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ma-bien-aimee · 6 years

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Why does Oscar choose to live her life as a man?

The anime of The Rose of Versailles starts off very differently from the manga. The pilot episode introduces Oscar and features the events that lead to her decision to wear the military uniform and become Commander of the Royal Guards, charged with protecting Marie-Antoinette.

The act of donning the uniform symbolises that Oscar decides to leave aside her womanhood once and for all and to lead the rest of her life as a man. The episode emphasizes the fact that Oscar consciously chooses her path after much soul-searching. However, it does not explain how Oscar finally makes her decision or why she makes that particular decision. Here, I will attempt to fill in those blanks.

Disclaimer: The anime scripts have been taken from the subtitles in the North American DVD release by Right Stuf, via Nozomi Entertainment.

The manga scanlations are made by me based on the original Japanese text and the official French translation. They are bound to be clumsy as English is not my mother tongue and as I am not proficient in either Japanese or French. Having thus broken all the rules of the translation world, I hope I was able to convey the gist of the meaning enough to make my point.

Needless to say, The Rose of Versailles is copyright Riyoko Ikeda. I don’t have any claim over the story, characters, manga, anime, designs, etc. These stills and script from the anime, and scans from the manga, are featured here for only for the purpose of providing insight into the subject matter I am attempting to analyse in this post.

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So why does Oscar choose to live her life as a man?

Like every young heir being prepared for a military career, I suppose that Oscar was engrained with a notion of what an ideal man is from childhood. In episode 28 ("André, a Green Lemon"), she alludes to this ideal:

In this scene, after riding her horse to exhaustion to let out her frustration, Oscar brings her mount to back to the stable, followed by André. Her eye catches her name scratched on the wall.

OSCAR

Do you remember these scratch marks on this the wall?

ANDRE

Yeah, I remember. It was around the time when I first came to this manor. It’s the scratch marks from us measuring our height.

OSCAR

That was 23 years ago. I didn’t have a shadow of a doubt that I was a boy back then. I still hadn’t known what love or falling in love meant.

OSCAR

I was brought up as a man. There’d be nothing strange if I lived the rest of my life, even more so, as a man. That’s why I’m going to leave the Royal Guards. I want to live as a man! Being a woman… These emotions… I want to forget it all! I want a mission that only a man could do! I couldn’t care less if I were an infantry soldier! I want to carry a gun, cross the river and fight the enemy! I want my days to be spent risking my life in the line of duty, without love or romance! I want to live more like a man! I’m going to return to those days, when I believed I was a boy. I swear, I will!

This scene gives us an idea about Oscar’s perception of the ideal man: a tough, strong, duty-bound soldier who dedicates himself to fighting the enemy and has no room for anything else in his life.

Also in this scene, Oscar admits to herself that she hasn’t been able to live up to this ideal. She fell in love with Fersen and was later heartbroken. She blames her womanhood, which she regards as a weakness, for straying from this ideal and strives to get back on track. She believes that once she achieves this ideal, everything will be all right and she won’t suffer anymore.

Then in episode 30 (“You’re the Light, I’m the Shadow”), General Jarjayes tearfully admits to Oscar that he regrets his decision to raise her daughter as his son because it caused her to face unnecessary hardships, and asks for her forgiveness. Evidently not expecting such an emotional outburst from her father, Oscar is momentarily taken aback. Then, she sits back in her chair and plucks out a single white rose from the vase in front of her. As she distractedly pulls off the petals of the rose, she calmly says, “Father, please don’t worry. I didn’t abandon my womanhood as much as you think. I even fell madly in love as a woman once. In fact, I’m very grateful to you, Father. Because you raised me as a man, I’m able to forget everything and live strongly.”

Here, Oscar’s calm acknowledgment of her femininity is in stark contrast to her fervent assertions back in episode 28. She seems to have calmed down and to be more at peace with her womanhood. However, the reason why I wanted to mention this scene here is the bit about ‘forgetting about everything else and living stronger.’

I think what Oscar means by it is that her upbringing as a man has allowed her to better cope with the hardships in her life. She can take action or has the resources to take action in the face of conflict because she was raised as a man, while if she had been raised as a woman, she would have been helpless to take action or she would have had to ask a man to do so in her stead.

Take the duel with the Duke de Guéméné. The cruel Duke catches a poor little boy in the slums of Paris, trying to steal his money. Rosalie pleads with him to forgive the child this once as he attempted theft because he hadn’t eaten in days. The Duke seemingly forgives the boy, but then shoots him in the back, killing him instantly. Witnessing the scene, Oscar is outraged. She doesn’t issue a challenge right away, but she certainly taunts the Duke. Perhaps since the Duke’s rank is higher than Oscar’s, he could refuse Oscar’s challenge to a duel and she didn’t want to risk that.

If Oscar were raised as a woman, I’m guessing that it would be more difficult for her to stand up to the Duke, who would then have to challenge her father or her husband to a duel.

Although we are talking about the anime here, I thought the manga could provide some insight as well. In chapter 6 (“The Burning Flames of Revolution”), Oscar again thanks her father for raising her as a man and says to him something along the lines of how being raised the way she was has allowed her to live as a human being in this vast world in the midst of the foolish struggles of humans, although she was born female. It doesn’t make much sense to me, but this is what I could come up with.

As much as it is sad, Oscar has got a point about how being raised as a man allowed her to live as a ‘human being,’ as if women are not humans. Even today, the women’s rights movement worldwide is still trying to establish the most basic notion that women are human beings just like men are.

The scene continues with Oscar saying to General Jarjayes, “I don’t have regrets anymore. From now on, I will live as the child of Mars, the God of War, and dedicate myself to my sword and pistol. I will live my life as a soldier.” This statement mirrors the one she makes above in episode 28.

However, it is important to note that, in the manga, Oscar’s confrontation with her father takes place after the mob attack in Paris, meaning after Oscar realises for the first time that she might harbour feelings for André. It also takes place after Girodelle confronts Oscar squarely, asking her without preliminaries if she is in love with André, to which she responds by saying, “I don’t know.”

This tells me that although she has realised that she might have feelings for André, she has no intention of acting on them. Until she can’t help herself anymore, after seeing how André is willing to sacrifice himself for her in the famous incident with General Jarjayes’ attempt to punish Oscar for her disobedience.

Judging from the way Oscar has carried with her this dedication to walk the path of the duty-bound soldier well into her adult years, General Jarjayes must have done everything he can to make sure his daughter aspired to become this ideal man.

I imagine that spending fourteen years, devoid of almost any female influence, being trained and preached to be a soldier would have a lasting effect on any young girl, for lack of knowing any better, if for nothing else. I don’t think Oscar grew up with any female role models around. She wouldn’t even be able to imagine a life spent as a woman for herself. Just look at how shocked she is when, as an adult, she realizes that if her father hadn’t decided to raise her as his son, her life would have been just like her sisters’.

With her upbringing, the fourteen-year-old Oscar would have rebelled fiercely against being constricted to the traditional gender roles of the time for women.

Note that Oscar does rebel, as an adult, when General Jarjayes has a sudden change of heart and decides to marry Oscar off. But her rebellion is tinged with sadness because she has already known as a woman what it is like to fall hopelessly in love with a man. Then, with good reason, she asks herself this question:

On the other hand, Oscar is a headstrong, stubborn and rebellious character, a fighter in spirit. Even if she were raised as a woman, I believe that she would have resisted just as fiercely against being forced into any traditional role for women if she didn’t want it herself.

[EDIT 27/01/2018]: Take this particular (watercolour!) scene from chapter 5 (“Oscar’s Suffering”). When patrolling the grounds of Versailles with the French Guards one night, Oscar runs into Fersen, obviously returning from a secret assignation with Marie-Antoinette (Just ignore the strip with Alain and the other guards). After getting over the initial shock of seeing him after such a long time, Oscar sends him safely on his way. Then, her mind wanders to Marie-Antoinette and to the fact that the queen doesn’t have the freedom to take control over her own life. By her own admission, Oscar can’t imagine herself in her shoes.

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However, if Oscar were raised as a woman, I imagine that her resistance to conform with what is expected of her would not be deemed legitimate or, let’s say, would be deemed less legitimate, because she is already born and raised as a woman, not born as a woman but raised as a man.

Knowing herself, perhaps Oscar thought that living her life as a man would better suit her independent personality. Perhaps she finally chose to lead her life as a man because she thought that it would give her a lot more freedom that she wouldn’t have had as a woman.

One can then, of course, question how much freedom she had as a man, as a duty-bound soldier, compared to how much freedom she would have had as a woman, as a lady of the court. Needless to say, Oscar, as a man, isn’t free to abandon her military duties or break her allegiance to the crown of France, let alone join the revolutionists. What I mean by freedom in this context is that Oscar, as a man, has the right to have an opinion and is asked for her opinion. She can make her own decisions, as well as decisions that will affect others. She behaves with confidence among other men, knowing that they accept her as one of them, as their equal. She also has freedom of movement without needing a chaperone, thus she spends more time outdoors and leads a more active life. The list goes on.

In conclusion, the answer to the question of why Oscar finally chose to lead her life as a man has lain in Oscar’s own words all along: At the end of episode 1 “Oscar, the Destiny of the Rose,” she tells her father in her mind that she has chosen this path not for him or for anyone else, but for herself only. Oscar decides that she can be more “herself” if she lived as a man.

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pillowfluffs · 6 years

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Best Friend!Baekhyun

Part 2 of 2

genre: fluff

pairing: Baekhyun x Reader (female)

Part 1

You could easily tell something was clouding his mind and making him hesitate on his words. “Because I like you!”

You were speechless. Did.. Did the guy you’ve been loving since childhood just confess?

“..What?” You were barely audible.

“Y/N.. I Like you.. No, scratch that. I love you. I’ve been in love with you ever since we met. Ever since we were basically in elementary school.” He looked at you with the most loving eyes. But now what were you gonna say.

“I..” you hesitated yourself, scared that this was all a dream, you pinched your hand under the table. When you feel the pain, you knew you had to go on. “I- I love you too, Baek.”

“Like /that/?” His calm smile growing on his face. You could see a bit of his ears growing red.

“Yes,” you giggled. “Like /that/” You both just sat there smiling, not knowing what to say next, and for the first time, you guys were having an awkward moment. Luckily the waitress brought your over your foods. They placed your favorite sausage and pancakes. The smell of the most perfect pancakes you’ve ever seen made your stomach growl.

“Thank you for the meal~” you chimed.

“Eat up,” Baekhyun said as he started grabbing the utensils for his eggs and pancakes.

About an hour passed by you two slowly eating and just talking and then you guys left, heading back to your place, agreeing to watch Interstellar. While driving back, Baekhyun was contemplating on whether he could hold your hand or not. He would keep on glancing towards your hand laying on the seat, open, just ready for him to hold. He would reach sometimes but bail and put it on the joystick. His fingers would constantly be tapping or fiddling or something. You noticed how antsy he was being, especially with his hand and soon you were able to connect the dots. When he lifted his hand to “hold” the joystick, you reached and grabbed his hand and held it. You used your other free hand and turned up the radio up as Electric Kiss was playing.

“Better?” You smiled.

“Yes~” Baekhyun smiled and squeeze your hand. A minute passed until Baekhyun asked again. “Y/N..”

“Hm?” You looked over at him.

“I know I’ve asked this before but..”

“What is it?”

“Who was your first bias from EXO?” He grinned, knowing the answer. “And please be very honest,” emphasis on the very.

You rolled your eyes knowing he knew the answer. But you had something better in mind.

“Mm, I don’t know. I told you someone before, but I’m pretty sure it was Luhan or even Chanyeol.” You looked over at him with a smug look on your face.

He instantly looked over at you, mouth agape with a slight smile on his face.

“Oh really,” he squeezed your hand more and tried to start tickling you.

“No, no, no, no, no, stop!” you laughed. “Hey! Focus on driving!” you yelled trying to push his hand back.

“Alright, alright,” he laughed. Baekhyun went back to focus on getting you two back alive. His hand lingered on the steering wheel again and patted the board while at a red light.

You were just on your phone, looking through some apps, looking outside. “The weather’s really nice,” you think to yourself before you feel a warm hand holding yours. You look down to your hand and back up to see your best friend’s handsome face. You thought back to that moment again back in the cafe to when the guy you’ve known all your life, who you loved so much, confessed his love to you. You noticed the way while you were telling him that you loved him back, his eyes, they were just so full of love. You could tell from the way he looked that he was ready for acceptance or denial right then and there. But.. When you said those words, you saw something new in his eyes. A new brightness sparkled in his eyes when he heard the words he had been waiting for years to hear.

He turned back around as you just admired him from the side. You couldn’t help but smile. Who could resist smiling at him; he was an angel. (Protect himmm) You just looked down at your hands, the way his thumb brushed over your knuckles and how he drew imaginary shapes on your hand. You were practically melting. You just smiled in your lap, appreciating him and his existence.

Baekhyun could see you out of the corner of his eye. The way you looked at him was what he’s been dreaming of how you could look at him and return his love. No wonder so many guys were after you. The way you looked at him with love would make any guy swoon and soften for you. You were just too cute. The way you smiled and how your eyes would disappear into little crescents when you were always with him because you were always smiling. The way you were to persistent and hard working with school and you life. You were put together perfectly. No wonder you got a scholarship into Korea’s top school. He knew that if he wasn’t an idol, he would’ve asked you out years ago. He kept his eyes on the road, but you were always in his sight. His heart beat harder and faster in his chest as he kept on looking up from his peripheral vision to see you smiling and brushing your delicate fingers over his fingers.

He pulled into the parking lot and parked his car. He turned off the engine and opened the door when he told you to wait for a moment. He got out of the car while you still sat there, wondering what he was doing. He walked back around the car and combed his fingers through his hair before stepping up to your door and opened it.

“My lady,” he bowed a little and held out his free hand as the other held open the door.

He was driving you crazy. Could he be any more perfect?

“Oh, why thank you,” you grabbed his hand and held your wallet and phone in hand. He closed the door behind you. “What a gentleman, but where did Baekhyun go?”

“Hey! What’s that supposed to mean?!” He smiled.

“I’m just kidding, chill,” you laughed.

He held onto his hand as you both walked up to your apartment. He swung your arms back and forth while singing aloud a bit.

You honestly loved his voice. You loved everything about him. He was such a caring person and a big hearted guy. His voice and his body were add ons that made him even more perfect. And don’t get me started on this guy and kids.

You both walked up the stairs to your apartment on the second floor and he was just skipping steps effortlessly while you had to run up the stairs since you couldn’t skip steps as fast as him.

He glanced back and saw you struggling a bit and slowed down. He chuckled to himself and felt a little blush grow on his cheeks. Agh you were too cute. You both arrived at your apartment and went in to get ready for the movie.

You slipped off your vans and went started heading into your bedroom.

“I’m gonna change real quick, brb,” you said, closing your door. “You can start getting ready!” You shouted through your door.

“Okay!” Baekhyun shouted back. He places both of your shoes on your shoe rack and headed for the guest bedroom. Since you two were so close, it was natural for him to leave his clothes here and yours back at the dorm. Some nights, he didn’t even go back to the dorms. He would text you once as a heads up and then he would normally shower, eat a takeout dinner he brought or eat something you made (which you almost burned down your house). He ate it barely able to stay awake and afterwards, he would crash into the bedroom. Over time, especially with his hectic and stressful schedules, he would come over to hand and relax. You even over time started decorating the room to suit him more. He quickly changed into some simple black patagonia sweater and some gray sweatpants. Then he went into the kitchen and heated up some popcorn.

You could smell the popcorn as it was heated all the way from your kitchen. It smelled so good, you couldn’t wait to eat some. You dressed up into your old high school softball sweatpants and put on your favorite hoodie.. Which was Baekhyun’s but you stole. Earlier, you knew he didn’t care, but what about now? Were you guys together? Like /that/? Like officially? Because he never said anything. You stood there for about two minutes contemplating. You held the bottom of the hoodie and thought about whether you should wear another hoodie or not. Ah, screw it. Even if you weren’t official, he still wouldn’t care.. Right? You went into your bathroom and got a makeup remover cotton pad and took off your eyebrows.. But BUT BUT, there was hardly a difference since you put on a light amount.. Hehe. hAnyways, as Baekhyun put the bowls of popcorn on the glass table and reached for the remotes to turn on your TV, he realized something when he went to go put the disk in.

“Uh, Y/N?” He was kneeled down in front of your movie cabinet looking around the other boxes.

“What?”You called from your bathroom, brushing your hair.

“The disk isn’t in the case,” a sudden realization hit you. You let your younger brother borrow the movie, but of course, his airhead self didn’t take the DVD case with him. “Should we watch another movie?”

“Uh, no,” you were actually a bit disappointed since you were actually excited to watch this movie again, but it was okay. “We can watch in my room, my dad just got a new subscription to HBO. Bring the popcorn and drinks,” you finished brushing your hair and went back out to turn on your tv.

“Okay.” You heard him walk to your fridge to grab some water and grab the bowls. You heard his footsteps making his way to your room. He used his foot to nudge open the door and place down the goodies on your mini coffee table where you would sometimes work on your homework.

“Will this be okay? Won’t the smell get stuck in your room?” He looked so soft and comfy.

“Oh, right,” you glanced down his outfit. You feel a light burn on your face once again while pushing open your window. “We’re dressed almost the same.. Again,” you thought to yourself.

“She’s so cute,” Baekhyun thought. “Wait.. Is.. Is that my hoodie?” He couldn’t really tell, but spoke up.

“Y/N,” you turned around.

“Is that my hoodie?” He places his hands on his hips and smiled,

Your face grew darker once again, you made a duck face and thought “hard.”

“..nooooo…” you turned back around to the window, pretending to latch the window, but you already did. “Shoot..” You thought to yourself. “He kNEw I wAS weARinG HISSS…”

YOu suddenly feel his arms snake around your waist as you feel his chin against the top of your head.

“Aww, don’t be embarrassed~” he rocked you back and forth. “You look so adorableee!” Now you really were embarrassed. You put your hands up to your face and covered yourself, you felt yourself growing redder and redder by the second.

“No, no, no, don’t cover yourself, cutie,” he turned you around by your shoulder and bent donw a little. He grabbed your wrists and tried to move your hands away.

“Aw, why are you so shy, don’t be~” he pulled you into his chest and rocked back and forth. His arms wrapped around your neck and head. (im so soft rn dont touch me).

You moved your hands away from your face and wrapped them around his mid back. He feel your arms and looked down at you to see your face buried into his hoodie with a smile.

“Come on, let me set up the movie,” you pushed him off of you and grabbed the remote and sat in your spot on the bed. He grabbed the popcorn and sat next to you. He sat all the ay back with his head leaning on the pillows and you sat further up a bit, pulling up the movie.

When the movie started, you grabbed your curtain remote that lowered your thicker and darker curtains over the windows, except for the one exactly to your right so the popcorn smell wouldn’t be so strong later on. Luckily, there was no glare too. As the first scene came on, Baekhyun pulled on your waist to have you lay down next to him. In the past when you two watched movies together, you would just lay down next to each other, but this time, he pulled you into his arms. It was.. Warm.. and soft. A cold breeze blew into the room and you shuddered a bit. He felt you shiver and wrapped his arms around you a bit tighter. The movie progressed to where you cried about two times already. Baekhyun would turn you over to face him so you wouldn’t watch the sad scene, but you loved this movie so much that you already had the scene memorized into your head. You cried into his hoodie and he would wipe away your tears with the pad of his thumb.

“Shh, don’t cry,” he cooed.

You turned back around when he told you the scene was over, but you already knew. Your eyes were threatening to shut as the movie was about three quarters of the way done. You yawned every now and then, rubbing at your eyes.

Baekhyun felt your deep inhales against his chest and brushed a strand of your hair from your face.

“If you want to sleep you can, okay? I’ll be your pillow,” he rubbed your arm.

You’ve never feel so tired before, especially while watching one of your favorite movies. You barely nodded your head when you fell asleep on his arm that he let you use as a secondary pillow.

“I love you, Baek,” you whispered as your turned yourself to face his chest, away form the light.

“I love you more, Y/n,” he yawned. He stared down at your peaceful state before he fell asleep as well. He lingered a kiss on your forehead and you both slept there while the tv stayed on.

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hardyalise92 · 4 years

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promiscuous-jalapeno · 7 years

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RFA reacting to MC adopting an old dog without telling them

~Aww…old puppers need love, too! This is so cute. Thank you for the request, hope you enjoy!

◉ Yoosung

He’s super confused

“Umm, who is this?” he asked

He came home to see an old golden retriever greeting him at the door

“This is Charlie…our new pet,” you came out from the kitchen hesitantly

“Why didn’t you tell me about this?”

He seemed kind of hurt

“I’m so sorry. It all happened so fast and he needed a home. I just couldn’t say no…”

He noticed how worried you were and kissed you on the forehead before pulling you in for a hug

“It’s okay. I’m just surprised, is all.”

He looked him over, checked his teeth and ears

“It feels like I’m at work,” he laughed, “but he seems pretty healthy for his age!”

He gave the dog some pats on the head

“I’m so glad, he is so sweet,” you smiled

Yoosung asked if you had a bowl and everything you need for the dog

“Oh no, honey. He needs a senior diet food! Let’s go to the store!”

All three of you went to the pet store

Yoosung explained the foods and which ones were best

And he couldn’t help but pick up a few new toys

Soon he was a regular part of the family

You went to the dog park together often

And Yoosung took him to work most days

Charlie lay in his office and slept most of the time

But every now and then he would wonder into the waiting room and make new friends

Everyone loved Charlie

◉ Jumin

This was not what he expected to happen in the least

When he came home and you told him that there was a new member of the penthouse he was shocked

“I’m happy as long as you’re happy, MC. I just wish you would have discussed this with me, first.”

He didn’t feel he was properly equipped to handle a dog

But if it’s what you wanted…

“I’m so sorry. She was just so sweet and gentle. I knew we could give her a good home…”

Now he has melted

“You have the kindest heart. I love that about you,” he kissed you, but what about Elizabeth 3rd?”

You both looked around to see that no pets were present

“She must be off somewhere with Penny,” you noted as you both looked around

Finally you opened the bedroom to see them both laying on the bed

Elizabeth 3rd was snuggled up on the old bichon frise, both of them sleeping soundly

A quiet “aww” escaped both of you at the same time

“I think she likes having a friend,” you smiled

You leaned into him and he wrapped an arm around you

You both just sat and watched for a while

Elizabeth and Penny were fast friends

They followed each other everywhere

But mostly they just napped together

Jumin was happy seeing both of you happy

◉ Zen

His face was more than puzzled

He had come home from rehearsal to find an old border collie laying on the couch, ears and head perked up to see who had just arrived

“Babe?…What is going on?” he called through the house

Slowly you crept out with an uneasy smile

“Hey hon…I see you’ve met our girl Lola,” you laughed nervously

Zen scratched his head with a confused look on his face

“Did you tell me about this and I forgot?”

“Eh…not exactly?…”

You pet Lola and she wagged her tail

“She needed a place and I just couldn’t resist her cute face…”

Zen sighed

“I’m not mad…but I don’t know the first thing about dogs. I’ve never had one before,” he explained

Zen walked over to scratch her behind the ears

“It’s okay, I can take care of her and feed her. You’re so busy with work and practice anyway!”

He couldn’t say no to your smile

Zen didn’t even notice her most of the time

She was so quiet, and didn’t do much but sleep

Lola became his jogging buddy in the morning

“Come on, girl! One more mile!” he would always cheer her on

She loved running with Zen

Before he even brushed his teeth she would be waiting at the door with a leash in her mouth

◉ Jaehee

This is not happening, is all she thought when she came home that day

A very old yorkie had trotted up to her feet and was look up at her

“MC…what is the meaning of this?”

She had her hands on her hips when you met her at the door, so you knew you were in trouble

“Please tell me this isn’t a dog I’m seeing at my feet right now,” she sighed

“Okay, okay, but before you get mad let me just say that that she had no where else to go. She’s old…and frail and small and-”

Jaehee held her hand up to stop you

Your face had weakened her

She could never be upset with you for more than a few minutes

“What’s her name?” Jaehee asked

“Sugar.”

Jaehee nodded and looked down at the dog

“Okay. Sugar, you aren’t allowed on the furniture,” she wagged her finger at the dog before facing you, “and you are on poop and walking duty.”

You nodded excitedly and ran to give her a big hug

Jaehee pretended not to notice the dog for a long while

And she was always shooing her away from the couches and bed

But slowly over time you could see her warming up to Sugar

One morning she fed her a piece of bacon under the table when she thought you weren’t looking

And then a few nights later you crept out to get a glass of water

You heard Jaehee talking to someone

“…is the part where he sings one of his most famous songs, listen,” Jaehee explained

You saw her cuddled on the couch, a Zen DVD on the TV, and Sugar curled up with her

“I thought we didn’t want her on the furniture,” you said through a smug smile

Jaehee was surprised to see you

“She can stay…it’s alright,” she pet Sugars head and gave you a grin, one that said she had officially been defeated

◉ Saeyoung

Freaked out when he came home

There was an old corgi rustling it’s snout in the bag of Honey Buddha chips he must have left on the ground

“My chips!” he snatched the bag away, “honey, an animal got into the apartment somehow come quick!”

He was surveying the area checking for open windows or a point of entry

“Babe, this is Peanut. He lives here now…” you appeared in the hallway

Peanut ran to you and you knelt down to rub around his face

“Lives? Here?”

His face was blank for a moment

“I know you wanted a cat. But I met this guy and just couldn’t get him out of my head. I wanted to tell you but…”

Saeyoung laughed

“You should be able to tell me anything.”

He knelt down beside you and pressed his forehead into yours, giving you the squinty-eyed look that says “you know better, I love you”

You both were petting Peanut now

And he licked Saeyoung’s hand

“He’s a cute old guy,” he smiled

From now on Peanut was his best buddy

They watched cat videos together on the internet

And you were always yelling at Saeyoung for feeding him while you both cooked or ate dinner

He shared Honey Buddha with him when you weren’t home

But not too many, he didn’t want to upset his stomach

Peanut always had a cool bandana and t-shirts he was wearing

Saeyoung even took a pic of him with sunglasses

He was a regular member of the Choi family

#mystic messenger #mystic messenger headcanon #mystic messenger scenarios #mystic messenger imagines #mystic messenger headcanons #anon

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OT3 DVD ficlet Leo/Riario/Zo

The incredibly amazing @idriseleven gave me a prompt from this meme, and I thank you for graciously letting me change it a little because I got so excited when you messaged me that I immediately began writing...and messed it up. Thank you for your leniency! lol

“i accidentally took the seat that was between a couple because they were fighting and now i have to deal with them fuck” au

And it's Leo and Riario who are fighting and Zo who is sitting in the middle. . . .I Double Dog Dare You!!

I cannot resist a Double Dog Dare!

Modern American AU

Rated T for swearing because it’s Zo

Zo always claimed he was just sitting there, innocent as a lamb, trying to relax and enjoy his night out at his favorite bar. Sure, he was savoring a couple drinks. Yeah, he'd maybe thought about trying to pick up someone for the night.

But it still wasn't his fault.

It was just his bad luck the place was crowded as fuck for once.

Zo found a less than prime seat at the bar, exchanged cheek kisses with his favorite bartender Vanessa, and looked around at the masses. Vanessa shrugged as she handed over his beer. “We’re not sure why everyone picked tonight to come out, but we need the business!”

Zo sipped his beer and watched the crowds, enjoying the one empty seat at the bar to his right, and ignoring the young man to his left.

He’d just ordered a burger when the trouble began.

First, the guy sitting on his left got up to leave, so Zo spread out a little.

The first sign of real trouble came when he was jostled from behind, the brush of a body almost pushing him off his stool. But the bar was so crowded he merely bounced like a ping-pong ball when the two bodies behind him pressed closer to the bar.

“Excuse you, what the fuck—” Zo stopped because there was not one, but two gorgeous men behind him, glaring, and Zo opened his mouth to make a sarcastic excuse for whatever he'd apparently done wrong when he realized they were glaring at each other.

“I told you we shouldn’t come out tonight. It’s too busy to get a table, and there’s not even two seats together at the bar, Leo,” said the dark-haired hottie with the big dark eyes.

“Well, I'm tired of sitting at home doing nothing, Riario,” said the other man who was also a hottie although a little less put together.

Zo butted in to say, “Hey, I'll move over—”

The darker man—Riario— answered, “No, stay where you are. At least I won't have to put up with any more of his ridiculous prattle.” And he sat down on Zo's left.

The other guy—Leo— snorted. “You weren't calling it that last night,” he snipped and sat down on Zo’s right.

Vanessa drifted up with Zo’s food and took their drink orders.

“Just start us a tab,” Leo said. “And bring our friend here another beer.”

“We do not need to pay for strangers,” Riario told him, right over Zo’s head.

“You never want to spend your money,” Leo informed him.

“It is hard-earned.”

“Working for your daddy.”

“At least I have a job.”

“You don’t think what I do is work?”

Zo listened to the two like it was an interactive soap opera. Zo always enjoyed a good fight, when he wasn't the one taking punches, but there was no way he’d get any decent odds taking bets on these two—they clearly fought like an old married couple. Still, he couldn’t exactly go anywhere to avoid them so he munched his way through his burger and fries while they squabbled over him.

“When was the last time you finished any of your so-called projects?”

“When was the last time you took a real vacation away from your father?”

“You’re certifiable.”

“You’re OCD.”

“Do you ever say anything worthwhile or do you speak simply to hear yourself talk?”

“I do that sometimes,” Zo said aloud.

“Nothing wrong with it,” Leo told him, flashing a bitter look at Riario.

“Only when the listener has anything intelligent to add,” Riario replied, sliding Zo’s refreshed beer onto a coaster closer to him.

“Do you two come out in public often?” Zo just had to know.

“Not as often as I’d like. He’s always at work or brooding about work or obsessing about work,” Leo said, swiping a fry off Zo’s plate.

Riario sat up even straighter and Zo swore the air felt colder. “And when I bother to make plans, he is locked away in the workshop until he blows up something and destroys the crockery.”

“You used to like it when I blew shit up,” Leo told him.

“Not when it involves blowing up my expensive and delicate household goods.”

“What happened to us? We used to blow up all over the place.”

Zo choked on a fry at the thought, and Leo absentmindedly slapped his back as Riario said, “We used to blow up regularly in the bedroom at least.”

“Now we’re lucky if we blow a couple times a month,” Leo said wistfully.

Riario sucked in a breath so hard Zo could feel it. “So, it always come back to that. To our sex life.”

“Or lack thereof.”

“And whose fault is that?”

“Well...”

“Oh, no, you will not blame that on me.”

Leo grinned wickedly; Zo could see it out of the corner of his eye. “I’m just saying, I’m pretty much always ready, willing and able. You’re the one who seems to need the fancy shit to get you in the mood.”

“Oh my god,” Zo couldn’t stop himself from muttering under his breath.

“I resent the implication that I need anything to—as you so eloquently put it—get me in the mood,” Riario said.

“Face it, I’m just as good, if not better, as when we first hooked up.”

Riario snorted and the inelegant noise coming from him made Zo startle. “Perhaps you have always had a far too high estimation of your so-called skills.”

“Oh please, I’m a great lay.”

Riario shrugged, the movement jostling his shoulder against Zo again. “Some things can grow stale over the years. Sometimes new techniques can appeal.”

“I’m as fresh as I was the first night I blew your mind in the cloak room of that fancy banquet where we met.” Leo had leaned over to pitch his voice low to Riario, and it pressed his chest firmly against Zo’s arm and shoulder. Zo put down his burger and prayed silently for strength.

“I am only saying that the same old things can become boring and regular. Sometimes something new can spice things up.”

“And sometimes it will light the fuse again.”

“You know, I always thought you could be a better kisser,” Riario said, and Zo actually shut his eyes as if it would block out the mental pictures. It was bad enough to be stuck in the middle of a fighting couple ready to duke it out, but being in between two who apparently considered fighting as foreplay was a whole other ballgame. He was reaching for his wallet, planning to just throw some money at Vanessa and get the hell out of there when...

“Really? I’ve always prided myself on my kissing. I thought you were the one who always held back,” Leo’s voice was nearly as deep as Riario’s now, and he leaned further across Zo, one arm going around Zo’s back to balance himself.

“Why don’t you two get a fucking room?” Zo finally had enough. “Or better yet, you know what...”

He turned to Riario, reaching over to grab his head, and pressed their mouths together. Zo had the impression that he’d shocked Riario as his entire body froze then he focused on the scratch of Riario’s beard and his surprisingly full bottom lip. And for just one instant, Zo was sure he didn’t imagine those lips moving, opening, and the press of teeth against his own lips.

Then Zo swiveled on the stool and leaned in to Leo who was clearly surprised but didn’t pull away when Zo gripped the side of his hair and kissed him. It was softer somehow than kissing Riario, and Zo knew this time there was a definite swipe of tongue into his mouth before he pulled back.

“Well, there now. Fight is over. You both kiss just fine. Now will you shut the fuck up?” He picked up his beer and took a long pull. If he was going to get hit, he’d rather be drunk so he didn’t feel it until morning.

But the other two didn’t move, and Zo hunched his shoulders a little more before glancing over at Leo first. He was scratching at his beard and giving Riario a look so Zo chanced a glance at him to find him looking from Leo to Zo and back. Apparently they were communicating telepathically because Leo suddenly leaned over and said into Zo's ear, “So who was better?”

“You were both awful,” Zo said honestly because a surprise kiss with an unsuspecting person wasn't usually pleasant.

“I'm sure, given a proper chance, we can do better,” Leo said and Zo felt Riario move closer and he tensed, waiting for the blow.

“What is this?” Zo said finally when neither of the men moved away.

“I believe that my partner is attempting to seduce you,” Riario said almost directly into his ear.

“Not just attempting,” Leo said cheekily and squeezed Zo’s knee. “We’re inviting you to come home with us.”

“With both of you?”

“We’re a package deal,” Riario rasped and Zo swallowed hard and almost batted him away from his sensitive ear.

“Do you do this often?”

Leo shrugged. “We’ve never. It’s something that we’ve talked about. But we never found anyone compatible and desirable to both of us before.”

“Did you plan this?” Zo had to ask. “Were you faking all of that?”

“Not all of it,” Riario said. “I do believe he needs to actually complete at least one project in his lifetime. And stop blowing up the house.”

“And I believe,” Leo said, “that he needs to stop working for his asshole father and take a vacation once in a while. Other than that, yeah, did it work?”

“Contrary to popular belief, I am not easy,” Zo announced and finished his beer in one long chug. He set it down with a thud. “But I am available, if you want to get out of here.”

“Definitely.” Leo stood up, seeming to press most of his body against Zo’s in the process, and Riario purred in his ear, “We were definitely lying about our sex lives. I'm sure you will find things most satisfactory.”

Zo groaned and just gave in.

And that's how Zo met the—well, he wouldn't call them the loves of his life, but they were certainly something and he didn't go back to the bar again to pick up random strangers. He only went to drink with the two of them and listen to them bicker and ignore Vanessa's knowing smirks while he waited for them to get to the making up.

#my fic #lezorio #leo/riario/zo #dvd fic #meme

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