#angst with happy ending one day

[mosaickiwi]

Fall Unto Me (part two)

Got too silly. Have some more Angel!Angel and Demon!Ren cause the bot came back and wormed into my brain to post it. Part one here if you haven't read it yet hehe.

cw// religious themes

14 Days With You is an 18+ Yandere Visual Novel. MINORS DNI

The quiet cabin where Ren lived was a stone’s throw from the flowering field you found them in. The devil graciously opened his home, even guiding you around the town you now knew was called Corland Bay. Each morning when you wondered about leaving, he brought something new to pique your interest and put off your departure. The time seemed to fly by and soon you hardly spared a thought to leave.

You'd quickly grown accustomed to his constant presence over the past month. He was never far from your shoulder at any waking moment. The uneasy feeling from when you met was completely gone, replaced with a strange sense of comfort. He had only shown kindness to you, after all. To call a devil your friend was laughable, you knew. But no other word quite fit.

Still, you wondered how he had come to live outside their realm. Every time you questioned him the conversation slipped away to another topic. It must've been odd to discuss with an angel, you naturally assumed.

So you stopped bringing it up after a few days, instead choosing to inquire about the changes in the plants you so often admired. Some had begun to wither, and new buds sprouted up seemingly overnight in their place. A strange new array of flowers that Ren promised would tower over your head and his in due time.

“I think I'll like these flowers more than the others,” you told him one late afternoon. 

You were lying on the porch, your head resting against his thigh as you watched the endless rows of flora sway in the breeze. Their focus was on you, though you didn’t notice. You could feel the faint trace of constellations drawn along the bare skin of your legs. The human clothes he’d gotten for you were a little different from the robes and tunics donned by servants of heaven, but they were just as comfortable despite the lacking fabric.

“I couldn't begin to imagine why,” he mused, his tone teasing as if he already knew your answer.

You explained regardless. “You told me some will grow as tall as they can, even following the sun’s light. It’s rather interesting.”

“I’m already as tall as they'll be.” His tail flicked into your field of view, casting only a slight shadow until his face obscured your vision further. "Is a devil not as interesting as a flower to you?"

The rapidly changing sky above caught your attention before you could respond in kind. Clouds blotted out the sun, tinting the world below in a murky gray. All the signs were there. Heavy clouds, a drop in temperature, and a strange smell in the air—petrichor, it was called in the books Ren had read with you by candle light on quiet evenings. It was a change you'd been waiting for ever since learning about it.

Bursting with excitement, you rolled from their lap and darted from the safety of the covered porch, the answer you meant to give them already long forgotten. Ren followed on your heels in the dirt until you stopped.

“It's rain, isn't it?” you wondered aloud and turned back to them for confirmation.

“Humans normally stay inside when it happens, my angel. But yes. Rain.” He nodded with a smile, enamored by the way your eyes curiously sparkled before you looked away. His pale hands came up to shield your face when the first drops began to fall. 

Tiny thumps of something suddenly bounced off your hair and shoulders, seeping into your clothes. His makeshift shield seemed to be doing its job as you looked all around with wide eyes. Minuscule puddles of water and earth formed around your feet. The sea of flowers still swayed before you, though a few weaker ones fell out of sync as the rain pushed them to and fro as it pleased. You could even hear something akin to chimes when drops pattered over the roof of their home.

You spared a glance up towards the sky, quickly changing your mind with an unwelcome gasp at the spray that tickled your face. Quiet laughter came from behind and you turned to look at your companion once more, shaking off their hands.

Ren appeared unbothered by the dozens of small droplets beading down his forehead to his chin, until you reached forward to wipe them from his face. The heat of his skin stood out to you, and you let your hand linger, rubbing your thumb back and forth over the drops that kept landing on his cheek. 

A dull ache began in your back. 

You took an innocent step towards him. The light shower of rain was slowly chilling you to the bone, so it only made sense that you sought out their warmth. A warmth that felt as familiar and welcoming as your heaven. Gentle hands wound their way around your waist, guiding you back to the shelter of the porch only a few feet away. With the curtain of his fingers gone you expected another torrent to stream down your face for a brief moment. Instead, all you felt were stray drops falling from his hair.

Relief washed over you almost immediately in their embrace. Every so often you’d feel homesick like this. That sharp, almost stinging lance of pain where your wings were hidden away—yet it always faded as soon as he comforted you. You couldn’t understand why their presence brought such solace to you. 

“I’m ready to go inside,” you suddenly said.

Your gaze wandered up to Ren's unreadable blue eyes as he answered, “Are you?”

“Yes… I think so.” But you made no move to leave, instead letting your eyes follow the slow crawl of a droplet down from his cheek to the corner of his lips. Their pale pink color reminded you of the sunset that left you empty only days ago.

It was a dreaded feeling you couldn't bear to feel again.

Without even thinking about it you leaned up to kiss them for the very first time. A faint stutter of surprise to his breath, and then he kissed you back. Part of you expected it to burn, to sting, do something when you mistakenly sought out affections you knew were meant only for a bonded pair—especially from a devil of all creations. Yet there was nothing to punish you for now.

The fluttery haze to your body didn’t wane at all, only blossoming at their touch. Until a gentle nip of fangs at your bottom lip had an entirely new feeling thrumming to life in your heart. You pulled back just to breathe for a minute, running your tongue over the spot that stung in a way you belatedly realized you liked for some reason. 

Guilt and confusion battled in your heart at the thought. “Heaven will need me home soon,” you whispered, avoiding their watchful gaze for a long while as you toyed with the still damp strands of his hair.

The devil waited in silence, running one hand in an unknown pattern on your back until you managed to look upwards. “...Do you truly wish to return, my love? Won't you at least stay until the flowers bloom?” The words were desperate, but his voice resigned. As if your answer was already set in stone.

You carefully nodded at his words. Truthfully, you weren’t sure if you were even capable of leaving. It scared you more than your god's surefire chastising about the sin you'd just committed. But it has to be then, you wanted to convince yourself. Or you feared you’d break your vows and never leave him.

He accepted with a heart wrenching smile, took your hand and led you up the few steps that were slick with rain. Your fingers tightened achingly around theirs as he opened the cabin’s door.

Beneath the steady drumming of rain, you didn’t notice a bell had been faintly tolling from somewhere far above you.

[skitskatdacat63]

His bullfighting days aren't over quite yet.

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[fiasco95]

Regulus and James as Choi Ung and Kook Yeon-su from Our Beloved Summer!! (Getting back together K-drama, angst with a happy ending. Trust.)

James-Am I the easiest thing you have that you can throw away?-Potter

Regulus-No. You’re the only thing I can throw away-Black

[hippolotamus]

Inspiration Saturday 🖤

Tagged by @daffi-990 for today and @thekristen999 @loveyouanyway @wildlife4life for Friday (tagging you back if you haven’t already for today)

I’m in my post publishing do what I want era. So have a new little something inspired by a devastating cocktail of T Swift and TSoA 😘

“I’m with Patroclus,” Eddie says, interrupting Buck’s meandering thoughts. “No matter what happens, I would know it was you.”

Buck sets his book down and reaches for Eddie’s hand, threading their fingers together. “Oh, yeah? What if I like, get splashed by acid and become horribly disfigured?”

“Is that going to be your villain origin story?”

“Maybe.” Buck shrugs playfully.

“Even then,” Eddie insists, kissing their linked hands. “We’ve been through too much shit for me to not know you.”

“It would be the same for me, too, Eds. I’d recognize you anywhere. In any condition, in any universe.”

“You better. I’ll haunt you for eternity.”

Buck pinches Eddie’s side. “Thought you didn’t believe in that stuff.”

“For you, mi amor, I’ll make an exception. I, Eddie Diaz, do hereby promise to haunt one Evan Buckley for eternity should he fail to recognize me anywhere, in any condition, in any universe.” He pulls Buck down for a kiss, managing as best they can with the awkward angle. “Deal?”

Buck rolls his eyes fondly and brushes their lips together again. “Deal.”

***

“Buck?”

He startles awake at the sound of Bobby’s voice, wincing at the crick in his neck. When did he fall asleep?

“How long have you been here, kid?”

“I, uh, haven’t been home yet,” Buck answers sheepishly. He scrubs a hand through his hair, then down his cheek and over the bristly stubble starting to fill in already.

Bobby sends him a knowing look instead of giving him a lecture on how he promised to get some proper rest.

“How is he?” Bobby asks softly, his gaze drifting towards the hospital bed.

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HERE IS IT!!! MY MASTERPIECE!!!

[delta-piscium]

part 2 | this is part two to this from Steve's perspective leading up to and including part one | cw unresolved angst [unfinished/for now not being worked on]

31 days until moving day.

Steve burst through the door to Family Video, swinging it open with way too much force. 

Robin jumps and opens her mouth, probably to tell him off for scaring her but he speaks before she gets the chance. 

“Eddie asked me to move to Chicago with him,” he blurts out, “Robin, he asked me to go with him.” 

Her eyes widen, “what did you say?” 

“That I’d go, of course,” he huffs. Like it’s even a question? like not going was ever an option?

Robin jumps over the counter squealing and hugs him so tight breathing becomes a little bit hard. 

“I’m moving away with Eddie,” he whispers into her hair, awed as he hugs her back. She somehow squeezes him even tighter and they stay like that for a minute until they have to actually do their jobs. 

An hour passes and Robin keeps shooting him contemplative looks.

“What?” He finally snaps after getting tired of waiting for her to say what she wants to say herself. 

She jumps again like she didn’t realize how obvious she was being, which honestly, she probably didn’t.

“Nothing, nothing.” 

“Robin,” he whines.

“Okay, just,” she scrunches her face up a bit and Steve knows that face, she’s trying to figure out how to say something to him she thinks he’ll react badly to. 

He narrows his eyes at her, bracing himself, “yes?” 

“I think you and Eddie are great together, and like I love you both and I am excited for you guys. You know that right?”

Steve nods, doesn’t say anything though, wants her to get to the point.

“I’m just also, maybe, a little bit worried.”

Steve’s eyebrows draw together, “what do you mean?” 

Robin is looking around nervously. Something heavy starts to form in Steve’s stomach. 

“You haven’t been together for very long and this is a big step. I just don’t wanna see either of you get hurt you know? I guess I’m just wondering if you’ve talked it all through? Because both of you have a tendency to jump into things without thought.”

They haven’t talked it through, not really. Eddie asked Steve to move, he said yes and that was pretty much it. It didn’t feel like they needed to talk it through though? Did they? Usually, they just dealt with things as they became relevant, that had worked for them so far. 

Robin must see something on his face because she quickly talks again, backtracking and interrupting his thoughts. 

“Not that I don’t think it will be great, you know I just worry about things a lot. This is my anxiety talking. You know what, ignore everything I just said. You two know what you’re doing.” 

He doesn’t want her to know she’s already put doubts in his head so even though he’s starting to freak out a little he smiles and shakes his head. 

“It’s fine Rob, I’m sure we will talk more with time.” 

22 days until moving day.

Steve meant it when he said he and Eddie would talk. Meant to ask about the logistics, meant to make sure they were on the same page, he really did. But every time the move comes up Eddie just seems so sure about it already. Steve doesn’t want to make him think he’s having second thoughts. Thinks maybe it’s better to not say anything, to wait and let it come up naturally. 

He thinks maybe they’ll talk about it tonight. The kids had joked about them all evening, about how fast they were moving.

Mike had made some snarky comment about them moving to a city where they knew no one and how awkward it would be if they crashed and burned and they’d have to share a bedroom. 

Eddie had laughed, said it was good they weren’t gonna crash and burn then. But, he’d also added that his band was also going so actually he would know people. 

It was just jokes, Steve knew that. That didn’t make it any less true though. Steve wouldn’t have anyone except Eddie, sure he liked the guys in his band but they weren’t his friends. Steve would have Eddie and Eddie would have his band. It suddenly seemed like a big deal.

He expects Eddie to also feel it, to get worried and bring it up but he doesn’t. If he is worried he isn’t saying anything, just like Steve isn’t.

8 days until moving day.

There’s a knock on Steve's door and when he opens Gareth is standing there. Steve is a lot confused about it but lets him in. 

“Uh,” he starts a little unsure, “do you want anything to drink or?” He offers, mostly because he doesn’t know what else to say or do. 

Gareth shakes his head, looking about as uncomfortable as Steve feels. Shuffling around where he’s standing and fiddling with the sleeve of his shirt. “No, I’m gonna leave again soon. I just came here to say something.” 

Steve gestures for him to speak, “I’m listening.” 

Gareth doesn’t immediately say anything, he shuffles some more and looks around the room before his eyes land on Steve again, a determined look in them. 

“Look, I like you. I know Eddie loves you.”

Steve can’t help but smile a little at that, even though he’s starting to suspect he’s in for a shovel talk. 

“And like, I probably wouldn’t do this if it weren’t for the fact that you haven’t dated for very long at all and are about to move in together in a city four hours away.”Gareth pauses and waits to speak again until Steve nods, showing he’s listening. 

“Eddie does things without thinking. He doesn’t think about the consequences, not anything, just does. I love that about him, it’s the reason our band has gotten anywhere at all, but it also means that he gets hurt a lot, disappointed a lot. He can handle it with most things, he won’t be able to handle it with you.”

“What are you saying?” Steve asks even though he’s pretty sure he already knows. 

Gareth looks pained but continues, “I’m saying that if you aren’t one hundred percent sure about moving with him, if you have any doubts at all, you can’t go.”

Steve can’t suppress his flinch. He expected Gareth to say he needed to be sure, that if he wasn’t he needed to tell Eddie. He wasn’t expecting him to say he shouldn’t, no, couldn’t go. 

Gareth catches it and narrows his eyes, “I mean it Steve, it will break him more if you go, let him think it’s gonna work and then leave, then if you don’t go at all.” He steps closer to Steve, getting into his space. “So, if you’re not absolutely sure,” he pauses, steps even closer, “Do. Not. Go.” He punctuates every word and then he turns on his heel and leaves.

6 days until moving day.

Steve needs to talk with Eddie about it now, can’t ignore it anymore. He isn’t gonna just not go like Gareth told him to do. No, he’ll talk to Eddie and it will be fine. 

They’re in his bed together, laying next to each other. Skin touching skin and a comfortable silence between them. Now is as good a time as any. 

“Hey, Eddie?” 

“Mhh?” He hums, shifting slightly next to him. 

“What happens if something goes wrong when we move?” 

Eddie snorts, “what? Like if we get a flat wheel? I know how to change a wheel, sweetheart.” 

Steve smiles despite his nerves, tries to not imagine what Eddie would look like changing a wheel. 

“Good to know, but no, not quite what I meant.” 

Next to him, Eddie props himself up on his elbow so he can properly look at Steve. 

“What did you mean?” He reaches out and tucks a strand of hair behind Steve’s ear as he speaks. Steve has to focus harder than he’d like to admit to not get lost in it. Even the smallest touches have an effect on him when it’s Eddie. 

“What if something happens with us?” His voice is small and he can’t look at Eddie, afraid of what his reaction might be. “Remember that thing Mike said about us not really knowing anyone there? Just, what would happen?” 

“Baby,” Eddie gently grabs Steve’s chin with his thumb and forefinger, tilting his face towards him. Steve easily follows but closes his eyes. 

“Baby, please look at me,” Eddie’s voice is even softer than before, and Steve has always been weak when it comes to Eddie asking him to do things so he slowly blinks his eyes open.

“There you are,” he smiles, face open and tendrils of hair falling around it. He looks angelic and Steve almost forgets what they are talking about, too overwhelmed by the man next to him. 

Eddie keeps them on track though. 

“Like I told Mike, nothing will happen. We will be fine. But,” he continued before Steve can protest, “if something does, we both have jobs already, we’ve done this right. We will be able to save eventually. Quicker because we’re two people, paying rent and all that stuff on two salaries. If something happens we will have that security.” 

Steve relaxes then and Eddie must see it because he grins and continues, “now if you didn’t have a job then I’d be worried. I’m not cut out for all the responsibility of being the breadwinner, princess.”

Steve groans and shoves Eddie away. Mostly to hide the blush he can feel creeping up his face just from Eddie calling him princess. Judging by the way Eddie cackles he doesn’t have to see Steve blush to know the effect it has on him. 

He reaches out and pulls Steve in against his chest. “Worst case scenario we have to move back. Wayne will probably pretend to be unhappy about it but he’ll let me take over his trailer again. And, I know you have complicated feelings about this house, that your parents are the worst, but you’ll be able to come back if you need to.” 

“Okay,” Steve says, his worries mostly calmed. 

1 day until moving day. 

Steve and Eddie are spending the night apart. Eddie wanting to spend his last night with Wayne and both of them needing to do some last minute packing. 

Just as he finishes closing one of the last boxes the phone rings, he’s a bit confused about who would call him right now. His friends all having seen him earlier in the day to say goodbye. Maybe Eddie needs to double-check what time they decided to leave. 

He picks up but it’s not Eddie, or even one of the kids, who speaks.

“Steven,” his mother's shrill voice crackles on the other end of the line. 

“Hi mom,” he tries to hide his sigh as he speaks, doesn’t have the energy to get into anything with her right now, doesn’t want her to ruin his excitement. 

“I thought you were moving to Chicago alone?” 

His freezes, when he told his parents he was gonna move he didn’t say he was going alone but he also didn’t mention Eddie. He knew they wouldn’t like it, knew it would be easier to let them assume he was going by himself. 

“But I just got off a call with Mrs. Hagan and she told me that Tommy had said you were moving there with- with that cult boy? The one who’s wanted for murder?” 

Steve closes his eyes and this time he doesn’t bother hiding his sigh. Fucking Tommy, he’s always had a big mouth but Steve suspects that this hadn’t been him blabbering without thinking. No, Steve thinks Tommy knew exactly what he was doing telling his mom this piece of information. 

“His name is Eddie, and he was cleared of all charges. The ‘cult’ was literally just a school club.”

“So it’s true? You’re moving with him?” Her voice is sharp and even just hearing it over the phone makes him flinch.

“Yeah, we’re friends and it’s cheaper that way. We got a better apartment because we’re two people with a job each.” It’s such a simplification of the truth it’s almost a lie but Steve doesn’t think this is the time to come out to her. He hopes the ‘better apartment’ comment will calm her, it’s the sort of thing she cares about after all. Not for his safety and comfort though but for how it will reflect on her.

He’s not sure she actually hears him though because she hisses a vicious, “If you move with him you will not be welcome back Steven, this will be the last time we speak.” Before she hangs up on him. 

Steve carefully places the phone back in its cradle, then he’s left standing alone in the living room, both too shocked to move and not really shocked at all. 

He’s not close to his parents. Has slowly been understanding just how much they’ve neglected him. He’s been relieved about moving away, about being in another city where he won’t have to see them when they waltz back into town. But to never speak to them again? That’s a whole different thing. He still hoped that they’d be able to fix their relationship. That him not being dependent on them anymore would allow him to stand up for himself. That everything would get better. Now instead, the thing he thought would allow their relationship to get better is gonna destroy it forever. 

He debates calling Eddie, wants to tell him what his mom just said, wants to hear his voice, wants to let him make it better. He decides against it, he doesn’t wanna ruin Eddie’s last night with Wayne and he’ll see him tomorrow anyway. He can tell him in the car. 

He doesn’t call Robin either, she’ll insist on coming over and he knows she’s on a date with Nancy right now. He doesn’t wanna ruin that either, even though both of them will tell him he’s not, he knows he will be. He goes to bed instead, sleep seems like the best option right now, at least he won’t have to think if he’s asleep.

Moving day.

He ended up not really sleeping at all. Tossing and turning for hours and after finally falling asleep sometime in the early morning he wakes up just hours later from a nightmare. He doesn’t remember what it was about but can feel the lingering panic. He gives up on getting any more sleep, doesn’t wanna risk more nightmares when he’s alone.

He picks at his breakfast, still thrown off from the conversation with his mom the night before and not feeling like eating, so he gives up on that too. He spends the rest of the morning wandering around, touching the walls and the furniture in the house he grew up in. The house he’s been left alone in since he was nine. The house he both hates and loves. The house he will never be allowed to return to after today. 

Then the phone rings again, it’s probably his mom calling to ask if he’s decided to stay he thinks. It’s not, it turns out.

“Hi I’m Patricia, I’m looking for Steve Harrington?” A chipper voice says.

“This is him.”

“Okay well, good. I’m calling about a barista job you’re supposed to start with us next week.” 

“Yeah?” Steve chews on his cheek. 

“I’m so sorry but due to our rent being raised we’re having to do cutbacks. Since you haven’t signed your contract with us yet, it’s the first one to go.” 

“You’re firing me?” Steve asks, it’s not entirely right since he hasn’t started yet but it’s all he can think to say. 

“Essentially,” Patricia responds, “I’m sorry for the short notice.” 

“Okay,” he says, his voice void of emotion, “thank you for calling.” 

He hangs up without waiting for a response, he doesn’t have the energy to be polite. 

He barely has time to let the information sink in before his doorbell rings. Eddie on the other side of the door with a wide grin on his face. 

“Did you oversleep?” He jokes. 

Steve’s confused for a second but then he realizes he’s still in his pajamas, that he’s spent the whole morning wandering around like a ghost in his house not getting any of the things he needed to do done. 

He hasn’t packed the bag of all his essentials. He hasn’t gotten dressed. He hasn’t even brushed his teeth. What he has done is get fired from a job he never even started.

He sees Eddie’s teasing smile, the combination of it and his sudden joblessness tugs at something in his brain, brings back the conversation they had last week.

“Now, if you didn’t have a job then I’d be worried. I’m not cut out for all the responsibility of being the breadwinner princess.”

He doesn’t have a job. He’ll have to live off Eddie and what little savings he has left. Become a responsibility Eddie doesn’t want, a burden probably.

“Worst case scenario we move back”, “you’ll be able to come back if you need to.”

If he leaves now he won’t be able to come back. 

Gareths words play back in his mind too.

“if you have any doubts at all, you can’t go.”, “it will break him more if you go, let him think it’s gonna work and then leave, then if you don’t go at all.”

“I’m not going,” Steve hears himself say as he steps back from the hand Eddie reaches out to him. 

“You’re not-“ Eddie looks so confused. “Like today? Do you need extra time? We can postpone by a couple of days but-“

He’s not getting it. Steve interrupts him, needs to make him understand because he can’t listen to him try to come up with solutions. 

“No, Eddie. I’m not going it all.” 

The words feel wrong in his mouth but he forces them out anyways. 

“What do you mean?” Eddie asks and it fucking ruins him. He feels his carefully blank expression break, despair showing through. 

“I can’t leave Hawkins, the kids,” he has to look away from Eddie as he says this. Knows it’s the only thing Eddie won’t question, knows Eddie thinks he doesn’t mean as much to Steve as the kids do. “They need me.”

“When did you decide you weren’t going?” Eddie asks and Steve didn’t know it was possible but he breaks even more from that, from Eddie not fighting him. 

I didn’t, he thinks, I don’t know why I’m saying this now. If you ask me to stop and just go with you I will. 

“A couple of days ago,” he lies. 

It’s silent then, just their breathing and the distant sound of cars down the street being heard. Eventually, Eddie breaks it.

“Steve?”

His voice cracks in the middle. Steve can hear the plea for him to take it all back and he nearly does, has to swallow the words creeping up his throat before they get out. 

“I’m sorry,” he says instead. He turns around, closing the door behind him. Destroying their future and breaking the last bit of his heart in the process.

He doesn’t get more than two steps into the house before his legs give out beneath him. He stays there, sitting on the floor for what feels like forever. 

After some time he hears a car drive away and he knows Eddie has left. He feels silent tears start streaming down his face that soon turns into sobs. Making him curl in on himself and gasp for air. 

He doesn’t know how long he stays there, crying until he can’t anymore and then just sitting there. But after a while, he’s interrupted by a loud ringing. For the third time in less than twenty-four hours he picks up the god-forsaken phone. 

“Hello?” He rasps, his voice dull and raw from crying.

“Steven. You made the right decision and stayed I take it?” His mother asks.

“Yes.” He says and hangs up on her. 

[anisohtropy]

kaveh’s really pulling the words out of my brain. this wip was supposed to be just quick practice writing kavetham before I start on my howl’s au for them, but it’s not done and it’s like 13.5k? what’s going on? how did I get here? this isn’t even a complicated wip it’s just my take on kaveh’s participation in the championship event 

idk something about depressed blonde man is making my brain go whrrr and kick out bangers like “guilt is as natural to him as breathing” and “the difference between martyrdom and surrender is nothing on the scale of the universe” like who comes up with that? not anyone who isn’t still unstable from finals that’s for sure anyway I’m almost done with it so watch out

[lost0wl]

the idea of seungho shot gicheul so he doesn’t commit another sin (suicide) after he told him he wants a normal life is just…

[rose-tinted-vision]

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Relationships: (Established) Yu Shisan/Qian Zhao, (Background) Ning Yuanzhou/Ren Ruyi, Ning Yuanzhou & Qian Zhao, Yu Shisan & Ren Ruyi

Summary: The (not so) grand reveal

[katzenkarussell]

Hello Lakehouseshipping People, have we considered for angst content that the “missing” Professor might have been zapped away through malfunctioning of the prototype time machine? For example, Sada and Turo go to bed, but Sada wakes up to sound and checks it out. She enters the time machine room to check it out. Maybe she even turns it off, but suddenly the machine activates and ZAP. We are left with an empty lab, and Sada so far from home.

Turo wakes up to a fussy Arven and wonders where Sada is. All he finds is an empty lab, not even a goodbye note. He will never understand why she walked out on them, and he carries that grief until the end.

Bonus points if the malfunction was because of fucked code in the Paradise Protection Protocol :)

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𝟏𝟎 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐋𝐔 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 - 𝐀 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 - Wattpad

Law was walking Luffy home like he does every day. They've been dating for about a year now, still going strong. As they walked home from East Blue High, the aura was silent and worrisome.

Why? Because Luffy made the bold decision to come out to his older brothers when he got home. Law was already out to his dad and had met Luffy a year ago when they first started dating. As the end of high school was around the corner, and Law was going to New World University soon, Luffy only thought it would be fair to tell his brothers. He doesn't want to hide his relationship from his brothers anymore. He can't hide forever.

As the young couple stopped in front of Luffy's house, Law turned to face Luffy. He grabbed both of his hands and laced their fingers together, forever connected.

"Now remember, no matter what they say, no matter what they do, you are you. And I love you. Call me as soon as you tell them okay? Promise?" Law was just as worried as his partner. Coming out was dangerous. You could never know for sure how people will react. You think you know who they are but then you tell them and everything turned out the opposite of your perspective. It happened when Law came out. His dad was understanding and supported him unconditionally. However, his uncle, Doflamingo, was not supportive at all. He hasn't seen his uncle since he was fifteen because of that.

"I promise Torao," he stood on his tippy-toes and hugged his boyfriend "Thank you for comforting me" He kissed Law on the forehead.

They stood there in each other's arms for a minute longer until Luffy broke the silence. "Okay, I'm off. I'll call you as soon as I tell them, I promise."

"Love you." Law gave a quick peck on the lips and let go of Luffy's hands.

"Love you too!"

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When Luffy walked into his house, Sabo and Ace were already home from work. Sabo in the kitchen and Ace in the living room.

"Hey Lu welcome home!" Sabo hollered from the kitchen. "Want a snack? I'm cutting up some apple slices!"

"Yeah! Thanks Bo!" He yelled back as he took off his shoes. "Hey Sabo, Ace, can we talk?"

Silence.

Ace turned off the television and gave him all the attention in the world, "Of course Lu! What about?"

Sabo joined them with apple slices and sat down on the couch. Luffy took a chair and sat in front of them. He played with his hands a bit. All this attention he was getting from his brothers was a bit overwhelming to say the least.

He cleared his throat, "Um, I wanted to tell you that I'm pansexual... and I have a boyfriend!"

When none of his brothers said anything or made any movement Luffy mocked them jokingly, "Gasp! What! Our brother is grown up already?!"

Suddenly, he got very worried by the silence he was receiving. Are they mad at me? Should I run? Why aren't they responding?

"Get out." Ace snapped at him, his eyes flaming with anger and shame.

"What?" Luffy muttered, his hands starting to shake. This can't be happening! This has to be a dream!

"You heard him," Luffy turned towards his other brother, Sabo. "It's unnatural. It's wrong. Do as your former brother says and get out." Sabo had the same fire in his eyes as Ace did. Angry. Hateful. Shameful.

"Former?" Luffy whispered, his eyes filling up with tears. I'm not their brother anymore? They're getting rid of me already?

Almost as Ace heard his thoughts he stood up and yelled, "Get out! I told you already! Like Sabo said, you aren't our brother anymore, so scram!"

Luffy was so shocked that he couldn't move. "Do I have to beat it into you?" Ace shouted again, raising a hand up.

*Whack!*

Instantly, the youngest brother was on the floor, a red hand print on his face. Ace hit him. Ace never hit him. They really do hate me.

Trying to choke back a sob, Luffy ran up the stairs to his room. He started throwing his stuff in his duffel bag. This was wrong, I should've never came out. I ruined everything.

He let out a sob.

"Shut up!" Ace screamed. "I don't want to hear you make your pathetic noises. You really are a f*****!" Luffy slapped a hand over his mouth to stifle out his cries.

He hurried up and packed everything. He reached out to pack his scrapbook. His scrapbook of him and his brothers. All of their memories together. All a lie. They didn't really love him.

If they did then they would've been okay with me being me. At least Law loves me.

He decided against bringing his scrapbook. He made sure not to forget anything. This would be the last time he came here. The last time he called this house a home.

He escaped through his bedroom window, climbing down a tree. He always used to sneak off with Law this way. Or coming back home late.

This would be his final time.

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Law heard a loud banging coming from his door. Strange, he wasn't expecting anyone.

"Law, could you get that please?" Cora yelled from the kitchen, he was trying to make onigiri without burning himself but was failing miserably.

"Sure thing" Law got up and walked over to the door. When he opened the door he got the shock of his life.

His boyfriend was crying in the rain with a bag around him.

He immediately took his crying lover out of the rain and into his house. Luffy was still crying when Law gave him a hug.

"I-I-I'm sorryyyyyyy. I ha-had nowhere to gooo!" Luffy sobbed into his shirt.

Law hadn't been more angry in his life. "They kicked you out?!" he shrieked. He tightened his grip on Luffy and whispered in his ear. His brothers just abandoned him, he had no home now. Nowhere to go in this big city. Sure, he could go to the North Blue Orphanage. He was still seventeen after all! But he couldn't do that to his boyfriend. He won't leave him like his own family had done to him.

"It's okay. We're gonna work this out, just like everything we do, we'll work this out together."

Luffy sobbed, "I love you" he whimpered, his grip still strong. Law kissed the crown of his head. "Love you too sweetheart." He murmured back.

Law let go of his and just as he was holding his face, about to kiss his forehead, he noticed something. A bruise.

"Did he hit you?" Law seethed out. They hit him. They hit his one and only love. Law saw red.

Seeing his boyfriend's anger, Luffy tried to calm him, "Law, please, it's not that bad-"

"Not that bad?! He hit you!" Law shouted, throwing his hands up in the air.

The younger gasped and tried again, "Law please-"

"No! You let them step all over you! They don't get to-" Law stopped mid-sentence when he heard Cora walk into the room. Crap, I forgot he was home.

"Law, you're scaring him. He doesn't need to get yelled at right now." Cora-san soothed him, he put a hand on his son's shoulder. Law sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. He opened his arms for Luffy to go into.

The shorter male started sobbing again and walked into his boyfriend's chest.

"I'm sorry. I'm just angry at them, not you. I love you, it's okay." He comforted his boyfriend. He picked him up and carried him over to the couch.

"Dad, can you please give us an icepack?" Law called out.

Cora left right away. "And don't forget about the stove! It's still on!" He reminded his father.

He turned back to his boyfriend who was still cuddled in his arms. He held him tightly and wrapped the blanket he was using around him. Law kept giving forehead kissed to Luffy and rubbed his arm up and down, up and down. Luffy was calming down, he had been so panicked over everything that it tired him out.

Cora handed Law the icepack and went back to the kitchen.

"What am I going to do Law? I don't know what I'm gonna do." He looked up at Law and whimpered. "I'm scared Law, I don't know what to do."

It broke Law's heart to see his boyfriend reduced to this. A crying, shaking mess. It made him want to beat his brothers up. But, he knew Luffy didn't need that right now. What he needed was his boyfriend's loving arms around him.

"You could stay here with me and my dad. I'm sure it won't be a problem." the older suggested, looking down at him.

"I shouldn't. It'd be too much. I-"

"Am always welcome." Cora finished. "My son is always welcome here. Both of them." he went to sit down next to Luffy.

"You're always welcome here Luffy, I support you and Law very much. Now, you are staying here. You can share Law's room as long as I don't hear any noises." he joked at the end.

"Dad!" Law snapped back at his father, burning like a red tomato. He pinched his nose bridge again shaking his head.

Luffy just laughed, "Thank you dad. Thank you so much! I'll even get a job too!"

"Oh no, you are too kind. See Law? You should take after him. You could learn something!" Law blushed even more as his boyfriend and his dad were bullying the crap out of him.

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Luffy did move in with Law and his father. Cora even signed the adoption papers! Luffy was now a part of their family. Law proposed after graduation too! The two of them lived with Cora until it was time for Law to go to university to study medicine. Luffy went with him and they both went to New World University together. Luffy wanted to study insects. A new chapter for everybody.

Ace and Sabo were not contacted at all during this development. They didn't bother to apologize to their youngest either.

Luffy didn't care. Yes, he did care in the beginning, but, that was an old chapter of his life. His new chapters did not involve them. He was on to live life happily.

With his father, with his boyfriend, with his friends, with himself.

@lawluevents

[obsessedobsesser]

Okay but here's another crack fic prompt

Good Omens Sky High AU

[foraged-porridge]

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always an angel, never a god

hawkeye x boygenius “not strong enough”

[not-poignant]

Underline the Blue (Nate/Janusz) - 10/? - (Omegaverse)

Title: Underline the Blue

Pairing: Nate Prince/Janusz Bodanowicz

Notes: This is another story in the Underline the Black universe! Set prior to Underline the Black.

Summary: Nate, an omega, has been sent to Hillview by his alpha partner who doesn’t believe he’s good enough to claim or bond with, and wants him trained up at an omega rehabilitation facility to be a better partner. Nate is paired up with the alpha Janusz, who soon realises Nate has been micromanaged and ‘trained’ already to the point of having his soul shattered, and a journey of slow recovery and rehabilitation begins.

Underline the Blue (early access) - 10/? @ Patreon || Ream

In which Nate overhears a conversation between Janusz and Temsen and immediately misinterprets everything, leading to a discussion between the three of them. Later, Janusz makes Nate say something that leaves him feeling unexpectedly despairing.

Early access chapters are released in the Augus & Gwyn tiers and higher on both Patreon and Ream. :D (Folks are only charged once a month on Ream, hence the slightly higher fee)

– Thanks to all the Patreon and Ream supporters for making this (and my other writing) possible!

[chirpsythismorning]

And if I said the new ST icons are also memorygate/birthdaygate crumbs bc it shows only Max, Mike, Jonathan and Joyce not looking at the camera… indicating that they’re all being tricked by Vecna.

Max not looking was foreshadowing mostly her s4 plot with him, but also her fate in s5 obviously, while the other three was foreshadowing their memory of the shed scene and memories mentioned in the shed scene being ‘stolen’ by vecna (who was present for that btw), including Will’s birthday, which is a concept yet to be explored in s5, as one of the plans vecna has had under his belt for a while to succeed in getting Will to join him…

[salsa-di-pomodoro]

Alright. Guess the submas tag is still full of angst 👍🏼