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𝐏𝐎𝐕 | k. mbappé

𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒚 — where advices from close people lead to the final reunion between two lovers who are already destined in the stars to be together

𝒑𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 — kylian mbappé x amara imani (oc)

𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕 — 7.5k

𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒓 — pov [ariana grande]

𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓'𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆 — we've finally made it. after this chapter the revenge era officially begins mixed with a lot of kylian and amara. i can't wait to start writing the next chapter but those will vary sometimes in format and style

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mama always knew best — amara doesn’t think she had ever heard truer words.

somehow the minute taraji imani had entered the parisian apartment, she sensed the change on her daughter. it started with the apartment where between the smell of cinnamon and vanilla, she also picked up faints of a manly perfume. the hoodie that was thrown over the white couch was her next clue because she instantly remarked that it did not belong to her daughter. she wasn’t saying this in a way of proving she was very controlling but instead the size of the hoodie made it clear that it was not amara’s.

the biggest clue though was her daughter herself. the moment the door had been opened and she had faced amara, she could see that something was different. the last time amara had seen her parents, it had been with tears rolling down her face, dull, swollen eyes from all the crying and forced smiles — a clear contrast to what taraji had been met with now. amara had a soft smile on her face when she had let her mother enter the apartment, no sign of any tear or make-up to, perhaps even cover eye rings or any swelling.

taraji’s eyes travelled over the apartment since it was her first time she had visited her daughter in paris. the apartment itself was beautiful, she had to admit. the beige decor along with the simplistic and modern decor gave the apartment a feel of comfort that spread the minute one stepped in.

“you cannot tell me that you did this yourself,” she exclaimed, a sharp look of scepticism sent into amara’s direction.

“mama, i did this all by myself with some help of liyah and grace when they weren’t busy.” she explained, smiling cheekily.

“well, it looks good. i’m proud of you.” her mother replied, sitting down on the couch. amara took place on the small armchair opposed to her, grabbing her phone, pen and song-notebook. “so tell me now, what have you been planning? the last time we spoke, you told me you had a project going.”

taraji noticed the change even more when a sudden excited expression appeared on her daughter’s face just at the mention of the planned project.

“i am working on some songs. i’m ready to go back into the spotlight again, i had my time and rest but like you said. i need healing from all this. ma ị mara m, usoro ọgwụgwọ m gụnyere ide abụ na hapụ mmetụta m.” — and you know me, my healing process consists of writing songs and release my feelings

“is that why you’re glowing so positively and shining?” her mother exclaimed, eyes sparkling with delight. it warmed her heart to see her daughter so alive and spirited again, remembering the way she had looked like the last time. a walking corpse. now she was spreading life and vividness.

amara tried to hide her smile, managing to chuckle at least. “what exactly are you taking about?” she questioned her mother confusingly.

"elela m anya otú ahụ. enwere m ike ịhụ mgbanwe nke ọma." — don't look at me like that. i can clearly see a change

the laugh that escaped amara’s laugh was enough to prove her mother’s statement. taraji had no idea of the feeling of joy that surged in her heart.

amara waved dismissively. “let’s just say, paris has been good to me and allowed me to make the significant changes that were necessary. and it also gave me inspiration.”

her mother’s eyes sparkled with curiosity. she watched as amara scribbled down in her notebook, face scrunching up in concentration as she wrote down some words. she was also able to see the sparkle that had been lit again — the very thing that had helped her become herself.

“i am just glad that this Phase with evan is over. i never really liked that guy.” she muttered under her breath, her distaste and disgust clear in her voice.

“should’ve listened to you,” she replied nonchalantly, shrugging. “i finally saw his true colours, just sad that it took me nearly two years.”

“weren’t you friends with the new girl he’s dating?”

“kaia gerber?” she inquired, arching an eyebrow. “nope. we met once, at a fashion show and talked but we weren’t friends. i’m happy she’s dating him, maybe two nepo babies will cancel each other out.”

she put her notebook down and stood up, walking towards the kitchen. “i made chocolate cake knowing you love it so much. do want a piece now or later?”

“is it with chocolate pieces?” her mother asked to which amara nodded, “then yes please, a piece would be nice, ada.”

she entered the kitchen, coming out a few minutes later with two pieces of homemade chocolate cake. as she sat down, the vibration of her phone made her look up, especially because it was the one she had programmed to ring when kylian texted her.

just at the thought of him, a smile plastered on her face which did not go unnoticed by taraji. her smile widened even more as she read the french’s strikers message, grinning widely.

“so this is why you’re so happy lately i assume?” her mother inquired, smirking slyly at her daughter.

as if she was caught at a crime scene, amara rapidly put down her phone, staring at her mother. “amaghị m ihe ị na-ekwu” — i do not know what you’re talking about

“ị chere na a mụrụ m ụnyaahụ?” she retorted incredulously at amara’s attempt to lie. “m na-amụkwa ọnụ ọchị otú ahụ n'ihi nna gị” — do you think I was born yesterday? — i used to smile like that because of your father

amara rolled her eyes, still grinning. “i will admit that there is someone but i can guarantee you there is nothing going on between us. we’re taking it slow.”

“taking it slow?” taraji asked, arching an eyebrow.

“yes. mainly because i am not ready to move forward yet with all this drama going around.”

her mother's eyes softened, filled with both empathy and relief. “it is already a step forward that you know your feelings about yourself. but sweetheart, if you like him, go for him. love doesn’t mean marriage directly. you have time, ada to work things out. if he is able to instantly make you smile like that, he must be someone important.”

“i do feel a lot for him but i don’t want to rush into anything. but i like him. a lot. probably the best thing in paris.” she confessed, smiling shyly.

seeing amara like that made taraji’s heart warm. her daughter was truly in love, even a blind man could see that. the shy smiles were all that the nigerian mother needed to realize that her daughter was in deep.

the two had always been close. even though amara had a special bond with her father, created through watching football and formula 1 together, her mother had always stayed her best friend. especially because taraji had been so young when she had had amara. no one knew her better than her mother, was able to read her like her mother. she would always stay her favourite person.

“i am so proud of you. you deserve someone who cherishes you and respects you. who doesn’t put you first but lets you stay there... and i have a feeling this one might be the one for you.” taraji added when she saw amara grin at her phone again.

“i hope he’s the one too.” she muttered, losing herself in her notebook and thoughts as she listened to her mother.

she wasn’t as productive with the impending album as she had hoped with her mother visiting but she was still determined to finish the songs and at least have some work done that she could be proud of at the end of the day.

on the other side, kylian wasn’t any better. while usually his mind was focused clearly on correcting his mistakes from their latest match and getting better, this time all his thoughts circled around amara. stretching his arms, the french striker walked out the changing rooms, rejoining his team mates on the field. he was still smiling when he joined the group of his teammates that were wearing orange tees, his mind still thinking about the conversation he just had with amara. and it didn’t go unnoticed by his teammates.

“oh kylian,” presnel called him, ripping him out of his thoughts. “what’s got you smiling like that?” he questioned his friend, the others all looking at him expectantly.

startled, kylian turned to his teammate, grinning from ear to ear. “nothing. arrête de t’imaginer des choses.” he replied playfully, shrugging off their curiosity. — stop imagining things

“ca fait quand même longtemps qu’on t’a plus vu comme ça.” presnel pressed on the top. he playfully put an arm on kylian’s shoulder, “come on, you can tell tonton presko everything.” — but it’s been some time that we haven’t seen you like this

kylian laughed, shrugging his teammate’s arm off and grabbed a ball, starting with the exercises they were ordered to do.

however he couldn’t escape everyone. he had been able to dodge presnel, marco and hakimi but neymar wouldn’t make it that easy for him. the brazilian star found his opportunity to lead his own interrogation during a pair exercise, where he immediately partnered with kylian. a mischievous sparkle in his eye, he asked his friend, “so… now wanna tell me what made you smile like that?”

“i already told presnel that there —“

he instantly cut him off, raising his eyebrow in scepticism. “cut the bullshit kyky. maybe you can lie to them but you can’t lie to me. so tell me the reason for your constant good mood.”

catching neymar’s gaze, he knew he was right so kylian decided that confiding into one person wouldn’t hurt much. “well, there is someone but we’re only friends.” he confessed, adding the last part quickly when he saw neymar’s smirk.

“just friends?” he inquired.

“yes, for the moment we’re just friends. but even if i wanted something more, i already told her i would wait till she was ready for more.” he revealed in hushed tones. “but don’t you dare tell a soul or i’ll sell you,” kylian threatened him jokingly, referring to the rumour that had been going on where he had apparently had the intention of selling his best friend.

rolling his eyes, he brazilian nr. 10 replied dismissively. “don’t worry about that bro. i got your back. now tell me more and why did you promise her, you’d wait.”

kylian sighed, passing him the ball lightly to at least act as if they were doing some work. “we’ve known each other now for a few months but whenever we go one step forward, she somehow takes three steps back the next time. and i have nothing against waiting but i just want to know where we truly stand. the mixed signals are confusing me.” he revealed, in addition to his confession that her presence was the best thing in those past months.

“is she some kind of virgin and this is her first relationship or what do you mean by steps forward?” neymar asked him after having listened intently.

he shook his hand, a sharp glare sent into his friend’s direction. “she just came from a relationship that, let’s say, did not end so good. in fact, it was terrible and she is still fixing some things but also the fact that she’s very insecure now. it kind of makes all this complicated.”

“in that case, what you need to do is talk to her. how often do you speak or see her?”

“three to four times a week but we text each other nearly everyday except when she’s busy.”

“there you have it. text her and talk to her about it. not that you want to move forward but that you want to know where you stand. but still, you’ll have to give her time and not rush her if you’re saying that she’s still so fragile.” he advised, patting him on the back. “has she already opened up?” kylian nodded, making a grin appear on his friend’s face. “there you have it. she’s ready for a step forward and maybe a relationship with you. just let time do it’s thing.”

keeping neymar’s advice in mind, kylian focused again on training, finishing the exercises they told to do. he was grateful for the advice he had been giving, realizing that pressuring her wouldn’t help either. he would’ve asked her earlier how exactly things stood between them but she had practically refused to see him yesterday, knowing they had come back late from their away match. but he had to see her today.

after finishing his shower and getting dressed, the french striker grabbed his phone, impatient to call her. he changed his mind though, deciding to text her instead of calling as he still wanted to keep amara to himself. he wasn’t ready to share her with his world yet.

𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐄:

𝐊𝐘𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍: finished with training can i come over?

𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐀: yeah pls actually wanted to ask you if you wanted to but forgot

𝐊𝐘𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍: of course how could i forget that amara imani is a busy woman

𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐀: don’t make me block you anyway i have a surprise for u so you should definitely come

𝐊𝐘𝐋𝐈𝐀𝐍: on my way

a wide smile formed on his lips as he read her message. he grabbed his back and bid his friends goodbye, not missing the wink neymar had sent him as he made his way over to amara. the woman that would be the death of him. but if he died, he'd at least die a happy man.

a feeling of deep comfort spread through the room when amara lit some cinnamon candles and placed them on the coffee table in front of her. the talk with her mother felt good, the feeling of having someone who always supported her. words couldn’t describe her luck. she sat down on the couch, enjoying her moment of comfort and peace.

from the kitchen out, she was able to smell the chocolate cake and apple tart she had just baked. the latter had been for kylian who had just come back from an away match and had been a bit displeased and moody at the fact that amara couldn’t come see him. of course he had understood, knowing in which situation the singer found herself in but still he could not get himself to not be a bit disappointed about her lack of presence. text messages and calls could only replace that much. so amara had thought of surprising him with his favorite cake, not knowing that she would be the one to be surprised.

sitting comfortably on the couch, she grabbed her phone, checking for any unread messages or missed calls. she had already finished talking with grace about her upcoming album. truthfully, in the beginning the idea had been to just release some songs but the more time she had spent with kylian the more inspiration she had gotten. in the end, she found herself with enough songs to make a whole album and after a lot of insisting from grace, who had also called liyah as back-up, amara had surrendered and agreed to make an album. now it was just a question of who would be on it and who wouldn’t.

she pulled her legs close while closing the messenger app and opening a book she had recently started. her self-ordered quarantine had given her lots of time and she was bent on using it for things she hadn’t had much time for. next to painting and songwriting, reading was definitely on the list and she planned on making it her hobby again. indulging in the quiet and solitude she was experiencing currently, she made herself comfortable on the couch and rapidly started to read her book from the spot she had stopped the last time.

she had lost track of time when the locks on the door turned and kylian entered the apartment, his sports bag hanging loosely on his shoulder. dressed in a white t-shirt, that practically made his ab lines visible for everyone and a pair of blue loose jeans, amara had difficulties to draw her eyes from his stomach. what stood out most though was the thing he was holding in his right hand, which he had pulled behind his back to hide whatever he had in hand. he put her house keys on the hooks, aligned at the wall before he finally entered the living room, where she was waiting patiently for him.

immediately at the sight of her, his lips formed a curve, the two small dips making their appearance again and filling amara’s stomach with butterflies. “hey ky,” amara greeted him. standing up to hug the french striker, she pressed a soft kiss on his cheek, inhaling the scent she had grown so used to having around her.

“salut ma belle,” he mumbled into her hair, pulling her closer. at the sound of her nickname, feelings of excitement rushed through her, still getting flustered whenever kylian used that name for her. originally, his nickname had firstly been ‘mara’ since her short name didn’t leave much creativity for nicknames but he had once called her ma belle and amara had had a shock reaction, spilling her drink on him. of course this had been so funny to him he had given her the name again and it had stuck much to her dismay. -- hello, my beautiful

“congratulations for the win,” she exclaimed happily. even though she hadn’t been at the match, she had watched it from her couch, cheering loudly when paris scored. “your goal was beautiful. i probably woke the neighbours with my screams.”

he laughed at her confession, knowing exactly what she must have looked like. after all, he had watched a liverpool game once with her and she had probably broken his eardrums whenever the reds had scored. “thanks. it’s a shame that my biggest supporter couldn’t come to see the goals live.”

amara rolled her eyes, knowing exactly what he was hinting at. “kylian, i already explained to you why i wasn’t able to come,” she objected, her voice still bright, “but i have a surprise for you.”

she turned, ready to go into the kitchen to get his cake but he grabbed her hand to stop her. looking at him with a confused expression, she watched as kylian held up his hand and then pulled out his right hand from his back, a huge bouquet of flowers appearing in his hand. the rose and white flowers were clearly a contrast to him but amara had never seen anything more beautiful than this.

the confused expression was immediately exchanged, replaced by a soft one and made a smile appear on her face; a genuine one that only happened to come out when kylian was there.

“omg, you didn’t have to,” amara gushed, happiness clear in her face. she happily accepted the bouquet of pink peonies and white lilies, a huge smile spreading on her face when she leaned down and smelled the scent of the flowers. “these are so beautiful.”

“je savais que tu devrais les adorer.” he replied, matching amara’s enthusiasm. just seeing the way she smiled and was genuinely happy was able to put a smile on his face. but he also wondered what her relationship with evan must have truly been like if she was this happy for something that should be self-evident in a relationship. — i knew you’d love them

he probably would never know that this was the first time she had ever received flowers because someone had genuinely meant to get her some. amara always had to force evan to buy her some flowers and even then it had only been on valentines day as he deemed flowers as unnecessary. it was a shock for her that someone thought of her as important to bring her flowers.

she delicately affirmed her grip around the bouquet, her eyes already looking for a spot where she could put the flowers and see them immediately. “where did you even get them?”

he waved dismissively. “i passed a flower shop on the way to you and saw them in the shop window. they reminded me of you so i had to get them.” he admitted, and again amara was glad, her skin colour made it impossible for her to blush.

“why are you so perfect?” she asked rhetorically. grinning at him. “now my surprise is nothing compared to yours.”

“anything you do is perfect in my eyes.” kylian assured her, lovestruck expression clear. “come on, tell me, what did you prepare?”

with a playful glint in her eyes, she grabbed his hand and led him to the kitchen. “close your eyes,” she ordered him, excitement clear in her voice. he did as ordered, his face scrunching up when he heard the sound of the refrigerator open and close and metal, whose sound resembles a lot to the one of a knife. “you can open them now.”

kylian’s eyes opened and he was instantly faced by a grinning amara, where kylian feared her face would break soon from all the smiling and a cake in her hand, more specifically a pie and not just any pie. the apple pie he had seen once on tv at her apartment and had told amara, he would die to eat one. immediately, his confused expression changed, joining amara on her happy one.

“you actually made me apple pie?”

she nodded happily, holding out a fork. “i tried my best to make it like the one on tv but i can’t guarantee anything.”

“now it’s my turn to say, you didn’t have to.” he replied, grinning. he took a bite of the cake, his senses exploding when the taste reached his tongue. originally, he hadn’t even liked the cake that much, he had just wanted to eat apple cake at that moment but now whatever he had seen on tv, it would never match hers. screw that, he would never ever eat another apple cake again if it wasn’t hers.

amara shrugged dismissively. “you brought me my favorite wine and flowers and so many other things. consider this as something from me.”

again, kylian felt this unclear signal from her. what did she feel for him? was she ready to take this step forward or would they forever stay in this situation, this fine line between friendship and love. a line so thin, even kylian wasn’t able to differentiate between their friendship and feelings. he recalled his conversation with neymar, knowing that he couldn’t avoid talking to her about his feelings.

“amara, you need to tell me where we stand.” he began. “you know i would wait for the world but i need to know where we stand. this is clearly not a friendship anymore but what exactly are we? where exactly are we moving?”

her heart fell as she listened to kylian. it had never been her intention to make him feel like that, she had thought it was clear that she wasn’t ready but still loved him. and yet, here he stood, asking after a clear statement from her because he was getting confused.

would she tell him to continue to wait? continue to hide behind her fears and insecurities — if anything she should have learned by now that she didn’t have to be afraid of anything with kylian. maybe her mind still had some difficulties at accepting that kylian would not be like Evan but her heart certainly had not.

since that night where they had talked for hours in the bathroom, it was clear that her heart beat for him. that he had somehow broken the shell of grief around it and had replaced it with a coat of fire. his fire, that protected her heart.

truthfully, what was she waiting for, amara asked herself. grace, liyah, even her mother had advised her that men like him only came once in a lifetime. that she shouldn’t string him along. she recalled her mother’s word, “if you like him, go for him. love doesn’t mean marriage directly. you have time, ada.” — she was done hiding behind an invisible wall that had already too many cracks,

she walked slowly towards him, kylian still looking at her with an expectant expression and grabbed his hands slowly, intertwining them which seemed to have taken him by surprise.

“kylian,” amara whispered softly, her voice sounding faintly through the room. her eyes looked through his, losing themselves immediately in his dark brown irises, that could read amara better than herself sometimes. “i’m ready. i wanna take a path forward.” she told him under her breath, the distance between their faces lessening with every word she spoke. “but only if you want me.”

time held still as the two lovers stared into each other’s eyes, losing themselves quickly in them and drawing out their surroundings. all that mattered, was the other. he had waited for this moment, patiently counted the time that she would need to heal. and he had been ready to wait even more after his talk with neymar. but nonetheless, he didn’t need to be asked twice to answer her question.

his hand grabbed her face delicately, one hand on each cheek and he leaned down towards her face, close enough to her amara’s heartbeat quickening. his eyes wandered down from her brown, honey like eyes to her lips, his ears catching amara’s shaky yet composed breath. was he about to make a mistake? maybe. was it all worth it because he finally had the girl he loved? definitely. he knew that the moment, amara had moved her hands to his neck, to crane it and pull it down a bit because of their height difference, he just had to kiss her.

and so he did. his lips briefly hovered over hers before he finally pressed his lips on hers. it was a soft kiss but full of tenderness, love and care that had built up during the growth of their relationship. her mind went blank at the sensations, hundred different thoughts and feelings rushing through her body. whatever she had felt the first time he had kissed her, even though it had only been on the cheek was intensified by ten.

kylian indulged in amara’s scent; the scent of vanilla filled his nose and the taste of cherry chapstick and chocolate drove his mind crazy. it was a hundred times better than all his imaginations he had had of this moment. her lips were soft, pillow-like — perfectly made for his.

“this is better than last time,” amara whispered between their lips, breathing heavily.

“je t’avais promis une expérience inoubliable,” kylian replied, his hot breath sending tingles through her body. — i did promise you an unforgettable experience

amara wrapped her hand around his neck tighter, placing her lips on his again. the amount of happy hormones that rushed through her body, made her close her eyes in satisfaction and adrenaline rushed through her entire body. the gentle kiss soon turned into a kiss full of passion and desire, their feelings of love and care exploding. all the thoughts they had held back, feelings they hadn’t shared were coming out and were added to their kiss.

another set of minutes passed before the two lovers finally detached from each other. both took heavy breaths, still startled from their heavy kissing seance. amara still felt her body vibrating, tingles still rushing through her. and it was the same for kylian, who also hadn’t been left unbothered from the kiss. they looked at each other, sharing a glance before bursting out in giggles.

“this was…” amara began first, trailing off to find a matching word that was worthy enough to describe what had just happened. “amazing. more than that.”

“this was just a foretaste,” kylian retorted, a smirk dancing on his lips, “there’s much more.”

intrigued, she crossed her arms. “really? then tell me, monsieur mbappé, what else is included in your dating package?”

“where do i even begin? let me just say that being with me is like winning the lottery. firstly, we have tons of kisses, whenever you want,” he began, pressing another soft kiss on her lips slyly, “then we have cuddles and guaranteed spooning.” he added, amusement becoming clear on amara’s face. “not to forget the shared clothes. with me, you also get a life supply of hoodies and sweatshirts along with psg tickets to every game—

“i’ll remind you that i’m a proud red,” she cut in, laughing.

“nevermind that, you’ll also get natural attention and unpredictable dating nights. there won’t be a week where you won’t see this beauty of a face. and let’s not forget the free massages and meals that comes with me.” he went on.

she looked at him sceptically. “i do not know if i ever want you in my kitchen again.”

his expression changed to shock as he put a hand on his hand, faking his offence. “i can’t believe you’re still holding me to that after i cooked that delicious meal for you the last time. and that just because i burned pasta and popcorn once.”

she waved dismissively. “you’re saying that as if you didn’t nearly put my kitchen on fire. but what else can i expect?”

“also you’ll be able to profit from this beautiful greek god of a body— and don’t look at me like that, i heard you say this about me on the ph9ne,” he added quickly when he saw amara open her mouth. she closed it quickly, thanking any higher power again that she was blessed with the inability to blush. “but let’s be honest, these abs are a true gift. now you won’t have to be embarrassed again when you’re caught staring at them.”

he watched as she put a hand on her forehead, facepalming, making him immediately laugh.

“but,” he trailed off, holding a finger up. “i haven’t even got to the best part. no boredom. you’ll never get bored with me. tu ne vas même plus connaître le mot l’ennui. we’ll have impromptu dance parties in the kitchen and we can continue our tradition of watching shitty 2000s rom-coms. believe me, it’ll be a blast.” — you won’t even know the word boredom anymore

“you said two,” amara commented, her cheeks starting to hurt from all the smiling. “what’s the other best advantage?”

he walked closer to her, mischievous glint in her eyes. “the last advantage,” kylian began, positioning himself behind amara and putting his arms under hers. “endless tickling.” he stated, launching a sneaky attack of tickles on her sides. he began at her sides, tickling her everywhere on her hips and stomach. she let out a scream, surprised by his sudden attack replacing it quickly with a happy expression.

the air filled with joyous sounds and laughs as amara tried to escape his hands, squirming and shaking. in the end she managed to squirm enough against kylian’s muscular body, making the two lose their balance and fall onto the sofa where amara used the small moment of shock from kylian to escape from his hands.

breathlessly, she turned to look at the french striker. “c'était nécessaire?” she demanded, hand over her chest to calm herself down and slow down her heartbeat. — was this necessary

kylian flashed her a smile, teeth shining brightly. “it’s part of dating me.” he replied cheekily.

“how the heck were you single when we met?” amara asked dumbfounded. “i wish evan would have done half of that for me.”

“let’s never talk of that asshole again, shall we? you’ll get the true experiment of love now. my mother did not raise an idiot when it comes to women.”

she nodded, snuggling closer to him to be able to lean her head on his shoulder. “so… what are we then if we’re talking about the experience of dating you?” amara asked him, as she traced the visible lines of his abs through his shirt.

he shrugged, not truly knowing how to answer her. he didn’t know what exactly she wanted them to be. what did she want to hear? “i don’t know. you know what i want.” he told her, turning to face her. “je veux t’aimer,” he mumbled, pressing a kiss on her temple, “i want to call you mine,” another kiss, this time just a bit above her earlobe. “je veux être la personne à qui appartient ton cœur.” a soft giggle escaped her lips as kylian held up their intertwined hands and pressed a delicate kiss on the back of her hand. — i want to love you

amara chuckled, snuggling even closer into his chest. the warmth of his body spread immediately to hers, creating a deeper sense of comfort. “i want the same.” she replied softly, playing with the hem of his shirt with her free hand. “but i’m gonna be truthful and admit that i’m a bit scared,” she confessed, “and i love you and love is about compromise and making efforts to meet the other. we’re in this together. i kept you waiting long enough.”

“you’ll never have to be scared with me. we’re taking one step at the time.” he stated, his gentle voice extending the comfort, “for now, we’re just dating. seeing where the wind takes us going with time. we don’t have to rush, we have all the time of the world.”

she nodded, happy and satisfied with his response. he understood her reluctance and didn’t pressure her, he was happy to go slow despite being clear about his intentions and knowing she was just insecure with the whole dating scene, especially dating another public person.

she detached herself from his embrace, and leaned forward to grab the plate with the chocolate cake she had made. the apple tart had been finished quickly and the two had then taken on the chocolate cake, eating the remains of what was left from her afternoon with her mother. with her free hand, she lifted kylian’s arms again, pulling it over her chest again to feel his warmth. his hand travelled down to her waist, resting there to pull her closer if he needed to.

“i should have made more,” amara muttered under her breath, watching kylian eat the chocolate cake like it would be the last cake of his life. she reached forward, wanting to grab a piece but her hand was swiftly removed by kylian, nudging it lightly to signify her to back up. “hey, i made this cake.”

“but you already had some while i was away. soit gentil,” he stated before taking another bite of the cake.

she pointed her finger at him. faking an expression of anger, “i’ll have you know that you ate a whole apple tart against your nutrition trainer’s introductions. at least cut him some slack and h9ld back for the chocolate. i could use some.”

“if you want it so badly…,” he trailed off at the end of his sentence, taking a small piece and bringing it slowly to her mouth. but seconds before she could finally taste the heaven of chocolate she had baked, he intentionally failed her mouth, leading to her having a small spot of chocolate next to her lip.

“je te jure,” she swore under her breath, grabbing the piece of cake by herself and eating it, not without showering kylian in cold stares and glares. the french striker though had an amused expression on his face, that grew even wider when he saw her sour one. — I swear

“let me remove it,” he said to her, fighting an impending laugh flash. he placed his finger on her cheek to brush away the chocolate he had smeared on her face and then all of sudden leaned forward, stealing a soft kiss which made amara shriek out of shock.

“kylian!” amara exclaimed amusingly, not even needing to look at the star footballer to know that he was grinning. probably like an idiot, amara thought

his grin spread wider, smiling from ear to ear as he shrugged. “couldn’t help it.”

she rolled her eyes, smirking at him. “si tu voulais m’embrasser, t’auras just à me demander.” — if you wanted to kiss me, all you had to do was ask

“amara, may i kiss you?” he retorted exasperatedly, holding onto her hand. she nodded, a cheeky expression appearing on her face and smiled when kylian placed his lips on hers again.

she found it funny the way he was just as addicted as her. once they had gotten a taste of what it felt like to kiss each other, they didn’t want to stop. they wanted to indulge into that feeling of wonder and desire, never let go of it again.

“i could kiss you for hours,” kylian whispered against her lips, making a giggle escape amara’s lips.

“i feel the same but let’s not be the kind of person who only know each other's lips. we’re not gonna be those couples who are constantly making out with each other.”

kylian shrugged, “i mean we could,” he began but shrunk down once he saw amara’s eyebrow raise, “but yeah, on n’est pas comme ça.” — we’re not like that

pleased with his answer, amara placed the dirty dish out of her lap to be able to move into a more comfortable position. she laid her face on his chest, continuing to trace his ab lines as he played with a few of her loose curls that weren’t tied into her ponytail.

it was calm, the only sound being their heart that pumped in a perfect rhythm. amara cherished moments like this, when it was just the two of them with nothing else going on.

“so how’s the music going?” he asked quietly, disrupting the silence around them. amara shrugged dismissively, too focused on the lines that were visible though his white shirt. they should forbid some people to wear those, she thought in her head.

“it’s going well. recorded a few song with grace & hudson but not finished yet. and we’re still looking for some collaboration but, you know, with my reputation could become a bit hard.”

“can’t you just call someone, like i don’t know, travis scott and tell him you want him on your song?” he asked innocently, in an ironic tone.

amara sighed, looking incredulously at him. “can’t you just call a club and tell them you want their player or why do transfers take so long?” she shot back in the same tone. “collaboration may sound easy but they’re not. you pay artists to collaborate with you. i paid a quarter million to have drake on ‘mine’ and even that was only because grace had some negotiations with him. sadly it’s not that easy.” she explained to him patiently.

nonetheless her annoyance about her situation, she shrugged dismissively. “anyway, i called a good friend of mine and we talked and i send her the song to see if maybe as a favor she would be on it. and now i just wait.”

“well, i still haven’t gotten my song yet. remember, the you promised me so much.” he teased her making her snort.

“and you’ll have to wait till i finish my project.” she replied in a firm tone, signalling him that she was done with the topic. she found the way he was excited for his song extremely funny — if only he knew that she was currently dedicating a whole album to him instead of just one song. an album that portrayed every single step and moment He between them.

he groaned, a his lips scrunching together to a pout. “that’s too long. for all i know, you could be finished in a year.”

“don’t worry, i won’t. that i can promise you. but i just need more time.”

she took his loud breath as acceptance and focused back to her work, not finished with memorising every inch of his body. everything fit now. like this had been the last piece of the puzzle, needed to find what she so desperately longed for. the feeling of true love.

for kylian, everything still felt a bit surreal. if someone had told him a year ago, that he would be here, kissing and talking with amara imani, who used to be his celebrity crush and still was, he would have deemed that person for crazy. and yet it was reality now. circumstances and luck had brought them together and maybe he wished they had met at a different time, when she wasn’t completely broken and needed to be repaired. sure, things could have gone quicker than but if he was honest, he wouldn’t change their process for anything. he had at first hand experienced the process of building a relationship that was founded on trust and love. why would he ever feel the need to change that?

bringing himself out of his thought, he lightly nudged amara who had closed her eyes, enjoying the warmth kylian gave her. “want me to play some music?” kylian murmured into her ear, amara nodding, a soft “hmm” leaving her lips while her eyes rested shut, not really paying attention to his question.

“sure, as long as it’s not—“ she began tiredly. “i know, i know. no french rap.” he cut her off, aware of her distaste for his music. he hit play on the playlist, amara had created for him, the first notes of finesse by drake sounding out of his phone.

it had become a habit for them to play music when they were together. a ritual, where one played music and the other enjoyed and the other way around. it helped them focus on each other, ignore the surroundings around except themselves.

“what’s the first step of your project by the way?” kylian asked her curiously in a low tone, careful to not wake her from her slumber-state.

“stepping back into the public.” she replied nonchalantly, adjusting her head on his chest. “i’m making my comeback.”

“and i’ll support you on every step through it.” he mumbled, pressing a soft kiss on her hair as she fell asleep. but how could she not? the man she had confessed her feelings for was holding her, without any intention of letting go, he extended a certain sense of comfort and safety amara had never truly felt with evan and he loved her. how could her body not deem him as safe

it was the same for him. even though he hadn’t planned on staying the night, he wouldn’t dare to move even an muscle. the sight of her, sleeping innocently on his chest, was enough to keep him glued to his position for his entire life. if he died right now, he would die a happy man. that was guaranteed. the way her chest lifted calmly in a small rhythm to make clear that she was deep asleep, her soft breaths colliding against his neck — if he could, he would fall all over again for her. she was too perfect for him not too. like said, both added up to each other in the best way possible and it was clear to everyone who saw them, that they wouldn’t find another one like that again. amara finally experienced what she only saw in movies. and it was a million times better.

nobody had ever loved her like him. but if this was, what it felt like then she would pray to any higher power to keep this feeling — this love.

𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐌

𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚.𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢

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amarastan4ever MOM IS BACK AND SHE IS SLAYING

loveramara SOFT LAUNCHING!! WHO STOLE YOUR HEART QUEEN?

liyah.clark who are those fine ladies in the last picture @graceywood

graceywood hope they’re single

amyswiftie the fact that she just came back out of nowhere and thought we would ignore the soft launch

imanisupporter maybe it’s evan, he and kaia seem a bit distant lately

user 1 no way that’s evan, i doubt amara would even go near him with a 10 inch stick

imaniaddict and let’s be honest, evan doesnt look like that, muscular arms and hand placement — could never be him

imara_amanistan AND WE HAVE LOST HER AGAIN TO SOME MAN WHO WILL PROBABLY SCREW HER OVER AGAIN

kiaramaiman is this the announcement for new music??

chloe.imani i just know she has a whole book with diss tracks for e*an

imanixswift guys, calm down. the man in the picture is obviously me (i’m in my delulu era)

imanigossip ARE WE ALL SKIPPING THE FACT THAT WE’RE GETTING NEW MUSIC

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saved-fanfiction · 2 years ago

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Garazeb Orrelios x Reader

Note: Okay, so this is my first ever fanfic. I have one more I wrote but haven’t revised it so idk if id actually post it. I highly doubt I'll ever write again; I just couldn’t help it. There are like one or two Zeb x reader fics out there. It should be neutral reader and I had the idea to make it my OC but figured it would be more accessible to make it an x reader Anyway, plz go easy idk how I feel about it.

Word count: 925

The rhythmic thump of music reverberated through the crowded streets of Zeltron as Zeb strode purposefully alongside you. The vibrant colors of the diverse alien planet mingled in a kaleidoscope of celebration around them.

Zeb glanced over at you, his eyes studying your features before speaking. "You ready for this? These crowded places ain't exactly our usual scene."

You nodded, a small grin on your face. "I'm game, Zeb. Besides, it's a good change from our usual missions."

You maneuvered through the throng of partygoers, the aroma of exotic foods and the sounds of laughter filling the air. Zeb's eyes scanned the area, alert for any sign of trouble. He moves so his body walks closer with yours. "Stay close, this place might be lively, but it's easy to get lost in the chaos."

You nodded again as you glanced around at the alien revelers, fascinated by the diversity of species and customs. "It's incredible how different it is here. So many people celebrating together, all while the Empire rules the galaxy."

"Yeah, it's a melting pot, alright. But we're not here to party. We've got a job to do."

You followed his lead as he navigated through the maze of stalls and entertainers. Zeb's keen eyes darted around, ever watchful. "Keep your eyes peeled. Our contact could be anywhere in this chaos."

As you and Zeb made your way through, scanning faces for any sign of their contact, a figure caught your attention. A lithe and charismatic individual, waved you over.

"Over here, friends! I've been expecting you," the informant smiled widely. Zeb's furrowed brow betrayed a hint of unease as he kept a close eye on the interaction. He leads you both through a lounge, then to what looks like an office room.

The informant stops at the door open and as you walk through he hovers his hand on the small of your back with his other arm extended to show you the way forward. "I must say, I'm pleased to have your company."

It's much more quiet, there is a mirror wall behind the desk and shelves of trinkets litter the walls, almost like trophies. He takes a seat leaning back as far as he can with one elbow propped on the chair arm. He then motions for you both to sit across from him.

Zeb's fists tightened as he grumbled under his breath. "We're here for information, not to make friends."

You glance at Zeb, and also try to steer the conversation back to the mission. "Right. We need to know what you've heard about the Imperial shipments in this sector."

His eyes look Zeb up and down, acknowledging his presence with a condescending smirk. "Ah the big, strong protector. I can see why you keep him around."

Zeb's patience wore thin but he maintained his composure, all while staring daggers at the man. "We don't have time for games. What do you know?"

You understand he's a reliable informant for the rebellion so opting to not verbally degrade the slender man may be the better option. You decide to cross your arm and raise your brows expectantly.

The informant's previous demeanor diminished as he began relaying crucial details about Imperial activities in the sector. Zeb listened intently, his focus solely on the information being provided. As the conversation continued, Zeb's stance softened slightly, recognizing the value of the information despite his initial reservations about the man's behavior.

As you left the office, the atmosphere between you had shifted. While you were pleased to have secured valuable intel, you noticed Zeb's brooding silence.

"Zeb, everything alright?"

He grunted in response. "Just making sure we're not followed. Can't be too careful." But his gaze wasn’t too focused on the surroundings.

You aren’t satisfied with his response so you continue to pry. "But you seem a bit… off. Is something bothering you?"

Zeb's brow furrowed as he quickened his pace, trying to dismiss your concern. "Nothing's bothering me. Let's focus on getting back to the Ghost and log the intel."

As you both boarded the Ghost and settled in, Zeb sat on the curved cushions in the lounge busing himself with documenting the gathered intel on a holopad. His focus was intense, almost as if he was deliberately avoiding any and all conversation.

You thought it best to give him space and wait till he was finished. After some time the Lasat retreated into his quarters. You knock on the open doorway and lean against it.

"Zeb, seriously, what's going on?" you pressed gently.

He sighed heavily while sitting up in his cot, his eyes meet yours briefly before finding the floor. "I... I just... wasn't too keen on the way that informant was behaving.” He sighs before admitting sharply, “I worry about you, okay.”

You couldn’t help but smile. Zeb, known for his gruff exterior, rarely shared such sentiments openly. It was cute knowing he cared. "Zeb, I’ve been taking care of myself for a long time."

His arms are now crossed and his eyes find the poster on the wall very interesting. "I know, but... I can’t help but feel like it's my job to protect you. It’s stupid, I know you can take care of-” He didn’t notice you walking toward him, you silenced him by placing a hand on his arm. Your touch is warm and comforting. When he gathers the courage to look, you are kneeling in front of him with a soft smile. Your eyes look wide with admiration.

“It’s my job to protect you too.”

#garazeb orrelios #garazeb orrelios x reader #star wars x reader #sw rebels fanfic #sw rebels x reader #zeb x reader

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another-lost-mc · 2 years ago

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What was/were the inspiration(s) behind each oc's appearance? 'Cause while they all look scrumptious, I'm lookin' at Karasu ✨️respectfully✨️

-🦖 anon

The OCs are a little self-indulgent so they're a sampling of what I like personally, plus whatever I was able to make with the options available on Picrew. 😂

I have some of the "old" versions of their designs on my PC still, so I'll include some of those here too.

When I first wrote Azra’s character, I was deep in my Sukuna (S01 JJK) brain rot and he was the original influence physically. That was when he was just a character I talked to one of my friends about and wrote out a rough version of his story.

I changed his appearance when I decided to post about him here (it was mostly his hair that needed changing). I wanted him to have wavy-ish hair because it would be fun to play with. I thought it would also make him look deceptively soft for a demon too (it was more fitting when he was still an angel). He has a lot of tattoos on his neck/arms/chest but he got those in the Devildom and they’re meant to help cover his scarring from previous injuries.

(Original Azra Picrew and updated Picrew)

Zekhan is supposed to be a bit of a contrast to Azra since they spend so much time together and I didn't want them to look alike or be mistaken as brothers. He's generally a bit more serious/severe looking and not very approachable. He wears glasses because his vision isn't the greatest and, well, I like glasses. I figured that non-human characters in the Devildom/Celestial Realm would have more variety in their hair colours (going off what we've seen with Barbatos/Mephisto/Thirteen) so he has dark blue hair. His demon form is inspired by the Gargoyles' character designs a little bit and I thought dark blue would work for a bat demon whose specialty is blending into the darkness while still being a bit colourful and other-worldly.

(original Zee Picrew and glow-up Picrew)

I pictured Karasu as a more literal representation of a crow demon: dark hair, dark skin, dark eyes. For his story, the bright and colourful design/aesthetic of KARASU OS was something he was not involved with designing, which I thought would be amusing. (I could see the designers purposefully doing that since they know it'd be the last colour scheme he'd ever use.) Also, I wanted him to have something a bit demonic/menacing about his appearance that would contrast with the quiet but kind demon MC would meet, which I represent with his red irises and dark sclera.

The different versions of him let me play around with how I think he'd change his hair and fashion over time. He doesn't need glasses but I think he would wear them anyway while working.

(From left to right: OG!Karasu, OG! demon form, Nightbringer!Karasu, DILF!Karsu, Modern!AU Karasu)

They're all "average" in terms of demon height/body type. Based on my personal height headcanons, Azra would be the tallest at 6'1 or 6'2. Karasu is the shortest around 5'9. Zee is somewhere between the two.

Azra is a bit more muscular, but not as buff as someone like Beel. Zee is broad-shouldered and slightly muscular (especially his arms) but lean overall. Karasu is slender but not very muscular.

If they had to admit what makes them insecure about their appearance, Azra and Zee would both be most self-conscious about their scars. Azra's the confident and out-going type so he's very good at hiding that. Zee's demon form is the most animalic of the three so he might be nervous showing it to a human MC for the first time. Karasu's short height and slender build make him feel smaller and weaker compared to other demons, but he compensates by investing in tailored clothes and looking put-together in public.

#jes.replies #jes.🦖 anon #my oc: azra #my oc: zekhan #my oc: karasu #jes: oc asks

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taegularities · 11 months ago

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oh my god, i'm seeing so many fic: ruin you asks these past months. it's so fulfilling to see nobody forgetting the couples. also, the fact that a!oc gained so much traction even among the new readers? :')))) used to be my favorite oc too, despite the fact that we first knew ry!oc and had attachments with her haha. still adore her. idk why, rid but i see yourself the most in a!oc amonst your other ocs :''))))) perhaps due to the sweetness <333 btw, all these asks even bring me to ask, since idr it being revealed before- when did tae/a!oc first tell each other i love yous properly? because i rmbr a!oc only saying she is falling for him before the timeskip

remember your old post where you expressed your worries regarding writing a new drabble or something related to the series? because you thought nobody any longer would be interested? then your recent post with similar thoughts concerning fic: cmi too? riddyy, i get where those come from but are you kidding us?! we will eat up anything like a starved little nation! we're never tired of your contents. whatever it may be. whether it's an old fic or new release! go for whatever your heart inspires. i'll always root for you, my favorite tumblr girl!

but to reassure you once more: i'm looking forward to the promised fluff of cmi, riddyyy <3 it's much much needed indeed. i'm looking forward to the upcoming new jungkookie fics, i'm looking forward to you bringing back ry couple/s (probably tae and a!oc more lmao because we have so little of these two), i'm looking forward to anything your beautiful brain and heart comes up with really. anything, really. like so many others on this app. i hope you see our love in the way we always write to you and our unhurried anticipation!

sjiskaiakkak anyway, stay healthy and happy vacations to you!!!! also, are you still in turkey? safe travels <3

ohhhh i wanna tell ry/ruined babyfans that the taekook angst is in cmi too 😮‍💨 although, not as bad since circumstances are slightly different HAHAHA

babe this is a love letter what the heck !!! 😭 so i'm going to give you one back.

you literally echoed my thoughts – it's always so nice to see people still care so deeply about these characters and that they still live in your minds after all this time. it's the same with c&f – i didn't expect everybody to love it so much, and even less for people to remember it. probably the biggest reason why i wrote another part at all <3 haha yesss, i do love ry!oc but a!oc has a special something about her that we've grown to adore, right? 🥺 no wayyyy, you see me in her?? that's a top fkn tier compliment what 😭

ahh yeah, oc told him she was falling in love with him and then in the very last scene there was something like "you love me, right?" – "i do." but i think they'd been together for a couple months when tae came up with this big, elaborate date where he'd take her to their favourite exhibition.. then they went to a restaurant at the end of the town and took a walk and he just couldn't get himself to finally say it lmao until they reached a small hill, and he was like, "ok this is the moment," and told her he loved her 🥺 this entire date just to tell her 🤍

ughhh, yes, my brain is a menace like that 😭 sometimes it's hard to convince myself that people really care (i think that's what cmi oc + jk and i have in common? :')), so it's the sweetest thing of you to remind me that you're still here. i do always worry bc things get quiet here, but i'm so thankful you're all here to reassure me and don't get annoyed by these moods of mine jfkahdkf and you never, ever rush me, so i truly love you sm.. :(

i'm back home now!! turkey is gorgeous. thank you, my love <3 oh wait, is there taekook angst in cmi? elaborate 👀 haha but yeah shit is definitely different this time around 😂

#there'll still be angst in cmi but this arc is really comfort pure i think.. brings me to tears #also i wonder if there's any oc y'all see me in… that was a wonderful thing to hear 🤧#notes for rid 🌹#anon #fic: ruin you

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Thanks to some friends, I've been claimed by the Sonic autism (it was inevitable). So, I thought I'd post the art I've made since we've made a collective Sonic AU together based off the IDW comics.

First, we have my character, Cherry the Bat.

Cherry started out as my sonicsona, but ended up just becoming an oc in the end lol. She's a sweetheart that is the resident fruit giver of the restoration. She literally makes friends by giving them fruit, which has gained her the nickname Fruit Bat. Cherry has also become a member of Team Dark because of her ability to find Team Dark (especially Shadow) without even trying, leading to Omega having a "Cherry incoming" type warning from all the times she's just ran into them while she's just doing her own thing. She does have a crush on Shadow, but she doesn't act too much on it like Amy does for Sonic. Cherry is also too socially awkward to ever outright tell Shadow her own feelings. However, she has and does give Team Dark each of their own flowers after Rouge just makes her a member of Team Dark. She especially does it after getting help from them in learning how to fight.

Here are some miscellaneous sketches I made of Cherry

The first one is of her witnessing her parents' death (she lost them because of Eggman), the second one is her practicing her plant powers, and the last one is of her being saved by Shadow from some badniks.

Up next is my next character, Flora "Flo" the Hedgehog

She's a hedgehog from the future! (Here's some info I wrote out about her)

Key points are that Flora is Cherry and Shadow's descendant, she believes herself to be the fastest hedgehog alive, and Silver is her best friend. She does have a crush on Silver, but she doesn't quite realize it (thinking she just sees him as a great friend). She also tends to call Sonic "Blue" just to mess with him, even though it doesn't really bother Sonic.

Finally, a sketch of Cherry and Flora meeting ft. Silver (not my best drawing of Silver)

Cherry can't quite pinpoint why Flora seems familiar despite it being the first time meeting her, and Flora recognizes Cherry, but she can't remember why, while Silver is worried the two are about to get into a fight because Flora is not the nicest of hedgehogs when you first meet her. (Flora knows of and has seen some pictures of Cherry, but doesn't quite remember that since the future is always in flux)

So yeah, that's all I have for now. I am working on my own Sonic AU called Project Hedgehog, but I'll post art of that when I have the main set of characters done. In the meantime, I hope you enjoyed my art. Remember that likes and reblogs are appreciated. Have a wonderful day! And, as always, stay creative!!!!

#my art #my oc art #my digital art #my drawings #my ocs #oc art #sonic oc #sonic original character #silver the hedgehog #Cherry the Bat #Flora the Hedgehog

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eldritch-spouse · 3 years ago

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HELLOOOOO (⁠人⁠*⁠´⁠∀⁠｀⁠)⁠｡⁠*ﾟ⁠+

First of all, i love ur content so much holy shit, like just the world building is amazing but also the really well written characters AND THE LORE, so good, just *chef's kiss* and the fact English is not ur first language always takes me by surprise bc your writing is so good 🙏 like I love reading about ocs and the likes, but yours is definitely my favourite :')

Seconly, I'm here on my knees,asking, if perhaps you could write a small fic/more headcanons on how it'll be like to be in a poly relationship with Obie,Mervin, and Ludwig?

You wrote about it slightly before and since then i couldn't take it out of my brain😔

P.S- i wonder, how long did you have the idea about Krulu and Admin, and The Clergy, and the entire wrold-building before you decided to publish it on Tumblr?

Anyway, that is all, HAVE A GOOD NIGHT/MORNING AND A GREAT CHRISTMAS 🥰💜💜🥳🥳🥳😚😚

[AAAhjldc- Thenk, that genuinely makes me shriek with happiness, I'm glad you're enjoying the stuff! I can't really do ya a fic in a timely manner, so I'm going to ramble if you don't mind. :V]

It's already been discussed that Ludwig is the first one to meet you, and interacting with him on his own is nothing out of ordinary. You'd never expect that he has two other, utterly insane siblings, that he's in fact just as batshit mental, just better at hiding it. Truly, putting all three together is the key to seeing their true nature.

While Lud is the one to introduce you to his brothers, Mervin is actually the first one that'll declare this dynamic a relationship. There will be a lot of confusion for you initially, as you're getting swayed into romantic situations with each of the brothers seemingly behind the other's back. You're likely to reach a breaking point, and confront all three about it- Only to have the fork tell you something among the lines of "What do you mean, dipshit?! We've all been dating you for weeks now." And while it's far from a gentle nudge, if he hadn't told you that to the face, the other brothers would have taken much longer to make a statement.

The most affectionate of the bunch is Obie. Out of the trio, he's got the less hangups about physical touch and will often drape himself over you like a blanket. Lud and Merv definitely think he overdoes it and will make efforts to either join or rip you away from the glutton. This is easier said than done.

Ludwig and Mervin will be investing in your self-defense skill, as you'll eventually be brought into the Common Ring of Hell to meet Katia. Mervin teaches you directly how to fight with or without weapons, and your opponent is almost always Ludwig, because it kind of gets him off to fight you. By the end of this, you'll be able to hopefully buy yourself some time if a more powerful demon attempts to make a victim out of you.

Katia is a very nice lady who's just happy to see her boys found love, you'll be accepted into her heart without issue and you'll definitely get to see the ever elusive baby demon pictures. There's nothing cuter than seeing a picture of baby Ludwig putting Mervin in a chokehold while Obie's standing by their side, casually eating a pillow. That album is a bit cursed... But Katia does want a picture of you four together! Speaking of, she's here when you have trouble with any of them okay? If they start getting any funny ideas, she's just a call away. You're likely to be quickly escorted away by the three heathens when sloth mama starts mentioning grandkids.

Ludwig is the designated piggyback ride giver.

Obie is oftentimes oblivious to your flirts, Mervin has to hit him over the head and whisper the obvious.

It may seem like Mervin has more brain cells, but he does not, that's Ludwig's unwanted privilege. Nonetheless, the prideful demon often spearheads most outings.

Mervin is somehow more easily flustered than Obie by your antics. The hardest to fluster is Ludwig, but when it does happen, he gets quiet and extremely blushy, so pat yourself in the back.

As mentioned before, fighting between them over the smallest thing is common, and even healthy for demons, but some fights will be started purely because they want you to wedge in-between and give them attention.

Obie is the one that lends you clothes the most, although Mervin disagrees with this because the glutton is a "slob" and "has no taste".

The three are trying to decipher how to propose to you and can't reach an agreement. Ludwig argues they should polish the skulls of their enemies and put the wedding ring on one of the horns. Mervin can't afford the ring he wants so he's just going to steal it. With a lot of effort. Obie wants to do it with a massive feast that'll put even Vorticia to shame. Needless to say, it's going to be a very bizarre proposal.

I can't think of more right now, but you can always ask. <:1

#Ludwig oc #Obie oc #Mervin oc

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Is this healthy or toxic? - Chapter 16 (last chapter)

Pairing: Changkyun x female OC

Genre: smut, fluff, angst, sad with happy ending. Warning: soft drugs, explicit, violence

Words: 7k; Chapters: 16

Summary: What began as a casual relationship ended up becoming the most important thing for Changkyun. While fighting for his relationship, the rapper faces his greatest insecurities with the help of the love of his life and other members of Monsta X.

Chapter 16 - The UNO Card

Since Liv knew her rapper better than anyone, she didn't enter Kihyun's apartment, on the contrary, she sat on the front steps, knowing it was a matter of minutes before Changkyun would arrive. Sure enough, Liv could soon see I.M's car pulling up in front of the apartment. The two approached until they were face to face. All insecurities aside, the singer took Liv's hands and spoke more clearly than ever before.

"I still love you exactly the same as before, nothing has changed for me. You are the kindest, funniest, bravest, and smartest person I know. You knew all about me and still loved me like no one ever did before, Liv. You are still the only person I want to see by my side every morning, you still enchant me like the first time I saw you, I keep getting nervous when you look into my eyes and a kiss from you makes me lose my mind. I want to make music with you again and I want to make love to you every day. I am totally willing to give my all to make this work."

"Kyun, I..."

"If you are no longer in love with me, I'll do everything to make you love me again. I don't know how I did it the first time, but I will do it again." He said getting a smile from Liv.

"I never stopped loving you and I'll always be in love with you."

"Then let's give ourselves another chance, Liv, we deserve it. It's you and me, we've been through a lot together, we've grown up together, we can do this, just trust us a little bit, just a little bit and I'll take care of the rest. I promised you before you left, I'll take care of everything. The only thing I want in my life is to make you fall in love with me even more, to keep that smile on your face, and to be with you, so you never feel alone again."

"Kyun, I'll go back to America. I'm very afraid of taking more risks, I can't go up and down in my life anymore, I no longer have the strength for that."

"I'll take the risks, my love." He said kissing her forehead. "I'm not offering you a relationship, Liv, I'm offering you a life together."

"At some point, I'll have to go back." She said reluctantly to leave.

"Liv, let me be with you, please. I don't care how, I just want to be with you and for you to be happy with me. When we started you were willing to try everything, you said yes to everything because from that moment you loved me, you were right, I didn't know how to love, at least not as you did, but now, Liv, let me show you that I love you the same."

"Are you not scared of me leaving?"

"Baby, what terrifies me is the idea of spending another day without you. I don't want to think about another morning where I don't hear you waking me up just like you wrote in that song. Don't worry about what happens tomorrow, we'll go little by little if that's what you want."

"How can I go little by little with the man I love?" Liv asked sighing and smiling resigned. "I didn't return for work, since I wrote that message I wanted to tell you that I love you, and when I saw you in the cafeteria all I wanted was to go home with you. I love you, Kyun."

I.M's smile before approaching to kiss her was something Olivia would be never able to forget. The love with which he kissed her again made the girl's heart run wild. Olivia felt her legs flank a little with the touch of Changkyun on the back of her neck. There, the girl giggled nervously and stopped the kiss.

"Sorry, am I going too fast?"

"No! Not at all, you just tickled me. Let's go inside." When they were about to open the door, Liv remembered Kihyun's warning and didn't even dare to touch the doorknob.

"What happened?" I.M asked hugging her from behind.

"Ki warned me that I couldn't let you enter the house. He told me that if something happened between us in his apartment, he was going to sell it."

"Seriously?" He asked laughing. "He clearly has no idea about everything that happened in the dorm, because he'd have sold it a long time ago."

"Kyun!" She said covering her face and looking so cute that the singer hugged her tightly.

"Do you still want to come home with me?"

"Do you still have the apartment?"

"It is our home, even if we have the house we dream of, we are not going to sell our apartment." He said stealing a kiss. "Do you want to go?" Liv nodded and got into the car with Changkyun.

Upon arriving at the apartment, Liv could see the excitement of Changkyun opening the door, she had seldom seen him so happy, and it was because he was dying of joy just with the idea of Liv seeing the surprises he had for her. "Welcome home, sweetheart." He said opening the door and the first thing the girl saw was that he had changed the back of the room and now had a beautiful garden.

"Kyun, it's beautiful! I had no idea you wanted to have a garden."

"Don't you remember what you told me in France? You wanted us to take one more step in our relationship, I thought we were going to take like ten steps." Liv laughed bringing back the idea of the dog. "We already have a place for him to be comfortable, now we just need to go for him. And maybe a cat so the dog doesn't feel alone."

"You're not thinking about a dog, you love cats." Liv couldn't stop smiling, especially when they get closer to the garden so Liv could see all the details. "I can't believe it. You even made a house for him. Baby, since when...?"

"It was ready last Christmas." He replied with his cheeks a little flushed because at that moment they had not even the slightest contact.

"It's beautiful. I'm pretty sure our dog is going to need a cat." Liv said standing on tiptoe to kiss him. "Did you make any more changes?"

"Just one more, do you want to see it?"

"Of course"

Changkyun took her hand and led her to their room. Just being there Olivia felt so nostalgic that she stopped to see that everything was still the same, their bed, each other's nightstands, even the lamp that I.M had bought her. It really felt like coming home.

"I thought that when you came back you weren't going to have the things you liked, so I tried to find something that looked like it." I.M opened the closet doors and Liv was shocked to see that the compartments where she kept her clothes were not empty; on the contrary, I.M had refilled them but this time with things that he had bought himself. "If you don't like something, we can find something else." He said with a shy smile while Liv saw everything. Changkyun paid so much attention to all the details that had to do with her, that he had actually bought just what Liv wore when they were together.

"No way..." She said seeing a shirt she used to have of her favorite movie. "I didn't know you paid so much attention to this kind of things, Kyun. I just can't believe you made all of this."

"I didn't want to forget you, I didn't want to forget anything about you." He answered, taking her by the waist to bring her closer to him. "Besides, this is your house, you couldn't go back and not find your things."

"How are you the same boy I met eating chocolates and the one who didn't even turn to see me when I spoke to him?" She asked playing with I.M's dark hair

"Oh, don't worry, he's still there." Liv laughed and at that moment Changkyun took advantage and lowering his hands, took her by the legs to lift her.

For Changkyun seeing Liv laying back on their bed and smiling at him like she was doing was like a dream come true. He had literally dreamed night after night that this moment would come. That night, the tenderness of I.M's actions evidenced how much he loved her.

Since the first kiss in the bed, Changkyun and Olivia let them go and suddenly, they were the same couple as before. They smiled mischievously at each other, caressed each other, repeated how much they loved each other and how much they desired each other.

I.M brought his lips to the girl's neck and began to spread kisses around it, those kisses that drove Liv crazy and made her shiver with so much pleasure. After some time, Liv's hands were under his shirt, feeling how Changkyun's muscles had gotten bigger, he was not the same man as before she left. Without notice, I.M' reached her breasts, he lift the bra without losing a single moment of kissing the love of his life. The smirk on Changkyun got bigger after having let his hands pass underneath the fabric since he could feel how much Liv wanted him, how excited she was. Once again, I.M smiled at the sight of his girl's abdomen brushing against his, it was something she did to ask him to continue since the first night they spent together.

"Tonight we'll get back every single second we lost, gorgeous." I.M affirmed placing his hands on Liv's shoulders to lower the straps of her bra while his lips kissed everything that the lingerie allows.

The clasp of the bra lost all its use when I.M opened it, allowing the rapper to throw it to the ground. Finally, he could kiss his dancer as both wanted and it was a matter of seconds for Liv to start moaning and playing with her singer's hair while he devoured her breasts. Meanwhile, I.M didn't stop touching Liv's abdomen, arms, neck, every part he wanted to feel all the time apart. I.M refused to leave her breasts until his kisses had marked every inch of skin. With great care he turned her over in bed, leaving the dancer lying on her elbows. As soon as Liv sensed I.M's lips again on her neck and how he took her from the butt, she giggled in the sexiest and playful way.

"You are perfect, Liv." She turned around and kissed him at the same time she disappeared his rapper's shirt. Immediately she noticed a new tattoo on his pectorals.

"Kyun, are those camellias?"

"There will be time to explain it later." He answered with a tender smile while lifting Liv up, that's how he managed to sit in bed with the girl on his lap.

The passion of the kisses exploded and neither of them wanted to wait any longer, especially not after Liv laid down I.M and took off his pants while her tongue traveled from his neck until his hip bones. A wink from Olivia was enough for I.M to know what she was going to do, and just thinking about it made him burn with desire. First her hands, then her lips, and finally her tongue, all of them leading Changkyun to lose control and to be everything but embarrassed to vocalize how much he was enjoying it. It was so sexy to hear his reaction towards every flick of Liv's hands and movement of her tongue, that the girl was enjoying as much as him.

I.M had missed seeing his girl doing exactly that and he tried to fix his gaze on her; however, the sensations and vibrations all over his body forced him to close his eyes and bowed his head to the back.

"Come here." I.M commanded with a very hoarse voice and stopping her; otherwise, he couldn't make it and Liv knew it, that's why she smirked getting back to him. "You're driving me crazy." Liv was about to answer, but he muted his dancer by letting his hand enter her underwear. There was nothing in the world that aroused him more than touching his girlfriend and seeing her losing control. Liv didn't even have to ask him what or how she wanted, since I.M knew it better than anyone, even better than her.

After a while, he stopped just to lower the last of the clothes that were in the way. With a kind smile on his face, I.M approached Liv and giving a kiss on the tip of her nose, he repeated he loved her. However, words were not enough and both of them wanted to feel what they've been dreaming for months.

Olivia had never felt I.M so expressive as that night, it was not only a matter of pleasure or desire, which he was obviously feeling, if not love. There wasn't a moment all night that he didn't show his girl how he felt about her. After a while, Liv rested on the rapper's chest, who didn't let more than a minute pass without kissing her forehead while stroking her hair.

"There is something I want to give you, but I don't want to get up." I.M said in her ear and Liv looked at him carefully.

"I'm not going anywhere, Kyun. If you want, I can go with you." When trying to get up, Changkyun laid her down again and, cornering her with his arms, didn't let her move.

"Let me do it."

In a few minutes Changkyun had returned and Liv was waiting for him sitting on the bed, covering herself with the sheet.

"Before you open it. Do you remember our last vacation?" Liv nodded with a smile. "Do you remember you saw me working on something? I wasn't hiding anything from you, I was working on something for you, this is it."

Liv opened it without suspecting what it could be, and when she saw that it was an album, she didn't get what was happening since she had already listened to his songs. "Is it the original album?" I.M shook his head negatively.

"The one that I released was made after you left, not this one. These are the first songs I wrote and produced, the ones in which I worked when we lived together. I didn't want to show them to you until they were ready." He said smiling shyly. "I also didn't want to show them to the producers we work with because I didn't want it to be for anyone else. There are things that I won't share with anyone, only with you."

"I thought you didn't want me to listen to them."

"It was never about that, Liv, I always trusted you, from day one." He said taking her hands. "It took me a long time to realize what you meant to me, and when I did, you weren't here and I couldn't reach you. Never in all my life have I felt more fear than in these two years. What if I became a person you wanted to forget? What would I do if the only woman I ever loved stopped loving me? Liv, until I saw you in that cafe again I could remember what a heartbeat felt like. I don't want to be the person I am without you, I am very afraid of how sad and lonely I feel when you are not with me."

Liv brought him to her side and lying back down, made I.M rest her head on her chest. "I told you a long time ago, baby. You got me since the first day. That will never change, no matter what happens, it will always be you and me." She said hugging him tightly and closing her eyes, more hesitant of returning to the United States than ever. "Look how far we have come, we did not know what we were doing, we fought against everything, not even our friends thought we could make it and look at us now. I'm glad we've both been so stubborn. We beat the odds together, we're still growing together, Kyun. You're still the one I run to, you're still the one I want to kiss goodnight for life. I love you, my handsome rapper." She said caressing his face and kissing him again.

They stayed that way for a long time until they got up together, as Liv wanted to hear I.M's album, which turned out to be very different from the one released. The one I.M had shared with the world was basically about his feelings for Liv and how his life had changed for her. He had done it to show her how much he loved her and that he no longer wanted to hide what they had. Their relationship was the best thing that had happened to him, it was not something to be ashamed of, much less keep it a secret. However, the album Liv listened to that night was totally different. They were the singer's fears, all the insecurities that tortured him for years. The songs of course also talked about her and everything that he doubted when they started, especially the fear that he was afraid of ruining everything or not being who she deserved. Liv understood from that album that even when they were just starting to date, she meant a lot to Changkyun. The lyrics were very personal, much more than Olivia thought at some point, it was natural that he did not want to share them with anyone, at least with someone other than her.

With that, the girl was sure that I.M had finished showing her not only who he really was, but how much he trusted her.

That night they did not talk more about the possibility of Liv returning to the United States or how they would carry their relationship from now on, the only thing that mattered was that they were together again. The next morning, when they were still in bed, Changkyun noticed that Liv was looking at him suspiciously as if waiting for him to do something.

"What's up, princess?"

"I'm waiting for you to realize we don't have orange juice and start running."

"I told you that I had learned from my mistakes." He said smiling from ear to ear. "Not only do I have juice for you, but I also finally learned how to make a decent coffee."

"I don't believe you, that's impossible!" Changkyun raised an eyebrow and taking her in his arms, sat her down while he prepared everything. He really had juice and had really learned how to make coffee.

The following days the couple was inseparable, they only left the apartment to work. Besides, the timing was perfect because Changkyun didn't have any tours and neither did Liv's group.

Soon they were working together again, with the difference that this time they were working with his lyrics, not just hers. It seemed to Olivia the cutest thing in the world to see him strive to do everything in the best way. Before they broke up, I.M was a loving and thoughtful boyfriend, but now he was twice as much. Also, now he valued Liv's cuddles even more, so it was enough for the girl to smile at him or hold his hand for him to fall directly into her arms. Liv felt exactly the same way, it was getting more and more evident to Changkyun that his dancer didn't want to return to the States since her hugs were getting longer and the way she looked at him said everything to him. However, time began to run, she had to return, and that started to anguish her.

"Baby, aren't you going to dinner today either? You haven't eaten practically anything." Changkyun said when he saw her playing with the food.

"I'm not very hungry."

"What's the matter? You know you can tell me anything."

"Time's running..."

"Precious" He called getting up to approach her. Crouching down, he was level with Liv so he could speak to her better. "We'll be fine, no matter what you decide." He affirmed with a smile but Liv was not at all calm with the topic. "I have an idea. This food is not your favorite, what do you say if we go to the movies and ask for something that you do like?"

"To the movies today? But we haven't planned anything, we don't know how many people will go and..."

"Nothing that a couple of caps and masks can't solve, don't worry." He said helping her to stand up. "So, is that a yes? Can I take you on a date?"

"Any time"

*****

All the members of Monsta X knew that their maknae was not sleeping in the dorm and they assumed that something was happening with Liv, but they did not want to ask, they preferred to give him time and have him tell them if they had got back together or not. While they could see an obvious change in the rapper's attitude, they weren't too sure that things had been sorted out so soon.

With a week to go until Liv had to return was Kihyun's birthday, who wanted to celebrate it just with the members and his sister at a house far from the city. After the last party together, Changkyun vowed that he would never go overboard with alcohol again, especially since he didn't want to give Minhyuk another black eye. That night Olivia and Changkyun were the only ones sober; however, that didn't stop them from having a great time with everyone else.

"I think Hyungwon didn't learn his lesson," Changkyun said surprising Liv in the kitchen, who was looking for something to eat. "He's asking for jelly, we should keep the alcohol away, don't you think?"

"Even if we hide it, he'll find it. He seduced a girl just for the shots, I no longer trust Hyungwon when there's jelly in the middle."

"How do you feel? It's the first time we hang out with the group again."

"Better than ever, at least until now, I'm waiting for the moment when everything gets out of control." The members' laughs were heard at every corner of the house, especially after started playing a game that none of them really understood well, so they did not stop blaming each other.

"We could leave them there, it will take them another couple of hours to understand the rules of the game."

"Where do you want to go?" Liv asked, wrapping her arms around I.M's waist.

Just when Changkyun was about to answer her, Hyungwon walked into the kitchen, and seeing them so close and so loving to each other, he smiled mischievously. He tried to leave without making a sound but ended up crashing into a table.

"My God! Are you ok?" Liv asked when she saw everything Hyungwon had thrown away, but he was so drunk that he barely said a couple of words and disappeared. "Sometimes, just sometimes, I think maybe you're not the weirdest of all, Kyun."

"Yeah... me too"

After going back to the others and trying to explain what the game was about, they all started betting such ridiculous things that it seemed like a joke. They had started with simple things like money until they climbed and soon they could already hear Minhyuk gambling his car.

"Shouldn't we stop them?" Liv asked very softly to Changkyun.

"No, they won't remember anything tomorrow."

"I'm betting something big, Kihyun, I don't want your stupid koi fish." Minhyuk said very angrily. "Bet your apartment at least!"

"I can't, it's not totally mine right now, Liv is staying there."

"That makes no sense!" Minhyuk answered without really understanding what Kihyun was saying. "Why is Liv going to be living there if she and Changkyun have their apartment?"

"Actually, I'm staying there." Liv said a little uncomfortable since everyone was watching her carefully.

"That can't be true, no, no, no!" Hyungwon said barely able to vocalize clearly. "Why haven't you two officially got back together, huh? You love each other! Liv, you even recommended him to that producer and Changkyun was no step away from leaving the group just to go for you! Why aren't you together?"

"Hyung, you're drunk, stop it." Changkyun said, giving him some water.

"No, I'm perfectly sober. I'm serious! It hurts me a lot to know that you are not even living together!" He said with a broken voice and everyone could swear that he would start crying right there. Hyungwon had caused the most awkward silence of all, which was ended by Wonho just as affected as him, clearly, they had drunk too much.

"Well, I think the same! I've never seen a couple who love each other more than you two! Get back together, live in your apartment. Changkyun, you love her, we all know that, Liv, you love him too, so there's nothing else to think about."

"Yes, let's all celebrate that Liv and Changkyun are officially together!" Hyungwon said wiping the tears that had fallen.

I.M couldn't help but laugh seeing his hyungs act like that, but when he saw Liv, she was quite serious, she had even gotten up from the table and left without saying a word. Changkyun immediately got up and followed her. No one suspected that something bad had happened, so the others continued at the party.

"Baby, what's up? Don't listen to them, they are too drunk." He said trying to take her hand but Olivia moved it. "Liv?"

"How can you be so calm? Changkyun, I only have a week left here and I don't know what will happen to us."

"Because I trust us." He said approaching her again. "It doesn't matter if it's here, in the United States, or wherever. We'll be fine."

"Kyun, we've fucked things up over and over again!" I.M understood how anxious and stressed his girlfriend felt just by the way she took out and put again her rings.

"My love, you look exactly the same as me when we went on our first date." He said smiling tenderly and taking her hands, he kissed them.

"Changkyun, this is serious!"

"I'm serious too. Baby, do you love me?"

"You know I do! Of course, I love you, but still! I am afraid and..."

"Liv, that's enough. If you want to return, that's fine, precious, return to the United States, I will visit you as much as I can and every time you want to come, I will be here waiting for you. We don't have to rush anything, I promised you I wouldn't pressure you. You do not have to worry."

"I have only one week left. I don't want to be away from you, I can't do it again." Liv hugged him and hid her face on the rapper's chest.

"What do you want to do?"

"I don't know..."

"Honey, look at me for a moment." He asked in her ear and so Liv raised her face. "I just released an album, the group has worked a lot, if you want to return to the United States for a while, I can ask for a time out, take vacations, I can go with you."

"What? No! You can't leave everything here."

"I want to be with you, you have accompanied me a lot, I can and want to do the same. Do you want to return to the United States? Let's go together. Also, stop worrying about us messing things up, we've done it so many times already, I highly doubt we can make it worse." He said making her laugh and relax quite a bit.

"I love you, but this is not the time for you to take a vacation, you love what you do and you are living the best moment."

"I just got you back."

"And you're never going to lose me again."

"Liv, I wasn't lying when I told you that I want a life with you... It's okay if you need time to think about it, don't feel bad if you want to return to the United States, I'll understand."

"Will you still be my Kyun?"

"All my life, no matter where you are." He said touching her forehead with his.

"Baby" Liv called very softly because of how close they were. The rapper knew that she would ask for something, because every time Liv was about to do so, she began to play with his boyfriend's shirt. "I really don't want to go back inside, we don't know if Hyungwon is still crying. Can we stay here a little longer alone?"

"I was about to ask you the same." He said with a smile.

*****

With only one day to go back to the United States, Olivia had already packed everything; however, it had been terribly difficult for her. The image of I.M and her apartment kept coming back to her mind. There came a time when she sat down to look at the plane ticket and think about what to do, but a call brought her back to reality, especially when she saw that they were Kihyun's parents.

Liv understood practically nothing of that call, as they told her that her parents' house looked beautiful. The girl thought they were talking about the new building that she thought the new owners had built; however, they kept telling her other things. Curiosity got the better of her and she ended up going to see with her own eyes what the couple was talking about.

Indeed, Olivia was able to see that her house had not been demolished; on the contrary, it looked better than ever, it had been painted and the garden was beautiful, just as her parents had it before. What surprised the girl the most was seeing that the lights inside the house were on. She wanted to go in but she didn't have the keys. Her first instinct was to look inside a small lamp on the side of the door, her parents always kept a key there. Liv found not only the key but a key ring with a dancer exactly like a necklace Changkyun had given Liv a long time ago. Without understanding what was happening, the girl opened the door and upon entering and being able to see everything well, her mouth was open. The house was in perfect shape, not like when she and her boyfriend had gone. Again there were paintings and furniture, there were even flowers, it was more than evident that someone had been keeping the house in perfect condition. The shock reached its highest point when Liv saw a new door at the end of the hall that led to the bedrooms.

A gasp came from the lips of the young woman after opening this new door and seeing that the house had a new room. In front of her was a dance practice room, there were mirrors, speakers, accessories, there was everything she might need to dance. What most caught her attention was that there were paintings of her father adorning the place and they were not ordinary paintings, they all had to do with dancing. Liv totally ignored that those artworks had been inside the box she and I.M took out from the house some years ago.

And not only the paintings, but the essence of her mother was also printed in the furniture design, even in the lighting. Even the windows had beautiful murals that Liv's mom loved and had always asked her husband to use at home. Liv didn't even have to think much to identify her parents' stamp on everything. Shocked by what she was seeing, the girl sat down to try to assimilate everything, but the last painting at the end of the room caught her attention.

The girl took it and saw the designs of the house and the drawings that her parents had made when they planned that surprise for her, she recognized her mother's handwriting in the comments made next to the designs, but she also recognized the drawings of her dad, they had both planned this for her as a surprise, but they hadn't had time to carry it out. Olivia opened the frame of the painting so that she could better look at the designs, but as she did so, more papers fell on her legs, they were the property papers. The girl could clearly read that the house had been first owned by her parents, then hers, then new buyers, but the name that followed left her cold. Changkyun, that was the name of the previous owner of the house, and it did not stop there, the most recent name was hers, the house had become hers again, the transfer had been made by Changkyun two years ago. In case there was any doubt, the last thing Liv found among all the papers was the UNO card where she had written her phone number, Changkyun had left it hoping that at some moment she would see it.

*****

For his part, the rapper had been waiting for his girlfriend. She had told him she would be there early, but Liv did not answer his calls or messages, which surprised him a lot, especially since Olivia had been very clear that she wanted to spend with him as long as possible before returning to the United States.

I.M was checking his cell phone when he heard that the door of the apartment was opened and he did not have time to say a word, he could barely receive Liv in his arms because of the speed at which she arrived and threw herself at him.

"Liv!" He said very scaredly, thinking that something bad had happened since he even heard her cry, and when he saw her suitcases at the entrance, his confusion grew even more.

"How did you do that!? How did you get the house back, how did you keep it that way, how did you do what my parents couldn't!?"

The first thing Changkyun did was wipe her tears, pour her something to drink, and sit down with her to explain everything. Her dad's drawings and the designs of the new section that would be for her were in the box that they had collected and that Liv had left in the apartment when she left. He explained that he contacted the lawyer and after making sure there was no problem with the house, he had put it back in her name. He also told her that he had endured the pain and her absence only because he had focused on having the perfect home for her. I.M had gone practically every day during the remodeling process, he had made sure everything was perfect.

"I wanted you to recover what was yours and that you could have your home back." He said smiling tenderly at her.

"Thank you so much for everything you did for me, you don't know how it felt to see all that, it was like seeing my parents again. But I already have my home, and it is here with you." Liv answered taking his face. "I'm not going anywhere, Kyun, I don't want to go, I want to be here with you, in our house."

"Liv, are you serious? Won't you go?"

"No, I had decided when I was packing, I didn't feel well, all this time I've thought about it. Nowhere have I been happier than when I lived here with you, I felt at home, it's where I belong. You've always made me feel this way." She said without stopping kissing him. "I love you and I want to be with you the rest of my life."

*****

Six months after, Liv had returned to work with her group, she was practically dedicated to them. She had even agreed to dance with them on stage, something she hadn't wanted before, but she felt so comfortable with the boys that they ended up convincing her. Liv also helped them from time to time with production, so she had a lot of work to do.

Changkyun was already working on his second solo album but this time he was doing it with Liv by his side, they spent hours in the studio but never realized it because they really had a better time than anyone else when they were together, plus they made an excellent team. When I.M was exhausted or out of new ideas, Liv gave him all the life and energy he needed. And when there was too much to do and they were overwhelmed, Changkyun knew exactly what to do and what to say to make Liv feel peace and quiet again.

Something Liv loved was that when she and Changkyun weren't seeing each other for tours or other activities, the rapper wrote every day proposing different drinks for them to try when they met again, exactly the same as before they started dating.

One night they arranged to go to dinner with the others at the same place where Kihyun had taken Liv the first time she returned to Korea, the same night that she had talked to I.M all night; now, everyone was talking about it and laughing teasing the couple.

"At that time I didn't realize it, but now that they say it, it's true, Changkyun completely monopolized Liv." Shownu said.

"I honestly don't know how he got her, because for at least an hour he didn't say a word." Kihyun said laughing.

"If we think about it, we were all part of their relationship at some point." Said Hyungwon.

"You didn't do anything, Hyungwon, shut up." Wonho said with his whole mouth full of food. "Kihyun was in charge of introducing them, Jooheon that they had a second date, Shownu, Minhyuk, and I had to put up with Changkyun for two years."

"You're forgetting your slap at your party. Do you remember how upset he got?" Jooheon asked laughing.

"What? What happened at that party? You didn't tell me." Liv said to I.M, who had his face red from embarrassment.

"Nothing happened, they are exaggerating."

"We are not exaggerating!" Wonho and Jooheon said in unison.

"I just made him open his eyes, he looked like an idiot staring at you and I told him to go talk to you or not to complain if you went with someone else."

"Wonho!" Liv said hugging her boyfriend and kissing his cheek.

"Maybe it did help us a bit..." Changkyun said without wanting to accept that Wonho had done a lot that night.

"Anyway, we all did something except you, Hyungwon, the only thing you contributed was a stupid limbo dance in which Minhyuk was about to lose his eye." Shownu said causing a general laugh.

"If it hadn't been for me on Kihyun's birthday, Liv wouldn't have decided to stay."

"You were drunk, you didn't even speak clearly, you ended up crying with Wonho." Liv said pushing him with her shoulder, as she had him next to him.

"But you can't deny that I gave you the push you needed."

"What you did was get Liv to stress out." I.M said seriously but of course everyone else ended up laughing.

After a while of talking and eating with the others, Olivia saw Changkyun acting strangely. "Baby, are you okay? You are acting weird today." Liv said very softly so that only he would listen, without even noticing that the other members saw each other in an conspiratorial way.

"Yes, everything is perfect. The thing is... this food is very spicy." He said smiling forcibly and taking more of his soda.

"Eh? But it's what you always order. If you want, we go to the apartment and eat something different, we can go buy something. Or I can cook you something!" She smiled at him and Changkyun even swallowed hard as he nodded.

When they said goodbye to the rest, Liv did not see, but Jooheon was clapping under the table, Kihyun covered his face, Shownu and Wonho hugged each other, Hyungwon was about to cry and Minhyuk took pictures of them secretly.

*****

When they arrived at the apartment, Changkyun didn't eat, despite the fact that Liv had prepared his favorite food, the rapper practically did not touch it.

"We were in that place where there are many board games that you love and we didn't play any. Do you want us to play something?" I.M asked.

"Do we have games here? I thought they were lost when we brought them to Kihyun's birthday."

"We still have the UNO cards." He said smiling mischievously since it was the first game they had played together.

"Are you sure you want to lose again?"

"You never beat me, Olivia." He said raising an eyebrow and taking her by the hand so they could move to the living room.

Liv was so focused on winning, that she didn't realize that Changkyun had hidden a card under his leg, he was as desperate to win as she was and when the moment came, the rapper smiled from ear to ear, took the card he had hidden and threw it.

"Uno!" Changkyun said.

"It can't be possible!" Liv said without seeing the card well since she was very busy fighting with her boyfriend. "Why does this always have to happen? You cheat, Changkyun!" She said leaving her cards aside, but she was surprised that I.M did not answer her, his gaze moved between the card he had thrown and the eyes of his girlfriend. Liv followed his gaze and when she saw the card I.M had thrown, she thought she was imagining it.

If it hadn't been for Changkyun taking the card with a very shaking hand and bringing it to hers, Liv would have thought she was dreaming. In the same way that she had written her phone number to him the first night, now the girl could see I.M's handwriting in a phrase that she was not expecting to receive at the time "Will you marry me?"

Before she can answer, or even digest what was happening, Liv saw the love of her life kneeling in front of her and taking out a little box that he had hidden close to where they were playing.

" Kyun..."

"Liv, since we started we have grown together. You've taught me what I'm capable of as long as we're together. Every morning by your side is a dream for me, no matter what we are doing, if I am with you, I'm happy. You taught me from what it feels like to go on a first date to what it feels like to be in the arms of the love of my life. Everything with you has been new, wonderful. You even gave me the strength to take risks that I would never have considered. Every single thing that has happened in our relationship has brought us closer and I would love for that to continue to happen for the rest of our lives. Liv, you have shown me in a thousand ways that you love me, would you let me show you every day of our lives how much I love you? Will you marry me?"

"Of course I do, Kyun!" Liv said causing the most spectacular smile of all on the rapper's face as he placed the ring on her.

*****

"Do you think he already did it?" Kihyun asked very excited.

"Totally! If it were something else, I would doubt it, but it's Changkyun asking Liv to be his wife, he's not going to waste any more time." Wonho answered feeling proud of the change in the maknae.

"The detail of the card is going to kill her, I too would get married just to see that." Minhyuk said.

"Well, in the end, it seems that the youngest of the group was braver than all of us." Shownu said.

"And the first of us to get engaged, it's amazing. Although honestly, it was to be expected, I think that no one here has had the smile that Changkyun does now." Hyungwon said.

"If life gives you such an opportunity, you have to take it, Liv and I.M knew it from day one." Jooheon said thinking that he, in their position, he would definitely do the same.

✮ Chapter 15

💜 Hi, lovely Monbebe, thank you for reading the whole story, for your likes and sweet comments. I hope you'd enjoyed the fanfic. I'm thinking about writing an epilogue for Liv and Kyun soon. 💜

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leviskokoro · 4 years ago

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KOKORO 500 EVENT :: THANK YOU FOR 500 FOLLOWERS!!

event duration: Feb 17 - Feb 25 (GMT + 8 / Philippines Timezone)

A special thanks to everyone for all the support in getting here. I legit couldn't get here without you all. First off, I would like to recommend some of my favorite blogs to visit for content as well as some of my friends who have supported me while I wasn't feeling emotionally well.

Kokoro Headcanons/Scenarios

People are allowed to send requests for the dorm leaders! Here are the rules and please respect them:

no NSFW (Yandere is allowed though)

don't make the s/o overly specific because that would count as oc-coded. One or two attributes are allowed

I will be making most of these headcanons as genderneutral as I can so that anyone can enjoy them

Kokoro Matchups (3/5)

I will be accepting 5 matchup requests. Sorry I can't really do more than 5 since I'm sort of busy with schoolwork. Here's the info that I'll be needing in your matchup request:

Personality

Hobbies

Talents

What you’re looking for in a partner

What you offer in a relationship

Your love language

The love language you want your partner to have

What makes you tick/What makes you keep going in life

Worst fears

Life philosophy or life motto

What turns you off from someone

What makes you like someone

Other stuff you feel is necessary

Kokoro Sleepover

Feel free to ask me any questions! Some examples can be "What was your inspiration for this fic?" or "What advice would you give for writing?"

Kokoro Icons (1/5)

I'll be accepting 5 requests to make icons of whichever twst character is asked!

Kokoro Shoutouts

@twisted-n-thirsty (NSFW) / @twisted-whimsies :: Brew is a talented writer and is someone I enjoy talking to a lot! Densest of Them All hooked me in and I've loved her writing ever since.

@sherbet-shark :: Twist is a dear friend who has done a lot for me and the server. She's been a wonderful support for everyone in the twisted friends server and I'm sure other people. Her writing is phenomenal, especially during ebg when she wrote all those letters. Also, she’ll be doing a milestone event soon so please check her out and send some requests in!

@forcebewitht :: My wifey, My Vil kinnie, what can't you do? I admire her immensely for how much talent, brightness, and confidence she has. We've done a lot together and I'll never forget the fantastic fics that she wrote for me.

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@rrasado :: Rras is one of the people that showed up a lot in my notifs before the server and I always appreciated her support. It’s always a joy seeing her art in the channels and I adore Phoebe!

@luvielle :: Luvi is a fantastic artist and I love her for how amazing her writing and rping is, as well as her supportive personality that makes members feel welcome in the server.

@creamy--sad :: Quality writing and quality friend. He’s someone special to me because he’s been able to make me feel so special as well.

@twstpasta :: Mac is absolutely hilarious and a fantastic content creator in the twst community. I almost screamed irl when I saw that they joined the server

@dreamii-yume (DARK CONTENT WARNING) :: I saw their works in AO3 and was blown away by the quality writing. I’ve been a follower for a while now and it’s always great to see their posts on my dash

@twstedforyou (DARK CONTENT WARNING) :: Freaking amazing yandere art and probably one of the best blogs I’ve seen on any fandom. I adore their yokai au and am excited to see more.

@lovee-infected :: I adore her analyses and content. It was such an honor to have her give feedback on my Vil and Leona analysis post. I was super happy when she joined the server too!

And that’s the end of this post! I would add more people but unfortunately tumblr would kick my ass if I added too many people ;w;

Thanks again to everyone for the support and I’m so overjoyed that you all love my content. I hope to continue making stuff that people in the community will enjoy.

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reki-of-the-valley · 4 years ago

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Last part (3) of my writing journey!

2019 - 2021

(again, it gets long)

2019 - 18 years old

At this point, I very much wanted to have a writing career. I liked writing and it made me really happy, so why not? It's also the year I started publishing to AO3 (I'm also going to shy away from the Percy content, even if it was still the main thing I wrote about)

Starting off with Heart Spotted Ladybugs, aka my first ever published fanfic. Do I like it? Not at all. But it was a necessary step in life. Can't start out amazing, you know? I mostly hate how I was doing the dialogue, a weird mix between the English and the French way.

The final scene of my now discontinued fic A Quoi Ca Sert L'Amour. can you see the improvement between January and November? Because I can. And I'm so proud of that improvement!

This was also a big OC story. I've abandoned it due to a weird middle not working, I didn't have the energy to find a middle, but it was supposed to be a cheesy romcom which I wrote as a joke for my best friend. I gave up after 35k

2020 - 19 years old

This is the year I started writing my novel. For real. This is the year that I spent writing about my ocs, pages and pages of oc content that was never shared (except with my best friend). 2020 was the birth year of my baby, How to Find Love in The Dark, a story about two college students who are partnered up together, but hate each other. And when the guy's best friend decides to get involved, everything unravels and goes to hell

The first page (which will eventually need much editing, but I'm not there yet). Pretty much my current style, though I did still struggle a bit with story-telling. I wasn't quite used to writing, not like I am now, but I knew what I was doing. 2020 was definitely the year where I felt comfortable writing, writing what I wanted and what I love. Most of my year was spent writing HTFLITD, it being the longest text I wrote until recently (Summer Time Family Madness recently surpassed HTFLITD, ~60k so far vs 46k for now)

I wrote a couple of drabbles that year, monthly challenges every so often where I'd try to write a drabble a day, but none are exceptional.

A highschool AU, Bookish girl x jock. It was a feel good AU for some of my OCs, something to relax when things got rough in life.

2021 - 20 years old

We've made it to the present! We've gotten here! And I'm not going to copy-paste what you've probably already read. And while 2021 wasn't filled ENTIRELY of my Renga fics, they are mostly what I wrote. The only other thing I worked on this year was How To Find Love In The Dark and a couple of rewrites of things when I was younger, just for laughs. So instead, I'm just gonna leave you guys with a sneak peak for the upcoming chapter of Summer Time (Family) Madness

#And that's a wrap on this!#12 years worth of writing #12 years of my life put on display for everyone to see #whack #crazy #damn #but the evolution is clear #and I'm so proud of myself #Lils writing journey #hush lils

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parachutingkitten · 7 years ago

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Season 4 Analysis

STANDARD DISCLAIMER: I am going to be applying the concept of criticism to a TV show you presumably love and adore as much as I do. If you do not want your idea that the show is immaculate to be challenged, I would not advise reading past this point.

Mood for the season: It's a SuPeR fUn HaPpY pLaCe!!!!!

You don’t need to, but if you are interested, and haven’t seen my analysis of past seasons, you can find those here:

Pilot

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Hey guys! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Season 4! We are here! I am SO biased with this season. It has problems man. It has ALL the problems! ALL the plot holes! ALL the stupid, stupid stuff, but I LOVE ALL OF IT! okay, let's back up. I'm about to drop some context on you.

So, when you're a military brat you tend to make friends with whoever you can, and when I lived in Germany I had a friend who was fandom OBSESSED. She, at the time, was super into Homestuck, something I managed to avoid being sucked into, though I do know more about it than I would like. Anyway, this was the point at which I started getting sucked into Ninjago. So, I figured that if I could trust anyone with a strange obsession, it was her. I showed her the last episode of season 3, and she decided she was just going to dive head first into it with me. We watched season 4 together as it came out, we talked about it, had a bunch of inside jokes about it, I wrote some very short fanfiction about it, she made some OCs, one in particular that I remember was Stormy, a ditzy cloud master who wore pink, we shipped him with... one of my OCs, I don't remember. She hadn't watched the first two seasons, so I had to fill her in on a lot, but she was the first person I ever fandomed with, and it was over season 4. So I guess you could say season 3 was the grand beginning of my love for this show, and season 4 was the peak of my fangirl experience (at least for that phase of my life).

Plot

This season is a real mixed bag. Coming off the heels of the first season, nothing makes sense. Suddenly there are more elements, completely discrediting Lloyd's supposed power of four powers. And now it's genetic, which brings up the problem of Jay, who... if either Ed or Edna were masters, they would have slipped by now (but also like, how cool would it be if Edna just busted out with lightning powers) and then Zane who... doesn't have genes. It makes the world bigger, yes, but it also discredits the lore of the last two seasons, and brings up the question "Where the hell were the rest of the EMs when the Great Devour attacked? Or the stone warriors? Or the final battle?!" Anyway, it's a bit jarring and sudden to say the least. It definitely was not planned beforehand. There aren't even any hints in season 3. Like wouldn't it be cool if in season 3 we saw them go to the noodle shop, or Wu was really vague about elemental questions. It would make a lot more sense then. Idk. It opens the universe up to the plotlines of most of the future seasons, but it does sort of discredit the first two. This season is also kinda choppy feeling wise. You go from the mood the past season have had in the first episode to this sort of native tribal feel on the island, and then the factory and then back to Ninjago. It's kinda a mess. Overall it was just an excuse to put these characters in cool situations (which I have done before, I understand). Which I get, and it makes for some cool stuff, but I don't think any of it ends up meshing together super well in the end. When I think of this season I think of the tournament. I forget about the whole snake stuff at the end most of the time. I forget about the while Garmadon conflict. The fact that I forget that's there has to be a bad sign, right?

Characters

Character work this season is really pretty good for the most part! There are a lot of new characters. And they all are very distinct and fun, and even when two people you don't know especially well battle, you're still really invested. All of the Cole and Jay stuff is pretty good this season! Major upgrade from season 3. The whole fight scene is absolutely fantastic. Garmadon is freaking awesome this season. He keeps on trying to kill himself, and it's stupid, and the show sort of acknowledges that it's stupid, cuz Lloyd is just like 'dude, what the heck'. Kai's arch this season is pretty good, exploring his darker side and putting that intense conflict in front of him was good. I can tell you one thing, I like it a heck of a lot better than season 7, but we'll get to that when we get to that. So, yeah. Overall improvement in character! It doesn't dive super deep or anything, but it all works and is all interesting.

Skylor

So... she is one of the reasons I call this season the fanfiction season. We have a whole bunch of other elemental masters we've never heard of, and one of them their power is... all the powers. I can not tell you how much this ticked me off! And she hardly ever uses them! She has pretty much infinite power, and she doesn't think to use it, pretty much ever! There are no restrictions on her! This is what I hate Skylor for. And I do mean hate. BUT aside from that, strictly character wise she is done pretty well. She feels pretty fake and overly sassy at the beginning of the season, but there's a reason for that. It's an act. But it's not like she changed her personality to fool him, she intensified her personality to cover her intentions. Her arch feels pretty natural. That one scene where she does the evil laugh... that was weird. But aside from that, it feels okay. She was raised to think that lying and cheating is the norm, so when someone presents her with another option she begins to change. It makes sense. I love the scene where Kai and her look at each other through the prison bars and (even though their freaking legos) you can feel her realization that she's ashamed of what she's doing now. And after she makes the transition, she's just really chill. Like, I would like to hang out with her. I guess it is kinda sweet that even though she had all of the powers of... ever, at the end she's happy to just run her noodle shop. It's kinda poetic. Anyway, she may be a bit overpowered, and she feels like a bit of a Mary Sue, but overall her personality and interactions are enjoyable enough for me to mostly ignore that. I do agree that she is best used in moderation. She doesn't need to be part of the team. I wish we had a quick cameo each season, but whatever. What we have now in season 9 is nice, but she definitely needs to step back out of the spotlight in future seasons (knock on wood) in order to remain as likable as she's been.

Karlof

Love him. Freaking love him. Honestly, I probably relate to him the most. He's the first loser of the tournament, he avoids trouble, he sticks to what he knows, and he says it like it is. I love his interactions with everyone down in the noodle factory. He's like this perfect blend of optimism and pessimism. His interactions with Cole are beautiful. Their chemistry is really great. One of, I think everyone's favorite masters, and there's a reason why.

Shade

So... typical darkness character. Obviously selfish. But once the climax hits, I actually like him a lot. He kinda serves as an antagonist at first and then flips. It's kinda cool seeing a character with moral boundaries that far out. He's purposely suspicious to take attention away from Skylor, which I get. I think he has a lot of missed potential, but nonetheless, a decent character.

Neuro

I absolutely love his power! I love his manor, I love his voice. He may well be my favorite EM. I don't even know what else to say about this guy. If Karlof is who I am, Neuro is who I'd like to think I am. Calculated, calm, reasonable, and much like Karlof again, not too risky. I like him a lot. Cool guy. I like seeing how far he's willing to go for the ninja, and where certain lines are for him. It's kinda cool to watch. He could use a friend though. I HC he and Paleman hang out. Both quiet. Both reserved. Neuro could probably locate him in a room even if he's not visible. Idk. Anyway, I like him a lot! Great character.

Griffin Turner

Classic speedster. Good enough. Not much to say. He's fun. He's cool. He's what you'd expect. Decent screen time. None of it particularly character developing. For what he is, he's good at it.

Jacob

So, let's ignore the part where they made us think he was dead. He's a lot of fun. Good for them getting a blind character in there. Still confused on what his powers can... do? But I like his spunk. I think we all have a little soft spot for him.

Chamille

One of the only girls and she's pretty much evil. Why do girls have to be evil at one point to be interesting? Idk. Don't really care for her, don't really think much about her. Whatever. She's there. She serves her purpose. Fine. Okay. Moving on.

Paleman

Friggin love him. For the master of light to be invisible is a great move, and pretty creative. His voice is kinda obvious, but very distinct. It's a creative background character to have. I like him a lot. Again, I feel he could use some more love. See above Neuro HC. Like him a lot and... yay.

Bolobo

Kinda missed the "mother nature" pun... could have had at least one more female master... that's okay. He's cool enough. Kinda disappointing though. I mean, vines? Is that it?

Gravis

Gravity is a dang cool power. Idk what else to say. He doesn't get a ton of screen time, so it's hard to praise him too much, but yeah. I really like that. Actually had an FC (she was a villain but you know whateves) with the power, so seeing that be a real element they used is really cool.

Ash

I don't like him. He's very strange. He's just got that one laugh. He seems comically over the top a jerk. I like the way his mouth looks though. Unique and kinda cool. I was looking on his Wiki page, and it said he and Chamille kissed in the background at one point? Is that true? I am way curious now

Tox

Okay. She's nonexistent here, no personality. I guess she's kinda tough. Yeah, this gets confirmed later in season 9, when she speaks. But even there she's pretty nonexistent. Here's my idea. Instead of having all your females being 'tough' why not flip expectation on its head? I think it would be way funny and clever if the master of poison was super friendly, and bubbly, and genuinely a nice person. I'm thinking almost like Jay's (lightning... or I guess adopted) mom, levels of talkative and nice. Wouldn't that be kinda fun? Idk. Whatever. It is what it is.

Kapau and Chope

Best villains ever 10/10. 'Nuff said.

Romance

KAILOR

Okay, I freaking love them! They're not my favorite couple or anything, but they work really, really well… under certain conditions. There are a few bumps I can't ignore. Can we have a protagonist in the show who doesn't send googly eyes at their future love interest the first moment they see her? And remember when they made us think Kai and Skylor were related... yeah... why did we need to do that? That was... kinda uncomfortable. BUT other than that, Skylor is exactly what Kai needed. First, he needed a redhead. Duh. Second, he needed someone who would see right through his Kai shmoltz and be real with him. Third, she had to be fun. And finally, she needed to wear the pants in the relationship. And Skylor fills ALL of those requirements! I like that Kai falls for her right away, and I love that she doesn't think she likes him until... she totally does and it's like 'Oh SNAP!'. I love that weird scene where Chen walks around with Kai like he's already his son in law, that cracks me up! I guess I like them more in theory than in practice. It feels a touch forced, and it needed a bit more time. Point being, the beginnings of the relationship are extremely awkward and strange, but towards the end of the season, it gets good! I just wish we could see more :)

The... love... triangle

Alright, by now, you guys should know how I feel about these things. They suck. They're stupid. I hate them. They're pointless. And this season is... quite possibly the stupidest. So... the whole Garma-Wu-Sako... thing this season is that Wu wrote a letter to Misako a long time ago, and Garmadon stole it, and then... Misako *groan* used it to determine which of them she was going to marry... okay. Yeah, Garmadon, that was a crap thing to do. But you know what, he was evil. Wu should have just signed the thing when he wrote it. But also, Misako... WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' GIRL?! Why... would you let a letter... be the final deciding point? I don't get that. And my main problem is that she basically chose her husband based on his writing ability. The thoughts Wu had in the letter obviously directly express what Garmadon wanted to say. In the end, his feelings for her were still the same. The only thing different is that he didn't write it. He's not good with words the way Wu is. But the show treats it like he lied about his feelings, and didn't even like her. Like he was using her for personal gain or manipulation or something. Idk. The whole thing makes no sense. Now, maybe if he did something to make Wu directly look bad or disingenuous THAT would be understandable. But... idk. I don't get it. Misako sucks. Let's move on.

Villians

Chen

Chen is my favorite villain. Hands down. No competition. Any way you slice it. I friggin love the heck out of this dude. And here's why. First off, he's a very comedic villain that still remains extremely threatening, which is an extremely thin line to walk. I mean, think about it. With all the other villains, they were intimidating, and the henchmen provided the humor. Here, I guess you could say they flipped it cuz Clouse is pretty intimidating, but Chen is still crazy scary on his own. And here's how they do it: He's insane. Straight up, he has lost his mind. Nothing he does makes sense, but that's fine, cuz it probably makes total sense to him. You can laugh at the quirky things he does, but also live in fear knowing that he has trap doors installed EVERYWHERE. Why? Cuz he likes them! Is there a better reason than that when you're crazy! That was my problem with people with Pythor. He is so smart, why didn't he ever think that the devourer might eat him too?! There is no explanation. But with Chen, that doesn't matter! He wants to be a snake! Why? Why not?! No flaws in that thinking, right? This is also why I like Ultra Violet so much. She's the only one to rival his position, but because she's more of a side villain, I don't feel that's enough to dethrone him. With insane villains, you never have any idea what they're playing at, if it's smart, or how to counteract, cuz they're just insane. I mean, seriously,

"Chen, the ninja have figured out our plan, what should we do?"

"COOL! Let's tell EVERYONE our plan!"

And it works! I love his voice. Just the way he says things makes me so happy! He's having so much fun, and I have fun with him! 10/10 villain. Great work.

Clouse

I can't get past the voice. It sounds so over the top evil and... it's kinda annoying for me? He has a decent backstory and such, but whenever he's on screen I always find myself wishing it was Chen. He just sucks the fun out of everything and leaves nothing there, so most of his interactions aren't particularly interesting. I don't know. Never really thought much of him.

Humor

Needless to say everything with Chen works! Everything with the EMs works. Jay's whole Positive Thinking streak is amazing! There's not a lot that falls flat on its face. It's really pretty fantastic.

Favorite joke: too many to count. If I had to pick one...

Chen's: the reds, the purples, the super dark purples!

Drama

This season has some damn good drama. It has my personal most sad moment in all of Ninjago. I'm of course talking about Garmadon's death... JK! XD I WAS LAUGHING ALL THE WAY THROUGH THAT SEQUENCE! But we’ll get to that later. Okay. But for real, my personal most heartbreaking moment is when we find out Pixal is scrapped (of course it's Pixal related) but seriously, watching this for the first time, it broke my heart hardcore. I audibly gasped. They have these conversations, and she realizes he doesn't remember her, and it hurts her because they were comPATABLE GOSH DANG IT! And then he starts remembering, and she knows she can't go with him, so she lies to him to give him the motivation to make it out, and then the reveal, and Zane's heart breaks, and your heart breaks. This whole scenario reminds me of my own writing, it has all these things I enjoy using. Distinctions between fantasy and reality, characters lying to each other to protect them, and an ending realization of total and complete emptiness. Of course, Pixal is added into his head, and all is fine and dandy. It works for this season but serves her worse in future seasons. Regardless, that moment when Pixal says 'scrapped' is the most depressing thing I've ever seen. All of the Zane drama this season works really well. Zane having an identity crisis is something I didn't think the show would handle. When Zane says he's just a clone if himself I was like 'oh, dang! They went there!'. It's almost like he's comparing himself to Cryptor, and it's some heavy stuff. Everything this season is shrouded in mystery. I love that. For the first half of the season or so, I really like the tournament stuff. But as we get Cole, and especially Jay in the noodle factory, that plotline gets much more interesting. I don't get into the Nya and Lloyd and Garmadon stuff that much. The stuff with Kai is okay. But overall, there's some good stuff.

Climax

Okay, so... I... I mean I like the build up. The thing with all the trucks is really good. Most of it was really pretty good with all the EMs doing stuff the ninja would usually do. But the whole ending thing, with getting mini Pythor involved, and you know. The whole Garmadon death thing. He died an honorable death and all that, but... idk, I can't get past Lloyd's voice. As he reads him off I just couldn't stop giggling! It's so overdramatic, they feel like they need to make Lloyd mad at his dad for whatever reason so he can come back at the last second, and it all feels so forced. And then the ending is super overly cheesy for how serious the show wants to take itself at that moment. Idk. I don't like it. One of my least favorite finales.

Spotlight episode

There are some good ones to choose from this season. Some real good ones. But the one I find myself watching the most is Ninja Roll. This episode doesn't have too high stakes, it doesn't make much sense, it's kind of pointless, but it perfectly encapsulates the reason I watch Ninjago. I don't know exactly why I watch Ninjago. I'm not into the action most of the time. The romance is cute, but not potent enough to warrant watching the show. The humor isn't revolutionary, the characters aren't especially deep. No, the reason I watch Ninjago is cuz it's fun. Ninjago is just a good time. It has just enough of all of those aspects to make for something I love. It makes me smile. With seasons 8, and especially 9, Ninjago has shifted into this darker action based, lore-driven thing, which I thought I would like, and I do, but I think it's lost a bit of that fun factor. In my opinion, Ninjago is it's best when it's self-aware, and doesn't take itself overly seriously. When you don't have to end the season on an ominous dark cliffhanger. I mean really. What is this? Chima? No. I just want to go hang out with the ninja and the gang, whatever it is their doing. This episode takes advantage of every situation a roller derby with the ninja provides. Of course Jay roller skates with his mom. Of course, Kai is incompetent at it. Of course, Chen cheats, of course, it all comes down to Lloyd. Of course, there's freaking buggies that Chen releases! This whole episode makes me smile and laugh and it has a good message. This is what I miss about Ninjago, and that's why it's my spotlight.

Misc

I know everyone always teases Jay about his TV show, but what about Kai and his wrestling career? I just feel like that would come up more often

I completely subscribe to the theory that Pixal was scrapped to fix Zane cuz they beat him up so badly when capturing. I'd kinda like to think Pixal even volunteered herself for it... ONE SHOT IDEA

I have to scratch... my face.

I need a number on the trap door to button ratio on the island

This season has my favorite intro of any season. Mainly cuz the remix is FIRE and I hate the fact that they don't have an extended version that sounds more like the opening itself.

So all together, the word to sum up season 4 is fun. Definitely not technically the best, or the smartest, or the most well done, but it's my favorite because of nostalgia, my inner child, and because it makes me smile. I love this season.

- Maya (Parachutingkitten)

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