#character: sun tou tou

[movielosophy]

后浪 | What do you like about me?

[honeysuckleharringtons]

Part Two: "Déjà Brew" ~ S. Harrington

Summary: (Then) Back in Hawkins, Reader is still reeling from the news she's just received. Turns out, sometimes the love of a mother might just be the very help you need when times are tough. — (Now) At Brew and Me, Reader struggles with the stress of motherhood and working. Turns out, a visit from her least favorite patron might be the thing she needs to cheer her up.

Pairing: Nurse!Steve Harrington x Fem!Byers!Reader

Word Count: 2,120

Content Warning: teen pregnancy, mentions of food, mentions of medical-related things, small mention of childhood cancer (not related to any of the main characters in this series), lmk if i missed anything!

Extra Notes: ngl, the writing in this chapter sucks but i promise it gets better!!

Originally Written: 10/08/2023 through 10/12/2023

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[ Then, June of 1987 ]

You'd been holding onto the knowledge of your pregnancy for roughly two days, and since then, everything had felt upside down.

You'd looked for every reason possible to not see your boyfriend. You only spoke to your mom and siblings when spoken to. And worst of all, despite the human being growing inside of you, you felt absolutely empty.

You truly wanted to be happy about this. After all, a new human life was forming in your stomach. But the pain of anyone in your small town finding out you were a sinner, and the gossip about how you'd thrown your life away for some guy, it was just too much to bear.

So instead of facing your problems, you'd holed up in your room, lights out and window closed. You only left your room to grab snacks—which lay uneaten on your nightstand—and to use the bathroom. To your family, you were a passing ship in the night, a ghost barely seen. And just when you thought you'd run out of tears, more slipped out of your eyes and onto your pillow, which you were holding like your life depended on it.

It was sometime in the afternoon when Joyce knocked on the bedroom door. You'd cried for so long that you lost track of time, only realizing it was afternoon due to the setting sun peeking through the curtains. "Honey?" she called, barely getting the word out before gently opening the door. She must've registered quickly what was happening, closing the door behind herself in record speed. "Honey, what's the matter?" she cooed, a loving hand meeting your shoulder.

It's now or never, you thought to yourself. Pulling yourself up, you wiped the excess tears away with the pads of your thumbs. "Mom," you sniffled, the word sounding weaker than ever, "I've done a terrible thing."

"I'm sure it's not that bad, my sweet," she said, taking your hands in hers. "You know you can always talk to me, right?"

You nodded, though you were questioning if that statement really was true, considering the bomb you were about to drop on her. More tears involuntarily slipped down your cheeks, your eyes darting anywhere in the room besides her face.

Joyce ran a soft hand through your hair, clicking her tongue lightly. "Honey, I want you to know that you don't have to feel pressured to tell me what's wrong. But I am always here if you do want to tell me."

You forced the words to come out, and you were nearly hyperventilating before you'd even said them. "I don't really know how to tell you, because I'm not quite sure how you'll take it."

Her lips left a soft peck on your forehead, a silent reassurance that she was there for you. An unsteady breath exited your mouth, before you finally said the dreaded words you'd been thinking about for the last forty-eight hours. "The terrible thing is… I'm pregnant. And I have no clue what to do."

You braced yourself for impact, waiting for her to throw you out into the street or scream at you or slap you or anything really. You'd gone over every possible reaction in the book, hoping to find a rebuttal to each one.

Still, the screams never came and her hand never even touched your skin, other than the moment she pulled you into her side. "Oh, honey," she whispered, a tone of sympathy clear in the words.

Tears started to fall once again as she held you close, a gentle hand rubbing soft circles on the small of your back. You'd surely covered the both of you in tears and snot, but truth be told, that was the least of your concerns, given the situation.

"Y/N, you're gonna be okay," she reassured. "I promise, there is nothing you could ever do to make me stop loving you. And from here on out, there's nothing that is going to stop me from loving this child. I'm going to be here for you every step of the way. Okay?"

Through your crying, you managed to ask, "You aren't mad at me?" Genuine confusion took over you at her response to the news. You'd been convinced she'd be angry, never considering that she was the one becoming a grandmother.

She clicked her tongue again. "No, I'm still very frustrated with you for doing something this irresponsible. But that doesn't mean I don't love you or this baby."

It felt like all the blood had drained from your body as you lay practically limp in your mother's arms. The air was heavy as she waited for you to say something, anything, but the words never came. Words seemed a million miles away as the discovery of life inside you started to feel all too real.

Some time passed before she spoke again—whether it was two minutes or two hours, you didn't know. Her hand rubbed soft lines over your disposed arm, her touch as warm and welcomed as your favorite childhood blanket. "Honey, I've been where you were before. Maybe not exactly your situation, but I know what this feeling is like—the worry of what the dad is gonna think, the anxiety of caring for two people. It's terrifying. But I've got good news for you," she paused, kissing the top of your head. "You don't have to do it alone. Because I'm gonna be right here."

You weren't sure you gave her a response to that. Full-on sobs were now wracking your body, despite her kind words. Your tears flowed and your chest heaved, and no matter how hard you tried, you couldn't seem to stop. Panic and fear coursed through you, and as much as you wanted to be happy about this baby, the only true feeling you had at the moment was resentment toward yourself.

[ Now, November of 1991 ]

"Max, honey, do you know what time it is?" you asked, quite frantically. "I left my watch at home this morning."

A knock sounded on the counter behind you. "It's time for me to be your boyfriend," Steve said smugly, giving you a smirk as you turned to face him.

Max glared down at her watch, rolling her eyes at the cheesiness occurring in front of her. "Actually, it's almost 7:30," the redhead answered, pulling down the sleeve of her flannel shirt.

A grateful sigh slipped past your lips. "Ah, sweet freedom," you said before turning your attention back to Steve, who was sporting a curiously teasing look across his face. "What? I've got a hot date with a bubble bath and my feet and backbone couldn't be happier."

"Sounds sexy," he snickered.

Max huffed in fake annoyance as she passed the latte in her hand over to the brunette girl on the opposite side of the counter. "Have a nice evening," she smiled, then turned to you and Steve, to which she quipped, "If I had a dollar for every time one of you told the other something that was inappropriate to say in a coffee shop, I'd make enough money to pay off my student loans."

"Hey, it's not my fault your boyfriend is off playing basketball at Princeton and training for the NBA," you shrugged, joking of course.

Max gave you a fake pout. "That is below the barista belt, Y/N. That's just cruel."

You shot her a playful smile, giving her a sisterly pat on the arm. "Why don't you get started on the tables, hon'?"

And with that, Max was grabbing her cleaning supplies and heading to clean off the abandoned tables. You gave Steve your attention once more, curious as to if he was interested in holding up to his end of the bargain.

He surprised you with the response that came out of his mouth. "I will have a salted caramel latte with almond milk," he said proudly, sure that his answer was right. "Are you ready for that date yet?"

Your lips formed into a thin line, a look of regret coming to your face. "I hate to tell you, Doc, but nut allergies are a very common thing in my family."

"You work with almond milk all the time," he rebutted, a hand on his hip.

Your eyes narrowed in on him, not ready to back down from his challenge. "I don't like caramel."

He scoffed. "Who doesn't like caramel?"

You shrugged. "Me."

"Why don't you just admit that I was right and tell me where you wanna go next weekend?"

"Because you're wrong and I'm busy next weekend," you answered, both responses true.

He finally broke eye contact with you to look over at Max. "Hey, Max, is a salted caramel latte with almond mix Y/N's favorite item on the menu?"

"Everyone knows she hates almond milk," she answered. "I'm disappointed in you for not knowing."

His attention turned to you again, his eyes narrowing in on yours. "How do I know she isn't being paid to say that?"

An exasperated sigh left your mouth. "We make five bucks an hour and you expect me to have extra money to throw at Max? No offense, Max."

"None taken," she laughed, still scrubbing away at one of the tables. "I don't have money to throw at you either."

Steve shook his head in some mixture of disbelief and playfulness. "Would you just get me my coffee? To-go, please."

Your brows furrowed as you got to work on the drink. "What's with the to-go order? You hardly ever get your coffee to-go."

"If you must know, I happen to have a hot date of my own," he said vaguely, a sly smile tugging at the corners of his lips.

"Sounds sexy," you jested. "Who's the girl?"

"A cancer patient in the PEDS ward."

Your expression went from curious to downright confused at his statement. "Do I wanna know how that constitutes as a hot date?"

"She's got a crush on me so I get asked to sit with her on nights that her mom works," he explained, slipping some cash into the tip jar. "It's a hot date because every time I go in her room, she asks me to crank the heater all the way up. I think that's just because she likes the way I look when I'm sweaty."

A gentle smile appeared on your face as you passed him his latte. You thought about your own little girl, who'd be here any minute, and how much you regretted nights like those where she was left to her own devices, left to stay with your mom or one of your brothers instead of the person she needed most.

You shook off the thoughts, taking the money from his opposite hand and placing it in the cash register. "Have a brew-tiful night and enjoy your date, Doc."

And with that, Steve gave you one last playful smirk and headed out the door, but not before a certain little girl ran past him and over to you. Joyce followed suit behind her as Steve held the door open, then began his journey out to his car and, presumably, the hospital.

"Mommy!" Mandy squealed, running around the counter to greet you.

You picked her up, happier than ever to see her, placing a kiss on her soft hair. "Hey, sweetpea," you smiled, love overflowing from you as she wrapped her tiny arms around your neck. "What did you get up to today?"

"Grandma took me to the park!" she answered excitedly, her hazel eyes lit up with delight.

You gasped, playing along with her enthusiasm. "No way! You'll have to tell Mommy all about it."

"Now, don't get mad," Joyce started to say as she walked over to you.

Your brows furrowed. "Mad? Why would I be mad?"

A regretful look came across the woman's face, explaining, "We passed an ice cream truck on the way here and-"

"Mom, you know I always give her one of the leftover cake pops at the end of the day. She can't eat too much sugar."

"I know," Joyce said, "but Jon's in town for Thanksgiving so he's offered to give you us both a night off."

It was selfish, but you'd never been so grateful for your brother to be home. You sighed, setting your daughter back on the ground. "Well then, let's put all that energy to use, shall we?"

And with that, Mandy was hot on your trail, following you around as you worked to close up the shop. You just smiled down at the girl, prouder than anyone had ever been to be a mom. Sure, it was biased, but you were quit certain you had the best girl in the whole world.

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[quitealotofsodapop]

HiB Sequel/Au Ideas

I have a lot of thoughts on Monkey King: Hero is Back, and I've complied most of them here. It has such a fascinating concept, especially in regards to how the timeline of "Journey to the West" has been permanently altered by Hundun/Chaos.

Timeline changes cus of Events in Story:

Sun Wukong/Dasheng is pretty much "on probation" since he busted out early + asks for a huge favor from the gods at the end of HiB. Guanyin is the one to agree to change the headband to the armlet/chain cuff/buddha ankle-monitor. SWK might get it removed if he stays on good behavior.

Jiang Liuer (same name as the Tang Monk/Tripitaka when he was young), is a small child + dies at the hand of Hundun, but is somehow revived by the credits. Oddly enough, he's said by the production team to be the Ninth Cicada rather than the Tang Monk's Tenth. Maybe literally dying counted as a -1 life? The tie-in videogame shows it more clearly; Dasheng was involved in Liuer's revival and is shown begging/threatening the gods in the credit art, holding Liuer in his arms.

Zhu Bajie isn't married (yet). He also is probably lying about what he did to reincarnate as a pig demon.

Fa Ming is a cool af old man who isn't even tied to any big mythos character. Just a really cool mortal buddhist who went "Hey, free grandson!" when Liuer floated down the river in the prologue.

Sha Wujing has likely *just* been kicked out of heaven. According to a comment by the films director, this version of Sha Wujing may be fem.

Ao Lie has yet to set his dad's house on fire. Might do it on accident in future. Was a real bro and helped SWK get to Hundun during their battle. And according to the credits to the videogame, helped return many of the kidnapped children to their parents.

Theories:

Sha Ya Tou/"Silly Girl" is actually the Red Child/Hong Hai'er. She was kidnapped prior to the story by Hundun's forces to act as the flame for the furnace. Hence her extreme luck, lack of fear, taste for rare meat, and her little "horn" ponytails. If Hundun had pushed his luck, he would have had a Syndrome vs Jack-Jack situation on his hands. Her parents are currently very worried and tearing every village apart trying to find her.

Hundun/Chaos is literally an avatar of the Great Peril, but he loses his identity when he reverts back to the Original Hundun. His ritual was so he could maintain/prolong his humanoid form. He's sacrificed human children before in similar rituals, and initially set his sights on Liuer (the current Golden Cicada) as a baby for this goal - but assumed him lost/dead after Liuer's birth family were slaughtered.

The "mountain trolls/yaoguai" arent inherently evil, but they follow whoevers the strongest. Hence why they started cheering for SWK when he began overpowering Hundun.

Fic things under Read More:

Potiential Fic Timeline:

LEM has already made a name for themselves by hunting humans that prey on demons, and by spreading the tale of their thought-to-be-lost friend Sun Wukong. Then a Stone Egg smashes down next to him one day just after a solar eclipse. Coincidence? >:3

Meanwhile, Sun Wukong is busy beating down the door to the Underworld wanting his son/tudi/friend/ pest back. The Kings of Hell are hesistant to do anything cus you know, until...

King Yama, uninterested: "Gee, thats a tall order. Buuuut death is a mortal inevitablity, and you're still supposed to be under the mountain so..." Guanyin, phases in: "The child is the Golden Cicada." All the Kings of Hell: "HE'S WHAT!?" "Sweet buddha, get that kid's soul back in there pronto!" "He's not suppose to be dead yet!" Dasheng: *gives Guanyin a thumbs-up* "thanks" Guanyin: "Don't think you get off scott-free, sage. You're still supposed to be getting punished." Dasheng: *nervous gulp as he accepts his fate* *the chain cuff from the mountain is slapped back on Dasheng's wrist* Guanyin: "However, your actions towards this little monk has succesfully reduced your sentence. I believe as long as you stay by him, you won't run into too much trouble" *cheeky wink* Dasheng, relieved: "I suppose I could do a lot worse."

Liuer is able to be revived, but is in a comatose state for around 49 days as his soul internally "reincarnates". In this state he manages to pass on messages between SWK and an "unknown warrior" (LEM) via their dreams.

Pigsy, SWK, Fa Ming, and the newly-welcomed Ao Lie spend a lot of time reuniting the stolen children with their families.

Fa Ming bonds with SWK over the weeks caring for the cometose Liuer. SWK is reminded of Master Subodhi and gets wistful. Fa Ming entrusts SWK to care for Liuer when he's gone. SWK agrees, but is internally panicking.

Bonus complication; Silly Girl's parents have yet to be found. And even with his weakened powers, Dasheng's gold-vision tells him that she's not what she seems...

One night, Liuer manages to convey to SWK that Mount Huaguo is under attack by hunters. SWK in his haste; bundles all of his new little troop onto the Sommersault Cloud and flies towards Mount Huaguo.

SWK goes to rescue his missing/captured subjects from the main hunters camp. He finds the hunters already being torn apart by LEM. They have a mutual "oh shit, its my old crush/best friend I thought died in the war"-moment. Liuer reveals himself to be awake at the very end of the encounter.

Both monkeys see eachother alive + a kid (SWK and Liuer, LEM and the Stone Egg) and a romantic comedy ensues. Until...

Guanyin: "Hey gang, sorry to burst your bubble. But the big guys upstairs are a little peeved. Seems like the manifestation of primordial chaos messing with things on earth, has literally thrown the entire timeline off course. The Buddha needs you to check in on places where chaos is at it's most rampant. Don't worry about directions, I'll cc them to the little cicada. Ok? Byyyeeee!" *leaves* The whole gang: "wut." Liuer, eyes glowing: "We should go westward." Dasheng, groaning: "And I just got back home!"

+Stone Egg Bonus:

After seeing the poster for the upcoming prequel to HiB, I have determined that the baby monkey inside the egg would most likely be born/hatched out with white/cream-coloured fur and very fluffy. Therefore I will declare this little "MK" variant; Xiaoyún/小云 (Little Cloud).

[ultimateshixiongfuckertournament]

Noncanonicals Tournament Round 2, Match 2

Match 2 is between Xie Lu / T from Memory Lost (shizun/mentor: Xu Sibai / S) and Chen Pi Ah Si from DMBJ / The Mystic Nine (shizun/mentor: Er Yuehong)

Propaganda under the cut! (Warning: Propaganda may include spoilers about the characters and their media)

Xie Lu / T:

Xie Lu, codename T, is a member of the Alphabet Syndicate, and leader S's personal project. From a young age, Xie Lu displayed an uncanny aptitude for sharp-shooting. When his dream of going to a specialized school for training, and ultimately competing in the Olympics, was destroyed by his own father, Xie Lu left home, living off the land in the mountains. It was here, when he was fifteen, that he was approached by S, promising to train him in the art of killing, honing his already-excellent skills with a gun into something perfect.

//From fifteen to twenty-three years old, T followed him for eight years.

But he only stayed by his side for the first three years.// (Memory Lost novel, T's Story)

//After the case, the man whom T viewed as an older brother and a God-like figure, disbanded the organization and disappeared.

Everybody including T who were still alive started living their own lives.

“I’m sorry, T,” that man said, “I promised you five years, but I only led you three years.”

But T smiled, “I will always follow your orders in my lifetime.”

That man nodded and didn’t look at him again. He stared at the setting sun that was like a blazing fire. // (Memory Lost novel, T's Story)

In the aftermath of the police raid on the syndicate's base, T was the one who carried S out of the ruins, and cared for him, standing up to the others in defense of S' wishes.

//"S's order was to send Su Mian to Jiangcheng to replace Bai Jinxi's identity after he and Su Mian were in a coma." R said, "And S has always had a cover-up, Xu Sibai, a forensic doctor. These years, S has also completed his studies in forensic medicine. Let him return to this status, a year later, he will be transferred to Jiangcheng. Then everything will start again."

Xu Nanbai smiled suddenly: "For the mentally ill, this is really a deathly romantic decision."

"We still have a choice." L raised his head and looked at everyone, "If S will also lose his memory, let them be with us and we can say that they are a pair. Then, S can fulfill his wish and he can be with her. He can do whatever he wants without much trouble."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone calmed down. This approach violates the previous arrangement of S, but they are all predators, and this approach naturally suits them better.

"I object." T said, “This is not the idea of S.”

"Vote." R said.

There were results soon.

For L’s proposal, only T and Xu Nanbai opposed it. The reason for T’s objection is that S’wish must be respected; and Xu Nanbai's objection is because he thinks it is better to kill Su Mian.// (Memory Lost Prequel, Part 16)

//It was early in the morning one month later, everyone found that S and Su Mian were gone.

The hospital bed in the hut was empty. T and his gun disappeared together.

"Fuck!" L cursed lowly and sharp-eyed,he picked up a piece of letterhead left on the table, it was T’s handwriting, and there was only one sentence—

"That's not the life S wants."// (Memory Lost Prequel, Part 17)

While T kept up working as a hitman in S' absence, he sent half of his earnings to him to ensure his well-being, and occasionally checked in on Xu Sibai in his new life. It is also canon that he fell into a deep depression for some time after being parted from S and the rest of the syndicate.

#t all the way!!!#murder kitty was down so bad for dr warcrimes

Chen Pi Ah Si:

Listen. We know canonically Chen Pi is unhinged over his shifu's wife, but he's just as unhinged and Normal(tm) about Er Ye as he is about Ya Tou. He ripped a dude's face off for saying that Chen Pi might overtake Er Ye one day. He is the yandere flavour of a shizunfucker and you know it, and they deserve representation in this tournament as well

[rush-the-stars]

perhaps getou + the evening OR megumi. whichever one you’re feeling more at the moment <3

VIC MY BELOVED!!! i am feeling more getou at the moment. so i will give you that awful man. i will even give you a taste of. *lpha g*tou..,..,..,.,.

getou + evening

cw: omegaverse dynamics. alpha!getou, omega!reader. mention of heats. hints of yandere

"i don't know–" you gasp, "i don't know what's wrong with me."

you wade through tall grass towards the lone, dark figure standing against a mottled and violet-bruised sky. the air is thick, so honeyed and sweet it is almost on your tongue. summer is high and ripe and overgrown. almost to rot. it's hot, suffocatingly so, as you try and take deep lungfuls of air.

"suguru," you call to him and he turns and you stumble right into his waiting arms. he was waiting for you. he knew you'd be here. how did he–? your head spins. "i feel–i feel strange."

you cling to the front of his clothes, looking up at him desperately, wildly–you've always looked to him for guidance, you realize. it's always been him.

"i'm scared." you get out, higher and softer, more earnest than you intended.

he touches your cheek, lays his palm against it, hot to the touch.

"there's nothing to fear." he says softly and his thumb touches your chin, creeps up to your bottom lip. he's looking at you strangely. your head feels like cotton, heady and thick. you're overheating.

"do you know?" you whimper, fingers twisting in the fabric of his shirt, "do you know what this is?"

he smiles faintly, almost amused. his thumb touches gently at your lip, pulls it down faintly. he looks–

his eyes are dark, perhaps...victorious. smug.

"of course," he hums and you feel his grip on you tighten, like he knows you might try to run, rabbit that you are, escape artist heart, and he has finally, finally laid the perfect trap. "of course i do."

you swallow, looking up at him desperately. the sinking sun is bloody halo behind his head.

"you're finally in heat, that's all."

give me a character + time of day (dawn, dusk, midnight, etc.) and i'll write a small blurb!!

[averyghe]

Nomads of Runadani valley. There are more than thirty tribal groups of this people, all roaming the endless fields, swamps and wetlands, living in a way that they lived for centuries, since their first fishlike ancestors were given a secret of reason, and ability to walk the land, by Mafa-Wizards. On this illustration we can observe some members of the Two-Eeras clan, alongside with their traditional cattle.

The most numerous animals owned by those tribes are Bakai. Unlike other folks that see riding on a back of the Bakai, and not in a chariot, as something uncivilised, barbaric, or simply something only peasants would do, nomads don’t see anything bad in riding on the backs of those animals, and even the chieftains from time to time take their place in the saddle.

Another creature, that accompanies the nomads is a Giant Huggloth, menacing at the first glance, but kind, and calm when you know it better, this gigantic creature, feeds on an algae, plants, and tree leaves. To cool it’s gigantic body it flaps massive fins on its sides…

It’s important to notice that the “beard” of this animal is not actually a part of its body, but an algae, that started growing on its skin after the long walks through the wetlands. Every tribe which is big enough owns at least couple of them, as them, because of their incredible strength and resilience, that allows them to walk for hundreds of miles, cariing dismantled tents, utensils and goods, as well as passengers like the two women tou can see, sitting in a march canopy on a beasts back. One of them, a drower, with a Katak-Pole, smokes a pipe, to scare away swarms of a large insect-like creatures known as Bog-flyers that are attracted by the smell of an algae growing on a Huggloth. However it’s important to notice that despite being quite annoying, big flyers, if prepared properly could be turned into a great dish.

In all of the characters depicted, from a girl playing an instrument on a Huggloth’s back, to an archer riding a Bakai, you can notice how those people are utilising the plants that grow around them in producing their clothing. While the fabrics used by the nomads are usually bought in the settled towns, they usually use them along side the clothing made out of strong and flexible Ikila Cane. They even make capes, and sun-visors out of them…

[savagesphinx]

Tous les moulins de mon cœur

Chapter 1

I had this project in mind for a long time. Thanks to FlapJack for the correction. I don't know if it will be very long, but I hope you enjoy this little "AU" of what happens after those two fools summoned a goddamn demon.

The characters belong to Gatobob.

TW : Violence, some kind of kidnapping...?

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This is bad, he thinks.

A vermilion sheen absorbed by the sand. A red stain. A shimmering puddle he couldn't look away from.

Here, the evidence would be annihilated. Here, no one witnessed the massacre that’d happened. The victims were silenced. They had chosen the place exactly for this reason. The endless silence of the desert.

The despair of never being heard.

No one to know, no one to hear him cry.

This is so fucking bad.

Above the puddle, inert and stiff, lay the hunter's body. Jack hadn't seen the attack coming; couldn’t stop it from happening. Crushed like an insect. His body will join the sand and his blood will water the void of the wasteland.

I’m so scared.

He looked around for anyone's presence. Someone, something. Machete had simply disappeared. As for that little bleached motherfucker– he was nowhere to be seen. Probably busy with his hunt. Busy being the predator.

How lucky.

With a shaking hand, he turned Jack's body over. His face was covered in sand, his lips smeared with scarlet fluid. The gaping wound in his stomach smeared his clothes. It had been pierced and turned inside out. Mike would never have believed that the blood smell and the sight of guts would ravage his stomach so badly. He swallowed his bile and choked against the tightness of his throat. He shouldn't vomit. Not here, not now.

« Hey, calm down buddy… You’re not gonna puke right ? » 

Footsteps approached his curled up body. 

« You didn't give a fuck about that guy, did you? »

Two large hands frame his face and he thought his jaw was being ripped off, forced as he was to gaze into Jace’s eyes. His once tender blue eyes lit up with a poisonous greenish glow. The blonde sniffled, gave him a sideways grin. « Did you ? »

He was clearly waiting for an answer and Mike forced himself to shake his head despite the pain and the pressure applied to his jaw. His teeth chattered. He almost bit his tongue. The other, the one in Jace's disguise, the one wearing Jace's face, twisted his lower lip from his thumb, touched one of his piercings with a strange interest, and released him so abruptly that Mike was thrown back.

He fell in the sand. Until that day he had never realized the weakness of his body. The lightness of his bones and how fragile and malleable he was. It was always so easy to hide behind Jace. To let him manage things. To let him… protect him, in a way.

« You see ! You could say I'm doing you a favor here ! » The man spread his arms, enjoying the glow of the setting sun on his cherubic face, filled with freedom. Mike looked back. Maybe if he ran... Maybe he could get away before the heat and the thirst finished him off. Maybe that stupid Derek would find him and have the « kindness » to get him out of this shit alive.

He was gathering his courage when a hand grabbed him by the hair and lifted him onto his shaking legs. « Let’s go home buddy ! »

He pulled him forward, forced him to walk. Mike stumbled, caught in Jace's grip. He tried to free himself, claw at the man’s wrists. « No-no-no! No no–l-et go ! » he hissed.

Nothing helped. The grip was too strong and « Jace » didn't seem to feel any of his feeble attacks. He almost dragged him on his knees to their car – it was Jace's actually but he let him drive it sometimes – and threw him so hard on the hood that he brutally hit his head on it. « Don't you want to go home with your friend, boy ? Eh, what a mess… »

Trying to get up despite his dizzy head, Mike felt the weight of the man crushing his back. He stopped. The other whispered in his ear, tinkling his multiple earrings. « Did you really think I was going to stay in this cave ? You two wanted me here, didn’t you ? »

Mike held his breath. He hadn't even considered the possibility. The very idea that this damn ritual works hadn't occurred to him. Not for a single second. And he had gotten Jace into this mess. He suppressed a sob. « ... Please bring him back... We won't bother you anymore, we didn't know... »

The thing chuckled and sat up. « You didn't know, of course... It makes sense… »

He patted the top of his head in a humiliating caress. « You and I are going to spend one hell of a time together, boy. I mean the three of us. »

He tugged at his hair again and dragged him to the back of the car. « I kind of like your hair. Very useful. »

He had no trouble grabbing him by the arm and lifting him up. Mike was far from small, but facing Jace, he felt miserable. This thing seemed colossal, unbeatable, and Mike’s head was bobbing so hard he couldn't resist anymore. « You will have to make the trip back in the trunk buddy. I can't trust you yet. You look like one hell of a little eel. And you stink… »

Mike let out a nervous chuckle. The blow on the head didn’t help him clear his poor mind. « You're the one telling me that... You smell like sulfur. »

The trunk was opened and he was thrown in. He wanted to prevent the door from closing with a kick but was quickly locked in. Outside, he heard the lock click. the thing knock twice on the metal. « Try not to choke in there, okay? Or I’ll throw the three of us in a tree. »

He wasn't kidding. Mike snuggled into the bottom of the trunk. The heat there was stifling and his position uncomfortable, but he closed his eyes and tried to regain his composure. 

Eventually, the engine roars. 

Mike was tossed around for a moment and understood that they were leaving the desert. The prospect of not dying in the middle of nowhere, alone and isolated, relieved him for a moment.

A burst of conscience tells him that it could be much worse.

Demon of pain and agony. What a fucking lovely idea, Mike.

He cursed himself for not learning about exorcisms before getting into this mess, attempting to control his wracking sobs. Big boys don't cry, do they? Poor Jack. Poor, poor Jace…

This is so bad.

In the car, the radio cranked up and drowned out the sound of his uncontrollable crying, even as he bit his wrist in the attempt to hold himself back.

[equizona]

The security breach crew just listening to a nonbinary mechanic reader venting and rambling about Vanessa misgendering them

˗ˏˋ THAT'S NOT RIGHT ´ˎ˗

— CHARACTER'S?: Glamrock Freddy, Glamrock Chica, Montgomery Gator, Roxanne Wolf, Sundrop, Moondrop

— A/NOTE?: Vanessa slander. And my personal headcanon that Monty and Roxy call people rockstar, Chica and Freddy call people superstar and the daycare attendants call people sunshine.

➸ GLAMROCK FREDDY

He'll listen to you patiently, letting you vent all you need. Bottling it up is bad so he's happy you're safe to talk to him. But he is upset with Vanessa, and will mention to her that she needs to try better to make sure to get your pronons and name right.

He will also offer you a hug and will then try to get you to dance/sing with him once you're finished venting, in an attempt at cheering you up and getting your mind off of it.

➸ GLAMROCK CHICA

What!? She is a little too engaged in this whole thing. She doesn't like Vanessa and she has zero shame on showing it. She will vent about Vanessa with you. She will also make sure that you know how valid your feelings about this are! She will absolutely threaten Vanessa in a subtle way that's very creepy.

She will absolutely try to get you to come to her maze with her to play so you can get your mind away from Vanessa! And she will bring you all sorts of pizza and snacks from the Pizzaplex. All your favorites! You deserve it!

➸ MONTGOMERY GATOR

He might be angrier than you are. How dare she? That worthless security guard? He's going to rip her to shreds! He will encourage you, and once you're done and okay again, he will go.. talk to Vanessa. He will scare the fuck out of her. Might also threaten less than.. pleasant things.

He's going to drag you to his golf course to play games with him. Doesn't even have to be golf, you can both make up some silly game. Or, if you're the type, he'll take you to his room where tou can rage, and scream, and break stuff as much as you want. Go wild, rockstar!

➸ ROXXANE WOLF

Oh fuck no. There is no misgendering in this Pizzaplex. Roxy is ready to fist fight Vamessa within 0.3 seconds of your vent. Don't test her, either, she will absolutely murder Vanessa. She knows how. She can hide the body. They won't know. How would they know? On the other side, she will also make sure you know how valid your feelings are. 'Cause they are! She will encourage you to go tell Vanessa off.

She will take you to race with her, if you're into that. Or she'll take you somewhere else. Maybe her room? Would you like to just vibe with her? She'll do whatever she feels will make you the happiest.

➸ SUNDROP

That's horrible! He feels very bad that you're getting misgendered. Did Vanessa do it on purpose? Was it a slip-up? He's very engaged in what you're saying, and trying to decide how he should be acting towards Vanessa until she apologizes. He will try to make you talk to Vanessa in a grown up, mature way. If it wasn't on purpose, surley she will listen if you tell her you're upset and try to correct her behaviors towards you.

If he thinks you need to be distracted a bit, he will invite you to play a game, or do some arts and crafts. Do you like to paint? Draw? Hide and seek? Tag? He can do it all!

➸ MOONDROP

Oh, he doesn't like Vanessa. This is basically his invitation to murder her and hide her body where nobody will ever find her. No? Okay.. If he isn't allowed to fight her alone, he will encourage you to do so. She has no right misgendering you.

If you really don't want to, he might ask you if you would like to take a nap. He's good with those. Or would you like to play a game? He can do that. Or he could let Sun have control to help cheer you up instead. He'll do what you want.

[legend-of-zelda-voices]

Compilation Post

Jun Mizusawa

(The pictures on the lower right aren't LU, but they are by jojo56830)

First Role as Zelda: Ocarina of Time (+Sheik)

Other LoZ Roles: Saria (OoT), Malon (OoT), Ruto (OoT), Princess Zelda (MM), Romani (MM), Lulu (MM), Princess Zelda (TP)

LoZ-Related Roles: Smash Bros., Super Mario Maker

Main LU character: Time's Zelda (Lullaby) & Twilight's Zelda (Dusk)

Other LU characters: Malon

Alternate LU Voice for: (None)

Some characters with the same voice:

Wraph (Popful Mail), Maki Sonomura (Persona), Urara Apricot (Purikura Daisakusen), Maria (Pyon Pyon Kyaruru no Mahjong Hiyori), Kasumi Takamura (Prism Court), Apollo Goddess of the Sun (Aegeankai no Shizuku)

...

In the game:

Ocarina of Time & Majora's Mask (Romani, Malon, Zelda/Sheik, Ruto, Saria...)

Twilight Princess

Super Smash Brothers Melee (Zelda/Sheik)

Original Post

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Speaking

Video Game Voice Compilation (Various Voices)

There is talking in most of these video game roles.

Original Post

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Apollo Goddess of the Sun from Aegeankai no Shizuku

She appears between 4:11 - 5:40

The statue of a goddess called Apollo has the voice.

I think the voice towards the beginning when it shows the windmills is her too.

Original Post

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Maki Sonomura from Persona

Voice appears between 0:45 - 0:53

Original Post

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Bina from Ozanari Dungeon: Kaze no Tou (OAV)

Bina is the little girl.

Original Post

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Elevator Girl from Crayon Shin Chan

No subs...

Original Post

_______________________

Singing

"The Karkanskys and the Baknekoffs" from Little Princess: Maru Oukoku no Ningyou Hime 2

She is one of the "nyanko" characters.

I'm pretty sure she sings in the chorus, but there are a total of four voices in this song and I'm not quite sure which is hers.

Original Post with Lyrics

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"Senshi no Sadame" from Little Princess: Maru Oukoku no Ningyou Hime 2

Translated title: "Under the Rule of the Soldier"

She is one of the "nyanko" characters.

I'm pretty sure she sings in the chorus, but there are a total of four or five voices in this song and I'm not quite sure which is hers.

Original Post with Lyrics

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[anime-amazing]

Characters That I Roleplay As

Ocs

Male

Genshin

Jing Li

Tian Yu

Willow

Bai yunjun

Gods

Viserion (god of dragons)

Adonis (god of Sun)

Qyhthos (god of fertility)

Iros (god of beauty)

Syreus (god of ocean)

Santios (god of healing)

Elementals

Isa

Flame

Ashton (nicknamed Ash guard of earth)

Vincent (prince of light)

Lucian (prince of dark)

Chu Zhao

Elves

Prince Faelearn Yelqin

Prince Voron Vocaryn

Calen (marinas overprotective brother)

Venvyn Alvodroth (Drow)

Aragon

Earendil

Xue jing

Ethuil

Althidon larxina

Demons

Xander

Azazel

Achlys

Ammon

Vizeth

Agthas

Kasdeya

Rastreth

Sargoth

Xylon

Angels

Seraph

Angel

Raziel

Zerachiel

Elyon

Wolves

Spirit

Zander

Snow

Aztec

Versum

Rune

Virion

Sunshine

Edward

Vampires

Alaric

Orpheus

Maverick

Viscardi

Valentine

Vladislav

Salem

Louis

Lestat

Victor Mukami

Dracula

aethelfrith

Magnus

Atlantians (merpeople)

Prince Zayden

Prince Varun

Marinus

Katsumi

Pirates

blackstone Beatly Ashley

Shapeshifter

Aaron

Human

Ryder

Daiyu Zhan (clumsy doctor)

Asher

Alex (ex dragon hunter)

Aharon (Egyptian prince)

Ezequiel

Feng Liang (blind)

Zayne deschenel

Leroy

Xaio Zhang

Lingyun

Fenhua

Wyatt

Xue (prince)

Chen shi

Asclein

Jace shoenheight

Kitsune (Demon fox, Nine tailed Fox)

Takehiko

Hitoshi

Tao Yan

Darius

Kyusashi

Satoshi

Hiroyuki

Akira

Kenshin

Toshiyuki

Yazuma

Takayuki

Kitsunetsuki

Dragon

King Rhaegal

Brenton

Arman

Valryon

Scylla

Alduin

Mage

Alatar

Elven Mage

Zamir

Merlin

Butlers

Alexander

Leoniodas

Knight

Anthony

Jing Yan

Stolas

Cairo

Snakes

Rebel

Vahli

White tiger

Ninja

Expriments

Cyrus -

Kaikya - 732

Raven

Aderyn

Pegisus

Kai

Sheep

Yong Zheng

Alien

Azan

Azrallor

Cats

Fuwafuwa

Katoro

Karl

Faries

Aldric

Kelpie

Reed

Vistas

Centour

Ajilios

Cireon

Acasachus

Seasons

Prince Zhaleh (prince of winter)

Zhan(spring prince)

Pheonix

Meilin

Snow fox

Vixen

Living statues

Aiden

Khai (aiden when human)

Immortals

Meng yin

Uknown

Dr karter

Jingyu (loves mirrors)

Li Jing

Alucard

Vincent

Julian

Vulcan

Weishing

Haru

Yuki

Lin

Hale

Fu jia

Yi Ming

Lai Zheng

Elias

Deer

Ayal

Avalon

Seal

Dai Tou

Tengu

Xavai Tagan

Hybrid

Viscardi Lycaon

Dolls

Avery

Samurai

Zander

Azuma Kaneie

Disabled

Chu zhen

Haoxuan

Siren

Zachary Shard

Yotun/frost giant

Njemag Lokison

Bunny

Angel

Royal scribe

Haoyu

Cultivators

Jiang Yuxuan

Prince

Fu Ming

Norwegian water spirit

Airon

Female

Demons

Victoria

Aria

Cordelia

Dragon

Random female dragon

Ex dragon queen

Elves

Marina (Light/Drow elf hybrid)

Scarlett

Princesses

Cassandra

Rose

Camille

Anastasia

Aegnor

Vampire

Tatiana

Marcelene

Lenora

Horses

Shadow

Dolls

Anastasia

Angels

Angelica

Mermaids

Calista

Human

Evelyn

Stella

Akari

Centour

Astilea

Wolf

Ashina

Elemental

Harper (zeleahs mother)

Gods

Willow

Kitsune

Sakura

Hybrids

Ira

Bunnys

Fulki

Ciltivators

Lan Shu

Gods

Ophelia

Siren

Sereirena Vocaryn

Other

Silas

Azriel

[movielosophy]

后浪 ep 5 I love her

[nychta-luxury]

OHOHO SINCE YOUVE INVITED ME TO DHARE LORE TOU CANT ESCAPE NOW MWAHHA

So there's my Death twst oc who's Jamil's spiritual mom. Before he was born he was the sole child of Life and Death, Space and Time were threatened by his birth and took him away from them.

This caused Death to resent the divine, including her (now ex) husband since he didn't fight against them taking away their son.

So Jamil is essentially a primordial being of opposite forces working together. Sun and Moon. Creation and Destruction. Light and Dark. He doesn't know this ofc.

Death's mortal name is Libitina Desdemona Ereshkigal and she comes to him as a imaginary friend he called Clotho when he was but a young boy.

The higher ups found out and erased his memory of her. Soon she finds a loophole and becomes a teacher at Night Raven College, she teaches Divinity and Mythology. Jamil feels a connection to her but doesn't know why. It's pretty obvious that he's her favourite student.

Life's mortal name is Zoticus Chiva Bion. He finds out about Death interacting with Jamil and goes to Night Raven to confront her about it and they have a fight (I'm writing a one shit abt it, want me to tag you?)

Then there's my Obey Me OC, Alon Adlawan. She isn't MC but rather MC's cousin, her backstory is pretty elaborate but the main part is that she's always been compared to MC since MC was born.

She hated MC for it and resented her parents even more. She plays the violin and has an adopted son, her love interest would probably be Simeon or another OC. I made a one shot of her on my oc blog.

And there's more but we can always talk abt them later

AS IF I WILL TRY TO ESCAPE FROM DELICIOUS LORE YUM

I LOVE YOUR OCS SO MUCH, IT SHOWS WHAT IS THEIR PERSONALITY IS LIKE AND GIVES THEM A REASON TO HAVE A HATRED FOR A CHARACTER

JAMIL LORE IS SO COOL TAG ME PLS ALSO DEATH SLAYED

[yutamahidayati]

Duo Jiao Episode 17 - 18 ENG SUB

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[luciidlynx]

who's the OC you just shared tell me about em >:3

THANK TOU. I LOVE YOU. ok ermfmmfv im very awkward about talking about my characters but uhhhhfnng.

So to help give a bit of background and context, the universe shes in is like a huge orb planet thing that i guess would play the role of the sun and coming out of it are a bunch of giant ribbons and on those ribbons are entire galaxies and planets and all that. The people who live on the orb in the center are considered the ones in charge of all the ribbons and everything on them, and its entire population is one family tree where the primary leadership is passed down generation to generation. When the previous leader retires, she gives her role as the primary leader of literally the entire universe to her eldest child. The eldest child being Elize, the character referred to in the ask. She does have the option to decline the role and give it to either a cousin or a younger sibling, but doing so is considered to be irresponsible and disgraceful to the family name, so she accepts her new role as leader of.. everything. Shes still fairly young, in earth years and maturity shes in her early 20s and quite frankly has no idea how to handle such a huge responsibility. Her strongest quality is her skill in battle, which i guess she just hoped that she could manage solely on those talents and it ended up screwing her over when she realized theres way more to being a leader than just war and fighting.. i wouldnt like to consider her as a bad person or anything, despite her actions and decisions seeming selfish and irresponsible. Shes very young and just bit off way more than she can chew, but she doesnt have any selfish or bad intentions. Shes a sweet person, but is angered really easily, so for her first few years of ruling shes constantly getting on her own nerves and frustrated with everything around her. In the story shes set in, she does eventually mellow out and accept that shes just not capable of ruling yet, so she passes the role down to her younger sibling and choses to separate herself from the whole "royalty" setting.

As far as character details go, elize is not human. On the drawing i have posted of her, theres a weird blob thing taking up a large portion of the page. That blob is her neutral appearance. I imagine it to sort of work like a ball of wax or maybe clay, melting down into whatever shape she needs to be while still keeping the same mass. Shes naturally really cold, but when shes changing shape she gets very warm to, again, melt into whatever shes trying to be. Her "shape shifting" isnt an endless void of possibilities though, it puts a lot of strain on her and she can only hold that shape for so long. Keeping the same mass can also be rather inconvenient, since her usual self is giant. In order to even that out into her human mimick, she ends up being freakishly tall (maybe 8-9 feet) and having room for like, 4 or 5 heads in her hair alone.

ok i think thats more than anyone would want to read so ill stop there. thank you oktorama i love infodumping

[ao3feed-sidlink]

Petites chamailleries entre amis

Petites chamailleries entre amis

by Voracity

La visite du facteur était le meilleur moment de leur voyage.

Parfois il ne s'adressait qu'à un seul Link, parfois à plusieurs et, très rarement, à eux tous.

Words: 2174, Chapters: 1/1, Language: Français

Fandoms: The Legend of Zelda & Related Fandoms, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Warriors, The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, The Legend of Zelda (Video Game 1986), Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Link (Legend of Zelda), Time (Linked Universe), Wild (Linked Universe), Legend (Linked Universe), Wind (Linked Universe), Four (Linked Universe), Twilight (Linked Universe), Warriors (Linked Universe), Hyrule (Linked Universe), Sky (Linked Universe)

Relationships: Link/Malon (Legend of Zelda), Malon (Legend of Zelda)/Time (Linked Universe), Link/Sidon (Legend of Zelda), Sidon (Legend of Zelda)/Wild (Linked Universe), Link/Ravio (Legend of Zelda), Link/Marin (Legend of Zelda), Link/Marin/Ravio (Legend of Zelda), Legend (Linked Universe)/Marin (Legend of Zelda)/Ravio (Legend of Zelda), Legend (Linked Universe)/Marin (Legend of Zelda), Link/Tetra (Legend of Zelda), Tetra (Legend of Zelda)/Wind (Linked Universe), Dot/Four (Linked Universe), Shadow Link/Vio Link, Link/Shad (Legend of Zelda), Shad (Legend of Zelda)/Twilight (Linked Universe), Link/Zelda (Legend of Zelda), Link & Zelda (Legend of Zelda), Sky/Sun (Linked Universe), Link/Volga (Legend of Zelda), Artemis & Warriors (Linked Universe), Aurora & Dawn & Hyrule (Linked Universe), Volga (Legend of Zelda)/Warriors (Linked Universe), Green Link/Zelda (Legend of Zelda)

Additional Tags: Cross-Posted on FanFiction.Net, Linked Universe (Legend of Zelda), One Shot, Post-Canon, Established Relationship, Correspondence, Long-Distance Relationship, Boys In Love, Slice of Life, Talking Link (Legend of Zelda), Warriors (Linked Universe) is a Little Shit, Wind (Linked Universe) is a Little Shit, Downfall duo (Hyrule & Legend), quarrel, Valentine's Day

From https://ift.tt/pGDVCu1 https://archiveofourown.org/works/47376496

[savagesphinx]

Tous les moulins de mon cœur

Chapter 2

TW : Violence, blood, sexual subject.

The characters belong to Gatobob.

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Mike was floating in a cotton ocean. Lost in complete torpor, he let himself drift into nothingness. There was something comfortable and reassuring about the void. There was no pain, no fear. He let himself slide even deeper into the darkness. After a while of wandering, her back gently hugged the flat surface of the floor. He groped the surface. The sand slipped through his fingers, lodged under his black-painted fingernails. Distant sounds reached his ears. Laughs. They were laughing in the distance, sitting together around the camp.

The noise of the beers being uncapped made him thirsty. The laughter of the others made him envious. As stuck in the sand, he saw them from afar. He saw himself in the middle of the group. They weren't really friends. Absolutely not. But the excitement of the hunt and the rarity of the event made them more inclined to talk. Only Machete remained at a distance. Jak offered a coke rail which « Dragon » declined. They needed clear ideas for what was to follow. The sacrifice. Derek was bawling his exploits of the day out loud. He saw himself, He saw himself staring at « Dragon ». Seek his touch. Look for excuses. Get his attention. Impress him.

Mike bit his tongue so hard he felt the taste of blood flood his mouth.

He tried to look away. He wanted to sink deeper into the void. Where he would feel absolutely nothing. Where he could forget himself and all those missed opportunities.

He managed to let himself slide further.

A slap in the face brought him back to reality.

He growled an incomprehensible insult. His head was on fire. He was struggling to breathe, sweating profusely and his tongue felt like it was about to turn to ashes. He opened his eyes with great pain. His head was swaying, he took long seconds before realizing where he was. What position he was in.

His wrists were tied above his head with heavy tape. They rested on the back of his office chair, held back by some tie. His legs were raised, firmly taped on the armrests of the chair. He was in boxers and a t-shirt. The position was as humiliating as it was uncomfortable. Everything came back to him like a slap in the face.

« Are you comfortable ? » The voice came from behind him. Mike felt his blood run cold with anguish.

« Jace... ? » He called, with a faint hope. It was a misunderstanding, a fucking nightmare. His friend's voice answered with amusement. « If it makes you happy... »

Making him happy was probably the last of his intentions.

Jace walked around the chair and appeared in front of him, still sporting those unnatural green eyes. « You passed out in the trunk. Long road. You must have had heatstroke. Or did I hit too hard... Anyway, do you want some water ? »

Mike nodded softly, and Jace returned in no time with something to quench his thirst. Water dripped down his chin and he downed the glass in one gulp. It wasn't enough but he would be content with it for now. Jace stepped back. He looked at him, his face impregnated with a wide and terrible smile. A few minutes passed. Mike felt his blood pressure rise. Cold sweat rolled down his neck. The thing didn't seem to blink once.

His tongue dry, Mike attempted to say something. As long as it can break the leaden silence... « ...What do you want from me? I...I didn't think this was going to work okay? It was just bullshit...If you want more blood, I'm sure we can work out a deal... We'll do it for you, okay ? We'll kill some more if we have to! »

The creature nodded slowly, watching him intently. Then he let out a sordid, screeching laugh. Mike felt his hopes melt like snow in the sun. He sank a little deeper into the chair. The thing approached dangerously, almost pressed its forehead against his. It was Jace's face, Jace's smile. But everything was out of shape. « Thank for the proposal boy. I take good note of it. »

Mike felt him dig his fingernails into the tender skin of his legs. He gritted his teeth. « For now, I think I want to have a little fun. I stayed asleep for so long... » The scratch became a caress, went up too high on the inside of his thighs. Mike suppressed a horrified shudder. He convinced himself that it was horror.

It was weird seeing Jace act like that. His hands touch him like this. Their relationship had never been so... close. Apart of him wanted more. So much more. But it was more prudent to abstain. Ruining their friendship would have been the worst mistake.

Jace was his soulmate. A precious being in his life. Purely platonic, of course - putting aside the murders they committed together, the victims they fucked together. It was a very special friendship, that's all.

« You’re still with me buddy ? » A snap of his fingers in front of his eyes brought him back to sad reality. That thing wasn't Jace. It had simply taken his form. He tried to imprint the information into his head. « Can he hear me? »

The question was unexpected. The creature looked surprised and, after a silence, tapped its fingertip on its head. « Yes. He hears and sees everything. But he is too... Far away to act. He's a spectator, if you prefer. He doesn't have enough strength to fight. But he is still there. Inside. »

Mike was overcome with a surge of survival and bawled so loudly that he hoped to alert the neighbors. « Dude please ! Come back ! » The rest died in the back of his throat and became a vague sob. « Don't leave me like this… Come back Jace… Please, please, please... »

But Jace remained deaf to his call. The thing sighed heavily. « Shut the fuck up… I didn't think you would open it so much. You seemed like a pretty quiet guy... »

The other straightened up abruptly and left to rummage through the rest of the apartment. He heard him pass in the kitchen, in their bathroom. « Don't get me wrong, I usually love to hear them yelling and cry… But until I get a safer place, you're going to have to shut it up. »

He came back and stuffed a piece of cloth in his mouth, before securing it with tape. Mike tried to bite him but the man threw back his head with a weak slap. « There. Good boy. »

He rewarded him with a pat on the top of the head. « Good. I'm reassured. You're going to stay here for a while. I don't want you to tear your throat. Not like this I mean… »

Mike gave him a half-questioning, half-angry look. The man raised an eyebrow and stretched a smirk across his pale lips. « I told you, I want to have fun. In my own way. And you're a lovely candidate. »

Mike didn't immediately understand where he was talking about, but seeing him approach armed with the ceremonial dagger gave him a good idea of what awaited him. He tried to struggle, to move back while rolling the chair, but the creature grabbed his leg without any difficulty.

He shook his head, growled his panic through the fabric and the tape. He hoped to dissuade him with a look.

The tip of the blade dug into his calf. He jumped back. It sliced through the flesh, showing blood and muscle down the length of his leg. Tears welled up in his eyes. His leg burned violently. He had never particularly liked pain. Inflicting it on others was easier. More exciting. He had never wanted to end up on the other side of the blade. A few smacks during sex were enough. This was too much.

« C’mon ! You're not going to freak out just because of that, you're a big boy! I saw you doing those things in the cave. No fun swapping places huh ? »

Mike shakes his head. Maybe if he went his way, the thing would let him go. He was ready to humble himself for that. But the blade cut his skin to the ankle. He caught his breath, swallowed his saliva with pain because of the gag. He was hot. Her back was sticking to the desk chair from sweat.

« Hold on buddy. We're just getting started. » He barely gave him time to regain his composure and slid his tongue over the blood flowing from the wound. The hot, wet muscle wrung a complaint of pain from him. The tongue slowly moved up the wound. The creature growled, seeming to enjoy the meal. Maybe a little too much. Mike looked down and noticed his erection, horrified. He had seen Jace get hard before. It was not a first time. But knowing that it was for him… He was mortified. He twitched by reflex in the hope of avoiding the worst.

But the creature just cut him again. More lightly this time, all along his leg. The cuts were sometimes superficial and purely dedicated to hurting him, sometimes deeper to draw a little more blood out of him. Each time, he came to lick his wounds, shivering with pleasure. « Your blood is really good. You’re really good. »

It was a growl. A dull, cavernous rumble. It was obvious he was fighting his excitement, down there. When he attacked the other leg, Mike had already started to dissociate. The pain was relegated to the background of his mind. He already felt like leaving. The iron smell of his own blood flooded his nostrils.

It was a nightmare. No… It was deserved. It was revenge for all the souls he had buried in the desert. It made him laugh nervously which made the crouching thing in front of him smile. « He's begging me to stop, inside. It's crazy this...Connection you have. I saw it in the cave. It's like you two were one person. »

This was the case. At least there. In the desert. It was an opportunity to forget himself a little. To no longer be two but one. Him instead of them. Then they returned and plunged back into their daily life full of unspoken things. Mike would have given anything to get back to their stupid habits.

A hand brushed his hair back, tucking it behind his pierced ears. It wiped the sweat from his brow and stroked it almost tenderly. « I feel like the three of us are going to have a fucking good time. »

Gag or not, he had nothing to say. He just wanted to find Jace. The comfort of their sofa, the stupid shows they shared after work. Annoy him with his concerts, accompany him to his stupid game shops, paint his toenails when he slept. Mike realized he was crying again. He was sure Jace was too. Trapped inside his own head.

It was your idea.

It should have been me.

He remained inert until the other locked his door. He heard him move around the apartment, go to his room. No. Jace room. Take possession of it. Making himself at home. Mike allowed himself to cry harder until night falls.