#i feel s o weird coming back. ive said it before but returning after a long absence feels like

[rosykims]

i know ive been gone soooo unbelievably long for the 17th time but i actually have no choice but to come back and post because im like 60 hours into my 2nd playthru with the same oc and only just know realized how absolutely perfect she is as durge. and now ive lost all interest in this playthru bc its no longer canon compliant in my head. whats wrong with me

[rosieroxy117]

All seven dorms x Fem!Reader | The beginning...

This is a series that will be divided into different parts because of how long it is, and because it will be based of what happens in Twisted Wonderland. (Events not included)

But I will not be making chapters about chapter 6 and 7 until they are released, so I know what happens for the overblots :>

I’ll be adding my OC’s, I will most probably make art of them and add the pictures of them in the story as it progresses.

I'll also be adding in my AU where there are a few female students in NRC that arrive the same year as Yuu and there is two dorm leaders of each dorm. One female, one male.

I originally posted this on Wattpad because of a request but it was more like an OC x All seven dorms. So I decided to upload the reader insert on tumblr.

But I will keep that part that stipulates that

(Y/n) is very tall- taller then Malleaus even-

I don’t think there is anything more to say so have fun reading!~

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(Y/n) sighed dreamily as she stared at her screen filled with the twisted wonderland cast.

"Oh how I wish you's were real... Or how magic actually existed! That would be so cool!" (Y/n) giggled as her (h/c) hair shimmered in the light.

(Y/n)’s eyes suddenly became droopy as a sudden drowsiness overcome her.

'Why am I....... Feeling tired all of a sudden....' Were her last thoughts before falling unconscious.

Welcome (Y/n) (L/n)..

To the villains world....

(Y/n) opened her eyes slowly, hearing nothing but static, feeling pain in her head as well.

She slowly blinked noticing how the atmosphere had changed.

'Where am I?' (Y/n) thought as she looked around, she was in a hall, somewhere that looked oddly familiar.

To her side was a big brown door, the door was probably twice the size of herself.

'I wonder if I'll be able to find anyone in there- wait...' (Y/n) thought as she furrowed her brows.

'Is this some sort of isekai!?- COOL! IVEALWAYSWANTEDTOBEINONE!' She thought as she stood up from the ground with stars in her eyes.

'Wait- back on to the subject at hand... I don't actually know where I am...' She sweat dropped as she looked around.

She shrugged then decided to open the big ass door.

A few heads turned her way as she took in the appearance of the new room.

There was a fountain right in the back with people behind it. And there was a large mirror above the fountain.

There were also a bunch of chairs before the fountain, a vast majority of cloaked humanoid figures sat on them.

But what caught her attention the most was a male in a school uniform and a familiar raccoon cat like monster in the center of the room.

"(Y/n)?" The male asked dumbfoundedly as he let go of the cat.

"Yuu? What are you doing here?" (Y/n) asked but then finally processed the whole situation.

The mirror...

The cloaks...

The raccoon cat like monster....

This was Twisted Wonderland, and she had seemed to be in it along with one of her childhood friends Yuu.

Her eyes then glistened as she then ran towards Yuu.

"O MY GOSH THIS IS SO COOL!" She jumped up and down with a happy grin.

Her hoodie had fallen down because of her jumping revealing her (e/c) eyes and (h/c) hair.

"Wait.. Do you know where we are?" Yuu asked hopefully.

"Yeah! It's that game I was talking about long ago!" (Y/n) huffed as she stopped jumping up and down.

"Fngaaah, this girl is so tal- WAIT HOW IS THERE A GIRL HERE!?" Grims jaw dropped.

"MAGIK!" (Y/n) cheered with jazz hands while Yuu sweat dropped.

"Sorry to ruin this little reunion you's seem to be having... Can we get along with the ceremony?.." The headmaster asked as he eyed them suspiciously.

"Um... I don't even know what we are supposed to be doing..." Yuu said while rubbing the back of his head nervously.

"Youstandinfrontofthemirrorandthenit'llaskyouforyournameandyoutellityournameIt'sprettysimpleyaknow." (Y/n) said making Yuu confused.

"wha?- I want to go home, I have an important match tomorrow...” Yuu said.

"Huh.... You do.... Oh well!~" (Y/n) cheered.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN OH WELL!?" Yuu shouted back making (Y/n) giggle.

"We are in a world of magiiiiiic~~~~ So that means this place is so much cooler then our world!" (Y/n) whispered with stars in her eyes.

"Nope, I'm going home." Yuu said as he held his kendo stick(sword?) beginning to walk out.

Grim then used his flames to creat a scene so all eyes were on him, which was quite successful as Yuu stopped moving to turn around.

"Then I could take his place!" Grim cheered. The students began to whisper and laugh at Grim.

"What do you think your doing!?" Crowley shouted.

"Unlike that dumb human, I can actually use magic! So let me in the school instead!" Grim grinned.

"Dumb!?" Yuu growled angrily at Grim who waved him off.

"I can show more proof that I'm very capable at magic as well!" Grim said as he began to use more of his flames to ignite the room.

The students were all yelling from how their cloaks were burning or how the fire hurt.

"What the!" Yuu shouted as he watched Grim use his flames.

While (Y/n) was just watching in innocent delight.

From what (Y/n) knew, Riddle was supposed to come over and stop Grim. Just a few seconds after she thought of that Riddle stood up and began walking towards the cat.

(Y/n) just watched in awe as he made his way over to the cat, glared at Grim as he shot fire at Riddle.

Unexpectedly, Yuu ran over to Riddle and tackled him to the ground.

(Y/n) snorted before starting to laugh at Yuu, making him look back at (Y/n) with a dumbfounded look.

Yuu just shook his head then looked back at Riddle.

"Are you okay?" Yuu asked as Riddle just blinked a few times before turning angry.

"JUST WHO DO YOU THINK YOUR TALKING TO!?" Riddle shouted before pushing Yuu off of him.

Riddle then stood up but just stared in slight surprise as the cat was now eating tuna.

(Y/n) giggled as she was crouched beside Grim while petting him.

Yuu got up and just stared at her with an angry look.

"You could've done that long ago!" Yuu shouted as (Y/n) just looked up at the with a blank face.

"But that would've been boring... Plus I knew you were going to tackle Riddle so I didn't do anything." (Y/n) giggled.

"WAIT SO YOU KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN!?" Riddle asked furiously as (Y/n) stood up and dusted her cloak off.

"Ye- oh my gosh your shorter then I imagined." (Y/n) said as she stared down at Riddle who just stared up at her with a red face. (From anger)

"Awe! So cute! Your always so angry but your still cute!" (Y/n)’s eyes glistened.

Riddle blushed (but it wasn't noticeable).

"I AM NOT CUT- WAIT! Who's that cat!? Because Laws of the Queen of Hearts : number-"

"Number 23 'One shall never bring a cat into festivals'." (Y/n) cut Riddle off with a mocking tone.

Everyone just stared at her with a dumbfounded expression.

"Your such a weirdo- how do you even know that?" Yuu asked.

"Who do you think I am! Even a idiot would know that rule-" (Y/n) gasped dramatically.

Riddle scoffed as they continued to bicker, he made his way towards Grim who was now sleeping and pulled his pen out.

"OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!-"

"OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!" (Y/n) and Riddle said at the same time, a collar appeared around Grims neck as everyone stared at (Y/n) with a weird look.

"Don't even ask! I know everything and anything!- well not really but I do at the same time!" (Y/n) cheered as Yuu sweat dropped.

"Wha-" "Can you at least not say what I'm going to say every single minute?.." Riddle squinted his eyes at (Y/n).

Riddle then walked towards Yuu and pointed his pen at Yuu.

"And you! The audacity of the likes of you to insult me! That is the same as insulting the Queen of Hearts herself! I shall have your head if you ever were to insult me again!" Riddle glared at Yuu making him gulp.

"Understood?.." Riddle said, Yuu nodded frantically.

Riddle then walked back to his spot by the Dorm leaders while Yuu slowly made his way behind (Y/n).

"Why didn't you get in trouble?" Yuu sulked.

"Because I'm just cool that way." (Y/n) stated proudly.....

"Sir, you mentioned before that you had no magic. But does your fiend have magic?.." Crowley asked.

"Nope, at least I don't think I have em. Unless this is a isekai and i now have powers- that would be so cool!" (Y/n) gleamed as Crowley sweat dropped.

"Then I'm afraid the both of you will be sent back home. Come to the mirror and picture your homes." Crowley said as the two of them walked towards the mirror.

(Y/n) walked confidently since she already knew that they wouldn't be able to return.

They stopped in front of the mirror and pictured their home......

"O mirror of darkness... Guide these ones back to where they belong!" Crowley said.

.

.

"Hmmm... Nothing happened." (Y/n) said.

"Because it is nowhere to be found young one." The mirror replied.

"Huh?" Crowley asked dumbfoundedly.

"That can't be true! We were both picturing it!- why isn't it working (Y/n)!?" Yuu asked in disbelief.

"Erm, no one actually knows at the moment." Yuri said nonchalantly.

"And where exactly are you two from?..." Crowley asked inquisitively.

"From Japan!" The both of them said.

"Japan? Ive never heard of a place such as Japan... I am of course well aware that come from every corners of this world. You two aren't lying are you two?" Crowley asked.

"If no one knows about Japan then we'll go back by oursel-"

"It's helpless... We can't return." (Y/n) said, Yuu froze in place when he heard (Y/n) say that.

"What do you mean!?" Yuu asked with wide eyes.

"Well- it's not that we can't actually leave it's just that I don't know how to leave yet. Hell we could be stuck here forever because of that." (Y/n) said.

"Why you seem a little happy about that don't you.." Crowley said.

"It's because where we are from it's quite boring. Although I'm going to miss my figurines and games.." (Y/n) cried.

(Y/n) sighed then looked to the side to see that Yuu had left.

"Wait- where is Yuu?.." (Y/n) asked with a dumbfounded look, she then looked back at the big ass doors to see them slightly open.

(Y/n) began rushing towards where she had thought Yuu would've gone to. She didn't have to go too far as he had came back.

"Did you find your way home?." Crowley asked as he walked over.

"No..." Yuu said as he dropped his sword (His kendo stick, thing-)

"Have you tried contacting a friend?" Yuus eyes lit up at that and he hurriedly tried to call someone.

"I have no signal..." Yuu grumbled.

"Have we truly transported worlds?..." Yuu said as he looked down.

"Yea, duhhh. That's what I've been TRYING to tell you this whole time!" (Y/n) said.

"But your a bit too calm.." Crowley said inquisitively.

"It's because I know what's happening, I know what's going to happen as well." (Y/n) said.

"Are you telling the truth?.." Crowley asked.

"Yeah, just can't tell you what does happen because that would cause the butterfly effect." (Y/n) cheered.

Crowley nodded then put his hand up to his chin in thought.

"There is a vacant building that was once used for a dormitory! I could lend it to the two of you if you two want!" Crowley said.

"Oh how gracious I am!" Crowley laughed.

"It's the best place we have for the moment Yuu. Gonna have to say yes." (Y/n) said.

Yuu only nodded with a sigh.

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"Honestly! How did the opening ceremony end up like that!" Riddle said as he walked with Cater and Trey on his sides.

"Now now, everything was settled in the right?" Trey answered.

"Well it could've been settled if that girl had done something sooner as well!" Riddle huffed making Trey chuckle.

"She was pretty cute yeah? She looked really nice too!" Cater cheered with a grin.

"We should hurry! All the first years are at the welcome party!" Cater said again.

"Thank you, but is everything ready? Is the venue prepared according the Queens of Hearts rules? Are the roses painted sequently in red and white?" Riddle asked.

"Natura-" Cater had been cut off by a student hopping towards their way, they wore a very large top hat while gold fluffy bunny ears sticked out of it.

They just eye the figure for a little while as they passed them seemingly going the same way as them.

"Okaaaay.... As I was saying! Everything is ready!" Cater said with a raised brow.

"Very well, let us head to the dorm. If any trouble occurs, you'll be losing your heads as well. Got it?" Riddle said.

"Yes prefect!" Cater and Trey said in unison.....

"What a charming.... building?..." Yuu said as he stared at the rundown building.

"It is isn't!" Crowley said, the three then entered the building.

"Could use a little lady's touch..." (Y/n) sweat dropped as she looked around at all the old paintings, spiderwebs, and broken furniture in the hall....

Don’t worry- there will be more parts sooner or later ;))))))

PEACE OUT!-

[mizunetzu]

Hi! Could you do relationship headcanons for Iida? (preferably male reader but gn is cool too) Thanks!!

YESYESYES FINALLY IVE BEEN WAITING FOR AN IIDA REQUEST ESPECIALLY A MALE ONE YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH I LOVE IIDA I LOVE YOU SM

also I never did headcannons before so if it’s weird please don’t @ me LMAO

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Headcannons - Iida with a male s/o

⚠️ warnings - none

Pronouns - male, he/him

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(y/n) was the one who confessed, despite iidas complaints about being a man (even though y/n was one too ykyk)

He prefers to keep the relationship a secret, despite your protests.

You were a person who didn’t care who you loved, as long as they loved you proudly and unconditionally, so that was a slight problem.

Yeah no that slight problem kinda grew into a big problem.

You two would barely do anything coupley like you hoped, because it was “immodest to demonstrate pda in a place of learning”

No one had a clue that you two were a thing

Not even you sometimes

You were a very touchy-feely dude, as you would greet everyone with a hug (well-most people. Bakugou would flame him if he got even one arm around him) but Iida, being Iida, deemed it  inappropriate so you didn’t hug him much.

You thought that that would change now that you two were an item but honestly you didn’t know what you were expecting.

Iidas a very perceptive guy, so when he noticed you started to gradually withdrawal from your attempts of affection, he began to feel a bit left out.

He’d watch from his seat as you walked in the classroom, cheerily bolting up to people and giving them hugs and pats on the back, just to greet him with a curt “good morning, Iida.” And a bow.

Ouchie his feelings.

Evenually, after a week or two of being touch starved, he started to realize how much he missed you wanting to hug him or hold his hand.

But since he’s super duper dense sometimes, he doesn’t know what he did wrong.

Well not until some of the girls in the class were talking about what they would want in a relationship, and they asked you what you would want.

You said you wanted someone to be seen with you and still act proud about it, like “yeah that’s my boyfriend right there!” Oh and-lots of pda for sure.

It wasn’t till he “accidentally overheard” your little conversation with the girls that he understood why you were being so distant.

The next day at school, when you walked in giving everyone a good morning hug, Iida rose from his seat and walked towards you.

You were in the middle of giving Kaminari a hug, so when Kaminari saw him looming over you, he back away kind of scared but like-ready to laugh if something stupid happened.

You were lowkey confused as to why he let go, so when Iida turned you around and grasped your face with one hand and held your arm with the other you were like oh shit.

“I...don’t mind if our relationship was more public anymore...”

iida was bLUSHING AND HE WAS LIKE LOOKING AWAY AND STUFF AND MY HEART UGH TAKE ME NOW

You, and the whole class were shocked and silent, making Iida even more embarrassed and wondering if he did the right thing or not

But when you buried your face in his chest and hugged him with a muffled “good morning” iidas heart went aAAAAAAA

The whole class never thought that Iida would be dating someone

Especially a guy.

Especially a guy.

When you pulled away you were smiling at eachother but the moment was ruined by the class drowning you with questions like “iida-kun, you’re gay?” Or “Hey-(y/n’s) dating Iida??”

After that whole encounter Iida promised he’d try to return your affection as much as possible

But oh boy is this boy shy to affection

He’d be a super sweaty blushy mess when you two would walk to lunch holding hands or when you gave him a suprise hug.

He usually would have a problem with pda, but since he didn’t want what happened before to happen again, you two made a compromise that you could hold hands and hug *to a limit*, but no kissing.

Cuz that’s immodest and whatnot

Whenever you guys had partnered work, he would always partner with you unless partners were assigned.

He claimed it was because “me and (y/n) have a great work dynamic! It-it would be most efficient!”

But this dude just wanted to hold your hand under the desk or secretly and quickly hug during hero training 🥺

No matter how long you hold his hand or hug him he’s still super flustered and extra hand choppy

He can’t get used to it the poor babey

Your first date was at a super fancy restaurant, and sure a few people stared at you two but if someone bother you two for being two men on a date he would not hesitate to recipro-burst their ass to space

After that prepare for many many, many study dates at his or your house

His family loves you, thought they don’t know you two are dating, since Iida wasn’t really to come out yet

Your family however, knows you two are dating and adores Iida aswell. (Don’t worry Iida they’re good at keeping secrets)

When Iida did come out though, his family was silent until tensei rolled up (I’m sorry-whEELCHAIRJSJS) to him and said “you have every right to be, Tenya. I support you.”

His family each took turns telling him they supported him and Iida kinda...broke down crying in a disheveled mess.

Poor babey

You know cuz he broke down crying onto your chest until he dropped to the ground LMAO

After that, nothing was really holding down your relationship, so you two were such a force to be reckoned with.

Aah 💙💙💙

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[popculturebuffet]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 Review: Still Possesses Turtle Power After All These Years

Cowabunga all you happy people! I freaking love the Teenage Ninja Turtles. I grew up with it from Turtles in Time, which was my first video game, to the 2003 cartoon, which I covered the first three episodes of last month, and on to present day as I re-read the idw comics after finally reading the original eastman and laird run of mirage, and impatiently waiting for Shredder’s Revenge to come out after a LONG drout of no good TMNT games. I”m a fan of these heroes four, their dynamic as a family, the endless possiblities that come from it’s long history and ablitlity to go anywhere in any genre, and the wonderful goofy shit that happens when you have a franchise about mutant turtles learning ninjitsu from a rat and fighting a dude covered in knife covered samurai armor. 

So with me finally covering the guys after almost a year last month and with a new movie set to debut at some point this year, I had the bright idea to revisit the FIRST TMNT movie after way too many years of not watching it. This movie is anear and dear to my heart: When I first started getting into the boys big as a kid with the 2003 cartoon, I badly wanted more turtles. But back then it wasn’t nearly as easy to glom onto some more of the sewer shock pizza kings: Streaming sites with all the cartoons on them weren’t all that accesable, dvd’s were expensive for the 87 cartoon, Mirage wasn’t reprinting the comics in any meaningful way and my local comic shop didn’t have any at all and I could only play the SNES when my brother had it set up on occasion like at our Grandma’s farm. 

As you probably guessed though there was one exception: the original 1990 movie, which I got at Walmart for 5 bucks and haven’t let go of since. It was one of my first dvds and is still one of my most precious. Said film hit the spot just right as like my beloved 2003 series, it was a mildly goofy but still fucking cool adaptation that stuck closer to the mirage comics, even more than the 2003 series would, while taking a few queues from the 87 series. This film is as precious to me as the 2003 series and a with a brand new movie coming up, I figured it was the exact right time to dig into this classic: what makes it still good to this day, what’s fun to point and laugh at, and how the heck Jim Henson got involved in this. So join me under the cut as I take a look at my boys first theatrical outing and why I still love watching a turtle. 

No One Wanted To Make This: Before we get into the film itself some background. As usual I struggled a bit, but thankfully found some help in the form of this Hollywood Reporter article.  It’s a fascinating read worth your time, providing an oral history of the film from the people who worked on it. 

The film was the baby of Gary Propper, a surfer dude and road manager for the prop comic Gallagher, aka that guy who used to smash watermelons but now has instead opted to smash what little’s left of his career by being a homophobic douchenozzle. He found an ally in Showtime producer Kim Dawson who’d produced Gallagher’s special. I don’t think there will be more of an 80′s sentence than “Gallagher’s surfer dude agent wanted to make a teenage mutant ninja turtles movie”. Propper was a huge fan of the comics, and with Dawson’s help convinced Laird and Eastman to let them option it to studios. 

It may come as a shock to you but the road agent for a homophobic watermelon man and a producer at a niche cable channel wanting to make a movie based on an underground comic book about masked turtles at a time when the two most recent comic book movies were Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and Howard the Duck, did not go well. Every door in Hollywood got slammed in their face, even Fox> Even the eventual backer of the film, Golden Harvest, a hong kong action film studio, took months to convince to actually back the film. 

Things did not get easier from there: The films writer Bobby Herbeck had trouble getting a story agreed on because Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s working relationship had deteroiated horribly from the stress so naturally the two could not agree on a damn thing and argued with each other. Peter Laird  made a tense siutation even worse by constnatly sniping at Herbeck and feeling he was a “Hollywood outsider infringing on his vision and characters”

Granted the script was apparently not great... but Pete still comes off as a pretnetious ass who views his weird indie comic as THE HIGHEST OF HIGH CALLINGS HOW DARE YOU SOIL IT. And continued to be kind of a prick like this throughout the rest of his time with the property. 

Thankfully the film found i’ts voice, vision and director in Steve Barron. Barron was a music video guy who knew the producers and while reluctant, eventually dove into the project rightfully thinking the film would need to be a mix of the mirage comics and 87 cartoon, keeping aprils’ reporter job, the turtles lvoe of pizza and their iconic color coding from the cartoon but adapting several stories from the comics as the backbone of the film. The guys liked barron MUCH better and things ran smoother. 

Barron also brought in one of the film’s biggest selling points and it’s most valuable asset: it’s triumphantly awesome Jim Henson costumes. Barron had worked with good old Jim on the music videos for Labyrinth, and while it took some convincing since the comics were violent as hell and that wasn’t Jim’s style, Barron eventually got him on board. This naturally doubled the budget, but given Henson’s costumes STILL hold up today and look better than the cgi used in the platinum dunes films... it was a good call. And this was brand new tech for jim, having to invent tons of new ideas and mechanisms just to make the things work, and said things still were absolute hell on the actors. Jim later ended up not liking the film for being too violent... which I find hilarious given how many muppets got eaten or blowed up real good on his show but regardless, I thank this legendary and wonderful man as without him this film WOULD NOT have worked. The costumes here look great, feel realistic, and you can’t tell the actors were dubbed much less horribly suffering in those suits. Much like Disney Land. 

The film would get picked up for distribution by New Line, and despite i’ts weird as hell origins and the long shot it had.. the film was a MASSIVE hit at the box office, owing to a combination of Batman 89 the previous year having proved comic book movies can work for audiences, the cartoon’s runaway sucess, and a massive marketing campaign. The film made it’s mark. So now we know how we got here let’s get into the film itself. 

What’s the Story Morning Glory?:

So the story for this one is largely cobbled together from some of the more notable arcs Eastman and Laird did before handing off the book to others full time as the stress of the company and the mounting tension with each other made it near impossible to work together on the book itself. 

To Save time i’m just going through what hte movie takes from the comics plot wise now to save me the trouble later:The movie takes elements from the first issue (The Turtles, Splinter and Shredder’s backstories, Shredder being fully human and the main antagonist, Shredder’s design and the final rooftop showdown that results in Shredder’s death), second and third, (April’s apartment over her dad’s old store and the turtles moving in when their home is ransacked and splinter has gone missing), the rapheal micro series (A tounge in cheek way of cashing in on the Mini-Series craze of the 80s, a one shot by modern standards and something that’s tragically been underused as an idea as only TMNT and MLP have used the idea at IDW, Raph meeting casey and their fight with one another), the return of shredder arc (One of the turtles being ambushed and mobbed by the foot and then thrown though a sky light (Leo in the comic and Raph here), the turtles being horribly outnumbered by them, Casey coming ot the rescue and metting the non-raph turtles for the first time, and them being forced to escape when the place goes up in flames), their exile to northampton (April writing in a journal, casey working on a car with one of the guys and one of hte guys looking over hteir injured brother), and finally, their triumphant return which was very loosely adapted as there are no deformed shredder clones and shredder not being dead yet in this version was not brought back by a colony of super science worms. 

So as for how this all comes together: Our story takes place in New York: A crimewave is high with muggings mysterious. There are a ton of phantom thefts going around and at most people have been seeing teens responsibile. And the police.. are at about this level of useful:

The only person doing something is April O’Neil, played by Judith Hoag. Hoag is easily the standout of the film, giving us a strong, confident woman with a wonderful sense of humor. She honestly might be my faviorite April O Neil, and given we’ve had some great ones with 2003, 2012 and Rise, that’s not something I say lightly. I honestly wish I’d recognized her in more stuff as she was both on Nashville and the mom in the Halloween Town films, and most recently was on the ScFy show the magicians. She’s a talented lady and i’m glad she’s still goin. 

April is a reporter for Channel 3 like the cartoon, though for some weird reason her boss from the cartoon is replaced by Charles Pennigton, played by Jay Patterson, whose currently dealing with his troubled son Danny, played by Micheal Turney. Pennington is horribly useless at both jobs: At work he tries to ease April off calling out Chief Sterns, who refuses to listen to April’s evidence gathered from japanese immigrants that the crimes resemble similar ones in japan in favor of trying to get charles to shut her up. Danny meanwhile is a member of the foot becase his dad thinks shouting out him and talking about him like he’s not there and generally being a dipstick will actually do anything to help him. 

I love the concept for the foot here. In addition to being a Ninja Violence Gang as always, they now recruit new members by finding kids without families or with troubled family lives and giving them a sense of family with the foot, and sweeting the bargin with a giant cave filled with arcade machines, a skate ramp and general late 80′s early 90′s kids goodies. Is it rediculous? Yes. Is it also clever as it gives Shredder an easy army of plausably deniable theives that he can pick the best out of to put in his elite that will be tirelessly loyal to him and him alone? Also yes. 

So April being public about this stuff gets her attacked, which naturally leads to our heroes coming in, first in the shadows and later directly when April wont’ give up on the case and Shredder sends some ninjas to go shut her up.. which he does weirdly as the guy jsut slaps her and tells her to cut it out like he’s on a domestically abusive episode of Full House. Raph saves her, and we get the turtles origin.. though weirdly they cut it in half. We get the ooze portion but Splinter’s past with Saki, Saki’s murder of his master and his master’s partern Tang Shen is left for later in the film and the fact Shredder’s saki is treated as a big twist despite the fact the biggest audience for the film would be kids... and kids would’ve been familiar with the cartoon where the giant brain monster routinely screeches out saki at the shredder. Maybe Barron just thought he was an alcoholic I don’t know. It just would’ve made more sense to have it all at once and let the audeince put it together. 

April becomes good friends with the turtles over a night of frozen pizza and camradrie, but the Splinters return home to find it ransacked, Splinter kidnapped by the foot, and are forced to Stay with april. Charles meanwhile tries to get April to backoff because he made a deal with the police to clear Danny’s record, without TELLING her any of this mind you, but I will save my rage on that little plot point for in a bit as Danny who he drug along sees the turtles and tells the Shredder. 

So we get the return of the shredder arc as Raph goes through a window, our heroes fight valiantly, and Raph’s friend Casey who he met earlier shows up, the two having bonded as all true friends do.. by beating the shit out of each other ending with raph shouting DAMNNNNNNN really big and dramatically into the sky for some reason. The Turtles and friends escape with an injured raph from April’s burning second hand store. She had a second hand store it was poorly established and only there because she had it in the comics. 

Our heroes retreat to a farm April’s grandma owned in Northampton, Massachutes, where Mirage was located at the time the original comics where they were exiled to the place were written and a location that has been a staple of the turtles ever since. The turtles slowly recover, lick their wounds, talk about who hooked up with who on gilligans island etc, before Leo connects with Splinter via meditation, who tells them to come back. Splinter also starts to connect with Danny and convinces him to swtich sides.. or at the very least squat in the boys old home. 

The boys return home, find danny, and prepare, Danny goes back and ends up giving away the Turtles are home.. but the turtles are ready and in an awesome sequence kick the fuck out of the foot squad sent for them with some well prepared steam vents. Casey goes to get splinter since Danny told them and with Danny’s help, finds him, since Danny found out they were gonna kill him. Casey beats up Tatsu, shredder’s right hand man, and they get him out. 

We get our final fight which is awesome up until the climax.. which is splinter casually tripping shredder with nunchucks and thier bloody history being kind of rushed and unsatsifying. Casey crushes shredder with a garbage truck, April gets her job back, more on that in a moment, she and casey hook up, and we end with the fucking awesome song T-U-R-T-L-E Power by partners in cryme. Seriously check it out it’s fucking triumphant. 

The song is just good.. cheesy? Sure but that’s half the fun. It’s the gold standard for movie theme songs for them and stacks up handily with the various animated series themes.. all of which slap. Okay... ALMOST all of which slap. Fast Forwards is aggressively medicore, which is doubly suprising to me since 4kids was REALLY damn good with theme songs. It was one of the three things they were best at along with finding VERY talented voice actors and setting japan based works in america because merica dammit.  

The plot is very solid: It skilfully packed half of eastman and laird’s run on TMNT into 90 mintues while adding things like April’s job at channel 9, the way the foot recurited kids etc. The plot flows well for hte most part and apart from one annoying subplot we’ll get to never has a moment that feel unecessary or dosen’t pay off later. And the stellar plot and fun pacing of it helps boilster the characters that do work... and help paper over the ones that are so thin the’yd fall down a grate...

Our Heroes, Villains and Annoying Middle Aged Guys:

Yeahhhh character is hit and miss here. Some are rather strong, others are the bare basics for the character their adapting and most are just to serve the plot but some work some don’t,  So let’s talk about it starting with our boys:

Raph is the most fleshed out of the turtles, being the main focus of the first 2/3 of the film, and having his anger be part of what SHOULD be a character arc, learning to temper it. And while granted MOST TMNT properties do this, to the point that Rise Raph is so loveable in part because his boisterous bruiser big bro attitude is a refreshing break from the usual grumpus we get. But at the time this hadn’t been done in every version but the 87 cartoon, so exploring it was valid.. but despite saying this should be a thing htey just forget about it and the most plot relevance he gets is going thorugh a window. He dosen’t really get a resolution.. his arc just kind of stops dead for the final half and it’s one of the film’s weaker points, one I only just now noticed on this rewatch. He’s still the most entertaining. 

Leo is the weakest of the turtles. He really lacks a personality here mostly just being leader and while his spirtual side is touched on, it’s  mostly a plot device. He’s just kinda the leader because he was in the comics to the point Partners in Cryme called Raph the leader. His role in getting taken out by the foot was taken by Raph, so he just has.. nothing to do for most of the film other than gripe at raph ocasionally and say orders. He’s probably the worst Leo i’ve seen outside of Next Mutation. I prefice that because after watching Phelous’ review it’s VERY clear those four are the worst versions of the characters, and no personality is still better than either having your team do nothing or yelling at them as your personality. I chalk this up to the Mirage Leo, and the mirage turtles to a poit being kind of bland. Not TERRIBLE characters, especially for the time, but not nearly as fleshed out or individualized as they woudl be in other adpatations, and with most traits LEo DID have, like his badassery flat out gone, he’s just.. nothing here. 

Mikey and Donnie are a double act here with both sharing a brain. Interestingly instead of his normal genius character, Donnie is Mikey’s best friend and the two simply trade jokes and schtick together. The two are interchangable.. but easily the best part of the film and a lot of the most memorable gags and lines, from Ninja Kick the Damn Rabbit! to “Do you like Penicllin on your pizza”, are from them. Thier there almost entirely as comic relief but it works, with both clealry being more modled ont he 87 cartoon turtles, a move that helps lighten the mood in darker moments. Their just genuinely charming and it’s intresting to see such a diffrent version of Donnie, and other incarnations, specifically the 2003 and Rise versions, would retain the sarcastic edge. 

Splinter is splinter. That’s about it, he’s peformed well and the puppet is amazing but he gets kidnapped a half an hour in and outside of influcencing Denny, more on that in a moment, and finishing Shredder he dosen’t do much but spout exposition. He’s not bad or anything, but he’s essentially a rodent shaped plot device. He was also puppeted by Kevin CLash, aka the guy who does Elmo. So there you go. 

April on the other hand.. is truly excellent. This might be my faviorite April. Judith’s april nicely blends the cartoon and mirage versions: She has the cartoons energy and job, but the comics sheer will and casual nature. Judith just oozes personality and her April is just a joy to watch, from her breezy chemistry filled interactions with the guys to her confrntation with Chief Sterns, knowing she’ll get thrown out by the asshole. She’s confident, and even when afraid dosen’t back down to her attackers and even helps out during the sewer ambush. I mean it’s a pot on the head but still it’s neat. She’s easily the best part of the flim and the most fleshed out of the cast. The worst I can say is they kinda shove her store from the comics, Second Time Around, in there for no other reason than it was in the comics: It dosen’t come up until it’s needed for the foot’s assault on her place. But overall.. she’s just fantastic to watch. 

Speaking of fantastic to watch, Elias Koteas is fantastic as Casey. Seriously he’s only second to the 2003 version in my eyes, getting the concept of a testorone filled average guy who decided to just go out and hit people with sports equipment after watching too much A-Team.. I mean that part of it’s not in this version but it’s implied, just right. Like judith, Elias is just really funny to watch and his big scenes, showing up just in time during the foot assault on april’s place and his fight with Tatsu are some of the best parts of the film, the former taken directly from the comics. This version isn’t without problems: His friendship with Raph, his most endearing aspect and one that has been carried throughout eveyr version Casey’s important, with the only exception so far being rise and we have a movie to fix that, is absent here. HE does save the guy, but they don’t really bond or anything. In fact he disappears for about half an hour after his big fight with Raph. But... again he’s just so damn entertaining, down to his JOSEEEEEEEEEEE Conseco bats (There was a two for one sale!).

Shredder is just a LITTLE better than splinter, if only because his actor projects a true aura of menace and I feel this version had some influence on the pants crappingly terrifying 2003 version. And the idea of the foot recurting teenagers like I said is a good one: He gives them home and a cause, they give him plausably deniable backup. And his fight with the boys in the climax is really awesome... the conclusion sucks but otherwise h’es okay. Not the deepest villian, but he has enough presence to be enjoyable.

His right hand man Tatsu, whose been adapted ocasionally since this and reimaigned as Natsu in the IDW comics, a female version, is also fine. He’s your standard grimacing goon but has enough presence to work. 

So that brings us to the penningtons. Charles, april’s boss at the station and his son Danny who’s joined the foot as he feels his dad dosen’t love him. Charles..is about as interesting and likeable as a dog turd and is the worst aspect of the film. No debate there, he just sucks. He sucks so hard he’s classified as a black hole.  The film wants you to see him as a put upon wokring dad whose frustrated with his son’s increased moodiness, skipping school and crminal undertakings and just wants to help him and loves him deep down. The problem is his actor’s delivery instead of concerned.. is just pissed. He just seems pissy and upset about the whole thing and comes off like he’s only mad about Danny doing this because he’s embarassing him and not because you know, it’s bad. When confronting Danny about stealing, he dosen’t consider MAYBE he’s part of a gang or needs help, but just wonders “Why are you stealing when I give you stuff”. Because, Dipshit, sometimes kids do crimes not because they need the stuff but because they WANT to, and because they want to act the fuck out. 

The most he does for the kid is agree to try and get April to back off the police when Cheif Sterns offers to let Danny go and not put him on record in exchange for it. The problem.. is this makes him even MORE unsympathetic. While I do get wanting to help your child, I do and it’s a sucky position... he again should be sympathetic.. but he handles the thing so badly it sucks. He just tells april to ease off, with no reason given, then fires her when she SHOCKINGLY dosen’t give up taking the guy whose refusing to take her hard work seriously or actually solve the crime wave problem to task for his shitty behavior as ANY person facing a shitty, corrput cop would. She just wants to hold him acountable and get him to actually do something. He clearly knows her on a personal level too as he talks about his issues with his son freely with her, something you don’t do with an employee unless their also a friend on some level. 

He could have TOLD april what was going on. She’d be furious at Stern’s naked corrpution and prioritizing shutting her up over actually solving crimes.. and thus put at least some of that energy into shutting him down or finding a way around it, going to the papers or something like that. Even in 1990 pre-internet, there were ways to get around Sterns blackmail and expose him so someone who’d actually do the job could get the job. Instead he just comes off as a selfish coward who rather than try and fight the guy blatantly abusing his power and using Charles own son as  barganing chip, goes along with it because it’s the easier option to simply bow to him instead of TRY and stop this. And it’s not like he’s even going after a beloved public figure or someone who could hide behind his rep: Sterns was blatantly failing a crime wave, April had called him out on his failrues and coverups multiple times. The public was against sterns.. finding out he tried to blackmail the media into shutting up about him would PROBABLY end him... I only say probably not because the public wouldn’t skewer him, but because police tend to escape consequences for blatantly murdering someone on a daily basis and Andrew Cumo is STILl mayor over in new york, the same city this movie takes place, 31 years later, depsite EVERYONE asking him to resign over a long history of sexual harassment and a more recent but still horrible history of hiding death numbers. I don’t doubt people being stupid enough to ignore this or the bilaws with cops being stacked enough for him to get away with it, but just because someone gets away with a crime dosen’t mean you shoudln’t try and go after them in the first place. Fuck. Charles. Pennington. 

Danny on the other hand is FAR more interesting and I think gets way too much flack when it comes to this subplot. Unlike his dad, whose dead weight, Danny is intresting: He provides a POV character for the foot’s MO in the film of taking in wayward teens, and his character arc is pretty engaging, slowly realizing the foot dosen’t care and that hte turtles are the good guys. HIs actor does a great job and while not the biggest presence, he’s not a bad addition to clan hamaoto and I wish other adaptations would find a way to use him. The pull between doing the right thing and his found family is a good struggle. My only real issue with his plot is the moviies flawed aseop about family. It tries to contrast shredder and his using the kids blatnatly with Splinter and Charles really loving their sons. And it works with Splinter and the kids because despite being a tad strict, Splinter clearly loves his sons and works with them to help them. The problem is ENTIRELY with Charles and Danny. As I said Charles love comes off as transasctional: He either thinks he can buy it or just expects it because he shot a bunch of goop into Danny’s mom after two minutes of disapointment. It dosen’t work with them because neither option is good for Danny. His father is neglectful, chooses throwing his jounralistic integrity out the window over talking to his son or his best friend about another way, and abrasive. Danny is no saint, he does do crimes, but it’s clearly a result of a shitty upbringing and the shredder and co actually offeirng him the love he desperatly craves. Danny goes to the foot because his dad is bad at his job but the film never adresses that and just expects Danny to go back to his dad because the plot says so. Danny would HONESTLY be better off with Splinter. No really. Sure he’d have to live in the sewers.. but he did so for a few weeks in the course of the movie. He’s fine down there. Splitner actually cares about him and took an intrest to him and knows how to raise a child. Let him become the fifth turtle. An aseop about family is not a bad thing: Loaded subject that it can be given how many outright abusive families exist, i’m one of the lucky ones who dosen’t have that issue, family is an important thing and can be a source of comfort and support. But this film tells you you should love and respect someone who does not love, respect or value you because he spent a minute in your mom’s vagina and that’s not how family should work and is outright dangerous to kids in an abusive situation. Love the film otherwise but fuck this aseop skyhigh. 

Final thoughts:

Overall though.. the film is bodacious. It’s funny, well paced, has an awesome cast, and outside of a certain bald asswipe... it’s a really good superhero film. Is it the best i’ve seen? Nope. Not even close and character wise most of them are as thin as a wet paper bag covered in ranch dressing. But it’s still a fun as hell with awesome corepgraphy, a killer soundtrack, seriously the soundtrack is damn excellent and only didn’t get it’s own section because I didn’t have enough to say and some of the best effects work i’ve seen in a film in the turtle suits. If you haven’t seen it I urge you to check it out: it’s a breezy 90 minutes, it’s on hbo max and it’s a shell of a time. Will I do the next film? 

We’ll see how this one does like wise and such, but I will be doing the rise film whenever it comes out this year. So look for that and keep possesing turtle power my dudes. If you liked this review subscirbe for more, join my patreon to keep this blog a chugging, comission a review if you have more turtle stuff you want me to cover, and comment on this. What do you think of the movie, what are your thoughts on the review, what can I do better, what other turtle stuff would you like me to cover/ Let me know and i’ll see you at hte next rainbow. 

[super-secret-sick-fics]

ouu yes ive been so obsessed with them (osasuna) recently and there’s barely any fics for them in this department lol i wanted to see something like suna coming to school sick with the stomach flu or something and osamu taking him home to take care of him (i feel like it’s ooc for suna to go to go school if he’s not feeling well so it’d probably be one of those where it gets progressively worse throughout the day) sorry if this is too long haha

Okay!! Thank you for this request. Sorry it took so long. Honestly, I had a lot of fun with this and it ended up being so long, that I’m gonna post it in 2 parts!!

You can totally read either as a stand alone though. Part 2 should be up soon :)

Suna and I have the same birthday, so I actually kinda put a lot of myself into him in this one since we share a star sign lmao. I hope it’s not too ooc for either of them. It’s my first time writing sunaosa!

Sick at School: a SunaOsa fic

Pair: Sick Suna, Caretaker Osamu

Word Count: 3,024

Warnings: vomit & swearing & soft cuddles

Part 2 Here

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Suna was confused.

There was a strange gnawing in his gut that wasn’t there when he woke up this morning. In fact, when he woke up this morning, he felt perfectly fine. Maybe he was a little more tired than usual, but he didn’t sleep all that well, so he brushed it off and got ready for school.

But now, he was sitting in class, his eyes burning as he tried to stay awake. It was only Monday and only the second class of the day, but he felt like he’d been at school for days already. On top of the grumbly feeling in his stomach, his brain was muddled, so paying attention to whatever his teacher was saying was taking every bit of energy he could scrounge up.

It didn’t make sense. He slept his eight hours (even if it wasn’t the best sleep), he ate a good breakfast, he was hydrated, there weren’t any tests or games coming up to make him anxious at all. So the unsteady, uncomfortable, unusual feelings he currently felt simply did not make a single bit of logical, rational sense.

And because they didn’t make sense—because there was no rational reason for him to feel that way—he ignored it.

Ignoring it proved to be more difficult than he anticipated as the fog in his brain solidified into a consistent pounding and the gnawing in his stomach started to feel more like his stomach acid was boiling. The sun shining on him through the window didn’t help any, and he started to feel rather warm. By his fourth class, occasional cramps rolled through his body, forcing him to tense every muscle in his body to keep from wincing.

When the teacher finally released them for lunch, Suna folded his arms on his desk and hid his face in the crook of his elbow, ready to take a nap. Within three seconds, he heard the chair in front of him scrape the ground, grating on his ears, and felt his desk shake as someone sat down. He adjusted his head and peeked over his arm to find Osamu staring down at him, his usual bored look gracing his features.

“Yer sick, Sunarin,” he deadpanned and took a bite of his sandwich. Suna blinked at him several times.

Sick? Was that why he felt so weird? But he wasn’t sick this morning. There was no way he would have come to school if he felt bad.

Still, it would explain why he slept poorly. It must be a fast acting bug.

“I guess so,” he mumbled and buried his face in his elbow again.

“Hmmm,” Osamu mumbled. They were quiet for a minute or two before Osamu spoke again.

“Wanna go to the infirmary?” he asked, his mouth full.

Suna looked up at him again and sighed before sitting up. The world spun around for a brief second and he closed his eyes until the feeling went away. When it righted itself once more, his stomach was hurting worse than before.

“How’d you know anyway?” he asked and rested his chin in his hand.

“You’ve been lookin’ bad all mornin’. Wasn’t hard to tell.” Osamu shrugged. His sandwich was gone and he started making his way through the onigiri he most likely made himself. The fact that Osamu could tell he wasn’t feeling well from across the room made Suna blush. Or maybe he had a fever?

“Plus,” Osamu continued, “Tsumu’s home right now with a pretty nasty stomach bug. Threw up all over his bed last night.” He scrunched up his nose cutely, probably remembering the disastrous scene from the night before. Atsumu was never good at being a sick person. Or an injured person. Or a person at all, really.

“Wouldn’t be all that surprising if ya caught it from him since ya slept over at our place last weekend.”

Suna nodded in agreement.

“What about you?” he asked. Osamu shrugged again.

“I’ll probably be spewin’ my guts out by Thursday. Usually how it goes. One of us catches something then the other is sick within the week. We’ve only been sick at the same time a handful o’ times.”

“Mmmm,” Suna nodded and put his head down once more. It was suddenly very difficult to hold his head up.

“Infirmary?” Osamu asked again. Suna shook his head.

“Can’t move,” he whined before he could stop himself. Osamu looked at him with wide eyes.

“W-well, I’ll help ya out, dumbass,” he stuttered and Suna returned the wide eyed look.

“Uh, sure. But finish your lunch first. I can wait. You should eat. Wake me up when you’re done,” he said and closed his eyes.

“Alright. Lemme know if we need to go sooner though…” Osamu said hesitantly and Suna tried to ignore the implication behind the phrase.

Just because Atsumu had a stomach bug didn’t mean that Suna did too. He wouldn’t throw up at school. The increasing nausea absolutely had to be related to the growing migraine that slammed away at his head. He definitely would not throw up at school.

Before he started overthinking himself into a downward spiral, Osamu placed a hand in his hair. Suna was tense at first, but then Osamu started gently scratching his scalp and he immediately relaxed. He was a little embarrassed, honestly. Not because this was unusual though.

Osamu knew it helped Suna with his frequent headaches, so Suna was sure he somehow knew about the incoming migraine. It was just that this was usually something Osamu did for him in much more private settings. He’d do it on the bus on the way back from away games, or in one of their rooms after school or during a sleepover. To be so affectionate in the middle of their classroom was unheard of and if Suna wasn’t feeling so poorly, he’d probably smack Osamu’s hand away.

“Ya got a slight fever there, Sunarin,” Osamu whispered gently.

“Mmmm.”

“Okay. I’ll let ya know when I’m done eatin’.”

“Mmmm.”

Within a few seconds, Suna felt himself drift off.

When he woke up again, it wasn’t because of Osamu.

A violent cramp rolled through his gut and he shot up in his seat, ignoring the startled looks of his classmates. The cramp passed quickly, but left behind a foreboding feeling of nausea so intense it left him paralyzed and glued to his seat.

A second later, he noticed that Osamu was nowhere to be found and his anxiety increased. The situation was becoming increasingly urgent and there was no way in hell he could move or speak without throwing up all over his desk.

His chest tightened and he swallowed back a gag. He needed help. He needed Osamu.

“Suna-kun?” a girl from his class touched his shoulder and he flinched. She withdrew her hand.

“O-osamu—“ he forced out and she nodded urgently and ran away and out the door. Less than a minute later, she came back, Osamu hot on her heels. She pointed to Suna and Osamu nodded before rushing over and stood in front of him.

“Sunarin?” he tried and Suna shook his head.

“Are ya gonna—“ Suna nodded before Osamu could finish his question. The eyes of all of his classmates burned Suna’s already flushed cheeks and as if to let everyone know what was going on, a gag forced itself through his body painfully and he leaned over his desk. He brought the back of his hand up to his mouth and whimpered.

“Can someone bring me a trash can, maybe?” Osamu snapped at their peers. The girl from before nodded and dashed to the corner of the room and dragged the trash can over to Suna’s desk.

Everyone froze again and stared with scared eyes at the situation unfolding. Suna shook with effort, trying to stop the inevitable. He really really didn’t want everyone to watch him throw up.

Thankfully, Osamu had his back.

“Leave?!” He shouted and everyone ran out of the room.

“I’ll bring the nurse, Osamu-kun,” the same girl said and Osamu nodded, but his eyes were focused only on Suna. They’d have to remember to thank that girl later.

“I’m sorry, Rintaro. I finished my lunch and you were sleepin’ so peaceful I thought I had time to go to the bathroom before I took ya to the infirmary,” Osamu apologized and cupped Suna’s face in his hands. His voice was much softer than a second ago. It was the voice reserved for those quiet nights that they spent chatting before they fell asleep. Or on the team bus early in the morning when everyone else was still too groggy to pay attention to them. And it comforted Suna in ways he couldn’t comprehend.

“I feel sick, S-samu,” Suna forced through gritted teeth. The swirling in his stomach grew more insistent by the second and he knew it was only a matter of time before he was leaning over the trash can.

“I know, Rin. I’m sorry. It’s okay. I’ve got ya,” Osamu smiled softly at him and brushed his hair back. He frowned when Suna unconsciously leaned into his cold hands.

“Fever got higher,” he mumbled. Suna gagged again.

“Alright, c‘mon,” he said and circled around the desk behind Suna. Osamu gently grabbed his trembling shoulders and positioned him over the trash can. People’s leftovers from lunch filled about half the bin and the smell of all the different foods made Suna dizzy.

“Rin, ya gotta relax,” Osamu sighed and forcefully rubbed between Suna’s shoulder blades.

“N-no,” Suna said stubbornly.

“Yer an idiot.”

“Y-yeah.”

“It’s gonna feel worse if ya don’t just let it happen,” Osamu tried. Suna shook his head.

“Alright well, be mad at me later, then,” Osamu muttered. Suna was about to turn and look at him questioningly, but Osamu wrapped a hand around Suna’s front and placed it on his stomach. Even the minimal contact forced a wretch that left Suna reeling.

“D-don’t,” he tried, but the request was punctuated by a painful hiccup.

“I’m sorry. Can’t do that,” Osamu responded before starting to rub up and down on Suna’s stomach quickly. The motion shook the contents nauseatingly and Suna couldn’t stop the watery burp that followed. He shook his head, eyes squeezed shut tightly.

Osamu didn’t relent. He started patting Suna’s back with the other hand, forcing belch after belch. The conflicting motions wreaked havoc on Suna’s already chaotic stomach.

They stayed like that for what felt like forever, before Suna grabbed Osamau’s wrist tightly.

“S-stop—hurrk. P-please, Samu. No m-mor—hic,” Suna begged. All of his limbs felt like they were about a thousand pounds and he shivered, cold despite the sun beating down on his back.

“It’s okay, Rin. I got ya,” Osamu muttered. He pried Suna’s sweaty hand off his wrist and replaced it with his hand. Suna squeezed hard when a wet belch jolted his body. His other hand grabbed the rim of the trash can in a white-knuckled grip. Osamu used his free hand to rub gently between Suna’s shoulder blades again.

Suna squeezed his eyes shut when he wretched. His throat felt tight and he tried to swallow the accumulating saliva in his mouth, only for it to come back up with a noisy gag. He opted to just drop his mouth open and let the spit fall into the trash can disgustingly.

“S-Samu—“ he tried but was interrupted by a guttural, wet, burp that left his head spinning. Two seconds later, he wretched and a weak stream vomit dribbled out of his mouth. It burned his throat and coated his mouth. The disgusting taste left him more nauseous than he thought possible and a belch gurgled in the back of his throat. He heaved, but nothing else came up.

“Ah, Rin, I’m so sorry. Please don’t cry,” Osamu shushed him. Suna didn’t even realize he was crying.

He continued heaving for what must have been an eternity before another painful gag jolted him forward and brought with it a torrent of pale vomit into the trash can. At least he didn’t have to see everyone’s discarded lunch anymore. Not that his new view was much prettier.

“There ya, go Sunarin,” Osamu soothed. Suna sputtered and coughed, trying to catch his breath. His body was relentless though, and before he felt like he had sufficient oxygen, he was lurching forward with more forceful vomit pouring out of his mouth.

Suna’s body didn’t let up. It was stuck in a seemingly endless cycle of gasping breaths abruptly interrupted by a fountain of vomit forcing its way out. Eventually, he was just left heaving over the trash can, his stomach trying but failing to expel whatever might be left. Anxiety crawled up his spine and the room spun. He wanted to breathe, he really did. He just couldn’t.

“Fuck, Rin, breathe. Please,” Osamu demanded and his voice shattered through Suna’s panic. He nodded and closed his eyes to try and collect himself. He inhaled through his nose and exhaled heavily through his mouth. A minute or two of that, and he was able to take in his surroundings again.

At some point, Osamu wrapped an arm around Suna’s chest because apparently, his own arms gave out at some point and hung limply at his sides. He spit the residual nastiness out of his mouth and squinted up at Osamu.

“Can we leave?” he asked plainly. Osamu stared at him owlishly and then chuckled.

“It’s the middle of the day Rin, I can’t just—“

“Please?” he all but begged and grabbed Osamu’s arm. Osamu hesitated for the briefest of seconds before relenting with a heavy breath.

“Yeah. Yeah, ‘course. Want me to call yer mom?” Osamu responded. He pulled out a handkerchief and wiped off Suna’s face. Suna shook his head.

“Is it too much to ask if I can stay with you? I don’t want to risk giving this to my little sister and grandma.” His voice was quieter than he wanted, but he was wiped out. He cleared his throat and spit in the trash can. He was fading fast. All he wanted was to curl up in bed and sleep whatever bug this was off.

“Yeah okay. I’ll ask my Ma. Shouldn’t be too much of an issue since Tsumu’s sick too.” Osamu pulled out his phone and massaged Suna’s scalp. It felt so good that he leaned over and buried his face in Osamu’s stomach. If he wasn’t careful, he’d fall asleep here. Hopefully Osamu’s mom would be okay with it and come quickly.

“Ma, can you come pick me and— no I’m not sick— well, if you’d just let me talk ya crazy—Ma I do have a good reason to be call— would ya stop talkin—yer damn right I’m being disrespectfu—Ma!” As Osamu argued with his mother over the phone (it was nothing new) Suna took inventory of his body.

There was no denying he was sick. That much was obvious. His head was pounding and his stomach still rolled and swirled uncomfortably. Shivers danced up and down his body, exacerbated by the sweat that coated his skin. He was sure that he had a fever. All of his limbs weighed him down and he didn’t think he had any sort of energy to move them. It was taking all he had to stay awake right now.

“Osamu-san!” The girl from before returned, the school nurse right behind her.

“Suna Rintaro, you poor boy. Caught that bug going around, I see,” he heard the nurse and pulled his face away from Osamu’s body. Blinking a few times to clear his blurry vision, he sniffed and stared at the old lady in front of him.

She stuck a thermometer in his mouth without saying a word and pulled a water bottle out from her coat pocket. While they were waiting for his temperature, Suna glanced at Osamu, who was now leaning against the desk behind Suna’s. His fingers pinched the bridge of his nose, his other still holding the phone to his ear as he continued listening to his mother rant.

Without thinking, Suna reached over and grabbed a hold of Samu’s shirt with one hand. Osamu looked down in surprise before his face softened and he put a hand on Suna’s shoulder.

The thermometer beeped and Suna winced.

“38.7,” the nurse read and pursed her lips. She pulled out some medicine from her lab coat and gave some to Suna. He grimaced. Even in his hazy state, he knew putting something in his stomach wouldn’t go over well.

“Suna-kun, you need to get that fever of your’s down. I know it’s not ideal, but please try.” Suna turned his head away. She sighed.

“Okay, but make sure you take something at home. Does someone need to call your mother?” Before Suna could answer, Osamu interrupted.

“I’ll take him ma’am,” he said, apparently off the phone with his mother.

“Osamu-kun, don’t you be thinking you can just skip out on school,” she warned.

“I would never,” Osamu charmed, “I think it’s the smartest move, ya see. Atsumu is at home with the same illness right now and so there’s no way I ain’t carrying the germs for it. Wouldn’t it be safest if I go home too? Before I infect anyone else. And I can take Sunarin with me.”

The nurse gave him a skeptical look, but then glanced over at Suna. She noticed his grip on Osamu’s shirt and the former’s hand firmly on Suna’s back. It must’ve made Suna look pretty pathetic because she relented almost immediately.

“Oh fine, fine. Does someone need to call your mom?”

“No, ma’am. Just got off the phone with her. She’ll be here soon. Said she’s got no problem taking Sunarin in ‘til he’s all better.” He squeezed Suna’s shoulder and Suna relaxed knowing he wasn’t at risk of infecting his little sister or aging grandmother. He sighed and smiled gratefully at Osamu.

It was comforting to know that Osamu was going to be looking after him. Because, if the swirling in his stomach told him anything, he was in for a really long night.

[uwuowotf2waslife]

The mercs with an s/o who is on the autism spectrum? If you want to

 as a person with diagnosed autism( ASD that later changed to SCD but concidering my countrys lack of proper diagnosis and non-existant support when i was growing up, im not sure,it might was a result of chronic abuse or i was a really weird kid) its my duty to answer this ask,

always know that you are perfect with all your imperfections 

just because maybe your brain is wired different it doest make you less of a person

you are poetry

Scout

-my boy has adhd ( probably undiagnosed until he was examined by Medic) so you two might have a little problem at the begining.

-he might be the closest to a jack russel in human form, but he cares about you and is willing to sit down and do his research so he can understand you and your struggles. He isn’t a hypocrite, he is a hyperenergetic bundle of daddy issues and is sure he will annoy you from time to time, he annoys pretty much everyone except his mom on rare occasion, he is a hanfull and he knows that years now. But he also has come to understand that everyone has struggles and little things that make them more special than others.

-if you have problems with communication , he’ll be your mouth .Problems with sensory overstimulation? he will escort you to the safest place and hug you tighter than he thought hes capable of. People mistreating or bullying/insult you? the bat is in his hands and his ready to hit home runs on their balls. You might not be the perfect couple, you will struggle like every couple and have fights and arguments, but he is ready to phase every difficulty that comes on your way. He loves you and he is here for the ride even if its bumpy.

Soldier

-( I and i think a big part of the community claim he is actually autistic) Probably the most tricky of the mercs, since at one side he might completely relate/understand you and the relationship go smoother than soft butter on bread, or he might have problems communicating the relationship problems with you.

-as all relationships you two must sit down and communicate your problems. Believe me he isn’t mentally retarded ( a horrible misconsumption ive seen being thrown around), yes he is stubborn and can’t read social cues to save his life, but he is a loyal beefcake with a golden heart hardened by a lifitime of war. He knows he isn’t the perfect man, he has nightmares and panic attacks on the regualr after so much trauma in his life. But he also knows that if he S/O needs him, it doesnt matter if its a small or big thing, he is ready to go through hell and back to make them happier or more comfortable 

-you can’t stand loud noises? copy that privet, he will stop yelling/ screaming around you. Certain things make you uncomfortable/ anxious? hes at your side and he is ready to snap necks...you have his heart and his adoration, he ain’t a coward or a pansy, you’ll win over any challenge that comes your way like the absolute unit you are and he is there to assist

Pyro

-fresh from the start they can recognise you have autism, i lowkey think they might be ( actually in young adults asd and mild schizophrenia can be mixed and confused by not good qualified doctors, its been years since i read that study so correct me if im wrong) or have really good gut insticts. Either way, they know you are struggling and trie in subtle ways to help you

-did an important call without stuttering? hug and smooch on the crown of your head, completed all your work/homework? they will cover you in stickers and cuddle you in their pillowfort, stood up for yourself? my girl theyll make a huge cupcake tray and youll two will eat while watching sappy disney films

- you won’t struggle as much, i see them as more easy going than other members of the team. But they also have big issues that may create problems in the relationship that you both need  to work on. They are more than a handfull and they aren’t unaware of it, they spended years locked inside their own head doing god-knows how vile and harming things to their mentality and body, they can’t believe they are alive and they wake up every day next to the most beautifull human being they have come across their lif, ( Y/n). You will bond slow but strong , you are their sunshine and theyll make sure their sunshine shines no matter what they have to do

Engie

( lowkey i think is canon he has some form of high-functioning autism, just hide its behind the southern warm and soft hospitality)

- when you confess, he hugs you ( a big thing coming from him since i dont consider him a touchy fella)  and returns the confession that he is too. He knows each person experiences different so he won’t press you for explanations or description of what you have is excactly. He just assures whatever happens, he is there to help you with

- doesn’t really change how he views you, but he takes the initiative for things like talking to strangers, calling to order or things that you struggle with, but he doesnt baby you. You are an adult person and will be treated as that, even if sometimes he feels he needs to “help” or “protect” you

-one of the most  easy going of the mercs, but his work is his priority so there will be long arguments about it. He understands your frustation, but he is a workaholic years now before you came in his life and can’t bring himself to change that. His work is his routine, the only comfort he knows and the only place that accepted him for who he is. But, he will be more elastic and have more breaks/ days off even if it means the project will be finished an hour or two later, unless it has an urgent deadline. He knows he can be very cold and emotionless, he is an engineer, not a spy for that reason. Furthermore he has his own times when he is stubborns or has an anger explosion because something broke/didnt meet his expectations or got way too invested into something that turned to be worthless/ uselless so he isn’t the one to judge if you are in a sour mood or you have your own “ explosion”. After all said and done, late at night when you are both alonein his workshop he will just cradle you in his arms and make a silence promise to always be there for you through thin and thick ( as we say to go through 40 waves and 40 more ) because you are something that no machine or creation can emulate or recreate, you are ( Y/N) and you are the love of his life.

Demo

-arguably one of the three more knowledgable of the mercs in the topic of mental health department. Being raised in an orphanage i doubt he didnt had at least a dozen other kids who had from high to moderate to severe autism ( during the 20th century it wasnt uncommon for people with autism to be thought less human or that the family of said people couldn’t provide for them in severe cases so theyd be dropped on orphanages and psychiatric hospitals)., so he has some first hand experiene with what autism is. It isn’t something for him in all honesty, after so much trauma and hardship in his life he is at peace that peopleare different and their brains are rarely wired the same

-he also know he isn’t ideal, he acts really stupid when he is drunk and his alcohol consumption alone is a very big problem for any relationship he ever had in his life and i doubt he is the image of psychological perfection, but he also knows that if you are willing to keep him around you have seen him wasted out of his mind, he is more than willing to put up with anyof your quirks or difficulties.

-you want to stim? go ahead he’ll leave the room/the house so you can stim to your hearts content, you want to stay? sure thing lass, hell sit in a corner and drink a bit while you have your thing. Work/ school/ home life is stress full and you are in the verge of a breakdown? he has already wrapped you like a burrito and he is holding you while you cry/vent, you dont want to be touched at that moment? hell take you to an open field and you can blow things up to get all those feelings out of you. He isn’t ideal, he is at peace with that, but now that you appeared in his life, you became the apple of his eye. He’ll cherish you and protect you both as body but as a mind and a soul for whatever shit life throws at you, he was never one to back down a challenge.

Heavy

-due to the language barrier and his nature as a quiet man it’ll take him some time. If you bring it up he’ll simply nod and run to Medic or Spy for translation. He isn’t shy to do a doctors worth of research so he knows what he has to deal with, he knows his english is broken and would prefer to have a migraine over the amount of books hes read than make you feel uncomfortable. Probably will ask advice from Medic ( the most qualified on the team) untill hes satisfied he knows enough.

-probably the sanest of the mercs, but he isn’t perfection. He had to endure famine and death from very early in his life, always be the stone his family anchored on and most people on his life, so he has his own big problems. At one side he is used to so many things, he is somewhat indiferent. You aren’t harming anyone nor its life threatening, so it doesnt really change what he feels about you. All people have flaws, noones perfect and if they do think they are perfect, they are very, very wrong. I won’t lie to you, some times hell get confuse with your behavior or will get tired of being the “ anchor” of the relationship, but he will never admit it. He survived the Gulags and years in Siberia, this is nothing but a walk in the park for him. He isn’t a fuckboy, he doesn’t want you just for some fuck and then hell forget you exist, he is much more sentimental than he appears to be. He beginned this with you because he sees you more than a body, he sees you as someone he wants to spend the rest of his life with even if itll be a challenge, he was never a quiter and he wont be now.

- don’t expect much communication help from him, unless its in russian. But whenever you feel the tiniest bit of self-doubt or anxiety his arms are open to embrace and warm you with  his love. He might was raised among anarchy and war, but he is a gentle giant with a heart bigger than Russia herself. He knows you two will struggle especially on the communication domain but he is willing  to do what it takes to make your life easier/ less challenging. He came here to stay, only if you allow him 

Medic

-Arguably the most medically qualified of the mercs, but considering the era of his studies hes at least rusty on modern terminology and general understanding of what autism is. Nontheless his a doctor ( with or without a medical license) and i doubt he ever followed the rules of ethical and unethical medicine. He is a healer primeraly and he can’t claim to be the most mentaly stable of the team.

-he might be many things, he knows hes at least crazy by normal standards and has made extremely questionable choices in his life,but he cares for the people he is close to, lovers and collagues alike. He won’t try to ‘change’or ‘medicate’ you; unless you specifically ask him for, like yes he has defied any sort of ethical medicine and has played god many times in his life, but he knows that if he changes you, you won’t be ‘you’. You will be you still, but nothing more than a lobotomized version of yourself and he fears that. Let’s be real, he probably choosed you because you are a smart individual ( that includes both street and book smarts alike) so if he “killed” your smart he would essentially kill you and this doesnt sit well with him.

-feeling down? no worries, the doctor is here ( afterhe finis hes re-connecting snipers new kidneys). Stressed? Archimedes will be your own personal cheerleader and the rest of the flock won’t let you all stressed and alone while Medic is working. In the simplest of works,he wants you to know that  he might be a madman on the field and the medbay, but he is also your lover and that means he cares about you. He doesnt care if act a lil strange or you have some special things about you, guess what? he doesnt cares. H e never cared and he will never cared, all the greatest minds had something  special about them and you are no exception. He chosed to have a relationship with  you and you accepted the love request of a surgery-happy maniac , im sure he is beyond equiped to handle you in all aspects. He might not be the most touchy but he will make his point across that you are someone who means wayy to much for him to change

Sniper

- ( i highly think he is autistic, just the way hes potrayed in most fanfics he acts lowkey autistic, mostly in the communication and sociable part) growing up in the middle of nowhere probably he has never even heard ‘autism’ as a word , so his very lost. (another headcanon of mine is that he is also iliterate) You need to explain to him what autism is and how it affects your life. He has a non-pleasant expression on his face, because he realises most things that you say what that “autism”is and the thing it has are things he actually  has and felt throughout his life. He looks like hes having a religious expierience and when you are done he only nods and hugs you almost mechanically.

-he will need some time, not because ofyou, but because of him. You might think he is breaking up with, butin reality he just needs some time alone to sit down and think about all the things you said. Its one of the biggest revalations he has experienced on his life and it has hit him like a wall of bricks.

- after a few days he will return to the base and will ask you to meet with him on the most secluded of his snipers nest. While you prepare for the upcoming breakup, he actually showers and wears somet hing nice for the first time in a while. He goes out of his way to make the sniper nest a bit more “ comfortable” even bribe spy into giving him one of his fancy wines. Once you go up the nest and you two meet, he is the most clingy he has ever been and almost drinks the whole bottle out of pure anxiety. Once his tipsy enough he actually confesses that from the things you said, he found out hes also autistic. Que him basically clinging you like a broken koala baby while half-sobbing to expell all the tension he  has inside him. Please pet his hair and rub his back,he will melt and quit his rugged manly man persona for that moment. He needs you there, he needs your soft touch to ground him while his whole life comes crushing down and a weight he never imagined is being lifted from his shoulders.After that, its quaranteed you two won’t be seperated ever again, he needs you to ease all this pain he has gathered from his troubled life and he will provide you the world and the stars.

Spy

- he knows what autism is( as a spy he should know about human psychology/mental disorders just to know how to impersonate any person with or without issues) and he is a very observant man. He has above average attention span and knows how to read body language so he has figured you are autistic a long time ago. He is just waiting for you to open up about it or confess it, but he also knows the social stigma around autism so he keeps his mouth shut because he really doesn’t want you  to feel uncomfortable or ‘naked’ in front of him

- i heavily headcanon him to be at least depressed/having an ugly anxiety disorder or even a dissosiative disorder considering a big part of his life is carefully crafted theater , so he can’t say he is any more better than you.Furthermore he never really cared about what society thinks about mental ilnesses, whos here to judge who sane and not? he has seen so much shady things behind closed doors of “ pure” people he has lost all respect for what society thinks its normal and what is weird or not acceptable. Yes he follows the rules of “good” society but thats more of a habit than a need. Plus have you seen what the good ol’ society behind close doors? yap youll need a good bible study and some church to wash away the sins.

-eventually when you confess to him,he doesn’t really act. He knows its a heavyemotinal moment for you but he can’t open up for his own problems, at least now. But he will embrace you for now and say all the sweet words you need to hear...untill the same time he gets drunker than he can and confesses to you in french all his psychological troubles while he cries on your chest. He won’t let go unless he wants to vomit and he will cling to you for dear life while he experiences one of the ugliest meltdowns he has experienced in the last decade. Probably will wake up with a monster of a hangover, but once he feels you wrapped around him and feel your heartbeat on the bones of his back something will meltin him. He will gather whatever strenght he has, turn around, give you one of the most genuine smiles he has ever given in his entire life and peck your lips bore he starts whining and requiesting you to either kill him or fetch medic. Perhaps one day hell say all the things he wants to say in you mother tongoue but for now, just know he will cherish you and love you like the most exquisite poetry that has graced his life

[heartwoodventures]

Primary Access Required: Run, Rabbit, Run

Aislinn made her way into the room, giving a wordless nod of greeting to those already gathered. She zeroed in on a chair and sat slowly and stiffly down onto it, letting go a breath as she did so.

Alexi took a glance around as he came down the stairs. "Oh! So there are others around. I was beginning to wonder."

Aislinn lifted her gaze to the Hrothgar as he appeared at the edge of the room. "Aye. Here and there. As I understand it, there's to be a meeting shortly." she said, her subdued voice barely carrying across the way.

Alexi quirks a brow and leans against the door frame, arms folding. "A meeting? What about?"

Haila glanced back to nod in greeting towards Alexi. "A discussion of a not so recent expedition that one of our members organized. But I'll wait for the news to be given more officially in a few moments."

From where he sat on the couch, Mivo'to flickered his eyes, his red companion finally coming to rest atop his waist after a handful of stern glances. "Business as ever. 'Twould seem Heartwood is not to be offered reprise by the Twelve."

Aislinn nodded, glad to let someone else do the talking.

"As much as I wished to call this business the usual... 'Tis not anymore. Not after the near endless time I had with our little mechanical guests to figure out more. But once more, time to wait just a tiny bit for those coming." Haila explained, sighing as she reached for a small canteen on her side to open and take a few sips. Of what, only she knew.

Alexi Grenasch: "Either way, I've been looking for M'shara. She left the Bozjan front before me by quite a while and I had hoped to find her upon my return this morning. She wasn't at her home, so I decided to just wait here for her."

Mivo'to offered a single blink before the Hrothgar's ponderance, his still expression drifting to the slumbering rodent atop his legs. Nary a twitch pulled at his lips, thoughts drifting elsewhere as he offered an idle scratch to the Panda.

Aislinn's gaze skated away from Alexi, also avoiding his words. She just didn't have it in her to say more.

Rising Lotus was mostly watching the fish swim about as she sat  on the counter before the tank, she wasn't quite sure what the latest had been with the whole situation as of late.

Once more, Haila's ears twitched, this time at the sudden sound of the front door bursting open. She stood quickly and rushed to the lobby to check. Upon seeing Altani out of breath on the floor, she went to her side, gently tapping the Viera on the shoulder as if to let her know that they were there.

Alexi sat up straight, his ears perking up at the sound from the other room! With a grunt, he stood and followed...

Mivo'to followed the attention of his Panda as its eyes snapped to the thunder of the door, swiftly exiting from its brief slumber as it scampered forth. "Twelve's name..." He murmured softly, chasing after the inquisitive beast - Only to grind to a halt upon the scene.

Altani rolled onto her back curling her fist into a ball smacking herself on her chest another loud cough coming out of her, she stayed silent for a moment before sitting up glancing to the crowd facing her, she never did much like crowds and now it only made her feel even worse as she tried to speak up "W-We...Shite...W-We went l-look for Vanriri..." Whatever she was trying to say it clearly wasn't easy as she choked up looking down at her thighs.

N'yami ears flicked as her ruby gaze turned towards the Viera who came bursting through the door, pushing herself off the pillar the Seeker turned to see what was going on. Why was Altani out of breath? The hell's happened? The confusion was clear on Yami's face, maybe she needed to come around the house more to keep up with everything.

Aislinn pulled herself to her feet, her expression blank as she followed in the others' wake.

Rising Lotus followed suit, wanting to see the commotion her self, and it felt kind weird to just be sitting there alone.

Mivo'to Laaski twisted his figure around, eyes falling upon the recently vacated study. With a raised finger, the Keeper would gesture forth, ears flapping through the air. "Pray, might we make arrangement for the Miss? She is clearly in a state of shock." He spoke, attention trailing to and fro between the trio and their newly arrived Viera. "I shall fetch water - Poor Miss is probably running on naught but willpower."

Haila Wetyios 's expression turned rather grim, so the news she'd suspected and found data on were probably about to be confirmed. She looked up towards Mivo'to and nodded. "Aye, bring some water quick. And you, take a breath first... We'll need you to tell us what happened with a clear head."

Aislinn stared at Mivo'to a moment, as if it was taking her time to process his words. Then, with an inhalation of breath, she pushed herself forward towards the Viera. "Can you stand? Do you want to come sit down?" she asked with perfunctory calm, eyes moving critically over the woman, looking for any glaring injuries.

Alexi just stood back, letting clearer heads and more careful hands tend to the woman. He just watched. He'd been waiting all morning for M'shara after he'd returned and been told she'd gone out to help someone. Now, he was getting a bad feeling from this new arrival...

Altani shook her head after a few moments, listening to reason for once she tried to simply breath, but as Aislinn spoke to her she gave a light shrug "I-Im fine...j-just-" She coughed again her throat was probably akin to a desert at the moment, but at a glance she seemed to be fine more or less, her boots were caked in mud and her clothes were drenched as she reached up pulling her goggles down around her neck, a clear ring of dust and grime surrounding her eyes "N-Not good news ive got..."

"Aye... Such seems to be the only thing that comes through these doors these days. Here, can you stand?" Haila offered a hand to the woman, then nodded towards the library." I think everyone present needs to hear what you've been through." she added, still looking intently at the Viera.

Rising Lotus inched in a bit closer to hear the woman speak, keeping enough distance where she wouldn't be in the way. She had only spoke with Haila breifly about the whole big thing they were dealing with early in the week, so she was curious what the latest was.

Aislinn's lips twitch downward at that. The only sign of any sort of expression at all. Haila was right, and though Aislinn had no idea what news Altani brought she could only wonder how many hits Heartwood would be required to take. Awkwardly, she pulled herself back to her feet, trying to be mindful of her injuries that were still on the mend. "Aye. She's right." Looking over her shoulder, she saw that Mivo'to had reappeared and made way for him.

Mivo'to reemerged after sometime, a swooshing wooden tankard clasped tightly between his palms. "Apologies, apologies, nary a clean mug in this-" He rambled, taking a plunging step forth to present the tankard of water before the Viera. "Easy does it, my Lady, easy does..."

Altani glanced away from the gaze but she took the hand shakily standing slowly pushing most of her weight onto Halia slowly wandering wherever Haila took her, but at the sight of the tankard she didnt wait a moment before grabbing it from Mivo'to chugging it down in seconds not even thinking as she dropped it the the floor "O-M-My bad..."

The uncanny speed at which the tankard had been down at least brought Haila a brief smirk. Altani didn't seem injured, that was enough for her. "Don't worry about it. Come along.." she said, leading the Viera back into the library area for her to take a seat.

Aislinn trailed after them and returned to her seat, watching Altani with a note of trepidation. She knew she had best steel herself for whatever was coming next. Mivo'to positioned themself far from the scene, arms folding upon his chest as an askewed gaze met the two Viera.

Alexi was the last to follow, taking his previous spot against the door frame. His tail tip still flicked harshly back and forth, telling of his anxiousness.

Altani let out a quiet sigh, knowing everyone's eyes were on her as she leaned back, she new it was pointless to beat around the bust so she simply let it out "...Vanriri, M-M'shara a-and...G'lewra were all...taken by the u-uh..the spider shites....allagan things...a-ate em or something...?" She didnt really know how it worked or what the hells she'd seen "T-Think they arent dead though like...ate em weirdly...pulled em into its guts with lie...m-metal tendrils or something..."

Haila nodded slowly as Altani spoke, even opting to cross her arms as she leaned absentmindedly against the couch, piecing together Altani's tale in her mind. "It took them then." she merely commented, waiting for the rest to process what had been just said before sharing what she knew.

Mivo'to lifted a brow, lips parting as an ever concerned breath passed between his fangs. 'Ate', was it? He had little knowledge on their machinations, but such a description can hardly mean anything pleasent. "Miss Haila? Any trace of what she may be describing?" He questioned, turning to their resident expert.

Aislinn tensed as she stared at Altani. So that's where G'lewra had gone. Rushing headlong after Vanriri. She shot a glance to Haila, recalling the dissection they had previously performed. "Wonder if that's what the thing's blasted cavity is for. Hauling people."

"I wouldn't put it past it's design. Who knows, maybe one of Dellont's projects for the future was to design a creature that could carry the injured back into safety like that.." Haila then shook her head some, clearly the woman had disdain for all these machinations. "How twisted can something get from it's original intention? But then again, it wouldn't have any Allagan in it if didn't do that..."

N'yami's tail tip flicked and her eyes narrowed into slits, the corner of her mouth twitched as if wanting to curl into a snarl but she controlled herself. She wasn't mad at the Viera but mad that the allagan bastards had taken those precious to her.

"They're eatin' folks now? Wern't they jus'..." Rising Lotus twirled her hand around as she tried to remember "Drainin' em before?" she shifted a bit at the thought of being eaten by one of those things, shuddering a bit.

"They were probably secured after being stunned." Haila explained as she heard her name being called, then glanced over to Altani. "Did they all fall in combat? Or was something shot akin to a lightning shard that made them fall and unable to move? Or did you see anything like I described?"

"Mayhaps it is a method of entrapment, Lady Lotus. A means to save them for a later date?" Mivo'to offered.

"I 'spose they are spiders...sorta...an' real ones do that too, web 'em up an' all." Rising Lotus replied.

"I can only fathom why - Least they are in need of a sudden surge of aether." Mivo'to paused, a chill creeping upon his neck as a shudder passed over his shoulders, head shaking to and fro as he turned centerward. "I would rather not ponder the possibilities of such a cause..."

Alexi tensed as soon as he heard M'shara's name. His lips peeled back slightly and every exhale of breath carried the low rumble of a growl. His gaze flicked between Altani and Haila. "Took them? Took them where?"

Altani nodded softly at Halia "They seemed to be uh...sleepin I guess, was to busy running and all to look...but uh...they were headed for Coerthas...n-now that im im thinkin about it..." She shook her head for a moment "W-well...honestly think its was a trap...soon as we found Vanriri they were on us..." She cursed herself, in hindsight it seemed so obvious to her that it was some sort of trap she'd done similar in the past now she was falling for the same trick.

Haila nodded once more, then looked down at the ground for a few moments. Where to even start? First, she looked up at Alexi, the one who probably needed the most answers now. "So the team that G'lewra assembled a bit recklessly didn't go too well... As far as we know, those creatures prey on any that have a gift for magic. So no doubt they had a field day.." she told him before looking back over to the group. "I won't bash G'lewra for going off like this, she must have had a plan to be tracked---at least... But are we all in agreement that no groups will be formed to go after them unless we have a clear countermeasure to their stun shots and the hordes in which they come?"

Mivo'to pursed a bottom lip, fangs pressing softly into its purplish flesh. It was clear the Miqo'te was in thought, off-colored eyes raging with one another as Haila's words echoed upon his pointed ears. Sit back? How could they? Every hour, every minute might very well stand as the last, a fate let pass. "I doubt we can sit idly by. I have no intention of rushing headlong, but surely there are measures that can be taken now - Learn our enemy's weakness, locate where our friends are kept."

"It does seem out of character for her, to be so reckless." Aislinn allowed. She didn't really need time to consider Haila's words, to her mind it was just logical. She nodded in agreement with the Viera. "I think that only makes sense." she turned her attention to Mivo'to. "Most of us recall rushing headlong into a fight not too long ago with no idea what we were dealing with. We'll work fast, but we need a plan." she told him.

Rising Lotus nodded, as much as she was generally all for jumping head first into danger, a whole swarm of was a bit out of her comfort zone, and Haila knew what she was talking afterall. "Before they only went after folks that used uh, healin' magic right? Or mostly seemed, so does that mean they've gotten a bigger...appetite?

Alexi calmed somewhat as Haila gave him her brief explanation, his fangs retracted though that growl in his tone of voice persisted. He gave a slight nod to Haila. "Agreed. We wouldn't want to walk into another trap..." he said, taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly. "Though I WILL be assisting in the rescue effort. And anything else I can do to help prepare, I will."

N'yami kept her mouth shut as she listened but not only was her mother taken but so were her friends, her tail flicked behind her as plans started form in her head and what she could possibly do to save those that were taken. She would need to go track down her husband after this.

"We won't stand idly no, but at least it would be better to have countermeasures. At least a suit that is impervious to their stuns or a disruptor of the signal they all exchange." Haila commented, looking over to the Miqo'te. "If no one was drained of their aether there and then like the bodies reported around Coerthas, we can assume everyone that was taken is needed alive at the very least."

Altani stayed silent for a few moments as she recalled what all had happened, she then recalled something G'lewra had said "They did somethin odd, they just ignored me, as if I was a rock in the middle of a river they just went around me, even if I was fightin think its the only reason im here right now...but Lewra said it was my lack of mis-er Aether...?" She didn't seem so sure of herself as she finished speaking "Maybe...could send some of us...non spell casters lovers in to scout around...?"

Mivo'to offered a silent glance upon the room, an idle hand draping free of his chest, and upon his hilt, squeezing upon its worn, sturdy pommel. "Would it be unfounded to say your previous specimen has provided all it may, Lady Haila? Such a scouting party could also look to procuring another - Preferably intact."

"If that's the case, that they just flat out ignore those with lower registers of aether, then that might be best." Aislinn sighed. "As it is, I only have one aether dampener prototype ready to go."

"It's...given me quite a lot of data yes. We currently have three in our posession, two that I've almost finished fixing, and one intact. But they're all rather small." Haila informed them. At Aislinn's new information though, she glanced between her and Mivo'to. "While I would be opposed to you trying to find one by yourself given that you can be a target for them as well Mivo.. If you had a way of cloaking some of your aether, that would change things. A medium sized one would come in handy right now. Even if to establish a stronger connection to their base."

"How do you capture such things, aside from jus' smashin' 'em. Is there some way to jus' turn them off?" Rising Lotus asked.

Mivo'to trailed his gaze between the studious Haila and Aislinn, a faint hum occupying his throat. One, two, three blinks before he parted his lips, a rush of air passing between them. "Have you any means of baiting such contraptions out?" He questioned, furthering a nod to Rising's own inquiry.

N'yami raised her hand. "Can use me as bait." She said speaking up for the first time since the meeting started. "I have a lot of aether but it's not exactly aether they'd want to get their hands on."

Aislinn considered that a moment. "I would think a large discharge of aether in the area of Coerthas we know them to be should do it." she mused. "If the party is made up of those of a less magical bent, crystals might work." she stopped and looked over at N'yami. "Ahh...even better."

"As far as I'm concerned... Only aether draws them out, and they seem to be expanding territory too. Unles..." Haila trailed off, ears perking at a reckless idea that didn't seem too bad anymore. "Unless you use the smallest spider in our posession to send a signal to bring in a bigger one. You'd need to be aware of where their territory ends, but it could work. As for disabling them, while I don't have full access to this scientist's signals, the core is allagan, faking a signal from their original creators could work."

Haila glanced over to the volunteer for baiting. Her gaze softened a bit with a glint of worry. "You must be G'lewra's daughter right?... If only our reasons to meet were brighter than this..."

"An' if that don't work at least we could jus' break it's legs off, probably not too much important in those right?" Rising Lotus nodded confidently at her idea, cocking her head a bit as she thought it through a bit more. "..Though they could probably still call for it's friends if the main part is still squirmin'. Only if the first part don't work then."

Altani got a rather dumb idea but she spoke up anyway "Could get a uh, cage split it in half stick on of you in one side and the spider thing in then other? Dunno how strong the cage would have to be though." Alt shrugged lightly glancing around the room "Dunno about the things calling for its friends though...suppose just have to be faster then them? Or could bring a carriage?"

Alexi was doing his best to follow along, just listening to what the others were proposing. "Hm... if you already have specimins, broken or not, why do you need another? How will it get us into their lair to free the others?"

"'Twoud be a swift operation, nary a Ilm for failure. It would serve well if both our 'bait' and our poacher be familiar with Coerthea's terran - Or, at the very least, capable of quickly traversing the snow." Mivo'to openly pondered, flickering his attention to Altani. "Aye, holding a party in reserve would be in good order - Provide a swift getaway, and ensure the path is clear." The Keeper agreed.

"Probably wonderin' how in the hells someone so gentle and well spoken ended up with me as a kid." N'yami sighed softly to more or less collect her thoughts. "But yea, I'm her daughter, but from what you and the Old man has said these things detect aether and they go for ones with large amounts of it. If I can get a decent sized one to come after me I should be able to lock it down."

Haila nodded towards N'yami, "Aye, that would be of great help." she said to her before turning over to Alexi. "Because I need a bigger one to test their abilities... And because I may be able to snatch more data from their creator from here already." she explained, clearly reluctant as she stepped forward and opened up her strange tome as she set it down in the middle of the room. Holograms and formulas coming to life as very blurry images started to project among a constant flickering. The images in question being brief sights of doors and tubes, yet their contents were too blurred to see, one would say it wasn't even enough to call it proof of their friend's whereabouts. "I managed to get this from the smaller ones, but I can't clear the images or any recordings yet... There's also unfinished words encrypted, but I need more data to decipher them."

Alexi stepped closer as the display lit up, resting his hands on the back of the sofa and leaning forward to try and see better. He breathed a sigh as it all seemed to sink in. "Apologies, this is all quite new to me... So, we don't even know where they've been taken, other than somewhere in Coerthus?"

As Aislinn watched the flickering images a furrow formed between her brows. She couldn't be sure of what it was she was looking at. "Are these...visual recordings from the bioweapons? ...spiders. Old footage of their return point?"

Rising Lotus watched all the information float around, eyes darting around from image to image but not really understanding much of it.

"I'd say recordings, or images exchanged with the other ones. But we might be able to see where they go if we snatch a more intact and bigger one. Their signal reaches so far that even from here I can catch small bits of it. But yes, all we know so far is that it's somewhere in Coerthas, and a tad deep into that land at that." Haila said.

Alexi takes another deep breath and lets it out slowly to try and calm himself. As much as he wished it wasn't so, this plan was their only chance. "Sorry to interupt. My worry seems to be getting the better of me. Please, continue."

Altani squinted at the floating images, not really being able to make much sense of any of it she simply listened along whatever it was from the sounds of it it was promising, trying to not let herself fall asleep as her exhaustion caught up with her

Mivo'to trailed his eyes through the rough visuals, lips parting in a silent murmur, seemingly in a deep reflection with himself as he made note of what he may - Which, admittedly, was hardly much.

Aislinn nodded. "Alright, so if I'm understanding this, we need another one of those bioweap...spiders in order to collect more data and pinpoint where our members were taken. Then, the plan is to send in a team made up of non-spell casters on a rescue mission?" she asked for clarification. Just to be sure she was following all of this. Admittedly, she hadn't been her best lately.

"You've all the right to feel like that. I just wish I had more answers for now. But the images I got are very little right now." Haila said, nodding once as she waved her hand at the images, some of the clearer ones coming into view. There was a clear vision of a snake in one, and another one showed wings, and then a random scalekin that you could find anywhere in the land. "Tis the plan I can offer, at least for now. Lest I choose a more reckless option."

Aislinn made a low, uneasy noise in the back of her throat. "Well, let's try not so reckless first."

"I doubt we are short of volunteers for our first undertaking...Tis only a matter of who we choose to send." Mivo'to said.

Rising Lotus looked to Aisllinn "An' like you said, we only got one uh...anti...magic...thing, that we can use. Shouldn't be too hard to choose the non-magic folks, it's jus' that one we need to be considerin' a bit more."

"It wouldn't hurt to have a backup group watching over those that go and try to bait too..." Haila added

"Of course, I volunteer. Aside from ammunition imbuement, I've little in the way of aetheric skills or magick." Alexi spoke up.

Aislinn looked over at Rising. "Aye. Just the one. And like anything having to do with aether, it comes with a price. Can't get something for nothing. In this case, it'll dampen a person's signature but in return casting anything is that much harder. Like wearing weights." she paused. "But if it's needed, we have it."

"So you or N'yami could do it then..." Haila said, trailing off.

"Makes sense...Jus' like usin' armor I guess." Rising turned her attention back to Haila. "I can help out too, I'm used to travelin' over there, an' I ain't ever really done much magic ever."

Mivo'to curled his digits across the hilt of his blade, a rhythmic 'slip' sounding as he idly removed and insert the blade from its sheath. "Should you be in need of a soul to physically render the target null, I would like to volunteer. Familiar enough with those snow-touched wastes to make a swift departure."

Haila glanced between the two new volunteers. "That would be good then.. I'll have a device ready to try and disable the spider, at least on a small scale. I doubt it is possible to down the whole horde unless it's a direct command from their creator." she sighed. "I wished I could be of help there, but all I can do is give the tools. Lest we give that mad man more reasons to toy with Heartwood." "Probably goes without sayin, but well I can help, figure I can just scout around or whatever's needed, done a few jobs in the area so I’m a little familiar." Altani said.

"You also were the last person that saw how far they've reached into the Shroud if I'm not wrong. Drawing a small map of the route G'lewra's group did could help, as well as noting down where any report of dead bodies has taken place." Haila noted as she nodded once more. "I won't accompany you, so I believe you all who wish to go should decide on the roles each one will play. All that I ask is that no one is reckless and to withdraw immediately if more than one spider shows up."

"We've a plan, and we have our players." Mivo'to said, a previously lost spark returning to their tone as they lifted their arms, a closed fist punching into an open palm. "Let's get our girls."

Haila couldn't help but smirk a bit. "Aye, time to get everyone back safe and sound."

Alexi grunted and gave a nod to Mivo'to, then looked around to the others. "Agreed. Our friends must come home."

Rising Lotus grinned at Mivo's enthusiasm. "Aye, we'll get them back in no time, an' squash any of them things that stand in our way!"

"But I do get the ok if a large group of those spider things come that I get to at least blow up a few, yea? Don't worry I'll make sure the large one stays safe." N'yami asked.

"As long as you don't let them overwhelm you. Or get anywhere close enough to shoot a stun bullet at you, I won't complain. A whole horde coming at you isn't pretty, and I wouldn't doubt that the man behind this would still go for someone with aether related to one of his captives."

"Might be smart to have someone high up watching over everything, so if a horde of em shows we know before theyre all over us." Altani said.

Aislinn gave a single nod of her head. She turned to pass N'yami a look over her shoulder. "Before you go, the prototype is on your mother's desk." her gaze faltered a moment. "Just... cuff it to your wrist. The stone will take care of the rest."

N'yami offered a small nod. "I'll be sure to grab it, if any of ya need me I'll be in my shop off in the Goblet."

"When do we leave? Tonight? First thing come morning?" Alexi asked, eager to get moving.

"I'd say first thing in the morning. Give Altani some time to rest at least." Haila said, nodding towards the half dozing Viera. "The quicker the better, but as always, don't rush in, that goes for everyone involved."

"Agreed." Aislinn added firmly.

"Plenty an hour for rest - With such an undertaking, I would do well we all approach as alert as we may be. Our present optimism can turn head in a mere moment." Mivo'to nodded.

Alexi gave a nod and a grunt. "Then I'll be staying here to be as prepared as I can be for the morning."

Haila nodded "There's a few guestrooms open, and more than enough supplies to stock up on before leaving."

"If no one has much to share, I'd say we're set for now. I may need to find an extra hand on Allagan work though if anyone has any good contacts to put to use..."

"I can take ya to the Old Man one of these suns, he's been workin' on one of those spiders as well and he's been researchin' allagan for gods knows how long." N'yami offered.

Haila Wetyios blinked in surprise. "Please do... Two or three heads are better than one, especially when this is getting more and more personal with each loss."

If Altani had much to say she wasnt going to be saying much as she slumped over on the couch a low snore could be heard as she dozed off.

"Pray, if I may trouble you for your notes later this evening, Lady Haila. I would much prefer to know the workings of a contraption I will be so 'intimately' close to." Mivo'to asked.

Haila nodded, "I'll be sure to pass them onto you as soon as I can."

Alexi huffed out a breath. "If that's it then, I'm going to retire for the evening. I'll be in one of the guest rooms if anyone wants to go over strategy."

Mivo'to nodded, adjusting his coat. "May Twelve grant you their blessing - Heavens know we will be needing it."

N'yami pushed herself off the wall and gave a small stretch. "I'm gonna head back to the Goblet, if any of ya need weapons to pierce through the metal those things are made of give me a call and I'll work on somethin' for ya."

Rising Lotus looked to be mulling something over during the tail end of their meeting, but seemed to shake off whatever she was thinking of. "Tomorrow then, spider catchin'. Spose I ought to make suer everything is in workin' order."

Alexi quirked a brow at N'yami. "Are their hides any tougher than Garlean steel? Because I have no problem with that."

N'yami grinned. "In my shop there is, ya wanna come to the shop? I got extra beds so ya can crash there if ya like and we can work on somethin' for ya."

As the others worked out the details of their plan of attack, Aislinn rose from her seat. They appeared to have it from here and she still wasn't 100%. She needed to find some rest. "Just...try to all come back in one piece. Aside from the obvious reasons, of not wanting to lose another person, the clinic is short-staffed." she said as she made her way out. "Be safe."

Mivo'to lifted the Panda of his shoulder by its scruff, setting it beside his boots. "Pray, should any update arise, reach for my shell - I shant be but a hour's travel away." He spoke, drifting from the study.

N'yami offered a small wave. "Take care and get some rest."

Alexi nodded to N'yami, the first hint of a smile cracking the corners of his mouth. "Sounds like a much better option. Lead the way."

Rising Lotus started her way off. "See ya'll tomorrow then, I'll should be up in time otherwise jus' come get me."

[black-ice-and-flame]

The Love of the Forgotten

Request: Imagine a hero with a memory-erasing quirk. They can make you forget anything. The drawback is photo's and video can restore whatever they made you forget. What if shinso, shigaraki and dabi found out that their s/o wiped everything about their relationship and even s/o themselves from their memory during their final moments before being killed in a battle. (The death can remain vague as possible I don't mind and if you don't feel comfortable writing this then that's fine)

This such an interesting idea for a request, thank you for the suggestion and I hope I can do it justice!! Also, my first time writing for my villain bois. Oh also I changed it a little bit, they still die but it’s like after they’re injured in battle. Hope that’s okay!

WARNINGS: Character death, depressive behaviors.

Under the cut! (Also this gonna be in three parts because I’ve realized they all work better as really long. This is Shinso’s part

WORD COUNT: 3,776

 Shinso: 

“F/N-chan you’re completely sure about this?” Izuku Midoriya questioned frowning softly. “It doesn’t seem very fair to Shinso-chan. Just Erasing yourself from his life like that, it’s almost cruel.”

If F/N admitted it to themselves, they weren’t completely sure about this. But knew they had to go through with it. 

F/N leaned forward, “We both know that this mission could end up with me being killed Izuku. I don’t want him to be brought down by grief, he’s worked so hard for this.” F/N thought back to when Shinso came to tell them he got into the hero course. 

Hearing the soft knock on the door, F/N immediately knew who it was and leaped up from their bed with a smile. Happily opening the door to their lavender haired friend. 

“Hey, Hitoshi! So what’s the verdict? Come on tell me, tell me!” Shinso had come to F/N first to tell them that he was trying for the open spot in the hero course. As a fellow hero in training themselves, F/N did everything they could to help out. 

Shinso stood there with the same neutral look on his face but just as F/N’s face started to fall he gave a little smirk. 

F/N squealed and threw their arms around Shinso’s neck, and he felt a faint blush tint his cheeks as he wrapped his arms around their waist. 

“I’m so happy for you!” F/N pulled back and got a sly grin on their face, “but, you realize this means you’re stuck with me all day right?”

“I suddenly realize the grave mistake I’ve made,” Shinso sighed dramatically as he walked in, flopping down on F/N’s bed. 

F/N shut the door and imitated in a very familiar monotoned voice, “thanks for helping me L/N. I never would’ve been able to do this without your help.” They laid next to Shinso and flicked his nose, “that too much to ask sleepy boy.”

Shinso hummed like he was giving his answer a lot of thought. “Too much effort.” 

F/N gasped and smacked his shoulder but grinned as they heard their friend's rare laughter. 

F/N remembered watching from the stands as Shinso had placed third in the festival. 

Feeling nothing but pride course through their veins at the sight of him standing tall on the podium.

F/N squealed and threw their arms around Shinso’s neck, “I knew you could make it to the top three!”

Shinso only took a split second before wrapping his arms around F/N’s waist, “I think the world could hear your cheering.” 

“And they always will.” F/N pulled back with a wide smile patting Shinso’s chest, “why don’t we celebrate, we can go to your favorite cat cafe?” They said, nudging their hip against his. 

Shinso knew if he didn’t ask this now, he probably never would. Maybe it was the euphoric feeling of winning third in the festival that made him brave enough to ask it. 

“Why don’t we make it a date?” When Shinso saw F/N stiffen out of the corner of his eye he immediately wanted to take it all back. He cleared his throat, “sorry, I didn’t mean to-” 

Before he could finish his sentence F/N had slotted their fingers between his squeezing his hand. 

“Does that mean your paying?” They smirked and Shinso chuckled softly. 

He tightened his grip on their hand and shook his head, “sure, you’ll pay next time though.”

“F/N?” 

F/N blinked out of the memories, quickly wiping away the tear that threatened to fall.

 “Please Izuku, I really want this. This will only work if you help me.” 

Izuku pressed his lips together, he really didn’t approve of the idea, but couldn’t leave his friend on their own. Still, he knew how much this would hurt Shinso as well. 

Well... it would if he found out. 

Seeing his hesitation F/N said, “you won’t need to make a decision unless something happens to me. I’m sorry to put so much pressure on you, but you're the only other person I trust to do this.” 

Izuku let out a long sigh while rubbing his hands together, his eyes glued to the table for a few minutes, lost in thought.

 F/N could slowly feel their stomach twist into knots and their heart filled with dread. Just as they were about to give up hope, Izuku looked back up to them. 

He nodded his head, his features firm and his lips pressed thin. “Okay.” 

F/N felt their fear ease and gave Izuku a shaky smile which causes their friend to frown softly and reach over, resting a gentle hand over theirs. 

“You’ll be okay F/N. I’m sure nothing will go wrong.”

As much as they wanted to believe it, F/N still couldn’t help the stomach-churning feeling they had. 

Turns out they had every reason to worry. 

F/N and a small team of other pro heroes had been recruited to take out a small band of new villains. Everyone thought the mission would be quick and easy. 

Going in and taking out the villains should’ve been no problem. 

So when Shinso got the call he’d always been dreading, he wasted no time in dropping everything to get to the hospital. 

Frantically moving around the shared apartment, Shinso looked for his car keys. 

“Keys, keys,” Shinso mumbled, stopping to yank at his hair, eyes wide. “Where are my fucking keys?!” After practically tearing the living room apart, couch cushions were carelessly thrown to the floor and papers were strewn everywhere,  his keys were finally found buried in the side of the couch. 

Sitting in the car Shinso felt his heart jump out his chest as he shoved the key into the ignition. He tried his best to focus on the road but his hands shook as the words from the phone call played over and over in his brain. 

“This number was listed as the first emergency contact for F/N L/N, they’ve been admitted in critical condition.” 

Shinso pulled into the parking lot, his hands squeezed the steering wheel so hard his knuckles turned white. He turned his head and looked at the entrance to the hospital. 

He didn’t know if he could go through it. Going through there made the truth of F/N being hurt a reality, and Shinso wasn’t sure he could face it. 

After sitting there for a few minutes Shinso finally opened the door and got out. He sprinted toward the front desk, all his earlier fears hitting him like a freight train. 

“F/N L/N,” Shinso rested his hands on the counter and tried his best to keep the emotion out of his voice. 

“Shinso-chan.” 

Shinso jerked his head toward the sound of his name and found Izuku. The green-haired boy’s face creased with worry, his hands fidgeting with each other. 

“Midoriya, what happened? Are they okay?” Shinso fired off multiple questions all in one breath, the tightness in his chest constricting with every question. 

Izuku knew it wasn’t good and the plan that he and F/N had talked about just a few days ago stirred around in his head. So even though his stomach twisted and flipped, he lied. 

“They’re okay,” Izuku held up his hands trying to make his face form a look of reassurance. 

He was normally a big crier, and Izuku wanted nothing more than to ball his eyes out right now. The stinging eyes and tightness of his throat was proof of that. 

As soon as the words left Izuku’s mouth Shinso felt like a giant weight had been taken off his heart. The air returned to his lungs and his shoulders slumped in relief. 

“T-They’re okay?” Shinso winced at the break in his voice, but it couldn’t be held back. He felt like he had aged ten years in the last couple of minutes. 

Izuku swallowed the acidic taste in his mouth, “Yeah, they’re resting in their room, but the doctor said we can see them.”

Shinso nodded his head, running his fingers through his hair while letting out a long breath. 

“Okay, which room?” 

Izuku gestured for him to follow and he had to bite his tongue to keep from saying anything. 

Behind him, Shinso’s mind ran rampant with a million things to say to F/N. The main one just telling them how relieved he was they were okay. When they stopped outside a room Shinso expected Izuku to follow him in and raised an eyebrow when he didn’t. 

“I thought you two could have some privacy before I bombard F/N too. I’m too emotional for my own good you know?” Izuku said with a small smile. 

If it were any other time Shinso would’ve questioned how weird Izuku was acting, but right now all he could think about was making sure F/N was okay. He needed to see them with his own eyes. 

When Shinso finally laid his purple-hued eyes on F/N it made his heart leap into his throat. Midoriya said they would be okay.. this doesn’t look okay. 

F/N had a bandage wrapped securely around their forehead. Their right arm and left leg had both been placed in heavy casts. An iv had been attached to their non-casted arm and it laid limply next to their side. 

Shinso swallowed thickly at the sight of their pale complexion. He moved and sat down in the chair next to F/N’s bed. He immediately reached out and grabbed their small hand in both of his and squeezed it gently. 

Feeling a squeeze to their hand, F/N slowly peeled back their eyelids their boyfriend’s worried face the first thing they saw. 

Shinso brought their hand up to his lips and left a kiss to the back of their hand. 

“How are you feeling?” He whispered, trying to keep his voice steady. 

F/N turned their head a little more and winced. Causing Shinso to scoot closer to them. 

“Hey, hey, don’t move so much, you may be okay but you probably still need lots of rest.” 

F/N snapped their eyes back open as the words left Shinso’s mouth. Izuku told him... This really has to happen, doesn’t it?

“I’m sorry I made you worry,” was the first thing F/N rasped out. “I,” they took in a struggling breath, it was like their lungs were being pierced with a thousand knives. It burned and ached with every small breath. “I should’ve been more careful.” 

Shinso shook his head kissing their hand once again, “I’m just glad you’re okay. When I got the call  I thought, I mean-”

With as much strength as they could muster F/N squeezed his hand. “D-Don’t blame yourself.” 

Shinso frowned softly, This was okay? They didn’t even have the strength to speak. 

“Midoriya said you were fine...” He trailed off looking F/N over again, eyes lingering on the bandage and casts. 

“I am, it just looks worse than it is.” F/N winced and took in another painful breath. It was hard to mask just how much it hurt to even be speaking.

“Please don’t lie to me.” Shinso’s voice was soft but his grip was tight. 

“Okay, it feels like I’ve been hit by a truck, and then backed over by the same truck and ran over again.” 

Shinso flinched as he rubbed his thumb over their knuckles, “didn’t they give you pain meds?” He raised an eyebrow, lips turning down softly. “I can get a nurse.” 

When he moved to get up F/N grabbed his hand and shook their head. “No, I’m fine. I think I’m just tired is all.”

Shinso let go of their hand and reached over to brush away some stray hairs that fell in F/N’s face. 

“I can come back later if you want?” He didn’t really want to leave but didn’t want to keep F/N up if they needed the rest. 

F/N analyzed their boyfriend’s face, trying to commit it to their memory, for wherever they went after this. Taking in his beautiful purple eyes, ones that F/N could always find love and adoration in when they looked at him. His hair, F/N’s fingers twitched, the ghost of the feeling of running their fingers through Shinso’s hair burned into their thoughts. 

Glancing at Shinso’s lips F/N couldn’t help but think about all the kisses they shared, the smiles he would only share with them. Those lips had shaped countless words of encouragement and love to F/N over the years. 

F/N made their voice as even as possible, not letting any emotion break through when they spoke. 

“Can you kiss me before you go?” F/N watched as those oh so familiar lips pulled into their favorite smile, 

“You sure that won’t hurt?” He teased, even though F/N knew he was going to give them one anyway. 

F/N laughed softly, holding back a wince, “I’m sure I can handle it.” 

As Shinso leaned over F/N closed their eyes slowly and activated their quirk just as his lips touched theirs. When Shinso pulled back F/N opened their eyes as a few tears fell down their face. 

Shinso rested his forehead against F/N’s, wiping the few tears away. “I’ll be back first thing tomorrow, then you're stuck with me till you get out of here.” 

F/N smiled small trying to keep their lips from trembling. “okay.” 

Shinso pressed one more kiss to their forehead, “I love you.”

F/N breathed out shakily, “I love you.” 

They watched as Shinso walked out the door, knowing once he went to sleep tonight, the next morning he would wake up and believe everything was normal. He wouldn’t feel any grief or any pain. 

When Izuku walked through the door F/N just turned their head away. Even though they knew Izuku more than anyone wouldn’t care if F/N cried in front of him, they couldn’t bear to speak to anyone else now. 

Izuku’s voice shook with his own pain as tears flowed down his face. He scrubbed them away quickly. 

“I’ll take care of everything, you don’t have to worry.” 

F/N just closed their eyes and tried to hold onto the feeling of the love their lives lips against their own. 

It was almost funny. Dying was going to be way less painful than F/N having to erase themselves from Shinso’s life for good...

SIX MONTHS LATER

Shinso walked through the door of his apartment struggling to make sure he didn’t drop the groceries in his arms. Kicking the door behind him once he managed to get his keys out of it. 

He placed all the bags on the counter and sighed. He looked around the rather bare apartment. 

The walls were pretty empty, only a few photos of him with friends from UA, other than that there wasn’t much to look at. 

Shinso had never really been a big decorator anyways, but still, it just felt...

Off

He’d been feeling that a lot lately. Off. Like there was something he was supposed to be doing. At first, Shinso just brushed it off with the fact this was the first vacation he had in a while. 

With no hero work to keep himself occupied Shinso had never felt more alone. 

Maybe Midoriya has time off? Midoriya and his group were probably the only people Shinso could stand being around for more than a few hours. 

As Shinso pulled out his new phone, he lost his last one and had searched everywhere for it, he felt that confusing feeling again. He looked around his apartment, almost as if expecting to see someone else. 

Shinso blinked and then shook his head and typed out his text to Miodriya. “Maybe I should finally get a cat,” he mumbled to himself as he walked toward his bedroom. 

He fell back on his bed, just scrolling through his social media. His agency wanted him to be more active with communicating with fans, but Shinso has always been pretty reluctant to do so. Not that he didn’t appreciate the support of his admirers, but he just didn’t like the spotlight. 

Much like his mentor. 

Scrolling through he came across a comment that sent a splitting sharp pain through his head. 

Fan: does anyone remember H/N? Didn’t he date her? Whatever happened with that?

Dating? He’s never dated someone long term before. Shinso put a hand to his forehead as the pain came again and groaned. It was like an icepick had been stabbed into his brain. 

He read more comments replying to that post even as the pain in his head started to turn into a blinding white-hot burning sensation. 

Shinso read over the words about how they missed seeing him and this other person together, even though he’s never heard of them before. Then he saw that someone had linked a photo and Shinso couldn’t help his curiosity of what the person who everyone thought he was dating looked like. 

When the photo of them came up it was like there was a physical pop inside Shinso’s head. 

Then the memories came back.

Memories of the feeling of arms wrapping around his waist in a tight hug. The sound of forgotten laughter. E/C gazing at him and a warm smile. 

“F/N...” The name fell from his lips and then the image of someone in a hospital bed blew up his mind just as his phone vibrated on his chest. 

When Shinso saw Miodriya’s name pop up he got another memory with a pound of his head. The sight of Midoriya’s face creased with worry and his words. 

“They’re okay.” 

Shinso didn’t waste another second and unlocked his phone, calling his friend. 

“Hey, we can get together tonight if you want,” Midoriya’s happy voice chirped through the phone. “We’re all getting off early-” 

“F/N.” When the name left his mouth Shinso heard a sharp inhale on the other end and then a sniff. “What happened to them Izuku?” Shinso already had an idea of what did. 

“Hitoshi I-” 

“You lied to me that day. F/N was dying, weren’t they? They were dying and you thought it was best to lie to me?” His teeth ground together as angry tears started to spill from his eyes. 

There was silence on the other end of the line for a while. 

“F/N wanted this Hitoshi,” Midoriya’s voice said, choked with tears. “T-They asked me to keep it a secret from you. I didn’t want to but,” Shinso heard the other boy hiccup and knew he was trying his best to keep from sobbing. “It was what they had last said to me before their mission.” 

Shinso’s heart splintered at the news. F/N wanted him to forget them? They wanted to just be wiped out from his existence after everything. 

“Why,” was all Shinso could manage to get out. 

Miodriya sniffled again, “T-They didn’t want to ruin your hero career. F/N said you worked so hard for this and they couldn’t just let you throw it all away because of them.” 

“S-So stupid,” Shinso’s voice finally cracked. The tears of anger were now tears of pain, of sadness. They wouldn’t stop coming. 

Shinso let out a cry of frustration and hung up his phone, then broke down into sobs. His whole body raking with grief like he’s never felt before, grief he should’ve already felt. Shinso covered his mouth to try to keep down his cries but all it did was muffle the sound.

After a few minutes, his phone buzzed again with a message from Midoriya. 

With shaky fingers, Shinso opened it and read the text before looking at the message that was sent right after it. 

Midoriya: I’m the one who took your old phone, it was to keep you from finding out...

Shinso saw the next message was a video and wiped away the tears from his eyes so he could see it before pressing play. 

The sight of F/N’s beaming face popping up made the tears just come right back. 

“I have acquired my boyfriend’s phone because he refuses to take a picture so how about a video instead?” The phone was wobbly as F/N moved it around.

Shinso whimpered softly at the sound of their voice, seeing F/N with a graduation cap on their head. 

“I think you mean stolen.” 

Shinso heard his own voice say before the camera seemed to be switched views and there he was, with a matching cap and gown and a soft smile on his face. 

He felt a pinprick to his heart. He was so happy that day, their graduation. 

“Semantics,” F/N said as they walked closer panning up and down Shinso’s body. “Now, doesn’t he look so handsome and professional in his outfit.” 

Shinso in the video rolled his eyes, his smile is replaced with a playful smirk. “It’s a miracle you got me to walk across stage today.” 

Shinso heard a giggle that made his heart crack in two. He felt more tears flow down his face as the camera switched back to F/N’s face. 

“I’m very persuasive,” F/N wiggled their eyebrows. “Now come here.” 

“It’s a video and I’ve already been shown on camera against my will.” 

F/N snorted at his words then got a pout on their face. “I want a kiss,” F/N whined. 

Shinso heard himself chuckle and then he was in the frame, a warm smile on his face. 

“I have such a dork of a S/O,” video Shinso said wrapping an arm around F/N’s frame. 

“Hey!” F/N pouted more, jutting out their lower lip. “I think I’m pretty fun thank you.” 

Video Shinso kissed the crown of their head, “Fun is one word for it.” 

“I’m starting to feel unappreciated here.” 

Video Shinso laughed softly and titled F/N’s chin up towards him and leaned down pressing a kiss to their lips. 

Shinso watched as F/N smiled into the kiss and as they pulled away their next words made him break down in another round of gut-wrenching sobs. Wanting nothing more than to reach through the screen and trade places with himself. 

“I love you Hitoshi Shinso.” 

[therainroguefanfiction]

🎃 Frightful October Act IV, #10 ~ Forbidden (Chenle Zhong)

📑 Table of Contents

Genre: High school AU, Slice of Life, School, Supernatural, Romance, Crossover, Halloween, Vampire AU

Word Count: 3,293

Pairing: Reader x Chenle

World: NCT ft. GOT7

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“Ah, it’s finally over!” you groaned, leaning back in your desk chair. “That test was brutal.”

From beside you, Jackson leaned forward on his desk dramatically. “I almost died.”

“Don’t be so dramatic,” Jinyoung sat behind him, organizing his items into his school bag.

“You can only say that because you’re smarter than us,” You scowled at him. “For idiots like us, it was torture!”

Siwon, your homeroom and math teacher, cleared his throat. “I wouldn’t go so far as to call you idiots. However,” he picked up your test, glancing over it. “You could definitely use some help.” he did the same with Jackson’s paper. “You, as well.”

Both of you sunk down in your seats, embarrassed.

“I’d suggest finding someone to tutor you. If you can’t find anyone, let me know and I’ll see what I can do.”

“Yes, sir,” you glanced at your best friend, sharing his look of dread. It’s not that you both didn’t try – on the contrary, you both tried really hard, especially with Jinyoung there to encourage you both, but math was just like another language to you. Granted, Jackson had a little less trouble than you did.

The bell rang, signaling the start of lunch.

Mark stood up, gently grabbing the back of your neck. “Come on, some food should lift your spirits.”

You nodded, standing up and following your brother. He wasn’t your brother by blood, but the Tuan family had adopted you when you were a small child. You grew up with him and considered him your family – blood didn’t matter.

Jackson threw his arm around your shoulder as you walked down the hall. “So, I was thinking about our annual scary movie fest. What about a Michael Myers marathon?”

You hummed, tapping your chin. “Sounds great, but… I’ve seen them all already.”

“You watched them without me?!” he put on an offended look, his hand over his heart. “You have betrayed me, Y/N! Dishonor upon you!”

You were about to respond when you ran into someone as you turned the corner. The impact knocked you back into Jackson, but the person you had run into didn’t move. You recognized him as a second year named Sicheng.

His cheeks dusted with pink in embarrassment as he bowed quickly, muttering an apology before rushing off.

“That guy’s so weird,” Jackson muttered under his breath.

“He seems nice enough, though,” you shrugged, continuing on your way.

“He just has his own circle,” Jinyoung commented. “Just like we do.”

“Guess that makes sense,” Jackson folded his hands behind his head.

The lunchroom was already bustling with students and loud chatter. Jaebum, Bambam, and Yugyeom were already at our usual table with their food. Their classrooms were closer to the lunchroom than yours, so they were always one of the first ones there.

“Lucky bastards,” Jackson muttered as we got in line.

You snickered at him. “I’m gonna get the last hamburger~”

“You better not!”

You suddenly felt like you were being watched, the hair on the back of your neck standing on end. Glancing over your shoulder, your eyes scanned the lunchroom. Jaebum and the others weren’t paying you any mind, engaged in a conversation led by Bambam. On the opposite end of the room was Sicheng’s group, a rather large group of boys across all three years. He said something to the blonde boy sitting beside him and he looked up, his eyes locking with your own.

Your breath hitched, chest tightening. Something inside of you was screaming for you to look away but you didn’t have to strength to break away. His gaze was intense, eyes so dark they were like black holes just waiting to suck someone in. Your heart was pumping hard, pounding in your ears. Just when you thought you couldn’t take it anymore, Jackson nudged you in the ribs.

“Oi, earth to Y/N.”

You whipped your head around, thankful to be free. ‘What… the hell was that? I’ve never felt like that before.’

Mark frowned, putting his arm around your shoulder. “Are you okay?”

You could still feel his gaze. No, there were more now. It felt like the whole room was staring at you, burning holes into your back. “I, um… I’m feeling a bit sick, I think I’ll skip lunch.”

“I’ll come with you,” Jinyoung said. “I had a pretty big breakfast, so I’m not very hungry.”

“No!” you snapped. The three looked at you in surprise and you cursed yourself, knowing they were just worried. “I think… I think I just need some air.” Before they could question the flimsy excuse, you ran out of the lunchroom, feeling the eyes following you as you went.

You burst out into the courtyard and took the bath that led to the back of the school. There was a small garden off to the side, in the center of which was a cherry tree. A single bench sat beneath it. This was your happy place, the place you went to when you first started high school and was overwhelmed. The place you visited when that girl, Melissa, started to tease you because she thought you were interested in Mark. The place you ran to when you got into your first real fight with Mark. The place you cried at when you failed your math final last year and were at risk of repeating your second year.

The tree was like magic. Sitting there beneath it always seemed to calm you down.

You fell onto the wooden bench, hearing it creak from your weight. The bench was old, having been there for near a century at that point.

A chilly wind whipped around you and you closed your eyes, inhaling deeply. It was the first week of Autumn, so while the air was slowly turning cold, it wasn’t so much so that you needed a coat. By next week, everyone would be wearing their winter uniforms.

You leaned your head back, staring up at the orange and brown leaves of the cherry tree, watching them sway in the breeze. ‘Who was that guy? Why did he affect me like that?’ Your eyes slid closed as you thought about the different explanations for such a thing. One stuck out amongst the others and your eyes flew open, cheeks burning bright. ‘Is this… love at first sight?!’ You quickly shook your head, slapping your cheeks. ‘No, no, no, that doesn’t exist!’

“You okay?”

You glanced over, seeing Youngjae staring at you like you had just grown another head. You smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of your head. “Uh, y-yeah, I’m fine. Totally!”

He didn’t look convinced. “Why aren’t you with the others?”

“I could ask you the same.”

Now it was his turn to blush, which he tried to hide behind his hand. “I had to return a book I borrowed from another class. I was on my way when I saw you running away.”

You giggled. “Was this book borrowed from a girl~?”

His cheeks darkened. “S-So what if it was?” He scowled, plopping down beside you. It creaked again.

“Aw, does little Youngjae have a crush~?” You tried to pinch his cheek but he slapped your hand away.

“Y/N~” He whined, pouting at you. His expression then turned serious. “Are you okay? Mark hyung looked really worried.”

You frowned, feeling guilt settle in your heart. “I just needed some space. I feel bad for yelling at them… do you think they’re mad?”

“Absolutely not,” Youngjae’s response was full of confidence. “Why don’t we head over there? If you’re really worried, you can apologize to them.”

It sounded like a good idea, and you almost agreed, but that boy’s eyes flashed in your mind and you lost all of your resolve. “I need a bit more time… I’m gonna head back to the classroom. I’ll apologize when they get back from lunch.”

“If you’re sure…”

“I am,” you smiled, ruffling his hair.

“Y/N!”

“Thank you, Youngjae.”

He pouted again, fixing the hair you had just messed up. “You’re family, after all.”

The two of you walked back to the school together, parting ways once you were inside.

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Ever since that day in the lunchroom, you had been doing your best to avoid that boy and the group he hung out with. It was fairly easy since he was a first year – you didn’t have to worry about getting stuck in the same class or having to work together on some stupid group project. You did some information gathering in secret and found out his name – Chenle Zhong. From what you gathered, he was pretty popular among the first years. You didn’t understand it, but deep down, you had a desire to get to know him. At the same time, your brain told you that he was trouble.

“Are you going home?” Jinyoung asked as we gathered up our things.

School had just ended, but each boy had his own club meeting to get to. Jackson was getting ready for the fencing tournament next month, Jinyoung was part of the student council and Mark was on the volleyball team. You, however, had never bothered to join a club since none of them appealed to you.

“I think I’ll hang out in the library for a bit,” you answered.

Mark smiled, ruffling your hair. “You’re working hard to improve your math grade. I’m proud of you.”

Jinyoung nodded in agreement. “So am I. Let us know if you leave. If not, we’ll come to get you once we’re done with our after school activities.”

“Yessir~” you saluted, parting ways with them. The library was nearly empty, occupied by only a couple students that either loved reading or were also studying tirelessly to improve their grade. You sat down at one of the tables in the back, near the window. From that position, you could see the cherry tree swaying in the distance.

You pulled out your notebook, the math book and got to work. Twenty minutes passed with no problems, aside from the headache you were beginning to get. Why did math have to be so difficult for you?

“You’re doing that wrong.”

You looked up and nearly jumped out of your skin. Chenle was on the other side of the table, his dark eyes looking at your notebook. Even though he was seeing it upside down, he could read it with little effort.

When you didn’t respond, he raised his eyes to meet yours. The feeling wasn’t nearly as intense as it was the first time, but you could still feel the pull at the back of your mind. Your grip tightened on the pencil and you forced yourself to look away. Still, you said nothing.

Chenle pursed his lips, taking the seat across from you. “I can help you if you’d like.”

You were torn. From your research, you knew that he was at the top of his class in all subjects, but the way he made you feel and the way your brain screamed at you for just being in the same room… You chewed on your bottom lip thoughtfully.

‘He’s just helping me with my math… what harm could that do?’ “I, uhh… I’d appreciate that,” you murmured, feeling your cheeks grow warm.

He smiled, tugging the notebook away from you. For the next hour, he explained the different formulas and how to calculate them. Several different people had explained the exact same thing to you, but your brain just couldn’t comprehend it. When he explained it, though, he did so in a patient way, breaking it down to the simplest form possible.

He wrote out some test questions in the book before sliding it over to you. “Answer these.”

You nodded, reading the first question on the paper. For the first time, you didn’t feel out of your depth. It still took a lot of writing and erasing before you were confident with your answers, but it wasn’t nearly as bad as it usually was. Hesitantly, you slid the notebook back to him.

Chenle hummed thoughtfully as he looked over your answers. You looked out the window as he marked them, not wanting to see how badly you had done. “Not bad, you only missed two out of fifteen.”

“What?” you whipped your head around, snatching the book back. True enough, only two answers had red X’s next to them. “No way… I’ve never done this well before!”

He chuckled. “What can I say, I’m a pretty good teacher.”

“You really are!” you caught his eyes again, ignoring the nervousness you felt. “Would you… I mean… If you want… I could pay you… I mean…”

He laughed, slapping his palm down on the table.

“Quiet!” The librarian, Souyu, glared at the two of you.

Chenle apologized before turning to you, making your blush increase. “I would love to tutor you, Y/N Tuan.”

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Two weeks passed, but it felt as if months had.

Every day after school, you spent a little over an hour with Chenle in the library. He always seemed to leave just before one of the boys came to pick you up, which you were thankful for. They were quite protective over the group, and you worried about what they would say about spending so much time with him. It was a secret that lay between the two of you, and you wanted to keep it that way. It felt special, intimate.

You stifled a yawn, stretching your arms above your head as you walked down the hall. You hadn’t gotten much sleep last night because Jackson insisted that you both play this new MMORPG that was just released. By the time he passed out, you managed to get an hour and a half of sleep before Mark was waking you up for school.

The amount of time you almost fell asleep in class was outshined by how few times you had gotten caught by the teachers. You almost wanted to skip your tutoring session, but something within you spurred you forward. You just wanted to see Chenle.

A loud bang caught your attention and you paused, looking at the classroom the sound had come from. The door was cracked, so you approached as quietly as possible. You recognized two third year boys, Taeyong and Taeil, and Chenle, who looked less than happy.

“You need to stop tutoring them,” Taeyong spoke, but it came out sounding like an order.

“Why?” Chenle questioned.

“You know why.”

“You’re getting too close to her, Chenle,” Taeil said softly. “I understand how you feel, but – ”

“No, you don’t,” Chenle responded, his fists clenching at his sides.

“Whether we do or not is irrelevant,” Taeyong folded his arms, narrowing his eyes. “You know the rules. It’s forbidden to fall in love with a human.”

“‘Against the rules,’” he scoffed. “Rules made by a bunch of old men thousands of years ago!”

Taeyong’s eyes flashed red as he stepped forward. “Don’t disrespect our ancestors like that!”

Chenle did the same thing, his eyes flashing a brighter shade of crimson than the older male’s. “It’s my life, not theirs!”

“The rules are in place to protect us,” Taeil stood between the two, trying to calm them down.

“Do you honestly believe she’d be okay with dating a vampire?”

The word ‘vampire’ clicked in your brain and everything fell into place. You backed away from the door, bumping into a student that had been passing behind you. At the noise, all three boys whipped their heads towards the door. Chenle’s red eyes bore into your own and you panicked, taking off down the hall.

The door slammed open and Chenle ran after you, calling out your name but you just ran faster. He could have easily caught you if he used his powers, but he didn’t want to take that risk. He also didn’t want to scare you more than you already were.

“Y/N, wait! Let me explain!”

You slid around the corner, running face-first into another person. Both of you stumbled back.

“Y/N, what’s wrong?” It was Youngjae.

You were breathing heavy, eyes glancing around frantically. Chenle was gone.

‘Vampire…’

For the rest of the night and the next day, you kept to yourself. You felt bad for pushing your friends away, but you just didn’t have to energy or the will to pretend to be okay. They were worried, and they never missed an opportunity to try and include you in the conversation. You never took the bait, though, and remained silent.

When lunchtime arrived, you stood up and left the classroom before they could even leave their chairs. You headed straight for the cherry tree, whose leaves were scattered onto the ground beneath it. You plopped onto the bench harder than you meant to.

It creaked loudly before snapping in half.

With a squeak, you fell backward onto the hard ground, staring up at the sky peeking through the branches of the tree. Your butt and back were throbbing and you were sure they would be bruised and sore tomorrow.

Boots crunched on the fallen leaves as someone approached. “I knew I’d find you here.”

Your body tensed up at the sound of Chenle’s voice, your heart picking up speed.

He frowned at the bench. “Are you hurt? I told the principal he should replace the damn thing, but he insisted it was safe.”

You didn’t answer.

“Are you… scared of me?” his voice was soft, barely above a whisper. It tugged at your heart and you slowly sat up. His eyes were trained on the broken bench.

Were you scared of him? You had automatically reacted when you heard the word ‘vampire’, but were you actually scared? Now that you thought about it, you couldn’t remember ever feeling afraid of him. He made you nervous, that much was true, and your brain had always insisted that he was trouble, but… you never felt afraid.

“No,” you whispered back.

His eyes jumped to yours and he took a step forward. Then another, and another until he was standing over you, holding his hand out for you to take. You slid your hand into his and he pulled you to your feet effortlessly, never breaking eye contact.

“I wanted to tell you,” he mumbled softly. “The first time I saw you, that day in the cafeteria. I wanted to tell you everything, about me and about my clan. But Taeyong forbad it,” he paused, seeming to search for the right words. “Sorry about that day. When a vampire finds a suitable mate, a connection is formed. Depending on the strength of the vampire, the connection can be quite overwhelming, especially for… for a human.”

You blushed. ‘Suitable m-mate?!’

He chuckled, resting his hand on your cheek. His eyes flickered down to your lips. “Can I… kiss you?”

You were about to say yes without hesitation but you restrained yourself, remembering the interaction yesterday. With a frown, you pulled away, rubbing your arm awkwardly. “I don’t think we should…”

“You don’t like me?” He questioned, confused.

“No, I do!” you whipped around to face him again. “It’s just… it’ll cause problems for you.”

His eyes widened in surprise. ‘Y/N is… worried about me?’ Before he could contain himself, he grabbed your wrist and pulled you into a tight hug, breathing into your neck.

“Chenle…” You clutched at the leather jacket he wore, his cologne making you feel dizzy.

“I love you, Y/N,” he breathed, tightening his grip. “I don’t care if it’s forbidden. I don’t care what I have to deal with, as long as… as long as you’re by my side I can do anything!”

Hesitantly, you let your arms wrap around his waist.

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[omgxiaoch]

Bits and Pieces

Request: “Hello!!! May i request a Wonho scenario where his s/o suffered amnesia and doesn't sct like her old self??”

Ship: Wonho x [y/n]

Word Count: 2,405

a/n: hey guys! sorry for not being able to post this yesterday since due to personal reasons ^^”’’ but i hope you guys like this! i apologize for any misspelled words and wrong grammar and... if it’s all over the place and meh ;-;. and credits to the owner for this gif! <3

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Wonho anxiously paced back and forth, nibbling on his lower lip, trying to calm himself down while waiting for the doctor to come out from the operating room. The boys were sitting on the benches on the side, utterly speechless and worried. They never expected this to happen. 

It has been four straight hours since they’ve got the call from [y/n]’s friend. Worry and fear were already starting to build up in their hearts. Lost in their own train of thoughts, the sound of the doors open snapped them out. A man with green scrubs and a pair of gloves appeared with two nurses trailing behind him.

“May I ask for the relatives of Ms..... [y/n]?” The man looked up and met the gaze of Wonho, who walked up to him with worry plastered all over his face. “I am.” Upon hearing Wonho’s claim, the doctor did not hesitate and proceeded in announcing the result and their findings.

“The operation is successful however there is a big possibility that she may experience post-traumatic amnesia due to the impact of her head on the concrete ground when she got hit by a car. But all in all, we treated all of the broken bones and some bruises. It might also take some time for her to wake up. I guess that’s all that I need to say. We’ll be checking on her from time to time to check on her condition. If there aren’t any questions, please excuse me and she’s brought to her room, 0514.”

Without hearing any responses, the man left immediately with the nurses trailing behind him. The boys stood up and pats Wonho by the shoulder, bringing him back to his senses before heading towards your room.

“Uhm... not to be rude but who are you guys? and.... who am I?”

Everyone’s mind went blank after hearing your questions right after you just woke up from your 10 hours of unconsciousness. The nurse who was with them felt sorry for the boys and decided to talk to Shownu, explaining to him that your condition wasn’t that serious since there is a big chance that [y/n] would be able to recall all of yourmemories.

“You... don’t know who you are and who we.... are?” Despite being shocked by what just happened, Jooheon was able to return the question back to you. You nodded your head, unsure if you were answering his question correctly.

‘If ever she wakes up, there are questions that could hurt but an advice from someone who also experienced this before, try to understand and fill those blank spaces with all the information you guys can. It’d be a big help... really.’

It was sure that these exact same words repeated over and over in the boy’s minds. Shownu, who just came back from talking with the nurse, took a deep breath and decides to follow what the nurse advice them. 

"I know that you’re confused right now, and you can’t remember anything... so, how ‘bout we introduce ourselves to you once again, [y/n]?”

The sound of your name being said felt weird. “Wait... so my name is [y/n]?” you cock your head to the side while furrowing your eyebrows. “Yes and we’re your friends, [y/n] and this guy here,” Shownu pauses for a moment and places a hand on Wonho’s shoulder, making him look up, “is your boyfriend who loves you so much.”

“I have a boyfriend?”

Ever since you’ve waken up and started to ask tons of questions, the boys would constantly visit you from time to time with foods in their hands but Wonho didn’t budge, he’s been beside you 24/7 and the only time he went home was when your parents arrived and made him go home to rest and take a bath.

“Wait, don’t tell me I love these kinds of stuff?!” You gaped at Wonho, who showing you a picture of yourself while holding cute stuff. “Yeah, you always love it when I buy you a new plushie to your collection.” Wonho was surely taken aback when he saw your face scrunch up and your lips turning into a frown.

“Why? Do you not believe me?” Nodding your head in response, Wonho couldn’t think of something in response to your claim. He fell silent for a moment before snapping out from his own train of thoughts when you spoke up. 

You transferred your gaze to the window and took a deep breath, “Why do you still come here when you know that I don’t remember a single thing about you?” your voice lost its twinkle. You were the complete opposite of who you were. From a jolly and optimistic woman to a different and pessimistic woman.

“I... actually don’t know... Maybe it’s because that I love you so much that seeing how you couldn’t remember a single thing about yourself, your family, the boys and especially... me.... I just... I don’t know.”

Wonho’s voice was soft, too soft for his liking. “I don’t know if I can ever bring back those memories that we’ve created... but I hope that this can help.” Wonho brings out a scrapbook from his bag and passes it to you, “In this scrapbook, you may see pictures from all our adventures, with your family, with the boys, with your friends and with me.” 

Accepting the scrapbook with both of your hands, your eyes observed every single detail there is to it. It was brown scrapbook with a white ribbon that closes it. Tracing the sides of the ribbon you carefully tug the end, untangling it from the knot. 

“I guess... I should give you some time then. I’ll be back later alright?” Wonho stands up from his seat, unable to look at you as his tears were already starting to well up in his eyes. 

“A-alright.” you stammered while looking up to him. Feeling a pang of guilt made you look at him with worry, staring at his retreating back until it disappears into the other side of the door. Transferring your attention back to the scrapbook, you flipped the cover and saw a lot of pictures with descriptions on it.

You could see that it was just recently made and it gave you butterflies inside your tummy. The first page was a picture of you with your family, with the boys and with Wonho. Below each photo, it had details about your family, the boys like how all of you met each other and Wonho, how the two of you started dating. 

The brown scrapbook consists of 80 brown leaves, each holding four to five photos with detailed descriptions. You couldn’t believe how someone could fill the whole scrapbook up in just a limited amount of time made you well up. Flipping through the pages, you studied each and every detail until you slowly drifted off to sleep.

Bits and pieces were already starting to pile up. May these memories be just those little things, you couldn’t help but feel happy that you were able to slowly remember this things. Waking up from your slumber, you looked around and saw the back of Wonho while he prepares your dinner by stacking up the tupperware on the table.

You hesitated if you should either tell him about the things that you’ve slowly remembered through your dreams. Fiddling on to your hospital gown, you took a deep breath before speaking up, “Hey, Wonho.” Startled by your sudden remark, a small yelp left Wonho’s lips, making you chuckle.

“O-oh, you’re awake. So, how was your day?” He casually asked with his hands preoccupied by setting up the bed table.  “It was kinda okay. I fell asleep throughout the whole afternoon though.” Upon hearing your reply, Wonho nods his head and turns around with the table in his hands. 

“Here, eat up. It’s already past seven so I bet you’re hungry,” Wonho paused as he settled the table on your lap, “And we’ve prepared your favorite! Bibimbap and kimchi stew.” Your eyes gladly roamed through the various colors in front of your.

“Wow, this looks great but... where’s the gochu?” Wonho looked at you weirdly. Gochu was clearly not your thing since you hated its taste. Noticing his furrowed brows, you scratched the back of your head and asked, “Do I not like gochu?”

“W-well...” Wonho’s voice trailed off as he tries to rack some words to answer your question, “You clearly didn’t like the taste of gochu..” 

“How about the raw egg yolk?”

“You also didn’t like raw egg yolk, [y/n].” Weird. You thought as you tried your best to understand what he’s trying to say. “Oh... how about the side dishes?” you asked once more.

“Oh, their here.” Wonho pulled the paper bag beside him and brings out the small tupperware filled with various side dishes before placing it on your table. “Thank you.” you started to dig in and moaned as the taste of bibimbap and kimchi stew together was just heaven.

Picking a piece of bean sprout, you showed it to Wonho and beamed, “This is really delicious, I bet this is my favorite.” To your dismay, Wonho shakes his head and corrects you once more, “Sadly, no... your favorite side dish would be the seasoned spinach.”

“Oh... well, since I’ve been getting the things that I liked wrong.. how ‘bout you tell me some stories and whatnots?”

Weeks has passed and Wonho and [y/n] were slowly getting along with each other, and also with the boys. It was another day for you to spend time with the boys. Each passing day, you were slowly remembering some of your memories and you were happy about it; it was also expected since the head injury you had was only mild. You haven’t really told any of the boys yet but you’ve actually planned to tell them someday.

Making your way towards the waiting area with your IV pole beside you, you head straight to the vending machine and entered a couple of hundred won on before pressing on the button for the milkis. After getting your drink, you wiped the top with your hospital gown before opening it. 

Walking back to your room with your drink on the left and your iv pole on the right, you tried to open the door with your elbow when a hand grabbed on the handle for you, making you look up and flash the biggest smile that you’ve ever had.

“Here you go, [y/n].” It was Kihyun who opened that door for you and you thanked him for it. Looking back the boys were there except for one person. “U-uh, come on in guys.” Entering the room first before them, you casually walked towards your bed before plopping your butt on the comfy mattress. 

“Uh... where’s Wonho by the way?” this was the first thing that came out from your mouth once the boys were finally inside the room. “Oh, he had to go somewhere.” Hyungwon nonchalantly answered as he made himself comfy on the couch. 

“Oh...” It’d be useless to deny that it feels empty without Wonho around but you’re quite thankful to have these guys around. “So, guess what...” Changkyun looked at you with a sly smirk plastered on his face.

“What?”

“I’ve brought monopoly!” He beamed while bringing out the board game out from his sling bag, making everyone look at him with a ‘-_____-’. “Does this mean you have plans in destroying our friendship?”

“W-what?! N-no...” 

Wonho panted heavily as he tried to get to the bus stop. Hands on his knees, he takes a deep breath before proceeding to his journey to the bus stop. In his hands was four paper bags filled with things that might help you remember. Finally the bus has arrived and Wonho got in with a smile plastered on his face.

“Wait.... what do you mean?” Minhyuk asked with his mouth wide open. You couldn’t really help but tell the boys about the good news. “You seriously... remembered something?” Shownu looked at you with such seriousness, making you burst out laughing.

“Yeah, I’m starting to remember stuff now. Sometimes, in the middle of pooping, I can remember the time when I accidentally threw something to Jooheon which made him scream really loud.” 

“You seriously have to bring that up now, [y/n]? Really?” Jooheon pouted and whined, making the others laugh. “I have to so that you guys can believe what I’m saying.”

The boys were all smiles, who wouldn’t be happy to hear that their dear friend finally remembered something. “Well, have you told Wonho about it?” Kihyun asked, to which you replied with a ‘no’.

“Well, you better tell him so or--” 

Claaaannnggggggg!!!

With a loud thud, you fell on the floor but Hyungwon was able to catch you before your head met the floor. You accidentally slammed your head onto the IV pole when you were about to get something from the table and everything happened so fast, all the nurses rushed to your room and boys were told to wait at the waiting room.

Wonho, who finally arrived at the hospital lobby, got a call from Shownu and heard about what just happened, making him rush towards the elevator with a panicked look all over his face. 

Seeing the faces of his friends in the lobby made his shoulders drop. “What happened?” he asked as soon as he got closer to them. “She.... clumsily slammed her head on the IV pole...” Changkyun looked away, along with the others as they tried to avoid Wonho’s piercing gaze.

“What?!” 

“Yeah.... we were talking about something when--”

“W-where’s the relatives of Ms. [y/n]?” a nurse frantically came out from the room, making the boys look at her and point at Wonho. “Sir, please come with me immediately! I think.. .I think she finally remembered...”

Without any hesitation, Wonho ran towards your room with the nurse with his heart beating so fast. Bursting in with his heart pounding loudly, his eyes fell on the sight of you sheepishly rubbing the back of your head with a smile.

“[y/n]...” 

Upon hearing his voice, you slowly turned to him and smiled. You gestured him to come closer. Wonho was finally close to you, you grabbed him by the hand and said words that you’ve been wanting to say after this whole time,

“I love you and don’t worry, I finally remembered everything thanks to you.”

[hello-btsfangirl]

Hiii hope you're doing well 😊 if u can do a BTS reaction when they kiss their s/o more passionately than usual and she got weak in the knees, & a messing blush.. Ect..😳 (they are her 1th Bf). Thanks

Since iv been promising and not keeping it, I made this extra long for each member, I hope everyone will forgive me and btw this request was really cute.

Kim Seokjin/Jin:

Jin was making breakfast this morning, you could smell his pancakes in the whole apartment, he was so soothing to look at. His broad shoulders in a white loose shirt, he was such a prince where he stood making his love some food. You sneaked behind him and gave him a hug, he turned around to face you “how beautiful you look this morning…but not as beautiful as me” you gasped “hey!” you yelled play fighting him, Jin simply picked you up and sat you down on the table.

You were staring into his eyes and you could feel the tension of romance. He took some of you hair behind you ear “you are always more beautiful y/n, and especially when you get those pink cheeks when I kiss you” you chuckled at his comment “I DON’T BLUSH” Jin leaned in closer and closer until you felt your heartbeat go a hundred times faster,  his lips so perfectly pink and so gentle on yours. His kiss was like a dream, it was deep and longer than usual, you felt your body give up in his grip. Oh could you never escape this amazing dream.

“See I told you that you blush” you hit him playfully “I just have a cold, that`s why they turn like that, almost like an allergy thing” he laughed at your excuse. “Oh just admit is y/n, this prince gets you knees weak and I can tell I would need that to happend pretty soon” you blushed of his sudden words, until it went over when you both heard the pancaked were burning.

Kim Namjoon/Rapmonster:

He had just picked you up to go to a amusement park. It was a sunny day, perfect weather for some fun. He bought you candy and ice cream and you would eat all day, of course he had to buy more ice cream since he kept loosing them on the ground. You loved this weird trait about him, how he either lost or broke something no matter what he was touching. After a long day you two decided to end end the day by going where you two had first met, by the tree where both of your initials were.

You leaned against the tree feeling the fresh air. You couldn’t stop to notice Namjoon staring at you “what are you looking at?” he shrugged his shoulders and stood beside you “you know there is no one but us in the park right now…maybe we could, you know” he leaned in closer, you blushed at his sudden action, you couldn’t move as his lips was just so perfect and plum. He was fast at getting his hands on your hips, feeling every curve and line of your body as he kissed you deeply, playing with your tongue.

“Namjoon” you said and pulled back “we cant do this” you said as you looked down the ground. He chuckled and gave you a hug “its okay, it was just us. Pluss since youre mine I want to show you off, how awesome and amazing you are. Im allowed to do that as your bf right?” he said with a big smirk as you started blushing even more, he kissed the top of your head and it was truly a day to remember.

Min Yoongi/Suga:

Yoongi have had such a bad day, the only thing that helped him through this day was small texts he got from you telling him you loved him and you knew he would do well. He had bee so distant these few weeks, he felt bad for it. Bad that he didn’t tell you how much you meant to him, or showed his love to you through music or a simple loving gesture. His anger was boiling inside of him “how can I be so stupid, y/n loves me. Even when I act like a complete jerk, how on earth did I get so lucky”. He had to do something to show you that he truly loved you and always would.

You were watching tv, all set up with a blanket, snacks and a sugary drink. You didn’t hear the door opened but when you saw Yoongi you began to smile and stood up . He walked closer to you and before without even saying a word he kissed you, a deep kiss, a longing kiss. You felt his tongue exploring your mouth, his hands on your hips, his heavy breath when he stopped kissing you and his forehead resting on yours before staring deep into your eyes and he whispered “I love you”.

You smiled shyly at his sudden gesture and was almost too shy to look at him in the eyes. He kissed your cheek before smiling cheeky at your blushing face “y/n…Are you blushing?” you turned around not wanting him too see more of your red face “oh how embarrassing you mumbled to yourself as you felt a hand turn you around once again to face his cheeky smile. He put his thumb on your lip, slightly parting it so he could kiss you again “you`re cute when you blush y/n, I might need to hold you more tight the next time, just in case you get weak in your knees again” he said and gave you one last kiss on your forehead.

Jung Hoseok/J-hope:

“nae pi ttam nunmul, nae majimak chumeul, da gajyeoga ga” Was all you heard before getting mesmerized by the way his body moved to the music, his effortless moves and the passion in his eyes. The song ended, his body breathing heavily, he used his arm to dry away the sweat from his face. You loved watching him doing what he loved the most, dancing was truly an art. He turned around, facing you with a big smile as you gave him an applause for his outstanding performance. “How was it?” he asked as he opened a bottle of water to cool down “it was so amazing, I couldn’t keep my eyes off of you at all. You are so talented Hoseok”.

He walked slowly towards you, breathing heavily as he slowly pressed you against the wall and his lips met yours. His body was so hot against your, his hands tightly secured on your body, making you wanting more of him. Your hands roamed his hair as your tongues were to busy wrestling each other for pleasure. His hand went under your shirt feeling every inch before he stopped the kiss and gave you a dirty smile, you stared at him breathing heavily. Your knees failing to keep you up, he held you and was sure no to let go.

You quickly gathered your senses “..ah…” was the only thing that came out of your mouth “maybe I should go, I mean I have planned to meet up with a friend and cant keep them waiting” you smiled shy and walked towards the door, when suddenly Hoseok jumped in front of you, pinched your cheeks and said in a baby voice “Is my little y/n blushing?! OMFG WHY IS MY BOO SO CUTE!!!”

Park Jimin/Jimin:

The stars were shining bright above you as you sat and watched the beautiful night sky. Tonight would be a magical night, a night to remember that you had yet to discover. He was looking at you, more in love than he could ever be, you were such a beauty in his eyes “y/n” he said as you kept looking at the sky and only let out a simple “hm?” he smiled “you know what would make this night more perfect than it already is?”. You turned to him, curious what this could be “what is it Jimin?” Your eyes were shining in the starlit sky and you knew something magical was about to happen.

he put his hand under your cheek and gently lifted it up, his eyes slowly closing as he lips met yours and your heart felt like it was about to pop out of your chest. He was so calm, warm and gentle, you knew you were in safe arms as his lips were soft and his tongue making you feel like your were in heaven. His fingers twirling your hair as he let you explore and feel his deep love for you.

He ended it with a short soft kiss on your lips before smiling and held you in his arms. Both heart`s were beating as fast as lightning, both faces red from this magical experience “you know…” he started “we are a perfect match” you smiled “why” you asked softly as you leaned your head on his shoulder “because we both look like roses when blushing” he kissed your hand then forehead before whispering softly “you are the one”.

Kim Taehyung/V :

“TAKE THIS TAE!!!!” You punched him with the pillow, feathers all over the place. “ OH NO YOU DIDN’T!” he yelled as he returned the favor. Both was giggling at all the fun you two had, earlier today you had been watching anime, eating snacks and just run around your apartment like a couple of idiots but he was your idiot and you couldn’t be more happy to have him by your side. You cherished these moments when it was you two having fun and just enjoying being with each other.

He hit you one more time causing you to fall backwards and him on top of you, he stared you deeply into your eyes carefully leaning closer and closer to your lips, his eyes closed and his tongue started gentle dancing with yours like a gentle valse with small twist and turns. His left hand gently caressing your cheek as you felt that there was only you two left on earth, like you were in heaven. You put your arms around his neck to deepen the kiss, you had never done this before but you didn’t want this new excited feeling go away.

He broke the kiss and smiled at you, you looked shyly away from him. “y/n” he said softly, you looked at him, his eyes sparkling and full with wonder and love, you smiled softly back at him before asking “what?”, he chuckled “you´re cute when you blush y/n, the way your cheeks go all red and when you look away from me. I really love you” you smiled, his lips met yours once again and you could feel your heart beat faster when the dance started once again.

Jeon Jeong Guk/Jungkook:

You felt the warm sunlight on your skin coming through the drapes. His arms was tight around you as your head was resting on his chest, this way you could hear his heartbeat when he slept. It made you calm knowing he was there to hold you, you giggled at the thought of you being in his arms, you have always been so shy but this was perfect. “Just me and him…alone all day” you started to giggle at your own though, he woke up noticing your giggles “you alright?” he asked “everything is just fine” you smiled.

You sat up stretching your arms “ready to start a new day?” you asked, Jungkook sat up too “well..” you looked at him “well?” before you knew it he laid you back so he could be on top, his eyes starring into yours his lips so perfect, his skin so smooth and soft. His were locked at your lips, what else could he do but kiss those soft wonderful lips but, this was no ordinary kiss. His kiss was so deep and meaningful, he didn’t need words to explain what he felt for you and how much he loved you.

You both smiled and before you knew your cheeks turned red. You closed your eyes in embarrassment and covered your eyes with your hands. He smiled and gently removed your hands so he could see those beautiful eyes. He chuckled at your reaction “I make your heart flutter don’t I?” he asked with a sweet smile across his face, you caressed his cheek “always” you said before he once more kissed you, this time it would last all day.

[nilority-blog]

The joy on her face was unquantifiable. It shone through her body seamlessly like a river overflowing. She couldn’t hide it; of course, it wasn’t one that could be hidden. Anytime she tried to express it, she burst into tears, conscious of the fact that at last, she had made it. Her story was unusual. So were her pains, frustrations, disappointment and mockery of 40 years.

When Ajibola Otubusin got married at the age of 25 at the Methodist Church in Yaba, Lagos, on December 10, 1977, she was indeed hopeful, just like several other women, that by the end of the first year of her marriage, she would have given birth to her first child. But a year turned to two, then five, and then 10. It then clocked 20, yet she wasn’t getting pregnant.

“What I didn’t know was that I would have to wait for 40 years,” Ajibola, a retired nurse said during the week when our correspondent visited her in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.

Born on April 3, 1952 in Abeokuta, Ajibola had met her husband, Samuel, in Lagos while she was pursuing a nursing career at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital in the 70s.

Samuel, who retired as a professor about three months ago at the Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, was during the period studying at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University).

Ajibola recalled, “I am somebody who has the call of giving. I love to give. At that time, Samuel was studying at the University of Ife while I was at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital for my Basic Nursing Programme. We met through both of our aunts, who were good friends.

“In those days at the University of Ife, if you failed a subject, you would repeat a whole year. He was surviving on only bursaries at the time, which could barely sustain him, so during one of our conversations as friends, I saw he needed help, which I offered.

“I promised I would help him by sending him something out of my own monthly stipends. We were not thinking of marriage. We were just great friends, but then, friendship turned to relationship and then relationship turned to marriage.”

After their marriage, the couple had moved to Kainji, Niger State, where they worked, although briefly after Ajibola noticed some problems in her health.

She said with tears streaming in her eyes, “I expected to bear children and be fulfilled, but then, I started noticing I was unusually becoming sick, I was having some health issues. I initially thought they were small problems but when I went to a hospital at Kainji, I was referred to an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, who told me I was still young and that I was getting sick because I was worried too much about having a baby.

“But I knew there were problems with me. I knew I had a problem with my thyroid. But the doctor insisted I would get over it. I went back to the hospital and this time round, I was referred to the Eko Hospital in Lagos, and there, they noticed I was suffering from hepatomegaly (an enlargement of the liver). They identified five other health problems and from there, I started battling with various diseases.”

In search of cure to her ailments, Ajibola said she went back to the UCH again, where she met a surgeon who took interest in her case.

She said, “The surgeon was nice to me, he said he would send me to India. So I travelled to India. At the hospital where I was referred to, they noticed it was a cystic lesion (a medical condition that causes the development of multiple small, benign cysts on an organ in the body) and that I wasn’t responding to drugs. The cystic lesion overtook my liver.

“I was also tested for having sessile polyps in my colons (a colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon and can develop into colon cancer).

“However, the doctor at the Indian hospital said he would try an artificial insemination since I didn’t have a serious infertility problem. (Artificial insemination is a deliberate introduction of sperm into a female’s cervix or uterine cavity for the purpose of achieving a pregnancy through in vitro fertilisation).”

Although the artificial insemination didn’t work, Ajibola said she was determined never to give up, so she kept on seeking treatment to her health and infertility problems.

She said, “Thankfully, I got better after a series of treatment in India and eventually I returned home. Knowing it was only the infertility issue I had to deal with, I intensified efforts again with the support of my loving husband.

“I had been visiting St Ives Specialist Hospital, Lagos for 10 years before I travelled to India but I stopped going due to my poor health. But when my health improved, I went back again early this year with my husband, and I met Dr. Tunde Okewale, who understood our plight and encouraged us not to be shaken by previous experiences. We tried the IVF procedure and here we are today, with our first child!”

Telling our correspondent how she felt when she discovered she was pregnant, Ajibola said she still didn’t believe it was true, though she prayed it was.

She said, “It was on February 22, 2018, I discovered it, but I still had some health issues. I was still seeing blood, so I didn’t believe it. I went for a scan and the doctor asked whether I was doing any stressful work. He asked me, ‘Do you want to lose this pregnancy?’ I asked, ‘Which pregnancy?’

“He then showed me the monitor and I noticed some activities in my womb. I said, ‘Wow, this might be my time!’ I breathed a sigh of relief on that day. My joy became fully made.

“Meanwhile, I still told my husband not to think too much of it, maybe the doctor didn’t want to make us sad, that’s why he said I was pregnant. But my husband encouraged me. He had always stood by me.”

It was clear Samuel stood by his wife, particularly in a society where childlessness could bring about frustration and mockery from family and friends.

Breathing heavily, Ajibola shared some of those moments of frustration, “It is normal in our environment that if you are childless, people would call you various names. But what helped me is my husband’s faithfulness and support, as well as my own positive attitude. I don’t easily get angry over issues. When people told me something negative or called me names, I would just go back home and pray instead of crying.

“Some people in my husband’s family confronted me, ‘Release your husband, let him go. Stop tying him down, you are a witch.’ But I usually told them jokingly that I was not tying my husband down. As a matter of fact, if he wanted to marry as many as 10 wives, I told them I didn’t care. It’s even better for me because I would have some peace.

“My husband taught in the university and where he worked, he could have also married any female lecturer. But he is a devout Christian. I remember a man in his family once told me, ‘You married the best person in our family. If you had married someone like me, I would have left you a long time ago.’ I told him, ‘Thank you, sir.’”

However, with the birth of her baby last Saturday, after four decades in marriage, Ajibola said all her mockers had become her friends within the past few days.

Asked whether such people had called to congratulate her, she replied joyfully, “Yes o! Those who gave me negative names then have been calling to congratulate me since I gave birth. I have been shedding tears of joy.

“I think it’s better when people are negative because it’s an opportunity to draw you closer to God. But when you are angry in your heart and you keep malice, it makes the results of your expectations to never come.”

Asked whether people stared at her weirdly anytime she went about during the pregnancy, the sexagenarian replied, “I didn’t go about with the pregnancy, because I didn’t want to feel weird. I had to be sensible.

“After about two months of the pregnancy, I started antenatal care here in Abeokuta at the Atoke Medical Centre. And last Saturday, my bundle of joy came!”

Ajibola, who retired in 2012, said her story would be incomplete without encouraging other women in similar circumstances.

She told our correspondent that despite being suggested to by family and friends to visit herbalists, she never did.

She said, “So my message to women in similar circumstances is that they should hold on. They shouldn’t go about visiting herbalists and taking concoctions because they want to have a baby.

“That was a decision I took right from time. There were suggestions that I should visit herbalists, but I didn’t give in. You don’t know what concoctions you would take and would spoil your womb. The best thing is to be patient until one’s time.”

When our correspondent called Ajibola’s husband, Samuel, he expectedly expressed delight, saying all was set to name the baby on Saturday (today).

“God is ever faithful,” the 70-year-old retired don said briefly.

Meanwhile, Dr Taofeek Ogunfunmilayo, who is the founder of the Atoke Medical Centre, Abeokuta, where Ajibola gave birth, said he had never seen such a thing in his years of medical practice.

He said, “Mrs Otubusin came here for the first time in April, following referral from St Ives Fertility Centre. She was referred here when the pregnancy was just two months old and I took over her antenatal care. I had to introduce some drugs because of her age, but thank God things went smoothly.

“When the pregnancy was 16 weeks old, we did cerclage insertion for her and what this entailed was that it would help close the opening of the womb into the vagina so that the womb wouldn’t open too early before the baby got matured.

“We monitored her on an outpatient basis until the pregnancy was 30 weeks old. Then we had to do foetal kick-chart, wherein the mother would know the well-being of the baby in the womb. With the procedure and help of some radiologists, the pregnancy progressed. Immediately it clocked 36 weeks and two days, that was on October 20, we planned her for surgery. I told the specialists at St Ives and they also came here.

“We took her to the theatre room at 11am and by 12.30pm, the surgery was over and behold, it was a boy, weighing 2.5kg! We wanted to feed him with formula before because we thought the mother was stressed and should be allowed to rest after the surgery. But by the following day, she was already breastfeeding the baby.”

Ogunfunmilayo, a medical graduate from the Obafemi Awolowo University, told our correspondent on Friday that Ajibola was eventually discharged on Thursday.

“Since I have been practising, I have never seen anything close to this: a 66-year-old woman becoming pregnant and having a baby. She is one of the oldest women to have had a baby through IVF.

“It is amazing, and I am happy it happened in Nigeria, because it shows we are moving forward. It is really a success story because many women have been calling me since Mrs Otubusin’s story broke. But for the high cost of IVF, I believe many women passing through similar challenges would have had their stories changed,” he said. f

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Episode 1 Pt 1: I’m Gonna Snatch her Weave so Hard she’ll be Seeing Stars. - Charlotte

I'M ON THE PENIS TRIBE WHAT THE FUCK

LMFAOOOOO THE FACT THAT REGAN WAS WILLING TO RETURN TO A SEASON HOSTED BY J O R D A N P I N E S IS HILARIOUS I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY All jokes aside, it's great to be back! So far I have met Lily and Amanda, who are new to me, and then there's Chrissa....yikes. I voted her out of Wikia Main ORG, but I think we've patched up things. I get Jack back, yes! More to come soon!

MISS KEISHA....MISS KEISHA!!!! Oh my fuckin god shes fuckin dead

That Adam on the other tribe sucks. I don’t like anything about him but especially not his hair. He seems like someone who gets really upset about ice cream sundaes 

I'm shook Jordan casted Regan

I AM SO OVERWHELMED MY TRIBE IS SO ICONIC WHAT

First confessional of the season here we go. First impressions of my tribe...... Charlotte: Who? Ive heard she’s an icon but she also hosts the same game as L.A. Karen: icon that I think likes me, Alliance Member, probably gonna be my #1 Jaiden: crazy lunatic flop who will hopefully overcast myself being a crazy lunatic flop Regan: female jaiden David: pretty sure he has a beef with me rip L.A.: hosts a game with Charlotte, I’ll probably target them Adam: heard he’s an icon, don’t know why but that makes me scared I can’t remember who the other 2 are so they’re probably irrelevant 

I’m here and I’m ready to party! I’m sad Sambrina isn’t on my tribe she seems pretty cool. That Ryan guy can suck an egg 

Literally why did I do this. Jordan Pines better love me forever. #regrets

So like we got some pretty iconic people on this season like Chrissa. I love that girl. Anyways, my tribe seems like a good bunch of people and I am already predicting Charlotte doing well. I need to work with her so that I can get far as well then cut her off cause from what I know that girl is good at this game. These people seem like a good group because I am already getting messages from them and not to them. So I think it will be really good to be here. Having two tribe go to tribal is ugly because now he HAVE to win. I wish Adam the best of luck and will not blame him if we fail. Good luck to myself!

I hate writing confessionals so TBH I probably won't do very many. In the past I've always played as a very loyal player and I think that's what people will expect from me in this game. Ha, jokes on them, I'm here for blood and I can't wait to bathe in it. Playing loyal got me eighth place the last time I played TS and I don't plan on flopping again - actually, that's probably not true, but let's pretend I actually stand a chance. I think my tribe is alright but we're going to have some stiff competition. A lot of the "threats" from past games are on the nahte and nadroj tribe so the fact that only one tribe can win immunity is a little inconvenient. I'm also sad that RTP isn't on my tribe. His intro video was just fun. I need to make it to the first tribe swap or the merge so I can play with Ryan! But anyways, let's do first impressions because people - for some reason - care about those. Adam: I don't know him and I haven't heard of him either. I liked his intro though so he seems like he could be someone fun to play with in this game. I guess we'll find out more but he had some good ideas for the flag so - phew, I think he'll be a good addition to the tribe. David: Oh look, another person I haven't heard of or know. I have a feeling this is going to be a trend. He seems nice enough? It's been a day, Joyce, I don't know these kids yet. Kage: Alright so Kage and I were the first people in the group, so we had a chance to talk a wee bit before we got the rest of our tribe. I like him TBH. We never got a chance to play together in any previous games so I think this could be interesting. Karen: I HAVE ONLY HEARD NICE THINGS ABOUT KAREN. I'm excited to see if we can work together in this game but I am a little worried because I think she'd be more likely to work with LA than me in this game. What's that? I'm worried someone wants to work with LA? lol. Cage: We haven't had a chance to talk much but I think he might be GMT so maybe that'll happen this morning?? IDK the wiki says he's in the US so maybe I'm wrong. Regan: Of fucking course Regan is on my tribe. I love Regan, don't get me wrong, but "Fought" in the VL and she rage quit before the cast reveal. LMAO oops. Here's hoping she doesn't vote me out for pointing out that she was wrong about Taylor Swift's live performance dates. I hate that I even knew enough to contradict her wrong statements. Ugh. I hate me. Jaiden: I am actually so excited to have Jaiden on my tribe. I just hosted him on Themyscira so I kinda think I know how his brain works?? He likes to be chaotic and make big moods and you can never trust him as far as you can throw him. I like to think that he might work with me, just because we do get along, but you never know. Jaiden is a wild card. If I decide I want to play messy, he's a great guy to do it with. LA: Bitch needs to go. Seriously. There's absolutely no way the two of us can work together in this game because it puts a huge target on our backs. If we lose, I lowkey want to campaign to send her ass home. It'll only help my game. Rafael: I was so hyped to see Rafael on my tribe. I just watched him play in IOS and was annoyed I didn't draft him because his VL confessionals are hilarious. I really hope we are able to work together in this game. That's my goal. Also can you believe Jordan threw all of the Geminis on one tribe? Fuck, we're going to murder each other. I love it. 

Hilo! Im back for another season..aka my 6th time. I swear I dont love myself but im only here to have fun so whatever. 30 PPL? and im not?!? on the icons tribe!??! okie whatever idk any of those irrelevant ppl anyways..like who the fuck are these ppl? (king andreas ur not included) anyways evaluation time because i love reading what ppl say about me so im sure ppl feel the same way MY TRIBE: Allison-we did a tribe call last night and she literally rubbed me the wrong way. How can you be that annoying? I seriously dont know. And it was just her and alex and jordan and i on the call at one point and she said something rude just as i was telling them bye for the night. Like literally leave? Amanda-We played in Maldives but i dont really count that because we were on the opposite tribe and i was second boot. I mean Im trying to connect with her ...but nothing bad to say about her. But also nothing good? ya feel me? Chrissa- Idk what to say about her :c sorry girl Drew- oh drew, we have such a weird relationship. Weve played in sides and mains together and for the first 3 times ive snatched him and now hes returning the favor. If I remember correctly were actually even now. BUT IM DYING TO PLAY WITH HIM AND HAVE HIM BE LOYAL. Lets be real I cant send him home as long as there is a redemption island fkjsdhfkdshf Jack- Andreas was his mentor in whatever shitty game steffen hosted? so idk if i can use that to my advantage or not. Liam- mY LITERAL SON! I LOVE HIM. After i forced rocks in india and he left i felt so bad so i will literally try to save him as much as possible and ill be super loyal to him. my love LIAM I LOVE U Lily-LOL regan hates her so if u think im not going to use this to my advantage ur so wrong. I love her she is so adorably cute. I want to keep her as a pet. And it makes me happy regan hates her ahahhahahahah. Madison- again..sorry idk her? Nick- WHO? The I hate jp tribe (also can we talk about who is on this tribe...jordan what...are u trying to do ...all these players are messy?) anyways Adam- irrelevant Charlotte-literal queen/ i hosted her before and i adore her so much David- DAVID ROBB I LOVE U Gage- ok but what kinda...name? Jaiden- JORDAN PINES WHY WOUIKLD U DPO THIS TO ME? WHY WOULD U DO THIS TO ANYONE? LET ME LIVE! hes crazy . pls let him live a short life Kage- hes so funny, and hes also messy so like....omg? but i deadass have him under control so i love that bitch Karen- can i just say shes so  cute and we met in person and shes cuter in person. Fucking 10/10 would bang. I love her so much. But she never makes it to swap so L.A- literally love. I hosted them as well Raffy- who are u? Regan-ok but like shes obsessed with me and i think in like...a friend way idk hopefully in a friendway lool i think im the only one who can control her so this is going to be fun if she lasts and i get to play w her Icons tribe Andreas-LITERALLY MY BESTFRIEND EVER LITERALLY I LOVE HIM ANDREAS WE ARE CO WINNING I LOVE U SO MUCH!! the rest of the icon tribe can suck it because literally yall are all ugly and just really fucking irrelevant to me? like why are u icons? idk you????????? uhuh

I love this cast, holy shit. Being on the same tribe with Char is gonna be hard, people know we are friends and we have some of our Themyscira kids in here so this will be interesting. We already know we're gonna be gunning for each other at some point. KAREN (heart eyes) I also REALLY wanna work with Jaiden tbh

I love frogs and I currently am aligned with my whole tribe except for two people. 

6th time.... Holy Kawolski. This time around I'm just going to try to make it as far as I can. I'm taking it one day at a time and not focusing too long term. So im on the Legends/Icons tribe and I feel out of place. 7 of these people played TS before me, and I still feel like the new kid on the block.... isn't that crazy? I also see a lot of familiar faces in this cast so I'll have to deal with that eventually. Right now I think my struggle is theirs so many old school people that all know each other. Who thought it was a good idea putting Ari, RTP, Jessica, and Casey on the same tribe ??? I think I wanna try to form some sort of alliance with them though. If all of us who played a bunch of times can band together then I think it may be better for all of us. We shall be targeted eventually, we shouldn't go after each other on top of that. I think the only person who might have an issue with me is RTP. I got him out in Easter, but this time around I understand how he likes to play so I need to cater around that. No personal talk - just game. Let's rocket.

The tribe seems to be very connected through the first challenge. I've been talking a lot with Kage and he seems like a potential ally for me. Throughout the day, the tribe has spoken with each other in the tribe chat and sadly I was not able to participate a lot because of school. The people most in it were Karen, Regan, and Adam. I sense that they could be working together down the line if this behavior keeps up. I want to try and continue communications with Kage as well as trying to get on Charlotte's good side. 

Kage wants to work with Charlotte, LA, and I in an alliance. I think this will work well for us in the long run. He also wants to have one other person in this alliance they the two of us control so that if it were to come down to it, it would be 3 vs. 2 with us having the majority. I feel that this is a good plan, but we lack the fifth person. I hope I can try and find someone or Kage does. Pray and hope! I am talking with LA more though so I hope this establishes the groundwork for us to be allies.

Oh man, oh man, oh man. Looks like I'm putting my faith in Sarah to be a power duo. I love her to death, I really do, but I really do hope she means what she says and doesn't try to cut me loose early. 

I cant believe I might have to align with R*gan but thats what it looks like its coming down to. Karen is my favorite minion. I love Gage, Everyone else idk ha

ok so my tribe......... has the WORST ideas for this flag and like adam was gonna do it????/on??/paint????/ this tribe is already selfdestructing anyway as much as I hate jp like I don't want a flag with us murdering him??? ugh anyway I think I have an ides but itll be blandish

@the flag making challenge and our flag specifically The supportive tribemate in me: https://media.giphy.com/media/l3JDFJncJHteKIYzm/giphy.gif The pessimist in me: https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/skirt-vintage-mean-girls.gif?w=650 The try-hard comp queen in me: https://media.giphy.com/media/115nGRivk9zjkA/giphy.gif The realist in me, seeing RTP on the icons tribe and knowing I'll never make something better anyway: https://media.giphy.com/media/Hb0mP3CTazPmU/giphy.gif Me today: https://media.thedailytouch.com/2014/11/shaun-dead-gif-pub.gif

So, I like my tribe, they're all very nice people. BUT! They are very weak willed. Like I feel like I've got to kindergarten teacher them into getting work done. Lots of exclamation points and happy encouragement. It's only because you've got us doing this stupid arts and crafts challenge. Mr. "Too Lazy to Make the Flags Himself". I like Charlotte the best, she's being very helpful. Karen annoys me kind of but she's the one with photoshop so I need her. Kage is cool but he doesn't seem to have anything to offer to the challenge. Same with a bunch of them really. Like everyone is very friendly and excited but no one really offers up any ideas or help. LA gave us the good idea about word art but didn't really back it up with anything so me and Charlotte figured it out on our own. Like I don't really want to be the leader but everyone is such a follower. Like I wanted to gather minions but damn I don't need this many. Someones gotta be voted out at some point. Whatever, I'm just tryna get everyone to like me, because people really only align with the people they like. Idk, this game is stupid and I don't have time for it but I'm already in it so I'll at least try. "Tumblr Survivor Jordan Pines" What kind of idiot let this happen

Adam is really doing that with this challenge. There is no way that he would be able to be voted out after this level of participation. 

so I love the flag idk if it will win but i love it, I am in a perpetual panic attack right now generally for today in general and shit that happrened yesterday. But I hope we win I need something good. 

Well, I thought I'd finally break down how things are going. Looking at this cast I see a lot of familiar faces. Like, A LOT! We have: Jack, my student from Kvaloya. We were paired together however we never had the chance to play together. In this game we have no reason to play together and I think he would trust me easily because of our past. I'm not really loyal to him and I don't feel a need to work with him if we do end up on the same tribe. Gage, we were on a tribe together very briefly in Kvaloya. We went to a tribal but I always felt he was up to no good. I still feel that way lmao. Liam, we were also on a tribe in Kvaloya. However, we did work together - more trust on his side then mine BUT he's a solid guy none the less. Kage, O M G. HA. I literally orchestrated everything about his elimination in Great Lakes from Day 1. I lied to people about him and started rumors and ultimately got him to sent to Redemption Island where I single handily sent him home. He has reason to want me out but we have a good relationship outside of games so we shall see. Drew, I'm happy to see him here! We worked together in Bangladesh but we never completely trusted each other. However, we were grouped together and I think we could work well together. Hopefully he feels the same way. SARAH LYNN, THE LOVE OF MY LIFE. Actually one of my best friends in the whole world. I went to visit her once. She's my final 2, I don't care what people think or say. We have each others back 100% and I can't wait until we can play together on the same tribe. Karen, HA. Another person who I contributed greatly to their elimination. But I think she's someone I want to work with so I think we can put Easter Island behind us. Ryan, I sent him in Easter and I can't read him for shit so is he still mad at me ? We shall never know. Emma, MOM!!!! I love Emma and honestly I'm so happy we're on the same tribe ! Someone I know I can trust. Regan and Casey have also hosted me so I have good working relationships with them. So on our tribe we have a lot of people who were old school TS. I'm trying to like remind people we all need to have each others backs, as if we don't then these new people will target us. Hopefully their listening to me. I'm very aware of the friendships these people and I'm trying to get in with Ari/Jess/Ryan as I think they would be able to take me the furthest. Cole and I also talked and we mentioned how we wanna go far together so thank GOD i got him! I like him, hes real and I respect that. I think I also plan on playing a very social game. I want people to want to tell me their secrets and such. So for the challenge it's flag making and I decided to make the flag because I knew I could do an A++ flag, so I hope we win with it! ALSO so i found on the rule page a puzzle to a secret advantage and i did it and I was too late :( Someone has one and i'm not happy !!!!!!!!! I think it might be Drew, hes smart like that.