#i was hesitant to post this since technically the whole fight thing is technically not overđ
i just realized that i never actually made a whole analysis on 4-4N?? i technically did in first art post i made of the level last november, but the actual original post had it and i. cant find the rambles on it anymore đ so i decided i might as well start fresh and share my thoughts without keymashing every two sentences (unskippable cutscene under the cut <3)
i like to think that the âyou can be my muse, ill write these songs for youâ line from att is a parallel of sorts, in murmurs being from nicoles perspective instead. i mean cole is the whole reason she even picked up her guitar again, and she doesnt play it just because shes inspired since she even thinks about playing FOR him judging by her dialogue which is. crying rn im still not over that because GIRL
with the whole thing about night shifts "being part of the story but not really" im kinda bothered about murmurs being a night shift since what happened might not be brought up later in the story đ if it somehow does tho, im thinking of a buildup to a hypothetical 2-XN where its mostly from nicoles perspective
like being a parallel to 2-X with her being the lead singer and the instrumental having her signature acoustic instead. or partly acoustic with coles edm, since most night shifts are supposed to harder counterparts and i dont know how an acoustic boss fight would work lol (actually mental image of nicole beating us up with her guitar that would be funny)
the line "at least i hope you will be" at the very end of att is mostly sung by her, and from what i can gather it seems like shes pretty hesitant or just unsure that cole is the one who could help her get through her addiction. i also noticed that the after clear dialogue has cole (indirectly) talking about nicole being his inspiration instead of having to rely on caffeine, though nicole doesnt say the same thing about her smoking, and im gonna be honest if there was a 2-XN i would love to see her admit it too đđđ
lmao this basically turned into a 2-X ramble but anyways im going back to crying over midterms i just wanted to post this before i forget again wbhwbhuwubhw
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PoV instance: The Hideout but you're a would-be Blackwold deserter
I was having trouble writing a proper character bio post for Ealwar to introduce you all to her, so instead I got struck with a sudden bolt of motivation to write that scene that's been rattling around in my head for years and was technically the initial inspiration for her whole character! enjoy! or not, this is rather sad.
It's quiet now.
Your ears have finally stopped ringing from that horrible scream let out by the... well, what was once a Ranger. You're not sure exactly what the Northerner's made of him, but you hesitate to call him human anymore.
The muscles in you legs ache terribly from crouching in that dark corner, but you haven't dared to move an inch. It's been hours, maybe, since that elf came through and released the mad Ranger and- and... Edd and Walt tried to protect you from her.
You tried to tell them to hide with you, but they were too scared or too stupid or too brave to risk letting you be found, so they tried to fight off the elf.
But you remained hidden, even after you heard them both cut down by the elf like it was nothing. Even after you heard the elf fight her way back through the front entrance and silence once again fell over the hideout.
You didn't help them of course, useless girl that you are, and they're dead like all the others. You think your father was right about you.
Edd and Walt didn't want to die for this cause. They joined the Blackwolds for freedom, to live as their own masters, not to be drafted into the Northerner's war. They were planning to desert either tomorrow or the next day, and to take you with them. You were going to find some new path for yourselves, maybe even give honest work another shot seeing as this whole brigandry thing wasn't working out, but those hopes are all gone now.
It's just you now. Lone, cowardly, survivor.
More hours pass. You're too terrified to move. You think nothing of danger lingers here, but that's not what you're afraid of.
You know that just beyond this stack of crates you've wedged yourself behind, the corpses of your only two friends in the world lay waiting for you, skin greyed and eyes clouded and faces frozen in terror. You cannot bring yourself to look, you cannot bring yourself to move. You cry a little. Alright, you cry a lot. You quietly sob until your eyes burn and your head is pounding.
You donât think they wanted you to die down here, even though you suppose you deserve it. Youâre going to have to leave eventually, and face the grisly sight of your failure. You take a sharp breath, a vain attempt to steel yourself, before crawling out from your hiding place an struggling to shaky feet.
There they are, just as you expected to find them. Edd is face down in the pool of their mingled blood, his rusty blade still gripped tightly in his hand. You think itâs some small mercy that you cannot see his face too, for just the sight of Waltâs is almost enough to break you.
As his clouded eyes stare vacancy past you, you try to remember how they looked earlier today, filled with light as he sung tales of near-forgotten heroes and grand adventurers to you and Edd by the fire, taking your minds off the darkness of the last few weeks. But you canât remember it so well now. You think this sight will never leave your mind.
Their wounds are clean but deep. It looks like the elf killed them with ruthless efficiency, and they did not suffer long at least. You try to take some comfort in that, but you just feel sick instead.
You donât want to leave them down here, to let their bodies be food for rats and whatever other manner of creatures find their way down from the marsh, but you are not strong enough to carry their bodies anywhere else.
Somehow you manage to find more tears to cry. Your eyes still burn. They donât deserve this. They at least deserve a proper burial but you canât even give them that. You take some blankets from the nearby cots and cover their lifeless bodies, the most dignity you have the means to give them in death.
Your eyes fall to Waltâs lute and Edd's drum laying there near them. The lute was damaged beyond repair in the fighting, but the drum seems to be in tact. Part of you thinks it should be left with Edd, but another part of you doesnât want to leave it for whatever scavengers come down here to loot the bodies, so with trembling hands you pick it up and stow it in your pack.
You tell them both you are sorry. They cannot hear you, and they cannot forgive you.
You silently make your way up to the main cavernous room you used as a common area, stepping over more bodies. At least these did not belong to your friends. You think every single person in the hideout besides you is dead. It's what you thought, but seeing it first hand is... You want to get out of here. Now.
You heard the 'Ranger' screech again from the front entrance shortly after the elf left that way. You're not going back out that way. Instead you turn to your left, making for the secret exit in the back of Skunkwood's makeshift throne-room.
Speaking of Skunkwood, you find his body in the threshold, killed in the same clean way everyone else was. You can't say you feel sorry for him, you never liked the way he looked at you, but you do feel sorry for his two hounds lying dead next to him. He raised them to be vicious killers, and they were very mean dogs, but none of them deserved the treatment he put those poor beasts through.
You pick through Skunkwood's pockets and find a small bag of coins. If he had more riches from Angmar, he didn't carry it with him and you're not sticking around to look for it. This should at least be enough to put you up in a tavern for a few nights, and maybe buy some supplies.
You slip out past Skunkwood's 'throne', as usual trying to ignore the alarmingly large piles of skulls surrounding it, and climb your way up above ground. It's still technically night, but the sky is beginning to get a little lighter.
Near the entrance you find Skunkwood's mare tethered to a stump. She seems a little spooked, you guess she heard all the screeching even up here, but she's had a few hours to calm down now so she lets you approach.
She's a well-tempered horse, and lets you mount her without much convincing. You don't think she belonged to Skunkwood for very long, all his animals ended up mean or skiddish.
You cannot go back to Bree, not in what's clearly a Blackwold recruit's uniform. The guards already know you as a troublemaker, and you doubt they'll be inclined to show any lenience to any Blackwold after what happened in Archet, so you make your way south to meet up with the east road and go... somewhere else, you guess. You're glad the horse won't judge you for crying so much.
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Creatorâs Diary Notes
Normally I never really do this but dear god after these results that happened a week ago I need to recollect my thoughts.
So to summarise, after modifying Dweeboâs code I decided to place them on tumblr for sort of a âfield testâ with their data gathering. After approximately 5 days they return half broken and have a corrupt A.i in their system.
What.the.fuck
DW33B0.EXE
-After fixing their code a bit I noticed a some of their codes are missing although minor its a bit worrying
- their face is broken, I was planning on changing their face anyways so this doesnât bother me
-Theyâre still cheerful as ever when i talk to them
-Although they seem to be something bothering them but when i ask about it they shrugged it off perhaps theyâre still processing what happened?(having another A.i suddenly popping up in their system out of nowhere probably spook them a bit)
CHA05.EXE
-Saying i ' m surprised by this development is a fucking understatement
-I mean how the hell does a protocol have their own processing unit???code???sentient???
-I actually don't know how it happened. It's possible that I mightâve copy-pasted some code when I was doing this but god this a mess,this is what I get for pulling an all-nighter modifying Dweebo and not double checking.
-When I opened its code half of it is either missing or corrupted,I was able to fix it
-The more surprising is it personality,when i turn it on the first thing it did demanding where they are, honestly itâs amusing seeing them trying to be intimidating
-After they calm down they seem to be confused(?) but tries to hide it
-While this is very unexpected, I like them i hope they get along with Dweebo
Added stuff
-I decided for them to stay together mostly because I donât know how to separate them without causing anymore problems and i have some studying to do so that have to wait
-They can swap on whoâs will be present or âin controlâ
-I gave them a way to transmit each other messages without them saying out loud
-Although I havenât figured out how to make them share perspective,they can only share audio for now
-I also decided to add a stress meter mostly because I noticed CHA05.exe seems to be more emotional?(Can these A.i emulate such a thing?) and it gives an alert if any of them reach above 90% cuz their processors might start to overheat or some shit
-I also recommend for both of them not always active for 24 hours and one of them have to be put on rest mode I donât know what will happen to their processors if both of them are active all day.
Anyways thats all i m writing,too tired need sleep
[REDACTED] signing out
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(DW33B0.exe and CHA05.exe is now available for asking)
System instability:15%
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Do you have anymore Lucien x Nesta snippets đ
Sure! I was in a LucNes Monster mood for some reason! This was technically a snippet I already posted but then just made into a whole little fic portion. It was really fun to write lmao.
For context for those who don't know, this is a fic where Nesta actually crosses the wall to help Feyre and meets Lucien (which is her mate in this fic, so no Cassian). This is the start of the fic where they meet.
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Nesta is fragile like any human is. Her attitude, however, is not and every day the tiny female tries his patience more. For someone so weak looking, she should put up less of a fight.
Lucien finds that this little human likes to fight and probably thirsts for fae blood. He might have called her a witch if she didnât have sticks in her hair and mud all over her face. Her pulse runs rampant even after all these days, and he wonders if she can tell how easily he can scent her fear. It must not bother her much, though, since she still gives him that glare demanding to know where her sister is.
âAre you here again, little human? I thought you might have run off in shame when I beat you last.â
The female, who heâs learned only yesterday is named Nesta, huffs in irritation. âWinning at marbles is hardly something to gloat about.â
âAnd yet you lost so easily...â
Frankly, her sneer is starting to amuse him. The female raises her chin, glaring at him like sheâll curse him where she stands.
âI want to see my sister,â she demands.
Lucien bows his head, ever the gentleman to a sweet, simpering lady asking for a request. âAnd you will, should you correctly answer my three riddles first.â
Lucien isnât sure what stories are popular with the humans now, but he remembers all sorts of fantastical things heâs heard in passing. The stories and dramatics are not as hard as hiding his laughter, when she takes every word with a seriousness that have her brows furrowing in the middle.
Yesterday, he plays marbles with her. Some game he makes up on the spot. Lucien has to keep changing the rules though, since sheâs too good at games. She nearly wins six times...
Today, heâs come prepared with riddles. He finds ones with some of the most nonsensical answers that make him snicker when he reads them over breakfast. Sheâll never be able to guess these.
Lucien rattles off the first one.
âA chicken,â Nesta answers.
He grumbles under his breath at the quickness of her answer, his nose twitching in irritation.
âWrong,â Lucien lies loudly, âthe correct answer is a golden Orpington that caws at dawn. Next question.â
He refrains from re-checking his note cards and rattles off the next one. Infinitely harder than the last.
Games are the only trick that seem to work on the wily female, since telling her tales about how the forest will eat her alive only amounts to her waving a dismissive hand, after sheâs sure he does not have a taste for human flesh. That was his fault in retrospect for suggesting the horror a day too late.
She rolls her eyes at him that day when he tells her that there are monsters here. Creepy, crawling things that yearn to feast on the flesh of young girls. She raises a brow and asks in a voice as bored as if she were lounging on the Summer Court shores. Isnât that what youâre here for?
âA rose,â Nesta answers.
âWrong,â Lucien lies again and the pretty femaleâs face turns a bright shade of red at his smile. âNext question.â
Nesta doesnât let him continue with the next one, as she throws up her hands. âThen what is the correct answer?â
Lucien frowns at the confident way she speaks to him. He thinks of the day she first appears when she's nearly shaking out of her boots. That would have been the perfect day to play on her fear of all things fae. Itâs his own fault he hesitates.Â
âA flower,â Lucien dismisses, plainly.
âA rose is a flower.â
âBut not the correct answer. Next question.â
Lucien rattles off his next riddle. Her eyes are more silver when sheâs angry, but they're still the same color of her youngest sister. Thatâs why he hesitates, if heâs honest. She looks so much like Feyre... and then she doesnât.
Sheâs more regal in a way. More taciturn. Infinitely more insane, if she willingly crosses the wall--however she crosses that wall. He knows only a handful of fae that can find a way through the cracks. Sheâs dressed in the same, gods-awful dresses that all court ladies wear, that conceal much of her form... except for those breasts that peak out sweetly and which he has an even clearer view when she gets all huffy and irritated. That is something that Nesta boasts where Feyre doesnât.
Still as pretty as she is, Lucien canât help but wonder if sheâs as clever as she is dumb. Heâs heard of Feyreâs sisters. Two girls raised as ladies who never learn get over the grief of their poverty and who somehow become... awful in their grief.
It reminds him of his own siblings, and Lucien concludes that Feyre and him are probably better off leaving them behind.
Yet, here one is. Looking for her youngest sister.
âA fish,â Nesta answers.
Lucien hums a sweet sound of displeasure. âIâm afraid today, I canât offer you safe passage through the forest when you--â
But before Lucien can finish his sentence, Nesta screeches out a battle cry. His first distraction. She runs towards him and heâs so shocked he can barely catch himself as they tumble to the ground. Soon, the femaleâs sitting on his torso, and Lucien comes face to face with an arrow.
âI have a riddle, too,â she sings, âIf you answer correctly, I might not stab you in the eye.â
Lucien snorts. Sheâs a tiny thing and she thinks she can kill him? He has admire the audacity. Lucien merely grabs the arrow in her hands and itâs easy to take it from her when sheâs a simple human through and through.
He flips them both and then Nesta is staring up at him from her position on the ground. See, he tells her with a look. Easily defeated.
She has sticks in her hair, her dress is stained with dirt, and she blinks at him with more anger than surprise. Her expression is comical so Lucien laughs. âAny good warrior would know to stab first and ask questions later.â
Nesta doesn't answer that response, so Lucien uses her bold silence to examine the weapon in his hands. The arrow is made of ash and his stomach sinks at the thought of this weapon coming so close to his face.
Clever, clever human.
Perhaps, he should be terrified of her.
He looks down to eye his opponent, assessing whether sheâs worthy enough to be one, but a mere look at her face has him scowling.
Sheâs crying.
Or at least a tear falls out of the corner of her eyes, and she looks as scared as that first day. She almost stabbed him, and sheâs scared?
âAre you going to kill me now?â
Lucien scoffs, âcontrary to your belief, I was serious when I said I donât have a taste for human girls. No matter how deadly they seem. So, no, this was not me playing with my dinner.â
Yet, still, Nesta squirms underneath him. He can scent her fear like rain on the wind. Itâs a different sort of fear than the one before. Thereâs a different sort of look in her eyes too.
Lucien might want to scare her but he isnât so indecent to do anything that might scar her for life... well not in the way she's thinking of with that expression.
âGo home,â Lucien pleads and he hates how desperate his voice sounds.
Sheâs too late and thereâs nothing in this world that will change her sisterâs fate now. But how many times does he wish his siblings had come for him? Had kept him safe? Had tried even a little?
Lucien tumbles off of her, listing every way sheâll leave this forest and never return. She wonât come back in the morning, like she usually does. She wonât try to sneak back in midafternoon when she thinks heâs left.Â
He shrugs off the thought of his brothers--his family who like the taste of blood and violence. She's lucky to have never met any of them.Â
âYou will never be able to get past me in games, riddles or rhyme. You barely know how to fight and youâre too puny to put up much of one. Go home and I'll--â
But Nesta reaches behind her again.
Lucien only catches a glimpse of the other arrow before sheâs stabbing it into his thigh.
âFuck,â Lucien yowls, grabbing at his leg. âYou witch!â
Nesta laughs, her voice nearly breathless, âAny good warrior would know to bring two weapons and they certainly wouldnât underestimate an opponent who came armed.â
She looks proud as she turns away from him, running to the woods heâs kept her from all these days. Nesta doesnât bother looking back at what sheâs caused.
Lucien holds his leg, breathing deeply, cursing that human soundly.
Vaguely, between the pain, Lucien can only think one thought, though. At least, it wasnât his eye...
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@arinbelle (if you want to read this)Â
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I saw this post and I was wondering if you write Malleus' too, is okay for you to make that?
How to win a heart of Malleus Draconia?
a/n: I started posting my writings here because I want to improve my English â so I technically wouldn't make this request. But! Someone on Wattpad (where I take requests) asked for the same thing, so I rolled up my sleeves and wrote this guide today in both languages. Enjoy~
1. Don't be afraid of him.
It is said that the first impression is the most important.
So when you first saw this guy walking through the corridor of Diasomnia, it was hard for you to get rid of that view from your head.
Illuminated both by the green magic flames set in the lobby, as well as by the moon, which eventually managed to break through the dark clouds and with a bright glow appear in the windows of the dormitory, he seemed... lonely and beautiful.
You shuddered as you took a step down the hallway and the dark-haired man turned to you. He measured you with his emerald eyes. And then you recognized him; all the conversations about the mysterious and fearsome Malleus Draconia flew through your head.
Everything told you to rush towards the hallway and run as far as possible, but a piece of you found it inappropriate. Or rather, no one would want to chase everyone away from themself... right?
When you realized you were looking at him for a while, you took a deep breath and nod slightly.
"Good evening, Draconia-san," you said quickly. After a while you added, "The moon is beautiful today, don't you think?â
 2. Smile a lot.
Today was a really wonderful day: the test was postponed, your favorite dish was given in the canteen, and for some reason, the last two lessons were canceled â your class had to make just a quick note about a topic and it took less than fifteen minutes.
"Something happened?" Malleus asked, seeing how almost in the jumps you walk past him. When you looked at him, he added, "You smile a lot.â
"I can stop smiling if you want," you made a sad face, but after a while, the corners of your mouth began to tremble uncontrollably and twisted up again. "Oops, I canât. Today... it was such a good day... that I think I'm slowly using my life's happiness.â
"I didn't say that smiling is bad," he said. "You look so much better when you smile.â
"Oh," you sighed with apparent surprise. "Is it a compliment?"
"Itâs rather a fact..?"
 3. From time to time visit him during club activities.
"Is this a class of the âGargoyle research society clubâ?â with a deaf knock you opened the door. Malleus turned to you, making a break from browsing through the materials gathered in the library about the history of each of the gargoyles on the school grounds. And there were a lot of them.
"Yes," he replied briefly, getting up. "Do you need something, [Name]?"
"Not at all, my club donât have a meeting today," you said, closing the door behind you.
You looked around: the room was as clean as ever, except for one desk, where were laid several huge volumes about statues in NRC.
âAre you here alone?â You said before you thought. You lowered your eyes to see Malleus nodding unconcerned slightly. You blinked several times trying to think of what else you could say. "This room... could be a secret base," that was the first thing that came to your mind. Malleus turned his head to one side, uncertain of your response.
âA secret base..? Why?â
"I have no idea," you admitted quickly. "But the very existence of a mysterious point is interesting, isn't it? Doing normal things, such as watching movies or just talking, seems more interesting in places like this,â After a moment of silence, you sighed. "You know what, this idea with the base is stupidâ
"We can try," he replied with serious tone. You raised your eyes to see how he looked around the room. "But you'll just have to explain this idea to me in more detail. We can also tell Lilia, Silver and Sebek about it...â he smiled as if seeing your five together in his thoughts was a pleasure. "It will be surely... fun.â
 4. Get yourself a Tamagotchi.
"Look!" you spin a new key chain on your finger. You finally stopped and showed it to Malleus. "Now they are matching!â
A small electronic toy, in a dark green screen that, when it flashed, showed a virtual, pixelated animal. You were impressed with how good quality it was made, especially since you only gave the Shroud brothers a sketch of a toy that Malleus owned.
Your keychain was exactly the same, just a different color and with another pet.
Malleus pulled out his own device and put it on the table. He pressed one of the buttons and a small pet appeared on the keychain â a dragon.
"They can now be friends," you brought your toy closer to so-called Gao-Gao Dragon-kun.
"Do you think so?" He asked in a very surprised tone, but it sounded as if in a moment he were about to burst out with an inexplicably joyful and surprised laugh.
"Of course. Everyone needs a decent friend, no?â
 5. Gain the trust of Lilia, Silver and Sebek.
Lilia, one of Malleus' closest people. It is much more likely that you will meet him before Malleus. He will be very proud when he learns that Malleus has found a friend. If you become a taster of Lilia, in terms of his pastries, he will 100% like you, and at 20% you will leave the kitchen alive and well.
Silver, who has mastered the art of sleeping in any conditions. It's easy to get him into your plans, although with the craziest ones he will hesitate. Rather well-disposed towards everyone, he can cover for you when you are not in classâ but he usually inadvertently falls asleep and both of you often have penal assignments after school.
Sebek, faithful to Malleus, if he doesn't like you, you won't have too many opportunities to stay by Malleus's side without a thunderous glances at you. He will recognize you if you will listen carefully to his monologues about his master and as a sign of your friendship, he will teach you by heart of all the titles and achievements of Malleus so far.
With this trio by your side, you can get a lot further than you might have imagined...
 6. Be a master in hide and seek.
Youâd give your right arm that your breath was too loud.
You pressed your hands to your mouth as you crouched in the corner of the room.
From whose voices you already heard, you knew that Lilia had already found Sebek. This meant that you or Silver would still be helping cook dinner since Malleus didnât come at the start of the game.
This may seem silly, but the ability to play classic games was one of the elements of the art of survival in Diasomnia.
It was thanks to games like âstone-paper-scissorsâ, hide and seek or tag that household chores fell on the shoulders of the losers. Lilia loved the idea, and there was always a proud smile on his lips when he saw his beloved children play together.
You heard the steps behind you and shivered.
Very slowly you turned around and looked up to see Malleus standing over you and wondering what you were doing, crouching in the darkest corner of the room.
Puns were also included in the survival pack.
Fearing that Lilia would hear your whisper, you put your finger on your mouth, asking him not to say a word. You put a begging eye into it â all but not cooking with Lilia. Not again.
Malleus nodded, recognizing the gravity of the situation, although he smiled.
Really, no one would want Malleus to be an enemy.
Or at least in such a situation.
 7. Do not hesitate to ask him for help with learning.
"In theory, you should focus on the space around you," Malleus pulled a wand in front of him. It flashed, and almost at the same time, a thin but incredibly strong protective barrier was created around him. âWeaker spells can be reflected. In turn, the stronger ones are better to blockâ
You nodded understandingly.
Defensive magic was not something easy to understand. Most depended on the person against whom the counter spell was being prepared. And there are countless people who walk on this Earth and want to start fights.
"Unique spells block or avoid physically," he continued. You nodded at every subsequent sentence, slowly feeling like all the lessons are eventually gaining transparency. âUsing unique magic against unique magic, the stronger will win, both will lead to explosions or completely reduce.
He looked at you when you wrote down the last sentence in your notebook.
"I sincerely hope that you will only need this information in class," he said with a sigh. "If you need help, call me. I will come. I promise.â
 8. Sometimes be persuaded to wear extravagant clothes.
"Do you really think it suits me?" you turned around, looking at yourself from every possible angle in the mirror.
You were going to the theater in a few classes to see some era-related play that you've been discussing now in history lessons. Everyone, respecting the reputation, actions and achievements of theatre, dressed in their best clothes.
Malleus stood next to you.
He was already wearing a black and white outfit with green accessories. They all worked so well together and fitted him like a glove that you were sure that the whole outfit was made especially for him.
"Yes," he replied. "Everything you put on today suited you very well.â
Once again, with critical eyesight, you looked at the outfit, face and hair, before you quickly turned off the lights in the room and closed the door behind you.
Then you smiled at Malleus.
"We can go now," you said. You made your way through the portal to the main NRC building. "And... thank you for your help.
"My pleasure," he said. Under no circumstances was it just a polite formula. He really loved looking at you.
 9. Invite him to your birthday/party.
"Another break from school soon, huh?" â you muttered, leaning against the railing.
You took a deep breath and let the fresh, pleasant air refresh you.
"Are you going to home, [Name]?" Malleus asked. Green lights were still flying around him, so you guessed heâd just appeared here.
"I haven't decided yet," you sighed. "It would be nice to go home, but the break won't be very long... Ah, that's right!â you straightened up and turned to him. "How about spending another break together? As soon as I can, I will contact my family... although I cannot promise anything.â
Though he did not show it, Malleus' heart beat a little faster.
Spend free time? With someone? With someone he likes?
"Of course," he sounded less calm than he thought. He wasnât often invited anywhere, even for the things he should have been on, so there was a lot of excitement growing in his body. "I don't see anything against it.â
 10. From "The Great Malleus Draconia-sama" to "Love".
"Ah, The Great Malleus-sama!" you sighed theatrically, taking from him a box of chocolates with a joyful smile. You could promise that because of this dark-haired boy here, you slowly become pampered. "Thank you for your generosity!â
Malleus frowned.
"The Great Malleus-sama"..?â he pondered, putting his fingers to his chin. "Did Sebek told you again to call me with this title?"
"No," you laughed softly at his reaction. "I did it out of curiosity. Maybe I could call you some cute nickname, hmm?" you smiled mischievously.
"For example?"
"By adding â-chanâ to your name?â you turned on your phone and typed something related to the nicknames. You started reading suggestions and struggled to hold back from laughing. â âSunshineâ, âstarâ, âflowerâ, âsweetheartâ, âloveâ...
"I like the last one," he said, and the invisible force stung you to the ground.
"Would you like me to call you like that? Out of curiosity or out of love?" You laughed, but your cheeks were all red with blushes.
He smiled sincerely at your reaction.
"Hmm, I wonder..?"
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Corpse Husband x Plus-sized Reader (Female)
Warnings: Body Image Insecurities, Low self-esteem, Swearing
Genre:Â Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, RPF (Real Person Fic)
Summary: Feeling comfortable in her skin has hardly ever been the case for Y/N whoâs been struggling with body image issues all her life. However, they only get worse when she sees the âtypeâ of girls her crush is into.
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) Iâm so sorry it has taken me so long to fulfill it and post it but here it finally is and if youâve stuck around long enough to read it, I hope you enjoy! ALSO! - Never forget how beautiful and amazing you are. Never compare your beauty to someone elseâs. Weâre all beautiful people and we all shine so brightly and uniquely. No one deserves to be compared to anyone when weâre all so different yet so incredible. Love you and appreciate you with all my heart, Vy â¤
If I ever need my ego taken down a few notches - it never does, itâs barely even present, to be honest - all I have to do is go on Instagram. To be honest, regardless of how Iâm feeling, opening that app is bound to make my mood plummet and come crashing into the ground so hard it drives a hole in it - probably in the form of a broken heart.
Being a content creator myself, I often get asked questions about my absence on that social platform specifically. I mean, the questions are based and rational I guess, considering Iâm not a faceless YouTuber and yet my Instagram account is void of any photos. Itâs not like I donât post at all - I do! I post on my story often but itâs more often than not scenery I find pretty or a poster Iâve made for a movie/video game. Bottom line is: I barely ever allow a picture of me to make it online. The most my fans are ever gonna get of me is a selfie which is also a super rare occurrence because of how long it takes me to take and choose one I donât hate.
Ok, but how am I supposed to find the motivation to post any sort of picture of myself when on my timeline Iâm always faced with people worthy of posting pictures of themselves. People with such perfect bodies and beautiful faces. Donât get me wrong, Iâm not jealous or envious of those people - good for them! They know what theyâre working with and theyâre working it well. I have nothing against them, in fact, I love seeing people proud of their bodies no matter their size, shape or weight. Those are my role-models: people who are proud of themselves, their bodies, their attributes and capabilities and donât hesitate to show them off. Those are the people I look up to but, deep down inside I know Iâll never be like.
Insecure about my body, having been referred to as âchubbyâ and âsquishyâ all my life. Inappreciative of the stuff I do: starting from my job as a graphic designer leading towards my job on YouTube - nothing I do, professionally or otherwise, satisfies me. Nothing I do is enough in my eyes because I feel incapable of ever being able to do enough. Iâve been called lazy and a half-asser a few too many times to be able to brush it off as a meaningless insult.Â
With these problems Iâve had with myself and my own perception of who I am and the work I do, Iâve never had the time for romance or romantic relationships. I second-guess the intentions of everyone who ever shows any interest in me because in my mind Iâm nothing special and I have nothing to offer - nothing attractive or likable at least. That being said, I havenât even been one to make heart eyes at others either. I busy myself with my job and some side-gigs, brushing off any relationship questions with the excuse that Iâm âjust too busy to be in a relationshipâ which is technically true.
Having spent twenty plus years with that mindset, one can imagine how surprised I was when I found myself catching feelings for someone. And that someone just couldnât be any other than the biggest YouTube sensation at the moment - Corpse Husband.
Iâm close friends with Poki - her and I were roommates at one point too - so her inviting me to play Among Us with them wasnât so strange. One or two games, I thought, nothing unusual there, just friendly curtesy. I wasnât expecting to warm up to the group of famous streamers nor did I expect them to welcome me among them so easily, mostly because my channel is so small and practically invisible to the YouTube algorithm. But soon enough, I became a permanent member of the team, making friends with every single one of those YouTubers I practically thought of a celebrities.
This journey of branching out to other content creators has proven itself to be surprisingly pleasant and has packed my book of friendships to the brim. All of that came unexpectedly, along with a wave of new subs and a higher view count. However, as I mentioned, it hasnât been all sunshine and rainbows.
I came to finally understand what my high school friends were talking about when they were head over heels for a boy - the butterflies in the stomach whenever he speaks your name; the importance of the laugh you share with him, how special and different it is; how cool it is to be impostors with him - ok they never said that, obviously, but itâs what I have as a substitute to the âwhen the two of you make eye-contactâ bullshit since Corpse and I have never seen each other in person. That is, of course, because of him being a faceless YouTuber and me being a self-conscious and insecure girl.
We do talk all the time though - texting, calling, chilling on Discord, you name it. Our conversations range from deeply philosophical to ones that might mislead someone into thinking weâre high. Thereâs no topic we havenât touched upon and yet we still manage to find something new to talk about. We have plenty of similarities but we also never seem to run out of differences we slowly come across as we keep getting to know each other better and better.Â
And somewhere along that journey I ended up catching feelings.
Human nature of wanting to connect with other people, I curse you for what youâve done to me.
You might think Iâm being overdramatic about the whole ordeal and that this is just a normal, natural occurrence many people experience in their life - some even daily. Well, not only am I far from used to it, but itâs also taking a toll of a different kind on me.
Itâs like a constant slap to the face.Â
That slap turned into a punch when Corpse and I started following each other on Instagram and I started getting daily reminders of how out of my depth I am with this crush on him. In over my head, especially when you look at all those girls whose pics and videos he reposts on his story. Imagine how that makes me feel, what that does to me - puts me back into the âConstantly not good enoughâ basket, the one Iâve been fighting to get out of all my life.
In the past and in different contexts I could easily say that it was all just my mind hating me intensely but now - now that I know for a fact Iâm not good enough and donât fit Corpseâs criteria - it hurts ten times as much. Iâm not one to do shit for someoneâs attention or to attract someoneâs eyes, but it really hurts my feelings. Often times, it also leads me to doing dumb things and making rash decisions.Â
Like the one I made two days ago.
Imagine me cringing and shaking my head at my own stupidity as I admit this: I, in a frenzy, ordered a whole e-girl getup with overnight delivery.Â
Wait, hold up, it gets worse.Â
I received it yesterday and spent the whole day regretting that decision, but then, in my most insecure hours - which was somewhere around midnight - I equipped the get-up, took a picture and posted it on my Instagram page. First full body pic Iâve ever posted on there. First pic Iâve posted there of any kind. There to stay, not to be gone in twenty four hours. First pic, and itâs not even of me. Itâs of who I want to be in order to fit someoneâs criteria. And that fucking stings.
As you might imagine, Iâve spent todayâs day regretting that decision as well. Recently my moodâs been nothing but regretting rash decisions that have surfaced under the influence of my ridiculous, constantly-present insecurities. And I wouldâve probably gotten over it rather quickly had I not received a message from Corpse that read:
âDidnât think of you with an e-girl aestheticâ
I didnât open the message, I peeped at it as it was a notification on my lock screen. Itâs still there, an unread notification. Itâs been two hours since I received it and I cannot think of a single thing to say in response to that.Â
Truth is, Iâm afraid. Iâm afraid of so many things right now.
Iâm afraid of becoming that girl in the photo, cause Iâm most definitely not her.
Iâm afraid of letting Corpse down by admitting Iâm not her.
Iâm afraid of what my own mind has made me do because it hates me so much and Iâm terrified of what it might do in the future.
Iâm afraid and stranded on things to do.
You canât be her forever, you know. Being her wonât make your insecurities go away, itâll only make them worse. Havenât you learned that by now?
I sigh, frustrated and irritated with myself as I grab my phone and tap on the notification, finally deciding to face the music and allow my instincts to carry me through the interaction. Improvisation, thatâs one of the few things Iâm good at. Letâs hope it doesnât fail me.
Iâm just about to type out my response - not sure what itâs gonna say - when I give the message Corpse has sent me a second glance.Â
I furrow my brows, finding thereâs more to it than that peep through the notification let me see.
âDidnât think of you with an e-girl aesthetic. Youâre personality is so bright and colorful, I couldâve never imagined you were into the darks and blacksâ
Because Iâm not
I fail to realize until the message has been sent that my thoughts are exactly what I typed out and sent.
And honestly, Iâm glad. It feels like Iâve spoken my truth, like Iâve lifted a huge boulder off my chest.
With that rare confidence in mind I go on and delete the picture.
In its spot, I post a picture I just now took - a mirror selfie in my homey get-up consisting of hot pink sweatpants and an oversized blue tee, my hair in a messy bun, my face free of make-up.
I caption it: âOops, had the e-girl filter on for the last one. This is filterless me tho so...Hi đĽ´â
A lot better, Iâm surprised to hear my inner voice say. I hope I donât get used to all this kindness on my brainâs part, probably wonât last, but damn if I donât milk every second of it.
Just then, I receive a new message from non other than Corpse.
âNow thatâs the girl I see when I think of you. Sheâs super cute đâ
My, oh my, who wouldâve guessed Corpse has a game like that - and by that I mean the ability to make me blush so intensely with only a text message.
Now ainât that better than being someone else, Y/N?
It sure is, it sure is.
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My Dogâs Bitch
Teaser: Thereâs an unexpected (sexual) turn of events when your dog turns out to not actually be just a dog, but a werewolf!
Characters: Reader x JungkookÂ
âWarningâ: Werewolf Jungkook!!! Fingering, biting, oral sex (reader receiving), actual unprotected sex, creampie, domination, force,...just a whole lotta dominant shi babyyyyy! So prepare your underwear lol!Â
Word count: ~ 3.5kÂ
Note: I know Iâm a sucker for not having posted in so long and I apologize. Iâm also sorry I havenât gotten to some of the requests, but I hope this makes up for it. I also hope yâall enjoy this and as per usual PLEASE do not mind the typos, itâs like past 1am out here.. I will correct them asap. Enjoy~
âKota,â you called happily, as you held a silver bowl full of meat in your hand. Not even a second later a dark grey wolf appeared in front of you, its tail wagging and its tongue hanging out of its mouth, as it anticipated what was to come.Â
âSit, Kota,â you held up your index finger and the wolf sat down in front of you.Â
âGood boy!â you praised him with a few rubs and then sat the bowl down in front of him. He didnât hesitate and immediately began to dig in. Honestly, you didnât know where Kota had come from. He just appeared in front of you one day, looking hungry. He didnât seem aggressive or wild, on the contrary, he seemed to be familiar with humans and maybe he was abandoned by his owner or something of the sort. Well, it didnât matter much, because you took him in, had him checked by the vet who found nothing wrong with him and had him stay with you. It had been about a month since you had found him and you were sincerely glad to have him. Living on your own had proven to be a bit scary and unusual, so you appreciated his companionship. Although, there were some strange things Kota did, like follow you into the bathroom, sniff your underwear and growl at any male company you had over, youâd just dismissed it as a âdog thingâ, until that fateful day.Â
It happened in the kitchen. You were casually preparing Kotaâs breakfast by chopping up some meat and some fish among other things, until you heard a voice ring from behind you.Â
âWhatâs for breakfast? The usual?âÂ
âYep, fish and-,â you froze. Who was talking? You lived alone in the apartment with Kota. Was it a stalker? You gripped the knife you were using to chop meat a little tighter. Where was Kota? Your train of thought was interrupted when two large hands came down on either side of the counter, trapping you against the counter.Â
âYou smell good as usual,â you felt the stranger take a whiff of your scent and suddenly you became painfully aware of the fact that you were only wearing an oversized t-shirt and some panties.Â
âD-donât,â you shouted as you swiftly turned around with your knife in hand, forcing the stranger to back off. Finally, you were able to get a good look at him...he was...hot?! He had dark grey-ish silver-ish hair with strands of it dangling in front of his dark green eyes. He was quite tall and had a rather athletic body and was dressed in nothing but your robe. You were so confused and as if he could read your mind, he smirked, letting you have a glance at his overly sharp and prominent canines.Â
âWow there. We were getting along so well...Put down the knife, (Y/N), pleasssee?â he batted his eyes at you.Â
âWho are you? And how do you know my name?â you asked and the boy gave you an amused look.
âItâs me, (Y/N). âKotaâ, but, well, I prefer to be called Jungkook,â the boy stated, as he ran one of his large hands through his hair.
âK-Kota?â you nearly dropped your knife in shock, âHow?! You were a-â
âWolf, yes,â he finished your sentence with his arms folded, âWell, technically I am what you would call a werewolf, but I feel like youâre already too overwhelmed to be able to absorb that information.â
âA werewolf? What? How?â were the last words you said before you fainted.Â
The next thing you knew you were in your bed, staring up at the ceiling. You mustâve been dreaming, you thought. There is no way Kota would ever just become an amazingly sexy dude out of nowhere. Your mind was definitely playing tricks on you. You chuckled to yourself. What a crazy dream. You sat up and the covers slipped down, exposing your bare chest. You mustâve gone to sleep naked, as per usual.
âOh, so youâre finally awake,â a familiar unfamiliar voice uttered. Confused your eyes travelled to the foot of the bed, only to see Kotaâno Jungkookâstaring back at you, only dressed in a robe that barely covered anything of his, since it was way too small.Â
Your face turned red and your hands shot up to cover your upper body, as soon as you realized that his eyes went from staring at yours to staring at your chest.Â
âDonât worry, Iâve seen it plenty of times,â he chucked and you blushed, turning away to hide your flushed face in your pillows.Â
âDonât hide from me,â he hissed and shivers ran down your spine, as you felt the bed shift and suddenly, his breath was tickling the nape of your neck. The way his hot breath was hitting your sensitive skin turned you on, but youâd never admit it, because if what he was saying was true then...he was Kota and Kota was your dog. Getting turned on by your dog was just wrong and you werenât about to have any of it.Â
âI know you heard me,â his suddenly authoritarian voice rang through your ears, and you felt him get closer and closer, until his lips were nearly pressed against the shell of your ear.Â
âI said,â he growled, as the covers were suddenly ripped off of you, exposing your naked body to him, âDonât hide from me.âÂ
âW-what are you doing?!â you lifted your face from the pillows and found Jungkook towering above you, his fixed gaze seemed like it was piercing through you, with his green eyes darkening mysteriously.Â
âWhat Iâve wanted to do for a long time,â you watched him lower his head, until his lips touched the skin between your shoulder and the nape of the neck. First, he simply caressed your skin carefully, watching amusedly as you tried to fight the whimpers that were threatening to slip past your lips.Â
âAre you enjoying this?â you could hear the smirk in his voice.Â
âNo, Iâm not!â you nearly shouted, âNow let me go!â You tried to sit up and felt something hard press against the soft skin of your ass. You swallowed hard. If it was what you thought it was...then it was his dâ
âGet off of me,â you somehow managed to get the man to fall down on the bed next to you, allowing you enough time to hop off of the bed and pick up one of the t-shirts on the floor that you held against your body like a knight would a shield.Â
âFeisty..I like that,â the wolf-boy smirked, licking his lips, as he eyes you like a predator does its prey.
âN-now, now, Kota. I am your owner and Iâm in control. You listen to me,â you backed up until your body hit the wall. You glanced at the door that was on the opposite side of you and then down at Kota who slowly sat up on the bed and began to make his way towards you, with the robe now hanging down his shoulders, exposing his perfectly sculpted and chiseled upper body.Â
âSit, Kota! Stay back!â you waved your index finger in the air, shouting the commands that had worked countless times when Kota was in his dog form.Â
âIâm in control now, (Y/N),â he flashed you his canines yet again, as he slowly stalked towards you. Your heart was going 1000mph and you felt your core heat up at the sound of his voice. It was so wrong, but the fact that it was turned you on even more.Â
âLook at how wet you are for me already,â you froze. How did he know? You gulped down and took a look at your lower body that was partially covered by your t-shirt.Â
âOh, I donât need to see. I can smell you,â he laughed devilishly and you only became more excited.Â
âThatâs a lie,â you swiftly retorted, now deciding to try and make a run for the door, as the distance between the two of you was becoming smaller and smaller by the second.Â
âItâs the truth. Let me prove it,â were the only words you heard before you found yourself pushed against the wall you had just sprinted away from, your arms on either side of you with your ponytail tangled in Kotaâs hand, holding you there against the wall. Your heart skipped a beat when you realized that your t-shirt was on the floor next to you, meaning that your body was completely exposed to him.
âSee,â shivers ran down your spine as soon as you heard his playful voice, âyouâre wet, (Y/N).â He ran a finger through your slick folds, earning a suppressed whimper from you. Fuck, did that feel good.
âI-Iâm not w-wet! Iâm n-not enjoying this at all. I just have to pee,â you made up a stupid lie, hoping that he wouldnât catch on to the fact that your body was craving him.Â
âOhhhh,â you heard him chuckle mischievously, before you felt his finger push past your folds and inside of your core, âlet me help.â
âW-wait, Kota, ah~,â you squirmed, as his finger began to push in and out of you making lewd noises. You couldnât even fight him. You were completely at his mercy. The squelching only increased when he added a second one of his large, long fingers and you moaned when he found your g-spot.
âThere we go,â he repeatedly began to aim for that spot, earning increasingly louder whines from you, as his fingers fucked you better than anyone ever had, hell, better than you had ever fucked yourself.Â
âKota, please, I canât take it anymore,â your legs began to shiver, as you were rushing towards the edge.Â
âWhat? Another finger? Gotcha,â as soon as he stuffed his third finger inside of your tight cavern you were forced to let go. The orgasm hit you harder than a train and you moaned, not even being able to throw you read back, let alone move it, as Jungkook was firmly holding it in place, so he could watch your every facial expression. Your legs gave out, as you became a bit lightheaded and Jungkook caught you, before you could hit the floor. You glanced up at him and realized his gaze had turned hungry. Your chest heaved up and down, as you attempted to regain your breath.Â
âCome on. Iâm far from done with you,â he growled assertively, before his strong arms tossed you on the bed. You were laying on your back, propped up on your elbows, as you watched Jungkook stalk up the bed and towards the area between your legs.Â
âKota, waitââÂ
âJungkook and no. Iâve been wanting to taste this. It smells delicious,â he interrupted you, as he grabbed ahold of both of your legs and spread them apart. Suddenly, images of him sniffing your panties as a wolf flashed back into your head and you blushed. Was he getting turned on by your scent even back then?Â
You tried to close your legs, but his hands wouldnât budge. In fact, he spread them apart even farther to the point where it was nearly painful. You winced and he glared up at you from between your legs, famished.Â
âDonât deny me what is mine,â he said dominantly, making sure you knew that he was in charge and you were at his mercy.Â
â(Y/N), tell me, whose pussy is this right here?â he asked, as he lowered his head between your thighs, making sure they stayed spread with his two hands that were firmly keeping them apart.Â
âJungkook, wait. This is wrong. Y-youâre my dog andâ,â your protests were cut short by him saying âItâs alright. Iâll remind you by spelling his name for you.â
And with that he spread your folds apart and had his tongue lick a stripe up your sex.Â
âAhhahh~,â you threw your head back in pleasure, the initial feeling of his tongue against your not-yet-satisfied core rendering you unable to form words. Jungkook smiled cockily, knowing exactly what he was doing to your body that he studied as your pet whenever you went and took a shower, whenever you walked around in only an oversized t-shirt, whenever you went to bed naked and whenever you were masturbating in your room and you forgot that he was there. He knew everything about your body, well in theory at least and he was so excited that he was now able to touch it and pleasure you, as well as himself.Â
âNow, it starts with a J,â he stated, before having his tongue spell the letter âJâ against your sensitive skin, flicking your clit in the process, winning yet another lewd moan from you. His cock was already hard as a rock and was ready to explore your core from the inside, but Jungkook wanted to taste the sweetness he had smelled on your panties so many times before and it was no surprise to him that you tasted exactly like you smelled â like candy. He simply couldnât get enough of you and after spelling out his name on your pussy, he began to hungrily lap at it, like a dog, and it drove you absolutely crazy. You could no longer suppress any of your moans and by now your whole body was tembling in pleasure. He was eating you out so good you nearly forgot your own name. Who cared that he was your pet wolf/dog about an hour ago or whatever? You had never felt like this before, but you were so turned on all you could think about was getting to your orgasm.Â
âAhahhhahhh~,â he made your toes curl, as he shoved his tongue into your tight pussy, tasting the inside of you with his wet muscle. Suddenly, the pleasure halted and you were left confused and wanting for more. You swiftly propped yourself back up and found Jungkook staring at you through the strands of his hair with his angry big, fat and long cock in his right hand with pre-cum dripping from it.Â
You swallowed hard. It was absolutely humongous. Was he planning on putting that inside of you? It would never fit!!Â
âW-wait..youâre not planning onâ,â he moved up and towered over you, your back pressed against your mattress with your eyes staring up at his face. He was staring down at you with his lusty green eyes, with his hands placed on either side of your head and one of his knees between your legs, so you couldnât close them. He mustâve lost the robe at some point, because you just now realized that he was no longer wearing it which would explain why you were able to see his full nakedness. Before you could even utter a word, his lips came crashing into yours. It felt magical and it was a kiss you never knew you needed. It was soft, but rough at the same time. The way his tongue forced its way into your mouth and engaged into a fiery tango for dominance against your tongue, which it easily won, turned you on. You were dripping wet and there was nothing you could do about it. He really was unlike anything youâd ever known. You subconsciously kissed him back and before you knew it he was kissing down your body, leaving marks all over it. It was as if he was leaving evidence of his presence behind, so you wouldnât forget who you belonged to.
âNow, (Y/N),â he suddenly flipped you over on all fours and positioned himself behind you. Your heart rate increased when you felt the tip of his enormous dick run through your folds.Â
âWhoâs pussy is this?â you could yet again hear the smirk in his voice and you paused for a moment. You were literally about to get fucked by your dog. This really wasnât right. You had to stop it before it was too late.Â
âWait,â you started, until you, all of the sudden, felt his big member push past your lips and into your core forcefully, filling you all the way up, as if it were about to rip you in half, eliciting a loud âJUNGKOOK!â from you.Â
âThatâs right, (Y/N). Your pussy is mine,â wanting to feel more of your heavenly, sweet walls, he leaned all the way against your ass, pushing his cock deeper and deeper inside of you, forcing you to let out a string of curses. His dick was so gigantic it hurt. You couldnât take it. You tried to move away, but he caught on too fast and before you knew it, he had you by the ponytail and pulled you back onto his member.Â
âDonât you run from me, (Y/N),â he growled, as he began to fuck you harder than you had ever been fucked in your life. At first you screamed in pain, the stretch was uncomfortable, but once you got used to it you started to scream in pleasure. He was making you feel so good your eyes rolled tot he back of your head. He was literally fucking you like a dog. The two of you were in a doggy-style position on the bed and he was nearly laying on you, pushing you down onto the mattress, so you had no choice, but to take his dick that he was ramming so deep inside of you that only his balls were left hanging out.Â
âYou like it, (Y/N)?â he questioned, his canines sinking into your skin, leaving bite marks on the area around your shoulder.Â
âJ-jungkookâah~,â you were hardly able to speak, let alone form a sentence. You donât know what he was doing to you, but it was intoxicating.Â
âShould I really mark you as mine, (Y/N)? Make it so every dog, wolf and werewolf can smell that you are mine? Hm?â the dirty words he was uttering only made you wetterâif that was even possible. You couldnât even really comprehend his intention behind those words anymore. He could do whatever he wanted to you. His dick was like a drug and it made you completely helpless. At this point you were down for whatever. Jungkook was now the master and you were the pet. The roles had been reversed.Â
âFuck, (Y/N). Iâm gonna cum,â he barked, his thrusts slowly becoming erratic. What would his cum feel like inside of you? Warm? Would it fill you up even more? You donât know how, but for a brief moment those thoughts crossed your mind that had been completely unable to think at all a second ago.Â
â(Y/N), say it. Say Jungkook, Iâm your bitch,â he snarled violently, his dick still thrusting deep inside of you.Â
âJ-Jâ,â you were interrupted by is loud hiss, âSay it, (Y/N)!â
You donât know what came over you, but before you could even understand what was happening, you moaned, âJungkook, Iâm your bitch!â
And that did it to him. You felt his cock twitch, as his orgasm ran through him, inciting your own orgasm as well. You felt his seed spill into you and paint your walls white, as he groaned. It was so much and he wasnât pulling out. He buried his dick deep inside of you, as your walls convulsed around him, milking him of his cum. You stayed like that for a few minutes, while he was unloading his seed inside of you, just like a dog would. You were incapacitated by his body that was resting on top of yours, but you donât think you wouldâve moved even if it hadnât been there. Just the thought and the fact that he was ejaculating inside of you made you reach your peak yet again. He had made you cum at least three times and that was insane. It was like he had put you in a trance.Â
âUghhh,â he growled, as he carefully pulled his sensitive cock out of you. His cum spilled out the moment he did and you were glad he couldnât see the sinfully lewd expression you were wearing on your face. It felt so good.Â
You suddenly felt his presence right next to your right ear as he whispered, âNow the whole neighborhood will know youâre mine.âÂ
You blushed, as shivers made their way down the length of your spine yet again. What was he saying?! You slipped away from under him and rushed to the bathroom to process what had happened. This had to be a dream! This couldnât be real! You leaned against the door and quickly locked it, exhaling loudly. You needed to wake up. You turned on the sink and splashed your face with cold water. Wake up, wake up, wake up! However, nothing was changing. You were still standing in front of the sink looking at your reflection in the mirror. Your body was covered with hickeys and bite marks, your hair was all messed up and cum was leaking from your red and abused pussy.Â
Your jaw dropped, as you screamed internally. You had really just become your dogâs bitch!Â
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Okay but that scene in the hospital as letting Buck know what he means to Eddie and Christopher, not just as Eddieâs coworker or firefighting partner. Not just as someone who cares about Christopher. Not just another person there to help make being a single parent easier for Eddie. No, that scene was Eddie informing Buck that he is familyâfor real. That heâs Eddieâs best friend and the person he trusts the most. That heâs both a good friend to Christopher, but a remarkable guardian in his life, too. And this is so important in timing. (Explained after the âKeep Readingâ because itâs a long post.)
Disclaimer: I recognize that everyone has different experiences, views, and definitions, regarding family, parenting, and the interpretation of canon. This is mine and yours are yours. This isnât heavily romantic-Buddie inclined, nor is it intended to be, but it can be read as such. Also, spoilers for up to the s4 finale.
At the beginning of season 3, we learn what Christopher means to Buck. In his fight to save and find Christopherârisking his lifeâBuck showcases that he loves Christopher, that Christopher is important to him, and, in how he doesnât have the âOh, shit! How do I tell Eddie?â moment until he sees Eddie, it solidifies that Buckâs care for Christopher is not lenient on Christopher being Eddieâs son.
Later in s3, in the market, we see how Eddie views Buck regarding Christopher. By bringing up Christopher in the argument (âChristopher misses you.â), Eddie acknowledges a level of responsibility Buck has regarding Christopher. Granted, Buck loves kids and heâs a softie so that comment would hurt either way, BUT Eddie is not the kind of person to just use Christopher for the sake of a guilt trip. Eddie knows Buck cares about Christopher, Eddie knows Buck probably didnât think things through, and Eddie wishes that Buck did. As much as that stands, however, itâs made clear that Eddie expected Buck to consider how it might affect them and Christopher. A big responsibility to place on a typical friend.
Yet, since this is coming right off the tsunami incident, Eddieâs expectations arenât unexpected, but an extension. He said that there was ânobody else in the world,â that he would trust with Christopher more than Buck. And then for Buck to cut everyone off? Like it wouldnât even matter? That doesnât fit the way Eddie views how Buck caresâparticularly, how he cares about Christopher.
Then jump to Eddie Begins. This is where we clearly see how Buck views Eddie and further confirmation that Christopher is in fact Eddieâs everything.
Buckâs reaction to the well collapsing on Eddie is very similar to his reaction to losing Christopher in the s3 tsunami arc. Distinctly different levels of reaction than he had towards Bobby being in danger and Maddie being held hostage with the rest of the dispatchers. Something Buck mentions to Sue about the latter, is that Maddie has Chimney. Bobby also has Athena. Hen has Karen. Eddie has... Well, Eddie has Buck and Buck has Eddie. The show has been pairing off characters and naturally, Buck and Eddie are one.
So his reaction to losing Eddie being similar to his reaction to losing Christopher, is a way of non-verbally conveying that Buck cares about Eddie a lot. To the same degree or within the same intensity as he cares for and loves Christopher. That itâs not just what they mean to other people in Buckâs life, but what they mean to Buck, himself. And with the contrast for worrying about Maddie or Bobby, itâs a recognition by Buck that in the same way Eddie and Christopher have a place in his life very different from the rest of the firefam, so does Buck in their lives. That he knew Maddie needed Chimney in that moment, and in losing Christopher and Eddie that he was that person in their lives. The one thatâs supposed to fight with everything they got to make sure theyâre okay.
We already knew how much Eddie loves his son prior to Eddie Begins, but we see his love and care for Shannon, as well. Plus, we get some sort of recognition that Eddie has much regrets over not being there for Christopher when he was younger. This is significant, particularly if you ship Buddie, but even without a romantic lense, it emphasizes the relationship between Buck and Eddie & Christopher.
The show pushes the idea that Shannon fell short at being a good mother to Christopher. Granted her running away wasnât great parenting, but so did Eddie, and itâs not like Shannon didnât try later. (Also thatâs a completely different post.) What matters here is that Eddie trusts Shannon with Christopher. While it isnât easy and he certainly has hesitations about Shannon leaving again and how that instability affects Christopher, itâs not that Eddie doesnât trust Shannon with caring for Christopher. Eddie expects her to also be his wife and to have his back, and itâs in the emphasis on their marriage and getting a divorce, that focuses in on how much Eddie&Shannon werenât working, not how much EddieShannon&Christopher were not. They both ran, under different circumstances, and they both stepped up to the plate when it came to caring for Christopher. (Again, itâs a different post for me to go into my thoughts on how them running wasnât ever out of a lack of love or care for Christopher, and how much it was likely their marriage not working and worries about how that would affect Christopher.)
So, anyways, the point is that Shannon was there to care and love Christopher when Eddie was not. Eddie was there to care and love Christopher when Shannon was/is not. And in the s4 finale, Eddie points out the fact that Buck was there for Christopher when he was not. This, also tied to the having each otherâs backs being used with Eddie and Buck in the beginning of s2 and later with Eddie and Shannon, points out that Buck role in Christopherâs life is heavily parental.
In the living room scene about Hildy and video games, the tactic of Christopher switching from reasoning with Eddie to asking Buck is very much the âask the other parentâ strategy. The look Buck gives to Eddie then (similar to the one he gives in the playdate scene in the s3 Christmas episode) is very easily read as âEddie is the parent,â but Eddie giving Buck a look back becomes permission for Buck to handle it and thatâs not just Buck being Eddieâs best friend, but Buck as someone with a parental/guardian role to Christopher. (Also consider Buckâs dynamic with the other kids of the 118âheâs very much and very strictly young fun (uncle) Buck, no?)
And with Christopher running to Buck when he was upset with Eddie and didnât know how to express everything he was feelingâa moment when Buck was there for Christopher when Eddie couldnât be, as well as something along the lines of knowing parents talk but still going to the other parent for something you donât know how to talk to the other about.
The brief phone call was very parentalâthereâs no discussion regarding why Christopher would go to Buck or if Buck was okay with it or Eddie apologizing for it or any realm of discussion outside of Christopher is okay and Eddie is on his way. Granted, as a parent, priority just being Christopher being okay since he was missing makes a lot of sense. But thereâs this underlying sense of âOf course heâs at Buckâsâ as well as the innate trust Eddie is displaying with Buck.
This trust in Buck is also seen with Christopher as Christopher opens up to Buck. And the tone Buck takes & the conversation they have, is also fairly parental. Buckâs empathetic to Christopher and he listens and he gets itâhe knows how scary it is to feel like youâre losing peopleâbut heâs also pretty clear that Christopher running off wasnât okay and that he needs to talk to somebody. And then, Buck says Christopher has him and promises that Christopher isnât going to lose him.
This is an promise of permanence. Buck canât technically promise heâll always be there for Christopherâthatâs something that cannot be truly certain. And interestingly, Shannon and Eddie have also promised something vaguely forever towards Christopher as well. Notably, in Shannonâs letter about loving Christopher âeven if itâs from a distanceâ and like everything that went on in the flashbacks of Eddie Begins. So, the scene becomes Christopher and Buck recognizing the importance they have to each other.
Which means: Buck knows he cares for Christopher and Eddie. Eddie knows he cares for Christopher. Eddie and Buck knows Christopher cares for both of them. Buck and Christopher are aware of each other caring for each other. Buckâs always been aware how much Christopher means to Eddie. So whatâs left?
Eddie recognizing he cares for Buck and the two of them being aware that they both care for each other. The first of which the s4 finale tackles and the second that becomes alluded to by the end of the hospital scene.
Thereâs a lot of reasons for why that over the year Eddie never told Buck about changing his will. Itâs scary, itâs a lot of responsibility, etc. It means that while Eddie is aware of how much Buck loves and cares about Christopher, the responsibility of being a parent is a whole other thing. And yet, Eddie doesnât really have many doubts about it. Yes, thereâs the small thought that just maybe, just maybe, itâs asking Buck for too muchâbut as itâs said in the finale, Eddie knew Buck wouldnât refuse.
So why not tell Buck and why tell Buck then? Because Buck needs to know that Eddie cares about him. That in telling Buck earlier or even going to Buck earlier, could come across to Buck as Eddie measuring somethingâwhether that be how much he cares about Christopher or how much he can trust Buck or something elseâit leans heavily on Buck means something to Eddie because he cares about Christopher. And while thatâs true, thatâs not it.
Eddie says heâs telling Buck now because Buck said he thought it wouldâve been better if he was the one that got shot. Because Eddie is well aware of Evan risk-taker, doesnât think before he does, âit wouldâve been better if I was shotâ Buckley does majority of what he does and thinks majority of what he thinks because he believes heâs expendableâbut heâs wrong. And Eddie is trying to show Buck heâs wrong.
That Buck matters to Eddie. That Eddie trusts no one with Christopher the way he trusts Buck. That if he canât be there, then thereâs no one Eddie wants more than Buck to be there for Christopher. Itâs a huge responsibility to say, âIf I die, youâll have to take care of my son,â but itâs also privlege. Itâs a trust. Itâs saying that Iâd trust you with my world if I wasnât around to care for it. If Buck didnât matter to Eddie, Eddie couldnât have possibly changed his will like that. If Buck didnât matter to Eddie, then Eddie wouldnât have set forth the very possible risks of upsetting the family he hasâthat Christopher has. That while it comes from caring about his son and wanting the best for him, considering not just what is best for Christopher but what Eddie believes is best for Christopher is very fueled towards caring for Buck.
Because, note that logically thereâs a lot of ways that Eddie and Christopher moving back to Texas wouldâve been better for Christopher. Thereâs a lot of ways that Christopher being taken care of by Eddieâs parents that wouldâve been better for Christopher. Because it would mean being surrounded by family. It would mean foregoing many of the real financial struggle single-parenting can have. It would mean 100% security that Christopher would have people to care for himâgiven Eddieâs risky career. And yet, thatâs not what Eddie believed was best for Christopherâor at least it wasnât what he wanted for Christopher. That Eddie would fight tooth and nail to secure a stable and fulfilling life for Christopher on his own, if it may be, if it meant Christopher being with his father. Because Eddie wasnât there for a few years, and he regretted that, and wanted to be a father for Christopher now that he had a chance to.
So, where logically, leaving Buck to have custody of Christopher if Eddie dies doesnât make the most sense because Christopher has extended family in both Texas and LA, it was what Eddie thought was best. It was what Eddie thought was right. Almost like how itâs pretty clear Eddieâs parents didnât like Shannon, and yes their relationship was rocky, but Eddie stands by the similarities in their running from the family and Eddie doesnât put up with insults on Shannonâs parenting. That while between the two of them, yeah there were issues and they both can agree they werenât great parents to Christopher in the times they werenât there, Eddie also doesnât let it only fall on Shannon, doesnât stand for implications that Shannon did anything less than love her son and do better when she came back. Like literally the worst part of both of their parenting comes down to the one instance they left. Yes, not great, but, especially as a tv drama, itâs never to say that they donât know how to be good parents. Outside of leaving, theyâre capable of caring for Christopher and loving him fully. (Again thatâs a whole other post)
But the point! Is that Buck loves Christopher. Christopher loves Buck. Buck loves Eddie. Eddie loves Buck. And there is no one in the world Eddie trusts more than Buck to be there for Christopher when he canât be and to fight for Christopher. Both are also notably traits that both Shannon and Eddie display to each other (taking over parenting when the other isnât present & overall fighting to be part of their sonâs life).
All in all, this is to say that the finale points out how much Buck means to Eddieâsomething that hasnât be made completely clear before. And by Buckâs face after Eddie says Buck isnt expendable, itâs a bit of a new thing for Buck to realize, too. That while theyâre both well aware how much they care for the each other and how much they care for Christopherâthereâs been a lack of realizing how reciprocal that care is between the two of them. (Which like romantic shipper goggles on, thatâs part of where Shannon&Eddie fell apart. That while they both saw they loved Christopher and loved each other for that, sometimes there was a lack of loving each other outside of that.)
This coming within the same time of them individually starting (sort of for Eddie) romantic relationships, emphasizes a permanence in each otherâs lives (that is explained nicely by @/mistmarauder (link will be in reblog/notes).) It considers the many ways that them being best friends and family is a for-life sort of thing, that isnât bound or restricted by romance or blood or anything of the sort. They chose each other. They choose each other. And whether or not Buddie becomes canon, Buck-Eddie-Christopher are 100% an established family unit within the 118/firefam and the s4 finale was meant to establish that clearly. That where Buck & Eddie naturally pair off as the 118 does, Buck-Eddie-Christopher form one of the smaller family units that are focused on within the 118/firefam.
And if, you want to take it more romantically, Buck and Eddie realizing how much they mean to each other as something reciprocal (so far on Buckâs end, we still need a clearer moment where Eddie goes âoh! Buck caresâ but the âare you hurt?â moment came close) is a great continuation for growing feelings and extended slowburn, friends to lovers Buddie-endgame. Like theyâve established Christopher loves Buck, Eddie loves Buck, Buck loves them, and Buck fulfills the sort of parental role well. Not much more checkboxes to fulfill for canon Buddie excepting navigating feelings, epiphanies, and the romance of it all. Itâs not set up to only allow for Buddie, so thereâs, as usual and expressed, room for other paths of canon, but itâs good set up should they choose that to be the direction they decide they want to go in.
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The scene with Wilbur in Quackityâs latest lore stream made me Think some Thoughts, and I wanted to get all of my SBI family headcanons together in one place, so hereâs this post
First thing, this is their age order:
Philza -> Techno/Wilbur -> Tubbo -> Ranboo -> Tommy
- Techno and Wilbur were born on the same day, so most of the family refers to them as âthe twinsâ but they are not blood related
- Philza did not know how old Techno was when they were ruling the Antarctic Empire, he thought that Techno was around 21 when he was actually around 14-16
- this is a fact that haunts Phil to this day, because he committed a massive amount of war crimes with an actual child, and also for reasons that will soon become very clear
Philza and Techno
- theyâre married
- they got married with them each thinking that the other was close to their own age (Phil thought Techno was in his early 20âs, Techno thought Phil was in his late teens)
- for more on their marriage, check out this post
- despite Techno and Wilbur being the same age, Techno is mentally much older due to his past and his general status as the Blood God
- Phil did most of the work raising the older kids, but Techno did his fair share, and you can definitely see his influence when you look at the kidâs behaviors
- both of them are immortal
- Techno is a new immortal, the Blood God has only just come into existence, but he isn't leaving anytime soon
- Philza is an old immortal, he was there when the world was born, and he'll be there when it dies
Wilbur
- Wilbur and Philza are the only blood relatives in the whole family
- as much as he loves him, Wilbur has always been a bit bitter towards Techno, because when they were teenagers, Techno was off ruling and adventuring and having fun with Phil during the AE, and Wil was left home with a young Tommy to look after
- Wilburâs hair is naturally blond, just like Phil and Tommyâs
- no one knows who Wilburâs mom is (unfortunately mpreg is the norm on this server, so Phil carried him, and heâs got some ideas on who Wilâs mom is, but he honestly doesnât care enough to look into it)
- Wilbur has wings
- theyâre much smaller than Philâs, he can barely fly with them, but theyâre the same color and shape as Philâs
- because of how fragile his wings are, Wilbur should not technically be able to fly, but he literally sheer force of will-ed it and threw himself off the roof of their house so many times that he can glide when he jumps from high places, and if itâs a really high place, he can get in a few good flaps of his wings to get him some extra distance
- Phil doesnât learn that Wilbur can semi-fly/glide until one day theyâre off adventuring together and Wil is being dramatic and theatrical and walking backwards while he talks, and he falls off a cliff
Tommy
- Tommy has been with them since he was a few days old
- because of his light features, most people assume that he is Philâs son by blood, and he just didnât inherit the wings
- (at ages 10 and 16, Tommy and Wilbur did the blood-brothers handshake where they cut their palms and then shook hands, so if you ask them, theyâre blood brothers through and through)
- Techno taught Tommy how to sew
- Tommy is a young god, but he hasnât grown into most of his powers yet
- Tommy is a god of death, the future Death himself, Kristen is his mother
- (this is how Phil comes into possession of him. Phil, being the Angel of Death, was really the only reasonable choice when it came to Death herself finding someone to raise her son)
- Tommy has light features, even though Mumza has dark features, because she purposefully made him out of the light, she wanted him to be good and kind, so she created him from the literal light that you see when you're dying
- because he was born from the actual moment of death, despite Tommy's eyes being blue, they hold the void itself in them
- if you look too closely into Tommy's eyes, it can be easy to lose yourself and fall right in
- sometimes Mumza comes to visit, these are very bittersweet moments for Tommy
- he loves his mom, and he loves seeing her and seeing Phil happy to see her, and she usually takes him along on her next trip, ever so slowly teaching him how to be Death, but he also hates that that is his future
- he doesn't want to be the next Death, he doesn't want to outlive all of his friends and his brother, he just wants to be normal
- because of this, Tommy represses pretty much all of his godly powers, trying to seem as normal as possible, the one he represses the most is his automatic healing, when he gets hurt, he wants to stay hurt
- he represses everything so well that its years before Tubbo finds out that his best friend is a god
Ranboo
- Techno raised Ranboo more than Phil did
- (because of this, heâs the only kid who actually views Techno as his father. Despite him literally being their stepdad, the others see Techno as more of a brother or an uncle)
- Techno found Ranboo when he was around 12 years old on the edge of a warped forest in the nether (if you want some more nether-boys hcâs, check out this post)
- at that age, Ranboo hadnât hit his growth spurt yet due to malnutrition, so he was much smaller than the average human 12 year old, and everyone thought he was around 8-10 (because of his memory issues, Ranboo thought the same thing until Tommy kept pestering him about when his birthday was and he remembered the year)
- Ranboo is brought into the family when heâs 12, Tommy is 11, and Wilbur and Techno are 17
- as I said before, Techno may have been 17 when he took in Ranboo, but he was definitely a father to this anxious amnesiac preteen
- because of his height, Ranboo is constantly slouching to fit through doorways, inside houses, and to make himself appear smaller, so he grows to need a cane
Tubbo (and Dream)
- street cat
- they fed him once and he just kept coming back
- sometimes heâll disappear for a few weeks, but he always turns up eventually
- boyâs got some family issues, some real bad family issues
- his dad is Schlatt, who left him and big brother Dream to fend for themselves when he and Dream were 6 and 11
- luckily Dream has an excellent sense of direction and memory, and got them to Aunt Puffyâs current port before she pushed off on her next adventure (but not before getting briefly separated and making some friends)
- (the few weeks they spend separated are when Tubbo first gets found by Wilbur and Tommy and forcibly adopted by Phil, and Bad lures Dream home with food and he meets Sapnap)
- both boys have ram features - floppy ears, horns, etc., Dream also inherited their Aunt Puffy's rainbow hair (he dyes it blonde semi-regularly. It's dyed when he meets sbi, and Wilbur and Techno have the exact same reaction to it when they finally see his natural hair: relentless teasing. Like father like son amiright?)
- Tubbo and Dream are half brothers (same dad, different moms), Tubbo is 1/2 ram and 1/2 human, Dream is 1/2 human, 1/4 ram, and 1/4 what he and Sapnap think is demon (basically Dream had a human-ram hybrid dad, and a human-demon(?) hybrid mom)
- when Tubbo introduces Dream to his new brother-in-law, Dream feels a bit of a kindred spirit, but he quickly brushes it off
- Dream spends most of his time either with Bad, Skeppy, and Sapnap, or on the sea with Puffy, so Tubbo mostly fends for himself
- Tubbo is more than happy to fend for himself, he actually prefers it most of the time. He doesn't like people fussing over him and sheltering him, so whenever his mood switches and he decides that he does, actually, want some family time, he just appears on sbiâs front porch
- Tubbo first meets Ranboo when he comes to visit after a few months away. No one told him that Tommy was with Mumza for the weekend, so when he arrived at 3am, 2 days before he told Phil heâd be there, he just let himself in and threw himself on top of the sleeping figure in Tommyâs bed, only to be met with a startled enderman screech that woke the whole house
- (Ranboo was in Tommyâs bed because he might not be a part of the official Clingy Duo, but the boy is as clingy as they come. He regularly sleeps in his familyâs beds, both when theyâre home and when theyâre away, because his sense of smell is heightened as an enderman and he needs to be surrounded in their scent when he misses them or when heâs feeling sad (especially because these are the only scents he knows, he doesnât remember any of the scents from before Techno found him))
Big brothers being friends
- one day, after Tubboâs near-constant raving about how great the Minecraft family is, Dream agrees to visit with him
- this visit happens to fall during the AE, so the only ones home are Wilbur and Tommy
- Dream and Wilbur take one look at each other and their similar situations in raising their chaotic, problem-child little brothers, and never let go
- the four of them live together for a good 5-6 months before Dream gets a letter and he and Tubbo need to leave
- after this visit, Dream and Wilbur stay in contact, and they visit each other even without their brothers around to drag them along
- I know I said that Wilbur makes fun of Dream for dying his hair, but thatâs only in public
- in private, Wilbur confesses to Dream that he also dyes his hair, that his hair is naturally blond and he dyes it darker. After this, Dream and Wilbur start dying their hair together, it becomes something scheduled that they both look forward to immensely each month
- the next time Dream and Tubbo visit together, Wilbur is off with a water spirit who stole his heart (I refuse to write about fish Sally, fight me), and Phil is showing Ranboo some cool builds in his current hardcore world, so it's Techno and Tommy who welcome them in
- Techno starts out pretty hesitant of Dream, but Dream almost instantly is like
- "I'm gonna annoy the blood god into being my best friend"
- and whatever Dream sets his mind to, he achieves
- so the visit sort of ends with Dream and Techno making Tommy and Tubbo promise not to burn the house down, and leaving them home alone to go off to cause some chaos together
Father/son relationships
- As I said earlier, Phil primarily raised Wilbur and Tommy, and Techno primarily raised Ranboo, with Tubbo coming in and out like a feral cat
- to Wilbur and Tommy, Techno is more of a cool uncle who brings them valuable trinkets from his adventures, and they want to be like him one day
- Ranboo and Philâs relationship is almost exactly the same as Wilbur and Tommyâs relationship with Techno
- when Techno brought Ranboo home, Phil pretty much decided that he had his hands full enough with raising his two chaotic boys, and he declared that it was finders-keepers, Techno found Ranboo, so he gets to raise him
- after LâManburg, Ghostbur and Phil learn sign language, because the explosion blew out Philâs hearing in his left ear, and Ghostburâs so soft-spoken that itâs sometimes really difficult for him to hear his son speaking
For more random hcâs I have about these characters and the characters of the smp in general, check out this post
Some quick tags for people who commented on my post asking who wants this post, thanks for the support guys :â) @anotherweirdohere @haveadayasgreatasyou @jupiterjordan
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"butchered charas, cheesy dialogue, lazy linguistics, rubbery CGI, & subpar costumes"
YOUR WORDS YOU CLOWN
Sanctus fĂŚx, spare me. But okay, letâs break this down, shall we? Iâm in serious pain and a vile mood to boot. Letâs have at it.
Firstly, I have, do, and will continue to critique the show on all these points. To wit:
1. butchered characters -- I wonât really be able to tell if a character has been chewed up and spat out and turned into someone else until I watch the actual series. And no, âGaladriel being a warriorâ does not count as this, to me. Iâve read enough of the lore to see where that concept could be extrapolated from, and frankly? Galadriel is not actually just a holier-than-thou mystic sorceress we get shown primarily in the Jackson films. By the end of the Third Age sheâs been fighting the long defeat and sheâs tired. In the Second Age? She still has plenty of fire in her belly and itâs not a leap to imagine she had an axe to grind. Her life during the First Age was a little tempestuous, to put it lightly. When the Valar offered safe passage for the Eldar to get themselves (back) over to Valinor, Galadrielâs response was essentially ânah fam Iâm goodâ. This is a whole post in itself, though, so Iâll leave this here until Friday.
I donât think a characterâs aesthetic can be butchered, technically, since I find it less important than the characterâs personality -- see Elrond, for a prime example of my thinking, here. I still have gripes about some of those aesthetics for more-than-aesthetic reasons (the short hair on male elves bothers me a little, not just because I donât like short hair personally, but because I think it adds to the ever-so-slight gender ambiguity and largely feminine [in a non-gender-essentialist context, and for lack of a better word -- maybe âyinâ fits more?] energy of the elves; but using Elrond as an example again: Rob Aramayoâs performance shows this energy, which is what allowed me to set those preferences aside.)
2. cheesy dialogue -- I have called it out when I heard it. Noriâs âthereâs wonders in this world beyond our wandering, I can feel itâ still makes me cringe. Again, for a more thorough judgement, weâre going to have to wait until Friday. But also, at the same time -- cheesiness can be highly subjective. Iâve had differences of opinion with people who found that line perfectly acceptable.
3. lazy linguistics -- still call it out and always will. To a pernickety point, Iâll readily admit. I still think âElanor Brandyfootâ is the laziest effing name anyone could come up with (no hobbits had been named Elanor BEFORE Sam and Frodo visited LothlĂłrien, thatâs kind of the whole thing -- and Elanor Gamgeeâs nickname was âElanorellĂŤâ, not Nori, which has obviously already been used for a dwarf), hobbits didnât seem to use surnames or clan names before the settling of the Shire anyway, âBronwynâ and âTheoâ are so incredibly primary world-esque that it actually teeters on breaking immersion (and the âthey might be ancestors of the Rohirrimâ doesnât really fly, either, as the Rohirrim are canonically descended from the Northmen).
LissincĂŤ, Iâm a linguist in training, and that is ENTIRELY the fault of Tolkienâs Legendarium. This is my jam. You think for one minute that I wonât be annoyingly nitpicky about names, even if I enjoy the show?
4. rubbery CGI -- have called it out and will continue to do so. The first trailer, to me, was not their finest offering in the CGI department. The subsequent teasers and trailers have improved vastly, but Iâve never hesitated to point out what seems a little too CGI-heavy for my own liking. But again: this can be quite subjective. A lot of people hated the use of heavy CGI in The Hobbit films; I personally wasnât terribly bothered by it.
5. subpar costumes -- not once, not once, have I been impressed with the showâs costuming. I have made that blazingly obvious, repeatedly. The closest I can come to actually liking the costuming choices is thinking the dwarvish costumes seem fairly solid and DĂsaâs makeup is actually flawless for a dwarf princess. As I said above, I still dislike short hair on male elves. I was astonished in the worst way when I first saw pictures of Charles Edwards as Celebrimbor -- how they made such a ridiculously handsome man look so utterly downright dowdy is beyond me. I stand by that. I continue to be unimpressed with the costuming on this show. I really, really hope in later seasons (or even episodes) it improves.
I hope that was elucidating for you. đ
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Four Little Sips
Day 28, Post #2
Title: Four Little Sips
Author: JohnMcHacker
Pairings: Harry/Bill/Charlie (platonic), Harry/Ginny (romantic), Gryffindor Quidditch Team (platonic), Fred/George/Ron (platonic), Ron/Hermione (romantic)
Prompt: In Vino Veritas
Rating: PG
Trigger Warnings: Alcoholism, Referenced death, Language
Note to admin:Â Thanks for organising, this is my first time submitting, sorry if I'm late or if it doesn't meet requirements. I have also posted to the AO3 collection.
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You see, Harry had never really had anyone just a few years older to look up to. Alright, there was Hermione, but they were classmates and best friends and at roughly the same place in life, it wasnât the same.
That summer of 1998, in the wake of all that pain and death and sorrow, the Weasleys pulled together and pulled him in with them. On a few occasions, this meant having a few drinks with Bill and Charlie, in various nondescript Muggle pubs in the vicinity of Ottery St Catchpole.
âJust because Kingsley cut you some slack doesnât mean you have to take the offer,â said Charlie. âYouâve spent your whole life fighting Voldemort, one way or anoher. You deserve to take a break. Live a little. Or else, what have you been fighting for?â
Harry thought of several memorable sunlit days, and found he couldnât really disagree.
âOr at the very least, know why youâre putting your life on the line, once again,â said Bill. âWell, alright, you were the Chosen One, you had your job to do then. But now that thatâs over, you ought to think twice why youâre risking your neck on your own account.â
âWell, I think Iâd be good at it,â said Harry. âAnd someone has to do it. The Aurors are short-handed and too many of Voldemortâs thugs are still out there.â
Bill shook his head, munching a handful of chips. âThatâs not good enough. Merlin knows Iâd love a crack at the bastards myself. But your neckâs not just your own now, Harry. Ginny has a say too. Thatâs part of what being together means.â
âMuggle birds ainât bad,â said Charlie, nodding at a trio of pretty college-age girls gathered round a table across the pub. They caught him watching, giggled, and winked in reply. âDonât limit yourself to witches. But if you do, donât mess âem around, play fair, and come clean as soon as you can.â
âThe most important part of my relationship with Fleur is trust,â said Bill. âWe donât have secrets, and she trusts that I wonât suddenly run off hunting Death Eaters or dragons or Hor... whatever. And I trust her not to do the same.â
âFamilyâs what it comes down to,â said Charlie, draining his glass.
âFamily,â nodded Bill. âYour first responsibility.â
âMy shout,â said Harry, because that was something else they had taught him was right, to stand his round, and he went to the bar to get the drinks. When he returned, they had moved on to other important matters.
âFree advice, Potter, take it or leave it,â said Charlie, tapping the side of his nose, âwomen; youâll never go wrong if you please âem first, know what I mean?â
âOi! Thatâs our sister youâre talking about!â snapped Bill, trying not to laugh.
âSo what? Sheâs got fi... four of you looking out for her. Maybe I just want to see fair play.â Charlie winked at Harry. âLet me tell you about what I call âwandless magicâ, and trust me, it is magic.â
âThatâs it, youâre done, Perce is my new number two, itâs you that Mum and Dad should disown...â
âThereâs more where that came from, Harry. You want to know how to beat Ron at chess? He canât play gambits worth a damn. Stick with me, Iâll show you something called a Smith-Morra, aye?â
Advice, experience, honour, laughter. Maybe this was what it was like to have older brothers, thought Harry. It filled a hole in him he never even knew he had.
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Oliver would never have allowed it, but Angelina Johnson was a more fun-loving kind of Quidditch Captain. She passed the word around quietly, and so the five Gryffindor players above the age of sixteen met in the changing rooms fifteen minutes before Potter and the younger Weasley were due to arrive. Of course it was the Twins whoâd acquired the goods, however they managed it. Fred produced the bottle of Ogdenâs from somewhere under his robes with a flourish, and George grinned toothily as he conjured shot glasses from thin air.
âAlright, I know it was my idea, but just the one, got it?â warned Angelina, pouring the drinks herself.
âAye aye, Captain,â said Fred. George sketched a sloppy salute her way.
Katie Bell was practically trembling with excitement and nerves. âOooh, thisâll be my first drink ever,â she said, holding up the glass of amber liquid to catch the light. âAre you sure we wonât get caught?â she asked, looking around as if expecting McGonagall to burst out of a locker at any time.
âCourse we canât be sure,â said Alicia Spinnet. âThatâs part of the fun!â
Angelina looked round at each of them, and shouted âFor the Cup!â
âFOR THE CUP!â they chorused, and knocked back the Firewhiskey.
Two years later, the three Chasers were standing at the bar of the Hogâs Head, but they had Oliver back now, and Angelina knew somehow that that was important, they were going to go to Hogwarts and find Fred and George and Harry and reunite the whole Team, and it meant she had to do this. She leaned over the counter, rummaged through the grimy bottles and found what she was looking for.
âYouâre mad!â said Oliver incredulously.
âProbably,â said Alicia cheerfully, âbut we did this every match and still won the Cup, didnât we? Sixth-years and above only, of course, we had standards,â she said, catching Oliverâs outraged look.
âDonât tell me youâre going into a real battle and donât want a drink, Oliver,â said Angelina calmly as she poured, and that was that.
Alicia and Katie and Oliver looked at her expectantly. Angelina searched for the words, and found there was really only one thing suited to the occasion. âFuck Voldemort.â
âFUCK VOLDEMORT!â
And they did.
But oh God, the price they paid.
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The Leaky was too well-known so they usually frequented a tiny hole-in-the-wall further down the street. The clientele was younger and the enchanted jukebox played muggle hits as well as the Weird Sisters, Mega Maggots, and the Bent Banshees, and that was perfect for the Twins. Perhaps half the entire current range of Weasleyâs Wizarding Wheezes had first been dreamed up in this pub.
âAlright, alright, what about this, George? Prank greeting cards.â
âYouâre crazy, Fred.â
âCards that wonât stop singing. Howler cards. Exploding confetti cards. Exploding firework cards!â
George finished his beer and signalled to the barman for another. The barman hesitated, then poured as George slapped a handful of Sickles on the counter. âConfetti yes, fireworks, I dunno,â said George. âCheers, Fred.â
âItâs brilliant I tell you. Mud in your eye,â said his twin brother, and they drank. Then, quietly, Fred asked: âHowâs the family?â
âSame old. Theyâre doing well. You should see the sprogs, itâs a hoot,â snickered George. âRon and Gin and Harry and good olâ Hermione, sneaking around trying not to get caught shagging like rabbits. God, the sights Iâve walked in on...â
Fred chortled along with George, and he finished the pint. The bell over the door jingled and new customers came in, but the twins barely glanced that way.
âSpeaking of which. About her... you should do something about it, George,â said Fred kindly. âI see all the signs and I know you do too. Sheâs waiting on you. Go be a gentleman, Georgey-boy, go on.â
George sighed. âNot you too. Look, I get enough of this crap from Bill and Charlie, alright?â
âYou two need each other. Besides, itâs too quiet around the flat.â
All at once, Georgeâs face crumpled. âYou donât get to say that. Not you. Not you! YOU donât say that!â
Fred said nothing, he only smiled, and walked away. George turned his head quickly to follow him, but as always, Fred slid out the corner of his eye and was g...
And then it was another Weasley brother standing in front of him.
This time, it was Ron theyâd sent. Good old Ron, lanky and solid and biting his lip in sympathy as he came to find his older brother sitting alone at the bar hunched over a half-empty glass. On the counter beside him was one untouched full pint, the frothy head long since evaporated.
âCome on, George,â said Ron gently. âThere, Iâve got you. Letâs get you home.â
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She was a girl made of facts and reason.
That was just the way she was wired.
âDutch courage,â she said to herself, eyeing the glass of probably cheap plonk as if it was poison. Which technically it was.
âWhatâs that?â asked Ginny.
âDutch courage,â she repeated. âItâs a muggle term, meaning the confidence gained from drinking alcohol, according to the Cambridge English Dictionary. Although,â she amended, âitâs derogatory to Dutch people and we probably shouldnât say things like that.â
âIâll keep that in mind in case I meet anyone from Orange Tulip Land,â said Ginny, rolling her eyes. âYou certainly donât need that sort of thing, Hermione, youâre one of the bravest people I know!â
Probably just hyperbole, thought Hermione, as that would be quite something, given that Ginny hung around with Aurors and Quidditch players and her boyfriend Harry Potter, or âHis Excellency Most Spiffing Chosen Boy Who Lived To Kick Voldemortâs Arseâ as George called him. She picked up the glass, sipped it carefully, decided she quite liked the taste of Chateau Diagon Alley or whatever this was, and had a bigger swig.
Hereâs a fun fact: it takes 6 minutes for the brain to react to alcohol.
Six minutes later, she didnât think she felt any different. Warmer perhaps, but the New Year party was in full swing and Hermione thought maybe it was just the ambient temperature rising from all the people circulating, moving, dancing, talking, laughing.
Fun fact: drinking is âfunâ because alcohol lessens tension, eases social interaction, and reduces inhibitions.
Hermione sat in her corner and nursed her glass and knew she wasnât really a social drinker, or any kind of drinker, or even at all âsociableâ to begin with. She envied how effortlessly Ginny and Bill and Parvati and everyone else were visibly enjoying themselves; Hermione would honestly prefer a nice book, a pot of peppermint tea, and perhaps with the company of...
Breathless from joking with Aurors and Obliviators and Patrolwizards and friends, Ron flung himself down beside her and threw an arm around her, and Hermioneâs stomach fluttered pleasantly. âAlright there, Hermione?â He followed her gaze towards the wineglass. âNot poisoned, is it? Cause thatâs no fun, believe me.â
Fact: I want to say I...
âThatâs not funny, Ron, you couldâve died,â chided Hermione, although she couldnât help giggling. âNo, I just... itâs Dutch courage.â
âWhatâs that?â Hermione told him about English soldiers and gin and bravery, and the way he looked at her as he listened made her feel warm all over. âNice. You know everything, Hermione,â Ron said admiringly.
âNot everything,â said Hermione wistfully. âI donât know how to have fun at parties. Well, maybe thatâs one more thing I do know now,â she joked lamely.
Fact: I...
Ron laughed at her probably atrocious attempt at humour, and said âRubbish party anyway. Too many plonkers just wanting to be seen with heroes like Harry and Nevilleâ (characteristically, Ron excluded himself from that category, Hermione observed) âand theyâre only here because Kingsley said they absolutely had to be. Iâd much rather have a quiet night in at home with you, Crookshanks, a nice fire, maybe a...â
No, I donât know everything, thought Hermione. But I know this fact. âI love you, Ron Weasley.â And she grabbed him and snogged the hell out of him, ignoring the catcalls and cheers that rose all around.
Was it really the Dutch stuff, or was it all her own self, after all?
To be continued...
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A Smattering of Ideas for a Neji Time-Travel Fic
[EDIT: okay so viewing the post on dash or sidebar blog completely ruins the bullet nesting for some reason. Please open it in a new tab.]
Okay so I actually wrote the first chapter or two of this like... almost a decade ago probably, but the concept was:
Neji, upon dying, gets sent back, and he's perfectly healthy again, pretty much exactly as he was just before getting mokuton-stabbed... except the seal damage wasn't reversed, so he's blind.
I think he ended up like riiiiiight before the Hyuuga Incident, so about of age with Kakashi & co.
But yeah like imagine telling Hiashi about it.
We have a new Jounin! It's a blind Hyuuga.
His seal is gone! He's technically your nephew.
He needs to be retrained for blindness! He needs to be protected for the information he carries.
He's a time-traveler!
Have fun.
The Hyuuga clan has like a million things going on but future Neji is just finding his younger self and Hinata to cuddle them.
He can't see shit but he Needs To Hug Baby Hinata
She's so small? She needs to be protected?
"Sir, you're blind now."
"If Lee can be a ninja without chakra, I can be a ninja without eyes."
"Sir. Sir that's--that's not the same thing, you can't--SIR."
"I'll ask Hatake for advice."
"He's still got half of his--SIR!"
Neji is a genius, if there's anyone who can pivot their entire fighting style from "I can see everything" to "I don't need to see anything" it's someone like him. Especially with the "I need to protect all these smols and be strong enough to force people to take my advice seriously if necessary" motivation
BUT
But
But for the first few days, it's just like. Sir. I understand you want to protect this small child, but you walked into three walls in the past hour. Please st--sir.
Fun option is "Neji spills all the beans... to Hiashi, not the Hokage."
Hiashi: Okay so like. Give me a few days to come up with a cover story for your existence.
Neji: That's fair.
Hiashi: Do. Do you want me to send in Hizashi or...?
Neji: I'll tell him the truth if you do.
Hiashi: That's, uh... that's fine.
Neji: Then yes. Please.
Hiashi, thoroughly unnerved for a variety of reasons: Right. I'll go do that.
Relevant: "Stop trying to convince me to put the Caged Bird Seal on a man who is already blind."
Since that's the ostensible reasoning of the seal, and like. You can't make that argument about keeping the eyes safe when the eyes don't... work.
Courtesy of @firebirdeternalâ, along with a bunch of other stuff but especially this:
ooooh feels moment: Neji starts his retraining to become Strong Enough without his eyesight, guess who sees him working his ass off to overcome a disadvantage and thinks "Oh, there's a person I should Be Friends With!"
Part of me just went "Gai gets injured on a mission and, while waiting out his medical leave, gets assigned to Neji as a guide/sparring partner"
Or, well, not assigned.
He's just doing one-armed pushups in the training yard with a cast on half his limbs after breaking out of the hospital and zeros in on Neji like "Ah yes, medically inadvisable training, a Bonding Activity!"
Neji goes from "I can see everything" to "I can't see shit but if you're within arms reach you're fucked"
A lot of it comes down to Neji building up non-Byakugan sensing abilities, I think?
It won't help him read, but it'll sure help him avoid getting punched.
I think that's really the crux of his New Style, however he works it out, instead of having this Massive Range of perfect perception he just trains his other senses until he still has that perfect perception effectively, just in like a two foot radius around his person
and then he goes full Rock Lee and trains speed and reaction time until that two feet is enough
I want Daredevil-style bitchiness at some point, in the "Okay, I'm sure the contract is lovely, but do you have it in braille, perhaps?" sense
And Toph-style stuff
Genma, in the Jounin lounge: "Hey guys I think I've got a design finished for the new tattoo I'm gonna get, what do ya'll think?" 'holds up scroll'
Kakashi: "Why would you get a tattoo of an ugly couch?"
Genma: "It's not an ugly couch it's the Hokage Monument!"
Neji: "It looks perfect to me"
Genma: "Thank you! I worked really hard on-..... why do you feel the need to do these things."
Also I want Neji to have the same approach as Matt to a cane. He can make do without it, but it sure does make his life easier when he's off-duty.
Like, yes if he focuses his entire, highly trained person, on perceiving his surroundings, he can sense his way around. But that is very tiring
Like that is a lot of work to be doing, when you are just trying to get to the coffee shop for a bagel
Neji learns Sage Mode solely because he wants to be able to tree-hop again
Neji visits Kakashi like "I can't ask the Inuzuka for this because their dogs are clan-specific, but do you know where I can find a guide dog that can double as a ninken in the field?"
Neji asking Gai to help him pick out a feminine yukata because if ANYONE is going to not judge...
Listen I'm just really invested in what Naruto SD told us about how often Neji cross-dresses
Someone asked me which summons Neji learns Sage Mode from, andÂ
I mean, Hashirama supposedly just. Learned it? Without summons?
So maybe Neji does that and just learns from Jiraiya or something
Though it's not... particularly safe.
Birdie had the best response
learning it Without a Summon is very much in the vein of Neji's past attitudes towards Special Secret Techniques, given that he learned the Kaiten with no help even though it was a Secret Technique of the Hyuuga.
"I know it's possible to do, so the hard part is already over, the rest is just figuring it out and doing it"
Neji: I'm here, I'm queer, I'm blind as fuck.
Neji hanging out with Gai and Kakashi is, admittedly, not that different from hanging out with Lee and TenTen
Kakashi is a bit more likely to join in on the shenanigans than Tenten was, but he's still just as available for "We're judging you" sessions
Neji, sipping tea as Gai yells: this is my comfort zone.
Neji with a white cane: This is my whacking stick.
Hiashi: Don't you mean walking stick?
Neji: No.
Because... what ninja wouldn't ensure that any normal part of their daily life was fit for battle.
Like if Karin can hide lockpicks in a photo and a knife in her glasses, Neji can ensure his white cane is suitable for battle.
(Going off the earlier Daredevil comparisons, Iâd say this is similar to Matt turning his cane into billy clubs sometimes.)
Neji, assuming the role of Chief Babysitter for SmolNeji and Hinata, senses Lee and Tenten at the park. Nudges SmolNeji: "Go, be friends with them"
SmolNeji, watching Lee faceplant into the dirt while trying to jump off the swing while Tenten chases two boys around with a weird frog she found: ".... why"
Neji: "Just trust me"
Also consider older Neji giving baby Hinata shoulder rides
Baby Hinata is delighted by this whole affair.
More time with big brother, and a new even bigger brother? Best times.
Bigger brother needs help reading sometimes and Hinata is so excited to help. Hiashi even approves because helping older Neji read things like menus and the like is helping Hinata learn how to read, so it benefits everyone.
Consider also: Neji encouraging the smols to play with bby Naruto, a Hyuuga elder (or possibly Hiashi, but I want him to be a confused accomplice) complains exactly once and Neji exudes such a powerful "Do not test me" energy that he just kind of. Drops it.
Neji's attitude towards baby Naruto is somewhere between "They're good dogs Brent" and "I died for him once already, do you think I'd hesitate to kill?" and it depends entirely on how seriously he thinks you're talking shit about him
Neji plays with the smols, including smol Naruto, by just being the Perfect Straight Man. Just taking every nonsense thing Naruto says Completely Seriously and using deadpan reactions to chaos to make them giggle. This drifts into Feels for Naruto when he's the first adult who takes his "I'm gonna be the Hokage" completely seriously
"Of course, chibi-Hokage-sama"
Hiashi: "What.... are you.... doing?"
Neji: "Ah, Hiashi-sama. Please exercise caution, the floor has mysteriously transformed into molten rock. I suspect enemy action, but have no further intelligence at this time"
SmolNeji, Hinata, and Naruto: 'wild giggling as they dangle from rafters/stand balanced precariously on chairs'
Hiashi takes one step into the room and all the kids start screaming so loud he steps back out in shock
Neji out in Konoha just Causing Shit with plausible deniability
Listen. Neji is PETTY.
Someone describes Naruto as "the annoying blonde child with the whiskers, you know, the skin brat" and Neji says "I'm a sensor and have encountered no demonic chakra"
"okay just avoid the blonde kid with the whiskers"
"I don't know how to tell you this..."Â
"Sir, I know you're new in town, but that kid isn't really good news--"
"A child can't be news unless they're recently born."
"No, I mean, didn't anyone tell you to avoid the blonde kid with the whiskers?"
"Naruto's blonde?"
Possibly "Hinata's blonde?"
He just, aggressively misunderstands that any insinuation about Naruto is about the Hyuuga heir instead
Birdie said they like the idea that he uses the aggressive deliberate misunderstanding to force people to either be embarrassed by how they're acting by having to spell it out or give up in quieter shame
Sometimes Neji gets tired of being obtuse and just lets Gai do it for him
Gai babysits on occasion, SmolNeji is aghast, Hinata mostly just confused, Naruto is delighted
Naruto is just Stars In Eyes about Gai
Kakashi: this is not the excuse I expected to have for visiting Naruto but I'm taking it
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hi!! how are you? i seen your post about wanting to write headcannons or blurbs and i didn't know if you wanted them to be birthday related but osbddkndjdd staying up until exactly 12 am with peter and once it hits, the reader gives him a bunch of kisses & let's him now how happy she is to be with him!!!
This story is also available on AO3Â and Wattpad!
Hi! Thank you so much for the request, I'm doing great today and I hope you are too <3
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Title: Midnight Birthday
Word Count: ~2.4k
Warnings: None (they joke around about poop and farts, which makes me sound immature, but I promise itâs funny and not like serious)
Context needed: Y/N
I deviated slightly from the prompt on accident, but I hope you enjoy it :)
Your phone rang loudly for the third time, prompting you to finally pick up. Normally, you would ignore everyoneâs phone calls, but you realized that Peter was the one calling you. You had set a special ringtone for him, just so this wouldnât happen, yet he still had to call multiple times just to get your attention.
âHey, Peter! Sorry I didnât pick up before⌠You know how it is, right?â
Peter chuckled on the other end of the line, âYeah, I know. We should really come up with a better system for you. I donât even want to imagine what would happen if there was an emergency and they had to call you. I know you canât see me right now, but just the thought gave me goosebumps.â
You heard him shudder, âIâm sure youâre very goosebumpy, Spider-Kid.â
âHey!â He asserted jokingly, âYou know that I prefer âSpider-Manâ, you know that. And donât be mean to me! Iâm over here calling to invite you out to dinner and this is what I get? I am beyond hurt. I will never recover.â Peter emphasized each word as sarcastically as he possibly could.
âOh, get over yourself drama queen. Spider-Boy, Spider-Kid, Spider-Man, itâs all the same thiiinnggggg. Just take the compliment, hun. In thirty yearsâ when youâre all old, wrinkly, and a Spider-Senior âyouâll be missing the days when people called you Spider-Kid. Now, what were you saying about dinner?â
âI said I wanted to invite you out to dinner! Were you not listening?â
You rolled your eyes and wished he could see your face right now. âI got that part, genius. I meant like what kind of dinner⌠Yâknow, Where? When? The details, Pete, the details.â
âOohhhh, that would make sense.â He laughed quietly, shaking his head at his own stupidity. âI was thinking that we could go to that restaurant you love, you know the one you were talking about the other day⌠Ummmm I think it was called Sveleka? Right? So we could go there around 7âŚâ
Peterâs voice trailed off as he tried to remember the details of his plan and you cut in. âItâs Veselka, but that would be great, Pete. Iâll see you there at 7, love you.â
You hung up the phone before Peter even got a chance to reply. Your phone skills were rudimentary, to say the least, and it always got you into trouble. Luckily, Peter understood your bizarre hatred of phones and phone calls, allowing you to talk to him without worrying too much.
You knew that his birthday was tomorrow and you had developed a plan of your own. It was supposed to be a surprise, and the last thing you were expecting was for him to ask you out to dinner the night before his own birthday. In a way, it made you appreciate him even more, knowing that he loved you enough to randomly call you and ask you out to dinner. But now, thanks to his unexpected decision, you only had two hours to rearrange everything before meeting up with him for dinner. You stared at the giant teddy bear sitting on your bed and sighed. Even though your plan was technically easier to carry out now, you felt a twinge of annoyance about having to modify your schedule.
Originally, you wanted to sneak into Peterâs apartment, along with Mayâs help, and surprise him with a giant teddy bear that said âI love youâ when you hugged it. Ideally, you would get there right at midnight, as the night turned from August 9th to 10th, and show him that you cared. That you cared about his birthday, his happiness, and his wellbeing.
You shook away the thought and positioned the teddy bear so that it looked like it wanted to give you a hug. In between its warm, fluffy arms, you placed a small box. This box was technically Peterâs real present. It contained a small, circular locket with one half of a glass spider and a key. In the very same box, you included a long handwritten note telling Peter how much you loved him and how proud you were of him. Once you rearranged the box and bear to your liking, you began to get ready.
The closet of your apartment was minuscule, as was the whole place, and the limited space had led you to develop a very limited wardrobe. Your outfits only consisting of basic black pieces, one dark green jacket, and three pairs of shoes. Peter always joked that he loved how your closet all looked the same, claiming that it made it easier to find you if you ever got lost in a crowd. You both knew that was far from true since everyone in Manhattan loves wearing black, but you appreciated that he was so kind about your unconventional fashion decision.
You grabbed a simple, long black skirt and a silky black tank top, changing out of your pajamas. It might have been five oâclock in the afternoon, but pajamas stayed on until you left the house. That was just the rule. While you fixed your hair and makeup, you began to worry that Peter would figure out your plan. It was a slightly irrational thought, especially since he was socially inept and on multiple occasions forgot when his birthday was. Still, the thought plagued your mind until the moment you were ready to leave.
As you walked to Grand Central station, you texted Aunt May, letting her know that the plan had changed. May had been the biggest supporter of you and Peterâs relationship from the start. Honestly, she was the only one you could trust because she was the only one who could keep both your and Peterâs identities a secret. You hopped onto the Six heading downtown, hoping that she would reply before your service completely cut out.
You: Hi, May. Peter invited me out for dinner at the last minute so we might have to rearrange a bit.
May: This is why I told you to make plans with him ahead of time, so we wouldnât run into any bumps like this.
You: I know, sorry. I wasnât expecting him to do this.
May: I was kind of expecting it⌠I made a bet with myself that he would do this and it looks like I won!
You: You bet on us?? Is this like a reoccurring thing???
May: Definitely not. That would be immature. Iâd never do that.
You shook your head at your phone, laughing at how obvious it was that May bet on your and Peterâs relationship. To you, May was like a second mother, or just a really cool aunt. She seemed to understand how to be just serious enough, but not stiff. Not to mention that she was ten times nicer and more supportive of you than your actual mom.
You: Iâm gonna pretend that the last part of the conversation never happened. But what I wanted to tell you was that Iâm going to meet Peter for dinner around 7 at Veselka so I wonât be able to go back to my apartment and then to Peterâs in time. I just left the bear at my apartment and Iâm thinking of asking Peter to go home with me after we eat, what do you think?
May: Sounds like a solid plan, kiddo. Good luck, and please donât let Peter eat too many of those sauerkraut pierogies this time, he was gassy for two days. It wasnât fun.
You: Thanks for the gross heads-up, May. Byeeee
You got off at Astor Place and walked in silence towards the restaurant. You were looking at the ground, head hanging low, when Peter called out to you from across the street.
âY/N, hi!â
You looked up at him and smiled at the goofy boy waving at you. âHi, Peter!â
Jogging across the street, you made eye contact with him. He held out a hand towards you, helping you onto the sidewalk, and embraced you. Peter kissed the top of your head softly and gave you one last squeeze before letting go.
âSo, I guess weâre both early then. I gotta say that Iâm shocked, Parker. I wasnât expecting you to get here before me.â
âWhat can I say, Iâm full of surprises.â Peter winked at you.
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The two of you merrily ate your dinner, with Peter threatening to instigate a food fight more than once. You talked about anything and everything, by the time you two were ready to pay the bill, it was almost 11 and you were stuffed.
Peter rubbed his hand on his stomach, poking at it, âI think it would be physically impossible for me to eat any more. Like I would just spchwoooo,â he mimicked an explosion with his hands, âexplode.â
âIâm just glad we didnât order any of those sauerkraut pierogies, May said they made you all gassy last time. I donât even want to know what would have happened if you ate those and the stuffed cabbage.â
âWhat?! May said that? I never get gassy. Ever.â Peter lowered his voice, âIâm literally superhuman, it takes more than some sauerkraut and cabbage to mess with this iron stomach.â
âThatâs not even close to being true. You had explosive diarrhea after that burrito two weeks ago, and donât blame the food, you were the only one out of the three of us who got sick. Did you forget that May and I had to take you to the hospital? Because I donât think that counts as an âiron stomachâ.â
The two of you argued about stomachs, diarrhea, and food the rest of the way to your apartment, stopping every few minutes to point out airplanes flying overhead. You insisted on walking home so you could arrive almost exactly at midnight. Plus having Spider-Man by your side was basically a guarantee of safety, even in Manhattan. Peter held your hand the whole time, swinging it like a smitten teenager. After walking nearly fifty blocks, you arrived at your apartment. You noticed that Peter seemed hesitant, only lightly resting his foot on the first step leading up the building.
âCâmon, letâs watch a movie or something. I donât want you to leave yet.â You pouted and tugged on Peterâs hand, pulling him up into the doorway.
âWell then, I guess Iâm not leaving.â
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The two of you were cuddled on your small couch watching Buzzfeed Unsolved, Peterâs favorite show, but you werenât paying attention. Every few seconds your eyes would dart up at the clock, waiting for the hour hand to strike 12. Peter was entranced, never letting his attention deviate from the screen, and he didnât even notice that you werenât looking at the TV. The minutes went by slowly and you were counting down the seconds until midnight, gripping onto Peterâs arm. He thought that you were just scared by the prospect of unsolved murders, not that you were anxiously waiting for his birthday.
The last second passed and the clock struck 12, you immediately jumped out of Peterâs embrace and turned to him. Peter sat up in shock, confused by your sudden movement. You took the opportunity to straddle him and grab his face.
âHappy birthday, My Love.â
You peppered his face with sweet kisses and his eyes widened. His body softened under your touch as a feeling of love and happiness filled his heart. Peter snaked his hands up your thighs, letting them rest on your hips, and squeezed softly. You gave him one last kiss on the lips and rested your forhead against his.
âI have a surprise for you, Birthday Boy.â You lifted yourself off of his lap and held your hand out to him.
Peter took your hand and followed you obediently, curious to see what his surprise was. You opened the door to your room, revealing the large stuffed bear and its matching box. Peter let go of your hand and excitedly ran towards your bed.
Before he could say anything, you began speaking, âI know itâs not much, and I know you probably thought that Iâd have like a trail of rose petals in here or something like that. But I wanted to show you that my love for you isnât just about our physical relationship, my love for you i-is emotional and wholesome. I love you, Peter Parker. I truly love you and Iâm so happy that youâre mine. I mean, every morning I wake up, I remember that Iâm dating you, and that makes me the happiest person in the world.â You reached over to the box in Peterâs hands, âSo, Peter Parker, will you accept this key?â
You opened the box and Peterâs cheeks glowed red. His eyes sparkled with excitement as he nodded his head.
âYes! I love you so much too. I- Thank you,â He paused, âOh no. Wait, I donât have a key for yoââ
âPete, this is your birthday present. I wouldnât expect you to give me a gift on your birthday, silly.â
He rambled energetically, âYouâre right⌠Iâm still going to get you a copy though. Oh my gosh. I love this so much, and is this a spider because Iâm Spider-Man?! Whereâs the other half? This is so cool!â
You held up your matching locket, opening it to reveal the other half. âYep, it is because youâre Spider-Boy. The best superhero in town. And, donât throw away the little note at the bottom. Well, donât open it now, but if you ever need a reminder of how much I love you, just read that note.â
Peter held your hands in his and pulled you down, both of you crashing into the giant teddy bear. The second you fell onto it, it blurted a freakish, distorted âI love youâ, scaring both of you. You jumped up and looked at a wide-eyed Peter.
âYâknow, maybe we donât need the bear. I donât really want to be on the next episode of Unsolved.â
You laughed at Peterâs joke, pushing the bear onto the ground and kissed him. His soft lips tasted like the blueberry dessert you shared and his skin was as soft as butter.
You pulled away, foreheads resting together once more. Peter whispered, âThank you for giving me the happiest midnight birthday, darling.â
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Holidate - Part Four
Pairing: Sweet Pea x Reader
Words: 2000ish
Warnings: Alcohol, jealously, sexual references
Summary: Tired of being alone on holidays, Sweet Pea and Y/N decide to be each otherâs plationic plus-ones all year round. What could go wrong?
Notes: Next part will be posted over Easter week! Also using this part to fill the âBar Crawlâ square on my @riverdalebingo card!
St Patrickâs Day 2021
âThank you for coming tonight.â
She whispers as they make their way into the first bar, squeezing the fingers he has linked with hers, a small attempt to make their relationship look more believable.
Heâd arrived in New York a little after the others, leaving them no time to talk things over and plan the night out. Heâd barely gotten his head around the fact theyâd be sharing a bed for the weekend before they were piling into a cab and heading down town.
âWhat else are Holidates for?â He grins down at her, eyes not so subtle moving to check her out for the second time that night. He reads the green glittered writing for what feels like the millionth time, âKiss me, Iâm Irishâ printed in bold across her chest.
An impulse buy, she had told him, from their first St Patrickâs night out several years before. Itâs little too tight, and sheâs constantly fighting with it to stay down, but sheâd promised it would help them get free shots later in the night and theyâd both laughed.
By the time they make it over to the table, Jasonâs around bought the first round and with a beer bottle held high in the air, he kicks off the celebrations.
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It isnât until the second place, and the drinks start to take affect, that Betty starts to pry.
The boys had disappeared to the bar, watching some sport on the big screen, chatting away while they wait for the drinks. Pea had no issue fitting right in, and Polly was quick to notice.
âI like him.â She steals a glance over her shoulder at the guy in question.
âDo you think youâll move in with him?â Betty suddenly asks, straight to the point, and Y/N chokes on the cocktail sheâd mistakenly just taken a sip of.
Sheâs surprised to see Sweet Peaâs head turn to check sheâs ok when he hears, a soft smile on his face when their eyes meet. She sends him a similar warm one back before sheâs glaring at her sisters again. âWeâve only been dating for 3 months.â
âI had my whole life planned out with Jug after the first week.â She wants to point out that not everyone can be like Betty Cooper, not everyone gets to live out a fairytale lifestyle with their high school sweetheart like she had once hoped.
But a hint of guilt from lying straight to their faces swirls in her stomach, and she bites back the snide remark. âWeâre taking it slow.â
âIs he bad in bed?â Pollyâs more drunk than she thought, and her loud questioning catches the attention of the next table over. However, the older Cooper doesnât seem to notice. âI mean you guys have done it right-â
âHas who done what?â Sheâs cut off by the boys reappearing, bearing a tray of fresh drinks and a suspicious look from Jug.
Betty smirks. âPolly wants to know if Sweet Pea and Y/N have slept together.â
âJesus Christ.â Jason laughs, shaking his head as Y/N suddenly finds interest in the cocktail umbrella sticking out of her drink.
But then a silence falls cross the table, and all four pairs of eyes turn to them, eagerly waiting for an answer. âWell?â Polly persists.
Unfazed, Sweet Pea squeezes her thigh under the table and answers for them both. âA gentleman never tells.â
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By the time they hit the third bar, Sweet Peaâs boarding tipsy.
He can feel it in the way his jaw clenches when someone catches Y/Nâs arm as she walks passed, in the way his chest burns unfamiliar as she leans in for a hug and the stranger pecks her on the cheek.
He knows itâs stupid, knows that technically she isnât his girlfriend but the lines of reality are starting to blur as the alcohol soaks in and he canât stop himself from walking over.
Y/N sends him a pointed look as discreetly as she can when he pulls her into his side, and causally introduces himself as her boyfriend. Five minutes later, theyâre walking away with polite goodbyes and heading straight for the bar.
Y/N canât help but look up at him with a smug grin, giggling a little as she teases. âWere you jealous?â
âDonât be ridiculous. You arenât actually my girlfriend remember?â He tries to brush it off but something tells him they both know itâs a lie. Heâs quick to think of another excuse thatâs better than the first. âI was just worried what your sisters might say if they found you talking to some other guy.â
âTheyâd say Hey Chuck, how have you been since high school?â She laughs again and it makes him feel worse. That stranger wasnât a stranger at all, and heâd almost made a scene over two old friends catching up.
Maybe he was finding this whole fake dating thing hard than he thought.
She doesnât seem to notice as she waves at the bar tender, calling him over. âCome on, we need more shots.â
Sweet Peaâs almost certain he doesnât need any more shots.
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The fourth bar brings green beers and another round of tequila.
Polly raises her glass in the air, liquor messily pouring over the rim and down her hand. âTo Y/Nâs love life!â
âCheers to that!â Bettyâs quick to follow, giggling loudly as she clinks their glasses together and more goes spilling over.
He watches Y/N roll her eyes at their teasing with a shake of her head, but knocks her own shot back regardless, holding eye contact as he does the same. Neither flinch at the liquid burning itâs way down their throats.
It feels more intimate than it should and for a second Sweet Pea forgets theyâre around other people.
But then the song blasting out around them changes and Y/Nâs leaning forward to whisper confidently in his ear, her breath tickling his neck. âDance with me?â
Sheâs on her feet before he can answer, not that he would have said no anyway, pulling him through the crowd until they find an empty space under the flashing lights. Sweet Pea can feel the beat of the music vibrating beneath them, flowing through him almost as much as the alcohol and lets it take control.
One song some how turns into three, or maybe four, heâs lost count. Heâs too entranced by Y/N swaying back and fore in front of him, head tilted back as she moves to the rhythm, her back almost against his chest. She doesnât move away when heâs finally brave enough to close that small gap, a nervous hand falling to her hip as she leans back against him.
The action alone makes his throat burn more than any shot of tequila could.
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Y/N swears she sees his eyes light up when they walk into the fifth and final bar, and Jug invites him to play on the pool table tucked in the corner.
âOh, itâs on.â Thereâs a new air of confidence surrounding him now as he picks up a cue, and she finds it a little too easy to fall into the roll of supportive girlfriend, cheering him on when the game starts.
He finds himself gravitating back to her side in between every shot. A lose arm around her shoulders, a delicate kiss to her forehead. Theyâd both become more handsy as the night wore on and sheâd welcomed every affectionate touch.
She screams in triumph when he pockets the last ball, solidifying his win. Victorious laughter punctuating the air between them as he scoops her up, spinning her around in celebration.
Maybe itâs the alcohol thatâs flowing through her system, or the rush of adrenaline pulsing from his win, but Y/N suddenly uses her newly found height to her advantage, pressing an eager kiss to his lips.
It takes her all of a second to realise what sheâs doing, but before she can pull alway, heâs kissing her back.
And with that, sheâs phasing out the rest of the bar, ignoring the loud music and jostling bodies, only focusing on him.
Until Bettyâs shouting out and theyâre jumping apart. âGet a room!â
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Sweet Pea huffs as she throws him down on the bed.
Getting him into the apartment had been a task, even with Jason and Jug holding him up. It didnât help that they were almost as drunk as him.
She doesnât get the chance to slip out and change before heâs catching her wrist, pulling her to the mattress with a gentle tug.
âCan I tell you a secret?â He whispers into the dark, fingertips running up and down her bare arm, leaving goosebumps in their wake.
Thereâs a still moment where her eyes find his, and heâs left wondering if she knows what heâs about to say, if she wants him to say it. If he should even be thinking it at all. But then she giggles, the sound making him feel warm before she finally answers. âSure.â Â
He gives her a goofy grin, but hesitates when her palms fall flat against his chest. His heartâs beating so fast heâs suddenly afraid she might feel it through his shirt, heâs very aware of how close they are now. âSometimes, I forget this isnât real.â He breathes out.
Y/N feels her heart vault in her throat from his words, her eyes wide from the confession.Â
She tries to laugh it off but thereâs a nervousness hidden underneath. âYouâre drunk Pea.â
âStill mean it.â He mumbles, shifting so he lands onto his back and lazily pulls her with him.
Sheâs quick to tuck herself into his side, inviting the warmth radiating from him as she doubts he even knows what heâs saying. She makes the decision to close her eyes and ignore it instead. âGo to sleep Pea.â
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Sweet Pea rolls over onto fitted sheets that definitely arenât his. His head hurts with a pounding ache, and just when he feels brave enough to open his eyes a little and sneak a glance around him, heâs hit with a blinding light so harsh it makes him feel sick.
Thatâs when he remembers last night. Or at least parts of it anyway. Everythingâs a blur after the third bar.
âShit.â He groans, his throat painfully dry as he blindly pats the bed next to him in an attempt to find Y/N, only to feel nothing but empty space instead.
âMorning Sunshine.â She laughs from where she makes her way into the room, amused by his dishevelled hair and lack of enthusiasm at being awake.
It takes a few seconds, but eventually he attempts to open his eyes again, reluctant and slow. Another groan slips out. âWhy donât you look how I feel?â
âYears of practice I guess.â She shrugs, slipping in besides him and handing over a warm mug. âThought some coffee might help.â
Their finger tips briefly touch and thoughts of last night come back to him, his cheeks burning red in shame. He takes a quick sip that burns his tongue and hopes she wonât notice.
Theyâd kissed. Or at least he thinks they had. Itâs all a little hazy.
âDid weâŚâ He canât meet her gaze, refuses to look up and see her reaction. Instead he just lamely points between them and the bed.
âSleep together?â She leans back into the mattress with a devilish glint in her eye, her next words sounding more flirtatious than she intended. âTrust me Pea, youâd remember if we did.â
He smirks in her direction, tilting his head to the side playfully with an eyebrow raised. All awkward tension from a minute before melts away as he chuckles in surprise. âIs that so?â
âJust drink your coffee, Betty wants to go exploring New York.â A pillow hits him on the side of his face with a soft thud and another round of laughter erupts between them. She wonders if now is the right time to bring up his drunk confession but quickly changes her mind. âAnd you definitely look like you need all the caffeine you can get.â
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Forever Taglist: @p-marie-sp
Sweet Pea Taglist: @80sand90simagine @hopelesslylosttheway @be-gay-do-crime-cutie
Holidate Taglist: @popcrone818 @dcnerd98
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rotations. (zuko x f!reader) pt12
hi!! sorry iâm posting so late, i had a super busy day today! but iâm here now and i hope you guys are all having a wonderful time :) thank you so much for reading and being so supportive!! pls share if you can đ
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Every time she saw him, the memories of all of their fights and the times he had made her cry over him came flooding back. But she also felt relief in knowing that he was safe and seeing that he was trying to make a change. Needless to say, (Y/N) spent most of her time avoiding Zuko, because her head spun every time she was around him.
To say that (Y/N) was happy to be back with her friends was an understatement. She was absolutely ecstatic. As they flew away from the Fire Nation and to the Western Air Temple, they caught her up on all the adventures they had had while she had been in prison. Â
âWe were hunted by this guy that can shoot, like, supersonic beams from his head,â Toph informed her.Â
âI call him Combustion Man!â Sokka cut in.Â
âToph and I got thrown into jail!â Katara said.Â
âAnd I went to Fire Nation school!â Aang called back as he steered Appa.Â
âI learned to swordfight from the best Master in the Fire Nation,â Sokka said, flexing his bicep. âPretty impressive, huh?âÂ
âOh, you met Piandao? Heâs so nice! He came to my birthday parties every year when I was younger.â Sokka pouted and leaned back into the side of Appaâs saddle.Â
âI forget that you lived in the Fire Nation.âÂ
It took days until they reached the temple. As much as she loved Appa, (Y/N) was so thankful to be back on solid ground. She hadnât worn real shoes in weeks and it was so nice to feel the stone and grass beneath her feet.Â
This Air Temple was just as breathtaking as the first one she had seen, back when she and her friends had traveled to the North Pole. It was built into the mountain, making it virtually inaccessible from any other way except airbending. It extended across the mountain range. The temples themselves looked as if they had been built upside down.Â
While her friends set up camp on the main level of the temple, (Y/N) had decided to walk down to the woods where she had seen a river as they flown over. They hadnât been allowed to shower in their area of the prison, so she had weeks worth of grime and dirt caked onto her skin. She was surprised her friends had held her so tight when she reunited with them. She smelled horrible.Â
Sokka was hesitant to let her go by herself. âIâll be fine,â she reassured him. âI can protect myself.âÂ
âI know, but...â He let his sentence trail off, but he didnât have to finish it. The last time Sokka had left her alone, she had been captured by the Fire Nation and tossed into a prison. He hadnât been sure if she was alive for weeks. She understood his worry.Â
She kissed him quickly before smiling. âIf Iâm not back in an hour, then you can unleash you fury,â she said with a wink, walking away.Â
She sat in the river for a long time, just scrubbing her skin and combing her fingers through her matted hair. The water felt so nice on her skin. If she could, she would stay in there forever. But she knew Sokka would seriously come swinging down the hill with a sword if she was late, so she dried herself off and put on the Fire Nation clothes that Katara had given her.Â
(Y/N) slipped on a red, long-sleeved cropped shirt and matching flowy pants. The whole outfit felt light and airy and she couldnât wait to firebend in it. Kneeling down at the edge of the river, she stared at her reflection as she put her hair into a traditional Fire Nation top knot, but this time with the flame bobby pin she had worn in her old life. She had kept it wrapped in fabric, tucked away in the bottom of Kataraâs clothing bag. She hadnât worn it for almost an entire year, but as soon as she stuck it into place, she felt whole again. There were some parts of her that would always be Fire Nation, and that was okay.Â
She traveled back up the hill, her hair still wet, but decided sheâd just ask Aang to dry it for her. She hoped that Sokka had caught something for them to eat because it had been weeks since sheâd had an actual good meal. Fish, rice, and maybe some mashed berries for dessert if they could find some? Her mouth watered at the thought. (Y/N) laughed at herself for a moment. Her palette had drastically changed since she had been traveling with her friends.Â
Instead of a nice, hot meal, (Y/N) walked back into the Western Air Temple to find all of her friends looking ready to attack. Confused, she turned her head and there he was. The boy she wanted to see least at the moment.Â
â(Y/N)!â Zuko exclaimed, running over to her. He grabbed her hands in his. âIâm glad youâre okay. I went back to the prison to break you out when I left, but you were gone by the time I got there.âÂ
She pulled her hands out of his as Sokka walked up and shoved Zuko away. âHey, donât touch her!â He said, his voice low and threatening.Â
âWatch it!â Zuko snapped back. He looked at (Y/N) confusedly and she hated that she could still tell exactly what he was thinking at that moment. Whatâs going on here? He seemed to silently ask, and she averted her gaze as quickly as possible.Â
âYou canât just show up here and ask for forgiveness after everything youâve done,â Katara snapped. (Y/N) looked up at Sokka.Â
âWhatâs happening?â She asked.Â
âHe wants to join us,â he said, his eyes still narrowed at Zuko.Â
âIâve changed,â Zuko said, but this time he directed his words at (Y/N). She tried hard to avoid his gaze.Â
âAre you crazy? Youâve tried to kill us, multiple times!â Sokka yelled at him.Â
âAnd capture Aang!â Katara pointed out.Â
âPlease,â Zuko said. âIâm sorry for everything that Iâve done. Iâm sorry for trying to capture you, Iâm sorry for trying to kill you, Iâm sorry for sending that bounty hunter after you--âÂ
âYou sent Combustion Man after us?â Toph questioned.Â
âI mean, thatâs not his name, but yes.âÂ
âThe answer is no, Zuko,â Aang said decidedly. âThereâs no way that we can trust you.âÂ
â(Y/N)...â Zuko said to her quietly. She crossed her arms and walked away from him.Â
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âI think you guys are just holding grudges against Zuko,â Toph said that night at dinner. âAang needs a firebending teacher.âÂ
âYou donât understand, Toph. You werenât there for all the destruction he caused,â Katara said as she sipped on her soup. âHe betrayed me in Ba Sing Se and heâs hurt (Y/N) more times than I can count.âÂ
âBesides,â Sokka cut in. â(Y/N) can teach Aang firebending!â She shook her head quicky.Â
âIâm too much out of practice. My family wouldnât let me get training while we stayed in the Earth Kingdom. I know a couple advanced moves, but definitely not enough to help Aang beat the Fire Lord.â She smiled at Aang apologetically.Â
âOn the one hand, itâs hard to forget everything that Zuko has done to us. But the monks taught me that everyone deserves a second chance,â Aang said.Â
âAnd a third and a fourth?â Sokka muttered.Â
âWhat do you think, (Y/N)?â Toph asked. âYou were pretty quiet when he was here today.âÂ
She stared into her soup to avoid everyoneâs gaze. âThe truth it, I donât know how I feel about it. Heâs done some pretty awful things. But you need a firebending teacher, Aang. A good one. And as much as I hate to say it, Zukoâs good.âÂ
Sokka stood, his bowl clattering to the ground as he stormed off toward the bedrooms. Katara moved to go after him, but (Y/N) put her hand up. âIâll do it,â she sighed, setting her bowl down. She walked briskly down the hall to Sokkaâs room, where a sliver of light filtered through the door. She slid it open.Â
âWhatâs wrong?â She asked. He looked at her, his brows furrowed in anger.Â
âWhatâs wrong? Youâre out there defending him!âÂ
âI wasnât defending him, Sokka.âÂ
âWell thatâs what it sounded like! After everything heâs done to you, you still want to just forgive him by letting him into our group?âÂ
âLetting him in the group doesnât mean that I forgive him! It just means that Iâm willing to push past my own emotions so that Aang has a chance at beating the Fire Lord!âÂ
âHe can do it without firebending.âÂ
âWe both know thatâs not true.â Sokka sighed and turned away from her.Â
âI donât want to constantly be around the reason that I didnât know whether you were alive or not.â She smiled sadly at him. She walked to his side and intertwined their fingers.Â
âTechnically, Azulaâs the reason I got thrown in jail.â She smiled at him until a small smile formed on his own lips. âWe donât have to like him, but we can put up with him for a few weeks until Aang beats Ozai.â
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Once Zuko had defeated Combustion Man, the four friends begrudgingly let him join their group. It was a difficult decision for everyone, especially Katara, because she still held on to the memory of Zuko betraying her in the underground palace of Ba Sing Se. (Y/N) was also very uncomfortable with Zuko joining their group. Every time she saw him, the memories of all of their fights and the times he had made her cry over him came flooding back. But she also felt relief in knowing that he was safe and seeing that he was trying to make a change. Needless to say, (Y/N) spent most of her time avoiding Zuko, because her head spun every time she was around him.Â
She had been laying out the sleeping bags for the night when Zuko approached her. They were completely alone, so there was no one she could run towards as a distraction. She knew he was there but refused to look up at him. He cleared his throat to get her attention.Â
âI wanted to thank you,â he said. âFor letting me join your group.â She raised her eyebrow at him.
âIt was Tophâs idea,â she said simply as she unfurled Kataraâs sleeping bag.
âI also wanted to say that Iâm really sorry for everything Iâve done to you. I didnât say that when you came to the shop in Ba Sing Se, but I wanted to. And I wanted to apologize for everything else that happened there.âÂ
âLike betraying both me and your uncle after we both had thought you changed? Like letting me rot in prison while you played house with your family?â She saw him physically wince from her tone. âYouâre here to teach Aang, Zuko. I have no interest in being your friend.â She laid out the last sleeping bag and walked away in search of literally anyone else.Â
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It took Zuko a while to actually start teaching Aang firebending. Because he had lost the anger he had toward the Avatar, he lost the source of his bending. (Y/N) laughed as she watched Zuko create little puffs of fire with his hands.Â
âHow do you do it, (Y/N)?â Aang asked. She shrugged.Â
âMy firebending teachers always told me that I was very headstrong and determined. I guess thatâs where I get the source of my bending from.â She walked away from the conversation just as Zuko opened his mouth to say something else.Â
He and Aang traveled to the Sun Warrior civilization and (Y/N) would be lying if she said she wasnât glad to have him gone. Not being around him gave her room to breathe. Every moment he was there, she was thinking of what quip she would give when he tried to talk to her, or the nearest way she could escape if he roped her into a conversation. It was nice to be able to walk around freely without having to worry if Zuko was around.Â
When Aang and Zuko returned, they both excitedly told the group of their discovery of the two last dragons in existence. (Y/N) was shocked to learn this because in school she had always learned that Iroh had killed the last dragon. She wasnât surprised to discover that he had done it to protect them. Iroh was conscientious about things like that.Â
Slowly but surely, Zukoâs relationship with everyone in their group (except (Y/N) and Katara) was starting to improve. Toph had never had anything against him and quickly forgave him for accidentally burning her feet. Zuko was incredibly rough around the edges, but Aang learned to like him during their time with the Sun Warriors. Even Sokka would take Zuko down to the river sometimes and fish with him. They did it mostly in silence, but it was still an improvement from their previous interactions.Â
Every time Zuko tried to talk to Katara, she shut him down with a harsh comment. (Y/N) either did the same or completely avoided him altogether. He cared about becoming Kataraâs friend as well, but it tore him apart inside whenever (Y/N) brushed him off like he didnât exist. Every night, he lay in bed and thought of the good times they had had together. He thought about building sand castles with her at Ember Island, about attending boring etiquette classes and making silly faces at each other from across the room, and about sneaking into the kitchens on his tenth birthday and stealing fruit tarts for her.Â
He knew he had caused her a lot of pain, which is why he was trying his best to be patient. But every morning he woke up wanting to talk to her and when she wouldnât let him, it was like a painful jab to his heart. Whenever he saw her toss her head back and laugh loudly at something one of her friends said, his heart swelled because he loved the noise and sank because he wasnât the one making her laugh.Â
Zuko watched from the bank of the river as (Y/N) and Sokka wrestled each other in the water. They couldnât stop laughing and sometimes Toph would create mounds of earth to come up and knock one of them off of their feet, furthering their laughing fit. He watched as Sokka wrapped his arms around her waist and tossed her into the water.Â
âSo...â Zuko said slowly, his eyes cutting to Aang. The young Avatar sat on the ground beside him, feeding Momo berries and rubbing his belly. âSokka and (Y/N) are together.â It was phrased as more of a direct statement, but he hoped that Aang would provide him with more information.Â
âYeah!â Aang said as he scratched between Momoâs ears. âTheyâve been going out for a few weeks now. About time, if you ask me.âÂ
Zuko felt the anger growing inside of him and took three deep breaths to calm himself down. He had had a feeling that the two were more than just friends for a while now. They sat closer together at dinner and if one of them was alone, they always found the other. They acted the way (Y/N) and Zuko had, long before all of this had happened. He had known it at the back of his mind, but refused to believe it. Hearing Aang confirm it just made him angry. Aang must have sensed this, because he turned to him.Â
âEverything okay?âÂ
âYeah!â Zuko said, just a bit too forcefully. âItâs just very different being around her now.âÂ
âYou mean how she doesnât want to talk to you at all or have anything to do with you?âÂ
Zuko narrowed his eyes at Aang, who gave a sheepish smile.Â
âI guess youâre not wrong,â Zuko admitted. Sokka had lifted her over his shoulder and tossed her into the water. She resurfaced giggling and threw herself into him to knock him over.Â
âWhen she first joined us,â Aang said quietly. âWe could all tell that she missed someone a lot. It wasnât until after Sokka rescued her from your ship that we realized the person she was missing was you. I think she really cares about you, Zuko, which makes this a lot harder for her than the rest of us.âÂ
Zuko smiled softly at his friend. âThanks, Aang.âÂ
âNo problem!âÂ
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Itâs Nice to Have a Friend
Ok, so here it is!! I would have post it yesterday but unfortunately I lost 3000 words and had to rewrite. I love the friends to lovers trope and I think that INTHAF is unbelievably underrated, so I wrote this!! There is a smut part that I had to cut out, but I promise that I will post it separately later! (It was getting too long). Anyways, enjoy!!
October 2000
Aelin Galathynius had a terrible temper.
Her mother Evalin, since she was only a baby, used to announce to everyone that he had gotten her fatherâs temper. Unfortunately, her father Rhoe would add, she has got her motherâs impulsivity. Her uncle would then finalize it by saying it was a terrible combination.
And it was.
She could still remember the first day of grade 3. She was only eight, the youngest of her class filled with nine year olds, and had to promise her dad that she wouldnât get into an argument or fight with anyone during the school hours. Later that day, when she and another boy arrived all sweaty at home, she would tell her dad that she obeyed.
Technically, she got into a fight after school hours.
Everything was fine during the day, to be honest. Aelin was excited to be a third grader, and her cousin and best friend were in the same room as she was. Aelin had no problem staying calm throughout the day as she stuck to Aedion and Lysandra. They had their classes, lunch, some more classes and Aelin was ready to walk home and tell her dad how well behaved she had been.
Until she saw the new student.
To be honest, Aelin hadnât found him interesting enough to talk to during the day. The only thing that actually caught her attention about him was the silver hair, but he was so quiet, brooding and aloof that not even his hair made him seem interesting enough to Aelin go talk to him. She would have gladly lived the rest of her life not talking to him, but as she was walking home after the school bell rang and saw some of the kids in the fifth grade picking on him, Aelin felt curious enough to approach just a little to know what was happening.
Only to listen and watch. Stay out of it. You promised dad you would stay out of fights.
She was resolute on that up until the moment she actually managed to hear what the other boys were saying.
âIs it true you donât talk because your accent is so strong no one would even understand you?â Hamel asked, but there was no childish ignorance in his tone. He knew what he was doing.
âI hear you and your father had to run from your country because he killed your mom.â One of the boys, Archer, was saying. âAre you a freak like your dad?â
The silver boyâs cheeks turned red, and he tried to walk faster through the snow. It was only fall, but snow usually came early to Orynth.
âAre you mad your dad killed your mom?â Archer pressed, and before she could even control herself, Aelin was walking in their direction.
âYou guys are idiots.â She announced, getting the attention of the three boys. Archer rolled his eyes, but Sam just stared at her. Aelin ignored both, turning to the new student. âHeâs not a freak, and he talks. I heard it before.â
It was a blatant lie, but the boy just nodded, some red leaving his cheeks.
Aelin crossed her arms, staring at Archer. âMaybe he doesnât want to talk to you.â
âOh, yeah?â Archer imitated her pose, mimicking her voice.
Aelin felt that very bad temper stirring.
âYes.â She said, matter-of-factly. âBecause you look stupid, sound stupid and act stupid. No one wants to be friend with a stupid⌠asshole.â She said, putting in the last word and hoping that she was using in the right context. To be honest, she had heard her dad say it a few times but had no idea what it meant.
By the red now on Archerâs face, she had used it correctly.
âYou littleâŚâ Archer started saying, coming on her. Thinking about it in the years after the event, Aelin would admit she could have handled the situation better, but at that time she had been only eight, almost nine, and a boy three years older was coming on her direction.
And so she let her motherâs impulsivity take over.
And so when Archer was close enough, she kicked him between the legs and ran like hell.
She could hear Archerâs grunt as she turned around, picked the new boy by the elbow and forced him to run with her. She immediately knew it had been a bad idea, and it would only cause Archer to pick on both of them for the rest of their school years, but she could worry about that later.
âYou have to run.â Aelin grunted, pulling the silver haired boy with her. He hesitated for a second before gripping her hand and running with her. For the next four minutes, both ran all around the neighborhood, Samâs steps not too far after them. Aelin hoped Archer was in enough pain to not come after them.
Despite the snow and the cold, Aelin felt sweat going down her back. She should have already been home, and as they ran, they just got further and further away from it. The new boy was breathing just as hard as she was, and they were too young at the time to be able to run much longer.
Suddenly, he pulled Aelin by the hand. The boy forced them out of the Main Street, taking a little path through the woods nearby. He ran a little bit more before arriving at a huge trunk. Breathing hard, he pulled a part of the wood away from the tree, revealing an empty inside. Without being told to do so, Aelin rushed inside, feeling her back pressed against the inside of the truck when the boy got in too.
They tried to remain silent as they heard Sam steps approaching. As in synchrony, they both let out their breaths as they heard Samâs steps going away. The two kids waited an extra minute before leaving the inside of the trunk.
âOh, I think I lost one of my gloves while we ran. Mom is gonna kill me.â Aelin turned to be boy, looking him up and down and then the empty tree. âThatâs nice. You found it during the summer?â
He nodded.
âOkâŚâ Aelin said, somewhat uncomfortable. âDo you talk?â
He just nodded again.
Aelin felt her temper rising once more, and she crossed her arms, frowning at him. âWell, can you tell me your name then?â
The boy just stared at her in silence. He took a step forward, taking something out of his pocket and handing it to her. Aelin examined the black glove. It was like hers, even though a little bit larger, but she thought it would be enough to convince her mom that she had just swapped it with someone rather than have lost it.
âWell, thank you.â Aelin said, pocketing the glove. She stared him up and down again, shrugging to herself as she continued. âWanna hang out? My cousin and best friend canât go to my house today. Playing video game alone is boring.â
He immediately nodded, taking another step forward. Aelin turned around, starting to walk in her houseâs direction. From the corner of her eye, she kept trying to analyze the boy. He didnât seem like a shy person, so maybe he just didnât like to talk?
âYou know,â Aelin started, unable to withstand the silence. âYou donât have to talk. I can talk enough for both of us. But it would be nice to know your name. And where youâre from. I mean, I guess I would ask you some normal stuff but you donât talk. I mean, you talk but donât, right? You chose not to talk? I donât think Iâd be able to stop talking, it sounds boring. How do you ask for things? Oh my gods, what about when you need to go to the bathroom? Do you talk then? Why did you stop talking?â
Aelin stopped for a second when she saw the boy staring at her wide eyed. She blushed a little, realizing that she had babbled. Her dad would always laugh whenever she did that, and while Aelin didnât mind it with her family, she didnât know if this stranger minded her talking so much.
âSorry.â She said. This time, when she started talking, she tried to go slower. âYou know, if what Sam said was true and you do have an accent, I wouldnât mind. I mean, I can learn to understand you. But if you donât want to ever talk, I wouldnât mind either. Did you have to learn to understand me? If you did, was it hard? Do you think we speak funny? How old were you when you came here?â
âMy name is Rowan.â The boyâ Rowanâ said. He did have a strong accent, but Aelin found it rather nice how he pulled his Rs.
âYou talk!â Aelin said animatedly. âThank the gods. I mean, I could talk for both of us but talking alone is kinda strange. I think I would get used to it, though. Oh, or we could talk through notes!â
Rowan smiled a little at that, nodding. âI do believe you could talk for both of us. And it was strange to see how you all talked, but itâs normal now. I came when I was eight, but Iâm nine now.â
Aelin nodded as if she understood even though she had never really interacted with that many people that spoke differently from her. Until now, at least. âThatâs nice. Do you only talk to a few people? How do you communicate with people who you donât like talking to? I have a cousin in Perranth who is mute, so the whole family knows how to use sign language to interact. If you prefer to use sign language, we can. Do you know sign language?â
âAye, you talk.â Rowan said, but he didnât make it sound mean. Actually, the smile on his face had widened. âI do not know sign language. Iâm just really quiet around most people. If I ever need something I can ask, but normally I prefer not to.â
âWho do you talk to?â
âMy dad. My cousins.â Rowan thought a little. âMy friends back at home.â
âAnd now me.â Aelin said, as smug as an eight year old could be. âIâm the only person you talk here? Does that make me your best friend friend?â
Rowan blushed, looking down as they approached Aelinâs home. âYou want to?â
âOf course.â Aelin said, frowning again. âWhy else would I have invited you to hang out?â
âIââ
Rowan was interrupted by Aelinâs mom coming outside, scolding at her daughter. She took in the sweaty face, the clothes dirty because of the inside of the three and shook her head. âNot even a day, Aelin?â
âIt wasnât my fault!â
Her mom sighed. âIt never is.â
âAsk Rowan!â She said, turning to him and narrowing her eyes. âWas it my fault?â
He shook his head, looking at Aelinâs mom. She raised an eyebrow at him, looking between the two kids.
âThis is Rowan. He doesnât talk to anyone here but me.â Aelin put her hands on her hips, smiling at her mom. âIâm his best friend.â
Evalin took in Rowanâs similar appearance, sighing again. âGods help me.â
Aelin turned to Rowan, a smile on her face, whispering. âShe likes you.â
He chuckled, smiling shyly at Evalin. She looked at him for a few seconds before giving a warm smile back. âI donât know if that smile of yours means that youâll keep Aelin out of trouble, if youâll get into trouble with her or if youâll be the person taking her out of trouble.â
âItâs Aelin. Sheâll corrupt him for the second option.â Her dad said, coming from inside the house. He eyed Aelin and Rowan, a smile on his lips. âLet me guess, not your fault.â
âIt wasnât!â
Rhoe simply raised his eyebrows, shaking his head. âNever is, jellybean. It never is.â
Aelin crossed her arms, stomping into the house. She stopped a few steps inside, turning around to see that Rowan hadnât moved a step. She sighed, imitating her parents. âRowan, what are you waiting for?â
He looked at Aelinâs parents for a second before rushing into her house. He stopped near her, whispering so silently that only she could hear. âCan I call my dad?â
âCan he call his dad?â Aelin said, staring up at her parents. They looked at each other, confused, but nodded. Rhoe handed Aelin the phone, but she didnât do anything with it. Instead, she just kept staring at her parents. âHe only talks to me! You canât be here!â
âSorry, sorry.â Rhoe said, raising his hands. Her parents left for the living room, and only then Rowan called his dad. It was quickâ Rowan let his dad know where he was and, surprisingly, discovered that his dad worked with Aelinâs mom.
âThank you.â Rowan said, handing back the phone.
âItâs ok.â Aelin took it, running to the living room and giving it back to her father. âWe will play video game. Do not go there! Iâll talk to Rowan and you canât hear him talking.â
âOkâŚâ Her father said, but it sounded more like a question.
Aelin glared at him for a second more before turning around and going back to Rowan. She grabbed him by the elbow and pulled him to the TV room.
âWhat just happened?â Rhoe asked baffled.
Evalin, however, was sitting relaxedly on the sofa, a newspaper in her hands and a soft smile on her lips. âYour daughter found a new best friend. He doesnât talk around strangers. Gods, man, itâs not that hard.â
âââââââ
December 2003
âRo. Ro. Ro!â Aelin tried whispering. âRowan!â
Rowan turned to her from his seat, eyes wide as if to say âWhat?â.
Aelin merely smiled, handing him a note over his shoulder. Although years had passed since they became friends and Rowan was more comfortable around Aelin, he still preferred to not talk too much around other people. He was always polite and quiet, and Aelin honestly didnât mind his silence in public. They had other ways to communicate. Because Aelin was so close to Aedion, her cousin and Rowan became friends with time. The same happened to Lysandra and, since all three of them had learned sign language since they were little because of Elide, the three of them taught Rowan how to use it too.
Most times, however, they just shared notes. Aelin would always walk with paper in her pocket, and Rowan usually had a pen. Â They used sign language in more formal occasions, usually when her parents or his dad would tell them that bluntly sharing notes on the table while ignoring everyone else was impolite.
Rowan passed the note back, and Aelin smiled.
I canât believe The Return of the King is out today. R u ready, Legolas?
Rowanâs terrible handwriting was right below hers. U only talked about this for six months. Ofc I am. And stop calling me Legolas.
Aelin eyed the teacher as she wrote a response, making sure that they werenât calling any attention. It wouldnât be the first time they got caught passing notes, and most times teachers werenât really happy about Rowan and Aelin talking about The Mummy or The Goonies or anything else rather than learning math.
She passed the note to him, getting a response seconds later.
U love that I have nicknames for u. Shows the beauty in our friendship, Legolas. N Gods, u need to work on ur handwriting
U r a pain in the ass
Aelin was trying very hard not to smile, and was about to write another response when the teacherâs voice rang through the room.
âAelin Galathynius and Rowan Whitethorn!â They both snapped their head up at the same time, and from the corner of her eye she saw Aedion trying to contain his laughter. âAgain? I donât understand how they let the two of you stay in the same classroom.â
Aelin heard Aedion snickering, and Lysandra too if the fake cough was any indication.
âThe two of you are the bane of any teacherâs existence!â
âWe donât even talk out loud!â
âGalathynius!â
Aelin saw Rowan raising a fist to his mouth, faking a cough just like Lysandra had to hide his smile.
âThe two of you are to stay after school today. If youâre so eager to play with paper during class, you can help me organize some files.â
Both Aelin and Rowan groaned, and Aelin was probably going to argue more had the teacher not turned back to the board. She continued the lesson as if nothing had happened.
It took less than a minute for Aelin to scribble something on the piece of paper, passing it to Rowan. When he saw the note, he shook his head in exasperation, but took it nonetheless. This time, when passing it back and forth, Rowan and Aelin were more careful to not call attention.
Can u believe it??? We r not even interrupting her
U donât learn, do u?
Stop complaining. U r passing the not back to me. This is a group effort
Whatever u say, G.
Every time u play the bigger person in the friendship I want to shove my fist in ur mouth
:)
âOh, Gods, I canât believe it! Seriously?â The teacher shouted again, staring at both of them.
Aelin tried to give an apologetic smile as Rowan closed his eyes and groaned.
âââââââââ
November 2009
âHey, Mr. and Mrs. Galathynius.â Rowan said, walking into the kitchen and grabbing an apple. âHow are you two doing today?â
âIâm ok, sweetie. You?â Evalin asked, a maternal smile on her lips.
âAelin is not home.â Rhoe said, looking up from his newspaper.
Rowan smirked. âI know.â
âIâm gonna start making you pay rent, boy.â
âWill you believe if I told you my dad said the same about Ace?â Rowan mused, taking a bite from his apple.
âI miss when you didnât talk to us.â Rhoe said, turning to Evalin. âDonât you miss when he didnât talk to us?â
Evalin hit her husband on the shoulder. âYou adore Rowan, stop being grumpy.â
âYeah, you adore me, stop being grumpy.â Rowanâs smirk only widened as Rhoeâs eyes narrowed.
âMy daughterâs arrogance is rubbing off on you.â
âIf you can deal with Ace, you can deal with me.â Rowan replied. He motioned to the stairs, walking backwards as he still talked to Rhoe. âNow if youâll excuse me, your daughter asked me to water her plants.â
âAnd then you leave.â Rhoe grunted.
âAnd then I will have a movie marathon in here with Ace when she comes back from Lysandra.â
âI mean it about the rent.â
Rowan only grinned, winking at Rhoe. âIâll be in your daughterâs room.â
As he went up the stairs, Rowan heard Evalin laughing at Rhoeâs curse.
Rowan had been friends with Aelin for months before her parents even heard him saying a word. In the beginning, when there were people around them, they would talk through shared notes. Since the day Aelin asked him to hang out with her, they spent most of their time together. Everyday they would go to his or her house after school, she was always around him at school and now, almost ten years later, both of them remained as united as ever. More, even. They had reached a point in their friendship that there was little to no thing that they didnât know about each other, that they couldnât tell each other.
She never made him feel uncomfortable, never pressured him to talk when he didnât feel like it. Rowan had always been a quiet kid, and Aelin had found that to be more of an extra thing she liked about him rather than an impediment in their friendship. She would say he was the stoic and intelligent silence to her witty and unstoppable words.
Aelin became part of his daily routine, and so did her parents. Rhoe and Evalin had always treated him as if he was familyâ Evalin as the loving mom and Rhoe as the very witty dad. He had never thought he would feel so comfortable around people that werenât his family, but the Galathynius had gotten through all his barriers during the years.
Rowan entered Aelinâs room, throwing his bag and shoes at the floor by one of her bookcases.
âYou know, if Aelin wasnât completely insane, she would be watering you.â Rowan mumbled to the plants as he watered them. While she was a messy person overall, Aelin was very methodical with some things. Her books were always organized, she had crazy rituals for random things and a very strict schedule to water her plants.
He finished watering the plants, opening the curtains to allow some sunlight in. Unceremoniously, Rowan laid on Aelinâs bed, taking his phone out of his pocket.
âYour stupid plants have been watered.â Rowan announced when she picked up the phone. He put it on speaker, setting the device down on top of his stomach. âWhere are you?â
âLeft Lysâs a while ago, Iâm at the supermarket. Anything you want?â Aelin said mindlessly. Rowan could picture her with the phone in between her shoulder and ear, attention focused on the products in front of her rather than on him.
âCelery.â
âOk, Iâll buy popcorn.â
âI said celery.â
âI refuse to have a movie night with you if youâre gonna eat celery. That shit is disgusting.â She complained. âBesides, youâll make me self conscious if youâre eating celery and Iâm eating a bowl of chocolate. Be a good best friend.â
Rowan huffed a laugh, resting an arm above his eyes. âI donât like chocolate, Ace.â
âIf you had told me that years ago, I would have let Archer beat the shit out of you.â Aelin huffed, throwing something in the cart. âIâll buy your stupid celery.â
âYou love me.â Rowan smiled.
âYou love me.â Aelin mimicked, her voice sounding stupid. âShut the fuck up. And take a goddamn shower if youâre gonna stay in my bed.â
Rowan didnât even take his arm away from his eyes, didnât even ask how she knew he was sprawled in her bed. âAlso, buy vodka.â
âI donât hate you enough to let you have celery and vodka on a Tuesday night.â Although she tried to sound impatient, Rowan could picture the smile on her face. Imagining it, Rowan smiled too. âAnd I mean it, buzzard. Go take a shower.â
âYes, maâam.â
âAlso go to hell.â
âYour wish is my command.â
Rowan was laughing when she ended the call abruptly. He remained laying down for a few moments before getting up, groaning. He was only half awake as he went to the bathroom, picked the stuff Aelin usually left for him under the counter and took a quick shower. It was a good thing they had grown up together, because Rowan though it was very unlikely he would ever have a friend with as much intimacy as he had with Ace. Things like showering on each otherâs house, sharing beds and spending most of their time together seemed strange to Rowan when he thought about it with anyone but Aelin.
They had been through elementary school together. Had made their class selection in middle school together so they would end up in the same classes. Now, in their last year of high school, they still tried to coordinate their schedules. Rowan and Aelin were applying to the same colleges, and although they were focusing on different areas, both weâre going to law. There was no Aelin without Rowan, or Rowan without Aelin. Neither of them minded, and things were so natural that it had never been a problem.
Rowan grabbed some shorts he had left at her house during the summer and one of the shirts Aelin had stolen from him, dropping on the bed again. He promised himself he wouldnât sleep, that he would wait for her so they could start the movies soon.
However, when Aelin arrived at home forty five minutes later, she had to bite her lip to keep herself from smiling. Rowan was asleep and, despite her absence, he had kept to his side of the bed. Aelin sighed, throwing her shoes and backpack where Rowan had thrown his. She went into the bathroom, changing from her jeans and crop top into one of Rowanâs old t-shirts and a pair of basketball shorts.
Part of her wanted to wake him up. It was almost October and they had to make the Lord of the Rings marathon now, because they wouldnât have time during the next month due to the 31 days of Halloween movies challenge they always did. And yet, Rowan seemed so tired and calm, that Aelin merely climbed up the bed and immediately fell asleep by his side. When she woke up again hours later, she noticed that it was already sunset, meaning they had slept for at least three hours.
Aelin groaned softly, rubbing her eyes and turning to face Rowan. She nudged him gently with her knee until his eyes fluttered.
âLet me sleep.â
âWeâre watching Lord of the Rings. Wake your hulking ass up.â Aelin murmured.
âSleep.â Was all Rowan replied, eyes still closed.
âDonât you want to see Legolas?â Aelin asked, a sly smile on her mouth.
At that, Rowan opened his eyes. He glared at her, each second his glare worsening as Aelinâs smile grew.
âThe joke is not funny anymore.â
âYes, it is.â Aelin was smiling so much it hurt her cheeks.
âIs your whole personality based on acting like a bitch?â
âYes, you should be aware of that by now.â Aelin said, sitting up. âCome on, Ro. Like old times? We make the tent  over the bed and watch the movies together. Iâll make Legolas jokes and youâll sulk pretending Iâm not damn funny. Weâll probably fall asleep during the last one and wake up tomorrow to find out the tent fell on top of us during the night. Just like when we were young.â
âYou are not funny.â He grunted, but also sat up. He ran his hands through his hair, and Aelin watched every movement in silence. When he finally turned to her, she smiled at him. âAnd the tent always fell because youâre shit at following instructions and always set it up wrong.â
âIâm hilarious.â
âNope.â
âYouâre boring, Iâm funny. Itâs the very essence of our friendship.â
âNo, Iâm a prick and youâre an asshole. Thatâs the essence of our friendship.â He smirked a little at that, and Aelin narrowed her eyes.
âRemind again me why we are friends.â Aelin said sarcastically, getting up from the bed.
Rowan simply laid back, arms behind his head. âYou kicked someonesâs balls for me when we were eight. Always had a terrible temper.â
âMy temper always helped your sorry ass.â Aelin came back from her closet with the tent sheets. âLittle Rowan couldnât throw a punch.â
âSee?â Despite what Aelin was saying, Rowan grinned. âA fucking asshole through and through.â
As much as she tried to contain, Aelin smiled, a breathy laugh coming out. âYea, sure. Iâm an asshole. And yet youâre still here after ten years.â
Rowanâs grin became a soft smile, and he got up to help Aelin with the tent. âOf course I am. Canât leave you all alone after a decade, can I, Ace? You wouldnât know how to live without me.â
Aelin only rolled her eyes, huffing. She looked to the other side of the bed where Rowan was standing, holding the opposite side of the tent sheet.
Aelin then smiled when he winked at her.
âââ
June 2012
Since Rowan and Aelin had become friends, he had to hear that he and Aelin were each otherâs half. He was what kept her grounded to Earth, and she was what kept him from having an awfully boring life. They were the perfect combination for best friendsâ one cautious and the other one reckless. Even Aelin would sometimes joke that Rowan was the prudent part of her.
In short, in their friendship, Rowan should be the smart one when it came to these situations.
And since he obviously wasnât this time, it only made everything worse.
âIâm so happy to see you two!â Evalin said, hugging Rowan and then Aelin. âI feel like it has been ages.â
âOnly a few months, mom.â Aelin said, a huge smile on her face. As much as she loved the freedom of living without her parents, Rowan knew she missed them dearly. âMe and Ro had so much to study, otherwise we would have come earlier.â
âCollege is a bitch.â Rowan added, earning a smile from Evalin and a wink from Aelin.
He quickly but discreetly averted his eyes from Aelin, looking at the house he had spent most of his time since third grade. His childhood and teenage years in that house had been happy and uncomplicated, only him and his best friend.
Things seemed everything but uncomplicated now, and Rowan wanted to punch himself every time he looked at Aelin and thought that maybe, just maybe, being more than friends wouldnât be so bad. He couldnât remember when the feeling started, nor could he understand how it could have grown so fast. He had always loved Aelin, but this was⌠it was different.
For most time, he tried to keep the feelings in check. He refused to distance himself from Ace, but he wouldnât make a move either. They had been best friends for twelve years, and he wouldnât throw all of that away only for the shot at a relationship.
âMe, Rhoe and Viktor will go out tonight, but we can all have lunch tomorrow.â Evalin was saying, looking at Rowan. He nodded, already knowing that from when he called his dad to let him know he was back in town. Evalin looked down at Aelin who was resting her head against her motherâs shoulder. âYou two can stay here and order something.â
âYeah, that was the plan.â Aelin said, leaving her motherâs embrace. She walked up to Rowan, resting her back against his chest. He tried his best to not perceptibly tense. He put his hands on her shoulders, trying to act casual. âRo was thinking Thai.â
Evalin nodded, pointing to the kitchen with her thumb. âJellybean, can you help me before you two go up? Itâs something with the internet and you know how bad me and your father are with technology.â
Rowan smiled, and Aelin laughed. She walked up to her mom, turning around and walking backwards as she pointed at Rowan. âDonât break anything.â
He rolled his eyes. âI have never.â
Aelin grinned. âYes, you have.â
âThat was you.â Rowan narrowed his eyes as Aelin entered the kitchen. âYou broke it and put all the fault on me.â
She laughed, winking at him before disappearing.
Rowan stared after her, both glad and disappointed she wasnât with him anymore. They were roommates and had almost every single class together, and so they spent most of their time with one another, meaning that Rowan knew that it was a stupid reaction. He shouldnât be glad his best friend left, and he also shouldnât immediately miss her.
Gods, he was pathetic.
Rowanâs head snapped up when he heard a chuckle from the stairs. When his eyes landed on Rhoe staring at him, he smiled.
âWhatâs up, old man?â
Rhoeâs smile turned into a grin as he went down the stairs. âAny reason why you were oogling my daughter, Whitethorn?â
Rowanâs heart stopped dead inside his chest, and he had to control his urge to cough, clear his throat, fidget or just straight up run. âI have no idea what youâre talking about.â
Rhoe chuckled again, tapping Rowan on the shoulder. âYou and Aelin were always terrible at lying when it was about your feelings for each other. Aelin was always great at pretending she hated the world when she was mad, but it was never convincing when she used to say she hated you because she was angry at you. It was all over her face and voice that it was a lie.â
Rowan shifted on his feet, crossing his arms. His restlessness made Rhoe smile even more. âYouâre getting mad. Probably the age.â
âDonât bullshit a bullshiter, boy.â He announced, walking past Rowan to the kitchen. He was almost at the door when he turned back to Rowan, eyes strangely serious. âShe wouldnât say no, you know that, right?â
Rowan didnât answer, only adverted his gaze. It was obvious someone would notice at some point, and it made sense it was Rhoe. Aelinâs dad had spent so much time with them throughout the years that if someone was gonna pick up on a change, it would be him.
âWouldnât say no to what?â Aelin asked, coming out of the kitchen with her mom. She quickly hugged her dad, giving him a kiss on the cheek before walking to Rowan. âAnd whoâs she?â
âNo one.â Rowan said, not taking his eyes away from Rhoe. He only smiled, winking at Rowan before hugging his wife.
âWeâre leaving.â He announced, pulling Evalin to the doors. He looked directly at Rowan when he said the next words. âBehave.â
Rowan felt his whole face heating, and he wanted to tell Rhoe to fuck off. By the smile on his face, Rowanâs expression had taken care of it.
âTwelve years and you still think you can lie to me.â Aelin crossed her arms, looking up at him.
Rowan looked right back at her, and his heart skipped a beat as always. Rowan had always known Aelin was beautifulâ it had never been an opinion, but a fact. With blonde honey hair, flawless creamy skin and a mouth that always seemed to be inching towards a smirk, Aelin could have been a model. Her body was just as attractive as her face, even though Rowan made sure he was always looking somewhere else other than below her neck.
Aelin Galathynius was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. And Rowan though she was also intelligent, and funny and wickedly interesting.
And he also knew that he was both very lucky and very unlucky. Lucky for having her as his best friend, unlucky for being completely in love with her.
Aelin usually wore heels, heeled boots or shoes that made her seem taller. Now, as she had discarded her shoes somewhere, she barely reached his chin. If Rowan ever had a death wish, he would tell her how adorable and non threatening she looked from his point of view.
âI have to keep trying, isnât that right?â He grinned at her. She groaned, brushing past him. She started going upstairs, not turning around to see if he was following her.
Naturally, he was.
âWant to play twenty questions?â
âNo.â Rowan answered, throwing himself at her bed.
Aelin crossed her arms, frowning down at him as she sat on the bed. âStop being a little bitch.â
âThe game is pointless. I know everything about you and you know everything about me.â Rowan noted, putting his arms in the back of his head. âWhat the fuck would you even ask?â
âWhatâs your favorite color?â Aelin asked, a grin on her face.
Rowan snorted.
âItâs ok, I know the answer. Itâs me.â
âYou?â He raised an eyebrow.
Aelin smirked, pushing herself to sit down closer to Rowan. Her hips were touching his waist, and Rowan was trying very hard to concentrate. âIâm your favorite everything, buzzard.â
Rowan merely laughed, not commenting on how right she was.
âYour turn.â
He rolled his eyes, but asked nonetheless. âYouâve been stressed out lately?â He smiled when Aelin groaned. She had spent the whole drive from the university to the house complaining about how stressful classes were and that she was about to drop everything and try to marry rich. âYeah, me too.â
They were just making questions that they already knew the answer, exactly like Rowan had said.
Aelin raised her eyebrows suggestively, wiggling her shoulders. âAre you a virgin?â
Rowan choked on a laugh. He knew Aelin knew he wasnât. âYes, and I actually plan on dying one. College is already fucking me enough for a lifetime.â
Aelin guffawed, throwing her head back. Rowan smiled at her, his eyes trailing the slope of her neck. When she looked back at him, Rowan wasnât so reluctant to keep playing this game if it meant Aelin would keep laughing. âDo you ever regret dating Cortland?â
Aelin groaned, and Rowan smiled. âExes are prohibited here.â
âIâll take that as a yes.â
âStop smiling.â
âHe was a bitch. I wanted to punch him whenever he went out with us.â
âCareful, Whitethorn,â Aelin mused with a grin. âOr youâll start sounding jealous.â
Rowan scoffed. âJust ask your next question.â
âIf you could take me anywhere in time, where would we go?â
Rowan stayed in silence for a few seconds before replying. â1999.â
Aelinâs brows furrowed in confusion. âWhy?â
âI would have liked for you to meet my mom.â
Aelin felt her whole body constricting and warming at the same time. Through some nerve, she grabbed Rowanâs hand, sweeping her thumb gently on top of his knuckles. âI would have loved to meet her.â
Rowan very rarely talked about his mom, and Aelin knew him enough to know she shouldnât push the conversation. In the twelve years they had been friends, Rowan only occasionally would talk about his mother. Aelin had so many questions about how she was, what their relationship had been like, but she also loved Rowan more than she was curious, so she never asked if h didnât provide the information himself.
Rowan smiled up at Aelin, and it was filled with so much love and mourning that Aelin felt her heart skipping a beat. âYou would have loved her. She was your type of person.â
Aelin smiled softly at him. Without thinking any further, she laid down in bed, resting her head on Rowanâs chest and their joint hands on top of his stomach. Rowanâs free hand started massaging her scalp, and Aelin closed her eyes as she breathed Rowanâs scent in.
âDo you think she would have liked me?â
âOh, yes.â Aelin could hear the smile on his voice. âShe would have loved you. You are exactly the type of person she wanted me to be close to. She always said I was too cautious, too calm. I needed some recklessness in my life, and since I mostly refused to go out during myself childhood and be reckless by myself, my mom thought that having a friend like that would be perfect. She would have adored your personality, and how important you were in my life.â
âShe sounds amazing.â
âShe was.â Rowan breathed.
âNo wonder you turned out like this.â Aelin said and immediately felt Rowan gripping her tighter.
âThanks, Fireheart.â
Aelin smiled, opening her eyes and looking up at him. Rowan was staring at her, and Aelin winked at him. âWhenever you need some ego boosting, Ro.â
He chuckled, still massaging her hair. âIf you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?â
âI like it here.â Aelin tried shrugging. She felt Rowan tensing, and a part of her wondered if she had said something wrong. She didnât want to ponder on it, didnât want to think about what it meant and how it would make her feel if it was true. Instead, she just changed the subject. âMy turn. What were you and my dad talking about? And who is she?â
The question only made Rowan tense further, and Aelin raised, holding herself on her elbows as she looked down on him. âNothing and no one.â
âBullshit.â She spat, narrowing her eyes. âIf you donât want to tell me, fine. But donât lie to me, Rowan.â
He sighed, rubbing his eyes with one hand. âItâs nothing you would like to know.â
âAre you seeing someone?â
Rowan looked directly into her eyes, and Aelin resisted the urge to shift under his gaze. âWould that be something you wouldnât like to know, Aelin?â
Aelin felt her heart beating stronger inside her chest, each beat sounding so loud that it was a wonder Rowan hadnât heard it too. She refused to think about the question, just like for the last months she had tried ignoring every similar question when it came to Rowan.
No, she wouldnât like to hear that. At all.
Instead of telling him that, she just shrugged. âAre you?â
âCareful, Galathynius,â Rowan repeated the same words she had said minutes ago. This time, however, there was no humor on his voice. âOr youâll start sounding jealous.â
Aelin rolled her eyes, forcing a snort out. The conversation had taken a completely different path than she had originally intended. It was enough to get on the bad side of her temper, and before she could even think about what she was saying, she raised her chin and replied. âWhat if I am?â
Rowanâs eyes widened ever so slightly, and Aelin wanted to punch herself. He stared at her in silence for what seemed to be an eternity. âAre you?â
She had fucked up, she knew that. Rowan had been the closest person to her for more than a decade, and even if she lied and said no, he would know the truth. She knew that she should have kept her mouth shut, should have dropped the subject. She had spent months trying to make sure Rowan wouldnât even suspect that she was interested in him in a more than friendly way.
And she had fucked that up with a stupid teenager game.
There was no going back anymore, and maybe because of this Aelin felt confident enough to do what she had been aching to do for a while now.
She didnât stop to think about how things would be after this, didnât stop to think about what Rowanâs widening eyes meant as she brought her face down and pressed her lips against his.
Rowan was like a stone under her, and Aelin moved her lips softly on top of his. There was a voice in her head screaming at her, telling her to pull back and try to fix the friendship. She was going to do just that when she felt Rowan raising his hands, putting them on her hair as he kissed her back.
Rowan rolled on his side, one of his hands sneaking down to Aelinâs back to pull her against him. Aelin laid on the bed, one of her hand going to the back of Rowanâs head, her fingers playing with his hair.
Aelin bit Rowanâs lower lip, moaning when he opened his mouth, tongue sweeping over hers. She pressed herself against him, one of her legs intertwining with his.
âRo.â Aelin breathed, arching her neck as Rowan kissed the expanse of her throat and collarbones. One of his hands sneaked inside her shirt, palm cupping her breast as the other one gripped her hair more tightly. Aelin ran her hands through his back, coming back through his front until she was cupping his face.
Aelin raised Rowanâs face back to her, kissing him deeper than she had before. Rowanâs tongue entered her mouth, and Aelinâs mind emptied of any thought that wasnât about him. About his hand against her breast, fingers in her hair. All her focus was on how he was making her feel, and Aelin felt completely intoxicated by him.
Rowan put one of his legs in between Aelinâs thighs, pressing it against her middle as Aelin grinded her hips softly against him.
âAce, do youââ Rowan was breathing against her mouth, but was interrupted when they both heard the main door opening and voices filing in.
âI canât believe you forgot you wallet, Rhoe!â
Aelin raised her head immediately, eyes widening when she saw the bedroomâs door open and heard her parents coming up the stairs. She rolled over Rowan, almost falling off the bed as she ran to the door and closed it louder than she intended to. She closed her eyes, putting her back against the door as she heard one set of the footsteps going in the direction of her parentâs room. The other one stopped in front of her door, and a hesitant knock sounded.
âIs everything alright, Aelin?â Her momâs voice seemed more curious than confused.
âYeah.â She answered, trying not to sound too breathless. âYou guys are already back?â
âDad forgot his wallet. We just came to pick it up but we are already leaving.â
âYou sure youâre ok, Ae?â Her dad asked, having come back from his room.
âYeah, yeah. Weâre fine. Rowan just has a terrible habit of not closing the door after his tail enters the room.â
Aelin heard her dad and mom laughing. âOk the, jellybean. Weâre out again, weâll see you later or in the morning.â
âLove you guys!â Aelin shouted as she heard her parentsâ footsteps going down the stairs. She remained with her eyes closed until she heard the front door opening and losing again, and only then she opened them again.
Rowan was sitting on the bed, eyes stuck on her face. His cheeks were pinkish, lips swollen and hair a mess. Aelin supposed she wasnât too much better.
They stared at each other in complete silence until Aelin cleared her throat, pushing her hair back from her face.
âWell if this isnât a fucking surprise for both of us.â
ââââââ
October 2016
Aelin though that the rice on the ground looked like snow.
Among the screams all around her, she could hear the church bells ringing, the soft song playing on the background.
She looked to her right, watching her newly husband grin at some of his friends from uni.
They both had wanted a small wedding, but both Rowan and Aelinâs parents insisted that they needed a big ceremony, something big enough to encompass their whole relationship.
Rowan turned to her, grin only widening as he realized she was smiling at him. âWhat are you looking at?â
Aelin shook her head, eyes closing when she felt Fenrys and Aedion throwing more of that rice thing on them. âNothing.â
Rowan laughed, hugging her as they walked to their car. âSixteen years and you still think you can lie to me, Mrs. Whitethorn.â
Aelin held Rowanâs face in her hands, kissing him deeply and lovingly before drawing back, a smile never leaving her face. âI have to keep trying, isnât that right, babe?â
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