in another life — i admired you from afar.
regency au for @deartouya for the 900 follower event!! i hope you like it venus! (i think it's my favorite one actually hehe i wanted to add so much more)
You clearly remembered the day of the Todoroki's arrival due to the sweltering heat present — the air humid and the lazy buzzing of cicadas over the hilltops — and how, despite the conditions, your mother insisted on you wearing a heavy, beaded, long sleeved gown while your sisters were allowed to remain in their cheaper printed cotton ones.
("You must capture his attention as the only real lady present," she scolded. "Real ladies are not tortured by the heat.")
You found yourself already winded when your carriage stopped in front of their estate as your two sisters attempted to bustle their way out of the carriage first, while you only sat fanning yourself to try and keep the sweat from pouring into your eyes.
"Behave," your mother directed a glare towards your sisters. "It was kind enough of Mrs. Todoroki to invite us for tea based only on our acquaintance with her sister. Do not make her regret that decision."
They nodded, of course, before attempting to race each other to get inside first while your mother pursed her lips. You followed behind her, taking in their beautifully trimmed rose bushes and gardens: though they didn't hold a candle to the interior of their house — freshly painted golden archways and french, hand painted floral wallpaper. Every piece seemed so specifically chosen to emmersify their space, from the paintings that were hung on the walls to the couple of statues and busts lining the hallway.
"Mrs. Todoroki," your mother bowed as you'd all entered the drawing room.
"Mrs. L/N," she smiled warmly. Mrs. Todoroki was beautiful — her intricately embroidered dress resting perfectly over her shape and silver hair styled to rest just over her shoulders. She appeared to have been reading on her lounge chair.
Another pair of eyes caught your attention, a smoldering blue from the corner of the room at a desk — held by a frowning man who held a glare in your direction.
"Allow me to introduce you all to my son," she continued, gesturing toward him. "Touya, come here."
("You must be dying in that." His eyes pointed towards your velvet dress — ignoring his mother's silent plea for formality.
"I'm doing just all right, thank you."
"I can tell you're lying by the sweat lining your forehead.")
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i miss my soulmate so much (a 40 something happily married dad)
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listen. listen to me so carefully right now. (if you're in the eclipse path/planning on viewing). please don't stare directly at the sun tomorrow. i am begging you - do not stare at it. if you got eclipse glasses off of amazon/other, please put them on in your house and make sure you can't see anything; if you can still see like regular sun glasses, they are not safe for eclipse viewing, you will burn your retinas, and we cannot fix that. eclipse glasses should be iso/ce certified, and aas (american astronomical society) approved. please make smart choices and protect your eyes. please.
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Imagine you finally kiss the guy you’ve had a crush on forever and less than 10 minutes later he literally explodes and takes a whole ass volcano with him
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in another life — you belong in my arms.
bodyguard au for @call-me-ko in the 900 follower event!! i hope you like it ♡♡ (i was actually between a couple for you, but i kinda liked this one the best!)
"Get down!" Katsuki barked — and it was the last thing you heard before the banquet hall was engulfed in gunshots and screams —champagne flukes shattering around you. A woman a few feet away from you screamed louder, over the crowd, encasing the panic as every politician, mayor, and senator began trampling over each other to make their way out; somewhere, a mother was trying to call out to her child.
You were quickly tugged down behind a table before you could be pulled with the force of the crowd, Katsuki's hand not leaving your wrist as he pulled a handgun out of his suit pocket.
"Looks like your performance has been cut short," he grumbled out, taking small glances to where the offenders stood at the other end of the hall — "I need ya to get to the back entrance through the exit door on the left, ya hear me? I'm sure they've got the main entrances surrounded. I'll distract 'em."
You could barely find yourself listening to what he was saying: it felt like there was cotton in your ears. Your head was ringing.
"Hey!" he whisper-shouted.
But you couldn't hear him, not when beyond you both, there were two kids shivering behind a table. A young boy and an older girl.
The boy was crying, hiccuping loudly into the girls chest — and despite the girl's efforts to quiet him to not arise the offenders' attention, his wails were getting louder.
"You listenin'?" Katsuki tugged your arm.
"What about them?" you finally found the words come out of your dry mouth. Katsuki swallowed slowly, something at the tip of his tongue (and you knew his stupid line — "I'm here to protect you, not anyone else."): but instead he cocked his handgun.
"Get 'em n' run."
(You don't think you ever ran that fast in your entire life, heels clicking on the floor with the sound of gunshots behind you only drilling your heartbeat faster — the boy in your arms and the girl at your side.)
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