#itz hot in here and itz so loud ;_;

[plushpyromoved]

girl helppppppp I have to try and get my drawing tablet repaired and itz going to take hourzzzzz just to get the backup done thatz not even the repair I don't wanna be hereeeee

[alex-ruins-everything]

Turning Pages - Chapter 6

Intrulogical bookshop au! Read the whole thing on ao3 here.

“Roman, that’s no fair! I called dibs on the car days ago!” Remus argued, chasing his brother down the hall.

“And I told you! Virgil and I are going to the mall, so I need it!” Roman replied, dodging Remus’ attempted swing when the other got too close.

“Well it’s your fault for breaking your own dumb car!”

Remus had been waiting for this day since he had somehow miraculously gotten Logan to agree to go on a date with him. Logan, the uptight nerd from the bookshop with a jawline that could cut glass and eyes Remus wanted to be waterboarded in. He had texted the number on the back of the receipt immediately upon getting it. A simple ‘hey itz Remus ;-3’ to which Logan replied with perfect grammar and punctuation. Gah, he could be in love. They had gone back and forth about their plans for the aquarium and Remus had promised to pick Logan up. Then the conversation turned to other things and Remus got to know more about Logan other than the fact that he was gorgeous. He liked astronomy (which is different from astrology apparently),  he drank his coffee black, and he had been working at the bookshop since he was sixteen. Remus had never committed to anything that long, that was insane. For every question he answered he asked one in return and Remus couldn’t remember the last time he’d held someone’s attention that long in a positive way that wasn’t Janus or Roman.

Roman, who was currently trying to sabotage their date it would seem by putting his own first. Remus had to resolve this quickly or he’d risk being late to pick Logan up.

“Roman, you know how pumped I’ve been for this. I’m taking the car,” Remus argued, watching Roman pluck the car keys off the hook and fully getting ready to pounce on his brother.

“Take your bike! You have options, I don’t!” Roman replied, holding the keys away from Remus.

“Fine! Fine. But you so owe me a big one.”

Roman cheered at winning the argument as Remus plucked the keys to his motorcycle off the hook and headed out to the garage, grabbing his jacket on the way. It might have been hot as hell outside but the aquarium could be chilly plus he never rode without his jacket. He shoved the helmet on his noggin and grabbed a spare for Logan before zooming off to the address his date had given him. It was an easy enough to find building, balconies lining the outer walls and large brass numbers over the front door. Remus parked his bike and pulled his helmet off, finding L. Berry on the doorbell system and pushing the appropriate button.

“Hello?” Logan’s voice answered after a while.

“Your noble steed awaits, Specs. You ready?”

“Ah, yes. I’ll be down in just a moment, Remus.”

Remus went to go lean against his bike, resting his helmet on the ground so it didn’t get knocked off. It really was just a moment before Logan emerged from the building’s front door causing a smile to break out on his face. The nerd walked over and Remus opened his arms for a hug to be met with a hand extended for a handshake. He laughed and went for that instead.

“We aren’t going on that...are we?” Logan asked, eyeing the bike warily.

“Ro totally hijacked the car this morning,” Remus explained. “You’ve never ridden one before?”

“No. Motorcycles are highly impractical and-” “Lemme stop you there,” Remus said, handing Logan the spare helmet. “It’s not as dangerous as you think it is. All you gotta do is hold onto me nice and tight and before you know it, we’ll be at the aquarium making kissy faces as the fishies.”

“That’s not generally how I spend my time at the aquarium...is that how you spend your time at the aquarium?” Logan questioned, taking the helmet hesitantly.

“Sometimes, yeah,” Remus laughed, sticking his own helmet on and getting onto the bike, motioning for Logan to do the same.

Once Logan was on and he felt long arms secure themselves around his waist Remus headed off to the aquarium. He looked in the mirrors every once in a while to check if Logan was okay and after about a mile of panic the other seemed to relax a little bit and almost looked like he was enjoying the ride. The only thing Remus didn’t like about this was that he didn’t get the chance to converse with Logan, but there was plenty of time for that once they got to the aquarium itself. Besides...silence was a pretty good payoff for having Logan hugging him from behind. It wasn’t a terribly far ride to the aquarium and they were there quite quickly.

“See? That wasn’t so bad was it?” Remus asked, getting off first and holding out a hand to help Logan do the same. “And now you can check that off your bucket list.” “No...it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be,” Logan admitted, accepting the hand offered to him for help. “Though I do not have a bucket list, I don’t think riding a motorcycle would be on it. I never had any desire to do that before...but it was rather exhilarating…”

“You use a whole lotta fancy words, Specs. I like it.”

Remus held out a hand for Logan’s helmet to secure it on the bike with his own. He thought he almost saw the hint of blushing on the other’s cheeks but that could have been the summer sun beating down on them. Logan didn’t have sunglasses like he did, just his regular ol’ glasses.

“I got a membership to this place so I’ll get the tickets, they’re free with it,” Remus said as they walked into the large building, the lighting inside much darker and slightly blue tinted.

“I’m a member as well, actually,” Logan replied. “I’m a member of all educational facilities in the tristate area.”

“Oh be still my beating heart...cute and a member at the aquarium? You’re really turning out to be the whole package here, Logie.”

Logan opened his mouth like perhaps he wanted to protest the new nickname or that he wasn’t any sort of package, but the duo was called up to the ticket booth before he could. Remus went ahead and asked for two tickets anyway, flashing his membership card and getting two stickers to show they had been cleared for admission. He stuck his own on his chest before sticking Logan’s on his tie and moving them off the line and towards the first set of tanks.

“So...you wore a tie to a date to an aquarium, huh?” Remus asked, starting up conversation as they looked at the colorful fish swimming around.

“Oh- yes,” Logan said, looking down at his now stickered tie. “Admittedly, I did have to research how to dress for a date and the articles I read mentioned ties. I wear them often so I thought it was the best route. Was I not supposed to wear a tie to the aquarium?”

“No, no. You can wear whatever you want, Lo. I was just curious,” Remus assured, pausing a moment. “You had a look up what to wear for a date?”

“Well, yes. I, ah...don’t go on very many. Or...any...”

“Aw…” Remus cooed, gently nudging Logan’s shoulder with his own. “Then we’ll make this a good one.”

The two of them walked around, pausing to look into the different tanks. Remus coulda sworn he almost saw a smile on the other’s face at some of his enthusiastic bouncing. Turns out Logan had a whole lot of fish facts to share and Remus eagerly listened, sharing a few of his own though they weren’t as cool as the ones Logan shared. When they got to the archway tank a shark swam right overhead of them and Re excitedly pointed it out, the pair stopping to watch the shark swim around for a while. Shockingly the aquarium wasn’t too busy on a Thursday afternoon, only a few groups of camp kids in brightly colored matching shirts. Finally they got to Remus’ favorite exhibit.

“Look!” he said, grabbing Logan’s hand and pulling him over to the octopus tanks. “God- aren’t they fuckin’ awesome…”

“You’re quite fond of octopuses, aren't you?” Logan questioned, nodding to the tattoo on display on Remus’ arm since the other had cut the sleeves off of his shirt at some point.

“I really couldn’t tell ya why...I just think they’re neat,” Remus explained, smiling when Logan pointed out his tattoo. “This octopus is actually here! He’s somewhere in this tank but y’know, camouflage and all.”

“You got a tattoo of one of the octopuses from this aquarium?” Logan asked for clarification, his eyes going from Remus to the tank in an attempt to find the creature in question.

“Yeah, Duke. When I was like twelve or somethin’ I won a raffle to name their newest octopus. I made the poor nanny drive me here like every day so I could see him.”

“That’s actually...quite nice.”

“Oh! There he is,” Remus said, pointing out a small bit of movement in the sand at the bottom of the tank. Now that they knew where to look it was easy to spot the octopus. “Did you know octopi have three hearts? Oh! And blue blood.”

“I did know that, but it’s very interesting,” Logan nodded. “They also lack bones and are quite intelligent.”

“They’re just so cool!”

They stood and watched Duke the octopus for a long time, swapping facts about cephalopods. The octopus eventually did move and Remus was able to show off the similarities between the creature in the tank and the tattoo on his arm. The resemblance was striking. Eventually they moved on, continuing to talk about they fish they passed until they ended up in the gift shop.

“I always loved the gift shop of museums,” Remus said, moving over to browse a rack of postcards. “It was almost like a reward for making it through the boring stuff.”

“You didn’t seem to find the aquarium boring,” Logan stated.

“Oh, yeah. Aquariums don’t count. I just...don’t like museums as much. They’re cool and all - especially the art museum that has all the medieval armor and weaponry - but no one will go with me because apparently I’m too loud for museum culture.”

“I quite enjoy that museum actually,” Logan said. “Perhaps we can go there together. I do have a membership.”

Remus thought he was gonna vibrate from excitement. Logan had just asked him on a second date, right? That’s what had happened? He gave an enthusiastic nod, his eyes catching on something along the wall. Ties!

“Oh! Oh, wait here,” he said, running over to the display.

Sure enough they had a few different designs. Remus immediately fell in love with a navy blue tie that had a green octopus towards the bottom. He pulled it off the rack, not bothering to check the price and moved back to show Logan.

“I’m gonna get this for you,” he said, holding the tie up.

“Wha- Remus, no. You don’t have to do that,” Logan replied. “It’s a very lovely tie, but you don’t need to buy me a gift.”

“I know I don’t need to. I want to...so I am.”

“I’m not going to be able to convince you to put that back, am I?”

“Nope.”

“Very well,” Logan nodded. “Your turn to wait here.”

Remus did as he was told, looking over the rack of postcards again. He found one with an eel on it and picked one up to give to Janus. Eels were like water snakes, right? Janus did love his snakes. Not too long after he walked off Logan came back with a small stuffed octopus in his hands.

“I’m going to buy this for you,” Logan said. “Is that- is this something you’d like?”

“Lo, I will literally cherish that for the rest of my life,” Remus grinned, bouncing on the balls of his feet with excitement. “Hell, I’ll be buried with it.”

Logan’s shoulders seemed to relax a little bit at Remus’ approval. Remus moved over to the register, flashing his membership card again for that wonderful 10% off he got as a perk. Once he was done Logan got rung up, showing his own card.

“For you,” Logan said, holding out the stuffed octopus.

“And for you,” Remus replied, exchanging the tie for the toy. “Y’know...all this walking around the aquarium has me heavily craving some coffee. You game?”

“I- yes. I would also appreciate some caffeine right now,” Logan nodded.

“It’s no Remy’s place, but there’s a cafe like a block away, c’mon,” Remus said, grabbing Logan’s hand again to lead him away from the aquarium and towards the sidewalk.

The coffee shop was much busier than the aquarium but the smell of roasting beans was pretty much divine as soon as they walked in. The seats inside were all full but there were a few spare seats outside that hopefully wouldn’t be snagged before they got their orders in. The two of them continued to chat during the walk and while waiting on line. Remus placed their order, getting a black coffee for Logan and his own personal drink which he liked to call the Gamble With Death.

“Surely that cannot be good for your heart,” Logan stated after hearing Remus say eight shots of espresso.

“It hasn’t killed me yet,” Remus shrugged. “If it ever does I promise to let you know.”

“How would you let me know? You’d be dead?”

Before Remus could think up an answer for that his name was called out and he went to go grab the two cups, handing Logan his. They grabbed a table outside and Remus stuck his new octopus in the middle of the table.

“He needs a name,” he said, gesturing to the stuffed toy.

“It does?” Logan questioned, sipping his coffee.

“Of course he does!”

“You could perhaps go with a nod to H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu and name him that,” Logan suggested.

“Hm...I like that, I like that,” Remus nodded, getting an idea. “Cthuwu. Y’know, like ‘uwu’?”

“Tell me if I use this wrong but, ah...cursed.”

Remus broke into laughter at that, assuring Logan that was the right context but it was more the delivery that caught him off guard. Apparently Virgil works with Logan to get the adorable nerd up to date with modern slang. The guy had flashcards which Remus absolutely needed to see now. They stayed at that cafe table long after their coffee cups had been drained, until suddenly the sky was a mass of pinks and oranges.

“Ah, shit. I totally kept you out longer than I had promised,” Remus said, stretching in his chair.

“Oh,” Logan looked up, blinking like he had just been pulled out of their little personal bubble. “Yes. I should probably get home. I do have work tomorrow and I have my nightly routine to keep up with.”

“So...organized,” Remus grinned, standing up and tossing his empty cup into the trash bin. “Then home we go, Logie.”

Logan stood up as well, discarding his cup and following Remus back to his motorcycle. Remus was able to fill any void of silence by running his mouth. He was currently telling Logan about the first time he took Janus on the bike. He hadn’t been too fond of it. Remus handed Logan his helmet and stuck their purchases in his side bag, before long they were back off towards Logan’s apartment.

“Y’know, Lo...I had a lot of fun today,” Remus said once the engine was killed and they were parked by Logan’s front door.

“I...actually did too. You were certainly a wonderful companion for the aquarium,” Logan replied, handing back his borrowed helmet. “Thank you for not letting me die on the back of the motorcycle.”

“Nah, Specs...I would never let someone as cute and clever as you die,” Remus winked, pulling the tie out of the side bag and sticking the helmet in there with Cthuwu. “I’ll see you around, yeah? I’m almost done with that book you recommended.”

“Oh? I’m so glad you’re liking it,” Logan grinned, books seeming to be a topic he rather enjoyed talking about. “Well...I’ll start building a list of recommendations for you.”

“Absolutely cannot wait,” Remus returned the other’s smile, pausing for a moment before taking a step closer and kissing Logan on the cheek. “Bye, Specs.”

He shoved the helmet on his head and sped back home after making sure Logan made it inside alright. He looked a little dazed after that kiss on the cheek which was just so damn adorable. Remus was absolutely on cloud nine. Now he got to go home and gush about it all to Janus over the phone.

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@theiwatobiicepic

[t-underneaththeradardancing]

been a while - since wrote in the evening proper and yah i been scarce - here for a hot minnit only  - fer instance - i started - got a text w info hadda pay attention - before wrote another - word - yet another interrupt - shun a fone call one i wanted yay - but - gone baby gone again if only for another minnit - as far as i can - teenspeek  amminnit is somewhere between at best 5 or ten minutes from now - more likely 30 and maybe forgotten or fone need charging 

it get like that and then radio silence 

and the usual errands taking longer lately rainy holidazed shopping and the energy suck the real world  i usual dont hafta live in much  i dont wanna  - tried straight life a few times i can fake it clean up good like omg tho it make u crazy and i dont use the term lightly - yes u do t 

and a melody my head and fingers meet at the odd times - pick up guitar and work out - it only take a  “minnit “ lol i teenspeak to my own self if itz convenient then repent like bob sing  - it takes so long to crow feed  3 murders sometimes well 2 for sure and stragglers - the birbs always welcome - seagulls and pigeons only if they play nice and they dont the usual  - or the weather - cuz itz winter  - t u fucken go on and on about the fukken winter - u live in temperate sf where it only hit freeze 1x so far and only for     -          - drum roll .....

a minnit      ( puleeez i hope u laffen )

have we mentioned the kitty omg so good she 

got good sleep that something a lot actually 

and about winter 

its a fucken metaphor of a metaphor for an actual weather change and little light and death  - some really sucky stuff has happened  - t some goddawful inna summer also - but at least its warmer? wtf  u dont look for the deep end of the bakery 

and fuck it - bet the whole fore sea able future on recording  - all in before finish  - knowing a couple fucked up cards and a slightly rigged deck  - called life on lifes terms or sum shit  - the unlikely alliance  alliances relationships alone - we all got problems  - but then again everybody  - at least that i know up close and personal and that really aint all that  - but then again wat is - ffs if u read me for any time u know its a little uh wacky in t’s hed  - vitas book has schizophrenic in the title  - we love niko and i aint asked permission - he is a perfectly well adjusted young male speciman of a human - at least by our standards lol - closest thing to an adult in the room - we fukken love him and back gonna meet in 3d his gf tomorrow and know we gonna love her - i hope she bring her bunny but maybe too loud at rehearsal demo recording in a rehearsal studio  - we getting fancy as fuck here  - and yah i bet big but not enuff to ruin - anything - we tawked out failure  “if we the recording gets fucked up are we gonna b good ? “ she ask - if anyone at that time it wood b t who did the fuckupping  - cmon fuck upping oh never mind i gess itz 2 wordz excuse me - no hesitation “ yah we gonna b fucken good  we been thru so much worse - its only fukken money and no one i love is gonna do without “  if we both survive it we gonna b good thru anything even of 1 of our own making cuz we that kind of ppl - sometimes - but when we come thru it is magic  - as long as we act in love as much as and yah we ppl means we fuck up act out - not too long w each other or too often mind u we aint toxic esp to each other or each others loved ones and we both love plenty - and niko says he could ez make a final mix out of rehearsal demos so far - except he duznt have much of my guitar recorded  - it dont matter - imma catalyst  we been making magic - my guitar gonna b there  - prominent in a couple few unless i just fuck up worse than imagine lol and i fekken worse than i spellz - no aint gonna resort to spells bad things happen - too often - cant foresee and its ego - srly the sound the way he shapes vitas songs - there is 1 demo good enuff shape it could b released - we betz we outdo inna studio - theres one important vocal more than good enuff .... imma blather 

laterz 

love

[friend-me-harder]

honestly the bit with mallek, cirava and marvus all tacking themselves onto whoever readers hanging out with for the day is so fuckign good and i live for that shit thank you for my life. could we get some? marvus and mallek specifically fighting over mc or just being really passive aggressive with each other and tryna steal mc away for themselves too??

it got long - like really long.  That’s why it’s under a read more

You had agreed the night before to hang out with Marvus today. He said he was hosting an event and wanted you to come as a date to keep some of his more aggressive fans away.  You told him you weren’t sure how intimidating you would be or how useful you’d be indeterring others, but he’d insisted.  And you were kind of excited at the idea of getting to go to a big party. 

Marvus had an outfit delivered to you early that very night, you were shocked at how well it fit and how fucking amazing you looked in it. You’d have to give him props, you didn’t really think purple would suit your complexion, but it did. 

Some earlier tips on hair and make-up from Tagora and Stelsa and you were ready to go.  As you slid into the limo Marvus had sent, a message from Mallek popped up. He was inviting you over to hang out.  You told him you’d have to catch up with him lqter as you were on your way out for the night. You apologized and sent a selfie of you pouting to show you were really sorry (and to secretly maybe show him how good you were looking but you’d never admit that or anything).  

You were a little eorried when he didn’t respond but were soon too distracted to think of it.  You pulled up to a large venue where other high bloods were mingling.  There were many purple and indigos present, as well as a few sea dwellers.  You shrunk back in the limo, suddenly uncertain about this and considering going to hang with Mallek where you knew you’d be safe.

“Dere u iz lil buddy!”  The excited face of Marvus appears in your immediate line of vision, or more accurately takes up your entire range of sight.  He’s grinning and backing up, offering his hand to you. You take it, gratefully, and feel your fears leave you as your skin makes contact with his.  Marvus shivers a little and winks.  “Alwayz 4get how hot u r.  Ur skin’s p f**kin warm too.”  He says with a wink.   

You feel your face flush and you chuckle, thanking him as he links your arm in his and leads you to the entrance.  You can feel eyes on you and Marvus, your anxiety begins to spike. You press yourself closer to Marvus to keep from losing your nerve.   

“U finna be safe here, no worries 4 my lil miracle.” Marvus assures, patting your hand reassuringly.  You smile and nod.  “I trust you.”  You give his arm a squeeze. 

You pass a large indigo at the door who’s holding a tablet. He gives Marvus a nod as you enter into a large foyer.  You’re almost blinded by the amount of gold.  It’s hard for you to focus on anything in this room, it all seems so glamourous and somehow more alien than anything else you’d seen since arriving on Alternia.   

“What is this party for, again?”  You ask trying to keep your mind occupied.   

“Just a lil thang 4 all my brohimes, jugg-a-sistas, and supportrz, u heard?” 

“So, like a networking or fundraising event for your music?” 

“No doubt!  Got pleny a ca$$h munny, but to keep the sponsors feelin gravy we give em a shin dig 4 dem 2 jerk dey bulges 2.” He tells you with a grin and a wink.

You laugh and shake your head.  “Being famous must be so hard.”  You joke giving his arm another squeeze.  

 Marvus laughs loudly, and smiles widely down at you. “I liek u lil bizznatch.”

“Glad to hearnthat.”  You tease, removing yourself from him to take a better look around the room – ensuring you maintain a short distance from your date and apparent host. There are fewer people paying attention to you now as they seem to be greeting Marvus, thanking him for inviting them, and other pleasantries.   

You’re impressed with his ability to maintain a friendly face amongst so much blatant pandering. He catches your eye and winks, you chuckle and shoot him a thumbs up.   

Marvus excuses himself from his guests and makes his way to your side. “Lookin hella fine by deh way.  Itz a good color on you.”  He says, as his finger trails along your neckline.  “Can’t help but think it’d look even betta on my f-” 

“I TOLD YOU, YOU’RE NOT ON THE LIST!” The loud voice of the door attendant pulls your attention away from Marvus.  You’re surprised to see Mallek at the door, slipping past the man holding the list. 

“Check again, it’s under Adalov.” Mallek says, his eyes scanning the room before locking on hou.  A large grin cuts across his face as he confidently strides towards you. He’s entirely out of place in his hoodie, jeans, and sneakers. 

The door man makes a move to grab him but stops short. “Hey! get ba-oh…here it is.” He mutters, turning back to the line of those trying to get in. 

Mallek quickly makes his way to you and you can’t help but smile, it was nice to see another familiar face.  His arms are out for a hug and you gladly accept.  Mallek rocks you both side to side as he hugs you tightly. He feels safe and smells like home.

Mallek pulls away, only a bit and looks you over, his signature grin in place. “You look good Robo-buddy, not too hip on the color but the outfit itself?” He lets out a low whistle and you chuckle, giving his arm a playful punch. 

“I didn’t think this is where you’d be tonight. I thought you were hanging out at home!  What are you doing here?” You ask excitedly. 

“Ye bro, wat r u doin here?” Marvus asks his grin sharp as he wraps an arm around your shoulders and all but pulls you from Mallek’s arms. “Dun member inviting u” He adds. 

Mallek shrugs, his smile easy.  “I was on the list.” He tells Marvus, Mallek’s attention turns back to you but the lights dim and a loud track begins to play before he can say anything. 

Marvus leans in close to you, his lips beside your ear as he excitedly whispers, “Dis our song, buddy!”  He’s pulling you along to the dance floor and you can’t help but laugh at his excitement.   

It’s a fast-paced song and while you aren’t the best dancer it’s easy to follow Marvus’ lead as he spins you around the floor.  You gleefully laugh as he dips you and lifts you into an aerial twirl.  You gasp and grip tightly to him laughing harder as your adrenaline increases. 

Marvus sets you down with your back to his chest and you can feel him starting to gyrate and grind against you.  Another hand grabs your waist and spins you against a hoodie clad chest. “Cutting in.” Mallek mutters, taking a hand in yours and all but waltzing you away from a frowning Marvus. You’re a little dizzy from the twirling and rising heat of the room so you don’t protest being taken from one friend by another.   

You rest your head against Mallek’s chest as he rocks you both back and forth, he’s clearly a less talented dancer, and you can see him tripping over his feet a little but you appreciate his effort.  It’s cute how hard he’s trying.  Your arms are wrapped around his neck and his hang loosely around your waist.  You can hear the quietest of purrs starting in his throat and smile to yourself.   

“U lookin a lil flushed dere babe, howz aboutta drink?” Marvus offers you with a glass of something in his hand, as he somehow materializes between Mallek and yourself. You’re warm and parched and gratefully take it from him with a ‘thank you.’ 

Your mouth is filled with the overly sweet taste of Faygo, but it’s cool and refreshing.  An arm slides across your shoulders and you’re turned towards a large door. “Let’s get some air.” Mallek whispers, his hand slipping to your lower back as he leads you towards the balcony. 

Getting some air sounds nice and you’re happy to get a fresh breath.  As you make your way the songs change to a much slower track.  A gentle tap at your shoulder has you turning in Mallek’s arm to face Marvus again. 

“Can I get one more dance b4 u go out?”  Marvus asks, his hand falling from your shoulder to your hand, his fingers lacing with yours.  Your heart strings are pulled as Marvus pouts and you can’t help but give in. 

“Alright, one more dance.  Then a break!”  You tell him, smiling. 

Marvus grins and places his free hand over his heart. “Itz a promise.”   

“I’ll be back in a bit if you want to wait out there.” You tell Mallek who’s frowning.  He quickly changes his expression when he realizes you’re looking at him and smiles. 

“Of course.  Have fun.” Mallek teases. 

You shake your head and smile as you allow Marvus to bring you back to the dance floor. 

Marvus has a hand low on your waist and holds the other as he takes you both across the floor with wide motions.  You smile and let the music and Marvus lead you along.  You can feel Marvus pulling you closer to him, so your chests are against one another’s.   

Marvus tilts his head so his lips are beside your ear. “Gotta ax u sumthin babe.” Marvus says, his other hand slipping to also hold tightly to your waist.  “Been thinkin abt u a lot an wanna kno if u wanna be a mofo’s ma-” 

AAHHHT AAHHT DEEPDEEPDEEPDEEP AAHHT AAHHT 

The alarm that goes off is deafening, the lights go out and a dark red light floods the room with intermittent flashes of a blinding white light. A loud automated voice demands evacuation.  You look around as best you can, hands covering your ears as your eyes strain to make out the shapes around you.  The flashing of the lights begins to make you feel dizzy and you think you may pass out. 

You feel strong hands grab your arms and jump, a familiar voice in your ear tells you to relax and that it’s time to go. You desperately cling to whoever it is as they pull you towards what you assume is the exit. 

When you make it outside of the building you feel your body relaxing.  A solid pair of arms are still holding you close and you grip the shirt of your savior. “You doing ok?”  You hear them ask in a gentle voice.  You feel yourself relax completely as you look up, and though your vision is blurred, you can easily make out the shape of Mallek’s face. 

You nod and bury your face in his chest.  “I’m alright, kust can’t see.” You say with a chuckle. You feel Mallek’s chest shake with laughter.  “I think I’ll survive though.” You tell him. 

“You will, you’re the strongest person I know.”  He says quietly, claws lightly rubbing up and down your back.  “Want to recover at my hive?  Snake dad will be happy to have you.”   

You let out a small hum and nod against him.  “That sounds nice, thanks.”  You pull away and smile at him, your vision slowly returning. You look beyond him and see Marvus talking to a group of people.  He’s still smiling but you know him well enough now to see the distant look of disappointment in his eyes.  “I just gotta say good-bye.”  You tell Mallek, lightly pushing away and5moving towards Marvus. 

As you approach, Marvus’ smile loses a little luster but it seems sincerer in its sadness.  “Hey, babe.” He greets quietly, a hand movingto muss your hair.   

You smile up at him and take his hand from your head to hold between your palms.  “Sorry your party got busted.  I know you were excited about it.”   

Marvus sighs and nods.  “No big thang, u kno sumtimez sheet jus dun work.” 

“Yeah but…still sucks.  You going to be ok?  Want me to stay and help or anything?” 

Marvus shakes his head no.  “Got plenty-o-peeps to do deh work, u dig?”  He gives your hands a squeeze and presses his forehead to yours. “Thnks tho, appreciate u, lil babe.” 

Your face heats up at the closeness and you nod.  “Call me if you need anything, I’m here for you.” 

Marvus nods, you can feel his grease paint rubbing against your skin.  He holds eye contact for a moment before his eye lids start to lower, his head begins to tilt and you aren’t sure how to react or what to think. 

“Ready to go?”Mallek’s hands are on your shoulders and lightly pulling you away from the tall clown.   

“Um…yeah” You mutter, throat dry.  “Bye Marv.” You wave to the purple blood and follow Mallek’s instructions to where his scuttle buggy is waiting.   

As Mallek turns to walk away as well, he’s stopped by a harsh tap on his arm. 

“Yo! Hacker boi.” 

“Information specialist.”  Mallek snaps with an angry tone, turning to face Marvus mid-step.

Marvus snorts and rolls his eyes, setting Mallek with a hard stare, his grin less lazy and decidedly more dangerous. “Dat wuz a real buldjrodd move back dere.” 

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” 

Marvus scoffs, his face setting into a heavy frown. “Buddy may be goin wit u 2nite, but dun b 4gettin who dey finna b seein those red heartz wit.” 

“Me.”  Mallek hisses, his hard glare betraying the easy going smirk he’d set back into place. 

Marvus lets out a loud honking laugh.  “Got mad respek for ur confidence, but gotta let a brother kno when he dedd wrong. Messiahs b on my mofxxkin side.  Wat u got skinny blue?” 

Mallek opens his mouth to speak but your voice rings out, calling his name and waving him towards you.  Mallek’s grin turns sly as he winks at Marvus. “They’re what I got.” 

[jonghyn]

tagged by @daegupan thank u ! 🌹

last:

1. drink: water 2. phone call: mom 3. text message: to a friend - “it’s fuckinh hot out im gonna commit”  4. song you listened to: eternity - vixx 5. time you cried: last night 

have you: 6. dated someone twice: no 7. kissed someone and regretted it: no? 8. been cheated on: no 9. lost someone special: my great grandma recently died.. i’ve lost other family members before too 10. been depressed: my entire life 11. gotten drunk and thrown up: no

list 3 favorite colors: 12-14: black, dark red, light purple-ish? more like #B2A6FE

in the last year have you: 15. made new friends: yes 16. fallen out of love: kind of  17. laughed until you cried: yes 18. found out someone was talking about you: hahah ohh boy.. yeah  19. met someone who changed you: no 20. found out who your friends are: yes :’) 21. kissed someone on your facebook list: no

general: 22. how many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: uhh like 15 of them 23. do you have any pets: 4 cats. stormy, binx, caia and cas  24. do you want to change your name: yeah :/  25. what did you do for your last birthday: stayed at home 26. what time did you wake up: i woke up at 7:00pm, I was awake since like 4pm yesterday so i didn’t sleep until like noon today 27. what were you doing at midnight last night: watching tv w my mom 28. name something you can’t wait for: uhhhh shinee comeback 29. when was the last time you saw your mom: like 2 mins ago

30. what is one thing you wish you could change in your life: i dont wanna be poor anymore 31. what are you listening to right now: voodoo doll - vixx  32. have you ever talked to a person named tom: i don’t think so? 33. something that is getting on your nerves: nothing rn tbh  34. most visited websites: tumblr + youtube

35. mole/s: a few 36. mark/s: what does this mean.. like scars? i have 2  37. childhood dream: become famous lol 38. hair color: light brown 39. long or short hair: long 40. do you have a crush on someone: yea :/  41. what do you like about yourself: a handful of things but not a lot 42. piercings: no 43. blood type: ???? 44. nickname: kam / twat junior (dont ask)  45. relationship status: sad 46. zodiac: capricorn / pisces moon  47. pronouns: she/her 48. favorite tv show: the walking dead, i dont really watch anything else

49. tattoos: none

50. right or left hand: right 51. surgery: twice 52. hair dyed in different color: yea. i had rainbow hair once.. a mistake. i’ve also had blonde, red and black

53. sport: i used to play volleyball and soccer 55. vacation: my most recent was to see my friend in ny to see bts :’)  56. pair of trainers: what 

more general: 57. eating: white cheddar cheese itz  58. drinking: water 59. i’m about to: watch shane’s new video 61. waiting for: it to cool down im melting here 62. want: a lot of shit man. i mostly want albums tbh i have an addiction  63. get married: yea sounds fun 64. career: hmmmmm i wanna do photography or some sort of art related thing. or i want to help animals in some way

which is better 65. hugs or kisses: hugs, smother me i love it 66. lips or eyes: eyes 67. shorter or taller: taller

68. older or younger: older, but like by a few years  70. nice arms or nice stomach: nice arms 71. sensitive or loud: sensitive  72. hook up or relationship: relationship  73. troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant 

have you ever: 74. kissed a stranger: nope 75. drank hard liquor: yea 76. lost glasses/contact lenses: no 77. turned someone down: yea akjajskjask 78. sex on the first date: no 79. broken someone’s heart: idk i dont think so 80. had your heart broken: kind of  81. been arrested: no 82. cried when someone died: yeah 83. fallen for a friend: hahahah.... yeah 

do you believe in: 84. yourself: sometimes 85. miracles: not like... all the time but idk

86. love at first sight: no 87. santa claus: no 88. kiss on the first date: ehhh it depends but usually no

other: 90. current best friend name: julia  91. eye color: green 92. favorite movie: spirited away 

now, tag 20 people: i dont even know 20 people bye

tagging @nctsjeffery @kayonennka @angeltaehyung @kyeeungsoo don’t do it if you don’t want to, sorry if im annoying with this if u dont wanna be tagged just tell me jasjksajksajk