#lotta angst

[charlietheepicwriter7]

"Probably because they don't have a grave," Danny said, pulling out his vape. "Final resting places are--HEY!"

Nightwing held the pilfered vape above his head. "Where did you get this?" he asked, scandalized.

Danny jumped for it, but Nightwing was too tall! Even at 5'7 he'd have to use his powers to reach the vape; he had no chance as a 9 year old. "We're in Gotham! You're lucky I didn't get cocaine instead!"

[hyperfixatedfandomer]

Repost bc I misspelled my boy’s name in both the text and the tags oop—

I need an angsty found family AU where Olrox, instead of killing Richter’s mother as revenge for taking his lover instead goes “you took someone I loved, so I’ll take someone you cherish” and up and kidnaps little Richter. One second the boy is there and the next, shadows descend onto the empty street, and the moment after — he’s just gone.

THE DRAMA of Olrox traveling the world and keeping the kid at first purely to spite and worry his mother, or as part of some evil plan to lure her to her death, but quickly grows attached to him and they become this duo of vamp dad and his (not) son. The angst of Richter hating his abductor and crying and kicking him and telling him that he hates his guts, but when night falls and nightmares force little Belmont to turn and toss in his sleep, it’s Olrox’s lullabies that keep him calm, sung in a language he doesn’t know but with a gentleness only a parent could provide.

And as Olrox puts a hand on Richter’s head, carding his hair he realises, terror-struck, that he doesn’t want to let the kid go. He comes to a horrific conclusion that this is his baby now, whether the kid likes it or not, and it sends the old man’s mind into a spin.

Richter is unlike anything Olrox ever had. He’s never been a father, and doesn’t know how express love and care he’s so desperate to provide. He thinks of turning his newfound son more than once, but settles on waiting as for a little vampire hunter, an event like that would be far too traumatic.

And let’s talk about Richie himself for a second. This poor baby was about to travel to his aunt’s place one night and then got express-adopted by an immortal who is surprisingly gentle with him, yet doesn’t plan on letting him go. As result, baby Belmont throws tantrums every chance he gets, tries using fire-magic against the man (to no avail) and attempts to escape at every turn. At first, he’s in fight or flight mode almost constantly because he knows that the dragon vampire has to be using him for some evil ploy…but then weeks pass, a month, and there doesn’t seem to be much of an evil ploy happening. The two of them simply travel from place to place, where Richter has to awkwardly stand while his…kidnapper? Temporary guardian? Is running errands and talks to other gross, smelly vampires.

He hates Olrox, he’s confused, he feels a strange warmth in his chest when the vampire picks him up and carries him around when he’s too tired to walk, or checks up on him to make sure he’s warm and well-fed.

Just imagine the bittersweetness of Richie developing a bond with his captor in these horrible circumstances, and they start to get along. He feels all kinds of guilt and self-hate for it, every time he fails to stifle a giggle at Olrox’s jokes or can’t help but lean in when he offers comfort.

It’s just such a messy, tragic dynamic, don’t you think? Should I write anything on it? Idk, my ask box is open in any case 🤷

[arty-bug]

hc that when Mary found out Marlene was dead she was THIS CLOSE 🤏 to obliviating herself but Lily reassured her and told her

"As long as I'm alive, you're not allowed to do that. Ever. Don't even think about it. Do you promise me you won't?"

Mary: "I promise"

And then when Lily died she couldn't take it any longer. And the inevitable happened

[housewifebuck]

tender we fall

pairing: buck/eddie | rating: T | word count: 3870

It shouldn’t come as a surprise, Eddie thinks, that someone as free and generous with his affection as Buck wouldn’t be shy about voicing it too. 

Or: Buck starts telling Eddie he loves him. Like, all the time.

[hippolotamus]

Tease Tidbit Tuesday/WIP Wednesday

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So don't be mad, OK? I'm posting another snippet of this. (Under the cut because it got long) That being said, it's going to be the last one for a while until I finish some other stuff. Aaaand it's written in a POV I'm not sure I'm gonna keep. With that in mind... enjoy???? Also everybody who's into this thank James for forcingmaking me flesh out more details and @watchyourbuck for threatening me (with love ofc).

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Shit. This moment calls for a lot of different emotions, but that one is the most prominent. The glaring neon sign at the forefront of her brain as she registers the second pink line that’s becoming increasingly blurry. 

She brings a hand to her mouth, covering a silent exclamation. She wouldn’t have to. It’s not like there’s anybody around to hear. Just the secondhand furniture, personal items moved from her Mom’s place, and a few decorative things she bought to make the apartment more cozy. 

She sinks to the bed still clutching the plastic stick tightly between her fingers. Something about sitting there feels almost like she’s breaking the laws of a sacred space. Normally that would be right up her alley. Poking at the edges of societal norms just to see what she could get away with. But right now, perched on the edge of the mattress with a positive pregnancy test feels wrong. Even if it is the same place it happened. The place where her and Eddie first stumbled into something more than friendship together after too many drinks at the bar one night. Where they woke up the next morning and muddled through Did we just… and We could do it again. Where they kept landing until they had the guts to admit it was fun, but not what either of them really wanted. Because they both missed their best friend and enjoying each other without the expectations of romance. 

Not to mention the Evan of it all. Shannon had seen it coming from a mile away. From the first week her and Eddie met him at the Brass Bell and kept managing to run into him as he settled into town. 

A few people, one or two of her girlfriends included, whispered about Eddie and Evan getting together so quickly after the “breakup”. Some, thinking they were being supportive, came to her bitching about how rotten the situation was and that she deserved better. How dare he leave her for someone he barely knows? Honestly, it gave her a great deal of satisfaction watching them go pale when she casually mentioned she not only didn’t mind, but had pushed Eddie towards him. 

It was already obvious that her and Eddie weren’t heading for anything serious. And, as his self proclaimed platonic soulmate who knows him better than he knows himself, she felt it was only a matter of time anyway. Why delay the inevitable?

She looks at the two lines again. How is she going to tell him? He’s the happiest she’s seen him in a long time. Maybe ever. Without question, he’s going to feel that overwhelming sense of loyalty and responsibility. The same fiercely protective instinct he has for Sophia and Adriana. Shannon can already see him devoting himself to this– Fuck, she can’t even think the word to herself. But he’ll throw himself into caring for her and break Evan’s heart. She can’t let him do that. Not when she doesn’t even know if she wants to move forward with everything. 

Shannon sits up a little taller, wiping away the remaining dampness from her eyes and cheeks, and makes a decision. She walks the test to the closest trash can, ties up the mostly empty bag, and drops it down the building’s garbage chute. 

When she returns to her apartment, she navigates to the last picture Eddie texted of him and Evan. They look… blissful. Content. He and Evan have their arms wrapped around each other while Evan presses a kiss to Eddie’s cheek. His skin is flushed and rosy, making him look almost bashful. 

She can’t tell him. It’s as simple as that. Eddie hasn’t said anything, but he doesn’t have to. She knows that look. He’s in love. Even though it’ll be ages until he allows himself to admit it and say the words out loud, that doesn’t make it any less true. 

There’s still time, she thinks. Time for her to get a checkup, to gather facts, to evaluate what she wants to do. Time to let Eddie be in love and hope he forgives her for not saying anything.

[descendantofthesparrow]

Bus buddy - Jeff the killer x reader - oneshot

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You weren't sure how this routine had started, but every night after your shift at work, you would get onto your usual bus, greet your usual driver, and sit across from your usual bus buddy. He wasn’t really your buddy but he had been there long enough to not be scary anymore.

When you first saw him, you had frozen for the entire trip back to your stop, unable to keep your eyes off him. he was very imposing, tall with long black hair peeking out from under his hood. Now you felt comfortable enough to sleep, just as you used to before his arrival, his knuckles knocking against your knee when your stop came up, you would thank him, yawning as you did, and hop off the bus.

This little routine had just kinda happened, after one night, he seemed particularly grumpy, his arms crossed as his leg bounced rapidly on the metal flooring. You tilted your head at him as you went to sit across from him like usual, looking down at the two cake pops you had taken from work.

You took one out, and held it out to him, smiling as he glanced between it and you. “thanks” he muttered as he gently took it, pulling out the bottom of his facemask to eat it. You just smiled and nodded, taking your cake pop out and beginning to nibble on it, humming quietly as you waited for the 30-minute trip back to your bus stop to end. He was much less grumpy by the time you hopped off, giving him a shy wave as you felt his eyes on you. He waved back, just as shy, continuing to watch you as you walked back to our apartment complex.

And then one night, maybe only a couple days after you offered the cake pop; you had fallen asleep after a particularly hard shift, arms and leg crossed as your head pressed back against the cool window glass. You felt his knuckles knock on your knee and you jolted awake, not expecting the touch “your stop” he whispered as he leaned back in his seat, looking out the window as you quickly stood and got off the bus, thanking the driver for stopping even if you hadn’t pulled the line. He just gave a knowing smile and drove off. This continued, every night when you fell asleep after a tough shift, you would wake up at your stop to your bus buddy's knuckles against your knee, after a while he stopped telling you it was your stop, you already knew why he was waking you up.

You would thank him, thank the driver, and go home. Then one night you decided to fake being asleep, cracking open one of your eyes to see your buddy reaching up as the bus was driving up to your stop, pulling the chord to make sure you would make it. You smiled behind your hoodie, so this entire time he had been calling for your stop eh? Adorable.

The next night, you brought him a drink, you didn’t know what he liked but since he seemed to like the chocolate cake pop you gave him, you made him an iced mocha. He looked very surprised to see you holding it in front of his face, glancing between it and you before he took it. You couldn’t help but giggle as he groaned at the first sip, not knowing he hadn’t had a good coffee in a handful of months.

You could see his cheeks turn pink below his mask as he glanced away, muttering a very quiet ‘thank you’ as you giggled. You curled up in your seat, happy your 1 am bus rides never had anyone but you, your buddy, the driver, and the rare one or two other bus goers.

A few months into this routine, it was a busy night, and for once; the bus was packed. You quickly snatched your usual spot, curling in on yourself to avoid getting squished or stepped on, frowning as you saw this scrawny-looking dude with a very wiry beard staring at you, his eyes dark. You glanced away as quickly as you could, sighing in relief as your buddy plopped down next to you. You practically leaned into him, subtly pointing at the creepy dude when he glanced at you, his brows furrowed underneath his sunglasses. He just nodded when he spotted him, lifting his arm to rest behind your shoulders; practically inviting you to squish yourself into him. Which you did, and he repositioned his arm to graze your shoulder, keeping his eyes on the dude; who finally looked away. “Thank you” you whispered, and your buddy nodded, keeping his arm around you till you got to your stop. But this time he followed you off, noticing the dude from before had gotten up as well, and your buddy knew damn well this wasn’t creepy dudes stop.

“He tried to follow didn’t he?” you muttered as you stood at the bus stop, having caught the creepy dude's eye as you stepped off the bus. Your buddy nodded and you slumped slightly with a sigh full of stress. “Awesome~…thank you again, dunno what would’ve happened if you hadn’t followed…what kinda cake pop do you like? I know I brought you the chocolate one but like-any particular flavor?”

You started to walk, your buddy following close behind as you walked home, and you never felt safer than with him by your side “I like strawberry?” he said it like a question, as if he didn’t really know, his voice raspy and deep. You beamed, you loved making the strawberry cake pops! “Strawberry it is! I'll get you an extra one too, oh-here's me! Again, thank you so much-“ you realized you didn’t know his name, and he seemed to realize this as well.

“Jeff” he muttered, leaning on one foot and kicking the ground with the other as if he was nervous for you to know him on that level. But you just smiled and tilted your head, happy to finally know your bus buddy's name “Thank you Jeff, I’ll see you later?”

He nodded, waiting until you had entered your building to turn on his heel and get back on the bus, his stop wasn’t another for another half hour, near the forest. The next day, you happily made an extra set of cake pops, bringing a small iced mocha to bring along as extra thanks. You hopped into the bus and sat next to Jeff this time, holding out the bag of cake pops and his iced mocha. You saw the corners of his eyes crinkle in a smile and you giggled, pushing the items into his hands and curling up next to him, taking out your usual sketchbook and turning on your usual ‘bus ride’ YouTube videos as Jeff dug into his snacks.

You could feel yourself nodding off, and you struggled to stay awake; since you didn’t want to just-fall asleep on Jeff, you had JUST gotten his name. you didn’t need to drool on his shoulder. But you lost the battle, head conking back on the window, unaware as Jeff gently moved your head to rest on his shoulder, slumping slightly so he was more comfortable for you, carefully eating and drinking your gifts.

Like usual, he knocked his knuckles on your knee when your stop came around, and you jolted awake like usual; squeaking out a thank you and an apology for sleeping on his shoulder, not hearing his chuckle as you raced off, cheeks flaring to life. ‘he smelled really nice’ you thought, patting your cheeks to get your normal thought process back. But he really did, like a forest, metal, really nice cologne (that kinda spicy kind? You didn’t know but god you loved it) and something else you couldn’t put your finger on.

It wasn’t until got home, fell into your bed, and inhaled into your pillow that you realized what that last scent was. Coffee….mf had picked up one of your scents cuz you hung around each other every damn night. You giggled into your pillow, fuck did you have a crush on your bus buddy? Honestly, how could you not? He seemed-so nice, like he carefully woke you up every time you fell asleep, protected you when creepy guys tried to follow you-and fuck he just had-those vibes you know?

“fuck” you laughed, scratching the back of your head. you had a fucking crush on your bus buddy. You wondered if you would ever tell him, you really had only just gotten his name, so telling him now would be, just, so awkward. You sighed, turning over in bed and spreading out, staring up at the ceiling.

“fuck-I don’t think he knows my name” you snorted; you were a dumbass. This routine continued, though now you sat next to him instead of across, bringing him cake pops, coffee, muffins, croissants, anything fresh you had made before you left. And he always thanked you quietly, enjoying your gifts as you shared the bus for the next 30 mins until you would either fall asleep and awaken to his knuckles on your knee, or until you hopped off the bus; always waving him and the driver goodbye.

Then one day, Jeff wasn’t there, and your usual bus driver wasn’t there, it was a random new dude. You had asked where Duke was but the new dude didn’t give an answer, just blinking at you. You sighed, sitting down in your old spot and curling up, turning on something that would hopefully keep you awake since you didn’t have your alarm clock with you this time. But you nodded off anyway, you were just so tired. And ended up much farther than you should’ve been “Lady!” you woke up to the new driver, glaring back at you, the bus doors open “end of the line.” You swallowed harshly; shit-you had slept way past your stop. You carefully stood and walked off, curling into yourself as you stood at the abandoned-looking bus stop.

It was right near the forest, the forest that had been forbidden to enter by the state; too many disappearances. “what in the fuck have I gotten myself into” you muttered, pulling out your phone and opening the map, entering your apartment address to slowly started making your way back. Since you did NOT want to wait until the next bus came along, and that wasn’t for another 30 minutes. You took out your pepper spray as well, clutching it tightly in your hand as you made your way back home; which until you made it to a ‘safe’ bus stop, was going to be a long walk.

You shivered as you walked away from the forest, feeling what felt like hundreds of eyes on you. You heard a pitched whistle and you cursed, looking over your shoulder to see three guys, all varying in height and appearance, whistling at you, making clicking sounds with their tongues “come on back mommy~ we just wanna talk!” “yeah come on~ a beauty like you just can't be left alone~” you clutched onto the spray, continuing to speed walk away from them and the forest. “bitch, you come back here!” you heard someone running up behind you and you bolted, yelping as you felt something almost grab your bag.

You continued to run, panic setting into your bones as you ran for your life, heart beating harshly against your chest “really picked the best night to fall asleep” you muttered, nearly screaming as you were tugged into an alleyway, suddenly held taught to a firm chest. You struggled against the form until you caught their scent. Forest, metal, sharp cologne, and coffee. Jeff. You sobbed with intense relief, relaxing against him as he held you tight “Jeff” you whispered, one of his hands moving up to cradle your head, forcing it against his shoulder.

The three men ran past the alleyway Jeff had pulled you into, and then Jeff carefully pushed you back, leaning out of the alley to double-check. He sighed, gruff and annoyed “fuckers” he grumbled, looking back at you and holding your shoulders “what in the hell are you doing out here? pretty sure your stop is a half-hour back that way?” you pouted, crossing your arms “…you fell asleep didn't you?” you rolled your eyes and went to leave the alleyway, Jeff holding you tight so you didn’t.

 You groaned, crossing our arms and looking away. “i-fuck I’ve gotten used to you waking me up, plus there was this new driver, who was an asshole by the way, and I just-…yeah” Jeff let out a quiet snort, holding his hands up in defense as you smacked him “shut up! It’s not funny” “kinda is” Jeff countered, leaning out the alley to check on the men again before looking back at you “come on, I’ll walk you home, buses are called for the night” you groaned, so you would’ve had to walk home anyway! Fucking great.

“please” you muttered, staying close to Jeff as he led you out of the alley and started escorting you back home. It was mostly quiet, you never talked much even on the bus, but you felt so much better with Jeff at your side. “you know, I realized something” you muttered and Jeff hummed, turning his head to look at you, letting you know he was listening “I never told you my name”

Jeff chuckled, shaking his head, his black hair falling in front of his sunglasses (why was he wearing sunglasses this late at night? Why hadn’t you questioned this before?) “uh-no, no you haven’t, I also haven’t asked” you rolled your eyes, swinging your hands slightly as you walked. That was both funny, and rude; so you shut up, waiting to see how Jeff would continue “…so, what is your name?” Jeff finally said, not wanting to deal with the awkward tension anymore.

“(y/n), my name is (y/n)” Jeff nodded, hands shoving into his pockets “(y/n)…” he said, as if testing your name on his tongue “…you have a nice name” you beamed, bumping into Jeff slightly “thank you, you do too.” he chuckled at your compliment, looking over his shoulder for a moment. You were about to do the same but his hand came up and pushed you to look forward. “Don’t, it's nothing” he muttered, continuing to lead you down the street, and you didn’t look again. You trusted him, you didn’t know why and honestly you probably shouldn’t as much as you did; but you trusted him.

Nearly an hour later, you made it home, sighing in relief as your key slid into the front gate. You turned to Jeff, who stood a few feet away, looking both ways for anyone that would be a threat. “Do you live in that area?” you asked, opening the gate and stepping halfway inside. Jeff nodded “that’s-that’s a long way from here with no bus…do-do you want to stay the night?” Jeff’s head snapped around to stare at you, shocked. “i-I mean it’s like” you checked your phone “three am now, it’ll be like five by the time you get back to that part of town. Kinda-not worth it to walk back?” you waited in silence for Jeff’s answer, tapping your fingers nervously on the gate as he continued to stare at you.

“uh-are-are you sure? I mean-we just learned each other’s names?” Jeff asked awkwardly, crossing his arms and scrunching in on himself, very confused about why you would willingly let someone into your apartment, of who you barely knew. You smiled, nodding into the complex and Jeff sighed “…okay, im tired as shit and I don’t wanna walk back” he muttered, walking into the complex and you followed close behind.

Soon he was standing in the middle of your living room, shoes by the door and staring down at your pulled-out couch-bed. Was he actually going to do this? He could easily take his knife and kill you right now, do the whole ‘go to sleep’ routine. But…he, didn’t want to? He didn’t know how but you had grabbed onto his heart, cracked it open, jumped inside, and superglued it shut.

Maybe it was the coffee? You made some damn good coffee, the best he had since…well ever. He made shit coffee himself, and no one at the mansion knew how to make it either, well-good make it at least. “what the fuck am I thinking?” Jeff groaned, sitting down on the pullout bed and taking off his face coverings, setting the items on the coffee table in front of him, and rubbing his face. “what have I gotten myself into?” he laughed gently, staring off into space as laid back on the bed.

He had gone out of his way multiple times now to make sure you got home safe, and every night he made sure you were awake for your stop. He had no idea why he had been compelled to do so, he remembered the first time he did it; it had been obviously been a hard night for you, since you had fallen asleep straight away after getting on the bus. And Jeff had felt…worried? You wouldn’t get off on your stop, so he pulled the chord and woke you up, at the time he reasoned with himself that it was to thank you for the cake pop. That day had been very frustrating for him, he had been pulled around like a puppet for slender, all on a wild goose chase for a fucking file that didn’t even matter in the end.

He thinks that was the day he decided not to kill you, that one moment of kindness probably saved your life and you never even knew. He sat up when he heard a loud gasp from the hallway next to him, whirling around to see you; wide-eyed. “oh holy shit” you muttered, staring at him in….awe? he could see the waning fear though, but…it was disappearing? “you- you’re Jeff the…wow I’m stupid aren’t I?” you laughed, curling in on yourself, mostly in an attempt to hide your body, wearing only a tank top and sleep shorts.

Jeff stared at you for a moment, getting caught on your thighs before he looked into your eyes, your very pretty eyes (as he had noted a long time ago). “uh…you-you’re not, scared?” he asked, voice raspy and deep like always, not daring to move so he didn’t scare you. You paused, then shook your head. Now Jeff was just, very confused.

“well, it's been what? seven months since we first rode together? And-well, you haven’t made any type of movement or-done anything to make me scared of you.“ you were rambling, but-Jeff had never heard you talk this much…and-he liked it, your voice. “You’ve walked me home twice now; you’ve woken me up pretty much every time in the gentlest way you could. I-..i dunno” you leaned on one foot, staring down at your floor. “you just…never gave me a reason to? And-if you were gonna kill me, I think would’ve done it by now?”

Jeff just chuckled, nodding a bit “yeah I uh…um…not gonna do that…I’d rather not lose my bus buddy” you giggled at that, covering your face “what?” Jeff asked, slowly getting to his feet, tilting his head “that’s-*snort* that’s what I called you till I learned your name~” you snorted, looking at him with those pretty eyes. He smiled, a real one, chuckling at you.  

“we’re both idiots huh?” Jeff joked, sitting back down on the pulled-out bed as you nodded, still giggling. “Go to sleep, I’ll be out before you wake up.” You were still giggling as you nodded, going into your kitchen to grab the drink you had been craving and passing him again to go back to your room “goodnight Jeff”

“night (y/n)” he muttered, sighing as he fell back against the messy sheets, rubbing his face. What had he gotten himself into? Him, a serial killer who wasn’t exactly human anymore, falling in love with a human. There was nothing else that harsh beating in his chest could’ve been, that fluttering in his gut when he saw you, the way his entire body felt lighter than air when you laughed. “shit” he was in love, in love with a girl who would probably never love him back because of who he was and what he did.

He had no shot.

Meanwhile, you were in your room, clutching a pillow to your chest. A serial killer, that’s who he was, Jeff the fucking killer. The dude you have been crushing hard on was a murderer. You should’ve felt awful, should’ve been calling the freaking police! I mean-he hurt people, on purpose, he killed people…and yet-oh and yet. You couldn’t deny the flush of your cheeks when you finally saw his face, the flutter of your heart at his bright blue eyes, the rapid beat of your heat when he smiled or laughed. You had fallen in love with a freakin’ murderer…and fuck your morals must’ve been shot out the window when you took on a retail job but g’damn, you don’t care.

Now how in the hell were you ever going to tell him? and if you ever did tell him, how would he react? Would it set him off? Would he laugh at you, because how in the hell could you think a murderer would ever have romantic feelings for someone? You sighed, flopping back on your bed, and staring up at your ceiling. You were fucked.

-

The routine continued on like normal after that, you would join Jeff on the bus, sit next to him, offer him a coffee and warm snacks, and Jeff would take them, carefully pulling his mask down to eat whatever you brought him, his pale skin peeking out as he leaned back against the seat. You would still fall asleep after tough shifts, though more often you slumped against his shoulder instead of against the window and then he would move you to his shoulder. His knuckles would still knock against your knee, sometimes he would stay the night when he didn’t feel like going all the way back towards the end of town.

You didn’t ask about what he did, and he was thankful for that; you didn’t need to know his ‘job’. Soon enough though, he started showing up around the end of your shift, getting a small cup of coffee while he waited for you. And it made your heart flutter, he could easily get onto the bus at his usual time and greet you when you got on, but he was going out of his way to get to you early so he could be with you while you waited for the bus. You always greeted him with a smile and a strawberry turnover, closing up for the night and saying goodbye to your coworkers (who were giggling at your obvious crush on Jeff, though he didn’t seem to realize).

Sometimes you would invite him to stay another night, sometimes he would walk right in, and other times he would shake his head, pointing behind his shoulder at nothing, and say; “work” you would nod, bid him goodnight and go up to your apartment, watching him walk down the street from one of the outside hallways.

One night, you were (for once) sleeping on your day off, happy to finally sleep in since you didn’t have work the next day; when you heard a bang at your apartment door. You jolted awake, stumbling towards the front door as someone knocked on it. You looked through the peephole, sighing in relief as you saw Jeff’s hoodie. It had a few odd stains but, your sleep-dead brain ignored them. You sleepily opened the door and looked at Jeff, who frowned at your face.

“hmm?” you blinked at him, wondering what he wanted. He stepped inside, gently closing the door behind him “Did I wake you up?” he whispered, letting his hood fall and taking off his facial covering. You nodded, rubbing your face after you set down your bat (when did you pick that up?) “yeah” you muttered, sniffing slightly as Jeff cupped your cheek, leaning into his callused palm. “day off, sleepin’ for once” you let out a yawn, Jeff chuckling at the action.

“c’mon” he muttered, picking you up with surprising ease. You turned to mush in his arms, practically purring at the warmth radiating from him; god he was like a furnace, perfect for your freezing apartment. He set you down on your bed, caressing your soft cheek with his bruised knuckles, and smiled “go to sleep” he whispered, tossing your blankets over your limp body and turning on his heel to go back to the living room, fighting every bone in his body to turn around and fall asleep next to you.

He stopped when his wrist was caught by a smaller hand, turning back to see you, pouting up at him “stay” your sleep-muddled brain said, trying to tug Jeff into your bed. You wanted the walking heat pack to be next to you in your freezing king-sized bed, you wanted the pretty walking heat pack to cuddle with.

“wha’?” Jeff laughed, stepping back towards you and leaning over your sleepy body that had no coherent thoughts running through it. “you’re delirious” he teased, gasping when your soft hands curled around his cheeks, your thumb tracing his extended smile “an’ you’re pretty, so pretty, beat Ryan Reynolds in all the competition” you slurred, giggling as Jeff’s face turned very warm under your fingers. “I’m pretty?” his voice cracked as he spoke, a whisper of disbelief as he leaned closer to your face, his eyes crinkling in a smile as you giggled sleepily and nodded, looking right into his bright blue eyes.

“so pretty, the prettiest, beautiful” Jeff felt like he was going to cry, no one had ever truthfully called him beautiful since before his turn, and sleep was the best truth serum. You were speaking from your heart, not an ounce of lies poisoning your lips. Jeff let out a garbled response, unable to speak through the pit in his throat. You giggled again, easily tugging him down to lay on top of you, inhaling his sharp scent. You continued to mutter compliments and praise to Jeff, unknowing of the tears slipping down his cheeks as he felt truly loved for the first time in…shit 11 years?

He kicked his shoes off with great struggle, pushed out of your arms long enough to shrug off his stained hoodie (he would definitely be cleaning that up before you saw what was on it), and settled next to you, his face pushed into one of your extra pillows as you hummed happily and snuggled into him, still giggling as he wrapped his arms around you and squeezed you tight. “how in the hell did you do this?” Jeff whispered, waiting until you were long asleep to talk. “how in the hell did you make me fall in love with you?” you just hummed in your sleep, pushing your cheek against his clothed chest.

Jeff sighed, curling around you, his chapped lips pressed against your head. “dammit. I love you” you continued to sleep, unknowing of Jeff’s feelings for you. you woke up in his arms, around 6 am since that’s when your body woke you up. You looked up to see Jeff buried into your pillow, snoring lightly as his arms squeezed you lightly.

You felt your cheeks flush and you wiggled out of his arms, carefully going into your kitchen and starting breakfast. My god you were making a serial killer breakfast…you giggled, covering your face with your hand as you leaned against your window island. You were fucking smitten for him; you were so doomed.

“(y/n)?” Jeff’s raspy morning voice echoed out from your hallway, sleepily rubbing his face as he stepped into your kitchen. “what are you…are you-?” he couldn’t even finish his sentence, the best-smelling food he had ever seen laying out in front of him on the window island. You smiled, gesturing for him to dig in as you pile don the last two pieces of French toast onto your plate. Jeff blinked once, twice, and then went to sit down next to you, spreading butter and syrup on his French toast before taking a bite, groaning at the wonderful melody of sweet and savory.

You ate quietly, shoulder to shoulder, Jeff’s leg bouncing slightly as he bobbed his head to muted music, happily indulging in your food. It was…domestic, quiet, nice. Jeff liked that, the mansion was constant chaos, even when Slender commanded quiet, someone was always making it loud (yes sometimes that someone was him, no shame; he was an asshole). But-he found he liked the quiet domestic life you had, you woke up early, made your food, would get showered, do any chores you needed to do before work, go to work, close, eat dinner, sleep and repeat.

It was repetitive, but in a way that contrasted Jeff nicely; while he had a roof over his head every night, he never knew what he was going to do the next day, every moment was unplanned, which was sometimes anxiety-inducing. What he didn’t know, was that he provided a sense of, variety, in your life. You had begun to get bored of your routine, Jeff added that spice you needed. You both added something to each other’s lives that you had been desperately wanting, and didn’t even know you had wanted it.

This new routine continued, Jeff would sleep over more often or not, tossing his stained clothes into your washer, tossing a new set of clothes on that he brought in a backpack, and sleep with you in his arms. (soon enough he had a whole drawer for his clothes, even a few extra knives stowed away). The times he stayed for the entire night and then some, he would escort you to work, give you a hug, and then later that night he would escort you home, following you off the bus and into your apartment.

Of course, there would be nights he would either show up late, not show up at all, or be absent from the bus. You knew he essentially led a double life with you, after all he was a serial killer (who was more of a hitman); he couldn’t spend every night with you. But it was almost as if he had moved in, you even made him a spare key. You liked it, while you lived in a pretty secure neighborhood/apartment complex, you still had many anxieties about just-…living honestly, you were a grown woman living on her own. You’d heard horror stories about break-ins in what seemed like the safest place in the world.

Now you had a horror story living with you, and you’ve never felt safer.

But it seems not everyone got the message that you were under Jeff’s care. You woke up one night, on your day off, to the feeling of eyes. And they weren’t Jeff’s. Jeff’s eyes felt warm and curious, these felt…still curious, but cold. Calculating. As if they were sizing you up. You carefully moved your hand to grab onto Jeff’s switchblade he had hidden under his pillow, then whipped it out as a shadow jumped at you, you screamed as you arched it around and against the shadow's face, the sharp blade catching in the revealed man’s white mask.

He cursed, some of the blade had gotten his cheek and he stumbled away from you, holding the injured area. You stood as quickly as you could, bolting out of your room to get out of your apartment, maybe find another one of Jeff’s hidden knives, one that could do more damage. But you felt burly arms wrap around your waist and a cloth around your mouth. You struggled, you kicked, you screamed, and you stabbed the knife into the man's thigh.

He grunted in pain, but simply curled his arm around your throat and squeezed. You could feel yourself passing out, both from the chokehold and the chemically soaked cloth that blocked your airways. You cried out as best you could, only coming out as a choked squeak. “-eff” you coughed out, your world fading to black as you passed out in the man's arms.

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Only a few hours later, it was still dark outside, barely 4am, Jeff came ‘home’. He had started mentally referring to your newly shared space as such, he didn’t remember when he started to, but it filled his chest with that warmth he had been missing for years now. His heart dropped when he saw the door cracked open, you never left it open. Under any circumstance. He pushed open the door, quietly, his breathing almost non-existent as he stalked into the home. He looked for any signs of life, nothing. your apartment was void of human life.

He stepped further inside, taking out his trusty knife and sweeping through the home, breath getting heavy as he saw no sign of you. “shit, shit shit shit” he muttered, the pathway from the door to your room was a mess, nearly everything knocked over and-shit-blood. “Jeffery?” Jeff whirled around, glad he kept his mask on as he looked at Ms. Ruth, your very kind neighbor. She looked frightened, wringing her thin hands together in worry “my boy, someone took her. An hour ago, she-she was screaming, she sounded so scared”

Jeff couldn’t breathe, he couldn’t move. Someone took you. Someone took you. “fuck, fuck fuck fuck!” Jeff cursed, his knife tight in his grip, batting the side of his head with the palm of his head “SHIT!” he looked back at Ruth, eyes wide with panicked tears in his eyes “Did-did you see what they looked like? Any defining features!?” the old woman nodded; her hands taught to her chest as she tried to remember what the man looked like.

“um, large, in both stature and figure, a-a tan jacket? Oh, and a white mask that had feminine features I think, yes-yes” Jeff felt a bubbling rage flow from his gut and throughout his body. “Tim.” He growled, marching towards Ruth and out of your apartment, closing and locking the door behind him before storming down the stairs. “Be careful dear! And bring her back safe!” Jeff gave Ruth a thumbs up from behind his shoulder and raced out of the apartment complex, running towards the forest with inhuman speed.

Tim had no fucking business in his personal life, in fact no one did. How fucking dare they.

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You woke up with a raging headache, your hands tied tight behind your back. You groaned, frowning as you realized you were gagged as well, a cloth tied around your head and between your teeth. ’mother fucker’ you mentally cursed, attempting to sit up and look around, jumping as the dark room you were in suddenly illuminated, the man from earlier standing in the doorway. “Well~ good morning beauty~! You ready to meet the boss?” he purred, picking you up by your elbows and dragging you out of the dark room.

You couldn’t protest, you could hardly struggle, tears in your eyes with the desperate hope that Jeff would somehow find you. Fear bolted you to the ground, letting this unknown man who had kidnapped you drag you through elegant halls and to a set of tall and ornate doors. He shoved you through and let you collapse against the polished floor, bowing his head to something above “here she is sir, as you requested.” You whimpered from behind the gag, struggling to look up to see a tall and thin figure, terror bolting through your chest as you saw it had no face.

‘what the fu-‘ you thought was cut by loud painful screeches of static, you silently screamed in agony, curling up on the floor as the being ripped through your mind. It searched through every nook and cranny, humming when it found Jeff. You didn’t know how long you spent on that floor, but soon enough you could feel your voice rip through the painful static, sobbing in between screeches of agony. “STOP, STOP YOU’RE HURTING HER!” you felt a familiar pair of arms wrap around you, that wonderful sharp scent flooding your senses. You sobbed into Jeff’s chest, wanting to throw your arms around him but they were still tied behind your back. You tried to say his name but you could only sob into your gag. You felt the gag and the ropes drop, the sides of your mouth sore from the harsh fabric. You tossed your arms around Jeff, feeling safe in his arms “Jeff” you whispered, voice horse and nearly gone from the screaming. He snarled, pissed to high heaven at his ‘boss’ and coworker “What in the fuck, did you do this for? She hasn’t done anything!” he stood, easily carrying you and holding you to his chest, your face hidden in his neck.

You heard that static again, quiet this time; no longer prying open your mind and its memories. “she wasn’t planning to do any of that! I've been around her for nearly a year now you fuck! if she was gonna turn me in, it would’ve happened months ago! And if I was going to fucking kill her, I would’ve done it as soon as I laid eyes on her! Fuck.off!”

You felt Jeff turn and storm out of the room, adjusting you in his arms so your face was fully pressed against his neck, his hoodie and neck blocking out your vision. “don’t look up, okay? Don’t look up.” You nodded, shallow and slow, sobs still pushing out your chest. You wrapped your arms around his neck, feeling millions of eyes on you. You felt that static again and Jeff turned, snapping his teeth “NO! Fuck you! I’m moving out, I’m done with your bullshit.”

He stormed out of the house, and into what you think was a forest? If the leaves crunching under his feet was any indication. “Jeff?” you asked weakly and he shushed you gently, his thumb rubbing against your shoulder “keep your head down (y/n), and don’t talk; lots of things see you as a snack out here” he muttered, and you nodded against his hoodie, shivering as the cold night air brushed against your uncovered legs, Jeff’s callused hand pressed tight against the inner part of your knee.

He glanced down at you, frowning as you shivered “fuck” he muttered, stupid fucking slender, stupid Tim, stupid Ben, if he could he would kill all of them. But he had no chance against slender, Tim’s death would only result in his, and Ben was already dead. But Ben had fucking ratted him out, so he guessed he could rough Ben up a bit at least. “let's get you home” he muttered and you nodded against his neck, gripping tightly to his hood.

Dawn was just barely breaking across the horizon when Jeff exited the forest, sitting down at the bus stop across the street, waiting for it to arrive. He spotted a few stragglers staring at you, lingering on your exposed skin; they quickly looked away when he glared right back, realizing who he was.

The bus finally rolled up and Jeff carried you inside, sitting in the back of the vehicle, glad the driver hadn’t even glanced at them. Finally, a half hour later, you were back home. He walked through the gates and raced up the stairs, opening your door with his hip and slamming it shut with his foot. He set you down on your couch, taking your fluffy blanket from the back and tossing it around you. “I’m gonna clean up, you just-stay there” Jeff muttered, patting your cheeks as you nodded numbly, watching as he moved about your messy apartment, cleaning up everything Tim had knocked over in his struggle to kidnap you.

You were fighting off sleep and glaring at sunlight by the time he was done. “c’mon” Jeff muttered, picking you up again and carrying you to your bedroom, setting you down and grabbing your phone from its charger. he turned on your favorite videos to zone out on and tugged off his shoes, collapsing next to you as you tugged him down, curling into his chest as he curled protectively around you “m’ sorry that happened” Jeff grumbled after a solid minute of silence, and you blinked away the tears. You had practically shut down on the way back, you didn’t want to speak, didn’t want to breathe too loudly, didn’t even want to blink. “but I promise, it won’t happen again.”

You nodded against him, breathing in his scent before something Jeff had said came crashing back into your mind “so…that’s where you lived?” you asked quietly, and Jeff nodded, his chin bumping against the top of your head “…and you’re moving out?” he nodded again, and that’s what bugged you, where was he going to move? Was he moving far away? Closer to you? Would you lose him or see him more often “where are you going to go?”

Jeff winced, biting his lip as he bounced his leg in thought. “I uh…I was kinda hopin’ you’d let me move in with you?” he made it sound like a question, not expecting you to sigh in relief and squeeze him tightly. “of course, half of your shit is here already” you joked, body finally relaxing after knowing Jeff wouldn’t be leaving again. “gotta key, sleep in here half the time, half my fridge has stuff fer you” you yawn, eyes fluttering shut as you soaked up Jeff’s warmth, feeling safe in his arms “practically moved in already”

Jeff chuckled, his previous anxieties floating away with your sleepy words, he kisses the top of your head, flushing when he realized you were still awake and very much felt that. Your curious, pretty, eyes looking up at him in shock “i-i-um…thanks” Jeff muttered, squeezing your arm in thanks before he felt your breath ghost across his lips. He stared into your pretty, pretty eyes, wordlessly telling him to do that again, but for real.

His breath stopped for a moment, then he kissed you. But-fuck. ‘then he kissed you’ was just- a bad way to say what he did. What he really did was melt into you, lips burning adoration into yours like you were the only person in the universe. You melt back into him, fingers curling into his dark locks and pushing him into you, moving up and over him as you kissed in the growing sunlight that slowly filled your room.

Your hands dive down from his hair, firmly resting on his chest, feeling the scarred tissue beneath as his hands gripped your hips, licking at your bottom lip as he tilted his head to deepen the kiss. You finally pulled away as you gasped for air, face flushed as you watched Jeff do the same, swallowing harshly as he took deep breaths “you don’t know how long I've been wanting to do that” you whispered, leaning back down; only inches away from his scarred lips.

Jeff smiled, cupping your face and bringing you so close, your lips brushing together as he talked “and you don’t know how long I’ve been watching you” you giggled, you had a feeling he had seen you long before you had first seen him on the bus, but the fear of that had long left you. He was too far in love with you to ever hurt you in such a way.

“I love you” you whispered, and for the first time, you saw a humanoid blue screen. Jeff’s entire face turned red and he quickly buried it in your neck, pulling you into him so quickly that you hardly had time to laugh at his cherry-red face. “I love you too” he grumbled into your chest and you giggled loudly, pulling his face up; squishing his cheeks between your palms.

“you’re so cute Jeff” you teased, squealing as Jeff titled you to the side, switching places with you as you weakly fought against him, giggling as he returned the favor, squishing your cheeks with his fingers. You kept giggling as he leaned down and kissed you again, pouring all the pushed-down feelings into it. The next day, everything he wanted from his old room at his boss’ place was moved into your apartment, so you had a lot more knives stashed away, a whole array of dark clothing in your dresser and closet, several pairs of men's shoes by your door, and a lot more items to clean blood off clothes.

It was weird, but it worked. Who knew your bus buddy would become so much more? Not that you were complaining, not at all.

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Idk I just-saw a cute prompt, and I was like ‘I HAVE TO WRITE A JEFF ONE WITH IT’ so I did~…hope yall liked it~ kthxbye~

@sephiralorange​ @dragon-slayer-fairy1​ 

[aratribow]

You can’t tell me that yanqing doesn’t play the arcade with silver wolf. It’s a fact not a statement,opinion,joke it’s a fact🤓☝️

Also, how does bailu react to being treated as a kid? Cuz you got me interested in your au your guilty. My therapist will be hearing of you/jk

Also,, (sorry for making this too long) I eat your art for breakfast , lunch AND dinner so pls don’t leave me starving I don’t know how to cook………..

Heehee~

Na OBVIOUSLY YQ AND SW PLAY GAMES TOGETHER, they are the twins that simultaneously hate each other but would 💯💯 cover for each other cause they are each other's to insult.

Also on the topic of bailu, in this au, yueshi being the oldest and an even more successful descendent of df gets the mantle of high elder. They were created during the hcq era, THEN POPSICLED (cryostasis if u will) DURING THE SEDITION (they were sentenced along with df for being a proof against the breakage of the sin of immortality) and then were de-popsicled after dh exile (preceptors got their greasy hands a lot later on yueshi cause jy did all he could to keep his kid safe)

Thus, bailu gets to be the kid she is and unless someone is underestimating her and her skills? She's fine with being treated as a kid, she surely loves all the candies and stuff she gets out of everyone for that.

On ANOTHER note, bailu is actually the middle child KABSJSBSJJ

And DON'T APOOGISE OP, M GLAD UR INTERESTED IN THE AU!! Have a good day/night!!

[mikurulucky]

So, I played Amanda the Adventurer. I'd love to see if there will be more lore for this game in the future! For now, have this.

[cryptidofthekeys]

Ruin!Eclipse x Tiny!Reader

It was only a matter of time before I wrote for the true and canon Eclipse hahaha, lmao he’s not evil- bitch y’all thought- y’all really thought he’d be evil …to be fair so did I

Anyways- yeah here y'all go- this story is finally finished, next up the jekyll and hyders can rejoice bc im finally making the second and final chapter to that story- i've let guilt plague me for too long with it and im done- im writing it so i can be free

You were standing there, in what remains of The Mega Pizzaplex, you stood, looking at all the rubble and decay, the place… Was in ruins, the place had been a complete wreck, and well you had been here for it unfortunately, you had seen it all go down in flames and honestly given your tiny stature you had no idea how you even survived it, but somehow you did, and yet so many things were ruined.

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So many animatronics were damaged or torn apart or even forced to shut down because of the overwhelming heat, everything was a disaster and even thinking about it now brought tears to your eyes, especially when your mind drifted off to the two jesters in particular, Sun and Moon… You felt your heart nearly break upon thinking of those two.

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Sun and Moon both, you had grown so fond of, you had been with them for as long as you can remember, it started on that one fateful night when you had suddenly woken up shrank down, trying to find shelter from the rain that was pouring down, threatening to drown you, and that’s when you found The Mega Pizzaplex itself, more so, when you found the Superstar Daycare and them.

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You had first met Sun, after having tried to navigate out of the Daycare, you had saw a strange giant shadow looming over you, the rays from Sun’s faceplate sticking out and giving you an indicator, and at first you had been absolutely terrified of the animatronic but then he had proven himself to be not an enemy but an actual friend, he took care of you, made sure you stayed out of sight of the other animatronics, Vanessa, and the children.

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…And then… You met Moon, now at first you might’ve thought that Sun was terrifying to meet but oh, he didn’t hold a candle to Moon, that was one of the most terrifying experiences of your tiny life, Moon had practically toyed with you, treated you like prey, he feigned playing hide n seek knowing where you were the whole time via his sensors.

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And then when Moondrop had got you, he threatened to break your bones, drop you, tear you apart, etc… He had even injured you a slight bit with a claw that poked into your chin, and well if it hadn’t been for you having a full blown panic attack, he probably would’ve, after you had that panic attack it seemed to snap him out of whatever was controlling him which you knew what it was now…

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…You shuddered, not wanting to think about h e r, about t h e m… Either way, after Moon had snapped out of it, he had tried to calm you down but you had just been too terrified, and then the lights came back on, and then out came Sundrop once more and he had managed to calm you down from there, he had also been communicating with Moon again more properly, the REAL Moon, not that virus-riddled one.

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And after a bit of calming down, despite there still being some tension between well… Sun and Moon themselves and even you, you had wanted Moon to come back out so you could get to know him, and well he hesitantly agreed but he had stayed close to the lightswitch just in case something might go wrong… Moon had apologized and he seemed to beat himself up immensely for what had happened, but either way the two of you had patched things up in the long run.

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In fact, you, Sun, and Moon, all of you had… Really grown close, Sun and Moon grew close to each other again and they also grew close and attached to you as well, all went well even despite them not ever being able to help you find anything out about how you suddenly shrank down, they were never able to help with that but at the same time you didn’t mind it all that much after a while, sure you did miss some things you used to be able to do but it wasn’t all THAT bad.

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After all, at the very least, Sun and Moon made it more bearable, you had grown very attached to the animatronics and they did to you as well, so they made being this small so much more bearable than what it would’ve been had you still been all by your lonesome… As you had walked around, just looking at the remains of the Superstar Daycare, as of right now, Sun wanted you to stay away from them.

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The reason? Because of how damaged they had gotten, and well, even with no virus within Moon as of right now, apparently all that damage, pain, and stress they were under had been causing Moon and even Sun himself to glitch, you remembered Sun’s words very clearly, the way he sounded like he was in agony and distressed “N-No no no NO! It-It’s not safe yet, don’t… Come near us, (Y/N)!”

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Sun had kept repeating over and over about the generators being on and then it’d be safe and fine as he stumbled around the remains of the Daycare, stumbling over rubble and into things, and then of course Moon would also speak sometimes, talking about how he wanted there to be no more Sun, no more light and he was acting completely feral right now, his eye was back to its red color like the first time you had met him except it glowed and dimmed, in and out.

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Moon would topple some stuff here and there, he had almost caused rubble to topple over on top of them in his rampaging, it pained you, it hurt to see your boys like this, in such a state of hysteria and pain… You wished you could do something, you WANTED to do something to help them but coming near them just seemed to cause that much more distress and so you had decided to stay out of their way that was until now…

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You weren’t just standing there on the ground or in any random place, no, a little girl had came into the Daycare just now, a VERY unsafe place for a kid like her but she had found you, albeit by accident and well you and her had talked when she promised not to hurt you, she wanted to question why you were tiny but you had told her there was no time for that now, you begged her to help Sun and Moon, you explained the situation to her and the kid seemed very sympathetic, she had agreed immediately to help you all out.

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“I’m very grateful you’ve decided to help, Cassie… I just want Sunny and Moonie back to normal” That was the kid’s name, she was a nice girl, polite as could be, you stood there on her shoulder as she carefully navigated through the ruined Daycare, Cassie then spoke up “You seem… Very attached to them, I get it though, my favorite animatronic is Roxy, I wouldn’t want to see her… Like that…” You nodded at her words.

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And then you both yelped when suddenly, as Cassie was going through the play structures, Moon had suddenly appeared and grabbed Cassie’s arm through the bars, Moon’s voice was raspy, scratchy, he had mentioned about the kid being naughty and that it was time for her nap, you were about to get thrown off her shoulder before Cassie’s flashlight suddenly hit Moon directly in the face, there was a mixture of a scream between Moon and Sun in that moment, a hiss from Moon as he screeched “No light! No light!”

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Both yours and Cassie’s heart was pounding after that, Cassie had looked back to you “(Y/N)? A-Are you… Okay?” You nodded your head, your breathing a little shaky along with your body “I-I’m fine …L-Let’s… Keep going…” Cassie nodded her head and then began to make her way further through the play structures, or well what remained of them anyways, you had apologized to her for Moon doing such a thing, explaining to Cassie that the Moon you knew wouldn’t do that.

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Cassie then spoke up “I-I understand, (Y/N)... It’s not your fault, nor Sun’s, nor even Moon’s… From what you told me it sounds like they’re both genuinely in a lot of pain, I… I’m not sure how, but I’ll try to help you all out as best I can” You smiled at the kid, and thanked her for that and then you saw her pull out a mask and your eyes widened when you saw what that mask was, an all too familiar sight and memory coming back to haunt you almost “...I-I… C-Cassie… Where… Did you get that…?!”

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Cassie looked confused “I just… Found it, this mask has been helping me navigate through the pizzaplex, it's… Hard to explain how it works” and then Cassie noticed the nervous, almost scared look on your face and she blinked “...(Y/N)? Is… Is there something wrong? You look… Really scared all of a sudden” And then you shook your head “N-No, no… It’s… It’s fine, let’s just… Keep going…”

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You didn’t want to think about t h e m… You didn’t want to think about Vanny nor even William, not right now, you wanted to save Sun and Moon, that was your main goal right now and so Cassie just shrugged but nodded at that, she put the mask on and even though you couldn’t see what she sees, Cassie then looked over at her shoulder to see if you were still there with the mask on but you weren’t on her shoulder anymore…

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In fact, you were a regular sized person in the AR World, you were standing beside Cassie and you had looked at her confused by her sudden shock “...What’s up, Cassie?” The little girl then spoke up “...You… You’re not… Tiny in the AR World… When I have the mask on your… Normal sized…” She admitted, and well you didn’t want to question things right now, so you just nodded at that “...Well, uh, I… I used to be regular sized, believe it or not…”

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You then sighed a bit sadly “...I never figured it out, Sunny and Moony weren’t able to figure it out either, but eventually… I grew to accept it, because with Sun and Moon around, they made being this small not as bad” Cassie seemed to nod her head at that “...I see… I’m sorry you never figured out what happened …But, at least you got someone like Sun and Moon…” You smiled and thanked her for that and then finally, Cassie stepped through the objects blocking her path.

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And then suddenly, Sun jumped down in front of her “N-New friend? N-New friend! I-I-I am trapped in a nap!” Sun’s voice was frantic, panicked even but even then, he still ever so gently took a hold of Cassie’s hand and brought it up to gesture toward the faz-wrench “Reboot! Reboot! We NEED to be whole…!” Cassie then looked at her faz-wrench “You want me to reboot you? With this…?” And then the sounds of clicking as Sun’s head turned caught Cassie’s attention.

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And now it was Moon speaking, getting dangerously close to her face “Naughty! Naughty!” His voice was raspy, ear grating, and then Sun had forced himself back in control and stumbled back from Cassie, he was grabbing at his face while making some sounds that made it sound like he was in a struggle which he probably was, his voice was frantic as he spoke “Lights on! Lights on! Turn generators on…!” And then suddenly, he, well it looked like the Daycare Attendant had just up and flown away but surely it was just some kind of wire.

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Cassie had taken off the mask after that, just to… Ensure that weird rabbit thing wouldn’t come after her so soon, and then she looked back to you who was now sitting on her shoulder again and of course tiny once more, Cassie told you what she had planned to do in full detail and you nodded at her, and then of course, the two of you set off, finally… Sun and Moon would hopefully be fixed and you could be reunited with the two.

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. . . It took… A LOT of trial and error, and you meant a LOT of it. During all this, hearing Sun and Moon struggle against one another like that broke your heart, it reminded you of old times… Before Moon had gotten saved from that virus, it’s like the two were just tormenting one another now, but either way eventually Cassie got the second generator on and Moon was now paralyzed in place which you hated to see but it was for his own good now.

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Cassie then quickly made her way over, as she walked, she glanced over to you “Alright (Y/N), this is it …I hope for your and their sake, this works…” You nodded at the girl’s words “...I hope so too, Cassie, I really do…” Well there was only one way to find out, apparently Sun seemed to think it would help, and so Cassie climbed up to where the ruined Daycare Attendant stood, frozen, paralyzed in place by the light now shining down on top of him.

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You watched on as Cassie approached closer, and then looked down at her faz-wrench, she then went around to the back of Sun’s head, being extra careful of the wires on the back and then she placed the wrench into the two little holes on the back, twisting it once, and that seemed to reboot them as Sun said it would, they made some sounds, twitching a little before just slumping down a bit.

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…For a moment, you and Cassie were worried it didn’t work, but then suddenly… Sun’s head shot up, or well you had thought it was Sun, the rays had come back out and well he looked so much more lively, but the voice was… Different… “Happy Birthday!” The voice spoke, sure, it still looked like Sun and well Moon, but the voice, the mannerisms, it was all different… And then Cassie had gently scooped you into her hands when the animatronic had gently grabbed her “Warning! Warning! Child in Danger! Safety Mode Active…!”

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And then the animatronic floated through the air, well, again, presumably the wire that went onto the back of Sun and Moon’s body “Little girl… You can’t be in here, it's dangerous…! I need to clean up before we can open in the morning, oh, this place will be flooded with kids…” And finally, the animatronic had landed onto the ground, carrying Cassie to the exit and gently placing her outside “Come back soon and have a faz-errific day!” And as the animatronic was about to close the doors, Cassie quickly called out “W-Wait!”

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The animatronic paused immediately before tilting their head, it still had Moon’s cap on, the rays were sorta bobbing in and out, the red and yellow eyes staring at Cassie “Yes little one, what is it?” Cassie then held you up for the animatronic to see, it looked confused for a moment before they seemed to smile even bigger, which was now visibly thanks to the moving teeth underneath “Ah, yes, how silly of me…!” The animatronic gently took hold of you with one hand, they were extremely mindful, careful not to cut or stab into you with those claws.

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They thanked Cassie before closing the doors with one hand now, and then well, Cassie could hear bells jingling, and then Sun’s voice rang out in such a relieved manner “Thank youuu~” …And now, you and… Sun…? Moon…? This animatronic in general were alone, and they looked down at you with affection, sure it would’ve been hard to tell if it had been anyone else but you could see it and so you called out “S-Sun…? …Is… Th-That you…?” The animatronic shook their head.

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“Oh my little starshine… No no… My name is… Eclipse” …The animatronic, er… Eclipse as they deemed themselves now introduced and that made you blink in confusion for a moment, but then you decided to chime up with some questions “W-Wait… …E-Eclipse…? Th-Then… Where are S-Sunny, and Moony? Are- Are they-” Eclipse seemed to sense your distress and so they gently shushed you “Calm down (Y/N), we’re all here…” And then to prove it so it’d ease your worries that this reboot had gotten rid of Sun and Moon both or their memories.

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Suddenly, Sun’s voice spoke up “You’re still our little Sunbeam!” And then Moon’s raspy voice spoke “Our little starlight…” The two of them sounded like they were finally at peace, finally no longer in pain, and then Eclipse had spoken up, their voice was like a mixture of the two, not too loud or energetic but also not super calm, mostly just… In the middle “Our little starshine…!” They did sound a bit strained after Sun and Moon took control like that though, either way... You smiled, some tears pricking your eyes as you hugged onto Eclipse’s finger gently, you were mindful since the endoskeleton was showing.

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Eclipse was smiling warmly down at you as they held you close to their chest now, still being mindful of themselves “Shh… It’s okay, little starshine… It’s going to be alright now…”

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You couldn’t help but sniffle and cry a little into Eclipse’s chest, after all, it had been a long time now since you last saw Sun and Moon not in any pain, ever since the fire that had destroyed this place, they had been going haywire, the both of them… So, you were, really relieved, really happy that things could start going back to normal at least.

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Eclipse shushed you gently, they were careful with their fingers which were pretty much sharp claws, they gently patted your back “It’s alright (Y/N)... We’re all here for you, we’re all going to take care of you” They reassured, and well after just hugging into them as best you could given your tiny size, and just crying and letting everything out, once you had calmed yourself down with Eclipse’s help of course.

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You then looked up at them “S-So… …Yo… You’re Eclipse now…? Or, wait, are you… A new AI entirely?” Eclipse paused at this, they lifted their hand and poked at their chin, seemingly in thought, it took them a few moments before speaking up “...I am, myself, I am Eclipse… …I… Think I count as my own self, after all, I can still hear Sun and Moon’s voices in my own head but… I have my own thoughts, my own feelings” Eclipse admitted.

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You then nodded at this “...Well uh, I guess… It’s… Nice to meet you, Eclipse…” Eclipse’s rays couldn’t spin considering how broken they were but they seemed to beam at that “It is wonderful to meet you too, (Y/N)...!” You smiled at them, this was… Going to be a new change but at the very least, it was clear you could still talk to Sun, Moon, and now… Eclipse.

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“I should clean up, this place is an absolute nightm-” And then Eclipse went stiff as their eyes scanned around the Daycare, or well, what remained, and their rays somewhat retracted, it made a pretty bad sound before they returned to their original position “...Nightmare… O-Oh dear, oh no no no…! Oh no what a mess!” Eclipse sounded a little distressed here, they kept talking about needing to clean up because of the… …Kids…

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You felt a pang in your chest, and your expression dropped slightly, you knew, as well as Sun and Moon did, all three of you knew that there would be no more kids, but Eclipse… They were technically just ‘created’ supposedly and while you didn’t want to tell them the truth, you also couldn’t lie to them either, there was no way you’d ever lie to them, and then Eclipse spoke up “C-Clean up! Clean up! A-And not only for the kids, but oh (Y/N), it’s so dangerous for you in here right now”

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You then spoke up, your voice a little shaky “E-Eclipse… …Th-There’s something I need to tell you…” Eclipse tilted their head, blinking in confusion “Oh? What is it, my little starshine?” You hesitated, swallowing thickly, you really didn’t want to upset Eclipse but they needed to know, they DESERVED to know the truth “...E-Eclipse…” You began, your voice soft as you looked up into their yellow and red glowing eyes “...Th… The kids… They… …They aren’t… Coming back…”

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There was a long pause, Eclipse tilted their head in confusion even further, they looked down at you “...I… …Wh-What do you… Mean…? No more… Kids…?” Eclipse’s voice was shaky.

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You felt your heart shatter at this, it broke your heart to hear Eclipse’s shaky voice, especially the fact they sounded… Upset already but you took a deep breath and just gestured for them to bring you closer to their face, they did so, and you then hugged their faceplate as best you could, just hugging and patting it, being mindful of their teeth that can now move “...I-I’m sorry, Eclipse… …But, it… It’s true… The- The kids won't be coming back… …Sun and Moon, should tell you what happened at the very least…”

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There was silence on Eclipse’s part, they looked as if they were beginning to go into thought, in fact, Eclipse could hear Sun’s voice chime up in their mind [ Eclipse… What (Y/N) is saying, about the kids, is unfortunately true, you see… ] And then of course Moon’s voice spoke up [ . . . There was a fire, and that fire… It… It… ] And then well, both Sun and Moon had spoken up, their voices radiated sadness [ …It destroyed everything, and shut us down… ]

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Eclipse’s rays shrank a bit, their eyes going wide at those words as the realization finally struck them, and it struck them hard… You could even see it in their eyes, their expression as you just continued to hug their faceplate close, you could feel their hand trembling beneath you but they were quick to steady it, not wanting anything to befall you as Eclipse then looked down and sad “...I-I… I see… …I… Understand…”

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Eclipse looked pretty upset but you could also imagine Sun and Moon were pretty sad about it as well, there was a long moment of silence as you just continued to comfort Eclipse, just hugging their faceplate and patting it gently, the silence was broken by them sighing and standing up straight, well, as straight as they could since their foot was missing and leg was pretty destroyed “...I-If there are… No kids, coming back here …Ever… Then…” Eclipse paused, they looked around at the destroyed remains of the Daycare.

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Eclipse knew deep down they couldn’t clean this mess, not this one, things were far too damaged, too gone, and they seemed to be thinking about something for a moment before looking back down at you “...Then I… I don’t really have any reason to stay here, there’s no way I can clean up THIS mess and even then, it is still not safe for you, (Y/N)... This place does not have anything that’s safe to consume”

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You were shocked by this, Sun had always been EXTREMELY adamant on never leaving the Daycare, Moon didn’t mind nor care that much as he was technically security, patrolling around at night, you can imagine Sun yelling in their head right now at this notion, which would’ve made you giggle had this not been the situation it was “E-Eclipse… Are… Are you sure? I-I know how much the Daycare… Means to you…To Sunny, to Moony… And besides, yo-you won’t have any way of charging out there, we can… Make this work, here…”

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Eclipse shook their head “(Y/N), look at this place, it is FAR too dangerous for you… There are so many jagged, sharp, and deadly areas, not to mention how tiny you are, you could get SEVERELY injured here or… Or… …W o r s e…” Eclipse shuddered upon saying that, shaking their head, not wanting to even think about it, but you sighed and just hugged one of their fingers close to you “...I-I know, its… It’s dangerous, but hey, it… It still was before all this…”

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You then cleared your throat before continuing “I mean there were STILL areas I could’ve been hurt or kil-” Eclipse cut you off, not wanting to hear that word, and you immediately rephrased, not wanting to upset them any more than they already were “...Worse, or worse… The other animatronics were even after me” You then thought about it because you could see Eclipse about to argue with you and then you spoke back up.

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“And besides… This place… It isn’t how you all think it is anymore… Sun, Moon, Eclipse… …There’s… Something you need to see…” Eclipse tilted their head in confusion and well deep down you were sure Sun and Moon were confused too, and so you sighed “...Just… Go outside and you’ll all see, I, I know a way out, one you can fit through of course” You chuckled a bit and then Eclipse perked up, seemingly curious.

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And so, off they set, with you in their hand guiding them outside, it took you all a while, as you had obstacles and even some remnants of the other animatronics to deal with, luckily Eclipse made it past them with the slightest of ease, and then eventually you pointed at a big enough hole in the wall “There, you should be able to fit through there…” Now, you knew Sun had never seen outside the Daycare as he was never allowed to leave, Moon had, but Eclipse hadn’t seen anything until now.

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But there was one thing not any of them had seen yet… And that was… The world outside The Mega Pizzaplex… Eclipse seemed nervous, they hesitated as they approached the hole in the wall, but after a bit of encouragement from you, Eclipse smiled and nodded and finally they crouched and stepped through, the glow in their eyes fading as they were greeted with lush plants, damn near a forest which they were extremely shocked about, because even though none of them had ever been OUTSIDE like this, they figured it was like a big parking lot or something.

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The next thing they were greeted with was… Warmth… Light… And then Eclipse glanced up and looked past the trees and their eyes widened a bit in shock, in fact you could imagine all of them being shocked, and sure enough, suddenly Sun’s voice broke through “...I-Is… Is that… The real sun…?! I’ve… Never seen the real sun before!” He spoke with excitement and then Moon’s raspy voice chimed in “...I wonder… If we’ll get to see the real moon” He hummed, seeming amused and then finally Eclipse spoke back up “Oh…! Maybe we’ll even get to see a REAL eclipse…! Solar or Lunar is fine by me…!”

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They beamed, before looking back down at you in their hands “...Safely, of course, after all, I wouldn’t want you looking up at a Solar Eclipse, (Y/N)...” You chuckled and nodded “Don’t worry bud, I’ll keep my eyes to the ground and closed so you won’t worry” Eclipse nodded and smiled and then looked around before spotting a berry bush, they beamed and walked over, they first scanned the berries, squinting their eyes, not wanting to take a big risk.

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“Ah, perfect, (Y/N), these are blueberries, so they won’t be harmful to consume” Eclipse spoke, and then set you down onto the ground finally, there were plenty you could reach and well sure, you enjoyed the animatronic helping you every once in awhile…

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You had also made it clear to, well, Sun more so, but even Eclipse knew probably at this point, they didn’t want you to think they thought of you as helpless because they didn’t, either way, you quickly got to work on chowing down on some of the blueberries you could reach meanwhile Eclipse had walked over to a clearing in the forest that was now surrounding the ruins of The Mega Pizzaplex and they held out their hand, holding it in the sunlight.

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Eclipse smiled, a happy smile, just feeling the warmth of the sunlight and looking at all there was to the outside world, when you had glanced over at them you noticed they looked so happy, so content and it made you smile happily, you were so glad to see, well Sun and Moon at peace, but you supposed now you had a new friend to get used to, after all, Eclipse was clearly their own being, they had their own thoughts, feelings, and emotions.

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But considering how things were going, you could definitely already feel yourself growing attached to them and they seemed attached to you as well all on their own, which made you happy, as you continued chowing down on the blueberries until you were full, Eclipse had just been enjoying the outside world and having a blast, skipping around and just inspecting the plant life.

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You smiled as you watched them, despite the state they were in along with The Mega Pizzaplex, they didn’t seem to feel too bad about it, you wished faintly you could repair them, but even if you had the smarts to repair them, your size gave you too much of a disadvantage here, there was no way you could safely repair them, you faintly wished you had one of your friends here to help.

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…And then suddenly, you were grabbed, not too tightly but more so just scooped up, you gasped and your eyes widened, you flailed around, trying to get out of whoever’s hands had just snatched you up. You were about to scream before a voice that was familiar to you called out, one that you haven’t heard in oh so long… “Woah, woah…! Take it easy, just chill…!” You blinked in surprise, as you turned to look up and face them and your eyes were wide with disbelief and shock.

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“(F-F/N)?!” You called out in shock, and they grinned down at you “Well, I’m surprised you still remember me, (Y/N), it’s been AGES! And you… You’re um, small now, a LOT smaller…” You punched their fist “You scared me half to death, you fucker! Don’t EVER do that again…!” And they laughed a little “O-Okay! Okay! I’m sorry…! I’m sorry…! Yeesh, you’re still the same as ever, you haven’t changed a bit~” They apologized and held you in their hands in a careful manner, a grin on their face which caused you to huff a bit but you couldn’t hide the smile on your face as you sighed.

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“...What are you even doing here, (F/N)? I… I… I thought I’d never see you again” And then your old friend smiled “I thought the same, you’ve been missing for ages, although I guess now I can understand why, heh… …I just… I really missed you, a lot” You sighed and nodded, hugging one of their fingers since that’s all you could do “...I missed you too…” And before either of you could say anything more.

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Eclipse’s voice chimed up, and you heard footsteps, sure they were limping but it sounded like they were running back over “(Y/N)! Are you alright?! I sensed you suddenly became distressed, did a wild animal get after-” And they cut themselves off as they slowly came to a stop when they saw you in someone else’s hands, in fact you and your friend’s eyes widened, and your friend immediately chimed in, holding you a bit protectively “W-Woah! Wh-What the heck is that…?!”

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You could see Eclipse staring in a distrustful manner and well your friend looked like they had seen a ghost and so to keep this situation from escalating you quickly spoke up, clapping your hands together to get the animatronic and your friend’s attention “Stop! Stop! It’s alright, it’s alright…! Both of you…!” You looked toward Eclipse and smiled happily before looking back up at your friend, you quickly introduced the two of them, Eclipse to your friend and then your friend to Eclipse, the two still stared at each other a bit mistrustingly but you sighed.

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You then quickly explained the situation as best you could to your friend, and they seemed to nod and listen and finally, they relaxed a little bit, taking a deep breath and sighing “...Okay, so, this… Erm, Eclipse… And uh, Sun and Moon, they are… I know Sun and Moon were The Daycare Attendants before this place caught fire and went down… …So I guess uh, Eclipse is the new one then, and you say that… They’ve been taking care of you all this time?” You nodded at your friend’s words “Yep, that’s pretty much the gist of it anyways, the basics”

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Your friend took a moment before sighing “...You know, this seems crazy but considering I’m holding you in my hands right now and you're tiny, I can’t really say that’s too far-fetched…” Your friend then walked over to Eclipse and carefully handed you over. Eclipse was looking at them still a bit untrusting but your friend held out a hand “Well, we already know each other’s names, but uh, I… Don’t wanna get on your bad side, Eclipse, I’m sorry for uh, startling you and (Y/N), but I’m not a threat, just chillax”

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Eclipse took their hand, carefully, and shook it and well, they seemed to scan them, as best they could, sure their scanner wasn’t the best but they could at least register your friend as to not forget them before hey perked up a bit more and smiled in a friendly manner “Well, it’s nice to… Meet you… But, how did you find this place? Or, more importantly, (Y/N)...?” Eclipse questioned, now seeming more curious rather than distrusting of your friend which you were relieved about of course.

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Your friend looked at Eclipse and shrugged “Honestly, I was just coming here to uh see the forest and such, I find it peaceful out here, helps me draw and heh, I might’ve found my inspiration with you two…” They then looked back to you and smiled “...I really am glad to see you again, (Y/N)... It’s been so long, too damn long” You sighed and nodded at that “...Yeah, it really has, I missed you too…” Your friend smiled happily at that.

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And then they turned their attention back to Eclipse, looking them up and down before chiming in “...Although… Eclipse here is looking a little… …Okay, a lot damaged, if you both want…” They slowly began.

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“And this is totally not just an excuse to stick around and hang out and catch up with you, (Y/N) but… I’m sure you remembered I studied robotics way back, and I STILL know a good amount about ‘em, animatronics included, if Eclipse even wants, I could repair them…” And then before you could speak up, Eclipse perked up instantly and got a bit TOO close to your friend for their comfort there “R-Really…?! You can actually repair us…?!”

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You and your friend both couldn’t help but smile at Eclipse’s enthusiasm, and your friend chimed in happily “Of course…! I don’t mean to brag but I’m pretty skilled when it comes to repairing robots and such, I can have you fixed up in no time!” They exclaimed, and this seemed to excite Eclipse, they held you with one hand and used their free hand to stim, just flailing it and even jumping in place practically “Oh thank you thank you thank you new friend…! This will be just wonderful…!”

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You were smiling and looked to your friend who then spoke “I’ll need to go get some supplies though, which might take a while, and I’m sure even with the remains of The Mega Pizzaplex, I’m sure there’s still some stuff in there that isn’t damaged that can help” Your friend then said they’d be back in a little bit and waved to both you and Eclipse before quickly heading off to gather up some supplies and materials.

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You looked up toward Eclipse and smiled “I guess you’re excited to get fixed up, huh?” Eclipse nodded enthusiastically “Yep! I hope your friend is able to repair me at least well enough to where I won’t limp when I walk and I don’t have as many jagged edges, after all, I don’t wanna accidentally hurt you, starshine”

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You smiled and gently patted their hand “Yeah, it’ll be okay, we can wait for ‘em here, I don’t mind eating blueberries for the time being if I wind up getting hungry again” Eclipse nodded and then decided to wait in that spot for your friend as they set you down, you two would talk, and since Eclipse was still fairly new to you, you two talked and got to know each other better, sometimes Sun and Moon would be allowed to pop out briefly to talk to you but it seems like they couldn’t fully stay in control for too long before Eclipse would come back.

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Which then prompted Eclipse to ask, tapping his fingers nervously together “...Hey… (Y/N)? …You… Aren’t upset at me because Sun and Moon can’t fully be present right now, right? I… I know I’m new to you, and I already know how much you value and care for Sun and Moon, so… I’m not… In the way, right?” Eclipse could hear Sun and Moon in their head, just saying his name in a saddened manner and…

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Your heart broke a little at hearing that and you quickly stood up from your spot, you might’ve been tiny but you were NOT having that “Eclipse…! Don’t you dare even think that way!” Eclipse got startled by your yelling even if it wasn’t the loudest, they looked down at you surprised.

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“You’re not in the way at all, and you won’t EVER be in the way! I… I know we’ve only known each other for a short while but, I care about you all the same too, I care for you the same way I care for Sun and Moon, and maybe… My friend can find a way where you can all co-exist, like, you can take over sometimes without it being so straining, Sun can, and then Moon can so we can all equally spend time together” Eclipse smiled slightly at that, they reached down to gently pat your head.

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“...Thank you, starshine… …I’m… Glad you feel that way, I care about you as well, the same way Sun and Moon do, you’re my little starshine…!” Eclipse beamed as they picked you up again, nuzzling their faceplate albeit EXTREMELY carefully against your face “...We love you, all three of us do” Sun, Moon’s, and Eclipse’s voice seemed to layer over one another when they said they loved you, and you smiled happily, blushing slightly “...I love all of you too…” You hugged Eclipse’s faceplate as best you could given your tiny size.

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And then finally your friend came back and called out “Hey guys, I found some spare parts and some stuff still functioning, just barely but it’s enough to repair Eclipse” And then you smiled over at your friend and so did Eclipse who happily approached, limping of course due to their leg “Really? You think whatever’s still functioning in the Pizzaplex will work long enough?”

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Your friend had nodded “Yeah it should but we better hurry and get started just in case” And then you chimed up “Hey, (F/N)? Do you think you can like… Make it to where Sun, Moon, and Eclipse can be in control? Like, where they can take control whenever one of them wants to?”

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Eclipse then spoke up “Sort of like how Sun and Moon did, whenever the lights were on, Sun was out, when they went out then Moon could come out …B-But um, maybe let’s… NOT make it as forced as that, please” And your friend seemed to think about it momentarily before speaking up with a grin “I’ll see what I can do, c’mon, let’s go” They gestured and so, Eclipse with you in their hands, followed your friend back into The Mega Pizzaplex, and you watched as they led Eclipse to one of those weird looking computers and had them sit down, there were various parts for rebuilding him scattered around.

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Your friend got to work right away while Eclipse set you down, in a place where they could keep an eye on you of course, your friend had said this might take a few hours and so you nodded, you decided to take a nap in the meantime and Eclipse seemed to sense this and so they tried to activate their music box …It… Didn’t sound well at all, the music was distorted and would glitch out, so Eclipse just shut it off, dejected, your friend then spoke up “Hey, don’t worry about it bud, I’ll fix you up a new music box in no time, I’ll even add more songs then what your current one probably has”

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And Eclipse gasped in mock offense at that “How dare you, I am NO party pooper…! You know, I may not be Sun or Moon but I can STILL put you in timeout” And this caused your friend to chuckle “If you put me in timeout though… You won’t have anyone to fix youuu~” They teased.

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Eclipse opened their mouth with a finger pointed out, but then they thought about it before huffing “...Touché” And then that was the end of that, as you slowly closed your eyes, listening to the sounds of animatronic noises, whirring, clicking, and rather broken sounds along with the occasional tinkering of your friend fixing Eclipse, you slowly but surely fell asleep for awhile…

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…Some hours passed, and eventually, you felt something nudging you gently, you grumbled “...Mm, five more minutes…” …You felt yourself getting nudged again and you grumbled, swatting at whatever it was, still in your half-asleep daze “Gimme an hourrr…” You complained, and then suddenly, something snatched you, you yelped and your eyes shot open at the sudden loud voice “RISE AND SHINE, MY LITTLE SUNBEAM~!”

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You cringed at the loud voice, your tiny ears ringing, you knew that was Sun and when you opened your eyes you gasped, the animatronic was still dressed like earlier, with Moon’s cap on, some rays sticking out, and then the combination of Sun and Moon’s pants but their faceplate no longer damaged, their leg completely fixed up, they looked brand new.

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Your eyes practically sparkled and you hugged Sun’s finger oh so tightly “S-Sunny!” You were excited as Sun was fully in control for a moment and the animatronic gently hugged you to himself “Yep! It’s me, my little sunbeam! And hey hey hey! That’s not all, watch this!” Sun’s head suddenly spun around, and then before you knew it, Moon’s quiet and calm voice spoke, which made you wish he had been the one to wake you up so you hadn’t had that mini heart attack but still “Hello my little starlight…”

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You smiled happily up at him, still hugging onto his finger “Moony…” He smiled down at you, his teeth razor sharp but he didn’t scare you obviously, and then finally, Moon’s head spun around this time, a few more times then what Sun’s had done, and then you could hear the combination, the mixture… Eclipse “My little starshine…! We’re all fixed up…! And we can take control whenever we want to! No day or night cycles, we’re all in control” You smiled happily at that “That’s good, I’m glad you don’t have to be forced to change whether the lights go out or not…”

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And then your friend piped up “And lest we not forget the person who fixed them up by the way” They chuckled, crossing their arms, you turned over to them and smiled happily up at them, and before you could react, Eclipse pulled your friend into a nearly bone crushing hug “Thank you thank you thank you…!” They kept repeating, your friend was coughing and wheezing a bit “I-It’s nice th-that you’re so happy but… E-Eclipse, your… crushing… me…” Eclipse gasped and let up on their hold “Oh dear, so sorry new friend…!” The three of you stood there, well, since you were so tiny, you sat in the palm of Eclipse’s hand and your friend just held their hand near you.

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…It was a bit awkward but it was the only way given your small stature, and then your friend smirked mischievously “Oh and, by the way… Eclipse… Don’t you have something you wanna say to (Y/N)~?” They spoke teasingly, and Eclipse’s rays didn’t spin like Sun’s but rather, they retracted in and out like pistons and you could hear the whirring sounds of the animatronic’s fans as they suddenly seemed incredibly flustered “I-I…! H-Hey now, you-you-you… Shush…!” Your friend was about to open their mouth again and tease some more but Eclipse quickly slapped a hand over their mouth “Shshsh! Sh! …Shush…! Shoosh-”

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You blinked in confusion as you looked toward Eclipse “...Eclipse…? What are they talking about exactly?” Eclipse stuttered some before shaking their head “Nothing, my little starshine…!” You squinted your eyes “Eclipse…” The animatronic shook their head, and then they could feel their head forcibly trying to spin and Eclipse shook their head again “No…! Stop…! Sun, Moon…! You are all conspiring against me, rrgh…!” You were completely confused at this point.

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Your friend kept trying to pry Eclipse’s hand from their mouth, much to no avail as the animatronic was a lot stronger than any human, however, Eclipse also had Sun and Moon even working against him, and you finally spoke up “...Eclipse? C’mon, what is it…? What do you want to tell me?” Eclipse knew neither Sun nor Moon nor even your friend would leave this alone and so they sigh, deciding to try and gather up the courage, they released your friend’s mouth and turned away, they were clearly flustered or embarrassed or both even.

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Eclipse had also grabbed something that you couldn’t see at first, and as the animatronic gathered up their courage for a few moments, probably being cheered on by Sun and Moon and even your friend got serious, telling them they had this, and then finally you watched as Eclipse stood up straight and turned around, holding their hands behind their back as they stepped closer to you “Okay…! (Y/N)...! I-I have something I-I need to… To… Tell you…”

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You nodded, gesturing for Eclipse to go on and they still seemed incredibly flustered as their fans whirred loudly.

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“I-I… M-Much like Sun and Moon has done… I-I wish to… U-Um…” Eclipse was beginning to lose their nerve and you gently reached out and patted their hand “It’s okay, Eclipse… Whatever you need to tell me, I’m listening” Eclipse then sighed “...M-Much like… Sun and Moon has done… I-I would um, uh, like, I would really like to… Take you out o-on a… A date…”

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Your face turned red immediately as Eclipse held out a tiny paper bouquet and you could hear Eclipse’s fans whirring loudly, they seemed incredibly flustered “I-It’s alright if y-you don’t want to yet! I-I can wait, and e-even if you never want-”

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You smiled happily up at them, and you gently took the paper bouquet, admiring the cute paper-craft flowers in your hands before answering so Eclipse didn’t spiral “...Y-Yes… I-I’d like that a lot actually…” And then Eclipse looked like they were going to explode with excitement, they hugged you close, almost too tightly by accident “Oh thank you thank you thank you! This makes me so happy…! I-I know we haven’t got much left here in the ruins of The Mega Pizzaplex but… I-I’ve set something up for us…!” And then Eclipse began to carry you somewhere.

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Eclipse also held a hand over your eyes when you asked what they set up, they smiled “It’s a surprise, silly~! You’ll just need to wait, my little starshine” And so you did, you waited in Eclipse’s hands and eventually the animatronic stopped and you were impatiently excited “C’moooon Eclipse, lemme see already” They giggled a little at you and huffed playfully “Gosh, so impatient…! You know patience is a virtue” And then you scoffed playfully back “Eclipse…” You playfully warned and they laughed “Alright, alright, my little starshine”

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Eclipse then finally lifted their hand from your eyes and you gasped, while the room and pretty much everything was still dilapidated and ruined obviously, Eclipse had set up a table with a clean cloth thankfully, probably something your friend had gotten, and there was even some food, well, food for you anyways as Eclipse couldn’t eat anything being a robot and all.

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It was even cut up enough to accommodate your tiny size, there was candles that dimly lit the area and there was also some fake flowers that wouldn’t wilt thankfully in a vase, Eclipse brought you over to the table and set you down “I-I hope it’s to your liking, (Y/N)” They seemed nervous.

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You smiled happily and had a few tears in your eyes at what all they did for you “...It’s… Really nice, Eclipse, thank you…” And then Eclipse sat down, in one of the chairs and watched as you began to eat, they then spoke “Your friend had brought the food by the way, since um, well… You know, the food wouldn’t be safe for human consumption from the ruins of The Mega Pizzaplex”

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Eclipse explained, and you were thankful for that, and for a few moments, it fell silent, Eclipse seemingly trying to keep their courage on this little date with you.

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You smiled as you ate “The food’s really good honestly” Eclipse nods, seeming relieved that you enjoyed it, they honestly didn’t have… Any idea how a date worked, aside from the typical dinner thing and talking to get to know each other, which Eclipse decided to start off with first, getting to know you better.

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Since they WERE their own being, they didn’t have Sun nor Moon’s thoughts or memories, they had their own, you also got to know them in return, it was interesting that despite being in the same body, they were all different, their own thoughts, feelings, sentience.

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You listened to Eclipse as they talked about what they liked doing which was taking care of children and arts and crafts and you laughed “Well, you might all be different, but your hobbies are still the same” Eclipse laughs a little and nods “Well, yeah, that’s just in all of our programming, after all, we ARE The Daycare Attendants, but, I um, actually really do like art, I like to draw, not just uh, silly looking pictures” You perked up at that and smiled warmly “...Ya know, I’d love to see your drawings then one day, if you don’t mind”

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Eclipse smiles now, seeming happy about that, their rays somewhat pushing in and out, then they nod “...I’ll show you someday then, (Y/N)” And then you finally finished eating, you sighed, and leaned back, you were definitely full now, you commented about how good the food was and then Eclipse’s rays spin happily “I’m so glad you enjoyed the food, my little starshine…! But, that’s not all”

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And then they stood up, approaching your tiny form slowly, before gently reaching down and scooping you up into their hands, their hands were no longer damaged so they didn’t have to worry about accidentally scratching you anymore.

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You were confused and yet curious “Oh? What’s next then?” Eclipse grins happily “You’ll see…~!” They beam, as they begin walking off, as they were walking, your friend caught both of your attention first “Yo, I gotta head home for a bit…! I gotta go set some stuff up… But, I’ll be back later sometime, you two enjoy your date!” You smiled and waved your friend goodbye, as did Eclipse, and with that your friend headed off meanwhile Eclipse continued on, continuing to carry you to another section of The Mega Pizzaplex, what remained of it anyways.

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You knew deep down that you, Eclipse, Sun, and Moon couldn’t stay here forever, but for now, you wanted to enjoy the place you all so fondly remember, or at least care about to some extent, sure, there were also some scary memories here but for the most part, the good ones far outweighed the bad.

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And then Eclipse led you to a quiet, completely secluded place of The Mega Pizzaplex, no worry, no threat of any potential roaming animatronics that were still functioning, it was also the most tidy section so you figured Eclipse and your friend had tidied this part up.

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And then, you saw that, inside the room, there was a blanket fort of clean pillows and well, blankets, there was a buncha plushies around as well, string lights in the shape of stars, and then a monitor of sorts was set up inside and it looked so cozy, you looked up at Eclipse who looked down at you with a warm smile “...I um, got this set up, with the help of your friend, I figured we could sit up late and watch some movies together…! They downloaded some onto the computer there”

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You smiled happily up at Eclipse “...It looks… Really cozy, although hey… How did you convince Moon to let us ‘sit up late’?” Eclipse then pauses, they look a bit sheepish now.

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And well, Moon takes over to answer for them “...Rrr… As much as I want you to get your sleep, starlight… …JUST this once… …I’m allowing it, but NO later than past twelve am… And I’ll know if Eclipse breaks that rule” And then Eclipse is back in control and they gasp in offense “Moon…! How dare you, you-you-you even INSINUATE that I am a rule breaker…!”

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And you laughed at their shenanigans before shaking your head “Alright, alright, no need to fight… No later than midnight, got it” And well this must’ve pleased Moon enough to let it be, and then Eclipse carries your tiny form into the blanket fort, closing the little blanket behind you both to keep it comfortable and warm.

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Eclipse then sets you down on one of the comfortable pillows, walking over to the computer and pulling up the selection of movies, they then looked back at you “I’ll let you choose the movie, (Y/N) we got a lotta genres to choose from” You nod and look up at the screen in front of you, thinking on your decision, before a movie or two caught your eye, and you pointed “Emm, the Lion King sounds good, can… We watch both, one and two?”

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Eclipse smiles and nods “Of course my little starshine” And they boot up the movie and they walk back over and lay down next to you, getting comfortable, you also get comfortable inside the blanket fort.

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And as the movie begins you two sit lay there, surrounded by the warmth of the blanket fort and surroundings pillows, Eclipse had thankfully been considerate of your small stature since well, a normal sized pillow, you’d wind up sinking into it so they had prepared this place accordingly, the peaceful color of the lights made you feel relaxed, and as Eclipse gazed over at you, their fans began to whirr slightly, their rays popping in and out quietly as they saw the peaceful and happy expression on your face, seeing the way your skin glows in the lighting.

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They can’t help it as they say what they're thinking out loud  “...You look… Wonderful, (Y/N)” Eclipse compliments, before realizing they had said that out loud just now, they look away almost immediately, incredibly flustered “I-I MEAN…!” They suddenly stumble out, flustered.

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You looked over at them, a blush on your face at Eclipse’s sudden words but a genuine and gentle smile graces your lips “...Thank you, Eclipse, I… I’m glad you think so” You giggle softly, amused by their flustered nature so suddenly, you sigh and look back at the screen, watching the scenes play out, you had fallen silent for a moment before speaking up “...I’m really glad… We got to meet” Eclipse looks back over at you, nodding slowly.

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“...Yeah, even though it hasn’t been long, I’m glad as well” And then you smirked a little bit, speaking up teasingly “Yeah, you must be pretty glad considering that well, we’ve just met for like a day now, and your already taking me on a date”

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Eclipse looks incredibly flustered as they pull the nightcap down, hiding their face at that “Ghh! W-Well, oh… Oh, you hush…” They speak, clearly too flustered to respond to that, they tell you to just continue watching the movie, grumbling softly, and you laugh at that, finding their reaction to your words sweet, charming even.

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Before you relent and then turn back to watch the movie playing on TV, and that’s what the two of you did, you watched the first movie, occasionally chatting and conversing but not too much as to not interrupt it, and then you both moved onto the second movie.

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You were having a fun time with Eclipse, so far, the night passed on, and slowly but surely, you could feel yourself beginning to grow tired, you yawned slightly, luckily for you it was near the end of the movie by the time you were getting tired, you turn toward Eclipse, and you smile warmly up at them “...You know… I had… A really fun time today Eclipse, in the short amount of time we’ve spent together, I won’t deny… …I feel the same way toward you as I do Sun and Moon” Eclipse perks up at that, they’re rays popping in and out and they seemed flustered but genuinely appreciative.

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“...Thank you… …I’ve had a really great time with you as well, I… I really do love you, my little starshine” And this made you blush, your cheeks felt warm, and not only that but you felt butterflies in your stomach, you sit up and gesture for them to pick you up bring you toward their faceplate, they reach down and gently grasp your tiny form in the palm of their hands, holding you with the utmost care and gentleness.

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They lift you up to their faceplate and then without hesitation, you give them a kiss, Eclipse’s rays jut out suddenly and you can hear their fans and motorized parts going crazy which causes you to laugh.

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Eclipse then gently nudges you with they’re faceplate, making a little kiss sound back and your blush darkens at that, you two share a few minutes of silence together, just gazing into one another’s eyes affectionately, the two of you could tell that this was the start of something wonderful, and well you could already feel it, much like you did with Sun and Moon, you were falling in love with Eclipse too, after the movie had ended.

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Eclipse turns the computer off, letting the glow of the star string lights just illuminate the comfortable blanket fort, and then they gently lay you down on the comfortable spot, on the soft pillow, letting you get comfortable.

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Before Eclipse grabs a blanket that’s your size, they gently put it over you and tuck your tiny form in, they smile down at you “...Alright, it’s time to get some sleep… After all… Moon is going to be v e r y angry if I keep you up past your bedtime” You chuckled a little at that and nodded.

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You sigh, cozy and comfortable with Eclipse sitting beside you, you look up to the giant animatronic, and you can see them push some sort of button on their body, and then, soft and gentle music begins to play, it sounds like a music box of some sort, and then, Sun finally takes over, taking the nightcap off momentarily “Goodnight our little sunbeam”

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And then he puts it back on, and you can see Moon come out, those familiar eyes casting a soft blue glow on your body “Goodnight our little starlight… Get your rest”

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And then of course, finally Eclipse comes back “...Goodnight, our little starshine…” You smile happily and yawn, slowly beginning to close your eyes as you tell Eclipse and the others goodnight “...I love you all…” You mumble before falling into a deep and peaceful sleep for the night.

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(holy shit this took so long to do gjkfdjfkd i've been HELLA procrastinating- ...okay that and also technically playing viddy games ...and drawing)

BTW- uh this is the third and final bit to the Sun n Moon x Tiny Reader I did! both are on my A03 for easier access and this one will be on my a03 as well- the link to that is in my pinned post

[suremango]

Fuck it

ungills your gillion

[felinecryptid]

Wish what you desire, before its too late

pav tries to keep a secret

(translations at the end <3)

"Shayad aisa mauqaa mile na mile phir reh jaye adhuri khwaaish," Pav sang, heels of his feet periodically thumping on the walls of the high building they were sitting on. Hobie reclined nearby, guitar in hand, lazily strumming out tunes, trying to guess the music to the song Pav was singing. He never would get it right, they both knew, but half the fun was the music mishmash. Besides, Pav could sing the sappiest, most lovesick songs to Hobie's face and he would never know. "Hoo~ kya pata ho ye bhi sitaron ki humko milaane ki koi saazish,"

Hobie strummed out some quick ascending succession of notes, before falling back to a steady and lilting yet melancholic melody, strangely similar to the original score of the song. Maybe there was something about music that surpassed languages and spoke directly to the soul. Maybe it could convey feelings to Hobie that Pav couldn't think without combusting.

Pav's cheeks heated up at the smallest of reminders about the thing they were not talking about. But he couldn't go much longer without doing something about it. Maya Auntie always said he was terrible at keeping secrets, especially if it was about someone he knew.

And how could he? Hobie made him feel like he was whole. Not like he was his other half, but like he never had to hide anything from him because he was one of the only people who knew about him being Spiderman. He never had to play the superhero with him, never had to pretend, never had to put up a different personality around him, all they ever had to be were Pav and Hobie and PavandHobie. They just made sense together, in whatever way that was, team mates, friends... or something else. Hobie just got him, understood when he needed cheering up, when he needed some space and when he needed a break but was too stubborn to take one.

He didn't know everything that made Pav tick at first, but he learnt, and in the process, Pav couldn't help but admire him and his efforts. And if at some point the admiration took a turn to another feeling that had Pav blushing every time Hobie called him 'luv', 'darlin', or a 'fuckin' wanker', it wasn't his fault. It started with his dark eyes, with a deep weight that seemed to freeze Pav's breath in his lungs and the languid smile that was ornamented with silver piercings. Pav missed so many lectures in chemistry, daydreaming about a far away world where he could taste the chink of the ring against his teeth. Feel the 'sweetheart' whispered into his mouth.

"tu saath agar hai, kaagaz ki kashti tayr jaegi," Pav continued, the lyrics ringing truer and truer. Hobie hadn't looked up in a while and it made Pav's predicament a little bit easier. Because he usually fantasised about kissing Hobie when he was a hundred percent sure no one was paying attention to him. But here he was, sitting in front of the guy himself, thinking about it, where he was one touch away from finding out how flustered Pav was. Maybe he's watched way too much khatron ke khiladi with Nandan.

He tugged at his tie, loosening it for the next part, "tu nahi toh yeh kahani, taash ki paton si bikhar jaaegi," He pitched his voice higher, straining just a little bit to reach the high note, "bazm mein beeteen jo raatein, agle hi pal mein badal jaengi," Pav sang, eyes closed and into the song, never noticing the guitar fading out.

"Raat ke andheri sannaaton mein, chupke se kanon mein lori ki tarah," He dared a glance at Hobie. He did not expect him to be staring back, the sunset casting deep shadows across his face that didn't quite hide the intensity of the expression, a look that made Pav's throat go dry. He almost faltered, folding to Hobie, but he didn't. Something told him to keep going. "Teri haar kahani pe nayi ya purani pe, bharoon hain mein hain." The golden sunrays bathed them, and Pav felt effervescent. Hobie moved closer. Pav's eyes fell half-shut, the desire to watch him and the instinct to trust him warring, his mouth still forming the last lines of the song.

"Madhyam madhyam, utarta chanda- mphf!"

They were kissing, it occurred to Pav, just as Hobie pulled away and something just broke inside him.

"Sor-"

"Nahi, idhar aao," Pav reached for Hobie's face, pulling him back in. "I've waited way too long for this," He barely got the words out, pressing his lips to Hobie's.

It was everything he dreamed of. It was better. It was real. Pav could feel the cold press of the ring, a contrast against the warmth of Hobie's soft lips, against his own scarlet cheeks. Pav hands moved lower, clutching at his shoulders. Hobie grabbed at Pav's sides, not staying still, trying to hold all of him at once, warming him inside out.

They kissed, until they couldn't, because Pav was grinning so wide he thought he couldn't possibly keep it all on his face.

"'oly shit Pav, you've been 'oldin' out on me," Hobie whispered, their foreheads touching and voice hoarse. Pav liked it. Pav liked it so much.

"Shut up, you- tune mujhe kitna confuse kiya hai, you don't get to say anything." Pav huffed.

"I 'aven't the foggiest about what you're sayin', Pavi," Hobie complained.

"So, let's not talk at all." Pav laughed, wrapping his arms around Hobie and pulling him in again.

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title (translated) from and the song pav's singing is saazish by bhuvan bam in dhindora (i highly rec you putting this on while reading this its so good)

translation:

Shayad aisa mauqaa mile na mile phir reh jaye adhuri khwaaish - you might not get another chance like this, your desires left unfulfilled (the singer's talking about wishing on a shooting star)

Hoo~ kya pata ho ye bhi sitaron ki humko milaane ki koi saazish - [vocals] what if this was a set up for us to meet, orchestrated by the stars

Tu saath agar hai, kaagaz ki kashti tayr jaegi - if you are with me, the paper boat would float on

Tu nahi toh yeh kahani, taash ki paton si bikhar jaaegi - and if you are not, our story would collapse like [something made of] playing cards

bazm mein beeteen jo raatein, agle hi pal mein badal jaengi - the nights spent in your arms, will change and fade away so fast

Raat ke andheri sannaaton mein, chupke se kanon mein lori ki tarah - in the night's dark silence, i whisper like a lullaby

Teri haar kahani pe nayi ya purani pe, bharoon hain mein hain - to your every story, i listen with utmost care and love (direct translation would be: "i listen and agree to everything" but that's not what this line actually means) (also this line is directly linked to the previous line)

Madhyam madhyam, utarta chanda- mphf! - slowly, the setting moon- mphf!

Nahi, idhar aao - no, come here

tune mujhe kitna confuse kiya hai - you got me feeling so confused

pop culture ref:

khatron ke khiladi - its a popular daredevil show, very entertaining if you like icky things like insects, animal abuse and borderline gore

[maskyartist]

thinkin about crystal clay au again (as usual belongs to @warning-heckmouth OKAY LETS ROLL)

like...yknow how Floyd n Branch got a connection? theyre like THE brothers for each other? and we can assume the eldest got really connected so JD and Bruce are a pair

so i was thinkin who works with Clay, and while i love his dynamic with JD and their sorta bittersweet brotherly love, im givin it to Bruce because i just...i KNOW Bruce was the gentle brother in comparison to JD.

its like having a "fun dad" and a "working dad". John Dory was always pushing for rehearsals and practice, dragging Clay away from his books n such to do their shows. hes fun for everyone else but not for Clay i dont think

but with (Sp)Bruce I feel like they actually get along in their own "older brother/baby brother" way.

i can just see it in my head so clearly,,,,Bruce readin to Clay when they were younger, Clay helpin Bruce in the kitchen with baking n cookin when JD wasnt around, Clay liked structure and Bruce had that instead of JD's wild schedule of work that's fun for everyone but him (from how it seemed)

also dont think i forgot that pound we got in the movie that smooth handshake??? no way in hell that wasnt a constant in childhood like Clay looks at JD and says "John" Clay looks at Bruce and is immediately just "OMG THATS MY BIG BROTHER WHO I LOVE SO VERY VERY MUCH-sup bro" LIKE LISTEN-

[starheirxero]

We don’t need anymore angst, just let the characters breathe, pleeeeasssee! 😭

I HOPE EVERY SINGLE OF THEM BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS 😁!!!!!!

[kiwibongos]

i dont really infodump in general at all but im doing it cus i need some ideas off my chest. do you freak with angst? perhaps an unhappy ending?

// sdr2 chapter 5+ending spoilers ig. kuzuhina au baybee

ok im, pretty positive that if there's two people left then neither of them can get out together and just split the prize bc that'd be pretty bullshit (idek if they ever cleared it up, imo tho one man standing would be the most logical)

so what if nagito DID bomb the island, taking everyone out?

fyi ive written this nearly entirely so im sparing u with a little summary(this is not a summary)

so bombs are spread all around the islands forreal this time. after nagito's video, a chain of them went off right as they were running out of the plushie factory, barely on time. everything started crumbling around them, and all the others were downed one by one, either caught in the explosions or crushed underneath falling structures

but somehow haj and fuyu survived, the others killed right in front of their own eyes. but they ran away, retreating to the warehouse, to which they find nagitos body. and the realization hits– it’s just them now, they’re the only ones left, and neither of them know what to do

im sure u can imagine hajime was fucking RAGING at that point just breaking down and stressing out

they didnt know what to do, they couldnt do anything, but fuyuhiko was here, so the first thing they did was to get off the island since the fire was spreading. from there, they wander around, hoping maybe then something would happen, but there wasn't any sight of monokuma or monomi. all they could do was look onto the destroyed islands, before they inevitably wait in a safe spot at the military base, officially at a dead end

they just kinda sit there for a while, not knowing what to do. but they cant wait here forever, and fuyuhiko knows what he has to do

eventually, he hands hajime a pistol(acquired from the truck of firearms outside), and asks him to kill him so it could finally be over

obviously hajime refuses at first, but fuyuhiko begs him, because he isn’t a good person and he doesn’t have much else to live for, while hajime has singlehandedly saved everyones asses, he deserved to escape more than anyone else here. by now, hajime was crying, but they’ve been at this dead end for so long, he knew he had to do it or else they’d never be getting off this island. so hajime just holds em close and says his final goodbyes (maybe a kiss teehee) before making it quick for him

pulling that trigger hurts him more than anything, ANYWAY BOOM hajime is the winner, simulation ends

also postgame babey; when things end here, hajime would wake up from the simulation, and since he never got to choose his own future alongside everyone else, he wakes up as izuru kamukura. he's not entirely empty i think, izuru and hajime still would have "merged" afterwards, so it'd moreso just be hajime somewhere in there half of the time just mourning but its deeply suppressed, but thats a WHOOLE thing to get into. he just chills

[angryhuangyu]

Day 3 Harringrove week: Timeloop/timetravel

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