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DATING APPLEJACK !
request || equestria girls!apple jack x fem!reader
author's note: everyone say thank you to mars for encouraging my delusions & to the person who requested this. also ive been picturing her the way @/cloiiiiii on tiktok draws her so like yeah
ⓘ word count : 0.8k || applejack masterlist
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probably didn't realize she liked you until someone (rarity) told her
"what? no way, i don't like-" and then the "HOLY SHIT I DO LIKE HER!"
she was the last to know
rainbow and rarity have to give her advice on asking you out (rarity's is serious and helpful, dash's is just "ask her out dumbass")
probably asked you out with flowers.
"so uh– i was wondering' if you'd, uh, y'know, wanna go out with me sometime? it's fine if not– y'know what, nevermind its stupi–"
she's so nervous!!!
anyways onto the actual dating hcs
she was the one to say i love you first
you guys were probably taking a walk or something and you were talking and she'll like smile at you really lovingly and go "i love you, y'know"
calls you really cheesy nicknames — sugar, sugar cube, pretty girl, my girl, princess, angel, darlin', missy, sweetheart, sweet pea, honey, etc etc
would take you on the cutest dates!!!
sunsets, picnics, apple picking (duh), late night drives
if u like shopping then she's def the kind of girl who'll hold all your bags
she'll also walk you to all your classes / walk you home
also!!! kind of gf who won't leave u alone in public. like if you guys go out she WILL stay with you at all times cause yk 😕
she's such a sweetheart
will open doors for you and get offended if you try to do ANYTHING yourself
SHE WAS RAISED RIGHT 🗣
can and will give you her clothes to wear. PLEAAASE wear her flannels/shirts around her she will lose her mind
"well, darlin', don't you look nice?" whenever u get dressed up
she either gets flustered really easily or she doesnt
pls imagine her in like. a white tank and jeans and cowboy boots
1 million dead 4923 injured
her voice in the morning >>>>>
it has a little rasp and her accent is like ten times thicker and just ugh
she's jacked btw. apple jacked.
she grew up up a farm like what'd u expect
anyways imagine needing to get smth off a shelf or something and she just comes up behind you and reaches to grab the thing and her arms ohmygod
love languages are definitely acts of service & quality time
CONSTANTLY doing little things for you
holding open the door, getting you flowers every week, randomly cleaning your room when she's at your house, filling up ur drink, ordering for you, etc
such a "my girl" kind of gf
"attagirl" "my girl" "pretty girl" "sweet girl"
randomly gives u compliments
also!! i don't see her as the kind of gf who comments under ur insta posts but she's def the kind who'll post them on her story
she's not a very social media person in general, but any post she does make is probably of you
would def write you a sappy letter on your anniversary/valentines/christmas/new years/your birthday
basically any chance she gets she'll write u a long, sappy letter telling you how much she appreciates you and loves you and yap yap yap
i don't see her as a person who wears much jewelry, but i can definitely see her having a locket with your picture in it, or some kind of matching bracelet
randomly starts yapping about you to the girls
"she's so sweet and i love her an–" "SHUT UP WE GET IT." "dang okay"
they're your biggest fans!!!
pinkie probably made a fan account on insta thats just her posting cute pictures of you guys
rarity helps applejack plan dates and shit
dash playfully flirts with you any chance she gets because she finds it hilarious when aj glares at her
speaking of that, i can't see her being someone who gets jealous super super easily?
like, i can definitely see her sidling up beside you, putting an arm around your waist, and glaring at the person who's flirting with you
"who's this, darlin'?"
she has an rbf so if you're really sunshine-y you guys look ridiculous tg
scary guard dog gf!!!!
such an early riser but if you ask her to stay in bed with you she'll be so dramatic about it (she'll sigh and be like "alright, alright, but just this once" <- its happened multiple times)
apple bloom adores you!!! she'll randomly barge into aj's room to talk to you (aj thinks its cute how much she likes you but she does NOT appreciate her sister's interruption)
100% your biggest supporter
if you do theatre or choir or orchestra, she'll show up to EVERY. SINGLE. PERFORMANCE. you will ever have
if you do sports, trust she'll be at all your games yelling her head off and holding a big ass sign
she's really good at cooking so she'll learn how to make your favorite dishes!!! this also means you guys have cute little dinners at home a lot <3
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tyuntopia · 9 months
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hiii i js wanted to say ur writing is so good omg and also can i request husband txt. theyve got me feeling a little delusional lately 😭🙏
★ txt as husbands
pairing : ot5 x fem! reader
genre : fluff, kissing, smut but not fully just a bit suggestive, minors dni
a/n : hii it's been a short while, i got kinda busy with life all of a sudden but hopefully in the near future i'll have a consistent update schedule ^^ other than that, i hope you like it !!
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yeonjun
he would still be so so flirty referring to you as his angel or his darling
he would want to stay in bed with you all day just sleeping and maybe occasional make out sessions where he tells you how beautiful you are to him
as you get up to go to the restroom he orders takeout over the phone so that you don't have to worry about cooking, he's always so considerate of you
you guys would eat takeout in bed while watching a movie and as the night gets older he would turn on candles and caress your body while talking about your guys' future
he could stare into your eyes all day and night and he does do that until you drift off to sleep in which he blows out the candle and gives you a soft kiss on your shoulder before drifting off as well
he would be so good at planning dates to keep your marriage fresh, picnics at the park, hole in the wall cafés in the mornings, massages for the both of you
he would also give you a lot of presents, after work he would come home with a small necklace that he saw that made him think of you, small things like that
he would just love you so much and want to give you world if he could
soobin
he would be such a mushy husband, asking you all the time if you need anything, calling for his honey, his sunshine
LOTS of cuddling, specifically on the couch where he would be on top of you laying his head on your breasts because, and i quote "they're just too perfect"
i don't see him cooking for you, however, as you cook breakfast, dinner, you name it, he would be right behind you, head resting on your shoulder and hands hugging your waist asking what you're doing every couple of minutes,, such a clingy boy
you two would play video games together and bet that whoever loses is in charge of the chores for that day and sometimes even if he wins he gets up, gives you a chaste kiss on the cheek, and lets you know that he'll get them done because you've done so much for him already
you guys would probably always shower together: he would wash you, and then you would wash him and he would be so soft and vulnerable
after marrying, he would definitely call u odi's mom and it would be such a big deal to him
watching you take care of odi makes his heart swell because all he can think about is how you would take care you your guys' children
and at night thats definitely all he can think about now too, bringing it up when he's inside you asking if that's what you want and with a desperate "yes" from you his dream comes true
beomgyu
i think like many of us see, he would be energetic always shining light on his baby, his honey bun, his beau
but i think with you he would let shine his more raw persona
you two would spend hours in bed laying next to one another talking about the most earth shattering things, your fears, desires
he would try his best to be all that he can for you, always being there for you, asking if you need anything, just being the shoulder that you could cry on and vise versa
you two would probably bake brownies together and eat them as you watch that ridiculous dating show because why not
and you bond and laugh over video games that he forces you to play because even though he's older he "still needs to maintain his youth" whatever that means, but you don't mind it, it keeps your relationship fun
you would definitely also have pillow fights all the time and he would chase you around the house trying to tickle you
on slower nights he would draw a bath for you both to just lay together and he would bath you
upon getting out, you would get in bed as he turns on candles and begins playing guitar for you, singing you to sleep
he's definitely a goofball, but there's so many more layers to him that you love and adore
taehyun
god he would be so soft with you, treating you like a queen, calling you his love, honey, sweetheart, you name it he just wants you to know how special you are
you would wake up every morning feeling soft traces of his fingers on your legs and hips along with breathy kisses along your neck and shoulders
he would tell you to rest more as he gets up to walk to the kitchen to start cooking you breakfast, but not before giving you a soft kiss on your forehead which makes you feel all warm and protected so as he disappears you can't help but smile at the ceiling, giggling, and kicking your legs up and down
his breakfast would be so delicious and you would probably do the dishes together: him washing them and you drying them and putting them away >&lt;; dream team and this would probably be the same with all chores
he would probably lift you on the counter after you're done to make out with you softly, his hands gliding up and down your thighs and yours tangling in his hair
he would be so sweet, carrying you to the shower and washing your hair and body, then dressing you in his shirt that he thinks looks so fucking sexy on you
you would probably have movie days in bed together and late night trips to the gym
at night he would be the most sentimental, kissing you everywhere and telling you how much he loves you, taking his time- definitely lots of eye contact and temple kisses
i could also see you guys having a lot of quickies where he pins you against the wall and hikes your skirt up as he lift you up, definitely has a strength kink and isn't afraid to show it
overall, your relationship is just so so soft, you can feel his love from a mile away
huening kai
he'd be such an angel to you, but would call you his angel because that's what you are to him and he makes sure he treats you as such
you'd wake up to tummy rubs and pouty kisses and maybe even tickles which would lead to tickle fights and him and his evil laugh (that is still somehow so cute)
you would probably make pancakes together with lots of different fruits and talk the whole morning about anything and everything
no matter how old you two are he would still take you on arcade dates and lunches with his sisters who he adores so much even though he's always making fun of them
you guys would have dance parties in your living room listening to bruno mars
in any situation he always puts you first and is such a soft gentleman, i love him
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olichat-reads · 1 year
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No Secret
Sero Hanta x reader
Summary: casually dropping the bomb about your crush onto your classmates, bestfriend & said crush himself
(she/her) reader
A/n: another bestfriend to lovers! is anyone surprised at this point ʕ •̀ ω •́ ʔ
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You were doing your homework in the common room, Sero sitting on the couch behind you, practicing new braids he learnt from his sister on your hair. Some of your classmates were lingering around too, mostly the girls that gossiping & squealing as you half listen in on their discussion.
"Hey, hey, y/n. What about you? Do you have a crush on our classmates?" Hagakure turned the spotlight to you.
"Hm~ yeah," you replied distractedly. Substitute x with 3.. bring 4 to the left..
"What really?!" The excited high pitched squeal from your pink skinned friend made you flinch.
"It must be Sero, right? Those two are practically dating!"
You felt the hands of the guy in question in your hair freeze at that. "Guys, I'm right here-"
"Ehh~ but isn't that because they're bestfriends though?"
"She must have a crush on todoroki too right? Like the rest of the female population~"
"Pft. What if she's one of those that fancies Bakugou's pretty face though? Did you know I just heard some of the first & second year girls & guys fangirl him during training!"
"Whaat- y/n doesn't look like a Bakugou simp though-"
"Its Sero."
The room falls dead silent.
"..what?"
"Its Sero. I have a crush on Sero," you said casually, not even lifting your gaze from your notebook, before trailing off, eyebrows pinched as you continued scribbling formulas onto the paper. Wait no.. 5x would be 15.. minus 32, carry to the other side..
You thought nothing of it until the feeling of every pair of eyes in the room on you made you squirm & finally look up from your work.
"What? Its not like a secret or anything?" You asked, confused at how genuinely shocked your classmates are at the news.
Another beat of silence.
"WHAT"
"WAIT REALLY-"
"Did you know about this??" Mina blurt out, eyes narrowed at Sero accusingly.
"Wh- no!" Sero all but sputters, unable to stop the heat from creeping up his neck.
"Really?" You quipped, looking away from your work again infavour of looking back at him. "I've been flirting my ass off to you, Hanta. Thats kinda rude," you teased half-heartedly before going back to your homework. One last question.
Again. Stunned silence.
You ignored it though, determined on getting your assignments done so you can get back to raising sheepies on your virtual farm.
"Well, I can't say she was subtle about it," Mina huffed out, seemingly annoyed she didn't get to play matchmaker it seems.
That is true though. You were not at all shy of showing your affection to your bestfriend. And Sero never reciprocated any less either. The two of you had grown so comfortable with casual physical affection you were practically glued together by the hip 24/7.
Leaning on each other as if the weight of your own bodies were too heavy to be supported on your own, especially after long days of training.
Burrowing your way under his arm & into his side to butt into a conversation you were late on, arms draped loosely around his ridiculously slender waist, before you'd attack him until he fell over cackling with tickles every time because he fell for it every time.
Having his arms wrapped snugly under your ribs with his chin resting on your head as you played away on your phone while you two waited in line for your weekly overpriced coffee dates.
Physical affection aside, you were each other's first choice.
For everything.
You paired up during training, having compatible quirks that allowed you to come up with combo moves that further motivate you to team up in the future.
Sero would be the first person you'd run to, text or call at any good news you receive to celebrate with, knowing he shared your happiness as it were his own & you his.
He was also the person you'd turn to on bad days you didn't feel like human interaction, coming over to his room unannounced, flopping beside him on his bed before promptly falling asleep because you felt safe by his side.
He was your bestfriend. Your home & safeplace.
Of course you loved him.
Regardless of romantic interest, before anything, he was your person. Your bestfriend.
It honestly shouldn't be surprising to anyone that you'd developed feelings for him.
"But thats such a good technique though! Be so obvious about it, to the point that its questionable," Uraraka chimed in thoughtfully. The conversation carried on, the heat slowly getting off of you, & the gentle hands in your hair resumed their work. You tuned out the chatter in favour of focusing on your last question.
Letting out a breath of relief, you leaned back between Sero's legs when you finally finish the last of your assigment. Stretching your limbs, you realized the little crowd had mostly dispersed, leaving Uraraka & Tsuyu to their own conversation on the couch at the far end.
"You done?" Sero finally spoke up since you dropped that interesting little tidbit of yours.
"Mhm," you hummed, craning your neck upwards to meet Sero's face. "Pft you're still blushing- BWAH-" you squealed out when Sero caught your face between his long fingers, lightly pinching your cheeks.
"What's with that very casual & very public confession of yours, hm?"
"It washn't a shecwet!"
"Well, I didn't know!"
"Das caushe youwe dum- wAH! AHAHA-" another tug on your cheeks had you squeaking out again before you burst out laughing when those damned fingers ran up your sides, toppling you over into his hold. Sero barely held on to his faux annoyance for a measly few seconds before he was snickering along with you.
"And when exactly were you going to tell me? I doubt you planned to break the news in front of our friends like that."
"Nah. I don't know," you smiled up at him doppily, removing his hands from your face. "Had no plans but the opportunity was just there. Had to take it. Plus, you can't be too mean if you were going to reject me."
"You thought that there's a possibility I'd reject you? And to be mean at that? Who's the dumb one now, hm?"
"Still you. AND TAKE YOUR HANDS AWAY FROM MY SIDES. TRY TICKLING ME AGAIN & I WILL FIGHT YOU, BITCH."
Sero feigned an offended sound.
"Calling me dumb and a bitch? You're lucky your little crush is mutual."
You stopped your squirming in favour of twisting wround to face your bestfriend & to look at him. Really look. Your eyes traced over before you broke out beaming at him.
"Really?" You asked quietly, smiling so wide with eyes shining so hopefully Sero would've hated himself if he answered any other way. You watched his face soften with adoration as he huffed out a little laugh.
"Yeah."
You couldn't help the stupid, dopey grin that tugged on your lips at that. "Good," you grinned up at the dumb bitch you loved so much. "No take backs."
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A/n: i love the trope where their adoration for each other is so BLATANTLY obvious and they don't give a SHIT. like none of those awkwardness or denial when people tease- just straight up 'yea. its cuz i love him' and 'i love her. as simple as that.' EXCEPT IT STILL DRIVES PEOPLE INSANE BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS WHAT KIND OF LOVE THEY MEANT and these two just lowkey act dumb while their friends lose their mind. this is becoming a drabble lmao 😂 i'll shut up now.
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thoriffix · 2 years
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you're telling me he gets THREE boyfriends???
words: 4.6k
summary: cole's dad assumes the ninja are dating, which - as far as cole is concerned - is ridiculous. of course, it sends him on a bit of a feelings spiral, and maybe he does in fact have a few crushes he has to deal with.
some polyninja goofs! set vaguely in s2 idk when exactly but uhh theyre living on the bounty and lloyd isnt aged up yet thats all thats important. also im trying out posting full fics on here for the first time! this is also on my ao3 ill link it in the rbs
enjoy!
"So, how are the boys?"
"Ugh, Dad." Cole rolls his eyes. Every time he visits, his dad ends up trying to get him to talk about the other ninja, and he doesn't understand it. "They're fine, same as always. Busy training, probably."
"Shame they never come to visit," Lou comments, sipping his tea. "I really would love to get to know them better."
Cole squints dubiously at his father, who seems to be trying to appear nonchalant. "...Why?"
"Well, why wouldn't I? If my son suddenly came home with one boyfriend I'd like to get to know him, let alone three!"
What.
Cole stares at Lou. He puts his tea cup down and furrows his brow as he tries to process. Dad thinks- okay. Dad thinks the ninja are his… boyfriends? The ninja. All of them. Boyfriends?
"We're not dating, dad," he says, after a solid few seconds of confused silence. Lou tilts his head.
"You're not?" he asks. "None of you?"
"No, none of us!"
Why would he even think that? Do they act like boyfriends? Dad didn't even know he was gay until a few weeks ago. Why would he just assume Cole’s friends were dating him? Or each other, for that matter?
"Well," says Lou, frowning. "I must have misread. Sorry, son."
"That's okay, dad," says Cole. His head is spinning, though. Misread what? Normal, friendly, platonic interactions between four close buddies? How could you possibly misread that? "What, uh- why would you… what made you think that?"
Lou hums, taking another sip of his tea as he thinks about it. Cole finds himself leaning forward in anticipation, and immediately feels weird about it. Why is he excited to know? That's weird. Stop it, Cole.
"You were the happiest I've ever seen you," Lou finally says, and Cole feels his stomach flip. "When you were fighting, yes, but even more so when you were just with them. The way you looked at them, I… well, it reminded me of myself when I first fell in love."
Cole really, truly, has no idea how to feel about that. He stares down into his lap. This isn't exactly a conversation he'd love to be having with the father he's fairly estranged from, anyway. Maybe once they were closer he'd be willing to talk about his nonexistent love life, but apparently it's happening now, because apparently he looks at the other ninja like he's in love with them, which is- well, it's a lot to unpack. 
"Why so interested?" Lou asks teasingly, after Cole hasn't said anything for a few minutes. Cole’s stomach flips again.
"I'm not!" he defends, though he can't really deny that he is. When he thinks about it his heart keeps doing these little flutters. Maybe he just has a heart condition. That's probably more likely. A rare heart condition that only shows symptoms when he thinks about the idea of dating his fellow ninja. The idea of boyfriends. Having boyfriends. Dating them. Maybe even kissing them! He-
Wow, that heart condition sure is a doozy.
"Well, I'm not going to sit around and tell you how it looks," says Lou. "I think you might need to work out how you actually feel."
"Unhelpful, dad," Cole grumbles. His father laughs, and picks his tea back up.
"If you say you're not dating, I believe you. But maybe I wasn't misreading your expressions?" He raises his eyebrows and sips his tea meaningfully. Cole can feel his face going hot.
"Yeah, yeah," he mutters. "I'm changing the subject now. How's the weather been lately?"
Later, on the Bounty, Cole can’t stop thinking about it. What the fuck did his dad mean about him and the other ninja? He spends most of the day after he gets home stewing about it, brooding in various spots aboard the ship and generally overthinking. It doesn't make him feel any better in the slightest.
Eventually the others notice, because of course they do, because they share a space of a couple hundred square feet at best. Kai corners him on the deck first.
“Hey, man,” he says, slapping Cole on the back and joining him in peering over the edge of the boat. “You doin’ okay?”
Kai’s picked up a habit of checking in on the others the moment they seem even a little off, and he seems scarily attuned to when they’re not feeling great. It makes Cole smile. He’s a good guy. Much more sensitive and caring than his cocky outward self would have you believe, and Cole’s lucky to get to see it. Lucky to get to see his face, too, cause he’s sure easy on the eyes. And-
Cole’s cheeks go hot. Oh, boy.
“All good!” he replies, maybe a little too squeakily. Kai narrows his eyes suspiciously. His stunning, deep brown eyes. Cole scolds himself mentally. Where is this coming from?
“You went to visit your dad today, right?” asks Kai, and Cole nods. “That go okay?”
“Been worse. We, uh, talked a lot."
“Hey, that’s a start.” Kai smiles lopsidedly and reaches out, covering Cole’s hand with his. His palm is warm and comforting. Cole smiles back. “Wanna come play some games with the guys? We got some time.”
“We should probably be training,” Cole says, raising one eyebrow, but it’s more of a tease than an actual protest. He’d much rather play. If nothing else, it's fun to watch Jay rage when he's losing.
“Eh, what Wu doesn’t know won’t hurt him. C’mon.”
Cole allows himself to be led the relatively short distance from the deck into their room, where Jay and Zane are already battling it out. 
“Ah, hello, Cole,” says Zane, pausing the game and turning to smile up at Cole with that sweet, awkward smile he always has. “Are you alright?”
“I’m peachy, snowflake,” Cole replies, grinning as he sits down between them. Zane tilts his head in apparent confusion. “I’m good. No worries.”
“Good,” says Zane. Kai sits down on Zane’s other side and picks up a spare controller, passing Cole the fourth. Jay nudges him.
“Ready to get your ass kicked?” he asks, smirking, and Cole just smirks back.
“I’d be careful who you threaten, motormouth.”
“Ooh, fighting talk!” exclaims Kai. “C’mon, I wanna get into it already!”
Zane sets up a fresh game. Cole sits there, idly playing with the buttons as he waits, and smiles. He’s got the best friends.
It doesn’t entirely clear his mind, but digitally brawling with the other ninja certainly makes him feel a bit better, right up until Wu finds them and scolds them for shirking their duties. He finds himself in the kitchen with Zane, washing dishes as Zane starts to get dinner ready.
“Do not laugh, please,” Zane says shyly. Cole blinks at him, and then suddenly realises that Zane is bashfully tying his pink apron around his waist. He feels guilty immediately.
“I won’t,” he promises. “Sorry for laughing at you for it before.”
“That’s okay. I understand it is a little silly. It’s pink, after all.”
“No, it- it still sucked for us to laugh. You don’t look silly. You, uh- pink suits you.”
It’s nowhere near a lie. Zane looks great in pink. He looks great in anything, honestly. Most of all, he looks great wearing the pleased smile that crosses his face at that. It’s infectious - Cole finds himself smiling too, distracted and scrubbing the same spot on a bowl over and over. He snaps his attention back to the dishes. FSM, what is with him? His dad’s comments must have got in his head. He doesn’t remember ever noticing the others’ appearances this much before, nor feeling this fluttery when he thinks about them. But then again, didn’t he? Weren’t they always this handsome, now that he thinks about it? Maybe the butterflies are new, but they don’t feel out of place, exactly. When he casts his mind back, maybe he does remember feeling a little fluttery whenever Kai puts his hand on his, or Jay poorly trash-talks him, or Zane makes extra dumplings because he knows they’re Cole’s favourite. He stares into the soapy water, suddenly unsure of himself.
“Cole? Are you alright?” Zane asks, placing a cold hand on Cole’s arm and pulling him out of his thoughts. Cole nods.
“Yep,” he says, and it’s not a lie. He’s just… confused, is all. There’s no way his dad was right, right? Not about them dating, of course, but about his, uh… feelings. Wouldn’t that be embarrassing? His dad, who he barely sees, picking up on Cole having a- well, multiple crushes before it even crossed Cole’s mind. “Sorry, Zane. Just thinkin’.”
“No need to apologise,” says Zane. “And, um. Thank you for saying pink suits me. I rather like it.”
He smiles, and then makes a beeline for the stove to start cooking. Cole watches him move perfectly around the kitchen, each movement graceful and well-oiled. The water's long gone cold by the time he actually resumes doing the dishes.
Dinner is perfect, as it always is when it's Zane's night to cook. Cole devours his own helping and then a fair bit of Jay's, when he isn't looking. Lloyd watches him sneak food off Jay's plate from across the table, wide-eyed, and then utterly fails to do the same to Nya, who notices immediately.
After the meal, Jay and Cole end up on the deck together, trying to make the most of the time before bed. The sun's gone down, leaving them chugging along through dusky indigo skies, a few stars twinkling above them.
"Don't think I didn't notice you stealing my food all of dinner, mister," Jay says, and Cole grins, embarrassed. Busted. 
"Well, why didn't you stop me then?"
Jay shrugs. "I figured it would mean that you owe me! Besides, I know you love Zane’s cooking."
Cole knows for a fact that Jay also loves Zane's cooking. They all do. He doesn't comment on that, though, just raises an eyebrow instead. "Oh yeah?"
"Yep!"
He doesn't elaborate. Cole chooses to assume he'll be doing Jay's chores tomorrow. He rolls his eyes, and leans over the side of the boat. The moon is so bright tonight, illuminating everything in a pale glow. He chances a glance at Jay out of the corner of his eye, and sure enough; beautiful. Damnit. Why couldn't he have less handsome friends? And kind, too, and funny. And caring. And-
Jay catches him looking and scrunches up his nose, sticking his tongue out. Cole feels his heart skip a beat. 
God damnit.
He has three whole stupid crushes, doesn't he?
And that means his stupid dad was right, too.
Cole stares down at the distant desert below them, slowly passing by. This is stupid. Feelings are stupid. They're his friends - his only friends, not that he really likes to admit it. Well- he still has Wu and Nya and Lloyd, but still. They're his team, for another thing. How's he going to fight effectively alongside them when all of a sudden he gets butterflies looking in their eyes for too long?
Jay pokes him. "Whatcha thinkin' about?"
"Just- stuff," says Cole vaguely. 
"Ooh, mystery man, huh? Bet I can guess what you're thinking about."
"Jay, I-"
"Cake? Video games? The fact that it's your turn to mop the deck this week? Dragons?"
Cole should've known that vagueness would get him nowhere with Jay. Annoying, adorable little shit. Instead he just sighs and nods. "Yeah, uh, all of the above."
"Ha! You're so predictable, Cole."
I guess I am, Cole thinks, leaning on his hand and watching Jay's smug face turn to look back out at the clouds. He's only thinking a little bit about kissing him, which he's going to count as a win. He continues to think about it until they go to bed for the night, but it’s only a little bit, so. He’s doing well.
The next evening, Cole finally finds himself alone on the deck of the Bounty, having spent all day in the company of at least one of the other ninja, all of whom are suddenly the most attractive guys in Ninjago and he might be going a little bit crazy. Getting some time alone is rare under normal circumstances, but while dealing with this newest revelation it's nothing short of a godsend. 
He begins pacing up and down the deck, debating just what he's supposed to do now. Right. So maybe, just maybe, he has three new crushes. Or, more like, he has three old crushes that he's only just noticed and is kind of kicking himself about in retrospect. 
He has a few options, Cole supposes.
One, he tells them all how he feels. The idea of this one makes his stomach tie itself into twelve different knots and then throw itself off the side of the ship, so he's not really sure it's ideal. But then again, if it went well… he doesn't dare think about it. The odds of it going the way he'd like it to are so tiny that he doesn't even bother properly entertaining the idea. This option isn't really an option. 
Two, he picks one of them to confess to and buries the other two crushes down deep and doesn't think about them ever. This one is more plausible, even if the idea of choosing between them seems impossible. Any time he thinks he's settled on one of them, one of the others will float into his mind and his heart will do the flutter again and he'll be back at square one. Besides, he doesn't even know if any of them would like him back. This option isn't ideal, but it's there.
Three, he buries all of them down deep and pretends they don't exist. This one, as far as Cole can see, has no downsides. Nothing has to change, no one has to get rejected or ruin any friendships or teamwork, and he can go on having fun with his best friends and never think about kissing them at all. Ever. It's the perfect plan.
Of course, perfect plans often have a little snag or two, which Cole discovers as soon as he marches proudly back into their living quarters and is met with three stupidly handsome and loveable faces. 
For the next few days, Cole engages in what can only be described as the most miserable game of tag he’s ever played, in which he’s constantly running from his own gay thoughts attempting to catch him. Every time he sees the other ninja, his heart utterly betrays him by trying to thump itself out of his chest, and his brain betrays him even more by refusing to stop imagining them kissing him, or holding his hand, or even cuddling. Luckily, it doesn’t interfere with their ninja work too much, because Cole is a professional, and their well-oiled team is second nature at this point. At home, though? Well, those two days of performing arts school he attended are really putting the work in.
It doesn’t help that recently the ninja have become more affectionate than ever, constantly checking in on him and asking if he wants to hang out, and there’s only so many times he can turn them down without coming off rude or suspicious. He’s been hanging out with little Lloyd a lot instead. To be fair to the kid, he’s a lot of fun to hang out with, actually. Plus, as a bonus, the ninja don’t seem to be quite as affectionate when Lloyd, Nya or Wu are around, which Cole is putting down to them not wanting to exclude anyone from their little best friend group. 
He’s hanging out by himself in the sleeping quarters, reading a book that Zane’s been trying to get him to read and eating a sandwich, when Nya pops her head round the door and says; “Hey!”
He glances over, brushes some crumbs off his chest, and sits up, putting the book down. “Hey.”
“What’re you doing in here? Everyone's up on the deck, training.”
She steps into the room and walks over to his bunk, sitting down next to him. Cole shrugs.
“I was tired?” he tries, and she laughs.
“Nice try. Wu will never let you get away with that one. Ninja never quit!” she says, doing a scarily accurate impression of Master Wu. Cole snorts, and then looks at his hands. It’s not that he doesn’t want to train. It’s more that Kai had bumped into him earlier and for some ungodly reason had reached out to brush a lock of Cole’s hair behind his ear, and Cole’s now worried that if he looks Kai in the eyes he might actually explode.
He’s not gonna say that. He just sort of shrugs instead.
Nya pokes his cheek. “What’s going on with you?” she asks, raising one eyebrow. Cole looks at her.
“What do you mean?”
She shrugs. “You’re acting weird lately. Around the guys mostly. You feeling okay?”
Damn. Cole cringes slightly. He’s probably being very obvious, huh? He opens his mouth, fully intending to make up some excuse, even if he has no idea what would sound plausible, but what actually comes out is; “I think I’m in love with all three of the other guys because my dad thought we were all dating and it made me realise I really like them all and I have no idea what to do about it and I was trying to ignore it but that’s really hard and I don’t wanna ruin the team or our friendships or anything and it sucks.”
Nya stares at him.
“And also I’m gay,” he adds, belatedly realising he's never actually officially come out. He’s pretty sure they all know, but still. Worth adding.
She takes a second, looking almost confused, and then laughs. “Okay,” she says. “Lots of information there, Cole.”
“Sorry,” he mumbles, smiling a bit himself. Her smile is infectious. She sighs, and then pats him on the shoulder.
“First of all, congrats on the coming out. I mean, I did already know, so. Y’know. Still congrats!”
“Thank you…?”
"Secondly, that's really cute. You should tell them!"
Cole stares at her. "Nya. You gotta be kidding me."
"I'm not! What's the worst that could happen?" She’s grinning at him, with a sparkle in her eye like she knows something he doesn’t, but he just frowns.
"Uh, I don't know. Everything? Breaking up the team for no good reason? Losing my only friends?"
"Pssh, that's nothing." She sounds cheery, but Cole's not smiling, so she sighs and pats his shoulder. "Right. Sorry. Unhelpful. But look, I really do think you should tell them. They're worried about you, y'know."
Cole blinks. "They are?"
"Yeah, of course. If nothing else, telling them will get you closure, right? Your friendship is stronger than you think, and they care about you, so even if they don't like like you back, is that really the end of the world?"
Huh. Cole looks down at his hands. "I guess not," he admits, frowning. It doesn't feel like it should be that easy. Admittedly, the idea of rejection does make him want to crawl into a cupboard forever, but Nya has a point. She grins again, toothily.
"I'm always right," she says, smug. Cole rolls his eyes and leans into her. She wraps an arm around him. "Oh, and I'm rooting for you, champ. I guarantee it’ll go better than you think."
“Why are you so sure?” Cole grumbles, and she opens her mouth, and then closes it again, shrugging.
���Just am!” she says, slightly sing-song, and he groans. Why is everybody he knows so smug?
"Hey," says Cole, and only Zane looks up. Kai and Jay are too busy intently focusing on the game they're playing, which, honestly? That's fine. Cole’s feeling pretty nervous, so the less eyes on him right now the better. "I need to talk to you guys."
"What's up, dude?" asks Kai, narrowing his eyes at the TV, and then groaning. "Oh, damnit, Jay!"
"Ha! Get good, loser!"
"Are you guys done?" Cole asks, feeling endeared and irritated at the same time. God, why'd it have to be these idiots? They pause the game, finally, and turn around to face him, nodding. "Okay."
"Are you alright, Cole?" asks Zane, looking worried. 
“Yeah, I just- I have to tell you all something.”
“We’re all ears, bro,” says Kai, grinning up at him, and Cole’s heart flutters embarrassingly. Oh god. This is gonna suck. He takes a deep breath.
"I like you guys," says Cole. "Like, like like you. All of you."
There's silence. Cole resists the urge to squeeze his eyes shut so he can't see them all looking at him. This is terrible. His heart is pounding.
"...I thought we were all already dating?" Zane says, sounding genuinely bewildered.
“Yeah, I kinda- are we not?” asks Jay, putting down his game controller. Kai nods in agreement, frowning at Cole.
What.
Cole stares at them all. He’s desperately trying to see in their eyes if this is some weird prank, or joke, but they all look utterly baffled at the idea that they’re not all dating him. They all think they’re dating him? And each other? All of them?
This might be the weirdest turn of events in Cole’s life, and he once had an old man on top of a mountain ask him to become a ninja to help save Ninjago from evil.
“Wh- we are?” he says desperately, holding out his hands in confusion. The others make eye contact with each other and then look back at him, nodding. Cole’s head is spinning. “For how long?”
Jay shrugs. “I dunno, a couple of weeks?”
A couple of weeks? He’s saying that Cole could have been kissing all three of them for weeks? He must look shaken, because Kai holds out a hand comfortingly.
“How did I not know?” he asks. They look at each other again.
“I do not know,” says Zane.
“We just sort of assumed you wanted to take things slow?” explains Kai. “And we didn’t wanna push you or anything, y’know?”
Cole really does not know what to do now. He goes and sits on the floor between them all, and then suddenly has a realisation. “My dad was right,” he groans, dropping his head into his hands in shame. This is awful. Not only was his stupid dad right about his stupid feelings, he was right about them dating, apparently. And apparently, everybody was aware of this except for Cole!
Wait. “Wait,” he says. “Does Nya think we’re dating too?”
“Uh, yeah, I’m gonna tell my sister, dude,” says Kai, and Cole groans again. Great. No wonder she’d seemed so sure of herself when he asked for her advice. He feels a hand pat his arm slightly awkwardly.
“Are you alright?” asks Zane, sounding concerned, and Cole nods into his hands. It’s not quite settled in yet, given that this was the exact opposite of the outcome he was expecting and all. It might be starting to, though, given the way his stomach is starting to fizz with excitement. 
“So,” he says, lifting his head out of his hands. They’re all looking at him with eyes that are far too soft and gentle and beautiful. “You’re telling me you all want to date me?”
“Well, I thought we all were for several weeks, so I’d say yes,” says Jay, and Cole partially considers dropping his head back into his hands. He puts them down on his lap instead.
“What now?” he asks. He’s pretty sure he’s just mightily embarrassed himself, so he’s half expecting one of them to go well, actually, we don’t really like you that much anymore, Cole, sorry! Instead, Kai starts grinning and adjusts himself so he’s on one knee.
“Well,” he says, making eye contact with each of them. “Would all three of you do me the honour of being my boyfriends? Officially, this time.”
Cole might be dying. His heart rate would certainly suggest that he is. Beside him, Zane giggles, and Jay groans and rolls his eyes.
“You’re so annoying,” he complains, and then leans forward and kisses Kai’s cheek.
“I would be honoured,” Zane says, seriously, and leans in to kiss Kai’s other cheek. Kai raises his eyebrows at Cole, the cocky grin melting into something softer as he looks at him.
“If you’d rather talk about it first-” he begins to say, before Cole gets his courage up and all but jumps forward to plant a kiss directly on Kai’s lips. They’re soft, and warm, and he can feel Kai smiling against his lips. His heart hammers furiously against the inside of his ribs as he pulls back and grins awkwardly.
“Yeah,” he says, slightly embarrassed by the way Kai is smiling at him. Jay makes a noise.
“My turn!” he says, and pulls Cole into a kiss as well, their noses squishing uncomfortably against each other and teeth clacking slightly. He pulls away, slightly dazed, and Jay all but sparkles at him with the joy in his grin. Zane clears his throat politely.
“May I?” he asks, and Cole nods, his head spinning too much to answer properly. Zane leans in and kisses him, much gentler than Jay, and then pulls back after a moment and smiles. Cole’s tempted to pinch himself, just to make sure this isn’t some big self-indulgent dream. His heart is calming down, convinced that all is well. 
“Glad we got that sorted!” chirps Jay, picking his game controller back up. “Cole, do you wanna join the game next round?”
Cole has to laugh. He feels a bit ridiculous. Knowing that he could’ve been happily with them all for weeks rather than tearing himself up inside trying to escape his crushes stings a bit, but at least he got this outcome instead of something worse. Honestly, this is the best possible outcome he could have hoped for. 
“Yeah, okay,” he says, and grabs the spare controller.
Cole’s dad opens the door not ten seconds after he rings the bell, which suggests he’d been waiting by the door for Cole to show up, which is either quite sweet or a bit weird, he can’t decide.
“Cole!” he says, opening it, and then his eyes widen. “Oh!”
Cole grins, gesturing to the other three ninja, who have promised to be on their best behaviour and are dressed in their nicest outfits. “Surprise?” he says, and they beam at his dad. Lou looks utterly thrilled, clapping his hands together and grinning.
“Oh, this is wonderful! Cole never brings friends home,” he says, and Cole’s face goes a bit hot. He looks around at the other ninja, who smile at him encouragingly.
“It’s actually, uh. Boyfriends, dad.”
Lou’s face shifts through surprise, to joy, to smug understanding. He smiles at Cole, who rolls his eyes. 
“Boyfriends, eh?” he says, raising his eyebrows. “Who knew?”
“Lay off it, dad,” says Cole. “Can we come in or not?”
Lou steps back to let them all pass through, waving them in with pleasantries and greetings, and when Cole passes him he pats him on the shoulder and smiles, his eyes gentle and proud. Cole smiles back, embarrassed. He’s still a little bit mad that his dad figured things out before he did, but honestly? He can’t be that upset, what with the way it all worked out.
Okay, maybe a little. But only because his dad is being so smug about it. Otherwise, he’s completely fine. After all, he’s dating the three best people in Ninjago, so what’s he got to be mad about?
Cole grins as he walks into the living room to find Kai and Jay mid-bicker already, with Zane attempting to act as mediator. They stop when they see him, all three sets of eyes lighting up, and his grin grows wider. Yeah. He’s doing pretty good.
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callmelyc · 9 months
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#2023JuLance
Final week: birthday
Months ago Keith had promised lance he'd be home for his birthday. He was so sure in fact that his entire family, including their former team, had planned to celebrate the following day. It was unusual sure, but it would be the first birthday celebrated in the new house.
In their new house.
The one they had moved into together almost a year ago now.
Yet here lance is with his handheld sitting blankly in his hands. No matter how many times he checked it looked the same: keiths contact set to 'away' with the last message being "I might be a little late, I'm sorry Lance."
He exhaled not realizing he'd been holding a breath before putting the device out of sight and going to bed. Tomorrow morning was his birthday, the first he'd be spending in their home and he might end up spending it alone.
-*-
When lance woke this morning it was to a onslaught of messages, emails, voice messages and social notifications. The entire universe it seemed was wishing him a happy birthday, all the way down to the one space mob they'd met in a mission two years ago- but thats another story- yet one notification was still missing.
Keith's.
Lance sighed before replying to everyone else sending 'thank you's and heart emojis to those that mattered most. Then he looked back at Keith's contact....still blank. Lance frowns sending off a quick "are you alright samurai?" and starts his day.
Throughout the entire day Lance grows antsy, Keith has never failed to say good morning to him unless something serious comes up, he's never failed to respond either. And he doesn't think Keith would forget to actually wish him a happy birthday...right?
Eventually lance convinces himself he's being ridiculous, Keith is a busy man he said he'd be a bit late so...lance will just wait for him.
Yet as the hours pass his nerves are set on edge.
Krolia has no info, kolivan has no info, keiths lesbian band of technical war criminals also lack anything of substance. If he asked shiro then everyone would know he'd been spending his day alone-
He finds himself checking the messages constantly in-between pacing and silence that only his footsteps fill. With every ping that's not Keith Lance grows worried and a bit more heartbroken. Afterall Keith had promised him he'd be here, and he does try to give the benefit of the doubt, lance really does. But when it reaches midnight with no sign nor word about him, lance feels dejected to say the least.
A lot worried to say the most, it seeps into the cracks the heartbreak of broken promises left behind and lance doesn't know how to feel anymore.
In the end he'd spent his birthday all alone in their new house they're supposed to share together.
-*-
This morning he's woken by banging on his front door and the sounds of pidge trying to lockpick his locks. Despite how yesterday went he can't help but smile at his friends antics, it's nice to know someone is excited about his birthday still.
By the time he's opening the door he's tackled by flailing limbs and demands to get ready asap. "we don't have all day lance we have a lot to do so get up!" Pidge huffs though doesn't let him move an inch.
"I can't exactly do anything with a pigeon attached to me"
Through all the rush no one comments on the lack of Keith and lance tries his best to pretend he doesn't notice the hole he's left behind. During the ride to his family home he checks his notifications multiple times hoping Keith finally got a chance to reply. His own message still sits on delivered.
Everything is momentarily forgotten when they pull up to his childhood home. He's immediately swarmed by everyone he holds dear. hugs, kisses, tackles and joyful welcome it brings lance to laughter easier than he's been able these last few days.
Once ushered inside he's face to face with the house decorated more than he's ever seen, every surface is covered with food and every face that looks his way is so loving it nearly hurts.
The entire house looks like a mishmash of the observation deck and the sea. There's holograms of photos from places they've gone and Lance loved most, there's gifts lining an entire wall, there's something glittery hanging from the ceiling- Lance is speechless taking everything in.
"Do you like it?" Rachel ask rocking back on her heels "we spent MONTHS planning every tiny detail. Even shiro and Adam helped, OH and krolia-"
"I-" his voice cracks a tiny bit looking back to everyone "you guys didn't have to do this much"
"Of course we did!" Hunk says with abother hug "you deserve it-"
Shiro gives lances shoulder a comforting squeeze "you've always made sure our birthdays were a big deal we could only hope to do the same for you too lance"
When lances tears fall after that everyone thinks it's because he's overjoyed piling in for another hug, he is, but they don't realize it's also because of hurt too.
-*-
Lance spent the entire day trying not to think of Keith again, despite all the happy faces around him not a single one mentioned his absence. If it wasn't for their lack of worry he'd probably be half way across the universe to find him right about now. So instead lance sits and watches the sun start to set.
He looks at the shades of blue and red coming together reflecting in the soft glow. He looks at the way the tides brush the sand on the shoreline. He looks back to his handheld still blank of new notifications.
He looks back at Keith's messages and finds nothing has changed.
A final click and his device is fully off this time. No more checking, lance decides and he's walking back inside to gather his things.
"Leandro what are you doing?"
Lance briefly glances to his sister and smiles softly "I'm gonna head home a little early"
"Wait what-" she says almost panicked before schooling her face "why?"
He shrugs "just feeling tired, it's been a very long two weeks."
"But you can't leave yet!" She protest causing lance to turn to her brow raised.
"Is there another part of the birthday I'm missing?"
"Y-no!" She says unconvincing "but we enjoy having you here..."
"Uh-huh...sure," he laughs while getting his keys "I'll visit again tomorrow alright? I just...need some peace, ya know how things get sometimes."
Lance knew it was a bit of a low blow but he knows it works when Veronica looks at him in worry "ok, just...let us know if you need anything, ok Leo?"
Lance gives her a tight hug "always vera" then he leaves before anyone else has the opportunity to convince him otherwise.
-*-
When arriving home lance is unsurprised to find it silent. No Keith, no kosmo, just lance. He sighs letting his back slide down the closed door until he's on the floor.
Lance sets his face in his hands "im gonna kill you when you get back you dick-"
Unsure of how long he spends on the floor lance let's himself grow cold, he let's himself stay curled against the door. It's grounding, somehow comforting to his wave of emotion. He's sure he's halfway to finally breaking down when he hears the unmistakable zing of kosmo somewhere out in the backyard.
Looking up lance notices the time is back to midnight and by the time he reaches the backdoor lance decides he's furious.
Standing there, for the first time in two weeks, is Keith. Lance doesn't move to lessen the distance and he's certain whatever emotion he's wearing on his face is the only reason Keith hasn't motioned to close that distance himself.
"Hi-" Keith provides a bit awkwardly
Lance doesn't reply just continues to stare him down hoping Keith can feel the radiating disappointment he feels.
"I'm sorry..."
"Doesn't feel like it"
"That's not fair lance you know I am-"
"No-" lance snaps "what's not fair is for me to have spent all of yesterday and today worried sick about you because you wouldn't even read my messages and not a single person could tell me if anything even went wrong...." His voice cracks a bit causing keiths face to fall "I spent my birthday alone without a happy birthday from the one person I wanted it from the most."
Lance inhales trying to calm himself "this mission wasn't even a field mission, you weren't supposed to be in danger or out of range."
"I wasn't. I was safe, I was definitely in range..." Keith says as he slowly inches forward.
"Then why?" Lance practically begs because even if it was just a birthday, even if it was something so small he wanted Keith there he needed him to be.The tears trying to escape before finally start to fall "why did you leave me alone again?"
Before he can blink the tears away Keith is swooping in wiping them away with gentle hands. He's pulling lance in close to hug him tightly with a sea of im sorry's falling from his lips.
"I was planning something and it took longer than expected, I should've called you..." Keith says softly "im so sorry, I broke my promise... I never meant to hurt you lance."
They're on the ground now lance held close in Keith's arms and kosmo cuddling into lances lap. He lifts his head to look at Keith, finally look at him, and norices the exhaustion in his face too.
Lance chuckles weakly brushing his knuckles against Keith's eye bags "we're a mess of a pair aren't we ... I can't even handle a birthday alone and you look like you've been through a second war."
Keith's lips quirk up slightly "to be fair, I did heavily promise you wouldn't be alone for it, or ever, if I could help it."
"You failed that"
"I did"
"Doesn't explain the extra wrinkles-"
Keith huffs pulling back slightly to look lance in the eyes, really look "I can show you....if you want"
Lance agrees but doesn't expect Keith to fully pull back. He doesn't expect him to pull out a small box, he doesn't expect him to show lance an engagement ring.
"I originally had an entire speech planned..." He says not deterred by lances silence "but it doesn't feel quite right anymore."
Lance watches him inhale slowly drawing those purple eyes to look intensely into his own.
"Will you marry me?"
Lance blinks, let's the words soak into his skin-
"No"
Keith drops the box in shock "what?"
"I said no" lance reiterates but reaches down to pick the rings up and places them gently into Keith's hands.
"Why...?" Keith's voice cracks a little and lance almost feels bad.
"I'm still upset with you, you've broken so many promises and couldn't even say happy birthday to me-"
"Because I was busy finding the perfect ring!"
"Ah-ahaha" lance says "no interrupting! You can try again after you manage to make it up to me. Alright?"
Keith groans accepting defeat "fine! ok..."
Lance squeezes his hands with a quick kiss to Keith's forehead "now come on samurai, we both need sleep this entire thing was stressful."
That night they both go to sleep in each other's arms with I love yours falling from each other's lips.
A year later lances birthday is spent happily without a single worry or fear. He's not alone, their home is jovial, there's no missed messages from Keith and this time, when Keith proposes, he says yes.
Bonus:
"So when Veronica was trying to get me to stay-?"
"I was supposed to be waiting at the beach with the rings but I was later than originally planned..."
"I see..."
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gladumfdoodles · 1 month
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Galdumf gladumf could i. Could i trouble you for some facts about your ddvau oc? Said in the tone of a peasent asking for bread. May you talk about them pretty please (Nooo this is totally not to brainstorm more doodles of both our ocs. Nooo this is not to understand the character better to therefor draw your oc and my oc toghether of course not what are you possibly talking aboutttt Ridiculous thats ridculous cant believe you are coming to this conclusion!!! /j)
oh hi denz!! sorry this is so late, I forced myself to take an actual break (no writing no art), and also I've been on a trip over the weekend (that I am still on)
M is a cat mutant with no powers, except perhaps always being in the wrong place at the wrong time
they like reading, writing, and art. their favorite color is red-violet. they are a Hotguy fan, and they ship CG and HG together because they think it's funny that their names reflect each other.
their parents are fairly distant, not for any purposeful reason but because they are constantly working to earn enough money to support the family. They're barely affording university for them, and they're having to take several extra shifts in order to stay on top of everything
their favorite teacher is Scar or Cleo :]
hopefully this gave you the kind of information you were looking for!!
and to everyone else, I am alive!! just taking an actual break <3
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messier-47 · 2 years
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I have another story idea thats gonna be really short to explain i'll make it quick before i gotta make dinner
Modern!AU, everyone is early to mid twenties, future madatobi but the romance isn't the main focus, tw: cheating (but not with madatobi)
Madara and Hashirama are highschool sweethearts. They've been dating and happy for quite awhile, even moving in together upon finally leaving their parents household. The households of Senju and Uchiha are friendly, Izuna and Tobirama have stopped being rivals since getting out of highschool and thank goodness for that cause the prank war was getting ridiculous.
Tobirama and Madara aren't friends but more friendly aquantiences. Madara's world revolves around Hashirama and Tobirama is more interested in studying star clusters or bio diversity or perhaps mushrooms (so I can finally start studying mushrooms they're cool).
One day late a night, there's a rainstorm outside and Tobirama is burning the midnight oil studying for a test coming up when there's a knock on the door. Tobirama thinks it's really strange so close to midnight but answers the door, finding Madara there soaked to the bone, pale, kinda shellshocked and miserable looking.
"Can I stay here for a bit?" he asks quietly, "Hashirama is fucking someone else."
Couple things; tobirama and Madara are not friends. But he's also the closest friend/relative/someone from Mada's immediate circle from their...Hashirama's place. And even though Tobirama isn't exactly the most compassionate person, I would think that he'd still bring Madara in from the cold and try his best.
Timed shower, reheat take out, prepare some extra bedding on the couch, play a movie in the background, get out his last servings of ice cream Tobirama does everything but ask what happened that night. Madara is...going through the motions, his heart trying to understand where his mind is screaming denials but...
Distantly, he's surprised with how far Tobirama went to offer comfort though some distance was understandable cause they weren't that close and he's utterly relieved that the Senju isn't trying to nag for any details just like what Izuna would have done (and secretly, perhaps that was another reason why he sought out Tobirama). After a couple hours it comes out:
Madara had been away but a canceled event had Madara coming home early to find a pair of heels in the entry of...what used to be their shared home. He finds Hashirama in bed with a red haired woman. He was such in a state of shock and betrayal that he couldn't even react properly with anger. Just...leaving the house quietly without even his shoes. He must had been wandering for 30 minutes before he even thought to get out of the rain which found him here, in tobirama's apartment, the closest safe space he thought of.
Tobirama intakes all of this, asks if Madara wanted to call anyone, "your mother for example?" and in the end welcomes Madara to stay the night and take as much time as he needs to process in the safety of his apartment. It's late, they both need to go to bed.
There wasn't much sleeping that night. Madara's heart finally decided to break and Tobirama was too busy on planning what to do next.
Morning comes and tobirama kinda steals Madara's phone for a bit to put it on silent cause Hashirama finally noticed that an extra pair of shoes and suitcase was left in the doorway. He ignores his own phone which had started to ring and goes out to get a quick McDonald's breakfast of pancakes, sausage, and eggs. Comes back to a miserable Madara just barely waking up.
Tobirama lays out a few options Madara can take immediately: he could continue to hide out in Tobirama's apartment, could call Izuna to go over to his brother's place, call his mother to go back to the parents house, or go back and start a fight with Hashirama. At first Madara is a little confused cause he thought for a second that Tobirama would have told hashirama Mada's whereabouts but apparently not.
Mada wants to go back to his mother's place, bemoaning that he could never step foot in that house because it's tainted and he's losing so much of his stuff.
Tobirama immediately gets everything prepared, tells Madara not to worry and once breakfast is eaten, escorts Madara straight to the Uchiha household. Mada is immediately comforted and starts to mourn anew in the arms of his mama.
Late in the evening the doorbell rings to reveal Tobirama with a whole bunch of other people toting boxes and totes of his stuff from the other apartment. The story is soon shared: Tobirama immediately went home so that he could start calling and organizing people and his friends to help get Mada's shit out. And these aren't just his nerd friends they're his gym friends and people who do sports and he tutors them, people that can't be pushed around. They go over to Hashirama's apartment and pretty much bully their way inside "burglarizing" only Madara's half of the apartment.
Hashirama confronts them cause he's now in hysterics; Madara isn't answering his calls and Tobirama hasn't either all of a sudden a whole bunch of people show up at his home and he has no clue what's going on (he has a sinking feeling he does) and Tobirama is the one to tell him the truth. Madara caught Hashirama cheating and had gone to Tobirama. Mada is now in a safer place away from Hashirama and Tobirama is just doing his duty as a decent human being to helping someone move out of their cheating ex's house.
Hashirama does get punched in the face.
[it'll later turn out that Hashirama had been planning to draw in both Madara and Mito into a polyamorous relationship cause he was in love with both but he told neither of the other, wanting to later manipulate a casual meeting between the two and introduce the notion of polyamory later.]{Madara is further betrayed by this because he isn't the type to share. So even if polyamory was introduced -in a rather shitty fashion- he would have said no}
As the story continues, Madara will again and again use Tobirama's apartment as a sort of same space from Hashirama, nagging Izuna after he hears about all of this, and the sympathetic coddling of his mother. Nothing romantically inclined happens between the two. I want them to get closer as friends (Tobirama needs to learn how to cuddle) and the Hurt/Comfort is strong. It's all meant to be platonic, two people learning how to care for each other when put under pressure. Maybe Hashirama shows up at Tobirama's apartment to beg Madara to come back only to get punched in the face once again.
A friend suggested that the care could later be recipricated. Madara having now found a new place to stay and his heart may be bruised he's healing. Now enters Tobirama who's developing really bad study habits until one day he faints from malnutrition, stress, and sleep deprivation. Que Madara to the rescue after Tobirama goes home, wanting to play sexy nurse (or not so sexy tobirama looks ill) to pay back the time when Tobirama offered comfort and safety without question.
Oooooooo maybe Tobirama is kinda delirious from whatever drugs they got on him and he chuckles out, "in sickness and in health?" before falling asleep, unaware that Madara's heart went DOKI-FUCKING-DOKI from the gay as hell WEDDING VOWS he just casually murmured.
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bphantom01 · 10 months
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ARC - V Month Day 8 - The Regular- ah, Standard Show
Late post again! Sry, @arcvmonth!
A/N: Man im not sure how this turned out exactly, but I'm quite fine with it.
I wrote this before the day but didn't finish it lol. I did now and this is more just a Yuya/Yuzu kidfic (where they're kids. Thats what kidfic stands for right?) rlly with some random things here and there... But yeah.
(For the song mentioned, the beat & tune is from the one made by Sleeping at Last btw! Just look up [the song title] by Sleeping at Last. If u want a diff tempo tho its ok)
Oh, word count is just 2k in average. And Yuya & Yuzu r 'round 11 here.
Pairings: Yuya/Yuzu
Warnings: None. Just some mentions of getting bullied if that counts
Yuya sat at the part of Maiami that overlooks its huge stadium—the place he always goes when he’s sad or wants to go away to a place away from people.
What happened this time is something more mature people would consider ridiculous… for the first part, anyway.
Today, he saw a group of kids climbing a tree together with Yuzu and Gongenzaka as they went home from school.
Little Yuya wanted to try climbing the tree himself, ignoring Yuzu and Gongenzaka’s protests and warnings because he wanted to try what the other kids were doing.
This… did not end well.
The other kids wanted the tree for themselves and as a result, they dueled for it, and Yuya lost greatly.
What was worse, they made fun of his dad, reminding him of how he was a coward because he didn’t show up to his duel against Strong Ishijima.
Now, Yuya didn’t like that they said that and got into a physical fight with them. Gong helped out, and so did Yuzu, but at some point he couldn’t handle it—the painful reminder of his dad, not the fight—anymore and just… ran.
The kids called him a coward too for doing so. It hurt, though they were right… The truth always hurts, as people’d say.
So what was supposed to be just him wanting to climb a tree had turned into a remembrance about his dad.
It’s always his dad, huh…
‘They didn’t need to remind me that…’ Yuya thought, looking at the sunset through his goggles, which was filled with quite a lot of tears.
“Yuya!” Yuzu’s voice echoed from behind him.
He quickly took his goggles off, dropped the water from them, and wiped his eyes.
“Yuya…” He heard the relief clear in Yuzu’s voice. Turning around, he saw Yuzu happily running up to him, her little pink dress a bit dirtied from all the pushing earlier.
Yuya gave her a smile—although it was fake—to hopefully give her some more relief. “Hi…”
“You just ran off!” she scolded through panting breaths as she stopped beside him. “I’m sorry for saying this, but that was very chicken of you!”
Yuya frowned. “I know…” he muttered lowly. “I didn’t mean to…”
He felt his heart starting to throb again. His eyes also swelled as if tears were to come out any minute. He clenched his fists.
“You shouldn’t have started that fight,” Yuzu went on more gently, sitting behind him. “They were trying to make you angrier on purpose, you know that.”
“They called my dad a coward…” Yuya’s breathing became quick again, but he tried to stop it—tried to tell himself not to cry, to keep that feeling of sadness from oozing out of him. “I wished I had been better—better at dueling, better at fighting…!”
But no one can keep such a feeling to themselves forever. And when your body and mind feels like it really needs to, that feeling will come anyway despite one’s efforts to hold it in.
He put on his goggles again and pulled his knees to himself to hug them.
He then buried his face there to hide it from Yuzu as he continued to cry.
That feeling was too much. It had grown too big to just keep it in now, and for some reason, it thought to let itself show now.
It’s so stupid, Yuya thought, rubbing his fingers together and curling his little toes in his little shoes.
He then hugged himself tighter.
“Why’s there people l-like this…? Why can’t they just…” he tried to speak, his breaths and voice shaky. “Disappear, and though I dont want to think bad of other people: be gone?”
“Yuya, those kinds of people will always exist…” Yuzu muttered. ”We can't really do much about them.”
That didn't seem to work, though.
He continued to sob, shaking his head. Great, his snot was starting to go out. He wiped it off with his shirt-jacket.
Yuzu just watched him, not really knowing what to do to calm her best friend down.
She looked out to the sunset as if it’d help in any way.
Of course, the sun isn’t exactly gonna help calm Yuya down, but… it made her remember.
Remember this one, specific, certain little song.
It’s helped her feel better during the times she herself was down, and there won’t be any shame in sharing or trying it with Yuya now, right?
And with a hum of the beginning, she began…
It's a world of laughter, a world of tears…
She closed her eyes.
It's a world of hopes, and a world of fears
She heard Yuya stop sobbing for a bit. Probably wondering why she just started to sing.
There's so much that we share,
It's time we're aware,
Pausing for a bit, Yuzu observed the landscape in front of them, how the sun’s light shone beautifully off the glass dome of the stadium.
She then sang the last lyrics of the stanza.
It's a small world after all…
She then got up and put her feet at the bottom bar of the hand rail and her arms atop it.
There is just one moon and one golden sun,
Yuzu looked up at the horizon, trailing her eyes to the setting sun.
And a smile means friendship to everyone…
Before smiling, as this line reminded her of Yuya’s cool smile philosophy.
Though the mountains divide, and the oceans are wide,
She traced the outline of the bridge and stadium with her little index finger,
It's a small world after all~
until she reached the conclusion.
She then just sang from there, not noticing how Yuya had already removed his goggles, now just dangling on his neck, and smiled at her.
It's a small world af~ter all,
It's a small world after all…!
It's a small world after all,
It's a small, small world…
She hummed the instrumental.
As she did, Yuya went and joined her by the rail, also watching what was left of the sun’s summit on the horizon.
This surprised the former, although she liked it.
It's a world of laughter, a world of tears,
A world of hopes, and a world of fears,
She likes how her plan actually… worked on Yuya.
And for some reason, he sang the next few lines with her.
There's so much that we share
It's time we're aware
It's a small world after all
(Yuzu) There is just one moon (Yuya) and one golden sun,
And a smile means friendship to everyone…
Yuya giggled a little while singing this part, and Yuzu couldn’t help but smile as well.
(Both) Though the mountains divide and the oceans are wide,
(Yuzu) It's a small, small world.
(Yuya) It's a small world after all,
(Yuzu) It's a small world after all,
(Yuya) It's a small world after all,
And now they just raced on who’s gonna sing next
It's a small, small world.
They giggled at themselves and went off the railing.
It's a small world after all,
It's a small world after all,
It's a small world after all,
It's a small, small world…
They faced each other and held the other’s hands in their own.
(Yuya) It's a world of laughter, (Yuzu) a world of tears…
She looked down.
A world of hopes, (Yuya) and a world of fears
Yuya gave her another sweet smile. “Let’s sing the last parts together…”
“Sure.”
There's so much that we share,
It's time we're aware,
It's a small world after all~
For a few moments after this, the two just sat there for a while, sitting down there behind the green handrail.
They relished in the salty scent of the sea brought about by the cool breeze that brushed past them, as well as the glow of the sun setting yonder.
It was a nice, peaceful moment. And the realization that it's just the two of them here made the experience even more amazing.
Finally, Yuya felt a bit of… True, solemn tranquility within his heart and mind.
“Yuzu,” he began, listening to some far away squacks by some seagulls, “why'd you sing that song to me?”
“Oh, silly…” she laughed, “it was… To make you feel better, ya know?”
She looked towards him. “I know I yelled at you, but I also know that that alone won't make you feel better. And I didn't know how else to help calm you down, and I thought that the song helped me calm down… So maybe it will calm you, too.”
“Oh…”
To be frank, the song actually did help calm him.
And he was grateful for it, for if it weren't for his precious friend and her soothing song, who knows how long he would've stayed where he was — just dwelling on those awful thoughts and events.
He turned to Yuzu, observing her happy, serene expression as she looked towards the stadium.
“Who knows, Yuya,” she started out of the blue. “Maybe someday, you'll be able to avenge your dad and defeat his annoying opponent.”
“You're right.” He stood up. “You know? I'm gonna do it—one day. Not today yet, but at some point in the future. Soon enough!”
Yuzu giggled and stood next to him as well. “I'll be looking forward to that day, Yuya. But for now, learn to defeat me and Gong first! If you can't, you probably will never survive even just a minute with the guy!”
“Don't worry, Yuzu. I will!” He gave her a determined smile. “I will do my best!”
Later, they met up with Gong again. For some reason, they decided to try and climb a different tree anyway, as Yuya so desired.
To a nearby hill they went as quickly as they could so as to go home before it gets too dark.
And when they got to their preferred tree, Yuya scaled it at once and, when he reached the top, was rewarded with the perfect, small view of Maiami.
Some buildings had their lights turned on already as night was approaching fast, and it was… Really nice to see the nice orange-pink-blue contrast of the sky above them combined with said buildings and other structures.
When they climbed down, he fell at some point, but… He was fine with it (even though it did, in fact, leave him with some bruises and scars).
It was just four feet anyway.
He got scolded by Yoko a lot when he got home, of course, and he took it to himself to listen to her.
And when he was finally in bed, he smiled remembering the stuff that happened that day.
Sure, there was that, but then again, good things can't happen without bad things, and the same vise-versa. How will something be considered good if there is no bad?
And as Yuzu had sung, this world…
It was one of laughter, as well as tears… A world full of hope, but also fear.
And those things do coexist.
But yeah. He got to climb the tree too, that was fun.
He raised his hand to glance at the bandaged scars he got and giggled. They were just a small price to pay for such an amazing view.
And that thing he talked about with Yuzu… How, one day, he'll beat his dad's annoying opponent. And Gong and… her, too, of course.
Maybe even, he hopes, beat his own dad…
He just knows it.
Turning to his headboard, he picked up his pendulum and made it sway. Back and forth it did.
Yep. One day, things will swing his way…
He exhaled happily. One day. There will be a day for all those one day. Not now, but soon.
But for now, what he needed to do was sleep.
And, looking at his glowing stars and duel monsters scattered across his dark ceiling one last time, that's what he decided to do. Of course, he put his pendulum back onto his headboard gently first.
It didn't take long for him to fall into deep slumber.
Ending A/N: kinda just wanted to find an excuse for Yuzu to sing 'It's a Small World' to Yuya :P
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schizopositivity · 1 year
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Hi, how do you deal with feeling that people (especially friends) are constantly interrogating you?
I have been getting this feeling a lot and it makes me irrationally angry, even if the person hasn't really done anything wrong, and it's just my brain getting thoughts like "They think I'm lying, everyone thinks I'm lying, maybe I did lie by mistake and I'm misremembering something, maybe they're annoyed because they think I'm dishonest" and so on.
I have this issue in general but it's especially bad when it comes to my best friend, and for whatever reason it's been getting a lot worse lately. I know it might sound weird but when she questions me about something I just said, I feel like she's challenging my honesty, or trying to catch me in a lie, and I get extremely annoyed and not sure about what to do. I'll feel too annoyed to really be in the mood to keep talking with her, and start feeling overwhelmed, but at the same time I'll be extremely anxious and think that if I end the conversation then she'll think I did it because I was lying about the stuff she was questioning me about. Also, if we're texting each other and I answer one of her questions and she doesn't say anything back (like moving on to a different topic), I'll feel like she did it because she thinks she "caught" me lying, and I end up thinking about it all day long and panicking about it non-stop even if it's a minor thing. I just wish there was a way to say things to people without them being like "How did you know that?" to me and similar questions because even if they aren't asking with the intention of making me feel bad, it just makes me feel like EVERYONE is suspicious of everything I tell them and constantly trying to "expose" me lying when I'm not.
Is there maybe a nicer way of telling people "Don't question me" without sounding rude, or making myself more suspicious like making people think "Why would you say you don't want to be questioned if you're telling the truth?" I know this whole thing might sound ridiculous but it's honestly causing me a lot of bad thoughts and feelings. I don't want to isolate myself from the people I talk to, but I'm almost feeling like I do need to limit my conversations or something since this is becoming such a frequent issue and causing me distress every day.
honestly, you could tell the people you know exactly what you just told me. if they are good friends they will listen, understand and try to be supportive. like in the future reassuring you that their questions arent interagations, and they dont think you are lying.
also something to remember is that you cant really lie unitensionally, when people lie they are doing it on purpose. if you "accidentally lie" thats really just misremembering or misspeaking.
and this isnt ridiculous at all. i get the feeling. a bad ex-friend of mine started a rumour that i was a pathological liar and it made me question myself and feel like i couldnt defend myself cause no one would believe me. it was hard but what sorta fixed the situation was me openly and honestly expressing myself to my friends and they all ended up believing me over her.
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animalinvestigator · 2 years
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It kills me that Juri’s one parental figure was taken from her so fast and so brutally bc you’re right like it really was just a matter of horrific circumstances. It was all entropic, random chance & Other People Being Hurt Too that led to it and she didn’t deserve it at all … even the things that tried to save her were also the things that hurt her in the end (Beelzebumon, The D-Reaper, her own friends sometimes). Ruki had a parental figure in Renamon and early on she abused it, she literally could not understand but by the time she Did grasp Juri needing a friend … it was so late. Damage had already been done and they were all just kids. I have. a lot of feelings about Tamers and how literally everyone was a victim
Yes this is so much to me. Juri's like circumstances reoccurring patterns of having everyone in her life leave her horribly and uncontrollably and her only possible response being to harden her heart and close her feelings off and hide herself under this external facade of an energetic and happy little girl is such a powerful precursor to the d-reaper's motivation to melt the world down to one-component slime. I imagine the d-reaper's goal to "eliminate the unncessary" comes from a like, "create a singularity of only the simple and immutable" place, which comes from juri's heart just truly not wanting to lose another person she loves -- if everyone is melted down to nothing, no one can leave her ever again, everyone is just one thing. One of the most soul destryoing scenes in the whole show for me is when beelzebumon tries to pull her out of the kernel and she just stands there, frozen, and stares and watches as the window to the outside world closes slowly in front of her, she doesn't take his hand; and then the moment the window is closed, she breaks down crying and screaming because her last chance is gone. it really evokes an internal war thats at the heart of her character to me -- fighting between closing your self off to others to avoid pain, and accepting pain and abandonment as a part of life, and being able to join the world. can you really accept that loving others & living in this horrible entropic beautiful world HURTS, and still choose to be there? thats what the last arc of tamers is about to me.
i think the like disconnect between her and the character who she's closest to (Ruki, who like you describe here, is not the most empathetic or rational person) is really powerful too cos it really exemplifies how great the disconnect between her and her peers is. even tho she and ruki are close, and ruki treats her with ridiculous gentleness, takes care of her in the digital world, protects adr 01 and shows her caring affection when she's essentially catatonic, etc, She really DOES have no idea what's going on with her, or how to actually help; it's the empty, feeble gestures of kindness from someone too stuck in their own world to really reassure anyone else. because like you said, they're all kids, they cant understand eachother, they don't know the ways eachother are in pain. all orbiting eachother but unable to help eachother at all, the strength for juri to escape the kernel doesn't come from rukis care towards her, or takato's knight in shining armor schtick, or even jians last ditch sacrificial abandon - it comes from inside her, sitting in near silence and nothingness in a time dilation chamber, deciding she really does want to live. really beuatiufl to me.
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yuukei-yikes · 1 year
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What are your thoughts on post-STR Hiyori and Haruka?
this rather became a hiyori post but hehe. under the cut
i think theyre such an interesting duo because they're considered and welcomed as members of the mekakushi dan, but they both kind of arrive late.
these 2 and ayano are the ones who spent recent time inside the daze but ayano has her whole family and i think hiyori particularly feels. weird about ayano. because they're related.
THE THING ABT HIYORI or how i interpret her at least, she's conflicted about her family because. lol she had this secret sister her parents never told her about?? she suddenly finds out she has nieces and nephews?? she runs away to the city without them knowing?? what are ayaka and hiyori's parents like to cause this reaction on both their daughters...
ok im getting a bit off topic, this isn't a hiyori analysis BUT i say this to justify hiyori being a little weird with ayano+mekatrio. i think ayano especially would try ridiculously hard to have a relationship with hiyori... she's delighted about having MORE family, especially from her mom's side since it's always been like. a secret. ayano approaches her with the big sister mindset of course
but since she doesn't KNOW hiyori, she fumbles spectacularly. ayano's overexcited approach isn't well received by hiyori's conflicted feelings about not only the tateyamas but also everything that's happened to her. idk i think it would irk hiyori that ayano just ASSUMES they're gonna get along and be best friends. i think generally, post str hiyori is more of her serious side and not so much the cheerful act anymore. i think it's there for when she's taking it easy especially around momo for example. but otherwise...hiyori's rly serious i think
ON THE OTHER HAND, there's hibiya and momo. i think thats who hiyori is the closest to/normalest to in the dan, BUT THE THING IS... hibiya and momo are already closer to each other than they are to her. ofc we can argue it with hibiya, ive always and will always choose to interpret hibiya and hiyori as childhood friends so hibiya is in fact this person she's relied on and been with for her whole life!! and they most definitely deal with separation anxiety post str lmao and share a unique bond
BUT in the trio that forms with hibiya hiyori and momo, hiyori can tell they're close. hiyori is jealous by both sides because wtf that's KISARAGI MOMO and she's my best friend :3 but she's bester friends with HIBIYA?!?!? WTF IM HER BIGGEST FAN THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. bur also... hibiya is MY best friend not HER best friend. so its double jealousy LOL nowadays hibiya finds comfort in momo rather than on her bc he doesn't wanna trouble her, he's always been the crybaby of the two and hiyori's always had to pick him up... anyways she enjoys her time with them but DOES harbor some jealousy and feeling like an outcast
ANYWAYS that's where I'd start talking about haruka. ok kind of. im still talking about hibiya and hiyori. i think hibiya and hiyori feel completely different about the konoha situation... i honestly see it being in all sorts of ways, them accepting it or them being against haruka, both having the same opinion or different, etc. BUT PERSONALLY i like the idea that hibiya is completely and utterly against haruka's existence and thinks it's unfair konoha had to go. while hiyori is more understanding and defends haruka. i think it's a huge point of division for hibiya and hiyori... not to the point of causing a fallout or anything but it's a thing they know are in disagreement about.
i think it comes from different coping methods and the different circumstances they were in. like... hibiya's more with the urgency/denial and rly acts his age about it. like with him being convinced hiyori IS SOMEWHERE and HAS TO BE FOUND AND SAVED but he also learns to let go and be open with momo. coming back to childhood friends hibihiyo i think hibiya wears his heart in his sleeve with hiyori, while hiyori acts like nothing is wrong and never opens up and would immediately assume killing is the immediate solution to someone seeing her cry. i like to think hiyori's so rough with hibiya because, and these are purely headcanons: 1. he was the one person to treat her normally and not like a princess, then stopped when he develops a crush on her 2. he is the only person who's seen her cry. so she's like AUGHHH
anyways back to the konoha thing, hibiya's really mourning him (everyone is, but hibiya is kind of an ass about it) while hiyori looks at it from a different perspective. she's like, konoha is why i'm alive he wouldn't want me to be angry. also that's ridiculous and furrowing my brow would give me wrinkles 🙄 and she knows haruka was in the daze too so she's like. i was in there too i know what it's like not to be chosen and be left behind, it's cruel and unfair. and she feels for him. quick sidetrack about whether or not the daze ppl can meet each other... apparently they can but MY PERSONAL hc is everyone can do that EXCEPT haruka because of his link to the outside world, or like ppl can come see him but he can't really go to other dazes bc he HAS to be looking through his own eyes outside at the same time so he cannot leave his own daze. as soon as saeru takes over his body and he can't see outside anymore his daze is open that's why he gets to interact with shintaro&ayano when they come get him. ANYWAYSSS i speak from a hc where hiyori and haruka never meet inside the daze but are aware of each other's circumstances. if they did meet inside the daze it just adds to hiyori having so much empathy for haruka but yeah personally i like the idea haruka was just alone for the 2(+hibihiyo timeloop he had to watch) years. its more tragic like that (gets booed)
bc of this hiyori does hear haruka out while hibiya doesnt give him A CHANCE. like really for hibiya it's just that he needs more time to understand and he just. he needs to be angry for a bit. because he's a middle schooler and being mad at everything and the world is kinda how it goes so of course hibiya needs a damn minute
from haruka's perspective he is also super attached to hibiya and hiyori. we rly don't talk enough about how haruka's access to view what konoha did means he spent a lot of one sided time with hibiya & hiyori. he's 100% attached to them!! same with the whole dan and the one sided friendship thing "omg theyre gonna want konoha not me" thing i always talk about❤️ but with hibiya and hiyori it's even more concrete because not only is he attached but!! he rly feels like he owes it to konoha to maintain a bond!! konoha is most likely the one in the passenger seat now, seeing through him... haruka is sure he wants to see hibiya and hiyori!!!
so hiyori does hear him out and find out he saw everything, even the kagerou days timeloop and idk....i think they'd bond over the konoha situation, being unchosen by the daze, joining the dan last, having people inside the dan they're very close to yet these people ARE close to the rest so they feel like outcasts... hiyori hates to (and wont) admit that she finds a kinship similar of momo and hibiya's, with haruka !! sniff sniff...they are. best friends.
i think when hibiya and hiyori visit they stay at shintaro and momo's place. hiyori is in the middle of the sibling dynamic of shintaro momo and hibiya and tbh SHES ALSO A PART OF THIS. SHE VERY EASILY FITS INTO THIS SIBLING BANTER they all act like siblings not to mention mrs kisaragi probably adopts the hell out of them so its like.literally family times. but hiyori will NEVER admit that bc 1. girl thats a lot 2. she kinda likes being dramatic. again middle schoolers be like fuck the world.. idk was that just me. i feel like hating the world when ur 13 is a pretty universal experience but maybe im wrong. anyways its a difficult age even when ur not in a timeloop so hiyoris going thru it
anyways thats to say she gets out to go see haruka a lot. so she goes to harutaka apartment and theyre ALWAYS home bc they work from home so she's like hi. im here to see ur cat. ( <- pretty true but also wants to hang out with haruka) and haruka's like :3 ok come in. and they eat and chat and HANG OUT AND THEYRE BEST FRIENDS. and hiyori even just stays there watching tv while haruka works. sometimes she wants to sleep over but is too embarrassed to ask. takane is also there❤️ ig bc of this a bond would form between them too but we arent talking abt that. but i do think hiyori's a little iffy with takane for being haruka's partner. not in the HE'S MINE way. i just think since hiyori and haruka are so close she's protective and she's like u break his heart i break ur legs😐<- from a 12 year old girl. takane would laugh but knows it comes from loving haruka which happens to be takane's expertise so she can respect the enthusiasm. but from hanging out there/finding out their backstory hiyori probably grows to like takane. but again she loves being dramatic so she still insists to be indifferent towards her. but also keeps urging them to get married. not cuz she cares abt them getting married but she wants to go to a wedding. loses all interest when they tell her they wouldn't care to have a wedding
AND A QUICK acknowledgment of hiyori having a crush on konoha. first of all i think it's funny as hell bc konoha is weird as fuck and she's like omg...so dreamy... but also it's that she thinks he's really cute, its not REALLY a crush. my friends in hs following the seniors they thought were cute kinda vibes. turning red movie when the girls all are obsessed with the guy working at the grocery store. jandkejfjejd it's just sweet and funny and since it's about his looks yeah it'd translate to haruka post str but yknow after everything that happened i dont think hiyori would be delusional abt crushing on him?? if it still happened though id think its funny. i think ayano would weaponise haruka to try to hang out with hiyori
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poopman14 · 8 months
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two weird roommates who share a room together invite a coworker over to couch surf one night, the coworker isnt really feeling it but is desperate. at work the two roommates talk about their mouse problem and how just a lot of weird shit has been happening to them but the excuse are getting ridiculous like, "the mouse took my glasses!" "why would a rat take your glasses?" "you have to believe me!" and the manager is getting mad because they're late to like all of their shift lately and already weird. they act like weird twins and just stay to themselves but they overhear their coworker talking to a peer about needing a place to stay so theyre like: 👁️👄👁️ you can stay at our place henry (they speak in unison sometimes) and harry is like: absolutely the fuck not, also you have a rat problem
their like: no man its not even a huge deal , yeah man come stay etc etc. so harry says yes and then that night he goes to the apt and its like mostly okay but he notices the apt is a one bedroom and they are two grown amab people and he is like: wow i wonder if they're gay... but essentially they have dinner and a couple beers and hear some weird noises in the walls and just mouse noises (whatever noise a mouse makes) and they're like: god that mouse is so annoying , just all day this is all it is and then getting into shit
and so whatever they're about to sleep and they pull out the couch for harry and both roommates go into their shared bedroom and harry wonders whats gayer, a bunk bed or a full sized bed that they share ( he says out loud)
and so he turns off the light and can kinda hear the rat just making noises in the wall but he just ignores it and is on his phone, he then sees a HUGE shadow RUN into the kitchen like hunched? and so he turns on a light and goes into the kitchen and doesnt see anything and just decides hes been on his phone too much and turns off the light and goes to lay on the couch and turn into the couch and after awhile he gets this weird feeling and turns to the living room and sees a guy just like going through his bag and he starts yelling and tackles him
and so the roommates leave their bedroom (they are wearing matching pjs???) and is like: OMG WHATS GOING ON???
harry: THIS GUY BROKE IN AND IS GOING THROUGH MY SHIT DUDE
guy who lives in walls *pinned down but looks very annoyed*: um i didnt break in
roommate 1: what do you mean you didnt break in?
guy who lives in walls: uhhh, i literally live in the walls *rolls his eyes and clears throat to harry* will you get up?
harry *literally in shock but sputters* DUDE WHAT- NO YOU JUST TRIED TO GO THROUGH MY SHIT AND YOU LIVE IN THE WALLS OR SOMETHING?? WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN???
guy who lives in walls: i was looking for something cute but i can see why your ex broke up with you, who owns 8 star wars shirts? *harry, embarrassed gets up and huffs and stands there folding his arms* ALSO yes i literally live in the walls, its really not even that deep yall are dramatic *he gets up and brushes off his pants*
roommate 2: are... are those my pants?
guy who lives in walls:
roommate 1: thats my shirt!
harry is literally just staring at him and them and cannot believe what is going on
the pair™️: OUR GLASSES!!!
harry and the guy who lives in the walls: what
roommate 1 (top): yeah me and them share glasses cause it just saves money *roommate 2 (bottom) nods aggressively*
harry: how is that saving money? do you guys even have the same prescription?
roommate 2: no, but if one of us just takes the eye exam the other ones eyes will adjust eventually *roommate 1 nods aggressively*
guy who lives in the walls leans to harry and whispers audibly while harry is literally blinking trying to understand what is happening: yeah they literally ALWAYS act like that
harry: PLEASE GET AWAY YOU LITERALLY ARE LIVING IN SOMEONES WALLS AND STEALING THEIR CLOTHES YOURE JUST AS WEIRD AND MEAN! *is pained over his 8 star wars t shirts*
roommate 1: how long have you even lived in the walls anyway?
guy who lives in the walls: probably the 5th of september at 12:32pm. *he is scowling and stares at the roommates with disgust*
harry: that is too specific, why would you say it like that, and not a month ago
guy who lives in the walls: UM you are not the one being accused of being a fucking RAT??? imagine being called ugly, fat, and disgusting like every day
harry: YOU LITERALLY LIVE IN THE WALLS
guy who lives in the walls: its new york sweetheart, i pay my rent like EVERYONE else, also you are literally couch surfing so you should reflect on your situation before coming at ME! *he huffs, rolls his eyes, and sits on the end chair and gets on his phone, over it*
the roommates are just standing around thinking until roommate 2 speaks up: you know, it kind of makes sense
harry: HOW DOES ANY OF THIS MAKE SENSE? *he motions to them and then to guy living in walls* THERES A GROWN MAN LIVING IN YOUR WALLS, YOU TWO ARE WEARING MATCHING PJs, AND YOU SHARE ONE ROOM AT 26??? THERES NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT THIS, DOES NO ONE HAVE QUESTIONS?
harry is clearly distraught and literally heaving and sweating. roommate 2 speaks up after a couple moments: ...whose been eating our clothes?
guy who lives in the walls twiddles his fingers in the air from his phone and smiles: yep thats me babe! :)
roommate 1: and nibbling holes into our malt o meal boxes?
guy who lives in the walls: yep!
harry: WHO EVEN EATS MALT O MEAL IN 2023
roommate 2: and leaving small pieces of poop around in weird places that arent humanly possible?
they all look at guy who lives in the walls, who looks shocked and offended: I pay rent like everyone else, also the bathroom is in the bedroom and you guys just do weird shit
*harry has dream montage of him walking in and seeing them with no bed, just standing there staring at each other and holding onto each others arms and speaking in tongues*
guy who lives in walls shudders. harry is still in disbelief and is staring at the roommates: how are you not seeing a full GROWN MAN scurrying around the fucking apartment????
they shrug and roommate 1 sheepishly looks down: when we dont have our glasses its hard to see, so we just thought it was a big rat 😍 idk
harry:
harry:
harry: SO YOUVE SEEN HIM? THIS WHOLE TIME YOUVE SEEN A GROWN MAN COMING OUT FROM THE WALL AND DOING THIS AND YOU THOUGHT IT WAS A RAT? WHAT FUCKING RAT IS 6FT TALL-
roommmate 2: in our defense he was HUNCHED and SCURRYING
harry: ITS A MAN, HE DOESNT EVEN HAVE ANY HAIR, HE LOOKS LIKE A FUCKING TWINK
guy who lives in the walls: um im a top for your information
they turn to him at once and speak in unison: no *they turn back*
harry at this point is tired and sits on the couch and at this point isnt even suprised but curious: who are you even paying rent to?
guy who lives in the walls: the same people they pay, obvi
harry doesnt even ask and throws his hands up: literally i dont even know why i asked, this has been so fucking weird like-
guy who lives in the walls: yeah you're telling me, theyve been calling me a rat for like a month and still having gay sex in the kitchen when im just trying to get some malt o meal *he laughs and looks at harry like "you know what i mean?" harry looks at him like he has no skin on and shakes the entire thought from his head while the roommates are yelling about how "WHATS WRONG WITH YOU" and "YOU SICK BASTARD" roommate 2 is ashamed and covering their parts over their pjs
harry: i cant believe i agreed to come here
guy who lives in the wall stands: welp, its been real, its been fun, but it wasnt real fun :/. *he slaps harry on the shoulder and turns to walk past the roommate to a random part of the wall* i have a grindr date coming over in 30 so i need to get ready, but im glad we all had a lil bitch sess and got it all out! 😃 *points to harry before turning to the wall* also if you ever want a gf again, dont ever wear a stars wars shirt again!
guy who lives in the walls proceeds to rams into the wall so hard that it breaks and he just walks into all the piping and leaves covered in plaster
they are all staring and harry is crying into his hands
harry: i- i cant even say anything else
roommate 1: i was wondering how he was getting in.. and that weird hole in the bedroom...
roommate 2: i forgot to ask for the glasses...
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inqilabi · 2 years
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What do you think of this piece in the guardian? "We must confront Russian propaganda – even when it comes from those we respect" (cant post link) Especially the claim that eastern european countries would only join NATO if they knew they were sitting next to an "aggressor"; that is, out of fear. Watching the last documentary you shared btw. The coup evidence seems inconclusive.
yea i read, it's imo ridiculous. What Russian propoganda? Which channels is Russian propoganda making it's way into? I haven't seen it in msm? I am having to go out of my way to dig up a counter narrative because e.g., google and youtube is filtering results. And russian orgs are banned in US and EU. He is talking about some leftists, which makes it even more ridiculous since they're a minority, not controlling the publishing arm of the US empire lol
Then he goes and talks about how there are russian bots. There could be (id be surprised though given that I haven't seen anything in msm go viral thats pro-russian, and given that russian access to social media and journalistic platforms is banned. Even Zelenskyy banned russian journalist orgs way back in 2019 or so). But I remember when it came out that there are bots that do the bidding for the US empire during the Venezuela, Bolivia coup attempts and recent Cuban hashtag. Now if you go google this, you'll only see the reports on how there were bots created by these govs to oppress their people and not how there were bots created by the US to push the narrative for overthrow.
The author of that piece doesn't expand on why NATO is itself a threat. Anyone who does not think of NATO as the root cause, prime aggressor will not understand this moment in history. To think of NATO as simply a defence alliance, is to bury it’s history as a terrorist military wing. NATO was specifically created to counter Soviet communism, revolutionary socialist and workers movements in the interest of US finance capital. That is, NATO's purpose is to protect the US ruling class interests, and then to protect comprador ruling class in Europe from socialist/labor movements[1]. Therefore, NATO's primary purpose is to create a European colonizer alliance in order to exploit primarily the global south [2][3] In order to do this, it must keep Russia in check as it is a threat to US capital since Russia is a national capitalist economy. In order to do that, it destabilize the balkans by coups, soft-power, funding RW factions etc against Russia. Balkans are also exploited themselves for their resources and through IMF loans.
So NATO is the European military arm of USA, that by force of weapons and physical military presence, ensures that US finance capital has markets in the balkans and global south. NATO bombed Libya and backed death squads in 2011 under Obama because Libya tried to create a pan-African currency and delink from US petrodollar entirely. So Russia and Ukraine is happening in this context, as well as the context of US Cold War activities in the area and funding Nazis since then[4][5]. Ukraine is a proxy war for USA. And the ordinary persons suffer.
Re: the coup evidence. I think it is as conclusive as it gets. Here's a video of a Ukrainian RW faction leader talking about doing the west's bidding and getting weapons [6]. We know CIA and FBI were on the ground after Maidan and telling the Ukrainian government what to do [7], then there was a leaked called between EU and US picking the gov after Maidan [8]. It does not get more conclusive then that. If you are looking for declassified CIA docs of US admitting to it, those usually happen after 50 years. We got confirmation of CIA involved in Iran after 50 years [9]. It’s too late the damage is done by then. USA has overthrown the govs of atleast 80 countries, atleast a 100 times. If you were a betting person, you can point to a country not aligned to US interests, and by statistic alone you can win the bet that the USA is doing a coup.
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manikas-whims · 3 years
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When She's Drunk
[Read on AO3]
A very late entry if they're still accepting..
for Kanej Week (@kanejweek)
Day 7: Conflict (arguments and compromise)
Pre-Soc
A very drunk Inej shows up to Kaz in the late hours of the night and well..playful banter ensues!
Loads of fluff cause playful kanej is canon & there isn't enough of it in fics! ♥
Dedicated to @adhdchaosgremlin (tumblr) for helping me work through this & come up with an ending. And to my dear @jellybeanfruit (tumblr) for giving me the idea with that last dialogue amazing dialogue and for beta reading.
I'm finally done writing this! And I'm so happy and thankful to you two lovelies 🥺❤
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Kaz Brekker prefers the solitude of his room over the company of boisterous thugs and thieves, especially when he's doing numbers for the Crow Club and the Fifth Harbour. The Dregs know well enough to not disturb him when he's working. So when the attic's door slams open, his mouth is already set to lash out a string of colorful words. Only they die on his lips the instant he tilts his head to find a certain bronze-skinned beauty whose thoughts taunt him in the late hours every night.
"Wraith," He utters in greeting. Ofcourse he had sensed her presence a while ago. He just hadn't expected her of all his gang members, to use the door. She never does.
"Sheeev..ratii " She mumbles in a singsong tone, an unusually big smile plastered on her lovely face.
He quirks a brow at that, watches her shut the door and lean heavily on it. "What business?"
"Nuhhhthingg." She shakes her head vigorously and to his immense disbelief, falters. His Wraith, whom no one has ever caught slipping, actually struggles on her feet.
His arms twitch helplessly at his sides at being unable to reach-out and assist in steadying her. To his relief, she manages to stumble towards the makeshift desk and uncaringly plops down on the papers scattered over it.
A strong smell wafts towards his nostrils due to their proximity and he wrinkles his nose in realisation. "You're drunk."
She giggles with a nod to affirm his inference.
Kaz is mildly surprised by her admission. A part of him had expected her to laugh and reveal how she and Jesper were merely trying to prank him. Well, guess trickery isn't Inej Ghafa's tongue after all. She is honest even under the influence of alcohol.
The Dregs drink themselves dizzy on a regular basis but Inej barely partakes. She takes a slug or two but thats about it. She was most likely offered something suspicious under the guise of a fruit juice by another member of their gang. But its also possible that she finally complied to Nina and Jesper's recurring invitations of getting wasted.
Kaz wonders if he should admonish her and send her off to sleep right away. Its the plausible option. But another tiny fraction of him tickles his curiosity, makes him wonder why his Wraith chose to pay a visit to him of all people under her state of inebriation.
He folds his arms and looks up at her. Fine. Just this once he'll humor her. Not because he's curious but because he isn't in the mood to look at that pile of ledgers anymore. "Why are you here?"
"Beeecause," She picks up his cane and points its crow head at him. "I'm mad at you."
He scoffs at that. "When aren't you?"
"Shevrati ," she whines, "Shevrati , Shevrati , Shevrati !"
Shevrati. Know-nothings. She has used this particular Suli term many times in the past to mock him. Yet right now, it sounds like an endearing nickname.
"Alright," He smirks in amusement, "why are you mad at me?"
She narrows her eyes and jabs him lightly in the chest with his own cane. "'cuz you got me a man's dress!"
Her speech is slurred and it takes him a moment to grasp her words. And another to realize that the incident she's referring to, occured several months ago.
He huffs in exasperation. "Wow Wraith, never pegged you as the type to hold grudges."
She pouts, her eyes gleaming with anger that looks passably genuine.
His brain already starts formulating a ridiculous proposition and Kaz sighs. To even entertain such a thought with a drunk person is stupid of him but he doesn't want Inej to nag about that one mishap anymore.
He swallows his pride and asks, "How can I compensate?"
She frowns, her cheeks puffing slightly. "I'll tell you only if you say please."
He rolls his eyes.
"Never something for nothing." She croons, shaking his cane in his face.
He narrows his eyes, feigning offense. He wasn't expecting her to use his own words against him. Nevertheless, his abraded tone becomes a little softer as he gives in, "Please my darling Inej, let me make it up to you."
Inej laughs and Kaz's breath hitches at the melodic sound.
"Alright!" She waves her palms dramatically. "Make the coin go away!"
He quirks a brow in suspicion. "That's all?"
"Yes!" She exclaims, her gaze honest. "I reaallly liked it back in Kreebizzk!"
Memories of a heated argument at a shabby tavern of Kribirsk resurface and suddenly he feels ashamed. Back then, he shouldn't have been so caustic to her. Its preposterous she isn't mad at him for that but an outfit mishap.
He glances at the door once to confirm she properly locked it. Then, he fishes his hand into his pocket and pulls out a coin. He holds it up between his thumb and forefinger, his gloveless, pale hands incandescent under the dim lights.
Her eyes are immediately drawn, excited to see the trick happen. And then, in movements too quick to decipher, his other palm covers the coin, followed by him unfurling both his palms to reveal nothing. The coin disappears.
Kaz inches closer to her face and Inej's lips gape slightly in anticipation. The action causes his gaze to linger a second longer than it should before his fingers materialise the coin from behind her ear and he flourishes it to her.
"Whoaaa!" She gasps, her eyes shining with fascination. "How are you so good at this! I really like your fingers.." She trails off as she reaches for his hand.
He retracts reflexively, a sense of revulsion surging within him.
Luckily, Inej is too drunk to take note. "Right Right!" She nods to the crow head of his cane. "No touchy!"
Kaz watches her incredulously, the feeling of distaste fading away. He reclines in his chair and studies her for a moment. Her usually tight braid has come loose, few strands tickling her face. There's a pretty flush marring her cheeks, her eyes alight with mischief that could rival that of Jesper's. If anything, she looks even more breathtaking than her regular self and Kaz feels guilty to be allowed a glimpse into this side of her.
"Who got you so drunk?" he asks, watching her hum some unknown tune whilst absentmindedly riffling through the numerous ledgers.
She looks up and scoots closer on the desk, as if to let him in on a secret. "I did."
He blinks, her response slowly settling in his brain. Then, much to his own shock, chuckles lowly. He wonders if she'll remember any of this tomorrow. He sure hopes she does cause it'll be fun to rile her about this later on.
"Saints!" She exclaims loudly, "Kaz Brekker can laugh!?" Her expression is a genuine mixture of bafflement and awe. "Must tell everyone!"
She motions to get up from the table but falls back. Kaz shakes his head.
"Go to sleep, Wraith."
Massaging her forehead, she nods like an obedient child and gets up, almost lurching face first onto the floor. And before Kaz can even comprehend, she has moved past the threshold separating his bed space from the rest of the attic. Diligently she discards her boots by his bed's side and sits on its edge. Kaz watches her, dumbstruck as she peels off her cloak then her vest, leaving her in her inner blouse and trousers. She scoots further onto the mattress until she's in the center and proceeds to undo the band holding her braid together, carding her dainty fingers through her tresses.
"I-Inej.." He finally finds his voice.
"Yes, Kaz?" She cranes her neck to peer innocently at him with her big, brown eyes as if she isn't doing anything remotely questionable. As if its completely normal for her to rest in Dirtyhands' bed.
A very indecent imagery rouses in his head. An imagery involving his arms wrapped around her waist, her lips parted in pleasure. He sucks in a breath and shakes-off the thought. "Nothing."
She returns to undoing the top three buttons of her blouse to allow more air and lays down on her stomach.
Kaz ignores the way her blouse has hiked slightly higher, teasing a peek at her lithe waist or how her silky tresses are spread across his pillow. He picks up the pen on his desk with a strong conviction and tries to resume his work.
"Kaz?"
"Yes, Inej?" He doesn't look up this time. Best to avoid her enticing sight.
"Will you bring me waffles in the morning?"
"I can arrange that."
"..an a cup o' chai from that Suli food stall in lil Ra..v..ka?" She mumbles.
He sighs. "Anything else?"
"Yes. " She responds quietly.
He rubs his eyes. "Go on."
"I'm not mad at you anymore."
"Shame," He stops scribbling on the document before him and smirks. "Your pout was starting to grow on me."
To his dismay, she doesn't respond this time. He looks up to find her eyes are closed and her breaths even, indicating she's already resigned to a light slumber.
"Sleep well, Inej."
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ablackfangirlwrites · 3 years
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Jealous ll
Part 2!!!! I linked the sone again cause its a bop and I love it also heres pt one!
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You had had enough
Thats what you kept telling yourself
As you got ready tonight
You weren't going sit in the house anymore waiting for keigo to show up whenever he felt like it
Tonight you were going out for you
You thought about how you used to have fun, how you used to be happy
And how miserable you had been lately and you decided
If Keigo didnt appreciate you anymore
Then you'd find someone who would
So thats why you found yourself looking in the mirror admiring how well you dressed up tonight to go out
You almost forgot how hot you were when you put in a little effort
You had originally stopped because keigo would tell you how beautiful and perfect you were without make up or anything
But now you were on the prowl for someone new to notice you and keigo's words meant little to nothing to you right now
Tonight you were gonna find someone to show you just a little bit of attention you craved so much and it wasnt going to be keigo
Just then you saw keigo staring at you from the reflection in mirror
he was home unusually eailer
"Dont you have to work?" You asked bitterly
"Where are you going?" He asked ignoring your statement
Sighed and rolling your eyes and picking up your purse you turned to him before leaving the bedroom, "Out. You don't have to wait up for me."
"You're being ridiculous y/n."
He said following you but you ignored him
"Y/n? Y/n?" He kept calling you, "You cant just go out an-"
"And why not?" You turned to him before you left the apartment, "according to you were not even really dating-"
"You know why that is." He told you seriously
You huffed out a fake laugh, "yeah, but its still okay for you to flirt with anyone?"
Keigo didnt respond to that making you chuckle, "Exactly...like I said im going out dont wait up." Then you slammed the door leaving.
You knew you were being unreasonable with him
You knew the two of you needed to just talk and make up
But you kept letting your anger from all your arguments cloud your judgment
Because you just wanted him to feel the same hurt and jealously you had been feeling more then anything
Keigo stared at the door you had just slammed
Things somehow got worse in the following days after your argument on your anniversary
You refused to talk to him
He tried to apologize to you but you basically brushed him off
Keigo wasn't sure what to think you said you hated him, you wouldnt sleep in the bed with him
Yet you hadn't packed up and left so that was good right?
But that distance that was growing between the two of you was wider then before
And he didnt know what to do to fix it
And now you were going out clearly dressed to find someone else
Did you really hate him? Had you really had enough of him?
Hell, he couldnt even blame you if you did he thought
You had put up with so much of him up until now
And maybe some of what you said the other night was true? Had he gotten too comfortable with you always being there?
But that was only because he loved you
Keigo was truly in love with you, and dispite you suspensions he never cheated on you
And he would never do that, you were the only one he wanted even now when you two seemed to be at each others throats
He still wanted you, and he couldn't picture his life without you
So thats why he ended up following you to the bar you were currently at
He made sure you hadnt noticed him staying in the back out of your sight
And he hated what he saw
He saw you having fun
You had met up with some of your girlfriends the three of you all laughing and drinking
You acting like you didnt have a care in the world, like the two of you didnt argue before you left out
Having a good time as if you didnt leave him alone in the house
He watched you dancing as though you were having the time of your life as other mean stared and gawked at you
He watched as a guy singled you out and was clearly flirting with you
And worst you let him and was encouraging him
You kept touching his shoulder laughing at his jokes letting him dance against you
Words couldnt describe the irritation he felt watching
He wanted nothing more then to rip that mans hands off you and fly away with you in his arms
But part of him felt like he deserved this
This feeling he had, was it how you felt?
If so he needed to fix this, was all that he could think
And he was about to go to you, but before he could someone called out his name
"Hey! Hawks is here!"
Fuck he said to himself when a crowd started to form around him
His eyes then connected with yours knowing you heard he was here
And for a moment he thought you were gonna come up to him
But instead you kept talking to the random guy ignoring him
Hawks wanted to go to you and talk to just take you back home
But was having trouble getting away from the crowd
He was all smiles talking to his fans but the whole time he kept his eyes on you
But somehow it became a battle to see who was going to be more stubborn
You continued to dance with the random guy, but now you knew keigo was here watching you
You convinced yourself not to care, you came here to have fun and he wasnt going to ruin it for you
But thats just what he was doing as you watched him talk to some random girl now
He was here to get under you skin, you were sure of it
But two could play this little game
Both of you having this little war with each other watching each other from across the room
And you couldnt lie you were enjoying it a bit
Seeing his eyes watching you, knowing he had to be feeling the sting of jealousy as another man held you close
But It all came to a head when you saw the girl he was dancing with lips on his neck
He wasnt looking at you when you saw that all his attention clearly on her
You couldn't deny the sharp feeling in your chest at the sight
And not wanting to see anymore you left the dance floor telling the guy you needed to go to the bathroom
Hawks pulled away from the handsy fan
Denying anymore of her advances
Yeah he had been trying to get under your skin now but thats was a bit much
But now when he looked up to find you again, only to see you were gone
His stomach sank
Where did you go? You had to had just seen that?
Did you leave with that guy? Hawks started to panic when he didnt seem him either
Where did you go? Why was he being so stupid just now? He should have just went to talk to you
Just then keigo noticed the guy you had been flirting with at the bar and went up to him
"The girl you were dancing with? Where'd she go?"
The guy looked at him like he was crazy "whats it too you?" He challenged him
But keigo wasnt in a playful mood and grabbed the man by the collar, "Answer the question asshole."
The guy quickly put his hands up in defeat, "she just said-
"Hawks?"
He heard his name called out and looked behing him to see you
"What are- you are so unbelievable." Yku shook your head storming off
You couldn't believe him he had the audacity to attack the guy you had been talking to
It didnt take much thought to figure out why
And it annoyed you to no end
So keigo could flirt and let girls kiss all over him but if you had a guy around you that was too much
He was such a hypocrite
You were angry your whole way back home
You stood in the mirror once you got back
But with a different feeling in your stomach then the feeling you had before you left
You felt defeated your plans of fun had been ruined and you felt like your back in the same spot you had been in
Hawks was giving you a little bit of space taking his time getting back home
Because now you were probably madder than before at him
When hr got in he saw you had just got out the shower
"Y/n..."
You heard him call out your name But you ignored him
Y/n, you have to listen to me."
You werent going to turned around but before you knew it he hugged you from behind
"Im sorry."
"Let go of me hawks." You spat out but he didnt budge
"Just listen to me y/n..."
"Why are we doing this to each other?" You asked quietly, "Why do you keep hurting me? What are we even doing? It clearly isnt wor-"
"Ive been an idiot, y/n."
Keigo buried his face in your neck, "I've been so stupid, but please please dont leave me."
You were trying to fight back tears, "I dont want to leave you keigo....but I cant-"
"Dont say you can't with me anymore. I need you." Keigo pleaded holding you tighter
You were so frustrated
You still loved him, you still wanted to be with him, because when things are good between you they're great
But the way your relationship had been it was becoming too much
But you wanted to stay with him
Because you loved him
You moved your hands and held on to his arms secretly enjoying his embrace that you missed so much
"I know you mean well keigo-"
"I love you so much y/n," keigo cut you off again, "I know ive been an asshole, ive been neglectful, ive been the worst, but dont give up on me. Please."
You finally turned around to face him and hugged him back
You could see the sincerity in his eyes as you did "I love you too keigo but I just cant do this- we keep hurting each other...thats not what your supposed to do to the people you love."
Keigo pulled back "You want me to tell everyone about us? I will." He told you, "You want me to tell you everything ive been doing I will, I promise you Ill to whatever it takes to fix us. I dont want to live the way we have anymore."
You knew he was serious and your heart leaped hearing his words but you werent sure
"You're the only one I want y/n" he said giving you a light kiss
Almost like he was asking for permission
"Ill do whatever it takes for you to forgive me."
He said inbetween kisses, "you're so important to me, im sorry i made you think you weren't."
You couldnt lie he was finally saying everything you wanted to hear
And you wanted to believe him
"You promise?" You asked him
"I promise."
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paintedwarpony · 3 years
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Had a chat with my buddy @avinryd this morning...
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Long story short and without launching into absolutely flying off the handle with everything that I'm angry about the DM of my group completely bailed on us...
NO YOU KNOW WHAT THE GUY SUCKED. He led us a into the game blind, punished us for being awkward and not knowing each other without having a session zero, consistently misgendered my character and another player AND his character, was really ridiculously sexist and misogynistic, he ignored all of the players attempts to really engage and be involved in building the world of our characters, would get bored if we weren't fighting stuff (like BORED as in would actually pull out his guitar and just play random stupid chords while we were trying to play), got mad when we killed stuff to quickly, interrupted and constantly made side comments while we tried to RP including one time actually stopping my character and asking 'are you really having this conversation?', tried to force us to do stuff we didn't want to do, wouldn't pay us for jobs we did, fucked over multiple characters with really weird ass story choices that essentially stole our paladin's chance to take his oath and made our barbarian the daughter of a random god, consistently dead ended actions we tried to take, cheated us out of XP then whined about us not being higher levels and 100% gave us ALL the vibe that he wasn't really happy or comfortable with how diverse and LGBTQIA+ our group was shaping up to be.
So two weeks ago we started an hour late, he pretty much ignored us for most of the session and then just left after an hour of us playing. Then this week the day before we were supposed to play he was like "until further notice I can't DM and it could be a long time before I could pick this back up".
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The party decided to go ahead and meet for our normal time and talk about what to do. We aired some grievances, actually had the chance to really talk to each other and in the mix of it all my genius self offered up the position of DM if they were willing to do a Wildemount campaign because thats the only world I feel I can really confidently DM in.
To my honest surprise they bit.
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A few weeks earlier one of my very good friends and favorite d&d artists @alikandhoney asked me to DM his group of buddies. I'm offering their group the chance to choose their setting, one of them is also Wildemount that they can choose.
Its so scary and exciting. And after what I've been through I want to be the DM that I would want to play with and I have been trying hard to build a great and unique storyline for each campaign and build up to each of PCs individual goals and the stories they want to accomplish. And its so insane to me that that old DM blew off my group so much because every single one of them has been so creative and excited and building some of the coolest ideas and even jumping on stuff that I wanted to do myself in our old campaign and was ignored and brushed off. And in my other group they're all seasoned that their ideas and characters are so unique that its making me really strive to come up with some really amazing stuff (I hope) that will be above and beyond for them so its stuff they've never seen before.
Honestly the hardest part is I don't get to gush about my ideas to any of my friends in either group CAUSE SPOILERS.
But bless @avinryd that they're in the same boat as a brand new Wildemount DM and we get to talk to each other and share ideas and get excited together.
Cause honestly you gotta have a buddy that understands to talk to cause you'll go crazy otherwise.
Cause Bro... BRO... B R O... I really seriously am excited about the stuff that I've been making and I really hope they go over well...
Matt Mercer Pray For Me, Lend Me Your Strength...
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