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Juniper took another bite of food. She chewed slowly as she thought of a proper response, comforting had never really been a forte of hers. He streatched our to bump a foot lightly on his leg. “I feel pretty safe with you. That’s pretty useful.” She huffed our a breath and reached as Cecily yawned and laid down by the sofa. “I’m gonna have to go to Cersi’s again. She if I get some calm tea or something. Cuz I swear if I have to see his dumbass face again I’ll-“ Juniper cut herself off as her hair flashed with a bright light.

Thunderstorms

#Juniper #Hyungsik

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Soo made a noise of protest as Charlie moved him. He had been quite happy resting his head on the others neck. “No not Lilo. She’s my cousin but we basically grew up together. When we moved from Hawaii we thought living together would be easier.” Soo prattled off his memorized speech. It had taken a good chuck of time to realize that telling people the truth of his relationship to Lilo would get some kind of legal interference and it was best to lie. “I work for a rich business man. His boyfriend likes to go to places he shouldn’t so I help make sure he’s safe. He’s nice; his name is Yoongi.” Soo leaned to bump his forehead against Charlie’s. “I’m very good at protecting people.”

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Whiskers

“I did not scream.” Soo leveled a glare at the taller man under him. “I was startled and maybe snarled. I do not scream.” Soo shifted on top of Charlie moving to better see his face. “I’m a bodyguard. But I only have one client. He’s the boyfriend of a high up business man. It’s not that glorious of a job but sometimes I get to have fun.” Soo wriggled a bit on Charlie. “You still haven’t comforted me.”

“Bodyguard?” Charlie lifted an eyebrow. Yes, he’ll admit that Soo was strangely strong but enough to be a bodyguard? Maybe he was trained? His mom was always telling him not to judge a book by its cover. “Is-Is…? Is it Lilo? Isn’t she with Everett?” He adjusted Soo so that they could talk more eye to… well forehead. 

#Soo #Charlie

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Soo paused in his chewing as he registered the minuscule change in vitals. His pupils shrank and he kept his guard up. Lilo was such a finicky creature. Emotional and sentimental. It was hard to gauge when she was genuinely hurt or just upset. In this case he would guess the latter. “I suggest in a coffee shop or another neutral place. Give him the option to leave if he chooses. Or you could simply text him.” He shoveled another handful of food into his mouth. “You have as much control as you need. You can’t make someone like you but you can chose how you react to it.”

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Happenstance

Soo waved his hand to dismiss her words. “Same fucking thing. Selecting a mate is still an intricate process. Based on compatibility of immune system and even the ability to provide a shelter.” Soo hopped from the shelf to rummage through the pantry for a snack. “Yeah whatever you want. Still doesn’t stop the fact that the faster you get it done the faster you get results. He’s cute. Tall. And nice, in a helpless mouse way. He’s bound to have other suitors.” Soo turned to her with a sharp smile. “If we go by brain cells you know I would win.”

“Maybe, but mating makes it sound…. cold and calculating.” Lilo sighed draping her arm over eyes once again. If she’d been standing she would have let herself fall dramatically over the bean bag all over again but she was positive Soo would claw her eyes if she did it again. “Your right, he’s the cutest student teacher and I’ve already heard several people say they’d be willing to jump his bones, good grade or not.” Lilo bit her lip, she hated admitting it but he had a point. “But how do I tell him?” She could approach him after class, there were always a few stragglers but she had lucked out and his class was her last class. She could try to strike up a conversation about Princess… Lilo’s chest constricted and it was becoming hard to breath the more she thought about it. “What if he says no, what if he laughs or he gets mad, what if-” A gasp exploded from her lips cutting off her words. Flashes of all the times she had tried to make friends in high school replayed in her head. Myrtle and her cronies laugh echoed in her ears. She quickly rolled over to her side curling up and covering her face hoping Soo hadn’t noticed. Lilo tried to calm herself, to slow her breathing, count to ten anything to stop her racing heart but her thoughts were louder. She bit down on her lip hard trying to stop another sob. She needed to get a hold of herself, that was a small island, this was a big city. Myrtle couldn’t hurt her here. But like all her emotions once she got going it was hard to shut it off. 

#Soo #Lilo #Bullying mentions tw

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“Um thanks. Do you have any towels? I’d hate to drag the water around the house. And a place to change?” Everett held the clump of clothes away from his wet body awkwardly. If he was any bit smoother he probably could have used this opportunity to do...really anything. Lilo had been the most interesting girl he had met and she was cute and had no problem answering his dumb cat questions. He had had a brush on her for a while but all he could do was stand in a sad puddle and watch her as he dripped pathetically.

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Glass Shoes

Everett bumbled a bit unsure if his desire to stay was worth the definite fact that he would most likely embarrass himself and then Lilo would never want to talk to him again. He was lost in the spiral of thought before a loud clap of thunder and the sound of hail snapped him out. He flushed. “Well I guess that settles it. I can’t really go home if it’s gonna rain harder. M-maybe we can try to find a change of clothes in the mean time. Or at the least I can maybe dry this pair.” He looked down at the small puddle underneath his feet and blushed harder. Why was he this way?

Lilo jumped at the sound of hail banging at her roof. She was use to floods and heatwaves and an occasional tsunami warning but not giant ice rocks pounding at her ceiling. Suddenly she was glad Everett had agreed to stay, if he hadn’t she’d probably spent her night curled under her kitchen table trying to convince Soo to hide with her. Lilo let out a nervous laugh. “Yeah, we can, here let’s look over here, I think i have a shirt you could wear- oh um, I’m sorry here let me get you some slippers, I’m sure your feet are freezing.” She motioned for him to take a seat at the table as she put Stitch down jumping out of the way just as he swiped at her. Lilo scurried about her small kitchen grabbing her old bunny slippers and then running to her closet to dig around for a big shirt. Lilo had maybe two big shirts. As an islander she found more use in crop tops and short shorts than big baggy shirts. But good ole Nani had thought ahead when lilo decided to study up north and had gotten her a small winter wardrobe. An old pair of gym shorts and a big tee would have to do. “Here, I hope this fits.”

#Everett #Lilo

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Rose nodded along and tried to take notes of the details. “Wow. I never knew being rich was this...complicated? I don’t think my mom and dad have ever cared who I dated or didn’t date. As long as the cops didn’t have to bring me home.” She chuckled but stopped when she remembered she should really be telling Parker any of this. She cleared her throat and tightened her hands on his arm just a touch. “I did like them. I miss being around any type of family. It’s sweet how close you all are. I still can’t imagine having so many siblings.”

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Rose did understand. Or at least she could begin to. She and her twin had been the same age but Rose was the one who had the commen sense. She was usually the one patching up her brother’s wounds and steering him away from trouble. She could only begin to imagine if she had a dozen of little ones running around. “I can’t imagine that I made any of it easy. It’s not like I can pretend that I can offer anything to the family. Don’t rich people have like arranged marriages or soemthing? So you guys can bond over how rich you are?” Rose meant it as a joke but there was a huge underlining truth to it. Rose was poor. Dirt poor. She was only able to attend the school and her apartment because she was under government protection. “I’d like that. A nice dinner. But maybe not to soon. I’d like to heal my pride abit before I try again.” Rose placed her hand on his and rubbed her thumb in a soothing circle.

Parker shook his head. “Oh god no, I mean yes, uh we do but I’m like the third youngest, from Rin down we don’t have to worry about that.” he adds quickly. “Well I mean really from Yukio down, not a lot of people are willing to… sully the bloodline with his eye sight, but well my parents don’t really care what we do, Big brother and Sooyoung are inheriting the company, we get shares and things and Yukio and Rin are back up and they want Theo to make something of himself like dad did something about tradition- and now I’m rambling, but we can definitely  do dinner maybe a few years from now when old age has mellowed them out.” He jokes giving her a hand a light squeeze.

#Rose #Parker

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Juniper sighed and took the food before moving to prop herself up on the cushions. “She likes you enough. Though I’m not sure what exactly she could do for you.” She flipped open the container and Cecily moved from her perch to lay beside her. Still on edge from the afternoon. “I wish I was a witch like you,” She took a bite of her food with a appreciative hum. “Maybe I wouldn’t have to fry the school generator. I don’t know how much the port thing can take.”

Thunderstorms

#Juniper #Hyungsik

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“I did not scream.” Soo leveled a glare at the taller man under him. “I was startled and maybe snarled. I do not scream.” Soo shifted on top of Charlie moving to better see his face. “I’m a bodyguard. But I only have one client. He’s the boyfriend of a high up business man. It’s not that glorious of a job but sometimes I get to have fun.” Soo wriggled a bit on Charlie. “You still haven’t comforted me.”

Whiskers

#Soo #Charlie

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Soo waved his hand to dismiss her words. “Same fucking thing. Selecting a mate is still an intricate process. Based on compatibility of immune system and even the ability to provide a shelter.” Soo hopped from the shelf to rummage through the pantry for a snack. “Yeah whatever you want. Still doesn’t stop the fact that the faster you get it done the faster you get results. He’s cute. Tall. And nice, in a helpless mouse way. He’s bound to have other suitors.” Soo turned to her with a sharp smile. “If we go by brain cells you know I would win.”

Happenstance

#Soo #Lilo

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Everett bumbled a bit unsure if his desire to stay was worth the definite fact that he would most likely embarrass himself and then Lilo would never want to talk to him again. He was lost in the spiral of thought before a loud clap of thunder and the sound of hail snapped him out. He flushed. “Well I guess that settles it. I can’t really go home if it’s gonna rain harder. M-maybe we can try to find a change of clothes in the mean time. Or at the least I can maybe dry this pair.” He looked down at the small puddle underneath his feet and blushed harder. Why was he this way?

Glass Shoes

#Everett #Lilo

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Rose did understand. Or at least she could begin to. She and her twin had been the same age but Rose was the one who had the commen sense. She was usually the one patching up her brother’s wounds and steering him away from trouble. She could only begin to imagine if she had a dozen of little ones running around. “I can’t imagine that I made any of it easy. It’s not like I can pretend that I can offer anything to the family. Don’t rich people have like arranged marriages or soemthing? So you guys can bond over how rich you are?” Rose meant it as a joke but there was a huge underlining truth to it. Rose was poor. Dirt poor. She was only able to attend the school and her apartment because she was under government protection. “I’d like that. A nice dinner. But maybe not to soon. I’d like to heal my pride abit before I try again.” Rose placed her hand on his and rubbed her thumb in a soothing circle.

Spoiled Milk

#Rose #Parker

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“What is it with humans and ‘mating’? Everyone makes such a big deal about it. If you like him then go get him or if you don’t then stop. You need to tell him something enevtyally what if he finds out that you live with ‘Soo’ and not just ‘Stitch’? He might think we are together like everyone else does.” Soo shrugged as he reached up to twirl teal strands of his hair. “Honestly you are such a baby I forget who is the youngest one here.”

Happenstance

#Soo #Lilo

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Everett had barely even registered the compliment. He assumed it was a friendly endearment and nothing more. He was a tall bumbling all of anxious energy. He wasn’t ‘cute’. What had stumped him was the request to spend the night. His face flamed and he turned towards Lilo quickly. “Oh?” He reached out to scratch at Stitch’s head earning him a loud meow to distract himself. “I would hate to intrude like this. It’s very late and I didn’t even bring any extra sets of clothes. I-I doubt we are similar in size.” Though the offer was appealing. Lilo’s apartment was close to campus and she was far better at treating animals than he was. And of course spending more time with her was a reward of sorts.

Glass Shoes

#Everett #Lilo

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Soo growled and sank his teeth into the skin of Charlie’s neck roughly. Not enough to draw blood but there would be a nice mark for a bit. Soo flashed a teasing smile as he let go of his skin. “I’m sorry that I have a healthy working set of survival instincts. You wouldn’t last a single day doing what I do.” Soo puffed with slight pride. Working with Declan meant that Soo had to be tuned to anything that could be seen as a threat. And a loud scream was more than enough to signal a reaction. “Aren’t you even going to try and comfort me?”

Whiskers

#Soo #Charlie

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Juniper took another deep breath before readjusting in her nest. “I swear to god Hyungsik if I defibrillate you I might not be able to bring you back.” She pushed up to sit higher with a groan of pain. She looked flushed and feverish, her body working double time. “You can sit over there.” She nodded to the seat furthest from her. “I’m not joking about how bad the flare ups get. I should be fine tomorrow.”

Thunderstorms

#Juniper #Hyungsik

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“No offense but I think as long as you have a pulse the twins will like you.” Rose broke into a soft smile at the little pet name Parker had given her. It softened her a bit, reassured her he cared. “Also am I the first outsider that has been brought in? Doesn’t seem like you guys get a lot of intruders.” Rose had mentally prepared herself for the family meeting for a week. Even upped her therapist meetings to cope. But still there had been so...many. Thea was a ball of loud energy a sharp contrast between her twin who Rose hadn’t been sure had a pulse from the way he lay motionless on the couch. And the next set had been more quiet but hid in the shadows almost, whispering amongst themselves. It had been the oldest duo who had struck fear in her heart. Sooyoung, the matriarch of the family, who Rose knew hated her with all her heart. Rose sighed looking up again at Parker as he focused on the road. She was thrown off her groove and unsure how to be with him in times like this. She shifted in her seat and moved to hug affectionately on the arm closest to her. “I’ll do better next time. I promise.”

Spoiled Milk

#Rose #Parker

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“No I wanted to meet them. I wanted to make a good impression on them. But I just-“ Rose sank into her seat and focused her gaze out of the window. “They hate me. And I wasn’t expecting anything different but I wanted to try and look like a good girlfriend. But I messed it up and they are going to hate me forever.” Rose wasn’t dumb. She had to learn to read people from a young age and it took only a small second to see how much Sooyoung didn’t like her. And Rose wouldn’t blame her. And normally old Rose wouldn’t have cared. But this was new Rose, the better Rose. The Rose who loved Parker and wanted to be just as good of a girlfriend as he was a boyfriend.

Spoiled Milk

#Parker #Rose

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Of course. Juniper should have known if anyone was going to be stubborn enough to still see her it would be her stupid boyfriend. She buried herself deeper into her nest. “Not,” she groaned as a wave of electricity coursed through her body and danced over the already singed sheets. “Hungry. You shouldn’t be here.” Juniper could hear Cecily whining. Caught between wanted to greet her favorite person and protecting Juniper. And the witch knew it was a sign of her own conflict. She wouldn’t mind cuddling her boyfriend and maybe napping together until she felt better. But of course she could also accidentally shock his heart if she wasn’t careful.

Thunderstorms

#Juniper #Hyungsik