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bedbellyandbeyond · 5 years

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Preparation

“I… I don't think I’m ready,” Nathan said, shakily. “It's too soon, isn't it?” “No, the dragon knows best,” Nari assured. “It's really no big deal. You're so lucky too, with these new surgeries and things. You won't know the pain of true birth. Be glad you don't have a vagina.” It was the Saturday before Nathan's scheduled caesarean. Aoife had come to his room the day before like Syd had promised and went over planning with him. The problem was he didn't know what he wanted for the C-section. He didn't know if he wanted to be awake or not. He didn’t know if he wanted music to play or if he wanted to be the first sound his babies heard. Most of all, he didn’t know who he wanted to be there with him.

“I don't want to be alone,” Nathan said. “…Do you want to be there?” “Uh…” Nari paused. “To be honest… Just have Dax there. I'm sure he'll love it.” “I don't know, don't you think that's too much too fast?” Nathan asked. “We only just…like… We don't even know what we are yet.” “You spend too much time on these little things. Your life is too short to worry about that,” Nari explained. “Just tell him to be there and he will be there. You know you want him to be there, so tell him to be there.” “But it's Monday. He'll have class on Monday,” Nathan said. Nari was getting ticked. “I have class on Monday but you asked me.” “Yeah…” “Hang up and call him.” “Okay, okay. Thanks, Nari.” “I'm hanging up.” “Okay, bye.” Nathan heard the tone and hung up his phone. He sighed and tried to gather himself to call Dax but he was a little too anxious about it and decided to just text him. ‘Hey. Are you free to talk?’ He figured it gave him time before Dax would respond, so he started looking over some of the notes he took when Aoife talked to him. If he chose to stay awake, he had the option to pick music to play. He wondered if he wanted that. But then that meant he'd need to pick a play list and he couldn't figure out if he would be expected to pick music he liked or maybe classical music for the babies, or what and he figured it was too much to decide on. No music probably. His phone buzzed. ‘For sure. Did you want me to come over?’ Nathan's heart fluttered a bit thinking about it, but it wasn't what he expected. ‘I meant more for like a phone call.’ The next reply came shortly after. ‘Well are you busy right now?’ Nathan licked his lip in thought before answering. ‘Not really.’ ‘Then can I come by? I want to give you something anyway.’ Nathan was nervous to see Dax again so soon. Sure, they'd kissed, but after that, Nathan had been really embarrassed and asked for time to think. But he didn’t really have a good reason for Dax not to come over. He might as well. ‘Okay, sure. If you don't mind.’ 'Great! I'm out with the car so I can be there in 15’ ‘Are you driving rn?’ ‘Nono I’m in a store, no worries’ ‘OK Cool. See you soon.’ It took Dax little more than ten minutes to get there. By then, Nathan had just managed to make tea for them both, but he was still very nervous. “Allo, comment ça va?” Dax greeted when he got there. He had with him a small gift wrapped present. Nathan rubbed his neck. “You didn’t have to get me anything…” “It's not a big deal. Easy to make,” Dax said. Nathan took the gift and opened it. Inside was USB key. “A flashcard?” “Yes. On it are some lullabies and music I got from my tribe,” Dax said. “Since I didn’t get the chance to grow up around that side of my family, I used some of this music to get to know them a little better. There's some Quebecois music as well.” Nathan smiled and held the key in his hand. “…That's actually really sweet. Thank you Dax.” “So you like it?” “Yeah, of course.” “Aw, great, cause I lied. It wasn't that easy to put together,” Dax admitted. “I had it all on CDs so I had to rip them, but my computer doesn't have a disc drive so I had to use Nari's, and—” “Dax, I'm having my c-section on Monday,” Nathan said. Dax blinked. “Monday? This Monday? I thought—” “The doc says the wolf is ready to give birth any day now so they moved it up,” Nathan explained. “But I don't think I'm ready…” Dax took Nathan's shoulder. “You are ready. It's going to go well. The twins will be here. It'll be…” Dax looked at his phone. “December 7th. That's not a terrible birthday. It's further away from Christmas than it would've been. If you celebrate it.” Nathan nodded slowly but didn’t say anything. He felt like he was going to cry, but he was trying very hard to hold it in. Dax tilted his head and looked into Nathan's face. “…This might be a bit bold… but, would you want me to be there?” Nathan nodded again, quicker. “Yes… Please, if you can.” “Yes, of course I can.” Dax kissed Nathan's forehead. “Don't worry. I'll call the principal today.” “Thank you…” Nathan hugged him. “Nari said I should ask you, but I didn't think you could…” “Non, don't worry. I'll be there,” Dax said, holding him and rubbing his back. “Just tell me what you need me to do.” “I'm really scared. I don't think I want to be awake, but I also don't want the twins to be alone when they're born,” Nathan said. “If anything goes wrong, even if it's small, I want you to be there with them.” “I will,” Dax assured him. “You don't need to worry.” “What worries me though is that the doc said the wolf’s ready, so what if she goes into labour before Monday?” Nathan said. “It’s Syd who talked to you, right?” Dax said soliciting a nod from Nathan. “I have a feeling you can trust their timing.” “But still, no one knows enough about this,” Nathan said. “Nari seems to be the only one who knows the most about my condition, but even he doesn’t know anything about werewolf children or births or anything.” “You’re here though, aren’t you?” Dax said. “If anything happens, there’s guards here all night. They’d alert the medical ward.” “You’re right, you’re right…” Nathan ground his teeth nervously. “If you really want…” Dax offered. “I could stay overnight…” Nathan jerked his head up. “Overnight?” “I’m not suggesting anything, you know, indecent,” Dax said. “But remember, you stayed in my apartment that night. I can handle it.” “No, Dax, that was different,” Nathan said, pulling out of the hug. “I was injured. The wolf is calmer when she’s injured. You wouldn’t be safe.” “I don’t think that’s true,” Dax said. “You’re very gentle and so is the wolf.” “I’m not risking it,” Nathan said. “The whole reason I’m here in the first place is because I hurt someone I cared about. I don’t want to ever do that again.” “Is the doctor here today?” “Yes, but—” “Then I will ask them. I bet you it’s very safe,” Dax insisted. “I’ll be right back.” “There’s no point. I’m not putting you in harm’s way.” “You want me to be there, though, don’t you?” Dax asked, heading to the door. “There’s no harm in asking.” Nathan rubbed his arm. “Dax, please…” “I’ll be right back.” Dax left. Nathan frowned and sat back down on his bed. He still had the USB key in his hand so he pulled out his laptop and plugged it in. He needed to calm down and what better for that then music? The first track on the list was a song with slow heart like drumbeats and a throaty voice. Nathan figured it was the Ojibwe music Dax was talking about. It was rather soothing. The next few songs were similar, and Nathan felt a lot less tense as he waited for Dax to get back. The twins were becoming active, which always gave Nathan a feeling of unease, but he figured it was good to know they were healthy. Dax came back with Sydryn at his side. The doctor scanned around the room as they entered. “Hm, no, this won't do…” “Hey, doc,” Nathan said, nervously as he set his laptop aside. “Listen, I told Dax this was a bad idea…” “No, there just isn't space,” Syd stated. “Ideally, Mr. Olivier is to sleep here, you'd need better accommodations. Not to mention, when the twins arrive, you'll need better space. There's no use moving you now though...” “What?” Nathan frowned. “You're not serious.” “I couldn't be more serious,” Sydryn stated. “After the twins are born, we'll move you to a family suite. It would only make sense.” “That sounds great, but I mean, there's no way Dax can stay overnight,” Nathan said. “It's alright. If we just bring in an extra bed to extend it width wise... Or separately if that's your preference...” “Doc, that's not the problem!” Nathan said. “It would be too dangerous.” “Are you afraid of him?” Sydryn asked. “Of course not! He should be afraid of me though.” “I think you're overestimating yourself.” “I mean the wolf.” “Nathan, Dr Gardi has kept very detailed observations of the wolf's behaviour after dark. It's likely part of the reason he's ill right now, having not slept in weeks… But regardless, the wolf isn't of any threat unless hungry. You're regularly well fed here.” “But you can't be sure something won't happen...” “If something were to happen, you're already here,” Sydryn explained. “And the likelihood of an incident is very low. Having Dax here for the night is likely to do you more good than bad. But if you don't want him here, obviously no one's going to force you.” Nathan looked between Dax and Syd, then rubbed his knees. “...This is all happening so fast...” “No one can argue that,” Sydryn agreed. “Your lives are very short however. If you're worried about your relationship, I already told you you're both very attracted to each other. Your personalities are compatible and you're both educators so you can trust each other when handling offspring. If it's the twins you're worried about, honestly it is a risk and we're working with the unknown here, but I don't think anywhere else in the world has more ideal conditions for this birth to occur. You're in the safest hands we can provide, and I'm not saying that to inflate my own ego. This facility is incredible for what it does for people like us.” Nathan nodded slowly, though it felt like he'd been told this over and over again. He looked at Dax who smiled and reached out to take his hand. “You're sure it's safe for Dax to stay here with me?” Sydryn smiled. “Yes. And I think you'll appreciate the comfort.” “Okay... Set us up.”

#lore #Nathan #Dax #Sydryn #Nari #werewolf #thunderbird #dragon #vampire #mpreg #mpreg belly

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seasickbaby · 5 years

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Just a Kiss (II)

Pairing: Christopher x reader

Words: 1.7k

Summary: Christopher offers to help improve your *romantic* skills, and he isn’t kidding. When you agree, things escalate and feelings you tried to suppress resurface.

A/N: Hola amores! Thank you so much for your patience with his fic. Ngl I don’t think this is my best writing but I wanted to get it up anyways. This chapter is short but I’m thinking about making this a series. Please come talk to me about this chapter and what you (want) think is gonna happen next! As always, feedback is greatly appreciated and keeps me motivated to write more. Also from now on my notes will go at the bottom! Enjoy!

You can read part one here:

https://seasickbaby.tumblr.com/post/188487428355/just-a-kiss

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“I mean,,, t-tips…” You stutter, “Give me tips.”

Christopher clicks his tongue and leans back on the counter.

“Tips will only get you so far y/n… This is more of a hands on activity.”

You roll your eyes and slap his arm playfully. “Come on, I need a guy’s perspective. I could give you some in return.”

Chris, completely unfazed, just takes another sip of his beer. The lack of attention is bothersome so you cross your arms and pout your lip; inner five year old coming out when he doesn’t give you what you want.

Chris steals a side glance and chuckles. He then turns and, with a soft gaze, places a soft hand underneath your chin.

“No offense princesa, but what tips could you possibly give me?”

Forehead wrinkling, you force a laugh.

Wow, that was rude.

“Full offense Chris, but for how much you get gassed up about your skills, I expected more.”

This takes him by surprise. He was used to being teased by the other members, sure, but never about his ways with women. Everyone knew he was a ladies man. Even himself.

“Woah what do you mean?” Visibly hurt and confused, Chris pulls back his hand and dramatically places it over his chest.

You pretend you do not hear.

“Hmmm, maybe I should just ask Zabdi, I bet he won’t mind.” You shrug before hopping off the stool, “I’ve heard good things about him too.” You wink.

“Wait, wait, wait.”

His hand finds yours before you could walk away.

“Fine. I’ll help you, but first take back what you said.”

His ego got hurt, cute.

“And why would I do that?” You smile innocently.

He gives a small tug on your hand and brings you to stand in front of him, pulling you in between his legs when he hooks his hands behind your lower back. Eyes burning into yours.

Funny how people say that the eyes are the gateway to the soul. Most would say Chris is an open book; his outgoing, energetic personality makes it seem like such, but his eyes always spoke the words he never said out loud. Full of emotions yet never revealing too much, only showing what he wanted you to see.

You let yourself get lost in them every once in a while, never for too long. But right now, being so close in proximity, staring straight into his doe eyes, made you a little light headed.

Not even kidding, you could’ve kissed him again right there and then... if Erick hadn’t interrupted. The young one came over, ever so happily, and throws his arms over both your shoulders; the movement forcing Chris’ hands to let go of you.

“Ayyyy, compadres.”

“Erick your breath smells like beer.” Chris laughs as he sees you wrinkle your nose in the opposite direction of his face.

“Honestly, who even gave you alcohol you’re a baby!”

“I am not! Tengo 18 años para su información. I’m a full grown, legal, adult!” Erick sloppily waves his hands in the air.

“Uh huh, we can see that.”

A couple minutes pass of the three of you standing there together, laughing and talking, until Erick stops mid conversation and gasps.

Listen to the song!” He instructs.

You and Chris both give each other a puzzled look as you try to listen over the crowd of drunk people.

“Que sordos… It’s El Guachineo!” He grabs your hand and starts to pull you out onto the dance floor, “Come on, let's dance!”

You swallow the last of your drink and the tequila pumps through your veins, making you feel bolder and confident. Perhaps it was the way Chris was looking at you or the one too many shots you took, you weren’t really sure, but you get the sudden urge to give in to Christopher’s temptations. Nervously biting your lip, you lean closer to him, and you’re sure going to regret this once you’re sober.

“Prove me wrong, and I’ll retract my statement.”

He could've not known what you meant, but the way his eyes widened made you think otherwise. You send him a flirtatious, yet sweet, smile before letting Erick drag you away.

There was never a dull moment when dancing with Erick. The way he flung his arms around everywhere and his facial expressions always had you laughing. Erick was a good dancer, no doubt about it, but he’s also a goofy guy, and that goofiness is multiplied by ten when he drinks.

Eventually the rest of the boys join you on the dance floor; everyone except Christopher. The longer you danced the longer you overthought the comment you previously made; anxiety begins builds up in your stomach. You try to push the thoughts away and instead focus on the boys in front of you, who were arguing over who was better at dancing bachata.

After what felt like an hour, you leave the group to look for Chris. You begin with where you last left him. Upon not finding him, you turn to the person most likely to have seen him last.

“Excuse me,” You smile at the barista, “have you, by any chance, seen a man with sloppy brown hair, tattoo sleeved arms, and looks like,,, a deer… kinda?”

“The Velez guy that was sitting with you over there?”

“Yes! That one.”

“He left not long after you and el otro muchacho went out to dance.” She gave you an apologetic smile.

The way your heart drops a little is unsettling, so you ignore the feeling and, instead, order one last shot of tequila before heading back to the hotel. You shoot the boys a quick text in the groupchat and head out of the club.

To: Thicc boyz + y/n

I’m going back to the hotel, have fun :)

From: Thicc boyz + y/n

Zabdi: Who’s taking you?

You’ve been drinking all night

To: Thicc boyz + y/n

I called an uber I'm fine

From: Thicc boyz + y/n

Richard: I’m coming with you

To: Thicc boyz + y/n

I’m F I N E, enjoy your night

From: Thicc boyz + y/n

Richard: You’re drunk in a big city we don’t know,

I'm not letting you go alone

To: Thicc boyz + y/n *not drunk & too late :P

Later, xoxo

You throw your head back on the Uber’s seat with a sigh and close your eyes, feeling a bit dizzy.

“Long night?” The Uber guy asks.

You sigh with a small laugh “In a way.” Even though it was only two in the morning; at this time people are still drinking non stop.

“Well, I hope whatever is troubling you now resolves itself soon. Remember, everything happens for a reason.”

It was a small but sweet gesture. Maybe your troubles were a bit dumb but he made your feelings validated. Let’s just say, you got back to the hotel safe and sound and with a new friend: Ricky the driver.

The elevator ride to the fourteenth floor was slow and you couldn’t wait to finally relax. You open the door of your room and smile in relief when you kick your heels off. You took a shower, put on your favorite silk pjs, threw a robe over it and flopped on the bed to watch The Lion King (for the hundredth time) with a bowl of grapes. You were in the middle of singing Hakuna Matata when your phone rings.

A notification from Chris pops up.

Christopher:

Did you make it back to the hotel safely? [2:50 am]

Y/N:

I did, thanks for asking [2:51 am]

Where did you go tonight? [2:53 am]

Christopher:

I, uh, had to take care of a little problem [2:54 am]

Y/N

Oh? [1:54 am]

Christopher:

That you caused… [2:54 am]

Y/N:

I’m even more confused [2:55 am]

Christopher:

Did you mean what you said before? [2:57 am]

Y/N:

What do you mean [2:57 am]

Christopher:

About,,, you know [2:58 am]

Christopher:

Proving you wrong [2:58 am]

Y/N:

Oh, I didn’t not mean it [2:59 am]

Your heart thuds loudly as you anticipate his response

Christopher:

Y/N you’re Richard’s little sister… [3:00 am]

Y/N:

Damn. Bitches just want to be good kissers and end up getting exposed to their brother… I’m bitches :( [3:00 am]

Y/N:

Just say you don’t like me and GO [3:01 am]

Christopher:

I guess I could teach you a thing or two [3:02 am]

That has you sitting up abruptly. Eyes scanning the text over and over. You feel your heart in your throat and, why is it extremely hot all of a sudden? You push yourself off your bed and pace around the room, unsure of what to do or say next.

Your phone dings with another text and you scramble to read it.

Christopher:

Come to my room. [3:05 am]

A101 [3:05 am]

You debate it at first. Coming up with multiple “what if’s” and a long list of things that could go wrong. But at the end of the day you knew this was a one time thing, no strings attached, and a way to practice. So why not?

You’re knocking on room A101’s door sooner than you expected. You look down at your shorts and curse yourself for not wearing something less revealing. A couple seconds pass, enough for you to change your mind, so you turn to walk away.

“A donde vas?”

A voice too familiar says behind you. You slowly face him, heart beating out of your chest and hands a tad clammy.

“Strictly for instructional purposes only?” You raise one eyebrow.

“Nothing more.” He extends his hand and you stare at it for a second before grabbing it. His lips part into a smile and yours return it. Chris pulls you into the room, letting out a small laugh as you trip over your feet. He reaches a hand up to brush through your hair, stopping at your jaw and tracing his thumb all the way to your lips.Your laugh dies down as you see Christopher’s eyes flick to your lips, tongue coming across them in a slow, sultry, motion.

Deep down, you knew you were crossing a line which you couldn’t come back from. And you were worried. Lowkey truly worried. Because there was so much on that line: your friendship with Christopher (one of your best friends), Christopher’s relationship with your Richard (his band mate and best friend) and your relationship with your brother. But all those worries vanish when Chris leans in to press a soft kiss to your forehead, your nose, and then the corner of your lips.

“Step number one.”

#this took ages to finish #i know its not the best #if you read it pls let me know what you think #part 3 will be up after the semester is over #cnco fic #christopher velez #Christopher velez fic #fan fiction #Chris fic #cnco #cnco blog

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snkpolls · 5 years

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SnK S3E15 Poll Results (Manga Reader Version)

The poll closed with 321 responses. Thank you to everyone who participated!

Please note that these are the results of the manga reader poll. Anime only watchers are suggested not to read if you do not wish to be spoiled about certain events! Anime only viewers, click here to view your poll results!

RATE THE EPISODE 308 Responses

Overall the fandom enjoyed the episode, with the vast majority of votes being at either a 4 or 5.

Best ep of the season thus far, Bert's monologue/transformation was amazing. Some fantastic VA work by Tomohisa and Inoue as well. CG CT also looked far better than I thought he would. These next few episodes are going to kill me. I can't wait.

Fantastic episode. Bertholdt's monologue was the best part.

Great episode, very dramatic, awesome OST. I am not looking forward to the next few eps, except for Floch's villain origin story!

Can’t wait for the next episode, this one was so good!

Editing was a bit choppy, voice lines cut half a second too quick a few times.

First ep of S3P2 to get a 10/10 from me <3

The animation was pretty lacking in this episode. R&B’s running animation on the wall felt pretty lazy, there was that reused shot of the beast Titan’s throw from season 2, Bertholdt’s character design felt inconsistent as well as Zeke’s. They really need to get the old team back on the animation cause the current team clearly doesn’t know how to handle aot. It’s getting on my nerves.

The episode was absolutely awesome.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WAS YOUR FAVORITE MOMENT? 308 Responses

The Bertl Bomb™ was the scene that respondents were most excited about. Following behind that was Mikasa’s brief skirmish with Bertolt, and closely behind that was Armin and Bertolt’s shouting match on the rooftops.

BERUTORUTO=GOD

I’m mikasasexual

As a huge Bertholdt fan, it was so great to see Bert as the centre of attention for once. It makes me really sad knowing what comes next.

Bert bomb made my bomb go off

I love Bertholdt's resolve. This scene made him one of my favorite characters.

Bertholdt vs. Mikasa was so fire 🔥

One of the best episodes without a doubt. Bertholdt's monologue before transforming was even more impactful than in the manga.

Explosion aftermath was disappointing. I expected a sea of fire. The one they gave us doesn't feel like something big just happened

That "Levi's 5 seconds of screen time" was good, too!

Why isn't "Mikasa comforting and protecting Armin" an option for favorite moment in this episode? Because those were definitely my favorite moments in the episode

The partner gesture between Reiner and Bertl is the death of me

Am I the only one who get's goosebumps in the scene before he transformed himself into the colossalus titan and said: 'I feel like, no matter how this all plays out, I can accept whatever happens. That's right, nobody's in the wrong. There's nothing we could do. Because this world....is just...that cruel.' This scene was impressive back in the manga and I'm proud how good Tomohisa Hashizume nailed it. He's an amazing voice actor, especially for Bertholdt.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE APETITAN AND YOUSEEBIGGIRL REARRANGES? 296 Responses

Overall the fandom was excited about the new versions of familiar songs with 71% of respondents feeling that they were “totally epic!” 18% agree that the rearranges were good, but that they can’t surpass the original versions.

The soundtrack was lit.

Music was awesome!

Ngl I've watched the episode many times bc the OST during some scenes is just SO GOOD!!

WHO WON THE SHOUTING MATCH? 308 Responses

Over ¾ of the fandom agree that Bertolt dominated the shouting match on the rooftop.

I feel Armin won the "debate" because Bertolt, in his zeal to convince himself that he wanted to kill people he used to see as friends, wasn't making any sense

HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT BERTOLT’S DEVELOPMENT AT THIS POINT? 308 Responses

46% of respondents were happy to see how far Bertolt had come as a character at this point in the story, while 34% were just happy to get more dialogue and thoughts from him. A small percentage had been curious where his character would go from here.

Godtolt on the way

He ditched the alter ego built up out of guilt, and it's cool to see him truly one of the strongest characters fighting off Mikasa while in human form

I wish we had more Bertl development! He could’ve been really complex, but just isn’t due to a lack of screentime. Compared to someone like Reiner or Annie, this was his one moment of pure raw character development

He reveals his true warrior colors

I loved it, one of my favourite chapters because of his resolve and how he himself was surprised about it.

He's only moving forward as a character and does what needs to be done. Bertholdt, your doing amazing sweetie!

With all this development just to kill him off was heart breaking.

Honestly, I’m so proud of him. He was amazing and it’s so nice to see a confident Bert. I don’t think it’s a development worth praising in terms of moral standards but it suited and made sense for his character

I feel like this is where his character peaked. It was pretty flat before season 2

I just don’t like bertolt in generalI really like his development but it's a shame that he severely lacked screen time before this episode

I'm not really a fan of Bertolt so I'm neutral on this

I still hate his traitorous guts and can't wait for THAT scene to be animated

Fucking loved it. It's one of my favorite chapters (and now episodes) just because he's talking so much and he's badass af. My boy is finally shining!

HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT ARMIN BLUFFING ABOUT ANNIE A SECOND TIME? 306 Responses

Just over half of respondents feel that Armin should have tried a different tactic with Bertolt, while 46% felt that it was worth another shot to try and manipulate Bertolt’s feelings for Annie again.

Has Armin ever convinced anyone of anything they didn't already believe?

He was so used to Bertholdt’s behavior and there was nothing that would’ve made Armin think Bertholdt would have the reaction that he did

Lame. He didn't use much of intelligence here.

It's low, I'm happy it didn't work again

He learned some pretty vital things - how far the Warriors are willing to go, what their priorities are, what Bert's state of mind is, and where his loyalties truly lie. I don't imagine Armin went down that track solely because he thought it would have the exact same effect, but rather to 'check something' - exactly the same as Bertolt.

I think it not only was a good attempt to take (it worked before, why not try it again), but I also think it is incredibly important to show Armin's flaws. Yes, he's an amazing strategist. He's also still sixteen and not always entirely confident. Having Armin make mistakes like relying on old ploys that worked keeps his character more grounded and realistic

Smart people tend to use the same tactics over and over again as long as they're successful and for good reason. After all, why wouldn't you use the same tactic if you know it brings success? If it ain't broke, don't fix it. It's only when said strategy or tactic doesn't work where the individual would entertain the prospect of changing it or never using it again.

That’s Very Unfortunate!

WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT CGI COLOSSAL TITAN? 306 Responses

36% of respondents aren’t very impressed with the CGI colossal titan, while 29% actually found the effect to be pretty awesome! 13% feel it’s disturbing and a small 7% just find it cringeworthy.

Alright

CGI doesn't bother me. What bothers me is how animators overly rely on it. Several decades ago animators made great masterpieces without cgi, all by hand. I understand using it because it makes things easier, but exceeding quality should still be top priority. If you can't make it better with CGI, then go old school and do it right.

Decent but could be better

U can still notice it is CGI but I think their CGI has gotten better compared to some of their earlier uses of it

Doesn't fit with the art style, which is as bad as unfair splitting potatoes

Not too bad but could definitely have been better. Understandable since there has only been one full body shot of it before and that was a sharp backwards, down looking angle.

Don’t really care much for cgi complaints, animating that would be a lot of work, their efforts are better elsewhere

It was necessary and didn't look appallingly bad.

I don't get why people hate it so much? I think it's fine

I hated it in season 2 and I hate it more now

Bad

Don't like CGI anything in any anime so take from that what you will

Most angles he looks fine! The only part that he looked off was when we got the face shot of him panning out to the rest of his body

Thought it looked solid. There were some really great shots of him this ep imo. Hopefully the action bits will look as good, and they mix in some 2D shots as well.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE 104TH RIDING ON TITAN EREN? 306 Responses

Over half of the fandom agree that this detail is something that’s very adorable, while 22% feel it’s just pretty neat. A combined 21% of respondents either feel it’s not that big of a deal or simply don’t care about it.

>AMJCS who cares?

Good boy protecting his friends? Hell Yeah!

I want to ride pieck - Not an innuendo, i just want a go in one of her turrets

It's gay

Lads you would never get me off that thing, I'd be saddling him up to go grocery shopping

Save me a seat guys!!

HOW WELL DID THE EPISODE ADAPT THE CORRESPONDING CHAPTERS? 306 Responses

Manga readers are overall happy with the adaptation of chapters 77 and 78, with over 90% saying that it was close to being perfectly done.

DID MARCO’S DEATH AFFECT YOU AS MUCH AS IT DID IN THE MANGA? 305 Responses

41% of respondents felt more heartbroken to see Marco’s death play out in the anime, while 31% say they felt more sympathetic toward Marco. 14% weren’t affected when this scene played out in either story-telling medium.

About the same level, still utterly heartbreaking, though

DEATH TO THE TITAN TRIO!

Didn't feel as much. Not because it was a bad adaptation, but just because I've already read it and knew what went down.

I felt more sorry for RBA than Marco in this version

I still had lot of emotions with the adaptation, but there's no compare to experiencing it for the first time

I was absolutely sobbing when I read it in the manga. Anime-wise I was more prepared to handle the scene

Watching Marco die again reminds me of why, even in current manga, I still completely and utterly LOATHE/DESPISE/HATE RBA. No, I don't care about their "tragic backstory", they don't deserve empathy of any kind.

It had the same impact when I first watched the trailer for the Lost Girls OVA, which spoiled me his death

It was tough to watch, but it was necessary to deepen Reiner, Bertolt, Annie (and Marco)'s characters. It was very well done, dramatically

Oh fuck it was WAY WORSE animated. Actually hearing his cries and screams is something that can never be duplicated in written form

I did not anticipate being as affected as I was by the Marco flashback. That doesn’t give me hope for how I’m going to handle the rest of the RtS arc. The emotions of the characters are being portrayed very well this season.

NOW THAT WE’VE HAD A CHANCE TO LISTEN TO ZEKE HAVE MORE DIALOGUE, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HIS VOICE? 305 Responses

The majority of the fandom believe that Zeke’s seiyuu is a good fit for his character, although over half of the fandom had expected his voice to sound a bit different. 10% feel it wasn’t the best choice, while a small sliver of respondents don’t care for the voice at all.

I can't unhear DIO. Thanks Zeke, thanks Koyasu.

Zeke's VA also voices a lovely, kind character in Violet Evergarden, so his lines are making me really, really uncomfortable

WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT PIECK’S TITAN VOICE? 307 Responses

30% of respondents are excited about Pieck’s titan voice, while 28% feel it’s not what they expected to hear. 18% find the voice “acceptable” while 17% want to wait and hear more before making a final verdict.

Pieck's voice was unexpected in that it was terrifying, much like Ymir's Titan voice

Holy shit. I'm gonna hear it in my nightmares

I rabu Piku.

REGARDING CURRENT MANGA EVENTS, DO YOU THINK REINER STILL WANTS TO STAY TRUE TO HIS PROMISE TO YMIR? 308 Responses

Nearly half of the fandom believe that Reiner would still like to honor his promise to Ymir, but feel that he will never actually get to pull through. 15% believe that he’s still determined to save Historia no matter what, and 18% believe that he’s actually stopped caring about his promise (or perhaps just Historia in general) altogether.

Good question. I really want to have a scene with him facing Historia, his reaction to her pregnancy should be interesting

He doesn't want to save HISTORIA because he doesn't know her. The one he wanted to save was KRISTA. But she is already "dead"

I think Reiner has done what he needed to

I'm not sure, I think his main concerns are the kids and stopping Eren

It has to be real low on his priority list right about now given the circumstances

Of course not, Reiner only cares about his own manpain

He still calls her Krista and she probably has already chosen a side most likely Yeagerist

ARMIN HAD WISHED FOR A CHANCE TO NEGOTIATE AT THIS POINT, SIMILAR TO CURRENT MANGA EVENTS. IS THIS PROOF THAT HE HASN’T BEEN CHANGED BY BERTOLT’S MEMORIES? 308 Responses

44% don’t want to say either way whether Armin’s pre-titan behavior is indicative of the influence that Bertolt may or may not have over the Armin we know in the current manga. 39% believe that this is proof Eren’s words to Armin were total B.S., and 12% think this isn’t really proof of anything.

Armin Has always been the diplomat, while Eren is a man of force. Mikasa is in between. It has always been that way.

Past and future are influenced the same when paths are concerned so there's no way to tell.

I don’t think it’s enough to prove or disprove but this is an interesting idea

I don't get this 'changed' shit. Of course having access to someone else's memories has its own influence on a person, but that's true of anyone on the planet who's read a memoir as well. Everything has its effect. The titan shifter thing is obviously a bit more invasive than that, but it doesn't mean he's now suddenly possessed by Beartoto's fucking undead spirit.

I'd like to think it is but with everything Isayama's been throwing at us from out of left field who knows

he's always wished for negotiation, but he seems to have changed in his methods for negotiation. armin used to be more abrupt and upfront, whereas now he seems more tentative

No, he wasn't chanced that much. He understands RBA better and has more sympathy for Annie (maybe even has a crush on her) but it has nothing to do with being a slave.

SIMILARLY, MIKASA POINTS OUT HOW BERTOLT FEELS LIKE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON. ARE THE MEMORIES OF HIS PREDECESSOR AFFECTING HIM IN THIS ARC? 306 Responses

Over half of the fandom feel that Bertolt’s current behavior at this point in the series is of his own will, and not influenced by any prior holders of the Colossal Titan. 38% think it’s possible he’s being influenced by memories of his predecessor(s) at this time, while a small percentage feel that he is definitely being influenced by someone else’s memories.

He was badass but I think he was affected by memories of the previous CT owner.

I think that Mikasa thinks he’s acting like a different person because he is. I think this is what Bertholdt is really like but with the 104th he was playing a role so he didn’t get too attached to them.

Still wondering if the "he seemed like a different person" comment was a note about development or supposed to foreshadow something about the Titans influencing their hosts.

I think it’s original Ymir controlling him through the paths

Probably. It seems like a bit of a drastic change to go from quiet, self-deprecating and remorseful to cold, outspoken, and trying to morally justify his actions. It's just too drastic a change.

Confidence boost is completely irrelevant to paths.

We don’t even know Bert’s previous predecessors!

Nope, that's have something to do with "character development", people change sometimes after time and grown more indepented and strong of their own shadow.

I always thought of it more as Bertie finally coming down on a side and the pair picking up on that. He was always so meek and indecisive, but now he's been forced to make a choice and to do it he has to shed his old skin and become more ruthless.

Not at all he ditched his guilt that made up the act they knew him for.

WHAT SCENE ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO IN THE PREVIEW? 307 Responses

The overwhelming majority of respondents are looking forward to the Survey Corps’ suicide charge against the Beast Titan and his flying boulders. Nearly 30% are looking forward to the moment that Levi gives Erwin his promise to kill the Beast Titan. A small percentage are most looking forward to Armin and Jean decide who’s going to lead the 104th to victory.

I am not ready for the next two episodes

I’m gonna get my ASS FUCKED SO HARD I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. THERES GONNA BE SHIT EVERYWHERE. ERWINS GONNA FUCKING DIE. LEVIS GONNA BE SAD.

fuck next week's shit is good, hype

ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS ON THE EPISODE?

The "predecessor's memory affecting current shifter" is, as far as I'm aware, just a theory that I don't buy into. I've only seen a person "changed" because of the Founding Titan's vow. Otherwise, the shifter's personality remains the same. Armin has always been an advocate for talking and negotiation. We see this in the Trost arc when the Garrison nearly kill Eren with that cannonball. So no, I don't think anyone's memories are "affecting" anyone, including current Eren.

Loved pretty much everything in this episode except for the CGI CT. Didn't expect to see uncensored Reiner, which was weird because Mikasa cutting off Bert's ear was more censored. And I'm a bit disappointed we didn't see more shots of Bert with his V fringe off his forehead. He looked so cool in the manga!

This episode gave me anxiety 'cause I know what we'll going to deal in the next three ones. The soundtrack gave intensity in every scene that its put on it, plus the fantastic job of the VA, perfect work. And just thinking about how the next episodes will be.... *goosebumps*

Wit studio handled the cgi very well imo. It's very difficult to animate this action heavy arca with rubble, smoke, odm scenes etc. and I think they are adapting the manga very well with the right pacing per episode which is also a challenge to fit within 20 minutes.

Bertolt is best boi and this episode was the best of all 3. He deserved to survive and mature up. Hashizume nailed him JUST RIGHT and his interactions with Reiner this episode were on point. The scene where he outsmarted Armin and countered Mikasa was worthy of applause.

i wish it wasn’t too rushed some moments aren’t as emotional as they should be

mikasa looked so good this episode and i'm so happy with how wit isn't screwing her over

After seeing this episode and Marco's death, it makes me sad that Reiner lost his pal Bertolt. They should be suffer bois together. Even still, some of the animation this episode was reallyy not great, so I rated the episode a 4.

Bertolt has proved on this episode that he's one of the best character of the series

I miss berthold so much and seeing him at his best was awesome but it’s really hard knowing what’s going to happen next

This is shaping up to be the best season of Attack On Titan. Cheers for more!

zeke’s beard is the tenth titan shifter

WHERE DO YOU PRIMARILY DISCUSS THE SERIES? 295 Responses

Thank you to everyone who participated! We’ll see you again in a few days!

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Comatose (pt. 7) - Together

First: Prologue / Previous: Secrets

Convincing the others to meet inside the lab proved slightly difficult for Marvin once he found Chase and JJ. The father was tending to their youngest brother, helping him up slowly and constantly muttering it wasn’t true. None of them had ever thought the mute was a puppet. In fact, they’d been grateful for a spark of joy after the tragedy of several months prior. Having Jack slip away into a coma along with Schneep’s disappearance... not to mention how Jackie abandoned them just out of the blue.

Nevertheless, he had to get answers from Henrik and that wouldn’t happen until all of them were in the same room. As much as it pained him to have to break up the comforting, Marvin assured himself it would only be temporary before knocking on the open door to alert them to his presence.

“Chase, Jamie... We need- I mean Henrik wanted us to meet him in the lab. He hid some knowledge from us at first but I believe he’s ready to say what he knows.”

“Of course,” Chase muttered, giving Jamie one more hug before agreeing to return to the lab.

Watching them slip past, Marvin hesitated for a moment, adjusting his mask as he realized Jamie hadn’t been in his own room. Judging by the excess of clothes on the floor and the numerous boxes of tea bags sitting on a sagging shelf above the bed, it was obvious who’s bedroom it was. Why hadn’t he suspected such considering which two it was? Out of all of them it was clear Chase and JJ shared a special bond. Maybe not as unique as the one between Jackie and Henrik but still...

Upon reentering the lab, his eyes glowed instinctively at the sight of Jack being awake again. Was it really their creator or his passenger? Could Nether even take control? Furthermore, had that been why there had been so many spasms as of late? Marvin didn’t even realize his hands were shaking until Chase touched his shoulder to get his attention.

“Dude, you okay? You look like you’ve seen a ghost or something. Sure you rested well last night?”

He blinked, looking away from the bed as he cleared his throat. “Yeah... Yeah I’m good. Just still a bit shaken up from earlier is all.”

Henrik speaking up prevented Chase from trying to press the issue and, for that, Marvin was thankful. He knew the others would find out on their own but to look at Jack and not know if he was really looking back was disturbing to say the least. Hopefully there’d be a way to tell the two apart if Nether could indeed communicate with them.

“Zhank you Marvin. I am not proud zhat I hid knowledge from you. Nor am I happy to say zhis after vhat happened earlier...”

He had intended to listen, honestly, but found his gaze wandering towards Jamie as the ego tilted his head, gazing intently at Jack while his mustache twitched. Marvin had suspected in the past that due to the lack of a voice the youngest ego might have developed a way to talk without the use of his speech sliders but this was the first time he ever felt truly confident in that thought.

Apparently he wasn’t the only one watching the mute as Chase touched his shoulder but received no response. “Jamie... You okay?”

‘He speaks in riddles...’

“Him? We’re all right here dude. Are you sure you’re alright from earlier?”

“No, Chase. Zhere is more to it. Jack isn’t alone in his head anymore.” Marvin nodded in agreement with Schneep’s admittance, tugging on one glove to make sure it stayed in place as the father flinched back.

“Then that means that we have another possession situation on our hands, right?”

The magician was quick to shake his head that it wasn’t. “Not the way I see it. Nether’s mind might be trapped there but his body...” He sighed, unsure at first if he should continue. “His body became an empty vessel of which the glitch possessed. That’s what we’re facing now.”

“And that is what I tried to prevent from happening when I left.”

The voice was rich, full of strength and authority but also gentle. It was one most of them hadn’t heard in months, save for one who remained quiet as the crimson suited hero entered the room from Schneep’s office with a noticeable limp.

Despite himself, Marvin was one of the first to approach the oldest ego, resisting the urge to push up his mask. He owed what vision he did have to Jackie after all. It had been an odd suggestion at first to fit the underside with small electronic microchips around the eye sockets but given what had eventually happened, he was more than grateful for the fact that he’d agreed on that day.

“When did you get back?” He asked, pulling him into a hug which he noticed Jackie seemed to stiffen the minute his arms brushed across the hero’s back.

“I’ve been back for a while actually. I just couldn’t- couldn’t stay away knowing what day it was. Henrik needed someone.” Jackie’s eyes flickered toward the still silent doctor as he pulled back out of the hug. “I told myself it wasn’t time to come back... That you would just see me as a coward.” He stumbled back a step as Marvin let go, worry creeping in. “I couldn’t save Jack... couldn’t keep the glitch distracted... No wonder he got the better of me. Tried to rip me apart with his knife-“

“Wait, hold up! When did he go after you?” Chase protested, voicing the ever-increasing dread Marvin felt.

“Shortly after I left a few months back. I stayed around during the end of last year but felt miserable, knowing I hadn’t done a damn thing to help in August. Guilt just kept piling up and...”

Schneep finally seemed to come back to alertness, although Marvin could see how he rubbed one arm almost mindlessly. No doubt it was a coping mechanism from whatever torture he’d been put through for those long months. Still, he relaxed when JJ pointed to the unoccupied rolling chair for Jackie to sit. He hadn’t ignored the odd reaction to the hug but wanted to wait until later to ask for an explanation. If he had been attacked though, shouldn’t it have healed by now?

“Zee injury still bothers you?” Schneep softly inquired of Jackie as the hero took the offered seat with a slight grimace.

“Yeah, it cut through some nerves when he tried to stab the knife through my spine. I’m lucky I had moved some...” He sighed, realizing he was sitting beside Jack who looked at him without a hint of recognition in his eyes.

Marvin looked over at Jamie to see he was quick to nod at a softly spoken question from Chase but did not summon his speech sliders to verbalize whatever had been asked. Telepathic communication with Nether perhaps? Certainly he didn’t recognize Jackie but, then again, he hadn’t been around when the illusionist had woken up.

“We need a plan of action.”

Where would the glitch go next? He had already proven that nothing would stand in the way of getting what he wanted. Nether’s soul was a powerful weapon, that Marvin knew from experience. So what else were they missing?

‘Nether has an idea, Marvin. He also wishes to apologize for not speaking up sooner but it’s taxing for him to stay awake...’

The seizures and lapsing concentration had been because of the spirit then. Expression firm, the magician nodded, silently instructing Jamie to continue. Although why Nether had not chosen to speak with him was odd considering he too wielded magic. Was it possible there was some guilt from the earlier attack?

‘A soul that fractured is already leaking... seeping poison into the bloodstream of its host...’ A shudder gripped JJ and Chase was quick to put a hand on his shoulder to steady him as he squeezed his eyes shut, mustache twitching frantically.

“Zee same poison...” Henrik glanced worriedly back at his office. “Vhy now?”

Jackie lifted his head, pushing back his hood as he took off his mask. “Henrik, what are you talking about?”

“On zee file zhere vas a strange green smear. I never remembered seeing it before but now...” He turned back to Jack, brow furrowed in confusion. “How long have you known?”

‘Before Jack played Detention and it worsened over time.’ Jamie translated for the trapped soul, his speech slider flickering as it tried to keep up. ‘By the time of the collab with Mark it was a wonder standing was possible. Everything hurt... Magic was unpredictable... Language barely-‘

Another coughing spell seized their possessed creator, his body jerking uncontrollably as Jamie stumbled back and lifted a hand to his nose, fingers coming away red. Marvin quickly helped Schneep keep Jack from hurting himself, all the while wondering if something else had been left behind as well when Nether’s link to his physical form had been shattered. He wasn’t overly confident in mind magic but had a growing suspicion that Anti knew of the mute’s secret skill. What better way to divert their attention so he could then strike when they weren’t expecting it?

Next: Heart To Heart

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hashtagkairideservedbetter · 6 years

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My main issue(s) with KH3

Spoilers abound, so please don’t read if you haven’t beaten the game or don’t want any negative opinions influencing how you see the ending/ the game. I did enjoy several parts of KH3, but this post is focused on things I had issues with, and if you don’t want to see criticism of your media please look elsewhere.

This is how I interpreted the game as someone coming into KH3 with KH2 being the last game I played, and a playlist of youtube videos spanning lets plays, summaries, and humorous deconstructions as a codex.

Here’s the thing. I’ve seen several people already break down how KH3′s story and pacing could have been handled better. Specifically, to more comprehensively tie in the 10,000 plot points that needed to be covered in a way that actually helps connect the main characters. I’m not going to get into all of that, because frankly I can’t fake knowing enough about the background lore of Kingdom Hearts to know how to better juggle all of the intermediary games into KH3.

Most of my grievances honestly lie with the handling of the Destiny Trio and the Disney Worlds.

I’m going to do a read more on this because it’s gonna be a long one. (Also very much a train of thought, so disorganized, sorry).

So. Sora. Protagonist of the game (mostly. kind of?).

A cheerful ray of sunshine.

A Keyblade wielder who has overcome traumatizing ordeals that tore him away from all he loved and knew at least twice now for over three years.

A continuity disaster stuck being pinballed back and forth between happy goofs and hollow tragedies every thirty minutes in between busywork battles and off-scene disney films for 85% of KH3.

I understand that Sora’s greatest power is supposed to be his optimism, as it’s sort of the prerequisite for going through disney worlds where people sing about their problems. I get it.

However, there’s a difference between, “I’m naive and happy and oblivious and that’s why I’m a guardian of the light,” and “I have battled true darkness and felt true loss and decided that choosing to be kind, choosing to embrace joy in new experiences and relationships, is a bigger middle finger to the darkness than anything else.” Guess which one I prefer. Guess which one I was thinking would finally be Sora’s character arc. Instead he’s happy, happy, happy, happy... and then suddenly in the eleventh hour having a mental breakdown.

Sora is written into a loop every game of kind, naive, but unchanging (”Don’t ever change, Sora”). That was endearing when we were both 14, but after almost twenty years it gets tiring to watch Sora get hit with a reset button every time you meet up with him again. There’s a scene in the gummi ship early on in the games where Donald asks Sora to “take this seriously,” and Goofy remarks that they seem to be stuck in a rut as Donald and Sora have the same conversation over and over again before entering the first series of Disney worlds. Sora knows he needs the power of waking in order to help his friends and free those trapped in his heart, but seems content to just drop into various worlds and wing it, and hope that it all sort of works out.

And then when it does work out, and Sora uses the power to save everyone, he’s immediately told he’s doomed now? Like, what was the point of him being able to use this to connect with people if he’s doomed. Why did they want him to have this. What’s the point then of Sora having these strong connections.

Each world makes a big scene about the friendships and connections that Sora makes so easily, but in KH3 there never seems to be enough time for Sora to actually pay them any attention unless the person is right in front of him. Sora seems to make connections for the sake of making connections in KH3, and the ones he has, he does very little to advance or reconnect with.

Like, the whole point of 100 Acre Wood this time was apparently that Sora’s connection to Pooh was weaker for some reason. I honestly didn’t understand the reason or how it was magically resolved just from Sora showing up and saying hi? But whatever.

My two least favorite worlds were Corona and Arendelle, for the same reason. There was no believable connection between Sora and the characters there. For fuck’s sake, the combat ally you get in Arendelle is the snow monster, not even a main character.

Sora is like the living embodiment of the B99 clip of Rosa with her dog. He just met Elsa and spoke a whopping five sentences to her, but damn if he won’t climb a mountain five times just for her to save herself without ever talking to him again. Like, literally that is the only interaction Sora has with Elsa. Same thing with Anna, and in her case I literally had to mute my tv so I could track what she was actually saying since they decided to shove two songs from the movie into this game.

You spend the majority of your time in these worlds trying to play catch up to the leads as they have their movie play out around the bend in the road in front of you, out of your sight. Props to Disney’s ego that they think I remember the beat by beat plots of their films when they came out 9 years ago (Tangled) and 6 years ago (Frozen). I actually had the thought of going and watching Tangled just to remember what Flynn and Rapunzel got up to while Sora wandered around a marsh and had a pointless conversation with Marluxia.

(Also, getting real tired of the “Good to see you Sora” “Who the fuck are you?” “Oh that’s right you don’t remember that game haha it’s fine it was a gameboy game nobody even knows what those are anymore.” That shit was getting old midway through KH2.)

To be fair, the PoTC world suffers from the same problem as the other two. Sora shows up, sees everyone for thirty seconds, gets separated, and while we’re dicking around trying to find white crabs on the islands there’s a whole movie going on that we don’t see or participate in. I feel really bad for anyone who did not keep up with that franchise because I only watched the third movie the once and I was confused as hell. Also, the whole time I was finding the crabs in Port Royal all I could think about was this ProZD video.

I just. I’m 26 years old. These movies hold no nostalgia for me, and maybe that’s the problem. I already had a connection to Aladdin, Peter Pan, etc, so I was maybe more willing to suspend my disbelief and just enjoy the interactions. But those Disney worlds also felt more tied in to the plot. You can make the argument of Marluxia and Larxene putting pressure on Sora to find the Wayfinders so that six princesses of heart aren’t used as backup... but where are the other three? Anna, Elsa, Rapunzel, and Kairi make four. Where’s Merida, Tiana, Moana? Mulan or Pocahontas even, since Moana was probably too recent. (But probs not, as it was probably starting development in 2014). If that’s going to be yet another subplot, shouldn’t you at least see it through?

My point is, I can distinctly recall prior games mostly keeping to the established script in the disney worlds, but still letting Sora really get in there and interact with the characters. The heartless, nobodies, etc were a real wrench in the works for the plots, and had an actual effect on how the story was told and the order of events. Sora felt more involved in cutscenes and was an active participant in the world’s events instead of just a bystander.

In KH1 and KH2 there was a dialogue happening between the villain of each world and a greater evil. Hell, in KH1 they were a unified council! In KH3 they’re puppets who don’t even talk to the bigger bad like Randall or Mother Gothel, or are there for a whopping thirty seconds like Hans. It makes it more and more obvious that the Disney worlds are just being shoehorned in as a contractual obligation than for any real purpose anymore.

The only world that’s appeared in all three games, Olympus, was especially jarring. Like, you could tell there was a lot of corners cut on what VAs they could get for this game, as Phil does not speak once. Meg spends more time making eyes at Hercules and nodding than showing any of the sass she has from the film. (This was a thing in KH2 as well tho so I can’t complain about them continuing to drop the ball on even background women characters-- Oh wait, I can, because they’ve had T H I R T E E N YEARS to get it right.)

Which I guess is as good a segue as any into Kairi Time.

Listen. Did I mention I’m 26? Yeah. I started reading fanfic on livejournal. I was there when AO3 first got its start. I’ve seen the shipping wars. I know the dark past of Soriku vs Sokai.

I couldn’t give less of a fuck.

These characters are still 16 and I am now 26. I’m fine with them trading noogies and maybe being able to kick back and play some Mario Kart. Kairi would wipe the floor with both of them because she had time to get good enough to beat Tidus, Wakka, and Selphie combined between KH1 and KH2.

The point is, I don't care one way or the other about shipping. If my 15 year old self were here, they would be horrified I wasn't over the moon when Kairi and Sora finally shared the paopu fruit. As it is, I kind of stared blankly at my screen and went 'huh, there's gonna be a lot of fanfic fixing this moment.' From both sides, I think, because even if you're into Sokai you gotta admit that moment did not feel romantic. It felt forced. Like "Oh hey, we've been putting this off, huh. Welp, here we go!"

It doesn't help that I really, truly, don't like whoever Kairi's VA is in this game. Like, she sounds so ditzy and soft. Get that shit out of here. The dialogue and voice acting in this series has never been its strength, but honestly, I cringed my way through every interaction between Kairi and Axel because of how stilted and bad their conversations were! I’m definitely not saying that Kairi’s voice was stellar in 1 and 2, but at least her voice was clear, and had personality, and by the end of 2 was actually fairly strong. She sounded strong, and determined to be fighting with Sora and Riku, green as she was then, in the World That Never Was.

Whenever she talked in the third one I just sort of grit my teeth and wondered why someone on the production team wanted Kairi to sound so weak.

Then they killed her at the labyrinth and I said, ‘Ah, that tracks.’

I played FFXV, so I guess shame on me for not seeing the signs when the girl love interest is about to be capable and not needing the hero to save her. She gets taken! And killed. Fool me twice, shame on me.

I actually saw people excited about that Verum Rex thing and after seeing the Noctis ripoff reaching for the Luna ripoff covered in purple light I laughed, and laughed. And then sighed and reached for a stiff drink.

All this to say that while I’m angry but not truly surprised that Kairi was once again shafted, I’m all the more pissed that they did it in the laziest, most insulting way possible by hinging it all on Sora needing a reason to fight Xehanort. Like, really???? Really. That’s your angle. The man-pain trope is so painfully overdone. Please. It’s 2019. Come into the future with us, Nomura.

And I feel bad that all of the stuff I just wrote mostly revolves around Kairi being Sora’s romantic interest. But that’s because that’s all this game allowed her to be! Princess of light what? Bequeathed Keyblade wielder in her own right who??? Every battle she and Axel share with Sora they get their asses kicked in 30 seconds flat, so maybe Merlin should have left them suspended in time a little longer. Maybe long enough to convince someone out there in the universe that these two deserved to be competent.

Hell, not just competent. Amazing. Kairi deserved to be able to stand on her own two feet and hold her own. To be running alongside her boys and not just be an object for them to tussle over or save. As Aqua’s somewhat successor, she deserved to be a terrifying wielder of battle magicks and flurries of light magic.

To be replaced by Xion was just insult to injury. Like, I’m very happy that Xion got her heart back and was reunited with Roxas and Axel, but she didn’t need to be brought back at Kairi’s expense. The world won’t implode if the replica and actual person inhabit the same space.

Which is leads us to our third member.

Riku. To be fair. Riku got the most growth as a person out of the three of these kids, easy. We finally see a Riku who is confident in himself and his journey, and willing to take everything he learned along the way to help Mickey, Aqua, and even his own replica. However....

He doesn’t seem to give two shits about Kairi anymore? Did they even talk, like, once during the whole game? I can’t recall a single instance where Sora, Kairi, and Riku were in the same place together where it was just them, and they held an actual conversation. Hell, where they even said “Hi, how’s it going? What have you learned, had any good food lately?”

God, even when Kairi was taken, and then when she was killed, Riku had one moment of anger, and then was completely, like, chill again, and back to talking Sora down. Like, what? I don’t want any love triangle bullshit, but Riku and Kairi were friends as much as Sora and Kairi and Sora and Riku are friends.

And that’s what bothered me the most about the disappearance of Kairi introducing this bullshit narrative of Sora abusing his power of waking. He spent two games trying to get him, Riku, and Kairi together. But he doesn’t want Riku to help him get Kairi back? And Riku’s just going to let him go?! After all Riku has done and learned about falling to darkness and clawing yourself back to light and peace, he’s just going to let Sora do the same?

I call bullshit.

And this is why when Sora suddenly faded out of view on the beach next to Kairi I slowly leaned back in my chair, dropped my controller into my lap, and flipped off my tv screen with both hands.

#vent #kh3 spoilers #kh3 #writing criticism #give these kids the happy ending they deserve #they can be paired in any combo you want #but let them be happy

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pxiao · 6 years

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My thoughts on Y_saku

So I have been keeping up on Vr, I hate myself for it by the way, but kept it quiet here because I have nothing good to say about it. BUT episode 69 finally pushed my limit on the protagonist so let’s finally get on why I hate this ass and consider him the most pathetically written main character thus far. If you’re a fan of Y_saku, don’t read cause you know what you’re getting into.

First let me state what I hate about him on a personal level aka this is just my personal opinion which are, PM is a huge asshole, his voice annoys me and his design tries too hard to be dark and edgy that it hurts to see every time. I like protagonists that are nice or at least have good intentions. Ego has always pissed me off and for better or for worse Y_saku has a lot of ego. It was fine at first but 60+ episodes plus it’s annoying how he acts like he’s the best around and the SHOW AGREES WITH HIM. I LOATHE his VR design, it’s too much. His hair looks stupid and yes I know this is YGO but there are limits like with Zxl, VR pushed it too far. His body suit is ugly to look at and they try TOO hard to make him look muscular. I get it, you’re trying to get the fangirls BUT I’M SICK OF LOOKING AT IT. His voice is the worst, it doesn’t sound natural at all. He always has the same forced, deadpan voice. You can tell how forced it sounds compared to the Va’s original voice, it hurts to hear as I can feel how badly the va is trying. Overall Y_saku as a character annoys my senses from my vision and hearing.

Now for the objective analysis. Y_saku has no character. Wait that’s wrong, he has only one character trait, he has PTSD and that’s it. I’m serious all of season 1 kept stating, “HE WANT REVENGE AND HE WILL GET IT!” Everything we learn about him is related to his torture. His three things tick? He learned it when he was tortured. He wants revenge? He was tortured and wants to know why. He’s a good duelist? He was tortured to win. AND THAT’S ALL. His stoic nature is due to his ptsd and well what you see HE GOT THAT CAUSE HE WAS TORTURED! Try to define Y_saku without saying their role in the story, what they look like or what they do. All you get is quiet, stoic guy. That’s not a functional personality at all, it’s just an attitude. That is the description to EVERY CLICHE ANTIHERO EVER. What are his dreams, his desires? What does he like? What does he dislike outside of the KOH? Does he even like the hot dogs he keeps eating cause he sure as hell doesn’t seem to enjoy it! His goals and dislikes are focused on his past and thus season 2 when he’s past his revenge, he’s just there. We have not learned a single thing about him for the 20+ episodes that Season 2 has been going on. He’s just focused on saving his acquaintance’s brother’s soul thing. Y_saku is a blank slate with some traits grafted on which you can tell, HE HAS NO BACKSTORY cause he “lost his memories” how conveniently. But we have the backstory of every nearly other “major” character. Go said his backstory in his duel against SB, SB had an entire mini arc about his backstory, Kus_ngai had his backstory in another flashback arc right after SB had his, Re_olver got to tell his when Y_saku confronted him at the end of season 1 and Spe_tre, Ak_ra and A_i got their backstories revealed in their duels against Y_saku. Y_saku and GG alone don’t have a backstory. Y_saku is the MAIN CHARACTER and it’s not like his goal is to get his memories back, he doesn’t care. So if we do get his backstory is a mystery! Y_saku is bland and it annoys me that people love him anyway.

His plot armor. I know YGO has HORRIBLE plot armor BUT Y_saku deserve mention BECAUSE OF HOW THICK IT IS. Y_saku winning all of his duels is annoying but that can passed if they’re fun. They aren’t due to two reasons. His SKILL and his monotonous dueling. SKILL is not the same as his skills, they are different, his SKILL being Storm Access. Storm Access is the most blatant asspull so far and is more annoying than Shining Draw because Y_SAKU USES IT NEARLY EVERY DUEL. And the only reason he doesn’t use it every duel is because HE CAN’T due to the master duels prevent skills from being used. But speed duels? HE ALWAYS ABUSES IT which makes us question how good is Y_saku if everytime he gets in a corner his first reaction is, well time to make a random card to get out of this situation. The other protagonists minus Y_ma would use whatever cards they have on hand to solve their situation. PM? NOOOOO, HIS REACTION IS TO CHEAT! There is nothing to root for. I’m not praising his skill nor his cunning, I’m praising his luck! And because of his dependence on this his dueling is roughly the same thing. I’ll get my lifepoints below 1000 to use it and then use thousands of link summons to get to the final one. Every single one of this duels are like this with season 2 adding BUT NOW THE LINKS SEARCH TO SUMMON THE OTHER METHODS! YAY. His dueling is the same damn thing and we know he’s going to win. There isn’t any reason to watch him. And it gets better when he learn that his deck WASN’T EVEN BUILT BY HIM! Dueling is 90% deck building and then 10% using it right. Since Y_saku was given the “best deck”, honestly it isn’t cause his cards are pure shit except Firewall but he barely uses HIS ACE but in-universe they’re considered the best, that essentially means he was HANDED THE BEST WEAPON IN THE SERIES and we’re expected to consider him good for being ok with it.

Y_saku is loved BY EVERYONE, the show included, especially the show. EVERYONE WORSHIPS THE GUY, he’s considered the hero of Link Vr_ins by episode 3 BY BEATING A MOOK which also has a net show openly say he’s good looking. The makes a point to show he’s hyper popular with Go’s orphanage LOVING HIM, we cut from A_i’s duel with Sp_ctre to show a kid copying Y_saku’s vr avatar and saying he’ll defend Link Vr_ins and we get gratuitous shot of PM protecting the kid and saying I’ll protect whatever the setting is all in A_I’S FOCUS EPISODE! GG’s focus episodes ends with her saying PM is INVINCIBLE! And K_sangai says PM is invincible. EVEN THE KOH SAY WOW PM IS SUCH A BADASS THAT HE KICKED OUT ASSES LAST SEASON, AI who was HIS SLAVE now worships the guy. The only character that dislikes him is a one-off cocky bully aka we’re meant to hate him cause he dares to hate the PERFECT YU_AKU. The show bends over backwards to make us love him but they jumped the gun. It’s obvious we’re supposed to love him because of how “cool” he is and it REFUSES TO STOP. Nearly every episode has at least one character talk about how smart, how strong or how amazing PM is when he has done really nothing to deserve it and no personality to justify us liking him.

Y_saku is HORRIBLE representation for mental illness. I don’t mean his PTSD is unrealistic, a therapist friend of mine says it’s actually realistic. IT’S HOW THE SHOW TREATS IT. Y_saku states he went through therapy for his PTSD and it didn’t work so he went to REVENGE. As someone that has a mental disorder that plague me for year and at the worst of it, I considered suicide and later got therapy. THAT’S NOT HOW THERAPY WORKS. Therapy isn’t a magic thing that will magically fix you, it depends on how much the patent wants to get better. You can take as many therapy sessions as you want and if you don’t TRY to get better, you’re wasting your time and money. I’m not saying all therapy or therapists are effective BUT you can’t just say well this one didn’t work, therapy doesn’t work at all. Therapy is about FIGHTING your mental disorder to try to fix it, it’s not as simple as going through your memories and finding the reason you’re messed up. Honestly this suggest that Y_saku is a wimp that couldn’t fight his disorder and is instead RUNNING FROM IT. The show even has the GALL to say his PSTD makes PM better. A_ira has said PM’s issues means he finds himself in victory and thus when he duels, he tries as hard as he can to win. That’s BULLSHIT. If he really did have PSTD, anytime he was in danger of losing then he would freak out that he would get shocked and make a lot of mistakes to make sure it doesn’t happen. Anxiety isn’t the same as being worried, it’s all consuming. It makes it hard to think, eat or sleep. You can’t think of anything but what you’re scared of happening and that takes over your mind. You can’t do anything, it doesn’t make you try real hard, it messes with you. But not PM, NOPE IT MAKES HIM BETTER KIDS.

Finally the reason for this post. His hypocrisy. Episode 69 has him DARE TO say REVENGE WON’T LET YOU MOVE ON. HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA SHUT THE FUCK UP, YOU FUJO BAIT BLANK SLATE! You see when he dueled A_ira, A_ira made a point of saying maybe they shouldn’t let a teen send his youth fighting terrorists and try to be happy while he, an adult whose company had been the focus on said terrorist attacks, deals with them. PM BLOWS HIS FUCKING LID AND SAYS, “YOU HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT ME” and essentially has a temper tantrum about how HE HAS TO GET revenge and wins with A_ira giving on trying to convince PM so the show is essentially agreeing with PM that he needs his revenge. And now that PM has got it, HE DARES TO SAY THAT TO SOMEONE ELSE. Which is laughable as he got cured because he was in a tough spot and thought maybe it would be nice to have friends, not that he ever tried to make them when A_ described his friends. That’s not development as by this point PM had already GOT his revenge. PM wanted to know why he was tortured, which he learned BECAUSE HE KEPT OBSESSING ABOUT HIS REVENGE. His revenge let him meet Re_olver which result in Dr. Kog_mi, the man who TORTURED him, to die. And due to said revenge, he got to meet A_ who helped him “develop”. Overall he could only get better BECAUSE HE CARED FOR REVENGE. HE HAS NO RIGHT TO SAY THAT EVER.

Overall Y_saku is an inconsistent sloppy written character. In fact watch this video and try to not think about Y_saku when watching, I couldn’t.

#vr damn it #I HATE HIM SO MUCH #but I hate his fans more #all 12 of them

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tsuki-sennin · 6 years

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My honest opinions on the cast of DR1, as well as dumb nicknames I had for each one. (Spoilers, maybe.)

Makoto (The Main Boi): He fine. Both in the looks and character department. He represents the audience so that anyone can project themselves onto him, but he has just enough character to keep him from just being an observer/the resident Phoenix Wright. Rather fittingly, I didn’t have any strong feelings on Bryce Papenbrook before this game, but as I got to hear him talk more and more, I grew to really like him thanks to Makoto. Good job, man.

Hifumi (Random Nerd): Even after all these years, I still don’t like him. I just don’t. Matter of fact, I don’t think anyone did. Lucien Dodge deserved better than this guy. He’s got a killer tie, however.

Leon (Man who looks like he’s 20 more than the guy who actually is 20): He’s cool, but I honestly don’t like him either. He has a sick design, but I really wish I could’ve heard him try singing in game. Even if it sucked, I’d have loved to hear him try and move beyond his baseball problem.

Sayaka (Discount Maya Fey): T-H-O-T! Okay, I’ll knock her back up to the one who first caused me despair. I was pretty iffy on the game at first, but she convinced me to stick around once the first case came around. Still not a fan of her voice, with no disrespect towards Dorothy Elias Fahn intended.

Toko/Genocide(r) Jack/Jill/Sho/Syo (Novella, which I guess was a reference to Misao, and Man-Eater): BEST GIRL! BEST GIRL! BEST GIRL! BEST GIRL! BEST GIRL! FUCKING BOW BEFORE HER, YOU SUBHUMAN TRESH! I WILL GLADLY DIE TO HER! AND I WILL GLADLY BE GREEN WITH ENVY AT THE MEN SHE WRITES! Amanda Celine Miller and Erin Fitzgerald really made this literary cutie come into her own in a game with such good female characters already.

Kiyotaka (AP Buttfucking): You know that no-fun motherfucker in your class with a stick shoved up his asshole, and every class he has is AP? That was Kiyotaka for me the first time I played the game. I just couldn’t stand him, even long after I got to know him. I barely felt a thing when he got bludgeoned. Yet despite this, for some reason, I got really pissed when I learned that Hifumi and Celestia were responsible for his death. Maybe that was when I realized how admirable this guy really was.

Aoi (Baywatch): She’s awesome, definitely. Not only is she relatable, but her interactions with Sakura were a real highlight for me.

Mondo (Kuwabara): Now him, I liked through and through. I was already a fan of Keith Silverstein, but the way he pulled off the tough guy act was a damn riot to watch. Chris Sabat in the anime was also a joy to listen to.

Mukuro (Regina/The Boss): I wish we got to know her a bit more than we got to, but she’s great too. Tied for second-best girl, in fact. Guess Amanda Celine Miller strikes again.

Junko (Charlotte the Harlot): Gotta be honest, I feel Junko’s sadism in hindsight. She’s a damn good main villain, and her design just makes me just go wild. Amanda Celine Miller and Erin Fitzgerald strike again with their god-tier voice talent, but Jamie Marchi’s interpretation is just as awesome. And Monokuma is fucking hilarious, if not disturbing. The other half of the tie for second-best girl.

Chihiro (Miss Shrimp/Mister Shrimp): As soon as I realized that this boi, voiced by Dorothy Elias Fahn, who had spent the whole first chapter of this game convincing me that he was a chick, was a dude, I was like “...why am I not turned off by him?” And from that day onward I blamed him for my interest in pretty men. Alter Ego is pretty great too.

Kyoko (Naoto Jr.): OMFG I LOVE HER. SHE’S SO AWESOME AND I WANT HER TO FUCKING THROTTLE MY NECK WITH HER BEAUTIFUL HANDS. THIS WOMAN IS A BOSS-ASS BITCH, AND SHE GETS SHIT DONE BECAUSE OF IT. NAEGI IS SMASHING THIS WOMAN, AND FRANKLY I FUCKING ENVY HIM! Erika Harlacher gave her the perfect voice, and Caitlin Glass just... BARELY falls short.

Celestia (Killer Queen): This woman just... scares me. Marieve Herington really did well here, but... something about her just... made my skin crawl. I didn’t feel that way with anyone else, not even Hifumi, but when I pieced together that she was responsible for Kiyotaka’s death, she made me swear to avenge my bro who I never appreciated. So I suppose Marie Antoinette has that going for her.

Hagakure (Cheech and Chong... no, I didn’t know his VA was Asian, so SHUSH): I didn’t like him much, similarly to Kiyotaka, but he won me over with funny dialogue and how relatable his thought process was to mine at the time. Even if I wanted Chihiro to live more, I can live with him being alive.

Sakura (Akuma): Her interactions with Aoi are great, and you could grind meat on those muscles. She’s so cool too, and I legitimately cried when I found her dead, and even more-so when I realized why she killed herself.

Byakuya (Japanese Malfoy): ...I tolerated him... I dealt with him... I developed a mutual understanding with him... I didn’t like him, and even from in front of the screen I could tell he didn’t like me. That was fine by me. But the fact that this was the guy who Toko wanted made me angry, and it was because of that I declared him my rival. I swore that once we got out of Hope’s Peak, I would personally track him down and fight him... at least until I met the rest of his family through supplementary material and now... I just feel bad he’s related to such bland/boring characters when he is so much more interesting and likable. So yeah, I have no quarrel with you, Jason Wishnov/Josh Grelle... fuck your family though.

...I might make a follow up with Super Dangan Ronpa 2, if this gets any traction.

#danganronpa #dr #dr spoilers

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ambootyos · 7 years

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Club Confusion Pt. 30 (Page’s Ending Pt. 5)

Part 29

Word Count: 8,849 (HOLY FREAKING CRAP)

A/N: Okay. So. This is it. The final ending. And I’m very sad. But, please enjoy! Feedback is always welcomed! Also, I’m sure there’s LOTS of mistakes.

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Marty smiled, and hugged me, I hugged him back, which made Page’s face harden, and his body tense up. It was weird seeing him get jealous, but I kinda liked it..

The hug was awkward, for me anyway.

I guess seeing your ex always was. But, seeing your ex, while you’re with a friend of his, who’s also your new boyfriend, and also the guy you used to tell him not to worry about, and you’re ordering a coffee that you only drink after sex? That’s a whole nother level.

It also didn’t help that I was still mad at Marty, even more so than I was at Adam, because even though Adam could be a real d*ck, he never gave me an ultimatum.

“So ‘wha are you doing here?” He asked, attempting to make conversation.

I cocked my head and smirked. “Not throwing a tantrum, that’s what you told Matt and Nick, I was doing, right?”

His face fell, as he looked at the ground. “Oh, they uh..told you ‘vat huh? Listen Love I-”

“My name, is Y/N.” I interrupted, and he frowned, letting out a sigh.

“Right, sorry. When I said ‘vat, I was really, really, upset ‘nd angry. I shouldn’t ‘ave.” He explained. “By ‘va way, where are Matt and Nick?”

“Her house. With Kenny, Cody, and Brandi. You already know we hung out without you yesterday. Stop asking stupid questions.” Page replied, rolling his his eyes.

“Oh..Page, hey. Didn’t see you ‘ver.” He stated, faking a positive tone.

“Really? I’m pretty hard to miss.” Page said, starting to sound annoyed, Marty smiled softly.

“Well, I can only see one person in ‘vis room, and I assure you, it isn’t you.”

Page scoffed, and rolled his eyes, and I breathed a laugh.

How does one respond to something like that? I suppose that was the point, before I could even think of a reply, the barista told me my ‘raspberry mocha’ was ready.

I smiled, and thanked the barista before taking it and getting out of line, Page got his coffee, and did the same, but we couldn’t leave. Thanks to Marty.

Marty cocked his head. “Oh. So, I guess dinner ‘wif Adam went well ‘ven?” He questioned, his tone changing from flirtatious to demeaning and judgemental.

I rolled my eyes. “Better than this. But not what you’re assuming, and also, I didn’t know he was gonna show up.” I sighed, as I crossed my arms.

“Well, you slept ‘wif someone..” He trailed off.

“You’re very right, I did sleep with someone. And if it were Adam, I’d just tell you. But, it wasn’t him. Okay? I’m seeing someone.” I admitted, and he furrowed his brows.

“You’re seeing someone?”

Page rolled his eyes. “That’s what she said, isn’t it?”

Marty rolled his eyes. “Was I talking to you?” He asked, his voice full of arrogance. Page’s face hardened, and he breathed a laugh, as he let out a sigh.

“Well, you’re done talking to her.” He started, before clearing his throat. “So, if you’re not talking to me, then I guess we’ll leave.” He smiled sarcastically, as we went to walk out.

“Um, she can speak for herself, thanks.” Marty replied, before turning his attention back to me, ignoring Page completely. “So, who is ‘vis new guy?” He asked, causing Page to get even more annoyed.

I smirked slightly. “Well, you’re right I can speak for myself,” I started, and he shot Page an ‘I told you so’ look, and I cleared my throat. “But, I don’t really need to at the moment, because Page already said it so well.”

His face dropped.

I cleared my throat. “And, I’m not gonna answer your question, but I can give you a hint. He’s in Bullet Club.” I added, before walking out, and Page followed me, thankfully, Marty didn’t.

We got in the car, and he rubbed the temples of his forehead, before starting the car, and driving off. “I don’t blame Adam for getting so mad at him. He’s annoying.”

I chuckled. “You looked annoyed. That’s for sure. I’d say a little jealous, if I didn’t know any better.”

He smiled softly. “Maybe. I thought about taking Kenny’s advice, and just picking you up, and kissing you in front of him.”

I smiled, and blushed slightly. “Then, why didn’t you?”

“Because, I don’t need to prove anything. I know how stressed you were when they’d fight over you. I don’t wanna be like them.” He mumbled.

“You know, there’s a difference between what they did, and being jealous. They talked about things that were personal, and they acted like I wasn’t there..” I explained. “Plus neither of them, is gonna start a fight with you, if they know we slept together.”

He smirked slightly. “What makes you say that?” He asked, knowing the answer already. I cocked my head, and glanced at him, not saying anything. He shrugged. “Don’t look at me like that! Come on, feed my ego a bit.” He chuckled.

I sighed. “Fine, well for one, Adam has seen your d*ck, he’s not gonna make an argument, and Marty’s jealous of you anyway, he’d probably be expecting it.”

“Oh, that’s right, Marty’s jealous of me..why do think that is?” He asked, as his smirk grew.

I chuckled. “Oh..I dunno..maybe it’s because you’re taller than him? Or, because I would talk about you, all the time. Plus, you’re really, really, attractive, maybe it’s that?” I explained, he smiled softly, and nodded.

“Hmm..maybe. You think the rest of your guests are still asleep?” He smirked.

“Why do you ask?” I questioned, already knowing exactly why he was asking, and his smirk grew wider.

“Because, I’d like to spend the rest of the morning, in bed with you, no interruptions, you know, like we were last night..but that was on you, I told you to keep quiet.” He teased.

I rolled my eyes, and smiled. “You have to take some of the blame for that, you know.”

He let out a sigh, and smiled softly. “You’re right. What was I thinking? Expecting you not to scream, when you’re with the best you’ve ever had, the guy that ruined other men for you? Yeah. That was insane.” He said sarcastically.

“You’ve been dying to bring that up again, haven’t you?” I asked, trying not to smile. He nodded, and smiled.

“Oh yeah. I just haven’t got the chance. Until now that is.” He replied. “So, is that true?”

“Why would I say it, if it weren’t true?” I questioned, as my face grew redder and redder, and I began to play with my hands nervously, he took one hand off the steering wheel, and grabbed my hand, and held it to stop me.

“Am I making you nervous..?” He asked, sounding a bit surprised.

“Just a bit embarrassed.” I smiled, and he breathed a laugh.

“Honestly, I never thought I’d have that effect on you.” He shrugged. “I gotta say, it’s kinda nice..” He trailed off, smiling softly.

I rolled my eyes, and let out a sigh. “Well, I’m glad you’re enjoying making me look stupid. So very glad.” I teased.

He chuckled, and bit his lip, and a few seconds of silence went by before he cleared his throat. “You know, you still haven’t actually answered my question..” He trailed off.

I rolled my eyes again. “Yes Page. It was the truth. Happy?” I couldn’t help but smile.

He nodded and chuckled, as he returned both his hands to the wheel, then he smirked softly. “Wanna help me look for a house?” He winked.

I furrowed my brows, confused for a second, before I realized he was referencing the story Adam told when we ran into him. My eyes widened, and I pursed my lips together to keep from smiling.

“Oh haha. We’re almost home Page.” I stated, and he shrugged slightly.

“Not if I ‘accidently’ miss the next turn..”

He smirked, and I couldn’t help but smile.

“Have you seen Y/N?” Matt asked as he walked into the kitchen with the group, and Nick cocked his head.

“She’s not here?” He asked, and Kenny chuckled.

“Yeah, neither is Page.”

Matt shook his head. “And Marty’s been texting me all morning. He’s upset about something. Said he ‘needs to talk to me’. Whatever that means.”

“I wonder if he ran into her, it probably went horrible if he did.” Brandi sighed. “I hope she’s okay”

Kenny shrugged. “Chances are Page was with her, so I’m sure she’s fine.”

“You know what we should do, while she’s gone?” Matt suggested, they looked to him, awaiting his response. “We should go through her stuff, and try to figure out who this new guy is.”

Nick rolled his eyes. “It’s not that important. Let it go for now. The less you know, the better, considering Marty’s probably gonna have a million questions for you next time we see him.”

“Well, I can’t stand not knowing!” He yelled, already walking down the hall to my room.

As soon as Matt left the room, Nick cleared his throat.

“Okay, so..I know all three of you know what happened between Y/N and Page, and I need to know everything you know, so that I can understand why I walked in on them having sex, at almost one in the morning.” He whispered.

Kenny cocked his head. “You’re sure that’s what time it was?”

Nick nodded in response, and Kenny turned to look at Cody, as a smile formed on his face.

“I told you I knew what I was doing. I’m pretty sure I just won.” He chuckled.

Cody scoffed. “We don’t know anything yet!” He whisper screamed so that Matt wouldn’t hear him.

“Somebody, please explain to me, what’s going on? What are you talking about?” He asked, Kenny cleared his throat before explaining everything.

Nick’s eyes widened. “Sorry Cody, I’m pretty sure you’re gonna lose.” He chuckled.

“I can’t believe you’re placing bets, and purposely sabotaging our friend.” Brandi sighed, as she crossed her arms and shook her head.

“It’s not sabotaging. It’s seeing what her relationships are strong enough to handle.” Kenny replied. “For example, Adam and Marty were both too insecure. That we know.”

“You had nothing to do with Marty’s downfall, he did that on his own.” Cody replied.

“Well, Matt kinda helped.” Nick added.

Kenny nodded, and smiled. “I love when things work them themselves out. And, I can just sit back and watch my ship sail.”

Cody rolled his eyes. “Friends with benefits, doesn’t mean they’re gonna end up together.”

“What about Chandler and Monica? Not to mention there’s an actual movie, called Friends With Benefits, where that’s exactly what happens.” Brandi stated.

“That’s different. How do you guys not see how different that is? If he makes her happy, and she makes him happy, then that’s great, if it works out, I’ll gladly take the loss. But sometimes, friends are supposed to stay friends.” Cody replied.

Kenny rolled his eyes, but before he could answer, Matt walked back in the room.

“Well, I found nothing. Nothing useful anyway. Like, she has a lot of edible stuff in her nightstand..and other stuff like that, I put some in my hand but all it did was get really hot, so I had to wash it off, I have no idea why anyone would want that. Also, she owns handcuffs. So either she used to be a cop, or..I don’t really think I need to say it.” He sighed.

“Y/N..with handcuffs..interesting.” Nick mumbled.

Matt smacked the back of his brother’s head. “Don’t be gross about it.” He started, and Nick shot him a dirty look. “But, whoever the new guy is, he’s huge. I found condoms, on her nightstand, so..that we know.”

Kenny tried not to laugh, as he looked at the ground.

Then, me and Page came in, looking at each other, and laughing about something he’d said, but our smiles faded, when we looked up, and saw the rest of the group.

“Oh..hey. You guys are up. Great…” Page sighed, and I cleared my throat.

“Where were you guys?” Matt asked.

“We went to get coffee.” I replied, faking a smile.

“It took that long to get coffee?” Kenny asked, grinning ear to ear.

Page shrugged. “I um..took a wrong turn.” He replied trying not to smile, I bit my lip, and looked at the ground, knowing my face was turning red.

“How do you make a wrong turn? She was with you. You both know where the house is right?” Matt questioned.

We looked at each other for a second then back at Matt, and I cleared my throat.

“Yeah, we were gonna go a different way, to avoid traffic..and all..but um, yeah. Didn’t go as planned.” I explained.

Matt shook his head. “Okay. If you say so. But did you run into Marty while you were out?” He asked, and Page rolled his eyes.

“Yeah..we did actually. How’d you know?”

Matt sighed. “He’s texting me. I’m gonna guess it didn’t go well?”

I shrugged. “It could’ve been better, that’s for sure.” I cleared my throat and cocked my head. “But, you know how things go.”

“You’re lucky though. We all have to work with him, you don’t have to hear him ask twenty times a day who your new boyfriend is. Does he know you have one?” Matt asked.

“Yeah, he knows. I’m sorry Ma-”

“I’ll handle it. He already pretty much hates me.” Page interrupted.

“Gee, I wonder why that is.” Kenny mumbled, earning an eye roll from Cody.

“You’ll have to do it. None of us know who the guy is, and I’m gonna assume you know, because she only talks to you, even though you’re the only one who’s ever told anyone anything.” Matt replied, as he crossed his arms. “Speaking of which, we have to go. We have a show later tonight that we have to get ready for.”

Page cleared his throat. “You guys can go ahead. I’m gonna leave a little later.” He smiled, and Matt shook his head.

“No, that’s okay. We can all go together, whenever you’re ready.”

Kenny smacked his forehead. “Why are you the way that you are?” He mumbled, as he started to shake his head, Matt furrowed his brows.

“What did I do?!”

Nick started to laugh. “You can’t take a hint to save your life!”

Matt only grew more and more confused, not sure what they were talking about.

I sighed, and me and Page shared a glance.

“We have to tell him.” I whispered, Page nodded in response. “Matt, listen..” I started, turning my attention to him, he looked at me, still confused and awaiting a response. I let out a sigh. “You’re actually the only one in the room who doesn’t know who the new guy is.” I admitted.

His mouth fell ajar. “Wait, what?! Now I have to know, if someone doesn’t tell me, I’m gonna scream.” Page shook his head.

“Matt-”

“I’ll do it!” Matt interrupted.

“You don’t need-”

“Here I go!”

Matt exclaimed, before starting to yell, getting louder and louder by the second, no matter how many times we tried to stop him, he even covered his ears.

“Nobody can tell you anything if you can’t hear them!” Nick exclaimed, but Matt didn’t stop.

Page rolled his eyes, and grabbed my arm, turning me to face, him before cupping my face and kissing me.

Matt’s eyes widened, and his jaw dropped, finally he stopped yelling, and he dropped his hands at his side.

“Her new boyfriend is gonna hate that!” He exclaimed, Kenny couldn’t stop laughing, and Cody rolled his eyes, and looked at Matt with a blank expression.

“Page is her new boyfriend.”

Matt furrowed his brows, and cocked his head. “Why on earth, would you guys tell me that? I have to go see Marty, and I can’t keep a secret, you said it yourself. You expect me, to not tell him? Clearly, I’m gonna!” He exclaimed nervously.

“Matt, calm down. You’ll be fine.” I smiled.

He shook his head frantically. “No I won’t!”

Page sighed. “Okay Matt, I’ll make it easy for you. If you let it slip, whatever, if not? Even better. But I just..really wanna be alone with Y/N right now. Okay?” He stated.

“Wait, what? You can’t just demand to be alone with her just because you’re dating now. That’s not fair!” Matt exclaimed.

Page rolled his eyes, before looking at me, and half smiling.

“Actually Matt, he can. And he’s going to. Sorry.” I shrugged, with a smile. “But, I will come down and see you all before you leave. How about that?”

Matt nodded. “Yeah, I didn’t really expect that to work anyway.” Kenny couldn’t stop smiling, as he stood to his feet.

“Well, we really should go. You know, let them..do their relationship stuff. You know, because they’re in a relationship.” He stated, looking at Cody.

They said their goodbyes, and left.

Page let out a sigh. “Well, now they know..” He smiled, as he sat on the couch, and pulled me onto his lap. “It’s all downhill from here you know.” He teased, as he ran his hand up and down my thigh.

I smiled softly, and shrugged. “A day and a half? I’d say that’s a good run.” I replied sarcastically.

He chuckled. “Oh, we can do better than that. Nobody is gonna ruin this.” He assured me. I ran my hand through his hair, and bit my lip.

“I don’t think anybody could.”

He nodded. “I think you might be right.” He replied, before kissing me, he moved me off his lap as he positioned himself on top of me.

I cupped his face, and smiled as I brushed his hair out of his face, and pulled it back. He smiled ear to ear, and licked his lips.

“Thank you.” He chuckled.

I breathed a laugh, and went back to cupping his face. “So..are we gonna do this here?” I asked.

He smirked, and raised his brows. “Of course we are. In fact..” He trailed off, as his smirk grew even wider. “Before I have to leave the city, we’re doing this, in every, single, room, of this house.”

My eyes widened. “Oh really?” I couldn’t help but smile as I asked. He nodded.

“I’m gonna need something to think about while I’m traveling..”

“Haven’t I given you enough to think about?” I asked sarcastically.

He cocked his brow, and bit his lip. “You’ve given me a lot that’s for sure. That ride in the car keeps replaying in my head over and over.” I rolled my eyes and chuckled. “Maybe I should return the favor..” He smirked again, as he started to travel down my body, and kissing down my abdomen.

“I-I’m still speechless.” Matt mumbled, as they drove back to the arena.

“Yes Matt, it’s surprising that they’re together. But you have to drop it before we see Marty, because I can’t deal with him asking a million questions.” Cody replied.

“No, I mean I’m still speechless that all you guys kept this from me! I thought we were friends! Why didn’t you tell me?! When did you guys even find out?” Matt questioned.

Nick cleared his throat. “Remember last night? When you made me go downstairs, and check out that sound?” He asked, and Matt nodded slightly. Nick smiled. “Thanks.”

Matt rolled his eyes. “And the rest of you?” He asked, as he crossed his arms.

“Well, Page told me and Cody, and Y/N told Brandi.” Kenny explained.

“Wait, so I found out on accident? You guys were told voluntarily?” Nick asked, feeling a bit offended.

“Hurts doesn’t it? But it could be worse! You could’ve been last, to know.” Matt added, still pouting. Nick rolled his eyes, and put a hand on Matt’s shoulder.

“You aren’t the last person to know. Marty still doesn’t know.” He chuckled.

“Okay guys, drop it for now. We’re almost there.” Kenny smiled, not really caring if they told Marty or not.

As soon as they walked inside, they were greeted by Marty.

“So, who is it? I know you guys ‘ave to know.” He questioned.

Matt rolled his eyes. “Why would we know?” He replied, crossing his arms. Marty cleared his throat, and matched Matt’s stance.

“Because, Y/N said ‘va new guy she’s dating, is in Bullet Club. Therefore, I’m sure, you guys know. So, spill it.”

“Uh..why would she tell me? You really think I could keep a secret that big? Have you learned nothing?” Matt chuckled, as he continued to walk to his locker room, but Marty followed him.

“You’re not answering me Matt.”

“Aren’t I?” Matt asked awkwardly, and Nick smacked his forehead.

Marty rolled his eyes, and crossed his arms. “No. You’re just answering my questions, ‘wif more questions.” He replied, sternly.

“Am I?” Matt asked.

Marty let out a sigh. “Who is Y/N dating?” He asked, getting straight to the point.

Matt cleared his throat, and cocked his head. “Who are you dating?” Marty furrowed his brows, and shook his head.

“Um...nobody.”

Matt nodded. “Well, you’ll find someone Marty. Don’t worry.” He smiled before turning to walk away, but Marty grabbed his arm and turned him back around.

“Just answer me. Who’s ‘va new guy?”

Matt sighed. “Fine.” He started, as the guys began to shake their heads. “It’s Nick!” He smiled.

Kenny rolled his eyes. “I’m out.” He breathed a laugh, as he left the room, Cody and Brandi followed him, as Nick smacked his forehead.

Marty chuckled and shook his head, as he looked from Matt to Nick. “Come on Matt. You expect me to believe ‘vat? She’d never go for Nick.”

Nick pursed his lips together, and crossed his arms. “Oh? And why’s that?” He asked, becoming offended. Marty sighed, and turned his attention to Nick placing his hand on his shoulder.

“Okay, look. ’m sorry, but she’d never go for you. She ‘ad Adam Cole, and me. She wouldn’t just..how can I put this..she wouldn’t, lower her standards ‘vat much..” He trailed off, and Nick cocked his head and smiled.

“Hmm..well it is me.”

Marty dropped his hand at his side. “Oh Nick, I don’t believe you.”

Nick took a deep breath and smirked ear to ear. “What if I told you, I knew about the tattoo?”

Matt furrowed his brows starting to get confused, and Marty’s face dropped, and he shook his head.

“No. No you don’t. She doesn’t tell anyone about ‘vat.” He denied. Nick smirked, and nodded.

“Exactly. So, how would I know about it, unless I’m the new guy?” He asked.

“Wait..tattoo?” Matt questioned.

Nick shushed him. “Sorry Matt. Men are talking.” Matt rolled his eyes, and Marty scoffed.

“Maybe she just accidently told you about it.” He argued, still in denial.

“I could describe it to you. It’s on her upper thigh, a lacy garter.” Nick smirked, Marty shook his head.

“Which ‘figh is it on?” He questioned, and Nick’s smirk grew.

“Right.”

“What did you ‘fink ‘ov ‘va bow?”

“Trick question. There isn’t one.”

Marty’s mouth fell ajar, and he sat against the wall behind him, and cradled his head in his hands. “Y-You actually did it. You saw the tattoo..how could you do ‘vis to me?”

“Do what? Exactly what you did to Adam? Like this.” He smiled, before shrugging.

Marty shook his head. “Not ‘va same Nick! You know ‘ow I feel about ‘er! She’s on my ‘neva list!”

Nick rolled his eyes. “Adam felt the same way, and it didn’t stop you. Also, a girl you broke up with, can’t really be on your never list.”

Marty’s face hardened, and went back to looking the floor shaking his head.

“So, I’ll see you later, right?” Page asked, pulling his shirt on over his head. I nodded.

“Of course. I still have to go and see Matt like I said I would. And you still have a task to fill..” I smiled, walking closer to him, and wrapping my arms around his neck.

He smirked, and placed his hands on my hips, running his thumb over the fabric of my clothes. “I still have full intentions of sleeping with you all over this house. We only have like two more rooms to cover, but unfortunately, I have to go.” He sighed, before kissing me, softly at first, but he couldn’t bring himself to pull away for more than a second, before kissing me again.

I smiled into the kiss when he started to slide his hands up my shirt, I cupped his face and pulled away from the kiss.

“No, no, you have to leave, remember?” I chuckled, and he dropped his hands at his side, and let out a sigh.

“D*mmit. You’re right. But..maybe I can be a little late?” He bargained and I shook my head.

“You can’t. You’ll see me soon, it’ll be fine.” I smiled.

“But, what am I supposed to do about this?” He questioned, gesturing to his crotch. I bit my lip, and stepped into him, as I let out a sigh.

“I guess I could help with that.” I smirked, as I hooked my fingers in his belt loops, and pulled him as close to me as possible.

He let out a sigh of relief, before smiling, he went to kiss me, but I put a finger on his lips to stop him, he furrowed his brows, and a devilish grin grew on my face.

“If you didn’t have somewhere to be that is. But sadly, you do.” I shrugged, dropping my hands at my side.

He licked his lips before, before smiling. “You’re evil. You know that?” He teased.

I shrugged. “You’ll be fine. I’m sure Matt could help you out. Lend you a hand maybe?” I winked, chuckling slightly, causing him to roll his eyes.

“Thanks. I think I’m actually getting a de-rection now.” He started, before clearing his throat. “The real question is, what are you gonna do? You have to be at least a little worked up again, right?” He asked, smirking slightly.

I rolled my eyes, and smirked. “Well, you know, if I need it too bad, I could always call Marty or Adam. I’m sure they’d help me out.” I teased.

His eyes widened, and his mouth fell open slightly, he put his hands on his hips and smiled. “You’re mean!” He chuckled. “But you know, it wouldn’t be the same. Best sex you’ve ever had right here!” He smiled, pointing to himself.

I rolled my eyes. “You’re never gonna let that go, are you?”

He shrugged, “I’m just saying, after me? You might not even be able to feel them!” He chuckled.

I rolled my eyes. “Page, go.” I smiled, before kissing him goodbye.

He waved and left.

He made it back to the arena, to listen to Marty and Nick arguing.

“I’d ‘neva do ‘vis to you guys!” Marty exclaimed.

Nick rolled his eyes, and shook his head. “Only because you never had the chance!”

Page walked into the locker room, trying to stay out of it.

“I wouldn’t! I wouldn’t even do it ‘tah Page!”

“Funny you should say that.” Nick mumbled. Page turned his attention to them and sighed.

“What’s this about?” He asked.

Nick smirked. “Oh, Marty found out that I’m dating Y/N, and that I’ve seen her tattoo, and he can’t deal with the fact that it’s over between them.”

Page rolled his eyes. “Really Nick? That’s what you told him?” He sighed, an annoyed tone in his voice.

“Matt told him, but it’s the truth, so does it really matter?” Nick replied, narrowing his eyes.

Page shook his head. “No. It isn’t. None of us should have to lie about this.” He stated, crossing his arms, Marty’s face lit up, and he stood to his feet.

“So, it’s not true? Is she really seeing anyone?” He asked, and Page rolled his eyes again.

“Yes she is. But I don’t think you really wanna know who it actually is.”

Marty groaned. “It’s Adam. Isn’t it?”

Matt pursed his lips together, and Nick cocked his head and smiled.

“You ask an intriguing question Martin.” Nick chuckled, and Matt elbowed him in the side. Marty furrowed his brows.

“I-I don’t-’Wha ‘va h*ll are you talking about?” He questioned, more confused now then he was before.

“Get there faster!” Matt exclaimed.

Marty shook his head. “Well, you clearly aren’t talking about Hangman, and I don’t know ‘ov any ‘ova Adams.”

Page let out sigh, and cocked his head. “And how do you know it isn’t me?” He asked, and Marty scoffed, as he placed a hand on Page’s shoulder.

“No offense Mate. It’s just..I don’t see you as a threat.” He admitted.

Page smiled sarcastically. “Really? Is that why you told her you were jealous of me? Because yeah..she told me.” He immediately regretted saying it, because I’d asked him not to, when I’d originally told him.

Marty’s face dropped, and he slid his hands in his pockets. “She wasn’t supposed to tell you ‘vat.” He sighed, before smirking slightly. “Did she ‘appen to tell you ‘wha she said to me after I admitted ‘vat? Because you’d be a lot less confident if she ‘ad.”

Page rolled his eyes, and exhaled sharply. “I’m not gonna do this with you. I’m not Adam Cole. I’m the new guy okay? It’s me. And the only reason Nick knows what the tattoo looks like, because he walked in on us together.”

Marty shook his head. “I don’t believe you!”

“I don’t care. You don’t have to, but it’s the truth.” Page shrugged, as he walked by Marty, bumping his shoulder as he did.

Marty sighed and looked at Matt. “Is ‘vat true?” He asked, nervous for what the answer would be.

Matt shrugged. “Is it?”

“Matt!” Marty exclaimed, and Matt let out a sigh.

“Honestly, I’ve told so many lies lately, I don’t remember what the truth really is.” He explained.

I heard my phone ding, and I looked at the screen to see that Page had texted me.

‘Not gonna lie, I already miss you.’

I smiled at it, this was the perfect chance to tease him again, I’d get to see him really soon, so this would be great timing.

‘Are you about to go on?’

I asked, already knowing the answer, he texted back and confirmed what I knew with a yes.

A devilish grin grew on my face.

I removed my shirt, snapped a picture, and sent it to him.

‘Since you’re missing me..maybe this’ll help? ;)’

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He smirked when he opened it, but that smirk faded as he looked down at his crotch again.

‘Thanks a lot Y/N. Now I have to try and have a match, with this image stuck in my head. My opponent’s gonna be very uncomfortable.’

‘Well, there’s always the Matt option’

I texted, back. He rolled his eyes, and chuckled, before realizing he had to go, he put his phone down and went out to the ring.

Marty walked in the dressing room after he left, he was looking for Kenny, because they had to team together later, and he wanted to talk over some of the match.

He picked up Page’s phone, recognizing who’s it was.

That wouldn’t be that big of a deal, if Page hadn’t forgotten to close out of his stuff. Marty looked at the screen, and his eyes widened when he saw the picture I’d sent Page.

He smiled for a second before he realized who’d sent it.

He ran his hand through his hair.

‘Are you still there? Or match time I’m guessing? Maybe I’ll send more so you’ll have something to look at after your match..’

I texted again.

Marty threw the phone back down, and started to shake his head frantically, as he paced around the room.

“Marty? What’s wrong with you now?” Matt asked, as he and Nick walked in.

“I-I may ‘ave..accidently..went through Page’s phone, and saw some ‘fings I wasn’t supposed to..” He replied.

Matt and Nick looked at him with confused expressions on their faces.

“You did..what?” Nick asked, as Matt shook his head.

“What’d you happen to see?” Matt added.

Marty let out a sigh, and slid his hands in his pockets. “She..sent ‘im some pictures..and I-well..” He trailed off.

Their mouths fell open, they were at a loss for words, Kenny walked in, and furrowed his brows.

“What’s wrong with you guys?” He asked.

Matt pursed his lips together, and put his hands on his hips. “You wanna tell him about your sick little games? Or should I?” Marty opened his mouth to speak but Matt cut him off. “Marty went through Page’s phone, and saw naked pictures of Y/N.”

“It was an accident!” Marty exclaimed.

Kenny smacked his forehead, and shook his head, before looking at Marty with an annoyed expression, then cleared his throat as he looked him up and down. His eyes widened.

“Wait, are you turned on right now?!” He exclaimed, looking down at the crotch of his gym shorts.

Marty awkwardly looked at the ground, and Matt and Nick’s faces scrunched up, as they started to look disgusted.

“Well, I did just see naked pictures of a girl ’m still in love ‘wif! So, excuse me, if my d*ck is a ‘lil confused!” Marty whisper screamed, as he attempted to better cover himself.

Nick cleared his throat and rubbed his eyes, before crossing his arms.

“Well, at least now you now for a fact her and Page are together.” He smirked, and Marty rolled his eyes.

“So did she show the tattoo in this picture? Because I need to know more about it.” Matt sighed, and Kenny hit him in the shoulder.

“What!? I’m asking a simple question! He had to have paid attention to it. I remember every single detail from when I saw her naked. Like her body, is just..perfect.”

“It really is. You don’t even know the half of it though.” Nick added, turning his attention to Marty. “You get it though.”

Matt breathed a laugh. “Yeah I can’t imagine being you. Knowing what it’s like to you know..touch her, and having to have all those memories flood your brain at once.”

Marty clenched his jaw. “Matt, you aren’t ‘elping my problem.”

“Well, does it help to know that she’s with one of your best friends, and he’s like the best she’s ever had? Her words. Not mine.” Nick added.

“Nick!” Kenny exclaimed, as he smacked him in the shoulder.

“What?! That isn’t a secret! She openly told us that! She even told Adam! We just didn’t know who exactly she was talking about.” Nick replied, rubbing the spot Kenny had smacked.

Marty started to shake his head. “Why are you telling me ‘vis?!”

Before they could reply, Dalton Castle walked into the locker room.

“Yeah..I don’t mean to uh, interrupt, but your friend is here.” He smiled, before cocking his head. “What am I interrupting exactly? Are you okay Marty?” He asked.

Matt shook his head. “Don’t worry about him. What friend are you talking about?” He asked.

“Y/N. She seems to be doing really well, we were catching up, and she couldn’t stop smiling about something. Who knows what. But anyway, she’s waiting for you. Can’t miss her, she looks better than she ever has. Any idea why she’s so happy?” He rambled on.

Marty groaned.

Dalton turned his attention back to Marty. “You know, I could have my boys help you with your ahem..problem. But you’ll owe me.” He smiled.

“Wait, you can tell?” Marty asked, starting to blush.

Kenny rolled his eyes. “Of course he can tell! We all can!”

“I’m gonna say hi to Y/N before she comes looking for us, and sees all this. You need to think of a way to tell Page what you did that doesn’t end in him killing you.” Nick stated, before walking out. Matt followed behind him.

Dalton’s smile grew “Ah it appears I’ve walked into something interesting! Well, go on! Tell me the details!” He laughed, as he leaned against the wall.

“Uh..’vis is really more of a Bullet Club issue..” Marty replied.

Dalton nodded, and put up his hands in defense. “Right. Say no more. I’ll just ask Page.”

“No! Don’t do ‘vat!”

“Well, I gotta find out somehow! Maybe I’ll ask her? She has to know right? Once a Bullet Club member, always a Bullet Club member, right?”

Kenny exhaled sharply. “Y/N, and Marty broke up as you already know, and her and Page are together now, Marty went through Page’s phone, and saw some pictures of Y/N that he wasn’t supposed to. And now, well, he’s...you know.” He explained.

Dalton’s eyes widened and his mouth fell open before he smiled ear to ear and turned his attention to Marty.

“Ohh!”

“Kenny!” Marty groaned. Kenny shrugged as a response.

“He’s gonna kill you for sure!” Dalton added, and Marty shook his head, but before he could say anything, Matt ran back in, almost out of breath.

“Y/N is coming this way.” He managed to say, and Kenny let out a sigh.

“And you had to run in here to tell us that...why?” He asked, and Matt took a deep breath.

“Because Kenny, she walks really fast. She must do cardio non-stop.” He explained.

Dalton nodded. “I’m sure she does! Look at her, with her perfectly toned-”

“Dalton. Stop talking.” Marty interrupted.

“Oh, sorry. I almost forgot about your little problem-er...I mean..average sized-um..big..problem.” Dalton replied.

Marty rolled his eyes, and sat down on the ground.

I walked in with Nick, and immediately all eyes, went to me, except Marty’s. Dalton pursed his lips together, trying not to smile.

“Why is everyone staring at me..?” I asked.

Dalton cleared his throat. “We’re just excited to see you! Some of us are more excited they got to see so much of you.” He blurted out, not even thinking.

“Wait. What?” I asked.

“Um..” Matt started, but before he could explain it, Dalton did.

Marty covered his face. “It was an accident!”

Before I could even think of what to say, Page walked backstage after his match.

“Oh, hey!” He smiled at me, before noticing something was wrong. “Is everything okay?” He asked, starting to frown.

Dalton smiled. “C-Can I please be the one to tell him?”

“Tell me what?” Page asked, as he furrowed his brows.

I sighed. “Um..do you happen to know where your phone is?” He nodded.

“Yeah it’s right-” He cut himself off. “Sh*t.”

I looked down at the ground awkwardly knowing things were about to get really bad.

Page pulled his hair back and crossed his arms. “Well, I’m guessing one of you went through my phone, so who was it?” He hissed.

Dalton cleared his throat. “Take a wild guess. But my money's on the British guy who looks like he needs to play a game of pocket hockey if you know what I mean..” He mumbled.

Page’s face hardened, as he glanced over at Marty. “Did you go through my phone?” He growled.

Marty let out a sigh, as he stood up. “Page listen-”

Page hit one of the lockers, causing both Matt and Nick to jump a bit. “No. Answer the question.”

Dalton’s eyes widened, and he covered his smile with his hands. “I'm so happy I'm apart of this.” He said in a hushed tone.

“Yes..I did but-”

Page scoffed. “You're dead.” He said, before stepping towards him. Kenny put a hand on his chest.

“Don't stop him!” Dalton whisper screamed.

“Woah! Calm down, give Marty a chance to explain himself, I’m sure he has an explanation.”

Page crossed his arms, and scoffed again.

“Well go on ahead Marty. Why were you going through my phone, and looking at pictures that Y/N sent me?”

Marty cleared his throat.

“You left your phone ‘ere..I picked it up, all of ‘vat was already on ‘va screen. It was an honest mistake, ‘m sorry!” He explained.

Page cleared his throat. “No, it wasn’t a mistake. And even if it was, why would I believe you? No Marty, the only mistake here, is you.”

Marty rolled his eyes, and crossed his arms. “You know ‘wha? Believe ‘whaeva you want. But at least I know for a fact that what I did, was accidental, what about what you’re doing to me, right now?”

Page rolled his eyes, and exhaled sharply. “What are you talking about now?” He growled.

“I’m talking about ‘va fact, ‘vat you know ‘ow much I still love her, and ‘ow much I miss her. But ‘vat didn’t stop you, from going after her. Did it? But you don’t care about ‘vat. Do you?” Marty shrugged. “And I get it. I deserve ‘vis. But one day, you’re gonna be the ex. Hopefully, she won’t leave you for someone you thought was your friend.”

I rubbed the temples of my forehead, I had no words.

“Marty, look.” Page started. “Me and you, are friends. But Y/N, is my best friend. So, whatever she wants, comes first, always. If I have the chance, to make her happy, I’m gonna take it. And it just so happens, that what she wants, and what makes her happy, is me.”

Marty smirked slightly, and cocked his head. “Yeah. For now.”

Page grabbed him by the shirt. “If you didn’t have a match tonight, I’d kick your a*s. So, you’d better hope, that I’m not here when your match is over, and you should thank, whoever talks me out of waiting for you. If anyone does, that is.”

“I really hope nobody talks him out of it.” Dalton mumbled, as he breathed a laugh.

Kenny rolled his eyes, at Dalton’s response, before turning his attention back to Marty and Page.

“Both of you, need to calm down for a second. Marty, just go get your gear on, Page go get your street clothes back on, Dalton, go away, and take The Bucks with you.” He stated, as he guided them out, then he and Marty left as well.

I let out a relieved sigh, as I leaned against the wall.

“Well, that was...fun.” I smiled.

He breathed a laugh, as he grabbed his clothes. “Yeah, sorry about him..and I’m sorry for how I handled that.”

I shook my head. “No need to be sorry. I thought you handled it well. Better than most would’ve. You didn’t blurt out anything personal, so..there’s that.”

He sighed. “Well, I did mention that you told me he was jealous of me..I felt pathetic saying it though. I don’t wanna be one of those guys Y/N..” He trailed off.

I walked towards him, and cupped his face. “You aren’t one of those guys. You couldn’t be. I’m never gonna be mad at you, for being upset about something. If you feel like you need to kick someone’s a*s, then by all means, go for it.” I chuckled.

He smiled in response.

“So, I guess I should wait outside, and let you change.” I said, and he chuckled.

“You could stay, you know..”

I shook my head. “I don’t think that’s such a great idea. Not very professional, you know?” I smiled.

“Oh, so it’s okay to send me photos of you while I’m trying to get ready for a match, but me tempting you is unprofessional?” He teased. I bit my lip, and smiled at the ground. He put his hand under my chin, and tilted my head up to look at him, he didn’t say anything, he just kissed me, smiling when he pulled away.

I cocked my head. “What was that for?” I asked, starting to smile as he did.

“I’m just..really happy you’re here.” He replied, my smile grew, and I cleared my throat.

“Well..I guess I could stay in here..”

Kenny and Marty came back from their match just as Matt, Nick and Dalton, had gotten done explaining to Cody what’d happened, and Page and me came out of the locker room.

Dalton smiled. “Oh..here we go!”

Page’s face hardened, but he said nothing and just walked out, bumping Marty’s shoulder as he did so.

Marty looked at me, and cleared his throat. “Can I talk to you? Please..?”

I let out a sigh, and crossed my arms. “Yeah. Sure. Whatever.” I rolled my eyes, as I walked down the hall, he followed behind me.

Dalton let out a sigh. “That was a little anticlimactic.”

“So..it’s really him ‘ven?” Marty asked, frowning slightly.

I nodded. “Yeah Marty, it’s him.” I let out a sigh. “I know that it’s not the best news ever but..yeah, I’m with him.”

He cleared his throat, and nodded. “I get it. I don’t like it. But..I get it.” He trailed off, letting a few seconds of silence go by, before looking into my eyes. “I guess me and you, are really done ‘ven hmm?” He sighed.

I nodded. “Yeah Marty..I’m sorry, but yeah it is.”

He cleared his throat again, and hugged me.

It took me by surprise, I hugged him back, and he wrapped his arms tighter around me, as he closed his eyes, and rested his forehead against my shoulder.

We never really got a proper breakup I guess. There was so much tension. It was good to know that it was mostly gone now. I cleared my throat, and pulled away.

“Goodbye Marty..” I smiled softly, before walking away.

I met Page outside, and he laced his hand with mine, before smirking.

“So..we still have a task to fill, if I’m not mistaken..” He trailed off, as he cocked his brow. I smiled.

“You’re very correct. Let’s go.” I replied.

The Bucks, Kenny, and Cody were watching us from inside.

“Ugh. What are we gonna do when this falls apart?” Matt asked, causing Kenny to roll his eyes.

“Would you shut up? Those two are in love, they may not know it yet, but they are.” He smiled.

“She’s been in love before Kenny…” Nick added.

Kenny shook his head. “No, not like this.” He replied, continuing to smile. Cody let out a sigh.

“Yeah, never like this..” He admitted, before handing Kenny the money from the bet, and walking away.

It’d been awhile since then, the only bad thing about this relationship, was almost never getting to see him.

But, today was a different, we were watching a movie on the couch, when he cleared his throat. “Y/N, I have to get something off my chest.” He said, his tone neutral. I breathed a laugh.

“Is it your shirt? I hope it’s your shirt.” I teased, as I moved my head off his shoulder, allowing him to stand. He chuckled.

“That depends on how this goes..” He started, I turned around to grab the remote so that I could pause the movie. When I turned back to look at him, he was down on one knee, ring in hand.

I smiled ear to ear, and covered my mouth. “Oh my gosh..” I replied in a hushed tone. My eyes started to tear up, and he smiled.

“Will you..um..” He cleared his throat. “Marry me?”

I nodded. “Yes! Of course!” I smiled as he stood up. I ran to him, and he wrapped his arms around me and spun me around.

I smiled, and put the ring on before kissing him. I cupped his face, as we pulled away, my smile grew wider.

“Now, about that shirt…”

Before I knew it, I was getting ready for my wedding, I’d talked to some of my friends earlier in the day, but now I was just waiting in my dressing room for my guests to arrive, and taking deep breaths.

Brandi was the only one with me at the moment.

“Are you nervous?” She asked, smiling softly. I nodded.

“A bit. But, it’s weird..I’m actually more calm than I expected.” I replied, before she could answer, there was a knock on my door. She went to answer it.

I was surprised to see it was Kevin Owens, I knew he was coming, i just didn’t expect to see him, until after I was already married.

He smiled, as he walked in and hugged me. “Y/N! You look great.” He exclaimed, I cocked my head.

“Kevin..why are you acting like this?”

He cleared his throat. “What? Can’t I be happy to see a good friend of mine?” He asked, I looked at him with a stern expression, and he let out a sigh as his smile faded. “Okay, fine..but promise not to be mad at me.” He mumbled.

My face hardened. “Kevin. What did you do?”

He looked to the doorway, and cleared his throat, before I saw Adam Cole walk in.

My face dropped, as I looked from Brandi to Kevin.

Kevin mouthed an apology, before walking out. Brandi looked at me, waiting for a sign to tell her to leave, I nodded slightly, and she left, shutting the door behind her.

Adam sighed. “You look..amazing..” He trailed off.

“Adam..why’re you here?” I asked, he cleared his throat.

“Why’d you lie to me? About it being him? I was gonna find out eventually.” He asked.

I rubbed my eyes. “I’m sorry Adam. It wasn’t supposed to go like that. It really wasn’t..” I explained.

“And why am I Kevin’s plus one? You couldn’t invite me?” He questioned, as he crossed his arms. I scoffed, and rolled my eyes.

“Why would I invite you Adam? This is my wedding. You’re my ex boyfriend.” I explained.

“Marty’s here. How is that any different?” He asked.

“Adam. You know it’s not the same.” I sighed, and he shook his head.

“Oh, because he still hangs out with the groom? Because I don’t see how it’s any differ-”

“Because it’s you Adam!” I cut him off, his face softened, and I let out a sigh. “You know it’s not the same as having Marty here. You and me, were together for like four years. You always find a way to show up at the worst times..Adam, you have to let me go. For real this time.” I explained.

“W-What if I can’t?” He sighed, as he shook his head.

“Adam, you can..you have to.” I replied. He nodded in response.

“You know..it’s weird. This makes sense. You and Page. Don’t get me wrong, I hate it, but..it fits. So, if it’s not me..I’m glad it’s him.” He smiled, before hugging me. I hugged him back, and he kissed my forehead, before hesitantly pulling away.

“Happy wedding day Babe.” He smiled once more, before leaving the room.

I called Page soon after, he came in the room and smiled. “Isn’t this bad luck?” He asked.

I sighed, as I hugged him, and buried my face in his chest. “Two of my exes are here. It doesn’t get worse than that.” He chuckled. “Yeah, I saw that Adam was here. I take he talked to you?” He asked, I nodded.

“Page..this is our wedding. Why did we invite anyone?” I breathed a laugh, and he cupped my face, with a smile.

“If I’m being completely honest with you, I have no idea. But here we are, you look absolutely phenomenal, I look pretty decent if I do say so myself.” He teased causing me to chuckle, he breathed a laugh, as he took my hands in his. “So, I say we get married, like we really wanna do, and then we go on our honeymoon, and do what we always do. Which is forget that anyone else in the universe exists, and break a headboard or two.” He continued, as his smile grew.

I chuckled and nodded. “Yeah let’s do that.”

“I gotta say Adam, I didn’t expect you to be ‘ere.” Marty said at the reception. Adam shrugged.

“Yeah, and I didn’t expect to be having a civil conversation with you.” He chuckled.

“I guess we really should’ve spent less time fighting ‘wif each ‘ova.” Marty replied, earning a nod from Adam.

“I hate to admit this, but I was wrong.” He admitted, causing Marty to furrow his brows and cock his head.

“About what?”

“About there not being a person existing that deserves her. He does.” Adam replied, looking over at me and Page. Marty let out a sigh and did the same.

“Yeah..you’re right about ‘vat.”

I really was the happiest I’d ever been.

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