#loving you’s the antidote

[bellamyblakru]

loving you’s the antidote

angels are only created to be silent, invisible guardians to the humans they were made for, and after many years of waiting, merlin is finally given his charge: the prince of camelot.

merlin has been taught that angels who have emotions are the ones who get casted out from divinity; though, he never really understood the appeal of “feelings,” so there is nothing for him to worry about…right?

[matxuda]

Hare kon

[xjustakay]

(8/19) prompt: fresh start— 710 words (coffee shop au ft. firefighter james - pt.2, pt.3, pt.4, pt.5) @jegulus-microfic

“Hi, welcome in.” Pandora calls the greeting before ducking into the back room. 

Regulus looks up from his phone tucked beneath the register’s monitor, painting on a polite expression. It’s been at least thirty minutes since their last customer, but when his focus lands on the person who’s come in, he finds any inner complaint silenced.

When he started working at his cousin’s coffee shop after leaving home, Regulus had become aware that it’s located up the street from a local fire station. He’s seen a handful of the people from there come through for their caffeine fix, but not this person. 

Yellow turnout pants are held up by two thick, red suspenders over a navy tee. It’s not really the uniform that strikes Regulus, though seeing it on this particular individual is nothing to frown about. It’s the rest of him that does it. Tan skin and dark waves of hair, toned arms and a broad chest, bright eyes and a boyish grin.

For fucks sake, the man looks made up. 

Regulus, thankfully, manages to resist the urge to fully check the stranger out, keeping his attention on his face as he approaches the counter. Smiling, the man nudges his glasses up endearingly then pushes that same hand back through his hair. If the flicker of Regulus’ eyes to the curve of his bicep gets noticed, Regulus is prepared to deny it.

“Busy night, eh?” The lovely stranger jokes.

“Certainly less interesting than your job, even if it were,” Regulus replies.

“Ah, no, slow night for us, too.” A tossed hand. A tilt of the head. “Did just get back from a riveting run to a little old lady’s because she thought there was a gas leak in her house when really she’d left her stove burner on low, though.”

“Fun,” Regulus chuckles, grabbing a marker. “Can I get a name for the order?”

It’s usually the last question he asks when taking orders, but his curiosity pesters him to know.

“It’s James.”

“James,” Regulus repeats, glancing him over.

“I’ve never seen you here before,” James notes. 

“I’m fairly new, recently came to the area for a fresh start,” Regulus confirms.

“Alone?”

“Moved in with my brother.”

James nods slowly, eyeing him as his grin widens. “Knew you had to be new. I’d definitely remember seeing you before.”

“And why’s that?” Regulus toys.

“I mean.” James makes a sweeping motion up and down toward him, mischief in his hazel eyes. “You’ve got to know you’re hard to forget, looking like that.”

Humming shortly in acknowledgement, Regulus bites hard at the inside of his cheek. He’s not sure how successful he is at hiding the smirk that threatens to appear, but he does his best. 

Normally being hit on in his place of work would have his eye twitching, but. Well.

“What can I get for you tonight?”

James huffs out an airy laugh. “Quite the question to ask someone who’s already flirting with you.”

“I thought you were here for coffee, James,” Regulus snorts, one brow arching.

“I was.” James glances down at his name tag on his apron then back up again, shameless with a bat of his eyelashes. “Regulus.”

There’s no avoiding the upward curl of his lips this time, hearing the way his name sounds coming out of James’ mouth.

“Are you going to order or not? I’ve got things to do.”

“Right, right. Let’s have a surprise. Make it sweet for me, though, won’t you?” James winks at him before pulling a ten note from his wallet and setting it on the counter. “Keep the change.”

While Regulus is busy fixing the drink moments later, he doesn’t notice James grabbing a napkin from a dispenser and fishing a pen from his pocket to jot something down on it. It’s not until Regulus calls James’ name for his drink, subtly playful goodbyes exchanged afterward, that he finds the folded napkin left on the counter. 

When he unfolds it, Regulus can’t help but let out a laugh. Because James has messily scrawled his phone number down, the words ‘to fresh starts’ written above it.

Soon enough, James will realize that Regulus had a similar idea when he finds Regulus’ number on the side of his coffee cup.

[herrmit]

not to start shit but. tell me you didn't understand princess jellyfish without telling me you didn't understand princess jellyfish

[bugeyedfreaks]

Was watching The Rookie with my dad and at one point a character says that the PPG would totally wreck the avengers and I said "Damn Straight"

But my dad is a comic book nerd he's old school so he wanted to debated because MCU? Totally. But he wanted to see if they could defeat comic avengers or even justice league for that matter, the debate ended before it even started because his first question was

"What are their weaknesses?"

And I said "aside from being like 5, they don't have any"

And he says "Yeah they'd defeat the avengers and then probably play dolls afterwards"

That’s pretty much what would happen, yep. 😆

[telpea-kalka]

Imagine being in a Saw movie and at the very end you just deadass look Jigsaw in the eye pull out a backup key you had copied before the movie even started and you just did the Saw for fun. That is the Plague Doctor run of Major Grom 🫠

[bredforloyalty]

thinking about. you know. this and that.. it really tears me apart that you can force love

[thekidsarentalright]

in the end everything collides, my childhood spat back out the monster that you see

[yourdreamone]

You are the poison and also the antidote.

[aro-aizawa]

its a small touch but i love how ran and shinichi's classmates all love him and tease them both affectionately. its v sweet

[dglvr1760]

Night!

bsd manga spoilers-

Chuuya internal dialog? Rip

Dude looks bored or contemplating-

Like, he just killed the man who gave him everything and took it all too.... like-

No dazai? Maybe killed by sheep and left to die (or would go to detective agency-)

With dazai, a family... and ya-

Anyways, he's so gonna snap out of it... like- if Aktugawa can/ have some control, there's a chance Chuuyas still in there too. Dazai is just being dramatic. He needs to be dead to succeed, even then, this could be the turning of the tide in September-

Sigma is not dead, close, but man's gonna pull through-

Anyways! I have tons of time for theories and what I think might happen, but I must sleep now. Night to those who it applies too and if your just waking up or have been awake, have a good dayyyyy!

[bellamyblakru]

chapter four - loving you’s the antidote

A year passed in a similar manner. Merlin kept Arthur, and the knights, safe from human and magical threats alike, all the while he couldn’t fathom how the man had lived this long by himself. Every other day Merlin saved the prince’s behind from one horrible situation or another.

[holographic-driftwood]

I need u to write a book someday okay

u first bitch

[xjustakay]

you got the antidote (i’ll take one to go).

quick little holiday treat via ch 7 with firefighter james. merry christmas, y’all<3

[metanarrates]

kdj's sincerity in his shit taste is so cute. i love how one of orv's major themes is that any work no matter how objectively poorly executed can still mean the world to the people who love it. embracing the cringe is a huge driving ethos behind orv itself and it REALLY shows <333

[3-aem]

Stsg fics that lobotomize you casually and then move on.....???