#but the ask was about the shit my players said as OM characters

[danieyells]

Seriously i'm like. Very very close to letting myself make a daikoku ask blog on top of my azazel one.

Like my original plan was for it to be tanetomo with yoritomo and daikoku supporting. But rn the daikoku brainrot's come for me. It's overwhelming. I read the entirety of the event in its unreleased script form--and then some contentchanged upon the official part release so i read it all AGAIN--because i wanted to consume his canon so badly. It's like my tas hyperfocus zoomed in on daikoku and it's like "i love all of this but i REALLY love that guy rn" lmao

(i also wanna do claude and snow. But i'd be more than overwhelmed with another ask blog lmao. But man. I'd love to play claude too. . . .)

Just. Man. I have not been this enamored with a character in a long time lol I WANT THIS BASTARD TO HURT PEOPLE. TO DO TERRIBLE THINGS TO PEOPLE. INCLUDING THE MC.

I'm reminded of how I said in an OM server once that I was a sadist and someone was like "don't you mean masochist?" And i'm like no??? I like seeing other characters and the mc suffer/be hurt/be put through shit. I want this character to be more of a sadist towards the player character. And they called me scary lmao

MAN THEY'D BE REAL UNCOMFORT ZONE IF I POINTED OUT THE SHIT I WANT DAIKOKU TO DO TO PEOPLE LOL.

Like i reserve 'simp' for people who're into like. Projection shit. And i also generally think of it as something used for someone who like. Will defend their actions and stuff. Someone who will be like "they did nothing wrong/they're justified/i can make them ~better~" or similar things y'know? But i'm not that way, i want him to be scummy and evil and to do gross things. I don't dislike him doing other, good/nice things too, i love his layers, but also. His bad personality IS what I love about him. If he were just a purely good bean from the start my interest would be much lower. And if he were nothing but disgustingly evil i'd love him just as much.

He's so good in this event tho like daikoku is quality. I'm waiting for them to put his special story in there so i can swallow that whole too. I mean I'm gonna read all the special stories too tbh ESPECIALLY ZHANG UGH GIVE ME THAT KID'S SPECIAL STORY I NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT HIM. I MEAN I READ UP BUT. I NEED MORE. But this is about me handflapping over daikoku.

And ofc this whole fandom hates him so i have to suffer in silence loooool

[dreamerofasgard]

Marvelous Darlings Chapter 2

Disclaimer: Marvel belongs to its respective owner, RIP Stan Lee, we only own ourselves and what we do. Enjoy!

Figuring It Out

After Loki and Erica finished the Assassin’s Creed novel Loki lower the illusion as they scare almost everyone. 

“Loki! Erica! What the hell?” April said as she threw a pillow at the two as they both dodge it.

“Geez, April. Cool book by the way,” Erica said as she stood up and put the book back on the bookshelf as she chuckled at April’s reaction as Loki stood up.

“What is Assassin’s Creed anyway?” Loki said as April just had a shocked look on her face as she quickly got up and opened her laptop pulling up a video explaining Assassin’s Creed before she exploded in a fangirl rage.

“Bucky you get over here too,” April said as she made Loki and Bucky watch a video on Assassin’s Creed much to everyone’s surprise they both enjoyed the video. 

“So it’s a video game and novel series,” Loki said as he stood up before Bucky who was still slightly confused.

“So in the video game people get put into memories of people who died?” Bucky said as Pietro rolled his eyes a bit at Bucky’s description as Natasha was chuckling.

“Well when you get down to it, yeah, I think,” Erica said as she looked at April who was holding back her need to explain everything to Bucky. 

“Well, Assassin’s Creed is a game where the plot is set in a fictional history of real-world events and follows the centuries-old struggle between the Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. The game primarily takes place during the Third Crusade in the Holy Land in 1191, with the plot revolving around the Secret Order of Assassins, based upon the Hashshashin sect. The player is, in reality, playing as a modern-day man named Desmond Miles, who, through the use of a machine named the "Animus", is allowed the viewing and controlling of the protagonist's genetic memories of his ancestors, in this case, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, a member of the Assassins. Through this plot device, details emerge of a struggle between two factions: the Knights Templar and the Assassins, over an artifact known as the "Apple of Eden", an ancient artifact used to control minds,” April said in one big sentence as she took a couple of deep breaths after that explanation leaving Bucky impressed.

“I hate to leave you all but duty calls,” Natasha says as she checks her text messages. “It’s only the first weekend of school and I have to investigate 5 rooms. See you guys later,” Nat said giving April and Erica hugs before leaving for work.

“So while we are all here, let's go over class schedules,” Erica suggested as Wanda’s face lit up as she pulls out her phone as Pietro chuckles and pulls out his phone too.

“Well, unlike you guys, Thor printed out my schedule,” Loki says as he takes his schedule out of his pocket and unfolds it.

“Unlike you, I keep my shit clean and not folded,” April pulled out a small laminated schedule.

“Can we not fight over schedules?” Bucky laughed, pulling his phone out.

“Alright, we go one by one,” Erica said while smiling.

Erica’s schedule

Art History B (11 AM - 11:50 AM) MWF SH 120

3D Modeling/Rendering (12 PM - 2:50 PM) MW SH 200

Astronomy  (6 PM - 8:50 PM) MW GRIM 200

Constitutional History Of US (12 PM - 1:20 PM) TTH LY 108

Shakespeare’s Early Play (3 PM - 4:20 PM) TTH LY 206

April’s Schedule

Intro to Theatre  (10 AM - 11:20 PM) MWF SFR 212

History of Latin America: Colonial (12 PM - 12:50 PM) MWF LY 206

Visual Character and Story Design (6 PM - 8:50 PM) MW SH 201

Art History A (1:30 PM - 2:50 PM) TTH SH 120

3D Modeling/Rendering (6 PM - 8:50 PM) TTH SH 11G

Loki’s Schedule

Two Dimensional Design (12 pm -2:50 PM) MW SH 206

Intro to Painting (3 PM - 5:00 PM) MW SH 124

Astronomy  (6 PM - 8:50 PM) MW GRIM 200

Drawing 1 (9 AM - 11:50 AM) TTH SH 201

Shakespeare’s Early Play (3 PM - 4:20 PM) TTH LY 206

Wanda’s Schedule

Intro to Music (10 AM - 10:50 AM) MW SFR 112

Classical Guitar (12 PM - 1:50 PM) MWF OM 124

Astronomy  (6 PM - 8:50 PM) MW GRIM 200

Voice Class I (12 PM - 12:50 PM) TTH OM 125

Harmony and Theory I ( 3 PM - 4:20 PM) TTH OM 122

Bucky’s Schedule

Elementary French I (11 AM - 11:50 AM) MWF OM 221A

Causes of War (2 PM - 3:20 PM) MWF LY 206

Intro to Music (10 AM - 10:50 AM) TTH SFR 112

Constitutional History Of the United States (12 PM - 1:20 PM) TTH LY 108

Intro to Painting (3 PM - 5:50 PM) TTH SH 124

Pietro’s schedule

Intro to Sports Management (9 AM - 9:50 AM) MWF KY 106

Effective Composition (11 AM - 11:50 AM) MWF DF 212

Scientific Basis for Human Movement (9:30 AM - 10:50 AM) TTH KY 129

Art History A (1:30 PM - 2:50 PM) TTH SH 120

Leadership and Team Building in Sport ( 3 PM - 4:20 PM) TTH KY 109

“Okay, we got some classes together at least,” April muttered, seeing that she has Art History with Pietro. 

Erica and Bucky had the same History class. Erica, Loki, and Wanda have the same astronomy class together. Erica and Loki have Shakespeare class together, Erica and April have a 3D class with the same professor but different days. 

“You like Shakespeare?” Erica said as she looked at Loki who was smiling at her. “I do very much actually,” Loki said while smiling as Pietro looked at April.

Just then April’s phone rang with a notification. She checked and it was a text, so she responded back without saying a word.

“Who’s that?” Erica asked looking over at April with curiosity.

“Just a classmate from Theater class,” April responded, turning off her phone.

“You’re taking theater?” Pietro asked smiling at her.

“Yeah, I did say I like acting out things,” April said with a flustered face as Wanda looks at April with concern.

“I always wanted to get into acting. What is it like April?” Wanda says trying to change the subject.

“It’s amazing! It’s a great thing to do, it’s like creating a new personality of yourself to play that character you’re portraying,” April explained, her face filled with happiness.

“Well maybe sometimes you can help me with acting, hm?” Wanda says as Bucky looks over at April while Loki and Erica are talking about Shakespeare’s plays.

“Of course! But not this week, this week is important!” April said but she said it like it was to herself, making the others curious.

“What do you mean? You got a performance this week?” Bucky asked. 

“YES! Yes! Yes, I do and I’m so excited!” April said a little too loudly but she calmed herself.

“Who are you playing?” Wanda asked, feeling excited for her friend.

“I’m playing one of the main characters!” April let out, laughing in happiness.

“Who?!” Wanda grabbed her hands her face full of excitement.

“I’m not telling, you have to buy tickets to the musical,” April denied saying with a smile on her face.

“A musical?! You can sing? Since when?” Erica asked, shocked as she crushed April in a hug.

“It’s not as good as you Erica but it’s good from what my theater professor said,” April said, “And I’ve been singing since middle school,” 

“Where can we buy the tickets?” Erica asked, pulling back from the hug. 

“I’ll send you guys the link now,” April said pulling out her phone. She went quiet for about 5 minutes before a series of notification sounds went off. 

The rest pulled out their phones and saw the link to the ticket purchase.

“I’ll definitely come to see it! When is it?!” Wanda started buying the tickets already.

“It’s this Sunday from 3 pm to 7 pm. The play itself is 2 hours and 30 minutes and after there will be a Q&A to the actors and actresses after,” April explained.

“Done!” Wanda exclaimed once she bought the ticket, as well as the others,  did.

“You ALL are coming?” April was shocked.

“Of course, why wouldn’t we?” Erica asked with a smile on her face.

“Well, normally my friends wouldn’t care. They would either say they have something going on but they lie just to not go or they completely forget altogether,” April said with a sad expression.

Wanda felt her hurt, so she engulfed April in a warm hug.

“I wouldn’t miss your play for the world,” Wanda said, making April feel better. 

“Thank you, Wanda,” April said but was muffled by Wanda’s shoulder. 

“Wanda I think you are crushing her,” Pietro said before Erica joined the hug. 

“Group hug now,” Erica said as Loki and Bucky both smiled and joined the hug while Pietro sighed and reluctantly joined the group hug.

“WAIT! IS THE PLAY THIS SUNDAY, AS IN TOMORROW!!??” Erica realized, yelling.

“Yes, you guys actually got last of the tickets which you guys luckily sit in the middle aisle toward the front but not directly in the front,” April said.

“Are you packed?! Do you have everything you need!? Your costumes, your makeup, you're-” April cut off Erica by placing a hand over her mouth.

“Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes,” April said, pointing to the corner of her room. There was a small duffle bag that was slightly stuffed.

“I leave at 10 am tomorrow morning. I have to be there early to help set up and rehearse,” April said, smiling to her best friend. 

“Now, if you’ll excuse me I need to organize this mess of a room,” April said as everyone nodded and left her apartment then going their separate ways.

The Next Day

It was 2:45 pm when everyone - Erica, Bucky, Loki, Wanda, Natasha, Pietro, and George - were in front of the theater for April’s performance

“So what’s the play she’s in?” Loki asked Erica, once they were walking through the glass doors to the lobby.

“I don’t know, she wouldn’t tell us yesterday,” Erica said back, they pulled out the phones of their ticket scans and they were allowed to pass into the massive auditorium.

“Apparently a big one if it’s in here,” Bucky whistled lowly at the size.

The gang took an hour drive to Bethlehem from the University.

“I know, but I’m not saying. That’ll be spoilers,” George said, sipping on his drink.

“George, come on! Can you tell me?” Erica begged, trying to give her the puppy eyes but George knew better.

“Bitch no, that’ll ruin the surprise April has for us,” George said, walking down the middle aisle to their row.

Erica groaned loudly that made the others laugh at her actions. The seating order was George, Wanda, Erica, Loki, Pietro, Bucky, and Natasha.

“I guess it’s a good thing we ate before coming here,” Pietro said, the others agreeing.

Once everyone was seated, the lights suddenly dimmed to complete darkness. The curtains were closed, when someone, most likely the professor, walked out from the left side. It was a woman in her fifties, about, when she started speaking to the audience.

“Thank you, everyone, for coming, if you’ll look underneath you is the brochure for the musical. I hope you all will have a great night being here and please enjoy the musical my students spent hours for you,” She said, causing applause, and disappeared back to the side.

Erica and the others picked up a brochure and saw it was a Hamilton musical.

“I fucking knew it!” Erica whispered, causing her friends to laugh.

They opened it to see that April play not only one, but THREE characters. She played Monsieur Marquis de Lafayette, President Thomas Jefferson, and Miss Maria Reynolds.

The curtains open to show the actors, actresses, with background people on stage as they start up the Alexander Hamilton introduction song.   

April was among the characters, she was wearing a white military uniform with her hair pulled up into a messy bun. 

Soon after the first song was played, Aaron Burr Sir was playing and halfway into the song, the three drunks come in, April was one of them, Lafayette, Lawrence, and Hercules. 

“Oui Oui, mon ami, je m’appelle Lafayette

The Lancelot of the revolutionary set

I came from afar just to say bonsoir

Tell the king casse-toi

Who’s the best, c’est moi” 

April in a French accent that was a little exaggerated to make it like she was THE shit. As she was saying her line, she was shaking her shoulders and made a hand motion of sweeping her hair over her shoulders when she said c’est moi.

This caused her friends to drop their jaws in astonishment as Erica just smiles being extremely proud. April can speak in a French accent fluently as if she was originally French as Bucky and Pietro’s hearts are racing. 

April continued to play as Lafayette, dancing around with a bayonet in hand on certain songs. But then, one song started playing and it was Guns and Ships.

Lafayette appeared after Aaron sang, raping and singing at a very fast pace that left her friends in shock. They see Lafayette look over to the audience and wink to the crowd. Erica knew April can see them.

The musical resumed into the Second Act. The Second Act where Thomas Jefferson appeared, played by April.

What’d I Miss started playing when Jefferson’s part started playing, April appeared wearing a red velvet vest and pants with white socks under the pants and a white poet shirt with a white cravat under the vest. She also had a red velvet coat with a cuffed sleeve with a cane in her left hand and her shoes were sleek and shiny black. Her hair was put into a low ponytail wrapped in a red ribbon.

April was playing Jefferson as if she was playing Lafayette except for the French accent. Her friends could tell she enjoyed playing Jefferson.

The dancing was fun to see, the beat was a bit groovy, Erica was semi-dancing in her seat with George.

The song then went into the Cabinet Battle #1, the rap battle between Jefferson and Hamilton with Washington as the introduction. The ending of Hamilton’s statement got Erica to go “oh” with the rest of the audience. 

The musical continued until it hit the song Take A Break was playing when George realized something. He quickly pulled his phone out and texted the group. Thankfully their phones were on vibrate when they checked.

Georgie;) - Hey, guys just to let you know, steamy shit is going to happen in the next song.

Erica X3 - This is gonna be good.

Loki ^_^ - Now I’m concerned.

Bucket - Wait, what? What is going to happen?

Georgie;) - You’ll see~~ ;)

After that text was sent, Say No To This, had started playing.

Aaron Burr started singing which transferred over to Hamilton. The moment Hamilton started singing, he was standing to the side as a woman started walking to him in the black spotlight.

“I know you are a man of honor

I'm so sorry to bother you at home

But I don't know where to go, and I came here all alone” 

The woman was...April?! She was playing this Maria?! She was wearing a deep red Victorian dress that showed her cleavage perfectly. Her hair was down in perfect curls with red lipstick, looking all seductive to Hamilton. Erica was tearing up seeing her best friend looking so beautiful as Loki handed her a tissue. Meanwhile, Bucky shifted in his seat along with Pietro as they looked April up and down as George just smirked.

“My husband's doin' me wrong

Beatin' me, cheatin’ me, mistreatin' me

Suddenly he's up and gone

I don't have the means to go on”

Maria lowered her voice and brought her hands close to her chest as she looked away from Hamilton as if she’s feeling the pain. Hamilton offered his arm to her as they ‘walk’ to her place.

When this certain scene was shown, her friend except George dropped their jaw AGAIN as George just drank his water.

“Then I said, well, I should head back home

She turned red, she led me to her bed

Let her legs spread and said

Stay?

Hey...

Hey”

As soon as that part was said, April grabbed Hamilton’s cravat and pulled him with her as lay on the bed that appeared a couple of seconds before that line was said.

“No, show me how to say no to this

I don't know how to say no to this

In my mind, I'm tryin' to go (go, go, go)

Then her mouth is on mine, and I don't say”

When that sentence ended, they kissed making Bucky a little angry as Pietro was red in the face. Mouth locked as Hamilton grabbed Maria by her waist and pulled her close. Then he grabbed her by her thigh under her dress as he ravished her neck before the stage went dark. George looked over to Erica, Loki, Nat, and Wanda as they all looked proud while Pietro and Bucky were well sexually frustrated.

Hamilton appeared on the other side of the stage as he continued his part.

The audience laughed when Hamilton said Fuck out of realization. When Hamilton arrived at Maria’s place, April played good when she was in distress.

“I hid the letter and I raced to her place

Screamed, "How could you?!" in her face

She said:

No, sir!

Half dressed, apologetic

A mess, she looked pathetic, she cried:

Please don't go, sir!

So was your whole story a setup?

I don't know about any letter!

Stop Crying

Goddammit, get up!

I didn't know any better

I am ruined…”

Maria threw her hands down in her lap as she argued with Hamilton on the floor.

“Please don't leave me with him helpless (I am helpless — how could I do this?)

Just give him what he wants and you can have me

(I don't want you)

Whatever you want (I don't want you)

If you pay (I don't)

You can stay”

Maria had gotten up and tried to have Hamilton holding her by the waist but Hamilton struggled and released himself from her when Maria sang the last sentence. 

Once the song ended, it transitioned into the next one and the musical continued.

April was once again back as Jefferson, face clear of makeup, hair back in a low ponytail, and tailored outfit with her cane in hand.

Later on, the musical was coming to an end as the song Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story which was an emotional song. And once the song ended with Hamilton and Eliza standing back to back, the curtains closed and the audience cheered. The curtains opened once more to show the cast with the background people lined up as they bowed to the audience. April was standing in between the actor for Lawrence/Philip and the actress for Angelica.

The curtains closed once more and a moment had passed when they saw the main cast in casual outfits and sitting in chairs according to the first appearance. April was in between the actor and actress once more but in a black band graphic shirt with cargo shorts, converse and her hair was let loose.

The actors and actresses started introducing themselves along with the character they played when it was soon April’s turn with the microphone.

“Hello, my name is April Marie Flores. I played Monsieur Marquis de Lafayette, President Thomas Jefferson, and Miss Maria Reynolds.” April said as Erica smiled, giving the audience a small wave as the mic was handed over to the girl next to her.

Once the introductions were over, people started lining up on either aisle of the middle row for questions as microphone stands were placed so they can start asking questions.

Erica gets up with Loki as they make their way to the mic smiling as April sees them and instantly becomes worried. They were the first two to line up on the left.

“My question is for April: so how did you prepare for the role of Miss Maria Reynolds?” Erica said as she smiles at April wickedly.

“Okay, first off, I hate you,” April said, causing the audience to laugh.

“No, I’m joking, I love you, Erica. How I prepared to play as Miss Maria was...interesting to say. Uh, James and I actually practiced in private but that was only for the “sexual scenes” since we knew it was going to be a bit awkward for the both of us at first. But then we were like okay, we got this and then we started practicing with everything else in the studio.” April explained, making air quotes, as she lounged in her chair.

“So are you two dating?” Loki said as soon as he got the mic from Erica as they both smiled at April.

The audience ‘oh’ed at that question as Bucky looked straight at April, having the cast laugh at that. 

“NO! Let me clarify! I actually had to ask his girlfriend’s PERMISSION to do that scene, who is, by the way, Kerry; the actress for Eliza Schuyler. She gave us the okay since the scene was only acting.” April clarified.

“So how did that conversation go down?” Erica and Loki said together in unison smirking at April.

“I’m going to murder you both.” April placed her head in her hands, Erica and Loki laughing at her being embarrassed.

“So, this is how it went down: When they were giving out the parts for Hamilton, no girl was chosen for Maria. This caused some issues but I was like, I’ll do it, and I got the part. But that’s when I realized that I had to have an affair with Hamilton which meant I had to be sexual with James for a whole song. So, I told James and Kerry, about this and we agreed that that whole song was just acting. I didn’t want Kerry thinking I was actually trying to seduce him and have him, no, I didn’t want that.” April explained, pointing to Kerry when she first mentioned her. 

“One more thing then we are done torturing you for now. Who in the world made that dress you wore?” said Erica as Loki turned to look at Bucky and Pietro as they were both red in the face. Loki just smirked before turning back to Erica as he smiled a bit.

“The fashion was done by my good friend Gina. I knew her since high school and I asked her if she can come in and create the outfits I had to wear in the musical.” April said.

Wanda comes up and takes the mic from Erica as they then sit back down as George smiles. “So April how in the world did you perfect your French accent?” 

“So I actually took three years of French plus I went to France one summer. Je parle en fait français, allemand et espagnol.*(*I actually speak French, German and Spanish)” April said but when she spoke again, it was in French, shocking her friends as Bucky smiled.

“Clearly you demonstrated your French, can you do so for German and Spanish?” Wanda was so excited.

“Sure, first up is German. Alexander Hamilton war... so ein.. Schwanzlutscher?**(**Alexander Hamilton was… such a... cocksucker?) And here’s Spanish: Desearía que Erica no me avergonzara así.*** (***I wish Erica didn't embarrass me like that).” April said in fluent Spanish but she was struggling with her German a bit.

Loki chuckles as he understands every language as Erica looks at him. “What are you laughing about?” Erica says as he looks at her. “She said that she wishes you didn’t embarrass her like that,” Loki said as he accidentally places his hand on top of hers due to sharing the same armrest while smiling. “Next anand, im will reallui embarrass hen. “ (Next time I will really embarrass her. In Elvish/Sindarin) Erica said under her breathe as Loki pretended not to smile from ear to ear.

The questions continued and cast members answered based on their opinion or they answered directly to their given question. 

“Okay, we can answer one last question before we end this and everyone can go home.” James, the actor for Hamilton, announced. 

Pietro smiled and grabbed the mic as he looked at April. “So my question is for April,” he says as he rubs the back of his neck while April looks at him as he speeds away and comes back with a banquet of white and red gladiolus. “Will you go out on a date with me?” Pietro says as Bucky almost crushes his armrest before Loki and Erica stop him. “Bucky calm down,” Erica says as she realizes Bucky likes April. Romantically. 

“Uhhh, I uh.” April was shocked, she did NOT expect this to happen.

Pietro was waiting patiently, so was the audience as Natasha and Wanda facepalmed, as the audience started cheering for Pietro and called out to April to say yes.

“I uh- I really don’t know what to say.” April was speechless.

“Say yes. Please?” Pietro said as he walked up the stage side to her.

“....Yes?.....” April said, completely unsure of her answer as Pietro stood in front of her holding out the banquet for her. Meanwhile, Loki, Nat, Wanda, Erica, and George were all dragging Bucky out of the theater quietly because Loki knocked him out before he could kill Pietro.

April took the flowers as she was engulfed in a hug from Pietro, the audience cheering for them. April felt nice but not the way she imagined, Pietro wasn’t the man that held her heart, it was Bucky that did. 

Did she really said yes to Pietro or did she say it to not hurt his feelings if she said no?

George pulls out his phone and texted April.

George: What the hell was that? I thought you liked Bucky????? I’m sister confused

April: I DO! I really do! I just- I don’t know what just happened...

George: Well you have to fix it fast hunny. Loki and Wanda had to knock Bucky out before he killed Mr. Lover boy quick feet.

Text read at 7:11 pm

George saw this and became concerned. Bucky woke up when they were outside for the next few minutes as he texted her.

Meanwhile, April suddenly left the stage, as everyone packed up to leave. She went into the backstage room, collected her belongings and left to the parking lot. She put her stuff in the car and drove off back to campus. As she drives, tears were falling down her face, Skillet blasting from her radio.

Pietro walked off the stage, feeling happy, and met up with his friends outside, which got him a punch in the stomach by his sister and surprisingly a punch from Loki to the face.

“What in Odin’s name was that Pietro?!!” Loki says as picks him up and holds him against the wall because oddly enough he liked to see Bucky and April together as Erica watches.

“What do you mean, what’s wrong with me?! I just simply asked April out!! I want to take her as mine,” Pietro simply said, completely confused why his friends and sister was upset at this.

“Pietro, you practically forced April to say yes. You didn’t let her give a truthful answer!” Natasha wanted to skin Pietro alive for the stunt he pulled on April.

“Everyone calm down for one second,” Erica says as Loki looks at her a bit confused. “Trust me okay,” Erica walks over and puts her hand on Loki’s shoulder as he lets Pietro go but he still holds Pietro to the wall with Magic.

“Wait, where’s April?” Wanda realized, they were standing outside for the past twenty minutes, everyone went home already.

“I’ll try to call her,” George said, putting the phone to his ear. The call immediately went to voicemail. George tried two more times but he only got the same results.

“April’s not picking up, it immediately goes straight to voicemail,” George said, putting his phone in his pocket.

“Loki can I see your dagger for a second?” Erica says as she looks at Loki. 

"What for?" Loki questioned but Erica ushered him to give it to her with her hand.

"Please Loki?" Erica needed his dagger.

"Of course." Loki handed over the dagger. Before anyone realized it Erica was holding the blade of the dagger against Pietro’s throat.

"Listen well; You hurt my best friend and I don’t care if I have to fight every single one of the Avengers to get to you but if you don’t apologize to April I will gut you like a fish. And here’s the thing I really like your sister and don’t want to hurt her by hurting you so please find her and apologize,” Erica says while a tear runs down her cheek as Wanda stands next to her a little shocked but also proud as she puts her hand on Erica’s shoulder. 

“Pietro please just apologize. I know you like her but it's just she doesn’t like you like that,” George says as he walks over.

"How do you know that? She said yes, how complicated can that get? I asked her, I got my answer, and we ARE going on a date!" Pietro was so goddamn stubborn.

“BECAUSE SHE LIKES JAMES!!!!!!!! YOU INSUFFERABLE THICK HEADED MEWLING QUIM!!! How selfish can you really be to try and make someone go on a date with you because you made a public display of your affection for her? This play was something she was most likely looking forward to and sure Erica and I embarrassed her a bit but it was all in good fun. But you had to GO AND RUIN IT FOR HER!!!!” Loki says as he thought he was actually starting to become good friends with Pietro. “And people say I’m the monster.” was all Loki said before walking away as both Erica and Natasha went with him.

"You better apologize to April next time I see you, Pietro. Cause if you don't, I'll make SURE that you will suffer the pain I will make you feel." George also threatened.

Wanda could only look at her brother and give him a disappointed look as she walked away silently, her arms wrapped around herself.

“You messed up dude,” Natasha says as Pietro is released from the wall by Loki who was tossing his dagger.

Pietro couldn't say anything at this point. He could only follow his friends silently into the car as they got into the car and set off back to campus.

The drive back was extremely tense. No one said a word, they either listened to the radio or they had their own music playing through headphones.

The gang made it to Golden Bear South and upon reaching their floor, they see April sitting outside of her apartment, back against the door. She was wearing a thin sweatshirt and short shorts with her hair in a messy bun. Erica immediately ran to the girl.

"April?" Erica shook her to realize, April was sleeping. She picked April's head up to see tear stained cheeks and slightly swollen eyes.

"Oh hun bun," Erica pulled April into a hug as she looked at Loki.

Loki stepped up and pulled April into his arms as George opened the door for Loki. Loki then walked into April's room and put her under the blanket and tried to make her position as comfortable as possible before leaving.

Loki looked at the others and gave them a pained look.

Erica stormed off with a huff, giving Pietro a death glare as she walks by to her own apartment as Wanda and Loki follow Erica as she then face plants on the couch as Crystal and Tressa look at her with Wanda and Loki.

“Let me guess, something happened at the play?” Tressa said looking at Wanda as she sits down at the kitchen table with Crystal while Loki sits in one of the chairs across from the couch and Wanda joins Erica’s roommates.

“Yes. My stupid ass brother asked April out during the Q&A with flowers as the cast and audience looked at her which caused her to say yes just to be nice,” Wanda said as she holds her head.

“The question is why did Pietro really do it? I mean he didn’t know until we told him that Bucky liked April,” Erica said laying on her back now as she stared at the ceiling.

“I knew Pietro liked April but doing it this way was a bit extreme, even for me,” Loki said as he leaned forward in his chair.

“My brother when he wants something or someone he will do anything to get it or show that person how much he loves them. When we were little, he was the reason we got a dog. He bugged our parents for months till we got our dog,” Wanda says while Crystal gets up and grabs a stack of cups along with a water pitcher then comes back. The group talked for a couple of hours before turning in while Bucky was in his room thinking and Pietro was running around trying to figure out what he did wrong. 

Meanwhile, April was in her room drawing, after she woke up, as she drank monster while trying to figure out what to do with her current situation. That show was supposed to be her moment and how could she let anything happen that day.

“I’m so stupid!!” April moaned in aggravation, “I need to call someone,” 

April picked up her phone to see the time, 11:51 pm, and groaned but went to her contacts and called the one person who won’t reject.

It rang three times before it was picked up.

“April? What’s going on baby? Are you okay?” A male voice was heard on the other end.

“Hi, daddy. I’m honestly not okay, and I don’t know what to do,” April felt tears reappear, she blinked to try to keep them at bay.

“Tell me what happened,” Her father asked.

“The play was a success, my friends loved it until one of them ruined it at the Q&A session,”

“What did he do?” Her dad sounded pissed at this point.

“Well, he came up and asked me to go on a date with him. Normally, I would say no because I don’t see him that way but I had to say yes, since the ENTIRE audience and my fellow cast members were watching. While my friends had to drag my crush out before he killed his friend.” April explained.

“Well, how about you tell him down and tell him you are not interested?” 

“THAT’S THE THING, HE IS A PERSISTENT JERK!!” April screamed in anger.

“Kill him and I’ll hide the body for you,”

“I would Dad but no. That’s for another time,” April smirked.

“Did I help at all at least? Also, who is this guy anyway? Do I know him?” Her dad asked.

“Yes, you did Dad. And you somewhat know him, I guess. He’s Quicksilver in the Avengers…” April responded.

“You’re fucking kidding right?” Her dad asked.

“No, dead serious. My group of friends that attended my play, consisted of George and Erica but you already know those two. Natasha, Wanda, Pietro, Loki and lastly Bucky,” April explained.

“So you’re telling me that you are friends with Blackwidow, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, the God of Mischief and the Winter Soldier? And they are attending your college?” Her dad was too calm about this.

“Yes I am and yes they are,” April said, getting a little worried.

“My baby is so awesome. They are welcome to stay over or even just come by. Except for Quicksilver, I’ll shoot his ass down before he can start running from me,” Her dad laughed but threatened Pietro at the end.

“I’ll let them know daddy.” April laughed at his response.

“Alright, I’ll let you go now, baby. I love you and I’ll transfer some money into your account tomorrow okay?”

“Okay, daddy. I love you too, have a good night,” April said. They said their goodbyes and hung up their call.

April leaned back in her chair, grabbing her monster and took a large gulp of it before swallowing. She released a large sigh and got back to drawing on her tablet. Just then she heard a knock on her room door.

“What do you want- Oh! I didn’t expect you to be here…” April said shocked at the person at her door

“It’s midnight, who else would it be? I brought food,” Erica says as she holds up two grocery bags.

“Does that mean you have my Spiced Ham?” April took a bag and saw it inside with rolls of bread, “You know me so well, get in here,” April pulled Erica into her room and closed the door.

“How are you holding up?” Erica asked her, settling on a spot on April’s comfy bed.

“Could be better honestly. My dad threatened to kill Pietro on sight though,” April laughed at her dad’s words.

“Well, Pietro will have to gain your trust back for sure now. All of us yelled at him,” Erica said as someone else then knocked on the door. “Might be Loki, I told him to go get you Oreo cheesecake ice cream from that place you like in NYC,” said Erica as she got up to go to the kitchen. 

“I fucking love you, Erica,” April said as she opened the door to actually show… Bucky?

“Hi Bucky, what are you doing still up?” April was confused.

“I just wanted to see if you were okay after everything that happened today, well yesterday,” Bucky said as he looked like he just got back from the gym.

“I’m doing okay actually. Thank you. You wanna come in, I have Oreo cheesecake ice cream,” April said.

“Well technically not yet but Loki should be back soon,” Erica said from the kitchen as she was looking for plates.

“Awesome, but just know this: I’ll only be sharing with ONE person!” April called out to her.

Bucky laughed at her response, the noise made April’s heart stutter. She blushed and brushed her hair away from her face.

“That’s me right? It better be me,” Erica said poking her head out from the kitchen, “Because you know I will cut a bitch right?” she said while looking at April with an innocent smile.

“Don’t worry you won’t have to cut anyone, I brought 2,” Loki said as he stood at the front door.

“Sup’ Loki,” April greeted, immediately taking a bag and dashing back into her room.

“What the fuck April?!” Erica was shocked at what she saw.

“What? It’s mine now,” April entered the kitchen, grabbed a kitchen knife and returned back to her room, Bucky and Loki just stood there watching.

“Well it's a good thing I got a third,” Loki said as he smiled at Erica. “May I come in?” he said as Erica let him in along with Bucky.

“Gwet out ofw my rwoom!” April whined but it was muffled due to a mouth full of cheesecake. The cheesecake was already a third gone as it sits on her desk with her in her chair.

“April, how the hell did you ALREADY eat a third of the cake?! You got the cake LITERALLY two minutes ago!!” Erica exclaimed. 

“I’m a fatass that’s why and I LOVE this cheesecake!” April said before stuffing her face with more cheesecake.

“And?” Erica said as she sat on the floor with Bucky and Loki as they both smile.

“And what? The hell you mean ``And?” April asked face scrunched up in confusion as she takes another large bite. 

“Could have grabbed a glass of milk first so you would choke,” Erica said.

“I don’t drink milk at all. I stopped drinking it in middle school. Always tasted disgusting. They lie by the way. Nutritionists say that drinking milk is healthy but bitch they are WRONG. Drinking so much milk will actually cause your bones to soak up the milk and build up calcium in your bones which make your bones weaker and easier to damage,” April said taking a sip of her Monster. 

“Bitch I live off of milk half the time. Now I’m gonna have to look up doctor articles now,” Erica said as she cut the cheesecake for her, Loki, and Bucky.

“Then you’ll die quicker I guess,” April shrugged nonchalantly, taking another bite of her cake.

“I’m actually curious about something, Bucky how many languages can you speak?” April asked the man.

“I speak German, Russian, Romanian, Latin, Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese,” Bucky listed off the languages he learned while he was still under HYDRA’s control.

“Woah,” April said, completely in awe as Loki rolls his eyes.

“Why are you rolling your eyes Loki?” Erica said while handing him a slice of cheesecake.

“Not to show off or anything but I can speak all languages perfectly,” Loki said before taking a bite of his cheesecake. 

“You are a God!” Erica said in excitement with her hand covering her full mouth. Loki blushed a bit while Bucky looked at April as she continued to eat.

A couple of hours pass as the small group talks about what they did over the summer for fun as they all start to get tired Erica being the first one to fall asleep.

“Should we take her to her apartment?” Loki said as Erica was asleep on his shoulder as he looked at April. 

“She can sleepover in my room. Let me pull out the portable mattress,” April went to her closet and pulled out a large black thick rolled-up mattress.

“Why do you have a portable mattress?” Bucky said as he stood up to stretch while Loki brushed some of Erica’s hair behind her ear as he smiled hoping that she was having a pleasant dream.

“In case something like this happens,” April smiled at him, rolling it out so it was flat on the floor. April also pulled out an extra pillow with a galaxy print and an extra blanket in a red and black plaid design.

“Just lay her there,” April told Loki once she placed the pillow at one end. Loki carefully picked up Erica hoping that he doesn’t wake her as she just hugged him in her sleep. Loki just looked shocked for a moment as he looked at Erica then April.

“Does she normally hug people in her sleep?” Loki asked April a bit concerned but also smiling a bit.

“She does, it’s normal for her. Whenever she sleeps, she needs something to cuddle and hold close. That’s why she has so many plushies and stuffed animals in her room.” April explained as Loki “tried” to pry her arms off of him so he can lay her down.

“Hold on,” April went to her closet and pulled out a wolf plushie from her closet.

April went to Loki and pried Erica’s arms off of him then immediately replaced Loki with the plushie. Erica grabbed it and nuzzled her face into the tail. April then placed the blanket over Erica so she wouldn’t get cold. Loki just smiled as he wanted to be in the wolf’s place now.

“You like her don’t you?” Bucky asked Loki as April turned to look at them.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about James,” Loki said as he looked at Bucky then back to Erica smiling as he got up.

“Just admit it, you have feelings for Erica,” April as she gave the God a smirk.

“Maybe but if I might talk to you alone April about this?” Loki said with a serious tone as Bucky just nodded to April.

“I’ll watch her. You two go talk,” Bucky said smiling at April.

“Fine,” April says as she leads Loki to the living room where they both sit down as he then talks about what his mother told him about his soulmate and how he would be drawn to her. Loki also talked about how concerned he was if she wasn’t his soulmate because he doesn’t want to hurt Erica.

“So let me get this straight. If she is your soulmate on this year’s Blood Moon on Halloween Erica will get her powers unlocked by your magic,” April says as she looks at Loki.

“Correct,” Loki said while looking at his hands.

“And you obviously are attracted to her in more than one way,” April says while putting her hair into a ponytail.

“Yes. Last year around this time I felt a pull to Pennsylvania and I didn’t know why. It must be her but I can’t be sure till All Hallow’s Eve,” Loki said as he held his head in his hands.

“So just be her best guy friend until then. She hasn’t trusted a guy since her stupid ass bitch of ex-boyfriend broke up with her. So I say that you must have connected with her on some level other than you both being art majors and book worms,” April says smiling at the god.

“Well, our birthdays are both in February. Her’s is the fifth and mine the ninth,” Loki says as he smiles a bit to himself.

“Shut up no way!” April said almost yelling due to her being so surprised. Loki just chuckled.

“No, I’m being serious. Our birthdays are only 4 days apart,” Loki says as he smiles and looks at April.

“That’s just crazy though. Do you know the odds of that?” April asks Loki.

“About 1 in 5 million,” Loki says as he looks at the floor. “So what should I do honestly? Because I barely know her but it feels like I’ve known her all my life. Here I am a former villain who thought that all Midgardians were made to be ruled and for what. Gods, what was I thinking back then? I mean what will she think of my past, will she one day think I’m not worth it?” he says as he then stares out the window trying to keep himself together.

“All I can say Loki is, be yourself. Erica always hated people who tried to be who they aren't. She prefers people who are themselves and are true to her. So what if you were a villain? That's her type. I can tell you how many villain characters that she prefers over the hero character. The reason behind that: the villains always had a backstory that is more interesting than the heroes. If you love her, go get her Loki, cause I can tell you that she wants you too," April laid a hand on his knee and gave him a heartfelt explanation.

“Well, I might just get to know her first. I just don’t want to start something with her and her getting hurt because she may not be my soulmate. So if I may borrow your best friend till I know for sure?” Loki says looking up at April.

“Go ahead, I’m not stopping you nor I will ever,” April said as unbeknown to them Sam was listening.

“Thank you, Now if you’ll excuse me I’ll be heading to bed,” Loki said while standing up.

“Goodnight Loki,” April said.

“Be good,” Loki said as he left the apartment leaving a sleeping Erica and a very much awake Bucky alone with April.

“So,...”Bucky said as he came out of her room to give Erica privacy to sleep. “Loki does like her?” he said as he sits next to April.

“Very much so but he’s uncertain so he wants to be her best friend for now,” April explained, pulling her legs underneath her, “Is it just me or are you still hungry even though we BOTH ate cheesecakes?” April asked, staring into the kitchen.

“Yeah, that cheesecake was delicious but I am still hungry,” Bucky agreed, causing April to stand from the couch and walk to the kitchen and grabbed a pan from the rack.

“Then I’ll cook something to eat,” April said, pulling out ingredients. She pulled out lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, breadcrumbs, rice, beef, sliced pork, and others.

“Are you really going to cook at- 2 in the morning?” Bucky asked, standing behind her, watching April pull everything together.

“Why not? I could also make my lunch in the process,” April said and closing the double doors to the kitchen, so it wouldn’t disturb her roommates, and started prepping the food.

“So what are you going to make?” Bucky saw her cutting the beef into small cubes.

“I’m making us white rice with steamed broccoli, salad, and grilled beef. As for my lunch and maybe yours as well, white rice with salad, fried pork and sliced boiled eggs. The eggs I can do in the morning,” April said as she started putting the beef on the squared grill and the broccoli in her steamer. The pot of white rice was also easy to make. As that was going she had given Bucky instructions to start on how to cook their lunch. 

Soon enough, their lunches were packed and put in the fridge at 4 in the morning and they were eating a nice plate of April’s cooked food.

“This is so good,” Bucky said as he stuffed himself with the beef.

“I know, you can thank my mom for giving me her recipes and teaching me how to cook as she does,” April agreed, her mouth full of food as well.

“I don’t mean to alarm you but Sam has been standing by the bathroom for the past couple minutes probably heard everything that you and Loki said. I’d be careful around him,” Bucky whispers to April.

“Of fucking course, he would...Fuck!” April whispered in a harsh tone, ”He probably wants Loki too and that’s why; he’s jealous that Erica could have Loki than him,” April thought, putting her dirty fork in the sink and throwing out the paper plate she used for her dish.

“He’s still there doll,” Bucky says as he puts his fork in the sink.

“Sam, go to your room and stop eavesdropping on conversations that don’t involve you!!” April said loud enough for Sam to hear as Sam sighs before going back to his room.

“Sam tends to eavesdrop on conversations I would have with my friends and involve himself in and just take over as if he was apart of it when he wasn’t,” April explained in an angry tone.

“So I take it that the conversation with Loki he heard and now is gonna try and do what exactly????” Bucky asked as he sat back down at the kitchen table.

“He’ll most likely either a: try to have Loki fall for him instead of Erica or b: literally fight Erica to the death for Loki which is honestly stupid to me,” April said.

“Why do I feel like that’s actually going to somehow happen?” Bucky said chuckling a bit as he looked at April.

“It will. Sam gets very, and I mean VERY, defensive on the people he fans so in return he WILL fight Erica for Loki,” April said as they walked back into her room.

Erica was knocked out, she was snoring but that made April let out a small laugh at the girl.

“You going to your room?” April asked Bucky as she pulled her sweatshirt off to reveal her thin black tank top and her red sleeping short shorts. 

“If I got to my room I might murder Pietro for what happened yesterday. If I may stay over, I’ll sleep on the couch,” said as he looked at her with those beautiful blue eyes.

“No, you can sleep with me,” April casually said until she realized what she had just said, “I-I mean if you want to!” April tried to defuse the wrong impression. Bucky just blushed a bit. 

“Sorry doll but I tend to move a bit too much in my sleep due to nightmares. I don’t want you to get hurt,” Bucky said as he looked at his metal arm.

“That’s okay. I don’t mind, I mean I move a lot, one time my sister was sleeping over and she left to use the bathroom in the middle of the night. She came back to see me hogging the entire bed somehow. But anyway, I don’t mind if you sleep with me, maybe I can help you with your dreams. Or maybe you just need someone close to you,” April suggested as she sat in her bed and started going under her comforter.

“Maybe,” Bucky says as he sighs, “Do you have an extra pillow?” Bucky said as he smiled.

“What for?” April scooted over to make room on the bed, “They’re in the closet,”

“So I don’t hog your’s,” Bucky said as he got up and went to the closet, grabbed two pillows, took off his jacket and sneakers, then walked back over to the bed where he then laid down next to April.

“Thank you Bucky,” April said as she snuggled into her pillow, her left arm touching his as she lay on her right side with her left arm over her chest.

“Goodnight doll,” Bucky said before turning the light off as he fell asleep with a smile on his face.

The Next Morning

Erica woke up, thankfully it was 9 in the morning when she has class at 11.

She looked around to see herself in April's room and looked up at the bed. She got up to wake her friend up but the sight she saw shocked her. But in a good way.

She immediately grabbed her phone from the floor and started taking pictures of the scene before her. A couple of minutes later Erica left for her room to go change as she texted Loki and Wanda the photos as she runs right into Loki. 

“Oh sorry. Oh morning Loki,” Erica said as she looked up at the God who was smiling.

“Good morning,” Loki said. “What are you so happy about this morning?” he says as he then gets a text notification.

“Take a look at your phone and you’ll see why,” Erica sang softly and happily as she continues to walk to her apartment as he looks at his phone.

“You’re joking!” Loki says as he calls after Erica.

“Nope!” was all Erica said before entering her apartment as Loki looked at the photo of April and Bucky cuddling in their sleep.

After a couple of minutes, Erica comes out of her apartment in a black pair of ankle boots, a black leather pencil skirt that ends right above her knees, a dark blue long sleeve poet shirt with a silver belt around her waist, two silver wrist cuffs on each wrist, and her smile natural makeup as her hair was brushed and braided perfectly leaving Loki in awe as he waited for her.

“What do you think?” Erica says as she puts on her backpack while looking at Loki smiling.

“You look amazing, something important today?” Loki said as they began to walk to the elevator as Wanda joins them.

“Well today I have a meeting with some people about some things, then I have to catch both of you up on the astronomy notes, and I have to catch you up on the Shakespeare notes,” Erica said as she pushed the elevator button.

“So what time should we meet up?” Wanda says as she checks her phone. “No way Bucky and April cuddling?” she says as she looks at Erica.

“YUP! Woke up and saw them cuddling. It was adorable,” Erica said as the elevator door opened as they all walk in.

“So we can meet a little after 5 before class and I can give you the notes to copy, sounds good?” said Erica as Wanda nodded yes.

“Just tell me where and I’ll be there,” Loki said smiling a bit.

“How about we meet at the library because it’s close to Grim,” said Wanda as the elevator doors open and they all walk together to North Campus.

“Sounds good to me,” said Erica and Loki in unison as they then look at each other and laugh while Wanda smiles.

Once on the Northside of campus Wanda says her goodbyes and heads to class then Loki and Erica go get breakfast at Starbucks order food and sit down waiting till they got their names called. 

“So how did you sleep last night?” Loki said as he got out his sketchbook.

“Well, I slept okay. The last thing I remember was the feeling of somebody holding or carrying me to bed,” Erica said as she looked at Loki was smirking a bit but before Loki could speak.

“Earl Grey Tea with Ham & Cheese Croissant for Loki and Dragon Fruit Refresher with Double-Smoked Bacon, Cheddar & Egg Sandwich for Erica,” said the barista

“I’ll get our food,” Loki said while smiling before he got up and walked to the counter as Erica smiled and watched Loki as he came back with their breakfast.

“Here you go m’lady, “ Loki said while handing Erica her drink and a sandwich.

“Why thank you, my lord,” Erica said while smiling before taking a bite of her favorite sandwich as Loki sat down.

“I think half of the room looked at me when I got our food,” Loki said as he put his tea down.

“Well, you are you. Some people give fake names for their order so people look at them,” Erica said with a full mouth.

“Maybe that’s it,” Loki said as he began to eat his breakfast.

After they finished eating they headed to Sharadin as Erica decided now would be a good time for Loki to get acquainted with the art building.

“So since you are new let me give you a tour of Sharadin or how all us art majors call it “Our Second Home”,” Erica said as opened the door for Loki.

“Thank you m’ lady,” Loki said before Erica follows him into the building. While Erica gives Loki a tour of Sharadin and talking about the professors and classes she had the last semester he listens happily before she stops outside her Art History classroom.

“If you need me, text me Loki, okay?” Erica said smiling at him.

“Trust me I will,” Loki said as Erica went in her classroom early to review notes with friends along with some other important matters.

Meanwhile in April’s Room

April stirred in her sleep, slowly waking up. She squinted to see the time on her clock, 10:01.

Guess it was a good thing for April’s theater professor to give them Monday off from having to perform Hamilton.

She felt a weight on her back and arms wrapped around her. She turned her head to see Bucky’s head resting on her shoulder, his metal arm wrapped around her waist and legs tangled with hers. 

She blushed red, not expecting this but she smiled and turned in his arms. She snuggled closer to his him, Bucky shifting and pulling her closer to him, as she is slowly pulled back to sleep. That was until Bucky started stirring and he slowly opened his eyes to connect to hers.

“What time is it doll?” Bucky said as he was half asleep not really knowing that he was holding her.

“It just turned 10. How did you sleep?” April asked, brushing the hair away from his face carefully.

“I slept good for once. Wait, did you say 10? I have class at 11,” Bucky said as he looked at April as he remembered that he was in her bed as he blushed a bit.

“You want breakfast?” April asked, knowing her roommates are already in class, except George, his classes always start at noon.

“I would like that very much,” Bucky agreed as he let April sit up. 

“Sausages, bacon and toast sound good?” April stretched her arms above her head, causing her shirt to rise up as Bucky told himself to look away and he did.

“Where did Erica go?” Bucky said as he looked at the empty mattress on the floor.

“She has class at 11 so she most likely left to go back to her room to get ready for class,” April responded as they walked out of her room and into the kitchen. George was sitting there drinking coffee.

“Did you just wake up Georgie?” April asked.

George only groaned as he looked through his phone.

“I’ll take that as a yes. Did you eat something or want me to make you a plate?” April asked, George, looked at her and gave her a pleading look.

“I’ll make you a plate,” April said pulling out the bacon, sausages, and bread as Bucky sits down at the kitchen table across from George.

“How did you sleep, George?” Bucky says as he puts his shoes back on.

“Slept alright, I was playing games until 4 in the morning so I heard April yelled at Sam for being nosy again. Honestly, Sam doesn't know when to keep to himself sometimes and it pisses me off,” George said to Bucky, April at the stove cooking.

“Sam always had an eavesdropping problem?” said Bucky as he looked at George.

“As far as we have known him, he does,” April said, plating the food in three portions and setting the plates on the table.

“Looks delicious,” Bucky says before eating. 

“Glad you like them. I prefer to use a pan than microwave them like the idiotic lazy people,” April said, shoving a sausage link in her mouth.

“Why do people put them in the microwave?” Bucky asks as he finishes eating.

“Because people are disgusting and don’t know how to properly cook,” April said.

“That explains it. Thank you for breakfast. Well, I have to be off doll,” Bucky said as he got up and put his plate in the sink as he washed it.“See you later?” he said as he turned off the water as he then dried the plate.

“Of course, Bucky, I’ll see you later,” April said as she finished her food as Bucky waved bye as he left the apartment.

“What?” April asked George, he was staring down at her. 

“He called you doll. Is that normal for you? Is there something going on with you two already?” George sipped his coffee loudly, causing April to laugh at his antics.

“No George, nothing is happening,” April said, releasing a breathless laugh.

“At least not yet,” George inputted.

“Exactly,” April declared.

 “So you are meeting him for lunch,” George said as he sipped his coffee a little louder. 

“Yes? What of it?” April asked, placing her plate in the sink.

“You have to deal with fast boi first,” George says as he drinks his coffee finishing it.

“Ugggggghhhhhhhh!!!”  

“Hey Erica threatened him with a knife so you should be good,” George said as he stood up and washes his cup.

“That’s my girl,” April was so proud of Erica.

“Loki gave her the knife too,” George said as he grabbed a glass for water.

“Hell. Yeah,” April cheered from her room, she was changing clothes for her classes. 

“Well, I’m gonna game for a while,” George says as he walks past April’s room. “Remember to use protection sister,” was all George said before closing his door.

“GEORGE!!” April blushed a dark red. 

“LOVE YOU APRIL!!!!” George yells through the door.

“He’s lucky I love him,”

 As the day went on Loki was getting his classes done due to not having the supplies he needs and the professors being terrified of him. When he decided he would surprise Erica and wait for her in the library with some food so he decided to text April about what Erica’s favorite foods were.

11:45- Loki( The Ultimate Slytherin) - Hey April what’s Erica’s favorite food???

11:46- April - Well it depends on what exactly she eats. I know she enjoys caesar salad, grilled chicken sandwich with melted cheese and BBQ sauce on both sides of the sandwich.  

11:48- The Ultimate Slytherin - Something that she would eat for a late lunch while she helps me and Wanda with notes for class.

11:50- April - Well, as far as I know, she enjoys pulled pork and sweet potato fries.

11:51- The Ultimate Slytherin - Thank you April.

After Loki found out what to get Erica he gathered his books and heading into town after the Professor let him leave early to get supplies. Meanwhile, Bucky was waiting for April.

Bucky was in the Library by the Book and Brew shop in a silent room. Bucky had texted Erica and had asked her what was April’s favorite coffee drink and snack to eat while studying.

11:50- Bucky(April’s BOI ^_^) - Erica, what is April’s food to eat during studying hours?

11:51- Erica X3 - Why you ask??   ?-?

11:52- April’s BOI ^_^ - Because I’m in the library, waiting for her so we can study. I wanted to buy her something to eat and drink.

11:52- Erica X3 - Well, she really loves that Starbucks drink Strawberry Acai with a cheese danish BUT!! If it’s a coffee drink, then get her a Cinnamon Roll Latte with extra cream from the Book and Brew shop inside.

11:53- April’s BOI ^_^ - Thank you, Erica!

11:54- Erica X3 - No problem Bucky!

Bucky got up and walked out of the room to the small store and waited in line. After he got the food and drinks, he almost bumped into Wanda as he exited. 

“Oh, sorry Wanda,” Bucky said.

“It's fine Bucky,” Wanda said as she looked over her stack of sheet music.

“What are you doing here? I thought you had guitar class at noon?” Bucky asked 

“He canceled the class for today but I have to go back to his class at 3 so he can catch me up. A little help?” Wanda said as the sheets were starting to fall.

“Of course!” Bucky grabbed some sheets and opened the door to the room he rented out.

“Thank you,” Wanda said, slightly letting the sheets slam on the large table. “ So you waiting for April?” she says as she sits down after taking her guitar off her back.

“Yeah, I asked her for help to catch me up on history since she already took the classes I’m enrolled in,” Bucky explained with a dust of red on his cheeks, “And I thought it would be nice if I bought her coffee and a snack,”

“That’s so sweet of you Bucky, “ Wanda says as she takes out her lunch.

“I guess,” He shied away from the girl.

“Nervous?” said Wanda as she took a bite of her sandwich.

“Yeah, I am. I feel so much with April than I have ever felt,” Bucky said, taking a sip from his water bottle.

“Oooooooo,” Wanda says while smiling at Bucky as she texts Vision.

[playchoicesconfessions]

I decided to make this a separate text post because i have a lot to say and a lot of tea to spill. So i need the read more.

Imma spill the tea right now and remember these are all OPINIONS and people are bound to get BUTTHURT. You can agree or disagree with me I couldn’t care less. I just need to let free of those things that I’m holding in before going on break.☕☕☕☕☕

I personally really enjoy it and don’t get much of the bitching around tbh? And this is coming from someone who doesn't really like sci-fi too much.

The LIs look amazing ( although Titania is bugging me the wrong way and Meridian’s arms are far too bloated. This aint a swimming aid). Even the ones of the siblings.

Moving on, I do not really get the comparison to RoE??? Except that the main characters has siblings tbh. I expected it to be more like Endless Summer (without tons of stuff to buy or relationship meter) or TcaTf and so far my expectations has not been proved wrong at all. The plot finally settled in lately and I can expect a train of feels to rush over the next few chapters.

I think the reason why people are complaining so much about it is because they expect it to be like your general romance story. The book is not introduce Li -> romantic scene with them -> introduce next 2 LI -> Event -> romantic scene and rinse and repeat. This book follows a clear story line and sets the romance on the back burner. I’m pretty sure if TCaTF would have been released right now it would face the same criticism tbh. About it be RoE like because you can also control Dom etc…

This is what I love personally. I’m not that big on romance stories so having a more adventure style is amazing. Now before you come and say “why are you playing choices then???” Well Hon, this is Choices STORIES You Play, not Choices romance you play or Choices pixels you fuck

Back to where I was, I love it even more since it has a morality meter. I love these in games especially when they severely alter gameplay and stories like in your usual Shin Megami Tensei games. But knowing choices, the alterations would be very minor if not that would mean the writers would have to make 3 chapters a week as opposed as one. Plus keeping the choices super drastic will make it hard to get a sequel book to it because the writers would have to write again 3 chapters per week and ATV2 will be essentially 3 books.

I also get the complaints that MC does not get much to act and we get to play as the siblings more. First of all I find this questionable but mind you i haven’t counted the scenes. Anyway I’m pretty sure MC has more scenes but the thing is, they are just not as remarkable as those with Pax and Eos. You are just so used your regular cut of mill MC that they no longer feel special and rhe scenes with the siblings feel different. They might not let you feel awe constantly but they amek you feel something else and you have to adapt to fit the new perspective you are playing as.

Now the Zekei thing… I actually think if you love Zekei that is actually an amazing situation you are in because think of it. You will be basically getting 2x more Zekei scenes if you romance him both on MC and Eos. Remember that you are the one controlling both of them, it is not like there js another person beside you and the two of you are in competition to win Zekei’s heart. And if you do not want X to romance him, just don’t romance him. No need to be cry babies and claim Y stole your man when you are clearly the one that led up to these actions 🤷‍♀️

Now Pax and Eos themselves…These characters are definitely flawed but thing is … I remember people asking PB for more morally grey and flawed MCs. Now you get them and just diss them out??? Conclusion : you ain’t really for morally grey characters and should try not asking for stuff you can’t handle. I think playing as them is actually a good thing to be honest. I’m 100000% sure that eventually the family will separate as Eos goes complete Vanguard and Pax goes Jura. The different perspective during the war will help lean the players to either side and also pull the strings of the player as they will be opposing the siblings’ own blood. Unfortunately I can’t really explain what I mean through words so I’m just going to summarize it by this:

ATV is definitely neither a romance or adventure book and sci-fi is just the setting. The true nature of Across The Void is a familial tragedy imo and it will shine if it continues delivering in that essence.

This is an entirely new genre PB is going for and a really interesting one and I sure hope they go in that angle. If they do continue like that it might actually end up at my favorite choices book and trust me, I love ILITW so much that there are barely any books that come close to it to me.

However, I won’t deny it. ATV does have glaring weaknesses. Namely:

1.Too many shades of purple. Purple is a beautiful colour but in such excess it feels a bit nauseating.

2.Eos X Lyra is a car crash that will be really hard to salvage. It is super cringy. I’ll be doing anything in my power to avoid it. Eos X Zekei is super fluid and natural though and I’m really liking it.

3.Labelling your twins as annoying. This is bad marketing. Naming people that the users are going to play as annoying gives people a bad foretaste and will obviously affect their future experience with them. I think if they didn’t call the twins annoying, people would approve of them more. But Pb already seeded the annoying mindset in people’s mind and so it because hard for some to enjoy them because of it.

4.I’m probably going to get a lot of flame for it but Titania. I’m not really liking her and her design to be honest. Like one of our previous confessions said her appearance is very strange, even for the book she is in. Plus she is giving me Drake vibes (minus the whiskey) who is someone I do not really approve of.

5.Too much going on!!!! This time I’m not talking about plot wise, this time I’m talking about content. You have 4 Lis ( possibly 5 if Zekei is available to MC too) to give time to for MC. Plus each sibling I’m guessing has at least two. I’m guessing Zania and Holmes for Pax and Zekei and Lyra for Eos. You have the robot and bartender sub romance going on. Passenger and Crew Management. Moral Alignment. Huge story that requires a lot of time to properly bloom. Eventual sex with LI option that probably 60% of you have been lusting for. There is just too much to fit in just 1 book! And repeating what I said far above, with the Moral Alignment thing, it will be hard to get a sequel. The book is already at its 6th or 6th chapter. If they intend to wrap everything up in this book we will end up with probably a 35 chapter book and thats just redundant by choices standards. I think the highest amount of chapters a book has is 22 i think with RoE2 and any book with 20+ chapters feels too long so yeah.

6.Also talking about Zania she should have already got a proper introduction when we are using Pax because the gears of the plot are already turning unless they want it to be a super slow burn but that would be a bit redundant considering how she is after Pax based om the chapter in which she is introduced.

7.The most glaring weakness though had to be the lack of lore and background information. We are thrust into a fictitious world with no information about it will alienate the player (no pun intended) and make them less likely to be engaged. No background information worked in the case of endless summer as the cast also didn’t know about what was going on. Noth the player and the characters understood what was happening at the same time. One way they could have set it up is that …. Do you guys remember the Sol, Kepler etc… teasers? Well instead of showcasing the LIs they should have posted lore bits. Like say for the Devinee (did I write this right? Its the tree people). They make an image with Lyra, or any other devinee on it and explain the race, their characteristics and tid bits about their planets. They could even go further and add another button, just like the one for the closet that would bring you to another menu where they would have all this information plus other general important ones like what exactly are the Vanguard and Juras. Why the war is exactly happening. Artemis and her company and stuff and get even more background information as we complete more options. Plus if PB wanted money they could even monetize them like they did in ILITW with Mr.Red’s origin stories that you got from the crow. It is entirely optional and not need to understand what is going on but is still interesting and puts things under a different microscope.

Anyway thats all I had to say. Again it is all my OPINION you are very welcome to disagree. I won’t be replying to anything so if you intend to attack me and stuff well then, congratulations you lost 5 minutes losing your shit and attacking me. Now I’m going on break, see you guys when I’m back. I’m sure I’ll have an amazing break since i emptied my trash!

thank you for sending this question @choices-addicted by the way!

-Mod Frosty