#indigo writes: jun

[wongyuseokie]

Ugh! As If! | w.j.h

Summary: Your boyfriend decided to take you into a drive-in movie for date night. Only problem? He looks scrumptious, and now your task is to ensure he knows just how good he looks without the others knowing.

☆ 18+ minors dni |☀︎fluff | ♕ smut |  ♥ completed works

Word Count: 1046 words

Pairings: Wen Junhui x Female Reader

Genre/Trope(s)/AUs: Established Relationship, PWP. Fluff and smut Content Warnings: Mentions of food, car sex

Smut Warnings: Car sex. Unprotected sex (don’t do this irl), fingering, creampie. I think that’s it. Orgasms, and pretty tame stuff. 

Author's Note 1: This is written for the Now That's a 90s collab hosted by the lovely @beomcoups. Do check out the rest of the masterlist as the work is amazing!! Author's Note 2: Thank you so much to my lovely betas @gyupremacy and @here4kpopfics! I adore ya both dearly ❤️

© wongyuseokie 2023. All rights reserved.

As the sun begins its descent, you hear a familiar sound outside your window—a soft purring that announces Jun's arrival in his vintage convertible. As you finish your last-minute touches, your heart flutters with anticipation, adjusting your outfit in the mirror. You've opted for that 90s flair—high-waisted jeans paired with a cropped sweater and scrunchie adorning your hair.

Stepping outside, you see Jun leaning against the car, his grin widening as he sees you. He's gone all out, sporting a retro bomber jacket and faded jeans, completing the look with a pair of round sunglasses.

"Hey there, Y/N," he says, opening the car door for you with a flourish.

"Jun, you look so cute!" you exclaim, giggling as you slide into the passenger seat.

"Only the best for our Clueless date night," he replies, a playful glint in his eye.

The drive to the drive-in is accompanied by nostalgic tunes blasting from the car stereo, both of you singing along to the iconic hits of the era. Jun navigates the streets quickly, occasionally stealing glances at you, his warm and affectionate smile.

As you pull into the drive-in, rows of cars are already parked, and the atmosphere buzzes with excitement. Jun finds a prime spot near the back, ensuring an unobstructed view of the giant screen.

With the engine off and the night sky above, the air feels electric with anticipation. Jun reaches behind the seat, producing a basket filled with an assortment of snacks—popcorn, candies, and soda.

"Thought we might need some fuel for this cinematic adventure," he chuckles, handing you the popcorn.

You settle in, the comfort of the car cocooning you both. The screen flickers to life, and the vibrant world of Clueless unfolds before you. You laugh together at Cher's antics, exchanging knowing glances during the classic lines.

You sit at the far end of the parking lot. It's dark, and the movie starts soon, but that's the least of your concerns. Jun's car is like another world where the two of you can be alone and do whatever you want.

He spreads a blanket on the backseat of his car and scoots over so that you can join him. As you settle in, the car shifts beneath you, and you gently run a hand across his clean-shaven cheek in anticipation of the night ahead.

​​You lean in close to Jun, lightly grazing your nose against his. His eyes flicker as he takes in your scent, and you can feel the electricity between you. Your lips hover above his; you can feel the warmth radiating between you, and your heart thuds in anticipation. You gently kiss his lips and pull away, letting your eyes lock with his in an intimate gaze.

The drive-in movie screen provides the perfect backdrop for the seduction between you and Jun. The soft light of the full moon illuminates your skin as if the stars were made just to caress your body.

Your fingers trace his face, letting him know how much you need him in the silence between you. Every nerve in your body is alive, and the air around you is electric. You can feel Jun's heart beating against your chest as you move closer, your lips only centimetres away from his.

On instinct, your tongues dart into each other's mouths, exploring each other's taste. Jun's hands roam over your body, sending shivers up your spine as your fingers nimbly pull his shirt over his head.

You and Jun spend the rest of the evening locked in each other's embrace, the movie soundtrack providing the perfect backdrop to your symphony.

Jun leans in once again and kisses you deeply, his tongue finding its way into your mouth almost instinctively. You gasp in pleasure as you allow yourself to be swept away into a state of bliss.

Your hands explore each other's bodies, exploring, learning, and refining what you know of each other. You unbutton Jun's shirt as he slides his hand up your thigh, your legs parting instinctively.

Jun slides his fingers beneath the waistband of your jeans, and your breathing quickens as you feel his touch trace circles around your navel. You reach down and grasp his arousal through his jeans, stroking along the length and eliciting a deep groan. His head falls back against the seat with pleasure, and you continue to caress him as the heat builds between you.

You bite your lip as Jun pulls gently at your jeans, teasing you with what's to come. When the denim slides off your hips, he reaches down with a hand, tracing patterns up your torso as his other hand plays with your nipples. Your body pulses under his touch, and your stomach contracts with anticipation.

Jun slides himself over you, pushing his hard cock between your parted legs as his hand slides down your back and cups your ass. You wrap your legs around him, knowing that you can no longer contain your desire for him.

He thrusts hard, filling you and causing your breath to come out in shuddering gasps. He grinds against your clitoris, giving you pleasure with each movement of his hips. You gasp as pleasure courses through your body, and you dig your nails into his back, urging him on.

He slides his hand down to wrap around your back, pushing you closer as you feel the pressure build inside of you. You grip onto him desperately as his lips find yours, tasting every inch of your mouth in a passionate kiss.

Your body trembles as you reach your peak, your breathing coming out in desperate gasps as you cry out in pleasure. Jun follows soon after, your movements gradually slowing as the intensity subsides.

You lay in the backseat of the car, panting softly as you let the waves of pleasure wash over you. Jun wraps his arms around you as he catches his breath, his forehead resting against yours as you two lay in a blissful embrace.

The dim lights from the lot reflect off the glass, providing a muted glow that seems to envelop the two of you. As the movie starts, you can't help but smile in satisfaction at the night you shared with Jun.

[choochooboss]

Introducing your station master & Magma event host!

Since there's already a lot of passengers visiting this station and I haven't spared much time to get to know my fellow submas fans over Tumbrl yet, an introduction would be in place!

I'm Jun, nice to meet you! *offers a hand for for a shake* I am a devoted submas artist & a monthly Magma event host! I go by ChooChooBoss everywhere (Twitter/Bsky/Twitch/Ko-Fi)!

This will be a long post! I will write a short intro as well which you can just skim through but here is a more in depth view how I got into submas, my other interests and life in general, in case you'd wish to know more about your conductor on this silly train!

How did I get into submas in the first place?

PLA. I met this certain mysterious & cool fellow time traveler and got curious! After the cave scene I went to read his Wiki, found out about Emmet, and... yeah. The emotional impact blasted me right out of a miserable cycle I was going through back then and set my soul on fire!! A month later I set up my first art account on Twitter, and the rest is history. They've become my greatest source of strength and inspiration and I enjoy drawing them every single day!

I love both twins very much! I tend to vibe with Ingo a little more than Emmet, but I draw Emmet more. People say I remind of butler Ingo the most, hehe. I certainly don't mind because I'm a big fan of butlermas!! In fact I got into submas & started playing Pokémon Masters EX in April 2022, a week before butler Ingo banner rolled in, so they truly got a special place in my heart ahah! (pssst draw more butlermas for me pls pls pls-)

However I don't draw warden Ingo as much as I would like to. I still get pretty emotional over his fate ahah, I can't draw him without a single tear! This sweet & kind man leading a good life and being an inspiration to others has been torn from literally everything he had for seemingly no reason apart from his name, clothes and the muscle memory and even those are barely intact. It seems like a miracle he's still standing and breathing after put through everything judging by the wear and tear on his uniform and body. Despite all that he carries a positive attitude, assists everyone in need, and does his best to help people and pokémon understand each other, unconditionally... Oh, my face is wet again...

My other interests besides submas?

Monster Hunter! Zelda! Genshin Impact! Super Mario! Trine! Crash Team Racing! And many many more! My favourite genres are platformers, kart racers, and action games, with a side of rhythm games. I'm a big fan of co-op games! I also watch my sis play JRPGs!

Monster Hunter is the dearest to me out of all. I've been hunting for well over a decade starting from MHFU. The games have charmed me with their incredibly satisfying combat system, world building, creature design, great attention to detail, character customisation and the games being nearly fully co-op!!

Other things I do:

Pokémon is practically the only turn-based game I enjoy, mainly because of the characters and collection aspect. However!! I adore Pokémon Colosseum (the first pkmn game I ever played!) and it's double battle focus, so The Indigo Disc has been a delight after the long starvation for double battles, coming up with different combinations makes the battles much more fun to me!!... I sound like Emmet here do I ahahah! We also share the fact we are both left-handed!

Shuffle dancing, daily pull-ups, and expanding my ever growing VGM collection! I also enjoy traveling and taking photos to keep as a diary! I've played piano in a music school for 9 years, and I can also play kalimba. I've done casual boxing, gymnastics, horse riding and medieval swordfighting. I used to read comics/manga and watch movies and anime but nowadays I barely do that, I just rather use that time for drawing instead of just sitting and watching, unless I have company!

I share the apartment with my anxious brother and our two sweet female cats, Laku (11, stubborn and cuddly) and Kalevi (21, demanding and full of love) in a city center. My parents are both entrepreneurs and run a farm in the countryside & I have 4 siblings with me as the middle kid!

Where can you meet me?

I am a game artist by profession, with 4 yrs of studies and roughly 7 years of EXP in the field doing game art, UI design, character/prop design, in mobile games as well as PC titles, 2D and 3D. At the moment I am looking for work; I keep up the motivation and learn new skills by running my art accounts while looking for new opportunities.

I hail from the land of darkness, snow, salmiakki, metalheads and renownly reserved people, Finland! (UTC+2)

Despite having my roots here I am pretty much the opposite of a typical Finn in almost every sense ahah! I'm a small guy who's not afraid talking to strangers and laughs a lot. And I dislike coffee for the contrary, it's very popular amongst finns.

With the inspiration from submas I've finally stepped into the world of cosplay so you can usually meet this small and excitable Ingo in the biggest local conventions, Desucon and Tracon! Come say hi!

About my social battery:

I'm both social and socially anxious ahah! I love making new friends and talking to all sorts of people and writing comments, and gathering together with my mutuals to do cool stuff together! However my social battery is very small... I often struggle with my AD(H)D and anxiety issues, so my replies can be extremely slow. I'm easily overwhelmed when life gets busy and I deal with it by withdrawing to minimise the the stimuli and then sorting my stuff out one by one. This is a frustrating shortcoming, but I'm working hard to find a balance I can maintain without getting exhausted. Please be patient with me! If you don't hear from me in a while, please don't take it personally! In fact, it makes me really happy if you contact me, for any purpose!

Which pronouns do I go with?

I go by they/them! I am also aroace, so if I appear to show any sort of romantic interest, it's definitely not that. I love meeting new people and am quite interested in people in general so I'm excited to get to know you better, but the thing is... I have been confusing people on several occassions for saying things that could be taken as flirting. I am terribly sorry for that, that's just the way I show how I care!

I don't really identify myself by any specific gender either, but rather by my roles or interests (Magma host, submas fan, game artist etc.). Submas encouraged me to enjoy dressing formally even if I'm just sitting at home, because I love formal clothing in general and wearing them makes me feel confident and stand taller! I usually wear collar shirts and black or white slacks.

More about my AD(H)D:

I don't have an official diagnosis but deal with the same problems as AD(H)D people do; poor work memory, dissociation, hyperfocus (drawing and people), sleep deprivation, impulsiveness (juggling too many things and going with the wind), getting sensory/information overloads, and feeling like I don't fit in. I figured it out after I finished school & lost my job for that I am unable to handle big tasks without anyone giving me directions. It has taken a while but I've figured out things that help me manage my daily life as well as have a medication that mainly boosts my capability to get things started which is another great struggle ahah.

How do I manage to keep myself on track?

I use a Pomodoro timer to keep up a good flow and remember to take breaks! This is what I use the most:

I should set it up on my tablet as well. I think it's really cool to see how many hours I have actually put into drawing! Last year I clocked in well over 3k hours, ahaha!

How to catch me?

Right now I have great difficulty managing replies, but usually you can reach me by DMs! I check Discord and Twitter the most often! However I must ask you to respect my current DNI status. It means I am really overwhelmed so I wish nobody comes asking for my attention until it has been lifted, unless it's really necessary. I really love talking to you all but I also have to accept and deal with my own limits strictly like this or it won't work out.

What am I working on at the moment?

Besides the holiday set I have several short comics under works as well as one big comic (100+ pages!). That one is my personal greatest goal! I started working on it in June 2022 and I have currently 40+ pages sketched and 60+ thumbnailed.

I was afraid of starting any comic projects before submas, but the sheer excitement over them carried me over that personal wall ahah!

The story's beginning and end are looking good and somewhat functional but there's still a lot to work to do and holes to fill in the middle before I dare to start fleshing out the pages. I have little experience in writing or comic making so I hope you forgive if some things don't make sense or the dialogue is a little on the nose so to say ahah!

The story will be packed with action with the overall tone being on the darker side, but it sure won't be lacking in humor! The project's main goal is to make it a celebration of all things submas & to prove to myself I can handle a big scale project despite my shortcomings!

This train has reached the terminal!

Thank you for riding my silly submas train!! I adore reading all your tags and comments! They brighten up my day & fuel my passion even more!! I hope to bring many more fun things for you to look forward to!! See you again soon!

ALL ABOARD!!

[sharpfurry5917]

Um, okay so... Hi! Hello! Welcome! You can call me Sharper, or just Sharp for short, and this is my intro post! So uh, yeah! let's get started...! I guess... I honestly don't know how to do these, it's been so long since I posted on any social media-

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Things You'll See

This is a multi fandom blog, so I'll be posting all kinds of stuff. Such as:

· Art, both traditional and digital.

· My quotes. Which are funny things I say in my head that I write down on my phone.

· And other various things I write, like my scenarios. Which are basically my way of writing fanfics, but they're written more like screenplays, I guess?? It's just been more easier for me to write that way, but I have been branching out.

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Things To Know About Me

· She/they.

· 20 years old.

· I have selective mutism and social anxiety. Two things I hate greatly. 😊👍

· I have this friend in my head, named Mind that I talk to that I had since childhood. They're kinda like a headmate??? They show up in my quotes, so I'm mentioning them so you know who that is.

· I don't use swear words. It's something that I refused to use for years, and it just kinda stuck. Instead, I come up with my own "swears". Like 'fudge', 'ship', 'bass', and 'cheez its mice'.

· As I said, it's been a while since I posted on social media, 5 years, to be specific. And I've just been browsing through it as a bystander instead. I eventually wanted to put myself out there again, but my crippling anxiety prevented me from doing so-

Until eventually, I gathered enough courage, and did it. And I'm very happy that I did!!

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The Many Fandoms I'm Into

(Including when I first got into them)

· SpongeBob Squarepants ~ ???

· My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic ~ 2012

· Minecraft ~ 2012/2013

· The Sonic series ~ 2014

· Okami ~ 2014

· The Spyro series ~ 2015

· Steven Universe ~ 2015

· Splatoon ~ Dec, 2015

· Minecraft: Story Mode ~ 2015

· The Last Guardian ~ Jan, 2016

· Hello Neighbor ~ Nov, 2016

· Tattletail ~ Mar, 2017

· The Bendy series ~ Mar, 2017

· Poppe the Performer ~ Jun, 2017

· Villainous ~ Jul, 2017

· Camp Camp ~ Sep, 2017

· Cuphead ~ Oct, 2017

· Doki Doki Literature Club ~ Dec, 2017

· Baldi's Basics ~ May 15, 2018

· Detroit: Become Human ~ Jun, 2018

· Mystery Skulls Animated ~ Oct 18, 2018

· Deltarune ~ Nov, 2018

· Undertale ~ Mar 2, 2019

· Ace Attorney ~ May 10, 2019

· The Owl House ~ Aug 16, 2020 (My b-day, btw)

· Danganronpa ~ Jun 21/Sep 4, 2020 (Watched someone play the prologue and Chapter 1 on 6/21, then got the game for myself in August, and actually got into it when I reached Chapter 2)

· Friday Night Funkin' ~ Jan 9, 2021

· PaRappa the Rapper ~ Mar 5, 2021

· Komi Can't Communicate ~ Dec, 2021

· The Horizon series ~ Feb, 2022

· Andy's Apple Farm ~ Jan 15, 2022

· Beastars ~ Aug, 2022

· Danganronpa: Despair Time ~ Apr 7, 2023 (First started watching in Jan, 2021, but really got into it due to a certain character-)

· Super Danganronpa Another 2 ~ May 1, 2023

· Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE ~ Jul 10, 2023

· Zero Escape ~ Sep 4, 2023

· The Amazing Digital Circus ~ Oct 25, 2023

· Murder Drones ~ Oct 29, 2023

· The Another Code series ~ Mar 11, 2024

· KinitoPET ~ Apr 18, 2024

· Al: The Somnium Files ~ Apr 27, 2024

· Indigo Park ~ May 19, 2024

· Garten of Banban ~ May 22, 2024

· Max Design Pro ~ Jul 11, 2024

· Poppy Playtime ~ Nov 19, 2024

· Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld ~ Dec 22, 2024

· Mouthwashing ~ Dec 25, 2024

· Squid Game ~ Feb 8, 2025

· (Pretty Pretty Please) I Don't Want to be a Magical Girl ~ Mar 2, 2025

· ENA ~ Apr 14, 2025

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· The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy ~ Apr 24, 2025

And uhh, that's it...

Thanks for stopping by!

[yuripoll]

making good headway in reading (or rereading) everything for propaganda collection & rec writing, but @whysapphics suggested posting the list of titles for season 3 in case anyone wants to read things beforehand

still subject to change if i end up quibbling over what to include, but here's the current roster (under the cut)

dark forest, white road <- yoshida chiyu (high school drama including a blind girl)

ayaka is in love with hiroko <- sal jiang (silly office romcom)

the moon on a rainy night <- kuzushiro (high school drama including a deaf girl)

serendipity <- mimiyori (webcomic about an overworked magical girl)

handsome girl and sheltered girl <- majoccoid & mocha au lait (silly miscommunication romcom)

aoi hana <- takako shimura (classic schoolgirl yuri)

composing spring in this room where cherry blossoms bloom <- tokuwotsumu (angst. ough.)

makoto no momoka <- sumiko arai (oneshot)

i decided to fake a marriage with my junior to shut my parents up <- kodama naoko (exactly what it says on the tin)

sakura namiki <- takahashi makoto (OLD old. proto-yuri)

i'm not cut out to be a princess, so i'll elope with the villainess <- yamagata atsuka (isekai oneshot)

netsu wo obiru veil <- sakura togane (oneshot about unrequited love)

muted <- miranda mundt (fantasy webcomic)

the girl that can't get a girlfriend <- mieri hiranishi (autobiographical lesbian dramady)

a lady's table <- hwemi (girl dinner <3)

because you are a red rose <- mokuzuko (oneshot about unrequited love... again. im not having issues i prommy)

that time i was blackmailed by the class's green tea bitch <- xian jun (silly high school romcom)

2dk gpen aftertime <- yayoi ohsama (anthology including an epilogue to 2dk gpen alarm clock)

kanojo ni naritai kimi to boku <- takase umi (kind of a stretch to call it yuri (for spoiler reasons) but about a girls crush on her childhood friend who recently came out as trans)

indigo blue <- yamaji ebine (down to earth josei drama about a writer cheating on her bf with a woman)

destroy it all and love me in hell <- kuwabara tamotsu (so THIS is the toxic yuri ive heard so much about)

mahou josei chimaka <- kaiju (webcomic turned real comic about an ex-magical girl who needs to save the world again; no longer available online which unfortunately means i wont be able to read this one at the moment... hmu if anyone knows of an ebook sale for it ToT EDIT: oh im dumbbb i looked at the submission to double check for content warnings and its on IA)

savior <- junqi & jo9 (vampire yuri)

to die in june <- kuragenanami (alternate history where young girls were recruited to the jp army in ww2)

soulmate <- wenzhi lizi & ke ran bing (woman gets bodyswapped with her 17 year old self)

yuki and the authoress <- nagori yu (historical romance)

blooming sequence <- lee eul (college student romance)

you are my angela <- murasakino (short romance about an angel)

maria-sama ga miteru <- konno oyuki & nagasawa satoru (classic schoolgirl yuri)

a kiss and a white lily for her <- canno (modern schoolgirl yuri)

ohana holoholo <- torino shino (gay josei family drama)

kakegurui <- kawamoto homura & naomura tooru (not strictly yuri but, like teppuu, ive been led to believe its homoerotic enough to break that barrier)

[sungbeam]

Okay i'm sorry this took me so long to get back to- but omg- incantations was so good!!! I love that every dino bias is just !!! over this too! (would have bawled my eyes out worse if it was jun tbh but god you captured dino so well 😭😭))- God I love reading your fics- it's like a little treat after hardwork!! That murder line is just still 🫠🤭 it's so good- I loveddddd the catalyst chapter sm!! And I loved how each thing was slowly solved- sure there are things that are more up in the air- but it was like connecting puzzle pieces and I loved it sm!!! And god you made such a good balance between info & immersion- I think platonic friendships are vv undervalued and underutilized- a good friend group could bring sm more value!! I love that you included it here too!! A sequel would be everything! But that is totally up to you!! You don't have to- but like god that would be cool to read about- ohhhh indigo was so cool! I loved that Juyo is just so oblivious 🤭🥺 he prolly would take forever to catch on- and it's so cute to think about- this fic made me crave matcha btw- need to get me some soon... bhebhea- I'm so glad you have a thought-out character of Indigo!! That's so good! Dino is a tragedy 😭💔💔 I guess it could be a little rushed- but it felt fine!! I may have wished for more but I did realize you were under time constraint! And I was happy with it!! Even if I bawled to it 😭🫶 I feel like it may break dino's sister sm- bc her bro did everything he could for her- and yet he's gone now 😭💔 oh gosh- You writing is always so compelling!! It's so good! Aw heck yeah!!! Aunt jenna!!! I like her as a mentor figure sm! And I love their little family sm!! You're so good at character building and developing!! You continuing to improve them just leaves me more and more speechless 🫠😭🫶

HOW DID HE DO THIS TO US- 😭😭😭 WE ARE JUMPING OFF THE DEEP END- (I fear... we may be too far gone... as long as we don't purchase it- we'll be okay!!) Heheh it was so fun to read, reblog, and talk about this fic!! cause my username here is from an icecream place? maybe an icecream cone or a snowman? up to you honestly- I'm fine with wtv 🙂‍↕️ (is there anyone in particular you'd like? 👀)

KATE HIHI!! and dw abt it, def take ur time replying and stuff! omggg ur jun biased?? i've been so ksbfkdjfj over him lately cuz of the pics from his new drama UGH 😩 like WHAT is in the svt air lately (there's always something in the air) but tbh jun would make an interesting villain bahahha ... things to think abt ^^

im so glad u enjoy my fics and think of them as a little treat for urself!! :')) i hope they always feel as indulgent to u as they make me feel 😌 for sure, im glad u liked how things slowly came to light and u also don't mind that some things r still left untied for the time being 😅 i have answers to everything tho, trust!! but what matters is that it feels cohesive and immersive as you've said!!

i feel that i lately have been more interested in platonic relationships than romantic ones but it's always so hard to find those kinds of aus on tumblr 💔 OMG PLS UR ACTUALLY RIGHT THO WITH JUYO 😭 i feel so bad for low-key always making him himbro-coded/baby boy-esque but that's just how he vibes in my head 😭 heart of gold,, but sometimes misses the plot skfnkenfkfnf which is why his witch gf adores him 😆 speaking of indigo tho, i kind of based her off an irl friend of mine who biases juyo and it made it easier to make her character in my head skcnkrnf idk if people ever find it weird if authors/writers base their characters off real life people 💀 she'll never know tho heh

omg ur so right as long as we don't buy a chucky doll we'll be in the safe zone 😭😭 the bar is LOW.....

and ooh!! i shall grant thee 🍨!! the snowmen emojis were also super cute but i thought the pink of this one matched your blog a little better :')) (at least it's pink on my samsung 💀) as for me, i don't really have a preference for emojis, just wtv u vibe w best!! <3

[queermarzipan]

Jan: Dear Maria, Count Me In - All Time Low. Okay so I'm. I'm gonna. Be the manager of an Extremely Famous Singer. Okay. @urlocalrockstar hear that I'm your manager now we're gonna go WAY past RTÉ. I see your name in LIGHTS💥 (Everyone listen to Ethanol by The Hex btw they have one (1) song out so far and it's SO GOOD to blast and sing along to)

Feb: Sigh No More (feat. Hannah Warren Green & Natalie Thomas) - Joshua Berg, Hannah Warren Green, Adam James. Is this a fucked-up metaphor for Macbeth's last showing being on the 10th of February. I feel like this is a fucking metaphor for not having David Tennant's Macbeth performances that I cannot go to hanging over me anymore. This is literally from the soundrack of ANOTHER SHAKESPEARE PLAY HE STARRED IN. Fuck's SAKE

Mar: Souvenir - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. WAIT ARE WE KEEPING WITH THE METAPHORS. Is this, the fucking theme from the last play I performed with my youth theatre, trying to tell me that the date for our Romeo and Juliet is in March?? Our director literally came back TWO WEEKS AGO. I am going to be SO MAD if that turns out to be the case oh my fuck. Excepting that, um. Well. I think it's safe to say. The Brainrot Continues. Maybe I write fic actually – my direction, my proposal... that'd be fucking GREAT.

Apr: Sigh No More (Bonus Track) - Catherine Tate, David Tennant. SORRY WHAT. HOW DID I NOT FUCKING REALISE THAT THEY SANG THIS COVER. WHAT THE FUCK WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK anyway guys this is cLEARLY a sign of slipping deep back into a Shakespeare obsession, possibly by watching David Tennant's Richard III, because obviously I'm not ceasing the Sighing anytime soon. (Listen to this guys oh my god I can hear that it's them now and it makes it 1000% better than it already was my ears are SINGING)

May: Closer to Fine - Indigo Girls. Oooooo. I'm?? Going travelling?? And finding peace with life?? Go me! (Istg if this is something to do with Barbie. Istg if there are ANY MORE METAPHORS)

Jun: We Go Together (Bonus Track) - David Tennant, Catherine Tate. I meet my soulmate??? Or something??? Only one way to really interpret this lmao😂 (Also everyone LISTEN TO THIS) (!!!!!!!!! It is SO GOOD guys I promise) (I know I'm biased shuddup)

Jul: All Die Young - Smith Westerns. This is just. How I feel. All the time, if I think about it. Usually it's just sort of background?? (Istg if this is about the UMBRELLA ACADEMY.)

Aug: Therapy - Andrew Garfield, Vanessa Hudgens. My newly-acquired soulmate and I have a heart-to-heart about a bad argument and go to therapy to resolve our issues. Lmao

Sep: Across The Universe - Remastered 2019 - The Beatles. I get... really introspective?? I get Wanderlust?? I get picked up by the Doctor?? Who knows? Not me! This is a RIDICULOUSLY abstract song for this exercise lmao. Oh my god this better not refer to Doctor Who actually. NO. FUCK

Oct: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley. LMAO. Things with the soulmate are going well!! FAKKSGKS

Nov: We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monáe) - fun., Janelle Monáe. Oh okay Something Happened with the soulmate but it's okay bc I have my friends ❤❤ and we're mending it slowly 💔💔 and also drinking to overthrowing the government 🔥🔥

Dec: The Long Song - From "Doctor Who" series 7 - Murray Gold. 😭😭😭😭😭omg. I'm. This is for me??? I'm. I cannot interpret this any other way than You Get The Break Of A Lifetime And Get To Live Fully, You Tired, Lovely Person 😭😭😭😭😭 I'm honestly having trouble applying this song to myself I. Holy fuckign shit

@ anyone who wants to participate, I've already tagged all my moots in This Exact Exercise lmao

i wanna start a tag game so: let your spotify predict your 2024!

shuffle your on repeat playlist, and the first twelve songs represent your 2024

january- guns and ships- hamilton (idek what this could represent but okay)

february- we fell in love in october- girl in red (PLEASE)

march- say no to this- hamilton (…i have nothing to say about this)

april- castles crumbling- taylor swift ft hayley williams (damnit sad month then?)

may- you’re losing me- taylor swift (FUCK TWO SAD MONTHS?? breakup songs are even worse now that im actually in a relationship. please. better not be accurate)

june- astronomy- conan gray (please stop why am i having so many sad songs)

july- stoned- ed sheeran (oh fuck this)

august- new year’s day- taylor swift (hm okay. idk what to say about this)

september- heather- conan gray (i consider heather to be a happy song AND it’s mine and my partners song so i’m taking this as a good one)

october- 18- one direction (yessss we’re going okay now)

november- king of my heart- taylor swift (YESSS)

december- all too well (ten minute version)- taylor swift (i take it back ugh)

no pressure tags!!- @autumnleavesforwinter @weeping-in-the-willows @swiftieannah @felizusnavidad @jittyjames @anixknowsnothin (please help me get this off the ground, but also if this flops you saw nothing)

[indigoideas]

Mai: Jun, remember when you said you weren't going to interfere with my love life?

Jun: No, that doesn't sound like me at all.

[demiebby]

when you flirt with no:el in front of the guys and they won't let him live

Pairing: Reader x No:el (Jang Yong Jun)

A/N: im not too famliar with the indigo rappers so i will try my best to depict them all neutrally.

so you are friends with indigo music

you met them through jvcki who is like your best friend, your ride or die.

she introduced you to swings, kid milli, justhis, noel, and young b.

at first young b and milli wasn't feeling you bc like they didnt particularly like having new ppl with their crew you know what im sayin?

but eventually you grew onto them so now they arent even complaining

plus jvcki will cut their throats if they didnt want to hang with them (okno-)

ANYWAYS BACK TO WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.

little baby noel.

unlike the others you call noel by his real name yong jun.

he blushes whenever you call him that.

when he's in the recording booth

you: you're doing great yong junnie!

him: adjdjdkskkdfl

he has a lowkey (highkey) crush on you

but he's too shy to admit it

you know he does

so does everyone else

except HE doesn't know that YOU know

one night you're eating dinner at a restaurant with indigo artists

you're all slurping on yall ddeokbokkis, noodles, all of that good shit

when all of a sudden you start to flirt with noel

"yong junnie have you've been using a new facial cleanser?"

"w-what? oh no i havent why?" *blushes*

"you look really handsome today"

cue everyone smirking and jvcki sipping on her drink

you do it again towards the end of the dinner

"yong junnie try this" *you hold up a piece of meat with chopsticks*

he opens his mouth and some of the sauce ends up on the corner of his lip

you use your thumb to wipe it off-

GIRL you're about to kill this boy if u keep on going

his face is so red and he's like fumbling with his chopsticks

the dinner ends and the guys "unexpectedly" leave u alone with noel

you dont mind

but he does

"w-wait where are you guys going?"

"we have other things to do hang out with y/n"

this is the perfect opportunity for you to tell him

you're walking on the sidewalk and its dark out

neither of u have a car bc its at the studio which is like just two blocks away (how convenient)

so you do the unexpected and grab onto his arm

"im cold and you're warm is this okay yong junnie?"

"yeah its okay" *clears throat*

you're smirking

when u two get to the building you hold his hand and look at him square in the eye.

"i know your secret."

"what secret?"

"you know what im talking about so address it and u tell me."

"i-i dont know what you're talking about"

"omfg yong jun!! i know you have a crush on me!"

boy about to faint on the spot

he thought he kept it lowkey and on the dl

nahh boy u didnt

you give him this look that says "you better tell me right now or so help me-"

"yes! i like you! i have for a while now... agh i just didnt know how to tell you!! i thought you were gonna reject me.. are you gonna reject me?"

you sigh

"yong jun i wouldnt be flirting with you, for two weeks and yea i counted, if i wasnt interested."

"so y-youre interested?"

"yes!"

"are you sure?"

"yes! do i have to prove it to you?"

he gulps

shit just got real.

you grab him by his chin and plant a good one on his lips. the kiss was sly and short but he could feel his heart pound and stomach flutter

man you are smth else

"wow... woah..."

is all he says when u pull away

"so. i expect a date sometime soon what do you think?"

he's still processing

"what was ur question?"

"omfg date yong jun when should we date?"

"oh! um, well, i could pick u up and we could see a movie?"

you agree to that and you guys set up a time and pick up place.

before u leave you kiss him again and leave him breathless.

damn.

you're a real catch

A/N: i hope this wasnt too cringy or bad!! i tried my best!!

[natalieleenorment]

I believe I have found one of my male versions for my het Multicultural-Korean version of Harmony Road. I have decided to write two versions of my first dark fantasy horror series inspired by Silent Hill by Konami, The Scarlet Gospels and Hellraiser by Clive Barker and Indigo Court by Yasmine Galenorn: both GL and Het versions will be written as Multicultural-Korean, Multicultural-Japanese, Multicultural-Chinese, Multicultural-Thai and Multicultural-UK. Long story short, I was running into dead ends with trying to figure out what to do with Harmony Road. I might as well change the title to Gospel Black Chronicles again.

[yuzukult]

i know you probably have so much to do but do you ever plan on writing another mingyu fic?

i do !! eventually !! i sorta have these fics in line if you’re interested in getting a glimpse — but it’s mostly why i haven’t written anything mingyu as of recent!

- ybny ofc (scoups) - series

- crush (wonwoo) - series

- untitled but saved as attention / indigo (vernon)

- jun fic with a sad ending i’m sorry

last two fics i plan to be a one shot!! as much as i love mingyu enjoy writing for mingyu i do wanna get a chance to dabble in fics for other members hehe

[wongyuseokie]

Sulky Jun | fake texts

☆ 18+ minors dni |☀︎fluff | ♕ smut |  ♥ completed works Summary: Jun looks incredible in his new drama, and you couldn't be more proud. You're just a little sulky about the amount of kisses.

Authors Note: this is my first attempt at a social media/fake text, lmk if y'all want more 💕

Authors Note 2: tagging @lovelyhan, thank you so much for the idea 💕

Authors Note 3: tagging my lovely @onlyhuis 💕 Note: spoiler for Jun's drama under the cut

© wongyuseokie 2023. All rights reserved.

[weonbullshit]

A follow up to 'Seojun goes to Horny Jail':

Seojun rested against the cold stoney wall, uncomfortably shifting from the hard rubble poking his bottom.

He growled and huffed in frustration, all he wanted to do is see his boyfriend but now he has to sleep at the fucking dungeon because he and Cody got busy.

He's the fucking prince for Christ's sake!

And when was it illegal to have a human boyfriend!?

He groaned and turned so that his side laid against the wall, at least this position he would be slightly comfortable.

Before he could even close his eyes, the quick and cautious patter of footsteps approached his cell. He quickly got up and walked to his celldoor.

There, a figure covered in a dark indigo cape with light purple diamonds at the bottom and sides with a magenta medalion at the center.

Seojun's face lit up the moment the figure uncovered his face, letting his beautiful blonde hair fall to his shoulders.

"C-Cody!?"

Cody quirked his brow and smirked, "Who else could it be?"

Seojun's eyes quickly searched the room, "What are you doing here!? Sekhan and Hiro are out for your head right now! How the hell did you manage to sneak in here!?"

Cody rolled his eyes, "Don't worry, Jun. I managed to knock out the gaurds, and besides" He reached inside the cell to caress Seojun's face, "You know I can't go one day without seeing that handsome face of yours~"

Seojun's face went red, is this dude seriously trying to flirt with him like this was like some sort of conjugal visit or something!?

Cody smiled softly before reaching into his bag, "Here", he pulled out something wrapped in tin foil, "Tylak pie, your favorite."

Seojun smiled and retrieved the pie from Cody's hands, "Thank you, I had barely anything to eat."

"You're welcome.", he brought his face closer to Seojun's and pecked him on the lips, "Tikero lume io." he whispered.

Seojun warmly smiled, "You too, but you have to go, Hiro or Josei can come here any minute."

Cody nodded and turned to leave, but not before shouting out: "I'll come visit!"

And like that, he was gone.

Seojun happily sighed before sitting down and opening the foil, melting at the sweet scent of pie. Grabbing the fork, he took a piece of the middle and scarfed it down.

Suddenly, the bitter and disgusting taste of fluid flooded his mouth cause him to spit it out. The clump of chewed up pie was covered in fizzy, white liquid.

Augghh... Seriously!? Did he have to put exploding gum in the goddamn pie!?

He scowled at the disgusting clump and went back to the pie, he saw a note placed at the bottom of the pan. He picked it up and began reading it:

Dear Junibear,

Sorry for the exploading gum, hope it doesn't ruin your meal <3 Though consider this payback for having me get chased by Josei and his limp-dicked soldiers. Though I gotta admit, smashing one of my pepper balls into Josei's fat face was kinda satisfying though. And by the way, when you do get released make sure to come by ;) I would love to see you again my stupid horndog.

From your beautiful Malewife, Cody Burns

Seojun chuckled before eating the rest of his pie, what a cheeky little human.

(So what do you think of this little tidbit that I wrote? Did I get the characterizations of Future Cody and Seojun correctly?)

I enjoyed it, it's not everyday that someone writes a fanfiction of your fanfiction. 🤣

Seojun's characterization is pretty close, but I have something different in mind for Cody. He's the quiet, cunning type. Not necessarily crazy on his own, but when it comes to Seojun, he'd do anything for him.

It wouldn't be likely for him to use exploding gum, the most he would do is poke at him once to pester him a little. Knowing how Seojun's "family" treats him, would make that option off limits. Payback wouldn't be worth it.

At least until he gets out of the dungeon and is feeling better. Then he can prank him a little.

The cloak is spot on! But since he has to hide it'd be less flashy. He's a good fighter at this point, but sneaking into the dungeon would be less noticable if he just snuck past the guards. He tends to only get into altercations with them if they try to kill him first.

I liked the pet name Junibear, it's cute for them.

In the way that I write, the letter would be something like this.

Hey Junibear,

I'm sorry they threw you in here again, but I'm sure it won't be long before you get out. Soon, we'll make our move and I'll get you out of here. Until then, I'll do everything I can to help you. It's not much, but I hope you like the pie. Your mam taught me how to make it. I figured you'd like a little reminder of her.

Love, Cody.

Seojun hugged the letter close to his chest. He could feel tears clogging his throat as cloudy memories of his family back on Griffin Rock made their way to the front of his mind. Especially his mother. He missed her so much he could hardly bear it. Her tylak pie was the best he had ever tasted. Cody's reminded him of her's, but it was a bit sweeter and the crust was more flaky. It wasn't a bad thing, it was just different. It was Cody's style. It was just as good.

Having a full stomach made him realize just how tired he was. He stuffed the letter in his pocket and leaned back against the wall, getting as comfortable as he could. As he drifted off to sleep, he thought of his mother again. He wasn't sure how long they had been apart, but he knew it had been quite a while. At first, he felt hopeless, like he would never get out of this. He'd live the rest of his days in a palace with people who treated him like the dirt under their feet. But now, he had hope that he would see her again someday.

He just had to get through the night.

That's it for me, I gotta go back to sleep.

[lowsodiumlevels]

Excerpts of W.i.p writings I'll never fully post.

(April,18,2021)

Black flirting. A defense mechanism for Anlero to use when he's in this sort of  situation. Be it a highblood wanting psionic power or when he's nervous. It's most likely both. Orxefo made a disgusted expression. As if he hated the fact Anlero said that. And he did. He always hated the way Anlero acted so much like a stuck up highblood after their break-up. Going around fucking every blood caste there is as well. It infuriated him. As if their relationship meant nothing to Anlero in the first place. The use of his old pet name made him even more enraged.Orxefo took a deep breath and tried to relax. Not letting his anger get the best of him. 

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(Feb,22,2021)

Aleche just moved closer and ended up burying his face into Lindor's chest. Latching onto him. Sobbing. Lindor put his arms around his matesprit and just held him. Making "shhh" sounds to help relax the distressed troll. 

"OK, how about we go and….um- maybe cuddle in the bed? Or perhaps- OH!! H-have you eaten? Should I make you something? Have you been drinking enough water? Do I need to-"

Lindor was cut off by the sound of giggling. It was coming from Aleche. Taking a deep breath, Aleche looked up at Lindor. Wiping away his own tears a bit. 

"N-no...I'm good with food and water. I just...had a bit of an emotional overload during work today and....I should be fine in a bit but….can we cuddle in the bed? I...I need you to cuddle me...please".

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(Jun,28,2020)

Placing a soft kiss on Shiken's lips. She then made Shiken lay on top of her. Having Shiken lay on her like this felt like heaven. But to Shiken it just didn't feel right.—

She loved having his body so close to hers. Tracing the fresh cuts he had on him. Shiken just whined. "//you know...all the2e cut2 on you make you look 2o cute...or maybe you're ju2t cur2ed to be cute no matter what happen2 to your body//".

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(Sep. 24, 2020)

Injector was in the middle of cutting open a dead troll. Making a deep cut into the chest cavity. Mostly examining the muscle and actual bone. It was a highblood. Indigo blood to be more exact. One he killed for no reason. Just because he could and was allowed to do so. For research purposes of course. Some trolls called him mad. He states that he's not. He's just going further beyond. Then again he didn't really care what other trolls say about him. After a few minutes he finished up. Taking off his goggles and gloves. Carting away the now cut up troll to dispose of in another room. Hearing a door open he quickly turned to where the noise came from. Bringing his bonesaw to the other trolls face rather quick. "-1DENT1FY YOURSELF-". He just heard the other troll giggle and moved the bonesaw down. "-OH….HEY 1CURUS, SORRY FOR MY RUDENSS, YOU KNOW HOW JUMPY 1 TEND TO 6E-". He then put his bonesaw away. Heroic just tilted his head in confusion. Injector then pulled off his gas mask. "-I S41D SORRY FOR MY RUDENESS, 1 TEND TO 6E A 61T JUMPY-". Heroic then nodded and pat Injector's head as a sign that he forgave him. "-->Not your fAult I'm sorry too for vvAlking in like thAt <--".

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[jp-omegaverse-hcs]

Kazabana 

A cute, tooth-rottingly cute family fluff fic that I’m just writing bits of when I need some light-hearted adorable omegaverse in my life. Not very long, sort of aimless, and later parts will probably feature an unnecessary amount of detail about food preparation.

Series Summary: Aihara Jun’ya is an omega who runs a children’s home with his mate, Kouji, and their son, Ryuuya. Seven children of different dynamics and backgrounds are under their care and an eighth is about to join the fold. Their days are filled with both happy and sorrowful moments, but supporting them all are the meals that Jun’ya prepares with love.

When a child cries, it is naturally the omega who wakes first.

The sharp, fresh chill of autumn burns Jun’ya’s nose a little as he lifts his head, gazing about the cluttered room cast in an indigo hue. His eyes flirt over to the window left open a crack and sleepily tries to remember why they opened it in the first place. Shivering, he turns his head to the tightly shut door and the distant wailing from behind it.

The cries itch at his nerves in a way that demands urgency and protectiveness, but the warmth of his mate’s tight embrace and his familiar musky scent is almost too precious to part with on a cold morning like this one. Jun’ya takes a deep breath, the cold air rushing into his lungs waking him up a bit more. He yawns and recalls sluggishly that they left it open for this very reason. Kouji is even worse at waking up than Jun’ya.

Finally feeling that urgency down to even his bones, Jun’ya pushes the blankets aside reluctantly and shifts Kouji’s heavy arm off his side.

“Jun?” Kouji murmurs, stirring only slightly.

“Aki-kun is having a nightmare again,” Jun’ya replies softly, rubbing the sleep from his eyes as he wriggles out of his alpha’s grip. Kouji grabs hold of his shirt as he tries to sit up. Pushing his hand away with a frustrated smile, Jun’ya says, “Come on, let go. Don’t be such a child.”

“No, no, I’ll go,” Kouji says. He heaves himself up with a deep groan and tosses the blanket back over Jun’ya. He then reaches over and ruffles Jun’ya’s hair a bit, laughing breathlessly at his attempts to roll out of the way. “Go back to sleep for a little while longer.”

To Jun’ya’s amazement, Kouji actually manages to drag himself out of the futon and slip out the door. The sound of him lumbering down the hallway grows fainter. Jun’ya listens until the crying stops, then rolls over onto the warm patch where his mate was just sleeping. The pillow smells of him. Inhaling, Jun’ya can almost fall back asleep. It’s tempting. Akira has been having nightmares again, after a few peaceful months without them. They take turns comforting him when he wakes up, but it’s wearing everyone thin. The other kids don’t say anything, but they lose sleep over it, too.

Jun’ya opens his eyes. The room is still dyed indigo, the air cold and dry. He can hear the trees shuffling in the wind.

“Oh, well…” he mumbles to himself, burrowing into the warmth of the blankets for a few more seconds before pushing them aside and getting up.

The sky is still dark and hazy when Jun’ya shuffles into the kitchen wrapped in a sweater. He flicks the lights on and winces as the area is flooded with light. The dishes from last night’s dinner are scattered all over the counters, crowing the place. The plates and utensils are all mismatched, but the disorder is cozy in a way. Jun’ya grew up with a lot of siblings, unlike Kouji, so the clutter feels familiar and welcoming.

Jun’ya isn’t very fond of coffee, but Kouji drinks it like tea. He sets the coffee to drip while he quietly puts the dishes away, pausing over the utensils as he remembers what they discussed last night in the study. Ten sets will soon become eleven. Smiling to himself, he moves about the kitchen in a mindless sort of daze.

Kouji finally walks into the kitchen with a huge yawn, stretching his strong arms above his head. Jun’ya presses his cup of coffee into his hands and nuzzles his mate’s collarbone before pulling away to get started on preparing lunch and breakfast. Kouji stops him to give his head a brief kiss before moving to the refrigerator where various notes and reminders are posted.

“Aki-kun stopped asking for you,” Kouji reports mildly. Jun’ya glances over his shoulder as he puts the dishes away and brings down eight bento boxes. “He fell back asleep a little easier this time.”

Jun’ya smiles. “I’m glad to hear that.”

In the beginning, Akira only wanted Jun’ya and threw a tantrum when Kouji or even Ryuuya tried to soothe him back to sleep. It seemed that an omega’s scent was the only thing capable of calming his nightmares. Eventually, Ryuuya suggested that Kouji wear some of Jun’ya’s clothes and acclimate Akira to his presence that way. It was a relief that it worked because by that time, Jun’ya had been at the end of his patience after nearly three months with very little sleep and a clingy three-year-old who cried every single time Jun’ya’s mate tried to get near.

“I’ve got to go finalize the details down at the office,” Kouji says

[sneek-m]

Monthly Listening: July 2017

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I’ve not posted my anticipated albums for August. I’ve been very behind on my Soundcloud queue, and peeking into music news on other sites has become more of a chore, so I actually have not actively kept up with new music releases at all this month. Hence, me not having many albums I’m waiting to hear. I totally feel the effects from me slacking whenever I choose a new album to listen to: a good amount here has been catch ups from previous months, or so how it feels. Hopefully I can fix this slump for the next round.

Highlights from this month, from left to right:

Kayoko Yoshizawa -- Houkiboshi Zukan (e-stretch, 2015)

BiSH -- Killer BiSH (Avex Trax, 2016)

Japanese Breakfast -- Soft Sounds from Another Planet (Dead Oceans, 2017)

Waxahatchee -- Out in the Storm (Merge, 2017)

Cornelius -- Fantasma (Trattoria/Matador, 1997)

Nine Inch Nails -- The Fragile (Nothing/Interscope, 1999)

Daphni -- Fabriclive 93 (Fabric, 2017)

Katie Ellen -- Cowgirl Blues (Lauren, 2017)

Momoiro Clover Z -- 5th Dimension (Laurel, 2013)

I did end up writing about an album, Kayoko Yoshizawa’s fantastic new album, Yane Ura Ju, from March. You can read that here. And below are my few listening columns from this month with words about records that got me writing down some thoughts.

June 23 - July 13: 2 Chainz/Playaz Circle, 21 Savage, Calvin Harris

July 16 - 28: Cornelius, K.A.R.D, Tyler the Creator

Here are the albums I checked out for this month....

2017 albums

21 Savage -- Issa Album (7)

7Senses -- 7Senses (6)

Ami Wajima -- I Am (6)

BiSH -- Giant Killers (6)

Boris -- Dear (6)

Calvin Harris -- Funk Wav Bounce, Vol. 1 (6)

Caterina Barbieri -- Patterns of Consciousness (6)

Daphni -- Fabriclive 93 (7)

DJ Sports -- Modern Species (7)

DJ Tennis -- DJ-Kicks (7)

Dreamcatcher -- Prequel (6)

EXO -- The Wars (6)

FAKY -- Unwrapped (6)

Gepe -- Ciencia Exacta (6)

Haim -- Something to Tell You (7)

Hitomi Toi -- Ecstasy (7)

Indigo la End -- Crying End Roll (6)

Japanese Breakfast -- Soft Sounds from Another Planet (8)

Jana Rush -- Pariah (7)

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit -- The Nashville Sound (6)

Jay-Z -- 4:44 (6)

K.A.R.D. -- Hola Hola (7)

K15 -- Speed of Life (7)

Kami-sama, I Have Noticed -- Kami-sama, I Have Noticed (7)

Katie Ellen -- Cowgirl Blues (7)

Kendrick Lamar -- DAMN. (7)

Lanark Artefax -- Whities 011 EP (7)

Maison Book Girl -- Image (6)

Meek Mill -- Wins & Losses (7)

Mura Masa -- Mura Masa (6)

Neel -- The Vancori Complex EP (6)

Nidia -- FACT 611 mix (7)

Nidia -- NIdia e Ma, Nidia e Fudida (7)

Palehound -- A Place I’ll Always Go (6)

Red Velvet -- The Red Summer (6)

Rozwell Kid -- Precious Art (6)

Satoko Shibata -- Do You Need a Rest from Love? (7)

Shinichi Atobe -- From the Heart, It’s a Start, a Work of Art (7)

Starlito & Don Trip -- Step Brothers Three (7)

Steffi -- Fabric94 (7)

This Is the Kit -- Moonshine Freeze (6)

TOPS -- Sugar at the Gates (7)

Toro y Moi -- Boo Boo (6)

Tyler the Creator -- Flower Boy (8)

Vince Staples -- Big Fish Theory (6)

Waxahatchee -- Out in the Storm (8)

Wizkid -- Sounds from the Other Side (6)

Yuru Meru Mo! -- Disco Psychedelica (6)

Non-2017 albums

Akiko Yano -- Tadaima (6)

Akina Nakamori -- D404ME (7)

Apink -- Pink Doll (6)

BiSH -- Killer BiSH (7)

BoA -- Girls on Top (6)

Brown Eyed Girls -- Sound-G (6)

The Brilliant Green -- The Brilliant Green (6)

callme -- Who is callme? (7)

Chelmico -- Chelmico (6)

Cornelius -- Fantasma (8)

C-ute -- Cmaj9 (6)

Elza Soares -- A Mulher do Fim do Mundo (7)

Husalah -- Dope, Guns and Religion (6)

Jun Togawa -- Tamahime-sama (6)

Jun Togawa Unit -- Kyokuto Ian Shoka (6)

Kayoko Yoshizawa -- Houkiboshi Zukan (8)

Mac Mall -- Illegal Business? (7)

Marianne Faithfull -- Modern English (6)

Momoe Yamaguchi -- Manjushaka (6)

Momoiro Clover Z -- 5th Dimension (7)

Neneh Cherry -- Raw Like Sushi (6)

Neurosis -- Through Silver in Blood (7)

Nine Inch Nails -- The Fragile (8)

Oren Ambarchi & Jim O’Rourke -- Behold (6)

Pizzicato Five -- Bossa Nova 2001 (7)

Sheila E. -- The Glamorous Life (7)

Soulja Boy & Young L -- Mario & Domo vs the World (6)

Stereolab -- Dots & Loops (6)

Travis Porter -- Proud 2 Be a Problem (7)

Various Artists -- Katamari Fortissimo Damacy (7)

Yoko Ono -- Approximately Infinite Universe (6)

[parttimespellbinder]

Spellbound: The Wizard in the Tower

Jun floated in the air with his legs crossed, deeply absorbed in the several books that floated around him. He often read up on several different subjects simultaneously, often hoping it would help him piece together whatever mystery he needed solved or question he wanted answered. But just as often, he simply wanted to lose himself in several different stories, sometimes belonging to the same series. Today, he was feeling a little all over the place. Two books on magical history, three on philosophy, a mystery novel and volumes 5 through 9 of his favorite comic series. His mustard colored eyes darted from page to page as they turned themselves and circled around him like small sharks. His skin was so pale he sometimes had wonder if he was looking down at his own hands or the pages of another book. His long indigo colored hair had been tied back into a messy bun and hidden away under the wide brimmed hat he always wore. Today, being Monday, the hat and the robe he wore to match it were both a silvery moonlight color.

So absorbed was he in his reading, Jun hardly noticed as Haley Sanderson approached him from behind. Haley had a triumphant look on her face and an eager gleam in her brown eyes. Her black hair had been pulled up on her head in two large curly puffs. She made her way past the circle of books surrounding Jun and placed her hands over his eyes.

“Guess who?”

“Whoever it is will very soon find out what it’s like to not have hands,” Jun said flatly.

“EHH! Wrong! Try again!”

“Haley…”

“There you go!”

She released him and he turned to see her smiling gleefully at him. The look on her face spoke for her. “What do you want?” he asked. The sooner I get this over with, the sooner I can get back to my reading. I need to find out if Travis Wheeler ever finds the Philosopher's Stone.

Haley continued to beam at him proudly. “I can do it now.”

Jun raised his eyebrows. “Do what? Annoy me six ways to Sunday? You’ve been able to do that. Or did your parents finally rent out that studio for your art?”

“Oh, you remember that but not the more important thing that I’ve been working on?”

“I try to keep invested in the important aspects of your life,” Jun said. “Now, what are you bothering me for? Tell me already.”

“Why tell you when it’s obvious that I should just show you!”

Haley reached into her paint splattered overalls and pulled out a small plastic looking wand, topped with a star. “Feast your eyes on this! Ignis!”

She jabbed the wand outwards as a flame the size of her thumb suddenly manifested at it’s tip. “Tres impressive, no?”

Jun’s face remained neutral. “Congratulations, you’re barely more useful than a regular lighter. Now if you’ll excuse me…”

“Oh no! Jun you promised!”

Jun sighed. Here we go. Just when I thought it was going to be a nice quiet day. He snapped his fingers and his books all shut themselves and arranged themselves neatly on the floor  in front of him. “First of all, Haley, may I remind you of where we are?”

He gestured around the room, showing off the desks, bookcases and scattered people, indicating that they were in a library, though by no means a normal one. For one thing, while most libraries were decently sized, none could think of another that resided in a tower that rose so high in the air, it often appeared to poke right through the clouds. Second, the books often didn’t fly around the room, much less from one floor to another. The lighting was often adequate in other libraries, unlike this one which utilized torches and old lanterns that also occasionally floated around the room. But the most striking feature of it’s interior was the thick purple haze that hung in the air. It penetrated the whole building from the entry level all the way down to it’s darkest depths and back up to its highest heights.

“Yeah, yeah, whatever. We’re in your stupid magic library,” Haley said rolling her eyes.

“Oh, now my library is stupid?” Jun asked, planting his feet firmly on the ground. He pointed at a stack of books on the desk near him which rose into the air and followed him as he marched forward. “It’s funny, that you should say something like that,” he continued, as he motioned towards each book to return to its proper place. “I only say that, since without access to my library and my outlining of your curriculum, you wouldn’t even be able to produce that baby flame.”

“Are you going somewhere with this, Jun?” Haley asked.

Jun raised an eyebrow and turned away from her, making his way towards the stairs leading down to the lower level. “What do you think, Haley? Obviously I’m going somewhere with this. Are you too dumb to figure it out?”

“Now we’re name calling? So elementary,” she said shaking her head at him. “And no, obviously I’m not dumb, but I shouldn’t have to remind you of things, Jun!”

“To what are you referring, Haley?”

Haley grinded her teeth and curled her hands tightly into fists. “You know what I’m referring to, Jun. I wanna be one of your magical helpers!”

Jun rolled his eyes and kept walking, refusing to slow down or stop for her. “Oh, so that’s what you were talking about? I had no idea.”

“And now you’re just being a sarcastic dick,” Haley said, sighing. “Nothing new for you though. You’ve always been the biggest dick, ever since we all met back in grade school.”

“If I’m so horrible then why haven’t you left yet?” Jun asked. “I’m certainly not keeping you here against your will.”

“Believe it or not, Violet and I are actually capable of looking past your shit personality to see that you’re...well, you’re still a piece of shit but we’ve been friends all this time so there’s no point in going anywhere now. Actually, we’re more likely to go places with you than without you.”

Great so they see me as a stepping stone? “That’s very nice to hear Haley, but I still don’t really see much point in making you my Attendant.”

He made a sudden right and emerged on a level completely shrouded in darkness. Haley pulled out her phone and turned on her flashlight app, illuminating the dark room before them. Jun just rolled his eyes. “Afraid of the dark now, are we?”

“Don’t be stupid, Jun. We both know that I love the dark. It’s where all the fun things hide. But we also know that my eyes are already bad enough as they are.”

“Aren’t you wearing your contacts?”

“Yeah, we both know that’s not a solution to this particular problem,” Haley said.

Jun sighed. “Put your phone away. I’ll light our path.”

He snapped his fingers and a wooden staff materialized in his hand. The tip of the staff was engulfed in a basketball sized sphere of silver light, casting away the darkness far more effectively than Haley’s phone light. “Better?”

“Well, now I feel like I should've just worn my glasses today,” Haley said, covering her eyes. “My contacts don’t transition to block out magically made sunlight!”

Jun rolled his eyes. “Always a compliant with you.”

The light on his staff dimmed a little bit and he nudged Haley, indicating that she could open her eyes. “It’s still a bit bright but, whatevs. Now, why won’t you make me your Attendant? You did it with Violet!”

“That was different,” Jun said. “I thought long and hard about the decision and I needed someone with skills in physical combat. What in the world would you do? Paint my opponents to death? Perhaps write them a story?”

Haley glared at him. “Junpei Asakura, you know perfectly well that I’d get some cool dream item that could turn my paintings or stories into reality or something like that! Of course Violet got a combat related weapon! She brought you some stupid spear head to enchant! Why wouldn’t she get something like that?”

“I mean, you say that, but even still, a Mage really only needs one Attendant,” Jun said. “Preferably one with skills in physical combat. No one needs support types nowadays.”

“Wow, I’m just a support type now? Sorry for not being all combat capable like Violet is.”

“Sadly there are some things in life that we simply cannot help,” Jun said, making his way to one shelf in particular. He started touching books, seemingly at random, which then vanished from their spots on the shelves. “And more importantly, what’s in it for me if I were to bestow upon you magical powers?”

Haley didn’t skip a beat. “It’d be a total fucking blast! Think about it Jun! You’d be helping me make real my life’s ambitions of never being bored another day in my life! Imagine the possibilities! What if i could bring my drawings to life? I’d be creating life itself!”

“Yeah, that’s not super impressive,” Jun said.

“OR what if I could make the things I write become reality? Wouldn’t that be fabulous? It’s every writer's dream to see their creations spring forth from the page and into the physical world! Better yet, I’d be a super awesome reality warper!”

Though Jun didn’t let it show, a shiver ran down his spine at the thought of being made responsible for any stupid idea Haley ever had coming to life. And her being able to manipulate or influence reality...to any degree...horrifying. Humans like Haley weren’t made to have magic. All they’d end up doing with it is abusing it. Guess that brings up the question of why I agreed to help her learn it but I do so love to watch mortals struggle to learn something that comes so naturally to us mages.

“So...even though you make a very convincing and compelling argument, I’m gonna have to shoot you down,” Jun said, casually.

“Why do I feel like you’re lying about the compelling argument part?”

Jun just looked at her. “Either way, is that really the only thing you came here for?”

“Well, yeah! I want a super magic item! I want insane magical powers! And I’d prefer they come from you rather than me seeking the same kind of help elsewhere.”

Jun rolled his eyes. “Then go and seek it,” he said. “Ten seconds with you and any sane mage would tell you the same thing as me. Never gonna happen.”

Haley ground her teeth in frustration and tugged at her hair. “Here I am trying to do you a favor and you just...turn me down like nothing?”

“Does it really count if it’s something you actually really want?” Jun asked. He snapped his fingers and the two of them reappeared on the entry level of the library.

“If you could do that, why’d we waste time walking down the stairs?”

“I was trying to walk away from you,” Jun said. “Sadly you decided to follow me. I didn’t see the point in walking away from you while down there.”

“Why not?” “I can hardly imagine what kind of mayhem you’d unleash upon the world if I were to leave you down there.”

Haley raised an eyebrow. “Oh? What makes you say that?”

Jun narrowed his eyes. “Haley Sanderson, you know perfectly well that the lower and upper levels are only for books on magic and the supernatural. Well, and all priceless magical items that my family has collected over the centuries.”

Haley let out a gasp. “Really? I never knew any of that. Learn something new everyday, huh?”

“Uh-huh, whatever,” Jun said. “Look, if that’s it, then I’d like to get back to my reading, if you’d be so kind.”

“Yo! Asakura!”

Jun’s eyes narrowed dangerously, not at the use of his last name, but at the sound of the voice calling it. “As if I didn’t have enough nonsense to deal with.”

He turned to see Ryoga Kogami walking towards him, hand in hand with another boy he had never seen before. The boy was wide eyed and dumbstruck with awe at the sight of the library, which Jun thought was only natural. This is the most amazing and comprehensive magical library for several dimensions. Must be quite a sight if it’s your first time. But...that kid’s a wizard too. Why’s he with a lowly creature like Kogami?

“Hey, Ryoga!” Haley cried running up to Koga and the other boy. “OMG is this guy your boyfriend?”

Ryoga’s face turned the darkest shade of red possible. “W-wha-What the hell are you talking about? Cole’s not my boyfriend! He’s my best friend!”

Haley smiled mischievously. “Then why are you clutching his hand?”

Ryoga immediately dropped Cole’s hand but Cole just laughed. “Ryoga had to drag me across the street cause I was staring at the library so much. I’m Cole by the way.”

He stuck out his hand towards Haley who wasted no time grabbing it and shaking vigorously. “Haley Sanderson, nice to meet you. Welcome to the library! I’ve never seen you before, Cole. Do you go to a different school or something? You don’t really look like you’re from around here. Hey! You know Ryoga so does that mean that you’re some kind of half human like he is? Or maybe you’re a wizard like Jun? OMG if you’re a wizard can I be your Attendant? Please? You must be a wizard! I can see the wand in your left pocket! That’s great! What kind of magic are you studying? Do you have a familiar? Jun has a familiar. Do you have an Attendant yet? If you don’t I can do it! Please! Do you fly a broom or a carpet?”

Jun shook his head. Already trying to force herself on the first unsuspecting victim she comes across? How shameless. I better step in.

“Haley! That’s enough!”

“Jun! I’m not done yet! He hasn’t even answered any of my questions, and I still have waaaay more things to ask him!”

“Yeah, like I said, that’s enough out of you,” Jun said waving casually in her direction. Haley turned back to Cole to resume her questioning but found no sound coming from her mouth. She looked over at Jun who smirked at her and offered his hand to Cole. “Hello there, I’m Junpei Asakura, the wizard in charge of this magnificent library.”

“It...certainly...is that,” Cole said, looking at the outstretched hand with apprehension. “Cole Dryden...umm...are you gonna...fix her?”

“Who? Oh, you mean Haley? She’s fine.”

Haley waved her arms and continued to move her lips, indicating that she was far from ‘fine’, but Jun paid little attention. “Now, how can I help you? Wait, don’t tell me, let me guess. You’re...a wizard in training? Fresh out of some backwater little village to the south?”

“Umm...to the north, actually,” Cole said, still looking awkwardly between Jun and Haley.

Why does he keep looking over at Haley? I muted her specifically so that I could command his undivided attention. “Whatever. Either way, I’m guessing you recently graduated from your local...academy or something, and you’re out here in the big city and trying to get your start right?”

“Y-yeah,” Cole said. “Only I...okay, hold on one moment.”

He pulled out his wand and walked past Jun towards Haley. Jun raised an eyebrow in confusion as he watched Cole fumble his few attempts but finally manage to cancel out the silencing spell on Haley. So...he’s sweet on mortals, huh? Guess that makes sense if he’s palling around with animals.

“Sorry about that,” Cole said walking back up to him. “I...I don’t like seeing people struggle like that. And, anyway, don’t you think that was kinda mean?”

“All I was trying to do was give you one less distraction,” Jun said. “It’s called ‘being nice’ as I understand it.”

“If that’s what ‘nice’ looks like to you, I’d hate to see you being mean,” Cole said.

Jun shrugged his shoulders. “I’m sure your familiar can tell you. Haley can too, she’s known me for years.”

“W-wait a minute,” Cole said with a confused look on his face. “My...my what?”

“Your familiar,” Jun said. Is he hard of hearing or just stupid?

Cole stared at Jun quizzically for a few moments, still trying to fit the mental puzzle pieces together. Jun rolled his eyes. Must I spell everything out for people? He directed a contemptuous gaze towards Ryoga who rolled his own eyes and just looked away. From there, the puzzle in Cole’s mind came together in seconds. Jun watched as the boy’s face started to flush and twist in anger. His eyes lit up with rage, literally starting to glow. What’s he getting upset for? Is the werewolf mutt not his familiar or something? What other relationship could they possibly have?

The words that came out of Cole’s mouth echoed throughout the entirety of the library like an explosion. “Ryoga’s NOT my familiar! What the hell is wrong with you? How in the...What the...What’s wrong with you? Are you insane?”

Jun was taken aback, and not just by the scream and it’s magically amplified volume. Cole’s outburst conjured a blast of air that blew Jun clear across the room and nearly over the banister, right into its seemingly bottomless lower levels.

“My, my, that’s a surprise,” he said, a smile creeping over his face. “So the little country bumpkin’s an Air mage, huh?”

He rose into the air, staff in hand and a large book appearing in front of him. “I didn’t think that you’d take that comment so seriously though. Is it really not your familiar?”

“Don’t call him ‘it’,” Cole shouted, running towards the banister and glaring daggers at Jun.

Jun couldn’t help but throw his head back and laugh. “I’m sorry,” he said. “It’s just that...I don’t see why you’re so angry about it? The mongrel certainly doesn’t seem to be making as big a stink about it.”

“Don’t call him that either! He’s got a name! His name is Ryoga and he’s my best friend,” Cole cried, pointing his wand at Jun, who just began laughing again.

“Oh, please try it,” Jun said. “I highly doubt anything you can throw at me will do much. But I’m always up for a challenge.”

At this point, Ryoga stepped in. In the blink of an eye he was at Cole’s side, holding him back as he tried to throw himself at Jun. “Hey! C-Cole! Knock it off!”

Cole struggled in Ryoga’s arms, desperately trying to get into the air and attack Jun. “Ryoga! Let go of me! I’m not gonna let him make fun of you like that!”

As he struggled, Cole began to swing his wand violently, summoning gusts of wind, flashes of light and conjuring small items that vanished the moment they hit the floor. Ryoga shook his head, swung Cole around and pinned him to a table.

“You need to calm the fuck down,” Ryoga said, quietly. “Jun Asakura isn’t the first person to shit talk me and he certainly won’t be the last. But I can tell you this. Fighting him will be the last thing you ever do.”

“I’m not just gonna let him talk to you like that,” Cole said. “We dealt with that way too much while I was in my village!”

“Yeah,” Ryoga said. “We did. And then, I’d go back to my pack or come back to the city, and deal with it all over again, all by myself. Cole, you’re gonna be living with me, and going to school with me so...you’re gonna get to see a whole lot more of this. And if you can’t even handle it when that piece of shit opens his mouth, I don’t wanna know what you’ll do in a hallway full of people who aren’t as up to defending themselves or who’ll make an even bigger deal out of it. Now, we came here to get some insight, so get your insight and let’s go back home.”

He let go of Cole, who still looked ready to fire off his most powerful spell, but he stuck his wand back into his pocket and crossed his arms. Jun was still floating in midair, looking and waiting for an attack that no longer seemed to be coming. God, he calmed down that quickly? Just when I was really getting ready to cut loose, too. Oh well, might as well give the brat what he wants so he and his pet can be on their way.

He made his way back down to the floor, a look of boredom now plastered on his pale face. “So I guess you’ll be wanting some advice on what to do and where to start, huh?”

Cole refused to look Jun in the eye, but Jun was too dissatisfied to really care if the other wizard was still angry with him. “I guess.”

“Well, you might as well think about Combative Sorcery,” Jun said. He snapped his fingers and several books of varying sizes appeared on the desk next to Cole. “With a hair trigger temper like yours, it might be a good outlet and a good way for you to establish some discipline. Given your...attachment, I’d also recommend Summoning and Binding. When you do eventually get in the mindset for calling forth a familiar or even just working with an Attendant or summoning monsters and demons for...whatever, it’ll be a good set of skills to have.”

Another finger snap and another stack of books appeared. “You also showed a small flair for Conjuring, which I strongly encourage and I’d also recommend this,” he added materializing another book in his hand and giving it to Cole. “This one will help you with flying. It’s applicable to brooms, carpets, dragons and anything else you can ride through the air and there’s a section on warping as well.”

“Gee, thanks,” Cole said, looking at the large pile of books on the table. “You’re so helpful.”

“Just doing my part to help a fellow wizard,” Jun said. “You’ll have to fill out this form so you can check out those books.”

A piece of paper manifested in front of Cole’s face and he took it to the table to fill out. The whole time, Jun watched the boy shoot dirty looks at him. “My, you so graciously accept help from others. Why’d you even bother coming here?”

“I wasn’t warned that you’d be this horrible,” Cole said. “Next time Ryoga decides not to bring something up, I’ll follow his instincts.”

“Really? The animal warned you against coming here? Then who advised you to seek me out?”

“Why do you care?”

“Call it, morbid curiosity,” Jun said.

“My brother was the one who suggested it,” Ryoga said, placing one of his hands over Cole’s mouth.

“Oh? Hmm. Then allow me to ask you another question.”

“I’m getting really tired of your and your mouth,” Cole said, standing up from the table.

“Cole, sit down! He can ask a stupid question if he wants to. As long as he’s civil, I don’t care about what he says anymore. What do you want to know?”

Jun raised his eyebrow. “Heh, are you sure that you’re the animal here? He seems a better fit for the fangs and claws than you do.”

“That can’t be what you wanted to ask,” Ryoga said. “Get to the point so we can go.”

“Fair enough,” Jun said. “What exactly is your relationship to one another? While I’m not one for Mage/Monster relations, especially when it comes to you animals, I know that there are more than a few who seem to think along the same lines as you two. I just want to know what exactly you are to each other. You both seem to care for each other a great deal, yet you’re not his familiar. Are you his Attendant?”

Ryoga looked confused but Jun cut him off before he could answer. “Okay, so clearly not. So if you’re not his familiar, and you’re not his Attendant, what possible use could you provide him? Maybe you’re his pet?”

Ryoga couldn’t stop his eyes from flashing dangerously, not that Jun cared. “Cole...Cole’s my best friend,” he said, struggling to keep his composure.

“Huh, is that all?” Jun asked. “I thought it’d be something far more interesting. A Wizard and a Werewolf half breed? Guess stranger things have happened.”

Cole turned away from Jun, contorting his face further to express the revulsion he felt. “And I suppose if you feel this way about Beasts and Half Breeds, you’re one of those stuck up mages that thinks poorly about humans, huh?”

“Oh yeah,” Haley said. “Big time. Jun hates humans. He’s always talking a bunch of shit about us, and Beasts and Half Breeds...and Hybrids...and Demons and...well just about everyone that’s not him or a Mage or some divine being or something. Jun kinda just hates everyone.”

“Wow,” Cole said. “Guy like you must have lots of friends.”

Jun chuckled. “What in the world would I do with friends?”

“Oh, don’t say it like that, Jun,” Haley said, hugging on to him, pressing her cheek against his. “Jun’s a total prick, but even he’s got...well he’s...he’s not a total piece of shit.”

Jun narrowed his eyes at Haley. “Please don’ t speak about me like that,” he said. “You’ll make me sound like total trash.”

“I mean...aren’t you?” Cole asked.

“Oh! That’s quite a mouth on you,” Jun said with a smirk. “Most people know to treat me with respect when they speak to me. Those who don’t learn it. One way or another.”

Cole glared at him and gripped his wand tighter. “Is that a threat.”

“It’s a promise.”

“Oh, Jun,” Haley said, flicking his forehead. “Don’t be like that. Don’t mind him, Cole. And besides, if Cole and Ryoga got serious, I’m sure they could take you. Even if Violet was here, she’s no match for Ryoga.”

Jun considered this. Hmm, despite my power, she does raise a good point. I know nothing about this brat so he might just pull out some major spells and get my by surprise. The animal presents another problem, if it decides to really get serious and protect it’s master. I hear Werewolves have recently become more resistant to sorcery, though it’d present me with a good chance to see how resistant a mutt like this actually is. That’d still be two against one though. Not really sure how much I care for those odds.

“Who’s Violet?” Cole asked, looking at Ryoga.

“Just a bookworm,” Ryoga said. “Never really talked to her. Keeps to herself if she’s not with these two.”

“She’s not just a bookworm,” Haley said. “She’s Jun’s Attendant and our best friend!”

Cole laughed.

“Oh? Is something funny to you?” Jun asked.

“I just can’t believe that anyone would want to be your Attendant,” Cole said.

“I do!” Haley said. “Being a Wizard’s Attendant sounds like a hoot and a half! Magical powers and battles and all that stuff! Ahh, what a wildly whimsical dream come true! I’d kill to be Jun’s Attendant! Or anyone’s for that matter, I’m not picky.”

“Haley, no self respecting mage would bother wasting their time with someone as utterly useless as you. What’s more, any power you received would ultimately be used to satisfy your own worthless desires. Do us all a favor and just shut up!”

Jun watched with an mixture of satisfaction and boredom as the light seemed to fade from Haley’s eyes. How her excited and energetic smile shrank to nothing and her body began to shake. Her mouth started to open and close as if she were preparing to say something but could not settle on anything. In the end she ended up turning and running from him, disappearing further into the room.

He sighed. “Honestly, sometimes she can be such a pain. Whining on and on about being an Attendant. No one’s gonna want her if she comes off so desperate.”

“Wow,” Cole said. “You’re....you’re really something aren’t you?”

“Don’t tell me you fell for that,” Jun said. “Haley can cry on command. She was just faking it. All Haley wants is to be constantly entertained by magic and she doesn’t care how much trouble she causes for others to make sure that her every whim is satisfied. Even if she wasn’t, Haley lives to incessantly annoy people. I simply did us a favor by asking her to be quiet.”

He watched the little wizard glare at him like he wanted to punch him. Cole’s hand squeezed itself into a tight fist, shaking with naught but the utmost desire to find a home in Jun’s face. Aww, how cute. The country bumpkin thinks he can attack me with mortal brutality. Now I know he’s been raised by animals.

In the end Cole refrained from lashing out. He took in a deep breath and just finished filling out the library card form so he and Ryoga could leave. He signed his name at the bottom and in a flash, it transformed into a small plastic library card. Cole give Jun another look of revulsion.

“Can we go now?” Cole asked, looking from Jun to Ryoga.

Jun nodded. “Once you finish all of those, bring them back and I’ll set you up with the next set for whatever you decide to pursue.”

Cole nodded. He pointed his wand at the books and again, stumbled his way through several attempts before half the books shrank to the size of tic-tacs. It took him much less effort to shrink the rest of them and once he did he packed them up in a small bag and grabbed Ryoga’s hand. “C’mon, Ryoga, let’s get out of here.”

“Hey! Watch it with the hand holding in public!”

“Let’s just..go! I can’t stand to be in this library another minute,” Cole said.

Jun watched them as they went, wondering if the little wizard would have anything else to say to him. Turned out the answer was no as they walked out the door without taking another look back.

“Is it odd that I’m somewhat interested in seeing where that little fool is going to do from this point on?”

He shrugged his shoulders and decided that with nothing else pressing to do, he might as well continue his reading. In the back of his mind he felt as though he was forgetting something but as he hated to linger on such notions, he pushed it aside. Pointing at the stack of books on the main desk, Jun resumed his seat in midair as the books began flying around him again. Time to find out of Travis Wheeler will find the Philosopher’s Stone before Draco Fernan and his army of Merrows.