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[chiptrillino]

ZUKKA NOVELS 2022 IS OUT!

it was a really fun project with lots of lovley and talented writer and artists!

i got to colaborate with aiyah (writer) and burnt_oranges (beta) so if you like to check it out click on this links below!

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[ID: smal fanart of zuko and sokka form avatar the last airbender, in a simplyfied chibi style. on the left side is Zuko standing stiff, frowning wearing a black blazer, black tie, white dress shirt and rolled-up black pants with withe-sneakers. in his right hand, he is holding a black backpack with yellow straps. his right ear is pierced with many piercings one resembling the sun with a crescent moon dangling from it. he is leaning away from Sokka. Sokka is standing on a blue bike with some details of rust and dirt and three decorative stickers on the front. he is holding out a magazine in Zuko's face iridescent drips fall out from it. Sokka has his eyes closed and a big smiling open mouth saying in the speech bubble above his head "it's out!" he is wearing a green sweatshirt with yellow strings and sleeve cuffs. black pants. and yellow convers.

on the left side is zuko standing stiff, frowning wearing a black blazer, black tie, whithe dressshirt and rolled up black pants with withe senakers. in his right hand he is holding a black backpack with yellow straps. his right ear is pirced with many pircings one resembeling the sun with a crecent moon dangeling form it. he is leaning away form sokka.

sokka is standing on a blue bike with some details of rust and dirt and three decorative stickers on the fornt. he is holding out a magazine in zukos face iridecent drips falling out from it. sokka has his eyes closed and a big smiling open mouth saying in the speachbubble above his head "its out!" he is wearing a green sweatshirt with yellow strings and sleave cufs. black pants. and yellow convers.

on the right side of the image at the bottom is the artist's signature "chiptrillino . 2022". On the right side vertically a small text saying "please don't repost" End ID.]

[fountainpenguin]

"I'm trying to keep up as best I can! I wanna be there if you need a hand... I'm looking, looking- Looking for you!" (x)

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New Criminal Experience chapter today!

Chapter 5 - “Tracked”

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💙 Start from Chapter 1

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Mumbo and Skizz split up to find the lost allay eggs, llama respawn blankets, and Impulse. Mumbo takes a good look around Evernight: city of ever-changing blocks.

(First 1,000 words under the cut)

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One teleport later…

Operation Llama Blanket and Allay Egg Recovery requires stealth, precision, and snap-second judgments on how many of the enderspawn hybrids can be trusted not to turn them in. In a whirlwind of shadow blots, Skizz poofs them in behind a row of composters tucked down an alley of colorful, mismatched blocks. Skizz is in a crouch; Mumbo drops to mirror him. Endermen and endermites shuffle around not far away. Every breath betrays him as a wanted man.

And any one of these chaps could heel-turn out me.

The paths out of the city glow faintly on his mental map, as they always do. Leaving sounds lovely, but not when Double-U and Buzz are missing their spawn blankets. It's not just about his girls, either. The allay eggs are his responsibility.

The last two allay eggs in the world.

So where are they? It's not about the money. It's never been about that, regardless of what his species and experience in smuggling and trading may lead you to believe. He took this job because Doc asked him to. Said he was researching; he'd give the newbies a start on Education and send them to the building when his work was done. Not unusual, and Mumbo trusts Doc more than most.

Does he know? It's the question coursing like a river through his hands, up his shaking arms, and down his back in tiny flash floods. But he can't ask - not here, not now - because Doc still lives so far away. He'll crash when he gets to Tintopia. He is going to reach Tintopia, with his llamas' spawn blankets in hand.

Okay. We can do this. Just breathe.

Mumbo shifts his eyes to Skizz, then remembers why you don't look at endermen directly and drops his gaze. "I'll have a nip around. Thanks for the drop-off. It means the world to me, mate."

The blue eyes peering back at him (carefully, off-center) don't look at all like the eyes of a man who meant to do the Allay Dragon harm. Perhaps it's foolish and maybe he's being played, but Mumbo can't help but believe it. "Without me or Impulse, you've got no escort. I'll see if I can follow from a distance, maybe along the rooftops, but if someone sees me-"

"I know. Skizz, I know what I'm getting into- It's not my first brush with the anarchy lifestyle. If someone attacks me, you don't have to get involved. There's difficult people after you." Neutral. Non-specific. Skizz shifts, tugging his jumper sleeve. Mumbo can read that stinging, shameful silence and almost wishes that he can't. He says, "I won't rat you out, but I'd rather not see you fight." BigB's got his arrows and clones. Vee's an evoker; she's got her vex. They're both spellcasters armed with magic. And Skizz is layered with unknown mods. Both sides of this fight could easily get hurt.

"I… Yeah, sorry. Yeah."

Mumbo reaches a hand through his robes. He grips the handle of his modded scythe - still sitting there in his soul slot, as it always is - and withdraws it in a crackle of blue sparks. Skizz's wings flare out behind his torso, flapping once. They scrape the composters and the back alley wall. Not much of a wall with several blocks plucked out of it, leaving holes, but that's not the point. Mumbo keeps his eye contact locked on the scythe. He doesn't give any sort of demo swipe, though that's quite tempting, actually. Skizz is halfway to flying off as it is. Can he fly with those angel wings?

"I'm all right," he tells Skizz. "I'm Mumbo Killsalot Jumbo; I can handle myself a bit."

"Ah- That's… Uh, you've got a modded weapon?"

"I transported a bit of slime and some otter spawn eggs to a vulture once." That's non-specific enough, yes. Skizz keeps his eyes away, but for the briefest moment, they flicker over. Mumbo can feel them graze his forehead.

"Are you kidding me right now, homie? Otter spawn eggs are real? I thought those were just a myth!"

"Well, you and most of Between, yes."

"So you've found the Invisible Hub?"

At that, Mumbo chuckles and tucks the scythe away again. Bad move, wandering with that on full display. "I said I traded him slime, mate. I never said I've found wherever slimes spawn." Scythe gone, he lays a hand against a composter lid, ready to swing himself to the other side of the little wall. "You find Impulse. He and Coldsnap can't still be going at it." And if they're lucky, Impulse is still alive. There wasn't a death message on the comm. He must be all right, unless Mumbo made a total spoon move and forgot to toggle the settings on. They pause in sync, fingers curling, hearts beating. IS Impulse okay?

Surely he must be. Skizz asks the same question, then, but not about Impulse. "Will you be okay?"

"I haven't got a choice." But he does have a plan.

Step 1: Get the spawn blankets. It might sound harsh, but those rank above the allay eggs as far as he's concerned. Until a new account syncs to an egg, they're effectively unfertilized; they might even get broken in a scuffle tonight and he won't feel any shame. There will be other jobs with other spawn eggs. But there won't be another Buzz and Double-U, sitting sweetly in their shed as he cleans between their toes.

I can do this. Gah, if only I wasn't down to my last invisibility potion. Since he had Impulse watching his back, he didn't stock up. Gets expensive in modern times with modern shortages, y'know? Takes up space.

And at the moment, that's as far as the plan goes. He'll leave the safety of the composter wall. Find the blankets- someone must have picked them up. Take them back somehow. Barter. He's got a few things on hand that might draw the eye. He'll surrender the scythe if he absolutely must. It's quite simple, really. 'Simple' is key if you don't want analysis to morph into paralysis and chain you to the ground. Mumbo crouches to go for the leap and swing.

"Mumbles? Do you have another skin to change into?" When Mumbo turns his head, blinking and wondering how filthy he must be for a question like that, Skizz gestures at his travel robes. "You, uh… might blend in better if you're not wearing bright blue and yellow. If someone took your llama blankets, they'll probably be watching for you."

"I might want them to, if it makes it easier to find and return them to me."

Skizz hesitates, the noise skating across his teeth. That betrays the answer even before his words: "Evernight's anarchy, man. And you know how endermen are about taking stuff just because it's there."

Mumbo shrugs. "I don't have a choice. They're my llamas, dude. And if I can save the allays too, all the better."

[Full chapter on AO3 - Link at top]

[celamoon]

Second to everyone

WC: 772

Second options are second options.

No one wants to pick up after a shattered soul. No one wants to pick up fragments of a broken heart. No one. No one has the heart to fix something someone else broke. It hurts to be reminded of it.

When you met Nagito, your heart raced, and cheeks warmed. He was breathtaking. His beauty, his voice. Everything was a breath of fresh air that forced you to come to terms with how much you adored him. How could you not?

Love is blind.

It is. It blinds you as Komaeda goes insane during the first trial. It blinds you as you follow Hinata to the abandoned building to feed him. It blinds you as you sit at his bedside despite catching the disease. It blinds you, and it blinds you, and it blinds you, and it blinds-

It blinds you, but you're not blind to how Komaeda doesn't love you back.

You notice how he perks up at the sight of Hajime next to you.

You notice how he'd never pick you over the others.

Komaeda doesn't think your special, and you don't blame him.

What is there to like about you?

You're just a talentless student amongst ultimates. You don't blame him for hating you, yet you held yourself each night, begging, hoping, praying for a miracle. Why? Why couldn't it be you? Why couldn't you have a talent like the others? Why were you on an island full of people to remind you that you're not the best at what you do? What sin did you commit in your life to be this?

Why did you love the only person that would never love you back?

You sit on the beach at night alone. You hope you could die soon. Maybe one of these nights, someone would murder you on the beach, and the waves would wash your body out to sea. Maybe you'd turn to sea foam like the little mermaid was supposed to. Wouldn't that be ethereal?

"Do us a favor and die, will you? How is a reserve course student like you going to take up the precious ultimates' space?" Komaeda's words ring in your ears. You're pretty sure he didn't say it like that, but that was his purpose anyways. You wonder if he's ready to bear the responsibility of indirect murder.

"You're not wrong," You mumble to yourself, the waves crashing against the rocks. "It would be better to pass."

You stare at yourself in the reflection of the sea, eyes misty, heart heavy.

We don't pick who to love.

You stare up at the moon, lips quirking into a smile. Would you become a star upon death?

Yet, as you enter the funhouse with the rest of the class, you know something simple. They just need a death, right? That's all?

The gun fully loaded lands in your hands after Komaeda completes the final dead room.

You tilt your head, spinning the barrel, cocking the gun. It wouldn't hurt to play. Who knows, maybe Komaeda will actually try and figure out your death. Is that enough? Would he love you after that? Maybe you'd become a stepping stone for his hope. You could do that much, perhaps.

The last thing you see is Komaeda screaming for you.

You're half expecting something, half expecting darkness.

Is that what life after death was? Darkness? Void? A bunch of video game pixels? Did you get isekaied? Is the universe taking pity on you?

It's not.

It's the universe asking if you want to give up your body for someone else.

So that's what you were, hm? The second choice, even until after your death.

It's not a decision you have to decide on. The answer is obviously yes. You were already dead. It wouldn't hurt to give your body to someone who deserves it.

But you wonder. Is Komaeda mourning your death? Maybe your classmates finally left the island. Would they give the rest of you a proper burial? Who knows. You think the ultimates will allow that. You just hope Hinata doesn't go mental over your death. At least he has Chiaki.

You close your eyes after answering. Maybe you'd get to rest without thoughts now.

On the island, the remnants wake up one by one.

The last two to wake up are you and Komaeda.

You're the last to wake up.

"Ah... I clearly remember," It's not your voice either, and the class freezes. No. It's not you. "When did... did I come back to life?"

Something in Komaeda shatters, and his throat tightens.

His words came true.

[gas1le]

What if the place of Nya, the sea became Kai? Part 2

Here is the first chapter :

The first chapter is in Russian and there will soon be a second one there:

THE CHOICE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

CHAPTER 2. Loss and acquisition

Clouds gathered in the sky, and the battle continued. Kai in the form of a dragon struck Wojira blows, but he deftly dodged them. Nya and the others could only watch in horror as they fought. And so the water dragon soared into the sky and crashed with all speed into the head of the Great Serpent, where the amulet of the wave split. Wojiru took off with a roar where his own lightning struck the body, destroying it forever.

The sun appeared again from behind the clouds. Kai landed with a crash on the roof where the ninjas were .

-«Kai» - everyone exclaimed joyfully. They were running towards the fire master who had already taken human form. Each of them congratulated his friend on the victory.

Lloyd immediately ran to him to hug him, but he passed through him like a ghost.

-«Oh» - the green ninja gasped in surprise, and not only he, everyone looked at Kai incredulously.

Quickly standing next to Lloyd , Nya said

-«Don't worry, we'll find a way to get you back to your old self.»

-«Return ?»- Kai asked , puzzled .

-«Well, yes, in a normal state»- Jay looked at his friend strangely

-«Normal?»

-«You're okay,»-Lloyd said worriedly

But Kai stopped listening to him, he shone brightly looking at the sea

-«Nya do you hear that?»- The red ninja suddenly asked his sister

- « What exactly?»- The Water Master looks at his brother with a puzzled expression.

-«Sea. So beautiful . So free.»- Kai suddenly started walking. – «I have to go. Goodbye»

-«Wait a minute,»- Cole tried to put his hand on his friend's shoulder, but it went right through him. The Earth Ninja stared in shock at his palm, which was wet.

-«It's calling him,»-Bento shook his head sadly.

-«We need to stop Kai immediately,» -Master Wu's stern voice brought everyone out of their stupor.

Wasting no time, Jay stood in front of Kai :

-«So Kai, listen, you have to come to your senses»- before he could finish, Kai passed through him.

Jay shivered from the cold, feeling as if he had walked through a waterfall or during a storm, when waves were beating here and there. Quickly crossing himself, he turned around and as soon as Jay wanted to say something, he was pushed by Zane, who erected an ice wall in Kai's path

-«Zane, what are you doing» - Lloyd looks at the nindroid incredulously

-«You could have hurt him,»- Cole said angrily, by approaching two of your comrades.

-«It was the only option to somehow detain him.»

-«Yes, he is a clot of water!!!»- Waving his arms in front of Zane, Jay shouted. – «He could turn into a block of ice.»

-«You think I don't know!»- Zane shouted to his friends, who recoiled from the sudden breakdown of the ice master. – «I understand that this is reckless, but it will somehow restrain him and give us the opportunity to talk.»

-«Zane «- Pixel said sadly

While the three of them were arguing, Lloyd had already managed to walk past them and approach the former red ninja, who was staring intently at the ice wall.

-«Kai» - Lloyd began decisively, attracting his attention.- «I don't fully understand what's going on, but I know for sure that we will find a way to return you to your former state, just please don't leave» - the last words of his voice trembled

-«I can't, the sea is calling me, and I have to go to it,»- Kai smiled sadly, -«So stop stopping me.»

Nya couldn't believe what she heard right now, and saw that at first Kai just ignored the guys as if they were nothing to him. Then he says that some call of the sea is more important than staying family. She could see the mixture of shock and pain reflected on everyone's faces. And Lloyd looks broken, tears are already streaming down his face. Something inside Nya flared up indescribable rage gripped her.

-«How dare you say that!»- She screamed angrily, drawing everyone's attention, and Jay could have sworn he saw smoke coming out of her mouth. –«Having gained new strength , we all became an empty place. Damn selfish!»- She was getting closer and closer to her brother. – «We have just started to restore relations with our parents! And you want to give it all up.» - She started hitting Kai, but every blow went through, which angered her even more.- «Leave Lloyd, Jay, Cole, Zane, Pixel, Mom, Dad, Master Wu, Skyler, ME!» -Nya fell to her knees, the tears she had been holding back for so long finally began to drip from her face.- «You promised you'd never leave me.»

All her rage evaporated, replaced by sadness. She could hear a lot of footsteps coming towards her behind her.

-«Nya.»- Kai's soft voice sounded, but she didn't look up, afraid to find the wrong person who used to be her brother.

-«Look at me,»- he lifted her chin with his wet hand. Their gazes met, and Nya saw that the bluish-white eyes were looking at her with tenderness.-« I would break my word that I gave you,» -he began wiping tears from his sister's face, -"You and the others are more important to me than anything in the world. And the thought of not being around hurts me, but you have to understand that I can't stay. I can no longer maintain this form».- Kai gently hugged Nya. He looked at the guys , holding out his hands for them to join .

They, in turn, hugged them without hesitation, not worrying about their clothes getting wet.

-«I love you guys, and no matter what happens, no matter what villain comes, no matter what danger befalls you, I will come and protect you.» - Kai pulled away and looked at Zane

-«Can you remove this wall?»

Zane could do it. If he created it, then he can easily delete it. Only he doesn't want to do it.

Zane logically understood that Kai had to leave because it was the only option to save the city, but his voice screams that we need to look for another way to convince his friend of this.

Didn't the red ninja himself say that there are always other options? But there are none. No matter how much he thought, there is only one solution.

Zane only bit his lip from impotence and with difficulty approached the wall. Putting his hand on the ice , he began to concentrate . And in front of everyone's eyes, the ice wall gradually began to crumble into snowflakes, which instantly melted before they could fall to the ground.

The bright sun that the wall hid blinded them .

-«Thanks,» - Kai looked at Zane with gratitude, and Zane, in turn, looked at him sadly.

Before leaving, the former master of fire approached Lloyd.

-«Keep an eye on them while I'm gone, okay, little gremlin?» - Kai ruffled the hair on the green ninja 's head with a familiar gesture . Not trusting his voice, Lloyd nodded.

Sensei Wu called out to him when he was on the edge of the roof:

- «Kai, no matter what you hear, no matter what you experience. Fight it. You have to remember who you are»

-«I am Kai, and I am the sea. We are one with him.» - After these words, he turned away and jumped off the roof

-«Kai, not». -Nya immediately took off from her seat. When she reached the edge of the roof, she saw that the water began to go away and the streets of Ninjago appeared again. The townspeople shouted joyfully and praised their rescuers from the roofs of buildings. Only the ninjas themselves did not feel like winners, each of them looked at the sea, in which the bright light on the water floated away until it completely disappeared over the horizon.

None of them moved, no one uttered a word, no one believed that Kai was no more.

But he is no more and they allowed it...

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In the small room, Nya was sitting on the bed, holding an album in her hands, and next to her was Lloyd, who was leaning on her shoulder. He had two lanterns in his hands. Looking at the photos, they did not notice how Maya entered the room

-«Lloyd will you help Ray with the candles.»

-«Yes, of course»- taking the lanterns with him, Lloyd went out.

Nya followed him with her gaze, as soon as he left, again fixed her gaze on the album.

Maya shook her head sadly

-«How are you, honey?»- Sitting down opposite her daughter, she straightened her hair.

Nya didn't answer anything, she continued flipping through the album . Maya silently hugged her, and she, in turn, did not respond with a hug, but did not push her mother away either.

They sat in this position for a long time until Skylor entered the room

-«It's time.»

Going outside, Nya saw that it had been dark for a long time. There were no stars in the sky, no moon, and the only source of light in the monastery were candles placed all over the training hall.

There were 13 people in the courtyard, but it was so quiet as if there was no one there.

It usually looked different

Edna and Ed would enthusiastically tell Lou how things were going at the dump, and he, in turn, would start singing. Jay and Cole would try to stop their parents causing everyone to laugh.

Master Wu, as it were, usually had a nice conversation with Misaka, Ray and Mai over a cup of tea, remembering his youth. Zane would have listened with interest as Pixel talks about his father's new invention, Mr. Bort. Ronin would have tried to calm down Dareth, who was again getting Skylor to start improving the menu for the restaurant. And Nya would have fun spending time with Lloyd, then Kai, who is no longer there, would join them. The reason they are all gathered here.

Ray approached his wife and daughter, handing them lanterns. Taking them , they went to the others .

-«Today we are gathered here to honor the memory of Kai. The blacksmith. Ninja. Masters of fire . Friend. Brother»- While Wu was talking, Ray started lighting everyone's lanterns with a candle slowly – «Thanks to his determination and stubbornness, he saved his life more than once risking his life. Although we couldn't save his life,»-Wu launched the lantern into the sky, followed by the others. –«Kai will remain in our hearts forever.»

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The lanterns flew farther and farther away. Arriving city, mountain . Until they got to the lighthouse . Seeing the lanterns from the window , the mechanical boy went out with his little friend to the beach . He looked at them with admiration until he noticed that one of the lanterns began to descend, But a hand appeared out of the water and lifted him up. The mechanical boy gasped in surprise, he wanted to come closer, but the hand disappeared.

The upset boy was already leaving for the lighthouse when someone called out to him :

-«Do you live here alone?»

Turning around , he saw the silhouette of a man consisting of water .

-«I used to live with my father, but he left» - hugging the robot to himself. - My name is Echo, and this little friend Gizmo, and what about you?»

-«Kai» - suddenly he began to lose his shape.- «I have to go».

-«I 'll see you again , » - Echo asked , catching up.

-«Of course, because I'm part of the sea.»

[savoies]

Missing You - Andrei Svechnikov.

Andrei Svechnikov x Reader.

Word Count: 1,882

Requested: Yes! “svech surprising you where you live for college after Carolina got eliminated from the playoffs.”

Warning: None I believe.

A/N: This is my friend's first blurb/fic request so I hope you guys like it. Feedback is always appreciated and we are very excited for her to be writing and for you guys to be reading her works.

Dating a hockey player wasn’t always perfect or dreamy. It had its ups and downs just like every relationship. To you, it only made you and Andrei stronger as a couple. But one thing that had gotten you down more than once was the distance. Sometimes you were too caught in how your boyfriend wasn’t there, that you felt as if your relationship wouldn’t last. But everytime, once you heard the soothing sound of his voice, or the edges of his mouth twitching into a smile, all your anxieties and worries washed away. Just like that. Because you were completely and positively in love with Andrei. 

You giggled, the laugh sliding off your tongue easily as you laughed at Andrei’s bad attempt at a joke. You grinned at your boyfriend through the screen, briefly wishing he wasn’t just a cluster of pixels shimmering on the screen- but you weren’t going to complain. You’d take as much as you could get. Andrei’s laugh filled the space of your dorm room. You missed the sound desperately, but knew he was following his dream and playing. So you sucked it up and kept the smile on your face, trying to hide your struggles with his absence. 

“Baby, you good?” Andrei asked, brows furrowed as you totally missed his question.

You blinked. “Oh, yeah! Sorry I spaced out.” You gave him a smile. 

Your boyfriend studied you for a second before deciding to let it slide. Andrei started talking again and you listened in earnest. You couldn’t help but notice that he was acting weird as he sped through his words. Almost as if he couldn’t wait for something. You internally wondered what could possibly make Andrei so excited, but you figured it just because you hadn’t had much time to facetime between studying and going out with friends in the past week. And Andrei was just as, if not more, desperate for a glimpse of your face or voice before going to bed. You smiled, leaning back in your chair as you stretched, yawing as you did. It was getting late, and your roommate would be back soon after her night out. Though you felt the exhaustion from close to no sleep and cramming for the History test tomorrow, you wanted to stay on the phone with Andrei. However, noticing your yawn the boy stopped mid-sentence. 

“You tired?”

“No,” You replied, perhaps too fast for his liking because the boy arched a brow. You relented. “Fine, yes. But I want to stay on the line. Don’t worry about it.” 

“Don’t you have that history test tomorrow? The one you’ve been studying for for like two weeks?” 

“One.” You corrected him, before you noticed his pointed look. “Yes, I do have that test, but I don't wanna leave!” You pouted, hoping he’d catch the hint of desperation in your voice and stay with you for longer. 

Normally you’d be curled in your bed, trying to get as much sleep as you could, but you knew sleep wouldn’t come easily tonight. You woke up with the familiar ache in your heart that only came when you missed Andrei. The feeling hadn’t left you, and as night crept closer, it worsened until you were practically begging your boyfriend to stay on the call just so you could escape sleep and the tears for a minute longer. 

“Y/N, go to bed. You need it, for the test.” 

“Andrei, no, I’m fine. Seriously. I miss your voice, please?” You begged, giving him your best puppy eyes. Eyes that usually made you get your way and hide the seriousness of your plea. 

“You miss me?” The corners of his mouth lifted up as he teased you softly. 

“Of course I do, dummy.” You huffed, unable to stop the smile that matched his. You looked down, trying to hide the sudden burn of tears at the back of your eyes. You played with the edge of your sweatshirt- the one you’d stolen from him not too long ago. 

Just then, your door opened, swinging open to reveal your roommate dressed in her party outfit coming back. You smiled up at her, Andrei falling silent on the other end. 

“Hey, Marissa.” You greeted her before turning back to Andrei. 

“Hey Y/N. Andrei.” She gave your boyfriend a little wave before grabbing her shower things and leaving the room. 

You bit your lip as the door clicked shut, a signal Andrei was going to leave you alone in a cold bed, alone with your thoughts. You knew he would be here if he could, and you didn’t want to take him away from his teammates and the game. Though he couldn’t play, with his injury and all, you knew he still loved watching the game though it hurt a little that he couldn’t actually be on the ice. You held your breath, waiting for his goodbye. 

“I don’t have to hang up if you don’t want me to,” Andrei offered, sensing the shift in your energy. 

Guilt flashes through your chest. He was probably tired too. The time difference was only two hours, but two hours was two hours. You never wanted to be the clingy, needy girlfriend, but here you were, silently wishing he’d just stay without asking. Because if you told him to stay, you became that girl, and you felt guilty for it. 

“No, no.” You protest, giving him a strained smile. “I’m good. You’re right- I should go to bed. I’ll see you-” You paused, frowning. You didn’t actually know when you were going to see him again, in person. If he won this game, which was going on right now, Andrei only able to call during the second intermission, they’d continue in the playoffs. For a fleeting, selfish second, you wished he’d lose so he’d come back to you sooner. Chiding yourself for the thought you licked your lips and prepared for a night alone. Again. 

Andrei sighed on the other end. “I know baby. I miss you too.” A grin flashed quickly across his face before it disappeared, leaving you to wonder why he was so giddy. “But I’ll see you soon.” 

You gave another smile. If only that statement were true and he’d be home tomorrow. “Alright. Good luck with the rest of your game! I love you, Andrei.” 

“Thank you. I love you too, babygirl.” He smiled, and before you could take another big sigh, the call disconnected. 

You swallowed and closed your laptop. You hadn’t been watching the game at all, unaware of the score or how it was going because you were in your room with your nose buried in textbooks. You had no idea the Canes were losing and Andrei was trying to keep his excitement in check about the plane he was about to catch to fly to you. 

So, as you curled into your sheets, Marissa came back into the room, accidentally crashing into the foot of her bed before bidding you a good night, preparing yourself for another lonely night without Andrei’s arm wrapped around you, he was ending his call and driving to the airport. 

The chilled mid-morning air nipped at your skin as you made your way across the quad. You’d decided to get some fresh air- and much needed coffee- before heading back to school for your second, and last class of the day. Coffee in hand, you made your way back to the building housing the classroom you’d spend the next hour in. 

You heaved a sigh, feeling like you’d need two more grande coffee’s to get through this class. Last night, after Marissa’s breathing evened out, you over thought, your mind leading down hideous paths as the ache in your chest got worse. You prayed being away from Andrei would get better. 

Looking down at your phone, you checked the time (11:02) and the chain of texts you’d sent your boyfriend before heading into class. Noticing he hadn’t responded, you frowned, trying to brush it off as you waited for class to end. You tried not to overthink it, but you feared Andrei got hurt again or another scenario your overthinking brain came up with. Once the teacher released you, you exited and found a quiet spot in the hallway, quickly calling your boyfriend. 

He picked up on the second ring. “Hey, baby.” 

“Andrei, are you okay?” You rushed, huddling closer to the wall as some students milled around you. 

“Yeah,” he chuckled at your response. “All good, baby.” He paused. “You good? How was your test?” 

“It was okay, I think I did well.” You relaxed, knowing he was okay. You bit your lip, deciding whether or not to say what you wanted to. “How was your game?” You asked instead. 

“We lost.” 

“Lost? So..” You frowned. “Wait, does that mean your out?” 

“Yep. Now I get to come see you, baby.” 

Your heart jumped and you grinned as you held the phone. The ache of missing him eased a little, knowing you’d see him soon. “I’m sorry about your game though, Andrei.” 

“It’s alright. I’m ok, now that I get to see my girl.” 

You were confused by his words. “What? When do you think you can visit?” 

Andrei laughed on the other end, the sound only confusing you further. “Baby, why don’t you turn around?”

Furrowing your brows, you turned, and there he was. Andrei was standing ten feet away, tall and big amongst the college students as he grinned at you. He was dressed in a hoodie (the one you usually steal) and was holding his hands, ready for you to crash into them. And crash you did. You let out a squeal of joy upon seeing your boyfriend, in flesh, standing before you. Running, you gripped him tightly as he hugged you. You missed him embrace more than you’d like to admit, savoring his scent as you buried your face into his chest. The boy leaned down, pressing a kiss to your hair. 

“Hi, baby.” he laughed, stroking your hair as you pulled back. You grinned and leaned up to press a sweet kiss to his lips. His hands came to rest on your hips, pulling you closer as he kept his lips on you. Showing you just how much he missed you. He pulled back, a little breathless as he leaned his forehead against yours. “God I missed you.” 

You giggled, knowing his words all too well. You carded your fingers through his hair, earning a hum from him in response. “I missed you so much, Andrei.” 

You met his eyes and couldn’t help but giggle at the adoration staring back to you. He grinned, lifting you in the air until your legs were wrapped around his waist as he peppered your face with kisses, coaxing laughs out of you with each brush of his lips against your skin. 

As he pulled back again, your stomach grumbled, reminding you of your missed lunch. Andrei put you back down, but his hands never strayed from your waist as you picked up your bag and suggested to go get lunch. 

“Sounds perfect.” He grinned and pressed a kiss to your temple.

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I had an idea for an AU, and I wanted to share it with someone- hope you don't mind! You don't have to respond :) AU where instead of sending him into a sugar meltdown, when Sportacus eats sugar, he gets /even more/ energetic than he already is. There's no reverse for it either- everyone just has to wait till the eventual sugar crash, and he sleeps it off. I can just see Robbie trying to exploit this, and it backfiring horribly. Maybe with Sportarobbie fluff?

This has been in my ask box forever. Because I totally forgot about it. Sorry, dear anon!!! I know you said that I don't have to, but I really want to reply and share this au with even more people :)

So today is the day, you're finally getting your response post. (Better late than never..😅)

In this au, sugar basically turns into a drug for Sportacus xD I love the idea of him being even more hyperactive and energetic and the others having to deal with it,, somehow. The kids think it's funny at first but eventually they realise that they have to stop him. Lazy Town would be in chaos. But a funny chaos!

I'm sure Pixel would have a machine at hand which is somehow supposed to stop Sportacus from flipping and running around all the time. Also, they'd have to gather every pillow they can find so he will always have a soft landing, if flips and jumps get out of control.

Ziggy would try reverse psychology. If eating sugar makes Sportacus more energetic, then eating sportscandy would have to stop it, right? Haha, no. That's not at all how it works. And the kids definitely learn it the hard way.

You want sportarobbie fluff? You get sportarobbie fluff! ;)

Robbie is after Sportacus the whole day to make sure he doesn't hurt himself accidentally from all the moving around. Because although he's annoyed that his scheme backfired once again, he still cares and worries about Sportacus. Also, when he sleeps out his sugar crash and the kids finally leave them alone, Robbie takes him down to his lair, watches over him, makes sure he's comfortable, equips him with blankets, secretly smiles at him while he sleeps and helps him to get back on his feet as soon as he wakes up.

@versti-fantur I know you're looking for prompts at the moment. Maybe you want to write something about this wonderful au? I think Anon would be very happy :)

Thank you for sharing this, dear Anon. And sorry again for responding so late!

These are my ideas. Feel free to add more! c:

[sincerelymarinette]

A Recorded Life (32/50) - Miraculous Ladybug

Words: 1758 Chapter Summary: A few days after the release with Jagged Stone, many things have gone back to normal. Well, kind of. Adrien and Marinette have been having a lot more sleepovers and movie/game nights, but they're just friends, right? Hawkmoth says time for another akuma! Author's Note: i have a love/hate relationship with this one. I really wanted to write another akuma battle but it was really hard for some reason, but I like everything else about the chapter. Also, I want to see Marinette and Adrien play Mario Kart.

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Alya, Nino, and Chloé were ecstatic. On Friday, Master Fu had left Miraculous boxes in their rooms for them. Clearly, he agreed it would be beneficial to have the extra backup against Hawkmoth and his newfound persuasiveness. Marinette knew it was hard for Master Fu to let other Kwamis out in the world, but it would really give Marinette and Adrien a hand.

And they had been helping out! Hawkmoth akumatized a kid over the weekend, and it was the perfect chance to give Rena Rouge, Carapace, and Queen Bee a chance to get back out there. It's safe to say Hawkmoth wasn't expecting it, and he was probably going to up his game with there being more Miraculous holders against him. The team needed to be prepared.

After a week, Adrien and Marinette have been having as many sleepovers as they can get. Adrien keeps telling his father and Nathalie he has projects with her, and he kept calling or texting to say he was staying the night, it was safer than waiting around for a ride home. For some reason, Nathalie didn't argue it.

"They asked me if I know who Rena Rouge and Carapce are," Adrien said as they raced in Mario Kart.

"What did you say?" Marinette asked. "Ha! Blue shell coming for you!" She cheered.

Adrien groaned when he dropped into fifth place. "I told them I had no clue. They and Chloé just showed up the other day, and we've been making do."

"Good idea," Marinette nodded. "We don't need anyone knowing their identities, us and Chloé are enough," She sighed. "Yes!" She jumped up as the screen showed he crossing the finish line in first place. "Told you I play too much Mario Kart."

With a defeated nod, Adrien laughed as Marinette went on to select the next course. "They also kind of mentioned they don't like how much I've been over here? They think it's weird."

"Well, are you going to stop?" Marinette turned her head to look at him.

"No way, I have to beat you at Mario Kart eventually!" He pushed her shoulder. "I told them I was at Nino's helping him catch up on school work."

Marinette chuckled when she selected Rainbow Road. "And they believed it because they don't like Nino and probably think he isn't good at school."

"Naturally," Adrien said. "God, I'm gonna fall off this map like seventeen times in the first lap. Why, Mari?"

Just as Adrien said that, he drove right off the course. He also drove off the course when he heard a crash. "What a shame! An Akuma attack!" Adrien called out. "Guess we can't finish the race."

Marinette rolled her eyes. "We'll be playing later," She said as the turned off the TV and stood up.

"Tikki."

"Plagg."

The two transformed into their superhero selves and saw a flash of light come from a few blocks away. Ladybug opened her yo-yo to call the others, but Rena Rouge and Carapace were already running towards her and Chat Noir, and Queen Bee was coming from behind. "Good, we all heard the crash," Ladybug announced and tucked her yo-yo back onto her waist. "Has anyone seen anything?"

"Not yet," Rena Rouge responded. "Just heard the Akuma come from that way," She pointed behind her. "And Carapace and I figured this is where we would find you."

Queen Bee furrowed her eyebrows. "What? No, the Akuma came from that way," She pointed in the opposite direction.

Ladybug and Chat Noir looked at each other. "Don't tell me there's two," Chat Noir said. "That's not...normal?" He sighed.

"Okay, I guess we have to split up. Carapace, you come with me. The three of you head towards the one Rena Rouge heard," She directed to the group. "Everyone, stay safe."

Ladybug and Carapace took off in the opposite direction. "Two akumas? Has he done that before?" Carapace asked Ladybug.

"Not to start with. We've had it where they can duplicate, but that doesn't normally happen until after a little while," She replied. "I'm not even sure if they're the same Akuma, or two different people."

Ladybug held her yo-yo up to her ear. "Chat, you guys see anything?" She asked.

"Yeah, over by the school. You?" He replied.

"Not yet," Just as she said that, there was a crash right around the corner. "Now we do."

Chat Noir grunted as he jumped out of the way. "All this Akuma has done is throw cars at us and grunt. He hasn't said anything."

"We're just encountering ours. Stay safe," She said and put the yo-yo back on her waist. She nodded to Carapace, and at the same time they began running towards the Akuma. It looked like Stoneheart, but three times his size and a lot more violent. Stoneheart was years ago, why did Hawkmoth decide to create this one now?

Carapace laughed. "The old man must be running out of ideas," He said.

"Maybe we can beat him the same way we did years ago," Ladybug thought out loud. Just as she was about to call her lucky charm, Carapace yelled and grabbed her arm.

"Shell-ter!" He screamed, and a shield popped up around them. "What the hell is happening?" He asked as they stared at the Akuma.

The Akuma seemed to pixelate, and was shrinking down. The Akuma was now a copy of The Puppeteer, but again, three times the original size. "Manon?" Ladybug called out. She looked so different, but that was what she looked like when she was Akumatized.

"I am not Manon!" The Akuma yelled. "I am Copy. And you will give me your Miraculous!" The Akuma demanded. Though they looked like the Puppeteer, they sounded nothing like Manon. The voice was distorted, switching from really deep to really high, and everything in between.

"Well, this should be...interesting," Ladybug signed and called Chat Noir on her yo-yo. "You figure out what your Akuma can do?"

Chat Noir was breathing heavily. "Oh yeah," He said as he was running. "Yours changing from Akuma to Akuma, too?"

"Yep. Twins, maybe?"

"That, or one is a fake," Chat Noir replied.

"I doubt it," Ladybug said. "He wouldn't want to risk not getting a Miraculous."

With a groan, Chat Noir hung up his baton. "What's she been saying?" Ladybug asked Carapace.

Carapace shrugged. "I think they're trying to persuade you again."

"I won't let that happen. I've got too many other things to worry about and won't be persuaded," Ladybug determined.

"And if it takes over, you now I got your back, dude," Carapace promised.

Ladybug smiled and nodded. "Okay, I have a plan."

As Ladybug explained the plan quickly and quietly to Carapace, Copy was shifting into any Akuma that could break through the forcefield. Nothing was working, but it sure was distracting.

As Copy retreated back to switch Akumas again, the forcefield dropped to start the plan.

"Ah, I see you're finally deciding to join me," Copy, now Silencer with a twist, pointed out. They changed again, now as Lady Wifi, holding up the phone and ready to strike.

Copy started throwing the pause buttons at Ladybug and Carapace, both of them dodging flawlessly. Copy was clearly getting frustrated. "Come on, Marinette," Copy sing-songed. "Where's Adrien? Aren't you worried that since you guys are separated, he could be hurt?" Copy asked. "If you give me your Miraculous, you could go save him now."

Ladybug stopped moving and stared at Copy. "Ladybug! Don't!" Carapace yelled as he stood next to her.

She burst out laughing. "You think I'd fall for that again?" She directed at Copy. "No way! I know the rest of my team is safe, and they're just as strong. Hawkmoth really needs to learn some new tricks."

"Come on," Copy egged on. "Listen to me, your best friend," They continued. "Go ahead and hand it over."

Ladybug didn't move again, but saw Carapace sneak away while Copy was focused on Ladybug. She was staring at Copy, while Copy was slowly getting closer.

Marinette didn't realize how long the back and forth lasted, but it was a while. She continued to lead Copy to believe she almost was going to give up her earrings, but at the last second would back out. She couldn't imagine how annoyed Hawkmoth was, but she knew he wouldn't give up.

Finally, after Copy was almost going to give up, Carapace threw his shield from behind and hit Copy in the head. Copy fell forward, and at the perfect time, Carapace yelled, "Shell-ter!" And captured Ladybug and Copy into a green forcefield.

Copy was nearly losing consciousness, which seemed to make it hard to focus on being Lady Wifi. Copy pixelated again, turning back into what Ladybug guessed was what Copy really looked like. She picked up the piece of paper in Copy's hand.

"Oops," She said when she ripped it in half, and the Akuma flew out. "Well, isn't that lucky! No more evildoing for you, little Akuma."

Ladybug captured the Akuma, and Carapace dropped the forcefield. They high-fived each other, and ran as fast as they could to find the other three heroes and capture the other Akuma. Just as Ladybug and Carapace arrived, they saw their Akuma pixelating just like the other one, and Rena Rouge snapped the paper out of Copy's hand. "Gotcha!" Ladybug yelled as she landed in front of Copy and the other heroes.

"Talk about perfect timing," Rena Rouge said as the purified Akuma flew away.

"Where's Chat?" Ladybug asked, looking around.

Rena Rouge pointed to a building a few rooftops away. "He got hit and went to go recharge, but Queen Bee and I handled the rest of Copy. Speaking of, we should help them get home."

Ladybug nodded. "Yeah, of course. You and Carapace can take care of that, right?" She asked.

"Yeah, it's no problem," Rena Rouge said and started to walk towards her respectful twin.

Ladybug took off toward the rooftop Chat Nour was on. "Adrien, are you okay?" She said when she saw Chat Noir laying on the roof.

Chat Noir started to sit up. "Yeah, I'm good. Just a little hit."

Grabbing his hands, she helped Chat Noir stand up. "You had me worried," Ladybug said as she pulled him into a hug.

When they released, Chat Noir and Ladybug- no, Adrien and Marinette, were staring at each other. With very little thought, they looked at each other, and leaned in to share a kiss.

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Alya Césaire @alyacesaire

WE'RE WINNING TODAY BOYS

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Change Your Mind

Steven: Connie, have you ever watched Shrek?

Connie: I have actually. Pretty good movie, though the sequel is admittedly better but not by much.

Steven: What do you mean?

Blu D. Minnd, entering: Pink, what the f-

Steven: Hold up, we only have one f bomb this episode.

Blu D. Minnd: Right, sorry. Pink, what the feldspar happened? How dare you soil our family name like that?

Steven: What family?

Blu D. Minnd: I mean... you ca... I don't li... my god. My god, you're right.... this isn't a family. And I haven't been a real parental figure. I don't even know what a parent is. *sigh* You deserve better, Steven, you and your friend here, better than Homeworld.

Steven: Earth did change me in more ways than one.

Blu D. Minnd: I can see that, and as harsh as I may have come across, I did want what was best for you. I wanted you to conquer ruthlessly, but you have different ideas now and... I should respect that. Come. I'll get you two out of here and back to the Pussy Wagon with the others you had.

Steven: Can we stop by HomeMcDonalds first?

Connie: Yeah, we're pretty hungry.

Blu D. Minnd: Well I prefer White Diamond Castle, but sure. Real quick.

Steven & Connie: Best dictator mom ever!

-------------------[LATER]-------->

Blu D. Minnd: Here are your friends, Steven, and the rest of my fries. The salt hurts my figure.

Yellou D. Mond: You could've asked for no salt... Blue. What in the fluorite do you THINK you're doing?

Blu D. Minnd: Steven has the right to choose her path. And if she wants to be a liberal arts student on Earth, then who are we to stop her?

Yellou D. Mond: *chuckles* Blue. Blue. Blue. Liberal arts degrees are for fools who think eating soy makes you better than everyone. Computer Science is where Pink SHOULD be attending. Technology is where Pink should look into.

Blu D. Minnd: Computer Science? Putting stress into typing random fixtures and algorithms just to make a letter move one pixel to the left? That's laughable. I'm sorry, Yellow, Steven and her friend is leaving and is becoming an artist. *charges up*

Yellou D. Mond: I'll possess a human's third leg before I let that happen.

Steven: Can you two stop?! I'm not getting a Liberal arts or Computer Science degree. I'm going for Music Theory.

Yellou D. Mond: That... *charges up* is just as bad.

Narrator: And then a fight breaks out between Yellow and Blue while their Pearls look on with beers in hand. Yellow gains the upper hand, then Steven intervenes...

Yellou D. Mond: What're you doing? Diamonds must show no weakness and abide to such pathetic ideals for the future.

Steven: Says who?

Yellou D. Mond:....................Huh, never thought that far. Okay, I give.

Connie: Really, that fast?

Yellou D. Mond: Yeah, I'm a damn towering giant with electrical powers and a doctorate in Bio-Engineering. I'm powerful enough and breaking down my comrades to get stronger *helps up Blue* is not the logical way to go. Besides I was clearly winning anywa--

Blu D. Minnd: *gut punches Yellow* Oh Yellow, you were always the cocky one.

Yellou D. Mond: And... UHNNGH... you were always the strongest. *the two laugh together* Now it's time for you to head home.... Steven.

-------------[LATER AGAIN]------------------->

White Pearl: You're not going anywhere, darling.

Diamon D. Whit: It's high time you know your place.

Narrator: Suddenly the Yellow and Blue fistships came and fists White's mech right through the center, taking the ship down.

Yellou/Blu: What the hell?

Bismuth: What indeed?

Peridot: Indeed as we came, we saw...

Lapis: And we kicked ass.

Steven: You guys! Now I think it's time we talk to White.

Connie: But Steven, we have to protect the Crystal Gems.

Steven: Don't worry, I think I finally know how to wake 'em up. Amethyst, if you're listening. *inhales* SWEEEET CAROLINE! BUM BUM BUUUUM *fuses*

Smokey Quartz: Good tiiimes never seem so good! DA DA Daaa DA *unfuses*

Steven: IIIII've been inclined BUM BUM BUUUM *fuses*

Rainbow Quartz the 2nd: To Belieeeeve they never would but now I

Steven: Oooone, touching ooone... Reaching oooout, touching me, touching yooooooou *fuses*

Sunstone: SWEEEET CAROLIIINE! BUM BUM BUUUUUM! *hugs Pearl and Amethyst* Good times neeeever seem so good!

Sunstone, Pearl, Amethyst: IIII'd be inclined! *fuses together*

Obsidian: To Believe They NEVER COOOULD! *jumps to White's mech*

Yellou D. Mond: What even happened?

Blu D. Minnd: I suppose this is studying music theory?

Yellou D. Mond: I like it... Let's go.

*The two vault to White's mech*

--------------[ONE MORE LATER]------------------>

Steven: White Diamond! We demand audience.

Diamon D. Whit: Tch, fuck you. *Blasts everyone except Steven and Connie* Do you not fathom how I got to where I am now? I was built from the stars, goddammit. I came from nothing and I practically built everything you see here... from SCRATCH! I made Yellow and Blue from my faults. I basically built your "friends" from my damn sweat. You ain't shit, Pink. *Grabs Steven* This game has gone on far enough. *Pulls out his gem*

Narrator: Steven's body falls and Connie catches him in time. His gem reforms to become Pink Steven and once it reaches the ground, it head towards human Steven.

Diamon D. Whit: What the? Pink, what is this? Look at me when I'm talking to you.

Pink Steven: Bitch.

Diamon D. Whit: E-excuse me?!

Pink Steven: I said.... BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITCH!

Narrator: The room echoes and quakes heavily, everyone stumbles.

Steven: Please, get me to him.

Narrator: Connie carries Steven to Pink Steven. White was too stunned in fear to do anything. The two Stevens embrace each other.

Steven: You know what?

Pink Steven: What?

Steven: I think this'll count as selfcest.

Pink Steven: Heh. Heheheheheheheheh HA HA HA HA HA You're right. *laughs heartily*

Steven: *laughs along, slowly fuses back into one* Hahahahahaa... *feels his stomach* You're right.

Connie: STEVEN! *hugs* Are you... you?

Steven: That's the beautiful thing, Connie, I've always been me.

Diamon D. Whit: Impossible. How does this work? What sense does this make?

Steven/Connie: Who cares?

Diamon D. Whit: But uh... It should.... it just..... you know what, fuck this! *stabs the kids with her nails*

My Friends: Dude. Come on.

Narrator: Okay. Okay. Just wanted to add that.

And so, White backed down and understood Steven's logic. She and the Diamonds agree to cure the corrupted gems. Amethyst and Jasper reconcile. Lapis learns the power of reefer. Sadie and Padparadscha make out. Marty died in a car crash. White begins to drink after her entire worldview got crushed. Blue and Yellow give Steven funding for his college tuition before the three leave Earth. And the Crystal Gems finally got to live peacefully for once in their lives.... until Steven Universe 2.