#moon isn’t actually mad at reader here

[primary-visions]

Moon is not a fan of his puppet 🌙

[melzula]

Ok hear me out. Reader and Zuko go on a run for supplies .Reader makes a mistakes and almost gets seriously hurt/ near death experience. Zuko gets pissed at reader, maybe yells at her. Reader laughs it off and acts like she doesn’t gaf. Zuko later finds reader all shaken up and crying by herself. Love if you don’t, love if you do!

a/n: ty for requesting and hope you enjoy anon !

summary: zuko apologizes and receives something in return

What was meant to be a simple trip into town for supplies had quickly turned into a disaster, and Zuko believed it was your recklessness to blame.

You’d been too preoccupied in admiring a local merchant’s vast collection of sea shells to notice the Fire Nation soldier creeping up behind you, and if not for Zuko shoving you out of the way to take on the man himself you surely would have been burnt alive. Your failure to stay aware of your surroundings and lackadaisical attitude had almost gotten you killed, and the Prince made sure to point this out to you afterward.

“Are you trying to get yourself killed?!” He scolds you after dragging you out of the marketplace by the arm and back towards camp.

“I was looking at shells, actually, before you so rudely interrupted,” you correct with an impatient roll of your eyes, but the act only seems to annoy him further.

“This isn’t a game, y/n! We didn’t come here to mess around, we came to quickly get more food and go, and we couldn’t even do that because you were too busy looking at stupid shells to notice your surroundings! You could have been hurt or worse!”

“Relax, ‘your highness,’” you dismiss him defensively, harshly yanking your arm away from his grasp. “In case you haven’t noticed, I’m not dead. I’m fine. You need to stop overreacting and leave me alone!”

Zuko watches with a scowl as you stomp away from him and towards your tent, ignoring the quizzical looks your friends send your way as you shut the flaps closed.

“What’s her problem?” Toph asks with a raised brow from her spot beside the campfire.

“What did you do?” Katara snaps at the boy with an accusatory glare.

“I didn’t do anything!” Zuko exclaims defensively. “As a matter of fact, I just saved her life and now she’s mad at me!”

“Saved her life? What happened out there?” Aang questions with a worried frown. “Was anyone hurt?”

“A Fire Nation soldier snuck up on her while she was distracted and was about to strike before I pushed y/n out of the way and fought him myself.”

“So… what you’re saying is you guys didn’t get any food?” Sokka notes dejectedly only to receive a scolding smack upside the head from his sister.

“If you saved her life, then why is she so upset?”

“I may have been a bit harsh with her after,” Zuko admits reluctantly, awkwardly grasping at the back of his neck. “I didn’t mean to snap at her, but I was just frustrated that she wasn’t taking her own safety seriously.”

“Look, that’s just how y/n is sometimes. She’s too trusting of her surroundings sometimes, but you have to gently remind her to be careful,” Sokka explains to his friend. “Maybe if you hadn’t yelled at her she would have taken you seriously.”

“Just give her some time to cool off and apologize later,” Katara advises the fire bender. “She just needs her space.”

Frustrated, Zuko lets out a long sigh before ultimately relenting. Katara is right. He just needs to give you some space to process before bothering you again.

By nightfall the moon has risen in the sky and the rest of your group has called it a day, retreating to their tents to sleep and rest for whatever tomorrow may bring. You still haven’t set foot out of yours since Zuko yelled at you, and the Prince has spent the better half of his day groveling outside waiting for you to emerge. He’s beginning to grow impatient, but he’s also extremely worried. You missed dinner, and no one has been able to get you to come out.

Deciding enough is enough, Zuko takes it upon himself to barge into your tent and check on you. Better you be mad at him for invading your space without permission than for something to be wrong with you without anyone knowing.

When he enters your tent the last thing he expects to find is your figure curled up in your sleeping bag crying. Your body trembles under the blankets and your quiet sniffles are the only sound in the space. If you notice his presence you don’t acknowledge it, and Zuko hesitates before carefully sitting himself beside you.

“Y/n?” He calls out softly, gently pulling the covers back to get a look at your face. Water marks line across your cheeks from tears that had managed to dry off your skin, and it takes you a moment to finally meet his gaze.

“I’m sorry for making you mad,” you whisper meekly, voice cracking with effort after hours of minimal use.

“No, you don’t have to apologize. I should be apologizing for how I acted,” he assures you sincerely, carefully wiping away your remaining tears. “I shouldn’t have snapped at you. I was just worried about your safety- I’m not sure what I would have done if something bad had happened to you.”

“You really mean that?” You sniffle, looking up at him with doubt clear in your eyes.

“Of course I do. I know it probably didn’t seem that way when I was yelling at you, but I’ve come to care a lot for you, and I’d hate to see you get hurt.”

“I didn’t know…” you murmur quietly as you carefully sit up from your sleeping bag to reach eye level with the Prince. “I always figured you just saw me as some annoying girl you had to babysit.”

“Well, maybe at first,” he admits with a sheepish chuckle only to immediately stop when he catches your unamused glare, “but now I look forward to being sent to the market with you. I enjoy your company even if it means having to be more vigilant of our surroundings on your behalf. Can you just promise me that next time you’ll be a little more careful?”

“I promise,” you nod earnestly and, much to Zuko’s surprise, pull him in for a tight hug. He stiffens at first, unsure how to react to the close contact, but eventually he’s able to allow himself a chance to enjoy your warmth and reciprocate your embrace.

Only you could have the grumpy Prince wrapped so tightly around your finger.

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[lani-heart]

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parings -> ( eventually ) enhypen x reader genre -> soulmate au, fantasy au, angst warnings -> angst, rejection word count -> 2.2k

abstract -> are second chances deserved?

sunghoon's perspective

Who did he think he was?! y/n wasn’t his soulmate! Sooha was and he still rejected her even after everything that has happened?!

I decided to take her stupid potion… and here I was staring angrily at the moon. My wolf was gone… It felt a bit lonely.

“And here I thought you wouldn't take the potion” I heard a voice that made my heart jump… I could only look at her.

She still wore bandages on her neck… Jake really did a number on her. He went too far.

“By the looks of it also, Solon isn’t present anymore. I guess the medicine is the reason?” she aside and she was right.

“That's not healthy for a wolf… but you are a hybrid so there are exceptions,” she said and I knew that. It was in the books she let me borrow… that I still haven’t given back.

“Jungwon and Sunoo are worried about you,” she said and I was shocked. I was happy they still cared, I thought they didn’t anymore…

“K! Slow down!” I heard as I saw a brown wolf and the vampire-human hybrid chase after him. He seemed to run straight at me and y/n as she now hid behind them making me growl.

“Get away from her!” I said and he scoffed. “How about we switch? y/n for Sooha?” he asked and I should have said yes but instead I declined.

“K, please you can’t do this,” Sooha said with tears in his eyes. “Sooha, you should be in your dorm, a werewolf can bite–” “Why should I?! I thought you were my friend! Friends tell each other how mad they are and don't take each other's soulmates!” she yelled.

I hate to admit but that was hypocritical…

“Then take your own advice,. K I’ll help you find EJ,” she said angrily. I huffed and jumped up trying to get her attention but not hurting her. 

“I’ll help… just stay with Sunghoon. He doesn’t deserve you rejecting him… I don’t like either of them like that y/n. Please give them a chance” Sooha said and the witch seemed to know that…

“Does she know K is her soulmate?” she asked and I was shocked. SHE KNEW?! I nodded and she sighed… “K can stop hiding from her now,” she said and it made sense as to why Riverfield didn’t talk to her anymore.

“Act like a werewolf and actually embrace this side of you,” she said as started walking away but I followed… which made her quite annoyed…

“I don’t think you want to follow me back to my dorm as a wolf,” she said bluntly and I whined, making her sigh.

“Go find Sooha… surely you want to be around her more than me,” she said and I knew I was annoyed about what that Riverfield werewolf did but… I wanted to be around her.

“Just because she rejected you, you think you can now come to me? Just because I'm your soulmate?” she asked and I shook my head. Was she right though?

“I’m not your backup option, Sunghoon”

It’s been hours since she left me…

The eclipse was wearing off now and I was now in my vampire form… I had to find her. I couldn’t let her think that lowly of me.

When I was in the student council… was she always working? I knocked when she scoffed at the sight of me. “Whatever you want to ask, take it up with Wonyoung,” she said and I chuckled. 

“I don’t think she can accept my apology,” I said and she sighed waiting for me to talk. “I liked Sooha your right. But I’ve been miserable for weeks now… I thought at first it was fine ‘cause I liked Sooha but I guess I don’t if I’m bothered that K has a crush on you!” I ranted and her eyes widened. “What?” she asked and I didn’t really care at this point.

“Sooha and K are soulmates… but he rejected her because he likes you,” I said and she shook her head. “K doesn’t like me. He’s known about Sooha being his soulmate longer than he’s known me, he probably doesn’t want to interfere with the four of you” she said and in reality, it made the most sense.

Part of me though hopede it was... cause if he had to compete with a Riverfield wolf he was actually

“y/n… I want a chance. I want to be happy like Jungwon, Sunoo, and Niki are.” I begged her and she only stared at me with blank eyes. “I’m not your–” “I know you aren’t! I don’t think you ever were?!” I said really unsure of myself

“Sunghoon if you’re not sure why are–” “I don’t know! I just… I'm jealous of them. I wanna be happy too and I thought Sooha made me happy but I guess she doesn’t if–”

“Sunghoon you’re ranting… you need to calm down, especially after an eclipse” she said and I shook my head. 

“y/n… I felt horrible for weeks. I deserve it because I would’ve done the same to you, but it opened my eyes… and I’ll be honest. I don’t think I ever felt these feelings for Sooha like I feel with you. Everything is just... intense? Amplified?” I said and I could see that she didn’t believe me. 

“Sunghoon, Jay is waiting for you in the dorm” I heard the aggressive voice of Sunoo… he’s been annoyed by all of us recently.

“Sunoo please?” I asked and he shook his head. “Hyung you should leave,” he asked and I felt defeated. “You know how I was… you witnessed it. Sunoo, I’m asking you to trust me… I think I genuinely want to accept the bond” I asked and he was silent for a while.

“Do you still like Sooha?” he asked and I knew he used his power…. “Not romantically” I answered and I felt my thoughts run free again

His eyes widened before they softened… “Sunoo?” I heard her ask confused about what was happening. He smiled at her in a way that I hadn’t seen in a while… “Remember about my power? He’s telling the truth” he said and she looked conflicted.

She must’ve not realized how she put her hand around her throat… “I’m not Jake, I never want to hurt you. All of us were shocked at what he did and it was out of line” I said and she nodded. 

“Let me think about it”

I went back to my dorm… Sunoo said he’d talk to y/n about it but I was sure of my decision. No more rejecting my wolf nor more rejecting my soulmate.

“You’re being immature Jungwon!” I heard as I opened the door revealing Jake arguing with Jungwon… “Jake, stop. It’s his decision so stop arguing” Jay tried to reason. 

“Jay, come on! Even Heeseung is annoyed he’s overworking himself because of the immaturity of Jungwon! Just for y/n?” he argued and I sighed.

Out of all of us, he was the blindest... even I could admit that. He's always been obsessed with Sooha.

“Sunghoon-hyung!” I heard as I saw Niki. Despite him being on y/n’s side he did try calming everyone down. “Are you okay?” he asked and I nodded. 

“I decided to stop ignoring Solon,” I said and he looked shocked. 

“But what about his constant comments of wanting to be why y/n?” Jay asked and I sighed. “I think I’m ready to accept her if she accepts me. She is our soulmate… and Sooha isn’t” I said not wanting to tell them about last night…

“Now Sunghoon has been bewitched,” Jake said and Jay followed to try to calm him down… “Why the sudden change?” Jungwon asked and I sighed. “When she rejected me I thought it was just my wolf sadness but then I realized it was because of me also… when you guys were with her and even when Niki got accepted by her I was jealous. I want a chance to be with my soulmate like how you guys are” I confessed without mentioning that stupid Riverfield wolf and they nodded. 

“But I thought you liked Sooha?” Niki asked and I sighed “I thought I did too” I confessed… 

“Maybe I’ve been ignoring my feelings for too long” 

y/n’s perspective

“I just don’t understand why the sudden change?” I asked and Sunoo smiled softly. “He has been very bad these last few weeks… moping and dazed more than usual. Something must’ve pushed him to finally snap?” he said and I wondered…

“He said something about Sooha and K being soulmates,” I said, knowing Sunoo would keep it a secret. “THEY'RE–” “SHHH… K told me when we first met that he found out about Heeseung rejecting me. He rejected her though and said he liked me–” As I said it I noticed his angry look…

“He won’t take you away,” He said with a serious tone and face. “He won’t… I’ve already accepted you, Jungwon, and Niki as my soulmates” I reassured and he nodded as he hugged me 

“Maybe jealousy finally showed him what he was feeling?” Sunoo suggested and thought so too…

“What did you do to Sunghoon?!” I heard as I saw Jake rush into the council room. I felt my body freeze a bit still weary of him but Sunoo rushed in front of me. “Jake, leave,” he said and I heard him scoff.

“Yah! She bewitched Sunghoon!” he accused but before we could say anything Jay was rushing in. “Jake, stop!” he yelled… he was the only soulmate who I hadn’t touched, but he was also blinded by his feelings also

“I just want to talk to her so she can tell me what kind of spell she did to all of you! So get out of my way, Sunoo!” Jake yelled but before anyone could say anything else… 

“Jake, you should stop before Sunoo decides to control you,” Heeseung said… I peeked from behind Sunoo and he looked tired and pale.

“Heeseung! Sunghoon wants to accept the soulmate bond–""Then let him” Heeseung answered quickly… 

“Sooha officially found her soulmate,” he said and I was shocked he would just rip off the bandaid. “What?” Jake said… I saw sadness in his face, almost like he just lost something…

“Her soulmate is K from Riverfield and he apparently likes a certain witch,” he said as we made eye contact. Sunoo covered his view and mine… 

“That doesn’t concern you… the both of you rejected her, and you don’t plan on accepting her either” Sunoo said.

“Why the hell is the council room filled with vampires this early in the morning?!” I heard a familiar annoyed voice. 

“This doesn’t concern you–” “You’re literally in the witch council room where I have work to do, I don’t care what type of love affair crap is happening,” Wonyoung said making me laugh a bit. 

“I have to agree with you. y/n we have a lot of work to do, but I’m guessing the vampires have time to spare?” EJ said. “EJ I thought you weren’t coming in today?” I asked and he smiled softly. 

“I’ll be fine, but I’m the only one in today,” he said and he seemed to ignore the glares from Jake effortlessly. “Sooha!” I soon heard Jake say and I saw how his eyes lit up but then died down at her tear-stained face. 

“Jake?” she said confused…

“We need vampire repellent,” Wonyoung said. “Maybe some stakes, garlic, and holy water?” EJ suggested. These two stayed unbothered…

“Ooh maybe–” “Everything you're suggesting is myths,” Sunoo said and they laughed. 

“Maybe you’re just saying that to trick us!”

After the incident in the morning, today was a busy day…

Now I had to go to the human / vampire council to help Sangyeon with some paperwork and suggestions he had. 

I went with Niki who was my bodyguard for the moment as he proclaimed.

“Ah, y/n!” I heard as soon as the door opened to the council room. “Regarding the upcoming Summer dance, I've done the paperwork and approved some stuff you need to look over,” he said and I nodded as he continued to explain but it was quite hard while being glared at by Jake and eyed by Sunghoon.

“Niki, wanna actually help us?” I heard Jake say but I decided not to get into their own conflicts… and I guess Niki has nothing to say either.

“y/n!” I heard two voices say… Sunghoon and Sooha who I didn’t notice until now. “I… I wanted to talk to her” Sunghoon said to the girl and she sighed and muttered ‘me too’

“Um… im going back to the council room where I don’t think either of you are welcome unfortunately,” I said and Sooha visibily deflated as Jay patted her back whilst Sunghoon stood up otherwise. 

“I’ll walk you there!” he offered like a puppy… I looked at Niki who gave him an unamused look… 

“Come on!” he said, not letting me decline. 

I decided to allow it and we walked together in silence… but not peaceful silence, it’s almost as if I could feel Sunghoon’s anxiety radiating off him.

“Hyung,” Niki muttered, annoyed and almost embarrassed. “Ah! I’m not making you uncomfortable right?! That's the last–''Sunghoon calm down” I said to stop his fast talking.

“You want to ask something right?” I asked and he nodded. 

“Have you thought about it?” he asked and I smiled softly. “Sunoo says you're telling the truth… but I don’t want you to separate from your friends. I feel guilty as it is–" "So that's a yes!” he said with a grin not caring for what I had to say about his friends…

I laughed silently and nodded. 

“You’re my soulmate… I should give you another chance Park Sunghoon”

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[oddballwriter]

Moon Boys w/ Reader who is on their Period

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Warnings: Mentions of periods, cramps, and other period symptoms (of course). Reader is kept gender neutral for all my he/hims and they/thems who still have their periods. Mention of Layla, I know that’s not really anything but whatever.

Author’s Snip: Guess who’s on his period! Me! So might as well use this as something to help fill out my MoonKnight masterlist.

Notes: There is no dysphoria talk in here but if anyone wants that they can request it.

I’ll shut up now. Enjoy! And don’t be afraid to request.

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Steven Grant

Steven of course knows what a period is but he’s never actually been with someone long enough to come to the part were they would get their period or see them while on their period

He’s great support though

If you have any issues while on your period like bad cramps or fatigue he’s right there to help

Steven actually reads up and researches as much as he can about periods and menstrual cycles to actually understand what’s happening and how to help you

If you hold up fine on your own then he respects that but if you need something he’s on it

Literally nothing is too big of a task for him. If you want a specific snack then he’s going to go get it and some extra things

He’s had a cashers look at him after noticing all the stuff he’s buying and say “You’re a good man.” or just give him a knowing look

Steven does get a little scared if your moody because he doesn’t like feeling like you’re mad at him. But he understands.

I mean you’re bleeding against your will for several days and can sometimes be in pain and still have to go on with your day like you’re not. That’s defiantly not comfortable. He’d be a bit snappy if he had to go through that. 

Steven is a huge cuddle bug so if you want him to hold you while you sit through a cramp he’s right there and holding your heating pad for you

He’s just a sweetie the whole time

Marc Spector

He was married to Layla

He knows how it goes

Marc isn’t doting like Steven (very much) is, but he’s not going to tell you to walk it off either

If you’re stuck in bed because your period isn’t going easy on you he’ll get you what you need, but he’s still very much Marc about it

“Alright. Think of what you need because I’m not gonna walk back and forth repeatedly.” 

For the most part he leaves you alone and lets you come to him since he doesn’t want to get in your space and bother you

Marc memorizes and remembers when you usually get your period and so he’s able to prepare for it so that you don’t have to worry about running out of pad/tampons or painkillers

Again he’s not going to treat you like your sick and dying but he still very much cares about you and wants to make sure you’re okay

You can twist his harm into getting you a specific snack if you do puppy dog eyes and hit him with the “pretty please”

Is he aware that you use that against him? Yes. Is he mad that it gets him every time? Yes. Is he still going to drive all the way to the store? Also yes.

Jake Lockley

“Beba, I’m in the period aisle. What pussy size you wear.” energy

You know he would. Jake’s the type of man to do that. Don’t argue with me

So all the boys know your cycle and what time frame you get your period. But Jake is able to be most on the dot

It’s kind of creepy because he knows exactly when you’ll get it but Jake’s just used to being observant and so he just recognizes it more than the rest of them

This also leads to him telling when you’re really going through it with your cramps and just trying to keep a brave face

When he sees that he just picks you up and puts you on the couch with your heating pad, pills, and a blanket

Whatever you were doing before doesn’t matter, he’ll do it. You go ahead and just lay there and relax as best you can

To all my Mexicans and hispanics reading this, if you’re cramps are bad then he puts his hand on your stomach and does “Sana sana colita de rana, si no sanas hoy, sanarás mañana” to help you feel better and also make you laugh if you know what it is

For context to any non hispanics, “Sana sana colita de rana, si no sanas hoy, sanarás mañana” is a rhyme that parents will do while rubbing where their child got hurt or feels pain

[theemporium]

yes please, I love ur Remus stories <3 maybe write about him and reader having a fight but the other boys kinda agree that she's right and remus getting mad at them too? idk if u understand what i mean haha but a happy ending ofc

thank you for requesting!🖤

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You and Remus didn’t fight often, not really.

You had the odd squabble here and there, the ones that didn’t really mean anything and would usually end with the both of you laughing it off. Or the ones that were so stupid that you’d go a few hours not talking to each other before realising just how dumb you both were.

But it had never been this bad. And it had never been in front of an audience either.

“He’s gonna come around, bug, just gotta give him some time,” Sirius murmured as he slumped down onto the couch next to you, wrapping an arm around you and pulling you into his side.

“Is he though?” you whispered, the thought that had been plaguing your mind for the last few days and saying it out loud only made the pit in your stomach deepen. “He hasn’t spoken to us in three days, Sirius.”

“He’s just a stubborn git sometimes,” Sirius assured you with a soft squeeze to your shoulder. “He needs some time to realise that he’s wrong. He’s gonna come back to us, bug, I know our Moony.” 

“I’m just worried,” you admitted, your chin tucked against your chest as you stared down at your hands, picking at the skin around your nails before another hand reached over to bat your fingers away.

“We are too,” this time it was James who spoke as he settled on the other side of you, flashing you a smile that made the tightness in your chest ease a little. “But he’s a good egg, even if he is a bit emotionally slow sometimes.”

In all honesty, you couldn’t remember exactly what the fight had been about. It started off as a conversation about the full moon and Remus’ safety, and it ended with you two yelling at each other from across the room before he stormed off after Sirius and James stepped in, backing you up.

He didn’t return to the flat that night and you heard from Lily that he had crashed at Mary’s place for the time being. You were happy he was safe but you wish he was home, you wish he was with you. Sleeping in your bed alone only further set you on edge and the fact the house seemed so empty didn’t help. 

It was why the two boys had been hanging around as much as they could. You knew exactly what they were doing, even if they didn’t say it out loud. But you appreciated the gesture nonetheless. 

“What do you feel like for dinner today?” James asked as he reached for the pile of takeout menus lying on the coffee table. “It's your turn.”

Sirius frowned. “I thought it was my turn?”

“Yeah but you’re gonna choose something weird,” James grumbled, narrowly avoiding the attack when Sirius leaned over to smack the back of his head.

You laughed. “Both of you are actual children, I—”

But you cut yourself off when you heard the door lock turning. 

In an instant all three of you were standing, the boys taking a stance in front of you with their wands drawn and ready, only to pause when they noticed it was Remus walking through the door. Remus, with heavy bags under his eyes and a bouquet of your favourite flowers in his hand. 

“Hi,” he whispered, taking in the sight of his two friends before his eyes fell on you.

“Hey,” you whispered back with a timid smile.

“Uh, we’re gonna go!” James suddenly announced as he slapped his hands together. “Isn’t that right, Pads?” 

“Very right indeed, Prongs!” 

If it weren’t for the werewolf standing a few feet away from you, you would have found the sight of two grown wizards scattering and rushing towards the door quite amusing. But your attention was completely snagged on your boyfriend.

“Let me just get this out before you say anything,” Remus quickly spoke up before you could even open your mouth. “Please.”

You nodded for him to continue.

“I’m sorry, baby,” he whispered out as he began to walk closer to you. “I am so fucking sorry for being an idiot these past few days. I am sorry for having my head up my ass. I am sorry that you just cared about me and my safety and I freaked out on you.” 

His eyes never left yours as he stopped a few inches in front of you, letting out a shaky breath. “I guess it’s still hard for me to remember that I have people who care about me and accept me. That I have someone like you who loves me unconditionally.”

“Even when you’re being an ass,” you added with a soft smile.

Remus grinned. “Even when I’m being an ass.”

“I just want you to be safe,” you murmured softly, almost as if you were scared to kick off the argument all over again.

“I know, I’m sorry I freaked out,” he muttered as he placed the flowers down gently before taking your face in his hands. “I love you and I would have done the same for you.”

You leaned into his touch. “I love you too, Lupin.” 

“Thank fuck for that,” he said with a sigh of relief before he leaned down to kiss you.

“Be honest,” you muttered against his lips. “Did Mary kick your ass when you told her the whole story?”

Remus snorted. “Big time.” 

Your grin widened. “I knew I loved her.”

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[tender-rosiey]

all that glitters — gojo satoru x reader

a/n: it’s time we embrace that I am a loser who can not stick to a single decision

gojo gazed at the corpse of his friend, best friend. the shaky sigh that left his lips was inevitable.

he didn’t know if he will be able to destroy his body with his own hands and technique, so he chose to at least bury him in a secluded area. it’s only after the evening that gojo is done.

his eyes are dull, his eyes are tired, their void is dark.

the stars are not glittering.

today, he walks to the grave, looking at the stone where he carved his friend’s name. he had done this a thousand times, the only difference today is that you’re with him.

your hand in his, and your thumb stroking the back of his hand. he can’t help but let out a small sigh. you’re here at least, he thinks.

geto’s name name stares back at him; however, it’s less daunting now and he doesn’t know whether it’s the passage of time or your hand that’s grounding him.

“you okay?” you call in a soft voice. its sweetness startles him for a moment, but you don’t notice. he likes it, your voice.

after composing himself, he hums lightly as you finally come to a stop.

“was he was a good guy that succumbed to madness?” you speak up.

he shrugs, “not exactly, suguru was a great person, kinder than I am, more righteous; it’s just…” and he loses his words, they are on the tip of his tongue, but he doesn’t know what to say exactly.

you nod in understanding, “…I think I get it…”

his eyes slowly fixate on you, and you continue talking, “you know that it’s okay to feel remorse and sadness, right?”

he nods slowly, “but I am the strongest—if I am not in my best shape and standing tall then everything falls into chaos.”

you listen closely as he continues.

“some people’s faith is only there because they know that there is someone who is called the ‘strongest’ for a valid reason and can actually back it up,” he exhales, brows furrowing as he stares at the ground.

a bitter smile makes its way to your face, “that’s true in a sense, but that, in no way, erases the fact that you’re human.”

“you feel, you love, you care and you break like anyone else,” you look at him and he turns to you, and even with the blindfold on, you know he is looking you straight in the eyes.

your hands slowly go up to cup his face and gojo holds back from leaning into your touch, “what makes someone strong isn’t their inability to feel sadness, but the ability to feel it and then recover from it,” you pause and stroke his face, “you, satoru, have done that and you’ve proven to the world that you’re the strongest in more ways than one.”

he chuckles lightly, but it’s empty, “not all people think like you, y/n.”

“that’s because they’re blind,” you sharply respond making him smile slightly, “plus, you’re much more than the ‘strongest sorcerer’ to me and to a lot of people.”

“oh yeah?” he quips, anticipating your response and you nod with confidence.

“to some, you’re their mentor and their guidance, to others, you’re an irreplaceable friend and presence, and to me, you’re my husband and the love of my life,” you feel his hands come to rest on your hips and your husband can’t help but press a kiss to your palm.

he takes a breath, “sometimes I wonder just what did I do to deserve someone like you.”

you rest your forehead on his and smile, “well, fate just decided to put us together; who are we to say no?”

night has fallen, both in the sky and his eyes. both have stars that fill their canvas, but, for once, the stars in satoru’s eyes glitter and shine brighter than the ones in the sky.

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[honeylations]

CHANELLE MOON x FEM!READER

Prompt: You break up with your boyfriend because you fell in love with your bestfriend. And she’s very much in love with you too.

Warnings/Notes: Soccer player/captain Chanelle, high school au, violence, bestfriends to lovers YEEEHEEEE

A/N: Because we love Chanelle <3

BRO HER SMILE???

Got me fucked up fr.

OKIE TO THE STORY✨

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You stared at your reflection in the school bathroom mirror, reassuring yourself that everything was going to be okay, that you’re only following what your heart wanted. But not matter how many breaths you took, your heart was still beating painfully fast from the anxiety.

“I knew I’d find you here, loser” Jiwoo spoke.

You didn’t even hear her come in.

“Sorry, was fixing my lipstick” you lied and Jiwoo could see it.

“It’s okay to feel nervous, Y/n. This is for the sake of your heart”

You looked at her and slowly nodded. “You’re right”

“Come on, let’s get this over with”

Once you reached the soccer field, you saw Chanelle waving at you happily from afar, already sweaty from the drills she went through with the team. You waved back before walking over to where the boys soccer team were training.

Soobin ran towards you, about to wrap his arms around your waist but you were quick enough to stop him. “Everything alright, babe?”

The name made you cringe.

“Soobin, I wanna talk privately” You said while fiddling with your fingers.

“I’m in the middle of practice” He frowned.

“Just for a few minutes, please?”

The rest of his team appeared behind him, Yeonjun juggling the ball between his hands when he smiled at you.

“Hey sis”

“Hi Yeon. Can I speak with Soobin please?” You asked your older brother.

“Yeah of course-“

“Y/n, I don’t have time for this. If you have something to say, then my boys can hear it too” He scoffed and crossed his arms.

Jiwoo rolled her eyes and raised her brows at you to just say it. “Alright then. I want to break up”

The smirk he had died down immediately, arrogance turning into confusion, then turning into anger.

“What?”

“You heard me Soobin. These past weeks of being with you, I noticed you don’t even treat me right as your girlfriend. Everything always had to be your way no matter how inconvenient yet they were. Oh and to mention that you openly flirt with other girls but get mad at me when I ask Huening Kai for his study notes?”

“I-I…”

“Don’t even try to defend your actions because you knew what you did was wrong but it sadly hurts your ego to man up and own up to your mistakes and that’s what my brother and friends warned me about”

Soobin looked at Yeonjun who death stared him.

“And also I’m in love with someone else” You finally confessed. “Someone who actually cared about me and took my feelings into consideration when you never did”

The taller boy’s jaw clenched as he stepped closer. “You can’t break up with me”

“Oh? And why’s that?”

He abruptly held your wrist tightly. “Because I said so, you’re gonna be my girlfriend whether you like it or not”

Yeonjun dropped the ball and approached Soobin out of anger only to get shoved away. “Fuck off Yeonjun”

“Don’t fucking touch my sister, you worthless piece of shit!” He yelled, trying to escape Taehyun’s hold.

“Chanelle…isn’t that Y/n?” Moa pointed.

The said girl looked behind her, seeing your pained and scared expression when Soobin forcefully grabbed you and pushing your brother.

“Fuck” Chanelle grabbed the soccer ball and ran towards you with Moa and Iroha following.

She ditched the ball hard into Soobin’s face who fell backwards. “AH!”

Chanelle was quick to look at your wrist, blood boiling at the bruise the boy left behind. “Are you okay?”

You didn’t get time to answer when Soobin stood back up and harshly shoved Chanelle into you that you both fell over, your head hitting the ground quite hard.

“Piece of shit!” Chanelle got back up and threw her fist into Soobin’s face, a gross crack heard by the entire crowd.

“Y/n!” Jiwoo and Iroha helped you sit up, gasping at the blood that started to drip from your nose.

On the other hand, Chanelle was completely on top of the boy, swinging at his face and ignoring the pain she was feeling in her knuckles. Yeonjun pushed in and yanked Chanelle away from the bleeding Soobin.

“I fucking hated you from the start, Choi Soobin. I’ll kill you next time” The taller girl growled, shrugging away Yeonjun’s hands.

“And next time, I’ll help” Yeonjun added to the threat.

“Chanelle, take care of my sister please. I’ll deal with this idiot first”

The female soccer captain nodded and kneeled in front of you, cupping your face. “Y/n?”

“I don’t think I can stand. My head hurts so much” You whined, accepting the tissue Moa was shoving in your face.

Chanelle hooked one arm under your back and the other under your knees, carrying you bridal style. “I’ll carry you to the nurse’s office then”

“This is so kdrama coded” Iroha whispered to Jiwoo who laughed.

“T-Thank you” You mumbled shyly, hiding your red face into her neck.

“Moa, can you take charge of training?”

Moa saluted cutely. “Yes boss!”

Finally being treated by the nurse, your blood nose stopped and Chanelle held an ice pack on your wrist, her own knuckles being kindly wrapped up by the nurse.

“I need to send papers to the principal about this so I’ll leave you two here. Just close the door properly before you go” The nurse said, you and Chanelle nodding in response.

“Are your hands okay?” You whispered.

“Why are you whispering?” Chanelle whispered back that made you chuckle.

“I’m still shaken up about what happened. I didn’t expect Soobin to react like that”

Chanelle placed the ice pack on the table beside her and held your hands out of comfort. “What happened anyways?”

“I dumped him, that’s what happened” You looked away.

The soccer captain couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief wash over her body. “Why?”

Looking back into her charming eyes, you smiled. “Because I’m in love with someone else”

Chanelle felt her hope jump out the window. “Oh…May I ask who?”

You noticed the slight disappointment in her tone which got you giggling. She looked so cute trying to hide her jealousy. “Well she’s on your soccer team”

“Eh? Is it Moa? She is quite smart isnt she”

You cupped her face and squished her cheeks together. “You’re so dumb”

“Hey! Don’t be mean, I’m trying to be supportive here”

“Ugh you idiot, it’s not Moa! It’s you! I love youuuu~” You cooed.

Chanelle’s eyes sparkled. “Huhhhhhhhh? You love me? Me??? As in Choi Y/n loves Chanelle Moon?!!”

You laughed as Chanelle moved closer. “Say it again so I know I’m not dreaming”

“I love you, loser!”

Chanelle punched the air to show her victory. “I love you too, Y/n. I always have” she held your waist lovingly.

Without thinking, you leaned in and pressed your lips against her’s, clearly catching her off guard but she returned the gesture anyways. Your arms moved around her neck, letting her tower over your sitting position on the bed. She pulled away and leaned her forehead against your’s.

“I’m so happy, Y/n. You make me so happy”

“Good. I’d be worried if I didn’t”

“Don’t make me take back what I said” She frowned.

“You’re such a baby~” You looked at her lips.

“I’m your baby”

“Yes. Yes you are” You smiled and this time Chanelle made the move to kiss you.

A/N: ok so I wrote this before I found out our baby girl got eliminated T^T

I’ll remain delusional :p

[salty-lemon-shark-from-the-sea]

Maya and the Three + (Reader) Incorrect quotes

Gran Brujo: My knee just cracked so loudly that I half expect it to glow in the dark tonight.

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Chimi: Any idiot would know that

Rico: I knew it!

Chimi: See?

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Rico: I’ve got a weapon, and I’m… admittedly VERY afraid to use it!

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(Reader): Are you mad?

Acat: No.

(Reader): So sharpening your knives at 3 in the morning is just a hobby?

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Zatz: Due to personal reasons, I will be sinking to the bottom of the ocean in a large metal box.

Maya: Did (Reader) say ‘I love you’ and you said ‘Thanks’?

Zatz: THE REASONS ARE PERSONAL—

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(Reader): Okay, I'm going to get the wedding cake.

Chimi: Perfect, while you do that I’ll check on the ring bear.

(Reader): …

(Reader): You mean ring bearER, right?

Chimi: …

(Reader): Look me in the eyes and tell me you are not going to bring a dangerous wild animal to our wedding.

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Rico: Hey, Zatz? Can I get some dating advice?

Zatz: Just because I’m with (Reader) doesn’t mean I know how I did it.

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(Reader) sweating: Bone, Skull, there’s something I need to ask you-

Skull: Finally! You’re proposing!

(Reader): How’d you know?

Bone: (Reader), you’ve dropped the rings five times during dinner.

Skull: I even picked it up once.

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(Reader): That was so hot, Acat.

Acat: I literally called the person who just flirted with you a degenerate dog and told them I hope they get dragged through the streets.

(Reader): I’m so in love with you.

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Cipactli: Hey, Maya, are you free on Friday? Like around eight?

Maya: Yeah,

Cipactli: And you, (Reader)?

(Reader): Umm… yes?

Cipactli: Great! Because I’m not. You two go out without me. Enjoy your date!

(Reader): Did she just-

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Chimi: Is this your plan B?

Maya: Technically, this is plan P.

Rico: Plan P? Is there a plan M?

Maya: Yes, but I marry Zatz in plan M.

Zatz: I like plan M.

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(Reader): It’s called cauliflower, not ghost broccoli.

Hura and Can: We know what we saw.

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Chivo: When I said bring me something back from the beach, I meant like a conch shell!

Vucub: *holding a seagull* Please say that next time!

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Maya: Things will get better!

The Others:

Maya: Okay, maybe they won’t

Maya: But they will be terrible in a new and interesting ways!

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(Reader): I love you.

Xtabay: I love me too.

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Lady Micte: How did you break your leg?

Maya: Do you see those porch stairs?

Lady Micte: Yes.

Maya: I didn’t

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(Reader): Do you know the ABCs of first aid?

Picchu: A. Bone. Coming out of the skin is very bad.

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Vucub: I lost my fish, can you help me find it?

Chivo, cooking the fish: What? I couldn’t hear you, speak up.

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Zatz: My crush isn’t picking up on my hints.

Camazotz: What hints have you given them?

Zatz: We’ll, I think about them a lot.

Zatz: And sometimes I even think about talking to them.

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Lady Micte to Lord Mictlan: You smell of sweat and loss.

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Rico: I wasn't that drunk,

Chimi: You colored my face with a highlighter because you said I was important.

Rico: BEACAUSE YOU ARE!

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(Reader): You really believe in Lord Mictlan?

Lady Micte: Luckily, he believes in himself enough for the both of us.

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Xtabay: Sorry I can’t be emotionally vulnerable with you it’d ruin the mystery.

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King Teca: You can answer almost anything with “Not since the accident”

Queen Teca: Actually, you can’t.

King Teca: Not since the accident.

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Zatz, to Maya: You wanna fight? All right, let’s take this outside. The stars are so bright tonight and the moon looks so nice. Here, hold my hand—

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[gennyanydots]

A Normal Life

Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw x f!reader

A song fic warmup before I start on my two fics for the #love is in the air tgm challenge.

Fic inspired by the song “Normal Life” by July for Kings.

Masterlist

Bradley was nervous. He knew he probably had nothing to worry about. Probably. You’d been together for two years. This was inevitable, but there’s always that quiet voice in the back of his mind whispering to him that this isn’t the life he deserves. He isn’t meant to have the life his parents missed out on. If they wouldn’t have it then why should he get it? You’ve quieted his fears on more than one occasion but it’s still always there whispering.

His palms are damp no matter how many times he’s wiped them on his pants as he waits. He told you to meet him at the beach at 8. He knew most likely you’d be late. You can’t be on time to save your life. You’d been shocked when he didn’t get mad at you the first time you made him late somewhere. Why would he? You still got where you were going. Who cares if you were late?

He feels like he’s going to crawl out of his skin while he’s waiting. This is partially his fault. He got here early. He got here early AND knew you’d be late. Just putting himself through extra torture. He could go and wait with his friends. They’re a little bit aways from him, waiting for the big show. He told them he wanted to be alone though. To sort through his thoughts.

He hops up and down a couple times to try and burn some of that excess energy off. It doesn’t help. He shuts his eyes and takes a few deep breaths before he hears someone walking in the sand towards him and places a hand on his left shoulder.

“Calm down, Rooster. There’s nothing to worry about.”

Bradley rolls his eyes. Wrong. There’s a lot of things to worry about, “Untrue.”

Maverick chuckles, “And what exactly is there to worry about?”

“What if she says no? What if she hates the ring? What if she’s just been going along with this relationship for fun and she actually hates me?”

Maverick shakes his head, “Your girl saying no to you? I don’t think she’s ever done that before. She stares at you like you hung the moon. She hangs off every word you say. Hell, she laughs at your dumb jokes.”

Bradley shrugs, “At least someone around here thinks I’m funny.”

Maverick laughs and ruffles Bradley’s hair, “If she hates the ring take this one back and get a new one but I’m pretty positive she’ll love it. You were smart getting Amelia to drag her to the mall and make her look at rings. Casually. Like she couldn’t guess why she was being dragged from jewelry store to jewelry store.”

“That wasn’t even my idea!” Bradley says exasperatedly.

“Just sayin’. Your girl could never just go along with a relationship. She’s too stubborn. And not that good of an actress. Someone would have caught on by now. She’s not faking her feelings for you. She loves you. So much. Head over heels. To the end of the earth. Forever and ever kind of love. Even if you do forget to take out the trash sometimes and put things up too high on the shelves for her to reach,” Maverick says with a grin.

Bradley grumbles, “I got her a step ladder.”

A pair of headlights pull into the small parking lot.

“Show time. Don’t mess up,” Maverick says and shakes Bradley’s shoulder before letting go and calling over his shoulder, “Don’t think. Just do.” He hurries back to wherever the rest of his friends are.

Bradley takes a deep breath. Don’t think. Just do. It’s still some bullshit advice but it’s all he’s got.

You get out of your car, looking beautiful in a pair of rolled up jeans and one of his hoodies. Bradley loves it when you wear his clothes. An unspoken claim that he revels in.

You walk up to him with a smile on your face and he opens his arms for you to step into, which you do and fling your arms around his middle.

He smiles when he hears a muffled, “Missed you today.” from his chest and he kisses the top of your head.

“Missed you too, babe,” he says as he buries his face in your hair and takes a deep, calming breath. Your presence has always calmed him. Quieted his racing mind. Gave him a soft place to land. A home for his heart.

“Did you just sniff me?” he hears you ask and he laughs.

“Yeah, I did. I like that new shampoo you’re using. Smells nice,” he says against your hair.

“That’s weird, Bradley. Stop sniffing me,” you say and playfully push at his chest but he just holds you tighter. He just needs a few more seconds. He closes his eyes and to himself in barely a whisper, making sure it’s too quiet for you to hear, says, “Talk to me, dad.”

He thinks of his very few and fleeting memories of his parents together. How happy he remembers them being, regardless of how much time they spent apart. His mother’s smile that was always plastered on her face when she was even talking about his dad, even after his death. They truly were meant for each other. He always wondered why his mom never remarried. Never even tried to date after losing his father. He gets it now.

He loosens his arms from around you and takes a half step back and lets his hands run along your arms until he finds your hands and holds onto them both as he squeezes them gently. Your eyes look up to meet his and he sees a soft smile on your face and he takes a steadying breath.

“When I was in my 20’s I thought being alone was best for me. Forming any kind of attachments was hard. Making friends was hard. I was convinced that whoever I cared for would leave me in some way or another. I didn’t understand why I needed anyone. I was upset. Mad at the world. I started to wonder why I was so miserable. I tried to remember back to my happiest times as a child and as hard as it was to admit, it was whenever I was surrounded by people. By my parents. By their friends. By Maverick. By my childhood friends. I also remembered what I dreamed for myself. It wasn’t anything extravagant. Just a normal life. A fast plane. A pretty wife. Some children of our own. A house to settle down in until they’re grown. Then maybe a house out on the beach. The American dream,” Bradley said then slipped down onto one knee still holding your hands and looks up into your eyes, which ho notices are filled with tears. “Do you want to live a normal life with me?”

He hears a soft sob then, “A normal life? With Bradley Bradshaw? That’s a dream come true.”

He grins and pulls you down to him, which knocks you off balance and you end up sprawled on top of him. He wraps his arms around you and covers your face in kisses while your giggle fill the night air.

“What’d she say?” Bradley hears yelled towards the two of you.

“Yes!” You yell from on top of him and you laugh when you hear the cheers off in the distance.

Bradley grins and rolls you off of him and sits up before grabbing the little black velvety box from his pocket. You smile as you hold out your hand. He places the ring on your finger and you pull back your hand to look at it.

“This looks familiar,” you say with a laugh.

“That wasn’t my idea!” He says and stands up then offers you a hand to help you up.

You let him help you then snuggle into his side, “I don’t believe you, Mr. Bradshaw.”

Bradley shrugs as he leads you over to your group of friends, “Believe what you want, Mrs. Bradshaw.”

[lukeevangelista]

imagine joe burrows little sister dating a umich hockey boy (maybe one of the sophs) and when she tells him he gets all protective

Burrow’s Sister

Here’s the long awaited Burrow!Reader fic..

Enjoy

I’m including Sam in this… well bc I love Sam. I don’t have an actual excuse

Also you didn’t specify which year so SURPRISE! Enjoy and find out who the boy i went with is!

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“Of all schools, it had to be someone from Michigan?” Sam chuckled as you walked down the hallway with him, looking for your brother.

You had came down to visit and catch the Ravens game during your school break and obviously see your family while you were in town.

Being close to Sam, Sam had agreed to help you around the facility to find your brother. Plus, Sam was like another brother to you. You had been around, especially when you came down to see your family and Joe, long enough to know most of the boys that were still in Cincinnati since Joe had been there.

When you came down, Joe and Olivia were more than happy to host you, especially because while you did love your parents, they could be overbearing at times and Joe knew this. With him not getting to see you often due to school for you and football for him, he was over the moon when you asked to stay with him.

“I mean..” you awkwardly laughed, “you can’t still be holding a grudge years later Sam.”

“Hey! Once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye.”

“I hate you.” You sighed before letting out a soft chuckle.

Sam tossed his arm around your shoulder, “C’mon, I think he’s in the weight room.” He said, “Can’t wait to watch him flip.”

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You chickened out.

You did not tell Joe about Johnny. Joe was already upset about some things and you decided not to press the issue with telling him about Johnny.

“You-“ Sam facepalmed as you two walked out of the weight room, “You should have told him. Because when Jason-“

“Johnny.” You corrected.

“Right- shows up Sunday, Joe isn’t going to be too happy with you and liable to go all protective on you. You know how he is.” Sam said, “Don’t forget how he was about Tristan.”

“Yeah I know.” You sighed, “but don’t forget he was right about Tris tho- as much as I hate to admit it.”

“Oh trust me. He didn’t shut up for weeks about him being right.” Sam mentioned as he opened the front door for you, “We’re all just glad you wisened up because he was literal trash.”

“Oh I know.” You chuckled as Sam walked you to your car, “I’ll see you later Samuel.”

“I told you to stop calling me that!” He playfully shouted as he started to walk back towards the building.

“Never!” You yelled out the window, his flipping you off as you pulled out of the parking lot.

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“Hi baby.” Johnny grinned as he walked up to you in the parking lot. You were currently tailgating with Olivia and some of the other wives and girlfriend, waiting to enter the stadium.

Johnny had to arrived later than you because of Michigan playing Ohio State that Friday and Saturday night. You were worried he wouldn’t make it, but he assured you he would be there and that he wouldn’t miss it for the world.

“Hi honey.” You wrapped your arms around his waist, feeling him pull you in close as you heard the murmurs from around you.

“Going to introduce us?” Olivia asked as she gave Johnny a small wave, him offering a soft smile as you pulled away from him.

“This is Johnny. My boyfriend.” You said, your voice fading out with the last words as you looked towards the sky, tucking your hands in your back pockets. 

“Boyfriend?” Olivia choked on the sip of beer she took, Paige lightly smacking her back as she let out a splutter of coughs, “Joe is going to murder you for keeping this from him.” 

“Oh I’m prepared and I’ve warned Johnny.” You nervously chuckled, “Besides, how mad can he be?”

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“Don’t be mad.” Olivia said as she laced her hand with Joe’s, him not seeing you with your parents just yet. More importantly, not seeing Johnny just yet.

“Why would I be mad?” He asked as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

“Oh, just wait.” She sighed, “We also might have a slightly unexpected guest tonight.”

“What do you mean slightly?” Joe cocked an eyebrow at her, her shrugging.

“Oh you’ll see.”

Joe and Olivia had finally made their way over to your family. A scowl appeared on Joe’s face the moment he saw you wrapped in an unfamiliar faces arms. 

His little sister? With some man he didnt recognize? Who had facial hair? No way. 

“And you are?” Joe asked, his chest puffing out slightly as he eyed Johnny up and down, clearly judging him. 

“John Beecher.” Johnny unraveled his hand from yours, holding it out to shakes Joe’s, who just ignored it. 

“Got it.” He snidely replied as Olivia nudged him the ribs.

“Play nice.” She whispered causing him to roll his eyes at his girlfriend, “I’m assuming well see you at home?” She asked as she watched you nod.

“I think we’re going to go to mom and dad’s and then we’ll be over to settle in. J has his stuff in my car so we’ll get him unpacked for the week.”

Olivia nodded, bidding you both goodbye as Joe followed her to his car.

“Week?!” Joe practically shrieked as they both got into the car, “No fucking way is that.. fuck boy staying with us.” 

“He seems nice Joe.” She sighed, “Give him a chance.” she continued, “Don’t forget. You were once that boy too and she’s not twelve anymore.”

Joe let out a grumble under his breath as he started the car. 

**

“He’s not staying here.” Joe grumbled to you ask you sat down beside him, you rolling your eyes.

“Olivia said it was okay.”

“Well you’re not staying in the same room.”

“Liv said it was fine.”

“I did.” Olivia said as she walked into the room.

“You’re being just as overbearing as mom right now J.” You replied, it coming out a little harsher than intended, “Maybe I should have just stayed with mom.”

“Maybe you should have.” He remarked, “At least I wouldn’t have some random dude that’s probably boning my sister in my house.”

“Fuck you Joe.” You hissed as you stood up, “When you’re over whatever this is, then we’ll talk.” You continued, “Until then, just leave me alone.”

“Where are you going?”

“Somewhere where you’re not.” You said as you walked up the stairs to the room you were staying in. 

Olivia glared at Joe, him tossing his hands up at her, “What?” He asked, his voice laced with slight hostility. 

“You Joe.” She grumbled, “You’ve gotta give this whole protective bullshit up. This is absolutely insane. You’re going to push her away with this.”

Joe let out a groan, knowing she was right as he looked towards her.

“Why are you taking her side?” He asked.

“Because I’ve been in that position with brothers who didn’t like the guy I was dating.” She said causing him to raise his eyebrows at her.

“Oh yeah? Who didn’t they like?” He questioned.

“You.” She stated.

“Wait there’s no way they didn’t like-”

“Don’t try and defend yourself now Burrow. They hated you.” She said, “And you wanna know why?” She watched his reaction, continuing once she saw him nod, “It was because they thought you were exactly how you think that poor boy upstairs is. A complete fuck boy who was going to hurt their sister. Use her and leave her in the dust when he went pro.”

Joe stayed silent as he listened to Olivia speak, “I think you need to give him and chance and I think you need to give her more credit than you do. She’s a smart girl. She’s been hurt once and I know she won't let the same mistake happen again. You and I both know this.” She stated, “I think you need to go makeup with her Joe.” she patted his leg as he let out a sigh, knowing she was right, “I think you should get to know him before you start judging him. He seems like a nice guy and your sister really likes him babe.” 

**

The tension in the room was thick as you sat down.

“I heard.” He said, “I can leave if I need to sweetheart. I don’t want me being here to cause a rift.”

“It’s not J.” You let out a heavy sigh, “Joe is just being Joe. He was like this with the last guy. It’s just a protective thing- he just doesn’t want me getting hurt.”

“I understand that Y/N, but I also don’t want to be the reason you two fight all week either.”

“I’m not doing this.” You stated as you pinched the bridge of your nose, “He’ll get over it. He’s just- he’s Joe. I’m his little sister.” You said as you looked towards Johnny, watching his face change, “I’m his only little sister.” You reiterated, “He’s naturally more protective. He’s always been like this. It’s nothing new-“

“It isn’t.” You heard Joe’s voice butt in, both yours and Johnny’s head snapping towards the door frame, seeing Joe standing there with his arms across his chest, “and it’ll never change.” He said as he walked into the room.

“When did you-“

“I’ve been standing there a couple of minutes.” He chuckled, “but that’s besides the point Y/N.” He continued as he sat down on the desk chair before rolling over to be in front of you and Johnny, “I’ve just been thinking and I was being an ass. You’re my little sister Y/N-“

“Yeah we’ve established that.”

“Okay smartass.” He chuckled, “as I was saying, I’ll always be protective. That’ll never stop. But what will stop is me questioning your choices. You’re a smart girl. You know what you’re doing.” He said, “I have faith in that.”

“Did Olivia tell you to say this?” You scowled. Your brother would never-

“No. She didn’t.” He said, reassuringly, “Maybe a little nudge, but this all from me, not Liv. I need to realize you’re not a child anymore. You’re a young lady who can make her own decisions. You’ve got this.” He said, “and I know you’ll come to me if anything happens and you know I’ll be there. In a heartbeat.”

You leaned forward, quickly wrapping your arms around Joe’s neck, him reciprocating the action, “Thank you Joe.”

“You’re welcome.” He said as he pressed a kiss to the side of your head before you detached yourself from him.

He gave you a grin as he stood up, the chair sliding backwards hitting the wall with a soft thud.

“I’m Joe.” He said as he held his hand out to Johnny, Johnny immediately standing up as he realized what was going on.

“Nice to meet you Joe, I’m Johnny.” Johnny said as he shook his hand.

“Now c’mon downstairs, I think we need to get to know you better.” Joe grinned, “I think you’ll be sticking around for a while.”

“Does this mean he doesn’t have to move his stuff?” You laughed as you watched Joe whip around, his eyes glaring at you before them softening, “Too far?”

“Just no funny business, okay?” He sighed.

“Deal.” You letting out another laugh as you three made it down the stairs.

Olivia was sitting on the couch, her watching their every move as she saw Johnny and Joe start to joke around as you both sat down beside her, Joe on the other side.

With a soft smile on your face, you cuddled into Johnny’s side as his arm was slung over your shoulder as you watched two of the most important men in your life starting to finally get along, warming your heart to no end.

“Thank you for coming.” You whispered as you looked up at him.

“Thank you for having me.” He grinned as he pressed a kiss to your forehead.

“Gross.” Joe muttered under his breath before letting out a chuckle at your reaction.

“Fuck off Burrow.” You whipping your head around, staring at him.

“You first.”

“Go to bed you little shit,” he said as he reached over, giving your head a light shove, “You all will have an early morning.”

“Wait- why?”

“You’re crazy if you think we don’t have stuff planned.” He said as he stood up, “Goodnight kid.” He wrapped his arms around you, giving you a tight squeeze.

“Goodnight Joe.” You whispered into his chest, wrapping your arms around his waist, your cheek smooshed against him. “Love you.”

“Love you more.” He said, “Now get to bed. We’ve got a long day tomorrow.”

You gave Olivia a side hug as you and Johnny made your way up the stairs.

“I think he likes me.” Johnny grinned from beside you as you two brushed your teeth, getting ready for bed.

“Oh really?” You laughed as you spat the toothpaste into the sink, “I think-“

“Please don’t diminish my hope.” He chuckled.

“You know I can’t do that.” You smiled as you turned towards him, your hands on his shoulders, slowly making their way down his chest, “You know I love ruining your day.” You joked.

“You could never ruin my day.” He said, pressing a kiss to the top of your head, “Never ever.”

You gave him a quick kiss as you two finished getting ready for bed, quickly setting an alarm.

You two laid there for what felt like ever, but in reality, it was only 30 minutes before you rolled over to face him.

“You know, he does like you.” You said, your eyes scanning the profile of his face.

“I figured.” He said, “I’m glad he does. I know he means a lot to you.”

“Good.” You replied, “You mean a lot to me too.” You said, “ Just as much.”

“Good.” He said, pulling you into his chest, you both slowly drifting off to sleep.

[nightswatchdisbandmentera]

Fandom For Dummies: A totally objective and 100% correct ranking of the different ASOIAF fan communities

Nobody asked for it, but here’s my unwanted ranking of the largest ASOIAF communities on the internet:

7. X (the website formally known as twitter)

This is a cesspool; easily has the worst takes imaginable and it doesn’t help that’s it’s mostly like two fandoms at the forefront of this. Show watchers blend into book readers and this causes so many bad takes on every character. People talk big mad about characters, until you realize that they have never read a single chapter for said character and are basically just spewing whatever nonsense oomf told them to. Fights are petty and uninteresting, not to mention just how unhinged HOTD twitter stans are. Back in my day things weren’t this bad. But the last few seasons of GOT made everything 1000x worse.

6. Tiktok

I went back and forth with this one but I think it should be near the bottom. Tiktok is basically just twitter lite. People are not as unhinged on tiktok as they are on twitter, but they still bring their nonsense stan wars which means that it’s super rare to find good asoiaf content because everything is basically wrapped up around “how do I make my fave look good by making everyone else look bad?” People who have never read the books also never hesitate to give their bad takes. Tiktok is also notorious for straight up stealing stuff from Reddit and tumblr, and then wrapping it all up with the stan twitter logic - which is a proven recipe for disaster. Don’t expect to find particularly gripping analysis on tiktok that you haven’t seen anywhere else. Shoutout to that one account that posts lore videos though - they’re single-handedly hard carrying that godforsaken app.

5. Quora

It might be an unpopular opinion to rank this anywhere other than last, but I put it above twitter and tiktok because you can actually find good analysis here and there. However, Quora is also a massive echo chamber that enables the worst circle jerks imaginable (we’re all familiar with that famous poster who acts like Dany literally murdered their entire family, aren’t we?). Quora was shockingly bad way back when I joined this fandom and nearly a decade later, it’s still terrible. But this ain’t special to the asoiaf community. Quora as a platform is intensely toxic. For being a cesspit of hate, it gets a near bottom ranking but still manages to rank above twitter for actually sticking to book content every now and then. Also, there’s usually not a whole lot of shipping wars which is a major plus!

4. Reddit

I’ve also gone back and forth with this one because it could rank higher or lower depending on the time of day. But it’s been a hot minute since passable content came out of Reddit, which explains why it isn’t any higher than fourth. This is a site that is capable of great good, and also great evil. Some cool theories have come out of it (e.g., the Night Lamp theory), but the downside is that this happens once in every five blue moons. Most of the time, Reddit is one giant circle jerk of whatever is the opinion of the day. Think Tyrion is the devil incarnate? Well you’re in luck, because so does literally everyone else. The makings of Reddit’s core demographic also means that female characters are more likely than not to get lambasted for every little thing (e.g., Cersei getting victim blamed for the abuse she suffers). Sure you could find good analysis, but it will be right alongside the most shockingly bad take on any given character that you’ve ever seen (just ask any Arya stan). A majority of redditors also employ the most surface level analysis of any character which lends to the bad takes, but this isn’t anything new considering that tiktok and twitter do the same thing but worse. Major plus though, little to no shipping! Which means that we get to avoid fighting about which teenage girl gets to shag Jon Snow. For having elements of both the good and the bad, Reddit is firmly middle of the pack. But shoutout to r/darkwingsdankmemes for single-handedly hard carrying the asoiaf Reddit communities. Y’all are doing the lord’s work (though it’s not like the bar is that hard to clear to begin with).

🥉 YouTube

Ok, woah YouTube in the top three?! Yes, hear me out. YouTube is really good at presenting out new theories, especially pertaining to the magic side which often gets overlooked everywhere else. In fact, I’d argue that it’s the second best place to get any sort of discussion on the magic side of asoiaf without falling into some bizarre stan war echo chamber. YouTube also doesn’t have the shipping wars that you find everywhere else, which makes the fan experience a lot more fun. Now a major downside is that a lot of analysis on there is either borderline crack on wheels or the most surface level reading imaginable. Some creators also push a lot of hate towards certain characters (we all know who they are). But still, it’s not the cesspit that Reddit is and you’ll be able to find interesting stuff everyday. It’s like tiktok, if people actually tried to think for themselves and analyze the books outside of an echo chamber. When you learn to filter out the bad faith arguments, YouTube has great content, especially if you’re a new fan and are trying to learn about the lore or get some explanation on popular fan theories. Shoutout to AltShiftX (for when they stick to presenting out basic lore), CivilizationEx, Radio Westeros (though they started out on westeros.org), and many more for the work that they do. Tiktok wishes they were you!

🥈 Tumblr

Tumblr is a GREAT place for fandom engagement! Ok let’s start with the bad: shipping culture. This has almost completely ruined the fan experience. Especially for ships that are not yet even cannon (yeah don’t all gasp at once). Either you think Sansa (a 13 yr old girl!!) is the devil incarnate or you think Dany (a 16 yr old!!) needs to be strung up by her toes. Every now and then, poor Arya will catch some strays. This also means that you’ll find a lot of bad faith “analysis” for the anti-ship characters. And to make things worse, Jon is in the middle of this and so every group is guilty of either misconstruing or vastly misinterpreting his character to further whatever their agenda is. Now onto the good. For all the flak tumblr gets, it’s given us some of the best character analysis you could find in greater asoiaf fandom. There are so many incredible asoiaf blogs and even the shippers post great content. There also a variety of good stuff which allows you to curate your fan experience. You’re a Theon stan? Great! There are a bunch of wonderful Theon posters on here. A Stannis stan? Fear not, you’re in good company! There’s something for everyone and you can stay in your own cute little stan bubble, which can’t be said for the other communities. Tumblr also has great artists and gif makers too, which you won’t find anywhere else (well, maybe the editors on tiktok). Something that keeps tumblr in the higher ranks is that there’s something new everyday. This site, for all its faults, has managed to stay active and keep things fresh after all these years. But the shipping wars man…that’s what’s stopping us from being the best. Let’s #MAKETUMBLRGREATAGAIN2024!

And the best ASOIAF fan community is 🥁 🥁…..

🥇 Westeros.org

Yes, Westeros.org is still the best asoiaf fan forum after nearly two decades. To this day, the best asoiaf analyses have come from this forum. The reread projects, in particular, are top of the class: The pawn to player threads which single handedly changed how we discuss Sansa Stark (+ the same people did the Arya reread projects); the learning to lead reread project which was a cool joint project by Jon and Dany fans; the Jon and Tyrion reread threads, the best of them all, which were spearheaded by the forum’s top posters; the moments of foreshadowing threads; the ‘can’t believe I missed that’ threads, the heresy threads for off the wall magic theorizing; the over 150 RLJ threads…the list goes on and on. Westeros.org has been the backbone of asoiaf fan discussion for years and years. Also, some of the funniest posts ever made (e.g., the ‘Sandor and Gregor Clegane are brothers’ theory) have come from that site. Does this forum have its faults? Absolutely. Just as all the others do. I’ve been around long enough to see the tides turn on which female character needs to be hurled right down to hell. Way back then it was Sansa and Catelyn, then came the huge anti-Dany circlejerk (which is still there tbh), and now it’s Arya who’s satan incarnate. Another ding against this forum is that is has not managed to keep it relevance after all these years; Tumblr has been much better on that front. Westeros.org lost its best contributors as the show overtook the books and is now a husk of what it once was. BUT, you’ll still find good discussion from the ten people who still log on everyday. This site actually focuses on book content, as there’s a dedicated book only forum. It’s also the best place to find extensive discussion on the different magical elements in ASOIAF. So instead of arguing about who is or isn’t Azor Ahai, which is frankly so 2014, posters on Westeros.org will actually spearhead some pretty out there analysis on the different magical elements. They’re not afraid to go against the grain, which is how we got the heresy threads - an entire subforum that encourages readers to think outside the box, which you won’t always see on tumblr or other sites. Westeros.org is not what it used to be but once Winds is out, I’m sure it will be returned to its former glory.

Didn’t include other sites like Tower of the Hand (which was pretty decent back in the day), Winteriscoming.net, and many others because they’re just not as big. Anyway, I’m 100% correct. GRRM himself told me so 😤

[nightmare-writes]

Please, Don’t go (You couldn’t even if you wanted to)

Dark! Wanda Maximoff x Reader

Warning! This fic contains dark content.

Contains: pet names, manipulation, mind control, also medicine being used for mind control. Also slight multiverse of madness spoilers. [18+ content]

Word count: 936

Summary: Wanda has changed drastically in the past few months turning your relationship toxic. You decide to break things off, but will she let you?

Hello! I finally watched multiverse of madness today and I got inspired to write this. I hope you enjoy!

Also here’s part two! part three!

You couldn’t take it anymore.

Wanda isn’t Wanda anymore. She’s bad, this isn’t your fault. You chanted internally to keep some grip on the information. If you kept it constant in your mind then wanda wouldn’t be able to take it out as easily.

Your girlfriend, Wanda, has been a lot more… active in your relationship to say the least. She was slowly dragging you away from your friends. Your best friend, Kate, seeing the most distance because Wanda had unofficially banned you from seeing her after she saw Kate look at your ass for a second too long.

You had to practically beg Wanda to let you go to your classes in person. She always said “Oh well since there’s an online option for this class you get to stay with mommy!”

You had previously tried to bring all of this up to Wanda, but she did her signature move on you.

“Aw my dumb little puppy, you wanna stay here with mommy. You can’t handle yourself out there. You need me to keep you out of trouble since that little mind of yours likes to play tricks on you.” She said softly as she held you close and stroked your hair. “Have you been taking your meds, Y/N? It sounds like you haven’t”

Wanda kept saying you were having weird mood swings and deep depressive episodes, so she got you onto a new medication. According to Wanda, it helped, but it made your brain feel like putty. It was perfect for Wanda to mold to her liking, but she’d never share that with you.

You had enough. You needed to confront Wanda and make her see that you are your own person who needs to be able to have their own life outside of their partner. You loved her, but you knew what needed to be done.

You walk towards the door of her home office and knock. You shiver when you hear her say “Come in, detka”.

You walk in and see her sitting behind her desk, typing away at something before she looks up at you.

“There’s my favorite puppy, does someone need attention?” She says with a smile.

You hold yourself back from pouncing onto the opportunity for your girlfriend's special attention. You had a goal and you would not falter this time.

“Wanda-“

“Detka, what have I told you to address me as?”

“Wanda I-“

“Uh uh, address me properly, then we can talk”

You take a deep breath

“Mommy… I need to talk to you”

“Well aren’t we talking right now, puppy?” She chuckles “If this is about your bedtime being pushed back by an hour then it’s not happening”

“Nono, I… it’s serious. You know I love you and you love me.”

“To the moon and back, detka, your point?”

“Well I know sometimes your love is passionate and while I know you have good intentions they don’t always lead to good things.”

“Uh huh… are you sure this isn’t about your bedtime?”

“No! I- fuck, Wanda, I need to leave you. This isn’t healthy anymore.”

She raises an eyebrow at you.

“Excuse me?”

“You’re not the Wanda I fell in love with. The Wanda I fell in love with wouldn’t stop me from seeing my friends or force me to stay home all the time! The Wanda I love was actually nice to me!” You exclaim, noticing how she barely moves during your outburst.

That is until she started laughing.

And then she stood up.

“Aw, puppy, it’s cute when you get all cranky. You haven’t had your nap yet, hm? Or your medicine, you always get upset when you don’t take it when you’re meant to.”

She stands in front of you and moves her hands to cradle your face. Except you move out of her reach by taking a step back.

“Detka, don’t be a brat now. You’ve been so good the past few days.”

“No, Wanda! I'm not being a brat, I’m standing up for myself.” You say, trying to exude confidence that you don’t have anymore.

She looks at you again with a blank expression. You were confused until you saw the small ball of scarlet magic in her hand being formed by the movement of her fingers.

You quickly make a break for it out of the office and towards the front door. Wanda is faster than you and grabs your arm, pushing you against the closest wall.

“Don’t worry, Detka, mommy will just have to up the dosage on your medication from now on until I can get you to behave like I want you to.”

You struggle in her grip. Thrashing as much as you can until you feel red tendrils of magic wrap around all of your limbs to keep you against the wall.

“Wanda- please” you whimper as tears start to form in your eyes.

She shushes you and puts her hand against your temple. She kisses your forehead and says “This is for the best.”

Your eyes change to balls of crimson energy as you feel the memories of today being wiped. All you remember is Wanda and how much you love her before you fall asleep against her.

“I didn’t realize this universe's version of you would be so against change. But I’ll have you the way I want soon enough. I went through a lot of trouble trying to get you and I will not let your brattiness become a hold up.” She said softly as she picked you up and carried you to the bedroom.

“I will see you tomorrow, my sweet puppy.”

I hope you liked this! It was fun to write so if people like it I’ll write a pt.2 about wanda’s obedience training.

[vanaglori-ah]

under the stars

pairing: priya x gender neutral! reader

word count: 1,414 words

ao3 link: ✨✨✨

tag list: @mrsbsmooth @lasswithumor

too much drama.

love island was a reality show all about the drama. of course you would know that. you were on the show. you watched it with your best friend when it was airing. it was a form of entertainment and bonding, eating snacks with them as you both screamed at the telly and ranted to each how horrible one person was to the other.

weird how your best friend was probably now watching you.

sitting outside.

on the day beds.

alone.

you needed to be left alone, especially after you had endured all the drama recently. lottie was acting out of her lane, dragging you into it, asking for your opinion, and getting mad when you didn’t take sides. of course she was out of her lane. she’s been there since day 1! and what was it now? day 13? you were done. part of you wanted off this island-

“it’s a little chilly out here, isn’t it?”

you immediately sit up. priya in all of her glamor. her nightwear was always so cute. you were kind of jealous that it was cuter than yours. “well it’s not like it’s raining. it’s pretty moderate out here.” you pull the duvet closer to your body. “it’s actually warmer than inside. the villa is freezing!”

“i get cold easily too.” she slides next to you.

“so...” you look away, feeling the heat rise to your cheeks. you were sitting right next to your crush! sure, you loved the others. you loved your partner. but it just wasn’t right.

every interaction you had with priya...now that was right. the way she laughed, how she wrapped her arms around you, the smell of her pineapple mist when she walked past you and you caught of whiff, the silkiness of her hair and its vibrant color. you also loved her beauty mark or the way she applied her lipstick. she needed to tap the end against her lips before smearing it with her finger. or how she fiddled with her nails when she was excited, trembling with anxiety. and you loved how she gently ran her fingers through her hair in the morning in an attempt to detangle. or how she peeled onions so effortlessly with her fingers and didn’t tear up. there was tension between you two. a lot of it.

but you didn’t know if she could feel it too.

“what are you doing out here?”

“i’m joining you silly!” she sticks her tongue out as she moves closer. “you looked a little lonely out here anyways. besides, someone has to check up on you.”

“it’s nice to know people care.”

the two of you sit in silence for a few minutes, looking up at the stars. you could see them so clearly. it was nice to be here, on the day bed without hearing any noise. everyone was sleeping and your mind was clear. plus if someone was doing bits, you couldn’t hear them.

“hey, i’m sorry about earlier.” priya sighs.

“sorry for what?”

“for dragging you into operation nope.” she turns on her side to look at you. you look at her. she looks like an angel with the moonlight acting as a halo. she looks ethereal, like a moon goddess. “it was immature of me. and i should’ve known that it would obviously turn out poorly.”

“to be fair, there’s nothing to do in the villa asides from stir up drama.” you chuckle. “but it’s fine. i think nope needs a break anyways. like noah needs some distance to really appreciate hope you know? plus some change might be good for her, try something new to see if it’s right.”

“who do you think should be with hope?”

“lucas.”

“lucas? really?”

“yeah. he’s got a big fat crush on her anyways. and they have similar working lifestyles you know? so it works out. lots in common. i think him saying he likes blondes is a fluke, probably to get dudes off of his back if they ask him what his type is. he said he’s not into one singular type anyways. besides, anyone can have blond hair.”

“yeah but you’re coupled up with lucas.”

“we’re more like a friendship couple.” you shrug. “he has a crush on hope. and...i have a crush on someone else.” you hesitated in saying the last part.

“really?” priya’s eyes widen as she leans closer to you. your breath hitched in your throat from the distance. you were so close. if you could push yourself a little, your noses would touch. “who? who? you can tell me. who’s got (y/n)’s attention here? i mean you are the hottest person here.”

the heat within your cheeks grew hotter. unbearably hot. “i- uh...well, that’s complicated!” you started laughing nervously, pulling the duvet up to cover your face.

“awww! little (y/n) is embarrassed! you have to be massively into this person then since you’re so nervous! like a school mate.”

“it’s more than just a school crush.” your voice is slightly muffled by the duvet.

“then who! i gotta know! maybe i can help!”

“ummm...well...” you slowly move the duvet to reveal your eyes as you look into hers. they glimmered like the stars above you. you were only a mere planet.

priya was a galaxy.

“y-you.”

you immediately pulled the duvet back over your eyes. you didn’t want to see her face, know her reaction. what if she reacted poorly? what if she didn’t like you that way and it felt like you were pressuring her? what if the audience’s favor for you finally died down after this and they would assume you had bad intentions? would they crucify you for betraying lucas, who was probably an audience favorite? there were so many things that could go wrong and oh god this was a mistake! coupling up with lucas was a mistake! trying to make friends was a mistake! coming here was a mistake! love island was a mistake!

priya’s hands gently pull the duvet cover to reveal your face. you let her, opening your eyes slowly. her face was calm and her lips curled into a small smile. your hands trembled, afraid of what’s to come.

she gently covers your hands with her own.

“i’m flattered!”

she leans in.

your noses are touching.

“you know, i do have to admit. i also have a crush on you. and for a while actually, since i came in. you were the first person who caught my eye.”

you didn’t know what else to say and your body trembled with excitement as she leaned in and her lips met yours.

her lips were soft and her kiss was gentle. the grip on your hands tightened ever so slightly. you were frozen for a brief second because you could not believe it.

you were kissing priya.

you were kissing your crush.

never in your life had that happened.

but this was love island. love island was the farthest thing from your mundane life.

you kissed back eagerly, your lips moving to the pace she set. this was a lot different than in the challenges. those kisses were steamy and sure, full of passion. but they were garbage compared to this.

this kiss was intimate, soft, emotional. you could sense the love behind it. even if it was a crush, or as lottie put it, the fanny flutters, it still was real. what you felt was real and what priya was feeling was real. and her reciprocating was as tangible as the day bed you both were lying on.

you both pull away after what felt like a second. a blissful second that you desperately wanted to last longer.

“i-i thought you struggle to commit.”

“well,” she hums, twirling a lock of hair around her finger. “i do. but i’m willing to give it a shot.” she leans closer to you. “for you. even if it...scares me.” she bites her lips and looks away, a blush beginning to form on her cheeks.

you smile. “we can take it slow. there’s no shame in that.”

she looks back at you, her eyes bright. “you’re so amazing, you know that (y/n)?”

“i try my damnedest.”

you lean towards her and press your lips against her own before wrapping your arms around her waist and pulling her taut to your body. she grabs the duvet and pulls it over the both of you, shielding your bodies from the cameras.

you couldn’t wait for the next recoupling.

[tenebraevesper]

Sonic the Hedgehog Analyzer, Issue #5: The Fate of Dr. Eggman (Part 1)

Welcome to The Fate of Dr. Eggman Arc, where we will finally learn what exactly happened to Dr. Eggman and how Sonic and his friends are going to deal with him.

We are immediately thrown into action as Sonic and Espio take care of several Badniks. Sonic had been investigating whether Dr. Eggman was behind the recent attacks, learning that Team Chaotix has something of a lead on what is going on. However, it is kept a little vague, as Espio explains that Dr. Eggman had no contingency plan in case he lost in Sonic Forces, which leaves Sonic (and the reader) wondering what exactly is going on.

Now, I’ll just take a moment here and say that I love Team Chaotix - Vector, Espio and, yes, even Charmy - and that they’re really fun characters to read about. They may be broke, by that doesn’t detract from being the world’s greatest detectives (or the only detectives Sonic knows of).

Speaking of detectives, they actually did find Dr. Eggman, but...

Yeah, as it turns out, Dr. Eggman remembers absolutely nothing about what had happened in Sonic Forces, having a severe case of amnesia. Instead, he introduces himself as Mr. Tinker, having taken on the personality of a friendly man who loves to fix stuff. However, Sonic is not sold on this new personality, being quite suspicious of this being just an act.

Sonic decides to question him about his past, but Mr. Tinker has no clue what Sonic is talking about. Vector and Espio then confirm that Mr. Tinker isn’t faking his amnesia and that he legit doesn’t remember being Dr. Eggman. Sonic remains miffed, remembering all the crimes Dr. Eggman had done (like blowing up the moon in Sonic Adventure 2) and remains suspicious Mr. Tinker.

The conversation leads up to a debate that became quite a conundrum among IDW!Sonic readers - what is Sonic supposed to do with Dr. Eggman/Mr. Tinker? As a matter of fact, that’s why Team Chaotix has reached out for him, as they themselves have no idea whether they should even punish a guy who doesn’t even remember what he had done. Espio notes that justice needs to be served, but Mr. Tinker isn’t the same person as Dr. Eggman, leaving him musing.

They’re approached by the head of the village, who explains how they found an amnesiac Dr. Eggman and did lock him up, only for the latter to reinforce his own cell door. They questioned him about his memories, but there was no sign of the old villain everyone knew. Therefore, they let him live in the village, with Mr. Tinker repairing everything the villagers brought him. He literally calls Mr. Tinker a blessing to their village and vouches for him to let him stay instead of leaving him rot in a prison cell.

Sonic is still unsure what to do about this situation, being clearly stressed out on what he’s supposed to do with Mr. Tinker. While Vector offers to keep an eye on him, Sonic wants to make a set decision. They’re interrupted by Badniks, with Sonic figuring they’ve come to save Amnesiac!Eggman, only to see the latter cowering in fear and begging Sonic to defend the village.

Sonic, being the hero he is, accepts with zero argument. After Sonic and Team Chaotix smash the Badniks (and we get a panel of whoever took over Eggman’s base complaining about Sonic’ and the Chaotix’s interference), they realize that Dr. Eggman is indeed a changed person, one who has fully settled in as Mr. Tinker.

In the end, Sonic decides to allow Mr. Tinker to live his life peacefully. Now, this becomes a problem later on, but I will only focus on Sonic’s decision in this Issue alone.

I know that there had been a huge disagreement between people regarding Sonic showing mercy to the villains and giving them second chances, the prime example being Dr. Eggman/Mr. Tinker (something Shadow, Espio and Surge will call him out on later). Sonic knows exactly what Dr. Eggman had done; he had personally battled him countless times, saving the world over and over again from the mad scientist. 

Therefore, when Dr. Eggman is found, he’s called in to deliver a judgement. However, instead of finding the same man who caused him so much grief, he finds a man who has no memory of his past, whose accumulated hatred has been erased and who is using his brilliance to help other people. Now, Sonic has to decide whether he can judge and punish Eggman for his crimes despite the fact that he is literally a different person now, really struggling with coming to a conclusion.

Some people would say that Sonic should place Dr. Eggman/Mr. Tinker into jail and throw away the key. Some even suggested that he should just kill the man and be over with it (SEGA mandates forbid against killing off any of the video game characters, but that’s for a different discussion). In any case, the common consensus was that Sonic’s decision here was wrong, that he’s too merciful and that letting Dr. Eggman/Mr. Tinker off the hook seemingly excuses all of his past crimes. Hell, they would even argue how Sonic had no issue killing off past enemies (like Erazor Djinn, whom he trapped in the lamp and then dropped into lava), so why can’t he do the same with Dr. Eggman?

As for me, I completely understand Sonic’s point of view. Hear me out.

We see in this comic that Sonic is a bit more compassionate than he was before, showing mercy to his arch-enemy, and I’m completely fine with this. Sonic did never strike me as someone who’d just willy-nilly punish (or kill) whichever enemy he comes across. He has shown several times that he’s more than willing to forgive his enemies, especially if he sees them as misguided (like in the case of Merlina). As explained in Issue #50 (which I’ll get to eventually, don’t worry), he gives everyone the freedom of choice to turn their life around. However, if they decide to cause chaos, he’ll be there to stop them, and that is fine. I don’t mind the way how Sonic has been written here.

He had been told by Team Chaotix that Dr. Eggman has turned over a new leaf, the village head has also vouched for him and Mr. Tinker himself showed that his evil side is gone. In Sonic’s mind, if everyone agrees that Mr. Tinker is indeed a new person and that it would be better for him to use his skills to do good, then why not? Let him actually do good.

We can still see that Sonic has his doubts and we know that there’s no way Mr. Tinker is going to remain like this forever, but for now, this is how it is. I believe that Sonic’s decision was perfectly reasonable regarding the position he was put in (not to mention the fact that there’s no way he could’ve predicted what would happen in the future).

However, this doesn’t mean that I’ll be now putting Sonic on a pedestal for his decision, because there is still another side to this argument I also agree on and will cover in the next Issue. I just want to note here that I don’t see Sonic as some kind of paragon of good and that whatever he does or says is 100% correct and that no one is allowed to argue against him. As a matter of fact, even if I agree with his decisions, I have no trouble contesting them. Sonic himself said in Sonic & The Black Knight that, even if he has to play the villain in the eyes of other people, he’ll always do the right thing.

Now, speaking of challenging Sonic views, we are introduced to a very familiar duo, that being Rouge and, more importantly, Shadow the Hedgehog!

This should be fun. (￢‿￢ )

Now, excuse me while I go fangirl over my favorite Sonic!Character.

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[nesting-dreams]

Some thoughts, please read the whole thing before commenting if you do end up reading. I just have some feelings to get out. They’re bittersweet yet hopeful feelings. This is kind of about romance, but not at the same time. I don’t usually do semi positive/negative posts. Ok as a ichihime shipper back in the day who was disappointed with how it was written (was also disappointed with poor Uryu being all alone and friendless at the end, but that’s a different topic). Tons of shonen aren’t romance manga but they made the romance at least somewhat believable. Bleach didn’t. Got confirmation on both sides how the other feels for each other from other shonen. Bleach treats it’s main romance like how Yusuke treats Keiko from Yu Yu hakusho. In the manga, the issue is Ichigo having zero romantic thoughts for Orihime at least once and for Rukia is the same for Renji. I thought this was a love square when it first started. While I do like the dynamic idea of Ichigo and Orihime, I actually wasn’t sure who would end up with who. I wasn’t here for the romance tbh. What does annoy me however is if you have an end game romance. At least have the characters on all ends acknowledge it. Anyway, my point here is, I’m glad Kubo admits he’s too lazy to write romance. Could of made the third movie he worked on about Ichigo and Orihime instead of Rukia and Ichigo. Like he straight up admits before the manga finished, he can’t do romance, so he won’t do it in general. (Makes me wonder why bother having romance at all, but at the same time, I have respect for that because he at least has self awareness . Readers shouldn’t be mad over the romance. Disappointed sure, that’s how I felt and still feel now that the anime is being done. At least Kubo admits it. tbh I feel like if ichi ruki was canon, he would of written that romance the same way. He said he never wanted to show any romance of any kind. Just cute moments like those romantic dramas of will they won’t they. Maybe this is a blessing in disguise for ichiruki people?). The naruto creator admitted he finds doing romance hard to do so he was lazy with it at the end of the manga which he probably should of admitted earlier on. He knew there needed to be development romantically so he had the anime naruto team do a movie for it.

Kubo actually had Ichigo acknowledge his feelings in the draft pilot and not the main series. I think that was a mistake. The pilot only really came out everywhere after the series finished and most people know the main series and not the draft pilot.

Also for some reason, Rukia and Ichigo aren’t allowed to be friends anymore now that Orihime and Ichigo get together. It’s awkward like a bad break up when Ichigo is brought up to Rukia in the romance novel that isn’t even romance because there’s no love confession, or actually relationship building. i think bleach is immature when it comes to romance. Like it doesn’t think the audience can handle a maturing relationship between two characters. Like they think young boys are scared of it, but Boys literally watch shojo and they love Komi can’t communicate for what that is, a lot refuse to sexualise Komi and feel very protective towards her character and also the romance in it. They loved the romance in My dress up darling (which started out mature but then fell back on immature romance. Like the vibe totally changed and it suddenly became a harem out of nowhere cuz that wasn’t advertised). Sailor moon is and was popular with both boys and girls.

some shonen that focus isn’t romance but does it justice when it needs too.

Full metal Alchemist (made by woman).

Detective Conan. (Long running manga. Still going. Established the romance straight up first volume where the boy and girl think about liking each other that way. Story is not about romance. It has tons of sweet moments. Kubo could of copied this other manga’s way of doing romance). (Made by man). Trigun (made by man).

Rurouni Kenshin (made by man).

D gray man (made by woman).

Shaman king (made by man).

Labyrinth of magic (Made by woman).

I hope the anime does improve with the plot holes of the manga and I hope kubo realises he should let the anime team do the Ichihime romance that it desperately needs for the development and conclusion. It is not romance, but it would be a mistake to do nothing in your last arc. Also let Ichigo and Rukia be friends. episode 1 looks promising story wise, visual wise the episode has a lot of just blue and orange colours.

Kubo once before wrote a manga called Zombie powder and he got bored and ended that abruptly just like Bleach. That’s twice now he has done this to a series. If he makes a third series, he might do that again, so I guess people should be warned. He’s like a fanfic writer, start out motivated and then just quits abruptly. I’m hopeful for the anime because the anime team is working on it, they won’t abruptly quit and scenes have been added already that weren’t in manga, so I’m curious where this will go. If you are Happy with everything. That’s fine. If you have a hatred for Bleach. That’s also fine. I simply am neither.

[taiblogcomics]

The Movement You Need Is On Their Shoulders

Hey there, New York minutes. So, you remember Green Team, right? I hope so, we only finished it a few weeks ago. But also, you remember the main conceit of the story, yes? That it was meant to cash in on the whole "Occupy" thing and represent how the 1% lives in a superhero world? Well, I figure, why not see how the other side lives? At the same time as Green Team, DC also printed another (ironically slightly more successful) ongoing book to represent the 99%, and that's what we'll be reviewing the next few weeks. Welcome, readers, to The Movement~

Here's the cover:

For a first issue, a basic group shot is pretty good. Essentially it lets you know "these are going to be your protagonists, if they interest you, why not pick up this issue, see if you like it?" This one's also arranged interestingly, giving it an almost ominous feeling, since it frames the moon as much as it does our team. Speaking of, here's our group. On the left, the purple-haired girl with wings is Katharsis, and she originally appeared in a Batgirl story I haven't read. Everyone else is new to this series, so we'll meet them inside. Burden in the red hood there is next, and the blonde is Vengeance Moth. She's not actually in this issue! Virtue's in blue there, followed by Tremor, and on the right is Mouse, King of the Rats. Now let's get to know them!

I also want to note that this series is written by Gail Simone, a personal favourite writer of mine. So it'll be something nice on the blog for a while! We'll have to make up for that and follow it with something truly heinous. But later! For now, we open in Coral City, which seems to be a scumhole on par with even Gotham. As evidenced by this scene, where two cops accost a couple in a back alley. One finds drugs on the fella, and the other posits that he'll let it go if the guy's girlfriend "gives them a little peek". Ah, lovely individuals, eh?

Thankfully, before it can get further than just the cop announcing his illicit intentions then suddenly his words begin to repeat. A hand holds up a mobile phone, which is repeating a recording of the cop's lines. Multiple phones are held up. Everybody--the victims, the hookers from the nearby street corner, the people living in the building--all put on silver masks to conceal their identities and hold up their phones, which all read "I.C.U." Oh, they're planning to send the cops to the intensive care unit. The cops decice to scatter before they get their just desserts.

The scene cuts over to the police station, where an officer enters in on the captain's office. He turns on the TV, revealing the cops from the alley are now on the news. The footage from the phone has been leaked, along with the cops' names, and the fact that the girl was underage, making them all the worse. The leak is attributed to a hacker group called "Channel M", and this clearly isn't the first time they've done this. The captain, Meers, storms out of his office, leaving the officer who let him know behind, rather helplessly offering advice for staying calm.

Captain Meers storms over to the two jackass officers who were on TV, threatening them with suspension and wanting them out of his precinct until a full investigation can get underway. They point out he doesn't actually have the authority to do that, to his annoyance. He doesn't have time to be mad for long, though, as dispatch lets him know that there's something else that requires his attention. Seems their local serial killer has struck again, this one with the charming sobriquet of "the Cornea Killer". Meers isn't having a good day.

Meanwhile, a young man in a red coat huddles from the cold. A passing pastor invites him inside, and the young man declines, saying bad things happen when he enters a church. Pastor Mike is all "nonsense", coaxing the lad indoors and asks his name. He replies that his parents call him "Burden". Oh, they sound like lovely people. He leads the boy in, promising him safety, wherein suddenly his head swivels around while his eyes glow red. It's not his safety that's the concern. Pastor Mike beats a hasty retreat as Burden begins undergoing a metamorphosis. Oh dear.

So we rejoin Captain Meers at the crime scene. Same M.O. as the others: local homeless, eyes carved out, a mysterious puddle under the body. Those two officers, Pena and Whitt, also show up, and Meers demands that these idiots get out of his crime scene. He may be a cop himself, but so far I like Meers. He at least doesn't suffer idiots. Before the two idiots can vacate, though, he gets another call--this seems to be his main character trait, receiving calls--that some sort of slasher killer at a church. Hmm, I wonder how these events could be related~

Captain Meers rushes off again, thinking he's about to catch the Cornea Killer in the act. There's a few brief silhouettes of Katharsis, Mouse, and Tremor as they appear to be coordinating some sort of operation. By the time the cops arrive at the church, Burden has progressed to floating ominously in the middle of the room. A rat waddles up to the cops and delivers a little rolled-up note. It simply reads "WAR". What is it good for? It's good for a great splash page, where Mouse bursts up out of the floor in a literal geyser of rats. Now that's a dynamic entrance~

The shock of the rat wave loosens the spooky side from Burden, turning him back into an ordinary man. I can understand that, that'd shock anyone. Meanwhile outside, Tremor just walks up to the cops and crouches down, placing a palm on the ground. This is enough to cause a, well, tremor large enough to destroy all the cop cars. While Captain Meers calls for backup, Virtue appears behind him and tells him he's trespassing. Likewise, Katharsis approaches Officer Whitt, who is the big blond meathead cop actually responsible for harassing that girl at the beginning. Katharsis is gonna live up to her name for us here~

And she does. One page, full-on beatdown on a guy twice her size without even using her wings. And he totally deserves it. Virtue's confrontation with Captain Meers is also going well. He identifies her as one of Channel M, and she corrects him: they're the Movement. Oop, title drop, everybody, there it is. Anyways, she touches him and turns all mystical and glowing, following a path of similar energy through the city and back to someone's house. She returns to normal again, telling the captain that his wife is having an affair.

That's her power: she can "ride" emotions and follow them back to a source. I... don't know what emotion this might be, but he reluctantly accepts what she says. She relieves him of his phone and gun, telling him to pull the police out of this neighbourhood, the 'Tweens (note: not the age group that should be reading this). He protests, still convinced Burden is the killer, but they promise to take care of him, and they mean in a compassionate way. Meers wanders off, then tries to borrow a phone from Pastor Mike, intent on calling in enough backup to wipe the neighbourhood off the map. Bad idea: the whole church congregation dons the silver masks from the start, making it clear Meers is no longer welcome here.

But we’re welcome here, at least for now. This is at least a pretty good intro to the series. It sets up what a craphole Coral City is, it offers an intriguing mystery about a serial killer... There’s not much characterisation for our leads, but it is only the first issue. You got the leader (Virtue), the snarky withdrawn one (Tremor), the oddball (Mouse), the one with the problem following the rules (Katharsis)... I look forward to seeing where they go. And I’ll be honest: if there’s one mainstream comics writer who I actually trust to write about social issues in a decent way, it’ll be Gail Simone~