#i'm still so upset about nadia i hate this

[emotional-emotion]

you s4 ending spoilers

re: Nadia

[vesuvianhermitcrabs]

HC for how the M6 would react if after the upright ending, the black plague happened.

HOW THE ARCANA CHARACTERS WOULD REACT TO THE BLACK PLAGUE:

(A/N: this was supposed to be funny... it is not funny... also this has been marinating for so long i can't finish all of the m6 so it's just asra and nadia I'M SORRYYYYYY)

For context: The red plague is over, you tell the devil to suck it, you and your LI are happy and in love and then some dumbass gets too up close and personal with a rat, beginning the black plague.

Asra

You're coming home from a trip with him when you enter the city and notice the streets of Vesuvia are completely empty

Before you can even reach your shop you know something is terribly wrong

Asra turns to look at you, worried

You decide to visit the palace, surely Nadia would be able to explain what was happening

When you get there, a single guard is posted inside the gates wearing a plague mask

"In light of the recent plague outbreak, the countess will not be seeing any visitors," the guard says, unmoving, monotone as if they had turned away many before you

Plague?

A moment of stunned silence passes before you feel Asra grip your hand with his own

He's shaking

Asra's brain is so hectic that the only thing he can think of doing is getting you away from here. So he takes you back to the shop and he's stuffing everything he possibly can into a travelling bag

They're completely unresponsive when you speak to them

...but when you take both of their wrists in your hands and ask them how they're feeling they immediately shatter

Full blown panic attack

He can't stop thinking of your charred bones in the ground, can't stop imagining you so ill that you can't walk, can't stop dreading that you'll want to stay in Vesuvia and try to help people and end up dead all over again

He can't stop

They're sobbing now, wrapping their arms around your waist and burying their face into the space above your clavicle so they can listen to your heart beating through the pulse point in your neck

You stay like that for hours

He's no fool and he knows he can't mourn you like this when you're still with him, so when he finally parts with you, it's to ask you to run away alongside him

Asra's begging you to leave with him, but he's not going to go without you. Not again

If you choose to leave with him, he's taking that chance to whisk you away as soon as you're ready

Takes you to his cottage in Nopal so you can both lay low until the new plague relents

If you're adamant about staying, he'll stay with you

Knows that if you fall ill and he's not there to help you he won't ever forgive himself

He's willing to stick with you in Vesuvia, but just know he'll hate every second of it. Every moment is spent filled with his fear for the both of you

Whatever you choose, the whole ordeal digs up your shared traumas, so, yk, all in all both of you are doing pretty terribly

You're having constant nightmares about being cremated alive

He's having nightmares about finding your bones in the ground, about being unable to save you and all of your loved ones

On nights like those, you cling to each other and try to offer the most comfort you can

Nadia

Before the outbreak even happened her intuition told her something bad was going to happen

As soon as her suspicions are even slightly confirmed she's sending out warnings to all Vesuvians

To the average person she appears uncannily composed about the whole ordeal, but you know how much of a toll it has taken on her

Nadia's people are dying around her AGAIN and she's as frantic and upset as you've ever seen her. She is so very determined to do better than last time

She wants to be a better ruler

She's imposing rules on quarantines, finding ways to supply food and water without spreading the disease, attempting to help those who are already sick, she is trying

Her stress levels have long surpassed even Julian's

She's overworking herself and most days you think you're the only thing keeping her sane

It consumes her

Part of the reason the plague affects her so heavily is because she knows you died from it

The very fact that someone as wonderful and lively and beautiful as you could have their life torn away from them haunts her. She can't let that happen if she has any say in it at all

Wants to keep you safe despite the fact you're the court magician, tries to keep you away from it all but isn't sure if that means sacrificing the rest of Vesuvia

Nadia might actually explode so be nice to her please...

Lucio

FUCK.

It's no longer Lucio's good time party town it is now trauma central

[squeakygeeky]

My Ride Episode 10 Drama vs. Novel

I'll actually start with Nadia. I was kind of disappointed by the way it took a really bad date to make Nadia finally go for Mayom, although it was a pretty funny terrible date. I'm also disappointed how the show needed to make Mayom the Most Specialist Barista Influencer to justify them getting together. Book Mayom does disappear for a bit, leaving Nadia upset, but he was just taking a management training course and a latte art class (because he does want to improve himself to be a better match, but he is a perfectly normal barista). Mayom gives him a latte with a heart (less impressive than a detailed portrait, but still very cute), and their story wraps up with them happily together.

Meanwhile everything with Mork and Tawan in the show just...did not happen at all in the book. But I understand that they needed something exciting to end the series. I hate the cliche of the ex coming back and causing a misunderstanding, and I hate that Tawan was apparently ready to quit his residency over a boy. But I do love that as a mototaxi driver Mork got to have a big dramatic moment on a bike, and a sunset kiss on a mountainside is a romantic cliche I need more of so 10/10 for setting, although I'm not sure we needed the mototaxi guys watching (what were they even doing there for any of this?)

The book has a much simpler and quieter confession scene, with Mork meeting Tawan at the end of a difficult shift in order to bring him more 'hearty' hainanese chicken rice. Tawan had been worrying a little bit about risking losing a friend but at that gesture he goes ahead and confesses to Mork that he likes him, and this is the thing from the end that I wish they'd kept for the show. TAWAN GETS THE CONFESSION. Technically Mork is the one that officially asks Tawan to be his boyfriend, but only after Tawan is forced to repeat himself several times so Mork can get his thoughts together. Also Tawan has to tell Mork to stop calling him Doctor and use his name now that they're boyfriends.

@bengiyo I'm kind of laughing at myself right now because the book doesn't even have a real kiss, when the show has 3. Literally Mork just kisses Tawan's hand and then the hug for a while. But to be fair I'm pretty sure this is all taking place at the entrance to the hospital still and also Mork is telling this story to P'Fueang as a flashback so it's not like he was going to include anything racier.

There's a flash-forward scene in both, but the book's scene is not quite as far ahead in time, it's 2 years. Mork just graduated with his high vocational certificate and is just about to start studying engineering and Tawan is about to start even more training, in cardiology. They celebrate with the mototaxi guys and I really like that Ms. Ai the teacher is there too. There's some joking re: Tawan being the 'wife' clearly related to him being the bottom which its just as well that didn't make it to the show, but maybe this was what made think there had been something vaguely spicy in the novel when there absolutely was not. Anway, Mork asks Tawan to move in with him and Tawan agrees, but only on the condition that Mork meets his father first so we're left with that as a semi-cliffhanger.

The show gives a little more closure, but I kind of prefer seeing Tawan becoming part of the mototaxi tribe. There's a lot in the book about Mork working to better himself, and that's a good thing, but it's nice to see that Tawan also becomes part of Mork's world, it's not all about Mork becoming good enough to be able to date a doctor.

I'm sad to be saying goodbye to Mork and Tawan again. Rewatching the series without the Boss and Toy scenes drastically improved the experience, and this remains one of my favorite BLs, and the only change I'm really mad about is Nadia because otherwise it was a very close adaptation. I do think there were different vibes, with something about the book feeling a little more real. Maybe just because it was in first person able to be introspective, in a way that I don't think you can translate to screen.

[k1nky-fool]

Warning about Lucio in Ace of Swords

Listen, I know this fandom has a lot of hits and a lot of misses, and I know some people get very upset when their favorite isn't characterized in a favorable light.

I actually love Lucio's character. I love the character of Lucio because within the story of The Arcana, he has to go through the biggest character arc to fix or otherwise live with the consequences of his flaws. And I love that journey because Lucio's character is so immeasurably flawed before he learns what he did wrong and is humbled into treating others with respect.

That being said, because Ace of Swords Book I is the first of 3 in a series that follows the Apprentice Callisto in the plague era, the main cast before Lucio's disembodiment, and the Apprentice Callisto during the main storyline of The Arcana with my own interpretation of Nadia's route, Lucio is naturally going to be an antagonist for this series. Lucio is going to be a problem.

He is especially going to be a problem while he still has a body and is waltzing around the palace being his vile self and not caring how poorly he treats others. Please note that just because I like Lucio's character's journey, does not mean that I endorse or even condone any of the vile shit I write about Lucio doing. He is not a hero in Ace of Swords. He may be if I ever write a different fanfic that's supposed to be centered on a different apprentice and his journey as a character, but for Ace of Swords, he is a villain. He will act like a villain that you are not supposed to sympathize with much. Lucio is going to do some uncomfortable and gross stuff, and I will place appropriate and extensive warnings on any chapters that feature these uncomfortable actions.

So I don't wanna see the terminally online takes in my inbox when somebody inevitably doesn't like how Lucio behaves like an antagonist in a story that I specifically write Lucio as an antagonist in. I've already had a few, and I'm letting you know that your ice cold takes will be deleted from my inbox, and if you hated how I wrote Lucio as a threat in the first few chapters, then you're gonna be absolutely enraged by how I write him going forward. And I'm not sorry to you if your only message to me is a hate comment about how you think I don't respect your favorite character when I know how much work I put into researching timelines and characters, and writing this fanfic, just because I wanted to write this story.

Now, if you have some constructive criticism, a scene or moment you liked, or a funny roast for me, I would certainly enjoy that chat. Leave a comment or send an ask, and I'll appreciate the interaction. I know this only applies to a small number of Lucio fans, but if you are a Lucio fan, then I know you have experience with the exact people that send these kinds of enraged messages.

Thank you for your patience,

-Kaz

[sxftkxssxs]

Hi, if it's okay I would like to make a request, in a relationship the sweet moments are very beautiful but the fights are also normal, so the M6s (if it's too much just the M3) in a discussion with their s/o. If you don't want to do it, that's fine!

yes! having some fights or disagreements are completely normal!

M6 in a discussion/argument with MC

Asra

very quiet but not in an intimidating way

they genuinely hate fighting with you, but understands it happens from time to time

he’ll never mention any of your past or forgetting your past against you

they’re one of the easier ones in an argument

he’ll listen to what you have to say and then tell you how he feels, he expects you to listen like he did

they always offer solutions and ways to cool off if an argument gets too heated

he won't apologize at first, they'll come around eventually if he was pushing boundaries

if it ever does happen, and they bring up your past at all, he knows he definitely crossed a line. if you let them, they're immediately spilling out apologies.

he's the softest after an argument, and is very careful with their words after

Julian

dramatic. worse than normal.

goes back to his whole facade of I'm dealing with this perfectly fine

call him out on it but dear gods don’t push it too much

it’s a really complex game of tug and war with Julian, because if you push him too harshly, he’ll completely breakdown

you’re gonna have to be the one to think through this, Julian doesn't think about his actions much, he’s improved but not that much

he knows whenever he's in the wrong though, during those times he'll go and apologize whenever you're ready to speak to him again

he tries to make sure arguments don't happen often, but eventually learns he can't prevent every single one

he doesn't mean to, but he'll always bring up something of his past instead of yours

no matter the argument you'll end up with a sad and worried julian climbing into bed with you if you allow it

he's clingy after an argument, but it fades after a day or two

Nadia

very calm for the most part

she knows arguments happen for couples, and you can't avoid them forever

for most disagreements she'll be very patient with you and make it so there's not many actual fights

If anything about her family or how she's ruling is brought up however, she gets a little defensive out of habit

you'll both need to separate for air, an angry Nadia is a mean Nadia

Nadia comes up with a whole speech for you

she won't need to use it, but she makes one just in case you're still angry with her

she keeps you pretty close the next day

you'll also find there's mysteriously a gift on your bedside table the next morning

Muriel

he hates arguments.

no matter what it's about he wants it to be over as soon as possible

the best way to get through to him is through a discussion instead.

speak to him calmly and soft, if you can't manage that you'll just stress the both of you out.

Inanna offers her assistance by sitting by both your feet

don't yell at him, as much as he's come out of his shell, he still needs patience

he'll come to you and apologize, if you told him he was doing something wrong,

he'll ask you to accompany him through all his tasks the next morning, but eventually lets you get to your own thing by the afternoon.

Innana gives you both kisses when she realizes you've made up,

Portia

she's very passionate about her thoughts

don't try to insult her or mention she might be lying; she'll feel very hurt that you don't trust her or would mention her insecurities

she'll be very angry if you're upset about a family matter

Pepi will decide who this argument hurts more and curl up with them once it's over

either way you'll need space after, even if it's just 10 minutes

she's very sorry if she yelled at you, she didn't mean to! Promise!

showers you in kisses after, Pepi absolutely jumps onto both your laps sometime after

you'll get a special flower/plant from portia's garden in the morning <3

she'll leave in the morning for work, but leaves a little note saying that she's sorry (again) and hopes you'll like the flower/plant she gave you

Lucio

dear god, he's so loud outside of an argument, even louder inside one

the argument can be heard in every room in the palace, the servants feel very sorry for you

he's offended if you call him out, even if he knows deep down, you're right

Melchior sits by your feet, offering his support to you

Mercedes sits by Lucio's, looking at you with..pity?

once you've gotten everything out and stopped yelling at each other, he's feeling very guilty

he'll feel this way no matter who was in the wrong, and automatically wants to apologize

the next day you'll be treated, by Lucio himself

the dogs are very happy the palace isn't so loud anymore...

[cherrycheridarling]

happier | t.h.

tom holland x singer!reader

warnings: swearing and sad. fluff if you squint

summary: you wish tom the best with his new relationship in your new song. {listen to happier by olivia rodrigo (if you want)}

wc: 3.6k

'We broke up a month ago,'

"I've been thinking," your heart sunk at his words, "I'm always working." he grabbed both of your hands.

You locked your gaze in his. Sat in the living room of his shared flat. Inches apart yet you could already feel the separation between the two of you growing.

He avoided your eye contact, "I-I can't be in a relationship unless I can give one hundred percent of myself to the other person. A-and I know I haven't been doing that to you, which is c-completely unfair." he wiped away a tear from your cheek that you didn't know had fell, "You've been so, so good to me. I'm sorry I wasn't better, but I can't keep putting you through this." his voice was barely audible.

You finally tore your eyes away from his face. His tear soaked face. Choosing to stare at a spot over his shoulder instead. You took three deep breaths. In and out. Something about his words made you confused, but your pain overpowered it.

"Please say something. Anything." he whispered against your knuckles. Holding your hands to his lips.

You gently removed your hands from his grip, "Thank you for being mature and honest with me." you started with a sniffle, "Thank you for all of our memories and for showing me what love is," you cupped his face, "Thank you for everything, loser." your light laugh lacked any humour, but it still brought a slight smile to his face.

He held your hand that was resting on his jaw, "I love you more than life itself, darling." he kissed your palm and you felt your heart shatter. "Never hesitate to call, dummy."

You nodded with a sad smile. "I love you, too." You stood up and made your way out of the door. A year and a half down the drain within ten minutes.

'Your friends are mine, you know I know you moved on. Found someone new.'

"Do you guys wanna do something on Saturday? I don't have work. Maybe karaoke?" you asked the group without looking up from your phone.

Harrison made a confused noise, "Did you forget? We have Nadia's birthday par—" you heard a loud smack, "—Ow! What? Oh, shit."

You looked up to see Zendaya, Jacob, Harry, Sam and Tuwaine all glaring at Harrison.

"Absolute div." Tuwaine muttered.

You furrowed your eyebrows, "Who's Nadia?" you looked at all of them as they avoided eye contact. "Daya?"

She let out a long sigh before clearing her throat, "Um, Nadia is- Well she's kind of- you know, um—"

"—Tom's new girlfriend." Sam finished for her.

Your mouth formed an 'o' shape as you processed the information. His new girlfriend. It'd been a month and four days since he ended your relationship. And he had a new girlfriend.

It took him a month to move on. A month to be able to give a hundred percent of himself to someone.

You couldn't tell if you were more angry or sad. Maybe a mixture of both. Angry that your friends were hiding information from you, but at the same time you understood their intentions. Sad and upset because the boy who told you he wasn't ready to give a hundred percent of himself was already with someone new.

You slowly nodded, "Oh, okay. Well, I hope you guys have fun." you gave a tight lipped smile before looking back at your phone.

Everyone glanced at each other worriedly before allowing their gazes to fall on you again.

"How do you feel?" Jacob asked cautiously.

You locked your phone and set it on your lap, "I'm fine." you faked a smile, "I think I'm gonna head home, though. It's getting late and I have an early studio session. Bye." you quickly grabbed your purse and left with a small wave.

"Y/N! Wait—" the slamming of the front door cut Tuwaine off.

It was three p.m. and you weren't supposed to be in the studio until noon.

'One more girl who brings out the better in you,'

"Y/N/N. You need to talk about it sooner or later." Zendaya reminded you as she sat at the end of your bed with Harrison beside her.

You removed the covers from your face, revealing your tear stained cheeks, "Does she make him happy?"

There was silence from your two friends before they hesitantly nodded. Both weren't completely sure, but they assumed she did.

"Does she bring out the best version of him? Does she stroke his hair while they cuddle? Does she cook with him? Does she walk Tessa with him?"

Harrison sighed, "Y/N/N, we—"

"—Because that's what I did. I brought out the best side of him. I stroked his hair while we cuddled. I cooked with him. I walked Tessa with him. I did it all. Every single thing." your voice broke towards the end as you let the sobs rack through your body.

Harrison and Zendaya went to either side of you and held you. They just held you. Because even they didn't know what to do.

'And I thought my heart was detached from all the sunlight of our past,'

"Are you sure you're okay with this?" Zendaya asked as you walked towards Tom's front door.

You nodded and smoothed down your sundress, "Yeah. We ended on good terms. It's been two months or so. We're friends. Plus, I miss hanging out with all of us." you assured her.

She sighed before knocking on the door, "Alright."

A few moments later the door swung open revealing Tom. Dressed in black jeans and a white button-up. Sleeves rolled up to his elbows. Curls dangling over his forehead. A sweet smile on his lips.

You felt your stomach lurch. Air leaving your lungs involuntarily. Heart rate quickening. You could smell his cologne and every single memory with him clouded your mind.

"Hey! It's great to see you guys—"

"—Sorry. I-I think I left something in the car. One second." you rushed out the words before turning on your heel.

Zendaya let out a long sigh, "Fuck."

Tom frowned, "Did I do something wrong?"

'But she's so sweet, she's so pretty. Does she mean you forgot about me?'

"Y/N!" an unfamiliar voice called out to you from somewhere in the boys' backyard.

It was Harrison's annual barbecue get together. Nearly three months since your break up with Tom.

You turned towards the source of the noise and found a girl walking towards you. Brunette. Tight black dress with black heels. Body and face of a model.

"I've been dying to meet you! I'm such a huge fan. I basically live off of your music." she giggled as she hugged you.

You smiled, "Aw! Thank you! That means so much to me. You look amazing, by the way."

She laughed, "Thank you! But you're absolutely gorgeous! Sorry, I completely forgot to introduce myself. I'm Nadia, Tom's girlfriend."

Of fucking course.

You raised your eyebrows, but managed to keep a smile on your face, "Oh! I've heard so much about you! Well, Tom's one lucky guy," you chuckled, "I'd love to chat some more, but I need to use the washroom. Excuse me. It was a pleasure meeting you." you gave her a hoaxed smile before quickly walking away.

You were two feet away from the washroom when Zendaya grabbed your arm, "What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost or something."

Your breaths were coming out in short puffs, "I just met Nadia?"

Her eyes widened before she dragged you towards Tuwaine's room, "Okay. Let's sit down."

'Oh, I hope you're happy, but not like how you were with me. I'm selfish, I know. I can't let you go,'

"You should move in here." Tom mumbled against your shirt.

You let out a small laugh, "You already have four roommates, love. One more might turn this into a barn."

He lifted his head off of your chest, "I'm serious. Driving from Manchester to Kingston all the time is such a hassle for you. We have recording studios here and it would make me the happiest man in the world if I could wake up to your gorgeousness everyday." he planted kisses on your forehead, nose and lips.

You chuckled at his boyish grin, "It's only a three hour drive and I'm sure the boys don't want me imposing on your time with them."

He quickly shook his head, "I already talked to them about it and they want you here, too."

You raised your eyebrows, "Well, if you're sure it'll make you the happiest man in the world, I'll think about it."

"You already make me the happiest man in the world, but I needed something to convince you." he rested his head on your chest again as you laughed.

'So find someone great, but don't find no one better. I hope you're happy, but don't be happier.'

"Are we ordering pizza?" Harrison yawned from beside you on the couch.

"Sushi?" you grinned hopefully.

Tuwaine shook his head, "We had sushi last night."

"Tom and I are making dinner for you guys!" Nadia reminded you from the kitchen.

Her arms wrapped around Tom's waist as he stirred whatever was in the pan he had on the stove.

You really hated their open floor layout at that moment since there wasn't a wall to block them from your view.

"Oh, yeah. What're you making?" Sam asked.

"Salmon with rice and steamed veggies." Tom answered without looking up from the pan.

Everyone made noises of realization as you turned to Harry, "Aliens or a tiger. Which do you think you could beat in a fight?" he asked.

You laughed before replying, "Hmm, depends. Are the aliens small or—"

"Tommy!" you heard a girly giggle and turned to see Tom with Nadia over his shoulder as they laughed and ran around the kitchen.

You quickly diverted your gaze to the coffee table. Forgetting about Harry's absurd question. All eyes were on you.

"What?" you asked when you finally looked up at your friends.

"Are you okay?" Harrison frowned from beside you before resting his head on your shoulder.

You let out a dry, quiet laugh, "Of course. As long as he's happy."

The looks of pity you received were almost as painful as the scene you witnessed moments ago.

'And do you tell her she's the most beautiful girl you've ever seen? An eternal love bullshit you know you'll never mean,'

"Premiere day!" Zendaya walked into your shared hotel room with a bright smile, Nadia following behind her.

You faked a smile as you applied another coat of mascara, "You girls look gorgeous."

Zendaya was in a red and black sequin gown. Hair down and heels on. Nadia was dressed in a maroon silk dress with a slit on the side. Black heels dawning her feet. Both had makeup and accessories on matching their attire.

You were in an emerald green gown with a slit running down your left leg. Silver heels and silver jewellery to match.

"So do you!" Nadia exclaimed as she sat on Zendaya's bed.

"Are the boys coming soo—" Zendaya got cut off by three loud knocks on the door.

"I'll get it!" Nadia jumped up and opened the door.

Tom was stood before her in a maroon suit. Matching her dress. Black dress shoes. Matching her heels. Glasses on and a bright smile.

You watched as Tom ran his eyes down Nadia's outfit, "Well, aren't you just the most beautiful girl in the world?" he planted a kiss on her lips as you witnessed with envy.

"Aw, Tommy. I love you."

"I love you more, darling." he grinned before looking behind her.

Heart wrenching pain struck you again.

You watched as his mouth fell open by the slightest bit. Eyes growing wider.

He quickly snapped out of his daze, placing a pearly white smile on, "You two look absolutely stunning."

You acknowledged his compliment with a curt nod.

Zendaya let out a laugh, "Yup. About to out do you at your own premiere."

'Remember when I believed you meant it when you said it first to me?'

"Green or white?" you held up both dresses against your body.

Tom looked up from his phone, "Both of them will look amazing on you, love."

You sighed, "I appreciate the compliment, but I am meeting Sebastian Stan tonight. Now is not the time for indecisiveness. One of them will make me look bad and I need to know which one."

The Infinity War premiere was in two hours and your anxiety was growing by the minute.

"C'mere." he motioned you towards him with a 'come hither' gesture as he sat on the edge of the hotel bed. You made your way towards him. Standing in between his legs as he wrapped his arms around your waist, "You are the most beautiful girl in the world. Absolutely gorgeous. You could make the ugliest dress look like something from a fairytale."

Your smile grew as he kissed your stomach, "Thank you, mi amor." you bent down and placed a peck on his forehead, leaning your head against his, you whispered, "Now, green or white?"

He chuckled and pecked your lips, "White."

You smiled before making your way to put on the white dress, "I love you."

"I love you more, darling."

'And now I'm picking her apart. Like cutting her down will make you miss my wretched heart. But she's beautiful, she looks kind. She probably gives you butterflies.'

"I don't like her." you murmured.

Zendaya chuckled, "Nadia? You barely know the girl."

You nodded, "And I don't like her. I don't like her giggles and her nickname for him. I don't like her hair."

You knew you were looking for things to dislike, but there weren't any. She was a fan of your music, she complimented you all the time. She was genuinely a great person.

She sighed, "No, you don't like the fact that she's dating Tom. If she wasn't, you wouldn't be saying any of this."

You rolled your eyes and glared at her, "Can you let me be angry?"

She laid herself down on your mattress, "Nope. If you wanna be angry, be angry at Tom. Nadia hasn't done anything to you. You're better than this."

"God, I hate your optimistic side sometimes." you threw a pillow at her.

She laughed, "One of us needs to be the optimist."

You sighed, "Do you think he misses me?"

"Yes." she replied without hesitation.

You sat up and furrowed your eyebrows, "What makes you say that?"

She let out a long breath, "You need to talk to him about that."

'I hope you're happy. I wish you all the best, really. Say you love her, baby. Just not like you loved me. And think of me fondly when your hands are on her. I hope you're happy, but don't be happier.'

"And you're dead." you dropped the controller on your lap as you defeated Harrison in Super Smash Bros again.

He huffed like a child, "Unfair. I taught you how to play, how'd you get better than me?"

"Actually, I taught her how to play. And I am ten times better than you." Tuwaine corrected him.

Harrison scoffed, "Whatever. Sweaty nerds, the both of you."

Nadia spoke up from Tom's lap, "Can I try?"

You nodded, "Who do you wanna go against?"

She chuckled, "I think I'll verse Harrison. Seeing as how Y/N just kicked your ass, I wanna at least have a chance."

Her comment made you laugh as you handed her the controller and watched them pick their characters. You watched as Tom set his phone down and focused on the screen where his girlfriend chose Pichu.

"Choose Kirby." Tom told her.

She furrowed her eyebrows, "Why? Pichu is so cute."

"Y/N always plays as Kirby and she always wins. With that stupid power absorbing ability." he chuckled as his eyes landed on you.

You felt your heart skip a beat at the small detail he remembered before you played it off with a light laugh, "Not my fault you thought Luigi could beat Kirby everytime we played."

'Ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo,'

You pressed on the keys of the piano in the boys' home. Singing your heart out. You still had your spare key and Harrison told you no one was home.

You were waiting for them to return from golfing so you could have your Sunday night dinners. It's been nearly four months since your breakup with Tom. Your album was due to be released on May twenty-first and you were letting the still evident pain fuel your lyrics.

"I hope you're happy, just not like how you were with me. I'm selfish, I know. I can't let you go. So find someone great, but don't find no one better. I hope you're happy, but don't be happier." you faded out the piano and pressed stop on the recording on your phone.

Writing down small notes about the song and things to tweak, your thoughts were quickly interrupted.

"I'm not."

Your head snapped up. Tom was leaning against the doorframe behind you. Tears escaping his eyes.

"T-Tom. I'm sorry. Haz told me the house was empty and I just started playing and- Wait. What did you say?" realization dawned on you.

He stepped closer and sat beside you on the piano bench, "I'm not happier. Hell, I'm not even happy." he gave a pathetic attempt at a laugh, staring straight at the black and white keys.

Your mind was trying to catch up with everything happening, trying to register his words, the state he was in. Grey sweats, black tee. Messy hair and red eyes.

"Why?"

He released a heavy sigh, "There's so many things you could be asking 'why' about. Why did I break up with you? Why am I with Nadia? Why am I not happy? Why the hell am I crying? Which one is it, Y/L/N?"

You blinked a few times, "All of them."

He sniffled and rubbed his face, "I felt like I was holding you back." he started, catching a glimpse of your confused expression, he continued, "You hadn't released any music in over year. There were so many articles saying that I was the reason that the biggest pop star in the world was quitting music. I didn't want to be the reason for that."

"You weren't and you aren't." you assured him.

He shrugged, "I just felt like you would do a lot better without me. And you are. Look at you, your fifth album is coming out next month." he nudged you with his shoulder, "I'm proud of you," he smiled.

"T-thank you."

He nodded, "Anyways, why am I with Nadia? Um, a few days after we broke up, I went to a friend's place to distract myself, as one does. She was there. She was a distraction. I never meant for it to get this far. You know, she actually asked me to be her boyfriend." he chuckled dryly to himself as you listened intently. "I guess, I thought it'd be easier to move on if I had something else to pour my love into?"

You nodded slowly, "Okay, I somewhat get that. So you really do love her?"

He quickly shook his head, "No, no, I don't. I mean, I can't. No one can truly love two people at once. And I think that answers the question of why I'm not happy." he paused and faced you completely, "I'm crying because hearing that song and hearing how evident your pain in it is, that will make anyone cry. I'm crying because I miss you and I miss us. I-I miss what we had and what we were. I miss your kisses and your stupid jokes that only you laugh at. I miss going on walks with you and Tess. I just miss you."

There was a long period of silence after his confession. You were trying to process all the information he was giving. He was cursing himself for being so straightforward. The longer it went without a response from you, the more anxious he got. He grabbed your hands, holding them to his lips.

"Please say something. Anything."

Déjà vu.

You swallowed, "You want honesty?" he nodded, "Okay, I was so mad at you. I-I was infuriated. Y-you told me you weren't ready to give a hundred percent of yourself and that you couldn't be in a relationship until you could give all of yourself to that person. Then a month later, you're with her. Making me feel like you just couldn't give yourself to me." you paused and shook your head, "You could've told me the truth. You should've told me the truth. We could've talked about it. We could've avoided months of awkward run ins and no communication." he nodded, still holding your hands in his, "I'm not gonna lie and say I don't miss you because I do, I miss you more than anything, but we shouldn't be doing this or saying these things while you're with her." you removed your hands from his.

He spent a moment looking down at his fingers. Releasing short breaths. "I don't want to be with her."

"But you are. And I don't want you to break up with her for me. Because that's not how things work, Tom. But you shouldn't stay with her either. Especially if this is how you're feeling. That's just unfair to her." you shook your head and felt your mind clear.

He nodded and met your gaze, "This is the end of us, huh?"

You shook your head, "I don't think there will ever be an end to us." you laughed dryly.

He agreed with a smile, "For forever and a day, remember?"

You nodded, "For forever and a day."

[auspicious-lilana]

Two Cats, One Heart (Chat Noir x Reader)

Summary: Y/n Ross and Adrian Agreste are childhood best friends, they’ve been through thick and thin, including losing their mom, and dad. Since then Y/n's mom made her live with Adrian at his mansion and forever leaving her life. Watch as their lives Change as they become the new heroes of Paris alongside Ladybug and see how Romance sprouts between the two models. 

Part 1 |  Part 2 |  Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7  | Part 8 | Part 9

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{Third POV}

"Ladybug, Lady Wolf and Chat Noir have saved Paris yet again."  Nadia reported on the news playing on Marinette's computer as Ladybug swooped down from her ceiling door, changing back as she lazily hit her wheel chair to continue working on her box.

"And yet again, Marinette hopes she'll finally have enough time to complete her ."  Marinette grumbled.

"What's the magic box for, Marinette?"  Tikki asked, floating around to look at the box as Marinette screwed in the last bolt.  "To lock up my diary, and all my secrets."

"Every little secret? You're telling me that you write everything down in that thing?"

"Uh... yeah, something wrong?"  Marinette proceeded to close and open the box to see if it works.

"Well, for one, what if someone finds out you're Ladybug? And two, what if someone finds out you're Ladybug?!"  Tikki sat on top of the open box with a panicked look.

"Not gonna happen. Try it, Tikki."  Tikki went in the box and tried to lift the diary up before getting locked in.

"Hey!" Tikki's muffled voice exclaimed.

"And....it works!"  Marinette freed Tikki, using her key to unlock the box.

"Yesterday, Mr. Bourgeois was re-elected as mayor of Paris for the fourth consecutive term."  Nadia said on the news, catching Marinette' s attention. "Here we see Mr. Bourgeois with his daughter."

"Ugh! Look at Chloé, acting as if she were the mayor of Paris!"  Marinette annoyingly huffed. "Oh! Which reminds me, Class Representative Elections are tomorrow!"

"What's so bad about that?"

"Chloé is running for class rep. The one person who cares the least about the students, and the most about herself."

"Well then, maybe you should run!"

"I totally would, but, don't you think I got enough to do with my duties as Ladybug and all my school work? Besides."  Marinette sighed, looking at the posters of Adrian she tore down from her walls. "Y/n would be better off running,"  

"Are you still upset?"

"I mean of course! Someone I always was insecure about just ended up dating my biggest crush EVER! Who wouldn't be sad that their plans of marrying the could-be the love of their life and having kids and pets and a amazing honeymoon was ruined just like that? But, I can't bring myself to hate her."

"And why is that?"

"She already left over 20 missed calls and even more texts since I ran off the other day."  Marinette looked at her phone notifications. "She seems worried."

"I think you should talk to her."  Tikki said, sitting on Marinette's phone. "You can't avoid her forever, and you know you can't risk getting akumatized either."

"You're right, My goal for today will to try and talk to her."

"That's the spirit!"

"Armand D'Argencourt, one of Bourgeois's opponents, and fencing instructors of Françoise Dupont High School, was pummeled in the polls. In fact, D'Argencourt acquired the least number of votes in Paris History."  Marinette's eyes fell over the clock on the computer before falling over her chair.

"I'm going to be late for school!"  Marinette panicked getting her backpack, racing out. . "Again!"  

*** {Y/n POV} ***

I sighed, bored as I listened to Miss Bustier talk about the class student elections before I noticed a note slip onto my desk, Maya tapping my foot with hers.

I looked at the note confused before I saw her signal at me to Adrian. I leaned back on my chair to see him wink as I scoffed, blushing a bit. I opened the note before holding in a giggle.

A midnight stroll with your beloved kitty?

Yes or Yes?

I shook my head, circling both yeses, writing a quick reply before handing it to Maya who managed to slide the note over to Adrian with her foot. Maya scribbled on the corner of her notebook, before discreetly showing me.

Offended I wasn't the first to know your little scandal with Mr. Agreste, what happened to no secrets?

She gave me a huff as I sighed, writing my reply.

It wasn't a secret, technically. Just was not brought up

She looked pondering before writing back.

Well, you owe me lunch, homemade tomorrow then I'll forget everyone else found out before I did....deal?

Deal!

She held her pinky out under the desk as I nodded, locking my pinky with hers.

Now I expect full details tonight...did you kiss yet?!

I blushed as she held in a gasp, furiously writing back.

You DID kiss, didn't you!!! You and I have a LOT to talk about tonight

I remembered our plans tonight before grimacing

Sorry Mai, I already made plans with Adrian tonight? Ahehe?

Then can you sleepover next weekend?  My parents will be out by then.

I think?

I'll have to see if I'm allowed to first

I swear you were born lucky to live in the same house as your own boyfriend, it's like you married early!

I blushed at her comment.

Don't say that! We're too young for marriage...

She was about to write back before Marinette practically broke through the door.

Hi! I'm sorry! I-uh, I-uh, the bus,"  Marinette stammered before coughing.  "Dry throat."  The teacher sighed, dismissing her to her seat.

"Alright, I'll give all of you till the end of lunch to decide if you like to be a candidate."  Ms.Bustier announced as the lunch bell rang.

***

"He confessed to you at Valentines day with a Chat Noir plushie?!"  Maya squealed at my white lie. Truth:  He confessed on Valentines Day and it was mostly about his identity as Chat Noir but she can't say that. "But last I known, you've had a major thing for Chat Noir, what changed your mind?"

"ah, well."  I nervously chuckled. "Well, I guess I realized I only admired Chat Noir. Besides I ship him with Lady Wolf now. They're really cute together."

"A wolf and a cat, such a cute image. I've been watching the two closely, and lately hasn't it seemed like they've been closer? I almost think they're a thing."

"Maybe."  I soon overheard Chloé telling students not to run for class rep with some dirty secret or threat.

"Why you look at that, little miss princess is scaring people off with her scheming blackmail."  Maya chortled.

"Why are you so bugged? Are you planning to run for class rep?"

"Not, I'm already busy as it is with my Wolf blog plus the fact I gotta help my mom with our antique store."  Maya sighed. "Besides, I'd prefer if you ran for class rep. You're efficient, friendly, and so very reliable. Not to mention you got a good face."

"Oh I can't run."  I bashfully chuckled. "I already have extra classes and my kendo. Not to mention modelling. I'm already busy as it is." Especially with my Lady Wolf identity.

"I didn't even know they did kendo in France."

"France has many foreigners too you know? and I enjoy learning how to use a sword, It's a calming pastime." And a nice advantage to helping me with Akuma fights.

"I heard you even went to New York for a bit to for a kendo tournament."

"It was just for two weeks. Not long."  The two finished off their lunches before hearing the bell.

"Well, time to hear how Chloé is guaranteed Class rep."  Maya sighed, packing her lunch box as they got up to head to class.

"I don't know Maya, maybe someone will run this time."

"Yeah, they'll have to be someone with free time and without any secrets, Chloé could exploit."

***

"So, any new candidates who would like to run against Chloé and Sabrina?"  Ms.Bustier asked, looking around as I noticed a lot of them cower from her gaze before she sighed, seeing nobody is willing to. "Given that Chloé and Sabrina are the only candidates, there's no point in voting. So, Chloé and Sabrina-"

"I'll run!"  Marinette exclaimed, raising her hand as Maya seemed shocked as I nudged her.

" Wonderful! You'll need to develop your campaign and have a speech ready by tomorrow. We'll have the vote then."  Ms.Bustier smiled, dismissing the class.

"See."  I said. "Told you someone might run this time."

"She never seemed like the type to do this stuff."  Maya shrugged. "But she sure got my vote already, and I'm assuming yours too?"

"Nope."  I smiled.

"You've got to be insane to vote for Chloé!"

"I'm planning to be unbiased. See who wins me over first."

"Sometimes I can't seem to understand how your brain works."  Maya deadpanned.

"Wanna get some ice cream? I'm yearning for some icy treats!"

"I'm not paying."

"Aww,"

"Oh hush, not like you're tight on money."

"But I like being paid for, makes me feel special."

"You're special either way Ms.Super Model."

***

I was watching Adrain fence his teacher, waiting for him to be done.

"Fencing and kendo are different customs, yet the same sort of grace,"  I muttered, watching the two before Mr.D'Argencourt used some different tactic to trip Adrain off his feet before pointing his point at him.

"Wow, Mr. D'Argencourt, never seen you on fire like this! That was some attack!" Adrain praised, lifting his mask as Mr.D'Argencourt lend them a hand to heave him up.

"It ought be. This particular maneuver hither was developed by my ancestor, Darkblade." Mr. D'Argencourt proudly said.

"Darkblade?"

" In the days of yore, Darkblade conquered Paris and ruled over it with an iron fist. Until he was overthrown vence by a wealthy Frenchman who used his dirty gold to buy the loyalties of the common people. To think that not so long ago, my ancestor's flag was waving above Paris..." I soon noticed Nadja and the news camera sneak up behind Mr.D'Argencourt as I gripped my purse, having a bad feeling.

" Is that what you ran in the election, Mr. D'Argencourt? To seek revenge on your ancestors behalf?" She questioned all of a sudden, starling Mr.D'Argencourt.

"Part le fer! Who dost we have hither?" He angerily asked.

"Nadja Chamack. Don't be bemused, it's just the news!" She exclaimed to the camera before pointing her mic to the man. "Do you have anything to say about your quote un-quote landslide defeat?"

"Hey, you! Excuse me! How did you get in the school?" The janitor came running.

"I think it's time to get back to the studio!" They ran off with the Janitor on their tail.

"I smell a akuma in the air." Alpha whispered, peeking out from my purse as I quietly shoved him down.

"Shh, We don't want Adrain's teacher to catch glimpse of you,"

"I don't know, I find the idea of people finding you crazy talking to a purse very amusing." I annoyingly shoved him deeper in my purse as he snickered.

"When I asked for a change, They should've gotten me a nicer kawami too." I mockingly mumbled.

"I'm a great kawami, be lucky. Many wishes they had me instead."

"How many were a mirror?"

"We don't speak about that."

"Speak of what?" I looked up to see Adrain, already out of his fencing suit, standing above me.

"He thinks he's nice." I scoffed.

"Compared to Plagg, he might as well be."

"Hey!" The black cat exclaimed from his jacket as we both laughed, intertwining our hands as we headed outside before hearing a loud slash.

"We shall take City Hall by storm and reclaim the throne from Bourgeois the usurper!" the Akuma who looked like Darkblade, with two knight minions ran off as the two stared agape.

"Whoa, that's some medieval madness!" Plagg watched.

"No kidding," Alpha retorted, the two ran back into the school.

"Time to transform!" Adrian exclaimed. "Plagg claws out!" He transformed as I watched with an amusing look. He soon looked at me, smirking. "Enjoying the view?"

"You can say that," I said, turning around.

"Admit it." Alpha scoffed. "You-"

"Alpha tails out!" I cut him off with the transformation words as he got pulled into my bracelet.  I soon as I finished, I noticed Chat looking at me with his eyes glued.

"Enjoying the view?" I retorted back with a smirk.

"You can say that." We both looked at each other, before laughing as he walked up to the door opening it before bowing down. "M'lady?"

"Why thank you, kind gentle-kitty." Before I knew it, Chat swooped me off my feet, carrying me in his arms. "You do know I'm fully capable of keeping up with you?"

"Yes, 100%. But where's the fun in that?" I rolled my eyes playfully as he jumped up using his staff to get onto a rooftop, letting me down as we stopped to see Darkblade turning our driver into a knight.

"Let us to battle, knights! Part le fer!" Darkblade proclaimed, the citizens chanting 'Part le fer!'

"The people had their say and they chose Bourgeois over you, D'Argencourt!" Chat interrupted, jumping down to block their path.

"Cha-" I groaned, jumping down next to him.

"Thy peoples matter not to me. D'Argencourt was defeated, not Darkblade! En grade!"

"People do matter! They're what makes Paris, Paris!" I exclaimed before Chat used his staff to spar with Darkblade as I took on the knights with mine.  

They started crowding me, getting overwhelmed as I knocked one down only to quickly be cornered by another two.

"Uhhh, Mon amour?" Chat called, being backed up into the bridge edge.

"Little ergh! Busy!" I called back.

"Think we should retreat and find Ladybug!" I got my staff knocked, flying off the bridge.

"Good idea." I dodged the knights as I grabbed Chat's hand as we fell back, before using our claws to cling to the backside surface of the bridge.

"Nary a minute to be wasted! City Hall awaits us!"  We heard Darkblade, soon hearing their thumping footsteps fade away.

"City hall huh." Chat grinned.

"Guess now we know their main objective, let's go."

*** {Third POV} ***

Marinette anxiously watched as Chat and Lady Wolf fight off as many knights as they could from the window.

"Chat...Lady Wolf...Hurry." Marinette quietly urged.

"Part le fer!" Darkblade shouted, fencing with Chat Noir as Lady Wolf tried to help before getting caught up with the crowd of Knights, getting tossed onto the wall.

"Oww." Lady Wolf groaned, "That's gonna leave a bruise." Before she knew it, Chat and she was backed up on the wall, a very similar yo-yo sting appeared right in front of them as Chat Noir grinned, grabbing the string, his free hand around Lady Wolf's waist as she teasingly taunted the knights before Ladybug reeled the two inside. Chat Noir, unfortunately, slammed against the wall, falling upside, Lady Wolf let go and landed on her feet beside him.

"Sorry, Guys." Ladybug apologized. "I was doing damage control inside."

"We were managing just fine on our own, but it's always to have a third helping hand." Chat grinned, getting up.

Soon enough, they three worked together to try to keep the knights from reaching the inside of the tower as they attempted to stack on top of each other's shoulders.

"Strike!" Chat exclaimed, watching them fall back down like pinballs as he pulled the two girls back inside.

"Cursèd, colorful acrobats!" Darkblade angrily shouted before going up to two cars, tapping both sides of them with his sword to change them into a catapult. The knights used the catapults to try and fling themselves up across the building.

"Why are they going to the roof?" Chat questioned before one slammed to the wall next to their window with a loud 'oof!'.  "Well, at least some of them."

"The flag!" Ladybug realized.

"Tally ho!" Darkblade continued to order, the knights launching him onto the roof. " Ha haha! Once these stripes are supplanted by mine coat of arms, I shalt reign supreme!" He explained, cutting off the national flag from its place.

"The Akuma, it must be in his sword." Lady Wolf observed as they jumped up to the rooftop. "It's the only thing he's been using this whole time."

"How are we gonna get a hold of it?" Chat asked.

"By getting me close to him!" Ladybug declared, pulling out her yoyo to latch onto his arm, climbing up to the peak of the building before Darkblade pushed her to the side with his sword. "Chat Noir! Lady Wolf! Don't let him get his banner!" The two nodded going to attempt knocking down the tower of knights before the one with the flag could reach Darkblade, but soon failed as they had already climbed the rest pinning themselves onto the teens to keep them from stopping the process.

"Villains! Thou impress me not. By the blade of darkness, I hereby declare all peoples of this kingdom are henceforth mine!" Darkblade's voice roared as he placed his banner where the previous flag was, causing the sky above them to turn black. "Bow to King Darkblade!" A black void of energy appears and begins closing in on City Hall, causing civilians to become knights. "Soon thou shalt join my army, you venomous insect!"

Chat soon managed to get the Knights off his back as he glanced at Lady Wolf who nodded at him.

"Don't worry, I can handle a few of them on my own!" Chat nodded.

"Not so fast!" He exclaimed towards Darkblade, bringing his staff out extended to fight him. "En garde!" They seemed to have begun fencing as Ladybug looked around, spinning her yoyo to defend herself. "We're about to wind up as knights too." Chat nervously shouted, noticing the black void slowly coming towards them, close enough to turn the students into Knights.

"Lucky Charm!" Ladybug activated her powers, a toy ladybug falling onto her hands. "Uh, okay..." She then uses her thinking vision which highlights part of the City Hall's roof, some edging, and Darkblade's underarm. "let's hope Darkblade's ticklish." While they are fighting, Ladybug winds up the toy and goes to where Darkblade is, and throws the toy ladybug at him. He then starts feeling ticklish and laughs, causing him to throw the sword at Chat who quickly flings it over to Ladybug who didn't waste time to slam the sword onto the ground right before the void could knightify Lady Wolf.

The sky's void fades away as the Akuma gets out of the sword.

"No more evil-doing for you, Little Akuma!" Ladybug does her thing, catching the akuma with her yoyo and purifies it. Darkblade turns back into Armand.

"Pound it!" The three cheered, fist-bumping before Chat looks at his ring.

"Uh err, gotta take off!" He quickly says. "See yah!" He leaped off as Lady Wolf soon noticed the time as well.

"I'll get going too now," She waves at Ladybug, quickly leaving the scene.

Ladybug jumps down, entering through a window inside an empty room as she changed back.

"Great job, Marinette!" Tikki congratulated. " You proved that you can be Ladybug and a student leader at the same time."

"Wasn't easy, but I'm glad I tried." Marinette smiled. "Cause if I hadn't, I never would've known I could do it."

Marinette walks down the stairs to be greeted by Chloé 's scorns as everyone else was getting the posters and chairs from the door to let fresh air in.

" So where were you? Safely hiding under a rock?"  Chloé scoffed.

"Very funny, Chloé. I got transformed... into a knight" Marinette rolled her eyes, covering up the truth.

"So did I!" Adrian exclaimed, dragging Y/n as they sprinted down the stairs. "What  knight-mare!"

"You had to add the pun?" Y/n cringed as he continued dragging her off.

"Now that this is all over, I want my personal items back!" Marinette ordered, getting Chloé nervous as everyone gasped, their attention now on them.

" I really have no idea what you're talking about! I-"  Before Chloé could retort, Sabrina shoved past her, holding her hand out which seemed to be clammed onto a box to Marinette.

"Oh, yes! Please take it off!" Sabrina pleaded. Marinette took out her key, unlocking the box from her hand as she finally sighed with relief. "Thank you."

"Got an explanation, Chloé?" Alya asked, recording her.

" I told you, I never took her diary! And I'm offended that you're accusing me." Chloé continued to try and defend herself.

"Then how did you even know my diary was in here?" Marinette raised her eyebrow, the students gasping once more.

"Oh, well, uh... " Chloé stammered before pointing at Sabrina. "Sabrina told me. It was all her idea!"

"So uncool." Nino shook his head.

" At least now we know nobody voted for Chloé. You're gonna be our new representative!"  Alya grinned.

"Uh... Not so fast, Alya." Marinette cut in.

"Ha ha ha! See? She's undependable!" Chloé suddenly started mocking. "She's already throwing in the towel!"

"No, I'm not!" Marinette quickly defended. " I just wanna be voted in fairly, not because you don't wanna vote for Chloé, but because you believe in me! I'm not gonna make promises that I can't keep, and I'm not gonna be able to get you everything that you want. But I am resourceful and I know how to prioritize. I'm a good listener and a great multi-tasker. Representing you all is something I truly believe in. And most importantly, I believe in myself. So... Vote for Marinette, for class representative!"

"She got your vote now?" Maya nudged Y/n.

"Most definitely." Y/n chuckled. "Who would've thought Chloé would snoop through her private things just to win."

"Sometimes I wonder how you still see the good in her." Maya deadpanned.

"I rather trust and regret than doubt and regret."

*** {Y/n's POV} ***

I was walking out of the classroom as Adrian left early, claiming he had to go and set something up first before I saw Marinette waiting for me.

"Marinette." I smiled. "Congratulations on becoming class rep!"

"Can we talk somewhere private?" Marinette asked.

"Yes, please. I could not ask for more." It's been weeks since she was able to talk to me. I kept wondering what I did to upset her. She led me to an empty closet, making sure to lock the door. "If I did anything to upset you in any way, I really am sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you on whatever I did-"

"You didn't do anything wrong." Marinette cut off. "It was me." I got confused, waiting for her to continue. "You didn't know about the huge crush I had on...on....." She began fumbling looking around as I tried to think. Who would she had a crush on that would upset-... Adrian.

"On Adrian?"  I asked.

".....yes. And I got so jealous I couldn't stand watching you two and I just ran off and ignored you. I let my feelings get in the way, and that's my fault."

"I'm-"

"Don't apologize when all you did was be my friend. you couldn't have known, I can't believe I even held a grudge against you for it. But I thought it over, and I guess me and Adrian were never meant to be."  

"You're one of my dearest friends, Marinette." I said, smiling. "I wouldn't want to lose you for something as small as this."

"You're right, us girls got to stick together after all." Marinette sadly chuckled. "Can't let a little crush come between that."

"So, How about we hang out a bit more, to make up for this misunderstanding?"

"You can sleepover at my place!" Marinette offered. "Maybe even bake together and stuff, you know. if you're able to that is."

"I think I might be, It sounds fun!"

"You really are too nice."

"Am I?" I sheepishly laughed. "Everyone's been saying that lately."

"Well, I'm glad we were able to talk again."

"Me too, next time. Try not to ignore me for weeks. You had me insanely anxious."

"I'll keep that in mind." We laughed as we walked out, continuing our sleepover planning.

***

Soon enough, it was night as I noticed it was nearly midnight and Adrian- or Chat would be waiting for my arrival by now. I brought out my phone to send a text to see if he'd let me go now. Seeing how strict he was with the timing.

you

does my dear blondilocks give me the permission to go out?

Kitty  ♡

why yes

you may , mon amour 😉

you

see you in a few seconds  !!  (≧∇≦)

"Alpha!" I exclaimed, watching his little head poke out from his hiding hole, mouth filled with brownies.

"Yesh?"

"Time to go."

"Mphf?  Wai-"

"Alpha, Tails out!"

I opened my window, making sure to close it after I got out before making my way up to the building next to the Eiffel tower to see Chat waiting for me with a single rose in his hand.

"M'lady?" He held out the rose, as I giggled taking it.

"Why thank you. You shouldn't have." He took my hand, leading me to a small romantic set up. There were rows of gently lit candles with petals decorating the area. and in the middle, a table for two was set up. A romantic atmosphere complete with a beautiful view of Paris. "I didn't know you were such a charmer."

"I try only for you," I blushed as he helped me sit down, pushing in my chair.

"Did you make these yourself?" I asked, opening the dishes to see some of my favorite food and drinks.

"Had a little bit of help."

"You went too much for me."

"There's no too much when it comes to my purrfect amour."

"You sure got a lot to say." I laughed a bit, as I took a bite out of my f/d. (Favorite Dish)

"What can I say?  You bring the romance out of me,"

"How do I put it back?" I teased.

"Ahaha." Soon after we ate and talked a bit, Chat stood up as he did something I couldn't see before the music began to play. "A dance?"  He offered his hand, bowing down slightly.

"You're pulling out all the cards on the first date?" I said, astonished.

"I refuse to give you any less than you deserve." I blushed, taking his hand as he pulled me up, wrapping one arm on my waist, while still holding my hand as I placed my hand on his shoulder as we softly swayed to the music. He occasionally twirled me, sending me in fits of giggles.

"What are we going to do if we get caught here?"

"Do this of course." He then dipped me, going in to kiss me as I blushed from the suddenness. "Leave them a show to enjoy." He deeply said, before pulling me up to another kiss.

"What am I going to do with you," I mumbled.

"Kiss me again."

[destinyc1020]

I am a proud Tomdaya Shipper, but this is 2021. I think many of us are happy to sip the tea, but I am fearful because shit this perfect, usually means something else is happening behind closed and it may not be as "prefect" as it looks. I REALLY want it to be true and I want them both to ride into the sunset, but to play polite devil's advocate, what if this is all just tea and they have moved on? Will we be able to survive a blow like that?

When you talk about "a blow"... First of all, I think that some ppl take shipping a little too seriously. Me, I personally don't. 🤷🏾‍♀️ For me it's just fun lol.

If it turns out that TZ are just really really REALLY good friends and nothing more this time around, it really won't be a big deal to me. I'm personally just happy that they were able to mend things after their breakup and the slight drama that ensued after lol. 😆

It's clear they really care about each other a lot, so them being friends again is already a "Win" in my Tomdaya Playbook if you ask me lol. 😄

I think fans should loosen up a little when it comes to shipping. It's not some contest. It's about real ppl with real feelings. Only they can know where their "friendship" is going. Meanwhile, I'm just happy to sit here and sip the tea and eat the popcorn lol 😆

Even when Tomdaya broke up the first time, I wasn't angry. I was sad for them, but I didn't harp on it, or get upset with either of them, etc.

I've even said time and time again on here that I actually think that the breakup was def necessary!

The way that I look at it, Tom and Z are two of some of the sweetest ppl in the industry today. I wish them nothing but the best. 😊 If that involves them getting back together romantically, then of course I'll be happy for them! 😃 But if that means that they just remain friends and move on romantically with other people, then that's fine also! 😃👍🏾

As long as Z doesn't date another jerk like JE, I'll be fine lol. 😆 And I never really cared who Tom was dating, cuz I could tell Olivia was def a rebound. And with Nadia I thought it was nice he was claiming a gf publicly for the first time with his level of fame, but the way the relationship started, as well as the way things seemed kind of unbalanced btwn them, I didn't get the impression they would last tbh.

But you'll never hear me calling Tom's gfs derogatory words or hating on them, or going to their IG and making hateful comments. No way lol! I didn't even do that to JE and I really didn't care for him much lol. 😅 At the end of the day though, even with JE, I realized that it's Z's LIFE, and if he makes her happy, then fine! 🤷🏾‍♀️ Even if I had bad vibes and saw red flags about him, I had to still respect the fact that he was who she was dating at the time... and part of me was even kind of glad that she was getting out of her controlling bubble a bit, and was trying to change up her dating techniques...

So idk if this really answers your question really lol 😅, but I guess the short answer would be, it wouldn't be a big deal to me.

In fact, if you were to take Tom and Z out of it, and replaced them with ANY other celebrity ex couple, and keep the SAME exact history and timeline of events, I'd be wondering the SAME EXACT thing..."are they dating again?"🤔

It's not necessarily the PEOPLE.... it's the EVENTS. Idk if that makes sense. 🤷🏾‍♀️

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hello hello, nadia, let's get salty shall we :))) starting with no 1 ofc, 3, 4, 5, 13 (choose any character u want), 19, 20, 22, 23, 25 (again whatever ships/characters u want - tho i'm curious ab the "canon" ships o.o), 27 (feel free to choose any fandom u want too) I am DYING to know ur answers omg <33

Unpopular opinion about XXX character?HI ELE!

1. What OTPs in your fandom(s) do you just not get?

SasuSaku and NaruHina. SasuSaku is just.... i dont like it. I don’t like Sasuke in canon and it feels so fucking forced. Same with NaruHina. I don’t read NaruHina unless its like a background relationship. like i could do a whole post about how both relationships are basically the damn fucking thing; badass man and girl who’s crushed/obsessed over the man their entire lives. it is... i dont like it.  

3. Have you ever unfollowed someone over a fandom opinion?

yes. yes i have. i dont even remember what fandom or what they said but if i dont like something, i unfollow. i dont want that stuff in my life and i have the choice to get it out so yeahhh (i think it either had to do with sakura/lucy heartfillia or maybe even a percy jackson thing,,,,)

4. Do you have a NoTP in your fandom? Are they a popular OTP?*

SasuSaku. I hate it, really. unless its a total rewrite where Sasuke isn’t an asshole and Sakura isn’t obsessed with him and focuses on her development and then they get together later on and have been friends. i really don’t like it. i also don’t like canon NaruHina, it feels forced in my opinion, so same deal with SasuSaku, unless its an AU and the romance is actually developed, i dont like it. 

5. Has fandom ever ruined a pairing for you?

i dont think so.... the only fandoms ive ever really been in are fairy tail, naruto, soul eater, and pjo and all of my fav pairings were usually fandom popular or widely accepted so not yet!

13. Unpopular opinion about XXX character?

-i dont like canon sakura. oops! i watched the OG naruto and i would hold those small moments that i did like her so close to my chest and i was so so disappointed on how kishi handled her character. it just makes me upset but not surprised tbh so now ive made it my mission to write her with all the potential she had 

-sasuke deserves to be angry and go out and do his thing. but also, he should be held accountable for his actions. Yes. the uchiha were treated like shit and murdered for basically no fucking reason but still. he’s OP and just like your basic “lone wolf bitchass”. 

-same with naruto. i love sunshine boys. I DO. but he... doesn’t mature?? he stays naive and ignorant (from what i remember) and he’s so god damn OP. this fic summarizes the way i feel about Sasuke and Naruto. They’re great characters, sure, but im so thankful for critical thinking fic authors who give them depth and realistic lives/characteristics.  

19. What is the one thing you hate most about your fandom?

-the toxicity towards woman. its pretty prominent in like all animes tbh. it makes my blood boil and like so angry that i try to steer clear from it 

20. What is the purest ship in the fandom?

LEESAKU. i love that ship with all my heart. i feel like they’d just be so good together. like if sakura got some actual character development and lee too, they’d be so kickass and soft together. 

22. Popular character you hate?

i don’t really HATE a character, but sasuke. he irks me. i would punch him in the face and shove him into a locked room with 10 therapists. 

23. Unpopular character you love?

kishimoto sucks. sure, he wrote one of the greatest anime/mangas around. but i feel like he bit off way more than he could chew. the character development could have been so much better, world building was great tho, and tho some of the arcs were creative as hell,, the writing could have been so much better. if given the chance, i would rewrite it. 

EDIT: IM SO SORRY LMFAO I MISREAD THE QUESTION

i do like Karin, or at least fanon's intpretation of her character. Tbh, i don't like most Canon naruto characteraztions, they bother me and i wanna go in and fix all of them

25. How would you end XXX/Would you change the ending of XXX?

fairy tail: LET NATSU KISS LUCY GOD DAMNIT. 

naruto: i would need to rewrite the whole series; but in short, not have sakura want to go with sasuke. let her be happy by herself. let her want to grow in the village and help with the hospital. 

27. Least shippable character?

sasuke,,, maybe neji. but sasuke. i see him as such a flat character. like, he’s angry and stupid but ambitious. thats,,, thats it. oh! and he likes snakes and has no use for loyal friends??? idk if you can tell but i dont liek him LMAO

[flusteredmountainman]

Why do you think Muriel doesn't like Julien? I'm thinking it's just incompatible personalities (since Julian is loud and dramatic and Muriel is,, not) , but it might also be due to the fact that Julian had an initially somewhat friendly (?) relationship with L*cio, presumably at the time that L*cio took control over Vesuvia. Do you have any theories? I love your analysis(plural) of the game

OH TKJNAKJEFNF THANKS!! 

I think it’s a combo of a lot of different things including just that Muriel probably finds his personality grating. I think the MAJOR reason he doesn’t like Julian is literally just because of his complicated relationship with Asra.

Muriel is an incredibly lonely (I typo’d as lovely the first time and that is Also true lol) person, and Asra is the only person in his life who’s stuck around long-term and hasn’t hurt him. He sees pretty much anyone who gets close to Asra as a threat to his relationship with him and tends not to like them (e.g. he universally just does Not like MC at all in any of the routes when he meets them). 

I think also it has to do with some complicated feelings about Asra’s curse and him hating to see Asra suffer. I think he (similar to Asra) has complicated feelings about Julian because he blames Julian for MC’s death (and consequently, Asra giving up half his heart to bring them back). Obviously Asra’s been unhappy and lovelorn for several years before the start of the plot in the game, and seeing Asra that way would make Muriel unhappy. He likewise doesn’t like MC for being the cause of this pain for Asra - not that they have any control over that.

He also has a valid reason for feeling unhappy by Asra’s fixation on MC too though, I love Asra so much but literally in the scenes after the arena fight in Asra’s route when Muriel ran away and Asra was like “anyway is MC ok?” I was just like. DUDE. Go comfort your best friend smh!!! He just relived his greatest trauma for you! Asra’s relationship with MC comes at a detriment to his one with Muriel at times, and even in Asra’s upright ending when Muriel is a Little bit better off he’s still lonely. 

I think he’s aware on some level that his dislike of MC is irrational, which is why he usually helps them despite his mistrust of them, but he doesn’t seem to be able to get over that with Julian. 

This could also be because Muriel has feelings for Asra (as we see in Nadia’s route). I think this is also evidenced by how little we see Muriel in Julian’s route. We see him a lot in both Nadia and Asra’s route, but literally only in the Hermit and in the reversed ending briefly for Julian. Asra and Muriel don’t end up together in this route. I think this is because Julian’s route is the second worst for Asra according to the devs for heartbreak (they described like on a scale of 0-100 for each character that Muriel would be -1000, Nadia/Portia would be 0, Lucio would be 1000 and Julian would be 50 in an ask arcana lol), so Muriel would have spent a lot of time comforting Asra if they did interact in this route, and then Asra still ends up close with Julian in this new found family scenario but Muriel is the odd man out. Whether or not it’s a romantic jealousy thing or just him worried about being abandoned, he clearly sees Julian as a reason Asra might leave him (e.g. in HH when Asra and Muriel are both at Mazelinka’s house, Muriel asks Asra why he’s still talking to Julian when Asra doesn’t mention his name).

Also, beyond Julian’s personality, I think there’s a huge cultural difference between Nevivon, Vesuvia and Prakra.

Muriel likes Nadia, but she also directly acknowledges what happened in the arena was wrong. She’s from a very different place with better systems of law and order who was horrified by the treatment Muriel received, and validates him that it was horrible and shouldn’t have happened to him

Vesuvians seem to be fairly mixed in attitudes to the arena; some loved it and some hated it

BUT we see both Portia AND Julian being extremely excited about the prospect of the arena and the red market. Julian gets a kick out of the idea of playing gladiator (as we see in HH on his Colosseum interaction), and Portia also when she meets Muriel at the Colosseum LITERALLY says to him that she bets he was awesome on the sands and she wishes she could have seen it. Needless to say he’s upset, and this is pretty insensitive, but she genuinely doesn’t think that killing people is something to be ashamed of in that context

Also, Julian is pretty insensitive about Muriel’s privacy and trauma when they meet in his route; he calls him Scourge repeatedly. Even in the HH interaction where Muriel and Julian are both in Muriel’s hut, Asra says “Muriel won’t like you being here”, and Julian literally says “What is he going to do, crush me?”

Like Julian. Listen. I love you to pieces and it’s clear you think he’s hot (kjaefnknaf i can’t stop thinking about “You’re a.... big boy.... (blushing)”) but PLEASE curb your horny for 5 minutes and try to be a little more sensitive and not just “oh giant man please crush me” also please Julian you’re both bottoms this would not work

I think generally there’s a lot of stuff there that means Muriel would feel alienated and objectified by the way Julian behaves, but also just in the way Asra’s relationship with him is complicated.  Maybe it also has something to do with him helping Lucio, I mean he doesn’t know about the plague beetle thing so maybe that’ll be a uniting factor for them? That’s a good point that I hadn’t thought of!I’m interested to see how they resolve that tension in Muriel’s route, but I really have No idea how they’re gonna go about it

That was way kajefnkae longer than I thought it’d be this is what happens when you hyperfixate folks lmfao I do have screencaps of a lot of the HH stuff if yall need proof kjaefnfae lmk and I can dig them out

[leelee10898]

Chikara: Itami (4/?)

Summary: Ellie has been saved, but how will the events of the attack effect her? Meanwhile in California, the brotherhood makes another move. The word Itami, roughly translates to pain.

Catch up HERE. As always if you'd like added to the tags, let me know. Also I apologize in advance, tumblr apparently hates the read more feature stil....

Raiting: Mature. Series contains Violence, language, death and Lemons..

Compton, California….

Ximena slipped out to her red SUV, she had it painted to try to throw the brotherhood off her trail. The night Jason was arrested she took off for Compton. An old friend had a house she could crash and lay low for a while, the only person who knew her whereabouts was Colt. With him showing up she would need to put some effort in relocating again, keeping the trail Cold. A quick trip to the 24 hour market for some groceries and she was headed back to her safe house. Not a soul in sight she slowed to a stop at the sign and signaled right. Suddenly a car with no lights came out of nowhere plowing into her car, sending it spinning around 3 times before coming to a stop.  

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Ximena hit her head on the window, her body jostled around from the collision. She tried to turn the engine over to no avail. Fuck she growled, reaching for her baseball batt she kept tucked away in the back seat. She could make out two figures stepping out of the vehicle  behind her. She quickly assessed her surroundings, her only vantage point was her car stopped crooked, her passenger side a blind spot. She carefully climbed into the passenger seat, quietly opening the door and slipping out.

"Hester warned us about her, she's tough. Stay alert." She heard one of them say as she stayed hidden in the shadows. Come on. Come on. Just a little closer. she thought to herself. "The doors open, she's gone. Check the alley." The other man spoke, as she heard footsteps approaching. Lucky for her, he passed by where she was standing. Once he turned to leave she jumped out from behind the dumpster, swinging the bat at the man, he hit the ground with a thud. She took off running towards her car, the other man on her tail. He lunged at her, grabbing her waist. He was larger than her, not giving her much advantage she struggled against the man finally wriggling free. "You son of a bitch." She swung her arm, the man ducking and landing a blow to her side.

Ximena clutched her side, fire raging through her veins, "big mistake asshole." She reached out grabbing the thug by this neck, bringing her free hand up to punch him in the jaw. The man struggled against her as She backed him up against the wall, pushing him up against it with force, knocking him out cold.  Rushing to her car she climbed in the passenger side, settling behind the wheel. "Come on. Come on." She grunted turning the key, as the engine sputtered. She noticed the other man emerging from the alley way, wielding a baseball bat. Finally the engine roared to life, the man jumped in front of the car, ximena clipped him with the passenger side,  sending him flying backwards.

She picked up her phone, frantically searching for a number.  "Colt. Its ximena, i'm on my way to you.. and your plan, I want in."

New York……

Ellie laid in the hospital bed, still unconscious. The nurses and doctors had left the room, leaving only Nick and her. After answering numerous questions by hospital staff and the cops, he was finally given permission to see her. When Ellie told him she was leaving the party, he was so caught up in the fact she put him in the friendzone, then worry about her safety. After a moment to compose himself, he mentally reprimanded himself for allowing a beautiful girl like herself to walk home alone, and so he set out to trail behind her. He only found her as she darted into a dead end alley, a figure following behind her. By the time he had reached her, she laid barely conscious as he grabbed the assailant off of her, and beat him until he passed out. He called 911 reporting the incident, and Ellie and the assailant were taken to the hospital.  

He was able to get into her phone and give the hospital her dads number. His memory reaching back to the image on her wallpaper, the boy with the leather jacket, dark hair and eyes, his arm wrapped around her waist. He knew he must have been something special to her, the fact made him a little jealous.  He stood next to her bed "Ellie, I need you to wake up. I need you to be ok." He spoke as he noticed her hand started to move. Slowly she opened her eyes, an audible gasp escaped her as she began to panic. "Ellie. Ellie, hey its ok you're ok." She looked over to Nick, relief and confusion on her face. "Nick? Where. Where am I? She whispered. "You're at the hospital, do you remember what happened?" She nodded her head, lifting her arm that was free from wires and iv lines to the back of her head.

"The brotherhood." She whispered.  Nick snapped his head to look at her "what did you say?" A nurse walked in "oh miss wheeler, glad you're awake. Im Nadia, I'll be the nurse taking care of you." She walked over assessing her. "Well everything looks good, however they do want to keep you overnight for observation. And there is a couple police officers who would like to speak to you." Ellie nodded as the nurse left the room, a minute later tow officers walked in.

"Hello miss Wheer, im officer grubbs. This is officer Davis" he motioned to the man standing next to him.  "we would like to ask you a few questions about what happened."

Ellie began to tell them how she had left a party to walk home by herself, when she was followed and cornered in an alley and then attacked by the man. "I see, and do you know the person who attacked you, had you ever seen him before?" Ellie shook her head "No. He said that Jason Shaw sent him to get rid of me. I have never seen him before tonight."

Officer Davis approached her "Had you been drinking at this party?" Ellie looked at the officer shocked.  "I had one cup of punch, hours before I left the party."

"So you're saying your judgment could be clouded by Alcohol consumption. " Davis smirked slightly.

"No. I'm saying that man followed me into an alley with every intention to kill me." Ellie bagam to tear up, frustrated by the turn of events.

"Kill is such a strong word. Were there any witnesses? The way we're told is you two have a history and your jealous boyfriend here stepped in while he was trying to save you."

"Davis!" Officer Grubbs warned.

"No. That's not what happened at all. I don't know him." Ellie sobbed.

Nick stood up from his chair "Hey, that asshole was attacking my friend.  He's the one you should be grilling, not Ellie."

Davis laughed out "ok casanova, calm yourself."

"I'm sorry miss wheeler if this had upset you. I have your statement, he will see a closed circuit judge." Grubbs spoke with a soothing voice.

"What. What will happen to him?" Davis gave her a  wicked smirk, Grubbs more sympathetic.

"He will be charged with assault, however he already has someone trying to post bail."

"B- bail? No. No no no, He's working for the brotherhood. Jason Shaw sent him to kill me. Check the FBIs wanted list, you cant let him go." Ellie sobbed out.

Davis gave her a smirk and walked out the door, in that moment she knew he was in their pocket. Grubbs walked up placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Im sorry Ellie, the best advice I can give you is to file a no contact order against him. I wish there was more we could hold him on." He gave her a sad smile and walked out the door.

Ellie began to panic, Jason wouldn't stop until he got what he wanted, revenge on her for taking him down. "My dad. I need to call my dad." She tried to get out of bed. "Hey, hey calm down Ellie. The hospital called your dad, he's on his way here." Nick assured her as he wrapped his arms around her small shaking frame. "Ellie, it's going to be ok. It's all going to be ok." Nick assured her in a soothing voice, calming her down. Something about the way he spoke was so familiar and she realized it was the same reassuring, soft tone Colt took with her it made her heart ache.

They sat there like that for a while, until the nurse came in telling them they were moving Ellie to a bed in the main hospital and Nick had to leave. That night Ellie struggled to find a good night's sleep, she tossed and turned until exhaustion took over.

Jason looked at her,  a maniacal smile that bared his teeth, chilling her to the bone. "I told you Ellie, Do as I say and nobody gets hurt. It's a shame you didn't listen."  Colts limp body sat hunched over in the chair, clinging between life and death. She tried to scream but her voice failed her, instead she sobbed out a pleading cry as he sauntered over to Colt. "Please. Please no." She managed to get out. "Such a sweet, innocent little thing still.  To bad that delicate skin is going to be your undoing. Say bye bye to lover boy." Jason lifted his hand pulling the trigger.

"Colt….." she Jerked up in bed, screaming as a constant flow of tears streamed her face. She looked around the room,  still in the hospital, alone. No Jason, no Colt, just her completely and utterly alone. The events of the past day wearing her down, He was supposed to keep her safe,  he told her going to Langston would keep her safe and it didn't. He failed to keep her safe, and he failed to do what he promised he would, Love her. Her thoughts were interrupted by a soft rapp at the door. A petite brunette nurse peeked her head in. "Ellie, Its early and we usually don't allow visitors at this hour, but someone wants to see you." Her eyes landed on her dad, he quickly crossed the room throwing his arms around her.  "Oh Ellie. Oh thank god you're ok." He breathed a sigh of relief. "Im ok. She flinched, her body sore from the attack. "If something happened to you Ellie, I don't. I don't know what I would do."

"Im alive." Her tone with a hint of harshness to it. She was angry at Colt for his failed promises,  it wasn't until her father came that she realized she was angry at him too.

"What's wrong Ellie? You seem a little angry." Her dad pulled back, sensing her tone. She sat there, silent for a moment he expression unreadable. "Why didn't you tell me Jason wasn't in jail?"

Her dad, caught off guard by her question doubled back. "Ellie…"

"Dad! Why didn't you tell me?" She demanded.  She was angry, much more than she thought.

"I. Was just trying to protect you." His voice soft, maybe a hint of shame in it.

"Right, because I'm this delicate little flower that everyone thinks cant handle the tough stuff." She scoffed.

"I wanted you to focus on school. The farther you were from this, the safer. " her father reached for her hand, she pulled it back quickly. "Well, look how well that worked out." She rolled her eyes. "I'm pretty tired dad. I think im going to get some rest. You should go get some sleep too. I'll see you later."  Her dad looked at her with a sadness that screamed heartbreak but he nodded anyway. "Ok. Get some sleep, I love you Ellie." He leaned over giving her a soft kiss. "Love you too, dad."

Once the door closed she tossed herself on the bed.  Jason's words from her dream running through her head. Too bad that delicate skin is going to be your undoing. She was soft, everyone seen her as a softie who needed saving, who couldn't get the job done. She was weak, meaningless and useless and that had to change. As she laid there she felt the darkness creep over, no longer would she be weak, useless, the girl who always needed saving. She wouldn't allow Jason to pull her puppet strings anymore.  he was going down once and for all, and she was going to be the one to do it. No matter what it took.

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His Queen

Part 3

Bri ripped open the letter, amazed it was handwritten and in cursive! Knowing Roman, he had an assistant write it, but she felt a warmth in her chest knowing he’d truly loved her all along.

To My Queen, Briana Godfrey,

(Admit it! That sounds way better than Tucker, have the lawyers change it.)

Oh, and before I get into it, I wrote this myself. No assistants, so fuck you for thinking it.

Bri smiled a sad smile at how they still knew how the other thought.

I have to start off by saying thank you for reading this letter. That means you're at the white tower. I don't deserve you. I've turned into everything I never wanted to become. Everything you made me believe I could escape. You are the light to my darkness and I'm so sorry I disappointed you. I don’t have a lot of time, but I needed a plan in case I fail. You’re the only person I trust with my company, my money, my daughter, my legacy, my heart, all of it. I am an absolute crack head level blood addict, and I couldn’t trust myself when we got overly emotional to keep my head. Because I love you so much, you can make me so upset, and That last fight we got into, I scared myself. I don’t blame you for slapping me, but to hold back from returning the blow, I literally broke my own hand... but this is not what this letter is about.

Peter and my sick half-sister Annie have stolen my daughter. Peter is hell-bent on destroying me because he killed Destiny's trash fiance, and lied about it, so she blamed me and attacked me and I hurt her bad enough to foresee issues with peter, so I broke her neck to avoid problems figuring it was showing her some mercy since she was heartbroken. Annie was there and when I refused to carry on an incestuous relationship with her, she turned on me and told Peter about Destiny. So he came after me and fucking shot me, we fought and I won, but didn't cut his head off so I knew he’d be fine. Well, he calls me and has my kid and won't turn her over, and says he's going to kill me so even though I doubt it, Nadia needs someone to raise her, and if I'm killed it's not my whore of a sister Annie. I need you to find Nadia and take her home and raise her as she deserves. She’s such a sweet baby and she adores you.

Find Shelley and she can help you maybe. She’s in love with this weird old poet and chooses to live at the old steel mill. Calls it Rooster Poop. Can’t make this shit up.

The entire security team is trying to find Nadia, so contact them and see where they’re at with it.

you are the love of my life and I refused to ever say so, even though we both knew it was true. I would bullshit and say it’s cuz I was saving you from myself, but I’m not that fucking noble. You scared me more than anything ever scared me in my life. God, it's great to admit I love you. Like I need to make up a new word for how I feel for you cuz love isn’t strong enough.

there’s a pretty poem I saw that reminded me of you;

I’d still choose you.

In a hundred lifetimes,

in a hundred worlds,

in any version of reality,

I’d find you and I’d choose you.

Even though I knew you were going to break my heart again and again.

I’d still choose you.

It’s crazy how happy I am writing you a letter, even with every aspect of my life in shambles, you’re my light.

You get everything. Fuck all of them. You were right about everything. If I survive this shit, I am winning you back if it takes 100 years and I have to spend every cent. This is literally a reset.

I tried to forget your baby girl but I never could. No amount of drugs, money, blood, or bullshit could ever distract me from the constant ache in my heart for only you. You’re the only pussy I ever wanna see again. I ran thru a fantastic amount of pussy after you left and none of them made me forget you for even a moment. I pictured you or I could not get off. It was pathetic. I hope I get to see you again and rip up this fucking letter.

I looked back over this and there’s a reason I have other people write shit up for me. A few requests to seriously consider:

-->Blitzky should take over for Pryce. Not only is he a genius, he's a good guy. He's a bit soft, so you may have to be the bad guy.

-->Get a new nanny. The current one looks good on paper but she's an idiot.

--> Live in the white tower. It's secure and safe and you can make as many floors as you like home.

--> if an animal killed me, it's Peter and he's still a wolf. He’ll be white. Kill him, cut off his head and burn him up in the incinerator.

--> if Annie comes around at all, kill her. She's very manupulative and acts religious and nice. She's crazy and not to be trusted.

-->try and convince Shelley to live in the mansion and have her little homeless community there. She doesn't care about money but she cares about people, so offer it as a safe haven. Make sure it stays stocked in necessities like toilet paper, soap, cleaning materials, etc and write it all off as a charity contribution. Make the whole endeavor a big tax write off, but don't tell Shelley that part. Just tell her it was my dying wish she had a home.

--> the loser she's with has legal problems. Have the legal department solve them so he's got no reason to desert her.

-->if Peters mom comes sniffing around, don't tell her a damn thing. I doubt she will tho, she's a wanted fugitive.

--> don't trust any gypsies.

--> Nadia is very intelligent. She can read minds, influence dreams, and kill anyone or anything just by looking at them. She's dangerous and shouldn't be allowed around animals or people until she can understand the concept of death and consequences. There's no way to control her, I have found.

--> I promised a homeless man I ate that id pay for his sons school. Anonymously pay for Mathew Shandwicks classes, books and dorm at Penn State for all 4 years. His father traded his life without a single complaint so it's imperative you keep my word.

-->make sure Nadia isn't a spoiled brat like me. Teach her about her mother and her father and all the good things about us. Leave out we were related if you can swing it. Just say we were young and loved each other very much. I enclosed a pack of photos of me and Letha for her.

I wonder what you’re wearing... That reminds me; if I’m really dead, you have to be in mourning at least two years. That means all black suits and dresses that cover you up, black nails, big black hats like you just left a Catalina Yacht Mixer or you’re going to a royal wedding. I even got you black lab coats just in case.Don’t half ass this. It’s important.

Also I want “Fuck you” by the Archives played at my funeral, if it comes to that.

Hopefully, you never see this letter because I got everything fixed here, and went and found you and you ran into my arms and we lived happily ever after, and I have a whole lifetime with you... But just in case...

All my love,

Roman Godfrey

P.s. - since you're a genius, hopefully you can fix me or bring me back. I hope you still love me even 10% as much as I love you, because then nothing can stop us.

Brianna stared at the page as her tears fell on it swirling the ink in designs and spirals. She knew he’d always loved her, but it was bittersweet seeing him finally admit it. She took the photos out of the envelope and looked through them.

Looking through the pictures was heart-wrenching. There had to be a way to fix all this! She tried to remember everything she’d learned about Upirs from that dreadful Russian women and Pryce. Luckily they’d been a bit of an obsession for her that she delved into when Roman pulled his shit. Being obsessed with Upirs had distracted her from obsessing over the real issue.

Just as she started to wonder when Mueller and Edwards would be back, as if by magic, the elevator doors opened. They had brought Dr. Blitzkey with them as well.

“Oh my gosh! You’re alive! I’m so happy to see you’re ok and still here!” Bri said as she ran up and embraced Blitzky. “Where is Roman? I need to see him.”

Blitzky looked at the ground nervously before meeting your eyes. “It’s not fixable.”

“No matter. I just NEED to see him. Please?” She begged.

“Okay. He has several severe traumatic injuries so please prepare yourself for that.”

“What happened to him?”

“Some Type of animal attacked him in the old mansion and pushed him out the upper story window, fracturing his spine and neck which most likely left him paralyzed and vulnerable. His throat and heart were then ripped out.”

“Peter.” Bri said darkly. He was going to pay for his betrayal. She would make sure of that.

“I mean that’s the most logical conclusion but after all Roman did for that little degenerate, ” Blitzky muttered.

Bri nodded solemnly.

“Hate to interrupt your happy little party but we have several forms that need immediate attention, to get this shit show back on the road,” Edwards interjected.

“They’ll have to wait till after I see Roman. You lead the way Blitzkey, you two stay here.” She said firmly stepping into the elevator with the doctor. Both lawyers looked furious but did as they were told since they were honestly intimidated by this young woman that had all this piled on her, and seemed unfazed.

As soon as the doors closed she sank to her knees and screamed. The tears came flooding out of her eyes as her body was wracked by sobs. It’s like she’d been hit by a truck. The realization that Roman was really gone finally sinking in.

Blitzky didn’t know what he should do. He was a genius, but completely clueless when it came to social and interpersonal skills. He hesitantly patted Bri on the head like a golden retriever, unsure how long was comforting so he just kept doing it. “You’re strong.”

Bri glanced up at Blitzky through her foggy tears and couldn't help but agree. She WAS strong.

The elevator opened to their floor as she looked down at the floor.

“Well” Blitzkey peeped, unsure of what to do, “this is it.”

“We have to fix him Blitzkey. There’s got to be a way.” she said rising to her feet, as if the little display he just witnessed never happened.

“You’re the boss.” Blitzky said as cheerful as he could muster.

“I’m giving you Pryce’s position. I trust you.”

“Thank you! I wasn't sure if maybe you'd want to take charge.... What will you do? Take over for Roman?”

“Until I can bring him back, I guess I’ll have to. I will bring him back Blitzkey.... If I have to make a deal with the Devil himself.” Bri stated adamantly before setting off down the hall like a woman possessed.

[hawthornewhisperer]

Because I like theorizing about potential ships and you seem like the best person to go to for this, which do you find more intriguing? Bellamy/Echo or Bellamy/Luna? Personally, I'm really looking forward to seeing B&E interact/develop more as the season goes on. But then, I'm also curious about the potential between *peacefulLuna* and B struggling with trusting Grounders - to put it simply lol but I'd love to hear your thoughts on these 2 ships + potential!

You’re right nonny, I AM someone to come to with this because yesss let’s talk about pretty people mushing their faces together.  I’m gonna take this in two parts: what I think is most interesting, and what I think is the direction the show is most likely to go.

For me personally, as firehot as I think Bellamy/Echo could be, I think Bellamy/Luna is more interesting.  For one thing, the show has already done the “a grounder betrays a sky person, that sky person learns to forgive and love them anyway” twice now (cl.exa and memori), so I’d be up for something a little different this time around.  For another thing, Echo is responsible for the death of Gina, something the show didn’t handle very well the first time around (as Gina was clearly created just to be fridged and I thought you were better than that, show) and so I’d rather see the show handle that head on rather than just be like “idk, it’s war” because that’s lazy.  I also think “Bellamy learns to forgive Echo despite her being responsible for one of his major traumas” feels unnecessarily harsh on Bellamy, because everyone else on this show gets to make horrible mistakes and move on with lessons learned, but for some reason Bellamy has to pay for his mistakes first.  And that sort of storyline with Echo would feel like more of the same and again, I want something different.

Bellamy/Luna, however, presents far more intriguing options to me.  Luna has deliberately chosen non-violence despite the world she lives in, and I see Bellamy struggling with following that same path this season.  He wants to “deserve to survive” as it were, and I think exploring a relationship with Luna would give him the opportunity to figure out how to do that without it seeming like punishment/self-flagellation.  It would get across the same narrative of “Bellamy learns to trust grounders” that we’d get with Bellamy/Echo, but without the grossness of the show getting a boner for punishing Bellamy and not knowing what to do about Gina.  Nadia is also incredibly pretty, and I for one am a slut for “pretty people making out” and thus it checks that box for me too.

However, for almost the exact same reasons as I listed above, I do think the show is more likely to go with Bellamy/Echo.  I’m not entirely convinced that all the parallels we see are actually parallels so much as lazy writing, but “sky person forgives and loves a grounder despite betrayal” is definitely a story beat they seem to enjoy.  They’ve also clearly set up Bellamy and Echo as foils for one another, and their story is definitely being portrayed as “unfinished” for now, because “Do you think we’ll ever be able to trust each other/I doubt it” is what we call Very Unsubtle Foreshadowing, my friends.  In contrast, Bellamy barely seemed to interact with Luna in 314. In fact, I’m not sure they even had a conversation that didn’t include other people.  That sort of complete narrative indifference to a character dynamic indicates to me that it’s not a relationship they’re really interested in exploring (and before anyone mentions the set visit video from Seat42F, I took Bob’s answer about Luna to be more of a “uh, I didn’t plan on answering a question about her because we have almost no scenes together so I’m just gonna say something vague and non-committal” dodge than anything else.)

All of that being said, however: I’d still be surprised if Bellamy/Echo went explicitly romantic.  I would not rule out (and definitely wouldn’t be opposed to seeing) a scenario where Bellamy hits rock bottom and like, has grief/hatesex with Echo as a way of attempting to process the absolute mountain of feelings he’s dealing with right now, but the farthest I see his Echo feelings going this season is “downgraded from Hate Always to Grudgingly Trust.”  If we take 401 as the place setting episode for s4, wherein they lay out where each character is emotionally at the start of the season and what each character is going to have to overcome, here’s what we have for Bellamy:

Current Emotional State:

Concerned About Octavia

Concerned About Clarke

Does Not Trust Echo Even The Slightest Bit

Worried He Doesn’t Deserve To Survive

What He Needs To Achieve This Season:

Learn To Let Octavia Make Her Own Mistakes

Learn to Believe He Is A Good Person

Learn To Trust Echo/Not Hold a Grudge

Clarke????

If you notice, everything but Clarke from the “current emotional state” list was addressed explicitly (and verbally) by 401.  Clarke called out his worry about Octavia, Kane called out his worry about his soul, and Echo called out his distrust of her.  Given the clusterfuck of s3 and ships, I’m not at all surprised that they left Concerned About Clarke as the only element uncommented upon, because if a character calls that out then the Build Up To Canon Bellarke has officially begun.  And narratively, Le.xa died for the second time like, two hours ago, so I get why they felt it was too soon.  (Because it was!)  But the fact remains that the show repeatedly and bluntly emphasized “Bellamy is very worried about Clarke, even more so than he is worried about his sister, the one person he has consistently been shown to love above all others” throughout 401.  I highly suspect the show is laying the ground work for something involving Bellarke and they just didn’t want to get accused of erasing L.exa right out of the gates.  (And again: good.  Let Clarke grieve one love interest for a bit instead of immediately introducing a new one.  I disliked it in s2 and I’d dislike it now).  So I suspect that if Becho is introduced at all, it’s going to be introduced as a complicating factor on the way to canon Bellarke rather than True And Everlasting Love.

Okay, one last thing I want to say about speculation before I wrap this up: I have absolutely no idea if any of the above is true.  I could be totally wrong, because I don’t actually write the damn show.  So if you read this and got upset that I think Becho might happen in some form, take heart in the fact that I am not an actual authority on the s4 plot and therefore this spec carries absolutely zero weight in real terms.

But the same also goes for my “I think they are building to bellarke” theory as well.  I could be totally wrong.  As my dear friend once said about show speculation: it doesn’t count if you promise it to yourself.  I can look at the clues and say “I think this is what is going to happen,” but that’s all it means, okay? 

[sxftkxssxs]

okay i am absolutely in love with your writings and damn i didn't know people still write stuff abt the arcana bc hey- the fandom was at it's peak a year or two ago but it's refreshing to see people who write it still active.

and my request here (since i see that requests are open) is the m6 reacting to winged!mc telling them the story of how their parents taught them how to fly (ik the mc died but let's imagine that they still remember this bc it might've been traumatizing for them dhejebj)

like "oh yeah, my mom/dad pushed me off the cliff to get me flying when i was like 8 or something"

keep up the good work 💞✨

dkslfjhdkls I'm glad you like them!

Winged!MC telling the M6 how they learned to fly

Asra

he's listening with such a concerned look on their face

definitely asks if they ever apologized for that

if the answer is no, he's not really happy, but honestly, they basically think of your parents like birds

I mean they did what bird parents do! can you blame them??

but he definitely showers you in kisses after you tell him your story though,

tells you what they think of your parents later- trying to make you laugh

don't let them meet your parents too soon after this, he is quite a magician after all.

Julian

He's mortified

automatically points out that they shouldn't act like birds

probably makes you laugh accidentally but he's genuinely hurt for you

he's hugging you as soon as you'll let him,

if you tell him, it wasn't really that bad, he's telling you that you must've been joking

gives you a sad look whenever you joke about it too much

he will indulge you in your jokes though! as long as it's a healthy amount

definitely isn't fond of the idea about meeting your parents after that story

Nadia

She's very shocked

how could your parents do such a thing? of course that would traumatize you!

She voices her concerns and asks any questions she gets from that statement

she's generally very polite about it, not wanting to upset you by saying something wrong

eventually she learns to be more comfortable with it if you talk about it more

always offers her support, even if it's silent

she'll show her distaste of that method, even if it's technically normal for you

Muriel

he's a little worried, knowing you're not a bird and this isn't normal

he'll offer a silent form of support after hearing that

You'll have to explain why your parents would even think to just,, throw you off a cliff??

he'll not want to meet your parents after that story, he's pretty intimidated by them

he's very quiet about his support though, might even chuckle a little bit if you make a really funny joke about it

offers you a hug if you ever do feel really upset over it,

Inanna steals you away from the hug eventually, but it was nice while it lasted

Portia

she's very quiet, you can't really tell what she's thinking

she'll gather her thoughts and then tell you exactly what she thinks

pointing out your parents shouldn't act like birds 2.0

has plenty of questions about this,

she'll hate if it's normal, but can't really tell your parents off if they're not in the room

she's so supportive of your jokes of it, that itself if even funnier than the joke

Portia will not hesitate to hit a parent if they say something about it when she meets them- be careful-

Lucio

he's caught off guard but doesn't really- think you're being serious

when you tell him you're absolutely serious he's stunned

all of the sudden he's talking faster than you can listen

he's not sure if it's normal for you but to him this is the craziest thing he's heard since before he was a ghost

tries to avoid jokes about it but some do get a good chuckle out of him

probably would run away from your parents if he met them-