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#my english teacher would be so proud of me man… look how much I wrote I’m so sorry!!!
lysung · 3 years
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happy first times - bang chan
you and bang chan's daughter comes back home from school earlier than expected and started acting weird, as if she's hiding something.
A/N: hi hi! sorry for being so inactive, uni had me messed up the whole year :( anyways. it's been quite some time since i wrote and posted anything in here, and i haven't been practicing english often either, i'm not sure if i'm doing anything right in here but i hope it's understandable and enjoyable 😭 also, i'm not sure how things work where you live, but at the elementary school where i studied, if you weren't feeling well, felt lots of pain or anything like this, and no one were home to get you back home, someone specific would drop you home. i wrote this based on this vague memory. you can pretend this happens where you live too if it doesn't lol and a fun fact: i've been struggling trying to pay attention to stuff that i wondered if my mind was still working properly, and after watching a clip of chan talking about periods, i was more than sure it was working very well 🥴. took the chance to write this.
genre: fluff
cw: overflowing cuteness, bang chan being the best man ever you'll ba your eyes out because you still can't believe someone this precious exist.
reader's gender is neutral! your daughter can be biological or adopted if you want to, all up to you! feel comfortable <3
this wasn't proofread because it's literally 6am when i'm posting this and maybe i didn't sleep at all just to finish this, but i'll try to remember to do so later today! pls tell me if you find any mistake too <3
hope you guys enjoy it! requests are open ✨
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[09:50]
today is a sunny, fresh and bright day. bang chan, your husband, is taking some time off after his promotions were finally over. although you still had to go to work, today's the day when you're supposed to leave earlier. today just couldn't feel any better than this.
while waiting for you, chan was watching tv until he hears a noise coming from the front door. immediately he thought you would be home, but got confused as he saw your daughter coming in by herself.
- baby? what are you doing here this early? you're supposed to be at-
- iknow, i know. one of my teachers had to leave earlier today and she left me here, because you just wouldn't pick up your phone... — she cut him off with a sad and tired gaze, and chan instantly regretted leaving his phone so far from him earlier.
- ohhhh, i'm sorry so sorry my angeeel — he hugged her while carressing her hair, and she just responded with a quiet yet lovely "it's okay, dad" — but are you okay? what happened that you had to come back home this early?
- i just... don't feel good, my stomach aches way too much... but you don't have to worry, they just- they told me to take some medicine and rest for today — she explained, her voice crackling a bit, as if she was looking for the right words and was about to cry.
chan noticed her unusual behaviour and expressions. at first, he didn't intend to tell her about it or get mad, and just decided to pay extra attention for the rest of the day. as she distanced herself from him, he notices something else - the vivid red stain on her pants, on the inner side of her legs.
reality never hit him this hard. both of you were aware she was growing up, that's just how tome works, but once again, time felt like flying. as if watching her taking her first steps, saying her first words, making her first dawings and friends... everything felt like it hadn't been this long. every moment felt like a blessing. everything gives you two a specific feeling that probably no one will ever be able to put in perfect words.
chan felt his eyes tearing up as so many memories flashed one after another, finding himself at loss of words from the insane mix of feelings.
she turned to him to ask for something, just to find him with his head down, coverig his own face with one hand, sobbing quietly. the feeling of rgret instantly filled her up, as she was still confused and scared, fearing bad things to happen. she was so afraid and ashamed that she could barely tell or show it to anyone at school. but she calms down as she hears his words noticeably filled with love:
- my baby... i love you so much. but do you know what's happening to you now? — chan got closer to his precious daughter to hold her face with his hands and stare deeply into her eyes.
- ah, n-no... it's nothing bad, right? everything is gonna be fine, right? — she asked, fear still clear on her eyes and voice.
- no, it's nothing bad. you're just growing up and this is completely normal for you. i'll grab you a cup of warm water, sit down and i'll tell you everything i know about it. but relax, you're fine, baby. — he calmed her down while trying to control his proud smile, and ended with a kiss on her forehead before leaving, taking a little longer as expected to get a bag of warm water as well.
sat down next to each other, she drank her water calmly as she listened to her dad. she always knew how understanding chan can be, but this sudden situation made every kind of thought come to her head to the point nothing from the outside world would get in or make sense to her. yet, each and every word that came out of him would tranquilize her more and more. he felt like heaven to her, and she couldn't feel any more safer and happier with her precious dad.
while she showered and changed, chan left to buy meds and chocolate, hoping it would make her feel at least a little bit better. he spent the next few hours taking care of her as much as possible - making hot chocolate for her, listening to everything she wanted to say, watching her favorite series with her, massaging her wherever it hurted, trying his best to make her feel as comfortable as possible.
- honey, i'm home! — you announced happily after a long and exausting day. work felt endless and you couldn't wait to eat a little bit and sleep a little more. you were about to say something more, until you found the loves of your life sleeping next to each other on your sofabed, a movie playing on the tv, mugs on the tables next to them - a cute, calm smile on your sleeping daughter's face.
you went to the kitchen to grab water and noticed a paper on the table, which said "don't be scared, she's growing up faster than we thought and had her period at school today. she's fine! sorry for not telling you earlier. love you!"
you watched them sleep a little bit more. it was the best view you could have - your incredible and beautiful family. the moment also made you tear up a little bit, but it didn't take long for you to hold it and lay with them. it was unfortunate that you couldn't take care of your daughter as well, but there was nothing to worry or feel upset about. you knew both you and your daughter would be safe and sound if you have bang chan - the best friend, husband, dad and person.
you two couldn't love him any more than this.
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shirophantomvox · 3 years
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Professor Sweetheart - Jon. Joestar x Professor Reader
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Hello Anon! Thank you for this wonderful request! I hope you like it! I plan on finishing the requests by the end of September…. hopefully. Most of my classes are in person this time, but I should be able to manage my time as I have done so before. Most of my classes are art-based but they are still requiring a lot of energy. I apologize for this being so short! I wanted to produce more content.
Today’s story features Jonathan Joestar and his spouse, a professor at the University of Chicago. I changed the location and year to 1969. Most of the Jonathan and Dio stores will take place in the early 1900s. Be sure you watch for more stories to come!
STORY NAVIGATION
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It was a chilly December day in the big city of Chicago. Snow fell from the sky in droves, covering the newly paved cement. The sky was cloudy, but the sun tried its best to peak in between the clouds. It cast a sunny clouded display over the Earth, something that made the scenery much more beautiful, imitating something out of a movie. Everyone on campus was as jubilant as could be. Christmas was two weeks away, a holiday that many people looked forward to. Many students went ice skating, took part in holiday sales, and even gave more than they received. Just the scenery was breathtaking. The earth is a fascinating thing, indeed.
Inside Room 3B, Professor Joestar had finished speaking about next semester’s English class and what literature they would discuss. The students seemed to be excited; some were excited to get their curriculum finished once and for all and it excited others for the different texts they were going to be reading. Silently humming to himself, Mr. Joestar turned to his beat chalkboard and wrote his CRN, class section, and office hours. His availability was oddly open so much, the students questioned whether he had a family. Professor Joestar was an intriguing man; he loved football; loves reading anything from news articles to comic books, and is very kind. He rarely yells, even when students come into the class disrupting or projecting. Sometimes he was too nice and the overbearing staff over-talked him and took advantage of his kindness.
Jonathan turned around again, placing the chalk on the holder, huffed, and folded his arms. He smiled somberly, gently scratching the back of his navy blue hair.
“I am very proud of you all. You have made it this far, and I hope that every single one of you will achieve greatness. All of my students have potential; you will be something great!”
Constant compliments and encouragement are almost necessary for all people working to achieve a complicated goal. When someone uplifts you at your lowest, that bit of hope gives you the motivation to keep pushing.
For the last time, Professor Joestar high-fived his students as they left the door. It was the corny gestures that made everyone smile. Jonathan Joestar will surely be remembered.
I remember sitting in the teacher’s lounge watching the weather report. It stated that the snow would continue to fall for the rest of the day and although I love the winter; I am not a fan of icy roads. I sipped my coffee as the steam hitting my nostrils signaled it was still burning hot. The pumpkin coffee cake added a perfect taste to the bitter coffee on my tongue. The holiday commercials were full of family and couples celebrating, and the sight of them sharing a kiss under the mistletoe made me blush. Jonathan and I had been dating for over 2 years and this Christmas I would join him and his family. As I sipped again, I heard a creak from behind, and as I looked, my eyesight went blank. I felt something warm over my eyes.
“Guess who?” the voice said.
“Is it my 6-foot burley fiancee,” I asked, giggling.
‘Wow, you’re good!”
“It’s common sense, Jonathan. No one has baseball gloves for hands except for you.”
My sense of humor may sound bold, but rest assure Jonathan and I have established such a relationship that my striking jokes do not hurt him at all. Jonathan smiled brightly, as he always does.
“What were you smiling at on the television?”
“Oh, just a commercial promoting sales. I saw a happy couple, and it reminded me of us. I saw a man that was as big as you. Sometimes I often wonder, would you start a club for weight lifting?”
I laughed at my joke (as usual, expecting Jonathan to laugh as well, but when I glanced back at him, he was gawking. His hand was under his chin, head tilted, eyes half-lidded, and smiled softly. I ajar my head, suddenly realizing what he was looking at. I couldn’t help but smile big this time, confirming that we will be together forever.
“Oh, come on, you lug! Stop starin’ at me!”
“How can I not? You have such a cute smile.”
Before I could protest, he placed his large right arms around my torso and slid me over within seconds. Never mind the chair ruining the newly epoxied floor, but my bottom almost fell out of the chair, not expecting Jonathan to use so much force. His right bicep provided so much warmth around my cheek, accompanied by the strength alone, made me feel like Mary Jane and Spiderman. Jonathan pressed his nose against mine, snatching a kiss from my lips twice.
“I can’t wait to spend Christmas with you.”
~♡~
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pillow-anime-talk · 4 years
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his talented baby. {pt.1}
synopsis: You as a person with a huge (and hidden) talent, and also a girl who really surprises your boyfriend.
# tags: scenarios; current relationships; romance; fluff; some PDA; sfw
includes: female reader ft. ken kaneki & nishiki nishio {tokyo ghoul} + yuuma isogai & itona horibe {assclass}
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— KEN (ft. singing)
Your closest friends invited you to a popular karaoke bar on one Friday night to celebrate a successfully passed semester in college. Of course, you couldn’t forget about your lovely boyfriend, who was at the same university, but in a different field (i.e. Japanese literature) and always supported you with all his might, knowing how much you want to do your dream job in the future.
So you went to the meeting together, and on the way to the designated place you talked all the time about what the next year of study would bring you. As soon as you reached the room where your three closest besties and one male friend were waiting for you, you both greeted them warmly, immediately taking off your thick coats and taking your seats on a soft, leather couch next to a table filled with tasty-looking snacks and colorful drinks.
Long minutes of conversations between the six of you resulted in drunk plenty of alcohol and blushes on the faces. After drinking, you always got more talkative and more self-confident, so you suggested using the TV and the karaoke machine. Of course, you first offered your friends and Ken to sing something, but they all declined, saying that you should start as an initiator. One of the girls, blonde-haired Minami, smiled at you with a sparkle in her pretty golden eyes, adding that you are the best in this and you should show how to do it correctly. You chuckled in response, waving your hand at her to dismiss compliment.
Kaneki, on the other hand, frowned as he looked at the boy who was sitting on his right.
“... Oh, you don’t know? Y/N-san hasn’t yet praised herself to you that she has a wonderful voice? Huh, huh.” The black-haired boy shook his head, reaching for the glass filled with blue something again. “Hmmm, well. Normally Y/N’s very shy, but she always sings at trips when she’s drunk.” He chuckled while you picked one of your favorite songs in the meantime. So everyone looked at your standing figure, then heard the characteristic sounds from one of Selena Gomez’s songs coming from the gray speakers.
“My dear, I dedicate it to you~!” You looked with joy on your face towards the eighteen-year-old, giving him a quick wink, and then you started your little performance with ‘Love you like a love song’ from the above-mentioned artist.
Your friends didn’t seem surprised and instead started clapping to the beat of the music... but Ken’s eyes widened and he spat out his high-percentage drink, not knowing how to react to the fact that for nine, long months of your relationship, you concealed the fact that you could sing so well and so beautifully. Your voice was perfect for the song that was playing now, and you seemed to be having a great time – there was a huge smile on your lips, your eyelids were slightly closed and your hand was over your heart. If it weren’t for the fact that you were at a karaoke bar, everyone would definitely think you are playing a concert on the biggest stage in Tokyo city.
After the song was over, another girl got up to present a completely different choice, and you handed her the dark microphone, bowing in the process.
Kaneki still seemed speechless and as soon as you sat down next to him, he immediately kissed you on the warm forehead, asking you to sing more to him, especially when you two are going to be alone, because he probably fell in love with you once again and just wanted to experience that love every day thereafter.
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— NISHIKI (ft. ballet)
Nishiki, as a pharmacy student, didn’t have much time for extra-curricular activities or unnecessary meetings; in addition, the fact that he was a bloodthirsty ghoul and had to watch over himself made it difficult for him to function normally in the life of Kamii University. However, the brown-haired man always found time for you, for his beloved girlfriend.
You had been dating for over three, long years, and the man definitely couldn’t imagine his own life without you by his side. You knew each other better than anyone else in this world, but sometimes some tiny things of your ordinary day eluded Nishio; of course you understood it perfectly and you weren’t angry or disappointed with him. After all, he had to protect himself, you, take care of his specific menu, be vigilant at every step, and additionally he had to pretend to be the perfect student, senpai (or kouhai) and friend of other people.
So you weren’t surprised when one day you handed him a silverish ticket for probably the most important show of your life and he just looked at you in wonderment. At the beginning, the twenty-year-old asked if it was a performance related to singing or playing an instrument due to the fact that the colorful paper didn’t tell him too much, but you just smirked as you tweaked the unruly, soft hair on his head.
“Hmm. If you don’t remember what I do in my free time, it’s even better, I guess. Come and see it for yourself, honey. I think that thanks to this you will even calm down a little and rest due to the recent weeks.” You announced in a light tone of voice, and the young man sighed under his breath.
“So... I’ll find out in three days, am I right?” He made sure by correcting his glasses and you nodded, then grabbing his rough hand and kissing his cool cheek. A short while later you suggested going to your apartment and catching up on a few episodes of your favorite series that you started quite recently.
The anticipation of your important day passed very quickly and on Saturday, at 6 p.m., when everyone took their seats (with your boyfriend sitting on one of the balconies with the best view of the stage), delicate music was played in the theater, which made everyone shiver on the whole body. Until then, the brown-eyed boy somewhere in the back of his head had the impression that it was a theater performance or an opera, but when he saw your person appear on stage in a beautifully tailored dress and ballet shoes, all the questions that flickered in his mind disappeared in literally one second.
‘Well, yeah. I remember now. She always told me about ballet classes and new shoes.’ A huge, proud smirk came on his pale face and you glanced out of the corner of your eye towards his VIP seat.
Though your expression was cold and composed, you felt an enormous heat in your small heart as the man waved at you, showing two thumbs up. His lips moved even slightly, and although Nishiki tried to hide it, you knew perfectly well that the pink blush and mute ‘I love you’ was sincere and even better than being able to play Odetta, the White Swan, in a ballet spectacle.
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— YUUMA (ft. songwriting and guitar playing)
Christmas at school was never what you enjoyed; maybe due to the fact that before, your classmates on main campus were quite specific and you definitely didn’t fit with their strange ‘ideals’. It was only in the class E that you felt that you could find real friends or people who would share your ideas.
But, hmm. Still, you seemed to stand out from the rest of the girls in the class who had more... down-to-earth hobbies or characters than you; Okuda liked chemistry and was really excellent at it, Kirara loved reading, Rio was the best at English and had a great sense of fashion, and Toka was pretty good at cooking. Contrary to them, you preferred to... do more ‘intimate’ things. Writing short poems filled your heart with peace and prevented you from being as critical of yourself as usual. And when you wrote the lyrics of the songs, made notes or melodies to them and sang quietly, you could feel like a real artist that everyone wanted to admire and imitate.
Therefore, when your first and last class holidays with the rest of the 3-E students were fast approaching, Koro-sensei was the one who asked you for a short talk. You weren’t sure what this was about, but moments later your uncertainties were dispelled.
“Y/N-san, I think you mistook your notebooks today and instead of giving me your homework, you gave to me... this.” He said in his as always happy voice, and seeing the black notebook in which you always wrote songs and notes, you blushed all over your face, apologizing profusely for the mistake. “Huh? But this is no mistake, my dear. If it weren’t for this, I would never even think that we have such a talented soul in Class 3-E. So would you like to perform in front of the rest of the students and teachers during the holidays?” The easy question made you widen your eyes and sighed.
“I-I’ve never played in front of anyone, so...” You admitted shyly, and the tall, yellow octopus just chuckled.
“I’m pretty sure they will love it. We can practice together.”
Well, you couldn’t refuse (especially when Koro-sensei offered to bring your favorite, foreign snacks...) and on class Christmas day you showed up with your acoustic guitar and a notebook full of chords and songs. Everyone was surprised and curious at how well you play guitar. After all, you’ve never even mentioned that you can play any instrument before. On the other hand, the class representative, and your boyfriend at the same time, immediately came up to you, asking if you were really okay; better than anyone else, Isogai knew that you didn’t like too much attention and big crowds. But you reassured him it was okay and promised your teacher you would do it, so you smiled at him and then took your seat under the blackboard with a wooden guitar on your lap.
The song you chose for the day was a song you wrote quite recently. It had a little bit of magic, and at the same moment it seemed very romantic and delicate. Even Karma seemed delighted with your beautiful play and soft voice that echoed from time to time between the walls of huge classroom.
At the end of the song, you decided to raise your gaze and simultaneously look at your all friends, three teachers and other half; everyone was really happy and positively speechless. So you gave Yuuma a slight wink, making him blush sweetly.
The young teenager definitely hoped you would show him more of your songs someday, not necessarily the happy Christmas carols Kaede and Ritsu asked for.
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— ITONA (ft. dancing)
“... You never mentioned that you can dance.” He admitted softly, and you squeezed his smooth hand tighter.
“So... I mention it right now. It’s not a big deal, baby. I just ... like it and enjoy it a lot.” You giggled as you correcting the black sports bag over your shoulder, then opened the heavy door to the training room, immediately jumping up at the sound of loud squeals and greetings from your closest friends. “Guys, this is Itona Horibe, my boyfriend that I told to you before! Love, it’s Aki-chan, Yui-chan, Kazuya-kun, Saburo-kun, and our cameraman and editor Ryuu senpai. Most often, the five of us cooperate with each other when it comes to dance in groups of five people. And... today we are going to cover a song so I hope you’ll like it. I’ll go change and you all, please, don’t scare my boyfriend and give him something to drink!”
As a group leader, you often came up with choreographies and warm-ups for yourself and others. So, it couldn’t be otherwise this time. For the last week and a half you have been practicing the choreo you came up with and today you were supposed to record material for the video on your quite popular YouTube account. You were extremely excited, not only with the new content, but most of all with the fact that your beloved one would be able to watch it live and evaluate your skills that have been refined over the years. So as soon as you got back to the teens waiting for you, you kissed the light-blue-haired quickly on the right cheek and told him that he could sit against the wall, close to the table full of snacks and the contact for charging the phone.
Then you talked with everyone for a while, doing a short warm-up and reminding the cameraman about how to move the cam. A few short minutes later, you lined up in the middle of a huge white room with Ryuu in front of you. You knelt down in the center, of course, gently moving your shoulders to calm your rapidly pounding heart and heavy breathing, and when a song by Ariana Grande started playing all over the bright room, you all looked at the already activated camera, shaking your heads and then you got up from the wooden floor.
Itona... was speechless. He has never seen people dancing before, he has never even been interested in others, only you and what you like. Today he got to know your little passion, which turned out to be a breathtaking talent, and the boy wondered if you could do anything else; are you good at one specific dance genre or are you able to move your body in a completely different rhythm than he currently saw?
From Koro-sensei’s history lessons, when you two were in junior high, the eighteen-year-old remembered perfectly well that there is also classical dance, tango and breakdance. So could you also do that? He had to ask you about it later.
But now his curious gaze was focused on you and your huge, radiant smile, and the sound of feet hitting the ground. He also looked at your legs, tiny hands, stomach, and hair, while he wondered if he might learn to dance too, to be even closer to you and your hobby. After all, you looked so beautiful and so joyful... He wanted to share these emotions.
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highly-flammable · 4 years
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Reacting to Legacies 3x03 (SPOILERS):
1. So ARE we FINALLY getting to some proper firstborn Mikaelson witch breakdowns?
2. Oh well, apparently no. They'll just try to wave it off as some one time thing probably.
3. So Hope and Landon are on a break. Okay. TBH watching them sass each other is interesting.
4. The guidance counselor is pretty much a compulsion monster, is that it? Well, I do like his wardrobe.
5. Alyssa's concern for MG is so fake I can't.
6. Nobody other than Jed read for Stefan? THE DISRESPECT.
7. Lizzie playing Caroline makes total sense but them asking Josie to play the lead without even an audition looks a bit bad TBH. Like, give the other interested people a chance, at least.
8. I find it a bit repetitive how there are mind-controlling monsters popping out again and again.
9. So MG is basically going through a phase similar to what Cami was going through when Klaus used to compel her at the beginning of TO. Considering Quincy's fondness for Cami, he must have liked playing that.
10. I understand that Landon is supposed to be a capable songwriter in-universe but it takes more than that to write and direct a musical and it's very weird that they didn't even find a guest star to pose as a Drama or English teacher who is guiding him or something. WHERE ARE ALL THE TEACHERS?
11. I kinda feel like some of the lead characters in this show are colour-coded. I see Hope and Landon in red and blue a lot (the two gowns we have seen Hope wearing also fall into this pattern) and Josie wears yellow in like, every other episode. If I recall correctly, Lizzie wears a lot of white, too. I wonder what the reasoning behind these choices are.
12. Well, I liked Hope and Landon's relationship in S1, I have no idea what was going on with it in S2, and I still don't know what to think about it.
13. Lizzie casts herself in Caroline's role and then chokes at rehearsal. Not totally unrealistic but still feels a bit forced to me. Would have been better if Landon cast her because she's Caroline's daughter and Lizzie was a bit apprehensive in the first place because she didn't want to mess up the role.
14. I appreciate the show taking a moment to talk about Lizzie's bipolar disorder though. It's been a while.
15. "Bonnie just disappears for long periods of time"? Dude, she's still super important and you're putting her in the play. Right? RIGHT?!
16. Landon, THANK YOU for pointing out how weird Caroline and Alaric's relationship was. The guy deadass got engaged to her and had a pissing contest over her with Stefan, that will never not gross me out.
17. So the monster is mind controlling Landon to put Klaus into the play. Saw this coming IG.
18. Hope is painting again, like her dad used to do when he felt things were going out of control. I've been rewatching TO and this is making me so emotional. I MISS KLAUS AND HIS SHENANIGANS. And not a single character on Legacies comes close to Klaus, Elijah and Hayley for me. (Sorry if this hurts anyone's feelings but Legacies really is a downgrade from TVD and TO)
19. Ugh, why would he use the contents of the letter as lyrics? Dude, is it because you're mind-controlled? No, I don't like this. Klaus loved Hope to the ends of the earth and wanted everyone to know but Hope wants to keep things private, and her wishes should have been respected.
20. So apparently Landon tries not to put Klaus' villainous antics into the show. Well, okay, it's definitely a copout but since he is Hope's boyfriend, makes sense. But I don't understand why the musical HAS TO BE about the Salvatore school. The accreditation excuse is lazy, writers! Also, Landon, my dude, Klaus was a major donor of the school. Put that in instead of the other things, stop pissing off your girlfriend FFS. Even if you're mind-controlled 🤦🏻‍♀️
21. I do find it funny how Landon is all gaga over Klaus' use of language though. The guy really did have the best lines, didn't he? (Tied with Elijah, I suppose, for me)
22. The other singers of the first song are really good so Kaylee sounds a bit rusty in comparison. Also, she reminds me too much of Dark!Josie with the hair and makeup. From a distance, she can be mistaken for Nina though.
23. I love that the backstage activities are being shown.
24. I'm digging Jed as Stefan and I really like his singing voice. And the Hero Hair wig cracked me up. Kaleb is obviously good at singing at it's nice to hear more from him. I also like how Chris Lee didn't try to exactly emulate Ian and played Damon how someone who has only heard about him might play him.
25. Is Hope painting herself before the pit or something? Or is this supposed to symbolize her despair at her parents' loss? ALSO, I WANT SOMEONE TO MENTION HAYLEY :( Why is Hayley so ignored?!
26. The same person probably wrote MG's notes and Caroline's letter IRL and therefore, in-universe, MG has Caroline's handwriting and it's funny to me.
27. Jenny sings well, I like it. I don't understand the song though, was Caroline actually ever feeling this insecure? I feel like the song became a lot more about Lizzie than her mother. (It's been forever since I watched TVD, if anyone has yet to guess, I prefer watching TO)
28. The doppelganger thing cracked me up.
29. Wait why did the monster attack Josie?! Ohhhh he's forcing Landon to improvise and put Klaus' song at the end. Well, I guess it makes it seem a bit less like Landon's fault. But would Hope know that?
30. It's hilarious how they lowkey make a call back to Nina leaving TVD and them having to put Elena in a sleep spell though.
31. Landon having a hissy fit is funny to me. Aria needs more comedic scenes.
32. Wait, where did Jade come from? Has she been in the school all these weeks?
33. While the scene seems a bit shabby to me, Klaus talking to Hope reminds me of their scene from TO 4X03. I needed more of Summer Fontana and Joseph Morgan together. Also, the donation did get mentioned, YASSSS. Man did some horrific things but he did fund the school so maybe a little less badmouthing in the presence of his daughter now that you know the story, eh, students?
34. The fact that the guidance counselor actually wore a leather jacket and a henley is cracking me up. It's really bizarre.
35. "Terrible painter" XD Klaus would have eaten you for saying that if he were alive.
36. Um, Hope, wouldn't you ask your family if you are doing enough to make your father proud, instead of this random bloke who supposedly met him once?! Maybe call Freya or Rebekah.
37. Why is this monster being nice to Hope? Doesn't it try to break people up or something? You'd think he'd try to piss her off even more and ruin her relationship with Landon.
38. Stefan was trying to be more like Damon by sacrificing himself? Um, what?
39. Well, this musical at least gave Stefan and Caroline a goodbye scene. I wonder how much the twins remember Stefan, must have been a bit emotional for Lizzie to play that. Jenny's singing was gooood, really liked it.
40. JED WAS GONNA KISS LIZZIE AND I WANTED IT TO HAPPEN. But a forehead kiss does work.
41. Hope's playing Elena now? What?
42. Ngl I want Hope and Jed to be friends. She needs more of a connection to her wolf side. Both of her parents wanted her to be surrounded by wolves and she's barely interacting with the wolves in this show, which always makes me sad.
43. So this monster can also do little spells and move physical objects eh? Whatever, this is random.
44. And this monster brings people back together? Why?
45. So when Hope is singing, is she doing it as Elena or Hope? She came on stage as Elena, but I thought the song is about Hope. So WHAT IS IT?
46. Oh Damon's on stage, so Hope is singing as Elena and it's a call back to the graveyard scene from the TVD finale.
47. Danielle sings pretty well. It's good she decided to perform this time.
48. Okay, that lifting up scene was adorable. I feel like Hope and Landon are at their cutest when they're a bit spontaneous. But she's Elena on stage and it lowkey looks like Landon crashed her romantic scene with Damon to kiss her so I'm cackling.
49. How much older is Jade supposed to be than Josie?
50. So is Josie going to leave the school for a while and that's why Ethan will be back in the picture?
51. Jade used to babysit Josie? Okay, it is hella awkward.
52. Josie why, don't do this, yikes. Kissing her once doesn't make it non-creepy.
53. The Sheriff feels kinda shoehorned to me. Also, I don't care for Matt Davis or his character.
54. So Candice did the voiceover for Caroline's letter. That's nice for the show. I still don't understand why the letter showed up in Hope's fireplace though LOL.
55. This episode should have spent more time exploring the aftermath of the loss of Rafael. The abrupt shift from the last episode wasn't nice.
56. Yeah, kids, talk out your problems, thanks.
57. I feel like Klaus is too much of a controversial figure that Hope's conflict about her father's reputation would be resolved in one day. This is feeling undercooked. Speaking of, when is one of Klaus' or Hayley's enemies coming after Hope, because she did inherit all of them. Would make for better storytelling than this monster of the week nonsense. And yeah, still no mention of Hayley, I hate this.
58. The monster's characterization was really odd to me and I am so tired of this format SMH.
59. So they toyed with MG for weeks to get a vampire for the spell? That sounds like too much effort. There are tons of vampires from Klaus and Rebekah's bloodline, they couldn't find another? Also, I wonder who is the wolf that they will use.
Well, I felt like this episode was mostly okay, but not that well-cooked or epic or whatever. What is horrific is that they didn't show Bonnie, though. They could have at least gotten a female black guest character who is one of the witch students or something. This is very offensive.
Also, I don't think it makes sense for the show to do any more musicals in the future. This ain't Riverdale.
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dontbesoweirdkira · 5 years
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Being Present Mic’s favorite student would include
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A/n: why don’t yall show my mans any love? Like damnn smh he just out here breaking people's eardrums and tingz and y'all cant even give him some acknowledgement or what not smh. Present Mic stans, you may now rise
-I imagine you’d be like that American exchange student and you laughed at a bad pun he did in english and he felt super special because no one ever understands the puns he does, so now he’s just constantly bothering you
-like you’re just walking down the hall, trying to get to class and you just hear 
-”HEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYYY Y/NNNNN MRS.AMERICAAAAAAAAAAAA.”
-*invoked with fear*
-Like seriously he won’t leave you alone…..at all
-”Y/NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN what’s upppPPp?”
-He love speaking in english to you because it’s keeps him refreshed and plus it’s fun seeing Aizawa all flustered because he only understands 60 percent of what you guys are saying
-You get used to him I promise, he’s actually like the sweetest little thing that wants the best for you uwu. Like if you’re a shy student he’ll break you out of your shell most definitely!!
 -He asks you to do his introductions because aizawa refused for the 1000th time but it actually was super fun so you don’t mind
-”GIIIVE IT UP FOR PRRREEEEEESEEEENNNTTTTTTT MICCCCCCCCC THE ONLYYYY ONEEE THATTT CAAAAN BREAAAAK YOUURR EARDRUUUMSSS AND WILL TO LIVVEEEE IN UNDER A MINUTE.”
-He did a super long hyped up into for you at the sports festival like and he kept cheering you on soo much he was like a soccer dad watching his little princess play her first game
-I swear he was wearing a shirt that said ‘Go Y/N!!’
-Everyone knows you’re his favorite like if you thought All might and Deku thing was a bit much well like he is on a whoooleeee new level
-Speaking of All might and little broccoli, there is an unspoken rivalry between All might and Present. They are always like
-”Haha did you see young Midoriya’s moves today? He is working so hard, he’ll be a great hero soon!”
-”Yeah of course, BuT did yOU sEE mY Y/N todaY????
-SocCeR DAdS
-You and deku kinda does friendly competitions just to watch the two teachers go at it
-”DEKU CLEARLY WON MIC.”
-”LISTEN YOU BLIND FOSSIL IT WAS Y/N!!”
-It was a tie tbh
-Always asking you about American slang and terms like brooo
-”y/n what’s a yeet? Someone told me  I need to yeet off a building and I kinda wanna do it for my next youtube video on youtube.”
-You helped him set up the youtube channel btw
-”so i say period after something truthful is said?”
-”YOUUUUUU ARE THE BESSSSTTTTTT STUUUUUDENTTT Y/NNNNN PERIOODDDD.”
-”like that?”
-You keep him updated on all the trends and make sure his outfits are looking good
-He lets you design a new logo for his brand
-Did I mentioned he’s like super sweet. Like one day you opened your locker to find a note he wrote for you.
-”Heeeeyyyyy Y/NNNNNNN, 
Whats upp best student evvvvvaaaaa???? I just wanted to say i’m proud of you and I heard from a little sleepy birdie (sensei Aizawa) that you aced your test in hissss claaaaaassss wooooooo!!!!! Because of that i mayyyyyyy haveee brought you ice cream that may or may not be in the fridge in the teachers lounge that you may or may not can get during lunch perioddd…… anyways MIC OUT!”
-He helps you control and project your powers when you are struggling with them
-Helps you with the weird Homework assignments All might and Aizawa gives you
-”wtf is this shit? This is your homework?? Hold on, I’m calling shouto .”
-Lets you sleep in his class
-He is like your personal translator if your japanese is a bit iffy or you don’t know how to say something
-Oh and Aizawa adores you also but like he keeps it on the down down low. Like people actually thinks he kinda doesn’t like you but that is not the case at all. Like he supports Mic’s constant spoiling of you and might throw in a gift or two with him.
-Aizawa looks at you guys as his two kids that he will literally protect at all costs. 
-If anyone is messing with you or you need something just yell out ”MR.HIZASHIIIIIII.” or “MR.AIZAWA” and he’ll be there in under a minute.
-Bakugou threatened you once, and Aizawa and Hizashi heard….lets just say he never messed with you again.
-Same goes for you, if anyone is teasing or talking wrongly about Present Mic, you’ll square up any day.
-”yeah he’s like so weird and does he realize that no one thinks he’s cool like stop trying so hard.”
-FigHt mOde ActIvaTeD
-You got in trouble but it was totally worth it and Mic was super flattered but as a teacher he still had to discipline you. He high five you tho and said he wasn’t mad and he only got you in trouble because the other teachers would have bashed him for favoritism
-Once you get more comfortable with him, You guys have like daily talks about anything and everything, he’s a really good listener and will listen to your weekly rants.
- Despite being a literal crackhead, he is super wise and has a lot of knowledge so if you need advice, just ask.
-Knows when you aren’t feeling your best and tries his all to make you smile, it usually ends up working and you’re just laughing at his bad jokes and he’s like
-”YYyyyYYYYy/NNNNNNnnnnnnNNNNNNnNnnn IS FEELiNG BEtTTeRRR  YAYayYAAY!”
-He’ll let you hide out with him and Aizawa when there’s a bunch of kids are crowding you and asking questions about your home country or when school is just overwhelming
-”MR.HIZASHIII THEY ARE AFTER ME AGAAAAIIIIN.”
-He’d 10/10 adopt you if he could
-He invited you on his radio show like twice, it actual helped gained a lot of listeners from a younger audience and even some international people listened in as well. It was actually pretty fun, of course you were a bit nervous you weren’t sure to expect but it was reallly cool. It was almost like an interview, he asked you a few questions about yourself and your school life even opinions on different heros or what not.
-DO NOT AND I REPEAT DO NOT LET THIS FOOL KNOW YOUR BIRTHDAY, HE WILL EMBARRASS YOU INFRONT OF THE WHOOOOLEEE SCHOOL I SWEAR NO ONE CAN STOP HIM
-”But Mr.MIcCCcCc plEAsE Dontttt iTs NOt A BIg DeaL.”
-”i must y/N….LETSSS A BIGGGGGGG HAPPY HAAAAAPPPPYYYYY BIRTHDAAAAYYYYY TOOOO Y/NNN L/NNNN-”
-you died 
-He got a little cake made for you, it had little candies and sparklers on it. It was mega adorbs.your name was also on it but it was spelled wrong. 
-”Here ya go Y/N! Sorry your name is spelled wrong...i tried to fix it but it got all smudged so i just left it.” 
-For his Birthday, you made a picture frame that had a selfie with the two of yall and gave him a little card that said, “Happy Birthday The best teacher evaa! You’re super great and I hope one day we can fight side by side and be the best duo in history! Enjoy your day old man. -The best student evaaa”
 -You teamed up with eraser head to throw a little surprise party for him at a cute little restaurant and he ended up crying sksksksksksdnjksk it was so soft.  
-At the dance you didn’t have a date or anything so ya boi Mic danced with you and it was uwu like super soft. He even walked around with you a bit and let you wrap your arm around his, like he’s the best teacher seriously
-At the end of the year when it was time for you to go back to America, he was devastated like seriously he’d miss you and y’alls antics. He practically begged you not to go back. Yeah he held your leg and cried on the floor….Aizawa had to pull him off of you so you could leave 
-”Don’t cry Mr.Hizashi!! I I’ll see you again one day! Thank You so much for being an awesome teacher this year, I’ll miss you.”
-you actually got approved  to come back the following year but you kept it a secret so you could surprise him when you walk in his class again.
-he was big boi shocked 
-”YYYYYYYYYYyyYYyyYyYYy/NNnnNnnNNNnnn SKDJNKHDKSK YOU’RE BACKKKKK WHERES AIZAWA I GOTTA tELL HIM SILDKSISJSSKKSNJSK DID YOU CUT YOUR HAIR OMHDNKJD  ITS SO CUTEEE AHHHAHSHJSHSJHS AZIAWAAA LOOK AT OUR LITTLE GIRL SSKLKSMLS.”
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ladyeliot · 4 years
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The headache
Based on  “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong” [80s]
Pairing: Teen!Tony Stark x Teen!Reader [Murph Lindon] / Teen!Natasha Romanoff x Teen!Reader
Summary: Alternative Universe. Who hasn't had a little note conversation with a friend during the most boring lesson? And how many times have you been caught?
Warnings: Sexual innuendos. Enemies to lovers.
Word count: 1438
A/N: I Sorry for my spelling and grammatical mistakes, English is not my native language, I am learning.
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Thursday mornings were Mr. Hoover's Geography class, one of the most boring classes the seniors had to endure during the week. The only thing that could ease Murph's suffering was that he shared it with his friends, but that wasn't enough to keep him from wanting to jump out the window and fall two stories down. The faces of each of his companions evidenced the same thoughts, but Natasha seemed to have found entertainment because of the smile on her face. Murph stared at her friend, who sat two rows ahead, diagonal to her, and it was at that very moment that her friend turned and threw with great aim a small circular piece of paper, which landed on her desk. That meant that the conversation through notes between Natasha and Murph was beginning.
"I'm still thinking about what you told me last night. I can't believe you're going to do it on Saturday morning ;)"
Her handwriting was tiny, she had a great ability to make it so that if someone picked up the note they could barely read what she had written. Murph frowned and denied to herself, crossed out Nat's words, so that if anyone picked up the paper they wouldn't know what the conversation was about, and wrote below.
"What are you talking about, who said 'it' was going to happen on Saturday?"
Murph's aim was not quite as accurate, but the note fell right at Nat's feet, who picked up the paper as Mr. Hoover turned away. Murph fiddled with the pen between her fingers as she waited for her friend to return the paper.
"Open your eyes, H. didn't invite you to his house to study, but to 'study'."
Again Murph denied to herself, though a goofy grin was professed on her face as she answered that note.
"Justin's not like that."
The moment he handed the note back to Natasha he realised that he had broken one of the main rules of inter-note conversations, writing a full name. Luckily Natasha got hold of the paper before anyone else did. It took Natasha only a few seconds to read the note and return it to Murph, but unfortunately she was not so good at throwing it that time, and it landed right at the feet of Murph's sidekick, Tony.
Tony had been keeping a close eye on their conversation, for as mentioned earlier, this was the most boring class of the week. Thus, he only had to extend his left foot a few centimetres to draw the note towards him. A heat flooded Murph's body, and he threw a kick in his direction, trying to hit his shin, but his partner on the right deftly dodged it, catching the note between his toes.
"Don't even think about reading it Stark, you read it and you're a dead man." He whispered through his teeth, noting the wide grin of arrogance on Tony's face.
"Why not?" he asked quietly with the paper in his hands. "What is it that's so interesting that keeps you two so entertained?"
Slowly and without wiping off that lopsided smile, he unfolded the little note. Murph found himself tense, under the watchful eye of Natasha, who had realised what the situation was. Mr. Hoover's voice had become background noise, he barely remembered his presence. She gripped the table tightly, having faith that Tony wouldn't do it, but he did, Tony's fingers increased their speed as he opened the paper and turned his gaze to those letters.
She couldn't help it, finally leaping up at Tony, trying to knock the paper out of his hands, starting a fight in the middle of Geography class. The scuffle brought noises with it, catching the attention of their classmates and also Mr. Hoover, who stopped writing on the blackboard and looked at the two of them.
"What the hell is going on!" he exclaimed, dropping the chalk on his desk. "Miss Lindon! Take your seat immediately."
Though her fight was austere, Murph was finally able to get the note completely out of her hands, for which she was proud of herself. Mr. Hoover directed her steps towards them, prostrating himself between the two tables and holding out his palm.
"Give me right now what you just took from Mr. Stark," he said sternly.
It took him a couple of seconds to consider what other alternatives he had, it even crossed his mind to eat the damn paper, but it would probably make it worse.
"Mr. Hoover I-" Natasha started to say, but the professor's stern look silenced her.
"Miss Lindon..." he asked again, holding out his palm to her.
She finally gave in and placed the note in the palm of her teacher's hand, who was quick to put it back together and read it carefully. Murph stared straight ahead, avoiding making eye contact with any of his classmates, while biting his tongue to vent his inner anger.
"Miss Lindon, I'm glad you're meeting Mr. Hammer to study on Saturday, but I'd like you to attend to my lectures during my class time.
As Murph listened to those words his face grew pinker, in the background he could hear how most of his classmates seemed to be amused by the situation.
"Since you have been entertaining me during my two hours of class, I hope you will inform me that you will not be able to keep your appointment with Mr. Hammer on Saturday morning,'' he said, ''I want you in the detention room first thing in the morning.
Those words brought a smile to Tony's face, who was one of many who seemed to be amused by the situation.
"And you don't smile so much Mr. Stark, because you're going with her."
"Excuse me Professor, but I-" suddenly the expression on his face changed.
"Any objections?" asked Mr. Hoover, looking at him intently, to which Tony chose to bite his tongue and deny with his face, giving him a broad, false smile. "Great."
The only person who didn't seem to grasp what was happening 100% was Steve, who watched the situation from the outside with a frown on his face, while Natasha, who was standing next to him, tried to explain to him what had happened. The class continued and Murph's anger at Tony's stupidity returned.
When the two and a half hours were up Murph gathered his things, getting up from his seat and slapping the back of Tony's head with his book before heading for the exit door of the classroom.
"Hey!" exclaimed Tony.
"Idiot," Natasha retorted before walking out of the classroom.
"You better not talk," her friend reproached. "I could have ratted you out."
Murph made it to the lockers and a second later Nat landed beside him.
"How can you hate a person so much?" he asked rhetorically. "It's unbearable, it's the sight of him and I get a headache, like a pain that comes and goes you know?"
Natasha looked at her guiltily, listening to her friend's rant as she helped her put her books away.
"Murph, I'm so sorry about what happened..."
"No! It's not your fault, it's that idiot Stark!" she slammed her locker shut. "I swear, if I could, I'd make him disappear from the universe right now."
After those words she let out all the air in her lungs, trying to relax. They both headed towards the cafeteria, where Steve was already holding his seat.
"Can someone explain to me what was in that note?" asked Steve in annoyance.
"You know you're the only one who attends class?" said Natasha looking at him.
"Hey, I thought today's class was interesting," he defended himself, but returned to the initial topic. "Hey, what was on that note?"
Murph shook his hand in denial, downplaying the fact that it had happened, he needed to change the subject otherwise he knew his bad mood was going to be there all day.
"You'd better not push it, Murph has headaches that come and go," Nat commented with a smile.
At that moment Tony made his stellar entrance into the cafeteria with a broad smile, greeting a few students at various tables and giving a kiss on the cheek to one of the cheerleaders.
"Look, here comes the headache again." Nat smiled opening his can of Pepsi watching as Tony approached from the distance.
You can follow the story at  “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong”
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fy-enhypen · 4 years
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“I don’t want to define music in one word” - Heeseung
HEESEUNG was comfortable with handling a basketball. Most of the time the ball went in, just as it was supposed to. Once, when he missed and the ball bounced off the rim, HEESEUNG kept shooting over and over until it went in. At last, two points. Shooting over and over and hitting the wall until he succeeds? Well, HEESEUNG’s attitude toward the stage is the same. On I-LAND, your older brother said that he’s proud of you now, thinking back to how you used to be this average cute but a little immature kid who liked playing games with friends and didn’t like to study.
HEESEUNG: That time he was talking about, that was when I was really immature. I’m not exaggerating when I say that everything’s changed. This might be a bit off-topic, but I have this one good old friend who I would hang out with and goof around with all the time. It was all really childish, but I’m way more mature now. (laughs) But I do think I should keep growing up more than I am now.
I saw that, when you were doing the group photoshoot, the staff asked you to move to NI-KI’s side, and you asked him first if that was okay before moving.
HEESEUNG: Yes, I did say that. It happened so quickly, I’m surprised you caught it. (laughs)
You didn’t hesitate to help other contestants with their dancing on I-LAND even though you were competing against one another. SUNOO said you’re an “angel.” (laughs)
HEESEUNG: I could try and take all the credit for that, but that’s not really how it was. (laughs) I think that was possible because I-LAND had more challenges emphasizing teamwork than other survival shows. But that aside, I still wanted to help them. When I first became a Big Hit trainee, I practiced really hard for six months and became one of the better performers among the new recruits. I guess it’s probably because I had a lot of opportunities to be the leader from that time on.
Did you have much experience singing or dancing before you became a trainee?
HEESEUNG: I’m still not that good at dancing, but I was absolutely hopeless at the beginning. (laughs) I was really, really bad. It was so bad that my friends would make fun of me for not being able to do even basic moves. They’d say, “Seriously, how did you ever get casted?” But Big Hit’s training regimen is really good. (laughs and stretches arms out diagonally) This is called “arm stretching.” It’s a basic move. This is all I did for a year. And then more than a year of following the rhythm. I focused on basic, repetitive moves like that, then I took baby steps with a dance foundations class, and then with endless practice I finally got a lot better.
You can give hope to hopeless dancers. (laughs) I know that you were always very interested in singing.
HEESEUNG: I dreamed of becoming a singer since I was six, but I totally lacked confidence. Singers need to be able to sing in front of people without feeling nervous, but the most I could do until high school was sing with two or three really close friends at a karaoke. And then my dad suggested I take the entrance exam for an art high school, but I was too nervous during the test to sing anything. I was about to head home thinking I’d better study or choose a different career path when suddenly a casting agent spotted me. I was really lucky.
HEESEUNG: I was heavily influenced by YEONJUN from TOMORROW X TOGETHER when I came to Big Hit. Up until then, I had a sense of pride. I thought, well, I’m pretty good at singing, right? But after I saw YEONJUN, I realized I was totally fooling myself. (laughs) I felt like YEONJUN is the kid who gets perfect in every subject and I’m the one who gets, about 80 in one class and goes around bragging about it. So I thought there’s no room for feeling “not confident or some other nonsense like that” (laughs) I need to really up my game if I want to be a singer. From then on, I tried to really show off everything I’ve got on stage, which is different from how I used to be.
In the “October 2020 by ENHYPEN” video, you set a goal to practice vocals for one and a half to two hours every day. Even with your busy schedule, you’ve been close to 70~80% successful with that goal.
HEESEUNG: (laughs) It’s easy to achieve your goals when it’s something you like to do. I usually put my all into things I like, but I don’t have much motivation to do things I’m not into. I think that’s a strength and also a weakness. To use studying as an example: I lost interest in studying when I was in middle school, so I didn’t put much effort into most subjects, but I liked English because I liked to listen to pop songs. There was a foreign language high school near me that accepted students only based on their English grades and mine were good enough to get in.
All your practice really shows on your debut album, BORDER: DAY ONE. I was impressed by how you expressed each song differently.
HEESEUNG: The lead single, “Given-Taken,” is about facing a new world, and ENHYPEN just debuted as a team, so I wanted to convey a passionate start of a race. You could say it’s mellow since it opens with a harp, but I used all my energy to emphasize the tone. In “Let Me In (20 CUBE),” there’s the lyrics: “Can you open your window / Been looking everywhere for my Nemo.” It would sound kind of weird if I sang, “Open up!” forcefully like that.(laughs) So I recorded my vocals in a way that best conveys the meaning and doesn’t break the mood.
It looks like you have specific ideas about the performances and your music. On I-LAND you recorded the “-note” video diary, and you reflected on various aspects of your performance. It was very impressive the way you could go back and analyze it like that.
HEESEUNG: If you debut, you become a professional. I don’t look like a pro in my performances yet, but I think you become more professional by making deliberate efforts. I think I need to be able to express myself inside and out, so I’m trying to do all different kinds of training.
You mentioned several times that you want to write your own songs this year. Have you written any?
HEESEUNG: When I was in sixth grade, I took a music composition class using a sequencer program my dad recommended, called Cakewalk. I started to write songs again after I became a trainee. There’s a song I worked on until I got into I-LAND, and also some songs I wrote and recorded the lyrics over some existing beats. But we’ve been so busy preparing for the debut. I really regret that I haven’t been able to show off my work. Anyway, I’m going to keep trying to write songs for ENGENE whenever I get time. I just hope they’ll be patient with me.
You said “Merry and the Witch’s Flower” by Yerin Baek is your favorite song. What kind of songs do you usually listen to?
HEESEUNG: As far as genre goes, I’m really into alternative R&B. I also like songs that are dreamy and chill. I listened to a lot of songs by Yerin Baek, Anderson Paak and Eric Bellinger lately. I usually listen to the newest releases to see what people like these days, but I also listen to old hits by 2Pac and the Notorious B.I.G.
In BE:LIFT LAB’s “Training Camp,” you said your personal motivation is the high goals you set for yourself.
HEESEUNG: If I were to say that I want to be at 100, I’m currently at a 30 or 40. I’m absolutely serious. I think I need to try a lot harder if I’m going to reach my full potential. I want to be more than just a set of skills, or an amazing person; I want to make sure I don’t lose myself. The more time you spend on your work, the less time there is to invest in yourself. And if your work takes over your identity, I think you might even find it easy to lose your own sense of self. I want to be the kind of person who can grow while staying devoted to my work.
It reminds me of your performance of “Chamber 5.” Even though I-LAND is a survival program and you could have chosen a song that would have been more advantageous to you, you took on a new challenge solely for self-improvement.
HEESEUNG: (laughs) I was in way over my head. I seriously never tried even a single playful song like “Chamber 5” before in my life. But, obviously, you can’t go back to the past. Anyway, that was my choice. I was preparing for a job where you have to be ready to handle all different kinds of concepts. I took that as a fact and just practiced. And also, I had the magnificent teacher, Mr. SUNOO, right there with me. (laughs) So it was good in the end.
Maybe it’s thanks to that experience that the way you turn around and wink in the “Let Me In (20 CUBE)” performance suits you so well.
HEESEUNG: (laughs) That kind of stuff just comes to me naturally now—basically showing people how charming I am. Was it a bit awkward? (laughs) Songs like “10 Months” are in-your-face cutesy. It was hard at first, but after thinking about my own style the answer came to me. I look mature compared to the other members, so I figured that was the solution to the problem of how to express my charm. Now I am Lee HEESEUNG, a man of endless allure. (laughs)
Before a leader was selected for ENHYPEN, your name kept coming up in the polls under headings like, “the first person you’ll turn to when you’re having a hard time,” or, “the person who won’t hesitate to take difficult tasks for others.”
HEESEUNG: I’m good at listening to other people’s problems. That sounded like bragging. (laughs) If I see someone struggling with something I can fix or help them with, it’s hard for me to just stand by and watch. I don’t go around thinking I always need to help with everything, but I unconsciously act that way.
You’re the oldest member of the group. I can tell the other members trust you, and rely on you. As their oldest teammate, how do you want to be there for them?
HEESEUNG: I hope they don’t think of me as being more important than them just because I’m the oldest. In middle school, high school, clubs, and places like that, I realized that opening up to someone your senior isn’t always easy. So when we became a team, I thought I should be a cute, approachable guy (laughs) and create an atmosphere where they can speak openly with me. Everybody feels comfortable talking to that kind of person.
It seems like you already are. You all looked really close when the others were touching your head without hesitation on V LIVE and saying it looks like the full moon. (laughs)
HEESEUNG: (laughs) Yes, I’m … not thrilled that happened. (laughs) Everyone in the group has their own strong, unique personality, but still, we all try to trust and respect one another, and we set clear boundaries. And as we spend more time together, we share more personal stories, which helps us grow closer.
In “-note,” you thank the people around you and judge your own practice progress objectively while finding the positive aspects. I was impressed.
HEESEUNG: Even though they didn’t show it on the show much, I felt tremendous pressure being in a leadership position. There was so much to deal with. A lot of that was hard, of course, but I believe that people become the things they say they are, so I chose to be thankful and stay positive. If I say it like I believe it, my thinking will change and then I can overcome any difficulty. For artists, fans are important, skills are important, and talent is important, if you want to draw people in. Everything is important, really. I think it’s most important to have a healthy mind if you want to really nail all those things.
What does music mean to you?
HEESEUNG: That’s the hardest question. (laughs) I don’t want to define music in one word. I don’t think there should be just one correct answer to what music is. Because there’s no answer, all kinds of different music gets made, and many different people can be on stage. As soon as there is an answer, music will lose its charm.
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Professor Black/// Sirius Black x Reader
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REQUEST(S): Hey sunshine, I was thinking about Sirius x reader Where she is a teacher in Hogwarts (wife of Sirius and godmother of Harry) and friend of Snape so, Harry send a latter to Black just to tell him how things have And Sirius is so jealous who goes there just to “greet” his godson (Sorry if this is so bad, English is not my first language) love u (anonymous)
WORD COUNT: ~1500
WARNING(S): none!
A/N: i am out here serving you guys domestic Sirius Black realness! Thanks for the request (your English is perfectly fine btw), and I’m really sorry but I just couldn’t find it within myself to write Severus into this (me and that man have beef). In this one we’re just gonna pretend Sirius never went to Azkaban. Anyways, enjoy.
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  You marked the last question on the exam incorrect before setting it to the side and beginning to grade the next one in the pile. It was extremely tedious and you could name a thousand spells that would get it done easier, but there was some type of rule against that for whatever reason.
  What was it that McGongall had said? “Not accurate, and prone to mistakes” and “not everything should be done with magic.” A bunch of bullocks, if anyone wanted to know what you thought.
  But you followed the rules, nevertheless. You were at least proud to see that the students were performing well, for the most part. Ancient studies was by no means an easy class but they all seemed to be catching on fine.
  There was a knock on the doorframe of the classroom, and without looking up you said, “Come in.”
  “Are you sure? You look quite busy, I can come back,” came the reply. Your eyes bolted up from your exams.
  Sirius Black stood leaning against the doorframe, smirking at you.
  You were up from your seat in an instan, practically running over to him. “What are you doing here,” you asked, as you wrapped your arms around his neck.
  He kissed you, a sensation that you’d both been missing desperately. He only came to visit you one weekend out of every month, and in the time between visits no amount of writing could compensate for actually being there with each other. Getting to see each other. To touch each other.
  “Well, my favorite godson wrote me a letter and in it he was talking about his favorite teacher. Going on and on about Professor Black and I figured, well, I must meet this Professor myself and see what all the fuss is about.” You smirked, slapping him lightly in the chest.
“I’m kidding,” he continued. “Really I just missed you.  I know I was supposed to come next week but I couldn’t wait.” He kissed you on the top of the head and then ventured further into the classroom. “It’s downright unfair that he gets to see you everyday and I have to wait an entire month. Do your students know how lucky it is that they get you as a teacher? I never had teacher’s as hot as you!”  
  You laughed, following him toward your desk. “Are you jealous of my students now?”
  “Just the tiniest bit.”
  “Well, that’s your own fault. You could be with me everyday if you just bloody moved.” Sirius rolled his eyes.
  “That’s not happening.” You already knew that’s what he’d say because that’s what he’s been saying since you got this job. He absolutely refused to move this far out.
  “So,” Sirius ventured, “what do you say I treat you for dinner?”
  You looked over his shoulder at the pile of tests you had yet to grade. He followed your gaze and looked at the pile knowingly.
  “Isn’t there a spell for that?” You walked around your desk, and sat down in the chair, gazing at the pile.
  “There’s plenty but we aren’t allowed to use them. Because,” you cleared your throat and put on an obnoxiously thick British accent, “not everything is to be done with magic.”
  Sirius burst out laughing, clutching his stomach in an attempt to contain himself. “Was that your McGonagall?” You smiled confidently and nodded. “It was bloody awful, never do it again.”
  You rolled your eyes. “As if you could do better.”
  “I certainly could but I don’t want to make you feel any worse than you already ought to after that.” He gave you a smirk, trailing around your desk to stand behind you.
  His hands rested on your shoulders, massaging them slowly. One of your hands came up to rest on top of his. “You’ve been working so hard, I think you deserve a break,” he murmured. He brushed your hair to the side and planted a soft kiss on your neck.
  “Mm, that is incredibly compelling.” You looked over your shoulder at him. He had his bottom lip between his teeth and that mischievous glint in his eyes that you knew too well.
  You rose from your seat, wrapping your hand around his neck. His hands instinctively grasped your waist, pulling you against him. You came crashing together, a messy kiss full of nothing but longing.
  Sirius sighed against you, pulling you up so that you were sitting on top of your desk. He laughed slightly as you yelped from the sudden movement.
  His mouth went back to your neck and you were just praying he wouldn’t leave any marks. The last thing you needed was for one of your students to see that. His mouth came back up to your, pecking your lips softly.
  “Merlin, I really have missed you.” He pushed his hair out of his face and smiled down at you.
  “Really? I couldn’t tell.” He chuckled, offering you his hand so you could climb down from the desk. You took his hand and stood next to him, straightening your skirt. You cupped his cheek in your hand and kissed him again. “I miss you too, dear.”
  You turned to fix the papers on your desk, neatly arranging them into two piles. Sirius’s hands wrapped around your hips as he stood close behind you. “Let me take you out for dinner,” he repeated. You leaned back, pressing your back into his chest and resting your head on his shoulder.
  “That sounds lovely.”
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  You spent the remainder of the night nestled in a booth in the corner of Three Broomsticks. Sirius sat beside you as close as two people could be in public while still being decent. Sirius’ hand ran up and down your thigh under the table, perfectly innocently. He missed touching you so much that he’d take anything he could get.
  You talked about whatever was new: Order of the Phoenix business, Hogwarts gossip, etc. Anything that you couldn’t quite fit in letters or simply preferred to talk about in person.
  Sirius couldn’t keep his eyes off you and you felt the exact same. You never quite got used to being away from each other for long periods of time and each time you saw each other you tried to commit every detail of his face to memory as if this would be the last time you’d ever see him.
  “Dad?” You both looked up. Harry stood at your table with Ron and Hermione on either side of them. He looked between the two of you in confusion. “What are you doing here? I thought you weren’t coming until next week.”
  “Well, I decided to surprise your mum.” He kissed you on the cheek, and Harry groaned in embarrassment. He hated when you guys did PDA in front of him and it was absolutely mortifying when you did it in front of his friends.
  “Right,” he replied, his cheeks quickly turning red. “Well, we better be off, it’s getting late.” He turned on his heels and was nearly about to leave before Sirius called after him.
  “Not so quick.” Harry turned back around slowly. “What do you say you to getting brunch with your mum and I tomorrow morning?”
  “Alright,” he returned quickly. “I’ll see you then.” He took off toward the door.
  “Ten o’clock on the dot! Do not be late,” he called after him. You shot Sirius a look. You both knew that it was impossible to get that boy out of bed on time. And brunch wasn’t going to miraculously fix that.
  “I won’t be,” he lied as he made his way through the restaurant.
  “Bye Professor Black, Mr. Black,” Hermione called as she followed him.
  Ron issued a quick “bye” and then they were all gone.
  When the door closed behind them, Sirius looked over at you. “Do you think he’ll ever get over seeing us kiss?” He kissed you on the mouth with a coy grin.
  “Not a chance,” you mumbled as you pulled away. “But I reckon he’ll just have to get used to it ‘cause we aren’t stopping.”
  Sirius laughed against you as you pulled him into another quick kiss. “So,” you began, “how long do I have you for?”
  “A week.” You both smiled at each other excitedly. It was rare that you got to spend that much time together. “I reckon we can put some good use to my time here, hmm?”
  His hand ventured further up your thigh and you leaned into him. “I reckon we can.” You kissed him slowly, this time savoring the feeling of his skin against yours. There was a lot you could do in a week and you were determined to make fantastic use of his time.
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All We’re After- Chapter 1
So I started writing a Julie and the Phantoms prequel fic about Sunset Curve set in the ‘90s back in November, and I never posted it anywhere. So, I figured why not post the first chapter on Tumblr to see what you guys think. 
  Tick. Tick. Tick. 
  Alex listened to the sound of the clock in his chemistry class as he completed the test in front of him. He couldn’t focus, and his hands shook as he wrote the answers on his test booklet, and he found himself tapping his pencil on his table. This earned a lot of stares from his classmates, and a lot of shushing from his teacher. 
  “You okay, Alex?” Whispered Alex’s best friend, Luke. 
  “Yeah, I’m okay,” Alex lied, blushing as he made eye contact with Luke. 
  “Okay,” Luke said, turning back to his test. 
  Alex followed Luke’s lead and continued on his test. He barely paid attention to what he was doing and instead just focused on the clock. He willed the clock to go slower or to stop completely, but he knew that wasn’t possible. 
  Alex watched as the minutes ticked by and more and more of his classmates got up to turn in their tests. This only made more anxious, especially after Luke turned in his test before him. 
  “How are you done already?” Alex whispered to Luke as he sat back down. 
  Luke shrugged. “Most of the class is. Are you sure you’re okay?”
  Alex nodded. “Yeah.”
  Alex went back to his test and started scribbling in answers. He doubted they were right, but he couldn’t focus anymore. All he could think about was what he’d say to his band mates after school, and what they’d say back. He hoped it wouldn’t be too brutal, and that he’d still have band mates after what he was going to say. 
  He finished his test just as the bell rang, announcing the end of class. It startled him so much that he fell out of his seat. 
  “Wow,” Luke said, rushing to help Alex get up. 
  “Thanks,” Alex told him, his cheeks red from embarrassment and from him looking at Luke. God, why Luke, why couldn’t it have been some other guy in his class? Why did it have to be his best friend?
  “Are you hurt?” Luke asked him. 
  “My dignity is,” Alex replied. 
  Luke smiled. “Trust me, no one saw, they were too busy running out of class.”
  Alex smiled. “Thanks, Luke.”
  “No problem,” Luke told Alex. “Now, c’mon, Bobby’s gonna drive us to his house for band practice.”
  Alex nodded. “Okay. Let me just turn in this test and get some things from my locker. I’ll meet you outside.”
  Luke nodded. “Okay.”
  Alex turned in his test and then split up with Luke to go to his own locker. His heart hammered as he walked. He couldn’t believe he was going to admit something to his friends that he had kept bottled up inside him since he was thirteen. He was almost seventeen now, but he had had a hard time even admitting the truth to himself much less anyone else. 
  Alex opened his locker and shoved his textbooks and drumsticks into his backpack as quickly as he could. He needed to stop thinking about what would take place in the next few hours, but it was almost impossible. Every time he tries to think of something else, his mind would wander back to the future conversation he had been stressing about all day. 
  Alex finally closed his locker and made his way to the front of the school. His hands shook as he got closer to the parking lot. He recited what he was going to say over and over in his head. He finally snapped out of his daze when a voice called his name. 
  “Hey, Alex!” Luke called, holding his guitar, and standing next to Reggie and Bobby. 
  “Hey, guys,” Alex said, walking over to his friends.  
  “You’re late,” Bobby joked. 
  “Sorry,” Alex apologized. “It’s been a long day.”
  “Don’t worry about it,” Bobby told Alex. 
  “Ready for practice?” Reggie asked the group. 
  Alex nodded. “Yeah, let’s go.”
  A few minutes later and Alex, Luke, Reggie, Bobby, and their instruments were all piled into Bobby’s semi-old beat up Chevy. It had been a gift from Bobby’s dad when he turned sixteen, and he had been driving it ever since. 
  “What do you guys wanna listen to?” Reggie asked the group, pulling out CDs from Bobby’s glove box. Some drivers might’ve seen it as disrespectful if their passenger dug around in their glove box, but Bobby didn’t mind. In fact, he encouraged the guys to add their favorite CDs to the glovebox so that they could discover new music, and jam out to their favorites. 
  “Green Day?” Alex spoke up. Normally, he wouldn’t suggest the music they listen to unless he was asked, but Green Day always made him feel less anxious, and he really needed that right now. 
  “Okay,” Luke said. “I can rock to that.”
  “Me too,” Bobby agreed. 
  “Green Day it is,” Reggie said, and put in the CD. 
  The first song came on and the friends all sung along and rocked out to the first song. It helped calm Alex’s nerves a bit, but not completely. He tapped his foot nervously. He couldn’t believe it was almost time for him to say something he had been dreading for years until, finally, they reached Bobby’s house. 
  Alex took a deep breath and got out of Bobby’s car. He was building up the courage for what he wanted to say, but he knew he couldn’t tell them right away. He wanted at least one more normal band practice just in case he was kicked out or shunned. 
  “Ya coming, Alex?” Luke asked him, and Alex realized that he had been standing in the same spot for about a minute. 
  “Yeah, sorry, just thinking,” Alex said. 
  “About what?” Luke asked. 
  “Nothing important,” Alex lied. “Let’s go practice.”
  Band practice lasted about five hours before they finally decided to take a break to eat. Bobby decided to order pizza since his parents were out of town for the weekend, and none of the band could cook. However, they still ate in the garage despite having the whole place to themselves. They all agreed it made more sense as the garage was basically their safe haven. 
  “That rehearsal was great!” Luke exclaimed, clearly proud. “I’m glad we were able to learn the new songs so fast.”
  “Yeah,” Alex agreed. 
  “Would’ve been better if you let me make Crooked Teeth country,” Reggie mumbled. 
  “Crooked Teeth is not a country song,” Luke protested. “It’s clearly rock.”
  “We could’ve experimented with it,” Reggie said. 
  “You’re not gonna crack him, Reg,” Bobby told him. 
  “Hmph,” Reggie said in defeat. 
  “Anyway,” Luke said, looking from Reggie to Alex. “What’s wrong?”
  “What? Nothing,” Alex lied, trying to play it cool. 
  “I know that face,” Luke said. “What’s up?”
  Alex sighed. “I have something to tell you guys, but I don’t know if I can,” he admitted. 
  “You can tell us anything,” Luke assured Alex. 
  “Yeah, we’re here for you, man,” Reggie added. 
  “Yeah, whatever you have to say, you can say to us,” Bobby said. “Nothing leaves this garage.”
  Alex smiled. “Promise?”
  “Promise,” all three boys said at the same time. 
  Alex took a deep breath. “I really don’t know how to say this, and I’ve been wanted to tell you for years now, but I never found the right time, and, well, I could barely tell myself the truth, and I know if I don’t say it now I never will and-“
  “Alex, you’re rambling,” Luke told him. 
  “Right, sorry,” Alex took a deep breath. “What I’m trying to tell you is, well, that, I’m, well, I’m gay.”
  Alex held his breath. At first, no one said anything. Alex was just about to get his drumsticks and leave, sure he wasn’t wanted when Reggie came over and hugged him. 
  “Wha-“ Alex started, but before he could finish, Luke and Bobby joined the hug. “You’re not mad?” Alex asked. 
  “Of course we’re not,” Bobby said.  
  “Yeah, we support you no matter what,” Luke added. 
  “You really thought we’d be mad?” Reggie asked. 
  “Well, yeah, I mean it’s not exactly the most accepted thing ever,” Alex told his friends. 
  “Well, we’re not like that,” Bobby said. 
  “Yeah,” Luke agreed. “You’re still the same Alex.”
  Reggie nodded. 
  Alex smiled. “Thanks guys, but, um, would you mind not letting this leave this room. I mean you’re the first people I’ve told, my parents don’t even know.”
  “Of course, man,” Reggie said. 
  “Yeah, nothing leaves this room,” Luke agreed. 
  “Yeah, don’t worry about it,” Bobby added. 
  “Thanks,” Alex said. He felt happy. For one of the first times in his life, he felt calm and relaxed. He actually felt good, and realized he made the right decision telling his friends. 
  “So, did you guys hear about what happened in Ms. Wilson’s class?” Luke asked the group. 
  “No,” Bobby said. “What happened?”
  “Brandon Cooper and Tyler Jameson got into a huge fight over Susan McClan!” Luke exclaimed. 
  “Seriously?” Alex asked. 
  “Yeah,” Luke smiled. “It was pretty hilarious.”
  “Who won?” Reggie asked. 
  “Neither. Susan rejected both of them right after the fight,” Luke said. “It was awesome!”
  Bobby left. “That sucks.”
  “Yeah,” Alex said. “They didn’t even get the girl in the end.”
  Luke smiled. “Yeah.”
  “How did I not hear about that?” Reggie asked. 
  “Because you’re in AP classes,” Luke said. “You were probably on the other side of the school, and the only one of us you have classes with besides music is Alex.”
  “Just English,” Alex said.
  “That’s still one more than the rest of us,” Luke joked. 
  Reggie smiled. “You’re not wrong.”
  Although Reggie wasn’t exactly the brightest in the real world, he was extremely smart when it came to school things. Of course, Reggie had done some incredibly dumb thing, and Alex had often wondered how he wasn’t dead yet, but none of the school knew that side of him, they really thought he was the smartest person in the school. 
  The friends talked for hours until they decided it was probably best to go to bed. 
  “I call the couch!” Luke exclaimed.
  Reggie sighed. “How come you always get the couch?”
  “Because I’m more likable,” Luke joked. 
  Reggie smiled. “Sure,” he said. 
  “It’s fine,” Bobby said. “The beanbags are set up in the loft, we can just sleep on those.”
 “Okay,” Alex said. 
  Alex and Bobby went up to the loft while Reggie stayed behind to get the teddy bear he carried with him from his backpack. Reggie had told them it was a gift from his parents before they started fighting all the time. He had kept it and used it as a comfort object to drown out the sound of his parents yelling. 
  Alex picked a pink beanbag to sleep on while Bobby picked a black one. Reggie came up on the loft later and slept on a red beanbag. 
  “Night guys!” Luke called from the couch. 
  “Night,” Alex responded. 
  “Goodnight,” Bobby said. 
  “Goodnight, Couch thief,” Reggie joked. 
  Alex smiled and looked up at the ceiling. He slowly drifted off to sleep.
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97%
Irondad & Spiderson
Word Count: 1450
Summary: Peter is promised a surprise if he gets at least a 97% on his English essay
Warnings: This is one of those rare times where I wrote pure fluff
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"Sorry Ned, I totally forgot." Peter sighs a little after he puts his phone away. he had just gotten a text from Happy reminding Peter that he wouldn't be coming to get him after school today. "Mr. Stark is picking me up from school today. I can't do the sleepover. I'm sorry, bro." Peter talks fast as the two of them walk down the hallway to their last class of the day. 
Peter doesn't miss his friend's disappointed sigh, but he doesn't have time to think about it when Ned punches him in the arm. 
"Wait! Doesn't Mr. Stark always pick you up on Friday's?" He eyes Peter suspiciously, making Peter squirm. 
"No. Well, yes- But today it's actually Mr. Stark. Not Happy under Stark's request." He dumbly explains the situation to Ned and rubs at his face to try and wipe the cringe off of it.
"Hold on. Mr. Stark is going to be in a lambo in," Ned checks his watch and continues, "43 minutes, to pick YOU up from school?" He looks at his watch again and says, "Sorry, 42 minutes."
Laughing, Peter starts to walk away. He nods as he answers, "Pretty much, except it's actually going to be an Audi. Mr. Stark doesn't drive lambos. He says they hurt his butt." Peter looks down and then back up at Ned, who was still staring with awe at his watch. 
He mumbled '41 minutes' as he turned to start walking to his desk.
They part ways then to take their seats on opposite sides of the classroom. If there was one smart teacher at Midtown, this was is. Mrs. Graydon was the only teacher who noticed Ned and Peter's constant talking and she separated them within the first week of school.
The next 41 minutes after they sit down, Peter doesn't even pay attention to the lecture. The time is spent with Peter sharing excited looks at Ned, longing glances at MJ, and a threatening text from Mr. Stark.
Mr. Stark! :) : Spiderling. If you do not bring me an English paper with a 97% or higher, the only thing you will be doing at the compound this weekend will be writing English papers. See you in a few kid.
Peter sends back a string of emojis and looks up at the clock. After that he glances over at Ned who is just looking up from his watch. He mouths 'three minutes'.
Nodding his head, Peter has to try and keep the smile off of his face when Mrs. Graydon sends a sharp glare to him. 
Soon enough, the bell rings and Peter is springing out of his desk. On his way out he bumps Ned in a short goodbye and all but runs to the back of the school where Happy usually picks him up. Before he even stepped out through the doors, Peter saw Mr. Stark, sitting in a bright blue Audi. 
"Ha! I knew it!" He whispers to himself in excitement. His steps gradually get bigger, and closer to strides, but soon enough he is throwing himself into the car.
"Woah! Underoos, if you get in any faster you're going to forget your body and I'll just have a couple feet in my car." Tony looks at the kid and sighs before adding, "Why were you running like you were in an old cartoon, kid?"
Peter's smile never falters as he says, "Because I won." He reaches into his jeans pocket and pulls out a folded piece of paper, holding it right in Tony's face. "Look!" He drops it in his mentor's lap and waits with a smug smile as Tony unfolds it. 
"99%. Huh. Not bad, kid." Peter knew he was trying to act like it was no big deal, but he could hear the pride lacing the older man's words. 
Matter-of-factly, Peter said, "You have to put it on one of your fridges now. Preferably the one in the common room so all the Avengers can see how undeniably amazing I am."
Tony lets out a deep laugh and nods, "Duly noted, Pete. You did good. I suppose I have to carry through with my promised surprise now?" He puts the gear in drive and looks around before pulling out of the school parking lot. 
Peter was quick to shake his head. "Oh! Uh, no sir- Mr. Stark, if it's a bother-"
"Kid, I told you I would. Besides, you did great things. I'm proud of you, I want to do it." Tony glanced over at the blushing kid and chuckled. Peter's face was red and he was embarrassed, but now he was also happy. Mr. Stark is proud of me. 
That thought alone was enough to get Peter's smile back. "Alright. Thank's Mr. Stark, I really appreciate it." 
Waving his thanks off, Tony's smugness comes back, "So a 99%? What happened with the one?"
"I used the word 'butt' and my teacher got mad." Peter bitterly scowls. "It wasn't even bad, I just said, 'like a butt on the subway', but that's to be expected!"
Tony can't help but snicker, "What was the essay about?" He was glad that his attempt at distracting the kid was working. He really wanted the trip to be a surprise. 
"The cleanliness of public transportation." Peter looks down at the -1 on his paper. "Which, by the way, is something that I will never use again. It's disgusting in there." 
"I wouldn't know." Tony mumbles as he pulls the car into the parking lot of a small building with neon signs in the window. Peter looks up at the place when he feels the car slowing down. 
His eyes blow wide and he looks at Mr. Stark in disbelief. "Wait! You brought me to a putt putt place?" 
"Um. No. I brought us to a putt putt place. I am a master, so prepare to get your ass kicked." Tony says the words in a 'duh' voice as he steps out of the car. Peter rushes to catch up with him. "You think I am just gonna sit and watch?" 
Peter couldn't believe it. Mr. Stark, an Avenger, was going to play a game of putt putt? With him? "Uh. Wait. Mr. Stark, you know where we are right? And what putt putt is?" Peter looks at the ground where his feet shuffle awkwardly, waiting for his mentor to change his mind. He looks up when he feels a hand on his shoulder. 
"Pete, how old do you think I am? You know, don't answer that. Yes, I know, and yes, I want to." Tony sends him a slight smile and starts walking again. "When we get back to the compound we are going to apparently have a very long self-worth talk." He looks down again to see Peter smiling wide and shaking his head. 
"It's not that! I was just making sure that Tony Stark, genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist knew what he signed up for." Peter laughs a little as they grab clubs and brightly colored golf balls. 
"How do you know about that?!" Tony glanced over to the kid in shock and placed the red ball down. He hit it and watched as it barely made it half of the way to the basic hole. 
Peter smirks and lines up his blue golf ball. He hits it harder than Tony had and chuckles when it sinks easily into the first hold. "Cap and I are tight, man." 
Tony huffs about how, 'the Avengers need to keep their traps shut' as he finishes the whole. 
After the next five holes go the same, Peter places a hand on Tony's arm. "It seems as though the apprentice has surpassed the master." 
"Yeah, yeah. Let's get out of here, I'm a tired old man." Tony chuckles a little, but tries to stay calm and collected. 
Peter stops at the car and stands in front of Tony's door. He starts speaking almost too fast for Tony to keep up. 
"Thank you so, so, so, much! That was AWESOME! You suck at it, but it's really cool. Thank's Dad- Mr- Tony- Iron- Uh. Thanks, Mr. Stark." Peter gives a sheepish smile and looks down quickly. He rushes around the car and gets in as Tony stands there, trying to process what the kid just said. Once it registers though, left on his face is a fond smile. 
Anytime, son. 
He wipes the smile off of his face so as not to give himself away and gets in the car. 
"You hungry, kid?" 
"Food! Yeah-Yes, yes. Thanks, Mr. Stark." Peter's face is still red, but he sends the older man a genuine smile as Tony starts the car. 
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requested by my dear @whack-ed ♡: "não resisti e vou escrever isso em pt, pq sim kkkkkk. okay, então primeiro parabéns pelos 300 seguidores cara, isso é bom demais! pra comemorar junto eu queria um 🍒. Sonserina, bissexual, ela/dela, teatro/escrever/desenhar/costurar, cabelos e olhos castanhos, o cabelo liso e curtinho. cara, pra simplificar, eu me descreveria com essa musica "Good Girls - Elle King". é isso meu amor, e de novo, parabéns! vc merece <3"
I accidentally posted the request and I had to delete it jssjksskjdjd anywayssss obrigada meu amor!!! 🥺❤ eu ia responder em português, mas me sinto meio estranha já que tô meio acostumada em escrever em inglês sksjdjdkdjk espero que tu goste!! 💕
warnings: just fluff, really. it took me a very long time to finish it because i procrastinate quite a lot hahaha i need to stop doing it, i really suck at writing headcanons maybe i'll start writing blurbs instead of them hmmmm. a few curse words i guess :p, english is not my first language, so i'm sorry for any mistakes! requests are closed for now!!
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I ship you with... Fred Weasley!
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okay so first of all
you + Freddie = chaos
you two started dating on your fifth year
and you and the twins always pulled prank together
Filch hates you three so much skshdkdjd
you always used the Marauders map - before the twins gave it to Harry - to sneak around in the middle of the night
and if you ever happened to be caught, you always found a way to get out of this
because come on
you probably study theater and you're an amazing actress
so you could always come up with an excuse for why you were outside bed at past cutfew
not that the teachers actually believed it tho
and Fred just thought you were bloody brilliant because?????
how could he not!!
and he always smiles like a fool when you try to convince the teachers that you did nothing wrong
even though the strong smell of dungbomb literally reports you guys
oK
he didn't really like you at first
because you're a Slytherin and he thought you were an asshole just like most of your housemates
but turns out that you're different from them
you're so unique and so you
with all your sarcasm and cheeky replies
he couldn't help but fall hard for you
so one day he just randomly asked you out
and you said yes bc you thought he was cool too
and also bc hes fred fucking weasley i mean?????
so after a little while you started dating
and oh boy is this man the best boyfriend ever
he always flirts with you, no matter how long you've been dating
because he loves the tiny little blush that spreads over your cheeks
Fred loves to cuddle you and to run his hands through your soft short hair
and omg your eyes
he swears he could spend the rest of his life just admiring them
because they're so beautiful!!!
he will always support you
either it's with your passion for theater
or you art
or anything you do
he loves it all and always lets you know how much he appreciates them and you
he loves it when you read the things you wrote
because you write things so beautifully and so wonderfully
and the proud small smile you give him when he asks you to read to him is enough to improve his whole week
he also loves your drawings and how you put your heart in every single line of it
you once drew him and he almost cried a bit
you always cheer for him during quidditch matches
even though your housemates give you disappointed looks
you couldn't care less
you just wanted to support ya boy
ok so
about his family
they were extremely happy for Fred when he told them he was dating
but they were a bit apprehensive when they found out you were a little snake
because of the house bad fame and everything
but he was fast to calm them down and say you weren't like the other Slytherins
and didn't give a shit about blood statuses or some shit like that
so they invited you to spend a week at the Burrow
to get to know you better and to make sure you were a good person for Freddie
and in the very first minutes you spent there
you managed to steal everyone's heart
you got along pretty well with everyone
and they simply loved you almost as much as Freddie boy does
you and Molly would sit down and talk for hours while she teaches you how to knit
she gets even more excited when she learns you know how to sew
anyways
in less than one week, you unofficially became a Weasley :D
Fred loves you and he was extremely happy to see his family loved you too
his family is everything to him and their approval of your relationship was very important to him
~
I ship you with... Sirius Black!
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ben barnes is such a cutie
well lets begin shall we
Sirius is head over heels for you
no one can deny it
you'd be just breathing and he'd be like
ohmygod shes so cute hskshsdjdjksajjdjdks
and you two are like the cutest badass couple ever
but at first it was very completely different
simply because you're a snake and he's a lion
and he hated the Slytherin house because of his family
he hated every single person in Slytherin, and he wasn't really ashamed of that
poor baby he deserved a better family than those assholes :(
one day he happened to accidentally bump into you
and he was going to help you
bc his family was shitty but they taught him some manners
but he abruptly stopped when he saw the green in your robes
and he said something rude and left
but you definitely did not stay quiet
so you just argued with him
and told him to go to hell ooops
and he was like :O
and then you left with your classmates bc you were going to be late to Divination
and Sirius was fucking intrigued
i mean???????
and then when they arrived at the Gryffindor common room
Remus scolded him for being rude to people, specifically Slytherins
and told him to apologize for his childishness
and Sirius was like "hahahaha nice joke Moony"
but he realised Remus was being serious
and he was kinda confused bc??? why is he defending the enemies???
anyways
he somehow convinced Sirius to talk to you
which he did, but whining like a child when their parents don't give them a new toy
you thought he was going to say some shit like that day
so you were with your wand in hand, ready to jinx the shit out of him if he did something
that gladly didn't happen
you were extremely confused and you thought it was a prank
but you saw it wasn't
so you accepted his forced apologies
and after some kinda weird moments of you talking
you decided to be not enemies
you weren't friends yet but weren't enemies either
well I'll start the part where you two are dating or else it'll get longer than it already is lol
when you started dating
your housemates were like
what the fuck??
and you just kinda ignored them bc you were actually happy with Sirius
and let me teLl you
Sirius is a smoll bean even though he has this badboy fame
he loves to see the things you wrote or drew
he absolutely loves them and always tells you how talented you are and how proud of you he is
I don't even have to say that you two pull pranks together
you just like to mess around together
bc you like each other's company
and being chaotic is a bonus
i mean, who wouldn't want to pull pranks with Sirius and mess around with him??
when you came out as bi to him he was very supportive and was ready to beat the shit out of anyone who dared to say shit about you or your sexuality
Sirius says lgbtq+ rights and fuck jk rowling
anyways
he was so excited when he transformed into Padfoot in front of you for the first time
and he was so proud of himself when you smiled widely and showered him with questions about it
yay
you always stayed with him after the full moon and helped madam Pomfrey
bc you wanted to see your baby alright :(
Sirius is really into pda and 100% would randomly kiss you in public
just because he can lol
you love each other too much
you're the best couple ever change my mind
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Social Media AU - Social Killing (Part 24)
We’ll be taking a little closer look at the show itself next time...and we’ll see just how Richie’s performance is recieved by the fans 👀
I know the writing for the interview is small, so I’ve put the transcript below just in case anyone needs it!
Also, yes, I am in fact a giant moron who wrote that Social Killing was a weekend-show, and have only now realized that in the interview, it says “Wednesday night” because I wrote it like a month back and forgot I put that. Please pretend that the publication in charge of the interview got the wrong day, and that it is in fact Sunday nights!
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Our correspondent, Vincent Lewis, sat down with the main cast of the upcoming Hulu drama “Social Killing” this afternoon to learn more about the show, as well as what drew the cast to the project and what it was like to work together.
Vince: Hello, it’s wonderful to meet you all.
Riley Andersen: Aww, it’s nice to meet you too!
Vince: I can imagine it’s been a long day of press and interviews for you all.
Richie Tozier: Too long.
Jay B: It’s been insane to be honest. It’s unlike anything any of us have ever seen, I think.
Evan Harrison: Yeah, but it’s been fun too, in a weird way.
Vince: I’ll get right to it then. First of all, congratulations to all of you on the show, it’s been receiving rave reviews all around, and it looks like it’s set to be a hit.
Jay: Thanks.
Vince: So, can you tell us a little bit about the characters you four play? No spoilers necessary, just the basic so we know who’s who!
(All four look at each other and laugh)
Richie: I mean…
Evan: Ladies first!
Riley: (laughing) Geez, you guys are mean! Okay, so I play Hailey and she’s a cheerleader at Blackwood High, where the series is set, and she’s...complicated. She isn’t the stereotypical mean cheerleader you usually see in television shows, but she’s definitely not above doing what it takes for her to stay on top.
Vince: Interesting! Gentlemen…?
Evan: Okay, so I play Blake, who’s this kind of preppy, snobbish guy who went to boarding school but has transferred to Blackwood for unknown reasons. He knows pretty much all the town’s secrets since he comes from a rich family and so he kind of has his links everywhere in town.
Jay: I play Sean, who’s this beloved teacher at the school - all the students love him since he’s not stuffy or uptight. He’s kinda the cool English teacher who’s probably smoked a spliff with all his students at some point. But he has a double life that no one knows about, and he wants it to stay that way because he’s seeking justice for something that’s happened to him in the past few years.
Richie:...Oh shit, me. I play a guy called Ted, and he’s brand new to town because he’s looking for a new start after something super tragic happened in his past. So he takes the drama teacher position that just opened up, and he starts to realize that something is kind of off about the town - which, you know, is kinda understatement of the fucking century!
Vince: So everyone’s got a secret then…
Riley: Basically none of us can be trusted, that’s what you should know.
Vince: Now obviously, Jay, you’ve been working pretty consistently in the business since you were young - you would do Canadian kids DIY shows and Québécois dubbing, is that correct?
Jay: Yeah. God, how fucking lame is that?
Vince: No, no, I used to love watching those Canadian kids shows! But since becoming an adult, you’ve done all sorts - comedy, obviously, drama, horror, animation...so what led you to “Social Killing”?
Jay: Well, I mean, my agent sent me a script and I was like ‘holy shit this could be good’; then I saw that Richie fucking Tozier was getting involved and I was like ‘okay, drop everything, I have GOT to do this damn show now’.
Vince: Did you two know each other before doing the show?
Richie: I mean, kinda. He came backstage at some of my shows a few times, and I was like ‘this guy is fucking awesome’. He’s Canadian, so that’s why.
Jay: I’m a very proud Canadian, yeah. Sorry, America, but Canada is the greatest country in the world.
Riley: America sucks right now, so don’t apologize.
Jay: But yeah, I’ve always wanted the chance to work with Richie on something since he’s one of my favourite comedians, so this was a huge opportunity for me.
Richie: And then he actually met me properly and regretted that shit.
(All of them crack up laughing)
Vince: As I understand it, Riley, you’re not entirely new to the world of show business either, because before joining the show you were a dancer.
Richie: Wait, what??
Riley: Yeah, I was. I was a professional dancer.
Jay: Jesus Christ.
Richie: A fucking PROFESSIONAL dancer?!
Riley: Oh come on, you guys knew I was a dancer!
Richie: Not professionally! I thought you just did it for a hobby, not as an actual job!
Riley: Anyway...I danced back-up for a few people, did some background dance work on movies and shows, but this is my first time acting.
Evan: And she’s incredible at it. It’s amazing.
Vince: As I understand it, Evan, you’re also brand new?
Evan: Well, this is my first big role. I did some theatre for a few years, played some gigs at bars to get by, but this is what I really want to be doing. I was so excited when I got cast that I nearly started crying - it’s a dream come true.
Riley: Aww.
Vince: Finally, Richie… You’re a fantastic stand-up comedian, I love your work, but this is your first time acting in anything. What made you want to transition from stand up to television, especially now?
Richie: Woah, yeah, I mean...yeah. (laughs) Honestly, I wanted to do something new. A lot of stuff has changed in the last few years, mostly the content of my stand-up, and I want to distance myself from that old shit as much as possible. And, you know, I’m married now, we’re expecting our first kid soon, so it’s all super serious and shit.
Vince: Congratulations!
Richie: Yeah, thanks! So with the show, I wanted to just...show that I could do it, I guess. Show I was more than just some shitty comedian doing misogynistic jokes that weren’t true. The writers approached me originally since they wanted some humor in the show, but...I guess they liked the other stuff I did once I was on-set.
Riley: Just for the record, I like your new stuff better.
Jay: Oh yeah, for real.
Evan: I still remember seeing the comeback show, first time you did your own material, and I was so blown away. Not just the actual material, but the way you performed and talked about your friends on-stage...it was amazing.
Richie: Thanks, man.
Vince: So, what was it like for the four of you to work together? Were there any scenes where all four of you were present?
Jay: Oh, man…
Evan: (mock dying) Spoilers. Can’t. Give. Them. Away.
Richie: Yeah, you can't see it, but in the building across the road there’s a Hulu representative with a sniper ready to take us out if they think we’ll fuck up.
Vince: Alright, alright, I get it! But what was it like working together? Fun?
Riley: Oh yeah. Definitely. These three guys are super funny and great to work with, you know? Evan would sing songs on set between takes, and we’d all have little impromptu karaoke sessions. Jay is just...really sweet but funny, he keeps quiet sometimes but he genuinely is really fun to be around; he goes nuts about hockey. Richie kept us all laughing, of course, even when we had to shoot more challenging scenes - without giving too much about the show away, there were times where we would be filming, and we’d all be feeling down or tired, and it was really hard. But Richie would keep our spirits up by making jokes, and making sure we were all hanging in there.
Evan: Yeah, Richie’s the best.
Riley: He’s a talented actor too, which is nice to work with.
Jay: Aww jeez, Riley…
Richie: You’re making us sound awesome, and we look like assholes just sitting here nodding.
Evan: To be honest, I worked more with Riley than anyone else and she really undersells herself.
Richie: Yeah. She’s actually super funny - I mean, she’s great on the show but she pulls off comedy pretty well too. I think she’d do pretty well on a comedy show or something. You know, if the show doesn’t work out. (Winks)
Riley: Coming from Trashmouth Tozier, that’s like...the most wonderful thing someone has ever said to me. Oh my god.
Vince: Well, I was going to ask what it was like, being surrounded by all male leads - obviously there are females too, but you four are the focus, and you’re the only woman.
Riley: (laughing) Shh, I don’t think- I don’t think they’ve realized I’m not a guy yet! Don’t tell them!
Jay: Nah, she’s one of the guys clearly!
Richie: Wait, you’re a WOMAN? My life has been a lie, Riley Andersen!
Riley: The blonde ponytail and cheerleading skirt didn’t give it away then.
Richie: It’s 2018, anything can happen. I’d wear a cheerleading skirt. I’m sure my husband would be up for that.
Evan: I am very jealous that Riley got to wear the skirt and I didn’t. It would have made my ass look fantastic.
Jay: I’m not sure if my fiancée would be amused or terrified by me in a cheerleading outfit. I’m like 110lbs soaking wet, so fuck knows what I’d look like.
Riley: (throwing her arms around him) Jay, no, you’d look great! Be more confident in yourself!
Richie: (in a Canadian accent) It’s his Canadian modesty, eh?
Jay: (laughing) Fuck off.
Richie: (still-Canadian-accent) Still mad you left your tuque in the washroom, eh?
Evan: Oh god.
Vince: On that note...thank you so much for meeting with me. Good luck with the show!
“Social Killing” starts 9pm on Wednesday night on Hulu.
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01. Lycanthropy
Anchor
Stiles Stilinski x Original Character (Reader)
Episode: 1x01; Wolf Moon
Word Count: 7,177
Warning(s): Mature language, dead body
Author’s Note: Welcome to the first chapter of Anchor. I hope you enjoy this rewrite of Teen Wolf and my original character, Olivia. Reblog and like!
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Olivia shuffled around in her closet, trying to find the perfect scarf that went along with her outfit. Today was the first day back to school after winter break and, according to Lydia, they had to look better than any of the other girls that went to their school. Personally, Olivia didn’t see the big deal in trying to stay at the top of the social food chain at Beacon High, but she definitely didn’t want to upset her cousin. So, she quickly grabbed a plaid scarf and walked out of her closet, setting it on her bed to put on after she styled her hair.
She had already curled her brunette locks into waves and was wrapping the scarf around her neck when Lydia walked into her room, hardly bothering to knock on the door.
“You’re going with the green puffer vest?” Lydia asked, disapproval heavy in her voice.
Olivia fluffed her curls so they laid nicely against her vest. “I like it.”
Lydia rolled her eyes. “Normally it would be fine, but it’s the first day back, Liv,” she sighed. “How are you going to keep your spot on top if you’re wearing something so simple?”
“Frankly, Lyds, I couldn’t care less about the people we hang out with, except for Danny and Jackson,” Olivia confessed, slinging her leather satchel over her shoulders while making sure she had everything she needed for a day at school. She turned her cobalt-blue eyes to her cousin. “And I know you don’t, either.”
“I’m not dignifying that with a response,” Lydia huffed, whipping around to leave Olivia’s bedroom. “Let’s go.”
By the time they were both sliding into Lydia’s Beetle, their little argument was over.
“What classes are you taking this semester?” Olivia asked as Lydia pulled out of their driveway and started toward the high school.
“The usual,” Lydia shrugged. “Unfortunately, Mandarin was full, so I settled with Latin.”
Olivia knew her cousin was a genius but she wondered if Lydia ever got exhausted trying to learn as much as she could. Olivia did—she usually grew tired of school around the end of each semester—but Lydia kept going and going. It made sense, though, Lydia loved to be smarter than everyone around her.
“What about you?”
Olivia cleared her throat, suddenly self-conscious about the classes she was taking. “I got into Calculus,” she said quietly. “World History II, Chem…Advanced Spanish.”
“Advanced Spanish?” Lydia looked away from the road for a brief second to make sure she heard Olivia right. “I thought you only had to do two classes for Spanish. Why didn’t you choose a different language?”
“I don’t know,” Olivia shrugged.
The truth was, Olivia simply wanted to keep taking Spanish classes. When her cousins, Derek and Laura, checked in on her over winter break, they mentioned that their family was fluent in Spanish. Olivia wasn’t quite at that level yet and she wanted to make that side of her family proud, even if most of them were dead. She had a duty to the Hale name, even if she didn’t use it.
Lydia hummed at Olivia’s response, looking like she didn’t quite approve. “You should take Latin next year, then.”
Olivia stared out her window, mentally praising the fact that they had arrived at school. She loved Lydia but she acted like an overbearing mother sometimes. “Sure.”
Lydia parked in the empty spot that no one dared to leave their car, and they both exited the vehicle. After checking her phone, Lydia turned to Olivia, “Jackson and Danny are already in the building.”
“Let’s go then.”
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Stiles paced impatiently, his feet moving his body back-and-forth over two squares of sidewalk in front of the school, as he waited for Scott. His best friend had sent him a concerning message when he woke up, and Stiles was eager to see the injury Scott had sustained.
The night before, Stiles’ dad, Sheriff Noah Stilinski, had gotten a call and—of course—Stiles overheard what it was about. He was eager for an adventure and half a dead body in the preserve seemed like something worthwhile. Needing his partner in crime, Stiles retrieved Scott from his house and they both set out to the preserve.
All was going well until they came upon police officers and their cadaver dogs. While Scott hid, Stiles was caught by his father and forced to go home, leaving Scott all by himself. According to Scott’s message, he was almost trampled by a herd of deer and bitten by some kind of animal.
Now, Scott was taking forever to get to school and Stiles was feeling guilty and a little excited.
Finally, Stiles saw Scott ride his bike through the parking lot to the bike rack. After confronting the school’s biggest jackass—Jackson Whittemore—Scott made his way over to Stiles.
“Finally!” Stiles exclaimed, waving his hands in exasperation. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah,” Scott shrugged lightly. “I’m fine.”
“You sure?”
“Yes, Stiles.”
“Okay,” Stiles quickly moved on, bouncing. “Let’s see this thing.”
Scott sighed quietly and shrugged his backpack off his shoulders, lifting his gray t-shirt to show Stiles the piece of gauze he messily taped to his side. Stiles raised his eyebrows and cooed, reaching out to touch the bandage.
Scott hissed and slapped his hand away.
“Okay, okay,” Stiles went back to clutching the straps of his backpack while Scott pulled his shirt back down. “So, what bit you?”
Scott shrugged his backpack on and started walking up the sidewalk to school. “It was too dark to see much but I’m pretty sure it was a wolf.”
Stiles raised his eyebrows in disbelief and followed him. “A wolf bit you?”
Scott nodded.
Shaking his head, Stiles shot down Scott’s claim, “No, not a chance.”
“I heard a wolf howling.”
There was no way Scott was bitten by a wolf because Stiles knew no wolves were living in Beacon Hills—or California, for that matter. He knew way too much about the ecosystems of their home state thanks to the AP Environmental Science he took the year before.
“No, you didn’t,” Stiles insisted.
“What do you mean, no I didn’t?” Scott asked, becoming frustrated. “How do you know what I heard?”
Stiles scoffed and abruptly turned around, stopping Scott in his tracks. “Because California doesn’t have wolves, okay? Not in, like, sixty years.”
Scott was surprised. “Really?”
“Yes, really!” Stiles confirmed. “There are no wolves in California.”
“All right,” Scott shook his head, still maintaining that it was a wolf that bit him. He didn’t care what Stiles said. “Well, if you don’t believe me about the wolf then you’re definitely not gonna believe me when I tell you I found the body.”
Stiles flailed spastically, his shoulders shrugging sharply as he reached out to grab Scott’s shoulders. “Are you fucking kidding me?” he asked excitedly.
“No, man, I wish. I’m gonna have nightmares for a month,” Scott shuddered, not wanting to think about the gruesome sight he witnessed the night before.
Stiles laughed in disbelief. “Oh, God, that is so fucking awesome!” he cheered. “I mean this is seriously gonna be the best thing that’s happened to this town since—”
He trailed off, his attention being pulled by the two girls walking up the sidewalk to head into school, chatting quietly together.
“—since the birth of Olivia Martin!” he declared as the girl of his dreams walked past him with her cousin at her side. “Hey, Olivia, you look…like you’re gonna ignore me.”
Stiles swore that it may have been the luckiest day of his life because, as she passed him, Olivia sent him a small smile before giving her attention back to Lydia.
“Oh, my God,” he breathed, almost swooning, as he watched Olivia walk into the school. He turned back to Scott, who was just as shocked. “Did that just happen?”
“Yeah, Olivia Martin just smiled at you,” Scott grinned as the first bell of the morning went off.
Stiles jumped happily, ignoring the annoyed looks of the students around him. “This is the best day ever.”
Scott chuckled and rolled his eyes as he and Stiles went with the herd of students, walking into school. They separated to go to their lockers and then met back up to head to their shared AP English class that Scott somehow tested into.
As they walked into Mr. Thomas’ classroom, Stiles stopped in his tracks, making Scott bump into his back. There, in the aisle closest to the wall of windows, was Olivia Martin.
Seeing that there was only one more seat left in the aisle and it was right behind Olivia, Stiles rushed to the seat, almost pushing another guy out of the way. He almost knocked the desk over as he slid into the seat but he righted himself, chuckling nervously when Scott rolled his eyes at him.
He could have pinched himself, though, because seconds after he sat down, Scott sat in the empty seat right next to Olivia.
At least I’m close to her, he thought to himself.
“As you all know,” Mr. Thomas spoke from the front of the classroom, a dry-erase marker held firmly in his hand as he wrote on the board. “there indeed was a body found in the woods last night.”
Scott turned to look at Stiles with raised eyebrows; Stiles winked at him, chuckling under his breath.
“And I am sure your eager little minds are coming up with various macabre scenarios as to what happened,” Mr. Thomas continued. “but I am here to tell you that the police have a suspect in custody—”
Stiles shook his head at Scott’s curious look. As far as he was aware—and he was—his dad hadn’t brought in a suspect.
“—which means you can give your undivided attention to the syllabus which is on your desk,” Mr. Thomas capped his marker and turned around, picking up a pack of papers that had previously been laying on his desk. “outlining this semester.”
Most of the students groaned in contempt but obediently set to read their syllabus to see what their teacher had in store to them.
Out of the corner of Stiles’ eye, he saw Scott frantically looking around the room but he ignored him for the moment, reaching up to tap Olivia on her vest-covered shoulder.
Olivia turned around and Stiles paused, forgetting what he was going to ask her when his whiskey-colored eyes met her cobalt-blue ones.
Olivia raised an impatient eyebrow, prompting Stiles to speak.
“Oh, um, do you have a pen I can borrow?” he asked quietly, his voice shaking slightly.
A ladies man, he was not.
Olivia’s eyes swept his face, her lips quirking slightly, and fell on his desk where a black pen was already waiting to be used.
“R-Right,” Stiles could have punched himself. He was such an idiot. “It doesn’t work anymore. That’s—that’s why I’m asking you for a pen. Yeah.”
Olivia hummed amusement lighting up her face, and turned around, reaching for her satchel on the floor. She pulled out a blue pen and faced Stiles again, holding it out for him.
“There you go,” she said kindly. “You can keep it.”
“Oh, are you sure?” Stiles was kind of hoping she wanted it back so he could talk to her again. “I mean, I can give it back.”
“No, it’s fine,” she assured him. “Let’s hope this one works for you.”
Stiles chuckled awkwardly. “Yeah, hopefully. Thanks, Olivia.”
“No problem, Stiles.”
As Olivia turned back around to read the rest of her syllabus, Stiles stared at the back of her head in shock. Olivia Martin knew his name? Olivia Martin knew who he was?
Like I said, he thought, best day ever. 
Stiles shook his head to clear his thoughts and focused back on his syllabus just as the classroom door opened. The vice-principal walked into the room, a girl his age following him.
“Class, this is our new student, Allison Argent,” the vice-principal gestured to the girl who smiled shyly. “Please do your best to make her feel welcome.”
Allison walked to the side of the classroom where Stiles, Scott, and Olivia were sitting, taking the last empty seat behind Scott. Stiles nodded at her in greeting and watched as Scott handed her a pen with a smitten look on his face.
“Thanks,” Allison whispered with a smile.
Scott grinned and caught the eye of Stiles, rolling his eyes as his best friend gave him a thumb’s up.
Mr. Thomas cleared his throat. “We’ll begin with Kafka’s Metamorphosis on page one hundred and thirty-three.”
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Ollie: We need to talk.
Olivia bit her lip as she texted Derek, hoping that he would have time for a phone call. He currently lived in New York but he was a couple of hours ahead of her, so she was pretty sure that he was done with work for the day.
She pressed her phone into her pocket, not expecting an answer right away, and focused back on the conversation she was having with Lydia.
“So, you’ve met the new girl?”
Lydia was talking about Allison Argent, the newest student of Beacon High. Olivia had her English class with Allison but she wasn’t exactly looking forward to meeting her. Her last name was Argent, after all.
The Argents were a notorious family that hunted supernatural creatures. Although Olivia wasn’t supernatural herself, her father was and that made her a target. Her mother was human, too, and look where she ended up. Killed just because she associated with someone who was a werewolf.
She didn’t know if Allison was a hunter like the rest of her family, but if she wasn’t and Olivia made friends with her, was it worth the risk? Did she want another target on her back?
“Not yet,” Olivia said finally, shaking her head.
Lydia hummed, looking down the hall where Allison was at her locker. “Well, I like her outfit. Let’s go talk to her.”
Olivia wanted to object but she knew that Lydia would talk to Allison anyway. She followed her cousin down the hall, knowing that she’d meet Allison sooner or later—especially if Lydia was so determined to talk to her.
“That jacket is absolutely killer,” Lydia announced their presence to Allison, who was looking down the hallway. Olivia followed her gaze, seeing that the new girl was staring in the direction of Stiles Stilinski and Scott McCall. “where’d you get it?”
“Thanks,” Allison smiled shyly. “My mom was a buyer for a boutique back in San Francisco.”
“And you are our new best friend,” Lydia declared, pointing slyly at her. “I’m Lydia and this is my cousin, Liv.”
Olivia wanted to grimace and scold Lydia for putting Allison’s attention on her, but she kept her face smooth and clear of emotion. She wasn’t one to put her emotions on her sleeve—other than her happiness—and if Allison was a hunter, she wanted to show no weaknesses.
“Hey,” she greeted Allison politely. “We have English together.”
Allison’s face lit up in realization and when she smiled, her dimples popped out. “Oh, yeah. Nice to meet you.”
Olivia nodded. “You too.”
Allison seemed sweet enough but there was no way that Olivia was going to let her guard down.
Jackson Whittemore, Lydia’s boyfriend and Olivia’s friend, came up to them then, pulling Lydia into a sloppy kiss. They were a big fan of PDA but to Olivia, their make-out sessions were nauseating.
Allison must have agreed; she grimaced and awkwardly looked away.
“I want to say you’ll get used to it, but…” Olivia shrugged, giving Allison a sympathetic look.
Allison blanched. “Oh.”
Eventually, Lydia and Jackson tore themselves away from each other and Lydia took that time to obsess over Allison’s outfit again. While the redhead was observing the taller brunette’s bracelet, Olivia felt her phone vibrate in her pocket.
Derek: I’m in town. When can you meet?
Olivia raised her eyebrows, shocked. She hadn’t known that Derek was back in town so soon after his visit. She wished that he had said something.
Ollie: Now. School’s over. Pick me up?
Derek: I’ll be there in five
Olivia sent him back a thumb’s up emoji just as Lydia mentioned Jackson’s party to Allison.
“So, this weekend, there’s a party.”
“A party?” Allison asked timidly.
Olivia could relate to Allison’s hesitation. She hated parties, especially ones thrown at their house where she couldn’t get away from the crowd of drunk teenagers.  
“Yeah, it’s on Friday night,” Jackson confirmed. “You should come.”
“Uh, I can’t,” Allison shook her head apologetically. “It’s family night this Friday. Thanks for asking, though.”
“Are you sure?” Jackson prodded. “Everyone’s going after the scrimmage.”
“You mean like football?”
“I wish,” Olivia joked, playfully grinning at the annoyed look Jackson sent her. “Unfortunately, the football team’s a joke. The sport here is lacrosse.”
“We’ve won the state championship for the past three years,” Jackson boasted.
“Thanks to a certain team captain,” Lydia spoke up, grinning lovingly at her boyfriend.
Jackson smiled back at her before looking at Allison. “Well, we have practice in a few minutes. If you don’t have anything to do, maybe you can come.”
“Well, I was going to—”
“Perfect!” Lydia interrupted her brightly. “You’re coming.”
Reluctantly, Allison followed Olivia, Lydia, and Jackson down the hallway.
As they passed her locker, Olivia spoke up, “I’m gonna miss practice today,” she told her cousin. “I’m meeting up with Derek.”
Lydia raised her eyebrows. “He’s still in town?”
“Apparently,” Olivia shrugged. She patted Jackson on the shoulder and gave Allison a small smile. “Have a good practice, Jackson. It was nice to meet you, Allison.”
Allison smiled and waved at her while Jackson nodded. Olivia split off from the group and went to her locker, taking out her satchel and draping it around her shoulders.
Once she walked out to the parking lot, she was relieved to see Derek’s black Camaro parked where she could see it. She jogged over to the car and slid into the passenger seat.
“Why are you still in town?” she asked Derek as he pulled out of the parking lot, not even bothering to greet him.
Derek sighed heavily. “I did go back,” he told her. “But Laura stayed behind for a couple of days. She never came back.”
Olivia furrowed her eyebrows, worried and confused. “So, she’s missing?”
“She was.”
“What does that mean? Did you find her?”
Derek pursed his lips sadly and looked over at Olivia. “Laura’s dead.”
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Olivia stared blankly at the body in front of her, her eyes stinging from the need to cry. She had already shed tears on the way to the old Hale house where Derek had stashed Laura’s body and she felt like she was being weak if she cried any more. She hated crying, especially in front of someone. Sure, Derek was her cousin but they were alike when it came to showing emotional weakness.
Laura’s body was cut in half, sliced cleanly down the middle. Her brown hair was matted against her dirty back, sticky with blood and debris. Her blue eyes were fogged over, cloudy with death.
It made Olivia sick to her stomach, especially when she realized that Laura was the body that Mr. Thomas and the rest of the town were talking about.
“Did the Argents do this?”
The Argent family was famous for cutting a werewolf’s body in half. Usually, though, the Argents didn’t bother supernatural creatures unless they were harming humans. Laura was a gentle soul, she believed in preserving the relationship between the supernatural and the humans that lived in Beacon Hills.
“Maybe,” Derek exhaled deeply, arms crossed tightly over his chest as he looked down at his sister. “But if they did kill her, I’d be the alpha.”
Olivia looked over at her cousin, watching as his eyes flashed their usual icy-blue, not the deep red of an alpha.
“So, another werewolf killed her,” Olivia concluded.
Derek nodded. “I found something near her,” he pulled something from his pocket, handing it over to Olivia. “Do you recognize the name?”
Olivia glared down at the inhaler in her hand, reading the dirty label. The name of Scott McCall was printed in black ink, along with an expiration date and some instructions.
What the hell was Scott McCall doing by Laura’s body?
“Yeah, I recognize it,” Olivia confirmed, handing the inhaler back to Derek. “I go to school with Scott,” she sighed deeply. “What are we gonna do, Der?”
“We’re gonna bury her,” Derek’s lips trembled before falling into a scowl. “And then I’m gonna catch whoever did this.”
Olivia nodded, knowing that Derek was justified in doing whatever he needed to do to avenge Laura.
It didn’t take long to bury Laura’s body, though Derek did have to stop a couple of times to maintain his composure. Olivia kept him company, holding his hand tightly through his grief, trying to silently show him that she was there for him.
Once Derek flattened out the soil on Laura’s grave, Olivia took the wolfsbane rope that Derek prepared to ward off any werewolves around and laid it down into a spiral, the Hale family’s sign for vengeance. She attached it nicely to a wolfsbane plant and buried a few feet away from where Laura was.
The two of them stood silently over Laura’s grave, mourning their cousin and sister.
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“I don’t—I don’t know what it was,” Scott admitted as he and Stiles balanced on a large tree over the creek that trailed through the preserve, jumping onto solid ground. “It was like I had all the time in the world to catch the ball.”
Scott was referring to lacrosse tryouts where he was put in the goal by Coach Finstock. Though he had been practicing since the end of last season, Scott hardly ever spent time in the goal. Coach didn’t care, though.
Surprisingly, Scott pulled it off. He caught every ball—other than the first one, which hit him in the head—even Jackson’s. His playing amazed everyone, including himself.
“And that’s not the only weird thing,” Scott continued, his eyes on the ground in search of his missing inhaler. “I can hear stuff I shouldn’t be able to hear. I can smell things…”
“Smell things?” Stiles spoke up, skeptical. “Like what?”
Scott turned to him, both of them walking. “Like the spearmint gum in your pocket.”
Stiles cocked an eyebrow and stopped in his tracks, digging his hand into his jacket. “I don’t even have any spearmint—” he paused as he pulled out a stick of gum and looked at Scott, amazed. Scott shrugged in an I-told-you-so way.
The boys continued walking.
“So,” Stiles said thoughtfully. “All this started with a bite?”
“What if it’s like an infection?” Scott asked worriedly. “Like my body’s flooding with adrenaline before I go into shock or something?”
Stiles grinned sneakily, seeing an opening for a prank. He wasn’t sure that Scott knew what lycanthropy was but with him spouting about how a wolf bit him and his newfound abilities, it was the perfect joke.
“You know what, I actually think I’ve heard of this,” he said, catching Scott’s attention. “It’s a specific kind of infection.”
Scott stopped. “Are you serious?”
“Yeah,” Stiles nodded, putting his hands on his hips. “Yeah, I think it’s called lycanthropy.”
Scott’s eyes widened. “What’s that? Is that bad?”
Stiles couldn’t believe his luck. “Oh, yeah, it’s the worst,” he tried to keep the amusement from his voice. “But only once a month.”
“Once a month?”
Stiles hummed in confirmation. “On the night of the full moon.”
He tilted his head back and howled, mimicking a wolf. When Scott shook his head in annoyance and pushed him, he broke into snickers.
“Hey,” he chuckled. “you’re the one who heard a wolf howling.”
Scott narrowed his eyes and started walking again. “There could be something seriously wrong with me.”
“I know, you’re a werewolf!” Stiles exclaimed before fake growling. Scott didn’t look amused. “Okay, obviously I’m kidding,” he conceded. “But if you see me in shop class trying to melt all the silver I can find, it’s because Friday’s a full moon.”
Scott shook his head, coming to a stop. “We don’t even have a shop class,” he sighed, looking around at the familiar area. “I could have sworn this was it. The deer came running, I dropped my inhaler, and then I saw the body.”
He crouched down, sifting through the dead leaves by his feet.
“Maybe the killer moved the body,” Stiles suggested, looking around.
“If he did, I hope he left my inhaler,” Scott joked, looking up at Stiles. “Those things are, like, eighty bucks.”
Stiles snickered and looked around again, his heart stuttering in shock when he saw Olivia Martin and some guy standing a few feet away. They came out of nowhere, serious looks on both of their faces.
He slapped Scott’s shoulder, getting his attention.
As Scott got to his feet, the guy stalked forward. Olivia stood in place, crossing her arms over her chest.
“What are you doing here?” the guy asked crossly.
Stiles rubbed his buzzcut, feeling awkward.
“Huh?” the guy prodded when they didn’t answer. “This is private property.”
“Uh, sorry, man, we didn’t know,” Stiles apologized, looking between him and Olivia.
They were close to the old Hale house so that probably explained why Olivia was out here. But if Olivia was with this guy so close to the dilapidated mansion, he figured that the guy was one of the other survivors of the fire. Stiles guessed that he was her cousin, Derek Hale.
“Yeah,” Scott added to Stiles’ excuse. “we were just looking for something, but forget—"
Derek Hale cut off Scott, pulling his hand out of his leather jacket and throwing whatever he had at Scott. Scott caught it without much thought, looking down at his inhaler in shock.
Stiles glanced from the inhaler back at Olivia and Derek, only to find that they were gone.
“Uh,” Scott shook his head and slipped his inhaler into his pocket, looking at Stiles. “All right, come on. I gotta get to work.”
Stiles looked at him in disbelief. “Dude, that was Derek Hale. You remember what happened, right?”
“That was Olivia’s cousin?”
“Yeah, he’s only a few years older than us,” Stiles confirmed.
“What happened?” Scott asked, not remembering the tragic deaths of the Hale family and many others.
“His family, Olivia’s mom...they all burned to death in a fire six years ago,” Stiles informed him.
“I wonder what he’s doing back.”
Stiles shook his head, shrugging. “Probably visiting Olivia,” he took his keys out of his pocket, twirling them around his index finger. “Come on.”
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The rest of the week passed quickly and Stiles was going out of his mind. Scott continued to act weirdly; he outperformed everyone at lacrosse tryouts, he winced every time the school bell rang, and the morning before the party, he slept walked into the woods.
Stiles had already started researching what could be wrong with his best friend but when his dad got a call from the lab where the dead body was sent and they discovered that there was wolf hair on the body, he was mystified.
Was his joke from the other day not a joke? Could Scott possibly be a werewolf?
Stiles didn’t know how to approach the topic with Scott but when he flipped over a couple of players on the lacrosse field and still scored a goal, Stiles knew he needed to confront his best friend.
He spent the rest of the afternoon researching anything that involved werewolves. There was a bunch of nonsense from Harry Potter, Twilight and The Vampire Diaries but eventually, he found some promising websites that gave him helpful information. He printed off numerous pages of articles, ranging from the effects of silver and wolfsbane to the first Lycan folklore.
Stiles narrowed his eyes at the screen of his MacBook, reading through the last paragraph of the article about supernatural hunters. He jumped in shock and closed his computer when there were rapid knocks on his closed door.
Scott was here.
He jumped out of his desk chair and opened the door, relieved to see Scott on the other side.
“Get in,” he ushered his best friend into his room, speaking rapidly. “You gotta see this. I’ve been researching all afternoon. I found a bunch of information.”
Scott grinned at him, recognizing his jerky movements and quick words. “How much Adderall have you had today?”
“A lot,” Stiles admitted, sitting at his desk and grabbing some of the papers he printed. “Doesn’t matter, okay? Just listen.”
“Oh, is this about the body?” Scott asked, throwing his backpack on Stiles’ bed and taking a seat next to it. “Did they find out who did it?”
“No, they’re still questioning people, even Derek Hale,” Stiles said, turning his chair to face him.
“Oh, Olivia’s cousin?” Scott’s face lit up in recognition. “Maybe that’s why she’s been grumpy all week.”
Stiles shrugged, remembering the frown and passive glare that had been on Olivia’s face the past few days. “I don’t know,” he shook his head. “But that’s not it, okay?”
“What then?”
“Remember the joke from the other day? Not a joke anymore,” Stiles said seriously. As Scott shook his head, confused, he pursed his lips. “The wolf, the bite in the woods? I started doing all this research—”
He flipped the papers in his hands, searching for the information on the howl of a wolf, and stood up. “Do you even know why a wolf howls?”
Scott stared at him, wondering where Stiles was going with this. “Should I?”
“It’s a signal,” Stiles regurgitated the information from the papers he was holding. “When a wolf’s alone, it howls to signal its location to the rest of the pack. So, if you heard a wolf howling, that means others could have been nearby.”
Scott straightened in alarm. “A whole pack of wolves?”
“No,” Stiles corrected him. “Werewolves.”
Tension practically fizzled in the air as Scott gave Stiles an annoyed look and stood up from the bed.
“Are you seriously wasting my time with this?” he scoffed, narrowing his eyes as he picked up his backpack so he could leave. “You know I’m picking up Allison in an hour.”
Stiles stepped in front of him. “I saw you on the field today, Scott. What you did wasn’t just amazing, all right? It was impossible.”
“Yeah, so I made a good shot,” Scott shrugged, trying to get past Stiles.
Stiles stopped him again, taking the backpack from his hands and throwing it back onto the bed. “No, you made an incredible shot. I mean, the way you moved, your speed, your reflexes? People can’t just suddenly do that overnight.”
Scott sighed and bowed his head.
“And there’s the vision and the senses,” Stiles continued, his voice growing louder. “and don’t even think I don’t notice that you don’t need your inhaler anymore!”
“Okay!” Scott interrupted, fed up. “Dude, I can’t think about this now. We’ll talk tomorrow.”
“Tomorrow?! What, no!” Stiles exclaimed, becoming panicked. “The full moon’s tonight. Don’t you get it?”
Scott’s chest puffed up as he grew irritated with his best friend. “What are you trying to do?” he asked Stiles harshly. “I just made the first line, I got a date with a girl who I can’t believe wants to go out with me, and everything in my life is somehow perfect. Why are you trying to ruin it?”
Stiles shook his head and sat in his chair. “I’m trying to help,” he reminded Scott. “You’re cursed, Scott. The moon won’t just cause you to physically change, okay? It also just happens to be when your bloodlust will be at its peak.”
Scott gritted his teeth. “Bloodlust?”
“Yeah, your urge to kill.”
“I’m already starting to feel an urge to kill, Stiles,” Scott sneered, glaring at him.
Stiles sucked in a sharp breath and turned to his desk, picking up another printed article. “You gotta hear this. ‘The change can be caused by anger or anything that raises your pulse.’ All right?” he finished reading and looked back at Scott. “I haven’t seen anyone raise your pulse like Allison does.”
Stiles stood up and walked purposely toward Scott’s backpack. “You gotta cancel this date,” he proclaimed, digging through Scott’s bag for his cell phone. “I’m gonna call her right now.”
Scott sighed heavily. “What are you doing?”
Stiles found the phone and stood up, preparing to message Allison. “I’m canceling your date.”
“No, give it to me!” Scott yelled, grabbing Stiles’ arm and forcefully pushing him into the wall by his desk.
He raised his fist, preparing to punch Stiles as his best friend squirmed, waiting for the blow. Scott’s fist shook severely as he turned away and shouted with rage, pushing away Stiles’ chair.
Stiles looked at Scott with wide eyes, trying to comprehend what had just happened. As Scott calmed down, he saw Stiles’ face, growing ashamed at the fear there.
He shuffled away from Stiles, grabbing his backpack. “I’m sorry,” he apologized sincerely, stepping toward the door. He looked back at Stiles once more, remorseful at the way his best friend stared at him. “I-I gotta go get ready for that party. I’m sorry.”
Stiles didn’t speak as Scott left the room. When his door shut firmly, he sighed heavily and knocked his head against his wall in frustration.
He was aggravated that Scott got violent with him, but if Scott was a werewolf, then he had to get over his irritation. Scott could hurt someone and if he was still going to Lydia’s party, Stiles had to be there in case something bad happened.
He huffed and bent down, picking up his chair that Scott had tossed away. Seeing the large scratches in the fake leather, he froze.
This was going to be a bad night.
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Olivia leaned against the wall just inside her living room, her eyes warily searching the crowd of teenagers that were drinking cheap beer and dancing to the techno music that Danny provided. She was on the lookout for Scott McCall, hoping that he wasn’t going to show up.
When Derek told her that Scott was bitten and now a werewolf, she was shocked. She couldn’t believe that Scott—who was basically a nobody with really bad asthma—was going to turn into a raging monster on the nights of the full moon.
And the full moon was tonight, which was why she was actually participating in the party. Scott had asked Allison to go to the party with him and if he showed up, Olivia had to make sure he wouldn’t hurt anyone when the moon reached its peak.
She was just grateful that Derek was there, somewhere among her partying schoolmates. He’d be the only one who could stop Scott from acting out.
Olivia perked up when she saw Stiles Stilinski walk into the living room, his eyes searching the crowd much like she had been doing.
If anyone knew Scott, she thought, it’d be Stiles. 
Olivia placed her red cup of soda on a nearby table and made her way over to Stiles, trying not to bump into anyone’s full cup.
“Stiles, right?” she asked him, loud enough to be heard over the music pumping through the many speakers around the house and backyard.
She knew his name, of course, but she didn’t want to intimidate him.
Stiles gaped at her, his whiskey eyes sweeping her up and down, taking in her red dress with cutouts around the waist and brown boots. “Yeah, I’m Stiles. You’re Olivia.”
“I know,” Olivia gave him a weird look. “Can we talk?”
“What?”
“Can we talk?”
“Sure!” Stiles nodded eagerly, a goofy grin—that Olivia had to admit was kind of cute—adorning his face. “Lead the way!”
Olivia took his sweaty hand and pulled him out of the living room, through the hallway, and into her aunt’s office, which was off-limits to party-goers. The walls weren’t exactly soundproof, but they could hear each other way better with the bonus of privacy.
“So, uh, what’d you want to talk about?” Stiles asked, awkwardly rubbing his buzzcut.
“Frankly, I want to talk about Scott,” Olivia said bluntly, missing the way Stiles frowned in disappointment.
“Uh, okay, but he’s here with Allison and he really likes her, so…”
“No, I don’t care about his relationship status,” Olivia shook her head, rolling her eyes. “I care about the fact that it’s a full moon tonight and he’s in a crowd full of people.”
Stiles gaped at her. “What, I—?” he shook his head, focusing. “How do you know about…?”
“About the fact that he’s a werewolf?” Olivia raised her eyebrows. Stiles nodded; she shrugged. “Derek told me.”
“Well, how does Derek know?”
“Because Derek’s a werewolf,” she crossed her arms over her chest.
“Are you fucking serious?” Stiles cursed under his breath. Of course Derek Hale was a fucking werewolf. Why wouldn’t he be?
What had he gotten himself into?
“Look, we don’t know you or Scott that well, but we want to help,” Olivia spoke up after letting Stiles absorb the new information. “Derek has experience with full moons, he can help Scott get through it.”
“Are you a werewolf?” Stiles asked, still trying to come to terms with everything.
“No,” Olivia shook her head. “My dad was but I’m not.”
“Oh,” Stiles nodded, scratching the back of his neck, his mind whirling a mile a minute. He paused, giving her a skeptical look. “Why should we trust you?”
“Like I said, Derek knows what Scott’s about to go through,” Olivia said patiently. “And, honestly, I don’t want Scott to rip into anyone out there. It’s not safe for anyone involved.”
Stiles nodded slowly; he and Scott didn’t exactly need to explicitly trust Derek but if he could help Scott with the full moon, what was the harm? They didn’t have anything to lose at the moment.
“Fine,” he agreed, hoping that Scott would too. “We should probably get out there before Scott and Allison show up.”
“I’m glad we agree,” Olivia smiled at him, opening the door and following him out of the room.
Stiles’ heart quickened as Olivia’s arm brushed against his as they walked back to the party, a brand-new song starting.
“You want a drink?” Olivia asked him loudly, gesturing toward the drink table.
Stiles nodded. “Sure!”
They hustled to the table and poured their drinks, both of them opting for a non-alcoholic beverage. Afterward, they walked around, trying to find Scott and Allison. When they found the couple dancing outside, they waited together to see what would happen.
It only took two songs for Scott to start transforming under the influence of the full moon. He stumbled away from Allison and into the house.
Stiles and Olivia approached him cautiously.
“Scott, you good?” Stiles asked him.
“Are you okay?” Olivia added worriedly before looking for a sign of her cousin.
Scott pushed past them, ignoring their questions, and stumbled out of the house, knocking into a couple of people.
Before Olivia and Stiles could follow Scott, Allison ran after him, calling out his name. As Scott ignored Allison, Olivia and Stiles followed her, coming out of the house just in time to see Derek offering Allison a ride.
“What’s your cousin doing?” Stiles asked Olivia, frustrated and a little panicked.
Olivia shook her head. “I don’t know. You go after Scott, I’ll talk to Derek.”
Stiles nodded and ran off, finding his jeep and driving away. Meanwhile, Olivia walked up to Allison and Derek.
“Hey,” she greeted them, trying to keep her nerves at bay. “Allison, are you leaving?”
“Uh, yeah,” Allison gave her an apologetic look. “Sorry, I’m not feeling well.”
“I offered to give her a ride home,” Derek spoke up, giving Olivia a pointed look that Allison didn’t catch.
Olivia knew what he was doing and she wished he wouldn’t. She had already talked to Stiles and got him to trust them. If Stiles agreed to them helping Scott, she was sure that Scott would agree, too. This—what Derek was doing—was just going to piss them off.
However, she knew Derek. He wouldn’t back down.
Olivia hesitantly nodded and smiled at Allison. “Well, you’ll be safe with Derek. See you at school on Monday?”
Allison nodded with a small smile. “Yeah.”
“Feel better, Allison.”
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Stiles huffed, silently cursing to himself as he continued to drive down the highway just outside of the preserve. He’d been searching for Scott all night and had yet to find him after he ran off to find Derek and Allison.
Of course, Stiles knew Allison was safe at home but he wondered if Scott knew that.
Really, he was pissed. Not at Scott but Derek and Olivia. Olivia had said that Derek was going to help Scott but instead Scott revealed that Derek was the one to bite Scott and kill the girl in the woods. He was inclined to trust his best friend more than some random guy and the girl he had been crushing on since the second grade.
So, what was Derek and Olivia’s plan? And why did Olivia approach him, giving him false promises?
Stiles narrowed his eyes as he caught sight of Scott up ahead, walking on the side of the road. He was shirtless and clutching his right arm, as though he was injured.
Stiles pulled up and stopped, letting him into the jeep.
“You okay?” he asked, pulling off his blazer to give to Scott to wear.
“Yeah,” Scott mumbled, pulling the blazer over him. He leaned his head against his door as Stiles started driving and sighed. “You know what I’m worried about?”
Stiles licked his lips and side-glanced Scott, annoyed. “If you say Allison, I’m gonna punch you in the nuts.”
“She probably hates me now,” Scott complained, ignoring what Stiles said.
Stiles groaned. “I doubt that,” he disagreed. “but you might want to come up with a pretty amazing apology…Or, you know, you could just tell her the truth and revel in the fact that you’re a fuckin’ werewolf!”
Scott looked at him tiredly, eyebrows raised high on his forehead.
“Okay, bad idea,” Stiles admitted sheepishly.
Scott sighed and laid his head back on his window.
“Hey, we’ll get through this,” Stiles comforted Scott, nudging his knee before returning his hand to the steering wheel. “Come on, if I have to, I’ll chain you up myself on full moon nights and feed you live mice. I had a boa once, I could do it.”
Scott chuckled, cheered up by his best friend’s goofiness. “Sure, if it comes to that.”
Stiles pumped his fist. “Yes!”
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hey lads, with the most recent absence due to covid-19 i had a lot of time to think especially in general and about my future. in that time i also thought about tumblr and blogging and after being here for almost a decade i decided now would be the right time for some major changes. you can read them right below, thank you!
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i’ve been on tumblr for a long time almost a decade if you’d like to say. i’ve had the pleasure to meet a lot of nice people, sure some encounters were here and there not nice, but most of them were very good and helped me to develop on this site. honestly back then when i joined this site i really didn’t know how it worked i used 3 different tags for the same person and i wrote in my posts 2 languages going a few sentences first with german and then switching to english afterwards. luckily i’ve met a lot of great people who’ve helped me to develop on this site and helped me to grow not only as a blogger but also as a person, which i’m really grateful for. even tho this site is a hellsite i still learned a lot of things which i was unaware of before and there were also things which i managed to develop which i’m proud of. at this moment i’d like to thank all of those who’ve helped me in the beginning and those through and through my road bc they made my journey on here really amazing filled with lots of joy and also lovely moments as well, so i’m really grateful. i’ve really experienced all kind of things here the world cup 2014 was probably one of the best ones but also emotional matches were the fandom stuck together and sometimes some wins were amazing to celebrate and there were even some defeats which made the fandom closer and let’s not start with all those memes and shit posts which made the interacting really delightful.
with more time on being here and with more inspiration and motivation i received i edited through the years and it was really great. from shitposting, to making memes and to edit pictures and to create gif it was really a hell of a blast! back then when i first joined this site i thought i’d never be able to make gifs and some years later i developed which was really a special moment for me. people telling me they enjoy my edits made me really happy and all the amount of support i received meant really a lot to me. so if you’re reading this and you’ve supported me and my work then let me tell you: thank you. it really warms my heart and i appreciate it.
but to speak now about the major changes on my blog and the update itself, let me start with saying that there are 4 major reasons why the changes will happen. let’s start of with..
1. schedule - my schedule after summer will change which means that i’ll have to work quite a lot and that won’t change anytime soon. as an editor it takes quite a lot to make actually edits (depending on what you edit and how much) and i don’t think that once i come home at 6 pm that i would like to make edits for an hour or so, if you get me? i would rather relax, listening to music, perhaps go to the gym or do something else. with my new upcoming schedule in the near future it will make it hard for me to be posting much at all as i don’t really have the time for it anymore. i dealt before quite well as i had a good balance with my studying, i will continue my studying in the future but for now i will switch to my education and hopefully in the future i will finish what i started and become a teacher.
2. fandom - interacting is one of the key things on tumblr. sure you can just make your posts and go by it i mean in the end tumblr is there to space out, i’ve been enjoying my freedom and to be able to post whatever i want whenever i want and just letting my creativity full out it was really great but nowadays i feel like more and more people are dying out on tumblr, sure they are for example nice and funny people in the bvb fandom and i do enjoy them very much but i still feel like compared to 5 years ago there is a major difference. a lot of my friends have left the fandom, those were people who inspired me to post and in general to be an active part of this fandom, sure they are still great people (shootout to all my mutuals) in it which like i said above really enjoy but i still feel like we got a lot smaller and it’s kinda less fun? i mean it’s still rolling and going but with a lot less fire than it used to be.. at this point i would like to say that i’m not trying to ruin anyone’s fun i mean if you’re still enjoying what you do then that is wonderful and please keep it up. for me the fire just got smaller and the desire has shrunken tbh. i think it’s logical tho i mean when people leave you enjoyed interacting with and also the the dynamic of the fandom changes and the club also with coaches and players it does make sense. those who are currently there are doing a good job and they kept me motivated till my last breath to keep me going so i would like to thank all my mutuals for being lovely human beings. i feel like in general you need to take more care at what you write, post and say, i mean if you for example were not happy with a certain player’s performance or in general if something bothers you, you need to watch out because there could always be someone who could hate on you for doing so and that kinda sucks.
3. favre - if you follow me for a longer period of time you will know that i was never really found of him. i don’t hate him but i do dislike him for many reasons. i personally don’t see us winning a trophy with him as he’s lacking of the mentality of some other great coaches who have won some trophies recently and in the past. for me he just doesn’t fit into the system of bvb as he gives me this ‘chicken’ scared kind of vibe. the tactic changes to play with like 3/5 defenders is something i find also quite questionable that we are not able to play with just 4 defenders and also let’s not talk about that time our players were lacking off motivation. sure it’s not all the coach who is to blame but for me he’s the major reason for a lot of questionable things, decisions and results which happened in the past. now that favre said a few days ago that he wants to continue to work with bvb and zorc said that they don’t look out for a new coach i think that totally ruins it for me.
4. favorite player - now it’s official (not like that it wasn’t obvious before) but yes mario will leave bvb. obviously my heart will always beat black and yellow, but i’m really disappointed in the way how mario is leaving. after he came back and fought of his disease he has always given his all for this club. in his playertribute he wrote how after he came back he understood more the club and how the fans feel and i totally dig that as whenever he played he always showed heart and wanted to win, especially last season when he was one of the best if not the best player who alongside other players like jadon almost made it possible to capture the bundesliga title. after that amazing 2nd leg of the bundesliga what happened afterwards? he got treated like shit. benched all over and never gotten a chance to play. after 6 games of being benched and a 1+ minute sub in the ucl at the 91′ minute he played vs bremen and guess what? he scored, he provided 3 goal chances, his pass accuracy was very high and he became man of the match. favre said he played very well and what then? he got benched again. i really hate how bvb is treating him almost like as if he was just air you know and i don’t think he deserves that, i mean he has given his all whenever he got the chance to play but to treat him like this is is just very unfair. he showed that he still has qualities and can actually play well and help the offensive but not on favre’s watch.
so now with mario leaving i don’t think i will do much edits as i used to because in general it hurts me really that he is leaving i grew up with him being in bvb as a 17 yo boy who just came from the youth. now he is rotten on the bench and gets treated like shit and his last match? well i don’t know if he will even play by the amount of time favre is benching him. but one thing is to say: once he’s gone he will find a new club and finally play again and find his happiness and that makes very happy.
but back to my blog now: one of the main reasons why i joined this site is because of mario götze, my fav club and of course the love for football, to express my feelings in a different way as you know such as edits or text posts and so on. now that mario is leaving i don’t think i will be really motivated to make edits and since my schedule and tumblr itself is changed/is changing i decided it would be the right time to take a step down.
so no i’m not leaving tumblr - i just change my blogging style and activity. i will definitely make less edits, i will probably reblog much more, i will still try do to make posts here and there (if my schedule and mood allows it and is good) but i don’t think i will be any longer the blogger i used to be for a long time on this site as i think with mario leaving bvb and also with now almost a decade of difference of tumblr and all the changes with happened on this site, the fandom itself and people leaving i think it’s fitting to make this step. i joined this site when mario left bvb and now that mario is leaving again i think my active-phase of being a football-editor is coming to an end. 
i will still be around like i said, just in a different way and style. i’ve made some great friends on here and there also a lot of nice people who i still need to get to know better and to which i look forward to! i really appreciated all the support i’ve received through out my journey and i just wanted to thank you it really always meant a lot to me! my journey is now ending now and i’ve really appreciated being able to express all my creativity and feelings for such a long time with your support you’ve always encouraged me to do even more and to feel good at what i’m doing so thank you! i look forward to my new chapter as now blogging will be different to what i’m used to but regardless i look forward to it.
i’m not ded i’m just taking a step back and i’m in the second seat row now. thank you 💛
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Kim Seokjin: Simile 
Dressed in his best suit Seokjin entered the classroom. It was a parent-teacher interview and he was seeing you, Jungkook’s English teacher. He heard from Jungkook that you were weird-looking, all lumpy sweaters, long skirts, messy buns and big bottle-shaped glasses. Squeezing his tall frame into the desk he looked to the front of the class where you told all the children about what and how you teach their children. He thought Jungkook must have been so totally wrong to think you looked like that. You were stunning. Seokjin was almost glad for your baggy sweaters and long skirts, every now and then he saw the ghost of your figure hiding underneath. After that, you went around and discussed quietly with all the parents how each student was individually in class.
You got to him last after some major side-eyeing, I mean he was seriously handsome and you were dreading getting any closer. But everyone else had gone. “Mister Kim was it?” You asked and he held out the name tag each parent wore. “Your son is brilliant and very good at most things but he is a little bit of a prankster. And I don’t think he is applying himself seriously. I mean I asked them to write about their weekend and to include a simile and a metaphor and he only wrote one sentence. This weekend I saw a girl named Simile, but I don’t know what I metaphor (met her for*)” Seokjin started laughing. The sound was so high pitched and you felt yourself blushing.
Jin was proud.
Min Yoongi: Lookalike @anoesjkaax
Walking through the music store he saw you, dressed super cute at one of two registers. He liked that your short dark hair was in a half-up style and atop your cute little nose were a pair of black circular sunglasses. You looked cute sitting next to another young girl who was talking animatedly about her weekend. He was strolling through the aisles and was a little weirded out for a music store. It was so quiet.
“Hey, can I help you?” You asked he shook his head 
“No, I am just looking?” Your coworker was quick to jump right back into her storytelling. He came back every day for a week trying to find something that piqued his interest. He learnt that every day you weren’t there the music was unbearably loud. But when it was silent you were sitting at the counter. Talking animatedly with your coworkers and customers. He had spoken a few words to you every time he came in asking where he could find certain genres and you would smile and gesture to certain parts of the store. He finally found something he thought he might like.
“Hi, just this one?” He smiled nervously hoping he didn’t seem weird for being in there all the time. He had made sure to style his hair and was wearing his nicest pair of jeans and hoodie. 
“Hey have I seen you somewhere before, or do you have a lookalike” You smiled up at him causing his cheeks to grow pink if you noticed you didn’t point it out. Your coworker laughed saying that it was a terrible pickup line. He seemed to freak out some more when your coworker left you two alone going to fetch the cd. Paying with a card as you were at an EFTPOS only register. “Tell me what is that cologne you are wearing?”
“Uh can’t remember the name I got it as a gift” 
“It smells like patchouli and really woodsy while still being fresh” an old man sighed
“I just want to buy this cd why aren’t you serving me? There are two registers, maybe if you weren’t sunglasses inside you would know I was waiting”
“My apologies sir, I only work the EFTPOS register as I can’t count money quick and accurately enough without a few minutes. And I promise you even if I weren’t wearing these sunglasses I still wouldn’t be able to see you as I am blind” pulling off your glasses to reveal your cloudy eyes. Yoongi laughed in relief this whole time he tried to look cool but you didn’t even care. 
Jung Hoseok: Fun
“Come on, it will be fun”
“Hobi I don’t want to go on a group date it’s not my scene” he was trying to convince you to come out tonight to meet some guys because you apparently needed to get out more. But after arguing on the phone you gave in. Getting dressed, styling your hair and getting out of your casual clothes and searching in the back of your wardrobe finding a beautiful red dress and black heels. You put on makeup, something you only did for weddings. Arriving at the restaurant everyone was ordering chicken and beer. 
Hoseok was late; he probably wanted to force you to talk with some of the guys before he got there, knowing you would only talk to him if he showed up early. Getting to know the guys you were drinking pretty well. They began a drinking game and you lost, they handed you a tall glass of beer but as you went to grab it a hand snatched it away you looked up to see Hoseok standing above you drinking the whole cup. He placed the glass down, grabbed you by the wrist and led you away.
“Hey what’s going on, why are we leaving you said I had to get out more” You whined getting annoyed from being dragged around you ripped your arm from his grip and stopped “I don’t understand”
“I didn’t mean like this, do you know how freaking amazing you look right now” He turned to face you he was towering over you even though you were in heels.
“What is your problem this was your suggestion”
“My problem is this” He kissed you full on the mouth pressing you against the wall, his hands in your hair.
Kim Namjoon: Good
With a hand over your heart, you took a few steps into the warehouse. His nickname was the monster and from the stories you had heard, it was a fitting title. He had a nasty habit of killing people, but that was literally his job so what did you expect? You were hiring a hitman, you had the money in a bag and you had no remorse. Walking into the warehouse you were led to an office upstairs by some of his henchmen, they patted you down looking for weapons and opened your bag to see the money before sending you up.
Namjoon leaned forward in his seat, he knew he was meeting with a woman who was asking him to do a job but he didn’t expect someone so… Colourful. You had a sky blue dress and you looked absolutely stunning. Like the daughter of some rich suburban father. You didn’t look like you had seen any struggles. 
“To what do I owe this pleasure?”
“I would like you to kill someone for me” You gestured to the bag his henchmen took it and began counting out stacks. Before nodding to him to say it appeared all there.
“Tell me why would a nice young lady like you, come to a guy like me?”
“Look I just want the job done?” You hissed, “Can you do it?”
“Of course there ain’t no one better?” He smiled “Who is the unlucky fellow?”
You handed him an image and he sat up straighter confused. “Do you have a twin?”
“No.” You said “I am paying you to kill me, it’s your job to get it over with. I paid”
He pulled out a firearm from the top draw of his desk and cocked it aiming directly at you, he walked over to you watching you watch him. You were tense, eyes glassy, lip trembling. He frowned you looked so helpless and he hated seeing you scared. Pressing the gun under your chin, pushing your head up and kissing you slowly. “Sweetheart why would I kill someone who tastes so good”
Park Jimin: Chance 
What are the odds that two babies were born in two adjacent rooms in a hospital? Those two children went to the same daycare. That they were friends in primary school and enemies in High school. That their desks were right beside one another. That they both applied for the same university. She wanted to study music and he wanted to study dance. That they both got approved to live in the same apartment. What is the possibility that during their time in university they never once addressed their growing love and desire for one another? The day they went their separate ways felt like the whole world was crumbling down around them. With their careers taking off they never thought they would meet again. 
You were the music producer for an upcoming performance. It was going to be huge. And after a year of making show-stopping numbers, you were coming to see how it was going. Working beside the conductor explaining how each piece should feel. “This one should be like your running out of time; it's about not wanting to lose the one you love and being desperate to hold on. So the violins will run fast, getting faster and faster until they falter it falls silent and then it picks up on the cello, deep and rising bringing all the instruments back.”
“Hey, that was perfect, do you think you can do it again but this time with the ribbon in your hand. You are supposed to be clinging on to love here and that’s the symbol”
You watched the dancer and smiled, they weren’t facing the audience so you couldn’t tell much about them but they moved so elegantly and familiarly. Leaning back you headed over to the choreographer Hoseok who smiled.
“Everyone meet the music producer for the show, we have to make her proud because it is such a beautiful score.” Your eyes met and you couldn’t help his name slipping past your lips and he couldn’t stop his feet from striding forwards until you were in his arms. You went in for a hug but were surprised by his lips on yours. He held your face sweetly in his hands and moaned ever so softly into your mouth. “Jimin what are you doing, I am sorry about him he is a little flirtatious, he is sorry” 
Hoseok had tried to pull Jimin away and you grinned at Jimin’s love-struck face, rushing forward to pull him into a kiss of your own. What are the chances the two of you fell madly in love? That you got married. That you had children and grandchildren and lived happy long lives. 
Kim Taehyung: Pyjamas
Your roommate was holding a house party, you weren’t particularly fussed with the festivities preferring to lock yourself in your room. There had been multiple attempts at your door by drunk couples but you called them through the door to leave. The problem was, you were getting hungry. Sliding out of your room making sure to lock the door behind you, you didn’t want to return to horny young adults going at it on your clean sheets. Walking through the party you dodged people until you arrived at the kitchen. 
Everything had been raided from the fridge. About to complain you saw a young man looking bored. He was super handsome, you ordered pizza-making specific requirements to deliver it to your bedroom window. Sending through an exact map of how to get to it from the driveway. The handsome man was cornered by a girl who brought him a drink, he looked super uncomfortable and after she had turned away he tipped it down the sink. He politely tried to refuse her and you laughed walking over. She eventually left him alone when her favourite song came on. 
“Hey you look miserable” you laughed “You look really comfortable for a party”
“Thanks, these are my pyjamas, I am not at this party, I am just the roommate, I have been hiding in my room, I came out to get something to eat but everything is gone so I ordered pizza,” You said still trying to search for any of your hidden snacks. “You look like you're pretty popular with the girls, is that why you come to parties?”
“No, My friends they drag me here” he sighed
“You want to eat pizza with me, it will be quieter and I got a small tv we could probably watch a movie until the party is over” He nodded following you and as you stepped into the room together he hummed.
“You wouldn’t have a spare set of pyjamas, someone spilt beer on my pants earlier and it smells really bad?”
Jeon Jungkook: Astronaut
“Jungkook, I got to take your daily observations, come on” he sighed, following you to the tiny infirmary he sat on the seat and you took his blood pressure, his heart rate, respiration rate, the oxygen levels temp and more. He removed his shirt and you paused staring at his chest raising the stethoscope. 
“How are you feeling?”
“Good”
“Is Everything going well with sleeping, eating, toileting and emotionally and mentally?”
“Yes, yes, yes, no and no”
“What’s up?” You listened to his breathing up and down his back and then his chest. 
“It’s lonely up here but I am just really frustrated and there is nowhere to vent you know?”
“You can vent to me,” you said and he choked and you heard his heart skip a beat. Noticing his bright red ears it clicked “oh you mean to vent, vent gotcha, okay well I mean do you need help?”
“Y/n!’
“I meant we could request a facetime call with like a stripper or something maybe in their next supplies they can send up a toy or something, why does it feel like I have walked in on you masturbating but I am like your mother”
“Oh god don’t say that, you're making it weird, now I really can’t vent”
“I’m sorry how can I help, I know it’s a little unorthodox but I did part of my internship at a sperm bank, I can help you if you need, it would be one hundred percent a medical procedure it would mean nothing and it would release some happy endorphins”
“What if I want it to mean something” you paused for a second before kissing him without a care.
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FIC: MIO FIGLIO
So, this is something I wrote back in February from Anna’s (Nico’s mom) point of view. I’m very proud of how it turned out, so I hope you’ll enjoy it too :D... Despite the title, IT'S IN ENGLISH
Somewhere in Italy Early morning of a day in 1999
He’s so tiny. So small. So soft and breakable. Perhaps not the most beautiful, but surely the most precious creature on Earth. Her baby.
She can’t bear not to check on her son every five minutes, afraid he might have stopped breathing. It’s awfully stupid, and illogical, she knows that. The midwife she hired came with great recommendations, so there’s no reason not to trust her with both their lives, but... He took his sweet time coming into this world - a little later than scheduled, but who can blame him - and now it’s hard to tear her gaze from him. She keeps covering him in kisses, whispering how much he loves him already.
Ni. Ninì. Nico. Nicolì. Niccolò. Like the singer that brought her and Gioele together, on that sunny 1st of May in Piazza San Giovanni. It was the only name they agreed on, since her husband choices felt too extravagant - “They are going to be the ones having to live with a name like Gertrude, Genoveffa, Gervasio or Giosuè… what’s with you and names starting with a ‘G’, anyway?" - and all her favourites reminded him of people he couldn’t stand.
“We can name her Gertrude, okay?” She tilted her head back then, flashed him her cheekiest smile and pointed at the plush giraffe Gabriella - her sweet sixteen-year old sister-in-law, who had sworn she would make a great pianist out of her first nephew - had brought as a present.
“You don’t have to be a pianist. You can be a singer, a painter, a cartoonist… An engineer, a teacher, a doctor, a bricklayer, a plumber, an electrician… Whatever you wish, Ninì. I swear I’m going to do my best to help you find your call. And when you’ll stumble, mama is gonna be there to catch you before you get hurt too bad. Always.”
Empty promises? Is she going to turn into one of those ‘mother knows best’ ladies, who ignore their children wishes? Is she going to screw up - screwing him up, in the process - along the way? She’s so terrified of all that can hurt him, out there. Including herself.
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Rome, Anna Furlan & Gioele Fares Apartment Early morning of a day in 2020
He's happy. Happier than she's ever seen him in a really long time. And when she says 'happy', she doesn't mean the euphoric "LOOK, MOM! I'M ON TOP OF THE WORLD!!" state that always leads to a catastrophic crashing down… No, it's more like a calm soothing feeling that has him smiling fondly when she playfully slaps his hand - no, he's not allowed to have a taste before it's ready or, worse, dip his fingers into the batter: who raised him? - and shoos him out of the kitchen with a
"Go make yourself useful, Ninì. There’s some stuff in your old room that need to be sorted.” He looks touched, like he can’t quite believe he’s being trusted to actually know what can be tossed away and what should he should take with him.
He's content, yeah. But for how long? How can she soften the blow, when everything will inevitably fall apart?
She tried, so hard, to teach him not to rely on others when it comes to his own peace of mind… Made sure he'd give his best in trying to build a future for himself. But he's so… Spooked, and vulnerable, always on the lookout… Terrified he might end up alone. Unloved.
How… How can anybody meet her sweet, wide-eyed, cheerful Niccolò and not be instantly charmed by him? Not want to spend the rest of their life by his side?
Okay, he's got his flaws and his fluctuating moods can be hard to deal with. One might end up being his doctor, instead of a parent or a lover… She often catches herself going down that road, and she must admit it's nice to have Martino around to make her notice that. Maddalena would never have dared.
She might have not been exactly thrilled that Nico had fallen in love with him - up to the point she doubted the love itself, preferring to chalk it up to an obsession, an hyper fixation - but he sure won her over with his attentiveness, his willingness to learn from his past mistakes and not let the bad times spoil the best ones. Either the instants they would cherish for the years to come, or the momentary bliss that would be forgotten as soon as they closed their eyes. Both were worth being lived to their fullest.
He is human, imperfect, and proudly so.
And Niccolò wouldn't leave him just because he’s not infallible, would he? So why can’t he extend the same courtesy to himself?
Why, why would he think - even for a second - that he doesn't deserve all the best that the world can offer?
It must have been something she said. Something she did. The therapists have been pretty adamant on that.
‘Stop. Stop there. Stop making this about you. It isn’t. It never was. It will never be.’ She reprimands herself, as soon as she realises where her thoughts are leading her to. ‘Stop regretting what you can’t change, and work on what you can do better from now on. Remember he’s not your baby anymore, he’s an adult who will soon find out that being grown ups doesn’t mean you’ll get handed the answers and that everything will finally make sense in your life. He’s going to have to deal with that on his own… Or with Martino, who’s going through the same earth shattering revelation. You need to step down, step aside… And let him fall, let him live, Anna.’
It’s harder than usual to listen to the rational part of her brain, today, with him having just turned 21. He’s still so tiny… and small… Not weak, though.
She smiles, as she recalls the last meal they had with their relatives down in Gubbio - where her mother-in-law whispered into her ear “I like this one, he gives the best hugs. Reminds me of my dear Giorgio…” while looking at Martino - and all the teasing Niccolò had to endure from them… Until he got up, and said “Bet none of you can do this.” and proceeded to carry a disgruntled Martino over his shoulder. “Mh? What? Can’t hear you over the sound of my amazing strength, Marti. Told you I could do it, but you didn’t believe me…”
“Mom? Mom! You kept her?” Nico snaps out her reminisces, waving a tattered stuffed animal in front of her eyes. She jumps back, nearly dropping the baking tray. He saves it with his free hand, and together they put it in the oven.
“You kept her? Gertrude?” He asks, once again, after she has set the timer and sat down with him at the table. The poor giraffe has lost all of her spots - if she hadn’t seen her in her prime, back in 1999, she might have mistaken this Gertrude for a cow - and an eye. That had caused quite the scare, when she and Gio asked Nico where it had gone and he pointed at his mouth, giggling…
Poor chap, she had been dragged all over the floors and up on every tree that Niccolò had climbed as a child. And then she disappeared, after Maddalena's first visit. He needed to show her he was a man, not a little boy.
“Of course I did… I figured you might want to hand her down to…Another generation?”
“Mom, please…” He rolls his eyes, sighing.
“Hey, hey…” Fingertips on his cheekbones. A kiss on his forehead. Small gestures to reassure Nico that he’s not going to let her down because he won’t ever see himself raising a kid. “You know I don’t really care for a grandchild. It could be the gift from a cool uncle. Fitting, since you got it from your coolest aunt, right? Gabi wouldn’t want Gertrude to end up all alone, forgotten, at the bottom of a dusty box. Didn’t you promise them both a big adventure?”
“You... “ Niccolò whispers, tearing up a little.
“... remember? Of course I do, sweetheart. I’ve still got the birthday card you wrote them when you were five, after all… And what bigger adventure than the life you just started building for yourself?"
"I'm hardly doing that on my own."
"So? Don't sell yourself short. You're doing great..." Oh, is he really too old for a cuddle? Because she definitely feels like they should walk over to the sofa and just thread her fingers through his curls as he dozes off and forget all about his troubles.
The buzzing of the intercom has them getting up at the same time, racing to get it first. He's a damn cheat, no better than his father - what a pair of sore losers - and wins without breaking a sweat. She's hasn't been this silly in a long, long time... and she doesn't even know why.
"Marti?"
Well, maybe she can leave the cuddling to the expert.
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