#why am I looking at moon calendars?

[of-the-nightsky]

Dribble Drabble

Brain: It's time.

Me: Time for what?

Brain: Time.

Me: Time?

Brain: T I M E

Three hours later.

Me: I just researched about a celtic moon calendar, is this what I needed to do??

Brain: Come back later, I'm happy in the moon thoughts.

[astonmartinii]

a spoonful of sugar part two | oscar piastri social media au

pairing: oscar piastri x fem chef!reader

cheffing it up all over the calendar, here we go again

PART ONE | MASTERLIST | TIP JAR | MY SMALL BUSINESS

yourusername

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yourusername: we're in JAPAN 🇯🇵 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!! yeah suzuka is cool and all but more importantly - SUSHI TIME and my oh my that spread is glorious if i do say so myself

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user1: oscar babygirlism is so real

landonorris: HOW DARE YOU GUYS INVITE ME OVER FOR DINNER AND SERVE THAT

yourusername: boo fucking hoo, i've had enough of your whining buddy

landonorris: OSCAR STOP HER SHE'S BEING MEAN

oscarpiastri: i mean i would take the home-cooked meal from the professional chef but that's just me

landonorris: stop shaming me :( i can't help it :(

yourusername: okay stop being dramatic, you can comeback from your hiding place i made chicken sushi as well

landonorris: oh thank you 😊

oscarpiastri: when i came in as the YOUNGER teammate, i didn't think y/n and i would be babysitting you

landonorris: you guys love me really

user2: i think y/n might have the patience of a saint

user3: i think i would die happy if i got a sushi spread from y/n

yukitsunoda0511: personally offended i was not invited :(

yourusername: nooooooooooo yukiii :((((( - i'll bring left overs ?

yukitsunoda0511: yes please (i'm much nicer than lando)

landonorris: when will the slander end?

oscarpiastri: i'm personally offended that any time y/n is visiting ME she ends up cooking and looking after all of you :(

yourusername: i love you the most though

oscarpiastri: hehehehehehe

user4: this relationship is so precious to me actually

oscarpiastri

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oscarpiastri: over the moon to get my first podium in f1 in my rookie season. p.s. get yourself a girlfriend that gives you a candy bouquet to celebrate your podium

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user5: oscodium i know that's right

mclarenf1: we don't think that's in your meal plan, but we'll let it slide for just this once

yourusername: damn right you will 🔫🔫🔫

oscarpiastri: okay no threatening my team on a post about my podium

yourusername: i guess they're fine (FOR NOW) (the next time i see team orders it's on sight)

mclarenf1: ... does this mean no more pasta parties? :(

yourusername: get my boy his first win and pasta for life for all of you

user6: the way y/n and oscar's mum both fell into each other when oscar crossed the finish line

user7: they're so real for that

user8: y/n is REAL wag representation, i too would go FUCKING mental if my boyf got a podium i would also be spraying champagne all over the garage and crying my eyes out

yourusername: I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND I'M SO FUCKING PROUD OF YOU

oscarpiastri: I LOVE YOU MORE, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS SUPPORTING ME - and looking after my mum after you caused a stampede in the garage

yourusername: hold on nicole is just as crazy as me

oscarpiastri: my two favourite women EVA

user9: when you're besties with your boyf's mum >>

landonorris: congrats oscahhhhhhh - how does one procure one of these bouquets?

oscarpiastri: hands off pal 🤨

landonorris: i just want CANDY STOP ACCUSING ME OF STUFF

yourusername: oh so now you want my food ....

landonorris: why are you ganging up on me ??? I'M JUST A CHILD ???

user10: i love watching oscar and y/n ganging up on lando

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logansargeant: category is: thirdwheeling - the food is a definite plus

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user12: the real best trio in f1 ... sorry 2019 rookies

alexalbon: logie bear beating the unseasoned allegations... i am impressed

logansargeant: i am cultured?

yourusername: logan had no choice, he was eating what i made him

logansargeant: but i liked it!

yourusername: you did, i'm a proud mother

alexalbon: what are the chances of me and james getting some of the y/n food, we deserve it more than mclaren

yourusername: name the price...

user13: i love how oscar and y/n have collected so many drivers this season despite being the youngest

oscarpiastri: not even finished my first season and we've accumulated so many "children"

logansargeant: don't have a gf who is such a good chef if you didn't want to babysit me

yourusername: we can't help it we're mOTHER

oscarpiastri: 💅

charles_leclerc: @oscarpiastri did our post podium dinner in aus mean nothing? you're neglecting your 26 year old child

maxverstappen1: classic treatment of the eldest girl 😔

yourusername: you guys done being dramatic?

charles_leclerc: one second

charles_leclerc: YOU'RE JUST THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE, PICK ME UP AND DROP ME - USERS !!!!

charles_leclerc: okay done :)

oscarpiastri: ok... idk what the fuck is going on here

maxverstappen1: we want food [bangs cutlery on imaginary table]

user14: oscar going from being the shy one on the grid to wrangling charles and max is killing me

user15: him and y/n have the grid wrapped around their finger

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yourusername: this is everything you have ever deserved

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user18: i am going to throw myself on the track and let oscar run me over and put me out of my misery

oscarpiastri: i love you so much, couldn't do it without your support

yourusername: NUH UH you're SUPER DUPER AMAZINGLY FAST and i am lucky to be here to witness you :)

oscarpiastri: okay.... but no more passing out in the garage

yourusername: i'm just a girl 🎀

oscarpiastri: my girl x

yourusername: YOUR GIRL (i've seen the tiktok edits BACK OFF)

user19: the way the other team members and teams let them have their moment was so cute

user20: zak brown pushing her to the front to be able to see him on the podium... maybe i don't hate him as much as i thought

user21: her taking ten billion photos while crying her eyes out was so cute

yourusername: they're all blurry 🧍🏻‍♂️

maxverstappen1: i guess you're the only one i'll tolerate outshining my championship win... congrats oscar!

oscarpiastri: thank you max :) also thank you to gp for giving y/n an ice pack

yourusername: gp got his name on a piece of cake

maxverstappen1: what about my cake?

yourusername: i guess i can spare another slice for you

oscarpiastri: we can give you a whole cake tomorrow if you let me win tomorrow?

maxverstappen1: nice try dude

yourusername: you haven't tried it yet

oscarpiastri: it's laced with crack (literally, DQ coming fast)

maxverstappen1: ????

yourusername: we jest

oscarpiastri: or do we?

user22: is gp another person they've collected?

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oscarpiastri: no one else i'd rather celebrate with

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user23: they don't know it yet but they're actually my parents

user24: yeah, yeah oscar won a race woo BUT MAMA DROP THE RECIPE FOR THE THIRD SLIDE LOOKS LIKE IT BANGS

yourusername: i'm so unbelievably proud of you oscar, crying in the club right now

oscarpiastri: i didn't know the shower was also called the club (i can hear you crying and though i'm grateful you are this happy for me, it's getting slightly concerning)

yourusername: i just can't contain my excitement for you and it's turned into tears HAPPY TEARS

oscarpiastri: my mum can hear it from her room as well

yourusername: can't believe i'm being shamed like this

landonorris: will you cry this much for my first win

yourusername: nope, actively praying against it

landonorris: WHAT ??? OSCAR STOP HER SHE'S BEEN TOO MEAN THIS TIME

yourusername: i only want oscar to win every race from now until he retires soz buddy

oscarpiastri: idk that sounds like a good deal to me lando

landonorris: @yourusername i hope you drown in your tears

user25: well that escalated

danielricciardo: proud of you baby aussie !!! how can we get some aussie bbq in the paddock as celebration @yourusername 🤭

yourusername: someone get me a grill asap

danielricciardo: okay max it's time to stop being selfish, let oscar win another race so we can get more bbq i'm homesick

maxverstappen1: that's cute and all but FUCK THEM KIDS

yourusername: well no bbq for you then

maxverstappen1: you and oscar love me really

oscarpiastri: ???

user26: the way y/n tussles with these men kills me

user27: at this point get her a microphone and get her on that grid walk

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mclarenf1: y/n delivered the pasta party she promised (admin is now in a food coma no more posts for the rest of the day)

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user28: the way we all thought this was a joke... i am now unwell

user29: dead ass the cutest thing i've ever seen

yourusername: thank you for having me besties, thank you for giving oscar a fast car and i hope you all actually make your flights in your pasta-induced naps

mclarenf1: that carbonara has me snoozing up a storm

oscarpiastri: (we nearly missed our flight)

landonorris: worth it, that pasta banged

yourusername: why thank you everyone i am blushing

yourusername: but real talk when does all this pasta translate into team orders in oscar's favour

mclarenf1: i don't think that's in my job description

landonorris: ...

oscarpiastri: well....

yourusername: you're making me look like a bad person 😭 i just want oscar to have the best possible time ever

oscarpiastri: i love you <3

landonorris: ugh... i guess that's cute

user30: i have never been more jealous ever in my life and it's over PASTA

georgerussell63: i am mobilising the GDPA against this. it's either pasta for ALL of us or NONE of us

yourusername: bring back seb you big wet wipe

georgerussell63: EXCUSE YOU!

charles_leclerc: i am an honourary italian and i am quite frankly offended i was not at least offered the left overs

oscarpiastri: but this was my special pasta party for my sprint win :(

georgerussell63: don't try and use that very cute and wholesome excuse with me mister, we have been robbed of pasta

yourusername: you queens are so dramatic i can't

user31: this sport is so unserious, they wouldn't protest over the conditions this weekend but pasta is where they draw the line 😭

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yourusername: if you're at COTA come on down to my bbq station it's mr america (@logansargeant) approved

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user33: miss ma'am is really raising the bar for all wags at this point

user34: who else is doing up masterchef at the track

logansargeant: i can confirm it is very good

yourusername: i knew there was a reason we love you logie bear

logansargeant: the ribs were so good you should honestly get an american passport

user35: guys i went and omg IT WAS SO FUCKING GOOD + y/n was so fucking nice and said all proceeds are going to helping disadvantaged children get into karting

user36: my heart is so full i love them

maxverstappen1: slowing me down by making me have bbq i see how it is

yourusername: no one forced you to eat it buddy

maxverstappen1: well it's steak and mac and cheese ur dumb if you think i'm NOT fucking it up

yourusername: you got me there

danielricciardo: that was scrummy

charles_leclerc: petition for this to be here every week

georgerussell63: this just makes me more angry about missing out on pasta

user37: oscar is so much stronger than me cause if i had y/n i'd be asking for an absolute feast all of the time and would not stick to my meal plan

oscarpiastri: my favourite person doing her favourite thing <3

yourusername: you're my favourite thing

landonorris: keep that to yourself

yourusername: i can't love my bf now?

landonorris: that man is a child keep it PG

oscarpiastri: you made it not PG

yourusername: stop forcing your agenda on us lando

landonorris: i can't win with you people

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oscarpiastri: first season done. proud. ready to eat like a king

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user38: i don't think i've ever barked in response to a picture of food

landonorris: where's mineeeeee :((((((((

oscarpiastri: season is over mate. y/n is back to being mine and mine only, we're hibernating in aus

landonorris: selfish

yourusername: let us eat our sushi in peace this off season

user39: oscar ready to keep y/n to himself what a king

oscarpiastri: tired of sharing my gf :( i know she's the bestest ever but still i was getting separation anxiety when she was stolen to make food for george

georgerussell63: no regrets

yourusername: you were always a king, but i'm ready to treat you like royalty

oscarpiastri: right back at you, queen

yourusername: all the food WE want all off season

maxverstappen1: okay guys we can hear you

charles_leclerc: this is no way to talk about your 27 year old children honestly

landonorris: i'm calling childline actually

yourusername: feel free girl, kiss my ass cause you won't see it for months

landonorris: GASP!

oscarpiastri: that's been brewing, stop asking y/n to make you chicken dippers bro

landonorris: :(

yourusername: regardless of all the tomfoolery and the stray cats (drivers) we've picked up, i'm so proud of you oscar - here's to an even better year next year

oscarpiastri: thank you, my love. couldn't do it without you. i love you.

yourusername: i love you too osc

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note: heyyy?? yeah i've kinda gone missing in action. i am working on the last two WIPs but i am so busy and my writers block is so bad i had to revisit an old fave lol. hope yall enjoy !

[katsu28]

ooooo “Making the other person a Spotify playlist with songs that remind them of their relationship and growth” for Lando???

thank you for requesting! hope you like this one <3

lando norris x reader, 1.3k, request something from here!

There aren’t many times you can get Lando all to yourself. His job comes with many responsibilities, as does your own. You understand the time and hard work it takes to do what he does day after day, week after week, and you like to think the two of you have found a way to balance it all. Dinners together whenever you can, texting and calling between meetings; you even have a shared calendar on your phones to keep track of your hectic schedules. 

Racing takes precedence on most weekends, of course. Some of them you’re able to attend, but lately things have been getting busy at your workplace nowadays, which means you’ve been working weekends too. Weekdays are slim pickings as well, with all of the traveling and training and things you have to get done as well. 

With all that’s been happening lately, you haven’t been able to spend nearly enough time with Lando. Late evenings at work, long training days—everything seems like it’s been piling up until the only time you really get to spend with each other on days that he’s home is right before bed. And even then, it isn’t long before one of you inevitably falls asleep first. 

Which is why when you miraculously find yourself and Lando with a totally empty schedule today, free of any work related commitments for either of you, you’re over the moon. He suggests a day trip up the coast, just the two of you and the open road. Honestly, you don’t even care where you go, you just want to be with him. 

You’d think he’d be sick of driving given what he does for a living, but he just presses a kiss to your temple, saying that driving with you is something he’d never tire of. 

That’s how you end up here, sitting comfortably in the passenger seat of Lando’s Miura, fingers intertwined with his as he cruises down the coastline. Crystal clear water dotted with boats and even bluer skies on one side, beautiful scenery on the other, and the man you love sitting right next to you—what more could you ask for?

“Like what you see?” Lando’s teasing voice draws you out of your thoughts, and you refocus to see him still with his eyes on the winding highway ahead. But he’s grinning rather smugly, a grin that only grows bigger when you huff. “It’s alright, you can stare at me all you want. I know how sexy you think I am.” 

“That’s bold. Maybe I’m admiring the view.” 

“Yeah, and the view is called my carved-by-the-gods side profile.” 

“Someone’s a tad self absorbed. You’re voted top three hottest drivers on the grid one time and you start getting a big head, hm?” 

“I beat out Carlos, baby! Carlos fucking Sainz! You’ve seen the man, do you know how that makes me feel?” 

“Is there something I should be worried about, Lan? Are you going to leave me for Carlos?”

Lando snorts, aiming a brief but still effective skeptically arched brow at you. “Please, if I was gonna leave you for Carlos, I would’ve done it already.” 

“Oh, cheers. That’s reassuring.” 

“Happy to help.” 

“Can I play some music? I need to drown out the sound of your complete and utter betrayal.” You grumble, slouching in your seat with crossed arms. Lando laughs and nods, passing you his phone. He knows you’re just being fussy for the dramatics of it all.

You scroll through his Spotify playlists in search of something that looks interesting, but one in particular instantly catches your eye. Labeled “For my love” with an absurd amount of heart emojis after, you can’t help but feel like maybe, just perhaps this one might be for you. Or for Carlos, but you’re ninety percent sure it's you. 

Next to you, Lando inhales sharply through his teeth like he’s just remembered something, hand shooting out blindly. “Fuck, wait, hang on—” 

“Lando…” You say, only slightly teasing. All previous betrayal is instantly forgotten. You shift so his wiggling fingers can’t reach the phone, giggling a bit at the garbled noise that escapes from his mouth. He’s obviously figured out what you’ve just come across. “What’s this?” 

“You weren’t supposed to see that,” He sighs, cheeks already flushing pink. “It was meant to be a surprise.” 

“You made a playlist for me?” 

“Well, yeah. It’s sort of embarrassing.” He mumbles, suddenly sounding bashful.

“Oh come on, don’t get all shy on me now.” 

“Alright, fine! At first it was for me. Just songs I thought you’d like, and I’d listen to it all the times I was away and we couldn’t talk. Or if I was nervous before a race and started spiraling. And then…it just turned into songs that made me think about you. Made me think about us.” 

“There’s hundreds of songs on here, how did you even—when did you even start making this?” 

Lando swallows hard, knuckles flexing on the steering wheel.

“Honestly? The day we met. Call me a weirdo, but from the moment I saw you I knew you were it for me. Took both of us a while to get our shit together, but I never stopped believing it.” He says softly, hastening a glance over at you. He smiles and shrugs, reaching out to thread his fingers through yours once again. “And the songs…I dunno, they’re just my way of remembering how we got here. I meant to save it for our next big anniversary, but you’ve mucked it all up by being nosy, so now the cat’s out of the bag!” 

“You’re so fucking cute, babe,” You coo, leaning across the center console to press a smattering of kisses to the side of his heated face. “You made a whole playlist for me and listened to it when you missed me? That’s the cutest thing anyone’s ever done, you sap.” 

“Yeah, alright. You can shut up about it now,” He grumbles, but he still looks pleased. “Have a look through it. I think I’ve got some good ones on there.” 

The more you scroll through the list of songs, the more you feel like your heart is about to burst out of your chest. It mixes your music taste and his, and in a way, it feels very representative of not only who you are as individuals, but who you are with each other.  

It reads like a letter to you, to your relationship. To who you were back then and who you are now, who you’ve grown into together. 

There’s no doubt that in the years you’ve known each other, you’ve both changed. You’ve had good times and not so good ones too, but one thing that’s always remained is each other. From friendship, to teetering on something a little more, to finally finding love with one another, Lando has been the most unwavering constant in your life. You think that deep down, it was something you already knew, even from the first time you’d met him. 

“I’m gonna fucking cry, Lando,” You whine, emotion seeping into your words.

“Why? Is it bad? Is it too much?” He looks worried, but he can’t exactly take his eyes off the road to see why you’ve had the reaction you did.

“No, no. It’s perfect.” 

His shoulders sag in relief, and the smile returns to his face. “Oh. You like it?” 

“I love it.” You lift your joined hands, pressing a kiss to his knuckles that has him positively beaming with adoration. It goes without saying, but you truly don’t think you could love a person any more than you love Lando. You don’t want to, because he’s it for you. 

“You know what else?” He hums his piqued interest, likely expecting more praise. “Carlos can suck it. I got a playlist, what did he get? Absolutely nothing!” 

“For fuck’s sake, I was kidding!” 

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~•♡•~ Total Eclipse Of The Heart

➳ Summary: You take Daryl to watch the 2017 solar eclipse (Daryl x GN!Reader)

➳ Setting: Southern Virginia, August 21st, 2017 (in the 6 year timeskip in season 9)

➳ Word count: 1.6k

➳ C/W: Nothing

➳ A/N: Simple thing cuz I hated Leah watching something as special as the eclipse w/ Daryl in the show cuz I DO NOT LIKE her ass so I rewrote it cuz I believe there's few things more bonding than watching an eclipse with someone. Whippin out the dad music reference on this one. (I am working on reqs! I just have training for my job which my boss very reassuringly dubbed “bootcamp” and health shit is beating my ass I need to call like 3 specialty clinics again um 🗿)

“Ya ever gon’ tell me where we goin'?”

“Nope. Almost there,” You replied, a cheeky grin on your face as you swiveled your head back to glance at Daryl who sat behind you on his motorcycle. You'd dragged him out of his guilt-ridden solitude in the forest and demanded he get on, saying you needed to show him something and would not be taking ‘nah’ for an answer. You'd been driving southwest for nearly two hours now, headed towards something specific.

Daryl had little sense of the date, having spent nearly the last 3 ½ years out in the woods, wrapped up in his search for Rick. You stayed with him from time to time, Carol checking in as well, but he was too stubborn to go home with either of you no matter how many times you urged it. Even if he knew the day, you weren't sure he'd even know why it was special.

You, however, had been tracking the calendar and lunar cycles, and kept one specific date and pattern in your mind for the last 7 years; August 21st, 2017. You remembered ages ago, reading on science forums and listening to programs on the television, that today, the paths of the moon and the sun would perfectly align and grace a total solar eclipse across the entirety of the United States.

Your lives were such shit in so many ways: flesh eating, rotting corpses snarling after you at every second, run in after run in with malicious and corrupt people and groups, the lack of food, water, shelter and security, so many people gone – and that didn't include everything from before the dead reawoke. And with Daryl unadmittably depressed after the bridge, you would've done anything to show him there were other things in life to focus on. To live for.

So you left Alexandria early in the morning, found Daryl's camp, and forced him to join you. At first he'd thought something godawful had once again disturbed the communities, so bad you couldn’t tell him. But when you started driving the opposite direction, he grew confused and repeatedly asked what was going on, yet you never gave him an answer. Still, he trusted it was important – trusted you – and let you lead him.

❥-》》—————➣

You pulled off the side of the road, powering down the engine and putting up the kickstand, sliding off and stepping to walk into the forest. You'd gone further down into Virginia, knowing that was closer to totality. It wouldn't be complete, but the distance made a difference. “Alright, c'mon.”

Daryl grabbed your wrist, tugging you back and catching your attention, his eyebrows narrowed. “Really? Tha hell's s’all this? Ya haul me'ah hundred miles away tah walk in tha damn forest?”

“Ya spend all your time in a forest anyway, Dixon.” His expression hardered a little, and you sighed. “Please just follow me. I promise you, it's worth it.”

He looked over the features of your face, judging the sentiment they conveyed, and after a moment let you go. You were already here, no point in going back now. As you spun back around, he begrudgingly trailed after you.

You scanned the environment as you went, stopping near an opening in the canopy of trees that gave view to the sky. You could tell by the slanting of shadows and the slightly abnormal shape of light above you that the process had already begun, all that was left was to observe. So you set your bag down and sat, motioning for Daryl to as well.

“Thi'sa picnic or sum?” He questioned, grunting a little as he unsurely slung his belongings off his shoulder to the ground and did the same, settling beside you.

“Could be, I do have some food.” He didn't seem amused. “But no, not a picnic. You know what the day is? Any idea why it's meaningful?”

“Ts'summer, kno’ tha’. M'ah supposed tah kno’?”

“Maybe, I don't expect you to. Here.” You twisted and opened your bag, reaching for a welding mask you'd brought along and passed it to him. “Look at the sun.”

The archer eyed the facial shield, then you, but listened and held it to his face before shifting his gaze up. He squinted, taking sight of the arc carving that ate into the historically circular form of the burning celestial body. And you explained; “It's August 21st… 2017.”

He had to think for a bit. “Tha eclipse?” He lowered the mask and peered back at you. Memories lodged deep in the layers of his mind sparked; learning about eclipses way back in highschool and hearing his teacher mention it, then the annular one in ‘94 and seeing pictures plastered all over the news where they discussed the future.

“Yeah, thought we should see it. It'll look better down here, not perfect, but still… and the lens on that is dark enough it shouldn't hurt our eyes,” You answered, taking your own look before laying back and using your bag as a pillow. It wasn't particularly comfortable, but that's roughly the last thing you cared about right now.

He couldn't help but just stare for a minute, studying how nonchalant you were about everything. How you'd so easily removed him from his rut when so many other attempts had failed, even with his cluelessness around your intentions – like some larger force took hold and finally willed him to break his destructive routine.

Daryl sprawled out next to you on the forest floor, trading the welding shield back and forth over the course of the next half hour, as well as a piece of paper to see the casted geometry. You both watched as more and more of the sun was etched away, taking mental images each time and comparing the new form to the old. It was mostly quiet, lost in similar awe but varying thoughts. You inched closer every time it was his turn, assuming he noticed but didn't point it out.

“Y'know… total solar eclipses are meant to be when the deities and energies fuse, just as the paths do. A window for opportunities and transformation… time for change,” You commented, recalling all people said about the symbolism of such an event. He gave an ‘Mm’, just so you knew he'd heard you, but paid more attention to the progression in the ethers.

The world around you began to rapidly darken, a sliver of orange glow visible in the makeshift glasses. Knowing it was close, you slid your left palm into his right, weaving fingers together, and he returned the hold, still remaining absorbed in the view.

The moon crossed over the sun – at least as best it would from your vantage point; golden rays illuminating around solid black. As Daryl's eyes locked on the sky, taking it all in, yours locked on him, choosing to watch him over a potentially once in a lifetime occurrence. He lowered the mask to briefly see it fully, now reaching for the sheet.

He looked at peace, maybe for the first time in his life: the constant storm of thoughts that persistently clouded his mind finally parting, even if for just a small moment. You witnessed the glitter of genuine emotion return to his blue's, something you'd feared was so long abandoned it may have been forgotten. Rich browns of his wavy hair glowed iridescent auburns when shimmers of sunlight peeked through the leaves, perfectly complementing everything about his being.

You knew you each needed that change.

“I love you.”

He took a second, making sure the sound of your voice was real and not crafted by his own imagination. His head turned, somewhat staggered to find your eyes already meeting his. It was impossible to rip away, your visions warping together as you seemed to merge, entranced by the little crescents that reflected on each other's irises. His free hand ditched the paper and reached over as he partly rolled to his side.

“For a long time.”

In fluid movements, Daryl's calloused fingers smoothed across the delicate skin on your cheek, leaning in and bringing you to him in a longing kiss. You didn't entirely expect it, although you didn't expect anything in particular at all, too unsure of how he'd react. But you pushed back against him, deepening the kiss and paying no thought to anything beside how it felt to finally overlap with him – till he broke away.

“I love ya too,” He mused, accent thickening in the confession. When you opened your mouth to continue, he shut you up with another peck and angled your face straight above. “Watch. M'not bein’ tha reason ya miss this.”

Words could wait, but the eclipse would not. So you obliged, cuddling closer to him and squeezing his hand as birds and insects sung in a concerned ensemble triggered by the daylight's disappearance.

The tranquility was eerie, a sensation mostly left in the rubble of society and replaced by prevalent chaos. You wondered if the feeling was shared elsewhere; at home with everyone in Alexandria, with survivors across the entire rest of the country. Maybe those who didn't know thought the holy spirit was returning to rescue your raptured souls. Did the walkers pause to look too? Everything so out of the ordinary it caught their attention?

But none of that mattered to you, because you had it here. And you basked in it with the one person you'd always hoped you would've.

©corvidcrossbow 2024. I do not give permission for my works to be copied, modified or adapted to other platforms. My work may be translated only if asked and with proof of given consent.

[miiilowo]

i like having werewolf stuff be a metaphor for transformation that humans go through e.g. puberty/periods, transgenderism, etc but specifically on the period front because like fuck dude. i wish they were that reliable and predictable. none of the same guesswork would have to go into it. unreasonably horny and sad? is it my time of the month or the depression or the adhd or am i finally snapping? I can never tell. Would love to just like look at a calendar and see the full moons coming up and go ohhhh okay I don't have to consider killing everyone. Cool. Awesome. And you may say: Milo, why not just track your period so you can predict it? Surely there is a pattern you are an adult? WRONG! SHITS FUCKED FOREVER

[cranberrymoons]

that old black magic

prompt: magic au (@steddieholidaydrabbles) word count: 1,000 rated: t tags: fortune telling, witch/appalachian eddie, post-season 2

welcome to Day 20 (!!!) of the fic advent calendar – bite-sized fics posting every day during the month of december. enjoy!

The cards don’t actually do anything.

See, he waves his hand around and says some fancy words over some very old looking cards with very old looking art on them, and people assume that’s where the magic is – and the cards are old! And so is the art! But they just don’t actually do anything.

No, the magic sits in him. It always has. That’s always been the secret.

His mother had it, and his grandmother before her and her father before that and on and on, all the way back as far as the eye can see, right up the family tree to that one person at the top who made a deal with something in the woods one night, something as old as the hills themselves, that lurks behind trees and makes offers to desperate passing travelers.

But all that was hundreds of years before Eddie’s time. 

These days, there are psychics on TV and people who do tarot readings in over-perfumed salons while they sit on a throne made of cheap velvet and clatter around with their bracelets and bangles and shawls. There are people who read palms and sell incense and run little bookshops that sell mass-produced spellbooks. Crystals and incense and moon charts, the whole world awash in fake magic. All of it, all of it, noise.

But Eddie’s one of the rare real ones. He doesn’t exactly go around advertising it, but give him a set of cards and enough money? Sure, he’ll do a little fake fortune telling for you, maybe even give you a real answer or two, nudge something in the right direction so you feel like you got your money’s worth.

All that to say, the first time Steve Harrington finds him after class, one day right before winter break, and takes a furtive look over his shoulder, Eddie’s fully prepared to do the usual song and dance.

“Um, hey man,” Steve says in a low voice. “I heard you uh –” He clears his throat, shuts his eyes like he can’t actually look at Eddie as he says it. “That you can sort of see the future? Or tell people what’s going to happen or whatever.”

He opens his eyes, and Eddie studies him for a moment, raising his eyebrows. 

“Yeah,” he says after a moment. “And?”

Steve makes a face, hitching his bag higher on his shoulder. “There’s some really weird shit going on,” he says, gesturing vaguely over his shoulder. “It’s kind of hard to explain but basically… there’s something that I really hope is over, and I don’t know how I’m supposed to ask or whatever but –” He lets out a breath. “Is it actually over?”

“Harrington, that’s –” Eddie shakes his head, running a hand back through his hair. “So fucking vague. How the fuck am I supposed to know?”

“Okay, just –” Steve lets out a breath. “If you could like… I don’t know, just give it a general look, see if I’m…”

As he continues rambling, Eddie tunes him out in favor of flipping through his timeline like a mental rolodex, just to see what he’s working with. Just to see what he can spin out of King Steve’s future, but –

“What the hell did you do?” he asks abruptly, cutting across Steve halfway through blabbering about something to do with someone named Justin or Dustin or – “There shouldn’t be blank spots, Harrington. Why do you have blank spots?”

Steve blinks at him. “I –” He frowns. “Blank spots?”

“Past and future, you’ve got these weird –” Eddie flaps a hand around in the air, lost for words, because – “Blank spots. I’ve never seen that before.”

Steve’s face goes blank with surprise. “Wait, like… you can actually see my future?” he asks. “Like right now, you’re seeing it? What are you seeing?”

“I’m… just –” 

Eddie shakes his head, shuts his eyes to block out the feedback loop his brain seems to be caught in, because alongside the blank spots – and there are blank spots; what the fuck – he keeps seeing himself standing with Steve, which must be his brain trying to fill in the weird gaps? 

Maybe? 

How the fuck is he supposed to know? He’s never seen anything like this before.

“Did something happen around Halloween?” he asks finally, letting out a sharp, frustrated breath. “That’s where the first gap is, and then the next one is in like… a year or two from now? It’s kind of hard to tell.”

Steve’s expression drops, and his shoulders slump. 

“The tunnels,” he says. “That’s – Halloween. I was in the tunnels at Halloween.” He says this as if it explains anything, but Eddie honestly feels twice as lost as he was thirty seconds ago. “So it’s going to happen again, then.”

Eddie makes a face, sort of aiming for – sympathetic? That seems like what Steve needs right now, probably.

“If it’s any consolation, you’re going to survive.” He shrugs. “There’s stuff after, a long life. I keep –” He takes a breath, considering not saying the rest, but Steve is going to ask for more details if he doesn’t. “I can’t really see a ton of it, because I think the blank spots are messing with me. I keep seeing myself there in your future stuff, but I’m sure my brain’s just filling in the gaps. It’s not like –”

“Like you’re part of my future.”

“Right,” Eddie says. He laughs. “Yeah, that would be –”

“Yeah.” Steve lets out a relieved little breath, and – sure. Fair enough. “Anyway, um – thanks, man. This is… not exactly good news, but I feel a little better, you know?”

“Yeah,” Eddie echoes. “Uh– anytime.”

Steve starts like he’s just remembered, and he reaches into his back pocket for his wallet. “How much do I–”

“No, just–” Eddie shakes his head. “No charge. Just get home safe, okay?”

Steve nods, smiling a little. “Yeah, okay. Thanks.”

[also on ao3]

[bestworstcase]

i am asking you about tdt! remnant with particular interest in unhinged climate

it is so kind of you all to enable me (@meltedintoair @froginboillingpastawater @lemon-embalmer @blakistan)

don’t mind the unfinished continent i’m still (through gritted teeth) figuring the strandlines out… also if you’re wondering why solitas looks like that it’s because for narrative reasons i needed land at the north pole here’s what she looks like Put Together

ANYWAY you will notice that i’ve moved things around. anima and menagerie north by a solid 30’ and rotated sanus a little bit counter-clockwise for the sake of not having vale and vacuo on almost the same latitude. mostly this is for the sake of bringing the various climates of these places into more reasonable bounds for an earthlike-ish climate—except for vale, which has a maritime climate with cool summers and coldish winters at 6’N, because i fixated on the puzzle of “earthlike climate except for this One Region” like you would not believe.

but before we get to Refrigerated Vale we have to talk about

✨the moons✨

yes moons plural. because i looked at the broken moon and heard the siren call of THE TIDES. tdt!remnant has three moons: mar, the original, which is (like the canon moon) not tidally locked and has a massive dark crater on one side (THE MOUTH OF THE MOON–), and the much smaller anthe + ogmios, which formed through the accretion of debris flung away when the god of darkness exploded the moon and are smaller.

INCIDENTALLY the hegemonic calendar is a lunisolar calendar with months correlating to mar’s cycle and 8-day weeks (octs) correlating to ogmios’ much shorter cycle; anthe is culturally associated with the god of animals and khimerism—that’s the monotheistic worship of the god of animals practiced by many fauni—has an anthean lunar calendar that is wildly different. the vytali common calendar has 12 months divided into 8-day octs (with some gnarly intercalation going on to align the calendar with the solar year); the khimeric calendar has 17 months divided into 9-day enneads with an intercalary month and handful of three-day-long leaping festivals that rotate the calendar through the solar year in a fifteen year cycle. it would be remiss of me not to plug fantasy-calendar for all your batshit calendar making needs. i have a spreadsheet where i pin down all the math and then just set everything up in FC it has never let me down.

back of napkin math:

on average the tides are about +/- 3.9 m. neap tides where all three moons pull against each other, +/- 3.7 m. spring tides where they line up, +/- 4.2—these are the open ocean tidal range, coastal tides are highly variable but as a very rough estimate tidal ranges along the (habitable) coasts are probably somewhere between ~2 and ~16m, with significant amounts of uninhabitable coastline where the tidal range is much larger and building on the high tide coast means your settlement is several kilometers inland at low tide. riverside building is also quite difficult because tidal bores are. pretty extreme

port cities don’t have harbors the way we think of them. they have either sprawling, complicated systems of locks operated by konurgists (=professional practitioners of dust-based magic) or they have cliffside dry docks designed for lightweight vessels to ride in and out with the tides. vale’s wharf district is a maze of locks and caissons. argus and kuo kuana have dry harbors.

the other thing about multi-moon systems is you get more significant tidal flexing ergo more volcanism

so where earth experiences ~70 volcanic eruptions per year on average, remnant the triple moon tsunami tides planet gets to have a “statistically there is always a volcano erupting somewhere in the world” trivia question, and all the air quality problems and acid rain you get from that.

SO the first consideration with regard to tdt remnant’s earthlike climate is that the conditions which produce it are very different; i… am That kind of person who back of napkin crunched numbers for all of this (and spent like an hour fiddling to not tidally lock the planet to the star 😭) BUT the numbers don’t matter per se; the salient piece is that the sun is both cooler and a little further away than ours (<- yes this IS me looking into the camera like i’m on the office about the god of light) and the planet is kept habitable by tidal heating, meaning the friction produced by the moons stretching and squeezing the planet as they orbit around it.

the moons stress balling the planet is also what causes The Volcanoes, which release greenhouse gasses (keeping remnant warmer than it would otherwise be) but also semi-regularly you’ll get enough big eruptions in clusters to Deflect The Fucking Sun like it’s 1816 and global temperatures nosedive and climates all over go haywire for a year or two. i think this happens on average about once per century but the current historical period—the seventh era—begins with a quarter century called the forge years when the planet got HAMMERED by four really bad volcanic winters in quick succession. think “14th century black plague” levels of decimation, except it was worldwide famines + just an explosion of conflicts and wars over food sources + grimm, whose populations spike whenever there’s a major volcanic event because the planet’s mantle is a mixture of molten rock and atrum (=grimm juice).

(there are very few true herbivores in this world. there are a lot of animals that eat plants when it’s warm and meat when it’s cold. true herbivores tend to be either animals that store huge food caches or animals that can go a really, really long time without eating. plants mostly either develop super deep root systems, or pump out antifreeze proteins when the temperature drops, or develop cold-mediated serotiny, or a combination.)

BECAUSE OF ALL THAT, remnant’s oceans circulate in a completely different way than ours; tidal heating warms the bottom water at the poles, causing it to rise in strong east-to-west or west-to-east currents, forcing colder surface water downwards and flowing towards the equator. consequently remnant does not have permanent ice caps, although most of solitas is perpetually snowy above its strandline.

(the strandline is where the water is at high tide; as noted in many cases this is several kilometers inland from the low-tide coast. anima, solitas, alukah—that’s the unnamed dragon continent—and sanus are all a single contiguous landmass at low tide, with huge land bridges exposed. it is generally not a good idea to try to walk, with the exception of one specific island chain that is small enough to traverse safely on foot by walking island-to-island over a span of about three days, four if you’re being cautious.)

the upshot of all this is it’s relatively warmer and wetter at the poles and cooler and drier at the equator compared to earth, because the oceans are effectively upside-down, warmest at the bottom near the poles. (if you’re wondering why the tidal heating is distributed this way, the real-world exemplar i’m working from is europa. interesting reading!)

northern anima is a bit of a special case because even though it looks coastal, it isn’t; the sea in between it and solitas is very, very shallow and at low tides is just this for hundreds of kilometers:

so within that curve of the “dragon neck” shape, the whole strandline is functionally landlocked with respect to the warm rising polar currents and during the wintertime can actually get colder than the region of solitas where mantle is located.

and then there’s the impact of dust.

i’ve drifted quite a bit off the basic ‘fantasy elements’ approach taken with dust in canon because the concept of dust as a sort of crystallized energy appeals to me; so there are four basic kinds of dust (thermal, electromagnetic, kinetic, chemical) which can be further divided into subcategories by their specific actions. for example most ‘burn’ and ‘ice’ dusts belong to the thermal family and are distinguished by whether they radiate heat or absorb it. and i say ‘most’ because there are also things like organic-solar/“bog” dust, which forms in peat deposits and produces heat but is classed as an electromagnetic dusts because it’s solar-powered.

large deposits of dust modify the regional climate in often dramatic ways. and this is how we get Refrigerated Vale—the difference between vale and other equatorial regions isn’t as huge as it would be on earth, because remnant’s equatorial band is relatively cool and generally falls more into a ‘warm-to-hot mediterranean climate’ than tropical, but vale is very noticeably cold for its latitude. there are Two Reasons for this.

one is what i’m calling the tarthic koniohaline climate system (TKCS pronounced “ticks”). the tarth sea—that’s the body of water surrounded by alukah, solitas, and sanus—has a huge, several-hundred-kilometer-long seam of variegated dust running along the southern continental shelf, roughly following the curve of the alukite/sanite coastline but further out to sea. (“variegated” meaning it’s a mixture of different types all sort of entangled together.) sort of akin to a barrier reef, but dust.

the tarthic dust formation is mostly a mix of absorptive thermal dusts (colloquially: frost) and kinetic dusts (colloquially: tidal) which together act to cool and desalinate water upwelling against the continental shelf, which is then pushed southward in a clockwise direction along the sanite/alukite coast. that produces a very cool, wet climate along the coastline with frequent thunderstorms as cold fronts coming off the water collide with warmer air rising from the vivax sea to the south (which again: think mediterranean).

vale sits on the southern periphery of the TKCS and is cooled by prevailing winds originating from the tarthic coast. it isn’t as rainy year-round as the vitrine peninsula but it does get quite a lot of precipitation.

the other factor Refrigerating Vale is that there’s absorptive thermal dust in the mountains, too. eastern vale—the counties in the northeast part of the continent, which were contested during the great war and (unlike in canon) not wholly lost to the grimm—has a very pleasant climate, warm summers and mild rainy winters, sometimes snow in the north and at higher altitudes. prevailing winds are fairly dry and warm when they hit the mountains and then rake over peaks that are just covered in frost/ice dusts and act as a giant heat sink, so western vale gets these bitterly cold, super dry winds pouring down the mountains during the summer that collide with warm coastal winds and cause huge storms. in winter the prevailing winds are much weaker, though still freezing, and blow further out to sea so there are fewer storms and infrequent snow but the snow that does fall tends to stick until the spring.

and that’s why the maragda valley is nicknamed the world’s refrigerator and vale’s chief export is various frost/ice dusts :)

OTHER FUN DUST-RELATED THINGS.

the southern part of alukah is called the mordicchiate coast and it’s one of the only regions in the world with a true tropical climate because it’s very, very rich in an assortment of kinetic dusts (mostly different grades of grav) that essentially cook the region by Vibrating Constantly

the other tropical region is in equatorial anima, a big swath of jungle and humid-subtropical grassland in what’s called the palash basin. it’s hot because it’s the caldera of an ancient supervolcano and one of the most volcanically active regions in the world. there are a lot of grimm. there are so many grimm in the palash basin. there’s also a strip of super-fertile land running along the northern rim of the palash region so people keep trying to live there anyway.

along the southwestern coasts of solitas (where those free villages are in arrowfell) there are just enormous underground seams of radiant thermal dusts which heat up the land enough that it’s possible to farm there during the summers; it still snows year-round, but the soil isn’t frozen so all you need is tents with clear panels you can uncover/cover to control sunlight.

the nequam desert—that’s the one surrounding vacuo—is also laced with radiant thermal dusts that bake what would otherwise be a warm arid steppe into a parched, burning-hot desert that wants to kill you. there are hotspots all over the place where the dust veins are so close to the surface that you can cook on the ground; nomadic desert peoples notoriously almost never use cooking fires and were instrumental to vacuo’s success in the great war because radar systems were still very rudimentary and no fires at night meant vacuan guerrillas could maneuver undetected until they appeared seemingly out of fucking nowhere to maul enemy supply convoys.

the wildlife in the menagerian interior are unique on remnant because there is a preponderance of electromagnetic and chemical dust formations on the surface—mostly “shock” dusts, which discharge or generate electricity—and the animals living have been in an evolutionary arms race for millions of years with the result that if it can’t generate electrical shocks on its own, it’s gluing electric rocks to itself decorator-crab style or it’s got specialized structures in its mouth that it can pack dust into and discharge shocks from when it bites you. “how can the wildlife be more dangerous than the grimm,” the rest of the world asks. “we have scorpions whose stings deliver an electric shock at a high enough voltage to kill you before you hit the ground,” says menagerie. “and lightning snakes. and an electrical tortoise. and storm bears–”

there’s a volcano called mount halog on the northwestern dragon-head peninsula of alukah that began to erupt in 332 VE—twenty-five years ago—and has been more or less continuously oozing lava and half-formed grimm ever since.

acid rain (and snow) is a worldwide issue because of the extreme volcanism and in rainy climates settlements exist in a more or less constant state of repair and reconstruction; once a settlement is abandoned it will fall into ruin very, very fast unless the climate is extremely arid. the most volcanically active regions in the world are northern alukah, the palash basin, and the east coast of anima; volcanic smog blows north to kuchinashi from the palash basin fairly regularly.

black rain is a very dangerous weather phenomenon caused by ateric ash—the stuff grimm disintegrate into when they die—floating up into the atmosphere and then precipitating down as liquid atrum. which. coagulates into new grimm. the drippings from the wyvern in canon are the same in principle but much more severe; typically black rains will spawn lots of small grimm—think rat- or cat-sized—and may not leave puddles large enough to form something like a beowolf at all. but a swarm of rat-sized grimm is still no picnic, and black rain is difficult to forecast, so within the vytal league it’s standard practice for huntsmen and grimm extirpation forces to be kept at the ready whenever heavy precipitation is expected, just in case it’s tainted.

the oceans are also quite a bit more acidic than earth’s and tend to be very nutrient-rich near the poles and barren with pockets of life here and there in the equatorial regions—which, as discussed in the Whale Post, in combination with the relative cold creates selective pressure for VERY LARGE akin to the phenomenon of abyssal gigantism but extended higher into the middle pelagic zones. the greatest diversity and density of oceanic life is around the north pole.

(the MONSTER WHALES are called hafgufa, females live in pods around the north pole, males are solitary and range worldwide.)

also,

because atrum does not freeze above absolute zero, and because the planetary mantle is atrum intermixed with magma, every spreading rift in the ocean also constantly pumps out rivers of atrum, which 1. plays an important role in moving and mixing waters to sustain those pockets of nutrient-rich waters where marine life flourishes in the equatorial regions, and 2. slowly but steadily spawns diluvian grimm. the VAST majority of grimm in the world are sea monsters born from these underwater rivers :)

[delinquentbookworm]

thinking about an episode of House MD set in a DnD universe.

So, the patient comes in with nausea, vomiting and weight loss, and the ER healer figures it's some kind of flu-type illness and gives the patient a Lesser Restoration. It doesn't work, which is weird, because Lesser Restoration should eliminate any disease.

So they call in House, who sends his team to get a patient history. And in the patient history, Cameron finds out that the patient recently pissed off a wizard, and when she mentions that to House, House is like "the wizard obviously cursed him. Do Remove Curse."

(While this is going on, the B plot is Wilson is having an ethical dilemma over whether he should help treat a vampire who kills people. House is on the side of 'we treat everyone, regardless of how many people they kill', whereas Wilson is like 'if I save this person's life am I dooming their future victims?')

Back to Cameron, Chase and Foreman - they're telling the patient they're gonna do Remove Curse, and the patient doesn't want them to, but he won't tell them why. Cameron doesn't want to cast the spell if the patient doesn't want it, but Chase is like "that's probably just the curse talking," and casts it anyway. But oh no! That makes the patient worse, and he goes into death saves. Foreman casts Spare the Dying and stabilises the patient, but he's still unconscious and can't answer any more questions.

House is like "you idiots, why didn't you tell me he didn't want the curse removed?" and sends them to break into the patient's house. They find a bunch of calendars that very clearly mark each full moon, and it turns out that the patient had lycanthropy. Remove Curse removed his lycanthropy, turning him back into a regular human - lowering his hit point maximum and his constitution, making his other condition worse. So maybe the patient was under the effect of Lycanthropy and a wizard's curse? Cameron tries Remove Curse again, and nothing happens. The patient is still unconscious and needs Spare the Dying to be cast on him pretty regularly.

So now obviously the answer is to get the patient re-infected with lycanthropy, because otherwise he's going to be stuck in a loop of unconsciousness -> death saves -> spare the dying -> unconsciousness.

So House asks Foreman to go track down another werewolf to bring in to bite the patient, and that's a whole thing. While that's happening, Cameron is trying to figure out what the wizard did, because it had to be something, right? No one gets into a fight with a wizard and then falls ill a day later and those two things not be related. And she's running a bunch of tests for various poisons or spells and they're all coming up negative.

Foreman brings in a werewolf. When the werewolf sees that the patient isn't conscious and can't actively consent to being bitten, they don't want to go through with it. House bullies them into it by implying that the patient dying would be their fault if they don't.

So the patient wakes up and is a werewolf again, but then the second werewolf gets sick too with all the same symptoms. Whatever it is contagious, but no one else feels sick, so it's passed on by bite only.

Cameron finally tracks down the wizard and brings them in like "you need to dispell whatever you cast" and the wizard is insisting they didn't cast anything. Cameron asks what the fight was even about in the first place, and the wizard tells her that when the patient was in his wolf form, he lost control, broke into the wizard's garden, and ate their pet rabbits. Cameron asks if the pet rabbits had the same symptoms the patient first exhibited, and the wizard confirmed they did. So then they're looking for something contagious that passes from animals to humanoids via the consumption of meat that is neither a disease nor a curse nor poison.

Cut back to House and Wilson, who are still talking about whether Wilson should treat this vampire. And House is saying something like "we treat bad people all the time, just because this one is a parasite doesn't mean -" and stops mid-sentence and sprints to the patient's room (which is now housing both werewolves) and announces that the first patient got sick with intestinal worms after eating the rabbit, which got passed onto the second werewolf when they bit him. Parasites aren't affected by Remove Curse or Lesser Restoration, which is why their earlier efforts didn't do anything. Now they know what it is, they can brew up some potions and heal them both. House makes a few insensitive jokes about them being werewolves and telling them they should go to a vet's next time, and then limps away.

Cut back to Wilson, who has offered up his own blood to the vampire to try and prevent them killing anyone else when they get hungry.

Roll credits. Tune in next week to find out why a druid is stuck in Wild Shape! (Spoiler alert, they're high on cat nip and just don't want to turn back)

[elliethejellie]

I am so, so sorry to do this to y'all

I am putting The LoveBug Virus on HIATUS until I can get my brain to work properly for the story-

Listen, I know y'all love it, and I do, too. But I feel like I started off writing something with so much potential and then it just... fell off because I got obsessed with writing TMTB. So! I am going to be focusing on a...

drumroll please..

REWRITE!!!

And it's going to be in third person past tense probably because I'm just so much better at writing that hahah

So!! Mark it on your calendars, people!!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13TH!!!

In the meantime, go read TMTB!! I prommie its good, and you can see that I do have better writing skills-

Until then, I hope you stick around because I've got big things planned for y'all with those silly little jester bois heheheh

EDIT- ASKS ARE OPEN FOR THE CAST OF THIS STORY!! SEE THE POST ABOUT IT HERE.

In the meantime, here's a little snippet (under the cut) of what The LoveBug Virus could be like, if I actually applied myself properly:

Click, click, click.

The familiar soft mechanical whirs reminiscent of a heartbeat slowly brought Y/N back to consciousness. She didn't open her eyes, merely continued lying where she was, sleepily focusing on her other senses. She could feel the soft plush of a blanket on her skin - along with the silky smooth warmth of metal beneath her. The scent of lavender with notes of lemon reached her nose, and the faint taste of blueberry was on her tongue. Why did she taste blueberry? Her mind searched lazily for the memories of her time before she fell asleep, trying to discover anything that would allow her to piece together the various sensations she could feel. Her mind threw only one thing her way.

The Moondrop candy.

Y/N finally allowed her eyes to flutter open, trying her best to keep her breath slow as to not disturb the animatronic she somehow knew was in rest mode beneath her. Her eyes adjusted to the dim lighting from the string lights on the walls, bringing Moon's room into view. Slowly, carefully, she lifted her head.

The small of Y/N's back ached, along with her wrists and neck. She couldn't remember how she had gotten in the blue room, lying with Moon in his bed. The last thing she remembered was trying to leave at the end of her shift. Sun was complaining... Something about Moon wanting to say goodbye? She remembered switching the lights and... Yawning? Moon had said something about her being tired, maybe?

Y/N sat up the rest of the way and froze as the sound of metal shifting sounded to her left. Her eyes darted to Moon's body, but his eyes remained lifeless - a dark void of nothingness. She looked to her left and felt her blood run cold.

Her wrist was shackled to the bed.

Panic bubbled in the pit of Y/N's stomach. How had she gotten here? Was this Moon's doing? If it was, why would he do something like this? Was it just another one of his little games that didn't always go as planned?

She lifted her wrist up to examine the bracelet. Where had Moon even gotten a hold of something like this?

Ding.

The sound of Y/N's phone getting a message pulled her from her thoughts. She looked around the dimly lit room from where she sat, but couldn't see where the phone was.

Apparently, Moon also heard the notification. His fans slowly whirred to life as his red irises flickered on. He glanced up at his beloved, his smile somehow deepening as he made eye contact with her horrified expression.

"Starlight, you're awake," he said, sitting up and wrapping his arms around Y/N's midsection. She flinched at the touch, which only garnered a chuckle from the lunar animatronic. "Bit jumpy, are we?" he mused.

"Moon, what's going on? How did I get up here?" she asked, fear rather evident in her tone. Moon nuzzled his faceplate into her shoulder as he answered.

"You needed sleep. So I put you to bed." The simplicity in his statement only heightened Y/N's unease.

"Moon, you know what I mean," she said slowly, lifting her shackled wrist up. The blue jester rolled his eyes and leaned backwards, pulling Y/N with him so they were lying down again. She yelped as they hit the bed, even though Moon was careful not to let her head hit him or the wall on the way down.

"So you wouldn't leave," he said quietly, still talking into her shoulder. Y/N was too afraid to move as she waited to see if he would elaborate, her breath choppy as her heart raced in her chest. She was suddenly acutely aware of every little twitch and click of Moon's body as he hugged her closer. She didn't know why, but tears pricked at the corners of her eyes. Somehow, she knew this would happen. She knew something was wrong. Everything the twins had said to her in the past week was beginning to fall into place. This wasn't supposed to be what happened. She had just wanted them to love her.

But not like this.

Y/N sniffed, biting her lip to try her hardest not to cry. But Moon wasn't stupid. He lifted his head and tilted it to the side as a tear slid down her cheek. He shifted, bringing his hand up to swipe the tear away.

"Please stop crying," he said softly. Affectionately. He sounded so positively in love with her. It was... so...

Wrong.

"You're making us feel even worse," he continued, sounding a little more desperate as another tear slipped from Y/N's eyes. "You have to understand, Starlight, please."

Y/N turned away from his touch, and Moon's grip on her waist tightened.

"If we didn't keep you here and chained to the bed, you would have tried to run away again."

Taglist peeps bc you deserve to know whats goin on: @senyahgirl @rose-blot @sunyandmony

[notinthislife50]

Chapter 50

Previous Chapter

Upon entering the field and witnessing the sea of tents and everyone dressed in their attire, you couldn't contain your excitement and lightly jumped up and down on the spot. Grabbing Dean's arm, you squeaked, "I love it! It looks amazing!"

Dean looked down at you, puzzled. "Okay, we need to have a chat because I never knew you were into this."

"Yeah, well, hunting the weird and terrible kind of takes over your life, but I've always been into this," you confirmed, eyes wide as you took everything in.

"I'm dating a nerd," Dean laughed.

"You have no idea," you laughed back. "Come on," you squealed as you ran off, leaving Dean and Sam looking at each other in disbelief.

"My Shadow Orc brethren will descend from the Black Hills," but the Orc abruptly stopped when its teeth fell out.

"Thanks, Gerry. Sorry," the Orc apologised to the man as he placed the teeth back into the Orc's mouth.

"No problem, Monty," the knight smiled.

As Gerry placed Monty's teeth back in his mouth, he announced, "Resume."

"And the tents of Moondoor will be bathed in blood as we unseat the queen of the Moons from the throne she stole from the rightful heir, the Shadow King. And you," the Orc continued, only to be interrupted by Gerry throwing a red bean bag at its forehead.

"Silentium! Serve your time with honor, heathen. And if you need to use the chamber pot, stomp your feet thrice," Gerry confirmed, walking away.

You stood and clapped, but Sam grabbed your hands, making you stop. "What? It was good," you exclaimed.

"Just show us where the queen lives," Sam sighed in frustration.

"Lighten up, Sammy. I promise by the end of all this, you will love it," you smiled at him.

Stopping the passing knight, you bowed, "Dear sir, we are here to pledge our oath to the queen and have heard she is looking for squires. It would honor us if we could serve her."

"What was that?" Dean whispered, looking embarrassed, but you ignored him.

"Well, the queen's calendar is booked up months in advance. But if you wish to witness what's in store for you in her army, her highness is overseeing new squires on the pitch as we speak," Gerry announced.

You watched the fight from the sideline as two fellows battled it out. When one of the knights was brought to his knees, he yielded, revealing the queen. As she gave a speech to her subjects, her eyes landed on the three of you, and you excitedly waved, while Sam and Dean stood stoically.

"Oh, blerg," she sighed out loud. When she finally recovered from the shock, she addressed the crowd, "The queen needs some royal 'we' time. Talk amongst yourselves," and she walked off towards her tent.

You started to follow her when Dean stopped and picked up the sword. "Nice balance," he nodded, impressed.

"Told you you would love it," you smiled.

Your conversation was cut short by Sam, who raised his hands in frustration. "Will you two come on?"

When you entered the tent, Sam shouted Charlie's name.

"Charlie Bradbury is dead. She died a year ago. You killed her. My name is Carrie Heinlein. Oh, and guess what. Now you killed her, too," she stated, packing her bag.

"No, I buried myself. After our last hunt, I thought to myself, 'Hey, it's all good,' and I was fine. I got my life back. Now you're here, and if you guys are here, monsters are here. Why do I have such bad luck? What am I, some kind of monster magnet? Is there such a thing as a monster magnet? You know what? Don't answer that. I don't care. What I care about is not getting my other arm broken or dying. You promised me I was okay." She angrily turned to you, but when you didn't answer, she put her crown on Dean's head and walked off.

"Charlie," you shouted after her, finally finding your voice. As she stopped, you walked over to her and rubbed her shoulder. "Greyfox and Thargrim, Ed and Lance, they're not missing. They're dead, Charlie. You know me. We wouldn't be here if we didn't think we could help."

Charlie stopped and sat down. You explained to her what had happened to her friends.

"Drawn and quartered and bleeding out? Please stop talking again. So what do you think did this?" she asked.

"Well, aside from the mark and them both being LARPers, there's really not much else to go on," you continued.

"Wait, I've seen this before." Charlie exclaimed, looking at the photo on the table. "It's a Celtic magic symbol. At least it was in my favorite video game. How did you not pick that up?" She asked you. "Does that help? Can I go now?"

"It's a start, but no. Listen. What can you tell us about Ed and Lance?" Sam said.

"Good guys. Two of the best members of the queen's ever-shrinking army." Charlie shrugged.

"Ever-shrinking?" Dean raised his eyebrows.

"My kingdom has had a lot of bad luck lately, probably 'cause of me, but maybe it's tied to this. A month ago, one of my guys had both her ankles broken before battle. Before that, I had three people have hospital-worthy accidents while at home. You think there's any connection there?" Charlie seemed sad, hoping you would give her some comfort.

"Did they have any enemies in common?" Sam asked.

"In real life? No. Everyone gets along famously. In the game, though, they had tons of enemies. Red represents the followers of the Moon, my peeps. Green's for Elves, blue's for Warriors of Yesteryear, and black's for Shadow Orcs, total d-bags. This weekend is the Battle of the Kingdoms to see who wears the Forever Crown. This weekend, each faction is an enemy of me and mine." Charlie stopped short while still pointing at the map she was showing you.

"You know if you," Dean began, gesturing to some of the red figurines on the map, "if you move your archers back and your broadswords men to the west."

"Huh. Fight the warriors," Charlie nodded in agreement.

"Yep," Dean confirmed.

"Hey, good call," Charlie sounded impressed.

"Thanks," Dean smiled proudly.

"What about the southern wall?" She asked.

"Well, if we move," you began but were cut off by Sam.

"Guys?" He pleaded, his arms raised.

"Yeah?" you and Dean asked together, and when you saw the look on Sam's face, Dean replied with a sorry.

As Sam continued on what he thought may have happened with the two victims, you and Dean moved different figurines around the map, signaling to Charlie what would work.

"But why not just come after me? And why the escalation?" Charlie asked, the only one listening to Sam.

After a moment of silence, you spoke up “All right, we will canvass the kingdoms. You should get out of here. We don’t want you to get hurt”.

“Whoa, wait. Charlie knows Moondoor a lot better than we do. We need her.” Sam exclaimed

“Sam, I think we can take care of a bunch of accountants with foam swords,” Dean argued

“We need all the help we can get, Dean. People are dying.”Sam pointed out

“My point, which is usually yours, is that she should get somewhere safe and get back to a normal life.” Dean bit back

“Hey, I am right here, and I want to leave.” Charlie reminded everyone “What do you think Y/N” She looked at you for comfort

You cleared your throat “ Charlie, I love you, we have gotten to know each other a lot over the past few months and I would never ask you to put your life in danger, But whatever is going on, has to do with whatever is happening here, these people see you as the queen. Sam is right. People are dying. That can’t happen on the queen's watch.”

You waited for Charlie to yell at you, slap you even, but you were surprised when you heard,

“you know what? I am tired of running. I like my life here. I’m gonna stay and fight for it.” Charlie confirmed.

“And I will fight beside you,” you smiled hugging her tightly, causing Dean to to glare at you, making you smile and wink at him

@linzerrr @suckitands33 @deans-baby-momma @dragony937 @deansgirl79 @deans-spinster-witch @foxyjwls007 @djs8891 @my-obsession-spn @mikaylalala13 @jackles010378 @spnbaby-67

[yourgrantaire]

im rewatching the smosh liveshow and i wanted to keep track of my favorite moments so they are below the cut

angela's tippy tappy toes of joy at amanda's new jersey voice

amanda's "LOOK IT UP" for increasingly unrealistic things, and ending it with "are you at peace are you at peace are you at peace hello areyouatpeaceareyouatpeaceareyouatpeace anthony areyouatpeace DON'T GOOGLE ME"

tommy's "only a tragic life could lead to looking like if a motorcycle was gay ... i can say that, i'm a motorcycle" and him saying the meaning of anthony's tattoos was so that he could fuck goth girls. oh and how could i forget describing angela as an "amber alert on rollerblades"

the cool ass music when the guests came on, made by tommy bowe i think? i honestly would listen to the music from the show all on its own

brandon rogers' "let's. eat. anthony!" and then making a very emphatic pitch as to why it would be a great idea

THE HALF-TIME SHOW OF COURSE. i know that they mostly won't post the show on youtube but i really really hope they post the half-time show

also a detail i just noticed is josh playing that escalating carnival "do do do do!" when chanse and keith got iced

dan and phil's extremely explicit video message with dan's repeated references to jerking off onto anthony's sexy calendar

courtney as bikini girl while still wearing doc martins. and there's something about the rhythm of "get you a girl who can do both two things two one time! :D" that is so funny, as well as "women are so scawwy ooohh!! what's under your blouse, two perfectly round GUNS? OHH!!"

rhett and link showing up standing menacingly in the doorway, and their tag line being "A Jesus and a Lesbian Woman"

the multiple "ian loves drinking breast milk" jokes

the chosen: "you're probably wondering why i look so badass right now. its because we are on the cusp of the greatest battle in the entire history of the universe.

and also i got queso on my three wolf moon shirt.

and i fell off my razor scooter on the way here."

i am glad that even though they made him look cool as fuck, shayne still emphasized that the chosen is not nearly as cool as he thinks he is.

"worst of all, anthony padilla HAD SEX!" and then quoting the star wars prequels lmao

also shayne singing without any self consciousness was very funny to me, but i can't put my finger on what the song was

ian saying i love you but having to say it in a silly voice (and in the after show anthony saying he can say i love you back to ian because unlike ian, he's actually said it before)

anthony's joke about how he expected everyone to roast him about his "dick piercing" and the entire audience going "wait wait, go back to that, what did you just say" and him moving on with no further comment

anthony to shayne: "i won't talk about how you were once known for your promising tv career and now you're known for wearing a t-shirt with limes on it''

chanse just full on horror movie screaming when anthony said arasha was in an ad for a republican dating app. also arasha's faces for everything were so great

keith full on responding whenever someone addresses him (and sometimes reacts out loud just because), he did this in the other funerals as well but it delights me every time

anthony saying chanse slides into his dms all the time, and chanse immediately replying "you respond, bitch!" (and then later anthony saying that chanse can go with mythical and he "can call link daddy now" but "watch out, [chanse] dms")

i loved anthony's reference to tommy's show serving cunt

anthony to amanda: "you're like if jessica rabbit drove a mini van"

anthony to ian: "one thing we all know about ian is he might have some trouble showing emotions" ian proceeds to stare deadpan into the camera. it was fun watching ian's reactions because often he wouldn't react to a lot of it or he would react as part of the bit, i've already forgotten the one thing that he really reacted to, fuck so i might have to rewatch it again

and then my favorite part of the aftershow was amanda and tommy continuously leaning in to make out and then saying "no save it for the parking lot, save it for the parking lot", and no they were not going to go anywhere, they were going to stay in the parking lot at smosh and make out in the car

[littlemissmanga]

LittleMissManga Fic Masterlist

My entire blog is 18+ so minors begone! The asterisk (*) denotes explicit 18+ material. Please read responsibly. If it isn't for you, I got plenty of SFW content.

So far, I've only written for Star Wars, the clones in particular, including Rex and various 501st members, The Bad Batch members, Hound, Wolffe, Cody and Boba Fett.

Requests are closed!

I'm taking a small step back so I can recharge. I'll still be lurking and hopefully working a bit on WIPs, just without the self-imposed pressure to get them done quickly. If you've sent anything in, know that I am working on it! This includes all the First Kiss Prompts.

NSFW requests are OK and welcome, but please no gore, major character death, romantic/mature relationships between padawans and adults, or clonecest.

If you'd like to be tagged in future fics, you can join my taglist :)

Random Clone Shenanigans

Clone of the Month Calendar

Tooka Interviews

Dad jokes/puns

Threesome Choice* (Rex, Jesse, Wrecker, Crosshair)

TBB Meets Sailor Moon Crack

How the 501st & BB Boys Handle a Reader with Chronic Pain

Hound

Hound Thots (SFW above, NSFW under the cut)

Broadside

Maybe Among the Stars

Rex

One Last Order Part 1, Part 2* (only part 2 is spicy).

Did He Hurt You?

Date Night Pt 1

A Little Something Sweet for Breakfast

Jesse

Kiss Prompt

"Just Lay Back and Let Me Take Care of You"*

Why Is There Rope Next to the Bed?*

Hardcase

"I'm Trying to Be Sexy and You're Laughing!" (SFW but alludes to intimacy)

Fives

"Seems Like Someone Likes Being Praised"*

Dogma

Date Night Pt 3

Date Night Pt 4

Echo

The Promise In Your Eyes

Why Echo is the best smelling clone trooper (HC)

"Seems Like Someone Likes Being Praised"*

A Teasing Echo*

Bittersweet (HC)

Spicy Echo Thot*

Wedding Speech

Tell Me*

Crosshair

Don't Forget That, Okay?

"He Was Staring At Your Ass ... And That Ass Is Mine." (SFW, but implied impact play).

Song of the Caged Bird (1/3)

Song of the Caged Bird (2/3) TK

Song of the Caged Bird (3/3) TK

What Are You Wearing?

Tech

Spicy Tech Thot - Cerebral Stimulation*

Why Now? - TK

A Mechanic in the Sun

Tech & Non-Verbal Reader

"That's the Most Attractive Thing I've Seen in My Life"*

"Looks Like Someone Likes Being Praised"*

A Little Awkward Never Killed Nobody

Home for the Holidays With You

Wrecker

A Man What Takes His Time*

"Are You Wearing My Shirt?"*

Wrecker Headcanon Asks* (SFW above the cut, NSFW under)

Wrecker Spa Day HCs

Spicy Games Thots*

Rainy Day Comforts

When Wrecker Gets Comfortable Thot (Not spicy, but there's definitely heat)

The Slow Stretch*

Hunter

"That Is the Most Attractive Thing I've Seen in My Life"

Cody

Date Night Pt 2*

Boil

The Once and Future Brother

Wolffe

Wolffe Thots* (SFW above the read more, NSFW under the read more)

"Just Lay Back and Let Me Take Care of You"*

Boba Fett

The Daimyo's Princess

My OCs (Star Wars)

Yen Ori'ken (You can read more about her in Date Night)

SFW Alphabet

NSFW Alphabet

Yen x Wolffe/Yen x Kix hcs

Yen x Cody hcs

Yen x Echo hcs

Yen x Wrecker hcs

CT-2460, Clone Pilot Corkscrew, AKA Cor

Intro & SFW Alphabet

(I don't know why this last link isn't working so I'm putting it here, too)

[gredandforgeweatherby]

Stay With Me (I Don't Want You to Leave)

Ben Gross x reader

WC: 2k

Warnings: None

A/N: Idk why but I just wrote the reader Hispanic though it is only clear in the beginning and is not mentioned elsewhere in the story.

You and your mother had been trying to get you into boarding school for months. But not just any boarding school–Phillips Academy. Phillips Academy was only the most prestigious boarding school in the U.S. It is the oldest incorporated academy in the United States, and only has an average acceptance rate of 13%. Your mother thought that was a good selling point, though you would disagree and say it was discouraging.

Your mother was more excited than you were about the possibility of you going. She thought it would help you get into any college you wanted, and told you you needed to apply at least. While she was super excited, you were more on the fence. Yes, the opportunity to go there would be great, but you weren’t quite sure if you wanted to spend the last two years of high school away from everything you knew. Luckily it was highly improbable you would get in.

Well, as your luck would have it, you were one of the 13% that was accepted. Needless to say, your mother was ecstatic when she found out.

“Oh! Mija this is fantastic!” She practically squealed, capturing you in a tight hug in the process. “This is cause for a celebration, I’ll need to call your tías y tíos and–OH! Do you remember when Abuela will be back from vacation? I have to look at my calendar because Abuela has to be there. She would kill me if she missed it.” She paused her rambling for a second to look at you, putting her hands on your elbows affectionately. “Mija I’m so proud of you. There wasn’t a doubt in my mind that you would get in. I can’t wait for you to go and experience this.”

“Thank you, mama.” The two of you smiled at each other and hugged once more before she went back downstairs.

While your mom was over the moon with your acceptance to Phillips Academy you were not. Yes, you were very proud of yourself for getting accepted, but you weren’t quite sure if you wanted to go. Did you really want to spend the last two years of high school in Massachusetts away from everyone and everything you know? 

You were hoping that telling them friends would cause them to encourage you to stay, but it seemed they were on your mom with this one.

“Are you kidding?” Fabiola asked, “Phillips Academy is the best boarding school in the U.S. You have to go! This could work wonders for you for college.”

“What Fabiola said. I mean, can you imagine being able to tell people you went to the most prestigious boarding school the U.S. has to offer? That would be like, the sexiest thing a college could hear.” Devi added on.

You still weren’t sold on the idea.

“But, I’d be spending my last two years of high school on the opposite side of the country. Won’t you guys miss me?”

“Of course we’ll miss you,” Eleanor said, “But this could be a really great thing for you. And we all want great things for you.” Fabiola and Devi nodded.

“But,” you started, “My whole life is here. You guys, my family. I mean, what am I gonna do without you guys for junior and senior year? That’s when we were supposed to savor the time we have left together. I don’t know if I can handle only having the rest of sophomore year and the summer with you guys.

“We would have breaks to visit each other. And we could Facetime every day. Plus, we have a snap streak, and you aren’t allowed to break that or I will fly up to Massachusetts myself to smack you.” Devi put out, pointing at you.

You knew your friends were right. This was a great thing for you and not going would be stupid. But you were still on the fence. How could you just up and leave to go across the country at the end of the summer? What would you do without your family and friends?

*.·:·.☽✧    ✦    ✧☾.·:·.*

The school day had finally ended and you were at your locker gathering what you needed before you left. Just as you were closing your locker Ben came up to you.

“So, I heard that you’re going to boarding school,” he said, “Did your mother finally get tired of you?” You rolled your eyes at his poor excuse of a joke.

“No, she has not gotten tired of me. She just thinks it would look really good for me on college applications.”

“Oh, well, you’re going right?”

“I’m not sure. What are you trying to get rid of me?” You asked, mostly as a joke though there was a bit of you that was seriously asking him.

He was the one to roll his eyes this time. “I was just wondering. What school even is it anyway?”

“It’s called Phillips Academy. It's like the best boarding school the country has to offer. It educates its students for Yale.” You said.

Ben’s eyes widened slightly at what you were telling him. He couldn’t believe you weren’t sure if you were going to go.

“Are you kidding me?” he asked, “That’s amazing, you have to go.”

You sighed. It seemed like at this point everyone you asked about it was saying the exact opposite of what you wanted to hear.

“Yeah it’s great and all but I don’t know if I can go.”

“What? Why?” He questioned. 

Your shoulders slumped as you heaved another sigh. “Because I don’t know if I want to–or even can–spend my last two years of high school away from everyone and everything I know. I’m not ready to leave yet. And not only will I not be with my friends or family but I will be on the literal other side of the country. It’s not like I can take a weekend trip to visit.” You paused, slightly embarrassed that you would allow something like that to be the reason you miss out on the amazing opportunity. “I know this would be great for me but I’m not sure if I could do it.”

“Look,” Ben began, “I get it. It's scary to think about, but this would be so great for you. Not many people get this opportunity. So yeah, it’s hard at first, and maybe, in the beginning, it’s gonna suck, but I think you’ll regret it if you don’t go. You obviously worked really hard for this. You should go. You deserve it.” He was right, just like your other friends, and you knew it. This was something you worked really hard for, and to not at the very least give it a try made it feel like you wasted all that hard work on nothing. But why did Ben telling you to go crush your spirits even more than your friends?

“I guess you’re right.” You nodded.

“Yeah, I always am.” He cockily replied. You pursed your lips at his response.

*.·:·.☽✧    ✦    ✧☾.·:·.*

Summer was in full swing. You spent much of it so far spending lots of time with Devi, Fabiola, and Eleanor. Your summer ended two weeks earlier than theirs, so you would be shipping off to Massachusetts soon. 

The girls had just left a few minutes before when someone knocked on the door. You quickly got up from the couch, assuming it was one of them back because they forgot something. When you opened the door, you were met by someone you didn’t expect.

“Ben?” You questioned.

He sent you a nervous smile. “Hi, uh, sorry I know it’s kinda late, but…” he trailed off, losing his confidence more every second he stood there.

You raised your brows, “You wanna come in?” You moved out of the way and opened the door further for him to enter. He entered quietly, standing with his back to you.

“Is everything okay? You’re being kinda weird.”

He turned to you. You could see him clench his jaw and swallow before he finally spoke. “Don’t go.” You blinked in confusion, not quite sure what he was talking about right now.

Don’t go?”

“To Phillips. Don’t go.”

“Ben, you were one of the many people who told you to go.”

He quickly nodded his head. “I know, but I don’t want you to leave. You don’t need to go to a prestigious boarding school across the country to get into Yale. You don’t need them to go anywhere. You could get into whatever college you want without them. I know I told you to go but that was just so I didn’t seem selfish.” His voice quieted when he spoke next. “I would miss you too much if you went.”

You stood there surprised. Surprised that Ben came to your house just to tell you to stay. You had to admit, it was nice to have someone tell you they wanted you to stay. And it was Ben. How could you say no to him? It was heartwarming to know that he couldn’t let this go.

While you had been standing there thinking about the situation, Ben thought he had made a complete and utter ass of himself by coming there. He took your shock and silence as a bad sign.

“Y-You’re not saying anything.” He stuttered.

This caused you to come out of your shocked stupor, opening and closing your mouth trying to think of what to say.

“You don’t want me to go.” You stated. Ben shook his head. 

“I don’t want me to go either.” You revealed. “This whole summer I’ve been kinda bummed because I don’t want to go.” Ben looked at you confused. “So why were you going to?”

You shrugged, “Because everyone told me to. Everyone I asked about it told me I should go because it was such a great opportunity. My mom was so proud of me, she really wanted me to get in. I just felt like if I didn’t go I would disappoint her; I’d be throwing away this opportunity.” 

Ben stared at you with a look in his eyes you couldn’t decipher. “I don’t know how she could be disappointed,” the shake of his head was almost unnoticeable, “You were accepted into a school whose acceptance rate was 9% last year. That’s more than most can say. You work harder than even Devi sometimes, and her whole personality is crushing me academically, which she is failing at by the way.” He added, overconfidence oozing through his words. “But I meant what I said; you’re smart enough and impressive enough to get into any college on your own. You don’t need some expensive boarding school.”

The genuineness in those words made you tear up. You had never heard anyone talk about you in that way, and hearing it from Ben made it feel even better. You realized that you didn’t want to go at all. You didn’t want to leave your family, you didn’t want to leave your friends, and you especially didn’t want to leave Ben.

“I’m not going.” You quietly announced. Ben looked at you, a small smile tugging at his lips when he asked, “What?”

“I'm not going.” You announced louder, shaking your head. “I don’t want to leave and you’re right, again. I don’t need Phillips. I don’t even want to go to Yale, so why go somewhere that prepares their students for it? I wanna stay at Sherman Oaks with you and all my friends and stay here with my family.” 

Ben smiled, a laugh falling from his lips as he shook his head. “So, it was a good thing that I came here then? Because there were a few points where I thought this was an awful decision.”

You cocked your head to the side. “Oh, when was that?”

“Basically up until you said you didn’t want to go.”

“Ah.” You nodded. You and Ben stood in silence for a second before he spoke up again.

“So, I am the reason you’re staying right? I convinced you.”

Even though it was he who convinced you to stay, you were too afraid of the boost it would give his ego if you just outright confirmed it. After all, you had told him he was right two times this year. 

“Well not just you, but you were a big part of it.”

The thought of that made Ben smile. He’d take it. He knew you just didn’t want to boost his ego anyway.

[exitpursuedbyavulcan]

Hi its me again 😄😄😄 i'm the anon that sends my very first ask to you 🥰 actually i have reblogged and given tons of hashtags on your Studious works but i like being *mysterious* 🤫

Anyway i just wanna say that everyday i look upon the dashboard only to wait for your new update for Studious 😘 I adore this series so frickin much even when i'm not even a fan of series because i hate waiting but you are just that special to me 🤩🤩🤩 So have you got any planned date for the release of part IV, so that i can have the date marked on my calendar 🥺 its totally fine even if you don't have the exact date And maybe i'm too greedy, this would be all up to you, but may i have a tiny bitsy of sneak peak for the next part please please please 😭 i'm literally begging you 😭😭😭 just a lil part about 200 words then i can sleep peacefully tonight, but once again it would be your decision whether to feed us with the crumbs 🤗 (but i hope its a yes 😭😭😭😭😭) Please stay healthy and happy always!!! Thank you so so much for all the efforts you put into the series, i appreciate those a lot 💕💗💖😻

Hello again! I will resist the urge to look through all my notes so that you can retain your *mysterious* air!

I'm so sorry Studious is taking so long, I've had kind of a creative block these past few weeks. I literally open the document and just stare at it and don't write anything. Only a few blurbs have been coming to me.

I don't have an exact date, but I'm hoping it'll be soon! I do have kind of a busy week this week - I have several job interviews and I'm going wedding dress shopping with my sister - but I actually write best when I'm busy? So hopefully a lot of progress this week!

And because you're so mysterious and sweet... absolutely you can have a sneak peek!

For context, this is the beginning of Aemond's diary entry on his and reader's two-week anniversary. Or, as I like to call it in my outline, the "second fucking."

Studious IV Sneak Peek

The 26th day in the 5th moon of the year.

I had hoped not to make an entry today – for I had every intention of spending tonight in my wife’s chambers. But she is there, and tragically, I am here.

Tonight was almost worse than our wedding night.

When I saw her watching me in the training yard today, I thought… she was almost smiling – at me! She had no obligation to be there, and yet she was! She sought me out! She wanted to see me!

I had to bite back a cry of joy and relief. I immediately abandoned the rest of my training, nearly throwing my sword to the poor squire in the yard so that I could rush to the ramparts and greet her.

But when I got there, she was gone. I asked a few of the other lords and ladies that were there, but no one knew where she went. Even after speaking to her, however briefly, I still do not understand why she left.

You felt your cheeks flush with shame. Aemond hadn’t grimaced at you that day – quite the opposite. He had been so excited to see you there, and as usual, you had misinterpreted his reaction.

Or, based on how frequently these misunderstandings occurred, perhaps his expressions were merely indecipherable to normal people. Or, more likely, maybe just to you.

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Keep reading for some sketchy underground traveling, Halloween party dating, confusing abstract shape shifting, and a quirky candy cane scene

Drip - from The Secret Portal Part Two (Jedi POV)

Because we were in a transport instead of walking, it didn’t take too terribly long to leave the limits of the city. Dara parked the transporter. “You wait outside the transport. I’m just going to call my family and send the transport home. It’s going to take several days to get to al-Gharb. I just want them to know where I am.” “Okay,” Eomma said. “C’mon, let’s wait outside.” I couldn’t help but look back at Dara as I exited the transport. As I saw him in the mirror, a drop of sweat dripped down the side of his face. “Jedi,” Eomma said. I glanced at Dara once more before stepping out into the late morning sun. “I think Dara is nervous,” I whispered to Eomma. Eomma tilted her head as she looked toward Dara in the driver’s seat, talking on a comm. “He is.” Dara glanced back at Eomma. “He knows I’m a telepath. And that I’m reading him.” I could tell Eomma stopped reading him immediately. “What else did you catch?” I asked. “I didn’t,” said Eomma as Dara stepped out of the transport. Just be careful. “What’s the plan, miss?” said Dara. “We were wondering if you could take us to al-Gharb underground,” Eomma explained. “Underground,” Dara repeated, though I was sure he didn’t say it as a question. “Alright.” He widened his stance and pushed his heels downward, causing a vibration beneath me. He pushed his hands together and thrust them toward the ground, a large section of land compressing into the earth below it. “We cannot make it to al-Gharb in one night.” “I am aware,” Eomma said. “We will need to stop several times,” said Dara. “We’ll have to come up for air eventually.” “Alright,” Eomma said. “Let’s go.”

Burn - from The Secret Portal Part One

“I like the music choice,” Gwen was saying to Akash by the gummy worm spit game. “Oh, thanks. I picked it out,” said Akash. “Really?” “Yep. I have playlists for pretty much any occasion and emotion.” “Every emotion?” “Yeah, hold on.” Akash reached into a pocket in his suit and pulled out his phone, beginning to scroll. Gwen sighed. “Even in spandex, men’s clothes have pockets.” “Oh, yeah, y’all don’t have pockets often. Wait.” Akash stopped scrolling and looked up. “Is that why you wear boys’ jeans?” Gwen nodded. “Understandable.” He cleared his throat. “Okay, here.” He turned his phone to face Gwen, who leaned forward to read. “Happy, sad, excited…” Gwen muttered as she scrolled, “wow, you meant every emot—wait, why does that say ‘velociraptor’?” “When you feel velociraptor, you’ll know,” said Akash. “Could I listen to some of your playlists?” Gwen asked. “Of course,” said Akash. “I don’t have my AirPods, well, on me, so….” “Oh, we could do it tomorrow.” “Unless you want to run up to my dorm and do it now.” Gwen smiled. “And miss all the fun?” “You’re right. But… tomorrow?” “Sure. It’s a—” Gwen stopped herself. “It’s a what?” “It’s a...n event. That I will mark. On my calendar. My mental calendar. In my head.” “Oh. Okay.” Akash took a deep breath. “I… just thought you were gonna say date.” Gwen felt her cheeks burn up. “Only if you want it to be.” “I would want that,” Akash said, smiling shyer than usual. “Cool.” Gwen wasn't sure if she was nervous or over the moon, but she looked around, trying to find a distraction. “Hey, look, is that Gills under that sheet?” “Yo, Gills!” Akash shouted. The person in the sheet turned. “Yes, it’s Gills.” He raised his voice again. “So lemme guess: you’re a ghost!” “No, I’m a high schooler in a sheet!” Gabriel replied. “Ah, that’s a unique costume!” “Says the person dressed as the most recognizable character in the world.” “Not this world!”

(Akash is dressed like Superman)

Reach - from The Secret Portal Part One (Maddie POV)

“Are you sure you know what you’re doing?” I asked Carla sitting in front of me. Carla folded her hands on the table. “Maddie, I am well-versed in how all the Alii powers work. So, yes.” I sighed, resting my chin on my hands I had propped on the table by my elbows. Liam had an after-school debate thing to go to, so until he got here, Carla had volunteered to walk me through the basics of shapeshifting, at least what she knew about it from her books. Personally, I thought doing it would be more informative, but Carla disagreed. We now sat at one of the tables shoved into the corner of the training room. While everyone else got to do things, I was now forced to sit and listen to this weird talking thing I didn’t understand. I was itching to practice morphing. In the past several weekends, Liam taught me the basics of self-defense and a general overview of how to shapeshift. Last weekend, he told me to research an animal to focus on. “Reach inside yourself,” Carla continued. “Feel the animal inside of you.” “What does that mean?” “It means that you need to look deep within yourself,” she “clarified.” I groaned and collapsed onto the table. “What are you doing to the poor thing, Carla?” I shot my head up to look at Liam. “You’re here!”

Throw - from The Secret Portal Part One (Lexi POV)

“Lexi?” Mrs. Korrin asked. “Don’t you have a partner?” I looked around the room. “No, everyone else is taken.” “Hm, I know we have an even number of kids—” The door slammed open, and a kid with messy dark hair was panting in the doorway. “Greyson,” Mrs. Korrin sighed, “is it going to be like this every day?” “Sorry, Mrs. Korrin,” said Greyson, moving to his seat. “Not so fast, we’re partnering up, and Lexi doesn’t have a partner. Get your worksheet, and come sit next to her.” Greyson obeyed and sat in the empty seat beside me. He turned to me, smiling. I didn’t return it. Greyson’s smile faded and he awkwardly tapped his pencil on the desk. My hand moved up to my hair and took off the hairtie. “You okay?” Greyson finally asked. “Yeah, I’m fine, let’s do the worksheet,” I muttered quickly as I undid the braid by running my fingers through it. Greyson pursed his lips, then reached into his bag. “Candy cane?” I crinkled my nose. “It’s August. How old is that?” “Candy canes last, like, years.” “That’s years old?” “No, it’s fresh.” “It’s August.” Greyson still held out the peppermint stick to me. I sighed and accepted his gift, with full intent to throw it away later. I looked over at Ash and Shelby. Ash laughed at something Shelby said. “Dude, that was a perfectly good candy cane!” I looked down at my hand. The candy had snapped in two. “Sorry, Greyson,” was all I managed. “Let’s just do this work.”

[under-the-cherrytree]

Monster nursery au with a manager s/o❣︎

Warnings: none

A/n: HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

This fic is basically the monster nursery au and if you need me to explain it, i gladly will!!

Anywho, I hope you enjoy and stay safe!!! Have a great halloween!!

- You knew how well of a working Amane was from the little monster he raised

- He was truly one of the best researchers here

- You guys dating spread fast amongst the rest of the staff

- Amane always seemed to busy with his work to focus on a relationship but he treated you amazingly

- While he does overwork sometimes, he tries to treat you the best he can

- You often have to get him to stop working

- He is resistant at first but he soon gives in

- He often stayed in the resting room instead of going home, getting little sleep

- This upset you and as the manager of the building, he isn’t allowed to get 4 hours of sleep anymore

- He will give in, he can never say no to you

- Because of his busy schedule, he enjoys just hanging out with you while he takes care of his monster

- Small things like holding hands while watching a child is a nice day for him

- Mitsuba has told you two to get a room-

- One day you are going to find your boyfriend stuck in a cage that Mitsuba trapped him in

- He will beg you to get the key from the little monster-

- Hands and knees begging-

- He will take you on beautiful dates

- He will have Natsuhiko watch Mitsuba and take you to have dinner under the stars

- He really lets loose on his dates

- Treating you with extra care and being extra flirty

- He is very excited during big dates

- He normally plans them two weeks ahead and he makes it on his calendar is excitement

- He enjoys every moment he can spend with you<33

The cold night air blew on your face softly as you smiled. You held onto Amane’s hand tighter, wanting to be closer to him and his body heat. You were currently on a walk with Amane. He wanted to take you on a walk around the village after your guys both got off work.

“Are you cold?” He had a bit of a plain expression on his face.

“Oh… just a bit” You muttered.

“Here” he took off his coat, putting it around your shoulders.

“Amane, you don’t need to give me your coat-“

“I insist, I am the one who brought you out here on this cold night.” He said and looked back up at the stars.

“Do you like the stars?”

“I do… very much..” he had a soft smile on his face. Amane has always been a serious person so seeing him like this made you blush a bit.

“You can see the Big Dipper over there, and Leo the lion there, oh and there’s Hercules!” He said in a rather exciting tone, catching you off guard a bit. He rarely showed this side of him, letting loose because of these stars in the sky. It made you happy to see him like this.

“Isn’t it beautiful…” he finally turned to you

“It is… I didn’t know you liked the stars, Amane” You leaned in closer to him “why didn’t you tell me sooner?? I would have loved to know that you like the stars!”

Amane only laughed at your actions, his laughter making your heart pound.

“Why don’t we go back to the castle, yeah?” He takes your hand and starts heading back with you, completely ignoring your question “I don’t want you catching a cold now, love~”

- Yashiro grew up to be a very beautiful monster

- She grew up to be a bit chaotic and stubborn since she was raised by Tsukasa, but besides this, she was a sweetheart!

- A sweetheart that you fell in love with

- She shared these feelings and you two were in a very cute relationship

- She even works at the nursery all because you are the manager

- She would not have worked there for any other reason besides you-

- She sees nothing wrong with you being human, in fact, she finds your human features quite cute

- If you compliment her unique looks, she will be over the moon

- She can be pretty clingy at times

- She will give you all the love she can!

- She will take any opportunity to use her tail as a match

- You need a light? Her tail has a purple flame. You need warmth? Her tail has a purple flame. You need absolutely anything? He tail got you

- She's so proud of herself when she helps you out, she just wants to be helpful to you

- She will sit in your lap and cuddle you as you do work

- Her little dragon tail will be wagging as she does this, a bright smile on her face

- She is always overjoyed to be around you

- She loves to go on dates with you, even if they are small

- Things from dinner to walking around the town and holding hands make him so happy

- Being next to you always makes her heart spin

- She will love to spend the rest of her life with you!

“Y/n~!” She called your name as she entered your work room with a smile “I finished all my duties today!” She smiled confidently.

“You did, thank you, Yashiro!” You smiled, happy she is helping with your nursery. “I am very grateful you came to work here”

“Thank you for hiring me!!” She walked over to you to see you were doing boring paperwork.

“Do you really want to do paperwork…?” She asked you and raised a brow

“Well, I have to do this paperwork, it’s important” You chucked

“Can we cuddle~?” She hugged you tightly, sitting on your lap.

“Ah- w-well after i finish this, okay?” Your cheeks turned pink as you hugged her back.

“Okay I’ll wait!” She didn’t let go of you, still hugging you tightly. You laid your head on your shoulder, surprisingly still able to do your work like this.

You could feel her warmth warming you up, feeling yourself getting sleepy in her arms. It was late so sleep wouldn’t be a bad idea.

“Okay.. we can cuddle now” You said and stood up. Before you could say anything else, the monster tackled you onto the bed with a happy smile. She snuggled into your chest, happy to be able to hold you like this.

“Yay!!! I get to cuddle the love of my life~” she smiled and you stroked her hair, slowing your eyes to sleep.

“Sleep well, my darling monster”

- Kou was a very determined researcher

- He wanted the best for his monsters and you always admired that

- Little did you know, he had called for you

- When he asked you out, it shocked you and you gladly went out with him

- He was so sweet and caring, he just wanted your happiness

- He promised to take good care of you, taking you out on dates often

- He often talked to the monster mokke about you, flushed by every word he is saying

- The mokke will probably tell you about his constant ranting around how much he loves you

- If you tell Kou that the mokke told you he will be flushed out of his mind-

- He will ask the mokke for date ideas for you as well

- He wants every date to be prefect

- He will take you to any place you want to go

- Anywhere you want! Just ask him to take you there!!

- Kou will often walk home with you after a shift

- He wants to make sure you get home safety

- Yes, he is worried about you

- He will also want to pick you up in the morning as well to walk you to work

- He just wants to spend extra time with you-

- If you ever stay with him while he's on his shift, he will try and impress you

- He will do an entire work out routine with his mokke and show you what he taught the mokke

- Proud Kou moment

- If you compliment him he will be so happy

- This boy just wants to show you he will be an amazing boyfriend for you!!

“Y/n! Y/n!” You heard the Mokke’s voice, turning to see him using one of his ears to tap the back of your leg.

“Hey mokke! Where is Kou?” You were confused why his caregiver wasn’t here

“He’s busy right now, but about him… I have something to tell you!”

You had a bad feeling about this but you weren’t going to say no. You wanted to hear what the mokke was going to say.

“Alright, what is it..?” You asked nervously.

“Minamoto loves you very much and he can’t stop talking about you! All he does is talk about you!! He’s quite a whiny baby, he kept pouting that you two didn’t kiss on your date last night! He wanted to, but he got chicken!!” The mokke confessed to you and your cheeks went pink.

“He what?!” You were flushed, not expecting him to say anything like this. He talks about you often?

“MOKKE DONT-!!” Kou finally came running into the room, his jaw dropping seeing his monster with you.

“Bye bye!!” The mokke walks out of the room, proud of what he has done.

“What did that rabbit say?!?” Kou asked, worried.

“Oh he just told me that you talk about me all the time…” you smiled and his his face turned red “And that you wanted to kiss me last night?” You questioned as you walked closer to him

“H-he told you that?!” He muttered. “I did… I should have but I just got embarrassed…” He rubbed the back of his neck with his hand, looking down.

“Aw, Kou…” You cupped his cheek and kissed his lips softly, soon breaking away. “If you wanted a kiss you should have just asked!”

His entire face went red, not expecting that. He kissed you before but he wasn’t prepared for this one.

“Now, you should get back to work! Your monster is still on the run, you know!” Your words snapped Kou back into reality.

“Y-you’re right!” He stood up running out of the room “Kiss you later- I MEAN SEE YOU LATER!!”

- Teru is a well known monster in the nursery

- He grew up so well and is very strong

- Now he came back to visit the nursery to see someone else was now running it

- He grew quite fond of you, wanting to stay longer then he was supposed to

- He asked for a tour to see how the building was updated from when he grew up here

- He asked so many questions as well but he just wants to spend more time with you

- He left in the morning but came back early the next night

- He watched you as you did work

- This became a normal thing for him to do

- He likes to tease you

- He knows no personal space so he will get in your business

- You fell for him just as hard as he fell for you and he soon confessed to you

- When you two became a thing, somehow Teru became more cling with you

- He doesn’t get a shit if people talk

- He is very protective

- He knows you are merely a human and he is a monster, you need protection

- He is by your side if he feels like a situation is dangerous

- He will glare anyone down who looks at you wrong

- And whoever messes with you will get a beating by Teru

- He is a very powerful monster

- He will pull you closer to him by your waist when he wants to be closer to you

- He will wrap his wings around you while you two cuddle

- He will take you on very ancy dates

- He might be a monster but he is a gentleman

- He just wants you to be safe

- He adores you more than anything

A knocking came from your office window and you turned to see the grown monster flying in the air in front of your window. He waved to you when you noticed him. He flew to the top of the castle, knowing that he wouldn’t be stopped by any of the researchers this way.

“Teru? What are you doing here?” You asked him and opened the window. He sat down on the windowsill, taking in the smell of fire from the floating, ghost-like mokkes.

“I just wanted to see the love of my life~” He wrapped his arms around your neck causing your cheeks to turn red.

“Teru… I need to work!” You protested as you pushed him away. He found, patting slightly.

“Fine…”

You sat down and continued your work and he just watched you from behind. After a few minutes, you felt him take your hair in his hands. This made you room up at him but he only made you look back down.

“Stay still and I will put braids in your hair…~” He said as he started his first braid. You felt your heart beating inside your chest, flushed by this touch. You could hardly work like this.

Teru was just too distracting for you

- Tsukasa has been knows to be the most chaotic researcher

- He is very determined but he can be quite childish

- So when he fell for you, he knew he was going to have you

- One way or another

- But you actually loved him back!!

- He doesn’t need to send Yashiro on you-

- He adores you!! You mean more to him than his work!

- He will ditch his work and force Natsuhiko to watch his monster if he needs too

- He will spend all his free time with you as well

- He loves being with you

- He will often ask to stay at your house, wanting to cuddle you to sleep

- He just wants to be with you-

- He tells you all about the monsters he is raising

- He tells you how he wants to slaughter the village with them-

- It’s a joke! Don’t worry!

- Hopefully-

- He loves to tease you and see your reaction

- Especially after he’s used Yashiro to burn down the cafeteria, it’s his way at apologizing-

- He will give you lots of gifts when he’s done something wrong

- He would hate if you were mad at him

- He just wants you love because he loves you

You were in your office doing your work when you started to smell the smell of smoke. You brushed it off but soon heard a loud knock on your door.

“O-oh… one moment!” You stood up and walked to the door to see Sakura looking franic.

“One of the research rooms… it’s on fire!” She informed you and your eyes widened. She grabbed your arm and took you downstairs. She brought you closer to the smell of smoke. You heard a familiar giggle and knew who was behind this.

You soon saw Kou spraying water on the fire and Amane scolding his brother.

“You can’t just let Yashiro burn down a room to get her to stop crying!!” Amane held the back of Mitsuba’s head to comfort the little monster.

“She wanted too!!” Tsukasa whined. Sakura sighed and looked disappointed.

“We can cover these damages but he can’t keep letting his monster set fire to whatever they want.” Sakura started writing in her notebook.

“Alright, I’ll talk to him…” You walked toward the twins, letting out a cough to alert them of your presence.

“Manager!” Amane turned to you worried “I’m so sorry about the fire, Yashiro went on the loose and well…” He looked over to Kou who got the last of the fire out.

It’s alright, I’ll talk to them. You just take care of Mitsuba” You looked down to see the boy shaking in fear. Amane nodded and picked up his monster in his hands, comforting him as they left the room.

“Tsu, did you cause this?” You turned to him.

“Well, Yashiro is technically the one that did it” He giggled in amusement, finding your frustrated reaction funny.

“She can’t keep setting fires in the building… I need to find the money to pay for that, you know and I will have more work to do” You frowned and he realized what you are saying

“You don’t mean…”

“That’s less time to spend with you… and you don’t want that, do you?” He quickly shook his head, standing up.

“I want to spend more time with you!! I’ll make sure Yashiro doesn’t light anything on fire ever again!”

“Thank you, Tsu, I trust you to keep your word” You smiled softly

“You can trust me!” He hugged you tightly, kissing your cheek.

- Mitsuba grew up very well, Amane did raise him after all

- Behind all that cockiness, he is very book smart

- He will talk to you about serious matters and he will tell you things you didn’t even know

- Amane made sure his kids were very well learned so this didn’t come off as a surprise to you

- Still, he was very cocky

- He will gloat about himself and laugh at you if you mess up on something

- He isn’t interested in the nursery again but he will help around if you need him

- Might need to butter him up though

- People thought it was weird enough when a monster dated a human, but Mitsuba?? No one understood why he got your attention

- Because of this, Mitsuba might be a bit more possessive over you, not wanting to lose you

- He doesn’t want you to think he is a filthy monster who was taken out of the nursery

- He will be more ashamed of his monster form

- He wants to come off strong for you but he knows he isn’t

- He has small wings that he can’t even fly with and big ram horns on his head

- If you just kiss him and tell him how beautiful you think he is, that will make him feel so much better

- He lives on your attention and reassurance

- He enjoys going on small dates with you like to the park or sitting at a cafe

- He loves the tranquility and just loves to watch it for hours

- Once you show him what a camera is, his whole world is changed

- He has a tendency of wrapping his tail around your body when you two are cuddling or when he wants you to come closer to him

- It’s his way of getting your attention

- He uses his tail as another hand and is quite movable

- He enjoys spending time with you, even in silence

- Just something about your presence puts him at ease

You entered the big library of the nursery looking for a couple of books. You grabbed books that you thought could help you, holding them tightly in your hands. As you were looking for more, you saw your boyfriend sitting on top of the staircase in the library. Your heart fluttered seeing the way the light hit him from the big window, giving him a peaceful glow.

“Hey idiot, why are you staring?” He raised a brow and grinned “Are you just so in awe of how cute I look?” He scoffed. You sighed and went to go find your book rather than responding to his stupid question.

“Leaving so soon?” You looked behind you to see him close to your face. He just looked at you curiously, not bothered with how close you two were “What book are you looking for?”

“Oh well, I’m just looking for some books for research but I think I got all the books I need..”

“I see…” He took your hand in his and brought you down to sit with him on the floor. He smiled softly, rubbing your knuckles with his thumb.

“This library is very beautiful…” He said softly “I quite enjoy spending time in here, especially with you”

“I enjoy spending time with you too, Mitsuba..” You leaned your head on his shoulder.

“You know… there was this elderly couple, Philemon and Baucis, who loved each other so much, when the gods offered them a wish, they requested to die at the same time so they would never be apart. They were both turned into a tree that wrapped around each other to show that they will always be together, even in death…”

“That's beautiful…”

Mitsuba lifted your head softly and looked into your eyes, his eyes filled with love and adoration. You smiled and kissed him on the lips but quickly broke away, leaving him flushed.

“I love you, Mitsuba”

“Ha… I love you too, idiot..”

- She wanted to help you get settled into your new job the best she can

- She was very helpful, always attending to you like a good assistant

- You were very grateful for her help and she enjoyed being around you

- She invited you do go out with her after your guys shifts

- She is thrilled when you except and will bring you to the best places

- She is really good with date ideas

- Soon you two start dating

- And she is an amazing girlfriend

- She always took care of you and was an amazing assistant

- She will bring you your favorite drink, favorite food, anything to see you smile

- She always treated your the best she could

- She will wait until the end of your shift and walk you home

- Sometimes you two will get a bite to eat before you both go home

- She treats you, of course

- She isn’t that clingy of a person but she doesn’t mind small amount of affection like cuddling and hand holding

- She will actually find it quite cute if you ask for it

- Might tease you about it in her dry, dull way

- She surprisingly doesn’t think she comes off dull

- She thinks she’s rather funny

- If you ever mention it to her, she wouldn't be affected, just a bit shocked

- She loves to take you on dates and spend time with you

- She will plan ahead and treat you amazingly

- You are head over heels for her

- She shows her affection with quality time and acts of service

- Are you surprised, she is your assistant

You looked outside your office window and then to your clock. Your job for the day was about done. You organized your papers on your desk and grabbed your coat, heading down stairs to leave. You came face to face with the door of the nap room.

When you opened it, you saw Tsuchigomori reading a book and your beautiful girlfriend napping. You smiled seeing her peacefully sleeping, almost not wanting to wake her up. However, you knew that she would rather you wake her up then just leave her.

“Sakura…?” You walked over to her and shook her shoulder softly. “Wakey wakey..” You giggled seeing her move in her soft beanbag chair.

“Y/n…?” She opened her eyes softly. “Are you done with your shift already?”

“Yup, are you ready to go?” She nodded her head and stood up

“The healing monster music really tired me out… however, I’m ready to go” She took your hand in hers and exited the room.

You two left the castle, talking about your guys day and such. You two passed a candy store in the small village.

“Hey Y/n, look, it’s a candy shop…” Sakura looked in and saw a sweet she wanted you to try “Let me get you some candy, my treat”

“Sakura, you always buy me stuff… let me buy you something…” You sighed.

“No, I insist.” She didn’t hesitate to enter the store, going to the girl at the cash register.

“Can I have a box of rakugan?” She asked the cashier who nodded her head. Sakura paid for it and handed her the box. You two walked for a bit until you found a small bench to rest on.

“Here, take a bite” she took the hard candy out of the box and brought it close to your mouth.

“Oh… what is this?” Your cheeks turned pink

“It’s rakugan, its a dessert often served with tea… It’s my favorite dessert.” She smiled at you, patiently waiting for you to take a bite. You did, letting the sweet flavor fill your taste buds.

“How do you like it?”

“It’s good!”

“I’m glad to hear it, here…” she placed the box on your lap “for you”

You looked at her shocked, amazed that she is giving you her favorite food.

“Sakura… this is your favorite food… don’t you want some?”

“No, I got it for you after all” She looked up at the moon “Now, let’s watch the night sky together, shall we?”

- Natsuhiko was always a flirt with other girl

- However, he treated you different

- And it was obvious to everyone

- It wasn’t hard to see that he had feelings for you

- He would not expect for you to like him back though

- And if you do he is very grateful

- Worshiping the very ground you walk on

- He wants you to feel very special

- He loves to spoil you

- You are his darling after all, he should spoil you!

- He is only a back up researcher so he doesn’t have as much work as the other researchers

- He spends the rest of this freetime in your office

- He will often just sit their and chat

- But he will sometimes do Sakura's work for you and bring you anything you need

- He loves any kind of attention from you

- Even if that attention is you pushing him away because you are busy-

- He is there whenever you call him

- People call him a simp but he doesn’t mind

- He knows he is one

- He loves to take you on luxurious dates

- Anything to make you feel special and classy

- Even at work, he wants you to feel like royalty

- He will always treat you like royalty

“Natsuhiko?” You called for your boyfriend, wandering around the castle trying to find him. You soon came across the nap room, finding your boyfriend dozing off. You laughed as you made your way towards him and poked his side.

“Natsuhiko?” You voice was soft like honey and he started to wake up.

“Y/n… are you done with your work already~” He hummed.

“It’s been two hours since you were in my office..”

“I been sleeping for that long… and im still tired..” He yawned.

“Are you ready to go home?”

“Just a couple more minutes… stay with me~” He reached out his arms for you. To his surprise, you actually laid down next to him and cuddled into his chest. His face went pink, not actually thinking you would cuddle him.

“I guess I could spare five minutes…” You muttered as you smiled happily. He soon regained his composure, hugging you tightly and kissing your forehead.

“Sweet dreams, my love~”

- Aoi was always a researcher that stuck out to you

- She was so small and delicate

- And she barely said a word

- She fell for you deeply and it shocked her when you felt the same

- She started speaking to you a lot more once you two were official

- She even lets you pet her tail

- Her tail adores you as well

- She loves that you accept her for who she is, tail, ears, and all

- It warms her heart knowing that someone as perfect as you loves her

- She does some acts like holding your hand or kissing your cheek to show you she loves you

- She shows her love with actions rather than words

- She loves to just spend time with you

- Even in silence, she doesn’t mind silence at all

- Just being around you makes her happy and she tried to express that without talking

- She sometimes fears that you don’t understand that and instead see her as a unsence

- She will get upset if she doesn’t come off clearly to you

- She isn’t upset with you, she's upset with herself

- While you might not think shes that open with you, this is the most open she has been with anyone in her life

- She will wrap her arms around your neck and hold you tightly for a long time

- She will let you get comfortable, but when shes sad she just wants to hold you for hours

- Your body heat feels amazing to her

- And she just wants to heart your heartbeat to make sure you are safe with her

“Aoi!” You called out the girl's name and she stuck her ears up to your voice. She turned around to see you holding two boxes of food.

“Would you like to eat lunch together?” You asked and she nodded happily.

She took you by the hand and brought you to a quiet picnic spot outside for you two to rest. The night wind blew softly as the leaves rustled in the trees. You sat with her in complete silence.

You two haven’t been dating long, you two are on your second week, but you still didn’t know what to do in these quiet moments. You were okay with sitting in comfortable silence but you felt awkward sometimes. She didn’t seem to be bothered by the silence so you never knew if you should break it or not.

You placed your food down as you kept your eyes on the leaves but Aoi kept her eyes on you. She reached out and took your hand in hers, using her fingers to glide over your palm.

“You know… when I’m out here by myself, I often think of what it will be like if you were with me..” Her cheeks were pink and ears low, concentrating on your hand “I enjoy just spending time with you like this, I love the feeling of you being around me…” She then takes your hand and places it on her cheek so you were cupping her cheek “I know I don’t say it enough but… I really do love you..” She smiles and you felt your heart warm up

“Aoi… I love you too, so much..” You said in awe and earned a giggle from her. She hugged you tightly, resting your head on her chest. She started to play with your hair, her wolf tail grabbing a hair brush from her bag and brushing your hair with it. You smiled in contentment, enjoying being this close to the girl you love.

- Akane always hated the nursery

- He wanted to take it down

- But he soon heard that there was a new manager

- He thought that it was just another manager who he needed to fight with but he was wrong

- You were different

- And he fell for you fast and hard

- It’s almost like he didn’t want to shut down the nursery

- He would act like hes in the nursery to try and shut it down but really he is just there to see you

- He doesn’t think you should be working there

- But he loves you so much, you can change his mind so easily

- He will soon come to love the nursery, enjoying spending time there

- And spending time with you

- It did take a long time at first (he was very whiny about it, saying the nursery is badd and such)

- But he stopped trying to shut it down

- It shocked everyone

- He always hated the monsters that came out of the nursery

- But someone changed his mind

- And that someone was the person he loved

“Y/n!!” Akane smiled as he saw you exit the nursery. He was waiting for you for a while now. It’s been a month since you two started dating and it shocked everyone. Akane always hated the thought of a monster nursery and you were the manager of the establishment he wanted to get shut down. But instead of fighting, you two fell in love.

“Hey, how long were you waiting out here for?” You asked.

“Heh… that doesn’t matter. What does matter is that I have this new spot I want to show you!” He took your hand in his. You two walked down the street hand in hand, Akane leading you to a surprise place. You two soon found yourselves in front of a clock shop.

“Is this the place?” you tilted your head

“Yeah! I just wanted to bring you here… well, because I just felt like I should!” He took your hand and led you inside. You saw many beautiful clocks. You two spent time looking at each clock carefully and you were shocked about how much he seemed to know about these clocks.

“Oh… it’s late. Should we head out?” Akane asked you when he noticed the time.

“Yeah we probably should…” You faced him “do you want to buy a clock?”

“No it’s fine, I already got one earlier!” He pulled out a small pocket watch. You two were about to leave when an old man called out for Akane. Akane stood still until he instructed him to come closer.

“Wait outside, alright…” He said and closed the shop door behind him. You looked through the window and saw the two talking. You couldn’t tell what they were saying but you were on guard when you saw Akane’s face turn pale in what looked like shock.

Soon enough, the boy walked out of the shop with a shaky smile.

“Akane… what was that about…?” You took his hand in yours

“It was nothing… just a strange encounter..”