's too little too late.

DLS: I'm still catching up but I'm enjoying Charlie King.

[APH: Haven't started yet]

[SOD: Haven't started yet]

[Unbridled: Haven't started yet]

[lady-de-mon-coeur]

This girl

Words: 3,636

Language: English

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Summary: I'm bad at writing summaries, all I can say is that I wrote this fic just because I thought there's not enough Ladrien/Ladynoir fluff out there. So I tried my best to stuff this story with as much sweetness as it could contain. Hope you'll enjoy it.

I'd like to thank @opakitty for beta reading my stuff and providing help with improving this fic.

As you might've already noticed, English isn't my first language, so there might be errors. Sorry in advance.

Once back home after their conversation at the top of the Eiffel Tower, Adrien was ecstatic at first. Happiness and excitement were bubbling inside him so that he couldn't get any sleep.

His lady was finally willing to know his identity. And he hoped it was the beginning of something bigger.

His identity first, then all of him. If she only gave him a chance. If she only allowed herself to really know him, then who knows. His dream could come true.

He wanted her to know all about him. He was dying to finally let her know what kind of person he was. The decision he had made after André's reakumatization kept popping up in his mind. If he showed Ladybug who he really was, perhaps she would fall for him eventually. And now he was given a perfect opportunity to show her the real Adrien Agreste.

A few days have passed, but there were no akuma attacks, therefore no chance to meet his lady.

When the attack finally occurred, he got to know about it in the most unexpected way possible.

He has never been so thrilled to hear his lady's voice as when he heard it through his civilian phone during his fencing class. Hearing her call him by his civilian name sent shivers down his spine. That must mean that the reveal definitely did happen. She remembered it too.

When he arrived, glad to finally meet her, Ladybug was almost the same. She acted as if nothing happened between them. But when she was about to leave after the battle, she surprised him by apologising for interrupting his fencing class.

He had no time to ask her how did she know that because when he realised what she just said, she was already gone, leaving him puzzled.

------

He was extremely happy about their newfound dynamic at first. To be called to his lady’s side every time there was an akuma attack. To not be forced to lie to her in order to avoid exposing his identity. To be able to transform and detransform in front of her. All that was definitely something to look forward to.

At least, until Adrien noticed his lady's strange behaviour.

Everytime he put his hand on her shoulder or touched her in any other way, she flinched and her face immediately became crimson. He could've never imagined that his lady could be so blushy. She looked adorable with pink cheeks, he had to admit that, but now he started seriously worrying about her. Her attitude towards him has clearly changed, but he really couldn't grasp what exactly was going on.

Everytime he caught her after a villain of the day had launched her through the air, she escaped his arms as quickly as possible, and he could feel her shaking like a leaf.

She constantly averted her gaze, but he could see with his peripheral vision her stare at him every now and then. Yet he couldn't interpret her expression.

Her hands were shaking every time they did their usual "Pound it." Her voice cracked occasionally or might sound much fainter than usual. Two or three times, she had a sudden attack of stuttering – something that he witnessed only once as Adrien, when a group of zombies sent by akumatized Simon Grimault attacked his mansion.

In other words, Ladybug wasn't herself anymore.

As the days passed, Adrien started realising: his lady was apparently uncomfortable around him. Her behaviour has become so strangely familiar. So similar to his cute classmate's, one of the people he held dear the most. Marinette, this sweet, awesome girl.

Marinette was always so tense around him, no matter how much he tried to show his affection, and her behaviour became even more tense a few days ago: she ran away from him when he tried to help her up, and during the recent rehearsal at the Liberty she suddenly got up and escaped, as though she couldn't stand his mere presence.

And now his lady has started acting strangely.

"What if she despises me now?" Adrien asked the black cat kwami. He knew Plagg wasn't a great expert in the romance department and would probably advise taking interest in delicious cheese instead of girls. But the growing anxiety was consuming Adrien till an extent he couldn't bear it. "She must've been disappointed when she found out my identity."

Plagg rolled his eyes.

"Why do you think so? Did she say that?" he said, munching a big slice of cheese.

"Well, she didn't say that outright, but everything is pointing to that. The way she trembles every time I touch her. The way she blushes. She never blushed in front of me before! What have I done to make her react like that? I must've disappointed my lady."

Plagg sighed. How can someone be so dense and yet so adorable? This boy has a heart of gold, but he still has no clue. Sadly, there was almost nothing Plagg could do to help him out of this situation. Trying to explain to this adorably dense kid that his lady actually has a huge crush on him could expose her identity, and he simply couldn't do this to her. She should do it by herself.

"What if you ask her in person, kid? I'm sure things are better than you think."

This time it was Adrien's turn to sigh.

"Okay, I will ask her. But I'm afraid of what she might say."

Deep down, he knew that he was right. He should've expected this. Since his childhood, he was causing only disappointment. He was bad luck incarnate. He couldn't get into his lady's heart, neither as Chat Noir nor as Adrien. There was no use fooling himself and hoping that she would ever love him back.

But he will do as he was told to. He'll ask her. No matter what the answer would be, he needed to know.

------

He started the conversation as the opportunity presented. He put his hands on her shoulders. Her reaction didn't escape his attention. Ladybug blushed furiously and lowered her eyes. Chat Noir felt sorry for making his lady uncomfortable, but there was no way back for him.

"Are you alright, Milady? You look restless as of late", he asked worriedly, trying to look her in the eyes.

"I'm fine, Ad… Minou", she said in this recently adopted flustered manner he still couldn't get used to. There was a moment's pause, as if she were thinking about something she wanted but couldn’t say out loud, and Adrien's heart skipped a beat. Then she blurted out all of a sudden: "Tell me, Chaton, are you… are you still in love with me?"

Chat Noir couldn't believe his ears. He thought that his lady despised him, while she was going around worrying if her partner was still in love with her? Why would she care so much? Unless she… No, he will think about it later. He needs to do his best to allay her fears first.

"Of course I am. Why are you even asking? There's nothing that could make me stop loving you."

"You probably wouldn't say that if you knew who I really am under the mask," she said shyly, still looking at the ground.

Suddenly something has clicked in Chat Noir's mind.

"Is that why you don't reveal your identity to me?"

She nodded silently.

"I won't force you to reveal your identity if you're not ready, Milady," he said seriously, this time managing to lock eyes with her. "But you've got nothing to be afraid of. I'm sure I would love you even more if I knew who you are under the mask."

Her eyes softened, and a small smile appeared on her face. He could see just how relieved she was, and he felt like his heart was singing. She still looked bashful, but now he started realising that maybe it wasn't discomfort.

Luckily, he had enough time that night to think about it.

He didn't ask her what he was going to ask, but today’s conversation made him think for the first time that Ladybug’s behaviour could mean something else besides disappointment or repugnance.

He recalled all the times he encountered his lady as Adrien. He used to act in a totally different way back then, so unlike his Chat Noir persona. He must’ve been blushing because he felt his cheeks go hot when he was face to face with Ladybug as a civilian. He didn’t even dare to reach out to her because he felt like a simple touch on her shoulder would’ve been too bold of him. It was so similar to the way his lady now acted around him.

So similar to the way Marinette always acted around him.

Oh, wait… No, there was no way… Marinette?

“Plagg,” he suddenly said out loud.

The tiny black cat was already snoring on his pillow, but he woke up with a start.

“Why aren’t you sleeping yet, kid?” he asked grumpily. “Are you still thinking about your conversation with Pigtails? Have you nothing better to do?”

“I just wanted to know… Is it possible for Ladybug to have a soft spot for me?”

Plagg sighed. This boy is definitely making progress. Maybe the day will come when these kids can finally be together. He was done with the constant sighing of the lovesick boy, and he was sure Sugarcube wasn't having it easier.

------

The next day was the day for another surprise. Ladybug has asked for permission to walk him home after the patrol. She was seemingly nervous when she asked him. She looked down, fidgeting with her fingers, her cheeks glowing bright pink.

And when she did walk him home, she surprised him even more by asking for permission to stay for a while.

"Of course you can stay as long as you want, Milady," he said, still not quite recovered from the shock. "You can come here whenever you want, you're always welcome. But before you enter my room, make sure I'm alone."

------

That's how Ladybug started visiting him every day. She brought him some goodies every time she came. But the most important thing was that she was willing to listen to him. She was genuinely interested in actually knowing him, in being his friend, even when he was outside the mask. He never talked so much with anyone before, never felt himself so needed and appreciated.

The times when he feared that Ladybug didn't need him anymore, were long gone now. How could he think that he was a burden, when his lady was here with him and seemed not to want to leave?

Adrien still didn't feel it was the right time to try pursuing her romantically again. She would give him a sign when she's ready. Who knows, maybe she was still in love with that other guy. He wasn't going to give his hopes up, but he should be patient. He would wait as long as necessary. That's why he hasn't said a word about his love for her since that memorable conversation. He was so afraid of getting fooled by his imagination. He'd been waiting for his lady to fall for him for so long that he could easily confuse illusions with reality.

But as the time passed, he could see it more and more clearly: Ladybug actually has a soft spot for him. He could see it in the way she looked at him when he was talking to her, in her posture when she was listening to him play the piano, in the way she put her hand on his arm while talking to him, in the way she said "mon Minou" and "mon Chaton".

Ladybug was still the same. She has always been calling him that, she has always been treating him with softness and affection. But there was now a subtle difference in all she was doing. As though someone turned on a pink tint filter in her vision, which made her not be able to take her eyes off him. She looked at him as though he was everything she could ever wish for, seemingly admiring his every word and move.

Softness and affection were still there. But now it was extremely velvety softness, when she called him those pet names or simply by his civilian name. And the affection and the tenderness were now almost tangible, wrapping him like a warm fluffy blanket.

Actually it was Ladybug who wrapped him in the warmest hugs. She was now more willing to touch him than ever. She used every opportunity to brush his hand, to run her fingers through his hair, to caress his cheek, to scratch him behind his cat ear when he was transformed, making him purr. ("Oh, you have started purring again?" - "No way!") She liked to play with his bell and the cat tail. She started taking special pleasure in giving him featherlight, barely there cheek kisses, as if she was afraid of her boldness but couldn't hold herself back. As light as these kisses were, it felt like they were leaving burning traces on his skin.

She was so close to him, not just physically, but also emotionally.

That was that kind of closeness he always dreamt of. To be able to tell anything. To be heard and understood. To be loved and appreciated for being himself. To be seen and cared for.

------

Once, when he was brave enough to ask, he finally asked whether she was disappointed when he revealed his identity.

They were sitting side by side on a rooftop after the patrol and watched the sun go down.

She didn't respond right away, peering anxiously into his face for a moment, as if wondering why he was asking.

"Not in the slightest, Chaton," she assured him after what seemed an eternity to Adrien. "I was surprised, that's all. Are you mad at me?"

"Why would I be mad?" he asked, blinking in surprise.

"For not believing you at first," she responded, and there was a hint of guilt in her voice. "I needed some time for the idea of you two being the same person to sink in."

Adrien remembered clearly the facial expression she had when he detransformed in front of her that night. She was looking at him like she'd seen a ghost.

To be honest, no wonder she was surprised to such an extent. He knew he was too different when he was Chat Noir. However, hearing her say that she wasn't disappointed took a huge burden off his mind.

"Sorry if I made it look like I was disappointed," Ladybug continued, placing her hand reassuringly on his arm. "I want you to know that I'm really happy that you're my partner."

Chat Noir turned his head towards her. Their eyes met. Ladybug was looking at him with the most apologetic smile he'd ever seen, a sweet childish expression in her eyes.

They were looking at each other for a moment, and Chat Noir somehow knew that she understood all the words he wanted to say but left unspoken. That he wasn't mad, quite the opposite, he was as happy as she was to be her partner, to not need to lie to her anymore.

She suddenly shifted closer to him and placed her head on his shoulder, lightly squeezing his hand. Chat Noir tilted his head to the side and saw that she had closed her eyes, a blissful smile on her face.

They remained like that for a while, Chat Noir contemplating Ladybug's calm face. God, she looked so beautiful, and the slanting rays of the setting sun were casting a gold hint onto her face. She was leaning on him so trustfully, like a baby sleeping in mother's arms.

For nothing in the world would he want to spoil this wonderful and peaceful moment between them, but it was getting late. When he finally dared to move, he found that his lady was fast asleep.

Chat Noir smiled to himself and wrapped his arm around her waist, cautiously pulling her a little closer to him. Every day since Ladybug said they should reveal their identities offered him new experiences. This one was a miracle all on its own – Ladybug sleeping by his side like it was the most natural thing for her to fall asleep in her kitty's arms.

Chat Noir ran his hand through her jet black hair and closed his eyes, too.

------

The night after The Mime’s reakumatization was rainy and cold. Ladybug was apparently freezing, and that was something Chat Noir wouldn’t accept. His lady had been bringing warmth to his heart for so long, now it was his turn to warm her up.

She looked at him, surprised and amazed, when he unfolded his umbrella above her head.

Chat Noir let his gaze linger on his lady's face. He could see her lips curl up into a gentle smile, and this smile alone held the power to drive him crazy. She was so beautiful and her eyes were so soft and warm. Her awestruck gaze was fixed on him, as though there was nothing that could make her look away. Her whole being radiated sweetness, and it all was directed at him. Chat Noir barely dared to believe his luck.

This was the kind of reaction he always wanted to see from her. Loving glances. Soft smiles. Tender touches. Warm hugs. Honest talks. Everything was perfect so far. But he would be lying if he said he didn’t want something more. He already had all possible non-verbal signs of her love and affection. But he was dying to hear her saying those three words out loud. If he was to believe his eyes, his lady was barely holding herself back … from what? As though some words were ready to escape her lips. Hopefully, it would be exactly what he wanted her to say. Her confession. The words that would change his life.

But what he would never do is force her to say these words. She will say them when she’s ready. Be patient, he kept repeating to himself. There's no need to rush things. I trust my lady.

All this time, Adrien felt her look at him lovingly. Those looks accompanied him as they left the battlefield, landed in a desert alleyway, as he detransformed, waved her goodbye and turned around to leave, Plagg hovering near his head.

Yet again, her feelings became tangible.

Just when he was about to leave, he was stopped in his tracks because Ladybug grabbed his wrist.

He turned around to look at her. She was so close, looking nervous, clutching onto his arm as if it was the only thing that kept her from drowning. Her eyes were full of strong determination.

“I’m ready this time”, she said, looking him right in the eyes.

He heard her say this, but the words didn’t quite register in his brain. He needed a few moments for these simple words to sink in. And when they did, he froze, his mouth slightly agape.

Here it was. The big moment has finally come. He felt his cheeks grow hot and his heart thump excitedly in his chest. He couldn’t think of a word to say, he just stood there and watched his lady disappear in the halo of pink light.

When the splash of pink sparks dissipated, there was a girl standing in front of him. A girl in civilian clothes. So strangely familiar girl, by the way.

The girl he always wanted to like him. The girl he was so fond of. The girl who reminded him so often of his lady.

His cute and awesome friend Marinette.

The girl he loved to pieces.

His face was still on fire. The time stood still for him. All he could do was stare at her.

They remained silent for a while. Somewhere in the back of his mind, there was a thought that she was probably awaiting his reaction, but he must've lost the gift of speech.

Adrien just couldn't take his eyes off her. It was like an angel suddenly appeared in front of him.

She was so adorable with that blush on her cheeks that matched perfectly his own .

She was everything he could ever wish for.

Wait… what did she just say? Yet she brought this "you probably don't love me anymore" up again! Adrien knew he must do anything to get this thought out of her head for good.

He reached out to her and took her hands – his lady's bare hands! – in his. He pressed them to his heart, like he always dreamt of. Her hands were so warm and fitted so perfectly in his, and her eyes were of amazing blue, as she looked up at him anxiously. He was eager to do anything to soothe her, to let her know how happy he was to find out her identity. That she meant the world to him. If he only could find the right words.

"How could I ever stop loving you, Milady?" he whispered. "I'm so happy right now because I found out that one of my closest friends is also the love of my life."

He couldn't hold himself back anymore. This girl belonged in his arms. He let out a light sob and pulled her into a hug.

"Milady," he whispered in her ear. "My lady Marinette."

She was so close that he could feel her heart beating like a trapped bird. She was shaking, as if she was still freezing, but she eventually relaxed and melted into his embrace. Her arms wrapped around him timidly.

This was it. This long-awaited moment. His lady was right in his arms where she belongs.

[house-of-slayterr]

One Sofia Falcone:

Tag: @howl-fantasies @flaysthings @keffirinne

Basil's POV:

Oliver was driving me insane. This Damian Dhark was far more crafty than I anticipated. It was clear no he couldn't have been working alone. It simply wasn't feasible. But who would help this idiot? He certainly wasn't smart enough for taking over Star City, let alone world domination. Thea was the only upside of this whole trip. She reminded me a lot of her older sister.

"B, come here." She called from across the room.

I made my way over to the computer she and Felicity were staked out at. I raised a brow as Thea childishly spun around in her chair.

"Did you find anything?"

"We have reason to believe Dhark has gone into hiding to try and throw us off. He's collection allies by any means necissary." Felicity spoke.

"Ok?"

"I also found evidence that someone very powerful may have been recently resurrected in Central City We believe he will try to contact this person." Thea added.

"Barry has defeated him twice now and each time he comes back he gets stronger."

"Who exactly am I meant to be looking for?"

"Not really a who, more of a what." Thea quipped.

"I am proficient in English, but you are making no sense."

"His name is Grodd. Gorilla Grodd." Felicity said. "He's a telekinetic super gorilla, he can mind control mass amount of the population at once. If Dhark gets his hands on him-"

Great, a mind-controlling gorilla. Just what I needed. I'd been gone for over a week now and Maggie was probably growing restless. Since we met, she grew anxious when we were apart. At first, I thought it odd how quickly she grew attached, foolish even, but it was sort of endearing. She did the same with Oliver.

"You want me to reach Grodd before he does?"

"We know he can mind control humans, we're not sure if this extends to Kryptonians or not."

"So I'm the safest bet, got it."

"You seem annoyed," Thea said it was cute how she was actually worried about me. "Anxious actually. Is there something you need to get back to?"

I sighed heavily.

"More like someone," I mumbled.

"What?"

"Nothing, I just had a different plan for how this week would go... I wasn't expecting to have to come here, let aloe fly to Central city to try and chat with a mutant gorilla."

"You had a date didn't you?" Felicity joined in on the teasing.

One thing I learned quickly about her, she was a lovesick fool. She saw the best in everyone and denied herself her own right to romance. The more I hung out with these people, the more Magnolia began to make sense. She borrowed bits and pieces of their personalities to form her own. She pushed people away like Oliver, was overprotective like Diggle, was eager and impulsive like Thea and was smart and a hopeless romantic like Felicity. I'm sure if I had time to analyse the Lance's, Id spot pieces of her within them too.

It was weird how Maggie could consume your thoughts. Unintentionally so. I mean, less than 24 hours into Gotham, she caught the attention of Y/N, something that was rather hard to do. She convinced not only her but Victor and Oswald to protect her. To take her into their world and feel things they never dared to feel before. She turned these heartless criminals into people who now hesitated before pulling the trigger. Not by much, but it was something no one else had ever been able to do.

I grew obsessed with her before we ever met in person. Before I even stepped foot in Gotham. That's how strong of a pull she had. Yet, she was just a girl. An innocent girl who is repeatedly in the wrong place at the wrong time. But I thought about what it would be like if she stayed? Would she be out there with Green Arrow and Speedy fighting crime? Would she have her own bow? Or would Oliver bench her, too scared of having another loved one out there in the field?

"Hello, earth to the Kyrptionian," Thea said, snapping me out of my thought process.

I blushed slightly, embarrassed for zoning out.

"Oh, you totally did have a date!" Felicity mistook my blushing for something that it wasn't.

"If by date, you mean watching movies with my best friend, then yeah. I had a riveting date."

"Is this best friend a girl?" Thea asked.

"We don't have time for this."

"That sounds like deflection. What do you think Felicity, is he deflecting?"

"Definitely."

"I'm not interested in human dating rituals, ok!" I said, a little too loud.

The other boys in the room stopped talking and turned to me. Roy looked confused, Oliver was mildly disturbed and John had a stupid smirk on his face.

"That's what they all say, kid." John joked, more of his miserable dad humour.

"We're just friends, that's all we'll ever be, that's all I want us to be, ok? Now if you excuse me, I have a telekinetic Gorilla to integrate."

I stalked off toward the elevator. The hideout was underground so I couldn't just fly away. I hated how slow this stupid thing was. How does one even find a giant mutant Gorilla? Where would his species be hiding?

I had lots of time to think as I searched the city. Thinking about Magnolia in that way felt weird. I never imagined having a relationship with her, but now I couldn’t shake the thought. Actually, I couldn’t shake the thought of her dating anyone. It was odd, imagining her doing those things. Especially with that stupid cop she was obsessed with.

He wasn’t worthy of here, truly no one was. But not him, I mean he was a cop for fucks sake, in Gotham none the less. He was constantly in danger of getting shot, or being the victim of some low level villain scheme. Surly Y/N and Victor didn’t approve or Maggie’s little crush right? Besides, that idiot moved on to Dr Leslie the second he couldn’t jump Maggie’s Bones. I had half a mind to bash his skull into the concrete for that.

There was a suspicious looking building on the edge of town. If I were going to hide a telekinetic Gorilla, this would be the spot. I flew down and entered through a window in the back. The place was relatively empty, but here were clear signs that people had been here recently. The smell of chemicals was strong in the air. Scientists.

I could feel his heat from the back room. Felicity wasn’t kidding when she said he would be gigantic. Animals had very particular heat signatures compared to humans who were typically quite small compared to most predator species. I used my strength to crack the handle off the door and open. I opened the door slowly, trying not to startle the creature. But it seemed he was defensive anyway, frankly I didn’t blame him.

“I’m not here to hurt you Grodd.” I said.

“Not friend of Grodd” it spoke.

His voice was quite booming in my head, I’m sure anyone would be startled if they didn’t know what to expect.

“I’m not trying to be your enemy either.”

I held my hands up in defence. He allowed me to enter.

“The scientists, what have they done to you?” I asked.

I needed to know what we were working with, perhaps they were trying to enhance him.

“They brought me back, their mistress has them torture me. I cannot leave, they keep me too weak.”

My empathy wasn’t strong, at least not for humans. But being around Maggie must have softened me a little. I felt bad for this creature.

“Are you hurt?”

“Grodd only feels half pain.”

What an odd statement.

“Half?”

“My human, they feel what I feel. But human is tiny, surly they can’t handle it. I try to absorb most pain from scientist, but when weak I cannot control it.”

I took a step closer, looking over the shackles covering him.

“Your human?”

“Yes, small girl. She is very kind, is Grodd’s friend. The plant mistress does not like her.”

Plant mistress, this must be Ivy’s doing. I’d heard of her from the others, but I’ve yet to interact with her yet. She seemed quite devious, definitely a higher level villain. Her powers intrigued me greatly.

“What does this plant mistress want with you Grodd?”

“Control Grodd. Make him help destroy Gotham. But Tiny human lives in Gotham.”

“She wants to destroy Gotham? How so?”

“The plants deserve space, she says they are choked out by humans. She wishes for me to get the humans to leave. Those who refuse my mind control will be picked off.”

“By you I presume?”

“If Grodd strong, Grodd can kill. But Grodd does not mind, the humans are not kind to Grodd and friends. But Grodd does not want to hurt his human.”

It wasn’t completely unusual, Gorillas were pack creatures, territorial, I’d heard stories of Gorillas in captivity bonding with their zoo keeper. But this wasn’t a zoo, and it was clear he wasn’t the biggest fan of Ivy. I doubt he would have bonded with any of the scientists experimenting on him.

“Does this human have a name?”

I was now sitting across from him, trying to clearly show I wasn’t a threat. But I could obviously take him if I needed too, he didn’t look like he was in the best place.

“She’s a pretty flower.” He said.

It didn’t take long for it to click, my heart sank. Of course she was involved somehow. Y/N did mention she’d suspiciously disappeared recently and didn’t want to talk about it. But she came back looking fine.

“Magnolia?”

The gorilla nodded. Fuck.

“You said you’re connected somehow? That she fella your pain.”

He nodded more solemnly this time.

“She brought me back. I’m alive because of her. But when they shocked me to get me in line, she had a burn mark on her side. Gorilla skin is tough, human skin is not.” He said.

I winced. Why didn’t she say anything. I thought back to all the times we hung out and she’d shutter randomly, or wince and pretend nothing was wrong. I just ignored it, she was an odd woman. I never imagined she was being semi tortured. How does their link function from this far away?

“Do you know my human?”

“Yes, she’s a friend.” I stated. “I’ll talk to her, we’ll figure out how to get you out of here Grodd.”

He didn’t deserve this. Besides, having a mind controlling Gorilla on our side could be useful. It would get Oliver and co off my back. But Maggie and I would have to have a serious chat, I couldn’t hide this from Y/N. If she found out on her own we’d both be fucked!

“Friend of flower, friend of mine.”

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Maggie’s POV:

I stumbled out of bed when I heard my cell ringing. I grumbled and tried to find were i discarded it the night before. Being grounded was the worst. I wasn’t allowed outside of the mansion until Oz decided to stop throwing his tantrum.

“Hello?” I asked.

“I’m going to fucking kill you!” The voice called.

I blinked awake shooting up in bed. It took me a second to recognise the voice.

“Basil?”

“A gorilla, really?” He asked.

Shit. I was completely fucked.

“I didn’t want to worry anyone, I’m handling it.”

“Really? How’s you getting poked and prodded like a science experiment, handling it?”

“How do you even know this?”

“HowI found him is not important!”

“You talked to him? How- how is he?”

“God, you really are too kind for your own good. He’s fine. Weak, but fine. He doesn’t want to go through with Ivy plan-“

“To destroy gotham and turn it into a giant terrarium, yeah I know.”

“And you weren’t going to say anything?”

“I was handling it Basil! I’m just trying to find Ivy’s weak spot ok. She’s going to go after the Wayne’s first. They have something to do with building Gotham and she’s angry about it. I’m gonna Basil, I can handle a little pain. Why were you even there?”

“Don’t turn this around on me?”

“Oh I’m turning, you don’t get to do this shit, I’m older than you, I’m supposed to be the protective one. Wait hold on, I’m getting another call.”

“Don’t you dare hang up on me Mag-“

Click.

I rubbed the bridge of my nose, I didn’t have time for Basil to be up my arse about this right now. I looked at the collar ID. Gordon.

“What do you want Jim?” I asked, sounding more bitter than I originally planned.

He paused for a moment, as if he was thinking over his answer.

“There was a break in at your shop, the owner is-“

I took a deep breath, zoning out the rest of his sentence. Of course this was happening right now.

“I’ll be right there.” I said before hanging up.

Oswald was out and about today, it wouldn’t be that hard to sneak out. But I’d have to deal with the consequences later. I threw my hair up in a ponytail, the feeling of it touching my skin putting me on edge. There was far too much going on on this quaint weekday afternoon. Dealing with Oz would be hard enough, but I didn’t need Y/N in a mood as well. I shot her a text.

Maggie: Went into work, something happened, I’ll explain later. Keep Oz busy?

I waited a moment for a response.

Mumzy: Whatever it is, don’t get yourself killed 😉

I rolled my eyes at her response. At least she sounded like she was in a good mood today. She must be torturing some poor bloke. I wondered if she knew Vic was out looking for his kid. I’m sure they’re giving him the wild goose chase of his life. They don’t seem the type to want to be found outside of their own terms.

I sighed as I rounded the corner or the shop. The front window was completely busted out. I scurried past the other cops outside, pushing open the now useless, shattered front door.

“Jim.” I stated flatly.

He pulled me in for a hug, which caught me off guard. I wasn’t aware we were back on hugging terms. He pulled away.

“How are you feeling?” He asked, sounding genuinely concerned.

“I just want to know what happened. The old man doesn’t have any family left. I’ll have to figure out what to do with his shit. And I’m not really making enough for a proper funeral, but I’m sure Oz can think of something.” I sighed heavily.

I Saw his face frown in the way it does when he’s disappointed. Which really wasn’t the judgment I need right now. Perhaps he expected me to be sobbing. Of course I grew close with my Boss, but tears just didn’t feel right, right now.

“Don’t give me that look Gordon, it’s been a long few weeks for me, and I’m going to get my arse beat for being here right now. So can we wrap this up?”

This only made his face scrunch more.

“We’re not exactly sure what went down. But he was poisoned by something. We have Luscious trying to figure it out. We’ll give up his body when we’re done with the investigation.”

I stiffened. I knew exactly who did it. But why? I hadn’t pissed her off recently. I’ve done everything she asked of me. The only thing that happened was Basil finding Grodd- shit. How did she find out about that so quickly? Jim seemed to notice this, and placed a hand on my back. This sent shivers up my spine. Damn my body for still reacting to him in this way.

“Thanks.” I cleared my throat.

“Did they take anything? Or was this just a murder?” I asked.

“That’s what we called you for. We didn’t notice anything obvious, but we don’t have an inventory list.”

“Right.”

I broke away from him, avoiding looking at the body off my boss on the floor. I couldn’t see anything out of order up front, but I knew if she broke in she came for something in particular. I made my way to the back room, and as expected, my prized flower was missing. The one she needed to execute her plan on Gotham. I didn’t think she was dumb enough to go through with it.

Fuck it, she already hated me, if I told Jim about her foolish plan, maybe he’s dumb enough to figure out how to stop it. He’s got the same hero complex of my brother, except he’s even more reckless. I came back to the front and Harvey was now there talking with Jim. I gave him a small wave, and he pointed at me causing Jim to turn.

“So?” Jim asked.

“How much time do you have?” I asked.

Both men frowned.

“I know who did it, and I know why. But even by Gotham standards it’s going to sound stupid-“

My watch buzzed, getting a text from Y/N telling me to get back.

“I’ll fill you in down at the station later yeah? I’ve got to get back.”

Jim placed a hand on my shoulder.

“You’re not in danger are you?”

I shrugged. Of course I was.

“Not if I get back to Y/N. Nobody would be dumb enough to attack me when I’m with her. I’ll be fine Jim, but I’ve really got to go. Call me when you have some time to chat.”

I brushed his hands off my shoulder and walked past him, giving Harvey a quick hug.

“Good to see you Harv.”

With that I walked back to the mansion, checking my surroundings every couple of seconds. Y/N met me half way, grabbing my arm and pulling me into an ally.

“Really?” I asked.

“I got a call from Basil.”

“Of fucking course you did! Look whatever he told you, he doesn’t know enough. Not like he thinks he does. And I just found out my boss was brutally murdered, and Gotham is in danger. So can we not do this right now? You can mother hen my ear off later, but right now I don’t need this.”

Much to my surprise, she pulled me into a hug. What the hell was with all the touchy feely bullshit today. Last time I got this many hugs was when I went back home and met my brother crush, Felicity. Normally I shared her optimistic mindset, but things weren’t feeling very happy go lucky as of late. The realism of Gotham was getting to me.

I pulled away.

“What was that?”

“Clearly there’s too much on your plate. And I failed as a person who cares about you if you felt you couldn’t come to me with any of it.”

I placed my hand on her forehead and, as expected she grabbed it.

“What was that?” She mocked.

“I don’t know, just making sure you didn’t like hot your head or get brainwashed or something.”

She rolled her eyes.

“You tell anyone about this, I’ll slit your throat in your sleep.”

“And there she is, welcome back Y/N.” I joked.

“I tried to distract Oz, but apparently he’s throwing another tantrum right now, so we should get back. As much as I’d love to just stay away.”

I nodded. Tantrum was right. I dodged a chair being thrown as I walked into the room. Y/N chuckled under her breath and I sent her a glare. All of the staff looked terrified, and there was two bodies on the floor, bleeding out. I tsked.

“Ozzy!” I tried.

No response.

“Oswald!”

Still nothing.

“OSWALD CHESTERFEILD COPPLEPOT!” I roared.

He finally halted in his tirade and turned to look at me. It was clear he wanted to yell until he realised it was just me.

“Maggie, thank god you’re here.”

I stepped back.

“I swear to god if one more person hugs me today, I’m going to eat my own hands.”

He paused his advance.

“What’s wrong?” I sighed.

“What’s wrong???? WHATS WRONG? If you were here you would know already!”

“I was called away by Gordon, I couldn’t make an excuse.”

It was clear he didn’t expect that answer.

“Oh, oh of course! So that’s how she played it, getting the boyfriend to call you away.”

I raised a brow and looked back at Y/N, who just shrugged. Seems she didn’t keep up on Oswald’s paranoia either.

“He’s not my boyfriend.” I corrected.

“Oh I know, cause he’s hers.”

This made my ears redden slightly. I wasn’t aware he was dating again after Leslie left him for that Mario chap.

“And now she’s got Edward.”

This set me off.

“What? Who?” I asked.

“Falcone. Sofia Falcone!” He screamed.

I growled under my breath. The more I learned about this damned family, the more I hated them. Y/N spoke up.

“Why didn’t you send Victor to handle it?” She asked.

“Because he’s nowhere to be found. I’m sure she sucked him in with some loyalty bullshit.”

Y/N stiffened. It wouldn’t be the first time he left her for a Falcone. But I couldn’t have them fighting again, not right now when everything else was going wrong.

“Calm yourself Oz, he’s not with Sofia.”

“And how would you know?” He barked.

“Because-“

“Because what?” It was Y/N turn to speak up.

“Because he’s searching for his kid, alright?”

She froze. Oswald looked shocked, seemingly knowing nothing about the fact that his second favorite assassin was a father. Y/N didn’t speak further, but gave me a look that said we’d discuss it later. I started pacing.

“Where is she?” I asked.

Oswald gave me a weird look.

“Miss Falcone? I just want to have a little chat.” I said coldly.

“No need, I’m sending Y/N to talk care of it. Nobody gets to torture Edward besides me.” He declared.

I rolled my eyes at his possessiveness. I’m kinda glad Oz never had a crush on me, if this is how he acts toward people he likes that way.

“Y/N gon a want to find Victor.” I spoke on her behalf.

Oswald began pacing, trying to make a choice. He loved Y/N, he really did. She was incredibly loyal to him, and the only friend he had besides me.

“And Where thé boy?” He asked.

“Basil is out of town on business.” I spoke. “I’ll get Edward back.”

“Give the kid a chance Oswald. I’ve got to go find my husband.”

Oswald gave her a nod, dismissing her. It was nice to know that Y/N trusted me.

“If you even think for a second that she’s going to hurt you, you get out of there, ok? I can’t go, she’d shoot me in sight, I’ve already pissed her off enough.”

Seems like Sofia had been around for a while and nobody decided to mention her to me until now. But to be fair, I was doing the same to them about Ivy and Grodd.

“Of course Oswald.”

I gave him a hug this time. It was different if I initiated. And I knew he needed the comfort.

“Be back in a bit.” I smiled at him.

I made my way to my room first, stoping to grab the multitude of weapons Y/N and Victor had gifted to me over time. I hid them in my person. Sofia would never suspect someone like me. I made my way to the old Falcone Mansion and knocked on the door. A tall, beautiful woman answered. No wonder Jim liked her. She was gorgeous.

I must have been staring, because she cleared her throat. I shook my head.

“Hi, Sofia right? I was a friend of your fathers, I heard about his passing and I just wanted to give my condolences.”

I winced at my lazy excuse, but she seemed to buy it, opening the door further. She walked me to the kitchen where I set down the flowers I had picked up for her along the way. My back up plan. It was easy to fake nice with her, a skill Moira had taught me to interact with the other rich folk that attended her gala’s. But she was called away by a henchmen to handle something.

Of course I followed, knowing that something was Edward. But what I was shocked to find was Jim. Sofia pulled him in for a long and loving kiss and I had to stop myself from gagging. I was going to rip out her throat with my fucking teeth. Jim didn’t seem to mind the man in green bleeding in the chair before him. Which seemed off. Either she’s great at black mail, or she’s an actual witch.

This being Gotham, I wouldn’t put it past her. I snuck into the room before the door closed and hid in the shadows. Besides Jim, there were two guards and one guy who seemed to be doing the dirty work. I was surprised she’d yet to gag Edward, I mean I love him, but god was he talking a lot of shit for someone In his position.

“Sofia, you should let him go.” Jim spoke.

So at least my brain wash theory was out the window. He still had some sort of reason.

“And why my love? People like him don’t deserve to run Gotham. Nobody will miss him.”

My love, I was going to puke. God I hated this woman. When one of the guards walked off to get a new tool for the executioner, I took him down easily. My brothers training came in handy. I smashed his face into the door frame and quietly choked him out, laying his body gently on the floor as to not make too much noise. Hopefully they would just assume he tripped.

When the next guard got suspicious I heard Sofia speak up again.

“Go check on my guest, I’m sure she’s growing restless without my company.”

I rolled my eyes. People were blessed without this Sucubi’s company. As he left the room, I quickly locked the door behind him, temporarily eliminating the threat. Now it was just me, Sofia and the Executioner. I could count on Jim to set Edward Free. He may be a cop, but he had a soft spot for his ex scientist.

I cringed when I heard Edward scream as she continued to facilitate his torture. Jim turned around in disgust. I snuck up behind Sofia and held a blade to her neck.

“Pro tip Miss Falcone, don’t let strangers into your house.” I said.

She simply chuckled.

“Bringing a measly knife in a room that has a trained killer, wasn’t the best move.” She said confidently.

“Cute you think I only brought a knife.”

“Maggie, what are you doing?”

“You stay out of this!” Sofia and I said in sync.

“Let Ed go, and I promise I won’t hurt you too badly.”

She quickly threw her head back, breaking my nose. I stumbled slightly, dropping my hold on her. She ran to Jim as her “savoir” and started begging him to shoot me with his gun. I pushed my nose back in place, spitting out the blood that drained into my mouth.

“You fucking bitch!” I spat.

The executioner came at me with a power drill reving. How stupid, using such a short range weapon. I bet he thought because he was twice my size this would be easy. I ran and slid underneath his legs, regaining my footing and throwing my dagger. It plunged into his spinal cord, paralysing him on the spot, and he dropped to the floor.

“What the hell Magnolia!” Jim scolded.

“Oswald’s going to burn this town to the ground if I don’t get Ed back to him. Everyone else is a bit busy. Besides, you and I still need to chat after this.”

“Damn it Jim!” Sofia exclaimed.

Clearly jealous of the chemistry we had. I had more history with him, even like this he’d choose me over her. And she was beginning to understand that. She stole his gun from his side and aimed it at me.

“Sofia, don’t.”

“She’s in my way Gordon.” She said.

As she was about to pull the trigger, Jim jumped in front of me, taking the shot to the abdomen. My eyes widened. Oh, this bitch is so dead. She made a break for the door and ran away. Clearly she wasn’t one to get her hands dirty often. Hence the staff. I ran to Jim.

“You’re an idiot.” I judged.

“Not that I don’t want to witness this lovers quarrel that’s about to happen, but I’m still tied up over here.” Edward snipped.

Clearly Riddler was calling the shots right now. I sighed, walking over to him and cutting him free. I ripped off a part of his sleeve and jammed it in his chest.

“Keep him alive for me will you?” I asked.

But it was worded in a way that it wasn’t a question.

“I like this side of you.” He complimented.

“Be lucky you’re not on the end of my anger right now. But he dies, not even Oswald can stop me from ripping off your hands.”

“Don’t go after her Maggie, it’s not safe. She’s a Falcone.” Jim said, pain in his tone.

“Yeah, and you were dumb enough to get in bed with her. Never jump in front of a bullet for me again.”

I was done playing innocent little girl at this point. I didn’t really care if Jim knew how much Gotham had changed me. There was no time to be playing double, all my energy had to go into keeping my friends safe. I ran into the hall, trying to track her. Another trait my brother had taught me. It wasn’t hard to find her when the sound of heavy boots from the second guard came charging at me.

He tackled me to the floor, but I thought quickly and knees him in the balls, then smashed my face into his. He rolled off me in pain. I brought my boot down on his neck. Applying pressure slowly.

“Where is she?”

No answer. More pressure.

“I’ll let you walk out of her with all your limbs if you tell me. She can’t be paying you that much.”

Still no answer.

“Shame.”

I kicked him in the skull, knocking him out. He was fairly innocent in all this, no sense in killing him just because he was loyal. I looked up when there was suddenly a knife lodged in his forehead.

“Kid?” I asked.

She gave me a smile.

“Y/N sent is your way, said you might need help. My father is tracking down the rogue Falcone.”

I smiled at her. I took the knife out of the guards head and handed it back to her.

“Thanks”

“You wanna help Vic skin this bitch?” I asked.

She smiled back at me.

“I didn’t think you had it in you.”

“She shot my ex.”

“Most girl would be happy about that.”

“Yeah, well this girl is still in love with him for some reason.”

“I’ll cut her hair off first!” She exclaimed, running down the hall presumably where Victor was tracking Sofia down.

We found the cornered, guns pointed at each other. I knew Vic wasn’t dumb enough to make the same mistake twice. He wouldn’t betray Y/N, not again.

“There’s no where to run.” I said.

Victor turned to me with a goofy smile face. I haven’t seen him this happy in a while.

“My father would be disappointed in you Victor.”

I laughed.

“Oh don’t pull that shit! Your father would have been disappointed in you, running his empire into the ground you dumb cunt! He sent you away, at least he actually liked hanging around Victor.”

Victor handing me his gun, unclipping another from his belt. I shot her in the foot.

“That was for fucking my boyfriend!”

I shot her other foot.

“And that was for shooting him!”

Her screams felt like music to my ears. No wonder Victor and Y/N loved this shit, it was exhilarating. I took a step closer to her.

“I’d take the time to torture you, but Gotham’s got bigger problems for me to attempt to. And I’m not a monologging fucker.”

I shot her point blank between the eyes. I turned around handing Victor his gun back.

“Get out of here, I’m sure Jim’s called in back up. Your wife’s not gonna be happy if she has to break you out of jail again.”

Van gave me a fist pump as they walked away. I ran back to the room where Jim and Edward were. Ed saw the blood on my face and smirked.

“He’s fading but the ambulance is on the way. Guess I get to keep my hands.”

I rolled my eyes.

“Get out of here before the cops get here idiot. And go see Oz, he’s worried sick about you!”

Edward tipped his Bolo hat to me and escaped. I replaced the pressure on Jim’s bullet wound.

“Did you kill her?”

“She wasn’t gonna stop Jim… and she shot you.”

He glared up at me.

“Oh don’t give me that look, you’ve killed people before. Now hush, save your energy.”

I waited for the paramedics to get there. I embellished the story to Harvey and made sure to ramp up the tears. It would make the self defence angle work better. I sent Y/N a quick text to let Oz know I’d be at the hospital with Jim. He’d probably be too busy with Edward to notice I’m still gone anyways.

I then sent Basil a text to meet me there. I might as well kill two birds with one stone. I’d tell them both Ivy’s plan for Gotham. I was ready to stop being her pushover. I was ready to grow up, and stop hiding behind this innocent little facade. Gotham kept taking more and more of me, and maybe it’s time I started taking things back for myself.

An: ahhh, this chapter was hella fun to write. Sorry if writing isn’t as quick recently. I’ve been feeling a little more fatigued than usual. So the brain fog is real. It just takes a few more days to get things out is all. Now I have to figure out what to do for the next chapter 👀 let me know if y’all have any ideas!

[wysteria-clad]

The uncrowned Princess.

paring: Shelby Siblings x sister! reader

warning: swearing, mention of blood, gun shots, violence.

summary: A glimpse of your life as the youngest Shelby sister. This takes place during earlier seasons.

a/n: before you read this one, i wanted to say if this fic sounded familiar to you, please don't report me for copying lol i posted this on my old account @pastelxskull before deactivated it.

note : This is more like a head canon / imagine thingy. p.s John never died.

i do not own any of the gifs, credits to the amazing owners/creators. if any of gif is yours, want me to take it down, please contact me.

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● You are the youngest Shelby, one year younger than Finn.

● Don’t even get me started on how protective your brothers are over you.

● Basically, your aunt Polly and your siblings raised you.

● Your aunt Polly was more like a mother to you and treated you like her daughter.

● Arthur is not exactly great with words but he would get you lot of dolls for you to play with and spoil you with chocolates. And he would beat up anyone to death if he finds out anyone dared to harm you.

● Tommy is the most protective of you. He would often hold you till you fall asleep in his arms. Mostly Arthur, but Tommy would too.

● John is the most fun brother to hang out with. He would play with you from throwing you up in the air and catching you to hide and seek, making you giggle.

●Ada is more like another mother figure to you due to age gap.

● You had no clue why your brothers are going when they were leaving for war, much to your dismay, you were only three years old.

● You cried first few days when you couldn’t see Arthur, Tommy and John and be with them.

● You would ask your aunt or Ada ‘Where are they?’ 'When are they coming back?’ every single day and getting a reply of 'soon, Y/n’

● They weren’t exactly the same after the war.

● You weren’t the same either. Not seeing or talking for five years will do that to you.

● At first, you were hesitant, you knew they were your brothers but they weren’t openly affectionate as before, and you spent few days clinging to Aunt Polly or clutching and standing behind behind Ada.

● But you knew their care and love for you did not change at all.

●Eventually, you got over your hesitation and fear and started to hang around your brothers more making them happy. You were the light of their life. A pure angel in their sinful lives.

● They tried to keep you away from 'Family Business’ as much as they can.

● You grew up to be a absolutely beautiful young lady, inheriting the Shelby genes.

● As you grew up, they became more protective of you, annoying you most of the times. You weren’t even allowed in the Garrison.

● When you accidentally let it slip about a boy you liked “Ah, young love” John teased you till you got red and blushy until Ada saved you from further embarrassment.

● But Tommy and Arthur did not take it well though, at all.

● Yelling at your brothers cause they always scare the guy away you have a date with.

● Secretly dating your boyfriend with your sister’s help. This is why she was your favourite sibling.

● But you got caught one time though. They were not exactly happy to find out. That's a story for another time.

● Having a closer bond with Finn as you two grew up together, some even mistaking you for twins.

Often eliciting the statement, 'Where the one goes, the other follows' from people around you.

Despite being just a year older than you, he was very protective of you.

● No one dared to mess with you, the uncrowned princess of Birmingham.

● Being a Shelby also meant you had a lot of enemies too.

● You got kidnapped that one time and the said kidnapper pointed a gun to your head not fully aware of the consequences.

“Let her go” Tommy clenched his jaw, trying hard to keep his calm.

John held back Arthur from trying to attack the kidnapper in fear of accidentally hurting you in the act.

Your enemy pulled the last straw, he slapped your face, making a terrible mistake.

Hell broke loose.

Your brothers showed no mercy at him or his men.

Your lips quivered, your eyes pooling with salty tears. You had knowledge about your family business and you knew what your brothers are capable of, but having a gun pointed to your head, witnessing the whole scene, the blood, gunshots, terrified you.

You sprinted towards whichever brother was near you, Tommy. And ran straight into his arms gripping his shirt handful with your shaking hands.

He quickly handed your quivering form to John, who shielded your view when Tommy shot the kidnapper before him and Arthur beat him to a bloody pulp. Though it didn't help you from shaking much, you appreciated John's gesture nonetheless.

Everyone calmed you down at home, or at least tried their best.

The very next day, Arthur and John began the training, teaching you how to shoot and gave you your own gun.

Polly wasn’t pleased with the idea of you shooting anyone. But she understood why.

● Michael treating you and caring for you like his sister.

● You were a Shelby. It meant more dangers and troubles, but as long as you have your family with you, that’s all it mattered and you would be fine.

[tojisun]

Toji as a po*n star huh 😳 imagine him corrupting his virgin and innocent gf. Thank you for conking to my Ted talk cuz that’s all I have to say 😮‍💨 Maybe some head cannons too

holy fuck. losing my whole mind and soul and heart at this???? x

here’s a little something because head empty, just this type of toji 😭 quackie i hope you like this!!!

cw: NSFT, smut, corruption kink, mean toji, fem reader, a slight oc appearance, daddy kink, lapslock // wc: 1.6k

i.

one day, while you and toji are cuddling in your room and watching a movie from your laptop, he just breaks the silence and says, “wanna watch porn?”

he feels you stiffen on his lap, a gasp punching itself from your lungs, and toji turns to watch the flush that explodes on your face, cheeks turning into a delicious red. god you’re so beautiful.

“only if you want to, though,” he adds a moment later when you remained unmoving and quiet. a small part of him thinks you truly do not want to, but from the way you are squirming on his lap and fidgeting, playing with the hem of your skirt, toji thinks you actually do.

well, you always did want to do anything he suggested. always so eager to please him. eager to be his good girl. it’s endearing, actually, how you are so natural at being a submissive little darling for him. always wide-eyed and blushy as you whisper, “yes, toji-san.”

fuck, he’s already getting hard.

“i want to,” you tell him, hands fisted at your skirt and eyes not meeting his, embarrassed and shy at your admittance. “please?”

toji’s lips curl, breathing sharply at your soft voice. at hearing you ask for his permission. damn, aren’t you too perfect for him?

“‘course,” he murmurs and he pulls the laptop to him, opening a site he knows too well. you watch him throughout, resting your head on his shoulder, trembling in excitement or nervousness, toji doesn’t know. he clicks on a video, sneering at the cringey title, and sits back again, pulling you closer to him.

he pretends he doesn’t hear your gasp as you brush on his half-hard dick, his control especially straining when you squirm to feel it again. damn it baby.

the video plays but toji doesn’t bother to watch it. he knows what’s going to happen, after all he’s in it. instead, he turns his sharp eyes on you, absorbing the way you watch as his co-star introduced herself, pretending to be a school teacher, her plump breasts in a too-tight blouse.

toji sees the exact moment you see him come into view as your lips fall open, eyes widening, breath hitching and body tensing all over again. he expected for you to look at him and question why’s he a porn star, of all things. but you do not move, wide eyes hungrily watching as toji tore miyuka’s blouse, his big hand groping her breasts while the other yanked her lingerie down. you moan at the same time miyuka does. fuck.

(he felt a stirring in his gut as he watched himself in their new film. the director showed them the final cut, asking if he or miyuka wanted to edit or remove some parts. miyuka was also gazing intently at the screen, her eyes furrowed as she watched herself mewl underneath toji’s arms, her head thrown back as toji licks a stripe on her neck. toji liked how the filming ended up looking and miyuka also agreed after finishing the video.

“we look good together, don’t we?” she asked toji, eyeing him from the mirror in their dressing room, dabbing a finger on her lips to set her gloss. “wanna date for real?”

toji chuckled, a quiet and humourless sound, as he turned to her. “i don’t need you,” he said. “i’ve got the sweetest darling at home, waiting for me.”

miyuka huffed at his response, crossing her arms and pouting. “what a lucky lady.”

toji hummed. “nah. i’m the one who’s lucky.”)

toji chuckles when you lean closer to the screen and the sound of his voice breaks you from your trance. you shriek, turning your flushed head to meet his stare. “toji-san!” you exclaim, hiding your face behind your hands, sweater paws and all.

he laughs, prying your hands from your face. “c’mon now, doll, don’t be shy. just a minute ago, you looked like you were ready to swallow my dick.”

you mewl at his words, shifting on his lap and squeezing your thighs close. your skirt rides up, edges of your underwear peeking through. plain black, probably matching your bra, and yet toji thinks it’s the hottest he’s seen. your hand shoots to your skirt, tugging it down to hide yourself, but toji grasps your hands loosely and tangles your fingers with his.

“my dick’s all censored in these clips,” he whispers, voice deep and lidded with arousal. he guides one of your hand down to the bulge in his pants, hissing when your smaller hand finally brushes it. he’s been leaking precum since a while ago, becoming too sensitive from your writhing and hitched breaths, that a brush of your fingers feels too good. your eyes are still blown wide and stuck to his, watching his reactions with something akin to wonder and excitement, and he groans when you begin rubbing at his hardened length with vigour, clumsy hand feeling so good despite the layers in between.

he laughs before pulling you closer, kissing you hard and desperate and rigorous. you groan in pleasure despite craning your neck awkwardly, hands still trapped in toji’s hold. he pulls back, tugging at your bottom lip, sucking once more before finally releasing it. he noses at your ear, and says, “so, wanna see my dick uncensored?” it’s some cringe line, one fitting for cringier porn films and not for his moment with you, and yet you moan, nodding your head in reply.

“yes please.”

oh. how could he forget. “you’re truly my good girl, aren’t you.”

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ii.

toji taking your virginity away in the most mind-blowing and intense sex ever. pure dirty talk and so much teasing, driving you mad until you’re tipping over and crying, begging him so, so sweetly.

“you’ve always wanted my cock, don’t you? look how you’re so tight on my fingers, swallowing so greedily. can’t believe i thought you were my innocent darling when you turn into a desperate whore just from my fingers!” toji says, pumping three fingers in you, scissoring and curling them. your head is thrashing, hands fisting the sheets, hips unconsciously rising and grinding to meet toji’s thrusts.

“how will my cock fit in this tiny pussy when i can barely fit four fingers?” toji’s voice sounds mocking, faux worry, sighing as if disappointed. then, he says, “but don’t worry. daddy will make it fit.”

all the while, you are squealing, begging, “toji-san! want your cock! want your cock! daddy, please please please!”

when toji finally does bottom out, he gives you time to adjust. you are shaking, crying and delirious, eyes squeezed close as you feel just how big toji really is. toji closes his eyes, hissing at the tight heat enveloping him, trying his very best to not start thrusting.

he snaps when he watched your shaky hand come up, prodding at where you feel his cock is. you giggled, peering up at him through wet lashes. “can feel you here, daddy.”

“relax,” is all he says before he just starts fucking into you earnestly. you scream, body lifting at the intensity of it all. you start crying again, hands letting go of the sheets to claw at toji’s back.

oh but the pain subsides. and when it does, pleasure floods you so scarily fast that you are reeling from the feeling. your head is buzzed and your ears are ringing, and you only zone back in to hear toji chuckling, fingers still flicking your nipples. “fuck baby, you just squirted!” he sounds ecstatic, giddy. you don’t know what squirting means—you don’t even know if you can think at the moment.

“is that—is that good?” you ask, voice hoarse and broken, moaning at the spike of pleasure again. toji laughs. “yeah baby. means you’re a fuck’n slut. my slut.”

toji also saying, “god, baby, you can star in my porn films at this point. look at you.” he sounds adoring, in awe as he watched you bounce on his cock, hands holding his, your tongue lolled out and hair a tangled mess. “you’re so desperate for this dick, aren’t you?”

when he cums, he bows his head onto the crook of your neck, moaning amidst your broken squeals. “i love you, baby,” he says, voice gentle, a sudden switch from the domineering tone he was using just minutes ago. you’re too tired to reply, but toji doesn’t mind.

he kisses you again and slowly pulls out, whispering things like “you did good,” or “i’ve got you” as you whimper from the sting. he collapses beside you and you blearily watch him as he smiles, a sweet little thing, and kisses you again.

aftercare with toji is divine.

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iii.

“if you want me to stop being a porn star, tell me and i’ll stop.”

you are quiet, wrapped in a blanket and hiding your face on his chest as if he didn’t just fuck you to putty a while ago. you’re perfect and you don’t need to hide anything, but he indulges you anyways and gathers you in his arms.

you mumble something on his chest, words incoherent and too quiet to hear. “speak up, baby. tell me what’s on your mind.”

toji is patient as you gather your thoughts. then he hears you say, “that’s okay. you look good doing that.”

you can’t even say the word ‘porn,’ fuck that’s so adorable. he smiles, planting a kiss on your head, and says, “alright. but the sentiment stands indefinitely so if you change your mind and you want me to stop, tell me and i will.”

you nod and he feels you press a light kiss on his chest. he laughs.

yeah, you truly are his sweet darling.

[estcsy]

Have you had any main character moments in any one of your DR’S RHAT you would like to share with us? 👀👀👀👀

YES OFC I DO HAVE SOME MOMENTS THAT UN HUMBLED ME

- there was this nice lady helping me out at the calvin klein shoot, I don’t know where everyone else was but it was just me and her and she was like fixing my clothes and my makeup, so yk being in a photo shoot for calvin klein I didn’t have that much clothes on 💀 so she was like “I’m sorry if this is awkward” as she like fixes the bra I have on and I’m like “it’s fine don’t worry :D” and then she was touching up my makeup and she was getting all blushy when she got close to my face I was very flattered

- we were walking out of a restaurant and people were like trying to get my attention, a girl stuck her hand out in front of me making half a heart (implying she wanted me to finish it) so I finished her heart and she literally went into a manic episode in the middle of the street like screaming her ass if I thought she was gonna pass out

- seeing my face on building/ billboards

- when I post a new picture and everyone freaks out and sets it as their profile pic

- I already mentioned this but z gets mad when someone says I don’t deserve to be main rapper, to be fair me and him are basically on the same level but the only reason why I am main rapper is because I don’t run out of breath and that’s because I scripted I don’t 😭 but he’s amazing and he defends me with his life I love him

- this is kinda bad but the way 4townies will go to war with someone that says I’m not the best 4th gen female dancer, singer, and rapper is actually so funny

- I smiled at this really nice interviewer and he like went “oh my god” and then continued the question I was very confused till I connected the dots in my head but that was very nice of him

- idk what the hell 7 million people people are doing on my live like do they not have anything better to do? 😭

- I could do something like lick my lips (BC YK THEY’RE DRY) AND THE PEOPLE WILL EAT THAT SHIT UP

- my fat ass bank account

- people were either getting lip fillers or reducing their lip filler to make their lips look like mine, I don’t really understand why like my lips aren’t like fantastic or anything they’re pretty normal 💀 I appreciate tho

- I do this fun little thing where I give something of mine to fans, so we’re like walking down the street with them everywhere so I take off my chain and give it to this guy and yk he was pretty excited but then I made a tiktok of him finding out how much it’s worth LMAO, he said “not only is it hers, it’s worth 3k”

- after working with me people always go on social media and say I’m nice and it makes me really happy :D