#oh god world’s worst crossover

[starryoak]

Probably the dumbest hill I’m willing to die on that I can think of is that I refuse to call Billy Batson “Shazam”. Fuck that shit. He’s Captain Marvel in my heart, damnit. It just sounds cooler.

[humming-fly]

I know I've thought of a good shitpost when the premise is only funny to me and maybe three other people

[obxsummer]

A Change of Summer // OBX x TSITP Crossover (Part Two)

in which our favorite pogues continue to spend time with the only kooks they can stand. something is bubbling between you and jj, but it seems like the world keeps pushing you back to conrad every chance it gets...

conrad fisher x gn!reader x jj maybank

warnings: panic attacks, arguing, mentions of physical abuse, no use of y/n

a/n: i switched up the timeline of obx a little bit sorry not sorry. intended to be gender neutral so if I missed anything pls lmk!

navigation - part one

--

Conrad felt like shit. He had really screwed up this time. Not only was Belly pissed at him (and you), but he knew his mom would be so disappointed in the way he’d been acting. Susannah Fisher was steadfast regarding her boys, but she had no issues putting them in their place when needed. 

So, what did Conrad do? He called his mom and got his ass chewed for the issue he’d created, but in true Susannah fashion, she told him her best advice and reassured him everything would be okay. 

Growing up, Conrad was never good at handling emotions. His dad had drilled it into his head that as the eldest sibling (metaphorically to everyone except Jeremiah), he needed to lead by example. There was no room for mistake, no room for disagreement. Conrad grew up looking like the perfect kid when really, he was battling a lot more than homework and football championships. 

His anxiety started junior year of high school when his mom was diagnosed with cancer. The thought of her leaving, her leaving him with his dad, was enough to spark his first panic attack. Susannah never found out and Conrad made sure it stayed that way. He had a few more throughout high school, but the worst one came the night of the argument.

Conrad stepped back into the house after dropping Jeremiah off at a friend’s house. There was some party going on tonight but he had no interest in going. His brother, on the other hand, was a party animal who desperately needed to go. 

“How long?”

The elder Fisher boy stopped his movements by the front door. His mom’s voice was so upset despite the low volume of her question. He could tell she was in the kitchen but he couldn’t see who she was talking to.

“Two months.” Adam Fisher’s reply was short and to the point. 

Susannah let out an exhausted laugh. “Two months. I was in and out of chemo, taking care of the boys, being there as much as I could, and you were fucking your secretary!”

Conrad’s heart dropped and he took off up the stairs as quietly as possible. Tears burned his eyes, his bedroom turning blurry colors as he shut the door and stumbled into the ensuite bathroom. 

His dad cheated on his mom. While she was battling cancer, he was proving once again that he was a piece of shit and a lousy excuse for a dad. 

It was enough to make his stomach lurch as he collapsed on the tile floor and got sick. Every inch of his skin was prickly, his mind running in a million directions as tears fell across his cheeks. 

Cheated. Fucking your secretary. 

Conrad pressed his palm against his chest. Why did it feel like his heart was gonna burst? What… why? Oh god, should he tell Jere? He’ll be heartbroken, he loves his dad and-and oh no. This was so, so bad. He… He needed to call someone, someone….

Hands fumbled for his phone in his pocket but it was so so hard to see through the tears. He felt like he couldn’t breathe. Breathe, breathe, breathe. Stop crying, if someone sees you… Fuck. 

He doesn’t know where his fingers pressed but he knew the phone was ringing and someone would answer. Answer and help. 

“Conrad?”

Snapping out of his daydream, he recognized the same voice that answered the phone that night. The night everything went to shit. Your voice. It was always your voice echoing in his head, talking him through a panic attack that you didn’t understand until one day, you did.

“Everything okay?” 

His eyes blinked his contacts back into focus and he met your gaze before looking away just as quickly. “Yeah, sorry. Just zoned out.” Susannah’s contact stared back up at him from his phone, their conversation ending not too long ago. The screen turned black.

You watched him curiously, knowing well enough that something had set him out of his normal attitude. “I’m uh gonna go look for an outfit for Midsummers. Do… do you wanna go? I would ask Belly but, yeah.”

Conrad perked up. This was his chance to talk to you, just like Susannah said. He nodded. “Uh, sure. Let me change really quick and I’ll be ready.”

You nodded, your body still tense from the courage it took to ask if he wanted to join you. It was one step in the right direction to fixing this cloud that had been covering everyone’s heads. 

--

Midsummers was huge in OBX. Easily the party of the summer, all members of the country club received an invite and the wardrobe was exquisite. Sarah’s father was being honored at the ceremony so you had promised you’d be there, which meant dragging everyone else along to join you.

You had originally planned on going shopping with Jeremiah since he would give honest opinions but he had to work with Steven. Belly was the next option, but since she was clearly uninterested in spending time with you right now, that wasn’t going to happen. You figured Conrad would at least give you someone to spare the pain of constant silence. 

The passenger seat in his Range Rover was all yours since he insisted on driving. You didn’t bother arguing, especially with how swollen your ankle was. He wouldn’t let you even if you asked. 

“Have you talked to your mom? I miss her.” Your question had good intentions as you turned to look out the window.

It caught Conrad off guard but he didn’t know why. You loved his mom and she loved you just as much, if not more. He made a left turn before answering, “Uh, yeah. This morning actually. She said they were having a pool and wine day before movie night.”

“Classic. Remember the one year they spilled the whole bottle of red in the pool?” You laughed loudly and clapped your hands. “They were so drunk they were going to try and drink it before it all ‘disappeared’.”

Conrad smiled, recounting the memory like it happened yesterday. So maybe the moms got a little too drunk on vacation but hey, that’s what vacation is for. 

You continued to stare out the windows, watching island life pass by. This was peaceful and it almost felt like how things normally did between the two of you. Conrad's dark hair tousled slightly in the wind from the sunroof as you watched him from behind your sunglasses. 

The thought of living life without him was heart-wrenching. You were stuck between the comfort of Conrad and the new freshness with JJ. Both boys had seen different sides of you and yet, it was so hard to know which one you wanted to run toward. 

Conrad glanced over at you, a faint smile tugging at the corners of his lips as he pulled into a parking spot. "Are we going for casual cool or slightly dressed up?"

You shrugged and collected your stuff to bring inside. "As much as I hate to say it, I’m pretty sure it’s formal."

Conrad nodded in agreement, his gaze sweeping over the window displays. "Like…like deb ball formal or…?"

You smiled at his implication but shrugged. “Guess we’ll find out.”

The bell rang above the door as the two of you stepped inside. Cool air conditioning blasted you in the face as it did its best to keep out the hot humidity from outside.

You pulled out a few items, holding them up to your body and looking to Conrad for his opinion. He offered a nod of approval here and there, his eyes lingering on you as you discussed color palettes and styles.

More often than not, you had to be in a shopping mood to go through a bunch of outfits. Thankfully, it was holding strong or your grumpiness would’ve been seeping through after the second outfit.

After a few trial and error rounds, you emerged from the dressing room wearing your favorite choice yet. Conrad's eyes softened, and a hint of a smile played on his lips. He leaned against a display, arms crossed casually.

"I think we've got a winner," he said, his voice low and warm. Complimenting you felt so easy to him despite his usual hard attitude. His mom always said you brought out the best parts of him that he’d hidden away. 

You twirled slowly and looked it over in the mirror. "You think so?"

"Yeah. It suits you."

Your heart fluttered at the unspoken sentiment in his words. As you admired the outfit in the mirror, your fingers brushed over a delicate silver necklace that adorned your neck. It was the same necklace Conrad had given you years ago, a simple sun and mood pendant, intended as a joke but cherished ever since.

"You still wear that necklace?" Conrad asked, his tone was casual but the affection was easy to find under the surface.

Your fingers played with the pendant, a small smile on your lips. "Yeah, I love it."

Before your moment could linger further, the jingling of the shop's entrance bell announced the arrival of another guest. Rafe Cameron walked in, his intentions evident even from a distance. His eyes immediately fixed on you, and an overly familiar grin spread across his face.

A flicker of panic jumped in your chest. It wasn’t that you hated Rafe, he just didn’t know when to stop. And you had a feeling this wasn’t going to end well.

"Well, well, what do we have here?" Rafe drawled, approaching you with a look that was more predatory than charming. He was dressed as if he just came from the country club himself, which was likely true. The Rolex on his wrist was shiny in the store lighting, catching your eye for a split second before you looked at him.

Your smile was forced as you acknowledged him. Conrad's stance shifted subtly.

"Just shopping for Midsummers," you replied, your discomfort evident as you looked away from him. “Conrad, this is Rafe Cameron, Sarah’s older brother. Rafe, this is one of my family friends, Conrad Fisher.”

Rafe's gaze flicked from you to Conrad, his grin growing wider. Though you’d all seen each other at the bonfire, nobody bothered to do introductions so this was the first time he knew who you’d been with. "Oh, I see. You two are together?"

Conrad's jaw clenched, his eyes narrowing as he stepped forward just slightly. There were a lot of things he could say instead but he bit his tongue and held back. "We're just friends."

Rafe's smile didn't waver, in fact, it almost grew with the confirmation he was clearly looking for. "Well, that's a shame. Someone like you deserves someone who can really appreciate you."

Your discomfort deepened, and you spared a glance over at Conrad. He looked like he was going to snap at any second. "I’m perfectly capable of choosing who deserves me, Rafe. Thanks.

Rafe's smirk faltered for a moment before he chuckled as if amused by the tension. "Right, right. Well, I'll see you around."

As Rafe sauntered away, Conrad's gaze remained fixed on him until he disappeared from view. Once the door closed, he turned to you and his expression softened.

"You okay?" Conrad asked, his voice gentler now. His hands relaxed by his sides, letting go of the tight fists he’d been holding.

You nodded, a mix of relief washing over you. "Yeah, thanks. Sorry, he’s been like that these past few years no matter how often I tell him no."

Conrad's lips quirked into a half-smile, and he brushed a strand of hair from your face. “You ready to check out?”

With a soft smile and a nod, you moved back into the changing room to switch back to your normal clothes with nothing but gratitude for Conrad Fisher.

-- 

Two more days passed before you were forced to confront the problem that had been taking up most of your mind. Conrad, Steven, and Jere were out surfing again, and as much as you wanted to join them, you didn’t want to risk hurting your ankle further. That meant you were left behind with one Isabel Conklin, who still had yet to have a full conversation with you no matter how hard you tried.

Today, though, you were cracking out the big guns. You knew there was one thing that Belly could never turn down and you weren’t even ashamed to use it as bait. After the disaster of last summer’s Fourth of July, you managed to perfect the pomegranate margarita recipe. Although you knew Belly hated how that day turned out, you knew she still loved her pomegranate margs.

The girl in question was outside in the pool, taking a swim as she normally did. The summer sun beat down on the beach house, casting shadows over the pool where Belly swam with graceful strokes. 

You stood by the edge of the pool, nervously swirling the deep red contents of the frozen margarita in your glass. With a deep breath, you approached the water's edge just as Belly surfaced, her eyes narrowing slightly at the sight of you.

"Hey," you began, your voice soft. Belly's gaze flicked over you before she turned to resume her lap, pointedly ignoring your presence. You sighed inwardly but didn't give up and took a seat so your feet could slide into the water. "I made pomegranate margaritas. Thought you might want one."

You held out the glass, the condensation cool against your fingers. Belly paused mid-stroke, eyeing the drink with a mixture of skepticism and curiosity. After a moment's hesitation, she reached out to take it from you, offering a short nod of acknowledgment.

"Thanks," she mumbled, taking a small sip. You gave her a small smile in return.

"You know," you began, your voice earnest, "I've tried talking to you since our argument, but you've been giving me the cold shoulder."

Belly's shoulders tensed but she kept her eyes focused on the water. The two of you usually had no issues calling each other out when things got rocky, but it was never in an aggressive argument.

"I really want you to know that I never intended to hurt your feelings," you continued. "I know how much Conrad means to you, and I shouldn't have let our disagreement get so out of hand."

She took another sip of her drink. Progress.

"And I get it," you said, gently. "I know how complicated things are between you and Conrad. But I promise you, my feelings for him don't change how much I care about my friendship with you. I said a lot of awful things the other night and I just… want to you know that I didn’t mean them. You’re one of my best friends, Bells."

Belly's fingers gripped the edge of the pool, her knuckles turning white. After a long silence, she finally looked up at you, her eyes searching yours for some sort of answer.

"I'm sorry too," she said softly, her voice carrying a hint of regret. "I shouldn't have shut you out like that. It's just... It's hard for me to see someone else getting close to him when I’ve tried so hard for that to be me."

You nodded, completely understanding how she was feeling. "I can't imagine what you've been through, Belly. And I don't want to make things harder for you."

Belly let out a sigh, pushing herself up to sit on the edge of the pool near you. Her fingers toyed with the rim of the glass, her gaze distant.

"I really miss you," she admitted, her voice barely above a whisper. Tears brimmed her eyes as she stared at the glass in her lap. “And I’m really sorry about the other night. We were both cruel in what we said, how we were ganging up on you.”

“I kinda deserved it,” You admitted despite the way your heart ached at the vulnerability in her words. "I miss you too, Belly. I hate that we've been distant like this."

Belly finally turned to fully face you so you could see the tears in her eyes. "Can we... can we try to go back to how things were? I don't want to lose our friendship, over a boy of all things."

You offered her a grateful smile, relief washing over you. "I’d love nothing more. Trust me."

"I know it won't be easy," Belly said, her gaze locked onto yours. "But we've been through so much together. I don't want to throw that away. My mom would be so mad at us, all the moms would."

You laughed and reached out, placing a reassuring hand on her shoulder. "We'll figure it out. And I promise, I'll always be here for you, no matter what."

Belly smiled, a genuine warmth returning to her eyes. "Thank you."

With a soft smile, you leaned in to give Belly a tight hug. Relief washed over you at the feeling of having one friend back in the right place. As you pulled away, her eyes sparkled mischievously.

"Hey, remember that time we pushed Jeremiah into the pool?" she said, her voice full of playful nostalgia.

You nodded. "Oh, God. Which time? There’s too many to count."

Belly's grin grew wider, and before you could react, she playfully pushed you into the pool. Laughter bubbled up from your throats, the tension of the past few days dissipating completely. Thankfully, you’d changed into your swimsuit before coming out, so it really wasn’t too big of a deal.

"I’m so gonna get you back, Conklin," you teased, splashing a bit of water in her direction.

Belly laughed, her eyes dancing. "I think I can handle it."

The rest of the day unfolded in a haze of catching up, laughter, and pomegranate margaritas. The warm sun dipped below the horizon, and just as the light started to fade, the familiar figures of Steven, Jeremiah, and Conrad returned to the beach house. Walking alongside them were the Pogues—John B, JJ, Kiara, and Pope.

You and Belly had yet to notice your new audience and continued laughing your asses off at whatever horrible joke had been made.

Your friends’ expressions shifted from surprise to amusement as they took in the sight of you and Belly sitting in the pool, clearly having indulged in a few too many drinks. Your laughter was much louder than it had ever been and you’d clearly been at it for a while.

"Well, well, what have we here?" Steven said with a chuckle, exchanging knowing looks with the Fisher brothers. The two of you looked over at his sudden voice.

Belly rolled her eyes at her brother, the alcohol doing its job of making her carefree about his opinion. "Don’t be such a buzzkill, Steven!"

While Belly entertained her brother, JJ walked over to you, a crooked grin on his face as he stepped toward you. "Looks like we missed out on some quality pool time."

"JJ, hi!" Your face practically lit up as you realized he was there. “How are you?”

He shrugged nonchalantly, his eyes twinkling as he stood above you. “Can’t complain.” He sat down on the concrete nearby. “How’s the ankle?”

You pulled your foot out of the water for emphasis and almost fell backward into the water. “Almost there. Feels fine right now, sometimes it’s iffy but we’re getting there.”

Ever since the other night on the beach, you had been talking to JJ nonstop. Even if it was a quick meet-up on the beach or a phone call, the two of you were growing much closer. It wasn’t just casual conversation either, you had learned his worst fears, some of his best moments, and what he dreamed of. The conversations that mattered. 

Seeing him in person again was refreshing, like a reminder that all those secrets shared between you guys were still just that. Secrets.

Belly's voice rose above the rest. "Oh, my god! Can we please get some pizza?!" A chorus of agreement greeted her suggestion, and she practically screamed in excitement. She quickly pulled herself out of the pool, barely stopping to grab a towel before darting into the kitchen to order said food. Drunk Belly always meant Hungry Belly.

“I’ll go help,” Kiara said with a laugh and headed into the house, leaving the rest of you to continue your conversation. Steven offered to grab drinks for everyone, which JJ offered to help with. Jeremiah, who had been lounging by the poolside, slipped into the water and swam over to where you were standing.

"Hey there, sunshine," he greeted with his usual bright smile. He could easily tell the margaritas were getting to you as you looked at him with surprise.

"Jere!” You jumped forward to hug him in the warm water, practically curling into his embrace. Jeremiah’s typical flirty nature was normal to all of you at this point. Growing up together, he had been an unwavering pillar of strength for you. He never made you feel wrong, always accepting your concerns and offering love in return. Jeremiah was always a safe zone for you, so your sudden clingy nature wasn’t too surprising.

He laughed and held you close as he began to wade through the water with his arms wrapped around you. "So, have you talked to Bells? You guys seemed better when we got here."

You nodded, your fingers brushing through his curly hair as you leaned against his bare shoulder. "Yeah, we had a conversation earlier. Cleared the air."

"Good. I’m glad you guys were able to sort things out, it’s been weird without you two." 

You glanced over Jere’s shoulder and noticed that Pope had joined the group with drinks, though he seemed to be nursing some fresh bruises on his face since you’d seen him a few days ago. "Pope, what happened to your face?"

Pope grimaced slightly, his fingers brushing over the bruises. "Rafe, Topper, and Kelce decided to jump me on the golf course."

Your eyes widened in surprise, and you exchanged a quick glance with Conrad, the unspoken understanding passing between you. You had encountered Rafe earlier, and now this incident with Pope made it clear that Rafe was becoming more of a problem.

The topic seemed to grab Conrad's attention as well. "You guys ran into Rafe?"

JJ nodded, his expression grim. He could see the vibes shift and your glances to Conrad weren’t so subtle. "Yeah, did you?"

You sighed and separated from Jeremiah to swim closer to everyone else. "While we were shopping the other day. I don't understand why he's everywhere. It's like he enjoys making people uncomfortable."

Kiara sat down on the pool’s edge as she returned from ordering pizza. "Rafe's always been like that. He thinks he can get away with anything. Just like his dad."

John B laughed in agreement from where he was laying back in a lounge chair. “Don’t be surprised. That’s pretty typical for Kooks. Not-Not you guys of course,” He was quick to defend his statement which made everyone laugh. 

Pizza arrived shortly after to which everyone devoured hungrily amidst the small conversation that occurred between bites. It seemed the Pogues had been busy themselves, with John B and Sarah going off for a day at Chapel Hill together (you’d have to get all the details from her) before they forced Kiara and Sarah to hash out their previous differences with each other on an involuntary overnight boat sleepover. 

It was easy to tell how different your lives were. Despite the margaritas still definitely flowing through your system, you weren’t oblivious to the fact that the group mixed within you had a completely different take on life. While you were here for vacation, this was their home, and based on what you knew, their home wasn’t this side of the island. 

“Do you…” Your question trailed off as you turned to John B who was sitting on your other side. “Do you guys want to stay here, tonight? Maybe freshen up and...we have a ton of snacks if you want.” 

You didn’t want to come off like an asshole with your question, but you just wanted to offer it. Kiara obviously was down the street, but you knew better than to assume the same applied to JJ, John B, and even Pope. 

John B smiled at you. “Thank you but uh, we should be okay. We um, could definitely use some snacks though. If you have any to spare.”

You nodded, taking the chance to help where you could. “Yeah, absolutely. I’ll get some together before you guys leave.”

The rest of the night flowed easily between your groups. You remained tucked in between JJ and John B, enjoying the chance to learn more about them. John B’s dad had been missing for a while, and he was convinced the man wasn’t dead. As for what was going on with him and Sarah, he flushed but didn’t reveal anything good. 

Pope was shooting for a huge scholarship for college, which you mostly knew, and Kiara just wanted to spend her time with them since her parents were breathing down her neck more often than not anyway.

JJ remained mostly quiet, his fingers dancing across your bare skin as you sat next to him. You knew he wasn’t big on sharing the darker details of his life. You’d managed to pry that out of him when he showed up with a busted lip one night, recounting the story of his abusive father who you swore you’d kill on sight if you ever saw him.

You shared pieces of your background, about life at home and finishing high school. Steven talked about being valedictorian at his recent graduation and journey to Princeton, which Pope was so eager to hear about. Belly and Jeremiah shared their own fears about what decisions to make. Conrad tried to offer reassurance that it wasn’t all that bad.

In a weird way, it was a beautiful experience to hear the other side of the story. To hear how similar you all were despite the differences in your upbringing. You hoped something good would continue to come out of this.

Little did you know how quickly that hope would change.

--

There was a comfortable breeze swirling around the deck of the country club, where you sat with Jeremiah and Steven during their lunch break. The clinking of cutlery and distant chatter of other dining guests created a serene ambiance as you enjoyed a moment of relaxation together.

"So, how's your day been so far? Anything exciting?" Jeremiah asked, taking a sip of his drink. He was lacking a shirt to the pleasure of the lingering females surrounding the area. That was one thing Jere loved about lifeguarding, no shirt required.

You leaned back in your chair, offering a casual smile as you stabbed a piece of lettuce with your fork. "Not bad, just catching up on some reading and soaking in the sun."

Steven nodded in agreement, his expression content. "Yeah, it's nice to take a break from the usual chaos at work. The tips are great don’t get me wrong, but it’s been so busy."

Just as you were about to continue the conversation, your phone vibrated on the table. You glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was Sarah. Your brows furrowed in concern as you answered the call.

"Hey, Sarah. What's up?" you asked.

Sarah's voice sounded slightly panicked on the other end. "Hey, have you seen JJ? Something happened yesterday, and we haven’t seen him since."

It had been a few days since the Pogues had come over to share your drunken evening together. You’d talked to JJ each night but hadn’t seen him since then either.

Your heart skipped a beat and you placed your fork down on your plate. "No, I haven't seen him. When did this happen?"

Sarah's tone was worried. "I… I don’t wanna share his story, but we haven’t seen him and he’s not answering anyone’s calls or texts."

You exchanged a glance with Jeremiah and Steven, who had picked up on the seriousness of the conversation. JJ had answered you last night but you could tell he wasn’t his usual self.

"I’m at the Island Club right now. I’ll start looking, let me know if you hear anything," you reassured her. After ending the call, you stood up from the table. "Sorry, apparently JJ’s gone MIA and they can’t get ahold of him. I'll catch up with you later."

Jeremiah nodded understandingly. "Of course, let us know if you need any help."

With a grateful smile, you headed to your car and began driving around the area, keeping an eye out for any sign of JJ. You tried not to let your anxiety get the best of your thoughts. What if something happened with his dad?

Eventually, your search led you to a nearby park, where you spotted your familiar blond, lost in his thoughts. You quickly parked and shut the car off before walking over to him, shooting Sarah a quick text that you had him. "Hey, are you okay?"

JJ looked up at the sudden noise. "Didn't expect to see you here."

You took a seat beside him. "Sarah was worried about you. She said they haven’t heard from you."

He sighed, his shoulders slumping as he tugged the bill of his hat further down his head. "Yeah, I just needed some space."

You nodded, giving him a reassuring smile. "I think they were just worried and you weren’t answering."

“Phone’s dead. I haven’t been anywhere with electricity to charge it.” After a moment of silence, JJ's voice grew softer. "You know, I helped Pope sink Topper's boat."

Your eyebrows lifted in surprise. "Wait, seriously?"

JJ nodded, his gaze fixed on his hands. "Yeah, it was stupid, but... I don't know. I thought it would be payback for what they did to Pope the other day. Then the cops showed up, and I got arrested."

Your concern deepened as you looked at him in shock. "JJ, what? Did they let you go?"

JJ shrugged, a bitter smile on his lips. "Yeah, gotta pay the damage up, but then I had to go home with my dad."

Your heart sank at the mention of his dad, knowing the troubles that often came with their relationship. The swelling on his face was evident and you could tell he wasn’t moving much on purpose, which gave you enough of an answer. "How did that go?"

JJ looked away, his gaze distant. "Not great. He was drunk, and angry, and… yeah. I’m sure you can guess the rest."

A mixture of anger and sadness welled up within you. "I'm so sorry, JJ. You don't deserve any of this."

JJ's eyes welled up with emotion, and he blinked away tears. "Thanks. It's just...some times it feels like there's no way out. I-I was trying to do the right thing, give him the money to pay for everything and he… he just-"

“Where did you get the money for a boat as expensive as Topper’s?” You interrupted, curiosity getting the best of you. You weren’t stupid, the Thorntons had enough money to put the island to shame, so there was no doubt his boat was new.

JJ winced at the question. “Uh, ask me another time.”

Accepting that he didn’t want to talk about it, you nodded. "Do your friends know… about your dad?”

He shrugged. “I don’t think I’ve ever outright told them, but I know they’re not stupid, so they probably have some idea.”

You embraced the silence that followed. Surely JJ's friends had some idea of what happened at home. It would be hard for them not to. After a moment, you stood up. "Hey, how about we go grab some slushies? It might cool off in this heat."

JJ's smile grew a bit wider, and he stood up slowly. "Yeah, I could use something right now."

You both climbed into the car, letting the music fill the silence as you drove to a nearby convenience store. You told JJ to get whatever he wanted, insisting you didn’t mind and that he deserved to have something good after the craziness of the past few days.

As you and JJ sat outside the convenience store, sipping on your slushies, the tension that had gripped him seemed to ease with each passing moment. The sun cast a warm glow over the surroundings, but the wind was kicking up with an oncoming storm. 

“Here.” JJ set his slushy down and shrugged off his worn zip-up to place it around your shoulders. He didn’t bother to ask if you were cold and helped get your arms in the sleeves before zipping it up for you.

The Kildare Co. Surfing Company logo on the chest was enough to warm your heart as you leaned into his side. As much as you wished you could stay longer, you knew they’d be looking for you at home. "We should probably get going soon."

JJ nodded in agreement, and you both got up to walk back to your Jeep. Once inside the vehicle, you glanced at JJ, noticing a hint of curiosity in his gaze. There was something he wanted to ask, and you waited patiently for him to find the words.

He hesitated for a moment before finally asking, "Hey, can I ask you about something?"

"What’s up?”

His gaze drifted to the silver necklace that adorned your neck—a delicate pendant featuring both a sun and a moon. "You wear that necklace every day. Where did you get it?"

A flicker of hesitation passed over you as memories resurfaced. How JJ picked up on the fact that you wore the piece of jewelry every day, you didn’t know. You took a deep breath before replying, "Uh, Conrad gave it to me."

JJ's eyebrows furrowed slightly, a mix of surprise and something else you couldn't quite place in his eyes. "Conrad? Really?"

You nodded, your fingers unconsciously brushing over the pendant. "Yeah, he gave it to me a few years ago."

The air seemed to grow heavy with unspoken emotions as JJ's gaze remained fixed on the necklace. After a moment, you decided to break the silence by sharing the story behind it in hopes that it would clear the tension. 

"It was during one of our summers up north. We were out one night, just talking and looking at the stars. I mentioned how much I loved the sunsets and the moonrise, and how they always made me feel a sense of calm and balance. A few days later, Conrad surprised me with this necklace. He said it reminded him of me, of how I brought light into life even during the darkest times,” You quote the words with a slight laugh, remembering the memory like it happened yesterday.

JJ's expression softened as he listened to your words, though there was an underlying tension that you couldn't entirely ignore. "That's cute," he finally replied, his tone carefully neutral.

You sensed there was more to his reaction than met the eye, but you chose not to press further. Instead, you drove in contemplative silence, the soft hum of the engine providing a backdrop to your thoughts. John B had told you how quick JJ was to shut down when he was upset. God, you were so stupid to share something like that with him, especially when he’s in this mindset. 

“Sorry, um-”

“No, no. It’s okay. Uh, actually. Do you mind if I um… if I stay at your place? I really don’t want to see the Pogues right now.”

You agreed despite the worry that it would make things awkward back at your own house. JJ deserved to have a night where he didn’t worry about where he was going to sleep. To your relief, it seemed Conrad and Jeremiah weren’t both out for a night surf, which left you with Steven and Belly. 

“Hey guys,” You greeted as you walked in with JJ behind you. “JJ’s here for the night. Do you guys wanna make dinner or order out?”

After Steven declared (and cooked) breakfast for dinner, the two Conklin siblings moved upstairs to leave you and JJ to yourselves. 

The two of you found yourselves sitting on the comfortable couch, nestled close together with some movie playing in the background. The atmosphere held a sense of ease, a comfortable quiet filling the space around you.

JJ's voice broke the silence, soft and thoughtful. "You know, I've never really seen anyone share moments like the way you all do. Don’t get me wrong, the Pogues and I love to fuck around, but it’s…it’s different with you guys."

You turned to him, a genuine smile tugging at your lips. "Years ago, Jeremiah and Conrad’s mom once told me that home isn’t always a place, it’s the people and experiences that make the difference. It’s so cheesy, but these people are my home. And trust me, our group has had plenty of fucking around over the years.”

He met your gaze, his eyes flickering with a warmth that seemed to transcend the dim lighting. "Yeah, I guess you're right."

You forced yourself to stare at the TV screen, wishing you had something better to say that didn’t seem so awkward. You hoped JJ wasn’t too upset about everything that had happened in the past few hours. You’d learned over time that it took him a while to get out of his slumps, not that you could blame him.

His fingers brushed against yours, a gentle touch that sent a shiver down your spine. "Your necklace…"

You nodded, your heart beating a little faster in your chest. This was it, he was mad over this necklace that you’ve cherished for so long, the first gift someone outside of your family, someone you loved had given you.

"I know it shouldn’t matter," he continued, his voice slightly strained, “but why do you still wear it?”

You felt a rush of emotions swirling within you, your thoughts racing to catch up with the confession in his eyes. "JJ..."

“Kiara pointed it out the other day because she liked it, then Sarah said you’d had it for years.” He took a deep breath, his gaze never leaving yours. "I've been trying to figure out why it bothered me so much. That you still wear his gift, even though things between us... are different, maybe going somewhere."

Your heart skipped a beat as his words hung in the air. There was a raw honesty in his admission, a vulnerability that mirrored your own feelings. As you looked at him, you saw the depth of his emotions, the unspoken desires that had been simmering beneath the surface.

"You're right," you said softly, your voice steady despite the rapid beating of your heart. "Things have changed between us. But that necklace... it's not just about Conrad. It's about the memories we've shared, the moments that have shaped our friendships. I’ll always cherish and love that."

JJ's gaze held a mixture of hope and uncertainty, his fingers still brushing against yours. "And what about us?"

A gentle smile curved your lips as you leaned in a little closer, closing the distance between you. "JJ, there's something between us that's undeniable. I know you can feel it."

His breath seemed to catch as your words hung in the air, the unspoken tension growing stronger with each passing heartbeat.

"Maybe we've been avoiding it, afraid of how it might change things," you continued, your voice soft and sincere. "But the truth is, I care about you. More than I've ever let myself admit."

His gaze never wavered from yours, a mix of surprise and longing in his eyes. "You mean that?"

You nodded, your heart racing as you laid your feelings bare. "Yeah, I do."

With a gentle, almost instinctive motion, his lips brushed against yours. It was a soft, tentative kiss, filled with the unspoken promises of what could be. As the kiss deepened, you felt the weight of your feelings and desires intertwining, a connection that was both thrilling and comforting.

When you finally pulled back, your foreheads rested against each other, breaths mingling. The quiet of the room seemed to amplify the emotions that swirled between you.

"I'm glad we're being honest with each other," JJ murmured, his voice a soft, husky whisper. 

"Me too," you replied, your fingers still entwined with his.

The night stretched on, and the connection you shared seemed to strengthen with every whispered conversation, every stolen glance. Kisses turned deeper, and physical space between you disappeared as you fully let yourself fall into JJ Maybank because, for the first time in a while, you felt free. And it felt so so good.

--

JJ was gone when you woke up the next morning. At some point, the two of you had moved up to your bedroom to go to sleep. You didn’t want to seem desperate to make him stay, but you didn’t expect him to leave before you even woke up. 

JJ would have to wait though because today was Midsummers. You had been doing a pretty shitty job of spending time with Sarah so you invited her over to get ready with the rest of your friends. 

“Oh, my God, hi!” She practically fell through the front door with all of her belongings, barely sparing the time to lock her car before shutting the door. “I have so much to tell you.”

“Thank God,” You laughed and locked the door before following her into the kitchen. Jeremiah and Steven had already started their personal pregame on the patio, neither of them in their dress clothes yet, unbothered by the idea of getting ready. 

Sarah didn’t hesitate to reach into the fridge and grab a vodka seltzer to gulp down. She let out a sigh of relief when she finished. “I’ve been dreaming of one of these, I think.”

You laughed at her enthusiasm. “Go for it. We bought plenty on our last alc run. What the hell has been going on?”

“You have no idea,” Sarah groaned and let her head rest on the coolness of the counter. In all the years you’d known her, she was glowing despite how overwhelmed she seemed. You knew it had something to do with the Pogues, obviously. Especially since JJ had told you things were heating up between Sarah and John B.

You let her finish the rest of her drink and grab another before heading upstairs where Belly was busy getting ready. The sound of music flowed from the large master bathroom as you two walked into Belly’s personal concert.

“Sarah, hi!” Your friend jumped up excitedly to hug the new guest. Sarah returned the embrace and handed Belly one of the drinks she brought up to sip on while getting ready.

“So,” You held the letter out as you popped your own drink and got started on fixing your hair. “Are you gonna tell us what’s going on with you and John B or should we just guess for ourselves?”

The Cameron girl gave you a side-eye and pulled her makeup bag out. “Who said it had to do with John B?”

You scoffed, “I mean if you don’t wanna share, I can just call him and ask for additional details…”

“Additional?” She made a dramatic gasp but didn’t seem too mad, “I can’t believe he spilled! It took him weeks to cough it up to his friends.”

“I mean, it was pretty much written all over his face,” Belly added as she swiped some blush across her cheeks. Her hair was curled and pulled half up, away from her face. She already had her dress on, a soft pale pink dress with off-the-shoulder sleeves. You knew Jeremiah’s eyes would practically fall out of his head when he saw her. She looked elegant, as always.

You envied her natural beauty. Belly had always been gorgeous but she truly grew into her skin over these past few years. Long gone were the pink glasses and braces that you knew and left in their place was bright, happy Isabel. 

Sarah filled the rest of the time telling you about her adventures with John B. Their trip to Chapel Hill for some documents that he was secretive about, the kiss in the rain, and how it all led up to their night at the bell tower.

“You had sex in the bell tower!”

Sarah’s cheeks went pink at the volume of your exclamation. “Shh! Yes, calm down. It’s not that big of a deal.”

“Oh, my god! Wait, I need to know every detail!”

“Every?” Belly repeated your words with a wince. “I don’t-”

Sarah flipped you off and finished straightening her hair. “It was amazing, okay. That’s all I’m telling you.”

You let out a groan but accepted her answer nonetheless. “Thank God you got rid of Topper. He didn’t really bother me, but dude was a dick to you sometimes.”

The three of you finished getting ready and moved downstairs to join the boys for their pregame. 

“Oh, shit. Let me grab my shoes,” You left them at the top of the stairs to dart into your room for the shoes that you’d bought to match your outfit. Closet doors were thrown open before you located the pair of shoes in mind and sat down on your bed to put them on. 

Quickly getting to your feet, you moved toward the door before realizing someone had been standing there. You blinked in surprise and took a step back. "Conrad!"

“Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you,” He apologized softly, not that he needed to. "You look amazing."

Your cheeks warmed, and you smiled in return, feeling your nerves dissipate. "Thanks. You don't look too bad yourself."

A comfortable silence settled between you, the unspoken connection growing stronger with each passing moment. But then, you couldn't help but notice that Conrad's gaze flickered briefly to your neck, and you realized that you weren't wearing the necklace he had given you.

A wave of self-consciousness washed over you as you reached up to touch the empty space where the pendant should have been. You weren’t sure what led you to take it off for this occasion in particular. Maybe it was the conversation you’d had with JJ…maybe it was time to move on, even if it hurt. You would hate yourself if you hurt Conrad in the process though.

Conrad seemed to notice your hesitation. He tried his best to keep the disappointment off his face, "Is everything okay?"

You bit your lip, feeling a mix of embarrassment and sadness. "I, um, left the necklace behind. It's just... I didn't want it to get lost or damaged at the party."

 “Yeah, totally fine.” He gave a simple nod, though his expression looked slightly pained. He reached out and gently tucked a strand of hair behind your ear. "You ready?"

With one final appreciative look, Conrad turned, leading the way out of your room. As you followed him down the stairs towards the festivities, you let out a deep breath. You watched out the window as everyone gathered outside, minus yourself. Pausing in the kitchen, you opened one of the cabinets to pull out the bottle of tequila your dad had left behind last year. 

A shot was poured and downed, followed by another one before you deemed it good enough to join everyone else with the bottle still in hand. What better way to get your mind off things than some friendly competitive cup pong?

--

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lowkey don't like this too much but whatever :(

one part left! let me know what you want to see here

[mo-ok]

Top 5 WORST sentais you’ve watched. or simply least favorite bc I know you’re more of a lover than a hater

OK SO these are simply the ones i think about the least since finishing them (i've enjoyed every season i've seen so far, but some just have less staying power in my brain than others)

OR the ones with the most "little annoyances"/characters i cared the least about/etc etc

So this is less of a "worst" list and simply more of a "i liked other things more" list 😂😂😭

5. Liveman - worst ending in the whole franchise. Absolute downer of a show. Two completely wasted rangers who really didnt need to be there/could have easily been made so much better. I would not recommend this show to someone unless i knew them very well and knew they'd get it. 10/10 i fucking love liveman but oh my god OH MY GOD.

4. Dairanger - very enjoyable episode to episode but really fumbled the bag in the second half imo. I love lots of aspects of this season, i love the characters (probably one of the only people in the whole world who doesnt hate Koh lmao), the suits and intro theme are some of my favourites in the whole franchise. But like... what actually happened in dairanger??? Daigo got a bird gf for a minute? Kemp hurt comfort episode???? We played baseball??????

3. King Ohger - i think i would have enjoyed kingoh a whole lot more if i was able to watch it at a faster pace. The general lack of longer fight scenes and robot fights started to weigh on me lmao, i didnt quite realise how important the robots were to me until kingoh took them away 😂😂 again, i enjoyed the show, but i havent thought about it much since it ended

2. Gaoranger - it was great fun and full on and i enjoyed it a lot, but boy howdy did it make me feel TIRED lmao. I watched this directly after watching Gingaman and was still very much in the Hyuuga trenches, which i dont think helped with Gao not sticking around in my mind. Also, didnt like the ending song (the theme song goes hard though, and Gaku remains a special boy in my special boy jar)

1. Kyoryuger - I remember really enjoying it and its characters, the bad guys were fun and the music goes hard. But there are a few factors that work together to sadly have it end up at the bottom of my sentai pile

- i find myself not really thinking about it AT ALL unless its right in front of me lmao.

- I have a lot of love and nostalgia tied to PR Dino Charge which kinda clouds most of my kyoryu memories

- tyler/shelby >>>>>> king/amy

- fav thing about kyoryu is Utchy and he wasnt even in the kingoh crossover eps wtf

- i think i have simply watched too much since watching Kyoryuger. I definitly am glad i watched it early on, cause i genuinly feel like i'd probably enjoy it less if i watched it now (i did however recently rewatch the Souji parents episode for the dynaman brain rot 10/10 junichi haruta my beloved)

[mousegard]

i'm preemptively sorry i can't shut up about my symphogear crossover brainworms but i just can't stop thinking about hibiki and edelgard. how one of hibiki's defining traits is her mercy and her near-inability to hold grudges, even against people who have literally tried to kill her or destroy the world or whatever, and how that aligns with edelgard's mercy and her refusal to let personal feelings compromise her ideals. like not just in her ruthlessness but in where she chooses _not_ to be. like wanting to force rhea to step down instead of killing her, or choosing to put duke aegir under house arrest when she could have easily had him imprisoned or let hubert kill him. thinking about how these two characters really could have easily been each other if they had just lived each other's lives. and that even extends to hibiki's berserk/ignite mode which involves giving into her worst impulses and nightmares for power and how that connects to hegemon edelgard willingly becoming the monster she always feared she was in azure moon out of desperation. i never thought these two characters would be roommates in my head but oh my god i am still gobsmacked and awestruck that it works

[dc-sideblog]

WIP Wednesday

Rules here. Send me an ask with a title in it and I'll write three sentences for that WIP

Fics:

Blood Drinking Dead on Main:

“Danny, do you know what this means?” Sam asked. “It was Lois Lane, oh my God, it was Lois fucking Lane, the woman who revealed aliens were real and named Superman and exposed Lex Luthor and tanked his presidency and—”

“Danny, Lois Lane knows who I am!” Val shrieked. Val was not immune to Lois Lane fangirling. “She wrote about me in the Daily Planet! That shit’s international, Danny, do you know how—”

“Dude, she talked about the rumors of you being dead!” Tucker said.

“Tuck, man, I think everyone knows I’m dead. My name is Phantom and I’m a ghost.”

“No, I mean, about you being faded or whatever. ‘Cuz you haven’t been seen in two years. Everyone’s gonna think your parents killed you.”

“Tucker!” Sam yelled.

“What? She kinda implied it!”

“She so did not!” Val said. “She said Phantom was missing in action. Like a soldier or something.”

“Damn. All I did was move to Gotham. That makes it sound like I got shot.”

“You did get shot. Repeatedly,” Sam said dryly. “And literally that’s what everyone here thinks. It’s weird, Danny. Heroes don’t just disappear for good reasons. They’re always dead.”

“Except for me! I beat the odds.”

“Danny, my man, I get where you’re coming from, but you are very much also dead. Like yes, congrats on retiring, but you did die. I was there and everything,” Tucker said.

Avengers Crossover:

He went back to the main conference room. Everyone was currently on a call with Fury.

“—is a hero on their world. They’ve been giving us pretty mixed messages about him,” Steve said.

“How do you mean?” Fury asked.

“One minute they’re saying their dad shot Batgirl, the next they’re saying he’s a hero and would never hurt Robin. Either way, they’ve been training—and possibly in the field—since they were little kids. Robin’s still a little kid. Sir,” Steve drew himself up, “This sort of back-and-forth, mixed opinions on a parent is common in abuse victims.”

“You think they’re being abused?”

“I do.”

“Where do we stand on getting them back to their universe?”

“Strange will be here in a few hours.”

Fury nodded. “Stall. I’ll contact Strange myself. Those kids don’t go anywhere until we’re sure they’re going somewhere safe. You understand me?”

“Yes sir.”

“Good.”

Fury cut the call.

Caretaker Kara:

Robbing a house was different than robbing a store. The group scouted ahead. They took days doing it. Planning. Watching. And then they broke in at night, with Zach—the leader—doing something to the door that made it open without a keycode.

Though Kara didn’t even see a place to input a keycode. Was it all biometrics? How was Zach doing this?

Anyway, they got in. The group scattered about, seeking out technology and jewelry. Kara was assigned to lift the heaviest things. Big, bulky tech items that made eyes gleam.

And the cold storage unit that was just chock full of food.

She loaded everything into their van and began to eat. Others stared at her. She held out half a food item to offer it to Gavin, who shook his head, a strange look on his face. Kara shrugged and kept eating.

They let her take whatever she didn’t eat back home with her that night.

Assassin Cass:

She didn’t know how to explain. How to make him understand how dehumanizing it was. The worst event in her life had nothing to do with her. Like she was just a pawn in the game between Joker and the law. Only relevant in how hurting her would hurt Commissioner Gordon by proxy.

She was made to suffer, her legs taken away, her ability to walk for the rest of her life just gone… to cause her father mental anguish.

She had dealt with this shit as Batgirl before. People hurting her to hurt Nightwing, because they were dating. People hurting her to hurt Batman, because she was one of his. No one had ever taken it to this level before, but it seemed to be a running theme. Babs’ pain was only relevant so far as it distressed the men in her life. The men in her life who their enemies respected far more.

She didn’t know how to explain it. That that was the worst part. Not losing the use of her legs. But how much it hadn’t mattered. How much she hadn’t mattered.

A pawn in someone else’s game.

Early Adoption:

“Is it true Batman kidnapped you because your dad is the Riddler?” Harper asked. Harper was super cool. She was in the grade above Stephanie and she had dyed her hair blue with Kool-Aid all on her own. She and Steph always claimed two swings right next to each other at recess before anyone else could. They went higher than anybody.

“My dad is Cluemaster,” she corrected. “He’s not smart enough to be the Riddler.”

“Oh,” Harper said. She paused. “Did Batman make you tell him all his plans and stuff?”

“No.” She huffed out a breath. “Batman says I’m too young to fight crime. Which is so unfair, because Robin started when he was my age. I just wanna punch my dad.”

Harper nodded sympathetically. “He should let you.”

“Exactly.”

This was another reason why Harper was the coolest. Plus, she knew how to fix any broken video game, which was basically a superpower.

[yarrayora]

Fic author interview!

tagged by @carriagelamp and immediately interested in doing it after seeing the questions

tagging people who will be mentioned at question 12 alongside @mickeymagpie @unexbellexreverie and @booksandberries

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

112 surprisingly!

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

235,399 words which is actually lower than i expected it kinda annoys me

3. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

if i didn't delete my rise of the brave tangled dragons and my voltron fics it would be them but i did. i deleted them. now my top 5 are all bsd fics

A Good Enough Reason to Keep Meeting Up (1,055 kudos) is part of Stray Gods series where the supernaturals are all real and Abilities came from them. This specific fic is about Chuuya and Atsushi's budding relationship. Or rather Chuuya's budding crush on Atsushi with malnourishment and chronic pain as the vessel to get there.

Money Makes the World Go Round (939 kudos) BSDxOuran crossover that is part of a collection of crossover fics about Atsushi attending high schools from different fandoms in order to attain the qualifications to enjoy the employment benefits his workplace has to offer. You can tell I'm old when that's my worldbuilding for writing high school AU

Moral Compass (923 kudos) the first installment of the Stray Gods series set post Dead Apple where unlocking his repressed memories about Shibusawa let the actual god Byakko to finally communicate with his Champion.

Delicate Job (791 kudos) A case fic written to explore Atsushi's role as a detective and how he would handle a case while prioritizing the victim's feelings unlike popular depictions of detectives where they use facts and logic to trample over people because the authors think that's what makes intelligent people cool

The God of Destruction Wished For Naught (752 kudos) the third installment of Stray Gods and a continuation of A Good Reason to Keep Meeting Up where Chuuya's body is falling apart, which could lead to Yokohama's destruction via blackhole, forcing Atsushi to make connections with the Port Mafia

I was a bit disappointed at first that my most kudos'd fic hasn't broken 2k kudos yet but seeing how my top 5 fics don't have a huge disparity between the amount of kudos makes me happy

4. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

yes! i don't always know how to reply but i especially makes the effort for people who leaves paragraphs on my fic. sometimes if i know the commenter i just reply on their discord lmao

5. What’s the fic you’ve written with the angstiest ending?

oh that's hard. i have a lot of oneshots that are basically "and so, the cycle of suffering repeats yet again" and you'd think it would be the servampxbnha crossover where despite mahiru's best attempt to help deku get into UA even without a quirk so he will let go of his self-hatred for being born quirkless, in the end he receives One For All from All Might, undoing all the works mahiru-sensei has done to help deku but NO it's a bsd fic again that embodies this concept in the worst way possible as it's revealed that the event that happened in canon timeline was kickstarted by post-beast!atsushi who copes for his feelings for beast!dazai (both affection and hatred) by writing numerous worlds into existence to prove that dazai is a good man all along

wait. no. actually. the persona 5 fic where the phantom thieves deal with goro's sacrifice might be angstier considering this line

Akechi Goro was the only murder they ever committed, and in the years that follow never once would his name ever passed their lips. But he would always be at the edge of their vision, a ghost that they could never speak to.

or the birthday fic i wrote for the hunt twins where oz killed ewan who crawled back out of the cauldron to re-sacrifice himself so patchman won't survive???

or the big hero 6 fic where people are holding a funeral for personal health companion robots who carried a bunch of people out of a burning building??? repeating the word "Tadashi is Here" to people who never knew the man to comfort the terrified humans?

or the ben 10 fic where ben accidentally used too much force in his alien form resulting in his first murder and then repressing the memory??

it's impossible to make me choose

6. What’s the fic you’ve written with the happiest ending?

d-do i have a happy ending posted

actually im choosing the dragon age fic where cole accidentally made him saving the inquisitor from the envy demon sounds sexual which leads to hilarious results

7. Do you write crossovers?

yes and my non-crossover fics are actually stealth crossovers

8. Have you ever received hate on a fic?

i dont remember ever getting one

10. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

this is the question that actually made me want to do this interview. SO. be kiddie yarra during ff.net era. i was writing persona 4 fic where naoto says goodbye to souji. it was romantic. someone left a comment on my fic saying my writing got stolen and linked me to a naruto fic which made me go??? huh??? and turns out it was Word By Word the same fic but with souji being replaced as naruto, naoto as hinata, and the train station into konoha gate. it was insane.

11. Have you ever had a fic translated?

not on AO3 i think?? someone DID contact me to ask for my permission to translate my fic to russian but i don't remember the details

12. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

stray gods is written alongside @faerynova while @katzkinder helped with children's war. oh and also the Not Posted smtiva series written with @gothamcityneedsme

13. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

impossible to choose but i can tell you the very specific criterias that attract me to my ships if you want

14. What’s a WIP that you want to finish but don’t think you ever will?

usually when i abandon a fic i lose interest in it altogether

15. What are your writing strengths?

my bsd x ouran fic has been complimented as staying true to the characters even though im throwing ouran into a serious series like bsd and vice versa so i like to think it's my ability to keep the core of the characters true even when putting them in a different AU unrelated to canon. also writing convoluted political struggles that makes sense.

16. What are your writing weaknesses?

grammar. but apparetly im also somehow better than a lot of native english speakers???

17. What are your thoughts on writing dialogue in other languages in a fic?

im writing in english, arent i? (lol)

18. What was the first fandom you wrote for?

persona 4. it was an talkshow styled interview fic

19. What’s a fandom/ship you haven’t written for yet but want to?

don't have one as far as i can think of. i guess i want to write more of "how to make my notp make sense" and "characterxreader fic that doesn't sacrifice canon characterization" as a challenge for myself

20. What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

the hope chapter of Despair (and Hope) because i had fun writing mahiru fixing mikuni through a persona 5 palace-like challenges except with zero fighting and more puzzle-solving

[teamdilf]

🐚 🪲 🥐 mwah

🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises?

As a reader/writer? Absolutely! I love a well-thought out twist. In real life? Not as much - I’m a quiet introvert who loves to plan ahead.

🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here

Have a bit more than 50 words, from the BG3/Dragon Age crossover!

Dorian’s expression shifts to something resembling a mix of horror and awe. “I’ll be fighting gods. Makes me wonder if landing a proper blow will be enough to win my mother’s approval or if that’s a permanent non-starter. You begin work to abolish slavery after coming out to your parents one time and you’re a pariah through to the end of the world.” His tone is joking but Petra gets the sense there is genuine pain there. 

“Iris adores you.” 

“She and my partner are all I need, really. Suppose Solas can tag along too. Bit of a strange family but they’re mine. Mind taking us shopping? Not today - I think Iris and Solas need a break they’re unlikely to give themselves, but I have mastered the art of a good hard stare and Iris crumples like a house of cards if she thinks she’s disappointed me.” Dorian pauses, as if realizing something. “Maybe… don’t tell her I told you that. Especially since she’s been acting like she’s harder than she actually is around the two of you. Her heart is soft, and it gets her into plenty of trouble.” 

“Oh, I knew that. It was obvious from her taste in men,” Astarion says, laughing to himself, but Dorian doesn’t laugh. 

“I hope one day you’ll be able to see her at her best and not at her worst. I’ve said it countless times, but she’s going through sorrow I cannot fathom and I appreciate your patience with her, and the kindness you’ve shown her, even if she can’t express it herself.” 

🥐 ⇢ name one internet reference that will always make you laugh 

I’m so fond of the meme from the Community episode “Remedial Chaos Theory” and it always gets a chuckle out of me.

[lakesbian]

Do you have any headcanons about Worm characters getting tossed in the infinity train?

this one is Inch Resting to sort out. i do not. Have Headcanons for this per se because i'd have to finagle out the logical details of making this crossover work first. which is going to be very longwinded because i love to say words.

trigger events happen when you hit a particularly isolated psychological low. the train picks you up when an internal problem of yours has you at a crossroads in life where the decision you make next will majorly impact your future. so they're similar-ish concepts, psychological problems resulting in Ostensibly Supernatural Fuckery with your life, but i don't think anyone's trigger events would be the same as their crossroads moments. trigger events always happen when you're having more or less the worst day of your life--the train could certainly get you on your worst day, but it's significantly more likely to pick you up right before you have the chance to make a decision which could lead to your worst day. actually, it's probably most likely to pick people up shortly after they trigger because they 1. have a fuckton of psychological issues and 2. just got a shiny new opportunity to make really bad decisions about it

this means that if you just flat out put the infinity train in worm--which i think would be very funny to do, throw another absolutely batshit worldbuilding device into earth bet, fuck those guys--the plot would Not Shake Out Right. the train would be kidnapping people left and right before anything could happen. the undersiders would probably never meet. etc.

example here: the train would pick alec up right as he's considering running away from the heartbroken up, he's on there for...a while, never gets hired by coil, you get the gist.

the other thing about this is that it's very textually canon in infinity train that if your problem is something the jarringly-twee train cars can't stumble into helping you sort out, then you can just straight up end up staying on it for decades! you can die there, the train doesn't give a fuck! and i think most worm characters are in the camp of "could Not be efficiently fixed by the train," which again, is going to result in some wild plot-fuckery. the shortest run we see someone have on the train in the show is a month. that's still a long-ass time. with the numbers worm characters would have, and with how badly their issues would clash w/ the train's approach? there's not even gonna be a world to go back to by the time they get their exits LMAO

(sidenote: i feel like people in worm would be significantly less likely to get on the train than ppl in inftr's universe. they'd see it and go "nope. that's DEFINITELY some fucked up and evil tinkertech. not touching that." hell, the PRT probably lies and tells people it's an a-class tinker because they don't want to admit they don't know what it is.)

anyway all of that is to say that this works best if we don't give a fuck about timeline continuity. beyond that all i know is i wanna put so many worm characters in their tapes so bad. the way tapes represent (or misrepresent) memories is SO clever and well done and tells you So Much about the characters. i want to see how fucked up and awful taylor's tape is. i wanna see alec trapped in his tape for god knows how long just sitting there watching himself from seven years ago cry and throw up. i wanna see the amy tape where everything but victoria is almost in grayscale. i wanna see the amount of memory repression and lying-to-himself going on in brian's tape. brian's tape would genuinely be worse than grace's in terms of how many memories are altered i think. play of his trigger event where it's exactly how he told it to taylor and then he Remembers He Was Lying and it plays back how it really happened and he has to think about how he was nearly pissing himself from fear ♥

and oh my god the numbers would be fun. if they run out of space on your skin they Canonically go into your mouth and start tattooing up your insides. get the slaughterhouse nine on there, jack slash can become world's first man to be walking around w/ a number inside his mouth.

[geddy-leesbian]

20 questions for fic authors

tagged by @courtofparrots

1. How many works do you have?

20

2. What is your Ao3 word count?

122,736

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Just Resident Evil rn, but I've written for Starcraft, MTG, Fire Emblem, pokemon, and X-Men. (Some of them aren't things I've bothered putting on ao3, and I know I had one X-Men fic on AO3 at one point but I deleted for reasons I can't remember tbh.)

(Also for the rest of these questions I'm just going to focus on my RE fics since my others are all ancient)

4. What are your top 5 fics by Kudos?

1. How Do You Talk To Girls?

2. oh my god, it's my life, what am I doing kicking at the foundation?

3. Something A Little More Plain

4. Digital Man//Open Secrets

5. The Analog Kid

5. Do you respond to comments?

I try to, but I'm not always great at it. I 100% do read and appreciate all of them, brain machine is just bad at responding

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

a long-awaited treasure at the end of my cruel fate

(Obviously)

7. What is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

well it's not posted, but the series that starts with sum of my confession will have the happiest ending

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not yet (I would welcome it tho because spite motivates me. I came up with my entire "Luis was groomed by Umbrella and went to a special Umbrella boarding school" headcanon because someone said the timeline for Luis is LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE and THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY he could believably be 28 in RE4 and I was mad and wiki deep dived for other RE child prodigal and found out they had a whole ass sketchy boarding school for child prodigies they poached)

9. Do you write smut? If so, which kind?

I try, but I always feel so cringe about it and don't post it so ://

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest crossover you’ve ever written?

Not seriously

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

No

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

No

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

back when I was in middle school on quotev lmao

14. What’s your all-time favourite ship?

For "all-time" I'm going to have to be niche and say Valerian Mengsk/Matt Horner because I have shipped those two the longest/most consistently out of everything I've ever shipped

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

oh god so many. mostly the second chapter of my "first" (technically it was my second and another was first but I deleted it for Reasons) Serrennedy fic. The draft just got too messy and there's so much that I've just given up on it

16. What are your writing strengths?

I'd say dialogue!

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Everything except dialogue lmao, but especially action

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I'm not brave enough to

19. First fandom you wrote for?

I was literally writing pokemon fanfic in first grade. any time we had a creative writing assignment where it was possible I would write a pokemon story.

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

Oh god that's a tough one. Generally whatever I'm working on the most is my favorite, so I'd say Is Any Killer Worth More Than His Crime? but that feels like a cop out so,,,, Digital Man is really high up there, but I feel like the fact the fic that comes before it in the series (New World Man) is 100% my least favorite and my worst fic drags Digital Man down by association. So I think the number one spot should go to oh my god… instead.

as usual anyone who wants to do it can say I tagged them :3

[ghostvampiregalgazerock]

Can we just have some peace, please? (Ace x Nami)

Before reading this story! I will have a few OCs introduced for my One Piece fanfics! My first one is Sheik! (Not Sheik from the Legend of Zelda lol! She has her red eyes because I think it looks so cool and would be cool to see a One Piece character with red eyes as their natural eye color!{except Imu} But her name for short is Sheilah. She goes by Sheik since she has a tomboy personality and you will understand why when I write about her one day. I imagined her years ago when I started watching the series, and I was new to OCs. I was addicted to crossover fanfics so maybe that's why. But I cross that out now with new ideas as I am back to writing fanfics of One Piece.) She is the sworn younger sister to Ace, Luffy, and Sabo! I mean come on! The ASL brothers having a little sister would be so cute! Then my next one is Kiara! She is the love interest to Sanji who came with Sheik to have an adventure and to be close to Sanji. (She ain't a yandere, and Sanji likes her back. You know our cook. Sanji deverses a girl tbh.) If you are curious what she looks like, she has long ash brown hair and blue eyes. To imagine what their voices sound like, Sheik's voice will be Megumi Hayashibara from the Japanese audio and Jamie Marchi for the English dub. For Kiara, her voice will be Kikue Inoue from the Japanese audio and Laura Bailey for the English dub. Also I will have our favorite princess Vivi in this as an official Straw Hat because why not! Also I ship her with Luffy because they look cute together. My opinion who I want to ship and people love to ship Nami with any guy or girl. (except the worst characters and god no not underage characters. Not even Nojiko well she is older than her but that's her adoptive sister! I can't stand even pseudo incest even with Luffy and Ace.) I chose Ace with her because that man is a hell yeah. ANYWAYS ENJOY THE STORY!

Day 1

“Ah!” Nami sighed tiredly as she stretched her arms out while she was working on a new location on her map at her desk. “I think that’s enough for today.” Nami said to herself as she put her pen down. She decided to work in her room instead of her desk at the library today if she wanted to take a nap later since she was on the lookout last night.

“Yo.” Her crewmate/boyfriend Ace said as walks into their room. “Ah! Ace!” Nami smiles happily as her boyfriend walks into their room, closes the door, and locks it behind him. He smiled at her happy reaction. “I was only gone for like 2 hours, and you are acting like you haven’t seen me in a week.” Ace said as he walks over to his girlfriend. “It felt like it.” Nami said as her boyfriend wrapped his arms around her from behind.

“Maybe that’s what happens when you work too much.” He said as he then kissed her on her cheek. “Where were you at?” Nami asked. “Oh, Zoro and I were working out, and Franky helped me fix my Striker’s engine.” Ace said. “Sokka.” Nami said. “And you?” He asks while he kisses the tip of her nose, causing her to giggle. “Adding a few new locations we visited on the map that I’m working on.” Nami said as she took her glasses off before setting them on her desk. “Oh, let me see.” Ace smiled as he looked over his girlfriend’s shoulder to see the map she’d been working on.

“Oh sugoi. This is really going to be the greatest map the entire world will see.” He smiled. “Hontoni?” Nami asked while kissing his cheek. “But, you are missing one location…” Ace said. “Ehhh? What are you talking about?” Nami asked, all confused. “The location you are missing is…Bed-land!” Ace exclaimed as he picked his girlfriend up in a bridal style from her chair, causing her to squeal and giggle as her boyfriend took her to their bed. He drops her gently on top of the bed, causing her to bounce slightly on it. It wasn’t long before Ace joined by crawling on the bed to be on top of his girlfriend.

“And the adventure to bed-land continues.” He said seductively. The orange-haired navigator smiled seductively at her boyfriend, who was smirking before she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into a deep, passionate kiss on the lips. The Fire Fist Pirate wraps his arms around her waist while still kissing his girlfriend. Nami then wrapped her legs around his waist as she was now in a tongue-dominant battle with Ace. Nami interrupts the battle as she chuckles seductively before she rolls her boyfriend over to be on his back on top of the bed. She smirked as she was now on top, straddling her boyfriend’s waist.

“Oi oi. Seems like you want to top me that bad.” Ace smirked. “You have a problem with that hot stuff?” Nami asked seductively. He chuckled seductively as he admired his girlfriend on top of him. As he felt hard against his sweatpants, poking against the crotch of her shorts. “Did I ever have a problem with it ever since we have been together, kitten?” He asked seductively as he placed his hands on her butt before groping them. Nami smirked before slowly lifting her t-shirt. Ace smirks as he sees her orange lacey bra peeking under her shirt as she was-

“WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU SHITTY COOK?!” “DO I HAVE TO REPEAT IT?!??! YOU IDIOTIC MOSS HEAD!!!” Nami stops midway through, taking her shirt off as she hears the usual outside their room in the hallways. Nami’s and Ace’s facial expressions changed to be annoyed at the scene. “Really?” They both grunted, annoyed at what was happening that interrupted their moment together.

“WAIT YOU TWO SHOULDN’T FIGHT IN THE HALLWAY!!!!” They heard Usopp’s voice outside the hallway. The couple were hoping that they would listen to Usopp. “GET OUT OF THE WAY!!!” No luck before they could hear the chef and the swordsman of the ship beating each other up. “Those guys…” Nami snarled as she was this close to getting up and smacking the boys’ asses for interrupting her time with her boyfriend. “I will join-“Ace paused as he heard the fighting stop all of a sudden. “They stopped?” Nami asked, all confused and surprised at the same time. They flinched as they heard another fight outside of their room.

“SHUT THE HELL UP YOU TWO!” Ace and Nami recognized that voice. It was Ace’s sworn little sister, “Pirate Warrior” Sheik. “I’M TRYING TO HAVE A NAP AND YOU TWO HAVE TO DO IT OUTSIDE OUR ROOMS WHILE WE ARE TRYING TO RELAX AFTER A LONG DAY!! I EVEN CAN’T STAND YOU TWO WHO ARE PLAYING LIKE DUMBASS CHILDREN EVEN WHEN IM NOT NAPPING! IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN I WILL THROW YOUR ASSES AT A STRANDED ISLAND FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!!!!” It was then quiet after Sheik slammed the door shut to her bedroom.

The couple stood there quietly to know what was going to happen next. “It’s finally over.” Ace sighed relieved. “Ah, thank goodness.” Nami sighed with relief. “I’d rather have my sister put us in that stranded island.” Ace said. “You tell me. I can find us one right now.” Nami said. Ace smirks at her. “Look for one later after we have some fun.” Ace said seductively as he groped her ass again. Nami smirked as well. She began to take off her t-shirt entirely before throwing it somewhere in the room. Ace admires her in her orange lace bra, which comes in a set that he got for her from their travels.

“Is there more?” he asked as his hands moved to the button and zipper of her shorts. He unbuttons them before unzipping them and sliding them down, revealing her matching orange lace underwear. He smirked seductively before he looked up at his girlfriend, who had the same look on her face as him. Ace is very lucky to see her panties, which Brook said when the couple started going out.

“Look all you want. But it won’t be long.” She said seductively as she leaned down, grabbed the bottom trim of his tank top, and slowly lifted it, revealing his abs along with the scar on the center of his chest that he had gotten from the Marineford war. Ace smirked before hers crashed his lips. He then began to make his hand go to the back of her bra before unclipping it as he was now on top of her again, and his top was now off.

Day 2

Nami giggles with Sheik, Kiara, and Vivi while walking back on the Sunny after they shopped in town. Usually, Robin would join them, but she was with Chopper shopping for books. “I’m gonna show Luffy what I got. Also, I’m gonna give Karoo his bath.” Vivi smiled happily. “I will see you girls at dinner.” Vivi said as she walked away. “Yeah!” The girls both said at the same time. “I will take my leave, but I have to wash up early because I want to help Sanji with dinner.” Kiara said as she began to walk away. “Quite alright. See you at dinner, Kiara!” Nami smiled. “Oi Kiara! Tell that boyfriend of yours to have his arguments with Zoro somewhere else that isn’t outside our rooms!” Sheik said. “I will tell him that!!” Kiara agreed before walking off.

“Also, before I write to Arua and go do training with Zoro, then wash up for dinner…” Sheik said as she saw Ace lying on the grass near the ship’s pillar with his hands behind his head and his hat on top of his face, along with his legs crossed. “Time for my daily routines as a sister to annoy her brother before his girlfriend, aka my future sister-in-law, sees him.” Sheik said with a teasing smirk. Nami giggled happily under her breath when Sheik called her future sister-in-law. She does that to Vivi since she is dating Sheik’s and Ace’s sworn brother Luffy and Kiara since Sheik is dating Kiara’s brother Arua, who’s a doctor in the Revolutionary Army. The girls have been like sisters to each other for a long time while sailing the seas together.

The Pirate Warrior arrives before Fire Fist, who is sleeping peacefully. Nami watches from a small distance. “Oi. Are you alive?” Sheik asked as she nudged her foot against Ace’s hip. The dark hair took his hat off of his face, and he looked at his sister with an annoyed expression yet with a pout. “I’m still alive. The hell you want?” He asked with a yawn. “Nothing just wanted to annoy you for fun.” Sheik teasingly smirks. He rolls his eyes at that response. “Of course you do.” Ace said. Sheik giggles devilishly before her brother just smiles. He chuckles as he then elbows her ankle as payback. “Oi oi.” She said while laughing and trying to keep her balance.

“Alright, you sneaking ass rascal, let me be in peace before my lady comes.” He said while he put his hat back on his face and got back to his comfortable position. “Yeah.” Sheik said. She looks at Nami, who is smiling throughout the whole thing. “All yours.” Sheik mouthed it out before walking away with a smile.

Nami smiles as she walks over to her boyfriend. She arrives before him and sets her shopping bag down on the ground. She smirks as she gets on top of him by straddling him yet quietly. “Do I get my hello kiss from my boyfriend after his girlfriend was shopping all day with the girls?” The Cat Burglar asked as she moved his hat out of his face. Ace wakes up to see his girlfriend on top of him. He smirks to see her in this position. “Never said you can never have one.” He said as he sat up before he leaned up to give her a chaste kiss on the lips.

“Is this what you have been doing all day while I was shopping with the girls?” she asked as she tucked a strand of his dark hair behind his ear. “Well, the boys and I hit town as well to go eat somewhere, and Sanji had to get a few things for dinner. So we got here early so Sanji could do preparations for tonight’s dinner.” Ace said. “Sokka.” Nami said.

“And you? Seems like you have fun.” He said with a seductive smile as he looked at her new top, which was a baby pink halter bikini top with small white flowers on it. “I did. Café first and shop. But when the girls were distracted, I did my usual Cat Burglar business on a few nobles.” Nami smirked as she held up a golden ring with a family crest on it, which she grabbed out of the pocket of her pants. Ace chuckles at his girlfriend’s actions.

“Still your old self, and that’s one of my favorite things about you. Sneaky and sexy at the same time.” The dark hair pirate said as he placed his hand on her lower back and his other hand on her bikini. He places his pointer finger on the front of her bikini before he slightly pulls it down, having her cleavage be revealed…a bit more.

Nami smirks at her boyfriend’s actions. “Easy there hot stuff. We aren’t in the room yet.” She said as she grabbed her boyfriend’s chin to have him look up at her. The dark-haired pirate smirks again as he stares at his orange-haired partner. “Can’t be sneaky and sexy with my girl?” He said seductively. Nami chuckles as she wraps her arms around his neck. “Well-“

Nami sniffed her nose as a weird smell came in. “What’s that smell?” she asked. Ace sniffed his nose to smell the weird scent. “It smells like…OH GOD!!” Nami yelled out disgustingly as she covered her nose. “What the!!” Ace yelled before he coughed rapidly. The smell was now horrible, and it came into his lungs.

“What the hell is that coming from?” Nami asked while she was covering her nose. “I swear to God, if Luffy grabbed some meat out of the garbage again, his ass is mine.” Ace said while covering his nose and his hat. “How does even Vivi kiss him if he eats that from the garbage?” Nami asked while covering her nose. “Who knows.” He said.

“Yosh yosh, perfect to get rid of the pesky insects to help my Pop Greens grow for the next battle.” A familiar voice was heard somewhere outside. “Not again…” Nami said, annoyed, as she realized who it was. The Strawhats sniper was up in the garden patio using a spray to keep away the bugs from his plants, yet he smelled really bad.

“Oi Usopp! Do you have a less smelly spray that isn’t killing our noses?” Nami asked, all annoyed. “Oi oi! I didn’t create this stuff, and even when I try to wear my face mask, it still bugs me.” Usopp yelled as he stopped what he was doing and looked at his friends from the patio. “Makes sens-!” Ace was interrupted by a tremendous noise that caused the ship to shake, to the three pirates’ surprise, and also caused them to bounce a bit but land back in their place.

“What the?!?!!” Nami asked, all surprised. “Ahhhh!!!!!!! Shit!!!!!!!!! I DIDN’T EXPECT IT TO BLOW UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Usopp yelled out as he ran into his Factory. The couple stood there dumbfounded at what just happened.

“The hell just happened?” Ace asked. “Don’t know and don’t care.” Nami said. “Good point.” He said as he looked at his girlfriend’s chest. He smirks at it as he remembers earlier when the ship rocked, causing her breasts to bounce. “Nani?” Nami asked her boyfriend, who wasn’t saying anything. He smirks still while looking at her breasts. “Oi oi. My eyes are up here, Fire Fist.” Nami said with a smirk as she held his chin to have him look up at him.

“I kind of want to see more of that action in the bedroom before dinner.” He smirked. She smirks like a cat at what he was talking about. “Would you like to see more of it if I show you the other bikinis I got today?” She asked seductively as she played with a strand of his hair. He chuckled softly yet devilishly.

“Oh!!” She squealed as her boyfriend picked up and held her over his shoulder as he stood up. “Then what the hell are we waiting for?” Ace asked as he used his other hand to pick up her shopping bags. Nami giggled, and her boyfriend takes to their bedroom.

Day 3

“Hmmm.” Ace grumbled as he was reading a book. “What’s wrong?” His girlfriend asked who was sitting on the floor next to him while picking her fresh tangerines and putting them in a basket. “Call me a dumbass, but this book that Robin recommended to me…this story doesn’t make me any sense.” Her boyfriend said. The couple decided to hang out outside by Nami’s tangerine tree since it was a lovely day outside.

Nami giggles that her boyfriend calls himself a dumbass. “Oi oi. I was joking.” He said while blushing, embarrassed since his partner was laughing already. “Hey, I didn’t even call you one yet, and there’s no need to get embarrassed about it. I just laugh because you are funny.” She said as she put her tools before she gave her boyfriend a kiss on the cheek.

“But tell me what on Earth you are reading that doesn’t make sense to you.” She said as she took her gloves off. “The whole thing.” Ace said as he closed the book, but he didn’t care. He lost his place if it didn’t make any sense to him before he handed it to his girlfriend. Nami examines the title, and it was called ‘Lost Heart in the Bottom of the Sea’. She chuckles as she remembers reading this book before. It is a romance story, and of course, she finished that book.

“Did she recommend it to you so you can say cheesy lines from that book to make me swoon but will make me laugh my ass off instead?” She asked as she set the book down on the floor. Ace pouts and realizes that might be true. “Seems like it and the love lines are cringeworthy.” He answered.

Nami just laughed at her boyfriend’s answer. “I thought she gave me that book to impress you since you read it.” Ace said. “How is that gonna impress me? You have already impressed me ever since we met.” Nami said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. “Oh really? How did I do it?” He asked with a smirk as he pulled his girlfriend into his lap, causing her to giggle. “I’m not telling you.” She teased. “Oh, you like to play it that way, eh?” He smirked as he dipped her while he began to attack her neck with kisses. “No, ah!! Ah ha ha ha!!!” She squealed as her boyfriend kissed her neck. He stops as he begins to chuckle against the crook of her neck.

He lifts his head up to look at his girlfriend, who is now smiling at him. Ace admires how beautiful Nami is. Really beautiful. The most gorgeous girl he met in the seas. “Do you know you are the most beautiful girl of the sea that I have ever met?” Ace said. “Oi, stop it.” Nami giggled shyly. “I mean it, and I’m not saying it from whatever the hell I was reading.” He giggled before he leaned down to give her a k-

“AAAAHHHH!!!!!!” The couple jumped in surprise as they heard a scream, but Nami hung on to Ace still. The scream sounded familiar, and it was the ship’s doctor, Chopper, who ran in and hid behind a flower pot, all scared. “What the? Chopper!!” Nami asked, all surprised, while she was still holding on to Ace. “Robin, that’s scary!!” Chopper cried.

The ship’s archeologist, Nico Robin, comes in as she is giggling. “Ah gomen ne Chopper. I didn’t mean to give you a fright, but you picked a hard hiding spot to find you at.” Robin says. “What happened?” Ace asks. “Robin used her powers to find me while we were playing hide-and-seek, and this technique she used was terrifying!!” Chopper cries. “How?” The couple asks.

“Like this.” Robin said. “DON’T LOOK!!!!” Chopper cried. The couple looked at the other side before their faces turned white as they saw an eye on the wall. “GGGGYYYYAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!” Nami yelled as she held on to her boyfriend tightly. “W-W-W-WHAT THE FUCK?!?!” Ace yelled out in shock before the eye disappeared. “Gomen ne gomen ne.” Robin said. “WHY ARE YOU SO INTO CREEPY THINGS?!?!” Nami cried as she held on to her boyfriend tight. Robin chuckles. “I’m guessing it’s just her thing.” Ace said while still creeped out and holding on to his girlfriend.

“Oh by the way Ace, how’s the book going that I gave you?” The archeologist asked as she changed the subject. “Take it back. I think cheesy romance novels aren’t my thing and didn’t get it.” Ace said as he was in a calm state. He picked the book up and handed it to Robin, who used her devil fruit powers to grab the book.

Robin just chuckles at how he describes the book as she holds it. “Sokka. I will leave you two alone. Hey Chopper, how about a game of checkers with tea and sandwiches before we wash up?” Robin asks. “Yeah!” Chopper exclaims happily as he walks away, leaving Robin and the couple alone.

“What’s up with that girl?” Nami asked about her friend. “Well you know her better than me. But as I got to know her more, she’s clever but has quite a mysterious mind.” Ace said. “Yeah.” Nami agreed with her boyfriend.

“But enough of that. Do I get a kiss still?” Ace asked while he looked at his girlfriend. Nami chuckled softly as she looked at her boyfriend, who was lovingly smiling at her.

“Who said you can’t get one?” She teased as she kissed him.

Day 4

“Hurry up!” the navigator whispered as she dragged her boyfriend to the ship’s bathroom by hand. “I’m coming, I’m coming.” Ace told his girlfriend as he followed behind her.

Nami walks into Sunny’s shower with her boyfriend. “Bath or shower first, kitten?” Ace asked as he was about to turn on one of the faucets but wanted to know which one he was turning on. “Hmmm. Bath.” Nami answered. “Good choice.” He smirked as he kissed her temple before he walked over to the tub.

Usually, they would use their personal shared bathroom to shower and/or bathe together. Franky built a great bathroom with a good view of the ocean for them.

But they were having a water problem there, and the only shower/bath they could use was the main bathroom. Franky would fix it right away but didn’t have the proper pipes and had to go into town to an island they stopped by to get more supplies and relax from the seas for a bit.

Kiara told Nami it’s fun to make love in Sunny’s bathroom, and she did it with Sanji when their bathroom had the same problem. It was perfect when everyone was asleep, so Nami thought it was the perfect time since everyone wouldn’t bother them, and Ace agreed.

“As usual, both sneaky and sexy at the same time.” The freckle-faced pirate smirks as his girlfriend locks the door behind her while he turns the faucets for the bath. He admires her wearing a short orange towel wrapped around her body, revealing her bare shoulders, legs, and cleavage. Her hair is in a low ponytail, yet it is messy. She looks like a model who stepped out of a magazine from a shower photoshoot.

Nami chuckles seductively as she looks at her boyfriend, who is by the tub with her hands still on the knob of the door. He was wearing a loose black bathrobe revealing his chest along with his scar and his bare leg sticking out of the slit of his robe. His hair was in a loose low ponytail with a few strands loose, making him look like a sex God to her.

“I may be the famous Cat Burglar but I have that personality that you described me right now when I’m not doing the job.” She smirked seductively like a cat.

He smirked seductively as he stood up and made his way towards his girlfriend. He placed his hands on her hips, and his thumb stroked them before they lowered to her thighs, which weren’t covered by her towel.

Nami chuckles seductively, “Easy there hot stuff.” She wraps her arms around his neck, and her finger strokes his exposed collarbone. He chuckles seductively, the same as her, “Your fault that you are irresistible my little kitten.” He had his hands travel to her ass under her towel.

She chuckles as he gropes her ass, and his face is now closer to face, and his forehead rests on top of hers. “You too, as well.” She said as her hand traveled to the tied knot of his robe before-

“Toilet! Toilet! Toilet! There you are! Hai~!” They flinched, annoyed, as they heard a familiar voice singing outside the shower room. It was their captain and Ace’s young brother, Monkey D. Luffy. “Seriously?” Nami asked, all annoyed. “That little…” Ace grunted all annoyed that his brother’s singing interrupted his moment with his girlfriend.

“Why isn’t he using his own bathroom in his room?” Nami mumbled quietly yet annoyed. “The usual Luffy couldn’t hold it when he sneaks in the middle of the night for a snack…” Ace grumbled, annoyed. “Didn’t Franky give him a mini fridge?” Nami asked. “Have you met my brother?” Ace asked and reminded her what Luffy had always been doing. “I can’t believe I forgot that.” Nami said, all annoyed.

“Ah! That hit the spot!” They heard Luffy’s voice when the toilet flushed and the door to the toilet opened. “Please don’t come in. Please don’t come in.” Nami begged quietly for him not to come in since he was…as usual…an idiot. He isn’t a pervert, just a nosy asshole that Nami thinks of what he is.

“Eh? Is someone in there?” Luffy asked as he came by the door to the showers. The couple flinched by surprise. “How the hell did he hear me whisper?” Nami asked quietly. “Leave it to me.” Ace said to his girlfriend quietly. Nami stepped aside from the door as her boyfriend let her go.

“The hell, Luffy?” Ace asked, all annoyed, as he unlocked the door before he opened it. “Oh, Ace! What are you doing here in the middle of the night?” Luffy asked. “I forgot to shower, that’s all.” Ace said. “I swear that I also heard Nami in-OOOWWW!!!!!!!!” Luffy whined in pain as his brother pinched his nose and stretched it due to his devil fruit powers.

“Do you have to be nosy about what Nami and I do behind the door, which is just couple stuff? I didn’t nose with you and Vivi behind the door. Also, the door would be open, meaning it’s empty. The door would be close, meaning one of us is in there, meaning we want privacy. Have you also heard of knocking?” Ace asked. “I’m sowwy!!” Luffy complained. Nami chuckles at the interaction between her boyfriend and their captain, who are brothers.

The crew supported Nami and Ace’s relationship as a couple based on how happy they were together. They were the same with Vivi with Luffy and Sanji with Kiara. The couple was nervous about telling the crew since they were on the same crew. Nami was the nervous one, but Ace was confident about it since he knew a few people from his travels who were a couple and on the same crew. Luffy said he was happy for them and wanted them to be.

“Hai hai! I got it! I got it!” Luffy whined, his nose still stretched out due to Ace pinching him. Ace lets go of his brother’s nose, and it goes back to normal. Luffy rubs his nose while pouting. “Always remember that. Now off to bed or get more midnight meat in th-” “Oh?! MEAT!!!!!” Luffy exclaimed happily, with his eyes sparkling before he rushed out of the bathroom to the kitchen again. “He’s fast…just for meat…” Ace said, surprised, while he watched his brother run off. He then closes the shower door before locking it.

“Is he gone?” Nami asked as she came behind her boyfriend and wrapped her arms around his waist. “Based how on quiet it is…coast is clear.” He smirks as his girlfriend’s hands travel to the tie knot of his robe before she unties it. He smirked as the front of his robe came undone.

“Shall we proceed?” he asked as he turned around and looked at his girlfriend, who had her signature cat smirk again. “We shall.” she said as she now wrapped her arms around his neck. Ace chuckled seductively before he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her passionately. He then worked his hands to undo her towel, and she did the same to his robe.

Day 5

Nami yawns tiredly while she sits up before she stretches her arms. “Didn’t get enough sleep last night, I see.” her boyfriend Ace says as he lies down next to her at the Crow’s Nest with his arms behind his head. “I’m just tired.” Nami smiles. “From last night?” Ace asks, chuckling teasingly. Nami then smirked when her boyfriend mentioned what had happened the previous night.

The couple went on with each other in the ship’s washroom before sunrise. They decided to go back to their rooms at around 3:30 a.m. when one of their crew members could take an early shower. Then, it was too late for them to go to sleep, so they slept in together before noon.

“That and…well…mostly that of what you just said.” Nami smirks. Ace chuckles seductively. “Come here, you.” He said as he pulled his girlfriend down by the waist to lay on top of him. She squealed as she lies on top of her boyfriend.

(A/N - Their crow’s nest is inside, but let’s imagine Franky made a second one like the old-school style ones and the Going Merry had)

The couple decided to go to the Crow’s Nest to enjoy the view of the sky together and relax. The clouds were slowly parting away, showing beautiful blue skies. The breeze was gentle, not too cold or hot.

“Oi oi. I would love to have some fun with you, but another time.” Nami said as she looked down at her boyfriend. “I just want to snuggle you. I don’t want to go rough on you if you are tired from last night.” Ace said with a soft smile.

Nami smiles before she gives her boyfriend a sweet peck on the lips. She then rests her head on top of his chest, hearing his heartbeat with his arms wrapped around her waist. “I can never say no to snuggles from you.” She says happily. Ace smiles as he kisses his girlfriend’s head.

The couple lay there while Ace held her in his arms, making her feel loved, comforted, and safe. The couple closed their eyes as they were snuggled in each other’s arms, enjoying the moment of peace and q--

“AAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” They open their eyes, all surprised and startled by someone shouting. “The fuck?” The couple both said at the same time as they sat up. “COME ON BABY~!” They recognize that voice as the ship’s musician, Brook.

“What has stardom done to him?” Nami asked, all annoyed. She loves his talent with music but gets annoyed with his loud singing as a rockstar when she is trying to relax or work. She’s alright if he’s playing his violin since it’s more peaceful and gentle than a loud guitar.

“New things, I believe…but I want to smash that lovely guitar of his when I’m trying to nap or work.” Ace growled quietly. “I agree.” His girlfriend growled quietly with him. “Yohohohoho!!!” The talented skeleton laughs happily. “Now, what the hell is he laughing about?” Ace asked. “I don’t know, and I don’t care.” Nami said, all angry, as she was about to get up and yelled at the skeleton to shut up.

“Hey Brook! Robin and I are going to play hide-and-seek in the island’s forest and also shop there! Do you want to come?” They heard Chopper’s voice. “Hontoni?! I’d be honored!!” Brook said happily.

“Arigato Chopper…” the couple said quietly as they finally got peace and quiet. It was a perfect day for that. Luffy and Vivi were in town having lunch. Kiara and Sanji were in the kitchen making tonight’s dinner for the Strawhats. Sheik went to town just to be alone. Zoro was taking a nap on Sunny’s head. Usopp and Franky were in town shopping. Jinbe went into town to be alone as well, like Sheik.

“Finally, peace and quiet,” Nami said. How does Zoro sleep through the noise?” Ace asked. “He’s a deep sleeper.” she answered as she lay back down on the floor with her boyfriend, who still had his arm wrapped around her waist and his other hand behind his head.

“Aren’t you one too, babe?” Nami asked her boyfriend. “Well yes, but some days I’m not.” He answered while slowly rubbing his girlfriend’s back. “You have been doing good at not sleeping in front of me, so I don’t mind if you fall asleep out of nowhere,” she said.

“Really? I have been doing it from not sounding like I’m bored with you. I only do it when we are relaxing and snuggling.” Ace said. “I know. But it’s still funny and cute at the same time when you do that.” She smiled. “You and your sweet heart.” He chuckles softly as he kisses the top of her head, causing her to giggle.

Day 6

“Hold on…” Nami chuckled happily as she buried her face in the crook of her boyfriend’s neck. “Hold on to yourself, kitten.” Ace smiled at his girlfriend. Nami giggled against his neck as she wrapped her arms around his neck, and he had his arm around her waist.

It was date night for them, and they decided to have it at Sunny’s aquarium room. Both dressed nicely, and Sanji made them dinner and dessert. After dessert, they decided to sit on the aquarium booth couch, with Nami sitting on top of Ace’s lap while they were having the last of the champagne.

Well, Nami…she was enjoying it too much. Ace was slightly drunk but a bit sober since he only had a few cups of champagne, and his date had more than a few cups.

“You want to go lie down or stay up more?” Ace asked his girlfriend. “Eh?” Nami slurred as she looked up at him. Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes squinting a bit. “Why ask me to lie down? The night is still young.” The navigator said with her head slowly wobbling.

Ace smiled at his girlfriend, who was affected by the amount of alcohol she drank. “You sure, kitten?” He asked while he looked into her eyes. “100% and too early to end date night.” She giggled before she leaned in and kissed him passionately on the lips.

The Fire Fist pirate smirks against the kiss and enjoys it. She was right. Why the hell end date night early? He did care about her and made sure she was okay.

Perfect for them without anyone interrupting them. Luffy and Vivi were on a date somewhere in the island’s town. Sanji and Kiara were having their date at the Sunny as well. Sanji, Luffy, and Ace thought it would be a fun triple date night with their girls but decided to have alone time from each other but promised they would. Sheik, Chopper, and Robin were in town to see a show. The rest of the boys, Zoro, Franky, Jinbe, Usopp, and Brook, were in the Sunny having a drinking contest at Usopp’s Factory. So their peace isn’t disturbed finally—just them.

“We could continue date night in the bedroom if you want.” He mumbled against the kiss. Nami chuckles against the kiss when her boyfriend mentions the bedroom. “Well now that you mention th-“

*BOOM!!*

The whole ship shook from the loud sound. The couple pulled away from their kiss as they stood there, all surprised to know where the noise was coming from. “Now what?” Nami slurred, all annoyed, before she let out a small hiccup. Yep…She had too much fun with the alcohol.

The couple would stay at one of the hotels on the town’s island. But they were all booked up since the island is a really popular place to stay. The crew was right to stay in the Sunny since they were going to be on the island for a while due to upcoming storms and to keep away from the Marines, World Government Agents, and/or Bounty Hunters.

“AOW! Super gomen ne!” The shipwright cyborg Franky comes into the room, lifting his arms up and pressing his forearms together. “What the hell happened, Franky?” Ace asks. “One of Usopp’s inventions goes off again, and it causes an explosion.” Franky smiles shyly.

“Again?!” Nami asked, all angry. “I’m gonna kick his ass.” Nami said as she was about to get up from her boyfriend’s but stumbled as she stood up. Ace managed to catch her in his arms as he stood up. “Oi Nami?! You alright?” Franky asked, all worried. “She’s fine, just too much champagne on date night.” Ace assured the kind cyborg as he carried her bridal style in his arms. “Ah got it.” Franky said with a relieved smile before he left the room.

“Can you take me to Usopp so I can kick his ass?” Nami asked her boyfriend before she let out a hiccup. “Don’t worry about him love. We can continue date night in our room with a nice hot bath.” He said as he was about to walk out of the room with his girlfriend in his arms.

“What about the champagne? It would be romantic to have champagne in our bath.” Nami said with a seductive smile as she wrapped her arms around his neck before she let out another small hiccup.

Ace chuckles at her small hiccup. He finds it cute because it sounds like a small kitten, and it suits her really well since she acts like a cat as well. No wonder she got the title the Cat Burglar. Not only is she sneaky and attractive, but she does act like a cat. Here’s how her boyfriend sees her as definitely a cat.

Ace thinks of her as seductive and passionate about getting him to be in bed. But she can also be like a sweet kitten when she makes those kinds of noises: sneezes, squeals, and/or is clingy to Ace when she misses him.

That explains why he also calls her ‘kitten’, and she loves that nickname he gave her. She decided to give him one as well to suit his powers and mostly how attractive he is. ‘Hotshot’, ‘Hot stuff’ and or ‘hottie’. He liked it when she called him those nicknames. He teases her if she calls him a ‘hot head’ based on his powers, and he gets angry most of the time. She just laughed and asked why she would call him that when he was being such a kind gentleman to her.

“Kawaii~.” he said lovingly as he took his girlfriend to their bedroom. “Shut up.” She scolded him before she let another hiccup, and her cheeks flushed. He chuckled again at her embarrassment. He loves to see her like that, and he does love to tease her.

Day 7

*🔞 BE PREPARED👀*

“Ah! Ace…Ngh!” The orange-haired navigator moans before she gasps with delight as she feels her lover’s tongue in her folds. The dark-haired pirate smirks as he thrusts his tongue in and out. His eyes were slightly closed, and his hands groped her thighs.

The crew decided to stay at a cottage inn, but they got their own cabins. It was perfect since they heard this place wasn’t fully booked anymore. They decided to stay there as they needed a break from staying in Sunny. They considered it their home, but they needed a break from the seas, and the storm was coming soon. It was perfect for Ace and Nami since they got the place to themselves.

The couple decided to have another date in town by walking around town and doing other stuff. Nami took him shopping at a lingerie store, and he enjoyed seeing his girlfriend in different sets of lingerie. They then ate at a few restaurants, one for lunch and then dinner. They also walked by the beach, each other holding hands.

Now, back at their own cottage, lying naked in bed, kissing each other and their bare skins touching each other. But Ace decided to take his kisses…somewhere else. Her moans were music to his ears at this moment, making him want more of her. Her legs had his head between his face and were resting on his shoulders. She was lying back against the bed, feeling like she would come any moment as her lover devoured her.

“Ace…I’m…I’m…Ah~! Aaa…” She moaned as she felt his lips gently brushing against her folds before it was his tongue again. “Ace…I’m…gonna…” Nami said between gasps as she felt like she was going to come.

She then didn’t feel his lips or tongue anymore on her clit. She heard him pant to catch his breath. He looks up at her, panting as she is tiredly pouting that she didn’t get come. He smirks at her as he licks his lips.

His girlfriend looked so sexy, with her naked body covered in sweat and her beautiful orange hair fanned out against her pillow yet slowly getting damp from her sweat with a few strands sticking to her forehead.

To Nami, her boyfriend looked like a sexy beast with his bare muscles covered in sweat. His dark hair was a mess and damp from his sweat, with a few strands sticking to his forehead.

“You wouldn’t let me finish…” She moaned out. He chuckles seductively. “Settle kitten…” He said as he sat up on his knees, and her legs were now over his shoulders. He smirked as the tip of his hard cock was pressed against her folds, preparing to enter.

Nami smirked seductively as she stared at her lover, who looked the same as her. “This is the best part.” He said with soft pants. “Always has been ever since we went out…” She said as she got comfortable for her lover to take her.

“As always…” He chuckled seductively before he-

“HOLD ON SANJI!!!!! THIS FIGHT AIN’T OVER!!!!” “OI LUFFY!!!!!!!! GET BACK HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!” “YOUR ASS IS MINE MOSS HEAD!!!!!!!!” “THE HELL YOU SAID CURLY BROW!!!!!!!!!!”

The couple stood there annoyed in bed now as they were about to make love… when they heard four assholes who happened to be Ace’s little brother also, his captain, the gentleman cook, the hot-headed swordsman, and even the timid sniper outside of their cabin. What’s even worse, they could hear it outside from their bedroom window, meaning they were right by their bedroom.

“You have got to be…” Ace grunted, all annoyed under his teeth. “…fucking kidding me…” Nami finished her boyfriend’s sentence while everyone was annoyed as well.

“Even at our…” Nami grunted, annoyed under her teeth. “…perfect timing together…” Ace finished his girlfriend’s sentence as well.

“Why aren’t Luffy and Sanji with the girls?” Nami said, all annoyed. “My little sister is taking them to see a live show with Chopper, Brook and Robin. And I can’t believe those assholes said no to it.” Ace growled against his teeth. “Can they do it somewhere that’s not near our cabin?” Nami growled angrily. “Clearly not when they are blind idiots.” Ace growled still.

Ace moves Nami’s legs off his shoulders as she rolls to the other side. She then sits up before getting out of bed, grabbing her boyfriend’s button-up shirt that was on the ground that he had stripped off. Ace grabs a throw blanket that was on the end of the bed. He wraps it around his waist.

Nami then opens the nightstand’s drawers to grab her Clima-Tact. “Ah, Nami!” her partner Zeus, who was in the baton, says happily. "Shut up and do your job.” Nami growls angrily at her partner as she holds her staff up close to her face. Zeus gulps, nervous and angry at his master.

Nami usually puts Zeus, who’s part of her staff, in the drawers when she gets intimate with Ace. She finds it weird like he’s staring at them. Also… he can be a pervert sometimes if he’s bored.

“Shall we?” Her boyfriend asked who was by the window. He saw his four crew mates fighting outside. One member was their captain, who also happened to be Ace’s brother. “Open it.” she said as she arrived before the window next to her boyfriend.

Just then, the Fire Fist pirate opened the window before he and his girlfriend kicked their crewmates’ asses. The fight between the four men stopped as they were knocked out by Ace’s signature power ‘Fire Fist’ and Nami’s Zeus Mace. They also knocked them out with their other fighting abilities.

“Aaaaaa…” The four male pirates grunted in pain and were on the ground, all beaten up by the couple.

“WILL YOU FOUR ASSHOLES SHUT THE FUCK UP!!! YOU KNOW WHAT BIG PAIN OF ASSES YOU ALL BEEN EVER SINCE WE WENT OUT!!!!! WE EVEN CAN’T DEAL WITH YOUR GODDAMN CHILD PLAY BEFORE WE STARTED GOING OUT!!!!!! IF YOU FOUR DO IT OUTSIDE OUR CABIN OR ROOM AGAIN YOUR ASSES WILL BE THROWN IN SOMEWHERE IN THE SEAS!!!!!” The couple yelled out before they closed their window and then the curtains.

“God, those four.” The couple sighed, annoyed, as they walked back to their bed. “Weren’t those your crew mates, Nami?” Zeus asked. “Shut up.” Nami said as she put her baton back in the drawers, to Zeus’ annoyance, as he was still part of the baton.

“How did you deal with them before I joined?” Ace asked as he sat on the bed. “Beat their asses, but it was exhausting. How did you deal with Luffy before you went to the seas?” Nami asked her boyfriend. “Oh, you know he’s a pain in the ass, but he is my brother. Yet brothers can be a pain in the ass still.” Ace said as he rubbed the back of his neck.

Nami chuckles at her boyfriend. “Hm? What?” Ace asked as he looked up at his girlfriend. “Nothing.” She said while she made her way toward her boyfriend and stood before him. “Nothing? Then what the hell are you chuckling for?” The dark-haired pirate asked. “I’m teasing. You are just cute based on how you talk about your siblings.” She said as she wrapped her arms around his neck. He smiles softly at his girlfriend. “You are the same as well when you mention your big sister.” Ace said as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

She giggles as she leans down to kiss her boyfriend on the lips. “Do you know how much I love you?” she mumbles against the kiss. “Yes, and I feel the same about you a lot.” He mumbles against the kiss. The orange-haired navigator chuckles against the kiss before she then sequels happily as her boyfriend pulls into the bed. He pins her against the bed and kisses her neck as she giggles.

He chuckles befanden looks down at her sm,iling at him. Ace smiles down at her as well. “You are so beautiful.” he says before giving her a sweet kiss on her soft lips. Ace pulls away and looks at her. “I wish I could run away with you somewhere quiet.” The dark-haired pirate said. Cat Burglar smirks at him, and her boyfriend mentions that.

“Will thank your little sister for mentioning a stranded island the other day to Sanji and Zoro. I found one the other day that’s not too far from the island. Our only 24/7 for the week of peace and quiet. Don’t worry about the crew, Franky and Jinbe said we will be in this island for awhile due to the Marines and weather. So it will be just you and me for a whole week.” She smirked. Ace smirks at his girlfriend seductively.

“You and your talent with navigation is incredible.” He smiled as he gave her a peck on the lips. “Well, kitten…” He said he unbuttons the top that his girlfriend was wearing before slipping off of her completely. He smirks at her naked body. The blanket around his waist comes off, making him completely naked as well.

She smirks at his hard cock, standing tall. He smirks at her as he sits on his knees on the bed before he brings his girlfriend’s legs on top of his shoulders as he positions himself between her legs.

“Shall we proceed?” He asked seductively. She smirks seductively back at him.

“Give it your shot, hot stuff.”

Finally done! I'm surprised this one is long!!! Well it's funny to see what they have to deal with for 24/7 on one ship. I have been busy and distracted. Sorry this feels a bit rushed and slightly ran out of ideas! But be happy to make more of them in the future when I have time! :)

[lovevalley45]

the crossover curse

a/n: i wrote this last june (somehow??) n forgot abt it but i found it lookin thru old drafts and was so amused that i decided. maybe i will share it with the world lol. haven't written new legends fic in months but hey here's this

The trip into Gideon's brain had let Astra know many things about the history of the Legends she hadn't known, but that trip had neglected to include an event the older team members seemed to hate: crossovers. What she'd learned about them came from the nights where the Legends crowded in the galley to share dinner and hang out. It was usually Nate who started the complaining, though she hadn't thought he wasn't the type to hold a grudge even with those meathead muscles of his. 

What she'd learned from these rants that Sara would hop onto was that crossovers were a waste of time: some hero, usually Barry Allen, got in over his head and called every damn hero to lend a hand. The Legends were an afterthought in these events, and most of the team had refused to participate in them after it got Jax's nuclear partner Martin Stein killed. 

Well, no one said that they'd stopped going because he did. But by the silence when it got brought it, that was what she figured out. 

With the Legends retired, she'd figured she'd been lucky to avoid one. The other heroes out there handled one while they were gone, from what Sara had filled them in on at their first post-retirement dinner. Apparently, though, retirement didn't save them from the crossover curse.

Astra had been enjoying her weekend when she heard a knock at her door. She put down her coffee to go see who the hell was coming to see her on a Sunday.

What she had not been expecting to see a nerdy looking white guy standing there. "I'm not buying anything," she said, before starting to close the door. 

"Wait! Are you Astra Logue?" he asked, holding out his hand to stop her. 

"Who's asking?"

"I'm Barry Allen," he introduced himself, before glancing to see if anyone was in the hallway. "I-"

"This is some crossover thing, isn't it?" Astra asked, crossing her arms. 

"Uh, yeah," Barry answered. "Sara told me a lot of the Legends are in different time periods, but you're here and we need everyone we could get."

She rolled her eyes. "God forbid they text me before sending someone to get me," she muttered. "Fine. But if I have to miss work for this-"

"Don't worry about it." He took her arm. "Oh, and hold on."

"Hold-"

She had experienced some pretty wild shit during her time with the Legends, but being transported from Washington DC to Central City faster than the human body should experience was one of the worst. Thankfully, she kept down her coffee, but she leaned against a chair as she glared at Barry fucking Allen. 

"Oh, hey, you made it!" Ava exclaimed. 

"Couldn't I have just taken a train?" Astra grumbled. "Or teleported, or something?"

"You can teleport?" Sara asked. 

"I could have found a spell." She pushed herself up and took in the other heroes, the warehouse they were all standing in. "I thought we were exempt."

Ava sighed. "Apparently not." 

"There goes my weekend."

[indigoinka]

Hi! I’m finally getting around to that intro post I promised months ago, and honestly, you could be here for some time.

I’m squatting on a whole bunch of social media accounts, but this is the only place I feel safe anymore, though I do have a little reader group on the Meta-hole (🤢). I wish I could get my AuDHD head around Discord, but it feels like the old Yahoo boards mated with a speeding train, and I'm just too tired for that. 

Wherever you look, I’ll be indigoinka or Inka York there.

This is me:

About me, then:

I love tea. Would I even be British if I didn’t?

I love cake. British.

And cider. British.

Yeah, and pie.

Food. I like food.

Please rec queer TV shows to me because I don’t watch as much as I should, and sometimes I just need to refill my crusty old well.

I love supporting indie authors, and rarely read trad stuff these days unless the blurb and sample are god tier.

Feel free to ask questions and tag me in writing games, or whatever shenanigans you get up to around here.

What do I write?

I write queer books, mostly urban fantasy, and usually set in the same storyworld. I also write contemporary gay romance, sometimes with an alien twist. And I’m wide with my books, so you can find them at all the major online retailers and in library catalogues.

I write what I like to read, which sometimes includes problematic tropes, but mostly includes wholesome shit like twin stories, sibling banter, ride or die friendships, a hearty mix of fluff and angst, found families, annoying ghosts, salty supernaturals, cinnamon rolls with knives, and sentient vehicles. Oh, and goats. I love me a judgemental goat.

My favourite tropes

Well, it started as a love triangle/square/dodecahedron, but now everybody's fucking (I don't know what this trope is actually called)

Forced proximity/only one bed (or coffin, in my case)

Friends to lovers (AKA idiots who took too long to notice how perfect they are)

Grumpy/Sunshine

Secret twins

Rivals to lovers

Hurt/comfort

My storyworlds

Cascade Apocrypha (queer paranormal/urban fantasy in many subgenres from pirate adventures to cosy mysteries to paranormal romance)

Feverish (contemporary gay romance)

Dracate System (AKA Gay Space Bridgerton)

My books

My first series, Not the Same River, is urban fantasy, upper YA/crossover, set in the Cascade Apocrypha storyworld. It features angels, demons, vamps, vaewolves, goats, succubus nuns, and villains to cry over. Book five is out this month, and the final book is out in February. This is the story of my heart, and the one that spurred a thousand spin-offs that I'll never have time to write.

The first book in that series, A Storm of Paper Starlings, is complete on Wattpad and Inkitt. I was gonna put it on AO3, but it feels weird because I tore all my Potter fics down when JKR started flashing her arse at the entire world, and everything I had on there felt dirty. Anyway, I digress. I might go back. Talk me into it.

I also have two other books updating on Wattpad:

🩷 Victorian Vampire Daddy (MM historical romantic suspense/Cascade Apocrypha)

🩷 My Ex & His Boyfriend (MMM/Feverish storyworld)

My other current series, Tales from the Noctuary (Cascade Apocrypha), has two books out at the retailers:

🩷 Secrets at the Door (historical mystery/suspense with lesbian romance): fat, beekeeping lesbian vampire, queer well-demon with a bad haircut, nonbinary treasure who sometimes makes bad decisions, everybody be gay.

🩷 Puddles in the Pavement (historical mystery and outright shenanigans): queer archangel brother detectives, a perky butler, an escort of indeterminate gender with the worst singing voice in the known world, a vampire duke with terrible table manners, and a Home Secretary with an unasked for appendage (let's hope that doesn't get around).

I have two more books written for this series so far, which will likely debut in my subscription.

Getting to that...

My subscription

13 Club: After Dark is hosted at Ream Stories, the only subscription platform designed specifically for authors and readers, and it is amazing.

You just click on the book cover you want, and the app will drop you into the social e-reader right where you left off, so you can comment right there inside the story. It’s like Patreon + Wattpad + a community board + extra sauce.

Honestly, I could gush about it all week.

This is also me:

So, what’s there?

Well, first, you can follow me there (which is free, obvs) and get access to:

The Weakest Link (Not the Same River #0): features the series MC’s twin sister and the coven she grew up in.

The Cursed Bones of Sergeant Boom!: a contemporary paranormal mystery involving a ghost who gatecrashed a funeral and got followed home by a necromantified corgi (as one does).

Pride’s Treasure: a series of mini adventures with characters from all the stories above, where all the chaos is your fault, because the MC of this story is YOU!

In the paid tiers, there’s 8 weeks early access to the two stories updating on Wattpad, the whole Not the Same River series so far (book 5 is updating now, before it hits the retailers at the end of October 2023). There’s also a 13 Club exclusive story called Earth Render, which is MMMMF (but not reverse harem), again set in the Cascade Apocrypha storyworld. That one features a witch with no beginning, a raven shifter with the best taste in pets, a vampire with memory issues, a vaewolf who can’t control his wolfism, and a nephilim with a huge secret. I promise not to give the Archangel Gabriel a horse penis in this story 👀

There are also physical welcome packs for some of the tiers, and all members are rewarded with After Darkling points, which they can save up each month for sweet treats, like a personalised drabble, or a one-shot featuring their favourite character, or some mystery merch. I love my After Darklings and my little club so much.

My main WIPs at the moment are:

Earth Render serial (mentioned above)

The Dryad's Curse: Pirates of Siorai trilogy (paranormal pirate adventure with romance/Cascade Apocrypha)

Gay Space Bridgerton (space fantasy romance with interplanetary political intrigue and hapless humans/Dracate System)

Almost done... maybe

That was a whole lot of intro (mate, do I love the word shenanigans), but I’m a busy goblin, and though my days are only marginally more comfortable than my painful nights, I still feel grateful that I get to do this every day.

I’d love to chat with you here, on Wattpad,  in my FB group (same name as my sub) or over at 13 Club: After Dark. My subscription is what keeps me and my writing going, so if you’re here because you already love my stories, and you have the means, I’d love to see you over there. Your support would mean the world to me, whether it’s a follow or more. I love in-story comments more than life.

I’d love more friends on here, though. So if you’re into queer media and love reading, feel free to follow and I'll follow back.

That’s it from me. I’m finally shutting the fuck up.

Come chat with me whenever you want.

Stay safe!

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[hannahhook7744]

Betrayal Is Something You Never Forget (Prologue);

Summary; In which Gwaine wasn't completely honest with Merlin about his heritage and the others all find out exactly why he hates royalty so much.

Trigger warnings include; Death (adult and maybe child), implied/mentioned Child abuse, swearing, magic,(implied?) Self-hatred, alcoholism, unhealthy coping mechanisms, witch hunting, dark themes, headcanons, alterations to canon, adaptions of fairy tales, crossovers, piracy and witch craft, and LGBTQ+ themes. Don't like, don't read.

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MERLIN: Right. What is it with you and nobles?

GWAINE: Oh, nothing. My father was a knight in Caerleon's army. He died in battle, leaving my mother penniless. And when she went to the King for help, he turned her away.

MERLIN: You didn't know him?

GWAINE:Just some stories I've been told.

MERLIN: Yeah, I know how that feels.

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Gwaine remembered that day well and he was sure that Merlin did as well. After all, it would have been shocking for him to hear. But little did Merlin know that he had lied when he told him that. At least partially.

Because while Gwaine was telling the truth about his father being a knight, he wasn't telling the truth about him dying and his reasoning for hating nobles. Because Gwaine didn't want to tell Merlin-- sweet, sweet Merlin who had already seen so much bad in the world--  about the darkest parts of his life.

He didn't want his first and only true friend to know that he was the son of disgraced knight Brennan Jones or that he was the grandson of 4 pirates, a possible witch, and a technical desertie. Didn't want him to know that he came from a family of pirates and nobles. People who found out about his family always judged him.

And while he didn't think Merlin would, he didn't want to put him in the position of having to choose between him and Arthur, if Arthur ever were to find out and expose the truth. So Gwaine figured that if he lied, then Merlin wouldn't even think about choosing him because he'd be too angry and betrayed to.

He didn't want to be responsible for Merlin giving up his new home and his job and friends. He didn't want to ruin his friend's life. He was sure he had ruined enough of the people he cared about's lives already.

Because he was the son of disgraced knight Brennan Jones and Portal Hopper Alice Jones. The grandson of James Flint, Thomas Hamilton, Miranda Barlow, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and John "Calico Jack" Rackham. Great nephew of Davy Jones. Cousin of Romeo Montague, Benvolio Montague, and Jack Sparrow.

His family was big and cursed. They took what they wanted and did what they had to, to save their own asses despite what his mother tried to instill in them. They hurt people, went to jail, spent their lives on the run, or got screwed over and died young or died horrible deaths. And those closest to them always seemed to get hurt. And Gwaine just...hated it...

Because his mother had raised him and his 5 siblings better than that, even though she had died when he was only 12. And even though she herself wasn't entirely perfect. But hey, when you're raised by three pirates with nearly 10 siblings how close to perfect can one be expected to get?

God knows that Gwaine couldn't judge. He had actually had a parent with a hyperfocused consensus on being a good, law abiding citizen and had still turned out a screw up. A drunk. A vagabond. A womanizer. A crappy knight. A parent's worst nightmare. Everything his mother had tried so desperately to avoid him becoming.

He seriously doubted that she'd be impressed. Then again, knowing his mother, she probably wouldn't be surprised or hold it against him. He had been a little menace when he was younger. Running around town, causing trouble. Pulling pranks. Getting into fights. Stealing. Fighting with his siblings.. including his literal toddler brother... Teasing his older sister about how camelot's knights were coming for her.

Gwaine winced in shame everytime he thought about it. Because despite being a knight of Camelot, he didn't agree with their laws and views on magic. He couldn't. He and his sister might not have gotten along and she might have been a bit mean but he didn't think that she was evil. That her magic was evil. That every magic user was evil. Because it just went against everything he was taught growing up and what he had seen while on the road.

And looking back, he regretted every single joke he had made about Camelot coming for his sister. Because those 'jokes' weren't funny. They were mean and vile words of a foolish, angry child who didn't realize just how terrifying Camelot could be when it came to magic users. Mean and vile words of a child who had been angry that they had, had to move everytime someone had seen his sister use magic and took it out on her despite her having no say. Words of a child who didn't realize just how horrible he was being until his sister was gone and it was too late.

Gwaine would take it back if he could. He'd take alot of things back if he could. He'd do alot of things differently if he could, actually. He'd help his mom take care of his two younger brothers. He'd be nicer to his sister and not fight with his brothers as often. He'd stay home and take care of his mother, and not leave her home alone with only his youngest brother as company. He'd take his siblings and run. If only he could turn back time.

But he couldn't and would forever be left to deal with the consequences of his younger self's actions. As well as his family legacy. Alone. Because he'd never tell Merlin the truth unless he was telling a large group of people the truth at the same time, which he'd never do unless he had to or felt comfortable enough to. Which would never happen because he was never able to stay in one place for too long. Which was fine by him.

Because he didn't need anyone.....

And no one ever needed or wanted him.

Until they did.

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Suddenly a random idea, Rise turtles worst babysit job ever: babysitting Collector xD

Just give them Mayhem to chase around, they would be delighted xD

King having portal powers is just a goldmine for crossovers xD

Him experimenting with it and Collector helping out and them accidentally opening a portal to a completely different worlds xD

King: I guess I am magic and god?

Collector: Me too! Oh also alien?

Donnie: *eye-twitch intensifies*

[nazumichi]

hiiiii okay so i had a dream and it was so weird cause it was a toh series finale but no it was a bna x toh crossover but no it was both of these at the same time. and anyway it was a horrible series finale and it basically ended with luz leaving the demon realm Forever with no way back but for some reason king was the only one to stay with her but it did end on a “the people on the demon realm are still going to try to find a way back to her” open ending and that Sucked. anyway luz started a band with king and michiru (don’t know where she came in) and the series ended with a concert and shirou played electric guitar and was wearing the worst outfit ever (white button down and it wasn’t even unbuttoned a little. SAD) and marie was there her outfit was ugly too (candy cane dress. what.)

good morny hru?? 💕💗💗

obsessed with your dream-verse, istg i live for it. not the point but luz leaving forever…. her friends in the demon realm trying to see her again so desperately….. that’s so sick and twisted i’m shaking.

of course nothing fixes grief better than joining a band consisting of your little brother the titan, a fellow “teenager ends up in a new world and shines there” type of person, a thief, and god’s alter-ego. you know how it is with. demon realm.

oh i’m good btw hbu?? 💗💗