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kenmaiii · 2 years
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is the bunny boy train over yet bcuz *gestures at Arven*
love a kind well-meaning guy thats a little bit of a show off
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cheerleaderman · 2 months
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🏴‍☠️Hop on board and come down to Never-Cove🏴‍☠️
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This is based off the hometown event I made for my Oc Fallon
About Never-Cove
Captain Hook is called the Great captain. Never-cove would have a statue of him in the town square. It’s very beach town like with many ports. It’s a melting pot of different cultures and has welcoming atmosphere with many people coming and going.Some of the best ships known to sail came from Never-Cove itself founded and built up by sailors and pirates.Fishing,Shipping,boat construction/repair and cruises are the main industries there.Never-cove has a good relationship with merfolks and rumored to have fairies around.
Summary:
Never-Cove’s annual event celebrating the Great Captain has come. Come grab your crew to participate in tasks to win the title of best Pirate crew and even the surprise treasure.If not come and enjoy the festivities, explore a real pirate ship, dance and sing along to old songs and more!
For the participants you must form a group of no more than 8 people and appoint someone who be the crew’s captain also their first mate but be warned if you don’t take care of your crew they could overthrow you.It’s important to pick someone who is going to lead you to victory.
Luckily Fallon has invited others at NRC to to come join the crew - Floyd Leech, Azul Ashengrotto, Ruggie Bucchi ,Jamil Viper and of course Grim and Yuu/MC
There are 2 events that are held with a scenario (optional)
Pirate Ship
Your Crew will be staying on a pirate ship for 3 days.The crew will be completing tasks like fishing, maintaining the ship etc earning points on teamwork and proficiency,on the 3 day you’ll be able to sail out into a certain area having to navigate your way to a destination marked on a provided map. Once you get to your destination you’ll have to use clues around to find treasure and bring it back safely
Scenario (optional)
On the 3rd day when everyone was getting ready to sail a rival group decided to do some sabotaging. Once the your ship was ready to sail all of a sudden it jets out the port at full speed. Once everything has settled everyone realizes that your in the middle of the ocean with no connection. Now the crew needs to use their skills to get back to mainland
Treasure hunt 
For the young ones and people who prefer land can join the treasure hunt. You’ll will be finding 3 different treasures over the course of 3 days. You’ll will have to navigate through finding clues,puzzles and obstacles to get to your treasures and will need to protect it since other Crews will try and steal your treasures. There is one main treasure you need to protect so be careful if someone plants bait to trick others. The Crews who still have their 3 main treasure gets to go to the last round where all teams are going a one item . Whoever brings it back wins
Kids don’t steal from each other and would be around town square or the beach
Scenario (optional)
On the final round facing off against a rival team someone used magic and teleported your crew to some unknown place with fairies? Checking in on everyone you realize that you still have the treasure to win but how will you get back? Will you try to get the fairies to help or will the crew do it on their own?
Rules of the event
Anyone can participate! Ocs,sonas to other canon characters-Feel free to draw, write fics, make edits etc.
keep it PG-13
Use the hashtag #NeverCovePirates also make sure to tag me because I’ll love to see it
There’s no deadline
Outfits
The people of Never-Cove dress up in Pirate themed/inspired for this event, participants must look the part
Captains- must have a hat
Crew members - needs to have some kind of fabric visible around their upper body- A bow , head band, bandanna etc
Draft designs
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Canon characters entry:
Floyd Leech - Azul Ashengrotto - Ruggie Bucchi - Jamil Viper -
Ace Trappola - @spade-12
Oc entry
Captains:
Fallon Hook - Me
Crew members
Iris Valor - Me
Constance - @theolivetree123
Carla Coquille - @the-rini-rush
Yuya Florence - Me
Donatello kaur - @readsrandomstuff67
Flori Mohn-Prinz - @bunniehunn
Fan Art
Pirate tsum Jamil - me
Pirate Crew participants - @spade-12
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commehter · 2 months
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Does Zu-Ozai ever get to have a romantic partner again? Losing Mai (and their not-yet-born child) seems like it would be profoundly lonely.
Ah. Well...
The short answer is that I don't have any solid plans on including a romantic interest one way or the other for Zu-Ozai in SToFLO. Let alone a particular who that would fill the role. I'm open to options, but I'm not married to any of the ideas I've had thus far.
Long answer (and potential spoilers) under the cut.
The thing is, it's kind of an awkward topic to tackle. I understand the desire for Zu-Ozai to have someone, but... Simply put he's a 19-year-old in a 35-year-old body, tossed 6 years into his own past and grieving the loss of his first wife and child. No matter what I choose to do, that's going to be messy.
The entire main cast (and the bulk of the rest of the cast for that matter) is way too young. A good chunk of the remaining cast is too old. In the leftover sliver of the canon cast, that isn't already married... Frankly, I'm not seeing any options that I'd care to write.
Maybe I've missed someone, but I can't think of a single canon character I'd be happy pairing with Zu-Ozai.
That leaves the OC route and... Welp, I haven't ruled it out, but I am highly aware that main-canon-character/original-character pairings aren't terribly popular and put a lot of readers off. (I should know. I'm one of the folks that typically avoid them like the plague.) I could get into the weeds of why, but that might easily spiral into a rather long rant... Suffice it to say that MCC /OC pairings tend to be poorly written about 98% of the time before we ever get into other reasons someone may not want to read such a pairing.
I'm still playing with the idea though because I have read a few fics that did it right. (Vathara's Embers comes to mind for giving Iroh an OC girlfriend that I rather liked.) But the "trick" to doing it right largely comes down to the OC in question having a life and purpose outside of being shipping fodder, so I can't just make a random OC on the sole basis of "Zu-Ozai deserves a wife."
That comes with its own tangle of problems. What is the OC's other (read: main) role in the story? How does this OC enter Zu-Ozai's life? Why does she stay? Are they actually compatible personality wise? What about principles? What are the political ramifications? Can I, as the author, write it in a manner that is organic rather than forced?
Honestly, the answer to that last one is probably "only if you actually let it happen organically instead of pushing it."
So... Yeah. I'd like for our boy to find someone, too, but it's not something I'm going to focus on for fear of producing something truly cringe-worthy. (Either way, I write at the pace of frozen molasses, so it will be awhile before Zu-Ozai is ready to move on and try dating again, anyway.)
**As a final aside, my current leading idea (as of writing this post) for a potential OC match is Suki's mom. -- It's my understanding that Netflix actually made a character for that role (Did they axe Oyaji as village leader or something?) so I might end up stealing Yukari's name. Pessimist fish already decided we were stealing Raava's name from TLoK for the Avatar Spirit, after all. -- A warrior from a small, neutral nation that no one cares about seems about his speed for someone he might actually be interested in without creating a political nightmare in the process. Comes with a bonus excuse to drag an itty-bitty Suki into the narrative, too!
...Someone is going to have to explain to Zu-Ozai that children "playing" hide-and-explode(-plus-blades-for-the-nonbender) across palace rooftops is NOT a normal "sibling bonding experience." Just imagine, three little hellions and their dad who doesn't think they're doing anything all that unusual. Mom be like "no that's definitely not normal... keeps their skills sharp, though." ...Okay, so I'm half-tempted to do it for the hellion step-sibling trio alone. So adorable and yet terrifying!**
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neptuniadoesstuff · 7 months
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Helo ppl here... Uh... yeh this is my first time so imma just introduce myself before ppl geht mad at me.....
So who am I? i'm Bubs. A teen artist who makes random pieces of art whenever she feels like it. If you know me from Scratch (or Screb as I like to call it) you might be familiar with me & my nonsense in general. But if you dont.... Then here's smtn ig.
• I'm a avid fan of MO: Astray. So you might see me posting some stuff of that. (Also I ship 2 characters in there but we don't speak of that unless you want to)
• I'm AroAce. So plz don't say anything weird to me. (Also don't make weird art of my OCs as I'm a minor)
• I'm sorta... crazy? Not rlly? Idk I just like saying random things from time to time.
• I post art... A LOT! So expect me posting art here. (This will include refs, doodles, actual art pieces, & dumb nonsense I made up for the goofs)
• I may post everyday but if I don't then I'm either taking a break or busy.
• I sometimes misspell things... ON PURPOSE! Primarily bcs Im too lazy & I want to be funy. Also my grammar succs lol.
• I'm a bit of a moron so keep that in mind.
Also DNI:
Weirdos (This includes Pəđøs, Zø0s, NSFW, etc)
Bad Ppl (By that I mean who hate on others for no reason)
Harassment/Hate comments
LGBT-phobes
Ræćı§țṣ
Art Stealers/Theives (IM LOOKING OUT FOR YOU GUYS OUT THERE!) (Plz note if you do take my art plz for the love of Vallah credit me or Imma have to yeet u off a cliff)
Also, funfact: PNS means (Plz No Steal), so if you see ANY OF THAT on my art pieces... YOU SHOULD GO BCS IM NOT HAVING MY ART TAKEN WITHOUT MY PERMISSION BY SOME GOOFY AHH THEIF!
Another Fact I decided to edit in: My content is primarily 13+, so yeh just deal with that.. If yur under 13 I suggest you kindly leave & not make a fuss.
Some links ig:
My Carrd for easier stuff. (Where my main socials are located)
Guide to my blog ig.
The official Mortal's Curse Blog (aka my take on the future of MO: Astray) (You can ask if you want)
My Ref Archives Blog (That I might post on once a week or so)
Edit: Also here is my ToS just to be sure no one steals my frikin art.
Bubs' TOS: Plz don't repost/steal, trace, or recolor my art WITHOUT MY PERMISSION! If you do, I'll take yur femur and pelvis.. SO, DON'T THINK ABOUT IT! (The PNS on my Blog's pinned project clearly means "Please No Steal" plz follow that rule.) If you do post my art on anything like yur blog or somewhere else (With my permission) PEASE CREDIT ME!
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adminbryantsaki · 4 months
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Admin's AU Prologue
Admin’s AU
(This Au will follow the main events of the canon. In this AU, the tropes of fantasy and Omegaverse apply. The dynamics that can apply to people are Alpha, Luna, Beta, and Omega. The main ship is Erasermic x oc. I do not own the characters of My Hero Academia. Horikoshi Kōhei does. I also don’t own any of the fast-food franchises or any of the other references to other super hero movies or groups.  I own Bryant Saki. Here is her info Please do not steal.)
(These are the Headcanons. Please read these before the fic.) This will take you to a lovely list of all my other works
~ Chapter one
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Wc: 1,049 Tw: Omegaverse Shenanigans, polygamy, PTSD, Breeding kink, Breeding, trauma, fear, ED (eating disorder).
Prologue.
It’s a dark and stormy night, A portal opens over the rooftop of an apartment building and I fall through, there are two open and raw wounds on my back and I am weak from the fight I just came from. The portal closes and I lay on the roof for a few minutes before I prop myself up and cough up a blood clot. I groan and stand up slowly, moving to the fire escape and climb my way down steadily and land in the alleyway. I’m in a new and unfamiliar universe. I look to where the sidewalk was and see that it is bustling with people even though its night outside. I hold onto my side and hold onto the wall as I walk to the street to see where and when I am exactly. When I reach the street, I look around to see bright lights on advertisement boards selling different kinds of food. The lights are so bright that I had to give myself a moment to let my eyes adjust to the brightness in contrast to the darkness of the alleyway. I saw Japanese kanji on the billboard which told me that I was in Japan at least. It seemed to be slightly futuristic so I was in a time somewhere in the 21st century so that was good. I stood up straighter even though it hurt badly with chunks of flesh missing from my shoulder blades that had been freshly scarred over just before I was dropped into this universe. I must have drawn attention because I heard someone scream, I turned and saw a woman pointing at me. My eyes widened and I almost fell over until something large and orange caught me.
“Hey, easy there. You look lost. Can I help you?” The person attached to the large, orange gloved hand spoke. This man was larger than me in height and size. But he didn’t come across as a threat. He seemed like a nice person so I let myself relax in his hand as he helped me off to the side to talk. “Yeah. I need help… I just dropped in here through a portal and I think I’m lost. I’m not from around here.” I told him.
“That’s good. I need to ask you a few questions before we decide what to do next. Let’s start with your name. Mine’s Taishiro, but you can call me Fatgum. What’s your name?” He asked. “My name is Bryant… Bryant Saki.” I spoke. “Nice to meet you, Ms. Saki. Let’s get you down to the police station where you can fill out some forms, okay?” Fatgum spoke. “Alright.” I responded and he carried me to the nearest police station. Little did I know, this was the beginning of my new life here.
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We arrived at the police station and Fatgum informed the officer of my situation. As he did so, I looked around the room, seeing several individuals with some kind of change to their appearance. One of the officers in the station had a head like an orange cat and they were talking to a person in a business suit with the head of a spotted dog. I wasn’t too weirded out by this as I have seen stranger things in my time. I looked at a television to see that there was an attack in a place called ‘Tatooin Station’ in a city called Mustafu. There were two attacks there today, one earlier in the day with a villain that could increase their overall size that caused a disturbance in the rush hour traffic. A group of people called ‘heroes’ stopped the villain and rescued the civilians. That was good. I noticed that the heroes wore flashy costumes to separate them from the crowd. That made sense. Does this mean that Fatgum is a hero too? He wore a bright yellow hoodie with orange gloves and boots which definitely made him stand out. I waited until he came back with a clipboard and a pen and told me to fill out the form. I couldn’t do this though as the from was in Japanese and I couldn’t read what was on the form. “Are you a hero? You look like the ones on the television.” I spoke and pointed to the television showing the news. Fatgum looked and nodded. “Yeah! I’m a Pro Hero. There’s a lot of them here. If you’d like, I can introduce you to a couple of my friends when we get out of here.” He offered. I nodded and looked back at the form on the clipboard then back up at him. “I can’t read this. Can you help me?” I asked and handed him the clipboard.
“Of course.” He spoke and read off the items on the form to me and I filled out the answers. Once we were done at the police station, I waited outside the station for Fatgum, who soon came out of the building and looked to me. “Well then, You’re all set. Do you have a place to stay until you get on your feet?” He asked. “No, I don’t. I was going to find a shelter until I could get a job or find a place of my own.” I told him. “That’s a good plan, but I have a space at my apartment that’s currently empty. I also need an assistant at my agency, and you seem to fit the job, you want it kid?” He asked. I nodded and shook his hand, sealing the opportunity and moving into his apartment.
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countlessrealities · 1 year
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SHIPPING INFO // ANSWER THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR MUSES SO PEOPLE KNOW HOW SHIPPING WORKS ON YOUR BLOG.
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tagged by: @dynamoprotocol [[ thank you 🖤 ]] tagging: @imprvdente @omniishambles @misstantabismuses @bossblitzy / @lankybirdy @vastayan--vigilante @halfghcst @hclluvahctel @treasurechcst & whoever wants to steal it !
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[[ half of it is under the cut because it got long ^^" I guess it comes with being a multimuse with quite a few muses xD ]]
WHAT IS YOUR OTP FOR YOUR CHARACTER(S)?
If we're talking canon x canon ships, I have a few, but not for all my muses, also because some of them are OCs. To mention some: Adrien/Cat Noir & Marinette/Ladybug, Mabel & Pacifica, Blitzo & Stolas, Millie & Moxxie.
For what concerns ships that I've developed through RPs, that list is much longer and I've built quiet a few of very meaningful dynamics that I love and cherish, just as a I love and cherish the RP partners I write them with:
@advnterccs / @thcpresidcnt / @mcltiples: Rin is that RP partner with whom I have a lot of ships (some on Tumblr, a lot others on Discord) and I love each one to bits (yes, I consider them all OTPs of mine). I suppose that our main ship here on the hellsite are the Ricks (who are self proclaimed soulmates and act obnoxiously about it, followed closely by Evl Rick & Weird Rick (whose relationship is messed up, twisted, unhealthy, unbalance and yet perfect for them), but they are hardly the only ones. We also have our Mortys (who are too cute to be legal omg), whatever it is that there is between our Evil Mortys (that's another twisted interesting relationship right there x3), her Evil Rick with one of my OCs (AR) who have this very playful fling (until it's not), and we've been plotting a dynamic between two of our OCs (Mercenary Rick & Vampire Rick)...another weird one xD The funniest thing is that none of these ships developed as we were expecting and I'm really glad for it because they are even better like this! We also have not fully established ship ideas, for example Rick & Verosika being fuck buddies, or we're still deciding what to do with Adrien & Marinette. And of course, just as important, we have a good list of platonic ships! To mention a couple, our Summers are BFF and her Evil Rick is the best friend of one of my OCs (SR). Also there's that real freaking odd thing between my Evil Rick and hers, which I wouldn't know what to call.
@imprvdente / @hvbris: Chloé is one of my oldest RP and shipping partners and there hasn't been one time when we haven't come up with some, at times unexpected ships x3 We ended up with her demon OC Salomé and Bill being engaged in an arranged marriage, which was the last kind of plot I had expected to write for Bill xD But they are amazing and I love them! In her human verse, Salomé is also my Summer's girlfriend. Then we have her main OC Fish (in her main verse) being Rick's fuck buddy and ex-wife (yep, sonone ended up getting drunk married and it was hilarious), while in her teen verse she's Morty's classmate, close friend and secret crush x3 We some great platonic ships too, like the GIdeon twins & the Pines twins, or the Gideon twins & Bill (not a friendly bond as you can imagine xD). In the verse where FIsh has a thing with Rick, she's also Summer's mentor figure and she's friends with Morty. And there's more to come!
@dynamoprotocol: Where can I start to describe the pit of endless ask and past bliss that Rick and Clarissa are? It started off years before the series are a passionate but unhealthy romance that ended in a disastrous break-up, and is currently a bitter, painful relationship made of constant fighting and playing the guilt game. Locke and I have discussed possible plots that could lead them to reconcile (not necessarily getting back together) and I'm really looking forward to explore those! Just as I'm really excited about Clarissa's transition arc and Rick and Chance's rebuilt, healthier relationship. Not to mention that Clarissa / Chance exists in a variant of my and Rin's shared verse and she's dating her Rick x3 But our endgame is a poly relationship with the three of them! Also Clarissa is starting to befriend Morty and Summer too, and Chance's relationship with Morty is just beautiful.
@technodromes: Let me start saying that the developing ships I have with Saby were born kinda by chance, because she sent a meme in which I mentioned that Rick would fuck everyone of the Technodrome crew (aside from the manchildren ofc) and all of a sudden Rick was flirting / teasing / messing with all three her blorbs (Krang, Subprime, Bishop). For now, nothing is really officially established, but it's pretty obvious that they are (sometimes reluctant) friends who are attracted to each other...in some way xD In any case, all those relationships are hilarious, but I'm also waiting for the parts were they will not be -insert evil laughter- Also BIG shootout for Morty and Bishop's friendship because it's one of the most wholesome platonic ships I have on this blog! Also, I'm curious to see what will happen between Summer and Subprime xD
@moonspower: Virote & Rick are another very fun pair. Looking at them, you would expect them to get along because they are extremely different, and they do butt heads a lot. However, they also relish said differences, because they allow each other to experience a completely different lifestyle and view of the world. Not to mention that, under their personas, they are both flawed, traumatised individuals who struggle a lot with everything they have gone through. Rick at times resents how much more put together than him Vi looks and Vi is a little envious or Rick's apparent freedom, but the truth is that they are more similar than they realise. By now Virote is a family friend, and he has a good amical bond with Morty and Summer too.
@misstantabismuses: Jinx and Summer started as a crack ship, but it turned out that they work really well together, so Miss T and I decided to let them live their mutual (still unconfessed) crush on each other x3 Summer provides a somehow healthier, stabler point of view for Jinx, while Jinx pushes Summer to believe more in herself and not to fear her wilder side. I think that they make a really good pair. And speaking of being good for each other, Morty and Jinx are each other trauma support group. Their experiences are very different, but at the same time they can understand and relate to each other. They feel appreciated and accepted for what they are and I love how they have come to always have each other's back. It's a beautiful friendship / kinship right there.
There are a few others relationships I'm enjoying, but they are still at the early stages, so I still need to get a proper vibe out of them. But I'm looking forward to see where they will go too!
HOW LARGE DOES THE AGE GAP HAVE TO BE TO MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE?
Honestly, most of my muses don't really consider age as a factor that can stop them from being attracted to someone else and, personally, I don't have an issues with large age gaps. As long as it makes sense for the character and as long as it's mutual and consensual, then age isn't really a deal breaker for me.
Of course, if it is for my ship partner, I do respect their boundaries and let them choose what gap is too large for their comfort. I just roll along with it.
The biggest, clearest example is the ships I have with my Ricks (also because they get engaged with aliens, non-organic beings, etc, so age becomes an extremely relative concept)...C-137 especially, since he's the muse who has more relationships than anyone else on this blog.
As I mentioned, among his main ships there are Clarissa [@dynamoprotocol] who is roughly 30 years younger than him, Virote [@moonspower] who is almost 40 years younger than him, Fish [@imprvdente] who is immortal and has been around for more or less 400 years. And then you have Saby's blorbs [@technodromes] who are like...5000 years old? And same goes (to quote a more recent sexual relationship he has acquired) with Petal [@petalsxfallen] who is even older than the Utrom trio.
So yeah, I think this proves that no age gap is too large for me, as long as what I said before about consent (for both muns and muses) is respected.
HOW FAR DO STEAMY MOMENTS HAVE TO GO BEFORE THEY ARE CONSIDERED NSFW?
This kind of depends. I always tag threads that can't be considered PG-13 as "suggestive tw", to allow people who don't want to see the slightest hint of steam to curate their content. So, like, even just a make out session that isn't going to turn into an intercourse but that's written with some details, that gets tagged as "suggestive tw".
As for when "suggestive tw" turns into "nsft tw", I usually draw the line at when certain words start being used (mostly words to explicitly describe genitals) and when clothes start to come off in a sexy way (if that makes sense xD). At that point, not only the threads is labelled as "nsft tw", but it also gets shoved under "Read more". Or moved to Discord, if my writing partner prefers not writing this sort of content on Tumblr.
ARE YOU SELECTIVE WHEN SHIPPING?
Yes, in the sense that I ship with chemistry. I have to feel a good connection both between the muses and between me and the other mun, otherwise it's really hard for me to get involved and attached to a ship. That considered, some basic but more or less regular OOC communication is strongly prefer, because it allows to keep the interest alive and the dynamic evolving. There's nothing worse than a relationship grown stale and static, if you ask me, because it gets boring very, very fast.
That said, some of my muses are pretty easy to engage in casual, strictly sexual relationships (even if, in that case too, there has to be sexual chemistry between them and the other muse), and I'm always happy to play long with that. Rick, AR, Stan and Blitzo are absolutely open to have fuck buddies and friends with benefits, not to mention short flings and one-night stands. On the non-sexual side, Morty and Mabel crush on people very easily, but on the other hand said feelings are usually also very superficial.
However, when it comes to actual, stable ships that involve feelings, then I tend to be selective because I need the chemistry and the communication I've mentioned before.
It's also worth to mention that some of my muses are almost unshippable, so building a ship with them is hard and requires a lot of discussing / plotting / commitment. I headcanon both Evil Morty and Jinx as ace and greyromantic, which means that they won't be attracted to others' looks and it takes a strong connection with the person for them to develop feelings for someone (and even when it happens, these feelings are going to be twisted and unhealthy and definitely not the sort of love normal people would feel, due to their traumatic pasts and upbringings). The only other muse (who's not my Evil Rick), my Evil Morty has connected so far is his timeline split counterpart [@thcpresidcnt] and it's very hard to tell what that relationship is about. Then there's Bill, whom not only I headcanon as aro-ace, but who is a dream entity with no real interest or understand for sex and romance. I'd say that he is unshippable if it wasn't for the "business marriage" turned into real partnership I'm building with him and @hvbris's Salomé. He eventually becomes pretty fond of her, but it's an attachment purely based on respect and intrigue, so nothing to do with love or sexual attraction.
All the other muses are more or less approachable, but the rule about chemistry still applies to them all, no exceptions.
WHO ARE OTHER CHARACTERS YOU SHIP YOUR CHARACTER WITH?
I tend to be a picky shipper even outside RPing, so I tend to have few pairings for each media to which I'm extremely attached. Aside from the pairings that I've already mentioned in the answer to the first question, there's very few other ships I like / don't mind, even if they aren't ships I spend time and efforts on.
To make a little list:
I want Morty to get a boyfriend / show interest in a male-identifying individual at some point, because no one in that family is straight and it's very obvious, but he's the only one who still hasn't shown open attraction to anyone who's not female.
I'd also love for Summer to have a not-guy love interest, because she deserves someone who can treat her well and who can keep up with her. I've seen around some art of her and Jessica and I think that they are pretty good together and could make sense as a pairing.
In my own personal canon (which I usually don't apply to RPs unless previously discussed with my writing partner), AR and Rick have known each other for a while, do business together and are also fuck buddies (no romance involved, even if AR probably has a mug that says "C-137's #1 fan" xD), so I guess that counts as a ship I like...?
I sort of like the idea of Blizo & Verosika going through a "bitter exes to having hate sex to friends with benefits" kind of arc. They hurt each other badly, but it's also obvious that they still care for each other. I don't think they could function as a healthy couple, but with some (a lot of) work they could definitely become good friends.
Millie & Verosika could make an interesting pair too. I have a soft spot for badass queens couples, sue me xD
There's probably more that I can't think of right now and I'm always open to suggestions, so don't hesitate to come to me with ideas!
DOES ONE HAVE TO ASK TO SHIP WITH YOU?
Tendentially yes. As I said, I need chemistry between both the muses and the muns to get involved in a ship, which means that I require at least some basic communication, or I end up losing interest very quickly.
This doesn't mean that it can't happen that our muses can't grow attracted to each other through interactions, even if the ship hasn't been discussed yet. Tbh, some of the most interesting pairings I ended up writing have built themselves on their own xD However, to "seal the deal", I do require that the other mun comes to talk to me about the ship...or that I go and talk to them about it. I'm more than willing to do the first step in that sense if the chemistry between the characters is good and I can see them working well!
This goes for requited feelings. If you want your muse to crush on / be attracted to mine, you can totally go for it, no need to come and ask me about it! Unless you want to. Unrequited crushes can be really fun to play out and so is making laughing at our muses x3
ARE YOU SHIP OBSESSED OR SHIP MORE-OR-LESS?
I love shipping and I make no secret of it. If I feel that two characters have chemistry and I like them together, then I do pursue the pairing. However, I wouldn't say that I'm strictly ship obsessed.
When I read / write fanfictions, I tend to focus on shippy ones, even if the ship isn't always the focus of the plot. I like having it in the story, but I'm also more attracted by stories that also explore other things or that have a more general context. And that's what I try to give when I write a long fic (for one-shots it's different, mostly because there's not enough space to explore too many themes).
With roleplay, it's more or less the same, with the exception that, more than being "ships driven", I tend to be dynamics drive, and that includes also non-romantic relationships. I like to build relationships, of every kind and sort, and to watch mine and my partner's muses walk along the road that takes them into becoming a stable part of each other's life.
It's honestly one of my favourite parts when it comes to RPing, and that's why, whenever the other person is open to it, I create a whole verse for us, so we can keep developing our muses' shared story through multiple interactions.
So, I'm a ships lover, but I also believe that there's a lot more than shipping when it comes to writing and roleplaying.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SHIP IN YOUR CURRENT FANDOM?
Fandom per fandom list? Looks like we're doing it x'D
Rick and Morty: Beth & Space Beth
Arcane: Vi & Caitlyn, Jayce & Viktor
Gravity Falls: Mabel & Pacifica
Helluva Boss: Millie & Moxxie, Blitzo & Stolas, Asmodeus & Fizzarolli
Miraculous: the love square (especially Adrien & Marinette, Cat Noir & Marinette), Alya & Nino, Rose & Juleka
There are other ships I like, but these are the main ones!
FINALLY, HOW DOES ONE SHIP WITH YOU?
Come and talk to me. As simple (and complicated, because I know how nerve-wrecking it can be to approach someone, especially if you want to ask them to ship) as that. As I said, I'm selective when it comes to shipping, but I'm always open to new ideas!
This said, once again, your muse is welcome to be attracted / have a crush / falling in love with mine and act on it. Depending on the chemistry (between both muses and muns), this could either develop into something or remain one-sided. I personally like exploring unrequited love dynamics too, but I understand that it's not everyone's cup of tea!
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OCCE - Sol Overview
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So I talked about her briefly when I posted those portraits, but Sol was the first OC I ever made (not that I knew what an OC was at the time)
She's from Pokemon bc I spent my entire childhood tearing through the pokemon adventure mangas and eventually started daydreaming about it. None of this was ever written down anywhere btw so have a fun recollection of my memories.
Sol is what's known in pokemon as an Aura Wielder. It seems pretty self explanatory, but Aura Wielders are able to sense and manipulate the energy of all living things. This allows for several neat abilities like the power to form barriers and projectiles, resistance to certain frequencies, the ability to transfer energy to others, sense one's surroundings, and telepathy with other beings sensitive to aura abilities.
If you're unfamiliar with pokemon, the main character Ash Ketchum also canonically has this ability and it's typically how Sol communicates with him (especially initially bc Ash didn't know sign language)
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Sol is also a child of the Viridian Forest, which is a concept from the manga where every 10 years the Great Spirit of the Forest blesses a child born in the forest with the ability to read the minds and memories of pokemon, heal them, and use a small degree of telekinesis (because why not. I was 8. Rules don't exist)
Story
Sol woke up near Pallet Town injured with a bout of amnesia where Ash found her while he was out training for the Indigo League.
After getting her help, Sol stayed with Delia (Ash's mom) and began helping out around Professor Oak's lab while she recovered. After a while, Professor Oak eventually gifted Sol with a mysterious egg that hatched into a Ralts.(He hoped that Ralts natural ability to feel its trainers' emotions would help cheer Sol up after she became frustrated with her lack of progress regarding her lost memories.)
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After Ash returned from venturing across the Johto region and Team Rocket attacked the lab stealing all the pokemon (as they do episodically), Ralts evolved into a Kirlia and was able to use its psychic powers to free the pokemon.
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After Ash declared he would be traveling to the Hoenn region, Professor Oak suggested Sol go with him to see if anything on their adventures could help respark her memory. 
Sol became pretty good at battling and eventually gained a team consisting of Gardevoir, Luxray, Sableye, Dragonair, Charizard, and Starmie.
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She continued traveling with Ash up until the end of the Kalos League when Sol decided she finally had enough confidence to travel on her own and wanted to try to take on the gym challenges in Kanto and Johto.
Professor Oak went with Sol to Johto initially on his way to the Goldenrod radio tower where he regularly hosted his own show when they met a boy named Gold. Gold claimed to have had a newborn pokemon stolen from his grandparents' day care just down the road, and that the thief took off towards Violet City.
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Plot shenanigans ensue and through the power of rivalry and friendship the Sol, Gold, and the thief, named Silver become friends (Silver a bit more begrudgingly than the first two) I have no more details on this part. That's all I remember. I think it just follows the plot of HeartGold/SoulSilver from that point forward.
If there was some sort of resolution to the amnesia thing I don't remember it (oh irony). It was maybe a failed teleportation attempt? And parents didn't exist? Idk. I didn't understand how kids came into fruition then so it's entirely possible I just pictured Sol spawning into the world from a tree.
If you want some sort of closure then take comfort in the fact that Sol made so many new memories that they felt that the ones they lost weren't nearly as important anymore.
Also that Sol, Gold, and Silver start dating when they're older. Courtesy of 12 year old me having a crush?(squish is probably more accurate) on Silver, but also shipping him with Gold and accidentally stumbling across the concept of polyamory through trying to figure out which ship to go with.
Example of my internal monolog:
Me (projecting my feelings onto my ocs as you do): I really like Gold x Silver, but also I want to date Silver
Also me: Okay, but you also like Gold.
Me: Yeah, but not as much as Silver
Also me: But why don't they all just date each other? Problem solved!
Me: I don't think that's a thing
Also me: Why not?
Me: Idk. I just don't think that's a thing
Also me: But you're making it up. What does it matter? None of it's real. No one can stop you.
Me: Good point.
Now
Part 2 for the Stardew Bit
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moralpuppet · 2 years
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18+  .Indie    .    Mutuals    Only.    OREL PUPPINGTON of MORAL OREL  by  S𝔞v𝔟𝔢𝔞𝔯    .    Established    19th    of    October    2022
Highly    Selective    &   sometimes   very intense themes      .    Crossover    &    OC    friendly
cannon divergent Includes    all    cannon    verses    &    non-cannon    verses   ; Moral Orel ) & Beforel Orel   [ main verse Orel is set just after season 3 ]
OTHER BLOGS INCLUDE: @yellowpuppet & @funbonded
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&&& I HOPE YOU DIE I HOPE WE BOTH DIE
( carrd.  promo
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DASH RULES
/ please read my carrd for more information/muse bio
One. FIRST AND FOREMOST. the episode "GODS CHEF?" Episode 2 of Season 1? Horrible. Hate it. Wish it didn't exist. It's out of character and it upsets me. Don't talk to me about it ooc or to Orel ic. I don't like it.I really shouldn't have to elaborate more than that.I should also mention that I myself am not in any way religious and this blog isn't here to mock anyone who is of the faith. It's purely just for writing purposes.
If I do offend please inform me and I shall do what I can to right my wrong.If you've never seen the show before I actually recommend watching retrospective/analysis videos before getting into it so you know what you are in for. That's my personal advice at least.I'll add something/some good one/s here as a suggestion: Saberspark,
Two. DNI / I don't engage with people who practise unsavoury behaviour such as proshipping/pedophilia/or hate of any kind to anyone. If you see me interacting with someone unsavory likely I haven't been informed yet and shall deal with it accordingly as soon as I am informed. I don't support anyone who does any of that nasty behavior and I never will and if you know you engage in such behaviors then please refrain from interacting with me. You're not welcome. Three.  FOLLOWING. I'm selective. If I haven't followed back please don't take it personally. If we are mutuals and you decide to unfollow then soft block please otherwise I will see you on my Dash and still think we are mutuals and I don't really want to have to browse a list of followers to check every time I go to interact.
Four. I don't mind variants or to word it better people who play the same character as me JUST DON'T STEAL MY HEADCANNONS.
Five.  TRIGGERS Warnings for you: This blog can be very gorey I also require you to be 18+ for this reason. Please do not follow if you're a minor. Gore , Death, ABUSE , RELIGIOUS TRAUMA are very prominent themes on this blog.
Six. SHIPPING only romantically with muses who are the same age as Orel. If you try asking for anything other than romance even if both muses are aged up its a no. No smut. No.
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hallowgracie · 4 months
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Gender-Flipping the Usual Pirate OC: Ventus Hawkins
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In my sky-pirate high fantasy novel, To Sail on Seas of Sky, I decided early on that I would write a quartet for the main set of young adult characters (and it became a quintet, oops) and I wanted to keep the gender ratio fairly even. I took inspiration too from JRPG trios and decided we had to have one more broody pirate boy for the crew.
Now, when I create characters, I'm basically taking disparate inspirations and mashing them together to get something new. I like looking for new inspirations to take character archetypes, and I do so by analyzing what works for me in other media.
For instance, in the Final Fantasy VII remake, I like how Cloud Strife is so broody to the point of comical social awkwardness--which is a trait I decided to steal for Ventus.
Furthermore, I decided to take the trope of a bastard son (a slowly recurring theme in the backstories of the main cast) and of the Pirate King and a Mermaid's child--and Ventus was born. Now that latter trope is usually a female character, I find. But I was intrigued by the challenge of gender-flipping it, with a male character who takes on the alignment of these female traits. This is what I ended up with.
Ventus is the illegitimate son of Captain Marius Hawkins, known currently as the Pirate King in the vein of Morgan or Blackbeard in our world. Like Sir Francis Drake or Captain Kidd, Hawkins came from an upper-class lifestyle and has a well-to-do family in a wealthy port city, with a wife and children. Hence why he does not legally acknowledge Ventus.
Still, he looks after the child in his own way. Ventus uses his father's surname and has been raised under the Grand Fleet, but never on his father's ship. Instead, he's been passed around from ship to ship in the fleet, as he's been considered bad luck. Unaware of his abilities as a siren's son, he has been summoning storms for most of his life unknowingly. No one dares boot him from the fleet entirely for facing the Pirate King's wrath--but no one hangs onto him for long either.
Ventus as a result is very brooding and socially-awkward. But he has a good heart, and is the one who breaks Elodie out from being captured on a Grand Fleet ship in hopes of drawing out Keira Fleetwood. He has a great many skills, including those as a map-maker and navigator. He has an innate gift for direction at sea and other non-violent sea-faring skills (as well as sword-usage and being a decent shot with a pistol).
I definitely intend to do more with Ventus's background, as his father is a major antagonist and the sirens have been fun the characterize. I intend to keep that mermaid theme strong with him, and see where he goes as a character.
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nukaknight · 5 months
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RULES:
I keep things pretty simple here
Disclaimer; I don't own Maximus or Fallout. This is a roleplay account. I'm Bee and I'm from Canada. I'm living in Maine right now. I appreciate you reading all of this though.
WRITING STYLES&REPLYING&TAGGING SEMI.PRIVATE.EXTREMELY.SELECTIVE. i write max how i'm feeling at the time! i will use a combination of icons, gifs, and gif icons as i feel drawn to do. i love, love, love detail! i do not want anyone to try and write out of their comfort zone with benny. everyone is here for fun and i can adapt to your length. i only accept one-liners without plot; if you plan a piece with me please write for it. i am the slowest beaver on earth when it comes to replies but i try really hard. please be patient with me and i will do my best to get everything done in a timely manner. when it comes to tagging all of my tags will be in brackets.
FOLLOWING&NSFW&SHIPPING the writer is of legal age (21+), sex, drinking, blood and gore are likely to be common themes on this page. the writer will not engage in sexual pieces of any variety with anyone below their local age of consent. max is demisexual. he is played that way in all verses THIS ACCOUNT IS NOW CONSIDERED PRIVATE. i will follow back those i feel i can write with but that should not discourage you from asking to plot or sending memes. meme responses are for everyone but may not be turned into anything more than that. i am okay with ocs but i will not follow back until i have gathered enough information to decide if we can make something happen.
EXCLUSIVITY max's account is multi-verse, multi-shipping and multi-fandom. if i say someone is exclusive, i mean that relationship will not be repeated. i will write with doubles of anyone, but i won't do the same thing with the same characters.
DO NOT LIST: Godmode Force ship Steal DO Plot with me
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oldmanlenz · 1 year
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{ 18+ indie. RP blog mainly centered around an elderly Billy┃semi-selective (no minors, please.)┃sporadic activity (replies will be slow!) ┃Penned by mun Klaue┃multi-muse/verse/ship RP blog: viciouslyfilthy (READ THE RULES BEFORE INTERACTING.)┃I follow back from my main: burgerrat! }
RULES + FAQ BELOW.
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GUIDELINES:
While I am still unsure of what route to take this blog towards, since I made it in the first place for my own comfort, for now I would prefer to keep it's audience as 18+ only, as the blog touches on heavy subjects and adult topics. If you're underage I kindly ask that you do not interact. Otherwise, you will be blocked.
I will allow non-RP blogs to send asks and follow me on this blog but you are not allowed to spam likes on my posts or start a RP thread with my muse. Please respect that.
Usual blacklisted things: racism, p//dophilia, inc//st, pro-ship, antisemism, pro-life/anti-abortion, homophobia, transphobia or any LGBTQ+phobia of any kind will not be tolerated and you will be blocked on the spot.
Any form of infantilization/demonization/belittling/romanticization of //ssault or any other type of physical abuse, s//lf h//rm, or any mental condition will not be tolerated, which will also result in an instant block.
This blog involves an ocxcanon ship, if you're bothered by that because you think it's 'cringe' or other reasons of your own, I invite you to unfollow and/or block.
FAQ:
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1. WHAT IS THIS INTERPRETATION OF THE CHARACTER?
This is an older/senior interpretation of the slasher character Billy Lenz from Black Christmas 1974! It is mainly based off of the audio commentary of the movie where Nick Mancuso reprises his role as Billy years later.
This interpretation of Billy has been institutionalized, and he has successfully made a positive recovery (enough to at least be able to be allowed out in the world again and become a functioning memeber of society.) He is currently an eccentric elderly man who works at a theatre, lives in some neighborhood forgotten by the world in Toronto, with his 2-3 cats and his partner.
Despite having been treated and being on medication, he still has a tendency to sometimes go out of his way to break into other people's attics and either steal food from them or people-watch in the creepiest way possible, or make one or two weird prank calls just for a reaction. Not enough for someone to have a reason to report to the police, but enough for him to find it entertaining. His habit of making calls and entering others' attics specifically is now less of a disturbed impulse to re-live his past and more of a ritual he feels compelled to do from time to time, kind of like an odd holiday tradition. Thankfully, he often just stays in his own attic when he feels this urge, mainly because of two reasons: his sundowning syndrome, and side effects caused by some of his medication.
2. WHAT TIMELINE IS THIS UNIVERSE TAKING PLACE IN?
The timeline of this universe takes place 20 years after the original events of the movie. This interpretation of the Moaner lives in the early 90's, more specifically, 1994. He is currently 59 years old (pushing 60).
Just something to keep in mind if you'll reference modern things or pieces of media in asks, as my muse likely won't understand them because timeline-wise it doesn't exist yet.
3. WHO ARE THE OTHER CHARACTERS LISTED?
(OC RAMBLING BEWARE!)
They are OCs of mine! We have Elis and his headmates: Jessica, Max, Benedict and Conductor (this character has DID/OSDD, just for clarification); and one other side character oc that may not be very present since I'm still unsure of what to do with him, but he plays a part in Elis' backstory so... I've decided to include him here for now: Gabriel.
Elis is Billy's partner! They ended up in the same mental insitution and after being released they decided to live together. He's awfully introverted but he is just as eccentric once you get to know him and his obsession for insects- specifically centipedes.
Jessica is Elis' closest friend, a wannabe singer and actress. She sees Billy as a friend, although she envies how much better his acting skills are compared to hers.
Maxwell is a grouchy old man and a fragmented recreation of Elis' late abusive father. He dislikes basically anything that isn't reading, and practically just wants to be left alone. Billy makes him umcomfortable (much to his sadness) therefore he tends to avoid him.
Benedict is- well, also an old man but he's more of a happy-go-lucky kind of guy. He's sort of like a happy ragdoll- whatever you do to him he just lets it happen. Kind of like those kitten videos. He views Billy the same way Elis does- a partner. Although he's noticeably awkward when it comes to show displays of affection because he's not used to how 'feral' Billy's personality is.
Finally, we have the Conductor. He's a kid that LOVES trains of all kinds. Daydreams of being a train conductor of his own toy trains somehow (and real trains). He's a menace to toystores that have functioning toy trains for sale. (He's almost verbatim based off of the song 'My Trains' by Lemon Demon). He doesn't tend to interact with Billy or anyone else that isn't Jessica, he finds her at least fun to interact with and talk about his trains. Everyone else he labels 'too boring' or 'too weird'.
The last one to be named would be Gabriel. He's a whole other separate character that has nothing to do with Elis or Billy's story. Like I aaid earlier, I want to experiment with the guy on this blog and see if I like having him here since he does take part in Elis' story. An average cat lover and a peculiar painter who's always looking for new muses to make into pieces of art (quite literally, he kidnaps his victims and turns them into grotesque pieces of 'art'), and eventually (backstory-wise) his eyes fall on Elis.
4. WHAT BECAME OF AGNES?
Agnes is alive and far away from her brother in this universe. She has successfully fled from Billy back when he first snapped and locked her in their parents' basement.
She grew up in an orphanage, and eventually when she became an adult she went to live on her own; now she works at a lonely coffee shop that really only has two frequent customers, one of which she has developed an interest for.
5. WHY ARE BARB AND JESS INCLUDED?
In this universe, Barb has survived Billy's attack! It has caused some cardiac issues, but ultimately she survived. She and Jess obviously still have contact, and more often than not Jess checks up on her friend, as she feels this odd sense of responsibility over Barb's well-being after the murders that shook both of them up all those years back. They tend to meet and chat at a particular coffee place they both enjoy.
While these two are mostly just meant to be side characters that might pop up from time to time, I am indeed interested in writing them, fleshing out and exploring their characters more!
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~Rules~
Do not harass the mun about replies. I get it, you get super excited to RP and want to keep it going but I work 12-6PM EST Monday-Friday and when I'm not at work, I'm usually out with friends. Please be patient, RP is a hobby and should be done for fun. Not as a job.
There will be incestuous interaction between the twins. This is Canon. If you're not okay with that, move along or talk to them individually.
This blog is 18+. I'm 21+ and I don't feel comfortable having children on ANY of my blogs. Even if this anime is considered tame enough for kids to watch... Sort of.
I headcanon Hikaru as bi and Kaoru as either bi or gay, I haven't decided yet. Do not force ships, I ship based off of chemistry and my own ships. I ship Hitachiincest and HikaHaru. Also HikaKaoHaru (Hikaru x Kaoru x Haruhi). Those are my main ships.
The incest depicted here is FICTIONAL! I do NOT condone actual incest but this is FICTION, meaning it's not real. Therefore, it's not hurting anything.
PLOTTING IS MANDATORY FOR OCS AND IS PREFERRED IN GENERAL. On the fly asks are accepted but ONLY if our characters actually know each other/have a pre established relationship.
THIS IS A MUTUALS ONLY BLOG.
If I cannot see your age on your blog, I'm going to assume you're a minor and block you. I am on mobile until I get a new PC so keep that in mind. If you do not feel comfortable sharing your age publicly, message me privately and it doesn't even have to be your exact age. It can be an age range (Like 18+, 21+, etc.)
If you do not have an RP blog, do not click my follow button. If you're an anchor for an RP side blog, that's fine but if you're a personal blog only, you're not welcome here. Blank, porn and minor blogs will be blocked on sight and trust me, I check.
These two will probably piss a few people off because of they enjoy messing with people. Keep in mind their personalities before interacting.
This is an RP/Ask blog. You can ask the twins questions or RP with them. They also have their own blogs if you'd prefer to just play with one or the other.
Do NOT send anything that is in first person, text chat or script style. MAJOR pet peeve of mine and it will result in a block if it is continuous.
GIVE US SOMETHING TO WORK WITH!!!
HAVE BASIC RPC, FANDOM AND RP ETIQUETTE KNOWLEDGE PLEASE!!
Do NOT just like our open starters. They're there to be responded to
Don't steal our starters
Mun is 21+ but muse is between 15 and early 20s. Age depends on the RP. Smut is age dependent. Obviously no smut if the twins are 15-17.
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adminbryantsaki · 18 days
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Chapter 22: Forest Training arc part one
(This Au will follow the main events of the canon. In this AU, the tropes of fantasy and Omegaverse apply. The dynamics that can apply to people are Alpha, Luna, Beta, and Omega. The main ship is Erasermic x oc. I do not own the characters of My Hero Academia. Horikoshi Kōhei does. I also don’t own any of the fast-food franchises or any of the other references to other super hero movies or groups.  I own Bryant Saki. Here is her info Please do not steal.)
(These are the Headcanons. Please read these before the fic.
WC: 6,284
TW: This has mentions of pregnancy, Oviposition, breeding kink, slight stomach bloating, use of aphrodisiacs, weight gain, stomach stuffing, feederisim, and voyeurism, along with the usual stuff,Omegaverse Shenanigans, polygamy, PTSD, Breeding kink, Breeding, trauma, fear, ED (eating disorder). Prologue Chapter Twenty-One ~ Chapter Twenty-Three.
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Admin Falcon and I had been summoned to observe these variables. Since I hadn’t caught up with my sister in a few years, I decided to take this opportunity to catch up with her and do a little more shopping for the training camp. I watched the students plan out what they wanted to buy and they all dispersed, leaving Midoriya and Ochaco in alone together. I watched as Ochaco left to looked through the stores and that’s when Falcon stood up and told me to come with her as she was looking at her tablet.
“What’s going on?” I asked. “Shigaraki is going to interact with him soon. We should be out of the area so he doesn’t spot either of us, especially you.” Falcon spoke, recalling that Shigaraki saw me and would probably remember who I was from the USJ.
“You’re right. Do you want to get some lunch or go shopping first? From what I remember, you’re going to the mating side of the training camp too from the list of people that are going.” I spoke. I saw a blush spread across my little sister’s face. “Yes, I am. Since I know you’re going to ask, I’m going with Gang Orca.” Falcon told me as she put her tablet away and walked into a plus-size clothing store to pick out something that we thought our bond-mates would like. I stuck close to my sister as I wanted to know more about her relationship with the Pro hero.
“How long have the two of you been together?” I asked as I browsed some of the pajama sets and looking at one. “Ever since I arrived just before the beginning of the school year. We met since one of his sidekicks found me and took me to his agency where we met and I’ve been staying with him since he insisted I stay with him.” Falcon spoke as she found some knee-high socks that she put into her basket. I was happy she found someone that makes her happy. She was only a couple years younger than me at twenty-three whatever age gap she was okay with between her and her mate was up to her and I was to not interfere unless it was unhealthy in any means. I thought that Kugo Sakamata was a good match for my little sister. I kept looking at some larger sizes of lingerie since I knew they would be giving me one last feast once we were in the mating cabin before they would make me their mate. I picked one out and placed it in my basket too, quickly heading to the front of the store until I saw a kinkier side of the store with items on display such as wrist cuffs, rope, and a beer bong that could be used as a feeding tube. I slip some cuffs, blue bondage rope, a set of black belts, and one of the beer bongs that had a valve on the tube and went to the register with a blush on my face as I paid with the card that they gave me that morning telling me to get what I wanted at the mall while they were at the school working today. I grabbed my bag and went to the doorway to wait for my sister. I hid my face with one of my hands until she came out.
“What’s got you so flustered?” She asked in a teasing tone. “None of your business. Do you want to go to another shop or get food?” I asked as I felt my large stomach growl and make me even more flustered. Falcon’s stomach growled too and we decided that it would be best that the both of us get lunch to keep our weights up for our mates. We find a ramen shop that also served bubble tea and we went inside. I got a shrimp ramen with a coffee flavored bubble tea while Falcon got a chicken ramen with a strawberry bubble tea along with extra rice for the both of us, knowing that I liked to soak up the broth with rice. We waited at a table for our food and talked amongst ourselves.
“Rumor amongst the Admins is that you’re planning to mate with both Present Mic and Eraserhead even though they’re a married, mated couple? Isn’t that scandalous?” She asked as she sipped at her water. I sighed and looked at her. “It is said in their profiles that they plan to have a pack. Yes, they are married but they want to have more than just the two of them in a relationship, I happen to be a person they picked. I am not a homewrecker or the other mate or whatever, I am becoming a member of their pack at the camp.” I explained. I had grown tired of explaining this by now and I wanted to get the mating over with so I could just show off their mating marks and that I belonged to them both in a pack. “That makes sense. Do they plan on having a fourth member? If so, will you marry them?” Falcon asked as our food arrived. I thought back to the mention of Oboro in their files but I knew this wasn’t the right time to bring this up.
“It depends on who that is and if the right person comes along.” I said and looked down to my food which looked and smelled amazing.  I thanked the waiter and chef for the meal before I ate. “Makes sense. Ember and I always knew that you’d have more than one mate when you reached mating age.” Falcon spoke as she took some bites out of her ramen. “I’m glad to know that you approve. I hope Gang Orca is taking good care of you.” I say and eat more of my food.
“He is. Don’t worry, he’s nothing like the previous guy.” Falcon spoke, mentioning her toxic ex from a previous dimension that hurt her badly. I wanted to exact revenge on him for what he did to my baby sister but this wasn’t a time for revenge, it was a time to heal and start anew. I looked over to my sister as she ate, I felt an uneasy feeling and I looked at my tablet to see that a variable was playing out.
“Quick, look at your tablet.” I said and held Falcon’s hand as she pulled her tablet out to see Shigaraki talking with Midoriya in a calm, collected manner about how people are so obsessed with Stain and what Shigaraki can do to change the people’s minds to fear him and who his target should be since he feels like he is failing with the League. Midoriya foolishly tells him that the people look up to All Might as a symbol of peace and safety over the community and that some people agreed with Stain’s convictions about some of the Pro heroes that he deemed to be ‘fake’ should just be doing the job of stopping villains and saving people just for glory on the media and the amount of money they are receiving for the villains they take down. Shigaraki finally understands who he needs to target and thanks the young student as Ochaco came back to make sure he was okay.
“Get out of there.” I say under my breath as Shigaraki still has hand around Midoriya’s neck. “This must be the little Omega I was told that you liked, it would be a shame if she was to turn to dust along with all the innocents here just going about their day.” Shigaraki spoke in that chilling tone he used at the USJ. “I hope some Pros show up. Mostly All Might, then I can have a rematch from the USJ. I plan to kill him. He is such an annoyance, don’t you think?” He asked. Midoriya chose to agree with the villain to keep his life safe. Soon the villain thanked the student and blended back into the crowd, disappearing out of sight. I shut off my tablet as Ochaco and Izuku agreed to call the police. I looked to my list and saw that I needed only a couple more things while we were here.
“Do you have anything else you need while we are here? We should stick around incase we need to tell the cops anything.” I spoke and finished the rest of my rice and ramen. “I need to get a sleeping bag and some nesting materials that I can have Kugo scent before the camp and I was thinking of getting some looser clothes since there’s going to be a heat wave while we’re there and when I’m in heat, I usually run a fever.” Falcon spoke as we walked into a plus size clothing store that looks like it had some summer clothes on sale.  As Falcon and I were in the store, my phone rang and it was Shouta.
“Are you alright? I just got a call from Tsukauchi that there was a villain at the mall.” He asked as he was a bit out of breath. “I’m fine. The villain did nothing major. He just talked with Midoriya and a little bit with Uraraka. They are both fine, I am fine, and Falcon is fine the cops probably will ask us any questions and I’ll tell them what I can. They will also look for any entry points that he could have gotten in here discreetly too.” I told him, handing my basket to Falcon so I could step out and talk to Shouta privately. I went into an alley between shops and spoke.
“The villain was Shigaraki. He was here to find out why the civilians are so obsessed with Stain and what he can do to turn their attention off Stain and back onto the League of Villains. Midoriya told him about how the people look up to All Might and Shigaraki now has a big target on All Might. Some of the Admins and I are working on how we can protect All Might further since there are future variables that involve him and Midoriya and a more complex plot.” “Alright, as long as you and your sister are safe. I hope this won’t have you distracted from our plans at camp.” I heard Shouta tell me.
“Don’t worry, we will form this group after camp. Most of the Admins are getting mated or bonded at this camp so most of them will be sidetracked and some will be unable to work for a few days. My attention will be on the both of you.” I told him with a smile. “Okay, I’ll be there soon to pick you up. I hope you didn’t spend too much while you were there.” He spoke. “I didn’t. I got things that you and Hizashi will enjoy. I should head back into the store before Falcon worries where I’ve run off to. I’ll see you in a bit.” I told him and hung up. I walked back into the store and found Falcon who gave me my basket back. “Who was that?” She asked.
ried about me, that’s all.” I said and found some cute tank top and short sets and some thinner summer pjs before checking out and heading to the courtyard where the police had arrived and began questioning people. As we were walking down to the courtyard, my gaze was caught by a maternity store right next to a baby store. I glanced inside and smiled, dreaming of the future as I looked at the items in the store. “Do want to look inside for a bit?” Falcon asked as she was caught staring at some items too.
“Maybe for a little bit?” I spoke. We went inside and I managed to find a set of boy and girl onesies and a soft sea turtle plush. Falcon found a boy and girl set of onesies too and an orca plush before we left and went down to the courtyard where we were questioned by some of the police officers. We held back on the variables we knew and told them that we only saw the hooded figure walking away from the students and nothing else. That was until Tsukauchi walked up to us. “I know that the two of you are Admins and you know more than what you’re saying. You can tell me what’s going on. I can keep a secret.” He told us. I looked to Falcon and she nodded. “Alright. Shigaraki came here essentially looking for a way to change the public’s eye from Stain back to the League of Villains. I have a hunch that he will be putting a giant target on All Might.” I spoke. “Thank you, Admin Bryant. I hope you and Admin Falcon have a good day.” The Detective spoke and left us be. That’s when I saw Shouta off in the distance and hugged my sister goodbye and walked over to him. Shouta pulled me into a hug, not caring who saw. “Are you okay? I saw Tsukauchi talking to you and your sister.” He asked.
“I am fine. I was just telling him what happened. Evidently he knows that the Admins know more than what normal civilians would know.” I told him. “Right. He can keep a secret, I know that first hand.” He spoke and gave a nod to the detective who tilted his head back to Shouta as he was getting statements from other shoppers. I gave the debit card back to Shouta and he tried to peek in the bags I was handing off to him since he insisted that he carry my bags back to the car as a couple of girls from Class 1-A walked over to me looking a little nervous. “Admin? Can we talk to you about something?” They asked. I looked over to see that all six girls from Shouta’s class had approached me looking nervous.
“Of course. What is it that you want to talk to me about?” I asked. “Do some of us have to live with the fact that some Alphas will be gross around us our entire lives? None of the boys in our class are like that but we were getting some clothes and the man at the register said that some of the girls smelled good.” Momo spoke for the others. I sighed and walked over to them. “Sadly, that’s the truth, I deal with it too. But you can learn to stand up to them and push them away if they get to close.” I told them. “Comments like that make us feel dirty in a way.” Jiro spoke up. “I know. Most Alphas and other men in general say things like that because they don’t see a bond mark as anything important or choose to ignore mating marks. Some also ignore bonding marks entirely as those marks are known to fade if the relationship ends or breaks off between whoever was in the relationship in the first place.”
“But some of us have bond marks.” Mina spoke and each of the girls that had bond marks went to a part on their body that had the bond mark. The only ones that didn’t have bond marks were Momo, Ochaco, and Tsuyu. I couldn’t quiet tell if Hagakure had a bond mark but I saw her arm move when Jiro mentioned bond marks. “Some Alphas don’t see bond marks and some completely ignore them, especially with Omegas or Lunas in heat.” I said as I sat down on the bench. Some of the girls looked down. “Why would they ignore bond marks on say an Alpha or Beta?” Momo spoke. I thought over the dynamics of the girls in front of me, remembering that the only Alphas and Betas in this group were Jiro, Momo, and Hagakure. That left Mina and Tsuyu as Lunas and Ochaco as the only Omega in the group. 
“I’m going to be honest with you, some male Alphas find female Alphas to be disgusting and betas are not to be bothered with since they don’t experience a heat putting them in a submissive and vulnerable state where they could take advantage of them and do unspeakable actions to them. Some Alphas also find Lunas to be confusing and too much for them to handle with alternating heats and ruts. But, this doesn’t apply to every Alpha out there. There are some Alphas or even men with other dynamics are good and will hopefully treat you young ladies the way you deserve.” I spoke. The girls shivered a little but took the information in. Mina wrung her hands nervously.
“What if someone wanted to mark someone and make them theirs?” She asked and Jiro looked at her as if she seemed to know what she was talking about. “I don’t think any of you are ready to do any markings past bond marks. It's advised that you all focus on your careers as Pro heroes for the time being before you reach adulthood since the tradition with giving mating marks has to do with intercourse and I don’t think any of you are ready to have a baby.” I said. Tsuyu raised her hand and I called on her. “Is there no other way around mating without having a baby?” She asked. “There are forms of safe sex and protection. This is done with communication, consent, condoms. You can also ask Midnight about this too, but condoms are something a guy wears to prevent sperm from entering the uterus. You ladies can talk to your parents and doctors about birth control. But there are other forms of sex that don’t have to do with penetration too. Ask your parents about that too. But don’t be afraid to ask me about anything, okay? I’m not as scary as the media puts us Admins out to be.” I spoke as Shouta walked over, seeing me talking with the girls. “We should get going, Hizashi is waiting for us back at home.” He spoke and looked to the girls.  “Alright. I’m almost done here.” I told him. “Thank you so much, Admin Bryant. We will be careful in the future.” Momo told me.
“You’re welcome. Feel free to call me Bryant outside of the classroom or school, okay? I have a feeling we will be seeing more of each other.” I told them before I stood up. “Of course. We will see you at camp, Bryant.” Momo spoke before leading the girls back to the entrance of the mall and away from sight. I looked to Shouta and stood up slowly, arching my back, revealing the bottom curve of my stomach peeking out from the bottom of my shirt. Shouta blocked me from the view of the others and pulled my shirt down. “You’re outgrowing your clothes very quickly, darling. I think you should change your shirt before we get to leave tomorrow for Camp.” He told me and held my hand discreetly as he walked me out to the car. “I thought we were leaving today. It’s Sunday, love.” I told him and his eyes widened. “Shit. You’re right. Makes sense why Hizashi was rushing to pack things before I left to come get you. Let’s go home so you can finish packing what you need. Then we need to load up the bus and head out.” He spoke and got in the car to drive back to campus and got out of the car, helping me inside and letting me pack what I needed on my own.
Once we had packed all our things and loaded up the bus, we climbed into the back of the bus so none of the students would try and sneak off back here to make out amongst the suitcases and sleeping bags.  Hizashi sat in the window seat as I sat next to him. I pulled out a pair of a scent patches and Hizashi stopped me. “You don’t have to do that.” He spoke. “Yes, I do. I don’t want my scent sending some of the students into Rut.  I also want to sleep for a bit as the drive will be a few hours. These will help me relax a bit.” I spoke and applied them to my neck.
“Too bad, I was hoping to have some fun before we arrived at the camp.” He spoke and kissed my cheek. “The two of you better behave back there while I’m driving. I don’t need you two being a bad example to my students as we travel to the camp.” Shouta spoke as he carried his duffel bag and sleeping bag to the back of the bus and placed them next to Hizashi. “Don’t worry, we will.” I responded as I leaned back and pulled Shouta’s sleeping bag over me to stay warm and cover up my scent. I leaned into Hizashi, ready to take a nap. “How are you feeling, Honey?” Shouta asked quietly as he could see his students arriving at the bus with their items in tow. “I feel full and empty at the same time, hungry, slightly horny but that feeling is growing and getting harder to resist as I’m trying to hold back my heat because of the teenagers that are going to be on the bus soon, and I have a growing desire to be immobilized.” I said quietly. Shouta smiled as he kissed my cheek before going to let the students on the bus.
“Don’t worry, you’ll be immobilized soon enough.” Hizashi whispered in my ear and held me close as the students placed their items near the back of the bus and claimed their seat as Shouta was communicating with Vlad as to what was going to happen when they arrived at the camp and agreed. Shouta climbed back into the bus and addressed his students as to what was going to happen. “Alright, we are heading out to the training camp. I expect you all to behave yourselves on the trip.” He spoke and took a seat next to me and put his arm around me and pulling his sleeping bag over him as I cuddled into him.
“What else can I do for you?” He thought. “I don’t know, everything I can think of isn’t appropriate to carry out right now on the bus in front of your students.” I responded and let out a deep sigh.  “I see, you’re going to have to wait until we’re at the camp to do all those things you’re thinking of.” He told me and I nodded, letting myself drift off to sleep since I knew this was going to be a long bus ride and I would need the rest for later. “One of you wake me when we get there.” I spoke before I let sleep take me. ~~~~~
I was laying on Hizashi as we rode in the back of the bus that was headed to the training camp. Shouta had moved to the front of the bus as we were approaching an area where he would let his students off to fight their way down the mountain. He looked back and told his students to not fool off but then realized this would be the only time that they could relax and be kids before the training began. The bus stopped and I nuzzled into Hizashi’s chest since I was laying on him as I slept. I heard everyone getting off the bus to stretch and see what was going on and I felt Hizashi’s hand on my back.
“Time to get up, baby. We’re here.” Hizashi said and pushed hair out of my face as I looked up at him grumpily. “I don’t wanna. You’re too comfy and Pixiebob in heat is too exuberant.” I told him and hid my face in his neck. He chuckled and he held me close, looking up to Shouta as he approached us. “You two can stay here until we get down to the mating cabin. The Pussycats are waiting and I can tell from here that Pixiebob is in heat and looking for a mate.” He spoke as Hizashi slowly pried me off his body so I could look at Shouta in a disgruntled manner. “I know she is. I read their files before we left and it said in big, bold letters that Pixiebob is looking for a mate and would be in a manageable heat when we were here this week. I do not want to meet her right now as I’m not fully awake for her energy right now.” I told him and held onto Hizashi as he sat up and let me cuddle back into him.
“I think you’d want to meet Mandalay at least, She’s calm and a telepath like you, honey.” Shouta told me. I looked to him with a raised eyebrow. “Fine, I’ll come. I would need you or Hizashi to be a barrier between Pixiebob and I. And when we get to the mating cabin, I require cuddles from the both of you.” I told him and set the sleeping bag to the side as I followed Shouta to the door of the bus.  Hizashi and Shouta got off first as I checked my hair in the rear-view mirror. I turned to Hizashi and asked him how I looked as I wanted to give a good first impression to the hero group. He looked me up and down before giving me a thumbs up. “You look great. But you’d look even better with nothing on at all~.” He told me quietly, causing my face to turn a bright shade of red and I froze up all over. “C’mon, little listener, let’s go catch up with the others.” He told me and held my hand to pull me in close and kiss my head as Shouta found us hiding behind the bus. “How was the ride? I saw that you were sleeping the whole trip.” He said and brushed a few strands of hair from my face. “It was fine. I am a bit restless though.” I told him and looked up to see that Hunter, Shelby, and Falcon were all watching the students of Class 1-A and 1-B receive instructions before beginning their first test. I waved to Falcon subtly and she smiled back in my direction. I pulled my tablet out to see the variables of the test and saw that we had a few hours before the variables of the next day were put into play. After I finished the preview, he looked up to Shouta. “Should we wait for you or head down to the mating cabins?” He asked.
“The two of you can take the bus down, get settled, nested, whatever the two of you need. Ragdoll and Tiger should be there since 1-B is here too. But since Pixiebob is fixated on giving instructions to the students and using her quirk to keep them engaged in the fight, this would be a good time for you to meet Mandalay.” Shouta told me and I agreed. I did want to talk with my sister too but she was getting into a car with Gang Orca and they sped past us to the mating area of the camp.  I sighed. “I guess I’ll catch up with her later. Which one is Mandalay?” I asked as Shouta led us out from behind the bus to meet them. He gestured to the woman in a red top and skirt with electronic cat ears, a long cat tail and giant paws on her hands. The woman looked to Shouta before looking to me.
“Hello there. I’m Mandalay. Who are you?” She asked me telepathically. “I’m Admin Bryant. It’s nice to meet you and know that there’s another telepath here. I’m a friend of Eraserhead and Present Mic. I came to help the other Admins and teachers with the students.” I introduced myself. Mandalay giggled.
”I know you’re here to mate with Eraser and Mic. Don’t worry, you’re safe here and no one will judge you. I’m happy to see that they’ve found another mate to add into their pack. They look happy.” She spoke and looked to the forest as shouts and explosions coming from the forest as they made their way down the mountain. I leaned into Hizashi a little and blushed a little as she knew I was in heat but doing my hardest to keep it under wraps.
“Yes, we plan to be quiet about it. don’t worry.” “Alright. In case the three of you can’t seem to be quiet, the rooms are sound proofed from the first time that those two were here. There’s a room prepared for the three of you in the mating cabins already. Ragdoll will help you get checked in when you head down there. There is nothing wrong with the three of you coming here to mate. it’s a safe place for anyone to come and do so, just keep any major affection or mating rituals private and in your cabins.” She spoke and sent me a reassuring feeling.
This helped me relax a bit and wonder what Hizashi and Shouta did to make them need to sound-proof the rooms. Another woman in a similar uniform to Mandalay’s but hers was light blue walked over to her. “You and Kota should head down to work on dinner for these kittens. I’ll keep them busy in the meantime.” She spoke. “Alright, Pixiebob. I’ll head down. Eraser, are you coming with us or heading down with your mates?” Mandalay asked. “I think I’ll go with them. Bryant seems a little nervous and I want to help her relax.” He spoke and looked back to me. I nodded and covered my nose as I could smell the stuffy scent of lavender and roses and pheromones that made me want to run for the hills.
“Is that smell coming from your teammate? Is she okay? She’s emitting a lot of pheromones and its almost too much.” I asked.
“Yes, that’s Pixiebob’s scent when she’s about to go into heat or it’s started today. She’s ready to mate now and I have a feeling Tiger’s going to help her tonight while Ragdoll and I are on duty.” She told me and I nodded before grabbing onto Hizashi’s hand and leading him back onto the bus with Shouta in tow. Hizashi sat near the front of the bus as I retrieved Shouta’s sleeping bag and sat next to him as Shouta sat on the other side of me. We rode the bus down to the mating cabins side of the camp and unloaded our things there. We carried our things inside where I saw a woman and a man in the same uniform as Mandalay and Pixie bob. The woman looked up at us and smiled cheerfully.
“Welcome to the Wild, Wild Pussycat’s Safe Haven! I am Ragdoll and I’ll help you get checked in.” She spoke and Hizashi stepped forward as Shouta held me close. “There should be a reservation under Aizawa.” Hizashi spoke. Ragdoll typed away at the computer and found the reservation. “There you are, it’s just the three of you, correct?” She asked and looked up to us. Hizashi nodded and Ragdoll gave us three keys to the room. “You’re in room 3. I hope you enjoy your stay!” She spoke and watched us leave. The giant man behind the desk, checking in another couple was the only person I thought to be Tiger. I waited until the couple rushed off to their room when I piped up. “Are you Tiger?” I asked the man and he looked at me. “Yes, I am. You must be Mic and Eraserhead’s new mate. It is nice to meet you.” He spoke and nodded in my direction. “Nice to meet you too.” I said before I was carried out of sight by Shouta.
“I can’t wait to have you all to myself~.” He whispered into my ear. I hid my face under his capture weapon and into his neck. “Someones shy already. Do you want to nest, baby?” He asked as Hizashi pulled our suitcases into the giant room that looked like a mini apartment. There was a large open area where a small pyramid of packaged bedding materials was stacked with a note on top in Japanese. Hizashi picked up the note and read it out loud. “Congrats on finding the new mate, I hope you have a good time and be safe. The requested food is already in the refrigerator and cupboard and nesting material has been provided, thank you for staying at Safe Haven.” He said and I wiggled down from Shouta’s arms and pulled my suitcase, briefcase, and backpack into the nesting area and looked out the window to the private Onsen we had right outside our cabin. I could see the steam rising up from the water in the hot spring and watched it for a couple seconds before the urge to nest took over my mind and I went back into the nesting room, pulling my suitcase down and pushing it into the corner of the room next to the closet, knowing that Hizashi would want to make his nest inside of the closet. I claimed the far corner of the room next to the closet and found the bedding on the tatami platform bed in the center of the room and took a sniff of it before leaving it there as it had a notable flowery scent like Pixiebob’s scent. I went to the suitcases we brought that had all the bedding we brought from home and scented. I began by laying down a fluffy blanket and building a perimeter wall of my nest
I pulled large, thick, and fluffy blankets to the nest and began arranging them in the way wanted them. Hizashi had changed into his naga form and slithered into the nesting area and began working on his own nest. Shouta wondering where we had gone off to and he found us nesting. I looked at him and asked him to bring two chairs from the dining table so I could make a tent over my nest. He nodded and brought the chairs into the nesting room and I incorporated them into my next and draping a sheet I brought from home over the top and securing it into the nest so it wouldn’t go anywhere. I then connected my nest with Hizashi’s since he was nudging me to do so. I merged a wall to meet with a wall of Hizashi’s nest before I dragged my sleeping bag into my nest and added the pillows and blankets that I wanted to be all cozy under between sessions of being bred full of eggs and their cum. I opened the sleeping bag and laid in it, getting all cozy and looking to see Shouta chuckling at me.
“You are too damn cute, baby.” He told me from his seat by the door to the nesting area. He was on the floor with a bag of plain, salted chips watching Hizashi and I make our nests and get comfortable to rest up one last time before the mating would begin. Hizashi finished setting up his nest in the closet before he took his shirt off and coiled into the nest and laid out on his coils, looking at me. “You look cozy. I think its time that we give you the cuddles you requested for getting off the bus and meeting Mandalay and Pixiebob.” He spoke and pushed himself closer to the barrier that separated our nests and rested his head on the pillow that acted like a wall and looked at me. “Do you want to come in? You’re practically begging to come inside.” I told him. “Is it okay if I do come in? I don’t want to intrude on your space.” He told me.
“Get your noodly ass in here and cuddle me already.”  I told him and he chuckled and pushed the pillow aside before slithering in and coiling around me. I looked to Shouta who was watching us still, having put his bag of chips aside, and seeming to be waiting for an invitation to enter my nest. “I’d invite you in but the students will be down the mountain soon and you need to be there to tell them what’s going to be happening this week.” I told him. I sighed as he was reminded of the other reason why he was here. “Alright. Do you mind if I at least put my sleeping bag in here? I think the two of you will like it.” He spoke and lifted-up the item he was talking about from where it was resting on top of his duffel bag. “Yes, hand it over. We will keep it safe while you go be a teacher.” Hizashi said and held his hand out to receive the yellow sleeping bag and promptly curl up inside of it and cuddle against me for body heat. “Have a good nap, you two. I’ll be back later. Don’t start without me, okay?” He spoke as he went to the door to put his boots back on to talk with his students. “We won’t! Hizashi called after him before laying down and sleeping.
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hey hey! you should introduce me to your ocs!
I should, shouldn’t I?
Ok, I have WAY too many ocs and stories for one post, so I’ll pick one of my more recent ones.
So this is a sci-fi story I started working on back in May, I think, though there were some earlier versions that were so different they don’t really count.
It takes place 300-400 years in the future or so, I haven’t figured out an exact time frame, but humanity has more or less explored the whole solar system. The protagonist, Kade Serrano, is a 15 year old kid from Earth who joined the United Terran Forces’ space exploration division. He’s a very talented tactical cadet, so for a field exercise, he and two other cadets, Kai Asif, a gunner, and Elan Sep, a pilot (I’m bad with names, don’t @ me) are assigned to a basic patrol mission guarding a military factory out on Kerberos that’s producing an experimental fuel that they think could be the key to interstellar travel (via wormholes or something, it’s not really important). But something goes wrong, the factory blows up, and the kids are transported way out into space. Their ship, not designed for much more than patrolling, is heavily damaged because of the blast, and Elan is severely injured. After about a week of them desperately trying to save him, he dies. Shortly afterwards, a ship picks up their distress call, and they’re saved.
But that’s just the backstory! So, basically the rest of this needs a timeline, so here are the big events (this entire story is told non-linearly, we start at the very end and we slowly figure out what happened from flashing through the timeline)
Kade and co. get blasted into space, Elan dies.
Kade and Kai are rescued by some aliens. The main ones are Exdar, who is basically a giant shapeshifting slime creature, and a very talented hacker. Hu’s honestly one of my favorite characters. Hu and Kai are bros. Another important character is Garitso Ky’dai Vifepo, or just Garitso, who’s kind of a big, strong mole-looking alien, who’s a really good mechanic. Kade and Garitso become pretty close friends. The other one is Ans’hevei’skz, or Ans, who is basically a sentient pile of rocks (well, she’s a parasite that attaches to and can control a specific type of rock, but whatever). She’s the leader of the aliens, and is REALLY important.
The aliens turn out to be part of a rebel group fighting an evil galactic empire, and they’re like, ‘since you guys have no way of getting home, want to help us fight the bad guys’ (earth’s, like, not on any star maps or whatever, so it takes a long time for them to figure out how to get back) and since these kids were practically raised on Star Wars, they’re like, sure sounds legit (I know this sounds like every Star Wars ripoff ever, but I promise it’s not)
So Kade and Kai join up with the rebels, and for about two years, everything goes exactly like ya sci-fi books always go: the rebellion gains ground, becomes a legitimate threat, Kade and Kai start dating, etc., but something’s not right. Kade realizes that they’re winning battles that they shouldn’t be winning, entire warships disappear, they’re becoming very powerful very fast, and a lot of their allies seem shit-their-pants terrified of Ans. Things just aren’t adding up, so he investigates, and it turns out that Ans has gotten her hands on a nasty doomsday weapon capable of destroying planets.
This is where we get some character info on Kai that becomes really important: Kai doesn’t like killing. At all. He believes that sometimes it’s necessary, but he always tries to make sure as few people die as possible. Planet destroying super weapon is, understandably, something he is not cool with. He doesn’t believe Ans can be trusted with it, as she’s been know to be pretty callous and not care about civilian casualties, but he knows that Ans will never give it up willingly, so he decides to steal it.
He meets with Kinj, a young imperial general who’s trying to change the empire for the better (note that Kinj is NOT a good person, he’s just the best out of a lot of bad options, and Kade is pretty morally dubious at this point) Kinj and Kade strike a deal, where Kade helps Kinj stage a coup to take over the empire, and in return, Kinj protects Kade and the super weapon from Ans and the rebels. Note that, at this point, because of the weapon, the empire and the rebels are roughly equal in terms of numbers and how much space they control.
Kade steals the weapon and switches sides, becoming Kinj’s main tactician. (Despite being on Kinj’s side, he absolutely refuses to use the weapon.) Kai is understandably really upset, because Kade deemed it to big a risk to tell him about all of this. Kade also starts going by Leo at this point, because I love it when characters get new names when they become villains and also it creates a really interesting dichotomy between Kade and Leo and I just really like it.
So, for the next six years, Leo and Kai fight on opposite sides of this massive galactic civil war. Leo tries, at first, to find a peaceful/diplomatic solution, but after years with no progress, he eventually just tries to end the war as quickly and decisively as possible. Things aren’t going great for him though, because after a majorly military coup and stuff, the empire is really disorganized and kinda falling apart while the rebels just get stronger. Kai and the rebels eventually find a way to Earth, which joins the rebellion. At this point, Leo can never go home or see his family again, so angst.
Eventually the war comes to a horrible battle over a planet called Galloran. It rages for six days, and costs billions of lives, including Garitso. Eventually Kinj is defeated and Leo is about to be captured with the super weapon, and believing that Ans would kill so many people with it that it’s worth any price to stop her, he uses the super weapon to destroy Galloran, and escape. (Very ‘you have the thing you once swore to destroy’ vibes here)
Leo goes into hiding, trying to rebuild the empire so he can kill Ans and end it once and for all, while Kai chases him throughout the galaxy, trying to capture him and end it once and for all. This has been going on for about two years by the time the story starts.
So, yeah. Basically my idea was that I wanted to explore the idea of a very morally grey villain protagonist who knows he’s a monster, but still believes he’s doing the right thing, and like a non-linear story where we slowly realize how he became what he is. Also, I very much enjoy gay star crossed lovers and tragedy. The whole thing has a very overt anti-war message that I hope came across here. Very ‘war corrupts anyone it touches, no matter what’ and it’s also very anti-government. Yeah! This took a while, and is incredibly long, so I guess we’re done here.
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Writing Masterlist
All fics can be found under the tag daniverse fics.
This list includes a short summary of each fic, so you have a better idea of what you are about to read. 
All ship fics with others’ OCs are included in my OC masterlists only.
There are often Content Warnings at the beginning of these fics—which will also be included in the list below—please heed them, and if there is anything that is not listed that you would like me to start including in my warnings, just let me know and I would be happy to add it for you.
Common tags include: blood, death, violence, mention of sexual acts especially when any kinks are mentioned or performed
Fics with a 🍋 are NSFW—do not interact if you are a minor. 
As a queer, nonbinary person myself, I usually write for characters/OCs that are some flavor of queer. Pronouns for characters that use multiple are usually mentioned at the beginning of the fic, otherwise please be mindful of the pronouns used in the fic when referring to any of the characters included.
In addition, in NSFW fics with trans/nonbinary characters, I will often include a warning or note if there are any mentions of gendered terms for genitalia. This is to make myself and other trans/nonbinary friends comfortable as it can be jarring at least and dysphoria/trauma inducing at worst to come across those terms in reference to a trans/nonbinary character when it is not expected. 
If you are interested in listening to any of the songs I use for my fic titles, here is a playlist on Spotify I made with them all included, in the order that the fics are listed here!
All Fics Under the Cut!
Arcana/Pirate Universe
Canon/Main Timeline
Amhrán Na Farraige — Saoirse and the original Pirate Queen Niamh’s first meeting
The Moon Will Sing — An introduction to the Zhu-Jin family, and how Leon ended up on the streets when they were 4 years old CW: Child abandonment
Smoke Signals Part 1 — Ignatius begins to bond with his younger sister, Camia, though neither of them are prepared for what happens when her magic awakens CW: Child abuse, blood, violence, brief mention of alcoholism
Champion — Camia’s escape from the Coliseum, her father’s abuse, and Vesuvia CW: Blood, abuse (specifically child abuse), lots of general violence, manipulation, death mention
Strangler Fig — After getting in trouble with his mother, Jamil meets a girl in the streets after helping her fight against some other kids, and the two become friends CW: Abuse
Kill of the Night — Leon’s time on the streets alone, and the moment their magic fully awoke CW: Blood, assault, death
Why Why Why — Rodrigo’s life growing up in the village Girasol with his mothers, Carina and Elena, and what happens when that life is threatened CW: General violence, death
Under Control — Jamil and Camia are sent by Jamil’s mother to study with his grandfather’s cousin, Drago Fortunado, who is ultimately much more interested in Camia’s family and her magic than Jamil’s lack thereof  CW: Emotional/mental abuse
Chosen Family — Camia is brought with Jamil to the D’Oria estate in Venterre, and she begins to heal alongside him and his family CW: Death mention, mention of abuse
Willow — In between lessons at the D’Oria estate, Jamil laments being shipped around all the time by his mother
Smoke Signals Part 2 — Ignatius sees Camia for the first time since she escaped and realizes that while she doesn’t need him anymore, his remaining sister does CW: Child abuse, blood, violence, slight gore description early on
Feral Roots — Meredith’s life as part of the tribe of Laochra with her father, and the event that leads her to run away CW: Death, blood 
Show Your Fangs — While running from Prakra, Jamil and Camia pass through the town of Gekko, where they are confronted by the person known as Fūjin by the locals, who steals from and kills passing rich people
Break The Chain — After running away from Prakra with Camia and meeting Leon, Jamil decides to make one last change to separate himself from his mother CW: Mental/physical abuse mention
Snow — Jamil and Camia introduce Leon to snow for the first time while traveling south
Can’t Go Back — Alec’s memories of her parents, and the day they died
All These Things That I’ve Done — Jamil, Camia, and Leon return to Venterre for a wedding of one of Jamil’s cousins, and Leon is faced with a number of their insecurities regarding their place in their friends’ lives CW: Death mention
Show Me What I’m Looking For 🍋 — While everyone else enjoys the wedding, Jamil and Leon sneak back to their room and resolve the tension that’s been building between them CW: Allusion of past sexual assault, gendered terms used for nonbinary person’s genitalia
Whirlwind — Camia and Jamil are forced to face the dangers of Leon’s magic, and their own fears about themself
Death of Me — Jacqui’s time as a scholar, and his first meeting with Rodrigo as they escape the catacombs together CW: Blood, torture, death, lots of general violence
Outlaws — Leon takes the brunt of an attack aimed for Jamil, and has their first realization about their feelings towards him
Machine — Jamil, Camia, and Leon travel back to Prakra at the request of Jamil’s parents, and they meet a mischievous street kid
Rainbow — Alec’s first birthday with the rest of the band, and her first celebrated birthday since her parents’ death
One Eye Open — Syd and Hideko have a talk about Drago after finishing a job CW: Blood
Wolf Blood — Meredith meets another child from the south and becomes a mercenary, leading a troupe through a deadly battle CW: Death, blood, amputation, some brief sexual activity
Decide To Be Happy — When the band comes to Vesuvia to perform at the new Count Lucio’s first Masquerade, Camia finds that her brother left her a gift after many years of not seeing each other
And So It Went — Meredith meets the Pirate Queen Aria and her quartermaster Saoirse, and travels south to find her tribe and take her place as their leader, but is shocked by what she finds instead, and a new journey begins CW: Death, plague talk
The Devil is a Gentleman — While the band travels with the newly appointed Pirate Queen Meredith, Alec meets the infamous Captain Syd CW: Predatorial behavior
Soldier, Poet, King — Leon and Camia help Alec train her magic while visiting the Starlight Caves off the coast of the Sea of Persephia 
Canary in a Coal Mine — Leon leads Alec around her first Masquerade, helping calm her down after their first performance
Line Without a Hook 🍋 — Jamil and Leon find themselves alone for an afternoon, and decide to make the most of it for as long as they can
SOS (Overboard) — While traveling by boat from Prakra to Zadith, Leon falls into the sea during a storm
Love the Void — While visiting the Starlight Caves, Rodrigo meets a curious, and very attractive stranger in the caves
That Unwanted Animal — As the band heads north towards the Frozen Sea, they are attacked by two lindworms, leaving Alec injured, and Camia has to make a difficult decision
Passenger 🍋 — Leon and Rodrigo cross paths during a Meeting on Ethari and waste no time getting reacquainted 
Sunlight 🍋 — Jamil and Leon have another day to themselves in the shop, but this time without fear of being walked in on CW: Anal sex, penetration, rough sex, overstimulation, slight impact play and Daddy kink towards the end, gendered terms used for nonbinary person’s genitalia
5000 Miles 🍋 — Miriam meets Alec at one of Lucio’s parties, and after a dance, the two break away from the party to spend time together instead
Perfection — Camia meets Alec’s friend, Rosalia, and after some scheming by Alec, is able to spend some time alone with her
Bamboleo — Miriam spends her birthday with Lucio, and later, her cousin Jamil, reminiscing on their past together
Tous Les Mêmes — This was an introduction fic for Rodrigo and Jacqui, just exploring their dynamic and a typical day on El Corazon Sangrante CW: Blood
Glitter & Gold — Rodrigo and his crew rescue a small boy, named Keean, from the Strait of Sirens, and adopt him into the crew CW: Death mention, blood, language
Keep You Safe — Jacqui and Keean’s relationship as father and son, from the day Jacqui rescued him from the sirens onward CW: blood and death mention
Dúlaman — Saoirse observes the crew of The Jagged Ruby as they have a brief moment of relaxation and fun visiting old songs and dances
Kiss This 🍋 — Jade and Rodrigo have a "friends with benefits” night after Rodrigo teased her during the day CW: oral sex, language
And Then She Kissed Me — Andreya and Elizabeth steal a moment during their busy day on The Jagged Ruby to spend time together CW: Not a full lemon, but there is some chest fondling, a little bit spicy
F*cking With My Head 🍋 — Rodrigo sneaks onto Meredith’s ship out of boredom and gets caught. and punished, though he isn’t complaining about it CW: Heavy degradation, Language, Dom/sub dynamics, Impact play (with hands and a belt), Knife play, Spit as lube, Anal sex, Rough sex, Brief blood mention
All My Life — Viviane recounts her life growing up and the disappearance of a sister no one talks about
Family — Alec goes over her relationships with the rest of the band, finding pieces of her she can attribute to each of them
The Witching Hour — While traveling to escape the plague, Leon feels Alec die, and they, along with Jamil and Camia, rush back to Vesuvia to find that she is truly dead
January — After confirming Alec’s death, Jamil and Camia become worryingly distant and depressed, leaving Leon to process their emotions alone while caring for their family CW: Death mention, depression
Long Time Sun — Camia grieves the loss of Alec and Rosalia within a short time, but forces herself to keep moving forward for the family she has left CW: Death mention, depression, blood mention at the beginning
What Love Can Heartbreak Allow? — Jamil falls into a deep depression after Alec’s death, feeling as if he failed her, and only pulls himself out with the help of his friends and family CW: Death mention, depression
L’ultima Notte — Ravah visits Alec in her dreams as she recovers after her resurrection, discovering what is lost and what is hidden in her mind CW: Memory loss
Remember Me — Miriam deals with the loss of Alec, and of Lucio in her own ways, but is troubled by Nadia falling into a coma, and has to pick up the pieces left behind CW: Mention of memory loss, alcohol
The One Who Stayed and the One Who Left — Determined to find a way to get Alec’s memories back, Jamil leaves Camia and Leon behind for the first time in their lives
Wolf & I — As Jamil travels, Ravah follows, keeping him safe and giving him a piece of company that he desperately needs
Go To Bed Angry 🍋 — After being on his own for a year, Jamil returns to Camia and Leon to check in with them, but Leon is not ready to forgive him for leaving without saying goodbye yet
Trouble On My Mind — Alec’s Prologue Part 1, As Asra leaves Alec in Vesuvia to travel again, she is visited by two extraordinary people after close, both of which bring ominous messages
Careful, Kid — Alec’s Prologue Part 2, After a restless night, Alec meets with the Countess’ personal assistant, Portia, at the market, and begins to head to the palace
Half Truths — Alec’s Prologue Part 3, Alec meets with the Countess to go over her proposal, and is introduced to the palace sommelier, Miriam, who seems to know more about the Count’s death, and Alec herself, than she lets on
Nostalgia — Alec’s Prologue Part 4, Alec reconnects with someone from her past in a dream, begins her search for Doctor Devorak, and gets a chance to speak with the Countess on a more personal level CW: Death mention
Roll the Old Chariot Along — Camia, Leon, Jamil, and Ravah all reunite with Alec and Asra after the events of the game, the Masquerade over and the Devil defeated
Little Bastards — Rodrigo deals with a stowaway on his ship, a thief from the Infinite Bazaar by the name of Gavin CW: Rodrigo has a vulgar mouth and sex is mentioned
How To Rest — After being injured during a surprise attack from other pirates, Meredith is injured, and Theodore convinces her to accept his help and rest CW: Blood, death, general violence
Rose-Colored Boy — Fueled by alcohol, Theodore confesses his feelings to Meredith and kisses her, and is surprised the next day by her confession to him CW: Alcohol
Follow You — Meredith is forced to confront her feelings towards Theodore when he gets injured during a raid CW: death mention, blood mention
Winter Song — Meredith worries before another Meeting, but this time Theodore is there to comfort her, and the two share stories from their past
Devotion 🍋 — Meredith gets Theodore a gift, and he is eager to wear it for her and show his thanks in private later on CW: Minor pet play (collar wearing), Oral sex, Anal sex
Bad At Love — Rodrigo muses over his relationship with Jacqui and his own insecurities about them
Halo — Jamil proposes to Leon after the band is together again, and Vesuvia is safe
Right Where I Should Be — The morning after Jamil and Leon get married in Vesuvia, surrounded by their friends and family
Reversed AU/Timeline where the band is not together
Devour — A look into the lives of Camia, Jamil, Leon, and Alec, in a world where they never met each other and have to survive on their own
Used to the Darkness — AU where Leon was taken to the catacombs when they were younger, and escaped with Rodrigo and Jacqui instead of ever meeting Jamil and Camia CW: Death, blood
Special
Alec Romance Tale — The MC reunites with Alec after she was gone for a while traveling
Jamil Romance Tale — The MC meets Nadia’s cousin, Jamil, at a party, and spends much of the evening getting to know him
Modern Universe
Talk Dirty 🍋 — While on tour with the rest of the band, Alec takes a moment to herself in her hotel room, and films a special video to send to her partner
Royals AU
Coming soon!
Ethari Universe
Coming soon!
Fantasy Universe
Coming soon!
Christmas in Chestnut Series
Coming soon!
Event Masterlists
Midsummer Masquerade 🍋 — Fics written for the Arcana @midsummer-masquerade fan run event
Kinktober 2020 🍋 — Fics written during October 2020 as part of Kinktober
Journey to 300 — Collection of short fics featuring Alec/Jamil/Camia with a number of others’ OCs in celebration of reaching 300 followers
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Riding High
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Ch6: The Mother Ship
Chapter Summary: Mary gets into another spot of trouble and Frank’s mother pays them an unexpected visit.
Chapter Warnings: Bad Language words.
Chapter Pairings:  Frank Adler x OFC Fliss Gallagher
A/N: Contains SPOILERS for the film!!!!! If you haven’t seen it please be aware of that before you read on. As a Lawyer I know how long the types of cases depicted in GIFTED can take, however they can also be done pretty fast. With that in mind, and because it fits with how I want the story to go I’m spreading it over approximately 6 weeks or so, so just roll with me!
Disclaimer: This is a pure work of fiction and classified as 18+. Please respect this and do not read if you are underage. I do not own any characters in this series bar Fliss Gallagher and the other OCs. By reading beyond this point you understand and accept the terms of this disclaimer.
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Chapter 5
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“So she hit him?” Fliss looked at Frank.
Frank took a deep breath. “In the face with a book.” Fliss frowned “That doesn’t sound like Mary.”
“She hit him hard too. Broke his nose. I saw the kid leaving as I was going into the school, blood all over his shirt…” Frank scoffed. “But, you know the really bad thing about it? I’m actually kind of proud of her. I mean this kid was twelve and he was picking on another kid Mary’s age and…”
“That’s not a bad thing, that you’re proud!” Fliss said, shoving the last of her sandwich in her mouth.
“You should have seen the look her head teacher gave me when I said that.” Frank snorted, scrunching the empty bag of potato chips he had been eating in his hand and tossing it into the rubbish basket in Fliss’s office. “I mean, don’t get me wrong, I know you can’t hit people, and I told Mary that…”
“Well, that’s it then.” Fliss shrugged. “Job done. She did something wrong, albeit for the right reasons and you dealt out the chastisement.”
“And punishment. I told her she had to apologise in front of the class.”
Fliss leaned back in her chair and studied him for a moment “What’s really bugging you Sailor?”
“Am I that easy to read?”
Fliss shrugged “Sorta.”
Frank scratched at the skin around his collar “They raised the issue of her being gifted again, told me she would be better off in a special school.”
“Ah.” Fliss made a noise “And I’m assuming you told them to politely fuck off?”
“In a fashion” he snorted “I was honest, said the last thing that she needs is reinforcement that she's different. She already knows that.”
“Well if you keep saying it they’ll get the message. They can’t force you to do anything you don’t want to, Frank.” Until the authorities get involved… Frank shrugged the thought from his mind and looked up as Joanne walked into the office.
“Your 1pm is here.” she smiled “Hey Frank.” He nodded to her as Fliss stood up, shooting him an apologetic look “Sorry to kick you out.”
“I need to get back anyway.” he shrugged “Look, do you wanna come over later? I kinda told Mary if she apologised properly and didn’t misbehave we’d get pizza. She told me to ask you so…”
“Sure.” Fliss nodded, smiling softly. “Sounds good. I finish here at…” she checked her diary “5ish so I’ll come straight over.
Frank nodded and with a last smile he left her to it.
The rest of the day went smoothly. There were no calls from the school, he managed to fix the fuel line on the boat he was working on which meant he was done ahead of schedule, meaning his payment would be ahead of schedule too which suited him fine, he could pay Roberta early for a change. He’d promised to pick Mary up from School, instead of her getting the bus, so he did just that and Bonnie came out to tell him that she had, in fact, apologised and gone one further by telling the class that the kid who’s project had been destroyed deserved the class prize.
“I’m proud of you.” Frank looked at her as they drove home.
“What for?” Mary looked at him.
“For being big enough to own up to being wrong.”
Mary looked at him.
“And because you did what you said you were gonna, Fliss is coming over for pizza.”
“Yessss!” Mary let out a whoop, and threw her hands up in a cheer.
Frank chuckled and shook his head. The woman had certainly made an impact in Mary’s life, that was for sure. And his, if he was being honest.
He pulled up outside the apartment and knocked the car out of gear before he reached down for the handbrake.
“There's a lady standing in front of our door.” Mary said.
“Who is it?” he asked, cracking the handbrake up.
“How should I know? I'm seven.” she scoffed back.
Good point. He turned to look and did a double take as he looked at the familiar woman stood on his doorstep, dressed in a pale brown dress, sunglasses and handbag slung over her shoulder. Frank cut the ignition, one arm resting on the steering wheel as he glanced at her.
“That would be your grandmother.” he stated simply as Mary continued to look out of the window
“Holy shit!” she exclaimed.
He was too shocked himself to chastise her for her language, that and he kind of agreed. Holy shit indeed.
“Come on.” He said, getting out of the truck. Mary hopped out of her side and walked with him up to the door.
“Mother.” He greeted.
She looked at him with a tight smile. “Frank.”
“Mary say hello.” He said, his hand falling to the back of her head.
“Hello.” Mary greeted his mother politely.
Frank headed up the steps and his mother moved out of the way as he unlocked the door. She reached for the large bag by her feet, which Frank could see was loaded with gifts and he rolled his eyes. He gave her a look and she simply smiled as he picked up the bag and carried it in. That was typical of her, thinking she could throw money at something and make it all ok.
Frank wasn’t stupid. He knew full well that damned principal would have caused this, and his mother was here for one thing only, to see if Mary was as smart as they all said. And he didn’t like it. One bit. Still, she was his mother so he behaved as politely as he could and offered her a drink, which she declined. Then, not wanting to cause a scene, he sat down and simply let her talk to Mary as she handed out gift after gift, whilst she sniffled into a tissue.
Nice one, Fred!
“An Apple?” Mary gasped as she unwrapped the sleek, white box from it’s pink and gold polka dotted paper. “Woah.”
“It's a MacBook, Darling.” his mother spoke. “Top of the line with the Retina display.”
“Hey, you know who else has a Retina display?” Frank looked at her, arching an eyebrow.
“Fred!” she grinned. Frank looked over and saw the cat who was lounging on Mary’s bed swish his tail.
“Mary, I understand you like mathematics.” His mother spoke and Frank took a deep breath, glancing to his side where she was stood “So, on there you will found a great out of print book by Charles Zimmer...”
Oh here we go. Frank thought to himself as he sat back, running his hand over his stubble.
“…called Transitions in Advanced Algebra.”
“Yeah. Love that book.”  Mary turned the laptop over in her hands.
“You're saying you've read it?” his mother spoke and Frank didn’t miss the tone of surprise, yet excitement in her voice.
“Yeah, I've kinda moved on to differential equations now.” Mary shrugged.
“Hey, don't forget your manners.” Frank spoke from where he was sat on the chair, elbow resting on the table, hand supporting his temple “Thank you, Grandma.”
“Thank you, Grandma.”
“Grandmother or Evelyn will do just fine.”
God, she never changed. Frank inhaled and looked away, his hand falling softly to the table in a fist.
“There's so much more on there. Things I know you'll find really challenging.” she moved towards Mary and Frank stood up.
“Yes, but sadly it's a school night and there's homework to do.”
“I thought you said Fliss was coming over?” “She is, so you need to get that homework done. But…” he gestured to his mother. “What a surprise though, right? Say good night to Grandmother or Evelyn.”
“Goodnight.”
“So who’s Fliss?” His mother asked as Frank ushered her out of the house “Don’t tell me you finally sorted your life out and got a girlfriend?” “Mary’s riding instructor, and no, she’s a friend.”
“Mary goes horse riding?”
“Yeah.”
Evelyn nodded, before she sneezed into her tissue. “I'd kill a priest for a Benadryl.” she said as they strode towards the black Mercedes she was clearly hiring.
“Still with the allergies?” Frank looked at her.
“Why in God’s name have you got a cat? You don't even like cats.”
“It’s not my cat, it's Mary's cat. I'm just along for the ride.” he shrugged. “So let me guess, our lovely principal, Miss Davis…”
“Never get on the bad side of small minded people who have a little authority. I thought I taught you that.” His mother turned to face him as she reached the side of her car. Frank took a deep breath and looked up just as Fliss’ white jeep Cherokee turned onto the road. She gave a wave and he tossed a hand back and turned to his mother.
“What are you doin' here?” he asked her bluntly.
“You don't think I have a right to see my granddaughter?”
“I do. I'm thrilled your seven year exhaustive search has finally come to a fruitful conclusion.” He retorted sarcastically.
Even before she got out of the car, Fliss could tell the exchange between Frank and whoever the woman was looked tense. Frank’s face was stony and his eyes were hard in a way she’d never seen before. She hesitated for a moment, then deciding it was far ruder to sit in her car and watch, she jumped out.
“I don't think this is appropriate time to talk.” She caught the woman’s British accent and her head snapped towards her. Was this his mother?
“It’s certainly not the setting.” The woman continued as Frank rolled his eyes and leaned back against the car bonnet. “When I was waiting a cockroach this big tried to steal my shoe.” She finished, holding her thumb and forefingers as wide apart as they would go. Fliss shook her head, and shut her car door loudly and turned to look at Frank.
“Yeah. They'll take a shoe.” he nodded.
Fliss smirked to herself at Frank’s response and he caught her eye as she was passing.
“Mary’s inside. I’ll be with you in a sec.” he nodded to her, but as she turned to go the woman spoke to her. “You must be Fliss.” the woman looked her up and down, causing Fliss to glance down at her legs.  She was still in her riding gear only had traded her boots for a pair of sneakers, her long checked socks still pulled up to her knees, not that she should give a shit what this woman thought but she suddenly felt a little self-conscious.
“Yeah.” Fliss said, holding out her hand politely.
“Fliss, this is my mother.” Frank informed, confirming Fliss’ suspicions “She was just leaving.” He turned to look at her. His mother held his gaze and then glanced around
“Honestly, this? This God forsaken mosquito ranch was a conscious choice?”
Fliss felt a rush of anger and before she could stop herself she jumped to Frank’s defence.
“I wouldn’t worry, I find Mosquitos are pretty particular about who they bite. I hear they’re not fond of things that taste bitter.”
Frank’s mother turned to face her. Fliss could feel the nerve in her jaw twitching at the out and out bitchiness of the woman in front of her and she could sense Frank watching her. Nevertheless, she didn’t move her gaze from the woman. Frank’s mother cocked her head, almost like she was assessing her for a moment before Frank spoke up deciding to break up the battle for alpha female that was going on.
“I could drop you back off at the airport.” He looked at his mother. She shot him a look and climbed into her car, shutting the door. He walked a few paces till he was besides Fliss before he turned and looked at her as she reversed the car.
“That’s your mum?” Fliss asked as the car drove off up the road
“Yep.” Frank said, his eyes on the tailgate as it rounded the corner.
“No offence but she seems like a total bitch.”
“Not total.” Frank sniffed. “More like 90%”
Fliss laughed and snaked an arm round his waist “Come on Sailor, I’m starving.”
Tossing his left arm round her shoulder they made their way into the house. Frank stepped aside to let Fliss in first and she headed into the living area to see Mary on the couch, cross legged with a Mac Book open
“This thing is loaded with cool problems.” Marry muttered.
“Only problem I’m interested in is picking what to have on my pizza!” Fliss spoke. Mary’s head jerked up and she grinned.
“Lissy!” She dropped the laptop to the sofa besides her and jumped up. Fliss bent down to give her a hug before she started to chatter incessantly about the laptop. Whilst Mary was talking, Fliss spotted Frank as he leaned against the doorframe, his face stony.
“Hey.” she nudged him and he turned to face her, giving her a tight smile. “Push it out.” she gently reached up and tapped her finger against his temple “Order dinner and then when Mary’s asleep we’ll talk, that is if you want.”
He gave her a smile, this time genuine and nodded.
Two hours and a couple of large pizzas later Mary was in bed and Frank and Fliss were sat on the steps outside the kitchen, drinking beer.
“So the teacher calls her, and she turns up?” Fliss shook her head “Because you pissed her off?” “The Principal.” Frank corrected her, “But yeah, pretty much.” Fliss let out a sigh.
“The thing is, Evelyn won’t give up. Not now Mary’s confirmed her suspicions.” he drained his beer.
“What you think she’s gonna do?” “I dunno.” Frank bit his lip. “But one things for certain, there’s gonna be nothing good that comes from her showing up.” He looked out over the lawn, the various lamps illuminating the grounds and the street. He felt Fliss slip her arm round him and she leaned against him.
“Well, you won’t be on your own. You got me and Roberta in your corner, along with your, what was it you called them?” "Circle of Truth” he said, laughing at the fact she’d remembered the nickname he and his friends had for their group.
“Am I in that circle yet?”
“Dur.” he nudged her gently before he rest his head against her. “But, if you’re along for the ride, Cowgirl you better buckle up, coz it’s gonna be bumpy.” “Well,” she gave a small huff of laugh, “in my experience all the best road trips are.” *****
Turns out the appropriate time and place his mother was referring too was the next lunch time at a little bar overlooking the beach. He nodded to his mother as he took his seat.
“So, are you teaching?” she asked him as he took a sip from a glass of water.
“I repair boats.” Frank replied.
“Please.” She rolled her eyes.
“I'm not bad at it either.”
“Well, then, that explains this.” She said, gesturing to his face “They don't sell sunscreen here?”
“I wear sunscreen.” He replied, in the same tone he would use on Mary when she was making a pointless statement.
“Not enough. And you need a hat. A big hat that shades your face and neck. You're playing Russian roulette with your skin. You look like porn producer.”
“Okay.” Frank shook his head, suppressing a smile “I appreciate the advice. I do. But we're not here to talk about sunscreen, are we?”
“So no more small talk? That's a shame.”  Evelyn took a deep breath “Okay, the environment you have created for that child, where she lives, the school she attends. It's substandard. Every bit of it.”
“I disagree.” Frank said calmly
“We're going nowhere if we're not being honest with each other.” Evelyn shook her head.
“I am being honest.”
“I see. Fine. Well, I'm not leaving without her.”
“Well, welcome to Florida.” Frank smiled again.
“Frank, please listen to reason” Evelyn leaned forward slightly “At some point, you are going to get to the conclusion, or someone in authority is going to spell it out to you, that the child’s best interest is all that matters.
Frank bristled slightly, the child? Her name was Mary. Best interest? All he had ever done for Mary was what he thought was exactly that. He took a breath and looked at his mother, holding her gaze.
“If you're gonna make me pull rank, I will. Diane didn't want you to have her.”
“”Diane...” Evelyn started before her voice dropped slightly and her tone became softer “Diane didn't always think things through.
“Arguably one of the brightest minds on the planet, okay.” Frank nodded sarcastically “Good luck going down that road”
“And what do you think she'd say if she saw how her child is living now?” Evelyn shook her head “Do you honestly think she'd be pleased?”
“That she's living a somewhat normal life? Yes. I do.”
“She's not normal. And treating her as such is negligence on a grand scale.”        
Frank glanced down at the table cloth as his mother continued
“I know your hearts in the right place on this but you are denying the girl her potential. I can provide for her. I can enrich her life.”
“Come on, Evelyn.” Frank scoffed, holding his right hand out and ticking off the points as he made them by raising his fingers “You're gonna take that girl, you are gonna bury her in tutors. Then you’ll loan her out to some think tank where she can talk non-trivial zeros with a bunch of old Russian guys for the rest of her life.”
“And you'd bury her under a rock.” Evelyn shot back “Look, I didn't expect you to understand the price you have to pay for greatness.
“Oh I do.” Frank replied, his tone stern “That's why I have Mary in the first place.
“That's uncalled for.” Evelyn’s face slipped slightly and Frank looked away. When he turned back her expression was the same as it had been prior “Your sister had a laundry list of problems. She could have solved Navier-Stokes and gone down in history as one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. But she didn't, because she couldn't finish. She was weak. Weak like her father and weak like...well…”
Frank raised his eyebrows and simply smiled at his mother as she trailed off.
“Now, if it's who I think it is,” he said, looking down and wrinkling his nose, “that kinda puts a black cloud over our luncheon.”
“You're still stubborn and vindictive.” Evelyn shook her head.
“Careful, Mother.” Frank intoned, leaning forwards resting both arms on the table “There's an apple and tree analogy lurking.”
“You guys ready to order?” the waitress interrupted the stare off they were having and Evelyn, ignoring her completely, stood up, reaching for her large bag which was resting on the table
“Here's an idea.” She said, reaching into her bag “Stop thinking about me and you and start thinking what's best for the child. For any reasonable person, a clear picture will emerge. If it doesn't, I suggest you call your attorney.” With that she slammed a $50 note on the table and placed a salt shaker over it. Frank glanced at it before he looked back up at her.  “He'll have a bucket of beer.” she said to the waitress as she left.
Frank sighed and looked down at the table. The waitress glanced to him and he waved her away before he stood up and headed out, leaving the money where it was.
The rest of the day passed pretty fast, even if his mind was on this whole sorry mess. He managed to keep a front on for Mary, and bribed her with a trip to the stables to get her away from her Laptop and Math’s books. He had debated hiding the damned things but knew it would cause more trouble that it was worth.
“So she’s gonna take you to court?” Fliss scoffed as they watched Mary who was brushing Monty with Joanne.
“Looks that way.” Frank shrugged.
“That’s fucking unbelievable.” she seethed, and Frank had to smile at her indignation on his behalf
“Sadly it isn’t. “ Frank looked at her “I told you, she’s an exacting woman. I also told you nothing good would come of her turning up. Looks like I was right.”
“Also looks like I was right when I said she was a bitch.” Fliss replied, turning to look at him “Surely, you’re Mary’s legal guardian so they can’t just…” “Well, that’s the thing” he sighed “I’m not, it was never made official. I just tell people I am, stops them asking questions.” He paused. “Sorry I lied but, well I didn’t know you back then.”
“I get it.” Fliss looked at him before she glanced back at Mary. She took a deep breath and exhaled through her nose “You got a lawyer?”
“Yeah my friend, Greg.” Frank nodded “He’s a family law specialist. I already called him. I’m going to see him tomorrow so I can tell him everything, then it’s a case of waiting.”
He didn’t have to wait long. Two days later he received the court summons for little over a fortnight later.
*****
October 2017 “Hey, wait.”
Frank turned to see Fliss who was jogging up the steps to the courthouse. He glanced at Roberta who was smiling, a little smugly, and then back to his friend who he hadn’t expected to see today.
“What are you doing here, not that I’m not glad to see you but…” “I’m sorry I can’t stay I just wanted to swing by on the way to work and wish you luck.” She smiled reaching up to straighten his tie.
“It’s just the preliminary hearing today.” Frank said.
“I know but…” she took a deep breath, smoothing out his jacket. He looked at her for a second before she pulled him into a hug.
“Call me later ok?” “Yeah, I will...”
She nodded to him, giving Roberta a smile before she turned to go.
“Hey” He called after her and she looked over her shoulder at him “Thanks…”
She smiled and nodded heading back to her car.
“So she deviates here, just to give you a hug good luck, and you tell me there’s nothing going on…” Roberta looked at him.
“She’s a friend, a good friend.” Frank turned and shot her a look.
“Whatever you say.” Roberta sighed.
Frank shook his head, avoiding her gaze. If truth be told there had been the odd little moment where he’d picked up a few signals that perhaps she had feelings for him that went beyond simple friendship, the same way his did for her. But he convinced himself he was imagining things. They were from different worlds, why would a girl like her look at someone like him that way, especially with all this fucking baggage.
With a last look around he turned and headed into the court where after a short wait, they were ushered in.
Judge Edwards Nichols was a bald man with a moustache that any cowboy would be proud of. He gestured for everyone to take their seats and then pulled the case file over to him.
“Okay. Adler, grandmother and uncle…” he trailed off and looked up, glancing from Frank to Evelyn. “Really? Sure you folks don't wanna go on the hall and settle this?”
Silence ensued as Frank glanced sideways at his Mother who shifted slightly.
“No? Well, that's a shame. Mr. Cullen, you're here for the uncle.” the judge continued.
“Yes, I am, your Honor.”
“Should start charging you room and board.” Judge Nichols spoke, not looking up “Mr. Highsmith, you're on the wrong side of a bay, aren't you?”
“I'm very happy to be here, Your Honor” Evelyn’s lawyer replied.
“For the record, Mrs. Dibbons is representing the state of Florida Child Welfare Department.” Nichols spoke and Frank glanced over to look at a woman in a blue and white jacket and orange top in the gallery who held her hand up.
“Proceed.” Judge Nichols instructed and Evelyn’s attorney began to speak
“Your Honor, my client, Mrs. Adler, is the maternal grandmother of the child. Her daughter, the girl's mother was a troubled woman...who seven years ago sadly took her own life. It was at this time that Mr. Adler primitively and illegally…” At that Nichols shot a disapproving look at Frank and he shifted a little nervously in his seat, taking a deep breath.
“…took custody of the girl and spirited her across eight lines for the purpose of denying my client custody.”
Frank glanced over at his mother who was staring straight ahead, avoiding his gaze.
“And there's the evidence that the child currently lives in unclean and unwholesome conditions. We petition to court to grant my client full custody of the child so that she can return to the state of Massachusetts and be given the care to which she is entitled.”
Frank stiffened and Greg gently placed his hand on Frank’s shoulder, shaking his head before he stood up and addressed the accusations his Mother’s attorney had made.
“My client took an infant under his wing for one reason only. It was his sister's desire that he do so. My client has been her constant caregiver.”
Judge Nichols looked at Frank and he held his gaze.
“And your Honor, as far as the living conditions go, I've been in this home. It's fine. I mean, if we adopt standards based on our Northern friend's aversion to palmetto bugs we won't have a child left south of Tallahassee.”
There were a few dumbed down laughs from the gallery and Frank felt his spirits lift ever so slightly as Judge Nichols gave a smile and reached for a paper to his side, pen in his right hand.
“All right, last chance before this starts costing a lot more money.” he said.
“Your Honor, my client would need reasonable access to the child.” Evelyn’s attorney spoke after a pause.
“So ordered.” Nichols nodded “Ms. Dibbons, would you go out and check the living conditions?”
“On the books, Your Honor.” she replied.
“All right, folks. Drive carefully.”
Frank remained in his seat deliberating what that meant. So whilst the case was on going, Evelyn would have access to Mary and his home was going to be inspected by some woman as to how sanitary and safe it was. Fan-fucking-tastic.
“Her lawyer has a nice suit.”  Frank mumbled, his voice bland, betraying the hopelessness he was starting to feel.
“Relax, Frank.”  Greg looked at him “More weight's put on the talent competition. Go have a cocktail. huh?”
A cocktail, or fifteen, felt like a damned good idea by the time Frank had picked Mary up and gotten home.
“Roberta,” he caught her as she was walking back to her house with a clothes basket full of dried washing from the line. “Would you like to have Mary tonight?
It was a pointless question, it was a Friday, she had Mary every Friday, but still.
“Why wouldn't I like to have Mary tonight?” she shook her head “I told you something like this would happen. Now look where we are”
Frank looked away, waiting got her to finish ranting.
“And I'm supposed to believe you know what you're doing. You couldn't even find a white lawyer.”
Frank scoffed “Wow…Look, just don't worry, okay?
“Don't tell me that.” Roberta looked at him. “There's nothing you can say that's gonna make me feel good because I have no say in any of this, Frank! I'm not a blood relative, I'm not a legal guardian. I’m nothing. Just the lady who lives next door, whose opinion means nothing. Whose feelings mean nothing”
Frank looked down, he knew Roberta cared about Mary. Hell she cared about the both of them, even if she wouldn’t admit it. He already felt bad enough about this as it was, and she wasn’t helping.
“So would I like to have Mary tonight? I'd like to have Mary every night.”
With that she walked past him towards her house, leaving Frank staring at the floor, his mood darkening by the second.
***** Fliss was edgy. She’d messaged Frank a few times and called but he wasn’t answering or picking up, and she was getting a little worried that things hadn’t gone that well. She locked the gate to the yard and glanced at her watch. It was a little before seven.
Biting her lip she decided to head over and see if he was still in, or if he had already left for Ferg’s, given that it was a Friday night. If he had already gone, then she’d go and keep him company instead of letting him drink himself into a stupor alone.
She pulled up and, shrugging on a short sleeved plaid button down over her vest top she jogged up the steps, knocking on the door, but even as she did she knew there was no one in. The TV was off and the usual chatter wasn’t audible. As she turned to leave she heard a yell and looked over to see Mary hanging out of Roberta’s widow.
“Hey!” she grinned “Frank’s gone out…but me and Roberta are having Karaoke…wanna join?”
Fliss smiled, “How could I refuse that offer?” she laughed, and headed to the door.
“Hey Fliss!” Roberta grinned as Fliss kicked off her sneakers and stepped inside “You just in time! Grab a microphone.” Fliss took the hairbrush Mary was holding out and laughed before she turned to Roberta. “How did it go? I tried calling Frank but…”
“Not too bad.” Roberta dropped her voice. “They opened with some bullshit about his house being unclean so there’s some woman coming to inspect it at some point…”
Fliss wrinkled her nose and shook her head “That’s crap.” “Yeah, well, I’m gonna give it a clean anyway.” Roberta shrugged. “And then apparently the Grandmother gets access whilst the case is going on. Frank’s lawyer did a pretty good job to be fair.”
Fliss let out a sigh “I thought it was gonna be worse than that given I haven’t heard anything.”
“Well me and Frank may have had a disagreement.” Roberta’s face was contrite “So I probably put him in an even worse mood.” “Look, I know this is frustrating for you.” Fliss nodded gently “But the last thing he needs is everyone telling him I told you so. It is what it is, and we just gotta support him.” “I know.” Roberta sighed, her eyes filling with tears “I just, well, I’ve known that little girl since they arrived here looking for a house 6 and a half years ago…” “I get it, I do.” Fliss smiled “I mean I’ve only known them eight weeks and I can’t imagine life without either of them now.” “Either of them?”
Fliss rolled her eyes “Stop it, you’re as bad as my mum.” Roberta chuckled and then both of them were instructed by Mary to stop talking and start singing, so they did.
After an hour and a rendition of what felt like Aretha Franklin’s back catalogue Fliss made her excuses to Mary and gave the girl a hug goodnight. Roberta walked her to the door.
“You gonna go find him?”
“Yeah.” Fliss said “Well, I’ll stop by Ferg’s see if he wants some company.” “Sure he will, it’s you.” Roberta smiled. Fliss snorted, shaking her head again at the woman’s insinuations and headed to her jeep. She climbed in and headed down to the bay, mulling everything over in her head. The stupid thing was, Roberta wasn’t wrong. She did have feelings for Frank that went well beyond being merely platonic. In the short time she had known him he’d broken through every barrier she had put up, and she trusted him in a way she never thought she’d trust a man ever again. It was almost liberating for her to realise she could feel that way about someone else after everything John had put her through.
But, now really wasn’t the time to act on it, that is if she was going to act on it. She had no idea if Frank felt the same way and she needed to figure out if it was worth potentially sacrificing their friendship for. No, for now she’d simply enjoy being able to be around him, be his friend…at least until this sorry mess was all sorted.
Pulling up outside Fergs she checked her hair before she reached into the back of her car and grabbed her knee high boots. Her riding breaches were a light blue so they looked like jeans, meaning she didn’t feel too conspicuous. A quick squirt of perfume later she hopped out of her car and headed into the bar.
It was loud and she glanced around trying to find a flash of one of his usual hideous Hawaiian shirts, but failed to spot one. Frowning, she was just about to give up thinking he must be somewhere else, when she spotted him at the bar, dressed in a pretty smart black and grey striped dress shirt. But he wasn’t alone. He was sat, quite close, leaning towards the woman Fliss recognised as Mary’s teacher. She hesitated for a second, and began to make her way over when Frank leaned even closer to Bonnie and Fliss’ breath caught and she felt an unwelcome, hot, buzzing sensation fill her entire body as he kissed the woman next to him.
Well, that answered her question about what she was going to do about her feelings.
Absolutely fuck all.
Swallowing and blinking slightly, she turned and headed to her car, gently wiping away a stray tear as it fell down her cheek.
**** Chapter 7
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